Which one of the following gases is placed second in respect of abundance in the Earth’s atmosphere? 

A. Oxygen 

B. Hydrogen 

C. Nitrogen 

D. Carbon dioxide

The proposition ‘equal volumes of different gases contain equal numbers of molecules at the same temperature and pressure’ is known as 

A. Avogadro’s hypothesis 

B. Gay-Lussac’s hypothesis 

C. Planck’s hypothesis 

D. Kirchhoff’s theory

Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space and four words or group of words given after the sentence. Select the word of group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly. most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

1. years________since I saw her last. 

A. have passed 

B. had passed 

C. had been passing 

D. have been passing 

2. When he heard the terrible noise he asked me what was ______on. 

A. happening 

B. being 

C. getting 

D. going 

3. Could you lend me some money? I am very _______of cash at the moment.

A. down 

B. low 

C. short 

D. scarce 

4. I saw her when she ws standing______ the side of the old statue.

A. by 

B. at 

C. in 

D. beyond 

5. True friends never________their loved ones in adversity. 

A. abuse 

B. criticize 

C. befool 

D. desert

Which one of the following statements about the Ilbert Bill is correct? 

A. It proposed that the Indian magistrates would try Europeans in criminal cases. 

B. It allowed Indians to file criminal cases against Europeans. 

C. It authorized Indian ICS officers to try Europeans in courts. 

D. It was an agitation led by Ilbert in support of the nationalists.

Who among the following was believed to be a leader of the Sanyasis and Fakirs conspiring against the British in 1857? 

A. Mangal Pandey 

B. Bahadur Shah II 

C. Queen Zeenat Mahal 

D. Nana Sahib

Who among the following can attend the meetings of both Houses of Parliament while not being a member of either House? 

A. The Solicitor General of India 

B. The Vice-President of India 

C. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India 

D. The Attorney General of India

The follow items in this section consists of a sentence, the parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences namely A, B, C and D. You are required to re- arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly.

Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space and four words or group of words given after the sentence. Select the word of group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly. most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

1. He looks as if he _______weary. 

A. is 

B. was 

C. would be 

D. were 

2. My house is insured________theft and fire. 

A. for 

B. against 

C. in 

D. towards 

3. The result of the prolonged discussion was_______. 

A. disappointment 

B. disappointing 

C. disappointed 

D. to disappoint 

4. You are lucky______in the 20th century. 

A. by being born 

B. to have been born 

C. for being born 

D. to have born 

5. Sita is true to_________. 

A. word 

B. her words 

C. the words 

D. words

In this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled A,B and C. Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., A or B or C. If you find no error, your response should be indicated as D.

A. With regard to interior decoratin, it is the attention given to the less overt aspects of using Space

B. that give it life, an identity, a quality

C. that makes it exciting and unusaual.

D. No error

In this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled A,B and C. Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., A or B or C. If you find no error, your response should be indicated as D.

A. A small parcel

B. of novels is

C. better than none.

D. No error