Sample Question Paper:-

Ques 1.) Friction can be reduced by changing from

a) Sliding to rolling

b) Rolling to sliding

c) Potential energy to kinetic energy

d) Dynamic to static

Ans: - (a)

Ques 2.) Fate smiles …… those who untiringly grapple with stark realities of life.

a) With

b) Over

c) On

d) Round

Ans:- (c )

Ques 3.) A man standing at a point P is watching the top of a tower, which makes an angle of elevation of 30º with the man’s eye. The man walks some distance towards the tower to watch its top and the angle of the elevation becomes 60º. What is the distance between the base of the tower and the point P?

a) 4√3 units

b) 8 units

c) 12 units

d) Data inadequate

e) None of these

Ans:- (d)

Ques 4.) PAIN:SEDATIVE

a) Comfort:Stimulant

b) Grief:Consolation

c) Trance:Narcotic

d) Ache:Extraction

Ans:- (b)

Ques 5.) Fire temple is the place of worship of which of the following religion?

a) Taoism

b) Judaism

c) Zoroastrianism (Parsi Religion)

d) Shintoism

Ans:- (c)

Ques 6.) From a point P on a level ground, the angle of elevation of the top tower is 30º. If the tower is 100 m high, the distance of point P from the foot of the tower is:

a) 149 m

b) 156 m

c) 173 m

d) 200 m

Ans:- ( c)

Ques7.) The angle of elevation of a ladder leaning against a wall is 60º and the foot of the ladder is 4.6 m away from the wall. The length of the ladder is:

a) 2.3 m

b) 4.6 m

c) 7.8 m

d) 9.2 m

Ans:- (d)

Ques 8.) For safety, the fuse wire used in the mains for household supply of electricity must be made of metal having

a) Low Melting Point

b) High Resistance

c) High Melting Point

d) Low Specific Heat

Ans:- (a)

Ques9. )Heavy Water Project (Talcher) and Fertilizer plant (Paradeep) are famous industries of

a) Orissa

b) Tamil Nadu

c) Andhra Pradesh

d) Kerala

Ans:- (a)

Ques 10.) Class A has a higher enrollment than Class B.

Class C has a lower enrollment than Class B.

Class A has a lower enrollment than Class C.

If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

a) True

b) False

c) Uncertain

Ans:- (b)

Ques 11.) In the past, consumers would rarely walk into an ice cream store and order low-fat ice cream. But that isn’t the case today. An increasing health consciousness combined with a much bigger selection of tasty low-fat foods in all categories has made low-fat ice cream a very profitable item for ice cream store owners.

This paragraph best supports the statement that

a) Low-fat ice cream produces more revenue than other low-fat foods.

b) Ice cream store owners would be better off carrying only low-fat ice cream.

c) Ice cream store owners no longer think that low-fat ice cream is an unpopular item.

d) Low-fat ice cream is more popular than other kinds of ice cream.

e) Consumers are fickle and it is impossible to please them

Ans:- ( c)

Ques 12.) Hamid Karzai was chosen president of Afghanistan in

a) 2000

b) 2001

c) 2002

d) 2003

Ans:- (c )

Ques 13.)  Durand Cup is associated with the game of

a) Cricket

b) Football

c) Hockey

d) Volleyball

Ans:- (b)

Ques 14.) I saw a …… of cows in the field.

a) Group

b) Herd

c) Swarm

d) Flock

Ans:- (b)

Ques 15.) Mara runs faster than Gail.

Lily runs faster than Mara.

Gail runs faster than Lily.

If the first two statements are true, the third statement is

a) True

b) False

c) Uncertain

Ans:- (b)

Ques 16.) Look at this series: 7, 10, 8, 11, 9, 12, … What number should come next?

a) 7b) 10

c) 12d) 13Ans:- (b)    

Ques 17.) Look at this series: 53, 53, 40, 40, 27, 27, … What number should come next?

a) 12b) 14c) 27d) 53

Ans:- (b)

Ques 18.) It is desirable to put the child in school at the age of 5 or so.

Assumptions:

a) i) At that age the child reaches appropriate level of development and is ready to learn.b) ii) The schools do not admit children after six years of age.c) Only assumption I is implicitd) Only assumption II is implicite) Either I or II is implicitf) Neither I nor II is implicitg) Both I and II are implicit

Ans:- (a)

Ques 19.) Statement: “In order to bring punctuality in our office, we must provide conveyance allowance to our employees.” – In charge of a company tells Personnel Manager?

Assumptions:

a) i) Conveyance allowance will not help in bringing punctuality.b) ii) Discipline and reward should always go hand in hand.c) Only assumption I is implicitd) Only assumption II is implicite) Either I or II is implicitf) Neither I nor II is implicitg) Both I and II are implicit

Ans:- (b)

Ques: 20.) Y is in the East of X which is in the North of Z. If P is in the South of Z, then in which direction of Y, is P?

a) Northb) Southc) South-Eastd) None of these

Ans:- (d)

Ques: 21.) A man walks 5 km toward south and then turns to the right. After walking 3 km he turns to the left and walks 5 km. Now in which direction is he from the starting place?

a) Westb) Southc) North-Eastd) South-West

Ans:- (d)

Question: 22.) One morning Udai and Vishal were talking to each other face to face at a crossing. If Vishal’s shadow was exactly to the left of Udai, which direction was Udai facing?

a) Eastb) Westc) Northd) South

Ans:- (c )

Question: 23.) Yesterday I saw an ice cube which had already melted due to heat of a nearby furnace.

a) Alwaysb) Neverc) Oftend) SometimesAns:- ( b)

Ques: 24.) A train always has

1. Rails2. Driver3. Guard4. Engine

Ans:- (d)

Ques: 25.) I remember my sister taking me to the museum.

a) I remember I was taken to the museum by my sister.b) I remember being taken to the museum by my sister.c) I remember myself being taken to the museum by my sister.d) I remember taken to the museum by my sister.

Ans:- ( b)

Ques: 26.) After driving professor Kumar to the museum she dropped him at his hotel.

a) After being driven to the museum, Professor Kumar was dropped at his hotel.

b) Professor Kumar was being driven dropped at his hotel.c) After she had driven Professor Kumar to the museum she had dropped him at his hotel.d) After she was driven Professor Kumar to the museum she had dropped him at his hotel.

Ans:- ( a)

Ques: 27.) They greet me cheerfully every morning.

a) Every morning I was greeted cheerfully.b) I am greeted cheerfully by them every morning.c) I am being greeted cheerfully by them every morning.d) Cheerful greeting is done by them every morning to me.

Ans:- (b)

Ques: 28.) You should open the wine about three hours before you use it.

a) Wine should be opened about three hours before use.b) Wine should be opened by you three hours before use.c) Wine should be opened about three hours before you use it.d) Wine should be opened about three hours before it is used.

Ans:- (d)

Ques: 29.) The doctor advised the patient not to eat rice.

1. The patient was advised by the doctor not to eat rice.2. The patient was advised by the doctor that he should not eat rice.3. The patient was being advised by the doctor that he should not rice by the doctor.4. The patient has been advised not to eat rice by the doctor.

Ans:- (a)

Ques: 30.) Generation Xers are those people born roughly between 1965 and 1981. As employees, Generation Xers tend to be more challenged when they can carry out tasks independently. This makes Generation Xers the most entrepreneurial generation in history.

This paragraph best supports the statement that Generation Xers

a) Work harder than people from other generations.b) Have a tendency to be self-directed workersc) Have an interest in making historyd) Tend to work in jobs that require risk-taking behavior.e) Like to challenge their bosses work attitudes.

Ans:- (b)

Ques: 31.) In the past, consumers would rarely walk into an ice cream store and order low-fat ice cream. But that isn’t the case today. An increasing health consciousness combined with a much bigger selection of tasty low-fat foods in all categories has made low-fat ice cream a very profitable item for ice cream store owners.

This paragraph best supports the statement that

a) Low-fat ice cream produces more revenue than other low-fat foods.b) Ice cream store owners would be better off carrying only low-fat ice cream.c) Ice cream store owners no longer think that low-fat ice cream is an unpopular item.d) Low-fat ice cream is more popular than other kinds of ice cream.e) consumers are fickle and it is impossible to please them

Ans:- ( c)

Ques: 32.) One New York publisher has estimated that 50,000 to 60,000 people in the United States want an anthology that includes the complete works of William Shakespeare. And what accounts for this renewed interest in Shakespeare? As scholars point out, his psychological insights into both male and female characters are amazing even today.

This paragraph best supports the statement that

a) Shakespeare’s characters are more interesting than fictional characters today.b) People even today are interested in Shakespeare’s work because of the characters.c) Academic scholars are putting together an anthology of Shakespeare’s work.d) New Yorkers have a renewed interested in the work of Shakespeare.e) Shakespeare was a psychiatrist as well as a playwright.

Ans:- (b)

Ques: 33.) I cannot accept your offer.

a) Your offer cannot be accepted by me.b) I cannot be accepted by your offer.c) The offer cannot be accepted by me.d) Your offer cannot be accepted.Ans:- (a)

Ques: 34.) They will inform the police.

a) The police will be informed by them.b) The police will inform them.c) The police are informed by them.d) Informed will be the police by them.

Ans:- (a)

Ques: 35.) You should open the wine about three hours before you use it.

a) Wine should be opened about three hours before use.b) Wine should be opened by you three hours before use.c) Wine should be opened about three hours before you use it.d) Wine should be opened about three hours before it is used.

Ans:- (a)

Ques: 36.) If log 27 = 1.431, then the value of log 9 is:

a) 934b) 945c) 954d) 958

Ans:- ( c)

Ques: 37.) Which of the following statements is not correct?

a) log10 10 = 1b) log (2 + 3) = log (2 x 3)c) log10 1 = 0d) log (1 + 2 + 3) = log 1 + log 2 + log 3Ans:- (b)

Ques: 38.) In how many different ways can the letters of the word ‘LEADING’ be arranged in such a way that the vowels always come together?

a) 360b) 480c) 720d) 5040e) None of these

Ans:- ( c)

Ques: 39.) In how many ways can the letters of the word ‘LEADER’ be arranged?

a) 72b) 144c) 360d) 720e) None of these

Ans:- (c)

Ques: 40.) From a group of 7 men and 6 women, five persons are to be selected to form a committee so that at least 3 men are there on the committee. In how many ways can it be done?

a) 564b) 645c) 735d) 756e) None of these

Ans:- (d)

Ques 41.)You need not come unless you want to.

a) You don’t need to come unless you want to

b) You come only when you want toc) You come unless you don’t want tod) You needn’t come until you don’t want toe) No correction required

Ans:- (a)

Ques 42.) There are not many men who are so famous that they are frequently referred to by their short names only

a) initialsb) signaturesc) picturesd) middle namese) E.No correction required

Ans:- (a)

Ques 43.) The man to who I sold my house was a cheat.

a) to whom I sellb) to who I sellc) who was sold tod) to whom I solde) No correction required

Ans:- (d)

Ques 44.) A sum of money at simple interest amounts to Rs. 815 in 3 years and to Rs. 854 in 4 years. The sum is:

a) Rs. 650b) Rs. 690c) Rs. 698d) Rs. 700

Ans:- (c)

Ques 45.) Mr. Thomas invested an amount of Rs. 13,900 divided in two different schemes A and B at the simple interest rate of 14% p.a. and 11% p.a. respectively. If the total amount of simple interest earned in 2 years be Rs. 3508, what was the amount invested in Scheme B?

a) Rs. 6400b) Rs. 6500c) Rs. 7200d) Rs. 7500e) None of these

Ans:- (e)

Ques 46.) A sum fetched a total simple interest of Rs. 4016.25 at the rate of 9 p.c.p.a. in 5 years. What is the sum?

a) Rs. 4462.50b) Rs. 8032.50c) Rs. 8900d) Rs. 8925e) None of these

Ans:- (d)

Ques 47.) An aeroplane covers a certain distance at a speed of 240 kmph in 5 hours. To cover the same distance in 1 hours, it must travel at a speed of:

a) 300 kmphb) 360 kmphc) 600 kmphd) 720 kmphAns:- (d)

Ques 48.) A train can travel 50% faster than a car. Both start from point A at the same time and reach point B 75 kms away from A at the same time. On the way, however, the train lost about 12.5 minutes while stopping at the stations. The speed of the car is:

a) 100 kmphb) 110 kmphc) 120 kmphd) 130 kmph

Ans:- (c)

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Ques 49.) In a certain store, the profit is 320% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25% but the selling price remains constant, approximately what percentage of the selling price is the profit?

a) 30%b) 70%c) 100%d) 250%

Ans:- (b)

Ques 50.) A vendor bought toffees at 6 for a rupee. How many for a rupee must he sell to gain 20%?

a) 3b) 4c) 5d) 6

Ans:- (c)

Ques 51.) A alone can do a piece of work in 6 days and B alone in 8 days. A and B undertook to do it for Rs. 3200. With the help of C, they completed the work in 3 days. How much is to be paid to C?

a) Rs. 375b) Rs. 400c) Rs. 600d) Rs. 800

Ans:- (b)

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Ques 52.) he length of the bridge, which a train 130 metres long and travelling at 45 km/hr can cross in 30 seconds, is:

a) 200 mb) 225 mc) 245 md) 250 m

Ans:- (c)

Ques 53.) Despite his best efforts to conceal his anger …..

a) we could detect that he was very happyb) he failed to give us an impression of his agonyc) he succeeded in camouflaging his emotionsd) he could succeed in doing it easilye) people came to know that he was annoyed

Ans:- (e)

Ques 54.) Even if it rains I shall come means……

a) if I come it will not rainb) if it rains I shall not comec) I will certainly come whether it rains or notd) whenever there is rain I shall comee) I am less likely to come if it rains

Ans:- (c)

Ques 55.) His appearance is unsmiling but ……

a) his heart is full of compassion for othersb) he looks very serious on most occasionsc) people are afraid of himd) he is uncompromising on matters of task performancee) he is full of jealousy towards his colleagues

Ans:- (a)

Ques 56.) She never visits any zoo because she is strong opponent of the idea of ……

a) setting the animals free into forestb) feeding the animals while others are watchingc) watching the animals in their natural aboded) going out of the house on a holidaye) holding the animals in captivity for our joy

Ans:- (e)

Ques 57.) Which one of the following is always found in ‘Bravery’?

a) Experienceb) Powerc) Couraged) Knowledge

Ans:- (c)

Ques 58.) The territory of Porus who offered strong resistance to Alexander was situated between the rivers of

a) Sutlej and Beasb) Jhelum and Chenabc) Ravi and Chenabd) Ganga and Yamuna

Ans:- (b)

Ques 59.) The Parliament of India cannot be regarded as a sovereign body because

a) it can legislate only on subjects entrusted to the Centre by the Constitutionb) it has to operate within the limits prescribed by the Constitutionc) the Supreme Court can declare laws passed by parliament as unconstitutional if they

contravene the provisions of the Constitutiond) All of the above

Ans:- (d)

Ques 60.) The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by

a) the peopleb) Lok Sabhac) elected members of the legislative assemblyd) elected members of the legislative council

Ans:- (c)

Ques 61.) A alone can do a piece of work in 6 days and B alone in 8 days. A and B undertook to do it for Rs. 3200. With the help of C, they completed the work in 3 days. How much is to be paid to C?

e) Rs. 375f) Rs. 400g) Rs. 600h) Rs. 800

Ans:- (b)

Ques 62.) he length of the bridge, which a train 130 metres long and travelling at 45 km/hr can cross in 30 seconds, is:

e) 200 mf) 225 mg) 245 mh) 250 m

Ans:- (c )

Ques 63.) Despite his best efforts to conceal his anger …..

f) we could detect that he was very happyg) he failed to give us an impression of his agonyh) he succeeded in camouflaging his emotionsi) he could succeed in doing it easilyj) people came to know that he was annoyed

Ans:- (e)

Ques 64.) Even if it rains I shall come means……

f) if I come it will not raing) if it rains I shall not comeh) I will certainly come whether it rains or noti) whenever there is rain I shall comej) I am less likely to come if it rains

Ans:- (c )

Ques 65.) His appearance is unsmiling but ……

f) his heart is full of compassion for othersg) he looks very serious on most occasionsh) people are afraid of himi) he is uncompromising on matters of task performancej) he is full of jealousy towards his colleagues

Ans:- (a)

Ques 66.) She never visits any zoo because she is strong opponent of the idea of ……

f) setting the animals free into forestg) feeding the animals while others are watchingh) watching the animals in their natural abodei) going out of the house on a holidayj) holding the animals in captivity for our joy

Ans:- (e)

Ques 67.) Which one of the following is always found in ‘Bravery’?

e) Experiencef) Powerg) Courageh) Knowledge

Ans:- (c )

Ques 68.) The territory of Porus who offered strong resistance to Alexander was situated between the rivers of

e) Sutlej and Beasf) Jhelum and Chenabg) Ravi and Chenabh) Ganga and Yamuna

Ans:- (b)

Ques 69.) The Parliament of India cannot be regarded as a sovereign body because

e) it can legislate only on subjects entrusted to the Centre by the Constitutionf) it has to operate within the limits prescribed by the Constitutiong) the Supreme Court can declare laws passed by parliament as unconstitutional if they

contravene the provisions of the Constitutionh) All of the above

Ans:- (d)

Ques 70.) The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by

e) the peoplef) Lok Sabhag) elected members of the legislative assemblyh) elected members of the legislative council

Ans:- (c )

Ques 71.) The Indian to beat the computers in mathematical wizardry is

a) Ramanujamb) Rina Panigrahic) Raja Ramannad) Shakunthala Devi

Ans:- (d)

Ques 72.) Jude Felix is a famous Indian player in which of the fields?

a) Volleyballb) Tennisc) Footballd) Hockey

Ans:- (d)

Ques 73.) The total of the ages of Amar, Akbar and Anthony is 80 years. What was the total of their ages three years ago ?

a) 71 yearsb) 72 yearsc) 74 yearsd) 77 years

Ans:- (a)

Ques 74.) An institute organised a fete and 1/5 of the girls and 1/8 of the boys participated in the same. What fraction of the total number of students took part in the fete ?

a) 2/13b) 13/40c) Data inadequated) None of these

Ans:- (c )

Ques75.) 2, 5, 9, ?, 20, 27

a) 14b) 16c) 18d) 24

Ans:- (a)

Ques 76.) 2, 3, 3, 5, 10, 13, ?, 43, 172, 177

a) 23b) 38c) 39d) 40

Ans:- ( c)

Ques 77.) A pineapple costs Rs. 7 each. A watermelon costs Rs. 5 each. X spends Rs. 38 on these fruits. The number of pineapples purchased is

a) 2

b) 3c) 4d) Data inadequate

Ans:- ( c)

Ques 78.) What is the product of all the numbers in the dial of a telephone ?

a) 1,58,480b) 1,59,450c) 1,59,480d) None of these

Ans:- (d)

Ques79.) The centre of gravity of a triangle is at the point where three

a) medians of the triangle meetb) perpendicular bisectors of the sides of the triangle meetc) bisectors of the angle of the triangle meetd) none of these

Ans:- (a)

Question 80.) The forces which meet at one point and have their lines of action in different planes are called

a) coplaner non-concurrent forcesb) non-coplaner concurrent forcesc) non-coplaner non-current forcesd) intersecting forces

Ans:- (b)

Ques 81.) An inductance of 0.08 u H is larger than

a) 0.0000008 Hb) 0.000000008 Hc) 0.000008 Hd) 0.00008 mH

Ans:- (b)

Ques 82.) A 240 u H inductor is equivalent to a

a) 0.240 mH inductorb) 0.000240 mH inductorc) 240 mH inductord) 240 H inductor

Ans:- (a)

Ques 83.) When a fourth resistor is connected in series with three resistors, the total resistance

a) increases by one-fourthb) increasesc) decreasesd) remains the same

Ans:- (b)

Ques 84.) A resistor is connected across a 50 V source. What is the current in the resistor if the color code is red, orange, orange, silver?

a) 2 mAb) 2.2 mAc) 214 mAd) 21.4 mA

Ans:- (b)

Ques 85.) The locus of the instantaneous centre of a moving rigid body, is

a) straight lineb) involutec) centroidd) spiral

Ans:- ( c)

Ques 86.) The friction experienced by a body, when in motion, is known as

a) rolling frictionb) dynamic frictionc) limiting frictiond) static friction

Ans:- (b)

Ques 87.) A cycle consisting of one constant pressure, one constant volume and two isentropic processes is known as

a) Carnot cycleb) Stirling cyclec) Otto cycled) Diesel cycle

Ans:- (d)

Ques 88.) The efficiency and work ratio of a simple gas turbine cycle are

a) lowb) very lowc) highd) very high

Ans:- (b)

Ques 89.) The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of the unit mass of gas through one degree at constant volume, is called

a) specific heat at constant volumeb) specific heat at constant pressurec) kilo Jouled) none of these

Ans:- (a)

Ques 90.) Which one of the following statements is true ?

a) The tangent of the angle of friction is equal to cofficient of frictionb) The angle of repose is equal to angle of frictionc) The tangent of the angle of repose is equal to coefficient of frictiond) All the above

Ans:- (d)