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1 v/kksfyf[kr esa v'kq¼ orZuh okyk 'kCn gS%
(a) n?khfp (b) ;kKoYD;
(c) fuo`fÙk (d) ?kfu"V
2 ^mls e`R;q&naM dh ltk feyh*
 çLrqr okD; dh v'kqf¼ Li"V djsaA
(a) laLÏr ds 'kCnksa dk ç;ksx gqvk gSA
(b) fons'kh 'kCn ^ltk* dk ç;ksx gqvk gSA
(c) n.M vkSj ltk lekukFkhZ 'kCnksa dk ç;ksx gqvk gSA
(d) dksbZ v'kqf¼ ugha gSA
3 [kM+h cksyh fgUnh dk vU; lgh uke gS%
(a) Hkkjrh (b) dkSjoh
(c) gfj;k.koh (d) fgUnh
4 ^tks fØ;k vHkh gks jgh gS* mls dgrs gSaµ
(a) viw.kZ orZeku (b) lkekU; orZeku
(c) lafnX/k orZeku (d) lafnX/k Hkwr
5 ^pj.kdey* esa lekl gS%
(a) deZ/kkj; (b) cgqozhfg
(c) }U} (d) rRiq#"k
6 ^u;u* dk 'kq¼ lfU/k foPNsn gS%
(a) us + vu (b) us + v;u
(c) u + vu (d) u; + vu
funsZ'k (7-11): v/kksfyf[kr x|ka'k dks /;ku ls if<+, rFkk ç'uksa ds 
mÙkj bl x|ka'k ds vk/kkj ij nhft,µ
ftu deks± esa fdlh çdkj dk d"V ;k gkfu lgus dk lkgl visf{kr 
gksrk gS] mu lcds çfr mRdaBkiw.kZ vkuan mRlkg ds vUrxZr fy;k 
tkrk gSA d"V ;k gkfu ds Hksn ds vuqlkj mRlkg ds Hkh Hksn gks 
tkrs gSaA lkfgR; ehekaldksa us blh n`f"V ls ;q¼ohj] nkuohj] n;kohj 
bR;kfn Hksn fd;s gSaA buesa lcls çkphu vkSj ç/kku ;q¼ohjrk gS] ftlesa 
vk?kkr] ihM+k ;k e`R;q dh ijokg ugha jgrhA bl çdkj dh ohjrk dk 
ç;kstu vr;Ur çkphu dky ls pyk vk jgk gS] ftlesa lkgl vkSj 
ç;Ru nksuksa pje mRd"kZ ij igq¡prs gSaA ij dsoy d"V ;k ihM+k lgu 
djus ds lkgl esa gh mRlkg dk Lo:i LQqfjr ugha gksrkA mlds lkFk  
vkuUniw.kZ ç;Ru ;k mldh mRdaBk dk ;ksx pkfg;sA
7 lcls çkphu ohjrk dkSu&lh gS\
(a) okd~ohjrk (b) nkuohjrk
(c) ;q¼ohjrk (d) n;kohjrk
8 ;q¼ohjrk ds fy, fdl çdkj dh çÏfr visf{kr gS\
(a) prqjkbZ vkSj Hkh#rk 
(b) papyrk vkSj vfLFkjrk
(c) /k`"Vrk vkSj lkgl
(d) lkgl] ç;Ru vkSj d"V lgus dk /khjt
9 mrdaBkiw.kZ vkuUn fdlds vUrxZr fy;k tkrk gS\
(a) mRlkg ds vUrxZr (b) ohjrk ds vUrxZr
(c) ;q¼ ds vUrxZr (d) nku ds vUrxZr
10 lkfgR; ehekaldksa us ohjrk ds dkSu&dkSu ls Hksn fd;s gSa\
(a) ;q¼ohj] nkuohj vkSj n;kohj
(b) deZohj vkSj /keZohj
(c) v/;olk;h vkSj bZekunkj
(d) 'kwjohj vkSj ifjJeh
11 mRlkg ds Hksn fdl vk/kkj ij fd, x;s gSa\
(a) mRlkg ds vk/kkj ij 
(b) nqcZyrk ds vk/kkj ij
(c) ihM+k ;k vk?kkr ds vk/kkj ij
(d) d"V ;k gkfu ds Hksn ds vk/kkj ij
12 ^el`.k* dk foykse gS%
(a) de (b) :{k
(c) lkcqr (d) xkfQy
13 ^pUæek* rFkk ^czká.k* ds fy;s ,d 'kCn gS%
(a) lkse (b) f}t
(c) o.kZ (d) Js"B
14 v/kksfyf[kr fdl okD; esa vdeZd fØ;k gS\
(a) jkew [kkuk [kk jgk gSA (b) pkyd xkM+h pykrk gSA
(c) ';ke g¡lrk gSA (d) eka LosVj cqurh gSA
15 fuEufyf[kr esa rn~Hko 'kCn gS%
(a) vfXu (b) iq"i
(c) 'kykdk (d) pkSng
16 ^ixM+h j[k]?kh p[k* yksdksfDr dk vFkZ gS%
(a) eku lEeku ls gh thou dk vkuUn gSA
(b) i<+&fy[k dj Hkh vuqHkoghu
(c) fuyZTt gksdj dqN ikuk
(d) cnukeh ls cqjk usdekuh
17 ^O;kse* dk i;kZ;okph 'kCn ugha gS%
(a) vUrfj{k (b) vEcj
(c) ih;w"k (d) uHk
 
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1 v/kksfyf[kr esa v'kq¼ orZuh okyk 'kCn gS%
(a) n?khfp (b) ;kKoYD;
(c) fuo`fÙk (d) ?kfu"V
2 ^mls e`R;q&naM dh ltk feyh*
 çLrqr okD; dh v'kqf¼ Li"V djsaA
(a) laLÏr ds 'kCnksa dk ç;ksx gqvk gSA
(b) fons'kh 'kCn ^ltk* dk ç;ksx gqvk gSA
(c) n.M vkSj ltk lekukFkhZ 'kCnksa dk ç;ksx gqvk gSA
(d) dksbZ v'kqf¼ ugha gSA
3 [kM+h cksyh fgUnh dk vU; lgh uke gS%
(a) Hkkjrh (b) dkSjoh
(c) gfj;k.koh (d) fgUnh
4 ^tks fØ;k vHkh gks jgh gS* mls dgrs gSaµ
(a) viw.kZ orZeku (b) lkekU; orZeku
(c) lafnX/k orZeku (d) lafnX/k Hkwr
5 ^pj.kdey* esa lekl gS%
(a) deZ/kkj; (b) cgqozhfg
(c) }U} (d) rRiq#"k
6 ^u;u* dk 'kq¼ lfU/k foPNsn gS%
(a) us + vu (b) us + v;u
(c) u + vu (d) u; + vu
funsZ'k (7-11): v/kksfyf[kr x|ka'k dks /;ku ls if<+, rFkk ç'uksa ds 
mÙkj bl x|ka'k ds vk/kkj ij nhft,µ
ftu deks± esa fdlh çdkj dk d"V ;k gkfu lgus dk lkgl visf{kr 
gksrk gS] mu lcds çfr mRdaBkiw.kZ vkuan mRlkg ds vUrxZr fy;k 
tkrk gSA d"V ;k gkfu ds Hksn ds vuqlkj mRlkg ds Hkh Hksn gks 
tkrs gSaA lkfgR; ehekaldksa us blh n`f"V ls ;q¼ohj] nkuohj] n;kohj 
bR;kfn Hksn fd;s gSaA buesa lcls çkphu vkSj ç/kku ;q¼ohjrk gS] ftlesa 
vk?kkr] ihM+k ;k e`R;q dh ijokg ugha jgrhA bl çdkj dh ohjrk dk 
ç;kstu vr;Ur çkphu dky ls pyk vk jgk gS] ftlesa lkgl vkSj 
ç;Ru nksuksa pje mRd"kZ ij igq¡prs gSaA ij dsoy d"V ;k ihM+k lgu 
djus ds lkgl esa gh mRlkg dk Lo:i LQqfjr ugha gksrkA mlds lkFk  
vkuUniw.kZ ç;Ru ;k mldh mRdaBk dk ;ksx pkfg;sA
7 lcls çkphu ohjrk dkSu&lh gS\
(a) okd~ohjrk (b) nkuohjrk
(c) ;q¼ohjrk (d) n;kohjrk
8 ;q¼ohjrk ds fy, fdl çdkj dh çÏfr visf{kr gS\
(a) prqjkbZ vkSj Hkh#rk 
(b) papyrk vkSj vfLFkjrk
(c) /k`"Vrk vkSj lkgl
(d) lkgl] ç;Ru vkSj d"V lgus dk /khjt
9 mrdaBkiw.kZ vkuUn fdlds vUrxZr fy;k tkrk gS\
(a) mRlkg ds vUrxZr (b) ohjrk ds vUrxZr
(c) ;q¼ ds vUrxZr (d) nku ds vUrxZr
10 lkfgR; ehekaldksa us ohjrk ds dkSu&dkSu ls Hksn fd;s gSa\
(a) ;q¼ohj] nkuohj vkSj n;kohj
(b) deZohj vkSj /keZohj
(c) v/;olk;h vkSj bZekunkj
(d) 'kwjohj vkSj ifjJeh
11 mRlkg ds Hksn fdl vk/kkj ij fd, x;s gSa\
(a) mRlkg ds vk/kkj ij 
(b) nqcZyrk ds vk/kkj ij
(c) ihM+k ;k vk?kkr ds vk/kkj ij
(d) d"V ;k gkfu ds Hksn ds vk/kkj ij
12 ^el`.k* dk foykse gS%
(a) de (b) :{k
(c) lkcqr (d) xkfQy
13 ^pUæek* rFkk ^czká.k* ds fy;s ,d 'kCn gS%
(a) lkse (b) f}t
(c) o.kZ (d) Js"B
14 v/kksfyf[kr fdl okD; esa vdeZd fØ;k gS\
(a) jkew [kkuk [kk jgk gSA (b) pkyd xkM+h pykrk gSA
(c) ';ke g¡lrk gSA (d) eka LosVj cqurh gSA
15 fuEufyf[kr esa rn~Hko 'kCn gS%
(a) vfXu (b) iq"i
(c) 'kykdk (d) pkSng
16 ^ixM+h j[k]?kh p[k* yksdksfDr dk vFkZ gS%
(a) eku lEeku ls gh thou dk vkuUn gSA
(b) i<+&fy[k dj Hkh vuqHkoghu
(c) fuyZTt gksdj dqN ikuk
(d) cnukeh ls cqjk usdekuh
17 ^O;kse* dk i;kZ;okph 'kCn ugha gS%
(a) vUrfj{k (b) vEcj
(c) ih;w"k (d) uHk
 
 80 OSWAAL 15-Years UPPSC Prelims Solved Paper
18 ^tks L=h lw;Z Hkh u ns[k lds* ds fy, ,d 'kCn gS%
(a) fonq"kh (b) vy{;k
(c) vlw;ZEi';k (d) 'kkL=Kk
19 ^vK* dk vFkZ D;k gS\
(a) tks dqN Hkh ugha tkurk gks
(b) tks lc dqN tkurk gks
(c) tks cgqr FkksM+k tkurk gks
(d) tks tkurk Hkh gks vkSj ugha Hkh tkurk gks
20 ç'uokpd fpg~u dk ç;ksx fdl okD; esa gksxk\
(a) eksgu us iwNk jke dh o; fdruh gSA
(b) lhrk tkuuk pkgrh gS] HkkbZ?kj dc vk;sxkA
(c) eksgu cktkj x;k FkkA
(d) eksgu dks cktkj D;ksa tkuk FkkA
21 The phrase 'Pyrrhic Victory" stands for:
(a) easy victory
(b) honest victory
(c) victory at a high cost
(d) victory at a low cost
22 Choose the word which is opposite in meaning to 
'VENERATE'.
(a) respect (b) condemn
(c) severe (d) initiate
23 Change the following sentence into complex 
sentence:
 'Without your help he can do nothing'.
(a) Without your help what can he do
(b) Unless you help him he can do nothing
(c) He can do nothing without your help
(d) He can not do anything unless you help him
24 Identify the part of speech of the underlined 
word:
 The boys ran round the tree.
(a) adjective (b) adverb
(c) noun (d) preposition
25 Change the following sentence into indirect from:
  The teacher said, "Be quiet, boys".
(a) The teacher said that the boys should be quiet
(b) The teacher called the boys and ordered them to 
be quiet
(c) The teacher urged the boys to be quiet 
(d) The teacher commanded the boys that they be 
quiet
26 Complete the sentence with suitable alternative:
 The son asked his mother if he
(a) can go out (b) may go out
(c) might go out (d) did go out
27 Fill in the blank with the appropriate word:
 It is difficult for me to part ______ my belongings.
(a) with (b) from
(c) away (d) off
28 Pick out the synonym of 'ERUDITE' from the 
following.
(a) execute (b) expanse
(c) academic (d) settle
29 Change the given sentence into passive voice:
 Who killed the snake?
(a) Who was killed by the snake?
(b) By whom was the snake killed?
(c) The snake was being killed.
(d) By whom is the snake killed?
30 Fill in the blank with the correct option:
 I tried to help him ______ the best of my ability.
(a) at (b) to
(c) from (d) of
Direction (31 to 35): Read the following passage carefully and 
answer the questions that follow:
Speech is great blessing but it can also be a great curse; 
for while it helps us to make out intentions and desires 
known to our fellows, it can also, if we use it carelessly, 
make our attitude completely misunderstood. A slip of the 
tongue, the use of an unusual word, or of an ambiguous 
word, and so on, may create an enemy where we had 
hoped to win a friend. Again different classes of people 
use different vocabularies and the ordinary speech of 
an educated man may strike and uneducated listener as 
pompous. Unwillingly we may use a word which hears 
a different meaning to our listener from what it does to 
men of our own class. Thus speech is not a gift to use 
lightly without thought, but one which demands careful 
handling. Only a fool will express himself alike to all 
kinds and conditions of men. 
31 The best way to win a friend is to avoid:
(a) irony in speech (b) pomposity in speech
(c) verbosity in speech (d) ambiguity in speech
32 While talking to an uneducated person, we should 
use:
(a) ordinary speech (b) his vocabulary
(c) simple words (d) polite language
33 If one uses the same style of language with every 
one, one sounds:
(a) flat (b) boring
(c) foolish (d) democratic
34 Speech becomes a curse, if it:
(a) hurts others 
(b) leads to carelessness
(c) creates misunderstanding 
(d) reveals our intentions
35 Speech is a gift, if it:
(a) creates confusion 
(b) communicates our meaning
(c) becomes ambiguous 
(d) is used lightly
36 In a certain code, PAN is written as 31 and PAR is 
written as 35, then in this code, PAT is written as:
(a) 30 (b) 37
(c) 38 (d) 39
37 In the process of communication, the last step is:
(a) Encoding (b) Message
(c) Decoding (d) Feedback
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1 v/kksfyf[kr esa v'kq¼ orZuh okyk 'kCn gS%
(a) n?khfp (b) ;kKoYD;
(c) fuo`fÙk (d) ?kfu"V
2 ^mls e`R;q&naM dh ltk feyh*
 çLrqr okD; dh v'kqf¼ Li"V djsaA
(a) laLÏr ds 'kCnksa dk ç;ksx gqvk gSA
(b) fons'kh 'kCn ^ltk* dk ç;ksx gqvk gSA
(c) n.M vkSj ltk lekukFkhZ 'kCnksa dk ç;ksx gqvk gSA
(d) dksbZ v'kqf¼ ugha gSA
3 [kM+h cksyh fgUnh dk vU; lgh uke gS%
(a) Hkkjrh (b) dkSjoh
(c) gfj;k.koh (d) fgUnh
4 ^tks fØ;k vHkh gks jgh gS* mls dgrs gSaµ
(a) viw.kZ orZeku (b) lkekU; orZeku
(c) lafnX/k orZeku (d) lafnX/k Hkwr
5 ^pj.kdey* esa lekl gS%
(a) deZ/kkj; (b) cgqozhfg
(c) }U} (d) rRiq#"k
6 ^u;u* dk 'kq¼ lfU/k foPNsn gS%
(a) us + vu (b) us + v;u
(c) u + vu (d) u; + vu
funsZ'k (7-11): v/kksfyf[kr x|ka'k dks /;ku ls if<+, rFkk ç'uksa ds 
mÙkj bl x|ka'k ds vk/kkj ij nhft,µ
ftu deks± esa fdlh çdkj dk d"V ;k gkfu lgus dk lkgl visf{kr 
gksrk gS] mu lcds çfr mRdaBkiw.kZ vkuan mRlkg ds vUrxZr fy;k 
tkrk gSA d"V ;k gkfu ds Hksn ds vuqlkj mRlkg ds Hkh Hksn gks 
tkrs gSaA lkfgR; ehekaldksa us blh n`f"V ls ;q¼ohj] nkuohj] n;kohj 
bR;kfn Hksn fd;s gSaA buesa lcls çkphu vkSj ç/kku ;q¼ohjrk gS] ftlesa 
vk?kkr] ihM+k ;k e`R;q dh ijokg ugha jgrhA bl çdkj dh ohjrk dk 
ç;kstu vr;Ur çkphu dky ls pyk vk jgk gS] ftlesa lkgl vkSj 
ç;Ru nksuksa pje mRd"kZ ij igq¡prs gSaA ij dsoy d"V ;k ihM+k lgu 
djus ds lkgl esa gh mRlkg dk Lo:i LQqfjr ugha gksrkA mlds lkFk  
vkuUniw.kZ ç;Ru ;k mldh mRdaBk dk ;ksx pkfg;sA
7 lcls çkphu ohjrk dkSu&lh gS\
(a) okd~ohjrk (b) nkuohjrk
(c) ;q¼ohjrk (d) n;kohjrk
8 ;q¼ohjrk ds fy, fdl çdkj dh çÏfr visf{kr gS\
(a) prqjkbZ vkSj Hkh#rk 
(b) papyrk vkSj vfLFkjrk
(c) /k`"Vrk vkSj lkgl
(d) lkgl] ç;Ru vkSj d"V lgus dk /khjt
9 mrdaBkiw.kZ vkuUn fdlds vUrxZr fy;k tkrk gS\
(a) mRlkg ds vUrxZr (b) ohjrk ds vUrxZr
(c) ;q¼ ds vUrxZr (d) nku ds vUrxZr
10 lkfgR; ehekaldksa us ohjrk ds dkSu&dkSu ls Hksn fd;s gSa\
(a) ;q¼ohj] nkuohj vkSj n;kohj
(b) deZohj vkSj /keZohj
(c) v/;olk;h vkSj bZekunkj
(d) 'kwjohj vkSj ifjJeh
11 mRlkg ds Hksn fdl vk/kkj ij fd, x;s gSa\
(a) mRlkg ds vk/kkj ij 
(b) nqcZyrk ds vk/kkj ij
(c) ihM+k ;k vk?kkr ds vk/kkj ij
(d) d"V ;k gkfu ds Hksn ds vk/kkj ij
12 ^el`.k* dk foykse gS%
(a) de (b) :{k
(c) lkcqr (d) xkfQy
13 ^pUæek* rFkk ^czká.k* ds fy;s ,d 'kCn gS%
(a) lkse (b) f}t
(c) o.kZ (d) Js"B
14 v/kksfyf[kr fdl okD; esa vdeZd fØ;k gS\
(a) jkew [kkuk [kk jgk gSA (b) pkyd xkM+h pykrk gSA
(c) ';ke g¡lrk gSA (d) eka LosVj cqurh gSA
15 fuEufyf[kr esa rn~Hko 'kCn gS%
(a) vfXu (b) iq"i
(c) 'kykdk (d) pkSng
16 ^ixM+h j[k]?kh p[k* yksdksfDr dk vFkZ gS%
(a) eku lEeku ls gh thou dk vkuUn gSA
(b) i<+&fy[k dj Hkh vuqHkoghu
(c) fuyZTt gksdj dqN ikuk
(d) cnukeh ls cqjk usdekuh
17 ^O;kse* dk i;kZ;okph 'kCn ugha gS%
(a) vUrfj{k (b) vEcj
(c) ih;w"k (d) uHk
 
 80 OSWAAL 15-Years UPPSC Prelims Solved Paper
18 ^tks L=h lw;Z Hkh u ns[k lds* ds fy, ,d 'kCn gS%
(a) fonq"kh (b) vy{;k
(c) vlw;ZEi';k (d) 'kkL=Kk
19 ^vK* dk vFkZ D;k gS\
(a) tks dqN Hkh ugha tkurk gks
(b) tks lc dqN tkurk gks
(c) tks cgqr FkksM+k tkurk gks
(d) tks tkurk Hkh gks vkSj ugha Hkh tkurk gks
20 ç'uokpd fpg~u dk ç;ksx fdl okD; esa gksxk\
(a) eksgu us iwNk jke dh o; fdruh gSA
(b) lhrk tkuuk pkgrh gS] HkkbZ?kj dc vk;sxkA
(c) eksgu cktkj x;k FkkA
(d) eksgu dks cktkj D;ksa tkuk FkkA
21 The phrase 'Pyrrhic Victory" stands for:
(a) easy victory
(b) honest victory
(c) victory at a high cost
(d) victory at a low cost
22 Choose the word which is opposite in meaning to 
'VENERATE'.
(a) respect (b) condemn
(c) severe (d) initiate
23 Change the following sentence into complex 
sentence:
 'Without your help he can do nothing'.
(a) Without your help what can he do
(b) Unless you help him he can do nothing
(c) He can do nothing without your help
(d) He can not do anything unless you help him
24 Identify the part of speech of the underlined 
word:
 The boys ran round the tree.
(a) adjective (b) adverb
(c) noun (d) preposition
25 Change the following sentence into indirect from:
  The teacher said, "Be quiet, boys".
(a) The teacher said that the boys should be quiet
(b) The teacher called the boys and ordered them to 
be quiet
(c) The teacher urged the boys to be quiet 
(d) The teacher commanded the boys that they be 
quiet
26 Complete the sentence with suitable alternative:
 The son asked his mother if he
(a) can go out (b) may go out
(c) might go out (d) did go out
27 Fill in the blank with the appropriate word:
 It is difficult for me to part ______ my belongings.
(a) with (b) from
(c) away (d) off
28 Pick out the synonym of 'ERUDITE' from the 
following.
(a) execute (b) expanse
(c) academic (d) settle
29 Change the given sentence into passive voice:
 Who killed the snake?
(a) Who was killed by the snake?
(b) By whom was the snake killed?
(c) The snake was being killed.
(d) By whom is the snake killed?
30 Fill in the blank with the correct option:
 I tried to help him ______ the best of my ability.
(a) at (b) to
(c) from (d) of
Direction (31 to 35): Read the following passage carefully and 
answer the questions that follow:
Speech is great blessing but it can also be a great curse; 
for while it helps us to make out intentions and desires 
known to our fellows, it can also, if we use it carelessly, 
make our attitude completely misunderstood. A slip of the 
tongue, the use of an unusual word, or of an ambiguous 
word, and so on, may create an enemy where we had 
hoped to win a friend. Again different classes of people 
use different vocabularies and the ordinary speech of 
an educated man may strike and uneducated listener as 
pompous. Unwillingly we may use a word which hears 
a different meaning to our listener from what it does to 
men of our own class. Thus speech is not a gift to use 
lightly without thought, but one which demands careful 
handling. Only a fool will express himself alike to all 
kinds and conditions of men. 
31 The best way to win a friend is to avoid:
(a) irony in speech (b) pomposity in speech
(c) verbosity in speech (d) ambiguity in speech
32 While talking to an uneducated person, we should 
use:
(a) ordinary speech (b) his vocabulary
(c) simple words (d) polite language
33 If one uses the same style of language with every 
one, one sounds:
(a) flat (b) boring
(c) foolish (d) democratic
34 Speech becomes a curse, if it:
(a) hurts others 
(b) leads to carelessness
(c) creates misunderstanding 
(d) reveals our intentions
35 Speech is a gift, if it:
(a) creates confusion 
(b) communicates our meaning
(c) becomes ambiguous 
(d) is used lightly
36 In a certain code, PAN is written as 31 and PAR is 
written as 35, then in this code, PAT is written as:
(a) 30 (b) 37
(c) 38 (d) 39
37 In the process of communication, the last step is:
(a) Encoding (b) Message
(c) Decoding (d) Feedback
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38 Communication that used to assign goals to sub-
ordinates in an organisation, is called:
(a) Upward communication
(b) Downward communication
(c) Informal communication
(d) Lateral communication
39 Which of the following is not a communication 
barrier in a workplace?
(a) Noise (b) Prejudice
(c) Active listening (d) Improper medium
40 Which number should be in the place of the 
question mark in the following?
 
?
19
 
= 4
(a) 5876 (b) 5866
(c) 5776 (d) 5766
41 Which order of the following words is correct?
(a) Digestion, mastication, cooking
(b) Mastication, cooking, digestion
(c) Cooking, digestion, mastication
(d) Cooking, mastication, digestion
42 'A plant is a vegetable organism' is an example of:
(a) Figurative definition 
(b) Negative definition
(c) Synonymous definition 
(d) Accidental definition
43 If '+' means '×', '–' means ' ÷', '×' means '–' and ' ÷' 
means '+', then 4 ÷ 8 – 2 × 2 + 4 =?
(a) 4 (b) 0
(c) 8 (d) 6
44 Check the following three statements:
1. Kamla is not Ravi's wife.
2. Premlata is Ravi's mother.
3. Sita is the only daughter-in-law of Premlata.
 What conclusion can be drawn from the above 
mentioned statements?
(a) Kamla is sister of Sita.
(b) Premlata is mother of Kamla.
(c) Sita is Ravi's wife.
(d) Kamla is daugter-in-law of Premlata.
45 Which of the following conclusions can be validly 
drawn from the given set of premises?
1. No hero is coward.
2. Some soldiers are cowards.
Conclusions:
(a) No soldier is coward.
(b) All soldiers are heroes.
(c) Some soldiers are not heroes.
(d) Some soldiers are heroes.
46 'Division of Indians into rich, poor, intelligent 
and dull' is an instance of:
(a) Cross division
(b) Physical division
(c) Metaphysical division
(d) Logical division
47 Which one of the following figures is different 
from the rest?
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
48 Consider the following arguments:
A. All poets are idlers.
B. No poets are idlers.
 Which of the following conclusion can logically 
be drawn?
(a) A can be true and B can be false
(b) A can be false and B can be true
(c) Both statements A and B can be false
(d) Both statements A and B can be true
49 Which one of the following pairs has the same 
connection as in between GJ and QU?
(a) BC and WZ (b) AB and ST
(c) AD and SW (d) DH and VY
50 Which number will come next in the following 
series?
 5, 16, 51, 158, ?
(a) 1454 (b) 483
(c) 1452 (d) 481
51 Which one of the following is different from the 
others?
 DFH, KMO, RTV , TWZ
(a) KMO (b) RTV
(c) TWZ (d) DFH
52 If the 4
th
 day of a month is Saturday, which day 
will be the 5 day before 26
th
 of this month?
(a) Monday (b) T uesday
(c) Friday (d) Sunday
53 Complete the sequence with the correct option 
from the following codes:
M, T, W, T, ____, ____, _______
(a) F , S, T (b) F , S, S
(c) S, F , T (d) T , F , S
54 T wo American are going. One is father of the son 
of the other. What is the relationship between the 
two?
(a) Father – Son (b) Mother – Son
(c) Mother – Daughter (d) Husband – Wife
55 How many natural numbers are there in between 
841
 
and 3249 ?
(a) 26 (b) 27
(c) 28 (d) 29
56 If 20% of (X + Y) = 50% of (X – Y), then X: Y is 
equal to:
(a) 3: 7 (b) 5: 7
(c) 7: 3 (d) 7: 5
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1 v/kksfyf[kr esa v'kq¼ orZuh okyk 'kCn gS%
(a) n?khfp (b) ;kKoYD;
(c) fuo`fÙk (d) ?kfu"V
2 ^mls e`R;q&naM dh ltk feyh*
 çLrqr okD; dh v'kqf¼ Li"V djsaA
(a) laLÏr ds 'kCnksa dk ç;ksx gqvk gSA
(b) fons'kh 'kCn ^ltk* dk ç;ksx gqvk gSA
(c) n.M vkSj ltk lekukFkhZ 'kCnksa dk ç;ksx gqvk gSA
(d) dksbZ v'kqf¼ ugha gSA
3 [kM+h cksyh fgUnh dk vU; lgh uke gS%
(a) Hkkjrh (b) dkSjoh
(c) gfj;k.koh (d) fgUnh
4 ^tks fØ;k vHkh gks jgh gS* mls dgrs gSaµ
(a) viw.kZ orZeku (b) lkekU; orZeku
(c) lafnX/k orZeku (d) lafnX/k Hkwr
5 ^pj.kdey* esa lekl gS%
(a) deZ/kkj; (b) cgqozhfg
(c) }U} (d) rRiq#"k
6 ^u;u* dk 'kq¼ lfU/k foPNsn gS%
(a) us + vu (b) us + v;u
(c) u + vu (d) u; + vu
funsZ'k (7-11): v/kksfyf[kr x|ka'k dks /;ku ls if<+, rFkk ç'uksa ds 
mÙkj bl x|ka'k ds vk/kkj ij nhft,µ
ftu deks± esa fdlh çdkj dk d"V ;k gkfu lgus dk lkgl visf{kr 
gksrk gS] mu lcds çfr mRdaBkiw.kZ vkuan mRlkg ds vUrxZr fy;k 
tkrk gSA d"V ;k gkfu ds Hksn ds vuqlkj mRlkg ds Hkh Hksn gks 
tkrs gSaA lkfgR; ehekaldksa us blh n`f"V ls ;q¼ohj] nkuohj] n;kohj 
bR;kfn Hksn fd;s gSaA buesa lcls çkphu vkSj ç/kku ;q¼ohjrk gS] ftlesa 
vk?kkr] ihM+k ;k e`R;q dh ijokg ugha jgrhA bl çdkj dh ohjrk dk 
ç;kstu vr;Ur çkphu dky ls pyk vk jgk gS] ftlesa lkgl vkSj 
ç;Ru nksuksa pje mRd"kZ ij igq¡prs gSaA ij dsoy d"V ;k ihM+k lgu 
djus ds lkgl esa gh mRlkg dk Lo:i LQqfjr ugha gksrkA mlds lkFk  
vkuUniw.kZ ç;Ru ;k mldh mRdaBk dk ;ksx pkfg;sA
7 lcls çkphu ohjrk dkSu&lh gS\
(a) okd~ohjrk (b) nkuohjrk
(c) ;q¼ohjrk (d) n;kohjrk
8 ;q¼ohjrk ds fy, fdl çdkj dh çÏfr visf{kr gS\
(a) prqjkbZ vkSj Hkh#rk 
(b) papyrk vkSj vfLFkjrk
(c) /k`"Vrk vkSj lkgl
(d) lkgl] ç;Ru vkSj d"V lgus dk /khjt
9 mrdaBkiw.kZ vkuUn fdlds vUrxZr fy;k tkrk gS\
(a) mRlkg ds vUrxZr (b) ohjrk ds vUrxZr
(c) ;q¼ ds vUrxZr (d) nku ds vUrxZr
10 lkfgR; ehekaldksa us ohjrk ds dkSu&dkSu ls Hksn fd;s gSa\
(a) ;q¼ohj] nkuohj vkSj n;kohj
(b) deZohj vkSj /keZohj
(c) v/;olk;h vkSj bZekunkj
(d) 'kwjohj vkSj ifjJeh
11 mRlkg ds Hksn fdl vk/kkj ij fd, x;s gSa\
(a) mRlkg ds vk/kkj ij 
(b) nqcZyrk ds vk/kkj ij
(c) ihM+k ;k vk?kkr ds vk/kkj ij
(d) d"V ;k gkfu ds Hksn ds vk/kkj ij
12 ^el`.k* dk foykse gS%
(a) de (b) :{k
(c) lkcqr (d) xkfQy
13 ^pUæek* rFkk ^czká.k* ds fy;s ,d 'kCn gS%
(a) lkse (b) f}t
(c) o.kZ (d) Js"B
14 v/kksfyf[kr fdl okD; esa vdeZd fØ;k gS\
(a) jkew [kkuk [kk jgk gSA (b) pkyd xkM+h pykrk gSA
(c) ';ke g¡lrk gSA (d) eka LosVj cqurh gSA
15 fuEufyf[kr esa rn~Hko 'kCn gS%
(a) vfXu (b) iq"i
(c) 'kykdk (d) pkSng
16 ^ixM+h j[k]?kh p[k* yksdksfDr dk vFkZ gS%
(a) eku lEeku ls gh thou dk vkuUn gSA
(b) i<+&fy[k dj Hkh vuqHkoghu
(c) fuyZTt gksdj dqN ikuk
(d) cnukeh ls cqjk usdekuh
17 ^O;kse* dk i;kZ;okph 'kCn ugha gS%
(a) vUrfj{k (b) vEcj
(c) ih;w"k (d) uHk
 
 80 OSWAAL 15-Years UPPSC Prelims Solved Paper
18 ^tks L=h lw;Z Hkh u ns[k lds* ds fy, ,d 'kCn gS%
(a) fonq"kh (b) vy{;k
(c) vlw;ZEi';k (d) 'kkL=Kk
19 ^vK* dk vFkZ D;k gS\
(a) tks dqN Hkh ugha tkurk gks
(b) tks lc dqN tkurk gks
(c) tks cgqr FkksM+k tkurk gks
(d) tks tkurk Hkh gks vkSj ugha Hkh tkurk gks
20 ç'uokpd fpg~u dk ç;ksx fdl okD; esa gksxk\
(a) eksgu us iwNk jke dh o; fdruh gSA
(b) lhrk tkuuk pkgrh gS] HkkbZ?kj dc vk;sxkA
(c) eksgu cktkj x;k FkkA
(d) eksgu dks cktkj D;ksa tkuk FkkA
21 The phrase 'Pyrrhic Victory" stands for:
(a) easy victory
(b) honest victory
(c) victory at a high cost
(d) victory at a low cost
22 Choose the word which is opposite in meaning to 
'VENERATE'.
(a) respect (b) condemn
(c) severe (d) initiate
23 Change the following sentence into complex 
sentence:
 'Without your help he can do nothing'.
(a) Without your help what can he do
(b) Unless you help him he can do nothing
(c) He can do nothing without your help
(d) He can not do anything unless you help him
24 Identify the part of speech of the underlined 
word:
 The boys ran round the tree.
(a) adjective (b) adverb
(c) noun (d) preposition
25 Change the following sentence into indirect from:
  The teacher said, "Be quiet, boys".
(a) The teacher said that the boys should be quiet
(b) The teacher called the boys and ordered them to 
be quiet
(c) The teacher urged the boys to be quiet 
(d) The teacher commanded the boys that they be 
quiet
26 Complete the sentence with suitable alternative:
 The son asked his mother if he
(a) can go out (b) may go out
(c) might go out (d) did go out
27 Fill in the blank with the appropriate word:
 It is difficult for me to part ______ my belongings.
(a) with (b) from
(c) away (d) off
28 Pick out the synonym of 'ERUDITE' from the 
following.
(a) execute (b) expanse
(c) academic (d) settle
29 Change the given sentence into passive voice:
 Who killed the snake?
(a) Who was killed by the snake?
(b) By whom was the snake killed?
(c) The snake was being killed.
(d) By whom is the snake killed?
30 Fill in the blank with the correct option:
 I tried to help him ______ the best of my ability.
(a) at (b) to
(c) from (d) of
Direction (31 to 35): Read the following passage carefully and 
answer the questions that follow:
Speech is great blessing but it can also be a great curse; 
for while it helps us to make out intentions and desires 
known to our fellows, it can also, if we use it carelessly, 
make our attitude completely misunderstood. A slip of the 
tongue, the use of an unusual word, or of an ambiguous 
word, and so on, may create an enemy where we had 
hoped to win a friend. Again different classes of people 
use different vocabularies and the ordinary speech of 
an educated man may strike and uneducated listener as 
pompous. Unwillingly we may use a word which hears 
a different meaning to our listener from what it does to 
men of our own class. Thus speech is not a gift to use 
lightly without thought, but one which demands careful 
handling. Only a fool will express himself alike to all 
kinds and conditions of men. 
31 The best way to win a friend is to avoid:
(a) irony in speech (b) pomposity in speech
(c) verbosity in speech (d) ambiguity in speech
32 While talking to an uneducated person, we should 
use:
(a) ordinary speech (b) his vocabulary
(c) simple words (d) polite language
33 If one uses the same style of language with every 
one, one sounds:
(a) flat (b) boring
(c) foolish (d) democratic
34 Speech becomes a curse, if it:
(a) hurts others 
(b) leads to carelessness
(c) creates misunderstanding 
(d) reveals our intentions
35 Speech is a gift, if it:
(a) creates confusion 
(b) communicates our meaning
(c) becomes ambiguous 
(d) is used lightly
36 In a certain code, PAN is written as 31 and PAR is 
written as 35, then in this code, PAT is written as:
(a) 30 (b) 37
(c) 38 (d) 39
37 In the process of communication, the last step is:
(a) Encoding (b) Message
(c) Decoding (d) Feedback
   General Studies, PAPER-II : 2018 81
38 Communication that used to assign goals to sub-
ordinates in an organisation, is called:
(a) Upward communication
(b) Downward communication
(c) Informal communication
(d) Lateral communication
39 Which of the following is not a communication 
barrier in a workplace?
(a) Noise (b) Prejudice
(c) Active listening (d) Improper medium
40 Which number should be in the place of the 
question mark in the following?
 
?
19
 
= 4
(a) 5876 (b) 5866
(c) 5776 (d) 5766
41 Which order of the following words is correct?
(a) Digestion, mastication, cooking
(b) Mastication, cooking, digestion
(c) Cooking, digestion, mastication
(d) Cooking, mastication, digestion
42 'A plant is a vegetable organism' is an example of:
(a) Figurative definition 
(b) Negative definition
(c) Synonymous definition 
(d) Accidental definition
43 If '+' means '×', '–' means ' ÷', '×' means '–' and ' ÷' 
means '+', then 4 ÷ 8 – 2 × 2 + 4 =?
(a) 4 (b) 0
(c) 8 (d) 6
44 Check the following three statements:
1. Kamla is not Ravi's wife.
2. Premlata is Ravi's mother.
3. Sita is the only daughter-in-law of Premlata.
 What conclusion can be drawn from the above 
mentioned statements?
(a) Kamla is sister of Sita.
(b) Premlata is mother of Kamla.
(c) Sita is Ravi's wife.
(d) Kamla is daugter-in-law of Premlata.
45 Which of the following conclusions can be validly 
drawn from the given set of premises?
1. No hero is coward.
2. Some soldiers are cowards.
Conclusions:
(a) No soldier is coward.
(b) All soldiers are heroes.
(c) Some soldiers are not heroes.
(d) Some soldiers are heroes.
46 'Division of Indians into rich, poor, intelligent 
and dull' is an instance of:
(a) Cross division
(b) Physical division
(c) Metaphysical division
(d) Logical division
47 Which one of the following figures is different 
from the rest?
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
48 Consider the following arguments:
A. All poets are idlers.
B. No poets are idlers.
 Which of the following conclusion can logically 
be drawn?
(a) A can be true and B can be false
(b) A can be false and B can be true
(c) Both statements A and B can be false
(d) Both statements A and B can be true
49 Which one of the following pairs has the same 
connection as in between GJ and QU?
(a) BC and WZ (b) AB and ST
(c) AD and SW (d) DH and VY
50 Which number will come next in the following 
series?
 5, 16, 51, 158, ?
(a) 1454 (b) 483
(c) 1452 (d) 481
51 Which one of the following is different from the 
others?
 DFH, KMO, RTV , TWZ
(a) KMO (b) RTV
(c) TWZ (d) DFH
52 If the 4
th
 day of a month is Saturday, which day 
will be the 5 day before 26
th
 of this month?
(a) Monday (b) T uesday
(c) Friday (d) Sunday
53 Complete the sequence with the correct option 
from the following codes:
M, T, W, T, ____, ____, _______
(a) F , S, T (b) F , S, S
(c) S, F , T (d) T , F , S
54 T wo American are going. One is father of the son 
of the other. What is the relationship between the 
two?
(a) Father – Son (b) Mother – Son
(c) Mother – Daughter (d) Husband – Wife
55 How many natural numbers are there in between 
841
 
and 3249 ?
(a) 26 (b) 27
(c) 28 (d) 29
56 If 20% of (X + Y) = 50% of (X – Y), then X: Y is 
equal to:
(a) 3: 7 (b) 5: 7
(c) 7: 3 (d) 7: 5
 82 OSWAAL 15-Years UPPSC Prelims Solved Paper
57 If the compound interest on a sum for 2 years at  
12
1
2
% per annum is ` 340, then the simple interest 
on the same sum at the same rate for the same 
period of time is:
(a) ` 310 (b) ` 320
(c) ` 330 (d) ` 335
58 The area of the given circle is 36 p. It has been 
divided into six equal parts. The length of arc PQ 
will be:
 
(a) p (b) 3 p
(c) 4 p (d) 2 p
59 A right angled triangle having hypotenuse 25 cm 
and sides are in the ratio 3 : 4 is made to revolve 
about its hypotenuse. The volume of the double 
cone so formed is:
(a) 1000 p cm
3
 (b) 1250 p cm
3
(c) 1500 p cm
3
 (d) 1575 p cm
3
60 If 
x
y
y
x
+ +
 
= 2, then value of 
xy
xy y
22
2
+ +
+ +
 
is equal to:
(a) 0 (b) 
1
9
(c)
 
1
4
 
(d) 1
61 If x, y, z are positive integers such that x : y = 1: 
2 and y : z = 3 : 5, then which one of the following 
will be possible value of 5x – 3y + z?
(a) 180 (b) 190
(c) 196 (d) 200
62 If x – 2 is a factor of polynomial x
3
 + 4x
2
 – 3x – 18, 
then it's other factors are:
(a) x + 2, x + 3 (b) x – 3, x + 1
(c) x + 3, x + 3 (d) x + 1, x + 2
63 The roots of the equation x
2
 + px + q = 0 are 1 
and 2, the roots of the equation qx
2
 – px + 1 = 0 
must be:
(a)
 
1
1
2
,
 
(b)
 
-
1
2
1 ,
(c)
 
--
1
2
1 ,
 
(d)
 
-1
1
2
,
64 Which is not a part of communication process?
(a) Medium (b) Life values and vision
(c) T ransmission (d) Information
65 Which of the following characteristics is most 
important for taking appropriate decisions for 
socially disadvantaged persons?
(a) Empathy (b) Extroversion
(c) Emotional instability (d) Authoritarianism
66 The biggest advantage of regular interaction 
between officer and sub-ordinates in an 
organization is:
(a) It satisfies the sub-ordinates
(b) It results in decrement group relations
(c) It facilitates effective decision
(d) It discourages the sub-ordinates
67 Irrational decisions taken in a high conformity 
group is called:
(a) Creativity 
(b) Group thinking
(c) Informality 
(d) Psychological vigilance
68 Which decision making style is most productive?
(a) Passive (b) Aggressive
(c) Assertive (d) Passive-aggressive
69 While selling a watch, a shopkeeper gives 
discount of 5% on it's marked price. If the gives 
discount of 10%, then he earns ` 25 less as profit. 
Marked price of the watch is:
(a) ` 300 (b) ` 380
(c) ` 500 (d) ` 700
70 A student has to secure 45% of marks to pass an 
examination. He gets only 50 marks and fails by 4 
marks. The maximum marks is: 
(a) 110 (b) 120
(c) 135 (d) 150
71 10 women can complete a work in 7 days and 10 
children take 14 days to complete the same work. 
How many days will 5 women and 10 children take 
to complete the work?
(a) 3 (b) 4
(c) 5 (d) 7
72 The average age of a husband and his wife was 
23 years at the time of their marriage. After 5 years, 
they have a one-year old child. The average age of 
the family now is:
(a) 19 years (b) 23 years
(c) 28.5 years (d) 29.3 years
73 Every novel of Premchand can be read in a day. 
Therefore all novels of Premchand can be read in a 
day. This involves the fallacy of:
(a) Division (b) Composition
(c) Petitio principii (d) None of the above
74 Assertion (A): Education is must for success.
 Reason (R): Education is key to success.
 Select the correct answer from the code given 
below.
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct 
explanation of (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not correct 
explanation of (A)
(c) (A) is true and (R) is false
(d) Both (A) and (R) are false
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1 v/kksfyf[kr esa v'kq¼ orZuh okyk 'kCn gS%
(a) n?khfp (b) ;kKoYD;
(c) fuo`fÙk (d) ?kfu"V
2 ^mls e`R;q&naM dh ltk feyh*
 çLrqr okD; dh v'kqf¼ Li"V djsaA
(a) laLÏr ds 'kCnksa dk ç;ksx gqvk gSA
(b) fons'kh 'kCn ^ltk* dk ç;ksx gqvk gSA
(c) n.M vkSj ltk lekukFkhZ 'kCnksa dk ç;ksx gqvk gSA
(d) dksbZ v'kqf¼ ugha gSA
3 [kM+h cksyh fgUnh dk vU; lgh uke gS%
(a) Hkkjrh (b) dkSjoh
(c) gfj;k.koh (d) fgUnh
4 ^tks fØ;k vHkh gks jgh gS* mls dgrs gSaµ
(a) viw.kZ orZeku (b) lkekU; orZeku
(c) lafnX/k orZeku (d) lafnX/k Hkwr
5 ^pj.kdey* esa lekl gS%
(a) deZ/kkj; (b) cgqozhfg
(c) }U} (d) rRiq#"k
6 ^u;u* dk 'kq¼ lfU/k foPNsn gS%
(a) us + vu (b) us + v;u
(c) u + vu (d) u; + vu
funsZ'k (7-11): v/kksfyf[kr x|ka'k dks /;ku ls if<+, rFkk ç'uksa ds 
mÙkj bl x|ka'k ds vk/kkj ij nhft,µ
ftu deks± esa fdlh çdkj dk d"V ;k gkfu lgus dk lkgl visf{kr 
gksrk gS] mu lcds çfr mRdaBkiw.kZ vkuan mRlkg ds vUrxZr fy;k 
tkrk gSA d"V ;k gkfu ds Hksn ds vuqlkj mRlkg ds Hkh Hksn gks 
tkrs gSaA lkfgR; ehekaldksa us blh n`f"V ls ;q¼ohj] nkuohj] n;kohj 
bR;kfn Hksn fd;s gSaA buesa lcls çkphu vkSj ç/kku ;q¼ohjrk gS] ftlesa 
vk?kkr] ihM+k ;k e`R;q dh ijokg ugha jgrhA bl çdkj dh ohjrk dk 
ç;kstu vr;Ur çkphu dky ls pyk vk jgk gS] ftlesa lkgl vkSj 
ç;Ru nksuksa pje mRd"kZ ij igq¡prs gSaA ij dsoy d"V ;k ihM+k lgu 
djus ds lkgl esa gh mRlkg dk Lo:i LQqfjr ugha gksrkA mlds lkFk  
vkuUniw.kZ ç;Ru ;k mldh mRdaBk dk ;ksx pkfg;sA
7 lcls çkphu ohjrk dkSu&lh gS\
(a) okd~ohjrk (b) nkuohjrk
(c) ;q¼ohjrk (d) n;kohjrk
8 ;q¼ohjrk ds fy, fdl çdkj dh çÏfr visf{kr gS\
(a) prqjkbZ vkSj Hkh#rk 
(b) papyrk vkSj vfLFkjrk
(c) /k`"Vrk vkSj lkgl
(d) lkgl] ç;Ru vkSj d"V lgus dk /khjt
9 mrdaBkiw.kZ vkuUn fdlds vUrxZr fy;k tkrk gS\
(a) mRlkg ds vUrxZr (b) ohjrk ds vUrxZr
(c) ;q¼ ds vUrxZr (d) nku ds vUrxZr
10 lkfgR; ehekaldksa us ohjrk ds dkSu&dkSu ls Hksn fd;s gSa\
(a) ;q¼ohj] nkuohj vkSj n;kohj
(b) deZohj vkSj /keZohj
(c) v/;olk;h vkSj bZekunkj
(d) 'kwjohj vkSj ifjJeh
11 mRlkg ds Hksn fdl vk/kkj ij fd, x;s gSa\
(a) mRlkg ds vk/kkj ij 
(b) nqcZyrk ds vk/kkj ij
(c) ihM+k ;k vk?kkr ds vk/kkj ij
(d) d"V ;k gkfu ds Hksn ds vk/kkj ij
12 ^el`.k* dk foykse gS%
(a) de (b) :{k
(c) lkcqr (d) xkfQy
13 ^pUæek* rFkk ^czká.k* ds fy;s ,d 'kCn gS%
(a) lkse (b) f}t
(c) o.kZ (d) Js"B
14 v/kksfyf[kr fdl okD; esa vdeZd fØ;k gS\
(a) jkew [kkuk [kk jgk gSA (b) pkyd xkM+h pykrk gSA
(c) ';ke g¡lrk gSA (d) eka LosVj cqurh gSA
15 fuEufyf[kr esa rn~Hko 'kCn gS%
(a) vfXu (b) iq"i
(c) 'kykdk (d) pkSng
16 ^ixM+h j[k]?kh p[k* yksdksfDr dk vFkZ gS%
(a) eku lEeku ls gh thou dk vkuUn gSA
(b) i<+&fy[k dj Hkh vuqHkoghu
(c) fuyZTt gksdj dqN ikuk
(d) cnukeh ls cqjk usdekuh
17 ^O;kse* dk i;kZ;okph 'kCn ugha gS%
(a) vUrfj{k (b) vEcj
(c) ih;w"k (d) uHk
 
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18 ^tks L=h lw;Z Hkh u ns[k lds* ds fy, ,d 'kCn gS%
(a) fonq"kh (b) vy{;k
(c) vlw;ZEi';k (d) 'kkL=Kk
19 ^vK* dk vFkZ D;k gS\
(a) tks dqN Hkh ugha tkurk gks
(b) tks lc dqN tkurk gks
(c) tks cgqr FkksM+k tkurk gks
(d) tks tkurk Hkh gks vkSj ugha Hkh tkurk gks
20 ç'uokpd fpg~u dk ç;ksx fdl okD; esa gksxk\
(a) eksgu us iwNk jke dh o; fdruh gSA
(b) lhrk tkuuk pkgrh gS] HkkbZ?kj dc vk;sxkA
(c) eksgu cktkj x;k FkkA
(d) eksgu dks cktkj D;ksa tkuk FkkA
21 The phrase 'Pyrrhic Victory" stands for:
(a) easy victory
(b) honest victory
(c) victory at a high cost
(d) victory at a low cost
22 Choose the word which is opposite in meaning to 
'VENERATE'.
(a) respect (b) condemn
(c) severe (d) initiate
23 Change the following sentence into complex 
sentence:
 'Without your help he can do nothing'.
(a) Without your help what can he do
(b) Unless you help him he can do nothing
(c) He can do nothing without your help
(d) He can not do anything unless you help him
24 Identify the part of speech of the underlined 
word:
 The boys ran round the tree.
(a) adjective (b) adverb
(c) noun (d) preposition
25 Change the following sentence into indirect from:
  The teacher said, "Be quiet, boys".
(a) The teacher said that the boys should be quiet
(b) The teacher called the boys and ordered them to 
be quiet
(c) The teacher urged the boys to be quiet 
(d) The teacher commanded the boys that they be 
quiet
26 Complete the sentence with suitable alternative:
 The son asked his mother if he
(a) can go out (b) may go out
(c) might go out (d) did go out
27 Fill in the blank with the appropriate word:
 It is difficult for me to part ______ my belongings.
(a) with (b) from
(c) away (d) off
28 Pick out the synonym of 'ERUDITE' from the 
following.
(a) execute (b) expanse
(c) academic (d) settle
29 Change the given sentence into passive voice:
 Who killed the snake?
(a) Who was killed by the snake?
(b) By whom was the snake killed?
(c) The snake was being killed.
(d) By whom is the snake killed?
30 Fill in the blank with the correct option:
 I tried to help him ______ the best of my ability.
(a) at (b) to
(c) from (d) of
Direction (31 to 35): Read the following passage carefully and 
answer the questions that follow:
Speech is great blessing but it can also be a great curse; 
for while it helps us to make out intentions and desires 
known to our fellows, it can also, if we use it carelessly, 
make our attitude completely misunderstood. A slip of the 
tongue, the use of an unusual word, or of an ambiguous 
word, and so on, may create an enemy where we had 
hoped to win a friend. Again different classes of people 
use different vocabularies and the ordinary speech of 
an educated man may strike and uneducated listener as 
pompous. Unwillingly we may use a word which hears 
a different meaning to our listener from what it does to 
men of our own class. Thus speech is not a gift to use 
lightly without thought, but one which demands careful 
handling. Only a fool will express himself alike to all 
kinds and conditions of men. 
31 The best way to win a friend is to avoid:
(a) irony in speech (b) pomposity in speech
(c) verbosity in speech (d) ambiguity in speech
32 While talking to an uneducated person, we should 
use:
(a) ordinary speech (b) his vocabulary
(c) simple words (d) polite language
33 If one uses the same style of language with every 
one, one sounds:
(a) flat (b) boring
(c) foolish (d) democratic
34 Speech becomes a curse, if it:
(a) hurts others 
(b) leads to carelessness
(c) creates misunderstanding 
(d) reveals our intentions
35 Speech is a gift, if it:
(a) creates confusion 
(b) communicates our meaning
(c) becomes ambiguous 
(d) is used lightly
36 In a certain code, PAN is written as 31 and PAR is 
written as 35, then in this code, PAT is written as:
(a) 30 (b) 37
(c) 38 (d) 39
37 In the process of communication, the last step is:
(a) Encoding (b) Message
(c) Decoding (d) Feedback
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38 Communication that used to assign goals to sub-
ordinates in an organisation, is called:
(a) Upward communication
(b) Downward communication
(c) Informal communication
(d) Lateral communication
39 Which of the following is not a communication 
barrier in a workplace?
(a) Noise (b) Prejudice
(c) Active listening (d) Improper medium
40 Which number should be in the place of the 
question mark in the following?
 
?
19
 
= 4
(a) 5876 (b) 5866
(c) 5776 (d) 5766
41 Which order of the following words is correct?
(a) Digestion, mastication, cooking
(b) Mastication, cooking, digestion
(c) Cooking, digestion, mastication
(d) Cooking, mastication, digestion
42 'A plant is a vegetable organism' is an example of:
(a) Figurative definition 
(b) Negative definition
(c) Synonymous definition 
(d) Accidental definition
43 If '+' means '×', '–' means ' ÷', '×' means '–' and ' ÷' 
means '+', then 4 ÷ 8 – 2 × 2 + 4 =?
(a) 4 (b) 0
(c) 8 (d) 6
44 Check the following three statements:
1. Kamla is not Ravi's wife.
2. Premlata is Ravi's mother.
3. Sita is the only daughter-in-law of Premlata.
 What conclusion can be drawn from the above 
mentioned statements?
(a) Kamla is sister of Sita.
(b) Premlata is mother of Kamla.
(c) Sita is Ravi's wife.
(d) Kamla is daugter-in-law of Premlata.
45 Which of the following conclusions can be validly 
drawn from the given set of premises?
1. No hero is coward.
2. Some soldiers are cowards.
Conclusions:
(a) No soldier is coward.
(b) All soldiers are heroes.
(c) Some soldiers are not heroes.
(d) Some soldiers are heroes.
46 'Division of Indians into rich, poor, intelligent 
and dull' is an instance of:
(a) Cross division
(b) Physical division
(c) Metaphysical division
(d) Logical division
47 Which one of the following figures is different 
from the rest?
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
48 Consider the following arguments:
A. All poets are idlers.
B. No poets are idlers.
 Which of the following conclusion can logically 
be drawn?
(a) A can be true and B can be false
(b) A can be false and B can be true
(c) Both statements A and B can be false
(d) Both statements A and B can be true
49 Which one of the following pairs has the same 
connection as in between GJ and QU?
(a) BC and WZ (b) AB and ST
(c) AD and SW (d) DH and VY
50 Which number will come next in the following 
series?
 5, 16, 51, 158, ?
(a) 1454 (b) 483
(c) 1452 (d) 481
51 Which one of the following is different from the 
others?
 DFH, KMO, RTV , TWZ
(a) KMO (b) RTV
(c) TWZ (d) DFH
52 If the 4
th
 day of a month is Saturday, which day 
will be the 5 day before 26
th
 of this month?
(a) Monday (b) T uesday
(c) Friday (d) Sunday
53 Complete the sequence with the correct option 
from the following codes:
M, T, W, T, ____, ____, _______
(a) F , S, T (b) F , S, S
(c) S, F , T (d) T , F , S
54 T wo American are going. One is father of the son 
of the other. What is the relationship between the 
two?
(a) Father – Son (b) Mother – Son
(c) Mother – Daughter (d) Husband – Wife
55 How many natural numbers are there in between 
841
 
and 3249 ?
(a) 26 (b) 27
(c) 28 (d) 29
56 If 20% of (X + Y) = 50% of (X – Y), then X: Y is 
equal to:
(a) 3: 7 (b) 5: 7
(c) 7: 3 (d) 7: 5
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57 If the compound interest on a sum for 2 years at  
12
1
2
% per annum is ` 340, then the simple interest 
on the same sum at the same rate for the same 
period of time is:
(a) ` 310 (b) ` 320
(c) ` 330 (d) ` 335
58 The area of the given circle is 36 p. It has been 
divided into six equal parts. The length of arc PQ 
will be:
 
(a) p (b) 3 p
(c) 4 p (d) 2 p
59 A right angled triangle having hypotenuse 25 cm 
and sides are in the ratio 3 : 4 is made to revolve 
about its hypotenuse. The volume of the double 
cone so formed is:
(a) 1000 p cm
3
 (b) 1250 p cm
3
(c) 1500 p cm
3
 (d) 1575 p cm
3
60 If 
x
y
y
x
+ +
 
= 2, then value of 
xy
xy y
22
2
+ +
+ +
 
is equal to:
(a) 0 (b) 
1
9
(c)
 
1
4
 
(d) 1
61 If x, y, z are positive integers such that x : y = 1: 
2 and y : z = 3 : 5, then which one of the following 
will be possible value of 5x – 3y + z?
(a) 180 (b) 190
(c) 196 (d) 200
62 If x – 2 is a factor of polynomial x
3
 + 4x
2
 – 3x – 18, 
then it's other factors are:
(a) x + 2, x + 3 (b) x – 3, x + 1
(c) x + 3, x + 3 (d) x + 1, x + 2
63 The roots of the equation x
2
 + px + q = 0 are 1 
and 2, the roots of the equation qx
2
 – px + 1 = 0 
must be:
(a)
 
1
1
2
,
 
(b)
 
-
1
2
1 ,
(c)
 
--
1
2
1 ,
 
(d)
 
-1
1
2
,
64 Which is not a part of communication process?
(a) Medium (b) Life values and vision
(c) T ransmission (d) Information
65 Which of the following characteristics is most 
important for taking appropriate decisions for 
socially disadvantaged persons?
(a) Empathy (b) Extroversion
(c) Emotional instability (d) Authoritarianism
66 The biggest advantage of regular interaction 
between officer and sub-ordinates in an 
organization is:
(a) It satisfies the sub-ordinates
(b) It results in decrement group relations
(c) It facilitates effective decision
(d) It discourages the sub-ordinates
67 Irrational decisions taken in a high conformity 
group is called:
(a) Creativity 
(b) Group thinking
(c) Informality 
(d) Psychological vigilance
68 Which decision making style is most productive?
(a) Passive (b) Aggressive
(c) Assertive (d) Passive-aggressive
69 While selling a watch, a shopkeeper gives 
discount of 5% on it's marked price. If the gives 
discount of 10%, then he earns ` 25 less as profit. 
Marked price of the watch is:
(a) ` 300 (b) ` 380
(c) ` 500 (d) ` 700
70 A student has to secure 45% of marks to pass an 
examination. He gets only 50 marks and fails by 4 
marks. The maximum marks is: 
(a) 110 (b) 120
(c) 135 (d) 150
71 10 women can complete a work in 7 days and 10 
children take 14 days to complete the same work. 
How many days will 5 women and 10 children take 
to complete the work?
(a) 3 (b) 4
(c) 5 (d) 7
72 The average age of a husband and his wife was 
23 years at the time of their marriage. After 5 years, 
they have a one-year old child. The average age of 
the family now is:
(a) 19 years (b) 23 years
(c) 28.5 years (d) 29.3 years
73 Every novel of Premchand can be read in a day. 
Therefore all novels of Premchand can be read in a 
day. This involves the fallacy of:
(a) Division (b) Composition
(c) Petitio principii (d) None of the above
74 Assertion (A): Education is must for success.
 Reason (R): Education is key to success.
 Select the correct answer from the code given 
below.
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct 
explanation of (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not correct 
explanation of (A)
(c) (A) is true and (R) is false
(d) Both (A) and (R) are false
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75 'Iron is cheap metal' is an example of:
(a) Accidental definition 
(b) Figurative definition
(c) Synonymous definition 
(d) Too narrow definition
76 'Division of chairs into leg, back and seat' is an 
instance of:
(a) Logical division (b) Physical division
(c) Cross division (d) Metaphysical division
77 If x and y are positive integers such that x
2
 – y
2
 = 
13, then the possible value of x
2
 + y
2
 will be:
(a) 90 (b) 85
(c) 72 (d) 65
78 The diagonals of a rhombus are of lengths 24 cm 
and 32 cm. Length of the side of rhombus (in cm) 
is:
(a) 16 (b) 20
(c) 24 (d) 30
79 A hemisphere and a cone have equal bases. 
If their heights are also equal, then ratio of their 
curved surface will be:
(a) 2: 1 (b) 1: 2
(c)
 
21 :
 
(d)
 
12 :
80 The length, breadth and height of a room are 
12 m, 4 m and 3 m, respectively. A man wants to 
put rods of lengths 14 m, 12 m, 13 m and 15 m in 
the room. Maximum number of rods which he can 
put in the room is:
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4
81 If the mean of x
1
, x
2
 is 7.5 and the mean of x
1
, x
2
, 
x
3
 is 8, then the value of x
3
 is:
(a) 9 (b) 8
(c) 7.5 (d) 6
82 Which one of the following is not included in 
classroom communication?
(a) Indirect communication
(b) Informal communication
(c) Silent communication
(d) Formal communication
83 For which purpose circular type of communication 
is most suitable?
(a) Member dissatisfaction
(b) Effective judgement process
(c) Member satisfaction
(d) Effective transmission of information
84 Listening can be best defined as:
(a) The physiological process of decoding.
(b) A process we use to make sense out of what we 
hear.
(c) Forwarding the information that has been 
communicated.
(d) Recalling information that has been 
communicated.
85 What is meant by responding?
(a) Focussing on a particular sound or message.
(b) Sorting the various sounds that draw your 
attention.
(c) Confirming your understanding of a message.
(d) Assigning meaning to messages.
86 If median and mean of the first 10 prime numbers 
are M and m, respectively, then:
(a) M = m (b) M > m
(c) M < m (d) None of the above
87 Mode of the observations 0, 1, 6, 7, 2, 3, 7, 0, 7, 2, 
6, 6, 7, 5, 0, 7 is:
(a) 3.8 (b) 6
(c) 7 (d) None of the above
88 The proportion of various items in a pie diagram 
is directly proportional to the:
(a) Area of slices 
(b) Angle of slices
(c) Length of curved arcs of slices
(d) Perimeter of slices
89 The relationship that exists between 3 and 11 will 
exist between 7 and:
(a) 22 (b) 29
(c) 18 (d) 51
90 Which of the following is a type of horizontal 
communication?
(a) Lateral communication
(b) Downward communication
(c) Upward communication
(d) Neutral communication
91 Which one of the following can be termed as 
verbal communication?
(a) Professor Sharma delivered his lecture in the class.
(b) Professor Verma gave the message to the 
students through mobile.
(c) The child was crying to attract the attention of 
the mother.
(d) Deepak wrote a letter for leave application.
92 Communication through gesture is related to:
(a) Kinesics (b) Proxemics
(c) Para-language (d) Non-verbal behaviour
93 Which one of the following is not a form of 
communication?
(a) Interview 
(b) Reading interesting novel
(c) Discussion
(d) Social interaction
94 In a code, it
  41 – 32 = 55
  42 – 34 = 76
  53 – 13 = 48
 then 33 – 22 is
(a) 11 (b) 44
(c) 46 (d) 64