Qn.1
Section 1:
Read the comprehension and answer the questions that follow:
A spate of soul-searching is guaranteed by two major anniversaries that loom this year: the
abolition of the slave trade in the British empire in 1807, and the Act of Union of England and
Scotland in 1707. Both will feed into Britain's nagging sense of self-doubt: who are we? As the
debates around integrated and multi-culturalism show no sign of flagging, both anniversaries will
be mind for their contemporary relevance.
Television programmes, books, ceremonies, conferences, and newspaper supplements have been
in the planning for months.
Some might regard this self-referentialism as tedious; they might advocate an apology for the
slave trade and let's be done with 2007's anniversaries. But our reckoning with British history has
been so limited that these two anniversaries provide us with a good opportunity for an overdue
reality check.
Any chance of reinventing a plausible national identity now (as many are keen to do) is only
possible if we develop a much better understanding of how our nation behaved in the past and
how nationalisms (English, Scottish, and British) were elaborately created over the past few
hundred years - and how incomplete and fragile that process always was.
The coincidence of these two anniversaries is fortuitous. The abolition of the slave trade is a
painful reminder of British imperial history, which we have, incredible, managed to largely
forget. Who remembers the Bengal famine or Hola camp, the empire's opium trade with China or
our invention of concentration camps in the Boer war? We too easily overlook how empire was a
linchpin to British national identity, vital to welding Scotland and England together. Indeed,
historian Linda Colley suggests three ingredients for British identity: "Great Britain is an
invented nation that was not founded on the suppression of older loyalties so much as
superimposed on them, and that was heavily dependent for its raison d'etre on a broadly
Protestant culture, on the treat and tonic of recurrent war, especially war with France, and on the
triumphs, profits and Otherness represented by a massive overseas empire."
These three props for Britishness have collapsed: Protestant Christianity has declined sharply,
war with France is the pastime only of a few drunken football fans, and the empire is no more.
No wonder Britishness is no the decline; over the past couple of decades, people have become
increasingly likely to define themselves in polls as English or Scottish rather than British.
This is the social trend in defining identity that politicians such as Gordon Brown watch closely.
Could this re-emergence of the older loyalties to which Ms Colley refers have political
consequences? Could the Scottish National Party translate that into significant electoral gains in
the Scottish elections only a few days after the official commemoration of the Act of Union in
May?
It's not just the Scots who could decide they've had enough of the English - the feeling could
become mutual. The grumbles are getting louder about Scottish MPs who vote on legislation
affecting the English and the disproportionate amount of public spending swallowed up by the
Scots.
Mr Brown clearly has a vested interest in stilling such complaints. He's been at the forefront of
an establishment attempt to redefine Britishness on the grounds of "common values" such as fair
play and tolerance.
Who is going to define Englishness? Julian Baggini has a stab at it in a book to be published in
March, Welcome to Every town: A Journey into the English Mind. He spent six months living in
Rotherham to get beyond the metropolitan, liberal elite's perceptions of Englishness and establish
what most people (that is, the white working class) understand by their Englishness.
Parochial, tightly knit, focused on family and local communities; nostalgic, fearful of the future
and insecure; a dogged belief in common sense: these are his conclusions. Mr Baggini confesses
to feeling that his six months in Rotherham was like visiting a foreign country, and no doubt
many of the people he met would regard six months in London as profoundly alienating. How do
you weld national identities out of global metropolises disconnected from hinterland?
Englishness is riven with huge regional and class divides. The stakes are high - for example, a
rising British National Party vote, a fear of asylum, and hostility to Islam. The anniversary of the
Act of union will provide a stage for all this to be played out. It's just as painful a
commemoration for the English as for the Scottish. It required one nation to lose its sovereignty
and the other its identity.
According to the passage, the two major anniversaries will
give an impetus to the questioning of British national identity
set the Britons thinking who they really are.
be just another occasion to raise the issue of British national identity.
be just another occasion to give rise to a debate on multiculturalism
Qn.2
According to Linda Colley, Great Britain owes its nation-state concept to
ceding of its territory by Scotland to England
a shared relation of race, religion and economy.
what can today be seen as a concept of free trade area
commonality of interest between its constituents
Qn.3
Going by the passage, which of the following may instill a sense of national identity among the
Britains ?
The return of Catholics to the Protestant fold
Britain going to war with Germany
Britain going to war as an Allied force
Regular football matches between British and French clubs
Qn.4
According to the facts stated in the passage, if England and Scotland decide to split,
it is the former that stands to gain.
it is the latter that stands to gain.
it will be a win-win situation.
it will be a lose-lose situation.
Qn.5
According to the passage, the post-modern mind views imperialism as
something that was necessary in the context of the times.
a thing of the past which need not be mentioned further.
a blot on the history of mankind
a concept relevant even in the present times, given the inability of the developing
countries to catch up with the West.
Qn.6
S1: Moncure Conway devoted his life to two great objects freedom of thought, and freedom of
the individual.
P : They threaten both kinds of freedom.
Q : But something also has been lost.
R : There are now dangers, somewhat different in form from those of the past ages.
S : In regard to both these objects, something has been gained since his time.
S6: Unless a vigorous and vigilant public opinion can be aroused in defence of them, there will
be much less of both a hundred years hence then there is now.
The Proper sequence should be:
PQRS
QSPR
SQRP
RSPQ
Qn.7
S1: Satyajit Ray made several films for children.
P : Later film makers have followed his lead.
Q : Today other nations are making the children's film in a big way.
R : This was at a time when no director considered children as potential audience.
S : Ray was, thus, a pioneer in the field.
S6: But today few think of Ray as a maker of children's films.
The Proper sequence should be:
PSRQ
RSQP
RSPQ
SQRP
Qn.8
S1: The December dance and music season in Madras is like the annual tropical cyclone.
P : A few among the new aspirants dazzle witht he colour of youth, like fresh saplings.
Q : It rains an abundance of music for over a fortnight.
R : Thick clouds expectation charge the atmosphere with voluminous advertisements.
S : At the end of it one is left with the feeling that the music of only those artists seasoned by
careful nurturing, stands tall like well-routed trees.
S6: Many a hastily planed shrub gets washed away in the storm.
The Proper sequence should be:
RQPS
QRPS
RQSP
QRSP
Qn.9
S1: Politeness is not a quality possessed by only one nation or race.
P : One may observe that a man of one nation will remove his hat or fold his hands by way of
greetings when he meets someone he knows.
Q : A man of another country will not to do so.
R : It is a quality to be found among all peoples and nations in every corner of the earth.
S : Obviously, each person follows the custom of his particular country.
S6: In any case, we should not mock at others habits.
The Proper sequence should be:
RPQS
RPSQ
PRQS
QPRS
Qn.10
S1: While crossing a busy road, we should obey the policeman on duty.
P : We should always cross the road at the zebra crossing.
Q : We must look to the signal lights and cross the road only when the road is clear.
R : If there are no signal lights at the crossing, we should look to the right, then to left and again
the right before crossing the road.
S : If the road is not clear we should wait.
S6: We should never run while crossing the road.
The Proper sequence should be:
PSRQ
PQRS
RQSP
QRPS
Qn.11
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.
The truth is that in a highly capital-intensive business _______ deep pockets, domestic civil
aviation is _______ undercapitalized.
ascertaining, highly
requiring, woefully
sustaining, alarmingly
balancing, astonishingly
Qn.12
Time has now come for all agencies working in the development sector to launch a multipronged __________ to _________ malnutrition.
system, abjure
weapon, annihilate
policy, deviate
strategy, eradicate
Qn.13
A well- _________, physically and mentally active ________ alone can contribute to the
speedier economic progress of a nation.
educated, subjects
organized, systems
advanced, brethren
nourished, populace
Qn.14
We must develop _____ systems from the village upwards and up to the national level to
constantly _______ the nutritional status of the people.
monitoring, review
machinery, tackle
efficient, emancipate
sound, harbour
Qn.15
Democracy has taken a ______ in a system which promotes sycophancy and _____.
dive, bureaucracy
delve, dictatorship
beating, mediocrity
privilege, intolerance
Qn.16
Identify the correct statement:The brakes and steering failed
and the bus ran down the hill
without anyone being able control it.
No error
Qn.17
Identify the correct statement:Another reason for pharmaceutical companies beefing up their
OTC (Over the Country) divisions is that prescription drugs with proven safety
records which have been reached
the end of the their patent protection periodare
Allowed to be sold without a prescription. No error
Qn.18
Identify the correct statement:The brand propositon now therefore had to be that Keokarpin Antiseptic Cream is
more effective
because it penetrates deepdown (beinglight and non-sticky)and works from within
(because of its ayurvedic ingredients) tokeep skin blemish, free and helps cope with
cuts nicks, burns and nappy rash
No error
Qn.19
Identify the correct statement:He is
too intelligent
to make a mistake.
No error
Qn.20
Identify the correct statement:The single biggest gainer in this process
was ITCs Gold Flake Kings sales are estimated
to have moved up from 50 million to 200 million sticks per month during 1987 and
last year.
No error
Qn.21
Read each sentence to find if there is any grammatical error in it.
I shall (A)/ ring him(B) / tomorrow(C) / in the afternoon(D)
A
B
C
D
Qn.22
I enjoyed(A) / during my(B) / stay in(C) / England(D)
A
B
C
D
Qn.23
Find the Antonym of the word:
EXODUS
Arrival
Home-coming
Return
Restoration
Qn.24
Find the antonym of the word:REPRESS
Inhibit
Liberate
Curb
Quell
Qn.25
Find the synonym of the word:
REPERCUSSION
Clever reply
Recollection
Remuneration
Reaction
Qn.26
Section 2:
In how many ways can a delegation of 4 professor and 3 students be constituted from 8 professor
and 5 students, if balamurli an Arts students refuses to be in the delegation when prof. Siddharth,
the Science professor is included in it ?
280
210
490
560
Qn.27
A ladder lies against a wall. The top of the ladder reaches 8 ft. above the ground. When the
ladder slips two metres away from the wall, the top of the ladder touches the foot of the wall.
The length of the ladder is
8
15
17
Answer:
17
Explanation:
When the top reaches 8 ft let the base reaches x ft from the base of the wall.
Let length of ladder be l.
x^2+8^2= l^2
According to question,
l = x+2
or, x = l-2
(l-2)^2 + 64 = l^2
or, l =17
10
Qn.28
A takes 4 days to do a work. B takes twice as long as A. C takes twice as long as B and D takes
twice as long as C. They are made in groups of two. One of the groups takes two third of the
time taken by second pair. What is the combination of the first pair ?
A,C
A,D
B,C
B,D
Qn.29
A student got marks in the ratio 6:7:8:9:10 in five subjects having equal maximum marks.
Totally, he scored 60% marks. In how many subjects, he got more than 50% ?
3
4
5
None of these
Qn.30
Ram is having 158 coins of one rupee. He puts it in different bags, so that he can hand over the
cash of any denomination required between Rs. 1 to Rs. 158. What is the least no. of bags
required ?
11
13
15
None of these
Qn.31
Train X starts from A towards B which is 180 Kms apart.. At same time, train Y start from B
towards A. Train X travels at speed of 70 kmph and Y travels at 50 kmph. While X does not stop
anywhere on the way, the train Y stops at station C in between at 60km from B for 15 minutes.
At what distance from A they would meet ?
115 km
112 km
120 km
None of these
Qn.32
All the pages of a book starting from page 1 are summed. One of the pages has been added
twice, and the total thus obtained is 1000. Which is the page that has been added twice ?
10
12
14
None of these
Qn.33
There is a circular field having four doors in North, East, West and South. A person walks 3
meters from the North door. Another person comes out of the South door and walks 9 meter
towards East so that he is just able to see the first man. What is the diameter of the field ?
12
15
9
None of these
Qn.34
There are two persons A and B who joined an organization on 1st Jan 1970. A joined at Rs. 300
and annual increment of Rs.30. B gets salary of Rs. 200 and hike of Rs. 50 per six month. Find
the total amount distributed at the end of 31st December 1979 ?
91200
92800
97200
None of these
Answer:
None of these
Explanation:
Its an Arithmetic progression
X→ a = 300, d = 30, t = 10
s = 5(600 + 9× 30)× 12
= 870× 5× 12
= 52,200.
Y→a = 200, d =50, t = 20
s = 10(400 + 19× 50)× 6
= 81,100.
Total amount = 52,200 + 81,100 = 133,300
Qn.35
P, Q and S are moving on a circular stadium of circumference 2100 m. When P completes one
round, Q is still 700 m behind. When S completes one round, Q is 300 m ahead of him.What
distance from the starting point Q covers when three of them will meet for the first time ?
16800
256800
2100
None of these
Qn.36
Neha has 12 chocolates with her, 4 similar kit kats, 5 similar Perks, and 3 similar Milky bars,
which she wants to distribute among her friends. In how many ways can Neha give away one or
more chocolates?
120
119
Answer:
119
Explanation:
(p+1)(q+1)(r+1) - 1 = 5*6*4 - 1 = 119
130
132
Qn.37
If 4 consecutive letters are selected at random from the English alphabet, then the probability that
one of the letters is a vowel is ?
13/23
16/23
11/23
17/23
Qn.38
Box A contains 4 red and 6 green balls, box B contains 7 red and 3 green balls. A ball is drawn
from box A and without seeing its color: it is put into box B. If a ball is now drawn from box B,
then the probability that it is green is
5/11
12/55
18/55
15/53
Qn.39
Raman can do a piece of work in half the time taken by kapil. Sunil can do the same work in
one-third of the time taken by Raman. All three of them work on it for 30 days after which kapil
leaves. Sunil and Raman complete the remaining work in 18 more days. How many days would
it take for Raman alone to complete the total work ?
414
138
69
207
Qn.40
A machine of type A which has to produce a set of 1500 bolts, can do so in 30 days. the machine
breaks down after 10 days. A machine of type B completes the remaining works in 10 days. In
30 days how many bolts can both of them together produce ?
3000
4500
6000
5000
Qn.41
Pipes P,Q and R together can empty a full tank in 6 hours. All the three pipes are opened
simultaneously and after 2 hour, P is closed. The tank is emptied in another 6 hours. Find the
time in which P can empty the tank ?
12 hours
16 hours
18 hours
20 hours
Qn.42
A man buys milk at Rs 4 per litre, mixes it with water and sells the mixture at the same price. If
his profit is 25%, find the amount of water mixed with each litre of milk ?
0.25 litre
0.5 litre
0.6 litre
0.75 litre
Qn.43
In an office, the average salary of the employees is Rs 8,000. If the average salary of all the 50
clerks is Rs 3,000 and the average salary of all the managers is Rs 10,000, find the difference in
the number of clerks and the number of managers ?
75
55
60
125
Qn.44
In a group of 11 people, X is 32 years old and Y is 4years younger than X. If X and Y are
replaced by two other people, the average age of the group drops by 1 year. Find the average age
of the two people replacing X and Y ?
29 years
24.5 years
28.5 years
30 years
Qn.45
Ninety three is divided into two parts such that thrice the first part and twice the second part are
in the ratio 25:4. Find the first part ?
60
75
50
70
Qn.46
The ratio of the number of students in classes A, B and C is 3:7:8. If 10 students leave C and join
B, the ratio of the number of students in B and C would be reversed. Find the total number of
students in the classes A,B and C ?
144
162
180
198
Qn.47
The area of the trapezium is 98cm2 and its height is equal to the shorter of the to parallel sides. if
the longer of the two parallel sides is of 21 cm length, find the height of the trapezium ?
7 cm
10 cm
14 cm
16 cm
Qn.48
The radius of a cone is R cm and its height is H cm. The change in volume when the height is
decreased by X cm is the same as the change in volume when radius is decreased by X cm. find
the relation between X, R and H ?
X=(R^2-2RH)/(H)
X=(2RH+R^2)/(H)
X=(2RH-R^2)/(H),
X= 2R+R^2
Qn.49
A uniform cylindrical tank is initially filled to 60% of its capacity. The radius of the base of the
tank is then increased by 10%. By what % (approx) of the height of the tank does the level of
water fall ?
30%
20%
21%
10%
Qn.50
If 12 times the date of my birth is added to 31 times the month of my birth, the sum is 531. In
which month was I born ?
November
July
September
May
Qn.51
Section 3:
Study the following arrangement and answer the questions given below:
R4TM7W%J95I#1PB2TA3D$6ENF8UH@
How many such vowels are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately
preceded by a number and not immediately followed by a consonant?
1
2
3
4
Qn.52
What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following series based on the above
arrangement? TM% 951 B23 ?
$EF
$6F
D$N
$E8
Qn.53
Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the above
arrangement and so from a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ?
5J1
7TJ
8N@
32$
Qn.54
Which of the following is sixth to the right of the fourteenth from the right end ?
5
6
I
$
Qn.55
How many such consonants are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately
followed by a symbol but not immediately preceded by another consonant ?
1
2
3
4
Qn.56
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Total population of a village is 64000. Out of this 65% is literate. 60% of the total population is
male. Out of the total illiterate population, males and female are in the ratio 3:4
What is the ratio of illiterate females to literate ones ?
1:1
1:2
4:7
1:1.5
Qn.57
What is the total number of illiterate males?
6400
12800
9600
3200
Qn.58
What is the total number of literate females?
6400
12800
9600
3200
Qn.59
Among the males what is the ratio of literate ones to illiterate ones ?
3:1
1:3
9:4
2:1
Qn.60
What is the ratio of literate males to literate females?
4:9
9:4
10:3
7:4
Qn.61
In the following questions, the symbols @, ?, %, ?, and $ are used with the following meanings
illustrated.
'P % Q' means 'P is either greater than or equal to Q'.
'P ? Q' means 'P is neither greater that nor smaller than Q'.
'P $ Q' means 'P is smaller than Q'.
'P @ Q' means 'P is either smaller than or equal to Q'.
'P ? Q' means 'P is greater than Q'.
In each of the following questions assuming the given statements to be true, find out which of the
three conclusion I, II and III given below them is/are definitely true and mark your answer
accordingly
Statements: M $ T, T@ K, K ? D
Conclusions:
I. D % T
II. K? M
III. D ? M
Only I and II are true
Only I and III are true
Only II and III are true
All are true
Qn.62
Statements: F ? K, K ? M, M @ V
Conclusions:
I. F % V
II. V @ K
III.M ? K
Only I is true
Only II is true
Only III is true
None of these
Qn.63
Statements: W % N, N? R, R @ F
Conclusions:
I.F ? N
II. W ? N
III.R $ W
Only III is true
Only I and II are true
Only II and III are true
None is True
Qn.64
Statements: B ? H, H % A, A ? K
Conclusions:
I.B % K
II. K@ H
III.A $ B
Only I and II are true
Only I and III are true
Only II and III are true
Only II is true.
Qn.65
Statements: N @ D, D $ T, T % J
Conclusions:
I.J $ D
II. N ? J
III.T ? Nemen
Only III is true
Answer:
Only III is true
Explanation:
Only II is true
Only I and II are true
Only I is true
Qn.66
Each of these questions are based on the information given below:
1. A ,B, C, D and E are five men sitting in a line facing to south - while M, N, O, P and Q are
five ladies sitting in a second line parallel to the first line and are facing to North.
2. B who is just next to the left of D, is opposite to Q.
3. C and N are diagonally opposite to each other.
4. E is opposite to O who is just next right of M.
5. P who is just to the left of Q, is opposite to D.
6. M is at one end of the line.
Who is sitting third to the right of O ?
Q
N
M
Data inadequate
Qn.67
Which of the following pair is diagonally opposite to each other ?
EQ
BO
AN
AM
Qn.68
If O and P, A and E and B and Q interchange their positions, then who will be the second person
to the right of the person who is opposite to the person second of the right of P ?
D
A
E
O
Qn.69
If B shifts to the place of E, E shifts to the place of Q, and Q shifts to the place of B, then who
will be the second to the left of the person opposite to O ?
Q
P
E
D
Qn.70
In the original arrangement who is sitting just opposite to N ?
B
A
C
D
Qn.71
Study the following table and answer the questions given below:
Following table shows the rural population and the percentage of total population living in the
rural areas of the country X.
Cences Population(in million) %
1901 213 89.2
1911 246 89.7
1921 223 88.8
1931 246 88.0
1941 275 86.1
1951 299 82.7
1961 360 82.0
1971 439 80.1
1981 524 76.7
1991 629 74.2
2001 743 72.3
Approximately what was the urban population of country X in the census year 1981?
109 million
129 million
159 million
149 million
Qn.72
The total population of the country X was approximately how much more in the census year
1931 with respect to the same in the census year 1921?
23 million
29 million
31 million
32 million
Qn.73
In which of the following census years was the population of the urban area 79 million ?
1951
1961
1971
1981
Qn.74
Approximately what was total population of the country X in the census year 2001?
1050 million
1129 million
1000 million
1029 million
Qn.75
The population of urban area in the census year 1941 was approximately what percent of the
same in the census year 1951?
60%
62%
65%
70%