NEET (UG)-2021 Examination Held on 12-09-2021 Code M2 Question Paper With Answer Key

NEET (UG) 2021 Code M2 Paper Held on 12-09-2021

PHYSICS

Section-A

1. An inductor of inductance L, a capacitor of capacitance C and a resistor of resistance ‘R’ are connected in series to an ac source of potential difference ‘V’ volts as shown in figure.

Potential difference across L, C and R is 40 V, 10 V and 40 V, respectively. The amplitude of current flowing through LCR series circuit is 10√2 A. The impedance of the circuit is

(1) 

(2) 

(3)   4 Ω

(4)   5 Ω

Answer: (4)

2. Find the value of the angle of emergence from the prism. Refractive index of the glass is √3.

(1)   60°

(2)   30°

(3)   45°

(4)   90°

Answer: (1)

3. A dipole is placed in an electric field as shown. In which direction will it move?

(1)   Towards the left as its potential energy will increase.

(2)   Towards the right as its potential energy will decrease.

(3)   Towards the left as it potential energy will decrease.

(4)   Towards the right as its potential energy will increase.

Answer: (2)

4. A capacitor of capacitance ‘C’, is connected across an ac source of voltage V, given by

V = V0sinωt

The displacement current between the plates of the capacitor, would then be given by

(1)   Id = V0ωCcosωt

(2) 

(3) 

(4)   Id = V0ωCsinωt

Answer: (1)

5. A thick current carrying cable of radius ‘R’ carries current ‘I’ uniformly distributed across its cross-section. The variation of magnetic field B(r) due to the cable with the distance ‘r’ from the axis of the cable is represented by

Answer: (3)

6. A convex lens ‘A’ of focal length 20 cm and a concave lens ‘B’ of focal length 5 cm are kept along the same axis with a distance ‘a’ between them. If a parallel beam of light falling on ‘A’ leaves ‘B’ as a parallel beam, then the distance ‘a’ in cm will be

(1)   25

(2)   15

(3)   50

(4)   30

Answer: (2)

7. An electromagnetic wave of wavelength ‘λ’ is incident on a photosensitive surface of negligible work function. If ‘m’ mass is of photoelectron emitted from the surface has de-Broglie wavelength λd, then

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

Answer: (3)

8. Column-I gives certain physical terms associated with flow of current through a metallic conductor.

Column-II gives some mathematical relations involving electrical quantities. Match Column-I and Column-II with appropriate relations.

(1)   (A) – (R), (B) – (S), (C) – (P), (D) – (Q)

(2)   (A) – (R), (B) – (S), (C) – (Q), (D) – (P)

(3)   (A) – (R), (B) – (P), (C) – (S), (D) – (Q)

(4)   (A) – (R), (B) – (Q), (C) – (S), (D) – (P)

Answer: (1)

9. A radioactive nucleus  undergoes spontaneous decay in the sequence

where Z is the atomic number of element X. The possible decay particles in the sequence are

(1)   α, β, β+

(2)   α, β+, β

(3)   β+, α, β

(4)   β, α, β+

Answer: (3)

10. The effective resistance of a parallel connection that consists of four wires of equal length, equal area of cross-section and same material is 0.25 Ω. What will be the effective resistance if they are connected in series?

(1)   0.25 Ω

(2)   0.5 Ω

(3)   1 Ω

(4)   4 Ω

Answer: (4)

11. A particle is released from height S from the surface of the Earth. At a certain height its kinetic energy is three times its potential energy. The height from the surface of earth and the speed of the particle at that instant are respectively

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

Answer: (4)

12. The half-life of a radioactive nuclide is 100 hours. The fraction of original activity that will remain after 150 hours would be

(1)   1/2

(2)   1/2√2

(3)   2/3

(4)   2/3√2

Answer: (2)

13. A cup of coffee cools from 90°C to 80°C in t minutes, when the room temperature is 20° The time taken by a similar cup of coffee to cool from 80°C to 60°C at a room temperature same at 20°C is

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

Answer: (2)

14. The number of photons per second on an average emitted by the source of monochromatic light of wavelength 600 nm, when it delivers the power of 3.3 × 103 watt will be (h = 6.6 × 1034 J s)

(1)   1018

(2)   1017

(3)   1016

(4)   1015

Answer: (3)

15. A body is executing simple harmonic motion with frequency ‘n’, the frequency of its potential energy is

(1)   n

(2)   2n

(3)   3n

(4)   4n

Answer: (2)

16. An infinitely long straight conductor carries a current of 5A as shown. An electron is moving with a speed of 105 m/s parallel to the conductor. The perpendicular distance between the electron and the conductor is 20 cm at an instant. Calculate the magnitude of the force experienced by the electron at that instant.

(1)   4 × 1020 N

(2)   8π × 1020 N

(3)   4π × 1020 N

(4)   8 × 1020 N

Answer: (4)

17. If force [F], acceleration [A] and time [T] are chosen as the fundamental physical quantities. Find the dimensions of energy.

(1)   [F][A][T]

(2)   [F][A][T2]

(3)   [F][A][T1]

(4)   [F][A1][T]

Answer: (2)

18. Match column-I and column-II and choose the correct match from the given choices.

(1)   (A) – (R), (B) – (P), (C) – (S), (D) – (Q)

(2)   (A) – (Q), (B) – (R), (C) – (S), (D) – (P)

(3)   (A) – (Q), (B) – (P), (C) – (S), (D) – (R)

(4)   (A) – (R), (B) – (Q), (C) – (P), (D) – (S)

Answer: (3)

19. A small block slides down on a smooth inclined plane, starting from rest at time t = 0. Let Sn be the distance travelled by the block in the interval t = n – 1 to t = n. Then, the ratio  is

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

Answer: (2)

20. A nucleus with mass number 240 breaks into two fragments each of mass number 120, the binding energy per nucleon of unfragmented nuclei is 7.6 MeV while that of fragments is 8.5 MeV. The total gain in the Binding energy in the process is

(1)   0.9 MeV

(2)   9.4 MeV

(3)   804 MeV

(4)   216 MeV

Answer: (4)

21. A screw gauge gives the following readings when used to measure the diameter of a wire

Main scale reading : 0 mm

Circular scale reading : 52 divisions

Given that 1 mm on main scale corresponds to 100 divisions on the circular scale. The diameter of the wire from the above data is

(1)   0.52 cm

(2)   0.026 cm

(3)   0.26 cm

(4)   0.052 cm

Answer: (4)

22. The equivalent capacitance of the combination shown in the figure is

(1)   3C

(2)   2C

(3)   C/2

(4)   3C/2

Answer: (2)

23. A lens of large focal length and large aperture is best suited as an objective of an astronomical telescope since

(1)   A large aperture contributes to the quality and visibility of the images.

(2)   A large area of the objective ensures better light gathering power.

(3)   A large aperture provides a better resolution.

(4)   All of the above

Answer: (4)

24. Two charged spherical conductors of radius R1 and R2 are connected by a wire. Then the ratio of surface charge densities of the spheres (σ12) is

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

Answer: (2)

25. A spring is stretched by 5 cm by a force 10 N. The time period of the oscillations when a mass of 2 kg is suspended by it is

(1)   0.0628 s

(2)   6.28 s

(3)   3.14 s

(4)   0.628 s

Answer: (4)

26. For a place electromagnetic wave propagating in x-direction, which one of the following combination gives the correct possible directions for electric field (E) and magnetic field (B) respectively?

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

Answer: (2)

27. The escape velocity from the Earth’s surface is v. The escape velocity from the surface of another planet having a radius, four times that of Earth and same mass density is

(1)   v

(2)   2v

(3)   3v

(4)   4v

Answer: (4)

28. In a potentiometer circuit a cell of EMF 1.5 V gives balance point at 36 cm length of wire. If another cell of EMF 2.5 V replaces the first cell, then at what length of the wire, the balance point occurs?

(1)   60 cm

(2)   21.6 cm

(3)   64 cm

(4)   62 cm

Answer: (1)

29. The velocity of a small ball of mass M and density d, when dropped in a container filled with glycerine becomes constant after some time. If the density of glycerine is d/2, then the viscous force acting on the ball will be

(1)   Mg/2

(2)   Mg

(3) 

(4)   2Mg

Answer: (1)

30. A parallel plate capacitor has a uniform electric filed  in the space between the plates. If the distance between the plates is ‘σ’ and the area of each plate is ‘A’, the energy stored in the capacitor is

0 = permittivity of free space)

(1) 

(2)   ε0EAd

(3) 

(4) 

Answer: (3)

31. The electron concentration in an n-type semiconductor is the same as hole concentration in a p-type semiconductor. An external field (electric) is applied across each of them. Compare the currents in them.

(1)   Current in n-type = current in p-type

(2)   Current in p-type > current in n-type

(3)   Current in n-type > current in p-type

(4)   No current will flow in p-type, current will only flow in n-type

Answer: (3)

32. Consider the following statements (A) and (B) and identify the correct answer.

(A) A zener diode is connected in reverse bias, when used as a voltage regulator.

(B) The potential barrier of p-n junction lies between 0.1 V to 0.3 V.

(1)   (A) and (B) both are correct.

(2)   (A) and (B) both the incorrect

(3)   (A) is correct and (B) is incorrect.

(4)   (A) is incorrect but (B) is correct.

Answer: (3)

33. Polar molecules are the molecules

(1)   Having zero dipole moment

(2)   Acquire a dipole moment only in the presence of electric filed due to displacement of charges

(3)   Acquire a dipole moment only when magnetic field is absent

(4)   Having a permanent electric dipole moment

Answer: (4)

34. If E and G respectively denote energy and gravitational constant, then E/G has the dimensions of

(1)   [M2] [L−1 [T0]

(2)   [M] [L−1] [T−1]

(3)   [M] [L0] [T0]

(4)   [M2] [L−2] [T−1]

Answer: (1)

35. Water falls from a height of 60 m at the rate of 15 kg/s to operate a turbine. The losses due to frictional force are 10% of the input energy. How much power is generated by the turbine?

(g = 10 m/s2)

(1)   10.2 kW

(2)   8.1 kW

(3)   12.3 kW

(4)   7.0 kW

Answer: (2)

Section-B

36. A car starts from rest and accelerates at 5 m/s2. At t = 4 s, a ball is dropped out of a window by a person sitting in the car. What is the velocity and acceleration of the ball at t = 6 s?

(Take g = 10 m/s2)

(1)   20 m/s, 5 m/s2

(2)   20 m/s, 0

(3)   20√2 m/s, 0

(4)   20√2 m/s, 10 m/s2

Answer: (4)

37. For the given circuit, the input digital signals are applied at the terminals A, B and C. What would be the output at the terminal y?

Answer: (3)

38. A ball of mass 0.15 kg is dropped from a height 10 m, strikes the ground and rebounds to the same height. The magnitude of impulse imparted to the ball is (g = 10 m/s2) nearly

(1)   0 kg m/s

(2)   4.2  kg m/s

(3)   2.1 kg m/s

(4)   1.4 kg m/s

Answer: (2)

39. A uniform rod of length 200 cm and mass 500 g is balanced on a wedge placed at 40 cm mark. A mass of 2 kg is suspended from the rod at 20 cm and another unknown mass ‘m’ is suspended from the rod at 160 cm mark as shown in the figure. Find the value of ‘m’ such that the rod is in equilibrium. (g = 10 m/s2)

(1)   1/2 kg

(2)   1/3 kg

(3)   1/6 kg

(4)   1/12 kg

Answer: (4)

40. A point object is placed at a distance of 60 cm from a convex lens of focal length 30 cm. If a plane mirror were put perpendicular to the principal axis of the lens and at a distance of 40 cm from it, the final image would be formed at a distance of

(1)   20 cm from the lens, it would be a real image

(2)   30 cm from the lens, it would be a real image

(3)   30 cm from the plane mirror, it would be a virtual image

(4)   20 cm from the plane mirror, it would be a virtual image

Answer: (4)

41. A step down transformer connected to an ac main supply of 220 V is made to operate at 11 V, 44 W lamp. Ignoring power losses in the transformer, what is the current in the primary circuit?

(1)   0.2 A

(2)   0.4 A

(3)   2 A

(4)   4 A

Answer: (1)

42. Three resistors having resistances r1. r2 and r3 are connected as shown in the given circuit. The ratio i3/i1 of current in terms of resistances used in the circuit is

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

Answer: (2)

43. In the product

What will be the complete expression for 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

Answer: (2)

44. A particle of mass ‘m’ is projected with a velocity v = kVe (K > 1) from the surface of the earth.

(Ve = escape velocity)

The maximum height above the surface reached by the particle is

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

Answer: (4)

45. Twenty seven drops of same size are charged at 220 V each. They combine to form a bigger drop. Calculate the potential of the bigger drop.

(1)   660 V

(2)   1320 V

(3)   1520 V

(4)   1980 V

Answer: (4)

46. A series LCR circuit containing 5.0 H inductor, 80 μF capacitor and 40 Ω resistor is connected to 230 V variable frequency ac source. The angular frequencies of the source at which power transferred to the circuit is half the power at the resonant angular frequency are likely to be

(1)   25 rad/s and 75 rad/s

(2)   50 rad/s and 25 rad/s

(3)   46 rad/s and 54 rad/s

(4)   42 rad/s and 58 rad/s

Answer: (3)

47. A uniform conducting wire of length 12a and resistance ‘R’ is wound up as a current carrying coil in the shape of,

(i) an equilateral triangle of side ‘a’.

(ii) a square of side ‘a’.

The magnetic dipole moments of the coil in each case respectively are

(1)   √3 la2 and 3 la2

(2)   3 la2 and la2

(3)   3 la2 and 4 la2

(4)   4 la2 and 3 la2

Answer: (1)

48. From a circular ring of mass ‘M’ and radius ‘R’ an arc corresponding to a 90° sector is removed. The moment of inertia of the remaining part of the ring about an axis passing through the centre of the right and perpendicular to the plane of the ring is ‘K’ times ‘MR2’. Then the value of ‘K’ is

(1)   3/4

(2)   7/8

(3)   1/4

(4)   1/8

Answer: (1)

49. Two conducting circular loops of the radii R1 and R2 are paced in the same plane with their centres coinciding. If R1 > > R2, the mutual inductance M between them will be directly proportional to

(1)   R1/R2

(2)   R2/R1

(3) 

(4) 

Answer: (4)

50. A particle moving in a circle of radius R with uniform speed takes a time T to complete one revolution. If this particle were projected with the same speed at an angle ‘θ’ to the horizontal, the maximum height attained by it equals 4R. The angle of projection, θ, is then given by:

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

Answer: (4)

CHEMISTRY

SECTION-A

51. Given below are two statements:

Statement I :

Aspirin and Paracetamol belong to the class of narcotic analgesics.

Statement II:

Morphine and Heroin are non-narcotic analgesics. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

(1)   Both Statement I and Statement II are true

(2)   Both Statement I and Statement II are false

(3)   Statement I is correct but Statement II is false

(4)   Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is true.

Answer: (2)

52. The correct structure of 2, 6-Dimethyl-dec-4-ene is

Answer: (1)

53. BF3 is planar and electron deficient compound. Hybridization and number of electrons around the central atom, respectively are :

(1)   sp3 and 4

(2)   sp3 and 6

(3)   sp2 and 6

(4)   sp2 and 8

Answer: (3)

54. Noble gases are named because of their inertness towards reactivity. Identify an incorrect statement about them.

(1)   Noble gases are sparingly soluble in water

(2)   Noble gases have very high melting and boiling points

(3)   Noble gases have weak dispersion forces

(4)   Noble gases have large positive values of electron gain enthalpy

Answer: (2)

55. The molar conductance of NaCl, HCl and CH3COONa at infinite dilution are 126.45, 426.16 and 91.0 S cm2 mol1 The molar conductance of CH3COOH at infinite dilution is. Choose the right option for your answer.

(1)   201.28 S cm2 mol1

(2)   390.71 S cm2 mol1

(3)   698.28 S cm2 mol1

(4)   540.48 S cm2 mol1

Answer: (2)

56. The right option for the statement “Tyndall effect is exhibited by”, is:

(1)   NaCl solution

(2)   Glucose solution

(3)   Starch solution

(4)   Urea solution

Answer: (3)

57. The RBC deficiency is deficiency disease of:

(1)   Vitamin B12

(2)   Vitamin B6

(3)   Vitamin B1

(4)   Vitamin B2

Answer: (1)

58. Dihedral angle of least stable conformer of ethane is:

(1)   120°

(2)   180°

(3)   60°

(4)   0v

Answer: (4)

59. The incorrect statement among the following is:

(1)   Actinoid contraction is greater for element to element than lanthanoid contraction

(2)   Most of the trivalent Lanthanoid ions are colorless in the solid state

(3)   Lanthanoids are good conductors of heat and electricity

(4)   Actinoids are highly reactive metals, especially when finely divided.

Answer: (2)

60. The major product formed in dehydrohalogenation reaction of 2-Bromo pentane is Pent-2-ene. This product formation is based on?

(1)   Saytzeff’s Rule

(2)   Hund’s Rule

(3)   Hofmann Rule

(4)   Huckel’s Rule

Answer: (1)

61. Which one among the following is the correct option for right relationship between CP and CV for one mole of ideal gas?

(1)   CP + CV = R

(2)   CP – CV = R

(3)   CP = RCV

(4)   CV = RCP

Answer: (2)

62. Which one of the following polymers is prepared by addition polymerization?

(1)   Teflon

(2)   Nylon-66

(3)   Novolac

(4)   Dacron

Answer: (1)

63. What is the IUPAC name of the organic compound formed in the following chemical reaction?

(1)   2-methylpropan-20-ol

(2)   pentan-2-ol

(3)   pentan-3-ol

(4)   2-methylbutan-2-ol

Answer: (4)

64. Match List-I with List-II.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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

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

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

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

Answer: (1)

65. Which one of the following methods can be used to obtain highly pure metal which is liquid at room temperature?

(1)   Electrolysis

(2)   Chromatography

(3)   Distillation

(4)   Zone refining

Answer: (3)

66. The major product of the following chemical reaction is :

Answer: (1)

67. Tritium, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen, emits which of the following particles?

(1)   Beta (β)

(2)   Alpha (α)

(3)   Gamma (γ)

(4)   Neutron (n)

Answer: (1)

68. The correct sequence of bond enthalpy ‘C−X’ bond is :

(1)   CH3 – F < CH3 – Cl < CH3 – Br < CH3 – I

(2)   CH3–F > CH3 – Cl > CH3 – Br > CH3 – I

(3)   CH3 – F < CH3 – Cl > CH3 – Br > CH3 – I

(4)   CH3 – Cl > CH3 – F > CH3 – Br > CH3 – I

Answer: (2)

69. Right option for the number of tetrahedral and octahedral voids in hexagonal primitive unit cell are:

(1)   8, 4

(2)   6, 12

(3)   2, 1

(4)   12, 6

Answer: (4)

70. Which of the following reactions is the metal displacement reaction ? Choose right option.

Answer: (2)

71. Choose the correct option for graphical representation of Boyle’s law, which shows a graph of pressure vs. volume of a gas at different temperatures:

Answer: (4)

72. The pKb of dimethylamine and pKa of acetic acid are 3.27 and 4.77 respectively at T (K). The correct option for the pH of dimethylammonium acetate solution is :

(1)   8.50

(2)   5.50

(3)   7.75

(4)   6.25

Answer: (3)

73. Among the following alkaline earth metal halides, one which is covalent and soluble in organic solvents is:

(1)   Calcium chloride

(2)   Strontium chloride

(3)   Magnesium chloride

(4)   Beryllium chloride

Answer: (4)

74. The maximum temperature that can be achieved in blast furnace is:

(1)   Upto 1200 K

(2)   Upto 2200 K

(3)   Upto 1900 K

(4)   Upto 5000 K

Answer: (2)

75. Ethylene diaminetetraacetate (EDTA) ion is:

(1)   Hexadentate ligand with four “O” and two “N” donor atoms

(2)   Unidentate lignd

(3)   Bidentate ligand with two “N” donor atoms

(4)   Tridentate ligand with three “N” donor atoms

Answer: (1)

76. The following solutions were prepared by dissolving 10 g of glucose (C6H12O6) in 250 ml of water (P­1), 10 g of urea (CH4N2O) in 250 ml of water (P2) and 10 g of sucrose (C12H22O11) in 250 ml of water (P3). The right option for the decreasing order of osmotic pressure of these solutions is:

(1)   P2 > P1 > P3

(2)   P1 > P2 > P3

(3)   P2 > P3 > P1

(4)   P3 > P1 > P2

Answer: (1)

77. Statement II : As the size of the elements F, Cl, Br, I increases down the group, the bond strength of HF, HCl, HBr and HI decreases and so the acid strength increases.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

(1)   Both statement I and statement II are true

(2)   Both statement I and Statement II are false

(3)   Statement I is correct but statement II is false

(4)   Statement I is incorrect but statement II is true

Answer: (1)

78. The structures of beryllium chloride in solid state and vapour phase, are:

(1)   Chain and dimer, respectively

(2)   Linear in both

(3)   Dimer and Linear, respectively

(4)   Chain in both

Answer: (1)

79. For a reaction A → B, enthalpy of reaction is −2 kJ mol1 and enthalpy of activation is 9.6 kJ mol1. The correct potential energy profile for the reaction is shown in option.

Answer: (2)

80. Zr(Z = 40) and Hf (Z = 72) have similar atomic and ionic radii because of :

(1)   Belonging to same group

(2)   Diagonal relationship

(3)   Lanthanoid contraction

(4)   Having similar chemical properties

Answer: (3)

81. A particular station of All India Radio, New Delhi broadcasts on a frequency of 1,368 kHz (kilohertz). The wavelength of the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the transmitter is : [speed of light c = 3.0 × 108 ms1]

(1)   219.3 m

(2)   219.2 m

(3)   2192 m

(4)   21.92 cm

Answer: (1)

82. An organic compound contains 78% (by wt) carbon and remaining percentage of hydrogen. The right option for the empirical formula of this compound is : [Atomic wt. of C is 12, H is 1]

(1)   CH

(2)   CH2

(3)   CH3

(4)   CH4

Answer: (3)

83. The compound which shows metamerism is:

(1)   C5H12

(2)   C3H8O

(3)   C3H6O

(4)   C4H10O

Answer: (4)

84. Identify the compound that will react with Hinsberg’s reagent to give a solid which dissolves in alkali.

Answer: (3)

85. The correct option for the number of body centred unit cells in all 14 types of Bravais lattice unit cells is:

(1)   7

(2)   5

(3)   2

(4)   3

Answer: (4)

SECTION-B

86. Match List-I with List-II:

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

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

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

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

Answer: (4)

87. Choose the correct option for the total pressure (in atm.) in a mixture of 4 g O2 and 2 g H2 confined in a total volume of one litre at 0°C is:

[Given R = 0.082 L atm mol1K1, T = 273 K]

(1)   2.518

(2)   2.602

(3)   25.18

(4)   26.02

Answer: (3)

88. 

Consider the above reaction and identify the missing reagent/chemical.

(1)   B2H6

(2)   Red Phosphorus

(3)   CaO

(4)   DIBAL-H

Answer: (3)

89. For irreversible expansion of an ideal gas under isothermal condition, the correct option is:

(1)   ∆U = 0, ∆Stotal = 0

(2)   ∆U ≠ 0, ∆Stotal ≠ 0

(3)   ∆U = 0, ∆Stotal ≠ 0

(4)   ∆U ≠ 0, ∆Stotal = 0

Answer: (3)

90. In which one of the following arrangements the given sequence is not strictly according to the properties indicated against it?

(1)   HF < HCl < HBr < HI : Increasing acidic strength

(2)   H2O < H2S < H2Se < H2Te : Increasing pKa values

(3)   NH3 < PH3 < AsH3 < SbH3 : Increasing acidic character

(4)   CO2 < SiO2 < SnO2 < PbO2 : Increasing oxidizing power

Answer: (2)

91. The molar conductivity of 0.007 M acetic acid is 20 S cm2 mol1. What is the dissociation constant of acetic acid? Choose the correct option.

(1)   1.75 × 104 mol L1

(2)   2.50 × 104 mol L1

(3)   1.75 × 105 mol L1

(4)   2.50 × 105 mol L1

Answer: (3)

92. The slope of Arrhenius plot  of first order reaction is −5 × 103 The value of Ea of the reaction is. Choose the correct option for your answer.

[Given R = 8.314 JK1 mol1]

(1)   41.5 kJ mol1

(2)   83.0 kJ mol1

(3)   166 kJ mol1

(4)   −83 kJ mol1

Answer: (1)

93. The product formed in the following chemical reaction is:

Answer: (4)

94. Match List-I with List-II

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

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

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

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

Answer: (4)

95. Which of the following molecules is non-polar in nature?

(1)   POCl3

(2)   CH2O

(3)   SbCl5

(4)   NO2

Answer: (3)

96. From the following pairs of ions which one is not an iso-electronic pair?

(1)   O2, F

(2)   Na+, Mg2+

(3)   Mn2+, Fe3+

(4)   Fe2+, Mn2+

Answer: (4)

97. The correct option for the value of vapour pressure of a solution at 45°C with benzene to octane in molar ratio 3 : 2 is:

[At 45°C vapour pressure of benzene is 280 mm Hg and that of octane is 420 mm Hg. Assume Ideal gas]

(1)   160 mm of Hg

(2)   168 mm of Hg

(3)   336 mm of Hg

(4)   350 mm of Hg

Answer: (3)

98. Match List-I with List-II.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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

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

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

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

Answer: (3)

99. The reagent ‘R’ in the given sequence of chemical reaction is:

(1)   H2O

(2)   CH3CH2OH

(3)   HI

(4)   CuCN/KCN

Answer: (2)

100. The intermediate compound ‘X’ in the following chemical reaction is:

Answer: (1)

BIOLOGY

BOTANY

SECTION-A

101. Inspite of interspecific competition in nature, which mechanism the competing species might have evolved for their survival?

(1)   Resource partitioning

(2)   Competitive release

(3)   Mutualism

(4)   Predation

Answer: (1)

102. Match List-I with List-II.

List-I

(a) Cells with active cell division capacity

(b) Tissue having all cells similar in structure and function

(c) Tissue having different types of cells

(d) Dead cells with highly thickened walls and narrow lumen

List-II

(i) Vascular tissues

(ii) Meristematic tissue

(iii) Sclereids

(iv) Simple tissue

Select the correct answer from the options given below.

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

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

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

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

Answer: (1)

103. During the purification process for recombinant DNA technology addition of chilled ethanol precipitates out:

(1)   RNA

(2)   DNA

(3)   Histones

(4)   Polysaccharides

Answer: (2)

104. Match List-I with List-II.

List-I                                           List-II

(a) Cohesion                    (i) More attraction in liquid phase

(b) Adhesion                    (ii) Mutual attraction among water molecules

(c) Surface tension           (iii) Water loss in liquid phase

(d) Guttation                   (iv) Attraction towards polar surfaces

Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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

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

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

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

Answer: (1)

105. The term used for transfer of pollen grains from anthers of one plant to stigma of a different plant which, during pollination, brings genetically different types of pollen grains to stigma, is:

(1)   Xenogamy

(2)   Geitonogamy

(3)   Chasmogamy

(4)   Cleistogamy

Answer: (1)

106. Which of the following stages of meiosis involves division of centrometer?

(1)   Metaphase I

(2)   Metaphase II

(3)   Anaphase II

(4)   Telophase II

Answer: (3)

107. Which of the following is a correct sequence of steps in a PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction)?

(1)   Denaturation, Annealing, Extension

(2)   Denaturation, Extension, Annealing

(3)   Extension, Denaturation, Annealing

(4)   Annealing, Denaturation, Extension

Answer: (1)

108. Gemmae are present in

(1)   Mosses

(2)   Pteridophytes

(3)   Some Gymnosperms

(4)   Some Liverworts

Answer: (4)

109. The production of gametes by the parents, formation of zygotes, the F1 and F2 plants, can be understood from a diagram called:

(1)   Bullet square

(2)   Punch square

(3)   Punnet square

(4)   Net square

Answer: (3)

110. The factor that leads to Founder effect in a population is :

(1)   Natural selection

(2)   Genetic recombination

(3)   Mutation

(4)   Genetic drift

Answer: (4)

111. Genera like Selaginella and Salvinia produce two kinds to spores. Such plants are known as:

(1)   Homosorus

(2)   Heterosorus

(3)   Homosporous

(4)   Heterosporous

Answer: (4)

112. Plants follow different pathways in response to environment or phases of life to form different kinds of structures. This ability is called

(1)   Elasticity

(2)   Felxibility

(3)   Plasticity

(4)   Maturity

Answer: (3)

113. Which of the following are not secondary metabolites in plants?

(1)   Morphine, codeine

(2)   Amino acids, glucose

(3)   Vinblastin, curcumin

(4)   Rubber, gums

Answer: (2)

114. Complete the flow chart on central dogma.

(1)   (a)-Replication; (b)-Transcription; (c)-Transduction; (d)-Protein

(2)   (a)-Translation; (b)-Replication; (c)-Transcription; (d)-Transduction

(3)   (a)-Replication; (b)-Transcription; (c)-Translation; (d)-Protein

(4)   (a)-Transduction; (b)-Translation; (c)-Replication; (d)-Protein

Answer: (3)

115. When the centromere is situated in the middle of two equal arms of chromosomes, the chromosome is referred as:

(1)   Metacentric

(2)   Telocentric

(3)   Sub-metacentric

(4)   Acrocentric

Answer: (1)

116. DNA strands on a gel stained with ethidium bromide when viewed under UV radiation, appear as

(1)   Yellow bands

(2)   Bright orange bands

(3)   Dark red bands

(4)   Bright blue bands

Answer: (2)

117. The site of perception of light in plants during photoperiodism is

(1)   Shoot apex

(2)   Stem

(3)   Axillary bud

(4)   Leaf

Answer: (4)

118. When gene targeting involving gene amplication is attempted in an individual’s tissue to treat disease, it is known as:

(1)   Biopiracy

(2)   Gene therapy

(3)   Molecular diagnosis

(4)   Safety testing

Answer: (2)

119. Which of the following plants is monoecious?

(1)   Carica papaya

(2)   Chara

(3)   Marchantia polymorpha

(4)   Cycas circinalis

Answer: (2)

120. Which of the following is not an application of PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction)?

(1)   Molecular diagnosis

(2)   Gene amplification

(3)   Purification of isolated protein

(4)   Detection of gene mutation

Answer: (3)

121. Math List-I with List-II.

List-I

(a) Cristate

(b) Thylakoids

(c) Centromere

(d) Cisternae

List-II

(i) Primary constriction in chromosome

(ii) Disc-shaped sacs in Golgi apparatus

(iii) Infoldings in mitochondria

(iv) Flattened membranous sacs in stroma of plastids

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

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

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

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

Answer: (3)

122. Diadelphous stamens are found in

(1)   China rose

(2)   Citrus

(3)   Pea

(4)   China rose and citrus

Answer: (3)

123. Match List-I with List-II

List-I                               List-II

(a) Protoplast fusion        (i) Totipotency

(b) Plant tissue culture     (ii) Pomato

(c) Meristem culture        (iii) Somaclones

(d) Micropropagation      (iv) Virus free plants

Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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

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

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

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

Answer: (2)

124. Amensalism can be represented as:

(1)   Species A (−); Species B (0)

(2)   Species A (+); Species B (+)

(3)   Species A (−); Species B (−)

(4)   Species A (+); Species B (0)

Answer: (1)

125. Which of the following is an incorrect statement?

(1)   Mature sieve tube elements possess a conspicuous nucleus and usual cytoplasmic organelles

(2)   Microbodies are present both in plant and animal cells

(3)   The perinuclear space forms a barrier between the materials present inside the nucleus and that of the cytoplasm

(4)   Nuclear pores act as passages for proteins and RNA molecules in both directions between nucleus and cytoplasm

Answer: (1)

126. A typical angiosperm embryo sac at maturity is:

(1)   8-nucleate and 7-celled

(2)   7-ncleate and 8-celled

(3)   7-nucleate and 7-celled

(4)   8-nucleate and 8-celled

Answer: (1)

127. Which of the following algae contains mannitol as reserve food material?

(1)   Ectocarpus

(2)   Gracilaria

(3)   Volvox

(4)   Ulothrix

Answer: (1)

128. The plant hormone used to destroy weeds in a field

(1)   IAA

(2)   NAA

(3)   2, 4-D

(4)   IBA

Answer: (3)

129. The amount of nutrients, such as carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and calcium present in the soil at any given time, is referred as:

(1)   Climax

(2)   Climax community

(3)   Standing state

(4)   Standing crop

Answer: (3)

130. Mutations in plant cells can be induced by:

(1)   Kinetin

(2)   Infrared rays

(3)   Gamma rays

(4)   Zeatin

Answer: (3)

131. Which of the following statements is not correct?

(1)   Pyramid of biomass in sea is generally inverted.

(2)   Pyramid of biomass in sea is generally upright.

(3)   Pyramid of energy is always upright.

(4)   Pyramid of numbers in a grassland ecosystem is upright.

Answer: (2)

132. In the equation GPP – R = NPP

R represents:

(1)   Radiant energy

(2)   Retardation factor

(3)   Environmental factor

(4)   Respiration losses

Answer: (4)

133. Which of the following algae produce Carrageen?

(1)   Green algae

(2)   Brown algae

(3)   Red algae

(4)   Blue-green algae

Answer: (3)

134. The first stable product of CO2 fixation in Sorghum is

(1)   Pyruvic aicd

(2)   Oxaloacetic acid

(3)   Succinic acid

(4)   Phosphoglyceric acid

Answer: (2)

135. Match List-I with List-II.

List-I                                           List-II

(a) Lenticels                                 (i) Phellogen

(b) Cork cambium                        (ii) Suberin deposition

(c) Secondary cortex                   (iii) Exchange of gases

(d) Cork                                       (iv) Phelloderm

Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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

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

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

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

Answer: (2)

SECTION-B

136. Which of the following statements of incorrect?

(1)   During aerobic respiration, role of oxygen is limited to the terminal stage

(2)   In ETC (Electron Transport Chain), one molecule of NADH + H+ gives rise to 2 ATP molecules, and one FADH2 gives rise to 3 ATP molecules

(3)   ATP is synthesized through complex V

(4)   Oxidation-reduction reactions produce proton gradient in respiration

Answer: (2)

137. Match Column-I with Column-II

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

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

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

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

Answer: (1)

138. Match List-I with List-II.

List-I                                           List-II

(a) S phase                       (i) Proteins are synthesized

(b) G2 phase                     (ii) Inactive phase

(c) Quiescent stage          (iii) Interval between mitosis and initiation of DNA replication

(d) G1 phase                     (iv) DNA replication

Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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

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

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

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

Answer: (3)

139. Plasmid pBR322 has Pstl restriction enzyme site within gene ampR that confers ampicillin resistance. If this enzyme is used for inserting a gene for β-galactoside production and the recombinant plasmid is inserted in an E.coli strain

(1)   It will not be able to confer ampicillin resistance to the host cell

(2)   The transformed cells will have the ability to resist ampicillin as well as produce β-galactoside

(3)   It will lead to lysis of host cell

(4)   It will be able to produce a novel protein with dual ability

Answer: (1)

140. Identify the correct statement.

(1)   In capping, methyl guanosine triphosphate is added to the 3’ end of hnRNA

(2)   RNA polymerase binds with Rho factor to terminate the process of transcription in bacteria

(3)   The coding strand in a transcription unit is copied to an mRNA

(4)   Spilt gene arrangement is characteristic of prokaryotes

Answer: (2)

141. Now a days it is possible to detect the mutated gene causing cancer by allowing radioactive probe to hybridise its complimentary DNA in a clone of cells, followed by its detection using autoradiography because:

(1)   Mutated gene partially appears on a photographic film

(2)   Mutated gene completely and clearly appears on a photographic film

(3)   Mutated gene does not appear on a photographic film as the probe has no complementarity with it

(4)   Mutated gene does not appear on photographic film as the probe has complementarity with it

Answer: (3)

142. In the exponential growth equation

Nt = N0ert, e represents

(1)   The base of number logarithms

(2)   The base of exponential logarithms

(3)   The base of natural logarithms

(4)   The base of geometric logarithms

Answer: (3)

143. Select the correct pair.

(1)   Large colorless empty cells in the epidermis of grass leaves – Subsidiary cells

(2)   In dicot leaves, vascular bundles are surrounded by large thick-walled cells – Conjunctive tissue

(3)   Cells of medullary rays that form part of cambial ring – Interfascicular cambium

(4)   Loose parenchyma cells rupturing the epidermis and forming a lens shaped opening in bark – Spongy parenchyma

Answer: (3)

144. In some members of which of the following pairs of families, pollen grains retain their viability for months after release?

(1)   Poaceae ; Rosaceae

(2)   Poaceae ; Leguminosae

(3)   Poaceae ; Solanaceae

(4)   Rosaceae ; Leguminosae

Answer: (4)

145. What is the role of RNA polymerase III in the process of transcription in eukaryotes?

(1)   Transcribes rRNAs (28S, 18S and 5.8S)

(2)   Transcribes tRNA, 5srRNA and snRNA

(3)   Transcribes precursor of mRNA

(4)   Transcribes only snRNAs

Answer: (2)

146. Which of the following statements is incorrect?

(1)   Both ATP and NADPH + H+ are synthesized during non-cyclic photophosphorylation

(2)   Stroma lamellae have PS I only and lack NADP reductase

(3)   Grana lamellae have both PS I and PS II

(4)   Cyclic photophosphorylation involves both PS I and PS II

Answer: (4)

147. Which of the following statements is correct?

(1)   Fusion of two cells is called Karyogamy

(2)   Fusion of protoplasms between two motile on non-motile gametes is called plasmogamy

(3)   Organisms that depend on living plants are called saprophytes

(4)   Some of the organisms can fix atmospheric nitrogen in specialized cells called sheat cells

Answer: (2)

148. Match List-I with List-II

List-I                                           List-II

(a) Protein                                    (i) C = C double bonds

(b) Unsaturated fatty acid           (ii) Phosphodiester bonds

(c) Nucleic acid                           (iii) Glycosidic bonds

(d) Polysaccharide                       (iv) Peptide bonds

Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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

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

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

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

Answer: (1)

149. DNA fingerprinting involves identifying differences in some specific regions in DNA sequence, called as

(1)   Satellite DNA

(2)   Repetitive DNA

(3)   Single nucleotides

(4)   Polymorphic DNA

Answer: (2)

150. Match Column-II with Column-II.

Column-I                                    Column-II

(a) Nitrococcus                            (i) Denitrification

(b) Rhizobium                              (ii) Conversion of ammonia to nitrite

(c) Thiobacillus                            (iii) Conversion of nitrite to nitrate

(d) Nitrobacter                             (iv) Conversion of atmospheric nitrogen to ammonia

Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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

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

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

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

Answer: (1)

ZOOLOGY

SECTION-A

151. A specific recognition sequence identified by endonucleases to make cuts at specific positions within the DNA is:

(1)   Degenerate primer sequence

(2)   Okazaki sequences

(3)   Palindromic Nucleotide sequences

(4)   Poly(A) tail sequences

Answer: (3)

152. The fruit fly has 8 chromosomes (2n) in each cell. During interphase of Mitosis if the number of chromosomes at G1 phase is 8, what would be the number of chromosomes after S phase?

(1)   8

(2)   16

(3)   4

(4)   32

Answer: (1)

153. Which one of the following belongs to the family Muscidae?

(1)   Fire fly

(2)   Grasshopper

(3)   Cockroach

(4)   House fly

Answer: (4)

154. Succus entericus is referred to as:

(1)   Pancreatic juice

(2)   Intestinal juice

(3)   Gastric juice

(4)   Chyme

Answer: (2)

155. With regard to insulin choose correct options.

(a) C-peptide is not present in mature insulin.

(b) The insulin produced by rDNA technology has C-peptide.

(c) The pro-insulin has C-peptide

(d) A-peptide and B-peptide of insulin are interconnected by disulphide bridges.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

(1)   (b) and (d) only

(2)   (b) and (c) only

(3)   (a), (c) and (d) only

(4)   (a) and (d) only

Answer: (3)

156. Persons with ‘AB’ blood group are called as “Universal recipients”. This is due to :

(1)   Absence of antigens A and B on the surface of RBCs

(2)   Absence of antigens A and B in plasma

(3)   Presence of antibodies, anti-A and anti-B, on RBCs

(4)   Absence of antibodies, anti-A and anti-B, in plasma

Answer: (4)

157. In a cross between a male and female, both heterozygous for sickle cell anaemia gene, what percentage of the progeny will be diseased?

(1)   50%

(2)   75%

(3)   25%

(4)   100%

Answer: (3)

158. Which enzyme is responsible for the conversion of inactive fibrinogens to fibrins?

(1)   Thrombin

(2)   Renin

(3)   Epinephrine

(4)   Thrombokinase

Answer: (1)

159. The partial pressures (in mm Hg) of oxygen (O2) and carbon dioxide (CO2) at alveoli (the site of diffusion) are:

(1)   pO2 = 104 and pCO2 = 40

(2)   pO2 = 40 and pCO2 = 45

(3)   pO2 = 95 and pCO2 = 40

(4)   pO2 = 159 and pCO2 = 0.3

Answer: (1)

160. Chronic auto immune disorder affecting neuro muscular junction leading to fatigue, weakening and paralysis of skeletal muscles is called as:

(1)   Arthritis

(2)   Muscular dystrophy

(3)   Myasthenia gravis

(4)   Gout

Answer: (3)

161. Which is the “Onty enzyme” that has “Capability” to catalyse initiation, Elongation and Termination in the process of transcription in prokaryotes?

(1)   DNA dependent DNA polymerase

(2)   DNA dependent RNA polymerase

(3)   DNA ligase

(4)   DNase

Answer: (2)

162. Which of the following RNAs is not required for the synthesis of protein?

(1)   mRNA

(2)   tRNA

(3)   rRNA

(4)   siRNA

Answer: (4)

163. Which one of the following is an example of Hormone releasing IUD?

(1)   CuT

(2)   LNG 20

(3)   Cu 7

(4)   Multiload 375

Answer: (2)

164. If Adenine makes 30% of the DNA molecule, what will be the percentage of Thymine, Guanine and Cytosine in it?

(1)   T : 20 ; G : 30 ; C : 20

(2)   T : 20 ; G : 20 : C : 30

(3)   T : 30 ; G : 20 ; C : 20

(4)   T :  20 ; G : 25 ; C : 25

Answer: (3)

165. Match List-I with List-II

List-I                                           List-II

(a) Aspergillus niger                    (i) Acetic Acid

(b) Acetobacter aceti                    (ii) Lactic Acid

(c) Clostridium butylicum            (iii) Citric Acid

(d) Lactobacillus                          (iv) Butyric Acid

Choose the correct answer from the options given below         

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

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

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

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

Answer: (1)

166. Read the following statements

(a) Metagenesis is observed in Helminths.

(b) Echinoderms are triploblastic and coelomate animals.

(c) Round worms have organ-system level of body organization.

(d) Comb plates present in ctenophores help in digestion.

(e) Water vascular system is characteristic of Echinoderms.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

(1)   (c), (d) and (e) are correct

(2)   (a), (b) and (c) are correct

(3)   (a), (d) and(e) are correct

(4)   (b), (c) and (e) are correct

Answer: (4)

167. Receptors for sperm binding mammals are present on :

(1)   Corona radiata

(2)   Vitelline membrane

(3)   Perivitelline space

(4)   Zona pellucida

Answer: (4)

168. Match List-I with List-II

List-I                                           List-II

(a) Metamerism                (i) Coelenterata

(b) Canal system              (ii) Ctenophora

(c) Comb plates               (iii) Annelida

(d) Cnidoblasts                (iv) Porifera

Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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

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

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

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

Answer: (3)

169. Erythropoietin hormone which stimulates R.B.C. formation is produced by:

(1)   Alpha cells of pancreas

(2)   The cells rostral adenohypophysis

(3)   The cells of bone marrow

(4)   Juxtaglomerular cells of the kidney

Answer: (4)

170. Veneral diseases can spread through:

(a) Using sterile needles

(b) Transfusion of blood from infected person

(c) Infected mother to foetus

(d) Kissing

(e) Inheritance

Choose the correct answer from the option given below

(1)   (a), (b) and (c) only

(2)   (b), (c) and (d) only

(3)   (b) and (c) only

(4)   (a) and (c) only

Answer: (3)

171. Which of the following characteristics is incorrect with respect to cockroach?

(1)   A ring of gastric caeca is present at the junction of midgut and hind gut

(2)   Hypopharynx lies within the cavity enclosed by the mouth parts

(3)   In females, 7th 9th sterna together form a genital pouch

(4)   10th abdominal segment in both sexes, bears a pair of anal cerci

Answer: (1)

172. Match the following:

List-I                               List-II

(a) Physalia                      (i) Pearl oyster

(b) Limulus                      (ii) Portuguese Man of War

(c) Ancylostoma               (iii) Living fossil

(d) Pinctada                     (iv) Hookworm

Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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

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

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

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

Answer: (3)

173. Which one of the following organisms bears hollow and pneumatic long bones?

(1)   Neophron

(2)   Hemidactylus

(3)   Macropus

(4)   Ornithorhynchus

Answer: (1)

174. The centriole undergoes duplication during:

(1)   S-phase

(2)   Prophase

(3)   Metaphase

(4)   G2 phase

Answer: (1)

175. During the process of gene amplification using PCR, if very high temperature is not maintained in the beginning, then which of the following steps of PCR will be affected first?

(1)   Annealing

(2)   Extension

(3)   Denaturation

(4)   Ligation

Answer: (3)

176. Which of the following is not an objective of Biofortification in crops?

(1)   Improve protein content

(2)   Improve resistance to diseases

(3)   Improve vitamin content

(4)   Improve micronutrient and mineral content

Answer: (2)

177. Dobson units are used to measure thickness of:

(1)   CFCs

(2)   Stratosphere

(3)   Ozone

(4)   Troposphere

Answer: (3)

178. Sphincter of oddi is present at:

(1)   Ileo-caecal junction

(2)   Junction of heapto-pancreatic duct and duodenum

(3)   Gastro-oesophageal junction

(4)   Junction of jejnum and duodenum

Answer: (2)

179. Select the favourable conditions required for the formation of oxyhaemoglobin at the alveoli.

(1)   High pO2, low pCO2, less H+, lower temperature

(2)   Low pO2, high pCO2, more H+, higher temperature

(3)   High pO2, high pCO2, less H+, higher temperature

(4)   Low pO2, low pCO2, more H+, higher temperature

Answer: (1)

180. Identify the incorrect pair

(1)   Alkaloids – Codeine

(2)   Toxin – Abrin

(3)   Lectins – Concanavalin A

(4)   Drugs – Ricin

Answer: (4)

181. Which of the following statements wrongly represents the nature of smooth muscle?

(1)   These muscle have no striations

(2)   They are involuntary muscles

(3)   Communication among the cells is performed by intercalacted discs

(4)   These muscles are present in the wall of blood vessels.

Answer: (3)

182. For effective treatment of the disease, early diagnosis and understanding its pathophysiology is very important. Which of the following molecular diagnostic techniques is very useful for early detection?

(1)   Western Blotting Technique

(2)   Southern Blotting Technique

(3)   ELISA Technique

(4)   Hybridization Technique

Answer: (2/3)

183. Match List-I with List-II.

List-I                               List-II

(a) Vaults                         (i) Entry of sperm through Cervix is blocked

(b) IUDs                          (ii) Removal of Vas deferens

(c) Vasectomy                 (iii) Phagocytosis of sperms within the Uterus

(d) Tubectomy                 (iv) Removal of fallopian tube

Choose the correct answer from the option given below

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

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

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

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

Answer: (2)

184. The organelles that are included in the endomembrane system are

(1)   Endoplasmic reticulum, Mitochondria, Ribosomes and Lysosomes

(2)   Endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi complex, Lysosomes and Vacuoles

(3)   Golgi complex, Mitochondria, Ribosomes and Lysosomes

(4)   Golgi complex, Endoplasmic reticulum, Mitochonrdria and Lysosomes

Answer: (2)

185. Which stage of meiotic prophase shows terminalisation of chiasmata as its distinctive feature?

(1)   Leptotene

(2)   Zygotene

(3)   Diakinesis

(4)   Pachytene

Answer: (3)

SECTION-B

186. Which of these is not an important component of initiation of parturition in humans?

(1)   Increase in estrogen and progesterone ratio

(2)   Synthesis of prostaglandins

(3)   Release of Oxytocin

(4)   Release of Prolactin

Answer: (4)

187. Which of the following is not a step in Multiple Ovulation Embryo Transfer Technology (MOET)?

(1)   Cow is administered hormone having LH like activity for super ovulation

(2)   Cow yields about 6-8 eggs at a time

(3)   Cow is fertilized by artificial insemination

(4)   Fertilized eggs are transferred to surrogate mothers at 8-32 cell stage

Answer: (1)

188. Match List-I with List-II

List-I                                                       List-II

(a) Allen’s Rule                                       (i) Kangaroo rat

(b) Physiological adaptation                    (ii) Desert lizard

(c) Behavioural adaptation                      (iii) Marine fish at depth

(d) Biochemical adaptation                     (iv) Polar seal

Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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

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

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

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

Answer: (3)

189. Assertion (A) : A person goes to high altitude and experiences ‘altitude sickness’ with symptoms like breathing difficulty and heart palpitations.

Reason (R) : Due to low atmospheric pressure at high altitude, the body does not get sufficient oxygen.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

(1)   Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

(2)   Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(3)   (A) is true but (R) is false

(4)   (A) is false but (R) is true

Answer: (1)

190. Following are the statements with reference to ‘lipids’.

(a) Lipids having only single bonds re called unsaturated fatty acids

(b) Lecithin is a phospholipid.

(c) Trihydroxy propane is glycerol.

(d) Palmitic acid has 20 carbon atoms including carboxyl carbon.

(e) Arachidonic acid has 16 carbon atoms.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

(1)   (a) and (b) only

(2)   (c) and (d) only

(3)   (b) and (c) only

(4)   (b) and (e) only

Answer: (3)

191. Match List-I with List-II

List-I                               List-II

(a) Scapula                       (i) Cartilaginous joints

(b) Cranium                     (ii) Flat bone

(c) Sternum                      (iii) Fibrous joints

(d) Vertebral column       (iv) Triangular flat bone

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

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

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

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

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

Answer: (4)

192. Identify the types of cell junctions that help to stop the leakage of the substances across a tissue and facilitation of communication with neighbouring cells via rapid transfer of ions and molecules.

(1)   Gap junctions and Adhering junctions, respectively.

(2)   Tight junctions and Gap junctions, respectively

(3)   Adhering junctions and Tight junctions, respectively

(4)   Adhering junctions and Gap junctions, respectively.

Answer: (2)

193. Statement I: The codon ‘AUG’ codes for methionine and phenylalanine.

Statement II: ‘AAA’ and ‘AAG’ both codons code for the amino acid lysine.

In the light of above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

(1)   Both Statement I and Statement II are true

(2)   Both Statement I and Statement II are false

(3)   Statement I is correct but Statement II is false

(4)   Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is true

Answer: (4)

194. Which of the following secretes the hormone, relaxin, during the later phase of pregnancy?

(1)   Graafian follicle

(2)   Corpus luteum

(3)   Foetus

(4)   Uterus

Answer: (2)

195. Following are the statements about prostomium of earthworm.

(a) It serves as a covering for mouth.

(b) It helps to open cracks in the soil into which it can crawl.

(c) It is one of the sensory structures.

(d) It is the first body segment.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

(1)   (a), (b) and (c) are correct

(2)   (a), (b) and (d) are correct

(3)   (a), (b), (c) and (d) are correct

(4)   (b) and (c) are correct

Answer: (1)

196. Which one of the following statements about Histones is wrong?

(1)   Histones are organized to form a unit of 8 molecules.

(2)   The pH of histones is slightly acidic

(3)   Histones are rich in amino acids-Lysine and Arginine

(4)   Histones carry positive charge in the side chain

Answer: (2)

197. During muscular contraction which of the following events occur?

(a) ‘H’ zone disappears

(b) ‘A’ band widens

(c) ‘I’ band reduces in width

(d) Myosine hydrolyzes ATP, releasing the ADP and Pi.

(e) Z-lines attached to actins are pulled inwards.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

(1)   (a), (c), (d), (e) only

(2)   (a), (b), (c), (d) only

(3)   (b), (c), (d), (e) only

(4)   (b), (d), (e), (a) only

Answer: (1)

198. The Adenosine deaminase deficiency results into

(1)   Dysfunction of Immune system

(2)   Parkinson’s disease

(3)   Digestive disorder

(4)   Addison’s disease

Answer: (1)

199. Match List-I with List-II

List-I

(a) Adaptive radiation

(b) Convergent evolution

(c) Divergent evolution

(d) Evolution by anthropogenic action

List-II

(i) Selection of resistant varieties due to excessive use of herbicides and pesticides

(ii) Bones of forelimbs in Man and Whale

(iii) Wings of Butterfly and Bird

(iv) Darwin Finches

Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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

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

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

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

Answer: (1)

200. Match List with List-II

List-I                               List-II

(a) Filariasis                     (i) Haemophilus influenza

(b) Amoebiasis                 (ii) Trichophyton

(c) Penumonia                  (iii) Wuchereria bancrofti

(d) Ringworm                  (iv) Entamoeba histolytica

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

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

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

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

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

Answer: (2)

NEET (UG)-2020 Examination Held on 13-09-2020 Code F1 Question Paper With Answer Key

NEET (UG) 2020 Code F1 Paper Held on 13-09-2020

1. In light reaction, plastoquinone facilitates the transfer of electrons from

(1)   PS-I to NADP+

(2)   PS-I to ATP synthase

(3)   PS-II to Cytb6f complex

(4)   Cytb6f complex to PS-I

Answer: (3)

2. The sequence t he controls copy number of the linked DNA in the vector, is termed

(1)   Palindromic sequence

(2)   Recognition site

(3)   Selectable marker

(4)   Ori site

Answer: (4)

3. The specific palindromic sequence which is recognized by EcoRI is

(1)   5′ – CTTAAG – 3′

3′ – GAATTC – 5′

(2)   5′- GGATCC – 3′

3′ – CCTAGG – 5′

(3)   5′ – GAATTC – 3′

3′ – CTTAAG – 5′

(4)   5′ – GGAACC – 3′

3′ – CCTTGG – 5′

Answer: (3)

4. Identify the wrong statement with reference to immunity.

(1)   Active immunity is quick and gives full response.

(2)   Foetus receives some antibodies from mother, it is an example for passive immunity.

(3)   When exposed to antigen (living or dead) antibodies are produced in the host’s body. It is called “Active immunity”.

(4)   When ready-made antibodies are directly given, it is called “Passive immunity”.

Answer: (1)

5. Experimental verification of the chromosomal theory of inheritance was done by

(1)   Boveri

(2)   Morgan

(3)   Mendel

(4)   Sutton

Answer: (2)

6. Match the following concerning essential elements and their functions is plants

(a) Iron     (i) Photolysis of water

(b) Zinc    (ii) Pollen germination

(c) Boron (iii) Required for chlorophyll biosynthesis

(d) Manganese     (iv) IAA biosynthesis

Select the correct option

(1)   (a)-(iii); (b)-(iv); (c)-(ii); (d)-(i)

(2)   (a)-(iv); (b)-(i); (c)-(ii); (d)-(iii)

(3)   (a)-(ii); (b)-(i); (c)-(iv); (d)-(iii)

(4)   (a)-(iv); (b)-(iii); (c)-(ii); (d)-(i)

Answer: (1)

7. In gel electrophoresis, separated DNA fragments cane be visualized with the help of

(1)   Acetocarmine in UV radiation

(2)   Ethidium bromide in infrared radiation

(3)   Acetocarmine in bright blue light

(4)   Ethidium bromide in UV radiation

Answer: (4)

8. Name the enzyme that facilitates opening of DNA helix during transcription.

(1)   DNA polymerase

(2)   RNA polymerase

(3)   DNA ligase

(4)   DNA helicase

Answer: (2)

9. In which of the following techniques, the embryos are transferred to assist those females who cannot conceive?

(1)   ICSI and ZIFT

(2)   GIFT and ICSI

(3)   ZIFT and IUT

(4)   GIFT and ZIFT

Answer: (3)

10. Identify the basic amino acid from the following.

(1)   Lysine

(2)   Valine

(3)   Tyrosine

(4)   Glutamic Acid

Answer: (1)

11. Identify the wrong statement with reference to transport of oxygen

(1)   Higher H+ conc. in alveoli favours the formation of oxyhaemoglobin

(2)   Low pCO2 in alveoli favours the formation of oxyhaemoglogbin

(3)   Binding of oxygen with haemoglobin is mainly related to partial pressure of O2

(4)   Partial pressure of CO2 can interfere with O2 binding with haemoglobin

Answer: (1)

12. Floridean starch has structure similar to

(1)   Mannitol and algin

(2)   Laminarin and cellulose

(3)   Starch and cellulose

(4)   Amylopectin and glycogen

Answer: (4)

13. By which method was a new breed ‘Hisardale’ of sheep formed formed by using Bikaneri ewes and Marino rams?

(1)   Cross breeding

(2)   Inbreeding

(3)   Out crossing

(4)   Mutational breeding

Answer: (1)

14. Match the following columns and select the correct option.

Column-I                                    Column-II

(a) Pituitary gland            (i) Grave’s disease

(b) Thyroid gland                        (ii) Diabetes mellitus

(c) Adrenal gland                        (iii) Diabetes insipidus

(d) Pancreas                     (iv) Addison’s disease

(1)   (a)-(iii); (b)-(i); (c)-(iv); (d)-(ii)

(2)   (a)-(ii); (b)-(i); (c)-(iv); (d)-(iii)

(3)   (a)-(iv); (b)-(iii); (c)-(i); (d)-(ii)

(4)   (a)-(iii); (b)-(ii); (c)-(i); (d)-(iv)

Answer: (1)

15. Select the option including all sexually transmitted diseases.

(1)   AIDS, Malaria, Filaria

(2)   Cancer, AIDS, Syphilis

(3)   Gonorrhoea, Syphilis, Genital herpes

(4)   Gonorrhoea, Malaria, Genital herpes

Answer: (3)

16. Chose the correct pair from the following

(1)   Nucleases – Separate the two strands of DNA

(2)   Exonucleases – Make cuts at specific positions within DNA

(3)   Ligases – Join the two DNA molecules

(4)   Polymerases – Break the DNA into fragments

Answer: (3)

17. Ray florets have

(1)   Hypogynous ovary

(2)   Half inferior ovary

(3)   Inferior ovary

(4)   Superior ovary

Answer: (3)

18. Match the organism with its use in biotechnology.

(a) Bacillus thuringiensis             (i) Cloning vector

(b) Thermus aquaticus                 (ii) Construction of first rDNA molecule

(c) Agrobacterium tumefaciens    (iii) DNA polymerase

(d) Salmonella typhimurium        (iv) Cry proteins

(1)   (a)-(iii); (b)-(ii); (c)-(iv); (d)-(i)

(2)   (a)-(iii); (b)-(iv); (c)-(i); (d)-(ii)

(3)   (a)-(ii); (b)-(iv); (c)-(iii); (d)-(i)

(4)   (a)-(iv); (b)-(iii); (c)-(i); (d)-(ii)

Answer: (4)

19. The product(s) of reaction catalyzed by nitrogenase in root nodules of leguminous plants is/are

(1)   Ammonia and oxygen

(2)   Ammonia and hydrogen

(3)   Ammonia alone

(4)   Nitrate alone

Answer: (2)

20. Name the plant growth regulator which upon spraying on sugarcane crop, increases the length of stem, thus increasing the yield of sugarcane crop.

(1)   Ethylene

(2)   Abscisic acid

(3)   Cytokinin

(4)   Gibberellin

Answer: (4)

21. The body of the ovule is fused within the funicle at

(1)   Nucellus

(2)   Chalaza

(3)   Hilum

(4)   Micropyle

Answer: (3)

22. The process of growth is maximum during

(1)   Senescence

(2)   Dormancy

(3)   Log phase

(4)   Lag phase

Answer: (3)

23. Bilaterally symmetrical and acoelomate animals are exemplified by

(1)   Aschelminthes

(2)   Annelinda

(3)   Ctenophora

(4)   Platyhelminthes

Answer: (4)

24. Which of the following is put into Anaerobic sludge digester for further sewage treatment?

(1)   Effluents of primary treatment

(2)   Activated sludge

(3)   Primary sludge

(4)   Floating debris

Answer: (2)

25. Match the following columns and select the correct option.

Column-I

(a) Floating Ribs

(b) Acromion
(c) Scapula

(d) Glenoid cavity

Column-II

(i) Located between second and seventh ribs

(ii) Head of the Humerus

(iii) Clavicle

(iv) Do not connect with the sternum

(1)   (a)-(iii); (b)-(ii); (c)-(iv); (d)-(i)

(2)   (a)-(iv); (b)-(iii); (c)-(i); (d)-(ii)

(3)   (a)-(ii); (b)-(iv); (c)-(i); (d)-(iii)

(4)   (a)-(i); (b)-(iii); (c)-(ii); (d)-(iv)

Answer: (2)

26. Identify the wrong statement with regard to Restriction Enzymes.

(1)   They are useful in genetic engineering.

(2)   Sticky ends can be joined by using DNA ligase.

(3)   Each restriction enzyme functions by inspecting the length of a DNA sequence.

(4)   They cut the strand of DNA at palindromic sites.

Answer: (2)

27. Match the following columns and select the correct option.

Column-I                                                                        Column-II

(a) Gregarious, polyphagous pest                                    (i) Asterias

(b) Adult with radial symmetry and larva symmetry   (ii) Scorpion

(c) Book lungs                                                                     (iii) Ctenoplana

(d) Bioluminescence                                                         (iv) Locusta

(1)   (a)-(iii); (b)-(ii); (c)-(i); (d)-(iv)

(2)   (a)-(ii); (b)-(i); (c)-(iii); (d)-(iv)

(3)   (a)-(i); (b)-(iii); (c)-(ii); (d)-(iv)

(4)   (a)-(iv); (b)-(i); (c)-(ii); (d)-(iii)

Answer: (4)

28. If the head of cockroach is removed, it may live for few days because

(1)   the head holds a small proportion of  a nervous system while the rest is situated along the ventral part of its body.

(2)   the head holds a 1/3rd of a nervous system while the rest is situated along the dorsal part of its body.

(3)   the supra-oesophageal ganglia of the cockroach are situated in ventral part of abdomen.

(4)   the cockroach does not have nervous system.

Answer: (1)

29. Which of the following regions of the globe exhibits highest species diversity?

(1)   Himalayas

(2)   Amazon forests

(3)   Western Ghats of India

(4)   Madagascar

Answer: (2)

30. Which is the important site of formation of glycoproteins and glycolipids in eukaryotic cells?

(1)   Golgi bodies

(2)   Polysomes

(3)   Endoplasmic reticulum

(4)   Peroxisomes

Answer: (1)

31. Which of the following pairs is of unicellular algae?

(1)   Anabaena and Volvox

(2)   Chlorella and Spirulina

(3)   Laminaria and  Sargassum

(4)   Gelidium and Gracilaria

Answer: (2)

32. Which one of the following is the most abundant protein in the animals?

(1)   Lectin

(2)   Insulin

(3)   Haemoglobin

(4)   Collagen

Answer: (4)

33. Dissolution of the synaptonemal complex occurs during

(1)   Diplotene

(2)   Leptotene

(3)   Pachytene

(4)   Zygotene

Answer: (1)

34. How many true breeding pea plant varieties did Mendel select as pairs, which were similar except in one character with contrasting traits?

(1)   14

(2)   8

(3)   4

(4)   2

Answer: (1)

35. Cuboidal epithelium with burst border of microvilli is found in

(1)   Proximal convoluted tubule of nephron

(2)   Eustachian tube

(3)   Lining of intestine

(4)   Ducts of salivary gland

Answer: (1)

36. Match the following with respect to meiosis

(a) Zygotene                    (i) Terminalization

(b) Pachytene                   (ii) Chiasmata

(c) Diplotene                    (iii) Crossing over

(d) Diakinesis                  (iv) Synapsis

Select the correct option from the following

(1)   (a)-(i); (b)-(ii); (c)-(iv); (d)-(iii)

(2)   (a)-(ii); (b)-(iv); (c)-(iii); (d)-(i)

(3)   (a)-(iii); (b)-(iv); (c)-(i); (d)-(ii)

(4)   (a)-(iv); (b)-(iii); (c)-(ii); (d)-(i)

Answer: (4)

37. Which of the following statement about inclusion bodies is incorrect?

(1)   They lie free in the cytoplasm

(2)   These represent reserve material in cytoplasm

(3)   They are not bound by any membrane

(4)   These are involved in ingestion of food particles

Answer: (4)

38. Which of the following would help in prevention of diuresis?

(1)   Atrial natriuretic factor causes vasoconstriction

(2)   Decrease in secretion of rennin by JG cells

(3)   More water reabsorption due to undersecretion of ADH

(4)   Reabsorption of Na+ and water from renal tubules due to aldosterone

Answer: (4)

39. The transverse section of a plant shows following anatomical features:

(a) Large number of scattered vascular bundles surrounded by bundle sheath

(b) Large conspicuous parenchymatous ground tissue

(c) Vascular bundles conjoint and closed

(d) Phloem parenchyma absent

Identify the category of plant and its part:

(1)   Dicotyledonous stem

(2)   Dicotyledonous root

(3)   Monocotyledonous stem

(4)   Monocotyledonous root

Answer: (3)

40. Which of the following statements is correct?

(1)   Adenine pairs with thymine through three H-bonds

(2)   Adenine does not pair with thymine

(3)   Adenine pairs with thymine through two H-bonds

(4)   Adenine pairs with thymine through one H-bond

Answer: (3)

41. Match the following columns and select the correct option.

Column-I                                            Column-II                                                                                                                                                      

(a) Bt cotton                                         (i) Gene  therapy

(b) Adenosine deaminase deficiency (ii) Cellular defence

(c) RNAi                                                  (iii) Detection of HIV infection

(d) PCR                                                   (iv) Bacillus thuringiensis

(1)   (a)-(ii); (b)-(iii); (c)-(iv); (d)-(i)

(2)   (a)-(i); (b)-(ii); (c)-(iii); (d)-(iv)

(3)   (a)-(iv); (b)-(i); (c)-(ii); (d)-(iii)

(4)   (a)-(iii); (b)-(ii); (c)-(i); (d)-(iv)

Answer: (3)

42. Flippers of Penguins and Dolphins are examples of

(1)   Industrial melanism

(2)   Natural selection

(3)   Adaptive radiation

(4)   Convergent evolution

Answer: (4)

43. The oxygenation activity of RuBisCo enzyme in photorespiration leads to the formation of

(1)   1 molecule of 6-C compound

(2)   1 molecule of 4-C compound and 1 molecule of 2-C compound

(3)   2 molecules of 3-C compound

(4)   1 molecules of 3-C compound

Answer: (4)

44. The infectious stage of Plasmodium that enters the human body is

(1)   Female gametocytes

(2)   Male gametocytes

(3)   Trophozoites

(4)   Sporozoites

Answer: (4)

45. Identify the incorrect statement.

(1)   Sapwood is the innermost secondary xylem and is lighter in colour

(2)   Due to deposition of tannins, resins, oils etc., heart wood is dark in colour

(3)   Heart wood does not conduct water but gives mechanical support

(4)   Sapwood is involved in conduction of water and minerals from root of leaf

Answer: (1)

46. Which of the following is correct about viroids?

(1)   They have DNA with protein coat

(2)   They have free DNA without protein coat

(3)   They have RNA with protein coat

(4)   They have free RNA without protein coat

Answer: (4)

47. Match the following diseases with the causative organism and select the correct option.

Column-I                                    Column-II

(a) Typhoid                                  (i) Wuchereria

(b) Penumonia                             (ii) Plasmodium

(c) Filariasis                                 (iii) Salmonella

(d) Malaria                                   (iv) Haemophilus

(1)   (a)-(ii); (b)-(i); (c)-(iii); (d)-(iv)

(2)   (a)-(iv); (b)-(i); (c)-(ii); (d)-(iii)

(3)   (a)-(i); (b)-(iii); (c)-(ii); (d)-(iv)

(4)   (a)-(iii); (b)-(iv); (c)-(i); (d)-(ii)

Answer: (4)

48. Identify the wrong statement with reference to the gene ‘I’ that controls ABO blood groups.

(1)   When IA and IB are present together, they express same type of sugar.

(2)   Allele ‘i’ does not produce any sugar.

(3)   The gene (I) has three alleles.

(4)   A person will have only two of the three alleles.

Answer: (1)

49. According to Robert May, the global species diversity is about

(1)   50 million

(2)   7 million

(3)   1.5 million

(4)   20 million

Answer: (2)

50. Which of the following is not an attribute of a population?

(1)   Mortality

(2)   Species interaction

(3)   Sex ratio

(4)   Natality

Answer: (2)

51. In water hyacinth and water lily, pollination takes place by:

(1)   Wind and water

(2)   Insects and water

(3)   Insects or wind

(4)   Water currents only

Answer: (3)

52. The QRS complex in a standard ECG represents

(1)   Depolarisation of ventricles

(2)   Repolarisation of ventricles

(3)   Repolarisation of auricles

(4)   Depolarisation of auricles

Answer: (1)

53. Select the correct match

(1)   Sickle cell anaemia-Autosomal recessive trait, chromosome-11

(2)   Thalassemia – X linked

(3)   Haemophilia – Y linked

(4)   Phenylketonuria – Autosomal dominant trait

Answer: (1)

54. The number of substrate level phosphorylations in one turn of citric acid cycle is

(1)   Two

(2)   Three

(3)   Zero

(4)   One

Answer: (4)

55. Match the following

(a) Inhibitor of catalytic activity (i) Ricin

(b) Possess peptide bonds           (ii) Malonate

(c) Cell wall material                   (iii) Chitin

(d) Secondary metabolite                        (iv) Collagen

Choose the correct option from the following

(1)   (a)-(iii); (b)-(iv); (c)-(i); (d)-(ii)

(2)   (a)-(ii); (b)-(iii); (c)-(i); (d)-(iv)

(3)   (a)-(ii); (b)-(iv); (c)-(iii); (d)-(i)

(4)   (a)-(iii); (b)-(i); (c)-(iv); (d)-(ii)

Answer: (3)

56. Which of the following refer to correct example(s) of organisms which have evolved due to changes in environment brought about by anthropogenic action?

(a)   Darwin’s Finches of Galapagos islands.

(b)   Herbicide resistant weeds.

(c)   Drug resistant eukaryotes.

(d)   Man-created breeds of domesticated animals like dogs.

(1)   (b), (c) and (d)

(2)   only (d)

(3)   only (a)

(4)   (a) and (c)

Answer: (1)

57. Some dividing cells exit the cell cycle and enter vegetative inactive stage. This is called quiescent stage (G0). This process occurs at the end of

(1)   S phase

(2)   G2 phase

(3)   M phase

(4)   G1 phase

Answer: (3)

58. Secondary metabolites such as nicotine, strychnine and caffeine are produced by plants for their

(1)   Defence action

(2)   Effect on reproduction

(3)   Nutritive value

(4)   Growth response

Answer: (1)

59. Meiotic division of the secondary oocyte is completed.

(1)   After zygote formation

(2)   At the time of fusion of a sperm with an ovum

(3)   Prior to ovulation

(4)   At the time of copulation

Answer: (2)

60. Which of the following statements is not correct?

(1)   The functional insulin has A and B chains linked together by hydrogen bonds.

(2)   Genetically engineered insulin is produced in E. Coli.

(3)   In man insulin is synthesized as a proinsulin

(4)   The proinsulin has an extra peptide called C-peptide.

Answer: (1)

61. Snow-blindness in Antarctic region is due to

(1)   High reflection of light from snow

(2)   Damage of retina caused by infra-red rays

(3)   Freezing of fluids in the eye by low temperature

(4)   Inflammation of cornea due to high dose of UV-B radiation

Answer: (4)

62. Strobili or cones are found in

(1)   Marchantia

(2)   Equisetum

(3)   Salvinia

(4)   Pteris

Answer: (2)

63. From his experiments, S.L. Miller produced amino acids by mixing the following in a closed flask

(1)   CH4, H2, NH3 and water vapor at 600°C

(2)   CH3, H2, NH3 and water vapor at 600°C

(3)   CH4, H2, NH3 and water vapor at 800°C

(4)   CH3, H2, NH4 and water vapor at 800°C

Answer: (3)

64. In relation to Gross primary productivity and Net primary productivity of an ecosystem, which one of the following statements is correct?

(1)   Gross primary productivity and Net primary productivity are one and same

(2)   There is no relationship between Gross primary productivity and Net primary productivity

(3)   Gross primary productivity is always less than net primary productivity

(4)   Gross primary productivity is always more than net primary productivity

Answer: (4)

65. Match the trophic levels with their correct species examples in grassland ecosystem.

(a) Fourth trophic level    (i) Crow

(b) Second trophic level  (ii) Vulture

(c) First trophic level       (iii) Rabbit

(d) Third trophic level     (iv) Grass

Select the correct option

(1)   (a)-(iv); (b)-(iii); (c)-(ii); (d)-(i)

(2)   (a)-(i); (b)-(ii); (c)-(iii); (d)-(iv)

(3)   (a)-(ii); (b)-(iii); (c)-(iv); (d)-(i)

(4)   (a)-(iii); (b)-(ii); (c)-(i); (d)-(iv)

Answer: (3)

66. Select the correct statement.

(1)   Insulin acts on pancreatic cells and adipocytes.

(2)   Insulin is associated with hyperglycemia

(3)   Glucocorticoids stimulate gluconeogenesis.

(4)   Glucagon is associated with hypoglycemia.

Answer: (3)

67. Select the correct events that occur during inspiration.

(a) Contraction of diaphragm

(b) Contraction of external inter-costal muscles

(c) Pulmonary volume decreases

(d) Intra pulmonary pressure increases

(1)   (a), (b) and (d)

(2)   only (d)

(3)   (a) and (b)

(4)   (c) and (d)

Answer: (3)

68. The roots that originate from the base of the stem are

(1)   Prop roots

(2)   Lateral roots

(3)   Fibrous roots

(4)   Primary roots

Answer: (3)

69. Goblet cells of alimentary canal are modified from

(1)   Chondrocytes

(2)   Compound epithelial cells

(3)   Squamous epithelial cells

(4)   Columnar epithelial cells

Answer: (4)

70. Montreal protocol was signed in 1987 for control of

(1)   Release of Green House gases

(2)   Disposal of e-wastes

(3)   Transport of Genetically modified organisms from one country to another

(4)   Emission of ozone depleting substances

Answer: (4)

71. Which of the following statements are true for the phylum-Chordata?

(a) In Urochordata notochord extends from head to tail and it is present throughout their life.

(b) In Vertebrata notochord is present during the embryonic period only.

(c) Central nervous system is dorsal and hollow.

(d) Chordata is divided into 3 sybphyla: Hemichordata, Tunicata and Cephalochordata.

(1)   (a) and (b)

(2)   (b) and (c)

(3)   (d) and (c)

(4)   (c) and (a)

Answer: (2)

72. Identify the substances having glycosidic bond and peptide bond, respectively in their structure

(1)   Cellulose, lecithin

(2)   Inulin, insulin

(3)   Chitin, cholesterol

(4)   Glycerol, trypsin

Answer: (2)

73. Match the following columns and select the correct option.

Column-I

(a) Placenta

(b) Zona pellucid

(c) Bulbo-urethral glands

(d) Leydig cells

Column-II

(i) Androgens

(ii) Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)

(iii) Layer of the ovum

(iv) Lubrication of the Penis

(1)   (a)-(iii); (b)-(ii); (c)-(iv); (d)-(i)

(2)   (a)-(ii); (b)-(iii); (c)-(iv); (d)-(i)

(3)   (a)-(iv); (b)-(iii); (c)-(i); (d)-(ii)

(4)   (a)-(i); (b)-(iv); (c)-(ii); (d)-(iii)

Answer: (2)

74. If the distance between two consecutive base pairs is 0.34 nm and the total number of base pairs of a DNA double helix in a typical mammalian cell is 6.6 × 109 bp, then the length of the DNA is approximately.

(1)   2.2 meters

(2)   2.7 meters

(3)   2.0 meters

(4)   2.5 meters

Answer: (1)

75. The ovary is half inferior in:

(1)   Sunflower

(2)   Plum

(3)   Brinjal

(4)   Mustard

Answer: (2)

76. Identify the correct statement with regard to G1 phase (Gap 1) of interphase.

(1)   Cell is metabolically active, grows but does not replicate its DNA.

(2)   Nuclear Division takes place.

(3)   DNA synthesis or replication takes place.

(4)   Reorganisation of all cell components takes place.

Answer: (1)

77. Which of the following hormone levels will cause released of ovum (ovulation) from the graffian follicle?

(1)   Low concentration of LH

(2)   Low concentration of FSH

(3)   High concentration of Estrogen

(4)   High concentration of Progesterone

Answer: (3)

78. Identify the correct statement with reference to human digestive system.

(1)   Ileum is highly coiled part

(2)   Vermiform appendix arises from duodenum

(3)   Ileum opens into small intestine

(4)   Serosa is the innermost layer of the alimentary canal

Answer: (1)

79. Match the following columns and select the correct option.

Column-I

(a) Eosinophils

(b) Basophils

(c) Neutrophils

(d) Lymphocytes

Column-II

(i) Immune response

(ii) Phagocytosis

(iii) Release histaminases, destructive enzymes

(iv) Release granules containing histamine

(1)   (a)-(i); (b)-(ii); (c)-(iv); (d)-(iii)

(2)   (a)-(ii); (b)-(i); (c)-(iii); (d)-(iv)

(3)   (a)-(iii); (b)-(iv); (c)-(ii); (d)-(i)

(4)   (a)-(iv); (b)-(i); (c)-(ii); (d)-(iii)

Answer: (3)

80. The plant parts which consist of two generations – one within the other

(a) Pollen grains inside the anther

(b) Geminated pollen grain with two male gametes

(c) Seed inside the fruit

(d) Embryo sac inside the ovule

(1)   (c) and (d)

(2)   (a) and (d)

(3)   (a) only

(4)   (a), (b) and (c)

Answer: (2)

81. Bt cotton variety that was developed by the introduction of toxin gene of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is resistant to

(1)   Plant nematodes

(2)   Insect predators

(3)   Insect pests

(4)   Fungal diseases

Answer: (3)

82. The first phase of translation is

(1)   Aminoacylation of tRNA

(2)   Recognition of an anti-codon

(3)   Binding of mRNA to ribosome

(4)   Recognition of DNA molecule

Answer: (1)

83. Embyological support for evolution was disapproved by

(1)   Charles Darwin

(2)   Oparin

(3)   Karl Ernst von Baer

(4)   Alfred Wallace

Answer: (3)

84. Match the following columns and select the correct option.

Column-I                                    Column-II

(a) 6-15 pairs of gill slits              (i) Trygon

(b) Heterocercal caudal fin          (ii) Cyclostomes

(c) Air Bladder                            (iii) Chondrichthyes

(d) Poison sting                           (iv) Osteichthyes

(1)   (a)-(iv); (b)-(ii); (c)-(iii); (d)-(i)

(2)   (a)-(i); (b)-(iv); (c)-(iii); (d)-(ii)

(3)   (a)-(ii); (b)-(iii); (c)-(iv); (d)-(i)

(4)   (a)-(iii); (b)-(iv); (c)-(i); (d)-(ii)

Answer: (3)

85. Match the following columns and select the correct option.

Column-I                                    Column-II

(a) Clostridium butylicum            (i) Cyclosporin-A

(b) Trichoderma polysporun        (ii) Butyric acid

(c) Monascus purpureus              (iii) Citric acid

(d) Aspergillus niger                    (iv) Blood cholesterol lowering agent

(1)   (a)-(i); (b)-(ii); (c)-(iv); (d)-(iii)

(2)   (a)-(iv); (b)-(iii); (c)-(ii); (d)-(i)

(3)   (a)-(iii); (b)-(iv); (c)-(ii); (d)-(i)

(4)   (a)-(ii); (b)-(i); (c)-(iv); (d)-(iii)

Answer: (4)

86. Which of the following is not a inhibitory substance governing seed dormancy?

(1)   Phenolic acid

(2)   Para-ascorbic acid

(3)   Gibberellic acid

(4)   Abscisic acid

Answer: (3)

87. Match the following columns and select the correct option.

Column-I

(a) Organ of Corti

(b) Cochlea

(c) Eustachian tube

(d) Stapes

Column-II

(i) Connects middle ear and pharynx

(ii) Coiled part of the labyrinth

(iii) Attached to the oval window

(iv) Located on the basilar membrane

(1)   (a)-(iv); (b)-(ii); (c)-(i); (d)-(iii)

(2)   (a)-(i); (b)-(ii); (c)-(iv); (d)-(iii)

(3)   (a)-(ii); (b)-(iii); (c)-(i); (d)-(iv)

(4)   (a)-(iii); (b)-(i); (c)-(iv); (d)-(ii)

Answer: (1)

88. The enzyme enterokinase helps in conversion of

(1)   caseinogens into casein

(2)   pepsinogen into pepsin

(3)   protein into polypeptides

(4)   trypsinogen into trypsin

Answer: (4)

89. Presence of which of the following conditions in urine are indicative of Diabetes Mellitus?

(1)   Ketonuria and Glycosuria

(2)   Renal calculi and Hyperglycaemia

(3)   Uremia and Ketonuria

(4)   Uremia and Renal Calculi

Answer: (1)

90. The process responsible for facilitating loss of water in liquid form from the tip of grass blades at night and in nearly morning is

(1)   Imbibition

(2)   Plasmolysis

(3)   Transpiration

(4)   Root pressure

Answer: (4)

91. A short electric dipole has a dipole moment of 16 × 109 C m. The electric potential due to the dipole at a point at a distance of 0.6 m from the centre of the dipole, situated on a line making an angle of 60° with the dipole axis is:

(1)   400 V

(2)   zero

(3)   50 V

(4)   200 V

Answer: (4)

92. A series LCR circuit is connected to an ac voltage source. When L is removed from the circuit, the phase difference between current and voltage is π/3. If instead C is removed from the circuit, the phase difference is again π/3 between current and voltage. The power factor of the circuit is:

(1)   1.0

(2)   −1.0

(3)   zero

(4)   0.5

Answer: (1)

93. Lit of frequency 1.5 times the threshold frequency is incident on a photosensitive material. What will be the photoelectric current if the frequency is halved and intensity is doubled?

(1)   one-fourth

(2)   zero

(3)   doubled

(4)   four times

Answer: (2)

94. Dimensions of stress are:

(1)   [ML0T2]

(2)   [ML1T2]

(3)   [MLT2]

(4)   [ML2T2]

Answer: (2)

95. An electron is accelerated from rest through a potential difference of V volt. If the de Broglie wavelength of the electron is 1.227 × 102 nm, the potential difference is:

(1)   103V

(2)   104V

(3)   10 V

(4)   102V

Answer: (2)

96. The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor with air as medium is 6 μ With the introduction of a dielectric medium, the capacitance becomes 30 μF. The permittivity of the medium is:

(∈0 = 8.85 × 10−12 C2 N−1 m−2)

(1)   0.44 × 10−10 C2 N−1 m−2

(2)   5.00 C2 N−1 m−2

(3)   0.44 × 10−13 C2 N−1 m−2

(4)   1.77 × 10−12 C2 N−1 m−2

Answer: (1)

97. The solids which have the negative temperature coefficient of resistance are:

(1)   semiconductors only

(2)   insulators and semiconductors

(3)   metals

(4)   insulators only

Answer: (2)

98. For transistor action, which of the following statements is correct?

(1)   Both emitter junction as well as the collector junction are forward biased.

(2)   The base region must be very thin and lightly doped.

(3)   Base, emitter and collector regions should have same doping concentrations.

(4)   Base, emitter and collector regions should have same size.

Answer: (2)

99. A screw gauge has least count of 0.01 mm and there are 50 divisions in its circular scale.

The pitch of the screw gauge is:

(1)   0.5 mm

(2)   1.0 mm

(3)   0.01 mm

(4)   0.25 mm

Answer: (1)

100. The phase difference between displacement and acceleration of a particle in a simple harmonic motion is:

(1)   π/2 rad

(2)   zero

(3)   π rad

(4)   3π/2 rad

Answer: (3)

101. A long solenoid of 50 cm length having 100 turns carries a current of 2.5 A. The magnetic field at the centre of the solenoid is:

0 = 4π × 107 T m A1)

(1)   6.28 × 105 T

(2)   3.14 × 105 T

(3)   6.28 × 104 T

(4)   3.14 × 104 T

Answer: (3)

102. A ball is thrown vertically downward with a velocity of 20 m/s from the top of a tower. It hits the ground after some time with a velocity of 80 m/s. The height of the tower is : (g = 10 m/s2)

(1)   320 m

(2)   300 m

(3)   360 m

(4)   340 m

Answer: (2)

103. The colour code of a resistance is given below

The values of resistance and tolerance, respectively, are

(1)   4.7 kΩ, 5%

(2)   470 Ω, 5%

(3)   470 kΩ, 5%

(4)   47 kΩ, 10%

Answer: (2)

104. The Brewsters angle ib for an interface should be

(1)   45° < ib < 90°

(2)   ib = 90°

(3)   0° < ib < 30°

(4)   30° < ib < 45°

Answer: (1)

105. A ray is incident at an angle of incidence i on one surface of a small angle prism (with angle of prism A) and emerges normally from the opposite surface. If the refractive index of the material of the prism is μ, then the angle of incidence is nearly equal to:

(1)   μA

(2)   μA/2

(3)   A/2μ

(4)   2A/μ

Answer: (1)

106. Two cylinder A and B of equal capacity are connected to each other via a stop cock. A contains an ideal gas at standard temperature an pressure. B is completely evacuated. The entire system is thermally insulated. The stop cock is suddenly opened. The process is:

(1)   isochoric

(2)   isobaric

(3)   isothermal

(4)   adiabatic

Answer: (4)

107. For which one of the following, Bohr model is not valid?

(1)   Deuteron atom

(2)   Singly ionized neon atom (Ne+)

(3)   Hydrogen atom

(4)   Singly ionized helium atom (He+)

Answer: (2)

108. Two bodies of mass 4 kg and 6 kg are tied to the ends of a massless string. The string passes over a pulley which is frictionless (see figure). The acceleration of the system in terms of acceleration due to gravity (g) is:

(1)   g/5

(2)   g/10

(3)   g

(4)   g/2

Answer: (1)

109. In a certain region of space with volume 0.2 m3, the electric potential is found to be 5 V throughout. The magnitude of electric field in this region is:

(1)   1 N/C

(2)   5 N/C

(3)   zero

(4)   0.5 N/C

Answer: (3)

110. When a uranium isotope  is bombarded with a neutron, it generates  three neutrons and :

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

Answer: (3)

111. The energy equivalent of 0.5 g of a substance is :

(1)   1.5 × 1013 J

(2)   0.5 × 1013 J

(3)   4.5 × 1016 J

(4)   4.5 × 1013 J

Answer: (4)

112. The mean free path of a gas, with molecular diameter d and number density n can be expressed as:

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

Answer: (4)

113. A wire of length L, area of cross section A is hanging from a fixed support. The length of the wire changes to L1 when mass M is suspended from its free end. The expression for Young’s modulus is:

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

Answer: (2)

114. A spherical conductor of radius 10 cm has a charge of 3.2 × 107 C distributed uniformly. What is the magnitude of electric field at a point 15 cm from the centre of the sphere?

(1)   1.28 × 106 N/C

(2)   1.28 × 107 N/C

(3)   1.28 × 104 N/C

(4)   1.28 × 105 N/C

Answer: (4)

115. The energy required to break one bond in DNA is 1020 This value in eV is nearly:

(1)   0.06

(2)   0.006

(3)   6

(4)   0.6

Answer: (1)

116. A body weighs 72 N on the surface of the earth. What is the gravitational force on it, at a height equal to half the radius of the earth?

(1)   30 N

(2)   24 N

(3)   48 N

(4)   32 N

Answer: (4)

117. For the logic circuit shown, the truth table is:

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

Answer: (3)

118. In Young’s double slit experiment, if the separation between coherent sources is halved and the distance of the screen from the coherent sources is doubled, then the fringe width becomes:

(1)   four times

(2)   one-fourth

(3)   double

(4)   half

Answer: (1)

119. A capillary tube of radius r is immersed in water and water rises in it to a height h. The mass of the water in the capillary is 5 g. Another capillary tube of radius 2r is immersed in water. The mass of water that will rise in this tube is:

(1)   10.0 g

(2)   20.0 g

(3)   2.5 g

(4)   5.0 g

Answer: (1)

120. A cylinder contains hydrogen gas at pressure of 249 kPa and temperature 27°

Its density is : (R = 8.3 J mol1 K1)

(1)   0.1 kg/m3

(2)   0.02 kg/m3

(3)   0.5 kg/m3

(4)   0.2 kg/m3

Answer: (4)

121. An iron rod of susceptibility 599 is subjected to a magnetizing field of 1200 A m1. The permeability of the material of the rod is:

0 = 4π × 107 T m A1)

(1)   2.4π × 105 T m A1

(2)   2.4π × 107 T m A1

(3)   2.4π × 104 T m A1

(4)   8.0 × 105 T m A1

Answer: (3)

122. Find the torque about the origin when a force of  acts on a particle whose position vector is .

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

Answer: (1)

123. The average thermal energy for a mono-atomic gas is : (k­B is Boltzmann constant and T, absolute temperature)

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

Answer: (4)

124. Assume that light of wavelength 600 nm is coming from a star. The limit of resolution of telescope whose objective has a diameter of 2 m is:

(1)   7.32 × 107 rad

(2)   6.00 × 107 rad

(3)   3.66 × 107 rad

(4)   1.83 × 107 rad

Answer: (3)

125. Light with an average flux of 20 W/cm2 falls on a non-reflecting surface at normal incidence having surface area 20 cm2. The energy received by the surface during time span of 1 minute is:

(1)   24 × 103 J

(2)   48 × 103 J

(3)   10 × 103 J

(4)   12 × 103 J

Answer: (1)

126. The ratio of contributions made by the electric field and magnetic field components to the intensity of an electronmagnetic wave is :

(c = speed of electronmagnetic waves)

(1)   1 : c

(2)   1 : c2

(3)   c : 1

(4)   1 : 1

Answer: (4)

127. Which of the following graph represents the variation of resistivity (ρ) with temperature (T) for copper?

Answer: (1)

128. The quantities of heat required to raise the temperature of two solid copper spheres of radii r1 and r2 (r1 = 1.5 r2) through 1 K are in the ratio :

(1)   3/2

(2)   5/3

(3)   27/8

(4)   9/4

Answer: (3)

129. A resistance wire connected in the left gap of a metre bridge balances a 10 Ω resistance in the right gap at a point which divides the bridge wire in the ratio 3 : 2. If the length of the resistance wire is 1.5 m, then the length of 1 Ω of the resistance wire is:

(1)   1.5 × 101 m

(2)   1.5 × 102 m

(3)   1.0 × 102 m

(4)   1.0 × 101 m

Answer: (4)

130. The increase in the width of the depletion region in a p-n junction diode is due to:

(1)   both forward bias and reverse bias

(2)   increase in forward current

(3)   forward bias only

(4)   reverse bias only

Answer: (4)

131. A 40 μF capacitor is connected to a 200 V, 50 Hz ac supply. The rms value of the current in the circuit is, nearly:

(1)   2.5 A

(2)   25.1 A

(3)   1.7 A

(4)   2.05 A

Answer: (1)

132. Taking into account of the significant, figures, what is the value of 9.99 m – 0.0099 m ?

(1)   9.980 m

(2)   9.9 m

(3)   9.9801 m

(4)   9.98 m

Answer: (4)

133. A charged particle having drift velocity of 7.5 × 104 m s1 in an electric field of 3 × 1010 Vm1, has a mobility in m2V1s1 of:

(1)   2.5 × 106

(2)   2.25 × 1015

(3)   2.25 × 1015

(4)   2.5 × 106

Answer: (4)

134. In a guitar, two strings A and B made of same material are slightly out of tune and produce beats of frequency 6 Hz. When tension in B is slightly decreased, the beat frequency increases to 7 Hz. If the frequency of A is 530 Hz, the original frequency of B will be:

(1)   536 Hz

(2)   537 Hz

(3)   523 Hz

(4)   524 Hz

Answer: (4)

135. Two particles of mass 5 kg and 10 kg respectively are attached to the two ends of a rigid rod of length 1 m with negligible mass.

The centre of mass of the system from the 5 kg particle is nearly at a distance of :

(1)   67 cm

(2)   80 cm

(3)   33 cm

(4)   50 cm

Answer: (1)

136. Reaction between benezaldehyde and acetophenone in presence of dilute NaOH is known as

(1)   Cross Cannizzaro’s reaction

(2)   Cross Aldol condensation

(3)   Aldol condensation

(4)   Cannizzaro’s reaction

Answer: (2)

137. Measuring Zeta potential is useful in determining which property of colloidal solution?

(1)   Stability of the colloidal particles

(2)   Size of the colloidal particles

(3)   Viscosity

(4)   Solubility

Answer: (1)

138. A tertiary butyl carbocation is more stable than a secondary butyl carbocation because of which of the following?

(1)   − R effect of – CH3 groups

(2)   Hyperconjugation

(3)   −I effect of – CH3 groups

(4)   +R effect of – CH3 groups

Answer: (2)

139. The correct option for free expansion of an ideal gas under adiabatic condition is

(1)   q < 0, ∆T = 0 and w = 0

(2)   q > 0, ∆T > 0 and w > 0

(3)   q = 0, ∆T = 0 and w = 0

(4)   q = 0, ∆T < 0 and w > 0

Answer: (3)

140. Match the following :

Oxide                               Nature

(a) CO                              (i) Basic

(b) BaO                            (ii) Neutral

(c) Al2O3                          (iii) Acidic

(d) Cl2O7                          (iv) Amphoteric

Which of the following is correct option?

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

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

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

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

Answer: (4)

141. Reaction between acetone and methylmagnesium chloride followed by hydrolysis will give:

(1)   Tert. butyl alcohol

(2)   Isobutyl alcohol

(3)   Isopropyl alcohol

(4)   Sec. butyl alcohol

Answer: (1)

142. The following metal ion activates many enzymes, participates in the oxidation of glucose to produce ATP and with Na, is responsible for the transmission of nerve signals.

(1)   Calcium

(2)   Potassium

(3)   Iron

(4)   Copper

Answer: (2)

143. Which of the following is a basic amino acid?

(1)   Tyrosine

(2)   Lysine

(3)   Serine

(4)   Alanine

Answer: (2)

144. Identify compound X in the following sequence of reactions

Answer: (1)

145. Which of the following is the correct order of increasing field strength of ligands to form coordination compounds?

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

Answer: (3)

146. Which of the following is a cationic detergent?

(1)   Cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide

(2)   Sodium dodecylbenzene sulphonate

(3)   Sodium lauryl sulphate

(4)   Sodium stearate

Answer: (1)

147. Which one of the following has maximum number of atoms?

(1)   1 g of O2(g) [Atomic mass of O = 16]

(2)   1g of Li(s) [Atomic mass of Li = 7]

(3)   1 g of Ag(s) [Atomic mass of Ag = 108]

(4)   1 g of Mg(s) [Atomic mass of Mg = 24]

Answer: (2)

148. Identify the incorrect match.

Name                   IUPAC Official Name

(a) Unnilunium    (i) Mendelevium

(b) Unnitrium       (ii) Lawrencium

(c) Unnilhexium   (iii) Seaborgium

(d) Unununnium  (iv) Darmstadtium

(1)   (c), (iii)

(2)   (d), (iv)

(3)   (a), (i)

(4)   (b), (ii)

Answer: (2)

149. Which of the following amine will give the carbylamines test?

Answer: (3)

150. Paper chromatography is an example of

(1)   Thin layer chromatography

(2)   Column chromatography

(3)   Adsorption chromatography

(4)   Partition chromatography

Answer: (4)

151. A mixture of N2 and Ar gases in a cylinder contains 7 g of N2 and 8 g of Ar. If the total pressure of the mixture of the gases in the cylinder is 27 bar, the partial pressure of N2 is:

[Use atomic masses (in g mol1) : N = 14, Ar = 40]

(1)   15 bar

(2)   18 bar

(3)   9 bar

(4)   12 bar

Answer: (1)

152. The number of protons, neutrons and electrons in respectively, are

(1)   71, 71 and 104

(2)   175, 104 and 71

(3)   71, 104 and 71

(4)   104, 71 and 71

Answer: (3)

153. The rate constant for a first order reaction is 4.606 × 103 s1. The time required to reduce 2.0 g of the reactant to 0.2 g is:

(1)   500 s

(2)   1000 s

(3)   100 s

(4)   200 s

Answer: (1)

154. Identify a molecule which does not exist.

(1)   C2

(2)   O2

(3)   He2

(4)   Li2

Answer: (3)

155. Hydrolysis of sucrose is given by the following reaction.

Sucrose + H2O ⇌ Glucose + Fructose

If the equilibrium constant (KC) is 2 × 1013 at 300 K, the value of ∆rG at the same temperature will be:

(1)   8.314 J mol1K1 × 300 K × ln(3 × 1013)

(2)   −8.314 J mol1K1 × 300 K × ln(4 × 1013)

(3)   −8.314 J mol1K1 × 300 K × ln(2 × 1013)

(4)   8.314 J mol1K1 × 300 K × ln(2 × 1013)

Answer: (3)

156. For the reaction, 2Cl(g) → Cl2(g), the correct option is:

(1)   ∆rH < 0 and ∆rS > 0

(2)   ∆rH < 0 and ∆rS < 0

(3)   ∆rH > 0 and ∆rS > 0

(4)   ∆rH < 0 and ∆rS < 0

Answer: (2)

157. Find out the solubility of Ni(OH)2 in 0.1 M NaOH. Given that the ionic product of Ni(OH)2 is 2 × 1015

(1)   1 × 1013 M

(2)   1 × 108 M

(3)   2 × 1013 M

(4)   2 × 108 M

Answer: (3)

158. On electrolysis of dil. sulphuric acid using Platinum (Pt) electrode, the product obtained at anode will be

(1)   H2S gas

(2)   SO2 gas

(3)   Hydrogen gas

(4)   Oxygen gas

Answer: (4)

159. Which of the following is not correct about carbon monoxide?

(1)   The carboxyhaemoglobin (haemoglobin bound to CO) is less stable than oxyhaemoglobin.

(2)   It is produced due to incomplete combustion.

(3)   It forms carboxyhaemoglobin

(4)   It reduces oxygen carrying ability of blood.

Answer: (1)

160. The number of Faradays(F) required to produce 20 g of calcium from molten CaCl2 (Atomic mass of Ca = 40 g mol1) is

(1)   3

(2)   4

(3)   1

(4)   2

Answer: (3)

161. Elimination reaction of 2-Bromo-pentane to form pent-2-ene is

(a) β-Elimination reaction

(b) Follows Zaitsev rule

(c) Dehydrohalogenation reaction

(d) Dehydraion reaction

(1)   (b), (c), (d)

(2)   (a), (b), (d)

(3)   (a), (b), (c)

(4)   (a), (c), (d)

Answer: (3)

162. What is the change in oxidation number of carbon in the following reaction?

CH4(g) + 4Cl­2(g) → CCl4(l) + 4HCl(g)

(1)   −4 to +4

(2)   0 to −4

(3)   +4  to +4

(4)   0 to +4

Answer: (1)

163. Which of the following alkane cannot be made in good yield by Wurtz reaction?

(1)   n-Heptane

(2)   n-Butane

(3)   n-Hexane

(4)   2, 3-Dimethylbutane

Answer: (1)

164. Sucrose on hydrolysis gives

(1)   α-D-Glucose + β-D-Fructose

(2)   α-D-Fructose + β-D-Fructose

(3)   β-D-Glucose + α-D-Fructose

(4)   α-D-Glucose + β-D-Glucose

Answer: (1)

165. Identify the incorrect statement.

(1)   Interstitial compounds are those that are formed when small atoms like H, C or N are trapped inside the crystal lattices of metals.

(2)   The oxidation states of chromium in  are not be same.

(3)   Cr2+ (d4) is a stronger reducing agent that Fe2+ (d6) in water.

(4)   The transition metals and their compounds are known for their catalytic activity due to their ability to adopt multiple oxidation states and to form complexes.

Answer: (2)

166. HCl was passed through a solution of CaCl2, MgCl2 and NaCl. Which of the following compound (s) crystallize(s) ?

(1)   Only MgCl2

(2)   NaCl, MgCl2 and CaCl=2

(3)   Both MgCl2 and CaCl2

(4)   Only NaCl

Answer: (4)

167. Identify the correct statements from the following:

(a) CO2(g) is used as refrigerant for ice-cream and frozen food.

(b) The structure of C60 contains twelve six carbon rings and twenty five carbon rings.

(c) ZSM-5, a type of zeolite, is used to convert alcohols into gasoline.

(d) CO is colourless and odourless gas.

(1)   (b) and (c) only

(2)   (c) and (d) only

(3)   (a), (b) and (c) only

(4)   (a) and (c) only

Answer: (2)

168. An increase in the concentration of the reactants of a reaction leads to change in

(1)   threshold energy

(2)   collision frequency

(3)   activation energy

(4)   heat of reaction

Answer: (4)

169. The calculated spin only magnetic moment of Cr2+ ion is

(1)   5.92 BM

(2)   2.84 BM

(3)   3.87 BM

(4)   4.90 BM

Answer: (4)

  1. Match the following and identify the correct option.

(a) CO(g) + H2(g)                                            (i) Mg(HCO3)2 + Ca(HCO3)2

(b) Temporary hardness of water              (ii) An electron deficient hydride

(c) B2H6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           (iii) Synthesis gas

(d) H2O2                          (iv) Non-planar structure

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

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

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

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

Answer: (3)

171. The mixture which shows positive deviation from Raoult’s law is

(1)   Acetone + Chloroform

(2)   Chloroethane + Bromoethane

(3)   Ethanol + Acetone

(4)   Benzene + Toluene

Answer: (3)

172. Anisole on cleavage with HI gives

Answer: (3)

173. Urea reacts with water to form A which will decompose to form B. B when passed through Cu2+ (aq), deep blue colour solution C is formed. What is the formula of C from the following?

(1)   Cu(OH)2

(2)   CuCO3∙Cu(OH)2

(3)   CuSO4

(4)   [Cu(NH3)4]2+

Answer: (4)

174. The freezing point depression constant (Kf) of benzene is 5.12 K kg mol1. The freezing point depression for the solution of molality 0.078 m containing a non-electrolyte solute in benzene is (rounded off upto two decimal places):

(1)   0.40 K

(2)   0.60 K

(3)   0.20 K

(4)   0.80 K

Answer: (1)

175. Which of the following oxoacid of sulphur has – O – O – linkage?

(1)   H2S2O8, peroxodisulphuric acid

(2)   H2S2O7, pyrosulphuric acid

(3)   H2SO3, sulphurous acid

(4)   H2SO4, sulphuric acid

Answer: (1)

176. Identify the correct statement from the following :

(1)   Vapour phase refining is carried out for Nickel by Van Arkel method.

(2)   Pig iron can be moulded into a variety of shapes.

(3)   Wrought iron is impure iron with 4% carbon.

(4)   Blister copper has blistered appearance due to evolution of CO2.

Answer: (2)

177. Which of the following is a natural polymer?

(1)   polybutadiene

(2)   poly (Butadiene-acrylonitrile)

(3)   cis-1, 4-polyisoprene

(4)   poly (Butadiene-styrene)

Answer: (3)

178.  An element has a body centered cubic (bcc) structure with a cell edge of 288 pm. The atomic radius is

(1)

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

Answer: (3)

179.  An alkene on ozonolysis gives methanol as one of the product. Its structure is

Answer: (1)

180. Which of the following set of molecules will have zero dipole moment?

(1)   Nitrogen trifluoride, beryllium difluoride, water, 1, 3-dichlorobenzene

(2)   Boron trifluoride, beryllium difluoride, carbon dioxide, 1, 4-dichlorobenzene

(3)   Ammonia, beryllium difluoride, water, 1, 4-dichlorobenzene

(4)   Boron trifluoride, hydrogen fluoride, carbon dioxide, 1, 3-dichlorobenzene

Answer: (2)

Airforce Common Admission Test (AFCAT)-1 2012 Question Paper With Answer Key

Airforce Common Admission Test (AFCAT)-1 2012
Airforce Common Admission Test (AFCAT)-1 2012 Question Paper With Answer Key

Air Force Common Admission Test

(AFCAT) -1/2012

Directions (Qs. 1-5): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below:

Pablo Picasso showed his truly exceptional talent from a very young age. His first word was lapis (Spanish for pencil) and he  learnt to draw before he could talk. He was the only son in the family and very good-looking, so he was thoroughly spoilt. He hated school and often refused to go unless his doting parents allowed him to take one of his father’s pet pigeons with him.

   Apart from pigeons, his great love was art and when in 1891 his father, who was an amateur artist, got a job as a drawing teacher at a college, Pablo went with him to the college. He often watched his father paint and sometimes was allowed to help. One evening his father was painting a picture of their pigeons when he had to leave the room. He returned to find that Pablo had completed and picture, and it was so amazingly beautiful and lifelike that he gave his son his own palette and brushes and never painted again. Pablo was just thirteen.

1. As a boy Pablo Picasso was

(A)  Ordinary looking but talented.

(B)  Handsome and talented.

(C)  Handsome and studious.

(D)  Handsome and hardworking.

Answer: (B)

2. He was spoilt mostly because he was

(A)  A smart boy.

(B)  Loved by one and all.

(C)  The only son in the family.

(D)  Always surrounded by notorious boys.

Answer: (C)

3. Picasso went to school only when

(A)  His friends accompanied him.

(B)  His father went with him.

(C)  He was allowed to paint at school.

(D)  He was allowed to carry a pet with him.

Answer: (D)

4. When his father painted in the college, Pablo

(A)  Occasionally helped him.

(B)  Rarely helped him.

(C)  Always helped him.

(D)  Invariably helped him.

Answer: (A)

5. Pablo’s father gave up painting because he

(A)  Did not like the job.

(B)  Retired from the college.

(C)  Was impressed by his son’s talent.

(D)  Lost interest in painting.

Answer: (C)

Directions (Qs. 6-10): In each of the following questions, find out which part has an error.

6. The boss was irritated (A)/by him neglecting (B)/the duties and (C)/ not listening to his advice (D).

Answer: (B)

7. Each of the three (A)/beggars were (B)/asking for more (C)/ food to eat (D).

Answer: (B)

8. My brother sent (A)/two pairs (B)/of shoe (C)/from America (D).

Answer: (C)

9. The young boy said (A)/that he (B)/neither liked me (C)/nor my wife (D).

Answer: (C)

10. He was (A)/congratulated for (B)/ his success in (C)/ the 100 m race (D).

Answer: (B)

Directions (Qs. 11-15): Pick up the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blanks to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

11. Sanjay was _____ with divine vision to see the great battle.

(A)  Demure

(B)  Authorized

(C)  Endowed

(D)  Uttered

Answer: (C)

12. There was so much _____ material in the essay that it was difficult to get the author’s message.

(A)  Variegated

(B)  Superficial

(C)  Extraneous

(D)  Exemplary

Answer: (C)

13. The world is so constructed that if you wish to enjoy its pleasures, you must also _____ its pains.

(A)  Deny

(B)  Neglect

(C)  Ignore

(D)  Endure

Answer: (D)

14. Indian press did not give _____ to the British publicity.

(A)  Credence

(B)  Scion

(C)  Augury

(D)  Opportunity

Answer: (A)

15. Travellers _______ their reservations well in advance if they want to travel during the Diwali holidays.

(A)  has better to get

(B)  has better get

(C)  has to get better

(D)  had better got

Answer: (B)

Directions (Qs. 16-18): In each of the following choose the word most similar in meaning to the word given in capitals.

16. EMANCIPATE

(A)  Set free

(B)  Exist

(C)  Correct morally

(D)  Restrain

Answer: (A)

17. DECEIT

(A)  Simplicity

(B)  Gentility

(C)  Sincerity

(D)  Dishonesty

Answer: (D)

18. ADMONITION

(A)  Thrash

(B)  Hindrance

(C)  Warning

(D)  Exhort

Answer: (C)

Directions (Qs. 19-20): In each of the following, choose the word most nearly opposite in meaning to the word given in capitals.

19. VOCIFEROUS

(A)  Laudable

(B)  Quiet

(C)  Dangerous

(D)  Powerful

Answer: (B)

20. IMPLICATE

(A)  Involve

(B)  Exonerate

(C)  Corrupt

(D)  Accuse

Answer: (B)

Directions (Qs. 21-40): Choose the correct answer.

21. The person who is regarded as the greatest law giver of ancient India is

(A)  Panini

(B)  Kautilya

(C)  Manu

(D)  Patanjali

Answer: (C)

22. The immortal fame of Ashoka largely rests upon

(A)  His conversion to Buddhism and its propagation.

(B)  His policy for the welfare of his subjects.

(C)  His work in the sphere of politics and moral teaching.

(D)  His extensive conquests.

Answer: (B)

23. Gandhiji started Dandi March

(A)  The demonstrate against the British Empire.

(B)  To break the salt law.

(C)  To boycott foreign goods.

(D)  None of the above

Answer: (B)

24. The first war of Indian Independence began on 10 May 1857 at

(A)  Meerut

(B)  Jhansi

(C)  Barrackpore

(D)  Delhi

Answer: (A)

25. The sun rises in Arunachal Pradesh two hours before it does in Dwaraka in Gujarat. This is because the former is

(A)  Higher in elevation than Dwaraka and the earth rotates from West to East.

(B)  Situated further North than Dwaraka and the earth rotates from West to East.

(C)  Situated further East (about 30° Longitude) than Dwaraka and the earth rotates from West to East.

(D)  Situated about 30° East of Dwaraka and the earth rotates from West to East.

Answer: (C)

26. Srinagar is situated on the banks of the river

(A)  Ravi

(B)  Sutlej

(C)  Jhelum

(D)  Chenab

Answer: (C)

27. The areas in India that receive approximately an average of more than 200 cms of rainfall annually are

(A)  Meghalaya, Assam, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh.

(B)  Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra

(C)  Meghalaya, Assam, Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir

(D)  Meghalaya, Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan

Answer: (A)

28. Isotherms are imaginary lines drawn on a map which connect places of equal

(A)  Atmospheric pressure

(B)  Humidity

(C)  Rainfall

(D)  Temperature

Answer: (D)

29. Jim Corbett National Park is situated in which state?

(A)  Arunachal Pradesh

(B)  Himachal Pradesh

(C)  Andhra Pradesh

(D)  Uttarakhand

Answer: (D)

30. Which one of the following statement regarding the sun is correct?

(A)  The sun is composed mainly of hydrogen.

(B)  Its energy is generated by nuclear collision in its interior.

(C)  It is calculated that the sun consumes about a trillion pounds of hydrogen every second.

(D)  All of the above

Answer: (D)

31. Supersonic speed is speed greater than the speed of sound (in air at sea level) that is to say around ______ miles/hour.

(A)  760

(B)  860

(C)  960

(D)  1060

Answer: (A)

32. Yoga Sutra was written by

(A)  Vatsyayana

(B)  Patanjali

(C)  Bhratrihari

(D)  Maharshi Mahesh

Answer: (B)

33. The National Institute of Oceanography is located at

(A)  Trivandrum

(B)  Panaji

(C)  Cochin

(D)  Mangalore

Answer: (B)

34. An aeroplance rises because

(A)  Of upward reaction of air.

(B)  The density of air above the plane is less than below it.

(C)  The pressure above its wings is less than the pressure below them.

(D)  Its nose points upwards.

Answer: (C)

35. Rocks formed on the solidification of molten matter are called

(A)  Metamorphic rocks

(B)  Sedimentary rocks

(C)  Volcanic rocks

(D)  Igneous rocks

Answer: (D)

36. The pioneer of Atomic energy in India is

(A)  Homi J. Bhabha

(B)  Vikram Sarabhai

(C)  C. V. Raman

(D)  C. K. Naidu

Answer: (A)

37. Which one of the following statements regarding FIFA World Cup 2010 is not correct?

(A)  South Africa became the first host nation to fail to qualify for the tournament’s second round.

(B)  The tournament was the culmination of a qualification process that began in August 2007.

(C)  This is the first time that the tournament was hosted by an African nation.

(D)  Zakumi, the official mascot for the FIFA World Cup, 2010 is an African bush elephant.

Answer: (A)

38. The first Indian to win the World Amateur Snooker Championship is

(A)  Om Agarwal

(B)  Geet Sethi

(C)  Michael Ferreira

(D)  Wilson Jones

Answer: (A)

39. The first person to win the Arjuna award for badminton is

(A)  Pullela Gopichand

(B)  Prakash Padukone

(C)  Nandu Natekar

(D)  Farook Engineer

Answer: (C)

40. The sport which requires the largest field is

(A)  Football

(B)  Cricket

(C)  Hockey

(D)  Polo

Answer: (D)

Directions (Qs. 41-45): Find the odd one out.

41.

(A)  Advice

(B)  Counsel

(C)  Direct

(D)  Suggest

Answer: (C)

42.

(A)  Tumble

(B)  Topple

(C)  Crumble

(D)  Sprain

Answer: (D)

43.

(A)  Sobriquet

(B)  Alias

(C)  Pseudonym

(D)  Anonymous

Answer: (A)

44.

(A)  Mumbai

(B)  Goa

(C)  Visakhapatnam

(D)  Thiruvananthapuram

Answer: (D)

45.

(A)  Petrol

(B)  Acetone

(C)  Mercury

(D)  Kerosene

Answer: (C)

Directions (Qs. 46-55): In the following questions, the words given bear a certain relationship. Your task is to find out from the choices the words with the same relationship.

46. Hope : Despair

(A)  Work : Failure

(B)  Worship : Adore

(C)  Cow : Milk

(D)  Encourage : Dishearten

Answer: (D)

47. Army : Logistics

(A)  War : Logic

(B)  Soldiers : Students

(C)  Business : Strategy

(D)  Team : Individual  

Answer: (C)

48. Bouquet : Flower

(A)  Skin : Body

(B)  Chain : Link

(C)  Product : Factory

(D)  Page : Book

Answer: (B)

49. Revenge : Vendetta

(A)  Sleep : Dream

(B)  Sun: Moon

(C)  Envy : Jealousy

(D)  Heaven : God

Answer: (C)

50. Refine : Style

(A)  Retouch : Photograph

(B)  Paint : Wall

(C)  Compose : Song

(D)  Author : Book

Answer: (A)

51. Fear : Tremble

(A)  Hand : Shake

(B)  Heat : Perspire

(C)  Distance : Walk

(D)  Evening : Star

Answer: (B)

52. Condone : Offence

(A)  Punish : Criminal

(B)  Mitigate : Penitence

(C)  Overlook : Aberration

(D)  Ignore : Loyalty

Answer: (C)

53. Plant : Flower

(A)  Face : Eye

(B)  Stem : Tree

(C)  Chair : Sofa

(D)  Blades : Grass

Answer: (A)

54. Protoplasm : Cell

(A)  Fibre : Plastic         

(B)  Coin : Money

(C)  Chemistry : Elements

(D)  Chain : Link

Answer: (B)

55. Nalanda : Takshshila

(A)  Venus : Mars

(B)  University : College

(C)  Office : Department

(D)  Ship : Cargo

Answer: (A)

Directions (Qs. 51-60): In the following questions, the first word is related to the second in the same way as the third word is related to the fourth. Either the third or the fourth word is missing and is left blank. You have to choose the correct word to fill in the blank.

56. Foot is to Man as Hoof is to _______.

(A)  Dog

(B)  Cow

(C)  Cat

(D)  Rabbit

Answer: (B)

57. Broad is to Narrow as _______ is to Lane.

(A)  Footpath

(B)  Field

(C)  Pavement

(D)  Road

Answer: (D)

58. Back is to Backbone as Belly is to ______.

(A)  Throat

(B)  Ribs

(C)  Heart

(D)  Navel

Answer: (B)

59. Ankle is to Knee as Wrist is to ______.

(A)  Elbow

(B)  Finger

(C)  Hand

(D)  Foot

Answer: (A)

60. Sting is to Bee as _____ is to Snake.

(A)  Slithering

(B)  Rats

(C)  Poison

(D)  Fangs

Answer: (D)

61. Hari’s income is 20% more than Madhu’s income. Madhu’s income is less than Hari’s income by

(A)  15%

(B)  16.66%

(C)  20%

(D)  22.25%

Answer: (B)

62. A sum of money lent out at simple interest doubled itself in 20 years. In how many yeas wil it triple itself?

(A)  28  years

(B)  30 years

(C)  40 years

(D)  35 years

Answer: (C)

63. Which of the following fractions are in ascending order?

(A)  2/3, 3/5, 7/9, 9/11, 8/9

(B)  3/5, 2/3, 9/11, 7/9, 8/9

(C)  3/5, 2/3, 7/9, 9/11, 8/9

(D)  8/9, 9/11, 7/9, 2/3, 3/5

Answer: (C)

64. 337.62 + 8.591 + 34.4 = ?

(A)  370.611

(B)  380.511

(C)  380.611

(D)  426.97

Answer: (C)

65. Find the sum of : 

(A)  3/5

(B)  3/2

(C)  3/8

(D)  4/7

Answer: (C)

66. Find the average of all the numbers between 6 and 34 which are divisible by five.

(A)  18

(B)  20

(C)  24

(D)  30

Answer: (B)

67. The average of first 80 natural numbers is

(A)  40

(B)  41

(C)  40.5

(D)  142

Answer: (C)

68. If the sum of a few numbers is 450 and their mean is 50 and if another number 100 is included, the mean would become

(A)  55

(B)  60

(C)  75

(D)  150

Answer: (A)

69. ?% of 932 + 30 = 309.6

(A)  25

(B)  30

(C)  35

(D)  40

Answer: (B)

70. The difference between a number and its two-fifth is 510. What is 10% of that number?

(A)  12.75

(B)  85

(C)  204

(D)  None of these

Answer: (B)

71. One litre of water is evaporated from 6 litres of a solution containing 5% salt. The percentage of salt in the remaining solution is

(A)  16%

(B)  5%

(C)  4%

(D)  6%

Answer: (D)

72. A shopkeeper professes to sell all things at a discount of 10% but increases the Selling Price of each article by 20%. His gain on each article is

(A)  6%

(B)  8%

(C)  10%

(D)  12%

Answer: (B)

73. If the selling price of an article is 4/3rd of its cost price, the profit in transaction is

(A)  16.75%

(B)  20.50%

(C)  25.50%

(D)  33.33%

Answer: (D)

74. If the selling price is doubled, the profit triples. Find the profit per cent.

(A)  66.66

(B)  100

(C)  105.33

(D)  120

Answer: (B)

75. If 4/5th of an estate is worth Rs 16,800, then the value of 3/7th of the estate is

(A)  Rs 9000

(B)  Rs 21000

(C)  Rs 72000

(D)  Rs 90000

Answer: (A)

76. If  and 8a + 5b = 22, then the value of ‘a’ is

(A)  1

(B)  1/2

(C)  3/2

(D)  3/4

Answer: (C)

77. If (a – b) is 6 more than (c + d) and (a + b) is 3 less than (c – d), then the value of (a – c) is

(A)  0.5

(B)  1.0

(C)  1.5

(D)  2.0

Answer: (C)

78. Two numbers are in the ratio 7 : 8. If 3 is added to each of them their ratio becomes 8 : 9. The numbers are

(A)  14, 16

(B)  24, 27

(C)  21, 24

(D)  16, 18

Answer: (C)

79. The sum of three numbers is 98. If the ratio of the first to the second is 2 : 3 and that of the second to the third is 5 : 8, then the second number is

(A)  20

(B)  30

(C)  48

(D)  58

Answer: (B)

80. A certain amount was divided between Sita and Gita in the ratio 9 : 8. If Sita’s share was Rs 4500 then the amount is

(A)  Rs 9000

(B)  Rs 8500

(C)  Rs 6750

(D)  Rs 9025

Answer: (B)

Directions (Qs. 81-84): Find out which of the figures (1), (2), (3) and (4) can be formed from the pieces given in figure (X).

81. 

(A)  1

(B)  2

(C)  3

(D)  4

Answer: (C)

82. 

(A)  1

(B)  2

(C)  3

(D)  4

Answer: (C)

83. 

(A)  1

(B)  2

(C)  3

(D)  4

Answer: (C)

84. 

(A)  1

(B)  2

(C)  3

(D)  4

Answer: (A)

85. 

(A)  1

(B)  2

(C)  3

(D)  4

Answer: (C)

Directions (Qs. 86-90): In reach of the following questions, select a figure from amongst the four alternatives, which when placed in the blank space of figure (X) would complete the pattern.

86. 

(A)  1

(B)  2

(C)  3

(D)  4

Answer: (D)

87. 

(A)  1

(B)  2

(C)  3

(D)  4

Answer: (C)

88. 

(A)  1

(B)  2

(C)  3

(D)  4

Answer: (A)

89. 

(A)  1

(B)  2

(C)  3

(D)  4

Answer: (D)

90. 

(A)  1

(B)  2

(C)  3

(D)  4

Answer: (C)

Directions (Qs. 91-95): In each of the following questions, you are given a figure (X) followed by four alternative figures (1), (2), (3) and (4) such that figure (X) is embedded in one of them. Trace out the alternative figure which contains Fig. (X) as its part.

91. 

(A)  1

(B)  2

(C)  3

(D)  4

Answer: (A)

92. 

(A)  1

(B)  2

(C)  3

(D)  4

Answer: (B)

93. 

(A)  1

(B)  2

(C)  3

(D)  4

Answer: (D)

94. 

(A)  1

(B)  2

(C)  3

(D)  4

Answer: (B)

95. 

(A)  1

(B)  2

(C)  3

(D)  4

Answer: (B)

Directions (Qs. 96-100): In each of the following questions, find out which of the answer figures (1), (2), (3) and (4) completes the figures matrix.

96. 

(A)  1

(B)  2

(C)  3

(D)  4

Answer: (D)

97. 

(A)  1

(B)  2

(C)  3

(D)  4

Answer: (A)

98. 

(A)  1

(B)  2

(C)  3

(D)  4

Answer: (D)

99. 

(A)  1

(B)  2

(C)  3

(D)  4

Answer: (C)

100. 

(A)  1

(B)  2

(C)  3

(D)  4

Answer: (B)

Airforce Common Admission Test (AFCAT)-1 2013 Question Paper With Answer Key

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Directions (Qs. 1 to 5): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below:

   We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with the growing confidence and strength in the air, we shall defend our island whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender, and even if this island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our empire beyond the seas would carry on the struggle, until the New World steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the Old.

1. On the basis of the passage which of the following statements may be said to be correct?

(A)  The speaker is encouraging his men for the conquest of France

(B)  The speaker is an aggressive and maniacal war-monger

(C)  The speaker is not satisfied with the conquest of the island

(D)  The speaker is a patriot urging the defence of his motherland

Answer: (D)

2. The speaker in the passage wants to go on fighting because:

(A)  He is a raving lunatic

(B)  He is in a state of utter despair

(C)  He expects help from other quarters

(D)  He is the leader of a suicide squad

Answer: (B)

3. Which of the following pair of the phrases helps best to bring out the intention of the speaker?

(A)  “Go on the end”, “shall never surrender”

(B)  “Growing confidence”, “subjugated and starving”

(C)  “Subjugated and starving”, “fighting on the landing ground”

(D)  “Fighting in the streets”, subjugated and starving”

Answer: (A)

4. The passage consists of repetitive patterns in syntax and vocabulary. The effect of th is style is that it:

(A)  Reveals the speaker’s defects in giving a speech

(B)  Produces the impression of bad poetry

(C)  Conveys the speaker’s helpless situation

(D)  Reinforces the speaker’s basic intention

Answer: (D)

5. The tone of the speaker is:

(A)  Pleading and urging

(B)  Inspiring and encouraging

(C)  Discouraging and gloomy

(D)  Menacing and bullying

Answer: (B)

Directions (Qs. 6 to 8):  In each of the following, choose the word most similar in meaning to the word given in capitals.

6. MEDDLE

(A)  Disregard

(B)  Overlook

(C)  Interfere

(D)  Free

Answer: (C)

7. ABJURE

(A)  Renounce

(B)  Run off secretly

(C)  Abide

(D)  Discuss

Answer: (A)

8. Estrange

(A)  Endanger

(B)  To become puzzling

(C)  Miscalculate

(D)  Alienate

Answer: (D)

Directions (Qs. 9 and 10): In each of the following, choose the word most nearly opposite in meaning to the word given in capitals:

9. DEROGATORY

(A)  Conferred

(B)  Immediate

(C)  Praising

(D)  Private

Answer: (C)

10. WANE

(A)  Widen

(B)  Poor

(C)  Swell

(D)  Tight

Answer: (C)

Directions (Qs. 11 to 15): In each of the following questions, find out which part has an error.

11. The police has (A)/ arrested the thief (B)/ who broke into my house (C)/ last night (D).

Answer: (A)

12. The man who (A)/ they thought to be (B)/ a gentleman turned out (C)/ to be a rogue (D).

Answer: (D)

13. I told him on his face (A)/ that he could not hope (B)/ to pass the stringent (C)/ Medical examination of the Services Selection Board (D).

Answer: (B)

14. Mohan is one of those boys (A)/ who has expressed (B)/ willingness for joining (C)/ the educational tour (D).

Answer: (B)

15. I may spend (A)/this summer vacations (B)/with one of my friends (C)/in the back waters of Kerala (D).

Answer: (B)

Directions (Qs. 16 to 20): Pick up the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blanks to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

16. According to the weather ______ it is going to be cloudy today.

(A)  Announcement

(B)  Indication

(C)  Prediction

(D)  Forecast

Answer: (D)

17. The villagers ________ the murder of their leader by burning the police van.

(A)  Protested

(B)  Avenged

(C)  Mourned

(D)  Consoled

Answer: (A)

18. While on a routine flight, the aircraft was hit by a missile and _______ into flames.

(A)  Fired

(B)  Burst

(C)  Caught

(D)  Engulfed

Answer: (D)

19. Hari got the company car for a ______ price as he was the senior most employee in the company.

(A)  Reduced

(B)  Discounted

(C)  Fixed

(D)  Nominal

Answer: (B)

20. The unruly behavior of the soldiers _____ their commander.

(A)  Clashed

(B)  Aggrieved

(C)  Incensed

(D)  Impeached

Answer: (C)

21. Who accorded the title ‘Mahatma’ to MK Gandhi?

(A)  Sardar Patel

(B)  Jawaharlal Nehru

(C)  Sarojini Naidu

(D)  Rabindranath Tagore

Answer: (D)

22. The Non Co-operation Movement started in which year?

(A)  1900

(B)  1921

(C)  1940

(D)  1935

Answer: (B)

23. During the Middle Ages education was confined only to:

(A)  Kshatriyas

(B)  Brahmins

(C)  Peasants

(D)  Shudras

Answer: (B)

24. Who among the following was responsible for the spread of Buddhism in Sri Lanka?

(A)  Ashoka

(B)  Mahavira

(C)  Parsavanath

(D)  Chandra Gupta Maurya

Answer: (A)

25. The elements which have low value of ionization potential are strong:

(A)  Oxidising agents

(B)  Reducing agents

(C)  Oxidising and Reducing agents depending upon the reactants    

(D)  None of these

Answer: (B)

26. Wayne Rooney, the famous footballer, hails from which country?

(A)  Italy

(B)  Brazil

(C)  Argentina

(D)  England

Answer: (D)

27. The official song ‘WakaWaka’ of FIFA World Cup held in the year 2010 at South Africa was sung by which popular singer?

(A)  Madonna

(B)  Destiny Child

(C)  Shakira

(D)  Rehanna

Answer: (C)

28. In the year 2011, the ace badminton player Saina Nehwal was honoured with which sports award?

(A)  Dronacharya Award

(B)  Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

(C)  Arjun Award

(D)  None of these

Answer: (B)

29. Term ‘Visible Horizon’ in astronomy is defined as:

(A)  The circle of contact of the earth and the cone of visual rays passing through the meridian of the place.

(B)  The circle of contact of the earth and the cone of visual rays not passing through the meridian of the place.

(C)  The circle of contact of the earth and the cone of visual rays passing through the point of observation.

(D)  The circle of contact of the earth and the cone of visual rays not passing through the point of observation.

Answer: (C)

30. NREGA stands for:

(A)  National Revenue Engagement Guarantee Association

(B)  National Revenue Employment Guarantee Act

(C)  National Rural Employment Guarantee Association

(D)  National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

Answer: (D)

31. River Satluj originates from:

(A)  Northern slopes of the Kailash range

(B)  Spring at Verinag

(C)  Rakas Lake

(D)  Amarkantak plateau

Answer: (C)

32. Limonitic ore is the ore of which metal?

(A)  Iron

(B)  Aluminium

(C)  Zinc

(D)  Cobalt

Answer: (A)

33. Black revolution relates to which of the following?

(A)  Self-dependence in foodgrains production

(B)  Self-dependence in milk production

(C)  Self-dependence in petroleum/crude oil

(D)  None of these

Answer: (C)

34. Karrar is the unmanned bomber aircraft of

(A)  Iraq

(B)  Iran

(C)  Turkey

(D)  Pakistan

Answer: (B)

35. Who is the author of book ‘Keeping the Faith: Memoirs of a Parliamentarian?

(A)  David Omand        

(B)  Raja Shehadeh

(C)  Raghav Bahl

(D)  Somnath Chatterjee

Answer: (D)

36. _______ is a thyroid hormone which controls the balance of calcium in the body.

(A)  Calcitonin

(B)  Thyroxine

(C)  Calmodulin

(D)  All of these

Answer: (D)

37. The cell wall in plants is interrupted by narrow pores carrying fine strands of cytoplasm which interlink the contents of the cells. These strands are called:

(A)  Plasmahole

(B)  Microvilli

(C)  Plasmodesmata

(D)  Plasmalemma

Answer: (C)

38. Who is the cricketer bestowed with an honorary commission in the Territorial Army?

(A)  Sachin Tendulkar

(B)  Kapil Dev

(C)  Virendra Sehwag

(D)  Harbhajan Singh

Answer: (B)

39. The transport phenomenon occurs only in ______ state of a gas and is ______.

(A)  Non-equilibrium, irreversible

(B)  Non-equilibrium, reversible

(C)  Equilibrium, irreversible

(D)  Equilibrium, reversible

Answer: (B)

40. Which of the following compounds form nitrites with nitrous acid?

(A)  Primary amines

(B)  Secondary amines

(C)  Tertiary amines

(D)  All of these

Answer: (D)

41. The number whose square is equal to the difference of the squares of 37 and 23 is:

(A)  45.09

(B)  28.98

(C)  47.09

(D)  28

Answer: (B)

42. The average age of 8 men is increased by 4 years when one of them whose ages is 30 years is replaced by a new man. What is the age of new man?

(A)  55  years

(B)  62 years

(C)  42 years

(D)  69 years

Answer: (B)

43. A vessel, full of water, weighs 24 kg. When the vessel is ¼ full, it weights 9 kg. Find the weight of empty vessel.

(A)  4 kg

(B)  5 kg

(C)  8 kg

(D)  3 kg

Answer: (A)

44. If a – b = 4 and ab = 45, find the value of a3 – b3.

(A)  604

(B)  370

(C)  253

(D)  199

Answer: (A)

45. If a/(a + b) = 15/21, what is (a + b)/(a – b) equal to?

(A)  13/9

(B)  23/11

(C)  14/5

(D)  21/9

Answer: (D)

46. 

(A)  2

(B)  6

(C)  4

(D)  8

Answer: (C)

47. A man’s average monthly expenditure for the first four months of the year was Rs 231.25. For the next five months, the average monthly expenditure was Rs 22.75 more than what is was during the first four months. If the person spent Rs 605 in all during the remaining three months of the year, find what percentage of his annual income of Rs 3500 did he save in the year?

(A)  10%

(B)  15%

(C)  20%

(D)  25%

Answer: (C)

48. The average age of students of a class is 15.8 years. The average age of boys in the class is 16.4 years and that of the girls is 15.4 years. The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in the class is:

(A)  1 : 2

(B)  2 : 3

(C)  3 : 4

(D)  3 : 5

Answer: (B)

49. 18 buckets of water fill a tank when the capacity of each bucket is 18 litres. How many buckets will be needed to fill the same tank, if the capacity of the bucket is 12 litres?

(A)  12

(B)  13.5

(C)  24

(D)  Cannot be determined due to insufficient data

Answer: (A)

50. Srinivasan invests two equal amounts in two banks giving 8% and 12% rate of interest respectively. At the end of year, the interest earned is Rs 1500. Find the sum invested in each.

(A)  Rs 8500

(B)  Rs 15000

(C)  Rs 7500

(D)  Rs 17000

Answer: (C)

51. The simple interest accrued on a sum of money at the end of four years is 1/5th of its principal. What is the rate of interest per annum?

(A)  4%

(B)  5%

(C)  6%

(D)  Inadequate data

Answer: (B)

52. A sum of Rs 2600 is lent out into parts, one at 9% and another at 7%. If the total annual income is Rs 206, find the money lent at 7%.

(A)  Rs 1400

(B)  Rs 900

(C)  Rs 1600

(D)  Rs 1200

Answer: (D)

53. In an election between two candidates, 70% of the voters cast their votes. Out of which 2% of the votes were declared invalid. A candidate got 7203 votes which was 60% of the total valid votes. Find the total number of voters enrolled in that election.

(A)  18050

(B)  17500

(C)  17000

(D)  7203

Answer: (B)

54. If the price of kerosene be raised by 11%, find by how much per cent a house holder must reduce his consumption of kerosene so as not to increase his expenditure?

(A)  11%

(B)  9.9%

(C)  11.09%

(D)  8.25%

Answer: (B)

55. 75 pupils from a school appeared for an examination and 80% of them passed. Another school entered 10 more pupils than the first school and five pupils less than the first school passed. The pass % of in the second school was:

(A)  75%

(B)  84%

(C)  72%

(D)  64.7%

Answer: (D)

56. Divide Rs 80 in the proportion of 3 : 6 : 7.

(A)  Rs 10, Rs 35, Rs 40

(B)  Rs 15, Rs 30, Rs 35           

(C)  Rs 15, Rs 35, Rs 30

(D)  Rs 10, Rs 40, Rs 35

Answer: (B)

57. Calculate the amount on Rs 1875 for 2 years at 4% per annum, compounded yearly.

(A)  Rs 676

(B)  Rs 776

(C)  Rs 1778

(D)  Rs 2028

Answer: (D)

58. If x varies as y and x = 8 when y = 15, then the value of x when y = 10 is :

(A)  5

(B)  15/8

(C)  8/15

(D)  16/3

Answer: (D)

59. In a mixture of 60 litres, the ratio of milk and water is 2 : 1. What amount of water must be added to make the ratio of milk and water as 1 : 2?

(A)  42 Litres

(B)  56 Litres

(C)  60 Litres

(D)  77 Litres

Answer: (C)

60. A sum of Rs 10,000 is lent partly at 6% and the remaining at 10% p.a. If the yearly interest on the average is 9.2%, the money lent at 10% is:

(A)  Rs 8000

(B)  Rs 8500

(C)  Rs 5000

(D)  Rs 2000

Answer: (D)

Directions (Qs. 61 to 65): Choose the word which is least like the other words in the group

61.

(A)  Garo

(B)  Khasi

(C)  Kangra

(D)  Jayantia

Answer: (C)

62.

(A)  Vigro

(B)  Pisces

(C)  Cancer

(D)  Orion

Answer: (D)

63.

(A)  Shoulder

(B)  Foot

(C)  Finger

(D)  Elbow

Answer: (C)

64.

(A)  Canoe

(B)  Dingy

(C)  Yacht

(D)  Igloo

Answer: (D)

65.

(A)  Inn

(B)  Club

(C)  Motel

(D)  Hostel

Answer: (B)

Directions (Qs. 66 to 70): The following questions consist of two words that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by four alternatives. Select the best alternative that has the same relationship as the original pair of words

66. Liquor : Drink

(A)  Bread : Butter

(B)  Tea : Beverage

(C)  Sniff : Inhale

(D)  Water : Sip

Answer: (D)

67. Evaporation : Cloud

(A)  Mountain : Snow

(B)  Book : Pages

(C)  Pressure : Atmosphere

(D)  Tension : Breakdown

Answer: (D)

68. Barrel : Vial

(A)  Book : Pamphlet

(B)  Book : Reader

(C)  Brochure : Compiler

(D)  Length : Height

Answer: (A)

69. Cream : Cosmetics

(A)  Tiger : Forest

(B)  Mountain : Valley

(C)  Magazine : Editor

(D)  Teak : Wood

Answer: (D)

70. Carnivore : Herbivore

(A)  Flesh : Plant

(B)  Horse : Lion

(C)  Camel : Giraffe

(D)  Animal : Bird

Answer: (A)

Directions (Qs. 71 to 80): Three words in bold letters are given in each question, which have something in common among themselves. Out of the four given alternatives, choose the most appropriate description about these three words.

71. Hamlet : Macbeth : Faustus

(A)  They were Princes.

(B)  They are plays by Shakespeare.

(C)  They are characters from various dramas.

(D)  They were romantic heroes.

Answer: (C)

72. Vesuvius : Etna : Kilimanjaro

(A)  These are sites of volcanoes.

(B)  These are island countries.

(C)  These are hills of Italy.

(D)  These lie in polar region.

Answer: (A)

73. Knot : Watt : Fathom

(A)  The terms are used by sailors.

(B)  The terms are used for installing electricity.

(C)  The terms are connected with rope.

(D)  They are units of measurement.

Answer: (D)

74. Barauni : Digboi : Ankleshwar

(A)  They are famous for oil fields

(B)  They are famous religious places.

(C)  They are tourist places of South India.

(D)  They are famous for handlooms.

Answer: (A)

75. Knight : Rook : Bishop

(A)  These are missionaries

(B)  These are churchmen.

(C)  These are chessmen.

(D)  These are ranks of military.

Answer: (C)

76. Abhi Bhattacharya : Utpal Dutt : Satyajit Ray

(A)  They are character actors.

(B)  They are directors of Bengali movies.

(C)  They are famous poets and writers.

(D)  These personalities belong to Bengal.

Answer: (D)

77. Voodoo : Sorcery : Necromancy

(A)  They are ancient arts found in sculptures.

(B)  They are terms connected with black magic.

(C)  They are ancient scripts.

(D)  They are means of communication of prehistoric age.

Answer: (B)

78. Rourkela : Bokaro : Durgapur

(A)  They are steel plants.

(B)  They have coal mines.

(C)  They have atomic power plants.

(D)  They are on the sea coast.

Answer: (A)

79. Spinach : Fenugreek : Celery

(A)  These are cactus plants.

(B)  These are wild plants.

(C)  These are wild flowers.

(D)  These are leafy vegetables.

Answer: (D)

80. Yeats : Ghalib : Kabir

(A)  They were social reformers.

(B)  They were famous poets.

(C)  They were saints.

(D)  They were yoga instructors.

Answer: (B)

Directions (Qs. 81 to 85): There are two sets of figures namely the Problem figures containing five figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and answer figures A, B, C, D. You have to select one figure from the Answer figures which will continue the same series as given in the Problem figures.

81. 

Answer: (A)

82. 

Answer: (D)

83. 

Answer: (D)

84. 

Answer: (B)

85. 

Answer: (A)

Directions (Qs. 86 to 90): The following situations involve a cluster of three or more geometrical figures, having one or more dots placed at any point inside the cluster. This cluster is followed by a set of four alternative figures each composed of a cluster of the same type of figures. Now, for each dot we have to observe the region in which it is enclosed i.e., in which of the geometrical figure this region is common.

   From amongst the figures marked A, B, C and D, select the figure which satisfied the same conditions of placement of the dot as in Fig. (X)

86. 

Answer: (D)

87. 

Answer: (C)

88. 

Answer: (C)

89. 

Answer: (A)

90. 

Answer: (D)

Directions (Qs. 91 to 95): In this portion a figure is given as an original figure (X) followed by four answer figures. The original figure is embedded or hidden in one of the answer figures (A, B, C & D). Select the alternative that carries the correct figure which clearly shows the embedded portion of the original figure.

91. 

Answer: (D)

92. 

Answer: (D)

93. 

Answer: (B)

94. 

Answer: (D)

95. 

Answer: (B)

Directions (Qs. 96 to 100): In each of the following questions, a part of the figure is missing. Find out from the given options A, B, C or D, the right figure to fit in the missing figure (X).

96. 

Answer: (C)

97. 

Answer: (D)

98. 

Answer: (B)

99. 

Answer: (B)

100. 

Answer: (A)

Airforce Common Admission Test (AFCAT)-1 2014 Question Paper With Answer Key

Airforce Common Admission Test (AFCAT)-1 2014
Airforce Common Admission Test (AFCAT)-1 2014 Question Paper With Answer Key

Air Force Common Admission Test

(AFCAT) -1/2014

Directions (Qs. 1 to 4): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below:

   And then Gandhi came. He was like a powerful current of fresh air that made us stretch ourselves and take deep breaths, like a beam of light that pierced the darkness and removed the scales from our eyes, like a whirlwind that upset many things but most of all the working of people’s minds. He did not descend from the top; he seemed to emerge from the millions of India, speaking their language and incessantly drawing attention to them and their appalling condition. Get off the back of these peasants and workers, he told us, all of you who live b their exploitation; get rid of the system that produces this poverty and misery.

1. Gandhi came like a powerful current of fresh air and ……

(A)  awakened us to the plight of the masses in the grip of oppressors

(B)  made us patriotic

(C)  emboldened us to attack and destroy the oppressors

(D)  praised our culture

Answer: (A)

2. The rise of Gandhi ………

(A)  shocked people

(B)  made India powerful

(C)  made the condemnation of the exploiter final

(D)  made women feel secure

Answer: (C)

3. Gandhi fought the ………..

(A)  rich

(B)  oppressor

(C)  apathetic masses

(D)  unjust system

Answer: (D)

4. The conspicuous role of Gandhi is that of a ……..

(A)  father

(B)  reformer

(C)  teacher

(D)  liberator

Answer: (B)

Directions (Qs. 5 to 10): Select the most appropriate word from the options against each number:

   Those living in the slums are 5 and tough because they are totally 6 to the vagaries and hardships of life. The rising sun 7 the day and the setting sun closes the day for them. It is like a drama where the curtain 8 up in the morning and comes down in the evening. They don’t 9 hypertension and heart attacks because there is, after all 10 to worry about.

5.

(A)  Poor

(B)  Sick

(C)  Hardy

(D)  Weak

Answer: (A)

6.

(A)  Dependent

(B)  Independent

(C)  Exposed

(D)  Tried

Answer: (C)

7.

(A)  Heralds

(B)  Herald

(C)  Bring

(D)  Brings

Answer: (A)

8.

(A)  Hangs

(B)  Hand

(C)  Goes

(D)  Shines

Answer: (C)

9.

(A)  Know

(B)  Get

(C)  Think

(D)  Have

Answer: (D)

10.

(A)  Everything

(B)  Something

(C)  Somewhere

(D)  Nothing

Answer: (D)

Directions (Qs. 11 to 12): Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to the given word.

11. ‘TRANSGRESSOR’

(A)  Passenger

(B)  Law-breaker

(C)  Protector

(D)  Comrade

Answer: (B)

12. ‘EGREGIOUS’

(A)  Common

(B)  Social

(C)  Plain

(D)  Atrocious

Answer: (D)

Directions (Qs. 13 to 15): Choose the word which is nearly opposite in meaning to the given word.

13. ‘PREDILECTION’

(A)  Oblivion

(B)  Objectivity

(C)  Aversion

(D)  Defeat

Answer: (C)

14. ‘CACOPHONOUS’

(A)  Tamed

(B)  Harmonius

(C)  Domestic

(D)  Silent

Answer: (B)

15. ‘CALUMNY’

(A)  Apology

(B)  Eulogy

(C)  Enjoyment

(D)  Reservation

Answer: (B)

Directions (Qs. 16 to 20): Choose the word that best defines the given phrase.

16. ‘Able to use both hands alike’

(A)  Dexterous

(B)  Ambidextrous

(C)  Skilful

(D)  Expert

Answer: (B)

17. ‘A written account of the life of an individual’

(A)  Autobiography

(B)  Epigraph

(C)  Biography

(D)  Novel

Answer: (C)

18. ‘The identification of a disease by its symptoms’

(A)  Prescription

(B)  Prognosis

(C)  Diagnosis

(D)  Biopsy

Answer: (C)

19. ‘Prolonged inability to sleep’

(A)  Amnesia

(B)  Utopia

(C)  Nausea

(D)  Insomnia

Answer: (D)

20. ‘A style in which a writer makes a display of his knowledge’

(A)  Verbose

(B)  Pedantic

(C)  Ornate

(D)  Pompous

Answer: (B)

Directions (Qs. 21 to 25): Choose the correctly spelt word.

21. The school alumni gathering put us in a _______ mood.

(A)  Remniscent

(B)  Reminisent

(C)  Reminiscent

(D)  Reminicent

Answer: (C)

22. ‘God is a Dead’ is a ________ statement.

(A)  Blasphemus

(B)  Blaphemous           

(C)  Blasphemous

(D)  Blosphemos

Answer: (C)

23. The threat of an epidemic caused great alarm and ________.

(A)  Trepidation

(B)  Terpidation

(C)  Trepidition

(D)  Trepidattion

Answer: (A)

24. The din caused by the children howling is enough to ______ the dead.

(A)  Ressurect

(B)  Resurrect

(C)  Resurect

(D)  Resurecct

Answer: (B)

25. Can you ______ the car into that parking spot?

(A)  Manuer

(B)  Manever

(C)  Manoeuvre

(D)  Manuver

Answer: (C)

Directions (Qs. 26 to 47): Choose the appropriate answer.

26. Who was the Governor-General of India during the ‘Sepoy Mutiny’?

(A)  Lord Dalhousie

(B)  Lord Harding

(C)  Lord Canning

(D)  Lord Lytton.

Answer: (C)

27. Which of the following statements is incorrect?

(A)  Goa attained full statehood in 1987

(B)  Diu is an island in the Gulf of Khambhat

(C)  Daman & Diu were separated from Goa by the 56th Amendment of the Constitution of India

(D)  Dadar & Nagar Haveli were under French colonial rule till 1954.

Answer: (D)

28. On which river is Washington DC situated?

(A)  Potomac

(B)  Irrawaddy

(C)  Mississippi

(D)  Hudson

Answer: (A)

29. When body is accelerated ………

(A)  Its velocity never changes

(B)  Its speed will always changes

(C)  Its direction always changes

(D)  Its speed may or may not change

Answer: (B)

30. Which of the following is not an agency of UN?

(A)  World Bank

(B)  International Atomic Energy Agency

(C)  Universal Postal Union

(D)  None of the above

Answer: (D)

31. Which kind of missile of BRAHMOS?

(A)  Medium range ballistic missile

(B)  Supersonic cruise missile

(C)  Short range tactical missile

(D)  Ultrasonic cruise missile

Answer: (B)

32. Which of the following is not a unit of energy?

(A)  Calorie

(B)  Joule

(C)  Electron volt

(D)  Watt

Answer: (C)

33. Who among the following has been called the ‘Napoleon of India’?

(A)  Ashoka

(B)  Samudragupta

(C)  Chandragupta

(D)  Harshavardhana

Answer: (B)

34. Who is known as the ‘Grand Old man of India’?

(A)  Dadabhai Naoroji

(B)  Gopal Krishna Gokhale

(C)  Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(D)  A. O. Hume

Answer: (A)

35. Which amongst t he following has the power to regulate the right of citizenship in India?

(A)  Union Cabinet

(B)  Parliament

(C)  Supreme Court

(D)  Law Commission

Answer: (B)

36. The Baglihar Hydroelectric power project in J & K is built across the river ……….

(A)  Beas

(B)  Chenab

(C)  Jhelum

(D)  Sutlej

Answer: (B)

37. Which Indian sportsperson was appointed ‘Messenger of Peace’ in 2001 by the UN?

(A)  Prakash Padukone

(B)  Vishwanathan Anand

(C)  Sachin Tendulkar

(D)  Vijay Amritraj

Answer: (D)

38. Indian Women’s hockey team secured which of the following position in Asian Champions Trophy, 2013?

(A)  First

(B)  Second

(C)  Third

(D)  Fourth

Answer: (C)

39. Which is the longest bone in the human body?

(A)  Fibula

(B)  Radius

(C)  Stapes

(D)  Femur

Answer: (D)

40. A US team of scientist has found that the mechanism responsible for the ageing process is located ………..

(A)  Inside the face

(B)  Inside the skin

(C)  Inside the brain

(D)  Inside the heart

Answer: (C)

41. The outer most layer of the Sun is known as ……….

(A)  Corona

(B)  Photosphere

(C)  Chromosphere

(D)  Granule

Answer: (A)

42. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore was founded by …….

(A)  CV Raman

(B)  Jamshedji Tata

(C)  Vikram Sarabhai

(D)  None of the above

Answer: (B)

43. Which among the following is not a gallantry medal?

(A)  Ashoka Chakra

(B)  Arjuna Award

(C)  Param Vir Chakra

(D)  Shaurya Chakra

Answer: (B)

44. Which one of the following pairs of water bodies are connected by the Suez Canal?

(A)  Indian Ocean – Pacific Ocean

(B)  Mediterranean Sea – Black Sea

(C)  Mediterranean Sea – Red Sea

(D)  Atlantic Ocean – Pacific Ocean

Answer: (C)

45. Kalhana’s ‘Rajatarangini’ is a history of …..

(A)  Kashmir

(B)  Harsha’s reign

(C)  Rajasthan

(D)  Chandragupta’s reign

Answer: (A)

46. The Constitution of India was promulgated on January 26, 1950 because …….

(A)  This day was being celebrated as the Independence Day since 1929

(B)  This was desired by the farmers of India

(C)  The British did not want to leave India earlier than this date

(D)  It was an auspicious day

Answer: (A)

47. Which of the following is not correctly matched?

(A)  Indonesia – Jakarta

(B)  Maldives – Male

(C)  North Korea – Seoul

(D)  Zimbabwe – Harare

Answer: (C)

Directions (Qs.48 to 50): Complete the seires.

48. A, B, D, G, ?, P

(A)  I

(B)  J

(C)  K

(D)  L

Answer: (C)

49. Z, S, W, O, T, K, Q, G, ?, ?

(A)  N, D

(B)  N, C

(C)  O, C

(D)  O, D

Answer: (B)

50. BCD, RQP, LMN, TS?

(A)  U

(B)  V

(C)  R

(D)  T

Answer: (C)

Directions (Qs. 51): If A = C, B – D, C = E and so on code the following.

51. ‘STUDENT’

(A)  VWVFGPV

(B)  UUWFGPV

(C)  UVWFGPV

(D)  UVVFGPV

Answer: (C)

Directions (Qs. 52): If A = Z, B -= Y and so on, code the following.

52. ‘EDITOR’

(A)  VWRGLI

(B)  VWRGVI

(C)  VWVGLI

(D)  VWRLLI

Answer: (A)

Directions (Qs. 53 to 55): Choose the most appropriate word.

53. ‘RUSTLE’ is to ‘LEAVES’ as ‘PATTER’ is to _______

(A)  Snow

(B)  Wind

(C)  Rain

(D)  Storm

Answer: (C)

54. ‘INDISCREET’ is to ‘IMPRUDENT’ as ‘INDISPOSED’ is to _______

(A)  Concerned

(B)  Reluctant

(C)  Crucial

(D)  Clear

Answer: (B)

55. ‘ACCIDENT’ is to ‘CAREFULNESS’ as ‘DISEASE’ is to _______

(A)  Sanitation

(B)  Treatment

(C)  Medicine

(D)  Doctor

Answer: (A)

Directions (Qs. 56 to 58): Each of the following questions has four statements. Three are logically correct Some of which may look factually absurd. Ignore this absurdity and look to the logical corrections. Choose the statement which is wrong or doubtful.

56.

(A)  Birds fly in the air. Trees are birds. Therefore, trees fly in the air.

(B)  Some boys steal. All who steal are naughty. All naughty are honest. Therefore, some boys are honest

(C)  All girls like dance. Some girls are Indian. All Indians are artists. Therefore, some artists like dance.

(D)  All liars are not thieves. All thieves are criminals. Therefore, all liars are criminals.

Answer: (D)

57.

(A)  Ramesh is tall. Ramesh is a boy. Therefore, boys are tall.

(B)  All who can fly are animals. Some birds can fly. Therefore, some birds are animals.

(C)  Men live in houses. Houses grow on trees. Trees float in water. Therefore, men float in water.

(D)  All living things are mobile. Some non-living things are mobile. Therefore, some mobile are living and some non-living.

Answer: (A)

58.

(A)  All books can read. Some pencils are books. All pencils are clever. Therefore, all clever cannot read.

(B)  Some who fail are stupid. Some criminals are stupid. Therefore, all criminals fail.

(C)  Some liar are thieves. All thieves are criminals. Therefore, some liars are criminals.

(D)  All that is given is black. Trees are green. Therefore, trees are black.

Answer: (B)

Directions (Qs. 59 to 60): Consider the statement and assumptions that follow. Which of these assumptions is/are implicit in the statement.

59. Statement: “You won’t get sweets at any cost. I will not let you eat things that are not good for your teeth” – a mother tells her child

Assumptions:

(i) The mother cares for her child.

(ii) Sweets are not good for her child.

(iii) The mother has the authority to decide what her child is to eat.

(A)  (i) & (ii) are implicit.

(B)  (ii) & (iii) are implicit

(C)  (i) & (iii) are implicit

(D)  All are implicit

Answer: (A)

60. Statement: “Clearly, the judiciary cannot provide all answers. But it seems the public, weary of an inactive Executive, is turning to the Supreme Court as a last resort” – an article.

Assumptions:

(i) The Supreme Court is above the Executive.

(ii) The Supreme Court is more active than the Executive.

(iii) The Executive does not have sufficient powers.

(A)  (i) & (ii) are implicit

(B)  (ii) & (iii) are implicit

(C)  (i) & (iii) are implicit

(D)  Only (ii) is implicit

Answer: (C)

Directions (Qs. 61 to 62): Choose the word which is least like the other words in the group.

61.

(A)  Tsangpo

(B)  Hazaribagh

(C)  Kanha

(D)  Bandipur

Answer: (A)

62.

(A)  Wheat

(B)  Rice

(C)  Mustard

(D)  Gram

Answer: (C)

Directions (Qs. 63 to 67): The following questions consist of two words that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by four alternatives. Select the best alternative that has same relationship as the original pair of words.

63. Creche : Infants

(A)  School : Pupils

(B)  Deck : Sailors

(C)  Cottage : Guests

(D)  Aircraft : Crew

Answer: (C)

64. Pesticide : Plant

(A)  Injection : Disease

(B)  Vaccination : Body

(C)  Medicine : Cure

(D)  Teacher : Student

Answer: (B)

65. Stare : Glance

(A)  Gulp : Sip

(B)  Confide : tell

(C)  Hunt : Stalk

(D)  Step : Walk

Answer: (A)

66. Ecstasy : Pleasure

(A)  Hatred : Affection

(B)  Rage : Anger

(C)  Joy : Grief

(D)  Mumble : Speak

Answer: (B)

67. Necromancy : Ghosts

(A)  Romance : Stories

(B)  Magic : Amulets

(C)  Alchemy : Gold

(D)  Sorcery : Spirit

Answer: (D)

Directions (Qs. 68 to 70): There is certain relationship between two given words on one side of : : and one word is given on another side of : : while another word is to be found from the given alternatives, having the pair has. Select the best alternative/relationship.

68. Firm : Flabby : : Piquant : ?

(A)  Salty

(B)  Pleasant

(C)  Bland

(D)  Smell

Answer: (C)

69. Funk : Vitamins : : Curie : ?

(A)  Uranium

(B)  Radioactivity

(C)  Photography

(D)  Radium

Answer: (B)

70. Contamination : Food : : Infection : ?

(A)  Diseases

(B)  Body

(C)  Germs

(D)  Microbes

Answer: (B)

Directions (Qs. 71 to 85): Choose the most appropriate answer.

71. An article costs Rs 50 presently. The rate of inflation is 300%. What will be cost of this article after two years?

(A)  Rs 200

(B)  Rs 600

(C)  Rs 800

(D)  Rs 1000

Answer: (C)

72. A dishonest shopkeeper professes to sell his groceries at his cost price, but uses a false weight of 900 grams for each kilogram. Find his again percentage.

(A)  91/9%

(B)  100/9%

(C)  100/11%

(D)  95/9%

Answer: (B)

73. A man purchased a bullock and a cart for Rs 1800. He sold the bullock at a profit of 20% and the cart at a profit of 30%. His total profit was 155/6 %. Find the cost price of bullock.

(A)  Rs 650

(B)  Rs 750

(C)  Rs 900

(D)  Rs 800

Answer: (B)

74. There were 35 students in a hostel. If the number of students be increased by 7, the expenditure on food increases by Rs 42 per day while the average expenditure of students is reduced by Rs 1. What was the initial expenditure on food per day?

(A)  Rs 432

(B)  Rs 442

(C)  Rs 420

(D)  Rs 400

Answer: (C)

75. There were 24 students in a class. One of them, who was 18 years old, left the class and his place was filled up by a new comer. If the average of the class was thereby lowered by 1 month, the ago of new comer is

(A)  14 years

(B)  15 years

(C)  16 years

(D)  17 years

Answer: (C)

76. Find two natural numbers whose sun is 85 and the least common multiple is 102.

(A)  30 & 55

(B)  17 & 68

(C)  35 & 55

(D)  51 & 34

Answer: (D)

77. In a fort there was sufficient food for 200 soldiers for 31 days. After 27 days, 120 soldiers left the fort. For how many extra days will the rest of the food last for the remaining soldiers?

(A)  12 days

(B)  10 days

(C)  8 days

(D)  6 days

Answer: (D)

78. 10 is added to certain number, the sum is multiplied by 7, the product is divided by 5 and 5 is subtracted from the quotient. The remainder left is half of 88. What is the number?

(A)  21

(B)  20

(C)  25

(D)  30

Answer: (C)

79. 19 persons went to a hotel for a combined dinner party. 13 of them spent Rs 79 ach one their dinner and the rest spent Rs 4 more than the average expenditure of all the 19. What was the total money spent by them?

(A)  1628.4

(B)  1534

(C)  1492

(D)  None of these

Answer: (D)

80. Two typists of varying skills can do a typing job in 6 minutes if they work together. If the first typist typed alone for 4 minutes and then the second typist typed alone for 6 minutes, they would be left with 1/5 of the whole work. How many minutes would it take the slower typist to complete the typing job working alone?

(A)  10 minutes

(B)  15 minutes

(C)  12 minutes

(D)  20 minutes

Answer: (B)

81. A bag contains 25 paise, 50 paise and 1 Rs coins. There are 220 coins in all and the total amount in the bag is Rs 160. If there are thrice as many 1 Rs coins as there are 25 paise coins, then what is the number of 50 paise coins?

(A)  60

(B)  40

(C)  120

(D)  80

Answer: (A)

82. The sum of two numbers is equal to thrice their difference. If the smaller of the numbers is 10 find the other number.

(A)  15

(B)  30

(C)  40

(D)  None of thes

Answer: (D)

83. If a person repaid Rs 22500 after 10 years of borrowing a loan, at 10% per annum simple interest find out what amount did he take as a loan?

(A)  11,225

(B)  11,250

(C)  10,000

(D)  7,500

Answer: (B)

84. A sum of money invested at simple interest triples itself in 8 years. How many times will it become in 20 years time?

(A)  8 times

(B)  7 times

(C)  6 times

(D)  9 times

Answer: (C)

85. 

(A)  1

(B)  4

(C)  0.216

(D)  0.164

Answer: (B)

Directions (Qs. 86 to 89): In these tests you will find an Incomplete Figure and four Answer Figures. You have to select one diagram from the Answer Figures which fits into the blank column in Incomplete figure in order to complete it:

86. 

Answer: (A)

87. 

Answer: (B)

88. 

Answer: (B)

89. 

Answer: (D)

90. 

(A)  LS

(B)  RQ

(C)  LM

(D)  LQ

Answer: (D)

91. 

(A)  SN

(B)  DZ

(C)  SM

(D)  SZ

Answer: (C)

92. 

(A)  PR

(B)  JR

(C)  GS

(D)  JK

Answer: (B)

93. 

(A)  BF

(B)  GB

(C)  BG

(D)  CG

Answer: (A)

Directions (Qs. 94 to 97): In these tests find the odd figure out.

94. 

Answer: (D)

95. 

Answer: (B)

96. 

Answer: (B)

97. 

Answer: (A)

Directions (Qs. 98 to 100): In these tests Figure X is Hidden in the option figures. Find the Correct option.

98. 

Answer: (B)

99. 

Answer: (C)

100. 

Answer: (A)

Airforce Common Admission Test (AFCAT)-1 2015 Question Paper with Answer Key

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(AFCAT)-1/2015

Directions (Qs. No. 1-4): Which word or words explains the meaning of the following idioms:

1. In a jiffy

(A)  Outstanding

(B)  Suddenly

(C)  In a fix

(D)  Appropriate

Answer: (B)

2. Upto the hilt

(A)  Completely

(B)  Upto the mark

(C)  Upto the final decision

(D)  None of these

Answer: (A)

3. Man of Letters

(A)  Who writes too many letters

(B)  An important person

(C)  A politician

(D)  A literary person

Answer: (D)

4. Sangfroid

(A)  Composure

(B)  Go on leave

(C)  Changed Suddenly

(D)  Make an attempt

Answer: (A)

Directions (Qs. No. 5-10): Select the most appropriate word from the options against each number:

   As home entertainment, television is rapidly becoming more …(5)… than any other form. A news broadcast becomes more immediate when people …(6)… actually see the scene …(7)… question and the movement of the figures. Films could be viewed in the …(8)… of the home and a variety of shows are also available. One of the advantages of travel programmes is the …(9)… of far away places which many viewers would not …()… see.

5.

(A)  interesting

(B)  popular

(C)  powerful

(D)  purposeful

Answer: (B)

6.

(A)  could

(B)  would

(C)  might

(D)  shall

Answer: (A)

7.

(A)  of

(B)  with

(C)  as

(D)  in

Answer: (D)

8.

(A)  surroundings

(B)  assistance

(C)  comfort

(D)  privilege

Answer: (C)

9.

(A)  glimpses

(B)  image

(C)  portrait

(D)  picture

Answer: (A)

10.

(A)  possible

(B)  rather

(C)  else

(D)  otherwise

Answer: (D)

Directions (Qs. No. 11-14): Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to the given word:

11. Sporadic

(A)  Epidemic

(B)  Whirling

(C)  Occasional

(D)  Stagnant

Answer: (C)

12. Genesis

(A)  Style

(B)  Beginning

(C)  Movement

(D)  Relevant

Answer: (B)

13. Intransigent

(A)  Authoritative

(B)  Impersonal

(C)  Strenuous

(D)  Unbending

Answer: (D)

14. Intimidate

(A)  Mislead

(B)  Misplace

(C)  Frighten

(D)  Demoralise

Answer: (C)

Directions (Qs. No. 15-18): Choose the word which is nearly opposite in meaning to the given word:

15. Clemency

(A)  Corporal

(B)  Intolerance

(C)  Compromise

(D)  Sensibility

Answer: (B)

16. Cajole

(A)  Nestle

(B)  Secede

(C)  Bully

(D)  Moisten

Answer: (C)

17. Malevolent

(A)  Kindly

(B)  Vacuous

(C)  Ambivalent

(D)  Primitive

Answer: (A)

18. Purgatory

(A)  Reward

(B)  Celestial

(C)  Flawless

(D)  Proximity

Answer: (B)

Directions (Qs. No. 19-21): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it:

   In spring, polar bear mothers emerge from dens with three months old cubs. The mother bear has fasted for as long as eight months but that does not stop the young from demanding full access to her remaining reserves. If there are triplets, the most persistent stands to gain an extra meal at the expense of others. The smallest of the cubs forfeits many meals to stronger siblings. Females are protective of their cubs but tend to ignore family rivalry over food. In 21 years of photographing polar bears, I have only once seen the smallest of triplets survive till autumn.

19. With reference to the passage, the following assumptions have been made:

(I) Polar bears fast as long as eight months due to non availability of prey.

(II) Polar bears always give birth no triplets.

Which of the assumptions given above is/are true?

(A)  I only

(B)  II only

(C)  Both I and II

(D)  Neither I nor II

Answer: (A)

20. Female polar bears given birth during

(A)  Spring

(B)  Summer

(C)  Autumn

(D)  Winter

Answer: (D)

21. Mother bear

(A)  Takes sides over cubs

(B)  Lets the cubs fend for themselves

(C)  Feeds only their favourites

(D)  Sees that all cubs get an equal share

Answer: (B)

Directions (Qs. No. 22-25): Choose the word that best defines the given phrases:

22. A Curtain Lecture

(A)  To speak plainly

(B)  Vulgar Ideas

(C)  Private scolding of a husband by his wife

(D)  Hate others

Answer: (C)

23. Square pegs in round holes

(A)  A genuinely helpful person

(B)  A Clever person

(C)  People in the wrong jobs

(D)  To be perplexed

Answer: (C)

24. In weal and woe

(A)  By hook or crook

(B)  During illness

(C)  In prosperity and adversity

(D)  During the operation

Answer: (C)

25. Globetrotters

(A)  People against global philosophy

(B)  People indulging in treachery

(C)  Intelligent minds

(D)  Travellers around the world

Answer: (D)

Directions (Qs. No. 26-29): Choose the correctly spelt word:

26.

(A)  Konnoisseur

(B)  Conoisseur

(C)  Connoisseur

(D)  Konoisseur

Answer: (C)

27.

(A)  Munifisent

(B)  Muneficent

(C)  Munificent

(D)  Munificient

Answer: (C)

28.

(A)  Equanimity

(B)  Equannimity

(C)  Equanimmisty

(D)  Equinimity

Answer: (A)

29.

(A)  Vetarinary

(B)  Veteninary

(C)  Veterinary

(D)  Vetniary

Answer: (C)

Directions (Qs. No. 30-65): Choose the most appropriate answer:

30. A, B and C can do a piece of word in 20, 30 and 60 days respectively. In how many days can A do the work if he is assisted by B and C on every third day?

(A)  12 days

(B)  15 days

(C)  16 days

(D)  18 days

Answer: (B)

31. A man can row  in still water and finds that it takes him thrice as much time to row up than to row down the same distance in the river. The speed of the current is

(A)    

(B)    

(C)    

(D)   

Answer: (C)

32. The speed of a boat in still water is 10 kmph. If it can travel 26 km downstream and 14 km upstream in the same time, the speed of the stream is

(A)  2 kmph

(B)  2.5 kmph

(C)  3 kmph

(D)  4 kmph

Answer: (C)

33. If a sum becomes double in 16 years, how many times will it be in 8 years?

(A)    

(B)   

(C)    

(D)   

Answer: (A)

34. In how many years will a sum of Rs 800 at 10% per annum compounded semi-annually become Rs 926.10?

(A)    

(B)   

(C)   

(D)    

Answer: (B)

35. A sells 2 TV sets, one at a loss of 15% and another at a profit of 15%. Find the loss/again percentage in the overall transaction?

(A)  2.25%

(B)  3%

(C)  4%

(D)  No profit, no loss

Answer: (D)

36. A man travelled from a point A to B at the rate of 25 kmph and walked back at the rate of 4 kmph. If the whole journey took 5 hrs 48 minutes, the distance between A and B is

(A)  30 km

(B)  24 km

(C)  20 km

(D)  51.6 km

Answer: (C)

37. A Train travelling at a uniform speed clears a platform 200 m long in 10 seconds and passes a telegraph post in 5 seconds. The speed of the train is

(A)  36 km/h

(B)  39 km/h

(C)  144 km/h

(D)  78 km/h

Answer: (C)

38. The price of sugar increases by 20% due to the festive season. By what percentage should a family reduce the consumption of sugar so that there is no change in the expenditure?

(A)  20%

(B)   

(C)   

(D)   

Answer: (C)

39. A’s salary is 20% lower than B’s salary, which is 15% lower than C’s salary. By how much per cent is C’s salary more than A’s salary?

(A)  44.05%

(B)  45.05%

(C)  46.05%

(D)  47.05%

Answer: (D)

40. The average weight of 5 men is increased by 2 kg when one of the men whose weight is 60 kg is replaced by a new man. The weight of the new man is

(A)  50 kg

(B)  65 kg

(C)  68 kg

(D)  70 kg

Answer: (D)

41. A and B can do a piece of work in 18 days; B and C can do it in 24 days, A and C can do it in 36 days. In how many days B alone can finish the work?

(A)  48 days

(B)  45 days

(C)   

(D)  144 days

Answer: (C)

42. The opposition party status is accorded to a political party in the Lok Sabha only if it captures at least

(A)  5% Seats

(B)  10% Seats

(C)  15% Seats

(D)  20% Seats

Answer: (B)

43. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘A Bend in the River’?

(A)  Chetan Bhagat

(B)  V. S. Naipaul

(C)  Kiran Desai

(D)  Anita Desai

Answer: (B)

44. ‘Long Walk to Freedom’ is a book written by

(A)  Sonia Gandhi

(B)  L. K. Advani

(C)  Nelson Mandela

(D)  Benazir Bhutto

Answer: (C)

45. Which sports personality has been awarded the honoarary rank of Group Captain by the IAF?

(A)  Kapil Dev

(B)  Sania Mirza

(C)  Saina Nehwal

(D)  Sachin Tendulkar

Answer: (D)

46. Which country among the following has been declared Ebola-free by WHO?

(A)  Sierra Leone

(B)  Liberia

(C)  Nigeria

(D)  Guinea

Answer: (C)

47. How many Gold Medals did India win in the Incheon Asian Games held in October 2014?

(A)  10

(B)  11

(C)  12

(D)  8

Answer: (B)

48. Who has been appointed as the new Finance Secretary of India?

(A)  Arvind Mayaram

(B)  Rajiv Mehrishi

(C)  Kaushik Basu

(D)  Dinesh Gupta

Answer: (B)

49. Which among the following is India’s first long range subsonic cruise missile?

(A)  Agni II

(B)  Prithvi

(C)  Dhanush

(D)  Nirbhay

Answer: (D)

50. The branch of science that studies cells is called

(A)  Cytology

(B)  Entomology

(C)  Homoplastic

(D)  Hormonology

Answer: (A)

51. How many Vice Presidents are elected at the start of its each regular session of UN General Assembly?

(A)  Nine

(B)  Fifteen

(C)  Two

(D)  Twenty one

Answer: (D)

52. The highest civilian award of India ‘Bharat Ratna’ has been awarded to only two foreigners so far. One of them is Nelson Mandela. The other is

(A)  Marshal Tito

(B)  Mikhail Gorbachev

(C)  Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

(D)  Abdul Wali Khan

Answer: (C)

53. Sir C.V. Raman was awarded Nobel Prize for his work connected with which of the following phenomenon of radiation?

(A)  Scattering

(B)  Diffracting

(C)  Interference

(D)  Polarisation

Answer: (A)

54. In which city is headquarters of Asian Development Bank located?

(A)  Manila

(B)  Singapore

(C)  Bangkok

(D)  Jakarta

Answer: (A)

55. K-15 missile is

(A)  Submarine launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM)

(B)  Inter Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM)

(C)  Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM)

(D)  Short Range Ballistic Missile (SRBM)

Answer: (A)

56. India agreed to UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon’s offer to remain as a member of the advisory board of one of the following recently

(A)  UNCCT

(B)  UNICEF

(C)  UNEP

(D)  UNCTAD

Answer: (A)

57. Kaziranga National Park is famous for

(A)  One-horned Rhinos

(B)  Tigers

(C)  Swamp Dears (Barasingha)

(D)  Elephants

Answer: (A)

58. Who was the first Indian to win an individual medal in Olympics?

(A)  Milkha Singh

(B)  P. T. Usha

(C)  Karnam Malleshwari

(D)  K. D. Jadhav

Answer: (D)

59. Who among the following was the Congress President at Madras Session of 1927 when it boycotted the Simon Commission?

(A)  Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

(B)  M. A. Ansari

(C)  Lala Lajpat Rai

(D)  Subhash Chandra Bose

Answer: (B)

60. Why did Kalinga prove to be a turning point in the life of Ashoka?

(A)  Ashoka annexed Kalinga

(B)  It was the starting point of the expansion of his empire

(C)  Ashoka became a zealous Buddhist

(D)  It enabled Mauryan Empire to reach its climax

Answer: (C)

61. Which of the following wings was not part of the espionage system described by Kautilya?

(A)  Crime Branch

(B)  Special Branch

(C)  Political Branch

(D)  None of these

Answer: (C)

62. Alauddin Khalji did not build

(A)  Siri fort

(B)  Tomb of Jalauddin

(C)  Hauz-i-Alai

(D)  Jamaat Khana Masjid

Answer: (D)

63. Which of the following dynasties was ruling over North India at the time of Alexander’s invasion?

(A)  Nanda

(B)  Maurya

(C)  Sunga

(D)  Kanva

Answer: (A)

64. Which of the following Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) is under development in India?

(A)  Agni-I

(B)  Agni-II

(C)  Agni-IV

(D)  Agni-VI

Answer: (D)

65. Who among the following was adjudged as the Most Valuable Player of the 17th Asian Games held at Incheon, South Korea?

(A)  Mary Kom of India

(B)  Kosuke Hagino of Japan

(C)  Ning Zetao of China

(D)  None of these

Answer: (B)

Directions (Qs. No. 66-70): In each of the following questions find out the alternative which will replace the question mark.

66. East : Orient :: ? : ?

(A)  North : Polar

(B)  North : Tropic

(C)  South : Capricorn

(D)  West : Occident

Answer: (D)

67. Ignominy : Disloyalty : : ? : ?

(A)  Death : Victory

(B)  Martyr  : Man

(C)  Fame : Heroism

(D)  Destruction : Victory

Answer: (C)

68. Loath : Coercion : : ? : ?

(A)  Detest : Caressing

(B)  Irritate : Caressing

(C)  Irate : Antagonism

(D)  Reluctant : Persuasion

Answer: (D)

69. Trilogy : Novel : : ? : ?

(A)  Rice : Husk

(B)  Milk : Cream

(C)  Serial : Episode

(D)  Gun : Cartridge

Answer: (C)

70. Wife : Marriage : : ? : ?

(A)  Bank : Money

(B)  Nationality : Citizenship

(C)  Service : Qualification

(D)  Attendance : Register

Answer: (B)

Directions (Qs. No. 71-75): Each of these questions given below contains three elements. These elements may or may not have some inter-linkage. Each group of elements may fit into one of these diagrams at A, B, C or D. You have to indicate the group of elements which correctly fits into the diagrams.

71. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Doctors, Human Beings and Married People?

Answer: (D)

72. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Children, Naughty and Studious?

Answer: (C)

73. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Thief, Criminal and Police?

Answer: (A)

74. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Man, Worker and Garden?

Answer: (D)

75. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Males, Cousins and Nephews?

Answer: (A)

Directions (Qs. No. 76-80): In each of the following questions, select a figure fro amongst the four alternative, which when placed in the blank space of figure (X) would complete the pattern.

76. 

Answer: (B)

77. 

Answer: (D)

78. 

Answer: (D)

79. 

      

Answer: (C)

80. 

Answer: (A)

Directions (Qs. No. 81-85): Each of the following questions consists of five figures marked 1, 2, 3 4 and 5 called the Problem Figures followed by four other figures marked A, B, C and D called the Answer Figures. Select a figure from amongst the Answer Figures which will continue the same series as established by the five Problem Figures.

81. 

Answer: (D)

82. 

Answer: (C)

83. 

       

Answer: (C)

84. 

Answer: (C)

85. 

Answer: (D)

Directions (Qs. No. 86-90): In each of the following questions, four words have been given out of which three are alike in some manner, while the fourth one is different. Choose the word which is different from the rest.

86. 

(A)  Othello

(B)  King Lear

(C)  Oliver Twist

(D)  Macbeth

Answer: (C)

87. 

(A)  Nimitz

(B)  Yamamoto

(C)  Nelson

(D)  Montgomery

Answer: (D)

88.

(A)  Blaze

(B)  Glint

(C)  Simmer

(D)  Shimmer

Answer: (C)

89.

(A)  Aravalli hills

(B)  Shivalik hills

(C)  Mole hills

(D)  Satpura hills

Answer: (C)

90.

(A)  Beaver

(B)  Alpaca

(C)  Walrus

(D)  Koala

Answer: (C)

Directions (Qs. No. 91-95): In each problem, out of the four figures marked A, B, C and D three are similar in a certain manner. However, one figure is not like the other three. Choose the figure which is different from the rest.

91. 

Answer: (C)

92. 

 

Answer: (D)

93. 

Answer: (D)

94. 

Answer: (A)

95. 

Answer: (C)

Directions (Qs. No. 96-100): Each of the following questions consist of two sets of figures. Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 constitute the Problem Set while figures A, B C and D constitute the Answer Set. There is a definite relationship between figures 1 and 2. Establish a similar relationship between figures 3 and 4 by selecting a suitable figure from the Answer set that would replace the question mark (?) in fig. 4.

96. 

Answer: (A)

97. 

Answer: (D)

98.

Answer: (C)

99. 

Answer: (C)

100. 

Answer: (C)

Airforce Common Admission Test (AFCAT)-1 2017 Question Paper With Anwer Key

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Air Force Common Admission Test

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1. Which religion was founded by Akbar?

(A)  Mahjan

(B)  Din-i-Ilahi

(C)  Aiwan-i-Khalsa

(D)  Din Panah

Answer: (B)

2. Who was army chief in October 2016?

(A)  Dalbir Singh Suhag

(B)  Bipin Rawat

(C)  J. J. Singh

(D)  Ramnath Goel

Answer: (A)

3. Who was navy chief in October 2016?

(A)  Ashok Malhotra

(B)  Vipin Tyagi

(C)  Sunil Lanba

(D)  Dalbir Sirohi

Answer: (C)

4. Yarlung Zangbo river in India is known as ……

(A)  Ganga

(B)  Gomati

(C)  Narmada

(D)  Brahamputra

Answer: (D)

5. Which is the highest tower of the world?

(A)  Sky tree

(B)  Big Ben Tower

(C)  Burj Khalifa

(D)  None of these

Answer: (A)

6. Who became prime minster after death of Rajiv Gandhi?

(A)  V. P. Singh

(B)  Chandra Shekhar

(C)  P.V. Narsimha Rao

(D)  H. D. Deve Gauda

Answer: (C)

7. Who defeated P.V. Sindhu in final in Rio Olympic?

(A)  Carolina Marin

(B)  Pornpawee Chochuwong

(C)  Saina Nehwal

(D)  Gregoria Mariska

Answer: (A)

8. In which city Asian Games 2014 was held?

(A)  New Delhi

(B)  Beijing

(C)  Incheon

(D)  Shanghai

Answer: (C)

9. Who was the first governor general of India after independence?

(A)  Rajagopalachari

(B)  William Jones

(C)  Lord Mountbatten

(D)  Curzon

Answer: (C)

10. What was the score of Dipa Karmakar in the final round in Rio Olympic?

(A)  52.698 point

(B)  42.538 point

(C)  68.285 point

(D)  48.358 point

Answer: (A)

11. Salal Project is located on which river?

(A)  Sutlej

(B)  Chenab

(C)  Ravi

(D)  Jhelum

Answer: (B)

12. Name the port made by India in Iran.

(A)  Chabahar Port

(B)  Tehran Port

(C)  Aaska Port

(D)  Hallar Port

Answer: (A)

13. Name the port made by China in Pakistan.

(A)  Lahore Port

(B)  Islamabad Port

(C)  Karachi Port

(D)  Gwadar Port

Answer: (D)

14. Who was given out first time by a third umpire in Test?

(A)  Rahul Dravid

(B)  James Simth

(C)  Sachin Tendulkar

(D)  Bravo

Answer: (C)

15. Which is classical dance of Kerala?

(A)  Kathakali

(B)  Bihu

(C)  Bhangra

(D)  Yakshagana

Answer: (A)

16. Which state produce more banana?

(A)  Kerala

(B)  Tamil Nadu

(C)  Maharashtra

(D)  Karnataka

Answer: (B)

17. Who was the first tirthankar of Jainism?

(A)  Rishabhanath

(B)  Parshvanath

(C)  Mahavir

(D)  None of these

Answer: (A)

18. Who was the 23rd tirthankar of Jainism?

(A)  Mahavir

(B)  Pashupatinath

(C)  Rishabhanath

(D)  Parshvanath

Answer: (D)

19. Who wrote Padmavat?

(A)  Surdas

(B)  Premchand

(C)  Malik Muhammad Jayasi

(D)  Mullah Daud

Answer: (C)

20. Who was the first governor general of India?

(A)  Curzon

(B)  William Bentick

(C)  Lord Mountbatten

(D)  Rajagopalchari

Answer: (B)

21. Mount Stromboli, which is one of the active volcanoes in the world, is in which country?

(A)  Argentina

(B)  China

(C)  Italy

(D)  Mexico

Answer: (C)

22. Which is the oldest refinery in India?

(A)  Mathura

(B)  Digboi

(C)  Hassan

(D)  Vijaynagar

Answer: (B)

23. Which among the following is a noble gas?

(A)  Nitrogen

(B)  Oxygen

(C)  Hydrogen

(D)  Helium

Answer: (D)

24. The character of Aladdin belongs to which book?

(A)  The Arabian Nights

(B)  One thousand and One Nights

(C)  Culprit

(D)  The Somalian Village

Answer: (B)

25. Which Indian sports person has been appointed as a member of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Athletes’ Commission?

(A)  Devendra Jhajharia

(B)  Saina Nehwal

(C)  Abhinav Bindra

(D)  Sakshi Malik

Answer: (B)

26. If A/B = 4/3 then what is the value of 

(A)  3/5

(B)  2/5

(C)  1/5

(D)  4/5

Answer: (A)

27. The speed of a boat in river is 8 km/hr in still water, rate of river is 2 km/hr. If boat takes 3 hr 12 minutes to back and fro to a place then what is distance?

(A)  15 km

(B)  12 km

(C)  16 km

(D)  10 km

Answer: (B)

28. A train 110 m long running at the speed of 60 km/hr, how long it will take to cross a man running in the opposite direction at the speed if 10 km/hr.

(A)    

(B)    

(C)    

(D)    

Answer: (C)

29. If a sun doubles in 4 year, how long it will take to become 4 times of sum on compound interest.

(A)  8 years

(B)  6 years

(C)  10 years

(D)  12 years

Answer: (A)

30. 240 chocolates were brought at 9 per dozen, and was sold at 1 re each, find the % loss or gain?

(A)    

(B)    

(C)   

(D)   

Answer: (B)

31. 10 years ago the average age of a family of 4 member was 24, In mean time two child born by a gap of two yrs, what is the age of younger child if the average age family is same as it was 10 years ago.

(A)  2 years

(B)  4 years

(C)  3 years

(D)  5 years

Answer: (C)

32. A shopkeeper sold one tablet and one smartphone of 12000, on smartphone he lost 25%, and gained 20% on the price of tablet. What is its total loss and gain.

(A)  Gain Rs 1500

(B)  Loss Rs 1500

(C)  Gain Rs 2000

(D)  Loss Rs 2000

Answer: (D)

33. If one student got  in various subjects, what is the percentage average?

(A)  56.8%

(B)  51.5%

(C)  52.8%

(D)  55.4%

Answer: (A)

34. Biku and Mahre fought election, Bikhu got 55% vote and 25% vote were declared invalid. Population of village is 6000. Find the vote given to Mahtre.

(A)  Rs 1600

(B)  Rs 1200

(C)  Rs 1300

(D)  Rs 1500

Answer: (B)

35. If 21% of a number is subtracted from 91 gives the same number, find the number.

(A)  50.8

(B)  75.2

(C)  68.3

(D)  72.5

Answer: (B)

36. If 50% of a number is added to 84 gives the number, what is number?

(A)  158

(B)  178

(C)  168

(D)  188

Answer: (C)

37. XXXA is divisible by 9, what is the least natural number at ?

(A)  2

(B)  4

(C)  6

(D)  3

Answer: (D)

38. A shopkeeper sell a TV 3000 on gain of 15%, he sells a different TV at loss of 10%. Over all he neither gain of loss. What is cost price or SP of second TV.

(A)  Rs 3521

(B)  Rs 3621

(C)  Rs 3221

(D)  Rs 3021

Answer: (A)

39. If 445 boys and 356 has to be divided in section of same no of students either boy or girl alone then total no of section.

(A)  6

(B)  9

(C)  8

(D)  5

Answer: (B)

40. If  then the value of n is:

(A)  3

(B)  2

(C)  0

(D)  1

Answer: (B)

41. Raman’s salary was decreased by 50% and subsequently increased by 50%. How much per cent does he loss?

(A)  20%

(B)  30%

(C)  25%

(D)  15%

Answer: (C)

42. The sides of a triangle are in the ratio  and its perimeter is 104 cm. The length of the longest side is:

(A)  52 cm

(B)  48 cm

(C)  32 cm

(D)  26 cm

Answer: (B)

43. A, B and C enter into partnership. A invests 3 times as much as B invests and B invests two-third of what C invests. At the end of the year, the profit earned is Rs 6600. What is the share of B?

(A)  1000

(B)  1500

(C)  1100

(D)  1200

Answer: (D)

44. If 5 men or 9 women can do a piece of work in 19 days, then in how many days will 3 men and 6 women do the same work?

(A)  12

(B)  15

(C)  18

(D)  21

Answer: (B)

45. A man took a loan from a bank at the rate of 12% p.a. Simple interest. After 3 years, he had to pay Rs 5400 interest only for the period. The principal amount borrowed by him was:

(A)  Rs 2000

(B)  Rs 10000

(C)  Rs 15000

(D)  Rs 20000

Answer: (C)

46. The price of an item is decreased by 25%. What per cent increase must be done in new price to get the original price?

(A)    

(B)   

(C)   

(D)    

Answer: (A)

47. A sum was invested for 3 years at simple interest at a certain rate. Had it been invested at 4% higher rate of interest, it would have fetched Rs 600 more. The sum is

(A)  Rs 4000

(B)  Rs 4950

(C)  Rs 5000

(D)  Rs 5150

Answer: (C)

48. A’s salary is 20% lower than B’s salary, which is 15% lower than C’s salary. By how much per cent is C’s salary more than A’s salary?

(A)  44.05%

(B)  45.05%

(C)  46.05%

(D)  47.05%

Answer: (D)

49. A and B can do a piece of work in 18 days; B and C can do it in 24 days, A and C can do it in 36 days. In how many days B alone can finish the work?

(A)  48 days

(B)  45 days

(C)   

(D)  144 days

Answer: (C)

50. How many digits will be there to the right of the decimal point in the product of 95.75 and 0.02554 ?

(A)  5

(B)  6

(C)  7

(D)  Insufficient data

Answer: (B)

Directions (Qs. 51-55): Which word or words explain the meaning of the following idioms:

51. To hit the nail and head

(A)  to hit on the head

(B)  to understand

(C)  to be precise

(D)  to forget

Answer: (C)

52. To eat one’s word

(A)  to eat everything

(B)  to retract what one has said

(C)  to eat leisurely

(D)  not to eat anything

Answer: (B)

53. Halcyon days

(A)  bright future

(B)  dark future

(C)  past dark period

(D)  past happy and peaceful days

Answer: (D)

54. To keep the wolf from door

(A)  to scare away a wolf

(B)  to survive

(C)  to hunt a wolf

(D)  to shut the door tightly

Answer: (B)

55. To tug of war

(A)  the cause of discord

(B)  the hardest part of any undertaking

(C)  the basis of discrimination

(D)  the rules and conditions of a game

Answer: (B)

Directions (Qs. 56 to 59): Choose the word which is nearly opposite in meaning to the given word:

56. FLAGITIOUS

(A)  Innocent

(B)  Vapid

(C)  Ignorant

(D)  Frivolous

Answer: (A)

57. LIABILITY

(A)  Property

(B)  Assets

(C)  Debt

(D)  Teasure

Answer: (B)

58. VIRTUOUS

(A)  Wicked

(B)  Corrupt

(C)  Vicious

(D)  Scandalous

Answer: (C)

59. ENCOURAGE

(A)  Dampen

(B)  Disapprove

(C)  Discourage

(D)  Warn

Answer: (C)

Directions (Qs. 60-64): Select the most appropriate word from the options against each number:

Inspired to create a mobile-tracking solution …(60)… his 16-year-old son lost his cellphone, P. Sekhar, chairman of Micro Technologies, began work on a program to …(61)… phones. The code –downloadable at Rs 200-300 a year on most handsets from Micro’s website – allows the owner to track the exact location …(62)… his phone and the number of the new SIM card that …(63)… inserted. As of now, the only action a subscriber can take is to frantically call the service …(64)… and block his card.

60.

(A)  of

(B)  for

(C)  while

(D)  after

Answer: (D)

61.

(A)  look

(B)  guide

(C)  track

(D)  buy

Answer: (C)

62.

(A)  inside

(B)  for

(C)  in

(D)  of

Answer: (D)

63.

(A)  had been

(B)  were

(C)  was

(D)  has been

Answer: (D)

64.

(A)  owner

(B)  provider

(C)  subscriber

(D)  giver

Answer: (B)

Directions (Qs. 65-67): Choose the correctly spelt word.

65.

(A)  Acredition

(B)  Accredition

(C)  Accreditation

(D)  Accrediton

Answer: (C)

66.

(A)  Vicarous

(B)  Vicerious

(C)  Vicourious

(D)  Vicarious

Answer: (D)

67.

(A)  Schezophrenia

(B)  Schizaphrenia

(C)  Schizophrenia

(D)  Schizophrania

Answer: (C)

Directions (Qs. 68-72): Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to the given word:

68. Silence

(A)  cacophony

(B)  clamour

(C)  verbosity

(D)  taciturnity

Answer: (D)

69. Idiocy

(A)  acumen

(B)  sagacity

(C)  fatuity

(D)  sanity

Answer: (C)

70. Applaud

(A)  censure

(B)  extol

(C)  decry

(D)  deprecate

Answer: (B)

71. Harbinger

(A)  herald

(B)  robust

(C)  agile

(D)  gallant

Answer: (A)

72. Passe

(A)  modern

(B)  prevalent

(C)  obsolete

(D)  voguish

Answer: (C)

Directions (Qs. 73-75): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it:

How would you feel if the nation’s biggest superstar is your fan? Well, there’s bound to be no end to your joy and that’s exactly what’s been happening to India’s new cricket wonder boy Mahinder Singh Dhoni when he realized Amitabh Bachchan, who has been his childhood idol, turned out to be his die-hard fan. The two of them met on a film’s set in Mumbai. Dhoni was shooting in Mumbai’s Film city for a commercial, while the big B was also shooting in the same place. When big B learnt to Dhoni presence, he sent in a word to the sporting superstar asking him if they could meet. “At first Dhoni couldn’t believe his luck. He thought someone was pulling a fast one on him, but when he realized the truth, he sent a message saying it wouldn’t be polite for Mr. Bachchan to come and see him instead, after his shoot he himself would come and meet him. And, of course, Dhoni finished his shoot and rushed to the nearby set to meet his idol, “says a unit member Talk of mutual admiration societies”.

73. When Bacchan learnt Dhoni’s presence what did he do?

(A)  he continued his shooting

(B)  he asked for a meeting with him

(C)  he asked Dhoni to meet him

(D)  he went to meet him

Answer: (B)

74. Who are the mutual admiration societies referred above?

(A)  Cricket and Film

(B)  Filmstar and Cricket Star

(C)  Commercial shoot and Film shoot

(D)  Amitabh and Dhoni

Answer: (C)

75. Upon hearing Bachchan’s message what happened?

(A)  Dhoni rushed to him           

(B)  Dhoni thought someone was playing prank

(C)  He called him up

(D)  Dhoni thought it was a joke

Answer: (B)

Directions (Qs. 76-80): Each of these questions given below contains three elements. These elements may or may not have some inter-linkage. Each group of elements may fit into one of these diagrams at (A), (B), (C) or (D). You have to indicate the group of elements which correctly fits into the diagrams:

76. Which of the following diagrams correctly represents Elephants, Wolves, Animals?

Answer: (A)

77. Select from the given diagrams, the one that illustrates the relationship among the given three classes : Carrot, Food, Vegetable

Answer: (A)

78. Select from the given diagrams, the one that illustrates the relationship among the given three classes: Judge, Thief, Criminal.

Answer: (C)

79. Choose from the four diagrams given below, the one that illustrates the relationship among Languages, French, German.

Answer: (C)

80. Which one of the following diagrams correctly represents the relationship among the classes:

Tennis fans, Cricket players, Students?

Answer: (A)

Directions (Qs. 81-85): In each of the following questions, four words have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and the fourth one is different. Choose out the odd one.

81.

(A)  Kiwi

(B)  Eagle

(C)  Emu

(D)  Penguin

Answer: (B)

82.

(A)  Lake

(B)  Sea

(C)  River

(D)  Pool

Answer: (C)

83.

(A)  Arrow

(B)  Axe

(C)  Knife

(D)  Dagger

Answer: (A)

84.

(A)  Sun

(B)  Moon

(C)  Mars

(D)  Universe

Answer: (D)

85.

(A)  House

(B)  Cottage

(C)  School

(D)  Palace

Answer: (C)

Directions (Qs. 86-90): In each of the following questions, choose the alternative figure which is embedded in the given figure (X).

86. 

Answer: (A)

87. 

Answer: (C)

88. 

Answer: (A)

89. 

Answer: (D)

90. 

Answer: (C)

Directions (Qs. 91-95): Each of the following questions consists of five figures marked 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 called the Problem Figures followed by four other figures marked A, B, C, D and E called the Answer Figures. Select a figure from amongst the Answer Figures which will continue the same series as established by the five Problem Figures:

91. 

Answer: (C)

92.

Answer: (A)

93. 

Answer: (B)

94.

Answer: (A)

95. 

Answer: (C)

Directions (Qs. 96 to 100): In each of the following questions a group of three inter related words are given. Choose a word from the given alternatives which is similar to the given three words.

96. Stem : Leaf : Branch

(A)  Wood

(B)  Tree

(C)  Teak

(D)  Fertiliser

Answer: (B)

97. Cytology : Botany : Taxonomy

(A)  Biology

(B)  Physics

(C)  Seismology

(D)  Morphology

Answer: (A)

98. Dbase : Lotus : C+

(A)  Cyclotron

(B)  Software Packages

(C)  Electronics

(D)  Computer

Answer: (B)

99. Everest : K2 : Nandadevi

(A)  Zaskar

(B)  Blue Mountain

(C)  Elagiri

(D)  Anaimudi

Answer: (D)

100. Coal : Night Sky : Soot

(A)  Raven

(B)  Brink

(C)  Colours

(D)  White

Answer: (A)

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1. Who invented Fountain Pen?

(A)  Petrache Poenaru

(B)  Walter Hunt

(C)  J. L. Beared

(D)  Williams Gs

Answer: (A)

2. What is the size of Cricket Stump?

(A)  26 inches

(B)  28 inches

(C)  23 inches

(D)  18 inches

Answer: (B)

3. Who minted the coin of Laxmi Type?

(A)  Firoz Shah Tughlaq

(B)  Skandagupta

(C)  Chandragupta-II

(D)  Mohammad Gauri

Answer: (D)

4. Which country hosted Asian Games maximum number of times?

(A)  Japan

(B)  China

(C)  Thailand

(D)  Belgium

Answer: (C)

5. Places of Buddha Enlightenment?

(A)  Bodhgaya

(B)  Vaishali

(C)  Rajagriha

(D)  None of these

Answer: (A)

6. What is the dance of Gujarat?

(A)  Bihu

(B)  Lavani

(C)  Garbha

(D)  Ghumara

Answer: (C)

7. Tulsidas was contemporary of which Mughal Emperor?

(A)  Jahangir

(B)  Akbar

(C)  Shahjahan

(D)  Humayun

Answer: (B)

8. Asian Games 2018 will be held in which country?

(A)  Hangzhou (China)

(B)  Incheon (South Korea)

(C)  Doha (Qatar)

(D)  Jakarta (Indonesia)

Answer: (D)

9. FIFA World Cup 2018 venue?

(A)  Russia

(B)  Brazil

(C)  South Africa

(D)  Germany

Answer: (A)

10. Indian Standard Time (IST) passes through?

(A)  Bhopal

(B)  Ranchi

(C)  Allahabad

(D)  Raipur

Answer: (C)

11. Gulf of Mannar is situated at:

(A)  Gujarat

(B)  Tamilnadu

(C)  J & K

(D)  None of these

Answer: (B)

12. Main reason of Indian Monsoon:

(A)  Seasonal reversal of winds

(B)  Retreating monsoon

(C)  Cyclonic depression

(D)  All of these

Answer: (A)

13. From which country, India brought transport aircraft?

(A)  Russia

(B)  Israel

(C)  France

(D)  United Stated of America (USA)

Answer: (D)

14. India’s Youngest Grandmaster:

(A)  Parimarjan Negi

(B)  Himanshu Sharma

(C)  Srinath Narayanan

(D)  Abhijeet Gupta

Answer: (A)

15. Uber Cup is related to which game?

(A)  Tennis

(B)  Badminton

(C)  Football

(D)  Hockey

Answer: (B)

16. Term used for stamp collection:

(A)  Numismatics

(B)  Stamping

(C)  Philately

(D)  Ticketing

Answer: (C)

17. Mahatma Gandhi entered in politics from which movement?

(A)  Dandi March

(B)  Champaran Satyagraha

(C)  Khilafat Movement

(D)  Non-cooperation Movement

Answer: (B)

18. Cricket Pitch length:

(A)  22 yards

(B)  18 yards

(C)  25 yards

(D)  29 yards

Answer: (A)

19. ICC Headquarter is situated in:

(A)  Singpore

(B)  London

(C)  Vienna

(D)  Dubai

Answer: (D)

20. First Women wrestler to win Commonwealth Medal:

(A)  Babita Kumari

(B)  Kavita Devi

(C)  Geeta Phogat

(D)  Shakshi Malik

Answer: (C)

21. Yerevan is the capital of:

(A)  Armenia

(B)  Tirana

(C)  Baku

(D)  Minsk

Answer: (A)

22. Hoober Shot is related to which sports?

(A)  Football

(B)  Badminton

(C)  Cricket

(D)  Golf

Answer: (C)

23. Book “Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights” is written by:

(A)  Maria Sharapova

(B)  Salman Rushdie

(C)  Deepti Naval

(D)  Taslima Nasreen

Answer: (B)

24. Indian Economy (1950-1990) is:

(A)  Conservative

(B)  Mixed

(C)  Both Conservative & Mixed

(D)  Liberal

Answer: (A)

25. Strait of Hormuz is situated in:

(A)  Persina Gulf

(B)  Argolic Gulf

(C)  Gulf of Aden

(D)  None of these

Answer: (A)

26. A seller increases the cost price of an article by 30% and fixed the marked price as Rs 286. But during sale he gave 10% discount to the purchaser. Percentage of Profit will be:

(A)  15

(B)  20

(C)  17

(D)  10

Answer: (C)

27. A plane can cover 6000 km in 8 hours. If the speed is increased by 250 kmph, then the time taken by the plane to cover 9000 km is:

(A)  5 hours

(B)  8 hours

(C)  6 hours

(D)  9 hours

Answer: (D)

28. A sum of Rs 800 becomes Rs 956 in 3 years at a certain rate of simple interest. If the rate of interest is increased by 4%, what amount will the same sum become in 3 years?

(A)  Rs 1052

(B)  Rs 1042

(C)  Rs 1024

(D)  Rs 1025

Answer: (A)

29. The average age of 35 students in class is 16 years. Out of these students the average age of 21 students is 14 years. The average age of remaining students is:

(A)  15 years

(B)  17 years

(C)  20 years

(D)  19 years

Answer: D

30. The difference between the cost price and sale price is Rs 240. If the profit is 20%, the selling price is:

(A)  Rs 1200

(B)  Rs 1440

(C)  Rs 1800

(D)  Rs 2440

Answer: (B)

31. Rs 800 becomes Rs 956 in 3 years at a certain rate of interest. If the rate of interest is increased by 4% what amount will Rs 800 become in 3 years?

(A)  Rs 1020

(B)  Rs 1052

(C)  Rs 1282

(D)  Rs 1080

Answer: (B)

32. If A/B = 3/4, then what is the value of 

(A)  3/5

(B)  2/5

(C)  1/5

(D)  4/5

Answer: (A)

33. 10 years ago the average age of a family of 4 member was 24, In mean time two child born by a gap of two years, what is the age of younger child if the average age family is same as it was 10 years ago.

(A)  2 years

(B)  4 years

(C)  3 years

(D)  5 years

Answer: (C)

34. A sum was invested for 3 years at simple interest at a certain rate. Had it been invested at 4% higher rate of interest, it would have fetched Rs 600 more. The sum is:

(A)  Rs 4000

(B)  Rs 4950

(C)  Rs 5000

(D)  Rs 5150

Answer: (C)

35. The average salary of all the workers in a workshop is Rs 8000. The average salary of seven technicians is Rs 12000 and average salary of others is Rs 6000. The total number of workers in the workshop are

(A)  20

(B)  21

(C)  22

(D)  23

Answer: (B)

36. A trader mixes 26 kg of rice at Rs 20 kg with 30 kg rice of another variety costing Rs 36 per kg. If he sells the mixture at Rs 30 per kg his profit will be

(A)  −7%

(B)  5%

(C)  8%

(D)  10%

Answer: (B)

37. The ratio between two numbers is 3 : 4. If each number is increased by 6 the ratio becomes 4 : 5. The difference between the numbers is:

(A)  1

(B)  3

(C)  6

(D)  8

Answer: (C)

38. A can complete a work in 12 days, whereas A and B together can complete the same work in 9 days. How many days will it take B to complete the work?

(A)  24 days

(B)  16 days

(C)  36 days

(D)  18 days

Answer: (C)

39. Two trains are moving in the same direction

(A)  225 m

(B)  180 m

(C)  200 m

(D)  215 m

Answer: (A)

40. A starts a business with Rs 3500 and after 5 months B joins with A as his partner. After a year, the profit is divided in the ratio 2 : 3. What is B’s contribution in the capital?

(A)  Rs 8000

(B)  Rs 8500

(C)  Rs 9000

(D)  Rs 7500

Answer: (C)

41. A boat travels upstream from B to A and downstream from A to B in 3 hours. If the speed of the boat in still water is 9 km/h and the speed of the current is 3 km/h, the distance between A and B is:

(A)  9 km

(B)  10 km

(C)  11 km

(D)  12 km

Answer: (D)

42. A’s salary is 50% more than B’s. How much per cent is B’s salary less than A’s?

(A)   

(B)    

(C) 

(D)     

Answer: (D)

43. The average weight of 50 boys in a class is 45 kg. When one boy leaves the class, the average reduces by 100 g. Find the weight of the boy who left the class.

(A)  50 kg

(B)  50.8 kg

(C)  49 kg

(D)  49.9 kg

Answer: (D)

44. 20 litres of a mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 5 : 3. If 4 litres of this mixture is replaced by 4 litres of milk, the ratio of milk to water in the new mixture would be:

(A)  2 : 1

(B)  7 : 3

(C)  8 : 3

(D)  4 : 3

Answer: (B)

45. The mean of 50 observations was 36. It was found later that an observation 48 was wrongly taken as 23. The corrected new mean is:

(A)  35.2

(B)  34.1

(C)  36.5

(D)  39.1

Answer: (C)

46. Two trains travel in opposite directions at 36 km/h and 45 km/h respectively. A man sitting in slower train passes the faster train in 8 seconds. The length of the faster train is:

(A)  80 m

(B)  120 m

(C)  160 m

(D)  180 m

Answer: (D)

47. A towel was 50 cm broad and 100 cm long. When bleached, it was found to have lost 20% of its length and 10% of its breadth. Find the percentage of decrease in area?

(A)  32%

(B)  28%

(C)  33%

(D)  24%

Answer: (B)

48. The sum of the number of boys and girls in a school is 150. If the number of boys is x, then the number of girls becomes x% of the total number of students. How many boys are there in the school?

(A)  51

(B)  65

(C)  60

(D)  95

Answer: (C)

49. ‘A’ scored 30% marks and failed by 15 marks. ‘B’ scored 40% marks and obtained 35 marks more than those required to pass. What is the pass percentage?

(A)  33%

(B)  40%

(C)  34%

(D)  48%

Answer: (A)

50. Two pipes ‘A’ and ‘B’ can fill a tank in 20 and 30 minutes respectively. If both the pipes are used together, then how long will it take to fill the tank?

(A)  12 min

(B)  15 min

(C)  25 min

(D)  50 min

Answer: (A)

Directions (Qs. 51-55): Each question consist of two words which have a certain relationship to each other, followed four pairs of related words. Select the pair which has the same relationship.

51. STORY : NOVEL

(A)  Sea : Ocean

(B)  School : University

(C)  Book : Dictionary

(D)  Poetry : Drama

Answer: (A)

52. GRAIN : SALT

(A)  Shard : Pottery

(B)  Shred : Wood

(C)  Blades : Grass

(D)  Chips : Glass

Answer: (D)

53. WAITER : TIP

(A)  Student : Marks

(B)  Worker : Bonus

(C)  Employee : Wages

(D)  Clerk : Bribe

Answer: (B)

54. PAIN : SEDATIVE

(A)  Comfort : Stimulant

(B)  Grief : Consolation

(C)  Trance : Narcotic

(D)  Ache : Extraction

Answer: (B)

55. LIGHT : BLIND

(A)  Speech : Dumb

(B)  Language : Deaf

(C)  Tongue : Sound

(D)  Voice : Vibration

Answer: (A)

Directions (Qs. 56-59): In the following questions a series is being given. Select from the alternatives the correct term to fill in the missing term.

56. 5, 7, 10, 11, 15, 15, 20, …….

(A)  22

(B)  19

(C)  20

(D)  21

Answer: (B)

57. 

(A)  6/25

(B)  7/25

(C)  6/25√5

(D)  7/25√5

Answer: (C)

58. 3, 15, 39, 75, ……..,

(A)  93

(B)  101

(C)  99

(D)  123

Answer: (D)

59. 25, 25, 27, 22, 30, 19, 34, 16,……

(A)  39

(B)  35

(C)  32

(D)  13

Answer: (A)

Directions (Qs. 60-64): In each of the following question find out the alternative which will replace the question mark.

60. Blizzard : Freeze : : ? : ?

(A)  Insult : Humiliation

(B)  Bad : Immoral

(C)  Caution : Careless

(D)  Jealousy : Respect

Answer: (A)

61. Graceful : Clumsy : : ? : ?

(A)  Horror : Sympathy

(B)  Laugh : Cry

(C)  Recapitulate : Synopsis

(D)  Encumber : Burden

Answer: (B)

62. Zenith : Nadir : : ? : ?

(A)  Indigent : Poverty

(B)  Zeal : Eagerness

(C)  Success : Peak

(D)  Genuine : Phony

Answer: (D)

63. Pedagogy : Teaching : : ? : ?

(A)  Telepathy : Emotions

(B)  Radiology : Sound

(C)  Mycology : Fossils

(D)  Entomology : Insects

Answer: (D)

64. Capriciousness : Reliability : : ? : ?

(A)  Heated : Boiling

(B)  Tenacious : Practicality

(C)  Arbitrary : Whimsical

(D)  Unreliable : Inhuman

Answer: (B)

Directions (Qs. 65-68): Each of the following questions consists of two sets of figures. Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 constitute the Problem Set while figures A, B, C and D constitute the Answer Set. There is a definite relationship between figures (1) and (2) Establish a similar relationship between figures (3) and (4) by selecting a suitable figure from the Answer set that would replace the question mark (?) in fig. (4).

65. 

Answer: (C)

66. 

Answer: (B)

67. 

Answer: (A)

68. 

     

Answer: (D)

Directions (Qs. 69-73): There are two sets of figures namely the Problem figures containing five figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and Answer Figures A, B, C, D. Select one figure from the Answer figures which will continue the same series as given in the Problem Figures.

69. 

Answer: (A)

70. 

Answer: (A)

71. 

Answer: (C)

72. 

   

Answer: (D)

73. 

Answer: (D)

74. Find odd one out:

25, 38, 55, 61, 85, 98

(A)  25

(B)  85

(C)  61

(D)  38

Answer: (C)

75. In this diagram, a total number of 100 players play different games.

How many players play Football and Hockey but not Cricket?

(A)  20

(B)  25

(C)  15

(D)  5

Answer: (C)

Directions (Qs. 76-80): Choose the word which is nearly opposite in meaning to the given word:

76. Obstinate

(A)  Firm

(B)  Steadfast

(C)  Amenable

(D)  Tenacious

Answer: (C)

77. Profane

(A)  Impious

(B)  Secular

(C)  Blasphemous

(D)  Holy

Answer: (D)

78. Audacious

(A)  Adventurous

(B)  Cowardly

(C)  Defiant

(D)  Impudent

Answer: (B)

79. Intrepid

(A)  Timid

(B)  Dauntless

(C)  Resolute

(D)  Plucky

Answer: (A)

80. Repudiate

(A)  Abandon

(B)  Abjure

(C)  Accept

(D)  Discard

Answer: (C)

Directions (Qs. 81-83): A part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed choose “No Improvement.

81. Years ago, I met a man which was President and Chairman of the board of a company.

(A)  No improvement

(B)  Who

(C)  Whom

(D)  Whose

Answer: (B)

82. Covering thirty kilometers in thirty minutes are not a great distance using a brand new car

(A)  aren’t great distance

(B)  No improvement

(C)  is not distance

(D)  is not a great distance

Answer: (D)

83. Where are you coming from?

(A)  do you come from

(B)  were you from

(C)  No improvement

(D)  you are coming from

Answer: (A)

Directions (Qs. 84-86): Out of the alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given word/sentences and indicate it in the Answer Sheet.

84. One who can not be corrected:

(A)  Indefatigable

(B)  indolent

(C)  ineligible

(D)  incorrigible

Answer: (D)

85. Put side by side:

(A)  Propose

(B)  Depose

(C)  Juxtapose

(D)  Impose

Answer: (C)

86. Chief of commander of army:

(A)  Colonel

(B)  Lieutenant

(C)  Major

(D)  General

Answer: (D)

Directions (Qs. 87-91): Which word or words explain the meaning of the meaning idioms:

87. To meet one’s waterloo

(A)  A sure success

(B)  A big struggle

(C)  A decisive defeat or failure

(D)  A great chance

Answer: (C)

88. Sitting on the fence

(A)  Watch carefully

(B)  Sitting carelessly

(C)  Sitting carefully

(D)  Avoid making a decision

Answer: (D)

89. Gift of gab

(A)  Ability to win at gambles

(B)  Ability to speak with eloquence and fluency

(C)  Ability to win gossips

(D)  Ability to gabble

Answer: (B)

90. From hand to mouth

(A)  Eating too much

(B)  Biting nails

(C)  Eating without spoon

(D)  Satisfying only bare needs

Answer: (D)

91. Carry the day

(A)  Win

(B)  Lose

(C)  Waste time

(D)  Utilize time

Answer: (A)

Directions (Qs. 92-96): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.

We stand poised precariously and challengingly on the razor’s edge of destiny. We are now at the mercy of atom bombs and the like which would destroy us completely if we fail to control them wisely. And wisdom in this crisis means sensitiveness to the basic values of life; it means a vivid realization t hat we are literally living in one world where we must either swim together or sink together. We cannot afford to tamper with man’s single mind loyalty to peace and international understanding. Anyone, who does it is a traitor not only to man’s past and present, but also to his future, because he is mortgaging the destiny of unborn generations.

92. From the tone and style of the passage it appears that the writer it

(A)  a prose writer with a fascination for images and metaphors.

(B)  a humanist with a clear foresight.

(C)  a traitor who wishes to mortgage the destiny of future generations.

(D)  unaware of the global power situation.

Answer: (B)

93. The best way to escape complete annihilation in an atomic war is to

(A)  work for international understanding and harmony.

(B)  invent more powerful weapons.

(C)  turn to religion.

(D)  ban nuclear weapons.

Answer: (A)

94. The phrase ‘razor’s edge of destiny’ means a/an

(A)  enigma that cuts through the pattern of life like the edge of a razor.

(B)  critical situation that foreordains the future.

(C)  sharp line of division that marks the alternative courses of action in the future.

(D)  destiny with sharp edges.

Answer: (B)

95. According to the writer, ‘wisdom’ on the razor’s edge of destiny means

(A)  awareness that we stand poised precariously on the razor’s edge of destiny.

(B)  determination to ban nuclear weapons.

(C)  responsibility to the ‘unborn generations’.

(D)  awareness of the basic values of life.

Answer: (D)

96. The author is concerned about the threat of nuclear weapons because he feels that

(A)  a nuclear war will destroy human civilization.

(B)  all countries are interlinked and one cannot escape the consequence of what happens to another country.

(C)  the world is on the brink of disaster.

(D)  his country is threatened by a nuclear war.

Answer: (A)

Directions (Qs. 97-100): Select the most appropriate word from the options against each number:

About sixty per cent of the human body is water. If you could …(97)… out a human being like a …(98)…  you would obtain about fifty litres of water. This water which is not like …(99)… water because of the substance it …(100)… is necessary to the life of the human being.

97.

(A)  work

(B)  wrench

(C)  press

(D)  squeeze

Answer: (D)

98.

(A)  mango

(B)  lemon

(C)  fruit

(D)  banana

Answer: (B)

99.

(A)  usual

(B)  ordinary

(C)  common

(D)  normal

Answer: (B)

100.

(A)  dissolves

(B)  carries

(C)  contains

(D)  includes

Answer: (C)

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Directions (Qs. 1-3): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below:

The development and widespread use of computer technology and the internet have transformed how we communicate, how business is conducted, how information is dispersed, and how society is organized. Prior to 1980, in-depth information about any one subject-matter was attained through laborious research involving countless visits to libraries and via repeated interviews with persons of known reputation and reputable expertise. Now, a great deal of information is available at the click of a mouse button, all attainable from within the confines of one’s own home or from the use of a computer in an office. Previous labour-intensive support jobs, such as loading and unpacking of trucks, luggage handling at airports, and food manufacturing, once performed by a large middleclass workforce, are now performed routinely by robots which are monitored by computer-controlled systems. Our lives have been simplified but these benefits which have been ushered in by the technology revolution have had an adverse effect on the core of our interpersonal-relationship. Mere communication is no longer via postal mail or face-to-face contact, but rather via electronic email, personal internet message boards and by virtue of hand-held personal electronic assistants. Although computer technology has brought us to within a mouse-click of any sought-after piece of information, this technology boom has sequestered us to the confines of our computer desks and homes and has removed us away from those traditional setting where personal and communication skills are developed.

1. The author’s attitude about the advent of computer technology can be best summarized as

(A)  Optimistic and thankful

(B)  Appreciative but reserved 

(C)  Candid and reverent

(D)  Understanding and obsessive

Answer: (B)

2. The author would agree with which of the following statements?

(A)  The advent of computer technology has decreased access to libraries

(B)  Because of advancements in robotics, labour-intensive jobs are more plentiful

(C)  Although heralded as a great leap forward, the widespread use of computer technology is not without its setbacks

(D)  Of all the benefits ushered in by the use the internet, electronic email is the most beneficial

Answer: (C)

3. The author’s primary purpose in writing this passage is most likely which of the following?

(A)  To downplay the need for the internet

(B)  To explain how robotics and the internet have had both a positive and negative influence on how we live

(C)  To pave way for the next great technology revolution

(D)  To showcase the wonders of recent technology advanements

Answer: (B)

Directions (Qs. 4-6): In each of the following choose the word most similar in meaning to the word given in capitals.

4. OSMOSIS

(A)  Gradual acceptance

(B)  Slow recovery

(C)  Abrupt ending

(D)  Strength

Answer: (A)

5. OSTRACISE

(A)  Take away

(B)  Cut off

(C)  Include

(D)  Expedite

Answer: (B)

6. ALACRITY

(A)  Hesitatingly

(B)  Eagerness

(C)  Unwillingly

(D)  Laziness

Answer: (B)

Directions (Qs. 7-10): In each of the following choose the word most nearly opposite in meaning to the word given in capitals.

7. PROFUSION

(A)  Travesty

(B)  Validity

(C)  Scarcity

(D)  Agitated

Answer: (C)

8. ESCHEW

(A)  Vicious

(B)  Invite

(C)  Use

(D)  Emanate

Answer: (B)

9. ABSTAIN

(A)  Refuse

(B)  Oppose

(C)  Run away

(D)  Permit

Answer: (D)

10. INSOLENT

(A)  Affable

(B)  Spotted

(C)  Foolish

(D)  Mature

Answer: (A)

Directions (Qs. 11-15): In each of the following questions, find out which part has an error.

11. If you will (A)/ follow my instructions (B)/ you well get (C)/ a suitable reward for this (D).

Answer: (A)

12. Harshad, along with (A)/his brother (B)/Ahwani and six senior officials (C)/were arrested (D).

Answer: (D)

13. He received timely support (A)/from his elder brother (B)/who is working abroad (C)/for the last six years (D).

Answer: (C)

14. One of the drawbacks (A)/of modern education are (B)/that it does not encourage original thinking (C)/No Error (D).

Answer: (B)

15. Morphine and other (A)/narcotic drugs are valuable (B)/medically, if misused (C)/it can cause irreparable damage (D).

Answer: (D)

Directions (Qs. 16-20): Pick up the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blanks to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

16. His book was marked by many _______ remarks which made us forget its main theme.

(A)  Irrelevant

(B)  Objective

(C)  Slanted

(D)  Digressive

Answer: (D)

17. Some people have the capacity for learning foreign languages but they have no _____ to speak.

(A)  Interest

(B)  Ability

(C)  Fondness

(D)  Inclination

Answer: (B)

18. The dispute among the parties became so ______ that there was every likelihood of a free exchange of blows.

(A)  Complicated

(B)  Acrimonious

(C)  Bellicose

(D)  Aggressive

Answer: (B)

19. The judge decided to resign when he was ______ for promotion to Chief Justice.

(A)  Passed by

(B)  Passed out

(C)  Passed off

(D)  Passed over

Answer: (D)

20. Questions will be answered by a _____ of experts.

(A)  Staff

(B)  Panel

(C)  Bunch

(D)  Band

Answer: (B)

21. Who among the following had discovered the Brahmi Script in 1838?

(A)  Sir William Jones

(B)  Dr. Rajendra Lal Mitra

(C)  Dr. Bhaw Dagi

(D)  James Prinsep

Answer: (D)

22. Who was known as father of administration in medieval India?

(A)  Akbar

(B)  Shershah Suri

(C)  Humayun

(D)  Aurangzeb

Answer: (B)

23. Brahma Samaj was founded by

(A)  Raja Rammohan Roy

(B)  Jawaharlal Nehru

(C)  William Carey

(D)  Jonathan Duncan

Answer: (A)

24. Who discharges the function of the President when vacancy occur in the office of the President & Vice-President simultaneously, owing to removal, depth, resignation or the incumbent or otherwise?

(A)  Chief Justice of High Court

(B)  Chief Justice of India

(C)  Speaker of Lok Sabha

(D)  Chairman of Rajya Sabha

Answer: (B)

25. With which sport is Lewis Hamilton associated?

(A)  Golf

(B)  Hockey

(C)  Billiards

(D)  F-1

Answer: (D)

26. From which country does the top seeded Tennis player Rafael Nadal hail from?

(A)  France

(B)  Germany

(C)  Spain

(D)  Russia

Answer: (C)

27. Which Indian Boxer won the gold medal in 60 kg category in Asian games and became the youngest to win a boxing gold for India?

(A)  Vijendra Singh

(B)  Vikash Krishan

(C)  Ronjan Sodhi

(D)  Somdev

Answer: (B)

28. In 2010, Leander Paes in partnership with Cara Black won the mixed doubles title of

(A)  Australian Open Tennis Championship

(B)  Wimbledon Open Tennis Championship

(C)  Both the above

(D)  None of the above

Answer: (A)

29. Term ‘Prime Vertical’ in astronomy is defined as

(A)  The Vertical circle which passes through the east and west points of the horizon and is at right angles to the meridian of the place.

(B)  The Vertical circle which passes through the north and south points of the horizon and is at right angles to the meridian of the place.

(C)  The Vertical circle which passes through the east and west points of the horizon and is parallel to the meridian of the place.

(D)  The Vertical circle which passes through the north and south points of the horizon and is parallel to the meridian of the place.

Answer: (A)

30. MNREGA stands for

(A)  Mahatma Gandhi National Revenue Engagement Guarantee Association

(B)  Maharaja National Revenue Employment Guarantee

(C)  Mahanagar National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

(D)  Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

Answer: (D)

31. River Jhelum emerges from

(A)  Northern slopes of the Kailash range

(B)  Spring at Verinag

(C)  Rakas Lake

(D)  Amarkantak plateau

Answer: (B)

32. Haematite ores is the ore of which metal?

(A)  Iron

(B)  Aluminium

(C)  Zinc

(D)  Cobalt

Answer: (A)

33. Green revolution relates to which of the following?

(A)  Self-dependence in foodgrains production

(B)  Self-dependence in milk production

(C)  Self-dependence in petroleum crude oil production

(D)  None of above

Answer: (A)

34. Nuclear Submarine Akula has been handed over to India recently by

(A)  France

(B)  Germany

(C)  USA

(D)  Russia

Answer: (D)

35. Who is the author of book ‘The Fragrance of Forgotten Years’?

(A)  David Omand

(B)  Bilkees Latif

(C)  Pranab Bardhan

(D)  Jagat S. Mehta

Answer: (B)

36. Vertebrates have two endocrine glands associated with the brain, namely

(A)  Thyroid, Thymus B.

(B)  Pituitary, Pancreas

(C)  Pituitary, Pineal D.

(D)  Pancreas, Pineal

Answer: (C)

37. The layer common to two adjacent plant cells called Middle Lamella is composed of

(A)  Calcium Phosphate

(B)  Calcium Sulphate

(C)  Calcium Carbonate

(D)  Calcium Pectate

Answer: (D)

38. With the increase of the effective nuclear charge, the size of the atom or ion

(A)  Increases

(B)  Decreases

(C)  Remains the same, since it has no bearing on size

(D)  It will depend on period to period and group to group

Answer: (C)

39. On which of the following statements, is the kinetic theory of matter base?

(A)  Matter is made up of molecules

(B)  Molecules are rapid motion

(C)  Molecules experience forces of attraction between one another

(D)  All of the above

Answer: (D)

40. When heated with chloroform, secondary amines and tertiary amines

(A)  Gives isocyanides

(B)  Gives cyanides

(C)  Do not give isocyanides

(D)  Both (A) and (B)

Answer: (C)

41. The number whose square is equal to the difference of the squares of 40 and 32 is

(A)  45.09

(B)  24

(C)  25

(D)  28

Answer: (B)

42. 15 buckets of water fill a tank when the capacity of each bucket is 7 litres. How many buckets will be needed to fill the same tank, if the capacity of the bucket is 5 litres?

(A)  12

(B)  24

(C)  21

(D)  30

Answer: (C)

43. A vessel, full of water, weighs 27.5 kg, when the vessel is ¼ full, it weighs 12.26 kg. Find the weight of empty vessel.

(A)  7.18 kg

(B)  6.54 kg

(C)  2.75 kg

(D)  2.5 kg

Answer: (A)

44. If a + b = 10 and ab = 21, find the value of a3 + b3.

(A)  370

(B)  210

(C)  730

(D)  598

Answer: (A)

45. If  what is  equal to?

(A)  13/7

(B)  23/11

(C)  14/5

(D)  25/9

Answer: (B)

46. 

(A)  2

(B)  6

(C)  4

(D)  8

Answer: (C)

47. A man’s average monthly expenditure for the first four months of the year was Rs 225.25. For the next five months, the average monthly expenditure was Rs 20.75 more than what it was during the first four months? If the person spent Rs 700 in all during the remaining three months of the year find what percentage of his annual income of Rs 3500 he saved in the

(A)  10%

(B)  15%

(C)  19.11%

(D)  25%

Answer: (C)

48. The ratio of the present age of P and Q is 2.3. The ratio of their age after 18 years will be 4.5. What is the present age of Q?

(A)  26 years

(B)  25 years

(C)  24 years

(D)  27 years

Answer: (D)

49. The mean temperature of Monday to Wednesday was 37°C and of Tuesday to Thursday was 34° If the temperature on Thursday was 4/5th that of Monday, the temperature on Thursday was

(A)  36.5°C

(B)  36°C

(C)  35.5°C

(D)  34°C

Answer: (B)

50. Srinivasan invests two equal amounts in two banks giving 10% and 12% rate of interest respectively. At the end of year, the interest earned is Rs 1650. Find the sum invested in each.

(A)  Rs 8500

(B)  Rs 15000

(C)  Rs 7500

(D)  Rs 17000

Answer: (C)

51. The simple interest on a sum of money is 1/9 of the sum. The number of years is numerically equal to the rate percent per annum. The rate per cent per annum is

(A)  3.33

(B)  5

(C)  6.66

(D)  10

Answer: (A)

52. A sum of Rs 10000 is lent partly at 8% and the remaining at 10% per annum, if the yearly interest on the average is 9.2%, the money lent at 10% is

(A)  Rs 6000

(B)  Rs 5500

(C)  Rs 5000

(D)  Rs 4500

Answer: (A)

53. In an election between two candidates, 60% of the voters cast their votes, out of which 4% of the votes were declared invalid. A candidate got 7344 votes which were 75% of the total valid votes. Find the total number of votes enrolled in that election.

(A)  1700

(B)  17590

(C)  17000

(D)  7344

Answer: (C)

54. If the price of kerosene be raised by 9%, find how much per cent a house-holder must reduce his consumption of kerosene so that not to increase his expenditure.

(A)  8%

(B)  8.25%

(C)  9%

(D)  9.25%

Answer: (B)

55. Sixty-five pupils from a school entered for an examination and 80% of them passed. Another school entered 10 more pupils than the first school and four more pupils passed. The % of pass in the second school was

(A)  75%

(B)  84%

(C)  72%

(D)  74.6%

Answer: (D)

56. A jar contains black and white marbles. If there are then marbles in the jar, then which of the following could not be the ratio of black to white marbles?

(A)  9 : 1

(B)  7 : 3

(C)  1 : 10

(D)  1 : 4

Answer: (C)

57. A sum of money is to be distributed among P, Q and R in the ratio of 6 : 19 : 7. If R gives Rs 200 from his share to Q, the ratio of P, Q and R becomes 3 : 10 : 3, what is the total sum?

(A)  Rs 3200

(B)  Rs 12800

(C)  Rs 6400

(D)  Data inadequate

Answer: (C)

58. In what ratio should tea worth Rs 10 per kg be mixed with tea worth Rs 14 per kg so that the average price of the mixture may be Rs 11 per kg?

(A)  2 : 1

(B)  3 : 1

(C)  3 : 2

(D)  4 : 3

Answer: (B)

59. Calculate the amount of Rs 1250 for 2 years at 4% per annum, compounded yearly.

(A)  Rs 676

(B)  Rs 1352

(C)  Rs 1778

(D)  Rs 255

Answer: (B)

60. A sum of Rs 3200 is lent out into two parts, one at 6% and another at 4%. If the total annual income is Rs 176, find the money lent at 6%.

(A)  Rs 2400

(B)  Rs 800

(C)  Rs 1600

(D)  Rs 3200

Answer: (A)

Directions (Qs. 61-70): In the following questions, the words given bear a certain relationship. Find out from the choices the words with the same relationship.

61. Surgeon : Scalpel

(A)  Musician : Instrument

(B)  Sculptor : Chisel

(C)  Carpenter : Cabinet

(D)  Baker : Oven

Answer: (B)

62. Creche : Infants

(A)  School : Pupils

(B)  Deck : Sailors

(C)  Cottage : Guests

(D)  Aircraft : Crew

Answer: (C)

63. Pesticide : Plant

(A)  Injection : Disease

(B)  Teacher : Student

(C)  Medicine : Cure

(D)  Vaccination : Body

Answer: (D)

64. Stare : Glance

(A)  Gulp : Sip

(B)  Story : tell

(C)  Hunt : Stalk

(D)  Step : Walk

Answer: (A)

65. Fish : Aquarium

(A)  Student : Hostel

(B)  Bird : Forest

(C)  Goods : Consignment

(D)  Bee : Apiary

Answer: (D)

66. Ecstasy : Pleasure

(A)  Hatred : Affection

(B)  Rage : Anger

(C)  Joy : Grief

(D)  Mumble : Speak

Answer: (B)

67. Necromancy : Ghosts

(A)  Romance : Stories

(B)  Magic : Amulets

(C)  Alchemy : Gold

(D)  Sorcery : Spirit

Answer: (C)

68. Coin : Mint

(A)  Grain : Field

(B)  Hay : Stable

(C)  Wine : Brewery

(D)  Book : Publisher

Answer: (D)

69. Oak : Coniferous

(A)  Chimpanzee : Ape

(B)  Animals : Carnivore

(C)  Fish : Sea

(D)  Tree : Grove

Answer: (A)

70. Onam : Kerala

(A)  Christmas : Christians

(B)  Bhangra : Punjab

(C)  Kathak : Uttar Pradesh

(D)  Bihu : Assam

Answer: (D)

Directions (Qs. 71-75): In each of the following questions, a group of three interrelated words is given. Choose the word from the given alternatives, that belongs to the same group.

71. Calendar : Dates : : Dictionary : ?

(A)  Vocabulary

(B)  Language

(C)  Words

(D)  Book

Answer: (C)

72. Heed : Neglect : : Pacify : ?

(A)  Incite

(B)  Allay

(C)  War

(D)  Victory

Answer: (A)

73. Malaria : Disease : : Sword : ?

(A)  Wound

(B)  Spear

(C)  Weapon

(D)  Rifle

Answer: (C)

74. Eye : Wink : : Heart : ?

(A)  Move

(B)  Throb

(C)  Pump

(D)  Quiver

Answer: (B)

75. Earth : Sun : : Moon : ?

(A)  Orbit

(B)  Sky

(C)  Star

(D)  Earth

Answer: (D)

Directions (Qs. 76-80): Choose the word which is least like the other words in the group.

76.

(A)  Rose

(B)  Lotus

(C)  Marigold

(D)  Tulip

Answer: (D)

77.

(A)  Book

(B)  Sharpener

(C)  Pencil

(D)  Paper

Answer: (A)

78.

(A)  Copper

(B)  Tin

(C)  Brass

(D)  Zinc

Answer: (D)

79.

(A)  Kiwi

(B)  Eagle

(C)  Emu

(D)  Penguin

Answer: (B)

80.

(A)  Raniganj

(B)  Jharia

(C)  Bokaro

(D)  Baroda

Answer: (D)

Directions (Qs. 81-85): There are two sets of figures namely the Problem figures containing five figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and Answer Figures A, B, C, D. Select one figure from the Answer figures which will continue the same series as given in the Problem figures.

81. 

       

Answer: (A)

82. 

Answer: (A)

83. 

Answer: (C)

84. 

Answer: (D)

85. 

Answer: (D)

Directions (Qs. 86-90): From amongst the figures marked A, B, C and D, select the figure which satisfies the same conditions of placement of the dot as in Fig. (X).

86. 

Answer: (C)

87. 

Answer: (C)

88. 

Answer: (C)

89. 

Answer: (D)

90. 

Answer: (A)

Directions (Qs. 91-95): The original figure is embedded or hidden in one of the answer figures A, B, C & D. Select the alternative that carries the correct figure which clearly shows the embedded portion of the original figures.

91. 

Answer: (D)

92. 

Answer: (C)

93. 

Answer: (B)

94. 

Answer: (B)

95. 

Answer: (D)

Directions (Qs. 96-100): Find out the given option A, B, C or D the right figure to fit in the missing figure.

96. 

Answer: (D)

97. 

Answer: (A)

98. 

Answer: (C)

99. 

Answer: (D)

100. 

Answer: (C)

Airforce Common Admission Test (AFCAT)-2 2014 Question Paper With Answer Key

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Airforce Common Admission Test (AFCAT)-2 2014 Question Paper With Answer Key

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Directions (Qs. 1 to 6): Select the most appropriate word from the options against each number:

   Science has made an …1… contribution to the relief of human suffering and humanity …2… a deep …3… of gratitude to scientists whose ….4… and scarifies have led to many …5… discoveries and inventions which have done so much to …6… human pain and misery.

1. 

(A)  excessive

(B)  enormous

(C)  intensive

(D)  active

Answer: (C)

2.

(A)  feels

(B)  offers

(C)  owes

(D)  acknowledges

Answer: (C)

3.

(A)  amount

(B)  fund

(C)  loan

(D)  debt

Answer: (A)

4.

(A)  labours

(B)  discoveries

(C)  achievements

(D)  successes

Answer: (A)

5.

(A)  strange

(B)  useful

(C)  advantageous

(D)  profitable

Answer: (B)

6.

(A)  decrease

(B)  disappears

(C)  alleviate

(D)  belittle

Answer: (C)

Directions (Qs. 7 to 9): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it:

   Language is often used for one of the following three purposes, namely, to inform to convince and to persuade. The first, requiring talent of telling what we know, is a matter of little difficulty. The second demands reasoning. The third, besides reasoning, demands all the aid that we can obtain from the use of figures of speech or figures of rhetoric, which means the power of persuasion.

7. Rhetoric is the

(A)  art of reasoning

(B)  use of figure of speech

(C)  power of persuasion

(D)  means of communicating information

Answer: (C)

8. The art of persuasion requires the uses of

(A)  information and talent feels

(B)  reasoning and information

(C)  figure of speech

(D)  reasoning and figure of speech

Answer: (D)

9. The above passage is

(A)  informative

(B)  persuasive

(C)  convincing

(D)  rhetorical

Answer: (C)

Directions (Qs. 10 to 13): Choose the word which is nearest is meaning to the given word:

10. ‘LIBERALISE’

(A)  Resist

(B)  Change

(C)  Function

(D)  Malfunction

Answer: (B)

11. ‘PRAGMATIC’

(A)  Theoretical

(B)  Suitable

(C)  Realistic

(D)  Productive

Answer: (C)

12. ‘PRISTINE’

(A)  Fresh

(B)  Old

(C)  Preserve

(D)  Dirty

Answer: (A)

13. ‘INTREPID’

(A)  Middle

(B)  Tolerant

(C)  Rude

(D)  Fearless

Answer: (D)

Directions (Qs. 14 to 17): Choose the word which nearly opposite in meaning to the given word:

14. ‘ANGELICAL’

(A)  Magnanimous

(B)  Benevolent

(C)  Diabolical

(D)  Critical

Answer: (C)

15. ‘HAUGHTINESS’

(A)  Affability

(B)  Unskilled

(C)  Adduce

(D)  Abject

Answer: (A)

16. ‘BELLOW’

(A)  Tout

(B)  Whisper

(C)  Stupour

(D)  Down

Answer: (B)

17. ‘INEQUITY’

(A)  Law

(B)  Illegal

(C)  Slander

(D)  Libel

Answer: (A)

Directions (Qs. 18 to 21): Choose the word that best defines the given phrase:

18. Tickled pink

(A)  Greatly pleased

(B)  Coloured

(C)  Deeply upset

(D)  Embarrassed

Answer: (A)

19. Split one’s side

(A)  Intense pain

(B)  To laugh a lot

(C)  to be hurt

(D)  None of the above

Answer: (B)

20. Building castles in the air

(A)  Making impossible plans

(B)  Making tall promises

(C)  building skyscrapers

(D)  structures without strong foundation

Answer: (A)

21. At the drop of a hat

(A)  Willingly and softly

(B)  Willingly and immediately

(C)  Willingly and silently

(D)  slowly and silently

Answer: (B)

Directions (Qs. 22 to 25): Choose the correctly spelt word:

22.

(A)  Parentheses

(B)  Parenthsis

(C)  Parentesis

(D)  Parenthses

Answer: (A)

23.

(A)  Verstile

(B)  Versatile

(C)  Versetile

(D)  Versatele

Answer: (B)

24.

(A)  Hemmorrhage

(B)  Hemorrhage

(C)  Haemorrhage

(D)  Hemmorrage

Answer: (C)

25.

(A)  Vetnerinarian

(B)  Veternarian

(C)  Vetrinarian

(D)  Veterinarian

Answer: (D)

Directions (Qs. 26 to 29): Which word or words explains the meaning of the following idioms:

26. Airy-Fairy

(A)  Most important

(B)  Nervous

(C)  Not practical

(D)  Confident

Answer: (C)

27. Be given the axe

(A)  To move fast

(B)  Carpenter

(C)  Woodcutter

(D)  To lose job

Answer: (D)

28. To go like a bomb

(A)  Loud explosion

(B)  To move fast

(C)  Terrorism

(D)  Not practical

Answer: (B)

29. Bolt from the blue

(A)  Unexpected

(B)  Lighting

(C)  Nervous

(D)  Sudden

Answer: (A)

Directions (Qs. 30 to 65): Choose the most appropriate answer

30. Which of the following rulers had the title ‘Kaviraja’

(A)  Kumaragupta

(B)  Chandragupta

(C)  Skandagupta

(D)  Samudragupta

Answer: (D)

31. The Viceroy who divided Bengal by following the divide and rule policy was:

(A)  Lord Curzon

(B)  Lord Ripon

(C)  Lord Lytton

(D)  Lord Mayo

Answer: (A)

32. The right to vote in the national elections in India is based on the principle of

(A)  Restricted franchise

(B)  Hereditary privileges

(C)  Property qualifications

(D)  Universal adult suffrage

Answer: (D)

33. Algae often float on surface of water during day but sink during night due to:

(A)  evolution and trapping of oxygen bubbles during the day in their photosynthesis process

(B)  Becoming light as they consume most of their food in the night

(C)  warming action of sun during the day

(D)  Release of absorbed air by warming of water

Answer: (A)

34. Who is the author of ‘Train to Pakistan’:

(A)  Arun Shourie

(B)  J. N. Dixit

(C)  Khushwant Singh

(D)  Ismat Chugtai

Answer: (C)

35. On which river is Berlin city situated?

(A)  Potomac

(B)  Irrawaddy

(C)  Rhine

(D)  Spree

Answer: (D)

36. The Commonwealth Games Relay Baton has traditionally contained?

(A)  sand from the last host city

(B)  a message from the Head of the Commonwealth

(C)  The Commonwealth Games Motto

(D)  sand from each competing nation

Answer: (B)

37. Who was the first woman to climb Mount Everest?

(A)  Junko Tabei

(B)  Tenzing Norgay

(C)  Aarti Pradhan

(D)  Bachendri Pal

Answer: (A)

38. Who founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal in Kolkata?

(A)  Warren Hastings

(B)  John Shore

(C)  Sir William Jones

(D)  Lord Cornwallis

Answer: (C)

39. When is the World Poetry Day recognized by the UNESCO observed?

(A)  02 February

(B)  30 December

(C)  21 March

(D)  14 February

Answer: (D)

40. In which respect have the Centre-State relations been specifically termed as municipal relations?

(A)  Centre’s control of the State in the legislative sphere

(B)  Centre’s control of State in financial matter

(C)  Centre’s control of the state in the administrative sector

(D)  Centre’s control of the state in the planning process

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Answer: (A)

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41. The youngest mountain range in the world is:

(A)  Himalayas

(B)  Alps

(C)  Andes

(D)  Rockies

Answer: (A)

42. Who was the first Commander in Chief of Indian Air Force in Independent India?

(A)  Gen KM Kariyappa

(B)  Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw

(C)  Major Stringer Lawrence

(D)  Thomas Walker Elmhirst

Answer: (D)

43. What is the ‘splash and burn agriculture’ in Indonesia called as?

(A)  Jhoom cultivation

(B)  Roke cultivation

(C)  Milpa cultivation

(D)  Ladang cultivation

Answer: (D)

44. Which theory gave birth to the French Revolution and the Revolution in America?

(A)  Legal theory of rights

(B)  Theory of natural rights

(C)  Social welfare theory         

(D)  Historical theory of rights

Answer: (B)

45. 38th parallel is a boundary line between ……….. .

(A)  United States and Canada

(B)  Pakistan and India

(C)  Turkey and Cyprus

(D)  South and North Korea

Answer: (D)

46. ‘Satyameva Jayate’ is borrowed from which of the following?

(A)  Mundaka Upanishad

(B)  Mahabharat

(C)  Ramayana

(D)  Arthshashtra

Answer: (A)

47. Two-third of a consignment was sold at a profit of 5% and the remainder at a loss of 2%. If the total profit was Rs 400, what was the value of the consignment?

(A)  Rs 13,000

(B)  Rs 17,000

(C)  Rs 15,000

(D)  Rs 40,000

Answer: (C)

48. 7 is added to a certain number, the sum is multiplied by 5; the product is divided by 9 and 3 is subtracted from the quotient. The remainder left is 12. What is the number?

(A)  20

(B)  30

(C)  40

(D)  5

Answer: (A)

49. A train covers a distance of 10 km in 12 minutes. If its speed is decreased by 5 kmph, what is the time taken by the train to cover the same distance?

(A)  14 min 33 sec

(B)  13 min 33 sec

(C)  13 min 20 sec

(D)  15 min 20 sec

Answer: (C)

50. ‘A’ is thrice as good a workman as ‘B’ and takes 10 days less to do a piece of work than ‘B’ takes. How many days will ‘B’ take to complete if the works alone?

(A)  21 days

(B)  15 days

(C)  18 days

(D)  24 days

Answer: (B)

51. In Arun’s opinion his weight is greater than 65 kg but less than 72 kg. His brother does not agree with Arun and he thinks that Arun’s weight is greater than 60 kg but less than 70 kg. His mother’s view is that his weight cannot be greater than 68 kg. If all of them are correct in their estimation, what is the average of different probable weights of Arun?

(A)  71 kg

(B)  67 kg

(C)  67.5 kg

(D)  68 kg

Answer: (B)

52. In three annual examinations, of which the aggregate marks of each was 500, a student secured average marks 45% and 55% in the first and the second yearly examinations respectively. To secure 60% average total marks. It is necessary for him in third yearly examination to secure …….. marks.

(A)  300

(B)  350

(C)  355

(D)  400

Answer: (D)

53. A towel was 50 cm broad and 100 cm long. When bleached, it was found to have lost 20% of its length and 10% of its breadth. Find the percentage of decrease in area?

(A)  32%

(B)  28%

(C)  33%

(D)  24%

Answer: (B)

54. How many digits will be there to the right of the decimal point in the product of 95.75 and 0.02554?

(A)  5

(B)  6

(C)  7

(D)  Insufficient data

Answer: (B)

55. ‘A’ and ‘B’ can do a piece of work in 30 days while ‘B’ and ‘C’ can do the same work in 24 days and ‘C’ and ‘A’ in 20 days. They all works for 10 days and ‘B’ and ‘C’ leave. How many days more will ‘A’ take to finish the work?

(A)  12 days

(B)  18 days

(C)  20 days

(D)  22 days

Answer: (B)

56. A factory employs skilled workers, unskilled workers and clerks in the proportion 8 : 5 : 1 and the wages of a skilled worker as unskilled worker and a clerk are in the ratio 5 : 2 : 3.When 20 unskilled workers are employed, the total daily wages of all, amount to Rs 318. What is the daily wages in Rs Paid to each category of employees?

(A)  240,57,19

(B)  210,70,13

(C)  230,65,12

(D)  240,60,18

Answer: (D)

57. A cat takes 5 leaps for every 4 leaps of a dog, but 3 leaps of the dog are equal to 4 leaps of the cat. What is the ratio of the speed of the cat to that of the dog?

(A)  13 : 14

(B)  15 : 11

(C)  17 : 15

(D)  15 : 16

Answer: (D)

58. Ram, Shiv and Ganesh assemble for a contributory party. Ram brings 3 apples while Shiv brings 5. Since Ganesh did not bring any, he contributed Rs 8. How many rupees should Ram and Shiv respectively get, assuming each of the three consumes an equal portion of the apples?

(A)  1, 7

(B)  2, 5

(C)  5, 3

(D)  2, 6

Answer: (A)

59. A man deposited a total sum of Rs 88400 in the same of his two sons aged 19 and 17 years so that at the age of 21, both will get equal amounts. If the money is invested at the rate of 10% compound interest per annum what are the shares of his two sons?

(A)  Rs 48200

(B)  Rs 48400

(C)  Rs 42600

(D)  Rs 44200

Answer: (D)

60. A train is moving at a speed of 132 kmph. If the length of the train is 110 meters, how long will it take to cross a railway platform 165 m long?

(A)  6.0 secs

(B)  7.5 secs

(C)  7.0 secs

(D)  8.5 secs

Answer: (B)

61. The sum of the number of boys and girls in a school is 150. If the number of boys is x, then the number of girls becomes x% of the total number of students. How many boys are there in the school?

(A)  51

(B)  65   

(C)  60

(D)  95

Answer: (C)

62. ‘A’ scored 30% marks and failed 15 marks. ‘B’ scored 40% marks and obtained 35 marks more than those required to pass. What is the pass percentage?

(A)  33%

(B)  40%

(C)  34%

(D)  48%

Answer: (A)

63. A banker lent Rs 6000 at 10% and Rs 5000 at 12% at the same time and for same period of time. The banker received Rs 2400 as total interest on both loans. Find the period for which the banker had lent the amount.

(A)  3 years 6 months

(B)  3 years

(C)  2 years 6 months

(D)  2 years

Answer: (D)

64. Two pipes ‘A’ and ‘B’ can fill a tank in 20 and 30 minutes respectively. If both the pipes are used together, then how long will it take to fill the tank?

(A)  12 min

(B)  15 min

(C)  25 min

(D)  50 min

Answer: (A)

65. Speed of a boat in still water is 9 kmph and the speed of the stream is 1.5 kmph. A man rows to a place at a distance of 105 kms and comes back to the starting point. What will be the total time taken by him?

(A)  16 hrs

(B)  18 hrs

(C)  24 hrs

(D)  28 hrs

Answer: (C)

Directions (Qs. 66 to 70): Each of the these questions given below contains three elements. These elements may or may not have some inter-linkage. Each group of elements may fit into one of these diagrams at A, B, C or D. You have to indicate the group of elements which correctly fits into the diagrams.

66. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Judge, Thieves and Criminals?

Answer: (B)

67. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between India, Haryana and World?

Answer: (D)

68. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Pigeon, Bird and Dog?

Answer: (A)

69. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Earth, Sea and Sun?

Answer: (A)

70. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Hockey, Football and Cricket?

Answer: (B)

Directions (Qs. 71 to 75): In each of the following questions find out the alternative which will replace the question mark.

71. Carbon : Diamond : : Corundum : ……….? …………

(A)  Garnet

(B)  Ruby

(C)  Pukhraj

(D)  Pearl

Answer: (B)

72. Architect : Building : : Sculptor : ……….?……….

(A)  Museum

(B)  Stone

(C)  Chisel

(D)  Statue

Answer: (D)

73. Eye : Myopia : : Teeth ……….?………..

(A)  Pyorrhoea

(B)  Cataract

(C)  Trachoma

(D)  Eczema

Answer: (A)

74. Conference : Chairman : : Newspaper : …….?………

(A)  Reporter

(B)  Distributor

(C)  Printer

(D)  Editor

Answer: (D)

75. Safe : Secure : : Protect : ……….?………..

(A)  Lock

(B)  Sure

(C)  Guard

(D)  Conserve

Answer: (C)

Directions (Qs. 76 to 80): In each of the following questions, five words have been given out of which four are alike in some manner, while the fifth one is different. Choose the word which is different from the rest.

76.

(A)  Potassium

(B)  Silicon

(C)  Zirconium

(D)  Gallium

Answer: (C)

77.

(A)  Tea

(B)  Chinchona

(C)  Rubber

(D)  Chalk

Answer: (B)

78.

(A)  Hangar

(B)  Platform

(C)  Dock

(D)  Park

Answer: (D)

79.

(A)  Deck

(B)  Quay

(C)  Stern

(D)  Bow

Answer: (D)

80.

(A)  Tall

(B)  Huge

(C)  Thin

(D)  Sharp

Answer: (C)

Directions (Qs. 81 to 85): Choose the most appropriate answer.

81. Which one of the following is always with ‘Bargain’?

(A)  Exchange

(B)  Sumptuousness

(C)  Triviality

(D)  Eloquence

Answer: (D)

82. Which one of the following a ‘Drama’ must have?

(A)  Actors

(B)  Story

(C)  Sets

(D)  Director

Answer: (B)

83. A boy is sitting the back seat of a car. When the driver suddenly starts moving the car (in forward direction), the boy experiences a backward force?

(A)  Always

(B)  Never

(C)  Often

(D)  Sometimes

Answer: (A)

84. Which one of the following is always found in ‘Wonder’?

(A)  Crowd

(B)  Lumber

(C)  Astonishment

(D)  Rustic

Answer: (C)

85. ‘Disclosure’ always involves

(A)  Agents

(B)  Display

(C)  Exposition

(D)  Secrets

Answer: (D)

Direction (Qs. 86 to 89): Each of the following questions consists of five figures marked 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5called the Problem Figures followed by four other figures marked A, B, C and D called the Answer Figures. Select a figure from amongst the Answer Figures which will continue the same series as established by the five problem Figures.

86. 

Answer: (A)

87. 

Answer: (B)

88. 

     

Answer: (A)

89. 

Answer: (A)

90. 

Answer: (C)

91. 

     

Answer: (B)

92. 

Answer: (A)

93. 

Answer: (D)

Directions (Qs. 94 to 97): In each problem, out of the four figures marked A, B, C, D three are similar in a certain manner. However, one figure is not like the other three. Choose the figure which is different from the rest.

94. 

 

Answer: (B)

95. 

Answer: (D)

96. 

Answer: (D)

97. 

Answer: (A)

Directions (Qs. 98 to 100): In each of the following questions, select a figure from amongst the four alternatives which when placed in the blank space of figure (X) would complete the pattern.

98. 

Answer: (B)

99. 

Answer: (B)

100. 

Answer: (D)

Air force Common Admission Test (AFCAT)-2 2015 Question Paper With Answer Key

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Directions (Qs. 1-3): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it:

Patience is better than wisdom: An ounce of patience is worth a pound of brains. All men praise patience, but few can practice it. It is a medicine which is good for all diseases, but it is not every garden that grows the herbs to make it with. Many people are born crying, live complaining and die disappointed. They think every other person’s burden to be light and their own feathers to be heavy as lead, and yet if the truth were known, it is their fancy rather than their fate that makes things go so hard with them. Many would be well off then what they think of.

1. Which of the following is the most suitable explanation to the author’s remark that an “ounce of patience is worth a pound of brains”?

(A)  Wisdom can only be attained by practicing patience.

(B)  Patience comes first, wisdom next.

(C)  Patience is essential for every achievement in life.

(D)  Without patience wisdom cannot be used properly

Answer: (D)

2. Which one is the most likely explanation, among the following, of the author’s metaphorical statement that “It is not every garden that grows the herbs to make it with”?

(A)  Patience is a must for solving all our problems in life.

(B)  Patience is a rare herb that cures all diseases.

(C)  Patience is virtue of a highest order.

(D)  It is only a small number of people that are found observing patience in life.

Answer: (D)

3. The writer’s remarks, “They think every person’s burden to be light and their own feathers to be as heavy as lead” is very significant. It means

(A)  They are always worried and dejected.

(B)  They consider their own problems to be difficult to solve as compared with problems of other people.

(C)  They feel that they alone face serious problems while others have a nice time.

(D)  They remain very much worried about their won problem.

Answer: (C)

Directions (Qs. 4-9): Select the most appropriate word from the options against each number:

Life is an (4) series of challenges and opportunities to be seized. You have to plan for exercising the right career choices and (5) the right opportunities. Planned (6) rather than a hasty decision is (7) as far as your career is concerned. You need to (8) what occupational groups, (9) and type of organizations are suitable for you.

4.

(A)  enticing

(B)  exciting

(C)  encharming

(D)  enhancing

Answer: (B)

5.

(A)  catching

(B)  offsetting

(C)  grabbing

(D)  conceiving

Answer: (C)

6.

(A)  delay

(B)  hindrance

(C)  application

(D)  execution

Answer: (D)

7.

(A)  desirable

(B)  deciphered

(C)  inevitable

(D)  acceptable

Answer: (A)

8.

(A)  check

(B)  classify

(C)  divide

(D)  analyse

Answer: (D)

9.

(A)  specifications

(B)  limitations

(C)  qualifications

(D)  identifications

Answer: (A)

Directions (Qs. 10-13): Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to the given word:

10. Nebulous

(A)  Tiny

(B)  Vague

(C)  Insignificant

(D)  Inadequate

Answer: (B)

11. Debilitate

(A)  Weaken

(B)  Attack

(C)  Surmount

(D)  Destroy

Answer: (A)

12. Anathema

(A)  Religious Chant

(B)  Pun

(C)  Musical Subject

(D)  Curse

Answer: (D)

13. Penchant

(A)  Liking

(B)  Eagerness

(C)  Disability

(D)  Keenness

Answer: (A)

Directions (Qs. 14-17): Choose the word which is nearly opposite in meaning to the given word:

14. Refractory

(A)  Refreshing

(B)  Burdensome

(C)  Privileged

(D)  Manageable

Answer: (D)

15. Insolent

(A)  Sullen

(B)  Affable

(C)  Determined

(D)  Rich

Answer: (B)

16. Acrimonious

(A)  Legal

(B)  Severe

(C)  Cursive

(D)  Harmonious

Answer: (D)

17. Sceptic

(A)  Cryptic

(B)  Believer

(C)  Support

(D)  Eminent

Answer: (B)

Directions (Qs. 18-21): Choose the word that best defines the given phrases:

18. To hold something in leash

(A)  To restrain

(B)  To disappoint

(C)  To dismiss

(D)  To discourage

Answer: (A)

19. To talk through one’s hat

(A)  To speak fluently

(B)  To talk nonsense

(C)  To talk wisdom

(D)  To speak at random

Answer: (B)

20. To throw up the sponge

(A)  To surrender or give up a contest

(B)  To offer a challenge

(C)  To become utterly disappointed

(D)  To maintain grit and enthusiasm until the end

Answer: (A)

21. To get into hot waters

(A)  To be impatient

(B)  To suffer a huge financial loss

(C)  To get into trouble

(D)  To be in confused state of mind

Answer: (C)

Directions (Qs. 22-26): Choose the correctly spelt word:

22.

(A)  Dolorous

(B)  Dolurous

(C)  Doloreus

(D)  Delorious

Answer: (A)

23.

(A)  Condiut

(B)  Conduit

(C)  Connduit

(D)  Condeut

Answer: (B)

24.

(A)  Gragarious

(B)  Gragerious

(C)  Gregarious

(D)  Grigareous

Answer: (C)

25.

(A)  Intrensic

(B)  Intrinsic

(C)  Entrensic

(D)  Entrinsec

Answer: (B)

26.

(A)  Sepulchral

(B)  Sepalchrle

(C)  Sepalchral

(D)  Sepulchrle

Answer: (A)

Directions (Qs. 27-30): Which word or words explain the meaning of the following idioms:

27. To flog a dead horse

(A)  To act in a foolish way

(B)  To waste one’s efforts

(C)  To revive interest in an old subject

(D)  To revive old memories

Answer: (B)

28. A bull in a China shop

(A)  A person who is very ugly but loves the beautiful things of life

(B)  A persons who takes a sadistic delight in harming innocent people

(C)  A person who becomes too excited where no excitement is warranted

(D)  A rough and clumsy person at a place where skill and care are required

Answer: (D)

29. The alpha and the omega

(A)  The beginning and the end

(B)  A nice act

(C)  The stars and the moon

(D)  Very costly

Answer: (A)

30. A fool’s errand

(A)  A blunder

(B)  An impossible task

(C)  A useless undertaking

(D)  None of these

Answer: (C)

Directions (Qs. 31-65): Choose the most appropriate answer:

31. Serena Williams defeated _____ to win the women’s singles title of Australian Open 2015.

(A)  Venus Williams

(B)  Sania Mirza

(C)  Maria Sharapova

(D)  Ana Ivanovic

Answer: (C)

32. Vinod Mehta an eminent Indian journalist and founder editor-in-chief of ‘Outlook’ published his autobiography by the name of

(A)  Lucknow Boy: A Memoir

(B)  One Life is Not Enough

(C)  Accidental Prime Minister

(D)  The Substance and the Shadow

Answer: (A)

33. Which city will host the 2022 Common Wealth Games?

(A)  Gold Coast, Australia

(B)  Durban, South Africa

(C)  Lusaka, Zambia

(D)  Nairobi, Kenya

Answer: (B)

34. What is the name of ‘Innovative Council’ proposed in the Rail Budget 2015 to promote innovation?

(A)  Rail Tech

(B)  Sankalp

(C)  Kayakalp

(D)  Navachar

Answer: (C)

35. Which of the following Asian countries celebrates its Independence Day on 4th February?

(A)  Sri Lanka

(B)  Bahrain

(C)  Cambodia

(D)  Bangladesh

Answer: (A)

36. Animals active at night are called

(A)  Diurnal

(B)  Nocturnal

(C)  Parasites

(D)  Nacto-diurnal

Answer: (B)

37. Think-tank of Government of India that replaced Planning Commission on 01 January 2015 is

(A)  NITI Vakya

(B)  NITI Dharma

(C)  NITI Vajpayee

(D)  NITI Aayog

Answer: (D)

38. The book, ‘Born Again on the Mountain’ is authored by

(A)  Pooja Rani

(B)  Arunima Sinha

(C)  Bachendri Pal

(D)  Urbashi Lal

Answer: (B)

39. The present chairman of ISRO is

(A)  MYS Prasad

(B)  Shailesh Nayak

(C)  AS Kiran Kumar

(D)  K Radhakrishnan

Answer: (C)

40. Natural radioactivity was discovered by

(A)  Marie Curie

(B)  Earnest Rutherford

(C)  Henry Bacquerel

(D)  Enrico Fermi

Answer: (C)

41. Sir C. V. Raman was awarded Noble Prize for his word connected with which of the following phenomenon of radiation?

(A)  Scattering

(B)  Diffraction

(C)  Interference

(D)  Polarization

Answer: (A)

42. In which atmospheric layer are the communication satellites located?

(A)  Stratosphere

(B)  Ionosphere

(C)  Troposphere

(D)  Mesosphere

Answer: (B)

43. Who was the Viceroy when the Simon Commission visited India?

(A)  Lord Chelmsford

(B)  Lord Reading

(C)  Lord Irwin

(D)  Lord Wellington

Answer: (C)

44. Mahatma Gandhi left South Africa to return to India in

(A)  1911

(B)  1915

(C)  1917

(D)  1919

Answer: (B)

45. Todar Mal was associated with _______ in Akbar’s durbar.

(A)  Music

(B)  Literature

(C)  Finance

(D)  Law Reforms

Answer: (C)

46. Lines joining places of equal temperature are called

(A)  Isotherms

(B)  Isohyets

(C)  Isomers

(D)  Isobars

Answer: (A)

47. Who has been awarded the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2014?

(A)  Pran

(B)  Shashi Kapoor

(C)  Dilip Kumar

(D)  Amitabh Bachchan

Answer: (B)

48. How many days moon takes to revolve around the earth?

(A) 

(B) 

(C) 

(D) 

Answer: (B)

49. Indian-American music composer, Ricky Kej has won the Grammy Award for the album

(A)  In the Lonely Hour

(B)  Morning Phase

(C)  Beyonce

(D)  Winds of Samsara

Answer: (D)

50. Recently tested Agni-V missile is capable of carrying nuclear payload of

(A)  1000 kg

(B)  1500 kg

(C)  2000 kg

(D)  2500 kg

Answer: (B)

51. The Russian name of INS Vikramaditya is

(A)  Admiral Groshkov

(B)  Admiral Gorbachev

(C)  Admiral Nakhimov

(D)  Admiral Petr Bezobrazov

Answer: (A)

52. A boat travels upstream from B to A and downstream from A to B in 3  If the speed of the boat in still water is 9 km/h and the speed of the current is 3 km/h, the distance between A and B is

(A)  9 km

(B)  10 km

(C)  11 km

(D)  12 km

Answer: (D)

53. A steamer moves with a speed of 4.5 km/h in still water to a certain upstream point and comes back to the starting point in a river which flows at 1.5 km/h. The average speed of steamer for the total journey is

(A)  12 km/h

(B)  9 km/h

(C)  6 km/h

(D)  4 km/h

Answer: (D)

54. A can do ½ of a piece of work in 8 days while B can do 1/3 of the same work in 8 days. In how m any days can both do it together?

(A)  9.6 days

(B)  10.5 days

(C)  11.2 days

(D)  16 days

Answer: (A)

55. A does ½ as much work as B and C does ½ as much work as A and B together. If C alone can finish the work in 40 days, then together all will finish the work in

(A)  30 days

(B) 

(C)  15 days

(D)  20 days

Answer: (B)

56. A train 150 m long is running with a speed of 68 km/h. In what time will it pass a man who is running at 8 km/h in the same direction in which the train is going?

(A)  8 sec

(B)  8.5 sec

(C)  9 sec

(D)  9.5 sec

Answer: (C)

57. A train covers a distance of 12 km in 10 min. If it takes 6 sec to pass a telegraph post, the length of the train is

(A)  90 m

(B)  100 m

(C)  120 m

(D)  140 m

Answer: (C)

58. A’s salary is 50% more than B’s. How much per cent is B’s salary less than A’s?

(A) 

(B) 

(C) 

(D) 

Answer: (D)

59. The price of an item is decreased by 25%. What per cent increase must be done in new price to get the original price?

(A) 

(B) 

(C) 

(D) 

Answer: (A)

60. Anmol sold two items for Rs 1000 each. On one, he gained 10% and on other, he lost 10%. How much did he gain or lose in the whole transaction?

(A)  profit, 0.95%

(B)  loss, 1%

(C)  profit, 10%

(D)  loss, 10%

Answer: (B)

61. If the selling price is doubled, the profit triples. The profit per cent is:

(A) 

(B)  150%

(C)  100%

(D)  90%

Answer: (C)

62. A man lent a sum of money at the rate of simple interest of 4%. If the interest for 8 years is Rs 340 less than the principal, the principal is

(A)  Rs 500

(B)  Rs 520

(C)  Rs 540

(D)  Rs 560

Answer: (A)

63. A sum was invested for 3 years at simple interest at a certain rate. Had it been invested at 4% higher rate of interest, it would have fetched Rs 600 more. The sum is

(A)  Rs 4000

(B)  Rs 4950

(C)  Rs 5000

(D)  Rs 5150

Answer: (C)

64. The average weight of 50 boys in a class is 45 kg. When one boy leaves the class, the average reduces by 100 g. Find the weight of the boy who left the class.

(A)  50 kg

(B)  50.8 kg

(C)  49 kg

(D)  49.9 kg

Answer: (D)

65. In a mixture of 35 litres, the ratio of milk and water is 4 : 1. If 7 litres of water is added to the mixture, the ratio of milk and water of the new mixture will be:

(A)  2 : 1

(B)  1 : 2

(C)  4 : 5

(D)  5 : 4

Answer: (A)

Directions (Qs. 66-70): Each of these questions given below contains three elements. These elements may or may not have some inter-linkage. Each group of elements may fit into one of these diagrams at A, B, C or D. You have to indicate the group of elements which correctly fits into the diagrams.

66. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between

Answer: (C)

67. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Detectives, Spies and Men with Beards?

Answer: (D)

68. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Males, Fathers and Human being?

Answer: (C)

69. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Steel, Wood, and Building Material?

Answer: (A)

70. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Doctors, Teachers and Engineers?

Answer: (B)

Directions (Qs. 71-75): In each of the following questions find out the alternative which will replace the question mark.

71. Blizzard : Freeze : : ? : ?

(A)  Insult : Humiliation

(B)  Bad : Immoral

(C)  Caution : Careless

(D)  Jealousy : Respect

Answer: (A)

72. Graceful : Clumsy : : ? : ?

(A)  Horror : Sympathy

(B)  Laugh : Cry

(C)  Recapitulate : Synopsis

(D)  Encumber : Burden

Answer: (B)

73. Zenith : Nadir : : ? : ?

(A)  Indigent : Poverty

(B)  Zeal : Eagerness

(C)  Success : Peak

(D)  Genuine : Phony

Answer: (D)

74. Pedagogy : Teaching : : ? : ?

(A)  Telepathy : Emotions

(B)  Radiology : Sound

(C)  Mycology : Fossils

(D)  Entomology : Insects

Answer: (D)

75. Capriciousness : Reliability : : ? : ?

(A)  Heated : Boiling

(B)  Tenacious : Practically

(C)  Arbitrary : Whimsical

(D)  Unreliable : Inhuman

Answer: (B)

Directions (Qs. 76-80): In each of the following questions, four words have been given out of which three are alike in some manner, while the fourth one is different. Choose the word which is different from the rest.

76.

(A)  Niagara

(B)  Alamere

(C)  Kempty

(D)  Andes

Answer: (D)

77.

(A)  Small Betrayals

(B)  We Indians

(C)  Shooting from the Hip

(D)  Surviving Men

Answer: (B)

78.

(A)  Brass

(B)  Bronze

(C)  Silver

(D)  Steel

Answer: (C)

79.

(A)  Documentary

(B)  Puppet

(C)  Commentary

(D)  Feature

Answer: (C)

80.

(A)  Deccan

(B)  Kaas

(C)  Chhota Nagpur

(D)  Nanda Devi

Answer: (D)

Direction s(Qs. 81-85): In each of the following questions, select the figure from amongst the four alternatives, which when placed in the blank space of figure (X) would complete the pattern.

81. 

Answer: (D)

82. 

Answer: (C)

83. 

Answer: (B)

84. 

Answer: (C)

85. 

Answer: (D)

Directions (Qs. 86-90): Each of the following questions consists of five figures marked 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 called the Problem Figures followed by four other figures marked A, B C and D called the Answer Figures. Select a figure from amongst the Answer Figures which will continue the same series as established by the five Problem Figures.

86. 

Answer: (C)

87. 

Answer: (C)

88. 

Answer: (A)

89. 

Answer: (D)

90. 

Answer: (A)

Directions (Qs. 91-95): Each of the following questions consists of two sets of figures. Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 constitute the Problem Set While figures A, B, C and D constitute the Answer Set. There is ad definite relationship between figures (1) and (2). Establish a similar relationship between figures (3) and (4) by selecting a suitable figure from the Answer Set that would replace the question mark (?) in fig. (4).

91. 

Answer: (B)

92. 

Answer: (A)

93. 

Answer: (D)

94. 

Answer: (D)

95. 

Answer: (C)

Directions (Qs. 96-100): In each problem, out of the four figures marked A, B, C and D, three are similar in a certain manner. However, one figure is not like the other three. Choose the figure which is different from the rest.

96. 

Answer: (C)

97. 

Answer: (A)

98. 

Answer: (B)

99. 

Answer: (D)

Answer: (B)

Airforce Common Admission Test (AFCAT)-2 2016 Question Paper With Answer Key

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Directions (Qs. 1 to 5): Which word or words explains the meaning of the following idioms:

1. All Agog

(A)  Almighty

(B)  Unmoved

(C)  Praise someone

(D)  Full of interest and excitement

Answer: (D)

2. To the manner born

(A)  One of low birth

(B)  Naturally at ease

(C)  Place of one’s birth

(D)  Caesarean birth

Answer: (B)

3. Lose one’s marbles

(A)  Lose something dear to you

(B)  Suffer a setback

(C)  Become insane

(D)  Become drunk

Answer: (C)

4. Bolt from the blue

(A)  Sea swimming

(B)  Complete surprise

(C)  Reckless

(D)  Careless

Answer: (B)

5. Be like a bear with a sore head

(A)  Be in a foul mood

(B)  Have headache

(C)  Powerful and arrogant

(D)  Restless

Answer: (A)

Directions (Qs. 6 to 9): Choose the word which is nearly opposite in meaning to the given word:

6. Beguile

(A)  Deceive

(B)  Honest

(C)  Charm

(D)  Cheat

Answer: (B)

7. Ameliorate

(A)  Deteriorate

(B)  Procrastinate

(C)  Stagnate

(D)  Deviate

Answer: (A)

8. Feckless

(A)  Spotted

(B)  Fatuous

(C)  Strong

(D)  Fawning

Answer: (C)

9. Cacophonous

(A)  Tamed

(B)  Harmonious

(C)  Silent

(D)  Domestic

Answer: (B)

Directions (Qs. 10-14): Select the most appropriate word from the options against each number:

About sixty per cent of the human body is water. If you could …(10)… out a human being like a …(11)… you would obtain about fifty litres of water. This water which is not like …(12)… water because of the substance it …(13)… is necessary to the life of the human being. About a gallon of it is in the blood vessels and is …(14)… circulating by temperature.

10.

(A)  work

(B)  wrench

(C)  press

(D)  squeeze

Answer: (D)

11.

(A)  mango

(B)  lemon

(C)  fruit

(D)  banana

Answer: (B)

12.

(A)  usual

(B)  ordinary

(C)  common

(D)  normal

Answer: (B)

13.

(A)  dissolves

(B)  carries

(C)  contains

(D)  includes

Answer: (C)

14.

(A)  continued

(B)  made

(C)  got

(D)  kept

Answer: (D)

Directions (Qs. 15-18): Choose the correctly spelt word.

15.

(A)  Ascendancy

(B)  Ascendncy

(C)  Ascandency

(D)  Acsendancy

Answer: (A)

16.

(A)  Hegamony

(B)  Hegemony

(C)  Hegemoney

(D)  Hegamoney

Answer: (B)

17.

(A)  Parpetuate

(B)  Perpetuete

(C)  Perpetuate

(D)  Perpatuate

Answer: (C)

18.

(A)  Apocaleptic

(B)  Apocalaptic

(C)  Apocalyptic

(D)  Apacalyptic

Answer: (C)

Directions (Qs. 19-22): Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to the given word:

19. Preposterous

(A)  Formal

(B)  Judicious

(C)  Ridiculous

(D)  Ceremonious

Answer: (C)

20. Dissemble

(A)  Disagree

(B)  Shake

(C)  Impeccable

(D)  Conceal

Answer: (D)

21. Raucous

(A)  Flavourful

(B)  Jarring

(C)  Boisterous

(D)  Evil

Answer: (C)

22. Abrogate

(A)  Put an end to

(B)  Elope

(C)  Gatecrash

(D)  Send away

Answer: (A)

Directions (Qs. 23-25): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it:

The great Acharyas have said that having discovered a great goal, surrender  yourself to that goal and act towards it, drawing your inspiration from that goal whereby you will get a new column of energy. Do not allow this energy to be dissipated in the futile memories of past regrets of failure, not in the excitement of the present, and thus bring that entire energy focused into activity. That is the highest creative action in the world outside. Thereby the individual who is till now considered as most inefficient finds his way to the highest achievement and success. This is said very easily in a second. But in order to train our mind to this attitude needs considerable training because we have already trained the mind wrongly to such an extent that we have become perfect in imperfections. Not knowing the art of action, we have become master artist in doing wrong things. The totality of activity will bring the country to a wrong end, indeed. The point is, intellect is very powerful and everyone is driving but nobody seems to know how to control the mental energy and direct it properly, or guide it to the proper destination.

23. Which of the following is the source of energy?

(A)  A column that supports a building.

(B)  Stimulation obtained from a set aim.

(C)  Highest creative action.

(D)  Proper training of the mind to achieve perfection.

Answer: (C)

24. The author’s chief concern is

(A)  Establishment of socialistic pattern.

(B)  Discovery of great goal in the life.

(C)  Regulation of energy in the proper direction.

(D)  Training of the mind.

Answer: (B)

25. What is the effect of training of the wrong mind?

(A)  We have become perfect in all aspects.

(B)  Art of action is too much emphasized.

(C)  Each of us could become a master artist.

(D)  None of these

Answer: (B)

Directions (Qs. 26-28): Choose the most appropriate answer.

26. The book, ‘On My Terms: From the Grassroots to the Corridors of Power,’ is the autobiography of

(A)  Lal Thanhawla

(B)  Ram Jethmalani

(C)  Sharad Pawar

(D)  Okram Ibobi Singh

Answer: (C)

27. 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) on Climate Change was held in Nov-Dec 2015 at

(A)  London

(B)  Singapore

(C)  Paris

(D)  New York

Answer: (C)

28. Artificial rain is produced by seeding clouds with

(A)  Silver Iodide

(B)  Potassium Nitrate

(C)  Copper Sulphate

(D)  Silver Nitrate

Answer: (A)

29. Which of the following parts of India receives rainfall from retreating monsoon?

(A)  North East India

(B)  Tamil Nadu Coast

(C)  Mahanadi Delta

(D)  Malabar Coast

Answer: (B)

30. Who was honoured with the Order of Australia, the highest civilian award in January this year?

(A)  Yashwant Sinha

(B)  Vashu Bhagnani

(C)  Sajeev Koshy

(D)  Sanjeev Kapoor

Answer: (C)

31. Who among the following was awarded India’s highest peacetime gallantry award, Ashoka Chakra posthumously on 26 January 2016?

(A)  Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami

(B)  Lance Naik Albert Ekka

(C)  Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad

(D)  Lance Naik Hemraj

Answer: (A)

32. Which one of the following best explains the occurrence of the solar-eclipse?

(A)  Position of the Moon between Sun & Earth

(B)  Position of the Moon between Sun & Earth on a new moon

(C)  Both A & B

(D)  None of these

Answer: (B)

33. Highest Civilian Award, Bharat Ratna was conferred in 2015 to

(A)  Atal Bihari Bajpayee

(B)  LK Advani

(C)  Jai Prakash Narain

(D)  Madan Mohan Malviya

Answer: (A/D)

34. The indigenously developed Navigational Satellite system is known as

(A)  IRGPS

(B)  Galileo

(C)  IRNSS

(D)  GLONASS

Answer: (C)

35. Bajirao was appointed as Peshwa at the age of 20 yrs under the reign of ………. .

(A)  Sambhaji

(B)  Chhatrapati Shahu

(C)  Rajaram II of Satara

(D)  Rajaram Chhatrapati

Answer: (B)

36. Which cricketer has been conferred with Col C K Naidu life time achievement award in 2015?

(A)  Bishen Singh Bedi

(B)  Kapil Dev

(C)  Mohinder Amarnath

(D)  Syed Kirmani

Answer: (D)

37. Besides the Qutab Mosque and Quatab Minar, Qutab-ud-din Aibak is said to have built

(A)  Adhai-din-ka jhopra mosque at Ajmer

(B)  Khirki masjid at Jahan-Panath

(C)  Mausoleum of Khan-i-Jahan Tilangani

(D)  Kila-i-Kuhna mosque at Delhi

Answer: (A)

38. Indian Ruler who defeated British in their early stage of rule in India was……… .

(A)  Maharaja Ranjit Singh

(B)  Mahadaji Scindhia

(C)  Hyder Ali

(D)  Tipu Sultan

Answer: (C)

39. Who among the following will head the Judicial Committee on ‘One Rank One Pension (OROP)’ scheme?

(A)  YV Reddy

(B)  L Narasimha Reddy

(C)  Sanjay Mishra

(D)  NS Reddy

Answer: (B)

40. The mascot of the South Asian Games conducted in February 2016 was

(A)  Chikor

(B)  Shera

(C)  Tikhor

(D)  Appu

Answer: (C)

41. Who among the following shooters clinched the 50 m pistol gold at the ISSF World Cup in Bangkok in March 2016?

(A)  Jitu Rai

(B)  Pang Wei

(C)  Wang Zhiwei

(D)  Potent Warren

Answer: (A)

42. Which country will host Commonwealth Games in 2018?

(A)  New Zealand

(B)  Australia

(C)  Scotland

(D)  Malaysia

Answer: (B)

43. The largest concentration of Harappan sites has been found along the

(A)  Sutlej

(B)  Ghaggar-Hakra

(C)  Indus

(D)  Ravi

Answer: (C)

44. Heavy water is called heavy because

(A)  It is denser than ordinary water

(B)  It is an oxide of deuteron

(C)  It has a heavy (or bad) taste

(D)  It has a heavier isotope of hydrogen

Answer: (D)

45. Which of the following soils is most conducive for the growth of cotton?

(A)  Alluvial

(B)  Red

(C)  Laterite

(D)  Black

Answer: (D)

46. India has inked a deal with France to acquire fighter aircraft, Dassault Rafale. Which is the other French fighter aircraft in the inventory of Indian Air Force?

(A)  MiG 21

(B)  Mirage 2000

(C)  AJT Hawk

(D)  Su-30 MkI

Answer: (B)

47. Resolution of Purna Swaraj was passed on 26 January 1930 at

(A)  Haripur

(B)  Lahore

(C)  Karachi

(D)  Calcutta

Answer: (B)

48. Deepika Padukone has received Filmfare award 2016 for the Best Actress in the movie

(A)  Bajirao Mastani

(B)  Happy New Year

(C)  Tamasha

(D)  Piku

Answer: (D)

49. The largest Oil Field of Gujarat is in

(A)  Senand

(B)  Kadi

(C)  Ankleshwar

(D)  Kalol

Answer: (C)

50. Fundamental Rights are enshrined in the Constitution of India in

(A)  Part I

(B)  Part III

(C)  Part IV

(D)  Part V

Answer: (B)

51. A worker may claim Rs 1.5 for each km which he travels by taxi and 50 paise for each km he drives his own car. If in one week he claimed Rs 50 for travelling 80 km, how many kms did he travel by taxi?

(A)  20 km

(B)  14 km

(C)  12 km

(D)  10 km

Answer: (D)

52. In an examination, a student was asked to find 3/14 of a certain number. By mistake, he found ¾ of it. His answer was 150 more than the correct answer. Find the number.

(A)  180

(B)  280

(C)  380

(D)  480

Answer: (B)

53. An amount of Rs 735 was divided between A, B and C. If each of them had received Rs 25 less, their shares would have been in the ratio of 1 : 3 : 2. The money received by C was

(A)  Rs 195

(B)  Rs 200

(C)  Rs 225

(D)  Rs 245

Answer: (D)

54. 20 litres of a mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 5 : 3. If 4 litres of this mixture is replaced by 4 litres of milk, the ratio of milk to water in the new mixture would be

(A)  2 : 1

(B)  7 : 3

(C)  8 : 3

(D)  4 : 3

Answer: (B)

55. A man rows upstream a distance of 9 km or downstream a distance of 18 km taking 3 hours each time. The speed of the boat in still water is

(A)     

(B)    

(C)   

(D)   

Answer: (D)

56. A can do a piece of work in 10 days. He works at it for 4 days and then B finishes it in 9 days. In how many days can A and B together finish the work?

(A)  6 days

(B)  8 days

(C)    

(D)   

Answer: (A)

57. A create of mangoes contains one bruised mango for every 30 mangoes in the crate. If 3 out of every 4 bruised mangoes are considered unsalable, and there are 12 unsalable mangoes in the crate, how many mangoes are there in the crate?

(A)  480

(B)  500

(C)  420

(D)  520

Answer: (A)

58. A man can row 30 km upstream and 44 km downstream in 10 hours. He can also row 40 km upstream and 55 km downstream in 13 hours. Find the rate of current.

(A)  3 km/h

(B)  2 km/h

(C)  4 km/h

(D)  5 km/h

Answer: (A)

59. How long will it take for a sum of money invested at 5% p.a. at simple interest to increase its value by 40%?

(A)  5 years

(B)  6 years

(C)  7 years

(D)  8 years

Answer: (D)

60. The mean of 50 observations was 36. It was found later that an observation 48 was wrongly taken as 23. The corrected new mean is

(A)  35.2

(B)  34.1

(C)  36.5

(D)  39.1

Answer: (C)

61. The average score of a cricketer for ten matches is 38.9 runs. If the average for the first six matches is 42, the average for the last four matches is

(A)  33.25

(B)  33.5

(C)  34.25

(D)  35

Answer: (C)

62. On a certain sum, the simple interest at the end of  becomes 3/8th of the sum. The rate per cent is

(A)  7%

(B)  6%

(C)  5%

(D)   

Answer: (B)

63. A horse is sold at a profit of 25%. If both the cost price and selling price are Rs 200 less, the profit will be 5% more. The cost price is

(A)  Rs 1100

(B)  Rs 1200

(C)  Rs 1000

(D)  Rs 900

Answer: (B)

64. Two trains travel in opposite directions at 36 km/h and 45 km/h respectively. A man sitting in slower train passes the faster train in 8 seconds. The length of the faster train is

(A)  80 m

(B)  120 m

(C)  160 m

(D)  180 m

Answer: (D)

65. By selling a chair for Rs 368, a man lost 8%. For how much should he have sold it to gain 15%?

(A)  Rs 450

(B)  Rs 475

(C)  Rs 460

(D)  Rs 500

Answer: (C)

66. A train 110 metres long is running with a speed of 60 km/h. In what time will it pass a man who is running at 6 km/h in the direction opposite to that of train?

(A)  5 sec

(B)  6 sec

(C)  7 sec

(D)  10 sec

Answer: (B)

67. If 3 men or 4 women can plough a field in 43 days, in how many days 7 men and 5 women and plough the same field?

(A)  18 days

(B)  10 days

(C)  12 days

(D)  15 days

Answer: (C)

68. A man sold two watches for Rs 3750 each; on one he gained 5% and on the other he lost 5%. What was his total gain or loss as a percentage?

(A)  0.25% loss

(B)  2.5% loss

(C)  25% gain

(D)  12.5% gain

Answer: (A)

Directions (Qs. 69-73): In each of the following questions, figure (X) is given followed by four alternative figures (A), (B), (C) and (D). Figure (X) is embedded in one of the alternative figures. Trace out the alternative which contains figure (X) as its part.

69. 

Answer: (D)

70. 

Answer: (C)

71. 

Answer: (D)

72. 

Answer: (D)

73. 

Answer: (D)

Directions (Qs. 74-77): Each of these questions given below contains three elements. These elements may or may not have some inter-linkage. Each group of elements may fit into one of these diagrams at (A), (B), (C) or (D). You have to indicate the group of elements which correctly fits into the diagrams:

74. Which of the following diagrams indicate the best relation between Mountains, Earth and Forests?

Answer: (A)

75. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Sun, Planets and Earth?

Answer: (B)

76. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Graduate, Teacher and Player?

Answer: (D)

77. Which of the following diagrams indicate the best relation between Leaf, Seed and Root?

Answer: (C)

Directions (Qs. 78-80): In each problem, out of the four figures marked (A), (B), (C) and (D), three are similar in a certain manner. However, one figure is not like the other three. Choose the figure which is different from the rest:

78. 

Answer: (A)

79. 

Answer: (C)

80. 

Answer: (D)

Directions (Qs. 81-85): In each of the following questions, four words have been given out of which three are alike in some manner, while the fourth one is different. Choose the word which is different from the rest:

81.

(A)  Bogota

(B)  Sydney

(C)  Doha

(D)  Brussels

Answer: (B)

82.

(A)  Retina

(B)  Pupil

(C)  Vision

(D)  Cornea

Answer: (C)

83.

(A)  Udayagiri and Khandagiri

(B)  Badami

(C)  Elephanta

(D)  Doddabetta

Answer: (D)

84.

(A)  Tibia

(B)  Cortex

(C)  Cranium

(D)  Cerebellum

Answer: (D)

85.

(A)  Saltoro Kangri

(B)  Kongka

(C)  Zoji La

(D)  Kumbharti Ghat

Answer: (A)

Directions (Qs. 86-90): In each of the following questions, select a figure from amongst the four alternatives, which satisfies the same conditions of placement of the dots as in figure (X).

86. 

Answer: (D)

87. 

Answer: (A)

88. 

Answer: (C)

89. 

Answer: (D)

90. 

Answer: (C)

Directions (Qs. 91-95): Each of the following questions consists of five figures marked `1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 called the Problem Figures followed by four other figures marked (A), (B) and (D) called the Answer Figures. Select a figure from amongst the Answer Figures which will continue the same series as established by the five Problem Figures:

91. 

Answer: (D)

92. 

Answer: (C)

93. 

Answer: (A)

94. 

Answer: (A)

95. 

Answer: (D)

Directions (Qs. 96 to 100): In each of the following questions, find out the alternative which will replace the question mark:

96. Anatomy : Zoology : : Paediatrics : ?

(A)  Chemistry

(B)  Medicine

(C)  Palaeontology

(D)  Mechanics

Answer: (B)

97. Eccrinology : Secretions : : Selenography : ?

(A)  Sun

(B)  Mantle

(C)  Crust

(D)  Moon

Answer: (D)

98. Virology : Virus : : Semantics : ?

(A)  Amoeba

(B)  Language

(C)  Nature

(D)  Society

Answer: (B)

99. Tectonics : Building : : Taxidermy : ?

(A)  Classification

(B)  Conserving

(C)  Stuffing

(D)  Collecting

Answer: (C)

100. Annihilation : Fire :: Cataclysm : ?

(A)  Emergency

(B)  Tribulation

(C)  Anxiety

(D)  Flood

Answer: (D)

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1. Which city is the capital of Uzbekistan?

(A)  Tashkent

(B)  Astana

(C)  Dushanbe

(D)  Ankara

Answer: (A)

2. WHO (World Health Organization) headquarters is located in which city?

(A)  Ankara (Turkey)

(B)  Geneva (Switzerland)

(C)  Paris (France)

(D)  New York (USA)

Answer: (B)

3. Mohiniyattam dance belongs to which of the following states?

(A)  Gujarat

(B)  Maharashtra

(C)  Kerala

(D)  Odisha

Answer: (C)

4. Thomas cup is associated with which game?

(A)  Cricket

(B)  Badminton

(C)  Football

(D)  Tennis

Answer: (B)

5. PV Sindhu won against which player in Indian Open 2017?

(A)  Carolina Marin

(B)  Ratchanok Intanon

(C)  Shiho Tanaka

(D)  Koharu Yonemoto

Answer: (A)

6. Who is appointed as Chief of Air Force?

(A)  BS Dhanoa

(B)  Arup Raha

(C)  Bipin Rawat

(D)  Ajit Doval

Answer: (A)

7. Shamas ud-din Iltutmish came from which dynasty?

(A)  Slave dynasty

(B)  Mughal

(C)  Lodi

(D)  Khilji

Answer: (A)

8. Which is the most abundant element in the universe?

(A)  Hydrogen

(B)  Helium

(C)  Carbon

(D)  Oxygen

Answer: (A)

9. Which of the following person is not a Bharat Ratna Awardee?

(A)  Gulzari Lal Nanda

(B)  Rajiv Gandhi

(C)  Indira Gandhi

(D)  Lal Bahadur Shastri

Answer: (A)

10. Where is the prarie grassland located?

(A)  Australia

(B)  Europe

(C)  North America

(D)  Asia

Answer: (C)

11. Atlas mountain is in which continent?

(A)  Africa

(B)  Asia

(C)  Europe

(D)  Australia

Answer: (A)

12. Where was the first conference of Indian National Congress was held?

(A)  Lucknow

(B)  Bombay

(C)  Pune

(D)  Calcutta

Answer: (B)

13. From where Gandhiji started satyagraha?

(A)  Camparan

(B)  Kheda

(C)  Ahemdabad

(D)  Bardoli

Answer: (A)

14. International Date line passes through?

(A)  Atlantic Ocean

(B)  Mid-Pacific Ocean

(C)  Mediterranean Sea

(D)  Indian Ocean

Answer: (B)

15. Satpura Range extends towards?

(A)  Chhotanagpur Plateau

(B)  Vindhyachal Parvat

(C)  Nilgiri

(D)  Kardamom

Answer: (B)

16. Who was the Defence Minister of India during the 1962 Indo-China war?

(A)  Baldev Singh

(B)  Kailash Nath Katju

(C)  VK Krishna Menon

(D)  Jagjivan Ram

Answer: (C)

17. Juan Manuel Santos won Nobel Prize in which field?

(A)  Literature

(B)  Economics

(C)  Physics

(D)  Peace

Answer: (D)

18. Which state has won the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2016-17?

(A)  Tamil Nadu

(B)  Kerala

(C)  Delhi

(D)  West Bengal

Answer: (A)

19. On which river, Baglihar dam is built?

(A)  Ravi

(B)  Satluj

(C)  Chenab

(D)  Narmada

Answer: (C)

20. “The old man and the sea” book is written by which Nobel Prize winner?

(A)  Saul Bellow

(B)  VS Naipaul

(C)  Gounter Grass

(D)  Ernest Hemingway

Answer: (D)

21. Which are the main gases present in Sun?

(A)  Hydrogen and Helium

(B)  Hydrogen and Argon

(C)  Argon and Helium

(D)  Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide

Answer: (A)

22. Surface temperature of Sun is about?

(A)  5000 degree celsius

(B)  5505 degree celsius

(C)  6000 degree celsius

(D)  6500 degree celsius

Answer: (B)

23. Which of the radioactive material is largely associated with bone cancer?

(A)  Radium-226

(B)  Thorium-232

(C)  Stronium-90

(D)  Iodine

Answer: (C)

24. Acid rain contains

(A)  Sulphuric acid

(B)  Nitric acid

(C)  Both A and B

(D)  Sulphuric acid, nitric acid and hydrochloric acid

Answer: (C)

25. Earth summit was held in:

(A)  Stockholm in 1972

(B)  Rio de Jeneiro in 1992

(C)  Paris in 1992

(D)  New York in 1972

Answer: (B)

26. Four bells ring together. If the bells ring at intervals of 2, 5, 8 and 10 seconds respectively, after what interval of time will they ring together again?

(A)  40 sec.

(B)  20 sec.

(C)  15 sec.

(D)  10 sec.

Answer: (A)

27. The value of (0.98)3 + (0.02)3 + 3(0.98) (0.02) – 1 is

(A)  1.98

(B)  1.09

(C)  1

(D)  0

Answer: (D)

28. Simplify the following:

(A)  18

(B)  22

(C)  20

(D)  24

Answer: (B)

29. A can complete a work in 12 days, whereas A and B together can complete the same work in 9 days. How many days will it take B to complete the work?

(A)  24 days

(B)  16 days

(C)  36 days

(D)  18 days

Answer: (C)

30. 4 men or 7 women can do a work in 90 days. How many days will 8 men and 7 women together take to complete the same work?

(A)  10 days

(B)  20 days

(C)  25 days

(D)  30 days

Answer: (D)

31. Two taps A and B can fill a cistern in 30 minute and 45 minute respectively. There is third exhaust tap C at the bottom of the tank. If all the taps are opened at the same time the cistern will be full in 45 minute. In what time can exhaust tap C empty the cistern when full?

(A)  30 min

(B)  15 min

(C)  18 min

(D)  20 min

Answer: (A)

32. Two trains are moving in the same direction at the rate of 80 km/hr and 50 km/hr. The faster train crosses a man in the slower train in 27 seconds. What is the length of faster train?

(A)  225 m

(B)  180 m

(C)  200 m

(D)  215 m

Answer: (A)

33. If a m an walks at a speed of 5 km/hr from his house to the railway station, he misses the train by 5 minute. However, if he walks at a speed of 6 km/hr, he reaches the railway station 6 minute before the scheduled departure time to the train. The distance between his house and the railway station is equal to:

(A)  5 km

(B)  5.5 km

(C)  6 km

(D)  6.5 km

Answer: (B)

34. A boat covers a distance from A to B down stream and B to A upstream in 4 hours. If the speed of the stream is 2 km/hr and the speed of boat in still water is 4 km/hr, then the distance between A and B is:

(A)  8 km

(B)  9 km

(C)  4 km

(D)  6 km

Answer: (D)

35. 45% of a number is less than 19.8 from this number. The number is:

(A)  16

(B)  13

(C)  36

(D)  20

Answer: (C)

36. In a library 40% books are of English, 80% of the rest books are of Hindi and remaining 300 books are of other languages. The number of books in the library is:

(A)  2200

(B)  1800

(C)  2500

(D)  2800

Answer: (C)

37. Mohan sold two calculators for Rs 990 each. On one calculator he gained 10% and on the other he lost 10%, find his gain or loss in the transaction:

(A)  5% gain

(B)  5% loss

(C)  1% loss

(D)  1% gain

Answer: (C)

38. One third of a commodity is sold at 15% gain, one fourth is sold at 20% gain and the rest is sold at 24% gain. If the total gain is Rs 62, then cost price is:

(A)  Rs 220

(B)  Rs 310

(C)  Rs 301

(D)  Rs 202

Answer: (B)

39. If x : y = 9 : 11, then the value of  is:

(A)  45 : 55

(B)  18 : 22

(C)  37 : 41

(D)  39 : 41

Answer: (D)

40. In a mixture of 60 litre, the ratio of ethanol to ether is 4 : 1. How much ether must be added to be mixture to make the ratio 2 : 1?

(A)  10 l

(B)  12 l

(C)  18 l

(D)  24 l

Answer: (B)

41. At certain rate of simple interest Rs 2400 becomes Rs 3264 in 4 years. If the rate of interest is increased by 1%, then the amount in the period will be:

(A)  Rs 3360

(B)  Rs 3400

(C)  Rs 3280

(D)  Rs 3600

Answer: (A)

42. Ramesh had Rs 10000 with him. He lent some rupees to P for 2 years at 15% per annum simple interest. The remaining rupees were given to Q for the same time period at 18% per annum simple interest. He found that the interest from P was Rs 360 more than that of Q. How many rupees were given to Q?

(A)  Rs 2000

(B)  Rs 3000

(C)  Rs 4000

(D)  Rs 5000

Answer: (C)

43. The mean of 13 observations is 14. If the mean of first 7 observations is 12 and that of the last 7 observations is 16, then the value of the 7th observation is:

(A)  12

(B)  13

(C)  14

(D)  15

Answer: (C)

44. The average of runs of a batsman in 11 innings is  He scores 129 runs in 12th innings. Now his average is increased by 9 runs. What is the value of  

(A)  82

(B)  45

(C)  21

(D)  48

Answer: (C)

45. A starts a business with Rs 3500 and after 5 months B joins with A as his partner. After a year, the profit is divided in the ratio 2 : 3. What is B’s contribution in the capital?

(A)  Rs 8000

(B)  Rs 8500

(C)  Rs 9000

(D)  Rs 7500

Answer: (C)

46. A is older than B by 5 years. Seven years hence, thrice A’s age shall be equal to four times that of B. The present age of A is:

(A)  13 years

(B)  8 years

(C)  9 years

(D)  7 years

Answer: (A)

47. The ratio of present ages of Mahesh and Dinesh is 7 : 8. If 4 years ago the ratio of their ages be 5 : 6, then present age of Dinesh is:

(A)  10 years

(B)  12 years

(C)  14 years

(D)  16 years

Answer: (D)

48. A vessel contains mixture of liquids A and B in the ratio 3 : 2. When 20 litre of the mixture is taken out and replaced by 20 litre of liquid B, the ratio changes to 1 : 4. The quantity of liquid A initially present in the vessel was:

(A)  18 l

(B)  28 l

(C)  30 l

(D)  32 l

Answer: (A)

49. Sudhir gets 3 marks for each correct answer and losses 2 marks for each wrong answer. If he answers 30 questions and gets 40 marks, then number of correct answers is:

(A)  25

(B)  20

(C)  15

(D)  14

Answer: (B)

50. Find odd one out:

25, 38, 55, 61, 85, 98

(A)  25

(B)  85

(C)  61

(D)  38

Answer: (C)

Directions (Q. Nos. 51 to 55): Choose the word which is nearly opposite in meaning to the given word:

51. Obstinate

(A)  Firm

(B)  Steadfast

(C)  Amenable

(D)  Tenacious

Answer: (C)

52. Profane

(A)  Impious

(B)  Secular

(C)  Blasphemous

(D)  Holy

Answer: (D)

53. Audacious

(A)  Adventurous

(B)  Cowardly

(C)  Defiant

(D)  Impudent

Answer: (B)

54. Intrepid

(A)  Timid

(B)  Dauntless

(C)  Resolute

(D)  Plucky

Answer: (A)

55. Repudiate

(A)  Abandon

(B)  Abjure

(C)  Accept

(D)  Discard

Answer: (C)

Directions (Q. Nos. 56 to 60): Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to the given word:

56. Haggle

(A)  Despise

(B)  Scorn

(C)  Manifest

(D)  Dispute

Answer: (D)

57. Unsociable

(A)  Solitary

(B)  Gracious

(C)  Elegant

(D)  Urbane

Answer: (A)

58. Deceitful

(A)  Sublime

(B)  Inert

(C)  Crafty

(D)  Torpid

Answer: (C)

59. Morose

(A)  Blithe

(B)  Glum

(C)  Gay

(D)  Genial

Answer: (B)

60. Repugnant

(A)  Coercive

(B)  Harsh

(C)  Tyrannical

(D)  Abhorrent

Answer: (D)

Directions (Q. Nos. 61 to 65): Choose the correctly spelt word.

61.

(A)  Satalite

(B)  Setalite

(C)  Setallite

(D)  Satellite

Answer: (D)

62.

(A)  Embarasment

(B)  Emberasment

(C)  Embarrassment

(D)  Embarrasment

Answer: (C)

63.

(A)  Equanemity

(B)  Equanimity

(C)  Equanimety

(D)  Equenimity

Answer: (B)

64.

(A)  Lackadaisical

(B)  Leckadaisical

(C)  Lackdaisical

(D)  Lackadiasical

Answer: (A)

65.

(A)  Oubiquitous

(B)  Obiquitous

(C)  Ubiquitois

(D)  Ubiquitous

Answer: (D)

Directions (Q. Nos. 66 to 70): Which word or words explain the meaning of the following idioms:

66. To meet one’s waterloo

(A)  A sure success

(B)  A big struggle

(C)  A decisive defeat or failure

(D)  A great chance

Answer: (C)

67. Sitting on the fence

(A)  Watch carefully

(B)  Sitting carelessly

(C)  Sitting carefully

(D)  Avoid making a decision

Answer: (D)

68. Gift of gab

(A)  Ability to win at gambles

(B)  Ability to speak with eloquence and fluency

(C)  Ability to win gossips

(D)  Ability to gabble

Answer: (B)

69. From hand to mouth

(A)  Eating too much

(B)  Biting nails

(C)  Eating without spoon

(D)  Satisfying only bare needs

Answer: (D)

70. Carry the day

(A)  Win

(B)  Lose

(C)  Waste time

(D)  Utilize time

Answer: (A)

Directions (Q. Nos. 71 to 75): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.

Men have never succeeded in keeping free from ware in the past. Nor are they likely to do so in the future as they are organized in separate nations states, each able to plunge the world into war whenever the governor or the dictator, who happens to control the government, believes, however, wrongly, that he can obtain an advantage for himself and his country by so doing. Only some form of world government which control all the world’s armed forces and against which no single nation or group of nations could wage war since they would not have the wherewithal to do so, can finally save the world from war.

Secondly, science, by accelerating man’s speed of movement, has made the world into a single whole. Hence, any war, which broke out anywhere, will destroy the whole of civilization and not merely some part of it. That is why the new powers, conferred upon man by science, increasingly demand a world government if they are not to  result in man’s destruction.

71. According to the passage, one of the main achievements of science is

(A)  the invention of fast-moving vehicles

(B)  the exploitation of natural resources of the world

(C)  integration of mankind into a single unit

(D)  international control over nation states

Answer: (C)

72. According to the writer, was occur because

(A)  some governments are run by thoughtless dictators           

(B)  large nations want to dominate small nations

(C)  armed forces provoke them

(D)  the interest of difference nation states clash very ofen

Answer: (A)

73. The writer pleads strongly for the elimination of ware because it would

(A)  destroy precious resources that can be used for social development.

(B)  lead to death and injuries on a large-scale

(C)  benefit the ruler or the dictator

(D)  destroy the whole civilization

Answer: (D)

74. The need for a world government is all the more urge in modern time because

(A)  all nations are sick and tired of wars

(B)  scientific development has made national boundaries redundant

(C)  nation states are equipped with deadly weapons to destroy one another

(D)  civilization has advanced so much that internationalism has replaced the concept of nationalism

Answer: (C)

75. In order to have a world without ware the writer wants to

(A)  eliminate clash of interest between nation states

(B)  rule out the possibility of a country being ruled by a dictator

(C)  strengthen democracy

(D)  deprive the nation states of direct control over their defence services

Answer: (D)

Directions (Q. Nos. 76 to 80): In each of the following questions, four words have been given, ,out of which three are alike in some manner and the fourth one is different. Choose out the odd one.

76.

(A)  Asia

(B)  Canada

(C)  Europe

(D)  Africa

Answer: (B)

77.

(A)  Sun

(B)  Moon

(C)  Mars

(D)  Universe

Answer: (D)

78.

(A)  Ocean

(B)  Water fall

(C)  Pond

(D)  River

Answer: (C)

79.

(A)  Metre

(B)  Swiss

(C)  Litre

(D)  Yard

Answer: (C)

80.

(A)  Violine

(B)  Sitar

(C)  Flute

(D)  Piano

Answer: (C)

Directions (Q. Nos. 81 to 85): Each of these questions given below contains three elements. These elements may or may not have some inter linkage. Each group of elements may fit into one of these diagrams at (A), (B), (C) and (D).  You have to indicate the group of elements which correctly fits into the diagrams.

81. Which of the following diagram correctly represents the relationship amongst

Tiger, Elephant, Animal ?

Answer: (C)

82. Which of the following diagram represents the relationship among Citizens, Educated and People?

Answer: (D)

83. Which figure best represent the relation among Man, Vegetables and Cow?

Answer: (A)

84. Which diagram best represents the relationship among classes given below?

Government servants, Lecturers, Doctors

Answer: (D)

85. Which of the following figure represents the relationship among Brinjal, Meat, Vegetables?

Answer: (C)

Directions (Q. Nos. 86 to 90): Each of the following one/two statements are followed by two conclusions. Assuming that the given statements are true you have to decide which conclusion follows strictly from the given statements. Select your answer from the alternatives.

86. Statement: The increasing population of our nation will lead to depletion of many essential resources.

Conclusions:

(I) Population of our nation can be controlled.

(II) The nation will not be able to provide a decent living to its citizens.

(A)  Neither I nor II follows

(B)  Only conclusion I follows

(C)  Only conclusion II follows

(D)  Either I or II follows

Answer: (C)

87. Statements:

(I) Some books are mobile.

(II) Some calculators are mobiles.

Conclusions:

(I) Some mobiles are calculators.

(II) Some mobiles are books.

(A)  Only conclusion I follows

(B)  Only conclusion II follows

(C)  Both conclusions I and II follow

(D)  Neither I nor II follows

Answer: (C)

88. Statements:

(I) No flower is a pot.

(II) No pot is a garden.

Conclusions:

(I) No flower is a garden.

(II) All gardens are pots.

(A)  Only conclusions I follows

(B)  Only conclusion II follows

(C)  Both conclusions I and II follow

(D)  Neither I nor II follows

Answer: (D)

89. Statements:

(I) Some phones are watches.

(II) All watches are guns.

Conclusions:

(I) All guns are watches.

(II) Some guns are phones.

(A)  Only I follows

(B)  Only II follows

(C)  Either I or II follows

(D)  Neither I nor II follows

Answer: (B)

90. Statements:

(I) All furnitures are pens.

(II) All pens are pencils.

Conclusions:

(I) Some furnitures are pencils.

(II) All pencils are furnnitures.

(A)  Only I follows

(B)  Only II follows

(C)  Both I and II follow

(D)  Neither I or II follows

Answer: (A)

91. Which answer figure will complete the question figure?

Answer: (C)

92. Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure?

Answer: (B)

Directions (Q. Nos. 93 to 95): In each of the following questions, select the related word from the given alternatives.

93. Hen : Egg : : Tree : ?

(A)  Bark

(B)  Seed

(C)  Leaves

(D)  Fruit

Answer: (B)

94. Window : Pane : : Book : ?

(A)  Novel

(B)  Glass

(C)  Cover

(D)  Page

Answer: (D)

95. Nail Cutter : Nail : : Guillotine : ?

(A)  Blade

(B)  Head

(C)  Razor

(D)  Knife

Answer: (B)

Directions (Q. Nos. 96 to 99): In each of the following questions, a series is given, with one number  missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

96. 14, 28, 20, 4, 32, 64, ?

(A)  52

(B)  56

(C)  128

(D)  48

Answer: (B)

97. 9, 17, 31, 57, ?, 205

(A)  102

(B)  104

(C)  107

(D)  109

Answer: (C)

98. 2, 7, 17, 32, 52, 77, ?

(A)  107

(B)  91

(C)  101

(D)  92

Answer: (A)

99. 30, 24, 19, 15, 12, ?

(A)  6

(B)  8

(C)  10

(D)  11

Answer: (C)

100. In this diagram, a total number of 100 players play different games.

How many players play Football and Hockey but not Cricket?

(A)  20

(B)  25

(C)  15

(D)  5

Answer: (C)

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1. What is long jump record of Mike Powell?

(A)  8.95 m

(B)  8.25 m

(C)  9.35 m

(D)  7.85 m

Answer: (A)

2. Who was the first women PM in the world?

(A)  Indira Gandhi

(B)  Benazir Bhutto

(C)  Margret Alva

(D)  Srimavo Bandaranaike

Answer: (D)

3. Radcliffe Line is a demarcation line between _______.

(A)  India and Afghanistan

(B)  India and Pakistan

(C)  India and China

(D)  India and Bhutan

Answer: (B)

4. Who was the first posthumous recipient of Bharat Ratna?

(A)  Indira Gandhi

(B)  Rajeev Gandhi

(C)  Lal Bahadur Shastri

(D)  Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Answer: (C)

5. In which year Goa is taken by India?

(A)  1961

(B)  1968

(C)  1965

(D)  1971

Answer: (A)

6. Baltic Cup is associated with _______.

(A)  Cricket

(B)  Kabbadi

(C)  Football

(D)  Tennis

Answer: (C)

7. Hook Pass is related to which game?

(A)  Basketball

(B)  Badminton

(C)  Snooker

(D)  Boxing

Answer: (A)

8. Hindu Sanskrit Book Natya Shastra is written by:

(A)  Patanjali

(B)  Bharata Muni

(C)  Ashvaghosh

(D)  Tulsi Das

Answer: (B)

9. How many timeouts can a team take in Volleyball?

(A)  5

(B)  4

(C)  6

(D)  2

Answer: (D)

10. When the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre happened?

(A)  13 April, 1919

(B)  23 June, 1919

(C)  18 August, 1920

(D)  13 July, 1921

Answer: (A)

11. What is Daskh?

(A)  Nuclear Energy Operated Vehicle

(B)  Carbon Operated Vehicle

(C)  Remotely Operated Vehicle

(D)  None of these

Answer: (C)

12. What was the term used for measurement of Land of the Delhi Sultanate period?

(A)  Masharat

(B)  Masahat

(C)  Mutwakil

(D)  Muzzarat

Answer: (B)

13. Riga is the capital of which country?

(A)  Bosnia

(B)  Japan

(C)  Latvia

(D)  Turkey

Answer: (C)

14. Who was the founder of Brahmo Samaj?

(A)  Raja Rammohan Roy

(B)  Bipin Chandra Pal

(C)  Hare Krishna Devsare

(D)  Jyotiba Phule

Answer: (A)

15. Where is Indira Point located?

(A)  Kerala

(B)  Tamil Nadu

(C)  Andaman and Nicobar

(D)  Lakshdweep

Answer: (C)

16. JAXA is an aerospace agency of which country?

(A)  Sri Lanka

(B)  Maldives

(C)  Bhutan

(D)  Japan

Answer: (D)

17. When India became a member of Asian Development Bank?

(A)  1954

(B)  1966

(C)  1980

(D)  1975

Answer: (B)

18. Which Vitamin is responsible for blood clotting?

(A)  Vitamin A

(B)  Vitamin D

(C)  Vitamin K

(D)  Vitamin C

Answer: (C)

19. Which among the following is the oldest Veda?

(A)  Sam Veda

(B)  Aayur Veda

(C)  Dhanur Veda

(D)  Rig Veda

Answer: (D)

20. Which Act is known as the Black Act?

(A)  Rowlatt Act

(B)  Morley-Minto Act

(C)  Khilafat Act

(D)  None of these

Answer: (A)

21. Mont Blanc is situated in:

(A)  Germany

(B)  Italy

(C)  United Kingdom

(D)  Switzerland

Answer: (B)

22. Kuril Island is a cause of dispute between:

(A)  Japan and China

(B)  China and Vietnam

(C)  Russia and Japan

(D)  Japan and North Korea

Answer: (C)

23. Lona is the term associated with which sports?

(A)  Boxing

(B)  Tennis

(C)  Football

(D)  Kabbadi

Answer: (D)

24. Battle of Kannauj was fought in 1540 between:

(A)  Akbar and Rana Pratap

(B)  Akbar and Nisar Khan

(C)  Sher Shah and Humayun

(D)  Humayun and Muzaffar Mirza

Answer: (C)

25. Jude Felix is a famous Indian player in which of the following field?

(A)  Football

(B)  Kabbadi

(C)  Tennis

(D)  Hockey

Answer: (D)

Directions (Qs. No. 26-29): Which word or words explains the meaning of the following idioms.

26. By dint of:

(A)  by talk of

(B)  by means of

(C)  by fight of

(D)  by fall of

Answer: (B)

27. At daggers drawn:

(A)  in bitter enmity

(B)  in danger

(C)  in friendship

(D)  in love

Answer: (A)

28. At sixes and sevens:

(A)  in order

(B)  in counting

(C)  in a state of confusion

(D)  countless

Answer: (C)

29. See eye to eye:

(A)  Bitter enmity

(B)  Fast friendship

(C)  Deep contempt

(D)  Fully agree

Answer: (D)

Directions (Qs. No. 30-34): In the following passage some numbered blank spaces are given. For each numbered blank space answer choices are given. Pick out the one which is the most appropriate for that blank space. Keep the trend of the passage in mind.

     A confusion about what secularism really means and the use of the term to play present politics _____(30)_____ the ordinary people of all religious who are proud of their religion and are perfectly willing to be _____(31)_____ of the religions of others if they are left in peace to do so. They _____(32)_____ at religion as a right but as a _____(33)_____ personal need in order to make sense of a _____(34)_____ world no matter what the manner of its practice may be.

30.

(A)  alienates

(B)  originates

(C)  communicates

(D)  dominates

Answer: (A)

31.

(A)  intolerant

(B)  tolerant

(C)  united

(D)  adjusted

Answer: (B)

32.

(A)  have not looked

(B)  have not viewed

(C)  have never looked

(D)  have not visualised

Answer: (A)

33.

(A)  fundamental

(B)  secular

(C)  social

(D)  elementary

Answer: (A)

34.

(A)  spiritual

(B)  convergent

(C)  convoluted

(D)  convulsive

Answer: (C)

Directions (Qs. No. 35-40): Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to the given word.

35. Defunct

(A)  False

(B)  Extinct

(C)  Dubious

(D)  Despot

Answer: (B)

36. Brawn

(A)  Fear

(B)  Complexion

(C)  Intelligence

(D)  Vigour

Answer: (D)

37. Debilitate

(A)  Disable

(B)  Divide

(C)  Weaken

(D)  Deplete

Answer: (C)

38. Daunt

(A)  Scold

(B)  Intimidate

(C)  Abuse

(D)  Defy

Answer: (B)

39. Capricious

(A)  Caring

(B)  Carping

(C)  Cautious

(D)  Erratic

Answer: (D)

40. Umbrage

(A)  Chagrin

(B)  Amity

(C)  Harmony

(D)  Pleasure

Answer: (A)

Directions (Qs. No. 41-46): Choose the word which is nearly opposite in meaning to the given word.

41. Tranquility

(A)  Triviality

(B)  Temerity

(C)  Agitation

(D)  Tension

Answer: (C)

42. Brawny

(A)  Hefty

(B)  Robust

(C)  Sinewy

(D)  Wimpy

Answer: (D)

43. Alleviate

(A)  Elevate

(B)  Sharpen

(C)  Aggravate

(D)  Promote

Answer: (C)

44. Tenuous

(A)  Powerful

(B)  Enough

(C)  Reasonable

(D)  Sample

Answer: (A)

45. Copious

(A)  Unsatisfactory

(B)  Unconvincing

(C)  Poor

(D)  Scanty

Answer: (D)

46. Jettison

(A)  Abandon

(B)  Strengthen

(C)  Retain

(D)  Modify

Answer: (C)

Directions (Qs. No. 47-50): Read the following passages and answer the questions given below it.

     A pilot cannot fly a plane by sight alone. In many conditions, such  as flying at night and landing in dense fog, a pilot must use radar, in alternative way of navigating. Since human eyes are not very good at determining speeds of approaching objects, radar can show a pilot how fast nearby pilots are moving. The basic principle of radar is exemplified by what happens when one shouts in a cave. The echo of the sound against the walls helps a person to determine the size of the cave. With radar, however, the waves are radiowaves instead of sound waves. Radio waves travel at the speed of light about 300,000 kilometres in one second. A radar sends out a short burst of radio waves. Then it receives the echoes produced when the waves bounce off objects. By determining the time it takes for the echoes to return to the radar set, a trained technician can determine the distance between the radar set and other objects. The word “radar”, in fact gets its name from the term “radio detection and ranging”. “Ranging” is the term for detection of the distance between and object and the radar set. Besides being of critical important of pilots, radar is essential for air traffic control, tracking ships at sea, and for tracking weather systems and storms.

47. Which of the following best describes the tone of the passage?

(A)  Humorous

(B)  Explanatory

(C)  Argumentative

(D)  Imaginative

Answer: (B)

48. What is the main topic of this passage?

(A)  Uses of Radar

(B)  History of Radar

(C)  The Nature of Radar

(D)  Alternatives of Radar

Answer: (A)

49. What might be inferred about radar?

(A)  It takes the place of a radio

(B)  It gave birth to the invention of the airplane

(C)  It developed from a study of sound waves

(D)  It has improved navigational safety

Answer: (D)

50. According to the passage, what can radar detect besides location of objects?

(A)  Speed

(B)  Weight

(C)  Size

(D)  Shape

Answer: (A)

51. If the difference between compound interest and simple interest on a certain sum of money for 3 years at 10% is Rs 77.5, find the sum.

(A)  Rs 2,500

(B)  Rs 2,550

(C)  Rs 2,600

(D)  Rs 2,700

Answer: (A)

52. Two horses sold at Rs 1200 each. The first one is sold at 20% profit and the other one at 20% loss. What is the overall % profit or loss.

(A)  4% Profit

(B)  4% Loss

(C)  3% Loss

(D)  3% Profit

Answer: (B)

53. The initial price of a colour T.V. is three times of that music system, now if price of T.V. is increase by 10% and the price of music system is increase by 18%. Then find the profit/loss% on buying eight colour T.V. and five music system?

(A)

(B)   

(C)  23.38 Loss

(D)  11.38% Profit

Answer: (D)

54. The average of 5/16 and 3.6% is:

(A)  0.124

(B)  0.169

(C)  0.174

(D)  2.173

Answer: (C)

55. If the efficiency of A, B and C is in the ratio 4 : 5 : 6. What is the ratio of the time in which they complete the work?

(A)  15 : 12 : 10

(B)  12 : 10 : 15

(C)  15 : 10 : 12

(D)  None of these

Answer: (A)

56. The average marks of a class is 70, if average marks of fail students is 40 and pass students is 80. Find the percentage of passing student?

(A)  65%

(B)  55%

(C)  25%

(D)  75%

Answer: (D)

57. If the price of sugar is increased by 30% by how much percent a person must reduce his consumption in order to maintain the same budget?

(A)  21%

(B)   

(C)  

(D)  33%

Answer: (C)

58. A man deposits Rs 10000 on a bank for 2 years at 16% per annum compounded half yearly. Find the compound interest getting by the man.

(A)  Rs 3604.88

(B)  Rs 3502.89

(C)  Rs 3714.25

(D)  None of these

Answer: (A)

59. The population of a village increase at the rate 5% per annum, if the population of village in 2016 is 1,80,500. Find the population of village in 2014?

(A)  2,00,000

(B)  3,00,000

(C)  4,00,000

(D)  6,00,000

Answer: (A)

60. 60 kg of an alloy A is mixed with 100 kg of an alloy B. If alloy A has lead and tin in the ratio 3 : 2 and alloy B has tin and copper in the ratio 1 : 4 then the amount of tin in the new alloy is:

(A)  36 kg

(B)  44 kg

(C)  53 kg

(D)  80 kg

Answer: (B)

61.

(A)  0.27

(B)  0.17

(C)  0.57

(D)  0.07

Answer: (B)

62. 729 ml of milk contains milk and water in the ratio 7 : 2. How much water is to be added in the mixture to make the ratio 7 : 3?

(A)  81 ml

(B)  83 ml

(C)  71 ml

(D)  72 ml

Answer: (A)

63. The average age of a class of 39 students is 15 years. If the age of the teacher be included then the average increase by 3 months. Find the age of the teacher.

(A)  15 years

(B)  20 years

(C)  35 years

(D)  25 years

Answer: (D)

64. A train 110 metres long is running with a speed of 60 kmph. In what time will it pass a man who is running at 6 kmph in the direction opposite to that in which the train is going?

(A)  5 seconds

(B)  6 seconds

(C)  7 seconds

(D)  10 seconds

Answer: (B)

65. A boat takes 90 minutes less to travel 36 miles downstream than no travel the same distance upstream. If the speed of the boat in still water is 10 mph, the speed of the stream is:

(A)  2 mph

(B)  2.5 mph

(C)  3 mph

(D)  4 mph

Answer: (A)

66. A man bought some oranges at Rs 10 per doze n and bought the same number of oranges at Rs 8 per dozen. He sold these oranges at Rs 11 per dozen and gained Rs 120. The total number of oranges bought by him was:

(A)  30 dozens

(B)  40 dozens

(C)  50 dozens

(D)  60 dozens

Answer: (D)

67. A, B and C can do a piece of work in 20, 30 and 60 days respectively. In how many days can A do the work if he is assisted by B and C on every third day?

(A)  12 days

(B)  15 days

(C)  16 days

(D)  18 days

Answer: (B)

68. The value of is equal to:

(A)  0

(B)  1/9

(C)  1/3

(D)  1

Answer: (C)

69. Three persons are walking from a place A to another place B. Their speeds are in the ratio of 4 : 3 : 5. The time ratio to reach B by these persons will be:

(A)  4 : 3 : 5

(B)  5 : 3 : 4

(C)  15 : 9 : 20

(D)  15 : 20 : 12

Answer: (D)

70. The average age of husband, wife and their child 3 years ago was 27 years and that of wife and the child 5 years ago was 20 years. The present age of the husband is:

(A)  35 years

(B)  40 years

(C)  50 years

(D)  None of these

Answer: (B)

71. Which one of the following numbers will completely divide (461 + 462 + 463 + 464)?

(A)  3

(B)  10

(C)  11

(D)  13

Answer: (B)

72. The LCM of two number is 45 times their HCF. If one of the numbers is 125 and the sum of HCF and LCM is 1150, the other number is:

(A)  215

(B)  220

(C)  225

(D)  235

Answer: (C)

73. If 18 binders bind 900 books in 10 days, how many binders will be required to bind 660 books in 12 days?

(A)  22

(B)  14

(C)  13

(D)  11

Answer: (D)

74. A box contains 10 black and 10 white balls. The probability of drawing two balls of the same colour is:

(A)  9/19

(B)  9/38

(C)  10/19

(D)  5/19

Answer: (A)

75. The sum of the first 20 terms of the series is:

(A)  0.16

(B)  1.6

(C)  16

(D)  None of these

Answer: (A)

Directions (Qs. No. 76-80): The second figure in the first unit of the Problem Figures bears a certain relationship to the first figure. Similarly, one of the figures in the Answer Figures bears the same relationship to the first figure in the second unit of the problem Figures. Locate the figure which would fit the question mark.

76.

Answer: (D)

77.

Answer: (D)

78.

Answer: (B)

79.

Answer: (B)

80.

Answer: (A)

Directions (Qs. No. 81-85): In the following questions the words given bear a certain relationship. Find out from the choices the words with the same relationship.

81. Water : Sand : : Ocean : ?

(A)  Island

(B)  River

(C)  Desert

(D)  Waves

Answer: (C)

82. Bird : Fly : : Snake : ?

(A)  Timid

(B)  Clatter

(C)  Crawl

(D)  Hole

Answer: (C)

83. Frame : Picture

(A)  Cup : Saucer

(B)  Table : Floor

(C)  Chair : Room

(D)  Roof : Building

Answer: (D)

84. Atom : Electron

(A)  Sun : Earth

(B)  Constellation : Satellite

(C)  Sputnik : Satellite

(D)  Neutron : Proton

Answer: (D)

85. Rickets : Bones

(A)  Gout : Spleen

(B)  Malaria : Lungs

(C)  Jaundice : Eyes

(D)  Eczema : Skin

Answer: (D)

Directions (Qs. No. 86-90): In these test figures X is hidden in the option figures, find the correct option.

86.

Answer: (A)

87.

Answer: (A)

88.

Answer: (D)

89.

Answer: (B)

90.

Answer: (B)

Directions (Qs. No. 91-94): In each of the following questions four words/number have been given out of which three are alike in same manner word while the fourth one is different. Choose the word which is different from the rest

91. 

(A)  Admiral

(B)  Colonel

(C)  Commodore

(D)  Commander

Answer: (B)

92.

(A)  Henri Becquerel

(B)  Otto Hahn

(C)  Madam Curie

(D)  Einstein

Answer: (D)

93.

(A)  Prism

(B)  Cube

(C)  Cone

(D)  Square

Answer: (D)

94.

(A)  2

(B)  7

(C)  19

(D)  18

Answer: (D)

Directions (Qs. No. 95 and 96): In each question, which come of the alternative figure complete the given figure pattern.

95.

Answer: (B)

96.

Answer: (D)

Directions (Qs. No. 97 and 98): From the four logical Diagrams, select one which best illustrates the relationship among three given classes in the questions.

97. Thief, Criminal, Police.

Answer: (A)

98. Animals, Amphibian, Tortoise.

Answer: (C)

Directions (Qs. No. 99 and 100): In each of the following questions, find out the alternative which will replace the question mark.

99. Ride : Horse : : Smoke : ?

(A)  Chimney

(B)  Sparkling

(C)  Cigar

(D)  Ashes

Answer: (C)

100. CUZA : HYCC : : NNJO : ?

(A)  TURS

(B)  SRMO

(C)  TRMP

(D)  SSNR

Answer: (B)

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1. Who is the UEFA Winner 2019?

(A)  Liverpool FC

(B)  Valencia

(C)  Tottenham Hatspur

(D)  None of these

Answer: (A)

2. How many over are there in the 1st Power Play in T20 Cricket?

(A)  5 overs

(B)  6 overs

(C)  7 overs

(D)  9 overs

Answer: (B)

3. Tunnel that Connects Jammu to Kashmir path:

(A)  Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel

(B)  Karbude Railway Tunnel

(C)  Rohtang Tunnel

(D)  Chenani Nashri Tunnel

Answer: (D)

4. Who was the 1st Governor General of India?

(A)  Lord William Bentinck

(B)  C. Rajagopalachari

(C)  Lord Curzon

(D)  Warren Hastings

Answer: (A)

5. Who is writer of Life of Pie?

(A)  Tom Clancy

(B)  Anne Golon

(C)  Yann Martel

(D)  Joseph Heller

Answer: (C)

6. Who is considered the father of Indian revolutionary ideas?

(A)  Mahatma Gandhi

(B)  Subhash Chandra Bose

(C)  Ras Bihari Bose

(D)  Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Answer: (D)

7. Who is known as the Bradman of Women’s Cricket?

(A)  Ellyse Perry

(B)  Elizabeth Rebecca Wilson

(C)  Poonam Raut

(D)  Heather Knight

Answer: (B)

8. Which female athlete won Gold in 2014 CWG in Weightlifting (48 Kg)?

(A)  Babita Kumari

(B)  Jitu Rai

(C)  Sanjita Chanu

(D)  Kumukcham Sanjita

Answer: (D)

9. Which Satellite is being launched by NASA to Mars in 2020?

(A)  Mars 2020 rover mission

(B)  Artemis Program

(C)  Artemis-2

(D)  All of these

Answer: (A)

10. Satyamev Jayate is part of which Upanishad?

(A)  Chandogya

(B)  Prashna

(C)  Mundaka

(D)  Mandukya

Answer: (C)

11. ‘CANT’ is related to which sport?

(A)  Football

(B)  Kabaddi

(C)  Hockey

(D)  Volleyball

Answer: (B)

12. Who is the writer of Padmavat Poem?

(A)  Ali Ahmad

(B)  Ziauddin Barani

(C)  Malik Muhammad Jayasi

(D)  Al-Biruni

Answer: (C)

13. Name of ISROs Space Program with the highest number of Satellites.

(A)  PSLV-C37

(B)  PSLV-C41

(C)  PSLV-C40

(D)  PSLV-C36

Answer: (A)

14. Which European league won UEFA 3 times in a row?

(A)  Real Madrid

(B)  Benfica

(C)  Milan

(D)  None of these

Answer: (A)

15. What is the Capital of Bosnia?

(A)  Azerbaijan

(B)  Eritrea

(C)  Slovakia

(D)  Sarajevo

Answer: (D)

16. How many medals have been won by Micheal Phelps?

(A)  29

(B)  28

(C)  25

(D)  32

Answer: (B)

17. Which dynasty established the Ajanta & Ellora caves?

(A)  Kanva Dynasty

(B)  Shunga Dynasty

(C)  Hindu Satavahana Dynasty

(D)  None of these

Answer: (C)

18. Which text of the Vedas refers to Medicine?

(A)  Atharvaveda

(B)  Samaveda

(C)  Yajurveda

(D)  Rigveda

Answer: (A)

19. Which Cricketer reached fastest 10000 runs in ODI?

(A)  MS Dhoni

(B)  Sachin Tendulkar

(C)  Virat Kohli

(D)  Ricky Ponting

Answer: (C)

20. What is the Capital of Colombia?

(A)  Bogota

(B)  Praia

(C)  Moroni

(D)  Zagreb

Answer: (A)

21. Where is the Headquarter of WHO located?

(A)  Montreal, Canada

(B)  New York, USA

(C)  Geneva, Switzerland

(D)  Vienna, Austria

Answer: (C)

22. The Khilafat Movement was merged with which movement?

(A)  Quit India Movement

(B)  Non-Cooperation Movement

(C)  Swaraj Movement

(D)  None of these

Answer: (B)

23. Which lines run parallel to the equator?

(A)  Latitude

(B)  Longitude

(C)  Both A and B         

(D)  None of these

Answer: (A)

24. Who Invented Electricity?

(A)  Guglielmo Marconi

(B)  Wilhelm Rontgen

(C)  Joseph Henry

(D)  Benjamin Franklin

Answer: (D)

25. Sun occupies how much percentage of area?

(A)  98.0

(B)  99.86

(C)  90

(D)  56

Answer: (B)

Direction (Qs. No. 26-30): Each of the following questions consist of problem figures followed by answer figures. Select a figure from amongst the answer figures which will continue the same series or pattern as established by the problem figures.

26. vertical-align: top;margin-top:1px

Answer: (C)

27.

Answer: (D)

28.

Answer: (D)

29.

Answer: (D)

30.

Answer: (A)

Directions (Qs. No. 31-35): The second figure in the first unit of the Problem Figures bears a certain relationship to the first figure Similarly, one of the figures in the Answer Figures bears the same relationship to the first figure in the second unit of the Problem Figures. Locate the figure which would fit the question mark.

31.

Answer: (D)

32.

Answer: (D)

33.

Answer: (A)

34.

Answer: (C)

35.

Answer: (D)

Directions (Qs. No 36-40): In each of the following questions, three words are alike in some manner. Spot the odd one out.

36.

(A)  Green

(B)  Red

(C)  Colour

(D)  Orange

Answer: (C)

37.

(A)  Stable

(B)  Hole

(C)  Canoe

(D)  Sty

Answer: (C)

38.

(A)  Nose

(B)  Eyes

(C)  Skin

(D)  Teeth

Answer: (D)

39.

(A)  Venus

(B)  Moon

(C)  Pluto

(D)  Mars

Answer: (B)

40.

(A)  Happy

(B)  Gloomy

(C)  Lively

(D)  Cheerful

Answer: (B)

Directions (Qs. No. 41-45): In the questions given below establish the relationship between the two words. Then from the given options select one which has the same relationship as of the given two words.

41. Mania is to Craze as Phobia is to…….

(A)  Desires

(B)  Hobbies

(C)  Want

(D)  Fear

Answer: (D)

42. Stammering is to Speech as Deafness is to…….

(A)  Ear

(B)  Hearing

(C)  Noise

(D)  Silence

Answer: (B)

43. Secretive is to Open as Snide is to……..

(A)  Forthright

(B)  Hidden

(C)  Outcome

(D)  Forward

Answer: (A)

44. Leash is to Pet as Handcuffs is to……

(A)  Cunning

(B)  Dacoits

(C)  Criminals

(D)  Robbers

Answer: (C)

45. Ride is to Horse as Smoke is to…….

(A)  Chimney

(B)  Sparkling

(C)  Pipe

(D)  Ashes

Answer: (A)

Directions (Qs. No. 46-49): The following questions are based on the following diagrams. Circles (irrespective of the size or location) represent objects. You have to identify which of the following diagrams would represent best the relationship between given terms.

46. Which of the above five diagrams would best represent-Musicians, Instrumentalists, Violinists?

(A)  (a)

(B)  (b)

(C)  (c)

(D)  (e)

Answer: (A)

47. Which of the above five diagrams would best represent-People, Painters, Boys?

(A)  (e)

(B)  (d)

(C)  (a)

(D)  (b)

Answer: (D)

48. Which of the above five diagrams would best represent-Mothers, Fathers and Teachers?

(A)  (a)

(B)  (b)

(C)  (d)

(D)  (e)

Answer: (D)

49. Which of the above five diagrams would best represent-Men, Women and Children?

(A)  (a)

(B)  (c)

(C)  (e)

(D)  None

Answer: (D)

Directions (Qs. No. 50-54): In each question, which one of the alternative figures will complete the given figure pattern?

50.

Answer: (B)

 

51.

Answer: (A)

52.

Answer: (D)

53.

Answer: (D)

54.

Answer: (A)

55. Which of the following would be the next number in the series 8, 15, 29, 57?

(A)  99

(B)  113

(C)  103

(D)  101

Answer: (B)

56. Which of the following numbers will be inserted in place of the (?) mark?

(35 (78) 40           45 (97) 35        25 (?) 30

(A)  66

(B)  56

(C)  67

(D)  71

Answer: (B)

57. Find the missing term in the following:

ACEG : DFHJ : QSUV : ?

(A)  TVXY

(B)  MNPR

(C)  OQST

(D)  KMNP

Answer: (A)

58. If ‘BEARING’ is coded as 1234567. ‘RARE’ will be coded as:

(A)  4234

(B)  4321

(C)  4345

(D)  4342

Answer: (D)

59. If RADIO is coded as ‘UDGLR’, PHOTO will be coded as:

(A)  OIPWR

(B)  OTOPT

(C)  SKRWR

(D)  SKPWR

Answer: (C)

60. A manufacturer sells a cooler to a distributor at a profit of 18%. The distributor sells the same to a retailer at a profit of 20%. The retailer, in turns sells it to a customer for Rs 2124 thereby earning a profit of 25%. What is the post price for the manufacturer?

(A)  Rs 1200

(B)  Rs 1300

(C)  Rs 1400

(D)  Rs 1450

Answer: (A)

61. A manufacturer’s list price of a table is Rs 4750. He sells it to a retailer with successive discounts of 15% and 10% with terms : cash 4, 2/20. If the retailer pays the bill on 10th day, what is his cost price?

(A)  Rs 1356.08

(B)  Rs 3361.08

(C)  Rs 3561.08

(D)  Rs 4616.10

Answer: (C)

62. A and B are two alloys of gold and copper prepared by mixing metals in proportions 7 : 2 and 7 : 11 respectively. If equal quantities of the alloys are melted to form a third alloy C, the proportion of gold and copper in C will be:

(A)  5 : 9

(B)  5 : 7

(C)  7 : 5

(D)  9 : 5

Answer: (C)

63. The price of cooking oil has increased by 25%. The percentage of reduction that a family should effect in the use of cooking oil so as not to increase the expenditure on this account is:

(A)  25%

(B)  30%

(C)  20%

(D)  15%

Answer: (C)

64. In an examination 80% of the students passed in Mathematics and 70% passed in English, while 10% students failed in both the subjects. If 360 students passed in both the subjects, find the total number of students who appeared in the examination.

(A)  400

(B)  600

(C)  630

(D)  640

Answer: (B)

65. Two vessels A and B contain mixture of milk and water in the ratio 4 : 1 and 9 : 11 respectively. They are mixed in the ratio of 3 : 2. Find the of milk : water in the resulting mixture.

(A)  34 : 16

(B)  33 : 17

(C)  16 : 34

(D)  17 : 33

Answer: (B)

66. A vessel contains mixture of liquids A and B in the ratio 3 : 2. When 20 litres of the mixture is taken out and replaced by 20 litres of liquid B, the ratio changes to 1 : 4. How many litres of liquid A was there initially present in the vessel?

(A)  12 litres

(B)  18 litres

(C)  24 litres

(D)  22 litres

Answer: (B)

67. If and x + y = 32, then find the value of z.

(A)  5

(B)  4

(C)  3

(D)  2

Answer: (B)

68. If a + b + c = 13, a2 + b2 + c2 = 69, then what is the value of (ab + bc + ca).

(A)  75

(B)  69

(C)  50

(D)  60

Answer: (C)

69. If 3 men and 5 women can do a piece of work in days and 2 men and 7 boys can do the same work in 12 days. Find the number of boys, the work done by whom can equate the work done by 10 women.

(A)  19 boys

(B)  21 boys

(C)  23 boys

(D)  15 boys

Answer: (B)

70. A and B can together finish a work in 30 days. They worked together for 20 days and then B left. After another 20 days. A finished the remaining work. In how many days A alone can finish the job?

(A)  60 days

(B)  54 days

(C)  50 days

(D)  40 days

Answer: (A)

 

71.

(A)  3

(B)  1/8

(C)  8

(D)  1

Answer: (D)

72. is simplified to:

(A)  17/30

(B)  13/30

(C)  11/30

(D)  7/30

Answer: (D)

73. A cricket team won 3 matches more than they lost. If a win gives them 2 points and loss (−1) point. If their score is 23, then how many matches in all have they played?

(A)  40

(B)  37

(C)  20

(D)  17

Answer: (B)

74. Starting from a point at a speed of 4 km/hr a man reaches at a certain place and returns back to the point from where he had started journey on bicycle at the speed of 16 km/hr. His average speed during the entire journey will be:

(A)  6.4 km/h

(B)  8.4 km/h

(C)  5.4 km/h

(D)  10 km/h

Answer: (A)

75. Start from his house one day Saurabh walks at a speed of and reaches his school 6 minutes late. Next day he increases his speed by 1 km/hr and reaches the school 6 minutes early. What is the distance of the school from his house?

(A)  2 km

(B) 

(C) 

(D)  1 km

Answer: (B)

76. If a, b, c, d, e are five consecutive odd numbers, their average is:

(A)  5(a + 4)

(B)  abcde/5

(C)  5(a + b + c + d + e)

(D)  None of these

Answer: (D)

77. A pupil’s marks were wrongly entered as 83 instead of 63. Due to that the average marks for the class got increased by half. What is the number of pupils in the class?

(A)  73

(B)  40

(C)  50

(D)  10

Answer: (B)

Directions (Qs. Nos. 78 to 81): In questions, sentences given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by blackening the appropriate oval [●] in the Answer Sheet.

78. He was _____ by nature and so avoided all company.

(A)  anti-social

(B)  cordial

(C)  gregarious

(D)  timid

Answer: (D)

79. The United Kingdom _______ England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

(A)  comprises

(B)  combines

(C)  comprises of

(D)  consists

Answer: (A)

80. Jyoti refused to be ______ by her long illness.

(A)  dispensed

(B)  dispirited     

(C)  dispersed

(D)  dispatched

Answer: (B)

81. Jim suffered a ____ of fortune.

(A)  reversal

(B)  revert

(C)  regress

(D)  reverse

Answer: (A)

Directions (Qs. Nos. 82 to 84) : In questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and blacken the oval [●] corresponding to the appropriate letter (A, B, C). If a sentence is free from error, blacken the oval corresponding to (D) in the Answer Sheet.

82. (A) We have finished our work/ (B) three hours ago and have been waiting/ (C) for you since then./ (D) No error.

Answer: (A)

83. (A) A study is going under way/ (B) to determine the exact concentration/ (C) of lead in the water supply./ (D) No error.

Answer: (A)

84. (A) Several guest noticed Mr. Sharma/ (B) falling back in his chair/ (C) and gasping for breath./ (D) No error.

Answer: (D)

Directions (Qs. Nos. 85 to 87): In questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it in the Answer sheet.

85. ‘I am going to stay to home because I am feeling under the weather

(A)  depressed

(B)  irritated

(C)  unhappy

(D)  sick

Answer: (D)

86. He and his neighbor are always at loggerheads.

(A)  abusing each other

(B)  agree on everything

(C)  aloof from each other

(D)  disagreeing on everything

Answer: (D)

87. Even in the middle of the fire he kept a level head.

(A)  was sensible

(B)  was crazy

(C)  was self-centred

(D)  was impulsive

Answer: (A)

Directions (Qs. No. 88 and 89): Read the passage carefully and answer these questions.

     The capitalist system does not foster healthy relations among human beings. A few people own all the means of production and others have to sell their labour under conditions imposed upon them. the emphasis of capitalism being on the supreme importance of material wealth, the intensity of its appeal is to the acquisitive tendency. It promotes worship of economic power with little regard to the means employed for its acquisition and the end that it serves. By its exploitation of human being to the limits of endurance its concentration is on the largest profit rather than maximum production. Thus, the division of human society is done on the basis of profit motive. All this is injurious to human dignity. And when the harrowed poor turn to the founders of religion for succor, they rather offer a subtle defence for the established order. They promise future happiness for present suffering. They conjure up visions of paradise to soothe the suffering majority and censure the revolt of the tortured men. The system imposes injustice, the religion justifies it.

88. The passage indicates that the capitalist system is:

(A)  ambitious

(B)  prosperous

(C)  dehumanising

(D)  fair

Answer: (C)

89. In a capitalist system of society each man wishes:

(A)  to produce maximum wealth

(B)  to have visions of paradise

(C)  to soothe the sufferings of other

(D)  to acquire maximum wealth

Answer: (D)

Directions (Qs. Nos. 90 to 92): In questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best express the meaning of the given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet.

90. RESURGENCE

(A)  renewal

(B)  reluctance

(C)  repletion

(D)  relocation

Answer: (A)

91. INGENUOUS

(A)  crafty

(B)  candid

(C)  careless

(D)  creative

Answer: (B)

92. DAMP

(A)  light

(B)  wet

(C)  clear

(D)  complicated

Answer: (B)

Directions (Qs. Nos. 93 to 95): In questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet.

93. ZENITH

(A)  shallow

(B)  nadir

(C)  low

(D)  bottom

Answer: (B)

94. ARROGANT

(A)  laughty

(B)  proud

(C)  selfish

(D)  modest

Answer: (D)

95. ECCENTRIC

(A)  carefree

(B)  peculiar

(C)  normal

(D)  unusual

Answer: (C)

Directions (Q. Nos. 96-100): 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.

     Visual experiences can …(96)… children, teenagers and even adults learn and absorb more due to its highly stimulating and …(97)… engaging impact. It is for this reason that we are seeing an increase in schools across the globe …(98)… content provider programmes into their class curriculum to …(99)… lessons through video. Visual excursions and school collaborations are …(100)… by advances in high definition video, high fidelity audio and content sharing, allowing students to experience a richer and more stimulating learning experience.

96.

(A)  help

(B)  aiding

(C)  prescribe

(D)  feature

Answer: (A)

97.

(A)  plus

(B)  lonely

(C)  ably

(D)  deeply

Answer: (D)

98.

(A)  incorporating

(B)  pressing

(C)  following

(D)  parting

Answer: (A)

99.

(A)  make

(B)  demand

(C)  impart

(D)  vision

Answer: (C)

100.

(A)  dissolved

(B)  enhanced

(C)  measured

(D)  failed

Answer: (B)

Sainik School Class IX Entrance Examination 2014 Question Paper

Sainik School Class IX Entrance Examination 2014
Sainik School Class IX Entrance Examination 2014 Question Paper

Sainik School Class IX Entrance Examination-2014

Paper-I

Part-A : Mathematics

Directions (Qs. 1 to 20) : Bear 2 marks each.

1. Represent 4/8 and −7/4 on the number line.

2. 

3. The sum of two number is 15 and the sum of their squares is 113. Find the numbers.

4. Multiply : (a + 7) by (a2 + 3a + 5).

5. If  find the value of  

6. Factorize: 25a2 – 4b2 + 28bc – 49c2.

7. 

8. Find the square root of 128881 by the division method.

9. Arun bought a pair of Skates at a sale where the discount given was 20%. If the amount he pays is Rs 1600. find the marked price.

10. Find the Compound interest on Rs 12600 for 2 yrs at 10% per annum Compounded annually.

11. Two adjacent angles of a Parallelogram have equal measures. Find the measure of each of the angles of the Parallelogram.

12. An Unbiased Die is thrown. What is the Probability of getting an even number greater than 5?

13. Find the ratio of the circumferences of two concentric circles of radii 2 m and 3 m.

14. The median of the given data is:

133, 73, 89, 108, 94, 140, 94, 85, 100, 120.

(a) 97       (b) 79

(c) 94       (d) None of these

15. Two numbers are in the ratio 5 : 3. If they differ by 18, then the numbers are:

(a) 36 and 54       (b) 36 and 18

(c) 45 and 27       (d) 63 and 45

16. The point (0, 6) lies on:

(a) X-axis             (b) Y-axis

(c) Origin             (d) None of these

17. The smallest natural number by which 392 must be multiplied so as to get a Perfect Cube is:

(a) 2         (b) 7

(c) 4         (d) 5

18. The diagonals of a rhombus are 64 cm and 48 cm. The height of the rhombus is:

(a) 30.5 cm           (b) 36.5 cm

(c) 38.4 cm           (d) 58.6 cm

19. In the figure given below, find the value of x.

20. The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is 105. Find the numbers.

Directions (Qs. 21 to 40): Bear 3 marks each.

21. A number consisting of two digits becomes 5/6 of itself, if its digits are interchanged. If the difference of the digits is 1, find the number.

22. 

23. 

24. Find the value of : 

25. If (x + y +z) = 9 and (xy + y z + zx) = 23, then find the value of (x3 + y3 + z3 – 3xyz)/

26. Find the area of a rhombus whose side is 6 cm and whose altitude is 4 cm.

27. 

28. An article was sold at Rs 18000 at a discount of 10%. Find the marked price of the article and the amount of discount allowed.

29. Find k, (3/7)5 × (7/3)11 = (3/7)8k.

30. Divide: (x3/2 – xy1/2 + x1/2y – y3/2) by (x1/2 – y1/2)

31. There are 100 students in a hostel. Food provision for them is for 20 days. How long will these Provision last, if 25 more students join the group?

32. The area of a trapezium is 384 cm2. If its parallel sides are in the ratio 3:5 and the perpendicular distance between them is 12 cm, find the smaller of parallel sides.

33. If two adjacent angles of a parallelogram are in the ratio 5 : 4, find all the angles of the parallelogram.

34. Find the least number that must be added to 1300 so as to get a Perfect Square.

35. Simplify: (a + b) (c – d) + (a – b) (c + d) + 2(ac + bd).

36. Find the height of a Cylinder whose radius is 7 cm and the total Surface area is 968 cm2.

(Use π = 22/7)

37. Construct a frequency distribution table for the data on weights (in kg) of 20 students of a class using the intervals 30 – 35, 30 – 35 and so on.

40, 38, 33, 48, 60, 53, 31, 46, 34, 36, 49, 41, 55, 49, 65, 42, 44, 47, 38, 39.

38. Rs 1400 is divided among A, B, C so that A receives half as much as B and B receives half as much as C. How much will each of them get?

39. Examine if 117912 is a perfect cube or not. If not, find the smallest positive integer by which it must be multiplied so that the product is a perfect cube.

40. A well with 14 m inside diameter is dug 8 m deep. The Earth taken out of it has been evenly spread all around it to a width of 21 m to form an embankment. Find the height of the embankment.

Directions (Qs. 41 to 50): Bear 10 marks each.

41. Arjun is twice is old as Shriya. Five years ago his age was three times Shriy’s age. Find their present ages.

42. The adjacent figure HOPE is a parallelogram. Find the angles measures x, y and z.

43. A sum of money at compound interest amounts to thrice in 3 years. In how many years will it be 9 times itself at the same rate of interest?

44. (a) Factorise: x2 + 6x – 16.

(b) If a + b = 14 and ab = 20, find the value of a2 + b2

45. A road roller takes 750 complete revolutions to move once over to level a road. Find the area of the road if the diameter of a road roller is 85 cm and length is 1 m.

46. The shape of a garden is rectangular in the middle and semi-circular ends. Total length of the garden including the semi-circular ends is 20 m and its breadth is 7 m. Find the perimeter and area of the garden.

47. The denominator of a rational number is greater than its numerator by 8. If the numerator is increased by 17 and the denominator is decreased by 1, the number obtained is 3/2. Find the rational number.

48. During a Sale, a shop offered a discount of 10% on the marked prices of all the items. What would a customer have to pay for a pair of jeans marked at Rs 1450 and two shirts marked at Rs 850 each?

49. Factorise and then Simplify the expression, 12xy(9x2 – 16y2) ÷ 4xy(3x + 4y).

50. A cow it tied to a pole fixed at one corner of a square field of grass of side 40 m by means of a rope 20 m long. Taking π = 3.14

(i) find the maximum area of the part of the field in which the cow can graze.

(ii) find the area of the remaining part of the field.

(iii) find the length of the rope, if the cow grazes 1256 m2 of the field.

Part-B : Science

Note:  Part ‘B’ bearing 75 marks, contains 37 questions, Q. Nos. 1 to 15 carry one mark each, Q. Nos. 16 to 25 carry two marks each Q. Nos. 26 to 35 carry three marks each, Q. Nos. 36 and 37 carry five marks each.

1. Malaria is caused by:

(a) Virus               (b) Protozoa

(c) Bacteria          (d) Fungi

Answer: (B)

2. The next nearest start to earth other than the Sun is:

(a) Aurora Australis         (b) Aurora Barialis

(c) Alpha Centauri           (d) Proxima Centauri

Answer: (D)

3. The only non-metal which is liquid in state at room temperature is:

(a) Bromine          (b) Boron

(c) Iodine             (d) Indium

Answer: (A)

4. A cubical wooden block has the dimension 30 cm × 20 cm × 10 cm, placed on a flat surface. In which of the following cases the pressure applied is maximum?

When it is placed on surface area

(a) 30 cm × 20 cm

(b) 20 cm × 10 cm

(c) 30 cm × 10 cm

(d) None of the above

Answer: (A)

5. What is the time taken by the moon to complete one revolution around the Sun?

(a) 29 days                       (b) 15 days

(c) 36 days (approx.)       (d) 183 days (approx.)

Answer: (A)

6. Which one of the following is not a communicable disease?

(a) Cholera                       (b) Tuberculosis

(c) Common cold             (d) Polio

Answer: (A)

7. Which is correct order to Agricultural practices?

(i) Tilling

(ii) Irrigation

(iii) Sowing

(iv) Adding manure and fertilizer

(v) Harvesting

(a) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii), (v)

(b) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii), (v)

(c) (ii), (i), (iv), (v), (iii)

(d) (i), (ii), (ii), (v), (iv)

Answer: (B)

8. When disease carrying microbe enters our body, the body produces

(a) Antigen          (b) Antidote

(c) Antibody        (d) Antioxidant

Answer: (C)

9. The gland known as ‘Master gland’ in our body is:

(a) Sweat gland               (b) Pituitary gland

(c) Salivary gland            (d) Sebaceous gland

Answer: (B)

10. If a ray of light incident on a plane mirror along the normal then the measure of the angle of incidence (in degree)

(a) 90

(b) 45

(c) 0

(d) Depends on which direction the ray is reflected

Answer: (C)

11. The instrument used to detect the charge in a body is

(a) Electrometer               (b) Electroscope

(c) Voltmeter                   (d) Barometer

Answer: (B)

12. For a male child the pair of chromosomes should be

(a) XX                 (b) XY

(c) YX                 (d) YY

Answer: (B)

13. The waves produces by earthquake on the surface of earth is known as

(a) Seismic wave              (b) Shock wave

(c) Mechanical wave        (d) Matter wave

Answer: (A)

14. The axis of the Earth inclined to its orbital plane at an angle of

(a) 23.5 degree     (b) 53.6 degree

(c) 66.5 degree     (d) 90 degree

Answer: (C)

15. If you stand between two parallel mirrors the number of image/images that you observe is/are

(a) One                 (b) Two

(c) Eight               (d) Infinite

Answer: (D)

16. Write two suitable examples where friction is increased for our benefit.

17. When a copper vessel is exposed to moist air for long it acquires a dull green coating. Why?

18. Why fossil fuels are exhaustible natural resources?

19. What are Endemic and Endangered Species? Give one example of each?

20. A force of 60 N is applied towards east direction.

What is the magnitude and direction of the force so that:

(a) The net force is zero

(b) The net force is 110 N towards East?

21. What are chromosomes? What are their function?

22. What is Global warming? Why it is a major concern for us?

23. Why are the oily food stuffs such as chips and kurkures are kept in sealed packet and flushed with nitrogen?

24. Why ornaments are generally made with Gold and Silver?

25. Paper b itself catches fire easily whereas a piece of paper wrapped around an aluminum pipe does not-Give reason.

26. What is Acid rain? What are its consequences?

27. 

(a) Which sound wave is of more pitch?

(b) Which one is more loud sound?

28. How do amoeba reproduce? Explain in brief with suitable diagram.

29. Write has differences between a plant cell and animal cell.

30. Current is passed through Copper sulphate (blue colour) solution kept in a beaker by two copper rods connected with a battery.

(a) What changes do you notice in the solution and why?

(b) On which electrode a brown deposition is seen?

(c) Mark the two electrodes as anode and cathode.

31. What are Geostationary Satellites? What are their uses?

32. As a member of your society what would you do to reduce air pollution?

33. What are Hormones? Why adrenalin is known as Stress hormone? From where Insulin and Thyroxin hormones are produced?

34. Why lightning occurs between two clouds?

35. How do we hear any sound?

36. Two beakers marked ‘A’ and ‘B’ contains aqueous solution of copper sulphate (CuSO4) and Ferrous sulphate (FeSO4) respectively. An Iron rod is placed in beaker A and a copper rod in beaker B. What changes do you observe after some time in the two beakers?

37. If there is any change explain it with proper chemical equation.

(a) Draw a diagram of human eye and label

(i) Retina              (iv) Cilliary muscles

(ii) Optic nerve    (v) Eye lens

(iii) Cornea           (vi) Iris

(b) How our eye adjusts automatically with the varying intensity of light?

Paper-II

Part-A : English Language

1. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. (3 × 5 = 15)

Rain in countryside attracts the lovers of nature. It is pleasant and helpful. But rain in city creates a different kind of sight. For some people the heavy downpour may have a Chilling effect, but it has its charm with the roar of thunder and the flash of lightening. On a rainy day the lanes and the streets look like rivulets, and the entire city becomes magically converted into Venice. The street wears a deserted look. Occasionally a man tries to plod his way. His clothes are tucked up and he holds the umbrella in one hand and his bag in the other. A sudden gush of wind tilts his umbrella and he gets drenched. If a vehicle passes speedily by splashing muddy water on him, he looks a pitiable creature. Sometimes the streets become water-logged and traffic comes to a halt.

The men who dwell in comfortable house sit in their cosy rooms and look out of the window to catch a glimpse of some unusual sight. The howl of the wind and the patters of the rain constitute a symphony for them and some of them fell a poetic fervor in their hearts. The poor persons however, suffer a lot. Leaky roofs, rain-soaked floors and chocked up-drains fill them with despair. The street hawkers cannot carry on their trade. The busy house-wife wears a worry face as her oven does not burn.

Many people come out of their houses and wait for the town buses because they have the urgency of going to their work As the town buses do not come in time they feel irritated. Sometimes they are disappointed. Boys and girls do not go to school because of rain Life is painful when it rains in torrents.

When the rain stops, the sight becomes more interesting. Small children come out to the flooded streets and float paper boats. They like to splash water. Buses and cars begin moving on the streets. Life seems to begin normal activity as if a patient recovers from illness.

(a) How ‘Rain is pleasant and helpful’?

(b) How does rain bring happiness to rich while misery to poor section of the society?

(c) How does rain affect the daily life of the people?

(d) How does the life normalize after the rain subsides?

(e) Pick out the words from the given passage which mean

(i) Wet (para 1)

(ii) Live (paral 2)

(iii) Comfortable (para 2)

2. Write a paragraph in about 100 words on any one of the given topics. (10)

(a) Plan a picnic for your class.

or

(b) Harmful effects of junk fast food.

3. Your are Himanshu, a resident of Benaras Chowk, Ambikapur. Write a letter to the Chairman Municipality expressing your deep concern over the poor condition of roads and the inconvenience faced by the people of our locality.

(Maximum 150 words)                (15)

4. Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions or adverbs given in the brackets. (2 × 5 = 10)

(a) My mother ran ………(up/out of/into) milk yesterday and I went to buy some.

(b) Could you turn ………….. (out/off/up) the music while I am talking?

(c) Geetanjali’s car broke ………..(up/off/down) on her way to office.

(d) Fazia’s boss called ……. (down/out/off) the

meeting till tomorrow.

(e) That problem is actually quite simple to figure ………. (up/out/down).

5. Complete these sentence by choosing the correct phrases from the brackets.

[poke his nose into, white collar, once in a blue moon, got the green signal, apple of their eyes]               (2 × 5 = 10)

(a) Swati’s parents stopped at nothing for her wedding; clearly she is the …………. .

(b) Nishant ……… for his radical project.

(c) Why does he always have to ……… other people’s affairs?

(d) Though my gardener is uneducated and poor, he is saving to send his son to a good school since he wants the boy to get a ………… job.

(e) After joining the coaching classes I …….. get chance to play cricket with my friends.

6. Following sentences are INCORRECT. Find out the error and rewrite the following sentences correctly. (2 × 5 = 10)

(a) Money begets money, Don’t they?

(b) He, I and you were asked to write the details.

(c) They had no manner.

(d) No other boy of the class is more taller than Ram.

(e) No sooner had he reached the station when the train left.

7. Write one word for the following group of words. (1 × 5 = 5)

(a) One who eats human flesh?

(b) A person’s first speech.

(c) One who draws maps and charts.

(d) A group of angry people.

(e) One who dies for country?

8. Frame a meaningful sentence by using each word. (2 × 5 = 10)

(a) Accede, Exceed

(b) Morning, Mourning

(c) Hoist, Host

(d) Temper, Tamper

(e) Differ, Defer

9. Change the following DIRECT sentences into INDIRECT. (1 × 5 = 5)

(a) The student said to his teacher, “Do you teach my brother”?

(b) The cricketers said, “Hurrah! The ICC T20 World Cup is ours”.

(c) The father said to his son. “Don’t walk to fast else you may fall”.

(d) The clerk said to the officer, “Why do you not accept a bribe?”

(e) He said, “Let us to out for a picnic in this lovely weather.”

10. Look at the picture critically, think of a suitable theme and write a story. (in approx. 100 words)      (10)

Part-B : Social Studies

1. State True/False. (1 × 15 = 15)

(a) The Battle of Seringapatam was fought between East India Company and Tipu Sultan in 1799.

(b) Captain Alexander Read introduced the Ryotwari system in India.

(c) Kunwar Singh was a leader of the rebel sepoys in Lucknow at the time of the Revolt of 1857.

(d) Dargah means the tomb of a Sufi Saint.

(e) The last Viceroy of British India was Lord Canning.

(f) Emigrants are people who arrive in a country.

(g) Information Technology Industry is known as Sunrise Industry.

(h) Cotton is also known as the ‘Golden Fibre’.

(i) Viticulture means cultivation of grapes.

(j) Kalpakkam nuclear power station is in Karnataka.

(k) Resources that are found everywhere like the air we breathes, are called localized resources.

(l) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was the first Deputy Prime Minister of India.

(m) Bhopal Gas Tragedy took place on  02 December, 1986

(n) There are 233 elected members in the Rajya Sabha.

(o) Right to Life is a Fundamental Right  Under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution.

2. Fill in the blanks. (1 × 15 = 15)

(a) In 1875, the Arya Samaj was founded by ………… in Bombay.

(b) C. V. Raman was given the Nobel Prize for his work in Physics in ……. .

(c) ……… was the British Military Officer at the time of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.

(d) Silicon used in the computer industry is obtained from ………. .

(e) ……… is the largest producer of bauxite in the world.

(f) Petroleum and its derivatives are called …….. as they are very valuable.

(g) Silicon Valley is located in ……… .

(h) The Supreme Court of India was established in the year …………. .

(i) In India, Lok Sabha is presided over by the ………. .

(j) The ………. of India is the Supreme Law- making institution.

(k) New Delhi was constructed as a 10-square-mile city on …………..  Hill.

(l) Mala Irular is a tribal group of people who belong to the state of ……… .

(m) Gol Gumbaz, the largest dome in India is located in the state of ……….. .

(n) India’s first satellite ‘Arya-bhatta’ was launched in ………… .

(o) ‘Long Walk to Freedom’ is a book written by ………. .

3. Expand the abbreviations. (1 × 10 = 10)

(a) PIL

(b) EVM

(c) ASEAN

(d) DRDO

(e) FDI

(f) GSI

(g) NHRC

(h) IRBM

(i) ILO

(j) TELCO

4. Match the following columns. (1 × 10 = 10)

(a) Battle of Plassey                    (i) 1856

(b) Battle of Buxar                      (ii) 1757

(c) Annexation of Awadh           (iii) 1764

(d) Annexation of Sindh             (iv) 1849

(e) Annexation of Punjab            (v) 1843

(f) Bhangi                                      (vi) Gujarat

(g) Pabhi                                        (vii) Andhra Pradesh

(h) Sikkaliar                                 (viii) Tamil Nadu

(i) Manash National Park           (ix) New Delhi

(j) Supreme Court of India          (x) Assam

5. Write short notes on any five of the following topics (limit 50 words) (5 × 5 = 25)

(a) Indian women of Olympic Games.

(b) Key features of Indian Constitution.

(c) Right to Education.

(d) The “Blue Rebellion”.

(e) The Battle of Plassey.

(f) Fossil Fuel.

(g) Conservation of Water Resources.

(h) Renewable sources of Energy.

Sainik School Class IX Entrance Examination 2015 Question Paper

Sainik School Class IX Entrance Examination 2015
Sainik School Class IX Entrance Examination 2015 Question Paper

Sainik School Class IX Entrance Examination-2015

Paper-I

Part-A : Mathematics

Directions (Qs. 1 to 20) : Bear 2 marks each.

1. Find two rational numbers between ¼ and 3/8 and represent them in number line.

2. 

3. Fifteen years from now Mohan’s age will be four times his present age. What is Mohan’s age after five years from now.

4. Find the least number of three digits which is greater than 100 and a perfect square.

5. Find the value of 

6. Resolve into factors : 17 – 32y – 4y2.

7. Find the cube root of 91125.

8. There are certain number rows of trees in a garden. The number of trees in each row is twice the number of rows. If the number of trees in the garden is 1250, then the number of rows in the garden is ………… .

9. The marked price of an item is Rs 1200. Find the discount percentage allowed on the item if it is sold for Rs 1050.

10. A man borrowed Rs 16000 at 10% per annum interest compounded half yearly. Find the amount repayable after one year.

11. The four angles of a quadrilateral are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3 : 4. Find the measures of the angles.

12. What must be added to 4x2 – 12x + 7 to make it a whole square.

13. (1298)9 is equal to

(a) 12917   (b) 1292

(c) 12972   (d) 1290

14. The mean of the first ten natural number sis:

(a) 5.10    (b) 5.5

(c) 5         (d) 6.2

15. Divide a sum of Rs 10 between two persons A and B such that A gets Re 1 more than B.

16. The sum of two number is 45 and their ratio is 7 : 8. Find the numbers.

17. If 56 men can do a piece of work in 42 days, how many men will do it in 14 days?

18. 

19. In the above figure, ABCD is a parallelogram, find all the angles of the parallelogram if measure of angle DCX = 130°.

20. A man loses 20% of his money. After spending 25% of the remainder, he has Rs 480.00 left. How much money did he originally have?

By selling a towel for Rs 126.90 a shopkeeper loses 6%. For how much should he sell the towel to gain 4%.

Directions (Qs. 21 to 40) : Bear 3 marks each.

21. The digits of a two digit number are such that one is twice the other. When the digits are interchanged, the new number obtained is greater than the original number by 27. Find the number.

22. 

23. 

24. If  then find the value of  

25. A well is dug 20 m deep and has a diameter 7m. The earth which is so dug out is spread even on a rectangular plot 22 m long and 14 m broad. What is the height of the platform formed?

26. Find the area in sq cm of a rhombus whose side is 17 cm and one of its diagonals is 30 cm.

27. The marks obtained by 40 students in Mathematics are given below:

69, 59, 49, 39, 84, 68, 77, 48, 47, 57, 46, 41, 44, 67, 57, 45, 34, 36, 87, 89, 65, 41, 84, 78, 52, 49, 75, 37, 38, 42, 73, 31, 34, 37, 56, 59, 64, 85, 81 and 62.

Based on the above data, the frequency of the class 60 – 70 is ………… .

28. An article with a marked price of Rs 600 is available at a discount of 18%. Find the discount given and also the price at which the article is available for sale.

29. If 53x + 4 = 25 × 54x – 1 find the value of x.

30. Walking at 4 km an hour, a person reaches his office 5 minutes late. If he walks at 5 km an hour, he will be 4 minutes too early. Then the distance of his office from his residence is

31. The internal measures of a cuboidal room are 12 m × 8 m × 4 m. Find the total cost of whitewashing all four walls of the room, if the cost of whitewashing is Rs 5 per square metre. What will be the cost of whitewashing if the ceiling of the room is also whitewashed?

32. What least number must be subtracted from 2200 so as to get a perfect square?

33. A garrison of 2000 men has a provision for 15 weeks. How many men must leave so that the same provision may last for 20 weeks?

34. Multiply (a2 + b2 + c2 – ab – bc – ca) by (a + b + c).

35. Construct a histogram for the frequency distribution below:

36. 

37. Pipe A can fill a tank in 14 minutes, pipe B can fill it in 7 minutes and pipe C can empty the full tank in 28 minutes. If all of them are opened simultaneously, find the time taken to fill the empty tank.

38. Four pipes 5 cm each in diameter are to be replaced by a single pipe discharging the same quantity of water. If the speed of water remains same in both the case, find the diameter of the single pipe.

39. Reduce the following expression into lowest term 

40. 

Directions (Qs. 41 to 50) : Bear 10 marks each.

41. A village, having a population of 4000. requires 150 litres of water per head per day. It has a tank which is 20 m long, 15 m broad and 6 cm high. For how many days will the water of this tank last? Given 1 m3 = 1000 litres.

42. The sum of the ages of a father and his son is 50 years. 5 years ago father’s age was 7 times the son’s age. Find their present ages.

43. (a) Solve the linear equation

x – 0.3 + 0.05x = 2 – 1 – 4x

(b) The sum of the digits of a certain two digits number is 7. Reversing its digits increases the number by 9. What is the number?

44. Construct a trapezium ABCCD in which AB &DC are parallel, AB = 6 cm, DC = 3.5 cm ∠A = 55°, AD = 3.5 cm.

45. Parikshit made a cuboid of plasticine having dimensions 2 cm, 5 cm, 5 cm. What is the minimum number of such cuboid required to make a cube?

46. A horse is tethered in a corner of rectangular plot 40 m by 36 m with a rope 14 m long. Find the area over which it can graze.

47. The pie chart below shows how Mr. Davis distributes his monthly income into different household expenses. See the pie chart to answer the following questions.

(a) In which of the above categories does Mr. Davis spend the greatest portion of his income?

(i) Grocery                       (ii) Entertainment

(iii) Eating out                 (iv) Rent

(b) What portion of the monthly income does Mr. Davis spend on entertainment?

(i) 10%     (ii) 20%

(iii) 30%   (iv) 25%

(c) What fraction of the monthly income does Mr. Davis spend on groceries?

(i) ¼                     (ii) ½

(iii) 1/10               (iv) ¾

(d) If Mr. Davis earns Rs 2,000/- per month, how much does he spend on groceries?

(i) Rs 1,000          (ii) Rs 250

(iii) Rs 500           (div Rs 700

(e) What is the ratio of expenditure between entertainment and grocery?

(i) 3:4       (ii) 4:5

(iii) 3: 5    (iv) none of these

48. A man bought a TV and washing machine for Rs 8000 each. He then sold the TV at a loss of 4% and the washing machine at a profit of Rs 8%. Find the overall gain or loss percent in the whole transaction.

49. Factorise the following:

(a) m2 +  n – mn – m

(b) x4 + 12x2 + 64

50. (a) Solve : (4x2 + 7x3y2) – (−6x2 – 7x3y2 – 4x) – (10x + 9x2)

(b) Using the identity:

(x + a) (x + b) = x2  + (a + b)x + ab

Solve: 107 × 108

Part-B : Science

Note:  Part ‘B’ contains 37 questions, bearing 75 marks. Question No. 1 to 15 are multiple choice questions carrying 1 mark each , Question No. 16 to 25 carry 2 marks each, Question No. 26 to 35 carry 3 marks each, Question No. 36 & 37 carry 5 marks each.

Fill in the blanks.

1. Blue green algae fix ……. directly from air to enhance fertility of soil.

2. Species found only in a particular area is known as ………… .

3. Synthetic fibres are synthesized from raw material called ………….. .

4. Phosphorus is a very ………… non metal.

5. Process of separation of different constituents from petroleum is called …………. .

Select the Correct Answer.

6. The most common carrier of communicable diseases is

(a) Ant                 (b) Housefly

(c) Dragonfly       (d) Oxygen

Answer: (B)

7. Which of the following can be beaten into thin sheets

(a) Zinc                (b) Phosphorus

(c) Sulphur           (d) Oxygen

Answer: (A)

8. Unwanted sound is called as

(a) Music              (b) Pitch

(c) Noise              (d) Shrill

Answer: (C)

9. The process of depositing a layer of any desired metal on another material by means of electricity is called

(a) Mixing            (b) Electrolyting

(c) Electroding     (d) Electroplating

Answer: (D)

10. Which of the following is NOT a planet of the sun?

(a) Sirius              (b) Mercury

(c) Saturn             (d) Earth

Answer: (A)

Mark ‘T’ if the statement is True and ‘F’ if it is False.

11. Generally, non metal react with acids. ( )

12. Coke is almost pure form of carbon ( )

13. Kerosene is not a fossil fuel. ( )

14. Unicellular organisms have one celled body. ()

15. An embryo is made up of a single cell. ( )

Write answers within the space provided under the questions:

16. Does pure water conduct electricity? If not what can we do to make it conductive.

17. Explain why sliding friction is less than static friction.

18. A pendulum oscillates 40 times in 4 seconds. Find its time period and frequency.

19. Define:

(a) Force of Gravity

(b) Pressure

20. Define adolescence.

21. Give two difference between Zygote and foetus.

22. Nylon is used for making parachutes, car seat belts and ropes for rock climbing. Why?

23. List condition under which combustion can take place.

24. List two advantages of using CNG & LPG as fuels.

25. What is malleability ? Give two examples of malleable metals.

Write answers within the space provided under each questions:

26. What is Marble Cancer? Write the air pollutants that are affecting the beauty of Tajmajal.

27. Why is the distance between stars is expressed in light years? What do you understand by the statement that a star is eight light years away from the earth?

28. Explain why plastic containers are favoured for storing food?

29. What are the major groups of micro organisms?

30. What is constellation? Name any two constellation.

31. Explain the reason why water is not used to control fires involving electrical equipment?

32. Why Sodium and Potassium are stored in kerosene?

33. Why are children?infants given vaccination?

34. Briefly explain types of combustion.

35. Draw labeled diagrams of plant cell and animal cell.

36. Write short notes on

(a) Cytoplasm      (b) Nucleus of a Cell

37. Briefly answer the following questions.

(a) Why porters place a round piece of cloth on their head when they have to carry a heavy load?

(b) An inflated balloon was pressed against a wall after it had been rubbed with a piece of synthetic cloth. It was found that, the balloon sticks to the walls. What force might be responsible for attraction between the balloon and the wall?

Paper-II

Part-A : English Language

1. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. (3 × 5 = 15)

The beauties of nature are the greatest gifts of God to man. How unlucky are they who cannot enjoy and appreciate nature. Nature is all around us in varied aspects and shapes. We have the green charming hills, snow-capped mountains, and the rising and setting sun in its varied and unforgettable glory. The dew drops on the blades of grass look like iridescent pearls. The silvery moon and the twinkling starts bedeck the sky. The roaring waves in the vast ocean and the lakes which look like sheets of water add to the glorious treasure. Even the violent aspects of nature like the thundering clouds with dazzling flashes fighting, the torrential rain, and the all-powerful storm are some of the aspects of nature which Tennyson termed as nature “red in tooth and claw”. But they have their own charms which captivate man and even inspire in his heart.

One can enjoy the beauties of nature in an abundant measure at a hill station. The floating clouds, the dancing springs, the winding rivulets, the all pervading multicolour flowers, emitting sweet, soothing smell, the trees standing like sentinels with birds singing sweet harmonious songs in their branches, the cool breeze, the humming bees, the delicious fruits-all cater to human senses. Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder on the earth, in the air, in the sky and in the ocean. His heart leaps up when he beholds a rainbow in the sky.

Nature teaches man the lesson of peace, innocence, purity, love, harmony, simplicity, hope and faith in the glory of God. Wordsworth believes that nature is the greatest store-house of wisdom, apart from being a source of eternal happiness:

(a) What is termed by Tennyson as “Red in tooth and Claw”?

(b) What are the captivating beauties of Hills?

(c) What lessons do nature teach humans?

(d) Write synonyms for the following words which means in above passage:

(i) Dazzling …………..

(ii) Capped ………….

(iii) Soothing ………..

(e) Pick out words opposite to following words from the passage:

(i) Calm …………..

(ii) Faded ……………..

(iii) Limited …………….

2. Write a para in about 100 words on ONE of the following given topics. (10)

(a) Hazards of Polythene

(b) Role of Media

3. Write a letter to collector inviting him for the children’s day function at your school. (limit your answer to 150 words)     (15)

4. Fill in the blanks with suitable articles/ prepositions in the brackets. (2 × 5 = 10)

(a) Who has kept ……… eggs in fruit basket. (a/an/the)

(b) We have turned ……… better ways of living. (towards/about/back)

(c) It was i who fixed ………  your train journey. (at/up/in/under)

(d) In the busy road many were passing ………. (out/by/off/on)

(e) Indian food appeals ………… anybody’s taste. (after/to /into/in)

5. Change into passive voice: (2 × 5 = 10)

(a) Which team won the final match last year?

(b) We have sold all the tickets of the show.

(c) One should do one’s duty.

(d) We do not accept ATM cards.

(e) We will sell all kinds of clothes here.

6. Following sentences are INCORRECT. Find out the error and rewrite the following sentences correctly. (2 × 5 = 10)

(a) He gave me some advices.

(b) Will you tell me the reason of an earthquake?

(c) One should work had if he wants to pass the exam.

(d) All but I were present in class.

(e) The flower pot is placed in the centre.

7. Write one word for the following group of words. (1 × 5 = 5)

(a) One who is all powerful

(b) A study of body

(c) An animal who preys on other animal

(d) That through which light cannot pass

(e) One who looks at the dark side of things

8. Frame a meaningful sentence by using each word. (2 × 5 = 10)

(a) Ode, Owed    (b) Ceiling, Sealing

(c) Mist. Missed   (d) Chord, Cord

(e) Cite, Sight

9. Change the following DIRECT sentences into INDIRECT sentence. (1 × 5 = 5)

(a) Ruby said, “Raj, how is  your knee today?”

(b) Raman said, “Let us decide on the place.”

(c) She said, “Wow! How lovely the house is.”

(d) I said “Did you call at my house last night?”

(e) He said, “Please lend me your umbrella”.

10. Look at the picture critically, think of a suitable theme and write a story. (in approx. 100 words)      (10)

PART-B : Social Studies

1. State True or False. (1 × 15 = 15)

(a) James Mill glorified India and its culture in his book “A HISTORY OF BRITISH INDIA”.

(b) The Maratha power a crushed in the third Anglo – Maratha war.

(c) The mughal emperor appointed the company as the diwan of the provinces of Bengal in the year 1700.

(d) The tribal chiefs lost their authority under the British rule.

(e) Birsa Munda was convicted on the charges of rioting.

(f) After the revolt of 1857 the Governor- general of India was given the title of Admiral General.

(g) The Tata iron and steel company began to produce steel after the First World War.

(h) Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded the Aryasamaj in 1975.

(i) The Simon commission had two Indian representatives.

(j) The Jalianwalabagh massacre occurred in Amritsar on Baishakhi day.

(k) All natural resources of energy are renewable.

(l) Chile and Peru are leading producers of copper.

(m) Bauxite is the ore of aluminum.

(n) Our constitution guarantees rights of minorities against the majority.

(o) The total membership of the Loksabha is 500.

2. Fill in the blanks. (1 × 15 = 15)

(a) The court language of Mughals was ………… .

(b) The coin of Rupa was first issued by ………. .

(c) The first Europeans to come to India were ………… .

(d) The title of Governor General changed to that of Viceroy in the year ………. .

(e) Delhi became the capital of India in ……… .

(f) Type of party system that has evolved in India is ………. .

(g) The first General Election in India was held in ………. .

(h) Panchayati Raj was first introduced in the state of …………… .

(i) The last Moughal Emperor was ……… .

(j) The third research centre of India in Antarctica is ………. .

(k) ………. is the latest established High Court in India.

(l) ………… is often referred to as ‘Manchester of India’.

(m) The president of the constituent assembly was  …………

(n) ………. allowed the company to use the vast revenue resources of Bengal.

(o) …… was the capital of British India before Delhi.

3. Expand the abbreviations. (1 × 10 = 10)

(a) RTI                 (b) SAARC

(c) ISRO              (d) NDA

(e) BARC             (f) NATO

(g) UNO              (h) IPL

(i) TISCO                        (j) UNICEF

4. Match the following columns. (1 × 10 = 10)

(a) Rocks and minerals    (i) Bangalore

(b) Tiger of Mysore         (ii) Productive use of land

(c) Kunwar Singh            (iii) a waterborne disease

(d) Humus                         (iv) Bihar

(e) William Jones             (v) a biotic resources

(f) The arms act                (vi) South Africa

(g) Simon commission     (vii) a linguist

(h) Cholera                         (viii) 1878

(i) Diamond mines           (ix) 1927

(j) Silicon Valley                (x) Tipu sultan

5. Write short notes on ANY FIVE of the following topics (limit 50 words) (5 × 5 = 25)

(a) Women Empowerment.

(b) Revolt of 1857.

(c) Methods of Soil Conservation.

(d) Green Earth

(e) Cultural Diversity

(f) Conventional and non-conventional sources of energy.

(g) Panchayati Raj.

(h) Battle of Plassey.

Sainik School Class IX Entrance Examination 2016 Question Paper

Sainik School Class IX Entrance Examination 2016
Sainik School Class IX Entrance Examination 2016 Question Paper

Sainik School Class IX Entrance Examination-2016

Paper-I

Part-A : Mathematics

Section-I

1. Solve : 

2. Find any three rational numbers between and 4.

3. Two numbers are in the ratio 5 : 3. If they differ by 18, what are the numbers?

4. Convert the following ratios to percentages.

(i) 2 : 3                (ii) 3 : 4

5. Find the number of sides of a regular polygon whose each exterior angle has a measure of 45°.

6. State whether True or False.

(i) All rhombuses are parallelograms.

(ii) All parallelograms are trapeziums.

(iii) All squares are not parallelograms.

(iv) All squares are trapeziums.

7. The list price of a frock is Rs 220. A discount of 20% is announced on sales. What is the amount of discount on it and its sale price?

8. How many numbers lie between the squares of the following numbers?

(i) 25 and 26

(ii) 99 and 100

9. Find the square not of 6400 through prime factorization method.

10. A dice is thrown then, find the probability of getting prime number.

11. Shyam bought an air cooler for Rs 3300 including a tax of 10%. Find the price of the air cooler before VAT was added.

12. How many diagonals does each of the following have:

(a) Convex Quadrilateral

(b) A Regular Hexagon

13. Factorise : x2 – 7x + 12

14. Simplify the expression:

3y(2y – 7) – 3(y – 4) – 63 for y = −2.

15. Using the Identity (I), find (2x + 3y)2.

16. Find the area of the quadrilateral PQRS shown in the figure.

17. Find the height of a cylinder whose radius is 7 cm and the total surface area is 968 cm2.

18. Evaluate  using law of exponents and powers.

19. Six pipes are required to fill a tank in 1 hour 20 minutes. How long will it take if only five pipes of the same type are used?

20. Solve : 

Section-II

21. The difference between two whole numbers is 66. The ratio of the two numbers is 2 : 5. What are the two numbers?

22. In the figure, BEST is a parallelogram. Find the values of angles x, y and z.

23. A bag has 4 red balls and 2 yellow balls. The balsa re identical in all respects other than colour. A ball is drawn from the bag without looking into the bag. Hat is the probability of getting a red ball? Is it more or less than getting a yellow ball?

24. Write a Pythagorean triplet whose smallest number is 8.

25. A shopkeeper purchased 200 bulbs for Rs 10 each. However 5 bulbs were fused and had to be thrown away. The remaining were sold at Rs 12 each. Find the gain % or loss %.

26. Find Compound Interest on Rs 12,600 for 2 years at 10% per annum compounded annually.

27. Simplify : (a + b) (2a – 3b + c) – (2a – 3b)c.

28. For the given solid, draw the top view, front view and side view.

29. (a) How are prisms and cylinders alike?

(b) How are pyramids and cones alike?

(c) Is a square prism same as a cube?

30. A godown is in the form of a cuboid of measure 60 m × 40 m × 30 m. How many cuboid boxes can be stored if the volume of one box is 0.8 m3?

31. A rectangular piece of paper 11 cm × 4 cm is folded without overlapping to make a cylinder of height 4 cm. Find the volume of the cylinder.

32. Simply : 

33. If the three digit number 24x is divisible by 9, what is the value of x?

34. The four angles of a quadrilateral are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5 : 8. Find the angles.

35. Sum of two number is 74. One of the number is 10 more than the other what are the numbers?

36. The perimeter of a rectangle is 13 cm and its width is  Find its length.

37. CERI is a rhombus as shown in figure. Find x, y, z.

38. A sum of Rs 10000 is borrowed at a rate of interest of 15% per annum for 2 years. Find the simple interest on this sum and the amount to be paid at the end of two years.

39. The population of a city was 20,000 in the year 2007. It increased at the rate of 5% per annum. Find the population at the end of year 2010.

40. If each edge of a cube is doubled

(i) How many times will its surface area increase?

(ii) How many times will its volume increase?

Section-III

41. Karan has a total of Rs 590 as currency notes in the denominations of Rs 50, Rs 20 and Rs 10. The ratio of number of Rs 50 notes and Rs 20 notes is 3 : 5. If he has a total of 25 notes, how many notes of each denomination does he have?

42. On a particular day, the sales (in rupees) of different items of a baker’s shop are given below. Draw a pie-chart for this data.

(a) Ordinary Bread         :           320

(b) Fruit Bread               :           80

(c) Cakes and Pastries    :           160

(d) Biscuits                     :           120

(e) other                          :           40

43. A picnic is being planned in a school for class VIII. Girls are 60% of the total number of students and are 18 in number. The picnic site is 55 km from the school and the transport company is charging at the rate of Rs 12 per km. The total cost of refreshments will be Rs 4280. Find out the following:

(a) The ratio of the number of girls to the number of boys in the class.

(b) The cost per head if two teachers are also going with the class.

(c) If their first stop is at a place 22 km from the school, what per cent of the total distance of 55 km is this? What per cent of distance is left to be covered?

44. Total cost of 5 metres of a particular quality of cloth is Rs 210. Tabulate the cost of 2, 4, 10 and 13 metres of cloth of same type using proportions.

45. Observe the histogram on figure and answer the questions given below:

(i) What information is being given by the histogram?

(ii) What group contains maximum girls?

(iii) How many girls have a length of more than 145 cm?

(iv) If we divide the girls into the following categories, how many would there be in each?

150 cm and more                       – Group A

140 to less than 150 cm             – Group B

Less than 140 cm                       – Group C

 

46. (a) Is 2352 a perfect square ? If not, find the smallest multiple of 2352 which is a perfect square. Find the square root of the new number.

(b) Find smallest number by which  9408 must be divided so that the quotient is a perfect square. Find the square root of the quotient.

47. The rectangular park in figure is of length 30 m and width 20 m. Having understood the figure answers the following questions.

(a) What is the total length of fence surrounding it?

(b) How much land is occupied by the park?

(c) There is a path of one metre width running inside along the perimeter of the park that has to be cemented. If 1 bag cement is required to cement 4 m2 area, how many bags of cement will be required to construct the cemented path?

(d) There are two rectangular flower beds of size 1.5 m × 2 m each in the park as shown in the diagram and the rest has grass in it. Find the area covered by grass.

48. The internal measures of a cuboidal room are 12 m × 8 m × 4 m. Find the total cost of white washing all the four walls of the room, if the cost of white washing is Rs 5 per m2. What will be the cost of white washing if the ceiling of the room is also white washed?

49. (a) Mass of earth is 5.97 × 1024 kg and mass of moon is 7.35 × 1022 What is the total mass?

(b) The distance between sun and earth is 1.496 × 1011 m and the distance between earth and moon is 3.84 × 108 m. During solar eclipse moon comes between earth and sun. At that time what is the distance between moon and sun?

50. Define the following:

(a) A Bar Graph

(b) A Pie-chart

(c) A Histogram

(d) Frequency

(e) A Pictograph

Part-B : Science

Select the correct answer of the following questions.

1. Penicillin is a drug that can:

(A)  Interfere in the biological pathway of bacteria.

(B)  An antibiotic that can kill bacteria

(C)  Both A & B

(D)  None of the above

Answer: (C)

2. To hear a distinct echo the time interval between the original sound and the reflected sound must be:

(A)  0.2 S

(B)  1 S

(C)  2 S

(D)  0.1 S

Answer: (D)

3. The Non-metal which is highly reactive and stored under water is:

(A)  Bromine

(B)  Sulphur

(C)  Phosphorus

(D)  Iodine

Answer: (C)

4. Nitrogen fixation can be done by:

(A)  Industries

(B)  Rhizobium

(C)  Lightning

(D)  All of the above

Answer: (D)

5. The device used to measure the Purity of milk is:

(A)  Hydrometer

(B)  Lactometer

(C)  Hygometer

(D)  Maltometer

Answer: (B)

6. The Crops which are grown in the rainy season are called:

(A)  Rabi Crops

(B)  Kharif Crops

(C)  Rainy Crops

(D)  None of these

Answer: (B)

7. The number of nuclei present in a Zygote is:

(A)  one

(B)  two

(C)  four

(D)  None

Answer: (B)

8. Rayon is different from synthetic fibres because:

(A)  It has a silk like appearance

(B)  It is obtained from wood pulp

(C)  Its fibres can also be woven like of natural fibres

(D)  None of these

Answer: (B)

9. Choose the correct arrangement of the forces due to rolling, static and sliding friction in a decreasing order:

(A)  rolling, static, sliding

(B)  rolling, sliding, static

(C)  static, sliding, rolling

(D)  sliding, static, rolling

Answer: (C)

10. The process of transferring of charge from a charged body to earth is called:

(A)  Discharging

(B)  Charging

(C)  Earthing

(D)  None of these

Answer: (C)

11. The part of the eye which gives a distinct colour to the eye is:

(A)  Iris

(B)  Pupil

(C)  Cornea

(D)  Lens

Answer: (A)

12. Green house gases are:

(A)  CO2

(B)  CH4

(C)  CFC

(D)  All of the above

Answer: (D)

13. Hottest part of the candle flame is:

(A)  Innermost

(B)  Outermost

(C)  Middle Zone

(D)  Luminous

Answer: (B)

14. Those species of plants which are found in a particular area are called:

(A)  Species

(B)  Endemic species

(C)  Endangered species

(D)  None of these

Answer: (B)

15. A tadpole develops into an adult by the process of:

(A)  Fertilization

(B)  Metamorphosis

(C)  Embedding

(D)  Budding

Answer: (B)

Write answers of the following questions.

16. What is a constellation? Name any two constellations.

17. What is lateral inversion? Name the mirror in which image formed undergoes lateral Inversion.

18. What are chemical effects of electric current, give one use of such effect?

19. Write the difference between audible and inaudible sound.

20. Why objects moving in fluids must have special shapes?

21. Name of the type of force acting:

(i) A straw rubbed with paper attracts another straw.

(ii) A ball rolling along the ground.

22. What is insulin, where is it produced in the body?

23. Petroleum is called black gold, Why?

24. What do you mean by polymer, give one example of natural polymer?

25. What is the relation between loudness and amplitude. In which unit is loudness expressed. If the amplitude of the wave becomes thrice, what change will you observe in loudness?

Write answers of the following questions.

26. What are antibiotics? Give two examples.

27. What are weeds, how do they affect the growth of plants?

28. What is potable water and how is water purified?

29. What is cloning? Who performed it for the first time. Write the name of first mammal that was cloned?

30. What is deforestation? Write its causes.

31. LPG is better domestic fuel than wood, why?

32. What is refining. Write the fractions of petroleum refining?

33. Explain the difference between thermosetting plastics and thermoplastics. Give two examples of each.

34. Write three commercial uses of micro-organisms.

35. Differentiate between prokaryotes and eukaryotes with one example each.

36. Draw a diagram for Animal cell and Label the following:

(a) Cell membrane

(b) Vacuole

(c) Nucleus

(d) Cytoplasm

37. (a) Define force, give two examples of situations in which applied force causes a change in the shape of an object?

(b) In an experiment 4.5 kg of fuel was completely burnt, the heat produced was measured to be 90000 KJ, calculate the calorific value of fuel.

Paper-II

Part-A : English Language

1. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

It all began more than 5,000 years ago in Egypt. At that time ancient Egyptians wrote on materials made from the papyrus reed, a plant grown in the delta of the Nile. This “plant paper” was made by laying strips of the stem tissue side by side. These were then struck together with a crude kind of paste made from bread crumbs soaked in boiling water. Though papyrus travelled all over, it did not travel to Eastern Europe. Europeans had started using animal skins as their writing paper. This material was called parchment and although it was expensive, it had several advantages over the humble papyrus. First, the parchment could be folded over without it cracking unlike papyrus, which had to be rolled up into a scroll, making it cumbersome for a reader to handle. Second, as both sides of the parchment could be used for writing, no space was wasted. The material we use for wriging today was invented over 1000 years earlier in China. A Chinese official named Tsai Loon made his paper in 105 A.D from a motley assortment of strange ingredients including mulberry and bamboo fibres, fishnets and rags. The Emperor Ho Ti was pleased with the invention.  Tsai Loon was made an important man in his court. With success going to his head Loon got involved in dangerous business. Unable to face public exposure he committed suicide. The Chinese jealously guarded the secret of papermaking for more than 1,000 years. Unfortunately for the Chinese, the Moors learned it and it was brought to Spain and Sicily. From there it spread throughout Europe and by the 1200s paper mills had mushroomed in Italy and elsewhere. Paper got a big boost when Johannes Gutenberg, a German craftsman, invented the first practical mechanical printing press in 1455. The next 50 years saw thousands of books being printed all over Europe and the demand for paper grew. At present USA is the world’s leading paper producer.

(a) What material was used by Egyptians to write on and how?

(b) How parchment was more easy to use than papyrus?

(c) Tsai Loon committed suicide because?

(d) How paper got a big boost after the year 1455?

(e) Pick out the words from the given passage which mean

(i) Unrefined

(ii) A collection of different things

(iii) Component.

2. Write a paragraph in about 100 words on any one of the following topics.

Mobile Phones-A Boon or A Bane

(OR)

Cleanliness is next to Godliness

3. Write a letter in about 120 words to the editor of a leading newspaper expressing your views on “Brain Drain”.

4. Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions or adverbs given in the brackets.

(a) Summer has begun to set …………. (out/in/by).

(b) The baby takes ………….(down/after/up) her mother.

(c) Translate this passage from English ……….. (into/in/to)Telugu.

(d) When I parted ………..(from/with/of)my mother, there were tears in my eyes.

(e) You are advised to learn this lesson word ………..(by/to/for) word.

5. Complete the sentences given below by choosing the correct phrase from the brackets.

Wild goose chase, cut a sorry figure, lion’s share, through thick and thin, gift of the gab

(a) If you develop friendships win an individual, you must stand by him ………

(b) The Punjab wants a ………. In the Beas river water.

(c) It was only through his …………. That the managed to win the election.

(d) His efforts to go abroad for studies is a ………..

(e) She …………. When she could not speak correct English in front of her teachers.

6. Following sentences are INCORRECT. Find out the error and rewrite the following sentences correctly.

(a) He ran very fastly.

(b) The woodcutter fell three trees.

(c) If I will reach late, I shall be punished.

(d) No other man in the town is more wiser than Mr Sathi.

(e) The jury was divided on the issue.

7. Write one word for the following group off words.

(a) One who plays a game for pleasure and not professionally.

(b) A substance that kills germs.

(c) A place where young plants are reared.

(d) A speech made without preparation.

(e) A person who can neither read nor write.

8. Frame a meaningful sentence by using each word.

(a) Adapt

Adept

(b) Accept

Except

(c) Desert

Dessert

(d) Patrol

Petrol

(e) Team

Teem

9. Change the following DIRECT sentences into INDIRECT.

(a) Anil said to his sister, “How did you fare in the interview?”

(b) “Do you really want work?” said the merchant to the boy.

(c) He said to them, “Let us cast our votes sincerely.

(d) He said to me, “May you be happy!”

(e) The General said to his soldiers, “Bravo! You fought bravely.”

10. Look at the picture critically, think of a suitable theme and write a story (in approx. 100 words)

Part-B : Social Studies

1. State True/False.

(a) James Mill divided Indian history into three periods-Hindu, Muslim and British.

(b) The Champaran movement was against Indigo plantation.

(c) In Meerut, an old Zamindar, Kunwar Singh, joined the rebel sepoys and battled with the British.

(d) Dharavi in Bombay is one of the world’s largest slums.

(e) Swami Dayanand Saraswati founded the Arya Samaj in 1775.

(f) The largest state in India in terms of area is Rajasthan.

(g) Lake superior of North America is the smallest of five lakes.

(h) Shifting cultivation is known by the name of Jhumming in North-East India.

(i) On the basis of their development and use, resources can be grouped as actual resources and local resources.

(j) On the basis of their development and use, resources can be grouped as actual resources and local resources.

(k) There are 543 elected members in Lok Sabha.

(l) The Protection of women from Domestic Violence Act came into effect in 2010.

(m) Article 15 of the constitution states that  untouchability has been abolished in India.

(n) The thinner most layer of the Earth is Core.

(o) Kolar gold mines are located in Andhra Pradesh

2. Fill in the blanks.

(a) Warren Hastings became the first Governor-General of India in ………. .

(b) Haider Ali and Tipu Sultan were the rulers of ………… .

(c) A field left uncultivated for a while so that the soil recovers fertility is called ………….. .

(d) ………….. is the closest celestial body to our earth.

(e) Coal and the petroleum are the examples of ………… resources.

(f) A temporary alliance of groups or parties is called ………

(g) ……………. is our Defence Minister.

(h) The act of being fair of just and not favouring one side over another is being …………….. .

(i) A non-government organization which has been working to address the problem of sanitation …………..

(j) ……….. is the 29th state of our country.

(k) The city known as Manchester of Japan …………… .

(l) ………….. is the leading producer of coffee in the world.

(m) The ores of metallic minerals are found in ………… and metamorphic rocks.

(n) Method to check soil erosion on steep slopes is called ……………….

(o) Silicon Valley is located in …………..

3. Write the full form of the following abbreviations:

(a) BHEL

(b) CTBT

(c) FIR

(d) ICBM

(e) INSAT

(f) NTPC

(g) KYC

(h) RAM

(i) PSLV

(j) NCERT

4. Match the following:

(a) Breeding of fish                                                         (i) Viticulture

(b) Cultivation of grapes                                                (ii) Sachin Tendulkar

(c) Prarthana Samaj founded in                                   (iii) village

(d) The Veda Samaj founded in                                    (iv) Nelson Mandela

(e) Tomb of Sufi Saint                                                     (v) 1864

(f) An open prayer place off Muslims                          (vi) pisciculture

(g) ryot                                                                               (vii) 1867

(h) mahal                                                                          (viii) Dargah

(i) ‘Playing it my Way’ is a book written by               (ix) peasant

(j) ‘Long Walk to Freedom’ is a book written by       (x) Idgah

5. Write short notes on any five of the following topics (limit 50 words).

(a) FDI

(b) Independent Judiciary

(c) Mangalyaan

(d) The Battle of Buxar

(e) Conservation of Energy

(f) Information Technology

(g) Crime against Women

Sainik School Class IX Entrance Examination 2017 Question Paper

Sainik School Class IX Entrance Examination 2017
Sainik School Class IX Entrance Examination 2017 Question Paper

Sainik School Class IX Entrance Examination-2017

Paper-I

Part-A : Mathematics

Section-I

1. Find the product of (a2) × (2a22) × (4a26).

2. Using Euler’s formula find the number of faces of polyhedron having 6 vertices & 12 edges.

3. Calculate the value of 100 × 8 + 10 × 1 + 7.

4. What is the point of intersection of x-axis and y-axis called?

5. Find the value of x if 

6. Eleven bags of wheat flour, each marked 5 kg, actually contained the following weights of flour (in kg) 4.97, 5.05, 5.08, 5.00, 5.06, 5.08, 4.98, 5.04, 5.07, 5.00. What is the probability that any of these bags chosen at contains more than 5 kg of flour?

7. If  then find the value of x.

8. Find cube root of 175616 by factorization method.

9. How many sides does a regular polygon have, if the measure of an exterior angle is 12°?

10. Evaluate 

11. 

AD || BC || EF and AE || DC

∠AFE = 52° ∠EAF = 64°.

∠x = ……….

12. If a spinning wheel has 3 Green sectors, 1 Blue and 2 Red sectors. What is the probability of getting a Green sector?

13. 

In trapezium

AE and DE bisect ∠CDA and ∠DAB.

Find ∠ABC and ∠DCB.

14. Two equal sides of an isosceles are each 3 m more than 3 times of third side. Find length of sides, if perimeter is 34 m.

15. The area of a circle is given as πx2 + 10πx + 25π. Find the radius as an algebraic expression.

16. Three numbers are in ratio 1 : 2 : 3 and sum of their cubes is 4500. Find numbers.

17. Find

x = ……………..

18. A coin is tossed 2 times. What are the total number of possible outcomes?

19. What is the range of data 30, 61, 55, 25, 2, 12, 17, 81?

20. Find the value of x2 if x = (100)1 – 4 ÷ (100)0.

Section-II

21. A DVD player and TV were bought for Rs 8,000 each. The shopkeeper made a loss of 4% on the DVD player and a profit of 8% on the TV. Find the gain or loss per cent on the whole transaction.

22. Arif took a loan of Rs 80,000 from a bank. If the rate of interest is 10% per annum, find the difference in amounts he would be paying after  if the interest is (a) compounded annually (b) compounded half yearly.

23. Find the value of:

24. What least number must be subtracted from 7250 to get a perfect square? Also, find the square root of this perfect square.

25. If 

26. A motor boat covers a certain distance downstream in a river in 5 hours It covers the same distance upstream in 6 hours. The speed of water is 2 km/hr, find the speed of the boat in still water.

27. A dealer buys an article for Rs 380. At what price must he mark it so that after allowing a discount of 5%, he still makes a profit of 25%?

28. The population of village is 20000. If the birth rate is 5% p.a. and death rate is 3% p.a., find the population after 2 years.

29. The distance between two stations is 550 km. Two trains start at the same time from the two stations on parallel tracks to cross one another. The speed of one train is 10 km/hr more than the other. If after 3 hours, the trains are 40 km apart, find their respective speed.

30. Simplify : 

31. Show that 

32. The ratio between interior and exterior angle of a regular polygon is 8 : 1. Find the number of sides of the polygon.

33. Find the area of trapezium.

34. Find the height of cuboid whose base area is 360 cm2 and volume is 1800 cm3.

35. Represent  on a number line.

36. Find the length of longest pole that can be kept in a room of 12 m × 4 m × 3 m.

37. The diameter of base of a cylinder is 140 cm and volume is 1.54 m2. Find its height.

38. Express 212 as sum of two consecutive integers.

39. If 21y5 is a multiple of 9, where y is a digit, what is the value of y?

40. Divide: 7(x3y2z2 + x2y3z2 + x2y2z3) by 4(x2y2z2).

Section-III

41. The hour hand of a circular clock is 10 cm long. How much distance will it cover in 2 days or 48 hours?

42. A collage is made up of 400 rhombus shaped pieces and 200 trapezium. The diagonals of the rhombus are 6 cm and 4 cm long. Lengths of the parallel sides of the trapezium are 4 cm and 8 cm and the height is 10 cm. Find the area off the collage and also the cost of painting it at the rate of Rs 250 per m2.

43. The rainwater falling on a roof 40 m × 25 m is collected in a cylindrical tank with diameter 7 m and height 10 m. If the tank is completely filled, find the height of the rainwater on the roof.

44. MNOPQ is a regular pentagon. The bisector of angle M meets side OP at K. Find measure of ∠

45. How many wooden blocks of size 22 cm × 10 cm × 7 cm are required to make a wooden partition of 11 m ×5 m × 40 cm, if the glue and filling material used occupies one tenth of the wooden partition?

46. The side of a swimming pool are 7 m, 6 m, and 15 m. If 8400 litres of water is pumped out, what is the decrease in water level?

47. Ajit bought 150 kg sugar at Rs 50 per kg. He sold 70% of sugar at Rs 70 per kg and balance at Rs 40 per kg. Find overall profit/loss on the whole deal.

48. The following table gives the marks scored by 100 students in an Entrance Examination.

Represent this data in the form of a histogram.

49. Find the number of coins, 1.5 cm in diameter and 0.2 cm thick, to be melted to form a right circular cylinder of height 10 cm and diameter 4.5 cm.

50. In the adjoining figure, the bisectors of A & B meet at a point P.

If C = 96° and D = 30°, find APB.

Part-B : Science

Select the correct answer of the following questions.

1. The synthetic fibre that appears to resemble wool is:

(A)  PET

(B)  acrylon

(C)  rayon

(D)  nylon

Answer: (B)

2. A prominent constellation looking like a distorted form of the letter W or M, is the:

(A)  Cassiopeia

(B)  Big dipper

(C)  Orion

(D)  Ursa minor

Answer: (A)

3. A example of a plastic which cannot be remoulded again by simple heating is:

(A)  Polythene

(B)  PVC

(C)  Polystyrene

(D)  Bakelite

Answer: (D)

4. Cellulose is made up of a large number of ………

(A)  amide

(B)  amino

(C)  glucose

(D)  sucrose

Answer: (C)

5. Relationship between a biotic community and an abiotic environment is called:

(A)  Biodiversity

(B)  Ecosystem

(C)  Symbiosis

(D)  Survival

Answer: (B)

6. Lactobacillus bacteria help to make:

(A)  Bread

(B)  Pastries

(C)  Cake

(D)  Curd

Answer: (D)

7. World Water day is observed on:

(A)  24 March

(B)  23 March

(C)  21 March

(D)  22 March

Answer: (D)

8. The place meant for conservation of biodiversity in their natural habitat are:

(i) Zoological gardens

(ii) Botanical gardens

(iii) Wildlife sanctuary

(iv) National Park

(A)  (i) and (ii)

(B)  (ii) and (iii)

(C)  (iii) and (iv)

(D)  (i) and (iv)

Answer: (C)

9. Which of the following is considered a clean fuel?

(A)  Cowdung cake

(B)  Petrol

(C)  Kerosene

(D)  Hydrogen

Answer: (D)

10. Which one of the following metals does not react with dilute HCl?

(A)  Magnesium

(B)  Aluminium

(C)  Iron

(D)  Copper

Answer: (D)

11. Solution of which of the following oxides in water will change the colour of Blue litmus to Red?

(A)  Sulphur dioxide

(B)  Magnesium oxide

(C)  Iron oxide

(D)  Copper oxide

Answer: (A)

12. The material used for making kitchen container is …………. .

(A)  PVC

(B)  Acrylic

(C)  Teflon

(D)  PET

Answer: (D)

13. Which of the following will not conduct electricity?

(A)  Lemon juice

(B)  Vinegar

(C)  Tap water

(D)  Vegetable oil

Answer: (D)

14. Which of the following is not part of solar system?

(A)  Asteroid

(B)  Satellite

(C)  Constellation

(D)  Comet

Answer: (C)

15. The phenomenon of ‘Marble Cancer’ is due to:

(A)  Soot particles

(B)  CFCs

(C)  Log

(D)  Acid rain

Answer: (D)

Write answers of the following questions.

16. Why a crackling sound is heard while taking off a sweater during winters?

17. Differentiate between “Spontaneous and Explosive combustion”.

18. Calorific value of wood is 1800 kJ/kg. How much wood is required to produce heat energy of 144,000 kJ?

19. A force of 150 N is applied to an object of area 5 m2. Calculate the pressure.

20. How reproduction of Hydra differs from that of Amoeba?

21. Explain why sliding friction is less than static friction.

22. How do vaccines work?

23. Hens and frogs are both oviparous exhibiting different types of fertilization. Explain.

24. What is meant by Water table?

25. Distinguish between ‘Speedometer’ and ‘Odometer’.

26. What is freezing mixture? How common salt helps to clean pavements covered with snow?

27. Mention the effect of iodine in water on the growth of tadpoles.

28. Write short note on Adam’s apple.

29. Eyes of nocturnal birds have large cornea and large pupil. How does it help them?

30. Explain how will you make a tester for testing electric current using a magnetic compass and empty matchbox, a battery of two cells and connecting wire.

31. Make sketch of human nerve cell. What functions nerve cell performs?

32. A block is kept in two different ways on a table as shown in figure. Explain in which positions the pressure exerted by the block on the table will be maximum.

33. Do all the starts in sky move? Explain.

34. Explain the process which enables us to perceive motion in a cartoon film.

35. Why CFCs are considered pollutants?

36. Explain ‘SOIL PROFILE’ using a neat and labeled diagram.

37. Distinguish between metals and non-metals. What are metalloids? Give any two examples of metalloids.

Paper-II

Part-A : English Language

1. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

Prafulla Chandra Ray was born on 2 August 1861 in the district of Jessore, now in Bangladesh, close to the birth place of Madhusudan Dutt, widely regarded as the Milton of Bengal. It was the best of times and the worst. The British had by now perfected their role as masters and British values permeated the Indian upper classes to the very last detail like table manners. That of course, was not the worst of the British influence, there were several. What was far more demeaning to the educated Indians was the fact that senior Government positions were closed to them. Being forfeited of one’s right in one’s land off birth would become the rallying point for the Indian intelligentsia in the years to come.

Ray’s father Harish Chandra Ray, a man of learning and taste, was closely associated with the cultural and intellectual leaders of the time and exerted great influence on his son. Ray had his early schooling in the village school founded by his father but soon his father shifted to Calcutta and at the age of nine, little Prafulla set eyes for the first time, on the bustling city that would be his home for many years to come. He was filled with wonder at ever-charging sights and sounds – the city seemed to change moods ever so often! His formal schooling was interrupted due to illness but that did not affect his education.

(a) How did the British perfect their role as masters?

(b) Educated Indians felt insulted because ………. .

(c) Prafulla was greatly influenced by his father because ……… .

(d) Prafull’s illness could not stop his learning because …….. .

(e) Intelligentsia in the paragraph means ………. .

Part-B : Social Studies

1. State True/False.

(a) Viveka Vardhini magazine was started by Kandukuri Veeresalingam.

(b) The partition of Bengal was ordered by Lord Cornwallis.

(c) The Vice-President is elected by only the elected members of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

(d) Sikhs form the largest single minority community in India.

(e) Animal husbandry is the main production activity in the villages of India.

(f) Sariska Tiger Reserve is situated in Alwar, Rajasthan?

(g) The rubber plantation vegetation belongs to Tropical Evergreen forest.

(h) Death rate is also known as mortality rate.

(i) The prosecution is the legal party which an individual accused of breaking of law.

(j) Ruhr region of Germany is famous for rich deposits of coal.

(k) Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2000 is an act of the Parliament of India

(l) Mother Diary is the cooperative which has brought about the white revolution in the country.

(m) BPL stands for Behind Poverty Level.

(n) Every person has a Fundamental Right to be defended by a lawyer under the Article 22.

(o) Rowlatt Acts (February 1919), empowered the British to put Indian people in jail without a trial.

2. Fill in the blanks.

(a) The first Deputy Prime Minister of Independent India was ………. .

(b) The ……………. Shepherds of Himachal Pradesh is a nomadic community.

(c) The author who described the revolt of 1857 as “the first war of independence” was ………… .

(d) The game of badminton originated in ………………. .

(e) The highest mountain peak in the Karakoram Range is ……….. .

(f) Narrow valleys between Shivalik and Himachal are known as ……… .

(g) …………… is the largest coffee-producing nation in the world.

(h) Hampi is located within the ruins of Vijayanagara, beside the river ……….. .

(i) In Lok Sabha there are ………. seats.

(j) Emperor Ashoka belonged to ………. dynasty.

(k) …………. is a weather phenomenon caused when warm water from the Western Pacific Ocean flows eastward.

(l) The Delhi Police is under …….. government.

(m) In India, Forest Research Institute is situated in …………. .

(n) The Battle of Buxar was fought in ………. year.

(o) Governor of RBI is ………… .

(p) The river which joins Chenab in Pakistan is …………. .

3. Write the full form of the following abbreviations:

(a) LBW                         (b) IMHO

(c) FBI                           (d) EPABX

(e) GAIL                        (f) UNESCO

(g) PIN                           (h) SPCA

(i) SPICMACAY           (j) PVSM

4. Match the following:

(a) Lord Dalhousie        (i) 1914

(b) Osaka                      (ii) Bauxite

(c) Criminal Tribe Act    (iii) Criminal Court

(d) First World War       (iv) Manchester of Japan

(e) Jet stream               (v) Chairman of the Drafting committee

(f) Odisha                      (vi) 1984

(g) Dr BR Ambedkar     (vii) Chief Judge

(h) Qazi                         (viii) Doctrine of Lapse

(i) Bhopal Gas Tragedy  (ix) High altitude westernly winds

(j) Faujdari adalat           (x) 1871

5. Write short notes on any five of the following topic (limit 50 words)

(a) National Food Security Bill

(b) Public Interest Litigation

(c) Describe the life style of Gujjar Bakarwals

(d) India is a secular state

(e) River disputes in India

(f) Doctrine of Lapse

(g) Jan Lokpal Bill

Sainik School Class IX Entrance Examination 2018 Question Paper With Answer Key

Sainik School Class IX Entrance Examination 2018
Sainik School Class IX Entrance Examination 2018 Question Paper With Answer Key

Sainik School Class-IX Entrance Examination-2018

Paper-I

Mathematics

1. If a number 573 xy is divisible by 90, then what is the value of x + y?

(A)    6

(B)    9

(C)    3

(D)    8

Answer: (C)

2. Which of the following numbers is in standard form?

(A)    −24/52

(B)    −49/71

(C)    −27/48

(D)    28/−105

Answer: (B)

3. What should be added to −5/7 to get −2/3?

(A)    −29/21

(B)    29/21

(C)    1/21

(D)    −1/21

Answer: (C)

4. The ages of A and B are in the ratio 5 : 7. Four years from now the ratio of their ages will be 3 : 4. Then the present age of B is:

(A)    20 years

(B)    28 years

(C)    15 years

(D)    21 years

Answer: (B)

5. Two consecutive even numbers are such that half of the larger number exceeds one-fourth of the smaller number by 5. Then the larger number is:

(A)    16

(B)    18

(C)    32

(D)    34

Answer: (B)

6. If 0.25 (4f – 3) = 0.05 (10f – 9), then f is equal to:

(A)    0.6

(B)    0.8

(C)    0.5

(D)    0.4

Answer: (A)

7. A number consists of two digits. The digit in the lens place exceeds the digit in the units place by 4. The sum of the digit is 1/7 of the number. The number is:

(A)    27

(B)    72

(C)    48

(D)    84

Answer: (D)

8. How many sides does a regular polygon have, wherein, whose interior angle is eight times its exterior angle?

(A)    16

(B)    24

(C)    18

(D)    20

Answer: (C)

9. ABCD is a rectangle with ∠BAC = 48°. Then ∠DBC is equal to:

(A)    38°

(B)    42°

(C)    48°

(D)    132°

Answer: (B)

10. The angles A, B, C, D of a quadrilateral ABCD taken in order are in the ratio 3 : 7 : 6 : 4, then ABCD is a:

(A)    Rhombus

(B)    Parallelogram

(C)    Trapezium

(D)    Kite

Answer: (C)

11. A data set of n observations has mean  While another data set of 2n observations has mean . Then the mean  of the combined data set of 3n observations will be:

(A) 

(B) 

(C) 

(D) 

Answer: (D)

12. In a class of 17 students, six boys failed in a test. Those who passed scored 12, 15, 17, 15, 16, 15, 19, 17, 18, 18 and 19 marks. The median score of 17 students in the class is:

(A)    15

(B)    16

(C)    17

(D)    18

Answer: (A)

13. The mean age of a class is 16 If the class teacher aged 40 years old is also included, the mean age increases to 17  years. The number of students in the class is:

(A)    23

(B)    33

(C)    44

(D)    16

Answer: (A)

14. From a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards, one card is drawn at random. What is the probability that the drawn card is a queen?

(A)    1/4

(B)    1/52

(C)    1/13

(D)    1/26

Answer: (C)

15. Which of the following numbers is not a perfect square?

(A)    3600

(B)    6400

(C)    81000

(D)    2500

Answer: (C)

16. Which least number must be subtracted from 176 to make it a perfect square?

(A)    16

(B)    7

(C)    10

(D)    4

Answer: (B)

17. is equal to:

(A)    3/2

(B)    1.49

(C)    √3/2

(D)    3/√2

Answer: (A)

18. The volume of a cubical box is 32.768 cubic metres. Then the length of a side of the box is:

(A)    32 m

(B)    320 m

(C)    768 m

(D)    3.2 m

Answer: (D)

19. By what least number should 648 be multiplied to get a perfect cube?

(A)    3

(B)    6

(C)    9

(D)    18

Answer: (C)

20. Given that 3048625 = 3375 × Then what is the cube root of 3048625?

(A)    155

(B)    135

(C)    45

(D)    None of these

Answer: (B)

21. I borrowed Rs 12000 from Jamshed at 6% per annum simple interest for 2 Had I borrowed this sum at 6% per annum compound interest, what extra amount would I have to pay?

(A)    Rs 144

(B)    Rs 1440

(C)    Rs 72

(D)    Rs 43.20

Answer: (D)

22. During a sale, a shop offered a discount of 10% on the marked price of all the items. What would a customer have to pay for a pair of jeans marked at Rs 1450 and two shirts marked at Rs 850 each?

(A)    Rs 2835

(B)    Rs 3150

(C)    Rs 2300

(D)    None of these

Answer: (A)

23. If the cost price of 10 greeting cards is equal to the selling price of 8 greeting cards, then the gain or loss % is:

(A)    Loss of 25%

(B)    Loss of 20%

(C)    Gain of 25%

(D)    Gain of 20%

Answer: (C)

24. ‘A’ can be do a piece of work in 20 days which ‘B’ alone can do in 12 days. ‘B’ worked at it for 9 days then ‘A’ can finish the remaining work in:

(A)    3 days

(B)    5 days

(C)    7 days

(D)    11 days

Answer: (B)

25. A car takes 2 hours to reach a destination by travelling at 60 km/hr. How long will it take while travelling at 80 km/hr?

(A)    1 hr 30 mins

(B)    1 hr 40 mins

(C)    2 hrs 40 mins

(D)    None of these

Answer: (A)

26. If 

(A)    25

(B)    27

(C)    23

(D)

Answer: (C)

27. (a + 1) (a – 1) (a2 + 1) is equal to:

(A)    (a4 – 2a2 – 1)

(B)    (a4 – a2 – 1)

(C)    (a4 + 1)

(D)    (a4 – 1)

Answer: (D)

28. (82)2 – 182 is equal to:

(A)    8218

(B)    6418

(C)    6400

(D)    720

Answer: (C)

29. How many edges does a square prism have?

(A)    9

(B)    12

(C)    16

(D)    8

Answer: (B)

30. Three cubes of iron whose edges are 6 cm, 8 cm and 10 cm respectively are melted and formed into a single cube. The edge of the new cube formed is:

(A)    12 cm

(B)    14 cm

(C)    16 cm

(D)    24 cm

Answer: (A)

31. If the capacity of a cylindrical tank is 1848 m3 and the diameter of its base is 14 m, the depth of the tank is:

(A)    8 m

(B)    12 m

(C)    16 m

(D)    18 m

Answer: (B)

32. The edges of a cuboid are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3 and its surface area is 88 cm2. The volume of the cuboid is:

(A)    64 cm3

(B)    96 cm3

(C)    120 cm3

(D)    48 cm3

Answer: (D)

33. The parallel sides of a trapezium are in the ratio 4 : 3 and the perpendicular distance between them is 12 cm. If the area of the trapezium is 630 cm2, then its shorter of the parallel side is:

(A)    45 cm

(B)    42 cm

(C)    60 cm

(D)    36 cm

Answer: (A)

34. The base of a triangle is four times its height and its area is 50 m2. the length of its base is:

(A)    10 m

(B)    15 m

(C)    20 m

(D)    25 m

Answer: (C)

35. 

(A)    1

(B)    9

(C)    3

(D)    3n

Answer: (B)

36. 45 : 25 is the same as:

(A)    4 : 1

(B)    2 : 1

(C)    7 : 5

(D)    7 : 10

Answer: (A)

37. If a = b2/3, and b = c2, then what is the value of a in terms of c?

(A)    4/C3

(B)    ∛C4

(C)    1/∛C4

(D)    ∜C3

Answer: (C)

A courier-person cycles from a town to a neighbouring suburban area to deliver a parcel to a merchant. His distance from the town at different times is shown by the above graph?

38. What is the scale taken for the time axis?

(A)    2 units = 1 hour

(B)    1 unit = 2 hours

(C)    1 unit = 4 hours

(D)    4 units = 1 hours

Answer: (D)

39. How much time did the person take for the travel?

(A)    2 hours

(B) 

(C) 

(D)    4 hours

Answer: (C)

40. How far is the place of the merchant from town?

(A)    11 km

(B)    22 km

(C)    13 km

(D)    26 km

Answer: (B)

41. When did the person stop on the way?

(A)    between 8 am and 9 am

(B)    between 9 am and 10 am

(C)    between 10 am and 10.30 am

(D)    between 10.30 am and 11.30 am

Answer: (C)

42. During which period did he ride the fastest?

(A)    between 8 am and 9 am

(B)    between 9 am and 10 am

(C)    between 10 am and 10.30 am

(D)    between 10.30 am and 11.30 am

Answer: (A)

43. Find the values of A, B, C in the following:

Then what is the value of A + B + C?

(A)    10

(B)    14

(C)    16

(D)    18

Answer: (D)

44. If y denotes the digit at hundreds place of the number 67y 19, such that the number is divisible by 11. The value of y is:

(A)    3

(B)    5

(C)    4

(D)    7

Answer: (C)

45. Find three whole numbers a, b and c such that a + b + c = a × b × c, then what is the value of a2 + b2 + c2?

(A)    14

(B)    15

(C)    16

(D)    17

Answer: (A)

46. 3 + 23y – 8y2 is equal to:

(A)    (1 – 8y) (3 + y)

(B)    (1 + 8y) (3 – y)

(C)    (1 – 8y) (y – 3)

(D)    (8y – 1) (y + 3)

Answer: (B)

47. A motor car starts with a speed of 70 km/hr with its speed increasing every 2 hrs by 10 km/hr. In how many hours will it cover 345 km?

(A) 

(B)    4 hours 5 minutes

(C) 

(D)    3 hours

Answer: (C)

48. is equal to:

(A) 

(B) 

(C)    (2x + 3)

(D) 

Answer: (D)

49. 1200 soldiers in a fort had enough food for 28 days. After 4 days, some soldiers were transferred to another fort and thus the food lasted now for 32 more days. How many soldiers left the fort?

(A)    300

(B)    400

(C)    200

(D)    100

Answer: (A)

50. If the perimeter of an isosceles right triangle is (6 + 3√2)m, then the area of the triangle is:

(A)    5.4 m2

(B)    81 m2

(C)    9 m2

(D)    4.5 m2

Answer: (D)

English Language

51. The correctly punctuated sentence is:

(A)    He asked me, “whether I had done my work”.

(B)    He asked me, “whether I had done my work”?

(C)    He asked me whether I had done my work?

(D)    He asked me whether I had done my work.

Answer: (D)

52. Which of the following will be the correct indirect speech if the statement given below is changed into it?

He said, “I shall leave these papers here.”

(A)    He said that he would leave those papers there.

(B)    He said that he should leave those papers there.

(C)    He said that he would leave these papers there.

(D)    He said that he would leave those papers here.

Answer: (A)

53. The correct passive form of the following sentence is:

They asked me my name.

(A)    My name was asked me by them.

(B)    I was asked my name.

(C)    Me was asked my name by them.

(D)    My name was asked from them.

Answer: (B)

54. The correct meaning of the word ‘calamity’ is:

(A)    disaster

(B)    scourge

(C)    harm

(D)    injury

Answer: (A)

55. ‘Red Letter Day’ means:

(A)    a dangerous day

(B)    a rosy day

(C)    an important day

(D)    a bloody day

Answer: (C)

56. The correct antonym of the word ‘assets’ is:

(A)    liabilities

(B)    estate

(C)    responsibilities

(D)    hindrances

Answer: (A)

57. The plural form of ‘alumnus’ is:

(A)    alumnuses

(B)    alumna

(C)    alumnae

(D)    alumni

Answer: (D)

58. ‘Alma Mater’ is the place where one:

(A)    studied

(B)    married

(C)    died

(D)    was born

Answer: (A)

59. Identify the part which contains an error in the following sentence.

Ten miles are not a long distance.

(A)    ten miles

(B)    are not

(C)    a long distance

(D)    no error

Answer: (B)

60. Choose the correct order to make the sentence below meaningful.

(1) History of India/(2) than/(3) was there a/ (4) Mahatma Gandhi/(5) never in the/(6) greater man.

(A)    124356

(B)    634521

(C)    513126

(D)    513624

Answer: (D)

61. Fill in the blank with a suitable Phrase Preposition.

He accepted the car ………. his claim for Rs 3,25,000.

(A)    on account of

(B)    by dint of

(C)    in lieu of

(D)    because of

Answer: (C)

62. The suitable prefix for the word “bitter” is:

(A)    im

(B)    in

(C)    un

(D)    em

Answer: (D)

63. Fill in the blank with a suitable Conjunction.

He is slow, ………… he is sure.

(A)    and

(B)    for

(C)    but

(D)    or

Answer: (C)

64. Complete the following maxim.

Genius without education is like silver in the ………. .

(A)    shop

(B)    mine

(C)    Well

(D)    pit

Answer: (B)

65. Select the word that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word.

My first lecture in the classroom was a fiasco.

(A)    success

(B)    joy

(C)    fun

(D)    disaster

Answer: (A)

66. The right suffix for the word ‘just’ to make it an abstract noun is:

(A)    – ly

(B)    – ify

(C)    – ice

(D)    – ing

Answer: (C)

67. Select the word that is similar in meaning to the underlined word.

The requisite energy is derived from the battery.

(A)    insignificant

(B)    necessary

(C)    different

(D)    special

Answer: (B)

68. Select the word that is similar in meaning to the underlined word.

His candid opinion has won him many friends.

(A)    kind

(B)    courteous

(C)    generous

(D)    frank

Answer: (D)

69. Select the word that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word.

Everyone agreed that it was a piece of meticulous research.

(A)    careless

(B)    careful

(C)    cautious

(D)    scrupulous

Answer: (A)

70. The word ‘avert’ means:

(A)    avoid

(B)    fall

(C)    hatred

(D)    degenerate

Answer: (A)

71. The adjective form of ‘boast’ is:

(A)    boastful

(B)    boastly

(C)    boasty

(D)    boastile

Answer: (A)

Direction: Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

Vehicles do not move about the roads for mysterious reasons of their own. They move only because people want them to move in connection with the activities which the people are engaged in. Traffic is therefore a ‘function of activities’, and because, in towns, activities mainly take place in buildings, traffic in towns is a ‘function of buildings’. The implications of this line of reasoning are inescapable.

72. Line 1 of the passage means that the vehicles move on the roads:

(A)    for reasons difficult to explain.

(B)    to serve specific purposes of people.

(C)    in a haphazard fashion.

(D)    in ways beyond our control.

Answer: (B)

73. The author says that traffic is a ‘function of activities’. He means that:

(A)    human activities are taking place.

(B)    human activities are dependent on traffic.

(C)    traffic is not dependent on human activities.

(D)    traffic is connected with human activities.

Answer: (D)

74. The author suggests by his argument that:

(A)    to regulate traffic, more policemen have to be employed.

(B)    to regulate activities, traffic has to be controlled.

(C)    to regulate traffic, buildings have to be taken into consideration.

(D)    to understand the traffic problem, we must examine the social context in which it is found.

Answer: (D)

75. By ‘this line of reasoning’, the author means:

(A)    idea contained in this line.

(B)    idea contained in any one line of his argument.

(C)    the manner of arguing.

(D)    this row of printed characters.

Answer: (C)

General Science

76. Tungsten (a transition element being a metal exhibits the following properties:

(I) It is sonorous

(II) It possesses high tensile strength

(III) It possesses high melting point

(IV) It has high density

Which of the above property/properties of Tungsten made it a suitable material for the filament of an electric bulb?

(A)    I, II and III

(B)    II and III

(C)    Only III

(D)    II, III and IV

Answer: (C)

77. Hepatitis-B is caused due to:

(A)    Virus

(B)    Protozoa

(C)    Bacteria

(D)    Fungi

Answer: (A)

78. The production of an exact copy of an animal by asexual reproduction is known as:

(A)    Cloning

(B)    Mating

(C)    Budding

(D)    Hatching

Answer: (A)

79. The device which can be used to detect very small current following in an electric circuit is:

(A)    LEAD

(B)    MCB

(C)    LED

(D)    None of these

Answer: (C)

80. Which of these unicellular organisms has no definite shape?

(A)    Amoeba

(B)    Paramecium

(C)    Euglena

(D)    Bacteria

Answer: (A)

81. Which is a thermosetting plastic?

(A)    Polythene

(B)    Melamine

(C)    PVC

(D)    Nylon

Answer: (B)

82. Solution of which of the following oxides in water will change the colour of blue litmus to red?

(A)    Sulphur dioxide

(B)    Magnesium oxide

(C)    Iron oxide

(D)    Copper oxide

Answer: (A)

83. In India, PCRA advises how to save petrol/diesel while driving. For this, PCRA gave several tips. Here, PCRA stands for:

(A)    Pollution Control Research Association

(B)    Petroleum Conservation Research Association

(C)    Petroleum Collection and Reserve Association

(D)    None of the above

Answer: (B)

84. An electrolyte is:

(A)    a metal

(B)    a solution

(C)    a liquid that conducts current

(D)    All of the above

Answer: (B)

85. As the angle between two plane mirrors is decreasing gradually, the number of images of an object placed between them:

(A)    first increases then decreases

(B)    first decreases then increases

(C)    increases

(D)    decreases

Answer: (C)

86. Purest form of carbon is:

(A)    Coal

(B)    Charcoal

(C)    Coke

(D)    All of these

Answer: (C)

87. Value of one light year in S.I unit is:

(A)    1.5 × 1011 m

(B)    9.46 × 1051 m

(C)    1.5 × 1015 m

(D)    9.46 × 1012 m

Answer: (B)

88. Which of the following liquids does not conduct electricity?

(I) Lemon juice

(II) Sugar solution

(III) Distilled water

(IV) Dilute Hydrochloric acid

(A)    I, II and IV

(B)    Only III

(C)    Only IV

(D)    III and IV

Answer: (B)

89. I-Fungi, II-Bacteria

Consider the following statements and find the correct one:

(A)    II are small prokaryotes while I are large celled eukaryotes with defined mitochondria and other organelles.

(B)    I have a sexual reproduction through conjugation and transformation but II through genetic recombination.

(C)    II have a sexual reproduction through conjugation and transformation but I through genetic recombination.

(D)    All of the above

Answer: (A)

90. When the applied force is doubled and the object is still at rest, friction becomes:

(A)    doubled

(B)    halved

(C)    quadrupled

(D)    zero

Answer: (A)

91. Oxides of which statement(s) is/are present in acid rain?

(I) Carbon

(II) Nitrogen

(III) Sulphur

(A)    I and II

(B)    II and III

(C)    I and III

(D)    I, II and III

Answer: (D)

92. Which of the following tools would a farmer use to remove weeds from the filed?

(A)    Hoe

(B)    Plough

(C)    Axe

(D)    Cultivator

Answer: (A)

93. …………. are the smallest micro-organisms which can develop only inside the cell of the ……….. Organism. They do not respire, feed, grow, excrete or move on their own but they cannot ………. When they are outside the ……….. cell, they behave as …………… .

Choose the correct order to fill in the blanks:

(A)    Bacteria, Host, Multiply, Animal, Living

(B)    Virus, Bacteria, Reproduce, Living, Non-living

(C)    Virus, Host, Exchange gases, Living, Non-living

(D)    Virus, Host, Reproduce, Living, Non-living

Answer: (D)

94. In the process of vulcanization, Natural rubber is treated with an element X to improve its properties.

The element X can be:

(A)    Carbon

(B)    Nitrogen

(C)    Sulphur

(D)    Phosphorus

Answer: (C)

95. The standard value of atmospheric pressure is:

(A)    78 cm of Hg

(B)    76 mm of Hg

(C)    45 cm of Hg

(D)    0.76 cm of Hg

Answer: (B)

96. The sound from a mosquito is produced when it vibrates its wings at an average rate of 500 vibrations per second. What is the time period of vibration?

(A)    2 s

(B)    0.002 s

(C)    0.02 s

(D)    0.2 s

Answer: (B)

97. The change in focal length of an eye lens to focus the image of objects at varying distances is done by the action of:

(A)    Pupil

(B)    Iris

(C)    Retina

(D)    Ciliary muscles

Answer: (D)

98. Which cell organelle is called the Power House of a cell?

(A)    Lysosomes

(B)    Golgi bodies

(C)    Mitochondria

(D)    Ribosomes

Answer: (C)

99. The dramatic changes in body features associated with puberty are mainly because of the secretions of:

(I) Thyroxine

(II) Estrogen

(III) Adrenalin

(IV) Testosterone

(A)    I and II

(B)    II and III

(C)    I and III

(D)    II and IV

Answer: (D)

100. The earth rotates around its axis. The sun appears to rise in the east. Venus rotates in the opposite direction of Earth. We can therefore assume that on Venus, the sun sets in the:

(A)    East

(B)    West

(C)    North

(D)    South

Answer: (A)

Social Science

101. Who became the Nawab of Bengal after the death of Alivardi Khan?

(A)    Murshid Quli Khan

(B)    Mir Jafar

(C)    Sirajuddaulah

(D)    Mir Qasim

Answer: (C)

102. FIR means:

(A)    Final Information Report

(B)    First Information Report

(C)    Full Information Report

(D)    First Investigation Report

Answer: (B)

103. How many MPs are elected to the Rajya Sabha?

(A)    272

(B)    250

(C)    245

(D)    233

Answer: (D)

104. What is the meaning of ‘media sets the agenda’?

(A)    Media supports the government

(B)    Media directs the people to agitate

(C)    Media shapes our thoughts by giving more importance to some issues

(D)    Media criticizes the government

Answer: (C)

105. The process in which different crops are grown in alternate rows is known as:

(A)    Crop rotation

(B)    Intercropping

(C)    Terrace farming

(D)    Contour cropping

Answer: (B)

106. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(1) ‘Diwani’ is the right to collect revenue

(2) ‘Faujdari adalat’ refers to a civil court

(3) Richard Wellesley implemented the Subsidiary Alliance

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

(A)    1 only

(B)    1, 2 and 3

(C)    1 and 3 only

(D)    2 and 3 only

Answer: (C)

107. Which type of farming is practiced to meet the needs of a farmer’s family?

(A)    Subsistence Farming

(B)    Organic Farming

(C)    Commercial Farming

(D)    Mixed Farming

Answer: (A)

108. Biotic resources are:

(A)    made by human beings

(B)    derived from living things

(C)    derived from non-living things

(D)    None of the above

Answer: (B)

109. Separation of religion from the state means:

(A)    Communalism

(B)    Democracy

(C)    Secularism

(D)    All of the above

Answer: (C)

110. Arrange the following events of the Indian Freedom Movement in correct sequence beginning from the earliest:

(1) The Non-Cooperation Movement

(2) Quit India Movement

(3) The Rowlatt Satyagraha

(4) The March to Dandi

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(A)    3-1-4-2

(B)    1-2-3-4

(C)    3-1-2-4

(D)    1-3-2-4

Answer: (A)

111. The Young Bengal Movement was led by:

(A)    Swami Vivekananda

(B)    Keshab Chandra Sen

(C)    William Jones

(D)    Henry Louis Vivian Derozio

Answer: (D)

112. ………….. refers to the court declaring that a person is not guilty of the crime which he/she was tried for by the court.

(A)    Appeal

(B)    Acquit

(C)    Accuse

(D)    None of these

Answer: (B)

113. Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?

(1) Nana Saheb                – Kanpur

(2) Rani Lakshmibai        – Jhansi

(3) Kunwar Singh            – Lucknow

(4) Bakht Khan                -Delhi

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

(A)    1 and 3

(B)    3 only

(C)    4 ony

(D)    2 and 3

Answer: (B)

114. Which one of the following is a leading producer of copper in the world?

(A)    Bolivia

(B)    Ghana

(C)    Peru

(D)    Zimbabwe

Answer: (C)

115. AMUL stands for:

(A)    Anand Milk Union Limited

(B)    Anand Milk United Limited

(C)    Anand Mazdoor Union Limited

(D)    Ahmedabad Milk Union Limited

Answer: (A)

116. How many permanent members are there in the UN Security Council?

(A)    Three

(B)    Four

(C)    Five

(D)    Six

Answer: (C)

117. Cultivation on planter’s won land was referred to as:

(A)    Ryoti

(B)    Mahalwari

(C)    Batai

(D)    Nij

Answer: (D)

118. Which of the following is a secondary activity?

(A)    Transport

(B)    Farming

(C)    Obtaining sugar from sugarcane

(D)    Bee keeping

Answer: (C)

119. Which one of the following is not a factor of soil formation?

(A)    Topography

(B)    Soil texture

(C)    Climate

(D)    Time

Answer: (B)

120. Viceroy ………….. partitioned Bengal in

(A)    Curzon

(B)    Minto

(C)    Irwin

(D)    Mountbatten

Answer: (A)

121. The leaders of the Khilfat agitation were:

(A)    Sayyid brothers

(B)    Ali brothers

(C)    Both A and B

(D)    None of these

Answer: (B)

122. Which of the following is not a fundamental right of citizens of India?

(A)    Right to equality

(B)    Right to education

(C)    Right to properly

(D)    Right to freedom

Answer: (C)

123. The complain about the problem of hygiene & sanitation, a person living in a big city should go to:

(A)    Municipal Corporation

(B)    Municipal Committee

(C)    Nagar Panchayat

(D)    Zila Parishad

Answer: (A)

124. The Supreme Court was established on:

(A)    26 January. 1950

(B)    15 August, 1947

(C)    26 November, 1949

(D)    15 August, 1950

Answer: (A)

125. Which one of the following refers to the tomb of a Sufi Saint?

(A)    Idgah

(B)    Khanqah

(C)    Dargah

(D)    None of these

Answer: (C)

Paper-II

Intelligence Test

Directions: Choose the letters group that best represents a relationship similar to the one expressed in the original pair of letters groups.

126. WINTER : IWTNRE : LACSAP : ?

(A)    PASCAL

(B)    SPLACA

(C)    ALSCPA

(D)    LACSPA

Answer: (C)

127. GDLM : IBNK : XSOH : ?

(A)    ZQQF

(B)    WTMO

(C)    APQF

(D)    ZQLF

Answer: (A)

128. TQW is to MJP as ZHN is to:

(A)    SAG

(B)    GSA

(C)    YGM

(D)    TEG

Answer: (A)

129. WEIGHT is related to KILOGRAM in the same way as DISTANCE is related to:

(A)    GRAM

(B)    POUND

(C)    LENGTH

(D)    KILOMETER

Answer: (D)

Directions: Which number completes the second pair in the same way as the first pair?

130. 26 : 5 :: 65 : ?

(A)    6

(B)    7

(C)    8

(D)    9

Answer: (C)

131. 16 : 56 :: 36 : ?

(A)    96

(B)    112

(C)    118

(D)    128

Answer: (B)

Directions: In the given series, find the next/missing term.

132. AT, BS, CR, DQ, ?

(A)    EP

(B)    FP

(C)    ED

(D)    EN

Answer: (A)

133. 4, 9, 16, 25, ?, 49

(A)    50

(B)    36

(C)    64

(D)    39

Answer: (B)

134. 0, 1, ?, 27, 64

(A)    16

(B)    32

(C)    4

(D)    8

Answer: (D)

135. A 5, C 10, E 15, G 20, ?

(A)    H 30

(B)    I 30

(C)    I 25

(D)    H 25

Answer: (C)

136. Insert a letter which completes both the words given below:

(A)    T

(B)    K

(C)    V

(D)    L

Answer: (A)

137. Insert the missing terms in the figure, so that the word formed is the name of a country when read clockwise direction.

(A)    SAA

(B)    SAK

(C)    APR

(D)    PLC

Answer: (B)

138. Find the number that replaces the question mark.

(A)    12

(B)    6

(C)    5

(D)    7

Answer: (C)

139. In a class of 30 students, Swati’s rank is 11th from the top, what is her rank from the bottom?

(A)    19th

(B)    20th

(C)    22nd

(D)    21st

Answer: (B)

140. Ritu walks 50 m towards East, then turns to her right and walks 50 m, now she turns left and walks another 50 m, now again she turns left and walks another 50 m. In which direction is she form the starting point?

(A)    East

(B)    North

(C)    North-East

(D)    South-West

Answer: (A)

141. Find the fourth proportional to 3, 7 and 9.

(A)    23

(B)    27

(C)    21

(D)    None of these

Answer: (C)

142. Count the number of squares in the given figure:

(A)    14

(B)    13

(C)    10

(D)    None of these

Answer: (B)

143. Choose the figure, which is different from others.

(A) 

(B) 

(C) 

(D) 

Answer: (D)

144. What is the sequence of the following when arranged in a dictionary?

(A)    Telegraph

(B)    Telephone

(C)    Teleprinter

(D)    Telemetry

Answer: (C)

145. CLOCK is 42145, LEAN is 2068.

CARE is 4690, then NECKLACE is

(A)    80546240

(B)    6054842

(C)    80452640

(D)    50842604

Answer: (C)

146. Which among the following year is a leap year?

(A)    2500

(B)    2800

(C)    2600

(D)    2700

Answer: (B)

Directions: In each of the following questions, find the word which can not be made from the letters of the given word.

147. CARPENTER

(A)    NECTAR

(B)    CARPET

(C)    PAINTER

(D)    REPENT

Answer: (C)

148. REASONABLE

(A)    BRAIN

(B)    BONES

(C)    NOBLE

(D)    ARSON

Answer: (A)

149. If ‘÷’ sands for ‘×’, ‘×’ stands for ‘+’, ‘+’ stands for ‘−’, then what is the value of 7 ÷ 21 × 81 + 9 – 3 × 14?

(A)    21

(B)    24

(C)    27

(D)    28

Answer: (C)

150. Determine the term that would replace the question mark.

(A)    36

(B)    41

(C)    35

(D)    45

Answer: (B)

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