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Year
2019 Examination - 4 (Group IV Services)
Time : 45 mins

Date of Examination : 01.09.2019 FN & AN

1. If 14 compositors can compose 70 pages of a book in 5 hours, how many

compositors will compose 100 pages of this book in 10 hours?

        
a) 12 b) 10 c) 8 d) 7

3 1 5
2. Arrange in ascending order , ,
4 2 8

3 1 5
 , ,
4 2 8

1 5 3 1 3 5 3 5 1 3 1 5
a) , , b) , , c) , , d) , ,
2 8 4 2 4 8 4 8 2 4 2 8

(33 )-2 × (22 )-3

3. Simplify
(24 )-2 × 3-4 × 4 -2

(33 )-2 × (22 )-3


(24 )-2 × 3-4 × 4 -2

2 2 1 1
a) 7 b) 9 c) 7 d) 9
9 7 9 7
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4. The present ages of Reena and Usha are 24 years and 36 years respectively
what was the ratio between the ages of Usha and Reena, 8 years ago?

         


 

a) 7 : 4 b) 6 : 5 c) 2 : 3 d) 4 : 7

3 1
5. In a Geometric progression t2 = ; t3 = . Then the common ratio is
5 5

3 1
 t2 = t3 = 
5 5

1 1
a) b) c) 1 d) 5
5 3

6. At what rate of interest a sum of money doubles itself in 10 years in simple

interest?


 

a) 10% b) 20% c) 50% d) 25%

61
7. Find the cube root of 1
64

61
1    
64

5 3 5 8
a) b) c) d)
8 7 4 5

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8. The ratios of the respective heights and the respective radius of two
cylinders are 1 : 2 and 2 : 1 respectively. Then their respective volumes are in
the ratio.

         

      

a) 4 : 1 b) 1 : 4 c) 2 : 1 d) 1 : 2

9. Find the simple interest on ` 7,500 at 8% per annum per 1 year 6 months.

` 7,500  8%  

a) ` 600 b) ` 700 c) ` 800 d) ` 900

10. Cricket player Dhoni’s average in first 30 matches was 72 runs. After 31st
match, his average raised as 73 runs. How many runs did he make in 31st
match?

 (runs)
     
         (runs)


a) 100 b) 103 c) 74 d) 108

11. Express 0.35 into fraction

0.35   

35 35 5 35
a) b) c) 3 d)
99 100 10 1000
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12. Saran is 6 times as old as his son Sankar. After 4 years, he will be 4 times as
old as his son. What are their present ages?

       


 

a) 30, 5 b) 36, 6 c) 48, 8 d) 24, 4

13. The radius of a cart wheel is 35 cm. How many revolution does it make in
travelling a distance of 154 m


  

a) 70 b) 189 c) 119 d) 86

an-1
14. IIff aa1 = -1 then find a2, a3 in an= , n > 1 n  N .
n+2

an-1
a1 = -1 an= , n > 1 n  N a2, a3
n+2

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
a) , b) , c) , d) ,
4 20 4 20 4 20 4 20

15. If 1+2+..........+n = K then 13+23+.........+n3 is equal to

1+2+..........+n = K 13+23+.........+n3

K(K  1)
a) K2 b) K3 c) d) (K+1)3
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16. The common ratio of the G.P. am-n, am, am+n is

am-n, am, am+n 

a) am b) a-m c) an d) a-n

17. Find the LCM of 3(a-1), 2(a-1)2, (a2-1)

3(a-1), 2(a-1)2, (a2-1)

a) (a+1)2(a+1) b) (a-1)2(a+1)

c) 6(a-1)(a+1)2 d) 6(a-1)2(a+1)

18. The maximum temperature in a city on 7 days of a certain week was 34.80C,
38.50C, 33.40C, 34.70C, 35.80C, 32.80C, 34.30C. Find the mean temperature
for the week

      34.80C, 38.50C, 33.40C,

34.7 0 C, 35.8 0 C, 32.8 0 C, 34.3 0 C      
 

a) 34.80C b) 34.90C c) 34.70C d) 35.20C

19. How many numbers are there between 200 and 300 which are exactly divisible
by 6, 8 and 9?

a) one b) Two c) Three d) Four

            
 

a)  b)  c)  d) 

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20. The total surface area of cube is 384 m2. Find the side of the cube

 m2 

a) 3 m/ b) 8 m/ c) 4 m/ d) 6 m/

21. The average height of 12 students in a class was calculated as 152 cm. On
verification it was found that one reading was wrongly recorded as 148 cm
instead of 172 cm. Find the correct mean height

         
         
       

a) 150 cm/ b) 156 cm/

c) 158 cm/ d) 154 cm/

22 .The difference of the squares of two positive numbers is 45. The square of
the smaller number is four times the larger number. Find the numbers

         

        

a) 3 & 15 b) 9 & 5 c) 3 & 16 d) 9 & 6

23. A can do a piece of work in 20 days and B can do it in 30 days. How long will
they take to do the work together?
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A       B    

       
   

a) 10 days/ b) 12 days/

c) 11 days/ d) 20 days/

24. A group of 100 candidates have their average height 163.8 cm with coeffi-
cient of variation 3.2. What is the standard deviation of their heights?


  


a) 3.23 b) 4.91 c) 5.24 d) 6.38

25. In a T-20 cricket match, Raju hit a “six” 10 times out of 50 balls he played. If
a ball was selected at random. Find the probability that he would not have
hit a “six”.

T-20          “”

    “”   
 

1 4 6 3
a) b) c) d)
5 5 5 5

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NAME : ...................................................................... As
A B C D E
Subject :.....................................................................
Bs
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Date : .....................................................................
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Cs
MOBILE NO REGISTER NUMBER 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Ds
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Es
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Total
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Candidate Signature : .................................... New Student :
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Invigilator Signature : ..................................... Old Student :

1 A B C D E 41 A B C D E 81 A B C D E 121 A B C D E 161 A B C D E

2 A B C D E 42 A B C D E 82 A B C D E 122 A B C D E 162 A B C D E

3 A B C D E 43 A B C D E 83 A B C D E 123 A B C D E 163 A B C D E

4 A B C D E 44 A B C D E 84 A B C D E 124 A B C D E 164 A B C D E

5 A B C D E 45 A B C D E 85 A B C D E 125 A B C D E 165 A B C D E

6 A B C D E 46 A B C D E 86 A B C D E 126 A B C D E 166 A B C D E

7 A B C D E 47 A B C D E 87 A B C D E 127 A B C D E 167 A B C D E

8 A B C D E 48 A B C D E 88 A B C D E 128 A B C D E 168 A B C D E

9 A B C D E 49 A B C D E 89 A B C D E 129 A B C D E 169 A B C D E

10 A B C D E 50 A B C D E 90 A B C D E 130 A B C D E 170 A B C D E

11 A B C D E 51 A B C D E 91 A B C D E 131 A B C D E 171 A B C D E

12 A B C D E 52 A B C D E 92 A B C D E 132 A B C D E 172 A B C D E

13 A B C D E 53 A B C D E 93 A B C D E 133 A B C D E 173 A B C D E

14 A B C D E 54 A B C D E 94 A B C D E 134 A B C D E 174 A B C D E

15 A B C D E 55 A B C D E 95 A B C D E 135 A B C D E 175 A B C D E

16 A B C D E 56 A B C D E 96 A B C D E 136 A B C D E 176 A B C D E

17 A B C D E 57 A B C D E 97 A B C D E 137 A B C D E 177 A B C D E

18 A B C D E 58 A B C D E 98 A B C D E 138 A B C D E 178 A B C D E

19 A B C D E 59 A B C D E 99 A B C D E 139 A B C D E 179 A B C D E

20 A B C D E 60 A B C D E 100 A B C D E 140 A B C D E 180 A B C D E

21 A B C D E 61 A B C D E 101 A B C D E 141 A B C D E 181 A B C D E

22 A B C D E 62 A B C D E 102 A B C D E 142 A B C D E 182 A B C D E

23 A B C D E 63 A B C D E 103 A B C D E 143 A B C D E 183 A B C D E

24 A B C D E 64 A B C D E 104 A B C D E 144 A B C D E 184 A B C D E

25 A B C D E 65 A B C D E 105 A B C D E 145 A B C D E 185 A B C D E

26 A B C D E 66 A B C D E 106 A B C D E 146 A B C D E 186 A B C D E

27 A B C D E 67 A B C D E 107 A B C D E 147 A B C D E 187 A B C D E

28 A B C D E 68 A B C D E 108 A B C D E 148 A B C D E 188 A B C D E

29 A B C D E 69 A B C D E 109 A B C D E 149 A B C D E 189 A B C D E

30 A B C D E 70 A B C D E 110 A B C D E 150 A B C D E 190 A B C D E

31 A B C D E 71 A B C D E 111 A B C D E 151 A B C D E 191 A B C D E

32 A B C D E 72 A B C D E 112 A B C D E 152 A B C D E 192 A B C D E

33 A B C D E 73 A B C D E 113 A B C D E 153 A B C D E 193 A B C D E

34 A B C D E 74 A B C D E 114 A B C D E 154 A B C D E 194 A B C D E

35 A B C D E 75 A B C D E 115 A B C D E 155 A B C D E 195 A B C D E

36 A B C D E 76 A B C D E 116 A B C D E 156 A B C D E 196 A B C D E

37 A B C D E 77 A B C D E 117 A B C D E 157 A B C D E 197 A B C D E

38 A B C D E 78 A B C D E 118 A B C D E 158 A B C D E 198 A B C D E

39 A B C D E 79 A B C D E 119 A B C D E 159 A B C D E 199 A B C D E

40 A B C D E 80 A B C D E 120 A B C D E 160 A B C D E 200 A B C D E

The Number of As, Bs, Cs, Ds and Es as shaded by the Candidate

TUTICORIN - 9944511344 / THIRUNELVELI - 9894241422 / RAMANATHAPURAM - 7550352916 / MADURAI - 9843110566