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Class
1 to 10
JEE (Main & Advanced) | AIPMT | BOARDS | OLYMPIAD | NTSE
FOUNDATION COURSE For Classes 7, 8, 9 & 10 Class 7
Class 8
Class 9
Class 10
Class 8 10th
Year 2010
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MENTAL ABILITY 1.
Niti has learned 21 of the 84 songs in her piano playbook. What percent of the total number of songs in the playbook has Niti learnt ? (A) 75%
2.
(B) 63%
(C) 25%
(D) 21%
In the adjoining figure, ABC is a straight line. The value of x, is ___ .
E
(A) 50°
D
(B) 62°
115°
(C) 70°
33°
(D) 82° 3.
4.
5.
A
(B) Circumference
36° C
B
Abhay made a straight cut through a circular rubber band and then laid the rubber band flat, as shown in the figure. Which measure corresponds to the length of the cut rubber band ? (A) Chord
x°
(C) Diameter
cut ? (D) Radius
What shape makes up the base and the faces of the figure shown below ? (A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
x% of 250 + 25% of 68 = 67, then the value of x is _____. (A) 10
(B) 15
(C) 20
(D) 25
1982
2000 1981
1976
1975
1974
2500
5832
4203 2413 1973
1971
1811
3465 1970
Wheat Import (in thousand tonnes)
7016
DIRECTION (6 7) : Study the graph carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Years
6.
What is the total wheat import during all the given years (in thousand tonnes)? (A) 27420
7.
(C) 29240
(D) 28420
The import in 1976 was approximately how many times that of the year 1971 ? (A) 0.31
8.
(B) 28240
(B) 1.68
(C) 2.41
(D) 3.22
How many 8's are there in the following number series which are exactly divisible by its immediately preceding number and also divisible by immediately succeeding number ? 8 2 4 5 1 7 2 8 4 8 4 2 2 8 2 6 9 8 4 5 4 8 3 2 8 4 3 1 8 3 (A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
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(D) 4
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The figure given below shows the tent that Sara bought to go on a camping trip. 5 f
ee
t
3 feet
5 f
ee
t
9.
3
?
How wide is the entire opening along the bottom of the tent ? (A) 4 feet
(B) 5 feet
(C) 6 feet
(D) 8 feet
10. Varun is climbing steps to the top of a monument. After climbing 15 steps, Varun stops to tie his shoe laces. If there are 75 steps in the monument, what percent of the total number of steps has Varun climbed when he stops to tie his shoe laces ? (A) 90%
(B) 60%
(C) 20%
(D) 5%
11. Aryan is building a rectangular box. What is the volume of Aryan's rectangular box ? (A) 13 cubic cm
(B) 24 cubic cm
(C) 48 cubic cm
(D) 72 cubic cm
KEY
= 1 cubic cm
12. A group of 1200 persons consisting of captains and soldiers are travelling in a train. For every 15 soldiers there is one captain. The number of captains in the group is ______ . (A) 85
(B) 80
(C) 75
(D) 9
2 1 1 7 13. If 15 × 3 + 6 = 11 + x , then the value of x is ____. 3 6 3 18 5 4 7 (A) 39 (B) 137 (C) 29 9 9 9
14. In the figure shown here, BDEC is a rectangle. ABC and DEF are
(D) 44 5 9 A
3 cm B
C
2
straight lines. The area, in cm , of the whole figure is ___ . (A) 120
(B) 128
(C) 136
(D) 142
8 cm D 10 cm E
11 cm
F
15. Vidhi is creating a 3letter code using the letters A, B and C. She has decided that each letter will only be used once in the code. How many different 3letter codes can Vidhi create ? (A) 3
(B) 6
(C) 9
(D) 12
LOGICAL AND ANALYTICAL REASONING 16. Sunita is taller than Suman who is shorter than Soni. Suchitra is taller than Surabhi but shorter than Suman. Sunita is taller than Soni. Who among the following is the shortest ? (A) Soni
(B) Suman
(C) Suchitra
(D) Surabhi
17. B is to the Southwest of A, C is to the East of B and Southeast of A and D is to the North of C in line with B and A. In which direction of A is D located ? (A) North
(B) East
(C) Southeast
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18. 425 is related to 2 in the same way as 613 is related to ____ . (A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
19. Which one of the following represents "stone, water, fire" ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
20. (i) Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are seated in a circle facing the centre. (ii) D is between B and G, and F is between A and H. (iii) E is second to the right of A. Which of the following is A's position ? (A) Left of F
(B) Right of F
(C) Left of E
(D) Cannot be determined
21. In a class of students, Ravi occupies 5 th position from top and 25 th from the bottom in a test. How many students are there in the class ? (A) 30
(B) 28
(C) 29
(D) 25
22. Out of the given words, which word can be formed using the alphabets of the word "REGRESSION"? (A) RAIN
(B) GREEN
(C) AGREE
(D) GREASE
23. Find the odd one out. 7, 28, 63, 124, 215, 342, 511 (A) 7
(B) 28
(C) 124
(D) 215
24. A clock is set right at 5 a.m. The clock loses 16 minutes in 24 hours. What will be the right time when the clock indicates 5 a.m. the next day ? (A) 4 : 44 p.m.
(B) 4 : 44 a.m.
(C) 5 p.m.
×
25. Complete the given series :
(A)
0 ¸ × + = %
+
¸ × 0 (B) + = %
+
× + =
(D) 12.30 p.m.
¸× ¸ × + = + = %
0 ¸ × (C) % = +
(D)
0 % × + = ¸
DIRECTION : In the question given below are two statements, followed by 4 conclusions lettered (A), (B), (C) and (D). You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements. 26. Statements : All novels are stories. All stories are songs. Conclusions : (A) All novels are songs
(B) Some novels are songs
(C) Some songs are novels
(D) All stories are not songs
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27. Study the given diagram carefully and answer the question. 1
Youths in villages
5 7
Unemployed youths
3
4 6 2
Educated Uneducated unemployed youths in villages are represented by ___. (A) 5
(B) 4
(C) 6
(D) 7
28. If ‘¸’ means ‘–’, ‘–’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘+’ and ‘+’ means ‘¸’, then 20 × 60 ¸ 40 – 20 + 10 = (A) 40
(B) 0
(C) 80
(D) 60
29. Complete the figure by choosing the correct option figure. (A)
(B) ?
(C)
(D)
30. How many triangles are there in the adjoining figure ? (A) 12
(B) 14
(C) 15
(D) 13
COMPUTERS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 31. Constants consisting of only alphabets are called ____ . (A) String Constants
(B) Word Constants
(C) Sentence Constants (D) None of these
32. A method of erasing magnetic media and the removal of remnants of previously recorded signals is called ____ . (A) Debug
(B) Degauss
(C) Default
(D) Deram
(B) Website
(C) Hacker file
(D) Internet information file
33. What is a cookie ? (A) Cooking software
34. Which of following operators can be used as exponential operator in Basic ? (A) *
(B) ^
(C)
(D) @
35. To see line number 20 of a BASIC program, I can give the command ____ . (A) SEE 20
(B) LIST 20
(C) WRITE 20
36. To play Sound and Music files from your computer, you require ____ . (A) Speakers
(B) Sound Card
(C) A program to play media
(D) All of the above
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37. The following steps are used to ____ . (i) Open Microsoft Word and the document you wish to modify. (ii) Highlight the text you wish to have double spaced or select all. (iii) Rightclick the selected text and click Format. (iv) Click Paragraph. (v) In the Paragraph window under spacing change from Single to Double and then click OK. (A) To double space or change the spacing of text in Microsoft Word (B) To mail merge (C) To edit text (D) To change format of paragraph 38. Which of the following is not a keyboard layout ? (A) QWERTY
(B) Maltron
(C) Sholes
(D) Dvorak
39. What does DBMS stand for ? (A) Digital Base Mapping System
(B) Data Base Management System
(C) Data Borrowing and Movement Software
(D) Data Base Manipulation Software
40. ARPANET system is ____ . (A) Advanced Reduction Project Agency of U.S. Department of Defence (B) Advanced Research Project Agency of U.S. Department of Defence (C) Advanced Redundant Project Agent of U.S. Department of Defence (D) Advanced Research Proposal Agency of U.S. Department of Defence 41. Match the following. Column I
Column II
(Technology)
(Name of Computer)
p.
Vacuum Tubes
(i) IBM 360
q.
Integrated Circuits
(ii) ATLAS
r.
Transistors
(iii) ICL 2900
s.
Very Large Scale Integration
(iv) ENIAC
(A) p(iv), q(i), r(ii), s(iii)
(B) p(i), q(ii), r(iii), s(iv)
(C) p(ii), q(iii), r(iv), s(i)
(D) p(iii), q(ii), r(iv), s(i)
42. =SUM(A1 : A3) will ______ . (A) Add the values of A1 through A3
(B) Compare values of A1 and A3
(C) Divide values of A1 by A2
(D) Average the values of A1 and A3
43. Which of the below is not a type of DVD drive ? (A) DVDRD
(B) DVDRW
(C) DVD+RW
(D) DVD–RAM
44. The command RT 90 in LOGO, will turn the turtle by _____ . (A) 90 degrees
(B) 90 radians
(C) 90 minutes
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45. Which of the following is a star network ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
46. Match the following. Column I
Column II
(a) CLS
(i) Check a condition and take suitable action
(b) PRINT
(ii) Print on paper
(c) LPRINT
(iii) Clear the screen
(d) IF THEN ELSE
(iv) Display a message on the screen
(A) a (i), b (ii), c (iii), d (iv)
(B) a (iii), b (iv), c (ii), d (i)
(C) a (iv), b (ii), c (i), d (iii)
(D) a (ii), b (iv), c (i), d (iii)
47. Which of these is not a type of live communication ? (A) Chat
(B) Email
(C) Instant Messaging
(D) IRC
48. The unit of time used to measure the speed of RAM is (A) Nanobytes
(B) Nanopixels
(C) Nanoseconds
(D) Nanomoles
49. How many keys does the standard Windows US keyboard with numpad have ? (A) 74
(B) 84
(C) 94
(D) 104
50. Which of these is a type of memory that cannot have information rewritten to it ? (A) DRAM
(B) RAM
(C) ROM
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(D) SRAM
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MENTAL ABILITY 1.
Which list contains numbers that are arranged in order from least to greatest? (A)
2.
2 2 2 2 , , , 3 5 7 9
9 7 5 3 , , , 2 2 2 2
(C)
1 1 2 2 , , , 2 3 5 7
(D)
2 2 2 2 , , , 9 7 5 3
In some science fiction movies, "Warp 2" is defined as 10 times the speed of light. The speed of light is approximately 186,000 miles per second. Which of the following represents Warp 2 in scientific notation ? (A) 1.86 × 10 4
3.
(B)
(B) 1.86 × 10 6
(C) 18.6 × 10 4
(D) 18.6 × 10 6
A school opened in 1998 with 42 eighth grade students. The given table shows the increase in the number of eighth graders. What is the rate of increase in the number of eight graders at the school?
Eighth Grade Enrollment
(A) 17 students/year (B) 23 students/year (C) 42 students/year
Year
Number of Students
1998 1999 2000 2001
42 59 76 93
(D) 51 students/year 4.
A swimming pool is being filled with water at a rate of 1 inch/minute. The owners started filling the pool at 6:00 a.m. What time was it when the water got 6 feet deep ? (1 feet = 12 inches) (A) 6:06 a.m.
5.
(B) Loss of 9 points
(C) Gain of 3 points
(B) ` 57
(C) ` 60
The given figure represents a net of a cube. Each face of the cube is xunits wide. Which formula can be used to find a, the combined area of the top and bottom faces of the cube? 1 2 x 6 (C) a = 2x 2
(A) a =
8.
(D) 7:12 a.m.
(D) Gain of 17 points
Jill is putting a tile floor in her kitchen. She needs 52 tiles to cover the whole floor. There are 24 tiles in a box. A box costs ` 23.95. Individual tiles cost ` 2.95. Sales tax is 5%. How much will 52 tiles cost approximately, including sales tax? (A) ` 50
7.
(C) 7:00 a.m.
In a football game, a team lost 13 points on one play, gained 7 on the next and lost 3 on the third. What is their position (gain or loss) from their original position ? (A) Loss of 3 points
6.
(B) 7:06 a.m.
(D) ` 63
Bottom Face
Top Face
x
(B) a = x 2 (D) a = 4x 2
A square with side lengths z was cut from a rectangle to form the polygon as shown here. Which expression represents the perimeter of the polygon ? (A) 2x + 4y + 2z
(B) 2x + 4y + 3z
(C) 2x + 4y + 4z
(D) 2x + 4y + 6z
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y
y z
x
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3
Mr. Das Gupta teaches three drama classes. · The first class has 24 students. · The second class has 30 students. · The third class has 18 students. Mr. Das Gupta wants to divide each class into groups so that every group in every class has the same number of students and there are no students left over. What is the maximum number of students that he can put into each group ? (A) 8
(B) 6
(C) 4
(D) 2
1 10. Mohit travelled 225 km in 4 hours. Raj travelled the same distance at an average speed that was 2 10 km per hour faster than Mohit's average speed. What was the number of hours it took Raj to travel 225 km ? 1 (A) 2 4
1 (B) 3 4
3 (C) 3 4
2 (D) 4 5
11. Parul made the stack of blocks shown in the adjoining figure. Which of the following figures shows the front view of the stack of blocks ? S id
(A)
(B)
(C)
F ro
e
n t
(D)
12. A rose garden is in the shape of a circle with a circumference of approximately 37.7 m. Which of the following is the closest to the diameter of the rose garden? (Use p = 3.14) (B) 11.8 m
13. The graph shows the number of basketball titles won by the boys team and the girls team for three different school teams. Based on the data in the graph, which of the following statements is true ? (A) The F.P.S teams together have won the greatest total number of basketball titles (B) The girls L.P.S team has won exactly twice as many titles as the G.P.S boys and girls teams together
(C) 12.0 m
(D) 18.9 m
Basketball Titles Won Number of Titles Won
(A) 6.0 m
18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0
F.P.S (C) The girls F.P.S team has won more titles than the girls L.P.S team
Boys Girls
L.P.S
G.P.S
(D) The L.P.S teams together have won the greatest total number of basketball titles 14. Which of the following is equivalent to the expression given below ? ( 6 + 6 - 9 6 + 5 6 ) 2 (A) 12
(B) 24
(C) 144
15. The diagram shows a triangle and some of its dimensions. What is the value of t ? (A) 25
(B) 30
(C) 35
(D) 40
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(D) –24 20 cm 30° t cm
60°
15 cm
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LOGICAL AND ANALYTICAL REASONING 16. The given question contains problem figures 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Select a figure from the options which will continue the same series as given in the problem figures. Problem Figures
?
(A)
3
2
1
4
(B)
5
(C)
(D)
17. A series is established if one of given options is placed in place of the sign ?. Which figure should be placed here ? Problem Figures
? 1
(A)
(B)
2
3
5
4
(C)
(D)
18. Complete the missing portion of the given pattern by selecting from the given options. (A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
?
19. Choose from the options in which the Figure (X) is embedded. (A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Fig. (X )
20. The given question consists of sets of figures 1, 2, 3 and 4. There is a definite relationship between figures 1 and 2. Establish a similar relationship between figures 3 and 4 by selecting a suitable figure from the options which would replace the sign of question mark (?) in figure (4). Problem Figures
(A)
(B)
? (C)
(D)
1
2
3
4
21. Which letter will be sixth to the left of the nineteenth letter from the right end of the English alphabet? (A) M (B) N (C) B (D) Y
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22. A painter is given a task to paint a cubical box with six different colours for different faces of the cube. The detailed account of it is given as : (a) Red face should lie between yellow and brown faces. (b) Green face should be adjacent to the silver face. (c) Pink face should lie adjacent to the green face. (d) Yellow face should lie opposite to the brown one. (e) Silver and pink faces should lie opposite to each other. The face opposite to red is _____ . (A) Yellow
(B) Green
(C) Pink
(D) Silver
23. Out of the five given figures, four are similar in a certain way. Which figure is not like the other four?
1
(A)
(B)
2
3
4
5
(C)
(D)
24. How many dots lie opposite the face having three dots, when the given figure is folded to form a cube ? (A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6 25. How many triangles are there in the following figure ? (A) 26 (B) 28 (C) 22 (D) None of these P
26. Choose the correct mirror image of the figure (x) if a mirror is placed along PQ.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Fig. (x)
Q
27. A figure marked on a transparent sheet is given here. Which option resembles the figure obtained by folding the transparent sheet along the dotted line ?
(A)
Transparent Sheet
(B)
(C)
(D)
28. Four of the following five pairs of alphabets and numerals have same relationship between their elements as in the case of the pair PROBLEM : 2948375 and hence form a group. Which one does not belong to the group ? (A) BORE : 8497 (B) MOEP : 5972 (C) LBOR : 3849 (D) OMEP : 4572
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29. In a certain code 'TRADE' is written as '7%#94' and PREY is written as '$%48'. How is 'ARTERY' written in that code ? (A) 9#7%#8 (B) 9#%7#8 (C) #%74%8 (D) 9%#7%8 30. Complete the series given below. (A) 2168
(B) 2272
1, 6, 40, 276 __ ?_ (C) 468
(D) 9612
COMPUTERS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 31. Device needed for communication between computers using telephone network is ____ . (A) Modem (B) Printer (C) CDROM (D) Plotter 32. Which hardware does each computer need to communicate on the Internet ? (A) UPS (B) Modem (C) Printer (D) Speakers 33. Which technology is used in compact discs ? (A) Mechanical (B) Electrical
(C) Laser
34. A Pixel is _____ . (A) A computer program that draws picture (C) The smallest resolvable part of a picture
(B) A picture stored in secondary memory (D) None of these
(D) None of these
35. Mohit set up a page for the school magazine. The text did not quite fill the page as shown in Figure 1. He made two changes and the result was Figure 2. What two changes were made ? Sporting Talent The school has seen success in many sports this year. First place was gained in the regional swimming, athletics and tennis. The Boys’ Soccer team narrowly lost in the Grand Final as did the Girls’ Netball team. The school’s successes are due to the hard work of the students and coaches.
Figure 1 (A) Line spacing increased and text justified (C) Bottom margin decreased and text justified
Sporting Talent The school has seen success in many sports this year. First place was gained in the regional swimming, athletics and tennis. The Boys’ Soccer team narrowly lost in the Grand Final as did the Girls’ Netball team. The school’s successes are due to the hard work of the students and coaches. Figure 2 (B) Right margin decreased and text centred (D) Bottom margin decreased and text centred
36. The formula bar displays what was entered in cell F2. Why did the error message #NAME? appear in cell F2? (A) There should be parentheses around B2 : E2. (B) The equals sign should be deleted from the formula. (C) There should be a plus sign in the formula instead of a colon. (D) You can only use the count function to count down a column. 37. Which of the following is a programming language ? (A) Lotus (B) Pascal (C) MSExcel
(D) Netscape
38. Before submitting your work you want to find words spelt incorrectly. Which one of the following options would you use ? (A) Thesaurus (B) Spell checker (C) Grammar Checker (D) Find and Replace
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39. You are setting the timings for a slideshow. Which slide will stay on the screen for the least time? Harbour Bridge
Sydney Landmarks
00:06
(A) 1
1
00:05
Opera House
2
(B) 2
Palm Beach
00:02
3
(C) 3
00:03
4
(D) 4
40. The screen shows the details of a folder. The headings are missing from the top of each column. Which of the following shows the correct order of the column headings ? (A) Name, Size, Date Modified, Type (B) Type, Size, Name, Date Modified (C) Date Modified, Size, Name, Type
(D) Name, Size, Type, Date Modified
41. What is the correct HTML tag for inserting a line break ? (A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
42. A program neither replicates nor copies itself, but does damage or compromises the security of the computer. Typically it relies on someone emailing it to you; it does not email itself. It may arrive in the form of a joke program or software of some sort. This is known as a _____. (A) Joke Program
(B) Worm
(C) Trojan
(D) Hoax
(C) Frames
(D) Keyframes
(C) .fl
(D) .flx
43. Each layer of a Flash movie is divided into ____. (A) Ruler Units
(B) Animation
44. What is the file extension supported by Flash ? (A) .flash
(B) .fla
45. The contents of digital certificates are ____. (A) The business address and digital signature
(B) The name of the organisation/individual
(C) Public key, serial no. and expiry date
(D) All of these
46. The cursor is positioned at X as shown. Which key should be pressed to move the cursor to the cell containing the word 'Skeleton'? (A) Enter
(B) Control
(C) Shift
(D) Tab
X Muscular and Skeletal Systems Muscle
Skeleton
Tendon
Bone
Cartilage
Ligament
47. Paper spreadsheets can have all the same advantages as an electronic spreadsheet except which of the following ? (A) Accuracy
(B) Speed
(C) Headings
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48. You want to format the heading voltage with the same alignment as the heading current. Which icon will give the same alignment ? (A) (B) (C) (D)
A
49. What has been done to image 1 to produce image 2 ? (A) Flip vertical (B) Flip Horizontal (C) Rotate Left 90° Image 1
(D) Rotate Right 90°
Image 2
50. The tag is a/an _______ element. (A) Empty
(B) Container
(C) Null
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MENTAL ABILITY 1. 2.
The square root of (A) 1
(0.75)3 + [0.75 + (0.75)2 + 1] is _______. 1 − 0.75 (B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
What is the area of the inner equilateral triangle if the side of the outermost square is 'a' , if BD is twice of EF ? (ABCD is a square)
(A)
3 3a 2 32
(B)
3 3a 2 64
(C)
5 3a 2 32
(D)
3.
The ratio between the number of passengers travelling by Ist and IInd class between the two railway
3a 2 16
stations is 1 : 50, whereas the ratio of Ist and IInd class fares between the same stations is 3 : 1. If on a particular day, ` 1325 were collected from the passengers travelling between these stations by these classes, then what was the amount collected from the IInd class passengers ? 4.
(A) ` 750
(B) ` 850
(C) ` 1000
In the given figure AB = AC, BC = CD and DE || BC. Find the measure of ∠x. (A) 54°
(B) 61°
(C) 58°
(D) 72°
5.
x −1y 2 x −3 y 5 ÷ Simplify : 2 −4 2 −3 x y x y
7
6.
(D) ` 1250
(A) 0
5
(B) –1
(C) xy
(D) x 4y 2
There is a question followed by three statements. While answering the question, you may or may not require the data provided in all the statements. You have to read, the question and the three statements and then decide whether the question can be answered with any one or two of the statements or all the three statements are required to answer the question. Mr. Gupta borrowed a sum of money on compound interest. What will be the amount to be repaid if he is repaying the entire amount at the end of 2 years?
I.
The rate of interest is 5 p.c.p.a.
II.
Simple interest fetched on the same amount in one year is ` 600.
III. The amount borrowed is 10 times the simple interest in 2 years.
7.
(A) I only
(B) III only
(C) I or II only
(D) None of these
In the given figure, what percent of the circle is occupied by sector C. 1 (A) 33 3 % 2 (C) 16 % 3
2 (B) 22 9 % 7 (D) 27 % 9
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120°
100° 60° A
80° B
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12th NCO - Set-A 8.
A black disc has the numeral 1 written on one side and the numeral 2 on the other. A coloured disc has the numeral 3 on one side and the numeral 4 on the other. Each face is equally likely to appear. Both the discs are tossed together. Match the corresponding probabilities. Column-I Column-II (a) Probability of getting the faces marked 1 and 3 (i) 1/2 (b) Probability that the sum of the two numbers will be 5 (ii) 1/4 (c) Probability that the sum of the two numbers will be 4 (iii) 0 (d) Probability that the sum of the two numbers will be 7 (A) (a) → (i), (b) → (ii), (c) → (ii), (d) → (iii) (B) (a) → (ii), (b) → (i), (c) → (ii), (d) → (iii) (C) (a) → (i), (b) → (i), (c) → (ii), (d) → (iii) (D) (a) → (i), (b) → (ii), (c) → (iii), (d) → (iii) 9.
1 kg, while the average weight of three boys Q, S 3 and T is 53 kg. What is the average weight of P, Q, R, S and T ?
The average weight of three boys P, Q and R is 54 (A) 52.4 kg
(B) 53.2 kg
(C) 53.8 kg
(D) Data inadequate
10. P can complete a work in 12 days working 8 hours a day. Q can complete the same work in 8 days working 10 hours a day. If both P and Q work together, working 8 hours a day, in how many days can they complete the work? 5 6 5 6 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 6 (A) 5 11 11 11 11
Logical and Analytical Reasoning 11. Find the missing number amongst the given options at the place of sign of interrogation (?).
(A) 25
(B) 28
(C) 35
(D) 38
12. Select the figure that can be formed by joining the figures given in box marked (X).
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
13. If 'SWAMINATHAN' is coded as 'NAHTANIMAWS' in a certain code language, how would you code 'SIRNAME' in that language? (A) EMARNIS (B) EMNARIS (C) EMANRIS (D) None of these 14. If 'A + B' means that A is the father of B; 'A – B' means that A is the wife of B; 'A × B' means that A is the brother of B; 'A ÷ B' means that A is the daughter of B. Then, which of the following is
true for P ÷ R + S + Q ? (A) P is the daughter of Q (B) Q is the aunt of P
(C) P is the aunt of Q
(D) P is the mother of Q
15. If A # B means B is at 1 metre to the right of A; A $ B means B is at 1 metre to the North of A; A * B means B is at 1 metre to the left of A; A £ B means B is at 1 metre to the South of A
and first person from the left is facing North, then according to P # R $ A * U, in which direction is U with respect to P? (A) East (B) West (C) North (D) South
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12th NCO - Set-A Use the following notations to answer the question below : A " B means 'add B to A' A ' B means 'subtract B from A' A @ B means 'divide A by B' A * B means 'multiply A by B' The profit percentage of a commodity is worked out by multiplying the quotient of the difference between the amount of the sale price and the total expenses and divided by the amount of total expenses by 100. If the sale price of an article is (S), the total expenses is equal to the sum of the cost price (C), transportation cost (T), labour charges (L), which of the following expressions would indicate the profit percentage? (A) [{S"(C' L' T)} * (C" L" T) @ 100] (B) [{S'(C" L" T)} @ (C" L" T) * 100] (C) [{S'(C" L" T)} @ (C" L" T) @ 100] (D) [{S – (C + L + T)} ÷ (C + L + T)] × 100
17. A cube is coloured orange on one face, pink on the opposite face, brown on one face and silver on a face adjacent to the brown face. The other two faces are left uncoloured. It is then cut into 125 smaller cubes of equal sizes. How many cubes are coloured silver on one face, orange or pink on another face and have four uncoloured faces ? (A) 8 (B) 10 (C) 12 (D) 16 18. Choose out of these four figures which shows the correct water-image of the figure given on right.
(A)
(B)
19.
(C)
(D)
How many triangles are there in the following figure ? (A) 25 (B) 20 (C) 36 (D) None of these
20. Choose the correct mirror image from the given options of the
(A)
(B)
figure (X) if mirror is placed vertically left. (C)
(D)
computers and information technology DIRECTION (21 & 22) : Study the Adobe Flash CS3 Toolbox and answer the questions that follow. 21. ‘a’ is the __________ and ‘d’ is the __________ tool.
(A) Lasso, Ink bottle
(B) Free transform, Ink bottle
(C) Eyedropper, Paint bucket
(D) Lasso, Paint bucket
22. The tool ‘c’ is the _________ tool. (A) Ink bottle (C) Pen
(B) Brush (D) Color
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12th NCO - Set-A 23. In internet terminology, RSS stands for _______. (A) Rich Site Summary (C) Real Slide Show
(B) Really Simple Syndication (D) Both (A) and (B) are correct
24. Which of the following is used to display the given output? (A) (B) NCO2012 NCO2012 (C) (D) NCO 2012 NCO 2012
NCO2012
25. In the given image, the highlighted area is the main control center of the MS-Access 2007 database. This area is called the ____.
(A) Office Button
(B) Quick Access Toolbar
(C) Navigation Pane
(D) MS Access Table
26.
The (A) (B) (C) (D)
network topology shown in the given picture is ________. Bus topology Star topology Ring topology Mesh topology
27. Match the MS-PowerPoint 2007 tools with the operations they perform:
I.
Column-I
A
Column-II
a.
Align text within a text box
II.
b.
Specify the line spacing to use
III.
c.
Fill the selected shape with a solid color, gradient, picture or
texture
IV.
d.
Change the orientation of text to vertical, horizontal, etc.
V
e.
Convert text to a smart art graphic
(A) I – a, II – d, III – e, IV – b, V – c (C) I – d, II – a, III – e, IV – b, V – c
(B) I – a, II – b, III – c, IV – d, V – e (D) I – d, II – a, III – b, IV – e, V – c
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28. The MS-Word 2007 menu popup shown in the given image is used to ____.
(A) Change the document background
(B) Change the color of the text in the selected document
(C) Highlight selected text
(D) All of these
29. In MS-Word 2007 which tab should be used to set the language option from English (United States)
to English (UK)? (A) Page Layout
(B) View
(C) Design
(D) Review
30. In MS-PowerPoint 2007, which tab is used to set time to advance slides? (A) Insert (B) Design (C) Animations (D) Slide Show DIRECTION (31 & 32) : Given below is a table in MS-Excel 2007. Answer the questions that follow:
31. The formula ‘=AVERAGE(B2, F2)’ was entered in the cell G2. This formula will calculate the average
of which subjects? (A) Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Computer (B) Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology (C) Mathematics and Computer (D) Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Computer
32. The formula to calculate the average of all subjects should be _______. (A) = AVERAGE(G2) (B) =AVERAGE(B2, F2) (C) =AVERAGE(B2 : F2) (D) =AVERAGE(B2 : G2) 33. The input device needed for interpreting data from the given image is ________.
(A) MICR Reader
(B) OMR Reader
(C) Barcode Reader
34.
Which of the following is not true for the tag in HTML? (A) It breaks the line. (B) It is a container tag. (C) It displays the text from the next line. (D) It does not give any space between the two lines.
(D) None of these
35. In Adobe Flash CS3, the following image displays the _________.
(A) Toolbox
(B) The Properties Inspector
(C) Timeline
(D) Stage
36. Which tag is used to change the background color of the webpage? (A) (B) (C)
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12th NCO - Set-A 37. Match the following keystrokes with corresponding operations in Adobe Flash CS3:
Column-I
Column-II
I.
+
a.
To insert a new frame
II.
+
+
b.
To create a new movie
III.
+
c.
To remove a frame
IV.
d.
To hide/show Timeline window
V.
e.
To execute Flash File/Test Movie
(A) I – b, II – e, III – d, IV – c, V – a (C) I – b, II – d, III – e, IV – a, V – c
(B) I – d, II – e, III – b, IV – c, V – a (D) I – d, II – e, III – b, IV – a, V – c
38. Which of the following HTML code should be used to display text in Red color? (A) (B) (C) (D) 39. What is the name given to the extra window ‘A’ which opens up when you go to some website?
(A) Microsoft Window
(B) Browser Window
(C) Pop-up Window
(D) Movie Window
40.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of a network? (A) High Speed of transmission of files (B) Inability to run application programs in case of server faults (C) Cost efficient (D) Easy sharing of resources
41. In MS-Access 2007, what is the name given to the highlighted area in the given picture?
(A) Tabbed Ribbon
(B) Standard Toolbar
(C) Office Button
(D) Quick Access Toolbar
42. Which feature of MS-Word 2007 can be used to insert double line below text as shown in the figure?
(A) Bold
(B) Underline
(C) Strikethrough
(D) Double Strikethrough
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43. Which MS-Word 2007 tab is used to Switch ON/OFF – Synchronous Scrolling between two
documents? (A) Home
44.
What happens when in MS-Excel, you forget to put an equal to (=) before a formula? (A) ###### is displayed in the cell. (B) #REF! is displayed in the cell. (C) The formula is displayed as it is in the cell. (D) The formula is still executed and its results are displayed in the cell.
(B) Page Layout
45. In MS-PowerPoint 2007, the
(C) View
(D) Design
is available in the ________ tab.
(A) Slide Master
(B) Home
(C) Insert
46.
In which of the following is MICR widely used? (A) Used in banking business to read and store cheque numbers accurately. (B) To capture product information in shops and stores. (C) As an input device for data entry like reading exam answers for multiple choice questions. (D) Conversion of scanned images of handwritten text to machine encoded text.
47. The resolution of a typical SVGA monitor is _____. (A) 100 × 200 pixels (B) 200 × 100 pixels (C) 250 × 200 pixels
(D) View
(D) 1024 × 768 pixels
48. What information do you get when you see this image in an incoming e-mail? (A) The e-mail has been sent to several people. (B) This is a News Item. (C) The e-mail is from a known contact. (D) The e-mail contains an attachment. 49. Which of the following statements is correct ? (A) 1 MB = 1024 x 1024 x 1024 bytes (C) 1 KB = 1024 x 1024 bytes
(B) 1 MB = 2 x 1024 bytes (D) 1 GB = 1024 x 1024 x 1024 bytes
50. Example of Boot virus is ________. (A) Danish Boot (B) Devil.941
(C) Disk Killer
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MENTAL ABILITY 1.
In an examination, a pupil's average marks were 63. If he had obtained 20 more marks for his Geography paper and 2 more marks for his History paper, his average would have been 65. How many papers were there in the examination?
(A) 8
(B) 9
(C) 10
(D) 11
2.
Out of the total 390 students studying in a college of Arts and Science, boys and girls are in the ratio of 7 : 6 respectively and the number of students studying Arts and Science are in the ratio of 3 : 7 respectively. The boys and girls studying Arts are in the ratio of 4 : 5 respectively.
What is the ratio between the girls studying Arts and Science respectively?
(A) 13 : 23
3.
D is a point on side of DABC, such that BD =
(B) 26 : 79
(C) 8 : 13
(D) 23 : 36
1 BC , E is the mid-point of AC. What fraction of the 3 area of DABC is the area of DDEC if their corresponding heights are in the ratio of 3 :1? 1 2 3 (B) (C) (D) None of these (A) 2 3 2 2
2
4.
Solve for x if xa ·xb ·x2ab = (25)2, and a + b = 5. (A) 3 (B) 1
5.
Numbers 1 to 10 are written on 10 separate slips and mixed well. One slip is chosen at random.
Find the probability of getting 3. 1 1 (B) (A) 5 10
(C) 2
(C)
1 9
6.
The value of
(A) 2.03
7.
The diagonals of a rectangle PQRS intersect each other at O.
(D)
3 10
0.01 + 0.81 + 1.21 + 0.09 is ______. (B) 2.1
(C) 2.4
(D) 2.13
S
If ∠POS = 40°, find ∠ROQ and ∠ORS.
(D) 25
(A) 40°, 70°
R 40°
O
(B) 30°, 70°
(C) 50°, 60°
(D) None of these
8.
Given below is a question which is followed by three statements. While answering the question,
P
Q
you may or may not require the data provided in all the statements. You have to read the question and the three statements, and then decide whether the question can be answered with any one or two of the statements or all the three statements are required to answer the question. The answer number bearing the statements, which can be dispensed with, if any, while answering the question is your answer.
What is the rate of interest per annum?
I.
The amount becomes ` 11,205 with compound interest after 2 years.
II.
The same amount with simple interest become ` 11,000 after 2 years.
III. The amount invested is ` 10,000.
(A) I or II only
(B) II or III only
(C) I or III only
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9.
In the adjacent pie chart, the angle of the sector for study is ______.
(A) 90°
(B) 190°
(C) 60° (D) 180°
10. P, Q and R are three typists who while working simultaneously can type 216 pages in 4 hours. In one hour, R can type as many pages more than Q as Q can type more than P. During a period of five hours, R can type as many pages as P can during seven hours. How many pages does P, Q, R type per hour respectively ?
(A) 14, 17, 20
(B) 15, 17, 22
(C) 15, 18, 21
(D) 16, 18, 22
Logical and Analytical Reasoning 11. Pointing to a boy, Aruna said to Pushpa, "The mother of his father is the wife of your grandfather
(Mother's father)". How is Pushpa related to that boy ? (A) Sister (B) Niece (C) Cousin sister
(D) Wife
12. Study the information given below : (i) 8 trees – mango, guava, papaya, pomegranate, lemon, banana, raspberry and apple are in two
rows [4 in each row] facing North and South. (ii) Lemon is between mango and apple but just opposite to guava. (iii) Banana is at one end of a line and is just next in the right of guava or either banana tree is just after guava tree. (iv) Raspberry tree which is at one end of a line, is just diagonally opposite to mango tree. Which tree is just opposite to Pomegranate tree ? (A) Mango (B) Banana (C) Papaya (D) Data is inadequate
13. In the question given below, use the following notations :
A ′′ B means 'add B to A'
A ′ B means 'subtract B from A'
A @ B means 'divide A by B'
A * B means 'multiply A by B'
The total airfare is calculated by adding 15% of the basic fare as fuel surcharge, 2% of basic fare as IATA charges and ` 200 as airport tax to the basic fare. If the basic fare of a section is B, which of the following will represent the total fare ?
(A) B′(B * 15) @ 100′′(B * 2) @ 100′′ 200 (C) B′′(B * 15) @ 100′′(B * 2) @ 100′′ 200
(B) B′′(B * 15) @ 100′(B * 2) @ 100′′ 200 (D) B′′(B * 15) @ 100′′(B * 2) @ 200′′ 100
14. Find the missing number from the options given below. 1728 3 4
(A) 625
(B) 225
1728 2 6
? 1
5
(C) 205
(D) 125
15. In a certain code language "ku fe te pa' means 'He is eating now'; 'te sa ku' means 'Eating is necessary', 'pa no ti' means 'He was serious', and 'ti te re' means 'is work was'. On the basis of above information, the code of which of the following words can definitely be found ? (A) eating (B) he (C) necessary (D) All of these
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16. How many squares does the given figure have ?
(A) 16
(B) 19
(C) 17 (D) None of these
17. The six faces of a cube are coloured black, brown, green, red, white and blue in the following ways :
(i) Red is opposite to black.
(ii) Brown is adjacent to blue.
(iii) Blue is adjacent to white.
(iv) Red is at the bottom surface.
(v) Green is between red and black.
The four adjacent colours are _____.
(A) Black, Blue, Brown, Red (C) Black, Blue, Red, White
(B) Black, Blue, Brown, White (D) Black, Brown, Red, White
18. Choose the correct water-image of the figure (X) from the given options.
Fig. (X)
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
19. There is a set of three figures X, Y and Z have been given, showing a sequence in which a paper is folded and finally cut from a particular section. Select the figure from the options which most closely resembles the unfolded piece of fig(z).
X
(A)
(B)
Y
Z (C)
(D)
20. Select the figure from a set of four figures A, B, C and D that can be formed by joining the only four parts given in box marked (X).
Fig. (X)
(A)
(B)
(C)
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Computers and information technology 21. This icon of MS-PowerPoint 2007 resets the position, size and formatting of the slide placeholders to their default settings.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
22. Name the dialup network connectivity that provides error checking? (A) RAS (B) SLIP (C) PPP
(D) UDCP
23. Which of the following HTML tag is not a container tag? (A) (B) (C)
(D)
24. What is the output of the following HTML code?
This isthe useof the br tag
This is the (A) use of the br tag
This is (B) the use of the br tag
(C) This is the use of the br tag
(D) This is the use of the br tag
25. Match the chart types with the chart icon – as used in MS-Excel 2007.
Column-A
I.
Line Chart
a.
II.
X Y (Scatter) Chart
b.
III. Column Chart
c.
IV. Bar Chart
d.
V.
e.
(A) I – e, II – a, III – d, IV – b, V – c
(B) I – e, II – d, III – a, IV – b, V – c
(C) I – d, II – e, III – a, IV – c, V – b
(D) I – d, II – a, III – e, IV – b, V – c
Pie Chart
Column-B
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26. In Adobe Flash CS3, the place where the movie is created using graphic, text and video clips is
called ______. (A) Stage
27.
Which of the following correctly defines the term 'hang' in computer terminology? (A) Switching off system automatically. (B) Restart of the computer. (C) System becoming non responsive to the keyboard or mouse inputs. (D) Opening up of a number of windows unintentionally.
(B) Toolbox
(C) Timeline
28. The iPad uses an internal rechargeable ______ battery. (A) SiPo (B) LiPo (C) WiOs 29. In Adobe Flash CS3,
(D) Property Inspector
(D) Micro-5V
tool is used to ______.
(A) Select an object in free form
(B) Draw an oval
(C) Zoom in and Zoom out the view of the movie
(D) Give color to the outline of an object
30. www.alexa.com is a ______.
(A) Social networking website (C) Payment gateway solution
(B) Leading provider of free, global web metrics (D) Top best e-commerce website
31. These MS-ACCESS 2007 objects are used to present data in an attractive and informative layout for printing. They are _____.
(A) Macros
(B) Queries
(C) Reports
(D) Forms
32. This MS-ACCESS 2007 data type is used for lengthy text and numbers such as definitions or descriptive notes. This data-type is ______.
(A) Text
(B) Memo
(C) OLE Object
(D) Number
33. Match the MS-Word 2007 tools with the operations they perform.
Column-A
Column-B
I.
a.
Split text into two or more columns.
II.
b.
Choose a color for the background of the page.
III.
c. Select the margin sizes for the entire document or the current section.
IV.
d.
Add or change the border around the page.
V.
e.
Choose a paper size for the current section.
(A) I – c, II – a, III – e, IV – b, V – d (C) I – d, II – e, III – a, IV – b, V – c
(B) I – d, II – a, III – e, IV – b, V – c (D) I – c, II – e, III – b, IV – a, V – d
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34. In MS-Excel 2007, while working on charts you can customize the placements of various elements like Axis Title, Chart Title, Legends, etc. through _____.
(A) Layout Tab
(B) Design Tab
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of these
35. Output as marked through ‘A’ in a cell in a spreadsheet indicates ______.
(A) It is an invalid cell reference
(B) Data is invalid
(C) Data is unavailable (D) The column is not wide enough to display the result or the value
36. Identify the MS-Word 2007 icon.
(A) Balloons (C) New comment
(B) Spelling & Grammar (D) Track Changes
37. In Adobe Flash CS3, shortcut for Pencil tool
(A) P
(B) Y
is _______. (C) N
(D) B
38. Which of the following FLASH tools are used to give a color to the outline of an object?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
39. In MS ACCESS - 2007, which view looks like a spreadsheet?
(A) Datasheet view
(B) PivotTable View
(C) PivotChart View
(D) Design View
40. In ______ topology, all workstations are connected to a central hub.
(A) Ring
(B) Bus
(C) Star
(D) Mesh
41. In MS-Word 2007, the button marked ‘A’ is used to ______.
(A) Show / Hide the ruler
(B) Set Tabs
(C) Select Browse Object
(D) Zoom In/Zoom Out
42. The button highlighted in the MS-Word 2007 application
image shown here is used to ______.
(A) Clear the formatting in a document
(B) Change text styles in a document
(C) Insert paragraph marks and other formatting symbols in a document
(D) Show / Hide Paragraph marks and other hidden formatting symbols in a document
43. What is the maximum number of rows and columns respectively in an MS-Excel 2007 work
sheet? (A) 1048576, 16384
(B) 65536, 256
(C) 1084576, 16834
44. Android is an open source software backed by _____. (A) Yahoo (B) Rediff (C) Google
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45. In MS-Excel 2007, what are the items indicated by the item ‘A’? A
B
C
D
E
G
Mathematics
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Computer
Average
44
32
45
47
45
A
(A) Filter switches
(B) Data switches
(C) Form switches
(D) None of these
46. The device used to check multiple choice examination answer sheets with the help of computers is called a ______.
(A) Magnetic Ink Character Reader (C) Optical Mark Reader
(B) Bar code reader (D) QR Code reader
47. In MS-PowerPoint 2007, to add notes in the Normal View, you should ______.
(A) Click on the Slides Tab and insert notes
(B) Insert a footer on the slide and enter the notes there
(C) Click on the notes box at the bottom of the screen and type your text (D) Click set up slide show option to add notes
48. Bluetooth technology is a form of ______ communication. (A) Wired (B) Wireless (C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of these
49. In Adobe Flash CS3, the tool used to select whole objects and moving them is ________.
(A)
(B)
50. WM.Concept, Melissa are examples of ______. (A) Program viruses (B) Boot viruses
(C)
(C) Macro viruses
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(D) None of these
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MENTAL ABILITY −3 −3 2 3 −4 1 1 1 2 × × 3 −1 × 6 −1 − ÷ ÷ 2 4 3 3
1.
Simplify : 1 3
(A) 1534 2048
2.
The cost of levelling and turfing a square lawn at ` 2.50 per m2 is ` 13322.50. Find the cost of
fencing it at ` 5 per metre. (A) ` 568 (B) ` 1460
3.
The distance between two stations is 340 km. Two trains start simultaneously from these stations
−3
(B) 1539 2048
(C) 1359 2048
(C) ` 625
(D) 1539 2408
(D) ` 540
on parallel tracks to cross each other. The speed of one of them is greater than that of the other by 5 km/hr. If the distance between the two trains after 2 hours of their start is 30 km, find the speed
of each train. (A) 57 km/hr, 62 km/hr
4.
Three numbers are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4 to one another. The sum of their cubes is 0.334125. Find
the numbers. (A) 8, 12, 16
5.
In the given figure (not drawn to scale), ABCD is a parallelogram, BEC is an isosceles triangle
(B) 65 km/hr, 70 km/hr
(B) 6, 9, 12
(C) 75 km/hr, 80 km/hr
(C) 3, 4.5, 6
(D) 85 km/hr, 90 km/hr
(D) 10, 15, 20
with BC = BE, FDCE and ADG are straight lines, AB = AC. Find values of x and y respectively. G F
y D
C
E
36°
A
(A) 90°, 30°
x
(B) 72°, 36°
B
(C) 30°, 90°
(D) 36°, 72°
6.
A pair of articles was bought for ` 37.40 at a discount of 15%. What must be the marked price of
each of the articles? (A) ` 11
7.
The wheel of a motorcycle, 70 cm in diameter, makes 40 revolutions in every 10 seconds. What is
the speed of the motorcycle in km/hr? (A) 22.32 (B) 27.68
8.
The pie chart shows the profit made by a company in the first 4 months of the year. The total
(B) ` 22
(C) ` 33
(C) 31.68
(D) ` 44
(D) 36.24
amount of profit made in the 4 months was ` 80000. How much profit did the company make in February? April 26% March 25%
(A) ` 20800
(B) ` 17600
January 22% February 27%
(C) ` 21600
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9.
There is 60% increase in an amount in 6 years at simple interest. What will be the compound
interest of ` 12,000 after 3 years at the same rate? (A) ` 2160 (B) ` 3120 (C) ` 6240
(D) None of these
10. Two unbiased coins are tossed simultaneously. Find the probability of getting at most one head. (A) 1/4 (B) 1/2 (C) 3/4 (D) 1/3
Logical and analytical reasoning 11. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word CHILDREN each of which has as many letters
between them in the word as there are between then in the English alphabet? (A) Three (B) Five (C) Four (D) Two
12. In a certain code 'ALIVE' is written as 'WFHBM'. How is 'VALUE' written in that code? (A) VFMWB (B) VFKWB (C) WBAVF (D) WBKVF 13. If 'L' means '×', 'M' means '+', 'N' means '÷' and 'P' means '–', then 14 N 2 L 7 P 25 M 1 = ? (A) –25 (B) –23 (C) 25 (D) 24 14. If in each number 1 is subtracted from the middle digit and then the first and the second digits
are interchanged, then which number will be third, arranged in descending order? 389 476 635 847 568 (A) 389 (B) 568 (C) 635 (D) 847
15. Pointing to a woman in a photograph, a man says, "She is the mother of my daughter-in-law's
husband's only sister." How is the woman related to the man? (A) Wife (B) Mother (C) Sister
(D) Daughter
16. Select a figure which will continue the same series as established by the five Problem Figures. Problem Figures
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
17. In which of the following figures the fig. (X) is exactly embedded?
Fig. (X)
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
18. Select a figure which when placed in the blank space of fig. (X) would complete the pattern.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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19. There is a definite relationship between figures 1 and 2. Establish the similar relationship between figures 3 and 4 by selecting a suitable figure from the option figure that would replace the question mark (?) in fig. (4)
Problem Figures ? 1
(A)
(B)
2
3
4 (C)
(D)
20. There is given a matrix of certain characters. These characters follow a certain trend, row-wise or column-wise. Find out this trend and choose the missing character from the given options.
(A) 9
8
17
33
12
5
29
10
13
?
(B) 23
(C) 33
(D) 43
Computers AND information technology 21. In the Select Browse Object menu in MS-Word 2010, which of the following should be selected if you want to browse the document by heading? (B)
(C)
(D)
(A)
22.
Given below is a sample HTML code. What would be the title of the web browser window? Sports Day 01 Jun, 2013 New Delhi Today was our sports day. We enjoyed watching the various sports. (A) Today was our sports day (B) Sports (C) Sports Day (D) Sports Day 01 Jun, 2013 New Delhi
23.
Which of the following HTML code will add the background NCO2013.jpg to the whole webpage? (A) NCO 2013 (B) < BACKGROUND =”NCO2013.jpg”> NCO 2013 (C) NCO 2013 (D) NCO 2013
24. PCMCIA cards are generally credit card sized devices. These cards are commonly
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25. Which one of the following standards supports hot plugging? (A) PCI (B) USB (C) Wishbone
(D) Plug and Play
26. _______ is a geographical location which provides wireless broadband access to mobile visitors.
________ are used to provide access to these broadband services. (A) Wi-Fi, Hotspot (B) Access Point, Hotspot (C) Roaming, Wi-Fi (D) Hotspot, Access Point
27. Find the odd one out. (A) Kobo Mini
(B) Google Nexus
(C) Kindle
(D) Nook Simple Touch
28. Memory Stick Micro, Memory Stick PRO and Memory Stick PRO DUO are all memory card products
from which of the following manufacturers? (A) Toshiba (B) Secure Digital (SD)
(C) Fuji
(D) Sony
29. In Flash CS6, which of the following options is displayed when the Lasso Tool is invoked? (A) Magic Wand (B) Magic Wand Settings (C) Polygon Mode (D) All of these 30. In Flash CS6, which of the following is one of the two text options found by default when inserting
text using the Text tool? (A) Regular Text (B) Classic Text
(C) Linear Text
(D) Decorate Text
31. Which of the following is not an advantage of a Database Management System? (A) Controls Data Inconsistency (B) Facilitates Sharing Data (C) Increases Data Redundancy (D) Maintains Integrity 32. In the given table, all cells are highlighted in which marks are greater than or equal to 20 or less than or equal to 10. Which feature of MS-Excel 2010 can be used to highlight cells like this? A B C 1 Roll No Name Maths 2 1 Aaditya 20 3 2 Aditi 19 4 3 Ajay 20 5 4 Aman 18 6 5 Amar 18 7 6 Amit 17 8 7 Anoushka 15 9 8 Anura 15 10 9 Aryaman 12 11 10 Aryan 10 12
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Conditional Formatting → Highlight Cells Rules Conditional Formatting → Top/Bottom Rules → Top 10 Items Data tab → Data Validation in Data Group Data tab → What-If Analysis in Data Group
33. In MS-PowerPoint 2010, Reveal, Honeycomb, Ripple, Shred, Ferris Wheel, etc. are all types of
________. (A) Custom Animations
(B) Slide Transitions
(C) SmartArt Designs
(D) Slide Designs
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35. In MS-Word 2010, for precise margin adjustments, you can see the exact measurements on the ruler by holding down ______ key while you drag the Indentation markers like shown in the given figure.
(A) Shift
(B) Ctrl
36. A piano style keyboard is known as _________. (A) Dvorak (B) Braille
(C) Alt
(D) Tab
(C) MIDI
(D) QWERT
37. ________ was the first national commercial online service to offer internet access to its
subscribers. (A) AOL
(B) Prodigy
(C) MCI mail
(D) Delphi
38. Which of the following organizations discusses the technical and operational problems on
internet? (A) ISOC
(B) IAB
(C) IETF
(D) CA
39. In the given diagram, which type of database has been shown?
(A) Hierarchical
(B) Relational
(C) Network
(D) All of these
40. Which of the following icon displays the list of fields on which the table is indexed in MS-Access 2010?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
41. In which of the given tabs in Flash CS6 you will find 'snapping' option?
(A) View
(B) Modify
(C) Window
(D) Control
42. What will be the output shown in the browser for the given HTML code?
This is a static web page,
for (A) (C) (D)
viewing detailsabout the school. This is a static web page, (B) This is a static web page, for viewing details for viewing details about the school. about the school. This is a static web page, for viewing details about the school. Error as tag doesn’t have a closing tag.
43. specifies the size of the text in HTML. What is the range of the "number"? (A) 1 to 6 (B) 1 to 7 (C) 1 to 8 (D) 1 to 10 44. A2DP, EDR, LE are terms associated with ________. (A) Wi-Fi (B) Bluetooth (C) Processor
(D) GPS systems
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AChIEvErS' SECTIoN 46. In a bulleted list, you want to insert a new line in MS-Word 2010. However, when you insert a new line, you do not want the bullet to be inserted on the new line. What should you do? (A) Instead of pressing
Enter
, press Ctrl
(B) Instead of pressing
Enter
, press
(C) Instead of pressing
Enter
, do a click +
(D) Instead of pressing
Enter
, press
+
+
Shift
Alt
Enter
Enter
Enter
+
Enter
47. In an MS-Access 2010 table, how will you show the Totals row? (A) Double click on the table column header (B) Click Home tab→Totals (in the Records group) (C) Right click on a column header and click Show Totals (D) All of these 48. Which of the following is a highly configurable text-based web browser? (A) Chrome (B) Lynx (C) Mosaic (D) FireFox 49. LANtastic, NetWare, VINES, LAN manager are examples of ________. (A) Local Area Network (B) Network Operating System (C) Network Topologies (D) Network Models 50. Which of the following is the latest game released by Rovio developed by 5 Ants game recently? (A) Tiny thief
(B) Angry birds
(C) Farmville
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MENTAL ABILITY 1.
Find the value of x. 1 − 4
2 5
−3
4
1 × ÷ 4 −2 = − (410 x + 1) 4 −3 (C) 5
(A) −
2.
Find the value of
(A) 2.29
3.
A metallic rectangular cuboid of dimensions 4 cm × 6 cm × 8 cm is melted and some more metal
(B) 4 5
1 correct upto 2 decimal places. 5 (B) 2.28 (C) 2.30
(D) 0
(D) 2.27
is added to make it a cube, the measure of whose side is an integer. What is the minimum volume
of metal to be added and what is the edge of the cube? (B) 32 cm3, 7 cm (C) 16 cm3, 8 cm (A) 41 cm3, 2 cm
4.
Solve for x :
(D) 24 cm3, 6 cm
6 x 2 + 13 x − 4 12 x 2 + 5 x − 2 = 2x + 5 4x + 3
(A) –1
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) 0
5.
A new kitchenware is sold by a manufacturer, who makes a profit of 20%. The wholesaler who buys it makes a profit of 25% on selling it to the retailer. Due to heavy competition, the retailer incurs a loss of 5%, when he sells each item for ` 47.50. What was the selling price of the
manufacturer? (A) ` 32
6.
Which of the following statements is true for a rhombus? (A) It has only two pair of equal sides. (B) Two of its angles are at right angles. (C) Its diagonals bisect each other at right angles. (D) It is always a square.
7.
A group of pupils were asked to choose their favourite game. The pie
(B) ` 40
(C) ` 50
(D) ` 48
Squash 3%
chart shows their preferences. What is the ratio of the number of pupils
Tennis 10%
who chose the most popular game to the number of pupils who chose the least popular game?
4 25 Basketball
(A) 12 : 7
(B) 14 : 5
(C) 16 : 1
(D) 15 : 1
8.
Which of the following statements is true?
(i) a(b + c) = ab + ac is the distributive law for all rational numbers a, b and c.
(ii) The rational number 1 is the multiplicative identity for rational numbers.
(iii) Additive inverse of rational number a is c if a × c = 1 b d b d
(A) Only (i) and (iii)
9.
The area of a circular field is 13.86 hectares. Find the cost of fencing it at the rate of ` 4.40 per
metre. (A) ` 1385
Table Tennis
(B) Only (i) and (ii)
(B) ` 5808
(C) Only (ii) and (iii)
(C) ` 44100
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(D) All of these
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10. In the given figure (not drawn to scale), ABCD is a parallelogram, ADF is an isosceles triangle with AD = AF, FAB and EDC are straight lines. Find y.
(A) 112°
(B) 102°
(C) 132°
(D) 110°
Logical and analytical reasoning 11. The given question consists of two sets of figures. There is a definite relationship between figures 1 and 2. Establish a similar relationship between figures 3 and 4 by selecting a suitable figure from the options that would replace the question mark (?) in figure (4).
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
12. Number of cubes required to make this solid is ___________.
(A) 27
(B) 26
(C) 29
(D) 28
13. In the given figure, triangle represents the men, rectangle represents 9
the employed and ellipse represents the teachers, find out the number in the figure which represents men teachers who are not employed.
(A) 1
(B) 3
(C) 7
(D) 8
6
1 3
5
2
4
7 8
14. In the given question, select a figure from amongst the options, which when placed in the blank space of fig. (X) would complete the pattern.
(A) (C)
(B)
(D)
?
Fig. (X)
15. Select a figure from amongst the options which will continue the series established by the four Problem Figures.
(A)
(B)
(C)
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16. Arrange these words in a most meaningful order such as the sequence of occurrence of events and then choose the correct sequence accordingly.
1.
Travel
2.
5. Reservation (A) 6, 2, 5, 4, 3, 1
Destination
3.
Payment
6. Availability of berth/seat of reservation (B) 5, 3, 4, 1, 6, 2 (C) 2, 6, 3, 5, 4, 1
4.
Berth/Seat number
(D) 1, 2, 5, 4, 3, 6
17. P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y and Z are sitting around a circle facing the centre. V is second to the left of P who is third to the left of Y. S is fourth to the left of P. T is third to the right of Q who is to the immediate right of V. W is fourth to the right of Z.
Who is second to the right of Z? (A) Q (B) P
(C) W
(D) Data inadequate
18. Mohit walked 20 metres towards North, took a left turn and walked 10 metres, then he took a right turn and walked 20 metres, again he took a right turn and walked 10 metres. How far is he now
from the starting point? (A) 20 metres (B) 30 metres
(C) 40 metres
(D) Can't be determined
19. The net of a dice is shown. Which of the following dice cannot be formed using the net?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
20. Pointing to a photograph, a woman says, "This man's son's sister is my mother". How is the
woman related to the man in the photograph? (A) Daughter (B) Mother
(C) Grand-daughter
(D) Mother-in-law
Computers AND information technology 21. Identify the type of plotter described here.
m Uses paper or any other medium.
m The medium is held on both sides at the edges by pinch wheels.
m These wheels move the paper back and forth to produce. (A) Drum Plotter (B) Micrographic Plotter (C) Inkjet Plotter
(D) Flatbed Plotter
22. In Flash CS6, which of the following options of the Brush tool is used to paint behind the strokes
and the fills in the same layer? (A) Paint Fills (B) Paint Selection
(C) Paint Inside
(D) Paint Behind
23. Which of the following inserts an embedded object in MS-Word 2010?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
24. In MS-Word 2010, the Building Blocks Organizer is found in _________. (A) Cross-reference (B) Shapes (C) WordArt
(D) Quick Parts
25. Which of the following is not a type of SRAM? (A) Async SRAM (B) DO SRAM
(D) Pipeline Burst SRAM
(C) Sync SRAM
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26. rohit wants to move the columns for Hindi and Maths marks after the Science marks in the given list of marks. He has not been using tables in MS-Word 2010. How does he select the columns as shown in the given image to move them to the desired position?
(A) (C) (D)
roll No.
Name
English
Hindi
Maths
science
Total
1 2 3 4 5
Aaditya Aditi Ajay Aman Amar
17 15 20 19 18
10 12 15 15 17
20 19 19 18 18
19 19 20 18 18
66 65 74 70 71
Ctrl Alt
+ Click and select each item
(B)
Alt
+ Click to select a word or a passage
+ Drag and select the desired text shift
+ Click to select the desired text row-wise
27. In MS-Excel 2010, how will you make a copy of the current worksheet in the same file without changing any existing references? (A)
Hold the
Ctrl
key. Click on the worksheet tab and drag it to the left or right. Leave the mouse and the
key when done. (B) Select the contents of the current file. Copy to clipboard and paste in the desired worksheet. (C) Export the contents as a .CSV file. Go to the desired worksheet and then paste the contents in it. (D) You cannot make a copy of a worksheet in the same file in MS-Excel 2010. 28. select the INCorrECT match. (A) Tablet Speakers –
(B) Portable Scanner –
(C) Magnetic Stripe Reader –
(D) Laptop Fingerprint Scanner –
29. In MS-PowerPoint 2010, ‘Moderate Effect – orange, Accent 6’ is a _________. (A) Quick Style
(B) Shape Effect
(C) Presentation Theme
(D) Transition Effect
30. In MS-PowerPoint 2010, which of the following operations allow you to specify the file format of information that is being pasted from some other file or some other application? (A) Paste as Hyperlink
(B) Paste Special
(C) Paste
(D) All of these
31. In MS-Word 2010, which of the following objects appear as balloons in the margins of a document being edited? (A) Comments
(B) Moved text
32. Which of the following is a Business software? (A) Payroll System (B) MS-Access
(C) Format Changes
(D) All of these
(C) MS-PowerPoint
(D) Sybase
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33. Match the following symbols to the operations they perform in MS-Access 2010. Column-I
Column-II
(i)
(a)
Create a blank query in the Design View
(ii)
(b)
Insert or create portions of a database
(iii)
(c)
Query Wizard
(iv)
(d)
Switch to Design View
(v)
(e)
Create Macros
(A) (i)–(d), (ii)–(b), (iii)–(c), (iv)–(a), (v)–(e) (C) (i)–(b), (ii)–(d), (iii)–(c), (iv)–(e), (v)–(a)
(B) (i)–(d), (ii)–(c), (iii)–(b), (iv)–(e), (v)–(a) (D) (i)–(b), (ii)–(d), (iii)–(e), (iv)–(a), (v)–(c)
34. What is the output of the given HTML code? National Cyber Olympiad 2013 Row 2, Column 1 Row 2, Column 2 Row 1, Column 1 Row 1, Column 2
(A)
(C)
Row 1, Column 1
Row 1, Column 2
Row 2, Column 1
Row 2, Column 2
Row 1, Column 1
Row 1, Column 2
Row 2, Column 1
Row 2, Column 2
35. Find the odd one out. (A) DropBox 36. In MS-Access 2010,
(B) Lotus Notes
(B)
(D)
Row 2, Column 2
Row 1, Column 1
Row 2, Column 1
Row 1, Column 2
Row 2, Column 1
Row 2, Column 2
Row 1, Column 1
Row 1, Column 2
(C) SpiderOak
(D) ZumoDrive
is used to _______.
(A) Represent database view of the table (C) Represent pivot table view
(B) Define how data in tables is related (D) Represent property sheet
37. In Flash CS6, the minimum value for zooming out on the Stage is ____%; the maximum value for
zooming in is _______%. (A) 4, 1000 (B) 8, 2000
(C) 16, 3000
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38. If the size attribute is not defined within the tag in HTML, then the default size is _____. (A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5 39. What is Google chromecast? (A) A dongle that allows computers and wireless devices to stream video to a TV over a wireless network (B) Google’s new web browser (C) A 3D video technology (D) Google’s chatting software 40. Identify the given icon of MS-Excel 2010. (A) Text to Columns (C) Data Validation
(B) Remove Duplicates (D) Consolidate
41. DDR3 is a type of RAM. What does DDR stand for? (A) Differential Data Rate (B) Double Data Rate (C) Dual Data Rate
(D) Double Dual Rate
42. The given icon in MS-PowerPoint 2010 is for ______. (A) Removing unwanted portions of the picture (B) Setting the brightness for an image (C) Scaling an image (D) Cropping an image 43. In the Animations gallery, entrance effects icons are coloured ______ and exit effects icons are
coloured _______ in MS-PowerPoint 2010. (A) Green, Red (B) Red, Green
(C) Red, Yellow
(D) Green, Yellow
44. In the following text, formatting marks has been displayed by show/hide option in MS-Word 2010. What is the meaning of the formatting mark in the highlighted portion of the paragraph?
(A) There is an error in the line. (C) It represents hidden text.
(B) It represents tab pressed. (D) It is the last line of the paragraph.
45. Match the following keyboard shortcuts with respect to MS-Excel 2010. Column-I (a)
Ctrl+Up arrow
Column-II (i)
Display Autocomplete list
(b) Ctrl+PgUp
(ii) Select entire column
(c)
Alt+Down arrow
(iii) Move to cell located in the previous worksheet of that workbook
(d)
Ctrl+Space
(iv) Move to First occupied cell above in the same column that is
either preceded or followed by a blank cell (A) (a)–(i), (b)–(iii), (c)–(ii), (d)–(iv) (B) (a)–(ii), (b)–(iii), (c)–(i), (d)–(iv) (C) (a)–(iv), (b)–(i), (c)–(iii), (d)–(ii) (D) (a)–(iv), (b)–(iii), (c)–(i), (d)–(ii)
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47. Match the following terms with their definitions. (i)
Column-I Extranet
(a)
Column-II A set of rules that computers use to communicate with each other
(ii)
Intranet
(b)
across a network. A semi-private network that also uses internet protocols and technologies and extended to be used by associates of an organization
(iii) Packet
(c)
besides its employees. A private network that is used to share information amongst the
(iv) Protocol
(d)
employees of an organization. Information is broken into these when passed from one computer system to another.
(A) (i)–(b), (ii)–(c), (iii)–(d), (iv)–(a) (C) (i)–(c), (ii)–(d), (iii)–(b), (iv)–(a)
(B) (i)–(d), (ii)–(c), (iii)–(a), (iv)–(b) (D) (i)–(d), (ii)–(c), (iii)–(b), (iv)–(a)
48. __________ is a set of routine, protocols and tools for building software applications. (A) API (B) TCP/IP (C) OSI (D) IDE 49. ________ changes the color and ________changes the transparency of the instance in Flash CS6. (A) Alpha, Tint (B) Tint, Alpha (C) Color Pallete, Opaque (D) Brightness, Tint 50.
What steps will you follow to put a border around specific cells in MS-Excel 2010? (A) Home tab → Cells group → Format → Format Cells → Border (B) Insert tab → Text group → Format Cells → Border (C) View tab → Filter group → Format Cells → Border (D) Insert tab → Alignment group → Format Cells → Border SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK
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Logical Reasoning 1.
How many such pairs of letters are there in the word BROADCAST each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet?
A. B. C. D.
2.
A is the mother of D and sister of B. B has a daughter C, who is married to F. G is the husband of A. How is G related to D?
None One Two Three
A. B. C. D.
Husband Son Father Uncle
3.
Choose the correct mirror image of the given figure (X) from amongst the four options.
A.
B.
C.
D.
6.
In the following question, two rows of numbers are given. The resultant number in each row is to be worked out separately based on the following rules and the question below the rows of numbers is to be answered. The operations of numbers progress from left to right. Rules : (i) If a two-digit odd number is followed by a twodigit odd number they are to be added. (ii) If a two-digit even number is followed by a twodigit odd number which is a perfect square, the even number is to be subtracted from the odd number. (iii) If a three-digit number is followed by a two-digit number the first number is to be divided by the second number. (iv) If a prime number is followed by an even number the two are to be added. (v) If an even number is followed by another even number the two are to be multiplied. 345 23 X 45 17 81 If X is the resultant of the second row, what is the resultant of the first row?
A.
B.
C.
D.
4.
Arun travels 8 km towards the North, turns left and travels 3 km and then again turns right and covers another 4 km and then turns right and travels another 3 km. How far is he from the starting point?
A. B. C. D.
11 km 12 km 15 km 18 km
5.
Select a figure from the given options in which the figure (X) is exactly embedded as one of its part.
A. B. C. D.
285 33 135 34
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Find out how will the figure (X) look like after rotation?
A.
B.
C.
D.
8.
How many 9's are there in the number series which are followed by 2 or 3 or 4 or 5? 939294959592090929394959699989492939495969 99899999293
A. B. C. D.
9.
Select the figure from the options in which the Fig. (X) is exactly embedded as one of its part.
12 10 18 17
Fig. (X) A.
B.
C.
D.
A. B. C. D.
12 10 9 11
11. There are two Problem Figures followed by options. The two problem figures have some common characteristics. Select the option which has the same characteristics. Problem Figures
10. How many triangles are there in the given figure?
A.
B.
C.
D.
12. Four different positions of a dice are shown below. What number is opposite to face 3?
A. B. C. D.
2
5
6
3
3 6
2 4
3 1
5 1
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
3 2 6 4
13. Six friends A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting around the hexagonal table each at one corner facing the centre of the table. A is second to the left of F. B is the neighbour of C and D. E is second to the left of D. Which of the following is sitting to the immediate right of E?
A. B. C. D.
C B D F
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14. Select a figure from the options which will continue the same series as established in the Problem Figures. Problem Figures ? 1
2
3
4
A.
B.
C.
D.
15. Three different positions X, Y and Z of a dice are shown in the figures given below. Which numbers are hidden behind the numbers 6 and 5 in the position Z?
5
A. B. C. D.
1 1 4 1
and and and and
4 3 3 2
Computers and information technology 16. Identify the following.
A. B. C. D.
Merge & Center Wrap Text Cell Style Bottom Align
19. While using tables, how would you forbid table rows to be split across pages in a MS-Word 2010 document when you have already selected the current table?
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–
A. B. C. D.
It has a separate communications link from each computer to a centralised computer. If the central computer fails, then entire network becomes inoperable. Ring topology Bus topology Star topology Mesh topology
17. Social networking can be harmful and confusing if _________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
You accidentally post sensitive information that will be seen by many different people You need to set numerous options to protect your privacy It becomes addictive and you tend to spend more than required time on social networks and make them an alternative for “real-life” communication All of these
18. Identify the given icon of MS-Word 2010.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Right Click, then click Table Properties. Use the Table tab and uncheck “Allow row to break across pages”. Right Click, then click Table Properties. Use the Table tab, click options and uncheck “Allow row to break across pages”. Right Click, then click Table Properties. Use the Row tab and uncheck “Allow row to break across pages”. Right Click, then click Split Cells.
20. In HTML, when you increase the cellpadding, it increases the ___________.
A. B. C. D.
Distance between cell wall and cell content Softness of your site Space between cells Color of document
21. Which of the following is a robotic data storage device that can automatically load and unload optical discs and can provide terabytes (TB) and petabytes (PB) of tertiary storage?
A. B. C. D.
Optical jukebox Ipad Ipod DVD player
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22. Which of the following tabs should you click to accomplish the given tasks in MS-Word 2010? – Track all the changes made to the document. – Select Language option. – Suggest other words with a similar meaning to the word you have selected. A. Review tab B. View tab C. References tab D. Page Layout tab
27. Match the MS-Word 2010 keyboard shortcuts given in Column-I with their corresponding tasks in Column-II.
(a)
Column-I +
D
Column-II
(i) Open Find and Replace dialog box
(b) + Alt + (ii) Open Apply Styles task pane S
+
23. Select the INCORRECT match.
A. B. C. D.
1 Petabyte = 1024 Terabytes 1 Zettabyte = 1024 Exabytes 1 Exabyte = 1024 Petabytes 1 Yottabyte = 1024 Exabytes
24. Which of the following statements is correct about HTML tags and their attributes?
A.
B. C. D.
It is not possible to create link within current document. Cellspacing is an attribute of tag. Align is an attribute of tag. All of these
25. What is the output of the given HTML code? Coffee - black hot drink Milk - white cold drink A. Coffee - black hot drink Milk- white cold drink B. Coffee - black hot drink Milk - white cold drink C. Coffee black hot drink Milk white cold drink D. Coffee - black hot drink Milk - white cold drink
A. B. C. D.
CD-RW Flash memory CD-R Both A and B
(c)
+ +
(iii) Open Font dialog box
S
(d) + H (iv) Open or close Styles task pane
A. B. C. D.
(a)-(iii),(b)-(iv),(c)-(ii),(d)-(i) (a)-(i),(b)-(ii),(c)-(iv),(d)-(iii) (a)-(iv),(b)-(i),(c)-(ii),(d)-(iii) (a)-(ii),(b)-(iii),(c)-(i),(d)-(iv)
28. Which of the following is a correct keyboard shortcut for hiding panels in Flash CS6?
A.
F6
B.
F4
C.
F9
D.
F8
29. Which of the following types of presentation views is depicted in the given figure that is used to rearrange the slides in MS-Powerpoint 2010?
1
26. Which of the following secondary storage devices allows to read and write information multiple times, but with the write operation being much slower than the read operation?
2
6
A.
B.
C.
D.
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30. The given set of options is present on _____ group of ______ tab in MS-Access 2010 respectively.
A. B. C. D.
Tables, Create Queries, Create Forms, Create Reports, Create
31. Which of the following is a mobile call app for Android, launched on 5th August, 2014 that allows users to make free calls over 2G networks including landline numbers?
A. B. C. D.
Nanu Viber Facetime Skype
32. Which of the following statements is incorrect about the secondary memory?
A. B.
C.
D.
It is also known as auxiliary memory. Floppy disk, hard disk, flash drive, etc. are examples of secondary storage devices. The CPU can directly access the secondary memory while processing information. All of these
33. Which of the following options is used to combine the selected cells into one larger cell and then centers the data into the new combined cell in MS-Excel 2010?
A.
B.
C.
D.
A. B. C. D.
Backgrounds Clear Type Aero glass effects Gadgets
35. What would be the output of the given function, if the value in cell A1 is 400 in MS-Excel 2010?
A.
B.
C.
D.
= IF(AND(1
