Acharya Vihar, Bhubaneswar - 13 Mob:- 9337506507, 9776216158NATIONAL INSURANCE ASSISTANT (MODEL TEST)

FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA

Model Test –I

F.M :100 Time.1hr 30min

General Knowledge

1. The first to start a joint stock company to trade with India were the—

A) Portuguese B) Dutch C) French D) Danish

2. Which of the following apex body and regulators has asked banks to swap customer related

information so that the frauds and defaults may be prevented in future ?

(A) Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)

B I dia Ba k s Asso iatio IBA

(C) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

(D) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

3. Which of the following is the short form of the name of the Indian Space Shuttle which puts

various satellites into orbit ?

(A) RISAT (B) PSLV (C) ANUSAT (D) ISRO

. Astra hi h as i e s i re e t i the a e of a e ly de eloped—

(A) Air to Air Missile (B) Battle Tank

(C) Spy Rocket (D) Submarine

. Azla “hah Cup is asso iated ith the ga e of—

(A) Cricket (B) Hockey

(C) Badminton (D) Table Tennis

6. Which of the following is considered as the financial capital of India ?

(A) New Delhi (B) Kolkata

(C) Bangalore (D) None of these

7. FIFA is an organization working in the field of—

(A) Banking (B) Textiles

(C) Power Generation (D) Sports

8. In the human body, which of the following store / stores extra blood for release when shortages

occur?

(A) Liver (B) Pancreas

(C) Spleen (D) Lymph nodes

9. The local name of Mohanjodaro is—

(A) Mound of the living (B) Mound of the Great

(C) Mound of the Dead (D) Mound of the Survivor

10. Tripitakas are the Sacred books of the—

(A) Jains (B) Hindus

(C) Muslims (D) Buddhists

11. In the Union Government, under whose charge is the Cabinet Secretariat?

(A) The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs

(B) The President of India

(C) The Prime Minister of India

(D) The Union Home Minister

12.Which Five-Year Pla had a o je ti e of ‘apid I dustrializatio ith parti ular emphasis on

de elop e t of asi a d hea y i dustries ?

(A) First (C) Third (B) Second (D) Fourth

13.In human body, which one of the following secretes hormones as well as digestive enzymes ?

(A) Oesophagus (B) Pancreas (C) Spleen (D)Large intestine

14. Whose entry into India resulted in the introduction of maize crop in India?

(A) Dutch (B) English (C) French (D) Portuguese

15.What was the name of the party formed by Subhas Chandra Bose after leaving Indian National

Congress?

(A) Congress Socialist Party (B) Forward Bloc

(C) Indian National Conference (D) Swaraj Party

16. Among the following who was a prominent leader of Khilafat Movement?

(A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Mahatma Gandhi

(C) Rajendra Prasad (D) Vallabhbhai Patel

17.The light in optical fibre cable propagates due to—

(A) Refraction (B) Diffraction

(C) Total internal reflection (D) Interference

18. Which of the following ports of India is on the eastern Coast?

A) Tuticorn B) Cochin

C) Kandla D) Mumbai

19. The tribal population in Andaman and Nicobar islands belongs to the?

A) Australoid race B) Caucasoid race

C) Mongoloid race D) Negroid race

20. The largest variety of plants and animals are found in?

A) Tropical grasslands B) Tropical forests

C) Temperate forests D) Monson forests

21. Which part of India is closest to Indonesia?

A) Mizoram B) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

C) West Bengal D) Tripura

22. A collection of related information sorted and dealt with as a unit is a—

A) disk B) data C) file D) floppy

. ………………is the pro ess of arryi g out o a ds.

A) Fetching B) Storing C) Executing D) Decoding

24. On which date is Nobel Prize awarded?

A) December 10 B) January 10

C) April 10 D) July 10

25.Which one of the following is not a disease caused by virus?

(A) Bird-flu (B) Chickenpox

(C) Cholera (D) Dengue

GENERAL ENGLISH

Directions (26-30): Read the passage carefully and give the answers the following.

Courage is not only the basis of virtue; it is its expression. faith, hope, charity and all the rest don't

become virtues until it takes courage to exercise them. There are roughly two types of courage. the

first an emotional state which urges a man to risk injury or death, is physical courage. The second,

more reasoning attitude which enables him to take coolly his career, happiness, his whole future or

his judgement of what he thinks either right or worthwhile, is moral courage.

I have known many men, who had marked physical courage, but lacked moral courage. Some of

them were in high places, but they failed to be great in themselves because they lacked moral

courage. On the other hand I have seen men who undoubtedly possessed moral courage but were

very cautious about taking physical risks. But I have never met a man with moral courage who

couldn't, when it was really necessary, face a situation boldly.

26. A man of courage is

A. cunning B. intelligent

C. curious D. careful

27. Physical courage is an expression of

A. emotions B. deliberation

C. uncertainty D. defiance

28. A man with moral courage can

A. defy his enemies B. overcome all difficulties

C. face a situation boldly D. be very pragmatic

29. People with physical courage of ten lack

A. mental balance B. capacity for reasoning

C. emotional stability D. will to fight

30. All virtues become meaningful because of

A. faith B. charity

C. courage D. hope

Directions :(31-32) In questions given below out of four alternatives, choose the one which can be

substituted for the given word/sentence.

31. Extreme old age when a man behaves like a fool

(A) Imbecility (B) Senility

(C) Dotage (D)Superannuation

32. That which cannot be corrected

(A) Unintelligle (B) Indelible

(C) Illegible (D) Incorrigible

Directions :(33-34)In the following the questions choose the word which best expresses the

meaning of the given wor(D)

33. CORPULENT

(A) Lean (B) Gaunt

(C) Emaciated (D) Obese

34. BRIEF

(A) Limited (B) Small

(C) Little (D) Short

Directions (35-36): Some proverbs/idioms are given below together with their meanings. Choose

the correct meaning of proverb/idiom, If there is no correct meaning given, E (i.e.) 'None of these'

will be the answer.

35. To make clean breast of

(A) To gain prominence

(B) To praise oneself

(C) To confess without of reserve

(D) To destroy before it blooms

36. To keeps one's temper

(A) To become hungry

(B) To be in good mood

(C) To preserve ones energy

(D) To be aloof from

Directions (37-38):In the following questions choose the word which is the exact OPPOSITE of the

given words.

37. ENORMOUS

(A) Soft (B) Average

(C) Tiny (D) Weak

38. COMMISSIONED

(A) Started (B) Closed (C) Finished (D) Terminated

Directions (39-40): Each sentence below has a blank/s, each blank indicates that something has

been ommitted. Shoose the words that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

39. Alok promised to ____ an attempt to get better grades this year.

(A) give (B) make (C) take (B) keep

0. The tea her read ____ the hildre the story of the Blue hale .

(A) also (B) to (C) again (D) well

Directions (41-45):In each question below, there is a sentence of which some parts have been

jumbled up. Rearrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct

sentence. Choose the proper sequence.

41. A French woman

P : committed suicide

Q : where she had put up

R : who had come to Calcutta

S : by jumping from the first floor balcony of the hotel

The Proper sequence should be:

A. PRQS B. QSRP

C. RPSQ D. SRQP

42. The national unity of a free people

P : to make it impracticable

Q : for there to be an arbitrary administration

R : depends upon a sufficiently even balance of political power

S : against a revolutionary opposition that is irreconcilably opposed to it

The Proper sequence should be:

A. QRPS B. QRSP

C. RPQS D. RSPQ

43. The grocer

P : did not listen to the protests of customer

Q : who was in the habit of weighing less

R : whom he had cheated

S : with great audacity

The Proper sequence should be:

A. PRSQ B. QSPR

C. QPRS D. PQSR

44. They felt safer

P : to watch the mountain

Q : of more than five miles

R : as they settled down

S : from a distance

The Proper sequence should be:

A. RPSQ B. RSQP

C. PQSR D. PRSQ

45. People

P : at his dispensary

Q : went to him

R : of all professions

S : for medicine and treatment

The Proper sequence should be:

A. QPRS B. RPQS

C. RQSP D. QRPS

Directions (46-50): In questions given below, a part of the sentence is italicised and underlined.

Below are given alternatives to the italicised part which may improve the sentence. Choose the

correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, option 'D' is the answer.

46. John had told me that he hasn't done it yet.

A. told B. tells

C. was telling D. No improvement

47. If he had time he will call you.

A. would have B. would have had

C. has D. No improvement

48. Will you lend me few rupees in this hour of need?

A. lend me any rupees B. borrow me a few rupees

C. lend me a few rupees D. No improvement

49. During his long discourse, he did not touch that point.

A. touch upon B. touch on

C. touch of D. No improvement

50. He found a wooden broken chair in the room.

A. wooden and broken chair

B. broken wooden chair

C. broken and wooden chair

D. No improvement

QUNTITATIVE APTITUDE

51. The product of two successive numbers is 3192. What is the smallest number?

(A) 59 (B) 58 (C) 57 (D) 56

52 If an amount of Rs. 15,487 is divided equally among 76 students, approximately how much

amount will each student get?

(A) Rs. 206 (B) Rs. 210 (C) Rs. 204 (D) Rs. 218

53. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?

6417 5704 4991 4278 3565 2852 ?

(A) 2408 (B) 2426 (C) 7310 (D) 2139

54 Rinku and Pooja started a business initially with Rs. 5,100 and Rs. 6,600 respectively. If the total

profit is Rs. 2.730 what is Rinku's share in the profit?

(A) Rs. 1,530 (B) Rs. 1,540

(C) Rs. 1,200 (D) Rs. 1,190

55. 25% of the total cost of a plot of area 280 sq. feet is Rs. 1,32,370. What is the rate per sq. ft. of

the plot?

(A) Rs. 2,091 (B) Rs. 1,981

(C) Rs. 1,991 (D) Rs. 1,891

56. If the difference between a number and one fifth of it is 84, what is the number?

(A) 95 (B) 100

(C) 105 (D) 108

57. The respective ratio of the ages of Richa and Shelly is 5: 8. The ratio of their ages 10 years hence

would be 7: 10 respectively. What is the present age of Shelly?

(A) 45 years (B) 40 years

(C) 35 years (D) 30 years

58. When the original price of toy was increased by 25%, the price of one dozen toys was Rs. 300.

What was the original price of one toy?

(A) Rs. 24 (B) Rs. 29

(C) Rs. 30 (D) Rs. 20

59. If 3x + 5y = 44 and 10x -2y = 16, what is the value of x?

(A) 7 (B) 3

(C) 5.5 (D) 6.5

60. The owner of an electronics shop charges his customer 25% more than the cost price. If a

customer paid Rs. 11,500 for a television set, then what was the cost price of the television set?

(A) Rs. 9,200 (B) Rs. 7,200

(C) Rs. 8,600 (D) Rs. 9,800

61. The compound interest accrued on an amount at the end of two years @ 12 p.c.p.a is Rs. 2,862.

What is the amount?

(A) Rs. 11,250 (B) Rs. 12,200

(C) Rs. 13,500 (D) Rs. 10,000

62. A 280 metres long train, travelling at a uniform speed, crosses a platform In 60 seconds and a

man standing on the platform in 20 seconds. What is the length of the platform?

(A) 640 metres (B) 420 metres

(C) 280 metres (D) None of these

63. A triangle has two of its angles in the ratio of 1 : 2. If the measure of one of its angles is 30

degrees, what is the measure of the largest angle of the triangle in degrees ?

(A) 100 91 (B) 90 (C) 135 123 (D) Cannot be determined

64. The sum of two number is 25 and their difference is 13. Find their product.

A. 104 B. 114 C. 315 D. 325

65. The average monthly income of P and Q is Rs. 5050. The average monthly income of Q and R is

Rs. 6250 and the average monthly income of P and R is Rs. 5200. The monthly income of P is:

A. 3500 B. 4000 C. 4050 D. 5000

66. The difference between the length and breadth of a rectangle is 23 m. If its perimeter is 206 m,

then its area is:

A. 1520 m2 B. 2420 m2 C. 2480 m2 D. 2520 m2

67. Three- tenth of a number is equal to 36% of another number. If the sum of these two numbers is

88, then what is the value of the smaller number ?

(A) 38 (B) 40 (C) 48 (D) 34

68. The difference between the circumference of two circles is 132 cm and the radius of smaller

circle is 14 cm. What is the radius of larger circle ?

(A) 14 cm (B) 21 cm (C) 30 cm (D) 35 cm

69. If a+ 1/a = 6 then, a4 +1/a

4

(A) 1154 (B) 1158 (C) 1160 (D) 1164

70. Out of the fractions 6/11, 13/23, 15/29, 3/7, and 4/13, which is the third lowest fractions ?

(A) 6/11 (B) 13/23 (C) 15/29 (D) 3/7

71. If (9)2 is substracted from a square of a number the value so obtained is 544. What is the number

?

(A) 25 (B) 26 (C) 32 (D) 27

72. The ratio of angle of a triangle is 3 : 5 : 7. What is the difference between double the smallest

angle and half of the largest angle ?

(A) 25 (B) 36 (C) 38 (D) 30

73. The salary of an employee of a company increases every month by 4%. If his salary in August was

Rs. 6300, what will be his approximate salary in month of October of the same year ?

(A) Rs. 6552 (B) Rs. 6967 (C) Rs.6814 (D) Rs. 6627

74. If a certain sum of money is distributed among 43 people, each one gets Rs. 221 and Rs. 83 is

left. What is the total amount ?

(A) Rs. 9480 (B) Rs. 9586 (C) Rs. 9408 (D) Rs. 8648

75. What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following equations

(?)2/108 = 16/?

(A) 18 (B) 16 (C) 12 (D) 24

TEST OF REASONING

76. 'Rabbit' is related to 'Burrow' in the same way as 'Lunatic' is related to:

(A) Prison (B) Cell (C) Barrack (D) Asylum

Direction (77-): A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting in a row facing North :

1. F is to the immediate right of E.

2. E is 4th to the right of G.

3. C is the neighbour of B and D

4. Person who is third to the left of D is at one of ends.

77. Who are to the left of C ?

(A) Only B (B) G, B and D (C) G and B (D) D, E, F and A

Direction (78): In each word of the following questions consists of pair of words bearing a

relationship among these, from amongst the alternatives, pick up the pair that best illustrate a

similar relationship.

78. Lawyer : Court

(A) Chemist : Laboratory (B) Businessman : Office

(C) Labour : Factory (D) Athlete : Olympics

Direction ( 79 - 80): Each of these questions given below contains three elements. These elements

may or may not have some inter linkage. Each group of elements may fit into one of these diagrams

at ((A), ((B), ((C), ((D). You have to indicate the group of elements which correctly fits into the

diagrams.

79. Which of the following diagrams indicates the best relation between Sailor, Ship and Ocean ?

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

80. Sachin walks 20 km towards North. He turns left and walks 40 km. He again turns left and walks

20 km. Finally he moves 20 km after turning to the left. How far is he from his starting position?

(A) 20 km. (B) 30 km. (C) 50 km. (D) 60 km.

81. Sundar runs 20 m towards East and turns to right and runs 10 m. Then he turns to the right and

runs 9 m. Again he turns to right and runs 5 m. After this he turns to left and runs 12 m and finally he

turns to right and 6 m. Now to which direction is Sundar facing?

(A) East (B) West (C) North (D) South

82. Two positions of dice are shown below. How many points will be on the top when 2 points are at

the bottom ?

(A) 6 (B) 5 (C) 4 (D) 1

Direction (83): In each of the following questions two statements are given. Which are followed by

four conclusions ((A), ((B), ((C) and ((D). Choose the conclusions which logically follow from the

given statements.

83. Statements: No door is dog. All the dogs are cats.

Conclusions: 1. No door is cat. 2. No cat is door.

3. Some cats are dogs. 4. All the cats are dogs.

(A) Only (B) and (D) (B) Only (A) and (C)

(C) Only (C) and (D) (D) Only (C)

Direction (84):In each of the following questions, arrange the given words in a meaningful

sequence and thus find the correct answer from alternatives.

84. Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence.

1. Caste 2. Family 3. Newly married Couple 4. Clan 5. Species

(A) 2, 3, 1, 4, 5 (B) 3, 4, 5, 1, 2 (C) 3, 2, 1, 4, 5 (D) 4, 5, 3, 2, 1

Direction (85):The figure given on the left hand side in each of the following questions is folded to

form a box. Choose from the alternatives ((A), ((B), ((C) and ((D) the boxes that is similar to the box

formed.

85.

(A) 1 and 2 only (B) 2 and 4 only

(C) 2 and 3 only (D) 1 and 4 only

Direction (86): Study the following figure and answer the questions given below.

86. How many backward people are educated ?

(A) 9 (B) 28 (C) 14 (D) 6

87. How many backward uneducated people are employed ?

(A) 14 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) 11

Direction (88): In each of the following questions find out the alternative which will replace the

question mark.

88. ABCD : WXYZ :: EFGH : ?

(A) STUV (B) ZYXW (C) VUTS (D) WXZY

89. I a ertai ode ope the door is ritte as ka te jo door is losed is ritte as jo pa a a d this is good is ritte as la ra pa . What is the ode for losed ?

A) ma B) pa C) jo D) ka

Direction (90 ): Each of these questions are based on the information given below :

I. Eight persons E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L are seated around a square table - two on each side.

II. There are 3 ladies who are not seated next to each other.

III. J is between L and F.

IV. G is between I and F.

V. H, a lady member is second to the left of J.

VI. F, a male member is seated opposite to E, a lady member.

VII. There is a lady member between F and I.

90. Who among the following is to the immediate left of F ?

(A) G (B) I (C) J (D) H

91. Which one will replace the question mark ?

(A) 11 (B) 14 (C) 10 (D) 12

92. Which one will replace the question mark ?

(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D)9

Direction (93): Each of these questions is based on the following information:

1. A + B means A is the mother of B

2. A - B means A is the sister of B

3. A * B means A is the father of B

4. A ÷ B means A is the brother of B

93. Which of the following means that N is the maternal uncle of M?

(A) N ÷ P - L + E - M (B) N - Y + A ÷ M

(C) M - Y * P - N (D) N ÷ C + F * M

94.R is the brother of D. Q is the sister of R, A is the brother of F.F is the daughter of D. M is the

father of Q. Who is the uncle of A ?

(A) X (B) R (C) F (D) M

95. If Spider : Net, in the same way ----- is same as :

(A) Ink : Pen (B) Cock : Hen (C) Teacher : Student (D) Poet : Poem

96.I a ertai ode la guage GUN is ritte as OWJ ; a d TANK is ritte as, LPDX . Ho ill the ord ‘IFLE e ritte i that la guage?

(A) FNIMW (B) FNUTJ (C) FNIMX (D) SKIPJ

97. Correct the following equation by interchanging two signs :

16 + 4 ÷ 2 - 217 = 21

(A) + and - (B) + and

(C) - and ÷ (D) and ÷

Direction (98 - 100): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it:

For competing in a race seven participants, viz, A, B, C, D, E, F, and G were ready to start in a row facing east

such that

i) A was to the immediate right of G.

ii) G was fourth to the right of C

iii) D was between B and F

iv) C, who was third to the left of B, was at one of the ends

98. Which of the following was the correct position of E?

A) immediate left of A B) immediate left of F

C) Between F and G D) fourth to the right of D

99. Who are the immediate either sides of A ?

A) B & D B) D & C

C) C & E D) E & G

100. Who is exactly in the middle?

A) B B) F C) C D) G

Best Of Luck

Answers:

1.B) 2.D) 3.B) 4.A) 5.B) 6.D) 7. D) 8.C) 9. C) 10. D) 11.C) 12. B) 13. B) 14. D) 15. B) 16. B) 17.C) 18.A) 19.C)

20.A) 21. B 22.C 23 .C 24.A 25.C 26. D 27. A 28. C 29.B 30.C 31.C 32.D 33. D 34.D 35.C 36.B 37.C 38.D

39. B 40. B 41. C 42.D 43.C 44.A 45.C 46. B 47. C 48.C 49. B 50. B 51. D 52. C 53.D 54.D 55. D 56.C 57.B 58.D

59.B 60.A 61. A 62. D 63.D 64.B 65.B 66.D 67.B 68.D 69. A 70.C 71.A 72.B 73.C 74.B 75.C 76.D 77.C 78.A

79. B 80. A 81. 82. D 83.D 84.C 85.C 86. C 87. B 88.A 89.A 90. C 91. A 92.D 93.A 94. B 95.A 96.A 97.D 98. D

99.D 100. A