1. Interest paid to a bank for a crop loan is

2. Economic growth refers to

3. Which of the following statements is incorrect ?

4. In the case of direct taxes, the payment liability and the ultimate burden of the tax lies upon

5. Which of the following systems Is based on the principle of surplus value ?

6. Which of the following provides Representative Government ?

7. What is the main duty of the Legislature ?

8. Chandragupta Maurya spent his last days at

9. If only a part of the labour force employed by a firm can be dismissed at any time and without pay, the total wages and salaries paid by the firm must be considered

10. Members of the Union Public Service Commission are appointed by the

11. Who said, “A state is known by the rights that it maintains” ?

12. A member of Liliaceae that shows reticulate venation is

13. Euphenics is

14. Araneology is

15. What does “Corpus luteum” secrete ?

16. The male sex hormone is

17. Buddha died in the year

18. The new name of Burma is Myanmar and its capital is

19. The famous Jain centre in South India is located at

20. The Asokan Inscriptions were engraved in which script ?

21. Which of the following lakes is called ‘Honeymoon Lake’ ?

22. Harmattan blows in Sahara desert from

23. The busiest ocean from the point of view of trade is

24. The forest in Silent Valley of Kerala is an example of

25. Annaimudi peak is located in the

26. Commercially important cotton fibres are

27. Herman Hollerith had perfected his tabulating system and developed a machine called

28. DBMS used for building computer applications stands for

29. The total energy of an electron inside an atom is

30. The velocity of light is

31. A seconds pendulum is a pendulum whose time period is

32. A jug is filled the brim with water at 0°C. A piece of ice floats in it. The moment the ice melts.

33. The rusting of metal iron in air needs both

34. Arsenic problem in India is primarily due to

35. Acid rain is caused by

36. Iodine test is used to detect

37. Which of the following is used in pencils ?

38. The branch of medicine involving synthetic chemical compounds is

39. Who is the author of the book “Romancing With Life” ?

40. Which Mughal Emperor prohibited the use of tobacco?

41. A South Rajasthani tribfe earning its living by song and dance is

42. Hydrogen was discovered by

43. The biggest delta in the world is the

44. Absorption of water from cut ends of stems disproves the

45. The loss of water in the form of water droplets is called

46. “Vatsalya Mela” is annually organised in

47. Who is the Director General of the BBC ?

48. Who :is Australia’s High Commissioner to India ?

49. Who was elected as the President of India Football Federation ?

50. Who took over as the Chairman of Tata Sons ?

1. The priest emphasised (1)/ that it is the duty (2) / of all Christians to love each other. (3)/ No error (4)

paste_question_here 2. The pond is flooded (1)/ with water because it is raining (2) continuously for the last three days. (3) / No error (4)

3. Scaling the high wall, (1)/ a vast expanse of greenery (2) / reaching up to the horizon was seen. (3) / No error (4)

4. Any of the two (1) /roads leads/ (2) to the station.(3)/ No error (4)

5. This is the boy (1)/ who I think had won (2)/ the gold medal in the dance competition. (3) / No error (4)

6. The father was angry and cast…………….. his son.

7. Indian masses are ……………..law abiding.

8. The film we saw last night was boring. I wish I …………..it.

9. His old clothes and uncombed hair gave him a ……………appearance,

10. There are, as yet, no vegetation types or ecosystems whose study has been perfected to the extent that they no longer……………… ecologists.

11. Mollify

12. Obstacle

13. Audacious

14. Plummet

15. Volatile

16. Ebullient

32. A large number of bullets fired at the same time

33. A tall, strong woman

34. A difficult problem

35. The policy of extending a country’s empire and influence

37. A book which holds several works of one author

38. One who deliberately damages other people’s property

39.

40.

41. Which of the following statements is true ?

42. The cycle of drug addiction involves

43. The reason cited by Bertrand Russell for the unhappiness of man is

44. The theme being developed by the writer is

45. What leads youth to drugs ?

46. The vast majority of viruses evade antivirus softwares by

47. What is one of the motives of creating viruses ?

48. What is the synonym of ‘Vulnerability’ in the passage ?

49. What is the defining characteristic of a computer virus ?

50. How do virus writers gain access to computing resources ?

1. The area of the iron sheet required to prepare a cone 24 cm high with base radius 7 cm is
(Take π = \( \frac{22}{7} \))

2. The least prime number is

3. Find the least number which when divided by 12, 18, 36 and 45 leaves the remainder 8, 14, 32 and 41 respectively.

4. An empty pool being filled with water at a constant rate takes 8 hours to fill 3/5 th of its capacity. How much more time will it take to finish filling the pool ?

5. P can do a piece of work in 9 days. Q is 50% more efficient than P. The number of days it takes for Q to do the same piece of work is

6. Sixteen men can complete a work in fifteen days, twenty-four children can do the same work in twenty days. In how many days will eight men and eight children, complete the same work ?

7. What is a better investment, 4% stock at 120 or 3% stock at 80 ?

8. 20% raise of price followed by a discount of 25% of the raised portion will

9. The sum of the ages of two brothers, having a difference of 8 years between them, will double after 10 years. What is the ratio of the age of the younger brother to that of the elder brother ?

10. On decreasing each side of an equilateral triangle by 2 cm, there is a decrease of 4√3 cm2 in its area. The length of each side of the triangle is

11. A rectangular tin sheet is 12 cm long and 5 cm broad. It is rolled along its length to form a cylinder by making the opposite edges Just to touch each other. Then the volume of the cylinder is

12. A merchant advertises 10% off on the items bought from his store. The total discount got by a customer who bought a cooker worth 650, a heater worth 500 and a bag worth 65 is

13.

14.

15. The ratio of two numbers is 3 : 4 and their LCM is 180. The second number is

16. Out of 30 teachers of a school, a teacher of age 60 years retired. In his place another teacher of age 30 years was appointed. As a result, the mean age of the teachers will

17. Average age of A, B and C is 84 years. When D joins them the average age becomes 80 years. A new person, E, whose age is 4 years more than D, replaces A and the average of B, C, D and E becomes 78 years. What is the age of A ?

18. By selling an article for Z 450, a man loses 10%. The gain or loss per cent if he sells it for 540 is

19. A man loses 20 1/2% of his money and after spending 80% of the remainder, he is left with 159. How much did he have at first ?

20. A gun is fired at a distance of 1.34 km from Geeta. She hears the sound after 4 seconds. The speed at which sound travels is

21. If I walk at 5Iun/hr, 1 miss a train by 7 minutes. However, if I walk at 6 km/hr I reach the station 5 minutes before the departure of the train. The distance between my house and the station is

22. The compound interest on =1,800 at 10% per annum for a certain period of time is ‘ 378. Find the time in years.

23. The value of 204 × 197 is

24.

25. then find the value of n.

26. If p = 99, then the value of p (p2 + 3p + 3) is

27. \( sin^{6} θ + cos^{6} θ \) is equal to

28. If tan θ + cot θ = 2, 0 < 0 <90°, then the value of 0 is

29. is equal to

30. The shadow of a tower standing on a level ground is found to be 40 metre longer when the suns altitude is 30° than when it is 60°. Find the length of the tower,

31. The length of the shadow of a tower is 9 metres when the sun’s altitude is 30°. What is the height of the tower ?

32. then the value of p is (assume that a ≠ – b)

33. If 999x + 888y = 1332 and 888x + 999y = 555, then\( x^{2}-y^{2} \) Is equal to

34. In two similar triangles ABC and MNP, if AB = 2.25 cm, MP = 4.5 cm and PN = 7.5 cm and m ∠ACB = m ∠MNP and m ∠ABC = m ∠MPN, then the length of side go , in cm, is

35. Given an equilateral Δ ABC, D, E and F are the mid-points of AB, BC and AC respectively. Then the quadrilateral BEFD is exactly a :

36. If ABCD is a cyclic parallelogram, then the LA is

37. AC is a chord of circle whose centre is at 0. If B is any point on the arc AC and LOCA = 20°, then the magnitude of LABC is

38. The co-ordinates of the vertices of a right-angled triangle are P (3, 4), QA(7, 4) and R (3, 8), the right-angle being at P. The co-ordinates of the orthocentre of APQR are

39. The value of (sec θ + cosec θ) when θ = 45°, is

40.

41. A line graph

42. The heights of two similar right-angled triangles ΔLMN and ΔOPQ are 48 cm and 36 cm. If OP = 12 cm, then LM is

43. Which of the following graphical representations of data represents cumulative frequencies ?

44. In the given figures, the lengths of the sides of ΔABC and ΔPQR are given and they are given in same units. Also ∠A and ∠B are given. Then value of ∠P is

45. In the given figure, 0 is the centre. Then x is equal to

46. In the given figure, POQ is a diameter and PQRS is a cyclic quadrilateral. If ∠PSR = 130°, then the value of ∠RPQ is

47. From year 1995 to the year 1996, what was the percentage increase in imports of crude oil?

48. From 1991 to 1992, what was the approximate percentage reduction in import of crude oil ?

49. In how many years were the imports higher than the average value of imports ?

50. If the rate of one barrel of crude oil was Rs. 25.60 in 1995, then what was the to tal value of imports (in Rs.) in that year ?

1. BFJN : KOSW DHLP : ? .

2. BPTF: ESWI ? : GDRY

3. 60 : 24 :: 480 : ? .

4. 125 : 216 :: 1331: ?

5. Marathon : Race : : Hibernation : ?

6. Elated : Despondent :: Enlightened :

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12. Arrange the following words as per order in the English dictionary :
1. rationalism
2. rationale
3. rationalization
4. rationalize
5. rationality

13. Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it ? ab_b_cbacba_ba_cabcb

14. In the following series, how many FNU occur in such a way that ‘N’ is in the middle and ‘F’ and ‘U’ are adjacent to it on both sides ?
UHGNUFUFNUNII FFNUIJKINIFNUT

15. Which one of the given responses would be a meaningful order of the following ?
1. Large intestine
2. Rectum
3. Small intestine
4. Mouth
5. Stomach
6. Oesophagus

16. 3, 11, 38, 102, 227,?

17. 3,15, 8, 24, 15, 35, ? , 48, 35

18. AER, DIT, GMV, ?

19. From the given alternative words, select the word which can be foimed using the letters of the given word.
KNOWLEDGE

20. From the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word. NEIGHBOURHOOD

21. The ratio of the present ages of Sunita and Vinita is 4 : 5. Six years hence, the ratio of their ages will be 14 : 17. What will be the ratio of their ages 12 years hence ?

22. Arun is heavier than Govind. Manoj is lighter than John. Pravin is heavier than John but lighter than Govind. Who is the heaviest ?

23. Rama is Sallu’s brother; Heera is Sallu’s sister’s only son. .Heera. married Rama’s daughter. What is the relation between Rama and Neha, who is Heera’s daughter?

24. If in a certain code ‘DICKINSON’ is written as ‘357950210’ and ‘DIPP’ is written as ‘3566’, then how can ‘PICNIC’ be written in the same code ?

25. Given below are capital letters in the first line and symbols in the second line. Symbols and letters are code for each other. Choose the correct code for given letters.
PRINT

26. Which of the following interchange of signs would make the equation correct ?
49 – 7 + 7 = 14

27. Some letters are given with numbers from 1 to 8. Select the sequence of numbers which arranges the letters into a meaningful word.
l d w o a o n d
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

28. If in a certain code, ‘RESPONSES’ is written as ‘ESRONPESS’, then how can ‘SIGNATURE’ be written in the same code ?

29. Some equations are solved on the basis of a certain system. Find the correct answer for the unsolved equation on that basis.
2*3 = 17; 3*4 = 145; 5*2 = ?

30. Select the correct combination of mathematical signs to replace * signs and to balance the following equation :
(8 * 5 * 6) * 10 * 24

31. If ‘>’ stands for ‘division’, v stands for ‘multiplication’, ‘-‘ stands for ‘greater than’, ‘×’ stands for ‘less than’, ‘<‘ stands for ‘addition’, ‘A’ stands for ‘subtraction’, ‘+’ stands for ‘equal to’, then which of the following equations is correct ?

32.

33.

34.

35. A man starts walking towards east. After walking 75 metres, he turns to his left and walks 25 metres straight. Again he turns to the left, walks a distance of 40 metres straight, again turns to the left and walks a distance of 25 metres. How far is he from the starting point ?

36. One statement is given followed by two assumptions, I and II. You have to consider the statement to be true, even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You are to decide which of the given assumptions can definitely be drawn from the given statement. Indicate your answer.
Statement :
Some people are uneducated and therefore, superstitious.
Assumptions :
I. Education increases rational thinking.
II. Some people do not go to schools.

37. From his house, Ram went 15 km to the north. Then he turned to his left and covered 10 km. Then he again turned to his left and covered 5 km. Finally turning to the east, he covered 10 km. In which direction is he from his house ?

38. What inference can you draw from the following two statements ?
• Hybrid plants are resistant to fungus.
• Fungal infection reduces the life of plants.

39. Choose the cube which will be formed on folding the given question Figure. Question Figure : Answer Figures :

40. How many triangles are there in the given fingure ?

41. Among the four answer figures, which one can be formed from the cut out pieces given below in the question figure ?
Question Figure : Answer Figures :

42. In the given figure, which letter represents Psychiatrists who are Clinical Psychologists, but not Psychiatric Social Workers ?

43. Friend, Guide, Philosopher

44. World, India, Rajasthan

45. Question Figure : Answer Figures :

46. Question Figure : Answer Figures :

47. From the given answer figures, select the one in which the question figure is hidden/embedded. Question Figure : Answer Figures :

48. A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown below in the question figures. ‘From the given answer figures, indicate how it will appear when opened. Question Figures : Answer Figures :

49. If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then which of the answer figures is the right image of the question figure ? Question Figures : Answer Figures :

50. 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 two matrices given below. The columns and rows of Matrix I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, e.g., ‘A’ can be represented by 34. 86, 97, etc., and T can be represented by 31, 76, 96, etc. Similarly, you have to identify the number set for the word, given below :