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Directions: In this Section, each of the following sentences has a blank space and four words are given after the sentence. Select whichever word you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and mark the same.

1.       You haven’t had your lunch yet,_____ you?

a)      Are                         b) aren’t                              c) have                 d) haven’t

2.       Life is to death as pleasure is to___________

a)      Poverty                                b) suffering                        c) Anguish           d) Pain

3.       ‘Please’ and “Thank you’ are the little courtesies by which we keep the ______ of the life oiled and running smoothly.

a)      Path                       b) Machine                         c) Garden            d) River

4.       Many of the advantage of civilization have been conceived by young people just on the ____ of adulthood.

a)      Boundary            b) Threshold                      c) Peak                 d) Horizon          

5.       Physically we are now all neighbours, but psychologically we are_____ to each other.

a)      Primitives            b) Complementary          c) Strangers        d) Cowards

Directions: In this section, look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them, i.e (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the answer against the corresponding letter on your browser.

6.       As the parties failed to reach any agreement, the meeting broke through.

a)      Broke out            b) Broke away                   c) Broke up         d) No Improvement      

7.       If I have reached there by this time tomorrow, I will write to you immediately

a)      reached                               b) reach               c) am reaching                   d) No improvement

8.       My friend met me, unexpectedly, when I looked for a taxi, desperately.

a)had looked                             b) was looking   c) Had been looking        d) No improvement

              9. Her learning makes up towards her want of beauty.

a) for                                             b) to                      c) against                             d) No improvement

10. Everybody who finished writing can go home.           

       a) had finished                           b) have finished               c) has  finished                 d) No improvement       

Directions: In this section, each question has a sentence with three underlined pairs labeled. (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the appropriate coloumn. If there is no error tick “d”.

11. (A) It was nearly thirty years ago,  (B) since this magazine,  (C) was first published. (D) No error.

12. (A) Ten years ago he was having an income, (B) of over ten thousand rupees a month;

( C ) he must indeed be a wealthy man by now. (D) No error.

13. (A) In spite of the fact  (B) that the meeting was about to end, (C) he insisted to ask several questions. (D) No error.

14.(A) Hardly had he entered into the room, (B) and taken his seat, (C) when the girls began to giggle. (D) No error.

15. (A) I was disappointed (B) when I came for seeing you last evening  (C) but could not find you at home. (D) No error.

Directions: In this section, each item consists of a sentence with an underlined word. It is followed by four words, one of which is closest to the opposite in meaning of the underline word. Choose the word and indicate your response in the appropriate column in your browser.

16. His short but pointed speed was applauded by all sections of the audience.

a) disapproved                  b) Misunderstood           c) praised            d) Welcomed

17. In ancient India, scholars had no interest in political power or material growth.

a) Internal                           b) Spiritual                          c) Psychic             d) Celestial

18. A friendly dog met us at the farm gate.

a) Helpful                            b) Understanding            c) Quite                                d) Hostile

19. History abounds in instances of courage.

a) Shines                              b) Lacks                                                c) Suffices           d) Fails

20. The habit of squandering money should not be encouraged.

a) Discarding                      b) hoarding                         c) donating         d) stealing

Directions Write the Synonyms of the following

21. We would always try to maintain and promote communal amity.

a) bondage                         b) Contention                    c) Friendship      d) Understanding

22. Many species of animals have become extinct during the last hundred years.

a) Aggressive                     b) Non-existent                                c) Scattered        d) Feeble            

23. True relation does not require one to proselytize through guile of force

a) Translate                        b) hypnotize                      c) Attack              d) Convert

24. That the plan is both inhuman and preposterous needs no further proof.

a) Heartless                        b) impractical                     c) Absurd             d) Abnormal

25. The attitude of the Western countries towards the third world countries is rather callous to say the least.

a) Passive                            b) Unkind                            c) Cursed             d) Unfeeling

Section – II         Reasoning Ability Test

This section contains 20 Multiple Choice Questions. Each question has four choices (1), (2), (3) and (4) out of which ONLY ONE is correct.

Directions (Q.1 to Q.2) : Read the following information and answer the questions given below:

A is the son of B. C, B’s sister has a son D and a daughter E. F is the maternal uncle of D.

1. How is A related to D ?

(1) Cousin                            (2) Nephew                        (3) Uncle                              (4) Brother

2. How is E related to F ?

(1) Sister                              (2) Daughter                      (3) Niece                              (4) Wife

3. A clock is so placed that at 12 noon its minute hand points towards north–east. In which direction

does its hour hand point at 1.30 p.m. ?

(1) North                             (2) South                             (3) East                                                 (4) West

Directions (Q.4 to Q.7) : Read the following information carefully and answer the question given

below it:

(i) Eight persons E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L are seated around a square table two on each side.

(ii) There are three lady members and they are not seated next to each other.

(iii) J is between L and F.

(iv) G is between I and F.

(v) H, a lady member, is second to the left of J.

(vi) F, a male member is seated opposite E, a lady member.

(vii) There is a lady member between F and I.

4. Who among the following is seated between E and H :

(1) F                       (2) I                        (3) Cannot be determined           (4) None of these

5. How many persons are seated between K and F :

(1) One                 (2) Two                (3) Three                                             (4) Cannot be determined

6. Who among the following are the three lady members :

(1) E, G and J      (2) E, H and G     (3) G, H and J                                     (4) Cannot be determined

               

7. Who among the following is to the immediate left of F :

(1) G                      (2) I                        (3) J                                                        (4) Cannot be determined

Directions (Q.8 & Q.9) : These questions consist of a number series which contains a wrong term.

This term is given as one of the four alternatives among the four numbers given below. The wrong

term is :

8. 89, 78, 86, 80, 85, 82, 83

(1) 83                     (2) 82                     (3) 86                                                     (4) 78

9. 1, 1, 3, 9, 6, 36, 10, 100, 16, 225

(1) 225                                  (2) 16                     (3) 10                                     (4) 9

Directions (Q.10 to Q.13) : Words in capital letters in column-I are written in small letters in a code

language in column-II. Decode the Language and find out the correct alternative for the given word

in each question.

CoIumn-I                                             Column-II

HERO                                                     tbfw

JOIN                                                      bakp

LAZY                                                      nsvg

MINE                                                     pdkt

PART                                                     rwsx

SAURY                                                  wveos

BLUE                                                      eglt

CIGAR                                                   vsqwp

WRIT                                                     wpxy

VIRUS                                                   pzwoe

QUACK                                                 jqems

PIRL                                                       wprg

10. Code for letters in the word TOIL are

(1) pxba                               (2) bpgn                               (3) bpxg                               (4) mpxg

11. Code for letters in the word COST are:

(1) boqx                               (2) xqps                                                (3) qost                               (4) xqnr

12. Code for letters in the word ULCER are:

(1) ggwmr                           (2) teqwp                            (3) ktegp                             (4) gteqw

13. Code for letters in the word SINE are :

(1) ptkl                                  (2) toka                                (3) ptok                                (4) optb

14. Find the odd one out ?

(1) 488                                  (2) 929                                  (3) 776                                  (4) 667

15. Two buses start from the opposite points of a main road, 150 km apart. The first bus runs for 25 km

and takes a right turn and then runs for 15 km. It, then turns left and runs for another 25 km and takes

the direction back to reach the main road. In the meantime, due to the minor breakdown the other

bus has run only 35 km along the main road. What would be the distance between the two buses at

this point

(1) 65 km                             (2) 80 km                             (3) 75 km                             (4) 85 km

Directions (Q.16 & Q.17) : A, B and C are playing a game. When they start, they have 46 points

between the 3 of them. They play 3 games. A wins the first, C the second and B the third game. When

A wins, he gets 3 points from B and 3 points from C. When B wins, his points double and he gets

some of these points from A and some from C. When C wins, he gets 2 points from A and 4 points

from B. After the 3 games, all three of them have the same points with each of them that they had

started with.

16. How many points did B start with ?

(1) 12                                     (2) 16                     (3) 14                                     (4) cannot be determined

17. When B wins, how many points does he get from C ?

(1) 5                                       (2) 3                       (3) either 3 or 4                 (4) 4

18. Insert the missing character

12 23 28

0 ?

3 2 5

9 6 16 2 7 11 8

(1) 15                                     (2) 14                     (3) 20                                     (4) 12

Directions (Q.19 & Q.20) : In each of the following questions, the two rows of numbers are given.

Resultant number in each row is to be worked out separately based on the following rules and the

question below the row of numbers is to be answered. The operations of numbers progress from left to

right.

Rules :

(i) If an even number comes before a prime number, they are to be multiplied.

(ii) If an even number comes before a composite odd number, odd number is to be subtracted from

even number.

(iii) If a composite odd number comes before a prime number, the first number is to be divided by

the second number.

(iv) If an odd number comes before an even number which is a perfect square, they are to be added.

(v) If an odd number comes before another odd number they are to be added.

19. 36 21 5 16

       27 3 16 5

What is the sum of the resultants of the two rows?

(1) 25                                     (2) 24                     (3) 125                                  (4) 81

20. 39 13 11 17

24 5 55 13

What is the difference between the resultants of the two rows ?

(1) 14                                     (2) 9                       (3) 243                                 (4) 233

Current Affairs (Updated till April 2018)

1.      Which Indian carrier has recently become the member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA)?

[A] SpiceJet                      [B] Vistara                  [C] IndiGo                  [D] Air Asia

2. The bilateral military exercise “Harimau Shakti 2018” will be conducted between India and which country?

[A] Indonesia                    [B] Malaysia                [C] New Zealand        [D] South Korea

3. Which of the following smart cities has become the India’s first city to run on 100% Renewable Energy during Daytime?

[A] Bengaluru                   [B] Jaipur                   [C] Indore                   [D] Diu \

4. What is the theme of the 2018 World Earth Day (WED)?

[A] Save Your Earth from Plastic            [B] Environmental and Climate Literacy

[C] Beware from Plastic Pollution            [D] End Plastic Pollution

5. Which football team has won the 2018 Indian Super Cup Football tournament?

[A] East Bengal FC                                  [B] Kerala Blasters FC

[C] Bengaluru FC                                                 [D] Churchill Brothers FC

6. NASA has launched its newest planet-hunting spacecraft “TESS” to search for alien worlds. What does “TESS” stands for?

[A] Transient Exoplanet Survey Satellite             [B] Tranche Exoplanet Survey Satellite

[C] Transitory Exoplanet Survey Satellite            [D] Transit Exoplanet Survey Satellite

7. Who has become first Indian woman boxer to win a Commonwealth Gold?

     [A] Sarjubala Devi             [B] Sarita Devi            [C] Mary Kom            [D] Pinki Jangra

8. Who has been conferred with the 2017 Dadasaheb Phalke Award?

[A] Shatrughan Sinha             [B] Amitabh Bachchan           [C] Vinod Khanna     [D] Sri Devi

Q.9. How many medals did India win XXI Commonwealth games 2018?

Q.10. SRO has successfully launched navigation satellite IRNSS-1I into the orbit from which launch vehicle?

[A] PSLV-C41            [B] PSLV-C43            [C] PSLV-C42            [D] PSLV-C44

Q.11. The world’s largest solar park will come up in which Indian state?

[A] Gujarat                  [B] Maharashtra          [C] Punjab                   [D] Rajasthan

Q.12. Which Indian armed force will carry out combat training exercise “Gaganshakti 2018”? [A] Indian Army   [B] Indian Navy    [C] Indian Air Force   [D] Indian Coast Guard

Q.13. Which airport has been adjudged as the India’s cleanest airport, as per latest survey conducted by the Airports Authority of India (AAI)?

[A] Indira Gandhi International Airport         [B] Goa International Airport

[C] Mangaluru International Airport             [D] Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport

Q.14. Which football team has won the 72nd edition of Santosh Trophy Football tournament 2018?

[A] Services                [B] West Bengal        [C] Kerala                   [D] Hyderabad

Q.15. What is “Bhabha Kavach,”

A. Indian Missile System                                B) Indian Satellite for Moon 

C) Light weight Bullet proof jacket               D) New Missile

 

Answer to set No: 1 IGRUA Model Paper

Q.No	Answer (Choice)	Answer
1	C	Have
2	C	Anguish
3	B	Machine
4	B	Threshold
5	C	Strangers
6	C	Broke up
7	B	Reach
8	B	Was looking
9	A	For
10	C	Has Finished
11	B
12	A
13	C
14	A
15	B
16	A	Disapproved
17	B	Spiritual
18	D	Hostile
19	B	Lacks
20	B	Hoarding
21	C	Friendship
22	B	Non-existent
23	D	Convert
24	C	Absurd
25	D	unfeeling

Reasoning Ability Test Answer

Q.No	Ans
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1	3	3	4	3	2	3	3	2	3
11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
1	4	3	4	1	3	2	2	2	4

Current affair

Q. 1. Correct Answer: B [Vistara]

Notes: Vistara, the joint venture carrier between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, has become the 3rd Indian carrier to be a member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), a global body of 280 airlines. Air India and Jet Airways are the two other airlines in India that are IATA members.

Q.2. [B] Malaysia

The bilateral joint training exercise “Harimau Shakti 2018” will be conducted between India and Malaysia in the dense forests of Sengai Perdik in Hulu Langat district of Malaysia from April 30 to May 13, 2018.

Q.3. [D] Diu

Diu Smart City has become the first city in India that runs on 100% renewable energy during daytime setting a new benchmark for other cities to become clean and green. Diu had been importing 73% of its power from Gujarat until last year.

Q.4. D [End Plastic Pollution] Notes: The World Earth Day (WED) is celebrated every year on April 22 worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection. The day was proposed at the UNESCO conference in 1969 and the first Earth Day celebrations took place in 1970.

Q.5. C [Bengaluru FC] Notes: Bengaluru FC has won the first edition of Indian Super Cup Football tournament on April 20, 2018. In the final at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, they defeated Kolkata football giants East Bengal by a convincing margin of 4-1.

Q.6. D [Transit Exoplanet Survey Satellite] Notes: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has launched its newest planet-hunting spacecraft, Transit Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) from Cape Canaveral in Florida on a mission to find thousands of new worlds beyond our Solar System.

Q.7. C [Mary Kom] Notes: In Boxing events at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 2018, five-time world champion and Olympic Bronze-medallist M C Mary Kom won a gold medal by defeating Northern Ireland’s Kristina O’Hara 5-0 in the 48-kg final on April 14, 2018. With this, Mary Kom has become the first Indian woman boxer to win a Commonwealth Gold.

Q.8. C [Vinod Khanna]

Notes: Vinod Khanna, the veteran Hindi film actor, has been conferred the 2017 Dadasaheb Phalke Award posthumously for his immense contribution to Indian cinema.

Q.9. It was Held at GOLD COAST Australia

Rank	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
3	India	26	20	20	66

Q.10. A [PSLV-C41] Notes: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched the navigation satellite IRNSS-1I into the orbit with the help of PSLV-C41 launch vehicle from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on April 12, 2018.

Q.11. A [Gujarat] Notes: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has recently approved setting up a 5000 MW capacity solar park at the Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR), which would be the largest such entity in the world after its completion.

Q.12. The Indian Air Force (IAF) will carry out one of its biggest combat exercises named ‘Gaganshakti 2018’ from 8th April to check its operational preparedness with a focus on dealing with any possible security challenges from China and Pakistan.

Q.13. C [Mangaluru International Airport] Notes: As per latest survey conducted by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) across 53 airports, the Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) has been declared as the cleanest and best-maintained airport in the country under the 1.5 million to 5 million passenger handling airport category. Airport director VV Rao received the award during the 23rd annual day celebrations of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) in New Delhi on April 1, 2018.

Q.14. C [Kerala] Notes: The Kerala football team has won the 72nd edition of Santosh Trophy Football tournament 2018 by defeating West Bengal in the final by 4-2 via penalties at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on April 1. It is their sixth Santosh Trophy Football title.

Q.15. The Bhabha Atomic Reseach Centre (BARC) has developed Bhabha Kavach, a next-generation bulletproof jacket that is cheaper, lightweight...