Solved Exam Paper - 2007

Q.1. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group which is the one that doesnot belong to that group?

a) Gold

b) Silver

c) Platinum

d) Mercury

e) Lead

Q.2. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

a) Goggles

b) Accessories

c) Bangles

d) Ring

e) Watch

Q.3. If yellow is called blue, blue called red, red is called pink, pink is called black and black is calledorange then what is the colour of blood?

a) Yellow

b) Orange

c) Pink

d) Blue

e) None of these

Q.4. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word CREDITABLE each of which has as manyletters between them as they have in English alphabet?

a) One

b) Two

c) Three

d) Four

e) More than four

Q.5. The positions of how many digits in the number 7136985 will remain unchanged when the digitsare rearranged in ascending order?

a) None

b) One

c) Two

d) Three

e) Four

Q.6. In a certain code BEND is written as '6392' and RAIN is written as '5149' how is DARE written in that code?

a) 2153

b) 2351

c) 2315

d) 2135

e) None of these

Q.7. If + means -, - means ÷, ÷ means × and × means +, what is the value of 125 - 5 × 10 ÷ 13 + 28 =?

a) 129

b) 127

c) 149.15

d) 150

e) None of these

Q.8. If it is possible to make only one meaningful English word with the fourth, the sixth, the ninth, and the eleventh letters of the word QUALIFICATION, which of the following will be the third letter of that word? If more than one such word can be formed, give Mas the Answer and if no such word can be formed, give 'N' as the answer

a) A

b) I

c) L

d) M

e) N

Q.9. Pointing to a boy, Divya said "He is the son of my father's only brother". How is Divya related to that boy?

a) Sister

b) Cousin Sister

c) Daughter

d) Data inadequate

e) None of these

Q.10. In a certain code KINGDOM is written as JMCLJHP How is QUANTUM written in that code?

a) VOLVPZS

b) SZPLOW

c) RVBOUVN

d) PZSLVOV

e) None of these

What should come in place of question mark (?) in the following questions?

Q.76. 38.5 ÷ 5.5 x 12 - 4 =?

a) 84

b) 48

c) 40

d) 75

e) None of these

Q.77. 538 x? = 3497

a) 5.75

b) 3.25

c) 6.50

d) 5.65

e) None of these

Q.78. 3251 + 587 + 369 -? = 3007

a) 1250

b) 1300

c) 1375

d) 1200

e) None of these

Q.79. 5.43 + 4.35 + 0.45 + 45.34 + 534 =?

a) 597.27

b) 589.57

c) 596.87

d) 569.67

e) None of these

Q.80. (?)² + (79)² = (172)² - (88)² - 8203

a) 96

b) 89

c) 83

d) 81

e) None of these

Q.81. 416 x? x 8 = 59904

a) 17

b) 12

c) 21

d) 15

e) None of these

Q.82. [(222)² ÷ 48 x 16] ÷ 24 =?

a) 654.25

b) 624

c) 684.5

d) 678.75

e) None of these

Q.83. (52% of 3543) - (38%of 2759) =?

a) 653.36

b) 993.24

c) 821.64

d) 793.94

e) None of these

Q.84. - 92 x 42+ 158 =?

a) 3864

b) - 3706

c) - 4022

d) 18400

e) None of these

Q.85. 8.905 + 5.675 - 4.632 + 1.280 =?

a) 11.228

b) 9.428

c) 12.822

d) 10.282

e) None of these

Q.126. Recently the UN has announced a "World Judiciary Day" which will start from 2009.Which of thefollowing date has been announced for it?

a) 20 Feb.

b) 20 March

c) 20 April

d) 20 May

e) None of these

Q.127. Who will be the new chairman of FICCI from January 2008?

a) M.Damodaran

b) Rajiv Chandrashekharan

c) Kiran Karnik

d) Ratan Tata

e) None of these

Q.128. At which place are the Headquarter of International Monetary Fund (IMF) located?

a) Vienna

b) The Hague

c) Washington

d) Denmark

e) None of these

Q.129. In which of the following cities, 'World Economic Summit' will be held in January 2008?

a) Davos

b) Geneva

c) Berlin

d) London

e) None of these

Q.130. Who has written the book, 'India's Century'?

a) P. Chidambaram

b) Kamalnath

c) Amartya Sen

d) Pranav Mukherjee

e) None of these

Q.131. At which place was the meeting of 'The Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM)' held?

a) Dhaka

b) Uganda

c) Canberra

d) Suva

e) None of these

Q.132. India and ASEAN agreed to enhance bilateral trade upto howmany billion dollar, in the next threeyears?

a) $ 50 ab

b) $ 60 ab

c) $ 65 ab

d) $ 55 ab

e) None of these

Q.133. Which of the following statements is/are TRUE about the Red Ribbon Express?

(A) The Red Ribbon Express carrying themessage of HIV/AIDS awareness has been flagged off in New Delhi on December 1 marking the World AIDS Day.

(B) The special train with seven coaches will stopped at 180 railway stations during its 9000 km long journey.

(C) It is launched jointly by National AIDS Control Organization and the Union Railway Ministry.

(D) It is expected to increase accurate knowledge levels about AIDS.

a) A, B and C

b) B, C and D

c) All are true

d) A, C and D

e) None of these

Q.134. Which of the following bank has started the first biometric ATM in India?

a) Punjab National Bank

b) State Bank of India

c) Bank of Baroda

d) Oriental Bank of Commerce

e) None of these

Q.135. Which of the following statements is/are TRUE according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development?

(A) Total Property and Infrastructure exposure is forecast to rise to $ 35 trillion 9% of projected global GDP.

(B) Guangzhou in China will be second most exposed city in terms of assets in 2070.

(C) The report analyzed the vulnerability now and in the future of 130 part cities to a major flood on a scale likely to occur once in 100 years.

a) Only A

b) Only B

c) Only C

d) A and B

e) All of the above

Q.136. According to UN study on climate change that net investment of $ 200-210 billion by which year were needed in cleaner areas, such as renewable energies in a gigantic shift from dirtier fossil fuels?

a) 2015

b) 2020

c) 2030

d) 2040

e) None of these

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words are printed in BOLD to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions.

It is difficult to imagine the extraordinary number of controls on Indian industry before 1991 Entrepreneurs needed permission to invest and could be penalized for exceeding production capacity. Even with the given investment capacity they had, entering certain areas was prohibited as these were reserved for the public sector. If they had to import anything, they required licenses. To get these licenses was tough, they had to persuade a bureaucrat that the item was required but even so permission was unavailable if some body was already producing it in India. The impact of the 'reforms was not instantaneously and permanently wonderful. In India's case it began to show after about a year and-a-half. After 1993, there came three years of rapid industrial growth of about 8% or so. But, in the second half of the 90s there was a tapering of industrial growth and investment. After 1997 and the East Asian crisis there was global slow down which had an impact on the Indian industry. But, the last few years there has been a tremendous upturn. With the rise of investment industrial growth has reached double or close.

However even during the period when industrial growth was not that rapid, there is a lotof evidence that positive results of the reforms were seen. There were companies that didn't look at all internally but instead performed remarkably in the highly competitive global market. For instance, the software sector's performance was outstanding in an almost totally global market. Reliance built a world-class refinery. Tatas developed an indigenously designed car. The success of the software sector has created much higher expectations from and much high confidence in what Indian industry can do. On the Government's side it's a vindication that liberalization of both domestic and external policies, including the increased inflow of Foreign Direct Investment, has created an environment in which industry can do well, has done well and is preparing to do even better. What they need is not sops, but good quality infrastructure. For the11th Plan an industrial growth rate of around 12% is projected. It will have methods of developing infrastructure, which will close the deficit. This can be done through increased investment in public sector for those infrastructure areas, which cannot attract private investment, and through efforts to improve private participation in different ways of public- private participation.

In the early stages of reforms, the liberalization of trade policies and a shift to a market-determined exchange rate had the effect of removing constraints on agriculture in terms of depressed prices. The removal of protection on industry helped to produce amore level playing field, because the earlier system was extremely unfair to agriculture. The lesson to be learnt from there forms process is to persevere in reforming the strategic parts of the economy, which will lead to even higher growth rate. India has to do better than its current average growth rate of 8%and ensure that benefits from this higher growth go beyond industry and urban areas and extend to agriculture.

Q.176. Which of the following was NOT a restriction on Indian industry prior to 1991?

(A) A private business needed government sanction to invest in any sector

(B) Industrial growth had to be maintained at a certain percentage fixed by the government.

(C) It was difficult to obtain licenses.

a) All A, B and C

b) Only B

c) Only C

d) Both A and C

e) None of these

Q.177. How did software companies deal with slow industrial growth in an open Indian economy?

a) They focused on strengthening their position in the domestic market.

b) They campaigned for infrastructure development.

c) They diversified into different sectors.

d) They entered into partnerships with public sector enterprises in reserved sectors.

e) They targeted global markets.

Q.178. Which of the following is NOT true in the context of the passage?

(A) India experienced a slowdown in growth during the late 1990s because initially the economicgrowth rate was too rapid.

(B) There were a few stringent regulations on Indian industries which kept economic growthbelow 12%

(C) Companies did not get import licenses for goods if they were being indigenously produced.

a) Only A

b) Both B & C

c) Both A and B

d) All A,B and C

e) None of these

Q.179. Why was investment by private businesses disallowed in certain sectors?

a) To ensure proper development in these sectors

b) To prevent corruption in key sectors like infrastructure

c) To ensure steady not inconsistent growth in key sectors

d) To protect the interests of the public sector in these sectors

e) None of these

Q.180. What was the impact of the flourishing Indian software sector?

a) Other companies were unable to be competitive in the global market

b) It fuelled expectations of a good performance from the Indian economy.

c) Growth rate rose to 12%.

d) It created cut throat competition among software companies which would hinder the sector inthe long run.

e) None of these

Q.181. Which of the following factors was responsible for the fall In India's growth rate in the late 1990s?

a) The implementation of economic reforms was too rapid.

b) It was expected after achieving & high growth rate of 10%.

c) There was a slowdown in the global economy.

d) There were sanctions against East Asian countries byWTO.

e) The software sector grew but the other sectors were neglected.

Q.182. Which of the following can be said about the reforms of 1991?

a) They benefited Indian industry immediately

b) All Indian companies began to focus on indigenous development instead of looking foropportunities abroad.

c) They were targeted only at the software sector.

d) India was among the worst affected countries by the East Asian economic crisis because ithad opened up its economy

e) They encouraged foreign direct Investment in India.

Q.183. What does the author recommend to ensure that the industrial sector continues to perform better?

a) Subsidies should be provided in infrastructure development

b) Government should keep control of and monitor all infrastructure projects.

c) Wipe out any infrastructure deficit by transferring responsibility of those projects to the privatesector

d) Ensure a combination of public and private sector involvement in developing infrastructure,

e) None of these

Q.184. What is the author's opinion about the government's decision to liberalise the economy in 1991?

a) It was beneficial because it created confidence in the Indian economy.

b) The timing was wrong since the economy experienced a slowdown in growth rate,

c) It led to a focus on software and other sectors were neglected

d) Foreign companies took advantage of the new policies and exploited certain sectors

e) None of these

Q.185. How did the economic reforms affect the agriculture sector?

a) A system of market determined exchange rate was introduced.

b) Constraints in agriculture increased.

c) Prices were depressed because there was a removal of protection of the sector.

d) Agriculture growth rate doubled.

e) The agriculture sector was not a part of the reforms process.

Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word given in bold as used in the passage.

Q.186. extraordinary

a) unusual

b) wonderful

c) rare

d) beautiful

e) small

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