Rajasthan Probationary Officer Exam

Total marks 120 Duration 2hrs

Division of marks:

Test of Reasoning Ability (15 Questions, 30 Marks)

Test of Data Interpretation (15 Questions, 30 Marks)

Test of Quantitative Aptitude (15 Questions, 30 Marks)

Test of General Awareness and Current Developments (15 questions, 30 Marks)

Reasoning Ability

Each question below has four groups of three statements each. Read the statements carefully and carefully identify the group/groups where the 3rd statement follows the 1st two statements.

1 a. All Bohemians are transcendent. Some transcends are vermishells. Some Bohemians are vermishells.

b. Some milks are cheese. No cheese is butter. Some butters are not milks.

c. All hookahs are smokes. All smokes are pungents. Some hookahs are pungents.

d. No white is black. All blacks are silks. Some black are not silks.

A) Only c and d

B) Only a

C) Only b and d

D) Only a and c

2. In each of the following series determine the order of the letters. Then from the given options select the one which will complete the given series.

E D C H G F K J I N ?

1. L M2. O P3. M O4. M L

3. IXT, MAV, QDX ?

1. WGX2. VHY3. UGZ4. YHZ

4. What does ? stands for: 48,?,24,30,12,90

1. 562. 103. 334. 16

Instruction for Q. No. 55. In the given series find the number which is wrong.Q.4 4,8,11,22,18,36,24,50

1. 82. 223. 364. 24

Instruction for Q. No. 6 6. In the questions given below one term is missing. Based on the relationship of the two given words find the missing term from the given options. DUST: BUSY: JOIN

1. ROIT2. SOON3. RIOT4. COST

Instruction for Q. Nos. 7 to 9 : In the following questions, select the number from the given options which follows the same relationship as shared between the first two numbers.

7. 8 : 27 :: 64 

1. 2772. 1253. 2504. 99

8. 23 : 53 :: 8

1. 662. 573. 274. 19

9. 27 : 47 :: 32 

1. 702. 923. 664. 84

10. If ‘orange’ is called ‘ashen’, ‘ashen’ is called’ red’, ‘red’ is called ‘blue’, ‘blue’ is called ‘brown’, ‘brown’ is called ‘black’, ‘black’ is called ‘white’ and ‘white’ is called ‘pale’, what is the color of a tree trunk?

1. black2. brown3. blue4. white5. red

11. If ‘light’ is called ‘color’, ‘color’ is called ‘red’, ‘power’ is called ‘light’, ‘red’ is called ‘dust’ and ‘dust’ is called ‘waste’, what do we get from sun?

1. color2. light

3. red4. power5. dust

12. Five boys are sitting in a row. Raghu is not adjacent to Shyam or Amit. Ajay is not adjacent to Shyam. Raghu is adjacent to Mayank. If Mayank is at the middle in the row, then Ajay is adjacent to whom out of the following?

1. Amit2. Raghu3. Mayank4. Shyam5. Data Inadequate.

13. I was walking in South-East direction. After a while I turned 90 degree to the right and walked ahead.Later I turned 45 degree to the right.In which direction am I walking now?

1. North2. North – East3. South – West4. East

14. If the following words are arranged in natural sequence in descending order, what will come in the second place from the last?1. Teacher 2. Lecturer3. Dean 4. Tutor5. Reader

15. Find out the one word among the options which cannot be formed by using the letters of the word as given in each question. BOISTEROUS

1. Dean2. Lecturer3. Tutor4. Reader5. Teacher

Quantitative aptitude

1. Last year pandit was thrice his sister's age.Next year he is only twice her age.After 5 years what is pandit's age. a)2 b)12 c)11 d)14  ans:b 2. Jalia is twice older than qurban . If jalia was 4 years younger, qurban was 3 years older ther diff. between their ages is 12 yearswhat is the sum of thier ages a)67 b)57 c)36 d)none ans: b

3. Joe's father will be twice his age 6 years from now. His mother was twice his age 2 years before. If Joe will be 24 two years from now, what is the difference between his father's and mother's age? a)     4    b)     6   c)      8   d)      10 

4. Which of the following fractions is less than 1/3(a) 22/62 (b) 15/46(c) 2/3(d) 15. Three types of tea the a,b,c costs Rs. 95/kg,100/kg and70/kg respectively. How many kgs of each should be blended to produce 100 kg of mixture worth Rs.90/kg, given that the quantities of band c are equal?a)70,15,15 b)50,25,25 c)60,20,20 d)40,30,30 6. In a class, except 18 all are above 50 years.15 are below 50 years of age. How many people are there?(a) 30 (b) 33 (c) 36 (d) none of these.

7. If a boat is moving in upstream with velocity of 14 km/hr and goes downstream with a velocity of 40 km/hr, then what is the speed of the stream ?

(a) 13 km/hr(b) 26 km/hr(c) 34 km/hr(d) none of these8. Find the value of ( 0.75 * 0.75 * 0.75 - 0.001 ) / ( 0.75 * 0.75 - 0.075 + 0.01)

(a) 0.845(b) 1.908(c) 2.312(d) 0.0019. A can have a piece of work done in 8 days, B can work three times faster than the A, C can work five times faster than A. How many days will they take to do the work together ?

(a) 3 days(b) 8/9 days(c) 4 days(d) can't say10. A car travels a certain distance taking 7 hrs in forward journey, during the return journey increased speed 12km/hr takes the times 5 hrs.What is the distance travelled

(a) 210 kms(b) 30 kms(c) 20 kms(c) none of these11. Find (7x + 4y ) / (x-2y) if x/2y = 3/2 ?

(a) 6(b) 8(c) 7(d) data insufficient12. If on an item a company gives 25% discount, they earn 25% profit. If they now give 10% discount then what is the profit percentage.

(a) 40%(b) 55%(c) 35%(d) 30%13. A certain number of men can finish a piece of work in 10 days. If however there were 10 men less it will take 10 days more for the work to be finished. How many men were there originally?

(a) 110 men(b) 130 men(c) 100 men(d) none of these14. In simple interest what sum amounts of Rs.1120/- in 4 years and Rs.1200/- in 5 years ?(a) Rs. 500(b) Rs. 600(c) Rs. 800(d) Rs. 90015. If a sum of money compound annually amounts of thrice itself in 3 years. In how many years will it become 9 times itself?

(a) 6(b) 8(c) 10(d) 12

Data Interpretation

Study the following table and answer the questions based on it.

Expenditures of a Company (in Lakh Rupees) per Annum Over the given Years.

YearItem of Expenditure

Salary Fuel and Transport Bonus Interest on Loans Taxes

1998 288 98 3.00 23.4 83

1999 342 112 2.52 32.5 108

2000 324 101 3.84 41.6 74

2001 336 133 3.68 36.4 88

2002 420 142 3.96 49.4 98

1. What is the average amount of interest per year which the company had to pay during this period?a) Rs 32.43 lacsb) Rs 33.72 lacsc) Rs 34.18 lacsd) Rs 36.66 lacs2. The total bonus paid by the company during the given period is approximately what percentage of the total amount of salary paid during this period?a) 0.1%b) 0.5%c) 1%d) 1.25%3. Total expenditure on all these items in 1998 was approximately what percent of the total expenditure in 2002?a) 62%b) 66%

c) 69%d )71%4. The total expenditure of the company over these items during the year 2000 is?a) Rs. 5444.44 lacsb) Rs. 501.11 lacsc) Rs 446.46 lacsd) Rs. 478.87 lacs 5. The ratio between total expenditure on taxes for all the years and the total expenditure on Fuel and Transport for all the years respectively is approximately?a) 4:7b) 10:13c) 15:18d) 5:8

The following pie-chart shows the percentage distribution of the expenditure incurred in publishing a book. Study the pie-chart an d answer the questions based on it.

Various Expenditures (in percentage) Incurred in Publishing a Book

6.If the difference between the two expenditures are represented by 18 degree in the pie chart then these expenditures are possibly

a) Binding Cost and promotion Cost

b) Paper Cost and Royalty

c) Binding Cost and Printing Cost

d) Paper Cost and Printing Cost

7. For an edition of 12,500 copies, the amount of Royalty paid by publisher is Rs.2,81,250. What should be the selling price of the book if the publisher desires a profit of 5%?

a)Rs. 152.50

b)Rs. 157.50

c)Rs.162.50

d)Rs. 167.50

8.If for an edition of the book, the cost paper is Rs. 56250, then after promotion cost of this edition becomes

a) Rs.20,000

b)Rs. 22,500

c)Rs.35,500

d) Rs.28,125

9. Which two expenditures together have central angle of 108 degree?

a) Binding Cost and Transportation Cost

b) Printing Cost and Paper Cost

c) Royalty and Promotion Cost

d) Binding Cost and Paper Cost

Study the following line graph and answer the questions.

Exports from Three Companies Over the Years (in Rs. crore)

10.For which of the following pairs of years the total exports from the three companies together are equal?

a) 1995 and 1998

b)1996 and 1998

c) 1997 and 1998

d) 1995 and 1996

11. Average annual exports during the given period for Company Y is approximately what percent of the average annual exports for Company Z?

a) 82.17

b) 89.64

c) 91.21

d) 93.33

12. In which year was the difference between the exports from Companies X and Y the minimum?

a)1994b)1995c)1996d)1997

13. What was the difference between the average exports of the three Companies in 1993 and the average exports in 1998?a) Rs.15.33 cr.b) Rs.18.67 crc) Rs. 20 crd) Rs. 22.17 cr

14. In how many of the given years, were the exports from Company Z more than the average annual exports over the given years?a) 2b) 3c) 4d) 5

General Awareness and Current Developments

1. Which of the following statement (s) reflects India’s stand on new World Trade Organization’s proposal on the issue of the subsidy to agro products ?

(1) India would protect the interest of its poor farmers who can not bear the burden of the cost of the products if they have to sell them on cheaper rate.

(2) Indian industry needs more flexibility as compared to the industry in developed countries.

(3) WTO has set up a new committee under the chairmanship of Putin of Russia to look into the issue of subsidy and find out a solution to the problem acceptable to all the parties.

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(C) Only 3

(D) Both 1 & 2

(E) None of these

2. Which of the following statement (s) is / are true about the 11th five year plan of India ?

(1) The highest priority is given to exports , education and development of steel sector.

(2) The plan aims at achieving the growth at 10 % level by the end of the plan.

(3) The Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana is revived in such a way so that it can be achieve a growth nof 4 % for agriculture sector.

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(C) Only 3

(D) Both 1 & 2

(E) None of these

3. As per the figures released recently the Stock markets in emerging economies made handsome returns last year (2007-08). Which of the following stock markets amongst the BRIC nations registered highest increased (97 %) compared to its performance in 2006-07 ?

(A) Cina

(B) Brazil

(C) Russia

(D) India

(E) None of these

4. Bayana which was in news recently is a place in -

(A) Uttar Pradseh

(B) Madhya Pradseh

(C) Bihar

(D) Haryana

(E) Rajasthan

5. Which of the following statement (s) is / are correct about the Indo-Russia Bilateral Defence Ties ?

(1) Both the countries have decided to produce a fifth generation fighter aircraft and a multi role cargo plane.

(2) India has agreed to launch Russian missiles from its base at Chandipur incase some other nation attacks on Russia

(3) India and Russia were able to sort out differences over the utilization of Rupee debt fund which is of Rs. 8000 Crore at present.

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(C) Only 3

(D) Both 1 & 3 only

(E) None of these

6. India has recently decided to put a wire fence on the 76 km. long border in Dhudri district in Assam. The fence will separate India from -

(A) Nepal

(B) China

(C) Bangladesh

(D) Myanmar

(E) Pakistan

ANS (C)

7. As we all know the Govt. of India is very keen about providing banking service to the people in rural and remote areas . However , banks feel that the cost of providing services in these areas for financial inclusion is quite high if services are offered through the “traditional branch channel “. What is / are the other alternative cost effective channel (s) to fulfill this aim of the Govt. of India ?

(1) Putting biometric ATMs.

(2) Introduce mobile banking.

(3) Issue credit or debit cards

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(C) Only 3

(D) All 1,2 & 3

(E) None of these

8. The Govt. of India recently issued a notification altering constituencies in 24 States and Union territories. This is done as per the provision of which of the following Acts?

(A) Delimitation Act

(B) Census Act

(C) Parliament Act

(D) State Reorganization Act

(E) None of these

9. As we read very frequently in the newspaper fraudulent activities in financial world is still continuing despite various efforts made by various countries to prevent them. As an estimate by IMF, what is the probable amount derived from such illegal activities which is laundered through the world’s formal financial systems every year? About -

(A) US$ 500 billion

(B) US$ 800 billion

(C) US$ 1000 billion

(D) US$ 1250 billion

(E) US$ 1500 billion

10. What is the population of India ?

(A) 98 crores

(B) More than 2 billion

(C) More than 1 billion

(D) Less than 96 crores

(E) 96 crores

11. Thermostat is an instrument used to_________

(A) measure flow of current

(B) measure intensity of voltage

(C) regulate temperature

(D) regulate velocity of sound

(E) None of these

12. Wimbledon Trophy is associated with________

(A) Football

(B) Cricket

(C) Hockey

(D) Basketball

(E) Lawn Tennis

13. GNP stands for_________

(A) Gross National Product

(B) Group Net Product

(C) Grand Nuclear Process

(D) Group Networking Process

(E) None of these

14. ‘Acoustics’ is the science of the study of_________

(A) Light

(B) Sound

(C) Electricity

(D) Magnetism

(E) None of these

15. Noise pollution is measured in the unit called_____

(A) micron

(B) nautical miles

(C) ohms

(D) ampere

(E) decibel