Test Paper – 3
time: 1 hour 35mins
Section 1: English
Read the following passage and answer the questions given below.
It was in Germany and France that the first successful attempts were made to produce an internal-combustion engine driven by petrol. In England, people were strangely timid about horseless vehicles. English inventors were handicapped by a quaint old law that forbade any such vehicle to attain a greater speed than four miles an hour, and compelled each one to be preceded by a man carrying a red flag. This law was not repealed until 1896.
The earliest motor cars were looked upon as mere jokes, or as rather dangerous play things, by everyone except their inventors. Some of them were single-seaters, others would carry two or even three people; but all were noisy, clumsy, queer-looking things. When in 1888, Carl Benz, a German, produced a three-wheeled, internal combustion car, a great forward stride had been made. Another German, whose name, Daimler is often seen on motor cars to this day, was experimenting about the same time, and testing a petrol-driven engine.
It is easy to understand how the introduction of the petrol-driven engine revolutionized road transport throughout the world. Until then, the necessary power to push a vehicle along could not be obtained without the cumbersome tanks, boilers and furnaces of the steam engine. The internal-combustion engine is light in weight and small in size by comparison; the fuel is burned in it, so that there is no waste, like the dusty cinders of a coal fire.
1. How did most people regard early motor cars?
(a) Not better than horse-driven vehicles
(b) A mere joke or as dangerous toys
(c) A mere scientific experiments
(d) A cumbersome vehicle
2. What handicapped early inventors?
(a) The general public did not welcome the invention
(b) The strange law that forbade a vehicle to travel at a speed greater than 4 miles per hour
(c) The people regarded them as jokes or as dangerous play things
(d) None of these
3. What does ‘repealed’ mean?
(a) Repeated
(b) Abolished
(c) Contradicted
(d) Enforced
4. What is incorrect about the internal combustion engine?
(a) fuel was not wasted
(b) Light in weight
(c) Noisy and clumsy
(d) Small in size
5. What does ‘timid’ mean?
(a) Disliked
(b) Afraid
(c) Partial towards
(d) Unhappy
In the sentences given below, the highlighted part may contain some error. Choose the option which best replaces the highlighted phrase.
6. They feel very proudly that their team had won the match.
(a) Felt proudness
(b) Felt very pride
(c) Felt very proud
(d) No error
7. Can you tell me why did you not speak the truth?
(a) Why did not you
(b) That why did you not speak
(c) Why you did not speak
8. The alarming report of the building collapse had everyone spellbound.
(a) Alarmed report
(b) Reporting alarm
(c) Reported alarm
(d) No error
9. These days it is difficult to make both ends meet.
(a) To have both ends meet
(b) To make all ends meet
(c) To make the ends meet
(d) No error
10. The train was late for forty minutes
(a) By
(b) In
(c) At
(d) No error
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words.
11. When she made a proposal, I felt like agreeing ______her.
(a) For (b) to (c) with (d)by
12. She was travelling alone ______a bus.
(a) Of (b) in (c) on (d)by
13. He was very polite ______me.
(a) To (b) with (c) on (d) for
14. We do not know the reason ______his failure.
(a) In (b) of (c) to (d) for
15. She was always nice ______me.
(a) To (b) for (c) on (d) with
SECTION II: LEGAL REASONING
16. PRINCIPLE 1: “Profit a pendre” is said to arise when a person has the right to enjoy the profits that arise out of the land of another.
PRINCIPLE 2: Easementary rights on the other hand arise when a person has the right to enjoy the land of another, but cannot benefit from the profit arising out of the land.
Raju was allowed to pass through the compound of Supandi’s house, because there was no other way of reaching his own house. Pooja used to go to Supandi’s house every orange season to pluck the oranges growing in his compound to sell them in the market as per an agreement between her and Supandi. Both Pooja and Raju used to come at the same time of the day. One day, Raju while walking through Supandi’s compound plucked a few oranges as he knew that Pooja was not coming that day and that Supandi would not know the difference. Decide the most plausible answer from below.
a. Raju was allowed to pass through the compound which obviously means he can eat the fruits that grow on the way.
b. Raju only had an easementary right and hence cannot benefit from the profits arising out of the land, in this case the oranges.
c. It does not matter since Supandi’s rights are not affected in any way and since the land and oranges are his and he is not suffering, there is no problem.
d. None of the above.
17. PRINCIPLE: A Muslim man is allowed to have a maximum of four wives at a time and this marriage is considered valid in the eyes of law. Any extra marriage is considered irregular.
Hazaaro Khwaish is a Muslim man married to Ekta, Dono, Teenpatti and Chatur. They were a happy family. Then one day, Ekta died of a heart ailment. Since she was his favourite wife, Hazaaro Khwaish was devastated. In his time of grief Panchami, a lady friend, helped him become cheerful again. They fell in love and got married soon after.
(a) Panchami cannot be married to Hazaaro Khwaish as he has already been married four times.
(b) Cannot decide on such matters of the heart on rigid legal principles.
(c) Hazaaro Khwaish and Panchami have entered an irregular marriage.
(d) The marriage between Hazaaro Khwaish and Panchami is valid as at the time of marriage he had only three wives and he can have up to four wives at a given time.
18. Principle: A confession made to a police officer cannot be used as evidence in a Court of law.
Ajay is a reputed doctor in Mysore. He has well-known for his remarkable ability to cure diseases thought to be incurable. He is a very hard worker and strives at all times to do his best to help his patients. One day, Ajay is returning home after a night shift. He is extremely sleepy and falls asleep while driving. As a consequence, he hits two pedestrians gravely injuring them. As it is six-o-clock in the morning, no one sees Ajay hit the pedestrians. Later, feeling extremely guilty, Ajay goes to the police and confesses that he is the one who hit the pedestrians. Can Ajay’s confession be used in Court?
(a) No, Ajay has confessed to the police
(b) Yes, Ajay has committed an offence and must be punished
(c) No, Ajay has felt extremely guilty and voluntarily confessed
19. Principle: The Parliament of India passes an Amendment to the Environment Protection Act, 1986. This Amendment says that all cars have to undergo emission testing once in three months. If the car is more than 2 years old, it has to compulsorily be changed for a new one. Anyone who does not follow these rules commits an offence.
Shreya owns a Maruti-800 car. It was gifted to her by her parents four years earlier for her eighteenth birthday. After the Amendment is passed, Shreya gets the emission tests done for the car and puts the sticker on the windshield to show that the test has been completed. Has Shreya committed any offence?
(a) Yes, Shreya’s car is four years old and she has not changed it.
(b) No, Shreya has got the emission test conducted every three months.
(c) No, Shreya is a law-abiding citizen and has even put the sticker on the windshield to show that the emission test is complete.
20. Principle: The author of a book has the exclusive right to print, publish and reproduce it. When any person does anything does anything that violates this exclusive right, he commits an offence of copyright infringement.
Karan is the owner of the printing company “two steps up” which has published various books and magazines like “Cryptic”, “Women’s Life” and “The Kingdom of Flies.” His daughter Vrinda is a big fan of the Harry Potter books and has been anxiously waiting for the release of the seventh book “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.” It is officially published by Bloomsbury with permission from JK Rowling. However, to her dismay, due to certain unavoidable circumstances, the book goes out of stock soon after its release and she is informed that it will take another six months for the new stock to arrive. Vrinda is desperate to buy the book. Karan decides that he will print the book himself and does so to satisfy his daughter. Is Karan guilty of copyright infringement?
(a) No, Karan did it to make his daughter happy
(b) Yes, Karan has printed the book without JK Rowling’s permission
(c) No, Karan had no choice as the book was out of stock for six months
Section III: Logical reasoning
Puzzles :
Q.1)
In a group of six women, there are four dancers, four vocal musicians, one actress and three violinists.
i. Girija and vanaja are among the violinists.
ii. Jalaja and shailaja do not know how to play on the violin
iii. Shailaja and tanuja are among the dancers.
iv. Jailaja, vanaja, shailaja and tanuja are all vocal musicians and two of them are also violinists.
If pooja is an actress, who among the following is both a dancer and a violinist:
a) Jalaja b)shailaja c)tanuja d)pooja
Q.2
Directions: study the following questions and answer the questions carefully:
i. There is a group of five persons – A,B,C,D and E.
ii. One of them is a horticulturist, one if a physicist, one is a journalist , one is an industrialist and one is an advocate
iii. Three of them –A, C and advocate prefer tea to coffee and two of them –B and the journalist prefer coffee to tea.
iv. The industrialists and D and A are friends to one another but two of them prefer coffee to tea.
v. The horticulturist is C’s brother.
I) Who is the horticulturist?
a) A b)B c)C d) D e)E
II) Who is the industrialist?
a)E b) C c)B d)A e)D
III) Which of the following groups includes a person who likes tea but is not an advocate?
a) ACE b)DE c)BCE d)BD e)none of these
IV) Who is a physicist?
a)A b)E c)D d)C e)B
Q.3 Read the following information and answer the question below it:
Six students A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in the field. A and B are from Nehru house while the rest belong to Gandhi house .
D and F are tall while the others are short.
A, C and D are wearing glasses while the others are not.
I) Which of the two students who are not wearing glasses, are short?
a)A and F b)C and E c)B and E d)E and F e)none of these
II) Which short student at Gandhi house is not wearing glasses?
a)F b)E c)B d)A e)none of these
III) Which tall student of Gandhi house is not wearing glasses?
a) B b)C c)E d)F e) none of these
BLOOD RELATIONS:
Q.4) There are six children playing football, namely A, B, C, D, E and F.
A and E are brothers. F is the sister of E.C is the only son of A’s uncle. B and D are daughters of brother of C’s father.
I) How is F related to C?
a) Cousin b)brother c)son d) uncle
II) How many male players are there?
a) One b)three c) four d)five e)six
III) How many female players are there?
a)one b) two c)three d) four e)five
IV) How is D related to A?
a) Uncle b)sister c)niece d) cousin
Directions:
Q.5 Rasik walks 20 km North. Then he turns right and walks 30 metres. Then he turns right and walks 35 metres. Then he turns left and walks 15metres. Then he again turns left and walks 15metres.
In which direction and how many metres away is he from his original position.
a) 15m west b)30 m east d)30 m west d)45 m east
Q.6 kailash faces towards north. Turning to his right, he walks 25 metres. He then turns to his left and walks 30 metres. Next, he moves 25 metres towards his right. He then turns to his right again and walks 55 metres. Finally, he turns to the right and moves 40 metres. In which direction is he now from the starting point?
a) south – west b) south c) north- west d) south –east
Key (logic)
1) C
2) I:a,II:c,III:e,IV:d
3) I:c, II :b, III: d
4) I:a, II:b, III:c, IV:d
5) D
6) d