TSPSC - AEE Exam

Notification No: 08/2015 Held on 20-09-2015

General Studies and General Abilities(EM)
SNO Question Option1 Option2 Option3 Option4
1 Which one of the following is considered as the bulwark of Mandamus Habeus Corpus Quo Warranto Certiorari
the personal liberty
2 The Speaker of Assembly submits his resignation to Chief Minister Governor Deputy Speaker Judge of High Court
3 Vishakha vs State of Keshavananda Bharati vs Union Shreya Singhal vs Union of
The law relating to sexual harassment was laid down in Anuj Garg vs Union of India
Rajasthan of India India
4 A judge of the Supreme Court may be removed on the Proved misbehaviour or in- On the pleasure of the
Bad judgement Supporting a public cause
ground of capacity President

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5 The boundary of a State in India can be altered through the
Article 368 Article 130 Article 70 Article 3

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procedure as laid down in
6 Who among the following advocated party-less democracy in

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M.N. Roy Acharya Vinoba Bhave Jawaharlal Nehru Jayaprakash Narayan
India
7 Sarf-e-Khas means Agrarian Lands Assigned Lands Forest Lands Crown Lands

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8 The term of office of the Governor of a State is 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 years

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9 The present Deputy Chairman of Rajya sabha is Prof. Nambiar Hameed Ansari Nazma Heptullah Prof. P.J. Kurian

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10 Legal entitlements for Legal entitlements for

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Food Security Act, 2013 converts existing food programmes Legal entitlements for socially
Legal entitlements for all economically marginalized culturally marginalized
into marginalized sections
sections sections

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11 The right to property under the Indian Constitution is A legal right A fundamental right Natural right A directive principle

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12 Education in India, is in State list Union list Concurrent list Residuary list

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13 The architect of 'Rampa Rebellion' was Bhagya Reddy Verma Mallu Dora Alluri Seeta Rama Raju Veeraiah Dora
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Identify the incorrect statement with reference to RTI Act
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Promote transparency and
accountability
Contain corruption Ensure good governance
Elicit information from the
people
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15 Which Article of the Indian Constitution provides for the
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welfare of the disabled persons
16 Which of the following tanks was not constructed by the
Bayyaram Ghanpur Pakhala Dindi
Kakatiyas?
17 Who was the architect of Charminar? Mohammad Qutub Shah Jamsheed Qutubshah Mir Momeen Astarabadi Tane shah
18 Who was the first President of the Nizam Rashtra Jana
K.V. Ranga Reddy M.Hanumantha Rao A. Veerabhadra Rao S.Pratapa Reddy
Sangham?
19 Who hoisted the Congress Flag on the Residency Building in Kaloji Narayana Rao Burgula Ramakrishna Rao M.Narsinga Rao Padmaja Naidu
Hyderabad
20 The author of the first novel from Telangana, entitled
Vasireddy Bhaskar Rao Sunkara Satyanarayana Kaloji Vattikota Alwarswamy
"Prajala Manishi "?
21 The first elected Chief Minister of Hyderabad State was Burgula Ramakrishna Rao K.V. Ranga Rao A. Kaleswara Rao N. Sanjeeva Reddy
22 Name the active women leader of the Telangana Praja Sangem Laxmi Bai T. Sada Laxmi Mallu Swarajyam Eswari bai
Samiti
23 During Telangana movement, JAC organised 'Sagara Nizam Sagar Himayat Sagar Hussain Sagar Osman Sagar
Haram' at
24 Declaration of Hyderabad as
What was the verdict of the Supreme Court that engulfed the Declaration of Mulki rules as Presidential Order was struck
free zone for police G.O. 610 was struck down

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Telangana Movement in 2009? null and void down
recruitment

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25 Who among the following has provided his personal
Dr. Mallikarjun Dr. M. Chenna Reddy Konda Lakshman Bapuji Sridhar Reddy

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residence to TRS Office when the party was formed in 2001
26 The author of the book "India Today " was A.O.Hume R.P.Dutt William Wedderburn Bipan Chandra

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27 Who headed the Law Commission appointed by Lord William
Lord Macaulay W.W.Hunter Charles Wood Lord Minto

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Bentinck?
28 The first news paper published in India was The Calcutta Gazette The Calcutta Chronicle The Bombay Herald The Bengal Gazette

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29 Who was the author of "Gulamgiri "? Jotiba Phule G.H.Deshmukh M.G.Ranade Dr.B.R.Ambedkar
30 The leader who participated in the Champaran Satyagraha

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Bal Gangadhar Tilak Subhash Chandra Bose Vallabh bhai Patel Rajendra Prasad
31 The poems praising the Russian Revolution of 1917 were Sarojini Naidu Rabindranath Tagore Mohammed Iqbal Subramanya Bharati

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written by
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Who among the following was not associated with the Kakori

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Ramprasad Bismill Chandra Shekhar Azad Ashfaqulla Khan Surya Sen
Conspiracy case?

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33 The Sarada Act was passed in the year 1929 1919 1939 1949
34 The founding father of Indian steel industry was
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Homi J.Bhaba Jamshedji Tata Dhirubhai Ambani Anand Goswami
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35 The partition of Bengal was annulled in the year
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1910 1911 1912 1913

36 Satellite data processing is carried out in India at NRSC ISRO IIRS SHAR
37 Population decrease / Population density increase /
Migration does not cause Changes in sex-ratio Earthquakes
increase decrease
38 Siwalik Mountains are also known as Lesser Himalayas Greater Himalayas Outer Himalayas Inner Himalayas
39 Which of the following is not a plantation crop? Tea Sugarcane Coffee Rubber
40 In the Western side, Telangana State shares the border with 3 states 4 states 5 states 2 states
41 Pranahita river flows in the district of Adilabad Ranga Reddy Mahaboobnagar Medak
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Chenchu Tribe mostly inhabits in the district of Nalgonda Mahabubnagar Khammam Karimnagar
43 In which place Iron Ore deposits are found recently in Bayyaram Jannaram Gannavaram Mailaram
Telangana?
44 "Gouda or Goundla" community in Telangana is associated
Construction Toddy tapping Fishing Weaving
with which traditional activity?

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Kadem reservoir is situated in the district of Adilabad Karimnagar Nalgonda Krishna

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46 Nagarjun Sagar Left canal is called Jawahar canal Mahaboob canal K.L. Rao canal Lal Bahadur canal

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47 historical tank in Warangal
"Kinnerasani " is a novel by Chalam film by Dasari Narayana Rao river in Khammam District
District

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Natural Sources Krishi National Safai Karamchari

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Nominal Savings Kinship Family National Safai Kinship Finance
NSKFDC stands for Finance and Development Finance and Development
and Direction Committee and Division Committee

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Corporation Corporation

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49 The study of the social, psychological, cognitive and
Gerontology Ornithology Etymology Entomology
biological aspects of aging is called

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50 The author of the Wealth of Nations is Amartya Sen Adam Smith Karl Marx Jayati Ghosh

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51 GST refers to General Sales Tax Goods and Services Tax General Service Tax Gross Service Tax

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52 Improving the productivity Developing rural infra Political empowerment of
Jan-Dhan Yojana is aimed at Financial inclusion
of the rural poor structure women
53 "Mixed Economy " policy was adopted by
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Amartya Sen Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Jawaharlal Nehru Mahatma Gandhi
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54 National Development
The 12th Five Year Plan is prepared by NITI Ayog Finance Commission of India Planning Commission of India
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Council
55 Which district in Telangana has lowest density of population Adilabad Khammam Mahaboobnagar Nizamabad
56 The literacy rate in Telangana state as per 2011 Census is 72.9% 66.5% 73% 65.5%
57 Land not cultivated in Land not cultivated for the Land not cultivated for more
'Current fallow land' means Land cultivated in current year
current year past two years than two years
58 Ministry of Agriculture, Commission for Agriculture Food and Agriculture
Minimum Support Price (MSP) for food crops is fixed by Government of a State
Government of India costs and prices organization
59 Railway is a sub sector of Primary Sector Secondary Sector Miscellaneous Sector Tertiary Sector
60 The writer of famous song "Podustunna Poddu meeda
Gaddar Guda Anjayya Goreti Venkanna Andesri
Nadustunna Kaalama "
61
The Laknavaram Lake is located in the district of Warangal Khammam Nizamabad Karimnagar
62 Historical Monument of 18th Irrigation project of Kakatiya
Meezan was a Urdu feature film News Paper from Hyderabad
century in Telangana period
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Kurumoorthy Jathara is famous in the district of Nalgonda Nizamabad Mahaboobnagar Hyderabad

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The Founder Editor of Golakonda Pathrika Adivi Bapiraju Krishna Swamy Mudiraj Raja Rameshwar Rao Suravaram Prathapa Reddy

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65

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Telangana traditional food Gatuka is made with Maize Wheat Rice Sugar
66 This flower prominently used in Bathukamma Gunugu Ganuga Senaga Gulabi

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67

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Rangam a future telling ceremony is associated with Secundrabad Bonalu Bathukamma Kolatam Dasara Procession

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68 The native village of Former Indian Prime Minister PV Manthani Dharmapuri Brahmana Palli Vangara
Narasimha Rao is

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69 The Chairman of Telangana Tourism Development Allam Narayana Pervaram Ramulu Niranjan Reddy Pidamarthi Ravi
Corporation

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70 Kaloji Narayana Rao's Centenary year is 2012 2013 2014 2015
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Cystitis is the infection of which of the following Liver Urinary bladder Pancreas Lung

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Dengue is transmitted by a mosquito called Aedes Anopheles Culex Rolex
73 What is the name of NASA's most famous Space Telescope Bubble
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74 Fengyun - IIOB, Is a meteorological satellite launched by
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Japan China South Korea Russia

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PSLV-C14 in its latest space quest had carried Oceasat-2
FIVE SIX SEVEN NINE
with how many nano satellites
76 Which is the longest bone in the human body? Femur Humer Spinal Cord Calf bone
77 Shining object which moves Meteoriod which catches fire
Star which moves with a
Shooting star is a with a constant speed in the Comet as it enters the earth's
constant speed
atmosphere atmosphere
78 Kyoto Protocol is related to Climate change Animal slaughtering Drugs abuse Human trafficking
79 Which of the following chemical led to Bhopal Gas Tragedy Carbon Monoxide Methyl Isocyanate Ethyl Isocyanate Cyanohydrine
in 1984
80 Oology is the study of Sun rays Birds' eggs Flower petals Sea waves
81 The Govt. of India declared one of the following as Marine
Gulf of Kutch Lakshadweep Islands Gulf of Mannar Andaman Islands
park to conserve coral reefs

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82 What kind of natural hazards are not normally insurable?

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Earth quakes Explosion of Volcanoes Land slides Floods
83 The historic accord reached by the United States presently

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Afghanistan Syria Iraq Cuba
for resuming diplomatic ties with

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84 A scheme launched for
Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to

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Al Jazeera is a Television channel Name of Arab satellite empowerment of Muslims in
India
Telangana

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85 India is a permanent India is NOT a permanent There is no concept of The concept of permanent

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Which one of the statement is TRUE member of the United member of the United permanent member at the membership was recently
Nations Nations United Nations abolished

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86 The concept of SAARC Satellite was proposed by Bangladesh India Pakistan Srilanka

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87 The recent meeting of World Economic Forum is held in Shanghai Beijing Dalien Hongzhou
which city of China

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88
The women's doubles Wimbledon-2015 was won by Sharapova and Navratilova
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89 The programme launched by the Telangana Government to
TASK TS-iPASS T-PRIDE T-Hub
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assist Dalit Entrepreneurs is called
90 When was the 'Haritaharam' launched July 2, 2015 July 3, 2015 July 4, 2015 July 5, 2015
91 The Scheme meant for Restoration of Irrigation tanks is Jalayagnam Water grid Mission Kakatiya Gramajyothi
called
92 Pro-kabaddi League was formed in 2012 2013 2014 2015
93 The scheme introduced by the Telangana Government to
Shadi Mubarak Nikha Mubarak Eid Mubarak Beti Bachao
extend financial support to poor Muslim brides is
94 Icchampally is located in the district of Karimnagar Warangal Adilabad Medak
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Ali Sagar lift irrigation project is in the district of Medak Nalgonda Nizamabad Hyderabad
96 Vetti' is Cheap labour Bonded labour Daily wage labour Contract Labour
97 NITI Aayog replaces Inter-State council Reserve Bank of India Planning Commission UGC
98 Digital India initiative was launched by Government of India TCS Facebook Microsoft
99 Name of the new star A place in Gujarat where Name of the new species of
Adani is discovered by Indian space Indian mining company Sardar Patel's longest statue is fish discovered recently off
scientists coming up the coast of Gujarat

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100 Vazir Sultan Tobacco
VST refers to Value added Service Tax Videshi Satellite Terminal Voice Stimulated Test

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Company
101 Which State Government is the winner of Skoch Order-of-

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Merit National Award for implementing e-Governance and IT Telangana Goa Andhra Pradesh Haryana

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initiatives recently
102 Telangana state flower is Thangedu Gulabi Chemanthi Gunugu

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103 Empowerment of Gram
The 'Accessible India ' campaign is associated with Tourism Child Education Persons with Disabilities

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Panchayats
104 The book 'Indomitable Spirit ' is written by Swamy Vivekananda APJ Abdul Kalam Baba Ramdev Shivananda

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105 Peninsular India comprises of Archaean rocks Tertiary rocks Pleistocene rocks Recent Deposits

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106 Rainfall intensity in Ganga plain decreases from North to South South to North East to West West to East
107 The Smallest district by size in India is Diu Yanam Mahe Central Delhi

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108 Amaravati river is a tributary of Krishna Godavari Tungabhadra Kaveri

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109 Which one of the following is an Indian Satellite sensor? HRV MSS LISS-II TM
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"Dasi " is a Story by Allam Rajaiah Film by B. Narsinga Rao Painting by Vaikuntam
Hanumanthu
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111 The one man commission constituted to examine the

implementation of Presidential Order on Public Services Lalit Bhargav Wanchoo Girglani Amrik Singh
1975 and G.O.Ms. No 610 is
112 The gas used in the manufacture of Vanaspathi from Hydrogen Oxygen Nitrogen Corbon dioxide
vegetable oil is
113 The sunshine vitamin is Vitaman-D Vitaman-B12 Vitaman-C Vitaman-A
114 The instrument that measures Arterial Pressure is known as Pykno meter Hypso meter Sphygmoscope Sphygmomano meter
115 Liquid Oxygen and Liquid
The fuel used in GSLV-D6 is Petrol and Gas Ethanol and Diesel Liquid Oxygen and Petrol
Hydrogen propellants
116 India's first Super computer is Aditya Param Yuva Param Vikram - 100
117 What is the primary requisite of a good computer Mathematical mind Logical mind Artistic mind Scientific mind
programmer?
118
The producer of the movie "Vimukti Kosam " is Naradasu Laxmana Rao Nadendla Manohar Dasari Narayana Rao R. Narayana Murthy
119 The youngman committed suicide near parliament house for
Yadaiah Ishant Reddy Yadi Reddy Yugendar Reddy
the cause of Telangana is

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120

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Famous song 'Nageti challalla naa Telangana ' is written by Goreti Venkanna Gaddar Nandini Sidha Reddy Deshapathi Srinivas

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121 Use the correct punctuation in the following sentence:
When I go to the supermarket, I ___ll buy tomatoes, potatoes
and onions.
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122 Use the correct punctuation in the following sentence:

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Oh God___ I've lost my wallet.
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123 Choose the correct response:

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Is it hot or cold in May? In May is hot Its is quite not hot in May It makes very hot in May It is hot in May

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124 Choose the correct response: Yes, I brush the tooth after

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every meal
125 Choose the best synonym for the following: w
strange great unhealthy typical
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126 Choose the best synonym for the following:

Disgusting tasty aversion good flavourful

127 Choose the correct word of the misspelled word:

Euipment Euipiment Equipiment Equipment Equepmet
128 Choose the correct word of the misspelled word:
Embarrassad Embarassed Embarrassed Embarased Embarrased

129 Fill in the blank with the correct word:

How many ____ study English as a second language? person people peoples persons

130 Fill in the blank with the correct word:

Five ___ started a computer services company

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Woman Woomen Women Womans

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131 Choose the correct word from the following:

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This flower is ____than that one. More beautiful Most beautiful Beautifully Beauty

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132 Choose the correct word from the following:
We had a ____ time in Hyderabad. Greatly Grand Gracious Great

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133 Which word denotes the place of living ? Acomodation Acrredtion Accommodation Abbreviation
134 Which word is used for pens, papers, envelopes etc? Stationery Stationary Stationerry Stationarry

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135 The table wear is known as crakery crockery crakeri crokary

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Directions: In the 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 given
assumptions and decide which of the assumption(s) is/are
implicit in the statement

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Statement : In spite of long demand, there is no post office Only assumption (I) is Only assumption (II) is

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Neither (I) nor (II) is implicit Both (I) and (II) are implicit
in the colony. The nearest post office is four kilometres implicit implicit

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away.

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Assumption I : Nowadays people do not use postal

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services.
Assumption II : Residents of the colony wish to have a post

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office in their locality.

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In the question below is given a statement, followed by two
conclusions numbered (I) and (II). You have to assume
everything in the statement to be true, and then decide
which of the two given conclusions logically follow(s)
beyond reasonable doubt, from the information given in
the statement.

Statement : Suddenly, the onion price has soared to Rs. Only conclusion (I) follows Only conclusion (II) follows Neither (I) nor (II) follows Both (I) and (II) follows

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100 per Kg in Delhi.

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Conclusion I : Inadequate supply of onions has led to

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shooting up of price

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Conclusion II : The onion price in Hyderabad is less than
that of in Delhi.

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Directions: In the question below is given a statement

followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. A
course of action is a step or administrative decision to be
taken for improvement, follow-up or further action in
regard to the problem, policy, etc. On the basis of the
information given in the statement, you have to assume

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everything in the statement to be true, and then decide

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which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s)
for pursuing. Neither Course of Action (I) nor Both Course of Action (I) and

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Only Course of Action (I) is Only Course of Action (II) is
Course of Action (II) is Course of Action (II) are
suggested suggested

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Statement : After consuming food, many students of a suggested suggested
reputed college hostel fell sick. It is identified that the food

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was contaminated.

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Course of Action I : The canteen should be closed with

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immediate effect
Course of Action II : The Principal and other authorities

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should be suspended immediately.

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Directions: In making decision about important questions,

it is desirable to be able to distinguish between strong and
weak arguments so far as they are related to the question.
Strong arguments must be both important and directly
related to the question. Weak arguments may not be

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directly related to the question and may be of minor
importance or may be related to the trivial aspects of the

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question.

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The question below is followed by two arguments
numbered (I) and (II). You have to decide which of the
Neither argument (I) nor Both argument (I) and

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arguments is strong and which is weak. Only argument (I) is strong Only argument (II) is strong
argument (II) is strong argument (II) are strong

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Should government encourage every household to have

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compost pits?

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Argument I : No. Why should people have compost pits?
Argument II : Yes, it is the duty of every citizen to keep the

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city clean. Composting helps speedy and effective disposal

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of waste and lessens the burden on maintaining the

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dumping yards.

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Directions: Given below is a pair of events (I) and (II). You

have to read both the events (I) and (II) and decide their
nature of relationship.
(I) is the effect and (II) is its (I) is the immediate and
(I) is an effect but (II) is not (II) is an effect but (I) is not its
Statement I : The number of visitors to the zoo has been immediate and principal principal cause and (II) is its
immediate and principal cause immediate and principal cause
continuously decreasing year after year. cause effect
Statement II : The zoo is not well maintained and the

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Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are standing in a straight line
facing North not necessarily in the same order. B is

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standing second to the right of D. A is standing fourth to
E B F C

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the left of F and F is not standing on the extreme end of the
line. C is standing second to the right of B. Who is standing

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second to the right of A?

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142 P, Q, R are sisters. M is sister of N and N is son of R. How is

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Sister Aunt Cousin Niece
P related to M?
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Insert the missing number in -4, 8, -16, 32, -64, ?
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If a clock is called 'television', 'television' is called 'radio',

'radio' is called 'oven', 'oven' is called 'grinder', and 'grinder' Radio Grinder Oven Iron
is called 'iron'. Then what will be used to make chutney?
145 Arrange the following words as per the dictionary
arrangement

(1) Endeavor
(2) Endorse 1,5,4,2,3 1,5,2,4,3 5,1,4,2,3 1,5,2,3,4
(3) Endure
(4) Endless
(5) Endemic

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the questions.

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Students appeared and passed in an exam from four

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different colleges in five different years A- Appeared; P-
Passed

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146 1. What is the total no. of students appeared from college A

in 2012, 2013 and 2014 together? 1170 1290 2020 1750

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What is difference between total no. of candidates
980 990 1000 970
appeared and passed from college B in the given period?
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What is the pass percentage from college C in 2014? 60 75 40 None of the above
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In which college the no. of students appeared is
A B C D
consistently increasing in the given period?
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What is the total no. of candidates passed in the year 2013
from all the colleges together?
2470 1725 1820 2250

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