1.

The Govt of India has decided to declare which of the following rivers a Nati
onal River?
(1) Brahmaputra
(2) Yamuna
(3) Ganga
(4) Kaveri
(5) None of these
Ans: (3)
2. Satanic Verses is a book by
(1) Amitav Ghosh
(2) Arundhati Roy
(3) VS Naipaul
(4) Kiran Desai
(5) Aravind Adiga
Ans: (5)
3. Which of the following schemes launched by the Govt of India provides a guara
nted 100 days employment to rural employment-seekers in India?
(1) Bharat Nirman
(2) Swarnjayanti Grameen Rozgar Yojana
(3) National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(4) National Food for Working programme
(5) None of these
Ans: (3)
4. Which of the following is the duration of the present Five-Year Plan?
(1) 2008-12
(2) 2009-13
(3) 2007-12
(4) 2006-11
(5) None of these
Ans: (3)
5. Union government raised the ad valorem duty (export duty) on iron ore exports
to what per cent from 20 per cent?

(1) 30%
(2) 33%
(3) 41%
(4) 43%
(5) None of these
Ans: (1)
6. Union government on 3 January 2012 approved Reliance Industries' (RIL) invest
ment plan for developing four satellite fields in the flagging KG-D6 block. What
was the proposed sum to be invested for developing the satellites?
(1) $1.500 billion
(2) $1.692 billion
(3) $1.529 billion
(4) $1.375 billion
(5) None of these
Ans: (3)
7. India approved the acquisition of French advanced missile systems to arm the
Mirage-2000 fighter jets. Consider the following statements:
(i) The cabinet committee on Security cleared the contract for the fire and for
get MICA with French company MBDA.
(ii) MICA are interception and aerial combat missiles.
Choose the right option:
(1) Both i and ii are correct.
(2) Only i is correct.
(3) Only ii is correct.
(4) Neither i nor ii is correct.
(5) None of these
Ans: (1)
8. Which PSU announced on 2 January 2012 that its board approved in a meeting he
ld on 30 December 2011 the switching over to internationally-accepted Gross Calo
ric Value-based pricing mechanism?
(1) BHEL
(2) ISPAT
(3) CIL

(4) IOC
(5) None of these
Ans: (3)
9. Which world renowned architect was bestowed with Goa's highest civilian honou
r, the Gomant Vibhushan, on the eve of the Golden Jubiliee of Goa's Liberation o
n 18 December 2011?
(1) Michael Hopkins
(2) Kengo Kuma
(3) Charles Correa
(4) Kevin Kennon
(5) None of these
Ans: (3)
10. The Union cabinet of India on 22 December 2011 approved __ percent share for
minorities within the 27% OBC quota in jobs and university seats.
(1) 4.5
(2) 5.6
(3) 3.4
(4) 5
(5) None of these
Ans: (1)
General English
Directions (Q. 11-13): Read the following passage carefully and answer the quest
ions given below it. Certain words are printed in bold to help you to locate the
m while answering some of the questions.
Long ago, the Kingdom ofGandhara was ruled by ajust and good King. His subjects
were very content, but as the King grew older, everyone wondered anxiously what
would happen to the Kingdom After all the King did not have any children who cou
ld take over the reins of the Kingdom.
Now, the King was an avid gardener and put lots oftime and effort into tending h
is garden and planting the finest flowers, fruits and vegetables. One day, he pr
oclaimed, "Tomorrow, I shall distribute seeds to the children of the Kingdom. Th
e one who is able to grow the biggest, healthiest plant within three months will
be the prince or the princess." The next day, there was a long line of parents
and children outside the palace. 'Everyone was eager. to get a seed and have the
opportunity to be the next King. A poor farmer's son was among these children.
Like the King, he too was fond of gardening. His backyard was full of beautiful
plants. He took the seed from the King and planted it in a pot with great care.
The weeks passed and he plied it with water and manure, but no plant appeared. H
e tried changing the soil and even transferred the seed to another pot, but at t
he end of three months, nothing had grown.
At last, the day came when the children had to go to the King to show him their
plants. They started walking to the palace, dressed in their best, holding beaut

iful plants in their hands. The farmer's son stood sadly, watching them go by. H
is father had watched him working hard with the seed and felt sorry for him. "Wh
y don't you go to the King with the empty pot?" he suggested. "At least he will
know you tried your best." So the farmer's. son too wore his best clothes and jo
ined the others outside the. palace, holding his empty pot in his hand and ignor
ing the laughter of those who saw him.
Soon the King arrived and began his inspection. "Ihave watered this beautiful fl
ower with the water from the sacred river," said one. "I have kept my plant in a
beautiful glass house to protect it from bad weather," said another. "I have sp
ent all my spare time caring for this plant," said a third. Thus the children ca
me forward one by one holding flowers of different shades, which were both beaut
iful and healthy. The King however did not' look h~ppy. At the end of the line s
tood the farmer's son, and when the King reached him, he stopped in surprise. "C
hild, why have you come with an empty pot? Could you not grow anything?"
The boy looked down and said, "Forgive me, Your Highness. I tried my best, I gav
e it the best soil and manure I ' had, but the plant would not grow." The King's
face broke into a smile. He enveloped the farmer's son in his arms and announce
d, "Here is the crown prince! I had given everyone . roasted seeds, which would
never grow. I wanted to see which child would admit he or she had not been ,able
to grow anything, Only this boy told the truth I am sure he will rule our Kingd
om with integrity," And that was what happened. When the King grew old and died
many years later, the farmer's son, who had learnt everything from him, came to
the throne and ruled Gandhara justly.
11. Which of the following can be said about the King's subjects?
(A) They were all prosperous and could afford fine clothes.
(B) They had lost confidence in the King's ability to rule because he had grown
old.
(C) They often requested the King to marry and start a family.
(1) Only(A)
(2) Both (A) & B)
(3) Only(C)
(4) All (A), (B) & (C)
(5) None of these
Ans: (5)
12. When the seed did not germinate after weeks' efforts why did the farmer's so
n change the soil?
(1) He was persevering by nature
(2) He spent his spare time gardening instead of playing
(3) He loved gardening but was no good at it
(4) He wasted his opportunity to be King
(5) He was the King's favourite subject.
Ans: (1)

13. Why did the King choose the farmer's son as Gandhara's future King?
(1) The King realised that he had a good character and would make a worthy ruler
(2) He knew that he could easily manipulate the farmer's son
(3) He felt sorry for the farmer's son and wanted to give him an opportunity
(4) To reward his honesty in not asking his parents for help to grow the plant
(5) He was the one who pointed out the King's mistake of distributing roasted se
eds
Ans: (1)
Directions (Q. 14-16): Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning ofthe w
ord printed in bold as used in the passage.
14. moribund
(1) declining
(2) waning
(3) thriving
(4) pessimistic
(5) glorifying
Ans: (3)
15. beleaguered
(1) carefree
(2) harassed
(3) stressful
(4) uneventful
(5) evaporating
Ans: (1)
16. raucous
(1) strident
(2) harsh
(3) rough
(4) unprecedented
(5) soft

Ans: (5)
Directions (Q. 17-18): Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning to the
word printed in bold as used in the passage.
17. BEST
(1) Damaged
(2) Inferior
(3) Spoiled
(4) Defective
(5) Cheap
Ans: (2)
18. UNUSED
(1) Accustomed
(2) Routine
(3) Often
(4) Normal
(5) Repeated
Ans: (1)
Directions (Q. 19-20): Which of the phrases 1),2); 3) and 4) given below should
replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence
grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and no
correction is required, mark 5) as the answer.
19. Once the manager approves the plans, it was easy convinced the rest of the t
eam.
(1) was easily convinced
(2) will be easy to convince
(3) has easily convinced
(4) being easy to convince
(5) No correction required
Ans: (2)
20. During the meeting he discussed each of the suggestions and how they are cou
ld be implemented.
(1) that they are
(2) why they could

(3) how it could'

(4) when there can
(5) No correction required
Ans: (3)
Quantitative Aptitude
Directions (Q. 21-23): What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the
following questions?
21. 47.7 x 12.4 x 8.6 = ?
(1) 5708.423
(2) 52 1 8.665
(3) 6180.656
(4)5086.728
(5) None of these
Ans: (4)
22. 1193.85 (42 1.5) =?
(1) 18.95
(2) 16.25
(3) 19.18
(4) 14.64
(5) None of these
Ans: (1)
23. 7719 + 8725 + 9124=?
(1) 21911
(2) 28388
(3) 20578
(4) 24964
(5) None of these
Ans: (5)
24. 18 children can do a piece of work in 12 days. How many children would be r
equired to do the same work in 8 days?
(1) 12
(2) 18

(3) 24
(4) 27
(5) None of these
Ans: (4)
25. The product of two successive numbers is 9506. Which is the smaller of the t
wo numbers?
(1) 96
(2) 97
(3) 98
(4) 99
(5) None of these
Ans: (2)
26. What is 35% of 42% of 6/7 of 500?
(1) 36
(2) 44
(3) 52
(4) 60
(5) None of these
Ans: (5)
Directions (Q. 27-28): What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the
following questions?
27. 64 % of 460 =?
(1) 288
(2) 300.8
(3) 276
(4) 294.4
(5) None of these
Ans: (4)
28. 16I5 + (50 x O.85) =?
(1) 36
(2) 38

(3) 40
(4) 42
(5) None of these
Ans: (2)
Directions (Q. 29-30): What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the f
ollowing questions?
29. 15 % of 15 =?
(1) 2.25
(2) 22.5
(3) 0.15
(4) 0.25
(5) None of these
Ans: (1)
30. 15 + 150 x 12 =?
(1) 165
(2) 1980
(3) 27000
(4) 1815
(5) None of these
Ans: (4)
Reasoning Ability
31. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. W
hich is the one that does not belong to the group?
(1) 99
(2) 143
(3) 132
(4) 88
(5) 126
Ans: (1)
32. In a row of children facing North Samir is 17th from the left end of the row
and second to the right of Jyoti who is fifteenth from the right end of the row
. How many children are there in the row'?
(1) 30

(2) 29
(3) 31
(4) 34
(5) None of these
Ans: (2)
33. Pole H is to the East of pole R and to the North of pole D, Pole D is in whi
ch direction with respect to poleR?
(1) North-East
(2) South-West
(3) North-West
(4) South-East
(5) None of these
Ans: (4)
34. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. W
hich is the one that does not belong to the group?
(1) Sand
(2) Cement
(3) Building
(4) Wood
(5) Bricks
Ans: (3)
35. In a certain code SOLDIER is written as JFSCRNK. How is GENIOUS written in t
hat code?
(1) PVTHHFO
(2) PVTHFDM
(3) PVTHMDF
(4) TVPHFDM
(5) None of these
Ans: (2)
36. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word ELEVATION, each of whic
h has as many letters between them in the word as they have between them in the
English alphabet?
(1) None

(2) One
(3) Two
(4) Three
(5) More than three
Ans: (5)
37. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word MEASURE each of which h
as as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet?
(1) None
(2) One
(3) Two
(4) Three
(5) More than three
Ans: (3)
38. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group.
Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
(1) 39
(2) 63
(3) 78
(4) 37
(5) None of these
Ans: (4)
39. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. W
hich is the one that does not belong to that group?
(1) Blue
(2) Red
(3) Yellow
(4) Violet
(5) Grey
Ans: (5)
40. How many such digits are there in the number 5314679 each of which is as far
away from the beginning of the number as when the digits are rearranged in desc
ending order within the number?

(1) None
(2) One
(3) Two
(4) Three
(5) More than three
Ans: (1)
Computer Knowledge
41. A is a unique name that you give to a file of information.
(1) folder
(2) filename
(3) filename extension
(4) device letter
(5) None of these
Ans: (2)
42. For seeing the output, you use
(1) Monitor
(2) Keyboard
(3) Mouse
(4) Scanner
(5) None of these
Ans: (1)
43. CDs are of which shape?
(1) Square
(2) Rectangular
(3) Round
(4) Hexagonal
(5) None of these
Ans: (3)
44. This type of hardware consists of devices that translate data into a form th
e computer can process
(1) application
(2) input

(3) system
(4) AII of these
(5) None of these
Ans: (2)
45. Which key is used in combination with another key to perform aspecific task?
(1) function
(2) arrow
(3) space bar
(4) control
(5) None of these
Ans: (4)
46. Which of the following will translate images of text, drawings, and photos i
nto digital form?
(1) digitizer
(2) modem
(3) scanner
(4) keyboard
(5) None of these
Ans: (3)
47. Which part is the "brain" of the Computer?
(1) CPU
(2) Monitor
(3) RAM
(4) ROM
(5) None of these
Ans: (1)
48. Something which has easily-understood instructions is said to be
(1) information
(2) word processing
(3) user friendly

(4) icon
(5) None of these
Ans: (3)
49. Information on a computer is stored as
(1) analog data
(2) digital data
(3) modem data
(4) watts data
(5) None of these
Ans: (2)
50. For creating a document, you use _______ command at File Menu.
(1) New
(2) Open
(3) Document
(4) Type
(5 ) None of these
Ans: (1)