1. The Baikonur Cosmodrome is the worlds first and largest operational space launch facility. In which country is it located?

(A) France (B) Kazakhstan (C) Uzbekistan (D) Germany Ans. (B) Kazakhstan

2. The International Hockey Federation has decided to allot the next Hockey World Cup in 2010 to India. In which year Hockey World Cup tournament started? (A) 1971 (B) 1974 (C) 1976 (D) 1977 Ans. (A) 1971

3. Which among the following clubs has won the Spanish league title for the first time in three years on May 17, 2009? (A) Barcelona (B) Inter Millan (C) Real Madrid (D) Manchester United Ans. (A) Barcelona

4. Recently Suranjoy Singh of India sizzled with a Gold on the concluding day of the European Grand Prix boxing as India finished their campaign with four medals. This contest held in ? (A) Czech Republic. (B) Hungary (C) Serbia (D) Austria 5. Recently 12-member Sikkim Cabinet was sworn in and Pavan Kumar Chamling becomes CM for the ________? (A) 2nd time (B) 3rd time (C) 4th time (D) 5th time

Ans. (C) 4th time

6. Who among the following has been nominated to become the U.S. Attorney for Southern District of New York, by US President Barack Obama? (A) Preet Bharara (B) Suresh Modi (C) Rajiv Khurana (D) Suresh Kalmadi Ans. (A) Preet Bharara

7. The government formed the panel after many ex-servicemen returned their medals to protest the rejection of their one rank one pension demand. Who is heading this panel ? (A) K.M. Chandrasekhar (B) R Balakrishanan (C) B S Padmanabham (D) T. Raja Shekhar Ans. (A) K.M. Chandrasekhar 8. Recently Indias Jayanta Talukdar, Rahul Banerjee and Mangal Singh Champia, earned India a gold medal in the recurve team event of the archery World Cup Stage I. In which country this event held? (A) Croatia (B) Russia (C) Ukraine (D) Czech Republic. Ans. (A) Croatia

9. Recently Madhu Kannan has joined as managing director & chief executive officer (CEO) of which exchange? (A) Bombay Stock Exchange (B) National Stock Exchange (C) Delhi Stock exchange (D) None of these Ans. (A) Bombay Stock Exchange 10. Who has won his maiden International Tennis Federation (ITF) title at Delhi Lawn Tennis Association on April 25, 2009? (A) Yuki Bhambari

(B) Vishnu Vardhan (C) Leander Paes (D) Mahesh Bhupti Ans. (A) Yuki Bhambari

11. What is the name of the first setellite launched by Iran on Feb 3, 2009 ? (A) Shahab (B) Hatf (C) Zulfiqar (D) Omid Ans. (D) Omid

12. Recently Indian Navy commissioned INS Airavat. Which among the following terms precisely describes INS Airavat? (A) Landing Ship Tank (B) Waterjet Propelled Fast Attack Craft (C) Guided Missile Frigate (D) GPS Craft Ans. (A) Landing Ship Tank

13. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) recently has entered the Limca Book of Records as the largest animal rights organisation. (May 11, 2009). In which year PETA began ? (A) 1995 (B) 2000 (C) 1999 (D) 1980 Ans. (D) 1980

14. Open Market Operation is a part of (A) Income Policy (B) Fiscal Policy (C) Credit Policy (D) Labour Policy Ans. (D) Labour Policy

15. SDR, the curency of the IMF , is in the form of (A) Paper Currency (B) Gold (C) Silver and Gold both (D) Book keeping entry only Ans. (D) Book Keeping entry only 16.Who is the new Prime Minister of Hungry ? (A) Victor Orban (B) Gorden Bajnai (C) Jeno Fock (D) Ference Gyurcsany Ans. (B) Gorden Bajnai

17.Who is the new prime minister of Denmark ? (A) Anders Fogh Rasmussen (B) Lars Looke Rasmussen (C) Poul Nyrup Rasmussen (D) Poul Hartling Ans. (B) Lars Looke Rasmussen

18.Who is the Author of the book My China Diary (A)Kanwal Sibal (B)Salman Haider (C)J.N. Dixit (D)Natwar Singh Ans. (D) Natwar Singh

19.Umrao Singh has passed away recently .Which of the following field was he associated with ? (A) Film (B) Journalism (C) Sports (D) Politics Ans. Sports

20.Vidya Pillai is related to which sport ?

(A) Snooker (B) Golf (C) Archery (D) Billiards Ans. Snooker

21.Who has become the first Indian to win two medal in a Shooting World Cup? (A) Gagan Narang (B) Sanjeev Bindra (C) Abhinav Bindra (D) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Ans. Gagan Narang

22.Which country has launched a navigational Satellite? (A) South Korea (B) North Korea (C) India (D) China Ans. China 23.Where will be held the Final of the Cricket World Cup 2011? (A)Colombo (B)Mumbai (C)New Delhi (D)Dhaka Ans. Mumbai 24.When is the Commonwealth Day celebrated? (A) May 1 (B) May 3 (C) May 15 (D) May 24 Ans. May 15 25.What is the full form of PTC ? (A) Public Transport Certificate

(B) Pubic Telecommunications Council (C) Products Through Consumer (D) Pass Through Certificate Ans. Pass Through Certificate 26. In India, national income is estimated by . (a) Planning Commission (b) Indian Statistical Institute (c) Central Statistical Organization (d) National Sample Survey Organization Ans. (c) Central Statistical Organization 27. Given below are two statements . Assertion (a) : Powers for conducting elections to the Parliament and State Legislatures in a free and fair manner have been given to an independent body i.e. the Election Commission. Reason (R) : Powers of removal of Election Commissioners is with the executive. In the context of above, which one of the following is correct? (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. (b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. (c) A is true but R is false. (d) A is false but R is true. Ans. (B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

28. Which one of the following motions can the Council of Ministers in India move? (a) No Confidence Motion (b) Confidence Motion (c) Adjournment Motion (d) Censure Motion Ans. (B) Confidence Motion 29. Hindu Rate of growth refers to the rate of growth of . (a) GDP (b) Population (c) Foodgrains (d) Per capita income

Ans. (A) GDP

30. Which one of the following is the time limit for the ratification of an emergency period by the Parliament? (a) 14 days (b) 1 month (c) 3 months (d) 6 months Ans. (A) GDP 31. As per recommendations of the Twelfth Finance Commission, percentage share of States of the shareable central taxes is? (a) 28.5 (b) 29.5 (c) 30.5 (d) 32.4 Ans. (c) 30.5

32. The annual growth rate of the Indian Economy at 1999-2000 prices during 2005-2006 has been estimated between . (a) 5 to 6 per cent (b) 7 to 8 per cent (c) 6 to 7 per cent (d) 8 to 9 per cent Ans. (D) 8 to 9 per cent

33. Which one of the following is not an objective of fiscal policy of Indian Government? (a) Full employment (b) Regulation of inter-State trade (c) Price stability (d) Equitable distribution of wealth and income. Ans. (B) Regulation of inter-State trade

34. How many times has Financial Emergency been declared in India so far? (a) 5 times (b) 4 times

(c) Once (d) Never Ans. (D) Never

35. Which one of the following on the Consolidated Fund of India? (a) Salary and allowances of the President of India. (b) Salary and allowances of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. (c) Salary and allowances of the Justices of the Supreme Court of India. (d) Salary and allowances of the Vice President of India. Ans. (D) Salary and allowances of the Vice President of India.

Bank Clerical Exams Test I : Reasoning ability and Numerical Aptitude 1. Suresh is taller than Prabhu but shorter than Ram, Prabhu is as tall as Neeraj but taller than Nilesh. Which of the following statements is definitely true for Neeraj? (a) Neeraj is shorter than Nilesh (b) Neeraj is the tallest (c) Neeraj is the shortest (d) Neeraj is taller than Nilesh (e) None of these Ans: ( d ) Neeraj is taller than Nilesh 2. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word STAINLESS each of which has as many letters between them in the word as they have in the English alphabet, in the same sequence? (a) Two (b) Three (c) Four (d) Five (e) None of these Ans: ( e ) None of these 3. What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following sequence?

ARRANGEMENTS, RRANGEMENT, RANGEMEN, ?, NGEM (a) RANGEME (b) ANGEME (c) ANGEMENT (d) NGEMEN (e) None of these Ans: ( b ) ANGEME 4. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group? (a) Baking (b) Steaming (c) Cooking (d) Frying (e) Boiling Ans: ( c ) Cooking 5. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group which is the one that does not belong to that group? (a) Radish (b) Orange (c) Pear (d) Mango (e) Apple Ans: ( a ) Radish 6. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group? (a) Earth (b) Moon (c) Saturn (d) Pluto (e) Venus Ans: ( b ) Moon 7. If water is called food, food is called drink, drink is called blue, blue is called red, red is called white and white is called brown, then what is the colour of ?blood? ?

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Ans:

Blue Red Brown White Drink ( d )

White

8. In a certain code language, the word ENQUIRY is written as YRIUQNE. How will the word REQUIRE be written in the code language ? (a) QERUERI (b) REQUERI (c) ERIUQER (d) IREUQER (e) None of these Ans: ( c ) ERIUQER 9. In a certain code language DESERT is written RTSEDE. How will the word FAULTS the written in that code language? (a) TSULFA (b) AFLUST (c) LUAFST (d) UAFSTL (e) None of these Ans: ( a ) TSULFA 10. How many meaningful English word can be formed by using the second, the fifth, the seventh and the tenth letters of the word APPROPRIATION, each only once, but in different sequence ? (a) One (b) Two (c) Three (d) None of these (e) More than three Ans: ( a ) One Directions (Qs. 11?15) : What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions? 11. 7589 ? ? = 3434 (a) 3721

(b) (c) (d) (e) Ans: 12. 300 + (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Ans: 12.05 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Ans: 2435 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Ans: 78 x (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Ans:

4155 3246 11023 None of these ( b ) 4155 (10)2 x 2 = ? 450 800 500 550 None of these ( c ) 500 x 5.4 0.6 = ? 105.55 108.45 118.45 118.55 None of these ( b ) 108.45

13.

14.

24 = 24? 2.5 3.5 2 3 None of these ( a ) 2.5 14 + 7645 ? ? = 8247 580 590 490 480 None of these ( c ) 490 brother of Q mother of Q sister of Q father of P represents ?B is the

15.

Directions (Qs. 16?17) : I. ?P + Q? means P is the II. ?P x Q? means P is the III. ?P Q? means P is the IV. ?P ? Q? means Q is the 16. Which of the following material uncle of C??

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Ans:

B + A x B x C + B C + B x A + None of ( a )

C A A c these B + A x C

17. Which of the following statements is not necessary to answer the above question? (a) Only I and II (b) Only III (c) Only III and IV (d) Either II or III (e) All are necessary Ans: ( c ) Only III and IV 18. Pointing towards a woman a boy said, ?she is the only daughter of my mother?s brother?s only brother-inlaw?. How the woman is related to the boy? (a) Mother (b) Aunt (c) Sister-in-law (d) Sister (e) None of these Ans: ( d ) Sister 19. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which one of the following does not belong to that group? (a) 63 (b) 64 (c) 39 (d) 48 (e) 79 Ans: ( e ) 79 20. Ina certain code language DOWNBEAT is written as TABEWNDO. How will the word PROSPECT be written in that code language? (a) RPSOEPTC (b) TCPEOSPR (c) ORPSPTCE (d) TCPREPOS (e) None of these

Ans: ( b )

TCPEOSPR

Directions (Qs. 21?26) : What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions? 21. 37.5 (27)1.5 x 92 = 3? (a) 5 (b) 4.5 (c) 7 (d) 6.5 (e) None of these Ans: ( c ) 7 22. 28% of 450 + 45% of 280 = ? (a) 126 (b) 252 (c) 324 (d) 212 (e) None of these Ans: ( b ) 252 1027.05 ? 314.005 + 112.25 = ? (a) 825.395 (b) 825.095 (c) 825.305 (d) 825.295 (e) None of these Ans: ( d ) 825.295 (103.7 x 101.3)2 = 10? (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 10 (d) 3 (e) None of these Ans: ( c ) 10 40.83 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Ans: x 1.02 x 1.2 = ? 49.97592 41.64660 58.7952 42.479532 None of these ( a ) 49.97592

23.

24.

25.

26.

3978 + 112 x 2 = ? 2

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Ans:

8180 2101 4090 8404 None of these ( d ) 8404

27. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which one of the following does not belong to that group? (a) 21 (b) 35 (c) 49 (d) 63 (e) 56 Ans: ( c ) 49 28. P is heavier than Q but lighter than R. Q is heavier than T. S is heavier than P but lighter than V. Who among them is the lightest? (a) V (b) S (c) T (d) R (e) None of these Ans: ( c ) T 29. In a certain code language TRANSPORT is written as RTASNPORT. How will the word GATEHOUSE be written in that code language ? (a) ETGAHOESU (b) ETAGHESUO (c) AGTHEOUSE (d) AGETHUOES (e) None of these Ans: ( c ) AGTHEOUSE 30. In a certain code language ?si re ga? MEANS ?Shyam is smart? and ?pa si ga? means? Animesh is smart?. What is the code for ?smart? in that code language? (a) si (b) re

(c) (d) (e) Ans:

ga pa None of these ( e ) None of these

Directions (Qs. 31?34) : What will come in place of the question-mark (?) in the following questions ? 31. 12.05 x 5.4 0.3 = ? (a) 108.55 (b) 216.90 (c) 118.45 (d) 118.55 (e) None of these Ans: ( b ) 216.90 32. 99 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Ans: 8400 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Ans: 11 + 7 x 16 = (?)2 11 121 12 144 None of these ( a ) 11 120 x 15 + 150 = ? 1050 1200 1100 1514 None of these ( b ) 1200

33.

34.

45% of 1500 + 35% of 1700 = ?% of 3175 (a) 40 (b) 55 (c) 45 (d) 35 (e) None of these Ans: ( a ) 40

Directions (Qs. 35?39) : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: The number 0 to 9 are coded in the following manner considering the exception given below:

3 H

6 5 P M

9 4 V R

7 S

0 G

2 D

8 J

1 K

. Exception 1: If a number starts and ends with nonzero odd number then the first and the last digits should be coded as X and Z. Exception 2: If a number starts and ends with nonzero even number then the first and the last digits should be coded as A and B respectively. 35. What is the code for 5 2 1 8 6 3 ? (a) MDKJPH (b) ZDKJPX (c) XDKJPZ (d) ADKJPB (e) None of these Ans: ( c ) XDKJPZ 36. What (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Ans: is the code for 492310 ? RVDHKG AVDHKB VRDKHG BVDHKA None of these ( a ) RVDHKG of the following numbers is represented by II. 470313 III. Only I and III Only I and II Only Ii and III Only I Only III ( a ) Only I and III 270318

37. Which ASGHKB? I. 670312 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Ans: 38. What (a) (b) (c) (d)

is the code for 3186452 ? HKJDMRP KHPJMRD DMRPHKJ HKJPRMD

(e) None of these Ans: ( d ) HKJPRMD 39. Which DPJRSV ? (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Ans: of the following numbers is represented by 628794 268479 246793 168359 None of these ( b ) 268479

40. Animesh and Anand together got a profit of Rs. 9,600 and they distributed between themselves in the ratio of 5 : 7. What is the share of Animesh? (a) Rs. 4,000 (b) Rs. 5,600 (c) Rs. 4,800 (d) Rs. 5,200 (e) None of these Ans: ( a ) Rs. 4,000 41. A man bought some fruits at the rate of 16 for Rs. 24 and sold them at the rate of 8 for Rs. 18. What is the profit per cent? (a) 50% (b) 60% (c) 40% (d) 25% (e) None of these Ans: ( a ) 50% 42. A cow is tethered in the middle of a field with a 14 feet long rope. If the cow grazes 100 sq feet per day approximately. What time will be taken by the cow to graze the grazeable area of the field? (a) 2 days (b) 18 days (c) 24 days (d) 6 days (e) None of these

Ans: ( d )

6 days

43. 7/8 of 3/7 of a number is equal to 25% of 45% of another number. What is the ratio of the first and the second numbers respectively? (a) 3 : 7 (b) 9: 10 (c) 3 : 10 (d) 3 : 2 (e) None of these Ans: ( c ) 3 : 10 44. Mr. Rahul spends 30% of his monthly salary on domestic expenses. He spends respectively 20% and 10% of the remaining salary on education of children and conveyance. Of the remaining amounts now he spends respectively 20% and 30% on entertainment and maintenance of house. He saves Rs. 5512.50. what is the monthly salary of Mr. Rahul? (a) Rs. 22,500 (b) Rs. 20,000 (c) Rs. 25,000 (d) Rs. 24,500 (e) None of these Ans: ( a ) Rs. 22,500 45. The ratio of the present ages of Suman and Renu is 5 : 7 respectively. Four years hence the ratio will become 3 : 4 respectively. What is the present age of Renu in years? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 20 (d) 21 (e) None of these Ans: ( a ) 28 46. If instead of multiplying a number by 7 the number was divided by 7. What should be the percentage error? (a) 100% (b) 96.8%

(c) (d) (e) Ans:

92.70% 97.9% None of these ( d ) 97.9%

47. A car covers a certain distance taking 7 hours in forward journey. During the return journey, speed was increased by 12 kmph and it takes 5 hours. What is total distance covered? (a) 210 km (b) 70 km (c) 440 km (d) 220 km (e) None of these Ans: ( a ) 210 km 48. The LCM of two numbers is 2079 and their HCF is 27. If one of the numbers is 189, find the other number. (a) 248 (b) 128 (c) 297 (d) 336 (e) None of these Ans: ( c ) 297 49. The average between a two digit number and the number obtained by interchanging the digits is 9. What is the difference between the two digits of the number? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) Cannot be determined (e) None of these Ans: ( d ) Cannot be determined 50. A circle and a rectangle have the same perimeter. The sides of the rectangle are 18 cm and 26 cm. What will be the area of the circle? (a) 88 cm2 (b) 1250 cm2 (c) 154 cm2

(d) 128 cm2 (e) None of these Ans: ( e ) None of these 51. The difference between a number and its threefifth is 50. What is the number? (a) 75 (b) 100 (c) 125 (d) 80 (e) None of these Ans: ( c ) 125 52. Some persons decide to raise Rs. 3 lakhs by equal contribution from each of them. If they contributed Rs. 50 extra each, the contribution increased to Rs. 3.25 lakhs. How many persons were there ? (a) 400 (b) 500 (c) 600 (d) 700 (e) None of these Ans: ( b ) 500 53. A sample of milk contains 5% water. What quantity of pure milk should be added to 10 litres of milk to reduce the water content to 2%? (a) 5 litres (b) 7 litres (c) 15 litres (d) 12 litres (e) None of these Ans: ( c ) 15 litres 54. The difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on a certain sum of money at 5% per annum for 2 years is Rs. 1.50. Find the sum. (a) Rs. 800 (b) Rs. 1200 (c) Rs. 400 (d) Rs. 600

(e) None of these Ans: ( d ) Rs. 600 55. A, B and C contract a work for Rs. 550. Together A and B are supposed to do 7/11th of the work. How much does C get? (a) Rs. 270 (b) Rs. 200 (c) Rs. 310 (d) Rs. 175 (e) None of these Ans: ( b ) Rs. 200 Directions (Qs. 56?60) : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: There is a five storey building including the ground floor and each floor has only one flat. All these flats have been occupied by the five Bank Probationary Officers. Each officer owns a different car. The cars are : Indica, Ikon, Indigo, Elentra and Santro. The five officers?A, B, X, Y and Z ? are employed in the different banks, viz., State Bank of India (SBI), Punjab National Bank (PNB), UCO Bank, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank but not necessarily in the same order. Mr. X works in HDFC Bank and lives on the ground floor. The officer who lives on fourth (top) floor does not own Elentra or Santro. Mr. B works in PNB and owns Elentra car. The officer who works in UCO Bank and lives on second floor owns Indica car. Mr. Y lives on third floor and owns Indigo. Mr. Z works in ICICI Bank and Mr. Y works in State Bank of India. 56. Who among the following does own Santro car ? (a) A (b) B (c) X

(d) Cannot be determined (e) None of these Ans: ( c ) X 57. Who lives on the second floor ? (a) X (b) Y (c) Z (d) A (e) None of these Ans: ( d ) A On which floor does B live ? (a) First (b) Second (c) Fourth (d) Cannot be determined (e) None of these Ans: ( a ) First Who among the following owns Indica car ? (a) X (b) A (c) Y (d) B (e) None of these Ans: ( b ) A

58.

59.

60. Which of the following combinations of the officer and car is correct ? (a) Mr. X : Elentra (b) Mr. Y : Ikon (c) Mr. A : Santro (d) Mr. Z : Ikon (e) None of these Ans: ( d ) Mr. Z : Ikon 61. For which of the following values of x the inequality x (x + 3) < 10 is satisfied ? (a) X > 2, x < -5 (b) -3 < x < 0 (c) -2 < x < 5 (d) X < -2, x > 5 (e) None of these Ans: ( b ) -3 < x < 0

62. There is a leak in the bottom of a cistern. When the cistern is thoroughly repaired, it would be filled in 3 hours. It now takes half an hour longer. If the cistern is full, how long will the leak take to empty the cistern? (a) 24 hours (b) 28 hours (c) 21 hours (d) 27 hours (e) None of these Ans: ( a ) 24 hours 63. If the diagonals of a rhombus are 8 cm and 10 cm respectively what will be the area of the rhombus? (a) 35 sq cm (b) 40 sq cm (c) 30 sq cm (d) 20 sq cm (e) None of these Ans: ( b ) 40 sq cm 64. Some toys were distributed equally among 18 children in such a way that the number of toys each child gets is equal to the total number of children and after distribution 6 toys are left out. What was the total number of toys? (a) 324 (b) 330 (c) 336 (d) 320 (e) None of these Ans: ( b ) 330 65. A shopkeeper allows 10% discount on the price of an article and sells it for Rs. 7,600. What is the market price of the article ? (a) Rs. 8,250 (b) Rs. 8,500 (c) Rs. 8,540 (d) Rs. 8,415

(e) None of these Ans: ( e ) None of these Directions (Qs. 66?70) : Below in each question five words are given. Which of them will come in the middle place if all of them are arranged alphabetically? Serial number of that word is the answer. 66. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Ans: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Ans: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Ans: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Ans: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Ans: Encounter Enormous Engineer Enlarge Encroach ( c ) Network Nepotism Neutral Neighbour Nervous ( e ) Granular Gratuity Gravitate Greatness Grateful ( b )

Engineer

67.

Nervous

68.

Gratuity

69.

Residential Reputation Resistant Residence Reschedule ( d ) Residence Bracelet Boutique Bourgeois Brackish Bramble ( a )

70.

Bracelet the number group in each

Directions (Qs. 71?75) :

question is to be codified in the following codes : Number 3 8 7 0 1 9 6 4 2 5 Codes N L D M H B V R G P . You have to find out which of the answers (A), (B), (C) and (D) has the correct coded form of the given number group. If none of the coded form is correct, mark (E) as the answer. 71. 6182734 (a) HBGPLDM (b) VBLGRNH (c) VHLGDNR (d) BHNDGHR (e) None of these Ans: ( c ) VHLGDNR 72. 349805 (a) NRBLMP (b) BRNLPM (c) LRDGMP (d) PMLHBR (e) None of these Ans: ( a ) NRBLMP 57920642 (a) DPBGMVRH (b) PDBRLNGH (c) MVRGHLDP (d) PDBGMVRG (e) None of these Ans: ( d ) PDBGMVRG 7561024 (a) DPVGMRH (b) DPVHMGR (c) HMRLDVP (d) VHDPGRL (e) None of these Ans: ( b ) DPVHMGR

73.

74.

75.

48236017 (a) RLGDLMHV (b) BNDPGMRH (c) VHMGDMRL (d) HNPGBMHV (e) None of these Ans: ( e ) None of these

Directions (Qs. 76?80) : the news item given in each question below is to be classified into one of the following five areas. (a) Political and Social, (b) sports and Culture, (c) Science and Health (d) Economics and Commerce, and (e) Miscellaneous 76. International Film Festival of India was organized in Chennai recently. Ans: ( b ) sports and Culture 77. India will host 2010 Commonwealth Games Ans: ( b ) sports and Culture

78. Sustained efforts are needed to secure the release of hotages. Ans: ( e ) Miscellaneous 79. India and Japan are considering to have dialogue on defence issue. Ans: ( a ) Political and Social 80. New vaccine MMR has been developed for children. Ans: ( c ) Science and Health

TEST ?III :: ENGLISH LANGUAGE Directions (Qs. 81?90) : In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fills the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case. Fourteen centuries ago when the world was

much younger, the ruler of all India, Rajah Balhait, was ??..(151) about his people. A new game of dice, called hard, had ???(152) the imagination of his subjects, teaching them that chance alone-a-roll of the dice guided the ???(153) of men. All who played this game of fortune lost their ???(155) in the virtues of courage, prudence, wisdom and hope. It bred a fatalism that was ???(155) the spirit of the kingdom. Raja Balhait commissioned Sissa, an intelligent courter at his court to find an answer to this ???(156) After much ???(157) the clever Sissa invented another game. Chaturanga, the exact ???(158) of hard, in which the four elements of the Indian army were the key pleces. In the game these pieces-chariots, horses, elephants and foot soldiers-joined with a royal counselor to defend their king and defeat the enemy. Forceful ??? (159) was demanded of the players?not luck. Chaturanga soon became more popular than hard, and the ???(160) to the Kingdom was over. 81. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Ans: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Ans: concerned confident ignorant indifferent partisan ( a ) concerned propelled enshrined captured activated enhanced ( c )

82.

captured

83.

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Ans: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Ans: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Ans: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Ans: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Ans: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Ans: (a) (b) (c)

communities ways abnormalities destiny groups ( d ) destiny bravado interest peace wealth faith ( b )

84.

interest

85.

appalling crushing moistening promoting overwhelming ( e ) overwhelming apprehension risk problem game destiny ( e ) destiny deliberation absorption insight hesitation reluctance ( a ) deliberation nature equivalent picture opposite replica ( d ) opposite prediction concentration manipulation

86.

87.

88.

89.

(d) attack (e) fortune Ans: ( b ) 90. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Ans:

concentration

devastation anxiety impeachment nuisance threat ( e ) threat

Directions (Qs. 91?95) : Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is not error, the answer is ?E?. (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any) 91. If your don?t (a) / understand any of these words (b) / you could (c) / always refer a dictionary. (d) / No error (e) Ans: ( e ) 92. Tea is so hot (a) / that she (b) / can (c) / take it. (d) / No error (e) Ans: ( a ) 93. The teacher said (a) / that the earth (b) / moves round (c) / the sun. (d) / No error (e) Ans: ( e ) 94. He told to me (a) / that he (b) / was going away (c) / the next day. (d) / No error (e) Ans: ( b ) 95. The lecturer says (a) / that Solomon won the respect (b) / of all races and (c) / classes by his justice. (d) / No error (e) Ans: ( e ) Directions (Qs. 96?100) : In each of the following questions, select the most appropriate word from

among the five words given below the sentence to fill in the blanks in the sentence so as to complete it meaningfully. 96. Sunil was ???asleep and could not be easily awakened. (a) high (b) fast (c) severe (d) total (e) has Ans: ( b ) fast 97. The vehicle did not come to a sudden halt since he braked ??? (a) immediately (b) silently (c) gently (d) completely (e) detected Ans: ( c ) gently 98. I saw (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Ans: him going escorted ??? two policemen. with against by on for ( c ) by

99. Madhav is a sick man and has to be taken to the doctor ??? (a) usually (b) timely (c) seldom (d) frequently (e) avoided Ans: ( d ) frequently 100. The child was left in the servants ??? (a) care (b) duty (c) work (d) help (e) innocence

Ans: ( a )

care

Directions (Qs. 101?105) : Rearrange the following six sentences I, II, III, IV, V and VI in proper sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph. Then answer the questions given below them. I. We were interested by contrast in understanding what lessons actual teams and non-teams had for others to choose to struggle with change and performance. II. Still, we suspected that most of these focused on persuading readers that ?terms are important?. III. After all we thought teams are a well-known subject and there must be a thousand books on the subject already. IV. By going down this path we hope to discover something to say that was different from most books on the subject. V. We approached the idea of a book on teams cautiously. VI. Alternatively they focused on providing you to advise on building teams as an objective in it self. 101. Which of the following will be the SECOND sentence? (a) I (b) II (c) VI (d) III (e) IV Ans: ( d ) III 102. Which ? (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Ans: of the following will be the FIRST sentence V I II III IV ( a )

103. Which ? (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Ans: 104. Which ? (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Ans: 105. Which (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Ans:

of the following will be the THIRD sentence V III II VI IV ( c )

II

of the following will be the FIFTH sentence III IV II VI I ( e )

of the following will be the LAST sentence ? III IV V VI II ( b ) IV

Directions (Qs. 106?110) : In each sentence below four words have been printed in bold type, which are numbered (A), (B), (C), (D). One of these words may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. The number of that word is the answer. If all the four words are spelt correctly, the answer is (E), i.e., all correct. 106. He had experienced (a) / a purposefully (b) / discussion (c) / on topics of our interest. (d) / All correct (e) Ans: ( b ) 107. To solve a (a) / problem, one needs to have (b) / intelligent and firm (c) / determination. (d) / All correct (e)

Ans: ( c ) 108. Many legends (a) / superstions endow the moon with (b) / a beauty and mistery which will (c) / linger for countless years. (d) / All correct (e) Ans: ( c ) 109. People in our country are distressed (a) / by the spate of strikes, an almost (b) / perpetual go-slow and (c) / increadibly low productivity. (d) / All correct (e) Ans: ( d ) 110. The faces of the (a) / twins were so (b) / identical that we could not (c) / differentiate between them. (d) / All correct (e) Ans: ( c ) Directions (Qs. 111?115) : In each of the following questions five words are given, which are numbered I, II, III, IV and V. By using all the five words, each only once, you have to frame a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence. The correct order of the words is the answer. Choose from the five alternatives the one having the correct order of words and mark it as your answer on the answer sheet. 111. I. interested II. in III. children IV. are V. games (a) III, IV, I, II, V (b) V, IV, I, II, III (c) III, IV, V, I, II (d) III, V, IV, I, II (e) III, IV, II, V, I Ans: ( a ) III, IV, I, II, V 112. I. was VI. go V. (a) III, I, (b) I, III, II. to ready II, IV, V IV, II, V III. he

(c) (d) (e) Ans: 113. I. IV. book (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Ans: 114. I. IV. me (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Ans: 115. I. IV. your (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Ans:

III, IV, II, V, I I, II, IV, III, V III, I, V, II, IV ( e ) III, I, V,

II,

IV

found II. lost III. his V. we V, II, III, I, IV III, IV, II, V, I V, I, III, II, IV V, II, III, IV, I III, IV, V, II, I ( c ) V, I, III, II, of II. he III. proud V. was V, II, IV, I, III II, V, IV, I, III IV, V, III, I, II II, V, III, I, IV II, III, V, I, IV ( d ) II, III, V, I,

IV

IV

decision II. happy III. made V. me IV, III, V, II, I IV, I, III, V, II II, I, III, V, IV IV, I, V, III, II II, III, V, IV, I ( b ) IV, I, III, V, II

Directions (Qs. 116?120) : In the following questions, five words are given out of which only one is mis-spelt. Find that mis-spelt word and indicate it in the Answer Sheet. 116. (a) combination (b) exageration (c) hallucination (d) admonition (e) clinical Ans: ( b ) exageration

117. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Ans: 118. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Ans: 119. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Ans: 120. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Ans:

sacrosanct sacrelege sacred sacrament segment ( b ) sacrelege allitration allowance almighty almanac illicit ( a ) allitration idiosyncrasy idealise idiosy ideology ieonoclass ( c ) idiosy jaundise jasmine jevelin jarving judgement ( a )

jaundise

Directions (Qs. 121?130) : Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/phrases in the passage are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. Nature is an infinite source of beauty. Sunrise and sunset, mountains and rivers, lakes and glaciers, forests and fields provide joy and bliss to the human mind and heart for hours together. Everything in nature is splendid and divine. Everyday and every season of the year has a peculiar beauty to unfold. Only one should have eyes to behold it and a heart to feel it like the English

poet William Wordsworth who after seeing daffodils said: ?And then my heart with pleasure fills and dances with the daffodils?. Nature is a great teacher. The early man was thrilled with beauty and wonders of nature. The Aryans worshipped nature. One can learn the lessons in the vast school of nature. Unfortunately the strife, the stress and the tension of modern life have made people immune to beauties of nature. Their life is so full of care that they have no time to stand and stare. They cannot enjoy the beauty of lowing rivers, swinging trees, flying birds and majestic mountains and hills. There is however, a cry to go back to village from the concrete and artificial jungle of cities. Hence the town planners of today pay special attention to provide enough number of natural scenic spots in town planning. To develop a balanced personality, one needs to have a healthy attitude which can make us appreciate and enjoy the beauty of nature. There is other balm to soothe our tired soul and listless mind than the infinite nature all around us. We should enjoy it fully to lead a balanced and harmonious life, full of peace and tranquility. 121. Which of the following words has the SAME meaning as the word care as used in the passage ? (a) grief (b) want (c) needs (d) pleasure (e) prejudices Ans: ( a ) grief 122. Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning of the word unfold as used in the passage. (a) declare (b) conceal (c) describe

(d) perpetuate (e) evolve Ans: ( b ) conceal 123. Which of the following statements is not made in the passage about Nature? (a) Nature is an infinite source of beauty (b) Everything in nature is splendid and divine (c) Nature is a great teacher (d) The Aryans worshipped Nature (e) The early man was scared of Nature Ans: ( e ) The early man was scared of Nature 124. What (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Ans: is needed to develop balanced personality? interpersonal skills reading poetry healthy attitude going back to villages None of these ( c ) healthy attitude

125. Why do people not enjoy the beauty of Nature ? (a) They are running after material pleasures (b) They do not consider nature as balm to soothe their fired minds (c) Their life is full of worries and tensions (d) They are afraid of nature (e) None of these Ans: ( c ) Their life is full of worries and tensions 126. What (a) (b) beauty (c) (d) (e) Ans: 127. What (a) (b) artificial should we do to enjoy tranquil life ? Get totally immersed in our daily routine Believe that nature is infinite source of Lead a disciplined and dedicated life Enjoy the nature around us Form a habit of daily physical exercise ( d ) Enjoy the nature around us are the town planners doing today? Providing facilities for enjoying nature Establishing balance between concrete and jungle of cities

(c) Supporting the cry to go back to villages (d) Making efforts to inculcate healthy attitude among people (e) None of these Ans: ( a ) Providing facilities for enjoying nature 128. Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning of the word listless as used in the passage (a) active (b) progressive (c) backward (d) hidden (e) impure Ans: ( a ) active 129. Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning of the word soothe as used in the passage ? (a) stabilize (b) excite (c) propagate (d) nature (e) strengthen Ans: ( b ) excite 130. According to the author of the passage, Nature (a) is the ultimate salvation of man (b) is the creator of this universe (c) brings uniformity in all seasons (d) maintains homeostasis in human beings (e) is abundantly glorious and divine Ans: ( e ) is abundantly glorious and divine
1. The Business Correspondence Model being adopted by the banksprovides Banking facilities to which of the following ? (A) Only Corporate borrowers (B) Only Weaker sections the society and people of small villages (C) Only those who are taking housing loans (D) All (A), (B) and (C) above (E) None of these Ans : (B) 2. The concept of Carbon Credit is associated with which of the following areas ? (A) Protection of environment (B) Women empowerment (C) Development of rural infrastructure (D) Development of coal mines

(E) None of these Ans : (A) 3. As we all know Government is paying much attention to improve Public Distribution System (PDS) in our country. Which of the following have been the achievements of the PDS uptill now, owing to which Government wants to further improve it ? [Pick up correct statement(s).] 1. After implementing PDS in India, no famine was reported. PDS was always there to give people at least the bare minimum to survive. 2. A drought of 1987 was worst in this century but PDS played a vital role in overcoming the drought. 3. Now PDS is feeding the poorest of the poor in this country. (A) Only 1 (B) Only 2 (C) Only 3 (D) All 1, 2 and 3 are correct (E) None of these Ans : (B) 4. Global Micro Credit Summit-2011 will be organized in which of the following countries ? (A) Britain (B) South Africa (C) Spain (D) Italy (E) None of these Ans : (C) 5. Many times we read about SHGs in financial newspapers. What is the full form of the term ? (A) Small Help Groups (B) Self Help Groups (C) Small Hope in Growths (D) Self Hope Groups (E) None of these Ans : (B) 6. Whenever newspapers talk about the performance of core industries, which of the following is not considered among them ? (A) Petroleum (B) Automobile (C) Mining (D) Steel (E) Cement Ans : (B) 7. Which of the following agencies/organizations in India maintains the Micro Finance Development and Equity Fund which was in news recently ? (A) Confederation of Industries in India (CII) (B) Indian Banks Association (IBA) (C) Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) (D) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) (E) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Ans : (D) 8. As per recent newspaper reports UK based Cairn Energy is in the process of selling its stake to which one of the following companies of Indian base ? (A) ONGC Videsh (B) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (C) Vedanta Resources

(D) Posco India (E) None of these Ans : (C) 9. Which of the following bills presented in the Parliament will bring some changes in existing tax regime ? (A) Direct Taxes Code (DTC) Bill (B) Foreign Exchange Management Regulatory Bill (C) Companies Act Bill (D) Salaries and Perks for MPs Bill (E) Finance Bill 2010-11 Ans : (A) 10. Under Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS), the benefits are available to the people having minimum age of . (A) 50 years (B) 55 years (C) 65 years (D) 60 years (E) 70 years Ans : (C) 11. Mr. Katsuya Okada who was on a visit to India few months back is the Foreign Minister of (A) South Korea (B) Myanmar (C) Japan (D) Thailand (E) None of these Ans : (C) 12. Govt. of India has decided to review its Foreign Direct Investment Rules twice in a year. This will be done from (A) 2015 (B) 2012 (C) 2014 (D) 2011 (E) None of these Ans : (E) 13. Many times we read about Hawala transactions in newspapers. Hawala in India is prohibited under the provision of which of the following Acts ? (A) Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act (B) Banking Regulation Act (C) Financial action Task Force Act (D) Foreign Exchange Management Act (E) None of these Ans : (D) 14. India recently reviewed its trade relation policy with Russia. What are the main exports from India to Russia ? 1. Pharmaceuticals 2. Apparel and Clothing 3. Tea and Coffee (A) Only 1 (B) Only 2 (C) All 1, 2 and 3 (D) Only 2 and 3

(E) Only 1 and 2 Ans : (A) 15. As we all know DIPP is the nodal agency in the field of foreign investments in India. What is the full form of DIPP ? (A) Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (B) Department of Industrial Procedures and Promotions (C) Directorate of Industrial Procedures and Promotions (D) Directorate of Industrial Policy and Publicity (E) None of these Ans : (A) 16. Israel and Palestinians open talks was the headline in some major newspapers. As we all know both the nations were not coming for the talks since 2008. Which of the following is the main dispute between these two nations ? (A) Membership of World Trade Organisation (B) Membership of G-20 (C) Selecting Syria, one of the major trade partners by Israel. Palestine is dead against it (D) Redefining the boundaries as a major glacier between them has erased the same (E) None of these Ans : (E) 17. Many times we read about the performance of Asian Markets in various financial newspapers. Which of the following is not included in Asian Market ? (A) Japan (B) China (C) Hong Kong (D) South Korea (E) Brazil Ans : (E) 18. As per the figures released by the World Bank, which of the following countries was the largest recipient of loans from the World Bank during 2009-10 ? (A) Bangladesh (B) Pakistan (C) Brazil (D) China (E) India Ans : (E) 19. Which of the following has been fixed as the target for fiscal deficit 2010-11 ? (In terms of percentage of GDP) (A) 3% (B) 35% (C) 4% (D) 5% (E) 55% Ans : (D) 20. As per news in various newspapers kfw Group released another instalment of its financial aid to India. kfw is an organization/bank based in (A) France (B) Japan (C) Italy (D) China (E) Germany Ans : (E)

21. Which of the following countries has become the main supplier of Defence goods to India and has replaced Russia ? (A) Canada (B) USA (C) Israel (D) France (E) None of these Ans : (C) 22. As per existing policy, new foreign investments in manufacturing of which of the following is not allowed ? (A) White cement (B) Plastic goods (C) Cigarette and Cigars (D) Polythene bags (E) Pesticides Ans : (C) 23. The Mixed Double of which of the following Lawn Tennis tournaments was won by Leander Paes along with Cara Black in 2010 ? (A) Wimbledon (B) US Open (C) Australia Open (D) Dubai Open (E) None of these Ans : (C) 24. Which of the following is not amongst the Prime Ministers new 15 point programme ? (A) Enhanced Credit Support for economic activities (B) Modernizing Madarsa Education (C) Improvement in condition of slums inhabited by minorities (D) Free train journey for unemployed youths (E) Rehabilitation of victims of communal riots Ans : (D) 25. The Summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation was held in June in which of the following places ? (A) Shanghai (B) Moscow (C) Tashkent (D) Astana (E) None of these Ans : (C) 26. Indias political relations with its neighbouring countries are a critical part of its . (A) Industrial policy (B) Trade policy (C) Foreign policy (D) Development policy (E) None of these Ans : (C) 27. Which of the following organizations of Indian Origin is helping Sri Lanka in rehabilitation of its war widows ? (A) Khadi and Village Commission (B) SEWA (C) Action for Food Production

(D) Adhar (E) Aasha Ans : (B) 28. Who amongst the following became the first Cricketer to take 800 wickets in Test Cricket ? (A) Kumar Sangakkara (B) Saqlain Mustaq (C) Anil Kumble (D) Muttiah Murlitharan (E) None of these Ans : (D) 29. Which of the following agencies/organizations has decided to make major changes for ULIPs ? (A) IRDA (B) RBI (C) AMFI (D) FRBI (E) None of these Ans : (A) 30. The 16th SAARC Summit was organized in Thimpu. The declaration of the Summit was named as (A) Towards Green and Happy South Asia (B) Silver Jubilee of SAARC (C) Let us meet again in Delhi (D) SAARC : The Future of South Asia (E) None of these Ans : (B) 31. Which of the following is the name of the programme launched by the Govt. of India to help lonely women by providing vocational training to make them self dependent ? (A) Apnalaya (B) Prayas (C) Abhiyogyata (D) Swadhar (E) Swawlamban Ans : (D) 32. Which of the following terms is not used in the game of Cricket ? (A) Doosra (B) Century (C) Bouncer (D) Love (E) Ashes Ans : (D) 33. Which of the following countries won the Asia Cup Cricket Tournament 2010 held in Sri Lanka ? (A) Sri Lanka (B) India (C) Pakistan (D) Bangladesh (E) None of these Ans : (B) 34. Mr. James Alix Michael who was on a visit to India recently is the President of (A) Australia (B) New Zealand (C) Colombia

(D) Seychelles (E) None of these Ans : (D) 35. Trupti Murgunde whose name was in news recently is a (A) Badminton player (B) Golf player (C) Lawn Tennis player (D) Table Tennis player (E) Cricket player Ans : (A) 36. Which of the following is not a financial term ? (A) Acid Test (B) Double Fault (C) Gross Profit (D) Depreciation (E) Cash flow Ans : (A) 37. In the terms of economics, the recession occurring two times with a small gap in between is known as (A) Double Deflation (B) Deflation (C) Deep Recession (D) Double Dip Recession (E) None of these Ans : (A) 38. Saina Nehwal was in Paris recently to play in World Championship. She lost her match against whom amongst the following players ? (A) Le Chong Wei (B) Shixian Wang (C) Taufik Hidayut (D) Jung Eun (E) None of these Ans : (E) 39. Union Cabinet recently cleared 15000 crore Sukhoi deal. Sukhoi is (A) Battle tank (B) Fighter plane (C) Submarine (D) Radar system (E) None of these Ans : (B) 40. Who amongst the following is the recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award-2010 announced recently ? (A) Pankaj Adwani (B) Leander Paes (C) Sania Mirza (D) M. S. Dhoni (E) None of these Ans : (C) 41. Which of the following terms is not used in Economics ? (A) Balance of Payment (B) Call Money

(C) National Debt (D) Elasticity of Demand (E) Boyles law Ans : (E) 42. Which of the following ministries /departments operates the Village Grain Banks Schemes ? (A) Ministry of Tribal Welfare (B) Department of Food and Public Distribution (C) Department of Social Welfare (D) Ministry of Forest (E) None of these Ans : (B) 43. Which of the following countries recently conducted general election and became the first Parliamentary Democracy of Central Asia ? (A) Turkmenistan (B) Uzbekistan (C) Kyrgyzstan (D) Kazakhstan (E) None of these Ans : (C) 44. Which of the following books is written by Chetan Bhagat ? (A) The Golden Gate (B) Journey to Ithaca (C) Fore on the Mountain (D) The inheritance of Loss (E) 2 States : The Story of My Marriage Ans : (E) 45. Which of the following nations is the recent one to join Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) ? (A) Fiji (B) Cuba (C) Sri Lanka (D) Colombia (E) Egypt Ans : (A) 46. Hiroshima Day is observed on which of the following dates ? (A) 6th August (B) 16th August (C) 6th September (D) 16th September (E) 26th July Ans : (A) 47. Who amongst the following is the Chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of India at present ? (A) Prof. M. S. Swaminathan (B) Justice K. G. Balakrishnan (C) Justice A. R. Lakshmanan (D) Justice P. V. Reddi (E) None of these Ans : (B) 48. Booker Prize is given in the field of (A) Literature (B) Social service

(C) Films (D) Science (E) Sports Ans : (A) 49. Which of the following games/sports is not included in the list of Commonwealth Games 2010 ? (A) Table Tennis (B) Hockey (C) Weight lifting (D) Golf (E) Boxing Ans : (D) 50. Dronacharya Awards are given to a person associated with (A) Education (B) Social service (C) Journalism (D) Sports (E) Films Ans : (D)