Directions (1 5) : In each of the following questions, select the related letter/word/ number from the given alternatives. न र द श (1-5): न म प रत य क प रश म दर दए गए व कल प म स सम बन ध त अ र/शब र द/स ख य क च न ए 1. TIGER : INDIA : :? : GREECE फ घ : ब यत ::? : ग र स (A) DEER/हहयण (B) DOLPHIN/ड ल फपन (C) ELEPHANT/ह थ (D) GOAT/फकय 2. January : 34 : : February :? जनवय : 34 : : पयवय :? (A) 35 (B) 26 (C) 53 (D) 62 3. Writing : Pencil : : Painting :? र खन : ऩ ल ससर : : ऩ ह ग :? (A) Colour/य ग (B) Painter/च त रक य (C) Indigo/न र (D) Brush/ब रश 4. 72 : 18 : : 34 :? (A) 36 (B) 49 (C) 56 (D) 94 5. MORP : ORPM : : CSTN :? (A) STNB (B) RTNC (C) EVRK (D) PQMC 6. Directions (7 10) : Find the odd word/letters/ number pair/number from the given alternatives. न र द श (7-10): दर दय गए व कल प म स शब र द/अ र/स ख य य ग म/स ख य क च न ए 7. व षम 8. 9. (A) 221 (B) 187 (C) 169 (D) 289 (A) Badrinath/फद र न थ (B) Brihdeeswar/फ हद श वय (C) Somnath/स भन थ (D) Tajmahal/त जभहर (A) Aeroplane/हव ई जह ज (B) Bus/फस (C) Auto/ऑ (D) Truck/ट रक 10. (A) MADAM (B) CIVIC (C) ARORA (D) DALDA 11. Arrange the below given words as per their order in the dictionary. 12. ननम नलरखखत शब द क अ ग र ज शब द क अन स य क रभ भय यख 1. Application 2. Appreciation 3. Apparel 4. Apparatus 5. Appeal (A) 3->4->1->5->2 (B) 4->3->5->1->2 (C) 4->3->1->5->2 (D) 3->1->5->4->2 If 101101 = 45 110010 = 50 101011 = 43 Then, 110111 =? महद 101101 = 45 110010 = 50 101011 = 43 त, 110111 =? (A) 55 (B) 52 (C) 41 (D) 46 13. From the given alternatives select the word which can't be formed using the letters of the given word. A B N E G A T I N G ननम न ववकफऩ भ स उस शब द क मन कय, ज हदए गए शब द भ श लभर अ य स नह फन म ज सकत ह (A) TANGING (B) GANNET (C) INITIATE (D) EATING 14. From the below given responses, choose the responses which shows meaningful order of the following words. 1
16. 17. ननम न ववकफऩ भ स उस ववकफऩ क मन कय ज हदए गए शब द क स थथक क रभ क दश थत ह (1) Line/य ख (2) Rhombus/सभ त ब थज (3) Octagon/अष ब ज (4) Triangle/त रत रब ज (5) Hexapon/षष ब ज (A) 1->5->4->2->3 (B)1->4->2->3->5 (C)1->4->2->5->3 (D)3->5->2->1->4 Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series: न र द श (19-20): न म लऱख त प रश म, एक अ क रम दर दय गय ह न सम एक पर द ऱ प त ह दर दए गए व कल प म स ह सह व कल प च न ए अ क रम क प र कर 19. 23, 35, 57, 711,? (A) 1115 (B) 1315 (C) 1317 (D) 1117 20. 30, 37,48,61, 78,97,120,? (A) 135 (B) 155 (C) 157 (D) 149 21. Shalu walked 6m towards east, then turned left and walked 8m, again turned right and walked 5m. In which direction is she from starting point? 22. श र ऩ वथ क ओय 6 भ. र, फपय फ ए भ ड़ तथ 8भ. र, फपय द ए भ ड़ तथ 5 भ. र प र य लबक त रफसद स अफ वह फकस हदश भ ह? (A) North-east/उतय-ऩ वथ (B) South-west/दक ष ण-ऩल श भ (C) North-west/उत तय-ऩल श भ (D) South-east/दक ष ण-ऩ वथ 18. 2
23. 24. 26. Who among the following laid the foundation of Rashtrakuta Empire? ननम न भ फकसन य ष ट रक स म र ज म क न व यख थ? (A) Amostghavarsha I/आभ सतघवषथ-I (B) Dantidurga/दल सतद र ग (C) Dhruva/ध र व (D) Krishna I/क ष ण -I 27. Which one of the following is the characteristic climate of the Tropical Savannah Region? 28. ननम न भ स उष णकह फ ध म सव न त र भ जरव म क ववश षत ह? (A) Rainfall throughout the year/स र बय वष थ (B) Rainfall in winter only क वर सहदथम भ वष थ (C) An extremely short dry season फह त ह कभ श ष क भ सभ (D) A definite dry and wet season एक ननल श त श ष क ओय नभ व र भ सभ 25. 3
29. Scheduled Banks have to be registered with: अन स च त फ क क ऩ ज मन फकसक ऩ स कय न ह त ह? (A) SEBI/स फ (B) RBI/ब यत म रयज़वथ फ क (C) FINACE MINISTRY/ववत त भ त र रम (D) SBI/ब यत म स फ क 30. Which one of the following is a vector quantity? ननम न भ स क न-स एक सहदश य लश ह? (A) Momentum/गनत (B) Pressure/दफ व (C) Energy/ऊज थ (D) Work/क भ 31. Which one of the following types of waves are used in a night vision apparatus? ननम न भ स क न-स तय ग य त द यदलशथत उऩकयण भ उऩम ग क ज त ह? (A) Radio waves/य डडम तय ग (B) Microwaves/स क ष भ तय ग (C) Infra-red waves/इसर यड तय ग (D) None of the above/उऩय क त भ स क ई नह 32. Given below are the names of four energy crops. Which one of them can be cultivated for ethanol? न य ऊज थ पसर क न भ हदए गए ह इनभ स क न-स ख त इथ न र क लरए क ज त ह? (A) Jatropha /जत र प (C) Pongamia /कय ज (B) Maize/भक क (D) Sunflower/स यजभ ख 33. How much fund has been allocated to the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) for fiscal year 2017-18? य ष ट र म स य ऩरयषद सच व रम क लरए वषथ 2017-18 भ फकतन अन द न आव ह त फकम गम ह? (A) RS.343 crore/कय ड़ (B) RS.353 crore/कय ड़ (C) RS.333 crore/कय ड़ (D) RS.343 crore/कय ड़ 34. Lakshya Sen is associated with which sports? रक ष म स न फकस ख र क स थ ज ड़ ह ए ह? (A) Badminton/फ डलभ न (B) Cricket/फक रक (C) Wushu/व श (D) Chess/शतय ज 35. Which one of the following is the largest Committee of the Parliament? ननम न भ स क न-स एक स सद क सफस फड़ सलभनत ह? (A) The Committee on Public Accounts र क र ख सलभनत 4
(B) The Committee on Estimates प र क करन सलभनत (C) The Committee on Public Undertakings सयक य उऩक रभ स फ चधत सलभनत (D) The Committee on Petitions म च क सलभनत 36. The loss of Qandhar was a big blow to the Mughal empire from the view point of : क ध य क ह य क भ गर स म र ज म क लरए एक फड़ झ क थ, इसक द ल ष क ण थ - (A) Natural resourcesप र क नतक स स धन (B) Buffer territory/भध मवत इर क (C) Communication/स ऩकथ (D) Strategic stronghold/यणन नत स फ ध क सद र 37. Which one of the following is not a Biosphere reserve? ननम न भ स क न-स एक ज वभ डर आयक ष त त र नह ह? (A) Agasthyamalai/अगस म भर ई (B) Nallamalai/नफर भर ई (C) Nilgiri/न रचगय (D) Panchmarhi/ऩ भढ़ 38. A computer works on a number system. क प म य स ख म ऩद धनत ऩय क भ कयत ह (A) Binary/फ इनय (C) Decimal/ड लसभर (B) Octal/ऑक र (D) Hexadecimal/ह क स ड लसभर 39. The fixed cost on such factor of production which are neither hired nor bought by the firm is called: उत ऩ दन क ल जन क यक क पभथ न फकय म ऩय र त ह ओय न ह खय दत ह, उन ऩय ननध थरयत क भत क कहत ह - (A) Social cost/स भ ल जक र गत (B) Opportunity cost/अवसय र गत (C) Economic cost/आचथथक र गत (D) Surchared cost/आय वऩत र गत 40. An air bubble in water will act like a: ऩ न भ हव ई फ रफ र फकस र ऩ भ क मथ कय ग? (A) Convex mirror/उत तर दऩथण (B) Convex lens/उत तर र स (C) Concave mirror/अवतर दऩथण (D) Concave lens/अवतर र स 41. Which one of the following is a mixed fertilizer? ननम न भ क न-स एक लभच त उवथयक ह? (A) Urea/म रयम (B) CAN/स ए एन (C) Ammonium Sulphate/अभ ननमभ सफप (D) NPK/एन ऩ क 42. The Panda belongs to the same family as that of: ऩ ड फकस एक ह ऩरयव य क अ तगथत र ऩ ह : (A) Bear/ब र (B) Cat/त रफफर C) Dog/क त त (D) Rabbit/खयग श 43. Which state government has recently introduced third gender category in school exams? फकस य ज म सयक य न ह र ह भ स क र क ऩय भ त सय लर ग ण श र क ह? (A) Rajasthan/य जस थ न (B) Bihar/त रफह य (C) Odisha/ओडडश (D) West Bengal/ऩल श भ फ ग र 44. The first venture of Gandhi in all-india politics was the: अखखर ब यत म य जन त भ ग ध क ऩहर स हलसक क मथ थ? (A) Non-Cooperation Movement असहम ग आ द रन (B) Rowlatt Satyagraha/य र सत म ग रह (C) Champaran Movement/ ऩ यण आ द रन (D) Dandi March/द ड भ थ 5
45. 46. Panchayati Raj was first introduced in India in October, 1959 in: ऩ मत य ज ऩहर फ य अक फय 1959 भ र ग फकम गम थ - (A) Rajasthan/य जस थ न भ (B) Tamil Nadu/तलभरन ड भ (C) Kerala/क यर भ (D) Karnataka/कन थ क भ 47. If an Indian citizen hires a flat on rent in Melbourne then it is included in: क ई ब यत म न गरयक भ रफ नथ भ फ र फकय म ऩय र त वह फकसभ श लभर फकम ज एग? (A) GNP of India/ब यत क GNP भ (B) GDP of India/ब यत क GDP भ (C) GNP of Australia/ऑस ट र लरम क GNP भ (D) GDP of Australia/ऑस ट र लरम क GDP भ 48. In an atom, the order of filling up of the orbitals is governed by : फकस ऩयभ ण क क क बयन क क रभ फकस लसद ध त क द व य ननमलभत ह? (A) Aufbau s principle/औपफ लसद ध त (B) Heisenberg s uncertainty principle ह इज नफगथ अननल श तत लसद ध त (C) Hund s rule/ह ड लसद ध त (D) Pauli s exclusion principle ऩ ऊर अऩवजथन लसद ध त 49. Outside the nucleus DNA is found in: सम ल क रम क फ हय DNA कह लभरत ह? (A) Golgi bodies/ग फज क म (B) Ribosome/य इफ स भ (C) Endoplasmic reticulum असतद रव म ज लरक (D) Mitochonderia/भ इ क ड म 50. The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) raising day is celebrated on which date? 51. ब यत म त य क हदवस कफ भन म ज त ह? (A) 4th February/4 पयवय (B) 1st February/1 पयवय (C) 3rd February/3 पयवय (D) 6th February/6 पयवय (आईस ज ) स थ ऩन 52. If the height of a right circular cone is increased by 100% and the radius of the base is reduced by 50%, then the volume of the cone: फकस सभव त त म श क क ऊ ई 100% स फढ़ ई ज त ह तथ आधय क त रत रज म 50% स कभ क ज त ह त श क क आमतन ह ग - (A) remains same/सभ न यह ग 6
(B) decreases by 25% कभ (C) increases by 25% व वद ध (D) decreases by 50% कभ 53. A bought 180 dozen pencils at Rs.10 a dozen. His overhead expenses were Rs.200. He sold them at Rs.0.80 each. What was his profit or loss percent? A 10 र प रनत दजथन क दय स 180 दजथन ऩ लसर खय द उसक अनतरयक त व मम 200र थ उसन इसह 0.80 प रत म क क दय स फ उसक र ब म ह नन प रनतशत त कय (A) 13.6% profit/र ब (B) 12.8% loss/ह नन (C) 13.6% loss/ह नन (D) 12.8% profit/र ब 54. The profit earned by selling an article for Rs.360 is equal to the loss incurred, when the same article is sold for Rs.240. What should be the sale price of the article for making 55. 56, 30% percent profit? फकस वस त क 360र भ फ न स ह आ र ब, उस 240र भ फ न स ह ए ह नन क फय फय ह उस वस त क 30% क र ब ऩय फ न क लरए ववक रम भ फम क म ह न हहए? (A) Rs.420 (C) Rs.360 (B) Rs.390 (D) Rs.440 57. Rahul agrees to work in a shop. He demanded Rs 800 for a day. The owner agrees to pay him the same salary with a condition that if he is absent for a day, then double the salary of a day will be deducted. If he was present for 24 days in feb 2015, then what amount has he got as a salary? य ह र फकस द क न भ क भ कयन क त म य ह आ उसन प रनतहदन व प 800र भ ग भ लरक एक शतथ क स थ उस उतन ह व तन द न क त म य ह त ह, व मह ह फक अगय वह 1 हदन नह आम, त उसक प रनतहदन व प व तन स द ग न य लश क र ज एग महद वह पयवय 2016 भ 24 हदन क लरए उऩल स थत थ, त उसन व तन क र ऩ भ फकतन य लश ऩ म? (A) Rs.11,200 (C) Rs.13,400 (B) Rs.12,800 (D) Rs.14,600 58. P takes 4 hours more time than Q to complete a work. Working together they completed the work in 2 hours 40 min. Q alone could complete the work in P फकस क मथ क कयन भ Q क अऩ 4 घण अचधक सभम र त ह द न स थ लभरकय उस 2 घण 40 लभन भ कय सकत ह Q अक र उस क मथ क फकतन सभम कय सकत ह? (A) 3 hrs 20 min/3 घ 20 लभन (B) 6 hrs /6 घ (C) 4 hrs/4 घ (D) 2 hrs 40 min/2 घ 40 लभन 59. Three sets of English, Mathematics and Science books containing 24, 36, 64 books 7
respectively have to be stacked in such a way that all the books are stored subjectwise and the height of each stack is the same. Total number of stacks will be त न सभ च म क रभश 24, 36, 64 क फकत फ ज अ ग र ज, गखणत तथ वव न क ह इस प रक य स यख न ह फक सब फकत फ ववषम क अन स य यख ज ए तथ सब ऩ स तक क ढ य क ऊ ई सभ न ह इस प रक य फकतन ऩ स तक क ढ य फन ग? A) 24 (B) 31 (C) 21 (D) 34 60. A cistern has 3 pipes A, B and C. A and B can fill it in 3 hours and 4 hours respectively, while C can empty the completely filled cistern in 1 hour. If the pipes are opened in order at 3, 4 and 5 p.m. respectively, at what time will the cistern be empty? एक क भ त न नर A, B तथ C रग ह ए ह A तथ B क क क रभश 3 घण तथ 4 घण भ बय सकत ह, जफफक C ऩ य बय ह ई क क 1 घण भ ख र कय सकत ह महद नर श भ क क रभश 3, 4 तथ 5 फज ख र ज ए, त फकस सभम क ख र ह ज एग? (A) 7 : 28 p.m. (C) 7 : 12 p.m. (B) 8 : 24 p.m. (D) 8 : 46 p.m. 61. The total number of students in a school was 240. The ratio between boys and girls was 7 : 5. After some days, 20 girls joined the school and some boys left the school and new ratio between boys and girls became 1 : 1. The number of boys who left the school is: एक ववद म रम क क र छ त र क स ख म 240 थ रड़क तथ रड़फकम क अन ऩ त 7 र 5 थ क छ हदन फ द 20 रड़फकम न ववद म रम भ प रव श लरम तथ क छ रड़क न ववद म रम छ ड़ हदम इस प रक य रड़क तथ रड़फकम क नम अन ऩ त 1:1 ह गम ववद म रम छ ड़न व र रड़क क स ख म त कय (A) 50 B) 20 (C) 30 (D) 60 62. A cone of height 14 cm and base radius 3 cm is carved from a rectangular block of wood 10 cm 15 cm 1 cm. Find the percentage of wood wasted. फकस 10 स भ. 15 स भ. 1 स भ. आम भ क आमत क य रकड़ क कड़ स 14 स भ. ऊ ई तथ 3 स भ. आध य क त रत रज म व र श क क क ज त ह व मथथ ह न व र रकड़ क प रनतशत त कय (A) 21% (B) 24% (C) 18% (D) 12% 63. Find the ratio of the LCM and the HCF of the numbers 324 and 72. स ख म ए 324 तथ 72 क र.स. तथ भ.स. क अन ऩ त त कय (A) 9 : 1 (B) 18 : 1 (C) 6 : 1 (D) 12 : 1 64. A boat covers a certain distance 65. downstream in 1 hour, while it comes back in 2 hours. If the speed of the stream be 4 km/h, then what is the speed of the boat in still water? एक न व धय क हदश भ एक ननल श त द य 1 घण भ तम कयत ह, जफफक व ऩस 2 घण भ आत ह महद धय क र 4 फकभ /घण ह, त श त जर भ न व क र त कय (A) 12 km/h/फकभ./घ (B) 14 km/h/फकभ./घ (C) 16 km/h/फकभ./घ (D) 18 km/h/फकभ./घ 8
66. A certain sum of money yields Rs.3783 as compound interest in 3 years at 5% per annum. The sum is एक ननल श त धनय लश क 5% प रनत वषथ क दय स 3 वषथ भ क रव वद ध ब म ज 3783र ह ज त ह वह य लश ह - (A) Rs.12000 (B) Rs.18000 (C) Rs.24000 (D) Rs.28000 67. A loan of Rs.820 at 5% per annum compound interest is to be repaid in two equal annual installments at the end of every year. Find the amount of each installment. 820र क ऋण 5% प रनतवषथ क रव वद ध ब म ज क दय ऩय द सभ न फकस त भ क न ह प रत म क फ स त क य लश त कय (A) Rs.41 (B) Rs. 410 (C) Rs.441 (D) Rs.340 68. Two stations A and B are 120 km apart on a straight railway line. One train starts from A at 8 a.m. and travels towards B at 40 km per hour. Another train starts from B at 11 a.m. and travels towards A at 50 km/h. At what time will they meet? द स शन A एव B एक द सय स 120 फकभ. क द य ऩय एक स ध य रव र इन ऩय ल स थत ह एक य रग ड़ स शन स 8 फज ऩ व थह न भ यव न ह त ह औय 40 फकभ./घण क यरत य स B क ओय म त र कयत ह द सय य रग ड़ स शन B स 11 फज ऩ व थह न भ यव न ह त ह औय A क ओय 50 फकभ./घण क यरत य स म त र कयत ह म द न य रग डड़म एक -द सय स फकस सभम लभर ग? (A) 10.00 a.m./ऩ व थह न (B) 10.00 p.m./अऩय ह न (C) 11.00 p.m./अऩय ह न (D) 11.00 a.m./ऩ व थह न 69. 4 years ago, the age of M was 12 years more than age of S. If the sum of their present ages is 24, then what was the age of M 6 years back? 4 वषथ ऩ वथ, M क आम S क आम स 12 वषथ अचधक थ अगय द न क वतथभ न आम क म ग 24 वषथ ह, त 6 वषथ ऩ वथ M क आम फकतन थ? (A) 12 years/वषथ (B) 16 years/वषथ (C) 20 years/वषथ (D) 24 years/वषथ 70. A bag contains Rs.1320 in the form of Rs.10, Rs.5 and Rs.2 coins. The number of coins are in ratio 8 : 4 : 5. Find the number of Rs.5 coins. एक थ र भ 10र, 5र औय 2र क लसक क ह ल जनक म ग 1320र ह लसक क क स ख म ओ क अन ऩ त क रभश 8 र 4 र 5 ह थ र भ 5र क लसक क क स ख म त कय? (A) 32 (B) 64 (C) 52 (D) 48 71. If 3% of A's income = 4% of B's income = 5% of C's income. If sum of their income is ` 1410, then B's income is महद A क आम क 3% = B क आम क 9
4% = C क आम क 5% ह महद उनक आम क क र म ग 1410र ह, त B क आम ह ग (A) Rs.360 (B) Rs.300 (C) Rs.450 (D) Rs.420 72. A number being divided by 47 gives remainder 13. If the number is divided by 17, the remainder will be: एक स ख म क 47 स ववब ल जत कयन ऩय 13 श ष यहत ह महद स ख म क 17 स ववब ल जत फकम ज ए त श ष ह ग - (A) 6 (B) 7 (C) 8 (D) 9 73. The birth-rate in which city is 50% more than that in city A? फकस शहय भ जसभ दय शहय A स 50% अचधक ह? (A) City B/शहय B (B) City C/शहय C (C) City D/शहय D (D) City E/ शहय E 74. The birth-rate in City C is how many times the birth-rate in City D? शहय C भ जसभ दय शहय D स जसभ दय क फकतन ग न ह - (A) 1.875 (B) 2.25 (C) 3.5 (D) 2.5 75. What is the ratio of birth-rate in City D and City F? शहय D तथ शहय F क जसभ दय क अन ऩ त क म ह? (A) 2 : 3 (B) 5 : 2 (C) 2 : 5 (D) 3 : 2 Direction : In Question nos. 76 to 79 some part of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and b lacken the ova l corresponding to the appropriate letter (A), (B), (C). If a sentence is free from error, blacken the oval corresponding to (D) in the Answer Sheet. 76. If a thing (A)/ is worth doing at all (B)/ it is worth done well. (C)/No error (D) 77. Considering about these facts (A)/ the principal has offered (B)/ him a seat. (C)/ No error. (D) 78,. It (A)/ was raining (B)/like cats and dogs. (C)/ No error. (D) 79. I courteously asked him (A)/ where was he going (B)/ but he did not reply.(c)/ No. error. (D)/ Directions : In Question nos. 80 to 82, sentences given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by blackening the appropriate oval in the Answer Sheet. 80. Can you pay all these articles. (A) out (B) of (C) for (D) off 81. Mrs. Ramsay did not know whether Miss Jane knew. (A) swimming (B) to swim (C) how to swim (D) how to swimming 82. Mrs. Ramsay did not know whether Miss Jane knew. (A) swimming (B) to swim (C) how to swim (D) how to swimming 83. Directions : In question nos. 83, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given 10
word. MAYHEM (A) Jubilation (B) Havoc (C) Excitement (D) Defeat 84. Directions : In question nos. 84, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word. SACROSANCT (A) Irreligious (B) Unethical (C) Irreverent (D) Unholy 85. Directions : In question nos. 85, four words are given in each question, out of which only one word is spelt correctly/wrongly out of them. Find the word spelt correct/wrong and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet. (A) Asspersion (B) Voluptuous (C) Equestrain (D) Voguei Direction : In Question nos. 86 to 88, four alternative are given for the Idiom/Phrase in bold in below sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it in the Answer Sheet. 86. Egg on your face (A) To praise someone (B) To beat someone (C) To look foolish or embarrassed (D) To get very excited 87. Batten down the hatches (A) To prepare for trouble (B) To get ready for the party (C) Busy in the studies (D) Quarrel with someone 88. Reduce to ashes (A) In a close relationship (B) To work hard (C) Very critical condition (D) Destroyed and made useless 89. The man disappeared after he was rescuing a boy from drowning. (A) was rescued (B) has been rescued (C) had rescued (D) No improvement 90. The chairman with the other member of the board are touring Europe these days. (A) have been on touring (B) is touring (C) have toured (D) No improvement Direction: In Question nos. 91. to 92, a sentence/ a part of the sentence is italicised in underlined. Below are given alternatives to the italicised part at (A), (B), (C) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed your answer is (D). Mark your answer in the Answer Sheet. 91. You must accustom yourself with new ideas. (A) accustomed with (B) accustom to (C) accustom yourself to (D) No improvement 92. I didn't go to office because I was ill. (A) felt (B) had become (C) had felt (D) No improvement Direction : In Question nos. 93 to 95, in the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence. 93. One who does not get tired easily (A) Novice (B) Chauffer (C) Indefatigable (D) Boorish 94. An annual calendar with positions of stars (A) Almanac (B) Constellation (C) Celestial (D) Starship 95. A person having same name as another (A) Lapidist (B) Pseudo name (C) Knight man (D) Namesake Direction (Q. No- 96-100) : In these question you have two brief passages with six questions following the passage. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives. Passage 1 Vacationing on a motorcycle, you see things in a way that is completely different from any other. In a car you are always in a compartment, and because you are used to it you do not realise that through that car window everything you see is just more TV. You are a passive observer and it is all moving by you boringly in a frame. On a motorcycle, however, the frame is gone. You are completely in contact with it all. You are in the scene, not just watching it anymore, and the sense of presence is overwhelming. 96. The writer likes travelling on the motorcycle what is the most likely reason for this? (A) The motorcycle has no windows. (B) The motorcycle does not go as fast as a (C) car. As the traveller is used to cars travelling by motorcycle is a change. (D) Travelling by motorcycle, the write feels that he is part of the scenery. 97. Which of the following statements is closest 11
to the truth? (A) The writer does not like TV as it gives a narrow view of things. (B) The writer likes TV but he does not like watching it form car windows. (C) The writer does not like TV because the picture is in a frame. (D) The writer does not like TV because the programmes are boring. 98. "In a car you are always in a compartment, and because you are used to it you do not realise that...." In this sentence, 'it' refers to (A) travelling in a car. (B) always being in a compartment, e.g. one's room, office. (C) seeing the scenery through the window frame. (D) seeing so much TV at home. 99. In the last sentence, the writer talks of a 'sense of presence'. He is referring to the presence of (A) his own self as part of the scene. (B) the time that is now passing. (C) the scene and the beauty. (D) senses with which one feels. 100. The word 'overwhelming' means (A) very strong (B) unavoidable (C) interesting (D) humorous ********************* SSC TEST ANSWER SHEET (2018) Date 05-08-2018 1 B 11 B 21 A 31 C 41 D 51 B 61 B 71 C 81 C 91 B 2 A 12 A 22 C 32 B 42 A 52 D 62 D 72 D 82 C 92 D 3 D 13 C 23 B 33 C 43 B 53 C 63 B 73 B 83 B 93 C 4 C 14 C 24 C 34 A 44 B 54 B 64 A 74 A 84 D 94 A 5 C 15 D 25 C 35 B 45 A 55 C 65 B 75 C 85 B 95 D 6 C 16 C 26 B 36 D 46 A 56 D 66 C 76 C 86 C 96 D 7 C 17 A 27 D 37 B 47 A 57 B 67 C 77 A 87 A 97 C 8 D 18 B 28 A 38 A 48 A 58 C 68 D 78 C 88 D 98 C 9 A 19 C 29 B 39 B 49 D 59 C 69 A 79 B 89 C 99 A 10 D 20 D 30 A 40 D 50 B 60 B 70 D 80 C 90 B 100 B 12