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NEEPCO Apprentice Exam - English

Duration: 90 · Questions: 100 · Max Marks: 100 · Language: 1

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Reasoning

1
How many such pairs of letters are there in the word ‘CLEANLINESS’ each of the which has as many letters between them in the word as they have in the English alphabet, in the same sequence?
  1. A.Two
  2. B.Three
  3. C.Five
  4. D.Four
  5. E.None of these
2
Team A has scored more goals than Team B
Team C has scored fewer goals than Team B
Team A has scored fewer goals than Team C .
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
  1. A.True
  2. B.False
  3. C.Uncertain
  4. D.None
3
If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with the second, the third, the sixth and the eight letters of the word FRAGMENT using each only once, which of the following will be the third letter of that word ? If no such word can be formed, give ‘X’ as the answer and if more than one such word can be formed, give ‘Y’ as the answer.
  1. A.A
  2. B.E
  3. C.T
  4. D.X
  5. E.Y
4
How many such letters are there in the word ORIENTAL each of which is as far away from the beginning of the word as when they are arranged alphabetically?
  1. A.None            
  2. B.One         
  3. C.Two       
  4. D.Three        
  5. E.More than three
5
How many such pairs of letters in the word CREDIT each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet?
  1. A.None
  2. B.One
  3. C.Two
  4. D.Three
  5. E.More than three
6
How many meaningful words can be made from the letters ‘LMEA’ using each letter only once in each word?
  1. A.None
  2. B.One
  3. C.Two
  4. D.Three
  5. E.More than three
7
If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with the first, the second, the seventh and the eighth letters of the word TEMPORAL, which of the following will be the first letter of that word? If more than one such word can be made, give ‘Y’ as the answer and if no such word can be made, give ‘X’ as the answer.
  1. A.T
  2. B.L
  3. C.E
  4. D.Y
  5. E.X
8
If the letters of the word HANDOVER are arranged alphabetically from left to right how many letters will remain at the same position?
  1. A.None
  2. B.One
  3. C.Two
  4. D.Three
  5. E.More than three
9
How many such pairs of letters are there in the word EXCURSION, each of which has as many letters between them in the word as they have in the English alphabet?
  1. A.None
  2. B.One
  3. C.Two
  4. D.Three
  5. E.More than three
10
If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with the first, the second, the third, the sixth and the eighth letters of the word DEVIATION first letter of that word is your answer? If more than one such word can be made formed your answer is ‘A’  and if no such word can be formed your answer is ‘B’.
  1. A.V
  2. B.T
  3. C.E
  4. D.A
  5. E.B
11
If each alternate letter beginning with the first in the word WORKING is replaced by the next letter in the English alphabet and each of the remaining letters is replaced by the previous letter in the English alphabet, which of the following will be the fourth from the right and after the replacement ?
  1. A.N
  2. B.Q
  3. C.J
  4. D.M
  5. E.None of these
12
How many pairs of letters are there in the word ‘SHIFTED’ each of which has as many letters between its two letters as there are between in the English alphabet?
  1. A.None
  2. B.One
  3. C.Two
  4. D.Three
  5. E.None of these
13
Statement: Is common currency a necessary ingredient for Europe’s growth ?
Arguments :
I. Yes, A common currency will enable entire Europe to market itself as one .
II. No, Similar experiments by Latin America countries have not affected their economies .
  1. A.The only argument I is strong
  2. B.Only argument II is strong
  3. C.Either I or II is strong
  4. D.Neither I nor II is strong
14
If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with the first, the fifth, the sixth, the tenth and the eleventh letters of the word EXCEPTIONAL using each letter only once, first letter of that word is your answer. If no such word can be made formed your answer is ‘X’  and if more than one such word can be formed your answer is ‘Y’.
  1. A.P
  2. B.L
  3. C.T
  4. D.X
  5. E.Y
15
How many meaningful English words can be formed with the letters RAE using each letter only once in each word?
  1. A.None
  2. B.One
  3. C.Two
  4. D.Three
  5. E.More than three
16
How many such pairs of letters are there in the word WONDERS, each of which has as many letters between its two letters as there are between them in the English alphabet?
  1. A.One
  2. B.Two
  3. C.Three
  4. D.Four
  5. E.More than four
17
If it is possible to make only one meaningful English word from the second, the fifth, the seventh and the eighth letters of the word PHYSICAL, using each letter only once, second letter of that word is your answer. If more than one such word can  be formed your answer is M. if no such word can be formed your answer is N.
  1. A.I
  2. B.A
  3. C.L
  4. D.M
  5. E.N
18
How many such pairs of letters are there in the word JUSTIFY, each of which have as many letters between them in the word as they have between them in the English alphabet?
  1. A.None
  2. B.One
  3. C.Two
  4. D.Three
  5. E.More than three
19
If the alphabets are assigned values as A=3, D=6, G=8, I=2, L=4 and T=5 then what is the sum of values of all the alphabets in the word DIGITAL?
  1. A.26
  2. B.28
  3. C.30
  4. D.32
  5. E.None of these
20
How many such pairs of letters are there in the word EDUCATION, each of which has as many letters between them in the word as they have in the English alphabet?
  1. A.None
  2. B.One
  3. C.Two
  4. D.Three
  5. E.More than three

General Knowledge

1
Yojna a weekly journal
  1. A.Ministry of Finance        
  2. B.Ministry of Information and Broadcastin
  3. C.Ministry of Rural Development
  4. D.Planning Commission
2
Kurukshetra a journal on rural development is published by
  1. A.Ministry of Finance 
  2. B.Ministry of Information and Broadcastin
  3. C.Ministry of Rural Development
  4. D.Planning Commission
3
Devaluation of a currency means
  1. A.Fixing the value of the currency in conjuction with the movement in the value of a basket of predetermined currencies
  2. B.Reduction in the value of a currency vis-à-vis major internationally traded currencies
  3. C.Fixing the value of currency in multilateral consultaion with the IMF the World Bank and major trading partners
  4. D.Permitting the currency to seek its worth in the international market
4
In India rural incomes are generally lower than the urban incomes, which of the following reasons account for this
            1. a large number of farmers are illiterate and know little about scientific agriculture
            2. prices of primary products are lower than those of manufactured products
            3. Investments in agriculture has been low when compared to investment in industry
  1. A.1 and 3
  2. B.2 and 3
  3. C.1 and 2
  4. D.1,2 and 3
5
Which of the following programmes aims at the promotion of savings among rural women
  1. A.Rashtriya Mahila Kosh
  2. B.Indira Mahila Yojna
  3. C.Jawahar Rozgar Yojna
  4. D.Mahila Samridhi Yojna
6
What is Net National Product
  1. A.the money value of final goods and services produced annually in the economy
  2. B.the money value of annual service generation in the economy
  3. C.the money value of tangible goods produced annually in the economy
  4. D.The money value of tangible goods available in the economy
7
National income is the 
  1. A.net national product at market price
  2. B.net national product at factor cost
  3. C.net domestic product at market price
  4. D.net domestic product at factor cost
8
Chelliah Committee of 1992 deals with the overhauling of our
  1. A.financial system            
  2. B.tax system
  3. C.patents and copyrights  
  4. D.Public sector undertakings
9
During which Five Year Plan was the annual growth rate of National Income the lowest
  1. A.2nd plan
  2. B.3rd plan
  3. C.5th plan
  4. D.6th plan
10
Which of the following taxes is a progressive tax
  1. A.sales tax           
  2. B.custom tax
  3. C.excise tax         
  4. D.income tax
11
Which of the following estimates the National Income in India
  1. A.National Income Committee
  2. B.Planning Commission
  3. C.Reserve Bank Of India
  4. D.Central Statistical Organisation
12
India changed over to the decimal system, coinage in
  1. A.April 1951         
  2. B.April 1955
  3. C.April 1957         
  4. D.April 1978
13
11th Five Year Plan aim at achieving 10% rural tele density in India from the present 1.9% by the year
  1. A.2008     
  2. B.2009
  3. C.2010     
  4. D.2012
14
Which one of the following statements Monitorable Socio Economic Target of the 11th Five Year Plan under the head Environment is not correct
  1. A.treat urban waste water by 2011-12
  2. B.Increase energy efficiency by 20% points by 2016-17
  3. C.attain WHO standards of air quality in all major cities by 2011-12
  4. D.increase forest and tree cover by 15% points
15
Who is the ex-officio chairman of Planning commission and National Development Council
  1. A.President
  2. B.Prime Minister
  3. C.Finance Minister
  4. D.Commerce Minister
16
Persons below the poverty line in Indian are classified as such based on wheather
  1. A.they belong to agriculture labourer household and the scheduled caste/trive social group
  2. B.they get work for a prescribed minimum number of days in a year
  3. C.they are entitled to a minimum prescribed food basket
  4. D.their daily waged fall below the prescribed minimum wages
17
Which of the following Committee’s recommendations are being followed for estimating proverty line in India
  1. A.Dutt committee
  2. B.Lakdawala committee
  3. C.Cheliah Committee
  4. D.Chakravorty Committee
18
In which year India adopeted liberal and free market principles
  1. A.1975                 
  2. B.1981
  3. C.1991                 
  4. D.2000
19
Consider the following statements
1. There is persistent investment over time only in select locals
2. some areas are agro climatically less conductive to development
3. some areas continue to face little or no agrarian transformation and the consequent lack of social and
4. some areas have faced continous political instability
            Which of the above statements are correct
  1. A.1,2 and 3          
  2. B.1,2 and 4
  3. C.1,3 and 4          
  4. D.2,3 and 4
20
When was first human development report of India issued
  1. A.April 2001         
  2. B.March 2000
  3. C.June 2002
  4. D.April 2002
21
Which Union Ministry is implementing ‘Gram Ujala Programme’?
  1. A.Ministry of Power
  2. B.Ministry of Rural Development
  3. C.Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
  4. D.Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
22
Which Asian Country recently unveiled its National Security Policy (NSP)?
  1. A.Sri Lanka
  2. B.Pakistan
  3. C.Afghanistan
  4. D.Bangladesh
23
The latest version of ‘Consumer Protection Act’ was passed in which year?
  1. A.2010
  2. B.2015
  3. C.2019
  4. D.2021
24
Which state’s legislative council has passed a bill to give more powers to Higher Education Minister in the state-run varsities?
  1. A.Andhra Pradesh
  2. B.Maharashtra
  3. C.Telangana
  4. D.Tamil Nadu
25
As per the Ratings agency ICRA, what is the estimated real GDP Growth of India in FY 2022?
  1. A.12.5%
  2. B.11%
  3. C.10%
  4. D.9%
26
Which South African wicket-keeper has announced retirement from Test cricket in December 2021?
  1. A.AB de Villiers
  2. B.Morne van Wyk
  3. C.Quinton de kock
  4. D.Heinrich Klaasen
27
By defeating the reigning World Champion S. Appoorwa, which player has won her third Carrom Federation Cup title, held in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh?
  1. A.Shajia Shah
  2. B.Patralekha Singh
  3. C.Rashmi Kumari
  4. D.Indu Bhatt
28
In December 2021, the Insurance regulatory Development Authority of India (IRDAI) declared three insurance companies to be identified as Domestic systematically important insures (D-Slls) for 2021-22. Which of the following company is not on the list?
  1. A.Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
  2. B.General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC)
  3. C.New India Assurance Co. Ltd
  4. D.Bajaj Alliance Life Insurance Co. Ltd
29
In December 2021, which Indian Bank has announced to acquire up to 9.95 per cent stake in India International Clearing Corporation (IICC) Ltd, a GIFT City-based Market infrastructure Institution (MII)?
  1. A.Punjab National Bank
  2. B.State Bank of India
  3. C.Axis Bank
  4. D.HDFC Bank
30
In December 2021, to provide tap water connection to more than 1.09 crore rural population the Central Government has approved Rs 15,381.72 crore for which state under the Jal Jeevan Mission?
  1. A.Kerala
  2. B.Jammu and Kashmir
  3. C.Punjab
  4. D.Madhya Pradesh
31
SEBI has restructured its advisory committee on market data that recommends policy measures in December 2021. Who has been appointed as the head of the advisory panel?
  1. A.Nitin Bajaj
  2. B.Rashmi Singh
  3. C.Satish Gupta
  4. D.M.S. Sahoo
32
Which Indian Institution has restructured its advisory committee on market data that recommends policy measures pertaining to areas like securities market data access & privacy in December 2021?
  1. A.RBI
  2. B.SEBI
  3. C.IRDAI
  4. D.PFRDA
33
Who has taken over as the 24th Chief of Indian Coast Guard on 31 December 2021?
  1. A.Rajendra Rathore
  2. B.Krishnawamy Natarajan
  3. C.Tanmay Tripathi
  4. D.VS Pathania
34
Which of following country has won U-19 Asia Cricket Cup 2021 held at Dubai, UAE in December 2021?
  1. A.India
  2. B.Sri Lanka
  3. C.Bangladesh
  4. D.Pakistan
35
Who has been appointed as the new High Commissioner of India to Barbados in December 2021?
  1. A.Pankaj Sharma
  2. B.S. Balachandran
  3. C.Anupam Ray
  4. D.Harjinder Singh
36
As per the Reserve Bank directive, for transactions beyond the free permissible limit for transactions through ATMs, the banking customers would be required to pay ………….. per transaction with effect from January 1, 2022.
  1. A.35
  2. B.21
  3. C.11
  4. D.20
37
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has extended the validity of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) registration of NGOs till ……….
  1. A.March 1, 2022
  2. B.February 31, 2022
  3. C.April 31, 2022
  4. D.March 31, 2022
38
Which of the following award-winning actress famed for her roles in “The Golden Girls’ & “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”, has passed away in December 2021?
  1. A.E.O. Wilson
  2. B.Karolos Papoulias
  3. C.Jamie Taylor
  4. D.Betty White
39
Who has become the first Indian athlete to qualify for two different events of the Winter Olympics 2022?
  1. A.Manpreet Singh
  2. B.Arif Mohammed Khan
  3. C.Vishnu Saravanan
  4. D.Mairaj Ahmad Khan
40
UNESCO has partnered with which of the following to establish the Palestinian Virtual Museum of Archaeological Objects?
  1. A.Poland
  2. B.Finland
  3. C.Norway
  4. D.Sweden

Aptitude

1
A boat can travel with a speed of 13 km/hr in still water. If the speed of the stream is 4 km/hr, find the time taken by the boat to go 68 km downstream .
  1. A.2 hours
  2. B.3 hours
  3. C.4 hours
  4. D.5 hours
2
Sum of digit of a two-digit number is 15 and the difference between the digits is 3. What is the two digit number ?
  1. A.69
  2. B.96
  3. C.78
  4. D.Cannot be determined
  5. E.None of these
3
The sum of three consecutive integers is 30. Which of the following is the largest among the three ?
  1. A.12
  2. B.13
  3. C.14
  4. D.10
  5. E.None of these
4
Which is the largest of the following fractions ?
    5
    The sum of 3 consecutive even numbers is 198. Which of the following will be the smallest number among them ?
    1. A.42
    2. B.38
    3. C.32
    4. D.72
    5. E.None of these
    6
    Two third of half of a number is 18. What is one third of that number ?
    1. A.18
    2. B.16
    3. C.19
    4. D.17
    5. E.None of these
    7
    The difference between th of th of a number and  of th of the same number is 9. What in the number.
    1. A.45
    2. B.35
    3. C.40
    4. D.30
    5. E.None of these
    8
    If  is subtracted from and the difference is multiplied by 504, what will be the number ?
    1. A.2024
    2. B.2104
    3. C.2004
    4. D.2014
    5. E.None of these
    9
    ‘a’ is greater than ‘b’ by 2 and ‘b’ is greater than ‘c’ by 10. If a+b+c = 130 then (b+c) - a = ?
    1. A.38
    2. B.42
    3. C.44
    4. D.34
    5. E.None of these
    10
    The product of two successive positive integers is 462. Which is the smaller integer ?
    1. A.20
    2. B.22
    3. C.21
    4. D.23
    5. E.None of these
    11
    If the difference between a number and two fifth of the number is 30, find the number .
    1. A.50
    2. B.75
    3. C.57
    4. D.60
    5. E.None of these
    12
    IF the sum of four consecutive even number  is 228. Which is the smallest of the number ?
    1. A.52
    2. B.54
    3. C.56
    4. D.48
    5. E.None of these
    13
    If the following fractions are arranged in descending order which will be the last in the series ?
      14
      What is the least number to be added to 3986 to make it a perfect square ?
      1. A.118
      2. B.95
      3. C.110
      4. D.100
      5. E.None of these
      15
      What is 234 time 167 ?
      1. A.48768
      2. B.41184
      3. C.40581
      4. D.39078
      5. E.None of these
      16
      The product of two consecutive even number is 4488. Which is the smaller number ?
      1. A.62
      2. B.71
      3. C.66
      4. D.65
      5. E.None of these
      17
      If the fractions  are arranged in ascending order of their values, which one will be the fourth ?
        18
        What is the least number to be added to 1416 to make it perfect square ?
        1. A.47
        2. B.38
        3. C.28
        4. D.25
        5. E.None of these
        19
        What is 147 times 329 ?
        1. A.48069
        2. B.48363
        3. C.49021
        4. D.48723
        5. E.None of these
        20
        The sum of 5 consecutive even number A, B, C, D and E is 410. What is the product of A and E ?
        1. A.6708
        2. B.6880
        3. C.6552
        4. D.Cannot be determined
        5. E.None of these

        English

        1
        I go to Madurai by —– Vaigai Express
        1. A.a
        2. B.an
        3. C.some
        4. D.the
        2
        Have the car stolen!
        1. A.Steal the car
        2. B.You should have the stolen car
        3. C.Get someone to steal the car
        4. D.They have stolen the car
        3
        The payment was collected by the hardworking salesman.
        1. A.The hardworking salesman collected the payment.
        2. B.the salesman who worked heard was able to collect the payment.
        3. C.to collect the payment the salesman had to work hard.
        4. D.The hardworking salesman was able to collect the payment.
        4
        I had to stop all my work to complete this project.
        1. A.All other work had to be stopped to complete this project by me
        2. B.For completing this project all other work must be stopped
        3. C.For completing this project I had to stop all my work
        4. D.To complete this project all other work had been stopped by me
        5
        They have published the names of all the successful candidates.
        1. A.The candidates who have succeeded their names they had published.
        2. B.The names of all the successful candidates have been published by them
        3. C.The candidates who have succeeded their names have been published by them.
        4. D.The names of all the successful candidate were published by them. 
        6
        The online shopping site lowered the prices.
        1. A.Lowering of the prices was done by the online shopping site
        2. B.The prices were lowered by the online shopping site
        3. C.The prices had been lowered by the online shopping site
        4. D.The prices have been lowered by the online shopping site
        7
        Who taught you to drive a truck ?
        1. A.To drive a truck by whom were you taught?
        2. B.Driving a truck by who were you taught?
        3. C.Driving a truck by who were you being taught?
        4. D.By whom were you taught to drive a truck?
        8
        We shall invite Suresh.
        1. A.Suresh would be invited by us
        2. B.Suresh would have been invited by us
        3. C.Suresh will be invited by us
        4. D.Suresh will have been invited by us
        9
        Dark clouds have overcast the evening sky.
        1. A.By the dark clouds the evening sky was overcast.
        2. B.The evening sky has been overcast by the dark clouds.
        3. C.Dark clouds overcastted the evening sky.
        4. D.The sky of the evening was overcasted by dark clouds.
        10
        The partners will celebrate their triumph tomorrow. 
        1. A.The triumph would be celebrated by the partners a day before
        2. B.The triumph would be celebrated by the partners a day after
        3. C.The triumph would have been celebrated by the partners a day after
        4. D.The triumph will have been celebrated by the partners tomorrow
        11
        Why did break the vase?
        1. A.why is the vase broken by him
        2. B.why was the vase broken by him
        3. C.why had been the vase broken by him
        4. D.why has been the vase broken by him
        12
        Mariam was writing a note to her boss.
        1. A.A note was written to her boss by Mariam
        2. B.A note was wrote by Mariam to her boss
        3. C.A note was being written by Mariam to her boss
        4. D.A note was written by Mariam to her boss
        13
        The baby really enjoys that music.
        1. A.That music was really enjoyed by the baby.
        2. B.That music was really being enjoyed by the baby.
        3. C.That music is really enjoyed by the baby.
        4. D.This music was really enjoyed by the baby.
        14
        The weather disrupted the final match.
        1. A.The final match has been disrupted by the weather.
        2. B.The final match had been disrupted by the weather.
        3. C.The final match was disrupted by the weather. 
        4. D.The final match was being disrupted by the weather.
        15
        The management committee is required to publish a report every year. 
        1. A.report would be published by the management committee every year.
        2. B.A report would have been published by the management committee every year.
        3. C.A report requires to be published by the management committee every year.
        4. D.Every year the report would be published by the management committee.
        16
        Preeti ran the race in record time.
        1. A.In record time Preeti ran the race.
        2. B. The race was run by Preeti in record time
        3. C.The race was being run by Preeti in record time
        4. D.The race had been run by Preeti in record time
        17
        I shall have written the full thesis by December
        1. A.By December I shall have wrote the full thesis.
        2. B.The full thesis will have been written by me by December.
        3. C.The full Thesis will be wrote by me by December
        4. D.By December the full thesis must have been wrote by me.
        18
        One must keep one’s promises.
        1. A.One’s promises must be kept by one.
        2. B.One’s promises had to be kept.
        3. C.Promises must be kept.
        4. D.Promises have to be kept by one.
        19
        I read the story in one night.
        1. A.The story had been read by me in one night.
        2. B.The story has been read by me in one night
        3. C.n one night the story has been read by me.
        4. D.the story was read by me in one night
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        We must take care of the old.
        1. A.Those who are old need to be taken care of by us.
        2. B.The old must be taken care of by us. 
        3. C.Those who are old need care by us
        4. D.The old should be taken care of by us.
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