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Exam Year: 2005

  • Match items in List-I (Businesswoman) with List-II (Company) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

    List I (Businesswoman) List II (Company)
    Zia Mody 1. Venkateshwara Hatcheries
    Anuradha J. Desai 2. AZB & Partners
    Villoo Morawala Patell 3. Quantum Market Research
    Meena Kausik 4. Avesthagen Technology
    5. Biocon India
    Codes:

    A B C D
    4 1 5 3
    2 3 4 1
    4 3 5 1
    2 1 4 3

    (a)

    4 1 5 3

    (b)

    2 3 4 1

    (c)

    4 3 5 1

    (d)

    2 1 4 3

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • In which country is Bandung, where the Conference of African and Asian nations was held which led to establishing Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), situated?

    (a)

    Thailand

    (b)

    Egypt

    (c)

    Indonesia

    (d)

    Philippines

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • Which one of the following pairs are correctly matched? Enterprise – Industrial Group: VSNL – Bharti Group; Mundra Special Economic Zone Ltd – Adani Group; CMC Ltd – Tata Group; IPCL – Reliance Group.

    (a)

    1, 2 and 3

    (b)

    3 and 4

    (c)

    1, 2 and 4

    (d)

    2, 3 and 4

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • Which one of the following pairs are correctly matched? Publication – Group: Sportstar – The Hindu publication group; Business-world – ABP group; The Week – Malayala Manorama publication group; Reader’s Digest – Indian Express publication group.

    (a)

    1, 2, 3 and 4

    (b)

    1, 2 and 3

    (c)

    2 and 4

    (d)

    1 and 3

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • Who among the following was the Chairman of the Union Constitution Committee of the Constitution Assembly?

    (a)

    B. R. Ambedkar

    (b)

    J. B. Kripalani

    (c)

    Jawaharlal Nehru

    (d)

    Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • 2 Men and 1 woman board a bus in which 5 seats are vacant. One of these five seats is reserved for ladies. A woman may or may not sit on the seat reserved for ladies but a man cannot sit on the seat reserved for ladies. In how many different ways can the five seats be occupied by these three passengers?

    (a)

    15

    (b)

    36

    (c)

    48

    (d)

    60

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given substances in the decreasing order of their densities?

    (a)

    Steel > Mercury > Gold

    (b)

    Gold > Mercury > Steel

    (c)

    Steel > Gold > Mercury

    (d)

    Gold > Steel > Mercury

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • Of which one of the following games is Shanmugham Venkatesh an outstanding player?

    (a)

    Table tennis

    (b)

    Hockey

    (c)

    Football

    (d)

    Basketball

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • A big rectangular plot of area 4320 m2 is divided into 3 square-shaped smaller plots by fencing parallel to the smaller side of the plot. However, some area of land was still left as a square could not be formed. So, 3 more square-shaped plots were formed by fencing parallel to the longer side of the original plot such that no area of the plot was left surplus. What are the dimensions of the original plot?

    (a)

    160 m × 27 m

    (b)

    240 m × 18 m

    (c)

    120 m × 36 m

    (d)

    135 m × 32 m

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • Aryan runs at a speed of 40 metre/minute. Rahul follows him after an interval of 5 minutes and runs at a speed of 50 metre/minute. Rahul’s dog runs at a speed of 60 metre/minute and starts along with Rahul. The dog reaches Aryan and then comes back to Rahul, and continues to do so till Rahul reaches Aryan. What is the total distance covered by the dog?

    (a)

    600 metres

    (b)

    750 metres

    (c)

    980 metres

    (d)

    1200 metres

    Correct Answer:

    (b)