ADMISSION TEST, 2OO7

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INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
l The book.let given to you consists of two parts.
Part I : Objctive and Part - II : Descriptive. Part I has to be answered in the OMR sheet supplied
with this booklet. Part II has to be answered in this booklet. Ensure that the booklet and the OMR
sheet are handed over to the invigilator before you leave the Examination room.
2. No duplicatebooklet andOMR sheet will be issued.
3. If you have not yet been allotted the roll number, it will be assigned by the Centre Superintendent.
4. write the roll number at the place indicated above and at no otherplace.
5. Specific insuuctions are given in the beginning of each part. Read them carefully and answer accordingly.
6. Rough work may be done only at the end of this booklet on page no. 30, 3I &32.
7 . Adoption of any unfair means during the Test will disqualify the candidate. The decision of the Centre
Superintendent shall be final in this regard.
8. Totalnumberofpages
: 32
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SIGNATURE OF THE INVIGILATOR
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Section A
Fill in the blanks by selecting the appropriate given words/phrases in
Questions
no. 1 to 3
l. call an ambulance. There has been
- (a) theaccident
(b) accident
(c) an accident
(d) oneaccident
'Do you know where
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'I 'No he did not say'.
(a) didRamgo
(b) hasRam gone
(c) has gone Ram
(d) Ram has gone.
My hands are very dirty- I
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the car
(a) havebeenrepairing
(b) wasrepairing
(c) repaired
(d) haverepaired
Which of the following sentences is most appropriate?
(a) The water is boiling. Can you turn it off.
O)
The waterboils. Can youturn if off?
(c) The waterhas been boiling. Can you tum it off?
(d) Wateris boiling. Can youtum itoff?
5. 'He is a great teacher!' 'You can say that again'. What is the meaning of 'you can say that again'?
(a) you totally disagree with someone
(b) you have not heard what was said
(c) you totally agree with someone
(d) youaresurprised
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4.
6 (D)
7.
Choose the most appropriate meaning of the given
6 to 10.
6. 'Tether'
(a) a rope
(b) ananimal
(c) arope with which an animal is tied
(d) an animal who breaks his rope
'Manna'
(a) achild
O)
anourishmentforachild
(c)
aspiritualnourishment
(d) a toy
'Facade'
(a) aquarrel
O)
aghost
(c) anangel
(d) thefaceofabuilding
'Maraud'
(a)
attackandsteal
(b) assault
(c) murder
(d) persue
'Xanadu'
(a) theVaticanpalace
(b) animaginarywonderfulplace
(c)
thenameofaFrenchpalace
(d) the name of an ancient Greek emperor
word out of the four choices in
Questions
no.
8.
9.
10.
7 (D)
12.
Choose the meaning of the underlined phrases in the sentences given in
euestions
no. ll to 15
1 1 . If you want to be successful, you must always take the bull by the hom
(a) facethedifficultyboldly
O)
bedeceittul
(c)
befoolothers
(d) remainhonestandcalm
We had to pay through
nose to get our car repaired
(a)
to pay a small amount
(b)
togiveauselessthing
(c)
topayalotofmoney
(d)
topaynothing
The manager put the cat among the pigeons by suggesting that some workers would he retrenched
(a)
Tell or do something unpleasant
(b)
Tell or do something that makes people worry
(c)
Tell ordo somerhing which is inevitable
(d)
Tell or do something which should neither be told nor done
Ashok tried to explain the problem,
but he soon tied himself in knots
(a)
became veryconfused
O)
becameveryangry
(c)
became very sad
(d)
losthismentalbalance
She knows the system inside out
(a)
something from inside and something from outside
(b) everydetail
(c)
alitleabouteverything
(d)
nothing
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8 (D)
Fill in the blanks by selecting the appropriate glven words/phrases in
Questions
no. 1.6 to 20
16. People send each other cards
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effi51p3s
(a) at
(b
on
(c) for
(d)
upon
17 . I will meet you at 7.30 p.m., but please !g
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dms
(a) at
O)
upon
(c)
on
(d) over
18. I congratulatedyou
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getting a newjob
(a) on
(b) for
(c)
of
(d) ar
19 . There was an election. Ram got 25 votes and Shyum got23.Ram won
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(a) withtwovotes
O)
overby two votes
(c)
by two votes
(d)
fortwo votes
20. What was ths sanss
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the explosion
(a) for
(b)
of
(c) witll
(d)
to
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Section B
21. An accused of committing murderis tried in
(a) the court of a Magisffate Ist class
O)
thecourtofaSessionsJudge
(c) aHighCourt
(d) the court of a Civil Judge
22.
23.
Which of the followingis most appropriate
(a) All Indian state legislatures consistof twohouses
(b) All Indian state legislatures consist of only one house
(c) Some Indian state legislatures consist of one house and others of two
(d) Some Indian state legislatures consist of three houses.
,Executive,
Legislative and Judicial powers should be confined to separate banches or organs of the
Government' is appropriately called
(a) ruleof law
0)
division of powers
(c) separation of powers
(d) democracy
Who was the battered woman, the substantive legal outcome of whose prosecution for killing her husband
had a very important impact on English law of murder and provocation and on whose life the film 'Provoked'
has been made?
(a) KiranjitAhluwalia
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KamaljitAhluwalia
(c) KamaljitBatra
(d) ElizabethPorter
Who was the first woman Judge of the Supreme Court of India?
(a) JusticesujataManohar
(b)' Justice SunandaBhandare
(c) JusticeFathimaBivi
(d) JusticeRumaPal
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26' IntheeventofthedeathofthePresidentaswellastheVicePresidentoflndia,whowillperforrnthefunctions
of the President of India?
(a) theSpeakeroflokSabha
O)
theChief Justiceof India
(c)
the ChiefElection
Commissioneroflndia
(d)
the Vice-Chairman
of Rajya Sabha
27 . The term 'damages'
in law represents
(a) fine
(b)
harm
(c) punishmenr
(d)
comperlsation
28. 'Personal
laws' are laws applicable to
(a)
aspecificperson
(b)
a caste group
(c)
areligiouscommunity
(d)
allpersons
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29. Whatisthemeaningof
,affray'?
(a)
anunlawfirlfight
(b) anunlawfulquarrel
(c)
a fire
(d)
a rior
30. which, of the following defines a 'bonded
labour'mdst appropriately?
(a)
a person who is forced to do begar (unpaid
labour)
(b)
a contract labour in a rural economy
(c)
a debtor who promises
to serve the creditor on unfair conditions
(d)
a slave
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31. In which of the following cases the Supreme Court of India held that the
'basic features' of the Constitution
cannotbe amended?
(a)' Golaknath case
O)
Shankari Prasadcase
(c) BankNationalisationcase
(d) KeshvanandBharati
case
32. Which of the following is not a formal source of law in India?
(a) opinion of ajurist
O)
acustom
(c) an actof anlndianlegislature
(d)arulemadeundertheauthorityofanactofalegislature
33.
'HeterogamY'is
(a) a marriage between persons who hate each other
(b) a popular game played in Scotland
(c) an act of hating strangers
(d) a marriage between persons from different backgrounds
34.
'Tort'means a
(a) wrong
O)
civilwrong
(c) criminalwrong
(d) conspiracY
35. which of the following statements is most appropriate with regard to the Supreme Court of India? The
Supreme Court has
(a) only aPPellatejurisdiction
O)
appellate and originaljurisdiction
(c) appellate, original and advisory
jurisdiction
(d) jurisdiction to decide only constitutional
quetions
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(D)
A principle
and a set of facts are given. Find the appropriate answer after applying the principle to the
facts in
Questions
no.36 to 38.
36. Principle : one can criticise religion provided the criticism is fair
Facts : Asays thatfounderof religion 'X'was afool andimpostor
Answer (a) A isjustifiedinsayingsobecauseitis
afaircriticism
(b)
A is
justified
is saying so because it is his honest belief.
(c)
A is notjustified in saying so because he hurts the feelings of people following religion
,X,.
(d)
A is justified
in saying so because he alongwith a large number of people believe that the
founderof religion 'X'was
afool andimpostor.
37 . Principle : Faircriticism
is permissible
but defamation is not
Facts : A tells B, "If you permit me sir, I will call you a dishonest and comrpt person".
Answer: (a) lt's statementis notdefamatorybecausehe
soughtpermission of B before calling him dishonest
andcomrpt
O)
lfs statement is not defamatory because someone else told him that B is dishonest and
corrupt.
lf s statement is not defamatory.because
it is his honest belief.
Af s statement is defamatory
38' . Principle : Equality of opportunity is one of the fundamental principles of Indian legal sysrem.
Facts : 'A'is
working in a govemment
department for a long time on an adhoc basis. He is highly devoted
to his work and is an honest person. The government
absorbs him in perrnanent
service on the
basis ofhis previous record.
Answer (a)
The goveflrment
is justified
in appointing him as a perrnanent
employee because he worked
for a long time
(b)
The government
i s
j
ustified in appointing him as a peffnanent employee on the basis of h i s
previous goodrecord
(c)
The government
is justified
in appointing him as a permanent
employee on the basis of his
long service and his previous good record.
(d)
The govemment
is notjustified in appointing him as a permanent
employee because he was
appointed without considering the cases of others.
(c)
(d)
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Find the odd one out
(the word/alphabeUfigure
different from and unassociated
with others) in
Questions
no.39 to 4l
39.
(a) 262
(b) 4r2
(c) 611
(d) 832
40: (a) WA
(b) xE
(c) YC
(d) zD
41. (a) table
,
O)
chair
(c) dinner-set
(d) sofa-set
42.
pointing
to a man Ram said "His son Ramesh is the grandson of my mother" The man is
(a) Ram'sfather
(b) Ram'suncle
(c) Ram'sbrotherinlaw
(d) Ram's brother
43. How many sides ahexagon has?
(a) 7
(b) 8
(c) 6
(d) 10
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M. Complete the series ll,13,16,?,25,31
(a) Ig
o)
2r
(c) 20
(d)
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In the famous Einstein's theory of relativity represented by e
=
mc2, c stands for
(a) speedof light
O)
speed of sound
(c) distancebetweenearthandsun
(d) carbon
Which of the following is not a Commonwealth Country?
(a) India
O)
Nepal
(c) Canada
(d) Ausralia
47 . Which of the following cities is the headquarters of the Intemational Court of Justice?
(a) NewYork
O)
Geneva
(c) Thetlague
(d) \4enna
48. Who among the following film makers was awarded the 'Oscar' for life time achievement?
(a) MrinalSen
O)
ShyamBenegal
(c) AdoorGopikrishnan
(d) SatyajitRay
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49. When we talk of North-South divide in theWorldeconomies, North represents
(a) countries north of equator
(b) European countries
(c) rich and developed countries
(d) poor and underdeveloped countries
50. Which of the following is known as the'roof of the world'?
(a) Pamin
(b) Hindukush
(c) Alps
(d) Himalayas
5 I . Who is known as 'Frontier Gandhi'?
(a) KhanWali Khan
(b) KhanAbdulGhaffarKhan
(c) LalaLajpatRai
(d) HakimAjmalKhan
52. Dakaris thecapital of
(a) Somalia
O)
Senegal
(c) Rwanda
(d) Samoa
53. Who wrote 'Pride andPrejudice'?
(a) JaneAusten
O)
BernardShaw
(c) ShekharKapoor
(d) ThomasFlardy
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54. Gabriel GarciaMarquezwas
a
(a) Spanish painter
(b)
Columbeannovelistandpoet
.
(c) Portugesepolitician
(d)
Spanishmusician
Voltaire was a
(a)
Greekphilosopher
(b)
Volinplayer
(c)
Englishlawyer
(d) Frenchphilosopher
56. Who is known as'BardofAvon,?
(a)
George Bernard Shaw
O)
Williamshakespeare
G)
Alexanderpope
(d)
AlexanderDumas
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Who is the author of the well known and highly acclaimed literary work 'A
Concise Chinese - Engfish
Dictionary for l,overs' ?
(a)
ChanLian
(b)
XaoluGao
(c)
ThpirGao
(d) ZadieSmith
58.
[hich country's flag shows the red disc on a white background?
(a)
South Korea
O)
Myanmar
(c)
Republicofheland
(d)
Japan
17 (D)
59. A 'arab' is equal to
(a) 1000000thousand
O)
100000 thousand
(c) 10000thousand
(d) 1000thousand
Who would you associate
'Greatlrap Forward' witb?
(a) MaoZedong
(b) KarlMarx
(c) AntonioGramsci
(d) I-enin
60.
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SectionA
I. Write 8 tolOlines on each of the following ten topics
(3x10=30)
1. Free Market
2. krdividralisrn
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3. LawandMorality
4. JointStockCompanies
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5. CompositeCultureoflndia
6. UnityinDversity
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7. ConstitutionalReservations
8. CompulsoryPrimaryRlucation
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Justice delayed is Justice denied
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Section B
tr' write about 20 lines each on any two of the foilowing
topics
5x2
=
10
(a)
Essence of democracy
does not consist in rule by majority but in protection
of the rights of politica;
minorities.
O)
Law in its majestic
equality prohibits
the rich and the poor alike from sleeping on footpaths
(c)
class character
or otherwise
of law in a capitalistic
society.
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Section C
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i Write
an essay either on
(Concept
of Man'or
'Knowledge
is Power'. Your essay should be in range
of 275-300words.
(10)
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