Question Booklet & Answer Key

for the Recruitment Test of

Manager Quality Control
held on 10.8.2013
 English Version
1a “¯kn?dk” Ùpd Ù[ZX eo' L
(A) fJ (B) J/ (C) Jh (D) nk
2a j/m fbfynK ftZu'A ;jh ;wk;h Ùpd u[D'L
(A) nzB-o'Nh (B) nBz-gkDh (C) nzB-d/th (D) nzB-;pih
3a “d[nkpk” eh j?L
(A) GkÙk (B) T[g-GkÙk (C) y/so (D) ftnkeoB
4a Ù[ZX Ùpd-i'V u[D' L
(A) ;Ki (B) ;KM (C) ;nKi (D) ÙKi
5a j/m fbfynk ftZu'A ;jh ;wk;h Ùpd u[D'AL
(A) vke-fuZmh (B) vke-g';N (C) vke-ykBk (D) vke-tzvkJh
6a ;jh fto'Xh i'V/ u[D'L
(A) t;Dk$T[iVBk (B) jB/ok $oks (C) d{o$nZr/ (D) ;{oi$wZf;nk
7a fejVk Ùpd “rw” Ùpd dk ;kwkBoEh BjhA j?L
(A) Ù'e (B) Ù"Ae (C) n¯;'; (D) ;'r
8a gzikph ftZu ekoeK dhnK fezBhnK fe;wK jB L
(A) gzi (B) nZm (C) ;Zs (D) S/
9a nzfBQnK ftZu------- nykD gP{ok eo' L
(A) p'b/ oki/ (B) bzrV/ oki/ (C) ekDk okik (D) p/JhwkB oki/
10a “dkb Bk rbDh” dk eh noE j?L
(A) dkb xNhnk j'Dh (B) ;/e xZN j'Dk (C) p/fJ˜sh eoBh (D) nkg; ftZu Bk pDBh

Directions( Q.No.11-15):-Out of the four given options, choose the correct preposition to be filled in the
gaps:-
11. The alternative __ submission is death.
(A) to (B) of (C) with (D) from

12. It is not likely to derogate ___ his merit.

(A) from (B) of (C) with (D) by

13. He was equal ___ the occasion.

(A) to (B) of (C) with (D) at

14. Subsequent __ the meeting he wrote a letter to The Hindu.

(A) to (B) of (C) by (D) from

15. Pursuant __ our conversation, I now send you a cheque for Rs. five hundred.
(A) to (B) of (C) with (D) from
Directions (Q.No.16-20):- out of the four given options, choose the correct synonym of the words given
below:-
16. Rostrum
(A) Register (B) Dais (C) Rooster (D) Wrath

17. Rescind
(A) Descend (B) Ascend (C) Revoke (D) Return

18. Squeamish
(A) Magnanimous (B) Courageous (C) Clever (D) Nervous

19. Tedium
(A) monotony (B) excitement (C) agility (D) monopoly

20. Hauteur
(A) clarity (B) arrogance (C) commitment (D) obstinacy

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21. Which one of the following statements about Adi Granth Saheb is not correct?
A) it was compiled in the first decade of the 17th century
B) it contains verses of Kabir
C) it contains verses generally from saints of Saguna Bhakti
D) it contains sayings of Baba Farid

22. The recommendation of which commission led to linguistic reorganization of Punjab in 1966?
A) Venkataswami B) Radcliffe C) Verma D) Shah

23. Match the following

Place Other name
a) Talwandi Saboo 1. Khidrana
b) Muktsar 2. Makhowal
c) Anandpur Sahib 3. Ramdaspur
d) Amritsar 4. Damdama Sahib
A) 1, 4, 3, 2 B) 4, 1, 3, 2 C) 4, 1, 2, 3 D) 1, 4, 2, 3

24. According to 2011 census, which of the following district of Punjab has minimum population
density?
A) Mansa B) Muktsar C) Moga D) Mohali

25. How many times presidential rule has been imposed in Punjab?
A) 8 B) 7 C) 6 D) 5

26. ‘Babeyan Da Gidhha’ (old men’s dance) belongs to

A) Malwa region B) Majha region C) Doaba region D) none

27. Who wrote the book ‘Philosophy of Bomb’?

A) Raj Guru B) Sukhdev Singh C) Bhagat Singh D) Nanak Singh

28. Who takes away the belongings of the dead after funeral?
A) relatives B) Charaj Brahmin C) sons of deceased D) potter

29. Punjab is the only state in the country where every village and urban slum area have
A) Mahila Surakhya Sang B) MNREGA
C) Family Planning Centre D) all of above

30. Punjab produces __________ of the total milk production in the country
A) 8% B) 12% C) 14% D) 10%

31. Union cabinet declared the year 2013 as

A) Forest conservation year B) Soil conservation year
C) Water conservation year D) Wildlife conservation year

32. Which one of the following Indian city became the first city in South Asia to launch a heat wave
preparation and warning system?
A) Surat B) Chandigarh C) Pune D) Ahmedabad

33. Which is world’s largest river in view of size and volume of water it discharges into sea?
A) Nile of Egypt B) Amazon of South America
C) Amur-Argun of China D) Ganges of India

34. What is the full name of IBSA?

A) Iran, Brazil and South Africa B) India, Bangladesh and South Africa
C) India, Brazil and South Africa D) India, Brazil and Saudi Arabia

35. On the lines of Amul in Gujarat, which of following states has come forward to bring white
revolution?
A) Uttrakhand B) Punjab C) Haryana D) Himachal Pradesh

36. Who is the author of the concept of Antyodaya?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Vinoba Bhave C) Sri Aurobindo D) Jayaprakash Naryan
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37. Unemployment which occurs when workers move from one job to another job is known as
A) frictional unemployment B) seasonal unemployment
C) cyclical unemployment D) technological unemployment

38. ‘Hemophillia’ is the disease of

A) liver B) blood C) brain D) bones

39. Which one of the following Prime Minister never faced the Parliament during his tenure?
A) Chandra Shekhar B) VP Singh
C) Chaudhary Charan Singh D) Atal Behari Vajpayee

40. Who was the first Indian to have achieved 300 runs in an inning in tests?
A) Sachin Tendulkar B) Sourav Ganguli C) Bishen Singh Bedi D) Virender Sehwag

41. Complete the series 37, 43, 53, 61, 71, _____
A) 81 B) 79 C) 83 D) 73

42. In a certain code language, COMPUTER is written as RFUVQNPC. How is MEDICINE written
in the same language?
A) EOJDEJFM B) EOJDJEFM C) MFEDJJOE D) MFEJDJOE

Read the following information and answer Q.Nos.43-44.

A is the son of B. C, B’s sister, has a son D and a daughter E. F is the maternal uncle of D.
43. How is A related to D?
A) cousin B) nephew C) uncle D) brother

44. How many nephews does F have?

A) nil B) one C) two D) three

Read the following information and answer Q.Nos.45-46.

A, B, C and D are to be seated in a row. But C and D cannot be together. Also, B cannot be at third place.
45. Which of the following must be false?
A) A is at the first place B) A is at the second place
C) A is at the third place D) A is at the fourth place

46. If A and B are together, then which of following must be true?

A) C is at the first place B) D is at the first place
C) C is not at the first place D) A is at the third place

47. The needle of a compass is turned in such a manner that the pointer which was showing South-
east is now showing West. A person went towards North as per damaged compass. Towards
which direction does he actually want to go?
A) North-east B) North-west C) South-west D) South-east

48. How many such 5s are there in the following sequence each of which is immediately preceded by
3 or 4 but not immediately followed by 8 or 9?
3 5 9 5 4 5 5 3 5 8 4 5 6 7 3 5 7 5 5 4 5 2 3 5 1 0
A) 0 B) 3 C) 5 D) 6

49. Bharti is 8 ranks ahead of Divya who ranks 26th in the class of 42. What is Bharti’s rank from the
last?
A) 9th B) 24th C) 25th D) 34th

50. Replace question mark (?) from the options given below:
7 4 5
8 7 6
3 3 ?
29 19 31

A) 3 B) 4 C) 5 D) 6

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51. What is the greatest possible length of scale that can be used to measure exactly the lengths 3m,
5m 10cm and 12m 90cm?
A) 10cm B) 20cm C) 25cm D) 30cm

52. Each boy contributed rupees equal to the number of girls and each girl contributed rupees equal to
the number of boys in a class of 60 students. If the total collection thus collected is 1600, how
many boys are there in the class?
A) 25 B) 30 C) 50 D) data inadequate

53. simplify
∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙
=?
∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙
A) B) C) D)

54. In an examination, a pupil’s average marks were 63 per paper. If he had obtained 20 more marks
for his Geography paper and 2 more marks for his History paper, his average per paper would
have been 65. How many papers were there in the examination?
A) 8 B) 9 C) 10 D) 11

55. If an area enclosed by a circle or a square or an equilateral triangle is the same then the maximum
perimeter is possessed by
A) circle B) equilateral triangle C) square D) both circle & triangle

56. A dry-fruit seller mixes 3 varieties of walnuts costing 50, 20 and 30 per kg in the ratio
2:4:3 in terms of weight and sells the mixture at 33 per kg. What percentage of profit does he
make?
A) 10% B) 9% C) 8% D) 11%

57. A, B and C start a business each investing 20000. After 5 months A withdraws 5000, B
4000 and C invested 6000 more. At the end of the year, a total profit of 69900 was recorded.
What is the share of B?
A) 20500 B) 21200 C) 27300 D) 28200

58. Sunil covers a distance by walking for 6 hours. While returning his speed decreases by 1 km/hour
and he takes 9 hours to cover the same distance. What was his speed in return journey?
A) 2 km/hr B) 3 km/hr C) 4 km/hr D) 5 km/hr

59. A man borrows 4000 from a bank at 7.5% per annum compound interest. At the end of every
year he pays 1500 as a part payment of loan and interest. How much does he still owe to the
bank after 3 such instalments?
A) 125 B) 400 C) 123.25 D) 469.18

60. Three pipes A, B, C can fill a tank in 6 hours. After working together for 2 hours, C is closed and
A and B can fill the remaining part in 7 hours. The number of hours taken by C alone to fill the
tank is
A) 10 B) 12 C) 14 D) 16

61 Match the following with respect to MS-Excel 2007:

(i) Maximum Number of open workbooks : (a) 16384
(ii) Maximum number of rows in a Worksheet : (b) Limited by available memory
(iii) Maximum number of columns in a Worksheet : (c) 255
(iv) Maximum number of characters in header/footer : (d) 1048576

A) (i)–(a) (ii)-(b) (iii)-(c) (iv)-(d) B) (i)–(b) (ii)-(d) (iii)-(a) (iv)-(c)

C) (i)–(c) (ii)-(b) (iii)-(d) (iv)-(a) D) (i)–(d) (ii)-(a) (iii)-(b) (iv)-(c)

62 Which of the following is concatenation operator?

A) Ampersand (&) B) Hash (#) C) Dollar ($) D) Exclamation (!)

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63 What is gutter margin in MS-Word PageLayout?
A) Margin that is added to the left margin when printing
B) Margin that is added to right margin when printing
C) Margin that is added to the binding side of page when printing
D) Margin that is added to the outside of the page when printing

64 Which of the following change is not available in MS-PowerPoint custom animation?

A) Entrance B) Exit C) Motion Path D) Time

65 Using ‘Find’ command in MS-Word, we can search

A) Characters B) Whole Word C) Symbols D) All of the above

66. IFN stands for

(A) Indian Feed Number (B) Index Feed Number
(C) International Feed Number (D) International Formulation Number

67. Which of the following does not come under the Major Category of International Feed
Identification System
(A) Roughages (B) Silages & hayleges
(C) Protein supplements (D) Fats

68. Which of the following is a Macromineral

(A) Cu (B) Mg
(C) Fe (D) I

69. Which of the following is essential vitamin supplement for ruminants

(A) vitamin A (B) pantothenic acid,
(C) vitamin K (D) vitamin B12

70. The amount contained in the feed ingredient/diet as it would be fed to the animal; including water
(A) As-fed basis (B) Dry matter basis
(C) Air-dry basis (D) Percent dry matter

71. What is % of salt in supplement for Diet Formulation of cattles

(A) 20% (B) 50%
(C) 2% (D) 10%

72. P 700 is a special form of the following pigment

(A) Chlorophyll-a (B) Carotene
(C) Xanthophyll (D) Chlorophyll-b

73. Which of the following metalloproteins does not have iron in the active site?
(A) Hemoglobin (B) Hemocyanin
(C) hemerythrin (D) Cytochrome c

74. Non-heme iron sulfur proteins are involved in

(A) proton transfer (B) oxygen transfer
(C) electron transfer (D) both electron and proton transfer

75. According to MO theory, for atomic species C2

(A) Bond order is zero and it is paramagnetic (B) Bond order is two and it is diamagnetic
(C) Bond order is zero and it is diamagnetic (D) Bond order is two and it is paramagnetic

76. Metalloenzyme involved in the key step of the skin pigment melanin formation is
(A) Myoglobin (B) Tyrosinase
(C) Nitrogenase (D) Superoxide dimutase

77. Carboxypeptidase contains

(A) Mg (II) and hydrolyses CO2 (B) Mg(II) and hydrolyses peptide bonds
(C) Zn (II) and hydrolyses CO2 (D) Zn (II) and hydrolyses peptide bonds

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78. Which of the following metalloprotein is a redox protein?
(A) Cytochrome c (B) Carbonic anhydrase
(C) Ferritin (D) Transferrin

79. Which of the following is the correct sequence for the movement of electrons during the light-
dependent reactions of plants?
(A) water , P700, NADP+, P680
(B) P680 , water , P700 , NADP+
(C) water , P680 , P700 ,NADP+
(D) P700 , P680 , NADP+, water

80. To reduce six molecules of carbon dioxide to glucose via photosynthesis, how many molecules of
NADPH and ATP are required?
(A) 12 NADPH and 18 ATP (B) 12 NADPH and 12 ATP
(C) 18 NADPH and 12 ATP (D) 24 NADPH and 18 ATP

81. The metals involved in nitrogenase are

(A) Fe and Mg (B) Mo and Fe
(C) Mo and K (D) Fe and K

82. The structure of XeF4 is

(A) Square planar (B) Square pyramidal
(C) Tetrahedral (D) Octahedral

83. Which of the following is a Primary nutrient?

(A) magnesium (B) chlorine
(C) Nitrogen (D) zinc

84. The 3d atomic orbital has

(A) Two radial nodes (B) No nodes
(C) Two angular nodes (D) One radial node and angular nodes

85. Which of the following oil contain maximum quantity of saturated fats.
(A) butter (B) vanaspati oil
(C) ground nut oil (D) mustard oil

86. Keto enol tautomerism is shown by

(A) C6H5CHO (B) C6H5COCH3
(C) C6H5COC6H5 (D) C2H5CHO

87. On side of a bag of an NPK fertiliser the chemical composition was listed. What is the name of the
element with the chemical symbol K?
(A) potassium (B) copper
(C) krypton (D) carbon

88. Name the substance whose accumulation in pelicans of Lake Michigan led to the formation of
thin shells of their eggs.
(A) CFC (B) PAN
(C) PAC (D) DDT

89. In SN1 reactions the order of reactivity of halides is:

(A) Primary allyl > 3° > 2°> 1° (B) 3° > Primary allyl > 2° > 1°
(C) 1° > 2° > 3° > Primary allyl (D) 1°> 2° > Primary allyl > 3°

90. The function of AlCl3 in the Friedel-Crafts reactions is to:

(A) Absorb water (B) Produce nucleophile
(C) Produce electrophile (D) Absorb HCl

91. A reaction which gives 100% ee of a product is called:

(A) Enantiospecific (B) Enantioselective
(C) Chemoselective (D) Regioselective

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92. Reimer-Tiemer reaction involves a:
(A) Carbocation intermediate (B) Carboanion intermediate
(C) Carbene intermediate (D) Mono free radical intermediate

93. Polymerisation using Ziegler-Natta catalysis is advantageous over free radical polymerisation
because :
(A) It can lead to living polymers via anionic polymerisation (B) It permits step-
reaction polymerisation resulting in a highly cross-linked polymer
(C) It gives highly branched polymer with a high degree of crystallinity (D) It
gives linear polymer permitting stereochemical control

94. If we operate a Carnot’s engine between the freezing point and boiling point of water, what will
be the efficiency of that engine?
(A) 0 % (B) 27%
(C) 73% (D) 100%

95. Variation of chemical potential with pressure results

(A) Partial molar entropy (B) Partial molar internal energy
(C) Partial molar volume (D) Partial molar enthalpy

96. The pure rotational spectrum of CO consists of a series of equally spaced lines separated by
3.84235 cm-1. The atomic masses are: 12C = 19.92168 x 10-27 kg and 16O = 26.56136 x 10-27 kg.
The internuclear distance of the molecule is
(A) 2.312 Å (B) 1.456 Å
(C) 1.131 Å (D) 1.921 Å

97. The molecule which is IR-inactive but Raman-active is

(A) HCl (B) N2
(C) SO2 (D) proteins

98. Relatively new insecticides that have both low persistence and low toxicity to mammals are what?
(A) organophosphates (B) pyrethroids
(C) triazines (D) chlorinated hydrocarbons

99. Oxygen enters into water by:

(A) Respiration (B) Decomposition of organic matter
(C) Photosynthesis (D) None of these

100. For one component system, at triple point the number of degrees of freedom is
(A) three (B) one
(C) two (D) zero

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 Answer- Key

Code: 13

(Manager QC)

Q. Ans. Q. Ans. Q. Ans. Q. Ans.

1 A 26 A 51 D 76 B
2 B 27 C 52 D 77 D
3 C 28 B 53 C 78 A
4 B 29 A 54 D 79 C
5 C 30 D 55 B 80 A
6 A 31 C 56 A 81 B
7 B 32 D 57 B 82 A
8 B 33 B 58 A 83 C
9 C 34 C 59 C 84 C
10 D 35 A 60 C 85 A
11 A 36 B 61 B 86 B
12 A 37 A 62 A 87 A
13 A 38 B 63 D 88 D
14 A 39 C 64 D 89 A
15 A 40 D 65 D 90 C
16 B 41 B 66 C 91 A
17 C 42 B 67 D 92 C
18 D 43 A 68 B 93 D
19 A 44 C 69 A 94 B
20 B 45 A 70 A 95 C
21 C 46 D 71 C 96 C
22 D 47 D 72 A 97 B
23 C 48 C 73 D 98 B
24 B 49 C 74 C 99 C
25 A 50 C 75 B 100 D