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Instructions to Candidates :1. Answer All the Questions

2. Each question Carries 1 Mark
3. Round off the appropriate choice in OMR sheet

PART-A (General knowledge+

Reasoning and Analytically Ability)
1. The worlds first woman Prime Minister was
1 Smt Indira Gandhi
butto

2.Smt Benazir

3 SmtSirimavoBandarnaike
Naidu

4. Sarojini

2. Maximum harm to a tree is caused by

1 Lost of half of its leaves
its leaves

2. Lost of all

3 Lost of half of its branches

bark

3. Lost of its

3. Which is the largest tiger reserve in India

1. Nagarjuna

2.Manas

3. Pench

4. Corbett

4. Booker Prize is given in the field of

1. Medicine

2. Adventure

3. Fiction

Writing

4. Science

5. In which state a person elected to

the Legislative Assembly for normal period of 6
years
1. Sikkim
Pradesh

2. Mizoram
4 Jammu & Kashmir

3. Arunachal

6. A Person climbing the Hill bends forward in order

to
1. to avoid slipping

2.to increase Speed

3. to reduce fatigue

3. To increase stability

7. Which one of the following is not a constitutional

body?
1. Election Commission
Commission
3. Central Vigilance
Administrative Tribunal

2. Finance
4. Central

8. World Postal day celebrated on

1. Sept -9

2. Oct-9

3.Nov-9

4. Dec-9

9.Mutual funds are regulated in India by which

among the following?
1. RBI
2. SEBI
RBI and SEBI both

3.Stock exchanges

10. Highest Runs scorer in One day International

cricket is
1. Sehwag

2. Sachin

3.Jayasurya

4.

4.Dhoni
11. Find the wrong number in the series
7,28,63,124,215,342,511
1. 7

2. 28

3.124

4. 215

12. Arrange the following in the meaningful order

1. Paper 2. Library 3. Author 4. Book 5. Pen
1. 2,4,3,5,1
5,1,3,4,2

2 . 3,2,1,5,4

3 . 3,5,1,4,2

4.

13. If 1 is coded as S, 5 is coded as %, 6 is coded as

, 3 is coded as +, 7 is coded as # and 4 is coded
as? What will be the correct form of the number
435671?
1. ? + % # S
4.S # % +?

2.?+ % S #

3.?+ % # S

14. Choose the word from the given alternatives that

belongs to the same group
potato: Carrot :: Raddish : ?
1. Tomato 2. Cabage 3. Seasame 4. Groundnut
15.P is taller than Q, Q is taller than R and S is taller
than P, who is the tallest among them
1. R

2. Q

3.S

4.P

16. In the follwoing, the group of letters should not

contain more than two vowels. which of the groups
conforms to this Rule
1. JKAPIXU

2. BDEJOLY

3. PRAQEOS

4. ZIERAM
17. Harsha position in a row is thirteenth from the
front side and sixth from the backside. How many
persons are standing in the row
1.17

2. 18

3.19

4.20

18. In a certain code language MEDAK is coded as

69281 and TOOPRAN as 3557084. How is
PAPANNAPET written in this code
1. 7979551234
5656886593

2. 7878448793
4.8585228793

3.

19. Cow is related Calf in the same way as Horse

is related
1. Race

2. Stable

3. Ride

4. Cort

20. If the animals which can walk are called

swimmers, animals who crawl are called flying,
those living in water are called snakes, and those
which fly in the sky are called hunters, then what
will a lizard be called Ans: 3
1. Swimmers
4.hunters

2. Snakes

3. Flying

21. Pointing out to a lady a girl said She is the

daughter-in-law of the grandmother of my Fathers
only son. How is the lady related to the girl
1. Sister-in-Law
Mother-in-Law

2. Mother

3.Aunt

4.

22. 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. Radish
Gourd

2.Carrot

3.Garlic

4.

23. If a man is called as girl, girl is called as woman,

woman is called as boy, boy is called as butler and
butler is called as rogue, who will serve in a
restaurant
1. Butler
Rogue

2. Girl

3.Woman

4.

24. Vishnu walked 10 m. towards the East, turned

right and walked another 15 m. Then he turns
leftand walks 3 m. He finally takes a left turn and
walked 6 m. Which direction is he facing now?
1.East
South

2.North

3.West

4.

25. Which letter in the alphabet is as far from C as Q

is from X
1.K

2. J

3. L

4. P

PART-B (ARITHMETIC)
26- 28. What should come in place of the question mark
(?) in the following questions?
26. 1595 25 x 36.5 = ?
1.2459

2.2329

3.2359

4.2429

3.766.65

4.676.95

27. 99.99 + 666.66 =?

1. 728.59

2.766

28. 45 390 26 =?
1. 645

2.675

3.765

4. 745

29.The Sum of the square of two numbers is 80 and

the square of their difference is 36. The product of
two numbers is
1.22

2. 44

3.20

4.40

30. If 1 / 3.718 = 0.2689 then the value of 1 /

0.0003718 is
1. 2629

2. 2.689

3. 2689

4. 0.2689

31. Five-sixth of a number is 720. What will 45% of

that number be?
1. 346.6
4.344.4

2.388.8

3.392.2

32. In a box, there are 50 paisa, 25 paisa and 10

paisa coins in the ratio of 3:6:5. If the total value of
the amount is Rs 154, find the total number of coins
1. 616
4.516

2.526

3.716

33. P, Q and R invested Rs.45, 000/-, Rs. 70, 000/- and

Rs. 90,000/- respectively to start a business. At the end
of two years, they earned a profit of Rs.1, 64,000/-.
What will be Qs share in theprofit?
1. Rs.56, 000/2. Rs.36, 000/000/4. Rs.64, 000/-

3.Rs. 72,

34 In a college the ratio of the number of Boys to

Girls is 8:5. If there are 160 girls, the total number of

students in the college is
1.100
4. 416

2. 250

3. 260

35 The price of sugar is increased by 20%. By what

% should a family reduce its consumption of sugar
so as to maintain the same expenditure on sugar
1. 20/6%
4. 80/6%

2. 100/3 %

3. 50/3 %

36 As salary is 20% less than Bs Salary. By how

much percent is Bs salary more than As?
1. 35

2. 20

3. 25

4. 33

37. A student has to secure 40% marks to pass. He

gets 178 marks and fails by 22 marks. The maximum
marks are
1.450

2. 500

3. 520

4. 600

38. A horse worth Rs 9000 is sold by A to B at a 10%

loss. B sells the horse back to A at 10% gain. The
result is
1. A makes no profit or loss
Rs 900

2. B gains Profit

2. A loss by Rs 900
800

4. A loses by Rs

39. By selling a radio for Rs 1125 a man loses 25%.

For how much should he sell it to gain 20%
1. Rs 900
4. Rs 6000

2. Rs1800

3. Rs 3600

40. The compound interest on Rs 30000 at 7% per

annum for a certain time is Rs 4347. The time is
1. 2 years
4. 5 years

2.3 Years

3.4 Years

41. Simple interest on a sum at 4% per annum for 2

years is Rs. 80. The compound interest on the same
for the same period is
1. Rs 81.60
4. None

2. Rs 160

3.Rs 1081.60

42. A and B can do a piece of work in 12 days. B and

C in 15 days.C and D in 20 days.A alone can do the
work in
1. 24 days
4.40 days

2. 30 days

3. 35 days

43. The average monthly salary paid to 75

employees in a company is Rs 1420. The average
salary of 25 of them is Rs 1350 and that of 30 others
is Rs 1425. The average salary of the remaining
employees is
1. Rs1350
4.Rs 1420

2. Rs 1425

3.1500

44. The average age of 40 students of a class is 15

years. When 10 new students are admitted, the
average is increased by 0.2 years. The average of
new student is
1. 15.2 yrs
4. 16.4 yrs

2.16 yrs

3.16.2yrs

45. A boy goes to his school from his house at a

speed of 3 km/hr and returns at a speed of 2 km/hr. If
he takes 5 hours in going and coming, the distance
between his house and school is:
1. 8.5 km
4.9 km

2.5.5 km

3.6 km

46. A man is 24 years older than his son. In two

years, his age will be twice the age of his son. The
present age of the son is
1. 24 years
4. 22 years

2.26 years

3.28 years

47. A train speeds past a pole in 20 seconds and

speed is past a platform 100 metres in length in 30
seconds. What is the length of the train?
1. 100 metres
4. 200 meters

2.150 metres

3.150 metres

48. Sixteen men can complete a work in twelve days.

In how many days will twenty-four men complete the
same work?
1. 4 days
4.3 days

2.8 days

3.6 days

49. A housing society has been allotted a square

piece of land measuring 2550.25 sq. m. What is the
side of the plot?
1. 52.65 m
4. 50.15 m

2.50.5 m

3.50.65 m

50. 3A shopkeeper charges 20 % over the cost price.

He allows his customers 10% off their bill for cash

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payment. His net gain percentage is

1. 12%
4. 15%

2. 8%

3. 10%

PART-C ( GENERAL ENGLISH)

51 In the following group of words, only one is
wrongly spelt. Find the wrongly spelt word
1. Amateur
2.Embarrass
4.Millenium

3. Ignorance

52. In the following group of words, only one is

correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word
1. Definitely
Consenses

2. Bureucracy
4. Questionaire

3.

Directions: 53-54. Choose the correct one word

substitution
53. A person who travels to a sacred place as an act
of religious devotions
1 Hermit
2. Pilgrim
4 Merchant

3 Saint

54. A house for storing grains

1 Cellar
2. Store
4. Granary

3.Godown

Directions: 55-56: Choose the word which is most

opposite in meaning to the word for the below.
55. INNOCENT
1. Sinful

2. Guilty

3. deadly

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4. Corruption
56. EMBRACE
1. Suspect
4. Hurt

2 harm

3. Reject

Directions: 57-58: Choose the word which is most

same in meaning to the word for the below.
57. FALSE
1. Defective
2. Untrue
4. Inaccurate

3. Incorrect

58. EAGER
1. Clever
2. Enthusiastic
4. Devote

3 curious

Directions: 59-60 Fill in the blanks with suitable form of

verbs given in the brackets
59. The bell ___ (ring) and the children are all in the
class
1. rang
4. ringed

2 . Ringing

3. is rang

59. we____(live) in this farm since 1981

1. were living
4. live

2. have been living

3. lived

61. Arrange the list of nouns in order of their

greatness
word, sentences, letter, paragrapgh, phrase
1 letter, word, sentence, phrase, paragraph

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2 word, sentence, , letter, phrase, paragraph

3 paragraph,phrase, sentences,word, letter
4 phrase, paragraph, \sentence, word, letter
62. 'The heading' in writing a letter includes?
1) the greeting

2) the writer's address

3) the address of the person to whom you are writing

4) the writers address and date
63. Choose the appropriate question to get the reply.
I am from Delhi.
1) Where you are from?
from?
3) Where do you from?
come?

2) Where are you

4) From where do you

64. She saw me. The negative form of the sentence

is--1) She don't see me

2) She is not seen me

3) She doesn't see me

4) She didn't see me

Directions: 65-66 Complete the sentence by choosing

the correct answers
65. An Aeroplane
1. Hoops
4. Chugs
66. A whip____

2. Zooms

3. Swings

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1. cracks
4. bangs

2. Roars

3. rings

Directions: 67-68. Correct the sentences by

checking the underlined word
67. I met a student who hate mathematics
1 hating
4. will hate

2. hated

3. hates

68. Abhinay is senior than meghana by 2 yeras

1. senior to
4. None

2. senior as

3. senior than

69. choose the correct part of speech for the underlined

words
Rama was blind too
1. Adjective, adverb 2. adjective, verb
adjective 4. verb, Adjective

3. adverb,

Directions: 70-71 Fill in the blanks with appropriate

articles
70. I saw ____boy and ____ girl riding on ___ ass
1 A. a,a,a
the,the, the

2. a, the,a

3. a,a,an

4.

71. Sri Lanka is ___Island in ___Indian ocean

1. the, the
the,a

2. an,a

3. an, the

Directions: 72-75 Read the following passage and

answer the questions

4.

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Snake charmers present a very colorful picture, but the

reality of their own life is quite grim. They wander in
many places displaying their skills but due to new forms
of entertainment, their earnings have gone down. With a
little planning, their skill can be used for their better
livelihood. They are very skilled in tracking and catching
snakes. They can easily obtain snake poison which is
used in the preparation of some medicines. They are
also aware of medicinal plants which can be used for
providing remedies for snake bite. They can be involved
in breeding snakes in captivity to obtain their skins. This
will help to check the illegal trade in snake skins for
which many snakes are killed. This will prevent cruelty to
snakes.
72. What are snake charmers skilled in?
1. in killing snakes

2 in cooking snakes

3. in catching snakes

4. in eating snakes

73. How do snake charmers earn their living?

1. By displaying their skills

2 by catching snakes

3. by killing snakes

4. by begging

74. What type of life do snake charmers lead in the

present time?
1. They live a happy life
sin

2. They live a life of

3. They live a hard life

snakes

4. They live like

75. How do we obtain snake skins?

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1. By killing snakes
in captivity
3. By arresting snake charmers
snakes on milk

2.By breeding snakes

4. By feeding the

Answers
1-3, 2-2, 3-1, 4- 3, 5-4 , 6-4 ,7-3, 8-2, 9-2,10-1,11-2,123,13-1,14-4, 15-3,16-4,17-2,18-2,19-4,20-3,21-2,224,23-4,24- 4 , 25-2,26-2,27-3,28-2,29-1,30-1,31-2,321,33-1,34-4,35-3,36-3,37-2,38-4, 39-2,40-1,41-1,422,43-3,44-2,45-3,46-4,47-4,48-2,49-2,50-2,51-4,52-1,
53-2,54-4,55-2,56-3,57-2,58-3,59-1,60-3, 61-1,62-4,632,64-4,65-2,66-1,67-3,68-1,69-1,70-3,71-3,72-3,
73-1,74-3,75-2

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MODEL PAPER-1
Instructions to Candidates
1. Answer All the Questions
2. Each question Carries 1 Mark
3. Round off the appropriate choice in OMR sheet

PART-A (General knowledge+ Reasoning and

Analytical Ability)
1. The worlds first woman Prime Minister was
1 Smt Indira Gandhi

2.Smt Benazir butto

3 SmtSirimavoBandarnaike

4. Sarojini Naidu

2. Maximum harm to a tree is caused by

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1 Lost of half of its leaves

2. Lost of all its leaves

3 Lost of half of its branches

3. Lost of its bark

3. Which is the largest tiger reserve in India

1. Nagarjuna

2.Manas

3. Pench

4. Corbett

4. Booker Prize is given in the field of

1. Medicine

2. Adventure

3. Fiction Writing

4. Science

5. In which state a person elected to the Legistrative Assembly for normal period of 6 years
1. Sikkim

2. Mizoram

3. Arunachal Pradesh

4 Jammu & Kashmir

6. A Person climbing the Hill bends forward in order to

1. to avoid slipping

2.to increase Speed

3. to reduce fatigue

3. To increase stability

7. Which one of the following is not a constitutional body?

1. Election Commission
3. Central Vigilance

2. Finance Commission
4. Central Administrative Tribunal

8. World Postal day celebrated on

1. Sept -9

2. Oct-9

3.Nov-9

4. Dec-9

9.Mutual funds are regulated in India by which among the following?

1. RBI

2. SEBI

3.Stock exchanges

4. RBI and SEBI both

10. Highest Runs scorer in One day International cricket is

1. Sehwag

2. Sachin

3.Jayasurya

4.Dhoni

11. Find the wrong number in the series 7,28,63,124,215,342,511

1. 7

2. 28

3.124

4. 215

12. Arrange the following in the meaningful order

1. Paper 2. Library 3. Author 4. Book 5. Pen
1. 2,4,3,5,1

2 . 3,2,1,5,4

3 . 3,5,1,4,2

4. 5,1,3,4,2

13. If 1 is coded as S, 5 is coded as %, 6 is coded as , 3 is coded as +, 7 is coded as # and 4 is

coded as? What will be the correct form of the number 435671?
1. ? + % # S

2.?+ % S #

3.?+ % # S

4.S # % +?

14. Choose the word from the given alternatives that belongs to the same group

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potato: Carrot :: Raddish : ?
1. Tomato 2. Cabage 3. Seasame 4. Groundnut
15.P is taller than Q, Q is taller than R and S is taller than P, who is the tallest among them
1. R

2. Q

3.S

4.P

16. In the follwoing, the group of letters should not contain more than two vowels. which of the groups
conforms to this Rule
1. JKAPIXU

2. BDEJOLY

3. PRAQEOS

4. ZIERAM

17. Harsha position in a row is thirteenth from the front side and sixth from the backside. How many
persons are standing in the row
1.17

2. 18

3.19

4.20

18. In a certain code language MEDAK is coded as 69281 and TOOPRAN as 3557084. How is
PAPANNAPET written in this code
1. 7979551234

2. 7878448793

3. 5656886593

4.8585228793

19. Cow is related Calf in the same way as Horse is related

1. Race

2. Stable

3. Ride

4. Cort

20. If the animals which can walk are called swimmers, animals who crawl are called flying, those
living in water are called snakes, and those which fly in the sky are called hunters, then what will a
lizard be called Ans: 3
1. Swimmers

2. Snakes

3. Flying

4.hunters

21. Pointing out to a lady a girl said She is the daughter-in-law of the grandmother of my Fathers only
son. How is the lady related to the girl
1. Sister-in-Law

2. Mother

3.Aunt

4. Mother-in-Law

22. 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. Radish

2.Carrot

3.Garlic

4. Gourd

23. If a man is called as girl, girl is called as woman, woman is called as boy, boy is called as butler
and butler is called as rogue, who will serve in a restaurant
1. Butler

2. Girl

3.Woman

4. Rogue

24. Vishnu walked 10 m. towards the East, turned right and walked another 15 m. Then he turns
leftand walks 3 m. He finally takes a left turn and walked 6 m. Which direction is he facing now?
1.East

2.North

3.West

4. South

25. Which letter in the alphabet is as far from C as Q is from X

1.K

2. J

3. L

4. P

PART-B (ARITHMETIC)

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26- 28. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions?
26. 1595 25 x 36.5 = ?
1.2459

2.2329

3.2359

4.2429

3.766.65

4.676.95

3.765

4. 745

27. 99.99 + 666.66 =?

1. 728.59

2.766

28. 45 390 26 =?
1. 645

2.675

29.The Sum of the square of two numbers is 80 and the square of their difference is 36. The product
of two numbers is
1.22

2. 44

3.20

4.40

30. If 1 / 3.718 = 0.2689 then the value of 1 / 0.0003718 is

1. 2629

2. 2.689

3. 2689

4. 0.2689

31. Five-sixth of a number is 720. What will 45% of that number be?
1. 346.6

2.388.8

3.392.2

4.344.4

32. In a box, there are 50 paisa, 25 paisa and 10 paisa coins in the ratio of 3:6:5. If the total value of
the amount is Rs 154, find the total number of coins
1. 616

2.526

3.716

4.516

33. P, Q and R invested Rs.45, 000/-, Rs. 70, 000/- and Rs. 90,000/- respectively to start a business.
At the end of two years, they earned a profit of Rs.1, 64,000/-. What will be Qs share in theprofit?
1. Rs.56, 000/-

2. Rs.36, 000/-

3.Rs. 72, 000/-

4. Rs.64, 000/-

34 In a college the ratio of the number of Boys to Girls is 8:5. If there are 160 girls, the total number of
students in the college is
1.100

2. 250

3. 260

4. 416

35 The price of sugar is increased by 20%. By what % should a family reduce its consumption of
sugar so as to maintain the same expenditure on sugar
1. 20/6%

2. 100/3 %

3. 50/3 %

4. 80/6%

36 As salary is 20% less than Bs Salary. By how much percent is Bs salary more than As?
1. 35

2. 20

3. 25

4. 33

37. A student has to secure 40% marks to pass. He gets 178 marks and fails by 22 marks. The
maximum marks are
1.450

2. 500

3. 520

4. 600

38. A horse worth Rs 9000 is sold by A to B at a 10% loss. B sells the horse back to A at 10% gain.

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The result is
1. A makes no profit or loss

2. B gains Profit Rs 900

2. A loss by Rs 900

4. A loses by Rs 800

39. By selling a radio for Rs 1125 a man loses 25%. For how much should he sell it to gain 20%
1. Rs 900

2. Rs1800

3. Rs 3600

4. Rs 6000

40. . The compound interest on Rs 30000 at 7% per annum for a certain time is Rs 4347. The time is
1. 2 years

2.3 Years

3.4 Years

4. 5 years

41. Simple interest on a sum at 4% per annum for 2 years is Rs. 80. The compound interest on the
same for the same period is
1. Rs 81.60

2. Rs 160

3.Rs 1081.60

4. None

42. A and B can do a piece of work in 12 days. B and C in 15 days.C and D in 20 days.A alone can do
the work in
1. 24 days

2. 30 days

3. 35 days

4.40 days

43. The average monthly salary paid to 75 employees in a company is Rs 1420. The average salary
of 25 of them is Rs 1350 and that of 30 others is Rs 1425. The average salary of the remaining
employees is
1. Rs1350

2. Rs 1425

3.1500

4.Rs 1420

44. . The average age of 40 students of a class is 15 years. When 10 new students are admitted, the
average is increased by 0.2 years. The average of new student is
1. 15.2 yrs

2.16 yrs

3.16.2yrs

4. 16.4 yrs

45. A boy goes to his school from his house at a speed of 3 km/hr and returns at a speed of 2 km/hr. If
he takes 5 hours in going and coming, the distance between his house and school is:
1. 8.5 km

2.5.5 km

3.6 km

4.9 km

46. A man is 24 years older than his son. In two years, his age will be twice the age of his son. The
present age of the son is
1. 24 years

2.26 years

3.28 years

4. 22 years

47. A train speeds past a pole in 20 seconds and speed is past a platform 100 metres in length in 30
seconds. What is the length of the train?
1. 100 metres

2.150 metres

3.150 metres

4. 200 meters

48. Sixteen men can complete a work in twelve days. In how many days will twenty-four men
complete the same work?
1. 4 days

2.8 days

3.6 days

4.3 days

49. A housing society has been allotted a square piece of land measuring 2550.25 sq. m. What is the
side of the plot?
1. 52.65 m

2.50.5 m

3.50.65 m

4. 50.15 m

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50. 3A shopkeeper charges 20 % over the cost price. He allows his customers 10% off their bill for
cash payment. His net gain percentage is
1. 12%

2. 8%

3. 10%

4. 15%

PART-C ( GENERAL ENGLISH)

51 In the following group of words, only one is wrongly spelt. Find the wrongly spelt word
1. Amateur

2.Embarrass

3. Ignorance

4.Millenium

52. In the following group of words, only one is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word
1. Definitely

2. Bureucracy

3. Consenses

4. Questionaire

Directions: 53-54. Choose the correct one word substitution

53. A person who travels to a sacred place as an act of religious devotions
1 Hermit

2. Pilgrim

3 Saint

4 Merchant

54. A house for storing grains

1 Cellar

2. Store

3.Godown

4. Granary

Directions: 55-56: Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning to the word for the below.
55. INNOCENT
1. Sinful

2. Guilty

3. deadly

4. Corruption

2 harm

3. Reject

4. Hurt

56. EMBRACE
1. Suspect

Directions: 57-58: Choose the word which is most same in meaning to the word for the below.
57. FALSE
1. Defective

2. Untrue

3. Incorrect

2. Enthusiastic

3 curious

4. Inaccurate

58. EAGER
1. Clever

4. Devote

Directions: 59-60 Fill in the blanks with suitable form of verbs given in the brackets
59. The bell ___ (ring) and the children are all in the class
1. rang

2 . Ringing

3. is rang

4. ringed

59. we____(live) in this farm since 1981

1. were living

2. have been living

3. lived

4. live

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61. Arrange the list of nouns in order of their greatness

word, sentences, letter, paragrapgh, phrase
1 letter, word, sentence, phrase, paragraph
2 word, sentence, , letter, phrase, paragraph
3 paragraph,phrase, sentences,word, letter
4 phrase, paragraph, \sentence, word, letter
62. 'The heading' in writing a letter includes?
1) the greeting

2) the writer's address

3) the address of the person to whom you are writing

4) the writers address and date
63. Choose the appropriate question to get the reply. I am from Delhi.
1) Where you are from?
3) Where do you from?

2) Where are you from?

4) From where do you come?

64. She saw me. The negative form of the sentence is--1) She don't see me

2) She is not seen me

3) She doesn't see me

4) She didn't see me

Directions: 65-66 Ccomplete the sentence by choosing the correct answers

65. An Aeroplane
1. Hoops

2. Zooms

3. Swings

4. Chugs

2. Roars

3. rings

4. bangs

66. A whip____
1. cracks

Directions: 67-68. Correct the sentences by checking the underlined word

67. I met a student who hate mathematics
1 hating

2. hated

3. hates

4. will hate

68. Abhinay is senior than meghana by 2 yeras

1. senior to

2. senior as

3. senior than

4. None

69. choose the correct part of speech for the underlined words
Rama was blind too
1. Adjective, adverb

2. adjective, verb

3. adverb, adjective

Directions: 70-71 Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles

4. verb, Adjective

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70. I saw ____boy and ____ girl riding on ___ ass

1 A. a,a,a

2. a, the,a

3. a,a,an

4. the,the, the

71. Sri Lanka is ___Island in ___Indian ocean

1. the, the

2. an,a

3. an, the

4. the,a

Directions: 72-75 Read the following passage and answer the questions
Snake charmers present a very colourful picture, but the reality of their own life is quite grim. They
wander in many places displaying yheir skills but due to new forms of entertainment, their earnings
have gone down. With a little planning, their skill can be used for their better livelihood. They are very
skilled in tracking and catching snakes. They can easily obtain snake poison which is used in the
preparation of some medicines. They are also aware of medicinal plants which can be used for
providing remedies for snake bite. They can be involved in breeding snakes in captivity to obtain their
skins. This will help to check the illegal trade in snake skins for which many snakes are killed. This will
prevent cruelty to snakes.
72. What are snake charmers skilled in?
1. in killing snakes

2 in cooking snakes

3. in catching snakes

4. in eating snakes

73. How do snake charmers earn their living?

1. By displaying their skills

2 by catching snakes

3. by killing snakes

4. by begging

74. What type of life do snake charmers lead in the present time?
1. They live a happy life

2. They live a life of sin

3. They live a hard life

4. They live like snakes

75. How do we obtain snake skins?

1. By killing snakes
3. By arresting snake charmers

2.By breeding snakes in captivity

4. By feeding the snakes on milk

Answers
1-3, 2-2, 3-1, 4- 3, 5-4 , 6-4 , 7-3, 8-2, 9-2,10-1,11-2,12-3, 13-1, 14-4, 15-3,16-4,17-2,18-2,19-4,
20-3,21-2,22-4,23-4,24-25-2,26-2,27-3,28-2,29-1,30-1,31-2,32-1,33-1,34-4,35-3,36-3,37-2,38-4
39-2,40-1,41-1,42-2,43-3,44-2,45-3,46-4,47-4,48-2,49-2,50-2,51-4,52-1,53-2,54-4,55-2,56-3,
57-2,58-3,59-1, 60-3, 61-1,62-4,63-2,64-4,65-2,66-1,67-3,68-1,69-1,70-3,71-3,72-3,73-1,74-3,75-2

MTS MODEL CUM PRACTICE PAPER

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Time: 90 minutes
Instructions:
1. Answer all the Questions. All questions carry equal marks.
2.

Round off the appropriate choice in OMR sheet.

PART-A (GENERAL KNOWLEDGE)
1.The 2014 football world cup is scheduled to be held in
A. China
B. Japan
C. Australia
Brazil

D.

2. Who among the following got the Bharat Ratna award before
becoming the president of India?
A. R. Venkatraman
W. Giri

B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

C. Dr. Zakir Hussain D.

3. First University in India was founded at

A. Calcutta

B. Bombay

C. Delhi

D. Madras

4. Which of the following planets rotates clock wise?

A. Pluto

B. Jupiter

C. Venus

D. Mercury

5. How many times the preamble was amended

A. Once

B. Twice

C. Thrice

D. Four times

6. Under which five year plan did agriculture show a negative growth?
A. 1st Plan

B. 2nd Plan

C. 3rd Plan

D. 4th Plan

7. Which of the following involves chemical change?

A. Rusting of iron
C. Reduction of wood

B. Burning of wood D. All the three

8. Which of the following is a submarine of the Indian Navy?

A. INS Virat

B. INS Sindhurakshkr

C. INS Rajali

D. INS Vikrnt

9. Shivpuri National Park of Madhya Pradesh is important for

A. Tiger and Elephant

B.Wild Buffalo

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C. Birds

D. Leopard and Chital

10. Which is the International Date Line?

A. Equator
B. 0o Longitude
Longitude D. 180o Longitude

C.90o East

11. National Institute of Rural Development is located at

A. New Delhi

B. Mumbai

C. Hyderabad

D. Kanpur

12. The song Jana-Gana-Mana composed by Rabindra nath Tagore

was first published in January 1912 under the title of
A. Rashtra Jagrati
the above

B. Tatva Bodhini

C. Bharat Vidhata D. None of

13. Which of the following sites has been included in UNESCOs list of
World Heritage Sites?
A. Chilka Lake
National Park

B. Dal Lake

C. Nagin Lake

D. Sunderbans

14. Who, out of the following, was the first recipient of Bharat Ratna
Award?
A. B.C. Roy
Ballabh Pant

B. S. Chandrashekhar C. C.V. Raman

D. Gobind

15. Who among the following Rajput kings defeated Muhammad Ghori
for the first time?
A. Prithviraj III

B .Chalukya Bhim

C. Jaichandra

D. Kumar Pal

16. In how many ways can a batsman be out in cricket?

A. 8

B. 9

C.10

D.11

17. The waterfall Victoria is located in

A. Canada

B. USA

C. Zimbabwe

D. India

18. Which of the following states receives most of the rainfall during
the retreating monsoon season?
A. Andhra Pradesh

B. Punjab C. Tamil Nadu

D. Kerala

19. When is the International Womens Day observed?

A. March 8
2

20.FFC stands for

B. February 14

C. May 10

D. October

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A. Foreign Finance Corporation

B. Film Finance Corporation

C. Federation of Football Council

D. None of these

21. India's first fast breeder neutron reactor was

A. Zerlina

B. Apsara

C. Purnima-1

D. Kamini

22. The title given by the British Government to Mahatma Gandhi which he
surrendered during the non-cooperation movement was
A. Hind Kesari

B.Kaiser-e-hind

C. Raj Bahadur

D. Rt. Honorable

23. An anti British outfit Abhinava Bharat was founded by

A. R. G.Bhandarkar B. C.R.Das
C. V.D. Savarkar
D.Sardar Bhagat
Singh

24. Which of the following is not a constitutional body?

A. Election Commission

B. Inter State Council

C. Finance Commission

D. National Advisory Council

25. Who invented super Computer?

A. J.H.van Tassel B. J.Kurtz

C.Babbage

D.J.G.Kemeny

PART-B ( ARITHMETIC)
26. 4.2 x 4.2 - 1.9 x 1.9

=?

2.3 x 6.1
A.
0.5

B.1

C.1.9

D.2.5

27. 3 x 0.3 x 0.03 x 0.003 x 30 = ?

A. 0.0000243
0.00243

B. 0.00000243
D.0.000243

C.

28. A number when divided by 6 leaves a remainder 3. When the

square of the same number is divided by 6, the remainder is:
A.0

B.1

C.2

D.3

29. Ten years ago, A was half of B in age. If the ratio of their present

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ages is 3:4, what will be the total of their present ages?

A.25
5

B.35

C.45

D.5

30. The difference between the length and breadth of a rectangle is 23

m. If its perimeter is 206 m, then its area is:
A.1520 m2
m2

B.2420 m2
D.2520 m2

C. 2480

31. A merchant has 1000 kg of sugar, part of which he sells at 8%

profit and the rest at 18% profit. He gains 14% on the whole. The
quantity sold at 18% profit is:
A.400Kg
Kg

B.650Kg

C.600Kg

D.640

32. A can complete a journey in 10 hours. He travels first half of the

journey at the rate of 21 km/hr and second half at the rate of 24
km/hr. Find the total journey in km.
A.220Km
Km

B.222Km

C.224Km

D.226

33. If 8 men can reap 80 hectares in 24 days, then how many hectares
can 36 men rap in 30 days?
A.350
50

B.400

C.425

D.4

34. A man borrowed Rs. 3125 for compound interest and it amounted
to Rs. 4500 in 2 years. The rate of compound interest per annum is
A. 30%

B.25%

C.20%

D.15%

35. Pointing to a man in a photograph, a woman said, "His brother's

father is the only son of my grandfather." How is the woman related to
the man in the photograph?
A. Sister
Daughter

B. Aunt

C. Grandmother

D.

36. A and B invest in a business in the ratio 3 : 2. If 5% of the total

profit goes to charity and As share is Rs. 855, the total profit is :
A. Rs1425

B.Rs1500

C.Rs1537

D.Rs1576

37. In an examination, 35% of the students passed and 455 failed.

How many students appeared for the examination?
A.490

B.700

C.845

D.1300

38. A train moves past a telegraph post and a bridge 264 m long in 8

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seconds and 20 seconds respectively. What is the speed of the train?

A.69.5Km/hr
Km/hr
D.79Km/hr

B.70Km/hr

C.79.2

39. The difference between the cost price and sale price of an article is
Rs. 240. If the profit is 20%, the selling price is:
A.Rs1200
1220

B.Rs.1240

C.Rs.1260

D.Rs

40. A fruit seller sells mangoes at the rate of Rs. 9 per kg and thereby
loses 20%. At what price per kg, he should have sold them to make a
profit of 5%?
A.
Rs11.81
2.31

B.Rs12

C.Rs.12.25

D.Rs.1

41. If simple interest on a certain sum of money for 4 years at 5% per

annum is same as the simple interest on Rs. 560 for 10 years at the
rate of 4% per annum then the sum of money is
A.Rs1190

B.Rs1120

C.Rs 1210

D.Rs1160

42. Compound interest of the amount of Rs.7500 /- in two years is Rs.

927 /-.What is the percentage rate of interest per year?
A. 5.4%
B. 8%
C. 6%
D. 8.4%
43. Some boys are sitting in a row. P is sitting fourteenth from the left
and Q is seventh from the right. If there are four boys between P and
Q, how many boys are there in the row?
A.22

B.23

c.24

D.25

44. 'CIRCLE' is related to 'RICELC' in the same way as 'SQUARE' is

related to
A. UQSERA B. QUSERA

C. UQSAER

D. QSUERA

45. How many D's are there in the following letter-series, which are
preceded by K and followed by Q ?
KDRMBSKDQKRBLKDQMQDKEFQDK
A. 4

B. 2

C. 1

D. 3

46. Ravi goes 5 km towards North from a fixed point. Then he goes 3
km after turning to his right. After this he goes 5 km turning to his
right. In the end he goes 4 km after turning to his left. How far and in
what direction is he now from the fixed point?
A. 4 km, West
B. 7 km, East
East
D. 7 km, West

C. 9 km,

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47. A housewife saved Rs. 2.50 in buying an item on sale. If she spent
Rs. 25 for the item, approximately how much percent she saved in the
transaction
A. 9%
10%

B. 8%

C.

D.7%

48. A man bought a number of oranges at 3 for a rupee and an equal

number at 2 for a rupee. At what price per dozen should he sell them
to make a profit of 20 %
A. Rs.7
Rs.8

B.
C.Rs.6

D. Rs5

49. The area of a rectangle is 460 square meters. If the length is 15%
more than the breadth, what is the breadth of the rectangular field?
A. 23m
25m

B.20m

C.

D.26m

50. How long does a train 110 meters long running at the speed of 72
km/hr take to cross a bridge 132 meters in length?
A. 98 sec

B. 121 sec

C.1242 sec

D. 143 sec

PART-C (I)
GENERAL ENGLISH
Directions(Q. 51-53) In the following questions, groups of four words
are given. In each group, one word is wrongly spelt. Find the mis-spelt
word and indicate your correct response.
51. A. Unaccompanied
Mosquitoes

B. Boutique

C. Budgetting

D.

52. A. Physique
Brillient

B. Preferring

C. Seize

D.

53. A. Carrier
Barrier

B. Carreer

C. Courier

D.

Directions(Q.54-55) In each of the following questions, out of the

given alternative, choose the one which best expresses the meaning
of the given word.
54.Government by a single person
A. Monarchy

B. Plutocracy C. Autocracy

D. Aristocracy

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55.A person who has no money to pay off his debts

A. Debtor

B. Beggar

C. Pauper

D. Insolvent

Directions (Q 56-57) In the following the questions choose the word

which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
56. BARE
A. Uncovered

B. Tolerate

C. Clear

D. Neat

57. BROWSE
A. Heal

B. Deceive

C. Examine

D. Strike

Directions (Q 58-59) In the following the questions choose the word

which best expresses opposite meaning of the given word.
58. REVEALED
A. Denied

B. Concealed

C. Ignored

D. Overlooked

59. LIABILITY
A. Property

B. Debt

C. Treasure

D. Assets

Directions (Q 60-62) Fill in the blanks with correct Prepositions

60. I met him ______ the afternoon.
A. by

B. in

C. on

D. to

61. Can you agree_____my proposal?

A. to

B. too

C. with

D. into

62. The servant is attending.... him?

A. on

B. with

C. for

D. upon

Directions (Q 63-64) Fill in the blanks with correct articles

63. I am going to _________market to by vegetables.
A. a

B. an

C. the

64. India will become__ super power shortly

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. No article

D. none

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Directions : Select the correct Question Tags.

65. I am honest
A. didnt I?

B. am I?

C. am not I?

D. arent I?

Directions: Select the proper suffix.

66. Look
A. ably

B. able

C. ing

D. eri

Directions: Identify the type of sentence

67. Shakespeare has written dramas appealing to all people of all
ages
A. simple present

B. present continuous

C. past perfect

D. present perfect

Directions: Select the correct plural forms.

68. Fiction
A. fiction

B. fictions

C. fictionia

D. fictionese

69. Belief
A. beliefs

B. believes

C. belives

D. beliefings

70. Choose the sentence with correct Punctuation

A. Mr. Raju could you meet me tomorrow?
B. Mr. Raju , could you meet me tomorrow.
C. Mr. Raju could you meet me tomorrow.
D. Mr. Raju, could you meet me tomorrow?
Directions : Identify the Part of speech of the underlined word in the
following sentence
71. John, as well as his wife, has come
A. Conjunction

B. Preposition C. Adverb D. Adjective

72. We grew up together

A. Adverb

B. Adjective

C. Preposition

D. Noun

73. Choose the set of words which are in the alphabetical order
1) Celebration, celebrity, center centimeter

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2) Celebration, celebrity centimeter, center

3) Celebrity, centimeter celebration, center
4) Center, centimeter, celebrity celebration
Directions: In each of the following questions, a sentence has been
given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested
select the one which best expresses the same sentence in
Indirect/Direct Speech.
74. He said to her, "May you succeed !"
A. He told her that she might succeed.
B. He prayed to god that she may succeed
C. He Wished her success
D. He said to her that she might succeed.
Directions:
In each of the following questions, a sentence has been given in
Active(or passive) Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested select
the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive(or Active)
Voice
75. He was arrested on a charge of theft, but for lack of evidence he
was released.
A. He was arrested on a charge of theft, but was released for lack of
evidence
B. The police arrested him on a charge of theft, but for lack of
evidence he was released.
C. The police arrested him on a charge of theft, but for lack of
evidence released him.
D. None of these.

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PART- C (II) (TELUGU) ANDHRA

PRADESH CIRCLE ONLY

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Answers
1- D , 2-C , 3-A , 4- C , 5- A , 6-C , 7- D , 8- B , 9- C , 10-D , 11-C, 12C, 13-D ,14-C ,15- B , 16-C, 17-C, 18-C, 19-A, 20-B, 21-D, 22-B,23C , 24-D ,25-A, 26-B , 27-C , 28- D , 29- B , 30-D , 31-C , 32-C , 33D , 34-C , 35-A , 36-B , 37-B , 38- C , 39-A , 40-A , 41-B , 42C , 43-D , 44-A , 45- B , 46-B , 47-A , 48-C , 49- B , 50-B , 51-C ,
52- D , 53- B , 54-C , 55-C , 56-A , 57-C , 58-B , 59-D , 60-B , 61-B ,
62-D , 63-C , 64- D , 65- B , 66-B , 67-D , 68- A , 69- A ,70- D , 71-B ,
72- A , 73-A , 74-C , 75-C ,

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