29 September 2012

ASSISTANT CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICER GRADE-2 (EXEC)

1. A man decides to travel 80 km in 8 hrs partly by foot and partly on a bicycle. If his speed on foot is 8km/hr and on bicycle 16 km/hr , what distance would he travel on foot?
a) 20 km
b) 30 km
c) 48 km
d) 60 km

2. Due to 25 % increase in the price of rice per kg, a person is able to purchase 20 kg less for 400Rs. What is the increased price of rice per kilogram?
a) Rs 5
b) Rs 6
c) Rs 10
d) Rs 4

3. A toy weighing 24 grams of an alloy of two metals is worth Rs.174, but if the weights of the two metals be interchanged , the toy would be worth Rs. 162. If the price of one metal be Rs8 per gram, find the price of the other metal used to make the toy.
a) Rs 10/gm
b) Rs 6/gm
c) Rs 4/gm
d) Rs 5/gm

4. Three bells chime together at intervals of 48,60,90 minutes respectively. If all the three bells chime together at 10 AM , at what time will all the three chime again that day.
a) 1 PM
b) 2 PM
c) 8 PM
d) 10 PM

5. Find the last two digits of : 15 X 37 X 63 X 51 X 97 X 17
a) 35
b) 45
c) 55
d) 85

6. After striking the floor , a ball rebounds to 4/5th of the height from which it has fallen. Find the total distance that it travels before coming to rest if it has been gently dropped from a height of 120 meters.
a) 540 mtrs
b) 960 mtrs
c) 1080 mtrs
d) 1120 mtrs

7. There is a 7-digit telephone number with all different digits. If such telephone numbers are possible extreme left are 5 and 6 respectively , find how many such telephone numbers are possible.
a) 120
b) 1,00,000
c) 6720
d) 30,240


8. A speaks the truth 3 out of 4 times , and B 5 out of 6 times. what is the probability that they will contradict each other in stating the same fact?
a) 2/3
b) 1/3
c) 5/6
d) 1/21

9. A circle is inscribed inside an equilateral triangle touching all the three sides. If the radius of the circle is 2 cm , find the area of the triangle.
a) 15 root 3
b) 18 root 3
c) 12 root 2
d) 12 root 3

10. Five persons A,B,C,D,E are sitting in a row facing you such that D is on the left of C ;B is on the right of E; A is on the right of C and B is on the left of D. If E has only one neighbour , then who is sitting in the centre?
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D

11. In which city is the headquarters of World Trade Organistion located?
a) New York
b) Geneva
c) Rome
d) Paris

12. In a family of five persons, Dinesh is Jairam's son and Gopal's  brother while Meeta is Gopal's mother and Jayanthi's daughter. If there are no step brothers or half brothers in the family which of the following statements are true?
a) Jayanthi is Dinesh's mother
b) Meeta is Dinesh's mother
c) Jayanthi is Jairam's grandmother
d) all the above

13. Four sisters Suvarna , Tara, Uma and Vibha are playing a game such that the loser doubles the money of each of the other players from her share. They played four games and each sister lost one game in alphabetical order. At the end of fourth game, each sister had Rs. 32. how much money did Suvarna start with?
a) Rs. 60
b) Rs. 34
c) Rs. 66
d) Rs. 28

14. Indira is three times older than Yogesh while Zaheer is half the age of Wahida. If Yogesh is older than Zaheer then which of the followed statements can be inferred?
a) Yogesh is older than Wahida
b) Indira is older than Wahida
c) Indira may be younger than Wahida
d) none of the above

15. A four-person team from Asian Paints is painting Foolan's house. Mehmood is painting the front of the house. Ramesh is in the alley behind the house painting the back. Jeevan is painting window frames on the north side  and Sudhir is on the south. If Mehmood is swiches places with john, and john then switches places with Sudhir , where is Sudhir now?
a) in the alley behind
b) on the north side of the house
c) in front of the house
d) on the south side of the house

16. What is the total number of zodiac constellations( Nakshatra) in indian astrology?
a) 12
b) 15
c) 18
d) 27

17. Who established Ramakrishna Mission?
a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
b) Shivanand
c) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
d) Vivekananda

18. If in a coded language MADRAS is written as LBCSZT, how would BOMBAY be written?
a) APNCBX
b) APLCZZ
c) CPOCBZ
d) CQOCBX

19. If under a certain code the word CARROM is written as BZQQNL, which word will be coded as house?
a) GNTRD
b) INVRF
c) IPVTF
d) GPTID

20. Rahul's mother is the only daughter of Monika's father. How is Monika's husband related to rahul?
a) uncle
b) father
c) grand father
d) brother

21. A man facing west. He turns 45' in the clockwise direction and then another 180' in the same direction and the 270 ' in the anti-clockwise direction. which direction is he facing now?
a) South-west
b) South
c) North-west
d) west

22. If it was saturday on 17th december , 1982 what will be the day on 22nd december 1984
a) Monday
b) Tuesday
c) Wednesday
d) Sunday

23. One term in the following number series is not correct 15,16,22,29,45,70 find the wrong term out?
a) 16
b) 22
c) 45
d) 70

24. In an exercise, krishnan walked 25 meters towards south and then he turned to his left and moved 20 meters. He again turned to his left and walked 25 meters . Thereafter, he turned to his right and walked 15 meters. What is the distance and direction of his present location with reference to the starting point.
a) 5v74 meters North-East
b) 60 meters North
c) 35 meters East
d) 40 meters South-East

25. Where did NASA's land rover curiousity landed on mars on August 5/6 ,2012?
a) Sea of Tranquility
b) Gale Crater
c) Fast Mountain
d) Rover Desert

26. India's Mars Orbiter Mission is likely to be launched in November 2013. What kind of rocket will be used by ISRO for this mission.
a) GSLV
b) Agni3
c) Extended Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
d) SLV2

27. In London Olympics Games2012, which country won the highest number of medals?
a) Great Britain
b) China
c) Republic of Korea
d) United States of America

28. Who won the Gold Medal in 100 m race in London Olympics 2012?
a) Justin Gatlin
b) Yohan Blake
c) Tyson Gay
d) Usain Bolt

29. Who selected for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2012?
a) Rajyabardhan singh rathore (shooting) and Baichung Bhutia (Football)
b) Gagan Narang (shooting) and Saina Nehwal ( Batminton)
c) Vijay kr (shooting) and Yogeshwar dutt ( wrestling)
d) Mary kom (boxing) and Vishwanath Anand (chess)

30. Which country announced in August 2012 its decision to grant political asylum to the wikileaks founder Julian assange.
a) Great Britain
b) China
c) Ecuador
d) Belgium

31. India's DRDO has developed a pilotless target aircraft.What is its name?
a) Taijas
b) Nag
c) Agni 3
d) Lakshya 2

32. What is the name of India's first indegenously developed nuclear submarine?
a) INS Sindhughosh
b) K 15
c) INS Arihant
d) INS Vikramaditya

33. why is CERN , the largest particle in physic laboratory located near Geneva in news recently?
a) For discovery of Neutrino, a new subatomic particle
b) For discovering Higgs Boson, a new subatomic particle
c) Beacause of differences among the member nations over finance liabilities
d) Major breakdown in the laboratory.

34. Which of the following countries in the Middle East is facing a civil war between the Government forces the rebel insurgents?
a) Syria
b) Egypt
c) Tunisia
d) Jordon

35. In which country, there has been a spate of 'insider killing' in which NATO soldiers have been killed by their comrades in local police and army?
a) Pakistan
b) Iraq
c) Afganistan
d) Iran

36. How do you observe every year the first monday of october?
a) Environment Day
b) World Habitat Day
c) World Diabetes Day
d) UNO day

37. Which country's lower house of parliment is known as Wolesi Jirga?
a) Afganistan
b) Bangladesh
c) Pakistan
d) Iran

38. SEBI has decided to introduce "Basic Services Demat Account" (BSDA). What is the maximum value of securities in a BSDA at any point of time?
a) Rs 5 lakh
b) Rs 4 lakh
c) Rs 3 lakh
d) Rs 2 lakh

39. Which of the following companies is posing a stiff competition to Sweden's Ericsson to become the world's largest telecom equipment manufacturer?
a) Samsung
b) Huawei
c) Nokia
d) Panasonic

40. What is the present permissible power density value for mobile towers operating at 1800 respectively of which countries?
a) 4.5 watt/meter square
b) 9 watt /meter square
c) 13.5 watt/meter square
d) 18 watt/meter square

41. Mohammed Morsi , Fracois Hollande and Bashar al- Assad are the current presidents respectively of which countries?
a) Jordon, Germany and Syria
b) Egypt , Canada and Iraq
c) Qatar, France and lebanon
d) Egypt , France and Syria

42. Where are center for cellular and molecular biology , Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research and Vikram Sarabai Space research Centre respectively located?
a) Hyderabad, Tarapur and sriharikota
b) Chennai , tarapur and tiruvananthapuram
c) Hyderabad, kalpakam , and tiruvananthapuram
d) chennai , tarapur and sriharikota

43. What is Wakhan Corridor?
a) North eastern extremity of afganistan
b) Part of border between India and China in Ladak Region
c) A passage between iran and afganistan
d) narrow strip joining Bangladesh with Myanmar

44. what does NSAB stand for in Indian context?
a) National Society for Animal Breeders
b) National Support Activity for Bhutan
c) National Spiritual Assembly of Buddhists
d) National Security Advisory Board

45. What is the significance of Ozone layer in atmosphere?
a) It maintains the cycle of seasons
b) It causes timely arrival of Monsoon
c) It filters the ultraviolet rays of the sun
d) It prevents the global warming

46.Which business house has promoted Essar group of companies?
a) Ruias
b) Ambanis
c) Goenkas
d) Kanorias

47. In which country is the headquarters of Nestle company located?
a) Sweden
b) Switzerland
c) Germany
d) Netherlands

48. which family owns the hero group of companies in india?
a) Hindujas
b) Firodias
c) Munjals
d) Mansingh

49. Where is Titicaca, the hightest lake in the world, located?
a) Russia and Central Asian countries
b) US and canada border
c) South Africa
d) Peru and Bolivia border

50. At which point of earth there is no gravity?
a) At North and South Pole
b) At equator
c) On the ocean surface
d) at the center of earth

51.What is the main Chemical component of vinegar?
a) Acetic Acid
b) Citric Acid
c) Tartaric Acid
d) Nitric Acid

52. Which gas is released from paddy fields?
a) Carbon dioxide
b) Methane
c) Ammonia
d) Hydrogen sulphone

53. Which of these is not a micronutrient essential for plant growth and health?
a) Manganese
b) Iodine
c) Boron
d) Zinc

54. Who among the following four is the odd man out?
a) Abanindranath Tagore
b) J S Swaminathan
c) Akbar Padamsee
d) Javed Akthar

55. In the last one decade, which among the following sectors has attracted the highest foreign direct investment inflows into India ?
a) Computer hardware and software
b) services sector
c) Automobile sector
d) Telecommunication

56. What is the estimated size of Indian economy for 2012-2013 (GDP in US Dollars).
a) 1 trillion
b) 2 trillion
c) 3 trillion
d) 4 trillion

57. What percentage of India's GDP in 2011-2012 was contributed by Agriculture and allied sectors.
a) 20%
b) 14%
c) 54%
d) 34%

58. What was India's crude import bill (in US Dollars) in 2011-2012 and its percentile share to total imports?
a) $ 150 million, 32%
b) $ 56 million, 26%
c) $ 475 million, 80%
d) $ 250 million , 51%

59. In which country is the Great Victoria Desert located?
a) Namibia
b) Argentina
c) Mongolia
d) Australia

60. Which of the following is the basic structural and functional unit of a kidney?
a) Lymphocyte
b) Nephron
c) Lobule
d) Neuron

61. Which of the following is not a "green house gas"?
a) Oxygen
b) Carbon-di-oxide
c) Water vapour
d) Methane

62. which of the following is not caused by movement of tectonic plates?
a) Earthquakes
b) Volcanic eruptions
c) Ocean current
d) Oceanic trench formation

63. German silver is alloy of ?
a) copper, zinc and nickel
b) silver , copper and carbon
c) silver , zinc and aluminium
d) aluminium ,zinc and cobalt

64. which of the following substances is the most commonly used for cloud seeding (artificial rains)?
a) Magnesium hydroxide
b) Potassium chloride
c) silver iodide
d) zinc sulphate

65. A Theodolite is used for measuring
a) Oceanic temperature variation
b) celestial distances
c) river water flow
d) angles in horizontal and vertical planes

66. which of the following is not a jovian planet (gaseous planet ) in the solar system?
a) Jupiter
b) Saturn
c) Venus
d) Neptune

67. What is ht e only internal organ of human body capable of regenerating its lost tissues?
a) Lungs
b) Kidney
c) Liver
d) Brain

68. What is meant by Sulphur Shower?
a) sulphuric acid rain due to air pollution
b) shower of yellow pollen from conifers in spring
c) an industrial process to treat porcelain with sulphuric acid
d) release of hydrogen sulphide from industries

69. Which mobile operating system today has the largest share in global smartphone market?
a) Andriod OS
b) Blackberry OS
c) Apple iOS
d) Nokia S40 OS

70. Alteration of consciousness during deep sea living is known as
a) Raptures of the deep
b) martini effect
c) nitrogen narcosis
d) all the three

71. The gases used in normal welding process are
a) Oxygen and hydrogen
b) oxygen , hydrogen and acetylene
c) Acetylene and nitrogen
d) oxygen and acetylene

72. who was the first european to sail around the cape of good hope in 1488?
a) bartolomeu
b) ferdinand magellan
c) columbus
d) james cook

73. Northern Africa was divided between two muslims Caliphates at around 1000 AD. while northwestern Africa (essentially, modern Morroco) and southern Spain were ruled by the ummayyads, which caliphate ruled over what is now modern tunisia, Libya and Egypt?
a) hafsid
b) Idrisid
c) Fatimid
d) Aghlabid

74. Who founded the "young Italy " movement, the anchor organisation behind the unification of italy in the nineteenth century?
a) Count Cavour
b) Garibaldi
c) Giuseppe Mazzini
d) Red shirts

75. Where was the battle of Badr fought in which Muslims led by Muhammad defeated Quraish of Mecca decisively on March 13, 624 AD?
a) 80 miles south west of Medina
b) outskirts of Mecca
c) Jeruselam
d) Mount Arafat

76. Who was the commander-in-chief of confederate States in the american civil war (1861-65)
a) Abraham lincon
b) Jefferson Davis
c) Robert e lee
d) james longstreet

77. On which date us dropped the first atom bomb on hiroshima?
a) August 9,1945
b) May 8, 1945
c) july 26, 1945
d) August 6, 1945

78.The treaty of srirangapatna was signed in 1792 between Tipu Sultan and
a) Dalhousie
b) Cornwallis
c) Warren Hastings
d) Lord Clive

79. Wimbledon Tournament is associated with which game?
a) Football
b) Golf
c) Tennis
d) Badminton

80. Under an agreement with which of the following countries did Subhas Chandra Bose Organize the Indian soldiers, taken as prisoners by the Axis Powers , into the Azad Hind Fauj?
a) China
b) Germany
c) Italy
d) Japan

81.  In which part of ancient India was Kharoshthi script in use between 3rd century BC and 3rd century AD.
a) Magadh region
b) Central region
c) Southern region
d) Gandhar region

82. Battle of Jamrud was fought between Sikhs and Afgans in April 1837 in which Afgans were defeated but an important sikh general was killed. who was this sikh general?
a) Jorawar Singh
b) Mahan Singh
c) Hari Singh Nalwa
d) Diwan Bhiwani Das

83. Who was the first Muslim president of Indian National Congress?
a) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
b) Badraddin Tayabji
c) Maulana Abdul kalam Azad
d) Syed Ahmed Khan

84. Three Round Table conference were organised by British Government between 1930 and 1932 to discuss the constitutional reform in India. In which Round Table Conference did the congress attend?
a) first
b) second
c) third
d) all the three

85. Who was the chairman of Drafting Committee in Indian constitution?
a) Dr Rajendra Prasad
b) K M Munsi
c) N G S Ayanger
d) B R Ambedkar

86. What is the Quorum laid down to constitute a meeting of either of the Houses of parliament.
a) 1/10th of the total number of members of that house
b) 1/4th of the total number of members of that house
c) 1/5th of the total number of members of that house
d) 1/2 of the total number of members of that house

87. Who has the authority to call a joint session of the two houses of parliament?
a) Prime minister
b) President
c) Speaker of Lok Sabha
d) chairman of Rajya Sabha

88. In which session of the year , president addresses both the houses of parliament?
a) First session (budget)
b) Second session (monsoon)
c) Third session (winter)
d) none of the above

89. Which of the following states do not have bicameral legislature?
a) Bihar
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Madya Pradesh
d) Maharastra

90. What fraction of Legislative Council Members are nominated by Governer on the advice of Cabinet from amongst those having excelled in the fields of science, arts, literature, cooperative movement or social science ?
a) 1/3
b) 1/6
c) 1/12
d) 1/4

91. In which of the following states is the construction site of proposed Tipaimukh dam located?
a) Mizoram
b) Assam
c) Manipur
d) Nagaland

92. The capitals of Manipur, Mizoram and Arunachal pradesh respectively are
a) Imphal, Aizwal and itanagar
b) itanagar , Aizawl and imphal
c) kohima , Shillong, and agartala
d) Imphal , itanagar and aizawl

93. Which of the following is not a tributary of Krishna river?
a) Tungabadra
b) Bhima
c) Koyna
d) Godavari

94. Which of the following is not a hill station in south india?
a) Ooty
b) Kodaikanal
c) Munnar
d) Coimbatore

95. Which of the following states shares border with china?
a) west bengal
b) himachal pradesh
c) nagaland
d) Uttar pradesh

96. Which of the following is not a land locked state?
a) Bihar
b) Chattishgarh
c) Mizoram
d) Orissa

97. Which of the following is not matched correctly?
a) US-CIA
b) UK-MI6
c) France-Mossad
d) India -R & AW

98. In which year was Guru Nanak Dev born?
a) 1242 AD
b) 1358 AD
c) 1469 AD
d) 1542 AD

99. Which religious leader established 'four mathas' in India?
a) Chaitanya mahaprabhu
b) Shankaracharya
c) Vivekananda
d) Ramanuja

100. Who was he first Christian missionary to India?
a) Thomas the Apostle
b) John Breeden
c) Richard Knill
d) St George

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