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SSCHIGHERSECONDARYLEVELMODEL
TEST-4

GENERALINTELLIGENCE
Directions(1-
9):Ineachofthefollowingquestions,selecttherelatedword/letters/numberfromthegive
nalternatives.
1. Life:Death::Beginning:?
(a) Era (b)End (c)Time (d)Commence.
2. Leg:Knee::Arm:?
(a) Hand (b)Wrist (c)Elbow (d)Sleeve
3. Interrupt:Speak::?
(a) Shout:Yell(b)Intrude:Enter (c)Interfere:Clash(d)Telephone:Telegraph
4. BD:Cl::DP:?
(a) EZ (b)EY (c)DF (d)EX
5. ACE :GIK::MOQ:?
(a) SUW (b)STU (c)STW (d)SVW
6. EGIK:LJHF::SUWY:?
(a) ZXVT (b)LNPR (c)MOQS
(d)TVXZ7. 3:27::4:?
(a)16 (b)64 (c)28 (d)32
8. 18:52::12:?
(a)34 (b)48 (c)60 (d)72
9. 8:9::64:?
(a)16 (b)20 (c)25 (d)36
Directions(10-
18)Ineachofthefollowingquestions,selecttheonewhichisdifferentfromtheotherthreeres
ponses?
10. (a)Iron (b)Steel (c)Gold (d)Tin
11. (a)Book (b)Journal (c)Article (d)Newspaper
12. (a)Araldite (b)Gel (c)Plaster (d)Wax
13. (a)D (b)E (c)F (d)G
14. (a)DGLS (b)MPSV (c)HKPW (d)KNSZ
15. (a)ROPE (b)WED (c)DON
(d)POT16.(a)204 (b)220 (c)228 (d)
25217.(a)5-58 (b)6-69 (c)7-80 (d)8-
9018.(a)49-100 (b)81-144 (c)24-64 (d)9-36
19. ArrangethefollowingwordsaccordingtoEnglshDictionary:
A.Advertise B.Admit C.Addition D.Adhesive
(a)A,B,C,D (b)C,D,B,A (c)C,B,D,A (d)D,A,B,C
Directions(20-
21):Ineachofthefollowingquestions,whichoneofthegivenresponseswouldbeameaningful
orderofthefollowingwordsinascendingorder?
20. A.Seed B.Fruit C.Plant D.Food
(a)BADC (b)ADBC (c)ACBD (d)CABD .
21. A.Yearly B.Fortnightly C.Monthly D.Daily E.Weekly
(a) E,B,C,D,A (b)D,E,B,C,A (c)B,E,D,C,A (d)A,D,E,C,B
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22. Whichonesetofletterswhensequentiallyplacedatthegapsinthegivenletterseriesshallco
mpleteit?
KLM_,KL_N,K_MN,_LMN
(a) NMLK (b)KLMN (c)LKNM (d)KLNM
Directions(23-26):Ineachofthefollowingquestions,choosethecorrectalternative
fromthegivenonesthatwill completetheseries.
23. BE,HK,NQ,?
(a)PR (c)TW (d)UW
24. (b)SU
AZBY,CXDW,EVFU,?
(a)ITGS (b)GSIT (c)GISI
(d)GTHS25. 24,29,39,?,74
(a)49 (b)54 (c)44 (d)50
26. 480,?,24,8,4
(a)98 (b)96 (c)104 (d)88
27. Findthewrongnumberinthegivenseries:6,14,31
,64,137,280
(a)31 (b)64 (c)137 (d) 280
28. Pointingtoagirlinabus,amantellshisfriend“Sheisthedaughteroftheonlysonofmyfather’s
wife”.Howisthegirlrelatedtotheman?
(a) Cousin (b)Daughter (c)Mother (d)Sister
29. TherearefivefriendsSuresh,Kaushal,Madhur,AmitandRamesh.SureshisshorterthanK
aushalbuttallerthanRamesh.Madhuristhetallest.AmitisalittleshorterthanKaushalbutl
ittletallerthanSuresh.Iftheystandintheorderoftheirheightswhowillbetheshortest?
(a) Amit (b)Madhur (c)Ramesh (d)Kaushal
30. Fromthegivenalternativesselectthewordwhichcannotbeformedusingthelettersofthegi
venword.HISTORICAL
(a) RICHES (b)CHARIOT (c)CHART (d)CHAOS
31. Agroupofalphabetsaregivenwitheachbeingassignedanumber.Thesehavetobeunscram
bledmeaningfulwordandcorrectorderoflettersmaybeindicatedfromthegivenresponse
s.
LRT O A I123
456
(a)341625 (b)356142 (c)536241 (d)625341
32. IfFIREWOODiswrittenasERIFDOOW,howisFRACTIONwrittenas?
(a) ARFITCNO (b)NOITCARF (c)CARFNOIT (d)CRAFNOIT
33. IfRACKETiswrittenas813524inacertaincode,howwouldTRACKbewritteninthatcode?
(a)28153 (b)41835 (c)81253 (d)48135
34. Someequationsaresolvedonthebasisofacertainsystem.Onthesamebasis,findoutthecorr
ectanswerfortheunsolvedequation.
4x6x9=649,7x3x2=372,8x9x4=?
(a)489 (b)849 (c)948 (d) 984
35. Selectthecorrectcombinationofmathematicalsignstoreplace*signsandtobalancethegi
venequation.
15*3*5*20*2
(a)+-= (b)x-=x (c)+=+x (d)x-=
36. Whichof
thefollowinginterchangesofsignswouldmakethegivenequationcorrect?24+6x3 3-
1=14
(a)+andx (b)xand- (c)and+ (d)-and+
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Directions(37-
38)Ineachofthefollowing,questions,selectthemissingnumberfromthegivenresponses.
37. 8 72 9
6 66 11
9 ? 6
(a)64 (b)60 (c)52 (d)54
14 25 42
38.
2 4 6
3 3 ?
4 7 9
(a)3 (b)4 (c)6 (d)7
39. Xwalkssouthwardsandthenturnsright,thenleftandthenright.Inwhichdirectionishem
ovingnow?
(a) South (b)North (c)West (d)SouthWest
40. KalpanatravelledfrompointBtostraighttoCadistanceof8feet.Sheturnedleftandwalked5f
eetaway.Againsheturnedleftandwalked7feetandfinallyturnedleftandwalked5feet.Howf
arisshefromthestartingpoint?
(a) 3feet (b)4feet (c)1feet (d)5feet
41. Twostatementsare givenfollowedby twoconclusions
IandII.Youhavetoconsiderthestatementstobetrueeveniftheyseemtobeatvariancefrom
commonlyknownfacts.Youaretodecidewhichofthegivenconclusions,ifany,followfromth
e givenstatements.Indicateyouranswer.
Statements:

Teachingisanart.Drawingis
alsoanart.Conclusions:
I. Allartistsareteachers.
II. Allartistsknowtodrawpictures. (b)OnlyconclusionIIfollows
(c)NeitherconclusionInorIIfollows (d)BothconclusionsIandIIfollow
42. TwostatementsaregivenfollowedbyfourconclusionsI,II,IIIandIV.Youhavetoconsiderthe
statementstobetrueeveniftheyseemtobeatvariancefromcommonlyknownfacts.Youar
etodecidewhichofthegivenconclusionsifany,followfromthestatements,indicateyourans
wer.
Statements:
1. Allgoatsaretigers.
2. Alltigersarelions.Co
nclusions:
I. Alltigersaregoats.
II. Alllionsaretigers.
III. Nogoatisalion.
IV. Nolionisagoat.
(a)EitherIIorIIIfollows (b)EitherIIorIVfollows
(c)EitherIorIIIfollows (d)Noneoftheconclusionsfollow
43. Asolidcubeof4incheshasbeen paintedRed,GreenandBlackon
pairofoppositefaces.Ithasbeencutintooneinchcubes.Howmanycubeshaveonlyfourface
spainted?
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44. A,B,C,DandEarestandinginalinefacingNorth.Eisstanding40metreslefttoB.Aisstanding
20metrelefttoC,Disstanding20metrerighttoEand50metrerighttoC.Whatisthedistanceb
etweenAandB?
(a) 70metre (b)80metre (c)90metre (d)100metre
45. Whichanswerfigurewillcompletethepatterninthequestionfigure?
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46. Selecttheanswerfigureinwhichthequestionfigureishidden/embedded?
QuestionFigure AnswerFigure

47. Apieceofpaperisfoldedandcutasshownbelowinthequestionfigures.Fromthegivenanswe
rfigures,indicatehowitwillappearwhenopened?
QuestionFigure AnswerFigure

48. Whichoftheanswerfigureisexactlythemirrorimageofthegivenfigure,whenthemirrorishel
donthelineAB?
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49. WhichoneofthefollowingdiagramsbestdepictstherelationshipamongSparrows,Birdsan
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A. B. C. D.

(a)A (b)B (c)C (d)D

50. Awordisrepresentedbyonlyonesetofnumbersasgiveninanyoneofthealternatives.Thes
etsofnumbersgiveninthealternativesarerepresentedbytwoclassesofalphabetsasintwo
matricesgivenbelow.ThecolumnsandrowsofmatrixIarenumberedfrom0to4andthatofM
atrixIIarenumberedfrom5to9.Aletterfromthesematricescanberepresentedfirstbyitsro
wandnextbyitscolumn,e.g.:‘A’can berepresentedby 00,13andTcanberepresentedby
56,68,89,etc.IdentifythesetforthewordTEMPT.
MATRIX-I MATRIX-II
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
0 A U O T B 5 P T A M E
1 T E P A W 6 G I O T M
2 R M G G I 7 E A L T M
3 U M M C L 8 R A B L T
4 P L N E C 9 N P E G P

(a)56,43,32,97,10 (b)89,43,40,12,44(c)10,75,32,96,78 (d)78,11,12,96,10

ENGLISHLANGUAGE
Directions(51-
55):Inthefollowingquestions,somepartsofthesentenceshaveerrorsandsomehavenone.F
indoutwhichpartofasentencehasanerror.Theletterofthatpartisyouranswer.Ifthereisnoe
rror,thenyouransweris(d)i.e.,Noerror.
51. Thereare(a)/nopoetries(b)/inmybook,(c)/Noerror(d)
52. Thathouse(a)/isbuiltof(b)/stones,(c)/Noerror(d)
53. Heaswellas(a)/youlike(b)/togo.(c)/Noerror(d)
54. Verysoon(a)/1realised(b)/thatheisatfault,(c)/Noerror(d)
55. Santoshlives(a)/bytheprincipals(b)/heprofesses,(c)/Noerror(d)Directions(56-
60):Inthefollowingquestions,sentencesaregivenwithblankstobefilledinwithanappropr
iateword(s).Fouralternativesaresuggestedforeachquestion.Choosethecorrectalternati
veoutofthefour.
56. TheheadmastercongratulatedRajan.ＮＮＮＮＮＮＮＮＮgettingthemeritscholarship.
(a) for (b)about (c)with (d)on
57. Smallpoxhasbeeneradicated.ＮＮＮＮＮＮＮＮＮIndia.
(a) in (b)from (c)within (d)outof
58. Thepoliceoffereda.ＮＮＮＮＮＮＮforinformationaboutthestolenmoney.
(a) reward (b)award (c)profit (d)prize
59. Thereisnopossibilityof.ＮＮＮＮＮＮＮcominglate.
(a) they (b)their (c)them (d)theirs
60. Hisfriend.ＮＮＮＮＮunexpectedly.
(a) returnedto (b)comeback (c)turnedup
(d)getdownDirections(61-
65):Inthefollowingquestions,outofthefouralternatives,choosetheonewhichbestexpress
esthemeaningofthegivenword.
61. Elastic
(a) rubbery (b)flexible (c)expensive (d)exciting
62. Vacillate
(a) waver (b)never (c)quiver (d)queer
63. Impeccable
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(a)perfect (b)fair (c) faultless (d) criminal
64. Impediment
(a)clear (b)ailment (c) incapable (d) obstruction
65. Advance
(a)reduce (b)halt (c) progress (d) extend
Directions(66-
70):Inthefollowingquestions,choosethewordoppositeinmeaningtothegivenword.
66. Dormant
(a)acute (b) active (c)able (d) ablaze
67. Chivalrous
(a)gallant (b) dastardly (c)amorous (d) defiant
68. Erudite
(a)illiterate (b) crude (c)boring (d) ignorant
69. Despair
(a)sneer (b) compliment (c)irony (d) hope
70. Transparent
(a)translucent (b) opaque (c)clear (d) sharp
Directions(71-
75):Inthefollowingquestions,fouralternativesaregivenfortheidiom/phrase.Choosethe
alternativewhichbestexpressesthemeaningoftheidiom/phrase.
71. Atone’sbeckandcall
(a) toattendacall (b)tobehelpedbysomeone
(c)tobeusefultosomeone (d)tobedominatedbysomeone
72. Toexploreeveryavenue
(a) tosearchallstreets (b)toscoutthewilderness
(c)tofindadventure (d)totryeveryopportunity
73. Aredletterday
(a) adangerousdayinone’slife (b)asorrowfuldayinone’slife
(c) animportantorjoyfuloccasioninone’slife
(d) bothadangerousandsorrowfuldayinone’slife
74. Tohavesomethingupone’ssleeve
(a) tohidesomethinginthesleeve (b)toplayamagiciantrick
(c)tohaveasecretplan (d)toplayhideandseek
75. Onthespurofthemoment
(a) toactatonce (b)torideahorseinarace
(c)toactdeliberately (d)toacttheappointedtime
Directions(76-
80)Inthefollowingquestions,apartofthesentenceisprintedinbold.Belowaregivenalterna
tivestotheboldpartat(a),(b)and(c)whichmayimprovethesentence.Choosethecorrectalter
native.Incasenoimprovementisneeded,youransweris(d).
76. Enlightenmentwereastateofrelaxedawareness
(a) had (b)has (c)is (d)Noimprovement
77. Icomplimentedhimforhissuccessintheexamination
(a) about (b)on (c)at (d)Noimprovement
78. Heshouldnothadignoredhisfriend.
(a) shouldnothave (b)shouldhavenot
(c)shouldnothas (d)Noimprovement
79. Thejudgeaskedthelawyertobeconsistentwithproofinthecase
(a) corroboration(b)testimony (c)evidence (d)Noimprovement
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(a) indulged (b)invited (c)inspired
(d)NoimprovementDirections(81-
85):Inthefollowingquestions,outofthefouralternatives,choosetheonewhichcanbesubst
itutedforthegivenwords/sentence.
81. Pertainingtohorses
(a) equine (b)equestrain (c)equinox (d)equation
82. Onewhocannotbecorrected
(a) incurable (b)incorrigible (c)hardened (d)vulnerable
83. Difficultorimpossibletoread
(a) illogical (b)illegible (c)ineligible (d)legible
84. Anunexpectedpieceofgoodfortune
(a) Turnstile (b)Windfall (c)Philanthropy (d)Benevolence
85. Thosewhogoontosomeoneelse’slandwithouttheowner’spermission
(a) delinquents (b)trespassers (c)offenders
(d)culpritsDirections(86-
90):inthefollowingquestions,groupsoffourwordsaregiven.Ineachgroup,onewordiscorre
ctlyspelt.Findthecorrectlyspeltword.
86. (a) desiccation (b) dessication (c) desiccasion (d) deziccation
87. (a) nigardlely (b) niggardly (c) nigerdly (d) nigardly
88. (a) relinquish (b) relenquish (c) relinqeush (d) relinquesh
89. (a) ecspectation (b) expectation (c) expectation (d) expectasion
90. (a) assimilation (b) asimillation (c) assimillation (d) asimilation
Directions(91-
100)Inthefollowingpassage,someofthewordshavebeenleftout.Firstreadthepassageover
andtrytounderstandwhatitisabout.Thenfillintheblankswiththehelpofthealternativesgi
ven.
Evenduringthatcoldwinterafternoon,thepostmanwasslowlypushinghisbicycleupthe
hillthatledouttothevillage.Heusedtowalkvery(91)becausetherewasalotoficeonthegroun
d.Hehadonlyoneletterto(92)thiswasforan
(93)ladywholevedatthe(94)ofthehill.Everyone(95)her‘grandmother’.Shehadlivedalone(
96)sinceherdaughterhademigrated(97)Australiamanyyears(98).She(99)usedtoinvitet
hepostmanforacupoftea(100)hereadherletters.
91. (a)briskly (b)slowly (c)fast (d)leisurely
92. (a)post (b)handover (c)deliver (d)give
93. (a)ancient (b)important (c)old (d)illiterate
94. (a)foot (b)top (c)end (d)mouth
95. (a)called (b)named (c)branded (d)designated
96. (a)even (b)ever (c)about (d)all
97. (a)for (b)about (c)in (d)to
98. (a)since (b)after (c)before (d)away
99. (a)always (b)rarely (c)frequently (d)occasionly
100. (a)always (b)while (c)sometimes (d)often
QUANTITATIVEAPTITUDE
101. A’sweightis25%thatofB’sand40%thatofC’s.WhatpercentageofC’sweightisequaltoB’swe
ight?
(a)160% (b)140% (c)120% (d) 100%
102. If(2000)10=1.024x10k,thenthevalueofkis
(a)33 (b)30 (c)34 (d)31
103. IfDandEarepointsonthesidesABandACrespectivelyofa
ABCsuchthatDEPBC.IfAD=x,DB=x-2,AE=x+2andEC=x-1.Thevalueofxis
(a)2.5 (b)2 (c)3 (d)4
104. Inaparallelogram ABCD,the bisectorsofAandBmeetatO.ThenAOBisequalto
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(a) 850 (b) 900 (c)1100 (d)Noneofthese
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105. Thesmallestamong 12, 4, 5,3 is
(a) 612 (b)34 (c) 3 (d) 45
106. Whenanumberisdividedby36,theremainderis19.Whatwillbetheremainderwhenthenu
mberisdividedby12?
(a)7 (b)5 (c)3 (d)0
107. Byselling60articlesavendorgainsthesellingpriceof15articles.Findhisgainpercentage
1 4
(a)25 (b) 33 28
(c)20 (d) 7
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108. AshopkeepermarksanarticleatRs.60andsellsitatadiscountof15%.Healsogivesagiftwort
hRs.3.Ifhestillmakes20%profit,thecostprice,inrupees,is(a)22 (b)32 (c)40
(d)42
109. Acertainsumofmoneylentoutat16%p.a,thedifferencebetweenthecompoundinterestfor
1year,payablehalfyearly,andthesimpleinterestfor1yearisRs.56.TheSumis
(a)Rs.1080 (b)Rs.7805 (c)Rs.8750 (d)Rs.5780
110. Outof2500people,only60%havethesavinghabit.If30%savewithbank,32%withpostoffic
eandtherestwithshares,thenumberofshareholdersare
(a)450 (b)570 (c)950 (d) 1250
111. Apersonbought50pensforRs.50each.Hesold40ofthematalossof5%,Hewantstogain
10%on thewhole.Thenhisgainpercentontheremainingpensshouldbe(a)15 (b)40
(c)50 (d)70
112. Theaverageofthethreenumbersx,yandzis45.xisgreaterthantheaverageofyandzby9.The
averageofyandzisgreaterthanyby2.Thenthedifferenceofxandzis
(a)3 (b)5 (c)7 (d)11
113.Ifx:y=3:4,then4x+5y :5x-2y=
(a)7:32 (b)32:7 (c)4:3 (d)5:2
114. TheincomesofAandBareintheratio2:3andtheirexpendituresareintheratio1:2.Ifeachsa
vesRs.24,000,findA’sincome.
(a)Rs.24,000 (b)Rs.72,000 (c)Rs.19,200 (d)Rs.48,000
115. Inamixtureof25litres,theratioofacidtowateris4:1.Another3litresofwaterisaddedtothemi
xture.Theratioofacidtowaterinthenewmixtureis
(a)5:2 (b)2:5 (c)3:5 (d)5:3
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116. AandBworkingtogether;candoapieceofworkin 4
hours.BandCworking
2
1
togethercandoitin3hours.CandAworkingtogethercandoitin 2
hours.All
4
ofthembegintheworkatthesametime.Findhowmuchtimewilltheytaketofinishthework.
(a) 3hours (b)2hours (c)2.5hours (d)3.25hours
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117. Onacertainsum,thesimpleinterestattheendofsum.Ther 6
yearsbecomes ofthe
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118. AShopkeeperliststhepriceofanarticleasRs.500.Buthegivesacertain
discountwhichallowsthebuyertopayRs.500forthearticleincluding10%salestax.Therate
ofdiscountis
1 1
(a)10% (b) 10 9
% (c) % (d)11%
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119.  ABCisinscribedinacircleP,QandRareanglesinscribedinthearcscutoffbysidesB
C,ACandABrespectively.ThenP+Q+Risequalto
(a)180° (b)360° (c)240° (d)Noneofthese
120. Meanof10numbersis30.Lateronitwasobservedthatnumbers15,23arewronglytakenas
51,32.Thecorrectmeanis
(a)25.5 (b)32 (c)30 (d)34.5
121. Ofthethreenumbers,thefirstnumberistwiceofthesecondandthesecondisthriceofthethir
dnumber.Iftheaverageofthese3numbersis20,thenthesumofthelargestandsmallestnum
bers is
(a)24 (b)42 (c)54 (d)60
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122. AandBtogethercando
ofawork.InthesametimeBandCtogethercando
19
14
ofthesamework.TheratioofworkdonebyA,BandCis
19
(a)3:4:5 (b)4:5:7 (c)5:6:8 (d)5:7:8
123. Thespeedofthecurrentis5km/hour.Amotorboatgoes10kmupstreamandbackagaintoth
estartingpointin50minutes.Thespeed,inkm/hour,ofthemotorboatinstillwateris
(a)20 (b)26 (c)25 (d)28
124. Amanhastobeatacertainplaceatacertaintime.Hefindsthatheshallbe20minuteslateifhe
walksat3km/hourspeedand10minutesearlierifhewalksataspeedof4km/hour.Thedista
ncehehastowalkis
(a)24km (b)12.5km (c)10km (d)6km
125. PipesPandQcanfillatankin 10and12hoursrespectivelyandC
canemptyitin6hours.Ifallthethreeareopenedat7a.m.,atwhattimewillone-
fourthofthetankbefilled?
(a)10a.m. (b)10p.m. (c)11p.m. (d)11a.m.
126. Theradiusoftheincircleofatriangleis2cm.Iftheareaofthetriangleis6cm2,thenitsperimete
ris
(a) 2cm (b)3cm (c)6cm (d)9cm
127. Thetotalsurfaceareaofasolidcircularcylinderistwicethatofasolidsphere.Iftheyhavethes
ameradii,theratioofthevolumeofthecylindertothatofthesphereisgivenby
(a)9:4 (b)2:1 (c)3:1 (d)4:9
128. Thebaseofasolidrightprismisatrianglewhosesidesare9cm,12cm,and15cm.Theheightof
theprismis5cm.Then,thetotalsurfaceareaoftheprismis(a)180cm2 (b) 234cm2
2 2
(c)288cm (d)270cm
129. Ifthesumofthreedimensionsandthetotalsurfaceareaorarectangularboxare12cmand94
cm2respectively,thenthemaximumlengthofastickthatcanbeplacedinsidetheboxis
(a) 5 2 cm (b)5cm (c)6cm (d)2 5 cm
130. Eachinteriorangleofaregularpolygonis18°morethaneighttimesanexteriorangle.Thenu
mberofsidesofthepolygonis
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(a)10 (b)15 (c)20 (d)25
131. Thelengthofeachsideofanequilateraltriangleis14 3 cm.Theareaoftheincircle,incm2,is
(a)450 (b)308 (c)154 (d)77
132. Threecirclesofdiameter10cmeach,areboundtogetherbyarubberband,asshowninthefig
ure.

Thelengthoftherubberbandincm,ifitisstretchedasshown,is
(a)30 (b)30+10 (c)10 (d)60+20
133. Theratiooftheareasoftwoisoscelestriangleshavingthesameverticalangle(i.e,anglebetw
eenequalsides)is1:4.Theratiooftheirheightsis
(a)1:4 (b)2:5 (c)1:2 (d)3:4
134. Ifachordoflength16cmisatadistanceof15cmfromthecentreofthecircle,thenthelengthoft
hechordofthesamecirclewhichisatadistanceof8cmfromthecentreisequalto
(a)10cm (b) 20cm (c)30cm (d)40cm
2 2
135. Theminimum value of2sin +3cos is
(a)0 (b)3 (c)2 (d)1
a
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136. Ifthesumof anditsreciprocalis1anda0,b 0,thenthevalueofa +b3is
b
(a)2 (b)-1 (c)0 (d)l
1 1
137.Ifx2+y2+ 2 =4,thenthevalueofx2+y2 is
x +
y2
(a)2 (b)4 (c)8 (d)16
1 1 1
2 2
138. Ifx =y+z, y =z+x, z =x+y,thenthevalueof 2   is
x1 y1 z1
(a)-1 (b)1 (c)2 (d)4
1
18 6
139. Ifx+ +x12 +x +1is
= 3 thenthevalueofx
x
(a)0 (b)1 (c)2 (d)3
140. Ifa2+b2=2andc2+d2=1,thenthevalueof(ad-bc)2+(ac+bd)2is
4 1
(a)
(b) (c)1 (d)2
9 2
141. TwomediansADandBEofABCintersectatGatrightangles.IfAD=9cmandBE=6cm,thent
helengthofBD,incm,is
(a)10 (b)6 (c)5 (d)3
1 1
142. Ifcosec39°=x,thevalueof sin2390tan2 510 is
2
cosec 510
sin 51 sec2390
2 0

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143. Thevalueoftan4°,tan43°,tan47°,tan86°is
(a)2 (b)3 (c)l (d)4
tan cot
144. If
tan cot
 
2, 0 900 , thenthevalueofsin is

2 3 1
(a) (c)
(b) 2 (d)1
3 2
145. Iftheangleofelevationofthesunchangesfrom30°to45°,thelengthoftheshadowofapillard
ecreasesby20metres.Theheightofthepillaris

(a) 20  31 m (b) 20  31 m (c) 10  31 m (d)10  

31 m
Directions(146-
150)Thehistogramshowsthemarksobtainedby45studentsofaclass.Lookatthehistogra
mandanswerthequestions.
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10
9 8
NumberofStudents

8 7
7
6
6 5
5 4
4 3
3 2
2
1
0
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Marks
146. Howmanystudentshaveobtainedmarks50andabove?
(a)9 (b)10 (c)11 (d)16
147. Ifthepassmarkbe30,whatisthenumberoffailures
(a)2 (b)6 (c)18 (d)20
148. Ifthepassmarkbe30,whatisthepercentageofsuccessfulstudents?(a)75%
(b)60% (c)50% (d)40%
149. Howmanystudentshaveobtainedmarkslessthan10?
(a)2 (b)10 (c)l (d)4
150. Howmanystudentshaveobtained30ormoremarksbutlessthan40?(a)3
(b)4 (e)5 (d)6
GENERALAWARENESS
151. FounderoftheSatvahanadynastywas
(a)ShatkarniI (b)Simuka (c)ShatkarniII (d)RudradamanI
152. ThePlanningCommissionofIndiawasestablishedintheyear
(a)1947 (b)1949 (c)1950 (d) 1952
153. GreenRevolutionwasstartedin
(a)1960 (b)1970 (c)1980 (d) 1990
154. ThetermoftheFinanceCommissionis
(a)Tenyears (b)Fiveyears (c)Sixyears (d)Threeyears
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(a)1948 (b)1947 (c)1949 (d) 1950
156. WhowastheChairmanoftheConstituentAssembly?
(a)Dr.B.R.Ambedkar (b)Dr.RajendraPrasad
(c)JawaharLaiNehru (d)VallabhBhaiPatel
157. Whichoneofthefollowingmethodsisusedtoascertainthepublicopiniononimportantlegi
slation?
(a)Initiative (b)Recall (c)Referendum (d)Noneofthese
158. FundamentalDutieswereaddedtotheConstitutionby
(a)24thAmendment (b)39thAmendment
(c)42ndAmendment (d)44thAmendment
159. ThefinalauthoritytointerpretourConstitutionisthe
(a)President (b)Parliament (c)PrimeMinister (d)SupremeCourt
160. ComparedwithSociety,thescopeofStateactivityis
(a)Wider (b)Narrow (c)Justequal(d)Nocomparisonbetweenthetwo
161. Yen-Kao-Chenisgenerallyknownas
(a)KadphisesI (b)KadphisesII (c)Kanishka (d)Vasishka
162. ThestrikingfeatureoftheIndusValleyCivilizationwas
(a)UrbanCivilization (b)AgrarianCivilization
(c)MesolithicCivilization (d)PaleolithicCivilization
165. TheGovernor-GeneralwhoabolishedthepracticeofSatiwas
(a) LordDalhousie (b)LordRipon
(c)LordWilliamBentinck (d)LordCurzon
164. ThefamousBhaktiSaintwhobelongedtotheroyalfamilyofMewarwas
(a) Chaitanya (b)Andal (c)Meerabai (d)Ramabai
165. AfterAlexander’sdeaththeEasternpartofhisempirecameunder
(a) SeleucusNicator (b)Menander
(c)Rudradaman (d)Kanishka
166. Thewriterofthe‘Kalpasutra’was
(a) Simuka (b)Panini (c)Bhadrabahu (d)Patanjali
167. TheproductusedformanufacturingofIndustrialalcoholis
(a) Khandasari (b)Bagasse (c)Molasses (d)Paper-pulp
168. Guwahatiissituatedonthebankoftheriver
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169. Kanchenjungaissituatedin
(a) Nepal (b)Sikkim (c)WestBengal (d)HimachalPradesh
170. WithwhichsetoffollowingcountrieshasArunachalPradeshcommonborder?
(a) Bhutan,BangladeshandChina (b)Myanmar,BangladeshandChina
(c)Bhutan,ChinaandMyanmar (d)Bhutan,BangladeshandMyanmar
171. Thegreencolouroftheleavesisduetothepresenceof
(a) Proteins (b)Lipids (c)Chlorophyll (d)Carbohydrates
172. Theediblepartofanonionis
(a) Modifiedroot (b)Aerialflower (c)Aerialstem (d)Fleshyleaves
173. Towhichgroupofbloodanuniversalrecipientbelongs?
(a) Agroup (b)Bgroup (c)Ogroup (d)ABgroup
174. Thenormalbodytemperatureofhumanbeingsis
(a)96.4°F (b)97.4°F (c)98.4°F (d)99.4°F
175. Columbaliviaisthescientificnameof
(a) Pigeon (b)Snake (c)Rabbit (d)Shark
176. Bonesarepneumaticin
(a) Fishes (b)Amphibians (c)Reptiles (d)Birds
177. NametheprocessofproductionofenergyintheSun.
(a) Nuclearfission (b)Radioactivity
(c)Nuclearfusion (d)Ionization
178. Asphericalballmadeofsteelwhendroppedinmercurycontainerwill
(a) sinkinmercury (b)willbeonthesurfaceofmercury
(c)willbepartlyimmersedmercury (d)willdissolveinmercury
179. Thesoundshavingafrequencyof20Hertzto20,000Hertzareknownas
(a) Audiblesounds (b)Ultrasonics (c)Infrasonics (d)Megasonics
180. Thewriterofthe‘Brihatkatha’was
(a) Dattamitra (b)Gunadaya (c)Bhadrabahu (d)Sarvavarman
181. Whichofthefollowingproduceshighestamountofenergyuponoxidation?
(a) Protein (b)Fat (c)Glucose (d)Analkane
182. Purewaterisbadconductorofelectricitybecauseitis
(a) feeblyionized(b)notvolatile (c)averygoodsolvent(d)anon-polarsolvent
183. WhereisNationalChemicalLaboratory(NCL)located?
(a) Chandigarh (b)Bhavnagar (c)Pune (d)Panaji
184. Themetalscommonlyusedforelectroplatingare
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(a) Gold,SodiumandChromium (b)Chromium,CopperandNickel
(c)Nickel,LeadandChromium (d)Gold,SodiumandPotassium
185. Whichofthefollowinginautomobileexhaustcancausecancer?
(a) Oxidesofnitrogen (b)Carbonmonoxide
(c)Lead (d)Polyclinichydrocarbons
186. Bleachingpowderisusedindrinkingwaterasa/an
(a) disinfectant (b)antibiotic (c)antiseptic (d)coagulant
187. Gammarayshavegreatestsimilaritywith
(a) -rays (b) -rays (c)X-rays (d)U.V.-rays
188. Intheabsenceofozonelayer,whichrayswillenterintoatmosphere?
(a) Infrared (b)Visible (c)Ultraviolet (d)X-rays
189. Whereareprogramsanddatatobeusedbythecomputeravailable?
(a) ProcessingUnit (b)Output (c)Storage (d)Input
190. InHTML,<B>and</B>tagsdisplaytheenclosedtextin
(a) blackcolour (b)background (c)bold (d)bright
191. Whoinventedchloroformasanaesthetic?
(a) JamesSimpson (b)EdwardJenner
(c)AlexanderFleming (d)ChristianBarnard
192. AccordingtotraditionKashyapaMatangaintroducedBuddhismto
(a) China (b)Kashmir (c)Ceylon (d)Gandhar
193. WhichoneofthefollowingindicatesthecorrectchronologicalorderoferainIndia?
(a) Gupta—Harsha—Vikram—Shaka (b)Vikram—Harsha—Gupta—Shaka
(c)Gupta—Shaka—Vikram—Harsha (d)Vikram—Shaka—Gupta—Harsha
194. OfwhichofthefollowingStatesofIndiaisKuchipudiadance-drama?
(a) Odisha (b)AndhraPradesh (c)Kerala (d)TamilNadu
195. WithwhichofthefollowingwasSatyajitRayassociated?
(a) Classicaldance (b)Journalism
(c)Classicalmusic (d)Directionoffilms
196. DuringPre-GuptaperiodwhatwasKahapan?
(a) Anoffice (b)Aluxuryitem (c)Acoin (d)Aport
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(a) financialsupporttoScheduledCastesandScheduledTribes
(b) oldagepensiontoverypoor
(c) insuranceforthepoor (d)Alloftheabove
198. Whichportwasknowntotheauthorof“PeriplusoftheerythraeanSea”asPadukone?
(a) Tamralipti (b)Arikamedu (c)Broach (d)Cochin
199. WhichofthefollowingisafamousAssamesefestival?
(a) MakarSakranti (b)Yugadi (c)Onam (d)RongaliBihu
200. TheleastpopulatedStateinIndiais
(a) ArunachalPradesh (b)Sikkim (c)Mizoram (d)Uttarakhand
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SET-4 -KEY
1 B 2 C 3 B 4 B 5 A 6 A 7 B
8 A 9 C 10 B 11 C 12 D 13 B 14 B
15 A 16 B 17 D 18 C 19 B 20 C 21 B
22 A 23 C 24 D 25 B 26 B 27 B 28 B
29 C 30 A 31 B 32 C 33 D 34 D 35 B
6 C 37 D 38 B 39 C 40 C 41 B 42 D
43 A 44 C 45 B 46 B 47 C 48 A 49 C
50 C 51 B 52 C 53 B 54 C 55 B 56 D
57 A 58 A 59 B 60 C 61 B 62 A 63 A
64 D 65 C 66 B 67 D 68 A 69 D 70 B
71 D 72 D 73 C 74 C 75 A 76 C 77 B
78 A 79 C 80 B 81 B 82 B 83 C 84 B
85 B 86 A 87 B 88 A 89 C 90 A 91 B
92 C 93 C 94 B 95 A 96 B 97 D 98 C
99 A 100 B 101 A 102 A 103 D 104 B 105 D
106 A 107 B 108 C 109 C 110 B 111 D 112 C
113 B 114 D 115 A 116 B 117 B 118 C 119 B
120 A 121 B 122 C 123 C 124 D 125 B 126 C
127 A 128 C 129 A 130 C 131 C 132 B 133 C
134 C 135 B 136 C 137 A 138 B 139 A 140 D
141 C 142 C 143 C 144 B 145 D 146 D 147 C
148 B 149 A 150 A 151 B 152 C 153 A 154 B
155 C 156 B 157 A 158 C 159 D 160 A 161 B
162 A 163 C 164 C 165 A 166 C 167 C 168 B
169 B 170 C 171 C 172 D 173 D 174 C 175 A
176 D 177 C 178 B 179 A 180 B 181 B 182 A
183 C 184 B 185 D 186 A 187 C 188 C 189 C
190 B 191 A 192 A 193 D 194 B 195 D 196 C
197 B 198 B 199 D 200 B

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