SSC FCI AG III 2012 Solved Paper

SSC - FCI Assistant Grade -3  2012 solved paper

Part -a GENERAL INTELLIGENCE

Directions: In Question Nos. 1 to 5 , select the related letter/word/number from the given alternatives.

1. Temple : Ear ; Shoulder : Hand ; Gum : ?

      (a) Lip         

      (b) Tongue

      (c) Vein

      (d) Tooth

Ans: (c) Vein

2. Pea-hen : Pea-cock :: Bitch : ?

      (a) He-elephant

      (b) Mongoose

      (c) Dog

      (d) Wolf

Ans: (c) Dog

3. DEVIL : ABSFI :: OTHER : ?

     (a) MRFCP

     (b) RWKHU

     (c) LQEBO

     (d) LRECO

Ans: (c) LQEBO 

4. Manipuri : Manipur :: Kathakali : ?

      (a) Karnataka

      (b) Tamil Nadu

      (c) Kerala

      (d) Andhra Pradesh

Ans: (c) Kerala

5. Teacher : Student :: Pontiff : ?

      (a) Disciple

      (b) Follower

      (c) Priest

      (d) Deity

Ans: (c) Priest

6. What is once in PEN ,twice in PAPER and thrice in PEPPER ?
      (a) E
      (b) P
      (c) R
      (d) A

Ans: (b) P

7. If SUPER = 79 , SUPREME = 97 , then LABOUR = ?
     (a) 79
     (b) 69
     (c) 89
     (d) 49

Ans: (b) 69  ( by adding the position numbers of letters)

Directions: In question Nos. 8 to 14 , find the one which is different from the rest three.

8. (a) Lamb 

     (b) Goat
     (c) Ewe
     (d) Ram

Ans: (d) Ram

9. (a) Botany
     (b) English
     (c) Physics
     (d) Chemistry

Ans: (b) English

10. (a) Krishna
       (b) Cauvery
       (c) Narmada
       (d) Mahanadi

Ans: (a) Krishna (river with largest catchment area)

11. (a) May
       (b) June
       (c) July
       (d) August

Ans: (b) June (except June all the months above having 31 days)

12. (a) Ant 
       (b) Spider
       (c) Bee
       (d) Moth

Ans: (b) Spider

13. (a) 8/9
       (b) 16/64
       (c) 32/25
       (d) 64/36

Ans: (b) 16/64

       ( 8/9 = 2³ / 3²           16/64 = 4² / 4³        32/25 = 2⁵ / 5²   64/36 = 2⁶ / 6² )

14 . (a) 2010 
        (b) 2011
        (c) 2012
        (d) 2013

Ans: (c) 2012 (It's a leap year) 

Directions: In Question Nos. 15 to 19 , a series is given, with one missing , choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

15. 2,5,7,12,19,31,_,81
         60

Ans: (c) 50   (difference between the numbers is equal to sum of two previous differences between the  numbers)

16.  6, 8 :: 2, 12 :: 5, 9 :: 4, _?
         (a) 5
         (b) 8
         (c) 10
         (d) 11

Ans: (c) 10  ( 6-2 = 4 and 12-8 = 4 so 5-4 =1 and 10-9 = 1)

17. 3, 5, 6, 11,  9, 17, 12, _?
        (a) 20
        (b) 10
        (c) 22
        (d) 23

18.   2, 1, 2 = 5
         3, 1, 1 = 4
         ?, 3, 1 = 7

        (a) 0
        (b) 4
        (c) 2
        (d) 1

Ans: (b) 4     (   2 x 2 + 1 = 5 
                               3 x 1 + 1 = 4
                               4 x 1 + 3 = 7 )

19. A C D  F G I J  L M  O P_?
          (a) Q
          (b) R
          (c) S
          (d) T

Ans: (a) Q ( there is a alternative +2 , +1 of increase in the position of letters )

20. Which one of the following is the sequential order of colors in rainbow?
        1. Red  2. Green  3. Violet 4. Yellow
          (a) 3, 2, 4, 5, 1  
          (b) 4, 3, 2, 5, 1
          (c) 3, 4, 2, 1, 5
          (d) 2, 5, 4, 1, 3

Ans: (a)  3, 2, 4, 5, 1  ( VIBGYOR )

21. If the numbers starting with 944 are BSNL numbers, how many BSNL numbers are there in the following series ?
 948554  944251  944189  943525  944185 932511  944285  985128  944424  924785  944325  946895  947895  944242  944944
          (a) 8
          (b) 7
          (c) 6
          (d) 5

Ans: (a) 8

22. Which of the following words appear first in a dictionary ?
        (a) Improve
        (b) Impress

        (c) Imprint
        (d) Impugn

Ans: (b) Impress

23. Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary :
        1. Detach 2. Devise 3. Denote 4. Digest 5. Depict
         (a) 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
         (b) 3, 5, 1, 2, 4
         (c) 3, 2, 1, 5, 4
         (d) 5, 2, 4, 1, 3

 Ans:  (b) 3, 5, 1, 2, 4

24. Arrange the following in the chronological order :
        1. S. Radhakrishnan
        2. Rajendra prasad

        3. Giani Zail Singh

        4. V. V. Giri
        5. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
               (a) 2, 1, 4, 5, 3
               (b) 2, 1, 3, 4, 5
               (c) 2, 1, 4, 3, 5
               (d) 2, 1, 5, 4, 3

Ans:  (c) 2, 1, 4, 3, 5

25. Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it?
_fgg_eg_eeff_ef_gg
      (a) eefge
      (b) fegef
      (c) efege
      (d) fgege

Ans:   (b) fegef

Directions: In Question Nos. 26 and 27, select the wrong number in the series.

26. 6, 18, 36, 108, 216, 648, 1290, 3888
         (a) 36
         (b) 108
         (c) 1290
         (d) 648

27. 3, 5, 8, 11, 17, 23
         (a) 8
         (b) 11
         (c) 17
         (d) 23

28. A boy walks northwards. After a while he turns towards his right and a little  further to his left. Finally after walking a distance of 1 km , he turns to his left again. In which direction he is moving now ?
       (a) North
       (b) South
       (c) East
       (d) West

Ans: (d) West

29. The following address has been reproduced against (a), (b), (c) and (d), three of which have some mistakes or the other. Choose the one without any mistakes. 
   Dr. C. V. R. Ramaswamy
   19, Babanasam Street
   Airport Road, Lawspet
   Puducherry - 635124 

   (a) Dr. C. V. R. Ramaswamy
          19, Babanasam Street
          Airport Road, Lawspet
          Puducherry - 653124 

   (b) Dr. C. R. V. Ramaswamy
          19, Babanasam Street
          Airport Road, Lawspet
          Puducherry - 635124 

   (c) Dr. C. V. R. Ramaswamy
          19, Babanasam Street,
          Airport Road, Lawspet
          Puducherry - 635124 

 (d) Dr. C. V. R. Ramaswamy
        19, Babanasam Street
        Airport Road, Lawspet
        Puducherry - 635124 

Ans:   (d) Dr. C. V. R. Ramaswamy
                    19, Babanasam Street
                    Airport Road, Lawspet
                    Puducherry - 635124 


30. From the given alternatives, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word . THOROUGHLY
    (a) Rough
    (b) Glory
    (c) Thorny
    (d) Though

Ans: (c) Thorny

History of Shree Ghati Subrahmanya Kshetra

Ghati Subrahmanya Swami

       Shree Subrahmanya Swami kshetra is famous as "Middle Subrahmanya" and is situated in the doddaballapura district, 60 km far from Bangalore. Before knowing about Ghati Subrahmanya, we must know about Aadi Kukke Subrahmanya.

Entrance of the Ghati Subrahmanya Temple

 Born of Shree Subrahmanya Swami:

         Once Lord Shiva killed Tripurasura. After that his son's Tarakasura, Simhavakra, Gajasya and Shurapadma started troubling the mankind. Un-bearing the troubles by these Rakshasa's(demons) all went to Lord Brahma Deva for protection. All prayed Shree Hari for help then Shree Hari suggested, "Lord Shiva has to Marry Parvati and their child will kill these demons" as a solution. 

Lord Shree Hari Suggesting a Solution

          Lord Shiva was in meditation by the separation of Dakshayani in "Daksha Yagna". Lords sent Manmata to make Lord Shiva to have love with Parvati. Manmata breaked Shiva's meditation by experimenting Panchabana on Shiva. Then Shiva married Parvati.

Manmata Experimenting Panchabana on Shiva

Shiva Parvati marriage

         Once when Shiva Parvati were in lonely place, as per the Lords direction Lord Agni went there. At that time a brilliant radiance came out of Shiva and fallowed Lord Agni. Agni feared, went and hided in Ganga. As radiance also followed Agni, it became cool in water and divided into six parts. Those six parts changed as six children, then converted as one child with six heads by Parvati and became Shanmukha.

Six Children in Ganga And Agni Deva

Shanmukha Swami with Parvati

     Shree Subrahmanya Swami as a Shanmukha killed Tarakasura, Simhavakra, Gajasya and Shurapadma.

         Once Subrahmanya Swami kept Lord Brahma in imprison for telling the meaning of "Omkara". Lord Shiva advised Subrahmanya Swami and released Brahma from imprison. Then Subrahmanya swami cursed himself to become as a Ghata Sarpa (Serpent) by the Guiltiness and came to Bhoo Loka(Earth) then settled in Kukke as Lord of all serpents, Dakshina Karnataka. Once Divine serpents Vasuki and Takshaka prayed Kukke Subrahmanya Swami to protect them from Gharuda. Shree Subrahmanya Swami prayed Shree Hari for help then Shree Hari as a Lakshmi Narasimha Swami stayed together with Subrahmanya Swami for guarding serpents from Gharuda.

Shanmukha Swami Killing Demons

Shree Lakshmi Narasimha Swami Guarding Serpents from Gharuda

          Once upon time in Ghati Kshetra there was a demon by name Ghatikasura and was troubling mankind. Sages of Ghati Gargeya, Markandeya and some more prayed Subrahmanya Swami for protection. Subrahmanya Swami came to Ghati and killed that demon and as per the sages prayer Swami stayed in Ghati then that place became as "Middle Subrahmanya".

Shree Subrahmanya Swami Killing Ghatikasura

          Shree Ghati Subrahmanya Swami come to know to the people by, some 600 hundred years ago. There was a merchant in a village near to Ghati and that merchant always used to go for other villages passing Ghati. When coming back to his village he used to sleep on a stone under a tree. All the time when he sleeping on that stone there was a sound coming out as "Why you are sleeping on this stone? get up", merchant neglected it. Once Subrahmanya Swami came into merchant's dream and told to show the place of Swami to Gorpade Maharaja of Sondur who is the devotee of Swami, to construct the temple for Subrahmanya Swami. Then merchant went to Sondur and told all thing to Gorpade Maharaja. 

        In the next day itself Maharaja Gorpade came to Ghati kshetra and wondered by seeing that all the stones there were in the form of serpent. Maharaja come to know the place of Swami and constructed the temple there.

Merchant sleeping on the Swami idol

Temple Constructed by Gorpade Maharaja

          Now Shree Ghati Subrahmanya Swami Kshetra is a popular pilgrim center. Uniqueness of Subrahmanya Swami here is "Seven headed cobra (Subrahmanya) facing east and Lakshmi Narasimha Swami facing west in a single idol. To see the both deities at the same time there is a huge mirror placed in the rear.   

Shree Subrahmanya Swami and Shree Lakshmi Narasimha Swami 

Enlightenment

Nothing is Impossible if you really Mind to do it

The whole Universe is created, controlled and monitored by  GOD "Paramatma". And all the creatures are a fraction or a part of him "Souls of a Super soul". God is Everywhere, will be always around us but we unaware of it. If we feel  means some signs will brings us the awareness about the presence of God in everything.

        Every one have some Spiritual power of mind, which alerts us about the things going around us, whether its right or wrong.This is because of our " knowledge of soul " a God gift, we need to explore it. A common man can do amazing achievements by the power of WILL. Because nothing is impossible if we really mind to do it. Desires of us will builds the capacity of handling things in order to fulfill our dreams, but we should be very patient, dedicated and disciplined. 

       No one or nothing can brings us the joy or sorrow, it's left our mind because all the things are under the control of it. We can enjoy every moment of life whether it may bringing happiness/sorrow being a positive thinker. Because all our joys and sorrows are by the way thinking of it. We can have the power of turning an sad moment into an happy moment and as well happy moment into sad too by the way of handling it. 

        It doesn't mean that The most happiest person don't  have any problems or don't have sadness? . Life is like a mixture, it has all things so we need to accept whatever comes and face it gracefully because nothing is permanent including us. Then we will enjoy the real beauty of Life.

         Explore the Insight of mind which lets us to step in the right path. Before doing anything it will fills some positiveness within us so we can achieve anything overcoming all the problems with the awareness about good as well as bad. In Life risk is mandatory thing , nothing comes to our finger tips easily so try to have strong mind.

       Our purpose of life is to live happily with everyone with what we had and trying for the best to happen. Most of us think about only the past or future, But we are in present it's not good. So forget about the past ,Live for the present then best thing is going to happen in future. Set your goals at very high and work for it keeping " who am i? where am i ? and what's my job ? " in mind which alerts us to move in right path ultimately going to achieve something great.