Booklet Sr. No.

PSCSCCE – 2018
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SCS-2 (A–1)
Directions (Questions no. 1 to 5) : Read Gandhi’s answer is not recorded. But
the given passage carefully and answer the apparently Tagore was not satisfied, since
questions that follow : he chose to make his criticisms public in the

In July 1921, Tagore returned home influential Calcutta journal Modern Review.
In his recent travels in the West, said
from Europe. He was alarmed to find that
Tagore, he had met many people who sought
many members of the staff at Santiniketan
‘to achieve the unity of man, by destroying
had enthusiastically embraced the
the bondage of nationalism’. He had
non-co-operation movement, thus giving
‘watched the faces of European students all
themselves up to ‘narrow nationalist ideas
aglow with the hope of a united mankind…’.
that were already out of date’. In the first
Then he returned home, to be confronted
week of September, Gandhi met Tagore at
with a political movement suffused with
his family home in Calcutta. They had a
negativity. Are ‘we alone to be content with
long and argumentative conversation about
telling the beads of negation’, asked Tagore,
non-co-operation. C. F. Andrews, who was
‘harping on other’s faults and proceeding
present, wrote that they had ‘a difference of
with the erection of Swaraj on a foundation
temperament so wide that it was extremely
of quarrelsomeness?’
difficult to arrive at a common intellectual
standing, though the moral ties of Gandhi responded immediately,
friendship remained entirely unbroken…’. defending the non-co-operation movement
Tagore later recalled that he had told as ‘a refusal to co-operate with the English
Gandhi that ‘the whole world is suffering administrators on their own terms. We say

today from the cult of a selfish and to them, “Come and co-operate with us on

short-sighted nationalism. India has all our terms, and it will be well for us, for you

down her history offered hospitality to the and the world”. … A drowning man cannot
save others. In order to be fit to save others,
invader of whatever nation, creed or colour.
we must try to save ourselves. Indian
I have come to believe that, as Indians, we
nationalism is not exclusive, nor aggressive,
not only have much to learn from the West
nor destructive. It is health-giving, religious
but that we also have something to
and therefore humanitarian. India must
contribute. We dare not therefore shut the
learn to live before she can aspire to die for
West out. But we still have to learn among
humanity. The mice which helplessly find
ourselves how, through education, to
themselves between the cat’s teeth acquire
collaborate and achieve a common
no merit from their enforced sacrifice.’
understanding’.

SCS-2 (A–2)
1. What did Tagore initially make of the 3. According to Mahatma Gandhi,
non-co-operation movement ? which adjective was not a suitable

(a) The movement was based on characteristic of Indian nationalism ?

refreshing ideas that ought to be (a) Inclusive

embraced. (b) Humanitarian
(b) The movement didn’t deserve a (c) Religious
thought or contemplation.
(d) Aggressive
(c) The movement was guilty of
accepting an outdated ideology of
narrow nationalism.
4. “The mice which helplessly find
(d) The movement convinced him
themselves between the cat’s teeth
about failure of Gandhi as a mass
acquire no merit from their enforced
leader.
sacrifice.” What can be inferred from
this statement ?

(a) Brave men are, in truth, cowards.

2. Which of the following statements is (b) Weak people deserve no praise for
true according to the passage ?
not fighting back.
(a) Tagore considered the movement
(c) A small animal is eaten by the
as a setback to the promising
large animal.
signs for humanity he saw in
Europe. (d) India can easily dominate

(b) Gandhi and Tagore couldn’t Europe.

argue with each other as a sign of

respect for the other.

(c) After meeting Gandhi, Tagore 5. When and where did Tagore meet
Gandhi after returning from Europe ?
was convinced of the virtues and
potential of the non-co-operation (a) Madras, October 1921
movement.
(b) Delhi, July 1921
(d) Gandhiji refused to respond after
(c) Calcutta, July 1921
Tagore went public with his
critique of the movement. (d) Calcutta, September 1921

SCS-2 (A–3)
Directions (Questions no. 6 to 10) : Read other side off balance. India tilted closer to
the given passage carefully and based on the the U.S., China towards Pakistan, and on a
paragraph answer the questions that follow : scale not witnessed even during the Cold
War years.
The India-China relationship has
always been too complex to classify under a Yet, neither side has been able to
single theme. Competition-cooperation- extract any concessions or improve the
discord is an often-evoked term typology terms of their bilateral interactions. On a
that reflects the contradictory nature of this range of issues – the Nuclear Suppliers
relationship. Last year witnessed all these Group membership, Pakistan-sponsored
facets play out: India’s trenchant critique of terror and hydrological cooperation being
the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), India’s the most prominent – India failed to receive
entry into the Shanghai Cooperation any give from China. With India’s boycott of
Organisation, the dramatic crisis in Doklam the BRI, China too found itself confronting
on the northern frontiers, the acceleration of not only the only major holdout against its
multilateral cooperation in the BRICS flagship international initiative but also its
format, and attempts to foster economic most suspicious and non-cooperative
engagement. Yet, nothing exemplified the neighbour in Asia. Beijing also noticed that
state of ties more than the Himalayan New Delhi was beginning to openly involve
standoff, which was the closest both external powers to collaborate with it in an
countries came to drawing blood in over anti-China strategy in South Asia and the
three decades. Indian Ocean. Worse still must have been
the spectacle of India brandishing its Tibet
What led to this tailspin in India-China
card. Such unbridled competition and rising
relations ? We will not find the clues in
costs to Indian and Chinese interests – and
some valley or a narrow stretch of road in
Doklam was the tipping point – appears to
the upper Himalayas. Rather, the main
have persuaded both Prime Minister
reason has been a systematic build-up of
Narendra Modi and Chinese President
negative images of how each side viewed the
Xi Jinping that their policies were
other’s foreign policies, along with a collapse
producing zero-sum outcomes and required
in geopolitical trust. For India, China’s
some kind of a course correction.
attempt to raise its economic and political
profile in the subcontinent was seen as an 6. Which of the following is not a factor
encroachment on, and an affront to, Indian in increasing China’s doubts about
authority in the neighbourhood. For China, India ?
India’s pursuit of deeper military (a) India has used the case of Tibet
as a weapon to confront China.
engagement with the former’s main
(b) India has closed bilateral trade
strategic rivals – the U.S. and Japan – was
with China.
viewed as a serious challenge to its future
(c) India has been involved in
security. Convinced that only an assertive
forming coalition against Chinese
policy would work, both Delhi and Beijing domination.
over the past two years began exploiting (d) India boycotted the Belt and
leverages and pressure points to keep the Road Initiative.

SCS-2 (A–4)
7. Which of the following is true about Question numbers 11 and 12 contain
emerging Indo-China relationship ? sentences with one word missing. Choose the
(a) India and China have been correct alternative from the options that
willing to give each other the follow :
upper-hand. 11. You can do litigation cases but you
(b) China has a positive image of also have to do the corporate _______ .
India’s foreign policy. (a) one
(c) India’s boycott of BRI affected (b) too
China. (c) ones
(d) those
(d) India’s response has been cordial
with regard to the Himalayan 12. Don’t entrust me ________ these many
standoff. responsibilities.
(a) by
8. Which countries are China’s main (b) with
strategic rivals ? (c) in
(a) India and Pakistan (d) for
(b) India and USA Question numbers 13 and 14 have a word
(c) India and Russia each in bold followed by four choices. In each
(d) USA and Japan question, find out which of the choices is
SIMILAR or CLOSEST in meaning to the
9. Which of the following statements is word in bold :
incorrect with regard to the passage ?
13. ABOLITION
(a) India’s increasing ties with USA
(a) Fixation
has been welcomed by China.
(b) Extermination
(b) There have been enough tensions (c) Instigation
between the countries of India
(d) Inaction
and China lately.
(c) India’s military aspirations have 14. CRAVE
been affecting China’s stand on (a) Disdain
India.
(b) Desire
(d) Leaders of the countries – India (c) Collapse
and China – might reassess their (d) Serious
policies.
Question number 15 has a word in bold
10. What does the phrase “drawing followed by four choices. In the question,
blood” in paragraph 1 refer to ? find out which of the choices is similar or
(a) To perform an incision on closest in OPPOSITE to the word in bold.
someone
15. PLEBEIAN
(b) To make someone very angry (a) Commoner
(c) To attack each other (b) Humble
(d) To match up to each other in (c) Prominent
terms of combat ability (d) Impoverished

SCS-2 (A–5)
16. pMjwbI Sbd ‘k`tVqw’ leI AMgRyjI dw fBod/P : j/m fdZs/ g?oQ/ B{z fXnkB Bkb gVQ' ns/
ikhVw Sbd FukvW hY? gq;aB Bμ. 21 – 24 d/ T[so fdU .
(a) Jealousy nZi eZbQ uzrhnK feskpK gVQB dk o[MkB
(b) Zealotry ;kvh B"itkB ghVQh ftu xNdk ik fojk j?. fi;
(c) Famished soQk ;kv/ ;oho B{z szdo[;s s/ seVk oZyD bJh
(d) Gecko
uzrh y[oke s/ tofi;a dh iao{os j[zdh j?, T[;/
soQK ;kvh wkBf;e f;js dh szdo[;sh bJh
17. ‘aUT’ dw iesqrI ilMg kI hY? uzrhnK s/ fwnkoh g[;seK gVQB dh iao{os j?.
(a) fwcI fi; xo ftZu g[;seK jB, T[; xo ftu d[BhnK
(b) tYr d/ wjKg[o;a, p[ZXhihth, b/ye, eth s/ ftfrnkBh
jw/;ak gfotkoe w?ApoK d/ nzr^;zr ofjzd/ jB.
(c) yZuo
s[;h id ukj' g[;seK d[nkok T[BQK Bkb rZbK eo
(d) tS/oh
;ed/ j' s/ fe;/ th w;b/ s/ T[BQK s'A ;/X b? ;ed/
j'. fiE/ p"fXe ezrkbh j?, T[E/ nkofEe ezrkbh
18. “nZy dh x{o” w[jkto/ s'A Gkt j?< th d{o BjhA j' ;edh. nkofEe ezrkbh d{o eoB
bJh p"fXe nwhoh dk j'Dk iao{oh j?. s/ia^soko
(a) Nho wkoBk
p[ZXh jh ;wZf;nktK d/ Bt/A Bt/A jZb bZG e/ ok;aNo
(b) N/Yk MkeDk
bJh T[Bsh d/ dotkia/ y'bQdh j?. d/;a dh itkBh
(c) r[Z;/ Bkb MkeDk nzdob/ i';a s/ db/oh B{z ;yas fwjBs brB s'A
(d) nZy dh phwkoh dk BK fdqVsk dh gkD d/ e/ T[;ko{ ezwK tZb ;/fXs eodh
j?. g[;seK dh jh eokwks j?, wB[Zy cao;a s'A
no;a s/ gj[zu frnk j?. ;' wkBf;e szdo[;sh s/
19. j/m fbfynK ftu'A fejVk ;apd ;jh j?<
p"fXe gZXo B{z T[Zuk uZ[eD bJh jo xo, jo
(a) ;aya;ahns fgzv^;afjo s/ ;e{b^ekbi ftZu tXhnk
(b) ;aya;hns bkfJpo/ohnK dk j'Dk nfsnzs iao{oh j?.
(c) ;ay;ahns
21. fwnkoh g[;seK gVQB Bkb eh cakfJdk j?<
(d) ;ya;ahns
I. ;oho szdo[;s ofjzdk j?.
II. wkBf;e f;js mhe ofjzdh j?.
III. p"fXe gZXo tZXdk j?.
20. “w;ehB” ;apd dk fto'Xh ;apd j? L
IV. ;ohoe szdo[;sh bJh dtkJh dk ezw
(a) vog'e eodhnK jB.
(a) II ns/ III
(b) ;{owk
(b) I ns/ III
(c) jzekoh (c) III ns/ IV
(d) w{oy (d) I, II ns/ III

SCS-2 (A–6)
22. uzrhnK g[;seK L 26. j/m fby/ ;apd i[ZNK ftZu'A fe; ;apd i[ZN d/
I. ;oho bJh y[oke jB. ;apdK dk noE fJe d{i/ s'A T[bN j?<
II. o{j dh y[oke jB. (a) jko ^ f;azrko
III. ;ohoe ftek; j[zdk j?. (b) jk;k ^ wy"b
IV. fdwkrh ftek; j[[zdk j?.
(c) jkVQh ^ ;kT[Dh
(a) II ns/ III
(d) o"De ^ w/bk
(b) III ns/ IV
(c) II ns/ IV
27. fJ; nykD B{z g{ok eo'.
(d) I ns/ II
ekpb d/ izfwnK B{z fBZs HHHHHHHHHHHH
23. itkBh d/ ‘i';a s/ db/oh’ B{z g[;seK T[;ko{ (a) fwjD/
ezwK tZb fet/A ;/fXs eodhnK jB<
(a) i';a B{z yasw eo fdzdhnK jB. (b) w[fjzwK
(b) db/oh B{z xZN eodhnK jB. (c) w/b/
(c) g[;seK gVQe/ fiankdk Bca/^B[e;kB
(d) XZe/
pko/ ;'uD bZr iKdk j?.
(d) ia'; s/ db/oh B{z fwjBs ns/ fdqVsk
28. gzikph Gk;ak ftZu ‘w/wDk’ ;apd dk noE j?L
dh gkD fdzdhnK jB .
(a) e[Zsh dk pZuk
24. wkBf;e f;js dh szdo[;sh s'A eh Gkt j?< (b) G/v dk pZuk
(a) fdwkr dk phwkohnK s'A ofjs j'Dk. (c) pZeoh dk pZuk
(b) ftfrnkBe s/ T[;ko{ ;'u d/ XkoBh
(d) fjoB dk pZuk
j'Dk.
(c) r?ph ;aeshnK ftZu ft;atk;a oZyDk 29. i/eo T[j gVQdh sK gk; j' iKdh .
gkm^g{ik eoBk.
Tgo'es tke ekb dk fejVk o{g j?<
(d) d[Bhnkdkoh s'A ;zfBnk; b? b?Dk .
(a) toswkB ekb
25. j/m fby/ ;apdK ftZu T[j fejV/ ;apd jB (b) G{s ekb
fiBQK ftZu ‘e[‘ nr/so ti'A bZrk j?.
(c) GftZys ekb
I. e[opkBh
(d) G{s s/ GftZys ekb
II. e[wZs
III. e[we 30. j/m fby/ nykD B{z g{ok eo' L
IV. e[g[Zs bkj"o d/ ;a"ehB, p'M/ ftu HHHHHHHHHHHH
(a) I, II, III ns/ IV (a) w{zrcabh
(b) I, II ns/ III (b) p/o
(c) II ns/ IV (c) G[Zi/ S'b/
(d) III ns/ IV
(d) rkioK

SCS-2 (A–7)
31. Upward and downward flow of 31. ;[B/j/ (Message) d/ T[gZo ns/ EZb/ d/
messages constitute tjkn B{z eh efjzd/ jB <
(a) Vertical communication (a) toNheb ;zuko (vertical
communication)
(b) Horizontal communication
(b) jkohi"ANb ;zuko (horizontal
(c) Diagonal communication communication)
(d) None of the above (c) vkfJrBb ;zuko (diagonal
communication)
32. A game played by five students, in (d) T[go'es ftZu'A e'Jh th BjhA
their spare time, is to design quirky
stories, which they narrate to one 32. gzi ftfdnkoEhnK tZb'A nkgD/ ftjb/ ;w/A
another in the form of Chinese ftu fBt/ebhnK ejkDhnK xVD tkbh y/v
whispers. The challenge for the y/vh iKdh j?. fJj ejkDhnK T[j fJe d{i/
members in the group is to reproduce B{z ezB ftu ;[DkT[Ad/ jB (in Chinese
the story completely. However, rarely whispers). ;ko/ w?ApoK bJh u[D"sh j? fe
are they able to achieve the target. T[j ejkDh B{z g{oh soQK fJzB fpzB d[jokT[D.
The reason for their failure is T[j fJj pj[s xZN eo gkT[Ad/ jB. T[jBK
indulgence in dh n;cabsk dk ekoD eh j? L
(a) Empathetic listening instead of (a) gqi?efNt dh pikJ/ jwdodh
projective (Empathetic) Bkb ;[DBk

(b) Sensitive listening instead of (b) fefonk;ahb (Active) dh pikJ/

active ;zt/dB;ahbsk (Sensitive) Bkb
;[DBk
(c) Marginal listening instead of
active
(c) fefonk;ahb (Active) dh pikJ/ ;hws
(Marginal) ;[DBk
(d) None of the above
(d) T[go'es ftZu'A e'Jh th BjhA

33. Malini was studying body sport for an 33. wkfbBh nkgD/ ‘oZfynkswe otZJhnk’
understanding of her seemingly (defensive attitude) oZyD tkb/ pk; dhnK
defensive boss. She began observing ;aohoe joesK dk nfXn?B eo ojh ;h.
people. She found that defensiveness T[;B/ ;G b'eK B{z tkuDk P[o{ ehsk. T[; B/
can be read by bZfGnk fe oZfynkswe otZJhJ/
(a) Crossing the hands across the (defensiveness) B{z gfVQnk ik ;edk j?.
chest (a) Sksh d/ across jZEK B{z eo"; (cross)
(b) A frown on the brow eoB s'A
(c) A combination of expressions on (b) GotZfNnK Bkb x{oh tZNDk s'A
the face, hand gestures and body (c) fujo/ d/ Gkt, jZEK d/ ;ze/s ns/
postures ;ohoe w[doktK d/ ;[w/b s'A
(d) None of the above (d) T[go'es ftu'A e'Jh th BjhA

SCS-2 (A–8)
34. “The communication path is 34. ‘‘;zuko dk wkor x/okpzd j[zdk j?.’’ (The
communication path is circuitous) fJ;
circuitous.” In this context, the word
ftZu ;apd ‘x/okpzd’ (circuitous) dk eh
‘circuitous’ means
wsbp j? <
(a) Begins and ends on the sender (a) fJj ;[B/jk G/iD tkb/ s'A P[o{ ns/ T[;
(b) Circumstantial demands T[gZo jh ysw j[zdk j?

(c) Message and import of message (b) fJj jkbksK T[go fBoGo j?
(c) fJj ;ze/s d/ ;[BD T[go j?
(d) None of the above
(d) T[go'es ftu'A e'Jh th BjhA

35. Message is the ____________ idea 35. ;ze/s fJZe G/iD tkb/ (sender) tZb'A
gq;kfos ehsk frnk _______ ftuko (idea)
transmitted by the sender.
j? .
(a) Raw
(a) eZuk (Raw)
(b) Structured (b) ftXhts (Structured)
(c) Encoded (c) fJze'fvv (Encoded)
(d) None of the above (d) T[go'es ftu'A e'Jh th BjhA

36. ;hw?AfNe (Semantic) ;wZf;nk fe; Bkb

36. Semantic problem relates to ;zpzXs j? <

(a) Behaviour of sender (a) ;[B/jk G/iD tkb/ d/ otZJhJ/

(b) ;apdK Bkb i[V/ wsbp
(b) Meaning associated with words
(c) p'bD tkb/ dk fJokdk
(c) Intention of the speaker
(d) T[go'es ftu'A e'Jh th BjhA
(d) None of the above
37. i/ s[;hA nkgDh ;z;Ek d/ b'eK s'A ‘‘jK’’
(aye) eotkT[Dh ukj[zd/ j' sK s[jkv/ bJh
37. If you wish to get “aye” from people T[jBK dh ;'u B{z pdbD bJh ;G s'A tXhnk
within the organization, to sway their oDBhsh eh j? <
thinking, the best strategy is to (a) T[jBK B{z soe ns/ ekoD fdU
(reason and logic)
(a) Provide reason and logic
(b) T[jBK B{z GktBkswe s"o s/ w{oy
(b) Fool their emotions pDkU
(c) Show power (c) nkgDh skes ftykU
(d) None of the above (d) T[go'es ftu'A e'Jh th BjhA

SCS-2 (A–9)
Directions (Questions no. 38 – 39) : In fBod/P (gq;aB Bμ. 38 – 39) : ftZu d' ;N/Nw?AN;
each of the questions below are given two jB fiBQK d/ nZr/ uko f;ZN/ jB, I, II, III ns/
statements followed by four conclusions I, II, IV . s[;h d't/A fdZshnK ;N/Nw?AN; B{z ;Zu ;wMDk
III and IV. You have to take the two given j? ukj/ T[j nkw ikDekoh tkb/ sZEK s'A E'VQk jNe/
statements to be true even if they seem to be jh j'D . ;ko/ f;ZN/ gVQe/ fJj s?n eo' fe
at variance from commonly known facts. fdZshnK rJhnK d'BK ;N/Nw?AN; dk soe Bkb eh
Read all the conclusions and then decide f;ZNk fBebdk j? .
which of the given conclusions logically
follows from the two given statements, 38. ;N/Nw?AN L
disregarding the commonly known facts.
e[M nca;o T[whdtko jB.
38. Statements : ;ko/ T[whdtko e[VhnK jB.
Some officers are aspirants.
All aspirants are girls.
f;ZN/ L
Conclusions : I. ;ko/ nca;o w[zv/ jB.
I. All officers are boys. II. e[M w[zv/ nca;o jB.
II. Some boys are officers. III. e[M wz[v/ T[whdtko jB.
III. Some boys are aspirants. IV. ;ko/ T[whdtko nca;o jB.
IV. All aspirants are officers.
(a) f;oca I
(a) Only I follows (b) f;oca I, II ns/ III
(b) Only I, II and III follow (c) ;ko/ ;jh jB
(c) All follow (d) e'Jh th BjhA
(d) None follows

39. ;N/Nw?AN L
39. Statements :
;ko/ rb'p uzd jB.
All globes are moons.
;ko/ uzd vZp/ jB.
All moons are boxes.
f;ZN/ L
Conclusions :
I. All moons are globes. I. ;ko/ uzd rb'p jB.
II. All globes are boxes. II. ;ko/ rb'p vZp/ jB.
III. All boxes are moons. III. ;ko/ vZp/ uzd jB.
IV. Some boxes are globes. IV. e[M vZp/ rb'p jB.

(a) Only I and III follow (a) f;oca I ns/ III

(b) None follows (b) e'Jh th BjhA

(c) All follow (c) ;ko/ ;jh jB
(d) Only II and IV follow (d) f;oc II ns/ IV

SCS-2 ( A – 10 )
Directions (Question no. 40) : In the fBod/P (gq;aB Bμ. 40) : fJe ;N/Nw?AN j? fi; s'A
question given below is given a statement pkd d' soQK dhnK ekotkJhnK fdZshnK rJhnK
followed by two courses of action numbered I
jB (ekotkJh I ns/ II), i' fe nfijk e'Jh th
and II. A course of action is a step or
administrative decision to be taken for gq;ak;fBe fBoDk iK ezw jB fi; Bkb ;wZf;nk
improvement, follow-up or further action in dk jZb iK fpjsoh j't/. ;N/Nw?AN ftu fdZsh rJh
regard to the problem, policy, etc. On the ikDekoh d/ nXko s/, ;N/Nw?AN B{z ;jh wzBDk j?
basis of the information given in the ns/ c/o soe Bkb dZ;Dk j? fe fejVh ekotkJh
statement, you have to assume everything in
the statement to be true, then decide which of ehsh ikDh pDdh j?.
the suggested courses of action logically
follow(s) for pursuing. 40. ;N/Nw?AN L
w";w ftGkr B/ B'Nhfce/;aB eoe/ nrbh
40. Statements : wkB;{B ftu xZN toyk j'D dh GftZy pkDh
The Meteorological Department has ehsh j?.
issued a notification forecasting less
rainfall during next year’s monsoon. ekotkJh L

Courses of Action : I. fe;kBK B{z fe;/ soQK dh ;wZf;nk bJh

fsnko ofjD dh ;bkj d/Dh ukjhdh
I. The farmers should be advised to
j?.
be ready for the eventuality.
II. ;oeko B{z gqGkfts fJbkfenK B{z gkDh
II. The government should make
arrangement to provide water to
d/D dk gqpzX eoBk ukjhdk j?.
affected areas. (a) f;oca I
(a) Only I follows (b) f;oca II
(b) Only II follows
(c) I ns/ II ftu'A e'Jh th BjhA
(c) Neither I nor II follows
(d) I ns/ II d'B'
(d) Both I and II follow

41. In a certain code language ‘how many 41. fJe e'v Gk;ak ftu ‘how many goals
goals scored’ is written as ‘5 3 9 7’;
scored’ B{z ‘5 3 9 7’ fbfynk frnk, ‘many
‘many more matches’ is written as
more matches’ B{z ‘9 8 2’ ns/ ‘he scored
‘9 8 2’; and ‘he scored five’ is written as
five’ B{z ‘1 6 3’ fJ; e'v ftu ‘goals’ B{z
‘1 6 3’. How is ‘goals’ written in that
fet/A fbfynk frnk j? <
code language ?
(a) 5
(a) 5
(b) 7
(b) 7
(c) 5 iK 7
(c) 5 or 7
(d) None of these
(d) e'Jh th BjhA

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42. Alka left home and walked 5 km 42. nbek xo'A fBeb e/ 5 feb'whNo dZyD tZb
southwards, turned right and walked s[oh, ;Zi/ w[Vh ns/ 2 feb'whNo s[oh, fco
2 km and turned right and walked ;Zi/ w[Vh ns/ 5 feb'whNo s[oh, fco yZp/
5 km and turned left and walked w[Vh ns/ 5 feb'whNo s[oh. fJE'A T[j f;ZXh
5 km. How many kms will she have to fezB/ feb'whNo s[o/rh sKfe nkgD/ xo
walk to reach her home straight ? gj[zu ;e/<
(a) 5
(a) 5
(b) 7
(b) 7
(c) 17
(c) 17
(d) 15
(d) 15

43. From a box of 20 balls, 8 balls are to 43. 20 pkbK d/ vZp/ ftu'A 8 pkbK u[DhnK
be chosen. In how many ways can this ikDhnK jB. fJ; B{z fezB/ sohfenK Bkb
be done ? ehsk ik ;edk j?<
20 20
(a) C8 (a) C8
(b) 20! (b) 20!
20 20
(c) P8 (c) P8
(d) 8! (d) 8!

44. How many times are the hands of a 44. xVh dhnK ;{JhnK fdB ftZu fezBh tkoh bzp
clock perpendicular in a day ? (perpendicular) pDkT[AdhnK jB<

(a) 24 (a) 24

(b) 22 (b) 22

(c) 44 (c) 44

(d) 48 (d) 48

45. uko xzNhnK 4, 6, 8 ns/ 4 ;?fezvK d/ teca/

45. Four bells ring at an interval of 4, 6, 8
and 4 seconds. They start ringing pkd tidhnK jB. fJj fJeZmhnK
simultaneously at 12:00 o’clock. At 12:00 ti/ tZiDhnK P[o{ j'JhnK. fco
what time will they again ring d[pkok fJj uko/ fJeZmhnK fezB/ ti/
simultaneously ? tZiDrhnK<
(a) 12 hrs 2 min 48 sec (a) 12 hrs 2 min 48 sec
(b) 12 hrs 3 min (b) 12 hrs 3 min
(c) 12 hrs 3 min 20 sec (c) 12 hrs 3 min 20 sec
(d) 12 hrs 3 min 44 sec (d) 12 hrs 3 min 44 sec

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46. Aman, Bimal and Chris live in a large 46. nwB, fpwb ns/ efo; fJe tZv/
apartment complex. One of them is a ngkoNw?AN ezgb?e; ftu ofjzd/ jB.
lawyer, one is a doctor, and the third fJjBK ftu'A fJe tehb, fJe vkeNo ns/
one is a businessman. Aman and Chris
shik tgkoh j?. nwB ns/ efo; fJeZm/
play cards together every Sunday,
jo n?stko sk;a y/vd/ jB. fpwb ns/
while Bimal and Chris live next to
each other and are good friends. The efo; fJe d{i/ d/ rtKYh jB ns/ tXhnk
lawyer and businessman don’t know d';s jB. tehb ns/ tgkoh fJe d{i/ B{z
each other. Among the three, Bimal is BjhA ikDd/. fszBK ftu'A fpwb fJeZbk j? i'
the only one who did not study after d;thA s'A nZr/ BjhA gfVQnk. j/m fbfynK
class X. Which of the following must ftu'A eh bkiawh jh rbs j?<
be false ?
(a) nwB fpwb B{z ikDdk j?
(a) Aman knows Bimal
(b) fpwb tgkoh j?
(b) Bimal is the businessman
(c) nwB tehb j?
(c) Aman is the lawyer
(d) efo; vkeNo j?
(d) Chris is the doctor

47. fJZe d[ekB ftZu e[M wksok ftZu uktb

47. A shop has some amount of rice. jB. owB B/ ;N'o d/ uktbK dk nZX iwK
Raman buys half of the rice in the fJZe feb' uktb yohd/. BkiBhB B/ pkeh
store, plus 1 kg. Nazneen then buys
ofj rJ/ uktbK dk nZX iwK d' feb' uktb
half of the remaining quantity of rice,
yohd/. nwo B/ pkeh ofj rJ/ uktbK dk
plus 2 kgs. Amar then buys half of the
remaining rice, plus 3 kgs. After this, nZX iwK fszB feb' uktb yohd/. fJ; s'A
only 2 kgs of rice are left in the store. pkd e/tb d' feb' uktb d[ekB ftZu pu/.
How much rice did Raman buy ? owB B/ fezB/ feb' uktb yohd/<
(a) 24 kgs (a) 24 feb'
(b) 26 kgs (b) 26 feb'
(c) 50 kgs (c) 50 feb'
(d) 52 kgs (d) 52 feb'

48. Which of the following does not belong 48. fJjBK ftu'A fejVk ro[Zg Bkb obdk BjhA
to the group ? j?<
(a) ACEG (a) ACEG
(b) GIKM (b) GIKM
(c) PRSU (c) PRSU
(d) MOQS (d) MOQS

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49. If it rains at night, then the next 49. i/ oks B{z pkfo;a j[zdh j? sK nrbh ;t/o
morning is always cloudy. The
jw/;ak jh pZdbtkJh j[zdh j?. nZi ;t/o/
morning today is cloudy. Then
pZdbtkJh j?. ;'L
(a) It must have rained last night.
(a) eZb oks bkiawh jh pkfo;a j'Jh
(b) It may have rained last night.
j't/rh.
(c) It will rain tonight.
(b) eZb oks pkfo;a j'Jh j' ;edh j?.
(d) It will not rain tonight.
(c) nZi oks pkfo;a j't/rh.
(d) nZi oks pkfo;a BjhA j't/rh.
50. Whichever book Mr. A reads, Mr. B
also reads that book. Whichever book 50. i' th feskp Mr. A gVQd/ jB, Mr. B th
Mr. B reads, Mrs. C also reads that gVQd/ jB. i' th feskp Mr. B gVQd/ jB,
book. Which of the following must be Mrs. C th gVQd/ jB. j/m fbfynK ftu'A
true ? eh bkiawh jh ;jh j't/rk<
(a) Mr. B has not read the Shiva (a) Mr. B B/ Shiva trilogy BjhA gVh
trilogy. So Mrs. C could not have
j?. ;' Mrs. C B/ th BjhA gVQh j'
read it.
;edh.
(b) Mr. B has read the Harry Potter
(b) Mr. B B/ Harry Potter series gVh
series. So Mr. A must have read
j?.;' Mr. A B/ th fJj bkiawh gVQh
it.
j'Dh j?.
(c) Mrs. C has not read the
autobiography of Mahatma (c) Mrs. C B/ Mahatma Gandhi dh
Gandhi. Mr. A could not have nkN'pkfJTrokcah BjhA gVh j?. ;'
read it either. Mr. A B/ th BjhA gVQh j' ;edh.

(d) Mrs. C has read all the books (d) Mrs. C B/ Paulo Coelho dhnK
written by Paulo Coelho. Mr. A ;kohnK feskpK gVQhnK jB. Mr. A
must have read all of those as B/ th fJj ;kohnK bkiawh gVQhnK
well. j'DrhnK.

51. fJe Gk;ak ftu WATCH B{z WBSCI

51. In a language, WATCH is spelt as
fbfynk iKdk j?. CLOCK B{z fet/A fbfynk
WBSCI. Then CLOCK is spelt as ikt/rk.
(a) CKPCJ (a) CKPCJ
(b) CKNCJ (b) CKNCJ
(c) CMNCL (c) CMNCL
(d) CMNDJ (d) CMNDJ

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Directions (Questions no. 52 − 54) : In a fBod/P (gq;aB Bμ. 52 – 54) : fJe ;ze/se Gk;ak
pictorial language, “I only want peace” is ftZu “I only want peace” B{z “Ͼ Д ѳ Ѧ” fbfynK
written as “Ͼ Д ѳ Ѧ”, “you don’t want peace” iKdk j?. “you don’t want peace” B{z
is written as “Ͽ Д ѳ ϰ” and “I don’t like you” “Ͽ Д ѳ ϰ” fbfynK iKdk j? ns/ “I don’t like
is written as “Ͼ Ͽ ϰ ∞”. you” B{z “Ͼ Ͽ ϰ ∞” fbfynK iKdk j?.
Answer 52 − 54 on the basis of the
above information.
T[go'es s/ nXkos j/m fbfynK ;tkbK
52 – 54 d/ itkp fdU.

52. What is the symbol for the word

52. ‘‘Like’’ ;apd bJh fejVk ;ze/s (symbol)
“like” ?
j?<
(a) Ͼ
(a) Ͼ
(b) Ͽ
(b) Ͽ
(c) ϰ
(c) ϰ
(d) ∞
(d) ∞

53. What is the symbol for the word

53. ‘‘You’’ ;apd bJh fejVk ;ze/s (symbol)
“you” ?
j?<
(a) Ͼ
(a) Ͼ
(b) Ͽ
(b) Ͽ
(c) Д
(c) Д
(d) Cannot be determined uniquely
(d) fdZsh ikDekoh d/ nXko s/ dZf;nk
from the given information
BjhA ik ;edk

54. What is the symbol for the word

54. ‘‘Want’’ ;apd bJh fejVk ;ze/s (symbol)
“want” ? j?<
(a) Ͼ
(a) Ͼ
(b) ѳ
(b) ѳ
(c) Д
(c) Д
(d) Cannot be determined uniquely
(d) fdZsh ikDekoh d/ nXko s/ dZf;nk
from the given information
BjhA ik ;edk

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55. BOY APAA ZQCDA ? 55. BOY APAA ZQCDA ?
(a) YREGEA (a) YREGEA
(b) YRFHE (b) YRFHE
(c) YREGE (c) YREGE
(d) YRDEFA (d) YRDEFA
Directions (Questions no. 56 − 59) : A fBod/P (gq;aB Bμ. 56 – 59) : fJZe ebk; o{w ftZu
classroom has 4 benches. Each one can seat 4 p?Au jB. jo fJZe p?Au T[Zgo d' ftfdnkoEh
two students. Assume that the benches are p?m/ jB. wzB bU p?AuK d/ Bzpo 1 s'A 4 sZe jB
numbered 1 to 4 from front to back. Eight w{jo/ s'A fgZS/ tZb . nZm ftfdnkoEh A, B, C, D,
students, A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are E, F, G ns/ H (iao{oh BjhA fJ;/ order ftu)
sitting on the benches, not necessarily in
fJjBK T[go p?m/ jB. j/m fbyhnK rZbK ;kB{z gsk
that order. Following are known:
jB L
I. A and G have a gap of two benches
between them, so do B and H. I. A ns/ G ftukb/ d' p?AuK dk ck;bk j?.
II. C and E are not sitting on the same B ns/ H ftukb/ th d' p?AuK dk ck;bk j?.
bench. II. C ns/ E fJe' p?Au T[Zgo BjhA p?m/ jB.
III. D is sitting in front of F, and F is III. F d/ w{jo/ D p?mk j? ns/ G d/ w{jo/ F p?mk
sitting in front of G. j?.
Answer 56 − 59 on the basis of the T[go'es s/ nXkos j/m fby/ ;tkbK 56 – 59 d/
above information. itkp fdU.
The individual questions may have more e[M ;tkbK ftu e[M j'o ikDekoh th j' ;edh j?
information, which are applicable only for go T[j e/tb fi; ;tkb ftZu fdZsh rJh j? T[;
the respective questions. T[Zgo jh bkr{ j't/rh.
56. Which of the following cannot be 56. j/m fbfynK ftZu'A eh ;jh BjhA j' ;edk<
true ? (a) A ns/ H fJeZm/ p?m/ jB
(a) A and H are sitting together (b) C ns/ F fJeZm/ p?m/ jB
(b) C and F are sitting together (c) B ns/ C fJeZm/ p?m/ jB
(c) B and C are sitting together (d) D ns/ E fJeZm/ p?m/ jB
(d) D and E are sitting together 57. j/m fbfynK ftu'A eh bkiawh ;jh j'Dk
57. Which of the following must be true ? ukjhdk j??<
(a) G and H are sitting together (a) G ns/ H fJeZm/ p?m/ jB
(b) E is not sitting on the last bench (b) E nkyoh p?Au T[go BjhA p?mk j?
(c) H is not sitting on the first bench (c) H gfjb/ p?Au T[go BjhA p?mk j?
(d) F is not sitting on the third bench (d) F shi/ p?Au T[go BjhA p?mk j?
58. Which of the following cannot be a
58. w{jo/ s'A fgZS/ tZb p?mD dh soshp dh j/m
possible sitting order from front to
back ? fbfynK ftu'A fejVh ;zGktBka (possibility)
(a) ADFG BjhA j' ;edh j?<
(a) ADFG
(b) ADFB
(b) ADFB
(c) AFEB (c) AFEB
(d) HCEG (d) HCEG

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59. In addition to the given information, if 59. T[go'es fdZsh ikDekoh d/ Bkb, fJj th
it is further known that B is sitting on dZf;nk iKdk j? fe B nkyoh p?Au T[go
the last bench, then which of the p?mk j?, c/o j/m fbfynK ftu'A fejVk i'Vk
following pairs must be sitting fJeZmk p?mk j'Dk ukjhdk j?<
together ?
(a) A ns/ G
(a) A and G
(b) C ns/ D
(b) C and D
(c) A ns/ H
(c) A and H
(d) C ns/ E
(d) C and E
fBod/P (gq;aB Bμ. 60 – 63) : uko nkdwh A, B,
Directions (Questions no. 60 − 63) : Four C ns/ D fJe esb e/; ftu ;aZeh jB. fJjBK
people, A, B, C and D, are suspects in a
ftu'A fJZe gZek jh eksb j?. ghVs B{z s{cakBh
murder case, where exactly one of them is
oks ftZu, T[;d/ S'N/ ;afjo ftub/ nkgD/ jh xo
the murderer. The victim has been
ftu uke{ wkoe/ wkfonk frnk j?. uko'A ;aZeh
murdered by a knife during a stormy night
nkdwhnK B/ d' fpnkB fdZs/. fJjBK tZb'A fdZs/
at her residence in a small town. All four of
rJ/ fpnkBK ftZu fJZe fpnkB ;Zu ns/ fJe M{m
the suspects made two statements each. It
is known that for each of them, one j? jkbK fe ;a[o{ ftu ;kB{z fJj BjhA gsk fe
statement is correct and one statement is fejVk fpnkB ;Zuk j? ns/ fejVk M{mk.
wrong, although, at the outset, it is not
known which one is correct and which one is A: I. w?A fizadrh ftu ed/ th uke{ B{z jZE
wrong. BjhA bkfJnk.

A: I. I have never touched a knife in my II. w?A esb tkbh oks fJ; ;afjo ftZu jh
life. BjhA ;h.
II. I was not in town on the night of
the murder. B: I. A eksb j?.

B: I. A is the murderer. II. w?A esb tkbh ;koh oks C Bkb sk;a
II. I was playing cards with C the y/v fojk ;h.
entire night of the murder.

C: I. I was sleeping on the night of the

C: I. w?A esb tkbh oks ;"A fojk ;h.
murder.
II. B fBod';a j?.
II. B is innocent.

D: I. C is innocent. D: I. C fBod';a j?.

II. B is the murderer.
II. B eksb j?.

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Answer 60 − 63 on the basis of the above T[go'es ikDekoh s/ nXkos j/m fby/ ;tkbK
information. 60 – 63 d/ itkp fdT[.
60. In case of how many suspects, their
correct statement(s) cannot be 60. fezB/ ;aZeh pzfdnK d/ e/; ftu T[go'es
identified from the given information ? ikDekoh d/ nXko s/ dknt/ Bkb BjhA
(a) 0 dZf;nk ik ;edk fe T[jBK dk fejVk
fpnkB ;Zu j?<
(b) 1
(a) 0
(c) 2
(b) 1
(d) 3
(c) 2

61. Which of the following statements (d) 3

must be incorrect ?
61. fejVk fpnkB bkiawh jh M{m j?<
(a) A has never touched a knife in his
life. (a) A B/ fizadrh ftu ed/ uke{ B{z jZE
BjhA bkfJnk.
(b) A was not in town on the night of
the murder. (b) A esb tkbh oks fJ; ;afjo ftu jh
BjhA ;h.
(c) B was playing cards with C the
entire night of the murder. (c) B esb tkbh ;koh oks C Bkb sk;a
y/v fojk ;h.
(d) C was sleeping on the night of the
(d) C esb tkbh oks ;"A fojk ;h.
murder.

62. For which suspect(s), must their 62. fejV/ ;aZehnK dk d{ik fpnkB bkiawh jh
respective second statements be true ? ;Zu j?<
(a) D only (a) e/tb D
(b) C only (b) e/tb C
(c) B and C only (c) e/tb B ns/ C
(d) A, B and C only (d) e/tb A, B ns/ C

63. Who is the murderer ? 63. eksb e"D j?<

(a) A (a) A
(b) B (b) B
(c) C (c) C
(d) D (d) D

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64. The question given below consists of a 64. j/m fby/ ;tkb ftZu fJe ;apd i[ZN fdZsk
pair of words which have a certain frnk j?. T[; Bkb uko j'o ;apd i[ZN fdZs/
relationship to each other, followed by
rJ/ jB fizBQK ftu'A T[j ;apd^i[ZN u[D' fi;
four pairs of words. Select the pair
which has the closest relationship as
d/ ;apdK dk gq;aB ftu g[S
Z / ;apd i[ZN Bkb
that of the words given in the ;G s'A B/Vbk fo;ask j?<
question. Train : Diesel
Train : Diesel
(a) Car : Wheel
(a) Car : Wheel
(b) Boiler : Steam
(b) Boiler : Steam
(c) Bicycle : Pedal
(c) Bicycle : Pedal
(d) Rocket : Propellant
(d) Rocket : Propellant

65. o;atho f;zx B/ nkgDk ;kok g?;k nkgD/

65. In his will, Rushveer Singh distributed
fszB pZfunK ftZu tzfvnk. ;G s' tZv/ B{z
all his money among his 3 children.
The eldest one got Rupees 2 lakh more e[Zb g?;/ d/ 50% s'A d' bZy o[gfJnk tZX
than 50% of the total money, while the fwfbnk id fe ;G s'A S'N/ B{z e[Zb g?;/ d/
younger one got Rupees 3 lakh less 25% s'A fszB bZy xZN fwfbnk. pkeh
than 25% of the total money. The
pfunk g?;k ftukb/ tkb/ pZu/ B{z fwfbnk
remaining money went to the middle
fi; B/ fwb/ g?;/ d/ 50% Bkb xo yqhd
child, who bought a house with 50% of
the money he got, and was left with fbnk ns/ T[; s'A pknd T[; e'b ;G s'A
Rupees 6 lakh less than what the S'N/ B{z fwb/ j'J/ g?;/ s'A 6 bZy o[gfJnk xZN
youngest one got. How much money ofj frnk. ;G s'A S'N/ B{z fezB/ g?;/ fwb/ <
did the youngest one get ?
(a) < 12 bZy
(a) < 12 lakh
(b) < 14 bZy
(b) < 14 lakh
(c) < 16 bZy
(c) < 16 lakh
(d) < 18 lakh (d) < 18 bZy

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66. If 201919 is divided by 19, then what is 66. 201919 B{z 19 Bkb se;hw eoe/ fezBk
the remainder ? pudk j?<

(a) 2 (a) 2

(b) 3 (b) 3

(c) 5 (c) 5
(d) 7
(d) 7

67. d' gkiafNt nzeK (positive integers) dk

67. The sum of two positive integers is
i'V 200 j? ns/ fJBQK dh nB[gks (Ratio)
200, and their ratio is 7 : 3. What is
7 : 3 j?. fJBQK dk ;G s'A tZvk ;KMk
their greatest common divisor ?
vhtkJhio (greatest common divisor) eh
(a) 10 j?<

(b) 20 (a) 10

(c) 30 (b) 20

(c) 30
(d) 40
(d) 40

68. In a class of 50 students, the average

marks in an examination was 48. 68. 50 ftfdnkoEhnK dh iwks ftZu, fJe

However, after scrutiny, it was found gqhfynk ftu iwks d/ n";s nze 48 jB.
that one student who scored 67 was iKu s'A pknd, fJj d/fynk frnk fe fJe
awarded 37 by mistake, and another ftfdnkoEh d/ 67 dh pikJ/ rbsh Bkb
student who scored 73, was also 37 nze brk fdZs/ rJ/ ;B ns/ fJe

awarded 37 by mistake. What should ftfdnkoEh d/ 73 dh EK rbsh Bkb

have been the actual average marks in 37 nze brk fdZs/ rJ/ ;B. fJj rbshnK

that examination ? do[;s eoe/ j[D iwks d/ fJ; gqhfynk

ftu n";s nze fezB/ pDd/ jB<
(a) 51.60
(a) 51.60
(b) 49.32
(b) 49.32
(c) 50.66 (c) 50.66
(d) 46.68 (d) 46.68

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Directions (Questions no. 69 – 72) : The following graph compares the placement details
of a college during 2015 – 17 in different sectors :

For every sector, the three graphs represent the percentage of total students of the college
placed in that sector over the three years. It may also be noted that the college had
800 students placed in 2015 and 1000 students placed in 2016, whereas a total of 1200
students were placed in 2017.

fBod/P (gq;aB Bμ. 69 – 72) : j/m fdZsk rokc fJe ekbi dh 2015 – 17 sZe d/ tZy^tZy ;?eNoK ftZu
j'Jh gb/;w?AN d/ t/ot/ do;k fojk j? :

ekbi gb/;w?AN d/ t/ot/

jo ;?eNo d/ bJh fszB rokca, ekbi d/ e[Zb ftfdnkoEhnK dh gqsh;assk i' T[; ;?eNo ftu fszBK
;kbK d/ tec/ ftu B"eoh b? rJ/ jB, B{z do;k oj/ jB. ekbi ftZu ;kb 2015 ftZu e[b
800 ftfdnkoEh B"eoh b? rJ/ jB (gb/; j' rJ/ jB) ns/ 2016 ftZu 1000 ftfdnkoEh B"eoh b? rJ/
jB id'A fe ;kb 2017 ftu e[Zb 1200 ftfdnkoEhnK B/ B"eoh bJh.

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Answer Questions no. 69 − 72 based on T[go'es ikDekoh s/ nXkos j/m fby/ gq;aBK
the above information. 69 – 72 d/ T[so fdU.

69. Considering the total over the three 69. fszBK ;kbK dk e[Zb fwbke/, fe; ;?eNo
years, in which sector were the ftu ;G s'A xZN frDsh ftfdnkoEhnK B/
minimum number of students from the B"eoh bJh<
college placed ?
(a) ngo/;aB$;gbkJh u/B
(a) Operations/Supply Chain (Operations/Supply chain)
(b) Marketing/Sales (b) wkoehfNzr$;/bia (Marketing/Sales)
(c) Consulting (c) eB;bfNzr (Consulting)
(d) Others
(d) ndoia (pkeh) (Others)

70. Considering all three years, 70. fszBK ;kbK B{z fwbke/, iBob w?B/iw?AN
approximately what percentage of (general management) ;?eNo ftZu fezB/
students were placed in the General
gqsh;as (approximately) ftfdnkoEh
Management Sector ?
B"eoh b?e/ rJ/<
(a) 19
(a) 19
(b) 21
(b) 21
(c) 24
(c) 24
(d) 26
(d) 26

71. For how many sectors did the actual 71. fezB/ ;?eNoK ftu 2015 s'A 2017 sZe n;b
number of placements increase from
ftu B"eoh b? ikDtkb/ ftfdnkoEhnK dh
2015 to 2017 ?
frDsh tXh<
(a) 5
(a) 5
(b) 2
(b) 2
(c) 3
(c) 3
(d) 4
(d) 4

72. Considering all three years, what was 72. fszBK ;kbK B{z obk e/ wkoehfNzr$;/bia
the total number of students placed in (marketing/sales) ftZu B"eoh b? ikD tkb/
Marketing/Sales ?
ftfdnkoEhnK dh e[Zb frDsh fezBh j?<
(a) 424
(a) 424
(b) 524
(b) 524
(c) 400
(c) 400
(d) 350 (d) 350

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Directions (Questions no. 73 – 76) : fBod/P (gq;aB Bμ. 73 – 76) : j/m fdZs/
Following pie-chart gives the number of gkJh^ukoN ftZu nbr^nbr torK dhnK n"osK
women in different categories who had fiBQK B/ fgSb/ ;kb fJe ;afjo d/ ;oekoh
babies in a government hospital in a city last
year : j;gskb ftu pZfunK B{z iBw fdZsk j? dh frDsh
do;kJh rJh j?.
T[BQK n"osK dh frDsh fiBQK d/ pZu/ ;B
(T[wo^nB[;ko)

Answer Questions no. 73 − 76 based on

the above information. T[go'es ikDekoh s/ nXkos j/m fby/ gq;aBK
73 – 76 d/ T[sZo fdU.
73. What is the percentage of women aged 73. 25 – 34 ;kb T[wo d/ ftub/ dhnK n"osK
between 25 − 34 ? fezBh gqsh;as jB<
(a) 15 (a) 15
(b) 35 (b) 35
(c) 50 (c) 50
(d) 80 (d) 80

74. 25 – 34 ;kb sZe dh T[wo dhnK n"osK

74. In the group of women aged 25 − 34,
ftu, 25% n"osK 27 – 29 ;kb sZe dh
25% were from the age group 27 − 29.
T[wo dhnK jB. 27 ;kb iK fJ; s'A tZX
What is the number of women aged
T[wo dhnK n"osK dh frDsh dZ;' fizBQK B/
27 years or above who had babies in
that hospital last year ? fJ; j;gskb ftu fgSb/ ;kb pZfunK B{z
iBw fdZsk<
(a) 550
(a) 550
(b) 200
(b) 200
(c) 425
(c) 425
(d) 325
(d) 325

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75. In the group of women aged 30 − 34, 75. 30 − 34 ;kb sZe dhnK n"osK ftu 60%
60% were aged 30. Among all women
n"osK dh T[wo 30 ;kb j?. fJ; j;gskb
who had babies in that hospital last
year, what percentage was aged 31 or ftZu fgSb/ ;kb pZfunK B{z iBw d/D
above ? tkbhnK n"osK ftu'A fezB/ gqsh;as dh T[wo
31 ;kb iK fJ; s'A T[gZo ;h<
(a) 11
(a) 11
(b) 14
(b) 14
(c) 20
(c) 20

(d) 13.5 (d) 13.5

76. fJ; j;gskb ftu fgSb/ ;kbK ftu pZfunK

76. Among the women who gave birth in B{z iBw d/D tkbhnK n"osK ftu'A, fizBk
that hospital last year, the percentage n"osK dk gfjbk pZuk ;h, T[jBK dh
of women who had their first child gqsh;as fJ; gqeko j? L
was : 20 − 24 ;kb sZe d/ T[wo ro[Zg dhnK
80%
80% for age group 20 − 24,
25 − 29 ;kb sZe d/ T[wo ro[Zg dhnK
60% for age group 25 − 29, 60%
30 − 34 ;kb sZe d/ T[wo ro[Zg dhnK
30% for age group 30 − 34, and 30%
35 − 40 ;kb sZe d/ T[wo ro[Zg dhnK 2%
2% for age group 35 − 40.
;ko/ T[wo ro[ZgK ftu e[Zb fwbke/ fezB/
In the whole cohort, what percentage gqsh;as n"osK dk gfjbk pZuk ;h<
of women had their first child ?
(a) 43
(a) 43
(b) 52.9
(b) 52.9
(c) 61.6
(c) 61.6
(d) 65.8
(d) 65.8

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Directions (Questions no. 77 – 80) : The fBod/P (gq;aB Bμ. 77 – 80) : j/m fdZsh
following bar diagram displays the number pko^vkfJrokw (bar diagram), fJe
of workers employed in a manufacturing w?B{c?eufozr ezgBh ftu fgSb/ 6 ;kb s'A ezw eo
company for the last 6 years. On all oj/ ekfwnK dk Bzpo do;k ojh j?. jo ezw
workdays, the permanent workers work eoB tkb/ fdB, gZe/ ekw/ (permanent
10 hours while the temporary workers work employees) 10 xzN/ ezw eod/ jB ns/ eZu/ ekw/
6 hours. One year has 300 workdays. Annual (temporary employees) 6 xzN/ ezw eod/ jB.
workhours for a person for a year is defined fJe ;kb ftu ezw eoB tkb/ 300 fdB j[zd/ jB.
as the total number of hours of work put in jo fJZe tZyo/ ekw/ bJh ‘;kbkBk toentoia
by that person that year. Similarly, the (annual workhours) dh gqhGk;ak j? fe T[; B/
annual workhours for a workforce, e.g., all e[Zb fizBQ/ xzN/ ezw ehsk T[; ;kb ftu fJ;/ soQK
workers, is the total number of hours of work ;kfonK ekfwnK bJh ;kbkBk toentoia dk
put in together by all people in the workforce wsbp j? fe fizBQ/ xzN/ ;kfonK ekfwnK
that year. (workforce) B/ ob e/ T[; ;kb ftu ezw ehsk.

ezw eo oj/ ekfwnK dk Bzpo

Answer Questions no. 77 – 80 based on T[go'es ikDekoh s/ nXkos j/m fby/ gq;aBK
the above information. 77 – 80 d/ T[sZo fdU.

77. Which year did the company employ

the minimum number of temporary 77. fe; ;kb ftu ezgBh B/ ;G s'A xZN frDsh
employees ? eZu/ ekw/ (temporary employees) oZy/<

(a) 2013 (a) 2013

(b) 2014 (b) 2014

(c) 2016 (c) 2016

(d) 2018 (d) 2018

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78. Which year did the company employ 78. fe; ;kb ftZu ezgBh B/ ;G s'A xZN gqsh;as
the minimum percentage of temporary eZu/ ekw/ (temporary employees) oZy/<
employees ?
(a) 2013
(a) 2013
(b) 2014
(b) 2014
(c) 2016
(c) 2016

(d) 2018 (d) 2018

79. Which year did the company’s 79. fe; ;kb ftu ezgBh dh ;kfonK ekfwnK
workforce put in the maximum annual (workforce) B/ ;G s'A tZX ;kbkBk
workhours ? toentoia ezw ehsk<

(a) 2015 (a) 2015

(b) 2016 (b) 2016

(c) 2017 (c) 2017

(d) 2018
(d) 2018

80. Which year did the company’s

80. fe; ;kb ftu ezgBh d/ gZe/ ekfwnK
permanent workers contribute the
(permanent employees) B/ e[Zb ;bkBk
minimum percentage of the total
toentoia ftZu ;G s'A xZN gqsh;as
annual workhours of the entire
toentoia dh f;aoes ehsh<
workforce ?

(a) 2013 (a) 2013

(b) 2014 (b) 2014

(c) 2015 (c) 2015

(d) 2016 (d) 2016

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