PRACTICE SET - II

General Awareness 1. World A I D S Day is observed on

I ) N o v 2 5 2 ) D e c l 3) Dec 10 4) Dec 20 5) N o n e of these

2. 10 nations of Asean together with China, India. Japan, South Korea, Austral ia and New Zealand consti tute 1) BIMSTEC 2) Asia Aust Summit 3) East Asian Summit 4) Asia Australia Free Trade Agreemen t 5) None of these

3. World's Local Bank is the tagl ine of 1)PNB 2)SBI 3 ) O B C 4) HSBC 5) N o n e of these

4. Which of the following lines are associated with SBI? A. Pure Banking Noth ing Else B. World's Local Bank ;. C. The Banker to Every Indian 1) Only A 2 ) O n l y B 3 ) O n l y A & C 4 ) O n l y B & C 5) All the above

5. 1,500 metre Olympic champion Ras"hid Ramzi has been strippedofhis gold medal fordoping at the Beijing2008 games by the International Olympic Commit tee . He belongs to 1) Jamaica 2) Bahrain 3) Kenya 4) Qatar 5) N o n e of these

6. Sebi wants companies go ing public to list their shares within seven days after c los ing the IPO subscr ipt ion process, a move that could lower the risks and costs a s soc ia ted wi th a l onge r ge s t a t i on pe r iod of abou t

days currently in place. 1)10 2)15 3 )20 4 ) 3 0 5) N o n e of these

7. Accord ing to M a n m o h a n Singh, wha t amoun t has govt provided to sick and loss-making PSUs in the last five years? l ) R s 15,250 cr 2) Rs 20,300 cr 3 ) R s 3 0 , 7 5 0 c r 4 ) R s 3 5 , 0 0 0 c r 5) None of these

8. According to the Union minis ter for health and family welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad, the governmen t is planning to make and check-ups mandatory for rural India. 1) diabetes, hypertension 2) swine flu, b lood pressure 3) aids, flus 4 ) T B , bird flu 5) N o n e of these

9. N a m e the count ry with which India has s igned a social secur i ty a g r e e m e n t , u n d e r wh ich w o r k e r s from e i the r country will be exempt from social security contribution for 60 days. 1) Denmark 2) The Nether lands 3) Sweden 4) Norway 5) N o n e of these

10. Which of the fo l lowing te rms is not associa ted with e c o n o m y ?

1)GDP 2) Hindu growth rate 3 )PPP 4) LCD 5) N o n e of these

11. Who has been chosen for the prest igious Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development this year? 1) Sheikh Hasina 2) Nelson Mande la 3) Aung San Suu Kyi 4) Shirin Abidi 5) N o n e of these

12. What amount was approved by the Union Cabinet on N o v 19 as Drough t Mi t iga t ion Specia l Package for integrated deve lopment of the drought-hi t Bundelkhand region in UP and MP from 2009 to 2010? l ) R s 4 , 2 1 1 c r 2 ) R s 7 , 2 7 7 c r 3 ) R s 8 . 7 0 0 c r 4) Rs 9,990 cr 5) N o n e of these

13. W h o has t opped the US bus iness magaz ine Forbes' annual list of r ichest Indians? 1) Lakshmi Mittal 2) Anil Ambani 3)Azim Premji 4) Mukesh Ambani 5) N o n e of these

14. Ajay R a u o f t h e Madras Yacht Club will become the first Indian sai lor to par t ic ipate in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race this year. He finished 15th in the World Laser Radial C h a m p i o n s h i p held in _ this year. I) Japan 2) India 3) Thailand 4) Germany 5) N o n e of these

15. Which state gove rnmen t has announced reservation for the youth in the age g roup of 21 to 35 years in the elec­t ions to Panchayat i Raj organisa t ions in the State? 1)UP 2) Rajasthan 3) Bihar 4) MP 5) N o n e of these

16. Herta Mueller, a m e m b e r of ethnic German minority who was persecuted for her critical depict ions of life behind the Iron Curtain, won the 2 0 0 9 Nobe l Prize in Literature. She be longs to D G e r m a n y 2) Romania 3) Poland 4) Russia 5) N o n e of these

17. W h o has b e e n a p p o i n t e d D e p u t y N a t i o n a l S e c u r i t y Adviser? He will hold the office for two years or until fur­ther orders . l ) A l o k Prasad 2) Subrata Paul 3 )Na l inSur i 4) Shiv Shankar Menon 5) N o n e of these

18. W h o is the cha i rman of the e m p o w e r e d g r o u p of state finance ministers on G o o d s and Services Tax (GST)? l ) A s i m Dasgupta 2 ) Rakesh Mohan 3 )Naresh Chandra 4 ) N Chakrabor ty 5) N o n e of these

19. Expelled BJP leader Jaswant Singh has been appointed leader of a g roup of Independent M P s in the Lok Sabha called that may evolve into a political party at a later date. 1) Lok Mat 2 ) L o k M o r c h a 3 )LokShak t i 4 ) L o k S a n g h 5 ) N o n e o f these

Bank PO

20. At which of the fol lowing places does Pakistan have its military headquar ters , which was s tormed by the Taliban recently? 1) Multan 2) Rawalpindi 3) Peshawar 4 ) Q u e t t a 5 ) N o n e of these

21. N a m e the coun t ry which w a n t s the r e m a i n s o f N o b e l peace laureate Mother Teresa and King Ahmet Zog, the only pos t - independence m o n a r c h , to be returned to the country. Mothe r Teresa ' s r emains are in India and King Ahmet Zog ' s in France. l )Romania 2) Bosnia 3 )A!ban ia 4) Serbia 5) N o n e of these

22. Which state govt has imposed a ban on the sale and use of gittka (chewing tobacco) and plastic b a g s in 10 temple towns and p i lgr image cent res? 1 )MP 2) Gujarat 3) Kerala 4 ) A P 5) N o n e o f these

23. Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has been re-elected for the fifth term as the President of l ) T u n i s i a 2 )Alger ia 3 ) M o r o c c o 4) Sudan 5) N o n e of these ,

24. W h o a m o n g the f o l l o w i n g has been a p p o i n t e d as the new deputy governor of the RBI recent ly? 1) Rakesh Mohan 2) Ashok Chawla 3) SubirGokarn 4) Bhagwat i Prasad 5) N o n e of these r

25. Name the country which has recent ly a l lowed the Sikhs to serve as federal security officers, keep ing their turbans and beards . 1)UK 2) Canada 3) Germany 4) US 5) N o n e of these

26. N a m e the state in which the Cent re has banned pre-paid mobile phone connect ions from N o v 1. I ) M a n i p u r 2 ) Assam 3)Tr ipura 4) Arunachal Pradesh 5) N o n e of these

27. N a m e the high cour t wh ich has dec ided to const i tu te a "green bench" that will deal exclusively with cases relat­ing to forest, conserva t ion of t rees and other cases per­taining to biodiversi ty from Dec 4 , 2 0 0 9 . 1) Kerala 2) Madras 3) Delhi 4) Bombay 5) N o n e of these

28. What amount has been c leared by the cabine t for Solar Mis s ion u n d e r t he N a t i o n a l A c t i o n P lan o n C l i m a t e Change? l ) R s 3 , 2 1 0 c r 2 ) R s 4 , 3 3 7 c r 3 ) R s 6 , 5 3 0 c r 4 ) R s 9 , 7 7 1 c r 5 ) N o n e o f these

29. W h o h a s b e e n a p p o i n t e d a s r e p r e s e n t a t i v e t o t h e UNESCO? 1) D r K a r a n Singh 2) Shyam Saran 3)Naf isaAl i 4) Brijesh Mishra 5) N o n e of these

30. W h o became the first cr icketer to cross 30 ,000 runs in in­ternational cricket? 1) Rahul Dravid 2 ) S a c h i n T e n d u l k a r 3) Brian Lara 4) Allan Border 5 ) G r a h a m G o u c h

31. In a bid to bring environmental concerns into mainstream growth account ing , the govt plans to release green GDP from 1)2010 2)2012 3)2015 4)2017 5) None of these

32. The Centre is c rea t ing an investor-friendly environment to attract $50 billion of foreign direct investment (FD1) annual ly by 1)2010 2)2012 3)2015 4)2017 5) None of these

33. N a m e the first town in the country to have become free from manual scavenging . l )Tirupat i 2) Shirdi 3 )Nash ik 4 )Alwar 5) None of these

34. How many women have m a d e it to forbes' list of 100 richest Indians this year? l ) T w o 2) Four 3) Six 4) Eight 5) None of these

35. The Union Cabinet has approved the Jawahar Lai Nehru Nat ional Solar Mission that a ims to add 20 ,000 MW of power in India by 1)2010 2)2015 3)2022 4)2025 5) N o n e of these

36. The 19th Asian table tennis championship has been won by 1) China 2) Japan 3) Singapore 4) India 5) N o n e of these

37. In w h i c h o f t h e f o l l o w i n g y e a r s w a s t he Genera l _ Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) absorbed into ' the World Trade Organisat ion ( W T O ) ?

1)1990 2)1995 3)2000 4)2005 5) N o n e of these 38. Which is the wor ld ' s tallest tower go ing to open on Jan

4 i n 2 0 1 0 ? 1) Petronas Towers 2) Empire state Building 3) Qu tub Minar 4) Burj Dubai 5) N o n e of these

39. Claude Levi-Strauss, w h o died recently, was a(n) 1) politician 2) environmental is t 3) human rights activist 4) anthropologis t 5) N o n e of these

40. N a m e the journal i s t and founder-edi tor of Hindi daily Jansatta w h o died recently. 1) Mrinal Pande 2) Sheela Jhunjhunwala 3) Prabhash Joshi 4) Rajendra Yadav 5) N o n e of these

41 . All hell broke loose on the first day of the session of the newly elected Maharash t ra Assembly when Samajwadi Party m e m b e r Abu Azmi took the oath of office in 1) English 2) Hindi 3) Urdu 4) Punjabi 5) N o n e of these

42. Near ly a year after the 26/11 terror at tacks, Mumbai will soon get its first batch of commandos , an elite force formed on the lines ofNational Security Guard for state security. l ) F o r c e O n e 2 ) F o r c e T e n 3 ) M I 1 0 4) ATS 5) N o n e of these

43. Which country has hosted its first ever Asian athletics c h a m p i o n s h i p s , in t he 3 6 - y e a r - o l d h i s to ry of the continental mee t? l )Ta iwan 2 )Gh ina 3 )Nor th Korea 4) South Korea 5) N o n e of these

44. Name the party, five of whose six MLAs have joined the Congress in Haiyana. 1) Vishal Haryana Party 2) Haryana Vikas Congress 3) Haryana Janhit Congress 4)BSP 5) None of these

45. Which country has won the Asia Cup hockey championship for women recently? 1) India 2) Pakistan 3) Malaysia 4) China 5) None of these

46. A meeting of G20 Finance Ministers at St Andrews in has failed to reach an agreement on funding

climate change as developed countries continued to dither over the amount of money they were willing to offer to developing countries to help them adopt environmental-friendly schemes. 1) Scotland 2) Ireland 3) Copenhagen 4) New York 5) None of these

47. Tata Steel, through its subsidiary, Tata Steel Global Minerals Holdings, has entered into a joint venture agreement with New Millennium Capital Corp and Lai-Mag Limited (NML) Partnership (through its general partner) for development of the direct shipment ore (DSO) project in 1) Uganda 2) N igeria 3) Canada 4) Sudan 5) None of these

48. An agreement has been reached between Nepal and China to start flights on the Kathmandu-Lhasa route in

, making Nepal the first country to operate flights to Lhasa. 1)2010 2)2015 3)2020 4)2025 5) None of these

49. What was the position of the Indian hockey team in Asia Cup women's championship held in China recently? 1) Second 2) Third 3) Fourth 4) Fifth 5) None of these

50. Paresh Mokashi 's Marathi film Harishchandrachi Factory will be India's official entry to the in the Foreign Film Category. 1) B AFTA 2) Oscar 3) UFA 4) Cannes 5) None of these

53. Traditional medicine has

English Directions (Q. 51 -60): I n each of the following sentences

there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five pairs of words denoted by numbers 1), 2), 3), 4) and 5). Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make it meaningfully complete. 51. It is the political leadership gets the

to change for the better. 1) moment, party 2) opportune, leaders 3) wise, strategy 4) ideal, sway 5) time, system

52. Both the countr ies should not forget their past _ while working towards a progressive

1) hostility, confrontation 2) trial, bond 3) credentials, record 4) euphoria, tomorrow 5) partnership, future

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in areas like chronic and degenerative diseases where modern medicine is yet to 1) market, challenge 2) relevance, develop 3) experimented, success 4) flourished, sell 5) vanished, experiment There have been other committees which had these problems and had made quite practical . 1) scrutinised, institution 2) ventured, impact 3) examined, proposals 4) geared, solutions 5) emphasised, generalisations As a _ _ of systematic inadequacies, India as a nuclear-weapons state is yet to resolve the of organising its defence forces. I) consequence, dilemmas 2) flaw, dispute 3) standpoint, chaos 4) crux, essence 5) dictum, pending It is that a party which claims to be the saviour of the poor is

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the cause of rich farmers. 2) paradoxical, espousing 1) whimsical, thwarting

3) detrimental, suppressing 4) agonising, endangering 5) laudable, uplifting Deepaval i should not be an _ where

and concern go up in smoke. 1) area, care 2) avenue, rituals 3) occasion, caution 4) auspices, peril 5) engine, fuel We should our traditional

ways to utilise the knowledge of medicine to plug the in

2) implement, efficiency 4) evolve, loopholes

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modern healthcare. 1) tackle, unawareness 3) forward, research 5) sketch, healing It is really sad that an organisation which openly '_ the constitution and the national flag and

the national movement is not being checked. 1) challenges, sustains 2) decries, betrayed 3) disowns, hails 4) reviews, rebuked 5) abolish, thwart Maturity comes to those who humanity's charter

that the the whole small world.

1) realise, embraces 2) intend, evolves 3) excel, abounds 4) mark, survives 5) recall, imbibes Directions (Q. 61-65): Which of the phrases 1), 2), 3)

and 4) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark 5), ie "No correction required", as your answer. 61. This suit fits him to a nicety.

1) not properly 2) exactly 3) to an extent 4) loosely 5) None of these

62. We may find black sheep in every segment of the society. I) odd personalities 2) brave persons 3) bad characters 4) difficult situations 5) None of these

63. It is being examined whether he had a hand in the conspiracy. 1) was a witness 2) was a victim 3) was questioned 4) was involved 5) None of these

64. The spectators were all eyes to see which team emerges victorious. 1) eagerly watching 2) bewildered 3) anticipating quietly 4) in a joyous mood 5) None of these

65. The fate of this project hangs in the balance. 1) is in the middle 2) is undecided 3) is in process 4) has generated hype 5) None of these Directions (Q. 66-70): In each of the questions below,

four sentences are given which are denoted by A), B),C)and D). By using all the four sentences you have to frame a meaningful para. The correct order of the sentences is your answer. Choose from the five alternatives the one having the correct order of sentences and mark it as your answer. 66. A. It has been prone to systemic failures.

B. If it has retained substantial strength in the tactical field, it is in spite of the slow moving system.

C. This could be tolerated in the past but can be catastrophic in a nuclear weapons environment.

D. The Indian security system with its colonial structures is quite unsuited to manage the demands of defence in strategic and operational terms.

1)ACBD 2)DBAC 3)CBAD 4)BCAD 5)CDBA 67. A. Women had played a very aotive role in Iran's

Islamic revolution from the beginning. B. It was more an imitation of western culture than true

freedom for women. C. However, these refqrms were quite superficial as

women had no freedom to participate in political activities.

D. The Shah had imposed modern secular reforms and had abolished the veil and western dress was encouraged.

1)DCBA 2)CBAD 3)BADC 4)ADCB 5)CBDA 68. A. Perhaps this will take a long time as it is very difficult

to get together equals and to decide who is primus inter pares.

B. In this, China and India have to play major roles, not to mention Japan and the ASEAN.

C. But as a first step, we can have a cooperative community structure embracing certain parts of China adjacent to India, north Myanmar, Bangladesh and the Seven sisters of the Northeast.

D. In the coming years, India should pave the way for an Asian Common Market like its European counterpart.

1)DBAC 2)BCAD 3)CABD 4)ACDB 5) BDCA

69. A. But it has always been the other way round for Indian participants, who either lost their cool or are subjected to a sudden illness.

B. Besides all these shortcomings, what is glaringly

missing is the genuine government efforts. C. The Government of India should concentrate more

on developing the necessary infrastructure for Indian sportspersons to acquire skills to compete in international events.

D. It is important that any sports participant in big events like Olympics should have a poised mind besides being physically fit at least during the days of his or her jstay in the sports venue.

1)BCAD 2)CDBA 3)ACDB 4)CBAD 5)DABC

70. A. That is what health is all about — not illness and hospitals.

B. On the contrary, it is concerned with the well-being and ability to perform tasks in a vibrant society.

C. The word 'health' is often misunderstood and linked with hospitals and treatment by medical doctors.

D. After all, staying healthy is the most important thing. I)BACD 2)ACDB 3)DBAC 4)CBDA 5)CADB Directions (Q. 71-85): Read the following passage

carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words are given in bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions.

Every technology has its positive and negative sides. It is the social process that controls the use and application of a technology which determines whether a particular technol­ogy delivers more good than bad. Unfortunately, the social process controlling the use and application of large dams has been extremely weak in India. Studies on corruption show that corrupt institutions focus much more on the "hardware" of a technology rather than on its "software".

Whether it is corruption, incompetence or plain igno­rance, it is a matter of fact that the software of the vast irrigational resources created by large dams has been totally ignored, especial ly the d imens ions of equity and sustainability. How should the water be used? What should be the cropping patterns? How should the water be shared? How are we going to deal With the problem of resettlement? Many such questions remain unaddressed in large irrigation systems built around big dams. The problem of resettlement is going to grow, if nothing else, because of population growth. A watershed that supported one lakh people will today support probably three lakh people and, in the years to come, even more. Will it be easy to resettle so many people?

Many large dams, especially in the humid regions, have not brought many benefits. Even where they have boosted agricultural production, as in the arid, semi-arid and sub-humid areas, the irrigational resources, in most cases, have been cornered by the more powerful farmers to grow water-intensive, but high-value, crops like rice and sugarcane, leaving many poor farmers without water.

In any case, large dams mainly benefit farmers in the plains and not farmers in the hill and mountain regions (lands being up and down), which constitute a large part of land area where a number of poor farmers live.

The ultimate problem is that even ifthe most optimistic pro­jections for large dams and inter-basin transfers were to become a reality, a very substantial part of India will not get irrigation facil ities. Uptil now, the Government has not come up with a real programme to address the problems farmers in existing rainfed agricultural lands face. It has simply left these farmers in misery, destitution and poverty. This is where the use of the local rain­fall e n d o w m e n t and d e p e n d e n c e on local water harves t ing , whose potential is not small, to provide not only stability but also increase productivity is crit ical. 7 1 . The social process ensures

1) how to make use of the negative effects of a particular technology.

2) how to upgrade a technology for the society. 3) h o w to m a k e ou t a p a r t i c u l a r t e c h n o l o g y m o r e

beneficial for mankind. 4) how to make a technology eco-friendly. 5) how to enhance the negat ive aspects of a particular

technology. 72. W h a t do you m e a n by the s t a t e m e n t tha t c o r r u p t

institutions focus much more on the " h a r d w a r e " of a technology rather than on its "sof tware"? 1) Such insti tutions pay at tent ion to the technical or

machinery s ide of a t echnology rather than on its implications on mankind.

2) Such institutions think only of money-mak ing from a technology rather than of its resjjlts.

3) Such ins t i tu t ions on ly j u d g e the uppe r par t of a technology and not its inner part.

4) Both 2) and 3) 5) N o n e of these 73. The issue of reset t lement will get more serious with the

passage of t ime because 1) it needs to be addressed urgently. 2) it cannot be solved in a given t imeframe. 3) r io one wants to leave their native place. 4) populat ion bears popula t ion. 5) we have no policy to tackle it.

74. Rice and sugercane are the crops which 1) put question marks on the efficiency of dams . 2) only rich farmers can grow. 3) can only be grown beside dams . 4) consume a large quanti ty of water. 5) are grown in the arid a tmosphere .

75. Why are large dams not so successful in the hill and mountain regions? 1) because the average farmers are poor there and they

cannot pay for the service 2) because of corrupt ion in the system 3) because supplying of water through channels needs

a level field 4) because it is costly to build d a m s in these regions 5) because the populat ion is very scant in these regions

76. Which are the grey areas the governmen t must look into besides bui lding dams? (i) providing alternate es tab l i shment to the affected (ii) ensuring equi-dis t r ibut ion of water to farmers

(iii) decision on c ropp ing pat terns (iv) i n c e n t i v e s for t h e w o r k e r s e n g a g e d in d a m s '

cons t ruc t ion 1) Only (i) and (iii) 2) Only (ii) and (iv) 3) Only (i), (ii) and (iii) 4) All of the above 5) N o n e of these

77. Which of the following does not match with the thinking of the author? 1) The problem of reset t lement of people created by

bui lding dams multiplies with the passage of t ime. 2) Corrupt ion prevai ls in the system. 3) Dams are more beneficial in areas where the moisture

in the a tmosphere is max imum. 4) Dams are little successful in hill regions. 5) N o n e of these

78. Accord ing to the author, on the whole , the dams 1) cannot bear good results in our country. 2) can only benefit the big farmers. 3) have not yielded the desired results. 4) only genera te corrupt ion. 5) are the symbol of misgovernance .

79. Give a suitable title to the passage. 1) Dams as a curse on our society 2) Agricul ture and monsoon 3) Misery of our farmers 4) Relevance of irrigation in agriculture 5) Need for a clear policy on dams Direct ions (Q. 80 -82) : C h o o s e the word which is the

same in meaning as the w o r d given in bold as used in the passage. 80. DELIVERS

1) projects 2) bears 3) defines 4) directs 5) relies

81. HUMID 1) hot 2) rainy 3) warm 4) moist 5) deser t

82. CORNERED 1) approached 2) haunted 3) attacked 4) used 5) controlled Directions (Q. 83-85): Choose the word which is opposite

in meaning of the word given in bold as used in the passage. 83. IGNORANCE

1) cognisance 2) progress ive 3) empathy 4) apathy 5) learned

84. BOOSTED 1) closed 2) deser ted 3) abandoned 4) raised 5) decreased

85. DESTITUTION 1) prosperi ty 2) conf idence 3) boldness 4) upliftment 5) dest iny Direct ions (Q. 86-95) : In the fol lowing passage, there

are b lanks , each of wh ich has been n u m b e r e d . These numbers are printed be low the passage and against each, five w o r d s are s u g g e s t e d , one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate words.

Deepavali is no longer a festival of lights. (86) , it has more to do with noise and din, smoke and smog that doctors (87) can harm not only the aged and the sick, but even the young and the healthy. Crackers (88) serious sound (89) , whose effects on man have been well documented. Apart from leading to deafness, high decibel levels can push up your blood pressure and affect your heart. What is even more (90) is the way crackers poison the air we (91) . The Central Pollution Control Board found at a N e w Delhi locality a few years ago an (92) build-up of nox ious fumes on Deepavali day: the air was unusually thick with sulphur d iox ide , nitrogen d i o x i d e , carbon m o n o x i d e and total particulate matter. While the (93) of each of these on the human body has been (94 ) , no one knows how (95) the cocktail of all four can be.

Quantitative Aptitude

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) Because ) Although ) advise ) concern ) blast ) cause ) disaster ) disorder ) peculiar ) emphatic ) suppose ) inhale ) atrocious ) irregular ) impact ) apply ) finalised ) serialised ) agonising ) devastating

3) Above 2) Rather 5) Absolutely 2) assist 5) warn 2) dispose 5) provide 2) peril 5) chaos 2) dangerous 5) unacceptable 2) reside 5) consume 2) undue 5) irrational 2) diagnosis 5) influence 2) analysed 5) reported 2) crucial 5) immense

Directions (Q. 96-100): Read each sentence to f ind out whether there is any error in it. T h e error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence . T h e n u m b e r of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the a n s w e r is 5) . ( Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.) 96. 1) India is determined 12) to defeat Pakistan 13) in the war

proxy /4) it has unleashed in Kashmir. /5) No error 1) As when the stranger entered 12) the town he was met by a policeman /3) who asked him /4) if he was a traveller. /5) No error 1) The general told his 12) mutinous troops that 13) they had charged disgrace I A) upon a famous regiment. 15) No error 1) He cautioned his sons 12) not to quarrel amongst 13) themselves when he was dead /5) but to remain united. / 5) No error

100. 1) The traveller asked 12) the peasant if he could 13) tell him the way /4) to the nearest inn. /5) No error

3) question

3) burst

3) pollution

3) bewildering

3) live

3) alarming

3) cause

3) configurated

3) lethal

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Directions (Q. 101-105): W h a t should come in place of the question m a r k ( ? ) in each of the fol lowing questions?

Directions (Q. 116-120): Study the following bar graph carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Annual sales of 1000 cc cars in New Delhi E2 Maruti H Hyundai H Indica

Market share of different brands of cigarette By volume

By value

Directions (Q. 126-130): Study the following pie-charts and answer the questions that follow:

126. Which is the costliest brand (not including Others)? 1) Capstan 2) Wills Navy Cut 3) Classic 4)GoldFIake 5) None of these

127. Sales of Gold Flake (by volume) is what per cent of sales of Wills Navy Cut (by volume)? 1)80 2)100 3)125 4)25 5) None of these

128. The price of 'Classic ' is higher than the average market price by how many rupees? l ) R s 2 2 )Re l 3)Rs3 4) None of these 5) Data inadequate

129. What is the rate per packet for Gold Flake? 1) Rs 10 2 ) R s l 5 3)Rs20 4)Rs25 5) Data inadequate

130. Assume the total sales by volume is 2 crore packets and the annual value of the sales is 20 crore rupees. What is the sale price of a packet of Gold Flake? l ) R s l 2 2 ) R s l 5 3)Rs 10.80 4) Rs 12.50 5) None of these Directions (Q. 131-135): Read the information below

and answer the questions that follow: 880 students appeared in an examination. Of these, 224

passed in Physics, 240 passed in Chemistry and 336 passed in Mathemat i c s , 64 passed in both Chemist ry and Mathematics, 80 passed in both Physics and Mathematics, 40 passed in both Physics and Chemistry, and 24 passed in all the three subjects. 131 ,̂ The percentage of students who didn't pass in any of

the subjects is 1)30.3% 2)25.6% 3)27.27% 4)35.4% 5)0.2%

132. What is the percentage of students who passed in only one subject? 1)57.27 2)58 3)56 4)60 5)59.3

133. What is the number of students who passed in at least two subjects? 1)140 2)139 3)137 4)136 5) None of these

134. What is the percentage of students who passed in all three subjects to those who passed in two subjects? 1)25 2)24 3)28 4)35 5) None of these

135. What is the ratio of the number of students who passed in Physics and Mathematics to those who passed in Physics and Chemistry?

, 1) 7 : 2 2 ) 2 : 7 3 ) 5 : 4 4 ) 4 : 5 5) None of these 136. What will be the difference between the simple and the

compound interest at the rate of 15% per annum on a sum of Rs 12000 after 3 years? l)Rs875 2)Rs900 3)Rs800.3 4)Rs860.5 5)Rs850.5

137. The ratio of the earnings of A to B is 5 : 8. If the earnings of A increases by 25% and that of B decreases by 25%, what is the new ratio of their earnings? 1)25:24 2 ) 2 4 : 2 5 3 ) 5 : 6 4 )6 : 5 5) None of these

138. How many words can be made using the letters of the word "BHAG WADGITA" if all the vowels come together and all the consonants come together? 1)20000 2)20160 3)20150 4)20180 5 )Noneof these r

139. A can do a piece of work in 15 days and B in 20 days. How much time will they take to complete the work if they work on alternate days, starting with A?

6000 -

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Years

146. What is the average production per year of rice in the three states during the given period? 1)13775 2)18625 3)12796 4)12797 5) None of these

147. What is the ratio of the total production of rice in Benga1

to that of rice in UP?

1 } 1190 2 ) 1189 3 ) 678 4 ) 36 5 ) 44 148. What is the percentage contribution of Bihar in the total

production in 2008? 1)28.5 2)30.6 3)29.49 4)30.45 5)29

149. Production of rice in 2004 in what per cent of the production of rice in 2008 in all the three states? 1)72 2)75 3)77 4)74 5)73

150. What per cent of production in 2005 should be added to it to make it equal to the production in 2006? I) 13.2% 2) 14.6% 3) 12.4% 4) 16.8% 5)None of these

Test of Reasoning Directions (Q. 151-155): Answer these questions

referring to the symbol-letter-number sequence given below: N8B@5 AR(36YL» 3AF$4G£?TV9yaH7SJ 1 ©D

151. Four of the following five are similar in respect of their positions in the above sequence and hence form a group. Which one does not belong to the group? l)GVoc 2 )YAG 3 ) @ p L 4)$Ty 5 ) T a S

152. How many symbols in the sequence are either immediately fol lowed by a letter belonging to the first half of the English alphabet or immediately followed by a number? 1)5 2)6 3)7 4)8 5) None of these

153. If the positions of the letters in the sequence are reoccupied by the letters themselves after getting arranged alphabetically from left, which of the following will indicate the position o f ' J ' in the new arrangement? 1) Between G and • 2) Between 4 and £ 3) 15th from the right 4) 7th to the left of R

5) None of these 154. Which of the following will not change its position after

the change in Q. 153? l )OnlyN 2) Only R and N 3) Only F 4) None 5) None of these

155. What is the total number of 'the numbers immediately followed by a letter' and 'the symbols immediately preceded by a letter' together in the given sequence? 1)10 2)11 3)9 4)12 5). None of these

156. In a certa|n code language the word BREAKDOWN is written as DQGCJFQVP. How will the word MENSTRUAL be written1 in that code language? l)ODPRVQWZN 2)ODPUSTWZN 3)OPDUSTWZN 4)OPDUSWTZN 5) None of these

157. Four of the following five are similar in relation to their positions in the English alphabet and hence form a group. Which one does not belong to that group? 1) PKSOV 2) HPKTN 3) ARDUG 4)JTMXP 5)CEFI1

158. If each alphabet is assigned a sequential numerical value in terms of even numbers on the basis of their position in the English alphabet, viz. A = 2, B = 4,C = 6 and so on, what will be the value of the word LOCATION? 1)180 2)182 3)186 4)178 5) None of these Directions (Q. 159-163): In each question below is given

a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement. Give answer

1) if only assumption I is implicit. 2) if only assumption II is implicit. 3) ifeither I or II is implicit. 4) if neither I nor II is implicit. 5) if both I and II are implicit.

159. Statement: Politicians turning into ministers is a natural transformation even if the quality of perfor­mance rarely matches expectations.

Assumptions: 1. No ministers have adequate quality and , skills.

II. Ministers should be able to handle their job efficiently.

160. Statement: Some ambitious political leaders themselves use grievances of minorities as empty slogans to grab political power.

Assumptions: I. Such leaders have no mass base nor genuine support, except for an occasional emo­tional upsurge. II. Playing with the minority cards gives some leaders political berth but the status of their subjects remains unchanged.

161. Statements: India's strength lies in its pluralism and diversity. In fact, even western countries, which tended to be quite monolithic, are fast becom­ing pluralistic and diverse.

Assumptions: I. Diversity has become the order of the day. II. No country can ignore the diversi ty a m o n g their populace .

162. Statement: When corrupt pract ices become a way of life, society degenera tes and political stability is endangered .

Assumptions: I . Corrupt ion ha rms every segment of society. II. On ly co r rup t ion - f r ee soc ie ty can have political stability.

163. Statement: "Those wi thout a voter identity card will not be. permitted to vote even if their names are in the eligible vo te rs ' l is t ."— Election C o m m i s ­sioner on the eve of election

Assumptions: I. Voter identity cards have been issued to all the voters in the country. II. Voter identity cards have not been issued to all the voters in the country.

Directions (Q. 164-168) : Below is given a passage followed by several possible inferences which can be drawn from the facts stated in the passage . You have to examine each inference separately in the context of the passage and decide upon its degree of truth or falsity. Mark answer

1) if the inference is 'definitely t rue ' , ie it properly follows from the s tatement of facts given.

2) i f t he i n f e r e n c e i s ' p r o b a b l y t r u e ' t h o u g h no t 'definitely t rue ' in the light of the facts given.

3) if the 'data are inadequa te ' , ie from the facts given you cannot say whether the inference is likely to be true or false.

4) i f the i n f e r ence is ' p r o b a b l y f a l s e ' t h o u g h no t 'definitely false ' in the light of the facts given.

5) if the inference is ' de f in i t e ly f a l s e ' , ie it c a n n o t p o s s i b l y be d r a w n f rom the facts g i v e n for i t contradicts the given facts.

The historical exper ience of how country after country went from poverty to prosperi ty over the last two hundred years suggests that the t ransformation in each case was gen­erally driven by one sector, which became the engine of the economy. In Britain it was texti les; in the US the industrial revolution was led by the rai lways, in today ' s language, the nation's compet i t ive advan tage emana tes from its leading sector. Over the last fifty years India has s t ruggled unsuc­cessfully to find its lead sector or its source of compet i t ive advantage, and this explains , in part, its inability to create an industrial revolution. Now, it may have found it in the infor­mation or knowledge sectors of the economy. 164. US and Britain are the most p rosperous countr ies in the

world. 165. India got its independence fifty years ago . 166. Two hundred years ago , all count r ies of the wor ld were

poor. 167. In nea r fu ture Ind i a wi l l no t be l i s ted a m o n g the

prosperous countr ies .

168. Indians are the most talented in information technology. Directions (Q. 169-175): Read the following information

carefully and answer the questions given below: Following are the criteria to give preferences in the allot­

ment of berths to the wait-l isted old cit izens by the Indian Railways:

The person w h o are wait-l isted must i) be more than 60 years of age. ii) have obtained at least 'C ratings in no. of hours of

t ravel l ing and no. of t imes of journey on the Indian Rai lways dur ing the last five years . For this, five ratings — A , B, C, D and E — have been created on the basis of "Rai lways Travell ing Report" (RTR) with the lowest rat ing of A and highest rating of E.

iii) have obta ined at least ' D ' ratings in total distance travelled and no. of t rains used for his/her journey by the Indian Rai lways dur ing the last three years . For this, the six rat ings A, B, C, D, E and F have been fo rmula ted on the bas i s o f " R a i l w a y s T rave l l i ng Repor t " with the lowest rating of A and the highest rat ings of F.

iv) have retired from defence services . However, in case of a candidate who fulfils all the criteria EXCEPT (a)( iv) above , but has retired from other government

depar tments or PSU s , may be referred to the Chief Reservation Clerk.

(b)( i) above , but be more than 58 years of age and has submit ted a medical certificate in favour of his/her unfitness, may be referred to the Medical Officer, IR.

Based on these criteria and information provided against each candida te , dec ide the course of action. You are not to assume anything. If the data provided are not adequate to decide the given course of action, your answer will be "Da ta inadequate" . Give answer (1) if preferences is to be given. (2) if data are inadequate .

(3) if the case is to be referred to Chief Reservation Clerk. (4) if preferences is not to be given. (5) if the case is to be referred to the Medical Officer.

169. S Padmanavan , a retired defence personnel of 61 years o f age , has obta ined ' D ' ra t ings in no . o f hour s o f t ravell ing and no. of trains used for j o u r n e y dur ing the last five years in RTR. He has also obtained ' E' ratings in total distance travelled and no. of t imes of journey on Indian Railways during the last three years in RTR.

170. 70-year-old Abdul Aziz is the father of Nazi r Ahmed , a defence personnel. He retired from SAIL, a PSU, in 1990. He has obtained at least ' E ' rat ings in all the four scales on the basis of RTR during the last fifteen years . Because of his old age he is unfit and so has submit ted a medical certificate.

171. 62-year-old Dada Bhai has obtained C, D, C and E ratings in no. of t imes of journey , no. of t rains used for his journey, no. of hours of t ravel l ing and total d is tance travelled in RTR for the last five years respectively. He is a retired doctor of a public sector unit.

172. Sab i taRoy is a famous lawyer of her town. She is 59 years old. As she is a consul tant in the Supreme Cour t the she regular ly visits from her t own H o w r a h to Delhi by the Indian Rai lways. She has ob ta ined ' E ' ra t ings in all the catagories for the last ten years in the RTR. This t ime she has submitted the medical certificate for her unfitness.

173. Ram Lakhan Prasad is a retired school teacher. He has obtained k B ' rat ings in no. of hours of t ravell ing and no. of t imes of j ou rney on the Indian Railways dur ing the last five years in RTR. He has obtained D, E, C and D ratings in last four years respect ively in total dis tance travelled and no. of trains used for his j ou rney in RTR. He retired in 2007 at the age of 60 years from Kendriya Vidyalaya, a government school .

174. Omprakash Rai is an ex-serv iceman and n o w runs his daiiy in his village. 63-year-old Rai has obtained F ratings

in total dis tance t ravel led and no. of trains used for his jou rney d u r i n g the last four y ea r s in RTR. He has obtained D, E, C, B and E ratings in no. of hours of travell ing and no. of t imes of j ou rney in last five years respectively in RTR.

175. M a h e s h Jha has been g i v e n the bes t ra t ings in all the c a t e g o r i e s for t he last ten y e a r s in R T R by the Indian Railways. He is a 65-year-old retired engineer from N T P C , a PSU. Directions (Q. 176-181): Read the following information

carefully and answer the questions given below: Five Indian players Sachin, Bhutia, Leandef, Anand and

Gopichand are related with the adver t i sement of different products of different companies — Nike, Reebok, Pepsi, Coca C o l a a n d A d i d a s — , t h o u g h no t r e s p e c t i v e l y . S a c h i n advert ises nei ther for Sportswear nor for Rackets. Leander advert ises for Shoes but not for the company Coca Cola. Pepsi and Adidas p roduce nei ther Diet Coke nor Sportswear. Gopichand adver t ises for the company Nike but neither for Mineral Water nor for Diet Coke. Bhutia and Anand advertise for Adidas and Pepsi , though not necessari ly respectively. Coca Cola does not p roduce Mineral Water. 176. Sachin advert ises for which c o m p a n y ?

1) Coca Cola 2) Adidas 3) Pepsi 4) Data inadequate 5) None of these

177. Mineral water is the product of which company? l )Nike 2) Coca Cola 3) Pepsi 4) Data inadequate 5) None of these

178. W h o advert ises for the company Reebok? 1) Sachin 2) Leander 3) Gopichand 4) Data inadequate 5) None of these

179. Which of the fol lowing is definitely true? 1) Leander - Shoes - Nike 2) Gopichand - Mineral W a t e r - C o c a Cola 3) Sachin - Diet Coke - Coca Cola 4) Bhut ia - Spor t swear - Reebok 5) N o n e of these

Directions (Q. 187-191): In each question below, there are three statements followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, HI and IV. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the given statements. 187. Statements: a. Some chairs are tables.

b. All tables are keys. c. All locks are keys.

Conclus ions: I. Some tables are not chairs . II. All keys are chairs . III. Some locks are tables. IV. Some locks are chairs.

1) Only I follows 2) Only II follows 3) Only III follows 4) Only IV follows 5) N o n e of these

188. Statements: a. All cups are books . b- S o m e books are bikes, c. No bike is a scooter.

Conclus ions : 1. Some books are cups . II. Some bikes are cups . III. Some cups are scooters . IV. No cup is a scooter.

1) Only I follows 2) Only I and III follow 3) Only I and either III or IV follow 4) Either III or IV follows 5) N o n e of these

189. Statements: a. All s tands are papers . b. Some pins are papers . c. All p ins are phones .

Conclus ions : I. S o m e phones are not papers . II. S o m e stands are phones . III. Some pins are s tands. IV. Some phones are not s tands.

1) Only either II or III follows 2) Only I and II follow 3) Only either II or IV follows 4) Only I and II or IV follow 5) N o n e of these

190. Statements: a. No page is a copy. b. Some cards are not rectangles. c. Some copies are rectangles.

Conclusions: I. Some pages are not rectangles. II. No rectangles are pages. III. Some copies are not pages. IV. Some rectangles are not pages.

1) Only either II or IV follows 2) Only IV follows 3) Only either I or II follows 4) Only III and IV follow 5) None of these

191. Statements: a. All nibs are needles. b. No switch is a needle. c. Some switches are wheels.

Conclusions: I. Some needles are not wheels. II. No nib is a switch. III. Some nibs are not switches. IV. Some needles are switches.

1) Either II or III follows 2) Only II and IV follow 3)Only III and IV follow 4) Only I, II and III follow 5) Only II and III follow Directions(Q. 192-196): Given below are pairs of events

'A' and ' B ' . You have to read both the events 'A'and ' B ' and decide their nature of relationship. You have to assume that the information given in 'A' a n d ' B ' is true and you will not assume anything beyond the given information in deciding the answer. Mark answer.

1) If'A' is the effect and 'B' is its iinme'diate and principal cause.

2) If A' is the immediate and principal cause and 'B' is its effect.

3) If 'A' is an effect but 'B' is not its immediate and principal cause.

4) If 'B' is an effect but 'A' is not its immediate and principal cause.

5) None of these 192. Event (A): The government has decided to reduce its

stake in nationalised banks to 33 per cent. Even t (B): The bank employees have gone forone-day strike

against the privatisation of public sector banks. 193. Event (A): The government has decided to roll back the

hike in the prices of cooking gas and kerosene. Event (B): Some ministers had resigned in protest against

the hike in prices of cooking gas and other pe­troleum products.

194. Event (A): The Supreme Court has ordered to close all industrial units in the residential areas in Delhi.

Event (B): A mob of about 1,500 people went on the rampage and the police had to use tear gas to disperse them and restore normalcy.

195. Event (A): The brigand Veerappan has released Rajkumar after 108 days of abduction.

Event (B): The state government 'A' has activated the Special Task Force (STF) to arrest Veerappan.

196.. Event (A): Cricketer 'A' has denied to talk with media persons.

Event (B): BCCI special commissioner K. Madhavan has quizzed cricketer 'A' for nearly six hours for his role in betting and match-fixing scam.

Directions (Q. 197-202): A word arrangement machine, when given a particular input, rearranges it following a particular rule. The following is the illustration of the input and the steps of arrangement:

Input: the foreign hand is back in action Step I: hand foreign the in action is back Step II: the in hand foreign back is action Step HI: is action back foreign hand the in Step IV: back action is the in foreign hand

And so on for subsequent steps. You have to find out the logic and answer the questions given below: 197. Input: We generally do not focus on them.

For the above input, which step will be the following arrangement? Arrangement: do on generally not we them focus OStepVIII 2)StepVI 3)StepVII 4) Step V 5) None of these

198. If Step V reads "designer suit reflect not just class b u t " , what will be the middle three words of step I? 1) suit but not 2) just class reflect 3) designer suit but 4) class but suit 5) None of these

199. If Step II reads "these are clouds over the Indian mind", what would be the arrangement for Step VIII? 1) clouds are over Indian these mind the 2) over are clouds mind the Indian these 3) over are Indian clouds the mind these 4) over Indian clouds are the mind these 5) None of these

200. If the given input is "not only has he stolen the hearts," what will be Step V? 1) only the has hearts stolen he not 2) he not stolen hearts has only the 3) he not hearts stolen has the only 4) stolen hearts he not the only has 5) None of these

201. If Step VII reads "let us love respect protect these birds", what will be the arrangement for the Input? 1) protect respect let love birds us these 2) respect love let protect birds us these 3) protect love let respect us birds these 4) respect protect let love birds us these 5) None of these

202. Input: make our planet look beautiful and lively. For the above input, which step will have "make and our planet" as the last four words? 1) Step II 2) Step III 3) Step IV 4) There is no such group of words 5) None of these

203. How many pairs of letters are there in the word 'CANDIDATE' which have as many letters between them as in the English alphabet? l )Three2)Two 3) Four 4)One 5) None of these

204. Four of the following five have a similar relationship and hence form a group. Which one does not belong to the group? 1) REACH: VZXSO 2) WORLD: OWTLO 3) BRAND: YZWOK 4) SPEAK: VZPPM 5) WHICH: SRXPT

205. If it is possible to make a meaningful word with the second, third, seventh, ninth, tenth and twelfth letters of the word GEOGRAPHICAL, which of the following will be the second letter of that word? If more than one such word can be made, give 'N ' as the answer. If no such word can be made, give ' Y' as the answer. 1)0 2)N 3)Y 4)P 5) None of these Directions (Q. 206-210): Each of the questions below

consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to the answer the question. Read both the statements and give answer.

(1) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.

(2) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.

(3) If the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.

(4) If the data in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

(5) If the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

206. What is Sita's rank from top in a class of twenty students? L Rama is fifth from the top and two ranks above Sita. II. Ashok is tenth from the bottom and three ranks below

Sita. 207. Who among P, Q, S, T, V and W is the shortest?

L S is taller than T, P and W, and is not the tallest. IL T is shorter than Q but is not the shortest.

208. Which of the following means 'very' in a certain code language? L 'pit jo ha' means 'very good boy' in that code

language. II. 'jo na pa' means 'she is good' in that code language.

209. On which day of the week was Pramod born? L Pramod's sister was born on Wednesday. II. Pramod's birthday was after his brother's birthday

but before his sister's birthday. 210. How many sisters does P have?

L M and T are sisters of K. IL D is husband of B, who is mother of K and P. Directions (Q. 211-215): In each question below is given

a statement followed by two conclusions numbered 1 and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then consider the two conclusions together and decide which of them logically follows beyond a reasonable doubt from the information given in the statement. Give answer

1) if only conclusion I follows 2) if only conclusion II follows 3) if either 1 or II follows 4) if neither I nor II follows, and 5) If both land II follow

211. Statement: The Central government has filed a case against 142 companies, which had folded up their busi­ness without meeting the legal obligations.

Conclusions: I: While starting and closing their busi­ness almost every company in India does not go through the legal formalities. II. The concerned government departments are trying to fulfil their responsibilities related to "vigilance" so that other companies also get the clear message.

212. Statement: There has been growing demand for greater powers to meet the increased responsibilities of the councillors in the All-India Councillors Conference.

Conclusions: I. People are mad after powers; they want both money and power. II. The post of councillors should not be merely ornamental.

213. Statement: In order to bring about a major growth in commercial transactions with India'and encour­age bilateral trade relations, France has an­nounced a bilateral treaty related to multi-pur­pose projects.

Conclusions: I. India is also willing to strengthen its deal­ings and trade with France. II. Every country should develop commercial relations with others.

214. Statement: "Yes, I know honesty is the primary concern for d ischarging the duties of a pol ice officer and my officers are aware of this." — Statement of police commissioner of city S

Conclusions: I: The statement of police commissioner of city S is absolutely right. II. The statement of police commissioner of city S is not absolutely right.

215. Statement: The Electricity Board of state X has given ultimatum to the farmers to either regularise their electric connection by the end of June 2000 or face the legal procedure.

Conclusions: I. The Electricity Board of state X has failed to provide regular connection to the farmers. II. As the farmers of state X have small farms they don't need electricity for agriculture.

Directions (Q. 216-220): The first figure in the first unit of the problem fig­ures bears a certain relationship to the second figure. Similarly, the first figure in the second unit of the problem figures bears the same relationship to one of the figures in the answer figures. You are therefore to locate the figure which would replace the question mark.

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Directions (Q. 221-225): Out ofthe given five figures, four are similar in a certain way. One figure is not like the other four. That means four figures form a group. The question is: which one of the figures does not belong to this group?

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