1 Test I Reasoning 1-4. Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions: A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement. (All the numbers are two digits numbers) Input : tall 38 13 rise alt 99 76 32 wise jar high 28 56 barn Step I : 13 tall 48 rise 99 76 32 wise jar high 28 56 barn alt Step II : 28 13 talk 48 ruse 99 76 32 wise jar high 56 alt barn Step III : 32 28 13 tall 48 rise 99 76 wise jar 56 alt barn high Step IV : 48 32 28 13 tall rise 99 76 wise 56 alt barn high jar Step V : 56 48 32 28 13 tall 99 76 wise alt barn high jar rise Step VI : 76 56 48 32 28 13 99 wise alt barn high jar rise tall Step VII : 99 76 56 48 32 28 13 alt barn high jar rise tall wise And Step VII is the last step of the above input, as the desired arrangement is obtained. As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given input. Input : 84 why sit 14 32 not best ink feet 51 27 vain 68 92 (All the numbers are two digits numbers) 1. Which step number is the following output? 32 27 14 84 why sit not 51 vain 92 68 feet best ink (a) Step V (b) Step VI (c) Step IV (d) Step III (e) There is not such step 2. Which word/number would be at 5 th position from the right in Step V? (a) 14 (b) 92 (c) feet (d) best (e) why 3. How many elements (words or www.examrace.com
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Test IReasoning
1-4. Study the following informat ion carefully
and answer the given quest ions:
A word and num ber ar rangem ent machine
when given an input line of words and numbers
rearranges them following a part icular rule in
each step. The follow ing is an i llustrat ion of
input and rearrangement. (All t he nu mbers are
tw o digit s nu mbers)
Input : tall 38 13 rise alt 99 76 32 wise jar
high 28 56 barn
Step I : 13 tall 48 rise 99 76 32 wise jar high
28 56 barn alt
Step II : 28 13 talk 48 ruse 99 76 32 wise jar
high 56 alt barn
Step III : 32 28 13 tall 48 rise 99 76 wise jar 56
alt barn high
Step IV : 48 32 28 13 tall rise 99 76 wise 56 alt
barn high jar
Step V : 56 48 32 28 13 tall 99 76 wise alt barn
high jar rise
Step VI : 76 56 48 32 28 13 99 wise alt barn
high jar rise tall
Step VII : 99 76 56 48 32 28 13 alt barn high jar
rise tall wise
And Step VII is the last step of the
above inpu t , as t he desi red
arrangement is obtained.
As per t he rules fol lowed in t he
above steps, find out in each of the
fo l l ow ing quest ions t he
appropr iat e st ep fo r t he gi ven
input .
Input : 84 why sit 14 32 not best ink feet 51
27 vain 68 92
(Al l t he num bers are t w o digi t s
numbers)
1. Which step number is the follow ing
output?
32 27 14 84 why sit not 51 vain 92 68
feet best ink
(a) Step V (b) Step VI
(c) Step IV (d) Step III
(e) There is not such step
2. Which word/ number would be at 5t h
posit ion from the right in Step V?
(a) 14 (b) 92
(c) feet (d) best
(e) why
3. How m any elem ent s (w or ds o r
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numbers) are there between ‘feet ’ and
‘32’ as they appear in the last step of
the output?
(a) One (b) Three
(c) Four (d) Five
(e) Seven
4. Which of the following represents the
posit ion of ‘why’ in the fourth step?
(a) Eight from the left
(b) Fifth from the right
(c) Sixth form the left
(d) Fifth from the left
(e) Seventh from the left
5-11.Study the following informat ion carefully
and answer the given quest ions:
• A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sit t ing around acircle facing the centre but not necessarily inthe same order.
• B sits second to left of H’s husband. No femaleis an immediate neighbor of B.
• D’s daughter sits second to right of F. F is thesister of G. F is not an immediate neighbor ofH’s husband.
• Only one person sits between A and F. A is thefather of G. H’s brother D sits to the immediatelef t of H’s m ot her. Only one person sit sbetween H’s mother and E.
• Only one person sits between H and G. G isthe mot her of C. G is not an im mediateneighbor of E.
5. What is posit ion of A with respect to
his mother-in-law?
(a) Immediate lef t
(b) Third to the right
(c) Third to the left
(d) Second to the right
(e) Fourth to the left
6. W ho am ongst t he fol low ing i s D’s
daughter?
(a) B (b) C
(c) E (d) G
(e) H
7. What is the posit ion of A with respect
to his grandchild?
(a) Immediate r ight
(b) Third to the right
(c) Third to the left
(d) Second to the left
(e) Fourth to the left
8. How many people sit between G and
her uncle?
(a) One (b) Two
(c) Three (d) Four
(e) M ore than four
9. Four of the following five are alike in a
cer t ain w as based on t he gi ven
inf or m at ion and so fo rm a group .
Which is the one that do es no t belong
to that group?
(a) F (b) C
(c) E (d) H
(e) G
10. Which of t he follow ing is t r ue w it h
r espect t o t he gi ven seat ing
arrangement?
(a) C is the cousin of E
(b) H and H’s husband are immediate
neighbours of each other
(c) No f em ale is an im m ediat e
neighbour of C
(d) H sits third to left of her daughter
(e) B is the mother of H
11. Who sits to the immediate left of C?
(a) F’s grandmother
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(b) G’s son
(c) D’s mother-in-law
(d) A
(e) G
12-18. In each group of quest ions below are
t w o/ t hr ee st at em ent s fo l l ow ed by t w o
conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take
the given statements to be true even if they
seem to be at variance from commonly known
fact s and t hen decide w hich of t he given
conclusions logically follows from the tw o/
t h ree st at em ent s di sr egard ing com m only
known facts.
Give answer (1) i f on ly conclusion I
follow s;Give answer (2) i f onl y conclusion I I
fo llow s;Give answer (3) if either conclusion I or
conclusion II follows;Give answer (4) if either conclusion I nor
conclusion II follows;Give answer (5) if bot h conclusion I and
conclusion II follow.
12. Statements : Som e exams are t est s.
No exam is a qu est ion.
Conclusions : I.No equat ion is a test .
II.Som e t est s ar e
def initely not exams.
13-14. Statements :All forces are energies.
All energies are po w ers.
No po w er is heat.
13. Conclusions : I. Some forces are
def initely not
powers.
II.No heat is forces.
14. Conclusions : I.No energy id heat.
II.Some forces being that
is a possibility.
15-16. Statements: No no te is a coin. Some
co in s ar e m et a ls. All
plast ics are no tes.
15. Conclusions : I. No coin is plast ic.
II. Al l p last ics being
metals is a possibility.
16. Conclusions : I.Not metal is plast ic.
II. Al l no t es ar e
plast ics.
17. Statements : Som e sy m b o l s are
f igures. All sym bo ls are
graphics.
No graph ic is a picture.Conclusions : I.Som e graph ics ar e
f igures.II. No sym bol i s a
picture.18. Statements : Al l vacancies are j obs.
So m e j ob s areoccup at ion s.
Conclusions : I.Al l vacancies ar eoccupat ions.
II. Al l occupat ionsbeing vacancies i s apossibi l it y.
19-21. St udy t he fo l l ow ing in fo rm at ion
carefully to answer the given quest ion:
Each of the six friends, A, B, C, D, E and F second
different marks in an examinat ion. C scored
more than only. A and E. D scored less than
only B. E did not score the least. The one who
scored the third highest marks scored 81 marks.
E scored 62 marks.
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19. Which of the following could possibly
be C’s score?
(a) 70
(b) 91
(c) 86
(d) 61
(e) 81
20. Which of the follow ing is t rue w it h
respect to the given informat ion?
(a) D’s score was definitely less than
60
(b) F scored the maximum marks
(c) Only t w o people scored m ore
than C
(d) There is a possibility that B scored
79 marks
(e) None is t rue
21. The person who scored the maxim um ,
scored 13 marks more than F’s marks.
Which o f t he fol l ow ing can be D’s
score?
(a) 94 (b) 60
(c) 89 (d) 78
(e) 81
22-29. St udy t he fo l l ow ing in fo rm at ion
carefully to answer the given quest ions:
Eight person from dif ferent viz. UCO
bank, Syndicate bank, Canara bank, PNB, Dena
Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Indian bank
and Bank of M aharasht ra are sit t ing in two
parallel rows containing four people each, in
such a w ay t hat t here is an equal dist ance
between adjacent persons. In row-1 A, B, C and
D are seated and all of them are facing with
south. In row-2 P, Q, R and S are seated and all
of them are facing north. Therefore, in the
given seat ing ar rangem ent each m em ber
seated in a row faces another member of the
other row. (All the informat ion given above
does not necessarily represent the order of
seat ing as in the final arrangement)
• C sits second to right of the person from Bankof M aharashtra. R is an immediate neighbourof the person who faces the person from Bankof M aharasht ra.
• Only one person sits between R and the personfor PNB. Immediate neighbour of the personfrom PNB faces the person from Canara Bank.
• The person from UCO bank faces the personfrom Oriental Bank of Commerce. R is not fromOriental Bank of Commerce. P is not from PNB.P does not face t he person f rom Bank ofM aharasht ra.
• Q faces the person from Dena bank. The onewho faces S sits to the immediate left of A.
• B does not sit at any of the ext reme ends oft he l ine. The per son f r om Bank o fM aharashtra does not face the person f romSyndicate bank.
22. Which of the following is t rue regarding
A?
(a) The person from UCO bank faces
A
(b) The person f rom Bank o f
M aharasht r a is an im m ediat e
neighbour of A
(c) A faces t he person w ho si t s
second to right of R
(d) A i s f r om Or ien t al Bank o f
Commerce
(e) A sits at one of the extreme ends
of the line
23. Who i s seat ed bet w een R and t he
person from PNB?
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(a) The person from Oriental Bank of
Commerce
(b) P (c) Q
(d) The person from Syndicate bank
(e) S
24. W ho am ongst t he f ol low ing si t at
extreme ends of the rows?
(a) D and the person from PNB
(b) The person from Indian bank of
UCO bank
(c) The person from Dena bank and
P
(d) The person from Syndicate bank
and D
(e) C, Q
25. Who amongst the following faces the
person Bank of M aharashtra?
(a) The person from Indian bank
(b) P (c) R
(d) The person from Syndicate bank
(e) The person from Canara bank
26. P is related to Dena bank in the same
way as B is related to PNB based on the
given arrangement . To who amongst
the following id D related to, following
the same pattern?
(a) Syndicate bank
(b) Canara Bank
(c) Bank of M aharashtra
(d) Indian bank
(e) Oriental Bank of Commerce
27. Four of the following five are alike in a
certain way based on the given seat ing
arrangement and thus from a group.
Which is the one that do es no t belong
to that grop?
(a) Canara bank (b) R
(c) Syndicate bank
(d) Q
(e) Oriental Bank Of M aharashtra
28. Who amongst the fol low ing is form
Syndicate bank?
(a) C (b) R
(c) P (d) D
(e) A
29. C is from which of the following banks?
(a) Dena bank
(b) Oriental Bank of Commerce
(c) UCO bank
(d) Syndicate bank
(e) Canara bank
30-34. Each of the quest ion below consists of
a quest ion and three statements numbered I,
II and III given below it . You have to decide
whether the data provided in the statements
are sufficient to answer the quest ion. Read all
the three statements and—
Give answer (1) if the data in Statement Iand I I are su f f i cient t o
answ er t he quest ion ,w h i l e t he dat a i n
St at em ent II I ar e no trequired t o answ er t he
quest ionGive answer (2) if the data in Statement I
and III are suf f icient t oansw er t he quest ion ,
w h i l e t he dat a i nSt at em ent II I ar e no t
required t o answ er t hequest ion
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Give answer (3) i f t hedata in Statement II and
II I ar e su f f icient t oansw er t he quest ion ,
w h i l e t he dat a i nSt at em ent II I ar e no t
required t o answ er t hequest ion
Give answer (4) i f t he dat a in ei t herSt at em ent I alone o r
St at em ent II alone o rSt at em ent III alone are
suff icient t o answer thequest ion.
Give answer (5) i f t he dat a i n al lSt at em ent I, I I and II I
together are necessary toanswer the quest ion.
30.Among six people P, Q, R, S, T and V each
lives on a different floor of a six storey
building having six f loors numbered
one t o six ( t he gr ound f loor i s
num ber ed 1, t he f l oor above i t ,
number 2 and so on and the topmost
floor is numbered 6). Who lives o the
topmost floor?
(1) There is only one floor between
the floors on which R and Q live.
P l ives on an even num ber ed
f loor.
(2) T does no t l i ve on an even
numbered f loor. Q l ives on an
even numbered floor. Q does not
live on the topmost floor.
(3) S lives on an odd numbered floor.
There are two floors between the
f loors on which S and P live. T
l ives on a f l oor im m ediat el y
above R’s floor.
31. There are six letters W, A, R, S, N and E.
Is ‘ANSWER’ t he w ord form ed af ter
performing the follow ing operat ions
using these sex let ters only?
(a) E is placed fourth to the right of
A. S is not placed immediately
next to either A or E.
(b) R is p laced im m ediat el y net
(either lef t or r ight ) to E. W is
placed immediately next (either
left or right) to S.
(c) Bot h N and W are p laced
immediately next to S. The word
does not begin w ith R. A is not
placed immediately next to W.
32. Point D i s in w hich d i r ect i on w i t h
respect to Point B?
(a) Point A is to the west of Point B.
Point C is to the north of Point B.
Point D is 9m from Point B.
(b) Point G is to the south of Point D.
Point G is 4m from Point B. Point
D is 9m from Point B.
(c) Point A is to the west of Point B.
Po in t B is exact ly m idw ay
between Points A and E.
(d) Point F is to the south of Point E.
Point D is to the west of Point F.
33. How i s ‘one’ coded in t he code
language?
(a) ‘one of its kind’ is coded as ‘zo pi
ko fe’ in kind and cash’ is coded
as ‘ga to ru ko’
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(b) ‘ it s point for origin’ is coded as
‘ba le fe mi’ and ‘make a point
clear ’ is coded as ‘yu si mi de’
(c) ‘make money and cash’ is coded
as ‘tu m i ru hy’ and ‘money of
various kind’ is coded as ‘qu ko zo
hy’.
34. Are all the four friends viz. A, B, C and
D w ho are sit t ing around a ci rcular
table, facing the centre?
(a) B sits second to right of D. D faces
the centre. C sit s to immediate
right of both B and D.
(b) A sits to immediate left of B. C is
not an immediate neighbour of
A. C sits to immediate right of D.
(c) D is an immediate neighbour of
bo t h A and C. B si t s t o t he
immediate lef t of A. C is sits to
the immediate right of B.
35. Read t he fo l l ow ing in fo rm at ion
carefu l ly and answ er t he quest ion
which follows:
Farmers found using chemica l
fertilizers in the organic-farming area
of their farms would be heavily fined.
Which of the following statement is an
assum pt ion im pl ici t i n t he gi ven
statement?
(a) Chem ical fer t i l i zers harm t he
crop.
(b) A far m ’s area for organic and
chemical farming is different
(c) Farmers who do not use chemical
fert ilizers in the chemical farming
area would be penalized as well.
(d) All farmers undertake both these
kinds of farm ing (chem ical as
well as organic) in their farms.
(e) Organic fert ilizers are banned in
the area for chemical farming.
36-40. Read t he fo l l ow ing in fo rm at ion
careful ly and answ er t he quest ions w hich
follow :
Small brand s are now loo king beyon d local
gro cary st o res ad n ar e t y in g up w i t h
Sup erm arkets such as Big Bazar t o pu ll t heir
bu siness ou t of t roub led w aters.
36. Which of the following can be inferred
f rom t he gi ven in fo rm at ion? (An
in ference is somet hing t hat is not
direct ly states but can be inferred from
the given informat ion)
(a) M erchandise of smaller brands
would not be available at local
grocery stores in the near future.
(b) Smaller brands cannot compete
with bigger one in a supermarket
set -up.
(c) Ther e is a per cept ion am ong
sm al l br ands t hat sale i n a
supermarket is higher than that
of small grocery stores.
(d) Super m arket s generat e m or e
revenue by sel l ing product s of
bigger brands as compared to the
smaller ones.
(e) Smaller brands have always had
more t ie-ups with supermarkets
as com pared t o sm al l grocery
stores.
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37-40. These quest ions ar e based on t he
inform at ion given above and the sent ences
labeled (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F), as given
below.
(a) A smaller brand manufactur ing a cer t ainproduct of qualit y comparable with t hat of abigger brand, makes much more profit f romt he local grocery st ores t han f r om t hesupermarkets.
(b) As the supermarkets have been set up only inbigger cit ies at present , this step would failto deliver result in t he smaller cit ies.
(c) Supermarket s help t he smaller brands t obreak into newer markets w ithout invest ingsubstant ially in dist ribut ion.
(d) Supermarkets charge the smaller brands 10%higher than the amount charged to the biggerbrands.
(e) Being outnumbered by t he bigger brands,visibil ity of the smaller at local grocery storesi s m uch l ow er as com par ed t o t hesupermarkets.
(f) Sm al l er br ands ar e cu r ren t l y m akingsubstant ial losses in their businesses.
37. Which of the statements num bered
(A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) can be
assumed from the facts/ informat ion
given in t he st at em ent ? (An
assumption is something supposed or
taken for granted)
(a) Only (A)
(b) Only (B)
(c) Both (B) and (C)
(d) Both (D) and (D)
(e) Only (F)
38. Which of the statements num bered
(A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) represents
a disadvantage of the smal l grocery
stores over the Supermarkets from the
perspect ive of a smaller brand?
(a) Only (A)
(b) Only (C)
(c) Only (E)
(d) Only (F)
(e) Both (B) and (C)
39. Which of the statements (A), (B), (C),
(D) and (E) m ent ioned above
represents a reason for the shift from
local grocery stores to supermarkets by
the smaller brands?
(a) Only (A)
(b) Only (B)
(c) Only (D)
(d) Both (A) and (D)
(e) Both (C) and (E)
40. Which of the statements num bered
(A), (B), (C) (E) and (F) m ent ioned
above should prove that the step taken
by the smaller brands (of moving to
supermarkets) may not necessarily be
correct?
(a) Only (A)
(b) Only (C)
(c) Only (E)
(d) Only (F)
(e) Both (B) and (E)
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41-50. In each of the quest ion given below which one of the five answer figures on the r ight
should come after the problem figures on the left , if the sequence were cont inued?
41.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
42.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
43.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
44.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
45.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
46-50. In each of the following quest ion below, the figure follow a series/ sequence (like Q. 41-
45). One and only one out of the five figures does not fit in the series/ sequences. The number
of that figure is your answer.
46.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
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47.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
48.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
49.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
50.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Test IIQuant itat iv e Apt itude
51-55. What will come in place of the quest ion
mark (?) in the follow ing quest ions?
51. 4003 × 77 – 21045 = ? × 116
(a) 2477 (b) 2478
(c) 2467 (d) 2476
(e) None of these
52. 2[(5 7 7) (4 7 7)] (19)+ × + − = ?
(a) 143 (b) 72 7
(c) 134 (d) 70 7
(e) None of these
53. (4444 ÷ 40) + (645 ÷ 25) + (3991 ÷ 26) = ?
(a) 280.4
(b) 290.4
(c) 295.4
(d) 285.4
(e) None of these
54. 233124 2601 (83)× − = (?)2 + (37)2
(a) 37
(b) 33
(c) 34
(d) 28 (e) None of these
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55.17 51 1 3
5 4 11 237 52 7 4
× × + = ?
(a) 303.75
(b) 305.75
(c)3
3034
(d)1
3054
(e) None of these
56-60. What app roxim ate value should come
in place of t he quest ion m ark (?) i n t he
fo l l ow ing quest ions? (No t e: You are no t
expected to calculate the exact value.)
56. 8787 ÷ 343 × 50 = ?
(a) 250
(b) 140
(c) 180
(d) 100
(e) 280
57. 3 54821 (303 8)× ÷ = (?)2
(a) 48
(b) 38
(c) 28
(d) 18
(e) 58
58.5
8of 4011.33 +
7
10of 3411.22 = ?
(a) 4810
(b) 4980
(c) 4890
(d) 4930
(e) 4850
59. 23% of 6783 + 57% of 8431 = ?
(a) 6460 (b) 6420
(c) 6320 (d) 6630
(e) 6360
60. 335.01 × 244.99 ÷ 55 = ?
(a) 1490 (b) 1550
(c) 1420 (d) 1590
(e) 1400
61-65. In each of these quest ions a number
series is given. In each series only one number
is wrong. Find out the wrong number.
61. 5531 55065425 5304 4910 4621
(a) 5531 (b) 5425
(c) 4621 (d) 5135
(e) 5506
62. 6 7 9 13 67 69
(a) 7 (b) 26
(c) 69 (d) 37
(e) 9
63. 1 3 10 36 152 760 4632
(a) 3
(b) 26
(c) 4632
(d) 760
(e) 152
64. 4 3 9 34 96 219 435
(a) 4 (b) 9
(c) 34 (d) 435
(e) 219
65.157.5 45 15 6 3 2 1
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 6
(d) 157.5
(e) 45
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66-70. Study the following graph and table carefully and answer the quest ion given below:
TIM E TAKE TO TRAVEL (IN HOURS) BY SIX VEHICLES ON TWO DIFFERENT DAYS
DAY 2DAY 1
A B C D E F
20
15
10
5
0
TIM
E (I
N H
OU
RS)
DISTANCE COVERED (IN KILOM ETERS) BY SIX VEHICLES ON EACH DAY
Vehicle Day 1 Day 2
A 832 864
B 516 774
C 693 810
D 552 765
E 935 546
F 703 636
66. Which of t he f ol low ing veh icles
t ravelled at the same speed on both
the days?
(a) Vehicles A (b) Vehicles C
(c) Vehicles F
(d) Vehicles B
(e) None of these
67. What was the difference between the
speed of vehicles A on day 1 and the
speed of vehicle C on the same day?
(a) 7 km/ hr. (b) 12 km/ hr.
(c) 11 km/ hr. (d) 8 km/ hr.
(e) None of these
68. What was the speed of vehicle C on
day 2 in terms of meters per second?
(a) 15.3 (b) 12.8
(c) 11.5 (d) 13.8
(e) None of these
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69. The distance travelled by vehicle F on
day 2 was approximately what percent
of the distance t ravelled by it on day
1?
(a) 80 (b) 65
(c) 85 (d) 95
(e) 90
70. What is the respect ive rat io between
the speeds of vehicles D and vehicle E
on day 2?
(a) 15 : 13 (b) 17 : 13
(c) 13 : 11 (d) 17 : 14
(e) None of these
71. An art icle was purchased for Rs. 78,350/
-. Its price was marked up by 30%. It
was sold at a discount of 20% on the
marked up r ice. What was the profit
percent on the cost price?
(a) 4 (b) 7
(c) 5 (d) 3
(e) 6
72. What X is subtracted from the numbers
9, 15 and 27, the remainders are in
con t inued propor t ion. What is t he
value of X?
(a) 8 (b) 6
(c) 4 (d) 5
(e) None of these
73. What is t he di f ference between the
simple and compound interest on Rs.
7,300/ - at the rate of 6 p.c.p.a. in 2
years?
(a) Rs. 29.37/ - (b) Rs. 26.28/ -
(c) Rs. 31.41/ - (d) Rs. 23.22/ -
(e) Rs. 21.34/ -
74. Sum of three consecut ive numbers is
2262. W hat is 41% o f t he highest
number?
(a) 301.51 (b) 303.15
(c) 308.73 (d) 306.35
(e) 309.55
75. In how many dif ferent ways can the
let t ers o f t he w ord ‘ THERAPY’ be
ar ranged so t hat t he vow els never
come together?
(a) 720 (b) 1140
(c) 5040 (d) 3600
(e) 4800
76-80. Study the following pie-chart and table
carefully and answer the quest ions give below:
PERCENTAGEWISE DISTRIBUTION OF
THE NUM BER OF M OBILE PHONES SOLD BY A
SHOPKEEPER DURING SIX M ONTHS
Total nu mber of mob ile phon es sold
= 45,000
December 16% July 17%
August 22%
Septe mber 25%
Oct ober 8%
November 12%
The respect ive rat io betw een the number of
m o b i le p ho nes so ld o f co m p an y A and
compan y B du ring six mon ths
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M on th Rat io
July 8 : 7
August 4 : 5
September 3 : 2
October 7 : 5
November 7 : 8
December 7 : 9
76. What is the respect ive rat io between
the number of mobile phones sold of
company B during July and those sold
dur ing Decem ber of t he sam e
company?
(a) 119 : 145 (b) 116 : 135
(c) 119 : 135 (d) 119 : 130
(e) None of these
77. If 35% of the mobile phones sold by
company A dur ing Novem ber were
sold at a discount, how many mobile
phone of company A during that month
were sold without a discount?
(a) 882 (b) 1635
(c) 1638 (d) 885
(e) None of these
78. If the shopkeeper earned a profit of
Rs. 433/ - on each mobile phone sold of
company B during October, what his
t o t al pr of i t ear ned on t he m ob i le
phones of that company dur ing t he
same month?
(a) Rs. 6,49,900/ -
(b) Rs. 6,45,900/ -
(c) Rs. 6,49,400/ -
(d) Rs. 6,49,500/ -
(e) None of these
79. The number of mobile phone sold of
com pany A dur ing Ju ly i s
approxim at ely w hat percent of t he
num ber o f m obi le phones so ld o f
company A during December?
(a) 110 (b) 140
(c) 150 (d) 105
(e) 130
80. What is t he total number of mobile
phones sold of com pany B dur ing
August and September together?
(a) 10,000 (b) 15,000
(c) 10,500 (d) 9,500
(e) None of these
81-85. Study the follow ing informat ion and
answer the quest ion that follow:
The premises of a bank are to be renovated.
The renovat ion is in terms of flooring. Certain
areas are to be floored either with marble of
w ood. Al l r oom s/ hal ls and pant r y ar e
rect angu lar. The area t o be renovat ed
companies of a hall for customer t ransact ion
measuring 23 m by 29 m, branch manager ’s
room m easur ing 13 m by 17 m , a pan t r y
measuring 14 m by 13 m, a record keeping cum
server room measuring 21m by 13 and locker
area measuring 29 m by 21 m. The total area of
the bank is 2000 square meters. The cost of
wooden flooring is Rs. 170/ - per square meter
and the cost of marble flooring is Rs. 190/ - per
square meter. The locker area, record keeping
cum server room and pantry are to be floored
with marble. The branch manager ’s room and
the hall for customer t ransact ion are to be
f loored w i t h road. No ot her area is t o be
renovated in terms of f looring.
81. What is the respect ive rat io of the total
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cost of wooden f looring to the total
cost of marble flooring?
(a) 1879 : 2527
(b) 1887 : 2386
(c) 1887 : 2527
(d) 1829 : 2527
(e) 1887 : 2351
82. If t he four w al ls and cei l ing of t he
branch managers room (The height of
the room is 12 meters) are to be pained
at t he cost of Rs. 190/ - per square
meter, how much will be the total cost
of renovat ion of the branch manager ’s
room including the cost of flooring?
(a) Rs. 1,36,800/ -
(b) Rs. 2,16,660/ -
(c) Rs. 1,78,790/ -
(d) Rs. 2,11,940/ -
(e) None of these
83. If the remaining area of the bank is to
be carpeted at the rate of Rs. 110/ - per
square meter, how much w ill be the
increm ent i n t he t o t al cost o f
renovat ion of bank premises?
(a) Rs. 5,820/ - (b) Rs. 4,848/ -
(c) Rs. 3,689/ -
(d) Rs. 6,890/ -
(e) None of these
84. What is the percentage area of the bank
that is not to be renovated?
(a) 2.2 (b) 2.4
(c) 4.2 (d) 4.4
(e) None of these
85. What is the total cost of renovat ion of
the half for customer t ransact ion and
the locker area?
(a) Rs. 2,29,100/ -
(b) Rs. 2,30,206/ -
(c) Rs. 2,16,920/ -
(d) Rs. 2,42,440/ -
(e) None of these
86. A certain amount was to be distributed
among A, B and C in the rat io 2 : 3 : 4
respect i vely, bu t was er roneously
d ist r ibut ed in t he rat i o 7 : 2 : 5
respect ively. As a result of this, B got
Rs. 40 less. What is the amount?
(a) Rs. 210/ -
(b) Rs. 270/ -
(c) Rs. 230/ -
(d) Rs. 280/ -
(e) None of these
87. Rach i t a en t ers a shop t o buy i ce-
creams, cookies and pastries. She has
to buy at least 9 units of each. She buys
m or e cookies t han i ce-cr eam s and
more pastries than cookies. She picks
up a t ot al of 32 i t em s. How m any
cookies does she buy?
(a) Either 12 or 13
(b) Either 11 or 12
(c) Either 10 or 11
(d) Either 9 to 11
(e) Either 9 or 10
88. The fare of a bus is Rs. X for the first
f ive ki lom et ers and Rs. 13/ - per
ki lom et er thereaft er. If a passenger
pays Rs. 2402/ - for a journey of 187
kilometers, what is the value of X?
(a) Rs. 29/ - (b) Rs. 39/ -
(c) Rs. 36/ - (d) Rs. 31/ -
(e) None of these
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89. The product of three consecut ive even
numbers is 4032. The product of the
first and the third number is 252. What
is five t imes the second number?
(a) 80 (b) 100
(c) 60 (d) 70
(e) 90
90. The sum of the ages of 4 members of a
family 5 years ago was 94 years. Today,
when the daughter has been marr ied
off and replaced by a daughter-in-law,
the sum of their ages in 92. Assuming
that there has been no other change in
the family structure and all the people
are alive, what is the difference in the
age of the daughter and the daughter-
in-law?
(a) 22 years (b) 11 years
(c) 25 years (d) 19 years
(e) 15 years
91. A bag contains 13 white and 7 black bal.
Two balls are drawn at random. What
is the probability that they are of the
same colour?
(a)41
190(b)
21
190
(c)59
190(d)
99
190
(e)77
190
92. Akash scored 73 marks in subject A. He
scored 56% marks in subject B and X
marks in subject C. M aximum marks in
each subject were 150. The overal l
percentage marks obtained by Akash
in all the three subjects together were
54%. How many marks did he score in
subject C?
(a) 84 (b) 86
(c) 79 (d) 73
(e) None of these
93. The area of a square is 1444 square
meters. The breadth of a rectangle is
1/4th the side of the square and the
length of t he rect angle is t hr ice of
br eadt h. W hat is t he d i f ference
between the area of the square and
the area of the rectangle?
(a) 1152.38 sq.mtr.(b)1169.33 sq.mtr.
(c) 1181.21 sq.mtr.
(d) 1173.25 sq.mtr.
(e) None of these
94. Rs. 73,689/ - are divided between A and
B in t he r at io 4 : 7. What i s t he
di f f erence bet w een t he t hr ice t he
share of A and twice the share of B?
(a) Rs. 36,699/ - (b) Rs. 46,893/ -
(c) Rs. 20,097/ - (d) Rs. 26,796/ -
(e) Rs. 13,398/ -
95. A and B together can complete a task
in 20 days. B and C t oget her can
complete the same task in 30 days. A
and C together can complete the same
task in 30 days. What is the respect ive
rat io of the number of days taken by A
when complet ing the same task alone
to the number of days taken by C when
complet ing the same task alone?
(a) 2 : 5 (b) 2 : 7
(c) 3 : 7 (d) 1 : 5
(e) 3 : 5
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96-100. Study the following informat ion and answer the quest ion that follow:
THE GRAPH GIVEN BELOW REPRESENTS THE PRODUCTION (IN TONES) AND SALES (IN TONES)
OF COM PANY A FROM 2006-2011.
900
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
Produc t ion Sales
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
— Y E A R S —
PR
OD
UC
TIO
N A
ND
SA
LES
(In
tonn
es)
The table given below represents the respect ive rat io of the product ion (in tonnes) of Company
A to the product ive (in tonnes) of Company B, and the respect ive rat io of the sales (in tonnes)
of Company A to the sales (in tonnes) of Company B.
Year Produ ct ion Sales
2006 5 : 4 2 : 3
2007 8 : 7 11 : 12
2008 3 : 4 9 : 14
2009 11 : 12 4 : 5
2010 14 : 13 10 : 9
2011 13 : 14 1 : 1
96. What is the approximate percentage
increase in the product ion of Company
A (in tonnes) from the year 2009 to the
product ion of Company A (in tonnes)
in the year 2010?
(a) 18 (b) 38
(c) 23 (d) 27
(e) 32
97. The sales of Company A in the year
2009 was approximately what percent
of the product ion of Company A in the
same year?
(a) 65 (b) 73
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(c) 79 (d) 83
(e) 69
98. What is t he average product ion of
Company B (in tonnes) from the year
2006 to the year 2011?
(a) 574 (b) 649
(c) 675 (d) 593
(e) 618
99. What is the respect ive rat io of the total
product ion (in tonnes) of Company A
t o t he t ot al sales ( in t onnes) o f
Company A?
(a) 81 : 64 (b) 64 : 65
(c) 71 : 81 (d) 71 : 55
(e) 81 : 55
100. What i s t he respect i ve r at io o f
product ion of Company B (in tonnes)
in t he year 2006 t o pr oduct ion o f
Com pany B (in t onnes) in t he year
2008?
(a) 2 : 5 (b) 4 : 5
(c) 3 : 4 (d) 3 : 5
(e) 1 : 4
Test IIIGeneral Awareness
101. A money deposit at a bank that cannot
be withdrawn for a preset fixed of t ime
is known as a _________
(a) Term deposit
(b) Checking Account
(c) Savings Bank Deposit
(d) No Frills Account
(e) Current Deposit
102. A w or ldw ide f i nancial m essaging
net work which exchanges messages
bet w een banks and f i nancial
inst itut ions is known as ______
(a) CHAPS (b) SWIFT
(c) NEFT (d) SFM S
(e) CHIPS
103. Which of the following M inisters along
with Planning Commission of India has
decided to set up a Corups Fund of Rs.
500 crore, so that Tr ibals in Naxal-hit
areas can be provided proper means
of livelihood?
(a) M inistry of Rural Development
(b) M inistry of Home Affairs
(c) M inistry of Tribal Affairs
(d) M inistry of Corporate Affairs
(e) M inistry of Finance
104. Which of the following was the issue
over w h ich India decided t o vot e
against Sri Lanka in the meet ing of one
of the UN governed bodies/ agencies?
(a) Violat ions of human right in Sri
Lanka
(b) Al low ing China t o est abl ish a
military based in India ocean
(c) Issue of subsidy on agricultural
products in the meet ing of the
WTO
(d) Al low ing par t of Sr i Lanka t o
become an independent country
governed by LTTE
(e) Sr i Lanka’s claim t o becom e a
per m anent m em ber of UN
Securit y Council
105. The t erm ‘Sm ar t M oney’ r ef er s t o
___________
(a) Foreign Currency
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(b) Internet Banking
(c) US Dollars
(d) Travelers’ cheques
(e) Credit Cards
106. Which one of the fol low ing is not a
‘M oney M arket Inst rument ’?
(a) Treasury Bi lls
(b) Commercial Paper
(c) Cert ificate of Deposit
(d) Equity Shares
(e) None of these
107. Which one of the following is a retail
banking product?
(a) Home Loans
(b) Working capital finance
(c) Corporate term loans
(d) Infrast ructure financing
(e) Export Credit
108. Which of the following Statements is
TRUE about polit ical situat ion in M ali,
w her e a m i l i t ary coup burst ou t
recent ly?
(a) General elect ions were due there
in M arch/April 2012 but did not
take place
(b) The count r y w as under t he
control of US army since last 18
months
(c) Ar m y o f t he count r y w as no t
happy as Am adou Toure was
m ade Pr esiden t w i t hou t
elect ions for the next five years
(d) Coup broke out in M al i w hen
Amadou Toure, the M ilitary Chief
got seriously injured in a bomb
blast
(e) NATO and i t s associat es had
planned a coup there
109. In t he sum m i t of w hich o f t he
f ol low ing o rgan izat ions/ group o f
Nat ions i t w as decided t hat al l
m em ber s shou ld enf or ce Budget
Discipline?
(a) G-8
(b) OPEC
(c) European Union
(d) SAARC
(e) G-20
110. As per new spaper repor t s, India is
planning to use ‘SEU’ as fuel in its 700
M V nuclear reactors being developed
in new plans. What is full form of ‘SEU’
as used here?
(a) Safe Electr ical Units
(b) Small Electrical Units
(c) Slight ly Enriched Uranium
(d) Suff icient ly Enriched Units
(e) Safely Enriched Uranium
111. Technological Advancem ent in t he
recent t im es have gi ven a new
dimension to banks, mainly to which
one of the following aspects.
(a) New Age Financial Derivat ives
(b) Services Delivery M echanism
(c) Any Banking
(d) Any Type Banking
(e) M ult ilevel M arket ing
112. When there is a dif ference between
al l receipts and expendit ure of t he
Govt . o f India, bot h capi t al and
revenue, it is called _______
(a) Revenue Def icit
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(b) Budgetary Def icit
(c) Zero Budget ing
(d) Trade Gap
(e) Balance of payment problem
113. Which of t he f ol low ing i s NOT a
funct ion of the Reserve Bank of India?
(a) Fiscal Policy Funct ions
(b) Exchange Control Funct ions
(c) Issuance, Exchange and
dest ruct ion of currency notes
(d) M onetary Authority Funct ions
(e) Supervisor y and Cont ro l
Funct ions
114. Which of the following is NOT required
for opening a bank account?
(a) Ident it y Proof
(b) Address Proof
(c) Recent Photographs
(d) Domicile Cert if icate
(e) None of these
115. The Golden Jubilee of Afro-Asian Rural
Developm ent o rgan izat ion w as
organized in which of the follow ing
places in M arch 2012?
(a) Dhaka
(b) Tokyo
(c) Cairo
(d) Kuala Lampur
(e) New Delhi
116. What is the maximum deposit amount
insured by DICGS?
(a) Rs. 2,00,000 per deposit or per
bank
(b) Rs. 2,00,000 per across all banks
(c) Rs. 1,00,000 per deposit or per
bank
(d) Rs. 2,00,000 per across all banks
(e) None of these
117. The present Foreign Trade policy of
India will cont inue t ill ________
(a) December 2012
(b) M arch 2013
(c) M arch 2014
(d) June 2013
(e) December 2014
118. With reference to a cheque which of
the following is the ‘drawee bank’?
(a) The bank that collects the cheque
(b) The payee’s bank
(c) The endorsee’s bank
(d) The endorser ’s bank
(e) The bank upon which the cheque
is drawn
119. In which of the following fund transfer
mechanisms, can funds be moved from
one bank t o another an w here t he
transact ion is sett led instant ly without
being with any other t ransact ion?
(a) RTGS (b) NEFT
(c) TT (d) EFT
(e) MT
120. What was the reason ow ing to which
Enr i ca Lexie, an I t al i an ship w as
det ained by t he Por t Aut hor it ies in
Kerala and was brought to Cochin port
for inspect ion and search?
(a) It w as car ry ing ob ject ionable
material
(b) It was involved in sea piracy
(c) It was detained as the crew killed
two Indian fishermen
(d) The ship started sailing without
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making payments of iron ore it
loaded
(e) It was detained as it was dumping
nuclear waste in deep sea
121. W hich o f t he fo l l ow ing agencies/
organizat ions recent ly gave ‘go-ahead’
verdi ct t o India’s one of t he m ost
cont roversial project of inter l inking
r i vers? (som e of t he r iver s ar e
internat ional r ivers)
(a) UN Food and Agr i cu l t ur e
Organizat ion
(b) Wor ld M et eoro logical
Organizat ion
(c) Internat ional Court of Just ice
(d) Central Water Commission
(e) Supreme Court of India
122. What am ong t he fol low ing was the
Captain of the Australian Team which
played 5 Test matches against India in
January 2012 and won all of them?
(a) Ricky Point ing
(b) M ichael Clarke
(c) Nathan Lyon
(d) Stuart Clark
(e) Andrew Symonds
123. The committee on review of Nat ional
Small Saving Fund (NSSF) was headed
by _______
(a) Dr. C. Rangarajan
(b) M r. U.K. Sinha
(c) Dr. Y.V. Reddy
(d) M rs. Shyamala Gopinath
(e) Dr. Usha Thorat
124. Banking Om budsm an Schem e i s
appl icab le t o t he business o f
______________
(a) All scheduled commercial banks
excluding RRBs
(b) All scheduled commercial banks
including RRBs
(c) Only Public Sector Banks
(d) All Banking Companies
(e) Al l scheduled banks except
private banks
125. The 5 t h Asian Indoor At hlet ics
Cham pionsh ip w as o rgan ized in
February 2012 in _______
(a) Bangladesh (b) India
(c) Qatar
(d) China
(e) South Korea
126. Nat ionalizat ion of banks aimed at all
of the following except _________
(a) Provision of adequate credit for
agriculture, SM E & exports
(b) Rem oval of con t r ol by a few
capitalists
(c) Provi sion o f cr ed i t t o big
indust ries only
(d) Access of banking to masses
(e) Encouragement of a new class of
ent repreneurs
127. Who am ong t he fo l low ing w as t he
Chief Guest at the three-day Pravasi
Bharat i ya Divas f unct ion held i n
January 2012?
(a) Kamla Persad – Bissessar
(b) Ram Baran Yadav
(c) Lakshmi M it tal
(d) Salman Rushdie
(e) Benjamin Netanyahu
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128. Which of the following banks is headed
by a woman CEO _______
(a) Bank of Baroda
(b) HDFC Bank
(c) Central Bank of India
(d) Punjab Nat ional Bank
(e) ICICI Bank
129. As per revi sed RBI Gu idel ines,
Provision on secured port ion of loan
accounts classif ied as Doubt ful Assets
for more t han one year and upt o 3
(three) years is to be made at the rate
of _____
(a) 15%
(b) 20%
(c) 40%
(d) 25%
(e) 30%
130. As per t he p rovi sions in t he Food
Securit y Bil l – 2011, per month how
much food grain should be given to
each person of the target group?
(a) 5 kg
(b) 7 kg
(c) 9 kg
(d) 10 kg
(e) 20 kg
131. Which of the following acts is vogue in
India is against the thinking of raising
school fee as per demand of the market
forces?
(a) Prevent ion of Corrupt ion Act
(b) Ch i l d Labour (Pr oh ib i t ion &
Regulat ion) Act
(c) Sharda Act
(d) Right to Educat ion Act
(e) M G Nat ional Rural Employment
Guarantee Act
132. Which of t he f ol low ing st at es has
launched ‘Panch Parmeshwar Yojana’
under which panchayats are allowed
t o use t he fund f or develop ing
infrast ructure and basis amenit ies in
vil lages?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) M aharashtra
(c) Gujarat
(d) M adhya Pradesh
(e) Tamil Nadu
133. Base Rate is the rate below which no
Bank can allow their lending to anyone.
Who sets up this ‘Base Rate’ for Banks?
(a) Individual Banks’ Board
(b) M inistry of Commerce
(c) M inistry of Finance
(d) RBI
(e) Interest Rate Commission of India
134. Nat ional Table Tennis Championship
w as organ ized in Januar y 2012 in
________
(a) M umbai
(b) Delhi
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Luck now
(e) Jaipur
135. Who among the following is the author
of the book ‘Birbasan’?
(a) M ahashweta Devi
(b) Taslima Nasreen
(c) Sunil Gangopadhyay
(d) Vikram Seth
(e) Kiran Desai
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136. What is a ‘Debit Card’?
(a) It is a card issued by a Rat ing
Agency
(b) It is a card which can be used for
w i t hdraw ing cash or m aking
payment even in the absence of
any balance in the account
(c) It is a card which can be used for
w i t hdraw ing cash or m aking
payment if there is balance in the
account
(d) It is a card which carries prepaid
balance
(e) It is a card which can be used for
making STD calls
137. Who among the following Indian Lawn
Tennis player w on a Doubles o f
Australian Open 2012?
(a) M ahesh Bhupat i
(b) Kamlesh M ehta
(c) Leander Paes
(d) Samoa M irza
(e) Achanta Sarath Kamal
138. ‘Aku la-11’ Class ‘K-152 Nerpa’ w as
induct ed in Indian Navy recent ly.
These are ________
(a) Aircraft s
(b) Radar System
(c) Submarines M issiles
(d) Warship
(e) Submarines
139. Which of the follow ing awards was
conferred upon Late M ario De M iranda
(Posthumously) in January 2012?
(a) Padma Vibhushan
(b) Bharat Ratna
(c) Kalidas Samman
(d) Saraswat i Samman
(e) Padmashri
140. Bad advances of a Bank are called :
______
(a) Bad debt
(b) Book debt
(c) Non Performing Asset
(d) Out of order accounts
(e) Overdrawn accounts
141. Axis Bank is a ________
(a) Public Sector bank
(b) Private Sector Bank
(c) Co-operat ive Bank
(d) Foreign Bank
(e) Gramin Bank
142. By increasing repo rate, the economy
m ay observe the fol low ing ef fect s:
___________
(a) Rat e of int erest on loans and
advances w ill be cost l ier
(b) Indust r ial ou t put w ou ld be
affected to an extent
(c) Banks w i l l i ncrease rat e o f
interest on deposits
(d) Indust r y houses m ay bor row
money from foreign countr ies
(e) All of these
143. Increased interest rates, as is exist ing
in the economy at present will _______
(a) lead to higher GDP growth
(b) lead to lower GDP growth
(c) m ean h igher cost o f raw
materials
(d) mean lower cost of raw materials
(e) mean higher wage bill
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144. Which of t he fol low ing schem es is
launched to provide pension to people
in unorganized sectors in India?
(a) Swabhiman
(b) Jeevan Dhara
(c) Jeevan Kalyan
(d) ASHA
(e) Swavalamban
145. The 10th Basic M inisterial M eet ing on
Cl im at e Change w as o rgan ized in
February 2012 in ______
(a) Tokyo
(b) Beij ing
(c) M anila
(d) M oscow
(e) New Delhi
146. Finance M inistry has asked the Reserve
Bank of India to allow common ATM ’s
that wil l be owned and managed by
non-banking ent it ies hopping to cut
transact ion costs for banks. Such ATM ’s
are known as ________
(a) Black Label ATM ’s
(b) Offsite ATM ’s
(c) On site ATM ’s or red ATM ’s
(d) Third party ATM ’s
(e) White label ATM ’s
147. Which of the following schemes of the
Govt. of India has provided electrically
to 99000 vil lages and total 1.7 crore
households upt ill now?
(a) Kut i Jyot i
(b) Raj iv Gandh i Gr am een
Vidyut ikaran Yojana
(c) Bharat Nirman
(d) PURA
(e) SEWA
148. Ranbir Kapoor was awarded Best Actor
in 47th Filmfare Award Funct ion for his
performance in _____
(a) No One Killed Jessica
(b) Stanley Ka Dabba
(c) 7 Khoon M aaf
(d) Rockstar
(e) Zindagi Na M ilegi Dobara
149. An ECS t ransact ion gets bounced and
you are unable to recover your money
from your customer. Under which Act
criminal act ion can be init iated?
(a) Indian Penal Code
(b) Negot iable Instruments Act
(c) Criminal Procedure Code
(d) Payment and Sett lements Act
(e) Indian Contract Act
150. M r. Rajendra had fi led a complaint with
Banking Om budsm an but i s no t
sat isfied with the decision. What is the
next opt ion him for gett ing his matter
resolved?
(a) Write to the CM D of the Bank
(b) File an appeal before the Finance
M inister
(c) File an appeal before the Banking
Ombudsman again
(d) Fi le an appeal befo re t he Dy.
Governor RBI
(e) Simply close the matter as going
to court involves t ime and money
Test IVComput er Knowledge
151. ____ allows users to upload files to an
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online site so they can be viewed and
edited from another locat ion.
(a) General-purpose applicat ions
(b) M icrosoft Out look
(c) Web-hosted technology
(d) Off ice Live
(e) None of these
152. W hat feat ur e ad just s t he t op and
bot t om m argins so t hat t he t ext is
centred vert ically on the printed page?
(a) Vert ical just ifying
(b) Vert ical adjust ing
(c) Dual centering
(d) Horizontal centering
(e) Vert ical centering
153. W hich o f t hese is not a m eans o f
personal com m unicat i on on t he
Internet?
(a) Chat
(b) Instant messaging
(c) Instanotes
(d) Electronic mail
(e) None of these
154. What is the overall term for creat ing,
edit ing, formatt ing, storing, retrieving,
and print ing a text document?
(a) Word processing
(b) Spreadsheet design
(c) Web design
(d) Database management
(e) Presentat ion generat ion
155. Fourth-generat ion mobile technology
provides enhanced capab i l i t ies
allow ing the t ransfer of bot h _____
data, including full-mot ion video, high-
speed Int er net access, and
videoconferencing.
(a) video data and informat ion
(b) voice and nonvoice
(c) music and video
(d) video and audio
(e) None of these
156. ______ is a form of denial of service
at t ack in w hich a host i le cl i en t
repeatedly sends SYN packets to every
por t on t he ser ver using fake IP
addresses.
(a) Cybergaming crime
(b) M emory shaving
(c) Syn f looding
(d) Software piracy
(e) None of these
157. Which of t hese is a point -and-draw
device?
(a) mouse
(b) scanner
(c) pr inter
(d) CD-ROM
(e) Keyboard
158. The let ter and number of the computer
what operat ions to perform is called a
_________
(a) cell locat ion
(b) cell posit ion
(c) cell address
(d) cell coordinates
(e) cell contents
159. A set of rules for telling the computer
what operat ions to perform is called a
_______
(a) procedural language
(b) structures
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(c) natural language
(d) command language
(e) programming language
160. A detailed writ ten descript ion of the
programming cycle and the program,
along w i t h t he t est resu l t s and a
pr in t out o f t he pr ogram is cal led
______
(a) documentat ion
(b) output
(c) report ing
(d) spec sheets
(e) directory
161. For m s t hat ar e used t o or ganized
business data into rows and columns
are called _______
(a) transact ion sheets
(b) registers
(c) business forms
(d) sheet -spreads
(e) spreadsheets
162. In Power Point , the Header & Footer
button can be found on the Insert tab
in what group?
(a) Il lustrat ions group
(b) Object group
(c) Text group
(d) Tablets group
(e) None of these
163. A(n) ______ i s a set of p rogr am s
designed to manage the resources of a
com put er, i ncluding star t ing t he
com put er, m anaging program s,
managing memory, and coordinat ing
t asks bet w een input and out pu t
devices.
(a) applicat ion suite
(b) compiler
(c) input / output system
(d) interface
(e) operat ing system (OS)
164. A typical slide in a slide presentat ion
would not include _________
(a) photo images charts, and graphs
(b) graphs and clip art
(c) clip art and audio clips
(d) full-mot ion video
(e) content templates
165. The PC product iv i t y t ool t hat
manipulates dat a organized in rows
columns is called a ______
(a) spreadsheet
(b) world processing document
(c) presentat ion mechanism
(d) database record manager
(e) EDI creator
166. In t he absence of parent heses, t he
order to operat ion is ________
(a) Exponent iat i on , addi t i on o r
subt ract i on , m ul t ip l i cat ion or
division
(b) Add i t ion or sub t r act i on ,
m u l t ip l i cat i on o r di vi sion ,
exponent iat ion
(c) M u l t ip l i cat i on o r di vi sion ,
exponent iat i on , addi t i on o r
subt ract ion
(d) Exponent iat ion, mult iplicat ion or
division, addit ion or subtract ion
(e) Add i t ion or sub t r act i on ,
exponent iat ion, M ult iplicat ion or
division
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167. TO find the Paste Special opt ion, you
use t he Cl i pboard group on t he
________ tab of PowerPoint .
(a) Design
(b) Slide Shoe
(c) Page Layout
(d) Insert
(e) Home
168. A(n) _______ program is one that is
ready to run and does not need to be
altered in any way.
(a) interpreter
(b) high-level
(c) compiler
(d) COBOL
(e) executable
169. Usually downloaded into folders that
hold temporary interest files, _______
are writ ten to your computer ’s hard
disk by some of the Web sites you visit .
(a) anonymous f i les
(b) behavior f i les
(c) banner ads
(d) large fi les
(e) cookies
170. What is the easiest way to change the
phr ase, r evenues, p ro f i t s, gr oss
margin, to read revenues, profits, and
gross margin?
(a) Use the insert mode, posit ion the
cursor before the g in gross, then
type the word and followed by a
space.
(b) Use the insert mode, posit ion the
cursor after the g in gross, then
type the word and followed by a
space.
(c) Use the overtype mode, posit ion
the cursor before the g in gross,
then type the word and followed
a space.
(d) Use the overtype mode, posit ion
the cursor af ter the g in gross,
then type the word and followed
by a space
(e) None of these
171. A program, either talk or music, that is
made available in digi tal form at for
automatic download over the Internet
is called a ________
(a) w iki
(b) broadcast
(c) vodcast
(d) blog
(e) podcast
172. Which PowerPoint view displays each
sl i de o f t he pr esent at i on as a
thumbnail and is useful for rearrange
sl ides?
(a) Slide Sorter
(b) Slide Show
(c) Slide M aster
(d) Notes Page
(e) Slide Design
173. Di f f er en t com ponent s on t he
motherboards of a PC unit are linked
together by sets of parallel elect rical
conduct ing lines. What are these lines
called?
(a) Conductors
(b) Buses
(c) Connectors
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(d) Consecut ives
(e) None of these
174. What i s t he nam e given t o t hose
applicat ions that combine text , sound,
graph ics, m ot ion video, and / o r
animat ion?
(a) mot ion ware
(b) anigraphics
(c) videoscapes
(d) mult imedia
(e) maxomedia
175. A USB com m unicat i on device t hat
suppor t dat a encrypt ion for secure
wireless communicat ion for notebook
users is called a ________
(a) USB wireless network adapter
(b) Wireless switch
(c) Wireless hub
(d) Router
(e) None of these
176. A(n) _____ language reflects the way
people think mathematically.
(a) cross-plat form programming
(b) 3GL business programming
(c) event -dr iven programming
(d) funct ional
(e) None of these
177. When entering text within a document,
the Enter key is normally pressed at
the end of every ____
(a) Line (b) Sentence
(c) Paragraph (d) Word
(e) Fi le
178. When a r eal- t im e t elephone cal l
bet w een peop le i s m ade over t he
Internet using computers, it is called
________
(a) a chat session
(b) an e-mail
(c) an instant message
(d) Internet telephony
(e) None of these
179. Which of the following is the first step
in sizing a window?
(a) Point to the t it le bar
(b) Pul l dow n t he V iew m enu t o
display the toolbar
(c) Point to any corner or border
(d) Pull down the View m enu and
change to large icons
(e) None of these
180. Which of the following software could
assist someone who cannot use their
hands for computer input?
(a) Video conferencing
(b) Speech recognit ion
(c) Audio digit izer
(d) Synthesizer
(e) None of these
181. _______ a document means the file is
transferred from another computer to
your computer.
(a) Uploading
(b) Really Simple Syndicat ion (RSS)
(c) Accessing
(d) Downloading
(e) Upgrading
182. Which computer memory is used for
stor ing programs and data current ly
being processed by the CPU?
(a) M ass memory
(b) Internal memory
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(c) Non-volat i le memory
(d) PROM
(e) None of these
183. Com put ers t hat cont ro l pr ocesses
accept data in a cont inuous _________
(a) data traffic pattern
(b) data highway
(c) infinite loop
(d) feedback loop
(e) slot
184. What refers to a set of characters of a
part icular design?
(a) keyface
(b) format ion
(c) calligraphy
(d) stencil
(e) typeface
185. _______ is used by public and private
ent er pr ises t o publ ish and shar e
f inancial inform at ion w ith each and
indust ry analysts across all computer
plat forms and the Internet?
(a) Ext ensible M arkup Language
(EM L)
(b) Ext ensible Business Repor t ing
Language (XBRL)
(c) Ent er pr ise Appl icat ion
Integrat ion (EAI)
(d) Sales Force Aut om at ion (SFA)
software
(e) None of these
186. Which part of the computer is used for
calculat ing and comparing?
(a) ALU
(b) Control unit
(c) Disk unit
(d) M odern
(e) None of these
187. The met hod of Interest access t hat
requires a phone line, but offers faster
access speeds t han d ial -up i s t he
_______ connect ion.
(a) cable access
(b) satellite access
(c) f iber-opt ic service
(d) Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)
(e) M odern
188. ______ software creates a mirror image
of the ent ire hard disk, including the
operat ing system, applicat ions, f iles,
and data.
(a) Operat ing system
(b) Backup software
(c) Ut ility programs
(d) Driver imaging
(e) None of these
189. What is URL?
(a) a computer software program
(b) a type of programming object
(c) t he address of a document on
“ page” on the World Wide Web
(d) an acronym fo r Un l im i t ed
Resources for Learning
(e) a piece of hardware
190. What is t he signi f icance of a faces
(d im m ed) com m on in a pu l l -dow n
menu?
(a) The com mand is not cur rent ly
accessible
(b) A dialog box appears i f t he
command is selected
(c) A Help w indow appears i f t he
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command is selected
(d) Ther e ar e no equ ivalen t
keyst r okes f or t he par t i cu lar
command
(e) None of these
191. Your business has con t ract ed w i t h
another company to have them host
and r un and app l i cat i on f or your
com pany over t he In t ernet . The
company providing this service to your
business is called an _____
(a) Internet service provider
(b) Internet access provider
(c) Applicat ion service provider
(d) Applicat ion access provider
(e) Outsource agency
192. A(n) ______ allows you to access your
e-mail f rom anywhere.
(a) Forum
(b) Webmai l interface
(c) M essage Board
(d) Weblog
(e) None of these
193. Which of the following would you find
on LinkedIn?
(a) Games
(b) Connect ions
(c) Chat
(d) Applicat ions
(e) None of these
194. ______ is a technique that is used to
send more than one call over a single
l ine.
(a) Digital t ransmission
(b) Infrared transmission
(c) Digit izing
(d) Streaming
(e) M ult ip lexing
195. The Search Companion can _______
(a) Locat e a f i l es con t ain ing a
specif ied phrase
(b) Restr ict it s search to a specified
set of folders
(c) Locat e al l f i l es con t ain ing a
specif ied phrase and restr ict it s
search t o a speci f i ed set o f
folders
(d) Cannot locate all files a specified
phrase or restrict its search to a
specified set of folders
(e) None of these
196. Which of the following cannot be part
of an email address?
(a) Period (.)
(b) At sing (@)
(c) Space ( )
(d) Underscore (_)
(e) None of these
197. W hich o f t he fo l l ow ing m ust be
contained in a URL?
(a) a protocol ident ifier
(b) the letters, www.
(c) The unique registered dom ain
name
(d) www. and the unique registered
domain name
(e) a protocol ident if ier, www. and
t he unique regist ered dom ain
name
198. Which of the follow ing inform at ion
syst em focuses on m aking
m anuf act u r ing p rocesses m or e
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eff icient and of higher quality?
(a) Computer-aided manufactur ing
(b) C o m p u t e r - i n t e g r a t e d
manufactur ing
(c) Com put er -aided sof t w ar e
engineering
(d) Com put er -aided syst em
engineering
(e) None of these
199. A mistake in an algorithm that causes
incorrect result is called a _______
(a) logical error
(b) syntax error
(c) procedural error
(d) compiler error
(e) machine error
200. A device for changing the connect ion
on a connect or t o a di f f er en t
configurat ion is _____
(a) a converter
(b) a component
(c) an at tachment
(d) an adapter
(e) Voltm eter
Test VEnglish Language
201-215. Read the following passage carefully
and answ er t he quest ion gi ven below i t .
Certain words/ phrases have been printed in
bo ld to help you locate them while answering
some of the quest ions.
When t imes are hard, doomsayers are aplenty.
The problem is that if you listen to them too
caref ul ly, you t end t o over look t he m ost
obvious signs of change. 2011 was a bad year.
Can 2012 be any worse? Doomsday forecasts
are the easiest to make these days. So let ’s t ry
a contrarian’s forecast instead.
Let ’s start with the global economy. We have
seen a steady flow of good news from the US.
The em ploym ent si t uat ion seem s t o be
improving rapidly and consumer sent iment ,
ref l ect ed in r et ai l expend i t ur es on
d iscr et ionary i t em s l ike elect r on ics and
clothes, has picked up. If these trends sustain,
the US might post better growth numbers for
2012 than the 1.5 – 1.8 per cent being forecast
current ly.
Japan is likely to pull out of a recession in 2012
as post -ear t hquake reconst ruct ion ef f or t s
gat her m om ent um and t he f iscal st im ulus
announced in 2011 begins t o pay of f. The
consensus est imate for grow th in Japan is a
respectable 2 per cent for 2012.
The “ hared-land ing” scenar io fo r Ch ina
remains and will remain a myth . Growth might
decelerate further f rom the 9 per cent that
expected to clock in 2011 but is unlikely to drop
below 8-8.5 per cent in 2012.
Europe is certainly in a spot to t rouble. It is
perhaps already in recession and for 2012 it is
likely to post mildly negat ive growth. The risk
of implosion has dw indled over the last few
months – peripheral economics l ike Greece,
Italy and Spain have new governments in place
and have m ade progress tow ards genuine
economic reform.
Even w ith some of these posit ive factors in
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place, we have to accept to fact that global
growth in 2012 w ill be t epid . But there is a
f l ipside to this. Softer grow th means lower
demand for commodit ies and this is l ikely to
drive a correct ion in commodity prices. Lower
com m odi t y inf lat ion w i l l enable em erging
market central banks to reserve their monetary
st ance. China, fo r inst ance, has al ready
reversed it stance and has pared it s reserve
rat io twice. The RBI also seems poised for a
reversal in its rate cycle as headline inf lat ion
seems well on its way to its target of 7 per cent
for M arch 2012.
That said, oi l m ight be an except ion to t he
gener al t rend in com m odi t ies. Rising
geograph ical t ensions, par t i cu lar l y t he
cont inuing face-off between Iran and the US,
might lead to a spurt in prices. It might make
sense for our oil companies to hedge this risk
instead of buying oil in the spot market.
As inflat ion fears abate and emerging market
cent ral banks begins to cut rates, two things
could happen. Low er com m odi t y inf lat ion
would mean lower interest rates and better
credi t avai labi l it y. This could set a f loor t o
growth and slowly reverse the business cycle
w ithin these economies. Second, as the fear
o f un t am ed, r unaw ay inf lat i on i n t hese
econom ies abat es, t he global i nvest o r ’s
comfort levels with their markets will increase.
Which of t he em er ging m arket s w i l l
outperform and who will get left being? In an
environment in which global growth is l ikely
to be weak, economies like India that have a
pow er f ul dom est ic consum pt ion dynam ic
should lead; t hose dependent on expor t s
should, prima facie, fall behind. Specifically for
India, a fall in the exchange rate could not have
com e at a bet t er t im e. It w i l l help Indian
export ers gain market share even i f global
t rade remains depressed. M ore important ly, it
could lead to massive import subst itut ion that
favours domest ic producers.
Let ’s now focus on India and start with a caveat.
It is important not to confuse a short-run cyclical
dip with a permanent de-rat ing of its long-term
st ructural potent ial. The arithmet ic is simple.
Our growth rate can bin the range of 7-10 per
cent depending on policy act ion. Then per cent
if we get everything right, 7 per cent if we get
it all w rong. Which policies and reforms are
crit ical to taking us to our 10 per cent potent ial?
In judging this, let ’s again be careful. Let ’s not
go by the laundry list of reforms that FLLs like
to wave: increase in foreign equity l im its in
foreign shareholding, greater vot ing rights for
inst i t ut ional shareholders in banks, FDI in
retail, etc. These can have an impact only at
the margin. We need not bend over backwards
to appease the FLLs through these reforms-
t hey w i l l i nvest in our m ar ket s w hen
momentum picks up and w ill be the f irst to
exit when the momentum flags, reforms or not.
The reforms that we need are the ones that
can actually raise our sustainable long-term
growth rate. These have to come in areas’ like
better target ing of subsides, making projects
in infrastructure viable of that they draw capital,
r ai sing t he p roduct iv i t y of agr icul t u re,
improving healthcare and educat ion, bringing
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t he paral l el econom y under t he t ax net ,
implement ing fundamental reforms in taxat ion
like GST and the direct tax code and f inally
easing the myriad rules and regulat ions that
make doing business in India such a nightmare.
A number of these things do not require new
legislat ion and can be done through execut ive
order.
201. Which of the follow ing is NOT TRUE
according to the passage?
(a) China’s econom ic grow t h m ay
decl ine in t he year 2012 as
compared to the year 2011
(b) The European econom y is not
doing very well
(c) Greece is on the verge of bringing
about economic reforms
(d) In the year 2012, Japan may post
a posit ive growth and thus pull
out of recession
(e) All are t rue
202. Which of the following will possibly be
a result of softer growth est imated for
the year 2012?
(1) Prices of oil will not increase
(2) Credi t avai labi l i t y w ou ld be
lesser.
(3) Comm odit y inf lat ion would be
lesser.
(a) Only (2)
(b) Only (1) and (2)
(c) Only (1) and (3)
(d) Only (3)
(e) All (1), (2) and (3)
203. Which of t he fol low ing can be said
about the present st at us of t he US
economy?
(a) There is not much improvement
in the economic scenario of the
country from the year 2011
(b) The growth in the economy of the
county, in the year 2012, would
def initely be lesser than 1.8 per
cent
(c) The expenditure on clothes and
elect ronic com m odi t ies, by
consumers, is lesser than that in
the year 2011
(d) There is a change that in 2012 the
economy would be bet ter than
what has been forecast
(e) The pace o f change in t he
em ploym ent scenar io o f t he
country is very slow.
204. Which of the following is possibly the
most appropriate t it le for the passage?
(a) The Economic Disorder
(b) Indian Economy Versus The
European Economy
(c) Global Trade
(d) The Current Economic Scenario
(e) Char act er i st ics of t he Ind ian
Economy
205. According to the author, which of the
follow ing w ould character ize Indian
growth scenario in 2012?
(1) Domest ic producers will take a hit
because of depressed global
trade scenario.
(2) On account of its high domest ic
consumption, India wil l lead
(3) Indian exporters will have a hard
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t ime in gaining market share.
(a) Only (2)
(b) Only (1) and (2)
(c) Only (2) and (3)
(d) Only (1)
(e) All (1), (2) and (3)
206. Why does the author not recommend
taking up the reforms suggest ed by
FLLs.
(a) These will bring about only mirror
grow th
(b) The reforms suggested will have
no effect on the economy of our
country, whereas will benefit the
FLLS signif icant ly
(c) The pr evious such
recommendat ions had backfired
(d) These reform s w ill be the sole
reason for our country’s economic
downfall
(e) The reforms suggested by them
are not to be trusted as they will
not being about any posi t ive
growth in India.
207. Which of the following is TRUE as per
the scenario presented in the passage?
(a) The highest growth the rate that
India can expect is 7 percent
(b) The fall in the exchange rate will
prove beneficial to India
(c) Increased FDI i n ret ai l as
suggested by FLLs would benefit
India t remendously
(d) The reform s suggested by t he
author require new legislat ion in
India
(e) None of these
208. According to the author, which of the
fol low ing reform s is/ are needed t o
ensure long term growth in India?
(1) Im proving heal t hcar e and
educat ional facil it ies.
(2) Br inging about r ef or m s in
taxat ion.
(3) Im pr oving agr i cu l t ur e
product ivit y.
(a) Only (2)
(b) Only (1) and (2)
(c) Only (2) and (3)
(d) Only (1)
(e) All (1), (2) and (3)
209-212. Choose t he w ord/ group of w ords
which is most similar in meaning to the word/
group of words printed in bo ld as used in the
passage.
209. DRAWN
(a) ent ice
(b) push
(c) decoy
(d) at tract
(e) persuade
210. CLOCK
(a) watch
(b) achieve
(c) t im e
(d) second
(e) regulate
211. ABATE
(a) r ise
(b) gear
(c) hurl
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(d) lessen
(e) ret reats
212. EM ERGING
(a) raising
(b) developing
(c) not icaeable
(d) conspicuous
(e) uproaring
213-215. Choose t he w ord/ group of w ords
which is most oppo si t e in meaning to the word/
group of words printed in bo ld as used in the
passage.
213. M YRIAD
(a) t r ivial
(b) dif f icult
(c) few
(d) ef for t less
(e) count less
214. TEPID
(f ) moderate
(g) high
(h) warm
(i ) irregular
(j ) l i t t le
215. M YTH
(a) realit y
(b) bel ief
(c) cont rast
(d) idealism
(e) falsehood
216-220. Rear range t he fo l l ow ing si x
sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the
proper sequence t o fo rm a m eaningfu l
paragraph; then answer the quest ion given
below them.
(a) If China is t he word’s fact ory, India hasbecom e t he word’s out sourcing cent re –keeping in the wit h this image.
(b) But India’s future depends crucially on it sability to compete fully the Creat ive Economy— not just in tech and sof tware, but acrossdesign and entrepreneurship; arts culture andenter tainment ; and t he know ledge-basedprofessions of medicine, f inance and law.
(c) While it s creat ive assets out st r ip t hose ofother emerging com pet i t or s, India m ustaddress several challenges t o increase it sinternat ional compet it iveness as the worldis in the midst of a sweeping t ransformat ion.
(d) This t ransformat ion is evident in the fact thatt he w or ld is m oving f r om an indust r ialeconomy to a Creative Economy that generateswealt h by harnessing int ellect ual labour,i nt angib le goods and hum an creat ivecapabil it ies.
(e) Its software indust ry is the wor ld’s second-largest , it s each outsourcing accounts formore than half of the $ 300 bil lion globalindust ry, according to a t echnology expert .
(f) If the meet ing of world leaders at Davos isany indicat ion, Indicat ion, India is rapidlybecoming an economic ‘rock star ’.
216. Which of the following should be the
SIXTH (LAST) sen t ence af t er t he
rearrangement?
(a) A (b) B
(c) C (d) D
(e) F
217. Which of the following should be the
THRID sent ence af t er t he
rearrangement?
(a) A (b) B
(c) C (d) D
(e) F
218. Which of the following should be the
FIFTH sent ence af t er t he
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rearrangement?
(a) A (b) B
(c) C (d) F
(e) E
219. Which of the following should be the
FIRST sent ence af t er t he
rearrangement?
(a) F (b) B
(c) C (d) A
(e) E
220. Which of the following should be the
SECOND sent ence af t er t he
rearrangement?
(a) A (b) B
(c) C (d) D
(e) F
221-225. The following quest ions consist of a
single sentence with one black. Only are given
six words denoted by A, B, C, D, E & F as answer
choice and from the six choices you have to
pick tow correct answer, either of which wi ll
make the sentence meaningfully complete.
221. _____ before t he clock st ruck 8 on
Sat ur day nigh t , Ind ia Gat e w as
swamped w ith people wearing black
tee-shirt s and holding candles.
(A) M inutes (b) Tim e
(c) Later (d) Quickly
(e) Since (f ) Second
(a) (b) and (e)
(b) (a) and (c)
(c) (a) and (f)
(d) (b) and (d)
(e) (c) and (e)
222. The States should take steps to ______
the process to teachers’ appointments
as the Cent re has already sanct ioned
six lakh posts.
(a) fasten (b) move
(c) hasten (d) speed
(e) early (f ) quicken
(a) (d) and (f)
(b) (a) and (c)
(c) (c) and (f)
(d) (d) and (e)
(e) (b) and (d)
223. A senior cit izen’s threatened her every
day and physically harmed her, forcing
her to t ransfer her property to him.
(a) superf icially (b) mistakenly
(c) allegedly (d) miserably
(e) doubt fully (f ) purportedly
(a) (c) and (f)
(b) (a) and (e)
(c) (c) and (e)
(d) (d) and (f)
(e) (a) and (c)
224. M ed ical t eacher s said t hat t he
management had cont inued to remain
______ to their cause leading to the
stretching of the strike.
(a) unmoved (b) lethargic
(c) unconcerned (d) apathet ic
(e) indi f ferent (f ) bored
(a) (b) and (c)
(b) (c) and (f)
(c) (a) and (e)
(d) (a) and (d)
(e) (d) and (e)
225. The parents had approached the high
court to ______ the government order
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after their children, who passed UKG,
were denied admission by a school
(a) void (b) quash
(c) annul (d) stay
(e) l if t (f ) post
(a) (a) and (d)
(b) (b) and (c)
(c) (c) and (e)
(d) (e) and (f)
(e) (c) and (d)
226-235. Read each sen t ence t o f ind ou t
w hether t here is any gramm at ical error or
idiomat ic error in it . The error, if any, will be in
one part of the sentence. The number of that
part is the answer. If there is ‘No error ’, the
answer is ‘5’. (Ignore errors of punctuat ion, if
any).
226. The Government has asked
(a)
individuals/ with income over Rs. 10
(b)
lakhs to / electronic files tax returns
(c)
fo r t he year 2011-12, / som et hing
which was opt ical t i ll last year. No error
(d) (e)
227. The power tariff and already / been
(a)
increased twice in / the last 15 months
(b) (c)
and t he Elect r icit y Board had also /
levied addit ional monthly charges to
(d)
consumers. No error
(e)
228. Despite of curfew / in some areas,
(a) (b)
minor / communal incidents were
(c)
reported / from different areas of the
walled city. No error
(d) (e)
229. This comes / at a t ime / when fund
(a) (b) (c)
allocat ion / is been doubled. No error
(d) (e)
230. As the prison will get / an official
(a) (b)
telephone facility soon, the prisoners
/ won’t have to make calls in discreet
(c)
manner / through smuggled m obi le
phones. No error
(d) (e)
231. The area was plunged into / darkness
(a)
mid a wave of / cheering and shout ing
(b) (c)
/ slogans like ‘Save The Earth’. No error
(d) (e)
232. The poll contestants approached / the
(a)
commission complaining that the
(b)
hoardings / violated the code of
(c)
conduct / and in f l uenced pub l i c
percept ion. No error
(d) (e)
233. The country has / adequate laws but
(a) (b)
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problems / arise when these are not /
(c)
implemented in let ter and spir it .
(d)
No error
(e)
234. The M anagement feels that / the
(a)
employees of the organisat ion are /
(b)
non-product ive, and do not want / to
(c)
work hard. No error
(d) (e)
235. As far the issue of land encroachment/
(a)
in village is concerned, people will /
(b)
have to make a start from their villages
(c)
by / sensi t ize and educat ing t he
villages about this issue. No error
(d) (e)
236-240. Which of the phrase (1), (2), (3) and
(4) given below each sentence should replace
t he w or d/ phrase p r int ed i n b o ld i n t he
sentence to make it grammatically correct? If
the sentence is correct as it is given and no
correct ion is required, mark (5) as the answer.
236. US secretary of state made it clear it
t ime running out for diplomacy over
Iran’s nuclear programme and said that
talks aimed at prevent ing Tehran from
acquir ing a nuclear w eapon w ould
resume in April.
(a) runs out
(b) was running out
(c) ran out
(d) run
(e) No correct ion required
237. While the war of the generals rage on,
som ew here i n sm al l t ow n Ind ia,
w onder fu l t h ings are happening,
quiet ly and minus fanfare.
(a) rage
(b) raging
(c) rages on
(d) raged on
(e) No correct ion required
238. According to WWF, the small island
nat ion of Samoa was t he f irst in swi t ch
off its lights for Each Hour.
(a) first to switch of
(b) the first to switch off
(c) the first of switch off
(d) first in switch of
(e) No correct ion required
239. The campaign is signif icant because
no t j u st t he you t h ar e d i r ect l y
appeal ing to the world but because
their efforts challenges the chimera of
normalcy in the area.
(a) not just because
(b) just not because
(c) not just
(d) because just
(e) No correct ion required
240. The doct o r ’s associat ion has
threatened to go on indef inite st r ike
suppo rt of their teachers.
(a) on support ing to
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(b) to support ing
(c) for support
(d) in support of
(e)No correct ion required
241-250. In the follow ing passage there are
blanks, each of w hich has been numbered.
These numbers are printed below the passage
and against each, f ive w ord / phr ase ar e
suggest ed , one of w hich f i t s t he blank
appropriately. Find out the appropriate word/
phrase in each case.
Greenhouse gases are only (241) of the story
when it comes to global warning. Changes to
one par t of t he cl im at e syst em can (242)
add i t ional changes t o t he w ay t he planet
absorbs or ref lects energy. These secondary
changes are (243) climate feedbacks, and they
cou ld m or e t han double t he am ount o f
warming caused by carbon dioxide alone. The
primary feedbacks are (244) to snow and ice,
water vapour, clouds, and the carbon cycle.
Perhaps the most well (245) feedback comes
from melt ing snow and ice in the Nort hern
Hem isphere. Warm ing t em perat ure are
already (246) a grow ing percentage of Arct ic
sea ice, exposing dark ocean water during the
(247) sunlight of summer. Snow cover on land
is also (248) in many areas. In the of (249) snow
and ice, these areas go f rom having br ight ,
sunlight-reflect ing surfaces that fool the planet
to having dark, sunlight-absorbing surface that
(250) more energy into the Earth system and
cause more warming.
241. (a) w hole (b) part
(c) material (d) issue
(e) most242. (a) raise (b) brings
(c) refer (d) stop(e) cause
243. (a) sensed (b) cal led(c) nothing (d) but(e) term
244. (a) due (b) result(c) reason (d) those(e) because
245. (a) done(b) known (c) ruled(d) best ow ed(e) said
