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| 1. |
DIRECTIONS: Observe the image given below and read the passage. Choose the correct option. On the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi's 145th birth anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the first-ever nation-wide 'Clean India' campaign (Swacch Bharat Campaign). Modi weilded a broom to kick off the campaign that he had announced during his Independence Day speech. The aim of this campaign is to make India 'clean' by 2019, which will mark Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary. Under the campaign, every city, town and village will be facilitated with pucca toilets, safe drinking water, waste disposal systems and clean roads. The campaign is also meant to create awareness about the importance of sanitation and cleanliness, and civil society and social organisations are expected to participate in the campaign. Several companies have also donated funds for the campaign. More than 30 lakh central government and state government employees will pledge to carry the campaign forward. Hundreds of school and college students will also join the campaign. One of Modi's main thrust areas in the campaign is providing toilets to all, given that 53 percent of households are still without toilets as per the 2011 census. The goal of the mission is |
| A. | to make India clean |
| B. | to make India rich |
| C. | to make India free from poverty |
| D. | to make India strong |
| Answer» B. to make India rich | |
| 2. |
DIRECTIONS: Observe the image given below and read the passage. Choose the correct option. On the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi's 145th birth anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the first-ever nation-wide 'Clean India' campaign (Swacch Bharat Campaign). Modi weilded a broom to kick off the campaign that he had announced during his Independence Day speech. The aim of this campaign is to make India 'clean' by 2019, which will mark Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary. Under the campaign, every city, town and village will be facilitated with pucca toilets, safe drinking water, waste disposal systems and clean roads. The campaign is also meant to create awareness about the importance of sanitation and cleanliness, and civil society and social organisations are expected to participate in the campaign. Several companies have also donated funds for the campaign. More than 30 lakh central government and state government employees will pledge to carry the campaign forward. Hundreds of school and college students will also join the campaign. One of Modi's main thrust areas in the campaign is providing toilets to all, given that 53 percent of households are still without toilets as per the 2011 census. Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary falls in |
| A. | 2025 |
| B. | 2017 |
| C. | 2020 |
| D. | 2019 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
DIRECTIONS: Observe the image given below and read the passage. Choose the correct option. On the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi's 145th birth anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the first-ever nation-wide 'Clean India' campaign (Swacch Bharat Campaign). Modi weilded a broom to kick off the campaign that he had announced during his Independence Day speech. The aim of this campaign is to make India 'clean' by 2019, which will mark Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary. Under the campaign, every city, town and village will be facilitated with pucca toilets, safe drinking water, waste disposal systems and clean roads. The campaign is also meant to create awareness about the importance of sanitation and cleanliness, and civil society and social organisations are expected to participate in the campaign. Several companies have also donated funds for the campaign. More than 30 lakh central government and state government employees will pledge to carry the campaign forward. Hundreds of school and college students will also join the campaign. One of Modi's main thrust areas in the campaign is providing toilets to all, given that 53 percent of households are still without toilets as per the 2011 census. The Prime Minister makes special appeal to |
| A. | military |
| B. | scavengers |
| C. | students |
| D. | lawyers |
| Answer» D. lawyers | |
| 4. |
DIRECTIONS: Observe the image given below and read the passage. Choose the correct option. On the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi's 145th birth anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the first-ever nation-wide 'Clean India' campaign (Swacch Bharat Campaign). Modi weilded a broom to kick off the campaign that he had announced during his Independence Day speech. The aim of this campaign is to make India 'clean' by 2019, which will mark Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary. Under the campaign, every city, town and village will be facilitated with pucca toilets, safe drinking water, waste disposal systems and clean roads. The campaign is also meant to create awareness about the importance of sanitation and cleanliness, and civil society and social organisations are expected to participate in the campaign. Several companies have also donated funds for the campaign. More than 30 lakh central government and state government employees will pledge to carry the campaign forward. Hundreds of school and college students will also join the campaign. One of Modi's main thrust areas in the campaign is providing toilets to all, given that 53 percent of households are still without toilets as per the 2011 census. One of Modi's main thrust areas in the campaign is |
| A. | providing money to all |
| B. | providing medicine to all |
| C. | providing toilets to all |
| D. | providing house to all |
| Answer» D. providing house to all | |
| 5. |
DIRECTIONS: Observe the image given below and read the passage. Choose the correct option. On the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi's 145th birth anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the first-ever nation-wide 'Clean India' campaign (Swacch Bharat Campaign). Modi weilded a broom to kick off the campaign that he had announced during his Independence Day speech. The aim of this campaign is to make India 'clean' by 2019, which will mark Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary. Under the campaign, every city, town and village will be facilitated with pucca toilets, safe drinking water, waste disposal systems and clean roads. The campaign is also meant to create awareness about the importance of sanitation and cleanliness, and civil society and social organisations are expected to participate in the campaign. Several companies have also donated funds for the campaign. More than 30 lakh central government and state government employees will pledge to carry the campaign forward. Hundreds of school and college students will also join the campaign. One of Modi's main thrust areas in the campaign is providing toilets to all, given that 53 percent of households are still without toilets as per the 2011 census. The campaign will spread the message of |
| A. | sanitation |
| B. | education |
| C. | economics |
| D. | democracy |
| Answer» B. education | |
| 6. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the following table and answer the questions that follow: TABLE ON GROWTH OF POPULATION Country July, 1, 2015 Projection Estimated Doubling Time (In Years) Official Figure Date of Last Figure Source China 1,370,793,000 141 1,371,160,000 July 26, 2015 Official population clock India 1,299,499,000 43 1,210,854,977 March 1, 2011 Final 2011 census result Indonesia 255,462,000 50 255.461.700 2015 Official estimate Pakistan 191,785,000 35 191,164,000 July 26, 2015 HYPERLINK http://www.pwd.punjab.gov.pk/ Official Population Clock Bangladesh 158,762,000 51 158,935,000 July 26, 2015 Official Population clock Japan 126,950,000 - 126,950,000 July 1, 2015 Monthly official estimate Philippines 102,965,000 33 102,965,300 2015 Official estimate Vietnam 91,812,000 60 90,493,352 April 1, 2014 Official estimate Iran 78,778,000 54 78,525,000 July 26, 2015 Official population clock Turkey 78,214,000 52 77,695,904 December 31, 2014 Official estimate Thailand 68,387,000 91 65,926,261 September 1, 2010 2010 census results Burma 52,280,000 57 51,486,253 March 29, 2014 2014 census results South Korea 50,617,000 181 50,617,045 2015 Official estimate Iraq 36,575,000 24 36,575,000 2015 Official estimate What is meant by census? |
| A. | Official counting of people and compilation of economic social and other data. |
| B. | Survey of people and their backgrounds. |
| C. | Report of population by census officers. |
| D. | Counting of the mainstream population. |
| Answer» B. Survey of people and their backgrounds. | |
| 7. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the following table and answer the questions that follow: TABLE ON GROWTH OF POPULATION Country July, 1, 2015 Projection Estimated Doubling Time (In Years) Official Figure Date of Last Figure Source China 1,370,793,000 141 1,371,160,000 July 26, 2015 Official population clock India 1,299,499,000 43 1,210,854,977 March 1, 2011 Final 2011 census result Indonesia 255,462,000 50 255.461.700 2015 Official estimate Pakistan 191,785,000 35 191,164,000 July 26, 2015 HYPERLINK http://www.pwd.punjab.gov.pk/ Official Population Clock Bangladesh 158,762,000 51 158,935,000 July 26, 2015 Official Population clock Japan 126,950,000 - 126,950,000 July 1, 2015 Monthly official estimate Philippines 102,965,000 33 102,965,300 2015 Official estimate Vietnam 91,812,000 60 90,493,352 April 1, 2014 Official estimate Iran 78,778,000 54 78,525,000 July 26, 2015 Official population clock Turkey 78,214,000 52 77,695,904 December 31, 2014 Official estimate Thailand 68,387,000 91 65,926,261 September 1, 2010 2010 census results Burma 52,280,000 57 51,486,253 March 29, 2014 2014 census results South Korea 50,617,000 181 50,617,045 2015 Official estimate Iraq 36,575,000 24 36,575,000 2015 Official estimate Which of the following statements is not true? |
| A. | China is the world leader in population. |
| B. | In 2058 India's population will have doubled itself. |
| C. | South Korea will show fastest growth in population. |
| D. | Iraq will be far ahead of India in growth of population in the coming decades. |
| Answer» D. Iraq will be far ahead of India in growth of population in the coming decades. | |
| 8. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the following table and answer the questions that follow: TABLE ON GROWTH OF POPULATION Country July, 1, 2015 Projection Estimated Doubling Time (In Years) Official Figure Date of Last Figure Source China 1,370,793,000 141 1,371,160,000 July 26, 2015 Official population clock India 1,299,499,000 43 1,210,854,977 March 1, 2011 Final 2011 census result Indonesia 255,462,000 50 255.461.700 2015 Official estimate Pakistan 191,785,000 35 191,164,000 July 26, 2015 HYPERLINK http://www.pwd.punjab.gov.pk/ Official Population Clock Bangladesh 158,762,000 51 158,935,000 July 26, 2015 Official Population clock Japan 126,950,000 - 126,950,000 July 1, 2015 Monthly official estimate Philippines 102,965,000 33 102,965,300 2015 Official estimate Vietnam 91,812,000 60 90,493,352 April 1, 2014 Official estimate Iran 78,778,000 54 78,525,000 July 26, 2015 Official population clock Turkey 78,214,000 52 77,695,904 December 31, 2014 Official estimate Thailand 68,387,000 91 65,926,261 September 1, 2010 2010 census results Burma 52,280,000 57 51,486,253 March 29, 2014 2014 census results South Korea 50,617,000 181 50,617,045 2015 Official estimate Iraq 36,575,000 24 36,575,000 2015 Official estimate According to this table India stands second in terms of population; what can be the hazards of overpopulation? |
| A. | Lack of opportunities. |
| B. | Stress on environmental resources |
| C. | Economic growth is retarded. |
| D. | All of these. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the following advertisement carefully and answer the questions that follow:- Why do we need to use engine oil in a car? |
| A. | To prevent overheating of the of parts of an engine caused by their rubbing together |
| B. | To prevent pollution caused by overheating of the engine. |
| C. | To prevent the fuel leakage |
| D. | To maintain speed of the engine |
| Answer» B. To prevent pollution caused by overheating of the engine. | |
| 10. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the following advertisement carefully and answer the questions that follow:- Find out the word from the above advertisement that is the opposite of conventional. |
| A. | Protection |
| B. | Exceptional |
| C. | Ahead |
| D. | Deserves |
| Answer» C. Ahead | |
| 11. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the following advertisement carefully and answer the questions that follow:- How is natural gas extracted? |
| A. | Through the process of hydraulic fracturing |
| B. | Through filtration process |
| C. | Through sedimentation |
| D. | Through decantation |
| Answer» B. Through filtration process | |
| 12. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow.- Divya Public School, Navjeevan Vihar A ceremony was held for the newly elected council members for the session 2015-16. The chief guest for the day was RN Mattoo, Director (Spl Exams and CTET Unit), CBSE, Delhi. The members brimmed with confidence as they shouldered their assigned duties. Raghav Chawla and Aruna were elected as the head boy and head girl respectively. All the leaders pledged to deliver their duties with sincerity and efficiently. Who were the leaders who took the pledge? |
| A. | The PM and the Ministers. |
| B. | The head boy and the head girl |
| C. | The Political leaders. |
| D. | The Head of the school. |
| Answer» C. The Political leaders. | |
| 13. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow.- Divya Public School, Navjeevan Vihar A ceremony was held for the newly elected council members for the session 2015-16. The chief guest for the day was RN Mattoo, Director (Spl Exams and CTET Unit), CBSE, Delhi. The members brimmed with confidence as they shouldered their assigned duties. Raghav Chawla and Aruna were elected as the head boy and head girl respectively. All the leaders pledged to deliver their duties with sincerity and efficiently. Find out a word in the report that is the opposite of deficient. |
| A. | Brimmed |
| B. | Pledged |
| C. | Assigned |
| D. | Full |
| Answer» B. Pledged | |
| 14. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow.-Divya Public School, Navjeevan Vihar A ceremony was held for the newly elected council members for the session 2015-16. The chief guest for the day was RN Mattoo, Director (Spl Exams and CTET Unit), CBSE, Delhi. The members brimmed with confidence as they shouldered their assigned duties. Raghav Chawla and Aruna were elected as the head boy and head girl respectively. All the leaders pledged to deliver their duties with sincerity and efficiently.What do we understand by shoulder their dudes? |
| A. | They put their badges on their shoulders. |
| B. | They took up their responsibilities |
| C. | They found a shoulder to cry on |
| D. | They promised to fight together. |
| Answer» C. They found a shoulder to cry on | |
| 15. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the following advertisement carefully and answer the questions that follow: -Which of the following statements is not true? |
| A. | Indonesia is a centre of 130 active volcanoes. |
| B. | A volcano in Chile in 2011 caused major flight disruptions. |
| C. | In 1902 was the deadliest volcano that had occurred in Japan until the volcano in 2014 happened. |
| D. | In the year 2015 a volcano that spewed ash thirty nine kilometres into the sky occurred. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the following advertisement carefully and answer the questions that follow: - Find out the word that is synonymous with expel is____. |
| A. | Plume |
| B. | Spewed |
| C. | Ash |
| D. | Sucked |
| Answer» C. Ash | |
| 17. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the following advertisement and answer the questions that follow:- Have a look at the advertisement given below and answer the questions that follow. Choose the answers from the options given below. Which among the following is not the correct way to dispose of waste? |
| A. | Sort out the garbage before disposing. |
| B. | Turn kitchen and garden waste into compost. |
| C. | Waste that be reused should be sorted. |
| D. | Put the waste in plastic bags and throw it in a far off place not close to your own house. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the following advertisement and answer the questions that follow:- What among the following is not a cause for global warming? |
| A. | Illiteracy |
| B. | Burning of fossil fuels. |
| C. | Pollution |
| D. | Deforestation |
| Answer» B. Burning of fossil fuels. | |
| 19. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the following advertisement and answer the questions that follow: This advertisement promises its trainees _________. |
| A. | Full payment on time |
| B. | Assistance in placement |
| C. | 100% placement guarantee. |
| D. | In campus placement. |
| Answer» C. 100% placement guarantee. | |
| 20. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the following letter and answer the questions that follow:- The Principal St. Peters School M.G Road, Delhi 15 May 2015 Dear Sir, Sub: Coaching Classes for hockey and cricket. My name is Arun Kumar. I study in Class IX A and I am the Sports Captain of the school. As you know, our hockey and cricket teams have been selected to play the inter-state tournaments in the month of July. I feel that both our teams stand a very good chance of winning the tournaments. However, the players feel that if we discontinue practice during the holidays, our performance may be affected adversely. Therefore I request you on behalf of the players to arrange for special coaching during the summer vacation for both hockey and cricket. I am happy to inform you that we have already obtained permission from Mr. More, the Head of Sports, to hold practice sessions and he has promised to supervise the classes personally. I sincerely hope you will consider my request. Yours faithfully, Arun Kumar Sports Captain End. Letter of permission. Sports or games are an essential aspect of growth, how? |
| A. | They help in physical and mental development of a person |
| B. | They teach you sportsmanship. |
| C. | They help you learn team spirit or joint responsibility. |
| D. | All of these. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the following letter and answer the questions that follow:- The Principal St. Peters School M.G Road, Delhi 15 May 2015 Dear Sir, Sub: Coaching Classes for hockey and cricket. My name is Arun Kumar. I study in Class IX A and I am the Sports Captain of the school. As you know, our hockey and cricket teams have been selected to play the inter-state tournaments in the month of July. I feel that both our teams stand a very good chance of winning the tournaments. However, the players feel that if we discontinue practice during the holidays, our performance may be affected adversely. Therefore I request you on behalf of the players to arrange for special coaching during the summer vacation for both hockey and cricket. I am happy to inform you that we have already obtained permission from Mr. More, the Head of Sports, to hold practice sessions and he has promised to supervise the classes personally. I sincerely hope you will consider my request. Yours faithfully, Arun Kumar Sports Captain End. Letter of permission. Hockey is the National game of India can you name one of the greatest hockey players that India has produced? |
| A. | Milkha Singh |
| B. | Dhyan Chand |
| C. | Ben Johnson |
| D. | Giani Singh |
| Answer» C. Ben Johnson | |
| 22. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:- He was born on April 23, 1973 at the Nirmal Nursing Home in Dadar, Mumbai. His father was one of the most famous novelists of Maharashtra, Ramesh Tendulkar, and his mother Rajni was an insurance professional. His father named him after Sachin Dev Burman who happened to be his favourite music director. He was the youngest among 4 siblings - elder brothers Nitin and Ajit and elder sister Savita. The first few years of his life were spent at the Sahitya Sahawas Cooperative Housing Society in Bandra East. As a young kid he was completely opposite to how he is nowadays - at school he was not averse to picking a fight or two against children who had come there for the first time and this led him to be regarded as a bully of sorts. In his teens he was a big fan of John McEnroe, one of the prominent tennis stars from the US who was also known for his fits of temper. Ajit decided to do away with the bullying and mischievous nature of his and so he introduced him to cricket during 1984. He took him to Ramakant Achrekar, who was one of the most well-known club cricketers of his time as well as a top coach. He used to teach at Shivaji Park, Dadar. Achrekar liked what we saw with the young child and asked him to change his school to Sharadashram Vidyamandir (English) High School, which was located in Dadar itself. The school was a top name in local cricketing circles and had gifted many famous cricketers at that time. Before this, he had been studying at the Indian Education Society's New English School in Bandra East. He used to practice for hours at end and whenever he became tired Achrekar used to place a one rupee coin at the top of his stumps. The condition was that he could keep them if he did not get out and he collected 13 coins this way, which he still regards as being among his most treasured possessions. It was at this time that he decided to stay with his uncle and aunt who lived close to Shivaji Park in order to deal with a tiring schedule. At school he was regarded as a child prodigy and was a common point of discussion in the cricketing circles of Mumbai. He was a constant feature for his school team in the well-known Matunga Gujarati Seva Mandal Shield. He attended the MRF Pace Foundation in Madras at the age of 14 so that he could train and become a fast bowler. However, Dennis Lillee who was heading the proceedings was not impressed at the least by the young kid and asked him to focus on his batting instead. It was during this time that he was not able to win the Best Junior Cricketer Award of the Mumbai Cricket Association and was distraught but he received a pair of ultra-light pads from a certain Mr Sunil Gavaskar who wrote to him as well and said that he himself had not been able to win it as well as that age. In an effort to gee up the young talent he also stated that he had not done too badly as a cricketer himself: He stated after he had eclipsed Gavaskar's record of 34 test centuries that it had acted as possibly the greatest encouragement for him at that point in time. MRF Pace Foundation in Madras is headed by |
| A. | Javagi Srinath |
| B. | Allan Border |
| C. | Shane Warne |
| D. | Dennis Lillee |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:- He was born on April 23, 1973 at the Nirmal Nursing Home in Dadar, Mumbai. His father was one of the most famous novelists of Maharashtra, Ramesh Tendulkar, and his mother Rajni was an insurance professional. His father named him after Sachin Dev Burman who happened to be his favourite music director. He was the youngest among 4 siblings - elder brothers Nitin and Ajit and elder sister Savita. The first few years of his life were spent at the Sahitya Sahawas Cooperative Housing Society in Bandra East. As a young kid he was completely opposite to how he is nowadays - at school he was not averse to picking a fight or two against children who had come there for the first time and this led him to be regarded as a bully of sorts. In his teens he was a big fan of John McEnroe, one of the prominent tennis stars from the US who was also known for his fits of temper. Ajit decided to do away with the bullying and mischievous nature of his and so he introduced him to cricket during 1984. He took him to Ramakant Achrekar, who was one of the most well-known club cricketers of his time as well as a top coach. He used to teach at Shivaji Park, Dadar. Achrekar liked what we saw with the young child and asked him to change his school to Sharadashram Vidyamandir (English) High School, which was located in Dadar itself. The school was a top name in local cricketing circles and had gifted many famous cricketers at that time. Before this, he had been studying at the Indian Education Society's New English School in Bandra East. He used to practice for hours at end and whenever he became tired Achrekar used to place a one rupee coin at the top of his stumps. The condition was that he could keep them if he did not get out and he collected 13 coins this way, which he still regards as being among his most treasured possessions. It was at this time that he decided to stay with his uncle and aunt who lived close to Shivaji Park in order to deal with a tiring schedule. At school he was regarded as a child prodigy and was a common point of discussion in the cricketing circles of Mumbai. He was a constant feature for his school team in the well-known Matunga Gujarati Seva Mandal Shield. He attended the MRF Pace Foundation in Madras at the age of 14 so that he could train and become a fast bowler. However, Dennis Lillee who was heading the proceedings was not impressed at the least by the young kid and asked him to focus on his batting instead. It was during this time that he was not able to win the Best Junior Cricketer Award of the Mumbai Cricket Association and was distraught but he received a pair of ultra-light pads from a certain Mr Sunil Gavaskar who wrote to him as well and said that he himself had not been able to win it as well as that age. In an effort to gee up the young talent he also stated that he had not done too badly as a cricketer himself: He stated after he had eclipsed Gavaskar's record of 34 test centuries that it had acted as possibly the greatest encouragement for him at that point in time. He was a child prodigy. What does the phrase mean? |
| A. | mischievous |
| B. | born genius |
| C. | lazy |
| D. | friendly |
| Answer» C. lazy | |
| 24. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:-He was born on April 23, 1973 at the Nirmal Nursing Home in Dadar, Mumbai. His father was one of the most famous novelists of Maharashtra, Ramesh Tendulkar, and his mother Rajni was an insurance professional. His father named him after Sachin Dev Burman who happened to be his favourite music director. He was the youngest among 4 siblings - elder brothers Nitin and Ajit and elder sister Savita.The first few years of his life were spent at theSahitya Sahawas Cooperative Housing Society in Bandra East. As a young kid he was completely opposite to how he is nowadays - at school he was not averse to picking a fight or two against children who had come there for the first time and this led him to be regarded as a bully of sorts.In his teens he was a big fan of John McEnroe, one of the prominent tennis stars from the US who was also known for his fits of temper. Ajit decided to do away with the bullying and mischievous nature of his and so he introduced him to cricket during 1984. He took him to Ramakant Achrekar, who was one of the most well-known club cricketers of his time as well as a top coach. He used to teach at Shivaji Park, Dadar. Achrekar liked what we saw with the young child and asked him to change his school to Sharadashram Vidyamandir (English) High School, which was located in Dadar itself. The school was a top name in local cricketing circles and had gifted many famous cricketers at that time. Before this, he had been studying at the Indian Education Society's New English School in Bandra East.He used to practice for hours at end and whenever he became tired Achrekar used to place a one rupee coin at the top of his stumps. The condition was that he could keep them if he did not get out and he collected 13 coins this way, which he still regards as being among his most treasured possessions. It was at this time that he decided to stay with his uncle and aunt who lived close to Shivaji Park in order to deal with a tiring schedule. At school he was regarded as a child prodigy and was a common point of discussion in the cricketing circles of Mumbai. He was a constant feature for his school team in the well-known Matunga Gujarati Seva Mandal Shield. He attended the MRF Pace Foundation in Madras at the age of 14 so that he could train and become a fast bowler. However, Dennis Lillee who was heading the proceedings was not impressed at the least by the young kid and asked him to focus on his batting instead. It was during this time that he was not able to win the Best Junior Cricketer Award of the Mumbai Cricket Association and was distraught but he received a pair of ultra-light pads from a certain Mr Sunil Gavaskar who wrote to him as well and said that he himself had not been able to win it as well as that age. In an effort to gee up the young talent he also stated that he had not done too badly as a cricketer himself: He stated after he had eclipsed Gavaskar's record of 34 test centuries that it had acted as possibly the greatest encouragement for him at that point in time.He still regards as being among his most treasured possessions; what is the possession? |
| A. | 13 coins |
| B. | his hundreds |
| C. | winning the world cup |
| D. | his sister Savita |
| Answer» B. his hundreds | |
| 25. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:- He was born on April 23, 1973 at the Nirmal Nursing Home in Dadar, Mumbai. His father was one of the most famous novelists of Maharashtra, Ramesh Tendulkar, and his mother Rajni was an insurance professional. His father named him after Sachin Dev Burman who happened to be his favourite music director. He was the youngest among 4 siblings - elder brothers Nitin and Ajit and elder sister Savita. The first few years of his life were spent at the Sahitya Sahawas Cooperative Housing Society in Bandra East. As a young kid he was completely opposite to how he is nowadays - at school he was not averse to picking a fight or two against children who had come there for the first time and this led him to be regarded as a bully of sorts. In his teens he was a big fan of John McEnroe, one of the prominent tennis stars from the US who was also known for his fits of temper. Ajit decided to do away with the bullying and mischievous nature of his and so he introduced him to cricket during 1984. He took him to Ramakant Achrekar, who was one of the most well-known club cricketers of his time as well as a top coach. He used to teach at Shivaji Park, Dadar. Achrekar liked what we saw with the young child and asked him to change his school to Sharadashram Vidyamandir (English) High School, which was located in Dadar itself. The school was a top name in local cricketing circles and had gifted many famous cricketers at that time. Before this, he had been studying at the Indian Education Society's New English School in Bandra East. He used to practice for hours at end and whenever he became tired Achrekar used to place a one rupee coin at the top of his stumps. The condition was that he could keep them if he did not get out and he collected 13 coins this way, which he still regards as being among his most treasured possessions. It was at this time that he decided to stay with his uncle and aunt who lived close to Shivaji Park in order to deal with a tiring schedule. At school he was regarded as a child prodigy and was a common point of discussion in the cricketing circles of Mumbai. He was a constant feature for his school team in the well-known Matunga Gujarati Seva Mandal Shield. He attended the MRF Pace Foundation in Madras at the age of 14 so that he could train and become a fast bowler. However, Dennis Lillee who was heading the proceedings was not impressed at the least by the young kid and asked him to focus on his batting instead. It was during this time that he was not able to win the Best Junior Cricketer Award of the Mumbai Cricket Association and was distraught but he received a pair of ultra-light pads from a certain Mr Sunil Gavaskar who wrote to him as well and said that he himself had not been able to win it as well as that age. In an effort to gee up the young talent he also stated that he had not done too badly as a cricketer himself: He stated after he had eclipsed Gavaskar's record of 34 test centuries that it had acted as possibly the greatest encouragement for him at that point in time. Observing the image and reading after the description it is clear that we are talking about. |
| A. | Sunil Gavaskar |
| B. | Kapil Dev |
| C. | Sachin Tendulkar |
| D. | Ajit Tendulkar |
| Answer» D. Ajit Tendulkar | |
| 26. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the following advertisement and answer the questions. What is meant by assaying here? |
| A. | Attempt |
| B. | Determine the quality and content of metal. |
| C. | Analyse |
| D. | Try |
| Answer» C. Analyse | |
| 27. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the following advertisement and answer the questions. How much does this jeweller promise to charge for making a piece of jewellery? |
| A. | 8Flat on any piece |
| B. | 8per gram on any item. |
| C. | 8 on carving of diamonds |
| D. | 8 only on selected items |
| Answer» C. 8 on carving of diamonds | |
| 28. |
DIRECTIONS : Read the following diary entry and answer the questions that follow. Choose the answers from the options given below. May 29, 2015 Dear Diary, Me and my family were really very saddened by the news. Later today an earth quack hit the city, and there were screams of people dying. We knew we weren't alone....As we were running for our lives we saw our friends getting crushed under bookshelves. We have been trained to save ourselves in an incident of an earthquake. By the time it got over it had killed more than 10,000 people. Luckily we received aids from many countries to help with the shock. I hope that there are no further shocks! Find out the word that means convulsion. |
| A. | Earthquake |
| B. | Saddened |
| C. | Crushed |
| D. | Incident |
| Answer» B. Saddened | |
| 29. |
DIRECTIONS : Read the following diary entry and answer the questions that follow. Choose the answers from the options given below. May 29, 2015 Dear Diary, Me and my family were really very saddened by the news. Later today an earth quack hit the city, and there were screams of people dying. We knew we weren't alone....As we were running for our lives we saw our friends getting crushed under bookshelves. We have been trained to save ourselves in an incident of an earthquake. By the time it got over it had killed more than 10,000 people. Luckily we received aids from many countries to help with the shock. I hope that there are no further shocks! In the last few years the incidents of Earthquakes have risen, what do you think can be a reason for it? |
| A. | Changing weather conditions |
| B. | Excessive drilling of earth for oil and gas extraction. |
| C. | Rising level of pollution. |
| D. | Deforestation. |
| Answer» C. Rising level of pollution. | |
| 30. |
DIRECTIONS : Read the following diary entry and answer the questions that follow. Choose the answers from the options given below. May 29, 2015 Dear Diary, Me and my family were really very saddened by the news. Later today an earth quack hit the city, and there were screams of people dying. We knew we weren't alone....As we were running for our lives we saw our friends getting crushed under bookshelves. We have been trained to save ourselves in an incident of an earthquake. By the time it got over it had killed more than 10,000 people. Luckily we received aids from many countries to help with the shock. I hope that there are no further shocks! What among the following is not a protective measures during an Earthquake? |
| A. | Cover you head and neck under a table. |
| B. | Come out of the building and go in an open area like a park, away from the buildings. |
| C. | Hold on to your shelter till the tremor stops. |
| D. | Lock yourself in a room. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the following advertisement and answer the questions that follow:- What are greenhouse gases? |
| A. | Gases green in colour |
| B. | Gases that are found in green houses. |
| C. | Any gaseous substance capable of absorbing infrared radiation and trapping it |
| D. | Carbon dioxide and oxygen. |
| Answer» D. Carbon dioxide and oxygen. | |
| 32. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the following advertisement carefully and answer the question that follow:- Which of the following purposes is not served by a satellite? |
| A. | Weather forecasting |
| B. | Communication |
| C. | Tele -education |
| D. | Peace |
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. |
DIRECTIONS: Look at the poster and answer the questions from the options given below. HUMANS BEAT ANIMALS HUMANS MISTREAT ANIMALS HUMANS KILLANIMALS WHATA SHAME AND DISGRACE! STOPIOLLINGANIMALS FOR: FUR, IVORYAND MEAT THEIRUSE IN LABORATORIES ENVIRONMENT AND SPORT THEY ARE OUR BEST FRIENDS SAVE ANIMALS What will happen if all the animals die? |
| A. | We will have enough places for human beings. |
| B. | The food cycle will get disrupted. |
| C. | We will not have anything to hunt. |
| D. | Plants will not be eaten and so more of oxygen for human beings. |
| Answer» C. We will not have anything to hunt. | |
| 34. |
DIRECTIONS: Look at the chart below and answer the questions from the options given below: Why do you think people from villages move to cities? |
| A. | Because cities afford better job opportunities. |
| B. | They are a better place to live. |
| C. | They provide better educational facilities. |
| D. | All of them. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the following advertisement and answer the questions that follow:- What is the purpose of airbags in a car? |
| A. | To provide protection to the passengers from outside pollution. |
| B. | To fill air in its bags |
| C. | To provide protection to the driver during a collision |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 36. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the following advertisement and answer the questions that follow:- What do you understand by flagship store? |
| A. | A ship with a flag in a store. |
| B. | A store to showcase a brand |
| C. | A store to sell its products. |
| D. | Best store |
| Answer» C. A store to sell its products. | |
| 37. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the following notice and answer the questions that follow NOTICE JAMES PUBLIC SCHOOL Bhopal 27th January, 2009 MAGIC SHOW A magic show will be held for the students of classes VI to VIII On 2nd February In School Auditorium From 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. All students should come and enjoy it. Amrish Kumar Head Boy Do you think the magician will actually do some magic? |
| A. | Yes, they can do that. |
| B. | No, they use tricks. |
| C. | No, they just hypnotize us. |
| D. | Yes, they have magical powers. |
| Answer» C. No, they just hypnotize us. | |
| 38. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the following advertisement and answer the questions that follow: This advertisement mentions a landmark to reach its office, what is that? |
| A. | A hostel |
| B. | A hotel |
| C. | A school |
| D. | A temple |
| Answer» C. A school | |
| 39. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the advertisement given below and choose the correct alternative. Bourn vita is |
| A. | chocolate |
| B. | sandwich |
| C. | health drink |
| D. | baby food |
| Answer» D. baby food | |
| 40. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the following information and answer the questions that follow. 12th January, 2015 Dear Dennis, Heartiest congratulations! You have once again proved that hard work always pays. I was sure that you would crack the engineering exam successfully. I am extremely happy and wish you good luck for your future plans! John "Crack the exam" here means_____________. |
| A. | Put a crack in the exam sheet. |
| B. | Clear the exam by fooling the invigilators. |
| C. | To solve an exam paper and qualify for it. |
| D. | To break into an exam. |
| Answer» D. To break into an exam. | |
| 41. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the following information and answer the question that follow. 23 New Street Outram Lines, New Delhi. October 2015 Dear Shyam, I am writing this letter to tell you that I was really touched by your sweet gesture on my wedding anniversary. You stay so far and yet you not only remembered my wedding anniversary but also took the time and made an effort t0 send me a gift. I was really touched. Thank you so much. My happiness knew no bounds when I saw what the gift was, I felt that you know me so well and you know what I like and what I don't. It was my favourite series of books. I can't even express how happy I am to receive the books. I am savouring every page of it. Write to me soon. Yours lovingly Ram What did Ram receive on his wedding anniversary? |
| A. | A gift of books. |
| B. | A card wishing him happy anniversary |
| C. | A ticket to Europe. |
| D. | A packet of sweets. |
| Answer» B. A card wishing him happy anniversary | |
| 42. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the following advertisement and answer the questions. What is the purpose of Laser here? |
| A. | For treatment of eyes. |
| B. | It is used as a technology for making diamond |
| C. | It is a technique to manufacture gold. |
| D. | A device that is used for metal cutting. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
DIRECTIONS: Look at the table below and answer the questions that follow. Choose the answers from the options given below. The above table on esteem of a country is based on____. |
| A. | Honesty of the people. |
| B. | The corruption levels in a country. |
| C. | The performance of government, economy and environment of a country. |
| D. | The flora and fauna of a country. |
| Answer» D. The flora and fauna of a country. | |
| 44. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the following advertisement and answer the questions that follow: Which of the following is false? |
| A. | In Delhi, bed to patient ratio is exactly the same as recommended by WHO. |
| B. | Delhi has less than half bed to patient ratio as recommended by WHO. |
| C. | After adding a certain number of beds in the next two years Delhi will be able to reach the recommended WHO ratio. |
| D. | Delhi has a little more than half the bed to patient ratio as recommended by WHO. |
| Answer» E. | |