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CONTENT ?
1. SBI Rural Business PO Exam 2010 1-26

2. SBI & its Associates Bank PO Exam 2010 27-50

3. SBI PO Exam 2011 51-72

4. SBI & its Associates PO Exam 2011 73-94

5. IBPS PO/MT Exam 2011 95-124

6. IBPS PO/MT Exam 2012 125-150

7. IBPS Specialist Officer Exam 2012 151-162

8. Indian Overseas Bank PO Online Exam 2013 163-180

9. IBPS RRBs Officer Scale-I Exam 2013 181-200

10. IBPS RRBs Officer Scale-II & III CWE Exam 2013 201-220

11. SBI PO Exam 2013 221-244

12. IBPS Specialist (I.T.) Officer Exam 2013 245-266

13. IBPS Bank PO/MT CWE Exam 2013 267-290

14. IBPS Bank PO/MT CWE Exam 2014 291-316

15. SBI Management Executive Exam 2014 317-336

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16. SBI Specialist Officer Online Exam 2014 337-348

17. SBI PO Exam 2014 349-376

18. IBPS Specialist (I.T.) Officer Exam 2014 377-400

19. Corporation Bank Specialist Officer Exam 2014 401-418

20. IBPS CWE RRB Officer Scale-I Exam 2014 419-436

21. IBPS Specialist (I.T.) Officer exam 2015 437-456

22. IBPS CWE-RRB Officer Scale-I Exam 2015 457-474

23. IBPS PO Prelim Exam 2015 475-484

24. IBPS PO Main Exam 2015 485-506

25. SBI Bank PO Prelim Exam 2015 507-518

26. SBI Bank PO Main Exam 2015 519-540

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SBI RURAL BUSINESS PO EXAM 2010

Based on Memory

REASONING ABILITY 8. If ‘¸’ means ‘+’; ‘–’ means ‘×’; ‘x’ means ¸ and '+' means '–
'; then –
1. In a certain code language 'how many goals scored' is written 15 – 8 × 6 ¸ 12 + 4 = ?
as '5 3 9 7'; 'many more matches' is written as '9 8 2' and 'he (a) 20 (b) 28
scored five' is written as ' 1 6 3'. How is 'goals' written in that
code language ? 4 2
(c) 8 (d) 2
(a) 5 (b) 7 7 3
(c) 5 or 7 (d) Data inadequate (e) None of these
(e) None of these 9. Town D is towards East of town F. Town B is towards North
2. In a certain code TEMPORAL is written as OLDSMBSP. of town D. Town H is towards South of town B. Towards
How is CONSIDER written in that code ? which direction is town H from town F ?
(a) RMNBSFEJ (b) BNMRSFEJ (a) East (b) South-East
(c) RMNBJEFS (d) TOPDQDCH
(c) North-East (d) Data inadequate
(e) None of these
(e) None of these
3. How many meaningful English words can be made with the
letters DLEI using each letter only once in each word ? 10. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word
(a) None (b) One SEARCHES each of which has as many letters between
(c) Two (d) Three them in the word as in the English alphabet ?
(e) More than three (a) None (b) One
4. Among A, B, C, D and E each having different weight, D is (c) Two (d) Three
heavier than only A and C is lighter than B and E. Who (e) More than three
among them is the heaviest ?
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 11 - 15) : In each of the questions below are
(a) B (b) E
given four statements followed by four conclusions numbered I.
(c) C (d) Data inadequate
II, III and IV. You have to take the given statements to be true
(e) None of these even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts.
5. Each odd digit in the number 5263187 is substituted by the Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given
next higher digit and each even digit is substituted by the
previous lower digit and the digits so obtained are rearranged conclusions logically follows from the given statements
in ascending order, which of the following will be the third disregarding commonly known facts.
digit from the left end after the rearrangement? 11. Statements :
(a) 2 (b) 4 All cups are bottles.
(c) 5 (d) 6 Some bottles are jugs.
(e) None of these No jug is plate.
6. Pratap correctly remembers that his mother's birthday is Some plates are tables.
before twenty third April but after nine teenth April, whereas
his sister correctly remembers that their mother's birthday is Conclusions :
not on or after twenty second April. On which day in April is I. Some tables are bottles.
definitely their mother's birthday ? II. Some plates are cups.
(a) Twentieth III. No table is bottle.
(b) Twenty-first IV. Some jugs are cups.
(c) Twentieth or twenty-first (a) Only I follows
(d) Cannot be determined (b) Only II follows
(e) None of these
(c) Only III follows
7. Ashok started walking towards South. After walking
50 metres he took a right turn and walked 30 metres. He then (d) Only IV follows
took a right turn and walked 100 metres. He again took a (e) Only either I or III follows
right turn and walked 30 metres and stopped. How far and in 12. Statements:
which direction was he from the starting point ? Some chairs are handles.
(a) 50 metres South (b) 150 metres North All handles are pots.
(c) 180 metres East (d) 50 metres North All pots are mats.
(e) None of these Some mats are buses.
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Conclusions : DIRECTIONS (Qs. 16 - 20): Study the following information
I. Some buses are handles. carefully and answer the questions given below :
II. Some mats are chairs. A, B, C, D. E. F. G and H are eight employees of an organization
III. No bus is handle. working in three departments viz. Personnel, Administration and
IV. Some mats are handles. Marketing with not more than three of them in any department.
(a) Only I, II and IV follow Each of them has a different choice of sports from football, cricket,
volleyball, badminton, lawn tennis, basketball, hockey and table
(b) Only II, Ill and IV follow
tennis not necessarily in the same order.
(c) Only either I or III and II follow D works in Administration and does not like either football or
(d) Only either I or III and IV follow cricket. F works in Personnel with only A who likes table tennis.
(e) Only either I or III and II and IV follow E and H do not work in the same department as D. C likes hockey
13. Statements : and does not work in marketing. G does not work in administration
All birds are horses. and does not like either cricket or badminton. One of those who
work in administration likes football. The one who likes volleyball
All horses are tigers. works in Personnel. None of those who work in Administration
Some tigers are lions. likes either badminton or lawn tennis. H does not like cricket.
Some lions are monkeys. 16. Which of the following groups of employees work in
Conclusions : Administration department ?
I. Some tigers are horses. (a) EGH (b) AF
II. Some monkeys are birds. (c) BCD (d) BGD
III. Some tigers are birds. (e) Data inadequate
IV. Some monkeys are horses. 17. In which department does E work ?
(a) Only I and III follow (a) Personnel (b) Marketing
(c) Administration (d) Data inadequate
(b) Only I, II and III follow
(e) None of these
(c) Only II, III and IV follow
18. Which of the following combinations of employee-
(d) All I, II, III and IV follow department favourite sport is correct ?
(e) None of these (a) E Administration -Cricket
14. Statements : (b) F Personnel -Lawn Tennis
Some benches are walls. (c) H Marketing -Lawn Tennis
All walls are houses. (d) B Administration -Table Tennis
Some houses are jungles. (e) None of these
All jungles are roads. 19. What is E's favourite sport ?
Conclusions : (a) Cricket (b) Badminton
I. Some roads are benches. (c) Basketball (d) Lawn Tennis
II. Some jungles are walls. (e) None of these
III. Some houses are benches. 20. What is G's favourite sport ?
IV. Some roads are houses. (a) Cricket (b) Badminton
(c) Basketball (d) Lawn Tennis
(a) Only I and II follow
(e) None of these
(b) Only 1 and III follow
(c) Only III and IV follow DIRECTIONS (Qs. 21 - 25) : In the following questions, the
symbols @, $, «, # and d are used with the following meaning
(d) Only II, III and IV follow
as illustrated below :
(e) None of these
'P $ Q' means 'P is not smaller than Q'.
15. Statements :
'P @ Q' means 'P is neither smaller than nor equal to Q'.
Some sticks are lamps.
'P # Q' means 'P is neither greater than nor equal to Q'.
Some flowers are lamps. 'P d Q' means P is neither greater than nor smaller than Q'.
Some lamps are dresses. 'P « Q' means 'P is not greater than Q'.
All dresses are shirts. Now in each of the following questions assuming the given
Conclusions : statements to be true, find which of the four conclusions I, II, Ill
I. Some shirts are sticks. and IV given below them is/are definitely true and give your
II. Some shirts are flowers. answer accordingly.
III. Some flowers are sticks. 21. Statements :
H @ T, T # F, F d E, E « v
IV. Some dresses are sticks.
Conclusions : I. V $ F
(a) None follows (b) Only I follows
II. E @ T
(c) Only II follows (d) Only III follows
III. H @ V
(e) Only IV follows
IV. T # V
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(a) Only I, II and III are true (ii) have post qualification work experience of at least ten
(b) Only I, II and IV are true years in the Advances Section of a bank.
(c) Only II, Ill and IV are true (iii) be at least 30 years and not more than 40 years as on
(d) Only I, III and IV are true 01.04.2010.
(e) All I, II, III and IV are true (iv) have secured at least 40 percent marks in the group
22. Statements : discussion,
D # R, R« K, K @ F, F $ J (v) have secured at least 50 percent marks in interview.
Conclusions : 1. J # R In the case of a candidate who satisfies all the
conditions EXCEPT–
II. J # K
(A) at (i) above but has secured at least 50 percent marks in
III. R # F
graduation and at least 60 percent marks in post
IV. K @ D graduation in any discipline the case is to be referred
(a) Only I, II and III are true to the General Manager-Advances.
(b) Only II, III and IV are true (B) at (ii) above but has total post qualification work
(c) Only I, III and IV are true experience of at least seven years out of which at least
(d) All I, II, III and IV are true three years as Manager-Credit in a bank, the case is to
(e) None of these be referred to Executive Director.
23. Statements : In each question below details of one candidate is given.
N d B, B $ W, W # H, H « M You have to take one of the following courses of action
Conclusions : I. M @ W based on the information provided and the conditions and
sub-conditions given above and mark the number of that
II. H @ N
course of action as your answer. You are not to assume
III. W d N anything other than the information provided in each
IV. W # N question. All these cases are given to you as on 01.04.2010.
(a) Only I is true Give answer (a) if the case is to be referred to Executive
(b) Only III is true Director.
(c) Only IV is true Give answer (b) if the case is io be referred to General
(d) Only either III or IV is true Manager-Advances.
(e) Only either III or IV and I are true Give answer (c) if the data are inadequate to take a decision.
24. Statements : Give answer (d) if the candidate is not to be selected.
R « D, D $ J, J # M, M @ K Give answer (e) if the candidate is to be selected.
Conclusions : 26. Shobha Gupta has secured 50 percent marks in the interview
I. K # J and 40 percent marks in the Group Discussion. She has
II. D @ M been working for the past eight years out of which four
III. R # M years as Manager-Credit in a bank after completing her B.A.
IV. D @ K degree with 60 percent marks. She was born on 12th
September 1978.
(a) None is true (b) Only I is true
27. Rohan Maskare was born on 8th March 1974. He has been
(c) Only II is true (d) Only III is true
working in a bank for the past twelve years after completing
(e) Only IV is true his B.Com. degree with 70 percent marks. He has secured
25. Statements : 50 percent marks in both the Group Discussion and the
M $ K, K @ N, N « R, R # W interview.
Conclusions : I. W @ K 28. Prakash Gokhale was born on 4th August 1977. He has
II. M $ R secured 65 percent marks in post graduation and 58 percent
III. K @ W marks in graduation. He has been working for the past ten
IV. M @ N years in the Advances Department of a bank after completing
(a) Only I and II are true his post graduation. He has secured 45 percent marks in the
Group Discussion and 50 percent marks in the Interview.
(b) Only I, II and III are true
29. Sudha Mehrotra has been working in the Advances
(c) Only III and IV are true
department of a bank for the past twelve years after
(d) Only II, III and IV are true completing her B.Com. degree with 60 percent marks. She
(e) None of these has secured 50 percent marks in the Group Discussion and
DIRECTIONS ( Qs. 26 - 30): Study the following information 40 percent marks in the Interview. She was born on 15th
carefully and answer the questions given below : February 1972.
Following are the conditions for selecting Senior Manager-Credit 30. Amit Narayan was born on 28th May 1974. He has been
in a bank. The candidate must – working in the Advances department of a bank for the past
eleven years alter completing his B.Sc. degree with 65
(i) be a graduate in any discipline with atleast 60 percent
percent marks. He has secured 55 percent marks in the Group
marks.
discussion and 50 percent, marks in the interview.
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DIRECTIONS (Qs. 31 - 35) : In each question below is given a Courses of action :

statement followed by three courses of action numbered (A), (B) (A) The Government should put up a mechanism to provide
and (C). A course of action is a step or administrative decision food grains to the poor people in these districts through
to be taken for improvement, follow-up or further action in regard public distribution system to encourage the parents to
to the problem, policy, etc. On the basis of the information given send their wards to school.
in the statement, you have to assume everything in the siatement (B) The Government should close down some of these
to be true, then decide which of the suggested courses of action schools in the district and deploy the teachers of these
logically follow(s) for pursuing. schools to nearby schools and also ask remaining
students to join these schools.
31. Statement: A heavy unseasonal downpour during the last
two days has paralysed the normal life in the state in which (C) Government should issue arrest warrants for all the
parents who force their children to work in fields instead
five persons were killed but this has provided a huge relief
of attending classes.
to the problem of acute water crisis in the state.
(a) Only (A) (b) Only (B)
Courses of action :
(c) Only (C) (d) Only (A) and (B)
(A) The state government should set up a committee to
(e) None of these
review the alarming situation.
35. Statement : One aspirant was killed due to stampede while
(B) The state government should immediately remove all
participating in a recruitment drive of police constables.
the restrictions on use of potable water in all the major
cities in the state. Courses of action :
(C) The state government should send relief supplies to (A) The officials in charge of the recruitment process
should immediately be suspended.
all the affected areas in the state.
(B) A team of officials should be asked to find out the
(a) None (b) Only (A)
circumstances which led to the death of the aspirant
(c) Only (B) and (C) (d) Only (C) and submit its report within a week.
(e) All (A), (B) and (C) (C) The Government should ask the home department to
32. Statement : A large private bank has decided to retrench stagger the number of aspirants over more number of
one-third of its employees in view of the huge losses days to avoid such incidents in future.
incurred by it during the past three quarters. (a) Only (A) (b) Only (B)
Courses of action :
(c) Only (C) (d) Only (B) and (C)
(A) The Government should issue a notification to general
(e) None of these
public to immediately stop all transactions with the
bank. 36. Effect: Majority of the employees of the ailing organization
opted for voluntary retirement scheme and left the
(B) The Government should direct the bank to refrain from
organization with all their retirement benefits within a
retrenching its employees.
fortnight of launching the scheme.
(C) The Government should ask the central bank of the
Which of the following can be a probable cause of the above
country to initiate an enquiry into the bank's activities
effect ?
and submit its report.
(a) None (b) Only (A) (a) The company has been making huge losses for the
past five years and is unable to pay salary to its
(c) Only (B) (d) Only (C)
employees in time.
(e) Only (A) and (C)
(b) The management of the company made huge personal
33. Statement : Many political activists have decided to stage gains through unlawful activities.
demonstrations and block traffic movement in the city during
peak hours to protest against the steep rise in prices of (c) One of the competitors of the company went bankrupt
essential commodities. last year.
Courses of action: (d) The company owns large tracts of land in the state
which will fetch huge sum to its owners.
(A) The Government should immediately ban all forms of
agitations in the country. (e) None of these
(B) The police authority of the city should deploy 37. Statement: Most of the companies in IT and ITES sectors in
additional forces all over the city to help traffic India have started hiring from engineering college campuses
movement in the city. this year and are likely to recruit much more than yearly
(C) The state administration should carry out preventive recruitment of the earlier years.
arrests of the known criminals staying in the city. Which of the following substantiates the facts stated in the
(a) Only (A) (b) Only (B) above statement ?
(c) Only (C) (d) Only (A) and (B) (a) IT and ITES are the only sectors in India which are
(e) None of these hiring from engineering college campuses.
34. Statement: The school dropout rate in many districts in the (b) Government has stepped up recruitment activities after
a gap of five years.
state has increased sharply during the last few years as the
parents of these children make them work in the fields owned (c) The IT and ITES companies have now decided to visit
by others to earn enough for them to get at least one meal a the engineering college campuses for tier II cities in
day. India as well.
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(d) Availability of qualified engineers will substantially (a) India's fiscal deficit is negligible in comparison to other
increase in the near future. emerging economies in the world.
(e) None of these (b) Subsidy on food and fertilizers are essential for growth
38. Cause : The Government has recently increased its taxes on of Indian economy.
petrol and diesel by about 10 percent. (c) Reform in financial sector will weaken India's position
Which of the following can be a possible effect of the above in the international arena.
cause ? (d) Gradual withdrawal of subsidy is essential for
(a) The petroleum companies will reduce the prices of effectively managing fiscal deficit in India.
petrol and diesel by about 10 percent. (e) None of these
(b) The petroleum companies will increase the prices of 42. Which of the following is an assumption which is implicit in
petrol and diesel by about 10 percent. the facts stated in the above paragraph ?
(c) The petroleum companies will increase the prices of (a) People in India may not be able to pay more for
petrol and diesel by about 5 percent. petroleum products.
(d) The petrol pumps will stop selling petrol and diesel till (b) Many people in India are rich enough to buy petroleum
the taxes are rolled back by the government. products at market cost.
(e) None of these (c) Government may not be able to create more
39. Statement : The Government has decided to instruct the infrastructural facilities if the present level of subsidy
banks to open new branches in such a way that there is one continues for a longer time.
branch of any of the banks in every 'village of population (d) Government of India has sought assistance from
1000 and above or a cluster of villages with population less international financial organizations for its
than 1000 to provide banking services to all the citizens. infrastructural projects
Which of the following will weaken the step taken by the (e) None of these
Government ? DIRECTIONS (Qs. 43 - 45): Study the following information
(a) The private sector banks in India have stepped up their carefully and answer the questions given below :
branch expansion activities in rural India.
Poverty measurement is an unsettled issue, both
(b) Many Government owned banks have surplus man- conceptually and methodologically. Since poverty is a process as
power in its urban branches. well as an outcome; many come out of it while others may be
(c) All the banks including those in private sector will falling into it. The net effect of these two parallel processes is a
follow the government directive. proportion commonly identified as the 'head count ratio', but these
(d) Large number of branches of many government owned ratios hide the fundamental dynamism that characterises poverty
banks in the rural areas are making huge losses every in practice. The most recent poverty reestimates by an expert
year due to lack of adequate business activities. group has also missed the crucial dynamism. In a study conducted
(e) None of these on 13,000 households which represented the entire country in
1993-94 and again on 2004-05, it was found that in the ten-year
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 40 - 42): Study the following information
period 18.2% rural population moved out of poverty whereas
carefully and answer the questions given below :
another 22.1% fell into it over this period. This net increase of
The centre reportedly wants to continue providing subsidy about four percentage points was seen to have a considerable
to consumers for cooking gas and kerosene for five more years. variation across states and regions.
This is not good news from the point of view of reining in the 43. Which of the following is a conclusion which can be drawn
fiscal deficit. Mounting subventions for subsidies means diversion from the facts stated in the above paragraph ?
of savings by the government from investment to consumption, (a) Accurate estimates of number of people living below
raising the cost of capital in the process. The government must poverty line in India is possible to be made.
cut expenditure on subsidies to create more fiscal space for
(b) Many expert groups in India are not interested to
investments in both physical and social infrastructure. It should
measure poverty objectively.
outline a plan for comprehensive reform in major subsidies
including petroleum, food and fertilizers and set goal posts. (c) Process of poverty measurement needs to take into
account various factors to tackle its dynamic nature.
40. Which of the following is a conclusion which can be drawn
from the facts stated in the above paragraph ? (d) People living below poverty line remain in that position
for a very long time.
(a) Subsidy provided by the government under various
heads to the citizen increases the cost of capital (e) None of these
(b) Government is unable to withdraw subsidies provided 44. Which of the following is an as sumption which is implicit
to various items. in the facts stated in the above paragraph ?
(a) It may not be possible to have an accurate poverty
(c) Government subsidy on kerosene is purely a political
measurement in India.
decision.
(b) Level of poverty in India is static over the years.
(d) Govt. does not have enough resources to continue
providing subsidy on petroleum products. (c) Researchers avoid making conclusions on poverty
measurement data in India.
(e) None of these
(d) Government of India has a mechanism to measure level
41. Which of the following is an inference which can be made of poverty effectively and accurately.
from the facts stated in the above paragraph ?
(e) None of these
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from the facts stated in the above paragraph ?

A
(a) Poverty measurement tools in India are outdated.

A
A OT
Z T
(b) Increase in number of persons falling into poverty varies A
considerably across the country over a period of time.
T A

T
T
(c) Government of India has stopped measuring poverty
related studies. Answer Figures
(d) People living in rural areas are more susceptible to fall
into poverty over the time
(e) None of these
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 46 - 50) : In each of the questions given below
which one of the five answer figures on the right should come after (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
the problem figures on the left, if the sequence were continued ?
46. Problem Figures 49. Problem Figures

A K A K
K
A K K A A
Answer Figures Answer Figures

A A
K K K A K
A AK
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
47. Problem Figures 50. Problem Figures

Z Z Z
D
D

Z
D

D
Answer Figures Answer Figures D

Z
Z Z Z Z
D

D
D

D
D

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 51 - 55) : Study the following table carefully to answer the questions that follow:
Number (N) of Candidates (In Lakhs) Appearing for An Entrance Examination From Six Different States and the Percentage (P) of
Canditates Clearing the Same Over the Years

State® A B C D E F
Year ¯ N P N P N P N P N P N P
2004 1.23 42 1.04 51 1.11 32 1.32 24 1.23 36 1.33 31
2005 1.05 43 1.12 62 1.07 47 1.15 49 1.18 55 1.24 24
2006 2.04 38 1.48 32 1.08 28 1.96 35 1.42 49 1.58 26
2007 1.98 41 2.07 43 1.19 30 1.88 46 1.36 47 1.79 29
2008 1.66 53 1.81 50 1.56 42 1.83 60 1.73 57 1.86 34
2009 1.57 39 1.73 36 1.64 52 2.01 56 1.69 55 1.95 37
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51. What is the respective ratio of total number of candidates clearing 59. If four marbles are picked at random, what is the probability
the entrance exam from State B in the year 2004 to those clearing that one is green, two are blue and one is red?
the entrance exam from State C in the same year ?
24 13
(a) 221 : 148 (b) 218 : 143 (a) (b)
(c) 148 : 221 (d) 143 : 218 455 35
(e) None of these 11 1
52. In which year did the highest number of candidates clear (c) (d)
15 3
the entrance exam from State D ? (e) None of these
(a) 2008 (b) 2006 60. If two marbles are picked at random, what is the probability
(c) 2009 (d) 2007 that either both are green or both are yellow?
(e) None of these
5 1
53. What is the number of candidates not clearing the entrance (a) (b)
exam from State A in the year 2007 ? 91 35
(a) 186820 (b) 11682 1 4
(c) 1868200 (d) 116820 (c) (d)
3 105
(e) None of these (e) None of these
54. What is the total number of candidates clearing the entrance
exam from States E and F together in the year 2006 ? DIRECTIONS (Qs. 61- 65): Study the given pie-charts carefully
(a) 16160 (b) 110660 to answer the questions that follow :
(c) 11066 (d) 1106600 Breakup of Number of Employees working in Different
(e) None of these Departments of an Organisation, the Number of Males and the
55. What is the average number of candidates appearing for Number of Employees Who Recently Got Promoted. In Each
the entrance exam from State D in the years 2007, 2008 and Department Break-UP of Employees Working In Different
2009 together ? Departments:
Total Number of Employees = 3,600
2 1
(a) 1907 (b) 18666 Employees Working in Different Departments
3 3
1 2 Accounts
(c) 1866 (d) 190666
3 3 20%
(e) None of these
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 56 - 60) : Study the given information carefully Marketing Production
and answer the questions that follow : 18% 35%
Anurn contains 6 red, 4 blue, 2 green and 3 yellow marbles.
HR
56. If four marbles are picked at random, what is the probability 12%
that at least one is blue? IT
15%
4 69
(a) (b)
15 91
11 22
(c) (d) Break-UP of Number of Males In Each Department Total Number
15 91
(e) None of these Of Males In the Organisation = 2,040 Break-UP of Number of
57. If two marbles are picked at random, what is the probability Males Working In Each Department
that both are red?
Accounts
1 1 5%
(a) (b)
6 3
2 2
(c) (d)
15 5 Marketing
(e) None of these 15%
58. If three marbles are picked at random, what is the probability Production
HR 50%
that two are blue and one is yellow? 10%
3 1 IT
(a) (b)
31 5 20%
18 7
(c) (d)
455 15
Break-UP of Number of Employees who recently got promoted
(e) None of these
In Each Department
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Total Number of Employees who got promoted = 1,200 Number Percent Rise in Profit of Two
of Employees Who Recently Got Promoted From Each Companies Over The Years
Department

Compnay L
Accounts
8% Compnay M

40
Marketing 35
22% Production 30

Profit Percent
33%
HR 25
11% 20
IT 15
26%
10
5
0
61. If half of the number of employees who got promoted from 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
the IT department were males, what was the approximate Years
percentage of males who got promoted from the IT
department? 66. If the profit earned by Company L in the year 2005 was
(a) 61 (b) 29 ` 1.84 lakhs, what was the profit earned by the company in
the year 2006?
(c) 54 (d) 42
(a) ` 2.12 lakhs (b) ` 2.3 lakhs
(e) 38
(c) ` 2.04 lakhs (d) Cannot be determined
62. What is the total number of females working in the Production (e) None of these
and Marketing departments together ? 67. If the profit earned by Company M in the year 2008 was
(a) 468 (b) 812 ` 3. 63 lakhs, what was the amount of profit earned by it in
(c) 582 (d) 972 the year 2006 ?
(e) None of these (a) ` 2.16 lakhs (b) ` 1.98 lakhs
(c) ` 2.42 lakhs (d) Cannot be determined
63. How many females work in the Accounts department ?
(e) None of these
(a) 618 (b) 592
68. What is the average percent rise in profit of Company L
(c) 566 (d) 624 over call the years together ?
(e) None of these
1 1
64. The total number of employees who got promoted from all (a) 15 (b) 25
3 3
the departments together was what percent of the total number
of employees working in all the departments together ? 5 5
(c) 18 (d) 21
(Rounded off to the nearest integer) 6 6
(a) 56 (b) 21 (e) None of these
69. Which of the following statements is TRUE with respect to
(c) 45 (d) 33
the above graph?
(e) 51 (a) Company M made the highest profit in the year 2009
65. The number of employees who got promoted from the HR (b) Company L made least profit in the year 2008
department was what percent of the total number of (c) The respective ratio between the profits earned by
employees working in that department ? Company L and M in the year 2006 was 6 : 5
(rounded off to two digits after decimal) (d) Company L made the highest profit in the year 2005
(e) All are true
(a) 36.18 (b) 30.56
70. What is the percentage increase in percent rise in profit of
(c) 47.22 (d) 28.16 Company M in the year 2009 from the previous year ?
(e) None of these (a) 25 (b) 15
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 66 - 70): Study the graph carefully to answer (c) 50 (d) 75
the questions that follow : (e) None of these
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DIRECTIONS (Qs. 71 - 75): Study the information carefully to 72. Total number of girls enrolled in Singing is approximately
answer the questions that follow: what percent of the total number of students in the school ?
A school consisting of a total of 1560 students has boys (a) 37 (b) 19
and girls in the ratio of 7 :5 respectively. All the students are (c) 32 (d) 14
enrolled in different types of hobby classes, viz: Singing, Dancing (e) 26
and Painting. One-fifth of the boys are enrolled in only Dancing
73. What is the total number of students enrolled in all the three
classes. Twenty percent of the girls are enrolled in only Painting
classes. Ten percent of the boys are enrolled in only Singing classes together ?
classes. Twenty four percent of the girls are enrolled in both Singing (a) 135 (b) 164
and Dancing classes together. The number of girls enrolled in (c) 187 (d) 142
only Singing classes is two hundred percent of the boys enrolled (e) None of these
in the same. One-thirteenth of the boys are enrolled in all the three
classes together. The respective ratio of boys enrolled in Dancing 74. Number of girls enrolled in only Dancing classes is what
and Painting classes together to the girls enrolled in the same is percent of the boys enrolled in the same ? (rounded off to
2 : 1 respectively. Ten percent of the girls are enrolled in only two digits after decimal)
Dancing classes whereas eight percent of the girls are enrolled in (a) 38.67 (b) 35.71
both Dancing and Painting classes together. The remaining girls (c) 41.83 (d) 28.62
are enrolled in all the three classes together. The number of boys
(e) None of these
enrolled in Singing and Dancing classes together is fifty percent
of the number of girls enrolled in the same. The remaining boys 75. What is the respective ratio of the number of girls enrolled
are enrolled in only Painting classes. in only Painting classes to the number of boys enrolled in
71. What is the total number of boys who are enrolled in Dancing ? the same?
(a) 318 (b) 364 (a) 77 : 26 (b) 21 : 73
(c) 292 (d) 434 (c) 26 : 77 (d) 73 : 21
(e) None of these (e) None of these

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 76 - 80) : Study the table carefully to answer the questions that follow:
Profit (In `'000) Made by Six Different Shopkeepers over the Months

Months ® October November December January February March

Shopkeeper ¯ 2009 2009 2009 2010 2010 2010
P 5.25 6.04 5.84 6.10 5.95 6.02
Q 4.84 4.28 4.97 4.88 5.04 5.12
R 4.99 5.82 5.48 5.45 5.68 5.36
S 5.06 5.11 5.28 5.38 5.44 5.59
T 5.28 4.96 5.31 5.69 4.93 5.72
U 5.94 6.23 5.87 6.07 6.19 6.23

76. What is the respective ratio between the profit earned by (a) R (b) Q
shopkeeper U in the months February -2010 and March -
(c) T (d) U
2010 together to that earned by shopkeeper Q in the same
months ? (e) None of these
(a) 637 : 512 (b) 621 : 508 79. What is the difference in profit earned by shopkeeper T in
(c) 512 : 637 (d) 508 : 621 January -2010 from the previous month ?
(e) None of these (a) ` 640 (b) ` 420
77. What is the percent increase in profit of shopkeeper S in the (c) ` 380 (d) ` 760
month of December -2009 over the previous month? (e) None of these
(rounded off to two digits after decimal) 80. What was the average profit earned by shopkeeper R in the
(a) 3.15 (b) 2.67 months of October -2009 and November -2009 together
(c) 2.18 (d) 3.33 (a) 5405 (b) 5040
(e) None of these (c) 4825 (d) 4950
78. Which shopkeeper's profit kept increasing continuously (e) None of these
over the given months ?
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DIRECTIONS (Qs. 81- 85) : Study the given graph carefully to Number of People Staying in Five Different Localities and the
answer the questions that follow: Percentage Breakup of Men, Women and Children in Them
Number Of Days Taken By Three Carpenters To Finish
Making One Piece Each Of Four Different Locality Total N o. Pe rce ntag e
Items Of Furniture of Pe ople M e n Wo me n C hildre n
F 5640 55 35 10
Carpenter X Carpenter Y G 4850 34 44 22
Carpenter Z H 5200 48 39 13
16 I 6020 65 25 10
14 J 4900 42 41 17
12 86. Total number of people staying in locality J forms
10 approximately what percent of the total number of people
8 staying in locality F ?
(a) 81 (b) 72
6
(c) 78 (d) 93
4 (e) 87
2 87. What is the total number of children staying in localities H
0 and I together ?
Chair Table Bed Cupboard (a) 1287 (b) 1278
(c) 1827 (d) 1728
81. If carpenter X and carpenter Y were to make a chair together (e) None of these
how many days would they take? 88. The number of women staying in which locality is the highest ?
(a) 1 day (b) 4 days (a) H (b) J
(c) F (d) G
(c) 3 days (d) 2 days
(e) None of these
(e) None of these
89. What is the total number of men and children staying in
82. If carpenters X, Y and Z were to make a table together how locality I together ?
many days would they take ? (a) 4115 (b) 4551
(a) 4 days (b) 3 days (c) 4515 (d) 4155
(c) 1 day (d) 2 days (e) None of these
90. What is the respective ratio of number of men staying in
(e) None of these
locality F to the number of men staying in locality H ?
83. What is the total number of days that carpenter Z will take (a) 517:416 (b) 403:522
to make one piece each of all the four items together ? (c) 416:517 (d) 522 :403
(a) 32 days (b) 24 days (e) None of these
1 1
(c) l days (d) 1 days 91. The compound interest earned by Suresh on a certain
59 32
(e) None of these amount at the end of two years at the rate of 8 p.c.p.a was
` 1,414.4. What was the total amount that Suresh got back
84. The radius of a circular field is equal to the side of a square at the end of two years in the form of principal plus interest
field whose perimeter is 784 feet. What is the area of the earned ?
circular field ? (a) ` 9.414.4 (b) ` 9,914.4
(a) 107914 sq.ft. (b) 120736 sq.ft. (c) ` 9,014.4 (d) ` 8,914.4
(c) 107362 sq.ft. (d) 127306 sq.ft. (e) None of these
92. The respective ratio of the present ages of a mother and
(e) None of these
daughter is 7 : 1. Four years ago the respective ratio of their
85. In how many different ways can the letters of the word ages was 19 : 1. What will be the mother's age four years
'STRESS' be arranged ? from now?
(a) 360 (b) 240 (a) 42 years (b) 38 years
(c) 720 (d) 120 (c) 46 years (d) 36 years
(e) None of these
(e) None of these
93. Three friends J, K and L jog around a circular stadium and
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 86 - 90): Study the given table carefully to complete one round in 12, 18 and 20 seconds respectively.
answer the questions that follow: In how many minutes will all the three meet again at the
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starting point ? (a) 1 day (b) 3 days
(a) 5 (b) 8 (c) 2 days (d) 4 days
(c) 12 (d) 3 (e) None of these
(e) None of these 95. The speed of a boat when travelling downstream is 32 kmph
94. 4 men can complete a piece of work in 2 days. 4 women can whereas when travelling upstream it is 28 kmph. What is the
complete the same piece of work in 4 days whereas 5 children speed of the boat in still water ?
can complete the same piece of work in 4 days. If, 2 men, 4 (a) 27 Kmph (b) 29 Kmph
women and 10 children work together, in how many days (c) 31 Kmph (d) Cannot be determined
can the work be completed ? (e) None of these

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 96-100) : Study the following tables carefully and answer the questions given below:
Number & Percentage of Candidates Qualified in a Competitive Examination:
Number of Candidates appeared in a Competitive Examination From Five Centres Over The Years

Centre ®
Mumbai Delhi Kolkata Hyderabad Chennai
Year ¯
2001 35145 65139 45192 51124 37346
2002 17264 58248 52314 50248 48932
2003 24800 63309 56469 52368 51406
2004 28316 70316 71253 54196 52315
2005 36503 69294 69632 58360 55492
2006 29129 59216 64178 48230 57365
2007 32438 61345 56304 49178 58492

Approximate Percentages of Candidates Qualified To Appeared In the Competitive Examination From Five Centres Over the year

Centre ®
Mumbai Delhi Kolkata Hyderabad Chennai
Year ¯
2001 12 24 18 17 9
2002 10 28 12 21 12
2003 15 21 23 25 10
2004 11 27 19 24 8
2005 13 23 16 23 13
2006 14 20 21 19 11
2007 16 19 24 20 14

96. In which of the following years was the difference in number (a) 27250 (b) 25230
of candidates appeared from Mumbai over the previous year (c) 30150 (d) 28150
the minimum ? (e) 26250
(a) 2004 (b) 2006 99. Approximately how many candidates appearing from
(c) 2007 (d) 2002 Kolkata in 2004 qualified in the competitive examination ?
(e) None of these (a) 13230 (b) 13540
97. In which of the following years was the number of canditates (c) 15130 (d) 15400
qualified from Chennai, the maximum among the given years ? (e) 19240
(a) 2007 (b) 2006 100. Approximately what was the difference between the number
(c) 2005 (d) 2003 of candidates qualified from Hyderabad in 2001 and 2002 ?
(e) None of these (a) 1680 (b) 2440
98. Approximately what was the total number of canditates (c) 1450 (d) 2060
qualified from Delhi in 2002 and 2006 together ? (e) 1860
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In India on the other hand, with only 40% of its farmland
ENGLISH LANGUAGE irrigated, entire economic boom currently underway is held hostage
by the unpredictable monsoon. With much of India's farming areas
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 101 - 115) : Read the following passage suffering from drought this year, the government will have a tough
carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/ time meeting its economic growth targets. In a report, Goldman
phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while Sachs predicted that if this year too receives weak rains, it could
answering some of the questions. cause agriculture to contract by 2% this fiscalyear, making the
Governments have traditionally equated economic progress government's 7% GDP-growth target look “a bit rich”. Another
with steel mills and cement factories. While urban centres thrive green revolution is the need of the hour and to make it a reality,
and city dwellers get rich, hundreds of millions of farmers remain the global community still has much backbreaking farm work to do.
mired in poverty. However, fears of food shortage, a rethinking of 101. What is the author's main objective in writing the passage ?
antipoverty priorities and the crushing recession in 2008 are (a) Criticising developed countries for not bolstering
causing a dramatic shift in world economic policy in favour of economic growth in poor nations
greater support for agriculture. (b) Analysing the disadvantages of the Green Revolution
The last time when the world's farmers felt such love was in (c) Persuading experts that a strong economy depends on
the 1970s. At that time, as food prices spiked, there was real concern industrialisation and not agriculture
that the world was facing a crisis in which the planet was simply (d) Making a case for the international society to engineer
unable to produce enough grain and meat for an expanding a second Green Revolution
population. Government across the developing world and (e) Rationalising the faulty agriculture policies of emerging
international aid organisations plowed investment into agriculture countries
in the early 1970s, while technological breakthroughs, like high- 102. Which of the following is an adverse impact of the Green
yield strains of important food crops, boosted production. The Revolution ?
result was the Green Revolution and food production exploded.
(a) Unchecked crop yields resulted in large tracts of land
But the Green Revolution became a victim of its own success. becoming barren
Food prices plunged by some 60% by the late 1980s from their
(b) Withdrawal of fiscal impetus from agriculture to other
peak in the mid 1970s. Policy makers and aid workers turned their sectors
attention to the poor's other pressing needs, such as health care
(c) Farmers began soliciting government subsidies for their
and education. Farming got starved of resources and investment.
produce
By 2004, aid directed at agriculture sank to 3.5% and "Agriculture
(d) Farmers rioted as food prices fell so low that they could
lost its glitter". Also, as consumers in high growth giants such as
not make ends meet
China and India became wealthier, they began eating more meat,
so grain once used for human consumption got diverted to beef (e) None of these
up livestock. By early 2008, panicked buying by importing countries 103. What is the author trying to convey through the phrase
and restrictions slapped on grain exports by some big producers "making the government's 7% GDP growth target look "a
helped drive prices upto heights not seen for three decades. bit rich" ?
Making matters worse land and resources got reallocated to (a) Indian is unlikely to achieve the targeted growth rate
produce cash crops such as biofuels and the result was the (b) Allocation of funds to agriculture has raised India's
voluminous reserves of grain evaporated. Protests broke out across chances of having a high GDP
the emerging world and fierce food riots toppled governments. (c) Agricultural growth has artificially inflated India's GDP
This spurred global leaders into action. This made them and such growth is not real
aware thai food security is one of the fundamental issues in the (d) India is likely to have one of the highest GDP growth
world that has to be dealt with in order to maintain administrative rates
and political stability. This also spurred the U.S. which traditionally (e) A large portion of India's GDP is contributed by
provisioned food aid from American grain surpluses to help needy agriculture
nations, to move towards investing in farm sectors around the 104. Which of the following factors was/were responsible for
globe to boost productivity. This move helped countries become the neglect of the farming sector after the green revolution ?
more productive for themselves and be in a better position to feed (A) Steel and cement sectors generated more revenue for
their own people. the government as compared to agriculture.
Africa, which missed out on the first Green Revolution due (B) Large scale protests against favouring agriculture at
to poor policy and limited resources, also witnessed a 'change'. the cost of other important sectors such as education
Swayed by the success of East Asia, the primary poverty-fighting and health care.
method favoured by many policymakers in Africa was to get (C) Attention of policy makers and aid organisations was
farmers off their farms and into modern jobs in factories and urban diverted from agriculture to other sectors.
centres. But that strategy proved to be highly insufficient. Income (a) None (b) Only (C)
levels in the countryside badly trailed those in cities while the
(c) Only (B) and (C) (d) Only (A) and (B)
FAO estimated that the number of poor going hungry in 2009
(e) All (A), (B) and (C)
reached an all time high at more than one billion.
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105. What prompted leaders throughout the world to take action 110. Which of the following is true about the state of agriculture
to boost the agriculture sector in 2008 ? in India at present ?
(a) Coercive tactics by the U.S. which restricted food aid (A) Of all the sectors, agriculture needs the highest
to poor nations allocation of funds.
(b) The realization of the link between food security and (B) Contribution of agriculture to India's GDP this year
political stability would depend greatly upon the monsoon rains.
(c) Awareness that performance in agriculture is necessary (C) As India is one of the high-growth countries, it has
in order to achieve the targeted GDP surplus food reserves to export to other nations.
(d) Reports that high-growth countries like China and India (a) Only (A) and (C) (b) Only (C)
were boosting their agriculture sectors to capture the (c) Only (B) (d) Only (B) and (C)
international markets
(e) None of these
(e) Their desire to influence developing nations to slow
down their industrial development. DIRECTIONS (Qs. 111 - 113): Choose the word/group of words
106. What motivated the U.S. to focus on investing in agriculture which is most similar in meaning to the word printed in bold as
across the globe ? used in the passage.
(a) To make developing countries become more reliant on 111. STARVED
U.S. aid (a) Deprived (b) Disadvantaged
(b) To ensure grain surpluses so that the U.S. had no need (c) Hungry (d) Fasting
to import food (e) Emaciated
(c) To make those countries more self sufficient to whom 112. SLAPPED
it previously provided food
(a) Beaten (b) Imposed
(d) To establish itself in the market before the high-growth
(c) Withdrawn (d) Avoided
giants such as India and China could establish
themselves (e) Persuaded
(e) None of these 113. PLOWED
107. What impact did the economic recession of 2008 have on (a) Cultivated (b) Bulldozed
agriculture ? (c) Recovered (d) Instilled
(a) Governments equated economic stability with (e) Withdrew
industrial development and shifted away from DIRECTIONS (Qs. 114 - 115): Choose the word/phrase which is
agriculture most opposite in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in
(b) Lack of implementation of several innovative agriculture the passage.
programmes owing to shortage of funds
114. PRESSING
(c) It prompted increased investment and interest in
agriculture (a) Unpopular (b) Undemanding
(d) The GDP as targeted by India was never achieved (c) Unobtrusive (d) Unsuitable
because of losses in agriculture (e) Unimportant
(e) None of these 115. EVAPORATED
108. What encouraged African policy makers to focus on urban (a) Absorbed (b) Accelerated
jobs ? (c) Grew (d) Plunged
(a) Misapprehension that it would alleviate poverty as it (e) Mismanaged
did in other countries
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 116 - 120): Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3)
(b) Rural development out-stripped urban development in
and (4) given below each statement should be placed in the
many parts of Africa
blank space provided so as to make a meaningful and
(c) Breaking out of protests in the country and the fear grammatically correct sentence ? If none of the sentences is
that the government would topple
appropriate, mark (5) i.e. 'None of these' as the answer.
(d) Blind imitation of western models of development
116. Refuting the rationale behind frequent agitations for
(e) None of these
formation of separate States, a recent report_______.
109. Which of the following had contributed to exorbitant food
prices in 2008 ? (a) proved that such agitations result in loss of
governmental property
(A) Hoarding of food stocks by local wholesalers which
inadvertently created a food shortage. (b) indicated that the formation of small states does not
necessarily improve the economy
(B) Export of foodgrains was reduced by large producers.
(C) Diverting resources from cultivation of foodgrains to that (c) suggested that only large scale agitations have been
of more profitable crops. effective in bringing out desired change in the past
(a) None (b) Only(C) (d) recommended dividing large States into smaller ones
to improve governance
(c) Only(B) (d) All (A), (B) and (C)
(e) None of these
(e) Only (B) and (C)
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117. Overlooking the fact that water scarcity intensifies during 122. In an effort to provide ______ for higher education to all.
summer ________. most of the universities have been providing education
(a) the government issued guide-lines to all builders to without adequate infrastructure, thus churning out ______
limit their consumption to acceptable limits graduates every year.
(b) provision for rainwater harvesting has been made to (a) chances, fresh (b) platform, capable
aid irrigation in drought prone areas (c) opportunities, unemployable
(c) the water table did not improve even after receiving (d) prospects, eligible (e) policy, incompetent
normal monsoon in the current year 123. The move to allow dumping of mercury ______ an outcry
(d) Many residential areas continue to use swimming from residents to the area who _______ that high levels of
mercury will affect their health and destroy ecologically
pools, wasting large quantities of water
sensitive forest area
(e) None of these
(a) resulted, insist (b) provoked, fear
118. He has lost most of the life's earning in the stock market but
(c) incited, determined (d) activated, accept
_______.
(e) angered believe
(a) he still seems to be leading his life luxuriously and
124. ______ has been taken against some wholesale drug dealers
extravagantly for dealing in surgical items without a valid license and
(b) he could not save enough to repay his enormous debts maintaining a stock of ______ drugs.
(c) stock market is not a safe option to invest money (a) Note, overwhelming (b) Step, impressive
unless done with caution (c) Execution, outdated (d) Action, expired
(d) experts have been suggesting to avoid investments in (e) Lawsuit, invalid
stock market because of its unpredictable nature 125. Even as the _______ elsewhere in the world are struggling
(e) None of these to come out of recession, Indian consumers are splurging
119. Achieving equality for women is not only a laudable goal, on consumer goods and to ______ this growth, companies
_______. are investing heavily in various sectors.
(a) political reforms are also neglected preventing women (a) economies, meet (b) countries, inhibit
from entering legislatures and positions of power (c) governments, measure (d) nations, inflict
(b) the problem is also deep rooted in the society and (e) companies, counter
supported by it DIRECTIONS (Qs. 126 - 130) : Rearrange the following sentences
(c) their empowerment is purposefully hampered by people (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) to make a meaningful paragraph
with vested interests in all sections of the society and then answer the questions which follow:
(d) it is also equally difficult to achieve and maintain for (A) While these disadvantages of biofuels are serious, they are
long term the only alternate energy source of the future and the sooner
(e) None of these we find solutions to these problems the faster we will be
120. ______ or else they would not keep electing him year after able to solve the problems we are now facing with gasoline.
year. (B) This fuel can also help to stimulate jobs locally since they
(a) The party leader gave a strong message to the mayor are also much safer to handle than gasoline and can thus
for improving his political style have the potential to turnaround a global economy.
(C) These include dependence on fossil fuels for the machinery
(b) Owing to numerous scandals against the mayor, he
required to produce biofuel which ends up polluting as much
was told to resign from the post immediately
as the burning of fossil fuels on roads and exorbitant cost
(c) The mayor threatened the residents against filing a of biofuels which makes it very difficult for the common
complaint against him man to switch to this option.
(d) The residents must really be impressed with the political (D) This turnaround can potentially help to bring world peace
style of their mayor andt end the need to depend on foreign countries for energy
(e) None of these requirements.
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 121 - 125) : Each question below has two (E) Biofuels are made from plant sources and since these sources
blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. are available in abundance and can be reproduced on a
massive scale they form an energy source that is potentially
Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning
unlimited.
of the sentence as a whole.
(F) However everything is not as green with the biofuels as it
121. Drawing attention to the pitfalls of _____ solely on Uranium seems as there are numerous disadvantages involved which
as a fuel for nuclear reactors, Indian scientists warned that at times overshadow their positive impact.
Uranium will not last for long and thus research on Thorium 126. Which of the following sentences should be the FIFTH
as its ______ must be revived. after rearrangement ?
(a) using, substitute (b) believing, replacement (a) A (b) B
(c) depending, reserve (d) reckoning, option (c) C (d) E
(e) relying, alternative (e) F
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127. Which of the following sentences should be the THIRD (c) who were earlier conversant
after rearrangement ? (d) who were earlier unaware
(a) A (b) B (e) No correction required
(c) C (d) D 135. Over the last few months, while most industries are busy
(e) E in restructuring operations, cutting costs and firing, the
128. Which of the following sentences should be the FIRST Indian pharmaceutical and health care industry was adding
after rearrangement ? manpower and giving salary hikes.
(a) A (b) B (a) as many industries are
(c) C (d) D (b) while most industries were
(e) E (c) while many industries is
129. Which of the following sentences should be the SIXTH (d) where many industries were
(LAST) after rearrangement ? (e) No correction required
(a) A (b) C DIRECTIONS (Qs. 136 - 145) : In the following passage there
(c) D (d) E are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers
(e) F are printed below the passage and against each, five words/
130. Which of the following sentences should be the SECOND phrases are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately.
after rearrangement ? Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.
(a) A (b) B There is a considerable amount of research about the factors that
(c) D (d) E make a company innovate. So is it possible to create an environment
(e) F (136) to innovation ? This is a particularly pertinent (137) for
DIRECTIONS (131-135): Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and India today. Massive problems in health, education etc. (138) be
(4) given below each statement should replace the phrase printed solved using a conventional approach but (139) creative and
in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the inno-vative solutions that can ensure radical change and (140).
sentence is correct as it is given and 'No correction is required', There are several factors in India's (141). Few countries have the
mark (5) as the answer. rich diversity that India or its large, young population (142). While
these (143) innovation policy interventions certain additional steps
131. Soon after the Tsunami had killed thousands of people along are also required. These include (144) investment in research and
the coasts of southern India, Parliament passess a bill that development by (145) the government and the private sector,
proposed to set up an institutional mechanism to respond easy transfer of technology from the academic world etc. To fulfill
promptly to natural disasters. its promise of being prosperous and to be at the forefront, India
(a) passed a bill that proposed must be innovative.
(b) passes a bill with purpose 136. (a) stimuli (b) conducive
(c) pass a bill proposing (c) incentive (d) facilitated
(d) passed a bill which propose (e) impetus
(e) No correction required 137. (a) objective (b) controversy
132. Denial of wages forced scientists and teachers at the (c) doubt (d) question
agriculture universities throughout the country to go on
(e) inference
strike, crippling crucial research that could help the state
138. (a) cannot (b) possibly
of agriculture in the country.
(c) should (d) never
(a) from going on strike (b) which went on strike
(c) on going for a strike (d) for going to strike (e) must
(e) No correction required 139. (a) necessary (b) apply
133. In an attempt to boost their profits many edible oil producing (c) need (d) consider
companies have been engaging themselves in propaganda (e) requires
against commonly used oils and promoting exotic and 140. (a) quantity (b) advantages
expensive varieties of oil as more healthier options. (c) increase (d) chaos
(a) as most healthiest options (e) growth
(b) as less healthy option 141. (a) challenges (b) praises
(c) as a healthier option (c) favour (d) leverage
(d) as much healthiest option (e) esteem
(e) No correction required 142. (a) blessed (b) enjoys
134. Thanks to numerous government initiatives, rural masses (c) endows (d) prevails
which was earlier unaware of the luxuries of urban ways of (e) occurs
living are now connected to the same lifestyle. 143. (a) aid (b) jeoparadise
(a) who was earlier unaware (c) promotes (d) endure
(b) which were earlier aware (e) cater
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144. (a) acute (b) utilising 153. Which of the following challenges will be the most crucial
(c) restricting (d) inspiring for human existence on earth in the days to come ?
(e) increased (a) Pollution
145. (a) both (b) besides (b) Food Security
(c) combining (d) participating (c) Availability of natural gas
(e) also (d) Need for Financial Inclusion
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 146-150) : In each of the following questions (e) Cyber Crimes
four words are given of which two words are most nearly the 154. The Reserve Bank of India has asked all the banks to install
same or opposite in meaning. Find the two words which are "Note Sorting Machines" in the branches. How will this
most nearly the same or opposite in meaning and find the number help banks and the general public ?
of the correct letter combination, that is your answer. (A) The machines will check for counterfeit notes and drop
146. (A) consent (B) nascent these from circulation.
(C) emerging (D) insecure (B) This will help banks to count the notes quickly and
(a) A - C (b) B - D accurately.
(c) B - C (d) A - D (C) This will help in sorting out soiled notes so that they
(e) A - B are not reissued by the banks.
147. (A) elated (B) eccentric (a) Only B (b) Only A
(C) explicit (D) abnormal (c) Only C (d) Only A and B
(a) A - B (b) B - D (e) None of these
(c) A - C (d) A - D 155. A study report entitled "India Generation Gap Review" was
(e) D - C presented at the World Economic Forum in November 2009.
148. (A) abundance (B) incomparable This was presented during which of the following summits/
conferences ?
(C) projection (D) plethora
(a) G-8 Summit.
(a) A - C (b) A - B
(b) G-20 Summit
(c) C - D (d) B - D
(e) A - D (c) India Economic Summit
149. (A) purposefully (B) inaccurately (d) SAARC Finance Ministers' Conference
(C) inadvertently (D) unchangeably (e) None of these
(a) A - C (b) A - B 156. As we know the Government of India has notified certain
new rules to calculate Income Tax on various perks like
(c) B - C (d) B - D
accommodation, and conveyance etc. being given by
(e) A - D employers to their salaried employees. The new rules will
150. (A) germane (B) generate replace which of the following taxes which has been
(C) reliable (D) irrelevant abolished now ?
(a) B - D (b) B - C (a) Capital Gains Tax (b) Sales Tax
(c) A - B (d) C - D (c) Cash Transaction Tax (d) Fringe Benefit Tax
(e) A - D (e) None of these
157. Dr. K. Radhakrishnan has taken over as the Chief of -
General Awareness/ Computer (a) Electronics Commission
(b) Indian Space Research Organisation
Knowledge/Marketing Knowledge (c) Atomic Energy Commission of India
(d) Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India
151. As published in various newspapers, the Experian Credit (e) None of these
Information Company of India is going to launch its 158. As per the guidelines issued by the RBI, banks are preparing
operation in India soon: At present the only credit for a service which will allow customers to withdraw upto
information bureau functional in India is ` 1,000 using their debit cards from notified shops/stores
(a) AMFI (b) ICRA allover the country. All such shops/stores will have 'POS'
terminals for the same. What is full form of the 'POS'?
(c) CIBIL (d) CRISIL (a) Payment on Sale (b) Power of Sale
(e) None of these (c) Point of Sale (d) Payment Order Service
152. As per the news published in a financial population RBI is (e) None of these
redesinging its 'ECS' to function as a Automated Clearing 159. The working group set up by the RBI has suggested the
House (ACH) for bulk transactions. What is full form of launch of an Emergency Fund Facility Scheme for banks.
'ECS'? This scheme will help which of the following types of banks ?
(a) Extra Closing System (a) Public Sector Banks
(b) Electronic Cheque System (b) Small Banks
(c) Evening Cheque Sorter (c) Urban Cooperative Banks
(d) Evening Cheque System (d) Private Banks
(e) Electronic Clearing Service (e) Foreign Banks
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160. As published in major newspapers public sector banks have (a) Use of Genetically Modified Crop
asked the Government of India to provide more funds for (b) Melting of glaciers (c) Food crisis
"Capital Infusion". How much is the need of PSBs (d) Climate change (e) None of these
collectively for the purpose ? (` in crores) ? 168. An agreement between two nations or a group of nations
(a) 10,000 (b) 15,000 which establishes unimpeded exchange and flow of goods
(c) 20,000 (d) 25,000 and services between/among trade partners regardless of
(e) 30,000 national boundaries is called -
161. Who amongst the following has purchased about 200 (a) Import Free Agreement
tonnes of gold from International Monetary Fund (IMF) in (b) Free Trade Agreement
2009 ? (c) Export Free Agreement
(a) Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd. (d) Special Economic Zone Agreement
(b) Bombay Stock Exchange of India (e) None of these
(c) Gold Council of India 169. Which of the following correctly describe what "One Carbon
(d) Reserve Bank of India Credit" is ?
(e) None of these (A) Credit permit to release one ton of carbon dioxide.
162. One of the major emphasis of Basel II is that banks should (B) Providing loans to establish one new production unit
have which can produce carbon dioxide for industrial use.
(a) adequate Capital Adequacy Ratio (C) Finding out one new business which can use and
(b) only few branches in urban centres recycle green house gases.
(c) more and more branches in rural areas (a) Only C (b) Only B
(d) core banking mode of operation (c) Only A (d) All A, B and C
(e) all the above to comply with Basel II norms (e) None of these
163. As per the reports published by various agencies/ 170. As per various reports issued by the UNO and other world
organisation, it is estimated that around 3 billion extra people bodies, agricultural and allied activities consume what
will join our existing population of 6 billion by the percentage of global water resources every year ? About –
year-2050. To provide food for all of them, a second round (a) 15% (b) 30%
of which of the following initiatives is required to be started (c) 50% (d) 70%
much in advance ? (e) 60%
(a) Green Revolution (b) Planned Urbanisation 171. The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is a wing/
(c) Industrialisation (d) Climate Migration agency of the
(e) All of these (a) World Bank
164. Who amongst the following is the President of the European (b) United Nations Organisation
Union at present ? (c) Asian Development Bank
(a) Catherine Ashton (b) Mr. Jose Manuel Barroso (d) Ministry of Agriculture Government of India
(c) Mr. Fredrik Reinfeldt (d) Mr. Sergi Lavrov (e) None of these
(e) None of these 172. As a policy India does not encourage tree movement of
165. As per the reports published in various newspapers and unskilled labours from
journals almost all big nations are trying their best to resolve (a) Gulf Countries
various disputes between the nations where in either they
(b) USA and South American Nations
are a party or because of that their peace and stability may
(c) European Union Nations
be affected. Stability in which of the following two nations
is more vital to India than that of any other nations ? (d) All these nations
(a) Bangladesh & China (b) China & USA (e) None of these
(c) Iraq & Russia (d) South & North Korea 173. The Government of India has decided to disinvest its share
(e) Pakistan & Afghanistan in major listed public sector undertakings. How much of its
share will be off loaded in this method?
166. India's bilateral per annum trade with European Union at
(a) 2% (b) 4%
present is about-
(c) 8% (d) 10%
(a) 50 billion US $ (b) 75 billion US $
(e) None of these
(c) 100 billion US $ (d) 150 billion US $
174. The United Nations Development Fund for Women
(e) 200 billion US $
(UNIFEM) is working in an Indian city to make it safe for
167. Some world bodies/organisations/agencies are of the view
women. Which of the following is that city ?
that agriculture should adopt a "Cross Disciplinary
(a) Pune (b) Kolkata
Approach", and fake help of all types of sciences and studies.
This approach will help in which of the following crucial (c) Delhi (d) Mumbai
problems being faced by humanity ? (e) Lucknow
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175. At present the trade between India and China is in a state of 183. Sachin Tendulkar has recently become the first cricketer in
"Payment Imbalance". What does this mean in real terms ? ODI history to cross the milestone of-
(A) China does not import many items from India whereas (a) 10000 runs (b) 12000 runs
India imports more from China. (c) 15000 runs (d) 17000 runs
(B) China does not pay India in time and a lot of delay is (e) 20000 runs
reported by the exporters. 184. The East Asia Summit took place in October 2009 in Hua
(C) India wants all payments to be made in US Dollars Hin town. This is a town in -
where as China pays in its own currency. (a) China (b) Myanmar
(a) Only A (b) Only B (c) Cambodia (d) Malaysia
(c) Only C (d) All A, B and C (e) Thailand
(e) None of these 185. What percent of India's GDP is invested in providing
176. India has signed an agreement on climate change with which education?
of the following countries recently ? (a) 1% (b) 2.5%
(a) USA (b) Russia (c) 4% (d) 6%
(e) None of these
(c) United Kingdom (d) Australia
186. Memory, also called random access memory, or RAM,.
(e) China
(a) contains the electronic circuits that cause processing
177. Some Scientists are of the opinion that extra agricultural to occur
production should be achieved without going for the
(b) makes the information resulting from processing
cultivation of extra land and also without causing damage
available for use
to essential eco-system. This concept, in other words, is
(c) allows data, programs, commands, and user responses
known as -
to be entered into a computer
(a) Sustainable growth (b) Renewability of inputs (d) consists of electronic components that store data
(c) Global Melt down (d) Climate Migration (e) None of these
(e) None of these 187. Correcting errors in a program is referred to as –
178. Mr. Z. E. A. Ben Ali has taken over as the President of - (a) debugging (b) bugging
(a) Tunisia (b) Malaysia (c) rectifying (d) modifying
(c) Indonesia (d) Kuwait (e) None of these
(e) None of these 188. An assembler is used to translate a program written in.
179. Which of the following is NOT a Government of India (a) a low level language (b) machine language
undertaking? (c) a high level language (d) assembly language
(a) Oil India Ltd. (e) None of these
(b) Sutlej Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd. 189. The capability of the operating system to enable two or
(c) ICICI Bank more than two programs to execute simultaneously in a
(d) National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. single computer system by using a single processor is.
(e) Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd. (a) Multiprocessing (b) Multitasking
(c) Multiprogramming (d) Multiexecution
180. India shares its border with China along the Himalayan
range. Which of the following states touches the border of (e) None of these
China 190. The basic goal of computer process is to convert data into–
(a) Punjab (b) Bihar (a) information (b) tables
(c) Arunachal Pradesh (d) Chhattisgarh (c) files (d) graphs
(e) None of these
(e) All of these
191. A hard copy of a document is –
181. Which of the following has been the growth of India's GDP
(a) stored in the hard disk (b) stored on a floppy
during 2008-09 ? (Final data are issued in late 2009)
(c) stored on a CD (d) printed on the printer
(a) 5% (b) 5.5%
(e) None of these
(c) 6% (d) 6.5%
192. Which of the following in not an output device ?
(e) None of these
(a) Plotter (b) Printer
182. Which of the following ministries has launched a new "Skill
(c) Scanner (d) Monitor
Development Initiative Scheme" so that the employability
(e) None of these
of the young people can be increased ?
193. The sequence of a sales process is
(a) Ministry of Finance
(a) a call, a lead, presentation and sale
(b) Ministry of Agriculture
(b) a lead, a call, presentation and sale
(c) Ministry of Heavy Industry (c) presentation, sale, lead and call
(d) Ministry of Home Affairs (d) presentation, lead, sale and call
(e) Ministry of Labour and Employment (e) sale, call, lead and presentation
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194. A presentation means (c) special products for each customer
(a) display of products (d) better relations
(b) explaining the utility of products (e) All of these
(c) a gift 198. Customer Retention means
(d) display of communication skills (a) retaining the customers at the Bank for the full day
(e) All of these (b) quick disposal
195. A 'lead' means (c) customers dealing with the same bank for a long time
(a) a buyer (d) better standards
(b) a seller (e) All of these
(c) a company intending to sell its products 199. Value-added services means
(d) a prospective buyer (a) giving full value for money
(e) a disinterested buyer (b) better value for better price
196. Benchmark' means (c) costlier service
(a) products line up on bench (d) additional service
(b) salesmen sitting on a bench (e) All of these
(c) set standards 200. "POS" means (in marketing)
(d) marks on a bench (a) Preparation for Sales
(e) None of these (b) Point of Superiority
197. 'Customisation' means (c) Point of Sales
(a) customers' personal accounts (d) Primary Outlook of Salesmen
(b) customers selling goods (e) Position of Sales
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Required distance = BE – AB
1. (c) How many goals scored Þ 5 3 9 7 = (100 – 50) m = 50 m
many more matches Þ9 8 2 Direction Þ North
8. (b) 15 – 8 × 6 ¸ 12 + 4 = ?
he scored five Þ1 6 3 Þ ? = 15 × 8 ¸ 6 + 12 – 4
Codes are: Þ ? = 20 + 12 – 4 = 28
how Þ 5 or 7
many Þ 9 more Þ 8 or 2 B
goals Þ 5 or 7 matches Þ 8 or 2
he Þ 1 or 6 scored Þ 3
five Þ 1 or 6
The code for goals is either 5 or 7.
F D H
T E M P O R A L
9. (d)
–1 +1
2. (a)
O L D S M B S P H
Similarly,
So there is no sufficient data to determine the direction
G O N S I D E R of Town H.

–1 +1 19 5 1 18 3 8 5 19
10. (d) S E A R C H E S
R M N B S F E J

3. (d) Meaningful words Þ IDLE, LIED | Diel Bottles

4. (d) D > A, B, E > C
Cups Jugs Plate Tables
5 2 6 3 1 8 7 11. (e)
5. (b)
6 1 5 4 2 7 8
1<2<4<5<6<7<8 Or
6. (c) According to Pratap his mother’s birthday may be on
20th, 21st or 22nd April. Bottles
According to Pratap’s sister their mother’s birthday
may be from 1st April to 21st April. Cups Jugs
Common Dates Þ 20th and 21st Plate
7. (d)
Tables
D 30 m E
Conclusions:
N I. (False)
II. (False) Either
III. (False)
W E IV. (False)
100 m A
Mats
S
Pots Buses
50 m
Handles
12. (e) Or
C 30 m B
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III. False
Mats IV. False
So none of the conclusion follows.
Pots (16-20):

Handles
Employee Department Favourite
Sport
A Personnel Table Tennis
Buses
B Administration Football

Conclusions: C Administration Hockey

I. (False) D Administration Basketball

II. (True) Either E Marketing Cricket
III. (False)
IV. (True) F Personnel Volleyball
G Marketing Lawn Tennis
H Marketing Badminton
Tigers
16. (c) B, C and D work in Administration Department.
Horses 17. (b) E works in Marketing Department.
18. (e) None of the Combinations is correct.
Birds 19. (a) E’s favourite sport is Cricket.
Lions Monkey
13. (a) 20. (d) G’s favourite sport is Lawn Tennis.

$ Þ³ @ Þ> # Þ<
21-25: d Þ= Þ£
Conclusions:
I. True 21. (b) H @ T Þ H > T
II. False T#F ÞT<F
III. True F dE Þ F = E
IV. False E V ÞE £V
So only conclusion I & III follows. Therefore, H > T < F = E £ V
Conclusions
Houses I. V $ F Þ V ³ F : True
Roads II. E @ T Þ E > T : True
Walls Jungles III. H @ V Þ H > V : Not True
14. (c)
Benches IV. T # V Þ T < V : True
So conclusion I , II & IV follow
22. (e) D # R Þ D < R
Conclusions:
I. False R K ÞR£K
II. False K@ F Þ K>F
III. True F$J ÞF³J
IV. True Therefore, D < R £ K > F ³ J
So only conclusion III & IV follows. Conclusions
I. J # R Þ J < R : Not True
II. J # K Þ J < K : True
III. R # F Þ R < F : Not True
Shirts Sticks IV. K @ D Þ K > D : True
So only conclusion II & IV follow
Dresses Lamps 23. (e) N d B Þ N = B
15. (a) B$W Þ B³W
W # H ÞW< H
Flowers
H MÞ H £ M
Therefore, N = B ³ W < H £ M
Conclusions: Conclusions
I. False I. M @WÞ M > W : True
II. False II. H @ N Þ H > N : Not True
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III. W d N Þ W = N : Not True 34. (a) Course of action (A) is only feasible solution because
IV. W # N Þ W < N : Not True the government can neither close these schools nor
W is either smaller than or equal to N. Therefore either III or issue arrest warrants for all the parents.
IV is true. 35. (d) Clearly course of action (B) and (C) should be followed
24. (a) R D Þ R £ D because terminating official in charge of recruitment
D$ J Þ D ³J procers is not a solution to the problem.
J#M ÞJ<M 37. (c) The IT and ITES companies have now decided to visit
M @ KÞ M > K the engineering college campuses for tier II cities in
Therefore, R £ D ³ J < M > K India as well.
Conclusions 38. (b) The petroleum companies will increase the prices of
I. K#J ÞK<J : Not True petrol and diesel by about 10 percent.
II. D @ MÞ D > M : Not True 39. (d) Large number of branches of many government owned
banks in the rural areas are making huge losses every
III. R # M Þ R < M : Not True
year due to lack of adequate business activities.
IV. D @ K Þ D > K : Not True
40. (a) Consider the following line of the passage:
So none of the conclusion follows
“Mounting subventions for subsidies means diversion
25. (e) M $ K Þ M ³ K
of savings by the government from investment of
K@ N ÞK >N
consumption, raising the coast of Capital in the
N RÞN£R process”.
R# W ÞR<W 41. (d) Consider the following lines of the passage:
Therefore, M ³ K > N £ R < W “The government must cut expenditure on subsidies
Conclusions to create more fiscal space for investments in both
I. W @ KÞ W > K : Not True physical and social infrastructure”.
II. M $ R Þ M £ R : Not True 42. (c) The government must reduce expenditure on subsidies
III. K @ W Þ K > W : Not True so that to create more in frastructural facilities otherwise
IV. M@ N Þ M > N : True present level of subsidy cannot continue for a long
26-30: time.
43. (c) According to passage the most recent poverty
Conditions restumates by an expert group has missed the crucial
Candidate
(i) or (A) (ii) or (B) (iii) (iv) (v) dynamism so we can conclude procers of poverty
Shobha P – – P P P P measurement needs to take into account various factors
Rohan P – NG – P P P to tackle its dynamic nature.
Prakash – P P – P P P 44. (a) As per passage the net increase of about percentage
P P P P points was seen to have a considerable variation
Sudha – – ×
acrcers states and regions so it is abvious that it may
Amit P – P – P P P not be possible to have an accurate poverty
measurement in India.
26. (a) Shobha Gupta does satisfy conditions (i), (B), (iii), (iv) 45. (b) From the facts and data given in passage we can make
and (v). Therefore, her case would be referred to inference that increase in number of persons falling
Executive Director. into poverty varies considerably across the country
27. (c) It is not mentioned Rohan Maskare worked in which over a period of time.
section. 46. (d) In each subsequent figure one smaller design rotates
28. (b) Prakash Gokhale does satisfy conditions (A), (ii), (iii), through 90° clockwise or anticlockwise and it is replaced
(iv) and (v). Therefore, his case would be referred to with a new design.
General Manager - Advances.
47. (b) In the subsequent figures the design ( ) changing its
29. (d) Sudha Mehrotra does not satisfy condition (v).
position 45° and 90° anticlockwise alternately. The
30. (e) Amit Narayan does satisfy all the conditions. Therefore,
design reversing its position in each figure and after
he can be selected.
every 2 figure black circle in changing into empty circle
31. (d) Immediate course of action to avert the difficult
so (b) option is correct.
situation is to send relief rupplics in affected areas
48. (c) The design (A) changing its position on clockwise
course of action I is a long term action plan which is
direction through one half and one step alternately
time consuming and course of action II is not feasible
while the design (T) moves on half step on clockwise
practically.
direction and the central design is replaced with new
32. (a) None of course of action is feasible because the
design on each ruleseqvent figure.
government cannot interfere in bank’s internal matter
49. (a) In th e subsequent figures the square moves
but the government can componsate the huge losser
respectively one-half , one, one and a half, two ..........
incurred by bank.
step(s) in anticlockwise direction, the design (A) moves
33. (b) The course of action (A) and (C) are not feasible
along diagonal while the design (K) moves one-half
because in a democratic country the government
and one step in clockwise direction alternately. The
cannot impose ban on these things.
number of circles is the same in alternate figures.
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50. (e) In each subsequent figure the centre design rotates Number of ways of selecting 2 marbles from urn = 15C2
through 45° anticlockwise and all other designs move = 105
one-half step in anticlockwise direction.
15 1
51. (a) Total number of candidates clearing the entrance exam Required Probability = =
from state B in 2004 105 7
58. (c) Number of ways of selecting 2 blue and one yellow
æ 1.04 ´ 51 ö marble = 4C2 × 3C1= 6 × 3 = 18
=ç ÷ lakh
è 100 ø Number of ways of selecting 3 marble from urn = 15C3
Total number of candidates clearing the entrance exam = 455
from state C in 2004 18
Required Probability =
æ 1.11´ 32 ö 455
=ç ÷ lakh 59. (a) Number of ways of selecting one green, two blue and
è 100 ø
\ Required ratio one red marble = 2C1 × 4C2 × 6C1.
= 53.04:35.52 =2 × 6 × 6 = 72
= 221 : 148 Number of ways of selecting 4 marbles from urn = 15C4
52. (c) Number of candidates clearing the entrance exam from 12 ´13 ´14 ´15
state D: = = 1365
4 ´ 3 ´ 2 ´1
1.83 ´ 60
Year 2008: Þ 72 24
100 Required Probability = =
1365 455
= 1.098 lakh
60. (d) Number of ways of selecting either two green marbles
2.01´ 56 or two yellow marbles = 2C2 + 3C2 = 1 + 3 = 4
Year 2009: Þ Number of ways of selecting 2 marbles = 15C2 = 105
100
= 1.1256 lakh 4
53. (d) Number of candidates not clearing the entrance exam Required Probability =
105
from state A in 2007.
61 - 65:
= 59% of 1.98 lakh
æ 1.98 ´ 59 ö Department No. of No. of No. of employees
=ç ÷ lakh = 116820 employees males got promoted
è 100 ø
54. (b) Required number of candidates clearing the exam Production 1260 1020 396
æ 1.42 ´ 49 1.58 ´ 26 ö IT 540 408 312
=ç + ÷ lakh
è 100 100 ø HR 432 204 132
= (0.6958 + 0.4108) lakh Marketing 648 306 264
= 110660
Accounts 720 102 96
55. (d) Required average number of candidates.
æ 1.88 + 1.83 + 2.01 ö 2 61. (e) Number of males Promoted from the IT department
=ç ÷ lakh =190666 1
è 3 ø 3
= ´ 312 = 156
5.72 2
56. (b) Number of way lakh of selecting 4 marbles out of
3 156
Required % = ´ 100 » 38%
15 marbles 408
15 ´14 ´13 ´ 12 62. (c) Total number of females working in production and
= 15C4 = = 1365 marketing departments together
4 ´ 3 ´ 2 ´1 = (1260 – 1020) + (648 – 306)
Number of ways of selecting 4 marbles when no one is = 240 + 342 = 582
11 ´10 ´ 9 ´ 8 63. (a) Females working in Accounts department = (720 – 102)
blue = 11C4 = = 330 = 618
4 ´ 3´ 2 ´1
Probability of getting 4 marble (when no one is blue) 1200
64. (d) Required % = ´ 100 » 33%
330 22 3600
= =
1365 91 132
65. (b) Required % = ´ 100 » 30.56%
22 69 432
Probability that at least one is blue = 1 -= 66. (b) Profit of company L in the year 2006
91 91
57. (e) Number of ways of selecting 2 red marbles from 6 red æ 125 ö
marbles = 6C2 = 15 = ` ç 1.84 ´ ÷ lakh = ` 2.3 lakh
è 100 ø
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67. (e) Profit of company M in the year 2006. 80. (a) Required average profit
æ 100 100 ö æ 4.99 + 5.82 ö
= ` ç 3.63 ´ ´ ÷ lakh =`2.52 l lakhakh = `ç ÷ thousand
è 115 125 ø è 2 ø
68. (e) Average percentage rise in profit of company L over = ` 5405
the years 81. (e) Part of the chair prepared by X and Y in 1 day.
20 + 15 + 25 + 30 + 35 + 30 1 1 2 +1 3
= = + = =
6 2 4 4 4
155 5 4
= = 25 % Hence, 1 chair will be prepared in days.
6 6 3
69. (a) It is clear from the graph. 82. (c) Part of the table prepared by X, Y and Z in 1 day =
70. (d) Required percentage rise
1 1 1 2 +1+ 3
35 - 20 + + = =1
= ´ 100 = 75 3 6 2 6
20
Hence, the table will be completed in 1 day.
71-75 :
Total number of boys 83. (a) Required number of days.
= 3 + 2 + 12 + 15 = 32
1560 ´ 7 84. (b) Radius of the circular field = side of the square
= = 910
12
784
Total number of gifts = = 196 feet
=1560-910=650 4
\ Area of the circular field
Hobby B oys Girls 22
2
Pain tin g 385 130 = p´ r = ´196 ´196 =120736 sq.ft.
7
Sin g in g 91 182
85. (d) The number of letters in the word STRESS is six of
Dan cin g 182 65
which ‘S’ comes thrice.
Dan cin g an d Sin g in g 78 156
Dan cin g an d Pain tin g 104 52 6!
\ Required number of arrangements =
3!
Dan cin g , Pain tin g 70 65
an d Sin g in g 6 ´ 5 ´ 4 ´ 3 ´ 2 ´1
= = 120
1´ 2 ´ 3
71. (d) Total number of boys enrolled in dancing class. 86 - 90:
= 182 + 70 + 104 + 78 = 434
72. (e) Number of girls enrolled in singing class Locality No. of Men No. of No. of children
= 156 + 182 + 65 = 403 women
\ Required percentage F 3102 1974 564
403 G 1649 2134
= ´ 100 = 26 1067
1560
H 2496 2028 676
73. (a) Required number of students
= 70 + 65 = 135 I 3913 1505 602
74. (b) Required percentage J 2058 2009 833
65
= ´ 100 = 35.71
182 86. (c) Required percentage
75. (c) Required ratio 4900
= 130 : 385 = 26 : 77 = ´ 100 » 87%
5640
76. (b) Required ratio
= (6.19 + 6.23) : (5.04 + 5.12) 87. (b) Number of children in the localities H and I.
= 12.42 : 10.16 = 621 : 508 = 676 + 602 = 1278
77. (d) Required percentage increase 88. (d) Number of women in G is highest.
89. (c) Number of men and children in locality I.
( 5.28 - 5.11) 3913 + 602 = 4515
= ´100 = 3.33
5.11 90. (a) Required ratio
78. (e) Shopkeeper ‘S’ kept increasing his profit continuously. = 3102 : 2496
79. (c) Required difference in profit = 517 : 416
= ` (5.69 – 5.31) thousand = ` 380
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100. (e) Required difference
éæ R ö
T ù
91. (b) CI = P êç1 + ÷ - 1ú 50248 ´ 21 51124 ´17
100 ø -
ëêè úû =
100 100
10551 – 8691 = 1860
éæ 8 ö
2 ù 101. (d) Making a case for the international society of engineer
Þ 1414.4 = P êç1 + ÷ - 1ú
100 ø a second Green Revolution.
ëêè ûú
102. (b) Withdrawal of fiscal impetus from agriculture to other
1414.4 = p × 0.1664 sectors
1414.4 103. (c) Agricultural growth has artificially inflated India’s GDP
Þ P= =` 8500 and such growth is not real.
0.1664
104. (b) It can be inferred from the fourth paragraph.
\ Amount =` (8500 + 1414.4) 105. (b) The realization of the link between food security and
= ` 9914.4 political stability.
92. (c) Let the ages of the mother and daughter be 7x and x 106. (c) To make those countries more self sufficient to whom it
years respectively. previously provided food
7x - 4 19 107. (c) It prompted increased investment and interest in
\ Four years ago, = agriculture.
x-4 1 108. (a) Misapprehension that it would alleviate poverty as it
Þ 19x – 76 = 7x – 4 did it other countries
Þ 12x = 72 = x = 6 109. (e)
\ Mother’s age after four years 110. (c)
= 7x + 4 = 7 × 6 + 4 = 46 years 111. (a) The meaning of the word Starve (Verb) as used in the
93. (d) Required time = LCM of 12, 18 and 20 seconds. passage is: keep deprived of; to not give something
180 seconds = 3 minutes that is needed.
94. (a) 4 × 2 men = 4 × 4 women = 5×4 children Look at the sentences:
Þ 2 men = 4 women = 5 children The department has been starved of resources.
\ 2 men + 4 women + 10 children I felt starved of intelligent conversation.
= 20 children Hence, the word starved and deprived are synonymous.
\ M1D1 = M2D2 112. (b) The meaning of the word Slap (Verb) as used in the
Þ 5 × 4 = 20 × D2 Þ D2 = 1 day passage is : Impose; to order especially in a sudden or
95. (e) Speed of the boat is still water an unfair way, that something must happen or
somebody must do something.
1 Look at the sentences:
= (Rate downstream + Rate upstream)
2 The company slapped a ban on using email on the staff.
Hence, the word slapped and imposed are synonymous.
1 113. (a) The meaning of the word Plow (Verb) as used in the
= (32 + 28) = 30 kmph.
2 passage is : to invest a large amount of money in a
96. (c) The difference was minimum in the year 2007. company or project; to cultivate.
In the year 2007 Hence, the words ploweel and imposed are
Difference = 32438 – 29129 synonymous.
= 3309 114. (b) The meaning of the word Pressing (Adjective) as used
97. (a) Number of candidates passed from Chennai in the passage is: urgent, serious, insistent, needing to
be dealt with immediately.
55492 ´ 13 Hence, the word pressing and undemanding are
Year 2005 Þ = 7214
100 antonymous.
115. (c) The meaning of the word Evaporate (Verb) as used in
58492 ´ 14 the passage is: to disappear, especially by gradually
Year 2007 Þ = 8189
100 becoming less and less.
98. (d) Number of candidates passed from Delhi in 2002 and Look at the sentences:
2006 His confidence had now completely evaporated.
Hence, the words evaporated and grew the antonymous.
58248 ´ 28 59216 ´ 20 116. (c) Suggested that only large scale agitations have been
= +
100 100 effective in bringing out desired change in the past.
= 16309 + 11843 117. (d) Many residential areas continue to use swimming pools,
= 28152 »28150 wasting large quantities of water.
99. (b) Required number of passed candidates. 118. (a) He still seems to be leading his life luxuriously and
extravagantly
71253 ´ 19 119. (e)
= = 13540
100
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120. (d) The residents must really be impressed with the political 148. (e) The word Plethora (Noun) means: an amount that is
style of their mayor greater than is needed; excess.
121. (e) 122. (c) 123. (b) 124. (d) The word Abundance (Noun) means: a large quantity
125. (a) 126. (c) 127. (b) 128. (e) that is more than enough.
129. (a) 130. (c) 149. (a) The word Inadvertently (Adverb) means:
131. (a) The event shows past time. Hence simple past or unintentionally; without intending to; by accident.
‘passed a bill that proposed’ will be a correct usage. The word purposefully and inadvertently are
132. (e) No correction required antonymous.
133. (c) In comparison between two things, comparative Degree 150. The word Germane (Adjective) means: connected with
is used. Use of double comparatives is not proper.
something in an important or appropriate ways;
Hence, ‘as a healthier option’ should be used.
relevant.
134. (d) For living beings Relative pronoun ‘who’ is used.
The word germane and irrelevant are antonymous.
Hence, who were earlier unaware will be a correct usage.
151. (d) 152. (e) 153. (a) 154. (a)
135. (b) The event shows past time. Hence, ‘while most
industries were’ should be used. 155. (c) 156. (c) 157. (b) 158. (c)
136. (b) conducive 137. (d) question 159. (c) 160. (d) 161. (d) 162. (a)
138. (a) cannot 139. (c) need 163. (e) 164. (e) 165. (e) 166. (b)
140. (e) growth 141. (c) favour 167. (c) 168. (b) 169. (c) 170. (d)
142. (b) enjoys 143. (a) aid 171. (b) 172. (d) 173. (d) 174. (c)
144. (e) increased 145. (a) both 175. (d) 176. (e) 177. (a) 178. (a)
146. (c) The word Nascent (Adjective) means: beginning to 179. (c) 180. (c) 181. (d) 182. (b)
exist; not yet fully developed. 183. (d) 184. (e) 185. (a) 186. (d)
The word nascent and emerging are synonymous. 187. (a) 188. (d) 189. (b) 190. (a)
147. (a) The word Eccentric (Adjective) means: considered by 191. (d) 192. (c) 193. (b) 194. (b)
other people to be strange or unusual. 195. (d) 196. (c) 197. (c) 198. (c)
The word eccentric and abnormal are synonymous. 199. (d) 200. (c)
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EXAM 2010 Based on Memory
Reasoning Ability (a) %653 (b) %@63
(c) %5@3 (d) %@53
1. If 'R' denotes '–'; 'Q' denotes '×'; 'W' denotes '÷' and 'A' (e) None of these
denotes '+', then – 9. How many meaningful English words can be formed with
42 W 7 R 8 A 6 Q 4 = ? the letters LGEU using each letter only once in each word ?
(a) –22 (b) –168 (a) None (b) One
(c) 22 (d) 28
(c) Two (d) Three
(e) None of these
(e) More than three
2. Mohan walked 30 metres towards South, took a left turn
and walked 15 metres. He then took a right turn and walked 10. In a certain code THRIVES is written as SIUHRDU. How is
20 metres. He again took a right turn and walked 15 metres. SOULFUL written in that code ?
How far is he from the starting point ? (a) VPTKKTE (b) VPTKETK
(a) 95 metres (b) 50 metres (c) TPVKKTE (d) TNRKMVG
(c) 70 metres (d) cannot be determined (e) None of these
(e) None of these
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 11–15): In each of the questions below are
3. What should come next in the following letter series based given four statements followed by four conclusions numbered I,
on English alphabet ?
II, III and IV. You have to take the given statements to be true
CEA IKG OQM ? even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts.
(a) STW (b) WUS Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given
(c) SWU (d) UWS conclusions logically follows from the given statements
(e) None of these disregarding commonly known facts.
4. The positions of how many digits in the number 59164823
will remain unchanged after the digits are rearranged in 11. Statements :
descending order within the number ? Some trains are cars.
(a) None (b) One All cats are branches.
(c) Two (d) Three All branches are nets.
(e) More than three Some nets are dresses.
5. What should come next in the following letter series ? Conclusions :
PQ R S TAB C D E P Q R S I. Some dresses are cars
AB C D E PQ R SABC D PQ II. Some nets are trains.
(a) R (b) T III. Some branches are trains.
(c) A (d) B IV. Some dresses are trains.
(e) None of these (a) Only I and III follow (b) Only II and III follow
6. In a certain code language, 'how can you go' is written as 'ja (c) Only I and IV follow (d) Only II, III and IV follow
da ka pa,' 'can you come here' is writter as 'na ka sa ja' and (e) None of these
'come and go' is written as 'ra pa sa'. How is 'here' written in 12. Statements:
that code language ? Some pencils are kites.
(a) ja (b) na Some kites are desks.
(c) pa (d) Data inadequate All desks are jungles.
(e) None of these All jungles are mountains.
7. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word Conclusions :
TRIBUNAL each of which has as many letters between I. Some mountains are pencils.
them in the word as in the English alphabet ? II. Some jungles are pencils.
(a) None (b) One III. Some mountains are desks.
(c) Two (d) Three IV. Some jungles are kites.
(e) More than three (a) Only I and III follow (b) Only I, II and III follow
8. In a certain code DOWN is written as '5@9#' and NAME is (c) Only III and IV follow (d) Only II, III and IV follow
written as '#6%3'. How is MODE written that code ? (e) None of these
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13. Statements : 18. Who is third to the right of K ?
All papers are clips. (a) F (b) E
Some clips are boards. (c) G (d) Data inadequate
Some boards are lanes. (e) None of these
All lanes are roads. 19. Who is to the immediate right of F ?
Conclusions : (a) B (b) G
I. Some roads are boards. (c) E (d) Data inadequate
II. Some lanes are clips. (e) None of these
III. Some boards are papers. 20. In which of the following combinations is the third person
IV. Some roads are clips. sitting between the first and the second persons ?
(a) Only I and II follow (b) Only I and III follow (a) GFB (b) BGH
(c) Only I, II and III follow (d) Only II, III and IV follow (c) ADC (d) KEC
(e) None of these (e) EGF
14. Statements :
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 21–25): In the following questions, the
All pens are clocks.
symbols d, @, ©, % and * are used with the following meaning
Some clocks are tyres.
as illustrated below :
Some tyres are wheels.
All wheels are buses. 'P © Q' means 'P is not smaller than Q'.
Conclusions : 'P % Q' means 'P is neither smaller than nor equal to Q'.
I. Some buses are tyres. 'P * Q' means 'P is neither greater than nor equal to Q'.
II. Some wheels are clocks. 'P d Q' means 'P is not greater than Q'.
III. Some wheel are pens. 'P @ Q' means 'P is neither greater than nor smaller than Q'.
IV. Some buses are clocks. Now in each of the following questions assuming the given
(a) None follows (b) Only I follows statements to be true, find which of the four conclusion I, II, III
(c) Only II follows (d) Only III follows and IV given below them is/are definitely true and give your
(e) Only IV follows answer accordingly.
15. Statements : 21. Statements :
All stones are hammers. R * K, K % D, D @ V, V d M
No hammer is ring. Conclusions :
Some rings are doors. I. R * D
All doors are windows. II. V * R
Conclusions : III. D @ M
I. Some windows are stones. IV. M % D
II. Some windows are rings. (a) None is true (b) Only III is true
III. No window is stone. (c) Only IV is true (d) Only either III or IV is true
IV. Some rings are stones. (e) Only either III or IV and II are true
(a) Only I follows 22. Statements :
(b) Only II follows F % N, N © W, W d Y, Y * T
(c) Only III follows Conclusions :
(d) Only either I or III follows I. F % W
(e) Only either I or III and II follow II. T % N
III. N % Y
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 16–20): Study the following information
IV. T % W
carefully and answer the questions given below :
(a) Only I and III are true (b) Only I and IV are true
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and K are sitting around a circle facing the (c) Only II and III are true (d) Only I, II and IV are true
centre. F is fourth to the right of A who is third to the right of B. K (e) None of these
is fourth to the left of B and third to the right of D. C is third to the 23. Statements :
right of H. E is second to the left of G. B © T, T * R, R % F, F @ K
16. Who is fourth to the left of G ? Conclusions :
(a) C (b) A I. B % R
(c) D (d) K II. F * T
(e) Data inadequate III. R % K
17. What is E's position with respect to B ? IV. K * T
(a) Second to the left (b) Third to the right (a) None is true (b) Only I is true
(c) Fourth to the right (d) Third to the left (c) Only II is true (d) Only III is true
(e) Fifth to the right (e) Only IV is true
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24. Statements : (B) No, there is a huge shortage of electricity in most parts
J @ F, F d N, N % H, H © G of the country and hence generation of electricity
Conclusions : needs to be augmented.
I. G * N (C) No, many developed countries continue to set up
II. N © J thermal power plants in their countries.
III. F * J (a) None is strong
IV. J d G (b) Only (A) is strong
(a) Only I and II are true (c) Only (B) is strong
(b) Only I, II and III are true (d) Only (C) is strong
(c) Only II, III and IV are true (e) Only either (A) or (B) is strong
(d) All I, II, III and IV are true 28. Statement: Should there be a restriction on the construction
(e) None of these of high rise buildings in big cities in India.
25. Statements : Arguments :
D d T, T @ R, R © M, M % K (A) No, big cities in India do not have adequate open land
I. R @ D plots to accommodate the growing population.
II. R % D (B) Yes, only the builders and developers benefit from the
III. K * T construction of high rise buildings.
IV. M d T (C) Yes, the Government should first provide adequate
(a) Only either I or II is true infrastructure facilities to existing buildings before
(b) Only III and IV are true allowing the construction of new high rise buildings.
(c) Only either I or II and III are true (a) Only (B) is strong
(d) Only either I or II and IV are true (b) Only (C) is strong
(e) Only either I or II and III and IV are true (c) Only (A) and (C) are strong
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 26–30) : In making decisions about important (d) Only (A) is strong
questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between (e) None of these
'strong' arguments and 'weak' arguments. 'strong' arguments 29. Statement : Should road repair work in big cities be carried
are those which are both important and directly related to the out only late at night ?
question. 'Weak' arguments are those which are of minor Arguments :
importance and also may not be directly related to the question (A) No, this way the work will never get completed.
or may be related to a trivial aspect of the question. (B) No, there will be unnecessary use of electricity.
(C) Yes, the commuters will face lot of problems due to
Each question below is followed by three arguments numbered
repair work during the day.
(A), (B) and (C). You have to decide which of the arguments is a
(a) None is strong
'strong' argument and which is a 'weak' argument.
26. Statement : Should there be a cap on drawing groundwater (b) Only (A) is strong
for irrigation purposes in India ? (c) Only (C) is strong
Arguments : (d) Only (B) and (C) are strong
(A) No, irrigation is of prime importance for food production (e) Only (A) and (B) are strong
in India and it is heavily dependent on groundwater in 30. Statement : Should all the deemed universities be
many parts of the country. derecognised and attached to any of the central of state
(B) Yes, water tables have gone down to alarmingly low universities in India ?
levels in some parts of the country where irrigation is Arguments :
primarily dependent on groundwater, which may lead (A) Yes, many of these deemed universities do not conform
to serious environmental consequences. to the required standards of a full – fledged university
(C) Yes, India just cannot afford to draw groundwater any and hence the level of education is compromised.
further as the international agencies have cautioned (B) No, these deemed universities have been able to
India against it. introduce innovative courses suitable to the
(a) Only (A) and (B) are strong requirement of various industries as they are free from
(b) Only (B) and (C) are strong strict Government controls.
(c) Only (A) and (C) are strong (C) Yes, many such universities are basically money
(d) All (A) , (B) and (C) are strong spinning activities and education takes a backseat in
(e) None of these these institutions
27. Statement : Should there be complete ban on setting up of (a) Only (A) and (B) are strong
thermal power plants in India ? (b) Only (B) and (C) are strong
Arguments : (c) Only (A) and (C) are strong
(A) Yes, this is the only way to arrest further addition to (d) All (A), (B) and (C) are strong
environmental pollution. (e) None of these
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DIRECTIONS (Qs. 31–35) : In each questions bellow is given a 34. Statement : Government has decided to auction construction
statement followed by three assumptions (A), (B) and (C). An of highways to private entities in several blocks across the
assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You country on build–operate–transfer basis.
have to consider the statement and the following assumptions Which of the following assumption(s) is /are implicit in the
and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement. above statement ?
(A) An adequate number of private entities may not
31. Statement : Police authority cordoned of the entire locality respond to the Government's auctions notification.
for the entire day and stopped vehicular movement for the (B) Many private entities in the country are capable of
visit of a top functionary of the government in view the constructing highways within reasonable time.
threat perception and advised all the residents in the area to (C) The Government's proposal of build–operate–transfer
limit their movement outside their dwellings. may financially benefit the private entities.
Which of the following assumption(s) is /are implicit in the (a) Only (A) and (B) are implicit
above statement ? (b) Only (B) and (C) are implicit
(A) Police personnel may not be able to control the (c) Only (B) is implicit
vehicular movement in the locality and may seek help (d) Only (A) and (C) are implicit
from the armed forces. (e) None of these
(B) People living in the locality may move out of their 35. Statement : The airlines have requested all their bona fide
houses for the day to avoid inconvenient. passengers to check the status of flight operations before
(C) The Government functionary may request the police leaving their homes as heavy fog is causing immense
authority to lift the ban on movement of residents of problems to normal flight operations.
the locality outside their dwellings. Which of the following assumption(s) is /are implicit in the
(a) None is implicit (b) Only (A) is implicit above statement ?
(c) Only (B) is implicit (d) Only (C) is implicit (A) The majority of the air passengers may check the flight
(e) Only (B) and (C) are implicit status before starting their journey to the airport.
32. Statement : The apex body controlling universities in the (B) The Government may take serious objection to the
country has decided to revise the syllabus of all the notice issued by the airline company.
technical courses to make them focused towards the present (C) Majority of the passengers may cancel their tickets
needs of the industry thereby making the technical and postpone their journey till the situation becomes
graduates more employable than they are at present. normal.
Which of the following assumption(s) is /are implicit in the (a) None is implicit (b) Only (A) is implicit
above statement ? (c) Only (B) is implicit (d) Only (C) is implicit
(A) Technical colleges affiliated to different universities (e) Only (A) and (C) are implicit
may not welcome the apex body's decision and may
continue with the same syllabus as at present. DIRECTIONS (Qs. 36–40) : Below is given a passage followed
(B) The industry may welcome the decision of the apex by several possible inferences which can be drawn from the
body and scale up their hiring from these colleges. facts stated in the passage. You have to examine each inference
(C) The Government may not allow the apex body to separately in the context of the passage and decide upon its
implement its decision in all the colleges as it may lead degree of truth or falsity.
to chaos. Mark answer (1) if the inference is 'definitely true,' i.e. it properly
(a) None is implicit (b) Only (A) is implicit follows from the statement of facts given.
(c) Only (B) is implicit (d) Only (C) is implicit Mark answer (2) if the inference is ' probably true' though not
(e) Only (A) and (B) are implicit 'definitely true' in the light of the facts given.
33. Statement : Government has urged all the citizens to use Mark answer (3) if the 'data are inadequate, i.e. from the facts
electronic media for carrying out their daily activities, given you cannot say whether the inference is likely to be true or
whenever possible instead of using paper as the false.
manufacture of paper requires the cutting down of a large Mark answer (4) if the inference is ' probably false' though not
number of trees causing severe damage to the ecosystem. 'definitely false' in the light of the facts given.
Which of the following assumption(s) is /are implicit in the Mark answer (5) if the inference is 'definitely false, i.e. it cannot
above statement ? possibly be drawn from the facts given or it contradicts the given
(A) Most people may be capable of using electronic media facts.
to carry out various routines. The deterioration in the overall asset quality of banks– gross
(B) Most people may have access to electronic media for Non–per–forming Assets (NPAs) are reportedly 27% higher at
carrying out their daily routine activities. the end of December 2009 than at the end of December 2008– is
(C) People at large may reject the Governments appeal and not surprising. Any slowdown in growth is bound to trigger a rise
continue using paper as before. in NPAs as more and more companies default on loan repayments.
(a) Only (A) is implicit The effect would be pronounced when the slowdown coincides
(b) Only (B) is implicit with a severe global recession. But for the restructuring of loans
(c) Only (A) and (B) are implicit permitted by the Central Bank on fairly generous terms, NPAs
(d) Only (C) is implicit would have been still higher. Prudent banks that took care while
(e) None of these sanctioning loans and then monitored the post– sanction
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disbursement diligently should be able to weather the crisis. But 41. Kesave Vora was born on 8th November 1978. He has
it is one thing to have NPAs rise because of a cyclical downturn, secured 65 percent marks in Std. XII and 60 percent marks in
it is quite another to have NPAs rise because of policy errors that Graduation. He has secured 58 percent marks in M.A.
are entirely within the realm of policy makers. And this is what we Economics and 60 percent marks in ICWA. He has been
need to guard against. Excessiyely low interest rates skew the working in a bank as generalist officer for the past two years
risk–reward equation by making projects that are actually not after completing his education. He has also secured 50
viable, appear viable–till interest rates reverse and the same percent marks in the written examination and 45 percent
projects cease to be viable! it is now well established that tong marks in personal interview.
periods of unduly low interest rates encourage banks to take 42. Arindam Ghosh has been working in a bank as generalist
more risks. A low interest rate regime driven by an easy money officer for the past four years after completing his
policy rather than macroeconomic fundamentals leads to excessive postgraduate diploma in management with 60 percent marks.
expansion of credit. It incentivizes banks to take on more risk in He has secured 50 percent marks in written examination
search of higher returns and to misprice risk. and 40 percent marks in the personal interview. He has also
36. Higher NPAs indicate shortcomings in disbursement and secured 70 percent marks in Std. XII. He was born on 25th
follow-up of credit given by banks. February 1977.
37. The Central Bank always allows banks to restructure their 43. Sohan Majhi has secured 65 percent marks in B.Sc. and 70
loans in the event of rise in NPAs. percent marks in M.Sc. Statistics. He has been working in a
38. Lower interest rate cycle projects commercially unviable bank as generalist officer for the past three years after
projects as viable. completing his postgraduation. He has secured 55 percent
39. Low interest rate on credit reduces the capacity to absorb marks in the written examination and 50 percent marks in
various unaccounted risk factors. the personal interview. He was born on 8th July1982.
40. Banks' NPAs occur only due to economic factors. 44. Neha Salve has been working in a bank as generalist officer
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 41–45) : Study the following information for the past four years after completing her post–graduate
carefully and answer the questions given below : degree in Economics with 60 percent marks. She has secured
60 percent marks in both graduation and Std. XII. She was
Following are the conditions for selecting Senior Manager– born on 24th August 1979. She has secured 70 percent marks
General Banking in a bank : in the written examination and 38 percent marks in the
(i) have secured at least 60 percent marks in Std. XII. personal interview.
(ii) have secured at least 55 percent marks in Graduation in any 45. Neeta Jaiswal was born on 2nd June 1980. She has been
discipline. working in a bank as generalist officer for the past three
(iii) have secured at least 60 percent marks in Post–graduate
years after completing her post–graduate degree in
degree/diploma in Management/Economics/Statistitcs.
Economics with 60 percent marks. She has secured 68
(iv) be at least 25 years and not be more than 35 years as on
percent marks in HSC and 58 percent marks in B.Com. She
01.03.2010.
has also secured 50 percent marks in both the written
(v) have post qualification work experience of at least 2 years
examination and personal interview.
as General Banking Officer in a bank.
(vi) have secured at least 50 percent marks in written examination. DIRECTIONS (Qs. 46–50) : In each of these questions there are
(vii) have secured at least 40 percent marks in Personal Interview. two sets of figures. The figures on the left are problem figures
In the case of a candidate who satisfies all the above conditions (four figures and one question marked space) and those on the
except– right are Answer Figures indicated by numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
(a) at (iii) above, but has secured at least 60 percent marks in A series is established if one of the five Answer Figures is placed
CA or ICWA, the case is to be referred to VP– Recruitment. at the "question–marked space". Question Figures from a series
(b) at (vii) above, but have secured at least 65 percent marks in if they change from left to right according to some rule. The
the written examination and at least 35 percent marks in the number of the Answer Figure which should be placed in the
personal interview, the case is to be referred to President– question–marked space is the answer. All the five figures i.e.
Recruitment. four problem figures and one Answer Figure placed in the
In each question below are given details of one candidate . You question–marked space should be considered as forming the
have to take one of the following courses of actions based on the series.
information provided and the conditions and sub–conditions
given above and mark the number of that course of action as your 46. Problem Figures :
answer. You are not to assume anything other than the information
X T X T
provided in each question. All these cases are given to you as on
01.03.2010. S X S T ? S
Mark answer (1) if the data provided are inadequate to take a T S X
decision. Answer Figures:
Mark answer (2) if the case is to be referred to VP–Recruitment.
Mark answer (3) if the case is to be referred to President– T S S S S
Recruitment. X X T X T X X
Mark answer (4) if the candidate is to be selected. S T T
Mark answer (5) if the candidate is not to be selected. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
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47. Problem Figures : Number (N) of Six type of Electronic Products Sold by Six
different stores in a month and the price per product (P)
(price in ` ’000) chargd by each Store.
= U
5 Z 3 = ? = 6 U
3 Z U 6 Store A B C D E F
Product N P N P N P N P N P N P
Answer Figures: L 54 135 48 112 60 104 61 124 40 136 48 126
M 71 4.5 53 3.8 57 5.6 49 4.9 57 5.5 45 4.7
3 3 6 6 6 N 48 12 47 18 52 15 54 12 62 11 56 11
Z U = 6 Z U Z = = U
= U = U O 52 53 55 48 48 50 54 49 59 47 58 51
Z
P 60 75 61 68 56 92 44 84 46 76 59 78
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
Q 43 16 44 15 45 15 48 16 55 18 55 15
48. Problem Figures :
51. Number of L type products sold by Store F is what percent of
the number of the same type of products sold by Store E?
(a) 76.33 (b) 124
?
(c) 83.33 (d) 115
(e) None of these
52. What is the respective ratio of total number of N and L type
Answer Figures:
products together sold by Store D and the same products
sold by store A ?
(a) 119 : 104 (b) 102 : 115
(c) 104 : 115 (d) 117 : 103
(e) None of these
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) 53. What is the average price per product charged by all the
stores together for product Q ?
49. Problem Figures : (a) ` 14,700 (b) ` 15,700
(c) ` 15,200 (d) ` 14,800
T T T S (e) None of these
? S 54. What is the difference in the amount earned by store A
T through the sale of P type products and that earned by
store B through the sale of Q type products ?
Answer Figures: (a) ` 38.4 lakhs (b) ` 0.384 lakhs
(c) ` 3.84 lakhs (d) ` 384 lakhs
T (e) None of these
S 55. What is the total amount earned by store C through the sale
T T T T of M and O type products together ?
(a) ` 2719.2 lakhs (b) ` 271.92 lakhs
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
(c) ` 2.7192 lakhs (d) ` 27.192 lakhs
(e) None of these
50. Problem Figures :
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 56–60): Study the following information
carefully and answer the questions that follow :
B

B
B T T ?
T
T

An Organisation consists of 2400 employees working in different

departments, viz; HR, Marketing, IT, production and Accounts.
The ratio of male to female employees in the Organisation is 5 : 3
Answer Figures: respectively. Twelve per cent of the males work in the HR
department. Twenty four per cent of the females work in the
Accounts department. The ratio of males to females working in
the HR department is 6 : 11 respectively. One-ninth of the females
work in the IT department. Forty two percent of the males work in
the production department. Number of females working in the
(a) (c) production department is ten percent of the males working in the
(b) (d) (e)
same. The remaining females work in the Marketing department.
The total number of employees working in the IT department is
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 51–55) : Study the following table carefully 285. Twenty two percent of the males work in the Marketing
to answer the questions that follow : department and the remaining work in the Accounts department.
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56. The number of males working in the IT department forms 61. What is the total percentage of boys in schools R and U
approximately What percent of the total : number of males together (rounded off to two digits after decimal)
in the Organisation ? (a) 78.55 (b) 72.45
(a) 5 (b) 12 (c) 76.28 (d) 75.83
(c) 21 (d) 8 (e) None of these
(e) 18 62. What is the total number of boys in School T ?
57. How many males work in the Accounts department ? (a) 500 (b) 600
(a) 170 (b) 165 (c) 750 (d) 850
(c) 185 (d) 160 (e) None of these
(e) None of these 63. The total number of students in school R, is approximately
58. The total number of employees working in the Accounts what percent of the total number of students in school S ?
department forms what percent of the total number of (a) 89 (b) 75
employees in the organisation ? (rounded off to two digits (c) 78 (d) 82
after decimal) (e) 94
(a) 19.34 (b) 16.29 64. What is the average number of boys in schools P and Q
(c) 11.47 (d) 23.15 together ?
(e) None of these (a) 1425 (b) 1575
59. The number of females working in the production (c) 1450 (d) 1625
department forms what percent of the total number of (e) None of these
females in the Organisation ? 65. What is the respective ratio of the number of girls in school
(a) 7 (b) 12 P to the number of girls in school Q ?
(c) 4 (d) 15 (a) 27 : 20 (b) 17 : 21
(e) None of these (c) 20 : 27 (d) 21 : 17
60. What is the total number of females working in the HR and (e) None of these
Marketing department together ?
(a) 363 (b) 433 DIRECTIONS (Qs. 66–68) : Study the given information carefully
(c) 545 (d) 521 and answer the questions that follow :
(e) None of these A basket contains 4 red, 5 blue and 3 green marbles.
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 61–65) : Study the graphs carefully to answer 66. If three marbles are picked at random, what is the probability
the questions that follow : that either all are green or all are red ?

Total number of children in 6 different schools and the percentage 7 7

(a) (b)
of girls in them 44 12
Number of Children 5 1
3500 (c) (d)
3000 12 44
2500 (e) None of these
2000 67. If two marbles are picked at random, What is the probability
1500 that both are red ?

1000 3 1
(a) (b)
7 2
500
0
2 1
P Q T U (c) (d)
R S 11 6
School (e) None of these
Percentage of Girls 68. If three marbles are picked at random, What is the probability
50
that at least one is blue ?
45
40 7 37
(a) (b)
35 12 44
30
25 5 7
(c) (d)
20 12 44
15 (e) None of these
10 DIRECTIONS (Qs. 69–70) : Study the given information carefully
5 and answer the questions that follow :

0 A committee of five members is to be formed out of 3 trainees,

P Q R S T U 4 professors and 6 research associates. In how many different
School ways can this be done if :
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69. The committee should have all 4 professors and 1 research 75. What is the number of candidates passing in the exam from
associate or all 3 trainees and 2 professors ? city E ?
(a) 12 (b) 13 (a) 13,000 (b) 11,10,000
(c) 24 (d) 52 (c) 1,13,000 (d) 11,000
(e) None of these (e) None of these
70. The committee should have 2 trainees and 3 research
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 76–80) : Study the following graph carefully
associates ?
to answer the questions that follow :
(a) 15 (b) 45
(c) 60 (d) 9 Percent profit made by two companies over the years
(e) None of these
Income – Expenditure
Per cent Profit = ´ 100
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 71–75) : Study the tables carefully and Expenditure
answer the questions that follow :
Company A
Number of candidates (in lakhs) appearing in an entrance
Company B
examination from six different cities and the ratio of 60
candidates passing and failing in the same 50

Percent Profit
City Number of Candidates 40
A 1.25 30
B 3.14
20
C 1.08
D 2.27 10
E 1.85
F 2.73 0
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Ratio of candidates passing and failing within the city Years
City Passing : Failing 76. If in the year 2004 the expenditure incurred by Company
A 7 : 3 A and B was the same, what was the respective ratio of the
B 5 : 3 income of Company A and B in that year ?
C 4 : 5 (a) 27 : 28 (b) 14 : 23
D 1 : 3 (c) 13 : 19 (d) Can not be determined
E 3 : 2 (e) None of these
F 7 : 5 77. If the amount of profit earned by Company A in the year
2007 was ` 1.5 lakhs, what was its expenditure in that year ?
71. What is the respective ratio of the number of candidates
(a) ` 1.96 lakhs (b) ` 2.64 lakhs
failing in the Exam from City D to those failing in the exam
(c) ` 1.27 lakhs (d) ` 3.75 lakhs
from City A ?
(e) None of these
(a) 289 : 42 (b) 42 : 289
78. What is the average percent profit earned by Company B
(c) 227 : 50 (d) 50 : 227
over all the years together ?
(e) None of these
72. The number of candidates appearing for the exam from City 1 1
(a) 19 (b) 24
C is what percent of the total number of candidates appearing 3 6
for the exam from City B ? (rounded off to the nearest
1 1
integer) (c) 12 (d) 37
(a) 27 (b) 34 3 6
(c) 42 (d) 21 (e) None of these
(e) 38 79. If in the year 2008, the income of both the companies A and
73. Number of candidates passing in the exam from City F is B was the same, what was the respective ratio of expenditure
what percent of the total number of candidates appearing of company A to the expenditure of company B in that year ?
form all the Cities together ? (rounded off to two digits after (a) 21 : 25 (b) 7 : 9
the decimal) (c) 13 : 15 (d) Cannot be determined
(e) None of these
(a) 12.93 (b) 14.46
80. What is the respective ratio of the amount of profit earned
(c) 10.84 (d) 11.37
by Company A and B in the year 2009 ?
(e) None of these
(a) 2 : 3 (b) 4 : 7
74. Which city has the highest number of students failing in (c) 11 : 15 (d) Cannot be determined
the entrance exam ? (e) None of these
(a) F (b) C
(c) B (d) D DIRECTIONS (Qs. 81–85) : Study the given table carefully to
(e) None of these answer the questions that follow :
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Percentage of marks obtained by five students in five 86. What is the average number of people using mobile service
different subjects in a school M for all the years together ?
Subject Eng. Sci Math SST Hindi 2 1
Student (100) (125) (150) (75) (50) (a) 16 (b) 14444
3 6
Rahul 67 84 70 64 90
2 1
Veena 59 72 74 88 84 (c) 16666 (d) 14
3 6
Soham 66 90 84 80 76
(e) None of these
Shreya 71 66 80 66 86 87. The total number of people using all the three mobiles
Varun 63 76 88 68 72 services in the year 2007 is what percent of the total number
Figured in brackets indicate maximum marked for a particular subject of people using all the three mobile services in the year
Eng. ® English 2008? (rounded off to two digits after decimal)
Sci. ® Science (a) 89.72 (b) 93.46
Math. ® Mathematics (c) 88.18 (d) 91.67
SST. ® Social Science (e) None of these
81. What are the average marks obtained by all the students
88. Number of people using mobile service N in the year 2006
together in English ?
forms approximately what percent of the total number of
(a) 64.6 (b) 60.4
(c) 66.7 (d) 68.4 people using all the three mobile services in that year ?
(e) None of these (a) 18 (b) 26
82. What is Varun's overall percentage in the examination ? (c) 11 (d) 23
(a) 81.5 (b) 78.2 (e) 29
(c) 75.4 (d) 69.8 89. What is the respective ratio of number of people using mobile
(e) None of these service L in the year 2005 to those using the same service in
83. What is the respective ratio of total marks obtained by Veena the year 2004 ?
and Sherya together in Mathematics to the marks obtained (a) 8 : 7 (b) 3 : 2
by Rahul in the same subject ? (c) 19 : 13 (d) 15 : 11
(a) 11 : 5 (b) 7 : 9
(e) None of these
(c) 5 : 11 (d) 9 : 7
(e) None of these 90. What is the total number of people using mobile service M
84. If in order to pass the exam a minimum of 95 marks are needed in the year 2008 and 2009 together ?
in Science; how many students pass in the exam ? (a) 35,000 (b) 30,000
(a) None (b) Three (c) 45,000 (d) 25,000
(c) One (d) Two (e) None of these
(e) Four
85. What are the total marks obtained by Soham all the subjects DIRECTIONS (Qs. 91–95) : Study the table carefully to answer
together ? the questions that follow :
(a) 396 (b) 408 Distance (in kms) travelled by six trucks on
(c) 402.5 (d) 398.5 six different days of the week
(e) None of these
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 86–90) : Study the given graph carefully to Truck Day P Q R S T U
answer the questions that follow :
Monday 240 250 320 325 330 300
Number of people (in thousands) using three different
types of mobile services over the years Tuesday 320 264 308 314 318 314
N M L Wednesday 324 294 330 312 310 325
70 Thursday 288 300 310 278 260 275
No. of People (in thousands)

Friday 366 302 288 292 270 268

60
Saturday 292 284 260 274 290 242
50
40 91. What is the average distance travelled by truck S in all the
30 days together ?

20 1 1
(a) 198 km (b) 296 km
3 6
10
1 1
0 (c) 199 km (d) 299 km
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 6 3
Years (e) None of these
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92. If the speed of truck P on Monday was 19.2 kmph, what was 97. The total number of candidates appeared in interview from
the time taken by it to cover the given distance ? Management and other disciplines was what percent of
(a) 10 hours (b) 11 hours number of candidates appeared from Engineering discipline?
(c) 9 hours 30 minutes (d) 12 hours 30 minutes (a) 50 (b) 150
(e) None of these (c) 200 (d) Cannot be determined
93. If to travel the given distance, the time taken by truck Q on (e) None of these
Friday was 8 hours, what was its speed on that day ? 98. Approximately what was the difference between the number
(a) 42.50 kmph (b) 28.25 kmph of candidates selected from Agriculture discipline and
(c) 37.75 kmph (d) 32.25 kmph number of candidates selected from Engineering discipline?
(e) None of these (a) 517 (b) 665
94. What is the total distance travelled by all the trucks together
(c) 346 (d) 813
on Saturday ?
(e) 296
(a) 1623 km (b) 1632 km
99. For which discipline was the difference in number of
(c) 1263 km (d) 1362 km
(e) None of these candidates selected to number of candidates appeared in
95. If on Tuesday truck R and truck T travelled at the same interview the maximum ?
speed, what was the respective ratio of time taken by truck (a) Management (b) Engineering
R and time taken by truck T to cover their respective (c) Science (d) Agriculture
distances ? (e) None of these
(a) 154 : 159 (b) 142 : 167 100. Approximately what was the total number of candidates
(c) 161 : 173 (d) Cannot be determined selected from Commerce and Agriculture discipline
(e) None of these together ?
(a) 1700 (b) 1800
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 96–100) : Study the following pie-charts (c) 2217 (d) 1996
carefully and answer the questions given below :
(e) 1550
Disciplinewise Break up of Number of candidates appeared in
Interview and Disciplinewise Break up of Number of Candidates
selected by an organisation
GENERAL AWARENESS,
Disciplinewise Break up of Number of candidates appeared in MARKETING & COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE
Interview by the organisation
Total Number of candidates Appeared In 101. What is the full form of the 'NPA' as used in banking
the Interview = 25780 percentage environment ?
(a) Not Profitable Assets (b) New Potential Accounts
1 8 ce

Others (c) Non Performing Assets(d) Net Performing Assets

m er

Ag (e) None of these

ri c 12
Com

u
1 4 l tu r 102. As per recent reports many countries are planning to
e
nt Science introduce "Tobin Tax", the idea of which was given by a
e
ag e m Nobel Prize winner economist James Tobin in 1978, Tobin
Man 1 2 28
1 6 r in g

Tax, if implemented will be levied on which of the following ?

ee
gin

(a) On the interest income of corporates earned through

En

major investments
Disciplinewise Break up of Number of candidates selected after (b) All cash transactions
Interview by the organisation (c) Services availed specifically by an elite group of people
Total Number of candidates selected After Interview (d) Foreign Exchange Transactions
= 7390 percentage (e) None of these
103. As per news reports the Indian Economy is poised to hit
1 6 ce

Others
m er

Ag high growth once again. It is estimated that the Gross

ri c 14
Com

u Domestic Product (GDP) may be somewhere in the range of

7 lture
6.25% – 7.75% in the current fiscal. But at the same time the
e nt Science economy has to face certain challenges also. What could
ag e m
Man 2 0 32
11 ring

these challenges be ?
ee

(A) Maintaining balance between price stability and

g in

exchange rate
En

96. What was the ratio between the number of candidates (B) Capital flow may not be adequate as many FIIs are still
appeared in interview from other disciplines and number of not comfortable with Indian markets.
candidates selected from Engineering discipline respectively (C) Industrial sector is still under pressure and not showing
(round off to the nearest integer) ? much improvement.
(a) 3609 : 813 (b) 3094 : 813 (a) Only (A) (b) Only (B)
(c) 3094 : 1035 (d) 4 125: 1035 (c) Only (C) (d) All (A), (B) and (C)
(e) 3981: 767 (e) None of these
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104. Which of the following countries has decided that from (a) Only (A) (b) Only (B)
October 2018 no cheques should be issued or honoured (c) Only (A) and (B) (d) Only (B) and (C)
there, and all the payments should be made and accepted in (e) All (A), (B) and (C)
electronic form only. 112. The Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of the APEC held an
(a) USA (b) Russia important summit in Singapore in November 2009. What is
(c) United Kingdom (d) Australia the full form of APEC ?
(e) None of these (a) Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation
105. In commodity exchanges in India, Index Futures are not (b) Afro-Pacific Economic Council
permitted, as some of the provisions of the FCRA do not (c) Asia Pacific Economic Council
allow the same. What is the full form of FCRA ? (d) Alliance for promotion of Economic Co-operation
(a) Foreign Commodities Regulation Act (e) None of these
(b) Forward Commodities Repurchasing Act 113. Which of the following Gulf countries has decided recently
(c) Forward Contracts Regulation Act
that despite the objections raised by certain countries, it
(d) Financial contracts Reformation Act
will construct 10 more Uranium enrichment plants to
(e) None of these
strengthen its position in the world ?
106. As per the findings of the expert group headed by Dr. Suresh
(a) Iraq (b) Iran
Tendulkar a substantial number of people in India still live
Below Proverty Line. What is that number in terms of (c) UAE (d) Kuwait
percentage ? (e) None of these
(a) 25 % (b) 37 % 114. Which of the following countries was the winner of Asia
(c) 41 % (d) 47 % Cup Hockey Tournament for women held in November 2009?
(e) None of these (a) India (b) Japan
107. As per the findings of the World Bank, which of the following (c) China (d) South Korea
recent development in rural areas, has doubled the income (e) None of these
of rural households, raised literacy rate by 10 % and 115. The leaders of the European Union (EU) named Mr. Herman
appreciated land prices by upto 80 % ? Van Rompuy as the first President of the E.U. Mr. Rompuy
(a) Relief packages to the farmers the present ______.
(b) Construction of all weather roads (a) Prime Minister of Britain
(c) Recharging of water bodies (b) President of Ukraine
(d) Rainwater harvesting (c) Prime Minister of Russia
(e) None of these (d) President of Italy
108. As decided by the Reserve Bank of India, all the villages (e) Prime Minister of Belgium
with a population of 2000 will have access to financial 116. Which of the following is not one of the Monitorable Targets
services by the end of _____ of the 11th Five Year Plan (2007–12) ?
(a) 2009–10 (b) 2010–11 (a) To increase the average GDP growth rate
(c) 2011–12 (d) 2012–13 (b) To increasing the literacy rate
(e) None of these (c) To increase energy efficiency
109. As reported in various newspapers the Reserve Bank of (d) To improve sex ratio
India is planning to allow more and more banks to function
(e) To maximize the effect of global warming
as "Local Area Banks". This will help RBI in the
117. Cryogenic Engines are used in which of the following areas
implementation of which of the following of its plans/drives?
of technology ?
(A) Financial Inclusion
(a) Atomic Energy (b) Food Technology
(B) Rural Banking
(c) Oceanography (d) Space Research
(C) Mobile and e-Banking
(a) Only (A) (b) Only (B) (e) None of these
(c) Only (C) (d) Only (A) and (B) 118. The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act is now
(e) None of these known by which of the following names ?
110. During his visit to Trinidad in November 2009, the Indian (a) Indira Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act
Prime Minister signed a Nuclear deal between India and (b) Rajiv Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act
_____. (c) Jawaharlal Nehru Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(a) Canada (b) Brazil (d) Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(c) Saudi Arabia (d) Tanzania (e) All (A), (B) and (C)
(e) None of these 119. Which of the following initiative is/are taken by the
111. Which of the following is/are the objective (S) of the new Government of India to boost the development of agriculture?
industrial policy of the Government of India ? (A) Accelerated Irrigation Benefit programme
(A) To transform India into a major partner and player in (B) Fertiliser Subsidy Scheme
the global trade (C) Public Distribution System (PDS)
(B) To maintain a sustained growth in productivity (a) Only (A) (b) Only (B)
(C) To become the biggest exporter of horticultural (c) Only (C) (d) Only (A) and (B)
products in South East Asia (e) All (A), (B) and (C)
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120. Which of the following is/are true about the Indo-US (a) compiler (b) interpreter
Economic and Financial Partnership deal made in November (c) converter (d) instruction
2009 ? (e) None of these
(A) The objective of the deal is to strengthen bilateral 130. A program that generally has more user-friendly interface
engagements and understanding. than a DBMS is called a ________.
(B) Work jointly on some financial and infrastructure related (a) front end (b) repository
projects. (c) back end (d) form
(C) The deal was signed during the visit of the Foreign
(e) None of these
Minister of both the countries to South Africa for Global
131. When you install a new program on your computer, it is
Economic Summit 2009.
typically added to the ________ menu.
(a) Only (A) (b) Only (B)
(c) Only (A) and (B) (d) Only (A) and (C) (a) all programs (b) select programs
(e) None of these (c) start programs (d) desktop programs
121. Which of the following countries has signed a deal to supply (e) None of these
a fleet of 150 J-10 Fighter Jets to Pakistan ? 132. Which of the following contains information about single
(a) France (b) Canada "entity" in the database - like a person, place, event, or
(c) Russia (d) USA thing?
(e) China (a) query (b) form
122. Which of the following terms/names is not associated with (c) record (d) table
banking/financial trade in India ? (e) None of these
(a) Automated Clearing House 133. Which one of the following is a key function of a firewall ?
(b) Provision Coverage Ratio (a) Monitoring (b) Deleting
(c) Market Stabilisation Scheme (c) Copying (d) Moving
(d) Credit Default Swaps (e) None of these
(e) Double Fault
134. ________ are a type of inexpensive digital camera that
123. The standard protocol of the Internet is _______.
remains tethered to a computer and used for
(a) TCP/IP (b) Java
videoconferencing, video chatting and live Web boardcast.
(c) HTML (d) Flash
(e) None of these (a) Webcams (b) Webpics
124. Digital photos and scanned images are typically stored as (c) Browsercams (d) Browserpics
________ graphics with extension such as .bmp, .png, .jpg, (e) None of these
.tif or .gif. 135. Who amongst the following is the author of the book "The
(a) vector (b) bitmap Rediscovery of India" ?
(c) either vector or bitmap (d) neither vector nor bitmap (a) Meghnad Desai (b) Romila Thapar
(e) None of these (c) Mulkraj Anand (d) Amit Chaudhary
125. A ________ is a computer attached to the Internet that (e) None of these
runs a special Web server software and can send Web pages 136. Some banks which were not able to meet their priority sector
out to other Computers over the Internet lending targets are now allowed to do so by purchasing
(a) web client (b) web system Priority Sector Lending Certificates (PSLC). Which of the
(c) web page (d) web server following agencies/organisation is/are authorized to issue
(e) None of these this certificates ?
126. After a user has saved and deleted many files, many (A) Micro Finance Institutions
scattered areas of stored data remain that are too small to be (B) Non Banking Finance Companies
used efficiency, causing ________. (C) NABARD
(a) disorder (b) turmoil (a) Only (A) (b) Only (B)
(c) disarray (d) fragmentation (c) Only (A) and (B) (d) Only (A), (B) and (C)
(e) None of these
(e) None of these
127. Which of the following books is written by V.S. Naipaul ?
137. Market Research is useful for _______.
(a) The Last Hero (b) Bliss was in that Dawn
(a) deciding proper marketing strategies
(c) Train to Pakistan (d) A Tale of Two Cities
(e) A house for Mr. Biswas (b) deciding the selling price
128. Which of the following is the communication protocol that (c) choosing the right products
sets the standard used by every computer that accesses (d) choosing the sales persons
Web-based information ? (e) All of these
(a) XML (b) DML 138. A 'call' means ______.
(c) HTTP (d) HTML (a) shout out to somebody
(e) None of these (b) a profession or business
129. Which of the following converts all the statements in a (c) visit friends
program in a single batch and the resulting collection of (d) visiting prospective customers
instructions is placed in a new file ? (e) After-sales services
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139. Conversion means ______. 150. Lead generation means _____
(a) meeting a prospective client (a) Tips for seiling tactics
(b) interacting with a prospective client (b) Tips for better production
(c) converting an employer into an employee (c) Generate leaders
(d) converting a seller to a buyer
(d) Likely sources for prospective clilents
(e) converting a prospective client into a buyer
140. Customisation means ________. (e) All of these
(a) acquiring more customers
(b) regulating customers
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
(c) special products to suit each customer
(d) more products per customer DIRECTIONS (Qs. 151–165) : Read the following passages
(e) All of these carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/
141. Modern styles to marketing include _______. phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while
(a) digital marketing (b) tele-marketing answering some of the questions.
(c) e-commerce (d) e-mails solicitation Despite the economic crunch worldwide that saw pulverization
(e) All of these of some of the largest banking and finance of giants, Indian
142. The acronym HTML stands for ________. banking houses have managed to show positive growth this
(a) High Transfer Machine Language quarter. Some of India's leading national banks have posted a net
(b) High Transmission Markup Language profit rise of more than 40% over the last quarter amid global
(c) Hypertext Markup Language turmoil. This would come as a big shot in the arm for the investors
(d) Hypermedia Markup Language and consumers of these banks even though apprehension is
(e) None of these
mounting on other banking and broking firms worldwide. One of
143. e-Marketing is same as _______.
the main reasons behind the success of these banks this quarter,
(a) virtual markting (b) digital marketing
would be their direct backing by the Government of India. People
(c) real time marketing (d) All of these
take solace in their in India. People take solace in their investments
(e) None of these
in public sector watching the bailout packages being cashed out
144. Value added services means _______.
(a) costlier products (b) large number of products by governments all over the world to save big business houses.
(c) additional services (d) at par services Other private banks in India have also reported a substantial
(e) None of these net profit over the last quarter given the international and domestic
145. Aggressive Marketing is necessitated due to ________. scenario one cannot put this down as a mundane achievement
(a) globalisation While others are on a cost cutting spree and firing employees,
(b) increased competition Indian Companies are actually working on boosting staffing in
(c) increased production banking and broking sectors. This can be seen as a big boon in
(d) increased job opportunities the days to come when the current recession eases and the
(e) All of these economy gradually comes back on to the fast track. The finance
146. Computers connected to a LAN can _____ minister has assured Indian public about the sound health of all
(a) run faster Indian Bank. This could also be evident from the fact that there
(b) share information and/or share peripheral equipment have been no mergers and take overs in Indian Banking sector in
(c) e-mail a contrast to world scenario where finance houses are looking for
(d) go online mergers to cut costs on operations. We definitely are not looking
(e) None of these to thrive; rather we are looking for growth. It is just that the pace
147. Efficient marketing style requires of growth is a little slow now as compared to a year or two before.
(a) proper planning These are hard times to test the hard. The weak in business and
(b) good communication skills career will be weeded out and it is sometimes very beneficial for
(c) team work business on the long run.
(d) knowledge of products
151. What, according to the author, is the reason for the success
(e) All of these
in Indian national banks in this quarter ?
148. The performance of a sales person depends on _____
(a) salary paid (a) Indian national banks do not have any commitments
(b) sales incentives paid in troubled foreign markets.
(c) size of the sales team (b) These banks can never face financial crisis because of
(d) ability and willingness of the sales person their sheer size.
(e) team leader's aggressiveness (c) These banks are ready to give loans at a very low rate
149. The sole aim of marketing is to _____ of interest.
(a) Increase sales (d) The public is ready to invest in these banks because
(b) Increase the number of employees
of the knowledge that these banks get strong support
(c) Increase profits
from the government.
(d) Increase production
(e) All of these (e) None of these
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152. What does the phrase 'shot in the arm' as used in the DIRECTIONS (Qs. 159-165) : Choose the word/group of words
passage mean ? which is most opposite in meaning to the word/group of words
(a) Shock (b) Fear printed in bold as used in the passage.
(c) Encouragement (d) Anxiety
(e) None of these 159. THRIVE
(a) succeed (b) deteriorate
153. How, according to the author is the current recession
(c) worry (d) tremble
beneficial ?
(e) strive
(a) Worldwide, companies have realized that India is a 160. MUNDANE
strong power to reckon with (a) extraordinary (b) regular
(b) India is surging ahead of the other companies (c) severe (d) visionary
throughout the world. (e) routine
(c) After the recession is over international companies Modern bio-technology, especially the creation of genetically
will turn to India for investment. modified crops, is often presented as a magic solutions or universal
(d) Recession is bringing down the prices of essential panacea for the problems of poverty, inadequate nutrition and
commodities. even environmental degradation across the world. Coversely, there
(e) None of these are people who present the picture of tech generated monsters
154. What, according to the author, will be a big boon in the and major human health hazards being created by science. Many
days to come ? of the technological changes currently in the process of being
(a) The economy coming back on the first track utilised in agriculture can have unforeseen consequences, and
(b) The slowing down of the economy their sefety and future viability are far from secure.
The reality, as always, is far more complex than either of
(c) Increased hiring in Indian financial sector in times of
these two extremes. Even today the total food production in the
economic slowdown
world is adequate to feed the hungry of the world; the problem is
(d) The cost cutting carried out by all the companies
rather one of unequal distribution, which deprives a large part of
(e) None of these the population of even their minimal nutritional requirements.
155. Which of the following statements is definitely true in the Similarly farmers, especially in developing countries, face many
context of the passage ? problems such as lack of infrastructure, poor or unstable market
(A) India has not been affected by the economic slowdown access, volatile input and output prices etc., that biotechnology
(B) Indian Banks are showing growth in this quarter despite does not address, much less solve.
the recession It is true that transgenic plants can offer a range of benefits
(C) While banking industry in the West was severely which are above and beyond those which a emerged from more
affected by recession in the past, it is now gradually traditional innovations in cultivation. It is suggested that such
recovering and showing a positive growth new technology offers more effective pest resistance of seeds
(a) Only (A) (b) Only (B) and crops through genetic control mechanisms, which also
(c) Only (C) (d) Only (A) and (B) reduces the need for pesticide use and leads to improved yield. A
(e) Only (B) and (C) basic question, of course, is whether the new GM technology is
156. Which of the following strengthens the finance minister's safe, and whether this is absolutely crucial since the effects may
only be known much later. The jury is still very much out on this
statement about the sound health of Indian Banks with
matter, and the controversy does not appear to be resolved
respect to the passage ?
quickly.
(A) There have been no acquisitions and mergers of Indian The trouble is that most governments in developing
Banks. countries have relatively low food and beverage regulatory
(B) The Indian Banks are recording a positive growth. standards, and public systems for monitoring and surveillance of
(C) Layoffs have been observed worldwide. such items are poor or non-existent. This leaves them open for
(a) Only (A) and (B) (b) Only (A) and (C) entry and even dumping of a range of agricultural products of the
(c) Only (A) (d) Only (B) new technology, which may into pass regulatory standards in the
(e) All (A), (B) and (C) more developed countries.
161. Which of the following is true in context of the passage ?
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 157-158) : Choose the word/group of words
(a) Genetically modified crops have been universally
which is most similar in meaning to the word/group of words recognized as a solution to poverty and environmental
printed in bold as used in the passage. degradation
157. TURMOIL (b) The only way to improve the deficit in food requirement
(a) danger (b) shock and food production in the world is by adapting
(c) sadness (d) fear genetically modified crops
(e) chaos (c) Genetically modified crops produce more yield as
158. PULVERIZATION compared to yield from the traditional methods
(a) polarisation (b) mashing (d) Taking advantage of absence of regulatory standards,
(c) debasement (d) fall scientists have been dumping new products in the
(e) crushing markets without appropriate approval
(e) None is true
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162. Choose the word/group of words which is most similar in (c) unusual, worsened
meaning to open printed in bold as used in the passage. (d) insignificant, endured
(a) Vulnerable (b) Capable (e) adequate, proven
(c) Threatened (d) Uncertain 168. The National Knowledge commission has said that India
(e) Weak will have to bring _______ in education if it has to emerge
163. Choose the word/group of words which is most opposite in as the most _______ workforce of the world.
meaning to VOLATILE printed in bold as used in the (a) changes, biggest (b) reforms, talented
passage. (c) alleviation, skillful (d) quality, brighter
(a) Never-ending (b) Meager (e) outcomes, demanded
(c) Valuable (d) Irreversible 169. Norway has stolen a march over other developed countries
(e) Table by _______ that it would reduce 40% of its greenhouse
164. The author of the given passage seems to be definitely gas emissions by 2020 and ______ carbon neutral by 2030.
______ (a) allowing, turn (b) posing, grew
(a) suggesting the use of traditional method of agriculture (c) estimating, exist (d) perceiving, arising
as against bio-technology by developing countries (e) declaring, become
owing to their poor regulatory standards 170. According to the language experts, children should begin
(b) in favour of utilizing bio-technology as a tool for talking in their mother tongue rather than foreign language
alleviation of poverty from the world which can _______ affect their comprehension abilities
(c) urging the policy makers to improve infrastructure leading to serious language based _______ later in their
facilities so that farmers can maximise the benefits lives.
genetically modified crops (a) significantly, abilities
(d) unconvienced of the long term effects and rationale (b) appropriately, achievements
for immediate requirement of genetically modified (c) severely, advantages
products (d) adversely, problems
(e) None of these (e) positively, issues
165. Why, according to author, is genetic modification of crops DIRECTIONS (Qs. 171-175) : In each of the following questions
not an answer to the problem of hunger in the world ? four words are given of which two words are given of which two
(A) People being highly doubtful of the long term effects words are most nearly the same or opposite in meaning. Find
of genetically modified crops, do not buy the products the two words which are most nearly the same or opposite in
grown by such methods. meaning and indicate the number of the correct letter
(B) The problem of hunger in the world is not due to combination.
inadequate production of food but due to unequal
distribution of it. 171. (A) instigate (B) enquire
(C) Many developing countries have banned genetically (C) construe (D) interpret
modified products as developed countries have been (a) A–C (b) A–B
using these countries as dumping grounds for new (c) C–D (d) B– D
genetically modified products. (e) A– D
(a) Only (A) (b) Only (B) 172. (A) superficial (B) superfluous
(c) Both (B) and (C) (d) Both (A) and (C) (C) enlightened (D) surplus
(e) None of these (a) A–C (b) A–B
(c) B–C (d) B– D
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 166-170) : Each question below has two (e) A– D
blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. 173. (A) appalling (B) sinister
Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning (C) perturbed (D) threatening
of the sentence as a whole. (a) A– B (b) B– D
166. A controversial plan to build an immense dam in Brazil's (c) A–C (d) A–D
rainforest was stalled when it ______ a formidable bloc of (e) D–C
_______ in ecologists and indigenous tribes alike. 174. (A) imprison (B) torture
(a) resulted, hostilities (b) gained, supporters (C) excruciate (D) extract
(c) attracted, opponents (d) lead, protesters (a) B–D (b) B–C
(e) drew, proponents (c) A– B (d) C–D
167. According to a recent survey, sales figures of high end cars (e) A–C
have seen an ________ growth in the past year, which 175. (A) pertinent (B) impolite
shows that Indian consumers have________ the impact of (C) irrelevant (D) insecure
recession. (a) A–C (b) B– D
(a) unprecedented, negated (c) C–D (d) A–D
(b) unbelievable, suffered (e) B–C
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DIRECTIONS (Qs. 176-180) : Rearrange the following sentences grossly (184). There are clear (185) that farm output, particularly
(A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) to make a meaningful paragraph cereals, will fall drastically. Insufficient rain is bound to shoot up
and then answer the questions which follow : the (186) of agricultural commodities and that would impact the
economy as a whole. The drought would also (187) a drastic
(A) According to it, organized retail stores are not wolves at the reduction in rural employment and consumption besides inflation
doors of friendly neighbourhood grocery stores as there is in the prices of food articles.
room for expansion of both. Food prices have been (188) since the past few months,
(B) Many have been crying foul over the entry of organized and lower agricultural production, is likely to (189) the situation.
retail stores expressing concern over their impact on small The government has said that food grain from the buffer stocks
store owners. will be used to keep prices (190). Subsidised food grain is
(C) The final winner in the competition, however, is the common necessary in these times, but its effectiveness will depend a lot
man who gets to choose between the most suitable options on the distribution system.
and in turn fights with the runaway inflation in prices of 181. (a) impractical (b) ambiguous
essential commodities. (c) failing (d) working
(D) In spite of this potential for expansion, it is doubtless that
(e) weakening
the small store owners face a decline in profit in initial years
182. (a) strike (b) affected
if organized retailers set up stores in the vicinity.
(c) exposed (d) revered
(E) But a study conducted over a period of two years goes a
(e) altered
long way towards allaying these fears.
183. (a) unseasonably (b) unfavourably
(F) This impact, however, wears off once they learn to take on
(c) presently (d) meagerly
the competition which in turn enhances efficiency all
(e) later
around.
184. (a) inadequate (b) enough
176. Which of the following sentences should be the FIRST
(c) missing (d) ample
after rearrangement ?
(a) A (b) B (e) atrocious
(c) C (d) D 185. (a) contradictions (b) advices
(e) E (c) reasons (d) results
177. Which of the following sentences should be the THIRD (e) indications
after rearrangement ? 186. (a) production (b) requirement
(a) A (b) E (c) prices (d) yield
(c) D (d) F (e) labour
(e) C 187. (a) trigger (b) lead
178. Which of the following sentences should be the SIXTH (c) result (d) contribute
(LAST) after rearrangement ? (e) dampen
(a) A (b) B 188. (a) improving (b) balanced
(c) C (d) E (c) stable (d) increasing
(e) F (e) decreasing
179. Which of the following sentences should be the SECOND 189. (a) aggravate (b) amend
after rearrangement ? (c) smoothen (d) improve
(a) A (b) B (e) challenge
(c) C (d) E 190. (a) unprofitable (b) futile
(e) F (c) maximum (d) growing
180. Which of the following sentences should be the FIFTH (e) down
after rearrangement ?
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 191-195) : Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3)
(a) D (b) B
and (4) given below each statement should be placed in the
(c) C (d) E
blank space provided so as to make a meaningful and
(e) F
grammatically correct sentence ? If none of the sentences is
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 181-190) : In the following passage there are appropriate, mark (5) as the answer.
blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are
191. Although information technology has entered the homes,
printed below the passage and against each, five words/phrases offices and hearts of many citizens of India, .....
are suggested, one of which best fits the blank appropriately. (a) India provides the highest number of IT experts to the
Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case. world every year
Economic growth figures for the first quarter of this financial year (b) many people in rural areas still remain ignorant of its
seem to support the claim that the worst may be over for the immense benefits
Indian economy. The gradual revival is also an indication that the (c) government has done its best by funding research in
government's economic stimulus package is (181). What could, this field appropriately
however, upset the positive outlook is the drought which (182) (d) the face of communication in the years to come would
large parts of the country and its impact on overall growth. Even change completely from the by gone years
though the monsoon had picked up (183) the rains received were (e) None of these
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192. While the environment friendly – Nuclear energy could make (c) A recent report suggested that 34 percent of
a large addition in the energy resources, ..... government land is illegally occupied by the slum
(a) experts have a lot of expectations from this cleaner dwellers
method of producing energy (d) The slum dwellers live in sub human, unhygienic
(b) the government is determined to extract maximum out conditions in their tiny shanties and are very often
of this technology in the near future hubs for criminal activities
(c) international lobby has been pressurising the (e) None of these
developing nations to shift their energy production 197. However, since the beginning of the nineties, free market
from coal to make our power forces have been allowed to play for ensuring all round
(d) the problem of locating adequate numbers of Uranium development in Indian markets as well.
reserves to run the reactors is yet to be sorted out Which of the following sentences would immediately
(e) None of these precede the above sentence ?
193. ..........., experts proposed the idea of a common school system (a) Entry of various market forces increased the
(a) Overlooking the fundamental right of quality education competition faced by the indigenous organizations
of every child in India
manifold
(b) Since the curricular requirements of a rural child is
(b) The severe shortage of newest technology and
different from an urban child
products in the late 1980s ended with the entry of
(c) Based on the fact that difference in the quality of school
foreign players in the Indian market.
acts as a ground for discrimination
(d) Since a large percentage of Indian children are getting (c) A major roadblock faced by the foreign investors was
free education the poor infrastructure facilities which was however
(e) None of these overtaken by the prospects seen in the huge market
194. .........., the soil today is now nowhere as a rich in native (d) India had been following a very selective and
minerals as it used to be some centuries ago conservative economic policy during the late 1980s
(a) As there is a growing consent among farmers regarding (e) None of these
limiting the use of chemical fertilizers. 198. That was mainly because only two percent of the total
(b) As the chemical inputs in agriculture improved the yield farmers could actually comprehend the lengthy procedures
many folds to obtain the loan and be benefited from it.
(c) Owing to the uninhibited use of chemical inputs in Which of the following sentences would immediately
agriculture precede the above sentence ?
(d) Awareness among farmers regarding the side effects (a) Many moneylenders have been making the most out
of chemical farming grew of this situation and providing loans to the rest of the
(e) None of these farmers at inflated prices
195. As allegation of crores of rupees changing hands to permit (b) There is thus an urgent need to make the schemes and
illegal meaning began to fly thick arid fast, ...... policy as simple and farmer friendly as possible.
(a) government ordered an enquiry which exposed a nexus (c) A new loan scheme started by the government a couple
between mine operators and bureaucrats of months ago proved to be a huge failure and utterly
(b) it caused great damage to the surrounding ecosystem unpopular among the farmers
and the environment in general (d) This situation can be improved by providing mediators
(c) the officials have been irresponsible in failing to bring to carry out and follow-up of the lengthy official
it to the notice of the court in time. procedure for the farmers
(d) the powerful mining lobby had bribed the officials to (e) None of these
obtain permit for mining on ecologically sensitive land
199. The foreign embassy has put forward a demand to the
(e) None of these
government that prosecution may be carried out on a foreign
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 196-200) : In each of the given sentences land and not in the country to which the terrorists belong.
select the sentence which would either follow or precede the Which of the following sentences would immediately follow
given sentence in grammatically and conceptually appropriate the above sentence ?
manner. The instruction is given at the end of every statement. (a) Army arrested the terrorists responsible for kidnapping
four foreign tourists after a daylong operation
196. Unfortunately, however these slum dwellers are looked upon
by the society as an appendix causing ills in the urban (b) The foreign ministry has offered all possible help to
society. the government for hunting down the terrorists
Which of the following sentences would immediately involved in it
precede the above sentence. (c) Government has politely declined the request to
(a) Health officials have been warning the government handover the arrested terrorists for prosecution
against the transmission of contagious diseases from outside the country
the slum areas to other parts of the city (d) The arrested terrorists were sentenced to life
(b) Slim dwellers not only play a significant role in urban imprisonment after being prosecuted by a panel of
economy but also provide cheap labour for everyday international judges
work of the cities (e) None of these
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200. This is because most of the institutes for higher learning urban areas
lack the basic infrastructure, trained staff and equipment (c) According to a recent survey, only two out of nearly
necessary for the physically challenged. 200 universities in India have adequate number of
Which of the following sentences would immediately books in Braille
precede the above sentence ? (d) Although government has been making many
(a) Many physically challenged people have been provisions to improve higher education in India, no
performing as well as other students perform in their attention has been paid to the education of the
studies physically challenged students
(b) The percent of illiterate, physically challenged people (e) None of these
in rural areas is considerably more than that in the
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1. (e) 42 W 7 R 8 A 6 Q 4 = ?
Þ ? = 42 ¸ 7 – 8 + 6 × 4 7. (e)
20 18 9 2 21 14 1 12
Þ ?= 6 - 8 + 24
Þ ? = 30 – 8 = 22
T R 1 B U N A L
2. (b) As per conditions given

N D O W N N A M E
A ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯
W E 8. (d)
5 @ 9 # ¹ 6 ¸ 3
30 m So code for Mode is % @ 53
S 9. (c) Meaningful Words from LGEU are
15 m
B C Þ GLUE, LUGE
T H R I V E S
20 m
+1 –1 –1
10. (a)
E D
15 m S I U H R D U
Similarly,
Required distance = AE = AB + BE = (30 + 20) m = 50 m L
S O U F U L
+6 +6 +6
3. (d) C ¾¾® I ¾¾® O ¾¾® U +1 –1 –1
+6 +6 +6
E ¾¾® K ¾¾® Q ¾¾® W V P T K K T E
+6 +6 +6
A ¾¾® G ¾¾® M ¾¾® S
Nets
4. (c) Dresses
Branches
5 9 1 6 4 8 2 3 Cars
11. (b) Trains
9 5 3 8 4 1 2 6
5. Here 2 different series of alphabets are there.
(a) P Q R S T ABC DE
PQ RS ABC DE Conclusions:
I. False II. True
PQ RS ABCD
III. True IV. False
PQ R ABCD
Mountains
6. (b)
Jungles

how can you go ja da ka pa Desks Kites Pencils

12. (c)
can you come here na ka sa ja

Conclusions:
ra pa sa I. False II. False
come and go III. True IV. True

Codes are: Clips Roads

how Þ da come Þ sa
can Þ ja or ka here Þ na 13. (e) Papers Lanes
you Þ ja or ka and Þ ra Boards
go Þ pa
The code for here is ‘na’.
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Conclusions: I. R« D Þ R < D : Not True
I. True II. False II. V « R Þ V < R : Not True
III. False IV. False III. D @ M Þ D = M : Not True
IV. M % D Þ M > D : Not True
Clocks D is either smaller than or equal to M.
Therefore, either III or IV follows.
Pens 22. (b) F%NÞF>N
Tyres Wheels Buses NÓWÞN³W
14. (a)
WdYÞW£Y
Y «T ÞY < T
Therefore, F > N ³ W £ Y < T
Conclusions:
Conclusions
I. False II. False
I. F % W Þ F > W : True
III. False IV. False
II. T % N Þ T > N : Not True
III. N % Y Þ N > Y : Not True
Hammers Windows IV. T % W Þ T > W : True
So only conclusion I and II follow
Stones Rings Doors 23. (d) BÓTÞB³T
15. (e) T «RÞT < R
R%FÞR>F
F@ KÞF=K
Or Therefore, B ³ T < R > F = K
Conclusions
I. B % R Þ B > R : Not True
Ring II. F « T Þ F < T : Not True
III. R % K Þ R > K : True
Door Hammer
I. False IV. K « T Þ K < T : Not True
II. True Either So only conclusion III is true.
III. False Stones
Window 24. (a) J@FÞJ=F
IV. False FdNÞF£N
N%HÞN>H
HÓGÞH³G
(16-20): Sitting arrangement Therefore, J = F £ N > H ³ G
Conclusions
F
I. G « N Þ G < N : True
G E II. N Ó J Þ N ³ J True
B III. F « J Þ F < J : Not True
IV. J d G Þ J £ G : Not True
K
So only conclusion I and II follow.
H 25. (e) D dTÞD£T
C T@ RÞ T =R
D A Rã M Þ R ³ M
M%KÞM>K
16. (a) C is fourth to the left of G. Therefore, D £ T = R ³ M > K
17. (d) E is third to the left of B. Conclusions
18. (c) G is third to the right of K. I. R @ D Þ R = D : Not True
19. (b) G is to immediate right of F. II. R % D Þ R > D : Not True
20. (e) F is sitting between G and E. R is either greater than or equal to D.
(21 - 25) : Symbols in terms of correct meaning can be written as Therefore, either I or II is true.
d Þ£ @Þ= ÓÞ³ III. K « T Þ K < T : True
IV. M d T Þ M £ T : True
% Þ > «Þ < 26. (a) Both argument (A) and (B) are strong. Which clearly
21. (d) R « K Þ R < K show the importance of irrigation nad environmental
K% DÞK>D consequences of reducing groundwater level.
D @ MÞ D = V Argument (c) is not strong.
V dMÞV £M 27. (c) Only Argument (B) is strong because thermal power
Therefore, R < K > D = V £ M plants in India are one way to increase environmental
Conclusions pollution so cannot be completly banned. Argument
(C) is based on example which is a bad argument.
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28. (d) Argument (A) is strong because due to shortage of 41. (b) Kesava Vora satisfies conditions (i), (ii), (a), (iv), (v),
space in big cities in India high rise building should be (vi) and (vii).
encouraged. Therefore, his case should be referred to Vice President
29. (c) Only Argument (C) is strong because to avoid the – Recruitment.
inconvenience of commuters, repair work is advisable 42. (a) There is no information about condition (ii).
in night only. 43. (a) There is no information about condition (i).
30. (c) Only Argument (A) and (C) are strong because 44. (c) Neha Salve satisfies conditions (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi)
compromise with level of education cannot be done. and (b). Therefore, her case should be referred to
31. (a) None of the Assumptions (A), (B) and (C) is implicit in President - Recruitment
the statement. If police authority has cordoned off the 45. (d) Neeta Jaiswal satisfies all the conditions. Therefore,
entire locality, it implies that police will ably control the she can be selected.
vechicular movement in the locality. 46. (d) The following changes occur from Problem figure (a) to
(b) :
It is assumed that any advice given to the people will
be followed.
32. (c) Only Assumption (B) is implicit in the statement.
The apex body controlling universities has taken the
decision assuming that technical colleges will honour
it.
33. (c) Only Assumption (A) and (B) are implicit in the Similar changes would occur from Problem Figure (c) to (d).
statement.. Government urged all the citizens to use 47. (c) In each subsequent figure all the designs move in
electronic media assuming that most people are capable clockwise direction and the design at top position is
of using electronic media. replaced with a new design.
34. (c) Only Assumption (B) is implicit in the statement. If the 48. (e) From Problem Figure (a) to (b) the top and the bottom
Government has decided to auction construction of designs interchange positions. From Problem Figure
highways to private entities, it may be assumed that (b) to (c) the top design moves to the bottom position.
many private entities in the country are capable of These two steps are repeated alternately in the
constructing highways within reasonable time. subsequent figures.
35. (b) Only Assumption (A) is implicit in the statement. Any 49. (a) From Problem Figure (a) to (b) three designs move one
appeal/request is issued assuming that some people step in design appears at the central position. From
will pay heed to it. Problem Figure (d) to (e) the upper left and the central
36. (a) From the given data in the passage, it is clear that the designs interchange positions. Similarly, the upper right
Inference is definitely true. and lower left designs interchange positions.
37. (b) The use of term’ always’ in the inference shows that Therefore, from Problem Figure (b) to (c) similar changes
the Inference is probably true. would occur as that have been occurred from Problem
Figure (d) to (e).
38. (a) The inference is definitely true. Consider the following
50. (b) From Problem Figure (b) to (c) all the designs move in
line of the passage:
anticlockwise direction. The arrow and the design (B)
“Excessively low interest rates skew the risk reward rotate through 90° clock-wise while the T-shaped design
equation by making projects that are actually not viable, rotates through 90° anticlockwise. Similar changes
appear viable.” would occur from Problem Figure (d) to (e)
39. (e) The Inference is definitely false. Consider the following
51. (e) Number of L type products sold by : Store F = 48 Store
line of the passage:
E = 40.
“It is now well established that long periods of unduly
low interest rates encourage banks to take more risks.” 48
\ Required percentage = ´ 100 = 120
40. (a) The Inference is definitely true because rise in NPAs 40
depend upon cyclic factors. 52. (e) Required ratio = (61 + 54) : (54 + 48) = 115 : 102
(41 -45) : 53. (b) Required average = `
Con ditio ns æ 16 + 15 + 14.5 + 15.6 + 18.2 + 14.9 ö
Cand idate ç ÷ thousand
(i) (ii) (iii) or (a) (iv ) (V) (vi) (v ii) or (b ) è 6 ø
Kes ava ü ü – ü ü ü ü ü –
æ 94.2 ö
A rin dam ü NG ü – ü ü ü ü – = `ç ÷ thousands = ` 15,700
è 6 ø
Soh an NG ü ü – ü ü ü ü –
54. (a) Required difference
Neha ü ü ü – ü ü ü – ü = ` (60 × 75 – 44 × 15) thousands
Neeta ü ü ü – ü ü ü ü – = ` (4500 – 660) thousands
Note: NG ® Not given = ` 38.4 lakhs
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55. (d) Required amount earned by store C through the sale of = 3C3 + 4C3
M and O type products together =1+ 4=5
= ` (57 × 5.6 + 48 × 50) thousands \ Required probability
= ` (319.2 + 2400) thousands
n ( E) 5 1
= ` 27.192 lakhs = = =
Calculations (56 - 60): n ( S) 220 44
Total number of employees = 2400 67. (e) Total possible outcomes
5 12 ´ 11
= n ( S) = C 2 =
12
Number of male employees = ´ 2400 = 1500 = 66
8 1´ 2
3 Favourable number of cases = n(E)
Number of female employees = ´ 2400 = 900
8 4 4´3
= C2 = =6
(56 – 60) : 1´ 2
\ Required probability
Department Males Females
HR 180 330 n (E) 6 1
= = =
Marketing 330 191 n ( S) 66 11
IT 185 100 68. (b) Total possible outcomes = n(S) = 12C3 = 220
Production 630 63 Favourable number of ways of picking 3 marbles (none
Accounts 175 216 is blue) out of 7 marbles
185 7 7 ´6´5
56. (b) Required percentage = ´ 100 = 12 = C3 = = 35
1500 1´ 2 ´ 3
57. (e) Number of males in Accounts \ Required probability
department = 175 æ 35 ö 7 37
58. (b) Required percentage = çè1 - ÷ = 1- =
220 ø 44 44
(175 + 216) 69. (a) Number of combinations
= ´ 100 = 16.29
2400
63
= ( 4 C4 ´ 6C1 + 3C3 ´ 4C2 ) = 1 × 6 + 1 × 6 = 12
59. (a) Required percentage = ´ 100 = 7 70. (c) Number of combinations
900
= Selecting 2 trainees out of 3 and selecting 3 research
60. (d) Number of females is HR and Marketing department
associates out of 6 = 3C2 × 6C3
= 330 + 191 = 521
6 ´ 5´ 4
61. (d) School Number of Girls Number of Boys = 3´ = 60
1´ 2 ´ 3
P 1000 1500 (71 - 75) :
Q 1350 1650 71. (c) Required ratio
R 550 1450
S 675 1575 City Numb er of Nu mber o f
T 500 750 Cand idates can did ates failed
U 175 825 pas s ed
Number of boys in schools R and U together A 87500 37500
= (1450 + 825) = 2275 B 196250 117750
C 48000 60000
2275
\ Required percentage = ´ 100 = 75.83 D 56750 170250
3000 E 111000 74000
62. (c) Number of boys in school T = 750 F 159250 113750
2000
63. (a) Required percentage = ´ 100 = 89 170250 : 37500 = 227 : 50
2250
1.08
1 72. (b) Required percentage = ´ 100 = 34
64. (b) Required average = (1500 + 1650 ) = 1575 3.14
2 73. (a) Total number of candidates appearing from all the cities
65. (c) Required ratio = 20 : 27 together = (1.25 + 3.14 + 1.08 + 2.27 + 1.85 + 2.73) lakh
66. (d) Total possible outcomes = Number of ways of picking = 12.32 lakh
3 marbles out of 12 marbles = n(S) \ Required percentage
12 ´ 11 ´ 10 159250
= 12c3 = 220 ´ 100 = 12.93
1´ 2 ´ 3 =
1232000
Favourable number of cases = n(E)
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74. (d) Marks obtained by Rahul in Maths
75. (e) Number of passed students from city E = 111000
70 + 150
76. (d) Let the expenditure of companies A and B in 2004 be = = 105
` I lakh each. 100
Required tatio = 231:105 = 11:5
I1 - I 84. (b) If pass percentage in Science be x, then
For company A, 35 = ´ 100
I
1255 x 95 ´ 100
Þ 135I = 10011 ....(i) = 95 Þ x = = 76
100 125
I2 - I Clearly, three students will pass in science and hence
For company B, 40 = ´ 100
I in the exam.
Þ 140I = 100I2 ....(ii) 85. (c) Marks obtained by Sohan in all subjects
Dividing equation (i) by (ii), 90 ´ 125 84 ´ 150 80 ´ 75 76 ´ 50
I 1 135 27 = 66 + + + +
100 100 100 100
= =
I2 140 28 = 66 + 112.5 + 126 + 60 + 38 = 402.5
77. (d) Let the expenditure of company A in 2007 be ` x lakh. 86. (a) Average number of people using mobile service M
1.5 æ 5 + 10 + 25 + 20 + 25 + 15 ö
\ 40 = ´ 100 Þ 40 x = 150 =ç
è ÷ø thousands
40 6
150 100 2
Þ x= =`3.75 lakh = thousand = 16
40 6 3
78. (e) Required average per cent profit earned by company B 55
87. (d) Required per cent = ´ 100 = 91.67
40 + 45 + 40 + 35 + 30 + 45 60
=
6 88. (a) Required per cent
235 1 10
= = 39 % = ´ 100 » 18
6 6 55
79. (c) If the income of each company be `x lakh in 2008, then 89. (b) Required ratio = 15 : 10
for company A, =3:2
90. (e) Required number of people
x - E1 = (25 + 15) thousand = 40000
50 = ´ 100
E1 91. (d) Required average distance covered by truck S
150E1 = 100x ....(i) æ 325 + 314 + 312 + 278 + 292 + 274 ö
For company B, = çè ÷ø km
6
x - E2
30 = ´ 100 æ 1795 ö 1
E2 = çè ÷ km = 299
6 ø 6
Þ 130E2 = 100x ....(ii)
From equations (i) and (ii), 92. (d) Required time
E1 130 240
= = 13 :15 = = 12.5hours = 12 hours 30 minutes
E 2 150 19.2
93. (c) Speed of truck Q on Friday
80. (d) It cannot be determined as data for yearwise actual
profit of each company is not available. 302
= = 37.75 kmph
81. (e) Required average marks in English 8
æ 67 + 59 + 66 + 71 + 63ö 326 94. (b) `Total distance travelled by all the trucks on Saturday
= çè ÷ø = = 65.2 = (292 + 284 + 260 + 274 + 280 + 242) km = 1632 km
5 5 95. (b) Required ratio =308:318
82. (c) Varun’s total marks = 154 : 159
76 ´ 125 88 ´ 150 75 ´ 68 72 ´ 50 96. (b) Required ratio
= 63 + + + +
100 100 100 100 25780 ´ 12 7390 ´ 11
= 63 + 95 + 132 + 51 + 36 = 377 = : = 3094:813
100 100
377 24
\ Required percentage = ´ 100 = 75.4
500 97. (b) Required percentage = ×100 = 150
16
83. (a) Marks obtained by Veena and Shreya together in Maths
98. (e) Required difference
74 ´ 150 80 ´ 150
= + = 111 + 120 = 231 4 ´ 7390
100 100 = (11-7)% of 7390 = = 296
100
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99. (c) It is obvious from the Pai chart. 164. (d) Unconvinced of the long term effects and rationale for
immediate requirement of genetically modified products.
25780 ´ 28 7390 ´ 32
Science Þ - 165. (b) 166. (e) 167. (a) 168. (b)
100 100 169. (e) 170. (d)
» 7218 – 2365 » 4853 171. (c) The word construe (verb) means : to understand the
25780 ´ 16 7390 ´ 11 meaning of a word, sentence in a particular way: interpret
Engineering Þ - Look at the sentence :
100 100
He considered how the remark was to be construed.
» 4124 – 813 » 3311
Hence, the words construe an d interpret are
25780 ´ 18 7390 ´ 16 synonymous.
Commerce Þ - 172. (d) The word Superfluous (Adjective) means : more than
100 100
» 4640 – 1182 » 3458 you need or want. The word surplus means the same.
100. (a) Required number of candidates 173. (a) The word Appalling (Adjective) means : extremely bad:
shocking
23 ´ 7390 Look at the sentence:
= 23% of 7390 = » 1700
100 The prisoners were living in appalling conditions. The
101. (c) 102. (d) 103. (c) 104. (c) word sinister (Adjective) means: seeming evil or
105. (c) 106. (b) 107. (a) 108. (c) dangerous; making you think something bad will
109. (b) 110. (a) 111. (c) 112. (a) happen. Hence, the words appalling and sinister are
113. (b) 114. (c) 115. (e) 116. (e) synonymous.
117. (d) 118. (d) 119. (d) 120. (c) 174. (b) The word Torture (Verb) means: to hurt somebody
121. (e) 122. (e) 123. (a) 124. (b) physically or mentally ; make somebody feel extremely
125. (d) 126. (d) 127. (e) 128. (c) unhappy or anxious.
129. (c) 130. (c) 131. (a) 132. (c) Look at the sentence:
133. (a) 134. (a) 135. (a) 136. (b) Many of the rebels were captured and for tured by
137. (a) 138. (d) 139. (e) 140. (c) secret polic the word Exeruciate(Verb) beans the same
141. (e) 142. (c) 143. (c) 144. (c) meaning.
145. (b) 146. (b) 147. (e) 148. (d) 175. (a) The word Pertinent (Adjective) means: appropriate to
149. (a) 150. (d) a particular situation; relevant.
151. (d) The public is ready to invest in these banks because of Look at the sentence : Please keep your comments
the knowledge that these banks get strong support pertinent to the topic under discussion.
from the Government. Hence, the words pentinent and irrelevant are
152. (c) Encouragement antonymous.
153. (a) Worldwide, companies have realized that India is a 176. (b) 177. (a) 178. (c) 179. (d)
strong power to reckon with 180. (e) 181. (d) 182. (b) 183. (e)
154. (e) None of these 184. (a) 185. (e) 186. (c) 187. (a)
155. (b) Only (b) 188. (d) 189. (a) 190. (e)
156. (e) All (a), (b) and (c) 191. (b) Many people in rural areas still remain ignorant of its
157. (e) The meaning of the word Turmoil (Noun) as used in immense benefits.
the passage is : a state of great anxiety and confusion. 192. (d) The government is determined to extract maximum out
The word Chaos (Noun) means : a state of compete of this technology in the near future.
confusion and lack of order. 193. (c) Based on the fact that difference in the quality of
Hence, the words turmoil and chaos are synonymous. schools acts as a ground for discrimination.
158. (e) The meaning of the word Pulverization (Noun) as used
194. (c) Owing to the uninhibited use of chemical inputs in
in the passage is : defeat or destruction of something/
agriculture.
somebody completely: crushing.
195. (a) government ordered an enquiry which exposed a nexus
159. (b) The meaning of the word Thrive (Verb) as used in the
passage is : to flourish; to become and continue to be between mine operators and bureaucrats
successful, strong, healthy etc. 196. (b) Slum dwellers not only play a significant role in urban
The word Deteriorate (Verb) means : to become worse. economy but also provide cheap labour for everyday
Hence, the words thrive an d deteriorate are work of the cities.
antonymous. 197. (a) Entry of various market forces increased the competition
160. (a) The meaning of the word Mundane (Adjective) as used faced by the indigenous organizations manifold.
in the passage is : not interesting or exciting : dull, 198. (c) A new loan scheme started by the government a couple
ordinary. of months ago proved to be a huge failure and utterly
Look at the sentence : unpopular among the farmers.
I lead a pretty mundane existence. Hence, the words 199. (c) Government has politely declined the request to
mundane and extraordinary are antobymous. handover the arrested terrorists for prosecution outside
161. (c) Valuable. the country
162. (b) The words open and capable are synonymous. 200. (d) Although government has been making many
163. (e) The word Volatile (Adjective) means : changing easily provisions to improve higher education in India, no
from one mood to another : unstable. Its antonym attention has been paid to the education of the
should be stable. physically challenged students.
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Based on Memory

5. If ‘OD’ is related to 'GF' and 'EB is related to 'NP' in a certain

REASONING (High Level) way, to which of the following is 'AL' related to, following
1. How many meaningful English words can be formed with the same pattern ?
the letters NCEO using each letter, only one in each word ? (a) KD (b) QV
(a) None (b) One (c) KL (d) KV
(c) Two (d) Three (e) DQ
(e) More than three 6. What will come in place of question mark (?) in the following
2. The positions of first and the fourth letters of the word series based on the above alphabetical series?
LIQUID are interchanged, similarly, the positions of second TE JU NK ? GH
and fifth letters and third and Sixth letters are interchanged. (a) IS (b) IR
In the new arrangement thus formed, how many letters are (c) AG (d) AR
there in the English alphabetical series between the (e) AM
alphabets which are at the extreme ends? 7. If in a certain code 'GRIM' is coded as 'RMOS' and 'DUSK' is
(a) None (b) Two coded as 'LQPI' how will 'STOP' be coded in the same code
(c) Three (d) Four language?
(e) More than four (a) MJIS (b) PJGB
(c) JPJIS (d) MJGB
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 3-4): Study the following information to
(e) PGJB
answer the given questions :
8. Among five friends, P, Q, R, S and T, each scored different
Point P is 5 m towards the South of Point M. Point Q is 3 m
marks in the examination. P scored more than Q but less
towards the East of Point P. Point O is 3 m towards the East of than R. S scored more than' only T. Who amongst the
Point M. Point N is 2 m towards the South of Point Q. following scored the second highest marks?
3. A person, facing North, takes a left turn from point M, walks (a) P (b) Q
4m and stops. He then takes another left turn, walks 5 m and (c) R (d) S
stops at point R. Which of the following points, including
(e) T
R, fall in a straight line ?
9. If each of the alphabets of the word MIRACLE is arranged
(a) M, O, R (b) N, R, P in alphabetical order from left to right and then each vowel
(c) R, O, Q (d) R, Q, N in the new word thus formed is changed to the next letter in
(e) Q, P, R the. English alphabetical series and each consonant is
changed to the previous letter in the English alphabetical
4. How far and towards which direction is Point O from Point
series which of the followingwill be fifth from the right?
N?
(a) K (b) S
(a) 5 m towards South
(c) F (d) E
(b) 7 m towards North (e) J
(c) 8 m towards West 10. How many such, pairs of letters are there in the word
(d) 7 m towards West INCLUDE, each of which has as many letters between them
(e) 5 m towards North in the word (in both forward and backward directions) as
they have between them in the English alphabetical order?
DIRECTIONS (Qs. No. 5-7): The following questions are based
(a) None (b) One
upon the alphabetical series given below:
(c) Two (d) Three
T J E N UQ AK I O G R M S PB HF D LVC (e) More than three
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DIRECTIONS ( Qs. 11-15) : Study the following information to 19. H is related to C and B is related to E in a certain way. To
answer the given questions: whom amongst the following is G related following the same
In a certain code 'support the other group' is written as 'ja pe la no' pattern ?
'the mission gains support' is written as' ke ja zi la', 'gains other (a) F (b) H
than money' is written as 'fu no ho zi' and 'more support and (c) C (d) A
money' is written as ' re qi fuja' . (e) D
11. What is the code for 'group' ? 20. What will come in place of the question mark ?
( a ) ja (b) pe DC DB DF DA
(c) la (d) no (a) DG (b) DE
(e) Cannot be determined (c) DH (d) DK
12. What does 'zi' stand for ? (e) Either DK or DE
(a) mission (b) than 21. Who sits third to the left of A?
(c) other (d) the (a) H (b) G
(e) gains (c) C (d) F
13. Which of the following may represent 'more than the group'? (e) B
(a) la qi ho pe (b) re la qi ho 22. Which of the following pairs represents the immediate
(c) re no la pe (d) pe ke qi la neighbours of C?
(e) qi ho la fu (a) FH (b) AB
14. What is the code for 'mission'? (c) BD (d) EK
(a) la (b) zi (e) DF
(c) ke (d) ja DIRECTIONS (Qs. 23-27): In each of the question below is
(e) ke or la given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and
15. Which of the following may represent 'money matters more'? II. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted.
You have to consider the statement and the following
(a) fu bu (b) re bu qi
assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in
(c) zi qi yo (d) yo fu no
the statement.
(e) la fu bu
Give answer (a) if only Assumption I is implicit.
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 16-22): Study the following information
carefully and answer the given questions. Give answer (b) if only'Assumption II is implicit.
Nine friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and K are sitting around a circle Give answer (c) if either Assumption 1 or Assumption II is implicit.
facing the centre. A sits second to left of D. K sits third to right of Give answer (d) if neither Assumption I nor Assumption II is implicit.
F. Neither K nor F is an immediate neighbour of A Give answer (e) if both Assumptions I and II are implicit.
or D. G and H are immediate neighbours of each other. E sits third
23. Statement: The biggest private airline decided to increase
to right of H. B is not an immediate neighbor of F.
the number of flights between cities A and B to 10 flights
16. What is the position of F with respect to the position of B ?
everyday.
(a) Second to the right (b) Third to the left
Assumptions:
(c) Second to the left (d) Third to the right
I. Other private airlines may also increase the frequency
(e) Sixthtotheright
of daily flights between cities A and B.
17. Who amongst the following is an immediate neighbour of H ?
II. There may be adequate passenger load on all the
(a) C (b) B
flights of the biggest private airline even after increased
(c) K (d) F
frequency.
(e) A
24. Statement: Majority of the employees of the organisation
18. Starting from A, if all the friends are made to sit in the decided to join with their family the overnight picnic funded
alphabetical order in clockwise direction, the positons of by the organisation.
how many (except A) will remain unchanged ? Assumptions:
(a) None (b) One I. The management of the organization may not welcome
(c) Two (d) Three the employees' enthusiasm.
II. The management of the organization may provide
(e) Four
adequate funds for the picnic.
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25. Statement : The reputed management institute in the city (B) The prices of sugar in the retail market have stabilized
increased the fees by 300 percent from the next academic after a considerable gap.
year.
31. (A) Many vehicles met with accidents during the last
Assumptions : fortnight at the major junction on the main arterial road
I. The institute may still attract good number of students in the city.
for all its courses.
(B) The automatic signaling system at the major junction
II. The students may now opt for other institutes in the
original statement from question of the arterial road of
city which charge less fees.
the city.
26. Statement : Many residents of the locality decided not to
attend the cultural function organised by the local club to 32. (A) The english medium school in the locality has decided
protest against the club's limited invitations. to admit only those students who reside in area. where
Assumptions: the school is located from the next academic session.
I. The local club may cancel the cultural function. (B) Many school in the city admit students residing
II. The local club may stop all its activities. anywhere within the city limit.
27. Statement : Government, has announced a relief package DIRECTIONS (Qs. 33-37): In each of the questions below are
for all the drought hit farmers in the country and advised three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and
the state Governments to put in a mechanism for II. You have to take the three statements to be true even if they
disbursement. seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then
Assumptions: decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from
I. The state Governments may be able to put in place the the three statements disregarding commonly known facts.
system for disbursement of Government relief to the
Give answer (a) if only conclusion I follows.
affected farmers.
II. Government may be able to identify all the farmers Give answer (b) if only conclusion II follows.
affected by drought in the country. Give answer (c) if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 28-32) : Below in each questions are given Give answer (d) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
two statements (A) and (B). These statements may be either Give answer (e) if both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.
independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or a
common cause. One of these statements may be the effect of the 33. Statements:
other statement. Read both the statements and decide which of All plants are bottles.
the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship All bottles are caps.
between these two statements.
All caps are crowns.
Mark answer (a) if statement (A) is the cause and statement (B)
is its effect. Conclusions:
Mark answer (b) if statement (B) is the cause and statement (A) I. Atleast some crowns are bottles.
is its effect.
II. All plants are caps.
Mark answer (c) if both the statements (A) and (B) are
independent causes. 34. Statements:
Mark answer (d) if both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of Some shoes are hankerchiefs.
independent causes. Some hankerchiefs are calculators.
Mark answer (e) if both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of
some common cause. All calculators are paper.
28. (A) The local traders' association urged all its members to Conclusions:
shut their establishments for two days and participate I. No calculator is a shoe.
in the protest march.
II. No shoe is a paper.
(B) Government has recently cancelled licenses of many
traders in the locality as they did not pay their taxes in 35. Statements:
time. All zebra are cows.
29. (A) Government has increased the procurement price of
All camels are cows.
kharif crops by about ten per cent for the current year.
All tigers are zebra.
(B) Inadequate monsoon rainfall has created a drought
Conclusions:
like situation in many parts of the country.
I. All tigers are cows.
30. (A) The Government has recently lifted ban on import of
sugar for selling in the retail market. II. All camels being tigers is a possibility.
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36. Statements: Give answer (d) If the data in both the Statements I and II are not
Some pencils are mobiles. sufficient to answer the question.
All mobiles are grass. Give answer (e) If the data in both the Statements I and II are
All grass is green. together necessary to answer the question.
Conclusions: 38. Who is the tallest of A, B, C, D and E ?
I. All grass being pencils is a possibility. I. B is shortest amongst the five people.
II. No Green is mobile.
II. C is taller than D.
37. Statements:
39. How is ‘stand’ coded ?
All watches are cards.
I. ‘cost of pen’ is coded as 'lake if.
Some cards are clips.
All clips are chairs. II. ‘pen stand’ is coded as ‘kehu’.
Conclusions: 40. How many marks did Sudhir score in Maths ?
I. All chairs being cards is a possibility. I. Sudhir has scored 6 5% marks overall.
II. All clips being watches is a possibility. II. The difference between Sudhir’s marks in Maths and
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 38 - 42) : Each of the following questions English i s 12 marks.
below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and
41. On which day of the week did Mansi take leave f r om her
II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided
in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read office ?
both the statements and- I. Mansi correctly remembers that she took leave before
Give answer (a) If the data in Statement I alone is sufficient to Friday but after Monday.
answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not
sufficient to answer the question. II. Mansi’s friend correctly remembers that Mansi took
Give answer (b) If the data in Statement II alone is sufficient to leave before Saturday but after Thursday.
answer the question, while the data in statement I alone are not 42. How many brothers Mary have (Mary is a girl) ?
sufficient to answer the question.
I. Mary has only one younger brother.
Give answer (c) If the data in either Statement I alone or statement
II. Mary's father has only one son.
II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 43-47) : In each of the question given below which one of the five answer figures on the right should come after
the problem figures on the left, if the sequence were continued?
Problem Figures Answer Figures
43.

1 2 3 4 5 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

44.

1 2 3 4 5 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

45.

1 2 3 4 5 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

46. Z U Z

Z Z Z Z Z Z
U U Z U U U U U Z U U

1 2 3 4 5 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

47.

1 2 3 4 5 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

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DIRECTIONS (Qs. 48-50) : A word arrangement machine, when Table-I

given a particular input, rearranges it following a particular Yrs ®
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
rule. The following is the illustration of the input and the steps Com. ¯
of arrangement : BS 3:5 8:7 1:2 4:5 6:5 5:2
Input : and band land hand hind lack job TIS 1 : 2.5 9 : 8 13 : 15 7:6 6:7 14 : 9
Step I : hind and band lack land hand job SA I 13 : 15 7 : 9 1:3 11 : 7 10 : 7 62 : 71
Step II : hind band land job and lack hand MPI 41 : 59 17 : 8 100 : 119 53 : 42 24 : 25 7 : 9
Step III : hind and lack band hand land job ES 2 : 7 12 : 19 6:5 3 : 11 10 : 13 19 : 21
Step IV : land band and job hand lack hind LTS 13 : 11 21 : 23 5:3 4 : 7 1 : 1.29 7 : 5
Step V : hand land band lack and job hind Table-II
Step VI : hand band and hind land lack job 51. The production of steel A by company MPI in 1999 is
and so on. approximately what per cent of production in 2001?
As per the rule followed in the above steps, find out the (a) 51 % (b) 53%
appropriate step for the given input or vice versa in the (c) 55% (d) 60%
following questions. (e) 64%
48. Input : do we he is it at all 52. In 2001, in how many companies production of A type steel
Which of the following steps would be is more than that of B type steel?
“all we he is do at it”? (a) No company (b) Two
(a) It is not possible to get the above step. (c) Three (d) Cannot be determined
(b) Step VI (c) Step IX (e) None of these
(d) Step X (e) None of these 53. For how many companies did the production of steel A
49. If Step IV of an input is “he is to do what her observe”. increase every year and the production of steel B decrease
Which of the following would definitely be the input? every year together from that of the previous year?
(a) to is he what observe her do (a) No company (b) One
(b) he is to what observe her do (c) Two (d) Three
(c) is he to what observe her do
(e) None of these
(d) Can’t say
54. Production of TIS increases by 10% in 2003 and production
(e) None of these
of SAI decreases by 10% in 2003 in comparison to 2002. If
50. If step III of an input is the ratio of production remains the same as in 2002, find the
“when then men can how are you”. ratio of production of A type to B type steel for both the
What would be step VII of the input? companies together.
(a) then can are when you men how (a) 8026 : 6561 (b) 7026 : 7561
(b) how are men can you then when (c) 8097 : 6061 (d) 8026 : 5061
(c) you then can men are when how (e) None of these
(d) how can then men are when you 55. If the profit ratio per unit tonne of steel A and B is 3 : 4 for
(e) None of these company BS, what is the actual profit ratio of the company
BS for the year 1998 for steel A and B?
DATA ANALYSIS & INTERPRETATION (a) 6 : 7 (b) 3 : 4
(c) 8 : 7 (d) Can’t be determined
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 51-55) : Study the following table to answer (e) None of these
the given questions : 56. On the ground 12 stones are placed. The distance between
Each company produces two types of steel. In table I the the first and the second is 1 metre, between second and 3rd
total production (in lakh tonnes) of both types of steel together 3 m, between 3rd and 4th 5 m, and so on. How far will a boy
of six companies over the years is given. In table II the ratio of have to run to touch the last stone if he starts from the first?
production of two types A and B (A : B) is given over the years. (a) 144 m (b) 121 m
(c) 132 m (d) 110 m
Yrs . ® (e) None of these
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
Com. ¯ 57. A dishonest dealer prefers to sell his goods at cost price
BS 424 390 258 756 319 427 2574
TIS 339.5 663 812 598 663 782 3857.5 1
but uses less weight for a kg weight and gains 4 % .
SA I 532 576 364 936 595 665 3668 6
MPI 620 850 876 1045 1274 1296 5961 What does he use for a kg weight?
ES 612 806 627 406 874 760 4085 (a) 950 gm (b) 980 gm
LTS 840 836 776 748 384.72 816 4400.72 (c) 960 gm (d) 840 gm
Total 3367.5 4121 3713 4489 4109.72 4746 24546.22
(e) None of these
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58. In a town three newspapers A, B and C are published. 42% 64. The ratio of the number of boys to that of girls was 1 : 2 but
of the people in that town read A, 68% read B, 51% read C, when 2 boys and 2 girls left, the ratio became 1 : 3. How
30% read A and B, 28% read B and C, 36% A and C and 18% many people were at the party originally?
do not read any paper. Find the % of population of town (a) 12 (b) 15
that reads all the three. (c) 10 (d) 18
(a) 15% (b) 25% (e) None of these
(c) 20% (d) 35% 65. A wheel of a motorbike has radius 35 cm. How many
(e) None of these revolutions per minute must the wheel make so that the
59. The time taken by a man to walk five times around the speed of the bike is 33 km/hr?
boundary of a square field having 16 hectares as area, at (a) 300 (b) 250
the rate of 5 km per hour is (c) 200 (d) 220
(a) 16 minutes (b) 24 minutes (e) None of these
(c) 48 minutes (d) 96 minutes DIRECTIONS (Qs. 66 & 67) : Contribution of different sources
(e) None of these of water to fulfil the requirement in Delhi and consumption of
60. When the numerator and the denominator of a fraction are water for different uses by two major sources.
Total consumption of water = 720 million litres
2
increased by 1 and 2 respectively, the fraction becomes ,
3 Miscellaneous
Sutlej Jhelum
and when the numerator and the denominator of the same 7% 6% Building 5%
Projects
fraction are increased by 2 and 3 respectively, the fraction Under- 15%
ground Agric-
5 12% ulture
becomes . What is the original fraction? Yamuna 30%
7 40%
Industry
10%
Ganga
5 3 35% Domestic
(a) (b) 40%
6 4
Yamuna
3 6
(c) (d)
5 7
(e) None of these Miscellaneous
Agriculture
20%
61. Find the number of numbers between 300 and 3000 that can 11%
be formed with the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, no digit being Building
repeated. projects
12%
(a) 120 (b) 160
Domestic
(c) 240 (d) 60 23%
(e) None of these Industry
62. A salesgirl’s terms were changed from a flat commission of 34%

5% on all her sales to a fixed salary of ` 1000 plus 2.5%

commission on all sales exceeding `4000. If her remuneration Ganga
as per the new scheme was `600 more than that by the
previous scheme, her total sales was 66. How many litres of Yamuna water is consumed for building
projects in Delhi?
(a) `10000 (b) `5000
(a) 39.9m litre (b) 43.2 m litre
(c) `2000 (d) `12000
(e) None of these (c) 47.3 m litre (d) 51.9 m litre
63. A can do a piece of work in 10 days and B is 25% more (e) None of these
efficient than A. In what time will the work be finished if A 67. What is the ratio of supply of Jehlum water and underground
and B work together? water together to consumption of Yamuna water for domestic
purposes and Ganga water for Agriculture purposes
4 5 together?
(a) 4 days (b) 5 days
9 7 (a) 17 : 23 (b) 5 : 8
2 (c) 17 : 22 (d) 18 : 23
(c) 5 days (d) 6 days
3 (e) None of these
(e) None of these
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DIRECTIONS (Qs. 68-73) : Study the following table carefully

Mark s ®
and answer the questions given below it : 0 -2 9 30 -5 9 60 -8 9 9 0-11 9 1 20 -1 50
S ub ¯
Area and Population of different states Maths 22 47 74 25 12
S tates Area (in s q k ilometres ) Population (in lak hs ) S cience 39 38 67 22 14
A 6230 1122 19 59 47 36 19
Hindi
B 2540 838
C 8135 649 Englis h 24 41 58 34 23
D 7436 572 Geography 42 32 52 41 13
E 4893 711 Average of
F 3718 286 27 45 60 31 17
five s ubjects
G 4297 860
74. If for passing, the student has to obtain minimum 60% marks
68. Among the given states, in case of how many states the in the average of five subjects, how many students will
area of that state was more than 15 per cent of the total pass?
areas taken together? (a) 108 (b) 58
(a) One (b) Three (c) 48 (d) 72
(e) None of these
(c) two (d) Can’t say
75. How many students will pass in Geography if minimum
(e) None of these passing marks is 40%?
69. For which two states the density of population is (a) 74 (b) 106
approximately equal? (c) 96 (d) Can’t say
(a) No state (b) A and G (e) None of these
(c) D and F (d) C and F 76. How many students have obtained 60 or more marks in at
(e) None of these least one of the five subjects?
(a) 111 (b) 103
70. Approximately how much more is the density of population
(c) 108 (d) 106
of state B in comparison to that of state A?
(e) Data inadequate
(a) 15000 (b) 18000
77. If the criteria for distinction is minimum 75% marks in Maths,
(c) 13000 (d) 14000 how many students will get distinction?
(e) 17000 (a) 37 (b) 27
71. In case of how many states the density of population was (c) 12 (d) Can’t say
more than 12 thousand per square kilometre? (e) None of these
(a) Two (b) Five 78. The no. of students who obtained more than or equal to
(c) Three (d) Four 40% marks in Science is what per cent less than that of
those who scored less than or equal to 60% in Hindi?
(e) None of these
(a) 17.60% (b) 15.40%
72. What is the approximate ratio of the areas of state B to the (c) 19.80% (d) 24.30%
areas of state A and G together. (e) None of these
(a) 1 : 3.8 (b) 1 : 3.5
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 79-83) : Study the following data carefully
(c) 1 : 5.2 (d) 1 : 4.5 and answer accordingly.
(e) 1 : 4.1 Following chart shows the number of students in different
73. The surface area of a spherical part of a bowl with a flat universities
circular detachable cover, excluding the cover, is 616 sq cm. Delhi Uni
35%
The area of the cover is 38.5 sq cm. What is the volume of Indraprastha
Uni 13%
the bowl?
(a) 1339 cm3 (b) 1430 cm3
(c) 1570 cm3 (d) Cannot be determined Hamdard
14%
(e) None of these
DIRECTION (Qs. 74-78) : Study the following table carefully J.N.U
20%
and answer accordingly : Jamia
18%
The distribution of marks (out of 150) obtained by 180
students in each of the five subjects. Total no. of students = 120,000
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Percentage of listeners of different FM channels in 85. How much time will Dinesh take to walk a km distance?
National Capital Region I. The ratio of the speeds at which Dinesh and Ranjay
walk is 5 : 6.
FM Chann els II. The average walking speed of Dinesh and Ranjay is
Un ivers ities ¯ Rad io Radio Red FM known.
Rain bo w
M irch i City FM Go ld 86. Is a two-digit integer ‘x’ divisible by 12?
Ind rap ras tha 76% 72% 46% 54% 48% I. When ‘x’ is divided by 5, the remainder is 2.
Hamd ard 63% 64% 59% 47% 53% II. When ‘x’ is divided by 3, the remainder is 1.
JNU 52% 65% 64% 51% 54% 87. Is the average of a, b and c equal to b?
DU 82% 44% 32% 35% 45% I. b - a = c - b
II. a, b and c are positive integers.
Jamia 75% 32% 36% 52% 64%
88. What is the monthly income of Rahim?
79. How many students of JNU listen to Radio city? I. Total monthly income of Rahim and Suresh is ` 27000,
(a) 15200 (b) 15600 which is 150% of their total monthly expenditure.
(c) 14400 (d) 14600 II. The ratio of their monthly expenditures is 5 : 4
(e) None of these DIRECTIONS (Qs. 89 - 92) : Answer these questions on the
80. The no. of Indraprastha students listening to Rainbow is basis of the information given below :
what per cent of the no. of Jamia students listening FM
In a survey of 1000 boys conducted in an area, it is found that
Gold?
65% play Cricket, 48% play Football and 40% play Hockey. Of the
(a) 65 (b) 56
total, 30% play both Football and Cricket, 25% play Football and
(c) 68 (d) 58
Hockey, while 24% play Cricket and Hockey. Only 5% do not play
(e) None of these
any of the three games.
81. From which of the following universities, the no. of students
liking Red FM is minimum? 89. Find the number of players who play Football but not
(a) Indraprastha (b) Jamia Hockey.
(c) JNU (d) DU (a) 180 (b) 230
(e) Hamdard (c) 350 (d) Can’t be determined
82. How many students of Indraprastha and Jamia together (e) None of these
listen to Red FM? 90. How many play all the three above-mentioned games?
(a) 12562 (b) 12872 (a) 180 (b) 240
(c) 14952 (d) 14272 (c) 230 (d) 210
(e) None of these (e) None of these
83. Which of the following channels is the most popular among 91. How many play Hockey but neither Cricket nor Football?
the students of Hamdard and JNU? (a) 140 (b) 320
(a) Radio Mirchi (b) Radio city (c) 120 (d) Can’t be determined
(c) Red FM (d) FM Gold (e) None of these
(e) Rainbow 92. Find the percentage of players who play only Football.
(a) 12 (b) 14
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 84 - 88) : Each of the questions below consists
(c) 32 (d) 18
of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below
it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements (e) None of these
are sufficient to answer the questions. Read both the statements DIRECTIONS (Qs. 93-97) : The following questions are
and: accompanied by three statements A, B and C. You have to
Give answer (a) if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to determine which statement(s) is/are necessary/sufficient to
answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not answer the question.
sufficient to answer the question.
93. P, Q and R together invested an amount of `42000 in the
Give answer (b) if the data in statement II alone are sufficient to ratio of 4 : 3 : 7 for different periods of time. What was the
answer the question, while the data in statement I alone are not amount of profit earned by them individually at the end of
sufficient to answer the question. one year?
Give answer (c) if the data either in statement I alone or in A. They invested for periods in the ratios of 1 : 2 : 1.
statement II alone in sufficient to answer the question. B. R’s profit is ` 5500 less than Q’s investment.
Give answer (d) if the data even in both the statements I and II C. Total amount of profit at the end of one year is `8800.
together are not sufficient to answer the question. (a) Only A and B together
Give answer (e) if the data in both the statements I and II together (b) Only A and C together
are necessary to answer the question. (c) A and either B or C
84. What is the height of a triangle? (d) All statements are required
I. It is a right-angled triangle. (e) Question can’t be answered even after using all the
II. The area of the triangle is 5 times its base. informations
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94. What was the sum of the ages of the mother and the son DIRECTIONS : (Qs. 98-100) : Study the following table carefully
ten years earlier? and answer accordingly :
A. Ratio of the mother’s present age to the son’s age after The different five-star hotel projects completed
10 years is 5 : 3. by different companies.
B. The difference between thrice the present age of the No. of Cos t Year of
mother and five times the present age of the son is 50 Project Company
rooms (` cr) completion
years.
A 600 275 1998 P
C. The ratio of the age of the mother after 10 years to the B 320 210 1999 Q
age of the son after 16 years is 5 : 3. C 250 250 1999 R
(a) Any two of them D 400 430 1998 S
(b) Any one of them E 520 310 2000 T
F 450 400 1998 U
(c) B and either A or C
G 500 250 2000 V
(d) All statements are required
98. Which project had the minimum cost per room?
(e) Question can’t be answered even after using all the
(a) A (b) B
informations
(c) G (d) E
95. What will be the cost of fencing a rectangular plot?
(e) D
A. Cost of fencing a circular plot whose area is 616m2 is 99. What is the investment in projects to be completed in 1998
` 968. as percentage of investment in projects to be completed in
B. Perimeter of the rectangular plot is 200 m. all three years?
C. Perimeter of the square whose length is equal to the (a) 41% (b) 52%
breadth of the rectangular plot is 20 m. (c) 47% (d) 56%
(a) Only C (b) A and C together (e) None of these
100. What is the approximate average number of rooms that
(c) A and B together (d) A and either B or C
would be built per crore of rupees over the three-year period?
(e) Question can’t be answered even after using all the (a) 1.25 (b) 1.70
informations (c) 0.90 (d) 1.40
96. What is the cost price of an article? (e) 1.55
A. After allowing a discount of 10% on marked price the ENGLISH LANGUAGE
shopkeeper charges ` 810.
B. If the shopkeeper does not give the discount the DIRECTIONS (Qs. 101-109) : Read the following passage
shopkeeper gets a profit of 50%. carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words
are given in bold to help you locate them while answering some
C. If the shopkeeper gives only 5% discount on marked
of the questions.
price, he will have 42.50% profit.
It may be quite a while before climatologists are able to
(a) Any two of them (b) Only A and B together predict rainfall in the American Midwest by measuring snow-fall
(c) Only B and C together (d) A and either B or C in the Himalayas. But there is one prediction which they can
(e) Only A confidently make now, and that is that the earth’s ice cover —
from the polar ice caps to the Himalayas — is thawing at an
97. What is the rate of interest at which Binod has invested
alarming rate. So much so that over 50 per cent of the planet’s
money? mountain glacier mass could be history by the turn of the next
A. The compound interest at this rate of ` 2500 in 2 yrs is century. According to the latest findings of the US-based
environmental thinktank, Worldwatch institute, the Arctic Sea
2
equal to the simple interest in 3 yrs of ` 1716 at the ice has shrunk by nearly 40 per cent in the last 25 years, even as
3 Antarctica’s extensive ice fields and glaciers have been badly
same rate. ‘bleeding’ at their edges. This would indicate that the earth has
B. The total simple interest on an investment of ` 12000 entered a period of climatic change that is likely to cause
widespread environmental, economic and social disruption over
for 3 yrs and `10000 for 5 yrs at this rate is `5160.
the next century if emissions of heat-trapping gases are not
C. In 3 yrs `1500 at the same rate becomes `1725 by simple reduced. As a result of global warming, average planetwide
interest. temperatures have been going up steadily.
(a) Any of them (b) Either B or C If the levels of carbon dioxide — the bad boy of global
(c) Only C (d) Only A and either B or C warming — in the atmosphere are allowed to increase at the
present rate, more heat will be trapped in the planetary cocoon,
(e) Any two of them
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raising global temperatures to scorching highs. The polar ice 106. Over 50 per cent of the planet’s mountain glacier mass could
caps will melt and the resultant rise in sea levels will be catastrophic be history by the turn of the next century means
for low-lying island-states and countries with large coastal (a) In the next century mountain glacier will be taught as
populations, such as Marshall Islands and Bangladesh. Regional a history subject.
flooding will threaten water supplies and dramatically alter the (b) As the next century starts, over half of the mountain
habitats of many flora and fauna. This is particularly bad news glaciers will have become extinct.
for such regions as northern India, home to half of the total Indian (c) After the next century less than half of the planet’s
populace who depend wholly on the glacier-fed rivers for their mountain glacier will be remaining.
drinking water and irrigation needs.
(d) Next century will damage the glaciers heavily.
With the Himalayan ice caps melting like ice-cream on a hot
(e) Glacier will be a subject of interest in the next century.
summer day, these snow-fed rivers will first swell and then run
107. What efforts need to be taken to stabilise the climate?
dry, triggering off devastating floods, followed by a desolating
drought. People used to think there was time to sort out problems (a) Use of carbon should be checked and alternatives for
related to climate change, but no longer. The chilling prospect of it should be looked for to drive our industries and
an imminent global glacial melt calls for immediate damage control transport.
exercises to stabilise the climate. A good way to begin, perhaps, (b) Mountains and glaciers should be preserved at any
will be to overhaul the energy and transportation systems which cost
drive the world’s fossil fuel economy and, instead develop low- (c) The Himalayas should be given special protection as
carbon energy systems based on electronic technologies. they shape the climate.
101. Prediction of rainfall in the American Midwest depends on (d) People should not reside near natural flora and fauna.
(a) the rainfall in the region in previous years. (e) None of these
(b) the climatic conditions in the Himalayan region. 108. If the polar ice cap melts and the sea level rises
(c) the condition of glaciers. (a) it will bring more rain.
(d) the changing patterns of the season. (b) it will increase the amount of water in the world.
(e) None of these (c) it will submerge low coastal areas, thus destroying life
102. Which of the following will be the consequence(s) if there and property.
is a rapid decline in the ice cover of earth? (d) hilly areas will come under water.
(I) It will bring ecological disaster.
(e) excess water will generate diseases and epidemic.
(II) It will have negative effect on the economy.
109. Give a suitable title to the passage.
(III) It will affect the normal life mainly in the advanced
nations. (a) Glacier as a source of water
(IV) It will snatch the dreamland of our poets. (b) Glacier causing floods
(a) Only I and II (b) Only III and IV (c) Global warming and human survival
(c) Only III (d) Only I (d) Glacier and its importance
(e) None of these (e) Save water.
103. What is the prime cause behind the shrinking of ice fields? DIRECTIONS (Qs.110-112) : Choose the word which is same in
(a) human activity taking place at these places meaning as the word given in bold as used in the passage.
(b) scientific experiments being done in these area
110. THAWING
(c) rising temperature due to pollution in atmosphere
(a) diminishing (b) receding
(d) drying up of rivers which are snow-fed
(c) evaporating (d) melting
(e) None of these
104. What measure is imminent for saving our mountain glaciers (e) breaking
and ice fields? 111. SCORCHING
(a) launching a worldwide campaign to save them (a) extreme (b) mild
(b) checking the emission of carbon dioxide into the (c) uneven (d) odd
atmosphere (e) rapid
(c) Making people aware of our environment 112. IMMINENT
(d) depending less on the environment for livelihood (a) future (b) impending
(e) None of these (c) supposed (d) thought
105. Which of the following is false in the context of the passage? (e) surmise
(a) Worldwatch Institute is related to America.
(b) Ice cover of the earth is receding at a fast pace. DIRECTIONS (Qs. 113-115) : Choose the word which is opposite
in meaning of the word given in bold as used in the passage.
(c) Carbon dioxide is the major contributor to global
warming. 113. SHRUNK
(d) Snow-fed rivers will always have water in it. (a) developed (b) emerged
(e) None of these (c) built (d) widened
(e) multiplied
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114. CATASTROPHIC 123. (A) Unkempt (B) Unremitting
(a) fortunate (b) yielding (C) Slackening (D) Distasteful
(c) contributing (d) ushering (a) A-B (b) B-C
(e) jovial (c) C-D (d) A-D
115. STEADILY (e) B-D
(a) gradually (b) systematically 124. (A) Gregarious (B) Quixotic
(c) slowly (d) simply (C) Sociable (D) Discernible
(e) inconstantly (a) A-B (b) B-C
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 116-120) : In each of the following sentences (c) C-D (d) A-C
there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five (e) B-D
pairs of words denoted by (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e). Find out 125. (A) Apathetic (B) Wrath
which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks to make the (C) Whirl (D) Twirl
sentence meaningfully complete. (a) A-B (b) A-C
116. _________ of illiteracy from a nation that is set to become (c) A-D (d) B-C
the most populated in the world is by no ________easy. (e) C-D
(a) Countering, task (b) Driving, measure
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 126-130) : Some sentences are given below.
(c) Curbing, way (d) Eradication, means You have to arrange them in order to frame a meaningful
(e) Removal, point paragraph and then answer the following questions.
117. It is time to ________ ongoing programmes and ______ A. Invaders came to India and looted it of its wealth.
new horizons. B. Today we may be rich in wealth, but not rich at heart.
(a) value, choose (b) speculate, experiment C. Sadly, now the situation has changed.
(c) reject, consider (d) scrutinise, impound D. India has a glorious past with rich cultural heritage.
(e) assess, seek E. In fact, materialism has taken the place of spiritualism.
118. This approach would ________ the enormous illiteracy F. But they too admired the Indians.
problem to be ________ in a holistic manner. 126. Which sentence will come at FIRST place in the paragraph?
(a) enable, tackled (b) focus, viewed (a) A (b) B
(c) envision, dealt (d) combine, judged (c) C (d) D
(e) review, countered (e) E
119. The _______ of criminalisation of politics needs to be 127. Which will be the LAST sentence of the paragraph?
_________ far more seriously. (a) A (b) B
(a) lacuna, dealt (b) issue, addressed (c) C (d) D
(c) system, broken (d) continuation, suppressed (e) E
(e) process, diverted 128. Which sentence will come at SECOND place in the
paragraph?
120. It would be proper for India to judge Pakistan by its _______
(a) E (b) D
rather than ________ .
(c) F (d) A
(a) credentials, potentials (b) culture, politics
(e) B
(c) actions, words (d) promises, assurances
129. Which will be the FIFTH sentence in the paragraph?
(e) nature, behaviour (a) A (b) B
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 121-125) : In each of the following questions (c) C (d) D
four words are given, of which two are most nearly the same or (e) E
opposite in meaning. Find the two words which are most nearly 130. Which will be the THIRD sentence of the paragraph?
the same or opposite in meaning and mark the number of the (a) F (b) B
correct letter combination as your answer. (c) D (d) E
121. (A) Discomfit (B) Baffle (e) A
(C) Epicure (D) Enumerate DIRECTIONS (Qs. 131-140) : Read the following passage
(a) A-B (b) A-C carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words
(c) A-D (d) B-C are given in bold to help you locate them while answering some
(e) B-D of the questions.
122. (A) Testimony (B) Aura Nearly 6000 years ago, man took a giant step forward in his
(C) Augment (D) Decrease evolution on this earth when, giving up a nomadic type of life, he
(a) A-B (b) B-C took to agriculture. This memorable event happened in certain
(c) C-D (d) A-D river valleys of India, China, Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) and
(e) B-D Egypt. The reason was that the conditions in these areas were
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favourable for the cultivation of grains like wheat, rice etc because 131. Which step of man marks the end of his life as wanderers
of plenty of rich soil and water. Consequently, the farmer was on this earth?
able to produce more grains than he required for his needs. This (a) his taking up of jobs which were useful to the society
helped in the development of settled cooperative living and (b) his shift towards agricultural activities
villages appeared where some people could make a living using
(c) development of the sense of brotherhood
some specialised skills or take up other jobs useful to the society
instead of tilling the soil. (d) evolution of trade and commerce
As time passed more and more families started living (e) None of these
together for the sake of security against barbarians and wild 132. What led to the development of farming in India, China,
animals. They built big buildings and cities sprang up. Such Mesopotamia and Iraq?
developments took place in many parts of the world where (a) curiosity for producing grains among the people in
conditions were suitable for agriculture, trade and commerce. Since these areas
it was not hard to make a good living, men had spare time for the (b) early knowledge of agriculture among the people in
development of arts and crafts and engage in other activities these areas
which characterise a cultured life. (c) proper climate for agriculture
The ancient civilizations, though quite far removed from (d) vast area was available
each other, did not develop in complete isolation. There was
(e) None of these
some trade and commerce accompanied at times by sharing of
knowledge. It was not uncommon to have from time to time small 133. Development of villages became easy because
or big wars and mass exodus of people for greener pastures. By (a) people gave up agriculture and took to alternate jobs.
1000 BC, with considerable intermingling of races, several well- (b) a sense of security led people to live in units like
developed and prosperous civilisations had come into existence. villages.
Their borders of course were not well defined but kept on shifting (c) people were fed up of nomadic lifestyle.
due to wars. Here we shall be concerned essentially with some of (d) people got easy lifestyle in such a condition
the fundamental contributions of the ancient Indian and Greek
(e) None of these
civilisations to human knowledge. One may like to know why
these two could make more important and enduring contributions 134. Which of the following is true in the context of the passage?
than other civilisations. The answer briefly is that by and large (a) Agriculture, trade and commerce marked the
both in India and Greece conditions for free, sober and intelligent development of the society.
thought were an integral part of the social structure. Furthermore, (b) Living together made people brave enough to kill the
the philosophers were highly respected and they could without a wild animals.
care (c) Man’s nomadic lifestyle gave birth to agriculture
Follow knowledge like a sinking star (d) Man took up to nomadic lifestyle nearly 6000 years
Beyond the utmost bound of human thought. from now.
To begin with, the philosophical developments in the two (e) None of these
civilisations started along similar lines, with attempts to answer 135. Which of the following is false in the context of the passage.
some basic questions like : Who am I? How was the world created?
(a) Concern for security was one of the reasons which
Is there life after death? And so on. This is not surprising since
made families live together.
the forefathers of the Indo-Aryans and the Greeks lived together
in Central Asia before mass migration. But in due course, around (b) Fertile lands supported agriculture in India, China,
500 BC, the effects of different environments and some intermixing Mesopotamia and Egypt.
with other races began to have their effect and change in emphasis (c) Ancient civilisations developed without having any
in the pursuit of knowledge was noticeable. The Greeks, because support from one another.
of their rugged surrounding and contacts with other seafaring (d) Trade and commerce supported the cause of
people in trade and commerce, had to be practical. They turned development.
more and more to the study and understanding of the ‘outer (e) None of these
world’. So successful were they in their endeavour and so basic 136. Why did the established civilisations have no fixed places
were their contributions that it is now quite generally accepted or properly demarcated borders?
that the entire modern intellectual education of the West, both
(a) because several civilisations established themselves
philosophical and scientific, originates from the Greeks. The Indo-
close to each other
Aryans, on the other hand, once they had settled down
comfortably in different parts of India did not have to face many (b) because of the changing nature of the civilisations
challenges from the outside world. Consequently, they turned (c) because of the merging of smaller civilisations into
more and more towards religion and the study of man’s ‘inner bigger ones
world’. The degree of success and the mastery they achieved is (d) because of wars and migration of people to different
best summed up by Schopenhauer, a German philosopher. areas
Commenting about Upanishidic knowledge, he remarked, (e) None of these
“Thinking was finished on the banks of river Ganges.”
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137. What led the Greeks to expand their knowledge of the ‘outer 145. (a) grey (b) deteriorating
world’? (c) dry (d) rustic
(a) their conquest of various countries (e) uneven
(b) their access to the other countries of the world via sea 146. (a) continued (b) drastic
route (c) multiple (d) unjustified
(c) their social recognition in foreign countries (e) insignificant
(d) their constant fighting with other countries 147. (a) unique (b) disastrous
(e) None of these (c) umpteen (d) extensive
138. The Indo-Aryans with a religious bent of mind turned to (e) amazing
the study of man’s inner world because 148. (a) pollution (b) cultivation
(a) they were at peace in their home and having little (c) deployment (d) demand
interference from the outside world (e) erosion
(b) they never reflected aggression even if challenged by 149. (a) urgency (b) misconception
other countries
(c) activities (d) action
(c) the study of the outer world was assigned to the
(e) misdeed
Greeks.
150. (a) major (b) demaging
(d) they had no idea of the outer world.
(c) effective (d) dastinctive
(e) None of these
(e) concerned
139. Which of the following is most similar in meaning toward
‘Exodus’ as used in the passage? GENERAL AWARENESS
(a) departure (b) trial
(c) awareness (d) sensitivity 151. Which of the following books is written by British Nobel
Prize-winning author Doris Lessing?
(e) fleet
(a) Wolf hall (b) Sea of Poppies
140. Which of the following is most opposite in meaning to word
‘Rugged’ as used in the passage? (c) Silent Spring (d) The Grass is Singing
(a) smooth (b) straight (e) None of these
(c) furnished (d) polished 152. The ‘Type-66’ agreement between China and Pakistan is
related to the development of
(e) curved
(a) Nuclear reactors (b) Industrial units
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 141-150) : In the following passage there (c) Roads/Bridges (d) Oil refinary
are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers
(e) None of these
are printed below the passage and against each five words are
153. Who is the chairman of the committee constituted by RBI
suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out
to study issues and concerns in the Micro Finance
the appropriate words.
institutions (MFI) Sector.
There has been a 141 change in people’s 142 towards and (a) Y H Malegam (b) Vijay kelkar
awareness 143 the environment. People are more 144 about the
(c) C. Rangrajan (d) M. Damodaran
145 condition of their environment. Land in all societies is
(e) Pranab Sen
subjected to 146 usage, viz. crop production, forest cover,
grassland, urbanisation and industrialisation etc. During the last 154. Which of the following awards is given in the field of Science
& Technology?
five decades 147 developmental activities have taken place. Slope
failure and 148 of soil due to such 149 are 150 environmental (a) Kalinga Prize (b) Dhyanchand Award
hazards. (c) Arjun Award (d) Moortidevi Award
141. (a) special (b) tremendous (e) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award
(c) extreme (d) developmental 155. Who among the following has won the title of Swiss Open
(e) supportive Grand Prix Gold held in March 2011?
142. (a) information (b) feasibility (a) Saina Nehwal (b) Ji Hyun Sung
(c) debate (d) participation (c) Shixian Wang (d) Eriko Hirose
(e) attitude (e) None of these
143. (a) protecting (b) covering 156. RBI and the government has decided to increase the
percentage of people connected to bank to 80%. At present
(c) towards (d) surrounding
how much percent of peoples have access to banking
(e) of facilities?
144. (a) concerned (b) biased (a) 30% (b) 38%
(c) casual (d) desperate (c) 40% (d) 52%
(e) confused (e) 60%
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157. The government and the RBI had set a target to cover 73,000 165. At present, who is Prime Minister of Nepal?
villages having population in excess of 2000 to provide (a) Girija Prasad Koirala (b) Ram Baram Yadav
access to banking services, by March 2012. The name given (c) Jhalanath Khanal (d) Madhav Kumar Nepal
to this scheme is (e) None of these
(a) Swabhimaan (b) Swavalamban 166. A device which make use of pen for drawing pictures or
(c) Saral (d) Connecting Banks writing information to interact with a computer is called
(e) None of these ___.
158. Who among the following has been awarded with the (a) Printer (b) Scanner
Russia’s highest honour ‘The Order of St. Andrew’? (c) Touch-Pen writer (d) Plotter
(a) Sonia Gandhi (b) Angela Markel (e) Stylus
(c) Mikhail Gorbachev (d) Nicolas Sarkozy 167. RBI appointed a committee under the chairmanship of D.
(e) None of these Mohanty to look into
159. Which of the following agencies/institutions report asked (a) 2G spectrum scam
the income tax department to ensure that a single tax payer (b) Implementation of Base Rate
is not issued multiple PAN cards because gap between PAN (c) Bank's Saving Interest rate
holders and the number of returns filed was 617.1 lakh? (d) Inflation
(a) IRDA (e) None of these
(b) SEBI 168. A mouse and printer make use of ________.
(c) RBI (a) infrared technology (b) network resources
(d) Comptroller and Auditor General (c) device drivers (d) web protocols
(e) None of these (e) None of these
160. Mitalee Jagtap Paradhar has won the best actress award at 169. A service which provides user interface to access the
58th National Film Awards ceremony for her performance in available multimedia resources over a network is called ____.
which of the following movies? (a) UseNet (b) URL
(a) Baboo Band Baaja (b) Aadukalam (c) Web (d) Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
(c) Adaminde Makan Abu (d) Do Dooni Char (e) None of these
(e) None of these 170. To communicate with each other, computers make use of
161. Who among the followings has been appointed as a director __________over a network.
on board of Bank of America – the first non-American on (a) File Server (b) URL
the board of the one of the largest financial institutions in (c) Domain (d) Website
the world? (e) Protocols
(a) Mukesh Ambani (b) Ratan Tata 171. A ________ is when you turn the computer on from an off
(c) Azim Premji (d) K V Kamath position.
(e) Chanda Kocher (a) cold boot (b) warm boot
162. According to 2011 Census figures which of the following (c) floppy boot (d) bootfailure
states is most populus? (e) None of these
(a) Maharashtra (b) Uttar Pradesh 172. A RAM in a computer provides _________ of data.
(c) Bihar (d) West Bengal (a) permanent storage (b) volatile storage
(e) Madhya Pradesh (c) virtual storage (d) distributing storage
163. Which of the following schemes is restructured as National (e) None of these
Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), an ambitious scheme to 173. Unsolicited or undesired electronic messages which are
eradicate poverty in rural areas? designed to trick recipients into giving up personal and
(a) SHGs financial information is called ________ .
(b) Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojna (a) web-bug (b) spyware
(c) Mid Day Meal (c) malware (d) trojan horse
(d) Integrated Rural Development Programme (e) spam
(e) None of these 174. A common tool used to limit access to certain material on
164. The six-unit nuclear power project is being set up at Jaitapur the World Wide Web or protecting the childs from
in Maharashtra by which of the following countries? questionable sites on the Internet is called __________.
(a) France (b) USA (a) webroot (b) spybot
(c) China (d) Japan (c) web utility (d) keylogger
(e) Russia (e) filter
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175. The administrator in a organization consider a 183. A prospect is a
microcomputer as (a) business goals
(a) a simple electronic machine (b) document for marketing
(b) an important component of information system (c) potential buyer of a product or service
(c) a powerfull tool of productivity (d) day-to-day function
(d) a calculating machine (e) None of these
184. Marketing of goods is required if
(e) None of these
(a) when goods become stale
176. The disk-caching feature improves the
(b) demand>supply
(a) performance of hard disk
(c) supply> demand
(b) speed of processor (d) supply = demand
(c) performance of monitor (e) None of these
(d) performance of CD drive 185. Selling is _____.
(e) None of these (a) different from Marketing
177. What does the term POS stands for (b) a sub-function of marketing
(a) preparation for sale (c) same as Marketing
(b) position of sales (d) more than Marketing
(c) point of sale (e) All of these
(d) point of superiority 186. Good selling skills involves _____.
(a) patience (b) perseverance
(e) primary outlook of salesman
(c) empathy (d) knowledge
178. Customer Center also known as
(e) All of these
(a) collection centre
187. Consumer information sources are.
(b) relationship center (a) personal and commercial sources
(c) customer friendly center (b) public source
(d) Loyality center (c) experiential source
(e) None of these (d) All of the above
179. Cross-selling is defined as (e) only (a) and (b)
(a) sale of bank products and services to existing 188. A target market is ____ .
customers (a) entire country
(b) a time bound seasonal function (b) entire city
(c) sharpens the mind-set of sales persons (c) entire globe
(d) control the flow of information into buying centre (d) customers who need a specific product
(e) None of these (e) None of these
189. 'Boost' is a product of which company?
180. Which is not a proper type of direct marketing
(a) Cadbury (b) Vicco
(a) boosting sales
(c) Wipro (d) Dabur
(b) having a focussed approach
(c) better customer contacts (e) None of these
(d) Advertising 190. Oracle and i2 Technologies are connected with
(e) None of these (a) Computer hardware (b) Networking
181. Marketing size means (c) Education (d) Operation systems
(a) getting new clients (e) None of these
(b) interacting with strangers 191. With which one of the following activities are Golden Globe
Awards associated?
(c) Market survey
(a) Journalism (b) Social work
(d) Area allocation
(c) Peace initiatives (d) Films
(e) None of these
(e) None of these
182. Marketing of Banking is the responsibilites of
192. Which of the following schemes of the Govt. of India is
(a) sales staff only associated with the health sector?
(b) back office staff only (a) NRDP (b) IRDP
(c) front office sales staff only (c) ASHA (d) Bharat Nirman
(d) all employees (e) All of these
(e) None of these
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193. Which of the following is a sort of Poverty Eradication 197. What does SAPTA stand for:
Programme of the Govt. of India, specially designed for (a) South Asian Preferential Trade Agreement
rural areas ? (b) South Asian Post Trade Agreement
(a) Self Help Group (c) SAARC Preferential Trade Agreement
(b) Antodaya Anna Yojana
(d) SAARC Post Trade Agreement
(c) Social Security for Agricultural and Unorganized
(e) None of these
Labour
198. Which of the following state has registered the maximum
(d) Enforcement of Minimum Wages
growth in Gross State Domestic Product in the year?
(e) None of these
194. Which company was the first to launch mobile phone (a) Chhattisgarh (b) Kerala
operations in India? (c) Gujarat (d) Goa
(a) Modi Telstra (b) Reliance India (e) None of these
(c) Bharati (d) Tata Indicom 199. Which of the following banks launched India’s first food
(e) None of these and agriculture private equity fund?
195. Which from the following wireless networks has a range of (a) Robo Bank (b) Citibank
50 kilometres?
(c) HSBC (d) SBI
(a) Macintosh (b) Wi-Max
(e) None of these
(c) Wi-Fi (d) Blue Tooth
200. Which of the following banks has recently entered into a
(e) None of these
joint venture agreement with Insurance Australia Group
196. Who is the author of the book Patrons of the Poor : Caste
(IAG) for launching general insurance business in India?
Politics and Policy Making in India?
(a) Allahabad Bank (b) PNB
(a) Narayan Lakshman (b) Greg Lindsay
(c) Khushwant Singh (d) Salman Rushdie (c) SBI (d) Indian Bank
(e) None of the above (e) None of these
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1. (c) Meaningful Words Þ Cone ONCE

7. (b) G R I M R M O S
2. (c) U I D L I Q +1
+1
U T S R Q +1
+1
(3 - 4) : M 3m O
D U S K L Q P I
+1
5m 5m +1
+1
3m Q +1
P
Similarly,
2m
S T O P P J G B
N +1
+1
+1
North +1
NW NE
8. (a) R > P > Q > S > T
P scored the second highest marks.
West East
9. (c) M I R A C L E
A C E I L M R
SW SE +1 –1 –1 +1 –1 –1 –1
South
B B F J K L Q

3. (e) 4m 3m 5th from the right

10. (e)
5m 9 14 3 12 21 4 5
1 N C L U D E
3m
P
(11-15 ) :
2m
N support the other group ja pe la no

Points R, P and Q are in a straight line. the mission gains support ke ja zi la

4. (b) Points O is 7 metres towards North of Point N.
gains other than money fu no ho zi
5. (a) +1 +1
O ¾¾® G E ¾¾® N re qi fu ja
more support and money
–1 -1
D ¾¾® F B ¾¾® P
11. (b) The code for ‘group’ is ‘pe’.
Similarly. 12. (e) ‘zi’ stands for ‘gains’.
+1 -1 13. (a) more Þ re or qi
A ¾¾® K L ¾¾® D
than Þ ho
+1 +2 +3
T ¾ ¾® J ¾¾® N ¾ ¾® A ¾ ¾® G
+4 the Þ la
6. (d)
+2 +3 +4 +5 group Þ pe
E ¾¾® U ¾¾® K ¾ ¾® R ¾ ¾® H
14. (c) The code for ‘mission’ is ‘ke’.
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15. (a) money Þ fu of students will still join the courses. It is mentioned in
more Þ re or ql the statement that the institute is reputed. Therefore,
The code for ‘matters’ may we can assume that students will still prefer the institute
of repute despite hike in fees.
be ‘bu’.
26. (d) None of the assumptions is implicit in hte statement. It
(16-22) :
is mentioned in the statement that many residents of
A the locality, not all residents, decided not to allend the
B E function. This does not constitute the strong reason
for cancellation of function. Assumption II is a long
D drawn conclusion.
K
27. (a) Only assumption I is implicit in the statement. The
Government advised the state governments to ensure
C disbursement of relief package assuming that state
G governments are capable for evolving a mechanism
for disbusrsement of relief.
F H The use of term ‘all’ in the assumption II makes it invalid.
16. (d) F is third to the right of B. 28. (b) It is clear that statement (B) is the cause and statement
17. (d) F and G are immediate neighbours of H. (A) is its effect.
29. (b) It is clear that statement (B) is the cause and statement
18. (b) F is remain in unchanged.
(A) is its effect.
A
30. (a) It is clear that statement (A) is cause and statement (B)
K A
B is its effect. If there is adequate supply in the retail
E B market, the price would stabilise.
H
31. (b) It is clear that accidents occurred due to faulty
D automatic signaling system. So that BTS couse and A
K C
is the effect.
32. (d) It is clear that both the statement (A) and (B) are effects
C of independent causes.
G GD
33. (e) All plants are bottles.

F H
F E
19. (a) H is second to the right of C. All bottles are caps.
B is second to the right of E. A + A Þ A-type of Conclusion
“All plants are caps.”
G is second to the right of F.
This is Conclusion II.
20. (c) DC, DE Þ Immediate neighbours of D. All bottles are caps.
DF, DA Þ F is second to the right of D.
A is second to the right of D.
Therefore, ? = DH All caps are crowns.
H is third to the right of D. A + A Þ A-types of Conclusion
21. (b) G sits third to the left of A. “All bottles are crowns.”
22. (e) Immediate neighbours of C are D and F. Its Converse would be :
23. (e) Clearly both the assumptions are implicit in the “Same crowns are bottles”
statement. This is Conclusion I.
If there are sufficient number of passengers, the other 34. (d) Some hankerchiefs are calculators.
private airlines may also increase the frequency of daily
flights. The airline decided to increase the frequency
of daily flights assuming that there are adequate
passenger load. All calculators are papers.
24. (b) Only assumption II is implicit in the statement. If the I + A Þ I-type of Conclusion.
management of the organisation has organised picnic “Some hankerchiefs are papers.”
for its employees, it would earmark adequate funds for 35. (e) All tigers are zebra.
picnic. Again, it is not prudent to assume that the
management of the organisation would not welcome
the employees with their family at the picnic.
25. (a) Only assumption I is implicit in the statement. The All zebra are cows.
institute increased the fees assuming that good number A + A Þ A–type of Conclusion
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“All tigers are cows.” I + A Þ I–type of Conclusion
This is Conclusion I. “Some cards are chairs.”
“All tigers are cows” can be shown as : Its Converse would be :
“Some chairs are cards.”
If some chairs are cards, then all
or Tigers, chairs being cards is a possibility.
Tigers Cows 38. (d) From both the statements
ws
Co

B
I II
Now, “All camels are cows” can be shown as
C>D
39. (e) From both the statements
cost of pen ® la ke ij
or Camels,
Camels Cow Cows pen stand ® ke hu
Therefore, stand ®hu
40. (d) Data insufficient
III IV 41. (b) From statement I
Combine the figures II and IV Mansi took leave on Tuesday.
Wednesday or Thursday
Tigers, From statement II
Cows, Mansi took leave on Friday
Camels 42. (b) From statement I
Mary has only one younger brother. She may have
Therefore, “All camels being tigers is a possibility.” elder brother.
36. (a) Some pencils are mobiles. From statement II
Mary has only one brother.
43. (e) From Problem Figure (1) to (2) the shaded block moves
All mobiles are grass. one sector in anticlockwise direction and one more
I + A Þ I–type of Conclusion block gets shaded. From Problem Figure (2) to (3) the
shaded blocks move two sectors in anticlockwise
“Some pencils are grass”.
direction and one more block gets shaded. Similar
Its Converse would be :
changes ooccur from Problem Figure (4) onwards.
“Some grasses are pencils”.
44. (d) From Problem Figure (1) to (2) one design moves
If some grasses are pencils, then all grasses being
diagonally after being rotated through 90°
pencils is a possibility.
anticlockwise, the square moves one-half step and
Some pencils are grass.
shaded part of it also moves in anticlockwise direction.
Similar changes occur from Problem Figure (3) to (4)
and from Problem Figure (5) to Answer Figure.
All grass is green. 45. (e) In the subsequent figures respectively two, three, one,
I + A Þ I–type of Conclusion two three curves are added in clockwise direction to
“Some pencils are green.” complete the leaflets.
All mobiles are grass. 46. (d) The following changes occur in the subsequent figures :
(1) to (2) (2) to (3),
(3) to (4) (4) to (5)
(5) to (6)
All grass is green.
A + A Þ I–type of Conclusion
“All mobiles are green”.
37. (a) Some cards are clips.
47. (d) After Problem Figure (3) the pattern is repeated in the
reverse order and the outer line segment moves to the
opposite side.
All clips are chairs.
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(48-50) : 58. (a) n (A È B È C) = n(A) + n(B) + n(C) - n(A Ç B)
and-A, band - B, land - C, hand - D, hind - E, lack - F, job - G
- n(A Ç C) - n(B Ç C) + n(A Ç B Ç C)
Chart Þ 100 – 18 = 42 + 68 + 51 – 30 – 28 – 36 + x
Þ x = 15
Inpu t A B C D E F G
59. (d) Perimeter = 4 ´ 160000 = 1600 m
Step I: E A B F C D G
Step II: E B C G A F D Distance 1600 ´ 5 ´ 60
Time= = = 96 min
Speed 5000
Step III: E A F B D C G
x +1 2
Step IV: C B A G D F E 60. (b) = Þ 3x - 2y = 1
y+2 3
Step V: D C B F A G E
x+2 5
Step VI: D B A E C F G = Þ 7x - 5y = 1
y+3 7
Step VII: D C F B G A E
x 3
Step VIII: A B C E G F D or, 3x – 2y = 7x – 5y Þ 3y = 4x Þ =
y 4
Step IX: G A B F C E D 61. (e) 3 5 4
Step X: G B C D A F E
(3 or 4 or 5)
48. (d) 49. (a) 50. (b) 3 × 5 × 4 = 60
2 5 4 3
100
´ 876
219 400 (1 or 2)
51. (e) ´100 = ´ 100 » 64%
24 624 2 × 5 × 4 × 3 = 120
´1274
49 Total = 120 + 60 = 180
52. (b) 5x 5x
62. (d) + 600 = 1000 + (x - 4000)
53. (a) From the table it can be observed. 100 2
54. (a) In 2003, TIS total production Þ x = 12000

æ 110 ö 100
= 782 ç = 860.2 63. (a) Time taken by B = 10 ´ = 8 days
è 100 ÷ø 125
8 ´ 10 4
æ 90 ö Required days = = 4 days
SAI total production = 665 çè ÷ = 598.5 18 9
100 ø
10 40 4
= 10 ¸ (1 + 1.25) = = =4
æ 860.2 ö æ 598.5 ö 2.25 9 9
Total of A-type steel = çè ´ 14÷ + ç ´ 62÷
23 ø è 133 ø 64. (a)
= (523.6) + (279) = 802.6 44
65. (b) Circumference = ´ 35 = 220 cm
Total of B-type stee 7
æ 860.2 ö æ 598.5 ö 33000
=ç ´ 9÷ + ç ´ 71÷ = (336.6) + (319.5) Distance travelled in 1 minute = = 550 m
è 23 ø è 133 ø 60
= 656.1 550 ´ 100
Required ratio = 8026 : 6561 Required no. of revolutions = = 250
220
3 8 6 66. (b) Required answer
55. (a) Required ratio = ´ = or 6 : 7
4 7 7 40 15
= 720 ´ ´ = 43.2 million litres
100 100
1 2 3 4
67. (d) Total supply from Jhelum and underground water
56. (e)
1m 3m 5m (12 + 6) = 18
= 720 ´ = 129.6 million litres
Sum of first n odd no. = n 2 100
Consumption of Yamuna water for domestic purposes
Ans = (11 – 1)2 = 100
40 40
1000 25 = 720 ´ ´ = 115.2
57. (c) 100 ´ - 100 = Þ x = 960 gm 100 100
x 6 Consumption of Ganga water for agriculture purposes
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= 67 + 22 + 14 = 103
35 20
= 720 ´ ´ = 50.4 No. of students who obtained less than 60% marks in
100 100 Hindi = 19 + 59 + 47 = 125
\ Required ratio
125 - 103
129.6 18 Reqd % = ´ 100 = 17.60%
= = = 18 : 23 125
(115.2 + 50.4 =)165.6 23 79. (b) No. of students (of JNU) listening to Radio City
[3 × 3 × 2 × 2 × 2 is common.]
20 65
68-73 : = 120000 ´ ´ = 15600
Following table can be made easily : 100 100
Total area = 37249 sq kilometres 80. (e) The no. of Indraprastha students listening to FM
State Density of population Approx Rainbow = 120000 × 13% × 48%
(in thousands) % area The no. of Jamia students listening to
FM Gold = 120000 × 18% × 52%
112200 \ reqd percentage
A = 18 (approx) 16.7
6230
120000 ´ 13% ´ 48%
83800 = ´ 100 = 66.66%
B = 33 (approx) 6.8 120000 ´ 18% ´ 52%
2540 81. (a) Indraprastha University
64900 82. (c) The no. of Indraprastha students listening to
C = 8 (approx) 21.8
8135 13 46
Red FM = 120000 ´ ´ = 12 ´ 598
572 1 100 100
D = ´ 100 = 7.69 (approx) 20 The no. of Jamia students listening to Red FM
7436 13
18 36
71100 = 120000 ´ ´ = 12 ´ 648
E = 14.5 (approx) 13 100 100
4893 \ Total students = (12 × 598) + (12 × 648)
286 1 = 12 × 1246 = 14952
F = ´ 100 = 7.69 (approx) 10 83. (b) Radio City
3718 13
84. (e) From statements I and II, since it is a right-angled
86000 triangle, area
G = 20 (approx) 11.5
4297 1
[Note : Density of population is the population per square Þ ´ b ´ h = 5b \ h = 10
kilometre.] 2
68. (b) From thae above (column 3) it can be answered. 85. (e) Combining I & II, we get speed of Dinesh = 10 km/hr
States A, C and D have more than 15 per cent of total 60
areas. \ to walk 1 km he takes = 6 minutes.
10
69. (c) States D and F are some population density. 86. (b) From statement II, we find the negative answer since the
70. (a) Required answer = (33 – 18 =) 15 thousand. number is not divisible by 3 then it can’t be divisible by 12.
71. (d) For state A, B, E and G, ie for 4 states. 87. (a)
72. (e) Required answer = 2540 : (6230 + 4297 =) 88. (d) Using both the statements, we can find separate
2540 1 expenditures of Rahim and Suresh but can’t find their
= = separate incomes.
10527 4.1
(89-92) :
73. (d) n(C) = 650, n(F) = 480, n(H) = 400
n(C Ç F) = 300, n(F Ç H) = 250, n(C Ç H) = 240
and n(C È F È H) = (100 - 5)% of 1000 = 950
Since, n(C È F È H) = n(C) + n(F) + n(H) – n(C Ç F)
– n(F Ç H) – n(C Ç H) + n(C Ç F Ç H)
Þ n(C Ç F Ç H) = 210

50
The radius of the spherical part of the bowl can’t be =6 F = 480
C
determined. Hence volume cannot be calculated.
320 90 140
74. (c) 60% of 150 = 90. It means those who obtained either 90
or more than 90 marks in the average of five subjects 210
30
will be declared as passed. Therefore, 40
the required number = 31 + 17 = 48
75. (b) Reqd no. = 52 + 41 + 13 = 106 120
H = 400
76. (e) 77. (d)
78. (a) No. of students who obtained more than or equal to
89. (b) 90. (d) 91. (c) 92. (b)
40% marks in Science
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93. (c) The given question gives the amounts of investment 100. (d) Total no. of rooms over the three-year period
of P, Q and R, which is P = `12000, Q = `9000 and = 600 + 320 + 250 + 400 + 520 + 450 + 500 = 3040
S = `21000. Statement (A) combined with the reqd average no. of rooms per crore of rupees
question’s information will give us the ratio of their 3040
profits, i.e. 4 : 6 : 7. Now, combine this either with B or = » 1.4
2125
C, and profit earned by them can be determined.
101. (e) 102. (a)
Therefore, A and either B or C is sufficient.
103. (c) The ice fields are melting down and shrinking due to
94. (e) Let the present ages of mother and son be M and S yrs
global warming, which is caused by emission of carbon
respectively.
dioxide in the atmosphere.
M 5 104. (b) It is necessary to check and control the cause of global
A. Þ = or, 3M – 5S = 50
S + 10 3 warming.
B. Þ 3M – 5S = 50 105. (d) 106. (b) 107. (a)
108. (c) It will be catastrophic for low-lying island states and
M + 10 5
C. Þ = or, 3M – 5S = 50 countries with large coastal populations.
S + 16 3
109. (c) 110. (d) 111. (a) 112. (b)
Here, all the three equations are the same. Therefore 113. (d) 114. (a) 115. (e) 116. (d)
option (e) is the correct choice.
117. (e) 118. (a) 119. (b) 120. (c)
95. (c) Statement (A) gives the cost of fencing one metre of
121. (a) 122. (c) 123. (b) 124. (d)
the circular plot. Combining this with statement (B),
125. (e)
total cost of fencing can be determined.
(126-130) : DAFCBE
96. (d) A. Þ Market price of the article
126. (d) 127. (e) 128. (d) 129. (b)
100 130. (a)
= ´ 810 =` 900
90 131. (b) Man gave up his nomadic type of life after he took to
B. Þ CP of the article (with the help of A) agriculture.
132. (e) plenty of fertile land and water
900 ´ 100
= =` 600 133. (e) There was boost in agriculture production which
150
helped generate other jobs useful to the society.
Now, combining (A) with (C), 134. (a) 135. (c) 136. (d) 137. (b)
SP = 900 × 0.95 = ` 855 138. (a) 139. (a) 140. (a) 141. (b)
100 142. (e) 143. (e) 144. (a) 145. (b)
CP = 855 ´ =`600
142.50 146. (c) 147. (d) 148. (e) 149. (c)
Hence, A and either B or C are sufficient. 150. (a) 151. (d) 152. (a) 153. (a)
97. (a) Let the rate of interest be r%. 154. (e) 155. (a) 156. (c) 157. (a)
158. (c) 159. (d) 160. (a) 161. (a)
éæ r ö
2 ù 5150 ´ r ´ 3 162. (b) 163. (b) 164. (a) 165. (c)
A. Þ 2500 êçè1 + ÷ø - 1ú = 166. (e) 167. (b) 168. (c) 169. (c)
ë 100 û 100
170. (e)
12000 ´ r ´ 3 10000r ´ 5 171. (a) A warm boot is when you reset a computer that is
B. Þ + = 5160
100 100 already on.
172. (b)
1725 - 1500
C. Þ r = ´ 100 = 5% 173. (e) Actual name given to such message is 'phishing' but
3 ´ 150
phishing is a part/category of spam.
Hence, any one of them is sufficient. 174. (e) 175. (c) 176. (a) 177. (c)
98. (a) Only for project A, the value of cost per room is less 178. (b) 179. (a) 180. (d)
than half crore, whereas in other projects it is either
181. (c) Market penetration means the depth of sales of a
more than or equal to half crore.
particular product in a given market. Marketing Size
99. (b) Total investments for all the projects
involves the number of sellers and buyers in the market.
= 275 + 210 + 250 + 430 + 310 + 400 + 250 = ` 2125 cr
182. (a) 183. (c) 184. (c) 185. (b)
Investment on those projects which are completed in
186. (e) 187. (e) 188. (d) 189. (a)
1998 = 275 + 430 + 400 = `1105 cr
190. (b) 191. (d) 192. (c) 193. (b)
1105 194. (a) 195. (b) 196. (b) 197. (a)
\ reqd % = ´ 100 = 52%
2125 198. (a) 199. (a) 200. (c)
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SBI & ITS ASSOCIATES PO

EXAM 2011 Based on Memory
REASONING (High Level) DIRECTIONS (Qs. 7-12): Study the following information to
answer the given questions:
DIRECTIONS (Qs.1-3): Study the following information
carefully and answer the given questions. Twelve people are sitting in two parallel rows containing six
people each such that they are equidistant from each other. In
Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and
row 1: P, Q, R, S, T and V are seated and all of them are facing
hence form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the
South. In row 2: A, B, C, D, E and F are seated and all of them are
group?
facing North. Therefore, in the given seating arrangement, each
1. (a) Break (b) Change
member seated in a row faces another member of the other row.
(c) Split (d) Divide
S sits third to the right of Q. Either S or Q sits at an extreme
(e) Separate
end of the line. The one who faces Q sits second to the right of E.
2. (a) Train (b) Instruct
Two people sit between B and F. Neither B nor F sits at an extreme
(c) Educate (d) Advocate end of the line. The immediate neighbour of B faces the person
(e) Coach who sits third to the left of P. R and T are immediate neighbours.
3. (a) Extend (b) Higher C sits second to the left of A. T does not face the immediate
(c) Upward (d) Rise neighbour of D.
(e) Ascend 7. Who amongst the following sit at the extreme ends of the
4. Which of the following symbols should replace question rows?
mark (?) in the given expression in order to make the (a) S, D (b) Q, A
expressions ‘ A > D’ and ‘F ³ C’ definitely true? (c) V, C (d) P, D
A > B ³ C ? D £ E=F (e) Q, F
(a) > (b) < 8. Who amongst the following faces S?
(c) £ (d) = (a) A (b) B
(e) Either = or ³ (c) C (d) D
5. Which of the following expressions is definitely true if the
(e) F
given expressions ‘R < P’ as well as ‘S > Q’ are definitely
9. How many persons are seated between V and R?
true?
(a) One (b) Two
(a) P > Q = R £ T < S (b) S > T ³ R > Q < P
(c) Three (d) Four
(c) Q > R £ T > P ³ S (d) S > T ³ R > Q > P
(e) None of these
(e) None of these
10. P is related to A in the same way as S is related to B based
6. Read the following information carefully and answer the
on the given arrangement. Which of the following is T
question which follows:
related to, following the same pattern?
‘A × B’ means ‘A is the father of B’.
(a) C (b) D
‘A + B’ means ‘A is the daughter of B’.
(c) E (d) F
‘A ÷ B’ means ‘A is the son of B’.
(e) Cannot be determined
‘A – B’ means ‘A is the sister of B’.
11. Which of the following is true regarding T?
What will come in place of question mark to establish that P
is the son-in-law of S in the following expression? (a) F faces T.
P×Q+R–T ?S (b) V is an immediate neighbour of T.
(a) + (b) × (c) F faces the one who is second to the right of T.
(c) – (d) ÷ (d) T sits at one of the extreme ends of the line.
(e) Either + or ÷ (e) Q sits second to the right of T.
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12. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on 17. Is F granddaughter of B?
the given arrangement and so form a group. Which is the I. B is the father of M. M is the sister of T. T is the
one that does not belong to that group? mother of F.
(a) A-T (b) B-T II. S is the son of F. V is the daughter of F. R is the brother
(c) F-P (d) C-V of T.
(e) E-Q DIRECTIONS (Qs. 18-20): Study the following information to
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 13-17): Each of the questions below consists answer the given questions:
of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below
A word and number arrangement machine when given an
it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements
input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a
are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements
particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of
and give answer.
input and rearrangement. (All the numbers are two-digit numbers
(a) if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer and are arranged as per some logic based on the value of the
the question, while the data in statement II alone are number.)
not sufficient to answer the question. Input : win 56 32 93 bat for 46 him 2811 give chance
(b) if the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer Step I : 93 56 32 bat for 46 him 28 11 give chance win
the question, while the data in statement I alone are Step II : 11 93 56 32 bat for 46 28 give chance win him
not sufficient to answer the question. Step III : 56 11 93 32 bat for 46 28 chance win him give
(c) if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II Step IV : 28 56 11 93 32 bat 46 chance win him give for
alone are sufficient to answer the question. Step V : 46 28 56 11 93 32 bat win him give for chance
(d) if the data even in both statements I and II together are Step VI : 32 46 28 56 11 93 win him give for chance bat
not sufficient to answer the question.
Step VI is the last step of the arrangement the above input.
(e) if the data in both statements I and II together are
As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in
necessary to answer the question.
each of the following questions the appropriate steps for the
13. Which bag amongst P, Q, R, S and T is the heaviest?
given input.
I. Bag Q is heavier than R and S. Bag T is heavier than
Input for the questions:
only bag P.
Input: fun 89 at the 28 16 base camp 35 53 here 68 (All the
II. Only three bags are lighter than R. The weight of bag
numbers given in the arrangement are two-digit numbers.)
Q is 50 kg, which is 2 kg more than bag R.
18. Which of the following would be step II?
14. Are all the five friends - A, B, C, D and E - who are seated
around a circular table facing the centre? (a) 89 fun at 28 16 base camp 35 53 here 68 the
I. A sits third to the left of B. B faces the centre. D and E (b) 35 53 28 68 16 89 the here fun camp base at
are immediate neighbours of each other. C sits second (c) 16 89 at fun 28 camp base 35 53 68 the here
to the right of E. (d) 53 28 68 16 89 35 the here fun camp base at
II. D sits second to right of C. C faces the centre. Both E (e) None of these
and A are immediate neighbours of D. B sits second to 19. Which word/number would be at seventh position from the
the right of A. left in step IV?
15. In a college, five different subjects, viz Physics, Chemistry, (a) base (b) at
Botany, Zoology and Mathematics, are taught on five (c) 35 (d) the
differeIlt days of the same week, starting from Monday and (e) 53
ending on Friday. Is Chemistry taught on Wednesday? 20. Which step number would be the following output?
I. Two subjects are taught between Zoology and 53 28 68 16 89 at 35 the here fun camp base
Mathematics. Mathematics is taught before Zoology.
(a) There will be no such step.
Chemistry is taught on the day immediately next to the
(b) III
day when Physics is taught. Botany is not taught on
Friday. (c) II
II. Three lectures are scheduled between the lectures of (d) V
Botany and Zoology. Mathematics is taught (e) IV
immediately before Physics. DIRECTIONS (Qs. 21-27): Study the following information
16. Is it 9 o'clock now? carefully and answer the given questions.
I. After half an hour, the minute and the hour hands of Eight colleagues, A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H, are sitting around
the clock will make an angle of exactly 90° with each a circular table facing the centre but not necessarily in the same
other.
order. Each one of them holds a different post–Manager, Company
II. Exactly 15 minutes ago, the hour and the minute hands Secretary, Chairman, President, Vice President, Group Leader,
of the clock coincided with each other. Financial Advisor and Managing Director.
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A sits third to the right of the Managing Director. Only two DIRECTIONS (Qs. 28-31): Read the following information and
people sit between the Managing Director and H. The Vice the sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) given below it carefully
President and the Company Secretary are immediate neighbours. and answer the questions which follow:
Neither A nor H is a Vice President or a Company Secretary. The
A host of foreign companies are in talks with the Indian
Vice President is not an immediate neighbour of the Managing
government for selling B 150, a tough, short-haul plane ideal for
Director. The Manager sits second to the left of E. E is not an
connectivity of smaller towns which is lacking in India at present.
immediate neighbour of H. The Manager is an immediate
(A) B 150 planes have not only low operating costs than
neighbour of both the Group Leader and the Financial Advisor.
competing planes like Cezana but also a much better
The Financial Advisor sits third to the -right of B. B is not the Vice track record in terms of safety and efficiency.
President. C sits on the immediate right of the Chairman. A is not (B) The profit margin of road transport operators in the
the Chairman. F is not an immediate neighbour of A. G is not an smaller towns connected by B 150 planes has been
immediate neighbour of the Manager. reduced substantially as a majority of people prefer air
21. Who amongst the following sits third to the left of E? transport over other means of transport.
(a) Manager (b) G (C) Smaller towns, at present, are better connected by roads
(c) A (d) Financial Advisor and railways as compared to flight services.
(e) B (D) B 150 planes are capable of operating in sectors where
large airlines cannot fly due to challenging conditions
22. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on
such as mist, short runways, etc. Such planes can also
the given arrangement and thus form a group. Which is the
double up as cargo planes and charter flights for the
one that does not belong to that group?
rich and the elite.
(a) F-Chairman (b) G-President (E) B 150 planes need to operate in the existing airports
(c) D-Manager (d) A-Financial Advisor which are situated in bigger cities only and are poorly
(e) Managing Director connected to the smaller cities.
23. Who among the following is the President of the company? 28. Which of the statements (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) can be
inferred from the facts/information given in the statement?
(a) A (b) C
(An inference is something which is not directly stated but
(c) H (d) G can be inferred from the given facts.)
(e) D (a) Only A (b) Only B
24. Which of the following is true with respect to the given (c) Only C (d) Both B and D
seating arrangement? (e) Only E
(a) The Group Leader of the company is an immediate 29. Which of the statements (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) mentioned
neighbour of the Vice President. above would weaken the offer made by the foreign
(b) G sits second to the right of D. companies for selling B 150 planes to Indian government?
(a) A (b) B
(c) The Group Leader and the Company Secretary are
(c) C (d) D
immediate neighbours.
(e) E
(d) The Chairman of the company sits to the immediate
30. Which of the statements (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) mentioned
left of the Managing Director. above represents a possible consequence of the success
(e) The Group Leader sits second to the left of D. of B 150 planes in smaller cities?
25. Which of the following posts does B hold in the company? (a) A (b) B
(a) Chairman (b) Manager (c) C (d) D
(c) Company Secretary (d) Vice President (e) E
(e) Financial Advisor 31. Which of the statements (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) would
favour the foreign companies’ bid to sell B 150 planes in
26. Who among the following sits exactly between the
India?
Managing Director and H? (a) Only A (b) Only B
(a) H and the Chairman (b) B and G (c) Both B and C (d) Both A and D
(c) The Chairman and C (d) F and C (e) Both E and C
(e) E and the Group Leader DIRECTIONS (Qs. 32-37): Study the following information to
27. Who among the following is the Group Leader? answer the given questions:
(a) C (b) F In a certain code, ‘always create new ideas’ is written as ‘ba
(c) G (d) H ri sha gi’, ‘ideas and new thoughts’ is written as ‘fa gi ma ri’,
(e) A ‘create thoughts and insights’ is written as ‘ma jo ba fa’, and
‘new and better solutions’ is written as ‘ki ri to fa’.
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32. What is the code for ‘ideas’? (a) House owners too have demanded for laws that make
(a) sha (b) ba it easier to evict tenants who default on rent payment.
(c) gi (d) ma (b) Such a tax law would be difficult to implement as it
(e) Cannot be determined would be difficult to record the number of vacant flats
33. What does 'fa' stand for? in the city.
(c) People with surplus money buy many houses and rent
(a) thoughts (b) insights
these out while many consumers cannot afford even
(c) new (d) and
their first house.
(e) solutions (d) The number of vacant flats in Mumbai is much lower
34. ‘fa lo ba’ could be a code for which of the following? than other metros such as Delhi and Chennai where
(a) thoughts and action (b) create and innovate vacancy tax already exists.
(c) ideas and thoughts (d) create new solutions (e) Such a tax would compel the house owners to sell!
(e) always better ideas rent properties which in turn would control hoarding
35. What is the code for ‘new’? and skyrocketing property prices.
(a) ki (b) ri DIRECTIONS (Qs. 40-45): In each question below are given
(c) to (d) fa two/three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I
(e) ba and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if
36. Which of the following may represent ‘insights always they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read
better’? all the conclusions and then decide which of the given
conclusions logically follows from the given statements,
(a) jo ki to (b) ki to ri
disregarding commonly known facts. Give answer
(c) sha jo ri (d) to sha jo
(a) if only conclusion I follows.
(e) sha to ba
(b) if only conclusion II follows.
37. What is the code for ‘throughts’? (c) if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
(a) ma (b) fa (d) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
(c) ba (d) jo (e) if both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.
(e) Either jo or fa 40. Statements : All rings are circles.
DIRECTIONS (Q. 38): Read the following information carefully All squares are rings.
and answer the question which follows. No ellipse is a circle.
38. All existing and upcoming hotels within a 5 km radius of Conclusions : I. Some, rings being ellipses is a possibility.
national parks and sanctuaries in India will have to pay : II. At least some circles are squares.
30% of their annual turnover as tax to the government. 41. Statements : No house is an apartment.
Which of the following statements can be inferred from the Some bungalows are apartments.
facts/information given in the above statement? Conclusions : I. No house is a bungalow.
(a) The tax collected from the hotels will be used for the II. All bungalows are houses.
betterment of these national parks and sanctuaries. 42. Statements : Some gases are liquids.
(b) Hotels which are sponsored by the government will All liquids are water.
not have to pay any tax even if these are located within Conclusions : I. All gases being water is a possibility.
the 5 km radius of such wildlife hotspots. II. All such gases which are not water can
(c) The ecosystem of the national parks and sanctuaries never be liquids.
is adversely affected even if the hotels are located 43. Statements : All minutes are seconds.
outside the 5 km radius. All seconds are hours.
(d) Government allows the construction of hotels within No second is a day.
5km radius of national parks and sanctuaries. Conclusions : I. No day is an hour.
(e) Such a step is taken by the environment ministry to II. At least some hours are minutes.
boost eco-tourism and perk up revenue collection of (44-45): Statements : Some teachers are professors.
State governments. Some lecturers are teachers.
44. Statements : I. All teachers as well as professors being
DIRECTIONS (Q. 39):Read the following paragraph and answer lecturers is a possibility.
the question which follows. II. All those teachers who are lecturers are
39. Tenants’ associations have demanded a ‘vacancy tax’ on also professors.
all vacant and unsold flats in Mumbai. 45. Statements : I. No professor is a lecturer.
Which of the following would support the demand made II. All lecturers being professors is a
by the tenants' association? possibility.
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DIRECTIONS (Qs. 46-50): In each of the questions given below which one of the five Answer Figures on the right should come after
the Problem Figures on the left, if the sequence were continued?

PROBLEM FIGURES ANSWER FIGURES

46.
S C O B E B S O L O O L B
E E B K E S K O S L S S K
C S K L C S L O C E E E L C
O B K L L O B K C E S O L B K C E L C B K C B K C B K E S O

1 2 3 4 5 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

47.

1 2 3 4 5 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

48.

1 2 3 4 5 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

49. o o

c
c
o c c o c o o o
c

c o
o o c
c

1 2 3 4 5 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

50. E L S S S
L L
E E H H L L
=HOLE H K C C L H L L
O H L C H
K H S S H

1 2 3 4 5 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE 53. 25.05 × 123.95 + 388.999 × 15.001 =?

(a) 900 (b) 8950
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 51-55): What will come in place of question (c) 8935 (d) 8975
mark (?) in the following questions?
(e) 8995
51. 32.05% of 259.99 =? 54. 561 ÷ 35.05 × 19.99 = ?
(a) 92 (b) 88 (a) 320 (b) 330
(c) 78 (d) 90
(c) 315 (d) 325
(e) 83
(e) 335
1 2 3
52. of of of 1715 = ? 55. (15.01)2 × 730 = ?
8 3 5
(a) 80 (b) 85 (a) 6125 (b) 6225

(c) 90 (d) 95 (c) 6200 (d) 6075

(e) 75 (e) 6250
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DIRECTIONS (Qs. 56-60): In each of these questions, a number 65. Inside a square plot, a circular garden is developed which
series is given. In each series, only one number is wrong. Find exactly fits in the square plot and the diameter of the garden
out the wrong number. is equal to the side of the square plot which is 28 metres.
What is the area of the space left out in the square plot after
56. 3601 3602 1803 604 154 36 12
developing the garden?
(a) 3602 (b) 1803
(a) 98 m2 (b) 146 m2
(c) 604 (d) 154
(c) 84 m2 (d) 168 m2
(e) 36
(e) None of these
57. 4 12 42 196 1005 6066 42511
(a) 12 (b) 42 66. Amit and Sujit together can complete an assignment of data
(c) 1005 (d) 196 entry in five days. Sujit’s speed is 80% of Amit’s speed and
(e) 6066 the total key depressions in the assignment are 5,76,000.
58. 2 8 12 20 30 42 56 What is Amit’s speed in key depressions per hour if they
(a) 8 (b) 42 work for 8 hours a day?
(c) 30 (d) 20 (a) 4800 (b) 6400
(e) 12 (c) 8000 (d) 7200
59. 32 16 24 65 210 945 5197.5 (e) None of these
(a) 945 (b) 16 67. Out of five girls and three boys, four children are to be
(c) 24 (d) 210 randomly selected for a quiz contest. What is the probability
(e) 65 that all the selected children are girls?
60. 7 13 25 49 97 194 385
(a) 13 (b) 49 1 1
(a) (b)
(c) 97 (d) 194 14 7
(e) 25
5 2
61. Mr X invested a certain amount in Debt and Equity Funds (c) (d)
in the ratio of 4 : 5. At the end of one year, he earned a total 17 17
dividend of 30% on his investment. After one year, he (e) None of these
reinvested the amount including the dividend in the ratio of
6 : 7 in Debt and Equity Funds. If the amount reinvested in 68. Profit earned by an organisation is distributed among
Equity Funds was `94,500, what was the original amount officers and clerks in the ratio of 5 : 3. If the number of
invested in Equity Funds? officers is 45 and the number of clerks is 80 and the amount
(a) `75,000 (b) `81,000 received by each officer is `25,000, what was the total
(c) `60,000 (d) `65,000 amount of profit earned?
(e) None of these (a) ` 22 lakh (b) ` 18.25 lakh
62. The age of the father is 30 years more than the son’s age. (c) ` 18 lakh (d) ` 23.25 lakh
Ten years hence, the father’s age will become three times
(e) None of these
the son’s age that time. What is the son’s present age in
years? 69. A shopkeeper labelled the price of his articles so as to earn
(a) Eight (b) Seven a profit of 30% on the cost price. He,then sold the articles
(c) Five (d) Cannot be determined by offering a discount of 10% on the labelled price. What is
(e) None of these the actual per cent profit earned in the
63. If the length of a rectangular field is increased by 20% and deal?
the breadth is reduced by 20%, the area of the rectangle will (a) 18% (b) 15%
be 192 m2. What is the area of the original rectangle?
(c) 20% (d) Cannot be determined
(a) 184 m2 (b) 196 m2
(c) 204 m 2 (d) 225 m2 (e) None of these
(e) None of these 70. Mr Shamin’s salary increases every year by 10% in June. If
64. The product of one-third of a number and 150% of another there is no other increase or reduction in the salary and his
number is what per cent of the product of the original salary in June 2011 was `22,385, what was his salary in June
numbers? 2009?
(a) 80% (b) 50% (a) `18,650 (b) `18,000
(c) 75% (d) 120% (c) `19,250 (d) `18,500
(e) None of these (e) None of these
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DIRECTIONS (Qs. 71-75): In each of these questions, one 75. What is the cost of flooring a rectangular hall?
question is given followed by data in three statements I, II and Statements :
III. You have to study the question and the data in statements I. The length of the rectangle is 6 metres.
and decide the question can be answered with data in which of II. The breadth of the rectangle is two-thirds of its length.
the statements and mark your answer accordingly. III. The cost of flooring the area of 100 cm2 is `45.
71. What is the rate of interest pcpa? (a) Only I and III
Statements: (b) Only II and III
I. The difference between the compound interest and (c) All I, II and III
simple interest earned in two years on the amount (d) Question cannot be answered even with data in all
invested is `100. three statements.
II. The amount becomes `19,500 in three years on simple (e) None of these
interest. DIRCCTIONS (Qs. 76-83): Study the following graph carefully
III. The simple interest accrued in two years on the same to answer these questions.
amount at the same rate of interest is `3,000.
Per cent profit earned by two companies producing
(a) Only I and II (b) Only I and III
electronic goods over the years
(c) Only II and III (d) Only I and either II or III
(e) None of these Profit Earned
% Profit = ´ 100
72. What is the speed of the train in kmph? Total Investment
Statements : Profit Earned = Total Income – Total Investment in the year
I. The train crosses an ‘x’ metre-long platform in ‘n’
seconds.
100
II. The length of the train is ‘y’ metres. 90 90 90
Per cent Profit Earned

III. The train crosses a signal pole in 'm' seconds. 80 80 80

(a) Any two of the three (b) Only II and III 70 70
65 75
(c) Only I and III (d) All I, II and III 60 55 70
50 60
(e) Either I and II or II and III 55 55
40 50
45
73. How many students passed in first class?
30
Statements : 20
I. 85% of the students who appeared in examination have 10
passed either in first class or in second class or in pass 0
class. 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
II. 750 students have passed in second class.
Year
III. The number of students who passed in pass class is
76. If the profit earned in 2006 by Company B was `8,12,500,
28% of those passed in second class.
what was the total income of the company in that year?
(a) All I, II and III
(a) `12,50,000 (b) `20,62,500
(b) Only I and III
(c) `16,50,000 (d) `18,25,000
(c) Only II and III
(e) None of these
(d) Question cannot be answered even with information
77. If the amount invested by the two companies in 2005 was
in all three statements.
equal, what was the ratio of the total income of the Company
(e) None of these A to that of B in 2005?
74. What is the amount invested in Scheme ‘B’? (a) 31 : 33 (b) 33 : 31
Statements : (c) 34 : 31 (d) 14 : 11
I. The amounts invested in Schemes ‘A’ and ‘B’ are in (e) None of these
the ratio of 2 : 3.
78. If the total amount invested by the two companies in 2009
II. The amount invested in Scheme ‘A’ is 40% of the total was `27 lakh, while the amount invested by Company B
amount invested. was 50% of the amount invested by Company A, what was
III. The amount invested in Scheme ‘A’ is `45,000. the total profit earned by the two companies together?
(a) Only I and II (b) Only I and III (a) `21.15 lakh (b) `20.70 lakh
(c) Only II and III (d) All I, II and III (c) `18.70 lakh (d) `20.15 lakh
(e) Only III and either I or II (e) None of these
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79. If the income of Company A in 2007 and that in 2008 were 85. What is the average number of candidates (approximately)
equal and the amount invested in 2007 was `12 lakh, what found eligible for Post III from all states?
was the amount invested in 2008? (a) 6700 (b) 6200
(a) `10,87,500 (b) `10,85,700 (c) 4200 (d) 4500
(c) `12,45,000 (d) `12,85,000 (e) 5500
(e) None of these 86. What is the overall percentage (rounded off to one digit
80. If the amount of profit earned by Company A in 2006 was after decimal) of candidates short listed over the total number
`10. 15 lakh, what was the total investment? of candidates eligible for Post I from all the States together?
(a) `13.8 lakh (b) `14.9 lakh (a) 9.5% (b) 12.5%
(c) `15.4 lakh (d) `14.2 lakh (c) 7.2% (d) 6.5%
(e) None of these (e) None of these
81. If the amount invested by Company B in 2004 is `12 lakh 87. What is the ratio of the total number of candidates shortlisted
and the income of 2004 is equal to the investment in 2005, for all the posts together from State E to that from state G?
what is the amount of profit earned in 2005 by Company B? (a) 307 : 369 (b) 73 : 79
(a) `6.6 lakh (b) `18.6 lakh (c) 6 : 5 (d) 9 : 7
(c) `10.23 lakh (d) `9.6 lakh (e) None of these
(e) None of these 88. The total number of candidates found eligible for Post I
82. If the investments of Company A in 2007 and 2008 were from all states together is approximately what per cent of
equal, what is the difference between the profits earned in the total number of candidates found eligible for Post VI
from all States together?
the two years if the income in 2008 was `24 lakh?
(a) 45% (b) 50%
(a) `2.25 lakh (b) `3.6 lakh
(c) 60% (d) 55%
(c) `1.8 lakh (d) `2.6 lakh
(e) 65%
(e) None of these
89. Which state had the lowest percentage of candidates short
83. If each of the companies A and B invested `25 lakh in 2010, listed with respect to candidate eligible for Post IV?
what was the average profit earned by the two companies? (a) G (b) F
(a) `18 lakh (b) `22.5 lakh (c) E (d) C
(c) `17.5 lakh (d) `20 lakh (e) None of these .
(e) None of these 90. What is the ratio of the total number of candidates short
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 84-90): Study the following table carefully listed for post V to that for post VI from all states together?
and answer the questions which follow. (a) 6 : 7 (b) 55 : 96
(c) 165 : 278 (d) 16 : 25
Number of Candidates found Eligible and the
(e) None of these
Number of Candidates Short listed for Interview for a
recent Recruitment Process for Six Posts from DIRECTIONS (Qs. 91-95) : These questions are based on the
following data. Study it carefully and answer the questions that
Different States
follow.
E-Eligible S- Short listed
In a school having 400 students, boys and girls are in the
ratio of 3 : 5. The students speak Hindi, English or both the
Post 1 II III IV V VI
languages. 12% of the boys speak only Hindi. 22% of the girls
S t a te E S E S E S E S E S E S speak only English. 24% of the total students speak only Hindi
and the number of boys speaking both the languages is six times
A 2500 65 7200 240 5200 76 3600 200 4600 110 5400 380 the number of boys speaking only Hindi.
B 3200 220 8500 420 8400 190 6200 320 5800 180 6200 430 91. How many boys speak Hindi?
C 2800 280 4500 350 7600 160 8200 440 7300 310 3700 250 (a) 18 (b) 126
D 2400 85 4800 200 2600 55 7500 350 3900 160 4800 360 (c) 108 (d) 26
E 3000 120 5600 280 3800 75 6800 280 6100 260 7800 520 (e) None of these
F 4800 325 6400 320 4400 220 4700 180 4900 220 8800 640
92. How many girls speak only Hindi?
(a) 55 (b) 117
G 6500 550 7000 140 6000 325 5500 220 8100 410 2700 200
(c) 96 (d) 78
84. From State B, which post had the highest percentage of (e) None of these
candidates short listed? 93. How many students speak English?
(a) V (b) IV (a) 304 (b) 79
(c) VI (d) II (c) 225 (d) 117
(e) None of these (e) None of these
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94. The number of girls speaking only Hindi is what per cent of DIRECTIONS (Q. 99) : Study the following pie-chart to answer
the total number of students speaking only Hindi? the question that follow.
(a) 38.2% (b) 71.8% Break-up of students having preference for each subject
(c) 31.2% (d) 78%
(e) None of these
95. What is the ratio of the number of boys to the number of
girls speaking both the languages? Geography
History 28%
(a) 23 : 25 (b) 12 : 25 44%
(c) 12 : 13 (d) 25 : 13
Economics
(e) None of these 16%
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 96-98): Study the information given in eaeh Maths
of these questions and then answer the questions. 12%
99. Out of a total 550 students, how many students did not
96. The area of the circle is 616 cm2. What is the area of the
prefer Maths or Economics?
rectangle? (• or ‘dot’ or indicates centre of the circle.)
(a) 462 (b) 154
(c) 196 (d) 396
(e) None of these

100. Pers on Salary (in ` Iakh )

A 8.5
B 7.6
(a) 784 cm2 (b) 196 cm2 C 12.8
(c) 392 cm2 (d) Cannot be determined D 5.4
(e) None of these E 10.5

97. What is the difference (in ` lakh) between the average salary
Population in Million
and the lowest salary?
City Total Population Male Population (a) 4.2 (b) 2.65
A 12 6.5 (c) 3.56 (d) 4.06
B 15 7.2 (e) None of these
C 17 9.0
D 19 9.9 GENERAL AWARENESS WITH SPECIAL
E 22 10.8 REFERENCE TO BANKING INDUSTRY
What is the average female population in million? 101. A major Public Sector Bank raised interest rates on loans by
(a) 8.32 (b) 8.86 25 basis points – was news in some major financial
(c) 8.68 (d) 9.12 newspapers recently. This means the bank has raised interest
by 25 basis points of
(e) None of these
(a) Savings Bank Interest Rate
98. What is the per cent rise in production in 2007 from 2006? (b) Base Lending Rate
(Round off to two digits after decimal.) (c) Repo Rates
(d) Present Rates on Deposits
1400
(e) Discounted Rates of Interest
1300
102. The Finance Minister of India in one of his press
1200
conferences said that inflationary pressure is likely to
1100
continue following recent increase in rates of some
1000
commodities in international markets. Which of the following
900
commodities was he referring to as it gets frequent increase
800
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 at international levels and disturbs our Home Economy
substantially?
(a) 28.18% (b) 18.18% (a) Gold and Silver (b) Petroleum products
(c) 16.28% (d) 26.18% (c) Tea and Coffee (d) Sugar
(e) None of these (e) Jute and Jute products
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103. Immediately prior to change in the measure of Food Inflation, 111. Which of the following international agencies/ organizations
which of the following indexes was being used for measuring had initiated an 'International Convention for the Protection
it? of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance', which came
(a) Wholesale Price Index into effect recently?
(b) Consumer Price Index
(a) World Health Organisation (WHO)
(c) Interest Rates offered by banks on deposits
(d) Sensex and Nifty (b) International Court of Justice
(e) None of these (c) International Maritime Organisation
104. What is the full form of ‘FINO’, a term we see frequently in (d) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
financial newspapers? (e) United Nations Organisation (UNO)
(a) Financial Investment Network and Operations 112. ‘BRIC’ which was the organisation of 4 nations, namely
(b) Farmers’ Investment in National Organisation
Brazil, Russia, India and China, has now become 'BRICS',
(c) Farmers Inclusion News and Operations
Which is the fifth nation included in it?
(d) Financial Inclusion Network and Operations
(e) None of these (a) South Korea (b) Sri Lanka
105. Which of the following is/are commodity/ies on which (c) Singapore (d) Spain
subsidy is given to farmers/poor in India? (e) South Africa
(1) Fertilizer 113. The process of acquisition of agricultural land and its
(2) Kerosene compensation to farmers recently came up as a major issue
(3) LPG in which of the following states?(It also created law and
(a) Only (1) (b) Only (2)
order problem in the State.)
(c) Only(3) (d) Only (1) and (3)
(e) All (1), (2) and (3) (a) Haryana (b) Gujarat
106. ‘Bhagyam Oilfields’, which were recently in news, are (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Rajasthan
located in which of the following states in India? (e) Punjab
(a) Rajasthan (b) Gujarat 114. What does the letter 'L' denote in the term ‘LAF’ as referred
(c) Assam (d) Maharashtra every now and then in relation to monetary policy of the
(e) Karnataka RBI?
107. The Finance Minister of India recently decided to review
(a) Liquidity (b) Liability
the position of ‘Bad Debts’ in priority sector. Which of the
following is/are the reason(s) owing to which FM took this (c) Leveraged (d) Longitudinal
decision? (e) Linear
(1) Bad Debt in agriculture is still rising substantially every 115. BP Plc, which was in news recently, is a major international
year despite special treatment to it. company in the field of
(2) Bad Debt in other areas of priority sector is almost nil (a) Heavy Machinery
now.
(b) Oil exploration and processing
(3) Govt is planning to disburse another instalment of
`1,60,000 crore, which will bring 'Bad Debts' almost at (c) Atomic Energy
'Nil level' and no special treatment will be needed in (d) Information Technology
next fiscal year. (e) None of these
(a) Only (1) (b) Only (2) 116. Who amongst the following has been appointed the new
(c) Only (3) (d) Both (1) and (2) coach of the Indian Cricket team for a period of two years?
(e) All (1), (2) and (3) (a) Stuart Law (b) Allan Border
108. Which amongst the following countries is NOT a member
(c) Gary Kirsten (d) Duncan Fletcher
of the TAPI pipeline project, which was in news recently?
(a) India (b) Afghanistan (e) Allan Donald
(c) Portugal (d) Pakistan 117. Why was Kanishtha Dhankhar's name in news recently?
(e) Turkmenistan (a) She was crowned Femina Miss India 2011.
109. An agreement on Arms Reduction popularly known as (b) She was adjudged Best Actress 2010 by Filmfare
'START' is one of the major issues in the way of smooth (c) She is the new captain ofIndia's woman cricket team
relations between which of the following two countries?
(d) She has become the new Dy Minister of Textile in place
(a) India - Pakistan (b) India - China
of Dayanidhi Maran
(c) China - Japan . (d) USA - Russia
(e) Russia - Iran (e) None of these
110. The International WWW Conference-2011 was organized 118. K Balachander, who was awarded prestigious Dada Saheb
in which of the following places in March 2011? Phalke Award 2010, is basically a/ an
(a) London (b) Paris (a) Actor (b) Director
(c) Vienna (d) Manila (c) Photographer (d) Music Director
(e) Hyderabad (e) Choreographer
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119. Banks and other financial institutions in India are required 127. An online discussion group that allows direct "live" ,
to maintain a certain amount of liquid assets like cash, communication is known as
precious metals and other short-term securities as a reserve (a) Webcrawler
all the time. In Banking World this is known as (b) chat group
(a) CRR (b) Fixed Asset (c) regional service provider
(c) SLR (d) PLR (d) hyperlink
(e) None of these (e) e-mail
120. Which of the following space agencies recently launched 128. Which of the following is a program that uses a variety of
three satellites and placed them into Polar Sun Synchronous different approaches to identify and eliminate spam?
Orbit successfully? (a) Directory search
(a) NASA (b) ROSCOSMOS (b) Anti-spam program
(c) Web server
(c) CNSA (d) ISRO
(d) Web storefront creation package
(e) JAXA
(e) Virus
121. As per the decision taken by the Govt of India recently,
129. Connection or link to other documents or Web Pages that
“Bamboo is a liberated item now”. What does it really mean?
contain related information is called
(1) Bamboo, henceforth, will be treated as a minor forest
(a) dial-up (b) electronic commerce
produce only.
(c) hyperlink (d) e-cash
(2) Now villagers are free to sell bamboo in their community (e) domain name
forest areas.
130. Which of the following is a programming language for
(3) Gram Sabha has been given right to issue transport creating special programs like applets?
passes to legally transport the produce. (a) Java (b) cable
(a) Only (1) (b) Only (2) (c) domain name (d) Net
(c) Only (3) (d) All (1), (2) and (3) (e) COBOL
(e) None of these 131. The system unit
122. Union Cabinet recently passed a `7000-crore project to clean (a) coordinates input and output devices
up which of the following rivers in India? (b) is the container that houses electronic components
(a) Narmada (b) Ravi (c) is a combination of hardware and software
(c) Ganga (d) Chambal (d) controls and manipulates data
(e) Krishna (e) does the arithmetic operations
123. As per estimates of the Planning Commission of India, the 132. System software
target growth rate of 12th Five Year Plan is set at (a) allows the user to diagnose and troubleshoot the device
(a) 7 to 8% (b) 8.0% to 8.5% (b) is a programming language
(c) 9% to 9.5% (d) 10% to 10.5% (c) is part of a productivity suite
(e) 11% (d) is an optional form of software
124. Goodluck Jonathan was recently re-elected the President (e) helps the computer manage internal resources
of 133. Computer and communication technology, such as
communication links to the Internet, that provide help and
(a) South Africa (b) Nigeria
understanding to the end user is known as
(c) Kosovo (d) Haiti
(a) presentation file (b) information technology
(e) None of these (c) program (d) worksheet file
125. Which of the following schemes has NOT been launched (e) FTP
by the Ministry of Rural Development, Govt of india? 134. Which of the following is contained on chips connected to
(a) National Old Age Pension Scheme the system board and is a holding area for data instructions
(b) National Maternity Benefit Scheme and information? (processed data waiting to be output to
(c) National Family Benefit Scheme secondary storage)
(d) Mid-Day Meal Scheme (a) program (b) mouse
(e) All are launched by Ministry of Rural Development (c) Internet (d) memory
(e) modem
126. Where are you likely to find an embedded operating system?
135. Microsoft's Messenger allows users to
(a) on a desktop operating system (a) bypass a browser to surf the Web
(b) on a networked PC (b) create a blog
(c) on a network server (c) communicate via direct live communication
(d) on a PDA (d) identify and eliminate spam
(e) on a mainframe (e) make graphic presentations
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136. Portable computer, also known as laptop computer, 146. Social Marketing means
weighing between 4 and 10 pounds is called (a) Share market prices
(a) general-purpose application (b) Marketing by the entire society
(b) Internet (c) Internet Marketing
(c) scanner (d) Marketing for a social cause
(d) printer (e) Society bye-laws
(e) notebook computer 147. Service Marketing is the same as
137. The main circuit-board of the system unit is the (a) Internet Marketing (b) Telemarketing
(a) computer program (b) control unit (c) Internal Marketing (d) Relationship Marketing
(c) motherboard (d) RAM (e) Transaction Marketing
(e) None of these 148. Market-driven strategies include
138. Which of the following is billionth of a second? (a) Identifying problems
(a) Gigabyte (b) Terabyte (b) Planning marketing tactics of peers
(c) Nanosecond (d) Microsecond (c) Positioning the Organisation and its brands in the
(e) Terasecond marketplace
139. Online Marketing is the function of which of the following? (d) Internal marketing
(a) Purchase Section (b) Production Department (e) Selling old products
(c) IT Department (d) Designs Section 149. Innovation in marketing is same as
(e) A collective function of all staff (a) Motivation (b) Perspiration
140. Customisation is useful for
(c) Aspiration (d) Creativity
(a) Designing customer specific products
(e) Team work
(b) Call centres
150. Personal Loans can be canvassed among
(c) Publicity
(a) Salaried persons (b) Pensioners
(d) Motivating the staff
(c) Foreign Nationals (d) NRI customers
(e) Cold calls
(e) Non-customers
141. The key challenge to market-driven strategy is
(a) Selling maximum products GENERAL ENGLISH
(b) Employing maximum DSAs
(c) Delivering superior value to customers DIRECTIONS (Qs. 151-160): Read the following passage
(d) Being rigid to changes carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/
(e) Adopting short-term vision phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while
142. Effective selling skills depends on answering some of the questions.
(a) Size of the sales team Jagir Singh has sold red onions at a market in south Delhi
(b) Age of the sales team every day for the past half-century. Perched on an upturned crate,
(c) Peer strength wrapped tight against the chill air, he offers pyaz, a staple for
(d) Knowledge level of the sales team much Indian cooking, for 60 rupees a kilo, the most he can
(e) Educational level of the sales team remember. Business is brisk but most customers pick up only a
143. Generation of sales leads can be improved by small handful of onions. That is just as well. Wholesale supplies
(a) Being very talkative are tight, he says, and the quality is poor.
(b) Increasing personal and professional contacts As India's economy grows by some 9% a year, food prices
are soaring. In late December, the commerce ministry judged that
(c) Being passive
food inflation had reached 18.3%, with pricey vegetables mostly
(d) Engaging Recovery Agents to blame. Officials have made some attcmpts to temper the rise in
(e) Product designs the past month-scrapping import taxes for onions, banning their
144. A Market Plan is export and ordering low-priced sales at government-run shops.
(a) Performance Appraisal of marketing staff But there is no quick fix.
(b) Company Prospectus Heavy rain in the west of lndia brought a rotten harvest.
(c) Documented marketing strategies Vegetables from farther a field-including a politically sensitive
(d) Business targets delivery from a neighbouring country – are costly to move on
(e) Call centre India’s crowded, pot-holed roads. Few refrigerated lorries and
145. Marketing channels mean poor logistics mean that much of each harvest is wasted.
(a) Delivery objects (b) Sales targets Newspapers allege hoarders are cashing in.
The biggest problems are structural. Food producers,
(c) Deliavery outlets (d) Delivery boys
hampered by land restrictions, archaic retail networks and bad
(e) Sales teams
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infrastructure fail to meet extra demand from consumers. It was 156. What can be said about the sale of onions at present as
estimated in October that a 39% rise in income per person in the given in the passage?
previous five years might have created an extra 220 million regular (a) Vegetable vendors are unwilling to sell onions.
consumers of milk, eggs. meat and fish. Supplies have not kept (b) People are not buying as much as they used to.
up with this potential demand. (c) The sale of onions has picked up and is
The broader inflation rate may be a less eye-watering unprecedented.
problem than the onions suggest. The central bank has lifted (d) People are buying more onions than they used to.
interest rates steadily in the past year and is expected to do so (e) None of these
again later this month. Headline inflation fell to 7.5% in November, 157. The usage of the phrase ‘cashing in’ in the passage can
down by just over a percentage point from October. though it is possibly mean
still above the central bank's forecast of 5.5% for March. (a) Profiting (b) Running away
151. What is responsible for the increased demand of certain (c) Paying money (d) Bailing out
food items amongst consumers? (e) Buffering
(a) There has been an increase in the wholesale supplies 158. Which of the following is most similar in meaning to the
of this food stuff. word ‘tight’ as used in the passage?
(b) The vegetables in the market are very highly priced. (a) Firm (b) Loose
(c) There has been an increase in the incomes of people. (c) Limited (d) Taut
(d) There is a lack of availability of vegetables in the market. (e) Tense
(e) There has been a surge in population. 159. Which of the following is most similar in meaning to the
152. Which of the following is not true in the context of the word ‘temper’ as used in the passage?
passage? (a) Displeasure (b) Anger
(a) The overall inflation is not as bad as the food inflation (c) Rage (d) Harness
in India. (e) Control
(b) Help from other countries to counter food inflation 160. Which of the following is most opposite in meaning of the
word ‘archaic’ as. used in the passage?
has proved to be quite encouraging.
(a) Simple (b) Straightforward
(c) Government is banning the export of certain types of
(c) Modern (d) Lively
vegetables in order to check food inflation.
(e) Ancient
(d) Highly priced vegetables are mostly responsible for
the increased food inflation. DIRECTIONS (Qs. 161-165): Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c)
(e) All the above statements are true and (d) given below each sentence should replace the phrase
153. Which of the following is/are the reason/s for increase in printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct?
food/vegetable prices? If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is
required, mark (e) as the answer.
(1) Bad weather
(2) Land restrictions 161. Seeing that there was an ongoing sale in one of her favourite
stores, Seeta made a bee line for it immediately after entering
(3) Poor infrastructure for storage and transportation
the mall.
(a) Only (2) (b) Only (1) and (3)
(a) made a bee’s line for
(c) Only (1) and (2) (d) Only(2) and (3)
(b) make bees lined to
(e) All (1), (2) and (3)
(c) made a bee line to
154. Which of the following is/are TRUE in the context of the
(d) make bee line to
passage?
(e) No correction required
(1) Interest rates are being raised in India.
162. Sharon made it to work in the nicks of times, or else she
(2) India is witnessing a steady economic growth. would have missed the meeting.
(3) It has been proven that the food inflation is mainly (a) nick of time (b) nicked time
because of hoarding. (c) nick of timeliness (d) nick and time
(a) All (1), (2) and (3) (b) Only (1) and (2) (e) No correction required
(c) Only (3) (d) Only (2) and (3) 163. Varun was on cloud nine after having stood first in his class.
(e) None is true (a) in ninth cloud (b) on nine clouds
155. Which of the following is possibly the most appropriate (c) a cloudy nine (d) cloud on nine
title for the passage? (e) No correction required
(a) Food Inflation In India 164. Vithal had a habit of pass the buck when it came to important
(b) Onions And Vendors issues at work.
(c) Food Deficit Worldwide (a) pass to bucking (b) passing buck
(d) Food Imports In India (c) passing the buck (d) pass buck
(e) Benefits To Indian Consumers (e) No correction required
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165. Puneet raked his brains and tried to find an answer to a India's main competitors-especially China, but also
tricky question given in the paper but couldn't find one. Singapore, Taiwan, and South Korea-are investing in large and
(a) rake his brain (b) racked his brains differentiated higher education systems. They are providing
(c) racked brains (d) raked brain access to a large number of students at the bottom of the academic
(e) No correction required system while at the same time building some research-based
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 166-170): Each question below has two universities that are able to compete with the world's best
blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. institutions. The recent London Times Higher Education
Find out which option can be used to fill up the blank in the Supplement ranking of the world's top 200 universities included
sentence in the same sequence to make it meaningfully complete. three in China, three in Hong Kong. three in South Korea, one in
166. The water transport project on the west coast is ____ to Taiwan, and one in India. These countries are positioning
get a shot in the arm with a new plan in which the Road themselves for leadership in the knowledge-based economies of
Development Corporation will build the infrastructure and the coming era.
___ a private party to operate the service. There was a time when countries could achieve economic
(a) scheduled, let (b) verge, permit success with cheap labour and low-tech manufacturing. Low
(c) set, sanctions (d) slated, allow wages still help, but contemporary large-scale development
(e) bound, task requires a sophisticated and at least partly knowledge-based
167. As the weekend finally rolled around. the city folk were economy. India has chosen that path, but will find a major
only ___ happy to settle down and laugh their cares _____. stumbling block in its university system.
(a) just, afar (b) too, away
India has significant advantages in the 21st century
(c) extremely, off (d) very, up
knowledge race. It has a large higher education sector – the third
(e) so, on
largest in the world in terms of number of students, after China
168. The flood of brilliant ideas has not only ___ us, but has
and the United States. It uses English as a primary language of
also encouraged us to ___ the last date for submission of
entries. higher education and research. It has a long academic tradition.
(a) overwhelmed, extend (b) enjoyed, stretch Academic freedom is respected. There are a small number of high-
(c) dismayed, decide (d) scared, scrap quality institutions, departments, and centres that can form the
(e) happy, boundary basis of quality sector in higher education. The fact that the
169. ___ about prolonged power cuts in urban areas, the States, rather than the Central Government, exercise major
authorities have decided to ___ over to more reliable and responsibility for higher education creates a rather cumbersome
eco-friendly systems to run its pumps. structure, but the system allows for a variety of policies and
(a) Worried, shift (b) Frantic, move approaches.
(c) Troubled, jump (d) Concerned, switch Yet the weaknesses far outweigh the strengths. India
(e) Endangered, click educates approximately 10 per cent of its young people in higher
170. The high cutoff marks this year have ___ college admission- education compared to more than half in the major industrialised
seekers to either ___ for lesser known colleges or change countries and 15 per cent in China. Almost all of the world's
their subject preferences. academic systems resemble a pyramid, with a small, high-quality
(a) cajoled, ask (b) pressured, sit tier at the top and a massive sector at the bottom. India has a tiny
(c) forced, settle (d) strained, compromise top tier. None of its universities occupies a solid position at the
(e) entrusted, wait top. A few of the best universities have some excellent departments
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 171-185): Read the following passage and centres, and there are a small number of outstanding
carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/ undergraduate colleges. The University Grants Commission's
phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while recent major support to five universities to build on their
answering some of the questions. recognised strength is a step towards recognising a differentiated
India is rushing headlong towards economic success and academic system and fostering excellence. These universities,
modernisation, counting on high-tech industries such as combined, enrol well under one per cent of the student population.
information technology and biotechnology to propel the nation 171. Which of the following is TRUE in the context of the
to prosperity. India's recent announcement that it would no longer passage?
produce unlicensed inexpensive generic pharmaceuticals bowed (a) The top five universities in India educate more than 10
percent of the Indian student population.
to the realities of the World Trade Organisation while at the same
(b) India’s higher education sector is the largest in the
time challenging the domestic drug industry to compete with the
world.
multinational firms. Unfortunately, its weak higher education
(c) In the past, countries could progress economically
sector constitutes the Achilles’ heel of this strategy. Its systematic
through low manufacturing cost as well as low wages
disinvestment in higher education in recent years has yielded·
of labourers.
neither world-class research nor very many highly trained
(d) India has recently invested heavy sums in the higher
scholars, scientists or managers to sustain high-tech
education sector leading to world-class research.
development. (e) All are true
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172. What does the phrase ‘Achilles’ heel’ mean as used in the (a) Only (1) and (2) (b) Only (2)
passage? (c) Only (3) (d) Only (1) and (3)
(a) Weakness (b) Quickness (e) All (1), (2) and (3)
(c) Low quality (d) Nimbleness 178. Which of the following, according to the passage, is/are
(e) Advantage needed for the economic success of a country?
173. Which of the following is/are India's strength/s in terms of (1) Cheap labour
higher education? (2) Educated employees
(1) Its system of higher education allows variations.
(3) Research institutions to cater to the needs of
(2) Medium of instruction for most higher learning is
development
English.
(a) Only (1) and (2) (b) Only (2)
(3) It has the paraphernalia, albeit small in number, to build
a high-quality higher educational sector. (c) Only (3) (d) Only (2) and (3)
(a) Only (2) (b) Only (1) and (2) (e) All (1), (2) and (3)
(c) Only (3) (d) Only (2) and (3) DIRECTIONS (Qs. 179-182): Choose the word of words which
(e) AlI (1), (2) and (3) is most similar in meaning to the word of words printed in bold
174. What are the Asian countries, other than India, doing to as used in the passage.
head towards a knowledge-based economy?
179. FOSTERlNG
(1) Building competitive research-based universities
(a) Safeguarding (b) Neglecting
(2) Investing in diverse higher education systems
(c) Sidelining (d) Nurturing
(3) Providing access to higher education to select few
students (e) Ignoring
(a) Only (1) (b) Only (1) and (2) 180. PROPEL
(c) Only (2) and (3) (d) Only (2) (a) Drive (b) Jettison
(e) All (1), (2) and (3) (c) Burst (d) Acclimatise
175. Which of the following is possibly the most appropriate (e) Modify
title for the passage?
181. MASSIVE
(a) The Future of Indian Universities
(a) Lump sum (b) Strong
(b) Methods of overcoming the Educational Deficit in India
(c) India and the Hunt for a Knowledge-Based Economy (c) Little (d) Gaping
(d) Indian Economy Versus Chinese Economy (e) Huge
(e) Indian Economy and Its Features 182. STUMBLING BLOCK
176. What did India agree to do at the behest of the World Trade (a) Argument (b) Frustration
Organisation? (c) Advantage (d) Hurdle
(a) It would stop manufacturing all types of (e) Fallout
pharmaceuticals.
(b) It would ask its domestic pharmaceutical companies DIRECTIONS (Qs. 183-185): Choose the word/group of words
to compete with the international ones. which is most opposite in meaning to the word/group of words
(c) It would buy licensed drugs only from the USA. printed in bold as used in the passage.
(d) It would not manufacture cheap common medicines 183. CUMBERSOME
without a licence. (a) Handy (b) Manageable
(e) None of these (c) Breathtaking (d) Awkward
177. Which of the following is/are India's weakness/es when it
(e) Difficult
comes to higher education?
(1) Indian universities do not have the requisite teaching 184. RESEMBLE
faculty to cater to the needs of the higher education (a) Against (b) Similar to
sector. (c) Mirror (d) Differ from
(2) Only five Indian universities occupy the top position (e) Unfavourable to
very strongly in the academic pyramid when it comes
185. DIFFERENTIATED
to higher education.
(a) Similar (b) Varied
(3) India has the least percentage of young population
taking to higher education as compared to the rest of (c) Harmonized (d) Synchronized
the comparable countries. (e) Discriminated
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DIRECTIONS (Qs. 186-190): Rearrange the following six Around the world, forests are being (191) at a rate of about
sentences (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) in the proper sequence to thirteen million hectares a year and deforestation accounts for an
form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given estimated 17%-20% of all global emissions. In addition, forests
below them. and other terrestrial carbon sinks play a (192) role in preventing
runaway climate change, soaking up a full 2.6 Gt of atmospheric
(1) Its prevalence reflects very badly on a society that is
carbon every year. The destruction of forests, therefore, not only
not able to stop this evil.
emits carbon–a staggering 1.6 Gt a year, which severely (193)
(2) Though elimination of child labour is an impossible forests' capacity to absorb emissions from other sources-but also
task considering the current socio-economic scenario drastically (194) the amount of forested land available to act as a
of these poor families, the Indian government is carbon sink in the future.
committed to the task of ensuring that no child remains However, the effects of deforestation extend beyond carbon.
illiterate, hungry and without medical care.
Rainforests (195) a wide variety of ecosystems services, from
(3) Therefore, unless the socio-economic status of the regulating rainfal1 to purifying groundwater and keeping fertile
poor families is improved. India has to live with child soil from (196); deforestation in one area can seriously damage
labour. food production and (197) to clean water in an entire region. The
(4) The members of these households have to send their value of global ecosystem services has been estimated at 33
children to work, even if the future of these innocent trillion USD each year (almost half of global GDP), but these
children is ruined, as that is the only choice open for services have been taken for granted without a mechanism to
them to survive in this world. make the market reflect their value. Rainforests are also a home
(5) Child labour is, no doubt, an evil that should be done and (198) of income for a huge number of people in Africa, Asia,
away with at the earliest. and South America. (199) this, economic pressures frequently
(6) But in a society where many households may have to drive both locla communities and national government in the
suffer the pangs of hunger if the children are withdrawn developing world to (200) these forests in ways that are
from work, beggars can’t be choosers. unsustainable, clear-cutting vast areas for fuel, timber, mining, or
186. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after agricultural land
rearrangement? 191. (a) ended (b) destroyed
(a) 1 (b) 5 (c) extinct (d) killed
(c) 3 (d) 6 (e) wasted
(e) 4 192. (a) tough (b) important
187. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence (c) vital (d) biggest
after rearrangement? (e) effective
(a) 2 (b) 1 193. (a) affects (b) diminishes
(c) 3 (d) 6 (c) increases (d) alternates
(e) 5 (e) impairs
188. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence 194. (a) plagues (b) develops
after rearrangement? (c) reduces (d) shortens
(a) 1 (b) 6 (e) influences
(c) 4 (d) 2 195. (a) sell (b) offer
(e) 3 (c) give (d) provide
189. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after (e) earns
rearrangement? 196. (a) transforming (b) decoding
(a) 5 (b) 1 (c) erupting (d) draining
(c) 6 (d) 3 (e) eroding
(e) 4 197. (a) handiness (b) excess
190. Which of the following should be the SIXTH (LAST) (c) availability (d) access
sentence after rearrangement? (e) supply
(a) 1 (b) 3 198. (a) beginning (b) source
(c) 5 (d) 4 (c) ways (d) reference
(e) 2 (e) measure
199. (a) Despite (b) Also
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 191-200): In the following passage, there (c) Inspite (d) Apart
are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers (e) Beside
are printed below the passage and against each, five words are 200. (a) exploit (b) encompass
suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out
(c) nurture (d) work
the appropriate word in each case.
(e) improve
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1. (b) All others are synonyms. 15. (c) Using statement I :

2. (d) All others are synonyms.
3. (a) All others imply ‘UP’. Day Subject
4. (d) In the expression A > B ³ C D £ E = F to make Monday Botany
A > D true and F ³ C true. T uesday Mathematics
5. (a) Trying option (a) Wednesday Physics
P>Q=R£T<S Thursday Chemistry
P>R Friday Zoology
R < S As Q = R so Q < S Chemistry is not taught on Wednesday.
Both the expressions are true in option (a) Using statement II :
6. (e) P × Q means P is a father of Q.
Q + P means Q is daughter of R Day Subject Subjec t
R – T means R is sister of T. Monday Botany/Zoology Botany/Zoology
It is clear that P is husband of R. If he establish that T Tuesday Mathematics Chemistry
is either son or daughter of S, then P would be son-in- Wednesday Physics Mathematics
law of S. Thursday Chemistry Physics
T + S means T is daughter of S. Friday Zoology/Botany Zoology/Botany
T ÷ S means T is son of S.
16. (c) From statement I :
(7-12) : At 9 : 30 the minute and the hour hands will make an
Row 1. ¯ P V S T R Q angle alightly more than 90°. So now, the time is not
Row 2. ­ C F A E B D 9 O’ clock.
7. (d) 8. (a) 9. (b) From Statement II : At 8 : 45, the hour and the minute
10. (b) 11. (c) hands would coincide with each other. So, time now is
not 9 O’ clock.
12. (e) There is a difference of one in all the rest.
17. (d) From statement I :
13. (c) Using statement I : B is the father of M and T.
Q > R, S > T > P B is the grandfather of F.
Q is the heaviest. The gender of F is not known.
Using statement II : From statement II :
Q > R > S, T, P There is no mention of B.
From both the statements.
Q is the heaviest.
The gender of F is not known.
14. (b) Using statement I : (18-20) : The word and number arrangement machine rearranges
A A
the input with the logic that in step I, it shifts the largest
C E C
D number to the left-most place and the last word coming
in English alphabetical series to the rightmost place.
E B D B In step II, it shifts the smallest number to the leftmost
We cannot determine if all the friends are facing the place and the next word (in reverse alphabetical order)
centre. to the rightmost. In step III 2nd largest number is shifted
Using statement II. to the leftmost place and so on.
A Input : fun 89 at the 28 16 base camp 35 53 here 68
Step I : 89 fun at 28 16 base camp 35 53 here 68 the
D C Step II : 16 89 fun at 28 base camp 35 53 68 the here
Step III : 68 16 89 at 28 base camp 35 53 the here fun
E B
Step IV : 28 68 16 89 at base 35 53 the here fun camp
A is facing outside and C is facing the centre of circle. Step V : 53 28 68 16 89 at 35 the here fun camp base
So, all friends are not facing the centre. Step VI : 35 53 28 68 16 89 the here fun camp base at
18. (e) 19. (c) 20. (d)
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(21-27) :
(Chairman) Appar- Bun-
(Managing E 41. (d) House
tment glows
Director) C F (Group
Leader)
OR
(Company
Secretary) B H (Manager)
Bun- Appar-
House glows tment
(Vice
President) G D (Financial
A Conclusion I : False
Advisor)
(President) Conclusion II : False

21. (d) 22. (e) 23. (a)

24. (d) 25. (c) 26. (e) 42. (a) Gases Liquids
27. (b)
Water
28. (c) Even (C) can be inferred only probably.
29. (e) If the infrastructure does not exist, the deal will be a OR
wastage of money.
30. (b) Getting connected by air is bound to have an impact
on road traffic.
31. (d) Takes care of the compatibility factor and (A) states
the advantage over other competing planes. Gases Liquids
(32-37) : ‘always create new ideas’ ® ‘ba ri sha gi’ ... (1)
‘ideas and new thoughts’ ® ‘fa gi ma ri’ ...(2) Water
‘create thoughts and insights’ ® ‘ma jo ba fa’ ...(3)
‘new and better solutions’ ® ‘ki ri to fa’ ...(4) Conclusion I : True
Using (1) and (4), Conclusion II : False
new ® ri
Using (1), (2) and (4), Hours
ideas ® gi Seconds
and ® fa 43. (b) Day
thoughts ® ma
Using (1) and (3),
create ® ba
always ® sha
insights ® jo OR
better solutions ® ki to
32. (c) 33. (d) 34. (b) Hours
35. (b) 36. (d) 37. (a) Seconds
38. (a) This seems to be the only logic behind the imposition Day
of tax in such specific areas.
39. (e) This is the only choice which goes in favour of tenants.

40. (b)
Circles
Rings ellipse Conclusion I : False
Conclusion II : True
Squares (44 -45)

r s
so
Teachers

fes
o
Pr
rs
Conclusion I : False ecture
L
Conclusion II : True
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OR 58. (a)
6
Professors 2 8 12 20 30 42 56
Lecturers
Teachers +4 +6 +8 + 10 + 12 + 14
8 is written in place of 6.
OR 59. (e)
s 60
or
ess Teachers, 32 16 24 65 210 945 5197.5
of
Pr
Lecturers × 0.5 × 1.5 × 2.5 × 3.5 × 4.5 × 5.5
65 is written in place of 60.
44. (a) Conclusion I : True 60. (d)
Conclusion II : False 193
45. (b) Conclusion I : False
7 13 25 49 97 194 385
Conclusion II : True.
46. (d) The shifting of the elements takes place in such a way +6 + 12 + 24 + 48 + 96 + 192
that the change is completed in four steps. So the
194 is written in place of 193
change from figure five to six will be similar to the
change from figure one to figure two. 61. (a) Amount reinvested in Equity Funds = `94500
47. (a) In each step, two pairs of elements get changed, Amount reinvested in debt + Equity Funds
beginning from the upper left and lower right. The
13
change takes place in three successive steps. = 94500 ´ =`175500
48. (c) The main design rotates respectively through 45° 7
clockwise, 180° and 90° anticlockwise after every two Amount invested earlier in Debt + Equity Funds
figures. The shaded leaflet rotates through 45° 175500
clockwise, 90° clockwise, 135° clockwise, 45° = =`135000
1.3
anticlockwise and 90° anticlockwise.
49. (d) Watch the rotation of each element separetely. The Original amount invested in equity funds
triangel rotates by 90° ACW and 180°. The circle rotates 5
= ´ 135000 =` 75000
45°, 135°, 90° CW 45° CW ... ‘C’ rotates 45°, 90°, 135°, 9
180° CW.
62. (c) Let the son’s present age be x years. Then the father’s
50. (b) In each step elements interchange in pairs while one
element beginning from one end is replaced by a new present age is (x + 30) years.
one. The line of orientation rotates by 45° ACW. Father’s age after 10 years = (x + 40) years
32 Son’s age after 10 years = (x + 10) years
51. (e) ´ 260 = 83.2 » 83
100 (x + 40) = 3(x + 10)
1 2 3 x + 40 = 3x + 30
52. (b) ´ ´ ´1715 = 85.75 » 85 2x = 10
8 3 5
53. (c) 25 × 124 + 389 × 15 = 3100 + 5835 = 8935 \ x=5
561 63. (e) Let the length and breadth of the original rectangle be
54. (a) ´ 20 = 320.5 » 320 ‘L’ m and ‘B’ m respectively.
35
After increasing the length by 20% and decreasing
55. (d) (15)2 ´ 730 = 225 ´ 27 = 6075
the breadth by 20% area is 192.
56. (d) (1.2 L) × (0.8 B) = 192
155 or 0.96 LB = 192
3601 3602 1803 604 154 36 12
LB = 200
÷1+1 ÷2+2 ÷3+3 ÷4+4 ÷5+5 ÷6+6 64. (b) Let the original numbers be x and y and their product
154 is written in place of 155.
be xy.
57. (b)
45 1 x 3 xy
Product of rd of x and 150% of y = ´ y =
4 12 42 196 1005 6066 42511 3 3 2 2
xy
Required answer = ´ 100 = 50%
2 ´ xy
42 is written in place of 45.
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From Statement III,
65. (d)
PR ´ 2
= 3000 ...(iii)
28 100
Dividing equation (i) by (iii),

The area of the shaded region area of square – Area of PR 2 1000000 20

= =
the circle PR 150000 3
22 20
Required answer = (28)2 - ´14 ´ 14 ÞR= p.c.p.a
7 3
= 784 – 616 = 168 m2 72. (e) From Statement I and II
66. (c) Ratio of the work done by Sujit and Amit = 4 : 5
x+y æ x + y 18 ö
Total key depressions done by Amit Speed of train = m/s = ç ´ ÷ km/h
n è n 5ø
5 From statement II and III
= ´ 576000 = 3, 20,000
9
y æ y 18 ö
Amit’s speed in key depressions per hour Speed of train = m/s = ç ´ ÷ km/h
m èm 5ø
320000
= = 8000 73. (d) Using statement II and III, we can find the number of
8´ 5
students in second class and pass class only. As there
67. (a) Total number of ways of selecting 4 children out of 8
is no link given between the first class and the other
8 8´7´ 6´5 classes, we cannot find the number of students in first
= C4 = = 70
1´ 2 ´ 3 ´ 4 class.
Number of ways of selecting 4 girls out of 5 = 5C4 = 5
74. (e) Using Statement I :
5 1
Required probability = = A 2
70 14 =
B 3
68. (d) Amount received by all the officers Using Statement II :
= 45 × 25000 = 11,25,000 A is 40% of total. So B is 60% of total amount invested.
3 A 40 2
Amount received by each clerk = ´ 25000 = 15000 = =
5 B 60 3
Amount received by all the clerks Using statement III:
= 80 × 15000 = 12,00,000 A = 45000
Total amount of profit earned = 11,25,000 + 12,00,000 Putting the value of statement III in any of the
= `23.25 lakh. statements I or II, we can find the amount invested in
69. (e) Let the cost price of the articles be `100 scheme B.
Marked Price = `130 75. (c) Using statement I and II we can find the area of the
After giving a discount of 10% the selling price of the rectangle and using statement III we can find the cost.
articles = 0.9 × 130 = 117 76. (b) Profit earned by Company B in 2006 is 65% of
investment or 812500.
(117 - 100)
So, actual profit per cent = ´100 = 17% 812500
100 \ Income = ´ 165 = 2062500
70. (d) Salary in June 2011 = 22385 65
77. (c) Let the amount invested by Company A and B in the
22385
Salary in June 2009 = =`18500 year 2005 be `x each.
1.1 ´ 1.1
Income of A in 2005 = 1.70x
71. (b) From statement I, Income of B in 2005 = 1.55 x
If the investment amount be ` P and rate of interest be
A 1.70x 34
R p.c.p.a. then Ratio = = =
B 1.55x 31
PR 2 78. (b) Amount invested by Company B in 2009
Differenece = = 100 ...(i)
10000 1
From statement II, = ´ 27 ´105 = 9 lakh
3
PR1 ´ 3 Amount invested by Company A in 2009
= 19500 - P ...(ii)
100 2
= ´ 27 ´105 = 18 lakh
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Profit earned by Company B 87. (a) Number of candidates shortlisted from state E for all
80 the posts = 120 + 280 + 75 + 280 + 260 + 520 = 1535
´ 9 ´ 105 = 72 ´104
100 Number of candidates shortlisted from state G for all