1 He takes after his father in many ways.
Which of the following alternatives best explains the meaning of the above underlined phrase

occupy

resembles

comprehends

carry

2 When the car in front came to an abrupt stop, we very nearly ran into it.
Which of the following alternatives would best express the meaning of the underlined word in the above sentence?

slow

rude

sudden

broken

3 Identify from the given alternatives the appropriate synonym of the underlined word in the following sentence
A week of wet weather in the middle of the harvest would be a great calamity.

discovery

message

claim

disaster

4 Japanese goods are inferior Chinese goods.
Choose the appropriate alternative to fill in the blank in the above sentence.

than

to

of

as

5 Delhi is one of the biggest city in India.
Which of the following parts of the above sentence contains an error in it

Delhi is

one of the

biggest city

in India.

6 They are watching a movie.
Choose from the following alternatives, the correct passive form of the above sentence.

A movie is watched by them.

A movie is being watched by them.

A movie has been watched by them.

A movie was watched by them.

7 My wallet has been stolen.
Choose from the following alternatives the correct active form of the above sentence.

Stolen has been my wallet.

Stolen my wallet has been.

Some one has stolen my wallet.

My wallet is stolen.

8 She must will die.
Which of the following alternatives can best fill the blank in the above sentence?

but

and

when

or

9 Choose one of the alternatives that forms the adverb clause in the following sentence:
Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.

Don't count

are hatched

before they are hatched

Don't eount your chickens

10 Choose one of the alternatives that forms the adjective clause in the following sentence: God helps those who help themselves.

who help themselves

God helps those

those who help themselves

God helps themselves

11 Choose the correct negative sentence of the affirmative sentence given below:
A few farmers saved their crop.

Only some farmers saved their crop.

Not all farmers saved their crop.

A few farmers did not save their crop.

Not only some farmers saved their crop.

12 Choose one of the alternatives that forms the noun clause in the following sentence:
What cannot be cured must be endured?

must be endured

What cannot be cured

What must be endured

be cured must be

13 Choose the correct assertive form of the exclamatory sentence given below
Oh that I had the wings of a bird

I do not wish I had the wings of a bird.

I wish I had the wings of a bird.

Wouldn't it be nice if I had the wings of a bird?

If I had the wings of a bird I would fly.

14 Choose the correct alternative to fill the blank in the following sentence:
Neither of the answers_______correct.

be

are

IS

were

15 Choose the correct alternative to fill the blank in th," following sentence
and do good.

for

from

off

of

16 I was surprised when I heard of his failure.
Which of the given alternatives best expresses the meaning of the underlined word?

taken in

taken up

taken aback

taken to

17 Hydrogen is the lightest of all gases.
Choose from the alternatives the sentence giving the positive degree of comparison of the above sentence.

Hydrogen is lighter than any gas.

No gas is lighter than hydrogen.

No gas is as light as hydrogen.

Hydrogen is as light as any other gas.

18 He was generous even to his enemies.
Choose the correct noun form of the underlined word.

generousity

generousness

generocity

generosity

19 the factory was chosen by the architect.
Choose the correct alternative to fill in the blank.

sight

site

cite

sait

20 He said "I am glad to be here this evening."
Pick out the correct alternative that gives the above sentence in indirect speech.

He said that I was glad to be there this evening.

He said that he was glad to be there that evening.

He said that he was glad to be here this evening.

He said that I am glad to be here.

21 Science is a good servant but a bad master.
Which of the following is a complex sentence of the above sentence?

Though science is a good servant, it is a bad master.

Despite being a good servant, science is a bad master.

Science is a bad master and not a good servant.

Science is a good servant as well as a good master.

22 Choose from the alternatives the noun form of the verb

sit

sat

seat

sitting

23 Choose from the alternatives the verb form of the noun

inherit

heiress

heirling

heritage

24 Choose the correct word which means "one travelling on foot".

equestrian

pedestrian

philanthropist

pessimist

25 Choose the correct word which means "having a bad reputation".

famous

nocturnal

irreputable

notorious

26 of ship.
Fill in the blank choosing from the alternatives the correct word denoting collection.

flock

flight

fleet

pride

27 Choose the correct antonym for the word

remake

remark

mar

mare

28 Choose the correct alternative which explains the phrase "fall flat".

to fall down

to become flat and shapeless

to impress

to produce no effect

29 Choose the alternative which best explains the idiom "let the cat out of the bag".

reveal a secret by mistake

find out the hiding place

being unable to manage an animal

to do something dangerous

30 Choose the alternative which best explains the proverb "Rome was not built in a day".

It took many years to build Rome.

Time, patience and hard work are needed for an important and difficult work.

One has to be sufficiently determined and willing.

With the passage of time, pain, grief and enmity are less felt.

31 When I reached the station the train
Choose the correct form of the verb leave' to fill in the above blank.

left

will leave

had left

had been leaving

32 He has lived ten years. Choose the correct alternative to fill in the above blank.

since

from

for

till

33 Fill in the blank using the correct question tag
They mustn't do that,

mustn't they?

must they?

can they?

must that?

34 Identify the type of pronoun italicized in the sentence.
He himself cleaned the room.

Personal pronoun

Relative pronoun

Distributive pronoun

Reflexive pronoun

35 I am the your guidance.
Fill the above blank using the correct relative pronoun.

that

who

which

whose

36 Fill in the blank using an appropriate article.
Mauritius is Arabian Sea.

the

an

a

no article

37 Identify from the alternatives the subject of the following sentence:
Can he help you?

can

he

help

you

38 The four sisters quarrelled
Fill in the above blank using the correct preposition.

within

among

between

over

39 Would you mind occupying the next seat
Which of the following punctuation marks would be appropriate at the end of the above sentence?

Full stop

Exclamation mark

Question mark

Colon

40 He is too clever to be easily deceived.
Choose the correct alternative containing the use of that' instead of

He is so clever that he cannot be easily deceived.

He is so clever that he can be easily deceived.

He is so clever to be easily deceived.

He is too clever that he can be easily deceived.



Comprehension (Questions 41

Read the given passage carefully and answer the following questions:

At the present time the fiercest and most dangerous animal with which human beings have to contend is man, and the dangers arising from pur,ely physical causes have been very rapidly reduced. In the present day, therefore, fear finds little scope except in relation to other human beings, and fear itself is one of the main reasons why human beings are formidable to each other. It is a recognised maxim that the best defence is attack; consequently people are continually attacking each other because they expect to be attacked. Our instinctive emotions are those that we have inherited from a much more dangerous world, and contain, therefore, a much larger proportion than they should; this fear, since it finds little outlet elsewhere, directs itself against the social environment, producing distrust and hate, envy, malice and all uncharitableness. If we are all to profit fully by our new-won mastery over nature, we must acquire a more lordly psychology; instead of the cringing and resentful terror of the slave, we must learn to feel the calm dignity of the master.

Reverting to the impulses of approach and withdrawal this means that impulses of approach need to be encouraged, and those of withdrawal need to be discouraged. Like everything else, this is a matter of degree. I am not suggesting that people should approach tigers and pythons with friendly feelings: I am only saying that since tradition grew up in a more dangerous world, the present day occasions for fear and withdrawal are less numerous than tradition would lead us to suppose. The conquest of nature has made a more friendly and co-operative attitude between human beings possible and if rational men co-operated and used their scientific knowledge to the full, they could now secure the economic welfare of all -which was not possible in any earlier period.

41. What does the author recommend in this passage?

Approaching tigers and pythons with friendliness

Co-operation between human beings

The conquest of nature

None of the above

42. Which is the most dangerous creature in the world at present?

Dangerous animals

Tigers and pythons

Lions and leopards

Man

43. Which is the basic feeling in mutual conflict?

Envy and malice

Fear

Impulses of approach

Hate

44. Which is the best way to defend oneself?

Withdrawal

Approach

Attack

Co-operation

45. What would happen if human beings were to use their scientific knowledge to the maximum?

The dangerous creatures could be destroyed

They can make the slaves cringe with terror

It can lead to conquest of nature

Economic welfare of all men would become possible


Comprehension (Questions 46

Read the given passage carefully and answer the following questions:
Technology seems to come in waves. In the field of energy we arc witnessing the fossil wave, solar and fusion are to follow. Between now and 2050 there are, it seems to me, three other technology waves which will blossom, plateau and to a large extent, determine what life will be like for the boom babies and their progeny. These technologies are electronics, genetics and psychology.

Electronics is blossoming now and will plateau in the first or second decade of the next century. This means that essentially anything we can conceive of doing electronically can be done; go anywhere telephones, fingertips information on nearly any topic, machines which speak and listen, three dimensional life size television, complete automation of appliances.

Well before 2050 progress in artificial intelligence will certainly have caused us to re-examine what it means to be human. When machines which augmented human mechanical capability were first introduced at the nest of the industrial revolution, the Luddites, fearing the machine age, asked the question, "What's left for humans

The answer at that time was that the human role is intellectual. Now there is the real possibility' that machines will be able to perform intellectual tasks as well. Take any measure of human intellectual performance recall, attention span, creativity. By early in the next century machines will be available which perform better in these dimensions than human beings. The Luddites questions will be asked again.

46. The passage

foretells the progress of technology upto 2050

is a commentary on the achievements of electronics

deals with the inventive genius of man

emphasises the helplessness of man in the age of technology

47. The passage foretells that between now and 2050 there will be many waves of technology except that of

electronics

genetics

psychology

fossil fuel

48. The passage provides

the author's stand in favour of technology

an irrational account of the future

an objective look into the future

a highly professional picture of the future

49. The word 'plateau' means

the philosophy of Plato

to reach a high level

to grow strong

to spread far and wide

50. The word 'augment' means

transform

computerize

reduce

increase



51 When was the First Five Year Plan launched in India?

April 1950

April 1951

May 1950

May 1951

52 Between which of the following countries was the "Panchasheel Treaty" signed on 28th June 1954

India -Pakistan

India -Bangladesh

India -China

India -Sri Lanka

53 Who started 'Sharda Sadan' school at Mumbai in the year 1889

Pandita Ramabai

Savitribai Fule

Anandibai Karve

Tarabai Shinde

54 During whose tenure, was the first regular census of India held in 1881

Lord Mayo

Lord Rippon

Lord Dufferin

Lord Curzon

55 Who was the founder of Banaras Hindu University?

Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan

Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya

Lord Hardinge

Lord Chelmsford

56 When was the Indian Independence Act 1947, passed by the British Parliament?

3rd June 1947

4th July 1947

18th July 1947

15th August 1947

57 From the Panchayat Raj System is started in Maharashtra.

5th March 1962

13th March 1962

1st April 1962

1st May 1962

58 Who amongst the following is known as 'Rashtrasant'

Baba Amte

Tukdoji Maharaj

Anna Hazare

Gadge Baba

59 Which of the following is an important cash crop in Khandesh, Western Vidharbha and parts of Marathwada

Sugarcane

Soybean

Cotton

Tobacco

60 Which of the following places receives the highest rainfall in Maharashtra

Bhimashankar

Gaganbavda

Mahabaleshwar

Amboli

61 As per the Census 2001, which of the following districts of Maharashtra has the lowest sex ratio (Male -female ratio)

Ratnagiri

Gondia

Sindhudurg

Pune

62 Which of the following districts has the largest number of Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) estates?

Thane

Sangli

Dhule

Parbhani

63 Which of the following districts has the least (minimum) area under Plantation Farming?

Washim

Nandurbar

Hingoli

Buldhana

64 Maharashtra state has been broadly divided into physical divisions.

Six

four

three

five

65 Which state of India has the largest buffalo population?

Maharashtra

Uttar Pradesh

Gujarat

Karnataka

66 The place nearest to mainland Sri Lanka from India is

Kanyakumari

Dhanushkodi

Rameshwaram

Chennai

67 Where are tea and coffee both grown in India?

North-Western India

North-Eastern India

Central India

Southern India

68 In November was appointed as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra.

Vilasrao Deshmukh

Ashok Chavan

Sushilkumar Shinde

Narayan Rane

69 The Advocate General of State is appointed by

President

Legislative Council

Chief Minister

Governor of State

70 Lok Sabha appointed Gopinath Munde on January 2010 as Chairman of Public Accounts Committee on the recommendation of Leader of the Opposition Sushma Swaraj.

G.M.C. Balayogi

Manohar Joshi

Meira Kumar

Somnath ChatteIji

71 The Government of India on June 2010, announced the appointment of the former Chief Justice ofIndia, as the sixth chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission.

K.G. Balakrishnan

Ramesh Chandra Lahoti

S. Rajendra Babu

V.N. Khare

72 the head of the Panchayat Samiti administration.

Chief Officer

Extension Officer

Chief Executive Officer

Block Development Officer

73 The records and accounts of the Gram Panchayat are maintained by the

Gramsevak

Sarpanch

Deputy Sarpanch

Panchas

74 Who is the founder of Local Self Government in India?

Lord Rippon

Lord Dalhousie

Lord Mountbatten

Morley Minto

75 The elected and ex-officio members from the general body of the Zilla-Parishad, meet at least once in months.

two

three

five

six

76 The Superposition theorem is essentially based on the concept of

Reciprocity

Linearity

Duality

Non-linearity

77 For normal SCRs turn-on time is

less than turn-off time tq

more than tq

equal to tq

half of tq

78 A choke coil is an example of

pure inductive circuit

R-C circuit

R-L circuit

circuit

79 The effect of increased temperature upon the resistance of the conductor is

to increase

to decrease

no change

increase in length of conductor

80 The unit for flux density is

Tesla

A/mm2

N/m2

Weber/metre

81 If the back emf in a d.c. motor vanishes suddenly, the motor will

start hunting

burn

run at very high speed

run at very low speed

82 The lamp that cannot sustain much voltage fluctuations is

sodium vapour lamp

mercury vapour lamp

incandescent lamp

mercury iodide lamp

83 In a parallel combination of four capacitors, 10 uF, 20 uF, 30 uF and 40 uF, the maximum current passes through

10 uF

20 uF

40 uF

30 uF

84 A three-phase induction motor is fed from a balanced three-phase supply on the rotor side, short-circuiting the stator terminals. The speed of the rotating magnetic field is

zero

equal to rotor speed

equal to synchronous speed

equal to slip speed

85 The illumination at any point on a surface is directly proportional to the cosine of the angle between the normal at that point and direction of luminous flux. This statement is associated with

Planck's law

Bunsen's law

Macbeth's law

Lambert's cosine law

86 Annual estimated depreciation charges for a plant are heavy during early years in case of

Diminishing value method

Sinking fund method

Straight line method

None of the above

87 Analogue Measuring Instruments connected to AC circuit indicate

RMS value

Average value

Maximum value

None of the above

88 In controlled rectifiers, the nature of the load current i.e. whether load current is continuous or discontinuous

does not depend on type of load and firing angle delay

depends both on type of load and firing angle delay

depends only on type of load

depends only on firing angle delay

89 The permissible variation of frequency in power system is

±

±

±

± 10%

90 Minority carriers in p-type semiconductors are

free electrons

free holes

holes and electrons both

None of the above

91 A large diversity factor of the load in a power system

reduces the installation cest

increases the installation cost

does not affect the installation cost

increases the total cost

92 A step-up chopper has Vas the source voltage and n as the duty cycle. The average s output voltage for this chopper is given by

alpha)

Vs alpha)

Vs(1 alpha)

alpha)

93 For a system having Zs» which of the following relays is most suitable?

IDMT

DTOC

Very inverse OC

Extreme inverse OC

94 A single-phase full bridge inverter can operate in load-commutation mode in case load consists of

RL

RLC underdamped

RLC overdamped

RLC critically damped

95 Back to back HVDC is used to

increase the transmission capability

decrease line losses

provide stable interconnection

reduce voltage drop

96 Transient response in series circuit with d.c, excitation is overdamped when



97 A 5 kVA transformer has iron loss 300 Wand full load copper loss 400 W. The maximum efficiency of the trar",former would occur when total loss is

700 W 600 W SOO W 500 W Surge impedance of overhead line is of the order of tens

ones

hundreds

thousands

99 A voltage wave of 50 Hz, having an rms value of 415 V is expressed as

415 sin 314 t

4151:2 sin 314 t

4151:2 sin 50 t

415 sin 50 t SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK

100 If the power consumed by a balanced system with delta connected resistances is 300 what will be the power consumed when the same are connected in star fashion?

300 W

150 W

100 W

900 W

101 The effect of rainfall on the insulator is

breakdown strength of insulation decreases

flashover length reduces

flashover voltage increases

flashover length increases

102 Heat sinks used for transistors and semi-conductors

increase the reverse current

decrease the forward current

control the temperature effect

help in doping process

103 In a particular circuit I 1 m sin (lilt V Vm sin (lilt 90). Then type of circuit is

pure resistive circuit

pure inductive circuit

pure capacitive circuit

None of the above

104 When the supply voltage to an induction motor is reduced by the maximum torque will decrease approximately by



10%

20%

40%

105 The inductance of a power transmission line increases with

decrease in line length

increase in diameter of conductor

increase in spacing between the phase conductors

increase in load current carried by conductors

106 The arc voltage in a circuit breaker is

in phase with arc current

lagging arc current by 900

leading arc current by 900

lagging arc current by 1800 SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK P.T.O. r

107 Which of the following devices was specifically developed to control a.c. power by varying the circuit conduction angle?

The SCR

The Triac

The Diac

The two transistor negative resistance switch

108 Shunt capacitors in a substation

consume lagging VAR

deliver lagging VAR

consume active power

deliver active power

109 The standard secondary current for a current transformer is

15 Amp.

10 Amp.

5 Amp.

2 Amp.

110 In an RLC circuit the power factor at resonance condition is

zero

one





111 The ratio of the output to input change for a given measuring system is referred to as

Sensitivity

Linearity

Stability

None of the above

112 A 10 V battery is connected to a 6 Amp. current source. The power absorbed by the battery and the current source is given by (current enters the positive terminal of battery)

60W,60W

60W,-60W

-60 W

-60 60 W

113 In a n-phase circuit, the phase angle between successive phases is given by 360" 1800

1200

1500



n n

114 Low resistance is measured by

Maxwell's bridge

Anderson's bridge

Kelvin's double bridge

Hay's bridge

115 Gearing, backlash, friction between moving parts and scale accuracies are generally known as

instrument errors

interference errors

calibration errors

interaction errors

116 In an Epstein square, used for finding the iron loss in a stack of laminations, the laminations are so arranged that

plane of each lamination is perpendicular to the plane of square

plane of each lamination is parallel to the plane of square

plane of each lamination may be either parallel or perpendicular to the plane of square

plane of each lamination may be at any angle to the plane of square

117 Damper winding is provided in synchronous motor

to reduce speed

to prevent hunting

to provide starting torque

both and

118 The most common generation in India is

11 kV

1-1 kV

66 kV

33 kV

119 To connect a number of single-phase consumers at 230 the secondary of three-phase transformer should be connected in

Delta

Star

Open Delta

Tee-Tee

120 High resistances are provided with a guard terminal. This guard terminal is used to

bypass the leakage current

guard the resistance against stray electrostatic field

guard the resistance against overloads

None of the above

121 N-channel type MOSFET is better than P-channel type MOSFET because

it is faster

it is TTL compatible

it has better noise immunity

it has better drive capability

122 Which of the following is the universal gate?

AND

EX-OR

OR

NAND SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK P.T.O. TNS 20 A

123 Illumination of one lumen per square metre is callied

lumen metre

lux

foot candle

candela

124 In a digit voltmeter, the largest number that can be read is

0999

1999



9999

125 A series R-L circuit is suddenly connected to a d.c. voltage source of V volts. The current in this circuit, soon after the switch is c!oE:ed is equal to

zero

VfL

VIR

VL(R

126 Copper loss at full load in a transformer operating: at unity power factor is 500 W. Then copper loss at full load and 0·95 power factor lagging will be

475 W

500 W

525 W

None of the above

127 For a load flow solution the quantities normally specified at a voltage controlled bus are

PandQ

Pand IV I

Q and IV I

Pand6

128 Most efficient electrical distribution transformers are made with

Silicon alloyed iron cores

Amorphous metal cores

Iron core

None of the above

129 For successful parallel operation of two single-phase transformers, the essential condition is that their

percentage impedances should be equal

turns ratio should be exactly equal

polarities must be properly connected

KVA rating should be equal

130 The most economic load on an underground cable is

greater than its surge loading

less than surge loading

equal to surge loading

None of the above is necessary

131 A 6-pole machine is rotating at a speed of 1200 rpm. This speed in mechanical rad. per sec. and electrical rad. per sec. is respectively

4011, 4011/3

12011, 4011

2011, 6011

4011, 12011

132 As compared to DOL starting, a cage induction motor with star-delta starting shall have

more starting torque

more starting current

reduced starting current

smooth acceleration

133 In order to have lower cost of electrical energy generation

the load factor and diversity factor should be low

the load factor should be low but diversity factor should be high

the load factor should be high but diversity factor should be low

the load factor and diversity factor should be high

134 The supply voltage IV I in diagram below is I 70 V V V

210V

70V

50V

230 V

135 The armature core of a d.c. machine is laminated to nlininlisc

Hysteresis loss

Eddy current loss

Mechanical loss

Temperature rise

136 The residual magnetism of a self-excited d.c. generator is lost. To build up its emf agam

the field winding must be replaced

the armature connection must be reversed

the field winding connection must be reversed

field winding must be excited by low voltage d.c. supply SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK P.T.O.

137 The connected load of a consumer is 2 kW and his maximum demand is 1·5 kW. The load factor of the consumer is

0·75

0·2075

1·33

None of the above

138 A 3-phase synchronous motor, connected to an infinite bus, operates at a leading power factor. For constant load torque, if excitation is increased

load angle 8 and power factor angle 0 both decrease

8 and 0 both increase

8 increases but 0 decreases

8 decreases but 0 increases

139 The power delivered to a three-phase load can be measured by the use of two wattmeters only when the

load is unbalanced

load is balanced

3-phase load is connected to source through a-wires

3-phase load is connected to source through 4-wires

140 The back emf for a d.c. motor with poles, Z conductors and running at N rpm is given by

Ij>Z P 60A

PIj>NZ A



<pZNP 60

141 Self GMD is used in the calculation of

inductance only

inductance and capacitance

capacitance only

None of the above

142 The impedance of a circuit is given by Z 3 j4.. Its conductance is given by

1 3

3 5

3 25

.± 5

143 Which one of the following is characteristic of an offset MHO relay? XX XX -fR -tR

144 Zero sequence currents does not exist in the following fault:

L-G

L-L





145 A thyristor has been fired by an appropriate gate pulse. When will it turn off

When applied voltage changes polarity

When current through device falls below holding current

When current through device falls below latching current

When a gate pulse of opposite polarity applied

146 Steady state stability of a power system is improved by

reducing fault clearing time

using double circuit line instead of single circuit line

single pole switching

decreasing generator inertia

147 Hollow conductors are used in transmission lines to

reduce weight of copper

improve stability

reduce corona

increase power transmission capacity

148 The speed of a d.c. shunt motor is to be increased beyond its rated value. This can be achieved by

inserting a resistance in armature circuit

adding an external resistance in the field circuit

applying a reduced voltage

None of the above

149 The bus admittance matrix of a power system is not

symmetric

a square matrix

a full matrix

generally having dominant diagonal elements

150 When a three-phase synchronous motor is under-excited, its power factor will be

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