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SBI SimTEST 2INSTRUCTIONS TO TEST TAKERS

F THIS TEST comprises 200 questions to be solved in 120 minutes. This test is meant

to be taken in one sitting without any rest breaks.

F THE TEST has four sections.

No. of Sections Section No. of Questions Marks

I Test of Data Analysis & Interpretation 50 questions 50

II Test of English Language 50 questions 50

III Test of General Awareness, Marketing & Computers 50 questions 50

IV Test of Reasoning 50 questions 50

Total 200 200

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as they will be treated invalid.

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correct answer should be carefully chosen before marking it on the score sheet.

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negative marks.

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response. There will be no negative marking for unanswered questions.

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additional paper for rough work. You are not allowed to use any calculating devices or scales.

F AFTER you finish taking the test, calculate your score with the help of the answer key

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DIRECTIONS for questions 1 to 5: Refer to the databelow and answer the questions that follow.

The following table shows the number of calls received by var ious departments of a cal l center dur ing theday. A, B, C, D, E and F are the departments and

the working hours of the call center are 9 am - 9 pm.

9 am -

11 am

11 am -

1 pm

1 pm -

3 pm

3 pm -

5 pm

5 pm -

7 pm

7 pm -

9 pm

A 40 80 60 40 25 10

B 20 95 75 50 35 25

C 55 100 75 80 75 35

D 30 65 60 50 45 20

E 15 45 30 20 15 5

F 20 50 70 35 45 25

1. Which department of the call center handlesthe highest number of calls in a day?

(A) A (B) E (C) B (D) C (E) D

2. What is the total number of calls received byDepartment A and Department F from 1 pm-5 pm?

(A) 100 (B) 105 (C) 205(D) 130 (E) 145

3. What is the ratio of the number of calls handled by Depar tment A from 5 pm - 9 pm and those

handled by Department E from 11 am - 3 pm?

(A)1

2(B)

7

15(C)

15

7

(D)2

1(E) None of these

4. What percentage of the calls received by the

call centre is handled by Department C from

3 pm-5 pm?

(A) 29.1% (B) 18.2% (C) 7.3%

(D) 12.7% (E) 22.3%

5. What is the average number of calls handled

by a department from 5 pm - 7 pm?

(A) 25 (B) 30 (C) 40 (D) 45 (E) 50

DIRECTIONS for questions 6 to 10: Refer to the

data below and answer the qeustions that follow.

0102030405060708090

100110120130140150160170180

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Sales Tax Wealth Tax Service Tax

The graph above shows the sales tax, wealth tax andservice tax received by the state government in the fiveyears from 2006 to 2010. All figures are in Rs. crores.

6. The average sales tax received by the statein the 5 years is approximately:

(A) Rs.150.6 c rores (B) Rs.120.5 c rores(C) Rs.155. 25 crores (D) Rs.135.6 crores(E) Rs.125.6 crores

7. The wealth tax received during the 5 years iswhat percent of the service tax received duringthe same period?

(A) 88.6% (B) 77.5% (C) 98.5%(D) 84.5% (E) 66.7%

8. W hi ch o f t he y ea rs sh ow ed t he gr ea te st pe rc en ta ge in cr ea se in th e se rv ic e ta x ascompared to the previous year?

(A) 2010 (B) 2007 (C) 2009(D) 2008 (E) Both 2007 and 2009

9. In which year did the wealth tax decrease (invalue) the most over the previous year?

(A) 2010 (B) 2007 (C) 2009(D) 2008 (E) Both 2008 and 2010

10. What is the ratio of the sales tax in the year 2006, to the wealth tax in the year 2009 andthe service tax in the year 2010?

(A) 14:13:15 (B) 13:14:15 (C) 15:13:19

(D) 15:13:14 (E) 14 : 15 : 13

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DIRECTIONS for questions 11 to 24: Choose thecorrect alternative.

11. In a poultry farm there were three kinds of birds:Broilers, Indian chickens and English chickens.There were 200 Broilers, 600 Indian chickens and300 English chickens. If 20% of the broilers laid

eggs, 25% of the Indian chickens laid eggs and

3

1rd of the English chickens laid eggs, what percent

of the total number of birds did not lay eggs?

(A) 17% (B) 74% (C) 82%

(D) 62% (E) 26%

12. Ram invests Rs.X at Y% per quarter for 10 years.

The total simple interest accumulated for 10

years is:

(A) 5

XY5X -

(B) 5

XY (C) 5

XY5X -

(D)5

XY2 (E)10

XY

13. Find the smallest number which when divided by 13, 14 or 15 leaves remainder 2 in each case.

(A) 1342 (B) 3502 (C) 2547(D) 2732 (E) 1547

14. There are 500 chairs in an auditorium, and thenumber of chairs in each row is the same. If the number of rows is reduced by five and thenumber of chairs in each row is increased by

5, then the total number of chairs is reduced

by 10

1

th of the original number of chairs. Findthe number of rows and number of chairs ineach row respectively.

(A) 20, 25 (B) 25, 20 (C) 50, 10

(D) 10, 50 (E) None of these

15.7

2 of

2

5 of 98 + 7 – 9 × 3 ÷ 6 = ?

(A) 21.5 (B) 71.5 (C) 72.5

(D) 75 (E) 81.25

16.5

615 × 3

3

83.12

61.7 = ?

(A) 8.4 (B) 2.5 (C) 6.3(D) 10.3 (E) 7.2

17. Find two positive integers, one of which is three-fifth of the other, so that the difference of their squares is 16.

(A) 4, 3 (B) 5, 3 (C) 6, 4

(D) 3, 2 (E) 5, 4

18.3

2 of

4

3 of

2

7 of x =

5

7 of 25. Then x = ?

(A) 5 (B) 10 (C) 18(D) 20 (E) 25

19. The ages of A and B are in the ratio of 6: 5 and the sum of their ages is 44 years. Whatwill be the ratio of their ages after 8 years?

(A) 7 : 6 (B) 8 : 7 (C) 3 : 4(D) 5 : 6 (E) 9 : 8

20. At an exam in which full marks were 500, Agot 10% less than B. B got 25% more thanC and C got 20% less than D. If A got 360,what percentage did D get?

(A) 90% (B) 64% (C) 72%(D) 80% (E) None of these

21. Shyam cheats the wholeseller by using 20%higher weights on his two pan balance during buying and cheats the consumer by using 5%lower weights on his two pan balance whileselling. He sells at the price which thewholeseller quotes. Find Shyam’s percentage profit .

(A) 20% (B) 5% (C) 26.31%(D) 35.23% (E) Cannot be determined

22. What is the H.C.F. of2

1,

11

35,

3

8 and

3

25?

(A)467 (B)

1981 (C)

585

(D)66

1(E)

66

7

23. Find the odd one out from the group of numbers

given below.

9, 16, 23, 29, 44.

(A) 23 (B) 29 (C) 44

(D) 9 (E) 16

24. In a group, the number of girls is equal totwice that of boys. For a certain function, each boy contr ibute d money equal to number of

boys in the group. And each gir l cont ributedRs.5. The total amount collected was Rs.75.How many girls are there in the group?

(A) 10 (B) 5 (C) 15(D) 20 (E) None of these



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DIRECTIONS for questions 25 to 29: Each questionhas five numbers that form a certain logical series.Choose the number that does not follow the logic.

25. 2, 8, 24, 64, 100.

(A) 8 (B) 2 (C) 100(D) 24 (E) 64

26. 3, 8, 24, 47, 120.

(A) 3 (B) 8 (C) 47(D) 24 (E) 120

27. 6, 10, 14, 20, 26.

(A) 6 (B) 14 (C) 20(D) 26 (E) 10

28. 2, 7, 153, 372, 407 .

(A) 2 (B) 153 (C) 7(D) 407 (E) 372

29. 1026, 1737, 5082, 65101, 121145.

(A) 1026 (B) 5082 (C) 121145(D) 1737 (E) 65101

DIRECTIONS for questions 30 to 34: Read the following information and answer the questions that follow.

The following graph shows the rainfall in millimetresin three cities Allahbad (A), Benaras (B) and Calicut

(C) during some of the days in the month of July.

1 2 3 4 5 60

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

A

B

C

x – axis shows the days of the month of July andy – axis shows the rainfall in millimetre. (only in integer values)

30. What is the average rainfall (in mm) on thegiven days in the city of Allahbad?

(A) 16.67 mm (B) 14.53 mm (C) 21.67 mm(D) 19.67 mm (E) 24.67 mm

31. The maximum rainfall recived by all 3 cities(combined) was ______ on the _____ of July.

(A) 80 mm, 6th (B) 82 mm, 6th

(C) 90 mm, 6th (D) 94 mm, 5th

(E) 80 mm, 4th

32. What is the percentage increase in the rainfallin Calicut from 2nd July to 6th July?

(A) 23.27% (B) 27.27% (C) 21.67%

(D) 24.27% (E) 18.33%

33. Rainfall on 3rd July in Benaras as a percentageof the total rainfall received by Benaras on thegiven days is:

(A) 10.27% (B) 15.67% (C) 11.33%

(D) 13.33% (E) 8.33%

34. What is the percentage increase in rainfall from2nd July to 4th July in the three cities combined?

(A) 18.67% (B) 21.67% (C) 16.33%

(D) 24.67% (E) 12.67%

DIRECTIONS for questions 35 to 40: Choose the

option that best replaces the question mark (?).

35. 12 + 18 =?1

(A) 2 + 3 (B)3

23 -(C)

2

1 +

3

1

(D)2

1 –

3

1(E) 2 3 – 3 2

36. 47 + 53 × 1.5 = ?

(A) 150 (B) 126.5 (C) 180

(D) 212.5 (E) None of these

37. 111 ÷ (96 – 59) ×3

1 = ?

(A) 1 (B)31 (C)

108111

(D) 9 (E) None of these

38. 9604 ÷ 7 = 735 ÷ ?

(A) 100 (B) 1052

1(C) 52

2

1

(D) 98 (E) None of these

39. (5 ? )2 = 1750

(A) 35 (B) 70 (C) 14

(D) 7 (E) 245

40. 84

11 = ?

(A) 22 (B) 104

3(C) 4

4

3

(D) 114

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data below and answer the questions that follow.

The table below shows the number of students participating

in various sports from different classes in a school.

Class Cricket Football Chess Hockey Basketball

V 15 17 22 18 18

VI 18 12 18 23 12

VII 12 21 13 17 25

VIII 25 14 12 22 20

IX 20 16 15 20 15

Assume that every student plays only one sport.

For various sports played in a school, the table belowshows out of the total students in the school playinga particular sport, the percentage of students that

are from class V to IX.

Cricket 40%Football 80%

Chess 40%

Hockey 10%

Basketball 30%

e.g. the number of students playing cricket from classV to IX form 40% of the total students playing cricketin the school.

41. In class V to IX, the number of students playingwhich sport is not equal to the number of students playing any other sport?

(A) Cricket (B) Football (C) Chess(D) Hockey (E) Basket ball

42. What is the average of the number of students playing any of the five given sport in class VI?

(A) 18 (B) 18.6 (C) 16(D) 16.6 (E) 17.5

43. What is the total number of students playingcricket in the school?

(A) 250 (B) 225 (C) 200(D) 175 (E) 150

44. What is the difference between the number of students playing chess in class V to IX andthe total number of students playing footballin the school?

(A) 50 (B) 25 (C) 20 (D) 17 (E) 30

45. What is the ratio of the number of students pl ay in g ho ck ey to th e nu mb er of st ud en ts playing basketbal l in the school?

(A) 10 : 3 (B) 5 : 3 (C) 2 : 1(D) 3 : 1 (E) 3 : 5

DIRECTIONS for quest ions 46 to 50: Refer to thedata below and answer the questions that follow.

Percentage distribution of people below the poverty

line living in the major cities is given in the following pie chart.

% distribution of Population

below poverty line

Other

10%

Kolkatta

13%

Delhi28%

Mumbai

32%

Chennai

17%

46. If the total number of people below the povertyline is 48000, what is the number of people below poverty line liv ing in Chenna i?

(A) 9160 (B) 8160 (C) 9560(D) 8560 (E) 9360

47. What is the ratio of people below the povertyline living in four major cities to those livingin the other cities?

(A) 17:13 (B) 15:14 (C) 10:1(D) 9:1 (E) None of these

48. In the pie chart, calculate the angle covered

by the sect ion indica ting peop le be low the poverty line liv ing in other cit ies .

(A) 28° (B) 32° (C) 36°(D) 38° (E) 48°

49. If the total number of people below the povertyline living in Mumbai is 4000, then what is thetotal number of people below the poverty lineliving in Kolkata?

(A) 1625 (B) 1650 (C) 1735(D) 1750 (E) 1840

50. The percentage of people below the povertyline living in Delhi is approximately how much percentage higher than those living in Chennai?

(A) 63.5% (B) 64.7% (C) 66%

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DIRECTIONS for questions 51 to 55: In each of the fo ll ow in g se nt en ce s, a pa rt of th e se nt en ce isunderlined. Beneath each sentence, five different waysof phrasing the underlined part are indicated. Choosethe best alternative from among the five.

51. In history, only certain periods qualify as eras because of signif icant events they unfurl .

(A) qualify as eras because of significantevents they unfurl.

(B) can qualify as eras because significantevents they unfurl.

(C) can be qualified as eras because of their significant events they unfurl.

(D) qualify as era because significant eventsthey unfurl.

(E) qualified as eras because of significantevents they unfurled.

52. Unpractised in the art of persuasion, China’sofficials who are in charge of Hong Kong affairshave reverted back to a fist brandishing styleof leadership.

(A) have been reverted back to a fist brandish-ing style of leadership.

(B) had been reverted to a fist brandishingstyleof leadership.

(C) have reverted to a fist brandishing styleof leadership.

(D) had reverted back to a fist brandishingstyle of leadership.

(E) have been rever t ing back to a f is t brandishing style of leadership.

53. It was only seven years ago that Jacob wasstruggling to keep his business af loat ,consult ing to other design houses andrefinancing his personal home for cash.

(A) consulting to other design houses(B) consulting for other design houses(C) consulted for other design houses(D) being consulted to other design houses(E) consulted to other design houses

54. The social stigma and discrimination that HIV posi tive people face in the society forces manyto not disclose their status to anybody,including their parents.

(A) face in the society forces many to not

disclose their status(B) have been facing in the society force manynot to disclose their status

(C) has faced in the society has forced manynot to disclose their status

(D) faces in the society forces many not todisclose their status

(E) face in the society force many to notdisclose their status

55. Inspite of an institution supported by both theState and the Centre, money is never adequateconsidering the escalation in prices across board.

(A) Inspite of an institution supported by boththe State and the Centre(B) Though being an institution supporting

both the State and the Cent re(C) Regardless of an institution being sup-

ported by both the Sta te and the Centre(D) Despite being an institution supported by

both the State and the Cent re(E) Inspite being an institution supported by

both the State and the Cent re

DIRECTIONS for questions 56 to 60: Sentences given in each question, whe n properl y sequenced fo rm a co he re nt pa ra gr ap h. The fi rs t an d la st sentences are labelled 1 and 6 and the four inbetween are labelled with a letter each. Choose the

most logical order of sentences from among the five given cho ices to constru ct a coherent paragraph.

56. 1. T he world p roba bly does no t nee d newreasons to loathe jellyfish.

A. Jellies may also benefit when we knock out their major rivals through overfishing.

B. This leads to an increase in the planktonic plants and animals on which jellyfish feedand creates a low-oxygen environmentin which fish die but jellies survive.

C. So another clarification is in order : Jellyfishmisbehaviour maybe at least partly our fault.

D. No one knows for sure, but jellyfish bloomsmay occur in part because we overloada body of water with fertilizers and sewage.

6. Some scientists estimate that bringing back

the oyster populations to their old levelswould reduce the jelly fish population by 90%.

(A) DABC (B) ABDC (C) DACB(D) CDBA (E) CADB

57. 1. Thinking in abstract terms is of course notthe only way to achieve ethical generality.

A. If you are hungry, you will make greatexertions, if necessary, to get food, if your children are hungry, you may feel an evengreater urgency.

B. But to most people this is difficult.C. It can be achieved as well, or perhaps even

better, if you can feel generalized emotions .D. But if you hear some millions of Indians or

Chinese are in danger of death from malnu-trition, the problem is so vast and so distantthat unless you have some official respon-sibility you probably soon forget about it.

6. Nevertheless, if you have the emotionalcapacity to feel distant evils acutely, you canachieve ethical generality through feeling.

(A) ABDC (B) BCAD (C) CBAD(D) CADB (E) CABD

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58. 1. P hi lo so ph y is a st ag e i n i nt el le ct ua ldevelopment, and is not compatible withmental maturity.

A. There must also be a belief that importanttruths can be discovered by merelythinking, without the aid of observation.

B. But not so unquestioningly that argumentsin support of them are never sought.

C. This belief is true in pure mathematics,which has inspired many of the great ph il osophe rs .

D. In order that it may flourish, traditionaldoctrines must still be believed.

6. I t is t rue here because tha t s tudy i sessentially verbal.

(A) CDAB (B) DCAB (C) ABDC(D) CDBA (E) DBAC

59. 1. There is a special absurdity in applyingracial theories to the various populations

of Europe.A. The English are perhaps the most mixedof all.

B. The purest races now in existence are thePygmies, the Hottentots, and the Austra-lian aborigines.

C. There is no evidence that there is anadvantage in belonging to a pure race.

D. There is not, in Europe, any such thingas a pure race.

6. They were not the bearers of a brilliantculture.

(A) BCAD (B) ADCB (C) CADB(D) DACB (E) BDAC

60. 1. Within a millennium or two after they were painted in Nia ux Cav e, the great beast s

were vanishing from the landscape of Europe.

A. Rising sea levels swamped coastal regions.B. Fores ts r eplaced grass lands and open

woodlands across the continent.C. The Ice Age was ebbing.D. About 12,000 years ago, warmer, wetter

weather was beginning to take hold.6. As their habitats disappeared, so did the

bison and the mammoth.(A) ABCD (B) CBDA (C) DCAB(D) ADBC (E) BADC

DIRECTIONS for questions 61 to 65: Choose theoption that best completes the sentence.

61. Why i s i t t hat eng ine er s e quippe d w ith pres tigious degrees from top inst itutes stil l look for _____ pastures?

(A) fresh (B) idyllic (C) greener (D) rustic (E) alien

62. Students opt for finance since it gives themthe kind of _____ required to go up thecorporate ladder.

(A) authority (B) weight (C) sanity(D) aptitude (E) leverage

63. Management schools are _____ all over thecity and managers are available at a dime adozen.

(A) opening (B) mushrooming(C) originating (D) projecting(E) increas ing

64. So many people have been _____ by travelagencies who have falsely promised them work permits in Gulf countr ies.

(A) helped (B) defeated(C) fleeced (D) controlled(E) led

65. There is no _____ to rule on disputes relatingto certification procedures.

(A) appellate (B) judge (C) tribune(D) forum (E) party

DIRECTIONS for ques ti on s 66 to 75: Read the fo ll owi ng pass ag e ca re ful ly and ans wer thequestions that follow.

Representing a particularly high watermark of ancienthistory, the Indus Valley Civilization has never failedto stoke the curiosity and capture the imaginationof historian and lay person alike. Locked in the diverseyet relatively sparse representations of the Indusculture are the secrets of the subcontinent’s collective

identity: of who we are, where we are from, how weare linked, and why we have come to be the waywe are.

The Indus Civilization flourished between 2500 B.C.and 2000 B.C. A comprehensive interpretation of therich archaeological remains of the Indus culture hasnot been possible as the elusive Indus script - thekey to the civilization - remains undeciphered. Further,the modern division into two hostile countries of theregion across which the Indus civilization once layhas undoubtedly been a major impediment in the studyof this subcontinental legacy. We have also seen recentattempts by Hindutva writers to re-interpret theevidence from the Indus Civilization. At the level of serious scholarship, these efforts have been firmlyrejected. Nevertheless, theories which posit a Vedic

origin for the Indus civilization, on the basis of aflaky interpretation of archaeological evidence anda ‘decipherment’ of the script, have been popularized by a credulous media. They are also becoming partof classroom knowledge via a new generation of historytextbooks for schools.



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On the other hand, serious Indus scholarship hasmoved painstakingly ahead, uncovering new evidence,while reinterpreting and even challenging old theories.To this growing body of scholarship, Irfan Habib’snew book on the Indus Civilization, makes a substantialand valuable contribution. The second in the People’s History of India series sponsored by the AligarhHistorians Society, this slim book with its sedate layoutand presentation packs not a few punches. Though best known as a historian of medieval India, Habibis no stranger to the history of ancient India, althoughthis is his first major work on the Indus period. Inkeeping with the objectives of the People’s Historyof India project, the book has been written for a popular audience and for use by high school and collegeteachers. Therefore, considerable attention has been paid to explaining issues that histor ians mig ht befamiliar with but not the average reader.

Archaeologists, like investigative journalists, deal with

data or information, often disparate and apparentlyunconnected. Careful data collection is just one partof the job. The data must be analysed, and theconnections of the parts with the whole made. Butthe most important par t of the process is theinterpretation. This often necessitates a leap inreasoning which elevates the story to a new levelof credibility. Habib is not a primary investigator of the period he writes about and instead draws uponthe vast literature that already exists on the theme.But he has constant surprises in store for the reader by his reasoned insights into his subject matter. Hisstudy thereby substantially advances the base of our awareness and knowledge of this fascinating periodof our ancient past.

If the Indus Civilization diffused from a small core

area, which Habib believes it must have done, giventhe remarkable uniformity of its cultural features, thisarea has not been firmly established, although it could possibly have been in the Kot-Diji cul ture area of the Punjab, and northern and central Sindh. Accordingto Habib, the Urban Revolution took place in the regionextending from Iraq to the Indus basin between 3500B.C. and 2500 B.C. The existence of towns would implythat agricultural communities had started producinga surplus and that a group of people were therebyfreed from agriculture to take up other occupations.The increase in agricultural production was driven by a ra nge of te chn olog ic al adv an ce s. A sta teapparatus emerged, which collected taxes andadministered the towns. Religion and ideologyreinforced the process of urban integration. The term‘civilization’ describes a society of which town lifeis a central feature. Habib discusses the HelmandCivilization, the material remains of which present amodel of how urban societies developed out of agricultural communities. The Helmand culture existedin present-day Afghanistan between 2600 B.C. and2100 B.C. With its two cities of Shahr-i-Sokhta andMundikak, it was a fairly advanced society, although,

interestingly, there is no firm evidence of any interaction between it and the Indus Civi liza tion with which itoverlapped in its late phase.

Indus Civilization sites or settlements shared certainstandard cultural features, according to Habib. Theseincluded the following: the distinctive Harappan wheel-made pottery which was in widespread use; the Indusscript that appears on seals, potsherds and metalartefacts, and which is uniform in the Indus culturezone; baked bricks of a standard size with their sidesin the 1:2:4 ratio; standard weights based on a unitequivalent to 13.63 grams; a grid pattern for roadsin urban settlements and a drainage system; citadels built adjacent to the town; masonry walls and tanks;and a common burial pattern in cemeteries outsidethe town. “One must imagine,” he writes, “that the pr ot o- In du s st at e, by us e, pe rh ap s, of ox -d ra wnchariots and bronze weaponry, subdued the territoriesof the different Early Indus cultures, and thereafter

imposed its major features of economic and culturallife in all parts of the ‘Indus empire’, which was nowformed. “Whatever the details of the process, the roleof the state in the spread of the Indus Civilizationis likely to have been crucial.”

In the second section of the book, Habib puts more piecesof the Indus jigsaw in place by working with existingevidence to examine the historical processes at work,while building new arguments on various facets of theIndus culture. He discusses Indus agriculture, craft production and trade; there is a detailed discussion ontowns and urban life; sections on religion, writing andart; and a stimulating discussion on society, state andthe Indus decline. The culture was geographically vast(a map of the Indus culture area in relation to the restof the subcontinent would have provided a sense of

its extent). It extended over most of present-day Punjab(in both India and Pakistan), Haryana, parts of westernUttar Pradesh and northern Rajasthan, Sindh, most of Gujarat and parts of northeastern and southern Baluchistan.

The use of the plough in Indus agriculture has been proved by the discovery of a clay model, and thediscovery of a ploughed field at an excavated Indussettlement. It is the first culture known where wellsgave access to underground water. While there isno proof that the pulley was in use for lifting water,the lever-lift based on stone counterweights couldwell have been in use, Habib argues. The range of crops had increased to 12 by this period and includedcereals (but not rice), several millets, pulses, oilseeds,and, most importantly, cotton. Finds of animal bonesreveal that the ox and the cow were domesticatedas were sheep and goats (kept for meat and wool).The building industry had a major place in the Induseconomy. The fired brick that was in use was an“outstanding innovation” according to Habib, as muchfor its size and ratio as for the technique of use, whichgave extra stability to the structures.



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The Indus cities were unique for their time in urban planning, and more part icularl y for their drainagesystem. The main features of the towns are well-known – the division of the town into the ‘acropolis’ or ‘citadel’ buil t upon a large plat form and a ‘lower town’ area;the broad roads laid at right angles, the corbelledroofed drains which cleaners could enter; the granaries,and the ‘Great Bath’ at Mohenjo-Daro. There wereseveral large towns within the Indus culture zone.The occupied area of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa areestimated at over 200 and 150 hectares, respectively.The site of Ganweriwala covers an estimated area of 80 hectares. The sites of Lakhmirwala, Gurni Kalanand Hasanpur-2 in the Punjab, and Dholavira in Kutchare among the larger of the sites (the first three havenot yet been excavated though they have beensurveyed). The large structures identified as granariesat Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro perhaps stored the grain brought by official s as land tax and was meant for distribution in the citadel area of the cities. The region

apparently supported a widespread network of trade both within the di fferent parts of the emp ire and‘internationally’. Historical evidence fromcontemporary societies hold exciting possibilities for extending our knowledge of the Indus period. TheMesopotamians gave to the Indus basin the name‘Meluhha’ and there have been finds of Indus potsherds and arte facts at the royal cemetery at Ur in southern Iraq. A seal of the Akkadian period refersto its owner as ‘Silusu, Meluhha interpreter’. The Indusequivalent of a Rosetta Stone has never been found, but if it ever surfaced, it would surely be in a regionwith which Indus merchants had trade links.

Habib draws a convincing picture of a society that was both socially and economically differentiated, “a well-developed class society, comprising peasants, pastoral

nomads, slaves, urban poor, artisans, merchants, priestsand rulers, along with their dependents such as warriors,scribes and servants.” The existence of private property,and indeed great private wealth and power, is suggested by the vastly different housing standards for the richand the poor in towns, by the profusion of seals usedto mark personal property and merchandise, the discoveryof a treasure jar of precious ornaments, and so on. Thatwomen had a subordinate position in such a societycould well be assumed; interestingly, skeletal evidencealso proves it. Habib says that dental studies of Harappanskeletons showed that women from their childhood wereless well-nourished. Malaria appears to have been afrequent visitor. According to him, the evidence of amalaria epidemic in India is established for the first timefrom the study of Mohenjo-Daro skeletons. While lifeexpectancy has not been calculated for the Indus people,from the age profile of 90 skeletons from the Harappancemetery, “it would be surprising if real average lifeexpectancy exceeded thirty years”, he concludes.

According to Habib, only a strong centralized state,which was in administrative control of the cities, couldhave established the sort of institutional and cultural

uniformity that set the civilization apart. Such a statewas needed to conquer new regions and keep tax- paying peasants in subjection. What might then havehappened to the Indus state? “A large part of theIndus basin having been conquered and held for sometime as a centralized ‘empire’,” Habib writes, “mighthave then broken into two or more parts, each under a separate dynasty but each owing allegiance to thesame tradition of culture and governance”. If the IndusCivilization was indeed an empire, ruled by one or several monarchies, the symbols of empire like largemonumental buildings, are absent from the remains.Will excavations of the future reveal these? Does theabsence of such symbols disprove the theory of astrong and expansionist Indus state, or could imperial power have been expressed in other ways , which newevidence from this period might throw up?

How did it all end? How did a flourishing civilizationwith an evolved central administrative system, a wide

trade network, a dynamic manufacturing sector, andan agriculture that sustained this edifice collapse ina period of one hundred years? Soon after 2000 B.C.,cities and towns practically disappear. Some citiesshow signs of disrepair followed by abandonment,the writing disappears on seals, the figures of deitiesand sacred animals on seals and tablets disappear,there are changes in burial practices, the pottery isreplaced, and crafts disappear. “The change then wasso complete as to bring about a relapse to non-urbanconditions and illiteracy, an alteration of religion, anda great qualitative and quantitative contraction of crafts. All the survivals from the Indus Civilizationwithin the succeeding cultures are of a minor andsecondary character; and even these leave the scenefairly soon,” writes Habib of the post-Indus scenario.

Habib examines the many theories that have beenadvanced for this sudden civilizational collapse.Flooding owing to a shifting of the river’s coursehas been suggested as one reason for the decline.Conversely, there is the theory of an arid phase andthe consequent drying up of the Ghaggar Hakra river,which in turn caused the depopulation of cities. Thereis a theory that a human-induced disaster occurredas a consequence of over-cultivation and deforestationof the land. The decline of trade with Mesopotamiaafter 2000 B.C. is often cited as a reason for the declineof commerce and manufacture in the Indus basin,leading in turn to a collapse of the system.

Habib himself advances a persuasive argument for the collapse of the civilization. The Indus state, hesays, ran into a political crisis, which affected its abilityto impose and collect tribute from the ruralcommunities. This could have happened owing todissension within the ruling class. The towns andtown people depended on the tr ibute for their sustenance. The sudden collapse of towns thereforecould only have happened if some crisis had causedthe tribute to dry up. Prior to the Indus collapse, around



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2200 B.C., the Helmand Civilization came to a suddenend, with evidence of arson and violence in thehistorical record. According to Habib, a reasonableinference that can be made is that invasions fromthe west overwhelmed the Helmand cities first, thenthe Kot-Diji culture, and finally the Indus cities. He points to the signs of violenc e in the later stage sof Mohenjo-Daro where 38 skeletons were found inunnatural situations, suggesting that they were victimsof acts of violence.

However, Habib does not subscribe to the view thatthe invaders were Vedic Aryans. The end of the IndusCivilization can be put no later than 1900 B.C., 400years before the earliest elements in the Rigveda. Buthe does say that the intruders could have been ‘pre-Vedic Aryans’ who spoke some form of proto-Aryanspeech, although this has not yet been proved.

The last section of the book deals with the period

in the 500 years following the collapse of the IndusCivilization. There was progress on some counts,namely an increase in the range of crops whichsuggested double cropping, and the spread of somecraf t techniques. But the sl ide-back from theachievements of the Indus culture were far more pronounced. This was marked by ‘de-urbanization’,the decay of a range of Indus crafts, and the witheringof commerce.

A guide to the literature provided at the end of eachchapter instead of footnotes helps keep the narrativeflowing and also aids the comprehension. Along withthe notes on the methods of archaeology and thereconstruction of language, a note on thearchaeological discovery of the major Indus sites, astory by itself, would have been useful and interesting.

66. Which of the following has/have been citedas the limitations and setbacks in studying theIndus Valley Civilization?

(A) The spread of the civilization across thetwo hostile countries.

(B) Different interpretations by writers from theevidence available to them.

(C) The role of the media in popularizing faultytheories.

(D) The inability of scholars to decipher theelusive Indus script.

(E) All of the above.

67. The fact that Habib’s book has been writtenfor the average reader, and not the historian

is proved by which of the following?(A) The book offers clues to many puzzles and

mysteries of the Indus Valley Civilizationthat continue to confound and confuse useven today.

(B) The book has explanatory notes on themethods of archaeology and the reconstruc-tion of language history.

(C) Habib has tried to interpret the evidencefrom the Indus Civilization in an unbiasedmanner.

(D) The book substantially advances the baseof our awareness and knowledge of thisfascinating period of our ancient past.

(E) The language used in the book is simpleand easy to comprehend.

68. The importance of Habib’s study of the IndusValley Civilization lies in the fact that:

(A) he has sought to gather data from varioussources.

(B) he has drawn heavily from the vast litera-ture that already exists on the subjectinstead of framing personal theories.

(C) his interpretat ions with regard to theavailable evidence is logical and articulate.

(D) he has been able to discover new data onthe Indus Valley Civilization.

(E) he has provided the readers with a noteon the archaeological discovery of the major Induscities.

69. Why does Ha b ib be l ie ve t hat the I ndusCivilization diffused from a small core area?

(A) Most of the archaeological evidence isconcentrated in a small area.

(B) The excavation does not throw any lighton the mode of transportation used by Indusvalley people.

(C) All trading activities were carried out fromone small area.

(D) There is remarkable uniformity in its cul-tural features.

(E) All of the above.

70. What is Habib’s theory wi th regard to thedecline of the Indus Valley Civilization?

(A) An internal political crisis of the Indus stateweakened i t and was followed by anexternal attack which dealt the civilizationa final blow.

(B) Natural disaster followed by a foreigninvasion led to the downfall of the IndusValley Civilization.

(C) The decline of trade and commerce weak-ened the economic framework of the coun-try bringing about its political decline.

(D) Drying up of major r ivers led to thedepopulation of cities and the decline of the political system.

(E) None of the above.

71. Habib is least likely to agree with which of the following theories?

(A) The women held a subordinate position inthe Harrapan society.

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(C) It is most likely that the real average lifeexpectancy of the Indus people was lessthan thirty years.

(D) The mature Indus Civilization state couldwell have created an ‘Indus empire’.

(E) None of the above.

72. Habib attributes the diffusion of uniform culture to:

(A) political expansion.(B) social and religious influence.(C) foreign invasion.(D) expansion of trading activities.(E) cannot be determined.

73. The fact that Indus Civilization may not reallyhave been an empire is possible as:

(A) there is absence of such reference in theVedic script.

(B) the relics do not suggest a difference inthe living standards of the Indus people.

(C) the symbols of an empire have not beenfound in the remains.

(D) the Helmand culture that flourished duringthe same period as the Indus civilizationwas also not an empire.

(E) all of the above.

74. Which of the following is not true with regardto the Indus agriculture?

(A) The Indus people made use of undergroundwater in their agricultural activities.

(B) The Indus people knew the use of plough.(C) The Indus people had started the domes-

tication of certain animals.(D) The Indus people did not harvest rice.(E) For irrigating the lands, the Indus people

used water from the wells lifted with thehelp of pulleys.

75. The existence of private property and wealthin the Indus Civilization is explained by whichof the following?

(A) Discovery of treasure jar f i l led withornaments.

(B) The remains of the granaries.(C) Use of fired bricks for constructions.(D) The profusion of tombs to mark personal

property and mer chandise.(E) All of the above.

DIRECTIONS for questions 76 to 81: In each of the sentences, a part of the sentence is left blank. Be low ea ch se nt en ce , f iv e diff ere nt ways of completing the sentence are indicated. Choose theword for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

76. One needs to prod a _________ government intoaction to commit spending to benefit the poor.

(A) somnolent (B) indolent(C) solvent (D) insolvent(E) malevolent

77. Criminals have always been an _________ lot,finding new ways of relieving people of their valuables as well as dreaming up ways to escapefrom the law.

(A) contrived (B) inspirational(C) ingenious (D) original(E) a da pt ab le

78. Panditji, who passed away last year at the ageof 78, was a maestro of khayal, an _________ of Kirana and Agra gharanas.

(A) adulteration (B) amalgam(C) motley (D) accumulation(E) culmination

79. Ragged sun , b l ea ched shr ubs , _________ cattle, and rock strewn barren fields are theleitmotifs of the land where the monsoons have been an elus ive gues t.

(A) emancipated (B) sunken(C) insolvent (D) emaciated(E) c onvo lu te d

80. The ancient science of Vaastu, which has its

roots in the Puranas, witnessed a _________ around a decade ago and it's been boom timein the last couple of years.

(A) resurgence (B) resurrection(C) resumption (D) restoration(E) redemption

81. I ____________ the ne ws t he n.

(A) shall have watched(B) am watching(C) have watched(D) can watch(E) could watch

DIRECTIONS for questions 82 to 85: Choose the optionthat is CLOSEST in meaning to the capitalized word.

82. PROLIX

(A) bookish (B) musical (C) lengthy(D) repetitive (E) fecu nd

83. PROMETHEAN

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84. AMELIORATE

(A) indulge (B) improve (C) enable(D) remove (E) discard

85. DIAPHANOUS(A) double (B) membrane (C) diagram(D) delicate (E) diabolic

DIRECTIONS for questions 86 to 90: Choose theoption that is OPPOSITE in meaning to thecapitalized word.

86. GRATUITOUS

(A) voluntary (B) indispensable(C) insolent (D) susceptible(E) complimentary

87. APATHETIC

(A) lost (B) synthetic(C) enthusiastic (D) even-tempered(E) pathe ti c

88. OPAQUE

(A) thick (B) diaphanous\(C) permeable (D) turgid(E) d iff use

89. BRASH

(A) diffident (B) venal(C) depraved (D) recalcitrant(E) disingenuous

90. UNEQUIVOCAL

(A) ambiguous (B) affable (C) similar

(D) equal (E) angry

DIRECTIONS for questions 91 to 95: Each sentence

is broken into four labelled parts. Mark the part that has an error in it. If there is no error, mark [(E). Ignore

errors of punctuation, if any.

91. Rita was forty three, six years ago and,

(A)

was still appearing on camera as a news correspondent,

(B)

though far less often

(C)

when she was younger and more glamourous.

(D)

92. Since

(A)

1986, scientists have

(B)

known that

shining light

(C)

into a person’s eyes readjust

(D)

the

body’s circadian rhy thm, its body clock.

93. Featuring

(A)

faces of women from

(B)

various ethnic

groups within Ethiopia, Nakfa notes reflect

(C)

the country's

(D)

diversity.

94. Despite of

(A)

Denmark’s manifest

(B)

virtues, Danes

never talk about how proud

(C)

they are

(D)

to be Danes.

95. Momentarily,

(A)

thesurprise revealed itself on his face,

(B)

thenvanished,

(C)

replacingit bya blank expression.

(D)

DIRECTIONS for questions 96 to 100: Fill in themissing links in the paragraph given.

Indian fashion has never been ___(96)___ on ___(97)___ of grandeur . Rina Dhaka has claimed for

years that her churi pants were copied by Dolce andGabbana, and kurti designers cry that their creations,lifted without credit, have landed on hunky forms likethat of Enrique Iglesias. But even given a few ___(98)___ claims, Indian fashion’s influence on theworld runways is now too prominent to be ___(99)___ by even the most fashionably ___(100)___.

96. (A) keen (B) hooked (C) s hort(D) t otally (E) based

97. (A) portrayal (B) delusions(C) simulation (D) veracity(E) theme

98. (A) genuine (B) sincere(C) justifiable (D) empty(E) pertinent

99. (A) a ppreciated (B) dismissed(C) a ped (D) discerned(E) accepted

100. (A) oriented (B) dressed (C) inspired

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DIRECTIONS for questions 101 and 125: Choose

the correct alternative.

101. The Serva Shiksha Abhiyan is being implemented

for needs of children in the age group of

(A) 8 – 12 years (B) 5 – 15 years

(C) 5 – 12 years (D) 6 – 14 years

(E) 7 – 15 years

102. Who coined the Word, ‘BRIC’?

(A) Norman Barlong (B) Goldman Sachs

(C) Adam Smith (D) William Lambton

(E) Philip Godfrey

103. In which of the following State, population

growth rate is lower than national average?

(A) Bihar (B) West Bengal (C) M.P

(D) Chhat isgarh(E) Haryana

104. Planet 41 is a company operation in which field?

(A) Hospitality Service

(B) Mines

(C) Mobile Value added Service Provider

(D) Railway

(E) Textile

105. The Pranab Sen Committee recently submitted

its report to government of India, it’s related to

(A) Slums (B) Primary Education

(C) Adult Education (D) 2G spectrum Scam

(E) Caste Sensex

106. Which state had passed a bill for regulating

Micro Finance Institution in December 2010?

(A) Bihar (B) Andhra Pradesh

(C) Utter Pradesh (D) Nagalan d

(E) Madhya Pradesh

107. Kim Clyster won the Australian open 2011

women’s singles title by beating China’s Li Na.

She belongs to which Country?

(A) England (B) USA (C) Belgium

(D) Sweden (E) Canada

108. Who has won the Australian open 2011 Men’s title?

(A) Andy Murray (B) Novak Djokovic

(C) Mike Bryan (D) Roger Federer

(E) Raphael Nadal

109. ‘Birdie’ and ‘Eagle’ are two terms related to

which of the following Sports?

(A) Tennis (B) Badminton

(C) Cricket (D) Golf (E) Badminton

110. Which animal is mascot of World Cup Cricket 2011?

(A) Tiger (B) Lion (C) Elephant

(D) Bull (E) Puma

111. The Indian Air force recently conferred which

honorary rank to Sachin Tendulkar?

(A) Group Capta in (B) Captain

(C) Marshal (D) All of these

(E) None of these

112. Dronacharya Awards are given to a person

associated with

(A) Entertainment (B) Ed ucati on

(C) Social Service (D) Publ ic Servi ce

(E) Sports

113. Which state won the Ranji Trophy title recently?

(A) U.P. (B) Rajasthan

(C) Tamil Nadu (D) Maharashtra

(E) Punjab

114. Arvind Bhatt is India’s leading player in which

Sports?

(A) Fo otball (B) Bad minto n (C) Tennis

(D) Hockey (E) Boxing

115. Who is the Secre ta ry Genera l of the

Commenwealth?

(A) Kenneth Kaunda (B) Dr. Oliver Tomo(C) Sridath Rampal (D) Don McKinnon

(E) Dan Goodman

116. Where is the headquarters of European Union

located?

(A) Brussels (B) Paris (C) London

(D) Rome (E) Austria

117. Montenegro, which become the 192nd member

of the UN, is in the continent of

(A) Asia (B) Africa

(C) Europe (D) South America

(E) None of these

118. The International Atomic Energy Agency was

created under the aegis of the UN in(A) 1945 (B) 1946 (C) 1955

(D) 1957 (E) 1963

119. The total number of Judge of the International

Court of Justice is

(A) 10 (B) 12 (C) 15 (D) 18 (E) 22

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120. The headquarter of the International Court of

Justice are at:

( A) G eneva (B) T he Ha gue (C) Rome

(D) Vienna (E) Prague

121. To insert a copy of the clipboard contents, whatever

was last cut or copied at the insertion point:

(A) paste (B) stick in (C) fit in

(D ) push in ( E) N one o f t hese

122. Which command is used to remove text or

graphics from a document.

(A) chop (B) cut (C) clip

(D) cart away (E) None of these

123. A program which he lps c rea te wr it ten

documents and lets you go back and make

corrections as necessary:

(A ) s pre ad sh eet (B) personal writer

(C) word printer (D) word processor (E) None of these

124. A place that a user can create to store files:

(A) cursor (B) text (C) folder

(D) boot (E) None of these

125. To move down a page in a document:

(A) jump (B) fly (C) wriggle

(D) scroll (E) None of these

126. The primary device that a computer uses to

store information:

(A) TV (B) storehouse

(C) desk (D) hard drive(E) None of these

127. A file extension is separated from the main file

name with an ______ but no spaces.

(A) question mark (B) exclamation mark

(C) underscore (D) period

(E) full stop

128. An ad hoc query is a:

(A) pre-planned question

(B) pre-scheduled question

(C) spur-of-the-moment question

(D) question that will not return any results

(E) None of these

129. ______ makes it possible for shoppers to make

purchases us ing thei r computers.

(A) E-world (B) E-commerce

(C) E-spend (D) E-business

(E) None of these

130. Networks are monitored by security personnel

and supervised by ______ who set(s) up

accounts and passwords for authorized network

users.(A) IT managers

(B) the government

(C) network administrators

(D) password administrators

(E) None of these

131. Programs such as Internet Explorer that serve

as navigable windows into the Web are called:

(A) Hypertext (B) Networks

(C) Internet (D) Web browsers

(E) None of these

132. A ______ is a device that not only provides

surge protection, but also furnishes your

computer with battery backup power during a

power ou tage

(A) surge strip (B) USB

(C) UPS (D) battery strip

(E) None of these

133. ______ this is the act of copying or downloading

a program from a network and making multiple

copies of it.

(A) Network piracy (B) Plagiarism

(C) Software piracy (D) Site-license piracy

(E) None of these

134. A directory within a directory is called:

(A) Mini Directory (B) Junior Direc tory(C) Part Directory (D) Sub Dir ectory

(E) None of these

135. A ______ computer is a large and expensive

computer capable of simultaneously processing

data for hundreds or thousands of users.

(A) server (B) mainframe

(C) desktop (D) tablet

(E) None of these

136. Which one of the following is a target group

for the marketing of educational loan?

(A) All the customers

(B) S tu de nt s

(C) Only poor students(D) Students having promising educational

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137. Service after sale is not the function of:

(A) Marketing staff

(B) Se ller

(C) Director of the company(D) Employees of the company

(E) All of the above are wrong

138. The rural marketing is not required because:

(A) rural people do not understand marketing

(B) its not practical from the cost point of view

(C) it is sheer wastage of time

(D) All are wrong

(E) All are correct

139. Planned-cost service means:

(A) Costly products

(B) Extra profit on the same cost

(C) Extra work by seller

(D) All of these

(E) None of these

140. Which of the following are target customer?

(A) structure

(B) factors

(C) future customer

(D) suppliers and producers

(E) none of these

141. Marketing is a mixture of mixture”this statement

is related to:

(A) product planning (B) price determination

(C) cost (D) saving

(E) marketing mix

142. Market plan includes:

(A) market objectives

(B) market research

(C) pricing strategy

(D) situation analysis

(E) All of these

143. Customization is useful for:

(A) motivating the sales force

(B) to add variety in marketing

(C) value added service

(D) pleasing target customers

(E) none of these

144. Customer Loyalty means:

(A) shifting of customers from one bank to

another

(B) customers banking with one bank exclusively(C) customers returning lost items

(D) customers giving gifts to banks

(E) none of these

145. Which is the Four (3)’s of marketing?

(A) customer, cost, communication, convenience

(B) corporate, cost, communication, convenience

(C) consumer, cost, communication, convenience

(D) competition, cost, communication and

convenience

(E) none of these

146. what is true about patent right?

(A) can’t be transferred

(B) can be transferred

(C) utility meets to an end

(D) all of these

(E) none of these

147. promotion mix contains:

(A) advert isement (B) personnel sale

(C) sales promotion (D) publicity

(E) all of these

148. putting the goods of same characterstics in a

specific category is known as:

(A) branding (B) standardisation

(C) labelling (D) packaging

(E) grading

149. Demand consist s:

(A) want or need

(B) willingness to spend

(C) resource to purchase

(D) only 1 and 2

(E) all of these

150. Which is the technique used for effective

marketing planning?

(A) psychological tools for marketing

(B) goal oriented

(C) marketing research

(D) physical distribution

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DIRECTIONS for questions 151 and 152: Choosethe correct alternative.

151. Which of the following letters will come nextin the alphabetic sequence given below?

CEGKMQSWCEKQSUA...

(A) C (B) E (C) G (D) K (E) M

152. Shashi ranks 16th from the bottom of the classand Reema ranks 14th from the top of the class.If Shashi and Reema exchange their positions,then Shashi ranks 25th from the bottom. Howmany students are there in the class?

(A) 50 (B) 49 (C) 38(D) 45 (E) None of these

DIRECTIONS for questions 153 to 155: Refer to thedata below and answer the questions that follow.

Following are four words with their codes written below them.

7450

HARD

1749

CART

9275

RICH

7143

TRAP

153. What is the code for ‘T’?

(A) 7 (B) 4 (C) 1 (D) 9 (E) 3

154. ‘A’ is coded as:

(A) 5 (B) 7 (C) 1 (D) 9 (E) 4

155. ‘9’ is the code for :(A) C (B) T (C) I (D) P (E) R



Lilavati, Lopamudra, Lochan, Lola, Lolita and Lubaabaare classmates who have been selected as a groupto present a dance in an interschool dance compe-tition. 3 pairs of a boy and a girl are to be formed.So, three of the girls had to dress up as boys. Thesethree pairs will stand one behind the other such thatthe girl dressed up as a boy in a pair should be taller than the girl dressed up as a boy in the pair in frontof it. Also, in a pair, the girl dressed up as a boyshould always be taller than the girl. The following

pai rs are formed.

1. Lola - Lopamudra 2. Lolita - Lochan

3. Lilavati - Lubaaba

156. The pair Lopamudra and Lola stands immedi-ately behind the pair, Lubaaba and Lilavati. Also,Lola is taller than Lubaaba. This implies that

(A) Lola is dressed as a girl.(B) Lola is dressed as a boy.(C) Lopamudra is shorter than Lilavati.(D) Lola is taller than Lopamudra.(E) Cannot be determined

157. Lochan is taller than Lolita. Lubaaba is taller than Lilavati. Lola is dressed like a boy. Whichof the following could be a right arrangementof girls dressed like boys if Lopamudra is taller than Lolita and Lolita is taller than Lubaaba?

(A) Lochan, Lubaaba, Lola(B) Lubaaba, Lochan, Lola(C) Lubaaba, Lola, Lochan(D) (B) or (C)(E) (A) or (C)

158. The three pairs given at the beginning of thequestions decide to change partners. Lubaaba,Lochan and Lolita decide to dress like boys.Following are the girls in decreasing order of their heights. Lubaaba, Lochan, Lilavati,Lopamudra, Lolita, Lola. Which of the follow-ing could be valid pairs?

(A) Lubaaba - Lopamudra, Lochan - Lilavati,Lolita - Lola.

(B) Lubaaba - Lola, Lopamudra - Lolita, Lochan- Lilavati.

(C) Lochan - Lola, Lilavati - Lolita, Lubaaba- Lopamudra.

(D) None of these(E) All of these

DIRECTIONS for questions 159 and 160: Choosethe correct alternative.

159. Seven bricks of different colours i.e., of red, white, black, brown, grey, maroon and silver are placedin a row not necessarily in the same order. Thesilver brick is not at the left end and has onlyone brick adjacent to it. The grey brick isequidistant from the ends. The red brick is between the brown and the black bricks. Whichcolour is the brick that is adjacent to the Silver brick?

(A) Red (B) Maroon (C) Black (D) Brown (E) Cannot be determined

160. Given below are 5 groups of 3 alphabets each.

Find the group which does not exhibit the same

characteristics as the other four.

CFI, JMP, EJO, OQT, SUW.

(A) CFI (B) OQT (C) EJO(D) SUW (E) JMP

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DI REC TION S fo r qu es ti ons 16 1 to 16 5: Eachquestion consists of two capitalized words that havea certain relationship to each other, followed by 5 pairs of words. Choose the pair that is related to eachother in the same way as the capitalized pair.

161. HECKLE : JEER (A) tickle : leer (B) vex : assuage(C) hector : bully(D) hug : repel(E) teach : learn

162. HEINOUS : ABHORRENT(A) corporal : spiritual(B) infatuation : revulsion(C) mania : apathy(D) herculean : arduous(E) wash : soap

163. VENTRICLE : HEART(A) lungs : breathing(B) a rms : legs(C) intestines : digestion(D) blood : circulation(E) cochlea : ear

164. WHIRL : GYRATION(A) run : walk (B) attack : shelter (C) c ry : titter (D) epilogue : conclusion(E) jump : recline

165. BOOK : READ(A) animal : zoo(B) movie : actor (C) curtain : rod(D) horse : ride(E) space : satellite


sequence below and answer the questions that follow.

A 1 2 9 7 B Q h 1 Û 5 A U M R 2 8 Í

13 µ X Y 17 9

166. How many symbols have a number next to them?

(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6 (E) 7

167. If alternate alphabets starting from the second

alphabet are dropped from the above series,

then the 14th

element from the right in the newseries is:

(A) R (B) (C) 5

(D) U (E) None of these

168. If all the odd numbers from the above series are

dropped, the 13th element from the right and the

12th from the left in the new series are:

(A) Û , R (B) Q, R (C) m ,(D) A, U (E) , M

DIRECTIONS for questions 169 and 170: Choose

the correct alternative.

169. Consider the sequence:

A B $ 1 E 2 3 9 F C 5 # M 8 Z

Arrange all the letters in the alphabetical order followed by the numbers in an ascending order from left to right, retaining the positions of the symbols. What immediately precedes andsucceeds # ?

(A) 3, 5 (B) M, 5 (C) 8, 5(D) Z, I (E) M, 8

170. Consider the following sequence T / A 5 B – + 2 S R ÷ D X Y.

If we reverse the order of first 8 elements in abovesequence, then which element will be 4th to theleft of the element which is 9 th from right?

(A) + (B) T (C) D(D) B (E) –



Five friends are sitting on a bench.

• Sunil is sitting next to Sunita.

• Sunil is not sitting with Sumit.

• Sumit is on the left end of the bench & Sanjayis on the second position from the right hand side.

171. Who is sitting in the fourth position from theright?

(A) Bindu (B) Sunil (C) Sunita(D) Sumit (E) Sanjay

172. Who is sitting fourth to the right of Sumit?

(A) Sunita (B) Bindu (C) Sanjay(D) Sunil (E) Cannot be determined

173. Who is sitting second to the left of the personsitting fourth from the left hand side?

(A) Sunita (B) Sanjay (C) Sumit

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174. Which of the following is true?

(A) Bindu and Sunita are sitting on the extremeends

(B) Sanjay is seated to the right of Bindu andleft of Sunil.

(C) Sumit and Sunita are on the left hand sideof Sanjay and Sunil.

(D) Sunil is the fourth person from the right.(E) None of the above

175. Who has as many people to his left as to his right?

(A) Sunil (B) Sanjay (C) Sunita(D) Bindu (E) Sumit

DIRECTIONS for questions 176 to 180: Refer to thedata below and answer the questions that follow.

There is a family of 7 members: A, B, C, D, E, F andG. A is B’s father and is a doctor. C is the son-in-lawof the housewife, G. E is an engineer and is B’s brother.C has 2 children, F and D, who are both students. Bwho is a tennis player is married to the scientist.

176. Who are the two married couples in the family?

(A) AG and BC (B) AB and GC(C) AE and GB (D) AG and CE(E) None of these

177. What is the profession of the scientist’s brother-in-law?

(A) Scientist (B) Student(C) Engineer (D) Doctor (E) None of these

178. How is E related to F?

(A) Brother in law (B) Uncle(C) Nephew (D) Brother (E) F at her

179. If there are 4 male and 3 female members in thefamily, what is the sex of the 2 children of B?

(A) Both Male(B) Both Female(C) One Male & One Female(D) Cannot be determined(E) B does not have 2 children

180. If B’s brother gets married to H, how is H relatedto G?

(A) Daughter- in-law (B) Sister- in-law(C) Aunt (D) Sister (E) None of these

DIRECTIONS for questions 181 to 185: Refer to thedata below and answer the quetions that follow.

If & means equal to; * means less than; + meansgreater than; – means not less than; = means notgreater than; # means not equal to;

Now, in each of the questions, assuming the givenstatements to be true. Find which of the two conclusionsI and II given below them is/are definitely true. Mark (A) ; if only conclusion I is true. Mark (B); if only conclusion II is true. Mark (C); if either conclusion I or II is tru e. Mark (D) ; if both conclu sions are true. Mark (E) ; if no con clusion is true.

181. a & b, c # d, a # c

I. a * c II. b + c

182. b – c, b + d , a * dI. b + a II. c + a

183. a – b , a = c, b & d

I. a # d II. c + d

184. e + a , b = a , b # c

I. c * e II. e + b

185. d + b , b & e , c – d

I. c + b II. d – e

DIRECTIONS for questions 186 to 192: Choose the

alternative that best continues the series.

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188.

189.

190.

191.

192.

DIRECTIONS for questions 193 to 200: In 4 of the

5 figures given below, the left-hand side bears a

certain relationship with right-hand side. Choose

the one where such relationship does not exist.

193.

194.

195.

196.

197.

198.

199.

200.

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

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