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PART ­ AGENERAL INTELLIGENCE & REASONING

Directions (1 ­ 2): In each of the following questions selectthe related letters/ word/number from the given alternatives.01. Cot : Mattress : : Floor : ?

(1) Curtain (2) Bedspread(3) Tiles (4) Carpet

02. Salt : Hypertension : : Sugar : ?(1) Cholesterol (2) Diabetes(3) Sweet (4) DehydrationDirection : In the following question, select the one which

is different from the other three responses.03. (1) 100 (2) 121

(3) 125 (4) 144Direction : In the question,which one of the given

responses would be a meaningful order of the following ?04. 1. soil 2. sapling 3. flower

4. fruit 5. plant 6. seed(1) 1,2,3,4,5,6 (2) 1,6,2,5,4,3(3) 5, 6, 1, 2, 3, 4 (4) 1,6,2,5,3,4Directions (5 ­ 7): In each of the following questions, a

series is given, with one term / number / letter missing. Choosethe correct alternative from the given ones that will completethe series.05. QPO, NML, KJI, ?, EDC

(1) HGF (2) CAB(3) JKL (4) GHI

06. 36, 34, 30, 28, 24, ?(1) 20 (2) 22(3) 23 (4) 26

07. 1000, 200, 40, ?(1) 10 (2) 20(3) 15 (4) 8

08. Number of letters skipped in between adjacent letters inthe series increases by one. Which of the following seriesobserve the ruling ?(1) ACFJNS (2) EGJNSY(3) CEHLPS (4) KNQTWDirection : In the following question, which one set of

letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letterseries shall complete it?09. p _ _ p_ p q r p _ r

(1) qrstq (2) q q r r q(2) qrqrq (4) q q r q r

10. In a joint family, there are father, mother, four married sonsand two unmarried daughters. Three sons have 2 daughterseach and one has ason. How many female members arethere in the family ?(1) 13 (2) 8(3) 11 (4) 12

11. Pointing towards A, B said “your mother is the youngersister of my mother”. How is A related to B ?(1) Uncle (2) Cousin(3) Nephew (4) Father

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Direction : In the following question, from the givenalternatives select the word which cannot be formed using theletters of the given word.12. FRAMEWORK

(1) MARK (2) FAME(3) FOUR (4) MORE

13. In a certain code, PORRIDGE is written as EGPODIRR. Inthat code, which word will be written as EGPRITSE ?(1) PERSTIGE (2) PRESTIGE(3) PEERSTIG (4) PRESTIEG

14. If 7 + 5 = 144 and 3 + 2 = 25, then 9 + 7 = ?(1) 49 (2) 256(3) 81 (4) 121Directions (15­16) : In each of the following questions,

select the missing number from the given responses.15. 14 16 18

26 32 1810 12 ?(1) 13 (2) 11(3) 14 (4) 9

16. 7 8 10 11 13 1429 9 38 12 ? 15(1) 42 (2) 47(3) 44 (4) 12

17. A cyclist goes 30 km to North I and then turning to 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 ?(1) 20 km (2) 10 km(3) 25 km (4) 40 kmDirection : In the following question, two statements are

given followed by two/four conclusions I, II, III and IV. You haveto consider the two statements to be true even if they seem to beat variance from commonly known facts. You have to decidewhich of the given conclu­sions, if any, follow from the givenstatements.18. Statements :

1. Some stones are gold.2. Some gold are banks. Conclusions:

Conclusions :I. Some banks are stones.II. Some gold are stones.III. No stone is bank.IV. Some banks are gold.(1) Only conclusions II and III follow(2) Only conclusions II and IV follow(3) Only conclusions I and IV follow(4) Only either conclusion III or IV and I followDirection : In the following question, if a mirror is placed

on the line MN, then which of the word is the right image of thegiven word?19.

Kadapa : 868 80 80 80 2/4Chennai : 9677166210/70Ballari : 7022223109 / 27Chintamani : 9148320592 / 93Chittoor : 7702373600/ 7702375700

SSC CHSL / MTS

CGL Tier ­ I

Grand Test ­ 16

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24. A circular sheet of paper has been folded and punched asshown in the following series of figures. How will it appearwhen opened?

25. A word is represented by only one set of numbers as givenin any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers givenin the alternatives are represented by two classes ofalphabets as in two matrices given below. The columnsand rows of Matrix I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that ofMatrix II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from thesematrices can be represented first by its row and next by itscolumn, e.g., ‘A’ can be represented by 04, 10, etc. and ‘B’can be represented by 59, 65, etc. Identify the set for theword MARBLE.

(1) 20,21,23,65,79, 87(2) 42, 43, 22, 87, 57, 66(3) 31, 10, 12,58,86, 55(4) 14, 32, 41, 98, 96, 88

PART ­ BGENERAL AWARENESS

26. Chemical formula of washing soda is(1) Na2SO

4.10H

2O (2) NaHC0

3

(3) Na2CO3.10H

2O (4) Ca(OH)

2

27. Kanchenzunga National Park is located at(1) Uttar Pradesh (2) West Bengal(3) Sikkim (4) Jammu and Kashmir

28. Mass number is the sum of(1) Protons and neutrons(2) Only protons(3) Electrons and protons(4) Electrons and neutrons

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29. The first oil refinery in India was set up at(1) Barauni (2) Vishakhapatnam(3) Digboi (4) Mumbai

30. As an export item of India, which spice occupies the topposition in value ?(1) Pepper (2) Chillies(3) Turmeric (4) Cardamom

31. The fourteen major banks in India were nationalised in theyear(1) 1967 (2) 1968(3) 1969 (4) 1971

32. Which one of the following is not a rabi crop ?(1) Mustard (2) Rice(3) Wheat (4) Gram

33. The driest part of India is(1) Western Rajasthan (2) Jammu and Kashmir(3) Gujarat (4) Madhya Pradesh

34. India switched over to the decimal currency system in(1) 1955 (2) 1956(3) 1957 (4) 1958

35. How much of India’s total geographical area is forest land?(1) 20 % (2) 23%(3) 26 % (4) 28%

36. The second plan gave priority to(1) Agriculture (2) Services(3) Heavy Industry (4) Foreign Trade

37. What is the maximum gap permissible between twosessions of Parliament ?(1) One month (2) Three months(3) Six months (4) Twelvemonths

38. Small farmers in the country have been defined as thosefarmers having land holding of(1) below one hectare(2) one to two hectare(3) two to three hectare(4) three to four hectare

39. Which gas is responsible for depletion of ozone layeraround earth which protect us from harmful ultravioletrays?(1) Chlorofluro carbons (2) Nitrogen(3) Nitrogen oxide (4) Oxygen

40. Varahamihira was(1) An Astronaut (2) A Space Shuttle(3) A Power Station (4) An Ancient Astronomer

41. Lake formed by Aswan Dam in Africa is(1) Chad (2) Victoria(3) Nassar (4) Tanganyika

42. During the reign of Bindusara there was unrest at(1) Ujjayani (2) Pushkalavati(3) Takshsila (4) Rajagriha

43. Widening of a river valley takes place due to(1) Corrosion (2) Lateral erosion(3) Corrasion (4) Hydraulic action

44. Water of coconut is(1) liquid nucellus (2) liquid mesocarp(3) liquid endocarp (4) degenerated liquid endosperm

45. Fist is a first class protein as it contains(1) essentia amino­acids(2) non­essential amino acids(3) all essential fatty acids(4) no amino acid

46. The word ‘insolation’ means(1) matters which insulate(2) incoming solar radiation(3) insoluble matters(4) None of the above

47. Terra rossa’ is a Latin word which means(1) hot area (2) red terrain(3) lateritic region (4) region near the poles

48. An instrument used to measure the density of milk is(1) Glactometer (2) Lactometer(3) Calciometer (4) Polarimeter

49. The process of combining strings is known as(1) compiling (2) Combining(3) Attaching (4) Concatenation

50. A wire of resistance R is cut into ‘n’ equal parts. Theseparts are then connected in parallel. The equivalent resis­tance of the combination will be(1) nR (2) R/n(3) n/R (4) R/n2

PART ­ CQUANTITATIVE APTITUDE

51. The value of is37.063.0

(1) 1 (2) 99

100

(3) 100

99 (4) 33

100

52. The length of a road is one kilometre. The number of plantsrequired for plantation at a gap of 20 metres in both sidesof the road is(1) 102 (2) 100(3) 51 (4) 50

53. 5 men and 3 women can make 23 shirts in 4 days. 3 men and2 women can make 7 shirts in 2 days. How many womenmust work with 7 men so that they can make 45 shirts in 6days?(1) 2 women (2) 3 women(3) 4 women (4) 5 women

54. A fan is listed at 150 and a discount of 20% is given.Then the selling price is(1) 180 (2) 150(3) 120 (4) 110

55. The ratio of the incomes of A and B as well as of B and C is3 : 2. If one third of As income exceeds one fourth of C’sincome by 1000, what is B’s income in ?(1) 3000 (2) 2500(3) 3500 (4) 4000

56. A container contains 60 kg of milk. From this container 6kg of milk was taken out and replaced by water. This processwas repeated further two times. The amount of milk left inthe container is(1) 34.24 kg (2) 39.64 kg(3) 43.74 kg (4) 47.6 kg

57. In a 20 over match, the required run rate to win is 7.2.If therun rate is 6 at the end of the 15th over, the required runrate to win the match is(1) 1.2 (2) 13.2(3) 10.8 (4) 12

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58. A shopkeeper bought 15kg of rice at the rate of 29 per kgand 25kg of rice at the rate of 20 per kg. He sold the

mixture of both types of rice at the rate of 27 per kg. Hisprofit in this transaction is(1) 125 (2) 150

(3) 140 (4) 14559. If the length of a rectangle increases by 12% and the

breadth by 10% then the percentage increase in area is(1) 22% (2) 20%(3) 23.2% (4) 20.2%

60. A boy can swim in still water at a speed of 10 km/hr. If thespeed of the current would have been 5 kmph, then theboy could swim 60km(1) upstream in 4 hour(2) downstream In 12 hours(3) upstream in 6 hours(4) downstream in 4 hours

61. 12,000 is divided into two parts so that the simple intereston the first part for 3 years at 12% per annum may be equalto the simple interest on the second part for 4 1/2years at16% per annum. The ratio of the first part to the secondpart is(1) 2:1 (2) 1 : 2(3) 2 : 3 (4) 3 : 2

62. The maximum length of a pencil that can be kept in arectangular box of dimensions 8cm x 6cm x 2cm is

(l) 32 cm (2) 142 cm

(3) 262 cm (4) 210 cm

63. The area of an isosceles triangle is 4 square unit. If thelength of the third side is 2 unit, the length of each equalside is

(1) 4 unit (2) 32 unit

(3) 17 unit (4) 23 unit

64. The graph of the equation 2x ­ 3y = 6 intersects the y­axisat the point(1) (­2, 0) (2) (0, ­2)(3) (2, 3) (4) (2, ­3)

65. If the expression 4

2

2

2 ytx

y

x is a perfect square, then

the values of t is(1) ± 1 (2) + 2(3) 0 (4) ± 3

66. A chord of length 8 cm is at a distance 3cm from the centreof the circle. The length of the radius of the circle is

(1) 73 cm (2) 55 cm

(3) 5 cm (4) 10 cm67. If sin (3x ­ 20°) = cos (3y + 20°), then the value of (x + y) is

(1) 20° (2) 30°(3) 40° (4) 45°

68. The shadow of the tower becomes 60 metres longer whenthe altitude of the sun changes from 45° to 30°. Then theheight of the tower is

(1) 1320 (2) 1324

(3) 1330 (4) 1330

69. The value of cot 10° . cot 20° . cot 60° . cot 70° . cot 80° is(1) 1 (2) ­l

(3) 3 (4) 3

1

70. SR is a direct common tangent to the circles of radii 8 cmand 3 cm respectively, their centres being 13 cm apart. Ifthe points S and R are the respective points of contact,then the length of SR is(l)12cm (2) 11cm(3) 17 cm (4) 10 cmDirections (71­75): The bar graph given below shows the

total number of students in six sections of a class VI of a certainschool. Using this graph, answer the question nos. 71 to 75.

71. Which two sections have the same number of students ?(1) Sec A and Sec E (2) Sec A and Sec F(3) Sec C and Sec D (4) Sec B and Sec F

72. What is the ratio of the num­ber of students in section A tothat in section C ?(1) 34 : 35 (2) 32 : 35(3) 31 : 35 (4) 34 : 31

73. What is the total number of students in class VI ?(1) 200 (2) 209(3) 199 (4) 179

74. The ratio of the students in section B and section C is (1) 31 : 34 (2) 34 : 35(3) 35 : 31 (4) 31 : 35

75. The percentage of students in section C out of the totalstudents in class VI is approximately(1) 17.58 (2) 16.08(3) 16.58 (4) 15.57

PART ­ DENGLISH LANGUAGE

Directions (76­77) : In the following questions, some parts

of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out

which part of a sentence has an error. The num­ber of that part

is the answer. If a sentence is free from error, then your answer

is (4) i.e. No error.

76. The artist and writer (1)/ has (2)/ died. (3)/ No error (4)

77. Scarcely had it stopped rain­ing (1)/ when I started (2)/ to

my college. (3)/ No error (4)

Directions (78­79) : In the following questions, sentences

are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word

(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose

the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.

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78. I asked him for some paper, but he ______.

(1) had not (2) has not

(3) had none (4) has none

79. I want ______me the truth.

(1) to tell (2) you at one tell

(3) that you tell (4) you to tell

Directions (80­81): In the following questions, the first

and the last part of the sentence are numbered 1 and 6. The

rest of the sen tence is split into four parts and named P, Q, R

and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order.

Read the sentence and find out which of the four combinations

is correct. Then find the correct answer.

80. 1.Over 67 years

P. but the problems

Q.have remained have passed

S.of the common man

6.as daunting as ever.

(1) QPRS (2) RPSQ

(3) SRQP (4) QSPR

81. 1. The President

P.from Tokyo

Q.where he

R.had been meeting

S.came back

6. other world leaders.

(1) PSQR (2) RPQS

(3) QSPR (4) SPQR

Directions (82­83) : In the following questions, out of the

four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the

meaning of the given word as your answer. 82. Compassionate

82. compassionate

(1) pathetic (2) Aesthetic

(3) sympathetic (4) warm

83. Solitary

(1) Quiet (2) lonely

(3) Lost (4) Idle

Direction:In the following question, choose the word

opposite in meaning to the given word as your answer.

84. Flippant

(1) Shallow (2) Successful

(3) Serious (4) Strong

Directions (85­87): In the following questions, four

alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the

alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/

Phrase as your answer.

85. Turnup

(1) twist (2) appear

(3) curt (4) wind

86. Bad blood

(1) low blood pressure (2) feeling of love

(3) feeling of hatred (4) high blood pressure

87. By fits and starts

(1) regularly (2) irregularly

(3) certainly (4) fairly

Directions (88­89): In the following questions, a part of

the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to

the bold part at (1), (2), (3) which may improve the sentence.

Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is

needed, your answer is (4).

88. The manager’s role is to define and resolve problems.

(1) identify and resolved

(2) defined and resolved

(3) spot and resolved

(4) No improvement

89. The little boy kick the ball.

(1) have been kicked by the ball

(2) has been kicked the ball

(3) was kicked the ball

(4) kicked the ball

Directions (90­92): In the following questions, a sentence

has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four

alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses

the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

90. Can she write an interesting story?

(1) Can an interesting story be written for her ?

(2) Can an interesting story be written to her ?

(3) Can an interesting story be written by her ?

(4) Could an interesting story be written by her ?

91. The poet, Blake, wrote many poems for children.

(1) Many poems were written for children by the poet,

Blake.

(2) Many poems were written by children for the poet,

Blake.

(3) Many are the poems written by children for the

poet Blake.

(4) Children wrote many poems by the poet Blake.

92. Each person exhibited various facial expressions.

(1) Various facial expressions are exhibited by each person.

(2) Various facial expressions were exhibited by each

person.

(3) Various facial expressions were being exhibited by each

person.

(4) Various facial expressions have been used by each

person.

Directions (93­94): In the following questions, out of the

four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for

the given words/ sentence.

93. To injure one’s reputation

(1) defame (2) ridicule

(3) mock (4) agitate

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94. A geometrical figure with eight sides

(1) polygon (2) hexagon

(3) octagon (4) pentagon

Direction : In the following question, there are four

different words out of which one is correctly spelt. Find the

correctly spelt word as your answer.

95. (1) Jealous (2) Jelous

(3) Jealus (4) Jeales

Directions (96­100) : In the following questions, you have

a brief passage with five questions. Read the passage carefully

and choose the best answer to each question out of the four

alternatives.

PASSAGE

For any activity, discipline is the key word. It should begin

with the self, then be extended to the family, neighbours,

environment, workplace society and the nation at large. It is

from society that inspi­ration is drawn. Systems and insti­tutions

should provide the inspira­tion to society through performance

which in turn will provide leaders capable of rebuilding and

restruc­turing society into a strong nation. The nationalists’

spirit then be­comes infectious.

96. What is the key word for Activity according to the passage?

(1) Active Discipline (2) Key Discipline

(3) Self Discipline (4) Discipline

97. According to the passage Discipline should begin

(1) with the self

(2) with the self, family and neighbours

(3) with the self, family, neighbours and environ­ment

(4) with the self, family, work­place, society

98. According to the passage, where do we draw inspiration

from?

(1) Society (2) Society and nation

(3) Environment (4) Nothing in particular

99. According to the passage, a good leader should be capable

of

(1) rebuilding a nation the way he/she likes

(2) rebuilding and restructur­ing society into a strong

nation

(3) building a national con­sensus

(4) rebuilding and structuring a nation

100. What is the meaning of the word “infectious” in the pas­

sage?

(1) dangerous

(2) spreading to everyone

(3) spreading to everyone by germs

(4) give disease

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