‘ A TE - 2013 DO NOT OPEN THIS TEST BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE ASKED TO DO SO T.B.C. : B-OEBB-M-HBS Test Booklet Series Seri TEST BOOKLET GENERAL ABILITY TEST Time Allowed : Two Hours and Thirty Minutes Maximum Marks : 600 INSTRUCTIONS 1, IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE EXAMINATION, YOU SHOULD CHECK THAT THIS TEST BOOKLET DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNPRINTED OR TORN OR MISSING PAGES OR ITEMS ETC. IF SO, GET IT REPLACED BY A COMPLETE TEST BOOKLET. 2, . Please note that it is the candidate's responsibility to encode and fill in the Roll Number and Test Booklet Series Code A, B, C or D carefully and without any omission or discrepancy at the appropriate places in the OMR Answer Sheet. Any omission/diserepancy will render the Answer Sheet liable for rejection. 3. You have to enter your Roll Number on the Test Booklet in . the Box provided alongside. DO NOT write anything else on the Test Booklet. 4, This Test Booklet contains 150 items (questions) in two Parts : PART A and PART B. Each item in PART B is printed both in Hindi and English. Each item comprises four responses (answers). You will select the response which you want to mark on the Answer Sheet. In case, you feel that there is more than one correet response, mark the response which you consider the best. In any ease, choose ONLY ONE response for each item. 5. You have to mark all your responses ONLY on the separate Answer Sheet provided. See directions in the Answer Sheet. All items carry equal marks. Before you proceed to mark in the Answer Sheet the response to various items in the Test Booklet, you have to fill in some particulars in the Answer Sheet as per instructions sent to you with your ‘Admission Certificate 8 After you have completed filling in all your responses on the Answer Sheet and the examination has conchided, you should hand over to the Invigilator only the Answer Sheet. 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H foe FS HOTS |PARTA Directions (For the 10 items which follow) : @) 10, In this section, a number of sentences are given. The sentences are underlined in three separate parts and each one is labelled (a), (b), (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is an error in any underlined part. No sentence has more than one error. When you find an érror in any one of the underlined parts (a), (b) or (©), indicate your responses on the Answer Sheet at the appropriate space, You may feel that there is no error in a sentence. In that case, (4) will signify a ‘No error! response. Errors may be in grammar, word usage or idioms. There may be a word missing or there may be a word which should be removed. You are not required to correct the error. You are required only to indicate your response on the answer sheet. ‘Suppose if you were left alone to live on a desert island what would you do? No error. @ b) © @ He wondered that what would be the next move of his opponents (a) ) who had vowed to see him dislodged from power. No error. © @ The nation should be greatful to the armed forces for protecting them. No error. @ (e) © @ Ido not know what is he doing to solve the problem. No error. fa) ) © @ ! For so many years it is almost his habit to go to the bed at 10 p.m. daily. No error. (a) ) © @ He took down after his father. No error, @) @) © @) Hig honesty has never been called to question, No error. (a) ob) © @ Iseeher most weekends but not very often between, No error. @ &) © @ ‘The chancellor was present on both occasions. No error. @) ) © @) The deliberations by the committee are completely confidential. No error. @ &) © @) B-OEBB-M-HBS (2-A)Directions (For the 10 items which follow) : Bach of the following items consists of a sentence followed by four words or group of words, Select the synonym of the word (occurring in the sentence in capital letters ) as per the context. . 11. A wise man puts past RANCOUR behind and moves ahead. (@) Dislike @) Hatred © Division @ Criticism 12. Many of the villagers were ISOLATED by heavy showers of rains. (@) Destroyed (&) Separated from others (@ Battered (@) Devasted 13. A series of COLUMNS supporting a large porch is typical of medieval architecture. (2) Statues () Arches © Pillars (@) Murals 14. Trees that BLOCK the view of oncoming traffic should be cut down. (a) Alter &) Obstruct. © Improve (@ Spoil 15, ‘The landscape changed ABRUPTLY after the snowfall. {a} Suddenly () Sharply © Favourably @ Slightly B-OEBB-M-HBS (3- 16. 17. 18. 19, 20, A) We display. @ ) (©) Beautiful @) Sparkling saw a SCINTILLATING fireworks Fascinating Unforgettable ‘The PACT has been in effect for twenty years. (@) Treaty ) Monarchy © Lease @) ‘Trend He had a reputation of being a PRUDENT businessman. @ — Skilful () Wealthy © Careful @ Dishonest ‘There was a signpost where the two paths CONVERGE. (a) Separate &) Intersect (c) Merge (@) Diverge The violence erupted because of the ZEALOT. (@) Enthusiastic ) Brave © Timid (@ FanaticDirections (For the 10 items which follow) : Each of the following items consists of a sentence followed by four words or group of words. Select the antonym of the word (occurring in the sentence in capital letters) as per the context. 21, His CANDID remarks impressed the authorities, (®) Blunt (b) Guarded (© Sincere (2) Unconventional 22, The guilty appealed to the jury to CONDONE his punishment. (a) Accept (b) Forgive {) Condemn (@) Criticize 23, His family SEVERED ties with him for marrying inter-caste. (a) doined ) Included (©). Detached (@) Disrupted 24, It is easy to understand his FUZZY thoughts, (8) Misty (®) Vague (© Clear (2) Useful 25, He drove his car through SLIMY road to reach your office. (@) Ugly () Clean (© Beautiful (@ Slippery B-OEBB-M-HBS (4- 27. A) We are ANXIOUS to avoid any problems with regard to this. (@) Cool ©) Composed ©) Careless (d) Worried ‘The railway lines are EXTENDED and we are quite happy about it, (a) Protracted () Widened © Curtailed (@) Hlongated There was a fire this morning. They were Jucky to ESCAPE it. (a) Arrest (b) Elude © Evade 4@) Conceive Domestic violence is a very INHUMAN act. (a) Indifferent (b>) Compassionate © Terrible @) ~~ Ferocious His ELOQUENT speech helped him bag the award. (a) Lucid @) Vivid (©) Short (@)_ InarticulateDirections (For the 10 items which follow) : Supply ouitable preposition/phrasal verb in the blank of each item. at. 36. Universities in Germany and Denmark will have an input the project. @ for ©) into © about @ at 82. He gave me a leg when I was completely new to the business. (@) up ©) down © of @ for 38. 88. You should have nothing to do with those criminals; they all have violent attitudes and long records. They are men the same kidney. (@) with @) in © of a @ = on 39. S4. He didn't have the guts to stand his friend when he was in trouble. (@) with @) for © by @ , beside 35. He broke out of the prison dressing as | 4 a woman. @ in (b) as @) by @ with B-OEBB-M-HBS (B-A) When electricity failed, emergency generators (a) cutout &) cutoff () cuton (a) cutin We need two more hands to the heavy rush of work, (@) cope up (b) cope with: (©) cope to @) cope in ‘Twenty-five candidates each other for the first prize. (a) compete for (&) compete with © compete to @ compete on ‘We must eliminate the yich and poor. (a) disparity between (&) disparity for © disparity in @ disparity from As an innovator, he and explored new religions. (8) deviated from (&) deviated to © deviated in (@) deviated for the beaten trackDirections (For the next 04 items that follow) : . Read the passage and answer the questions that follow : It has often been said that the scale of natural phenomena in India and her total dependence on th monsoon, have helped to form the character of her people. Even today, major disasters, such as flood famine and plaque, are hard to check, and in older times, their control was almost impossible. Many othe! ancient civilizations, such as those of the Greeks, Romans and Chinese, had to contend with hard winters which encouraged sturdiness and resourcefulness. India, on the other hand, was blessed by a hounteous nature, who demanded little of man in return for sustenance, but in her terrible anger could not b« appeased by any human effort. Hence it has been suggested, the Indian character has tended to quietism accepting fortune and misfortune alike without complaint. 4k “Theo gues Bini ars eAt 48. The expression “India, on the other hand, wa 0) Geeripdin, af praca phenousne rob blessed by a bounteous nature : India means (©) unpredictability of Indian monsoon (2) Indian soil is fertile India is a land of flora and fe (© correlation between the climate and the (©) India isa Tand of fora and fauna character of the inhabitants of a region (©) Indian people have been rewarded mor generously by nature in proportion t @ hardships caused by natural calamities their efforts (@) Indian soil is suited for growing « variety of crops 42, Which one of the following civilizations did not have to face hardships due to bad winter? |.44, Which trait of Indian character has beer (a) Indian formed by the monsoon ? (a) Fatalism ©) Greek (©) Sturdiness © Chinese (©) Asceticisin @ Roman (@) Epicureaniam B-OEBB-M-HBS . (6-A)Directions (For the 06 items that follow) : 48. You'll In the following sentences, some parts of the now how to do it have to sentences have been jumbled up. You are required P Qc to rearrange these parts which are labelled P, , R, ‘because she does not help her S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper R 8 sequence and mark in your answer sheet . ingly. ‘The correct sequence should be (®) “QSPR 45. she and neither have! the assignment yet OO >) SRPQ P Q R hasn't finished © QPRS S (a) QSRP ‘The correct sequence should be (@) QRSP 49, Would you ©) * QPSR like to come on Saturday @ PQsR Fr Q @ PSR 2 at the International House toa concert 46. himself a child can usually feed R Ss PQ R The correct sequence should be by the age of six months (a) PQRS s (6) PSQR ‘The correct sequence should be @ RSPQ () QPRS @ PQsR (&) SR@P @ PQRS | (@ RPS 50. Itis tobe admitted not necessary that 47, Every experience in life makes : 3 on some of the cells or other nerve centres neers P Q R ofthe brain an impression you qualify an entrance examination R 8 8 ‘The correct sequence should be The correct sequence should be (@) SPRQ (@) SRQP &) QRSP ®) QSPR @ RSPQ © QRPS (a) PSQR @ SRPQ B-OEBB-M-HBS (7-A)51. Consider the following statements about the National Cyber Security Policy. approved by the Union Cabinet in May 2013 : 1. The policy focuses on manpower training. ° 2, Tt aims to create a secured computing environment across the country. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? 55. (@) lonly (6) 2only © Both Land 2 @ Neither 1 nor 2 52, Which of the following statements about Dr. Aparajita Datta is/are correct ? 1. She is a wildlife biologist. 2 She has been working for the . conservation of hornbills in the dense | 5. tropical forests of Arunachal Pradesh, * 3. She was honoured with the Whitley ‘Award, also known as Green Oscar, in the year 2013 in London. Select the correct answer using the code given below : @ 1,2and3 57. @) 2and 3 only (Land 2 only {@) Bonly 58. Who among the following won the Men's Singles title of the Madrid Open Tennis Tournament, 2013 ? (a) Novak Djokovie (®) Rafael Nadal (©) Roger Federer @ Stanislas Wawrinka B-OEBB-M-HES, (8A) PART B 54. Which one among the following films was presented the Best Feature Film award in the 60" National Film Awards ? (@) Dekh Indian Circus (b) Vicky Donor (©) Pan Singh Tomar (@) Chittagong Which one among the following is an indigenously built Weapon System Integrated helicopter handed over to the Indian Army in February 2013 by Hindustan Aeronautics Lid. ? : (@) Varun (b) Indra (Rudra @) Shiva Who among the following is the Chairman of the Fourteenth Finance Commission ? (a) Abhijit Sen (bo) Y.V. Reddy (© Amartya Sen @ — Montek Singh Ahluwalia Which of the following statements about ‘Chit Fund in India is/are correct ? 1, It isa kind of savings scheme. 2 There are no Acts regulating the activities relating to Chit Funds in India. Select the correct answer using the eode given below = (@) only &) only (© Both1and2 (@) Neither 1 nor 251. 52, 53. B-OEBB-M-HBS ans wg 2013 8 deta afeisc ae opie wea art gar Aft 8 watts Retatsd seat fear fie : 1. Fe sf srrafts sre oe iF 8 2 eens atta aioe aera sar ar ae Tae 2 | ude wei a aaa wel 88? @) aa 1 ) 7a 2 @ 132 @ ahiqde2 a. amon ca @ afta Prafatisn eri a ame aa 88? 1 2a aaah ota art 81 2. a areoreer wen 3 TA gornfeaette sat wast & ear & erg ard aah at E 3. Fe at 2013 4, clea 4, feeectt gree A, hf dt attcer ft peer 2, eect faa | a feu me qe ar weit a a BR AT: f@) 1,238 &) tae 23 3 © Parise @ a3 Frafitaa 4 8 frat, 2013 7 ARs sites She gatiie ar yee uae ferara sft a7 (a) Fare stairs ) Roe tse @ wise @ Reena arafter (9- 5B. 56. 87. 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(a) He worked mainly in solid-state and structural chemistry’ (b) He is the head of the Scientific Advisory Council to the President of India (©) He was conferred with China's top science award for the year 2018 for his contributions in boosting Sino-Indian scientific cooperation @ He is a member of the US National Academy of Sciences Identify the person from the information given below : He was a popular Urdu poet and Hindi lyricist, who worked extensively in Hindi films. He was a Padma Shri and won two Filmfare awards. The President of India recently released a commemorative postage stamp on his birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan. (a) Khayyam (b) Sahir Ludhianvi (© Ali Sardar Jafri @ — Salik Lucknawi Directions : The following 07 (Seven) items consist of two statements, statement I and statement I. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the code given below : 61. 62, (10-A) (@) Both the statements are individually true and Statement IT is the correct explanation of Statement I () Both the Statements are individually true but Statement I is not the correct explanation of Statement I (©) Statement I is true but Statement II is false (@) Statement 1 is false but Statement IT is true Statement I: ‘The process of decay and disintegration of rocks in situ is called weathering. Statement IT: Weathering takes place both mechanically and chemically. Statement I: Doldrums is a calm belt between 5° N and 5° S of the equator. Statement II: ‘The sun rays strike almost vertically over the equator throughout the year.1 58, Prfefad i a at, dre gor. sear ws 59. B-OEBB-M-HBS, aed site fe zai’ ag? 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(112A) @) aa we mae. wer f oft ar 1 Be Tar ae aT e 0) eet wer cafe: ara & afer ser 1, wee a wel ean et 2 ©) Ber 1 aed 8 Shr BRAT SHEAR @) AT eer afar Ger TS we: tal a eee a ait fer ar AA TT ager & | eT IL: aera daa, ea Taree: oH et a eT 8 | wer: que tar 5°N aft oes & ota At wate tise Baer Segra weer & | wer IT: yea ten eR at Gee ae Ft fect ora: weater vet € 167. B-OEBB-M-HBS Statement I: In the 19" century, India was the largest British colony. Statement II India became a big market for British manufactured goods and a field of investment for foreign capital in the 19 century. Statement I: Glass is not considered as a true compound, Statement IT: Glass does not have a definite melting point. Statement I: Limestone decomposes when it is heated in air. Statement I: Increase in the content of CO, in the atmosphere in recent years is mainly due to the using of limestone in the manufacture of coment, Statement I Very little hydrogen is produced when sulphuric acid is added to calcium, Statement IT: The salt that is produced, calcium sulphate, is ingoluble. Statement I: Zine is used for galvanization ta protect iron from rusting, Statement I: Zine is more renctive towards oxygen than iron. 68. 69. 70. 1. (12-A) Which of the following are the-results of El Nino? 1. Reduction in the amount of planktons which further reduces the number of fish in the sea. 2 Irregularities in the evaporation of sea water. Distortion of equatorial atmospheric circulation. Select the correct answer using the code given below : (@) land only (b) 2and 3 only © land 3 only @) 1,2and3 ‘Esker’ is a geomorphic feature developed by (@) mechanical weathering (b) river action (©) glaciofluvial deposits @) aeolian deposits It is known that the atmosphere is divided into some layers. In which one among the following layers, is the —_ percentage composition of Helium gas maximum ? @) Troposphere (b) Stratosphere (©) Exosphere (d) lonosphere The rigid lithospheric slabs are known as ‘Plates’. What would be the result, if the oceanic plate collides with the continental plate? 1. Oceanic plate is forced below the continental plate. 2 Continental plate is forced below the oceanic plate. 3. Continental and oceanic plates never collide, Select the correct answer using the code given belo (@) Lonly ) 2only ©) Land 2only @ = 1,2and365. eT. 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Bundelkhand 2.‘ Sandstone, upland Shale, Limestone C. Meghalaya 3. Granite and upland Gneies D. Maharashtra 4, - Basalt plateau Code : AB c oD @) 2 3 1 04 ) 2 1 3 4 © 4 38 1 2 @ 4 1 3 2 B-OEBB-M-HBS 74, 1. 76. 17. (14-A) “@ Jawahar highway passes through (e) Pir Panjal range (©) Karakoram range (© Zaskar range (a) Dhauladhar range tunnel on Jammu-Srinagar What would be the date and local time of a place located at 88°30’ E longitude when the local time at 0° longitude is 19-00 hrs. of 28" February 2013? (a) 23-54 hrs. of 28" February (©) 00-84 hre. of 1 March © 23-30 hrs, of 28 February (@) 00-44 hrs. of 1 March Which of the following statements about tornadoes are correct ? 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Select the correct answer using the code given below : (a) lonly ) only © Both land2 @ Neither 1 nor 2 Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists : Listi List 1 (Mineral) (Location in Map) Ge A. Mica B. Chromite C. Magnesite D. Zine Code: @) ) © @ ‘The term ‘albedo’ implies the (a) capacity to absorb solar radiation. (®) capacity to modify the path of solar radiation. : ae ee D B 2 3 2 3 (© proportion of the shortwave solar radiation reflected by a surface. @ amount of solar radiation returned to air by a surface. Bi. (16-A) Which of the following statements are correct ? 1, Assam produces nearly 80% of jute in India. 2. Jute grows well on loamy soil. 3. Hot and humid conditions are ideal for growing jute. 4, dute is commonly cultivated with wheat in rotation. Select the correct answer using the code given below : () 1,2and3 &) = 2,3and4 © 2and3only @ Land 4 only The Indian Standard Time is ahead of Greenwich Mean Time by (a) 8 hrs and 30 minutes (ob) 4hrs and 30 minutes (© Shrs and 30 minutes @ hrs and 30 minutes Which of the following is the characteristic of Mediterranean climate ? main (a) High temperature throughout the year (©) Rainfall throughout the year (©) Rain in winter season (@) Conveetional rain Which one, among the following atmospheric gases, filters out most of the ultraviolet radiation of the Sun ? (@) Oxygen () Nitrogen © Helium @ Ozone73. B-OEBB-M-HBS Prafatan wert 3a ae-aa wet 8 2 1 peal & ye & fwe areft ary targa se Bete | 2. gat & os & fee ach ag F ates sme art A set ary ak oe aor ala Et AS faq me ag ar aT aR aA Se PAC: @) Far ) Fae 2 (© 13% 2 a @ atiate aa 1a ah 1 8 gifts Hihie otk fea Ae Re ne Re a wi ae wa ae GFT : att ein (stra) (Fat F ear) ©. 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(a) Pressure gradient () Friction (© Magnetism @) Coriolis effect 86, Presbyopia is a visual defect caused by * (@) Elongation of the eye ball. (6) Shortened curvature of the eye lens (©) Weakening of the ciliary muscles. @) Gradually increasing flexibility of the * eye lens. 87. Which one among the following animals docs not undergo periodic moulting of their external body covering ? (a) Cockroach (b) Cobra (© Earthworm (@) Dragonfly 88. Which one among the following organs in humans is not involved in elicitation of immune response ? (@) Thymus (6) Brain © +Spleen (a) Lymph Nodes 89. From which part of turmeric, is the turmeric powder obtained ? (@) Dried rhizome ®) Dried root © — Dried fruit qd) Seed 90. Which one among the following substances is never excreted out through urine under normal circumstances in any healthy individual ? (@) Urea . ) Sodium © Amine acid @ ~~ Potassium B-OEBB-M-HBS 93. 4, (18-A) Which one among the following animals gives birth to the biggest baby ? (@) Elephant (b) Rhinoceros : (Blue whale {@) Hippopotamus Muscles of which one among the following body parts contract slowly but can remain contracted for » longer time ? {a) Face ) Arms () Intestine @ Legs Solutions of three enzymes were prepared namely lipase, trypsin and amylase, in order to remove stains from a piece of cloth, Out of these three enzyme solutions, only lipase could completely remove the stain. This indicates that the stain was due to. @) Oi ) Protein (©) Mixture of protein and oil (@ _— Stareh containing plant pigment Which one among the following diseases is not caused by polluted water ? (2) Dysentery (bo) Jaundice (© Typhoid | (@ Tuberculosis Which one among the following animals is a mammal? Great Indian Bustard @) (b) Gharial © ‘Platypus @ ~~ Hornbill87. 89. B-OEBB-M-HBS fafa 1a saa wm, we A fen a wart Ga aren wee ag 2? @ aa yam oir ©) Pad @ *itsifee wre ‘araegeftier, wa Gf ate, fase sree & eter 8 ? 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Which of the following statements with regard to the ‘Fifth Report’ isfare correct ? 1, Jt was submitted to the British Parliament in 1813 for consideration. 2 It became the basis of intense parliamentary debates on the nature of the East India Company's rule in India. 3. It was primarily on the economic conditions of the urban and industrial centres of Indi. Select the correct answer using the code given below : (@) land only (b) 1 and 2 only © 2only @) 1,2and3 Consider the following statements about Sali Satyagraha ; 1. It was a form of Civil Disobedience, 2. It was the first nationalist activity in which women participated in large numbers. : 8. Gandhiji first experimented with Salt Sotyagraha in South Africa. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? @) Lonly (%) only © Land 2 only @ = 1,2and3 B-OEBB-M-HES 100. (20-A) Which of the following statements about Ryotwari system is/are correct ? 1. The government collected the revenue directly from the individual cultivators. 2. The cultivators were not recognized in Jaw as the owners of the land. Select the correct answer using the code given below : @) Lonly () 2only © Both 1 and2 @ Neither Lnor 2 Which of the following statements about Russia is/are correct ? 1. Russia emerged as the first socialist state in the world. 2. — Socialist state in Russia was established by Bolsheviks in 1917. Select the correct answer using the code given below : @) Lonly ) 2only (© Both 1and 2 (a) Neither 1 nor 2 Consider the following statements » 1. Dadabhai Naoroji first put forward ‘the theory of drain of wealth’. 2, ‘The Indian National Congress adopted 4 resolution to criticize the drain of wealth in its annual session at Caleutta in 1896. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (@)Lonly ®) 2only © Both 1and2 @) Neither 1 nor 28-OEBB-M-HBS 96, ‘figs fe were 4, fefefad Fa Bra Her Tel a ? 1. ae 1813 4 fae day aa Prat sega FI 7g | 2 meu a fe Sem Set Bowe wet fer ame dada aa arent wi | 3. Fe RE wna & well ote stettire Seal A onfhes eensit & ak F a #8 Ru re ee ar we ae aA aH BART faa 1 att 3 waa 1 oi 2 aa 2 1,2 3 8 @) (b) © dd Re ream 7% ait Paferfert wert we fran fife: 1. ae BATT aM HH ET TY 2. we vee uaa ntafetts sft farent afgensit 4 md den am fear | 3. nits A adn ame are wt yar ‘eff nba fe | sade met a Shane we ae? @) S741 @) Baa 2 “© waaiake @ L233 (2t- 98. 100. A) decane? ora % ware § frrafeaa FS SATIS HH TE BE? 1 weer wm Pre 8 mrenend a ay aggh wet ft | 2. peel a iq ar afer a At are area oe et eft Aa Ra ag qe ar veh eC aE TR AE @) Faa1 &) Aa 2 © 13h 2 et @ amiase wa} aery Ff fafatea 8 ame sa7 we ee? 1. Be den F adwem card os} eT aon oT! 2 Be a eared ces A caren aeaaat A197 FH A fee ne Ee aT et ae aS SR GPA : @ Fat ) ae 2 © 132 et @ ahiade frafefad seri we fren fife : 1. Beng ash ave aeafer ora wT Fergia’ faeries fern 2, 1806 F ara & eas ais ar F oredr wit site A amt srraet At sare et ar see ferear | sage seri 38 sae wet BE 2 @ Far o) Sa 2 © 132 et @ waiase101. Which of the following statements about Quit | 103, Match List I with List Il and select the correct India Movement of 1942 is/are correct ? answer using the code given below the Lists : 1. The movement was massive in List J Liat character. (Book/Journal) (Author/Editor) 2 One of the unique features of the A. Bande Mataram 1. Aurobindo Ghosh movement was the participation of the B. New Indi 2. Mahat - communists at the local level defying ry New ine etietral Gaal the official stand of the Communist ©. India Today 3. Bipin Chandra Pal . Party. D. Young India 4. RP. Dutt 3. It was a completely non-violent Code: movement. A B.c oD Select the correct answer using the code given @* 4 8 2 below : ® 1 8 4 2 i) Realy @ 2 3 4 1 &) Lande @ 2 4 8 4 Bont © Ponly 104. For Mahatma Gandhi, Satyageaha is (@ “Lena s 1. a political force. 2. a philosophy of life. 3. an ideology of action. - Select the correct answer using the code given 102. Consider the following statements : below : 1, Annie Besant was the first woman (a) Land2only President of the Indian National (bt) 2and 3 only Congress. © Land 3 only @ 1,2ana3 2. The historic Lucknow session of the Congress in 1916 was presided by | 105. What was the common element among the ‘Madan Mohan Malviya. following three newspapers ? @ — The Servant of India 3. Mohatma Gandhi presided over the @® Dayan Prakash annual session of Congress only once at Gi) Hitawad Belgaum in 1924, (a) They were newspapers brought out by the Indian National Congress (b) They were newspapers under the (@) 1,2 and3 influence of socialism (©) They were newspapers of moderate views brought out by the Servants of Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? ®) 2and3only © 1and3 only India Society (@) They represented the Trade Union @ ~~ lonly Movement in India 8-OEBB-M-HBS (22-A)+ 201, 102. 1942 % Saree Stal stidier? & at 4 Prefers Ha ate wer wal 88? 1. Fe Um safafteara wha ar aiidler 27 | 3 aiden A sriteh fatemat Ha we we of fe ware am aatfeat + amead ca % afrga star A sag wa Be we aridters Fa fee | we pia: afer sidters a | AR Re re Ee aT ve a Hel TAT BU: @ Fa ) 132 @ aqa2 @ 133 . 2. 3. Prater sent wz fram fife : 1. Oh ade uedia aia atte A tech after reat a | 2 Wer wet media 3 isis H aire & ‘Utes wars wa Al srereraT Ait 3. Neem viet Fo Sat TH an, 1924 F form faite & ais oo A Sere aad eur 4a sana wa 84? @ 1233 &) Fra ght 3 © sari sits @ Fa B-OEBB-M-HBS: 103. 104, 105. (23-A) ahi a ae 18 aie Afi stk _afeat Aa feu me ae wr wat ae BE ST GPA aa an (Fer I) (eres (ae) A Samm 1. Rhee ate B. ita 2, meran mie c. uz 3, Baas we “op. area 4. ota. ar ae: A B C.D @ 1 4 8B 2 o) 1 3 4 2. @ 2 a 4 1 @ 2 4 8 4, werent met fore Brae 1 We unlit aa 2 share 21 3a. wif Pere 2 88 feu ne Re I aT at a TH GAT: @) Baa ake ~ () Sac 2 dt 3 @ tari aits @ 12383 : Prafaioa fa aaraccat § adie at en a? . @ Rade aie ee - Gi) TA WRT Gi) fear * @ 3% aea age sila go Pa me warera & ) a aang % wrarehg waa & © Vana dae aes ge Sow Ae Prard AATaR-Wa @ FR oa Ft mq da aie A106, it has reduced us politically to serfdom. It has sapped the foundations of our culture ... it has degraded us spiritually.” This was Mahatma Gandhi complaining of the ill-effect on Indians of which sctionipolicy of the colonial government ? (@) Salt tax () Inadequate franchise (©) Press Act (@) Rowlatt Act 1. 107. The Indian National Congress was founded during the Viceroyalty of (@) Lord Lytton @) Lord Ripon (© Lord Dufferin (2) Lord Mayo 108. Kandh Revolt against the British was led by (a) Chakra Bishoyi (®) Dandasena © Tomma Dora @ Birsa Munda 109. The implementation of factory legislation in India in the nineteenth century was a result of the pressure on the Government of India from 113, (®) the trade unionists in India (b) the socialists in India (©) the manufacturers from Lancashire and Manchester (@ the Indian National Congress 110, Who among the following was the President of Indian National Congress when India attained independence ? (@) Jawaharlal Nehru (@) Vallabhbhei Patel (© Maulana Azad (d) Acharya Kripalani B-OEBB-MHBS (24-a) 111. Who among the following has described the uprising of 1857 as the First Indian War of Independence ? @) SN. Sen @&) RC. Majumdar © BG. Tilak @ =~ VD. Savarkar Arrange the following events of Indian freedom movement in correct sequence beginning from the eorliest : 1. Second Round Table Conference 2. Communal Award 3. Poona Pact 4, Simon Commission Select the correct answer using the code given below : @ 123-4 @) 48-21 © — 4-1-2-3 @) 321-4 Consider the following statements : 1 Morley—Minto reforms ended the official majority in state legislative assemblies. 2. Despite the Government of India Act, 1909 the non-officials were elected to Jocal bodies indirectly. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (a) lonly ) only © Bothiand2 @ ~~ Neither 1 nor 2106, 107. 108. 109, 110. B-OEBB-M-HBS “_7e i units wy a eRe aH a arr 2 1 seh ware aepla Ft sia st are wT fea 2... wa wi onfare ao a da ae fer 2? ae anette ot ug amd, sohaet sea % fra arieta & at wera Fi, waren aA gAT fararaa aft 2 (a) FT a >) areata warfare © fie @ tee tee one uaa site fee ager & thr eenfita ot ag tt 2 (@) até fees @) ais for © Fis safe @ weet fates & fares aa Page a Agee fares fear mn? Co) om Fete ® wer © are @ frends sai eae Fura A back wR ary HoT radia sean fie Tava or ae aT? (a) ATGha ayy Get aT &) ata aorta a © corer cen desea & fafsfiensit sr @ wnde ogra ate a aa ane 3 wadam wa A, ae urcte oa wilt a1 orang frafetsa #8 ata a? (@) saree Fee @) TENME wee © that sisrg @ anal geet (25-A) wu. 112. 13. frafafas 4 2 fire, 1857 % facia at yen undia cana gg Ht dat a? @ Wa. &) amt, TEA © ash. far @ AS. creat uneiia cadad aiden ht Peafefet seas St orem & win ae we sae Falla aif : 1. feta tte ts arte 2. Bisa afta Gage aad) a. ar easter 4. Wen aie A feu me Ee ar we aK TA TE BA = @ : &) © @ 123-4 4-321 A128 B24 Prafefas seat a Bran Aire ; : 1 Wie fae que 3 ea feu wait F erenhta aera BATE a tt 2, sna aan offen, 1900 % aay, themed safe ware fren # sever wad faite a | aah wert 8 a aaa wa Be 2 @) Baa 1 &) saa 2 © 13 2a @ aiiade2114, 115, 116. nt. No Indian “shall by reason only of his religion, place of birth, descent, colour or any of them be disabled from holding any office or employment under the company.” This was a pledge first given by the (a) Charter Act of 1813 () Charter Act of 1833 (©) Queen’s Proclamation of 1858 @ Indian Civil Service Act of 1861 A beautiful rainbow on the sky is due to the (a) dispersion of sunlight from a water droplet only. @) reflection of sunlight from a water droplet only. (©) reflection and refraction of sunlight from a water droplet only. @) refraction, dispersion and reflection of sunlight from a water droplet. ‘The weight of an object may be assigned by using Newton's (@) _ first law of motion. (®) second law of motion. © third law of motion. @ laws of gravitation. Accurrent of 0:5 A is drawn by a filament of an electric bulb for 20 minutes, The amount of electric charge that flows through the circuit is @ 10 &) 10C © 600 @ 3000 B-OEBB-M-HBS (26 - 18, 119. 120, A) Which one among the following properties of a proton may change while it moves freely in a magnetic field ? (a) Speed &) Charge © Mass @ Velocity Power required by a boy of mass 30 kg to run up a staircase of 40 steps in 10 seconds is (Height of each step is 15 cm) (ake g = 10 mis”) fe) 1800 Watt ©) 180 Watt (&) 18000 Watt (a) 18 Watt The figure given above shows the temperature (1) - time (t) plot when we start heating a piece of naphthalene. The temperature (T*) at the plateau of the curve signifies (a) boiling point of naphthalene, (b) freezing point of naphthalene. (©) melting point of naphthalene. (a) the temperature when naphthalene undergoes a chemical change upon heating.4. BE Mh nda “ae ot ad, oer, a, anf an gal O Regt & af arm Ser & ani we ug ao there omer ae A ore aT @m |” ae aaa wdoer feet gro fear aT a? 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(Qe) Apres ar ET (b) Ageia ar fears (Agata er ares @ a am Rau, afta fe ar wz, Agata a en carats otada ater 8121. A piece of paper and a coin both having the same mass are dropped from the 10% floor of, a building. The piece of paper would take more time to reach the ground because {a) gravitational pull on the paper is less than the coin. {b) buoyant force on the piece of paper is more than that on the coin, (©) buoyant force on the coin is more and acts in the downward direction, (a) _ the piece of paper takes a longer path to reach the ground, 122. During sunrise and sunset, sun appears reddish-orange because {@) during that time sun emite only reddish-orange light. {b) all other colours are absorbed by the atmosphere. (©) reddish-orange light is least scattered by the atmosphere. @ all other colours apart from reddish-orange are reflected back by the atmosphere. 128. Ohm's law ean algo be taken as a statement for . (@) conservation of energy. (©) conservation of electric charge. (© conservation of angular momentum, @) _non-onservation of momentum of the flowing charges. 124, Motion, of a particle can be described in x-direction by x= asin ot, and y-direction by y= bcos ot. The particle is moving on (@) _acireular path of radius ‘a’. (&) acircular path of radius ‘b’. © anclliptical path. (@) a straight line. B-OEB8-M-HBS 125. x, t The plot given above represents displaceme ‘x’ of a particle with time ‘t. The particle is @ moving with uniform velocity. (>) moving with acceleration. (©) moving with deceleration. (@) executing a periodic motion. 126. A bullet of mass 20 gm is fired in ¢ horizontal direction with a velocity 150 n from a pistol of mass 1 kg. Recoil velocity the pistol is (a) 3mis ) Skm/s © 300 m/s @ 1/3 mis 127. —@O- | 16 volt k y k 192 | 12 wa 12 What should be the reading of the voltmeter in the circuit given above ? (All the resistances are equal to 19 and t battery is of 1:5 volt) (@) 1-5 volt (b) 0°66 volt © 1 volt @) 2volt (28-A)