ISRO Administrative Officer 2008

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For the following questions answer them individually
ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 5

Mahalwari system of revenue settlement was introduced by the British in

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 6

The tail of a comet always points away from the sun due to the

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 9

Which Article of the Constitution provides that it shall be the endeavourof every State to provide adequatefacility for instruction in the mother tongue at the primary stage of education?

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 10

In india, if “white revolution is associated with milk then ‘yellow revolution’ is associated with

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 13

A, B, C and D play a game of cards. A says to B, “If | give you 8 cards, you will have as many as C has and | shall have 3 less than what C has. Also, if  I take 6 cards from C, I shall have twice as many as D has.” If B and D together have 50 cards, how many cards has A got?

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 14

The price of 29 Apples, 23 Bananas and 19 Chickoos is Rs.379. Find the price - (in Rs.) of 7 Apples, 6 Bananas and 5 Chickoos when it is knownthat the price of 1 Apple is Rs.11 more than the price of 1Banana and 1 Chickoo together.

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 16

A child is searching for his mother. After walking 90 m towards east, he turns to the right. After walking 20 m, he again turns to the right and after travelling a distance of 30 m he reaches his mother’s friend’s house. From here he walks 100 m towards north and meets his mother. At whichdistance does he meet his motherfrom the starting point ?

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 17

A starts a business with Rs.1,50,000 and B joins after 4 months with some investment. A withdraws from the business after 4 more months. They share the profit in the ratio of 3:4 at the end of one year. Find B’s investment.

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 18

P, when working alone, can complete a work in 30 days. He can complete the same work in 20 days when working with Q. Working with Q and R, P can complete the same work in 10 days. In how many days can Q and together do the same work?

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 19

A merchantprofessesto sell a product at the cost price by using false weight. He gains 30%profit in this manner. What weight does he substitute for one _ kilogram.

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 20

Which of the following are in descending order of their value?

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 21

A candidate obtains 60% marksin the first paper and 70% marks aggregate in two papers. What percentage marks he got in the second paper,if the fullmarks for two papersare in the ration of 2:3.

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 23

(1) The rectangle represents government employees.

(2) The triangle represents urban people.

(3) The circle represents graduates.

(4) The square represents clerks.

Which of the following Statement is true ?

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 24

In the following question there is a set of four figures labeled 1, 2, 3 and 4 called the problem set followed by set of four other figures labeled a, b, c and d called the answer set. Figure 3 contains a Question Mark (?) .Select suitable figure from the answer set which will substitute the question mark (?) so that a series is formed by the figures 1, 2, 3, and 4 taken in order. The label of the selected figure is the answer.

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 25

The following question consists of two sets of figures 1, 2,3 and 4 constitute the problem set while figures a, b, c and d constitute the answer set. There is a definite relationship between figures 1 and 2. Establish a similar relationship between figure 3 and 4 by choosing a suitable figure 4 from the answer set.

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 26

An amount of money is distributed among P, Q and R in the ratio 7:3:11. If the total share of P & Q together is Rs.15,000/-, find out the difference between P and R's share.

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 27

Different words are formed with the help of the letters of word ‘RELATION’. Find the number of words in which vowels always occupy the even places.

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 28

Seven persons hand over the keys of their cars to a receptionist of a club. While leaving the club, they ask for the keys of their cars. All cars are of the same model of the same company. The receptionist hands over the keys to the members without knowing whose keys he is  handling over. How many times can two of them get the keys of their cars but remaining five can not?

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 29

If P + Q’ means‘P is the son of Q’; ‘P - Q’ means‘P is the daughter of Q’; ‘P x Q’ means‘P is the brother of Q’: ‘P + Q’ means‘P is the sister of Q’. Then, how is A related with E in the given equation?
$$A + B \times C \div D - E$$

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 31

Whichpart of Indian Constitution has been described as the soul of the Constitution ?

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 34

lf ‘+’ standsfor‘division’, ‘-‘ stands for ‘equalto’, $$‘\times’$$ stands for ‘addition’, $$‘\div’$$ stands for ‘greater than’, ‘=’stands for ‘less than’, ‘>’ stands for ‘multiplication’, and ‘<’ stands for ‘subtraction’, then which of the following alternatives is correct?

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 35

All the six members of a family A,B,C,D,E & F are travelling together. B is the son of C but C is not the mother of B. A & C are a married couple. E is the brother of C. D is the daughterof A. F is the brother of B. How many male membersare there in the family?

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 36

The average age of 10 personsin a board of directors has increased by 2 years, when two men aged 35 and 40 years are substituted by two women. If the age of one of the womenis 49 years, the age of the otheris

CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD OR PHRASE WHCH IS MOST NEARLY~ SIMILAR IN MEANING TO THE WORDGIVEN IN CAPITAL LETTERS

CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD OR PHRASE WHCHIS OPPOSITE IN MEANING TO THE WORDGIVEN IN CAPITAL LETTERS

IN THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS THE SENTENCES HAVE ERRORS. EACH IS DIVIDED INTO FOUR PARTS. FIND OUTWHICH PART HAS THE ERROR.

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 45

There were many reasons/(a)  that the whole character of the twentieth century/(b)  should be very different/(c)  from that of the nineteenth./(d)

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 46

If, through carelessness/(a)  some one damages your cycle/(b),  he is under a legal obligation/(c),  to pay the cost of repair./(d)

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 47

The senior officer was advised to give the assignment to/(a)  whom ever he felt/(b)  had a strong sense of responsibility,/(c)  and a high spirit of duty./(d)

PICK OUT THE MOST EFFECTIVE WORD FROM THE GIVEN WORDS TO FILL IN THE BLANK TO MAKE THE SENTENCE MEANINGFULLY COMPLETE

SELECT THE COMBINATION OF NUMBERS, SO THAT LETTERS/WORDS ARRANGED ACCORDINGLY WILL FORM A MEANINGFUL WORD.

EACH QUESTION GIVES A SENTENCE WITH A PART OF THE SENTENCE UNDERLINED THAT MAY CONTAIN AN ERROR. FOUR ALTERNATIVE SUBSTITUTES ARE GIVEN FOR THE UNDERLINED PORTION. IDENTIFY THE CHOICE THAT REPLACES THE UNDERLINED PART TO FORM A LOGICAL AND GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT STATEMENT.

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 53

He was unable to help me because he had failed to earn enough money

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 54

My friend asked me if I would mind him using my bicycle to go to college.

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 55

He is such meticulous person that he takes care of even the minutest of details.

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 56

Every where man is striving to gain more and more knowledge to develop all the necessary resources to eradicate poverty and diseases.

EACH SENTENCE (DIRECT) IN THIS ASSIGNMENT IS FOLLOWED BY FOUR OPTIONS L.E. (a, b, c AND d) OF IT (INDIRECT) OF THESE FOUR OPTIONS, ONLY ONE IS CORRECT. SPOT, THE CORRECT Answer:

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 57

Ravi said, “Myfatherlived in this city two years ago.”

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 58

He told me, “Shall | go to the picture ?”

For the following questions answer them individually
ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 60

Placing an adjective before a word to which it does not really apply. Ex: The Ploughman homeward plods his weary way. This is called:

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 61

Instead of resemblance we have identification. Comparison is not introduced by as or like. Ex: She was cut off in the flower of her youth and beauty. This is called

IN THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS FOUR ALTERNATIVES ARE GIVEN FOR THE [DIOM/PHRASE. CHOOSE THE ALTERNATIVE WHICH BEST EXPRESSES THE MEANING OF THE IDIOM/PHRASE.

Pick out from the words given below each sentence, the word which would complete the sentence correctly and meaningfully

For the following questions answer them individually
ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 71

The writ ‘Certiorari’ ensures:

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 73

The Council of ministers has to resign if a no-confidence motion is passed by majority members of

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 75

Who amongthe following has a right to speak and otherwise take part in the proceedings of either House of parliament and to be a memberof any Parliamentary Committee but is not entitled to vote?

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 76

Under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, Articles 10A and 10B deals with---------------

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 77

Every Public Information Officer will be liable for a penalty of Rs................ per day for delaying information without
reasonable cause.

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 79

The State of Jammu and Kashmir has been given special status under Art.370, which became operative from

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 80

The various training needs of the Central Government offices is taken care of by the ...........c.e Ministry/Department of the Governmentof india

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 81

Who among the following is not a Constitutional Authority

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 84

Which was the commission appointed by the Governmentof India to investigate the conditions of the socially and educationally backward classes of the society ?

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 86

Which of the following well describes the non-monetary incentive which have to be developed, administered and received from time to time with a view to encouraging the efficiency of the employee?

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 87

No .............. shall have jurisdiction to settle, decide or deal with any question which is by or under the Workmen Compensation Act required to be settled, decided or dealt with by a Commissioner.

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 89

The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 is based closely on the lines of conventions and recommendations of the ...........

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 90

As per the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act 1970, one of the following is not mandatory to be ensured by the Principal Employer:

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 92

Work force planning involves all of the following except

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 93

Most managementteams use ‘appraisal’ but what is meant by this term?

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 95

Whichofthe following is true for making application for registration of establishment under Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act?

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 96

Any information which concernsthelife or liberty of any person is sought for under Right to Information Act, the time limit within which the details are to be furnishedis

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 97

The object of the Act is to regulate employment of ..................in certain establishment and provide for its abolition in certain circumstances and for matter concerning there with.

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 98

Out of the following one is not a designated authority under the Industrial Disputes Act 1947:-

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 101

Maslow,in his triangle of human needs, showedthat

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 102

When deciding on objectives for.managementit is advised that companies should aim to achieve 'SMART' within these. Whichof the following is NOT part of the SMART scheme?

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 103

Whichof the following will NOT result following the introduction of a - more decentralised system of management?

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 104

Which of thefollowing is NOT a characteristic of a narrow span of control?

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 105

Write an Essay on any one ofthe topics not exceeding 800 words:

This passage is followed by questions based on it. Choose the best answer to each question on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage.

The reformer must know that what moves people is the authentic life, not mere writing. The newspapers and journals that Lokmanya Tilak and Gandhiji ran, the books they wrote, sold little, but had enormous effect. Their writing was known to reflect and be just an extension of, their exemplary lives. It was the authenticity of their lives which lent weight to their message,to their example. All knew that their lives were an integral whole — they were not moral in public life and lax in private, nor vice versa. They were not full of pious thoughts and sacred resolutions within the walls of a temple and cheats outside.

A writer who is merely entertaining his readers, even one who is merely informing them, can do what he wants with the rest of his life. But the writer who sets out to use his pen to reform public life cannot afford such dualities.

Here is the testimony of one great man, Gandhiji, about the influence of another, LokmanyaTilak :

“ I believe that an editor who has anything worth saying and who commands a clientele cannot be easily hushed. He delivered his finished message as soon as he is put under duress. The Lokmanya spoke more eloquently from the Mandalay fortress than through the columns of the printed Kesari. His influence was multiplied thousandfold by his imprisonment and his speech and his pen had acquired much greater power after he was discharged than before his imprisonment. By his death we have been editing his paper without pen and speech through the sacred resolution of the people to realise his life’s dream. He could possibly have done more if he were today in the flesh, preaching his view. Critics like me would perhaps be still finding fault in his expression of this or that. Today his message rules millions of hearts which are determined to raise a permanent living memorial by the fulfillment of his ambition in their lives. “

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 107

Which of the following is the result of Lokmanya Tilak’s exemplary life?

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 108

Whichofthe following is the general tendency of critics according to the passage?

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 109

In the context of the passage, a reformer becomeseffectiveif

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 110

In the context of the passage, which of the following statements about Lokmanya Tilak and Mahatma Gandhiis true?

ISRO Administrative Officer 2008 - Question 111

Whichof the following types of writers can be moral in their personal life and lax in public life?

Choose the word from the given option which is nearly the same in meaning to the word printed in Bold Italics, as used in the passage.

Choose the word from the given options which is nearly the opposite in meaning to the word printed in BoldItalics, as used in the passage.

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