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SB I / I B PS CLERK PRELI M S & K DCC CLERK -M ODEL TEST-10
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Direction (1-7): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions
given. Certain words have been given in bold to help you locate them while
answering some of the questions.
Siddhartha Gautama was born around 623 BC in Lumbini grove near
Kapilavastu in the family of Shakyas. His father Suddhodana was the Chief of
Shakyas whose capital was Kapilavastu. Siddhartha’s mother Mahamaya died
seven days after his birth. Prajapati Gautami, the younger sister of Mahamaya ,
brought upSiddhartha. An old sage Asita who visited Suddhodana to see the
newborn child, predicted that the child would be a savior of the world and would
bring salvation to people. The child was named Siddhartha, ‘one whose goal is
fulfilled’. Gautama is the family name , Thus he was known as Siddhartha
Gautama. Later on he became a sage and since he blonged to the Shakya clan he
received the title ‘Shakyamuni’. He was married to Yashodhara and had a son
named Rahula. As a prince, Siddhartha was surrounded by luxuries of life. Lord
Buddha described them in the following words: “I was delicate, excessively
delicate. In my father’s dwelling three lotus-ponds were made purposely for me.
Blue lotuses bloomed in one, red in another , and while in another. I used no
sandalwood that was not of Kashi. My turban, tunic, dress and cloak, were all
from Kashi. Night and day a white parasol was held over me s o that I might not
be touched by heat or cold, dust, leaves or dew. There were three palaces for me
– one for the cold season. One for the hot season, and one for the rainy season.
During the four rainy months, I lived in the palace for the rainy season without
ever coming down from it, entertained by female musicians.”In his youth, one day
Siddhartha came across a decrepit old man, a diseased person, a corpse and an
ascetic. His heart sank at the first three sights as he pondered over the ailments
of human life. The fourth sight brought to him the means to attain serenity. The
allurements of the palacecould no more bind Siddhartha to a life a pleasures. He
made up his mind to go in search of truth. That night before parting, he entered
the chamber where Yashodhara was fast asleep with Rahula in her arms. He
cast a glance at both of them, and leaving everything behind rode on the horse,
Kanthaka. He crossed the river Anoma, rested for a while: handed over his
garments and ornaments to Channa, the charioteer, and put on the garb of an
ascetic. Siddhartha’s ‘going forth’ for the search of Truth is known as
mahapravrajya [mahapabbajja] or Mahabhiniskrammana.
1. Suggest the most apt title for the above passage from the following
1) The life of Gautama Buddha 2) The story of Buddha
3) Prince Siddhartha 4) Life of a Monk 5) None of these
2. Find a word from the passage that means ‘pampered’?
1) Disappoint 2) delicate 3) deny 4) strong 5) None of these
3. What is the meaning of ‘ predicted’ used in the passage
1) Scheduled 2) believed 3) foretold 4) expected 5) None of these
4. Which of the following is opposite to the word ‘decrepit’ ?
1) Fit 2) Unhealthy 3) Courteous 4) Demanding 5) None of these
5. Which of the following is opposite to the word ‘parting’ ?
1) Leaving 2) Meeting 3) Coordinating 4) Joining 5) None of these
6. What according to the passage, Siddhartha would bring upon people?
A) Saviour B) Salvation C) peace D) harmony
1)Only A 2) Only B 3) Only C 4) Both C and D 5) None of these
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7. Siddharth’s search for Truth is known as
1) Mahapravrajya 2) asceticism 3) Salvation 4) Remorse 5) None of these
Direction (8-12): In the given questions a sentence is given, a part of which has
been highlighted in bold. Below the sentence options have been given. Select the
option which will make the sentence grammatically and meaningfully correct. If
the sentence is correct as it is then mark ’No correction required’ as the answer.
8. The various consequences of the decision taken by the finance ministry was not
foreseen by the bureaucrats.
1) has not foreseen 2) had not foreseen 3) have not foreseen
4) were not foreseen 5) no correction required
9. Having finished at school, Rajan thought of going to Mumbai in search of some
job.
1) think of going to 2) thought to go to 3) had thought of going to
4) was thought of going to 5) no correction required
10. Based on the newspaper reports we can conclude that many accidents caused by
reckless driving.
1) are caused by reckless driving 2) has caused by reckless driving
3) was caused by reckless driving 4) can caused by reckless driving
5) No correction required.
11. The manager is angry on the clerk for not attending to the work.
1) is angry at 2) is angry with 3) was angry on
4) Will be angry on 5) No correction required.
12. Our new neighbours had been lived in Delhi for ten years before moving to their
present house.
1) has been living 2) have been living 3) had been living
4) Will have been living 5) No correction required.
Direction (13-18): The sentence has a blank which indicates something has
been omitted. Which of the following words given against the sentence, fits the
blank in the given sentence both grammatically and meaningfully ?
13. Some police vehicles have been _____________ from military vehicles.
1) adapted 2) adopted 3) adept 4) adopting 5) adaptability
14. Scenes from the film had to be ____________ before it was released.
1) censured 2) censored 3) curtail 4) sensor 5) censer
15. Based on the newspaper reports, we can conclude that many accidents are
____________by reckless driving.
1) began 2) caused 3) created 4) made 5) causing
16. She is capable of __________ this work within the stipulated period.
1) accomplish 2) fulfilled 3) doing 4) producing 5) pass
17. I wish I _______________the richest in the world.
1) was 2) are 3) were 4) am 5) being
18. I __________ my case before the commission.
1) lays 2) laid 3) lied 4) lying 5) laying
Directions (19 - 28): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any
grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the
sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is ‘No error’, the answer
is (5).
19. As my grand-father is the only educated man (1)/ in our village (2) / all the
villagers consider him (3) / as the head-man of the village. (4) / No error (5)
20. Rajeev has filed a case in the court against (1)/ his own brother because (2) /
there was a dispute between them for a long time (3) / in the issue of their
father’s property. (4) / No error(5)
21. Not less than twenty passengers were injured (1)/ in the road accident on the
high way, (2) / in the wee hours of yesterday (3) / when a bus and a van collided
each other. (4) / No error (5)
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22. Samatha, where are you? (1) / Why don’t you lift the telephone? (2) / It is ringing
(3) / for five minutes. (4) / No error (5)
23. We are not worried about (1)/ today’s examination; (2) / we are looking forward to
(3) / get through the final examination. (4) / No error (5)
24. A recent work by (1)/ the late critic Clive James about(2)/ his literary idol, Philip
Larkin, (3)/ artful examines the complex poet’s canon. (4) No error.(5)
25. Guides are expected to (1)/ served as the face of the university (2)/ and as an
authentic voice (3)/ for prospective students. (4) No error.(5)
26. Thousands of Native American children (1)/ were forcing to attend (2)/ boarding
schools created to (3) strip them of their culture. (4) No error.(5)
27. The last instalment of Disney’s Star Wars trilogy (1)/ takes a storytelling approach
(2)/ diametrically opposed (3)/ what made the original series good.(4) No error.(5).
28. Terrence Malick’s A Hidden Life tells (1)/ the story of an Austrian farmer’s(2)/
defiance in the face of a regime (3)/ who contradicted his deepest beliefs.(4)/ No
error. (5).
Direction(29-30): Which of the following words/groups of words given against the
sentence is similar to the phrase given in bold in the sentence grammatically
and contextually ? If none of the words group of words is similar to the phrase
given in bold in the sentence, select “None of the given options” as the answer.
29. Company directors can be struck off if they are caught employing illegal workers.
1)Removed 2) cancelled 3) rejected 4) appointed 5)None
30. I think I need to take my car to the mechanic because it's acting up again.
1)not function properly 2) noisy 3) opening up
4) running 5) None
NUMERICAL ABILITY
Directions (31-40) What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following
questions?
3 5 2
31. of of of 9450 ?
5 9 7
1) 960 2) 480 3) 450 4) 900 5) 800
32. 358.085 + 42.91 + 25.55 = ?
1) 425.565 2) 426.545 3) 426.555 4) 425.545 5) 459.255
3 1 1
33. 3 2 4 ?
8 4 8
1 1 3
1) 1 2) 3) 1 4) 1 5) 2
2 2 4
34. 232.8 x 237.2 x 233.6 = 23?
1) 13.6 2) 12.6 3) 12.8 4) 13.8 5) 15.6
35. 2.2 x 5.6 + 17.8 = ?
1) 30.12 2) 30.012 3) 31.12 4) 31.012 5) 30.125
36. 193.261+ 275.373 + 136.93 + 17.229 = ?
1) 723.793 2) 622.793 3) 632.673 4) 593.603 5) 713.683
37 41
43 43
37. 6 =?
43
1) 1849 2) 2139 3) 79507 4) 43 5) 1894
38. (53.7)2-(43.6)2 = ?
1) 970.73 2) 943.71 3) 952.33 4) 982.73 5) 986.33
39. 52 x 7 x ? = 4004
1)17 2)13 3) 11 4) 9 5) 14
40. 76%of 112-42% of 116 = ?
1) 38.12 2)36.40 3) 38.22 4) 42.60 5) 40.4
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41. Sneha’s age is one-sixth her father’s age. Sneha’s father’s age will be thrice
Vimal’s age after 10 years. If Vimal’s eighth birthday was celebrated two years
ago, then what is Sneha’s present age?
1) 24yrs 2) 6yrs 3) 30yrs 4) 10yrs 5) 30 yr
42. The percentage marks obtained by Sushama in History and Maths is 60. If she got
90 marks out of 150 in Maths, then out of 100 the marks obtained by Sushama in
History is
1) 40 2) 30 3) 50 4) 60 5) 30
43. Megha bought some toys at 20% discount on the original price. The original price
of each toy was Rs 40. If she made a total savings of Rs 240, how many toys did
she buy?
1) 30 2) 8 3) 12 4) 24 5) 24
44. Mayank has deposited a certain amount in the bank to earn compound interest at
the rate of 10% per annum. The difference in the interests on the amounts in the
third and in the second year is Rs 12,100. What amount has Mayank deposited?
1) Rs 1.10 lakhs 2) Rs 99,000 3) Rs l lakh 4) Rs 90,000 5) Rs. 10 lakhs
45. Mantu earned a profit of Rs 300 by selling 100 kg of a mixture ofAand B types of
rice at total price of Rs 1100. What was the proportion of A and B types of rice in
the mixture if the cost prices of A and B types of rice are Rs 10 and Rs 5 per kg
respectively?
1) 4:1 2) 2:5 3) 3:2 4) 5:2 5) 2:3
46. Manish travels at the speed of 40 km/hr for 3 hours and at the speed of 60 km/hr
for 4.5 hours. In this way he covers three-fifths of the total distance. At what
average speed should he travel to cover the remaining distance in 4 hours?
1) 60 km/hr 2) 70 km/hr 3) 62 km/hr 4) 65 km/hr 5) 75 km/hr
47. One-fourth of a two-digit number exceeds its one fifth by 4. What-is the two-digit
number?
1)80 2)60 3)40 4) Data inadequate 5) 50
48. Raju purchased a suitcase at an additional 10% discount on the reduced price
after deducting 20% on the labelled price. If the labelled price of the suitcase was
Rs 1400, at what price did he purchase the suitcase?
1)Rs.1200 2)Rs.1120 3)Rs.1008 4)Rs.980 5) Rs 1080
49. Anil invests a sum of Rs. 600 in a scheme offering simple interest, which amounts
to Rs 780 after two years. If the rate of interest is increased by 5%, the same sum
would amount to how much in the same time when invested in the same scheme ?
1) Rs 840 2) Rs 775 3) Rs 825 3) RS 1150 5) Rs 975
50. Girish invested a certain sum of money in scheme A which offers compound
interest (compounded annually) at a certain rate of interest (p.c.p.a.). If the sum
invested by him amounts to Rs. 23,760/- after two years and to Rs. 28,512/- after
3 years, what is the rate of interest (p.c.p.a.) offered by scheme A ?
1) 25 2) 20 3) 15 4) 12.5 5) 10
51. A sum of Rs.1200 was distributed among A,B and C in such a manner that the
amount A got was as much as the total amount that B and C together got and the
amount B got was Rs.150 more than what C got. What is A’s share ?
1) Rs. 600 2) Rs. 750 3) Rs. 650 4) Rs. 700 5) Rs. 680
52. The sum of two numbers is 40. Three times one number is equal to 5 times the
other. What is the bigger number ?
1) 36 2) 30 3) 28 4) 25 5) 20
53. How many kgs of rice costing Rs. 42/- per kg must be mixed with 35 kg of rice
costing Rs. 66 per kg. so that there may be a gain of 15% by selling the mixture at
Rs. 64.40 per kg ?
1) 30 2) 20 3) 15 4) 25 5) 10
54. A trader sold an article at a loss of 10%. Had the selling price been Rs. 300 more,
he would have earned a profit of 20% What was the cost price of the article ?
1) Rs. 1,220 2) Rs. 1,020 3) Rs. 1,060 4) RS. 1,000 5) RS. 1,380
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55. The area of a circular field is 6.16 m sq. What is the cost of fencing it at a rate of
Rs. 22.50 per cm ?
1) Rs. 17,184 2) Rs. 16,302 3) Rs. 16,096 4) Rs. 19,800 5) Rs. 15,300
Direction(56-60) : What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the given
number series ?
56. 16 24 48 120 360 ?
1) 1145 2) 1379 3) 1291 4) 1260 5) 1340
57. 0.5 2 18 288 7200 ?
1) 258400 2) 214220 3) 216300 4) 216120 5) 259200
58. 7 13 25 49 97 ?
1) 198 2) 165 3) 161 4) 193 5) 170
59. 9 18 72 432 3456 ?
1) 31180 2) 34560 3) 31260 4) 35360 5) 39420
60. 120 60 20 5 1 ?
1 1 1 1 3
1) 2) 3) 4) 5)
2 6 4 9 2
Direction(61-65) : Study the table and answer the given question:
Total number of projects handled by 6 companies during 5 years:
Companies A B C D E F
Years
2014 159 185 167 165 240 311
2015 196 211 245 265 147 184
2016 239 312 218 354 269 258
2017 254 198 215 238 200 358
2018 180 169 217 225 156 254
61. What is the respective ratio between total number of projects handled by company
C in 2017 and 2018 together and total number of projects handled by company F
in the same years together ?
1) 12 : 17 2) 16 : 23 3) 16 : 21 4) 12 : 19 5) 14 : 19
62. What is the average number of projects handled by all the given companies in
2015 ?
1) 210 2) 212 3) 216 4) 204 5) 208
63. Number of projects handled by company E decreased by what percent from 2014
to 2018 ?
1) 31 2) 35 3) 33 4) 37 5) 39
64. The projects handled by all the given companies were either governmental or
nongovernmental projects. If 72% of projects handled by all the given companies
together in 2016 were governmental, how many nongovernmental projects were
handled by all the given companies together in the same year ?
1) 518 2) 496 3) 442 4) 484 5) 462
65. What is the difference between total number of projects handled by companies A,
B, D and F together in 2017 and total number of projects handled by companies C.
E and F together in 2014 ?
1) 323 2) 330 3) 317 4) 329 5) 321
REASONING
Direction(66-67) : Study the given information carefully to answer the given
question :
Stephan who is standing at Point F, walks 11m towards East and reaches
Point G. He then takes a right turn and walks 6m. He takes a left turn, walks 7m
and reaches Point H.
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Point X is 17 m to the North of Point H. Point Z is 7m to the west of Point X.
66. In which direction is Point F with respect to Point X ?
1) East 2) West 3) North 4) South-West 5) North-West
67. How far and in which direction is Point Z with respect to Point G ?
1) 23m towards North 2) 18m towards South
3) 11m towards North
4) 11m towards South 5) 23m towards South
68. In a certain code language, ‘POEM’ is coded as ‘ORBN’ and ‘KING’ is coded as
‘JLKH’. In the same code language, ‘WOKE’ will be coded as’ _____
1) XLND 2) VRHF 3) VRHB 4) VLND 5) XLNH
Direction([Link]-73) : In this question, relationship between different elements
is shown in the statements. The statements are followed by conclusions. Study
the conclusions based on the given statement and select the appropriate answer.
69. Statements : L O H = Y C
Conclusion I.: H C Conclusion II.: L Y
1) neither Conclusion I nor II is true 2) both Conclusions I and II are true
3) only Conclusion II is true 4) either Conclusion I or II is true
5) only Conclusion I is true
70. Statements : T E > A = C H ; C < N
Conclusion I.: T > H Conclusion II.: N E
1) only Conclusion II is true 2) neither Conclusion I nor II is true
3) either Conclusion I or II is true
4) only Conclusion I is true 5) both Conclusions I and II are true
71. Statements : P = L T V ; S U < T
Conclusion I.: P = S Conclusion II.: P > S
1) either Conclusion I or II is true 2) neither Conclusion I nor II is true
3) only Conclusion II is true
4) both Conclusions I and II are true 5) only Conclusion I is true
72. Statements : T > R A I < L
Conclusion I.: T I Conclusion II.: R < L
1) only Conclusion I is true 2) both Conclusions I and II are true
3) only Conclusion II is true 4) either Conclusion I or II is true
5) neither Conclusion I nor II is true
73. Statements : C Z = A > W T
Conclusion I.: C A Conclusion II.: Z > T
1) either Conclusion I or II is true 2) only Conclusion II is true
3) both Conclusions I and II are true 4) only Conclusion I is true
5) neither Conclusion I nor II is true
74. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word ‘RIGHT’, each of which has
as many letters between them in the word (in both forward and backward
directions) as they have between them in the English alphabetical series ?
1) Two 2) One 3) Three 4) None 5) More than Three
Direction(75-77) : Study the following information and answer the given question :
K is the sister of D. D is the mother of L L is the only child of Y. Y is the son
of R. R is the sister of T.
75. If X is the granddaughter of D, then how is X related to L ?
1) Daughter-in-law 2) Niece 3) Sister-in-law
4) Sister 5) Daughter
76. How is Y related to K ?
1) Husband 2) Cousin 3) Brother 4) Uncle 5) Brother-in-law
77. How is T related to Y ?
1) Cannot be determined 2) Father-in-law
3) Mother-in-law 4) Father 5) Mother
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Direction: (78-82) Study the following information carefully and answer the
questions given below
B N 7 H & F @ 9 % D X * 1 C # L S 8 + Z $ 2 !
J ^ 3 Y 6
78. Which is third to the left of the fourteenth from right end of the series?
1) 8 2) S 3) X 4) * 5) 1
79. If all the numbers are deleted from the above series then what is the position of
“$” from left end?
1) Sixteen 2) Fifteen 3) Twenty 4) Seventeen 5) Eighteen
80. If all the letters are arranged alphabetical from left end then which is Twelvth
from right end?
1) @ 2) 7 3) % 4) * 5) 9
81. How many symbols are preceding with numbers and following with letters?
1) Four 2) Five 3) Three 4) Two 5) More than Five
82. Which among the following is odd one?
1) L8$ 2) %XC 3) 2JY 4) F9D 5) NH@
Direction(83-87) : Study the following information carefully and answer the given
question.
R, S, T, U, V, W, X and Y are sitting around a circular table facing the centre
but not necessarily in the same order.
* Only three people sit between Y and X. S is one of the immediate neighbours of X.
* T sits second to the right of S.
* Only three people sit between T and V.
* W is one of the immediate neighbours of V.
* U is neither an immediate neighbour of S nor Y.
83. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the
given arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to
the group ?
1) XYT 2) RSY 3) TVU 4) UWR 5) YVT
84. What is the position of T with respect to U ?
1) To the immediate left 2) To the immediate right
3) Second to the left 4) Second to the right 5) Third to the right
85. Which amongst the following statements is true regarding R, as per the given
arrangement ?
1) S sits third to the left of R 2) R sits second to the left of W.
3) V is one of the immediate neighbours of R
4) None of the given statements is true
5) Only three people sit between R and U
86. Who among the following sits second to the left of U ?
1) X 2) V 3) W 4) R 5) T
87. If all the persons are made to sit in alphabetical order in clockwise direction,
starting from R, the positions of how many, excluding R, would remain unchanged
?
1) Three 2) Two 3) One 4) Four 5) None
88. If two is added to each odd digit and two is subtracted from each even digit in the
number 416738 and then in the new number thus formed all the digits are
arranged in ascending order, which of the following will be second from the right ?
1) 6 2) 5 3) 4 4) 2 5) 9
89. In a certain code if ‘read a story’ is coded as ‘1 6 9’ and ‘a fine read’ is coded as ‘6
3 1’ then what is the code for ‘fine’ in the given code language ?
1) 1 2) 9 3) Either ‘1 or ‘9’ 4) 6 5) 3
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Direction(90-94) : This question is based on the given 3-digit numbers :
624 475 931 518 386
90. If the first and the third digits of all the given numbers are interchanged, which
of the following will become the second highest number after performing the said
operation ?
1) 386 2) 518 3) 931 4) 624 5) 475
91. If all the digits of the given numbers are arranged in descending order within the
number, what will be the sum of the second and third digits of the lowest number
thus formed ?
1) 12 2) 8 3) 10 4) 6 5) 4
92. If ‘2’ is added to the second digit of all odd numbers and ‘3’ is subtracted from the
third digit of all even numbers, in how many numbers thus formed will a digit
appear twice ?
1) Two 2) None 3) Three 4) One 5) More than three
93. The product of the second and the third digit in which of the following numbers is
the highest ?
1) 624 2) 475 3) 518 4) 931 5) 386
94. The difference of the first and the second digits in how many of the given numbers
is greater than the third digit of the same number ?
1) Two 2) More than three 3) One 4) None 5) Three
95. Among five friends - J, K, L, M and N, each spent a different amount in buying a
mobile phone. K spends less than only one person. L spends more than only N. J
does not spend the maximum amount. Who amongst the following spent the third
highest amount ?
1) N 2) K 3) Cannot be determined 4) J 5) L
Directions (96-100): Study the following information carefully and answer the
questions given below.
Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table.
Only E, D and G are facing outside the table, while rest are facing the centre of
the table. B is second to the right of A, who is fifth to the right of E. C is third to
the left of D, who is sitting second to the right of B. F is second to the left of G
96. Who is third to the left of A?
1) H 2) E 3) F 4) Data inadequate 5) C
97. Who is second to the right of H?
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) Data inadequate 5) E
98. If H and G interchanges their positions, who will be third to the right of D?
1) A 2) B 3) H 4) C 5) D
99. In which of the following combinations is the first person sitting between the
second and third persons?
1) CAG 2) AGB 3) DFE 4) EHC 5) GCA
100. Who is fourth to the right of F?
1) H 2) E 3) D 4) C 5) F
KEY
1.1 2.2 3.3 4.1 5.2 6.2 7.1 8.4 9.5 10.1 11.2 12.3 13.1
14.2 15.2 16.3 17.3 18.2 19.4 20.3 21.1 22.3 23.4 24.4 25.2 26.2
27.3 28.4 29.1 30.1 31.4 32.2 33.3 34.1 35.1 36.2 37.1 38.4 39.3
40.2 41.4 42.4 43.1 44.3 45.3 46.4 47.1 48.3 49.1 50.2 51.1 52.4
53.4 54.4 55.4 56.4 57.5 58.4 59.2 60.2 61.1 62.5 63.2 64.5 65.2
66.4 67.3 68.2 69.2 70.4 71.3 72.5 73.4 74.2 75.5 76.5 77.1 78.4
79.4 80.3 81.3 82.4 83.5 84.1 85.4 86.1 87.1 88.1 89.5 90.1 91.4
92.1 93.5 94.3 95.4 96.2 97.1 98.3 99.3 100.4