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Test Booklet: 1D I
Paper -II Arithmetic, General Knowledge, Computer Literacy
Date 20th July 2008 Time: 1400 hrs. to 1630 hrs.
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No. of questions
60
Part- C Computer Literacy (Objective type)
INSTRUCTIONS
Part- A Arithmetic (Objective type)
Part.:. B General Knowledge (Objective type)
The question paper is in the form of test booklet.
A separate OMR answer sheet is provided to all candidates.
Each objective question is provided with a text and figures wherever applicable with
multiple answers and which includes one correct answer.
Refer answer sheet instructions and use HB pencil for answering all the questions.
All questions carry 1 mark each.
Multiple answers for a question will be regarded as wrong answer.
Although the test stresses on accuracy more than speed, it is important for you to use
your time as effectively as possible.
Do not waste time on questions which are too difficult for Go on to other questions
and come back to the difficult ones later.
Question booklets have been marked with A or B or C. or D or E or F on the right
hand top corner, which shall be written on the answer sheet in the box and bubble
appropriately.
10. Enter your name and roll number correctly on the OMR answer sheet.
11. Enter all 'information as per the instructions given in the answer sheet.
12. Space available in the Question booklet could be used for rough work, 1frequired and
no separate sheet will be prOVided.
13. At the end of the test Written test Call Letter with photograph OMR Answer
Sheet and Test Booklet shall be returned to the lnvigilator.
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PART-A (ARITHMETIC)
1. Which of the following is always odd?
Sum of two odd numbers
Product of two odd numbers
Difference of two odd numbers
None of these
2. Find the sum of prime numbers lying between 60 and 75.
199 201 . 211 272
3. The length of a rectangular plot is 60% more than its breadth. If the
difference between the length and the breadth of that rectangle is 24 cm.
is the area of that rectangle?
2400 sq.cm. 2480 sq.cm. 2560 sq.cm. 2600 sq.cm.
4. In a camp, there is a meal for 120 men or 200 children. If 150 children have
taken the meal, how many men will be catered to with the remaining
meal?
20 30 40 50
5. The H.C.F. and L.C.M. of two numbers are 11 and 385 respectively. If one
number lies between 75 and 125, then that number is
77 88 99 110
6. What will be the least number which when doubled will be exactly divisible
by 12, 18,21 and 30
196 630 1260 2520
7. Sam invested Rs.15,000 10% per annum for one year. If the interest is
compounded half-yearly, then the amount received by Sam at the end of
the year will be
Rs.16,500 Rs.18,525.50
Rs.16,537.50 Rs.18,150
8. of 220
11 81.5 5.5 851
9. A is tWice as fast as Band B is thrice as fast as C is. The journey covered
by C in 42 minutes, will be covered by A in:
14 min. 28 min. 63 min. 7 min.
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Direction.: The circle-graph given here shows the spending of a country on various
sports during a particl!/ar year:. Study the graph carefuf/y and answer the fof/owing five
questions given below it
10. What percent of the total spending is spent on Tennis?
25% 45%
11. How much more percent is spent on Hockey than that on Golf?
27% 35% 37.5% 75%
12. How much less percent is spent on Football than that on Cricket?
22 27% 331 37%
9 3
13. If the total amount spent on sports during the year was Rs.2 crores, the
amount spent on Cricket and Hockey together was
Rs.8,OO;OOO
Rs.1,20,00,000
Rs.80,00,OOO
Rs.1,60,OO,000
14. If the total amount spent on sports during the year be Rs.1,80,OO,OOO, the
.amount spent on Basketball exceeds that on Tennis by
Rs.2,50,000
Rs.3,75,OOO
Rs.3,60,OOO
RsA,10,OOO
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15. A can doa piece of work in 25 days and B can do it in 20 days. They work
together for 5 days and then A goes away. In how many days will B finish
the work
10 days 11 days 20 days 331 day
11
16. The average score of a cricketer for ten matches is 38.9 runs. If the
average for the first six matches is 42, then find the average for the last
four matches.·
. 33.25 33.5 34.25 35
17. Which is the largest among the following fractions?
5/8 7/9 4/7 2/3
18. The ratio between two numbers is 3:4 and their sum is 420. The greater of
the two numbers is:
175 200 240 315
19. Rs.1,200 becomes Rs.1632 in 4 years at a certain rate of simple interest. If
the rate of interest is increased by it would amount to how much?
RS.1635 RS.1644 RS.1670 Rs.1680
20. The number 311311311311311311311 is
divisible by 3 but not by 11 divisible by 11 but not by 3
divisible by both 3 and 11 neither divisible by 3 nor by 11
21. The students in three classes are in ratio 2:3:5..If 20 students are increased·
in each class, the ratio changes to 4:5:7. Whalis the total number in the
three classes before the increase?


100 students
150 students
75 students
50 students
. 22. Band C start at the same time in the same direction to run around a
circular stadium. A completes a round in 252 seconds, B in 308 seconds
and C in 198 seconds, all starting at the same point.. After what time will
they meet again at the starting point?
26 minutes 18 seconds 42 minutes 36 seconds
45 minutes 46 minutes 12 seconds
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23. Divide Rs.1540 among C so that A shall receive 2/9 as much as Band
C together, and B 3/11 of what A and C together do.
285,330,830 ·280,330,930
280,330,980 330,380,980
24. In a fort there is provision for 40 days for 275 persons. If after 16 days 125
persons leave the fort, for how many more days the provision will now
last?
45 days 35 days 44 days 53 days
25. 10 years .ago, the average age of a family of 4 members was 24 years. 2
children having been born, the average of the family is same today. The
present age of youngest child if they differ in age by 2 years is:
1 year 2 years 3 years 5 years
26. A train travels 92.4 km/hr. How many metres will it travel in 10 minutes? .
15400 1540 154 15.40
27. A man covers a certain distance in 2 hours 45 mints., when he walks at the
rate of 4 km/hr. How much time will· he take to cover the same distance if
he runs ata speed of 6.5 km/hr.?
40 min. 41 min. 15 sec. 45 min. 100 min.
28. A number when divided by the sum of 555 and 445 gives two times their
difference as quotientand 30 as the remainder. The number is:
1220 1250 22030 220030
29. Which of the following will come in place of both the question marks in the
following equations?
128 16 7 x 2 1
72-8x6+?2
3 14 16 17
30. 80% of 120+40% of
160 176 156 256
31. 67% of 89+89 of
5163 5963 o 1
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32. What decimal fraction is 20 mm of a metre?
.2 .02 .05 .5
33. 5005-5000 110.00
0.5 50 5000 4505
34. A man purchased a watch for Rs. 400 and sold it at a gain of 20% of the
selling price. The selling price of the watch is:
Rs.300 Rs.320 RS.440 Rs.500
35. A shopkeeper mixes two varieties of tea, one costing Rs. 35 per k.g. and
.another at Rs. 45 per kg. in the ration 3:2. If he sells the mixed variety at
Rs. 41.60 per k.g., percentage of his gain or loss is:
gain loss gain loss
36. Two-fifth of one-fourth of three-seventh of a number is 15. What is half of .
that number?
94 96 188 175
.37. The compound interest on a certain sum for 2 years is Rs. 41 and the
simple interest is Rs. 40. What is the rate percent?

38. A sum of money at compound interest amounts to thrice itself in 3 years. In
how many years will it be 9 times itself?
18 12 9 6
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39. The difference between simple interest and the compound interest on
Rs.600 for one year at 10% per annum, reckoned yearly
Nit Rs. 1.50 Rs.4.40 . RS.6.50
40. 3/4th of 1/5th of a number is 60. The number is:
.300 400 450 1200
41. On dividing 55390 by 299, the remainder. is 75. The quotient is:
187 185 243 374
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Direction: The following table shows the number of new employees added to different
categories of employees in a Company and also the number of employees from these
categories who left the company every year since the foundation of the Company in
1995. Based on the table, answer the following five questions:-
MANAGERS TECHNICIANS OPERATORS ACCOUNTANT PEONS
YEAR S
New Left New Left New Left New Left New Left
1995 760 1200 880 1160 820
1996 280 120 272 120 256 104 200 100 184 96
1997 179 92 240 128 240 120 224 104 152 88
1998 148 88 236 96 208 '100 248 96 196 80
1999 160 72 256 100 192 112 272 88 224 120
2000 193 96 288 112 248 144 260 92 200 104
42. What is the percentage of number of Operators who"left the Company with
respect to total number of Operators who joined the Company during the
period between 1995 and 2000
19% 21% 27% 29%
43. For which the following categories the percentage. increase in the
number of employees working in the Company from 1995 to 2000 was the
maximum?


Managers
Operators
Technicians
Accountants
44. What was the difference between the total number of Technicians added to
the Company and the total number of Accountants added to the Company
during the years 1996 to 2000
128 112 96 88
45. What was the total number of Peons working in the Company in the year
1999
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1312 1192 1088 968
46. What was the' pooled average of the total number of employees. of all
categories in the year 1997


1325 1285 1265 1195
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47. The average consumption of petrol for a car for seven months is 110 litres
a'nd for next five months 86 litres. The average monthly consumption is:
981itres 100 Iitres 1021itres 96litres
48. A sum of money amounts to Rs. 767 in 3 years and Rs., 806 in 4 years. The
sum is:
RS.600 Rs.650 RS.675 Rs, 700
49.' A borrowed Rs.5000 from 8 at simple interest After 4 years, 8 received
Rs.1000 more than the amount given to B on loan. The rate of interest was:
25% 20%
'50. Which part contains the fractions in 'ascending order?
16,
14 19 21
13L, 11
19 21 14
16, 11,.m
19 21
13L, 11, 16
21 14 19
51. The number of students in each section of a school is 24. After admitting
new students, three new sections were started. Now, the total number of
sections is 16 and there are 21 students in each section. The number of
new students admitted is,
14 24 48 114
52. (856 167f (856 167)2 is equal to
856 x 856 167 x 167
1 2 689 1023
53. The value of (67.542)2., (32.458)2 is
75.458 40.374
1 10 100 None of these
54. 5 out of 2250 parts of earth is sulphur. What is the percentage of sulphur in
earth
11
50
2
9
1
45
2
45
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55. A is 30% more efficient than B. How much time will they, working together,
take to complete a job which A alone could havedone in 23 days? .
11 days 13 days 20 days 25 days
56. An express train traveled at an average speed of 100 km I stopping for 3
minutes after every 75 km. How long did it take to reach the destination
600 km, from the starting point?
6 hrs. 21 min. 6 hrs. 24 min.
6 hrs. 27 min. 6 hrs. 30 min.
57. Two trains start from P and Q respectively and travel towards each other at
a speed of 50 km/hr and 40 km/hr respectively. By the time they meet, the
first train has traveled 100 km. more than the second. The distance
between P and Q is
500 km. 630 km. 660 km. 900 km.
58. A merchant has 1000 kg of sugar, part of which he sells at profit and the
rest at 18% profit. He gains 14% on the whole. The quantity sold at 18%
profit is·
400 kg. 560 kg. 600 kg. 640 kg.
59. A man took a·loan from a bank at the rate of 12% p.a. simple interest. After
3 years, he had to pay Rs.5,400 interest only for the period. The principal
amount borrowed by him was
Rs.2,OOO RS.10,000 Rs.15,000 . Rs.20,OOO
. 60. A and B take partin a 100 m race. A runs at 5 km per hour. A gives B a
start of 8 m and still beats him by 8 seconds. The speed of B is
5.15 kmph 4.14 kmph 4.25 kmph .4.4 kmph
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61. The river Cauvery flows from:
Andhra Pradesh to Tamil Nadu Karnataka to Maharashtra
Karnataka to Tamil Nadu Kerala to Tamil Nadu
.. 62. Which of the following company is the world's largest car manufacturer?
Honda Motor Volvo Motor
Suzuki Motor /General Motor
63. .India's newly built and tested missile. "Astra" is meant for
Surface to air strike Air to air·strike
Ship to ship strike Surface to surface strike
64. Gandhiji started Satyagraha movement in 1919 in protest against the:


Enactment of Rowlatt Act
Simon Commission
. Champaran Wrongs
Colonial exploitation of India
65. Who among the following was the temporary President of the first session
of the Constituent Assembly of India?
H.V Kamat S. Nijalingappa
Dr.Rrajendra Prasad Sachithanada Sinha
66. In the history of the freedom movement of India, the year 1930 is
associated with:
Partition of Bengal
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
Dandi March
Cha.uri Chaura incident
67. Who has been adjudged as the most popular and liked person of the world,
according to a recent online survey conducted by BBC
Nelson Mandela Bill Clinton
Bill Gates Dalai Lama
68. The range of Agni-11 missile is around:
500 km. 2000 km. 3500 km. 5000 km.
69. Which vitamin is provided by sunlight to the body?
Vitamin A Vitamin B Vitamin C Vitamin D
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70. muscle is the strongest of all in the human body.
Jaw Thigh Calf Upper arm
71. Which of the following Indian cricketers was/were never appointed as
captain of the Indian Test cricket team?
S. Venkataraghavan K. Srikant
Mohinder Amarnath Syed Kirmani
72. Musical instrument "sitar" is the combination of
Bansuri and Veena
Veena and Tambura
Bansuri and Sarangi
Veena and Piano
73. In which of the following states, Internet users are maximum in India?
Uttar Pradesh Punjab
Kerala Maharashtra
74. The lady to win the Wimbledon title successfully nine times was:
Monica Seles Steffi Graf
Martina Navratilova Chris Evert
75. Who among -the following wrote the book 'Algebra of Infinite Justice'?
Anita Desai Vikram Seth
Arundhati Roy Rohington Mistry
76. The song "Sande Mataram" was originally composed in:
Assamese Bengali Hindi Sanskrit.
77. The first woman filmstar nominated to the Rajya Sabha was:
Nargis Dutt Shabana Azmi
Madhubala Meena Kumari
78. .. Which among the following music composers was deaf?
Beethovan L.V Back J.S
Richard Strauss Johannes Brahms
79. Which one of the following plants is useful in treating hypertension?
Cinchona Ocimum Rauwolfia Vinca
80. Who said "Man is a Social Animal"
Plato Aristotle Rousseau Socrates
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PART-C (COMPUTER LITERACY)
81. An Excel Workbook is a collection of
Workbooks
Charts
Worksheets
Worksheets and Charts
82. Word length of a Personal Computer is
4 bits 8 bits 16 bits 64 bits
83. Which of the following is handy to carry yet can store large amounts of
. data?
Floppy Disk Hard Disk COROM Zip Disk
84. Which of the following is the latest version of Excel?
Exee12000 Exeel2002 Excel ME Excel XP
85. A typical worksheet has number of columns.
128 256 512 1024
86. In Computer language,1 Kilobyte equals:
1000 Bytes 1024 Bytes 100 Bytes 8 Bytes
87. Which switch should be used in the DIR command to view files in all
directories?
IP IW IS IL
88. When saving a document, a difference between "Save' and 'Save is
there is no difference they do exactly same thing all the time.
will save a file that has already been assigned a name and
saving location.
'Save allows one to change or set the name andlor saving
location for the file.
only.
89. Which of the following is true about folders, directories and files?
A folder can contain a directory, but not a file.
A folder can contain a file, but not a directory.
A folder can contain a directory and a file.
A file can contain files, directories and folders.
90. To insert a new slide in the current Presentation, we can choose
. CTRL M CTRL N CTRL 0 CTRL F
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91. Computer software includes
Application programs Operating system programs
Packaged programs All of these
92. Which of the following is not a language for computer programming?
WINDOWS PASCAL BASIC COBOL
93. Who invented the computer?
Leonardo Dennis Gason Charles Barbage Percy LSpeneer
94. M.S DOS is the name of alan:
Application Software
System Software
Hardware
Programming Language
q!i. Which of the following are the best units of data on an external storage
device?
Bits Bytes Clock cycles
96. Which of the following have the fastest access time?
Semiconductor Memories Magnetic Disks
Magnetic Tapes Compact Disks
97. Which of the following is a read only memory storage device.
Floppy disk Hard disk CORaM None of these
98. E-MAIL
stands for electronic mail
Stores purchase orders and invoices, between computers.
Both A and B
None of the above
99. Which of the following packages is used for composition in printing press?
Lotus Dbase Page maker Word Perfect
100. With regard to e-mail addresses
they must always contain an symbol.
they can never contain spaces.
they are case-Insensitive.
all of the above
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