Directions for Questions 1 & 2:
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow the passage. Your answer should be based on the passage only.
It has always been clear that a properly designed media programme uses press, posters, printed leaflets, and so on in proportions suitable to the nature of the product itself. In such a programme, television occupies a relatively important place if the product is sold in small quantities. It is regarded as a quick-acting medium, peculiarly suited to promoting ‘impulse purchases’. Larger items, such as cars and refrigerators, may be more profitably advertised in the press as they are examined in greater detail and more leisure than television. Nevertheless, in most mass advertising campaigns, the media are used in combination with each other. It is significant, in this connection, that the poster medium, and outdoor advertising generally are now staging something of a recovery, after sustaining what at first looked like a severe blow at the time of introduction of commercial television.
- 1. A properly designed media programme uses:
(A) A media which depends on the impulse
(B) Television if the commodity is produced on a large scale
(C) Different sources of media according to the type of the product
(D) Money to achieve the target
ANSWER: C
- 2. The producers advertise larger items:
(A) To earn substantial profits
(B) In the press so that the customer may see details leisurely
(C) On television commercials to appeal to the people
(D) To make profit through university graduates
ANSWER: B
Directions for Questions 3 & 5:
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow the passage. Your answer should be based on the passage only.
Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring, for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgement, and disposition of business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one; but the general counsels, and the plots and marshalling of affairs, come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies is sloth; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation; to make judgement wholly by their rules, is the humour of a scholar. Crafty men condemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them; for they teach not their own use; but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation.
- 3. According to the author, why should one study ?
(A) To gather information about the world
(B) To pass time in a creative manner
(C) For pleasure and enhanced capability
(D) For worldly wisdom
ANSWER: C
- 4. Why does the author not recommend too much of studies?
(A) Because it reflects idleness
(B) Because it’s a costly affair
(C) Because its detrimental to health and hygiene
(D) Because it promotes contradiction
ANSWER: A
- 5. Which kind of human beings denounce studies ?
(A) Wise
(B) Stupid
(C) Innocent
(D) Cunning
ANSWER: D
- 6. In communication connotative words are:
(A) Simple
(B) Abstract
(C) Cultural
(D) Explicit
ANSWER: C
- 7. Communication becomes circular when :
(A) The feedback is absent
(B) The decoder becomes an encoder
(C) The channel is circular
(D) The source is credible
ANSWER: B
- 8. The mode of communication that involves a single source transmitting information to a large number of receivers simultaneously is called:
(A) Mass communication
(B) Interpersonal communication
(C) Intrapersonal communication
(D) Strategic communication
ANSWER: A
- 9. Semantic barrier of communication is implied when the:
(A) Receiver is fully attentive
(B) Signal is loud and clear
(C) Receiver fails to understand the meaning
(D) Message is flawlessly implied
ANSWER: C
- 10. In communication the word ‘Haptics’ signifies :
(A) Staggered communication
(B) Spatial communication
(C) Temporal communication
(D) Tactile communication
ANSWER: D
- 11. The technique by which a leader helps to encourage younger colleagues is called as:
(A) Dictation
(B) Mentoring
(C) Networking
(D) Evaluation
ANSWER: B
- 12. Creative thinking and problem solving are two significant forms of
(A) Realistic thinking
(B) Knave thinking
(C) Autistic thinking
(D) Mirage
ANSWER: A
- 13. Effective Time management can contribute to teamwork by:
(A) Creating needless stress and pressure on team members
(B) Allowing team members to work individually according to their ability
(C) Ensuring tasks and deadlines are met efficiently
(D) Sharing secret information to others
ANSWER: C
- 14. Which of the following statements best defines the scope of semiotics?
(A) Semiotics is a study of non-human sign systems only
(B) Semiotics is a study of sound systems of a language
(C) Semiotics is a study of consonants and vowels
(D) Semiotics is a study of sign systems
ANSWER: D
- 15. A major barrier in the transmission of cognitive data during the process of communication is due to an individual’s:
(A) Coding ability
(B) Resolution
(C) Anticipation
(D) Societal status
ANSWER: A
Directions for Questions 16 to 20:
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow the passage. Your answer should be based on the passage only.
The literary distaste for politics, however seems to be focused not so much on the largely murky practice of politics in itself as a subject of literary representation but rather more on how it is often depicted in literature i.e. on the very politics of such representation. A political drama often turns out to be not merely to show readers how things are but has fairly definite ideas about how things ought to be, and precisely what one should think and do in order to make things move in that desired direction. In short, it seeks to convert and enlist the reader to a particular cause or ideology; it often is not literature but propaganda. Another reason why politics does not seem amenable to the highest kind of literary representation seems to arise from the fact that politics by its very nature is constituted of ideas and ideologies. Literature, it is argued, is about human experiences rather than about intellectual abstractions; it deals in what is called the ‘felt reality of human flesh and blood, and in sap and savour rather than in arid and lifeless ideas. In an extensive discussion of the matter in her book Ideas and the Novel, the American novelist Mary McCarthy observed that ideas are still today felt to be unsightly in the novel though that was not so in the 18th and 19th centuries.
- 16. According to the passage, the political drama often turns out to be a
(A) Drama with its own politics
(B) Portrayal of gloomy politics
(C) Literary distaste for politics
(D) Literary misrepresentation of politics
ANSWER: A
- 17. According to the passage, a political drama reveals:
(A) Writer’s perception
(B) Tensions of the world
(C) Realistic perception of the reader
(D) The theme of theatre
ANSWER: A
- 18. Politics by its nature is:
(A) Existing political scenario
(B) Political propaganda
(C) Evaluation of human nature
(D) Ideas and principles
ANSWER: D
- 19. Literature deals with:
(A) Individual experiences and intellectual abstractions
(B) Intellectual abstractions
(C) Human experiences in politics
(D) Felt reality of human life
ANSWER: D
- 20. The observation of Mary MacCarthy discloses:
(A) Unseen felt ideas of today in novel
(B) Unseen felt ideas in drama
(C) Endless ideas in novel
(D) Compatibility between novel and drama
ANSWER: A
Directions (Q. Nos 21 to 30) Fill in the blanks with the correct option.
- 21. The correct antonym of the word phlegmatic is ……….
(A) Energetic
(B) Apathetic
(C) Indifferent
(D) Stoical
ANSWER: A
- 22. The correct synonym of the word ostentatious is ………..
(A) Extravagant
(B) Modest
(C) Reticent
(D) Taciturn
ANSWER: A
- 23. One who traces the history of the descent of families is called ………..
(A) Graphologist
(B) Genealogist
(C) Limerick
(D) Histologist
ANSWER: B
- 24. He and his four brothers love …………. very much.
(A) Each other
(B) Some other
(C) One another
(D) All another
ANSWER: C
- 25. That evening the storm rolled in and there was plenty of thunder and ………
(A) Lightning
(B) Lightening
(C) Roaring
(D) Thundering
ANSWER: A
- 26. He ……….. scarcely see in this light.
(A) Only
(B) Can
(C) Could not
(D) Can’t
ANSWER: B
- 27. Neelima is ……… cleverer than Savita.
(A) More
(B) Very
(C) Positively
(D) Much
ANSWER: D
- 28. It is better to keep one’s head in the face of danger than ……… one’s courage and ………. panicky.
(A) Lose, get
(B) Losing, getting
(C) Quell, bemoan
(D) Look out for, dispel being
ANSWER: A
- 29. Science relating to the formation and development of words is called ………..
(A) Tautology
(B) Lithology
(C) Etymology
(D) Phonology
ANSWER: C
- 30. One who keeps thinking of one particular thing only is …………
(A) Pyromaniac
(B) Psychomaniac
(C) Egomaniac
(D) Monomaniac
ANSWER: D
- 31. The distance between two cities in the Himachal Pradesh is 300 km. Two cars A and B start simultaneously from these stations and move towards each other. The speed of one of them is 7 km/h more than that of the other. If the distance between them after two hours of their start is 34 km, then the speed of car A and car Bare:
(A) 68 km/h and 70 km/h respectively
(B) 63 km/h and 71 km/h respectively
(C) 63 km/h and 70 km/h respectively
(D) 60 km/h and 75 km/h respectively
ANSWER: C
- 32. The missing term in the following sequence
0, 1, 1, , 3, 5, 8, , 21, 34, 55, , 144 are:
(A) 2, 13, 89
(B) 2, 11, 76
(C) 1, 8, 55
(D) 3, 8, 55
ANSWER: A
- 33. Shalini’s mother is 12 years more than twice of Shalini’s age. After 8 years, she will be 20 years less than three times of Shalini’s age. Then the age of Shalini’s mother is:
(A) 44 years
(B) 46 years
(C) 48 years
(D) 50 years
ANSWER: A
- 34. A milkman buys 70 litre of milk for Rs. 1500 and add 5 litre of water. If he sells it at Rs. 24 per litre, then the profit percentage is:
(A) 15%
(B) 20%
(C) 25%
(D) 30%
ANSWER: B
- 35. Mohan Lal purchased an article for Rs. 35,000. He allows a discount of 12% of its marked price and still gains 10%. Then the marked price of the article is:
(A) Rs. 42,750
(B) Rs. 43,550
(C) Rs. 43,750
(D) Rs. 43,000
ANSWER: C
- 36. The compound interest on Rs. 75,000 for three years, at successive interest rates of 4%, 6% and 9% for each year respectively is:
(A) Rs. 15,121.20
(B) Rs. 16,121.20
(C) Rs. 17,121.20
(D) Rs. 19,121.20
ANSWER: A
- 37. A machine costs Rs. 70,000. It depreciates at the rate of 5% in the first year and 10% in the second year. Its depreciated value after 2 years is:
(A) Rs. 59,750
(B) Rs. 59,850
(C) Rs. 59,950
(D) Rs. 59,805
ANSWER: B
- 38. Praveen can complete a piece of work in 30 days, while Mohit can finish i in 25 days. They work together for 10 days, after which Praveen leaves. How many more days will Mohit take to complete the remaining work?
(A) 16/3 days
(B) 20/3 days
(C) 14/3 days
(D) 22/3 days
ANSWER: B
- 39. Two inlet taps can fill an empty tank in 10 hours and 15 hours respectively, while an outlet tap can empty the full tank in 8 hours. If all three taps are opened simultaneously, the tank will be completely filled in:
(A) 20 hours
(B) 23 hours
(C) 24 hours
(D) 25 hours
ANSWER: C
- 40. Two trains, measuring 150 meters and 120 meters in length, are moving in opposite directions on parallel tracksone at a speed of 72 km/h and the other at 36 km/h. They will cross each other in:
(A) 5 seconds
(B) 7 seconds
(C) 9 seconds
(D) 11 seconds
ANSWER: C
- 41. Which one of the following statements is not true?
(A) Number of diagonals in a Polygon of 12 sides = 54
(B) The measure of each exterior angle of regular polygon of 13 sides = 27.690
(C) The sum of all interior angles of a polygon with the 9 sides = 12600
(D) Each exterior angle of a regular octagon = 600
ANSWER: D
- 42. Which one of the following statements about the rhombus is not true ?
(A) Diagonals bisect interior angles
(B) All angles are not right angle
(C) Adjacent sides are equal
(D) Diagonals are equal
ANSWER: D
- 43. Which statement is not true for a kite ?
(A) The diagonals are perpendicular
(B) One pair of opposite angles is congruent
(C) One pair of opposite sides is parallel
(D) Two pairs of consecutive sides are congruent
ANSWER: C
- 44. A hexagonal pyramid has :
(A) 7 vertices, 11 edges and 6 faces
(B) 7 vertices, 12 edges and 7 faces
(C) 7 vertices, 10 edges and 7 faces
(D) 6 vertices, 12 edges and 7 faces
ANSWER: B
- 45. The area of a trapezium is 384 sq. cm. Its parallel sides are in the ratio 3:5, and the perpendicular distance between them is 12 cm. Then the lengths of the parallel sides (bases) of the trapezium are:
(A) 24 cm and 40 cm
(B) 12 cm and 18 cm
(C) 14 cm and 20 cm
(D) 15 cm and 20 cm
ANSWER: A
- 46. A well with an inner diameter of 14 meters is dug to a depth of 15 meters. The excavated earth is spread evenly around the well to a width of 7 meters, forming an embankment. The height of the embankment is:
(A) 4 meter
(B) 5 meter
(C) 6 meter
(D) 7 meter
ANSWER: B
- 47. If = 14 then the value of is:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
ANSWER: A
- 48. , then the value of is :
(A) a2
(B) a2 + b3
(C) 0
(D) 1
ANSWER: A
- 49. The area of region bounded by the straight lines |x| + |y| = 1 is:
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
ANSWER: B
- 50. If one internal angle of a regular polygon is 135°, then the number of diagonals in the polygon is:
(A) 15
(B) 20
(C) 25
(D) 18
ANSWER: B
- 51. Which one of the following is not true?
(A) Two congruent triangles have equal area.
(B) If area of two triangles are equal, then it is not necessary that they are congruent.
(C) Two congruent triangles are always similar and converse is also true.
(D) If base of two triangles is equal then draw perpendicular to the base so that length of two perpendiculars is equal.
ANSWER: C
- 52. If ABC is an isosceles triangles such that AB = BC = 8 cm and ABC angle ABC = 900, then the length of the altitude drawn from B to AC is:
(A) 3 cm
(B) 2 cm
(C) cm
(D) cm
ANSWER: D
- 53. If three points P, Q, R lie on the side BC of the ABC such that BP = PQ = QR = RC . If G be centroid of ABC , then the ratio of areas of PGR and ABC is:
(A) 1:2
(B) 1:3
(C) 1:4
(D) 1:6
ANSWER: D
- 54. The area of the largest triangle that can be inscribed in a semicircle of radius (in square units) is:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
ANSWER: B
- 55. If in the two circles, arc of same length subtend angle 600 and 750 at the centre, then the ratio of their radii is:
(A) 4:5
(B) 2:3
(C) 7:8
(D) 5:4
ANSWER: D
- 56. The Earth completes one full rotation on its axis in 24 hours. How many degrees does it rotate in 4 hours and 12 minutes?
(A) 600
(B) 630
(C) 640
(D) 650
ANSWER: B
- 57. If then the value of is:
(A)
(Β)
(C)
(D)
ANSWER: A
- 58. When the Sun’s altitude is 30°, the shadow of a tower is 15 meters long. What will be the length of the shadow when the Sun’s altitude is 60°?
(A) 4 meter
(B) 5 meter
(C) 3 meter
(D) 6 meter
ANSWER: B
- 59. If the shadow of a tree is 16 meter when elevation of Sun is 60°, then the height of the tree is:
(A) 8 meter
(B) 16 meter
(C) 16 meter
(D) 16/ meter
ANSWER: C
- 60. If , then the value of is:
(A) 450
(B) 600
(C) 750
(D) 900
ANSWER: B
- 61. The set that is similar in pattern to the given set (22, 8, 176) is:
(A) (19, 7, 133)
(B) (26, 5, 131)
(C) (28, 7, 200)
(D) (17, 8, 157)
ANSWER: A
- 62. The word pair in which the relationship between the two words is similar to that of ‘Golf Course’ is:
(A) Cycling: Velodrone
(B) Ring: Boxing
(C) Baseball: Rink
(D) Judo: Arena
ANSWER: A
- 63. If XU289 is related to SP324 and QN361 is related to LI400 following a certain pattern, then using the same pattern, JG441 is related to:
(A) EB484
(B) FB464
(C) FB648
(D) EB464
ANSWER: A
- 64. If WAITER : 242923 :: JUMPER : x, then the value of x is:
(A) 252923
(B) 212623
(C) 302923
(D) 312923
ANSWER: D
- 65. Which one of the following pairs is the odd one out?
(A) SJF-MPX
(B) ZBN-EHU
(C) NRB-IXS
(D) PSD-KYU
ANSWER: B
- 66. Which one of the following is the odd one out?
(Α)
(B)
(C)
(D)
ANSWER: D
- 67. In the word ‘CATER’, if the vowels are changed to the previous letter and the consonant are changed to the next letter as per alphabetical series, then the letter occur more than once in the newly formed word is:
(A) D
(B) S
(C) Z
(D) U
ANSWER: D
- 68. If in a coding system, 28374 is coded as 4166148, then in the same coding system, the number 19351 is coded to:
(A) 2186211
(B) 2816620
(C) 2186102
(D) 2180619
ANSWER: C
- 69. If the mirror is related to Reflection, then in same way water is related to:
(A) Conduction
(B) Refraction
(C) Dispersion
(D) Immersion
ANSWER: B
- 70. If Physiology: Human Body, then :
(A) Omithology: Insects
(B) Petrology: Rocks
(C) Entomology: Birds
(D) Anthropology: Dinosaurs
ANSWER: B
- 71. Which one of the following is the most appropriate description about these three words Theta : Phi : Omega ?
(A) These are latin alphabets
(B) These are signs of algebra
(C) These are greek letters
(D) These are used in physical derivatives
ANSWER: C
- 72. Which one of the following words is least like the other words?
(A) Copper
(B) Zinc
(C) Brass
(D) Aluminium
ANSWER: C
- 73. Which one of the following is odd pair of the words?
(A) Jaundice: Liver
(B) Rickets: Bones
(C) Tuberculosis: Lungs
(D) Dengue: Fever
ANSWER: D
- 74. If, in a certain code language, ‘PEN’ is written as ‘OCK’ and ‘ZEN’ is written as YCK’, then in the same language “TON’ is written as:
(A) RNJ
(B) RMK
(C) SMK
(D) SNK
ANSWER: C
- 75. If black means pink, pink means blue, blue means white, white means yellow, yellow means red and red means brown, then the colour of sky is:
(A) Pink
(B) Blue
(C) Brown
(D) Red
ANSWER: A
- 76. A is the son of B, whose mother is C. D is the husband of E, who is the granddaughter of C. If F is A’s wife, then how is F’s father-in-law related to D’s daughter ?
(A) Uncle
(B) Grandfather
(C) Brother
(D) Sister
ANSWER:
For questions 77-79, study the following numeric sequence:
43157831629712135268654321387
and answer the questions given below.
- 77. How many odd numbers are there which are immediately preceded by a perfect square?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 6
ANSWER: D
- 78. Which of the following number will be seventh to the right of tenth number from the left?
(A) 1
(B) 3
(C) 6
(D) 5
ANSWER: D
- 79. How many odd numbers which are immediately preceded by perfect cube and followed by perfect square?
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 1
(D) 3
ANSWER: C
- 80. In the morning, Shivani walks towards the east and see her brother Sanjay coming from a direction and observes that Sanjay’s shadow is towards his right. Then from which direction Sanjay is coming?
(A) North
(B) South
(C) East
(D) West
ANSWER: A
- 81. Ram Kumar ranked 16th from the top and 21st from the bottom in his class in an examination. If only 21 students passed the exam, how many students failed ?
(A) 15
(B) 16
(C) 19
(D) 21
ANSWER: A
- 82. A, B, C and D are playing cards on square shaped table such that A and Cas well as B and D are partners. D is to the right of C. The face of C is towards west. Then the direction that D is facing, is:
(A) West
(B) East
(C) South
(D) North-West
ANSWER: C
- 83. A clock shows 9:00 AM. Then the correct time in the water is :
(A) 9:30 AM
(B) 9:00 AM
(C) 3 AM
(D) 3:30 AM
ANSWER: A
- 84. If May 05, 1911 is Friday, then the day on September 11, 1919 is :
(A) Monday
(B) Wednesday
(C) Friday
(D) Thursday
ANSWER: D
- 85. The value of x in the following figures is:
(A) 15
(B) 16
(C) 17
(D) 18
ANSWER: A
- 86. In the following figure, the numbers represent Indians, Leaders and Singers.
Which of the number represents a person who is an Indian leader but not a singer?
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 7
ANSWER: A
- 87. Statements: All bottles are glasses. All glasses are jugs.
Conclusions:
I-All bottles are jugs.
II-All jugs are bottles.
III-Some glasses are bottles.
Which one of the four given choices is correct?
(A) Only conclusion I follows
(B) Conclusion I and II follow
(C) Conclusion II and III follow
(D) Conclusion I and III follow
ANSWER: D
- 88. Read the given Assertion (A) and Reason (R) carefully and choose the option that accurately describes the relation between them.
Assertion (A): All prime numbers are odd numbers.
Reason (R): All prime numbers can only be divided by itself and 1.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) (A) is false but (R) is true
(C) Both (A) and (R) are false
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
ANSWER: B
If all the surfaces of a cube of 15 cm side are painted with red color and then it is cut into smaller cubes of 3 cm side, then answer the questions (89-94) given below.
- 89. How many smaller cubes are there having only one surface painted with red color?
(A) 17
(B) 24
(C) 36
(D) 54
ANSWER: D
- 90. How many smaller cubes can be obtained from the larger cube ?
(A) 25
(B) 35
(C) 75
(D) 125
ANSWER: D
- 91. How many smaller cubes are there having two surfaces painted with red color?
(A) 12
(B) 24
(C) 36
(D) 48
ANSWER: C
- 92. How many smaller cubes are there having only three surfaces painted with red color ?
(A) 8
(B) 12
(C) 16
(D) 18
ANSWER: A
- 93. How many smaller cubes are there having 4 or more faces painted with red color?
(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) 3
ANSWER: A
- 94. How many smaller cubes are there having no surfaces painted with red color?
(A) 9
(B) 18
(C) 27
(D) 81
ANSWER: C
- 95. How many triangles are there in the given figure ?
(A) 10
(B) 12
(C) 18
(D) 28
ANSWER: D
- 96. In a class, 3/5 of the students are girls and rest are boys. If 2/9 of the girls and 1/4 of the boys are absent, then what part of the total number of students is present?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
ANSWER: A
- 97. The total number of digits used in numbering the pages of a book having 366 pages, is:
(A) 732
(B) 1098
(C) 999
(D) 1805
ANSWER: C
- 98. A bus for Shimla leaves every thirty minutes from a bus-stand. An enquiry clerk told a passenger that the bus had already left ten minutes ago and the next bus will leave at 9:35 am. At what time did the enquiry clerk give this information to the passenger?
(A) 9:15 am
(B) 9:05 am
(C) 9:20 am
(D) 9:08 am
ANSWER: A
- 99. Arrange the following in logical order :
1-Family 2-Community 3-Member 4-Locality 5-Country.
(A) 3, 1, 2, 4, 5
(B) 3, 1, 2, 5, 4
(C) 3, 1, 4, 5, 2
(D) 3, 1, 4, 2, 5
ANSWER: A
- 100. One word out of the given alternatives which can be formed from the letters of the word CONSULTATION, is:
(A) CONSTANT
(B) NATION
(C) SALUTE
(D) STATION
ANSWER: C