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PART A GENERAL ENGLISH
Directions (Qs 1 to 4
) : In each of these questions,
you find a sentence,
part of which is underlined. You may
also find only a group
of words which is underlined. For
the underlined part,
four words/phrases are listed below
the sentence. Choose the word/phrase nearest in meaning to
the underlined part.
1. I rather like the
quaint little house at end of the
street.
(a) Old
(b) Quiet
(c) Unusual
(d) Haunted
Ans: ( a )
Old
2. If she continues to
spend her time in such a
frivolous manner, she
will fail in her examinations.
(a) Frightful
(b) Leisurely
(c) Non-serious
(d) Calculated
Ans: ( c )
Non-serious
3. Sanguine as he is
in his attitude to life and its
problems, he cannot
but be noticed wherever he goes.
(a) Optimistic
(b) Enthusiastic
(c) Realistic
(d) Dispassionate
Ans: ( a )
Optimistic
4. One?s remonstration
against social ills has to be
consistent to be
fruitful.
(a) Outrage
(b) Demonstration
(c) Protest
(d) Criticism
Ans: ( c )
Protest
ANTONYMS
Directions (Qs. 5 to
7) : in this section, each item
consists of a word or
a phrase which is underlined in the
sentence given. It is followed by four words or
phrases.
Select the word or
phrase which is closet to the opposite
in meaning of the
underlined word or phrase.
5. The advice rendered
to him sounded to be quite
sagacious.
(a) Stupid
(b) Shallow
(c) Impracticable
(d) Insincere
Ans: ( a )
Stupid
6. The Indian cultural
fair was held at Rome in a
grandiose manner.
(a) Unobtrusive
(b) Unimposing
(c) Unimpressive
(d) Simple
Ans: ( c )
Unimpressive
7. His voice sounded
haughty when I spoke to him over
the telephone.
(a) Pleasant
(b) Humble
(c) Soft
(d) Cheerful
Ans: ( a )
Pleasant
COMPREHENSION
Directions (Qs. 8 to
12) : in this section, you have
one short
passage. Below the passage you will find
several
questions based on the
passage. First, read passage to
answer these questions
based on it.
PASSAGE
When you buy a car, examine carefully the
important
features of the model
you are considering. Many a buyer
of the latest models
has got into trouble by buying a car
too broad or too long
for his garage. Furthermore, a long
car is much harder to
manoeuvre in traffic and much more
difficult to
park. Another feature is the comfort
afforded. Are the seats nice and durably
upholstered? Is
there enough glass
area to give the driver a good view in
all directions,
particularly to the rear? It should be
remembered that the
heavier and more powerful a car is, the
more expensive it will
be to operate. High powered motors
require expensive
high-octane petrol. The greater weight
means greater tyre
wear and enlarged brakes. The old
cliché is still true;
it is not initial cost but the upkeep
which matters I!
8. According to this
passage, the two factors that the
buyer of a new car
should keep in mind are
(a) Its price and size
(b) Its model and upholstery
(c) Its size and the comfort it offers
(d) Its upholstery and glass area
Ans: ( c )
Its size and the comfort it offers
9. The size of the car
should be in accordance with
(a) The money one can afford to pay
(b) The size of the garage the buyer has
(c) The width of the road where the buyer
lives
(d) The volume of traffic on the road
Ans: ( b )
The size of the garage the buyer has
10. The writer favours
a car with a wide glass area so
that the driver can
(a) enjoy the scene outside while driving
(b) have a good view of the rear
(c) roll down the glasspanes to get enough
fresh air
(d) display his beautiful upholstery with
pride
Ans: ( b )
have a good view of the rear
11. It is very
expensive to maintain a large car
because it
(a) is heavy
(b) requires more space for parking
(c) needs changing its tyres more frequently
(d) needs more durable upholstery
Ans: ( c )
needs changing its tyres more
frequently
12. While buying a new
car, one should specially
consider its
(a) price
(b) maintenance cost
(c) upholstery
(d) brakes
Ans: ( b )
maintenance cost
Directions (Qs. 13 to
17) : Each of these questions
carries a
phrase/idiom. Select the correct answer
out of
the four given choices
(A), (B), (C) or (D) which conveys
the closest meaning of
the given phrase/idiom.
13. The world is one?s
oyster
(a) One feels that nobody in the world would
help him/her
(b) The feeling one gets when he lands in an
unfamiliar country
(c) One is able to enjoy all the pleasures and
opportunities that
life has to offer
(d) When one has an uphill task to perform
Ans: ( c )
One is able to enjoy all the
pleasures and
opportunities that life has to offer
14. To go for the
jugular
(a) To work very hard for the success
(b) To make a fierce destructive attack on the
weakest point in an
opponent?s argument
(c) To go in for the costliest thing
(d) To go in for dishonest means
Ans: ( b )
To make a fierce destructive attack
on the weakest point
in an opponent?s argument
15. To follow the
primrose path
(a) To follow one?s objectives very
steadfastly
(b) To go on wandering
(c) To trek to the mountains
(d) To go in for pursuit of pleasure or an
easy
life
Ans: ( d )
To go in for pursuit of pleasure or
an easy life
16. A bee in one?s
bonnet
(a) To be very enterprising
(b) To be very timid and shy
(c) To have an impractical idea
(d) To have a particular idea which occupies
one?s thoughts
continually
Ans: ( d )
To have a particular idea which
occupies one?s
thoughts continually
17. To take a
rain-check
(a) To decline an offer but promise to accept
in later
(b) To go through the weather report
(c) To proceed on sightseeing
(d) To take to farming as a source of
livelihood
Ans: ( a )
To decline an offer but promise to
accept in later
SPOTTING ERRORS
Directions (Qs. 18 to
22 ) : In this section, in each of
these questions, a
sentence has three underlined parts (a),
(b), (c) . Read each sentence to find out whether there
is an error. If you find an error in any one of the
underlined parts (a,
b, c), select that part as your
answer. If a sentence has no error, then mark your
answer
as (d) which stands
for ?No error?. Errors may belong to
grammer, usage or
idiom.
18. Choose only (a) /
such friends (b) / that you can
trust. (c) / No error
(d)
Ans: ( c )
19. While he was
digging sand, (a) / a large mass fell
(b) / and buried him
completely. (c) / No error (d)
Ans: ( d )
20. The book is well
printed and attractively bound
(a) / making
altogether (b) / an attractive volume. (c) /
No error (d)
Ans: ( b )
21. A little younger
(a) / to myself we, both were
(b) / devoted to
cricket and boating. (c) / No error (d)
Ans: ( b )
22. He had no sooner
(a) / arrived than (b) / he was
asked a leave again.
(c) / No error (d)
Ans: ( a )
Directions (Qs. 23 to
25) : In these questions, select
the most suitable word
from the choices (a), (b), (c) and
(d) given below each
sentence to fill in the blanks.
23. The Rajputs always
fought ?????? the last man.
(a) upto
(b) till
(c) to
(d) for
Ans: ( c )
to
24. I have been
surfing internet ?????? the last two
hours.
(a) since
(b) for
(c) from
(d) right from
Ans: ( b )
for
25. You should be
considerate ?????? your employees and
I assure you of your
success in every walk of life.
(a) for
(b) to
(c) upon
(d) on
Ans: ( b )
to
PART B ? GENERAL
STUDIES
26. If X is mortal, Y
is wise, if Z is not good, a will
suffer. Y is not wise, if A suffers. If B is slave, X is
immortal. If A suffers, what follows ?
(a) X is mortal
(b) B is a slave
(c) Z is good
(d) Y is wise
Ans: ( b )
B is a slave
27. Consider the
following statements regarding of
India :
1. Pressurised heavy
water reactors have been set up
at Kaiga (Karnataka) and Rawatbhata (Rajasthan).
2. Variable Energy
Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, is one
of the five
Research Centres under the Department of
Science and
Technology.
3. India has a vast
resource of Thorium and the third
stage of Indian Nuclear Power Programme envisages
the use of Thorium for
power generation.
Which of these
statements is/are correct?
(a) 2 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) A and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: ( d )
1, 2 and 3
28. Consider the
following statements : According to
Census 2001
1. The literacy rate
increase for males is more than
that of the females
during last one decade.
2. Amongst the States
and Union Territories, Delhi has
the highest population
density while Sikkim has the lowest.
3. The correct
sequence of population in descending
order of Rajasthan,
Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and
Karnataka is : Tamil
Nadu ? Madhya Pradesh ? Rajasthan ?
Karnataka
which of these
statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 3 only
Ans: ( d )
3 only
29. ?Sagar Samrat? is
the name of
(a) An island near Port Blair
(b) A drilling ship in Bombay High
(c) An island near Maldives
(d) Name of a 5-star hotel in Goa
Ans: ( b )
A drilling ship in Bombay High
30. Who among the
following was a great protagonist of
the ?Doctrine of
Lapse??
(a) Lord Dalhousie
(b) Lord Minto
(c) Lord Curzon
(d) Lord Wellesley
Ans: ( a )
Lord Dalhousie
31. Chauri Chaura is
known in the history of India?s
struggle for freedom
because
(a) Gandhiji launched his first Satyagraha in
India from this place
(b) Gandhiji withdrew his Satyagraha movement
when an irate mob set
fire to a police station and burnt
some policemen
(c) Hundreds of freedom fighters were shot
dead
at this place by the
police
(d) Gandhiji sat on a hunger strike
Ans: ( b )
Gandhiji withdrew his Satyagraha
movement when an irate
mob set fire to a police station and
burnt some policemen
32. Who among the
following is the Chairman of Planning
Commission in India ?
(a) Finance Minister of India
(b) Prime Minister of India
(c) President of India
(d) Home Minister of India
Ans: ( b )
Prime Minister of India
33. The ?Grand Trunk
Road? connects
(a) Kolkata and Mumbai
(b) Delhi and Chennai
(c) Kolkata and Amritsar
(d) Tirupati and Ludhiana
Ans: ( c )
Kolkata and Amritsar
34. The Civil
Disobedience Movement of 1930 culminated
in the signing of a
pact in 1931 by Gandhiji and
(a) Lord Irwin
(b) Lord Linlithgow
(c) Lord Wavell
(d) Lord Curzon
Ans: ( a )
Lord Irwin
35. Who among the
following wrote the book Algebra of
Infinite Justice ?
(a) Anita Desai
(b) Vikram Seth
(c) Arundhati Roy
(d) Rohington Mistry
Ans: ( c )
Arundhati Roy
36. Who among the
following became the President of
India without having
been the Vice-president ?
(a) Shri V. V. Giri
(b) Shri Venkataraman
(c) Shri N. Sanjeeva Reddy
(d) Shri Zakir Hussain
Ans: ( c )
Shri N. Sanjeeva Reddy
37. In a group of 36
persons, a total of 16 take tea
while 9 take tea but
not coffee. How many persons in this
group take coffee but
not tea?
(a) 27
(b) 20
(c) 25
(d) 11
Ans: ( b )
20
38. Two pipes ?A? and
?B? can fill a tank in 15 minutes
and 20 minutes
respectively. Both the pipes are opened
together but after 4
minutes, pipe ?A? is turned off. What
is the total time
required to fill the tank ?
(a) 10 mt 30 sec
(b) 14 mt 40 sec
(c) 10 mt 20 sec
(d) 11 mt 45 sec
Ans: ( b )
14 mt 40 sec
Directions (Qs. 39
& 40) : A cube has six faces, each
of a different
colour. The red face is opposite to
black.
The green face is
between red and black. The blue face is
adjacent to
white. The brown face is adjacent to
blue.
The red face is the
bottom-most face.
39. The four colours
adjacent to green are
(a) Red, black, blue and white
(b) Red black, brown and blue
(c) Red, black, brown and white
(d) Red, brown, blue and white
Ans: ( c )
Red, black, brown and white
40. The face opposite
to the brown face is
(a) Red
(b) White
(c) Green
(d) Blue
Ans: ( b )
White
41. Dhanvantari was
(a) A famous General of Chandragupta Maurya
(b) A noted physician in the court of
Chandragupta
Vikramaditya
(c) A famous dramatist who lived during the
time of Harsha
(d) A musician in the Court of Ashoka
Ans: ( b )
A noted physician in the court of
Chandragupta
Vikramaditya
42. A factory has
three belt conveyors fitted in its
loading station. Conveyors ?A? and ?B? operating
simultaneously lift
all the goods in the same time during
which the goods can be
lifted by the conveyor ?C? operating
alone. Conveyor ?B? lifts all the goods five hours
faster
than the conveyor
?C?. The durations of time required to
lift all the goods,
individually by the conveyors ?A?, ?B?
and ?C? are
(a) 17, 12, 8 hrs.
(b) 15, 10, 6 hrs.
(c) 16, 11, 7 hrs.
(d) 14, 9, 5 hrs.
Ans: ( b )
15, 10, 6 hrs.
43. ?Raksha Kavach? is
(a) A new safety equipment designed for the
soldiers of Indian
Army
(b) An anti-collision device to prevent
collision between
trains designed by the Konkan Railway
Corporation
(c) A new design for earthquake resistant
buildings
(d) A new device for the Indian airports for
the safe landing of
aircrafts
Ans: ( b )
An anti-collision device to prevent
collision between
trains designed by the Konkan Railway
Corporation
44. Consider the
following statements in respect of
Soccer World Cup :
1. Prior to FIFA-2002
Cup, Brazil had won the World
Cup four times.
2. ?Indomitable Lions?
is the nickname for Cameroon
team.
3. ?Azzurri? is the
nickname for the Italian team.
4. Senegal, Slovenia
and Ecuador participating in FIFA-
2002 are the only teams
participating in the World Cup for
the first time.
Which of these
statements are correct ?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2 and 4
Ans: ( a )
1, 2 and 3
45. Which tourist
destination from amongst the
following will be
developed as an international destination
for Tourism according
to the Budget 2002-03 ?
(a) Port Blair
(b) Hampi
(c) Pushkar
(d) Nalanda
Ans: ( c )
Pushkar
46. Which positional
value divides the series into
equal parts ?
(a) Median
(b) Second quartile
(c) 5th Decile
(d) All of these
Ans: ( a )
Median
47. Consider the
following statements :
1. Launching of Fourth
Five-year Plan was postponed
and three Annual Plans
had to be resorted to between 1966
and 1969.
2. Fifth Five-year
Plan was terminated a year earlier.
3. Eighth Five-Year
Plan commenced in 1992 instead of
1990.
Which of these
statements are correct?
(a) 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: ( d )
1, 2 and 3
48. Shri Rajender
Singh won the Ramon Magsaysay Award
for
(a) Emergent Leadership
(b) Community Leadership
(c) Illiteracy Eradication
(d) Bio-technology
Ans: ( b )
Community Leadership
49. Which among the
following became the first woman
Prime Minister in the
world?
(a) Indira Gandhi
(b) Kim Campbell
(c) Margaret Thatcher
(d) Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Ans: ( d )
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
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