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TEST BOOKLET

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GENERAL ABILITY TEST
A
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Time Allowed - 2 hours (Two hours) Maximum Marks - 100

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3. This Test Booklet contains 100 items (questions). Each question, carrying 1 (one) mark only, has four
responses (answers). You will select the response which you want to mark on the Answer Sheet. Jn
case you feel that there is more than one correct response, mark the response which you consider the
most appropriate. In any case, choose ONLY ONE re_sponse for each item.
4. You have to mark all your responses by Black Ball Point Pen only on the separate Answer
Sheet provided. See dir~ctions in the Answer Sheet.
5. All items carry equal marks.
6. Before you proceed to mark in the Answer Sheet the responses to various items in the Test
Booklet, you have to fill in some particulars in the Answer Sheet.
7. After you have completed filling in responses on the Answer Sheet and the Examination is
completed, you should handover the Answer Sheet to the Invigilator only. You are permitted
to take the Test Booklet with you.
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9. Penalty for wrong answers :
(a) There will be four alternatives for the answer to every question. For each question for which
a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one-fourth. of the marks assigned to that
question will be deducted as penalty.
(b) If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a Wrong Answer even
if one of the given answers happens to be correct and there will be same penalty as above
to that question.
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for that question.
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Four options are given against each of the following questions. Select the best/correct
option from among the four options and encode in the answer sheet by using Black Ball
Point Pen only as per example given below :

Example : The capital of India is

(A) Delhi New Delhi
(C) Indraprastha (D) None of these

PART -I

Select the appropriate preposition to fill in the blanks in the following sentences.
(Question Nos. 1 to 6)

1. There is a wall the garden.

ft) around (B) on

(C) across · (D) · into

.;

2. Where did you buy this book ?

(A) for fB) from

(C) at (D) along

3. Someone has pasted a notice - - the ·walL '·

(A) over (B) behind

(C) with J:D} on

4. Distribute all these sweets - - - the children.

(A) between (B) under

(_9r among (D) over

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5. It is six my watch.

(A) near (B) by

~on (D) at

6. We should always be kind animals.

{A) on (B) with
)e) to (D) for

Select appropriate article from the given articles to complete the following sentences.
Choose option (D) (zero article) if no article is required. (Question Nos. 7 to 12)
7. All of us admire beauty.
(A) a (B) an
ffe) the (D) zero article

8. He met with accident today.

(A) a .(&) an
(C) the (D) zero article

9. He had one-rupee note.

~) a (B) an
(C) the (D) zero article

10. We visited Himalayas last year.

(A) a (B) an
~) the (D) zero article

11 . She spent hour waiting for him.

(A) a
,,JB) an
(C) the (D) zero article

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 12. We have bought - - - LCD television set.

(A) a (B) an

(C) the (D) zero article

Directions : For item (question) Nos. 13 to 18. Each of the following items (questions)
consists of a sentence followed by four words or groups of words. Select the Synonym
of the word occurring in the sentence in capital letter as per the context from the given
words or group of words.

13. He had the NERVE to face the robbers all alone.

(A) courage (B) strength

(C) capacity (D) audacity

14. The teacher BERATED his students.

(A) praised (B) advised

(C) reproached (D) supervised

15. His silence w115 taken as TACIT agreement.

(A) hostile (B) implied

(C) overt (D) general

16. There is no doubt that the judgement is FAIR.

(A) insincere (B) biased

(C) inconsiderate (D) upright

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17. Her moods are as FLIGHTY as the weather.

(A) changeable (B) rattling

(C) typical (D) caliber

18. A good critic must be a man of great CANDOR.

(A) circumvent (B) clemency

(C) churlish (D) honesty

Directions : For item (question) Nos. 19 to 24. Each of the following items (questions)
consists of a sentence fullowed by four words or group of words. Select the Antonym
of the word occurring In the sentence in capital letters as per the context from the given
words or group of words.

19. The officer EXAGGERATED the damage caused by the rowdies.

(A) underestimated (B) underwrote

(C) ignored (D) condemned

20. The speaker was unable to PACIFY the crowd.

(A) antagonize (B) excite

(C) threaten (D) challenge

21 . His officer was a very STRICT person.

(A) pleasant (B) open hearted

(C) lenient .(D) indifferent

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22. He has an AVERSION to milk.

(A) dear (B) loving

(C) liking (D) pet

23. Don't you think his account of things was MONOTONOUS?

(A) agreeable (B) acceptable

(C) indecent (D) varied

24. The guest made DEROGATORY remarks about the food he was served.

(A) interesting (B) complimentary

(C) unnecessary (D)" cheerful

Replace the underlined phrases/idioms in the following sentences. [Item (question)

Nos. 25 to 28] with the appropriate phrases I words given below the respective
sentences.

25. For the first week, the apprentice felt like fish out of water.

(A) frustrated (B) homeless

(C) disappointed (D) uncomfortable

26. I am all at sea.

(A) out of reach (B) very happy

(C) puzzled (D) drowning

27. His dealings are all above board.

(A) open (B) simple

(C) decent (D) friendly

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28. The prices are going up by leaps and bounds.

(A) irregularly (B) rapidly

(C) gradually (D) systematically

Direetions : For item (queMtion) Nos. 29 to 34. In this seetton A number of Hntences
&lfQ &iven. The Hnteneeli llN underlined in three Hper1te pll'tli which MC labelled U (A),
(B) and (C). Read each sentence to find out whether there is an error in any underlined
part. No sentence has more than one error. When you flnd an error in any one of the
underlined parts, (A), (B) or (C}, indicate your response on the answer sheet at the
appropriate space. You may feel that there is no error in a sentence. In that case, the
letter (D) will signify a 'No error' response.
Examples : Item Nos. 'P' and 'Q' have been solved for you.
P. The cattle is grazing in the ground. No error
(A) (B) (C) (D)

Q. The team has not come as yet. No error

(A) (B) (C) (D)

In item 'P' the word 'is' is wrong. The letter under this part is (B). So, (B) is the correct
answer (response). Similarly, for item 'Q' (D) is the correct answer as the sentence does
not contain any error.

29. The scenery of Kashmir are enchanting. No error

(A) (B) (C) (D)

30. The Indian team defeats the English by an innings. No error

(A) (B) (C) (D)

31. Mathematics is a difficult subject. No error

(A) (B) (C) (D)

32. I have ten dozens of shoes. No error

(A) (B) . (C) (D)

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33. Whom do you think won the award '1 · No error
(A) (B) (C) (D)

34. A few men are free from fault. No error

.(A) (B) (C) (D)

Directions : For item (question) Nos. 35 to '40. In the followlna items (questions), some
parts of the sentences have jumbled up. You are required to rearrange these parts, which
are labelled 'P', 'Q', 'R' and 'S' to produce the correct sentences. Choose the proper
sequence and mark in your answer sheet accordingly.

Example : 'Z' has been solved for you.

Z. I had more time the odd nooks and comers of India I wish so that I could visit
P Q R S

The correct sequence would be

(A) RPSQ (B) RPQS

(C) SRQP (D) QPRS

The proper way ofwriting the sentence is "I wish I had more time so that I could visit the
odd nooks and comers of India." This is indicated by RPSQ and so (A) is the correct
answer.

35. To Kolkata I shall go my work here after I have finished .

P Q R S

(A) QPSR (B) PQRS

(C) QRSP (D) SPQR .

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36. The doctor prescribed for over an hour having examined the patient some antibiotics
P Q R S

(A) SPQR (B) RQPS

(C) QSRP (D) PRSQ

37. The essential part drama forms Indian culture ofthe traditional
P Q R S

(A) RQSP (B) SRQP

(C) SPQR (D) QPSR

38. Forus to discover with an infinite variety and places is a little world in itself our own country
P Q R S

(A) SRQP (B) RSQP

(C) PRQS (D) SQPR

39. Television in do your the evening parents watch?

P Q R S

(A) QPSR (B) QSPR

(C) RPQS (D) SPQR

40. Win the love and respect of others good manners

P Q R S

(A) SRPQ (B) SRQP

(C) PQRS (D) SPQR

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Direction: For item (question) Nos. 41to50. Here two passages have been given. Read the
passages carefully and select your answer from the given alternatives below each item (ques­
tion).
PASSAGE-I

There is a story of a man who thought he had a right to do what he liked. One day, this
gentleman was walking along a busy road, spinning his walking-stick round and round in
his hand, and was trying to look important. A man walking behind him objected.
"You ought not to spin your walking-stick round and round like that!" he said.
" _I am free to do .what I like with my walking-stick" argued the gentleman.
"Of course you are", said the other man, "but you ought to know that your freedom ends
where my nose begins." The story tells us that we can enjoy our rights and our freedom only
if they do not interfere with other people's rights and freedom.

41. The gentleman was walking along a

(A) lonely road (B) busy road

(C) narrow road (D) hilly road

42. The gentleman was

(A) running along the road (B) driving away the dogs

(C) spinning his walking-stick (D) None of the above

43. The gentleman was trying to look

(A) important (B) honest

(C) hard-working (D) caring

44. The man walking behind the gentleman

(A) praised his action (B) objected his action

(C) enjoyed his action (D) complained a policeman

45. The man who protested was a

(A) teacher (B) policeman

(C) lawyer (D) passer-by

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 PASSAGE-II

Children should be educated without pressure. They should enter into adulthood free from
damaging effects oftradition and fear. Free expression of thought should be given to the
children. A child once asked Krishnamurthy, "Is it your hobby to give lecture ? Don't you
get tired of talking ?"
Krishnamurthy replied, "I am glad you asked that question. You know ifyou love something,
you never get tired of it." He meant love, in which there is no desire or want to get some­
thing out of it. He also said that if someone thinks getting something out of it - money,
reward, importance, etc. - then there is only weariness.

46. Children should be educated without

(A) money (B) pressure

(C) fear (D) books

47. If you - - - something, you never get tired of it.

(A) love (B) hate

(C) express (D) enjoy

48. What type of expression should be given to children ?

(A) complex (B) busy

(C) free (D) damaging

49. Which quality of Krishnamurthy excited the child?

(A) enJoymg (B) listening

(C) eating (D) talking

50. Desire of something leads to

(A) pleasure (B) reward

(C) weariness (D) fear

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51. Who conferred the title of "Bharat Bhaskar" upon Rabindranath Tagore ?

(A) Maharaja Radha Kishore Manikya

(B) Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya

(C) Maharaja Bir Chandra Manilcya

(D) Maharaja Dhanya Manikya

52. Who built the famous Tripureswari Temple at Udaipur ?

(A) Maharaja Uday Manikya

(B) Maharaja Krishna Kishore Manikya

(C) Maharaja Birendra Kishore Manikya

(D) Maharaja Dhanya Manikya

53. Tripura became a full-fledged State on

(A) 21st January, 1972 (B) 21st January, 1971

(C) 15th October, 1947 (D) 15th October, 1949

54. Who was the first Governor of Tripura?

(A) A. L. Dias (B) L. P. Singh

(C) B. K. Nehru (D) None of them

55. River Howra of Tripura originated from the

(A) Baramura Range (B) Atharamura Range

(C) Longtarai Range (D) Debtamura Range

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56. At present how many districts are there in Tripura?

(A) 6 (B) 7

(C) 8 (D) 9

57. Name of the present Chief Justice of Tripura High Court is

(A) Justice Dipak Gupta (B) Justice Ajay Rastogi

(C) Justice Shubhasish Talapatra (D) None of them

58. When the " Tripura Merger Agreement" was signed to make Tripura a part of Indian
Union?

(A) 15th October, 1949 (B) 1st July, 1963

(C) 21st January, 1970 (D) 15th August, 1947

59. Which king of Tripura extended financial help to the famous scientist Dr. J. C. Bose?

(A) Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya

(B) Maharaja Bir Chandra Manikya

(C) Maharaja Radha Kishore Manikya

(D) Maharaja Dhanya Manikya

60. Where is the capital of Assam ?

(A) Nahar Lagon (B) Dispur

(C) Dibrugarh (D) Tinsukia

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61. Name the present Chief Minister of Meghalaya.

(A) Neighu Rio (B) Mukul Sangma

(C) Conrad K. Sangma · (D) None of them

62. Hima Das who won Gold Medal in a World Meet in Finland in July, 2018 belongs
to

(A) Assam (B) Manipur

(C) Meghalaya (D) Nagaland

63. The famous Lingaraj Temple is situated in

(A) Puri (B) Bhubaneswar

(C) Sambalpur (D) Cuttack

64. Hiuen-tsang, the Chinese pilgrim, visited India during the reign of

(A) Kanishka (B) Ashoka

(C) Harshavardhana (D) Chandragupta-I

65. Ujjain is situated on the bank of the river

(A) Godavari (B} Ganga

(C) Narmada (D) Shipra

66. The lOOth Airport of India is situated in

(A) Arunachal Pradesh (B) Meghalaya

(C) Nagaland (D) Sikkim

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67. Which of the following States is the largest producer of Rubber ?

(A) Assam (B) Kerala

(C) Tripura (D) Meghalaya

68. Shri Ramnath Kovind, the President of India visited Tripura for the first time in

(A) April, 2018 (B) May, 2018

(C) June, 2018 (D) July, 2018

69. Tripura Budget for 2018-19 was presented in the Tripura Legislative Assembly by

(A) Shri Biplab Kumar Deb

(B) Shri N. C. Debbanna

(C) Shri Ratan Lal Nath

(D) Shri Jishnu Debbanna

70. Who won the FIFA World Cup-2018?

(A) Germany (B) Brazil

(C) Argentina (D) France

71. Who is the present President of Pakistan ?

(A) Imran Khan (B) Arif Alvi

(C) Nawaz Sharif (D) None of them

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72. Shri Atal Bihari Bajpayee's birthday, 25th December is celebrated as

(A) National Integration day (B) Children's day

(C) Good Governance day (D) National Unity day

73. Who won the SAFF SUZUKI Cup - 2018 in Dhaka?

(A) India (B) Bangladesh

(C) Nepal (D) Maldives

74. Who is one of the winners of Nobel Prize for Peace in the year, 2018?

(A) George Smith (B) Gregori Winter

(C) Tasuku Honjo (D) Nadia Murad

75. Who won the 2018-Wimbledon Tennis (Women's Single) Championship?

(A) Serena Williams (B) Angelique Kerber

(C) Venus Williams (D) Maria Sharapova

76. Which of the following is not an element ?

(A) Oxygen (B) Nitrogen

(C) Hydrogen (D) Marble

77. Insulin is secreted by

(A) Liver (B) Kidney

(C) Pancreas (D) Gall Bladder

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78. Solar Eclipse may occur when

(A) the Moon is between the Sun and the Earth

(B) the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon

(C) the Sun is between the Earth and the Moon

(D) None of these

79. Which of the following is a Greenhouse gas ?

{A) Nitrogen (B) Helium

(C) Oxygen (D) Methane

80. Who is the first man to land on the Moon ?

(A) Aldrin (B) Neil Armstrong

(C) Michael Collins (D) Gagarin

81. Name the capital of Jharkhand.

(A) Bokaro (B) Jamshedpur

(C) Ranchi (D) .Raipur

82. In India cotton is chiefly grown in

(A) Maharashtra (B) Uttar Pradesh

(C) Punjab (D) Odisha

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83. Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy took place in

(A) 1921 (B) 1914

(C) 1930 (D) 1919

84. Mahatma Gandhi was born at

(A) Ahmedabad (B) Bhuj

(C) Porbandar (D) None of these

85. Who is considered as 'Iron Man of India'?

(A) Jawaharlal Nehru

(B) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

(C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

(D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

< : .
86. Who is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha ?

(A) President of India

(B) Vice-President of India

(C) Speaker of the Lok Sabha

(D) Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha

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 87. What is the maximum strength of the Rajya Sabha including nominated members ?

(A) 250 (B) 240

(C) 543 (D) 545

88. The Indian Constitution was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on

(A) 9th August, 1942 (B) 15th August, 1947

(C) 26th November, 1949 (D) 26th January, 1950

89. Which of the following is a primary sector of economic activities in India ?

(A) Food processing

(B) Telecom services

(C) Manufacturing industry

(D) Agriculture

90. The full fonn of "'GST" is

(A) General Sales Tax

(B) Goods and Services Tax

(C) Government Special Tax

(D) General Service Tax

91 . A, B and C can do a piece of work in 8 days, 12 days and 15 days respectively.

How long will they take to finish it if they work together ?

5
(A) 5 days (B) 4ll days

7
(C) 3- days (D) 6 days
11

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92. Convert a speed of 54 km/hr into mis (Meter/Second).

(A) 10 mis (B) 15 mis

(C) 18 mis (D) 12 mis

93. Convert 56% into a simple fraction.

14 13
(A) 25 (B) 20

17
(C) 25 (D) None of these

94. Find the simple interest on Rs. 2,276 for 2 years 6 months at the rate of 12.5% per
annum.

(A) Rs. 550.75 (B) Rs. 675.30

(C) Rs. 741.20 (D) Rs. 711.25

95. Rabi 's income is 25% more than the income of Madhu. What per cent is Madhu's
income less than that of Rabi ?

(A) 10 % (B) 15 %

(C) 20 % (D) 25 %

96. Which number shall complete the following series ?

2, 6, 12, 20, 30 ?

(A) 48 (B) 42

(C) 46 (D) 44

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97. Find the missing letter in the following series.

A, G, L, P, S, ?

(A) U (B) y

(C) X (D) w

98. In a certain code, GIVE is coded as 5137 and BAT is coded as 924. How is GATE
coded in that code ?

(A) 5427 (B) 5724

(C) 5247 (D) 2547

99. P is the brother of D. X is the sister of P. A is the brother of F. F is the daughter

of D. M is the father of X. Who is the uncle of A ?

(A) X (B) F

(C) M (D) p

100. A man began to walk towards north. After walking 10 metre, he turned to his left
and then walked 15 meter. Then he turned to his right and walked 5 meter. Again
he turned to his right and walked 15 meter. Now, how far is he from his starting
point?

(A) 10 meter (B) 15 meter

(C) 35 meter (D) 20 meter

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