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Set 2 – 4th June Shift-II (2019) REASONING ABILITY 1. Which two signs should be interchanged in the 7. Select the venn diagram that best illustrates the following equation to make it correct? relationship between the...

Set 2 – 4th June Shift-II (2019) REASONING ABILITY 1. Which two signs should be interchanged in the 7. Select the venn diagram that best illustrates the following equation to make it correct? relationship between the following classes 18 + 6 – 6 ÷ 3 × 3 = 6 Parents, Rich Persons, Farmers (a) + and – (b) + and ÷ (a) (b) (c) – and ÷ (d) + and × 2. Arrange the following words in a logical and meaningful order (c) (d) 1. medicine 2. Diagnosis 3. Prescription 4. Illness 5. Recovery 6. Doctor 8. In a code language, TEMPLE is written as DKOLDS. (a) 4, 6, 2, 3, 1, 5 (b) 4, 6, 1, 3, 2, 5 How will WORSHIP be written as in that language? (c) 2, 6, 4, 1, 3, 5 (d) 4, 6, 3, 2, 1, 5 (a) OHGRQNV (b) VNQGHOR 3. Select the figure that will come next in the (c) QJITSPX (d) OGHQRVN following figure series ; 9. P is the father of Q and the grandfather of R, who is the brother of S. S’s mother, T, is married to V. T is the sister of Q. How is V related to P? (a) Nephew (b) Brother-in-law (a) (b) (c) Son (d) Son-in-law 10. Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following series? (c) (d) 2, 5, 11, 23, 44, ? (a) 77 (b) 51 (c) 63 (d) 66 4. Three of the following four numbers are alike in a 11. ‘Action’ is related to ‘Reaction’ in the same way as certain way and one is different. Pick the number ‘Stimulus’ is related to ‘________’. that is different from the rest. (a) Reception (b) Vision (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) Response (d) Feedback (c) 56 (d) 30 12. Select the option in which the given figure is 5. If BACK is coded as 11312 and CAKE is coded as embedded 51113, then how will MADE be coded as ? (a) 51413 (b) 54113 (c) 31145 (d) 13145 (a) (b) 6. Select the number-pair in which the two numbers are related in the same way as are the two numbers of the following number-pair 4 : 32 (c) (d) (a) 8 : 248 (b) 5 : 62 (c) 10 : 160 (d) 6 : 108 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | www.adda247.com 1 13. Two different positions of the same dice are 20. How many triangles are there in the following shown. Which number will be at the top if 6 is at figure? the bottom? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4 (a) 14 (b) 18 (c) 20 (d) 16 14. Three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and one is different. Select the odd 21. Select the correct mirror image of the given figure one out. when the mirror is placed to the right of the figure. (a) DGEF (b) HNLJ (c) TWUV (d) MPNO 15. Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the gaps of the given letter (a) (b) series will complete the series. ac__d__b__cbdd__a__bddb (a) bdabc (b) bdbca (c) (d) (c) bdcab (d) cbdbc 16. Two statements are given followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at 22. A paper is folded and cut as shown below. How will variance with commonly known facts, decide it appear when unfolded? which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: Some cars are vehicles No vehicle is a four-wheeler (a) (b) Conclusions: I. No car is a four-wheeler II. All four wheeler are cars (c) (d) III. Some vehicles are cars (a) Only conclusions I and II follow (b) All conclusions follows (c) only conclusion III follow 23. Select the word-pair in which the two words are (d) Only conclusion I follow related in the same way as are the two words in 17. Select the option that is related to the third letter- the following word pair cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster Heat : Sun is related to the first letter-cluster. (a) Home : Terrace (b) Ride : Car (c) Atmosphere : Humidity (d) Vitamin : Fruit BECD : YVXW : : DGEF : ? (a) VRTS (b) WTVU 24. Select the set in which the numbers are related in (c) WUTV (d) XUWV the same way as are the numbers of the following set 18. Select the set in which the numbers are related in (10, 18, 38) the same way as are the numbers of the following (a) (4, 12, 22) (b) (14, 12, 8) set (c) (12, 22, 46) (d) (18, 6, 14 (7, 13, 21) 1 (a) (12, 18, 25) (b) (17, 22, 30) 25. 10 years ago, a father’s age was 3 times that of his 2 (c) (9, 16, 25) (d) (2, 8, 16) son, and 10 yrs from now, the father’s age will be 1 19. Find out the odd word/letters/number/number 2 times that of the son. What will be the sum of 4 pair from the given alternatives the ages of the father and the son at present? (a) Crane (b) Potoo (a) 100 yrs (b) 110 yrs (c) Toucan (d) Bull (c) 115 yrs (d) 120 yrs www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | www.adda247.com 2  GENERAL AWARENESS 26. Which of the following Biosphere Reserves was the 36. Which of the following Public Sector Undertakings first to be established by the Government of India? was accorded the Maharatna status in February (a) Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve 2013? (b) Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (a) BHEL (b) ONGC (c) Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (c) OIL (d) CIL (d) Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve 37. _________is the traditional musical instrument of the 27. _______is a group folk dance of Sikkim performed in Limboo community of Sikkim. honour of Mount khangchendzonga, the guardian (a) Chyap-Brung (b) Jeurum Silly deity of the Sikkimese people (c) Naumati (d) Chutkay (a) Zo-Mal-Lok (b) Tendong Lo Rum Faat 38. How many great powers (Mahajanpadas) existed (c) Chu-Faat in the 7th and early 6th centuries BC, during the life (d) Kinchum-Chu-Bomsa time of Lord Gautam Buddha? (a) 16 (b) 13 28. The ideal of residual powers in Indian constitution (c) 11 (d) 17 has been taken from the constitution of (a) south africa (b) canada 39. Which of the following has a strong fruity (c) japan (d) USA fragrance? (a) Methyl chloride (b) Methanoic acid 29. Name the pass in Uttarakhand which is used by pilgrims to kailash-Mansarovar yatra (c) Methanol (d) Ethyl Acetate (a) Pensi La (b) Lipu Lekh 40. Name the gland that controls the functioning of (c) Banihal pass (d) Khardung La other endocrine glands. 30. Buckminsterfullerene is an allotrope of (a) Pancreas (b) Pituitary gland (a) Boron (b) iron (c) Rineal gland (d) Adrenal Gland (c) Phosphorus (d) Carbon 41. Which team won the Ranji Trophy Final 2017? 31. Name the first ever female prime minister in the (a) Punjab (b) Mumbai world. (c) Vidarbha (d) Delhi (a) Indira Gandhi 42. Name the first Indian budget carrier to join the (b) Sirimavo Bandaranaike international Air transport Association (IATA). (c) Golda meir (a) Indigo (b) Spice jet (d) Elisabeth Domitien (c) Go Air (d) Jet Airways 32. Which panel set up by the Government of India 43. Which of the following is an aldehyde? suggested total decontrol of the sugar industry? (a) Propanal (b) Propanol (a) RamSevak Panel (b) Rangarajan panel (c) Radheshyam panel (d) Sri Krishna panel (c) Propanone (d) Propine 33. In India, the project tiger was started in_________. 44. In march 2019, social media platforms and the (a) 1979 (b) 1973 Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) (c) 1992 (d) 1982 presented a _________ for the General election 2019 to the Election Commission of India. 34. Who was the first ever female secretary general of (a) centre of Voting List SAARC (South Asian Association) for Regional (b) Detailed to Do list Cooperation) (c) precautionary Code (a) Antonio Guterres (d) Voluntary code of Ethics (b) Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed (c) Jeremiah Nyamane Kingsley 45. Who was the founder of the Chalukya dynasty? (d) Madeleine Albright (a) Narasimhavarman (b) Mangalesa (c) Kirtivarman (d) Pulakesin I 35. Which of the following states passed the maintenance of Household registers bill in march 46. Which of the following Articles of the Constitution 2019? of India deals with the Uniform Civil Code? (a) Assam (b) Mizoram (a) Article 43 (b) Article 44 (c) West Bengal (d) Odisha (c) Article 45 (d) Article 46 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | www.adda247.com 3 47. The special Olympics world Games 2019 was 49. Which of the following is NOT one of the inaugurated at __________. monarchical states that existed in the 7th and early (a) Austria (b) Germany 6th centuries BC in India? (c) Sweden (d) Abu dhabi (a) Magadha (b) Vaishali (c) Avanti (d) Kosala 48. Which of the following is the first working prototype of Internet ? 50. Name the state Chandragupta-I got in dowry from the Lichhavis. (a) APNET (b) ANET (a) Ujjain (b) Pataliputra (c) PANET (d) ARPANET (c) Prayaga (d) Saketa QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE 51. If the 8-digit number 789x531y is divisible by 72, 56. The table shows the production of different types then the value of (5x – 3y) is of cars (in thousands) (a) 0 (b) -1 (c) 2 (d) 1 52. The income of Raju is 20% more than his expenditure. If his income increases by 60% and his expenditure increases by 70%, then by what percent does his savings increase/decrease ? (a) it decreases by 10% (b) It decreases by 2% The total production of cars of type B in 2013, (c) it increases by 10% (d) It increases by 2% 2014, 2015 and 2017 taken together is what 53. A triangle ABC is inscribed in a circle with centre O. percent less than the total production of all types AO is produced to meet the circle at K and AD ⊥ BC. of cars in 2017? (Correct to one decimal place) If ∠B = 80° and ∠C = 64° , then the measure of (a) 18.2 (b) 18.4 (c) 15.8 (d) 17.6 ∠DAK is (a) 10° (b) 16° 57. If 0° < θ < 90° and cos²θ = 3(cot²θ – cos²θ) then the 1 −1 (c) 12° (d) 20° value of (2 secθ + sinθ) is 54. If cosθ = 2p/(1+p²), then tanθ is equal to (a) √3 + 2 (b) 2(2 − √3) 𝑝2 2𝑝 (c) 2(√3 − 1) (d) √3 + 1 (a) (b) 1+𝑝2 1−𝑝2 1−𝑝2 1−𝑝2 58. If 16x² + 9y² + 4z² = 24 (x – y + z) – 61, then the (c) 1+𝑝2 (d) value of (xy + 2z) is 2𝑝 (a) 1 (b) 2 55. The table shows the production of different types (c) 3 (d) 5 of cars (in thousands) 59. if x + y + z = 19, xy + yz + zx = 114, then the value of √𝑥 3 + 𝑦 3 + 𝑧 3 − 3𝑥𝑦𝑧 𝑖𝑠 (a) 21 (b) 17 (c) 19 (d) 13 60. In ∆ABC, AD ⊥ BC ad BE ⊥ AC. AD and BE intersect each other at F. If BF = AC, then the measure of ∠ABC is (a) 45° (b) 60° (c) 70° (d) 50° If the data regarding the production of cars of type B is represented by a pie-chart, then the angle of 61. Two circles of radii 10 cm and 8 cm intersect at the the sector representing the production of cars in points P and Q. if PQ = 12 cm, and the distance 2016 will be between the centres of the circles is x cm. The value of x (correct to one decimal place ) is (a) 80° (b) 96° (a) 13.9 (b) 14.8 (c) 60° (d) 72° (c) 13.3 (d) 12.8 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | www.adda247.com 4  2 1 sinθ−2sin3 θ 62. (2cos3θ−cosθ ) + 1, θ ≠ 45°, is equal to 70. The compound interest on a certain sum in 2 2 (a) cosec²θ (b) sec²θ years at 10% p.a. interest compounded yearly isRs (c) cot²θ (d) 2tan²θ 1,623. The sum is (a) Rs 5000 (b) Rs 6000 63. The table shows the production of different types of cars (in thousands) (c) Rs 6500 (d) Rs 7200 71. ∆ABC is similar to ∆DEF. The area of ∆ABC is 100 cm² and the area of ∆DEF is 49 cm². If the altitude of ∆ABC = 5 cm, then the corresponding altitude of ∆DEF is (a) 7 cm (b) 4.5 cm (c) 6 cm (d) 3.5 cm 72. Renu bought an article for Rs 1,240 and sold it at a The ratio of the total production of cars of type C loss of 25%. With this amount, she bought another and E taken together in 2013to the total article and sold it at a gain of 40%. Her overall production of cars of type D in 2014 and 2016 and percentage profit is type E in 2017 taken together is 2 (a) 8 : 13 (b) 5 : 8 (a) 12 (b) 6 3 (c) 13 : 32 (d) 8 : 11 (c) 5 (d) 15 64. if [8(x + y)³ - 27 (x – y)³] ÷ (5y – x) = Ax² + Bxy + 73. How much iron sheet (in m²) will be needed to Cy², then the value of (A + B + C) is construct a rectangular tank measuring 10 m × 8 m (a) 26 (b) 19 × 6 m, if a circular opening of radius one metre is (c) 16 (d) 13 to be left at the top of the tank ? (correct to one 65. A takes 30 minutes more than B to cover a distance decimal place) of 15 km at a certain speed. But if A doubles his (a) 371.6 (b) 370.4 speed, he takes one hour less than B to cover the (c) 372.9 (d) 370.8 same distance. What is the speed (in km/h) of B? (a) 6 (b) 5 74. The table shows the production of different types 1 1 (c) 6 (d) 5 of cars (in thousand) 2 2 66. The value of 5 ÷ 5 of 5 × 2 +2 ÷ 2 of 2 × 5 – (5 – 2) ÷ 6 × 2 is 9 19 (a) (b) 5 10 23 (c) 19 (d) 2 67. If x is subtracted from each of 23, 39, 32 and 56, the numbers so obtained, in this order, are in proportion. What is the mean proportional The production of cars of type A in 2015 and of between (x + 4) and (3x + 1)? (a) 15 (b) 10 type C in 2013 taken together is approximately (c) 12 (d) 14 what percent of the total production of cars type D in five years ? 68. The marked price of an article is Rs 315. it is sold (a) 40.2 (b) 42.4 for Rs288. if there is a loss of 4%, then by what (c) 43.5 (d) 42.8 percent above the cost is article marked? (a) 5 (b) 8 75. The average weight of a certain number of 1 1 (c) 6 (d) 5 students in a class is 68.5 kg. if 4 new students 2 2 having weights 72.2 kg, 70.8 kg, 70.3 kg and 66.7 69. The ratio of the efficiencies of A, B and C is 4 : 5 : 3. Working together, they can complete that work in kg join the class, then the average weight of all the 25 days, A and C together will complete 35% of students increases by 300 g. The number students that work in in the class, initially is : (a) 12 days (b) 10 days (a) 21 (b) 16 (c) 18 days (d) 15 days (c) 11 (d) 26 www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | www.adda247.com 5  ENGLISH LANGUAGE 76. In the sentence identify the segment which 83. Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 5 contains the grammatical error. (a) councillor (b) member She got two quick promotions in order that she has (c) worker (d) mayor good communication skills. (a) two quick promotions 84. Select the wrongly spelt word. (b) she has good communication skills (a) examplify (b) Exhale (c) in order that (c) exempt (d) example (d) she got 85. Select the wrongly spelt word. 77. Select the most appropriate meaning of the (a) comparable (b) comparison given idiom. (c) compitition (d) communication Costs an arm and a leg 86. Select the correct passive form of the given (a) easy to obtain (b) rarely available sentence. (c) nothing to lose (d) very expensive Do not park your car in front of my house. 78. Select the most appropriate word to fill in the (a) your car need to be parked in front of my blank. house The state government argued that it could not (b) your car should not be parked in front of my ________ the increase in the teachers’ salaries as house awarded by the court. (c) your car could not be parked in front of my (a) Stand (b) spare house (c) afford (d) get (d) my house should not be parked in front of your Directions (79-83): In the following passage some car words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate 87. Select the synonym of the given word option for each blank. GARRULOUS (a) Guttral (b) Throaty An Italian mayor has been cleaning the streets along (c) Concise (d) Talkative with his councilors after their town (1) ___________with no manual workers, it’s reported. In fact, (2)_______was 88. Select the antonym of the given word. sweeping the piazza in front of the (3)_______ church in ESCALATE preparation for market day, (4)______ to deputy mayor’s (a) heighten (b) enlarge father and a town councilor armed with a high-pressure (c) raise (d) reduce hose. The town Zerfliu’s last (5)______ retired six months ago and nobody has been hired since then. “We can’t do 89. Select the antonyms of the given word. anything – we are blocked by bureaucracy,” the mayor TENDER says. (a) soft (b) warm (c) gentle (d) rough 79. Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 1 (a) Was left (b) was leaving 90. Select the correct active form of the given (c) has left (d) leaves sentence. 80. Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 2 The main gate of the building was being guarded (a) he (b) it by gun-toting guards. (c) they (d) she (a) Gun-toting guards guarded the main gate of the building 81. Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 3 (b) The main gate of the building were guarding (a) near (b) local gun-toting guards (c) neighbour (d) next (c) Gun-toting guards were guarding the main 82. Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 4 gate of the building (a) also (b) alongside (d) Gun-toting guards have been guarding the (c) along (d) as well main gate of the building. www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | www.adda247.com 6 91. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select D. Officials say they were being transported to the option that gives their correct order. Laos, from where they believed the ivory A. That sort of pollution, which is also would be sold to customers across Asia. widespread in other south-east Asian nations, (a) CBAD (b) ACDB regularly kills wildlife like whales and turtles (c) ABCD (d) CABD that ingest the waste. 96. Select the word which means the same as the B. Environmental groups have tagged the Philippines as one of the world’s biggest ocean group of words given. polluters due to its reliance on single-use A person without a settled home or regular work plastic. who wanders from place to place and lives by C. In Thailand also, a whale died last year after begging. swallowing more than 80 plastic bags. (a) Vagrant (b) itinerant D. In the latest case, a whale with 40 kilos of (c) migrant (d) truant plastic trash in its stomach died on Saturday in 97. Select the word which means the same as the southern Philippines where it was stranded a group of words given. day earlier. A person, animal or plant belonging originally to a (a) BCAD (b) BADC place (c) ABCD (d) DABC (a) alien (b) native 92. Select the most appropriate meaning of the (c) resident (d) occupant given idiom. 98. Select the most appropriate option to Get out of hand substitute the underlined segment in the given (a) get out of control (b) to complete a task sentence. If no substitution is required, select (c) give up something (d) get upset no improvement. 93. Select the most appropriate option to If you join this job now, it proves to be good in the substitute the underlined segment in the given long run. sentence. If no substitution is required, select (a) it has proved to be good No improvement. (b) it will prove to be good I look for a better job for the last two months, but (c) it proves good nothing is in sight. (d) no improvement (a) have been looking for a better job 99. Select the most appropriate word to fill in the (b) have looked for a better job blank. (c) no improvement Scientists at Cambridge University are ________how (d) looked for a better job plants can give us sustainable energy. 94. Select the synonym of the given word (a) looking (b) investigating TILT (c) scrutinizing (d) inspecting (a) Slant (b) Straighten 100. In the sentence identify the segment which (c) cross (d) support contains the grammatical error. 95. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select Due to the cyclone Idai vast areas of land have the option that gives their correct order. been flooded, roads destroyed and A. The elephant tusks were tracked from the communications disrupting in Zimbabwe and Democratic Republic of Congo for two months. Mozambique. B. Customs officials in Thailand say it’s the (a) vast areas of land have been flooded largest seizure in the country’s history. (b) and communications disrupting C. Four tonnes of ivory, with a market value of $6 (c) due to the cyclone idai million – it was an impressive haul. (d) roads destroyed www.bankersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | www.adda247.com 7