copyright@mehntibachay IMPORTANT NOTE: & Mehnti Bachay reserves all copyright of this TEST SERIES. & Sharing of this test series with anybody or to any social media platform like Whatsapp groups without our consent is prohibited. & Incase someone found doing so , a LEGAL ACTION can be taken against him/her /or any institute. PSPCL TEST SERIES PAPER -2 Time : 2 hours Q1: Choose the word from options that is closest in meaning to the given word: CLIMAX. a) Preface b) Epilogue c) Culmination d) Prologue Q2: Choose the word from options that is closest in meaning to the given word: DILIGENT a) industrious b) energetic ©) intelligent d) modest 8: Choose the word from the options that is farthest /opposite in meaning to the given wor LATENT unspoken later implicit obvious 2e2oH Q4: Choose the word from the options that is farthest /opposite in meaning to the given word:copyright@mehntibachay STALE Q5: Find the word from the given options that is closest in meaning to the given phrase. One who believes everything he or she hears a) credulous b) credible ©) creditable d) credential Q6: Find the word from the given options that is closest in meaning to the given phrase. A drug or other substance that induces sleep a) reviver b) stimulant ¢) energic ) sedative Q7: Find the meaning of underlined idiom in the below sentence below,from the given options: - Nowadays it has become a fashion to take French Leave. a) seeking permission from French Embassy b) saying goodbye in French style ) absenting oneself without permission d) taking leave to go to France Q8: Find the meaning of underlined idiom in the below sentence below, from the given options: He knows the ins and outs of the case. a) entry and exit b) separate ways ©) route d) full details Q.9 ‘Find the meaning of underlined idiom in the below sentence below,from the given options: Most people live from hand to mouth these days because of inflation. a) lavishly b) happilycopyright@mehntibachay ©) comfortably d) miserably Q10: Choose a option that indicates a change of voice in the below sentences: They should shoot the traitors dead. a) The traitor should be shot at by them. b) The traitor should be shot them. ) The traitors should be shot dead by them: d) The traitor is shot by them Q11: In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is free from error, then your answer is (4), i.e. No error. Though we both are of the same height (1)/ you are more heavier (2)/ than I. (3)/ No error (4) 22a ROM Q12: In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is free from error, then your answer is (4), i.e. No error. My brother-in-law(1)/who lives in Mumbai (2)/ have come to stay with us.(3)/ No error (4) Seon pons Q13: In the following questions, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part at (1), (2) and (3) which may improve the sentence. Choose correct alternative. In case no improvement needed your answer is (4).. If had gone to Mumbai, | would surely bring your books. a) would have surely brought b) could have surely brought ¢)_ might have broughtcopyright@mehntibachay d) No improvement Q14: Choose the most suitable word to fill in the blanks The cost of is rising rapidly in this city. a) being b) existing ©) surviving d) living Q15:Choose the most suitable phrasal verb to fill in the blanks The meeting is_ because the funds have not arrived. a) putin b) putoff c) put away d) put out Q16 :Choose the most suitable verb to fill in the blanks They did not know where they ...... from. a) had come b) have come c) has come d) come Q17: Choose the most suitable preposition to fil in the blanks He is always angry his children a) with b) on ©) over d) at Q18: Choose the most suitable conjunction to fill in the blanks Each school has its own set of rules ......all good pupils should follow them. Q19: Choose the most suitable Adjective to fill in the blanks.copyright@mehntibachay This is than that. a) More better b) Best c) Better d) None of these Q20: Choose the most suitable Adverb to fill in the blanks. Ihave little time, so | can tell you only ... a) shortly b) briefly ©) little of d) briskly Q21: In which of the following language a source program is the program is written ? a) Low — Level Language b) Assembly Language ¢) High Level Language d) Machine Language 22: The instruction gets stored in the while performing a looping operation ? a) Registers b) Cache c) System Heap ¢) System stack Q23: A circuitry that processes the basic instructions that are required to drive a computer system is a) Memory b) ALU o) CU 4) Processor Q24: The two kinds of semaphores are : a) decimal & mutex b) binary & counting ©) counting & decimal 4) decimal & binarycopyright@mehntibachay Q25: Which of the following is more quickly accessed? a) RAM b) Cache memory c) DRAM d) SRAM Answer (b) : Q26: A topology that involves Tokens. a) Star b) Ring c) Bus 4) Daisy Chaining 27: A is a circuit with only one output but can have multiple inputs. a) Logic gate b) Truth table ) Binary circuit 4) Boolean circuit Q28: Thesaurus tool in MS Word is used for a) Spelling suggestions b) Synonyms and antonyms words ©) Translate d) None of these Q29: On an excel sheet the active cell in indicated by ? a) A dotted border b) A dark wide border ¢) Ablinking border d) By italic text Q30 :The Simplest CPU — scheduling algorithm is, : a) SUF scheduling algorithm b) Round robin scheduling algorith c) Multilevel scheduling algorithm d) FCFS scheduling algorithmcopyright@mehntibachay Q31: 50 men took a dip in a water tank 40 m long and 20 m broad on a religious day. If the average displacement of water by a man is 4 cu.m , then the rise in the water level in the tank will be: a) 20cm b) 250m ©) 35cm d) 50cm Q32: If the volume of two cubes are in the ratio 27:1, the ratio of their edges is: Q33: If both the radius and height of a right circular cone are increased by 20%, its volume will be increased by (a) 20% (b) 40% (©) 60.5% (6) 72.8% 34 :If a wire is bent in the shape of a square then the area of the square is 81 sq. cm when the wire is bent into a semicircular shape, the area of circle will be 2 a) 22sq.cm b) 44 sq.m c qd 77 sq.cm ) ) 154 sq. cmcopyright@mehntibachay Q3s: 854 x 854 x 854 - 276 x 276 x 276 854 x 854 + 854 x 276 + 276 x 276 Q36: What least number must be subtracted from 13601, so that the remainder is divisible by 87 ? a) 23 b) 31 c) 29 d) 37 Q37: Four different electronic devices make a beep after every 30 minutes, 1 hour, ‘hour & 30minutes, 1 hour & 45 minutes respectively. All the devices beeped together at 12 noon. They will again beep together at a) 12 midnight b) 3am °) 6am 4d) 9am 38 :If a- b= 3 and a + b? = 29, find the value of ab. a) 10 b) 12 ©) 15 d) 18copyright@mehntibachay Q39: The average weight of 8 persons increases by 2.5 kg when a new person comes in place of one of them weighing 65 kg. What might be the weight of the new person ? Q40: The mean of 50 observations was 36. It was found later that an observation 48 was wrongly taken as 23. The corrected new mean is ? a) 35.2 b) 36.1 ©) 36.5 d) 39.4 a4: 1 1 1 + _ Taxed axe) Tax Oy KOO Tyxd Og yea a) 0 b) 1 ce) xeb-e d) None of these 42: A and B can do a work in 8 days, B and C can do the same work in 12 days. A, B and C together can finish it in 6 days. A and C together will do it in : a) 4 days b) 6 days ©) 8 dayscopyright@mehntibachay d) 12 days Q43.A fort had provision of food for 150 men for 45 days. After 10 days, 25 men left the fort. The number of days for which the remaining food will last, is: l a) 29_ 5 il b) 37_ 4 c) 42 d) 54 Q44. A man covered a certain distance at some speed. Had he moved 3 kmph faster, he would have taken 40 minutes less. If he had moved 2 kmph slower, he would have taken 40 minutes more. The distance (in km) is: a) 35 2 b) 36_ 3 1 c) 37_ 2 d) 40 Q 45 .Two trains 140 m and 160 m long run at the speed of 60 km/hr and 40 km/hr respectively in opposite directions on parallel tracks. The time (in seconds) which they take to cross each other, is: a) 9 b) 9.6 10copyright@mehntibachay c) 10 d) 10.8 Q46: A student multiplied a number by 3/5 instead of 5/3.What is the percentage error in the calculation? a) 64% b) 32% c) 34% d) 42% 47: The price of tea is increased by 20%. By how much percent a housewife should reduce the consumption of tea so as not to increase the expenditure on tea? Q48: In a certain office, 72% of the workers prefer tea and 44% prefer coffee. If each of them prefers tea or coffee and 40 like both, the total number of workers in the office is Q49: At what rate percent per annum simple interest will a sum of money double itselt in 16 years a) 25% b) 24% ©) 51/4% d) 25/4 % Q50: A manufacturer sells a pair of glasses to a wholesale dealer at a profit of 18% The wholesaler sells the same to a retailer at a profit of 20%. The retailer in turn sells Brcopyright@mehntibachay them to a customer for Rs. 30.09, thereby earning a profit of 25%. The cost price for the manufacturer is a) Rs 15 b) Rs 16 c) Rs 17 d) Rs 18 Q51: Aman sold two flats for rs 675958 each. On one he gains 16% while on the other he loses 16%. How much does he gain or lose in the whole transaction? a) 2.56 b) 3.89 ©) 8.47 d) 19 Q52: Find the missing term 15, 31, 63, 127, 255, (....) a) 513 b) 511 c) 517 d) 523 Q53.John bought 20 kg of wheat at the rate of Rs.8.50 per kg and 35 kg at the rate of Rs.8.75 per kg. He mixed the two. Approximately at what price per kg should he sell the mixture to make 40% profit at the cost price? a) Rs.12 b) Rs8 c) Rs 16 d) Rs 20 Q54:The fourth proportional to 5, 8, 15 is: a) 18 2copyright@mehntibachay b) 24 ©) 19 d) 20 Q55: Two numbers are respectively 20% and 50% more than a third number. The ratio of the two numbers is: a) 2:5 b) 3:5 0) 4:5 d) 6:7 Q56: With which of the following sports is Karun Chandhok associated? a) Lawn Tennis b) Badminton ©) Table Tennis d) Car Racing Q57:The first World Cup in cricket was held in a) 1975 b) 1976 c) 1983 d) 1980 Q58 :Grammy Award is given in the field of a) Literature b) Music c) Science d) Inventions and Discoveries Q59.Who is popularly known as ‘Missile Man of India’? a) Dr.C.V. Raman b) Dr. Hargobind Khurana c) Dr. S. Chandrasekhar d) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Q60:Who discovered the first antibiotic ? 13copyright@mehntibachay a) W Fleming b) C Waksman ©) Louis Pasteur d) Alexander Fleming Q61: Blood groups were discovered by a. Landsteiner b. Wiliam Harvey cc. Weismann d. Morgan Q62.The Sccretary - General of the UNO is appointed by the : a) General Assembly b) Security Council ¢) Trusteeship Council d) World Bank Q63.The headquarters of Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries is located in a) Vienna b) Riyadh ©) Kuwait City d) Abu Dhabi Q64: According to geographical history the oldest mountains in India are : a) Satpura b) Nilgiris ©) Vindhyas d) Aravalli Q65: Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary is located in ? a) Gujarat b) Himachal Pradesh c) Madhya Pradesh d) Maharashtra Q66: A certain ratio between their cash in the hand and totals assets that The banks are Tequired to maintain is called a) Statutory Bank Ratio (SBR) b) Statutory Liquid Ratio (SLR) c) Central Bank Reserve (CBR) d) Central Liquid Reserve (CLR) 14copyright@mehntibachay Q67: The Green Revolution in India was an introduction of high-yielding varieties (HYV) of seeds for a) Millet b) Wheat ©) Pulses d) Oilseed Q68: By which amendment the word ‘Socialist, Secular’ and Integrity were added to our Constitution : a) 42nd Amendment of the Constitution b) 44th Amendment of the Constitution ¢) d 46th Amendment of the Constitution !) 51st Amendment of the Constitution Q69: The Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution deals with the administration and control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes in the four states of a) Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Nagaland b) Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram c) Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland d) Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland Q70: Which of the following state was the first to establish Panchayati raj institutions? a) Rajasthan b) Andhra Pradesh c) West Bengal d) Gujarat Q71: Which Instrument is used to ensure the force and velocity of the wind ? 15,copyright@mehntibachay a) Ammeter b) Anemometer ©) Altimeter d) Seismograph Q72: What is the study of relation between organism and its environment called? a) Toxicology b) Ecology ¢) Evolution d) Oneirology Q73: Which one of the following was the Greek ambassador in the court of Chandragupta Maurya ? a) Megasthanese b) Hiuen Tsang ) Ibn - Batuta ) °) d) Fahien Q74: Which of the following is the court language of Mughals ? a) Arabic b) Hindi c) Persian d) Urdu Q75: Who has been referred to as the ‘conscience-keeper' of Gandhiji? a) C Rajagopalachari b) R Tagore ©) V Patel d) GK Gokhale Q76: Three out of four words given in the options are similar in a certain way and one is different. Select the option that is different from others a) Ear b) Lung °) Eye d) Heart 16copyright@mehntibachay Q77: Select the option that is different from other three. a 2&2 & © 1 2 3 4 ) ) ece ) d) Q78: which word cannot formed using letters of the given word only as many times as each letter appears in the word ? EXAMINATION a) EXAMINE b) NATION ©) NOTE d) TONE Q79: Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second is related to first term. Canvas : Painter a) Leather : Shoe b) Chisel : Wood ©) Marble : Sculptor d) Hammer : Carpenter Q80: Q: Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second is related to first term. Melt : Liquid : : Freeze : ? a) Ice b) Condense v7copyright@mehntibachay ©) Solid d) Crystal Q81: Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second is related to first term Eye : Myopia : : Teeth : ? a) Pyorrhoea b) Cataract ©) Trachoma d) Eczema 82: Select the diagram that best represents the relationship among the classes given below Wien of the following clagrams indicates the best relation between Boys, Gi's and Students 7 Q83: If TABLE is coded as GZYOV, how is JUICE coded ? a) OZLFJ b) QFRXV c) HOFAD d) QZHMT Q84: If eraser is called box, box is called pencil, pencil is called sharpener and sharpener is called bag, what will a child write with ? a) Eraser b) Box cc) Pencil d) Sharpener 18copyright@mehntibachay Q85: In a certain code language, '743' means ‘mangoes are good! ; '657' means ‘eat good food’ and '934' means ‘mangoes are ripe’. Which digit means ‘ripe’ in that language ? S222 Nase Q86: Golu started from his house towards North. After covering a distance of 8 km. he turned towards left and covered a distance of 6 km. What is the shortest distance now from his house? ) 10km ) a) b) 20km ©) 40km d) 30 km Q87: Village Q is to the North of the village P. The village R is in the East of Village Q The village S is to the left of the village P. In which direction is the village S with respect to village R? a) West b) South-West c) South d) North-West Q88: Pointing to a photograph, a man said, "I have no brother or sister but that man's father is my father’s son.” Whose photograph was it ? a) His own b) His son's ©) His father's 19copyright@mehntibachay d) His nephew's Q889: Five girls are sitting in a row. Rashi is not adjacent to Sulekha or Abha. Anuradha is not adhacent to Sulekha. Rashi is adjacent to Monika. Monika is at the middle in the row. Then, Anuradha is adjacent to whom out of the following ? a) Rashi b) Sulekha ©) Abha d) Monika Q90: In a March Past, seven persons are standing in a row. Q is standing left to R but right to P. O is standing right to N and left to P. Similarly, S is standing right to R and left to T. Find out who is standing in the middle. S222 ovov Q91: P, Q, R and T answered an Examination. In the results Q was immediately followed by ‘P’ but no one was there after 'P’. 'R’ was ahead of ‘Q’ but could not score as much as ‘T’. Who scored the second highest ? a) P ADO b) °) d) Q92: In the following questions, the name of a town and a date is given followed by four alternatives (1), (2), (3) and (4). Of these alternatives, only one matches the town and the date given below while others have some mistake or the other. You are to choose the alternative as your answer which is exactly the same as the given one R.Z. Christopher 118, Osram Bhawan Trivandrum (a) R.Z. Christophar 118, Osram Bhavan Trivandrum (b) R.Z. Christopher 20copyright@mehntibachay 118, Osram Bhawan Tivandrum (c) R.Z. Christopher 118, Osram Bhawan Trivandrum (d) R.Z. Chistopher 118, Osram Bhawan Trivandrum Q93: Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term LOGIC : BHFNK : : CLERK : ? a) XVRPA b) QBKJA c) LPRTU d) JQDKB Q94: Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second is related to first term Tree : Forest : : Grass :? a) Lawn b) Field ©) Garden d) Farm Q95 : What will be come in place of the blank in the series QAR, RAS, SAT, TAU, a) UAV b) UAT c) TAS d) TAT 21copyright@mehntibachay Q96: If ‘+’ stands for Multiplication, ‘x’ stands for Division, ‘’ stands for Addition and ‘+ stands for Subtraction, what would the following equation stand for? 20-8x4=342=? Q97: Which of the following interchanges of numbers would make the given equation correct? 8x 20+3+9-5=38 s 8, 9 3, 5) 3, 9) (3, 8) 22g Q98: After interchanging + and =, 2 and 3 which one of the following statements becomes correct ? Q99: Which one of the given responses would be a meaningful order of the following words a. Book b. Words c. Letters d. Sentences e. Chapters Q100: Sathi is older than Renu. Geeta is younger than Renu. Priya is older than Sathi. Who is the eldest of them? 2