NTSE Stage-2 Question Paper 2013

Here are some words translated from an artificial languagemie pie is blue lightmie tie is blue berryaie tie is rasp berryWhich words could possibly mean “light fly”?

If in certain code, STUDENT is written as RSTEDMS, then how would TEACHER be written in the same code?

Which group of letters is different from others ?

In the following letter sequence, some of the letters are missing. These are given in order as one of the alternatives below. Choose the correct alternative.\(\\alpha \beta \_\_\alpha \alpha \_\_\beta \beta \beta \_\_\alpha \alpha \alpha \_\_\beta \beta \)

Fill in the missing number

Vimla used to board the train from Metro Station A for going to her office. Since Station A is a terminus. She had no problem in getting a seat. Ever since she shifted to Locality B she finds it difficult to get a seat, as by the time the train reaches Locality B it becomes crowded. Find the statement among the alternatives, which must be true as per the given information.

Ramesh started going for regular morning walks for controlling his blood sugar level. He did so for a month and started taking Yoga lessons, without going for any pathological examination. He underwent pathological test after two months and found that the blood sugar level has come down. Presuming that He had no changed his food habits during these two months, which statement among the alternatives given below follows most logically.

Find the missing number in figure:

Find the missing number in figure:

Find the next number in the sequence 0, 2, 24, 252, ______

Find the next number in the sequence 6, 24, 60, 120 ______

Find the letter to be placed in place of ‘?’ in the figure given.

In this multiplication question the five letters represent five different digits. What are the actual figures ? There is no zero.SEAMTMEATS

Identify which among the pieces given below will not be required to complete the triangular pattern shown below.

Find the missing number in the series 2, 10, 26, _____, 242

A pattern is given below. You have to identify which among the following pieces will not be required to complete the pattern.

Which symbol replaces the ‘?’. Figure below represent a balance.

On the basis of the four positions of a dice given below find the colour of the face opposite ‘Yellow’.

If the given figure is folded a form a box, which among the boxes below will be formed?

Two positions of a dice are shown. Which number will appear on the face opposite the one having 5?

In the figure, the circle represents youth, the triangle represents footballers and the rectangle represents athletes. Which letter (s) represent(s) athletes among youths who are not footballers?

Find the odd man out

Identify the number corresponding to the ‘?’

Which of the given alternative is the mirror image of REASON, if the mirror is placed below the word ?

A sprinter goes off the starting block for 100 m run and at that instant the second- hand of a stopwatch had pointed towards North. He touches the finishing line exactly after 12 seconds. In which direction did the second hand point when he just crossed the finishing line ?

Two candles are of different lengths and thicknesses. The short and the long ones can burn respectively for 3.5 hour and 5 hours. After burning for 2 hour, the lengths of the candles become equal in length. What fraction of the long candle’s height was the short candle initially ?

Mother was asked how many gifts she had in the bag. She replied that there were all dolls but six, all cars but six, and all books but six. How many gifts had she in all ?

Question given below has a problem and two statements I & II. Decide if the information given in the statement is sufficient for answering the problem:K, R, S and T are four players in Indian Cricket team. Who is the oldest among them?I : The total age of K & T together is more than that of SII : The total age of R & K together is less than that of S.

Which of the following diagram/sets indicate the relation between women, mothers and parents ?

In a diary, there are 60 cows and buffalos. The number of cows is twice that of buffalos. Buffalo X ranked seventeenth in terms of milk delivered. If there are 9 cows ahead of Buffalo. X, how many buffalos are after in rank in terms of milk delivered?

What is the mirror image of

\(\alpha ,\beta ,\gamma ,\delta , \in ,\phi ,\Psi ,\eta \)are sitting on a merry-go-round facing at the centre. \(\delta \)is second to the left on \(\eta \)who is third to the left of \(\alpha \).\(\beta \)is fourth to the right of \(\gamma \)who is immediate neighbour of \(\eta \).\(\Psi \) is not a neighbour of \(\beta \)or \(\gamma \).\(\phi \) is not a neighbour of \(\beta \).Who is third to the left of \(\beta \) ?

\(\alpha ,\beta ,\gamma ,\delta , \in ,\phi ,\Psi ,\eta \)are sitting on a merry-go-round facing at the centre. \(\delta \)is second to the left on \(\eta \)who is third to the left of \(\alpha \).\(\beta \)is fourth to the right of \(\gamma \)who is immediate neighbour of \(\eta \).\(\Psi \) is not a neighbour of \(\beta \)or \(\gamma \).\(\phi \) is not a neighbour of \(\beta \).In which of the following pairs is the first person sitting to the immediate right of the second person?

\(\alpha ,\beta ,\gamma ,\delta , \in ,\phi ,\Psi ,\eta \)are sitting on a merry-go-round facing at the centre. \(\delta \)is second to the left on \(\eta \)who is third to the left of \(\alpha \).\(\beta \)is fourth to the right of \(\gamma \)who is immediate neighbour of \(\eta \).\(\Psi \) is not a neighbour of \(\beta \)or \(\gamma \).\(\phi \) is not a neighbour of \(\beta \).What is \(\phi \)position with respect to \(\Psi \)?

\(\alpha ,\beta ,\gamma ,\delta , \in ,\phi ,\Psi ,\eta \)are sitting on a merry-go-round facing at the centre. \(\delta \)is second to the left on \(\eta \)who is third to the left of \(\alpha \).\(\beta \)is fourth to the right of \(\gamma \)who is immediate neighbour of \(\eta \).\(\Psi \) is not a neighbour of \(\beta \)or \(\gamma \).\(\phi \) is not a neighbour of \(\beta \).Who is sitting between \(\alpha \) and \(\beta \)?

\(\alpha ,\beta ,\gamma ,\delta , \in ,\phi ,\Psi ,\eta \)are sitting on a merry-go-round facing at the centre. \(\delta \)is second to the left on \(\eta \)who is third to the left of \(\alpha \).\(\beta \)is fourth to the right of \(\gamma \)who is immediate neighbour of \(\eta \).\(\Psi \) is not a neighbour of \(\beta \)or \(\gamma \).\(\phi \) is not a neighbour of \(\beta \).How many of them are sitting between \(\gamma \) and \(\beta \)?

\(\alpha ,\beta ,\gamma ,\delta , \in ,\phi ,\Psi ,\eta \)are sitting on a merry-go-round facing at the centre. \(\delta \)is second to the left on \(\eta \)who is third to the left of \(\alpha \).\(\beta \)is fourth to the right of \(\gamma \)who is immediate neighbour of \(\eta \).\(\Psi \) is not a neighbour of ?\(\beta \)or \(\gamma \).\(\phi \) is not a neighbour of \(\beta \).In a school 120 boys have registered for a singles carom tournament. Each match eliminates one player. How many matches are to be organized to determine the champion?

\(\alpha ,\beta ,\gamma ,\delta , \in ,\phi ,\Psi ,\eta \)are sitting on a merry-go-round facing at the centre. \(\delta \)is second to the left on \(\eta \)who is third to the left of \(\alpha \).\(\beta \)is fourth to the right of \(\gamma \)who is immediate neighbour of \(\eta \).\(\Psi \) is not a neighbour of \(\beta \)or \(\gamma \).\(\phi \) is not a neighbour of \(\beta \).Amongst five friends, Lata, Alka, Rani, Asha and Sadhana. Lata is older than only three of her friends. Alka is younger to Asha and Lata. Rani is older than only Sadhana. Who amongst them is the eldest?

\(\alpha ,\beta ,\gamma ,\delta , \in ,\phi ,\Psi ,\eta \)are sitting on a merry-go-round facing at the centre. \(\delta \)is second to the left on \(\eta \)who is third to the left of \(\alpha \).\(\beta \)is fourth to the right of \(\gamma \)who is immediate neighbour of \(\eta \).\(\Psi \) is not a neighbour of \(\beta \)or \(\gamma \).\(\phi \) is not a neighbour of \(\beta \).Twenty four teams are divided into 4 groups of six teams each. Within each group the teams play each other exactly once. The winners of each group then play in the semi-finals. Winners of the semi-finals play in the finals and losers for the 3 place. How many matches are played?

Statement: All Actors are Musicians. No Musician is a Singer. Some Singers are Dancers. Some Dancers are Musicians.Conclusions :I : Some Actors are SingersII : Some Dancers are ActorsIII : No Actor is a Singer

Statement: All Clocks are Alarms. No Clocks are Cuckoos. All Cuckoos are Alarms. Some Cuckoos are Birds.Conclusion :I : Some Alarms are Birds.II : No Clock is a BirdIII : All Birds are Alarms

Two players X and O play a game of “noughts and crosses” on a 3 \( \times \) 3 grid. The purpose of the game is for a player to get 3 symbols belonging to the player in a straight line (vertically, horizontally or diagonally). Each player marks one symbol on his or her turn. After two moves (1 turn each), the grid looks as follows with X to play next. Where should X put his symbol next so that he will always win this game finally regardless of how well O plays?

An electrical circuit for a set of 4 lights depends on a system of switches A, B, C and D. When these switches work they have the following effect on the lights: They each change the state of two lights (i.e. on becomes off and off becomes on). The lights that each switch controls are as follows.In configuration 1 shown below, switches CBDA are activated in turn, resulting in configuration 2. One switch did not work and had no effect at all. Which was that switch?

Which image fits "?"

Which image fits "?"

A, B, C, D and E are sitting on a bench. A is sitting next to B, C is sitting next to D, D is not sitting next to E, who is sitting on the left end of the bench. C is on the second position from the Fight. A is to the right of B and E. Counting from the left, in which position is A sitting?

I left home for bringing milk between 7am and 8am. The angle between the hour-hand and the minutehand was \(90^\circ \). I returned home between 7 am and 8 am. Then also the angle between the minute-hand and hour-hand was \(90^\circ \).At what time (nearest to second) did I leave and return home?

I left home at 3:00pm and returned at 3:48pm. The clock was rotated by \(45^\circ \),so that when I left, the hour hand of a clock was pointing along the south-east direction. In which direction would the hour-hand point when I returned?

When the below is folded into a cube, which is the only cube that can be produced amongst the following?

What will be water image of CHICK?

Read the following passage and answer the question given after it. Jyoti lived with her mother in a small village. From a young age she had a witnessed her mother, a widow, being ill treated by the villagers. But when she was in high school she began to understand things. She couldn’t take the insults to her mother anymore. She decided to change the way widows were viewed in village society. Jyoti started a “Widow Empowerment Campaign”. She spoke to village elders and knocked on two hundred doors to spread her message. She learned to organize street plays which she used to make people aware about the plight of widows. Naturally he ride as were not acceptable to the society entrenched in tradition. People pushed her out of their houses and refused to listen to what she had to say. But she went on relentlessly without faltering. Today, widows are allowed go out of their homes like others. Many, including her mother are now employed at organisations and literacy centres. The story of Jyoti is an illustration of

Read the following passage and answer the question given after it. Jyoti lived with her mother in a small village. From a young age she had a witnessed her mother, a widow, being ill treated by the villagers. But when she was in high school she began to understand things. She couldn’t take the insults to her mother anymore. She decided to change the way widows were viewed in village society. Jyoti started a “Widow Empowerment Campaign”. She spoke to village elders and knocked on two hundred doors to spread her message. She learned to organize street plays which she used to make people aware about the plight of widows. Naturally he ride as were not acceptable to the society entrenched in tradition. People pushed her out of their houses and refused to listen to what she had to say. But she went on relentlessly without faltering. Today, widows are allowed go out of their homes like others. Many, including her mother are now employed at organisations and literacy centres. A major factor in Jyoti’s success seems to be:

Read the following passage and answer the question given after it. Jyoti lived with her mother in a small village. From a young age she had a witnessed her mother, a widow, being ill treated by the villagers. But when she was in high school she began to understand things. She couldn’t take the insults to her mother anymore. She decided to change the way widows were viewed in village society. Jyoti started a “Widow Empowerment Campaign”. She spoke to village elders and knocked on two hundred doors to spread her message. She learned to organize street plays which she used to make people aware about the plight of widows. Naturally he ride as were not acceptable to the society entrenched in tradition. People pushed her out of their houses and refused to listen to what she had to say. But she went on relentlessly without faltering. Today, widows are allowed go out of their homes like others. Many, including her mother are now employed at organisations and literacy centres. “Sheknocked on two hundred doors” indicates that Jyoti

Read the following passage and answer the question given after it. Jyoti lived with her mother in a small village. From a young age she had a witnessed her mother, a widow, being ill treated by the villagers. But when she was in high school she began to understand things. She couldn’t take the insults to her mother anymore. She decided to change the way widows were viewed in village society. Jyoti started a “Widow Empowerment Campaign”. She spoke to village elders and knocked on two hundred doors to spread her message. She learned to organize street plays which she used to make people aware about the plight of widows. Naturally he ride as were not acceptable to the society entrenched in tradition. People pushed her out of their houses and refused to listen to what she had to say. But she went on relentlessly without faltering. Today, widows are allowed go out of their homes like others. Many, including her mother are now employed at organisations and literacy centres. The words ‘entrenched in tradition’ imply that villagers.

Read the following passage and answer the question given after it. Jyoti lived with her mother in a small village. From a young age she had a witnessed her mother, a widow, being ill treated by the villagers. But when she was in high school she began to understand things. She couldn’t take the insults to her mother anymore. She decided to change the way widows were viewed in village society. Jyoti started a “Widow Empowerment Campaign”. She spoke to village elders and knocked on two hundred doors to spread her message. She learned to organize street plays which she used to make people aware about the plight of widows. Naturally he ride as were not acceptable to the society entrenched in tradition. People pushed her out of their houses and refused to listen to what she had to say. But she went on relentlessly without faltering. Today, widows are allowed go out of their homes like others. Many, including her mother are now employed at organisations and literacy centres. Jyoti’s relentless campaign

Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it. Designing toys for children is challenging yet stimulating. Considering the low attention span of today’s kids, toys with higher play value are able to engage them longer. Young minds are also quite impressionable. So toy design has to be conscious about ethics and values and also aid their cognitive, physical, emotional and social skills.But above all, fun is the primary objective of play, Fun is what males them come back for more; makes them learn and remember. Another crucial factor is eco-friendliness. Some of the best pro-environment design processes can actually be found in the Indian handicrafts industry. One such example is the lathe-turned toy craft of Channapatna—a town near Bangaluru. The age old craft uses wood and colours made completely from natural materials like turmeric, kumkum, indigo, etc. Creating modern designs based on such conventional techniques opens up a new range of products that are unique, educational and organic. Toys are said to have a high play value when

Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it. Designing toys for children is challenging yet stimulating. Considering the low attention span of today’s kids, toys with higher play value are able to engage them longer. Young minds are also quite impressionable. So toy design has to be conscious about ethics and values and also aid their cognitive, physical, emotional and social skills.But above all, fun is the primary objective of play, Fun is what males them come back for more; makes them learn and remember. Another crucial factor is eco-friendliness. Some of the best pro-environment design processes can actually be found in the Indian handicrafts industry. One such example is the lathe-turned toy craft of Channapatna—a town near Bangaluru. The age old craft uses wood and colours made completely from natural materials like turmeric, kumkum, indigo, etc. Creating modern designs based on such conventional techniques opens up a new range of products that are unique, educational and organic. The reference to the ‘impressionable nature’ of young children is to suggest that

Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it. Designing toys for children is challenging yet stimulating. Considering the low attention span of today’s kids, toys with higher play value are able to engage them longer. Young minds are also quite impressionable. So toy design has to be conscious about ethics and values and also aid their cognitive, physical, emotional and social skills.But above all, fun is the primary objective of play, Fun is what males them come back for more; makes them learn and remember. Another crucial factor is eco-friendliness. Some of the best pro-environment design processes can actually be found in the Indian handicrafts industry. One such example is the lathe-turned toy craft of Channapatna—a town near Bangaluru. The age old craft uses wood and colours made completely from natural materials like turmeric, kumkum, indigo, etc. Creating modern designs based on such conventional techniques opens up a new range of products that are unique, educational and organic. Toys that are considered eco-friendly are those that

Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it. Designing toys for children is challenging yet stimulating. Considering the low attention span of today’s kids, toys with higher play value are able to engage them longer. Young minds are also quite impressionable. So toy design has to be conscious about ethics and values and also aid their cognitive, physical, emotional and social skills.But above all, fun is the primary objective of play, Fun is what males them come back for more; makes them learn and remember. Another crucial factor is eco-friendliness. Some of the best pro-environment design processes can actually be found in the Indian handicrafts industry. One such example is the lathe-turned toy craft of Channapatna—a town near Bangaluru. The age old craft uses wood and colours made completely from natural materials like turmeric, kumkum, indigo, etc. Creating modern designs based on such conventional techniques opens up a new range of products that are unique, educational and organic. Which of the following is true for the tcy craft of Channapatna?

Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it. Designing toys for children is challenging yet stimulating. Considering the low attention span of today’s kids, toys with higher play value are able to engage them longer. Young minds are also quite impressionable. So toy design has to be conscious about ethics and values and also aid their cognitive, physical, emotional and social skills.But above all, fun is the primary objective of play, Fun is what males them come back for more; makes them learn and remember. Another crucial factor is eco-friendliness. Some of the best pro-environment design processes can actually be found in the Indian handicrafts industry. One such example is the lathe-turned toy craft of Channapatna—a town near Bangaluru. The age old craft uses wood and colours made completely from natural materials like turmeric, kumkum, indigo, etc. Creating modern designs based on such conventional techniques opens up a new range of products that are unique, educational and organic. ‘Fun is what makes them come back for more; makes them learn and remember.’ means

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. Years ago, people woke up to find sparrows chirping in their backyard. A noisy lot, they took grains right from your hand if you had befriended them. They got over their fear easily and demanded food or water with their loud chirping if you had forgotten to give them their regular share of food. Tiny pink beaks opened to morsels of food or worms sometimes regurgitated by the parent birds. We had a splendid time watching the bird family bond and as children sat gazing at them as they picked up grain or splashedabout us in muddy water. Many people have written poems and lyrics on sparrows, their noisy chirps, their friendly nature,and their spotty feathers. Sparrows were a menace on thefields. There were guards with slings and stones to chase them away as they ate grain from standing crops. Now people are trying to woo them back to nature. The author calls sparrow a friendlybird because

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. Years ago, people woke up to find sparrows chirping in their backyard. A noisy lot, they took grains right from your hand if you had befriended them. They got over their fear easily and demanded food or water with their loud chirping if you had forgotten to give them their regular share of food. Tiny pink beaks opened to morsels of food or worms sometimes regurgitated by the parent birds. We had a splendid time watching the bird family bond and as children sat gazing at them as they picked up grain or splashedabout us in muddy water. Many people have written poems and lyrics on sparrows, their noisy chirps, their friendly nature,and their spotty feathers. Sparrows were a menace on thefields. There were guards with slings and stones to chase them away as they ate grain from standing crops. Now people are trying to woo them back to nature. Which of the following statements shows that watching sparrows was fun for the author?

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. Years ago, people woke up to find sparrows chirping in their backyard. A noisy lot, they took grains right from your hand if you had befriended them. They got over their fear easily and demanded food or water with their loud chirping if you had forgotten to give them their regular share of food. Tiny pink beaks opened to morsels of food or worms sometimes regurgitated by the parent birds. We had a splendid time watching the bird family bond and as children sat gazing at them as they picked up grain or splashedabout us in muddy water. Many people have written poems and lyrics on sparrows, their noisy chirps, their friendly nature,and their spotty feathers. Sparrows were a menace on thefields. There were guards with slings and stones to chase them away as they ate grain from standing crops. Now people are trying to woo them back to nature. The farmers consider sparrows a nuisance because

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. Years ago, people woke up to find sparrows chirping in their backyard. A noisy lot, they took grains right from your hand if you had befriended them. They got over their fear easily and demanded food or water with their loud chirping if you had forgotten to give them their regular share of food. Tiny pink beaks opened to morsels of food or worms sometimes regurgitated by the parent birds. We had a splendid time watching the bird family bond and as children sat gazing at them as they picked up grain or splashedabout us in muddy water. Many people have written poems and lyrics on sparrows, their noisy chirps, their friendly nature,and their spotty feathers. Sparrows were a menace on thefields. There were guards with slings and stones to chase them away as they ate grain from standing crops. Now people are trying to woo them back to nature. ‘Regurgitated by the parent birds’ means

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. Years ago, people woke up to find sparrows chirping in their backyard. A noisy lot, they took grains right from your hand if you had befriended them. They got over their fear easily and demanded food or water with their loud chirping if you had forgotten to give them their regular share of food. Tiny pink beaks opened to morsels of food or worms sometimes regurgitated by the parent birds. We had a splendid time watching the bird family bond and as children sat gazing at them as they picked up grain or splashedabout us in muddy water. Many people have written poems and lyrics on sparrows, their noisy chirps, their friendly nature,and their spotty feathers. Sparrows were a menace on thefields. There were guards with slings and stones to chase them away as they ate grain from standing crops. Now people are trying to woo them back to nature. Sparrows have been a topic of interest for many...

The following five sentences come from a paragraph. The first and the last sentences are given. Choose the order in which the three sentences (PQR) should appear to complete the paragraph. S1 One major problem that the world faces today is the rapid growth of population. S2 _______________________________________________________________ S3 _______________________________________________________________ S4 _______________________________________________________________ S5 This will cause serious problems of hunger and overcrowding! P –This is often referred to as population explosion. Q –It is not so much the actual population, but its increase that is alarming. R –Experts predict that by 2020 there will be about 10 billion people in the world. Choose from the options given below:

The following five sentences come from a paragraph. The first and the last sentences are given. Choose the order in which the three sentences (PQR) should appear to complete the paragraph. S1 Supposing you have to make a payment of Rs. 100, you could do so in coins. S2 _______________________________________________________________ S3 _______________________________________________________________ S4 _______________________________________________________________ S5 This paper money saves you a lot of trouble and also saves precious metal./ P –The person to whom the payment is being made would also find it very tedious. Q –So the government gives you the alternative of paper money. R –But so many coins would be very cumbersome to carry around. Choose from the options given below:

Following questions have the second sentence missing. Choose the appropriate sentence from the given options to complete it. A. My sister and I have never seen a house on fire before. B. ___________________________________________________ C. We rushed out and saw fire blazing in the distance.

Following questions have the second sentence missing. Choose the appropriate sentence from the given options to complete it. A. By climbing summit of Mount Everest you are overwhelmed by a deep sense of joy and thankfulness. B. _____________ _____________________________________ C. The experience changes you completely and you are never the same again.

Choose the word which best fills the blank from the four options given. It is a good practice to ___________the document once again before sending it for publication

Choose the word which best fills the blank from the four options given. When the teacher asked Ravi a question, he gave her a blank __________ .

Choose the word which best fills the blank from the four options given. She had her ________ fixed on the horizon.

Choose the word which best fills the blank from the four options given. When the teacher asked Ravi a question, he gave her a blank __________ .

Choose the word which best fills the blank from the four options given. I caught a ___________ of him in the crowd for a fleeting moment before he disappeared.

Choose the word which best fills the blank from the four options given. After the shipwreck, they were _______________ on the island for three days.

Choose the word which best fills the blank from the four options given. The landlord ____________ the tenant for not paying rent.

Choose the word which best fills the blank from the four options given. The village in the wake of tsunami, was a terrifying ___________ of a devastation.

Choose the word which best fills the blank from the four options given. The workers angrily voiced their ______ to the management.

Choose the word which best fills the blank from the four options given. A fair-minded person is required to ____ the dispute between the two brothers.

Select the meaning of the given phrases/idioms. Pulled up

Select the meaning of the given phrases/idioms. Keep up

Select the meaning of the given phrases/idioms. Carry on

Select the meaning of the given phrases/idioms. Hand in glove

Select the meaning of the given phrases/idioms. Be in someone’s shoes

Select the meaning of the given phrases/idioms. Pull someone’s leg

In the following passage there are some numbered blanks. Fill in the blanks by selecting the most appropriate word for each blank from the given options. At markets or at county fairs in the old days, the customer had to be on guard against a dishonest trader. A house wife, for example, wanting (36) __buy a live piglet might be (37) ____________ a discount if she bought (38) _____ packed one, tied up in a small sack (39) –a poke. Anyone who agreed to (40) _______a pig in a poke was naturally (41) ________________ a risk. The pig might be ill (42) ________________ even dead: Or it might turn (43) _______to be not a piglet at all. Which of the following fits in gap 36?

In the following passage there are some numbered blanks. Fill in the blanks by selecting the most appropriate word for each blank from the given options. At markets or at county fairs in the old days, the customer had to be on guard against a dishonest trader. A house wife, for example, wanting (36) __buy a live piglet might be (37) ____________ a discount if she bought (38) _____ packed one, tied up in a small sack (39) –a poke. Anyone who agreed to (40) _______a pig in a poke was naturally (41) ________________ a risk. The pig might be ill (42) ________________ even dead: Or it might turn (43) _______to be not a piglet at all. Which of the following fits in gap 37?

In the following passage there are some numbered blanks. Fill in the blanks by selecting the most appropriate word for each blank from the given options. At markets or at county fairs in the old days, the customer had to be on guard against a dishonest trader. A house wife, for example, wanting (36) __buy a live piglet might be (37) ____________ a discount if she bought (38) _____ packed one, tied up in a small sack (39) –a poke. Anyone who agreed to (40) _______a pig in a poke was naturally (41) ________________ a risk. The pig might be ill (42) ________________ even dead: Or it might turn (43) _______to be not a piglet at all. Which of the following fits in gap 38?

In the following passage there are some numbered blanks. Fill in the blanks by selecting the most appropriate word for each blank from the given options. At markets or at county fairs in the old days, the customer had to be on guard against a dishonest trader. A house wife, for example, wanting (36) __buy a live piglet might be (37) ____________ a discount if she bought (38) _____ packed one, tied up in a small sack (39) –a poke. Anyone who agreed to (40) _______a pig in a poke was naturally (41) ________________ a risk. The pig might be ill (42) ________________ even dead: Or it might turn (43) _______to be not a piglet at all. Which of the following fits in gap 39?

In the following passage there are some numbered blanks. Fill in the blanks by selecting the most appropriate word for each blank from the given options. At markets or at county fairs in the old days, the customer had to be on guard against a dishonest trader. A house wife, for example, wanting (36) __buy a live piglet might be (37) ____________ a discount if she bought (38) _____ packed one, tied up in a small sack (39) –a poke. Anyone who agreed to (40) _______a pig in a poke was naturally (41) ________________ a risk. The pig might be ill (42) ________________ even dead: Or it might turn (43) _______to be not a piglet at all. Which of the following fits in gap 40?

In the following passage there are some numbered blanks. Fill in the blanks by selecting the most appropriate word for each blank from the given options. At markets or at county fairs in the old days, the customer had to be on guard against a dishonest trader. A house wife, for example, wanting (36) __buy a live piglet might be (37) ____________ a discount if she bought (38) _____ packed one, tied up in a small sack (39) –a poke. Anyone who agreed to (40) _______a pig in a poke was naturally (41) ________________ a risk. The pig might be ill (42) ________________ even dead: Or it might turn (43) _______to be not a piglet at all. Which of the following fits in gap 41?

In the following passage there are some numbered blanks. Fill in the blanks by selecting the most appropriate word for each blank from the given options. At markets or at county fairs in the old days, the customer had to be on guard against a dishonest trader. A house wife, for example, wanting (36) __buy a live piglet might be (37) ____________ a discount if she bought (38) _____ packed one, tied up in a small sack (39) –a poke. Anyone who agreed to (40) _______a pig in a poke was naturally (41) ________________ a risk. The pig might be ill (42) ________________ even dead: Or it might turn (43) _______to be not a piglet at all. Which of the following fits in gap 42?

In the following passage there are some numbered blanks. Fill in the blanks by selecting the most appropriate word for each blank from the given options. At markets or at county fairs in the old days, the customer had to be on guard against a dishonest trader. A house wife, for example, wanting (36) __buy a live piglet might be (37) ____________ a discount if she bought (38) _____ packed one, tied up in a small sack (39) –a poke. Anyone who agreed to (40) _______a pig in a poke was naturally (41) ________________ a risk. The pig might be ill (42) ________________ even dead: Or it might turn (43) _______to be not a piglet at all. Which of the following fits in gap 43?

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank from the given alternatives. The teacher spoke ______ to the students who were naughty.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank from the given alternatives. The builder _____ her problem by not constructing a boundary wall around her house.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank from the given alternatives. _______ he has started arriving on time for all the functions.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank from the given alternatives. After a week’s rain, the _______ was as its highest.

Select the word which means the opposite of the given word. "Scared"

Select the word which means the opposite of the given word. "Conquer"

Select the word which means the opposite of the given word. "Criticize"

An open box is made from a square lamina of side 12 cm, by cutting equal squares at the corners and folding up the remaining flaps. The volume of this box cannot be

A has a pair of triangles corresponding sides proportional, and B has a pair of pentagon with corresponding sides proportional, \({S_1}\)= A’s triangles must be similar \({S_2}\)= B’s pentagons must be similar Which of the following statement is correct?

\(\Delta ABC\)is an equilateral triangle of side \(2\sqrt 3 cms\). P is any point in the interior of \(\Delta ABC\). If x, y, z are the distances of P from the sides of the triangle, then x + y + z =

Which of the following numbers is the fourth power of a natural number?

The square of an odd integer must be of the form:

ABCD is a square with side a. With centres A, B, C and D four circles are drawn such that each circle touches externally two of the remaining three circles. Let \(\delta \)be the area of the region in the interior of the square and exterior of the circles. Then the maximum value of \(\delta \)is :

The value of \(\tan 1^\circ \tan 2^\circ \tan 3^\circ ....\tan 89^\circ \)

\({\text{a}}{{\text{x}}^2} + {\text{ bx}} + {\text{c}} = 0\), where a, b, c are real, has real roots if :

An open box A is made from a square piece of tin by cutting equal squares S at the corners and folding up the remaining flaps. Another open box B is made similarly using one of the squares S. If U and V are the volumes of A and B respectively, then which of the following is not possible?

Which of the following statements holds always?

Which of the following polygons are uniquely determined when all the sides are give?

There are several human beings and several dogs in a room. One tenth of the humans have lost a leg. The total numbers of feet are 77. Then the number of dogs is:

All the arcs in the following diagram are semi-circles. This diagram shows two paths connecting A to B. Path I is the single large semi-circle and Path II consists of the chain of small semi- circles.

One integer is chosen out of 1, 2, 3, …., 100. What is the probability that it is neither divisible by 4 nor by 6.

\(\sqrt {{{\left( {a - b} \right)}^2}} + \sqrt {{{\left( {b - a} \right)}^2}} \) is:

A solid metal sphere of surface area \({S_1}\)is melted and recast into a number of smaller spheres. \({S_2}\)is the sum of the surface areas of all the smaller spheres. Then

Which of the following is an irrational number?

Re. 1 and Rs 5 coins are available (as many required). Find the smallest payments which cannot be made by these coins, if not more than 5 coins are allowed.

Median of a data number which has number of observations below and above it. The median set is a an equal below and of the data 1, 9, 4, 3, 7, 6, 8, 8, 12, 15 is

Suppose you walk from home to the bus stand at 4 km/h and immediately return at x km/h. If the average speed is 6 km/h then x is

A ship sends a sonar wave to the sea bed which is flat and measured several times over a large area, One day the reflected sound wave takes longer time than in previous measurements. The possible reason is:

Which of the following ray diagram is correct?

A concave lens always gives a virtual image. In optical lenses worn by humans which of the following statements is true?

A geo-stationary satellite is orbiting around earth at height of 30,000 km in circular orbit. The radius of the earth is taken as 6000 km. The geo-stationary satellite comes back to its position after one revolution in exactly 24 hours. Let the acceleration due to gravity (g) be 10 and mass of satellite be 1000 kg; calculate the work done in 12 hours when moving under gravitational force.

Consider a simple circuit containing a battery and three identical incandescent bulbs A, B and C. Bulb A is wired in parallel with bulb B and this combination is wired in series with bulb C. What would happen to the brightness of the other two bulbs if bulb A were to burn out?

Three different circuits (I. II and III) are constructed using identical batteries and resistors of R and 2R ohm. What can be said about current I in arm AB of each circuit?

A uranium nucleus at rest decays into a thorium nucleus and a helium nucleus, as shown below. Which of the following is true? \({}_{92}^{235}U \to {}_{90}^{231}Th + {}_2^4He\)

The figure below shows the position of a ball at t = 0, t = 1s, t = 2s, t = 3s and t = 4s : Which of the graph below is a possible graph of the position x(t)?

The graph shows position as a function of time for two trains A and B running on parallel tracks. For times greater than t = 0, which of the following statement is true?

The figure shown below depicts the distance travelled by a body as a function of time. The average speed and maximum speed between 0 and 20 s are:

A hypothetical planet has density \(\rho \).radius R. and surface gravitational acceleration g. If the radius of the planet were doubled, but the planetary density stayed the same, the acceleration due to gravity at the planet’s surface would be:

Three rings P, Q and R are dropped at the same time over identical hollow magnets as shown below: Which of the following describes the order in which the ring P, Q and R reach the bottom of the magnet?

An electron moving with uniform velocity in x direction enters a region of uniform magnetic field along y direction. Which of the following physical quantity(ies) is (are) non-zero and remain constant? A. Velocity of the electron B. Magnitude of the momentum of the electron C. Force on the electron D. The kinetic energy of electron

A drop each of two non-corrosive and non-irritating liquids A and B at a temperature of \({\text{22}}^\circ {\text{C}}\)are placed on the skin. Liquid A gives a more cooling sensation than liquid B. Which of the following can be said about the liquids A and B?

There is a mixture of three solid compounds A, B and C. Out of these compounds A and C are soluble in water and compound C is sublimable also. In what sequence the following techniques can be used for their effective separation? I. Filtration II. Sublimation III. Crystallisation from water extract IV. Dissolution in water

Which of the following is a suitable example for illustrating the law of conservation of mass? (Atomic mass of O = 16; H = 1)

An element X has 7 electrons in its L shell. What is true about the element X? I. It belongs to period 9 of modern periodic table. II. Its atom contains 9 protons. III. It has a valency of 7. IV. Its atoms can accept an electron to acquire noble gas configuration.

The reaction between carbon and oxygen can be represented as \({\text{C}}\left( {\text{s}} \right){\text{ }} + {\text{ }}{{\text{O}}_2}\left( {\text{g}} \right){\text{ }} \to {\text{ C}}{{\text{O}}_2}\left( {\text{g}} \right){\text{ }} + {\text{ heat}}\) In which of the following type(s), the above reaction can be classified? I. Combustion reaction II. Displacement reaction III. Endothermic reaction IV. Combination reaction

A metal carbonate X on treatment with a mineral acid liberates a gas which when passed through aqueous solution of a substance Y gives back X. The substance Y on reaction with the gas obtained at anode during electrolysis of brine gives a compound Z which can decolorise coloured fabrics. The compounds X, Y and Z respectively are

A salt can be between produced by reaction A. a weak acid and weak base B. metal oxide and water C. metal and a mineral acid D. metal oxide and a mineral acid

Which of the following is true about the two statements? Statement I: Reactivity of aluminium decreases when it is dipped in nitric acid. Statement II: A protective layer of aluminium nitrate is formed when aluminium is dipped in nitric acid.

A silvery white metal X reacts with water at room temperature to produce a water soluble compound Y and a colourless gas Z. The reactions is highly exothermic and the Z catches fire immediately during the reaction. The solution of Y in water on reacting with stoichiometric amount of dilute solution of hydrochloric acid gives a solution of pH = 7.0. The compounds X, Y and Z respectively are:

A compound X is obtained by the reaction of alkaline \({\text{KMn}}{{\text{O}}_3}\)with another compound Y followed by acidification. Compound X also reacts with compound Y in presence of few drops of \({{\text{H}}_2}{\text{S}}{{\text{O}}_4}\) to form a sweet smelling compound Z. The compound X Y and Z are respectively.

Which of the following pairs of compounds of carbon will undergo combustion as well as addition reactions.

An element X combines with hydrogen to form a compound\({\text{X}}{{\text{H}}_3}\). The element X is placed on the right side of the periodic table. What is true about the element X? A. Has valence electrons B. Is a metal and is solid C. Is a non-metal and is a gas D. Has a 5 valence electrons E. \({\text{X}}{{\text{H}}_3}\)reacts with water to form a basic compound

An element X (atomic number 12) reacts with another element Y (atomic number 17) to form a compound Z. Which of the following statements are true regarding this compound? I. Molecular formula of Z is \({\text{X}}{{\text{Y}}_2}\) II. It is soluble in water III. X and Y are joined by sharing of electrons IV. It would conduct electricity in the molten state.

An animal cell, a plant cell and a bacterium share the following structural features:

Given below are figures of three kinds of muscle fibres. Which one/ones would you find in the grass hopper’s legs?

A plant that has well differentiated body, special tissues for transport of water and other substances, but does not have seed or fruits is a(n):

Raju was suffering from severe stomach pain and the doctor diagnosed that he was suffering from peptic ulcers and treated him with antibiotics. He was relieved of pain. What could be the reason for peptic ulcers?

The average temperature of the Earth remains fairly steady as compared to that of the moon because of the

In flowers, which one of the following conditions will increase chances of self-pollination?

Photosynthesis in an aquatic plant was measured by counting the number of bubbles coming out of the cut end of the plant. What will happen to production if you use a pipe blow air from your mouth into water in the beaker?

A person with blood group ‘A’ can donate blood to the persons with blood group ‘A’ or ‘AB’ because it

What would happen to the person if cerebellum of his brain is damaged?

Which of the following statements are correct? A. Tapeworms are hermaphrodites and undergo self-fertilization. B. Earthworms are hermaphrodites and undergo self-fertilization. C. Tapeworms are hermaphrodites but undergo cross-fertilization. D. Earthworms are hermaphrodites but undergo cross-fertilization

A group of red beetles lives on green leaves of a tree. Beetles multiply through sexual reproduction. One day, some green beetles are seen among the red beetles. Green beetles breed to produce green progeny. Crows on the tree eat beetles. Some green beetles appear among the red beetle because

A group of red beetles lives on green leaves of a trees. Beetles multiply through sexual reproduction. One day, some green beetles are seen among the red beetles. Green beetles breed to produce green progeny. Crows on the tree eat beetles. The colour composition of beetle population is likely to change in the following manner:

If the heart rate of a man is less than 60 per minute then it is called as

Non-degradable and fat soluble pollutant, such as DDT enters the food chain, the pollutant

From about 13th century to the time of the French Revolution sumptuary laws were expected to be followed strictly to:

Choose the correct response from the given options. On 3rd March 1933 the famous Enabling Act was passed to: A. establish dictatorship in Germany. B. give Hitler the power to rule by decree C. ban all trade unions D. ban all political parties and their affiliates

Enclosures in England were seen as:

The Balkans, which was a serious source of nationalist tension in Europe after 1871, was a region comprising of:

What was Rinderpest?

Which of the following is a correct match?

Printing created possibilities of water circulation of ideas. Who of the following hailed printing ultimate gift of God?

The forest Act of 1878 divided forests into:

Consider the following statements and identify the correct response from the options given thereafter: Statement I: Hitler said ‘In may state the mother is the most important citizen Statement II: In Nazi Germany while boys were taught to be aggressive, muscular and steel hearted; girls were told that they had to become good mothers.

Consider the following statements and choose the correct response from the options given thereafter: Statement I: The major cricket tournament of colonial India, the ‘Quadrangular’ did not represent regions but religious communities. Statement II: The victory of the ‘Hindus’ in the ‘Quadrangular’ cricket tournament in 1923 was equated by a cricket fan with Gandhiji’s war on ‘untouchability’.

Match the following columns: Column A (I) Ambedkar established the Depressed Classes Association (II) Gandhiji began the Civil Disobedience Movement (III) Gandhiji ended the Civil Disobedience Movement (IV) Congress adopted the demand for ‘Purna Swaraj’ Column B December, 1920 August, 1930 March, 1930 March, 1931

Consider the following statements and choose the correct response from the options given thereafter: Statement I: The Act of Union 1707 led to the formation of the “United Kingdom of Great Britain”. Statement II: The British parliament was henceforth dominated by its English members.

Consider the following statements and choose the correct response from the options given thereafter: Statement I: Traders and travellers introduced new crops to the land they travelled. Statement II: Noodles most likely travelled from China through Arab traders to Sicily. Statement III: Potato reached the West through travellers and became the staple diet of the poor.

Assertion (A): Gandhijis idea of Satyagraha emphasised on the power of truth and the need to search for truth. Reasoning (R): Gandhiji believed that a satyagrahi could win the battle by appealing to the conscience of the oppressor. Select the correct option from the given alternatives.

Assertion (A): The Civil Disobedience Movement was different from the Non-cooperation Movement. Reason (R): People in the Civil Disobedience Movement were asked not only to refuse cooperation with the British but also to break colonial laws. Select the correct option from the given alternatives. —

Assertion (A): Coal is a fossil fuel. Reason(R): It is formed due to compression of inorganic material over millions of years. Select the correct option from the given alternatives.

Assertion (A): The sun rises in Arunachal Pradesh about two hours before Gujarat. Reason(R): Arunachal Pradesh is on a higher latitude than Gujarat. Select the correct option from the given alternatives.

Assertion (A): In India, east coast has more seaports than the west coast. Reason(R): The east coast is broader and is an example of emergent coast. Select the correct option from the given alternatives.

Which pie diagram represents India’s age composition in 2001?

Assertion (A): The north western parts of India receive rainfall in winter. Reason (R): The winter rainfall in India occurs due to North East monsoon. Select the correct option from the given alternatives.

Which four major ports of India lie on the Golden Quadrilateral?

Match the fishing ports indicated on the map of India (I, II, III and IV) with their respective names. A. Kakinada B. Alappuzha C. Porbandar D. Tuticorin

Which figure relates the trend of population Growth rate 1951 – 2001?

Assertion (A): The Himalayan ranges show change in vegetation from tropical to tundra. Reason (R): In mountainous area with increase in altitude there is corresponding decrease in temperature, which leads to change in vegetation types. Select the correct option from the given alternatives.

Which of the following methods are used to restrict soil erosion? A. Ploughing along contour lines B. Strip cropping C. Jhumming D. Mixed farming

Assertion (A): Although only the southern part of India lies in tropical region, the whole of India has tropical climate. Reason (R): Himalaya mountain ranges protect it from the northerly cold winds. Select the correct option from the given alternatives.

What does the zig-zag line indicate on the map of India?

Which of the following feature has similar geological structure with Meghalaya, Karbi Analog plateau and Cachar Hills?

Assertion (A): Sex Ratio in India is low. Reason (R): Indian society has been unfavourable to females. Select the correct option from the given alternatives

A pilot takes off from an airport at \({\text{15}}^\circ {\text{S}}\)latitude and flies \({\text{55}}^\circ \) due North. What latitude the pilot had reached?

In which of the following economies are people more of a resource?

Which of the following statements is true of agriculture in Indian economy between 1973 and 2003?

Which of the following can be considered as Foreign Direct Ins investment made in India? A. The TATAs acquire Corus steel plant abroad. B. Mr. Donald, an American citizen, acquires 100 shares of an Indian listed company. C. The remittances sent by an Indian doctor in Dubai back to his hometown in Kerala. D. The US multinational Google opens its full-fledged unit at Gurgaon, Haryana.

We accept paper money as a medium of exchange because

Which of the following refers to trade barrier in the context of WTO? I. Restrictions on domestic trade II. Not allowing companies to do foreign trade beyond specific quantity III. Restrictions on the export and import of goods IV. Restrictions on the price fixed by companies

In which of the following economies are people more of a resource?

Which of the following statements is true of agriculture in Indian economy between 1973 and 2003?

Which of the following can be considered as Foreign Direct Ins investment made in India? A. The TATAs acquire Corus steel plant abroad. B. Mr. Donald, an American citizen, acquires 100 shares of an Indian listed company. C. The remittances sent by an Indian doctor in Dubai back to his hometown in Kerala. D. The US multinational Google opens its full-fledged unit at Gurgaon, Haryana.

We accept paper money as a medium of exchange because

Which of the following refers to trade barrier in the context of WTO? I. Restrictions on domestic trade II. Not allowing companies to do foreign trade beyond specific quantity III. Restrictions on the export and import of goods IV. Restrictions on the price fixed by companies