. The colour of an opaque object is due to the colour it (a) Absorbs (b) Refracts (c) Reflects (d) Scatters

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. Which of the following are the purposes for which the National Renewal Fund has been set up? 1. To restructure sick small scale industries. 2. To help workers likely to be displaced due to retrenchment in the process of industrial restructuring. 3. To moderize existing industrial units. 4. To help refugees from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, etc. Choose the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes: (a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3 (c) 1 and 4 (d) 2 and 4

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. Which of the following international events influenced the course of the national movement in India before the advent of Mahatma Gandhi? 1. Italian-Abyssinian War, 1898 2. Boxer Movement in China 3. Revolutionary Movement in Ireland 4. Victory of Japan in the Russo-Japanese War Choose the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes: (a) 1, 2 and 3 only (b) 1, 2 and 4 only (c) 3 and 4 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

. Phenylketonuria is an example of an inborn error of metabolism. This “error” refers to (a) Hormonal overproduction (b) Atrophy of endocrine glands (c) Inherited lack of an enzyme (d) Nondisjunction

. The letters L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S and T in their order are substituted by nine integers 1 to 9 but not in that order. 4 is assigned to P. The difference between P and T is 5. The difference between N and T is 3. What is the integer assigned to N? (a) 7 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 6

. Examine the following statements: 1. Either A and B are of the same age or A is older than B. 2. Either C and D are of the same age or D is older than C. 3. B is older than C. Which one of the following conclusions can be drawn from the above statements? (a) A is older than B (b) B and D are of the same age (c) D is older than C (d) A is older than C

. Sound waves travel at 300 m/s. Sound produced at a point is heard by a person after 5 seconds while the same sound is heard by another person after 6 seconds. What could be the maximum and minimum distances between the two persons? (a) 1.8km, 0.15 km (b) 2.2km, 0.20 km (c) 2.8km, 0.25 km (d) 3.3km, 0.3 km

. The surface area of a cube is 216 sq.m. What is its volume? (a) 100 cu m (b) 216 cu m (c) 480 cu m (d) 512 cu m

. If Rs. 1000 is invested at 12% interest and interest is compounded half yearly, what will be the total amount at the end of one years? (a) 1120.00 (b) 1123.60 (c) 1126.20 (d) 1134.40

. Two persons start walking at a steady pace of 3 km/hour from a road intersection along two roads that make an angle of 600 with each other. What will be the (shortest) distance separating them at the end of 20 minutes? (a) 3 km (b) 2 km (c) 1.5 km (d) 1 km

. Which one of the following figures will generate a cone when rotated about one of its straight edges? (a) An equilateral triangle (b) A sector of a circle (c) A segment of a circle (d) A right-angled triangle

. There are three tables containing two drawers each. It is known that one of the tables contains a silver coin in each of its drawers, another table contains a gold coin in each drawer while the third table contains a silver coin in one drawer and a gold coin in the other. One of the drawers of a table is opened and found to contain a silver coin. What is the probability that the other drawer of that table contains a gold coin? (a) 1 (b) 0.5 (c) 0.25 (d) 0.75

. The table below compares apparel exports of various countries between the years 1980 and 1990: Apparel Exports of various countries ($ billion) 1980 1990 Hong Kong 4.98 15.41 Italy 4.58 11.84 China 1.63 9.67 S. Korea 2.95 7.88 Thailand 0.27 3.33 India 0.59 2.50 Indonesia 0.10 1.65 Malaysia 0.15 1.32 Total 15.25 53.60 Which one of the following statements is NOT true? (Restricting consideration to countries listed in the table only) (a) Thailand has overtaken India in apparel export performance between 1980 and 1990 (b) Total apparel export from the countries listed has increased (in dollar terms) between 1980 and 1990, but part of this is likely to be due to global inflation. (c) India’s share of the apparel export market has increased (d) Maximum improvement in apparel export performance has been achieved by Indonesia

. Ram and Shyam work on a job together for four days and complete 60% of it. Ram taken leave then and Shyam work for eight more days to complete the job. How long would Ram take to complete the entire job alone? (a) 6 days (b) 8 days (c) 10 days (d) 11 days

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. The square root of the cube of this number is the cube of its square root. It is not 1 and it is less than 6. What is it? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5