SAMPLE PAPER

Sample Questions: A few sample questions are given below. You may practice marking your answers in the sample answers sheet given at the end. Please remember, in the test paper there will be questions of several types other than those given as specimens, though all will be objective type.

Test I: General Awareness

1. The Commonwealth Secretariat is located in

1) The Hague 2) Geneva 3) London 4) Vancouver

2. Which of the following is correct?

1) Consumption is a function of income 2) Consumption is a function of saving 3) Income is a function of consumption 4) Income is a function of saving

3. The smallest blood vessel is called the

1) Vena cava 2) Artery 3) Capillary 4) Aorta

4. In 2000 Olympic Hockey, the gold medal went to Holland by defeating

1) South Korea 2) Australia 3) Pakistan 4) Italy

5. In 1998, which country hosted the 13th Asian Games?

1) Singapore 2) Malaysia 3) Thailand 4) India

6. To which of the following countries does Miss World '98 belong ?

1) France 2) Malaysia 3) Israel 4) Venezuela

7. Which of the following gases makes the major proportion of air?

1) Carbon dioxide 2) Nitrogen 3) Argon 4) Oxygen

Test II: English Language

Instruction: Read the following passage and answer questions given at the end.

The world over, income tax is an important source of revenue for governments. It is only in this country, where populism has led to the pampering of the middle classes, that the share of income tax in total tax revenue has not risen, as it ought to have done. As a result, income tax revenue accounts for 40 percent of direct tax revenue but only about 12 per cent of gross tax revenue. The inequity implicit in the latter figure - it implies that indirect taxes, paid by all rather than only the rich, sustain the Center's revenues - has been pointed out several times by several experts and laymen alike. But to no avail. The politicians have gone their wayward way.

Taxes in general, and income tax in particular, should be viewed as charge for services rendered by the government - services like defence policing, health, education and so on. The government needs to market income tax better. It should say that people must pay their taxes so that it can provide these services efficiently. This is a far better way of convincing them of the importance of taxes. The socialist way, of telling them that they must pay simply because they are rich, or 

because the government wants to invest in this or that, only leads to evasion. Appeals to good sense, compassion for the poor, and so on are effective only up to a point because they do not appeal to the self-interest of the taxpayer. One reason why voluntary compliance in the developed countries is so high is that the people view them as a service charge. The other reason, of course, is that the penalty for evasion is severe. So fear also plays a part in high compliance.

Unfortunately, the government has done little in either direction. Not only has it failed to give people the right reasons for why taxes must be paid, it has also not done anything to instill the fear of discovery of tax evasion. And to make matters worse, some so-called experts have sought to adopt a cost of collection approach to income tax. This had led to the ludicrous demand that income tax be abolished altogether as it costs too much to collect it. In a democracy, income taxes have a larger role than mere revenue collection. The sooner the politicians understand this, the better it will be.

8. According to this passage, "inequity" is the characteristic feature of the tax revenue system because:

1) there is a large disparity between 40 percent of direct tax revenue and 12 percent of gross tax revenue 2) There is a large disparity between 60 percent of indirect tax revenue and 88 percent of gross tax revenue. 3) The income base in the country is very small. 4) Indirect taxes borne by all much represent a much higher percentage of gross tax revenues in the country than elsewhere.

9. It can be inferred from this passage that the share of income taxes in total tax revenue has not risen as it ought to have due to

1) high cost of income tax collection 2) weak and dishonest income tax department staff 3) Lack of understanding of the need and rationale for income tax on the part of the citizens. 4) Poor marketing of the concept of income tax and a lack of clear tax revenue strategy on the part of the government.

10. The remedy lies, according to the author of the passage in

1) developing a sound tax revenue marketing programme 2) making tax laws more penal to instill fear of tax evasion 3) raising the share of income tax revenue upwards of 12 percent of gross tax revenue 4) Both (1) and (3) above

11. The author's attitude in the passage can best be described as that of

1) skepticism 2) optimism 2) endorsement 4) indignation

12. Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the passage?

1) Whither tax system 2) Marketing income tax 3) Politics of income tax 4) Penalise tax evasion

Instructions: For each of the questions numbering 13-15 given below, a word in capital letters is followed by four words or phrases. Choose the word or phrase, which is most nearly similar in meaning to the WORD in capital letters.

13. ATTRIBUTE

1) interfere 2) impute 3) inhere 4) inundate

14. DEXTERITY

1) ability 2) skill 3) intelligence 4) agility

15. ABJECT

1) wretched 2) solid 3) helpful 4) soft

Instructions : For each of the questions numbering 16-18 given below, a word in capital letters is followed by four words or phrases. Choose the word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the WORD in capital letters.

16. PHOBIA

1) awe 2) disregard 3) qualm 4) reverence

17. WHEEDLE

1) negotiate 2) wheels 3) drag on 4) ladle

18. EXTENUATING

1) aggravating 2) exotic 3) expanding 4) abolishing

Instructions: Each sentence below in questions 19-21 has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are four words or sets of words. Choose the word or set of words that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole .

19. Life is a petty thing unless it is moved by the ____________ urge to _________ its boundaries.

1) unfailing -------------------- mark 2) indomitable -------------------- extend 3) passionate ----------------- confine 4) compulsive -------------------- define

20. If you want to succeed let there be no _______________ in your effort.

1) let up 2) let off 3) let on 4) let by

21. After an initial depression, the young man ___________ the sudden demise of his father.

1) got out 2) got over 3) got off 4) got by

Instructions: Each sentence below in questions 19-21 has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are four words or sets of words. Choose the word or set of words that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole .

19. Life is a petty thing unless it is moved by the ____________ urge to _________ its boundaries.

1) unfailing -------------------- mark 2) indomitable -------------------- extend 3) passionate ----------------- confine 4) compulsive -------------------- define

20. If you want to succeed let there be no _______________ in your effort.

1) let up 2) let off 3) let on 4) let by

21. After an initial depression, the young man ___________ the sudden demise of his father.

1) got out 2) got over 3) got off 4) got by

Instructions : Each question below from number 22 & 23 is an idiom followed by four alternative meanings of which three are not correct. Your task is to choose the correct alternative.

22. To read between the lines

1) to suspect 2) to read carefully 3) to understand the hidden meaning of the writer 4) to do useless things

23. Between the devil and the deep blue sea 1) in a dilemma 2) a man who is drowning 3) near the coast line 4) to be evil tempered

Instructions: In questions numbering 24 & 25 one word is spelt incorrectly choose the word.

24. 1) foundling 2) foundary 3) fountain 4) fortune

25. 1) minaret 2) minatory 3) mindless 4) mimmetic

Instructions : Below are given sentences (questions 26 & 27) with portions underlined and identified as `1', `2' ,`3' or `4'. Identify the portion that may have errors in construction, syntax or grammar. If you find there is no error in the sentence then your answer is `O'.

26. A circle of light was projected on a screen before the dog was fed until it came to regard it as a sort of gong.

27. You have your own distinct personality and belong to that class of well-liked persons we all wish to belong to.

Test III: Quantitative Aptitude

Instructions: Each of the questions numbering 28-35 has four alternative answers. Choose the alternative that is or is closest to the correct answers.

28. A man bought a toy for £112 and sold it for £164. What fraction of the selling price was his profit?

(1) 26/64 (2) 13/28 (3) 13/35 (4) 13/41

29. Find the number whose square root is twice its cube root.

(1) 27 (2) 64 (3) 125 (4) 81

30. If X% of 37 ½ is 120, then x is equal to

(1) 3.2 (2) 3200 (3) 32 (4) 320

31. By selling a shirt for £144, a man loses 10%. At what price should he sell it in order to gain 12%?

(1) £156.60 (2) £ 84.00 (3) £164.00 (4) £179.20

32. I used to save 10% of my income. When my income was raised by 25%, and if I should save the amount as before, what percent of my income can I afford to spend?

(1) 75% (2) 92% (3) 70% (4) 66 ? %

33. The expression equals

1) (25 (2) 5 (3) 8 (4) 16

34. The circumference of a circle is increased from 4cm to 8cm. By how much is the area inc

4cm 2 2) 12cm2 3) 16cm2 4) 48cm2

35. If 5x -2y =10, then 4y-10x equals

(1) 15( 2) 20 (3) -10 (4) -20

Instructions : To answer questions 36-41 refer to the data in the following table:

TABLE : TRENDS IN SALES OF FOUR COMPANIES (£ Million)

YEAR	A	B	C	D
1986	12.00	2.00	18.50	50.00
1987	10.00	5.00	15.00	16.00
1988	18.00	7.50	16.50	15.00
1989	20.00	11.50	14.50	36.00
1990	25.00	15.00	50.00	48.00

36. Which company has consistently shown increasing sales over time?

1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D

37. The total sales for all the companies put together in 1987 were how many times that in 1990?

1) 3/7 2) 2/5 3) 1/4 4) 1/3

38. What are the average sales of company C for the five years?

1) 22.90 2) 21.90 3) 23.90 4) 20.90

39. Which company recorded the lowest growth rate in sales in 1990 over its previous year?

1) B 2) D 3) A 4) C

40. Which two years have shown approximately equal sales for all the companies put together?

1) 1987- and 1988 2) 1986 and 1987 3) 1989 and 1990 4) 1988 and 1989

41. Which company faced a decline in sales in 1989 over its previous year?

1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D

TEST - IV : Reasoning

Instructions : For questions numbering 42-44, find out the missing number in the given sequences.

42. 1,1,2,6,24, ?, 720

(1) 100 (2) 104 (3) 108 (4) 120

43. 2,12,30, 56, ?, 132, 182

(1) 116 (2) 76 (3) 90 (4) 86

44. 625,5,125,25,25, ?, 5

(1) 125 (2) 5 (3) 25 (4) 625

Instructions : For the questions numbering 45 & 46, words of the first set have certain relationship. Your task is to find out the right word from the choice given for the questions mark (? ) so that the second set will also have the same relationship.

45. Clock : Time : : Thermometer : ?

(1) Mercury (2) Temperature (3) Heat (4) Patient

46. Beef : Cattle : : Pork : ?

(1) Sheep (2) Lamb (3) Pig (4) Hen

47. If 4 X 6 = 32 8 X 8 = 44 6 X 2 = 13 Then 4 X 8 = ?

(1) 43 (2) 84 (3) 42 (4) 24

48. If A=1, B=2, C=3, D=4 etc. What does the following number make? 8514

(1) AUNT (2) BEAD (3) HEAR (4) HEAD

49. Which number will come in place of the question mark in the following? 15-7 = 1052 19-8 =1522 12-12-1442 11-6=662 13-8=?

(1) 942 (2) 1042 (3) 984 (4) 1044

50. Find the missing number

(1) 3 (2) 12 (3) 0 (4) 6

Answers

Q.NO.	ANS.	Q.NO.	ANS.	Q.NO.	ANS.	Q.NO.	ANS.	Q.NO.	ANS.
1	3	11	1	21	2	31	4	41	3
2	1	12	2	22	3	32	2	42	4
3	3	13	2	23	1	33	1	43	3
4	1	14	2	24	2	34	2	44	1
5	0	15	1	25	4	35	4	45	2
6	3	16	2	26	3	36	2	46	3
7	2	17	3	27	0	37	4	47	3
8	4	18	4	28	4	38	1	48	4
9	4	19	2	29	2	39	3	49	2
10	1	20	1	30	4	40	2	50	3

 

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