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Test Venue iON Digital Zone iDZ Qualapatty
Test Time 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Test Date 02/08/2019

Section : General English

Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Deforestation 1.______ the permanent destruction of forests in order to 2.______ the land
available for other uses. It 3.______ around the world, though tropical rainforests are
particularly 4.____. If current deforestation levels 5.______ , the world's rainforests may
completely vanish in as little as 100 years, according to National Geographic.

SubQuestion No : 1
Q.1 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 1.
Ans 1. have

2. are

3. is

4. has

Question ID : 23908762

Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Deforestation 1.______ the permanent destruction of forests in order to 2.______ the land
available for other uses. It 3.______ around the world, though tropical rainforests are
particularly 4.____. If current deforestation levels 5.______ , the world's rainforests may
completely vanish in as little as 100 years, according to National Geographic.

SubQuestion No : 2
Q.2 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 2.
Ans 1. makes

2. make

3. made

4. making

Question ID : 23908763
Chosen Option : 2

Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Deforestation 1.______ the permanent destruction of forests in order to 2.______ the land
available for other uses. It 3.______ around the world, though tropical rainforests are
particularly 4.____. If current deforestation levels 5.______ , the world's rainforests may
completely vanish in as little as 100 years, according to National Geographic.

SubQuestion No : 3
Q.3 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 3.
Ans 1. occurs

2. occurred

3. occurring

4. occur

Question ID : 23908764
Chosen Option : 1

Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Deforestation 1.______ the permanent destruction of forests in order to 2.______ the land
available for other uses. It 3.______ around the world, though tropical rainforests are
particularly 4.____. If current deforestation levels 5.______ , the world's rainforests may
completely vanish in as little as 100 years, according to National Geographic.

SubQuestion No : 4
Q.4 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 4.
Ans 1. targeted

2. robbed

3. looted

4. aimed

Question ID : 23908765
Chosen Option : 1

Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Deforestation 1.______ the permanent destruction of forests in order to 2.______ the land
available for other uses. It 3.______ around the world, though tropical rainforests are
particularly 4.____. If current deforestation levels 5.______ , the world's rainforests may
completely vanish in as little as 100 years, according to National Geographic.

SubQuestion No : 5
Q.5 Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 5.
Ans 1. maintain

2. continue

3. follow

4. proceed

Question ID : 23908766
Chosen Option : 2

Q.6 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Demolish
Ans 1. Repair

2. Taunt

3. Reveal

4. Dismantle

Question ID : 23908768

Q.7 Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.

Something no longer in use
Ans 1. Obdurate

2. Odious

3. Obsolete

4. Ominous

Question ID : 23908773

Q.8 Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No
error’.
My visiting to my family are few and far between. /No error
Ans 1. No error

2. few and far between

3. My visiting to

4. my family are

Question ID : 23908754

Q.9 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
It is quite tough to ______ which candidate will win the presidential elections.
Ans 1. pretend

2. elect

3. predict

4. argue

Question ID : 23908777

Q.10 Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
Fluctuate
Ans 1. Stabilize

2. Mobilize

3. Waver

4. Stumble

Question ID : 23908769
Chosen Option : 1

Q.11 In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best
expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Fit as a fiddle
Ans 1. To play a melodious tune

2. In a perfectly healthy condition

3. A severe and conclusive test

4. To be a perfect match

Question ID : 23908771

Q.12 In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best
expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

Nail-biting
Ans 1. Suspenseful

2. Plentiful

3. Peaceful

4. Joyful

Question ID : 23908772
Chosen Option : 1

Q.13 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given
sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No Improvement.
The government seems to have no interest for the welfare of the common man.
Ans 1. any interest in

2. no interest to

3. No Improvement

4. no interest in

Question ID : 23908757

Q.14 Choose the correctly spelt word.
Ans 1. Dominent

2. Diseese

3. Deminish

4. Dependent

Question ID : 23908775

Q.15 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Though I am tall, I feel inferior ______ others.
Ans 1. to

2. than

3. upon

4. from

Question ID : 23908760
Chosen Option : 1

Q.16 Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
Disperse
Ans 1. Gather

2. Neglect

3. Send

4. Hold

Question ID : 23908770
Chosen Option : 1

Q.17 Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No
error’.
She wanted telling you who you could approach for your problem. /No error
Ans 1. No error

2. who you could approach

3. for your problem

4. She wanted telling you

Question ID : 23908753

Q.18 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given
sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No Improvement.
I don't think many people will be able to attend the meeting tomorrow.
Ans 1. is able

2. No Improvement

3. have able

4. are able

Question ID : 23908756
Chosen Option : 2

Q.19 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
I watched him ______.
Ans 1. to falling

2. to fell

3. fell

4. fall

Question ID : 23908759
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.20 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Chide
Ans 1. Flatter

2. Commend

3. Approve

4. Rebuke

Question ID : 23908767
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.21 Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.

Something which leads to death
Ans 1. Fatal

2. Trial

3. Penal

4. Vital

Question ID : 23908774

Chosen Option : 1

Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given
sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No Improvement.
She insisted to driving her kids to school.
Ans 1. to be driving

2. on driving

3. to drive

4. No Improvement

Question ID : 23908758
Chosen Option : 2

Q.23 Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No
error’.
Their friendship will not last long. /No error
Ans 1. will not

2. last long

3. No error

4. Their friendship

Question ID : 23908755

Q.24 Choose the correctly spelt word.
Ans 1. Bachelar

2. Existence

3. Calender

4. Antedote

Question ID : 23908776
Chosen Option : 2

Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The businessman has ______ connections in the industry.
Ans 1. respective

2. respectable

3. receptive

4. responsible

Question ID : 23908778
Chosen Option : 1

Section : General Intelligence & Reasoning

Q.1 Select the option in which the letters share the same relationship as that shared by the
given pair of letters.

DP : FR
Ans 1. DJ : BH

2. JZ : HB

3. LQ : NU

4. MA : OC

Question ID : 239087309

Q.2

Ans
1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 239087326
Chosen Option : 2

Q.3 Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.
137, 148, 161, 176, 193, ?
Ans 1. 214

2. 212

3. 224

4. 232

Question ID : 239087319
Chosen Option : 2

Q.4 Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

5, 10, 17, 26, 37, ?
Ans 1. 48

2. 50

3. 47

4. 49

Question ID : 239087320
Chosen Option : 2

Q.5 Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is
related to the first term.

Circumference : Circle :: Perimeter : ?
Ans 1. 3D

2. Big

3. Breadth

4. Square

Question ID : 239087307

Q.6

Ans

1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 239087328

Q.7 Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given
in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts,
decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:
I. All red are cars.
II. Some yellow are red.

Conclusions:
I. Some yellow are cars.
II. No yellow is red.
Ans 1. Only conclusion II follows.

2. None of the conclusions follows.

3. Both conclusions I and II follow.

4. Only conclusion I follows.

Question ID : 239087318

Q.8 Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given
in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts,
decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:
I. All wood are chairs.
II. All chairs are blue.
III. No chair is a table.

Conclusions:
I. Some tables are blue.
II. No wood is a table.
III. Some blue are wood.
Ans 1. Only conclusion II follows.

2. Only conclusion III follows.

3. All conclusions, I, II and III, follow

4. Both conclusions II and III follow.

Question ID : 239087317

Q.9 Five articles, K, L, P, R and T, are kept one above the other (not necessarily in the same
order). K is just above T and just below R. L is just above P and just below T. Which article is
at the second position from the bottom?
Ans 1. L

2. T

3. P

4. K

Question ID : 239087316
Chosen Option : 1

Q.10 In a certain code language, ‘TOPAS’ is written as ‘WRSDV’. What will be the code for
‘FREIGHT’ in that code language?
Ans 1. KWJNLMY

2. JVIMKLX

3. IUHLJKW

4. IVHLJKW

Question ID : 239087310

Q.11 Six computers labelled E, F, G, H, I and J are placed in a row facing towards the north (not
necessarily in the same order). Two computers are placed between E and I. G is placed
second to the right of J. F is placed second to the right of E. I is placed to the left of E.
Which computer is placed to the right of G?
Ans 1. E

2. H

3. F

4. G

Question ID : 239087315

Q.12 Which two numbers need to be interchanged to make the following equation correct?
4+2÷3×8–1=6

Ans 1. 8 and 4

2. 2 and 4

3. 3 and 8

4. 3 and 4

Question ID : 239087323

Q.13 Select the word pair in which the two words are related in the same way as the two words in
the following word-pair.

Pen : Author
Ans 1. Knife : Chef

2. Surgeon : Scalpel

3. Carpenter : Saw

4. Gun : Gardener

Question ID : 239087308
Chosen Option : 1

Q.14 Select the letter-cluster that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

RAP, SCS, TEV, UGY, ?
Ans 1. VJB

2. WJC

3. VIB

4. WJB

Question ID : 239087306

Q.15 In a certain code language, ‘ROAD’ is written as ‘40’ and ‘HEAR’ is written as ‘34’. What will
be the code for ‘POEM’ in that code language?
Ans 1. 50

2. 47

3. 51

4. 49

Question ID : 239087313

Q.16

Ans

1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 239087329

Q.17

Ans

1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 239087325
Chosen Option : 2

Q.18

Ans

1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 239087330
Chosen Option : 1

Q.19 In a certain code language, ‘ROCKER’ is written as ‘SNDJFQ’. What will be the code for
‘PRIEST’ in that code language?
Ans 1. SSLFVU

2. QQJDTS

3. QQJDTU

4. RRKEUT

Question ID : 239087311
Chosen Option : 2

Q.20

Ans

1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 239087327

Q.21 Five products, N, L, T, V and R, are placed in a row facing towards the east (not necessarily
in the same order). T is second to the left of U. N is second to the right of L. R is to the
immediate right of U. Which product is at the second position from the north end?
Ans 1. T

2. U

3. N

4. L

Question ID : 239087314
Chosen Option : 1

Q.22 Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number
is related to the first number.

32 : 61 :: 44 : ?
Ans 1. 71

2. 89

3. 73

4. 67

Question ID : 239087321

Q.23 In a certain code language, ‘PAIN’ is written as ‘161914’ and ‘TYRE’ is written as ‘2025185’.
What will be the code for ‘LONG’ in that code language?
Ans 1. 1215917

2. 1215197

3. 1215147

4. 1215417

Question ID : 239087312

Q.24

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 239087322
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.25 If digit 3 is interchanged with digit 1, then what will be the value of the following equation?
6+9÷1×3–2=?
Ans

1. 8

2. 9

3. 6

4. 7

Question ID : 239087324

Section : Numerical Aptitude

Q.1
Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 239087440

Q.2

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 239087431
Chosen Option : 1

Q.3

Ans
1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 239087433

Q.4

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 239087453
Chosen Option : 1

Q.5

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 239087438
Chosen Option : 1

Q.6

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 239087441
Chosen Option : 1

Q.7

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 239087434
Chosen Option : 1

Q.8

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 239087439

Q.9

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 239087450
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.10
Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 239087436

Q.11

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 239087452
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.12

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 239087445
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.13

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 239087443

Q.14

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 239087449
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.15

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 239087444

Q.16

Ans
1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 239087446

Q.17

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 239087432

Q.18

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 239087435
Chosen Option : 1

Q.19

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 239087448
Chosen Option : 2

Q.20

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 239087455
Chosen Option : 1

Q.21
Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 239087451

Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.22

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 239087454
Chosen Option : 1

Q.23

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 239087447

Q.24

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 239087442
Chosen Option : 2

Q.25

Ans 1.

2.

3.

4.

Question ID : 239087437
Chosen Option : 1

Section : General awareness

Q.1 Who among the following tennis player has won the most Grand Slam tournament titles (as
of January 2019)?
Ans 1. Rafael Nadal

2. Serena Williams

3. Steffi Graf

4. Roger Federar

Question ID : 239087202

Q.2 Book 'A brief history of time' is written by:
Ans 1. John Green

2. J K Rowling

3. Suzame Colling

4. Stephen Hawking

Question ID : 239087203

Q.3 Anna Rajam Malhotra who died in 2018 was:
Ans 1. First female Indian MLA

2. First female Indian Chief Secretary

3. First female Indian IAS officer

4. First female Indian IPS officer

Question ID : 239087205

Q.4 Which of the following pairs is INCORRECTLY matched?
Ans 1. Tawa - Gujarat

2. Korba - Chattisgarh

3. Nagarjunasagar - Andhra Pradesh

4. Farakka - West Bengal

Question ID : 239087191
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.5 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) does not transact the business of which of the following State
Government?
Ans 1. Bihar

2. Jammu and Kashmir

3. Telangana

4. Meghalaya

Question ID : 239087192
Chosen Option : 2

Q.6 Vyas Samman 2018 conferred to:

Ans 1. Mamta Kalia

2. Amitav Ghosh

3. Leeladhar Jagudi

4. K Siva Reddy

Question ID : 239087204

Q.7 Which of the following writs provides a remedy for a person who has been unlawfully held in
prison?
Ans 1. Certiorari

2. Habeas Corpus

3. Mandamus

4. Prohibition

Question ID : 239087185
Chosen Option : 2

Q.8 Which of the following pairs is INCORRECTLY matched?
Ans 1. Colosseum - Italy

2. Chichen Itza - Brazil

3. Petra - Jordan

4. Machu Picchu - Peru

Question ID : 239087190
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.9 The Dargah of Sheikh Khwaja Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki is located in:
Ans 1. Ajmer

2. Ajodhan

3. Delhi

4. Agra

Question ID : 239087187

Q.10 Who among the following became the country's Vice President twice?
Ans 1. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat

2. Mohammad Hidayatullah

3. Sarvapalli RadhaKrishnan

4. K R Narayanan

Question ID : 239087186

Q.11 Kishtwar National Park is located in:
Ans 1. Jharkhand

2. Jammu and Kashmir

3. Himachal Pradesh

4. Uttrakhand

Question ID : 239087198

Q.12 Who was the President of Congress during Belgaum Summit of Congress in 1924?
Ans 1. K.L. Nehru

2. Charu Majumdar

3. J.L. Nehru

4. M.K. Gandhi

Question ID : 239087189

Q.13 With reference to the steel plants in India, which of the following pairs is correct?
Ans 1. Durgapur - Odisha

2. Salem - Tamil Nadu

3. Rourkela - West Bengal

4. Bokaro - Bihar

Question ID : 239087193
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --

Q.14 Who of the following is referred to as Dhing Express?
Ans 1. Hima Das

2. Milkha Singh

3. Dutee Chand

4. P.T. Usha

Question ID : 239087201
Chosen Option : 1

Q.15 Which of the following is NOT related to fundamental rights?
Ans 1. Right to form association

2. Right to education

3. Right to life

4. Right to property

Question ID : 239087184

Q.16 Gir National Park is situated in:
Ans 1. West Bengal

2. Gujarat

3. Rajasthan

4. Assam

Question ID : 239087200
Chosen Option : 2

Q.17 Fiscal Policy is formulated by ______ in India.
Ans 1. NITI Ayog

2. Finance Ministry

3. RBI

4. Different Banks

Question ID : 239087194

Q.18 Who among the following is NOT associated to the Mughal empire?
Ans 1. Kamran Mirza

2. Sher Shah Suri

3. Shah Alam II

4. Dara Sikoh

Question ID : 239087188
Chosen Option : 2

Q.19 Muga silk is associated to which of the following states of India?
Ans 1. Assam

2. Bihar

3. Arunachal Pradesh

4. Maharashtra

Question ID : 239087182
Chosen Option : 1

Q.20 Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize for:
Ans 1. Theory of relativity

2. Theory of photoelectric effect

3. Theory of specific heat

4. Theory of Brownian motion

Question ID : 239087196
Chosen Option : 1

Q.21 Graphene is:
Ans 1. Isotope of boron

2. An alloy of iron

3. Allotrope of Carbon

4. An alloy of tin

Question ID : 239087195

Q.22 Which of the following disease is caused by virus?
Ans 1. Tetanus

2. Leprosy

3. Rubella

4. Malaria

Question ID : 239087199

Q.23 Kumbh Mela is NOT held at:
Ans 1. Allahabad

2. Ujjain

3. Puri

4. Haridwar

Question ID : 239087183

Q.24 Which of the following is richest in Vitamin C?
Ans 1. Soya Milk

2. Apple

3. Amla

4. Carrot

Question ID : 239087197

Q.25 In which of the following is reference of Indian Dance forms found?
Ans 1. Abhang

2. Natya Shashtra

3. Kama sutra

4. Bramha Sutra

Question ID : 239087181
Chosen Option : 2