1. "Clay" is related to "Pottery" in the same way as "Gold" is related to

Woman


Goldsmith


Ornaments


Precious Metal

2. In a test, minimum passing percentage for girls and boys is 30% and 45% respectively. A boy scored 280 marks and failed by 80 marks. How many more marks did a girl require to pass in the test if she scored 108 marks?

132


140


112


160

3. When a ship enters a sea from a river?

rises a little


sinks a little


remains at the same level


rises or sinks depends on the load it is carrying


4. King Harsh Vardhan was defeated by

(A)King Bhaskaravarman of Kamrup


(B)King Devagupta of Malwa


(C)King Pulakesin II of the Chalukya dynasty


(D)King Sasanka of Gauda


5. In third battle of Panipat, the marathas were defeated by

Mughals


Afghans


Mangols


English


6. Depository services refer to


new scheme of fixed deposits.


method of regulating stock exchanges.


agency for safe-keeping of securities.


advisory service to investors.


7. Consider following five three-digit numbers:

394 632 783 576 895

If the position of first and second digit within each three-digit number is interchanged, then which of the following will be the second highest number?

632


783


576


394

8. Name the state, who's High Court on 1 September 2014 banned animal sacrifice in any place of public religious worship to appease deities throughout the state?


(A)Himachal Pradesh


Tamil Nadu


(C)Uttar Pradesh


(D)None of the above


9. Which crop requires water logging for its cultivation?

Tea

Coffee


Rice


Mustard

10. Difference between the compound interest and the simple interest accrued on an amount of Rs.18,000, in two years was Rs.405. What was the rate of interest?

16


12


15


None of the above


11. The Rajya Sabha has exclusive jurisdiction in

(A)approving proclamation of Emergency


(B)creation and abolition of states


(C)election of the Vice President


(D)authorizing parliament to legislate on a subject in state list


12. Arrange the following words in a meaningful logical order and select the appropriate sequence from the alternatives given.

(a)Uttar Pradesh

(b)Universe

(c)Taj Mahal

(d)World

(e)India














13. 5/9 of a number is equal to twenty five percent of the second number. The second number is equal to one-fourth of the third number. The value of the third number is 2960. What is 30% of the first number?

88.8


66.6


99.9


None of the above

14. Three out of four words given are same in certain way and so form a group. Find the odd one out which doesn't belong to the group:

Silk


Cotton


Nylon


Wool

15. If every second Saturdays and all Sundays are holidays in a month of 30 days beginning on Saturday, then how many working days are there in that month?

21


22


24


23

16. Out of four pair of words given, one pair doesn't bear the common relationship which rest of them bear. Find the odd one out:

Short: Long


Crime: Blame


Light: Heavy


Poor: Rich


17. The year next to 1990 will have the same calendar as that of the year 1990

1995


1997


1996


1992

18. Find out the wrong number in the series:

10, 14, 28, 32, 64, 68, 132

28


32


64


132

19. A hospital always has

Nurse


Doctor


Room


Bed

20. After a bill is passed by the Parliament and sent to the President for his consideration, he can:

(A)Refuse to sign it


(B)Keep it pending indefinitely


(C)change certain clauses of the bill on its own


(D)send back the bill to the Parliament for reconsideration


21. The average of five consecutive odd numbers is 61. What is the difference between the highest and the lowest number










(D)None of the above


22. Raja Ravi Verma of Kerala was a distinguished:

Dancer


Painter


Poet


Singer


23. If all the fractions and 5/12 are arranged in the descending order of their values, which one will be the third?


1/8


3/5


5/12


None of the above

24. Starting with the initial speed of 30 km/hour, the speed is increased by 4 km/hour every two hours. How many hours will it take to cover a distance of 288 kms

7 hours


9 hours


6 hours


8 hours

25. 21 binders can bind 1400 books in 15 days. How many binders will be required to bind 800 books in 20 days?




9


12


14

26. Find the next term in the series:

RUA, UBG, XIL, APP,

PIT


GBM


GDU


None of the above


27. Tobacco is injurious to health because it contains:

(A)carbon monoxide


(B)nicotine


(C)polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons


(D)all of these


28. Which Country hosted 18th SAARC Summit in November 2014

India


Nepal


Bhutan


Sri Lanka

29. The age of father 10 years ago was thrice age of his son. Ten year hence, father's age will be twice that of his son. The ratio of their present age is

5:2


7:3


9:2


13:4

30. If CLIMATE is written as BUFLJMD. How ORDERLY will be coded in the same coding language?

ZMSDPSE


ZMSDESP


ZMSFESP


SMZDESP

31. The total population of a village is 5000. The numbers of males and females increase by 10% and 15% respectively and consequently the population of the village becomes 5600. What was the number of males in the village initially?

2000


3000


4000


2500


32. Pointing to Arpana in the photograph, Ram said, "She is the daughter of my grandfathers' only son". How is Arpana related to Ram?


(A)Sister


(B)Sister-in-law


(C)Mother


(D)Grand-Mother


33. The year-long centenary commemoration of 1914 Komagata Maru Incident was inaugurated in September 2014 by Union Ministry of Culture on completion of 100 years after the incident. The incident relates to

(A)Japanese steam-liner chartered by an affluent businessman, Gurdit Singh, to bring Indian immigrants to Canada


(B)The incident that sparked protest in India on account of Indian participation the World War-I


(C)The incident that led to the calling off of Non-Cooperation movement by Mahatma Gandhi


(D)None of these


34. Ram started from point A and walked straight 5 km West, then turned left and walked straight 2 km and again turned left and walked straight 7 km. In which direction is he from the point A

North-East


South-West


South-East


North-West


35. Simplify:

85% of 350 of 1248

170.25


180.25


158


171

36. If TOLD is written as 5132 and DEAR is written as 2648 In a certain code language. How LATE will be coded in the same coding language

3652


3246


3456


3856

37. A sum of.money is divided among C and D in the ratio of 3:4 10. If the share of C is Rs.2,580 more than the share of what is the total amount of money of A and D put together

Rs. 5,676


Rs.7,224


Rs. 6,708


None of the above

38. The sum of five numbers is 260. The average of the first two numbers is 30 and the average of the last two numbers is 70. What is the third number?

75


60


50


33

39. The ratio of the speed of a bus to that of a train is 15 27. Also, a car covered a distance of 720 km in 9 hours. The speed of the bus is three-fourth the speed of the car. How much distance will the train cover in 7 hours?

756 km


760 km


750 km


None of the above

40. Complete the series with the alternatives provided:

120, 99, 80, 63, 48,

35


38


39


40

41. Name the programme through which the Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected to people over radio

Battein dil Se


Desh Ki Baat


Mann Ki Baat


Jiyo dil Se

42. What will come in place of the question mark in the following number series

83, 124, 206, 370, 698,

1344


1324


1354


None of the above


43. Direction: Two words are given to the left sign and one word and a question mark are given on the right of sign select one word from given alternatives which bears the same relationship to the word given to the right of sign as that of the words given to the left of sign

Shoe: Leather: Highway:

Toll Post


Traffic


Vehicles


Asphalt


44. How many times do the hands of a clock coincide in a day?

24


22


21


20


45. What are the major causes of draughts in India?

(a)Most of the rainfall occurs within a few months.

(b)The absence of forests results in rapid run-off and thus draughts.

(c)Rainfall is highly variable

(d)The amount of rainfall is inadequate.


and


and


and


and


46. The price of two sarees and four shirts is Rs.16,000. With the same money, one can buy 1 saree and 6 shirts. If one wants to buy 12 shirts, how much shall one have to pay?


(A)Rs.2,400


(B)Rs.4,800


(C)Rs.1,200


be determined from the data given


47. The breadth of a rectangular hall is two-third of its length. If the area of the hall is 2400 square meters, what is its length?

120 meters


80 meters


60 meters


40 meters

48. Complete the series: 15, 41, 80,

111


120


121


132

49. The Ain-i-Akbari was written by

Farishta


Ibn Batuta


Abul Fazal


Raja Birbal

50. At the end of a conference, 10 persons present shake hands with each other once. How many hand-shakes will be there all together?

45


90


25


None of the above


51. Which of the following is not the primary function of PR

(A)Analysing the predicting issues and opportunities


(B)Advisory and counselling role


(C)Information gathering and monitoring trends


(D)None of the above


52. One byte is equivalent to

4 bits


8 bits


16 bits


32 bits


53. helpful in conducting business meetings.


(A)Teleconferencing Method


(B)Electronic Mail


(C)Short Messaging Service


(D)All of these


54. Public Relations Communication should be based on

truth


knowledge


full information


all of the above

55. As the definition of social media develops, what is one underlying element?

(A)The intersection between technology, social interaction, and sharing information.


(B)Microsoft is the primary developer.


(C)Use of the various elements is free.


(D)All of the above.


56. To guide their efforts, the Public Relations professionals should not:

(a)make a choice of tools


(b)ensure receptivity


(c)carelessly position his messages


(d)communicate dishonestly


only


only and


only and


none of these


57. The main function of journalism is to

(A)inform


(B)encompass people in society


write about various events


(D)none of the above


58. Public Relations is described as a planned activity. This is because it involves:

(A)reaching the targeted audience


(B)budgeting


(C)evaluation of public opinion


(D)all of the above


59. Role of journalists include:

(A)enlightenment of society


(B)entertaining the masses


(C)elicit opinions from the masses


(D)all of the above


60. Public Relations aims to build a favourable opinion. This can be achieved by

(A)giving eloquent speeches


(B)increasing production


(C)genuine action honest communication


(D)advertising



61. Given below are two statements i.e. Assertion and Reason In the context of the two statements, which one of the following is correct?

Assertion Face-to-Face communication is better than mass communication.
Reason Because face emits vibrations and leads to a heart-to-heart communication.


(A)Both and are Correct.


(B)Both and are Not-Correct.


is Not-Correct in all situations while is Correct.


(D)Both and are Not-Correct in the situations but both may be Correct in certain situations.


62. The term media in general refers to

(A)Television


(B)Radio


(C)Mobile


(D)All forms of communication


63. In communication, the sense of the word can be transformed by

facial expression


gesture


signs


all of these

64. The social media website where users may create a personal profile, add other users as friends, and exchange comments, photos, videos, and "likes" with them is referred to as

Twitter


Facebook


YouTube


LinkedIn

65. Mass media objectives include:

Information
Education
Entertainment
Instruction

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:


and


and


and


and


66. Blogs or weblogs are:

(A)Web pages of short, frequently updated postings by an individual that are arranged chronologically.


(B)Messages of 140 characters or less.


category for discussion groups within Usenet.


web page that allows anyone to edit it.


67. Social networks will ultimately empower both users and marketers because:

(A)they will lead to an increase in Internet traffic.


(B)through use of social media marketers will have a more robust online presence.


(C)marketers will be able to collect more personalized information with social media users.


(D)users will have less influence over the marketplace.


68. In communication, redundancy has:


(A)highest predictability


(B)lowest predictability


(C)balanced predictability


(D)imperfect predictability


69. Web pages are written using:

FTP


HTTP


HTML


URL


70. Which of these is not a form of mass media?

(A)Newspaper


(B)Film


(C)Television


None of the above


71. Which form of advertising is heavily used to introduce a new product?


(A)Persuasive advertising


(B)Reminder advertising


(C)Inferential advertising


Informative advertising


72. Given below are two statements i.e. Assertion and Reason In the context of the two statements, which one of the following is correct?

Assertion Advertising has far reaching benefits.

Reason Because it reaches to the desired minds immediately.


(A)Both and are Correct


(B)Both and are Incorrect


is Correct but is Incorrect


is Incorrect but is Correct


73. Increased consumption is one of the purposes of


(A)Commercial Advertising


(B)Branding


(C)Non-commercial Advertising


Marketing


74. Modern forms of mass communication include:

(A)the print media


(B)the electronIc media


(C)the new media


(D)all of the above


75. Which of the following is not a function of Advertising?


(A)Informing the customer


(B)Persuading the customer


(C)Understanding the buying capacity of the customer


(D)Reminding the customer for a repeat purchase


76. Retention in advertising depends upon:

(A)time gap


(B)clarity of the message


(C)values


(D)all of the above


77. Advertising has been criticized because:_


motivates consumers to try new products


generates the demand for products not needed by consumer


is high-profit and glossy; therefore, enthralls to win customers


(D)All of the above


78. Corporate public relations deals with:

(A)the whole organisation


(B)goods and services


(C)profits and payments


publicity and propaganda


79. The advertising medium that has the advantage of high selectivity, immediacy and low cost is

newspaper


direct mail


radio


online

80. Elements of journalistic ethics include:

truthfulness


accuracy


objectivity


all of the above

81. Given below are two statements i.e. Assertion and Reason In the context of the two statements, which one of the following is correct

Assertion Public relation jobs in any organisation is of vital importance.

Reason Public relation officers communicate with all stake-holder and work
towards creating positive image.


(A)Both and are true and is the correct explanation of


(B)Both and are true and but is not the correct explanation of


is true but is false.


is false but is true.


82. Ethics in journalism are:


(A)principles of moral conduct


(B)cannons of journalistic approach


(C)both and


(D)none of the above


83. A media brief includes:

(A)broad set of objectives


(B)geography/location of the targeted markets


(C)seasonality/ time of introduction of the product/service


(D)all of the above


84. The main advantage of using mass media is to reach a audience more effectively.

Local


Restricted


Confined


Wide


85. The communication channels are kept open by


(A)removing regulations


(B)proactive access


(C)phatic function


(D)emotive function


86. The universal model of communication will have:


(A)six components


(B)five components


(C)four components


(D)three components


87. Which of the following is/are called as fourth estate?

Print media


Electronic media


Visual media


all of the above

88. Ritual is a form of communication which has a structured sequence of

iconisation


symbolic acts


mutuality


dissipation


89. Which of the following is not an operating system?

DOS


Unix


Windows NT


Java

90. The main problem of simulation in communication research is

atmosphere


response


validity


modelling

91. Communicator should ensure that the same meaning.

sender


originator


receiver


none of these

92. The most important component of communication is

sender


receiver


message


all of these


93. Which type of journalism uses eye-catching headlines to sell the newspaper?


(A)Social journalism


(B)Political journalism


(C)Yellow journalism


None of the above


94. Speeches, visuals and signals are also used as mediums to exchange the perceptions, messages or information for:

genres


language


communication


all of these


95. In communication, the words which have dissimilar meanings should be conveyed in


(A)similar manner


(B)effective manner


(C)different manner


(D)none of these


96. The Single-sheet advertisements printed on one-side are known as

brochures


leaflets


posters


fliers


97. The MMS is

(A)Visual media


(B)Audio media


(C)Audio-visual media


(D)None of these


98. Given below are two statements i.e. Assertion and Reason In the context of the two statements, which one of the following is correct?

Assertion Advertising plays a very important role in the age of the neck cutting competition to sell products.

Reason In the era of competition, the passing of information about your product becomes very much important.


(A)Both and are true and is the correct explanation of


(B)Both and are true and but is not the correct explanation of


is true but is false.


is false but is true.


99. Communication that follows the official network of authority or command or is required to do one's job is called

(A)formal communication


(B)organisational communication


(C)grapevine


(D)jargon


100. Given below are two statements i.e. Assertion and Reason In the context of the two statements, which one of the following is correct?

Assertion Mass media mainly television and newspaper are considered as the most effective media for communicating to the rural mass.

Reason It provides the awareness to the mass regarding the happenings of the world.


(A)Both and are true and is the correct explanation of


(B)Both and are true and but is not the correct explanation of


is true but is false.


is false but is true.