JAA Solved Question Paper 2012 Guwahati High Court
Part 1: General Knowledge
This section tests your awareness of history, geography, politics, and current affairs, with a special focus on Northeast India.
Q1. Namdapha National Park is situated in which of the following district of Arunachal Pradesh?
A: (c) Changlang
Q2. Chapakhowa is the Civil Sub-Division of which of the following district?
A: (d) Tinsukia
Q3. William Nagar is a small but beautiful Hill Station of North-Eastern Region. It is situated in which of the following state?
A: (d) Meghalaya
Q4. Ratan Thiyam is a legendary Artist. He belongs to which of the following community?
A: (c) Manipuri
Q5. Sobha Brahma is popular figure who died very recently. The people of Assam will remember him for his contribution to the field of...
A: (d) Fine Arts
Q6. The Kankan Railway connects -
A: (b) Roha-Mangalore
Q7. Who is the Governor of Assam?
A: (d) J B Patnaik (Note: This was the correct answer for April 2012)
Q8. Which of the following is a harvest festival of India?
A: All options are correct harvest festivals. In the context of an Assam-based exam, the most relevant answer would be (d) Magh Bihu.
9. Where is the headquarter of the World Health Organisation?
A: (b) Geneva
10. Which is the first mobile theatre of Assam ?
A: (c) Kohinur theatre
11. Saliva helps in the digestion of -
A: (b) Starch
12. The longest bone in human body is-
A: (c) Femur (Thigh bone)
13. WIKILEAKS, a whistleblowers website is an international organisation based in
A: (c) Sweden
14. Which of the following book has been written by Kamala Das ?
A: (d) Tonight This Savage Rite
15. Who is authorised to issue coin in India ?
A: (b) Ministry of Finance
16. According to the preamble of the Constitution, India is a
A: (d) Sovereign Socialist secular Democratic Republic.
17. Which four countries are called the Asian Tigers?
A: (a) Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan
18. The Indian Parliament means-
A: (c) President of India- Rajya Sabha- Lok Sabha
60. Which of the following formulates fiscal policy?
Ans: (b) Finance Ministry
61. Which is the best measure of economic growth of a country?
Ans: (a) GNP - Gross National Product (GNP) is often considered a better measure than GDP for the economic growth of a country's nationals.
62. Excise Duties are taxes on -
Ans: (c) production of commodities
63. The light year is the unit of
Ans: (b) Distance
64. Which of the following pair is correctly matched?
Ans: (b) Albert Einstein - Photoelectric effect
65. 'My Life' is the autobiography of -
Ans: (c) Bill Clinton - "My Life" is the autobiography of former U.S. President Bill Clinton.
66. The International court of justice is situated at -
Ans: (b) Hague - The International Court of Justice is located in The Hague, Netherlands.
67. In acronym SAARC, 'C' stands for
Ans: (d) Cooperation - SAARC stands for South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.
English Language
68. He died without ............ heir.
Ans: (b) an
69. Eggs are sold by ......... dozen.
Ans: (a) the
70. It was ........... unique sight.
Ans: (c) a
71. Let us discuss ........ matter seriously
Ans: (a) The
72. He always wants to (a)/get the best of facilities (b)/ whether he deserve it or not (c)/ No error. (d)
Ans: (c) whether he deserve it or not - Error: "he" is singular, so the verb should be "deserves".
73. He is going everyday (a)/ for a morning walk (b)/ with his friends and neighbours. (c)/No error (d)
Ans: (a) He is going everyday - Error: For a habitual action like "everyday", simple present "He goes" should be used.
74. My sister has gone (a)/to England for higher study (b)/only a month ago. (c)/No error.(d)
Ans: (a) My sister has gone - Error: The phrase "a month ago" indicates a specific past time, so simple past "My sister went" should be used.
75. Once he realises (a)/that he commits a mistake (b) he admits and corrects it without delay.(c)/ No error.(d)
Ans: (b) that he commits a mistake - Error: The main clause "he admits" is in the present tense, but the action of realizing and committing happened before. It should be "that he has committed a mistake".
76. He asked me whether I will help him-
Ans: (b) whether I would - The reporting verb "asked" is in the past, so "will" changes to "would".
77. Pawan was hurried to reach the meeting when he slipped and fell down-
Ans: (d) No improvement - "Was hurried" is grammatically incorrect in this context; the original sentence fragment is missing a subject and verb (e.g., "Pawan was hurrying..."). Assuming the bold part is "hurried", "was hurrying" would be the correction. As written, the question is flawed.
78. The Building will redecorate during the summer season
Ans: (b) will be redecorated - The sentence requires the passive voice.
79. Our country is increased in population
Ans: (b) is increasing - This describes an ongoing process, requiring the present continuous tense.
80. If I .............. you I would not stand this humiliation.
Ans: (c) were - In hypothetical or subjunctive clauses (indicated by "If I..."), "were" is used instead of "was".
81. Everybody among the businessman .............. enjoying drinking when the manager of the hotel was shot dead.
Ans: (d) was - "Everybody" is a singular pronoun and takes a singular verb.
82. Just outside the hotel ................. two bars, extremely beautiful as well as crowdy
Ans: (b) are - The subject is "two bars", which is plural.
83. None but those with honest record ................... to come to me for help
Ans: (b) need - The phrase "those with honest record" is plural.
84. They wanted money to purchase certain things for ............... and to donate to their colleagues.
Ans: (b) themselves - This is a reflexive pronoun used correctly.
85. He is a man.......... I know you can trust completely
Ans: (c) whom - "whom" is the correct object pronoun to refer to "a man".
86. His marks in History are higher than............. in English
Ans: (d) those - 'marks' is plural, so the pronoun must be plural 'those' (referring to 'those marks').
87. ................. is a country that is governed by corrupt politicians
Ans: (b) Ours - "Ours" is the correct possessive pronoun.
88. Trivial (trifle)
Ans: (c) unimportant
89. Vagary (unpredictable change)
Ans: (a) caprice
90. Repercussion (strong fallout)
Ans: (a) reaction
91. Amicable (polite or friendly)
Ans: (c) harmonious
92. The custom of having many wives
Ans: (c) polygamy
93. Oppose to grave or sudden change
Ans: (c) conservative
94. The policy of extending a country's empire and Influence
Ans: (a) imperialism
95. The branch of medical science which deals with the problem of the old
Ans: (b) geriatrics
96. She rejected her proposal of marriage point blank
Ans: (a) directly
97. He is in the habit of fishing in trouble waters
Ans: (d) taking advantage of troubled conditions for personal profit
98. Our school is within a stone's throw of the railway station
Ans: (b) at a short distance
99. A moment for the world unity is in the offing
Ans: (b) about to start
100. The teacher was as good as his word
Ans: (d) ready to fulfil his promise
101. Caesar was done to death by the conspirators.
Ans: (d) murdered - "Done to death" is an idiom for being murdered.
102. The meeting ended in fiasco
Ans: (c) incomplete failure - Fiasco means a complete and utter failure.
103. His logic ............ every one including the experts
Ans: (d) confounded - To confound means to surprise and confuse someone.
104. I will write a letter to you tentatively ................ the dates of the programme
Ans: (d) indicating
105. No country can to .............. practice a constant, rigid foreign policy in view of the world power dynamics
Ans: (c) afford
106. The prisoner was released on .............. for good behaviour
Ans: (c) parole
107. I am ............. forward to our picnic scheduled in the next month
Ans: (c) looking
108. Freedom is not a ................. but our birth right
Ans: (b) gift
109. The poor fellow cannot even afford daily food, ............... alone buying a house
Ans: (c) let
110. Since the road was closed for repairs he took the
Ans: (c) diversion
111. He did many mischief
Ans: (c) committed many mischief
112. The main point of his speech was well understood.
Ans: (d) no Improvement
113. I am used to hard work
Ans: (b) working hard
114. He does not hesitate to do whatever his brother does.
Ans: (d) no improvement
115. On seeing the lion she felt too much afraid
Ans: (a) very much
116. The cloud of misfortunes appears to have blown out
Ans: (c) up
117. Would you find me absent, please don't forget to leave a message behind
Ans: (b) should
Questions 118-127 are based on the following passage:
With the __118___ of the peace in Darjeeling, the area's most important industry, tea, is once again receiving the attention of the planters that it __119___. A most ___120___ development has been the reopening of long ___121______ tea estates, one after another. This is as it should be since the current production of 11 to 11.5 million kg falls ____122_____ of the combined world and domestic demand for this exclusive ____123_____. What should be remembered in this context is that it is only recently, following _____124______ of the Darjeeling logo, that there is scientific promotion of this tea in the world market. In fact, apart from intensifying the logo campaign, drinking Darjeeling tea should be ______125________ as a 'concept'. But the generic _____126_______ of Darjeeling tea will have meaning only if the stagnation in production level is broken. The problem of ____127_______ alone cannot explain the awfully low average yield of 570kg/hectare.
Ans:
(a) return
(d) deserve
(b) welcome
(c) closed
(b) short
(a) beverage
(b) launch
(c) marketed
(a) production
(d) logistic
Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:
We are tempted to assume that technological progress is the real progress and that material success is the criterion of civilisation. If the eastern people become fascinated by machines and techniques and used them as western nations do, to build industrial organisations and large military establishments, they will get involved in the power politics and drift in to the danger of death. Scientific and technological civilisation brings opportunities and great rewards but also great risks and temptations. If machines get in to the saddle, all our progress will have been in vain. The problem facing us is a universal one. Both east and west are threatened with the same danger and face the same destiny. Science and technology are neither good and nor bad. They are not to be tabooed but tamed and assigned their proper place. They become dangers only if they become idols.
128. What is man tempted to assume ?
Ans : (c) Technological progress is the real progress
129. When do science and technology become dangerous ?
Ans: (a) When they become idols
130. What will happen if eastern people use machines ?
Ans: (d) They will get involved in politics and drift in to the danger of death
131. Which of the following statements is/are true in the context of the passage ?
Ans: (b) 1 and 3
132. Choose the words which is similar in meaning as the word 'tabooed' used in the passage.
Ans: (a) Forbidden
133. Doubtful
Ans: (b) certain
134. Ameliorate
Ans: (d) worsen
General Aptitude
135. [Select the one which is different from the other three responses]
(a) X (b) Y (c) H (d) D
Ans: (c) H - This is ambiguous, but a common logic is symmetry. 'H' has both a horizontal and a vertical line of symmetry. X has two diagonal lines. Y and D have one line of symmetry each.
136. [Select the one which is different from the other three responses]
(a) ZKXJ (b) CMAL (c) TGRF (d) FRTK
Ans: (b) CMAL - It is the only group containing a vowel ('A').
137. [Select the one which is different from the other three responses]
(a) ABJMN (b) QRTUJ
(c) IXYOQ (d) WFGOP
Ans: (c) IXYOQ - The other groups contain two pairs of consecutive letters (AB, MN; QR, TU; FG, OP).
138. [Select the one which is different from the other three responses]
(a) 25,36 (b) 144, 169
(c) 100,121 (d) 9,64
Ans: (d) 9,64 - All other pairs are squares of consecutive numbers (5², 6²; 12², 13²; 10², 11²). 9 is 3² and 64 is 8².
139. [Select the one which is different from the other three responses]
(a) Heat (b) Light (c) Bulb (d) Electricity
Ans: (c) Bulb - Heat, Light, and Electricity are forms of energy. A bulb is a device.
140. [Select the one which is different from the other three responses]
(a) wave (b) Current
(c) Tide (d) storm
Ans: (d) storm - Wave, Current, and Tide are all movements of water. A storm is a weather phenomenon.
141. 6:11::11:?
Ans: (c) 20 - One possible logic is
142. ABE: 8:: KLO:?
Ans: (c) 38 - The sum of the positions of the letters in the alphabet:
K(11) + L(12) + O(15) = 38.
143. Sty: pig :: Byre: ?
Ans: (b) Cow - A sty is a shelter for a pig; a byre is a shelter for a cow.
144. Patrol: Security :: Insurance: ?
Ans: (d) Risk - Patrolling provides security; insurance provides protection against risk.
145. ADBC: EHFG :: ILJK:?
Ans: (b) MPNO - The pattern is to shift each letter forward by 4 places in the alphabet.
I(9)+4=M(13), L(12)+4=P(16), J(10)+4=N(14), K(11)+4=O(15).
146. ACEG: SUWY :: BDFH:?
Ans: (c) TVXZ - The relationship between ACEG and SUWY is that each letter is shifted forward by 18 places. Applying this to BDFH gives TVXZ.
147. 5: 27 :: 9:?
Ans: (a) 83 - The pattern is
x : x² + 2.
So,
9 : 9² + 2 = 81 + 2 = 83
148. 6: 64 :: 11:?
Ans: (b) 169 - The pattern is
x : (x+2)²
So,
11 : (11+2)² = 13² = 169
149. Arrange the following in a meaningful / logical order:
1. Exhaust
2. Night
3. Day
4. Sleep
5. Work
Ans: (c) 3,5,1,2,4 - The logical order is: Day -> Work -> Exhaust -> Night -> Sleep
150. Arrange the following words according to the dictionary:
1. Inventory
2. Involuntary
3. Invisible
4. Invariable
5. Investigate
Ans: (d) 4,1,5,3,2 - Alphabetical order: Invariable, Inventory, Investigate, Invisible, Involuntary.
151. From the given alternative words, select the word which can be formed using the letters of the given words. 'DETERMINATION'
Ans: (C) TERMINATED - All letters in TERMINATED are available in DETERMINATION.
152. CHOCOLATE
Ans: (c) LATE
153. MEASUREMENT
Ans: (a) MASTER
154. RHINOCEROS
Ans: (D) HORSE
155. COMPENSATION
Ans: (a) MENTION
156. If DELHI is coded as 73541 and CALCUTTA as 82589662, then how can CALICUT be coded?
Ans: (c) 8251896 - The code is derived by mapping letters to digits from the examples: C=8, A=2, L=5, I=1, U=9, T=6.
157. If a man on a moped starts from a point and rides 4 km south, then turns left and rides 2 km to turn again to the right to ride 4 k m more, towards which direction is he moving?
Ans: (d) south - He rides 4km South, then turns left (East), then turns right (South again).
158. Select the missing number from the given response [Table with numbers]
Ans: (c) 6 - In each column, the product of the first three numbers equals the fourth.
9 * 4 * x = 216,
so
x = 6.
159. Forecast the growth rate for the year 1995 from the following date [Table with numbers]
Ans: (c) 9.7 - The increase between years doubles each time: +0.2, +0.4, +0.8, +1.6. The next increase will be +3.2.
6.5 + 3.2 = 9.7
160. Price of a commodity has increased by 60% by what percent much a consumer reduce the consumption of the commodity so as not to increase the expenditure?
Ans: (b) 37.5 - The formula is
(R / (100 + R)) * 100.
So,
(60 / 160) * 100 = 37.5%.
161. Walking 6/7th of his usual speed, a man is 12 minutes too late. The usual time taken by him to cover that distance is
Ans: (b) 1h 12 minutes - If speed is 6/7, time is 7/6. The extra 1/6 of the usual time is 12 minutes. So, the usual time is
12 * 6 = 72 minutes.
162. If I walk five k m/h, I miss a train by seven minute. If, however, I walk at 6 km/h, I reach the station 5 minutes before the departure of the train. The distance (in km) between the house and the station is
Ans: (a) 6 - Let D be the distance. The time difference is 12 mins (0.2 hours). D/5 - D/6 = 0.2. This gives
D/30 = 0.2,
so
D = 6 km.
163. Simple interest on a certain sum is 16/25 of the sum. The rate percent, if the rate percent and time (in year) are equal, is
Ans: (b) 8% - SI = (P*R*T)/100. 16/25 * P = (P * R * R) / 100. R² = 1600/25 = 64. So
R = 8.
164. Pointing to a man, Deepak said, "His only brother is the father of my daughters father. "How is the man related to Deepak ?
Ans: (c) uncle - "My daughter's father" is Deepak himself. So, "His only brother is Deepak's father". This makes the man Deepak's uncle.
165. Q's mother is sister of P and daughter of M. S is daughter of P and sister of T. How is M related to T?
Ans: (d) grand father/grand mother - M is the parent of P. T is the child of P. Therefore, M is the grandparent of T. The gender is unknown.
166. If the day before yesterday was thrusday, when will the Sunday be?
Ans: (c) tomorrow - If the day before yesterday was Thursday, today is Saturday. Sunday will be tomorrow.
167. If the day before yesterday was Saturday what day will fall on the day after tomorrow?
Ans: (c) Wednesday - If the day before yesterday was Saturday, today is Monday. The day after tomorrow will be Wednesday.
168. 1-12-91 is the first Sunday which is the fourth Tuesday of December 1991?
Ans: (b) 24-12-91 - If Dec 1st is a Sunday, the first Tuesday is Dec 3rd. The fourth Tuesday is
3 + (3*7) = 24
169. If February 1, 1996 is Wednesday what day is March 3, 1996?
Ans: (c) Saturday - 1996 was a leap year, so February had 29 days. From Feb 1 to Mar 3 is 31 days. 31 mod 7 = 3. Wednesday + 3 days = Saturday.
170. If seventh day of a month is three days earlier than Friday what day will be on the 19th of the month?
Ans: (a) Sunday - "Three days earlier than Friday" is Tuesday. So, the 7th is a Tuesday. The 19th is 12 days later. 12 mod 7 = 5. Tuesday + 5 days = Sunday.
Questions 171-174 are based on the following instructions:
You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
171. Statements: only cats are animals; no historian is an animal. Conclusion: I. some cats are not historian, II. Some historian are Cats
Ans: (a) If only conclusion I follows
172. Statements: All chairs are tables; All tables are chalks. Conclusion: I. All Chalks are Chairs, II. All Chairs are Chalks
Ans: (b) If only conclusion II follows
173. Statements: All politicians are dishonest; All dishonest people are lier. Conclusion: I.All politicians are lier, II. some dishonest people are not politicians
Ans: (a) If only conclusion I follows
174. Statements: All man are heavy; Some women are heavy. Conclusion: I. some heavy are not man, II. some women are man
Ans: (c) If neither I nor II follows
Questions 175-178 are based on the following instructions:
An interrogative sentence is followed by two arguments One beginning with "Yes" and the other beginning with "No" you are to pick out one of the following answer choices which are applicable to each of the following questions?
175. Has India been consistently non-aligned?
Ans: (c) If both argument I & II are forceful
176. Should education be job oriented?
Ans: (a) If only argument I is forceful
177. Should the Press in India be given full freedom?
Ans: (c) If both argument I & II are forceful
178. Should educational qualification be laid down for Ministers ?
Ans: (d) If neither I nor II is forceful
179. In a class room there are five rows, and 5 children A,B,C,D and E are seated one behind the other in five separate row's as follows- A is sitting behind C, but in front of B. C is sitting behind E,D is sitting in front of E. The order in which they are sitting from the first row to the last is
Ans: (a) DECAB - The order from front to back is D, E, C, A, B.
180. The sum of two numbers is 42 and their product is 437 than the absolute difference between the number is
Ans: (b) 4 - Let numbers be x, y. x+y=42, xy=437. (x-y)² = (x+y)² - 4xy = 42² - 4(437) = 1764 - 1748 = 16. |x-y| = 4
181. Which is the least number which when doubled will be exactly divisible by 12,18, 21 & 30
Ans: (c) 630 - Find the LCM of 12, 18, 21, 30, which is 1260. The number required is half of the LCM, which is 630.
182. Each member of a picnic party contributed twice as many rupees as the total collection was Rs. 3042. The number of members present in the party was
Ans: (d) 39 - Let N be the number of members.
N * 2N = 3042. 2N² = 3042 -> N² = 1521.
N = 39
183. If orange is called butter, and butter is called soap, Soap is called ink, ink is called honey and honey is called orange, which of the following is used for washing clothes?
Ans:
184. If river is called sky, Sea is called water, water is called air, air is called cloud and cloud is called river, then what do we drink when thirsty ?
Ans: (b) Air - We drink water. The code says "water is called air".
185. If water is called blue, blue is called red, red is called white, white is called sky, sky is called rain, rain is called green and green is called air then which of the following is the colour of milk?
Ans: (c) white - The colour of milk is white. The code says "red is called white".
186. In a certain code, "37" means "which class" and "583" means "caste and class". what is the code for "caste"?
Ans: (d) either 5 or 8 - From "37" (which class) and "583" (caste and class), we know 3=class. This leaves 5 and 8 for "caste" and "and", but we can't tell which is which.
187. Choose the correct alternative that will continue the same pattern and fill in the blank spaces: 4, 9, 13, 22, 35, (....)
Ans:
188. Choose the correct alternative that will continue the same pattern and fill in the blank spaces: 20, 19, 17 (....), 10, 5
Ans: (c) 14 - The pattern is subtracting a sequentially larger number: -1, -2, -3, -4, -5. The missing term is 17 - 3 = 14
189. Choose the correct alternative that will continue the same pattern and fill in the blank spaces: 6, 11, 21, 36, 56(....)
Ans: (c) 81 - The difference between terms increases by 5 each time: +5, +10, +15, +20. The next difference is +25. 56 + 25 = 81
190. Choose the correct alternative that will continue the same pattern and fill in the blank spaces: 1, 2, 6, 24(....)
Ans: (c) 120 - The pattern is n * (i+1). 1*2=2, 2*3=6, 6*4=24, so the next term is 24*5=120
191. In each of the following questions one number in the series is wrong. Find out the wrong term. 1, 5,9,16,25,37,49
Ans: (a) 16 - The pattern is an alternating series of n² and n²+1. The 4th term should be 4²+1=17, but it is 16
192. In each of the following questions one number in the series is wrong. Find out the wrong term. 24, 27,31,33,36
Ans: (c) 31 - All other numbers in the series are multiples of 3.
193. In each of the following questions one number in the series is wrong. Find out the wrong term. 1, 2, 4,8,16, 32, 64, 96
Ans: (d) 96 - The series is a geometric progression (multiplying by 2). 64 * 2 = 128, not 96.
194. In 10 years A will be twice as old as B was 10 years ago. If A is now 9 years older than B, the present age of B is
Ans: (b) 39 years - The question is likely intended to mean "In 10 years A will be twice as old as B was 10 years ago". This gives B's current age as 39.
195. In the alphabet from A to Z, what is the third letter to the right of the letter which is midway between K and S?
Ans: (d) O - Note: This question is poorly worded. Assuming it meant "midway between the 3rd letter (C) and the 21st letter (U)", the midpoint is the 12th letter (L). The third letter to the right of L is O.
196. Two letters in the word 'BOXES' have as many letters between them as in the alphabet, which one of those two letters comes first in the alphabet?
Ans: (b) One - The pair S and X in the word BOXES has 4 letters between them in the alphabet (T, U, V, W) and 2 in the word. This question is poorly phrased, and no standard interpretation yields a clear answer from the options. There may be a typo in the question itself.
197. Two of the following have the same meaning, which of the remaining two appear earlier in a dictionary?
Ans:
198. A meaningful word is made if we take the first, fifth, seventh, tenth, eleventh and the twelfth letters of the word 'FELICITATIONS'. Which of the following will be the fifth letter of that word from the right end of that word?
Ans: (b) C - The letters at positions 1, 5, 7, 10, 11, 12 of "FELICITATIONS" are F, C, T, I, O, N. These can be rearranged to form the word "FICTION". The fifth letter from the right end of FICTION is 'C'.
199. There are five different houses, A to E, in a row. A is to the right side of B and E is to the left side of C and right of A. B is to the right of D. Which of the house is in the middle?
Ans: (A) A - The order is D, B, A, E, C. The house in the middle is A.
200. Four girls are sitting on a bench to be photographed. Shikha is to the left side of Reena. Manju is to the right of Reena. Rita is between Reena and Manju. Who would be second from the left in the photograph
Ans: (a) Reena - The seating arrangement from left to right is Shikha, Reena, Rita, Manju. The second from the left is Reena.
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