NSC Trainee (Marketing) 2019 Question Paper

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NSC Trainee (Marketing) 2019

Questions Paper

NSC Trainee (Marketing) 2019

SECTION–A

Q1. Raphanus sativas L is the botanical name of?

• Turnip
• Radish
• Carrot
• None of these

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Q2. Arka Jyoti is variety of?

• Watermelon
• Muskmelon
• Onion
• Bottle gourd

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Q3. Which crop is heavily affected by powdery mildew?

• Onion
• Okra
• Peas
• Cabbage

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Q4. Which vegetable is grown by transplanting seedlings?

• Muskmelon
• Cabbage
• Carrot
• Radish

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Q5. ‘Allahabad Safeda’ is the variety of ?

• Mango
• Grapes
• Banana
• Guava

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Q6. Scientific name of potato is?

• Oryza sativa
• Hordeum vulgare
• Solanum tuberosum
• Arachis hypogaea

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Q7. Pusa Deepali is a variety of?

• Cabbage
• Radish
• Knol-khol
• Cauliflower

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Q8. Kalyanpur Baramasi is cultivar of?

• Bottle gourd
• Brinjal
• Chillies
• Bitter gourd

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Q9. Pusa Himani is a variety of?

• Carrot
• Radish
• Sweet potato
• Sponge gourd

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Q10. Fowl Pox disease affects?

• Fish
• Pig
• Poultry
• Cattle

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Q11. Which one is cole-crop?

• Knol-khol
• Muskmelon
• Sweet potato
• Radish

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Q12. Sucrose consists of?

• Glucose and Galactose
• Glucose and Fructose
• Fructose and Galactose
• Glucose, Fructose and Galactose

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Q13. During mitosis, the centromere divides at?

• Prophase
• Metaphase
• Anaphase
• Telophase

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Q14. Pteridophyta are also called?

• Vascular plants
• Vascular cryptogams
• Phanesogams
• None of these

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Q15. “Regional Centre of International Rice Research Institute” is recently established in India at?

• Varanasi
• Lucknow
• New Delhi
• Hyderabad

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Q16. A true fruit is developed?

• From thalamus
• From nucellus
• From ovary
• From ovule

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Q17. Meiotic division takes place in?

• Leaf
• Anther
• Stem
• Root

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Q18. Nucleic acids are?

• Micro molecular compounds
• Macro molecular compounds
• Micro and macro molecular compounds
• Non-molecular compounds

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Q19. The innermost layer of the human gut wall is?

• Serosa
• Mucosa
• Stratum spinosum
• None of these

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Q20. Bagasse is a by-product of?

• Sugarcane
• Cotton
• Jute
• Groundnut

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Q21. The inflorescence of barley is?

• Cymose
• Racemose
• Compound
• Special

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Q22. The coriander flower is?

• Capitulum
• Spadix
• Catkin
• Umbel

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Q23. Number of stamens in green gram is?

• 5
• 8
• 10
• 12

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Q24. Pusa Nanha’ is the variety of?

• Mango
• Banana
• Papaya
• Guava

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Q25. All of the following curves are U-shaped except?

• The AVC curve
• The AFC curve
• The AC curve
• The MC curve

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Q26. The production indifference curve is also known as?

• Isoquant
• Budget line
• Expansion path
• Engel’s curve

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Q27. Indian economy can be best described as?

• Underdeveloped economy
• Undeveloped economy
• Developing economy
• Developed economy

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Q28. Scientific name of soybean is?

• Polypogon monspeliensis
• Glycine max
• Panicum maximum
• Conchus ciliaris

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Q29. Gresham’s law states that?

• The value of money varies inversely with the price level
• The value of money varies directly with price level
• Bad money drives out good money out of
• Good money drives out bad money

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Q30. If the income elasticity of demand is greater than one, the commodity is?

• A necessity
• A luxury
• An inferior good
• A non-related good

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Q31. Scientific name of grape is?

• Vitex negundo
• Vitis vinifera
• Prunus dulcis
• Juglans

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Q32. An indifference curve is?

• Downward sloping and concave to the origin
• Downward sloping and convex to origin
• Upward sloping and concave to origin
• Upward sloping and convex to origin

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Q33. Increase in supply of money leads to?

• Inflation
• Recession
• Stock inflation
• Reduced labour supply

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Q34. Ratooning is practiced in which of the following crops?

• Grain sorghum
• Finger millet
• Sunflower
• Sugarcane

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Q35. What is the relationship between marginal cost (MC) and fixed cost (FC)?

• MC is independent of FC
• MC is dependent on FC
• When FC is increasing MC is also increasing
• FC and MC having inverse relationship

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Q36. Banana is propagated through?

• Seeds
• Suckers and corms
• Grafting
• Layering

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Q37. The ‘Principle of marginalism’ can be expressed as?

• MC<MR
• MC-MR
• MC-MR<ATC
• MC=MR<AVC

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Q38. The division of nucleus is known as?

• Cytokinesis
• Karyokinesis
• Anaphase
• Metaphase

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Q39. SO2 is?

• Alkaline
• Acidic
• Neutral
• Amphoteric

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Q40. Which one of the following is not a method for calculation of depreciation?

• Straight line method
• Diminishing value method
• Sum-of-the-year digits method
• Junk value method

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Q41. Which one of the following is not a measure of “Income inequality’?

• The Pareto index
• The Lorenz curve
• The Gini-concentration ratio
• The Straight-line method

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Q42. The RBI’s methods of credit control may be broadly divided into the parts?

• Quantitative and qualitative
• Fiscal and monetary
• Rural and urban
• Open and closed

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Q43. The Ranikhet disease affects?

• Cattle
• Pig
• Fish
• Poultry

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Q44. The most commonly used economic tools for project evaluation is?

• Cost-benefit analysis
• Internal rate of return
• Net present value
• Pay back period

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Q45. Average product is equal to marginal product when?

• Average product is minimum
• Average product is maximum
• Marginal product is zero
• Marginal product is maximum

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Q46. The term oligopoly means?

• There are two or more buyers
• There are only single seller of a commodity
• There are two or more sellers of a commodity
• There are large number of sellers of a commodity

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Q47. FOB in international trade stands for?

• Free on Board
• Freight on Unit Box
• Food on Board
• None of these

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Q48. Which one of the following is not the instrument for credit control?

• Bank rate
• Open market operations
• Variation of cash reserves
• Subsidies

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Q49. Urea contains?

• 40% N
• 46% N
• 50%N
• 52% N

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Q50. Phenol reacts with zinc dust gives?

• Benzene
• Toluene
• Zinc phenoxide
• Acetylene

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Q51. Azolla is used in cultivation of?

• Wheat
• Sorghum
• Rice
• Perl millet

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Q52. Which one of the following offers least liquidity?

• Treasury Bills
• Immovable property
• Bill of exchange
• Bearer cheques

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Q53. APEDA stands for?

• Agricultural Product Export Development Authority
• Agricultural Processed Food Development Authority
• Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority
• Aquaculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority

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Q54. In onion, smell occurs due to the presence of?

• Sulphur
• Phosphorus
• Ferrous
• Calcium

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Q55. The ‘Principle of diminishing returns’ explains?

• Product Product relationships
• Factor-Product relationship
• Factor-Factor relationship
• Input-Input relationship

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Q56. An economy where allocation of resources is determined by the operation of price mechanism is termed as?

• Planned economy
• Mixed economy
• Market economy
• Traditional economy

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Q57. Merino is the breed of?

• Goat
• Sheep
• Pig
• Buffalo

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Q58. APMC stands for?

• Agricultural Product Management Committee
• Agricultural Produce Market Committee
• Agricultural Processing of Marketable Commodities
• Animal Product Marketing center

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Q59. Serious damage due to shoot and fruit borer is in?

• Okra
• Turnip
• Chillies
• Brinjal

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Q60. Bhadawari buffalo is identified by which one body colour?

• Black
• Copper
• Light black
• Grey

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Q61. TDN stands for?

• Total Digestible Nutrients
• Trans-Omega Diet Nutrients
• Total Dietary Nutrients
• Trans Dietary Nutrients

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Q62. Which one among the following is a leguminous fodder?

• Maize
• Sorghum
• Oat
• Cowpea

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Q63. Malling IX is a rootstock of?

• Apple
• Litchi
• Ber
• Banana

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Q64. Lalit and Shweta are the varieties of?

• Guava
• Pomegranate
• Aonla
• Mango

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Q65. Proper time of sowing hybrid maize is?

• May I week
• June I week
• July I week
• July Il week

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Q66. Gypsum is recommended in cultivation of?

• Sugarcane
• Potato
• Groundnut
• Sorghum

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Q67. When to Irrigate wheat after sowing if only one irrigation water is available?

• 20-25 days
• 40-45 days
• 60-70 days
• 110-115 days

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Q68. The maximum amount of clement required for berseem fodder is?

• Nitrogen
• Phosphorus
• Potash
• Sulphur

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Q69. Ergot is an important disease of?

• Wheat
• Sorghum
• Pearlmillet
• Maize

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Q70. Rice variety IR-36 belongs to the groups of?

• Indica
• Japonica
• Javonica
• Hybrid

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SECTION–B

71. Anil sells a table to Kamal at a profit of 10% and Kamal sells it to Rajat at a profit of 12%. If Rajat pays ₹ 246.40 for it, then how much had Anil paid for it?

(1) ₹220

(2) ₹215

(3) ₹200

(4) ₹233

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72. It takes 8 people working at equal rates to finish a work in 96 days. How long will 6 workers take for the same work?

(1) 124 days

(2) 125 days

(3) 128 days

(4) 122 days

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73. A bag contains rupee, 50 paise, 25 paise and 10 paise coins in the proportion 1:3:5:7. If the total amount is ₹22.25, find the number of coins of each kind?

(1) ₹1, 5; 50 paise 25; 25 paise, 15; 10 paise, 25

(2) ₹1, 5; 50 paise 15; 25 paise, 25; 10 paise, 35

(3) ₹1, 5; 50 paise 25; 25 paise, 15; 10 paise, 35

(4) ₹1, 5; 50 paise 25; 25 paise, 25; 10 paise, 25

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74. 13 chairs and 5 tables were bought for ₹8280. If the average cost of the table will be ₹1227, what is the average cost of a chair?

(1) ₹175

(2) ₹165

(3) ₹2145

(4) None of these

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75. If by selling 110 apples, the cost price of 120 apples is realised. The gain % is?

(1) 11¹/9 %

(2) 9¹/9 %

(3) 10¹º/11 %

(4) 9 ¹/11 %

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76. What value will you obtain if 25% of 2340 is subtracted from 4/9 of square of 36?

(1) 9

(2) –9

(3) 6

(4) None of these

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77. A is shorter than B but much taller than E. C is the tallest and D is little shorter than A. Who is the shortest?

(1) A

(2) E

(3) C

(4) D

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78. Find the wrong number in the series.

12, 237, 406, 527, 604, 657

(1) 406

(2) 604

(3) 657

(4) None of these

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79. Observe the following diagram carefully and find out the particular portion which represents for those women who are employed but not married?

(1) 2

(2) 3

(3) 4

(4) 6

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80. In the following series one term is wrong. Find the wrong term?

20480, 10240, 5120, 2550, 1280

(1) 5120

(2) 10240

(3) 2550

(4) 1280

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81. If ‘OPTIONAL’ is written as ‘ITPOLANO’ how is ‘PRACTICE’ written is that code?

(1) RPACITEC

(2) CARPECIT

(3) CRAPECTI

(4) CRAPEICT

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82. Calf is related cow in the same way as cat is related to ____?

(1) Puppy

(2) Kitten

(3) Colt

(4) Cub

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83. Which profession represents highest percentage of members in the sixteenth Lok Sabha?

(1) Advocate

(2) Agriculturists

(3) Social Worker

(4) Business Person

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84. Planet that rotates clockwise?

(1) Earth

(2) Venus

(3) Mars

(4) Pluto

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85. Vice President of India who served for two consecutive terms?

(1) K.R. Narayanan

(2) Zakir Hussain

(3) V.V. Giri

(4) Dr. Sarvapalli Radha Krishnan

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86. Lipulekh Pass is in which state?

(1) Himachal Pradesh

(2) Arunachal Pradesh

(3) Uttarakhand

(4) Sikkim

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87. The President of India is elected by the members of an electoral college comprising of?

(1) The members of both Houses of the Parliament

(2) The members of both Houses of the Parliament and the Legislative Assemblies of the States

(3) The elected members of both Houses of the Parliament and the elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States

(4) The elected members of both Houses of the Parliament, the elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States and the elected members of the local bodies

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88. Who will host 2022 Asian games?

(1) Beijing

(2) Jakarta

(3) Guangzhou

(4) Hangzhou

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89. S.D.R with reference to IMF stands for?

(1) Special Dollor Rights

(2) Special Drawing Rights

(3) Single Drawing Rights

(4) Sunk Drawing Rights

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90. Select the smallest (computer) memory size?

(1) Terabyte

(2) Gigabyte

(3) Kilobyte

(4) Megabyte

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91. Which one of the following is not a computer language?

(1) BASIC

(2) COBOL

(3) LOTUS

(4) FORTRAN

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92. ASCII stands for?

(1) American storage code for information interchange

(2) American standard code for information interchange

(3) American standard code for incoming information

(4) None of these

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93. Compilers can detect?

(1) Syntax errors

(2) Semantic errors

(3) Logical errors

(4) All of these

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94. Protein deficiency disease is known as?

(1) Kwashiorkar

(2) Cushing’s disease

(3) Gaucher’s disease

(4) None of the above

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GENERAL ENGLISH

DIRECTIONS? Fill in the blank with correct preposition.

95. We travelled ……… Mr. Joshi’s car.

(1) by

(2) in

(3) from

(4) into

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96. He lives ……… 45, Dalal street.

(1) in

(2) at

(3) into

(4) by

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97. In the following question, identify the noun having singular and plural alike?

(1) Aircraft

(2) Species

(3) Sheep

(4) All of the above

Answer

DIRECTIONS? Change the following sentence into reported speech and mark the correct option among the choices given?

98. I said to him, “ your brother is a brave boy”.

(1) I told him that his brother was a brave boy.

(2) I told him that your brother was a brave boy.

(3) I asked him that his brother is a brave boy.

(4) I inquired him that his brother is a brave boy.

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DIRECTIONS? Pick the choice closest to the meaning of the word given in capital letters.

99. VINDICTIVE

(1) Contemptuous

(2) Revengeful

(3) Cruel

(4) Inhuman

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DIRECTIONS? Select the nearest Antonyms of the following words out of the given choices.

100. ARROGANT

(1) Proud

(2) Rude

(3) Servile

(4) Humble

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