ASSISTANT CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
OFFICER GRADE-II/EXECUTIVE EXAMINATION-2014
Date of exam - 22 02
2015
1.The written examination contains
two papers, namely Paper-I (Objective type) and Paper-II (Descriptive type to
be attempted in English language only). Total duration for both the papers is 1
hour 40 minutes from 1120 to 1300 hrs.
2. Each question in Paper-I is
followed by four alternatives, namely (1), (2), (3) and (4). Only one
alternative is the correct answer which should be completely darkened by
ball-point pen of blue ink on the OMR response sheet provided separately. Hindi
version has not been provided for questions on English language.
1.
Curcuma longa is the scientific name of which
spice?
A.
Cumin
B.
Cloves
C. Turmeric
D.
coriander
2.
Bones found in the hands and feet as the
percentage of total number of bones in the body of an adult human being is
nearly equal to
A.
20%
B.
30%
C. 50%
D.
40%
3.
Europeans are believed to have brought potatoes
to India in the 18th century.
Which region of the world is believed to be the origin of potato cultivation?
A.
Eastern Ghana
B. Southern Peru
C.
Portugal
D.
West
Indies
4.
Oymyakon is generally considered the coldest
inhabited area on Earth. Which country Oymyakon is located in?
A.
Mongolia
B. Russia
C.
Greenland
D.
Iceland
5.
Which
gland in the human body is also known as the "third eye"?
A. Pineal
B.
Pituitary
C.
Mammary
D.
Tear
gland
6.
Leukaemia
is a group of cancers that usually begins in the bone marrow and results in
high numbers of which abnormal cells ?
A. White blood cells
B.
Red blood
cells
C.
Platelets
D.
All of these
7.
During an earthquake, two places 'A' and 'B'
record its intensity on Richter scale as 4.0 and 6.0, respectively. In absolute
terms, the ratio of intensity of the earthquake at 'A' to that of 'B' is
A. 2:3
B.
7:8
C.
141:173
D.
1:100
8.
On a cold day in January, the temperature at a
place fell below the freezing point and was recorded as -40° Centigrade. On
Fahrenheit scale, the same temperature would be
A.
32°F
B.
—8°F
C. —40°F
D.
—72°F
9.
Universal Gas Constant, R, is a property of
A. Ideal Gases
B.
Halogen Gases
C.
Inert Gases
D.
All Gases
10.
In which place was the 1st Science Congress held in January, 1914
A. Kolkata
B.
Allahabad
C.
Chennai
D.
Pune
11.
The class of elementary particles bosons
was named after Satyendra Nath Bose, an Indian Physicist. Which of the
following Indian Scientists graduated from Presidency College Calcutta as a
classmate of Satyendra Nath Bose?
A.
Jagdish Chandra bose
B.
P.C.Mahalanobis
C.
Praful Chandra Ray
D. Meghnad saha
12.
To which place Aryabhata, the great
mathematician, went for adcanced studies?
A.
Takshashila
B.
Kashi
C. Patliputra
D.
Kaushambi
13.
The development of the world's first practical
design for an Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile, A9/10, was undertaken in
Nazi Germany during the World War II. It was intended for use in bombing
A. London and other
coastal cities of Britain
B.
Northern cities of France, including Venice
C.
New York and other American cities
D.
Interiors of USSR to cut off military supply
lines to Moscow
14.
Homi Jahangir Bhabha, the father of Indian
nuclear programme, was also the founding director of which of the following
institutes?
A. Tata Institute of
Fundamental Research
B.
Indian Institute of Science
C.
Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai
D.
Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkatatine
15.
Who headed the Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV)
project launched by ISRO in 1970?
A.
Dr. Vikram Sarabhai
B.
Dr. K.Radhakrishnan
C. Dr. A.P.J.Abdul
Kalam
D.
Dr. G. Madhavan Nair
16.
Where was Bhaskara, also known as Bhaskaracharya
or Bhaskara II, an Indian mathematician & astronomer, was born?
A.
Kanchipuram
B. Bijapur
C.
Thanjavur
D.
Madurai
17.
The BrahMos, a short range supersonic cruise
missile, is a joint venture between which foreign country and Indian agency?
A.
USA & ISRO
B.
UK &
ISRO
C.
Russia
& ISRO
D. Russia & ORDO
18.
If the sum of 60% of a fractional number and the
number's square root is S greater than one fifth of the number, then the number
is
A. 6.25
B.
0.25
C.
12.25
D.
2.25
19.
If 'Head' appears consecutively in the first
three tosses of a fair/unbiased coin, what is the probability of 'Head'
appearing in the fourth toss also?
A.
1/8
B.
7/8
C.
1/16
D. 1/2
20.
Archers
'A' and 'B' take aim at a target. If the probability of 'A' hitting the target
is 90% and of 'B' missing the target is 90%, what is the probability that both
'A' and 'B' miss the target?
A.
90%
B. 09%
C.
01%
D.
81%
21.
If 12 persons working 12 hours a day dig 12
meters of a tunnel in 12 days, how many men are required to dig_ additional 04
meters of the tunnel (of the same dimension) given that they work 04 hours a
day for 04 days?
A.
27
B.
4
C.
12
D. 36
22.
A man sells an article at a certain price
incurring 20% loss. If he had sold the same article for Rs.20 more, he would
have earned 20% profit. What was the cost price of the said article
A.
Rs.20
B.
Rs. 40
C. Rs. 50
D.
Rs. 60
23.
Numerator of a fraction is increased by 60%, and
at the same time its denominator is decreased by 60%. The new fraction is
A.
2.56 times the older fraction
B.
Equal to the older fraction
C. 4 times the older
fraction
D.
0.36 times the older fraction
24.
In a triangle ABC, one of the angles is average
of the remaining two angles. Which of the following is always true about the
triangle ABC?
A.
Isosceles triangle
B.
Equilateral triangle
C. One of its angles
measures 60°
D.
Right angled triangle
25.
If the
area of a circle 'C' is equal to the area of a square 151, then the ratio of
the square of the perimeter of 'C' to the square of the perimeter of 'S' is
nearly equal
A.
22.7
B.
88:7
C. 11:14
D.
1:1
26.
The last digit of the number 32015 is
A.
1
B.
3
C.
5
D. 7
27.
What is the squareroot of 49%?
A.
0.7%
B.
7.0%
C. 70%
D.
Undefined
28.
Log (402-202)
is equal to
A.
log 3
B. log 60 + log 20
C.
log 40 - log 20
D.
log 20
29.
Twelve persons meet in a conference and each
shakes hands with all the others. How many handshakes take place
A.
72
B. 66
C.
144
D.
132
30.
A man
travels uphill to city C from city B in a car at the speed of 40 Km/hr, and
returns to city B at a faster speed of 60 Km/hr. What is his average speed for
the round trip
A.
0
B. 48
C.
50
D.
Data insufficient
31.
(7+14+21+28...... ...+700) is equal to
A. 35350
B.
42714
C.
49420
D.
56707
32.
In a group of 5 persons, P is taller than Q, but
is shorter than both R and S. Both R and T are taller than but shorter than S. This implies that
A.
R is taller than P, but shorter than T
B.
T is
taller than Q, but shorter than R
C.
R is taller than Q but shorter than T
D. S is taller than T
while P is shorter than R
33.
In a group of Army Officers, 02% of Officers
neither take Coffee nor Tea, while rest of them take either Tea or Coffee or
both. If 60% of Officers take , while 58% take Coffee, what percentage of
Officers take Tea but do not take Coffee
A.
02%
B.
20%
C. 40%
D.
60%
34.
The original name of Ho Chi Minh, the President
of the Vietnam Democratic Republic, was Nguyen Van Thanh which he later changed
to Ho Chi Minh before becoming the President. The literal meaning of Ho Chi
Minh is
A.
He Who
Leads
B.
He Who Fight
C. He Who Enlightens
D.
He Who Protects
35.
In which year, Mahatama Gandhi travelled to
Champaran in Bihar to inspire the peasants to struggle against the oppressive
plantation system?
A.
1914
B.
1915
C.
1916
D. 1917
36.
With which objective, CR Das and Motilal Nehru
formed the Swaraj Party within the Congress?
A.
Spearhead the mass struggles
B.
Forge
Hindu-Muslim unity
C. Participate in
elections to the provincial councils
D.
Organize legislative protests against rowlatt
act
37.
The industraial working class sis not
participate in the civil disobedience movement in large numbers, expect in
A. Nagpur region
B.
Madras region
C.
Surat region
D.
Calcutta region
38.
Dr B R Ambedkar clashed with Mahatma Gandhi at
the 2nd Round Table Conference demanding
A.
Reservation for Dalits in Government jobs
B.
Reservation for Dalits in Ministries
C.
Separate citizen status for Dalits
D. Separate
Electorate for Dalits
39.
A scene of wrestling match in Bombay's Hanging
Gardens was shot by Harishchandra Bhatwadekar, & it became India's first movie.
It was shot in the year
A. 1896
B.
1907
C.
1913
D.
1925
40.
Which famous leader once said, "we would
not have made economic progress, if we had not intervened on very personal
matters: how you live, the noise you make, how you spit-
A.
Adolf Hitler, Germany
B.
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
C.
Mussolini, Italy
D. Lee Kuan Yew,
Singapore
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