1.
ParkJaeSang orPSY,thepopularsinger,writer,rapperanddancerofthe Gangnam Style fame belongs to Myanmar South Korea Malaysia Philippines

2.
How many members can be nominated to the Lok Sabha from the Anglo-Indian community? One Two Three Four

3.
Onthebasisofwhich Identity proofhastheUnion Governmentrolled outits direct cash transfer scheme (DCTS) on January 2013? Voting cards Passports Aadhaar Card· O)Ration cards

4.
Which American magazine recently ended its print publication and went completely online? Newsweek Cosmopolitan The Chronicle The Boston Weekly

5.
Who succeeded Ratan Tata as the Chairperson ofthe Tata Group?


A Adil Jussawala Cyrus P. Mistry Rhoda Mistry None ofthe above
6.
Who is the author of'TheSlyCompany ofPeople Who A)Oavid A Vise and Mark Malseed B)Jeet Thayil C)Aravind Adiga Rahul Bhattacharya

7.
Policearrestedtwo NewsEditors ofthe ZeeTVNetworkafteranextortion complaint ofby Shallu Jindal Naveen Jindal


Pramati Jindal Madhav Rao Jindal
8. Which company makes Blackberry phones? Research-In-Motion Karbonn Mobiles Samsung Nokia
9.ThePresidentofSouthAfricais
Jacob Zuma Kibaki Raila Odinga None ofthe above

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10.
What was the cause ofIndian Filmmaker Yash Chopra's death? Stroke Dengue Cerebral edema Cancer

11.
was conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award at the 59th National Film Awards. Soumitra Chatterjee Dey Anand


Ashok Kumar Rajesh Khanna
12..Which country's child-care laws have created problems recently for people of Indian origin? Sweden United States Norway Saudi Arabia
13.
Life the moviedirected byAngLee is based ona novel ofthe same name by: Amitay Ghosh Yann Martel Hilary Mantel Tan Twan Eng

14.
Which ofthe following is not a country in the BRICS alliance?
Russia India China South Korea


15.
.presides over the sessions ofthe Rajya Sabha.


President B)Vice-President
DeputyPrimeMinister D)LeaderoftheHouse

16.
Who won the Formula One Indian Grand Prix for the second year in a row?
Narain Karthikeyan Sebastian VetteI
Michael Schumacher Fernando Alonso


17.
The Editor of TheHindu is
N. Rayi N. Ram Siddharth Varadarajan None ofthe above


18.
Who is the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh?
Nitish Kumar Virbhadra Singh
Prem Kumar Dhumal None of the above


19.
Which is the first state in India to have enacted the Food Security Act? Jharkhand Mizoram Chattisgarh Gujarat

20.
Which ofthe following films is nm directed by Vishal Bhardwaj?


Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola B)Omkara
Kaminey Barfi
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21) TheWritersBuildingis theSecretariatofwhich ofthe following states? Assam West Bengal Mizoram Sikkim
22) To which Indian state does the international boxing champion Mary Kom belong?
Assam Manipur Arunachal Pradesh Tripura
23) The Nobel Prize is not awarded in which ofthe following fields? Literature Peace Economics Biology
24) The current General Secretary ofCPI-M is Prakash Karat Sitaram Yechury B. Raghuvulu None ofthe above
25) The Daughter o/the East is the autobiography of
Mamata Bannerjee Benazir Bhutto Sheikh Hasina Khaleda Zia
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II. Language Competence
This section is designed to test your ability to work with the English language in terms ofreading, analyzing information and understanding correct usage.
Enter the correct answer in the OMR Sheet.
Section VERBAL ABILITY (10X1=10 MARKS)
In eachofthequestionsbelow,one ofthepairsdoes notfall into the samecategory orconceptualgroupastherest Pickouttheoddonein eachsetofpairs.
............1..... rl1rl""';n"'rntl

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pencil/lead cushion/cover
27. country/capital group/leader
class/monitor CD) team/representative
28. music/pitch song/lyrics
colour/shade currency/denomination
29. horse/gallop peacock/strut
squirrels/scamper dogjbarks
30. peacock/peahen girl/woman
calf/cow cub/tiger
31. keyboard/stroke mouse/click
door/open button/push
32. answer/key problem/solution
question/answer division/fraction
33. chilli/hot body/odour
coffee/aroma perfume/scent
34. football/red card golf/bogie
cricket/no ball tennis/ace
35. cricket/umpire football/referee
examination/invigilator cooking/chef
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Section ENGLISH USAGE GRAMMAR (10Xl= 10 MARKS)
Selecttheappropriatephrasefrom theoptionstofill in the blank in each ofthe given sentences. Enter the correct answer in the OMR Sheet.
36. It's hard to tell wA) they're there hat their D)here going to do.
37. The house over they're there is B)their D)them made ofstone.
38. Go to the traffic than when lights, B)then D)where turn right.
39. Google is better to than Yahoo says the IT expert. B)then D)from
40. This is the man whom whose without B)who D)him the project would have collapsed.
41. I read your artiA) that it's cle, B)its D)it very good.

42.
Every student volunteered to take the quiz Monika. except accept expect D)none ofthe above

43.
We studied five hours. during B)for over D)to

44.
They cooked the dinner theyselves themselves himself D)ourselves

45.
This television channel gives you the news. last latest lets latter


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Section WORD USE AND ABUSE (10X1= 10 MARKS)
In thefollowingsentences,choose thecorrectwordfrom theoptionsproJlided. Enter the correct answer in the OMR Sheet.
46.
In difficult moments people have to t,hemselves. adopt adapt adopting adapted

47.
The music him deeply.

affected effected affect effecting

48.
There is a to detect trespassers. censor sensor sensoring censored

49.
The driver activated the emergency as soon as he realized what was to happen. brakes breaks broken braked


SO. are not allowed to drink alcohol in many countries. Miners Minors Mined Minted
51.
Ramu realized that he didn't have much .stocks left in the shop. stationery stationary stationed statutory

52.
He could if he belonged to that country. A)leed lead led leads

53.
The actor was charged with murder. formally formerly former formal

54.
Vikram was so frightened that he hesitated to the subject in front ofhis wife. brooch broach breach broad

55.
Ram Nivas took pleasure in takeover of other industries. hostel hostile host hotel


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III: READING COMPREHENSION (5Xl=5 MARKS)
Readthefollowing textcarefullyandanswerthequestions thatfollow, selectingthe most appropriate option from the list provided. Enter the correct answer in the OMRSheet.
In his passionate and sanguine book, Rocks ofAges, the eminent paleontologist Stephen
J. Gould valiantly sought to unravel the recurrent conflict between religion and science conflict which has intermittently haunted scholars for centuries, though archaeologists for less than one. Early anthropologists such as Frank H. Cushing (1888) and J. Walter Fewkes (1900) worked closely with Pueblo tribes and embraced traditional narratives, which are often embedded in religious thought, for the historical insights they supply. As should be expected, they did not find a simple one-to-one correspondence between anthropological theories and native traditions, but the researchers found a way to productively work with both. Since the passage of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) of 1990, however, which in part legally validates oral tradition, any apparent disparity between archaeological and indigenous knowledge about the past increasingly has been interpreted as a clash between science and religion. Perhaps a surprising revelation to those in the midst of this heated debate, Gould posits in Rocks ofAges that the conflict between science and religion is in fact the 'great non­problem of our a 'false conflict' based on an artificial, illogical, and unnecessary attempt to marry the two realms of knowledge. Gould prescribes amicable divorcethrough the introduction of the principle of non-overlapping magisteria. A magisterium 'represents a domain of authority in teaching'; it is a 'domain where one form of teaching holds the appropriate tools for meaningful discourse and resolution'. In Gould's scheme, the magisterium of science is set alongside -equal but separate ­with the magisterium of religion. He argues:
the net, or magisterium, of science covers the empirical realm; what is the universe made of (fact) and why does it works this way (theory). The magisterium of religion extends over questions of ultimate meaning and moral value. The two magisteria do not overlap, nor do they encompass all inquiry (consider, for example, the magisterium of art and the meaning of beauty). To cite the old cliches, science gets the age of rocks, and religion the rock of ages; science studies how the heavens go, religion how to go to heaven.
Gould's logic and historical narrative are compelling. Surveying the misconstrued
battles of Galileo, Columbus, and Darwin, he persuasively articulates how [e]ach domain of inquiry frames its own rules and admissible questions, and sets its own criteria for judgment and resolution. These accepted standards, and the procedures developed for debating and resolving legitimate issues, define the magisterium -or teaching authority -of any given realm. No single magisterium can come close to encompassing all the troubling issues raised by any complex subject.
The two key claims are thus that each magisterium equal worth and necessary
status for any complete human life; and second, that they remain logically distinct and
fully separate styles of inquiry' .
Religion and science are therefore intimately bound, but still they ought not to merge,
as 'neither do spouses fuse in the best of marriages'

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Importantly, Gould recognizes that his idea 'represents a principled position on moral and intellectual grounds, not a merely diplomatic solution'. Yet he encourages a 'mutual humility' about the limits of knowledge within each domain, as well as mutual respect and understanding. Thus, dialogue should be at the center of the encounter between religion and science. 'The dialogue will be sharp and incisive at times,' Gould admits, 'but respect for legitimate differences, and recognition that full answers require distinctive contributions from each side, should maintain a field of interest, honor, and productive struggle:

56.According to the essay, the relation between native traditions and anthropological theories is to be perceived as:
A. Complementing and supplementing each other
B. Distinct and not comparable
C. Native traditions are religious and mythical
D. Anthropological theories are rational and scientific
57. What is a magisterium:
A. A kingdom fashioned by God
B. Abureaucracy where science rules
C. Paradigm that clearly spells out nature and purpose of enquiry
D. Panacea for solving all human problems
58. For Gould, the distinction between the magisterium of science and religion is to conceived as
A. Opposed to each other
B. Intimately bound and they have to dissolve into a monolithic system
C. Intimately bound and they have to retain their autonomy
D. Religion and Science are failed enterprises
59. How does one understand the term 'mutual humility' about the limits of knowledge associated with religion and science:
A. Respect for legitimate differences
B. Maintain a field of interest, honor, and productive struggle
C. Dialogue at the center of the encounter between these domains
D. All ofthe above
60. According to the passage, does Science and Religion encompass all aspects of human endeavor?
A. Some
B. Every
C. Nothing at all
D. Only aspects related to aesthetics

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