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Q.13051·Miscellaneous·2013·Easy

If the total surface area of a cube is 6 square unit, then what is the volume of the cube?

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Q.13052·Miscellaneous·2013·Easy

S₁: A reporter is someone who gathers and writes news. S₆: Many editors are former reporters. P: An editor is someone who prepares all the news for printing in the newspaper. Q: A reporter cannot do a good job unless he has a good understanding of the requirements of the editor of his newspaper. R: The editor decides how important each news story is and where it should be placed. S: The reporter and the editor are both called newsmen. The proper sequence should be

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Q.13053·Miscellaneous·2013·Easy

S₁: Of men's earliest inventions we know very little. S₆: It was only a step further that he made a rude weapon by fastening a stone to the end of a stick. P: Man used stick and stone long before he dared to meddle with fire. Q: The first was to use a stone to crack a nut. R: The next was the use of a stick to strike an enemy. S: Once man had fire, he was the master of all lower creatures. The proper sequence should be

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Q.13054·Miscellaneous·2013·Easy

S₁: The detective walked into the dark room alone. S₆: At once he saw the disorder and confusion in the room. P: It was later that he found the gun lying under a chair. Q: First he felt for the switch and turned on the light. R: The furniture was smashed and the curtains torn. S: He carefully picked up the gun making sure not to smudge the fingerprints. The proper sequence should be

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Q.13055·Miscellaneous·2013·Easy

S₁: Last night I was very tired and dropped off to sleep. S₆: I was frightened. P: I thought I heard somebody move outside. Q: All of a sudden, a slight noise disturbed my sleep. R: I got out of bed quietly and peeped out of the window. S: A goat was chewing up my rose plants. The proper sequence should be

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Q.13056·Miscellaneous·2013·Easy

S₁: The train was running fast and the next station was nearly an hour ahead. S₆: Their aunt was occupying a corner seat. P: The children were pestering their aunt with embarrassing questions. Q: The occupants of the first carriage among others were a tall girl, a little girl and a little boy. R: Luckily an ice cream vendor came to the rescue of the aunt. S: She bought four cups of ice cream and all of them became busy with eating. The proper sequence should be

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Q.13057·Miscellaneous·2013·Easy

S₁: The parents of Bose wanted him to become an I.C.S. Officer. S₆: Very much against his will, he was sent to England. P: But his heart was not for government service. Q: He studied zealously and got through the I.C.S. examination in the fourth rank. R: Soon he resigned from the I.C.S. to the bewilderment of all. S: His resignation showed that his country's freedom was more important to him than his personal ambitions. The proper sequence should be

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Q.13058·Miscellaneous·2013·Easy

S₁: One winter afternoon she had been buying something in a little antique shop in Curzon Street. S₆: Therefore she visited this shop once again. P: He clasped his hands; he was so gratified he could scarcely speak. Q: It was a shop she always liked to visit. R: The owner was overjoyed when he saw her. S: He clapped his hands; he was so gratified he could scarcely speak. The proper sequence should be

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Q.13059·Miscellaneous·2013·Easy

S₁: My friend Todd owes me a dollar. S₆: He has owed it to me for twelve months, and I fear there is little prospect of his ever returning it. P: Whenever I meet him, he does not show any indication that he owes me a dollar. Q: My dollar has gone out of his mind. R: Thus he meets me in the same frank friendly way as always. S: I see that I shall never get it back. The proper sequence should be

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Q.13060·Miscellaneous·2013·Easy

S₁: He beamed whenever she came in. S₆: And the man who kept it was very fond of serving her. P: The buffalo had huge horns. Q: A kind of unknown calm and peace seemed to slide into my soul. R: What delighted me most was the sight of a little boy sitting on the last buffalo in the herd. S: It charmed me beyond measure. The proper sequence should be

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Q.13061·Miscellaneous·2013·Easy

In the following items, some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your Answer Sheet accordingly. The fire before any serious damage was done (P) by volunteers (Q) was controlled (R) i n the godown. (S) The correct sequence should be

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Q.13062·Miscellaneous·2013·Easy

In the following items, some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your Answer Sheet accordingly. Some educationists should not be exposed to (P) believe tha t (Q) young children (R) too much television viewing. (S) The correct sequence should be

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Q.13063·Miscellaneous·2013·Easy

In the following items, some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your Answer Sheet accordingly. Like energy crisis (P) is one of the most talked about (Q) population explosion (R) topics of the world these days. (S) The correct sequence should be

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Q.13064·Miscellaneous·2013·Easy

I was very fond of the old soldier in our little town. He had only one leg, having lost the other somewhere in Assam in 1942. He used to tell me about his adventures. He told me that he had run away from home to join the army. He had experienced his first battle in the Libyan desert. Out of his dozens of war stories, the one I liked best was the one of his escape from a Japanese prison-of-war camp in Burma. He told me again and again how he walked two hundred miles in two weeks. On the way he was bitten on the toe by a poisonous snake and he had to cut off part of the toe in order to survive. But by the time he got to an Indian camp the wound had turned septic and the leg had to be amputated. He is, however, quite contented with his lot. The story of the old soldier that the author liked most was that about

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Q.13065·Miscellaneous·2013·Easy

I was very fond of the old soldier in our little town. He had only one leg, having lost the other somewhere in Assam in 1942. He used to tell me about his adventures. He told me that he had run away from home to join the army. He had experienced his first battle in the Libyan desert. Out of his dozens of war stories, the one I liked best was the one of his escape from a Japanese prison-of-war camp in Burma. He told me again and again how he walked two hundred miles in two weeks. On the way he was bitten on the toe by a poisonous snake and he had to cut off part of the toe in order to survive. But by the time he got to an Indian camp the wound had turned septic and the leg had to be amputated. He is, however, quite contented with his lot. Why did the old soldier repeatedly tell that he walked two hundred miles?

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Q.13066·Miscellaneous·2013·Easy

A well-dressed young man entered a big textile shop one evening. He was able to draw the attention of the salesmen who thought him rich and likely to make heavy purchases He was shown the superior varieties of suit lengths and sarees. But after examining them. he kept moving to the next section where readymade goods were being sold and further on to the section. By then. the salesmen had begun to doubt his intentions. 3nd drew the attention of the manager. The manager asked him what exactly he wanted and he replied that he wanted courteous treatment He explained that he had come to the same shop in casual dress that morning and drawn little attention. His pride hurt and he wanted to assert himself. He had come in good dress only to get decent treatment not for getting any textiles. He left without making any purchase.   The young man moved away to the hosiery section because he

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Q.13067·Miscellaneous·2013·Easy

A well-dressed young man entered a big textile shop one evening. He was able to draw the attention of the salesmen who thought him rich and likely to make heavy purchases He was shown the superior varieties of suit lengths and sarees. But after examining them. he kept moving to the next section where readymade goods were being sold and further on to the section. By then. the salesmen had begun to doubt his intentions. 3nd drew the attention of the manager. The manager asked him what exactly he wanted and he replied that he wanted courteous treatment He explained that he had come to the same shop in casual dress that morning and drawn little attention. His pride hurt and he wanted to assert himself. He had come in good dress only to get decent treatment not for getting any textiles. He left without making any purchase.   The manager asked the young man what he wanted because

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Q.13068·Miscellaneous·2013·Easy

A well-dressed young man entered a big textile shop one evening. He was able to draw the attention of the salesmen who thought him rich and likely to make heavy purchases He was shown the superior varieties of suit lengths and sarees. But after examining them. he kept moving to the next section where readymade goods were being sold and further on to the section. By then. the salesmen had begun to doubt his intentions. 3nd drew the attention of the manager. The manager asked him what exactly he wanted and he replied that he wanted courteous treatment He explained that he had come to the same shop in casual dress that morning and drawn little attention. His pride hurt and he wanted to assert himself. He had come in good dress only to get decent treatment not for getting any textiles. He left without making any purchase.   The young man left without making purchase because he

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