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Directions—(Q. 1–10) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given
below it. Certain words are given in boldto help you to locate them while answering some of the
questions.
Politicians and generals talk of military strategies and manoeuvers but something completely
different is needed. Stability will come only when economic opportunities exist, when youth can
find jobs and support families rather than seeking their livelihood in violence. Peace can only be
achieved with a withdrawal of foreign troops, sanctions and peace-keepers and the arrival of
jobs, productive farms and factories, healthcare and schools. Repeatedly the fragile peace in
impoverished countries has broken down because of the lack of economic follow-up. Despite
promises of aid, the actual record of international aid to post war reconstruction is deficient.
Once the war ends agencies involved in post war relief efforts fail to understand how to start or
restart economic development in a low income setting. They squander time, surplus aid funds
and opportunities because they are not familiar with local conditions and do not under-stand their
point of view. There are distinct phases of outside help to end a conflict. In the first phase focus
is on providing food, water, shelter and medicine to refugees i.e., humani-tarian. In the second,
emphasis is on the refugees returning home while in the last phase long term investments and
strengthening of courts is the main focus.
However once a conflict is over aid agencies sanctioned by the World Bank send study groups
instead of requisite personnel. There is a gap of several years before moving from humanitarian
relief to economic deve-lopment. By the time such help arrives the war has restarted. It is
possible to restart economic develop-ment through targeted ‘quick impact’ initiatives. Most
economies in post conflict countries are based on agri-culture. Providing free packages of seeds,
fertilizers and low cost equip-ment quickly will ensure that former soldiers will return to their
farms and establish their livelihood. But the window of opportunity closes quickly and one has to
implement these measures almost immediately.
1. Which of the following is a reason, post conflict reconstruc-tion efforts have failed ?
(A) Aid organizations do not understand issues from the pers-pective of the poor
(B) Rapid economic develop-ment in low income countries
(C) World Bank studies are not valid
(D) International aid organiza-tions become too involved in reconstruction efforts
(E) None of these
2. Where does the problem lie in implementing post war relief measures ?
(A) Aid agencies fail to study the situation
(B) Economic development measures are too rapid
(C) Focus on economic deve-lopment not humanitarian aid
(D) Lack of funds to implement programmes
(E) Lack of essential and quali-fied personnel
3. According to the author how can political stability be achieved ?
(A) Increasing the number of foreign troops in areas of conflict
(B) Depending more on foreign aid
(C) Following recommendations given by the World Bank

(D) Providing economic oppor-tunities
(E) None of these
4. Which of the following is not true in the context of the pas-sage ?
(A) Focus in the first phase of a war is on providing humani-tarian aid
(B) Sanctions are not a means to ensure peace
(C) Adequate time must be taken to plan and implement quick impact strategies
(D) Providing employment to the younger generation will prevent wars
(E) Focus on delivering justice through courts should be in the last phase of conflict aid
5. How can economic development be restarted in an impoverished country ?
(A) Long term studies should be commissioned
(B) Retaining soldiers in the army to ensure law and order
(C) Restrict number of aid agencies to avoid waste
(D) Focusing on agricultural ini-tiatives
(E) Deploying peace keepers in the country
6. What is the benefit of ‘quick impact’ aid ?
(A) Soldiers earn income from the army and their farms
(B) Providing alternate liveli-hood to soldiers before war can restart
(C) Free land is given to soldiers
(D) Price of equipment is low
(E) None of these
Directions—(Q. 7 and 8) Choose the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word
printed in bold as used in the passage.
7. exist
(A) live (B) fit
(C) create (D) occur
(E) survive
8. squander
(A) lavish (B) spend
(C) displace (D) lose
(E) misuse
Directions—(Q. 9 and 10) Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning of the word
printed in bold as used in the passage.
9. fragile
(A) weak (B) lasting
(C) long (D) strong
(E) unstable
10. deficient
(A) surplus (B) valued
(C) short (D) secure
(E) repaired
Directions—(Q. 11–15) Rearrange the following sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the
proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below it—
A. Strict obedience to these rules is called discipline.
B. In the same way, a society where rules are not followed cannot survive for long.
C. Only then a society can be run in an orderly fashion.
D. A society can exist properly only when men living in it agree upon certain rules of conduct.

E. For example, if the people on the road do not obey traffic rules there will be complete disorder
and con-fusion.
F. Students must obey their teachers, children their parents, citizens the laws and so on and so
forth.
11. Which of the following is the fifth sentence ?
(A) A (B) B
(C) C (D) E
(E) F
12. Which of the following is the sixth (Last) sentence ?
(A) A (B) B
(C) C (D) D
(E) E
13. Which of the following is the second sentence ?
(A) A (B) B
(C) C (D) D
(E) E
14. Which of the following is the first sentence ?
(A) A (B) B
(C) C (D) D
(E) E
15. Which of the following is the third sentence ?
(A) A (B) B
(C) C (D) E
(E) F
Directions—(Q. 16–20) Pick out the most effective word from among the given words to fill in
the blank to make the sentence meaningfully com-plete.
16. She did not like to…………her decision like a dictator on her subordinates.
(A) divulge (B) prompt
(C) enforce (D) deploy
(E) make
17. People unfortunately………that money brings happiness.
(A) assume (B) deny
(C) object (D) rely
(E) conscious
18. The public have………a protest against the new rules of the budget.
(A) organize
(B) demonstrated
(C) compiled
(D) pursued
(E) launched
19. Sarojini Naidu will always be remembered for her……… to the national cause.
(A) blessing
(B) involvement
(C) pursuit
(D) dedication
(E) command

20. Poverty has to be………and the basic necessities of life should be made available to
everyone.
(A) destroyed (B) eliminated
(C) finished (D) magnified
(E) considered
Directions—(Q. 21–25) In each of these questions, two of the words are related in some way i.e.,
they are similar or opposites. Pick out the option which represents that pair.
21. 1. moderate 2. easy 3. significant 4. strenuous
(A) 2–4 (B) 1–2
(C) 1–3 (D) 2–3
(E) 3–4
22. 1. focus 2. trivial 3. vital 4. site
(A) 1–2 (B) 2–4
(C) 1–3 (D) 3–4
(E) 2–3
23. 1. defer 2. dispute 3. prefer 4. challenge
(A) 2–3 (B) 1–3
(C) 2–1 (D) 2–4
(E) 3–4
24. 1. consequence 2. potential 3. influence 4. ability
(A) 4–3 (B) 2–4
(C) 2–3 (D) 1–3
(E) 4–1
25. 1. rebuke 2. oppose 3. praise 4. distrust
(A) 1–2 (B) 2–3
(C) 1–3 (D) 3–4
(E) 2–4
Directions—(Q. 26–35) In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been
numbered. These numbersare printed below the passage and against each five words are
suggested, one of which fills the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
Delinking of jobs from degrees is one of the …(26)… features of our education …(27)…. There
has been a …(28)… fall in …(29)… in the acade-mic field in recent years. There is a …(30)…
of degree holders in the country, as a result, university degrees have …(31)… their value and
charm while the number of students in colleges and universities of the country has been …(32)…
rising. Consequently thousands of graduates and post graduates come out of these institutions
and stand in queues waiting to get some …(33)… jobs …(34)… in the country. Moreover, these
degree holders do not have any technical or vocational knowledge needed for a particular job. As
a result, the number of educated unemployed has been rising …(35)…. It has created a very
serious problem.
26. (A) minor
(B) trivial
(C) unachievable
(D) irrelevant
(E) salient
27. (A) process
(B) policy

(C) development
(D) guideline
(E) procedures
28. (A) expected (B) sheer
(C) rough (D) steep
(E) gentle
29. (A) assessment
(B) evaluation
(C) competence
(D) fees
(E) value
30. (A) flood (B) class
(C) party (D) mob
(E) rabble
31. (A) mislaid (B) lost
(C) increase (D) found
(E) establish
32. (A) slowly (B) hastily
(C) deeply (D) waiting
(E) out
33. (A) suitable (B) remain
(C) study (D) live
(E) place
34. (A) frequency
(B) occurrence
(C) event
(D) chance
(E) blocking
35. (A) fever (B) outshine
(C) lean (D) dwarfed
(E) horribly
Answers:
1. (A) 2. (A) 3. (D) 4. (E) 5. (D)6. (E) 07. (D) 8. (B) 9. (D) 10. (A)11. (D) 12. (A) 13. (A) 14. (E) 15. (E)16. (C) 17. (A) 18. (E) 19. (D) 20. (B)21. (A) 22. (E) 23. (B) 24. (B) 25. (C)26. (E) 27. (B) 28. (D) 29. (C) 30. (A)31. (B) 32. (B) 33. (A) 34. (D) 35. (E)


Directions—(Q. 1–5) The President of a club is appointing nine officials A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I
to serve on three committees to study three different aspects of activities of the club. There
will be a Games Committee, a Food Service Committee and an Entertainment Committee. The
appointments must respect the following—
>> Each committee must have exactly three members.
>> No person can serve on more than one committee.
>> H must serve on the Entertainment Committee.
>> C and D must serve on the same committee.
>> A and B cannot serve on the same committee.
>> E cannot serve on the same committee as I.
>> F must serve on the same committee as B or H or both B and H.
1. If B and G serve on the Games Committee, which of the following must serve on the Food
Service Committee ?
(A) A
(B) D
(C) E
(D) F
Ans : (B)
2. Which of the following groups could constitute the Games Committee ?
(A) A, B, E
(B) A, D, G
(C) C, H, E
(D) F, I, B
Ans : (D)
3. If A is assigned to the Food Service Committee and C is appointed to Entertainment
Committee, then which of the following must be true ?
1. G is appointed to the Food Service Committee.
2. E is appointed to the Games Committee.
3. I is appointed to the Entertainment Committee.
(A) I only
(B) III only
(C) I and III only
(D) II and III only
Ans : (A)

4. If F serves on the Food Service Committee and C serves on the same committee as H, then
which of the following must serve on the Games Committee ?
1. A 2. G 3. I
(A) I only
(B) III only
(C) I and II only
(D) II and III only
Ans : (C)
5. If I is on the Entertainment Committee and B is on the Food Service Committee, then which
of the following must be true ?
(A) F is on the Entertainment Committee
(B) C is on the Games Committee
(C) G is on the Food Service Committee
(D) F is on the Games Committee
Ans : (A)
Directions—(Q. 6–10) Letters of certain words have been rearranged and the jumbled spellings
have been given below. Out of the choices given below each question, choose the last letter of
the correct word—
6. AYDOT
(A) A
(B) D
(C) T
(D) Y
Ans : (D)
7. ILCEOP
(A) C
(B) E
(C) L
(D) O
Ans : (B)
8. CAPCET
(A) A
(B) C
(C) P
(D) T
Ans : (D)
9. VISERL

(A) E
(B) L
(C) R
(D) S
Ans : (C)
10. ERVSECI
(A) E
(B) I
(C) R
(D) S
Ans : (A)
Directions—(Q. 11–15) Find out the correct answer out of the four alternatives given below
each question and then mark it in your answer sheet.
11. Ice : Coolness : : Earth : ?
(A) Forest
(B) Weight
(C) Gravitation
(D) Ocean
Ans : (C)
12. Coconut : Shell : : Letter : ?
(A) Mail
(B) Letter-box
(C) Stamp
(D) Envelope
Ans : (D)
13. Income is related to profit in the same way as expenditure is related to—
(A) Loss
(B) Surplus
(C) Balance
(D) Sale
Ans : (A)
14. Much is related to many in the same way as measure is related to—
(A) Calculate
(B) Count
(C) Weigh
(D) Measurement
Ans : (B)

15. Clue is related to Mystery in the same way as warning is related to—
(A) Precaution
(B) Disaster
(C) Risk
(D) Danger
Ans : (D)
16. Find the oddman out—
(A) MOndAy
(B) tUESdAy
(C) WEdNESdAy
(D) thUrSdAy
Ans : (B)
17. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which is the
one that does not belong to the group ?
(A) CUSTOMER : SGPSYYBK
(B) INTEREST : UUHVJYUQ
(C) OVERSEAS : TCHWWKCW
(D) BANKING : HPLOSGI
Ans : (B)
18. Three of the following four have similar relationship and hence form a group. Which one
does not belong to the group ?
(A) PROFIT : RPQCKR
(B) OTHERS : QRJCTQ
(C) LEGUME : NCISOC
(D) CANKER : EYPIGP
Ans : (A)
19. Three of the four groups of letters given below are alike in a certain way while one is
different. Choose the odd one—
(A) GWOURV
(B) LZKMSU
(C) JOEHNP
(D) SFXPMG
Ans : (D)
20. Three of the four groups of letters given below are alike in a certain way while one is
different. Choose the odd one—
(A) IW
(B) MS
(C) FT
(D) JU

Ans : (D)
Directions—(Q. 21–25) Find out the missing term in the following letternumber series—
21. H 4 W, I 18 V, K 48 T, N 100 Q, ?, W 294 H
(A) P 1485 S
(B) R 180 M
(C) S 198 I
(D) T 206 K
Ans : (B)
22. 1 ED, 2 FD, 3 KH, ?, 15 KG, 48 KF
(A) 12 PX
(B) 6 RI
(C) 9 LV
(D) 8 TQ
Ans : (B)
23. M 4, T 7, P 7, Q 10, S 10, N 13, ?, K 16
(A) V 4
(B) K 7
(C) T 13
(D) G 15
Ans : (C)
24. R 5 P, T 6 M, V 9 J, X 15 G, ?
(A) A 12 L
(B) I 18 X
(C) Z 25 D
(D) U 20 Q
Ans : (C)
25. DGK 0, GKP 3, ?, PVC 15
(A) GKV 5
(B) KPV 8
(C) PVZ 9
(D) KPU 11
Ans : (B)
26. If the first 6 letters of the English Alphabet series are written in reversed order, then the
next 6 letters are written in reversed order and so on, and at the end Y is interchanged by Z,
then which letter is fourth letter to the right of 13th letter from the left ?
(A) M
(B) N

(C) Q
(D) P
Ans : (B)
27. If the English Alphabet series is written in the reverse order and every alternate letter
starting from Y is dropped, which letter will be exactly in the middle of the remaining letters of
the Alphabet series ?
(A) L
(B) O
(C) M
(D) N
Ans : (D)
28. If the letters in each of the following five groups of letters are first rearranged in the
alphabetical order and then the groups of letters so formed are rearranged as in a dictionary,
which letter group would have its group of letters in the MIDDLE among the five letter-groups ?
MEET, DEAF, ROAD, CODE, LACK
(A) LACK
(B) MEET
(C) ROAD
(D) DEAF
Ans : (C)
29. The letters skipped in between the adjacent letters in the series are followed by equal
space. Which of the following series observes this rule ?
(A) HKNGSW
(B) EIMQVZ
(C) SUXADF
(D) RVZDHL
Ans : (D)
30. Select the series in which the letters skipped in between adjacent letters do not decrease in
order—
(A) MGVFK
(B) PJXHM
(C) EQZFI
(D) GWIQU
Ans : (B)
Directions—(Q. 31–35) These questions are based on code language which utilizes letters in the
English Alphabet. In each question, there is a word written in capital letters, with one letter
underlined. For each letter in that word there is a code written in small letters. That code is
denoted by either (A), (B), (C), or (D), not in the same order. You have to find out the exact code
for the underlined letter in the word. The letter of the that code is the answer. Please note that

the same letter appearing in other word(s) may be coded differently.
31. D U E L
(A) g
(B) i
(C) p
(D) j
Ans : (C)
32. P I T Y
(A) g
(B) b
(C) r
(D) k
Ans : (B)
33. R I N G
(A) it
(B) rk
(C) mp
(D) ti
Ans : (A)
34. G O A L
(A) c
(B) q
(C) e
(D) j
Ans : (C)
35. S L A P
(A) dx
(B) ms
(C) vp
(D) io
Ans : (C)
Directions—(Q. 36–40) Study the following arrangements carefully and answer the questions
given below—
Series I. MNLqd fuw2UFOKP6hs (14) SHV 7gc8RIE(13)xtk
Series II. azj14GJBopir5v9TQY(10) emn(11) DACby(12)xWZ
36. How many capital letters are in Series I and in Series II each of which is either followed by or
preceded by the same positioned capital letter of English alphabet from the other end ?

(A) 4, 3
(B) 6, 2
(C) 8, 1
(D) 10, 0
Ans : (A)
37. If the positions of the first twelve elements of Series I are reversed, and similarly the
positions of the last twelve elements of Series II are reversed, then the third element to the
right of the seventh element from the left end of Series I will be ……, whereas the third element
to the left of the seventh element from the right end of Series II will be ……
(A) L, x
(B) j, x
(C) U, (11)
(D) x, L
Ans : (A)
38. Which of the following pairs of elements shows the elements of Series I and Series II
respectively, which are exactly in the middle of the seventh element from the left end and the
sixth element from the right end in Series I and II ?
(A) hy
(B) Hy
(C) sQ
(D) Sq
Ans : (C)
39. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way based on their position in the above
series. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ?
(A) azj
(B) emb
(C) qdf
(D) xtk
Ans : (B)
40. How many such vowels are there in the above arrangements, each of which is immediately
preceded by a digit and immediately followed by a consonant ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
Ans : (B)
Directions—(Q. 41– 44) In the following coded arithmetic equations certain symbols are used
with the following meaning—
I. P @ Q means add P to Q;

II. P & Q means subtract Q from P;
III. P # Q means multiply P with Q; and
IV. P $ Q means divide P by Q.
Now study the given information and answer the question following it—
Three persons A, B and C complete a work in 20 days. B and C together are 4/3 times as
efficient as A and B together. On the other hand A and C together are 5/4 times as efficient as B
and C together.
41. Which of the following equations represents the number of days in which A alone can finish
the same work ?
(A) 24 # 20 $ (24 & 20)
(B) 30 # 20 & (30 @ 20)
(C) 30 # 20 $ (30 & 20)
(D) 40 # 20 $ (40 & 20)
Ans : (C)
42. Which of the following equations represents the number of days in which B and C together
can finish the same work ?
(A) 24 # (3 @ 3) $ 4
(B) 20 # (12 & 6) $ 3
(C) 20 # (12 & 6) $ 5
(D) 30 # 20 $ (40 & 20)
Ans : (D)
43. Which of the following equations represents the number of days in which A and B working
together can finish the same work ?
(A) 20 # (3 @ 3) $ 4
(B) 40 # 20 $ (40 & 20)
(C) 20 # (12 & 6) $ 5
(D) 20 # (12 & 6) $ 3
Ans : (B)
44. Which of the following equations represents the number of days in which A and C working
together can finish the same work ?
(A) 40 # 20 $ (40 & 20)
(B) 20 # (12 & 6) $ 5
(C) 20 # (3 @ 3) $ 4
(D) 20 # (12 & 6) $ 3
Ans : (B)
45. A travel towards East. B travels towards North. C and D travel in opposite directions. D
travels towards right of A. Which of the following is definitely true ?
(A) B and C travel in opposite directions
(B) C travels towards West

(C) D travels towards North
(D) B and C travel in the same direction
Ans : (D)
46. A cow runs 20 metres towards East and turns to right, runs 10 metres and turns to right,
runs 9 metres and again turns to left, runs 5 metres and then turns to left, runs 12 metres and
finally turns to left and runs 6 metres. Now which direction is the cow facing ?
(A) North
(B) East
(C) South
(D) West
Ans : (A)
47. A boy started walking positioning his back towards the sun. After sometimes, he turned left,
then turned right and then towards the left again. In which direction is he going now ?
(A) East or West
(B) North or West
(C) South or West
(D) North or South
Ans : (D)
48. If Thursday was the day after the day before yesterday five days ago, what is the least
number of days ago when Sunday was three days before the day after tomorrow ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
Ans : (D)
49. In a row of boys facing North, a boy is thirteen from the left. When shifted to his right by
three places, he becomes seventeenth from right end of the row. How many boys are there in
the row ?
(A) 32
(B) 31
(C) 33
(D) 30
Ans : (A)
50. 136 vehicles are parked in a parking lot in a single row. After the first car there is one
scooter. After the second car, there are two scooters. After the third car, there are three
scooters and so on. Work out the number of scooters in the second half of the row—
(A) 61
(B) 62
(C) 63

(D) 64
Ans : (C)
51. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which one of
the following does not belong to that group ?
(A) 7
(B) 9
(C) 17
(D) 33
Ans : (B)
52. Choose the odd numeral pair in the following—
(A) 140 – 45
(B) 120 – 35
(C) 110 – 35
(D) 80 – 25
Ans : (B)
53. Choose that set of numbers from the four alternative sets, that is similar to the given set—
Given set — (246, 257, 358)
(A) (145, 235, 325)
(B) (143, 253, 246)
(C) (273, 365, 367)
(D) (233, 343, 345)
Ans : (A)
54. Choose the one which is different from the rest—
(A) 248
(B) 326
(C) 392
(D) 414
Ans : (C)
55. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one
that does not belong to that group ?
(A) 156
(B) 152
(C) 72
(D) 42
Ans : (B)
Directions—(Q. 56–60) In each question below, is given a statement followed by two
assumptions numbered I and II. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted.
You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the

assumptions is implicit in the statement. Give answer—
(A) If only assumption I is implicit;
(B) If only assumption II is implicit;
(C) If neither I nor II is implicit; and
(D) If both I and II are implicit.
56. Statement—To achieve economic development, people should work hard.
Assumptions :
I. Achieving economic development is desirable.
II. Working hard is not impossible.
Ans : (D)
57. Statement—He is too industrious to be poor.
Assumptions :I. Very industrious people also can be poor.
II. Very lazy people also can be rich.
Ans : (C)
58. Statement—Visitors may use lift at their own risk.
Assumptions :I. Using lift is not always safe.
II. Visitors do not want to use lift.
Ans : (A)
59. Statement—This book is so designed that even a layman can easily learn science in the
absence of a teacher.
Assumptions :I. Learning science by everybody is desirable.
II. A layman generally finds it difficult to learn science on his own.
Ans : (B)
60. Statement—Although the rates of this hotel are comparable with other hotels, the
amenities provided here are far superior.
Assumptions :I. Rates are independent of amenities provided.
II. Rates are dependent on amenities provided.
Ans : (C)