A sense of duty is paramount for the proper development of civilization. Hypocrisy is quite reverse to the sense of duty. It involves wickedness, while duty involves sincerity and faithfulness. 1. According to the passage, rights and duties are— (A) Two sides of the same coin (B) Correlated (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B) 2. According to the passage legal duty is— (A) More important than moral duty (B) Less important than moral duty (C) More effective than moral duty (D) Less effective than moral duty 3. Duty comes from— (A) Responsibility (B) Legal bondage (C) Hypocrisy (D) None of the above 4. Which of the following statements is not correct according to the passage ? (A) Hypocrisy involves wickedness (B) Hypocrisy is opposed to duty (C) Duty involves sincerity (D) Sense of duty is not important for the development of civilization 5. Which of the following moral duties has not been mentioned in the passage ? (A) Moral duty towards our motherland (B) Moral duty towards our parents (C) Moral duty towards the poor (D) Moral duty to contribute to the welfare of humanity 6. Which of the following is not related to moral duty ? (A) Sense of responsibility (B) Conscience (C) Hypocrisy (D) Sincerity 7. Why is it a duty to help the poor ? (A) Because I am poor (B) Because I am rich (C) Because I belong to the society (D) Because God wants this 8. Why should I be obedient and respectful to my parents ? (A) Because of my sense of responsibility (B) Because of legal bonding (C) Because of civilization (D) Because of hypocrisy 9. “We should always observe from the standpoint of others.” This is a— (A) Simple sentence (B) Complex sentence (C) Compound sentence (D) Phrase 10. The word ‘always’ in “We should always observe from the standpoint of others” is a/an (A) Adverb (B) Adjective (C) Noun (D) Verb Answers : 1. (A) 2. (D) 3. (A) 4. (D) 5. (A) 6. (C) 7. (C) 8. (A) 9. (A) 10. (A) Part-A Section–II Maths Directions—(Q. 11–14) In each of the following questions an incomplete series of numbers, with one blank is given. Identify the missing member from the given alternatives. 11. 1, 27, 125, …?…, 729 (A) 242 (B) 314 (C) 307 (D) 343 12. 2, 5, 10, 50, 500, …?… (A) 25000 (B) 560 (C) 550 (D) 540 13. 3, 14, 47, …?…, 443, 1334 (A) 61 (B) 89 (C) 146 (D) 445 14. 2, 9, 30, 93, 282, …?… (A) 849 (B) 846 (C) 649 (D) 746 Directions—(Q. 15–18) In each of the following questions there are five groups of letters. First is the primary one, followed by four; out of which one is different from the rest. Identify this odd member. 15. IIJL (A) QQSV (B) EEFH (C) AABD (D) MMNP 16. ABAC (A) BCBD (B) PRPQ (C) CDCE (D) STSU 17. BXTP (A) OKGC (B) DZVR (C) XTOK (D) EAWS 18. DINS (A) HMSX (B) FKPU (C) JOTY (D) NSXC 19. Which pair is different in some way from others in the following pairs ? (A) Bottle and ink (B) Can and oil (C) Bag and clothes (D) Boat and ship Directions—(Q. 20–24) In each of the following questions there are five figures. First is a reference figure. Among the answer figures one figure does not belong to the class to which the first figure belongs. Identify this odd figure. Directions—(Q. 25–28) In each of the following questions two statements are followed by two conclusions. Assuming that the two given statements are true (however absurd they may be) decide which of the two conclusions follows strictly from the given statements. Select the most appropriate alternative. 25. All men are chairs. All animals are chairs Conclusions : I. All men are animals. II. No animal is a man. (A) Only I follows (B) Only II follows (C) Both I and II follow (D) Neither I nor II follows 26. Buckets are means of transport. Stairs are means of transport. Conclusions : I. Buckets are stairs. II. Some stairs are buckets. (A) Only I follows (B) Only II follows (C) Both I and II follow (D) Neither I nor II follows 27. No bird has wings. All birds are rational. Conclusions : I. Some rationals have wings. II. Wingless are birds. (A) Only I follows (B) Only II follows (C) Both I and II follow (D) Neither I nor II follows 28. All philosophers are rational people. Some rational people are happy. Conclusions : I. Some happy people are philosophers. II. Some happy people are rational. (A) Only I follows (B) Only II follows (C) Both I and II follow (D) Neither I nor II follows 29. Which is the fourth letter to the left of the letter that is mid-way between ‘O’ and ‘P’ in ‘CARDIOGRAPH’ ? (A) D (B) I (C) O (D) R 30. Which is the odd term in the following list ? (A) January (B) May (C) April (D) August Answers with Explanation : 11. (D) 12. (A) 13. (C) 14. (A) 15. (A) 16. (B) 17. (C) 18. (A) 19. (D) In all the rest the first is used to fill the second. 20. (A) All the rest are consonants alike ‘J’ while ‘A’ is vowel. 21. (B) All the rest are perfect squares. 22. (B) In all the rest the lower designs are the mirror image of the upper designs. 23. (D) In all the rest, the st. lines are both sides of the middle design. 24. (B) In all the rest both the leaves are not joined at one place. 25. (D) 26. (D) 27. (B) 28. (B) 29. (A) 30. (C) All the rest have thirty days each. Part-A Section–III Educational and General Awareness 31. Ganpati festival was started by— (A) Jyotiba Phule (B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (C) M. G. Ranade (D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak 32. The name ‘Indian National Congress’ was given by— (A) S. N. Banerjee (B) Feroz Shah Mehta (C) Dadabhai Naoroji (D) M. G. Ranade 33. German Silver is the alloy combination of— (A) Copper, Zinc and Nickel (B) Copper, Aluminium and Nickel (C) Chromium, Nickel and Mercury (D) Copper, Lead and Chromium 34. Who is considered the ‘Guardian of public purse’ ? (A) President (B) Parliament (C) Comptroller and Auditor General (D) Public Accounts Committee 35. Where is Nandapa Wild-life Sanctuary ? (A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Arunachal Pradesh (C) Himachal Pradesh (D) Madhya Pradesh 36. Which of the following committees on education is considered as the Magna Carta of English Education in India ? (A) Wood’s Despatch (B) Raleigh Commission (C) Saddler Commission (D) Hunter Commission 37. Who said—“Patriotisim is religion and religion is love for India” ? (A) Swami Vivekananda (B) Raj Narain Bose (C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (D) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee 38. The famous ‘Kirtistambha’ at Chittor was built by— (A) Rana Pratap (B) Rana Kumbha (C) Rana Hammir (D) Rana Sangram Singh 39. Gold coins in India were first introduced by— (A) Sakas (B) Parthians (C) Indo-Greeks (D) Kushans 40. Light year is the unit of— (A) Time (B) Distance (C) Light (D) Intensity of light 41. Which of the following is known as ‘morning star’ ? (A) Venus (B) Mars (C) Jupiter (D) Saturn 42. All the following foods lack vitamin C, except— (A) Rice (B) Meat (C) Cheese (D) Milk 43. The fourth state of matter is— (A) Super fluids (B) Small particles suspended in the gas (C) Liquid crystals (D) Plasma 44. The leading producer of coffee in the world is— (A) Turkey (B) Brazil (C) Venezuela (D) Cuba 45. The Bhutia group of languages does not include— (A) Ladakhi (B) Tibetan (C) Lepcha (D) Sherpa 46. The largest producer of sugarcane in India is— (A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Gujarat (C) Punjab (D) Uttar Pradesh 47. Which of the following matchings is wrong ? (A) Vijayawada — Narmada (B) Lucknow — Gomti (C) Badrinath — Alaknanda (D) Ayodhya — Saryu 48. The first nuclear reactor of India was named as— (A) Urvashi (B) Rohini (C) Kamini (D) Apsara 49. Fundamental right to education has been brought through— (A) 83rd Constitution (Amendment) Act (B) 86th Constitution (Amendment) Act (C) 93rd Constitution (Amendment) Act (D) 96th Constitution (Amendment) Act 50. Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) caters to— (A) Early Child care and Education alone (B) Early child care and Education with five other components (C) Early Child care and Education with four other components (D) Early Child care and three other components