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and 150 more in section 2 than in section 3. How many spots are there in section 2? (A) 270 (B) 190 (C) 340 (D) 420

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There are 90 questions and all the questions are compulsory. 1. The ‘Shera’ song of the Commonwealth Games was conceived and product by (A) Vikranmjit Sahney

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(C) Shibani Kashyap (D) Milind

7. Sunil loves basketball and can sink the ball in the net 65% of the time. If he takes 30 shots, how many times will be sink the ball? (A) 19 (B) 21 (C) 25 (D) 30

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2. The Red Fort at Delhi built by (A) Akbar (B) Jahangir (C) Shah Jahan (D) Aurangzeb

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3. The standard distance for the Marathon race, set by the IAAF is (A) 40.26 km (B) 41.86 km (C) 42.75 km (D) 42.195 km

8. If your allowance was a Re. 1 and it is doubled everyday, how many days would it take for you to have over Rs. 35. (A) 6 days (B) 7 days (C) 9 days (D) 10 days. 9. When the birthday cake was about to be served, you were told you could have 0.6,

4. India’s national animal is (A) Cow (B) Lion (C) Tiger (D) Elephant

60%, , 6%. Which two will give you the

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5. Who is the Union Minister for Railways in India? (A) Sonia Gandhi (B) Meira Mumar (C) Mamata Banerjee (D) Mayavati

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6. An 800 car parking lot is divided into 3 sections. There are 270 spots in section 1

(A) 0.6%, 6%

(B) 0.6,

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of the birthday cake was eaten on your birthday. The next day your dad ate

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what was left. You want to finish the cake. How much is left? (A)

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(B) A (D) F

14. If A is B’s brother, B is C’s sister and C is D’s father then D A’s (A) Brother (B) Sister (C) Nephew (D) Data inadequate

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11. In a village one half of the population work in the fields. Half of the people who do not work in fields are working in factories.

15. In a certain code, “7 7 6” means “bring me apple” and “9 5 7” means “peel green apple” and “6 4 5” means “bring green fruit”. Which of the following is the code for ‘me’? (A) 8 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) Cannot be estimated

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Select the appropriate diagram in which shaded region is best representing people working in factories.

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16. If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘–‘, ‘–‘ means ‘÷’ and ‘÷’ means ‘+’ then 18 ÷ 4 + 3 × 2 –2=? (A) 45 (B) 48 (C) 29 (D) 39. 17. Complete the sequence 4, 2, 5, 4, 7, 6, 10, 8, 14, …. . (A) 10 (B) 12 (C) 18 (D) 19.

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12. JK : QR : : ……… : ……… (A) ST : UV (B) WX : ZY (C) CF : JL (D) BC : IJ.

19. Find the appropriate figure from the answer figures so that question figures form a series:

13. A die has A, B, C, D written in a clockwise order on the adjacent faces and E and F at the top and bottom respectively. When C is at the top, what will be at the bottom.

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(A) joule (C) kilowatt-hour (C) watt-second.

25. Which one is the correct sysmbol of chassis ground in the following symbols?

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21. The regulator is provided in fans to vary the speed of the fan by changing. (A) current

(C)

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26. Which one of the following processes is used for removing scratches from the previous operation? (A) Enamelling (B) Painting (C) Oxidation (D) Polishing 27. Lead-acid cell use are in (A) automobiles

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(C) polarity of the starting winding

(B) quartz watches

(D) terminals of the running winding.

(C) portable radio receivers

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22. In an N-P-N transistor current flows out of the (A) Emitter (B) Base (C) Collector (D) None of these

(D) all of these.

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28. Which of the following conductors is used in heating elements? (A) Tungsten (B) Carbon (C) Copper (D) Nichrome.

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29. Scriber is made of (A) Copper (B) High carbon steel (C) Mild steel (D) Cast iron.

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(B) R1 + R2

30. The value of one micron is (A) 0.00001 mm (B) 0.0001 mm (C) 0.001 mm (D) 0.01 mm.

(C) (D) R1R2 24. The commercial unit of electrical energy is 3

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R.R.B. Patna E.S.M. 31. In amplifiers, transistors are used for (A) enlarging small signals

38. Heat flows as a result of difference of (A) temperature (B) weight (C) mass (D) none of these.

(B) reducing a signal

39. If the area of a square field is 400 cm2, then its side is (A) 20 cm (B) 2 cm (C) 200 cm (D) 2 cm

(C) converting an a.c. signal into d.c. single (D) all of these stated purposes.

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32. What is drawn in the cylinder of diesel engine during suction stroke? (A) A mixture of air and fuel (B) Pure air alone (C) Fuel alone (D) Gas.

40. loge ex is equal to (A) E (C) X

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(B) 1 (D) 10.

(A) 1 cm to 2.00 m

33. In diesel engine, that fuel is ignited by (A) a glow plug

(B) 1 cm to 20 m

(C) 1 mm to 2.00 m

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(B) a spark plug

(D) 1 cm to 2000 mm.

(C) an injector

42. The fuel used for engines used for bulk transpiration of goods and passengers is (A) petrol (B) kerosene (C) natural gas (D) diesel.

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(D) virtue of temperature of compressed air.

34. The purpose of transmission is an automobile is to vary the (A) speed of the automobile (B) torque of the automobile (C) power of the automobile (D) fuel efficiency of the automobile.

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43. Match the parts of micrometer given below with the parts numbered in the figure. 3 6

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37. A temperature difference of 27oC on the Kelvin sale is (A) 27 K (B) 300 K (C) – 246 K (D) zero.

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44. Striking voltage as compared to voltage during arc welding is (A) less (B) same (C) more (D) unpredictable.

(D) Himachal Pradesh. 51. The grocery store parking lot will hold 1000 vehicles. of the parking spaces are

45. Material used for coating the electrode is called (A) flux (B) slag (C) protective layer (D) deoxidiser.

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for cars. When you went to buy groceries, there were 200 cars and some trucks in the parking lot. The parking lot was full. How many trucks were in it? (A) 500 trucks (B) 550 trucks (C) 600 trucks (D) 620 trucks.

(B) Mundak Upanishad (C) Rig-Veda (D) Satpath Brahmana.

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52. Jatin is making snowballs to build a fort on the winter break. Jatin can build 15 snowballs in an hour but 2 snowball melt every 15 minutes. How long will it take him build 210 snowball? (A) 35 hrs (B) 32 hrs (C) 30 hrs (D) 25 hrs.

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47. The words ‘Satyameva Jayate’ inscribe below the base plate of the emblem of India are taken from (A) Ramayana

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46. Mahatma Gandhi started his Dandi March from (A) Dandi (B) Porbandar (C) Ahmedabad (D) Surat.

53. Tarun built a fence around his rectangular shaped pool. The posts are 2 yards apart. There are 4 posts along the width and 8 posts along the length. How many posts does Tarun need? (A) 26 (B) 20 (C) 24 (D) 28.

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48. ELISA test is prescribe for (A) Cancer (B) Typhoid (C) Polio (D) AIDS.

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49. River Godavari flows through (A) Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh

54. A bag of marbles can be shared equally among 3, 5 or 6 students with none left over. What is the least amount of marbles that can be in the bag? (A) 42 (B) 40 (C) 30 (D) 35.

50. The highest peak of the Himalayas in India is in the stat of (A) Uttar Pradesh

55. If there are 150 people born in the world every minute, how many are born every hour? (A) 9000 (B) 900 (C) 1900 (D) 2900.

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(B) Maharashtra, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh (C) Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh (D) Maharashtra, Karnataka, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh

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R.R.B. Patna E.S.M. 62. Which of the following represents the relationship between animals, elephants and lions?

leakage 4 liters oil was lost. The per cent of oil still present in the tin is (A) 90.5% (B) 86.5% (C) 88.5% (D) 92.5% 57. In the given figures, PQ || RS, then the value of X is R Q 114

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64. If 4th January 2008 falls in Friday, what day of weak will fall on 4th January, 2009? (A) Monday (B) Friday (C) Wednesday (D) Sunday.

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58. A square and a rectangular plot of land have same perimeter. If the square is of side 60 cm and rectangle is of length 70 cm, then the area of the rectangle is (A) 3500 cm2 (B) 2800 cm2 2 (C) 2500 cm (D) 2200 cm2

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59. Mean of 12 observations was found to be 28. Later on, it was that an observation 62 was misread as 26. Then the correct mean of the observations is (A) 28 (B) 31 (C) 33 (D) 36.

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(D) To protect the line.

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67. The colour TV system adopted in India is (A) PAIL system

61. The number opposite is 30 is 6 3 1

(A) 2 (C) 4

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a certain point. Then after turning to his right he again goes same distance. In the end he goes 25 km towards South-East. How far is he now from his starting point? (A) 10 km (B) 20 km (C) 15 km (D) 5 km.

(B) To open the circuit

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66. What is primary function of a fuse? (A) To protect the appliances

60. A ludo die is rolled. The probability (chance) that the number of dots on its upper face is less than 5 is (A)

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(D) None of these.

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(B) voltmeter and ohmmeter (C) current meter and ohmmeter (D) voltmeter, current meter and ohmmeter.

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69. In P-type semiconductor, minority carries are (A) electrons (B) holes (C) both (A) and (B) (D) none of these. 70. What is the current rating of MCB, when it is used for 165 litre refrigerators? (A) 10 amps (B) 5 amps (C) 1.5 amps (D) 7.5 amps. 71. Clearance between mating parts is measured by (A) dial gauge (B) ‘Go’ gauge (C) Feller gauge (D) Caliper gauge. 72. What is the main purpose of annealing? (A) To improve machinability

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73. Forging is done when the metal is in (A) liquid condition (B) plastic condition (C) elastic condition (D) none of these. 74. The portion of the shaft, which is carried in the bearing, is called (A) inner race (B) outer race (C) cage (D) journal.

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(A) 25.00 mm (B) + 0.02 mm (C) -0.02 mm (D) 0.04 mm. In case of an accident, the victim should immediately be (A) asked to take rest (B) enquired about the accident (C) attended to (D) left to himself without treatment. Which one of the following is NOT the advantage of CNC machine? (A) Reduces inspection time (B) Reduces tooling time (C) Higher initial cost (D) Higher rate of production. Spring washers are used under nuts to prevent (A) damage to the bolt (B) damage to the nut (C) damage to the job (D) slackness of nuts due to vibrations. The man cause of fire in electrical cables is (A) low fuse rating (B) overloading (C) loose connections (D) all three causes state. A virus cannot damage (A) operating system (B) hard disc (C) keyboard (D) program files. The value of

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(-5) × (-4) × (-3) × (2) × (-1) × 0 + 0 × (1) × (2) × (3) × (4) × (5) is (A) 120 (B) -120 (C) 240 (D) 0. 82. The value of 9x2 + 49y2 – 42xy when x = 15 and y = 3 is

0.02 mm in

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88. In an engineering drawing dashed lines represents (A) visible edges (B) centerline (C) invisible edges (D) none of these. 89. The representation of area in terms of dimensional units M, L, T is (where M, L, T have their usual meaning) (A) M1 L1 T1 (B) M 0 L0 T 0 1 2 1 (C) M L T (D) M 0 L2 T 0

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87. Density of water is greater than that of oil. The statement is (A) false (B) true (C) cannot determine (D) none of these.

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90. An extension of building having sloped roof at lower level is called (A) Minor root (B) Secondary roof (C) Lean to roof (D) Addition roof.

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(A) 636 (B) 576 (C) 386 (D) 456 Environmental pollution has taken place on a large scale in (A) rural and urban areas (B) industrial and urban areas (C) industrial and rural areas (D) all of these. Which of the following is not responsible for soil erosion? (A) Destruction of forests (B) Overgrazing (C) Direct impact of rainfall on the soil (D) Bunding the lands. In the momentum of a body is doubles, the kinetic energy (A) is halved (B) is unchanged (C) is doubled (D) becomes 4 times. sec θ is equal to (se the diagram)

2.(C) 12.(D) 22.(A) 32.(A) 42.(D) 52.(C) 62.(C) 72.(C) 82.(B)

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1.(B) 11.(B) 21.(B) 31.(D) 41.(D) 51.(B) 61.(C) 71.(D) 81.(D)

3.(D) 13.(B) 23. (A) 33. (C) 43.(D) 53.(B) 63. (C) 73. (C) 83.(B)

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ANSWER SHEET 4.(C) 14.(C) 24.(C) 34.(B) 44.(C) 54.(C) 64.(A) 74.(A) 84.(D)

5.(C) 15.(C) 25.(D) 35.(C) 45.(D) 55.(A) 65.(B) 75.(B) 85.(D)

6.(C) 16.(C) 26.(A) 36.(D) 46.(B) 56.(D) 66.(A) 76.(C) 86.(C)

7.(A) 17.(A) 27.(A) 37.(B) 47.(B) 57.(D) 67.(A) 77.(C) 87.(B)

8.(B) 18.(D) 28.(D) 38.(A) 48.(D) 58.(A) 68.(D) 78.(D) 88.(C)

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9.(C) 19.(B) 29.(D) 39.(A) 49.(A) 59.(B) 69.(A) 79.(D) 89.(D)

10.(D) 20.(D) 30.(C) 40.(C) 50.(C) 60.(A) 70.(C) 80.(A) 90.(C)