FCI Previous Year Question Papers

Food Corporation of India, Uttarakhand Watchman Recruitment Examination Held on February 18, 2018

 

1. Find the sum of first 30 positive multiples of 3?

(a)   1395

(b)   1765

(c)   1260

(d)   1660

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2. What are the components of the equation x² + 6x + 9?

(a)   (x + 3) (x + 3)

(b)   (x + 3) (x + 6)

(c)   (x + 3) (x + 2)

(d)   (x + 2) (x + 3)

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3. Find the breadth of the rectangular plot of land whose area is 660 m² and whose length is 33 m.

(a)   12 m

(b)   30 m

(c)   10 m

(d)   20 m

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4. Find the average of first 100 positive natural numbers?

(a)   49.5

(b)   51

(c)   50

(d)   50.5

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5. If the number 481 * 673 is completely divisible by 9, then smallest whole number in place of * will be

(a)   2

(b)   3

(c)   4

(d)   7

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6. How many squares are in this picture?

(a)   8

(b)   7

(c)   9

(d)   6

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7. A train covered first 150 km at a speed of 50 km an hour and then covered the remaining 150 km in 2 hours. Find its average speed

(a)   63 km/h

(b)   45 km/h

(c)   37 km/h

(d)   60 km/h

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8. The sum of three numbers is 212. If the ratio of the first to the second is 13 : 16 and that of the second to the third is 2 : 3, then find the numbers

(a)   55, 63, 94

(b)   54, 60, 98

(c)   52, 64, 96

(d)   None of these

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9. What is the value of x³ + y³ + z³ – 3xyz, when x = 2, y = 1and z = −3 ?

(a)   0

(b)   2

(c)   −4

(d)   6

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Directions (Q. Nos. 10-12) A survey was made to find the type of music that a certain group of young people liked in a city. Following pie chart shows the findings of this survey. From this pie chart answer the following questions.

10. If 20 people liked classical music, how many young people were surveyed?

(a)   150

(b)   200

(c)   210

(d)   180

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11. Which type of music is liked by the maximum number of people?

(a)   Light music

(b)   Classical music

(c)   Semi-classical music

(d)   Folk music

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12. If a cassette company were to make 1000 CD’s, how many of each type would it make?

(a)   Classical-100, Semi-classical-100, Folk-250, Light-300

(b)   Classical-100, Semi-classical-200, Folk-400, Light-300

(c)   Classical-150, Semi-classical-100, Folk-200, Light-350

(d)   Classical-100, Semi-classical-200, Folk-300, Light-400

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13. Difference of two numbers is 1660. If 7.5% of the number is 12.5% of the other number, find the number?

(a)   5150

(b)   4130

(c)   4152

(d)   4150

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14. A can dig a well in 6 days while B can dig it in 8 days. They dug the well working together and received Rs 1120 for it. Find the share of A in it

(a)   Rs 625

(b)   Rs 525

(c)   Rs 550

(d)   Rs 640

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15. Two numbers A and B are such that the sum of 5% of A and 4% of B is two-third of the sum of 6% of A and 8% of B. Find the ratio of A : B?

(a)   1 : 2

(b)   2 : 3

(c)   4 : 3

(d)   3 : 4

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16. Ajit has a certain average for 9 innings. In the tenth innings, he scores 100 runs thereby increasing his average by 8 runs. What is the new average?

(a)   25

(b)   21

(c)   28

(d)   32

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17. If the LCM of two numbers is 750 and their product is 18750, find the HCF of the numbers

(a)   125

(b)   25

(c)   50

(d)   30

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18. To gain 10% on selling sample of milk at the cost price of pure milk, the quantity of water to be mixed with 50 kg of pure milk is

(a)   2.5 kg

(b)   5.5 kg

(c)   1.5 kg

(d)   5 kg

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19. In the following figure which of the following statements is true?

(a)   BC + CD

(b)   AC = CD

(c)   AB = BD

(d)   AD < CD

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20. What will be the ratio of simple interest earned by certain amount at the same rate of interest for 6 years and that for 9 years?

(a)   1 : 5

(b)   2 : 3

(c)   1 : 3

(d)   1 : 4

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21. An accurate clock shows 8 O’clock in the morning. Through how many degrees will the hour hand rotate when the clock shows 2 O’clock in the afternoon?

(a)   144°

(b)   150°

(c)   180°

(d)   168°

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22. If each interior angle of a regular polygon is 135°, then find the number of sides

(a)   8

(b)   12

(c)   10

(d)   6

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23. If the diagonals of a quadrilateral bisect each other at right angles, it will be a

(a)   Trapezium

(b)   Rhombus

(c)   Parallelogram

(d)   Kite

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24. A number when divided by 296 leaves 75 as remainder. When the same number is divided by 37, what will be the remainder?

(a)   5

(b)   2

(c)   1

(d)   11

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25. Trader marks his goods 40% above the cost price and gives a discount of 20% on the marked price. Find his gain percent

(a)   10%

(b)   12%

(c)   14%

(d)   13%

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26. Which term of the Geometric Progression 1, 2, 4, 8, ….. is 512?

(a)   15th

(b)   13th

(c)   10th

(d)   12th

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27. Which of the following number is divisible by 24?

(a)   31214

(b)   61212

(c)   512216

(d)   3125832

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28. Which of the following can be the base of a Pyramid?

(a)   Line segment

(b)   Circle

(c)   Octagon

(d)   Oval

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29. Last year Nitin earned Rs 19600 from the corn he grew on his farm. This year he expected a 7% increase in the income from corn. How much does he expect to earn from corn this year?

(a)   13720

(b)   30972

(c)   10972

(d)   20972

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30. If the area of a square increases by 69%, then the side of a square increases by

(a)   20%

(b)   40%

(c)   30%

(d)   25%

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31. Introducing a man, a woman said, “He is the only son of the mother of my mother.” How is the woman related to the man?

(a)   Maternal aunt

(b)   Sister

(c)   Mother

(d)   Niece

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32. If orange is called butter, butter is called soap, soap is called ink, ink is called honey and honey is called orange, which of the following is used for washing clothes?

(a)   Soap

(b)   Honey

(c)   Orange

(d)   Ink

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33. In the following diagram, triangle, square and circle shown represent urban, hardworking and educated people respectively. Which of these areas represents people who are urban and educated, but not hardworking?

(a)   4

(b)   7

(c)   5

(d)   1

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34. In the series 6 4 1 2 2 8 7 4 2 1 5 3 8 6 2 1 7 1 4 1 3 2 8, how many pairs of successive numbers have a difference of 1 each?

(a)   four

(b)   five

(c)   six

(d)   seven

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35. Doctor : Nurse :: ? : Follower

(a)   Employer

(b)   Leader

(c)   Worker

(d)   Manager

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36. Two positions of a dice are shown. When 4 is at the bottom, what number will be on the top?

(a)   2

(b)   4

(c)   5

(d)   1

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37. How many 6’s are there in the following number sequence which are immediately preceded by 9, but not immediately followed by 4?

5 6 4 3 2 9 6 3 1 6 4 9 6 4 2 1 5 9 6 7 2 1 4 7 4 9 6 4 2

(a)   Four

(b)   Three

(c)   One

(d)   Two

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38. Complete the following series 1, 9, 17, 33, 49, 73, …?

(a)   92

(b)   94

(c)   97

(d)   96

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39. Six girls are sitting in a circle facing to the centre of the circle. They are P, Q, R, S, T and V. T is not between Q and S, but some other one. P is next to the left of V. R is fourth to the right of P. Which of the following statement is not true?

(a)   S is just next to the right to R.

(b)   T is just next to the right of V.

(c)   R is second to the left of T.

(d)   P is second to the right of R.

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40. Priti scored more than Rahul. Yamuna scored as much as Divya. Lokita scored less than Manju. Rahul scored more than Yamuna. Manju scored less than Divya. Who scored the lowest?

(a)   Lokita

(b)   Yamuna

(c)   Manju

(d)   Rahul

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41. Find the missing number

(a)   5

(b)   8

(c)   9

(d)   11

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42. A is 3 years older of B and 3 years younger to C, while B and D are twins. How many years older is C to D?

(a)   2

(b)   8

(c)   6

(d)   12

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43. How many times are the hands of a clock at right angle in a day?

(a)   44

(b)   22

(c)   24

(d)   48

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44. If FRIEND is coded as HUMJTK, how is CANDLE written in that code?

(a)   EDRIRL

(b)   DCQHQK

(c)   ESJFME

(d)   DEQJQM

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45. Complete the following series: CMM, EOO, GQQ, …., KUU

(a)   GRR

(b)   GSS

(c)   ISS

(d)   ITT

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46. If ZIP = 30 and ZAP = 38, what will be VIP = ?

(a)   174

(b)   43

(c)   34

(d)   113

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47. Which of the following is not a leap year?

(a)   1200

(b)   700

(c)   800

(d)   2000

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48. Kunal walks 10 km towards North. From there he walks 6 km towards South. Then, he walks 3 km towards East. How far is the with reference to his starting point?

(a)   5 km

(b)   3 km

(c)   4 km

(d)   6 km

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49. If A + B means A is the brother of B; A × B means A is the son of B; and A% B means B is the daughter of A then which of the following means M is the maternal uncle of N?

(a)   M + O × N

(b)   M % O × N + P

(c)   M + O % N

(d)   None of these

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50. In a certain code language, ‘743’ means ‘mangoes are good’, ‘657’ means ‘eat good food’ and ‘934’ means ‘mangoes are ripe’. Which digit means ‘ripe’ in that language?

(a)   9

(b)   4

(c)   5

(d)   7

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51. Find the odd one out?

(a)   UTSR

(b)   IHGE

(c)   NMLK

(d)   ZYXW

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52. Among five boys, Vasant is taller than Manohar, but not as tall as Raju. Jayant is taller than Dutta, but shorter than Manohar. Who is the tallest in the group?

(a)   Raju

(b)   Manohar

(c)   Vasant

(d)   Jayant

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53. A hill always has

(a)   height

(b)   footpath

(c)   trees

(d)   water

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54. Choose the word which is different from the rest?

(a)   Wind

(b)   Spring

(c)   Thunderbolt

(d)   Snow

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55. At what time between 5 and 6 O’clock do the hands of a clock look 3 minutes apart?

(a)   24 min

(b)   14 min

(c)   15 min

(d)   13 min

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56. Among the given options, which is the mirror reflection of the question image given below?

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Directions (Q. Nos. 57-59) Each question has a given word followed by four answer choices. You will choose the word that is a necessary part of the given word.

57. Guitar

(a)   Band

(b)   Teacher

(c)   Songs

(d)   Strings

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58. Election

(a)   President

(b)   Voter

(c)   November

(d)   Nation

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59. Wedding

(a)   Love

(b)   Temple

(c)   Ring

(d)   Marriage

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60. Arrange the given words in a meaningful sequence and then choose the most appropriate sequence from amongst the options provided below.

(1) Caste

(2) Family

(3) Newly married couple

(4) Clan

(5) Species

(a)   2, 3, 4, 5, 1

(b)   3, 4, 2, 5, 1

(c)   2, 4, 1, 5, 3

(d)   3, 2, 1, 4, 5

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61. In which State is the river Ramganga known as ‘Rathwahini’?

(a)   Uttar Pradesh

(b)   Himachal Pradesh

(c)   Gujarat

(d)   Uttarakhand

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62. What is the normal time duration of Hockey game?

(a)   60 min

(b)   45 min

(c)   72 min

(d)   70 min

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63. Which city is hosting the 7th India Energy Congress (IEC) 2018?

(a)   Jaipur

(b)   New Delhi

(c)   Bhopal

(d)   Shimla

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64. The famous Dilwara Temples are situated in which State?

(a)   Maharashtra

(b)   Uttar Pradesh

(c)   Rajasthan

(d)   Madhya Pradesh

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65. Which city is hosting the 2018 Kala Ghoda Arts festival?

(a)   New Delhi

(b)   Kochi

(c)   Mumbai

(d)   Kolkata

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66. Who was the 12th Prime Minister of India?

(a)   Inder Kumar Gujral

(b)   Govind Ballabh Pant

(c)   Bharat Muni

(d)   None of the above

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67. The 2018 Data Privacy Day (DPD) was observed on which date?

(a)   January 30

(b)   January 31

(c)   January 29

(d)   January 28

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68. When was the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) set-up?

(a)   1963

(b)   1969

(c)   1965

(d)   1972

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69. Which is the highest mountain in North America?

(a)   Mount Everest

(b)   Mount Elbrus

(c)   Aconcagua

(d)   Denali

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70. August 20 is celebrated as

(a)   Earth Day

(b)   No Tobacco Day

(c)   Sadbhavans Divas

(d)   None of the above

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71. Which game is associated with Duleep Trophy?

(a)   Cricket

(b)   Hockey

(c)   Archery

(d)   None of these

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72. Lata Mangeshkar belongs to

(a)   Singing

(b)   Actress

(c)   Sports

(d)   None of these

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73. Who is known as Punjab Kesari?

(a)   Inder Kumar Gujral

(b)   Lala Lajpat Rai

(c)   Bharat Muni

(d)   None of the above

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74. When was World Wildlife Day Observed in 2017?

(a)   October 30, 2017

(b)   November 13, 2017

(c)   December 30, 2017

(d)   March 3, 2017

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75. Who was the first woman to climb Mount Everest twice?

(a)   Indira Kumari

(b)   Neelima Agarwal

(c)   Santosh Yadav

(d)   None of the above

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76. In space, the sky looks to an astronaut as ………. in colour.

(a)   blue

(b)   red

(c)   white

(d)   black

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77. Which one of the following continents has the most number of mountains?

(a)   Europe

(b)   Oceania

(c)   Africa

(d)   Asia

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78. The term ‘Chinaman’ is associated with which sport?

(a)   Cricket

(b)   Tennis

(c)   Football

(d)   Hockey

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79. On the basis of population, what is the rank of Uttarakhand in India?

(a)   19th

(b)   15th

(c)   20th

(d)   22nd

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80. What is India’s rank in the list of wealthiest countries, according to a new report by ‘New World Wealth’?

(a)   11th

(b)   6th

(c)   9th

(d)   4th

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81. In which year was Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore awarded Nobel Prize for Literature?

(a)   1930

(b)   1913

(c)   1945

(d)   1905

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82. The power of decide an election petition is vested in the

(a)   Parliament

(b)   Supreme Court

(c)   High Courts

(d)   Election Commission

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83. Where is the ‘Central Building Research Institute’ situated?

(a)   Roorkee

(b)   Dehradun

(c)   Champawat

(d)   Haridwar

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84. ‘Dandia’ is a popular dance of which State?

(a)   Punjab

(b)   Gujarat

(c)   Tamil Nadu

(d)   Maharashtra

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85. ‘Tripitakas’ are sacred books of which religion?

(a)   Buddhists

(b)   Hindus

(c)   Jains

(d)   None of these

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86. Who was known as Iron man of India?

(a)   Govind Ballabh Pant

(b)   Sardar Vallabbhai Patel

(c)   Jawaharlal Nehru

(d)   Subhas Chandra Bose

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87. Who among the following is writer of the ‘Kalpa Sutra’?

(a)   Simuka

(b)   Panini

(c)   Bhadrabahu

(d)   Patanjali

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88. On which date did the USA drop a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima in Japan?

(a)   October 30, 1942

(b)   November 13, 1944

(c)   August 6, 1945

(d)   March 3, 1735

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89. On which of the following river Ajmer is situated?

(a)   Ganga

(b)   Teesta

(c)   Luni

(d)   Beas

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90. When is Earth Day celebrated?

(a)   March 23

(b)   May 25

(c)   January 16

(d)   April 22

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Directions (Q. Nos. 91-92) Choose the correct ‘question tag’ for the following sentence.

91. You have cleaned your bike, ……..?

(a)   hasn’t you

(b)   haven’t you

(c)   do you

(d)   don’t you

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92. John and Max don’t like maths

(a)   didn’t they

(b)   doesn’t they

(c)   do they

(d)   don’t they

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Directions (Q. Nos. 93-94) In these questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four alternatives.

93. The rich parents decided to send their two sons to Eton, the strong hold of the …….. of the rich?

(a)   progeny

(b)   pedigree

(c)   ancestory

(d)   parents

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94. The flash of the torch ……….. a cobra?

(a)   exposed

(b)   revealed

(c)   displayed

(d)   disclosed

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Directions (Q. Nos. 95-96) Choose the ‘correctly spelt’ word from the following.

95.

(a)   Argumant

(b)   Arguemant

(c)   Argument

(d)   Arguement

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96.

(a)   Accesible

(b)   Accesibel

(c)   Accessible

(d)   Acessible

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Directions (Q. Nos. 97-98) Select the combination of numbers so that letters arranged accordingly will form a meaningful word.

97.

E L  B  M  A  G

1   2  3   4    5    6

(a)   6  5  4  3  2  1

(b)   3  1  6  4  5  2

(c)   4  5  6  3  1  2

(d)   2  1  6  3  5  4

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98.

I P   E   L  O   C

1   2   3    4  5    6

(a)   3  2  5  4  6  1

(b)   4  2  3  5  6  1

(c)   3  2  4  5  6  1

(d)   2  5  4  1  6  5

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99. Choose the correct ‘so …… that’ sentence for the given sentence :

He is too proud to beg.

(a)   He is so  proud that he is not beg.

(b)   He is proud that he was not beg.

(c)   He is so proud that he will not beg.

(d)   He is so proud he will not beg.

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Directions (Q. Nos. 100-101) In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternative suggested, select eh one which best expresses the same sentence in Active/Passive Voice.

100. The king gave him a reward.

(a)   A reward was given by him to the king.

(b)   He was given a reward by the king.

(c)   He was given the reward by the king.

(d)   He was given by the king a reward.

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101. Women like men to flatter them.

(a)   Women are liked to be flattered by men.

(b)   Women like to be flattered by men.

(c)   Women like that men should flatter them

(d)   Men are liked by women to flatter them.

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Directions (Q. Nos. 102-104) Select the most appropriate alternative to fill in the blanks.

102. Please given me …….. cake that is on the counter.

(a)   the

(b)   a

(c)   an

(d)   No article

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103. I lived on ……. Main Street when I first came to town.

(a)   the

(b)   a

(c)   an

(d)   No article

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104. Albany is the capital of ……….. new York State.

(a)   the

(b)   a

(c)   an

(d)   No article

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Directions (Q. Nos. 105-107) Choose the alternative that most nearly expresses the meaning of the given idiom.

105. ‘A close shave.’

(a)   Stubble

(b)   Hairless skin

(c)   Very short hair

(d)   A narrow escape from danger

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106. ‘A close-fisted ’

(a)   A mister

(b)   A close friend

(c)   A cowardly person

(d)   A powerful person

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107. ‘To feather one’s nest.’

(a)   To build one’s house

(b)   To harbour ill felling

(c)   To get something in abundance

(d)   To enrich oneself when opportunity occurs

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Directions (Q. Nos. 108-112) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below by selecting the most appropriate alternative.

The ‘Bus Uncle’ is a video clip of a quarrel between two men aboard a bus in Hong Kong on April 27, 2006. The older man, who came to be nicknamed the Bus Uncle, scolded the man seated behind him, a nearby passenger used his camera phone to record the entire incident. The resulting six minute video was uploaded to the Google Video. The clip became the most viewed video in May, 2006. The video became a cultural sensation in Hong Kong, inspiring vigorous debate and discussion on lifestyle, etiquette, civic awareness and media ethics within the city, eventually attracting the attention of the media around the world. The incident took place in a Kowloon Motor Bus route 68X bus en-route to Yuen Long. The video was short by a 21 year old accountant and part time psychology student. The ‘Bus Uncle’ title for the video was coined by members of an Internet forum in reference to the older man.

108. In Hong Kong while traveling bus two men had a serious

(a)   discussion

(b)   argument

(c)   quarrel

(d)   meeting

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109. Of all the persons involved in the incident ………. came to be known as the Bus Uncle.

(a)   the younger one

(b)   the older one

(c)   the photographer

(d)   the journalist

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110. Seeing the heated argument between the two gentlemen, a young men recorded the incident on his

(a)   camera

(b)   handycam

(c)   mobile

(d)   video-recorder

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111. When the video was uploaded on the website of Google, it …….. because it aroused great debates and discussions on various social issues.

(a)   was criticized

(b)   became a sensation

(c)   was appreciated

(d)   was abandoned

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112. A word in the passage which means the same a ‘with lot of energy is …….?

(a)   intense

(b)   vigorous

(c)   inspiring

(d)   cultural

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Directions (Q. Nos. 113-114) Pick up the word from the choices which is close to antonym to word asked.

113. Permit

(a)   Stop

(b)   Prohibit

(c)   Give

(d)   Order

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114. Convex

(a)   Concave

(b)   Tilted

(c)   Spherical

(d)   Plane

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Directions (Q. Nos. 115-118) In the following questions, read the statement given against the question carefully and choose the option that you think is wrong. If you think there is no error, then you may choose to mark that as your response. Find out which part of the sentence has an error:

115. My father goes to the office five day week.

(a)   My father goes

(b)   to the office

(c)   five day week

(d)   No error

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116. If she will be promoted she will get a higher salary.

(a)   If she will be promoted

(b)   she will get

(c)   a  higher salary

(d)   No error

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117. If I were him I would have taught those cheats a lesson.

(a)   If I were him,

(b)   I would have taught

(c)   those cheats a lesson

(d)   No error

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118. If you work hard, you will get good grades in examinations.

(a)   If you work hard,

(b)   you will get good grades

(c)   in examinations

(d)   No error

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Directions (Q. Nos. 119-120) Fill in the blanks using suitable conjunctions.

119. ………… I was a child. I lived in Dubai.

(a)   Where

(b)   Until

(c)   As

(d)   When

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120. Make hay ………. the sun shines.

(a)   where

(b)   while

(c)   as

(d)   when

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Staff Selection Commission

Food Corporation of India Management Trainee (Depot) Examination October 2015

Directions (Qs. 1 to 5): The following questions are based on graphic information for company A and company B. Figures of gross sales, profit and net profit have3 been provided in crore rupees. The gross profit is arrived after deducting all direct expenses (treat variable wherever required) related to production/sales units and net profit is arrived after deducting all indirect expenses (treat fixed wherever required) which are not directly related to production/sales units.

1. If direct expenses are the criteria to judge inflationary conditions, which year should be under the grip of highest inflation after analysis of the data of both companies during five years:

(1)  2011

(2)  2013

(3)  20104

(4)  2015

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2. After analyzing the data of both companies during five years the highest indirect expenses to gross sales ratio has been achieved by:

(1)  Company A, in 2014

(2)  Company B, in 2012

(3)  Company B, in 2015

(4)  Company A, in 2011

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3. After analyzing data of both companies during five years the highest, net profit to gross sales ratio has been achieved by:

(1)  Company A, in 2011

(2)  Company B, in 2013

(3)  Company A, in 2012

(4)  Company B, in 2011

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4. After analyzing data of both companies during five years highest, gross operating margin  percentage has been achieved by:

(1)  Company B, in 2011

(2)  Company B, in 2012

(3)  Company A, in 2012

(4)  Company A, in 2014

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5. In which two years breakeven point sales of both the companies will be same:

(1)  2011, 2013

(2)  2012, 2013

(3)  2013, 2014

(4)  None of these

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6. If interest payments are subtracted from gross fiscal deficit, the remainder will be:

(1)  Revenue deficit

(2)  Gross primary deficit

(3)  Capital deficit

(4)  Budgetary deficit

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7. Which of the following are included in the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court?

1. A dispute between the Govt. of India and or more states.

2. A dispute regarding elections to either House of the Parliament or that of legislative of a state.

3. A dispute between the Govt. of India and a union territory.

4. A dispute between two or more states.

Select the correct answers using the codes.

(1)  1 and 2   

(2)  2 and 3

(3)  1 and 4

(4)  3 and 4

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8. Enzymes are organic compounds of protein category which

(1)  acts as catalysts in life process.

(2)  help in the mechanism of supply of oxygen in blood.

(3)  help to regulate the manner and rate of u se of glucose in body.

(4)  help in heredity maintenance.

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9. The name of a candidate for the office of President of India is proposed by

(1)  any five Citizens of India.

(2)  any five Members of the Parliament.

(3)  any fifty Members of the Electoral College.

(4)  any ten Members of the Electoral College.

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10. The principle that a subordinate should receive order and be responsible to only boss is known as:

(1)  Unity of command

(2)  Unit of direction

(3)  Span of control

(4)  Span of direction

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11. The term ‘gang boss’ is used in

(1)  Line organization

(2)  Staff organization

(3)  Line and staff organization

(4)  All of these

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12. Delphi technique is associated with:

(1)  Decision Making

(2)  Planning

(3)  Staffing  

(4)  Directing

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13. One megabyte is :

(1)  1048576 Bytes

(2)  1068576 Bytes

(3)  1058576 Bytes

(4)  None of these

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14. The most frequently used instructions of a computer program are likely to be fetched from the:

(1)  Hard disk

(2)  Cache Memory

(3)  RAM

(4)  None of these

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15. Which of the following commands is given to lock the computer in Window?

(1)  Ctrl + Alt + Del

(2)  Ctrl + Shift + Tab

(3)  Ctrl + Shift + Del

(4)  None of these

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16. In a laboratory study, 100 rabbits in an experimental group were injected with serum D and 100 rabbits in control group were injected with harmless sugar solution. In one week 50% of experimental group contracted jungle fever, a very contagious disease. Therefore jungle fever must be caused by a substance similar to substances in Serum D. This argument would be strengthened if:

(1)  Normal rate of jungle fever in rabbit is less than 1%

(2)  50% of control group rabbis had also contracted jungle fever in the same time

(3)  The Serum D has substances extracted from a poisonous jungle flower

(4)  The blood samples of fever victims invariably contain a high level of toxic substances also found in Serum D

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17. What is the chronological (first published first and so on) correct sequence of the following books?

1. Richard Attenborough – In search of Gandhi

2. Louis Fischer – The Life of Mahatama Gandhi

3. E. H Erikson – Gandhi’s Truth

4. J. Eaton – Gandhi, Fighter Without

                                              A Sword

Select the correct answer from the codes given below.

(1)  4, 2, 3, 1

(2)  4, 3, 1, 2

(3)  2, 4, 3, 1

(4)  1, 2, 4, 3

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18. Who in census of India applied the ‘ternary diagram’ for the functional classification of towns of India:

(1)  P. Padamanabha

(2)  A. R. Nanda

(3)  Ashok Mitra

(4)  Chandra Shekhar

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19. Which Gharana of classical singing did late Pandit Bhimsen Joshi belong to?

(1)  Dhrupad

(2)  Maihar

(3)  Kirana

(4)  Etawah

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20. Norman Borlaug is famous as Father of the Green Revolution in 1960’s. His initial goal was to create varieties of wheat adapted to the climate of:

(1)  India

(2)  Mexico

(3)  USA

(4)  China

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21. Which of the following is not a Simulation Technique of development?

(1)  In-basket

(2)  Case Study

(3)  Sensitivity Training

(4)  Management Games

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22. ‘Indian Standard Meridian’ passes through the States of :

(1)  Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhatisgarh, Odisha, and Andhra Pradesh

(2)  Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal

(3)  Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh

(4)  Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, ,Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal.

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23. Pick the choice diagram that best represents the following relationship:

Insat 1B, Satellites, Insat 1C, Aircraft, Metsat.

(1)  A

(2)  B

(3)  C

(4)  D

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24. The control function of management cannot be performed without:

(1)  Planning

(2)  Organizing

(3)  Staffing

(4)  Directing

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25. To retain the chief/senior executives in an organization which one is an appropriate strategy :

(1)  Silver parachute

(2)  Golden parachute

(3)  Bronze parachute

(4)  None of these

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26. The grant of Diwani of Bengal Bihar and Orissa is associated with:

(1)  Shah Alam II

(2)  Bahadur Shah

(3)  Nawab Asif-ud-Daula

(4)  Nawab Shuja-ud-Daula

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27. The difference in the duration of day and night increases as one moves from:

(1)  West to East

(2)  East & West of Prime Meridian

(3)  Poles to Equator

(4)  Equator to Poles

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28. The most learned ruler of the Delhi sultanate who was well versed in various branches of learning including Astronomy Mathematics and Philosophy was:

(1)  Iltutmish

(2)  Alauddin Khalji

(3)  Sikander Lodhi

(4)  Muhammad-bin Tughlaq

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29. Identify the ‘spell check’ command in MS Word?

(1)  F5

(2)  F7

(3)  F8

(4)  F9

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30. Where the chairman or speaker of the house has become subject to disqualification on ground of defection and where such  question has arisen, the question shall be referred:

(1)  For the decision of President of India and has decision shall be final.   

(2)  For the decision of such member of the house as the house may elect in this behalf and his decision shall be final.

(3)  For th3e decision of leader of house and his decision shall be final.

(4)  For the decision of the leader of opposition and his decision shall be final.

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Directions (Qs. 31 to 35): Answer these questions on the basis of the information available in the graph below providing GDP and the percentage of G DP for education in the given years.

31. In how m any years has actual educational spending reduced as compared to that of the previous year?

(1)  0

(2)  1

(3)  2

(4)  None of these

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32. Between the given years, both inclusive, what percentage of the country’s total GDP has gone into education:

(1)  4.3%

(2)  3.6%

(3)  5.4%

(4)  4.9%

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33. The total amount given to education would be how many times the total amount given to defence, if every year 2% of GDP is given to defence (for the entire period)?

(1)  2.15 times

(2)  1.55 times

(3)  1.35 times

(4)  1.80 times

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34. If due to an HR Ministry report it is obligatory for the government to allocate at least Rs. 3200 Crore for education in 2013, provided educational spending, as a percentage of GDP does not exceed 6.5%, then what is the least desirable GDP for the year 2013? (in Rs. 000 Crore)

(1)  51.52

(2)  48.24

(3)  49.23

(4)  42.72

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35. In which year was the spending on education the lowest?

(1)  2010

(2)  2009

(3)  2008

(4)  2007

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36. Proposal to prefer charge for impeachment of President of India contained in a resolution in writing is to be signed by not less than _____ total number of members of the house giving their intention to move such resolution.

(1)  2/3

(2)  1/4

(3)  3/4

(4)  1/2

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37. A victim of a road accident is unconscious. Put in correct order the steps in first aid:

I. Treating for cardiac arrest

II. Treating for asphyxia

III. Arrest Haemorrhage (bleeding)

IV. Cleanse and cover wounds

(1)  II, I, III, IV

(2)  I, II, III, IV

(3)  III, II, I, IV

(4)  IV, III, II, I

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38. Which command will be used to carry out ‘superscript’ of words/letters in MS Word?

(1)  ctrl+shift+minus

(2)  ctrl+shift+plus

(3)  ctrl+shift+p

(4)  None of these

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39. Which command will be used to carry out ‘subscript’ of words/letters in MS Word?

(1)  ctrl+plus

(2)  ctrl+shift+minus

(3)  ctrl+shift+p

(4)  None of these

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40. Annual payment to certain Devaswom funds as enumerated under Article 290 A of the Constitution of India shall be charged on and paid out of the Consolidated Fund of States. This Article refers to which States.

(1)  State of Kerala, State of Tamil Nadu

(2)  State of Andhra Pradesh, Stat of Tealngana

(3)  State of Karnataka, State of Tamil Nadu

(4)  State of Rajasthan, State of Uttar Pradesh

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41. Which one of the following date is a valid date for testing the citizenship as enumerated under Article-5 of the Constitution of India?

(1)  24-01-1950

(2)  26-11-1949

(3)  26-01-1950

(4)  None of these

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42. Horizontal, Vertical, and Random Cliques are parts of which of the following groups:

(1)  Core Groups

(2)  Informal Groups

(3)  Formal Groups

(4)  Closed Groups

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43. As per Keith Davis, which leadership skills are not required at the junior management position in an organization to be an effective leader.

(1)  Conceptual skills

(2)  Human skills

(3)  Technical skills

(4)  Specialist skills

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44. These oceanic resources belong to open ocean and no individual country can utilize these without the concurrence of International institutions :

(1)  Beyond 200 nautical miles of exclusive economic zone

(2)  Beyond 100 nautical miles of exclusive economic zone

(3)  Beyond 19.2 nautical miles of exclusive economic zone

(4)  Beyond 12 nautical miles of exclusive economic zone

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Directions (Qs. 45 & 46) : An argument is followed by two statements I and II. Pick the choice a follows:

A. If statement I strengthens the argument

B. If statement II strengthens the argument

C. Both the statements I & II strengthen the argument

D. Neither statement I nor II strengthens the argument

45. The number of people dying in train accident per year has increased in the last five years.

I. A railway official on television stated that since larger number of people travel by train, however the percentage of killed in a accident to n umber of travelers has remained the same as five years ago.

II. The railway official also stated in term of numbers that the number killed in an accident per year in last five years was 2000 compared to 990 per year 5 years ago.

(1)  A

(2)  B

(3)  C

(4)  D

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46. The meteorological department had predicted a more than average rainfall during 2001 monsoons. Has their predictions been successful.

I. 50% of the States have already got their average value of rainfall while one month of monsoon still left.

II. The remaining states have already received 60% of their average value of rainfall.

(1)  A

(2)  B

(3)  C

(4)  D

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47. Permanent instructions that he computer uses when it is turned on and that cannot be changed by other instructions, are contained in:

(1)  ROM

(2)  RAM

(3)  ALU

(4)  None of these

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48. The hormone which controls the process of burning fats, proteins and carbohydrates to liberate energy in the body is:

(1)  Cortisone

(2)  Adrenaline

(3)  Thyroxine

(4)  Insulin

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49. Match the pair correctly.

(1)  A – 4; B – 1; C – 3; D – 2

(2)  A – 1; B – 2; C – 3; D – 4

(3)  A – 4; B – 3; C – 1; D – 2

(4)  A – 4; B – 2; C – 1; D – 3

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50. Which enzyme is used as catalyst to convert glucose into ethanol?

(1)  Zymase

(2)  Invertase

(3)  Maltase

(4)  Diastase

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51. Find the wrong statement:

(1)  Pakistan recently became the first Asian country to become associate member of CERN

(2)  ‘SAMANVAY’ Portal was recently launched by Ministry of Rural Development

(3)  International Olympic Committee has officially recognized Frisbee as an Olympic sport recently

(4)  Laos has become 206th member of Olympic family

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52. For empowerment of women, ‘Women-20 (W-20)’ group has been launched by G-20. Newly appointed president of W-20 group belongs to which country?

(1)  Germany

(2)  South Africa

(3)  Turkey

(4)  China

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53. What would be the number of bytes transferred at the rate of 1 kilobit per second?

(1)  100

(2)  108

(3)  125

(4)  128

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54. Venus Williams of United States has won the 2015 Wuhan Open single title defeating:

(1)  Garbine Muguruza of Spain

(2)  Anglique Kerber of Germany

(3)  Martina Hingis of Switzerland

(4)  Sania Mirza of India

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55. Arvind Pangariya has been chosen next G-20 Sherpa. Who was just earlier G-20 India’s Sherpa?

(1)  Suresh Prabhu

(2)  Sindhusri Khullar

(3)  Sushma Swaraj

(4)  None of these

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56. Chapchar cut, Mim cut and Pawl kut festivals are related to which State of India:

(1)  Nagaland

(2)  Mizoram

(3)  Sikkim

(4)  Arunachal Pradesh

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57. The well-known book “The Rediscovery of India” has been written by:

(1)  L. K Advani

(2)  Anita Desai

(3)  Vikram Seth

(4)  Meghnad Desai

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58. Fusion process theory is related to:

(1)  Motivation

(2)  Coordination

(3)  Direction

(4)  Goal congruency

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59. Bureaucratic model of management was developed by:

(1)  Max Weber

(2)  Mooney and Raiby

(3)  E. F. L Breach

(4)  Robert L. Katz

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60. Which of the following elements occurs predominately in crude oil:

(1)  Hydrogen

(2)  Oxygen

(3)  Carbon

(4)  Nitrogen

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Directions : In the following question a number series given. After the series a number is given followed  by (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e). You have to complete the series starting with the number given following the sequence of the given series and answer the question given below the series.

61. 3    4   16    75   364   1945

       1    (a)  (b)  (c)  (d)   (e)

What will come in place of (c)

(1)  63

(2)  64

(3)  65

(4)  None of these

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62. Match the correct election symbols of political parties and identify the mismatched one:

(1)  Indian National Congress (I) : Hand

(2)  Communist Party of India (Marxist) : Ears of Corn and Sickle

(3)  Nationalist Congress Party : Clock

(4)  Bhartiya Janta Party : Lotus

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63. 9, 9 leadership style as per managerial grid is called

(1)  Country club style

(2)  Team style

(3)  Middle road style

(4)  Task style

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64. “Horizontal loading of a job” indicates which one of the phenomenon :

(1)  Job rotation

(2)  Job enlargement

(3)  Job enrichment

(4)  Task style

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65. The following is the top most need in the hierarchy as per Maslow’s theory

(1)  Esteem

(2)  Self actualization

(3)  Safety

(4)  Social

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66. The French industrialist who first identified the basic management is:

(1)  Weber

(2)  Taylor

(3)  Herzberg

(4)  Fayol

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67. Organization chart is an important technique of:

(1)  Analysis of any organization

(2)  Analysis of non-formal organization

(3)  Analysis of formal organization

(4)  Analysis of informal organization

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68. Goal-setting theory states that:

(1)  Difficult goals lead to higher performance

(2)  Easy goals lead to higher performance

(3)  Difficult goals lead to lower performance

(4)  Easy goals lead to lower performance

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69. A program written in assembly language converts the source program into:

(1)  Assembly program

(2)  Machine language program

(3)  Object program

(4)  None of these

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70. Match the following:

Field

A. Economics

B. Peace

C. Literature

D. Physics

Nobel Prize winner 2015

1. Svetlana Alexievich

2. Angus Deaton

3. Takaaki Kajita & Arthur B.

4. Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet

(1)  A – 3; B – 4; C – 1; D – 2

(2)  A – 3; B – 1; C – 2; D – 4

(3)  A – 1; B – 4; C – 3; D – 2

(4)  A – 2; B – 4; C – 3; D – 1

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Directions (Qs. 71 to 74) : Answer these questions based on the following information.

The graph given below represents the sales and profit in Rs. Crore of XYZ Ltd. for five years from 2007-08 to 2011-12. During this period the sales increased from Rs. 150 Crore to Rs. 800 Crore. Correspondingly, the net profit increased from Rs. 4.2 Crore to Rs. 15 Crore. Net Profit is defined as the excess of sales over total costs.

71. The highest percentage of growth in sales,, relative to previous years occurred in :

(1)  2008-09

(2)  2009-10

(3)  2010-11

(4)  2011-12

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72. The highest percentage of growth in net profit, relative to the previous years was occurred in :

(1)  2008-09

(2)  2009-10

(3)  2010-11

(4)  2011-12

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73. Defining profitability as the ratio of net profit to sales, XYZ Ltd. recorded the highest profitability in :

(1)  2007-08

(2)  2009-10

(3)  2010-11

(4)  2011-12

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74. With profitability as defined as the ratio of the net profit to sales, it can be concluded that:

(1)  Profitability is non decreasing during the five years from 2007-08 to 2011-12

(2)  Profitability is non increasing during the five years from 2007-08 to 2011-12

(3)  Profitability remained constant during the five years from 2007-08 to 2011-12

(4)  None of these

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75. A program that places programs into main memory and prepares them for execution.

(1)  Linker

(2)  Assembler

(3)  Loader

(4)  Absolute entity

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Directions (Qs. 76 to 80):

There are six IPL players from six different states UP, Jharkhand, Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi and West Bengal staying in three different hotels of Delhi. Two players in each hotel are roommates. Every player reads one of the following newspapers, The times of India, the Asian Age, the Hindustan Times, The Pioneer, The Hindu and the Indian Express. Dhoni stays in Ashoka and he is from Jharkhand. He does not read the Asian Age and The Hindustan Times. R.P Singh from U.P. reads The Indian Express. He does not stay with Amit. Youvraj Singh stays with a player from Rajasthan. The Asian Age is read by a player in Le Meridian Hotel. Rahul is not from Haryana and West Bengal and he reads the Pioneer. A player from Hotel Samrat reads The Hindu. Sachin is n either from Delhi nor from West Bengal. The Hindustan Times and the Indian Express do not come in Ashoka. Players from U.P and Haryana stay together. The Pioneer comes to Ashoka. The player who reads The Indian Express resides at Le Meridian Hotel.

76. Who stays in Samrat Hotel:

(1)  Youvraj Singh and Dhoni

(2)  Youvraj Singh and Amit

(3)  Sachin and Amit

(4)  None of the above is correct

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77. Who reads the Time of India.

(1)  Sachin

(2)  Rahul

(3)  Dhoni

(4)  None of these

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78. Who stays with Sachin:

(1)  R. P. Singh

(2)  Dhoni

(3)  Youvraj Singh

(4)  Rahul

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79. Which state does Amit belong to?

(1)  Delhi

(2)  Jharkhand

(3)  West Bengal

(4)  Rajasthan

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80. In which Hotel does Rahul stay?

(1)  Le Meridian

(2)  Samrat

(3)  Ashoka

(4)  Data Inadequate

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81. Which of the following is not used as a data structure?

(1)  Array

(2)  Linked list

(3)  Graph

(4)  Directory

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82. Microsoft Access is:

(1)  RDBMS

(2)  DBMS

(3)  Table

(4)  Text Editor

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83. ‘The Year of the Runaways’ has been written by:

(1)  Hanya Yanagihara

(2)  Marlen James

(3)  Sanjeev Sahota

(4)  Tom McCarthy

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Directions: Each face of  a cube has a different colour. Its top face is painted BLACK. BLUE is between RED and YELLOW, GREEN is between BLACK and WHITE. WHITE is between YELLOW and RED.

84. Which colour is at the bottom.

(1)  Red

(2)  White

(3)  Black

(4)  Yellow

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85. ‘C’ is a place which is located 2 km away in the north-west direction from the capital Z. R is another place that is located 2 km away in the south-west direction from ‘C’. ‘M’ is another place and that is located 2 km away in the north-west direction from ‘R’. ‘T’ is yet another place that is located 2 km way in the south-west direction from ‘M’. In which direction is ‘T’ located in relation to ‘Z’?

(1)  South-West

(2)  West

(3)  North

(4)  None of these

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86. Arjun is Arvind’s brother. Swati is Arvind’s mother. Prakash is Swati’s father. Malti is Prakash’s mother. How Arjun is related Malti?

(1)  Grand Son

(2)  Great Grand Son

(3)  Son

(4)  Cannot be determined

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87. Tide caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and Sun together in the sam direction is called

(1)  Spring Tide

(2)  Neap Tide

(3)  Tidal Wave

(4)  Tidal Bore

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88. A non-violent revolution called Velvet Revolution and whose hero was Vaclav Havel took place in 1989 in :

(1)  Czechoslovakia

(2)  Indonesia

(3)  Myanmar

(4)  Egypt

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Directions : Answer the following question according to the instructions given.

A$B means A is not smaller than B.

A#B means A is not greater than B.

A@B means A is neither smaller nor equal to B.

A*B means A is neither greater than nor smaller than B.

A%B means A is neither greater than nor equal to B.

89. Statement :

M@J, J$T, F*N

Conclusions:

I. N#J

II. T%M

III. M@N

(1)  Only I and II are true

(2)  Only II is true

(3)  Only I and III are true

(4)  All are true

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90. In a certain code language,

‘cro te na’ stands for ‘elephants are huge’;

  ‘mee cro da’ stands for ‘animals are dark’ and ‘mee cro te dana’ stans for ‘huge animals are lovable’. How is ‘elephants are lovable’ written in this code language?

(1)  mee dana cro

(2)  na mee dana

(3)  na dana cro

(4)  ted a mee

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Directions (Qs. 91 to 93) : From among the five doctors 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, four engineers G, H, K. K, L and six teachers M, N, O, P, Q and R, some teams are to be selected. Of these 1, 2, G, H, O, P, Q are females and the rest are males. The formation of teams is subject to the following conditions.

Wherever there is a male doctor, there will not be a female teacher.

Wherever there is a male engineer, there will not be a female doctor.

There shall not be more than two male teachers in any team.

91. If the team consists of two doctors, two female teachers and two engineers, then all the following teams are possible except:

(1)  1, 2, K, L, P, Q

(2)  1, 2, G, H, P, Q

(3)  1, 2, G, H, O, Q

(4)  O, P, G, H, 1, 2

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92. If the team consists of two doctors, three female teachers and two engineers, then the members of the team are:

(1)  3, 4, O, P, Q, G, H

(2)  1, 2, O, P, Q, G, H

(3)  3, 4, K, L, O, P, Q

(4)  4, 5, G, H, O, P, Q

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93. If the team consists of three doctors, two male engineers and two teachers, then the members of the team could be:

(1)  3, 4, 5, K, L, M, N

(2)  1, 2, 3, K, L, M, R

(3)  3, 4, 5, K, L, P, R

(4)  1, 2, H, M, R, P, Q

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94. Pro Kabaddi League 2015 title was won b y:

(1)  Jaipur Pink Panthers

(2)  Bengalurur Bulls

(3)  U Mumba

(4)  Dabang Delhi

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95. Statements:

Al boys are girls

No girls is a father

Conclusions:

I. All girls are boys

II. No boy is a father

(1)  Only I is true

(2)  Only II is true

(3)  Both I and II are true

(4)  None of them is true

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96. Statements:

Some rings are diamonds

All fruits are tasty

Some tasty are diamonds

All diamonds are almonds

Conclusions:

I. Some almonds are fruits

II. No ring is almond

(1)  Only conclusion I follows

(2)  Only conclusion II follows

(3)  Both conclusions I and II follow None follows

(4)  None follows

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97. Who among the following were well known for their study on poverty in India.

(1)  V. M. Dandekar

(2)  Neel Kanth

(3)  Raghuram Rajan

(4)  Both (1) & (2)

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Directions : In the following question, a question is posed followed by two statements, I & II. Select the choice the follows.

A. If statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question

B. If statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question

C. If statements I & II are required to answer the question

D. If statements I and II together are insufficient and more data is needed to answer the question.

98. Will the power position become satisfactory within 3 years due to satisfactory within 3 years due to privatization of distribution in Delhi:

Statements:

I. Distribution losses will be cut be 30% in the next three years.

II. Power requirements are growing by 10% each year.

(1)  A

(2)  B

(3)  C

(4)  D

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99. In the diagram given below, if the circle F represents women living with families, W represents working women and S represents women who are studying, what does the shaded area represent?

(1)  Women who are studying and working

(2)  Women who are living independently and studying

(3)  Women who are living with their families and studying

(4)  Women who are living with their families, studying and working

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100. One of the pioneering robots, that went missing into space almost a decade ago, has been recently found on the surface of red planet. Name it:

(1)  Beagle 2

(2)  Mars-2 Prop-M. Rover

(3)  Mars Rover

(4)  Spirit (MER-A)

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101. The Union Govt. appointed four Brand Ambassadors for digital India Programme recently. Who among these is an author and ethical hacker.

(1)  Pranav Mistry

(2)  Satwat Jagwani

(3)  Krati Tiwari

(4)  Ankit Fadia

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102. A mountain which was recently renamed ‘Denali’ is in which country:

(1)  USA

(2)  Russia

(3)  China

(4)  Australia

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103. A $ B means ‘A’ is father of ‘B’, A # B means ‘A’ is sister of ‘B’, A Ψ be means ‘A’ is daughter of ‘B’ and A @ B means ‘A’ is brother of ‘B’.

Then which of the following expressions indicates the relationship ‘R’ is wife of ‘K’?

(1)  K @ P $ T Ψ R

(2)  K $ P @ T Ψ R

(3)  K $ P Ψ T @ R

(4)  K $ P # T @ R

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104. Will require a great deal of courage on part of lawmakers in Delhi to introduce and pass laws for licensing and registration of arms possession. Many feel private ownership of arms is the main cause of sociological ills of the country. The arms lobby in Delhi would describe it as an invasion on personal liberty. Select the best argument against strict registration of arms:

(1)  It would be difficult to enforce

(2)  It would be violation of rights in the Constitution

(3)  Most murders/crimes are committed by the privately owned arms

(4)  Some murders are committed without the use of arms

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105. In a 20 pages book, pages 1 and 2 face each other, 3 and 4 face each other, 5 and 6 face each other. This pattern is repeated till the end. The product of 2 pages facing each other in this book cannot be:

(1)  184

(2)  132

(3)  90

(4)  56

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106. There are 50 employees in the office of ABC company. Of these, 22 have taken accounting course, 15 have taken a course in finance, and 4 have taken a marketing course. None of the employees has taken exactly two of the course, and one employee has taken all of these courses. How many of the 50 employees have taken none of the courses?

(1)  9

(2)  11

(3)  12

(4)  None of these

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107. In a certain code STREAMLINE is written as BFSUTDMHKL. How is SCIENTIFIC written in that code?

(1)  OFJDTBHEHS

(2)  OFJDTDJGJU

(3)  OFJTBDHESH

(4)  OFJDTDGJUT

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108. In a group of 36 persons, a total of 16 take cold drink while 9 take only cold drink not green coconut drink. How many persons in this group take only green coconut drink but not cold drink. (Every person takes drink either cold drink or green coconut or both)

(1)  27

(2)  25

(3)  20

(4)  22

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109. Which of the following circuit is used as ‘Memory device’ in computers?

(1)  Rectifier

(2)  Flip-Flop

(3)  Comparator

(4)  Attenuator

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110. India successfully launched its 1st dedicated satellite for astronomy ‘ASTROSAT’ recently. This success made India a member of elite group of nations having their own space observatory. The elite group does not consist of the following nation:

(1)  USA

(2)  China

(3)  Japan

(4)  Russia

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111. In Microsoft Excel a Worksheet has 65536 rows and

(1)  200 columns

(2)  256 columns

(3)  65536 columns

(4)  192 columns

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112. Identify the wrong match.

(1)  Vishwanath Tripathi – Vyomkesh Darvesh

(2)  Narendra Kohli – Na Bhooto Na Bhavishyati

(3)  Dr. Kamal Kishore Goenka – Prem Chand Kie Kahaniyon Ka Kaal Kramanussar Adhyayan

(4)  Ram Vilas Sharma – Aam K Patte

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113. The theme of International Day of Peace for the year 2015 is :

(1)  Association for Peace – Peace for all

(2)  Peace Initiatives – Prosperity for all

(3)  Partnership for Peace – Dignity for all

(4)  Peaceful Resolutions – Solutions for all

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114. Who will host 2022 Asian Games?

(1)  Beijing

(2)  Jakarta

(3)  Gaungzhou

(4)  Hangzhou

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115. To save water and protect environment, hybrid vacuum toilet was installed recently by Indian Railways on trial basis in:

(1)  Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani Train

(2)  Delhi-Kolkata Rajdhani Train

(3)  Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Train

(4)  Delhi- Chennai Rajdhani Train

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116. 8th edition of Global Innovation Index 2015 was released recently. India’s rank in GIL 2015:

(1)  76

(2)  81

(3)  82

(4)  26

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117. An organization that has developed capacity to adapt and change is described as:

(1)  Virtual organization

(2)  Learning organization

(3)  Changing organization

(4)  Developing organization

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118. The phenomenon of temporarily closing down the undertaking forcing workers to accept the demands of employer is:

(1)  Lay-off

(2)  Retrenchment

(3)  Lock out

(4)  Termination

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119. The theory which explains affiliation in Group formation and dynamics is called:

(1)  Proximity theory

(2)  Balance theory

(3)  Exchange theory

(4)  Propinquity theory

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120. Who is the father of Quality Circles?

(1)  Lewin

(2)  Robert Own Ishikawa

(3)  Udpa

(4)  None of these

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