NDA Paper Maths & Mental Ability

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NDA-2013 EXAMINATION
CAREER POINT
MATHEMATICS
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
3
Ans.
d4y 5
d3y
d2y
dy
What is the degree of the differential equation 4 5 3 + 6 2 8
+5=0?
dx
dx
dx
dx
(a) 5
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) 2
[c]
Q.2
The general solution of the differential equation x
Ans.
(a) xy = c
(b) x = cy
where c is an arbitrary constant.
[a]
Q.1
dy
+ y = 0 is
dx
(c) x + y = c
(d) x2 + y2 = c
What is the area of the triangle bounded by the sides x = 0, y = 0 and x + y = 2 ?

(a) 1 square unit
(b) 2 square unit
(c) 4 square unit
[b]
(d) 8 square unit
(d) y = ex + c
Ans.
dy
The general solution of the differential equation ln + x = 0 is
dx
x
x
(b) y = e + c
(c) y = ex + c
(a) y = e + c
where c is an arbitrary constant.
[b]
Q.5
r
r
r
r
r
r
If is perpendicular to both and where = k and = 2i + 3j + 4k , then what is equal to ?
Q.3
Ans.
Q.4
(a) 3i + 2j
Ans.
Q.6
Ans.
Q.7
Ans.
(b) 3i + 2j
(c) 2i 3j
(d) 2i + 3j
[b]
r
r
r
r
For any vector , what is ( . i )i + ( . j)j + ( . k )k equal to ?
r
r
r
(b) 3
(c)
(a)
[a]
r
(d) 0
r r
r r
If the magnitude of a b equals to a b , then which one of the following is correct ?
r
r r
r
(a) a = b
(b) The angle between a and b is 45
r
r
r
r
(d) a is perpendicular to b
(c) a is parallel to b
[b]
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r
r r
r r
2 , | b | = 3 and | a + b | = 6 , then what is | a b | equal to ?
Q.8
r
If | a | =
Ans.
(a) 1
[b]
Q.9
Which one of the following vectors is normal to the vector i + j + k ?
(b) 2
(a) i + j k
(b) i j + k
(c) 3
(c) i j k
(d) 4
(d) None of the above
Ans.
[d]
Q.10
If is the angle between the vectors 4(i k ) and i + j + k , then what is (sin + cos ) equal to ?
(a) 0
(b)
1
2
(c) 1
(d) 2
Ans.
[c]
Q.11
The average marks obtained by the students in a class are 43. If the average marks obtained by 25 boys are
40 and the average marks obtained by the girl students are 48, then what is the number of girl students in the
class ?
(a) 15
(b) 17
(c) 18
(d) 20
[a]
Ans.
Q.12
Ans.
Q.13
Marks obtained by 7 students in a subject are 30, 55, 75, 90, 50, 60, 39. The number of students securing
marks less than the mean marks is
(a) 7
(b) 6
(c) 5
(d) 4
[d]
Variance is always independent of the change of
(a) origin but not scale
(b) scale only
[c]
(c) both origin and scale
If two lines of regression are perpendicular, then the correlation coefficient r is

1
(c) 0
(a) 2
(b)
2
[c]
(d) 25
Ans.
The standard deviation of the observations 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 is

(a) 0
(b) 5
(c) 20
[a]
Q.16
The function f(x) = x2 4x, x [0, 4] attains minimum value at
Ans.
Q.14
Ans.
Q.15
(a) x = 0
Ans.
(b) x = 1
(c) x = 2
(d) x = 4
[c]
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Q.17
CAREER POINT
The curve y = xex has minimum value equal to

(a)
1
e
(b)
1
e
(c) e
Ans.
[a]
Q.18
Ans.
Consider the following statements:

1. The derivative where the function attains maxima or minima must be zero
2. If a function is differentiable at a point, then it must be continuous at that point.
Which of the above statements is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
[b]
Q.19
What is the differential coefficient of logx x ?

(a) 0
(b) 1
Ans.
[a]
Q.20
What is
x
0
(a)
[c]
Q.21
What is
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
(c)
1
x
(d) x
(c)
dx
equal to ?
+4
Ans.
(d) e
(b)
(x
+ sin x )dx equal to ?
Ans.
(a) a
[c]
Q.22
What is
(b) 2a
(c) 0
(d) 1
(b) 1
(c) 0
(d) e
(b) xelnx + c
(c) x + c
(d)
xe dx equal to ?
x
Ans.
(a) 1
[a]
Q.23
What is
lnx
(a) xelnx + c
Ans.
dx equal to ?
x2
+c
2
where c is the constant of integration.

[d]
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Q.24
What is
(a)
sin 5 x cos3 x
dx equal to ?
x4
(b)
Ans.
[d]
Q.25
What is
Ans.
(b) ln x + c
(a) ln(ln x) + c
where c is the constant of integration
[a]
Q.26
dx
x ln x
(c)
(d) 0
equal to ?
(c) (ln x)2 + c
What is the area of the region enclosed by y = 2 |x| and y = 4 ?

(a) 2 square unit
(b) 4 square unit
(c) 8 square unit
[c]
(d) 16 square unit
What is the area of the parabola y2 = x bounded by its latus rectum ?

1
1
1
square unit
(b)
square unit
(c) square unit
(a)
12
6
3
[b]
(d) 2 sec2 x tan x
Ans.
The derivative of sec2x with respect to tan2x is

(a) 1
(b) 2
[a]
Q.29
The differential equation of the curve y = sin x is
Ans.
Q.27
Ans.
Q.28
(a)
dy
d2y
+y
+x=0
dx
dx 2
(b)
d2y
+y=0
dx 2
(c) 2 sec x tan x
(c)
d2y
y=0
dx 2
Ans.
[b]
Q.30
The degree and order respectively of the differential equation
Ans.
(a) 1, 1
[a]
Q.31
Ans.
(b) 1, 2
(d)
d2y
+x=0
dx 2
dy
1
are
=
dx x + y + 1
(c) 2, 1
(d) 2, 2
The marks obtained by 13 students in a test are 10, 3, 10, 12, 9, 7, 9, 6, 7, 10, 8, 6, 7. The median of this data is
(a) 7
(b) 8
(c) 9
(d) 10
[b]
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Q.32
Ans.
Q.33
CAREER POINT

1. Both variance and standard deviation are measures of variability in the populatin.
2. Standard deviation is the square of the variance.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
[c]
Ans.
The harmonic mean H of two numbers is 4 and the arithmetic mean A and geometric mean G satisfy the
equation 2A + G2 = 27. The two numbers are
(a) 6, 3
(b) 9, 5
(c) 12, 7
(d) 3, 1
[a]
Q.34
Consider the following frequency distribution:
Ans.
Class interval 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50

Frequency
14
x
27
y
15
If the total of the frequencies is 100 and mode is 25, then which one of the following is correct ?
(a) x = 2y
(b) 2x = y
(c) x = y
(d) x = 3y
[c]
Q.35
Ans.
Q.36
Ans.
Q.37
Ans.
Q.38
Ans.
Q.39
Ans.
In how many ways can the letters of the word 'GLOOMY' be arranged so that the two O's should not be
together ?
(a) 240
(b) 480
(c) 600
(d) 720
[a]
Consider a random experiment of throwing together a die and two coins. The associated sample space has
(a) 8 points
(b) 12 points
(c) 24 points
(d) 36 points
[c]
In throwing a six faced die, let A be the event that an even number occurs, B be the event that an odd number
occurs and C be the event that a number greater than 3 occurs. Which one of the following is correct ?
(a) A and C are mutually exclusive
(b) A and B are mutually exclusive
(c) B and C are mutually exclusive
(d) A, B and C are mutually exclusive
[b]
What is the probability of getting a sum of 7 with two dice ?
(a) 1/6
(b) 1/3
(c) 1/12
[a]
(d) 5/36
Four coins are tossed simultaneously. What is the probability of getting exactly 2 heads ?
(a) 1/2
(b) 1/4
(c) 1/8
(d) 3/8
[d]
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Q.40
CAREER POINT
Ans.
A bag contains 5 black and 3 white balls. Two balls are drawn at random one after the other without
replacement. What is the probability that both are white ?
(a) 1/28
(b) 1/14
(c) 3/28
[c]
Q.41
If A and B are any two events such that P( A ) = 0.4, P( B) = 0.3, P(A B) = 0.9, then what is the value of
P( A B) equal to ?
Ans.
Q.42
Ans.
Q.43
Ans.
Q.44
Ans.
Q.45
(a) 0.2
[c]
(b) 0.5
(c) 0.6
A fair coin is tossed repeatedly. The probability of getting a result in the fifth toss different from those
obtained in the first four tosses is
(a) 1/2
(b) 1/32
(c) 31/32
(d) 1/16
[d]
If X follows a binomial distribution with parameters n = 100 and p = 1/3, then P(X = r) is maximum when
(a) r = 16
(b) r = 32
(c) r = 33
(d) r = 34
[c]
Two numbers are successively drawn from the set U = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}, the second being drawn without
replacing the first. The number of elementary events in the sample is
(a) 64
(b) 56
(c) 32
(d) 14
[b]
Ans.
The binomial distribution has

(a) only one parameter
(b) two parameters
[b]
Q.46
What is
(a)
1 i
2
(c) three parameters
(b)
1+ i
2
(c)
1 i
2
[a]
Q.47
What is the argument of the complex number (1 i) where i = 1 ?

(a)
5
4
(d) four parameters
i where i = 1 equal to ?
Ans.
(b)
5
4
Ans.
[d]
Q.48
If 4x 6.2x + 8 = 0, then the values of x are

(a) 1, 2
(b) 1, 1
[a]
Ans.
(d) 0.7
(c)
3
4
(c) 1, 0
(d)
1+ i
2
(d) 2, 2
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Q.49
Ans.
A bag contains balls of two colours, 3 black and 3 white. What is the smallest number of balls which must be
drawn from the bag, without looking, so that among these there are two of the same colour ?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
[c]
Ans.
What is the sum of the coefficients in the expansion of (1 + x)n ?

(b) 2n 1
(c) 2n 1
(a) 2n
[a]
Q.51
If P(77, 31) = x and C(77, 31) = y, then which one of the following is correct ?
Q.50
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(a) x = y
(b) 2x = y
Ans.
[d]
Q.52
The binary representation of the decimal number 45 is

(a) 110011
(b) 101010
(d) n + 1
(c) 77x = 31y
(d) x > y
(c) 1101101
(d) 101101
Ans.
[d]
Q.53
If the roots of a quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 are and , then the quadratic equation having roots
2 and 2 is
(a) x2 (b2 2ac) x + c = 0
(b) a2x2 (b2 2ac) x + c = 0
2
2
2
(c) ax (b 2ac) x + c = 0
(d) a2x2 (b2 2ac) x + c2 = 0
[d]
Ans.
Q.54
Ans.
Q.55
Ans.
Q.56
Ans.
Q.57
Ans.
Q.58
Ans.
If the roots of the equation 3ax2 + 2bx + c = 0 are in the ratio 2 : 3, then which one of the following is correct ?
(c) 8b2 = 9ac
(d) 8b2 = 25 ac
(a) 8ac = 25b
(b) 8ac = 9b2
[d]
Two straight line paths are represented by the equations 2x y = 2 and 4x + 2y = 6. Then the paths will
(a) cross each other at one point
(b) not cross each other
(c) cross each other at two points
(d) cross each other at infinitely many points
[b]
For what value of k, the equations 3x y = 8 and 9x ky = 24 will have infinitely many solutions ?
(a) 6
(b) 5
(c) 3
(d) 1
[c]
If the numbers n 3, 4n 2, 5n + 1 are in AP, what is the value of n ?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
[a]
(d) 4
(x + 1)2 1 = 0 has
(a) one real root
[b]
(d) four real roots
(b) two real roots
(c) two imaginary roots
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Q.59
CAREER POINT
Ans.
If A and B are two non-singular square matrices such that AB = A, then which one of the following is correct ?
(a) B is an identity matrix
(b) B = A1
(c) B = A2
(d) Determinant of B is zero
[a]
Q.60
10 19 2
What is the value of the minor of the element 9 in the determinant 0 13 1 ?
9
Ans.
(a) 9
[b]
(b) 7
24 2
(c) 7
(d) 0
Directions: For the next six (06) questions that follow:

In a state with a population of 75 106, 45% of them know Hindi, 22% know English, 18% know Sanskrit,
12% know Hindi and English, 8% know English and Sanskrit, 10% know Hindi and Sanskrit and 5% know
all the three languages.
Q.61 What is the number of people who do not know any of the above three languages ?
(a) 3 106
(b) 4 106
(c) 3 107
(d) 4 107
Ans.
[c]
Q.62 What is the number of people who know Hindi only ?
(b) 25 106
(c) 28 106
(d) 3 107
(a) 21 106
Ans.
[a]
What is the number of people who know Sanskrit only ?

(b) 45 105
(c) 4 106
(a) 5 106
[d]
What is the number of people who know English only ?

(a) 5 106
(b) 45 105
(c) 4 106
[d]
What is the number of people who know only one language ?

(a) 3 106
(b) 4 106
(c) 3 107
[c]
(d) 4 107
(d) 12.5 105
Ans.
What is the number of people who know only two languages ?

(b) 11.25 106
(c) 12 105
(a) 11.25 105
[b]
Q.67
What is the degree of the equation
Ans.
(a) 0
[c]
Q.63
Ans.
Q.64
Ans.
Q.65
Ans.
Q.66
(b) 1
1
1
1
=
?
x 3 x + 2 2
(c) 2
(d) 3
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Q.68
Ans.
Q.69
Ans.
Q.70
Ans.
Q.71
Which one of the following is a null set ?

(a) {0}
(b) { {{}} }
[d]
CAREER POINT
(c) { {} }
(d) {x |x2 + 1 = 0, x R|}
If A = {x, y}, B = {2, 3}, C = {3, 4}, then what is the number of elements in A (B C) ?
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 8
[c]
What is the value of logy x5 logx y2 logz z3 ?
(a) 10
(b) 20
[c]
(c) 30
If A is a relation on a set R, then which one of the following is correct ?

(a) R A
(b) A R
(c) A (R R )
(d) 60
(d) R (A A)
Ans.
[c]
Q.72
Let N be the set of natural numbers and f : N N be a function given by f(x) = x + 1 for x N. Which one
of the following is correct ?
(a) f is one-one and onto
(b) f is one-one but not onto
(c) f is only onto
(d) f is neither one-one nor onto
[b]
If the sum of the roots of a quadratic equation is 3 and the product is 2, then the equation is
(b) x2 3x + 2 = 0
(c) x2 + 3x + 2 = 0
(d) x2 + 3x 2 = 0
(a) 2x2 x + 3 = 0
[b]
Ans.
Q.73
Ans.
Q.74
Ans.
Q.75
Ans.
Q.76
If and are the roots of the equation x2 + bx + c = 0, then what is the value of 1 + 1 ?
(a) b/c
(b) b/c
(c) c/b
(d) c/b
[a]
The area of a rectangle whose length is five more than twice its width is 75 square unit. The length is
(a) 5 unit
(b) 10 unit
(c) 15 unit
(d) 20 unit
[c]
The angle of elevation of the top of a tower of height H from the foot of another tower in the same plane is
60 and the angle of elevation of the top of the second tower from the foot of the first tower is 30. If h is the
height of the other tower, then which one of the following is correct ?
(a) H = 2h
(b) H = 3h
Ans.
[c]
Q.77
If cosec + cot = c, then what is cos equal to ?

(a)
Ans.
c
2
c 1
(b)
c
2
c +1
(c) H = 3h
(c)
c2 1
c2 + 1
[c]
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Ans.
If sin + 2 cos = 1, then what is 2 sin cos equal to ?

(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
[c]
Q.79
If A + B = 90, then what is
Ans.
(a) sin A
[b]
Q.78
CAREER POINT
(d) 4
sin A sec B sin A cos B equal to ?

(b) cos A
(c) tan A
(d) 0
(c) 2
(d) 1
Ans.
What is tan4A sec4A + tan2A + sec2A equal to ?

(a) 0
(b) 1
[a]
Q.81
Which one of the following points lies inside a circle of radius 6 and centre at (3, 5) ?
Q.80
(a) (2, 1)
(b) (0, 1)
(c) (1, 2)
(d) (2, 1)
Ans.
[b]
Q.82
What is the equation of a straight line which passes through (3, 4) and the sum of whose x and y intercepts is 14 ?
(a) 4x + 3y = 24
(b) x + y = 14
(c) 4x 3y = 0
Ans.
[a]
Q.83
The equation of the ellipse whose vertices are at ( 5, 0) and foci at ( 4, 0) is

(a)
x 2 y2
+
=1
25 9
(b)
x 2 y2
+
=1
9 25
(c)
x 2 y2
+
=1
16 25
(d) 3x + 4y = 25
(d)
x 2 y2
+
=1
25 16
Ans.
[a]
Q.84
The point whose abscissa is equal to its ordinate and which is equidistant from A(1, 0) and B(0, 5) is
(a) (1, 1)
(b) (2, 2)
(c) (2, 2)
(d) (3, 3)
[b]
Ans.
Q.85
Ans.
Q.86
Ans.
Q.87
The difference of focal distances of any point on a hyperbola is equal to

(a) latus rectum
(b) semi-transverse axis (c) transverse axis
[b]
(d) semi-latus rectum
What is the area of the triangle whose vertices are (3, 0), (0, 4) and (3, 4) ?
(a) 6 square unit
(b) 7.5 square unit
(c) 9 square unit
[a]
(d) 12 square unit
A straight line passes through the points (5, 0) and (0, 3). The length of the perpendicular from the point
(4, 4) on the line is
(a)
Ans.
17
2
(b)
17
2
(c)
15
34
(d)
17
2
[b]
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Q.88
What is the inclination of the line
Ans.
(a) 30
[b]
Q.89
Ans.
CAREER POINT
3x y 1 = 0 ?
(b) 60
(c) 135
(d) 150
What is the angle between the planes 2x y 2z + 1 = 0 and 3x 4y + 5z 3 = 0 ?
(b)
(c)
(d)
(a)
6
4
3
2
[d]
Ans.
x x 0 y y0 z z0
=
=
is parallel to the plane ax + by + cz + d = 0, then which one of
l
m
n
the following is correct ?
a b c
(b) a + b + c = 0
(c) + + = 0
(d) al + bm + cn = 0
(a) l + m + n = 0
l m n
[d]
Q.91
1 t 1
The roots of the equation t 1 1
Q.90
If the straight line
Ans.
(a) 1, 2
[b]
Q.92
m n
The value of the determinant p m
Q.93
Ans.
Q.94
Ans.
Q.95
Ans.
= 0 are
t 1
(b) 1, 2
Ans.
1
1
(a) is a perfect cube

[c]
(c) 1, 2
(d) 1, 2
(c) has linear factor
(d) is zero
(c) 0
(d) 2
p
n
m
(b) is a perfect square
The determinant of an orthogonal matrix is

(a) 1
(b) 2
[a]
If D is a determinant of order 3 and D' is the determinant obtained by replacing the elements of D by their
cofactors, then which one of the following is correct ?
(b) D' = D3
(c) D' = 3D2
(d) D' = 3D3
(a) D ' = D2
[a]
1. A matrix is not a number
2. Two determinants of different orders may have the same value.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
[c]
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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Q.96
CAREER POINT
What is the value of tan 105 ?

(a)
3 +1
3 1
(b)
3 +1
1 3
3 1
3 +1
(c)
3+2
3 1
(d)
Ans.
[b]
Q.97
If tan A = x + 1 and tan B = x 1, then x2 tan (A B) has the value

(a) 1
(b) x
(c) 0
[d]
(d) 2
What is the value of (sin4 cos4 + 1) cosec2 ?

(a) 2
(b) 0
[d]
(d) 2
Ans.
Q.98
Ans.
Q.99
Ans.
If d is the number of degrees contained in an angle, m is the number of minutes and s is the number of
seconds, then the value of (s m)/(m d) is
(a) 1
(b) 60
(c) 1/60
[c]
Q.100 The expression
(a)
Ans.
(c) 1
sin x
1 cos x
cot x + cosec x 1
is equal to
cot x cosec x + 1
1 cos x
(b)
sin x
(c)
1+ cos x
sin x
(d)
sin x
1 + cos x
[c]
x
2 equal to ?
Q.101 What is
2 x
1 + tan
2
(a) sin x . cos x
(b) tan x
Ans.
[d]
1 tan 2
(c) sin x
Q.102 In any triangle ABC, a = 18, b = 24 and c = 30. Then what is sin C equal to ?
(a) 1/4
(b) 1/3
(c) 1/2
Ans.
[d]
(d) cos x
(d) 1
2a
2b
+ sin1
= 2 tan1x, then x is equal to
Q.103 If sin 1
2
2
1+ a
1+ b
(a)
Ans.
ab
1 + ab
(b)
ab
1 ab
(c)
2ab
a+b
(d)
a+b
1 ab
[d]
Q.104 A man walks 10m towards a lamp post and notices that the angle of elevation of the top of the post increases
from 30 to 45. The height of the lamp post is
(a) 10 m
Ans.
(b) (5 3 + 5) m
(c) (5 3 5) m
(d) (10 3 + 10) m
[b]
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Q.105 The shadow of a tower standing on a level plane is found to be 50 m longer when the Sun's elevation is 30
than when it is 60. The height of the tower is
(a) 25 m
Ans.
(b) 25 3m
(c) 50 m
(c) 1
(d) 3
[d]
Q.106 The sum of the direction cosines of z-axis is

(a) 0
(b) 1/3
Ans.
[c]
Q.107 What is the area of the triangle whose vertices are (0, 0, 0), (1, 2, 3) and (3, 2, 1) ?
(a) 3 5 square unit

Ans.
(b) 6 5 square unit
(c) 6 square unit
(d) 12 square unit
[a]
Q.108 What is the distance between the planes x 2y + z 1 = 0 and 3x + 6y 3z + 2 = 0 ?

(a) 3 unit
(b) 1 unit
(c) 0
Ans.
[d]
Q.109 If a line makes 30 with the positive direction of x-axis, angle with the positive direction of y-axis and
angle with the positive direction of z-axis, then what is cos2 + cos2 equal to ?
(a) 1/4
(b) 1/2
(c) 3/4
(d) 1
Ans.
[a]
Q.110 What should be the value of k for which the equation 3x2 + 3y2 + (k + 1)z2 + x y + z = 0 represents the
sphere ?
(a) 3
(b) 2
(c) 1
(d) 1
Ans.
[b]
Q.111 Consider the following statements in respect of a function f(x) :
1. f(x) is continuous at x = a iff lim f(x) exists.

x a
2. If f(x) is continuous at a point, then
Ans.

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
[d]
Q.112 If 2x3 3y2 = 7, what is

(a)
Ans.
1
is also continuous at that point.
f (x )
x2
2y
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
dy
equal to (y 0) ?
dx
(b)
x
2y
(c)
x2
y
[c]
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Q.113 The derivative of |x| at x = 0

(a) is 1
(b) is 1
Ans.
[d]
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(c) is 0
(d) does not exist
x2,
x>2
Q.114 Consider the function f ( x ) =
3
x
2
,
x2
Which one of the following statements is correct in respect of the above function ?
(a) f(x) is derivable but not continuous at x = 2
(b) f(x) is continuous but not derivable at x = 2
(c) f(x) is neither continuous nor derivable at x = 2
(d) f(x) is continuous as well as derivable at x = 2
Ans.
[b]
Q.115 Consider the following statements:

1
1. lim sin does not exist.
x 0
x
1
2. lim x sin exists.
x 0
x
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
Ans.
[c]
sin x tan x
equal to ?
x 0
x
(b) 1
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
(c) 1
(d) 1/2
(c) 1
(d) 1
Q.116 What is lim

Ans.
(a) 0
[a]
Q.117 What is lim
x 0
Ans.
(a) 1/2
[b]
1 1+ x
equal to ?
x
(b) 1/2
b
d2y
at x = , where a, b are constants and a 0 ?
2
a
dx
(b) 1
(c) sin (a b)
(d) sin (a + b)
Q.118 If y = sin (ax + b), then what is

Ans.
(a) 0
[a]
|x|
,x0?
x
(a) Set of all real numbers (b) Set of all integers
(c) {1, 1}
[c]
Q.119 What is the range of the function f ( x ) =

Ans.
Q.120 If y = xx, what is

Ans.
(a) 0
[b]
dy
at x = 1 equal to ?
dx
(b) 1
(c) 1
(d) {1, 0, 1}
(d) 2
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GENERAL ABILITY TEST

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
PART A
Directions for the close comprehension passage (for the 20 items which follow) :
Supply suitable word in the blank of each item which is followed by four words or groups of words.
In a few seconds we ran the boat in to a little bay, where we made her fast to a piece of coral, and running
up the beach, entered the ranks of the penguins armed with our sticks and spears.
1.
We were greatly surprised to

(a) find
(b) learn
(c) hear
(d) understand
(b) giving
(c) revealing
(d) conveying
(b) entry
(c) approach
(d) alight
(c) from
(d) on
Their places until we took hold (a) off

(b) of
[b]
(c) from
(d) on
Them, merely (a) opened

[b]
(b) turned
(c) closed
(d) showed
(b) out of
(c) in
(d) on
Ans.
Their eyes on us (a) with

[b]
8.
Wonder as we passed. There (a) lived

[c]
(c) was
(d) persisted
Ans.
Ans.
[a]
2.
That instead of attacking us or (a) showing
Ans.
[a]
3.
Signs of fear at our (a) arrival
Ans.
[a]
4.
These strange birds do not move -
Ans.
(a) in
[c]
5.
Ans.
6.
Ans.
7.
(b) at
(b) existed
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9.
One old penguin, however that (a) commenced
(b) began
(c) continued
(d) stalked
(b) bore
(c) took
(d) thought
(b) could
(c) should
(d) won't
(b) ran
(c) arrived
(d) jumped
(c) waved
(d) watched
(b) happened
(c) proved
(d) seemed
(b) animal
(c) creature
(d) pet
Ans.
[b]
10.
To walk slowly towards the sea, and Peterkin (a) carried
Ans.
[d]
11.
It into his head that he (a) would
Ans.
[b]
12.
Try to stop it, so he (a) interposed
Ans.
[d]
13.
Between it and the sea and (a) moved
(b) pointed
Ans.
[b]
14.
His stick in its face. But this (a) appeared
Ans.
[c]
15.
To be a determined old (a) bird
Ans.
[c]
16.
It could not go back, We were greatly surprised ; in fact, it (a) should
(b) would
Ans.
[b]
17.
Not cease to advance, but (a) battled
Ans.
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(b) struggled
(c) could
(d) must
(c) constested
(d) snugged
[b]
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18.
With Peterking bravely, and (a) chased
Ans.
[c]
19.
Him before it until it (a) touched
(b) drove
(c) moved
(d) lashed
(b) arrived at
(c) reached
(d) jumped
(c) spear
(d) club
Ans.
[c]
20.
The sea. Had Peterkin used his (a) baton
Ans.
CAREER POINT
(b) stick
[c]
Direction (For the 10 items which follow) :
(i) In this section, a number of sentences are given. The sentences are underlined in three separate parts and
each one is labelled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is an error in any
underlined part. No sentence has more than one error. When you find an error in any one of the
underlined parts (a), (b) or (c), indicate your response on the Answer Sheet at the appropriate space. You
may feel that these is no error in a sentence. In that case, (d) will signify a 'No error' response.
(ii) Errors may be in grammar, word usage or idioms. There may be a word missing or there may be a word
which should be removed.
(iii) You are not required to correct the error. You are required only to indicate your response on the Answer
Sheet.
21.
(a) If you will work hard
(b) you will always
(c) succeed
(d) No error
Ans.
[a]
22.
(a) She has been teaching
(b) the same lesson
(c) since five days
(d) No error
Ans.
[c]
23.
(a) Many a body were happy
(b) dancing at the victory
(c) of our cricket team in Australia
(d) No error
Ans.
[a]
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24.
(a) Imagine living
(b) with someone
(c) who never stops talk
(d) No error
Ans.
[c]
25.
(a) I was shocked
(b) when he told me
(c) that the old woman died by cancer
(d) No error
Ans.
[c]
26.
(a) To the men who worked so hard in the project
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(b) the news was

(c) profound disappointing
(d) No error
Ans.
[c]
27.
(a) Even though she lost the beauty contest
(b) she was still more prettier
(c) than the other girls
(d) No error
Ans.
[b]
28.
(a) The novel is interesting
(b) informative
(c) and it is easy to read
(d) No error
Ans.
[c]
29.
(a) The differential attractions of the sun and the moon have a direct effect
Ans.
(b) In the rising and falling

(c) of the tides
(d) No error
[b]
30.
Ans.
(a) Despite of the pills

(c) many people still have trouble sleeping
[c]
(b) Which are available

(d) No error
Direction (For the 10 items which follow) :

Each of the following items consists of a sentence followed by four words. Select the antonym of the word
(occurring in the sentence in capital letters) as per the context.
31.
Her illness ENERVATED the whole family -
(a) Enhance
Ans.
(b) Exhausted
(c) Weakened
(d) Energized
[d]
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The teacher INSERTED another picture to illustrate the point (a) Deducted
(b) Added
Ans.
[c]
33.
The committee rejected his LUDICROUS proposal (a) Absurd
(b) Reasonalbe
Ans.
[b]
34.
Children ADORE the cricket players (a) Discuss
(b) Condemn
(c) Removed
(d) Reclined
(c) Farcical
(d) Stuipid
(c) Benefit
(d) Check
Ans.
[b]
35.
These people are sunk in abysmal ignorance an their illiteracy is simply COLOSSAL (a) Intolerable
(b) Huge
(c) Small
Ans.
[c]
36.
Previously per capita income used to INCREASE by seven rupees per year (a) Dwindle
(b) Diminish
(c) Mitigate
Ans.
[b]
37.
In the modern items, we find that most social relationships and rather ARTIFICIAL (a) Decent
(b) Genuine
(c) Excellent
Ans.
[b]
38.
Social LIBERTY may be instrumental in the emotional growth of a person (a) constraint
(b) Slavery
(c) Compulsion
Ans.
[b]
39.
Education is most ESSENTIAL for the all-round development of a person (a) Unimportant
(b) Disdainful
Ans.
[a]
40.
He was extremely MODEST in company (a) Curious
Ans.
(b) Virtuous
(d) Silly
(d) Profit
(d) Adorable
(d) Obligation
(c) Customary
(d) Redundant
(c) Unassuming
(d) Immodest
[d]
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Directions (for the 10 items which follow) :

Each of the following items consists of a sentence followed by four words or groups of words. Select the
synonym of the world (occurring in the sentence in capital letters) as per the context.
41.
One must live life with DIGNITY -
Ans.
(a) Nobility
[c]
42.
Ans.
(b) Eminence
(d) Rank
Europe, America and Japan have taken to the field of science with SINGULAR vigour and activity (a) Peculiar
(b) Outstanding
(c) Familiar
(d) Single
[a]
Ans.
Our age is preeminently an AGE of science (a) Era

(b) Date
[a]
44.
Ant is believed to be the most INDUSTRIOUS creature -
43.
(c) Honour
(a) Sensible
(b) Successful
(c) Generation
(d) Moment
(c) Diligent
(d) Punctual
Ans.
[c]
45.
The schools insist on giving WHOLESOME food to the children for the proper growth of their mind and
boy (a) Whole crops
(b) Nourisihing
(c) Fit
(d) Sound
Ans.
[b]
46.
As I look around I see the crumbling ruins of a proud civilization strewn like a vast heap of FUTILITY (a) Irrelevance
(b) Absurdity
(c) Pointlessness
Ans.
[c]
47.
Mark Antony's EULOGY of Caesar is finely recorded by Shakespeare in his play (a) Prayer
Ans.
48.
(b) Honour
(c) Praise
(d) Downtrodden
(d) Denunciation
[c]
By 1918, Gandhiji had established himself as a leader with a UNIQUE way of protensting exploitation and
injustice (a) Different
Ans.
(b) Exceptional
(c) Excellent
(d) Good
[b]
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49.
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Your INTERVENTION was required (a) Interference
(b) Interruption
(c) Disturbance
(d) Connection
Ans.
[a]
50.
It is difficult to DISCERN the sample on the slide without adjusting the microscope (a) Discard
Ans.
(b) Arrange
(c) Determine
(d) Debate
[c]
PART B
51.
A force F is applied on a body (which moves on a straight line) for a duration of 3 s. the momentum of the
body changes from 10 g cm/s to 40 g cm/s. The magnitude of the force F is (a) 10 dynes
(b) 10 newtons
(c) 120 dynes
Ans.
[a]
52.
Which among the following areas is conducive for well irrigation -
(d) 12 dynes
(a) Rocky and uneven surface of Peninsular India

(b) Dry tracts of Rajasthan and Gujarat
Ans.
53.
Ans.
54.
Ans.
55.
Ans.
(c) Brackinsh groundwater region of Uttar Pradesh

(d) Deltaic regions of Mahanadi, Godavari and Kirshna
[d]
Humid climate, ready market and availability of cheap and skilled labour are the conditions concudcive for
the production of cotton cloth. Which of the following States of India will have the highest cotton cloth
production (a) Gujarat
(b) Karnataka
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Punjab
[c]
The requirement of water is highest in which one among the following industries ?
(a) Iron and steel
(b) Oil refining
(c) Paper from wood
(d) Rayon
[a]
Which of the following statements reagarding hurricanes is/are correct 1. They develop over the ocean between 8-15 N
2. They are almost absent in the South Atlantic Ocean
3. They do not develop close to the equator
Select the correct answer using the code given below
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
[a]
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56.
CAREER POINT
Joint Parliamentary Sessions in India are chaired by the (a) President of India
(b) Vice-President of India who is the Chariman of the Rajya Sabha
(c) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(d) Prime Minister of India
Ans.
[d]
57.
Which one among the following is not a function of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India ?
(a) Auditing the transactions of Centre and State Governments relating to contingency funds and public
accounts
(b) Compiling the accounts of Defence
(c) Auditing the accounts of institutions financed by the Government
(d) Compiling the accounts of States
Ans.
[b]
58.
Specific gravity of silver is 11 and specific gravity of iron is 8. Which one among the following is the
approximate relative density of silver with respect to iron ?
(a) 1.4
(b) 0.7
Ans.
[a]
59.
Metal used to make wires for safety fuses must have -
(c) 3.0
(d) 2.8
(a) very low resistivity and high melting point
Ans.
60.
Ans.
(b) high resistivity and low melting point

(c) low resistivity and low melting point
(d) high resistivity and high melting point
[c]
A positively charged particle projected towards west is deflected towards north by a magnetic field. The
direction of the magnetic field is (a) towards south
(b) towards east
(c) in downward direction
(d) in upward direction
[d]
61.
Which one among the following films won the prestigious Golden Globe Award, 2013 in the best motion
picture-Drama category ?
(a) Life of Pi
(b) Argo
(c) Lincoln
(d) Les Miserables
Ans.
[a]
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62.
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Ward Cunningham is famous for developing for the first time (a) 'Wiki', the free encyclopedia on Internet
(b) a computer language called 'Java'
(c) a digital camera
(d) a software which can take Hebrew language as input
Ans.
[a]
63.
Catch me if you cal is a Hollywood movie made on the life Frank Abangnale who was (a) a famous lawyer
(b) a famous swimmer
(c) a famous sprinter
(d) an infamous imposter
Ans.
[b]
64.
Who among the following is a sports person who has won the maximum number of gold medals in Sumemr
Olympic Games ?
(a) Paavo Nurmi
(b) Carl Lewis
(c) Michael Phelps
(d) mark Spitz
Ans.
[c]
65.
Anthony De Mello Trophy is associated with test cricket series played between (a) Australia and India
(b) England and India
(c) England and Australia
(d) South Africal and India
Ans.
[b]
66.
Which one among the following European countries has the maximum number of running nuclear reactors (a) Germany
(b) Switzerland
(c) France
(d) Norway
Ans.
[c]
67.
Which one among the following has completed thirty years of its development on 1st January, 2013 ?
(a) Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
(b) Computer Network
(c) social Networking Sites
(d) Network control Protocal (NCP)
Ans.
[a]
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68.
CAREER POINT
Which of the following statements is/are correct 1.
The 14th Finance Commission was constituted under the Chairmanship of Shri Vijay Kelkar
2.
The 14th Finanace Commission has been specifically asked also to recommend how non-priority PSUs
be relinquished
Select the correct answer using the code given below :

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
Ans.
[d]
69.
Which of the following statements is/are correct
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
1. Un General Assembly in November 2012 adopted a resolution banning death penalty

2. India voted against the resolution
Select the correct answer using the code given below (a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans.
[c]
70.
Which one among the following stock exchanges was closed for two continuous days in October 2012 due
to the devastating effects of hurricane Sandy ?
(a) New York Stock Exchange
(b) Toronto Stock Exchnage
(c) National Stock Exchnage of Autralia
(d) London Stock Exchange
Ans.
[a]
71.
The pH of fresh milk is 6.When it turns sour, the pH (a) becomes < 6
(b) remains the same, i.e., 6
(c) becomes > 6
(d) becomes neutral, i.e., 7
Ans.
[a]
72.
The displacement of a particle is given by x = cos2 t the motion is -
Ans.
(a) simple harmonic

(c) non-periodic
[a]
73.
Ans.
(b) periodic but not simple harmonic

(d) none of the above
A motor vehicle is moving on a circle with a uniform speed. The net acceleration of the vehicle is (a) zero
(b) towards the centre of the circle
(c) away from the centre along the radius of the circle
(d) perpendicular to the radius and along the velocity
[b]
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74.
CAREER POINT
An object is undergoing a non-accelerated motion. It srate of change in momentum is (a) a non-zero constant
(b) zero
(c) not a constant
(d) none of the above
Ans.
[b]
75.
The motion of an electron in presence of a magnetic field is depicted in the figure given above. The force
acting on the electron will be directed Electron Motion
Magnetic field
(a) into the page

(b) out of the page
(c) opposite to the motion of the electron
Ans.
76.
Ans.
77
Ans.
78.
Ans.
79.
Ans.
(d) along the motion of the electron

[b]
Imagine a current-carrying wire with the direction of current downward or into the page. The direction of
magnetic field lines is (a) clockwise
(b) anti-clockwise
(c) into the page
(d) out of the page
[a]
The main thinking part o the brain is (a) midbrain
(b) hypothalamus
[c]
(c) forebrain
(d) hindbrain
Which one among the following hormones stimulates the plant cells to grow in manner such that the plant
appears to be bent towards light ?
(a) Cytokinin
(b) Auxin
(c) Gibberellin
(d) Abscisic acid
[b]
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is used in medical dagnosis to obtain images of our internal body
organs. This is primarily possible because (a) our body possesses a permanent magnet
(b) MRI uses an external magnetic to generate a magnetic field in our body
(c) MRI uses an external electric field to generate magnetic field in our body
(d) ions' motion along our nerve cells generates magnetic fields
[b]
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80.
CAREER POINT
The motion of a particle is given by a straight line in the graph given above drawn with displacement (x)
and time (t). Which one among the following statements is correct ?
x
O
(a) The velocity of the particle is uniform

(b) The velocity of the 9particile is non-uniform
(c) The speed is uniform and the particle is moving on a circular path
(d) The speed is non-uniform and the particle is moving on a straight line path
Ans.
[a]
81.
The human eye is like a camera and hence it contains a system of lens. The eye lens forms (a) a straight or upright, real image of the object on the retina
(b) an inverted, virtual image of the object on the retina
(c) an inverted, real image of the object on the reatina
(d) a straighor upright, real image of the object on the iris
Ans.
[c]
82.
Match list-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists.
Ans.
List-I
List-II
(Rock Type)
(Composition)
A. Sandstone
1. Rock formed from peat or other organic deposits
B. Limestone
2. Clay, breaking easily into falt flake plates
C. Coal
3. Calcium carbonate formed by precipitation
D. Shale
4. Cemented sand grains
Code
(a)
A
4
(b)
A
2
(c)
A
2
(d)
A
4
[b]
B
1
B
3
B
1
B
3
C
3
C
1
C
3
C
1
D
2
D
4
D
4
D
2
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83.
CAREER POINT
The 'Golden Quadrilateral' which connectes Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata passes through (a) Amritsar Ahemdabad Pune Patna
(b) Jaipur Porbandar Hyderabad Varanasi
(c) Vadodara Pune Visakhapatm Varanasi
(d) Nagpur Bhopal Surat - Amritsar
Ans.
[c]
84.
Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor connects the political and business capital of India. Arrange the States
from highest to lowest in terms of the length of the corridor passing through them (a) Maharashtra-Gujarat-Rajasthan-NCR of Delhi
(b) NCR of Delhi-Uttar Pradesh-Rajasthan-Maharashtra
(c) Rajasthan-Gujarat-Maharashtra-NCR of Delhi
(d) Maharashtra-Rajahsthan-Uttar Pradesh-NCR of Delhi
Ans.
[c]
85.
Which of the following statements is/are true ?

1. The angel of the axis in relation to the plane in which the earth revolves around the sun is not constant
2. The amount of energy gives off by the sun changes with the transparency of the atmosphere
Ans.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
[a]
Directions : The following eight (8) items consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. You are
to examine these two statements carefully and select the answer to these items using the code given below :
Code :
(a) Both the statement are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I.
(b) Both the statements are individually true but Statement I is not the correct explanation of Statement I.
(c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
(d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true.
86.
Statement I : Insolation is greatest when the sun is directly overhead and the sun's rays are vertical.
Statement II : When the sun is lower in the sky, the same amount of solar energy spreads over a greater
area of ground surface, so insolation is lower.

Ans.
[a]
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87.
CAREER POINT
Statement I : The Russian Revolution of 1917 inspired the Indian working class movement.
Statement II : The Non-cooperation Movements (1921-22) saw the involvement of the Indian working
class.
Ans.
[b]
88.
Statement I : Intellectual criteria which informed the frform movements were rationalilsm and religions
universalism.
Statement II : Social relevance was not judged by a rationalist critique.
Ans.
[d]
89.
Statement I : Hard water does not give lather with soap.

Statement II : Calcium and magnesium salts present in hard water form precipitate with soap.
Ans.
[a]
90.
Statement I : Evapotranspiration helps in classifying the climatic types.

Statement II : Only temperature affects evapotranspiration, hence it can be used for classifying the climatic
types.
Ans.
91.
[c]
Statement I : There is a large-scale fluctuation of oil flow from oil wells prior to earthquakes.
Statement II : Tectonic stress accumulates to a certain level, the pore pressure within a deep oilbearing
stratum reaches its breaking strength causing oil to sprout along the oil wells.
Ans.
92.
[a]
Statement I : The potential energy that results from pushing water above mean sea level is transferred to
kinetic energy that initiates the horizontal propagation of tsunami waves.

Statement II : The vertical displacement of sea water due to abrupt and jerky movements of fault blocks on
seabed gives birth to tsunamis.

Ans.
93.
[d]
Statement I : Indian economy has experienced slower growth rate during the years 2010-11 and 2011-12.
Statement II : Indian economy has experienced weakening industrial growth during the period.
Ans.
[a]
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94.
CAREER POINT
Consider the following diseases :

1. Cholera
2. Tuberculosis
3. Filaria
4. Typhoid
Which of the above diseases are caused by bacteria ?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 4 only
(c) 1, 3 and 4
Ans.
[d]
95.
Consider the following statements in relation to plant tissue 'chlorenchyma' :
(d) 1, 2 and 4
1. It is formed by the palisade and spongy mesophyll

2. It is a form of parenchyma which contains chloroplasts.
3. It serves to transport organic solutes made by photosynthesis.
4.It is a thin transparent layer which has chiefly a protective function.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2 and 4
Ans.
[b]
96.
Consider the following statements regarding osmosis in animal cells -
(d) 1 only
1. If the water potential of the solution surrounding the cell is too high, the cell shirnks
2. If the water potential of the solution surrounding the cell is to low, the cell swells and bursts.
3. It is important to maintain a constant water potential inside the animal body
4. In animal cells, water potential far exceeds the solute potential
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 3 only
(c) 4
(d) 2 and 3
Ans.
[b]
97.
In India, increase in population and diversion of agricultural land for non-agricultural purposes have resulted
in the decrease of -
Ans.
(a) forested land
(b) cultivable wasteland
(c) net sown area
(d) double-cropped area
[c]
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Ans.
Radioactive decay provides an internal source of heat for the earth. This helps in the formation of which type
of rocks ?
(a) Igneous
(b) Sedimentary
(c) Metamorphic
(d) All of the above
[c]
99.
Sun emits energy in the form of electromagnetic radiation. The following help in the generation of solar
98.
energy. Arrange them in the right sequence beginning from the starting of the cycle ?
1. Hydrogen is converted to helium at very high temperature and pressure
2. The energy finds its way to sun's surface
3. A vast quantity of energy is generated by nuclear fusion
(a) 1-2-3
(b) 2-3-1
(c) 3-2-1
(d) 1-3-2
Ans.
[d]
100.
The greatest seasonal contrast of insolation on the earth is in which of the following latitudinal zones ?
(a) Equatorial
(b) Tropical
Ans.
[b]
101.
Consider the following statements :

1.
(c) Temperatre
(d) polar
The Ain-i-Akbari is the third book in the Akbarnama written during the reign of the Mughal Emperor,
Akbar
2.
Abul Fazl was the author of the first two books of the Akbarnama, while akbar was the author of the
third
3. The bets now accounts of illusrated Mughal official reports are the Akbarnama and the Babarnama
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans.
[d]
102.
Consider the following statements :

1. Gandhiji's salt satyagraha in 1930 was against the state monopoly of the manufacture and sale of salt
2. The Americal news magazine 'Time' convered the progress of Gandhiji's walk to Dandi on the Salt
Satyagraha
3. The Viceroy of India at the time of the salt Satyagraha was Lord Ripon
4. Gandhiji did not complete the Dandi March due to ill-health.
Ans.
(a) 1, 2 and 3
[d]
(b) 4
(c) 2 only
(d) 1 and 2 only
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Ans.
Consider the following statements

1. Gandhiji launched the Rowlatt Sayagraha in 1919 because of the British measures to impose censorship on
the Press
2. Gandhiji launched the Rowlatt stayagraha because of the Britis policy of permittes detention without trial
3. The Rowlatt Act was restricted to Bombay and Madras Presidency
4. The agitation against the Rowlat Act reached climax with the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in Amritsar
Which of the statements given above are correct ?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 4
(d) 1 and 4 only
[c]
104.
The acid contained in vinegar is -
103.
(a) acetic acid
(b) ascorbic acid
Ans.
[a]
105.
Which one among the following is not a chemical change ?
(c) citric acid
(a) Curdling of milk
(b) Ripening of fruit
(c) Evaporation of water
(d) Burning of coal
Ans.
[c]
106.
The acid in gastric juice is (a) acetic acid
(b) nitric acid
(c) hydrochloric acid
Ans.
[c]
107.
An object is placed at the focus of a concave mirror. The image will be -
(d) tartaric acid
(d) sulhpuric acid
(a) real, inverted, same size at the focus

(b) real, upright, same size at the focus
(c) virtual, inverted, highly enlarged at infinity
(d) real, inverted, highly enlargted at infinity
Ans.
[d]
108.
An optician prescribes a power = 0.5 dioptre. The corresponding lens must be a (a) convex lens of focal length 2 m
(b) convex lens of focal length 50 cm
(c) concave lens of focal length 2 m
(d) concave lens of focal length 50 cm
[c]
Ans.
109.
A current I flows through a potential difference V in an electrical circuit containing a resistance R. The
product of V and I, i.e., VI may be understood as (a) resistance R
(b) heat generated by the circuit
(c) thermal power radiated by the circuit
Ans.
(d) rate of change of resistance
[b]
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110.
CAREER POINT
When the winds blow from all sides to the central low in an anticlockwise direction, then this phenomenon is
known as (a) anti-tropical cyclones of southern hemisphere
(b) temperate cyclones of northern hemisphere
(c) tropical cyclones of northern hemisphere
(d) tropical cyclones of southern hemisphere
Ans.
[d]
111.
The diagram given below shows the schematic relations of temperature and precipitation of tropical climatic
type over land
Decreasing
Temperature
1
Increasing Precipitation
Arrange the climatic types in the correct sequence from left to right 1. Monsoon tropics
2. Wet and dry tropics
3. Arid and semiarid
4. Rainy tropic
(a) 1-4-2-3
(b) 4-3-2-1
(c) 2-1-3-4
Ans.
[d]
112.
Which of the following statements relating to tsunami is/are correct ?
(d) 3-2-1-4
As the tsunamis leave the deep water of the open sea and travel water of the open sea and travel towards
shallow water
1. the speed is reduced considerably
Ans.
2. they attain enormous height

3. they appear as a gentle rise and fall of the sea
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
[b]
(c) 1 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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113.
Ans.
CAREER POINT
Consider the following statements about the Indo-Saracenic architecture

1. It combined the Indian with the European style of architecture in the beginning of the 20th century
2. The Gateway of India in Mumbai is the most famous example of this style
3. There are many famous examples of this style in the colonial cities of Bombay (Mumbai) and Madras
(Chennai).
4. it takes its imputation from ancient Greece.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct /
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 4
[b]
Ans.
Which of the following statements is/are correct ?

Under Article 200 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of a State May 3, 2013
1. Withhold his assent to a bill passed by the State Legislature
2. reserve the bill passes by the State Legislature for reconsideration of the President
3. return the bill, other than a money bill, for reconsideration of the Legislature
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
[d]
115.
Point out the difference between the local government in India before and after the Constitutional
114.
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Amendments in 1992 :
1. It has become mandatory to hold regular elections to the local government bodies
2.
1
rd positions are reserved for women
3
3. Elected officials exercise supremen power in the government
Ans.

(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
[b]
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 2 and 3 only
Ans.
The president of India is elected by proportional representative sysem by a single transferable vote. This
implies that (a) elected MPs and MLAs of states have different number of votes
(b) all MPs and MLAs of states have one vote each
(c) all MPs and MLAs of states have equal number of votes
(d) MPs of the Lok Sabha have equal number of votes
[b]
117.
A particle is moving freely. Then its -
116.
(a) kinetic energy is always greater than zero

(b) potential energy is greater than zero and kinetic energy is less than zero
(c) potential energy is less than zero and kinetic energy is greater than zero
(d) potential energy is zero and kinetic energy is less than zero
Ans.
[a]
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118.
CAREER POINT
The displacement of a particle at time t is given by
c 2
x = ai + btj +
t k
2
where a, b and c are positive constants Then the particle is (a) accelerated along k -direction
(b) decelerated along k -direction
(c) decelerated along j -direction
(d) accelerated along j -direction
Ans.
[a]
119.
Gravitational force shares a common feature with electromagnetic force. In both cases, the force is (a) between massive and natural objects
(b) between charged objects
(c) a short range
(d) a long range
Ans.
[d]
120.
The spread in colours in a ranbow on sky is primarily due to (a) dispersion of sunlight
(b) reflection of sunlight
(c) refraction of sunlight
(d) total internal reflection of sunlight
Ans.
[a]
121.
A car is moving with a uniform speed. However its momentum is changing. Then the car (a) may be on an elliptical path
(b) is moving on a straight path without acceleration
(c) is moving on a straight path with acceleration
(d) is moving without any acceleration
Ans.
[a]
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122.
CAREER POINT
Ohm's law defiens (a) a resistance

(b) current only
(c) voltage only
(d) both current and voltage
Ans.
[a]
123.
Which of the following statements about sexual reproduction in flowering plants are correct ?
1. Stament is present in the centre of a flower.
2. Stament produces pollen grains in the ovary
3. The swollen bottom part of carpel is the ovary
4. The fusion of germ cells gives rise to zygote
(a) 2, 3 and 4 only
(b) 2 and 4 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
Ans.
[c]
124.
The complete digestion of carbohydrates, proteins and fats occurs in (a) stomach
(b) liver
(c) small intestine
Ans.
[c]
125.
Which one among the following statements about a healthy diet is correct ?
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(d) large intestine
(a) Regular eating of high-energy snacks between meals is healthy since it provdes energy and vitamins in
plenty
(b) Fruits and vegetables make a good choice because their energy content is high
(c) A balanced diet must ontain plenty of fat and protein with little carbohydrates and fibre
(d) An optimal quantity of fat, protein, carbohydrate with adequate amount of water and fibre makes a
healthy diet
Ans.
[d]
126.
The Nobel Prize in Medicine for the year 2012 has been awarded to John B. Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka
for the discovery that (a) Mature specialized cells can be reprogrammed to become immature cells
(b) stem cells can beprogrammed to develop individual body organs
(c) dendritic cells have a critical role in the development of adaptive immunity
(d) thymus cells have a critical role in the development of innate immunity
Ans.
[a]
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127.
CAREER POINT
The sex of a neborn baby is determined by the chromosome inherited from (a) the mother
(b) the father
(c) mother's mother
(d) father's father
Ans.
[b]
128.
Arrange the following events that took place in the first decade of the 20th century in chronological order 1. Indian National Congress, Bombay Session
2. Establishment of All India Muslim League
3. Partition of Bengal
4. Indian National Congress Surat Session
(a) 1-2-3-4
(b) 1-3-2-4
(c) 4-3-2-1
(d) 2-4-1-3
Ans.
[b]
129.
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :
List-I
List-II
(Peasant Movement)
(Region)
A. Mappila outbreak
1. Maharashtra
B. Ramosi peasant force
2. Bengal
C. Kuka revolt
3. Malabar
D. Pabna revolt
4. Punjab
Code :
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Ans.
A
2
B
1
C
4
D
3
[a]
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130.
Ans.
131.
Ans.
Consider the following statements about Periyar E. V. Ramaswamy

1. He was a politician, social activist and an important figure in the Dravidian movement in South India
2 He championed the cause of caste upliftment, nationalism and the rights of women
3. He was contemporary of the Maharashtran anti-cast reformer, Jotiba Phule
(a) 1 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1 and 2
[d]
Two atoms are said to be isotopes if (a) they have the same atomic number but different mass numbers
(b) they have the same number of neutrons but different mass numbers
(c) the sum of the number of protons and neutrons is the same, but the number of protons is different
(d) they have the same number of neutrons but different modes of radioactive decay
[a]
Ans.
The phenomenon of radioactivity was discovered by (a) Marie Curie

(b) Pierre Curie
(c) Henri Becquerel
[c]
133.
The principle of cleaning by soap is -
Ans.
(a) surface tension

[a]
132.
(b) floatation
Ans.
Sodium stearate is a salt and is used (a) in gunpowder

(b) in paint
[c]
135.
The pure form of carbon is -
134.
CAREER POINT
(a) diamond
(d) J. J. Thomson
(c) viscosity
(d) elasticity
(c) to make soap
(d) to make fertilizer
(b) graphite
(c) charcoal
(d) fulerence
Ans.
[b]
136.
Which one among the following countries was least affected by the tsunami that hit the Indonesian Ocean on
26th December, 2004 ?
(a) Indonesia
(b) Malaysia
(c) Sri Lanka
Ans.
[c]
137.
Which one among the following statements is not true about Bahadur Shah Jafar II ?
(d) India
(a) The rebels of 1857 proclaimed their loyalty to him

(b) he was killed by Lt. Hodson, a cavalry officer in Delhi
(c) He was reluctant to lead the Revolt of 1857 in the beginning
(d) he was a poet
Ans.
[b]
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138.
CAREER POINT
Which one among the following statements is true about Lord Curzon ?
(a) He had full sympathy for the Congress
(b) He introduced the Subsidiary Alliance
(c) He succeeded Lord Canning as the Viceroy of India
(d) He separated the divisons of Dacca, Chittagong and Rajshahi from the province of Bengal and annexed
them to Assam
Ans.
[d]
139.
Which one among the following statements about Civil Disobedience Movement is correct (a) it started with Gandhiji's march to Champaran
(b) Under Gandhi-Irwin agreement, the Congress agreed to give up Civil Disobedience Movement
(c) The British Government was quite soft towards the movement from the beginning
(d) There were no violent incidents during the movement
Ans.
[b]
140.
The greatest stylistic forms of temple architecture during the early medieval period were the Nagara, the
Dravida and the Vesara. Which of the following was the geographical srpread of the Dravida style ?
(a) Between Vindhyan and Krishna river
(b) Between Krishna and Kaveri rivers
(c) Between Vindhyan and Kaveri river
(d) Between Godavari and Krishna rivers
Ans.
[d]
141.
Consider the following statement :

"No Indian could have started the Indian national Congress if the founder of the congress had not been a
great Englishman and a distinguished ex-official, such was the distrust of political agitation in those days that
the authority would at once found some way or the other to suppress the movement."
Who among the following gave the statement on the establishment of Indian National Congress ?
(a) W. Wedderburn
(b) G.K. Gokhale
(c) R. Plame Dutt
(d) Allan Octavian Hume
Ans.
[d]
142.
Which one among the following is the chemical formula of gypsum which is an ingredient of cement ?
(a) Ca2SiO4
Ans.
(b) CaSO4.2H2O
(c) CaO
(d) CaSO4.3H2O
[b]
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143.
CAREER POINT
Which of the following statements in connection with the properties of water is/are correct ?
1. Water has higher specific heat in comparison with other liquid
2. Water has no dipole moment
3. Water has low heat of vaporization
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 3 only
Ans.
[a]
144.
The bond which is present between water molecules is (a) electrovalent bond
(b) covalent bond
(c) hydrogen bond
(d) van der waals bond
Ans.
[c]
145.
Water is a good solvent. This is due to high (a) dielectric constant of water
(b) surface tension of water
(c) specific heat of water
(d) heat of fusion of water
Ans.
[a]
146.
Which of the following statements regarding the property of hard water is/are correct ?
1. Temporary hardness of water is due to the presence of soluble magnesium and calcium hydrogen carbonate
2. Temporary harndness of water can be removed by boiling
3. Calgon's method is applied to remove temporary hardness of water
4. Permanent hardnes of water is removed by Clark's method
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 2 only
Ans.
[b]
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147.
Ans.
148.
CAREER POINT
An ant is moving on thin (negligible thickness) circular wire. How many coordinates do you require to
completely describe the motion of the ant ?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Zero
[b]
If d denotes the distance covered by a car in time t and S denotes the displacement by the car during the
same time, then
(a) d | S |
(b) d = | S | only
(c) d | S |
Ans.
149.
Ans.
150.
(d) d < | S |
[c]
A current-carrying wire is known to produce magnetic lines of force around the conducting straight around
wire. The direction of the lines of force may be described by (a) left-had thumb rule for up-current and right-hand thumb rule for down-current
(b) right-hand thumb rule for up-current and left-hand thumb rule for down-current
(c) right-hand thumb rule for both up and down currents
(d) left-hand thumb rule for both up and down currents
[c]
If an object undergoes a uniform circular motion, then its (a) acceleration remains uniform
(b) velocity changes
(c) speed changes
(d) velocity remains uniform
Ans.
[b]
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The general solution of the differential equation x

What is the area of the triangle bounded by the sides x = 0, y = 0 and x + y = 2 ?

(d) 8 square unit

Which one of the following vectors is normal to the vector i + j + k ?

(d) None of the above

(c) both origin and scale

(d) None of the above

If two lines of regression are perpendicular, then the correlation coefficient r is

(d) None of the above

The standard deviation of the observations 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 is

The function f(x) = x2 4x, x [0, 4] attains minimum value at

The curve y = xex has minimum value equal to

Consider the following statements:

What is the differential coefficient of logx x ?

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

(d) None of the above

+ sin x )dx equal to ?

where c is the constant of integration.

(d) None of the above

What is the area of the region enclosed by y = 2 |x| and y = 4 ?

(d) 16 square unit

What is the area of the parabola y2 = x bounded by its latus rectum ?

(d) None of the above

(d) 2 sec2 x tan x

The derivative of sec2x with respect to tan2x is

The differential equation of the curve y = sin x is

(c) 2 sec x tan x

The degree and order respectively of the differential equation

Consider the following statements:

Consider the following frequency distribution:

Class interval 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50

The binomial distribution has

(c) three parameters

What is the argument of the complex number (1 i) where i = 1 ?

(d) four parameters

If 4x 6.2x + 8 = 0, then the values of x are

(d) None of the above

What is the sum of the coefficients in the expansion of (1 + x)n ?

The binary representation of the decimal number 45 is

(c) 77x = 31y

(d) four real roots

(b) two real roots

(c) two imaginary roots

Directions: For the next six (06) questions that follow:

What is the number of people who know Sanskrit only ?

(d) None of the above

What is the number of people who know English only ?

(d) None of the above

What is the number of people who know only one language ?

(d) 12.5 105

What is the number of people who know only two languages ?

What is the degree of the equation

Which one of the following is a null set ?

(d) {x |x2 + 1 = 0, x R|}

If A is a relation on a set R, then which one of the following is correct ?

If cosec + cot = c, then what is cos equal to ?

(d) None of the above

(d) None of the above

If sin + 2 cos = 1, then what is 2 sin cos equal to ?

If A + B = 90, then what is

sin A sec B sin A cos B equal to ?

What is tan4A sec4A + tan2A + sec2A equal to ?

The equation of the ellipse whose vertices are at ( 5, 0) and foci at ( 4, 0) is

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