ACIO-2012 Question Paper
Content
ACIO 2012 Question Paper
Part I: General Awareness 100 Marks
1. A man decides to travel 80 kilometers k ilometers in 8 hours partly by foot and p partly artly on a bicycle. If his speed on foot is 8 km/hr and on bicycle 16 km/hr, what distance would he travel on foot !i" #0 km !ii" $0 km !iii"%8 km !iv" 60km #. &ue to a #' ( increase in the price of rice per kilo)ram a person is able to purchase #0 kilo)rams less for *upees %00. +hat is the increased price of rice per p er kilo)ram !i"*s ' !ii"*s 6 !iii" *s 10 !iv"*s % $. A toy wei)hin) #% )rams of an alloy of two metals is worth *s 1%/-, but if the wei)hts of the two metals be interchan)ed, the toy would be worth *s 16#/- If the price of one metal be *s 8 per ,)ram, find the price of the other metal used to make the toy !i" *s 10/ )ram !ii" *s 6/)ram !iii" *s %/ )ram !iv" *s '/)ram %. hree bells chime at intervals of %8, 60 and 0 minutes respectively. If all the three bells chime to)ether at 10 A, A, at what time will will all the three chime chime a)ain that day !i" 1 !ii" # !iii" 8 !iv" 10 '. 2ind the last two di)its of 3 1'$6$'11 !i" $' !ii" %' !iii" '' !Iv" 8' 6. After strikin) strikin) the floor, a ball rebounds to %/'th of the hei)ht from which it has fallen, 2ind the total distance that if travels before comin) to rest if it has been )ently dropped from a hei)ht of 1#0 metres. !i" '%0 mtrs !ii" 60 mtrs !iii" 1080 mtrs !iv" 11#0 mtrs . here is a -di)it telephone number with all different di)its . If the di)it at e4treme ri)ht and e4treme left are ' and 6 respectively, respectively, find how many such telephone numbers are ossible. !i" 1#0 !ii" 1,00,000 !iii" 6#0 !iv" $0,#%0
8. A speaks the truth $ out5 of % time, and ' out of 6 times . +hat is the probabili probability ty that they will contradict each other in statin) the same fact !i" #/$ !b" 1/$ !c" '/6 !d" 1/#1 . A circle is inscribed inside an e7uilateral trian)le touchin) all the three sides, If the radius of the circle is # cm, find the area of the trian)le. !i" 1' !ii" 18 !iii" 1# !iv" 1# 10. 2ive persons A, , , & and 9 are sittin) in a row facin) you such that & is on the left of : is on the ri)ht of 9: A is on the ri)ht of and is on the left of &. If If 9 has only one nei)hbour, then who is sittin) in the centre !i" A !ii" !iii" !iv"& 11. In which city is the head7uarters of +orld +orld rade ;r)anis ;r)anisation ation !+;" locate !i" <ew =ork !ii" >eneva >enev a !iii" *ome !iv" aris 1# In a family of five persons, &inesh is ?airam5s son son and >opal5s brother while eeta is >opal5s mother and ?ayanti5s dau)hter If there are no step brothers or half brothers in the, family which of the followin) statements is true !i" ?ayanti is &inesh5s mother !ii" eeta is &inesh5s other !iii" ?ayanti is ?airam5s )randmother !iv" All the above 1$. four sisters-@uvarna, ara, ma and Bihba Bihba are playin) a )ame such that the loser doubles dou bles the money of each of the other players from her share, hey played four )a )ames mes and each sister lost one )ame in alphabetical order, At the end of fourth )ame, each sister had *s.$#. Cow much money did @uvarna start with !i" *s !ii" !iii" *s6066 !iv"*s *s$% #8 1%. Indira is three times older than =o)esh =o)esh while Daheer Dah eer is half the a)e a) e of +ahida. If =o)esh =o)esh is older than Daheer then +hich of the followin) statements can be inferred !i" =o)esh =o)esh is older than wahida. !ii" Indira is older than +ahida. !iii" Indira may be youn)er than +ahida. +ahida. !iv" <one of the above 1'. A four-person four-person team from Asian aints is paintin) paintin) 2oolan5s house. ehmood is paint paintin) in) the front of the house. *amesh is in the alley behind the house paintin) the back . ?eevan is paintin) the +indow frames on the north side and @udhir is on the south. If ehmood switches places +ith +it h ?ohn, and ?ohn then switches places with @udhir, where is @udhir how
!i" in the alley behind the house !ii" on the north side of the house !iii" in front of the house !iv" on the south side of the house 16. +hat is the total number of Dodiac constellations !<akshatra" in Indian astrolo)y !i" 1# !ii" 1' !iii" 18 !iv" # 1. +ho established *amkrishna ission !i" *aEa *am ohan *oy !ii" @hivanand !iii" @wami &ayanand @araswati !iv" Bivekanand 18. If in a coded lan)ua)e A&*A@ is written as F@D, how would ;A= be written !i" A<G !ii" AFDD !iii" ;D !iv" H;G 1. If under a certain code the +ord A**; is written as DHH<F, which word will be oded as C;@9 !i" ><*& !ii" I<B*2 !iii" IB2 !iv" >I& #0. *ahul5s mother is the only dau)hter of onika5s father. Cow is onika5s husband related to *ahul5s !i" ncle !ii" 2ather !iii" >randfather !iv" rother #1. A man man is facin) west. Ce turns %' 0 in the clockwise direction and then another 1800 in the same direction and then #00 in the anticlockwise direction. +hich direction is he facin) now !i"@outh -+est -+est !ii" @outh !iii" <orth-+est !iv" +est +est ##. If it was @aturday on 1th 1 th &ecember, 18# what will be the day on ##nd &ecember, 18% !i" onday !ii"uesday !ii"uesday !iii" +ednesday +ednesday !iv" @unday #$. ;ne term in the followin) number series is not correct. 1', 16, ##, #, %', 0 2ind out the wron) term !i" 16 !ii" ## !iii" %' !iv" 0 #%. ln an e4ercise, rishnan walked #' metres towards @outh and then he turned to his left and moved, for #0 metres, Ce a)ain turned to his left and walked #' metres. hereafter,he turned to
his ri)ht and walked 1' metres. +hat is the distance and a nd direction of his present location with reference to the startin) point, !i" 'v% metres <orth 9ast !ii" 60 metres <orth !iii"$' metre 9ast !iv" %0 metres @outh 9ast #'. +here did <A@A5s <A@A5s land rover uriosity landed on ars on Au)ust '/6, #01 #01# # !i" @ea of ran7uility !ii" >ale rater !iii" 2ast ountain !iv" *over &esert #6. India5s ars ;rbiter ;rbiter ission is likely to be launched in <ovember #01$. +hat kind of rocket will be used by I@*; for this mission. !i" >eo @ynchronous Faunch Behicle !>@FB" !ii" A)ni III !iii" 94tended olar @atellite Faunch Behicle ehicle !iv" @F= J III #. In Fondon ;lympic >ames #01#, which country won the hi)hest number of medals !i" >reat ritain !ii" hina !iii" *epublic of orea !iv" nited @tates of America #8. +ho won the >old edal in 100 metres race in Fondon ;lympics #01#. !i" ?ustin >atlin !ii" =ohan =ohan lake !iii" yson yson >ay !iv" sain olt #. +ho have been selected for *aEiv >andhi hel *atna Award Award #01# !i" *aEyabardhan @in)h *athore ! @hootin)" and aichun) hutia !2ootball" !ii" >a)an <aran) !@hootin)" and @aina <ehwal !adminton" !iii" BiEay BiEay r !shootin)" !shootin )" and =o)eshwar =o)eshwar &utt !+restlin)" Bishwanatha Anand !hess" !iv" ary om !o4in)" and Bishwanatha $0. +hich country announced in Au)ust #01# its decision to )rant political asylum to the +ikileaks +i kileaks founder ?ulian Assan)e. !i" >reat ritain !ii" hina !iii" 9cuador !iv" el)ium $1. India5s &*&; has developed a pilotless tar)et aircraft. +hat is its name !i" aiEas !ii" <a) !iii" A)ni III !iv" Fakshya # $#. +hat is the name of India5s first indi)enously developed nuclear submarine !i" I<@ @indhu)hosh !ii" 1' !iii" I<@ Arihant
!iv" I<@ Bi Bikramditya kramditya
$$. +hy was 9*<, the lar)est particle physic laboratory located near >eneva >en eva in news recently !i" 2or discovery of <eutrino, a new subatomic particle !ii" 2or discoverin) Ci))s oson, a new subatomic particle. !iii" ecause of differences amon) the member nations over finance liabilities. !iv" aEor breakdown in the laboratory $%. +hich of the followin) countries in the iddle 9ast is facin) a civil war between the >overnment forces and rebel insur)ents !i" @yria !ii" 9)ypt !iii" unisia unisia !iv" ?ordon $'. In which country, there has been a spate of Kinsider killin)5 in which <A <A ; soldiers have been killed by their comrades in local police and Army Army !i" akistan !ii" Ira7 !iii" Af)hanistan !iv" Iran $6. Cow do you observe every year the first onday of ;ctober !i" 9nvironment &ay !ii" +orld Cabitat &ay !iii" +orld &iabetes &ay !iv" <; &ay $. +hich country5 coun try5ss lower house of arliament is known as +olesi +olesi ?ir)a !i" Af)hanistan !ii" an)ladesh !iii" akistan !iv" Iran $8. @9I has decided to introduce Lasic @ervices &emat AccountM!@&A", +hat is the ma4imum value of securities in a @&A at any point of time !i" *s ' lakh !ii" *s % lakh !iii" *s $ lakh !iv" *s # lakh $. +hich of the followin) companies is posin) a stiff competition to @weden5s 9ricsson to become the world5s lar)est telecom e7uipment manufacturer !i"@amsun) !ii" Cuawei !iii" <okia !iv" anasonic %0 +hat is the present permissible power density value for mobile towers operatin) at 1800 1 800 CN !i" %.' watt/metre !ii" watt/metre !iii" 1$.' watt/metre !iv" 18 watt/metre
%1. ohammed orsi, 2racois Collande and ashar al-Assad are the current residents respectively of which countries !i" ?ordon, >ermany and @yria !ii"9)ypt, anada and Ira7 !iii" Hatar, 2rance and Febanon !iv" 9)ypt, 2rance and @yria %#. +here are entre for ellular and olecular iolo)y, Indira >andhi entre Atomi Atomicc *esearch and Bikram Bikram @arabhai @pace *esearch entre respectively located !i" Cyderabad, arapur and @riharikota !ii" chennai, arapur and hiruvanantpuram !iii" Cyderabad , alpakkam and hiruvanantpuram !iv" hennai, arapur and @riharikota %$. +hat is +akhan orridor !i" <orth 9astern e4tremity of Af)hanistan !ii" art of the border between India and hina in Fadakh re)ion !iii" A passa)e between Iran and Af)hanistan Af)hanistan !iv"<arrow strip Eoinin) Eoinin) an)ladesh with yanmar %%. +hat does <@A stand for in Indian conte4t con te4t !i" <ational @ociety for Animal reeders !ii"<ational @upport Activity for hutan !iii" <ational @piritual Assembly of uddhists !iv"<ational @ecurity Advisory Advisory oard %'. +hat is the si)nificance of ;None layer in atmosphere !i" It maintains the cycle of seasons !ii" It causes timely arrival of onsoon !iii"It filers the ultraviolet rays of the sun !iv" It prevents the )lobal warmin) %6. +hich business house has promoted 9ssar )roup of companies !i" *uias !ii"Ambanis !iii" >oenkas !iv" anorias %. In which country I@ the head7uarters of <estle company located !i" @weden !ii" @witNerland !iii">ermany !iv" <etherlands %8. +hich family owns the Cero )roup of ompanies in India !i" CinduEas !ii" 2irodias !iii" unEals !iv" ansin)h % +here is iticaca iticaca , the hi)hest lake in the world, located !i" *ussia and entral Asian countries !ii" @ and anada border !iii" @outh Africa
!iv" eru and olivia border '0. At which point of 9arth there is no )ravity !i" At <orth and @outh ole !ii" At e7uator !iii" ;n the ocean surface !iv" At centre of the 9arth '1. +hat is the main hemical component of Bi Bine)ar ne)ar !i"Acetic acid !ii" itric Acid !iii" a artaric rtaric acid !iv"<itric acid '# +hich )as is released from paddy fields !i" arbon dio4ide !ii" ethane !iii" Ammonia !iv"Cydro)en @ulphide '$. +hich of these is not a micronutrient essential for plant )rowth and health !i" an)anese !ii" Iodine !iii" oron !iv" Dinc '%. +ho amon) the followin) four is the odd man out !i" Abanindranath a)ore a)ore !ii" ? @ @waminathan !iii" Akbar adamsee !iv"?aved Ahhtar ''. In the last one decade, de cade, which amon) the followin) sectors has attracted the hi)hest forei)n direct investment inflows into India !i" omputer hardware and software !ii" @ervices sector !iii" Automobile sector !iv"elecommunication '6. +hat is the estimated siNe of Indian economy for #01#-1$ !>& in @ &ollars". !i" one trillion !ii" two trillion !iii" three trillion !iv" four trillion '. +hat percenta)e of India5s >& in #011-1# #011-1# was contributed by A)riculture A)riculture and allied sectors. !i" #0( !ii" 1%( !iii" '%( !iv" $%( '8. +hat was India5s crude import bill !in @ &ollars" in #011.1# and its percentile share to total imports !i" O1'0 billion, billion, $#( !ii" O'6 billion, billion, #6( !iii" O%' billions, 80(
!iv" O#'0 billion,'1(
'. In which country is the >reat Bictoria &esert located !i" <amibia !ii" Ar)entina Ar)entina !iii" on)olia !iv"Australia 60. +hich of the followin) is not caused by movement of tectonic plates !i" 9arth7uakes !ii" Bolcanic eruptions !iii" ;cean current !iv" ;ceanic trench formation 61. +hich of the followin) is not a L)reenhouse L)reenho use )asM!>C>" K !i" ;4y)en !ii" arbon dio4ide !iii" +ater +ater vapour vapou r !iii"ethane !iii"etha ne 6#. +hich of the followin) is the basic structural and functional unit un it of a kidney !i" Fymphocyte Fymphocyte !ii" <ephron !iii" Fobule !iv" <euron 6$ >erman @ilver is an alloy of !i" opper, Dinc and <ickel. !ii" @ilver, opper and arbon !iii" @ilver, Dinc and Aluminium !iv" Aluminium, Aluminium, Dinc and obalt 6%. +hich of the followin) substances is most commonly used for cloud seedin) !artificial rains" !i" a)nesium hydro4ide !ii" otassium hloride !iii" @ilver iodide !iv" Dinc @ulphate 6'. A heodolite heodolite is used for measurin) !i" oceanic temperature variation !ii" celestial distances !iii" river water flow !iv" an)les in horiNontal and vertical planes. 66. +hich of the followin) is not a Eovian planet !)aseous planet" in the @olar system !i" ?upiter !ii" @aturn !iii" Benus Benus !iv" <eptune <eptun e 6.+hich is the only internal or)an of human body capable of re)eneratin) its lost tissues !i" Fun)s !ii" idney !iii" Fiver !iv" rain
68. +hat is meant by @ulphur @hower !i" @ulphuric acid rain due to air pollution !ii" @hower of yellow pollen from conifers in sprin) !iii" An An industrial process to treat porcelain with @ulphuric acid !iv" *elease of hydro)en sulphide from industries 6. +hich mobile operatin) system today has the lar)est share in )lobal smartphone market !i" Android ;@ !ii" lackerry ;@ !iii" Apple i;@ !iv" <okia @%0 ;@ 0. Alteration of consciousness durin) deep sea divin) is known as !i" *aptures of the deep !ii" artini 9ffect !iii" <itro)en <arcosis !iv" All the three 1. he )ases used in normal weldin) process are !i" ;4y)en and Cydro)en !ii" ;4y)en, Cydro)en and Acetylene !iii" Acetylene Acetylene and <itro)en !iv" ;4y)en and Acetylene #. +ho was the first 9uropean to sail around the ape of >ood Cope in 1%88 !i" artolomeu &ias !ii" 2erdinand a)ellan !iii" olumbus !iv" ?ames cook $. <orthern Africa was divided between two uslim aliphates at around 1000 A&. +hile northwestern Africa Africa !essentially, modern orocco" and southern @pain were ruled by the mayyads, which aliphate ruled over what is now modern unisia, Fibya and 9)ypt !i" Cafsid !ii" Idrisid !iii" 2atimid !iv" A)hlabid %. +ho founded the L=oun) ItalyM ItalyM movement, the anchor or)aniNation behind the unification of Italy in the nineteenth century !i" ount avour !ii" >aribaldi !iii" >iuseppe aNNini !iv" *ed @hirts '. +here was the battle of adr fou)ht in which uslims led by uhammad defeated Huraish of ecca decisively on arch 1$, 6#% A& !i" 80 miles south west of edina !ii" outskirts of ecca !iii" ?eruselam !iv" ount Arafat
6. +ho was the ommander J in J hief of onfederate @tates in the American ivil war !1861-6'". !i" Abraham Fincoln !ii" ?efferson &avis !iii" *obert 9 Fee !iv" ?ames Fon)street . ;n which date @ dropped the first atom bomb on Ciroshima !i" Au)ust , 1%' !ii" ay 8, 1%' !iii" ?uly #6,1%' !iv" Au)ust 6,1%' 8. he reaty of @riran)apatna was si)ned in 1# between ipu @ultan and !i" &alhousie !ii" ornwallis !iii" +arren +arren Castin)s Castin) s !iv" Ford live . +imbledon ournament ournament is associated with which )ame !i" 2ootball !ii" >olf !iii" ennis !iv" adminton adminto n 80. nder an a)reement with which wh ich of the followin) countries .did @ubhas handra ha ndra ose. or)aniNe the Indian soldiers, taken as pnsoners by the AGI@ owers, Into the ANad Cind 2auE !i" hina !ii" >ermany !iii" Italy !iv" ?apan 81. In which part of ancient India was haroshthi script in use between $Pd cen century tury and $Pd century A&. !i" a)adh re)ion !ii" entral re)ion !iii" @outhern re)ion !iv" >andhar re)ion 8#.attle of ?amrud was fou)ht between @ikhs and Af)hans in April 18$ in which Af)hans were defeated but an important @ikh )eneral was killed. +ho was this @ikh )eneral !i" ?orawar @in)h !ii" ahan @in)h !iii" Cari @in)h <alwa !iv"&iwan hiwani &as 8$. +ho was the first uslim president of Indian <ational on)ress !i" ohammad Ali ?innah !ii" adraddin ayabEi ayabEi !iii" aulana Abdul alam ANad !iv" @yed Ahmed han 8% hree *ound able onferences were or)aniNed by ritish >overnment between 1$0 and 1$# to discuss the constitutional reform in India. In which *ound able able onference did the on)ress attend !i" 2irst !ii" @econd !iii" hird !iv" All the three 8'. +ho was the hairman of &raftin) ommittee of Indian onstitution on stitution !i" &r *aEendra rasad !ii" unsi !iii" < > @ Ayan)er Ayan)er !iv" * Ambedkar
86.+hat is the Huorum laid down to constitute a meetin) of either of the Couses of arliament. !i" one-tenth of the total number of members of that Couse !il" one-fourth of the total number of members of that Couse !iii" one-fifth of the total number of members of that Couse !iv" one-half of the total number of members of that Couse 8. +ho has the authority to call a Eoint session of the two Couses of arliament !i" rime inister !ii" resident !iii" @peaker of Fok @abha !iv" hairman of *aEya @abha 88. In which session of the year, resident addresses both the Couses of arliament !i" 2irst session !ud)et" !ii" @econd session !onsoon" !iii" hird hird session !winter" !iv" none of the above 8.+hich of the followin) @tates do not have bicameral le)islature !i"ihar !ii" ttar radesh !iii" adhya radesh !iv" aharashtra 0.+hat fraction of Fe)islative ouncil embers are nominated by >overnor on the advice of abinet from amon)st those havin) e4celled in the fields of science ,arts, literature, cooperative movement or social science !i" 1/$ !ii" 1/6 !iii" 1/1# !iv" 1/% 1. In which of the followin) states is the construction site of proposed ipaimukh dam located !i" iNoram !ii" Assam !iii" anipur !iv" <a)aland #. he capitals of anipur , iNoram and Arunachal radesh respectively are !i" Imphal, AiNawl and Itana)ar !ii" Itana)ar , AiNawl and Imphal !iii "ohima, @hillon) and A)artala !iv" Imphal, Itana)ar and AiNawl $. +hich of the followin) is not a tributary of rishna river !i" un)bhadra !ii" hima !iii" oyna !iv" >odavari %. +hich of the followin)s not a hill station in @outh India !i" ;oty !ii" odaikanal !iii" unnar !iv" oimbatore '. +hich of the followin) states shares border with hina !i"+est !i"+ est en)al
!ii"Cimachal radesh
!iii" <a)alnd !iv"ttar radesh 6. +hich of the followin) is not a land locked state !i" ihar !ii"hhattis)arh !iii" iNoram !iv" ;rissa . +hich of the followin) is not matched correctly co rrectly !i" @ J IA !ii" J I 6 !iii" 2rance J ossad !iv" India5 J *QA+ 8. In which year was >uru <anak &ev born . !i" 1#%# A& !ii" 1$'8 A& !iii" 1%6 A& !iv" 1'%# A& . +hich reli)ious leader established e stablished Kfour mathas5 in India !i" haitanya ahaprabhu !ii" @hankaracharya !iii"Bivekananda !iv" *amanuEa 100. +ho was the first hristian missionary to India !i" homas the Apostle !ii" ?ohn reeden !iii" *ichard nill !iv" @t >eor)e
Part II (English Language) 50
Max. Marks:
+rite an essay in 9n)lish lan)ua)e in only on any one +rite o ne of the followin) topics is not more than %00 words. (i)
India’s Spae Pro!ra""e
(ii) (iii)
Causes o# orruption in India $ow to to de deal wi wit% le le#t win! e& e&tre"is"'
