~ - . The original name of Mahabharata was (a) Brihit Katha (b) Sahastra Samhita (©) Jaya Samhita (@_ Rajatarangini .. Which of the following States lie partly on the north of the Himalayas? (a) Himachal Pradesh (b) Arunachal Pradesh (©) Jammu & Kashmir (d) Sikkim There are more anti-bacterial drugs than anti-viral drugs because @) pace diseases are intra-cel- (b) Viral diseases are intra-cellular (© Virus are smaller than bacteria (@) Drugs can penetrate bacteria more effectively In a political party of 86 members, the minimum number of members needed to split for disqualifying the original political party as per anti-defection law, should be @ 9 (12 @ 18 24 A boat filled with some stonesis floating in water. If the stones are dropped into the water, the level of the water will (a) Rise () Fall (c) Remain the same (d) Insufficient data to predict }. Total internal reflection occurs when light travels from 2 2 10. 1989 (a) A rarer medium to a denser medium (b) A denser medium to a rarer medium (© A rarer medium to a denser medium and the angle of incidence is less than the critical angle (@) A rarer medium to a denser medium and the angle of incidence is greater than the critical angle . Sparkling red colour after the blast of fire crackers is due to the presence of (a) Strontium (b) Sodium (© Sulphur (@) Magnesium 3. The beginning of urbanisation of Gan- ges from 6th century was mainly at- tributed to (a) Fertility of soil (b) Trade improvement (©) Population growth () None of the above |. The chief ingredient of the mosquito repellent cream is derived from (a) Tulsi (b) Neem (©) Lemon (a) Rice bran The primitive tribes of Andaman are descendents of (a) Negroids (b) Australoids (©) Mongoloids (@) Caucasoids11. 12. 13. 14. 16. Jainism differed from Buddhism in which of the following aspects? () Faith in Karma (b) Doctrine of Ahimsa (© Beliefin fasting (@)_ Rejection of Yagna A chair is tilted about two of its legs and then left. It would return to its original position if (a) Its centre of gravity falls outside the base (b) Its centre of gravity falls within the base (©) Itis tilted through an angle of 60° @ It will never regain its original position In the estimation of expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund of India, the Parliament has (a) No power to discuss (b) Full power to discuss (© Fullpowertodiscuss during finan- cial emergency (@)_None of the above Which of the following is not a feature of Gandhara School of Art? (a) It was patronised by Sakas and Kushans (b) It has Indian and Greek influence (© It resulted in the origination of Hinayanism (@) It portrayed human figures exact- i ly . The international air route from West Europe to East Asia passes through India because (a) Itis the shortest route () India is the only country in Asia providing refuelling capacity (© India is a busy centre situated be- tween the two places (@)_None of the above Which of the followingis cold ocean cur- rent? (a) Labrador (b) Gulf Stream (©) Kuro Shio (@_ None of the above 20. 2 22. 238. 25. . Which of the following countries is rich in oil? (a) Singapore (b) Thailand (c) Pakistan (d) Indonesia . Recently India suffered unfavourable balance of trade due to (a) Import of oil and minerals (b) Import of oil and foodgrains (©) Import of oil and machines (a) Import of oil and fertilisers ). Dinosaur is (a) Areptile (b) An amphibian (©) Amammal (@) Abird Ifthe speaker of the State legislative as- sembly decides to resign, he should sub- mit his resignation to the (a) Chief Minister (b) Governor (©) Judge of the High Court @ President .. Which of the following is the most in- dustrialised country? (a) Bangladesh (b) Malaysia (©) Nepal (@) Singapore Very small time-intervals are accurate- ly measured by the (a) Chronometer (b) Electronic timer (©) Atomic clocks (@ Quartz clocks Most popular sufis were the (a) Rabia (b) Hallaj (©) Ghazali (@)_Allof the above . Brahmo Samaj was founded by (@) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (b) David Hare (©) Derozio (@)_ Alexander Chlorophyll contains (a) Beryllium26. 27. 31. 33. () Calcium (©) Magnesium (@)_ Strontium Real owners of the company are (a) Debenture holders (b) Directors of the company (©) Equity shareholders (d) Bearer bond holders Twelve constellations referred to as zodiac, are (a) Imaginary region that encompass the path of the planets (b) Signs of Roman gods (© A group of stars (@)_ None of the above The prakrit text "Gathasaptasati” is at- tributed to the Satavahana king (@) Vasishtiputra Pulumavi (b) Hala (©) Gautamiputra Satakarni @ Amaru The "Servants of India Society’ was founded by (@) Annie Besant (b) Gopalakrishna Gokhale (© Bal Gangadher Tilak (@)_ Dadabhai Naoroji A characteristic feature of virus is that (@) Itis made of fats (b) It multiplies only on dead animals (©) It multiplies only on hosts (@_Itlacks chlorophyll The leading producer of silver is (a) USA (b) USSR (© Mexico (@_ South Africa . Which of the following agricultural holdings have the largest percentage in India? (a) Marginal holdings (b) Small holdings (©) Medium holdings (4) Large holdings Bandipur is known for (a) Wildlife sanctuary (>) Museum (©) Water falls (d@) Nuclear plant 84. Which of the following is a block moun- tain? (a) Alps 35. Who among the following included his rival in his cabinet? (a) Henry Kissinger (b) Shevardnadze (©) Margaret Thatcher (@)_Robert Mugabe 36. Fertility of soil can be improved by (a) Removing dead earthworms (b) Adding dead earthworms (©) Adding living earthworms (@) Removing living earthworms and adding dead earthworms 97. Dada Saheb Phalke Award is given for outstanding contribution in the field of (a) Cinema (b) Literature (©) Musie (@) Medicine 88. Zero Based Budgeting (ZBB) lays em- whasis on Unlimited deficit financing a Preparing new budget right from the scratch 3. Preparing the budget neglecting history of expenditure (@) 1,288 (b) 1&8 (© 2&3 (@) 1&2 39, "Asiatic Society of Bengal” was founded by (a) Sir William Jones (b) Annie Besant (©) Lord William Bentinck (4) Raja Ram Mohan Roy 40. Mahmud Gawan was Prime Ministerin (@) Gujarat kingdom (b) Kingdom of Kashmir (©) Babmani kingdom (@) Kingdom of Mysore 41. The distance between two successive43. 45. 46. 4 x nodes of a standing wave is f@) x» &) 2 © 3x4 @) 4 The first leader of Opposition to get recognition in the Indian Parliament was (@) Y.B. Chavan (b) Ram Subhag Singh (© AK. Gopalan @ CM. Stephen Mansabdari system was introduced by (a) Akbar (b) Jehangir (©) Sher Shah (@) Balban Insolation refers to (a) Restraining the flow of electric current (b) Restraining the flow of water (©) Exposure to the rays of sun (@) Exposure to the light Which of the following is true? (@) Only sound waves exhibit inter- ference (b) Only light waves exhibit inter- ference (© Both light and sound waves ex- hibit interference (@) Neither sound waves nor light waves exhibit interference ‘The ‘structural changes in exports’ means (@) Change in the commodities of ex- port (b) Increasing exports along with the imports (©) Increasing imports (@ Change in the commodities of im- port Which of the following is true about the Bats? 1. Bats are mammals 2. Bats have wings which are actual- ly the modified forelimbs 8, Bats are nocturnal in habit, (@) 1,2&3 W)2&3 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. (©) 1&3 @1&2 ‘Absolute majority means per cent of votes (a) 50 (b) 66 2/3 © 15 @ 80 Which of the following introduced a measure of provincial autonomy? (a) Minto- Morley reforms (b) Montague-Chelmsford reforms (©) Cripps’ mission (@)_ Government of India Act, 1935 Which of the following is correctly matched? (a) T.N. Kaul — Diplomat (b) Astad Deboo — Cartoonist (©) MS. Swaminathan — Nuclear Scientist (@) Ganga — Dancer The ‘Festival of India’ has been held in: 1.USA. 2. U.K. 3. USSR. 4. France 5. China (@) 2,384 b) 1,3&5 (©) 1,2&8 @ 1,3&4 Population of cells derived from a single parent cell is called (a) Haploid (b) Diploid (©) Symmetrical cell (@) Clone }. The Ministry of Industries takes the ad- ministrative advice regarding the im- provement of the performance of public enterprises from (a) Bureau of Public Enterprises (b) MRTP Commission (©) Estimates Committee (d) Planning Commission Cognizable offence refers to an offence where (a) Arrests can be made without war- rant (b) Arrests can be made with warrant (©) It is under the jurisdiction of a court5 8 57. 59. 60. 61. 62. (@) Police can register a case without formal complaint Heat from the sun is received by the earth through (@) Conduction (b) Convection (©) Radiation (@)_ None of the above No money bill can be introduced in the legislative assembly without the recom- mendations of the (a) Speaker (b) Governor (©) Chief Minister (@)_ Finance Minister Which of the following iron & steel plants is closer to coal deposits than iron ore deposits? (a) Bhilai & Bokaro (6) Jamshedpur & Bhadrawati (© Burnpur & Hirapur (@) Durgapur & Rourkela ‘Black holes’ refers to (a) Holes occurring in bodies (b) Bright spots on the sun (©) Collapsing object of high density (a) Collapsing object of low density The first Trade Union in India was (a) Madras Labour Union (b) Bombay Postal Union (©) Printers Union of Caleutta (@) AllIndia Trade Union Congress. The ‘Interest Rate Policy’ is a com- ponent of (a) Fiscal Policy () Monetary Policy (c) Trade Policy (a) Direct Control Which of the following plants is bien- nial? (a) Banana (b) Pineapple (©) dack fruit (@) Carrot The 42nd amendment to the Indian Constitution is notable because it gives (a) Primacy to fundamental rights heavenly over directive principles () Primacy to directive principles over fundamental rights (©) Special treatment to Jammu & * Kashmir (@_ Special treatment to Sikkim 63. Theparent script of the Indo-Aryan and Dravidian language is (a) Indus (b) Brahmi (©) Kharosti (@) Aramic 64. Savanna grasslands are found in (a) North America (b) Africa (© Australia (@) East Asia 65. The chemical name of ‘aspirin’ is (a) Acetyl Cyanamide (b) Acetyl Salicylic Acid (©) Benzyl Salicylate (ad) Tartaric Acid 66. Sodium vapour lamps are preferred over incandescent lamps because of (a) Higher efficiency (b) Higher tolerance in voltage fluc- tuations (©) Easy installation (@)_ Higher intensity of illumination 67. In India the diamonds are quarried from (@) Golconda (b) Jaipur (©) Ratnagiri (@ Panna 68. Which newspaper has recently ap- pointed an ombudsman to attend to redressal of publi¢ grievances regarding published articles? (a) Times of India (b) The Hindustan Times (©) The Hindu (@)_ Indian Express 69. A suitable site of a cement plant re- quires proximity to (@) Coal and iron (b) Limestone and manganese (©) Limestone and gypsum70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 1. 76. 71. (@ Coal and gypsum Who among the following is most benefited from inflation? (a) Creditors (b) Debtors (©) Savings Bank Account holders (d) Government pensioners Which of the following is in Auran- gabad? (a) Shah Jehan’s tomb (b) Tomb of Aurangzeb's queen (©) Akbar’s tomb @_ Babur's tomb Punjab and Haryana receive rainfall from (a) Westerly disturbances (b) Cyclones in Bay of Bengal (©) Both the above (@)_None of the above Which of the following award winning films had no dialogues? (@) "Pushpak" (b) “Daasi" (©) "Salaam Bombay" (d) "Chetak" "Operation Black Board” implies (a) Essential minimum education up to the age of 14 years (6) Rural education (©) Adult education (@) Provision of black boards in schools Which among the following has been correctly matched? (a) Nehru Trophy—Table Tennis (b) Holkar Trophy—Bridge (©) B.C. Roy Trophy—Lawn Tennis (@)_ Ruia Trophy—Kabaddi Which among the following is nota part of electoral reforms? (a) Registration of political parties (b) Disqualifying the offenders © Installation of electronic voting machines (@ Appointment of Election Commis- sioner “Mitakshara’ is associated with (a) Yajnawalkya 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. (b) Poetics (©) Drama @) Grammar Railways and telegraph systems were introduced in India by (a) Lord Dalhousie (b) Lord Cornwallis, (©) Lord Bentinck (@)_ Lord Wellesley All India Services can be created by the (a) President ) UPSC. (c) Prime Minister (@)_ Parliament Which of the following are fed to cattle? 1. Sugarcane tops 2. Sugarcane leaves 3. Sugarcane baggasse 4. Sugarcane Jaggery (a) 1,2,884 b) 1&3 ©) 2&3 @) 1,2&38 Brahmaputra is drainage. @ Annular (b) Antecedent {c) Superimposed (@) Radial ‘Greenhouse effect’ means (a) Trapping of solar energy dueto at- mospheric carbon dioxide (b) ‘Trapping of solar energy due to at- mospheric oxygen (© Pollution in houses in tropical region (d)_None of the above Which of the following Indians en- couraged the remarriage of the widows the most? (a) Jaisingh (b) Ahilya Bai (©) Sarfoji (4) Raja Ram Mohan Roy Which sector of development: has the highest percentage of the total outlay in public sector? (a) Agriculture (b) Industry an example of8 88. 91. 8 (© Energy @)_ Defence Angora wool is obtained from a breed of (@) Sheep b) Rabbit © Fox @ Cat The 1988 Geneva agreement of Af- Bianistan provides for Permanent stationing of Soviet troops in Afghanistan Gradual withdrawal of Soviet troops from (©) Establishment of UN trusteeship (@)_None of the above Which of the following is riot an alloy? (@) Brass () Bronze © Steel @ Zine Swaraj as a national demand was first made by (@) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (b) Dadabhai Naoroji (©) Jawaharlal Nehru @ _Chittaranjan Das Which of the following stream system dissects Aravali range? (a) Narmada, Son (b) Banas, Luni (©) Betwa, Koina (@) Ganga, Saraswati The highest grade of coal whose surface is shining and has the highest calorific value, is (a) Lignite (b) Peat (© Bituminous (@) Anthracite Mattavilasa is written by (a) Harsha (b) Rajashekhara (©) Somadeva @)_ Mahendravarman 1 Which of the following has the highest calories per gram? (a) Proteins (b) Fats (b) 93, 94. 97. 98. (© Sugar (d) Glucose Shifting cultivators normally grow (a) Asingle crop which is mainly con- sumed (b) The major crop along with cereals (©) Cash along with fodder (d) Grains, vegetables and tubers in rotation Moderates and extremists of the Indian National Congress differed mainly on ‘the issue of (a) Swaraj (b) Swadeshi (©) Boycott (d) National education . Atmospheric pressure exerted on earth is due to the (a) Rotation of earth (b) Revolution of earth (©) Gravitational pull (@)_ Uneven heating of earth Which among the following is a folk dance of India? (a) Manipuri (b) Garba (© Kathakali (@)_ Mohiniattam Guinea pigs which are used in medical research, are (a) Rodents (b) Black swine (©) Stocky and brown in colour (@) Found in Asia only Copper deposits in India are found in (a) Singhbhum (b) Kolar (© Salem @ Karanpura The Brahmo Samaj is based on the priciples of (a) Monotheism () Polytheism (©) Atheism @_ Monism ). ‘Lathyrism’ is a crippling disease caused by (a) Tinned fish102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. +b) (b) Chick pea and pulses (©) Meat (d) Adulterated oil |. HUDCO aims at providing (@) Low cost sanitation (b) Loan finance for housing and urban development (©) Rural development (@) Urban development Banaras Hindu University was founded by (@) Dadabhai Naoroji (b) Gopalakrishna Gokhale (© Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya (@)_ Bal Gangadhar Tilak Which of the following committees was appointed for investigating into the Delhi riots in November 1984? (a) Sarkaria Commission (b) Ranganath Mishra Commission (© Thakkar-Natarajan Commission (@) Senthanam Commission The system of Dyarchy’ was first intro- duced by (@) Montague-Chelmsford reforms (b) Minto-Morley reforms (© Government of India Act, 1935 (@)_None of the above Which of the following is not true about Gujarat? (a) Itis the largest producer of salt It is the largest producer of milk products (©) It is the largest producer of tobac- co (@ It is the largest producer of groundnut A small weight put on the pressure cooker increases the pressure of the steam because (a) Itis air-tight (b) Area of contact is very small (©) Density of metal is very high @_ Pressure builds up irrespective of the weight placed Who among the following is a famous economist? (a) Max Muller 108. 109, sa 11. 112. 113. 114. = (b) Macaulay (©) Gunnar Myrdal (@) Henry Francis Carry On whose recommendations was the Constituent Assembly formed? (a) Mountbatten plan (b) Cripps’ Mission (c) Cabinet Mission plan (@) Government of India Act, 1935 The largest reserve of ‘Sal’ forests is found in (a) Nilgiri hills (b) Dehradun valley (©) The Aravallis (d)_ Eastern Peninsula Deforestation results in (1) Flora destruction (2) Fauna destruction (8) Ecological imbalance (a) 1,2&3 (b) 1&2 © 1&3 @ 283 The climate of India is of which of the following types? (a) Monsoonal (b) Mediterranean (©) Tropical (@ Savanna ‘Deorala’ was recently in news because (a) Mass rape of Harijan women (b) Assassination of innocent bus pas- sengers (©) Sati incidence (a) None of the above The rebel force of which country is called the ‘Contras’? (a) Nicaragua (b) Cuba (©) Costa Rica (@_ Grenada Birds get thrust (forward motion) and lift (upward motion) from (a) Flapping of wings (b) Twisting of feathers (©) Shape of wings which is similar to aeroplane blades115. 116, 117. 118. 119. (@) Air sacs If a bacteria culture doubles exponen- tially in every 30 minutes, then after 5 hours they become nearly (a) 10 fold (b) 100 fold (©) 1000 fold (@) 10000 fold Temperature of four places is-given below. Which of the four places has the most continental climate? J FMAM J @) -ll 9 4 3 ll 17 ) 8 9 11 14 18 22 © @ 8g SHB Oa ND eH HD EH PRIRP Rak 27 28 so 27 27 27 27 Match the following (A) Chaitya () Amaravati (B) Stupa Gi) Besnagar (© Pillar ii) Karle (D) Brick Temples (iv) Bhitragaon ABCD Git) @ Gv) GH Match the following (A) Charaka — @) Samkhya (B) Nagarjuna Gi) Sanskrit author (© Kapila Gil) Ayurveda (D) Goraknath (iv) Rasaratnakara IMGEWCED @ @ i Gi) Gv (@) Gi) Gv) @ Gi) Match the following (A) Vitamin E () Scurvy (B) Vitamin K (i) Rickets (C) Vitamin C Gii) Sterility (D) Vitamin D (iv) Blood coagulation ABCD (iv) Gi) @ (@) Gi) @ Gil) Gv) 120. Match the following (A) Doda-Beta @) Nilgiri (B) Makalu Gi) Himalaya (C) Dhupgarh (ii) Aravalli (D) Guru-Shikhar (iv) Satpura © @ Gi) Gv) @ Gv @ Gi Match the following (A) Aperson with maximum num- ber of votes gets elected (i) List 121, system (B) A person votes for the party and not for the candidate (ii) Limited vote plan (C) 1 candidate = 1 vote (ii) Single transferable vote (D) 1elector = many votes (iv) Rela- tive majority (v) Cumulative vote A BC D (a) @ Gi) Gii) Gv) o) Gy @ Gi) @™ © @ iy dG @ @ GW) @ Gi 122. Match the following (A) Sharia (@ Copper (B) Ankleshwar (ii) Iron (©) Bailadilla ii) Coal (D) Mulkigunj (iv) Oil A BCD (a) Gi) Gv) Gi ®) @ © Gy) @ @ ai a GD 128. Match the following124. 125. 126. 127. (A) Ravi Verma — (i) Modern Art (B) Amrita Shergil (ii) Music (©) Jamini Roy Gi) Folk lore (D) RaviShankar (iv) Medical prac- titioner A B c D @® @ Gi) dw ® @- @ dw | Gi © dd ww dw @ @) (iv) - Gi) @ Match the following (A) Vikram Seth (i) Photographer (B) Raghu Rai i) Film Director (C) Charles Correa (iii) Writer (D) MiraNair (iv) Architect A B Cc D @ oO Gi) dw o dd @ @ Gi © w @ Gi) Gi @ di @ Ww Directions: Questions 125 to 129 con- sist of two statements, one labelled ‘Assertion A’ and the other labelled the ‘Reason R’. You have to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the Assertion A and the Reason R are individually true and if so, whether the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion. Select the correct answers to questions 125 to 129 from the codes given below. (a) Both A and Rare true and R is the correct explanation of A (b) Both A and Rare true but R is not the correct ex- planation of A (c) Ais true but Ris false (d) A is false but R is true A:: Most of the hot deserts are present on the western margin of the continents close to the zones of trade winds. R : Zones of trade winds are charac- terised by seas having reversal of planetary wind direction. A: The form of government in Rigvedic period was monarchy. R:: Priest enjoyed both social and politi- cal status and influenced administration A: Rainfall is scanty on the east of Western Ghats 128, 129. 130. 181. R: The east of Western Ghats is on the lee side. A: Insects are not affected by pesticides. R: Insects are killed by pesticides. A: Finance Commission aims to safeguard the fiscal autonomy of the States. R: Finance Commission is constituted every fifth year. (1) A school admits only mentally retarded children. (2) Only the students of this school are invited to attend a party hosted by the mayor. (8) LQ. of mentally retarded persons is less than 60. What conclusion can be drawn from the above? (a) All those who attended the party had an 1.Q. less than 60 All the students who attended the party had an 1.Q. less than 60 (©) Some gentlemen were also invited to the party (a) None of the above What is the area of the shaded region? b) @) 16-85 . MILD : NKOH :: GATE :? (a) HCWI (b) HCOWT (©) HWCT (@) EYRC . The following figure corresponds to the heights of men and women of four dif- ferent countries with standard devia- tion, Which of the following is true? (a) All the women in U.K. are taller than the men in U.S.A.135. HEIGHT THAI INDIA USA UK LAND (b) All the men in Thailand are shorter than the men in India (©) Allthe men in U.K. are taller than the men in U.S.A. Most men in U.K. are taller than the men in India (d) . What is wrong about the following cumulative production graph? CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION a a a cvears) (@) Noerror (b) Curve should be smooth (©) Large variations are not possible (@)_ Negative slope is not possible in cumulative data graphs In the following figure curve A repre- sertts economic growth and curve B rep- resents population growth. In which of the given periods has the country ex- 2005 2018 136, 187. 139, 140. perienced a severe economic instability (a) 1985-1995 () 1995-2005 (©) 2005-2015 (@_None of the above ‘The figure in place of ? should be (©) aX (dd) Seen through a mirror, the arms of a clock show 9.30. What is the actual time? (a) 2.30 ) 3.30 (©) 6.30 (d@) 6.10 . There are 5 bus stops A, B, C, D and E at equal intervals. C is not the middle stop. A and E are not terminal stops. C comes twice as many stops before D in upward journey as B comes after A in the downward journey. D is the first stop in downward journey. Give the correct sequence of the stops in downward journey. (a) DEACB (b) DAECB ©) DACEB (@) DCBAE (A) All teachers are creative. (B) All creative men are sentimental. What can be inferred from the above two statements? (a) All teachers are sentimental (b) All male teachers are sentimental (©) All female teachers are non-sen- timental (@) None of the above The number opposite to 3 is141. 142. 143, 144. VVOV @ 2 )8 © 4 D6 Ifa block of gold weighing 100 gm in air is immersed in water with a string tied toa spring balance, what could be the probable weight indicated by the spring balance? (a) Less than 100 gm (b) Equal to 100 gm (©) More than 100 gm (@) Double of 100 gm Which among the following has the largest perimeter? (a) A square with an area of 25 sq. em (b) An equilateral triangle with side 5 cm (c) Accircle with diameter 4 cm (@) A rectangle with area 84 sq. cm and one side 12 em. The average age of a cricket team reduces by 2 when two senior players aged 82 and 30 are replaced by 2 youngsters of equal age. Whatis the age of these new players? @ 20 (b) 22 © 24 (@) 26 Aman is waiting for a bus on routes 10, 17 and 25. The bus on route 10 comes every 10 min., bus on route 17 comes every 20 min., and bus on route 25 comes every 40 min. After the man reaches the stop, a bus just leaves the stop. What is the minimum time for which he has to wait to get a bus? (a) 2min. (b) 4 min. @ 6 min. @) 10 min. . Two stores A and B mark the price of an item identically. A allows 3 succes- sive discounts of 10% each, B allows 10% discount on the list price and a sub- sequent discount of 19%. Under the cir- which of the following is 14 147. 148. = The price of the article is cheaper atA The price of the article is cheaper at B (c) The price of the article is same at Aand B (d)_ The price cannot be determined In the following figure, what per cent of total area does the shaded portion oc- cupy? iZ 4 t 2 l <2 (a) 25% (b) 30% © 50% (a) 75% A person walks 10 km north from a point, then he moves 20 km south and subsequently he turns 20 km north. He again turns 20 km south and then moves 10 km east. How far is he from the starting point? (a) 10km —(b) 20km (©) 30km (a) None of the above A box contains 20 balls of which 8 are green, 7 are white and 5 are réd. What is the minimum number of balls to be picked up without replacement to make sure that at least one ball of each colour is drawn? @ (b) 13 © 4 @ 16 Directions: Questions 149 and 150 are based on the following table. Population (in crore) 1961 1971 1981 Tot 43.92 54.82 68.52 Male 22.63 2840 35.36 Female 29 26.42 83.16 Population density 10 177-216.Literacy Total 240-295 «362 Male 344-995 469 Female 130° «187-248 ne ee 149. Which of the following has the highest per cent increase? () Male population (b) Total population 150. (©) Sex ratio (@)_ Female literacy Which of the following has the least p cent increase? (a) Male population (b) Total population (©) Sex ratio (@) Female literacy20) 8a) 14.(€) 20.(b) 26.(c) 32.(a) 88.(c) 44.(0) 50.(a) 56.(b) 62.(b) 68.(a) 74.(a) 80.(a) 86.(b) 110.(e) 116.(a) 122.(a) 128.(4) 134.(d) 140.(c) 146.(4) ANSWERS 3a) 9.(b) 15.(b) 21.(@) 27a) 83.(a) 39.(a) 45.(c) BL (a) 57.(c) 63.(a) 69.(c) 75.(b) 81.(b) 87.(d) 93.(4) 99.(a) 105.(c) 11L-(a) 117.@) 123.(d) 129.(b) 135.(b) 141.(a) 147.4@) 4.(b) 10.(a) 16.(a) 22.(c) 28.(b) 34.(b) 40.(c) 46.(a) 52.(d) 58.(c) 64.(b) 70.(b) 76.(c) 82.(a) 88.(a) 94.(a) 100.(b) 106.(b) 112.(c) 118.(d) 124.(4) 130.(6) 136.(a) 142.(d) 148.(b) 5.(b) 11.(0) 17a) 23.(d) 29.(b) 35.(a) 41.(b) 47.(a) 53.(a) 59.(d) 65.(b) 71.0) T1.4a) 83.(d) 89.(a) 95.(c) 101.(b) 107.(c) 113.(a) 119.(b) 125.(b) 131.() 137.(a) 143.(a) 149.(4) 6.(b) 12.(b) 18.0) 24.(a) 30.(c) 36.(c) 42.(b) 48.(b) 54.(c) 60.(b) 66.(a) 72a) 7B.(a) BA.(c) 90.(d) 96.(b) 102.(c) 108.(c) 114.(a) 120.(c) 126.(b) 132.(a) 138.(a) 144.(a) 150.(c)