Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam-2013

PART I: GENERAL INTELLIGENCEDIRECTIONS : In questions no. 1 to 7, select the relatedword/letters/number from the given alternatives.1. MOQS : ACEG :: PRTV : ?

(a) KMNP (b) OQSU(c) EGIJ (d) FHJM

2. 36 : 144 :: 49 : ?(a) 196 (b) 154(c) 81 (d) 149

3. 76: 42:: 66: ?(a) 36 (b) 63(c) 12 (d) 35

4. Picture : See :: Book: ?(a) Listen (b) Library(c) Buy (d) Read

5. Dark : Light:: ?(a) Ill : Diseased(b) Hot : Cold(c) Polluted : Contaminated(d) Accrued: Accumulated

6. Swimming : River : : Hiking : ?(a) Mountain (b) Sea(c) Road (d) Pond

7. HOPEFUL : LUFEPOH :: ETHNICITY : ?(a) ICINHTEYT (b) CINHTEYTI(c) YTICINHTE (d) TICINHTEY

DIRECTIONS : .In questions no. 8 to 11, find the odd words /letters / number pair from the given alternatives. .8. (a) Poet (b) Publisher

(c) Author (d) Novelist9. (a) KHEB (b) WTQN

(c) MKHE (d) MIDA10. (a) 41, 52 (b) 64, 73

(c) 46, 57 (d) 38, 4911. (a) Hexagon : Angle (b) Square : Line

(c) Circle: Arc (d) Line : Dot12. Which one of the given responses would be a meaningful

order of the following ?1. Plant 2. Fruit3. Seed 4. Flower(a) 3, 1, 4, 2 (b) 3, 2, 1, 4(c) 3, 2, 4, 1 (d) 3, 1, 2, 4

13. Arrange the following words according to EnglishDictionary:1. Bound 2. Bonus3. Bunch 4. Board(a) 4, 2, 1, 3 (b) 4, 3, 2, 1(c) 1, 4, 2, 3 (d) 2, 4, 3, 1

14. Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at thegaps in the given letter series shall complete it ?a – a – abad — ba —(a) abba (b) bbab(c) abab (d) baab

15. In the following letter series, how many times does 'P' occurin such a way that after 'P', N' O should occur?A P N Q P N O S P T O Z P N O Y M P N O(a) 2 (b) 5(c) 4 (d) 3

16. Find out the set among the four sets which is like the givenset.(23 : 30 : 37)(a) (21 : 28 : 34) (b) (12 :19 : 25)(c) (6 : 13 : 20) (d) (7 : 15 : 22)

DIRECTIONS : In questions no. 17 to 19, a series is given, withone term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the givenones that will completethe series. ;17. YVP, WTN, URL, ?

(a) SPJ (b) TQLS(c) VSP (d) SRJ

18. 2, 8, 18, 32, 50, ?(a) 70 (b) 68(c) 64 (d) 72

19. 1, 3, 7, 15, 31, ?(a) 73 (b) 63(c) 37 (d) 36

20. C is the mother of A and B. If D is the husband of B, what isC to D ?(a) Mother-in-law (b) Sister(c) Mother (d) Aunt

21. If A = 1, ACE = 9, then ART = ?(a) 29 (b) 38(c) 10 (d) 39

22. If PARK is coded as 5394, SHIRT is coded as 17698 andPANDIT is coded as 532068, how would you code NISHARin that code language?(a) 201739 (b) 261739(c) 266734 (d) 231954

23. If the 5th date of a month is Tuesday, what date will be 3days after the 3rd Friday in the month?(a) 17 (b) 22(c) 19 (d) 18

24. Seema’s younger brother Sohan is older than Seeta. Swetais younger than Deepti but elder than Seema. Who is theeldest ?(a) Seeta (b) Deepti(c) Seema (d) Sweta

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25. Rahim and his uncle differ in their ages by 30 years. After 7years, if the sum of their ages is 66, what will be the age ofthe uncle ?(a) 39 (b) 41(c) 51 (d) 49

26. Sohan ranks seventh from the top and twenty-sixth fromthe bottom in a class. How many students are there in theclass ?(a) 33 (b) 34(c) 31 (d) 32

27. From the given alternatives select the word which cannotbe formed using the letters of tne given word.SIGNATURE(a) SIGHT (b) GAIN(c) NATURE (d) GATE

28. If 'SYNDICATE’ is written as ‘SYTENDCAI then how can‘PSYCHOTIC’ be written ?(a) PSICYOCTH (b) PSICYCOTH(c) PSYICTCOH (d) PSYCOHTCI

29. Some letters are given below in the first line and numbersare given below them in the second line. Numbers are thecodes for the alphabets and vice-versa. Choose the correctletter-code for the given set of numbers.

E M K B Z W Q U D J5 9 1 6 4 8 2 0 7 3

429753(a) Z Q M D E J (b) Z Q E D M J(c) Z Q M J D E (d) Z Q M E D J

30. From the given alternatives select the word which can beformed using the letters of the given word.DICTIONARY(a) BINARY (b) DAIRY(c) NATION (d) ADDITION

DIRECTION : In the questions no. 31 and 32, select the missingnumber from the given responses.31. 5 25 5

7 49 76 ? 6(a) 38 (b) 40(c) 36 (d) 35

32. 96 100 1326 4 65 7 321 32 ?(a) 32 (b) 20(c) 25 (d) 30

DIRECTIONS : In questions no. 33 and 34, some equations aresolved on the basis of a certain system. On the same basis, findout the correct answer for the unsolved equation.33. If 782 = 20

and 671= 17, then884 = ?

(a) 26 (b) 23(c) 32 (d) 19

34. 5 × 6 × 4 = 456, 3 × 6 × 5 = 536,4 × 8 × 7 = ?(a) 847 (b) 784(c) 748 (d) 478

35. A cyclist goes 30 km to North and then turning East hegoes 40 km. Again he turns to his right and goes 20 km.After this, he turns to his right and goes 40 km. How far ishe from his starting point ?(a) 25 km (b) 40 km(c) 6 km (d) 10 km

36. Select the correct combination of mathematical signs toreplace * signs and to balance the given equation.9 * 7 * 2 * 3 * 10(a) + – × = (b) – ¸ × =(c) ¸ × + = (d) – + ¸ =

37. If '+' denotes ¸, '–' denotes ×, ‘×’ denotes – and ‘¸’ denotes+, then35 + 7 – 5 ¸ 5 × 6 = ?(a) 20 (b) 14(c) 36 (d) 24

38. One morning at 7 o’clock, Naresh started walking with hisback towards the Sun. Then he turned towards left, walkedstraight and then turned towards right and walked straight.Then he again turned towards left. Now in which directionis he facing ?(a) West (b) South(c) North (d) East

DIRECTIONS : In questions no. 39 and 40, two statements aregiven followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to considerthe statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance fromcommonly known facts. You have to decide which of the givenconclusions, if any, follow from the given statements. Indicateyour answer.39. Statements:

1. Education is a process of lighting.2. Mind requires light to enlighten the core of cognitive

aspect.Conclusions :I. Education is a light which removes the darkness of

mind.II. Education is a static process for mind.(a) Both conclusions I and II follow(b) Neither conclusion I nor II follows(c) Only conclusion I follows(d) Only conclusion II follows

40. Statements:1. All students in my class are intelligent.2. Sunil is not intelligent.Conclusions:I. Sunil is not a student of my class.II. Sunil must work hard.(a) Both conclusions I and II follow(b) Neither conclusion I nor II follows(c) Only conclusion I follows(d) Only conclusion II follows

41. 3 daily wage workers A, B and C are distributed ̀ 178 in sucha way that A gets ̀ 4 less than C, B gets ` 15 more than A andC gets ` 11 less than B. What is the ratio of their shares ?(a) 53 : 68 : 57 (b) 57 : 53 : 68(c) 50 : 51 : 52 (d) 53 : 56 : 68

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42. Five boys A, B, C, D and E are standing in a row. D is on theright of E. B is on the left of E, but on the right of A. D is onthe left of C, who is standing on the extreme right. Who isstanding in the middle ?(a) D (b) E(b) B (d) C

43. Which figure is different from the rest of the three ?

(a) (b) (c) (d)44. Select the related figure from the given alternatives.

Question figures :

Answer figures:

(a) (b) (c) (d)45. Select the correct alternative from the given ones which will

complete the figural series.Question figures: ‘

Answer figures:

(a) (b) (c) (d)46. Identify the diagram that best represents the relationship

among the classes given below :Liquids, Milk, River water

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

47. Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the questionfigure ?

Question figure:

Answer figures:

(a) (b) (c) (d)48. Select the missing number from the given responses:

(a) 132 (b) 122(c) 222 (d) 212

49. From the given answer figures, select the one in which thequestion figure is hidden/embedded.Question figure :

Answer figures:

(a) (b) (c) (d)50. A piece of paper is folded and cut/punched as shown below

in the question figures. From the given answer figures,indicate how it will A appear when opened.

Question figures: ,


Answer figures:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

FOR VISUALLY HANDICAPPED CANDIDATES ONLY43. Rita ranks 19th in a class of 40 students. What is her rank

from the last ?(a) 21 (b) 22(c) 19 (d) 20

44. th1

4 of

th34

of a number is 363. What is the square root of

that number?(a) 44 (b) 40(c) 88 (d) 80

45. How many even numbers are there in the following sequenceof numbers, each of which is followed by an odd number aswell as preceded by an even number?8 6 7 6 8 9 3 2 7 5 3 4 2 2 3 5 5 2 2 8 1 1 9(a) 3 (b) 4(c) 1 (d) 2

46. A man was going to the market with his three brothers, eachone of them carrying one child in their arms. How manywere going to the market ?(a) 7 (b) 10(c) 6 (d) 13

47. Find the wrong number in the given series.8, 17, 36, 75, 154, 308(a) 75 (b) 308(c) 36 (d) 17

48. In a wooden box there are ‘n’ number of socks of twodifferent colours. You cannot see outside, but can put yourhand and take out any number of socks one by one. Whatis the minimum number of socks one should take out to getone perfect pair of socks ?(a) 11 (b) 101(c) 2 (d) 3

49. If A stands for +, Q stands for –, V stands for × and R standsfor ¸, then what is the value of the given equation ?16 A 8 R 2 Q 3 V 5 = ?(a) 5 (b) 6(c) 17 (d) 25

50. Leela and Geeta had to pick up 1460 tiles from a ground.Leela picked up 30 tiles more than Geeta. How many tilesdid Geeta pick up ?(a) 730 (b) 760(c) 745 (d) 715

PART II: ENGLISH LANGUAGE

DIRECTIONS : In questions no. 51 to 55, some parts of thesentences have errors and some are correct. Find out whichpart of a sentence has an error and blacken the oval corresponding to the appropriate letter (a, b, c). If a sentence isfree from error, blacken the oval corresponding to (d) in theAnswer Sheet.

51. Hasan plays (a) / both-cricket and billiards (b) /at the nationallevel. (c) / No error. (d)

52. My father gave me (a) / a pair of binocular (b) / on mybirthday. (c) / No error. (d)

53. Kalidas is (a) / a Shakespeare (b) /of India. (c) / No error. (d)54. The teacher as well as his students, (a) / all left (b) / for the

trip. (c) / No error. (d)55. More you (a) / think of it, (b) / the worse it becomes.(c) / No

error. (d)

DIRECTIONS : In questions no. 56 to 60, sentences are givenwith blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Fouralternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correctalternative out of the four and indicate it by blackening theappropriate oval in the Answer Sheet.56. The human mind seems to have built-in ________against

original thought.(a) prejudices (b) ideas(c) interests (d) safeguards

57. A child is the future of a family _________ nation.(a) just as (b) as a(c) like a (d) as well as of a

58. If strict security measures were taken, the tragedy mighthave been ________(a) restrained (b) averted(c) removed (d) controlled

59. The deceased left _______ children.(a) behind (b) for(c) with (d) by

60. The statue _________ a global symbol of freedom(a) stands against (b) stands to(c) stands for (d) stands as

DIRECTIONS : In questions no. 61 and 62, out of the fouralternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaningof the given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet.61. Wily

(a) Angry (b) Wise(c) Stupid (d) Cunning

62. Temerity(a) Paucity (b) Verity(c) Audacity (d) Simplicity

DIRECTIONS : In questions no. 63 and 64, choose the wordopposite in meaning to the given word and mark it in the AnswerSheet.63. Insipid

(a) Tasty (b) Colourful(c) Colourless (d) Dull

64. Relinquish(a) Relish (b) Continue(c) Vanish (d) Quench

DIRECTIONS: In questions no. 65 and 66, four words are givenin each question, out of which only one word is correctly spelt.Find the correctly spelt word and mark your answer in theAnswer Sheet.65. (a) Dysentary (b) Dysantery

(c) Dysentry (d) Dysentery


66. (a) Rejevanation (b) Rejuvenation(c) Rejvenation (d) Rejuenation

DIRECTIONS : In questions no. 67 to 69, four alternatives aregiven for the Idiom / Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choosethe alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it in the Answer Sheet.67. The police cordoned off the area after the explosion.

(a) The police checked everyone in the area(b) The police did not allow anyone to leave the area(c) The police filled the whole area(d) The police isolated the area

68. The manager hesitated to assign the job to the newcomeras he was wet behind the ears.(a) stupid and slow-witted(b) young and inexperienced(c) drenched-in the rain .(d) unpunctual and lethargic

69. Mrs. Roy keeps_an open house on Saturday eveningparties— you’ll find all kinds of people there.(a) keeps the doors of the house open(b) keeps the gates open for a few persons(c) welcomes all members(d) welcomes a select group of people

DIRECTIONS : In questions no. 70 to 72, out of the fouralternatives choose the one which can be substituted for thegiven words /sentence.70. A former student of a school, college or university

(a) Alumnus (b) Genius(c) Scholar (d) Learner

71. A building in which aircraft are housed(a) Hangar (b) Granary(c) Dockyard (d) Garage

72. A short story based on your personal experience(a) Parable (b) Legend(c) Anecdote (d) Fable

DIRECTIONS : In questions no. 73 and 74, a part of the sentenceis underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlinedpart at (a), (b), (c) which may improve the sentence. Choose thecorrect alternative. In case no improvement is needed, youranswer is (d).Mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.73. The commoners joined the king’s army at crushing the

rebels.(a) into (b) in(c) without (d) No improvement

74. She is quite well now, except a slight cold.(a) except have a slight cold(b) excepting a slight cold(c) except for a slight cold(d) No improvement

DIRECTIONS : In questions no. 75 to 79, a sentence has beengiven in Active / Passive Voice. Out of the four alternativessuggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentencein Passive /Active Voice and mark your answer in the AnswerSheet.75. She took the dog for a walk.

(a) The dog was took for a walk.(b) The dog took a walk by her.

(c) The dog was taken for a walk by her.(d) The dog took her for a walk.

76. The waiter filled the glasses with water.(a) The waiter was filled the glasses with water.(b) The water were filled in the glasses by waiter.(c) The glasses filled with water by the waiter.(d) The glasses were filled with water by the waiter.

77. They will laugh at you(a) You will be laughed at by them.(b) You will have been laughed at by them.(c) You can be laughed at by them.(d) You may be laughed at by them.

78. Trespassers shall be prosecuted.(a) The authorities may prosecute trespassers.(b) The authorities might prosecute trespassers.(c) The authorities can prosecute trespassers.(d) The authorities shall prosecute trespassers.

79. He was driving the car so fast that it skidded on the snowyroad.

(a) The car had been driven by him so fast that it skiddedon the snowy road.

(b) The car has been driven by him so fast that it skiddedon the snowy road.

(c) The car was driven by him so fast that it skidded onthe snowy road.

(d) The car was being driven by him so fast that it skiddedon the snowy road.

DIRECTIONS : In questions no. 80 to 84, a sentence has beengiven in Direct / Indirect. Out of the fouralternatives suggested,select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.80. He said to me, “I grew these carrots myself.”

(a) He told me that he had grown those carrots himself.(b) He told me that he grew those carrots himself.(c) He told me I grew these carrots myself.(d) He told me that he grew these carrots himself.

81. Mrs. Shankar said, “I know what it is to be depressed.(a) Mrs. Shankar is depressed she said.(b) Mrs. Shankar said that she was knowing what it was

to be depressed.(c) Mrs. Shankar said that she knew what it was to be

depressed.(d) Mrs. Shankar knows what it is to be depressed.

82. “Who now,” they had asked, “will listen to our troublesand protect us from the crocodiles ?”

(a) They had wanted to know who will now listen to theirtroubles and protect them from the crocodiles.

(b) They wanted to know who will listen to their troublesand protect them from the crocodiles.

(c) They had wanted to know who would listen to theirtroubles and protect them from the crocodiles.

(d) They had wanted to know who then would listen totheir troubles and protect them from the crocodiles.

83. Moti asked Gangu whether the latter was in his senses.(a) “Gangu, are you in your senses ?” asked Moti.(b) “Are you senseless, Gangu ?” asked Moti.(c) “Hey Gangu, are you in your senses now ?” asked

Moti.(d) “Gangu, have you lost your senses ?” asked Moti.


84. He said that we are all born to die.(a) He said, “We are all born to die.”(b) He said, “We have all been born to die.”(c) He exclaimed, “We were all born to die.”(d) He said, “We were all born to die.”

DIRECTIONS : In questions no. 85 to 90, the 1st and the lastsentences/parts of the passage / sentence are numbered 1 and 6.The rest of the passage / sentence is split into four parts andnamed P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in theirproper order. Read the passage/sentence and find out which ofthe four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answerand indicate it by blackening the appropriate oval [ ] in theAnswer Sheet.85. There are a lot of ways to communicate : speaking, singing,

clapping, hooting.P. Even animals communicate with one another.Q. Only humans can express their thoughts and feelings

in words because of our superior brain.R. Both humans and animals also communicate through

body language.S. But their ways differ from the humans.

6. Sometimes we don’t use words but make gestures (like trafficsigns) or simple movements of the hand in order tocommunicate.(a) PRSQ (b) QPRS(c) PQRS (d) PSQR

86. 1.Fires in the Steppes or bushes scared humans earlier.P. Gradually, they learnt to appreciate the power of fire.Q. It gave them light and warmth and kept away wild

animals.R. About 700,000 years ago, humans started fire

accidentally by lightning.S. They could harden the tips of wooden spears and cook

meat in it. 6. Soon they learnt to produce fire by striking flintstone and

pyrite with each other or by rubbing lumbers.(a) QSPR (b) PQSR(c) PQRS (d) QRSP

87. 1.When the ImpressionistsP. they made them look likeQ. everyday and often puttingR people you would seeS. painted pictures of people

6. more emphasis on the scene.(a) RQPS (b) SRQP(c) PRQS (d) SPRQ

88. 1.Sherlock Holmes is theP. who is in a state of graceQ. is raised to the statusR. because in him scientific curiosityS. exceptional individual

6. of a heroic passion.(a) PRQS (b) SRQP(c) SPRQ (d) RPSQ

89. 1.The goals of our present systemP. schooling is to prepareQ. students for the examination systemR. which will take them to theS. of primary and secondary

6. best technical institutions in the country(a) SPQR (b) QPRS(c) PRQS (d) PSQR

90. 1.Egotism is the; most common fault of mankind.P. However, with time it becomes an exaggerated form of

self display.Q. It is the product of a perfectly natural desire to display

oneself.R. This is necessary as it impairs the personality and

frustrates all efforts at self improvement.S. Beyond any shadow of doubt, it is a defect that ought

to be constantly hunted down, and scotched. 6. One should always be on guard not to give into egotism.

(a) RSPQ (b) PSRQ(c) PQRS (d) QPSR

DIRECTIONS : In questions no. 91 to 95, in the followingpassage some of the words have been left out. Read the passagecarefully and choose the correct answer to each question out ofthe fouralternatives and fill in the blanks.One fine morning a 91 man knocked at the doors of the home forthe aged run by nuns. He told the nun in charge that as he was 92to Delhi, he wanted to leave his servant-maid to the 93 of thenuns. He assured the nun of sending some money every month94 she was an orphan. The nun 95 her saying that she had got anexcellen master.91. (a) gentle (b) bad

(c) nice (d) good92. (a) moved (b) shifted

(c) changed (d) transferred93. (a) care (b) home

(c) custody (d) protection94. (a) because (b) and

(c) though (d) if95. (a) loved (b) praised

(c) consoled (d) condoled

DIRECTIONS: In questions no. 96 to 100, you have a briefpassage with 5 questions following the passage. Read thepassage carefully and choose the best answer to each questionout of the four alternatives and mark it by blackening theappropriate oval ( ) in the Answer Sheet.Freedom has assuredly given us a new status and newopportunities. But it also implies that we should discardselfishness, laziness and all narrowness of outlook. Our freadomsuggests toil and creation of new values for old ones. We shouldso discipline ourselves as to be able to discharge our newresponsibilities satisfactorily. If there is any one thing that needsto be stressed more, than any other in the new set-up, it is that weshould put into action our full, capacity, each one of us inproductive effort - each one of us in his own sphere, howeverhumble. Work, unceasing work, should now be our watch-word.Work is wealth, and service is happiness. Nothing else is. Thegreatest crime in India today is idleness. If we root out idleness,all our difficulties, including even conflicts, will graduallydisappear.96. Anyone can free himself from the clutches of difficulties, if he

(a) eliminates narrow outlook(b) fulfils his responsibilities(c) discards idleness(d) discharges his obligations


97. What has freedom undeniably offered to the citizens ofIndia ?(a) New opportunities(b) New outlook(c) New responsibilities(d) New values

98. One thing needs to be stressed more than anything else inthis new set-up. It is that people should(a) discard narrowness of outlook(b) discipline themselves suitably(c) work to their full capacity(d) substitute old values with new ones

99. work should be the motto of our citizens.(a) Resourceful (b) Incessant(c) Productive (d) Ingenious

100. Nothing else can give us joy except(a) service (b) idleness(c) wealth (d) freedom

PART III: QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE101. 2 cosec2 23° cot 2 67° – sin2 23° – sin2 67°– cot2 67° is

equal to(a) 0 (b) 1(c) sec2 23° (d) tan2 23°

102. The base of a right pyramid is an equilateral triangle of side10 3 cm. If the total surface area of the pyramid is 270

3 sq. cm, its height is

(a) 12 cm (b) 12 3 cm

(c) 10 cm (d) 10 3 cm103. The volumes of a cylinder and a cone are in the ratio 3 : 1.

Find their diameters and then compare them when theirheights are equal.(a) Diameter of cylinder < Diameter of cone(b) Diameter of cylinder = 2 times of diameter of cone(c) Diameter of cylinder = Diameter of cone(d) Diameter of cylinder > Diameter of cone

104. A square of side 3 cm is cut off from each corner of arectangular sheet of length 24 cm and breadth 18 cm andthe remaining sheet is folded to form an open rectangularbox. The surface area of the box is(a) 423 cm2 (b) 468 cm2

(c) 396 cm2 (d) 612 cm2

105. The sides of a triangle are 16 cm, 12 cm and 20 cm. Find thearea(a) 81 cm2 (b) 64 cm2

(c) 112 cm2 (d) 96 cm2

106. What is the height of a cylinder that has the same volumeand radius as a sphere of diameter 12 cm?(a) 8 cm (b) 7 cm(c) 10 cm (d) 9 cm

107. The length of the shadow of a vertical tower on level groundincreases by 10 metres when the altitude of the sun changesfrom 45° to 30°. Then the height of the tower is

(a) 10 3 m (b) 5 3 m

(c) 10( 3 1)m+ (d) 5( 3 1)m+

108. If 5 tan q = 4, then5sin 3cos5sin 2cos

q- qq + q

is

(a)13 (b)

23

(c)14 (d)

16

109. If x sin q + y cos q = 2 2x y+ and

2 2

2 2 2 2cos sin 1 ,

a b x yq q+ =

+ then the correct relation is

(a)2 2

2 2x y 1a b

- = (b)2 2

2 2x y 1b a

- =

(c)2 2

2 2x y 1a b

+ = (d)2 2

2 2x y 1b a

+ =

110. If 2 (cos2 q – sin2 q) = 1 (q is a positive acute angle), then cotis equal to(a) 3 (b) 3-

(c)13 (d) 1

111. Number of solutions of the two equations4x – y = 2 and 2y – 8x + 4 = 0is(a) infinitely many (b) zero(c) one (d) two

112. If a2 + b2 + c2 = 2 (a – b – c) – 3, then the value of 2a – 3b +4c is(a) 1 (b) 7(c) 2 (d) 3

113. Let a 6 5,b 5 2,c 2 3.= - = - = -Then point out the correct alternative among the fouralternatives given below.(a) a < b < c (b) b < a < c(c) a < c < b (d) b < c < a ;

114. If a = 2b

b a- then the value of 3 3a b+ is

(a) 2 (b) 6 ab(c) 0 (d) 1

115. If xy + yz + zx = 0, then

2 2 21 1 1 (x, y,z 0)

x yz y zx z xyæ ö+ + ¹ç ÷è - - - ø

is equal to

(a) 0 (b) 3(c) 1 (d) x + y + z

116. A can do a work in 20 days and B can do the same work in30 days. In how many days can A and B together do thework ?(a) 15 (b) 16(c) 10 (d) 12

117. The volume of air in a room is 204 m3 . The height of theroom is 6 m. What is the floor area of the room?(a) 34 m2 (b) 32 m2

(c) 46 m2 (d) 44 m2


118. If the total surface area of a cube is 96 cm2 , its volume is(a) 36 cm3 (b) 56 cm3

(c) 16 cm3 (d) 64 cm3

119. From a point P, two tangents PA and PB are drawn to a circlewith centre O. If OP is equal to diameter of the circle, thenÐAPB is(a) 60° (b) 45°(c) 90° (d) 30°

120. A chord 12 cm long is drawn in a circle of diameter 20 cm.The distance of the chord from the centre is(a) 16 cm (b) 8 cm(c) 6 cm (d) 10 cm

121. 360 sq. cm and 250 sq. cm are the areas of two similartriangles. If the length of one of the sides of the first trianglebe 8 cm, then the length of the corresponding side of thesecond triangle is

(a) 6 cm (b)165 cm

(c)163 cm (d)

263 cm

122. If in D ABC, ÐABC = 5ÐACB and Ð BAC = 3 ÐACB, thenÐABC =(a) 120° (b) 130°(c) 80° (d) 100°

123. The perpendiculars, drawn from the vertices to the oppositesides of a triangle, meet at the point whose name is(a) orthocentre (b) incentre(c) circumcentre (d) centroid

124. A sum becomes ` 2,916 in 2 years at 8% per annumcompound interest. The simple interest at 9% per annumfor 3 years on the same amount will be(a) ` 625 (b) ` 600(c) ` 675 (d) ` 650

125. The average of 30 numbers is 40 and that of other 40numbers is 30. The average of all the numbers is

(a) 34.5 (b) 2347

(c) 35 (d) 34

126. The value of 40 9 81+ is

(a) 11 (b) 111(c) 9 (d) 7

127. The ratio of age of two boys is 5 : 6. After two years the ratiowill be 7 : 8. The ratio of their ages after 12 years will be(a) 11/12 (b) 22/24(c) 15/16 (d) 17/18

128. Divide 50 into two parts so that the sum of their reciprocalsis 1/12.(a) 28, 22 (b) 35, 15(c) 20, 30 (d) 24, 36

129. The length and breadth of a rectangle are doubled.Percentage increase in area is(a) 400% (b) 150%(c) 200% (d) 300%

130. In the annual examination Mahuya got 10% less marks thanSupriyo in Mathematics. Mahuya got 81 marks. The marksof Supriyo are

(a) 89 (b) 90(c) 87 (d) 88

131. A train is moving at a speed of 80 km/h and covers a certaindistance in 4.5 hours. The speed of the train to cover thesame distance in 4 hours is(a) 90 km/h (b) 100 km/h(c) 70 km/h (d) 85 km/h

132. A shopkeeper blends two varieties of tea costing ` 18 and` 13 per 100 gm in the ratio 7:3. He sells the blended varietyat the rate of ̀ 18.15 per 100 gm. His percentage gain in thetransaction is(a) 8% (b) 10%(c) 12% (d) 14%

133. A invests ̀ 64,000 in a business. After few months B joinedhim with ` 48,000. At the end of year, the total profit wasdivided between them in the ratio 2 : 1. After how manymonths did B join ?(a) 7 (b) 8(c) 4 (d) 6

134. A got 30% concession on the label price of an article soldfor ` 8,750 with 25% profit on the price he bought. The labelprice was(a) 10,000 (b) 13,000(c) 16,000 (d) 12,000

135. The cost price of a book is ̀ 150. At what price should it besold to gain 20% ?(a) ` 80 (b) ` 120(c) ` 180 (d) ` 100

136. If books bought at prices ranging from ` 150 to ` 300 aresold at prices ranging from ̀ 250 to ̀ 350, what is the greatestpossible profit that might be made in selling 15 books ?(a) ` 3,000 (b) Cannot be determined(c) ` 750 (d) ` 4,250

137. In a two-digit number, the digit at the unit's place is 1 lessthan twice the digit at the ten’s place. If the digits at unit’sand ten’s place are interchanged, the difference betweenthe new and the original number is less than the originalnumber by 20. The original number is(a) 47 (b) 59(c) 23 (d) 35

138. The base of a right prism is a triangle whose perimeter is 28cm and the inradius of the triangle is 4 cm. If the volume ofthe prism is 366 cc, then its height is(a) 4 cm (b) 8 cm(c) 6 cm (d) None of these

139. The equation cos2q = 2(x y)

4xy+

is only possible when

(a) x < y (b) x = –y(c) x > y (d) x = y

140. Which is greater 3 2 or 3 ?(A Equal (b) Cannot be compared(c) 3 2 (d) 3

141. If a + b + c = 9 (where a, b, c are real numbers), then theminimum value ofa2 + b2 + c2 is(a) 81 (b) 100(c) 9 (d) 27


142. L.C.M. of 2 4 5, ,3 9 6 is

(a)2027 (b)

827

(c)203 (d)

103

143. Find the value of

1 1 13 .

3 3 3 3 3+ + +

+ -(a) 6 (b) 3

(c) ( )3

2 3 3+ (d) 2 3

144. 'a' divides 228 leaving a remainder 18. The biggest two-digitvalue of ‘a’ is(a) 30 (b) 30(c) 21 (d) 35

145. If the sum of the digits of any integer lying between 100 and1000 is subtracted from the number, the result always is(a) divisible by 5 (b) divisible by 6(c) divisible by 2 (d) divisible by 9

146. If a number is as much greater than 31 as it is less than 75,then the number is.(a) 53 (b) 106(c) 44 (d) 74

DIRECTIONS : The bar graph shows the marks obtained by astudent in an examination out of 100 marks in each subject.Study the diagram and answer the Q. Nos. 147 and 148.

Mar

ks

100908070605040302010

147. The average marks of Hindi and English is(a) 60 (b) 65(c) 50 (d) 55

148. The ratio of the marks of Maths and History is(a) 4 : 3 (b) 6 : 5(c) 8 : 5 (d) 3 : 4

DIRECTIONS : Various expenditures incured by a publishingcompany for publishing a book in 2011 are given below. Studythe chart and answer the Q. Nos. 149 and 150.

Transportation10%

149. Royalty of a book is less than the printing cost by(a) 20% (b) 25%

(c) 5% (d)1

333

%

150. Price of a book is 20% above cost price. If the marked priceis `180, then the cost of paper for a single copy, in `, is(a) 42 (b) 44.25(c) 36 (d) 22.50

FOR VISUALLY HANDICAPPED CANDIDATES ONLY147. The difference between the circumference and the radius of

a circle is 22(Take )7

p =

(a) 154 sq. cm (b) 259 sq. cm(c) 148 sq. cm (d) 111 sq. cm

148. If tan2 q – sin2 q = x, then the value of tan2 q sin2q is(a) x (b) 2

(c)1x

(d) 1

149. If x – y = 1, then x3 – y3 – 3 (xy – 2) is equal to(a) 7 (b) 6(c) 10 (d) 4

150. Ram’s income is greater than Shyam’s income by 20%. Thenthe percent by which Shyam’s income is less than Ram’sincome is

(a)2163

(b)2185

(c)1105

(d)1123

PART IV: GENERAL AWARENESS151. How many members can be nominated to both the Houses

of the Parliament by the President ?(a) 14 (b) 16(c) 10 (d) 12

152, Under which Article of the Constitution can an individualmove to the Supreme Court directly in case of any violationof Fundamental Rights ?(a) Article 31 (b) Article 32(c) Article 28 (d) Article 29


153. The Dandi March of Gandhi-is an example of(a) Non-Coopefation (b) Direct Action(c) Boycott (d) Civil Disobedience

154. Presidential form of government consists of the following :(a) Popular election of the President(b) No overlap in membership between the executive and

the legislature(c) Fixed term of office(d) All the above

155. Which one of the following inscriptions relate to theChalukya king, Pulakesin II ?(a) Nasik (b) Maski(c) Hathigumpha (d) Aihole

156. Who among the following introduced the Mansabdarisystem ?(a) Jahangir (b) Shah Jahan(c) SherShah (d) Akbar

157. The basic object of all production is to(a) increase physical output(b) satisfy human wants(c) provide employment(d) make profits

158. Inflation is caused by(a) decrease in production(b) increase in money supply and decrease in production(c) increase in money supply(d) increase in production

159. Dumping is a form of price discrimination at(a) local level (b) within industry(c) national level (d) international level

160. The equilibrium of a firm under perfect competition will bedetermined when(a) Marginal Cost > Average Cost(b) Marginal Revenue > Average Cost(c) Marginal Revenue > Average Revenue(d) Marginal Revenue = Marginal Cost

161. Expenditure on advertisement and public relations by anenterprise is a part of its(a) fixed capital(b) consumption of fixed capital(c) final consumption expenditure(d) intermediate consumption

162. The concept of Concurrent List in Indian Constitution isborrowed from the Constitution of(a) U.S.A. (b) Japan(c) Canada (d) Australia

163. Match correctly the following, deserts and their locationby choosing the correct response:

Desert Locationa. Kalahari 1. South Americab. Atacama 2. Australiac. Thar 3. Africad. Great Victoria 4. Asia

(a) a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2 (b) a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4(c) a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1 (d) a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4

164. What is a neuron ? .(a) Basic unit of nervous system(b) Basic unit of energy(c) Particle released during radioactivity(d) The anti-particle of neutron

165. A cellulosic wall is found in the cells of(a) plants(b) animals(c) bacteria(d) fungi

166. The filtration unit of kidney is(a) yellow fiber (b) axon(c) nephron (d) neuron

167. The nutritive tissue in the seeds of higher plants is knownas(a) nucellus (b) hypocotyl(c) embryo (d) endosperm

168. Yeast is an important source of(a) protein (b) vitamin B(c) invertase (d) vitamin C

169. Which one of the following cities and the personalitiesassociated with their establishment is wrongly matched ?(a) Calcutta - Robert Clive(b) Pondicherry - Francis Martin(c) Ahmedabad Ahmad Shah I(d) Madras - Francis Day

170. Which one of the following wars decided the fate of theFrench in India ?(a) Battle of Plassey(b) Battle of Wandiwash(c) First Carnatic War(d) Battle of Buxar

171. The Crimean War came to an end by the(a) Treaty of St. Germain(b) Treaty of Trianon(c) Treaty of Versailles(d) Treaty of Paris

172. The longest river of peninsular India is(a) Godavari (b) Krishna(c) Kaveri (d) Narmada

173. Moraines are formed in(a) Monsoon region (b) River deltas(c) Arid regions (d) Glacial regions

174. The Himalayan mountain range is an example of(a) Fold mountain (b) Volcanic mountain(c) Residual mountain (d) Block mountain

175. Which one of the following is a warm ocean current ?(a) Gulf Stream (b) Kurile(c) Canary (d) Labrador


176. A nibble is equal to _____________ bits.(a) 16 (b) 32(c) 4 (d) 8

177. In HTML, tags consists of keywords enclosed within(a) flower brackets { }(b) angular brackets < >(c) parentheses ( )(d) square brackets [ ]

178. printer cannot print more than one character at a time.(a) Line (b) Daisy-wheel(c) Laser (d) Dot-matrix

179. Enzymes are(a) Lipids (b) Steroids(c) Carbohydrates (d) Proteins

180. Heating of a ore below its melting point in the absence of airis known as(a) Smelting (b) Refining(c) Calcination (d) Roasting

181. The most electronegative element among the following is(a) Oxygen (b) Fluorine(c) Sodium (d) Chlorine

182. Mark the compound which possesses ionic, covalent andco-ordinate bonds.(a) H2O (b) NH4C1(c) SO3 (d) S02

183. The depletion of Ozone layer is mainly due to(a) Chlorofluorocarbons(b) Volcanic eruptions(c) Aviation fuels(d) Radioactive rays

184. Match correctly the infectious agents given inList I with the diseases caused by them given in List II :

List I List IIa. Bacterium 1. Kala-azarb. Fungus 2. Tuberculosisc. Protozoan 3 Influenzad. Virus 4. Ringworm(a) a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1 (b) a-1, b-2, c-4, d-3(c) a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3 (d) a-3, b-1, c-2, d-4

185. Matter waves are(a) Longitudinal waves(b) de Broglie waves(c) Electromagnetic waves(d) Transverse waves

186. When the milk is churned vigorously the cream from it isseparated out due to(a) Centrifugal force(b) Centripetal force(c) Gravitational force(d) Frictional force

187. Gas thermometers are more sensitive than the liquidthermometers because the gases(a) have high specific heat(b) have large coefficient of expansion(c) are lighter(d) have low specific heat

188. Which of the following is not caused by atmosphericrefraction of light ?(a) Sun becoming visible two or three minutes before

actual sunrise(b) Sun appearing red at sunset(c) Twinkling of stars at night(d) Sun appearing higher in the sky than it actually is

189. Minorities Rights Day is observed in India on(a) 18th December (B 23rd December(c) 5th September (d) 1st December

190. Which one of the following institutes in List I is wronglymatched with its location indicated in List II ?

List I List II(a) Central Institute of Mining Dhanbad

and Fuel Research(b) Central Building Research Roorkee

Institute(c) Central Arid Zone Jodhpur

Research Institute(d) Central Drug Research Kanpur

Institute191. Match the two lists given below:

List I List IIa. London 1. St. Peter's Squareb. Vatican City 2. Times Squarec. Moscow 3. Trafalgar Squared. New York 4. Red Square(a) a-1, b-3, c-2, d-4 (b) a-2, b-4, c-3, d-1(c) a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2 (d) a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3

192. Who among the following women tennis players has wonthe Grand Slam titles for the maximum number of times ?(a) Serena Williams (b) Venus Williams(c) Steffi Graf (d) Margaret Court

193. In which one of the following films did Pran act as a characterartist and not in the role of a villain?(a) Himalaya Ki Godh Mein(b) Ram aur Shyam(c) Zanjeer(d) Madhumati

194. The main advantage of Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) is(a) Avoid soil erosion(b) Recharge ground water(c) Avoid floods(d) Reduce the loss of water

195. The waste generated by end life personal computers isknown as(a) E-waste (b) PC-waste(c) Physical waste (d) Computer waste


196. Who was the first posthumous recipient of Bharat Ratna?(a) M.G. Ramachandran (b) B.R. Ambedkar(c) K. Kamraj (d) Lal Bahadur Shastri

197. Which country won the ICC Women’s World Cup held inFebruary 2013 ?(a) India (b) New Zealand(c) England (d) Australia

198. Which country’s currency is Ngultrum ?(a) Bhutan (b) Laos(c) Bangladesh (d) Nepal

199. "Sattriya Nritya” recognised as a classical dance form ofIndia by the Sangeet Natak Akademi only in 2000, originatedfrom(a) Tripura (b) Assam(c) Karnataka (d) Gujarat

200. Given below are pairs of the winners and the specificcategories pertaining to the 14th International Indian FilmAcademy (IIFA) Awards. Which one of the pairs is wronglymatched ?(a) Best Film Agneepath(b) Best Actor in a negative role - Rishi Kapoor(c) Best Actor - Ranbir Kapoor(d) Best Female Actor - Vidya Balan


1. (b)M O Q S A C E G+2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2

P R T V+2 +2 +2

O Q S U+2 +2 +2

2. (a) 36 = 62

144 = 122

49 = 77

196 = 132

3. (a) 7 × 6 = 426 × 6 = 36

4. (d) Picture is seen. Similarly, book is read.5. (b) Both are antonyms.6. (a) Swimming is done in the river.

Hiking is done from mountain.7. (c) Word has been written in reverse order.

coded as–

1 2 3 4 5 6 7H O P E F U LL U F E P O H7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Similarly,

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9E T H N I C I T YY T I C I N H T E9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

8. (b) Except (b) others are creators.9. (b) In the remaining, vowel is present.

10. (b)

+1

4 1 , 5 2

+1

–1

6 4 , 7 3

+1

+1

4 6 , 5 7

+1

+1

3 8 , 4 9

+111. (a) Hexagon not made from angle.12. (a) Seed ® Plant ® Flower ® Fruit

3 ® 1 ® 4 ® 2

Hints & Explanations

1 (b) 21 (d) 41 (a) 61 (d) 81 (c) 101 (c) 121 (d) 141 (d) 161 (d) 181 (b)2 (a) 22 (b) 42 (b) 62 (c) 82 (d) 102 (a) 122 (d) 142 (c) 162 (d) 182 (b)3 (a) 23 (d) 43 (d) 63 (a) 83 (a) 103 (c) 123 (a) 143 (b) 163 (a) 183 (a)4 (d) 24 (b) 44 (b) 64 (b) 84 (a) 104 (c) 124 (c) 144 (b) 164 (a) 184 (c)5 (b) 25 (b) 45 (d) 65 (d) 85 (d) 105 (d) 125 (b) 145 (d) 165 (a) 185 (b)6 (a) 26 (d) 46 (c) 66 (b) 86 (b) 106 (a) 126 (d) 146 (a) 166 (c) 186 (a)7 (c) 27 (a) 47 (d) 67 (d) 87 (d) 107 (d) 127 (d) 147 (d) 167 (d) 187 (b) 8 (b) 28 (b) 48 (c) 68 (b) 88 (c) 108 (d) 128 (c) 148 (a) 168 (b) 188 (b)9 (b) 29 (a) 49 (b) 69 (c) 89 (a) 109 (d) 129 (d) 149 (c) 169 (a) 189 (a)

10 (b) 30 (b) 50 (d) 70 (a) 90 (d) 110 (a) 130 (b) 150 (d) 170 (b) 190 (d)11 (a) 31 (c) 51 (d) 71 (a) 91 (a) 111 (a) 131 (a) 151 (a) 171 (d) 191 (c)12 (a) 32 (c) 52 (b) 72 (c) 92 (d) 112 (a) 132 (b) 152 (b) 172 (a) 192 (d)13 (a) 33 (b) 53 (b) 73 (b) 93 (c) 113 (a) 133 (c) 153 (d) 173 (d) 193 (c)14 (b) 34 (c) 54 (b) 74 (c) 94 (a) 114 (c) 134 (a) 154 (d) 174 (a) 194 (b)15 (d) 35 (d) 55 (a) 75 (c) 95 (c) 115 (d) 135 (c) 155 (d) 175 (a) 195 (a)16 (c) 36 (a) 56 (a) 76 (d) 96 (c) 116 (d) 136 (a) 156 (d) 176 (c) 196 (d)17 (a) 37 (d) 57 (d) 77 (a) 97 (a) 117 (a) 137 (a) 157 (b) 177 (b) 197 (d)18 (d) 38 (b) 58 (b) 78 (d) 98 (c) 118 (d) 138 (d) 158 (b) 178 (b) 198 (a)19 (b) 39 (c) 59 (a) 79 (d) 99 (b) 119 (a) 139 (d) 159 (d) 179 (d) 199 (b)20 (a) 40 (c) 60 (d) 80 (a) 100 (a) 120 (b) 140 (d) 160 (d) 180 (c) 200 (a)

ANS WER KEY


13. (a) Board ® Bonus ® Bound ® Bunch4 ® 2 ® 1 ® 3

14. (b) abababababab

15. (d) A P N Q P N O SPT O Z P N O Y M P N O16. (c) The given set is (23 : 30 : 37)

= 23 + 7 = 30 + 7 = 37Similarly, (6 : 13 : 20)

= 6 + 7 = 13 + 7 = 20

17. (a)

–2

Y V P , W T N , U R L , S P J

–2 –2

–2 –2 –2–2 –2 –2

18. (d) 2 8 18 32 50 72

+6 +10 +14 +18 +22

+ 4 + 4 + 4 + 419. (b) 1 + 2 = 3

3 + 2 × 2 = 77 + 4 × 2 = 1515 + 8 × 2 = 3131 + 16 × 2 = 63

20. (a)

C(–)

A B(–)

D(+)

mother-in-law

21. (d) A = 1, A + C + E = 1 + 3 + 5 = 9A + R + T = 1 + 18 + 20 = 39

22. (b) Letters have been coded as-

P A R K S H I T N D

5 3 9 4 1 7 6 8 2 0¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯

code for

N I S H A R

2 6 1 7 3 9¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯

23. (d) 5th date of a month is TuesdayFriday will be on = 5 + 3

= 8th of a month1st Friday is on 1st of a month2nd Friday is on 8th of a month3rd Friday will be on 15th of a month3 days after 15th = 15 + 3 = 18

24. (b) Seema > Sohan > Seeta ...(i)Deepti > Sweta > Seema ...(ii)Combining (i) and (ii) we getDeepti > Sweta > Seema > Sohan Seeta

25. (b) Let uncle’s present age = xRahim's present age = yy – x = 30 ...(i)After 7 year(x + 7) + (y + 7) = 66x + y + 14 = 66x + y = 52 ...(ii)

combining (i) and (ii) we get(x + y = 52) + (x – y = 30)2x = 82x = 41Uncle's age is 41

26. (d) Clearly, number of students in the class= (6 + 1 + 25) = 32

27. (a) There in no 'H' in the word SIGNATURE

28. (b)1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9S Y N D I C A T E

Coded asS Y T E N D C A I1 2 8 9 3 4 6 7 5

Similarly1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9P S Y C H O T I C

Coded asP S I C Y C O T H1 2 8 9 3 4 6 7 5

29. (a)

4 2 9 7 5 3

Z Q M D E J¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯

30. (b) (a) BINARY can not be formed, there is no 'B' in theword DICTIONARY

(c) NATION can not be formed, as there is only one'N' in the word DICTIONARY

(d) ADDITION can not be formed, as there is onlyone 'D' in the word DICTIONARY

31. (c) The second column number is the product of first andthird column25 = 5 × 549 = 7 × 736 = 6 × 6

32. (c) Column wiseColumn I (96 ÷ 6) + 5 = 21Column II (100 ÷ 4) + 7 = 32Column II (132 ÷ 6) + 3 = 25

33. (b)7 8 2+ +

17 + 3 = 20

6 7 1+ +

14 + 3 = 17

8 8 4+ +

20 + 3 = 23

34. (c)5 × 6 × 4 = 4 5 6

3 × 6 × 5 = 5 3 6

Similarly,4 × 8 × 7 = 7 4 8


35. (d)40 km

40 km

30 km 20 km

10 km

36. (a) 9 + 7 – 2 × 3 = 109 + 7 – 6 = 1016 – 6 =10

37. (d) 35 ¸ 7 × 5 + 5 – 6= 5 × 5 + 5 – 625 + 5 – 630 – 6 = 24

38. (b) B A

D C

E

39. (c) Clearly, I follows directly from the given statement.However, II is slightly different to the given statementsand so does not follow.

40. (c) The given statements clearly imply that all students ofthe class are intelligent, and sunil is not intelligent,this, in turn means, sunil is not a student of that class.II is not concerned to statements.

41. (a) A = C – 4 .......(1)B = A + 15 .......(2)C = B – 15 .......(3)From (1) and (3)A = B – 11 – 4A = B – 15A : B : CB – 15 : B : B – 11B – 15 + B + B – 11 = 1783 B = 178 + 26 = 204 Þ B = 68A = 53, C = 57

42. (b) A B CDE

43. (d) In all other figures, figure made in triangle does notcover the region of circle.

44. (b) The inner figure becomes the outer figure and viceversa

45. (d) L shaped figure and small squares rotate clock-wise

46. (c) Milk

Liquids

River water

48. (c) Moving clockwise, the terms are :5 × 2 + 2 = 1212 × 2 + 2 = 2626 × 2 + 2 = 5454 × 2 + 2 = 110

So, missing number = 110 × 2 + 2 = 222

FOR VISUALLY HANDICAPPED CANDIDATES ONLY43. (b) Total students = 40

Rita's rank = 19th

Her rank from the last = 40 – 19 + 121 + 1 = 22

45. (a) Required sequence =

Even Number Even Number Odd Number

This sequence occurs three times

6 8 9 , 2 2 3 and 2 8 1

46. (a) 1 + 3 + 3 = 747. (b) The correct sequence is × 2 + 1, × 2 + 2, × 2 + 3, × 2 + 4,

× 2 + 5.So, 308 is wrong and must by replaced by 313

49. (a) 16 + 8 ̧ 2 – 3 × 5=16 + 4 – 1520 – 15 = 5

50. (d) Let Geeta picked tiles = xLet Leela picked tiles = x + 30Total tiles = 1460Geeta picked up = x + x + 30 = 14602x + 30 = 14602x = 1460 – 30x = 715Leela picked tiles= 715 + 30 = 745

52 . (b) Delete 'pair of' before binocular because the word'binocular' itself suggests a pair.

53. (b) 'a' should be replaced with 'the'. Here Kalidas is notShakespeare but he is compared to Shakespeare.

54. (b) Delete 'all' before 'left'. Here the usage of 'all' issuperfluous as 'the teacher as well as his students'itself signifies everyone.

55. (a) Add 'the' before 'more'. Here the sentence consists oftwo clauses- Principal and Subordinate, where thePrincipal clause should be given more stress by adding'the' before 'more'.

56. (a) The word 'prejudice' will fill in the blank because hereit means something or opinion which is not based onreason or experience and hence it seems to getconflicted with original thoughts.

57. (d) The phrase 'as well as of a' will fill in the blank aschildren are considered to shape the future of a nationalong with carrying the goodwill of a family.

58. (b) The word 'averted' will fill in the blank. It is also thesynonym for the word 'avoid' and hence it can beunderstood that if strict measures were taken then thetragedy would have been avoided.

59. (a) The word 'behind' will fill in the blank. The sentencemeans that the deceased (the person who recentlydied), left behind him two young children.


60. (d) The phrase 'stands as' will fill in the blank because itmeans to signify.

61. (d) 'Wily' means 'cunning' which also means skillful orclever.

62. (c) 'Audacity' best expresses the meaning of 'temerity'which also means 'arrogance'

63, (a) The opposite of 'insipid' is 'tasty'. The word 'insipid'means dull, boring or colorless.

64. (b) The opposite of 'relinquish' is 'continue'. Relinquishmeans to 'give up'.

75 (c) The sentence is in active voice and to convert it inpassive voice the predicate of the sentence becomesthe subject.

76 (d) Same as above. The predicate of the sentence hasbecome the subject of a sentence while converting itinto passive voice.

78 (d) For converting this sentence into passive voice andto give it a logical meaning the phrase 'the authority'has to be added.

79 (d) The sentence is in active voice with past continuoustense in it. When it is converted into passive voice, itstill remains in past continuous tense but with a littlevariance due to its grammatical rule. In the sentence'was driving the car' gets converted into 'was beingdriven' in case of passive voice.

80 (a) When the sentence is converted from direct speechto indirect speech, the pronoun 'I' is converted to 'he'and the simple past tense gets itself converted intopast perfect tense.

81 (c) The pronoun 'I' of the sentence is converted to 'she'and the direct speech which is in present tense getsconverted into past tense.

82 (d) While converting a direct speech into indirect speechthe adverb 'now' is changed to 'then' and the tense ofthe sentence also changes with respect to the timeperiod of the speech.

83 (a) While converting a sentence from indirect speech todirect speech, certain changes have to be made as weuse inverted commas to mark off the exact words ofthe speaker. And the speech is addressed in firstperson and second person mode.

84 (a) Omit 'that' from the direct speech.

101. (c) ( )2

2 2 22 22 sin 23. sin 23 cos 23 tan 23

sin 23 cos 23° - + ° - °

° °

= 2 22sec 23 1 tan 23° - - °

= 2 2(sec 23 1) (sec 23 tan 23 )2° - + °- °

= 2 2tan 23 1 sec 23° + = °102. (a) Now, T.S.A of pyramid = ar (DABD) + ar (DADC) + ar

(DABC) + ar (DBDC)

\ T.S.A of pyramid = 1 12 2´ ´ + ´ ´BD AE DC AF

21 3 ( )2 4

+ ´ ´ + ´BC AG side

OGB C

D

FE

A

(\ AE = AF = AG = height of isosceles D (h))

Þ [ ] 21 3270 3 ( )2 4

= ´ + + +h BD DC BC side

Þ [ ] 21 3270 3 10 3 10 3 10 3 (10 3)2 4

= ´ + + +h

Þ 270 3 15 3 75 3= +h

Þ 195 3 15 3= h

Þ h 13cm= ...(1)

Now to find height of pyramid (H), we use

D

CB

E

5 3

30°

O

In DODE, tan30° = 5 3=

OE OEED

15

3 5 3OE

OE cm= Þ = ...(2)

From (1) & (2), we use pythagoral theorem, in D AEO(AE)2 = (EO)2 + (AO)2 or h2 = (OE)2 + H2

Þ (13)2 – (5)2 = H2 Þ 144 Þ H 12 cm=

103. (c) Volume of cylinder = 3 × volume of cone

2 21 2

133

p = ´ pr h r h (heights are equal)

r1 = r2d1 = d2

104. (c)3

333

3333

18

12


l = 18 cm, b = 12 cm, h = 3 cmS = 2(lh + bh) + lb {Box is open from upper side}= 2 (54 + 36) + 216= 396 cm2

105. (d) (16)2 + (12)2 = 400 = (20)2

A = 1 16 122´ ´ = 96 cm2

106. (a) Volume of cylinder = volume of sphere (Given)

2 343

p = pr h r

h = 4 r3

h = 4

6cm3´ = 8 cm

107. (d) A

h

B x c D45° 30°10 m

From DABC, tan45° = Þ =h h xx

In DABD, tan30° = 10 10

=+ +h h

x h

1103

=+h

h

h = 5( 3 1)m+

108. (d) 5sin 3coscos

5sin 2coscos

q - qq

q + qq

5 tan 35 tan 2

q-=q+

45 3345 25

´ -=

´ +

= 16

109. (d) x sinq + y cos q = 2 2+x y

Put x = sin qy = cos q in the above equation, we have

2 2 2 2sin cos sin cosq+ q = q + qÞ 1 = 1Þ x = sinq & y = cosq is the solution of aboveequation. Now, on using x = sinq & y = cosq in

2 2

2 2 2 2cos sin 1q q+ =

+a b x y

Þ 2 2

2 2 2 21

sin cos+ =

q+ qy xa b

Þ 2 2

2 2 1+ =x yb a

110. (a) 2 cos2q = 1

cos2q = 12

q = 30°

cot 30° = 3111. (a) Given 4x – y = 2 or 4x – y – 2 = 0

and 2y – 8x + 4 = 0 or – 8x + 2y + 4 = 0Therefore a1 = 4; b1 = – 1; c1 = – 2a2 = –8; b2 = 2; c2 = 4

Now, 1 1 1

2 2 2

4 1 28 2 4

- -= = Þ = =-

a b ca b c

This is true only when system of equations hasinfinitely many solutions.

112. (a) 2 2 2 2( ) 3+ + = - - -a b c a b c

Þ 2 2 2 2( ) 3 0+ + - - - + =a b c a b c

Þ 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 0+ + - + + + =a b c a b c

Þ 2 2 2( 1 2 ) ( 1 2 ) ( 1 2 ) 0+ - + + + + + + =a a b b c c

Þ 2 2 2( 1) ( 1) ( 1) 0- + + + + =a b c

This is possible when 2 2( 1) 0, ( 1) 0- = + =a b and

2( 1) 0.+ =cÞ a = 1, b = –1, c = –1

Thus, 2a – 3b + 4c = 2(1) – 3(–1) + 4(–1) = 2 + 3 – 4 = 1.

113. (a) 6 2.44, 5 2.23, 3 1.73= = =

a = 6 5 0.21- =

b = 5 2 0.23- =

c = 2 3 0.27- =

114. (c) Given a = 2

-b

b a or 2 2- =ab a b or 2 2= +ab b a

We know, 3 3 2 2( )( )+ = + + -a b a b a b ab\ (a + b) (ab – ab) Þ 0 (using given)

115. (d)

116. (d) A's 1 day's work = 120

B's 1 day’s work = 130


(A + B)'s 1 day's work = 1 1 520 30 60

æ ö+ =ç ÷è ø

\ Both A and B will finish the work in 605 = 12 days.

117. (a) Volume of air in room = 204 m3

Area of floor × height of room = 204 m3

Area of floor ×6 = 204 m3

\ Area of floor = 204

6 = 34 m2

118. (d) Total surface area of cube = 96 cm2

6a2 = 96 cm2

a2 = 16 cm2 Þ 4a cm=

Now, volume of cube = a3 Þ (4)3 = 64 cm3

119. (a) Given OP = 2r = Diameter of circle

( )&^ ^QOA PA OB PB

r

O

A

2r

P

r

B

q1q2

\ In D OAP, sinq1 =1

2 2=r

r

sinq1 = sin 30° Þ 1 30q = °

Similary, in DOBP, sinq2 = 1

2 2=r

rsinq2 = sin 30° Þ q2 = 30°

\ 1 2 30 30 60Ð = q + q = °+ ° = °APB120. (b) Given, AB = 12 cm; CD = 20 cm

OE = ?

10O D

BA

C 10

10

6 E 6

Now, AE = EB = 6cm (The line drawn from centre ofcircle to the chord bisect the chord)In DOAE, By phythagoras theorem(OA)2 = (OE)2 + (AE)2 Þ (10)2 = (OE)2 + (6)2

100 – 36 = (OE)2 = 64 = OE2 Þ 8OE cm=

121. (d)2360 8

250æ ö= ç ÷è øx

2 26 85

æ ö æ ö=ç ÷ ç ÷è ø è øx

x = 20 2

63 3

cm=

122. (d) 180Ð +Ð +Ð = °A B C3 5 180Ð + Ð +Ð = °C C C9 180Ð = °C

20Ð = °C100Ð = °B

123. (a)

124. (c) 2916 = 281

100æ ö+ç ÷è øP

P = 22916

(1.08) = 2500

S.I = 2500 9 3

100´ ´

= 675

125. (b) Sum of 30 numbers = 30×40 = 1200Sum of 40 numbers = 40 × 30 = 1200

Average of 70 numbers = 1200 1200 2400 234

70 70 7+ = =

126. (d) 40 9 9 49+ ´ = = 7

127. (d)56

=AB

Þ 65

=B A ...(1)

22

++

AB

= 78

Þ 8A + 16 = 7B + 14 Þ 7B – 8A = 2 ...(2)

From (1) and (2), A = 5, B = 6

5 12 176 12 18+ =+

128. (c)1 1 1

50 12+ =

-x xx2 – 50x + 600 = 0x2 – 30x – 20x + 600 = 0x(x – 30) – 20(x – 30) = 0x = 30, 20

129. (d) A = lbA' = (2l)(2b) = 4lb = 4A

% Change = 4 100 300%- ´ =A A

A130. (b) Marks of Supriyo = x marks

Accoding to questionMahuya marks = Supriyo marks – 10% of Supriyo marks


81 = x – 10% of x Þ 10

1100

æ ö-ç ÷è øx

81 = 9 810

10 9Þ =x x

\ x = 90 marks131. (a) Distance covered in 4.5 h = 80 × 4.5 = 360 km

Speed = 3604

kmh

= 90 km/h

132. (b) CP of 1000 gm tea = 18 × 7 + 13 × 3= ̀ (126 + 39) = ̀ 165

CP of 100 g = ` 16.5S.P. of 100 g = ̀ 18.15Profit = ̀ (18.15 – 16.5 ) = ̀ 1.65

% gain = 1.65 10016.5

´ = 10%

133. (c) Suppose, B Joined after x monthThen B's money was invested for (12 – x) months\ According to question

64000 12 248000 (12 ) 1

´=

´ - x

16 212 1

=- x Þ 16 = 24 – 2x

2x = 24 – 16 = x = 4Hence, B joined after 4 months

134. (a) Let the labelled price be ` x

Now, C.P = 100

.(100 profit %)

´+

S P

C.P = 100

8750(100 25)

´+ = ̀ 7000

Now, (1 – 30% concession) label price = C.P

301100

æ ö-ç ÷è ø x = 7000

70100

x = 7000

x = 7000 100

70´

x = ̀ 10, 000

135. (c)20150 150

100+ ´` = ̀ 180

S.P = ̀ 180136. (a) Least cost price = `(150×15) = ̀ 2250

Greatest selling price = `(350×15) = ̀ 5250Required profit = ̀ (5250 – 2250) = ̀ 3000

137. (a) Since two digit number = 10x + yAccording to question ® y = 2x – 1 ..(i)

When digits are interchanged then new number= 10y + x

then original number – [new number – original number]= 20® 10x + y – [10y + x – (10x + y)] = 20® 10x + y – 10y – x + 10x + y = 20

19x – 8y = 2019x – 8(2x – 1) = 20 (Using eq. (i))19x – 16x + 8 = 203x = 12 ® x = 4From (i) y = 2 × 4 – 1 = y = 7

\ original number = 10x + y = 10×4 + 7 = 47

138. (d) Area of base = 1 1 12 2 2´ ´ + ´ ´ + ´ ´r a r b r c

= 1 ( )2

+ +r a b c

= 24 14 56´ = ´ =r s cm[Where r = inradius, s = semi-perimeter]volume of prism = area of base × height 366 = 56 × h h = 6.5 cm [approx]

139. (d)2

2 ( )cos4+q =´

x yy

2 22 ( ) ( )1 cos 1

4 4+ -- q = - = -´ ´

x y x yy y

sin2q cannot be – veBoth sin2q and cos2q will be +ve when x = y

140. (d) 13

1 2 23 63 2 62 2 or 2 2 4

´= = =

1 3 3162 3 623 3 or 3 3 27

´= = =

3 2>

141. (d) 2 2 2 2( ) 2( )+ + = + + - + +a b c a b c ab bc ca

= 29 2( )ab bc ca- + +

2 2 2+ +a b c will be minimum if ab + bc + ca ismaximum.ab + bc + ca is maximum when a = 3, b = 3, and c = 3.[Q a + b + c = 9]

\ minimum value of 2 2 2+ +a b c= 81 – 2(3 × 3 + 3 × 3 + 3 × 3)= 81 – 54 = 27

142. (c) LCM of 2 4 5, ,3 9 6

(2,4,5) 20(3,9,6) 3

=LCM ofHCF of


143. (b)1 1 1

33 3 3 3 3

+ + ++ -

Þ 1 3 1 3 3 1 3 333 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

- ++ ´ + ´ + ´+ - - +

Þ 3 3 3 3 3 31 3 6 6

- ++ + +-

Þ 18 2 3 3 3 3 3

6+ + - - -

Þ18 2 3 2 3

6+ -

Þ 3

144. (b) 228 – 18 = 210 is exactly divisible biggest two digit no.70

145. (d) (100x + 10y + z) – (x + y + z) = 99x + 9y= 9 (11x + y)

146. (a) x – 31 = 75 – x2x = 106x = 53

147. (d) Marks in Hindi = 70Marks in English = 40

\ Average marks = Marks in Hindi+ Marks in English

2

Average marks = 70 40

2+

= 55

148. (a) Marks in Maths = 80Marks in History = 60

\ Ratio of marks of Maths and History = 8060

= 4 : 3

149. (c) Royality of book = 15%Printing of bok = 20%

\ Royality of book is less than printing cost by 5%

150. (d)20. .

100+ ´C P C P = 180

6 .5

C P = 180

C.P = 150Paper cost = 15% of C.P

15 150100

´ = 22.50

For visually handicapped candidates only.147. (a) Given (Circumference – radius) of circle = 37 cm

(2 )p -r r = 37 Þ (2 1)p -r = 37

22 127 1

æ ö´ -ç ÷è ør = 37 Þ 44 7

7-æ ö

ç ÷è ør = 37

377

æ öç ÷è ør = 37 Þ r = 7 cm

Now, Area of circle = pr2 = 222 (7)7´ = 22 × 7 = 154 sq. cm

148. (a) Given tan2q – sin2q = x

22

2sin sincos

q - qq

= x Þ 2

21

sin 1cosæ öq -ç ÷è øq = x

( )2 2 2

22 2

sin (1 cos ) sin 1 coscos cosq - q qÞ - q

q q = x

or 2 2tan sin xq q =149. (a) Given x – y = 1

Cubing both sides

( )3 3 3 3( ) (1) 3- = Þ - - -x y x y xy x y = 1

or, 3 3 3 (1)- -x y xy = 1 (using given)

Adding 6 on both sides3 3 3 6- - +x y xy = 1 + 6

or 3 3 3( 2)x y xy- - - = 7150. (a) R = S + 0.2S = 1.2S

100-æ ö ´ç ÷è øR S

R = 1 100æ ö- ´ç ÷è øSR

= 11 100

1.2æ ö- ´ç ÷è ø

= 100 50 216

6 3 3= =

151. (a) According to the Indian Constitution, 14 members canbe nominated to both the houses of parliament by thePresident. This is the legislative power of the Presidentwhere he nominates 12 members to the Rajya Sabhaand if not adequately represented 2 Anglo-Indianmembers to the Lok Sabha.

152. (b) Under Article 32 of the Constitution, an individualcan directly move to the Supreme Court in Case ofany violation of fundamental rights. FundamentalRights are those rights which are essential for thegrowth of an individual's personality and are enjoyedby every citizen irrespective of caste, color, creed, raceand sex.

153. (d) The Dandi March of Gandhi was an important part ofthe Indian Independence Movement.It was a directaction campaign of tax resistance and non-violentprotest against British saltmonopoly and triggered thewider Civil Disobedience Movement.

154. (d) A presidential system is a republican system ofgovernment where a head of government is also headof state and leads an executive branch that is separatefrom the legislative branch. The United States, for


instance, has a presidential system. Popular electionof President, no overlap in membership and fixed termof office are the main criteria of Presidential form ofGovernment.

155. (d) Aihole inscription is found at Aihole in Karnataka stateIndia, was written by the Ravikriti,court poet ofChalukya king,Pulakeshin II who reigned from 610 to642 CE.The poetic verses of Ravikirti,in praise of theking, can be read in the Meguti temple,dated 634CE.

156. (d) Akbar introduced the Mansabdari system. Thissystem came under the military reforms of Akbar. Underthis system each officer was assigned a rank(mansab).Varying from 10 to 10,000, the mansab carried theZat(the personal status and salary) and Sawar (thenumber of cavalry men to be maintained.

157. (b) The basic object of all production is to satisfy humanwants. In terms of Economics, satisfaction of humanwants comes first, second comes the provision ofemployment, third comes the profit motive and at lastcomes the increase of physical outputs.

158. (b) Inflation is caused by increase in money supply anddecrease in production. In economics, inflation is asustained increase in the general price level of goodsand services in an economy over a period of time. Itcan be defined as too much money chasing too fewgoods. When the general price level rises, each unitof currency buys fewer goods and services.

159. (d) Dumping is a form of price discrimination at theinternational level.In economics, "dumping" is a kindof predatory pricing, especially in the context ofinternational trade. It occurs when manufacturersexport a product to another country at a price eitherbelow the price charged in its home market or belowits cost of production.

160. (d) The equilibrium of a firm under perfect competitionwill be determined when marginal revenue equalsmarginal cost. In the short run, perfectly-competitivemarkets are not productively efficient as output willnot occur where marginal cost is equal to averagecost (MC=AC). They are allocatively efficient, asoutput will always occur where marginal cost is equalto marginal revenue (MC=MR).

161. (d) Expenditure on advertisement and public relation byan enterprise is a part of its intermediate consumption.Visibility through advertising and promotion buildsan enterprise' reputation with the customer. Althoughmost advertising is through word of mouth, that wordof mouth starts with awareness that customers havegained about the enterprise through their advertisingand promotions.

162. (d) The concept of Concurrent List in Indian Constitutionis borrowed from the Constitution of Australia. TheConcurrent List or List-III is a list of 52 items(thoughthe last item is numbered 47) given in Part XI of theConstitution of India, concerned with relationsbetween the Union and States. This part is dividedbetween legislative and administrative powers. The

legislative section is divided into three lists: UnionList, State List and Concurrent List.

163. (a) Kalahari desert is present in Africa while AtacamaDesert is in South America. Thar Desert is in Australiaand Great Victoria is in Australia.

164. (a) The basic unit of nervous system is known as neuron.The nervous system consists of nerves, brain andspinal cord. They control the working of variousorgans of the body. The part of brain and spinal cordis called the Autonomic Nervous System.

165. (a) A cellulosic wall is found in the cells of plants.Celluloseis an important structural component of the primarycell wall of green plants, many forms of algae and theoomycetes. Some species of bacteria secrete it to formbiofilms. Cellulose is the most abundant organicpolymer on Earth.

166. (c) The filtration unit of kidney is known as nephron.Kidneys filter the nitrogenous waste products of thebody through nephron and throw them out in the formof urine. Kidneys and skin are the chief organs ofexcretion.

167. (d) The nutritive tissue in the seeds of higher plants isknown as endosperm. Endosperm is the tissueproduced inside the seeds of most flowering plantsaround the time of fertilization. It surrounds the embryoand provides nutrition in the form of starch, though itcan also contain oils and protein.

168. (b) Yeast is an important source of vitamin B. Yeasts iseukaryotic microorganisms classified in the kingdomFungi, with 1,500 species (estimated to be 1% of allfungal species). Yeasts are unicellular, although somespecies with yeast forms may become multicellularthrough the formation of strings of connected buddingcells known as pseudohyphae, or false hyphae, asseen in most molds.

169. (a) Calcutta with Robert Clive is wrongly matched. LordCurzon was associated with Calcutta. Lord Curzonfelt that the Bengal province was too big to beadministered efficiently and so he wanted to split itinto two provinces, one of which had Dacca as itscapital.

170. (b) Battle of Wandiwash decided the fate of French inIndia. Battle of Wandiwash, (Jan. 22, 1760), in thehistory of India, a confrontation between the French,under the comte de Lally, and the British, under SirEyre Coote. It was the decisive battle in the Anglo-French struggle in southern India during the SevenYears' War (1756-63).

171. (d) The Crimean War came to an end by the treaty ofParis. Crimean War, (October 1853-February 1856), warfought mainly on the Crimean Peninsula between theRussians and the British, French, and OttomanTurkish, with support from January 1855 by the armyof Sardinia-Piedmont.The resulting Treaty of Paris,signed on March 30, 1856, guaranteed the integrity ofOttoman Turkey and obliged Russia to surrendersouthern Bessarabia, at the mouth of the Danube.


172 . (a) Godavari is the longest river of peninsular India. Fromits source to the Eastern Ghats, the Godavari Riverflows through gentle, somewhat monotonous terrain,along the way receiving the Darna, Purna, Manjra,Pranhita, and Indravati rivers. Upon entering theEastern Ghats region, however, the river flows betweensteep and precipitous banks, its width contractinguntil it flows through a deep cleft only 600 feet (180metres) wide, known as the Gorge.

173. (d) Moraines are formed in glacial regions. Moraine isaccumulation of rock debris (till) carried or depositedby a glacier. The material, which ranges in size fromblocks or boulders (usually faceted or striated) to sandand clay, is unstratified when dropped by the glacierand shows no sorting or bedding.

174. (a) The Himalayan Mountain Range is an example of foldmountain.They are known as fold mountains becausethe mountains extend for 2500 km in length in a seriesof parallel ridges or folds and consist of three foldsnamely Himadri, Himachal, Shiwalik.

175. (a) Gulf Stream is a warm ocean current. It flows alongthe North America and drifts towards western Europe,thus raising the temperature of western coastconsiderably.

176. (c) A nibble is equal to 4 bits. In computing, a nibble(often nybble or even nyble to match the vowels ofbyte) is a four-bit aggregation, or half an octet. As anibble contains 4 bits, there are sixteen possiblevalues, so a nibble corresponds to a singlehexadecimal digit (thus, it is often referred to as a "hexdigit" or "hexit").

177. (b) In html , tags consist of keywords enclosed withinangular brackets. In the HTML syntax, most elementsare written with a start tag and an end tag, with thecontent in between. An HTML tag is composed of thename of the element, surrounded by angle brackets.An end tag also has a slash after the opening anglebracket, to distinguish it from the start tag.

178. (b) Daisy wheel printer cannot print more than onecharacter at a time. The daisy - wheel is named afterits shape. The individual characters are arranged onflexible petals (or spokes) 'radiating' from the centreof the wheel. Each petal has a raised character at itsend. The spoke hits the ribbon when it is struck bythe hammer.

179 (d) Enzymes are proteins. Enzymes are large biologicalmolecules responsible for the thousands of metabolicprocesses that sustain life. They are highly selectivecatalysts, greatly accelerating both the rate andspecificity of metabolic reactions, from the digestionof food to the synthesis of DNA. Most enzymes areproteins, although some catalytic RNA molecules havebeen identified.

180. (c) Heating of ore below its melting point in the absenceof air is known as calcinations. Calcinations is a thermaltreatment process in presence of air or oxygen appliedto ores and other solid materials to bring about a

thermal decomposition, phase transition, or removalof a volatile fraction

181. (b) The most electronegative element among the followingis fluorine. Fluorine is a chemical element with symbolF and atomic number 9. It is the lightest halogen andexists as a highly toxic pale yellow diatomic gas atstandard conditions. As the most electronegativeelement, it is extremely reactive: almost all otherelements, including some noble gases, formcompounds with fluorine.

182. (b) NH4Cl is the compound which possesses ionic,covalent and coordinate bonds. Ammonium chloride,an inorganic compound with the formula NH?Cl, is awhite crystalline salt, highly soluble in water. Solutionsof ammonium chloride are mildly acidic. Sal ammoniacis a name of the natural, mineralogical form ofammonium chloride

183. (a) The depletion of Ozone layer is mainly due tochlorofluorocarbons. A chlorofluorocarbon is anorganic compound that contains only carbon,chlorine, and fluorine, produced as a volatile derivativeof methane, ethane, and propane. They are alsocommonly known by the DuPont brand name Freon.

184. (c) Bacterium is associated with tuberculosis, Funguswith ringworm, Protozoan with kaala-azaar and viruswith influenza.

185. (b) Matter waves are de Broglie waves. In quantummechanics, the concept of matter waves or de Brogliewaves reflects the wave-particle duality of matter. Thetheory was proposed by Louis de Broglie in 1924 inhis PhD thesis. The de Broglie relations show that thewavelength is inversely proportional to the momentumof a particle and is also called de Broglie wavelength.

186 (a) When the milk is churned vigorously, the cream isseparated out due to centrifugal force. Centrifugalforce is the apparent force that draws a rotating bodyaway from the center of rotation. It is caused by theinertia of the body as the body's path is continuallyredirected.

187. (b) Gas thermometers are more sensitive than liquidthermometers because the gases have large coefficientof expansion. Coefficient of Thermal expansion is thetendency of matter to change in volume in responseto a change in temperature, through heat transfer.When a substance is heated, its particles begin movingmore and thus usually maintain a greater averageseparation.

188. (b) Sun appearing red at sunset is not caused byatmospheric refraction of light. Refraction isessentially a surface phenomenon. The phenomenonis mainly in governance to the law of conservation ofenergy and momentum. Due to change of medium, thephase velocity of the wave is changed but itsfrequency remains constant. This is most commonlyobserved when a wave passes from one medium toanother at any angle other than 90° or 0°.


189. (a) Minorities Rights Day is observed in India in 18thDecember. National Commission for Minoritiescelebrated Minorities Rights Day on 18 December 2012.Minorities Rights Day is celebrated on 18th Decemberevery year. The day is celebrated to protect rights ofthe minorities communities as well as bringing thebetter understanding among religious minorities inIndia.

190. (d) Central Drug Research Institute is wrongly matchedwith Kanpur. The Central Drug Research Institute is amultidisciplinary research laboratory in Lucknow,India, employing scientific personnel from variousareas of biomedical sciences.

191. (c) Trafalgar Square is associated with London, St.Peter'sSquare is associated with Vatican City, Red Square isassociated with Moscow and Times Square isassociated with New York.

192. (d) Margaret Court has won the Grand Slams title for themaximum number of times. She has won 24 Grand Slamstitle in singles category. She is a retired World No. 1professional tennis player and Christian minister fromAustralia.

193. (c) Pran acted as a character artist in the film Zanjeer. Itmade him stand up in defiance as Sher Khan in Zanjeer(1973) against the six-feet tall, long-legged AmitabhBachchan.Pran had a successful career spanning oversix decades, and his contribution to Hindi cinemaextends beyond his role as an actor.

194. (b) Recharging of ground water is the main advantage ofrain water harvesting. Rainwater harvesting providesan independent water supply during regional waterrestrictions and in developed countries is often usedto supplement the main supply. It provides water whenthere is a drought, can help mitigate flooding of low-

lying areas, and reduces demand on wells which mayenable ground water levels to be sustained.

195 (a) The waste generated by end life personal computersare known as e-waste. E-waste or "Electronic waste"may be defined as discarded computers, officeelectronic equipment, entertainment deviceelectronics, mobile phones, television sets, andrefrigerators.

196. (d) Lal Bahadur Shastri was the first posthumous recipientof Bharat Ratna in 1966. Lal Bahadur Shastri was thethird Prime Minister of the Republic of India and aleader of the Indian National Congress party. Shastrijoined the Indian independence movement in the 1920s.

197. (d) Australia won the ICC Women's World Cup held inFebruary 2013. The 2013 Women's Cricket World Cupwas the tenth Women's Cricket World Cup, which washosted by India for the third time. India previouslyhosted the World Cup in 1978 and 1997. Australia wonthe tournament for the sixth time, beating West Indiesby 114 runs in the final.

198. (a) Bhutan's currency is known as Ngultrum. n 1974, thengultrum was introduced, replacing the rupee at par.The ngultrum is equal in value to the Indian rupee andit does not exchange independently with other nations'currencies but is interchangeable with the Indianrupee.

199. (b) "Sattriya Nritya" is a classical dance form of Indiaand has originated in Assam. Sattriya or Sattriya Nritya, is one among the eight principal classical Indian dancetraditions. In the year 2000, the Sattriya dances ofAssam received recognition as one of the eightclassical dance forms of India.

200. (a) Agneepath is wrongly matched under the best filmscategory for the 14th IIFA Awards. 'Barfi' was awardedthe best film in the 14th IIFA Awards.

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