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Key for IES-2010 General Ability Test SET-A
There are four sets Viz. Set-A, Set-B, Set-C and Set-D for objective papers with same questions but in a jumbled order. How ever, key for SET-A is given below. For other sets also, key can be known by verifying the question & answer from the SET-A.
- The narrator is…..
Ans: (c) an instrumentalist
- Why did the orchestra…..
Ans: (b) The dimming of lights caused it.
- How could the choir sing……
Ans: (d) The narrator helped them sing.
- The statements that…….
Ans: (a) There was a joyful expression of appreciation by people.
- How was it possible for the narrator……
Ans: (d) He did not need to read his music.
- The author says that one reason why patriotism……
Ans: (b) when the country is in danger, we become conscious of it.
- Another reason suggested by the author…..
Ans: (c) patriotism becomes contagious because one finds a lot of other people
- When the threat of war…….
Ans: (c) people tend to become totally unmindful of national interests.
- When the author says that the country……
Ans: (b) people do not have the country clearly in the forefront of their mind.
- By a “limited patriotism”,……
Ans: (d) the attitude of people who are indifferent to the welfare of their country
- According to the author, most people…..
Ans: (b) have fatalistic attitude towards life.
- Wilson’s boldest decision………
Ans: (c) preferred to live in isolation.
- “….... depends on oneself”…….
Ans: (c) take away his own life.
- The second sentence of the passage……
Ans: (d) melodrama
- Which of the following accurately………
Ans: (c) Satirical style.
- According to the author, the advertisers…….
Ans: (b) brainwashing the housewives.
- The author assumes that…….
Ans: (c) are not well-acquainted with Mohan’s powers.
- One of Mohan’s greatest……
Ans: (b) he could discover the good in another man.
- The other man is called poor……..
Ans: (d) he did not know what to do and was helpless.
- The other man tried to be good…..
Ans: (c) he was ashamed of doing a wrong thing.
- Many a student…….
Ans: (c) are extremely fond of the new game.
- During India’s struggle for freedom……..
Ans: (c) gave up their studies by Mahatma Gandhi’s call.
- He opposed the scheme at first…….
Ans: (c) he came to our views.
- The world we live presents……..
Ans: (a) The world we live presents
- Any meaningful discussion of national integration………
Ans: (b) must take stock about the tendencies which threaten it.
- The lion told the fox………
Ans: (b) that he is very weak
- The traveler was so hungry……….
Ans: (c) placed over the table.
- You may have to regret later……..
Ans: (c) within your mean.
- She was ashamed……….
Ans: (c) that she did not visit her mother for a year.
- Tell me………
Ans: (b) what all you know about it,
- S1 : What are the practical results………
Ans: (a) Q S R P
- S1 : The headmaster looked at the boy………
Ans: (c) Q P S R
- S1 : There was a dacoit who………
Ans: (a) R P S Q
- S1 : In those days I was an even………
Ans: (c) R S Q P
- S1 : So the father gave his younger son ………
Ans: (a) Q P S R
- S1 : It was an impulsive decision. ………
Ans: (b) Q S R P
- S1 : Abraham went to the great slave market………
Ans: (a) Q R P S
- S1 : He was no child prodigy. ………
Ans: (d) Q S P R
- S1 : I stopped and looked up at the building. ………
Ans: (c) Q S P R
- S1 : The flight was delayed by a………
Ans: (b) S P R Q
- BEMOAN
Ans: (a) Lament
- PROSAIC
Ans: (a) Dull and ordinary
- OMINOUS………
Ans: (d) Sinister
- ELOQUENT………
Ans: (c) Fluent
- FRAIL
Ans: (b) Delicate
- DERELICT
Ans: (c) Ramshackle
47. INJUNCTION
Ans: (c) Ruling
- IMPLORE
Ans: (a) Entreat
- GROTESQUE
Ans: (d) Obnoxious
50. PERTINENT
Ans: (b) Relevant
51. PAROCHIAL
Ans: (a) Broad-minded
52. FICKLE
Ans: (b) Constant
53. DISGRUNTLED
Ans: (a) Contended
54. VIBRANT
Ans: (c) Pale
55. FORBIDDING
Ans: (d) Inviting
56. REPRIMAND
Ans: (c) Praise
57. LUSH
Ans: (d) Sparse
58. TENTATIVE
Ans: (a) Definite
59. MARVELLOUS
Ans: (a) Awful
60. PASSIONATE
Ans: (b) Apathetic
61. The giant oil and gas company………
Ans: (b) Russia
62. In which of the regions of India………
Ans: (d) South-west and North-east
63. In recent times, “Spirulina” ………
Ans: (a) alga
64. In which State is the famous………
Ans: (a) Arunachal Pradesh
65. When you travel in a car from ………
Ans: (b) NH 5
66. What is the key ingredient in………
Ans: (a) Acetic acid
67. Which one of the following is used to induce………
Ans: (d) Silver iodide
68. In the context of which one of the following is “Doha Round” ………
Ans: (c) Global trade
69. Which one of the following kinds of organisms………
Ans: (c) Protozoan
70. Which one of the following mineral elements………
Ans: (a) Calcium
71. With which one of the following rivers………
Ans: (d) Yamuna
72. Who of the following is the chairman………
Ans: (a) The Prime Minister of India
73. Which one of the following experiences the least annual range………
Ans: (a) Arctic circle
74. In the context of Indian Defence, ………
Ans: (d) Anti-tank missile
75. The famous couple Jalabala Vaidya ………
Ans: (c) Theatre
76. According to UNIDO’s International………
Ans: (d) Ninth and tenth
77. Who of the following is the author of the book………
Ans: (c) Nandan Nilekani
78. F-16 fighter plans are ………
Ans: (d) Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
79. From the evolutionary point of view, ………
Ans: (b) Dolphin
80. The International Date Line………
Ans: (b) Bering Strait
81. Anup Sridhar is well known for………
Ans: (a) Badminton
82. From which one of the following chambers of human heart………
Ans: (d) Left ventricle
83. Which one of the glands in human body ………
Ans: (c) Pituitary
84. Indus river originates………
Ans: (d) Tibet
85. Consider the following pairs :
1. Girnar hills : Gujarat………
Ans: (d) 1, 2 and 3
86. The Nanda Devi peak………
Ans: (d) Uttarakhand
87. To which one of the following countries………
Ans: (d) Serbia
88. Which one of the following is not a member ………
Ans: (d) South Korea
89. Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer………
Ans: (d) 2 1 4 3
90. The Gandhi Sagar reservoir………
Ans: (a) Chambal
91. Financial distribution between the Union………
Ans: (c) The Finance Commission
92. Paul Krugman won the Nobel Prize………
Ans: (a) Economics
93. The famous Palme d’ Or (Golden Palm) is………
Ans: (d) film director
94. Which one of the following places is the natural habitat………
Ans: (c) Nilgiris
95. Which one of the following places is well known for the annual mass nesting………
Ans: (b) Gahirmatha
96. Which one of the following is a pigment………
Ans: (d) Melanin
97. Azlan Shah cup is………
Ans: (d) Hockey
98. Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma is well known………
Ans: (a) Santoor
99. Consider the following pairs :
1. Lionel Messi : Football………
Ans: (a) 1 and 2 only
100. With reference to Indian freedom struggle, ………
Ans: (d) Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das
101. Who is the author of the play Neel………
Ans: (c) Deen Bandhu Mitra
102. Who of the following organized the East India ………
Ans: (c) Dadabhai Naoroji
103. A new group of countries called BASIC ………
Ans: (a) Argentina
104. Consider the following pairs :
Well known place State
1. Bokaro Bihar………
Ans: (b) 2, 3 and 4 only
105. Mike Pandey………
Ans: (b) Conservationist and filmmaker
106. Consider the following pairs :
1. Zubin Mehta : Musician………
Ans: (a) 1 only
107. Which one of the following is a purpose of Kepler ………
Ans: (d) To search for Earth-size planets miving around other stars
108. The Parliament of India………
Ans: (a) The Lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha and the office of the President
109. The permanent headquarters of SAARC………
Ans: (a) Kathmandu
110. Which country had helped India in Green Revolution………
Ans: (d) United States of America
111. Who of the following was the leader of a society ………
Ans: (b) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
112. Which one of the following districts is well known for the cultivation ………
Ans: (b) Chikmagalur
113. In the Union Government, under whose………
Ans: (a) The Prime Minister of India
114. What is the number of spokes in Ashoka’s………
Ans: (d) 24
115. Who served as India’s first Ambassador………
Ans: (b) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
116. Which one of the following Union Ministries………
Ans: (b) Ministry of Environment and Forests
117. India is not a member………
Ans: (b) APEC
118. At the end of the year 2009, ………
Ans: (c) Russia
119. For his leadership, in which one of the following movements was Vallabhbhai
Patel……..
Ans: (a) Bardoli Satyagraha
120. “Historical materialism” is a ………
Ans: (d) Marxism
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