SSC CPOS SI & INTELLIGENCE OFFICER AND CAPFS SI & CISF ASI EXAM , 27-05-2012 ( SECOND SITTING ) – PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER

1. Match the following literary works with their authors
a. Kavirajamarga
b. Adipurana
c. Ganitasarasamgraha
d. Amoghavrithi
1. Mahaviracharya
2. Sakatayana
3. Amoghavarsha
4. Jinasena

2. What was the other name of Nana Sahib?

3. The Central Govenment gives grantsinaid to the States out of the Consolidated Fund of India on the basis of the recommendations of the

4. Which one of the following States enjoys the distinction of being the first linguistic State of India?

5. Which of the following methods is used in the election of members of the Lok Sabha?

6. The Indian Constitution envisages not only a democratic form of government but also a democratic society, becuase it is infused with the spirit of
(i) Justice
(ii) Liberty
(iii) Equality
(iv) Fraternity
Which is the correct answer code?

7. Who among the following makes laws in India?

Q8. Which one of the following factors does not shift the demand curve for a product to the right?

9. Which one of the following is an example for derived demand

10. The term ‘food security’ implie

11. When labour supply curve bends backward,

12. ‘Economic Survey of India’ is published evey year by

13. Who was the Russian leader when the IndoSoviet Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation was signed between India and Russia?

14. `Kesari’ was

15. The greatest Portugese Governor who laid the real foundation of Portuguese power in India was

16. Land jutting out into the sea is called

17. The Kulu Valley is situated between the mountain ranges of

18. Which of the following is the leading sediment transporting river in India?

19. Match the following :
a. Tiruchirapalli
b. Visakhapatnam
c. Avadi
d. Chittaranjan
1. Locomotives
2. Tank factory
3. Heavy Electricals Industry
4. Ship building

20. Which of the following statements is correct?

21. The most dangerous consequence of excessive deforestation is

22. A plant bearing both male and female flowers is called

23. Photosynthesis needs

24. ‘Jhum’ is

25. The most important stimulant in tea leaves is

26. Quinine is obtained from a plant. What part of the plant yields the drug?

27. The computer memory holds data

28. Which one of the following is a mobile operating system?

29. Match the following : Alloy
(a) Bronze
(b) Brass
(c) German Silver
(d) Type metal Composition
1. Lead, antimony, tin
2. Copper, zinc, nickel
3. Copper, zinc
4. Copper, tin

30. Pressure cooker is fast in cooking rice because

31. It is not advisable to sleep under a tree at night because of the

32. It takes more time to cook potatoes on mountain tops because the

33. The calorie requirement of the body increases in winter as compared to summer because more calories are necessary to

34. Water and ice crystals are in 92. equilibrium at 0°C. When pressure is applied to this system

35. Match the following :
(a) Copper sulphate
(b) Penicillin
(c) Urea
(d) Malathion
1. Fertiliser
2. Insecticide
3. Fungicide
4. Antibiotic

36. Heavy water implies

37. When plant diversity is maintained in natural habitat, the conservation is called

38. Flyash is the environmental pollutant generated by

39. What does the term ‘Lithosphere’ refer to?

40. Which of the following has been found useful to check water pollution caused by industrial affluents?

41. Which part of throat in men is called Adam’s apple?

42. Tummalapalli in Andhra Pradesh has come on the world map for discovery of

43. GSLV Project of India is connected with

44. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for 2011 was conferred on

45. Man Booker Prize for 2011 was won by, for his work ‘The Sense of An Ending’.

46. The human body remains uncrushed even under high atmospheric pressure mainly due to presence of

47. Which country is hosting the 2012 Olympic Games?

48. Which Union Territory is at the bottom of the childsex ratio as per the 2011 census (provisional data)?

49. Which of the following is the rank of India in Human Development Report 2010 prepared by the UNO?

50. FCCBs have become a popular route to raise capital by several companies. The full form of the FCCBs is

Directions (1-5): In the following questions, some part of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is your answer. If there is no error, your answer is (4) i.e. No error.
1. Having lived (1)/ in Kerala for ten years, (2) / my friend is used to speak Malayalam with his friends. (3) / No error (4)

2. Much Water (1)/ has flown (2)/ under this bridge. (3)/ No error (4)

3. The law should specifically (1)/ provide a clause (2)/ to protect animals from poachers.(3)/ No error (4)

4. What kind (1)/ of a man (2)/ are you? (3)/ No error (4)

5. The lady approached me timidly (1)/ and trembling slightly (2)/ she sat down besides me. (3)/ No error (4)

Directions (6-10) : In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternative are suggested for each question.
Choose the correct alternative out of the four.
6. He will dispense____ your services.

7. I have given her ____.

8. He is a popular teacher. He seems to be_____for that profession.

9. He was_____ pertaining his innocence.

10. If you were found guilty of exceeding the speed limit, you_____ to pay a fine.

Directions (11-15) : In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
11. Indiscriminate

12. Literal

13. Intricate

14. Expeditiously

15. Idiosyncrasies

Directions (16-20) : In the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
16. Resourcefulness

17. Evolve

18. Antiquated

19. Pathetic

20. Fastidious

Directions (21-25) : In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase printed in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
21. For some people, writing verse is as duck takes to water.

22. He made my day by telling me how important I was to him.

23. He made away with ten thousand rupess in the course of three months.

24. The students of that group have assured their project guide that they will all work against the clock.

25. To let off steam, my friend started murmuring.

Directions (26-30) : In the following questions, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are give alternatives to the bold part at (1), (2) and (3) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).
26. The ship ran over when it crashed into an iceberg.

27. His wife was contentious.

28. Historians feel there is an earnest need for the review of history text books every five years and a revision of the same every ten years.

29. My car broke off on my way to the office.

30. Freedom is a wonderful thing, for Jimmy was eager to experience it.

Directions (31-35) : In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
31. An act or notion to look back in the past

32. Medicine to counteract the effect of a poison

33. A collection of poems

34. One who studies mankind

35. An opinion contrary to popular belief

Directions (36-40) : In the following questions, there are four different words out of which one is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.
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Directions (41-50) : In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.
Growing urbanization and literacy, especially female education, will no doubt change the plight of women in India. But the (41) will be slow and painful. Are we (42) to wait until this happens while more girls meet their (43) end? Not if we lay claim to an India that is (44) and aspires to attain superpower status. There is only one quick (45), which is not to wait for (46) to change, but to compel the police force to (47) their attitude. The attitude of the police force will become (48) if there is a big stick poised to hit them. They will be more (49) to women victims and keener to catch the (50) if they knew that they themselves will be punished or sacked. In an insensible society, fear is the only key.
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1. The number of times 2 is used while writing the numbers from 1 to 100 is

2. If 0.38 × 7.2 = 2.736, then 38 × 0.0072 is

3. If the product of two numbers is 2160 and HCF is 6, then the ratio of HCF and LCM is

4. The next term of the sequence 3, 14, 39, … is

5. The value of

6. P and Q can finish a work in 15 and 10 days respectively. Q starts the work and leaves it after 5 days. The number of days in which P can complete the work is

7. A tank can be filled by pipe A in 2 hours and by pipe B in 3 hours. An outlet C can empty the tank in 6 hours. If all the three are opened simultaneously, the tank will be filled in

8. The difference (in rupees) in discounts between two successive discounts of 8% each and a single discount of 16% on 1,000 is

9. If a shopkeeper marks the price of goods 50% more than their cost price and allows a discount of 40%, what is his gain or loss percent ?

10. Two numbers are in the ratio 9 : 16. If each number is increased by 15, then the ratio becomes 2 : 3. The numbers are

11. The weights of zinc, copper and aluminium in an alloy are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 7. In the alloy weighing 48 kg, the difference in weights of zinc and aluminium is

12. A cricketer scored 180 runs in the first test and 258 runs in the second. How many runs should he score in the third test so that his average score in the three tests would be 230 runs ?

13. The average weight of 8 persons is increased by 2.5 kg when one of them whose weight is 56 kg is replaced by a new man. The weight of the new man is

14. A bought a computer system for 40,000 and sold it to B at a loss of 4%. If B sold it to C for 240,320, profit percent for B is

15. The difference between the selling price of a shirt sold at profits 15% and 17% is z 3. Then the cost price of the shirt is

16. Out of a total population of 5,000 people in a village, men increased by 10% and women by 15%. Now the total population becomes 5,600 in a year. The women population in the village was originally

17. Ratan’s expenditure and savings are in the ratio 5 : 1. If his salary is increased by 25% and savings by 15%, the percentage increase in his expenditure is

18. Cylist A started his journey on cycle at 7.30 a.m. at a speed of 8 km/hr. After 30 minutes,cyclist B started from the same place but with a speed of 10 km/hr. At what time did B overtake A ?

19. If the simple interest on a certain sum of money for three years is 2225 and the compound interest on the same sum at the same rate for 2 years is Z 153, then the principal invested, in rupees, is

20. If from a point inside an equilateral triangle, the lengths of perpendiculars on the sides are 5 cm, 10 cm, and 15 cm, respectively, then the height of the triangle is

21. The areas of a square and a rectangle with equal perimeter are denoted by S and R respectively. Which one of the following is correct ?

22. If the radius of a circle is increased by 10°0. then percentage of increase of its area is

23. Semivertical angle of a right circular cone is 30°. If the ratio of the numerical value of the volume and slant surface area be 1 : 3, the radius of the base is

24. lf the height and radius of a hemisphere and a right circular cylinder are respectively equal, then ratio of the volume of the hemisphere and the cylinder is

25. Each of the five angles of a polygon is equal to 172° and the other angles are 160° each.The number of sides of the polygon is

26. The volume of a solid hemisphere is numerically equal to its total surface area. Its radius is

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28. If x and y be two real numbers and x + y = 8, then the greatest value of xy is

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30. The value of k for which the system of equations x + 2y = 5, 3x + ky + 15 = 0 has no solution, is

31. Equations of the straight lines containing two sides of a rightangled triangle are given by y = x and y = 0. Of the following, the equation which cannot represent the third side is

32. If in any triagle ABC, the base BC is produced in both ways, the sum of the exterior angles at B and C is

33. In the figure below, lines k and l are parallel. The value of a° + b° is

34. SR is a direct common tangent to the circles of radii 8 cm and 3 cm respectively, their centres being 13 cm apart. If the points S and R are the respective points of contact, then the length of SR is

35. The bisector of the angle BAC of a triangle ABC intersects the side BC at the point D and meets the circumcircle of the AABC at E. Then, it is always true that AB . AC + DE . AE =

36. In ΔABC, ∠B = 90°, ∠C = 45° and D is the midpoint of AC. If AC = 4√2 units, then BD is

37. sin²21° + sin²69° is equal to

38. The angles of elevation of the top of a tower from two points at a distance x and y from the foot of the tower are complementary. The height of the tower is

39. The value of sin²50 + sin²25° + sin²45° sine65° + sin²85° is equal to

40. If sin(A + B) = 1 and cos(AB) = √3/2, where A and B are positive acute angles with A ≥ B, then A and B are

41. If 3sin²α + 7 cos²α = 4, then the value tan α is (where 0 < α < 90°)

Directions (42-45) : The following linegraph gives the annual percent profit earned by company during the period 19952000. Study the linegraph and answer the questions. 42. Profit earned by the company is maximum in the year

43. The period in which the profit of the company has increased fastest is

44. The range of profit made by the company is (in percentile)

45. The expenditure of the company during the year 1995 was 20 thousand crores. Then the income of the company in that year was (in thousand crore)

Directions (46-50) : Monthly budget plan of a man, having monthly income t 18,000 is given below in the piechart. Study the piechart and answer the questions. 46. Monthly expenditure on food, in rupees, is

47. Monthly savings is more than the monthly expenditure on education by

48. Monthly expenditure on education is less than that on rent by

49. Expenditure on rent is more than that on miscellaneous purpose by

50. Monthly expenditure on miscellaneous, in rupees, is

Directions (1-7): In each of the following questions, select the related word/letters from thegiven alternatives.
1. Blue whale : Sea : : ? : Land

2. Anaemia : Blood : : Anarchy : ?

3. Hard : Rock : : Soft : ?

4. DHLP : BDFH : : FLRX : ?

5. DIMP : CJLQ : : UWZA : ?

6. ABDH : CFHP : : JKMQ : ?

7. IJKL : STUV : : MNOP ?

Directions (8 – 15) : In each of the following questions, find the odd word/number/letters from the given alternatives.
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I. 1, 2, 4, 5
II. 6, 7, 14, 15
III. 3, 4, 8, 9
IV. 4, 5, 10, 12

Directions (16-19) : In each of the following questions, a series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
16. STU, WXY, ABC, __?

17. A3E, F5J, K70, __?

18. GX, JU, NR, SO, __?

19. BAT, EAT, HAT, __?

20. Find the wrong term in the following series :49, 49, 50, 54, 60, 79, 104

21. Among the four sets, find out the set, which is like the given set. Given set: (12, 72, 216)

22. A series of figures are given which can be grouped as related to students, artists and scientists. Select the groups into which the figures can be classified. 1. Pen 2. Flask
3. Book
4. Test tube
5. School bag
6. Design
7. Flame
8. Flower
9. Painting

23. Which one of the following numbers lacks the common property in the series ?
81, 36, 25, 9, 5, 16

24. A car travels 20 miles in the same time as another car, travelling 20 MPH faster, covers 30 miles. How long does the journey take ?

25. A person walks 9 km to the South. From there he walks 5 km to the North. After this he walks 3 km to the West. In which direction and how far is he now from the starting point?

26. Shankar and Ganesh walked 150 metres towards East. Shankar turned left and walked 100 metres. Ganesh went straight for another 100 metres. Afterwards Ganesh turned to right and Shankar turned left. In which direction are they facing now ?

27. Complete the third equation on the basis of a certain system followed in the first two equations. 1. l × 8 × 5 × 3 × 7 =73581 2. 5 × 7 × 6 × 2 × 4 = 42675 3. 9 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 8 = ?

28. Identify the hidden name of the geometrical figure in the given word from among the answer words whose letters are given in jumbled form.
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Directions (29-31) : In each of the following questions, select the missing number from the given responses. 29.

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31. 12(288)₂ ; 5(50)₂ , 19 (?)₂

32. In the alphabetical torder A, B, C, D,………. Z, which letter is 11th to the left of the letter which is 4th to the right of T ?

33. If DEGI is equal to 25, what is FEHD equal to ?

34. If SISTER is coded as 20, 10, 20, 21, 6, 19, then the code for BROTHER is

35. If 64 + 53 =4,86 + 42 =4,then 83 + 72 =?

36. How many triangles are there in the figure ABCDEF ?

37. In the question, one part of the problem figure is subtracted. Select the option that shows the correct shape after subtraction.

38. Find the answer figure which completes the question figure.

39. Select the answer figure in which the qustion figure is hidden

40. A square sheet of paper has been folded and punched as shown below in the question figures. You have to figure out from amongst the four answer figures, how it will appear when opened ?

41. If a mirror is placed on the line AB, then which of the answer figures is the correct image of the given question figure ?

Directions : One statement is given followed by two conclusions. You have to consider the statement to be true even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts.
You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follow from the given statement.
42. Statement:
Go by aeroplane to reach Delhi from Chennai quickly.
Conclusions :
I. Chennai and Delhi are connected by aeroplane service.
II. There is no other means of going from Chennai to Delhi.

43. If America is called Greenland, Greenland is called Africa, Africa is called Russia, Russia is called India and India is called Pakistan; Delhi is called the capital of which country ?

44. Which number space indicates Indian teachers who are also advocates ?

45. A word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as in the 2 matrices given below. The columns and rows of matrix I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of matrix II from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next column number. For example, ‘F’ can be represented by 14, 21, etc. can be represented by 59, 78, etc. Similarly, identify the set for the word POSE.

46. Which will appear third in the dictionary ?

47. Arrange the following words according to dictionary order :
1. Banquet
2. Bangle
3. Bandage
4. Bantam
5. Bank

48. In the question below, some numbers are given in rows (1), (2), (3), (4). In three rows, the numbers are related to each other while the numbers in one row hold no relation.Identify that row.

49. If Q means add to, J means multiply by, T means subtract from, K means divided by, then 30 K 2Q 3 J6 T 5 =?

50. If I means ‘×’ ,You means ‘÷’, We means ‘-‘ and He means ‘+’ then what will be the value of 8 I 12 He 16 You 2 We 10 ?