Clerkship – Prelim – 2009 – S1
Total No. of Questions : 65
Total Marks : 65
Time : 59 min
Negative Marks : 1/3 or (- 0.33)
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1.
Canal irrigation is mostly seen in
2.
Replace the underlined part of the sentence with the most appropriate phrase from the list :
Give me this instead of that
3.
The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 40 years. 4 years ago, the ratio of their ages was 2 : 1. The present age of the father is:
4.
Choose the right alternative to fill in the blanks :
The rise of the Mughal Empire are __ in India.
5.
Last year Rajni's height was 144 cm. This year his height is 148 cm. What is his change of height in percent?
6.
"Widow Remarriage Act" was passed in the year?
7.
Choose the word from the list which is nearest in meaning to the underlined part of the sentence :
They had suffered their share of misfortune.
8.
Find out the appropriate word, that befits the underlined part of the sentence :
He set aside all objections and granted the prayer.
9.
Choose the word from the list which is nearest in meaning to the underlined part of the sentence :
His brother is just the opposite.
10.
Find out the right word to complete the following sentence :
11.
If Ram __ helped him, he would have passed.
12.
Mohanlal purchased a radio for Rs. 675 and sold it at a profit of 12%. What is the selling price of the radio?
13.
An atom that loses an electron becomes one of the following:
14.
Choose the right word from the list to complete the sentence and give it an idiomatic turn :
To be very pale in appearance is as pale as a __
15.
Mahua scored 81 marks in Mathematics in the annual examination, scoring 10% less than Sutapa. How much marks did Sutapa get?
16.
Find from the below, the word that means :
'A person who mends shoes'
17.
The ratio of daily wages of two workers is 4 : 3 and one gets Rs. 9 more than the other. Determine the daily wage of the first worker.
18.
By selling an article for Rs. 180 there is a loss of 10%. At what price the article should be sold in order to gain 10%?
19.
Find out from the following words, the word opposite in meaning to:
20.
A train 360 m long passes an electric pole in 18 seconds. Find the speed of the train?
21.
Mineral oil is the liquid form of which rock?
22.
Choose the right alternative from the options given :
Truth is stranger than __
23.
Nagarjuna Sagar Project is located on which river?
24.
Choose from the following words, the word nearest in meaning to the given word :
25.
India's largest river lift irrigation project is located in which state?
26.
Among the following four, choose where a Dialogue is found :
27.
Who is the author of Anandamath?
28.
The word Dwell means :
29.
A pair of electrovalent and covalent compounds are
31.
Find out from the given words the opposite of 'Vulgar'.
32.
Replace the underlined verb with the most appropriate phrasal verb :
He could not check his temper.
33.
Complete the sentence by choosing the right part :
Nobody has been arrested __
34.
Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition for the list :
Great books deal __ persistently unsolved problems of life.
35.
Mean proportion of ¼ and 1/36 is:
36.
Replace the underlined verb with the most appropriate phrasal verb :
37.
Price of tea has increased by 30%. At present 1 kg of tea costs Rs. 78. What was the price of 1 kg tea before?
38.
Fill in the blank by choosing correct preposition from below:
39.
Choose from the following, the correct indirect form of the sentence given :
They said, "we are happy"
40.
Choose the right alternative from the options given :
Written notes used by a lawyer appearing in a court is
41.
Which quantity is measured in 'kilo watt hour'?
42.
On selling a cloth for Rs. 80 there is a profit of 25%. What is the cost price of the cloth?
43.
The ex-officio chairman of Rajya Sabha is:
44.
1083 should be divided by which smallest number so that the number becomes a whole number.
45.
Which one of the following is India's oldest civilization ?
46.
The product of two numbers is 15552 and their H.C.F. is 36. Find out the L.C.M. of two numbers.
47.
Replace the underlined verb with the most appropriate phrasal verb :
The soldiers attacked the enemy
48.
Which 'wh' form is applicable, to make the following assertive sentence, a proper interrogative sentences :
49.
One of the famous cold water springs of India is
50.
Find out the appropriate preposition to fill up the gap :
I cannot account __ his absence
51.
If the average of 15, 18, X, 14, 21, 26, 8 is 16, then what is the value of X?
52.
Of the four, which sentence is correctly punctuated?
53.
In a camp, there is food for 30 students for 18 days. 6 more came and joined the camp. For how many days will the food last?
54.
1 minute 49 second is how much percent of 1 hour?
55.
Working together A and B can complete a work in 12 days. B alone can complete the work in 30 days. How many days will A take to complete the work alone?
56.
Adina Mosque is situated at?
57.
Complete the idiom by choosing the right part from the alternatives given below :
58.
How much can be subtracted from 72.5 to get 18.76?
59.
The marked price of a book is Rs 165 and it is sold at Rs 132. What is the discount in percent?
60.
The price of mango is Rs. 20 per kg and is increased to Rs. 23 per kg. What is the increased price in %?
61.
Two explorers on the moon stood side by side and talked to each other, they
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If A : B = 3 : 4 and B : C = 6 : 5, then A : C is
63.
Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition from the list
He persisted __ hoping against hope.
64.
Choose the word from the list which is opposite in meaning to the word given :
He was so excited that he could hardly speak.
65.
Complete the Idiom, choosing the right ending.
