1 Who resigned from the post of Finance Minister of India to support the Sanyukta Maharashtra Movement?

Yeshwantrao Chavan

Balasaheb Kher

C. D. Deshmukh

K. M. Pannikar

2 Who was the Defence Minister of India when China attacked India in 1962

Jawaharlal Nehru

P. Sitaramayya

Krishna Menon

Arun Mehta

3 Which is the mismatched pair?

Savitribai Phule -Subodh Ratnakar

Pandita Ramabai -The High Caste Hindu Woman

Vitthal Ramji Shinde -Remembrances and Experiences

Shahu Maharaj -Hindu Code Bill

4 Who put forth the thought that "Vedas were not infalliable and that they were created by Aryans"?

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar

Vitthal Ramji Shinde

Mahatma Jotiba Phule

Shahu Maharaj

5 Who did not work for emancipation of women?

M. G. Ranade

G. G. Agarkar

D. K. Karve

None of the above alternatives is correct

6 Which two countries were the first to sign the Panchsheel

India and France

India and England

India and Japan

India and China

7 Who called the "1857 Uprising" "A War of Independence"

Prof. N. R. Phathak

P. E. Roberts

Dr. R. C. Mujumdar

V. D. Sawarkar

8 Which act declared separate electorates for Muslims?

Charter Act of 1813

Morley-Minto Reforms 1909

Montague-Chemsford Reforms 1919

Government of India Act, 1935

9 Which principles did India promote for International Peace and Co-operation?

Equality of Religion

Non-alliance

Panchasheel

Disarmament

10 Consider the following statements regarding Mahadev Govind Ranade
He was influenced by Sant Tukaram
He established many institutions
He was a moderate
He promoted adult education and remarriage

Band C are right

C are right

0 are right

All are right

11 Who believed that "a weapon like boycott must be reserved for extreme occasions"

Mahadev Govind Ranade

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Pherozshah Mehta

Dadabhai Naoroji

12 Which of the following is wrongly matched?

Rayat Shikshan Sanstha -Karmavir Bhaurao Patil

Jagruk -Walchand Kothari

Dinmitra -Mukundrao Patil

Maratha League -Sayajirao Gaikwad

13 Consider the following statements in respect of Himalayan rivers:
They have a great eroding capacity
These are perennial rivers
These rivers have not formed 'gorges'
Most of these rivers have their origin in upper Himalayas

Which of the statements given above is are not correct?

Only a,b

Only c





14 Match the following
Column I (Type of forest) Column II (Trees)
Evergreen Babul
Deciduous II) Rubber
Thorny III) Mangroves
Coastal IV) Teak

A B C D

IV III II

II III IV

II IV III

I II III IV

15 What is the name of low pressure belt located near the equator in the Indian ocean?

Intra-tropical centralized zone

Western jet stream

Tropical low pressure belt

None of these

16 Match the following:
Column I Column II
Dam Lake
Koyna Shahaji Sagar
Bhatghar II) Shivsagar
Manikdoh III) Aurther Sarovar
Bhandardara IV) Yesajikank

A B C D

I IV II III

I II III IV

IV III II I

II IV I III

17 The Sandy soil is favourable for the growth of which crop?

Jawar

Nachani

Rice

Tea

18 Which type of forests are the most extensive in India?

Tropical moist deciduous forests

Tropical dry evergreen forests

Tropical dry deciduous forests

Tropical semi-evergreen forests

19 Why in Maharashtra the Standing Committee of Zilla Parishad considered most powerful?

Committee is constituted as per law.

Committee consists of influencial members of Zilla Parishad

President of Zilla Parishad is ex-officio Chairman and Chairmen of other Committees are ex-officio members.

Chief Executive Officer of Zilla Parishad is the Secretary of the Committee.

20 Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

Provides at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to unskilled adult in rural area.

Provides employment to each and every adult who lives in rural area.

Provides minimum wages to unskilled labour in urban area.

All the above.

21 Who provides the basic information about land records, land revenue and land reforms in Maharashtra

Tahsildar

Gramsevak

Talathi

Police Patil

22 Consider the following statements:
The MPSC was set up on 1-5-1960.
The Bombay PSC earlier covered Bombay and Gujrat States.
The Commission traces it origin to the PSC for the provinces of Bombay and Sind.

Which of the above statements are correct?

Only 1

1 and 2

1 and 3

2 and 3

23 By which Act free and fair competition for recruitment to Indian Administration has been first accepted?

Regulating Act 1773

Charter Act 1833

Charter Act 1853

Indian Council Act 1861

24 The provision of Fundamental Duties in Indian Constitution has been adopted from that of which country

France

USA

USSR

UK

25 How has the "Instrument of instructions" contained in the Government of India Act, 1935 been incorporated in the Constitution of India?

Fundamental Rights

Directive Principles of State Policy

Fundamental Duties

Union List

26 Which of the following statements are correct?
Gujarat has made voting in local bodies compulsory.
Gujarat is the second state in the country to make voting compulsory in local elections.

a only

b only

a and b

Neither a nor b

27 Arrange the following committees in chronological order in which they were constituted.
G. V. K. Rao Committee
Balwantrai Mehta Committee
Ashok Mehta Committee
K. Santhanam Committee









28 Which of the following statements are correct?
Article 243-O bars the interference by courts in electoral matters of Panchayats
The validity of an election to any Panchayat can be challenged only through an election petition as provided by the legislature of the state

a only

b only

a and b

neither a nor b

29 If a member of Parliament is found sitting in the other house of the Parliament, how much maximum fine he/she may have to pay?

1000

2500

5000

There is no such fine

30 Which of the following statements are correct?
For Panchayats, seats are reserved for the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes but not for women.
A Panchayat elected after dissolution does not enjoy the full period but remains in office for the remaining period only.

a only

b only

a and b

neither a nor b

31 In which century (A.D.) did Issac Newton put forth his three laws of motion?

16th century

17th century

18th century

19th century

32 Light exists as tiny particles which are called

electrons

positrons

photons

protons

33 Which nuclear fuel was used in the two atom bombs dropped in Japan at Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945

only uranium

only plutonium

only radium

uranium and plutonium

34 The depletion of the ozone layer surrounding our earth increases our exposure to

UV radiation

IR radiation

Visible radiation

Microwave radiation

35 Which radioactive substance was discovered by the French Scientist Marie Curie?

Uranium

Radium

Thorium

Plutonium

36 The method of CT scan used in modern medical imaging uses

Alpha rays

Sound waves

X-rays

Microwaves

37 For a satellite going around the earth, which of the following statements is not correct
It is a freely falling body
It has no acceleration
It is moving with a constant speed
Work done by the force acting on it is zero

only 1

1 and 3

2 and 3

2 and 4

38 Which Indian scientific organisation developed the ICBM missile, Agni recently launched by India?

ISRO

DRDO

CSIR

BARC

39 Whose theory brought in a transition from classical physics to modern physics?

Issac Newton

C. V. Raman

H. J. Bhabha

Max Planck

40 Which scientist proposed the theory that the sun is at the centre of our solar system?

Copernicus

Newton

Galileo

Rutherford

41 In India the first nuclear power plant was built in 1963. The total number of nuclear power plants built in India during 1963 -2011 are about

Ten

Twenty

Thirty

Forty

42 What percentage of World's electricity is produced by nuclear power plants? (give approximate percentage)

about 50%

about 25%

about 13%

about

43 To which India-born physicist a Nobel Prize was awarded for his research related to the structure and evolution of stars?

C. V. Raman

Amartya Sen

Meghnad Saha

S. Chandrashekar

44 What is the name of the technical person who brought revolution in India's telecommunication system after 1984

Vikram Sarabhai

Sam Pitroda

Raja Ramanna

Madhavan Nair

45 What is the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing part of

ISRO

GSI

DAE

CSIR

46 What has the geostationary satellite INSAT put in orbit by ISRO India improved?

Geological survey

Highway systems

Wireless Communication systems

River systems

47 India's future plans for nuclear energy are based on a particular nuclear fuel which is found in plenty in the monazite sands of India's seashore. What is the name of this nuclear fuel?

Uranium

Thorium

Plutonium

Radium

48 'Energy can neither be created nor be destroyed. It may be converted from one form to another'. What law of thermodynamics is this?

Third law

First law

Zeroth law

Second law

49 At what temperatures on centigrade scale is represented by the same temperature on Fahrenheit scale?

-40

-100

-32

+273

50 If heat is supplied to a metal what happens to its temperatures?

always increases

always decreases

may remain constant

increases or remains constant

51 Which of the following carbon isotopes is used to determine the age of plant or animal?

C-14

C-12

C -13

None of these

52 Match the following
Albert Einstein Photoelectric effect
E. O. Lawrence Cyclotron
de Broglie Wave nature of electrons

A-1 B-3 C-2

A-2 B-1 C-3

A-3 B-1 C-2

A-1 B-2 C-3


53 When a wave continues to propagate in still air, which of the following quantities decreases?

Amplitude

Period

Frequency

Speed

54 What is Grass-Grasshopper-Frog-Snake-Eagle, foodchain called?

Marshy Ecosystem

Grassland Ecosystem

Agro Ecosystem

Forest Ecosystem

55 The purest form of iron is

Cast iron

Wrought iron

Steel

Stainless Steel

56 Which of the following metals occur in free and native state?

Mg, Ca

Ni, Zn

Fe, AI

Pt, Au

57 Minamata disease found in Japan was due to

As poisoning

Cd poisoning

Pb poisoning

Hg poisoning

58 Which of the following statements is/are correct?
Gravitational force is a force of attraction only.
Nuclear force can be attractive or repulsive.
Electrostatic force can be attractive or repulsive.
Gravitational force is a force of repulsion only

Only 4

2 and 3

1 and 3

2 and 4

59 What is the atmospheric pressure at sea level?

76 cm

29.9 inch

1013.2 millibar

all the above

60 Which of the following scientists was not awarded Noble prize in Physics?

Niel Bohr

Einstein

Jagdishchandra Bose

C. V. Raman

61 In the recent past the export of which commodities have sharply risen?

Sugar and cotton

Gold and silver

Tea and coffee

Electronic goods and software

62 As per the recommendations of Prof. Hashmi Committee which of the following programmes was not included in Swarna Jayanti Gram Rojgar Yojana

Integrated Rural Development Programme

Bharat Nirman Programme

Ganga's Welfare Plan

Million Wells Plan

63 Which tax system is used for levying taxes in India?

Proportional taxes

Progressive taxes

Regressive taxes

Degressive taxes

64 Special tax is levied on which one of the following

On volume of commodity

On weight of commodity

On features and quality of commodity

On volume and weight of commodity

65 Which of the following is not a type of Audit of Public Enterprises?

Government Department Audit

Government Statutory Corporations Audit

Co-operative Societies Audit

Government Companies Audit

66 What is the basic objective of the Agricultural Prices Commission?

Balanced Price Structure

Integrated Price Structure

Options 1 and 2 above

None of the above

67 What were the main features of the Import-Export Policy during post-reform period?

Saving foreign exchange and domestic production

Free Import-Export Policy and Rationalisation of Tariff structure thereof

Self-reliance and import substitution

None of the above

68 What was the change in composition of India's import from 1991 to 2004

Fall in import demand of petrol, lubricant and oil

Rise in import of edible oil, pulses, sugar etc.

Fall in the import of iron and steel

None of the above

69 Which of the following is not the change in India's Direction of foreign trade?

Low share of England in Indian Foreign Trade

Fall in India's trade with countries like Japan and Australia

Rise in India's foreign trade with Asian and African countries

Fall in import of iron and steel

70 Which among the following is termed as 'Rainbow Revolution'

Population Policy

New Industrial Policy

New Agricultural Policy

New Banking Policy

71 Auditing and Evaluation problem is related to which sector among the following?

Industries in the Private Sector

Industries in the Public Sector

Joint Sector

Tertiary Sector

72 What was the reason for the sharp increase in Consumer Price Index in 2008-09

Decline in money supply

Rapid fall in Foreign Direct Investment

Sharp increase in the prices of foodgrains like wheat, rice and pulses

Improvement in techniques of production

73 Which among the following is not a feature of (2002-07) Import-Export Policy?

Removal of restriction on agricultural exports

Promotion of exports by small scale and cottage industries

Import substitution

Development of Special Economic Zone

74 Which among the following is not the source of internal public debt?

Loans from Banks and other Financial Institutions

Insurance Fund

Provident Fund

Loans from International Monetary Fund

75 What was the Narasimhan Committee 1991 related to

Poverty

Import Export Policy

Financial System of Bank

Unemployment

76 Which of the following measures is used for controlling inflation?

Changing monetary policy

Reducing import duty

Public distribution system

All above

77 Which was the year of hyper inflation?

1974-75

2001-02

2009-10

2010-11

78 Which products are considered to deduce the Food Index?

Primary food articles and manufactured food products

Primary food articles and clothes

Manufactured food products, wheat and rice

Sugar, wheat, rice and clothes

79 Which of the following is not an objective of Foreign Trade Policy 2009-2014

To reverse the declining trend of export trade

To achieve an annual export growth of 15 percent

To double India's share in global trade by 2020

To increase imports of luxury consumer goods

80 In the context of India's import, export agencies, consider the following:
Providing insurance cover to exporters against political and commercial risk
Providing insurance cover to exporters against marine risk.

Which of the above is/are objectives of ECGC

Only 1

Only 2

Both 1 and 2

None of the above

81 In the post independence period to which group of countries have India's exports risen?

OECD

OPEC

Eastern Europe

Developing Nations

82 What does FEMA, 1999 aim at

Prohibiting Foreign Tourists

Controlling imports

Prohibiting NRI investment

Facilitating external trade and payment

83 With reference to the objective of nationalisation of banks, which of the following statements is/are correct?
Removal of control by few.
Provision of adequate credit to agriculture small industries and exports.
Discouraging private sector investment.

1 and 2

2 and 3

1 and 3

Only 1

84 What is the major problem of Regional Rural Banks?

Problem of Recovery

Problem of Working Capital

Problem of illiteracy of customers

Problem of shortage of staff

85 In the context of RBI, consider the following:
Agriculture
Small Enter prizes
Construction
Education Loan

Which of the above areas is included in priority sector lending?

Only 1

1 and 2

3 and 4

2 and 4

86 What is the allotment of districts to various commercial banks for the purpose of rapid branch expansion called as

Integrated Rural Development Programme

Lead Bank Scheme

Nationalisation of Commercial Banks

Service Area Approach

87 What is the purpose of Kisan Credit Scheme of Indian Banks?

Micro-credit to poor people

Short-term loan to farmers

Crop insurance to farmers

Long term loan to farmers

88 What is/are the objectives of government audit?
There is a provision of funds for the expenditure duly authorised by the competent authority.
The expenditure is in accordance with a sanction properly accorded.
Payment has been made to a proper person?
Charge is correctly classified.

1 and 2

2 and 3

1,2 and 3

All the above

89 Which of the following in the context of 11th five year plan is consistent with the strategy of inclusive growth?

Infrastructure development

A big scale increase in education and health allocations

Huge investment in power generation

All the above

90 In the context of inflation in India, consider the following:
Rising administered prices
Rising oil prices
Pressure of growing population
Increase in indirect taxation.
In which of the above factors, Indian Government is responsible for inflationary tendencies?

2 and 3

1,2 and 3

1 and 4

All the above

91 What is the type of bunding recommended for lands with slope

Graded bunding

Contour bunding

Compartmental bunding

Live bunding

92 Which variety of sorghum is specially recommended for popping purpose?

Phule Revati

Phule Uttara

Phule Panchmi

Phule Vasudha

93 The ratio of total area cropped in a year to the total land area available for cultivation and expressed in percentage is called as

Crop intensity index

Multiple cropping intensity

Cultivated utilization index

Sustainable yield index

94 Out of the total geographical area of India, how much land comes under different kinds of land degradation?

108 mha

158 mha

188 mha

218 mha

95 Sprinkler irrigation is not suitable for soil with the infiltration rate

Less than 4 mm/h

5-10 mm/h

10-15 mm/h

15-20 mm/h

96 Which post-emergence herbicide is used for controlling parasitic cuscutta weed in lucern crop?

Paraquat

Chlorpropham

Alachlor

Pronamide

97 What is the measure of ability of the crop to produce leaf area on unit area of land throughout its life?

Leaf area index

Leaf area duration

Relative growth rate

Crop growth rate

98 Which fish is a surface food eater in water bodies?

Rohu

Katla

Prawn

Shark

99 What does USLE stand for in the soil loss estimation?

Unique soil loss erosion

Universal soil loss erosion

Unique soil loss equation

Universal soil loss equation

100 For reclamation of which soils gypsum is used?

Acid soils

Sodic soils

Saline soils

None of these

101 'Raingun' is a modified form of which irrigation system?

Drip system

Sprinkler system

Basin method

None of these

102 Which one of the following is an indigenous breed of sheep?

Pashmina

Kashmir Merino

Chequ

Angola

103 'Usmanabadi' is a breed of which animal?

Cow

Sheep

Goat

None of these

104 What for is a cowpea crop grown?

Vegetable

Fodder

Green manuring

All the above

105 Which fish is suitable for fish farming?

Rohu

Dolphin

Silverfish

Goldfish

106 Where has the second green revolution started in India?

Eastern India

Southern India

North India

None of these

107 Absorption of nutrients from lowly concentrated soil solution compared to plant sap is called as

Active absorption

Passive absorption

Negative absorption

Positive absorption

108 A device to measure the percolation, leaching and retention of soil moisture under controlled conditions is known as

Infiltrometer

Evaporimeter

Psycrometer

Lysimeter

109 The soil moisture stress caused due to imbalance between available soil moisture and evapotranspiration of crop is termed as

Meteorological drought

Hydrological drought

Agricultural drought

Permanent drought

110 Where is 'Apiculture' more successful?

Floral biodiversity is high

Honeybees are more

Cereal crops are more

None of these

111 What for has the Government of India launched the 'National Food Security Mission'

Increasing oilseed production

Increasing foodgrain production

Construction of Godowns

None of these

112 How is the Minimum Support Price generally fixed?

More than market price

Lower than market price

Equal to market price

None of these

113 Amongst the atmospheric layers which is the most dense that occupies 85% of the atmosphere?

Stratosphere

Mesosphere

Thermosphere

Troposhere

114 In which animal is Pox disease found?

Buffalo

Goat

Sheep

All the above

115 Which of the following soils fixes more phosphates?

Alkaline

Acidic

Saline

Calcareous

116 What is the scientific name of bread wheat?

Triticum durum

Triticum aestivum

Triticum dicocum

Triticum spherococum

117 What is the energy with which water is held by the soil called?

Gravitational potential

Capillary potential

Osmotic potential

Pressure potential

118 Which organic manure has high nitrogen content?

FYM

Neem cake

Compost

Vermi compost

119 What gives red colour to tomatoes?

Curcumin

Lycopen

Coffein

Lecithin

120 Which trees are useful for Lac-culture?

Palas trees

Ber trees

1 and 2

None of these

121 Name the facility by which voice, data and video clips are speedily transferred in the mobile phone?

Portability

2G

3G

Fast net

122 Which of the following organs of the human body is affected by Hepatitis

Heart

Brain

Liver

Lungs

123 What kind of missile is "Brahmos" which was launched successfully from Odisha

Surface to air missile

Air to air missile

Surface to surface missile

Surface to water missile

124 Which of the following is one of the core functions of the Reserve Bank of India?

To act as tax collector for the Govt. of India

Work as Banker to the Banks

Help in finalization of the Union Budget

Participate in the various meetings of financial institutions

125 The Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh has planned to develop how much skilled manpower by 2022

500 million

1,000 million

5,000 million

None of these

126 According to administrative reforms made by the Govt. of Maharashtra in 2011, who is the secretary of 'Sanjay Gandhi Niradhar Anudan Yojana Samiti'

Tahasildar or Nayab Tahasildar

Block Development Officer

Gramsevak

Talathi

127 Approximately how much cotton was produced in Maharashtra during 2011-12

80 lac. bales

85 lac. bales

90 lac. bales

95 lac. bales

128 In which country a writ petition demanding ban on the Bhagwad Geeta for preaching terrorism was recently filed in the court of law?

America

Germany FOR ROUGH WORK

Russia

France

129 Name the Indian leader who addressed the UN General Assembly in September 2011

Sonia Gandhi

Meira Kumar

Manmohan Singh

Pranab Mukherjee

130 Who is the recipient of the 'Photographer of the Year' 2011 Award?

Shankarrao Borkar

Baiju Patil

Hemanti Kulkarni

Subhash Deshmukh

131 Who is the richest Asian Woman from our country

Chanda Kochar

Kiran Muzumdar

Ekta Kapoor

Savitri Jindal

132 At what age did the legendary film actor Dev-Anand pass away on 5th Dec. 2011 in London?

90

88

98

87

133 What is the interest charged by the RBI on the money borrowed from it by the various banks called

Direct interest rate

Repo rate

Reverse repo rate

Indirect interest rate

134 From which country after completing the mission did the USA withdraw its military forces after 9 years on 15th Dec. 2012

Afghanistan

South Korea

Vietnam

Iraq

135 Which website was banned by the Indian Government?

Savitabhabhi.com

Hindu.com

Anitabhabhi.com

Cyber.com

136 Which is India's longest range missile?

Nirbhay

Agni II

Agni V

Shaurya

137 Who among the following is not a recipient of the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International understanding?

Barack Obama

Hosni Mubarak

Angela Merkel

Robert Gabriel Mugabe

138 Why did the earthquake that hit Indonesia in April 2012 aid not trigger a tsunami?

the sea floor moved vertically instead of horizontally

the sea floor moved horizontally instead of vertically

the earthquake was of a low intensity

none of the above

139 With what are the terms TRIPS and TRIMS associated?

WTO

IBRD

IMF

ADS

140 India lodged a formal complaint with China after its soldiers objected to a road that was being constructed in Demchok. Demchok is in which state?

Jammu and Kashmir

Arunachal Pradesh

Sikkim

Himachal Pradesh

141 What is 'Sparsh Ganga'

India's second permanent research station in Antarctica

India's new space programme

A book written by former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishant

Clean Ganga project

142 Which of the following specialised agencies was established in 1919 as an autonomous part of the League of Nations that won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1969

Food and Agriculture Organisation

International Labour Organisation

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation

World Health Organisation

143 The legendary poet Rabindranath Tagore described this place by saying. "Here the language of stone surpasses the language of man". Which UNESCO heritage site are we talking about?

Red Fort, Delhi

Khajuraho, Chhatarpur

Taj Mahal, Agra

Sun Temple, Konark

144 How is Narayan Shripad Rajhans better known as

Poet Grace

Bal Gandharva

Kumar Gandharva

Chhota Gandharva

145 In September 201 the first Adhaar number (7824 7431 7884) was alloted to a lady who lives in a tribal village, to what state does the lady belong?

Chhatisgarh

Jharkhand

Odisha

Maharashtra

146 Match the sanctuaries with their states:
List I List II
(Sanctuary) (State)
Dachigam wild life sanctuary West Bengal
ii) Sundarabans wild life sanctuary Assam
iii) Periyar wild life sanctuary Kerala
iv) Manas wild life sanctuary Jammu and Kashmir

i ii iii iv

a b c d

d c b a

a d b c

d a c b

147 Banks have to redress customer complaints of ATMs not dispensing cash. What amount do they have to pay as compensation if the default is not corrected even after seven days?

Nil

Rs. 50 per day

Rs. 75 per day

Rs. 100 per day

148 With which classical Indian dance form, the terms Taganam, Jaganam, Dhaganam and Sammishram are associated

Bharatnatyam

Kathak

Kuchipudi

Mohiniyattam

149 Which is the 193'd member of the UN

North Sudan

South Sudan

Zimbabwe

Zambia

150 With what purpose has the Government of Maharashtra started the Ahilyabai Holkar scheme

Promote awareness regarding health and hygiene among girls and women in the state

Promote education among girls in the state

Promote self-employment among women in the state

Provide nutritious diet to girls and women in state

151 Study the statement given below and find the correct alternatives from those given below to replace the question marks.
6 3 4 9 23







/xx

152 If a clock strikes every hour once at 1 O'clock twice at 2 O'clock and so on. How many times will it strike in 24 hours

154

156

158

152

153

9

8

7

6

154 Ram is twice as fast as Akhil. Akhil is thrice as fast as Akshay. What time will Ram require to travel a distance double the distance travelled by Akshay in one hour and 18 min.

13 min.

26 min.

36 min.

2 hours 36 min.

155 Select correct alternative in place of question mark.
8 4 6 7 8.

85

102

89

48

156 In the year 2012 Mahatma Gandhi's death anniversary is on Monday. What day will it be on 12th March; the anniversary of 'Dandi-March'

Monday

Sunday

Tuesday

Friday

157 Replace the question mark.
CEGI JHFD KMOQ

RPNL

LNPR

RNPL

LPNR

158 Choose the correct altemative.


50

42

64

62

159 Choose the number similar to the numbers in the following set.
968, 572, 653

587

959

469

935

160 What comes in place of the question mark?
B

10

81

49

100

161 Choose the odd figure.


A

B

C

D

162 Choose the group of letters different from others.
PIS
QAT
CUZ
BLW

A

B

C

D

163 Choose the odd one out.
CHM
HMR
LPU
DIN

A

B

C

D

164 Kiran, Gopal and Himmesh are intelligent. Kiran, Rupesh and Jeevan are hardworking. Rupesh, Himmesh and Jeevan are honest. Kiran, Govind and Jeevan are ambitious. Who among the following is neither hardworking nor ambitious?

Kiran

Gopal

Govind

Rupesh

165 Choose the group which is different from the others.
64-39
74-40
88-63
79-54

A

B

C

D

166 Two positions of a dice are given.

Which number must there be on the opposite side of 1

2

3

4

6

167 Choose the correct alternative to replace the question mark.

21

32

64

8

168 Choose the appropriate figure in place of the question mark



169 Find the missing letters.
cdd -cd ­c -ddc

c

d

c

c

170 Select the appropriate alternative in place of the question mark


6

8

10

12

171 Choose the correct diagram that depicts the correct relationship between the groups given below
Lady Teachers, Mothers, Females



172 How many such 6s are there in the following number sequence each of which is immediately preceded by 3 or 4 but not immediately followed by 8 or 9
36964663684657367664623610

Three

Four

Five

Ten

173 Study the following two statements and the conclusions that follow. Which conclusion has been correctly drawn?
Statements
All mangoes are apples.
Some apples are pineapples.

Conclusions:
Some mangoes are pineapples.
II) Some pineapples are mangoes.

Only I is correct

Only II is correct

Both I and II are correct

Both I and II are incorrect

174 Farzana and Taslima are sisters. Alim and Akbar are brothers. Alim's son Mohamad is Taslima's brother. How is Akbar related with Farzana

No relation

Father

Uncle

Brother

175 If 7 x 5 VIII; 6 x 5 III 5 x 3 VI, then 9 x 4

XXII

XVI

II

IX

176 If DOOR 25, LOWER 37, TOWER 18, then OVER

60

81

06

45

177 If sq.rt 4 and sq.rt then sq.rt =5.

sq.rt

sq.rt

sq.rt

sq.rt

178 In a code language if BRQKE is written as DOSFK and START as UQEMZ, how will be written?

KKHDG

KHDKG

DHGKK

KHGKD

179 In a peculiar mathematical operation, the numbers are first changed as per the following rule
3 changed to 1
6 changed to 2
changed to 3
remains unchanged.
The various mathematical operations are then carried out and the result obtained at the end is once again changed as per the above rule. What is the net result?
825-437+302

690

300

200

100

180 In a code language if the word is written as OVCFL, how will the word be written?

MKOF

IJLH

PHIK

FOKM

181 Fill in the blank place with suitable number


471

469

470

2

182 Replace the question mark


63

71

72

86

183 If EDUCATION is written as 5421312091514, then how will CAT be written?

13120

3120

312

31209

184 T in a coded language are represented by numbers but not in that order. D is neither 7 nor 9. P is an odd number while R is the first even number. S is either 5 or 9 but T is neither 7 nor 8 nor 9. Find the value of


3

6

9

12

185 Krishna started a business with a capital of Rs. Four months later Rani Joined him with a capital of Rs. 12,000/-. If at the end of the year, the total profit earned was Rs. what will be Rani's share of profit?

Rs. 1,350

Rs. 1,175

Rs. 1,200

Rs. 1,250

186 Milind, Siddhesh, Karlik, Soham and Akshay are standing in a bus queue. Siddhesh is at the centre. Karlik is not ahead of Soham. Milind is not behind Akshay. If Milind is behind Karlik, who are at the two ends?

Soham, Akshay

Soham, Milind

Karlik, Milind

Milind, Akshay

187 Replace the question mark


5

9

6

11

188 How many triangles are there in the given figure?


5

10

11

9

189 How many minimum number of straight lines are required to draw this figure


16

28

20

24

190 A, C and D are standing on four corners of a square field as shown in the figure. From the positions given in the figure, C and D started walking along the sides in anticlockwise direction and move a distance equal to three sides each. If all moved with the same speed and started at the same time, which of the following statements is correct?


C is to the South of D

B is to the South-East of D

A is to the North-East of C

D is to the South of A

191 In a row of boys, Kamlesh is fifth from left and Prathamesh is sixth from the right. When they exchange their positions, Kamlesh becomes thirteenth from the left. What will then be the Prathamesh's position from the right?

7th

11th

14th

18th

192 How many meaningful words can be formed using the fifth, second and eighth letters of the word 'CARETAKER'



2

1

None

193 In the following diagram, triangle represents the school teachers, the rectangle represents the married persons and the circle represents the persons living in joint families. Married persons living in joint families but not working as school teachers are represented by which letter?


C

F

D

A

194 Choose the number group which is different from others.


168)
184)









195 Find the correct water image of the figure given below from the alternatives



196 There is a number series with one term missing shown by Find this term from the four alternatives given below.
15, 35, 99, 143

63

69

77

81

197 The Republic day in 1988 was on Tuesday. On which day was the Independence day in 1990?

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

Sunday

198 If P x Q means, P is brother of Q.
ii) P Q means, P is sister of Q.
iii) P Q means, P is father of Q.
iv) P Q means, P is mother of Q.
Then, is niece of will be represented by which alternative?

S x T J R

R M S T

R M S x T

None of the above

199 What will be the next term in the following series?
2 2 3 2 3 4 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 4 5 6 7 2 3 4 5 6 7

2

5

7

8

200 A watch runs 20 seconds slow per hour. The watch was set right at 6 a.m. on Saturday. What time will the watch show at 12 noon on Monday?

12.18

11.20

11.42

12.36