Life history of a person written by another:
ISRO Junior Personal Assistant 2008 Paper-I
In the following three questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences.
One who forcibly takes control of a bus or an aircraft:
The place where public, government or historical records are kept:
In the following three questions, out of the given alternatives, choose the one which can best replace the italicized word in the sentence without changing the meaning of the sentence.
He was drawn to the vortex of politics at a very early age.
The cyclone had blown some of the cars to funny places.
Her today’s story was merely an exaggeration of what happened before my eyes.
In the following three questions, choose the word which best expresses meaning of the word given in capital.
BROWSE
RECKLESS
ABSURD
In the following three questions, find out the pair of words which makes the sentence meaningful and complete.
If you kindly bear ___________ me for sometime, I shall _________ the whole issue.
Problems of the country can only be alleviated by __________ and ________ citizens.
Nine members have __________ about the decision, but the tenth one views it __________.
In the following three questions, find the correctly spelt word :
In the following five questions, choose the correct word to fill the blank:
It is a good chance. You must avail ......... this opportunity.
Copper, Silver and Gold ............
These elections will be remembered as much for its anti-incumbency mood as for its ............. mandate.
We upset ourselves by responding in an ________________ manner to someone else’s actions.
All the people involved in that issue feel a great __________ to his suggestion.
In the following three questions, three words having different meanings of a certain word are given. Select that word from the answer choices, given under each set of words :
practical, sensible, realistic
deliberate, planned, purposeful
produce, create, generate
In the following three questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with prepositions. Four alternative sets are given for each question. Choose the correct preposition or set of prepositions as demanded by the question :
__________ the corner of the street stood a policeman _________ an umbrella, shivering in the rain.
__________cover of darkness, the enemy crept __________ the hill.
_______________two weeks, he did not venture ___________ the safety of his house, even once.
In the following three questions, select the lettered pair that expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair:
Cool: Cold
Editor : Newspaper
Jeweller : Ornament
In the following three questions four groups of words are given. In each group one word is misspelt. Find the misspelt word :
In the following three questions, a part of the sentence is bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (a), (b) and (c) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (d):
One study that examined the claim directly in 1995 found that a group of people did burned much calories from fat on days when they exercised on an empty stomach than on days when they had a small breakfast first.
Goa wasfull of non-Goa property hunters rushing about busying up the place like tomorrow was an expired lease.
Still, it’s under-the-upper layers themselves who are aspiring for slivers of luxury
In the following three questions, Proverbs/idioms are given together with their meanings. Choose the correct meaning of the Proverb/idiom :
“To turn the tables” means
Day and night, he ‘yearns for’ his beloved, means
“This medicine is a panacea” means
In the following two questions, the sentences have been given in Active/Passive voice. From the given options, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Passive/Active voice :
Who gave you this letter ?
There is no time to waste.
In each of the following questions, there is a set of four figures labeled 1, 2, 3 and 4 called the Problem Set followed by a set of four other figures labeled a, b, c and d called the Answer Set. Fig.(3) contains a question-mark. Select a suitable figure from the Answer set which will substitute this question mark so that a series is formed by the figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 taken in order. The alphabet of the selected figure is the answer.
For the following questions answer them individually
The following question consists of five figures marked 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 called the Problem Figures followed by the other figures marked a, b, c and d called the Answer Figures. Select a figure from amongst the Answer Figures which will continue the same series as established by the five Problem Figures.
The Chief Justice of India is ______________ ?
The total sum of the goods and services produced within a country in a year minus depreciation is called the ______________
A rise in “SENSEX” means _________________
The largest flightless bird which can run at a great speed is ________________
Who is the present UN Secretary General ?
In the following two questions, four pairs of words are given out of which the words in three pairs bear a certain common relationship. Choose the pair in which the words are differently related.
In the following questions, choose the correct answer:
“Vision India 2020” is a book written by ____________
If ROSE is written as TQUG, how BISCUIT can be written in that code?
If the positions of the first and sixth letters of the word ‘BENEFICIAL’ are interchanged, similarly the positions of the second and seventh letters are interchanged and so on, which letter will be third from the right after rearrangement.
If white is called blue, blue is called red, red is called yellow, yellow is called green, green is called black, black is called violet and violet is called orange, what would be the colour of human blood ?
If cushion is called pillow, pillow is called mat, mat is called bedsheet and bedsheet is called cover, which will be spread on the floor ?
Looking at a portrait of a man, Harsh said, “His mother is the wife of my father’s son. Brothers and sisters I have none.” At whose portrait was Harsh looking ?
Pointing out to a lady, a girl said, “She is the daughter-in-law of the grandmother of my father’s only son.” How is the lady related to the girl ?
Five children are sitting in a row S is sitting next to P but not T. K is sitting next to R who is sitting on the extreme left and T is not sitting next to K. Who are sitting adjacent to S ?
‘Ice’ is related to ‘Cold’ in the same way as ‘Earth’ is related to:
Find the missing number/letters in the series.
A, G, L, P, S, ?
In the following fifteen questions, choose the correct answer:
Who was the main architect of the Russian Revolution?
The British Prime Minister at the time of India’s independence was:
Who was the political guru of M.K.Gandhi?
For the first time the department of Public Works was established by:
Which of the following is not a financial institution?
Which one of the following deals with Economic Offences?
Largest revenue in India is obtained from:
The Chief Justice of a High Court in India is appointed by the:
In Indian Republic the real executive authority rests with the:
The control of the preparation of electoral rolls for Parliament and Legislatives in India, vests with:
Who amongst the following is associated with “Microsoft”?
The concept of Five year Plans in India was introduced by:
Who amongst the following is the author of the book “through the Corridors of Power” released recently?
The first person to conduct heart transplantation in India is:
Which of these is not included as a Fundamental Right in the Indian Constitution?
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Which of the following District is one of the International border of India ?
As per Indian Constitution, in the event of any conflict between the union laws and state laws ___________________
How can the Presidentof India utilize funds from the Contingency Fund ?
In the following two questions, three words in bold letters are given, which have something in common among themselves. Out of the four given alternatives, choose the most appropriate description about these three words.
Sandstone : Limestone : Coal
Chlorine : Fluorine : lodine
For the following questions answer them individually
Write an essay on any one of the following (about 400 words)
a) Contribution of Space Technology to Society.
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b) Empowerment of Womenin the Society.
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c) The Right to Information Act-2005 — A right step towards better transparency in governance ?
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d) Indo-US Nuclear deal
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Write a letter on any one of the following (about 300 words)
a) You are Ajith Kumar of 75/2 of Vasanth Vihar on S.M. Road of the Ahmedabad City. Some road work was started on this road some six months back but not completed yet. Despite plea to many local authorities, no action was taken to complete the repair work. You and a few residents of your Society have also witnessed a couple of accidents on this road after the repair work commenced. Write a strong letter to the Editor, Times of India, Ahmedabad Edition on the plight of the above road and negligence of the local authorities concerned.
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b) Write a letter to the Chairman, Water Supply Board about the poor and irregular water supply in your area and seeking improvements in the supply of water.
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