SSC

Held on : 16-11-2014

C om b i n e d Higher Secondary Le v e l E x am - 2 0 1 4
Time : 2 Hours

Max. Marks : 200

PART I : GENERAL INTELLIGENCE

1.

Raju was to go to the planetarium. So he walked 1.5 kms

towards east from the place and then turned to right and
walked 2.5 kms and then turned towards east walked 1 km.
and turned to south and walked 4 kms and reached the
place by walking 2.5 kms towards west. What distance is he
from the starting point ?
(a) 6.5 kms
(b) 9.5 kms
(c) 10 kms
(d) 9 kms
2.
A cyclist rides 40 kms to the east, turns north and rides 20
kms. again turns left any rides 20 kms. How far is he from
the starting point ?
(a) 0 km
(b) 10 kms
(c) 20 kms
(d) 30 kms
DIRECTIONS : In Question Nos. 3 & 4, Select the missing number
from the given responses.
3.
81
729 64
512 49
?

(a)
(c)
4.

9
444
343

18
9 38
17

11
19 32
11

7
(b) 515
(d) 373
9

26

6
44
15

12
?

20

(b) 40
(a) 9
(c) 7
(d) 36
DIRECTIONS : In Questions Nos. 5 & 6, Three statements are
given followed by two/four conclusions I, II, III, & IV. You have
to consider the three statements to be true even if they seem to be
at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide
which of the given conclusions if any follow from the given
statements.
5.
Statements
:
1.
Rabindranath Tagore wrote many poems.
2.
Every poet has aesthetic knowledge.
3.
Aesthetic is a part of axiological study.
Conclusions :
I.
Rabindranath Tagore did different axiological study.
II. He followed the base of logic and ethics.
(a) Only conclusion I.
(b) Both conclusion I and II.
(c) Only conclusion II.

(d) None of these

Statements :
1.
All clerks are superintendents.
2.
All superintendents are managers.
3.
All managers are supervisors.
Conclusions :
I.
All supervisors are clerks.
II. Some clerks are supervisors.
III. All superintendents are clerks.
(a) Only conclusion I.
(b) Only conclusion II.
(c) Only conclusion III.
(d) Only conclusion IV
DIRECTIONS : In Question Nos. 7 to 15, select the related letter/
word/number from the given alternatives.
7.
Heart : Cardiologist : : Kidney : ?
(a) Endocrinologist
(b) Orthodontist
(c) Nephrologist
(d) Neurologist
8.
DEF : EFD : : FGH : ?
(a) FHG
(b) HGF
(c) HFG
(d) GHF
9.
AZB : CYD : : EXF : ?
(a) GWH
(b) FGV
(c) TMR
(d) QSV
10. HGOUR : HTOOMS : : ? : REDNET
(a) TOUGH
(b) THOUG
(c) HUGOT
(d) HGUOT
11. 7 : 24 : : ?
(a) 30 : 100
(b) 23 : 72
(c) 19 : 58
(d) 11 : 43
12. 12 : 140 : : 156 : ?
(a) 1820
(b) 1500
(c) 1250
(d) 1121
13. 64 : 4 : : ? 9
(a) 18
(b) 729
(c) 81
(d) 144
14. Maharashtra : India : : Texas : ?
(a) Canada
(b) Mexico
(c) Brazil
(d) USA
15. Qualm : Nausea : : Burn : ?
(a) Fresh
(b) Sear
(c) Sensible
(d) Wet
DIRECTIONS : In Question Nos. 16 to 23, find the odd word/number
letters/number pair from the given alternatives.
16. (a) Chameleon
(b) Crocodile
(c) Alligator
(d) Locust
17. (a) B C D G
(b) G I J L
(c) P R S U
(d) U W X Z
18. (a) M K H B D
(b) G F K H C
6.

2014 - 2

(c) B D F A T
(d) X V R P I
(a) D C E B
(b) P N Q S T
(c) V K H G M
(d) W P Z L H
20. (a) 1625
(b) 3649
(c) 6481
(d) 5025
21. (a) 512
(b) 625
(c) 1296
(d) 2401
22. (a) Poland
(b) Korea
(c) Spain
(d) Greece
23. (a) Polaris
(b) Nike
(c) Crux
(d) Phoenix
24. Find the wrong number in the series :
30, 27, 36, 45, 72
(a) 30
(b) 27
(c) 36
(d) 72
DIRECTIONS : In Question Nos. 25 to 27, which one of the
given responses would be a meaningful order of the following ?
25. 1.
Curd
2. Milk
3.
Butter milk
4. Cow
5.
Ghee
6. Butter
(a) 2, 5, 6, 4, 1, 3
(b) 4, 6, 2, 1, 3, 5
(c) 4, 2, 1, 3, 6, 5
(d) 2, 6, 4, 5, 3, 1
26. 1.
Reading
2. Listening
3.
Writing
4. Speaking
(a) 4, 2, 1, 3
(b) 2, 4, 3, 1
(c) 2, 4, 1, 3
(d) 4, 3, 2, 1
27. 1.
Adulthood
2. Infancy
3.
Childhood
4. Adolescence
(a) 1, 3, 4, 2
(b) 2, 3, 4, 1
(c) 2, 4, 3, 1
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4
DIRECTIONS : In Question Nos. 28 to 32, a series is given, with
one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given
ones that will complete the series.
28. 3, 15, 4, 16, 5, 17, 6, ? , 7
(a) 12
(b) 13
(c) 15
(d) 18
29. 68, 81, 96, ? 132
(a) 105
(b) 110
(c) 113
(d) 130
30. 121, 253, 374, 495, ?
(a) 565
(b) 523
(c) 5116
(d) 5102
31. CE, GI, KM, OQ, ?
(a) TW
(b) TV
(c) SU
(d) RT
32. R, O, L, I, F ?
(a) C
(b) A
(c) E
(d) I
33. A family consisted of a man, his wife, his three sons, their
wives and three children in each son's family. How many
members are there in the family ?
(a) 12
(b) 13
(c) 15
(d) 17
34. From the given alternatives select the word which cannot
be formed using the letters of the given word :
INFLATIONARY
(a) FLAIR
(b) FAULTY
(c) NATIONAL
(d) RATION
35. Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the
gaps in the given letter series shall complete it ?

Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam

19.

36.

37.

38.

39.

40.

41.

42.

43.

_ cb _ ca _ bacb _ ca _ bac _ d .
(a) badddb
(b) bbbddd
(c) addddb
(d) addbbb
Mani is double the age of Prabhu. Ramona is half the age of
Prabhu. If Mani is sixty, find out the age of Ramona.
(a) 20
(b) 15
(c) 10
(d) 24
J= 1
K= 2
L=5
M=7
Let
N = 11
O = 13
P = 17
Find the letter to be in the box in the relation given :
(N
+ M ) / K = 31
(a) L
(b) P
(c) J
(d) O
Some equations are solved on the basis of a certain system.
On the same basis, find out the correct answer for the
unsolved equation.
2 3 4 = 432,
5 6 7 = 765
7 8 9 = 987,
257=?
(a) 572
(b) 752
(c) 725
(d) 257
The overall rainfall in certain region of India decreases year
after year. Find out from the data the trend in decrease.
Year

Rain fall (in mm)

2009

26

2010

25

2011

23

2012

20

2013

16

2014

11

2015

(a) 6 mm
(b) 7mm
(c) 5 mm
(d) 8mm
If PALE is coded as 2134, EARTH is coded as 41590, how is
PEARL coded as ?
(a) 29530
(b) 24153
(c) 25413
(d) 25430
If the word PRINCIPAL is written as LAPICNIRP, how
ADOLESCENCE can be written in that code ?
(a) ECNCESELODA
(b) ECNECSLEODA
(c) ECNSCEELODA
(d) ECNECSELODA
How many rectangles are there in the question figure ?
Question figure :

(a) 6
(b) 7
(c) 8
(d) 9
Among the for answer figures, which figure can be formed
from the cut - pieces given below in the question figure ?

2014 Solved Paper

2014 - 3

Question figure :

48.

A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown below in the

question figures. From the given answer figures, indicate
how it will appear when opened.
Question figures :

Answer figures :

(a)

(b)

(c)

Answer figures :

(d)

DIRECTIONS : In Question Nos. 44 and 45 which one of the

following diagrams represents the correct relationship among :
44. Lion, Fox and Carnivorous
(a)

45.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

49.

(b)

(c)

(d)

If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then which of the answer

figures is the right image of the given figure ?
Question figure :
M

Manager, Labour Union and Worker

(a)

(b)
N

(c)
46.

(d)

Answer figures :

Which answer figure will complete the question figure ?

Question figure :

?
(a)

Answer figures :

(a)
47.

(b)

50.

(c)

(d)

Which of the answer figures is embedded in the question

figure ?
Question figure :

F
I

A N O I
O F A N

2 A N O
(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(c)

(d)

A word is represented by only one set of numbers as given

in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in
the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets
as in two matrices given below. The columns and rows of
Matrix -I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix - II are
numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be
represented first by its row and next by its column, e.g., A
can be represented by 01, 20, 42 etc. and H can be
represented by 65, 57, 98 etc. Similarly, you have to identify
the set for the word given in the question.
FAITH
Matrix -I

0
1

Answer figures :

(b)

3 O
4 N

F
I

I N A
A F O

2014 - 4

Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam

Matrix -II

54.

9
T

5
S

6
E

7
H

8
B

6
7
8
9

H S
B T
E H
T S

E
S
T
E

T B
E H
B S
H B

(b) 12, 20, 40, 68, 65

(a) 24, 31, 10, 59, 57
(c) 31, 34, 23, 76, 79
(d) 43, 42, 41, 78, 89
FOR VISUALLY HANDICAPPED CANDIDATES ONLY
DIRECTIONS : In Question Nos. 42 to 45, select the related
word/letters/number from the given alternatives.
42. Earthworm : Mud : : Crab : ?
(a) Sea
(b) Water
(c) Sand
(d) Bank
43. Peacock : India : : Bear : ?
(a) Australia
(b) America
(c) Russia
(d) England
44. UTS : EDC : : WVU : ?
(a) XWV
(b) WYZ
(c) SJM
(d) RPO
45. 3 : 11 : : 5 : ?
(a) 18
(b) 27
(c) 15
(d) 31
DIRECTIONS: In Question Nos. 46 and 47, find the odd word/
number/letters/number pair from the given alternatives.
46. (a) Potassium
(b) Gallium
(c) Germanium
(d) Zirconium
47. (a) Tomato
(b) Cucumber
(c) Gourd
(d) Potato
48. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will
complete the series:
FDBZ, GECA, MKIG, PNLJ, _____?_____
(a) WVTR
(b) WUSQ
(c) WUSR
(d) JHFD
DIRECTIONS: In Question Nos. 49 and 50, find which one is
different from the rest of the following.
49. 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 100, 111
(a) 25
(b) 111
(c) 36
(d) 100
50. 2, 2, 4, 12, 48, 192, 1440
(a) 48
(b) 192
(c) 12
(d) 1440

PART II : ENGLISH LANGUAGE

DIRECTIONS: In Question Nos. 51 to 55, out of the four
alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for the
given words/sentence.
51. A poem of fourteen lines.
(a) Ballad
(b) Psalm
(c) Sonnet
(d) Carol
52. Incapable of error.
(a) Erroneous
(b) Incorrigible
(c) Unbeatable
(d) Infallible
53. One who believes everything he or she hears.
(a) Credulous
(b) Credible
(c) Creditable
(d) Credential

An allowance made to a wife by her husband, when they

are legally separated.
(a) Alimony
(b) Parsimony
(c) Matrimony
(d) Honorarium
55. Wild imagination.
(a) Whim
(b) Fantasy
(c) Fancy
(d) Memory
DIRECTIONS : In Question Nos. 56 to 60 four words are given
in each question, out of which only one word is correctly spelt.
Find the correctly spelt word and mark your answer in the
Answer Sheet.
56. (a) Mountainer
(b) Mountaineer
(c) Mounteener
(d) Mountineer
57. (a) Happened
(b) Happenned
(c) Hapened
(d) Hapenned
58. (a) Sentimantalist
(b) Sentimentelist
(c) Sentimentalist
(d) Santimentalist
59. (a) Laibertarian
(b) Libertarian
(c) Liebertarian
(d) Liberterian
60. (a) Emphetic
(b) Emphattic
(c) Emphatick
(d) Emphatic
DIRECTIONS : In Question Nos. 61 to 70, in the following
passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage
carefully and choose the correct answer to each question out of
the four alternatives and fill in the blanks.
Delhi 61 the capital of India. People from all parts of the
country and the world 62 to Delhi. There 63 many historical
buildings. People 64 the Rajghat, Shantivan and Vijayghat. We
visited Delhi last year 65 our cousins. There 66 many other
historical cities. Agra 67 one of them. We 68 visit Agra and Jaipur
next time. The Red Fort of Delhi and the Hawa Mahal of Jaipur
were 69 famous for their Mughal 70 Rajasthani architecture
respectively.
61. (a) was
(b) are
(c) is
(d) were
62. (a) came
(b) comes
(c) come
(d) coming
63. (a) has
(b) were
(c) is
(d) are
64. (a) visit
(b) visited
(c) visiting
(d) visits
65. (a) for
(b) on
(c) of
(d) with
66. (a) is
(b) are
(c) were
(d) was
67. (a) are
(b) was
(c) is
(d) were
68. (a) will
(b) would
(c) could
(d) can
69. (a) much
(b) very
(c) too
(d) more
70. (a) either
(b) because
(c) or
(d) and
DIRECTIONS : In Question Nos. 71 to 75, some parts of the
sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which
part of a sentence has an error and blacken the oval [
]
Corresponding to the appropriate letter (A, B, C ). If a sentence
is free from errors blacken the oval corresponding to (d) in the
answer sheet.

2014 Solved Paper

71.

I worked as medical representative for eight months

/
/
(a)
(b)
(c)
No error
(d)

72.

Shakespeare has written many plays

/
(a)
(b)
as well as some poetries No error
/
(c)
(d)

73.

Neither of the girls were willing to

/
(a)
(b)
accept the proposal. No error
/
(c)
(d)

74.

A interesting book 'A Tale of two

/
(b)
(a)
cities' was written by Alexander Dumas No error
/
/
/
(c)
(d)

75.

In India there are many poors No error

/
/
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

DIRECTIONS : In Question Nos. 76 to 80, some parts of the

sentences given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate
word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question.
Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by
blackening the appropriate oval [
] in the Answer Sheet.
76. Is not learning superior ____ wealth ?
(a) than
(b) from
(c) by
(d) to
77. A group of agitators ____ the mob to break down the ViceChancellor's door.
(a) wished
(b) excited
(c) threatened
(d) incited
78. Turn the lights ______ before you go to bed.
(a) on
(b) off
(c) out
(d) down
79. There is no ______ evidence to support your assertion.
(a) facile
(b) fictitious
(c) facetious
(d) factual
80. Throw a stone ______ the fierce dog.
(a) at
(b) upon
(c) on
(d) above
DIRECTIONS : In Question Nos. 81 to 85, choose the word opposite
in meaning to the given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
81. Equilibrium
(a) Work out
(b) Disturb
(c) Imbalance
(d) Unevenness
82. Immortal
(a) Eternal
(b) Permanent
(c) Deathly
(d) Temporary
83. Focus
(a) Disappear
(b) Disperse
(c) Link
(d) Layer

2014 - 5

84.

Veteran
(a) Activist
(b) Enthusiast
(c) Novice
(d) Master
85. Superfluous
(a) Essential
(b) Excess
(c) Unwanted
(d) Necessary
DIRECTIONS : In Question Nos. 86 to 90, out of the four
alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning
of the given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
86. Persevere
(a) Fickle
(b) Persist
(c) Constant
(d) Polite
87. Petition
(a) Rotation
(b) Administration
(c) Appeal
(d) Vocation
88. Proposition
(a) Intimation
(b) Protestation
(c) Proposal
(d) Invitation
89. Vivacious
(a) Imaginary
(b) Lively
(c) Perceptible
(d) Languid
90. Sporadic
(a) Timely
(b) Scattered
(c) Frequent
(d) Irrelevant
DIRECTIONS : In Question Nos. 91 to 95, four alternatives are
given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose
the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom /
Phrase and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
91. You cannot throw dust into my eyes.
(a) terrify me
(b) cheat me
(c) hurt me
(d) abuse me
92. He spoke well though it was his maiden speech.
(a) long speech
(b) first speech
(c) brief speech
(d) emotional speech
93. The students were all ears, when the speaker started talking
about the changes in the exam.
(a) smiling
(b) silent
(c) restless
(d) attentive
94. In his salad days he was quite a dandy.
(a) childhood
(b) adolescence
(c) school days
(d) old age
95. he is cool about working at night.
(a) ready to work
(b) not ready to work
(c) excited about working (d) grudgingly working
DIRECTIONS : In Question Nos. 96 to 100, a part of the sentence is
underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part at
(a), (b),(c) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct
alternative. In case no improvement is needed your answer is (d).
Mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.
96. Sohan is pleased at the news yesterday.
(a) has been pleased
(b) had been pleased
(c) was pleased
(d) No improvement
97. She did not like the movie, nor I did.
(a) nor did I.
(b) nor I like it.
(c) nor did I like it.
(d) No improvement
98. Old habits die hardly.
(a) hard
(b) too hard
(c) much hardly
(d) No improvement

2014 - 6

Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam

One cannot be indifferent to one's health, can't one

(b) can one ?
(a) can't be ?
(c) isn't it ?
(d) No improvement
100. The mother with her children were expected.
(a) was
(b) will
(c) have
(d) No improvement

99.

108. A teacher wants to arrange his students in an equal number

of rows and columns. If there are 1369 students, the number
of students in the last row are
(a) 37
(b) 33
(c) 63
(d) 47
109. If

PART III: QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE

101. The value of
is

(a) 1
(b) 0
(c) 1
(d) 2
102. If q is a positive acute angle and 4 cos2 q 4 cos q + 1 = 0,
then the value of tan (q 15) is equal to
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c)

(d)

1
3

103. If (rcos q- 3)2 + (r sin q 1)2 = 0, then the value of

r tan q + sec q
is equal to
r sec q + tan q

(a)

4
5

3
1
(b) 1
7
7
(d) 2
(c) 1
110. A and B working separately can do a piece of work in 9 and
15 days respectively. If they work for a day alternately, with
A beginning, then the work will completed in
(a) 10 days
(b) 11 days
(c) 9 days
(d) 12 days

(a)

sin 25 cos 65 + cos 25 sin 65

tan 2 70 - cosec 2 20

(b)

5
4

3
5
(d)
4
4
104. A vertical pole and a vertical tower are standing on the
same level ground. Height of the pole is 10 metres. Form the
top of the pole is the angle of elevation of the top of the
tower and angle of depression of the foot of the tower are
60 and 30 respectively. The height of the tower is
(a) 20 m
(b) 30 m
(c) 40 m
(d) 50 m
105. The sum of the interior angles of a polygon is 1444. The
number of sides of the polygon is
(a) 6
(b) 9
(c) 10
(d) 12
106. In DABC, D and E are two points on the sides AB and AC

(c)

1
3
of his property to his widow and
of the
3
5
remainder to his daughter. He gave the rest to his son who
received ` 6,400. How much was his original property worth?
(a) ` 16,000
(b) ` 32,000
(c) ` 24,000
(d) ` 1,600
112. The first term of an Arithmetic Progression is 22 and the last
term is 11. If the sum is 66, the number of terms in the
sequence are :
(a) 10
(b) 12
(c) 9
(d) 8
113. Area of a regular hexagon with side 'a' is

111. Ram left

(a)
(c)

the area of trapezium DECB

is equal to
the area of DABC
5
9

(b)

21
25

4
1
(d) 5
5
4
107. The H.C.F. and L.C.M. of two numbers are 44 and 264
respectively. If the first number is divided by 2, the quotient
is 44. The other number is
(a) 147
(b) 528
(c) 132
(d) 264

(c)

3 3 2
a sq. unit
4

a 2 sq. unit

(b)
(d)

12
2 3

a 2 sq. unit

a 2 sq. unit

2 3
2
114. The marked price of a saree is ` 200. After allowing a discount
of 20% on the marked price, the shopkeeper makes a profit
of ` 16. Find the gain percent.
1
1
11 %
(b) 9 %
9
11
(d) 8%
(c) 11%
The marked price of an item is twice the cost price. For a
gain of 15%, the discount should be
(a) 7.5%
(b) 20.5% (c) 32.5%
(d) 42.5%
Two numbers are in the ratio 3 : 5. If 9 is subtracted from
each, the new numbers are in the ratio 12 : 23. The small
number is
(a) 27
(b) 33
(c) 49
(d) 55
If x : y = 5 : 2, then (8x + 9y) : (8x + 2y) is
(a) 22 : 29
(b) 26 : 61
(c) 29 : 22
(d) 61 : 26
Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 36 min. and 45 min.
respectively. Another pipe C can empty the tank in 30 min.
First A and B are opened. After 7 minutes, C is also opened.
The tank is filled up in
(a) 39 min.
(b) 46 min.
(c) 40 min.
(d) 45 min.

(a)

115.

AD 2
= . Then
respectively so that DE||BC and
BD 3

(a)

4 2y - x
x 4
= , then the value of +
is
7 2y + x
y 5

116.

117.
118.

2014 Solved Paper

119. If the sum of the dimensions of a rectangular parallelepiped
is 24 cm and the length of the diagonal is 15 cm, then the
total surface area of it is
(a) 420 cm2
(b) 275 cm2
2
(c) 351 cm
(d) 378 cm2
120. A total profit of ` 3,600 is to be distributed amongst A, B
and C such that A : B = 5 : 4 and B : C = 8 : 9. The share of C
in the profit is
(a) ` 1,200
(b) ` 1,500
(c) ` 1,650
(d) ` 1,700
121. A man sold his watch at a loss of 5%. Had he sold it for
` 56.25 more, he would have gained 10%. What is the cost
price of the watch (in `) ?
(a) 370
(b) 365
(c) 375
(d) 390
122. 1% of 1% of 25% of 1000 is
(a) .025
(b) .0025
(c) .25
(d) .000025
123. The population of a village increases by 5% annually. If its
present population is 4410, then its population 2 years ago
was
(a) 4500
(b) 4000
(c) 3800
(d) 3500
124. A is twice as fast as B and B is thrice as fast as C is. The
journey covered by C in 1 hours will be covered by A in
(a) 15 minutes
(b) 20 minutes
(c) 30 minutes
(d) 1 hour
125. A sum of ` 210 was taken as a loan. This is to be paid back
in two equal instalments. If the rate of interest be 10%
compounded annually, then the value of each instalment is
(a) ` 127
(b) ` 121
(c) ` 210
(d) ` 225
126. The average salary of all the workers in a workshop is `
8,000. The average salary of 7 technicians is ` 12,000 and
the average salary of the rest is ` 6,000. The total number of
workers in the workshop is
(a) 20
(b) 21
(c) 22
(d) 23
127. 3 years ago the average age of a family of 5 members was 17
years. A baby having been born, the average age of the
family is the same today. The present age of the baby is
(a) 1 year
(b) 1 years
(c) 2 years
(d) 3 years
128. A horse take 2 seconds to complete a round around a
circular field. If the speed of the horse was 66 m/sec, then
the radius of the field is,
22
]
7
(a) 25.62 m
(b) 26.52 m
(c) 25.26 m
(d) 26.25 m
129. A flask in the shape of a right circular cone of height 24 cm
is filled with water. The water is poured in a right circular

2014 - 7

base of the circular cone. Then the height of the water in

the cylindrical flask is
(a) 32 cm
(b) 24 cm
(c) 48 cm
(d) 72 cm
130. If the three medians of a triangle are same, then the triangle is
(a) equilateral
(b) isosceles
(c) right-angled
(d) obtuse-angled
131. If x +

(a)

4
3

(b)

3
2

5
5
(d)
2
3
132. The area of a square park is 25 sq. km. The time taken to
complete a round of the field once, at a speed of 3 km/hour is
(a) 4 hours 60 minutes
(b) 4 hours 50 minutes
(c) 6 hours 40 minutes
(d) 5 hours 40 minutes
133. The external fencing of a circular path around a circular plot
of land is 33 m more than its interior fencing. The width of
the path around the plot is
(a) 5.52 m
(b) 5.25 m
(c) 2.55 m
(d) 2.25 m

(c)

134. If x = p +

1
1
and y = p , then value of x4 - 2x2 y2 + y4 is
p
p

(a)
(c)

(b) 4
(d) 8

24
16

135. If x = 3 + 2 2 , then

136.

137.

138.

[Given p =

1 rd
cylindrical flask whose radius is
of the radius of the
3

3x 2 - 4 x + 3
1
= 3, then the value of
is
x
x2 - x + 1

139.

x6 + x4 + x2 + 1
x3

is equal to

(a) 216
(b) 192
(c) 198
(d) 204
The perimeters of two similar triangles DABC and DPQR
are 36 cm and 24 cm respectively. If PQ = 10 cm, the AB is
(a) 15 cm
(b) 12 cm
(c) 14 cm
(d) 26 cm
If the sides of a right angled triangle are three consecutive
integers, then the length of the smallest side is
(a) 3 units
(b) 2 units
(c) 4 units
(d) 5 units
Two circles intersect each other at the points A and B. A
straight line parallel to AB intersects the circles at C, D, E
and F. If CD = 4.5 cm, then the measure of EF is
(a) 1.50 cm
(b) 2.25 cm
(c) 4.50 cm
(d) 9.00 cm
Which one of the following is true ?
(a)

5+ 3> 6+ 2

(b)

5+ 3< 6+ 2

(c)

5+ 3 = 6+ 2

(d)

( 5 + 3) ( 6 + 2) =1

2014 - 8

140. If

Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam

x
y
z
=
=
and x + y + z
xa + yb + zc ya + zb + xc xa + xb + yc

10
9

0, then each ratio is

1
a +b-c

(b)

1
1
(c)
(d)
a b+c
a +b+c
141. The length of the shadow of a vertical tower on level ground
increases by 10 metres when the altitude of the sun changes
from 45 to 30. Then the height of the tower is

(a)

120
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0

5 3 metres

(b)

5( 3 - 1) metres

B1

B2
2000

(d)

metres
3
DIRECTIONS: In Question Nos. 142-145, Sales of Books (in
thousand numbers) from Six Branches - B1, B2, B3, B4, B5 and
B6 of a Publishing Company in 2000 and 2001. Study the graph
and answer the question that follow:

States (in thousand numbers)

(c)

5( 3 + 1) metres

B3
B4
Branches
2001

B5

B6

142. Total sale of branches B1, B3 and B5 together for both the
years (in thousand numbers) is
(a) 250
(b) 310
(c) 435
(d) 560
143. Find the ratio of the total sales of branch B2 for both years
to the total sales of branch B4 for both years.
(a) 2 : 3
(b) 3 : 5
(c) 4 : 5
(d) 7 : 9
144. Percentage of the average sale of branches B1, B2 and B3 in
2001 and the average sale of branches B1, B3 and B6 in 2000
(a) 87.5
(b) 75
(c) 77.5
(d) 82.5
145. Find the percentage increase in the sales of books of branch
B3 in the year 2001 than the branch B2.
(a) 69.2
(b) 50.8
(c) 40.9
(d) 65.7
DIRECTIONS: In Questions Nos. 146-150, The diagram shows
the age distribution of the patients admitted to a hospital in a
particular day. Study the diagram and answer

No. of Patients

(a)

1
a -b-c

6
5
4
3
2
1
0

N
30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80
Age (in years)

146. Number of patients of age between 55 years to 60 years,

who got admitted to the hospital on that day is
(a) 6
(b) 4
(c) 24
(d) 8
147. Total number of patients of age more than 55 years, who
got admitted to the hospital is
(a) 4
(b) 7
(c) 9
(d) 10
148. Number of patients of age more than 40 years and less than
55 years, who got admitted to the hospital on that day is
(a) 20
(b) 30
(c) 15
(d) 12
149. Percentage of patients of ageless than 45 years, who got
admitted to the hospital on that day is approximately equal
to
(a) 14%
(b) 20%
(c) 37%
(d) 62%
150. About 11% of the patients who got admitted to the hospital
on that particular day were of age
(a) either between 35 years and 40 years or between 55
years and 60 years
(b) between 60 years and 65 years
(c) between 35 years and 40 years
(d) between 35 years and 40 years and between 55 years
and 60 years
FOR VISUALLY HANDICAPPED CANDIDATES ONLY
142. If the simple interest and compound interest at the same
rate of certain amount for 2 years are ` 400 & ` 420
respectively, then the rate of interest is
(a) 12%
(b) 8%
(c) 10%
(d) 11%
143. Three friends divide ` 624 among themselves in the ratio
1 1 1
: : ; the share of the third friend is
2 3 4
(a) ` 288
(b) ` 192
(c) ` 148
(d) ` 144

2014 Solved Paper

2014 - 9

xy 2,

the values of x and y are each

144. In the expression
decreased by 25%. The value of the expression is decreased
by
(a)

37
of its value
64

(b)

1
of its value
2

27
3
of its value
of its value
(d)
64
4
145. ` 64,000 will amount to ` 68,921 at 5% per annum and
interest payable half yearly in

(c)

(a)

1
3 years
2

(b) 2 years

1
1
2 years
(d) 1 years
2
2
146. What is the value of an angle included between x-axis and
y-axis in radian?

(c)

(a)

pc
6

(b)

pc
3

(c)

pc
4

(d)

pc
2

147. The value of

tan 2 q

cot 2 q

is equal to
1 + tan 2 q 1 + cot 2 q
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3
148. The value of (1,000,001)2 (999, 999)2 is
(a) 2,000,000
(b) 4,000,000
(c) 6,000,000
(d) 8,000,000
149. The sum of the squares of three consecutive natural
numbers is 194. The sum of the numbers is
(a) 24
(b) 27
(c) 21
(d) 30
150. A vessel is in the form of an inverted cone. Its height is 11
cm and radius of its top, which is open, is 2.5 cm. It is filled
with water upto the rim. When lead shots, each of which is
a sphere of radius 0.25 cm are dropped into the vessel, 2/5
of the water flows out. The number of lead shots dropped
into the vessel is
(a) 880
(b) 440
(c) 220
(d) 110

PART IV: GENERAL AWARENESS

151. The President of World Bank is
(a) Jim You King
(b) Christine Lagarde
(c) Prema Cariappa
(d) Vijay L.Kelkar
152. Tulsidas wrote Ramcharitmanas in the reign of
(a) Babar
(b) Akbar
(c) Aurangzeb
(d) Jahangir
153. Grammy Award is given in the field of
(a) Acting
(b) Music
(c) Singing
(d) Boxing
154. The first woman to get the Bharat Ratan Award is
(a) Mother Teresa
(b) Indira Gandhi
(c) Lata Mangeshker
(d) Sarojini Naidu
155. Karl Marx wrote
(a) Asian Drama
(b) Em ma
(c) Das Kapital
(d) Good Earth

156. The religious text of the Jews is named as

(a) The Analectus
(b) Torah
(c) Tripitaka
(d) Zend-Avesta
157. "Meghdoot" was written by
(a) Humayun Kabir
(b) Khushwant Singh
(c) Banabhatta
(d) Kalidasa
158. Who among the following is a famous English writer ?
(a) Amrita Pritam
(b) Mahadevi Verma
(c) Ashapurna Devi
(d) Mulk Raj Anand
159. Which of the following is not an economic problem ?
(a) Deciding between paid work and leisure.
(b) Deciding between expenditure on one good and the
other.
(c) Deciding between alternative methods of personal
saving.
(d) Deciding between different ways of spending leisure
time.
160. Which of the following occurs when labour productivity rises ?
(a) The equilibrium nominal wage falls
(b) The equilibrium quantity of labour falls
(c) Competitive firms will be induced to use more capital
(d) The labour demand curve shifts to the right
161. Which of the following are consumer semi-surable goods ?
(a) Cars and television sets
(b) Milk and milk products
(c) Foodgrains and other food products
(d) Electrical appliance like fans and electic irons
162. Which of the following statements is correct ?
(a) Most workers will work for less then their reservation
wage.
(b) The reservation wage is the maximum amount any
firm will pay for a worker.
(c) Economic rent is the difference between the market
wage and the reservation wage.
(d) Economic rent is the amount one must pay to enter a
desirable labour market.
163. Other things being equal, a decrease in quantity demanded
of a commodity can be caused by
(a) a rise in the price of the commodity
(b) a rise in the income of the consumer
(c) a fall in the price of a commodity
(d) a fall in the income of the consumer
164. Who admits a new State to the Union of India ?
(a) President
(b) Supreme Court
(c) Prime Minister
(d) Parliament
165. In which year were the States reorganized on a linguistic
basis ?
(a) 1951
(b) 1947
(c) 1950
(d) 1956
166. Who has got the power to create All India Services ?
(a) Supreme Court
(b) The Parliament
(c) Council of Ministers
(d) Prime Minister
167. Which one of the following is the most lasting contribution
of the Rastrakutas ?
(a) Kailasha Temple
(b) Pampa, Ponna, Ranna, the three writers of Kannada
Poetry and Kailasha Temple
(c) Patronage of Jainism
(d) Conquests
168. Ravikirti, a Jain, who composed the Aihole Prashasti, was
patronized by
(a) Pulakeshi I
(b) Harsha
(c) Pulakeshi II
(d) Kharavela

2014 - 10

169. The "Mein Kampf" was written by

(a) Hitler
(b) Mussolini
(c) Bismarck
(d) Mazzini
170. When did the reign of Delhi Sultanate came to an end ?
(a) 1498 A.D.
(b) 1526 A.D.
(c) 1565 A. D.
(d) 1600 A.D.
171. In the provisional Parliament of India, how many members
were there ?
(a) 296
(b) 313
(c) 318
(d) 316
172. It was decided to observe Mahatma Gandhi's birthday
October 2 as the International Nonviolence Day at
(a) International lndology Conference
(b) Setyagraha Centenary Conference
(c) Congress Foundation Day Celebration
(d) None of these
173. ISRO's Master Control Facility is in
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Orissa
(c) Gujarat
(d) Karantaka
174. India is the largest producer and exporter of
(a) Cotton
(b) Copper
(c) Tea
(d) Mica
175. The soils which are rich in Calcium are known as
(a) Pedocals
(b) Pedalfers
(c) Podsols
(d) Laterits
176. Cultivable land is defined as
(a) land actually under crops
(b) Culitivable waste land + fallow land
(c) Old fallow lands + current fallow lands
(d) Total fallow lands + net sown area
177. From which part of Opium Plant we get morphine ?
(a) Leaves
(b) Stem
(c) Bark
(d) Fruit coat
178. Which of the following is a Biological method of soil
conservation ?
(a) Contour farming
(b) Contour terracing
(c) Gully control
(d) Basin listing
179. Glucose is a type of
(a) Pentose sugar
(b) Hexose sugar
(c) Tetrose sugar
(d) Diose sugar
180. Number of mitochondria in bacterial cell is
(a) one
(b) two
(c) many
(d) zero
181. The original founder of the Manuscripts and Editor of
Kautilya's Arthashastra was
(a) Srikanta Shastri
(b) Srinivasa lyangar
(c) R. Shamashastri
(d) William Jones
182. Which of the following is the largest Biosphere Reserves
of India ?
(a) Nilgiri
(b) Nandadevi
(c) Sundarbans
(d) Gulf of Mannar
183. Rainbow is formed due to
(a) refraction and dispersion
(b) scattering and refraction
(c) diffraction and refraction
(d) refraction and reflection
184. Golden view of sea shell is due to
(a) Diffraction
(b) Dispersion
(c) Polarization
(d) Reflection

Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam

185. An object covers distance which is directly proportional to
the square of the time. Its acceleration is
(a) increasing
(b) decreasing
(c) zero
(d) constant
186. If the horizontal range of a projectile is four times its maximum
height, the angle of projection is
(a) 30
(b) 45

1
-1 1
sin -1
(d) tan
4
4
Which place is called as "Silicon Valley" of India ?
(a) Delhi
(b) Pune
(c) Bengaluru
(d) Hyderabad
Telnet stands for
(a) Telephone Network
(b) Television Network
(c) Teletype Network
(d) Telefax Network
Which of the following metals has least melting point ?
(a) Gold
(b) Silver
(c) Mercury
(d) Copper
The gas produced in marshy places due to decomposition
of vegetation is
(a) Carbon monoxide
(b) Carbon dioxide
(c) Sulphur dioxide
(d) Methane
In cactue, the spines are the modified
(a) stem
(b) sripules
(c) leaves
(d) buds
The smallest known prokaryotic organism is
(a) Microcystis
(b) Mycoplasma
(c) Bacteria
(d) Chlorella
With what bio-region is the term "Steppe" associated ?
(a) Grasslands
(b) Tropical Forests
(c) Savanna
(d) Coniferous Forests
About how much of the world's land area is tropical
rainforest ?
(a) 2 percent
(b) 7 percent
(c) 10 percent
(d) 15 percent
According to your text, what can "be thought of as the
genetic library that keep life going on Earth" ?
(a) A bio-engineering lab (b) Human genes
(c) The human genome project
(d) Biodiversity
The world's growing appetite for what food product is a
leading cause of tropical deforestation ?
(a) Pork
(b) Sugar
(c) Lamb
(d) Beef
"Life Divine" is a book written by
(a) M. K. Gandhi
(b) Rabindranath Tagore
(c) S. Radhakrishnan
(d) Shri Aurobindo
The Oscar Award was won 36 times by
(a) Charlie Chaplin
(b) Alfred Hitchcock
(c) Walt Disney
(d) Akiro Kurosawa
The boiling point of water decreases at higher altiudes is
due to
(a) low tenperature
(b) low atmospheric pressure
(c) high temperature
(d) high atmospheric pressure
The chemical name of "Hypo"commonly used in
photography is
(a) Sodium thiosulphate
(b) Silver nitrate
(c) Sodium nitrate
(d) Silver iodide
(c)

187.
188.
189.
190.

191.
192.
193.
194.

195.

196.

197.
198.
199.

200.

2014 Solved Paper

2014 - 11

Hints & Explanations

PART I : GENERAL INTELLIGENCE
1.

(a)

1.5 km

B
2.5 km

7.

D
1 km

8.

4 km
Similarly,

Ending point

2.5 km

9.

(d)

D
(20)2 + (20)2

20 km

Cyclists A
20 km E
Starting
point
2

3.

20 km

20 km

10.

12.

13.

Conclusions:
A. True
B. True
(c)

Poet

15.

16.

Supervisors

(a) 12 12 -

12
= 140
3

17.

156
= 1820
3

(b) 4 4 4 = 64
9 9 9 = 729
(d) Maharashtra is the state of India.
Similarly,
Texas is the state of USA.
(b) Qualm is the synonym of nausea
Similarly,
Burn is the synonym of sear.
(d) Except (d) all others are reptiles.
While locust is a large insect.
(a)

+1

+1

+3

+2

+1

+2

+2

+1

+2

B C D G odd one

G I J L

Managers
rinte nde
pe

P R S U

n ts

Su

6.

gical st
olo
u
xi stheti
e
c
A

dy

Poem

+2

B D
F H
(d) Reversing the letters. It becomes,
ROUGH : SMOOTH :: TOUGH : TENDER
(b) 7 3 + 3 = 24
23 3 + 3 = 72

156 12 -

(b)

Rabindranath

-1

X W

+2

11.

AD = (20) + (20) = 28.28 30 kms

(c) 81 9 = 729
64 8 = 512

(b)

+2
+2
A C Similarly, E G
-1

14.

5.

G HF

Z Y

49 7 = 343
4.

(a)

C
20 km

40 km

F GH

AF = DE + CB
AF = 4 + 2.5
AF = 6.5 kms
2.

Conclusions:
I. False
II. False
III. True
IV. False
(c) A Cardiologist studies and treats the heart diseases.
Similarly,
A Nephrologist studies and treats kidney problems.
(d) D E F
:
E F D

Clerks

+2

+1

+2

U W X Z
18.

(d)

2014 - 12

19.
20.

Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam

(a) Except (a) all others have five letters.

(d) By going options:
25

(A) 16

44

55

(C) 64

22.
23.
24.

25.
26.
27.
28.

66

77

99

(a) Except (a) all others are squares.

252 = 625
362 = 1296
492 = 2401
(b) Except (b) all others are countries in Europe while
Korea is situated in East Asia.
(b) Except (b) all others mean the central point.
(a) 3 + 0 = 3
2+7=9
3+6=9
4+5=9
7+2=9
(c) Cow Milk Curd Butter Milk Butter Ghee
(4)
(2)
(1)
(3)
(6)
(5)
(c) Listening Speaking Reading Writing
(2)
(4)
(1)
(3)
(b) Infancy Childhood Adolescence Adulthood
(2)
(3)
(4)
(1)
(d) There are two series:
+1

+1

+1

+1

33.

34.

(d) A man + his wife = 1 + 1 = 2

His three sons + their wives = 3 + 3 = 6
Three children in each ones family = 3 3 = 9
Total members = 2 + 6 + 9 = 17
(b) There is no u in the word INFLATIONARY.

35.

(c)

36.

(b) Manis Age = 60 years

Prabhus Age = 60/2 = 30 years
Romanas Age = 30/2 = 15 years

37.

(a)

acbd/
cadb/
acbd/
cadb/
acbd

(N L + M) K = 31

38.

62 2 = 31
(b) First and last digits of each equation have been
interchanged.
234=432
567=765
789=987

257 =752
39.

(c) Trend in decrease:

26

40.

25

23

20

16

11

(b) P A L E R T H
2 1 3 4 5 9 0

+1

The code for PEARL is 24153

29.

(c)

81

96

113 132

41.

PR I NCIPAL
(d) Reversing the order

LAP IC NIR P

+ 13 + 15 + 17 + 19

30.

Similarly

22+1 23+1 24+1 25+1

(c)

121

253

+1

374

+1

495

+1

42.

12+1 13+114+1 15+1

31.

(c)

C
E

+4
+4

+4
+4

+4
+4

ADOLESCE NCE

Reversing the order

EC NECSE LO DA

511 6

+1

+4
+4

(11 5 + 7) 2 = 31

+1

3 15 4 16 5 17 6 18

(a)

49

81

88
21.

(B) 36

32.

(d)

F
I

ABCD,

BEDF,,

AECF,

EGJI,

EGFH,
CFIK,

FHIJ,
AGJK,

AEIK

2014 Solved Paper

43.

(d)

44.

(c)

2014 - 13

51.

(c)

52.

(d)

53.

(a)

54.

(a)

55.

(b)

56.
57.
58.
59.
60.
61.

(b)
(a)
(c)
(b)
(d)
(c)

62.
63.
64.
65.
66.
67.
68.
69.

(b)
(d)
(a)
(d)
(b)
(c)
(a)
(b)

70.

(d)

71.
72.

(d)
(c)

73.
74.

(b)
(a)

75.

(c)

76.
77.

(d)
(d)

78.

(b)

Carnivorous
Fox

Lion

45.

(a)
Labour Union
Manager

46.
48.

(a)
(d)

50.

(c)

Worker

47.
49.
F

(c)
(c)
I

23

76

79

31 34

FOR VISUALLY HANDICAPPED CANDIDATES ONLY

42.

47.

(a) An earthworm lives in mud.

Similarly,
A crab lives in the sea.
(c) Peacock is the national bird of India.
Bear is the national animal of Russia.
(a) Consecutive letters in reverse order.
(b) 3 3 + 2 = 11
5 5 + 2 = 27
(a) All excepts potassium are metals used in
semiconductor devices.
(d) Except (d) all others grow upon the ground.

48.

(b)

43.
44.
45.
46.

-2

-2

-2

-2

-2

-2

F D B Z
G E C A
-2

-2

-2

M K I G
-2

-2

-2

P N L J
-2

-2

-2

W U S Q

49.

(b)
1

+3 +5

50.

(b) 2

16 25

36

49

64

81 100 121

+ 7 + 9 + 11 + 13 + 15 + 17 + 19 + 21

2
1 2

12 48

240 1440

3 4 5 6

PART II : ENGLISH LANGUAGE

A sonnet is a short rhyming poem with 14 lines. The
original sonnet form was invented in the 13/14th
century by Dante and an Italian philosopher named
Francisco Petrarch. The form remained largely
unknown until it was found and developed by writers
such as Shakespeare. Sonnets use iambic meter in
each line and use line-ending rhymes.
"Fallible" means capable of making mistakes or easier
to remember - capable of failing.Infallible means exactly
the opposite - incapable of failing.
A credulous person is one who is willing to believe or
trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate
evidence.
Alimony is a legal obligation on a person to provide
financial support to his or her spouse before or after
marital separation or divorce.
Fantasy is the faculty or activity of imagining
impossible or improbable things.
Mountaineer is the correctly spelt word.
Happened is the correctly spelt word.
sentimentalist is the correctly spelt word.
libertarian is the correctly spelt word.
Empathic is the correctly spelt word.
Delhi is the capital of India. (The sentence is in present
tense).
People from all parts of the country comes to Delhi.
There are many historical buildings.
People visit the Rajghat, Shantivan and Vijaygath.
We visited Delhi last year with our cousins.
There are many other historical cities.
Agra is one of them.
We will visit Agra and Jaipur next time.
The Red Fort of Delhi and Hawa Mahal of Jaipur were
very famous.
for their Mughal and Rajasthani architecture
respectively.
No error.
Shakespeare has written many plays as well as few
poetry. [Poetry is an Uncountable Noun or Mass
Noun; which means a noun that cannot be used freely
with numbers or the indefinite article, and which
therefore takes no plural form.]
Neither of the girls are willing to accept the proposal.
The correct sentence should be- 'An interesting book
' A tale of two cities' was written by Alexander Dumas.
Article 'a' in the first part should be replaced by 'an'
because it is followed by a vowel letter.
In India, there are many poor. [Poors is no word. Poor
refer to all the poor people.]
Is not learning superior to wealth?
A group of agitators incited the mob to break down
the Vice- Chancellor's door. (Incited means encourage
or stir up (violent or unlawful behaviour).
Turn the lights off before you go to bed.

2014 - 14

Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam

79.
80.

(d) There is no factual evidence to support your assertion.

(a) Throw a stone at the fierce dog. [To throw a stone to
someone is so that they catch it, though if they do
not you might unintentionally hit them with the stone
instead! But,
To throw a Stone at someone is intentionally to hit
them with the stone.]
81. (c) Equilibrium means balance. Its opposite is imbalance.
82. (d) Immortal means death-defying or endless. Its opposite
is temporary.
83. (a) Focus means the state or quality of having or
producing clear visual definition. Its opposite is
disappear.
84. (c) Veteran means experienced. Whereas, Novice means
a person just learning something.
85. (d) Superfluous means unnecessary. Its opposite is
necessary.
86. (b) Persevere means continue in a course of action even
in the face of difficulty or with little or no indication of
success. Persist means continue in an opinion or
course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.
87. (c) Petition means a formal written request, typically one
signed by many people, appealing to authority in
respect of a particular cause.
88. (c) Proposition means a plan or scheme proposed.
89. (b) Vivacious means attractively lively and animated.
90. (b) sporadic means occurring at irregular intervals or only
in a few places; scattered or isolated.
91. (b) The idiom throw dust into my eyes means to confuse
or mislead somebody to deceive.
92. (b) Maiden speech means first speech.
93. (d) The idiom 'all ears' means listening eagerly and
carefully.
94. (b) Salad days refers to the time of youth, innocence, and
inexperience.
95. (a) Cool about working means he is relax and has no
problem in working late at night.
96. (c) Sohan was pleased at the news yesterday. (the
sentence is in past tense)
97. (a) She did not like the movie, nor did I.
98. (a) Old habits die hard.
99. (b) One cannot be indifferent to one's health, can one?
100. (a) The mother with her children was expected.
PART III : QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE
101. (a)

( r cos q - 3)

+ ( r sin q - 1) = 0
2

If and only if, r cos q - 3 = 0, and r sin q 1 = 0

r cos q = 3

...(1)

r sin q = 1
dividing (1) by (2)

...(2)

tan q =

sec q = 1 + tan 2 q = 1 +

1
2
=
3
3

Also r2cos2 q + r2sin2 q =

( 3)

tan 2 70 - sec 2 70
sin ( 25 + 65 ) sin 90
=
= -1
-1
( -1)

102. (b) 4 cos2 q 4 cos q + 1 = 0

(2 cos q 1)2 = 0
or, 2 cos q = 1
cos q =

1
2

q = 60
Hence, the value of tan (q 15) = tan (60 15)
= tan 45 = 1

+ 12

r2 = 4 r = 2
1
+
r tan q + sec q
3
=
r sec q + tan q 2 2 +
3
2

2
3 = 4/ 3 = 4
1
5/ 3 5
3

104. (c)

60

30

10 m

10 m

ED = BC = 10 m
In DABE, tan60 =

sin 25 cos 65 + cos 25 sin 65

103. (a)

3=

AB
AB = 3EB
EB

In DEBC, tan 30 =

1
3

AB
EB

BC
EB

10
EB = 10 3m
EB

Putting value of EB in (1)

AB =

3 10 3 = 30m

AC = AB + BC = 40 m

...(1)

2014 Solved Paper

2014 - 15

105. (c) Sum of interior angles of polygon = (n 2) 180

(n 2) 180 = 1440
n2=

111. (c) Let original property worth ` x

1440
=8
180

n = 10
Hence, the number of sides is 10.
106. (d)

Property left for Rams widow =

x
3

Property left for his daughter =

3 2x 2x

=
5
5 3

x 2x 4x
Remaining property = x - + =
3 5 15

4x
= 6, 400
15
6, 400 15
= 24, 000
4
112. (b) The sum of Arithmetic Progression is given by
x=

s=

n
n
( 22 - 11) = 11
2
2
n = 12

Since DE is parallel to BC

66 =

DADE @ DABC

( AB )2
ar ( DADE ) ( AD )2
ar ( DABC )

ar ( DECB )
ar ( ADE )

ar ( ADE )

ar ( ADE )

25
4

25
4

ar ( DECB ) 25
21
1
-1 =
=
=5
4
4
ar ( ADE )
4

9 2
3 2 3 3 2
a
a =
a or
2 3
4
2
114. (a) Selling price = Marked price Discount
= 200 20% of 200 = 160
Cost Price = 160 16 = 144
113. (c) Area of hexagon = 6

100
1
16
100 =
% = 11 %
9
9
144
115. (d) Marked Price, M = 2C, where C is cost price for 15%

Gain% =

107. (c) First number = 2 44 = 88

Other number =

15
C = 1.15C
100
Let discount be x%

gain, S.P. = C +

44 264
= 132
88

108. (a) If they are equal number of rows and columns then,
1369 = 37

109. (c)

x
2C = 1.15C x = 42.5%
100
116. (b) Let two numbers be 3x and 5x

2C

3x - 9 12
=
5x - 9 23
23(3x 9) = 12(5x 9)
69x 207 = 60x 108
9x = 99
x = 11
Hence, the small number will be 3 11 = 33

2y x
4
24 y y 4
5 = 4 + 6 =1
+
= +
2y
x
7
7 2 + 4 7 14
+
y y
5

110. (b) Two days work =

n
(a + l)
2

1 1 5+3 8
+ =
=
45
45
9 15

8 40 8
=
=
Ten days work = 5
45 45 9
8 1
Remaining work = 1 - = which is done by A on
9 9

11th day.
Hence, the work will be completed in 11 days.

117. (c)

x 5
=
y 2
x 9y
5
8 +
8 + 9
29
8x + 9y
y y
2
=
=
=
x 2y
5
8x + 2y
22
8 + 2
8 +
y y
2

2014 - 16

Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam

118. (a) In one minute (A + B) can together fill

1
1
1
+
=
36 45 20

part.
In 7 minutes part of tank filled =

7
20

7 13
=
20 20
In 8th minutes, part filled by A, B and C altogether

remaining part = 1 -

1
1
1
1
1
1
+
=
=
36 45 30 20 30 60

13
part of tank filled by (A + B + C)
20
13
= 39 minutes
20
119. (c) Let length, breadth and height of parallelopiped be l,
b and h respectively.
l + b + h = 24 cm

= 60

2
2
2
2
l 2 + b2 + h 2 = 15cm l + b + h = 225 cm
(l + b + h)2 2(lb + hb + lh) = 225
(24)2 225 = 2(lb + bh + hl)
351 = 2 (lb + bh + hl)
Total surface area is 351 cm 2.
120. (a) A : B = 5 : 4, B : C = 8 : 9
A : B : C = 5 8 : 4 8 : 4 9 = 40 : 32 : 36
A : B : C = 10 : 8 : 9

9
3600 = ` 1,200
10 + 8 + 9
121. (c) Let Cost Price of watch be ` x

Share of C in the profit =

5
x = .95 x
100
If S.P = 0.95x + 56.25 then profit = 10%

S.P = x

0.95x + 56.25 - x
100 = 10
x

124. (a) Let Cs speed = x km/h

Then, Bs speed = 3x km/h
and As speed = 6x km/h
Ratio of speeds of A, B, C = 6x : 3x : x = 6 : 3 : 1
1 1
Ratio of time taken = : :1
6 3

=1:2:6
It Cs 90 minutes
Hence, 6x = 90
x = 15 minutes
Hence, A should take 15 minutes.
125. (a) Principal (P) = 210
Ratio (R) = 10%
Loan has to be paid in the instalments i.e., is it take
two years to pay.
R

CI = P 1 +
100

10
11 11

= 210 1 +
210 = 254
100
10 10

So, equal instalment =

S - 15
= 17
5

S = 17 5 + 15 = 100
Let present age of baby be x years

56.25 1
5
3
= +
=
x
10 100 20

122. (a)

S+ x
= 17
6

20
= 375
3

100 + x = 17 6
x = 102 100 = 2 years

1
1
25

1000 = 0.025
100 100 100

123. (b) Population 2 years ago =

= 4000

254
= 127
2

126. (b) Let total number of workers be n

total salary of all workers = 8000 n
total salary of 7 technicians = 7 12000 = 84,000
total salary of remaining workers = (n 7) 6000
84000 + (n 7) 6000 = 8000 n
84 + 6n 42 = 8n
42 = 2n
n = 21
127. (c) Let total age of family be S years
3 years ago, total age = S 3 5 = S 15

56.25
1
- 0.05 =
x
10

x = 56.25

128. (d)

4410
5

1 +

100

4410
400
441

Total distance covered by horse in 2

= 66

1
seconds
2

5
= 165m
2

Radius of the field =

165 165 7
=
= 26.25m
2p
2 22

2014 Solved Paper

2014 - 17

129. (d) Let radius of base of cone be r and height of cylinder

be h.
Vol. of cone = Vol. of cylinder

136. (a) DABC ~ DPQR (given)

AB BC AC
=
=
PQ QR PR

1 2
r
pr 24 = p h
3
3

(Corresponding sides are proportional)

h = 72 cm

AB BC AC AB + BC + AC
=
=
=
PQ QR PR PQ + QR + PR

3x 2 4x 3
+
2
3x - 4x + 3
x x
= x
x2 x 1
x2 - x +1
- +
x x x

Perimeter of ABC AB
AB + BC + AC AB

=
=
Perimeter of PQR PQ
PQ + QR + PR PQ

36 10
36 AB
=
AB =
15 cm
24
24 10

130. (a)

131. (c)

3 x + - 4
3 3 - 4 5
x

=
=
1
3 -1
2

+
x
1

137. (a) Consecutive integer = 3, 4 and 5

138. (c)
139. (a)

5 + 3 + 2 15 > 6 + 2 + 2 12

132. (c) Side of square park = 25 km = 5 km

Perimeter of park = 4 5 = 20 km
20km
Time taken =
= 6 hours 40 minutes
3 km / h

5+ 3 > 6+ 2
Squaring both sides

15 > 12 which is true

140. (d)
141. (a)

133. (b) Let radius of internal and external circular

Plot be r and R respectively.
2pR 2pr = 33 m
33 7 21
=
= 5.25m
2 22 4
134. (c) x4 2x2y2 + y4 = (x2 y2)2 = [(x + y)(x y)]2

Width of path, (R r) =

2
= 2p = 16
p

135.

1
3- 2 2
1
=

= 3- 2 2
x 3+ 2 2 3- 2 2

1
=6
x

x6 + x4 + x 2 + 1
x

45

1=

1 1
+
x x3

1
3 1
= x + 3 +x +
x

1 2 1
1

= x + x + 2 - 1 + x +

x
x
x
2

1
1
1

= x + x + - 3 + x +

x
x
x

= 6[62 3] + 6 = 198 + 6 = 204

AB
BC

AB
AB = BC
BC

In DABD, tan 30 =
= x3 + x +

10 m

In DABC, tan 45 =

(d) We have, x = 3 + 2 2

x+

30

...(1)
AB
BD

AB
BD

BD = AB 3
DC + BC = AB 3
DC = AB 3 - AB
10 = AB
AB =

[from (i)]

3 -1

10
3 -1

3 +1
3 +1

=5

3 +1 m

2014 - 18

Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam

142. (d) Total sales of branches B1, B3 and B5.

= (80 + 105 + 95 + 110 + 75 + 95) = 560 thousand

144. (a) K = xy2

K = (x 25% of x) (y 25% of y)2

75 + 65 140 7
=
=
85 + 95 180 9
144. (a) Average sale of B1, B2 and B3 in 2001.

27 2
3x 3y
xy
= =
4
64
4

143. (d) Required ratio =

105 + 65 + 110 280

=
3
3
Average sale of B1, B3 and B6 in 2000.

27
Value decreased by K K = 1 - xy2
64

80 + 95 + 70 245
=
=
3
3

245
3 100 = 87.5%
Required % =
280
3
145. (a) Sales of books B3 in 2001 = 110 thousand
Sales of books B2 in 2001 = 65 thousand

% increase =

145. (d) For Half yearly, A = P 1 + 2

100

68921 = 64000 1 +

200

110 - 65
100 = 69.2
65

68921 41
=
64000 40

146. (b)
147. (d) More than 55 years = 4 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 10
148. (a) Number of patients of age more than 40 years and less
than 55 years = 8 + 7 + 5 = 20
149. (c) Total patients = 35
Required % =
150. (a) 11% of 35 =

FOR VISUALLY HANDICAPPED CANDIDATES

142. (c) Let P be the Principal amount and R be the rate of
interest
400 =

PR2
100

For 2 years, C.I S.I. = P

R2

(100 )2

R2
20000

10000
R

20 = 2R
R = 10
143. (d)

1 1 1
: : =6:4:3
2 3 4

Share of third friend =

=

3
624 = ` 144
13

n=

3
624
6+4+3

2n

2n

2n

2n

3
1
= 1 years
2
2

146. (d) Angle between x-axis and y-axis is 90 i.e.,

147. (b)

tan 2 q

cot 2 q

1 + tan 2 q 1 + cot 2 q

20000
PR = 20000 or P =
R

420 - 400 =

41 41
=
40 40

1+ 4 + 8
100 37%
35

11
35 3.8 4
100

37 2
xy
64

tan 2 q
sec 2 q

cot 2 q
cos ec2 q

= sin2q + cos2q = 1
148. (b) = (1000001 + 999999) (1000001 999999)
= (2000000) (2)
= 4,000,000
149. (a) (a 1)2 + a2 + (a + 1)2 = 194
(a2 2a + 1) + a2 + (a2 + 2a + 1) = 194
3a2 + 2 = 194
3a2 = 192
a2 = 64
a= 8
Number are 7, 8, 9
Sum of numbers = 7 + 8 + 9 = 24
150. (b) Vol. of cone =

1
p (2.5 cm)2 11 cm
3

Vol. of one sphere =

4
3
p ( 0.25cm )
3

pc
2

2014 Solved Paper

Vol. of all spheres = Vol. of water dropped into vessel

4
3 2 p
2
n p ( 0.25cm ) = ( 2.5cm ) 11cm
5 3
3
25 1 25 25
25 25
2n

11
100 100 100 5 10 10
n = 440
PART IV : GENERAL AWARENESS
151. (a) Jim Yong Kim is a Korean American physician and
anthropologist who has been the 12th President of
the World Bank since 1 July 2012.
152. (b) Tulsidas wrote Shri Ram-Charit-Manas during the
reign of Mughal Emperor Akbar.Tulsidas started
writing this greatest Hindu 'Granth' on the birth day
of Lord Shree Ram, i.e. Chaitra Navmi (9th day of Hindu
month Chaitra) in year 1574. The life span of Akbar is
1556 1605.
153. (b) A Grammy Award is an accolade by the National
Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS)
of the United States to recognize outstanding
achievement in the music industry.
154. (b) Indira Gandhi was the first woman of India who
received the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award
of the Republic of India, in 1971.
155. (c) Das Kapital by Karl Marx, is a critical analysis of
political economy, intended to reveal the economic
laws of the capitalist mode of production.
156. (b) The Torah is written on scrolls and kept in a special
cabinet called the aron hakodish, the holy ark, in
synagogues. The Torah is read with a pointer called a
yad (hand) to keep it from being spoiled. Each week,
one section is read until the entire Torah is completed
and the reading begins again.
157. (d) Meghdoot is a lyric poem written by Kalidas,
considered to be one of the greatest Sanskrit poets.
158. (d) Mulk Raj Anand was an Indian writer in English,
notable for his depiction of the lives of the poorer
castes in traditional Indian society. One of the pioneers
of Indo-Anglian fiction, he together with R. K.
Narayan, Ahmad Aliand Raja Rao, was one of the first
India-based writers in English to gain an international
readership.
159. (d) Deciding between different ways of spending leisure
time is not an economic problem.
160. (d) When labour productivity rises, the labour demand
curve shifts to the right. As the productivity increases,
the production function shifts up and simultaneously
the labour demand curve shifts out and right. At a
given real wage, more workers are hired and output
increases.
161. (c) Semi durable consumer goods are products with
durability of about one year. E.g., food grains and
food products.
162. (c) Economic rent is the difference between the market
wage and the reservation wage.

2014 - 19

163. (a) Other things being equal, a decrease in quantity

demanded of a commodity can be caused by a rise in
the price of the commodity.
164. (d) The parliament of India has power to add a new state
to the Union of India. This is done by collecting votes
of Members of Parliament in the favour of new state.
165. (d) The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 was a major reform
of the boundaries of India's states and territories,
organising them along linguistic lines.
166. (b) the Parliament has the power to create all India
Services.
167. (a) Architecture reached a milestone in the Dravidian
style during the reign of Rashtrakutas, the finest
example of which is seen in the Kailasanath Temple or
Kailasa Temple at Ellora.
168. (c) The famous Badami Chalukyas King Pulakeshi II
(610-642 A.D.) was a follower of Vaishnavism. The
inscription of Ravikirti, his court poet, is a eulogy of
the Pulakeshi II and is available at the Meguti temple.
It is dated 634 CE and is written in Sanskrit language
and old Kannada script. The Aihole inscription
describes the achievements of Pulakeshi II and his
victory against King Harshavardhana.
169. (a) Mein Kampf is an autobiographical manifesto by Nazi
leader Adolf Hitler, in which he outlines his political
ideology and future plans for Germany.
170. (b) The Delhi Sultanate was the name of Delhi-based
Muslim kingdoms that ruled over large parts of India
for 320 years (1206 1526). Five dynasties ruled over
Delhi Sultanate sequentially, the first four of which
were of Turkic origin and the last was the Afghan
Lodi. The Lodi dynasty was replaced by the Mughal
dynasty. The five dynasties were the Mamluk dynasty
(120690); the Khilji dynasty (12901320); the Tughlaq
dynasty (13201414); the Sayyid dynasty (141451);
and the Afghan Lodi dynasty (14511526).
171. (b) The Provisional Parliament of India was consisted of
313 members. The Constitutional Assembly of India
was introduced in 1934. This will become the major
assembly to draft constitution for India (Including
present day Pakistan and Bangladesh). Members of
this assembly was indirectly elected representatives
from across the India. It consists of the members of
Congress and Muslim League.The first official meeting
of this Constituent Assembly was held on 9 Dec, 1946
while the last meeting was held on 24 Jan, 1950. On
26th Jan, 1950, the day when Constitution of India
finally took in effect, Constitutional Assembly was
renamed as Provisional Parliament of India.This
Provisional Parliament was dissolved after the first
general election of India in 1952.

2014 - 20

172. (d) On 15 June 2007, the United Nations General Assembly

voted to establish 2 October as the International Day
of Non-Violence. The resolution by the General
Assembly asks all members of the UN system to
commemorate 2 October in "an appropriate manner
and disseminate the message of non-violence,
including through education and public awareness
173. (d) The Master Control Facility (MCF) is a facility set up
by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in
the city of Hassan in the Indian state of Karnataka.
174. (c) India is the largest producer and exporter of tea. The
Indian tea industry has grown to own many global tea
brands and has evolved into one of the most
technologically equipped tea industries in the world.
Tea production, certification, exportation, and all other
facts of the tea trade in India is controlled by the Tea
Board of India.
175. (a) Pedocal is a subdivision of the zonal soil order. It is a
class of soil which forms in semiarid and arid regions.
It is rich in calcium carbonate and has low soil organic
matter.
176. (d) Land able to be used for farming is called "cultivable
land". It includes total fallow land and net sown area.
177. (d) Morphine is the most abundant opiate found in opium,
the dried latex from unripe seedpods of Papaver
somniferum (the opium poppy).
178. (a) Efforts by the U.S. Soil Conservation Service to
promote contouring in the 1930s as an essential part
of erosion control eventually led to its widespread
adoption. The practice has been proved to reduce
fertilizer loss, power and time consumption, and wear
on machines, as well as to increase crop yields and
reduce erosion. Contour farming is most effective
when used in conjunction with such practices as strip
cropping, terracing, and water diversion.
179. (b) Glucose has the molecular formula C6H12O6 and is
thus a hexose sugar.
180. (d) Bacteria are prokaryotes, which, by definition, are cells
that don't possess membrane-bound organelles.
Mitochondria are membrane-bound organelles.
181. (c) R. Shamashastri transcribed, edited and published the
Sanskrit edition in 1909. He proceeded to translate it
into English, publishing it in 1915.
182. (d) Gulf of Mannar with a area of 10500 sq.km. is the largest
biosphere reserve of India.
183. (d) The rainbow comes from the reflection and refraction
of the sunlight in the falling drops; its colors are mainly
due to dispersion, which means that the refractive
index of water depends on the wavelength of light.
184. (c) When a ray of light falls on sea shell, then its small
amount gets refracted (slightly polarised) and rest
almost gets reflected back (fully polarised).
185. (d) An object covers distance which is directly
proportional to the square of the time. Its acceleration
is constant.

Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam

186. (b) If the horizontal range of a projectile is four times its
maximum height, the angle of projection is 45 degrees.
Range is the total horizontal distance covered during
the time of flight. It is calculated as

u 2 sin 2 q
, where
g

q is the angle of projection.

187. (c) The Silicon Valley of India is a nickname of the Indian
city of Bangalore. The name signifies Bangalore's
status as a hub for information technology (IT)
companies in India and is a comparative reference to
the original Silicon Valley, based around Santa Clara
Valley, California, a major hub for IT companies in the
United States.
188. (a) The acronym TELNET stands for Telephone Network.
189. (c) Mercury has the least melting point of the following
metals (38.83C). Gold, silver and copper have 1064C,
961.8C and 1085C respectively.
190. (d) Marsh Gas or methane gas is produced when
vegetation decomposes in water. Methane, also called
marsh gas, colourless, odourless gas that occurs
abundantly in nature as the chief constituent of natural
gas, as a component of firedamp in coal mines, and as
a product of the anaerobic bacterial decomposition of
vegetable matter under water.
191. (c) In cactus, spines are modified leaves, and thorns are
modified branches.
192. (b) Mycoplasma are the smallest bacterial cells yet
discovered, can survive without oxygen and are
typically about 0.1 m in diameter.
193. (a) In physical geography, a steppe is an ecoregion,
characterized by grasslandplains without trees apart
from those near rivers and lakes.
194. (a) Covering around 2 percent of the Earth's total surface
area, the world's tropical rainforests are home to
50 percent of the Earth's plants and animals. Rainforests
can be found all over the world from as far north as
Alaska and Canada to Latin America, Asia and Africa.
195. (d) Biodiversity can be thought of as the genetic library
that keeps life going on Earth. Biodiversity, short for
biological diversity, is the term used to describe the
variety of life found on Earth and all of the natural
processes. This includes ecosystem, genetic and
cultural diversity, and the connections between these
and all species.
196. (d) The world's growing appetite for beef is a leading
cause of tropical deforestation.
197. (d) Shri Aurbindo has written 'Life Divine' which deals
with theoretical aspects of Integral Yoga.
198. (c) Walt Disney has won the most Oscar awards.
199. (b) Boiling point of water is lower at higher altitudes due
to the decreased air pressure. Boiling point of water
changes with altitude because atmospheric pressure
changes with altitude.
200. (a) Sodium thiosulphate, also called sodium hyposulphite
or "hypo" is used as a photographic fixer in photography.