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OES Exam * GPSC09202301 / Repeat presceening test of Junior Scale Officer of Goa Police Service (Deputy Superintendent of Police)/
Completed / 2023-11-05

1 Question Description How many such pair(s) of letters are there in the word ‘POCKETBOOK’ which have as many letters between them as in the
alphabetical series as we move from left to right?

A One

B Two

C Three

D Four

E None of the above

Correct Answer B

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2 Question Description On 8th Feb, 2005 it was Tuesday. What was the day of the week on 8th Feb, 2004?

A Tuesday

B Monday

C Sunday

D Wednesday

E None of the above

Correct Answer C

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3 Question Description Direction: In each of the following question, there is a certain relationship between two given pair on both side of '::' . One
word is given on another side of '::' while another word is to be found from the given options, having the same relation with
this word as the words of the given pair . Choose the correct word from the following options.

DBU : EEZ : : CJH : ?

A DMM

B DNN

C DMN

D DNM

E None of the above

Correct Answer A

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4 Question Description 4 men and 6 women can complete a work in 8 days, while 3 men and 7 women can complete it in 10 days. In how many
days will 10 women complete it?

A 35

B 40

C 45

D 50

E None of the above

Correct Answer B

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Question Description Directions: Read the given information carefully and answer the questions given beside:

Ten persons namely Pravin, Queen, Raman, Seetha, Tushar, Umesh, Vinoth, Wahab, Ximon and Yousuf are sitting in two parallel
rows containing five people each in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. People sitting in Row-1
facing north direction while people sitting in Row-2 facing south direction. Therefore, people sitting in Row-1 face the people
sitting in Row-2. They were born in following months among January, March, April, May, June, July and August. Exactly two
persons were born in each of the month of April, May and June. All the above information is not necessarily in the same order.

Seetha sits exactly in the middle of the north facing row. Tushar sits with Ximon and Wahab and opposite to Umesh. Pravin sits at
the extreme right end of the south facing row. Only one person sits between the two persons who were born in April. Queen sits
opposite to Raman and to the immediate right of the person, who was born in May month. Raman doesn’t face south direction.
Wahab was born in August month. The person who was born in March sits to the immediate right of Yousuf and opposite to the
person who is born in April. The person born in January sits to the right of the person born in July but they don’t sit at any of the
ends. Only one person sits between the two persons who were born in May.

Which of the following in pairs are born in same month?

A Yousuf and Vinoth

B Pravin and Queen

C Raman and Tushar

D Both A and B

E None of the above

Correct Answer A

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6 Question Description A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a
different rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement.
Input: always begin from bottom mount high
Step I: aabdho eimty inou ggnooy gmnou isst
Step II: 3 44 31 23 2 49
Step III: 48 18 72
Step IV: 3 9
Step V: 144
Step V is the last step of the arrangement.
Following the same pattern solve the given input.

Input: fear creates demons only hope defeat

What will be the value obtained in final step of the arrangement?

A 36

B 26

C 81

D 49

E None of the above

Correct Answer C

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7 Question Description in a 100 m race, A beats B by 10 m and C by 13 m. In a race of 180 m, B will beat C by:

A 5.4 m

B 4.5 m

C 5m

D 6m

E None of the above

Correct Answer D

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8 Question Description Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given beside.

Seven cricket teams won world cup tournaments that were held after every 4 years from year 1995 onwards. Theses cricket teams
are – India, Australia, Pakistan, West Indies, Sri Lanka, England and New Zealand. The world cup tournament was hosted by the
countries mentioned above such that each country hosts one world cup tournament.

Only England won the world cup in the year in which it has hosted the tournament. West Indies won World cup when Sri Lanka
hosted it but not in the year 1999. Pakistan was the third country to win the world cup. India won the world cup in the year in which
it was hosted by New Zealand. India hosted the world cup just before Sri Lanka won it. Sri Lanka won the world cup just before
hosting the world cup title. 2 world cup tournaments were held between the winning year and hosting year of India. England won
just after the win by India. New Zealand won the world cup just before it was won by Australia. Australia won the world cup in the
year it was hosted by Pakistan. Australia was neither the last nor the first one to win world cup. Sri Lanka did not won the world cup
in West Indies.
Which of the following pairs shows the winner and host of year 2011 respectively?

A West Indies – Sri Lanka

B Pakistan – India

C India – Australia

D New Zealand – West Indies

E None of the above

Correct Answer A

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9 Question Description Question presents a situation and asks you to make a judgment regarding that particular circumstance. Choose an
answer based on given information

Zachary has invited his three buddies over to watch the basketball game on his wide-screen television. They are all
hungry, but no one wants to leave to get food. Just as they are arguing about who should make the food run, a
commercial comes on for a local pizze-ria that delivers. The phone number flashes on the screen briefly and they all try
to remember it. By the time Zachary grabs a pen and paper, each of them recollects a different number.
#1: All of the men agree that the first three numbers are 995.
#2: Three of them agree that the fourth number is 9.
#3: Three agree that the fifth number is 2.
#4: Three agree that the sixth number is 6; three others agree that the seventh number is also 6.
Which of the numbers is most likely the telephone number of the pizzeria?

A 995-9266

B 995-9336

C 995-9268

D 995-8266

E None of the above

Correct Answer A

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10 Question Description
A watch which gains uniformly is 2 minutes low at noon on Monday and is 4 min. 48 sec fast at 2 p.m. on the following
Monday. When was it correct?

A 2 p.m. on Tuesday

B 2 p.m. on Wednesday

C 3 p.m. on Thursday

D 1 p.m. on Friday

E None of the above

Correct Answer B

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11 Question Description
A is 30% more efficient than B. How much time will they, working together, take to complete a job which A alone could
have done in 23 days?

A 11 days

B 13 days

C 17 days

D 19 days

E None of the above

Correct Answer B

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12 Question Description

A 1

B 2

C 3

D 4

E None of the above

Correct Answer D

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13 Question Description
Each of the following questions contains a small paragraph followed by a question on it. Read each paragraph carefully
and answer the question given below it.
the only true education comes through the stimulation of the child's powers by the demands of the social situations in
which he finds himself. Through these demands he is stimulated to act as a member of a unity, to emerge from his
original narrowness of action and feeling, and to conceive himself from the standpoint of the welfare of the group to
which he belongs.

The passage best supports the statement that real education -

A will take place if the children imbibe action and feeling.

B will take place if the children are physically strong.

C is not provided in our schools today.

D comes through the interaction with social situations.

E None of the above

Correct Answer D

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14 Question Description
Direction: In each of the following question, there is a certain relationship between two given pair on both side of '::' . One
word is given on another side of '::' while another word is to be found from the given options, having the same relation with
this word as the words of the given pair . Choose the correct word from the following options.

16 : 36 :: 64 : ?

A 4

B 6

C 8

D 100

E None of the above

Correct Answer D

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Question Description

A A

B B

C C

D D

E None of the above

Correct Answer D

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16 Question Description
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Eight persons – Sarin, Rahi, Akasa, Pavi, Preet, Gunjan, Taran and Namya belong to a family which consists of three generations
and two married couples.

Preet is the sister of only son of Akasa. Pavi is the daughter in law of Sarin. Rahi is the mother of Akasa. Sarin is the grandfather of
Taran who is the daughter of Pavi. Namya is the maternal uncle of Gunjan.

Four of the following five are alike in some way and hence form a group. Which of the following is the one that does not
belong to the group?

A Sarin, Preet

B Akasa, Taran

C Pavi, Namya

D Rahi, Preet

E None of the above

Correct Answer D

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17 Question Description Choose the alternative which is closely resembles the mirror image of the given combination.

A 1

B 2

C 3

D 4

E None of the above

Correct Answer D

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18 Question Description

A A

B B

C C

D D

E None of the above

Correct Answer D

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19 Question Description
A man's speed with the current is 15 km/hr and the speed of the current is 2.5 km/hr. The man's speed against the
current is:

A 8.5 km/hr

B 9 km/hr

C 10 km/hr

D 12.5 km/hr

E None of the above

Correct Answer C

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20 Question Description
Two pipes A and B together can fill a cistern in 4 hours. Had they been opened separately, then B would have taken 6 hours more
than A to fill the cistern. How much time will be taken by A to fill the cistern separately?

A 1 hour

B 2 hours

C 6 hours

D 8 hours

E None of the above

Correct Answer C

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Question Description Directions: In this set of questions a narration is given. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to
be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given
statements.

As Diwali festival is approaching Vikrant goes to his father with a view to convince him for buying crackers for Vikrant. He says,
“Dad! My friend Rahul likes crackers very much.”

His father replies, “Son, all crackers are harmful and all the harmful things make this world a worse place to live in.” He continued,
“Even sweets are harmful.”

“But Dad, Rahul is an intelligent boy.” argues Vikrant.

His father replies, “I do acknowledge too that Rahul is an intelligent boy, but alas! Some intelligent boys are not wise.”

With a dejected face, Rahul leaves for his tuition classes.

Which of the following conclusions doesn’t follow?

A All intelligent boys being Rahul is a possibility.

B Rahul may not be wise.

C Everything that makes this world a worse place to live in is harmful.

D Some crackers are liked by Rahul.

E None of the above

Correct Answer C

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22 Question Description

A A

B B

C C

D D

E None of the above

Correct Answer D

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23 Question Description
Rahim plans to drive from city A to station C, at the speed of 70 km per hour, to catch a train arriving there from B. He must
reach C at least 15 minutes before the arrival of the train. The train leaves B, located 500 km south of A, at 8:00 am and travels at
a speed of 50 km per hour. It is known that C is located between west and northwest of B, with BC at 60° to AB. Also, C is
located between south and southwest of A with AC at 30° to AB. The latest time by which Rahim must leave A and still catch
the train is closest to:

A 6 : 15 am

B 6 : 30 am

C 6 :45 am

D 7 : 00 am

E None of the above

Correct Answer B

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24 Question Description

A 18, 46

B 28, 51

C 42, 62

D 18, 44

E None of the above

Correct Answer D

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25 Question Description

A 135, 6

B 126, 4

C 124, 8

D 135, 5

E None of the above

Correct Answer A

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Question Description Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given thereof:

In a certain code language

‘ this is not me’ is written as ‘ar rt st pt’

‘ not you but him’ is written as ‘mn we rt qs’
‘ me and you come’ is written as ‘yu mn pt xr’
‘ but this is him’ is written as ‘ar we st qs’

What is the code for ‘me’ according to the given code language?

A gs

B mn

C rt

D pt

E None of the above

Correct Answer D

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27 Question Description
The difference of two numbers is 1365. On dividing the larger number by the smaller, we get 6 as quotient and the 15
as remainder. What is the smaller number ?

A 240

B 270

C 295

D 360

E None of the above

Correct Answer B

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28 Question Description

A A

B B

C C

D D

E None of the above

Correct Answer B

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29 Question Description

A 1,2,5 ; 3,7,8 ; 4,6,9

B 1,7,2 ; 3,9,6 ; 4,5,8

C 2,3,8 ; 4,6,9 ; 1,5,7

D 5,6,9 ; 3,4,1 ; 2,7,8

E None of the above

Correct Answer A

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30 Question Description
Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
granamelke means big tree
pinimelke means little tree
melkehoon means tree house
Which word could mean "big house"?

A granahoon

B pinishur

C pinihoon

D melkegrana

E None of the above

Correct Answer A

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31 Question Description
In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. 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 either I or II is implicit
(D) If neither I nor II is implicit

Statement: The State government has decided to appoint four thousand primary school teachers during the next
financial year.
Assumptions:
1. There are enough schools in the state to accommodate four thousand additional primary school teachers.

2. The eligible candidates may not be interested to apply as the government may not finally appoint such a large
number of primary school teachers.

A Only assumption I is implicit

B Only assumption II is implicit

C Either I or II is implicit

D Neither I nor II is implicit

E None of the above

Correct Answer A

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32 Question Description

A A

B B

C C

D D

E None of the above

Correct Answer D

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33 Question Description
The cost of Type 1 rice is Rs. 15 per kg and Type 2 rice is Rs. 20 per kg. If both Type 1 and Type 2 are mixed in the
ratio of 2 : 3, then the price per kg of the mixed variety of rice is:

A Rs. 18

B Rs. 18.50

C Rs. 19

D Rs. 19.50

E None of the above

Correct Answer A

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34 Question Description
Odd man out
396, 462, 572, 427, 671, 264

A 396

B 427

C 671

D 264

E None of the above

Correct Answer B

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35 Question Description
Direction: In each of the following question, there is a certain relationship between two given pair on both side of '::' . One
word is given on another side of '::' while another word is to be found from the given options, having the same relation with
this word as the words of the given pair . Choose the correct word from the following options.

8 : 39 :: 72 : ?

A 64

B 312

C 351

D 300

E None of the above

Correct Answer C

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36 Question Description Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence.

1. Sentence 2. Chapter 3. Letter 4. Book 5. Word 6. Paragraph

A 4, 2, 1, 6, 5, 3

B 4, 2, 6, 1, 5, 3

C 4, 6, 1, 2, 3, 5

D 4, 6, 2, 5, 1, 3

E None of the above

Correct Answer B

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37 Question Description A father said to his son, "I was as old as you are at the present at the time of your birth". If the father's age is 38 years
now, the son's age five years back was:

A 14 years

B 19 years

C 33 years

D 38 years

E None of the above

Correct Answer A

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38 Question Description

A 1

B 2

C 3

D 4

E None of the above

Correct Answer D

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39 Question Description Each question presents a situation and asks you to make a judgment regarding that particular circumstance. Choose an
answer based on given information.

Mark is working with a realtor to find a location for the toy store he plans to open in his town. He is looking for a place
that is either in, or not too far from, the center of town and one that would attract the right kind of foot traffic. Which of
the following locations should Mark's realtor call to his attention?

A a storefront in a new high-rise building near the train station in the center of town whose occupants are mainly young,
childless professionals who use the train to commute to their offices each day.

B a little shop three blocks away from the town's main street, located across the street from an elementary school and
next door to an ice cream store

C a stand-alone storefront on a quiet residential street ten blocks away from the town's center

D a storefront in a small strip mall located on the outskirts of town that is also occupied by a pharmacy and a dry cleaner

E None of the above

Correct Answer B

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40 Question Description In each of the following questions, two statements numbered I and II are given. There may be cause and effect
relationship between the two statements. These two statements may be the effect of the same cause or independent
causes. These statements may be independent causes without having any relationship. Read both the statements in
each question and mark your answer

Statements:
I. India has surpassed the value of tea exports this year over all the earlier years due to an increase in demand for
quality tea in the European market.
II. There is an increase in demand of coffee in the domestic market during the last two years.

A Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect

B Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
C Both the statements I and II are independent causes
D Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
E None of the above
Correct Answer C

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41 Question Description Directions: Each of the following consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to
decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question.
Six batsmen are doing net practice on six days of a week starting from Monday to Saturday. Only one player practises on
one day. Dhoni practises on which day?

Statement I: Virat practises just before Dhoni, who is not the last one to practice. Rohit practises on the first day of the week
immediatley followed by Shikhar.

Statement II: Rohit and Virat practise at a gap of one day such that Rohit practises on Monday. Dhoni practises just before Rahul.

A If the data in statement I is sufficient to answer the question.

B If the data in statement II is sufficient to answer the question.

C If the data in either statement I or statement II is sufficient to answer the question.

D If the data in statement I and statement II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

E None of the above

Correct Answer D

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42 Question Description
A and B are children of D. Who is the father of A? To answer this question which of the statements (1) and (2) is
necessary?
1. C is the brother of A and the son of E.

2. F is the mother B.

A Only (1)

B Only (2)

C Either (1) or (2)

D (1) and (2) both

E None of the above

Correct Answer B

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43 Question Description
The present worth of a sum due sometime hence is Rs. 576 and the banker's gain is Rs. 16. The true discount is:

A Rs. 36

B Rs. 72

C Rs. 48

D Rs. 96

E None of the above

Correct Answer D

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44 Question Description
Directions: Study the following questions carefully and choose the right answer:
Statement : “Present-day education is in a shambles and the country is going to the dogs.”
Assumptions :
I. A good education system is essential for the well-being of a nation.
II. A good education alone is sufficient for the well-being of a nation.

A if only assumption I is implicit

B if only assumption II is implicit

C if either I or II is implicit

D if neither I nor II is implicit

E None of the above

Correct Answer A

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45 Question Description
Direction: In each of the following question, there is a certain relationship between two given pair on both side of '::' . One
word is given on another side of '::' while another word is to be found from the given options, having the same relation with
this word as the words of the given pair . Choose the correct word from the following options.

Equine : Horse : : Vulpine : ?

A Dog

B Cat

C Wolf

D Eagle

E None of the above

Correct Answer C

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46 Question Description

A A

B B

C C

D D

E None of the above

Correct Answer D

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47 Question Description A Parking lot Contains 160 Vehicles. Each Vehicle is either a car or a truck, and each vehicle is either red or green. 70 vehicles are
red, and 120 vehicles are cars. If there are 18 green trucks, how many red cars are there?

A 54

B 50

C 48

D 45

E None of the above

Correct Answer C

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48 Question Description Six friends are sitting in a circle and are facing the centre of the circle. Deepa is between Prakash and Pankaj. Priti is
between Mukesh and Lalit. Prakash and Mukesh are opposite to each other.

Who are the neighbours of Mukesh ?

A Prakash and Deepa

B Deepa and Priti

C Priti and Pankaj

D Lalit and Priti

E None of the above

Correct Answer C

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49 Question Description

A 1

B 2

C 3

D 4

E None of the above

Correct Answer C

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50 Question Description Directions: Study the following questions carefully and choose the right answer:
Statement: The sale of a particular product has gone down considerably causing great concern to the company.

Courses of action:

I. The company should make a proper study of rival products in the market.

II. The price of the product should be reduced and quality improved.

A Only I follows

B Only II follows

C Either I or II follows

D Neither I nor II follows

E None of the above

Correct Answer A

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51 Comprehension Read the following passage and answer the questions below

From the subjective standpoint we may see that certain acts have a tendency to exalt and ennoble us, while certain other acts have a
tendency to degrade or brutalize us. But it is not possible to make out with certainty which acts have which kind of tendency in
relation to all persons, of all sorts and conditions. There is, however, only one idea of duty which has been universally accepted by
all mankind, of all ages and sects and countries, and that has been summed up in a Sanskrit aphorism thus; “do not injure any being;
not injuring any being is virtue, injuring any being is sin.”

Question Description As a brief phrase that expresses its meaning in a clever way, aphorism is closer to the following term than the rest of the options

A euphemism

B epigram

C epistle

D episode

E None of the above

Correct Answer B

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52 Comprehension
Read the following passage and answer the questions below

From the subjective standpoint we may see that certain acts have a tendency to exalt and ennoble us, while certain other acts have a
tendency to degrade or brutalize us. But it is not possible to make out with certainty which acts have which kind of tendency in
relation to all persons, of all sorts and conditions. There is, however, only one idea of duty which has been universally accepted by
all mankind, of all ages and sects and countries, and that has been summed up in a Sanskrit aphorism thus; “do not injure any being;
not injuring any being is virtue, injuring any being is sin.”

Question Description In the context of this passage, the phrase “not possible to make out with certainty” implies

A manage to hear with hardship

B guess wildly

C see with some difficulty

D assert emphatically

E None of the above

Correct Answer D

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53 Comprehension
Read the following passage and answer the questions below

From the subjective standpoint we may see that certain acts have a tendency to exalt and ennoble us, while certain other acts have a
tendency to degrade or brutalize us. But it is not possible to make out with certainty which acts have which kind of tendency in
relation to all persons, of all sorts and conditions. There is, however, only one idea of duty which has been universally accepted by
all mankind, of all ages and sects and countries, and that has been summed up in a Sanskrit aphorism thus; “do not injure any being;
not injuring any being is virtue, injuring any being is sin.”

Question Description As per this passage, a Sanskrit aphorism has summed up the notion of

A injury

B human tendency

C duty

D virtue

E None of the above

Correct Answer C

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54 Comprehension
Read the following passage and answer the questions below

From the subjective standpoint we may see that certain acts have a tendency to exalt and ennoble us, while certain other acts have a
tendency to degrade or brutalize us. But it is not possible to make out with certainty which acts have which kind of tendency in
relation to all persons, of all sorts and conditions. There is, however, only one idea of duty which has been universally accepted by
all mankind, of all ages and sects and countries, and that has been summed up in a Sanskrit aphorism thus; “do not injure any being;
not injuring any being is virtue, injuring any being is sin.”

Question Description Identify a term from the passage which means “ to praise somebody or raise to a higher position or rank”

A exalt

B degrade

C ennoble

D virtue

E None of the above

Correct Answer A

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55 Comprehension
Read the following passage and answer the questions below

From the subjective standpoint we may see that certain acts have a tendency to exalt and ennoble us, while certain other acts have a
tendency to degrade or brutalize us. But it is not possible to make out with certainty which acts have which kind of tendency in
relation to all persons, of all sorts and conditions. There is, however, only one idea of duty which has been universally accepted by
all mankind, of all ages and sects and countries, and that has been summed up in a Sanskrit aphorism thus; “do not injure any being;
not injuring any being is virtue, injuring any being is sin.”

Question Description Choose form the following option, the word that is the opposite in meaning to universally

A ubiquitously

B locally

C globally

D worldwide

E None of the above

Correct Answer B

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56 Comprehension
Read the following passage and answer the questions:
Every consolidation of business upon a grand scale implies the development of precisely those talents of organization without
which the socialistic state could not come into being or maintain itself, while at the same time the substitution of monopoly for
competition removes the only check upon the power of capital to exploit society, and brings home to every citizen in his tenderest
point—his pocket—the necessity for that public control from which he might otherwise be inclined to shrink. Capitalist society is
thus preparing its own euthanasia; and we socialists aught to be regarded not as assassins of the old order, but as midwives to
deliver it of the child with which it is in travail.

Question Description As per this passage, the only check upon “the power of the capital to exploit society” is

A monopoly

B public control

C competition

D the citizen’s pocket

E None of the above

Correct Answer C

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57 Comprehension Read the following passage and answer the questions:
Every consolidation of business upon a grand scale implies the development of precisely those talents of organization without
which the socialistic state could not come into being or maintain itself, while at the same time the substitution of monopoly for
competition removes the only check upon the power of capital to exploit society, and brings home to every citizen in his tenderest
point—his pocket—the necessity for that public control from which he might otherwise be inclined to shrink. Capitalist society is
thus preparing its own euthanasia; and we socialists aught to be regarded not as assassins of the old order, but as midwives to
deliver it of the child with which it is in travail.

Question Description The passage implies that a citizen may shrink from the need to exercise public control when

A competition is removed

B monopoly is implemented

C his financial condition is secure

D his pocket is endangered

E None of the above

Correct Answer C

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58 Comprehension Read the following passage and answer the questions:
Every consolidation of business upon a grand scale implies the development of precisely those talents of organization without
which the socialistic state could not come into being or maintain itself, while at the same time the substitution of monopoly for
competition removes the only check upon the power of capital to exploit society, and brings home to every citizen in his tenderest
point—his pocket—the necessity for that public control from which he might otherwise be inclined to shrink. Capitalist society is
thus preparing its own euthanasia; and we socialists aught to be regarded not as assassins of the old order, but as midwives to
deliver it of the child with which it is in travail.

Question Description The term “scale” as used in the above passage implies

A the measuring marks or equipment

B the size or proportion of something

C hard flat flakes on some living beings

D series of musical notes

E None of the above

Correct Answer B

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59 Comprehension Read the following passage and answer the questions:
Every consolidation of business upon a grand scale implies the development of precisely those talents of organization without
which the socialistic state could not come into being or maintain itself, while at the same time the substitution of monopoly for
competition removes the only check upon the power of capital to exploit society, and brings home to every citizen in his tenderest
point—his pocket—the necessity for that public control from which he might otherwise be inclined to shrink. Capitalist society is
thus preparing its own euthanasia; and we socialists aught to be regarded not as assassins of the old order, but as midwives to
deliver it of the child with which it is in travail.

Question Description “Capitalist society is thus preparing its own euthanasia.” This statement contains the following figure of speech

A euphemism; personification; metaphor

B metaphor; alliteration; personification

C simile, transferred epithet; personification

D transferred epithet; simile; alliteration

E None of the above

Correct Answer A

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60 Comprehension Read the following passage and answer the questions:
Every consolidation of business upon a grand scale implies the development of precisely those talents of organization without
which the socialistic state could not come into being or maintain itself, while at the same time the substitution of monopoly for
competition removes the only check upon the power of capital to exploit society, and brings home to every citizen in his tenderest
point—his pocket—the necessity for that public control from which he might otherwise be inclined to shrink. Capitalist society is
thus preparing its own euthanasia; and we socialists aught to be regarded not as assassins of the old order, but as midwives to
deliver it of the child with which it is in travail.

Question Description Read the following statements carefully and say whether they are true or false.
(i) The large-scale consolidation of business throws up the very capacities needed to create and sustain the socialistic state.
(ii) This process if based on monopoly can lead to the disintegration of the capitalist order.

A Statement (i) is true; but statement (ii) is false

B Statement (i) is false; but statement (ii) is true

C both the statements are false

D both the statements are true

E None of the above

Correct Answer D

Marks 1