B71_SBI Clerical Exam Solved Q Paper - July 2008

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1. Who won the Best DirectorAward at the 80th AnnualAcademy Awards in February2008 ?A) Martin ScorseseB) Joel Coen & Ethan CoenC) Alan ArkinD) Emily RobinsonE) None of these

2. Which of the following is printedon a commonly used fluorescenttubelight ?A) 220 K B) 273 KC) 6500 K D) 9000 KE) None of these

3. Where is Owen Falls, the largestman-made lake situated?A) Egypt B) UgandaC) Brazil D) GhanaE) None of these

4. Who among the following isRussia’s new President?A) Mr. Dmitry MedvedevB) Mr. Samuel HindsC) Mr. Vladimir PutinD) Mr. Lansana KouyatoE) None of these

5. When is World Health Dayobserved every year?A) April 5 B) April 7C) April 17 D) April 18E) None of these

6. Who among the followingcricketers emerged as thehighest earner at the BCCI-backed IPL (Indian PremierLeague) auction of variousIndian and International playersfor eight teams held in Mumbaion February 20, 2008 ?A) Andrew SymondsB) Saurav GangulyC) Mahendra Singh DhoniD) Ricky PontingE) None of these

7. Which of the following countriesis the first in the world to proposea carbon tax for its people toaddress global warming?A) New Zealand B) JapanC) Germany D) AustraliaE) None of these

8. Budala Biosphere Reserve whichwas recently added to theUNESCO’s Man and Biosphere(MAB) network is located inA) Russia B) IndiaC) Sri Lanka D) BangladeshE) None of these

9. Who among the following wasadjudged Best Actress at the5 3 r d F i l m f a r e A w a r d sCeremony held in Mumbai onFebruary 23, 2008 ?A) Preity ZintaB) Kareena KapoorC) Bipasha BasuD) Rani MukherjeeE) None of these

10. Who was the Chief Justice ofIndia when Public InterestLitigation (PIL) was introducedto the Indian Judicial system?A) M. HidayatullahB) A.M. AhmadC) A.S. AnandD) P.N. BhagwatiE) None of these

11. In which of the followingcountries is the committee,which selects winners for NobelPeace Prize, located?A) Norway B) SwedenC) Finland D) DenmarkE) None of these

12. Which one of the followingcountries is the leadingproducer of uranium?A) USA B) CanadaC) Germany D) ZambiaE) None of these

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13. The Allahabad Pillar inscriptionis associated with which of thefollowing?A) Mahapadma NandaB) Chadragupta MauryaC) AshokaD) SamudraguptaE) None of these

14. In which State is Rajiv GandhiNational Institute of YouthDevelopment located?A) Tamil Nadu B) KarnatakaC) Himachal PradeshD) UttarakhandE) None of these

15. Mr. Kostas Karamanlis, who wason an official visit to New Delhirecently, is the Prime Minister ofA) Italy B) GreeceC) Poland D) FinlandE) None of these

16. Asha-Rose Migiro, who is thenew United Nations DeputySecretary- General, belongs toA) Malaysia B) TanzaniaC) Kenya D) GhanaE) None of these

17. Who is the first Arab minister inthe history of Israel?A) Raleb MajadeleB) Shimon PeresC) Amir PeretzD) Nuri al-MalikiE) None of these

18. The 15th Indian CooperativeCongress took place in January2008 inA) Bengalooru B) HyderabadC) Kolkata D) New DelhiE) None of these

19. Who among the following is oneof the recipients of the country’ssecond highest civilian honour,Padma Vibhushan, for the year2008 ?A) T.K. OommenB) P.R.S. OberoiC) Sunita WilliamsD) Ustad Asad Ali KhanE) None of these

20. Which one of the following is thedeepest point in the oceanfloor?A) Challenger DeepB) Milwaukee Deep

C) Java TrenchD) Philippine TrenchE) None of these

21. What is the name of the regionwhere the north-east and south-east trade winds converge?A) DoldrumsB) Sub-tropical high pressure

beltC) Arctic circleD) Horse latitudeE) None of these

22. Asteroids are found between theorbits ofA) Mars and JupiterB) Mercury and VenusC) Earth and MarsD) Uranus and NeptuneE) None of these

23. Who was the President of Indiaat the time of the proclamationof Emergency in the year 1975?A) V.V. GiriB) Giani Zail SinghC) Shanker Dayal SharmaD) Fakhruddin Ali AhmedE) None of these

24. Which rock edict of Ashokaprovides a description of thehorrors of Kalinga war ?A) Kalinga Edict at DhauliB) The edict at JaugadaC) 10th Rock EdictD) 13th Rock EdictE) None of these

25. To which one of the followingprocesses is the term CMYKrelated?A) Railway signallingB) NavigationC) Offset printingD) Electronic voting machineE) None of these

26. Which one among the followingis NOT a good source ofnutritional calcium ?A) Rice B) RagiC) Skimmed milkD) EggE) None of these

27. Which one of the followingcountries is NOT a member ofASEAN ?A) VietnamB) Brunei Darussalam

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C) Bangladesh D) MyanmarE) None of these

28. Who among the following is aHindustani classical singer?A) Geeta ChandranB) Leela SamsonC) Gangubai HangalD) SwapnasundariE) None of these

29. Which one of the followingcompanies is associated withthe exploration and commercialproduction of oil in BarmerSanchore basin of Rajasthan?A) Cairn EnergyB) Unocal CorporationC) Reliance Energy VenturesD) ONGCE) None of these

30. Which one of the followingrevolts was made famous byBankim Chandra Chatterjee inhis novel Anand Math?A) Bhil uprisingB) R a n g p u r a n d D i n a p u r

uprisingC) Bishnupur and Birbhum

rebellionD) Sanyasi rebellionE) None of these

31. Under whose presidency wasthe Lahore Session of the IndianNational Congress held in theyear 1929 wherein a resolutionwas adopted to gain completeindependence from the British?A) Bal Gangadhar TilakB) Gopal Krishna GokhaleC) Jawaharlal NehruD) Motilal NehruE) None of these

32. Which one of the followingcountries is NOT a member ofthe Nordic Council ?A) Norway B) DenmarkC) IcelandD) United KingdomE) None of these

33. What is the approximate meanvelocity with which the Earthmoves round the Sun in its orbit?A) 20 km/s B) 30 km/sC) 40 km/s D) 50 km/sE) None of these

34. Which one of the followingIndian banks is NOT anationalised bank?

A) Corporation BankB) Dena BankC) Federal Bank D) Vijaya BankE) None of these

35. Which one of the followingsubjects is under the Union Listin the Seventh Schedule of theConstitution of India?A) Regulation of labour and

safety in mines and oilfieldsB) AgricultureC) FisheriesD) Public healthE) None of these

36. Who among the following Britishofficials was sent to Lahore tonegotiate the Treaty of Amritsarwith Ranjit Singh?A) Major BroodfootB) Charles T. MetcalfeC) John LawrenceD) Lord McCartneyE) None of these

37. “A Shared Vision for the 21stCentury” is a document ofpartnership and cooperationbetween India andA) USA B) RussiaC) ChinaD) African countriesE) None of these

38. Prof. Muhammad Yunus isrenowned in which one of thefollowing areas?A) International economicsB) Human rightsC) Freedom of pressD) Microcredit conceptE) None of these

39. Who is the author of the book‘The Last Mughal-The Fall of aDynasty, Delhi, 1857' ?A) John KirklandB) William DalrympleC) Thomas WilsonD) Simon DigbyE) None of these

40. Who among the followingbecame the first batsman in thecricket history to score 150 ormore runs in an innings in fourconsecutive Tests?A) Jacques KallisB) Ricky PontingC) Sachin TendulkarD) Kumar SangakkaraE) None of these

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GENERAL ENGLISHDirections (Qns. 41 to 55) : Read

the following passage carefully andanswer the questions given below it.Certain words are printed in bold tohelp you to locate them whileanswering some of the questions.

It is an established fact of historythat the Western world has made asignificant contribution in discoveringthe new world. James Cook is knownas a discoverer who set out on the seato find new places. He was the first todiscover river Lawrence of Canada. Healso tried to study the way to Venusduring one of his voyages in the PacificOcean. He is accredited for havingsurveyed the inner most part ofCanada as also for discoveringAustralia and its southern parts. Inhis latter discoveries, he got theassistance of the British Government.In fact, Australia and its Southerncountries were talked about, but onone had ever ventured there noranybody knew, for that matter,whether that land was a reality. JamesCook undertook hazardous voyagesand discovered the continent ofAustralia. It was believed then, thatAustralia was inhabited by the savagesand was a backward country, hencefit only for sending convicts,murderers and other prisoners.

J a m e s C o o k , h o w e v e r ,discovered the coastal areas and foundthem fit for the British to settle there.But, unfortunately, the Governmentdid not take seriously and sentcriminals there. Later, to prove hispoint, Cook himself settled there. Thesecret of James Cook’s success was hisskill as a sailor and his inbornleadership qualities.

Cook was born in Yorkshire buthe spent his life on board of his shipalways on the move, in search of newlands. One of his sterling qualities washis ability to win the confidence of thenative tribals and to work with themin unison. It is therefore, ironic thathe should be killed by the tribals.41. Cook settled in the continent of

Australia because

A) he had undertaken the taskof criminal reforms

B) he was upset with the apathyof the British Government

C) the British Government hadnot taken his suggestionseriously

D) he wanted to prove his claimof suitability of that part tolive in

E) None of these42. James Cook found that

A) the coastal areas of Australiawere already overcrowded bythe British

B) the coastal areas of Australiawere suitable for the Britishto live

C) criminals and murdererswere occupying the coastalareas of Australia

D) the coastal areas of Australiawere unsuitable for others tosettle

E) None of these43. W h i c h o f t h e f o l l o w i n g

discoveries had Cook accom-plished successfully?I. River Lawrence of CanadaII. Way to VenusIII. Australia and its Southern

partsA) Both I and IIB) Both II and IIIC) Both I and IIID) All the threeE) None of these

44. The author gives credit to theWest for their contribution inA) exploring new worldB) discovering Western part of

the worldC) establishing facts of historyD) rewriting historical factsE) None of these

45. Before Cook’s discovery ofAustralia, people believed thatI. the inhabitants of Australia

were uncivilized.II. the continent was fit only for

criminals to dwellIII. there was no such continent

in existence

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A) Both I and IIB) Both II and IIIC) Both I and IIID) All the threeE) None of these

46. James Cook’s murder by tribalswasA) expected because he had

failed to win their confidenceB) unexpected because he had

failed to work with them inunison

C) ironic because he haddiscovered their place ofdwelling

D) ironic because he had spentmajor part of his life amongthem

E) None of these47. The author has narrated certain

qualities of James Cook exceptA) skill as a sailorB) good relations with tribalsC) zeal to explore new thingsD) reasonable antagonism

against British GovernmentE) tenacity to undertake risky

voyage48. According to the author, James

Cook made his achievements onthe strength ofI. support from the British

Government.II. his skills as a sailor and

leadership qualities.III. the savage inhabitants of

Australia.A) I Only B) II OnlyC) III Only D) Both I and IIE) None of these

49. According to the passage, majorpart of Cook’s life was spentA) in Yorkshire B) in AustraliaC) on board of his shipD) in CanadaE) None of theseDirections (Qns. 50 to 52) :

Choose the word which is mostOPPOSITE in meaning to the wordprinted in bold as used in the passage.50. Latter

A) Final B) ConcludingC) Second D) FormerE) First

51. HazardousA) Harmful B) RiskyC) Comfortable D) LuxuriousE) Safe

52. SignificantA) TrivialB) NoteworthyC) MomentousD) Important E) NeglectedDirections (Qns. 53 to 55) :

Choose the word which is most SAMEin meaning to the word printed in boldas used in the passage.53. Sterling

A) Essential B) FormidableC) Genuine D) GlamorousE) Diamond

54. VenturedA) DaredB) DiscouragedC) Emphasized D) RepentedE) Travelled

55. SeriouslyA) Slightly B) SincerelyC) CasuallyD) ConsciouslyE) AcutelyDirections (Qns. 56 to 60) : In

each question below four words whichare numbered (A), (B), (C) and (D)have been printed of which one maybe wrongly spelt. The number of thatword is the answer. If all the fourwords are correctly spelt, mark (E)i.e. ‘All Correct’ as the answer.56. A) Genuineness

B) Buffallow C) IncrementalD) DeterminationE) All Correct

57. A) AbnormalB) InsignificantC) Immovable D) CoinsidenceE) All Correct

58. A) Diligence B) DignityC) Distruction D) ImmenseE) All Correct

59. A) ObsoleteB) DemonstrationC) VisionalryD) Meticulous E) All Correct

60. A) ArcharyB) ImmunityC) IndispensableD) ExaggerationE) All correct

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Directions (61 to 65) : Rearrangethe following sentences I, II, III, IV, Vand VI in the proper sequence toform a meaningful paragraph; thenanswer the questions given belowthem.

I. Besides, they get a lot ofexposure to novel thingsthrough media

II. Therefore, their mentaldevelopment did not showany extraordinary signs.

III. Children of the presentgeneration appear to besmarter than their earliercounterparts.

IV. Thus, the environment ofpresent days has brought outthese changes.

V. This is probably because thereare lots of opportunities fortheir indirect learning.

VI. Children of yester years didnot have these facilities.

61. Which of the following will bethe THIRD sentence afterrearrangement?A) I B) IIC) III D) IVE) V

62. Which of the following will bethe FIRST sentence afterrearrangement?A) I B) IIC) III D) IVE) V

63. Which of the following will bethe SIXTH (LAST) sentenceafter rearrangement?A) I B) IIC) III D) IVE) V

64. Which of the following will bethe SECOND sentence afterrearrangement?A) I B) IIC) III D) IVE) V

65. Which of the following will bethe FIFTH sentence afterrearrangement?A) I B) IIC) III D) IVE) V

Directions (Qns. 66 to 70) : Pickout the most effective word from thegiven words to fill in the blank in eachsentence to make the sentencemeaningfully complete.66. They work hard not because of

the........, but because of theirinner urge.A) desire B) driveC) energy D) incentiveE) motivation

67. His..........background has madehim so docile.A) famous B) lucrativeC) rich D) advancedE) humble

68. It is.......... for everyone to abideby the laws of the land.A) expected B) obligatoryC) meant D) optionalE) recommended

69. ..........he is a hard worker, hisquality of work is not of adesirable level.A) Despite B) BecauseC) Although D) SomehowE) However

70. In spite of repeated instructions,he ........ the some mistakes.A) commits B) detectsC) corrects D) imitatesE) exhibitsDirections (Qns. 71 to 80) : Read

each sentence to find out whetherthere is any grammatical error in it,The error, if any, will be in one part ofthe sentence, The number of that partis the answer. If there is no error, theanswer is (E) i.e. ‘No Error’, (Ignorethe errors of punctuation, if any).71. People who intend (A)/ to visit the

tourist spots (B)/ are alwaysthrilling (C)/ to see the scenariohere. (D) / No error (E)

72. In such delicate matters, (A)/ weoften go with (B) / his advice asthe has (C)/ been handling suchcases effectively. (D)/ No error (E)

73. You should think (A)/ of all thepossibilities (B) / before you take(C)/ any decision. (D)/ No error (E)

74. He was too tired that (A)/hecould not cross (B) / the streeteven with (C) / the help of aporter. (D)/ No error (E)

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QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE

Directions (Qns. 81 to 85) : Whatshould come in place of question mark(?) in the following questions?81. 94.5 % of 650 =?

A) 606.45 B) 521.65C) 518.55 D) 614.25E) None of these

82. 1313 × 137 = ?A) 136 B) 1319

C) 13 20 D) 13 –6

E) None of these83. 13.33 +33.31 + 331.13 =?

A) 350.55 B) 377.77C) 350.05 D) 255.05E) None of these

84. 464 ÷ (16 × 2.32) = ?A) 12.5 B) 14.5C) 10.5 D) 8.5E) None of these

85. 178 ÷ 5 ÷ 0.5 = ?A) 15.6 B) 71.2C) 17.8 D) 20.4E) None of these

86. A bus covers a distance of 2,924kms. in 43 hours. What is thespeed of the bus?A) 72 kmphB) 60 kmphC) 68 kmphD) Cannot be determinedE) None of these

87. If (11)3 is subtracted from thesquare of a number, the answerso obtained is 7930. What is thenumber?A) 36 B) 28C) 21 D) 48E) None of these

88. What should be the simpleinterest obtained on an amountof Rs. 5,760 at the rate of 6 p.c.p.a. after 3 years?A) Rs.1,036.80B) Rs.1,666.80C) Rs.1,336.80D) Rs.1,063.80E) None of these

89. What is 333 times 135?A) 46,323 B) 43,623C) 43,290 D) 44,955E) None of these

90. The product of two successivenumbers is 8556. What is thesmaller number?A) 89 B) 94C) 90 D) 92E) None of these

91. Find the average of the followingset of scores:221, 231, 441, 359, 665, 525A) 399 B) 428C) 407 D) 415E) None of these

92. 45% of a number is 255.6. Whatis 25% of that number?A) 162 B) 132C) 152 D) 142E) None of these

93. What is the least number to beadded to 4321 to make it aperfect square?A) 32 B) 34C) 36 D) 38E) None of these

75. Your desire to (A)/meet thePresident (B) / without priorappointment (C)/ cannot be fulfil.(D)/ No error (E)

76. Whenever man attains fame, (A)/his person qualities are (B)/imitated by others who (C)/ areclose to him. (D)/ No error (E)

77. Rivers mountains and deepforests (A)/ are the places (B)/mostly like by (C) / people livingin urban areas. (D)/ No error (E)

78. When we visited his office (A)/we found that (B) / he wassipping coffee (C)/ with some ofhis colleagues. (D)/ No error (E)

79. For giving up (A)/the bad habit ofsmoking (B) / use of chewinggum or (C)/ similar othermethod can be helped. (D)/ Noerror (E)

80. His obviously reluctance (A)/wasviewed seriously by (B) / hissuperiors and (C) / he wassuspended. (D)/ No error (E)

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94. What would be the compoundinterest obtained on an amountof Rs. 3.000 at the rate of 8p.c.p.a. after 2 years?A) Rs. 501.50 B) Rs. 499.20C) Rs. 495 D) Rs. 510E) None of these

95. The owner of an electronics shopcharges his customer 22% morethan the cost price. If a customerpaid Rs. 10,980 for a DVDplayer, then what was the costprice of the DVD player?A) Rs. 8,000 B) Rs. 8,800C) Rs. 9,500 D) Rs. 9,200E) None of these

96. If (78)2 is subtracted from thesquare of the number, theanswer so obtained is 6,460.What is the number?A) 109 B) 111C) 113 D) 115E) None of these

97. In an examination it is requiredto get 40% of the aggregatemarks to pass. A student gets261 marks and is declaredfailed by 4% marks. What arethe maximum aggregate marksa student can get?A) 700 B) 730C) 745 D) 765E) None of these

98. A, B and C divide an amount ofRs. 4,200 amongst themselvesin the ratio of 7:8:6 respectively.If an amount of Rs. 200 is addedto each of their shares, what willbe the new respective ratio oftheir shares of amount?A) 8 : 9 : 6 B) 7 : 9 : 5C) 7 : 8 : 6 D) 8 : 9 : 7E) None of these

99. Ms. Suchi deposits an amount ofRs. 24,000 to obtain a simpleinterest at the rate of 14 p.c.p.a.for 8 years. What total amountwill Ms. Suchi get at the end of8 years?A) Rs. 62,080 B) Rs. 28,000C) Rs. 50,880 D) Rs. 26,880E) None of these

100. The average of 5 consecutiveeven numbers A, B, C, D and Eis 52. What is the product ofB & E?

A) 2916 B) 2988C) 3000 D) 2800E) None of these

101. The difference between 42% ofa number and 28% of the samenumber is 210. What is 59% ofthat number?A) 630 B) 885C) 420 D) 900E) None of these

102. What approximate value shouldcome in place of the questionmark (?) in the followingquestion?4275 ÷ 496 × (21)2 =?A) 3795 B) 3800C) 3810 D) 3875E) 3995

103. A canteen requires 112 kgs. ofwheat for a week. How manykgs. of wheat will it require for69 days?A) 1,204 kgs B) 1,401 kgsC) 1,104 kgs D) 1,014 kgsE) None of these

104. If an amount of Rs. 41,910 isdistributed equally amongst 22persons, how much amountwould each person get?A) Rs. 1,905 B) Rs. 2,000C) Rs. 1,885 D) Rs. 2,105E) None of these

105. The cost of 4 cell-phones and7 digital cameras is Rs. 1,25,627.What is the cost of 8 cell-phonesand 14 digital cameras?A) Rs. 2,51,254B) Rs. 2,52,627C) Rs. 2,25,524D) Cannot be determinedE) None of theseDirections (Qns. 106 to 110) :

Each of the questions below consistsof a question and two statementsnumbered I and II are given below it.You have to decide whether the dataprovided in the statements aresufficient to answer the question.Read both the statements and:

Give answer (A) : If the data inStatement I alone are sufficient toanswer the question, while the datain Statement II alone are not sufficientto answer the question.

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Give answer (B) : If the data inStatement II alone are sufficient toanswer the question, while the datain Statement I alone are not sufficientto answer the question.

Give answer (C) : If the data inStatement I alone or in Statement IIalone are sufficient to answer thequestion.

Give answer (D) : If the data inboth the Statements I and II are notsufficient to answer the question.

Give answer (E) : If the data inboth the Statements I and II togetherare necessary to answer the question.106. What is the area of the circle?

I. Perimeter of the circle is88 cms.

II. Diameter of the circle is 28cms.

107. What is the rate of interest?I. Simple interest accured on

an amount of Rs. 25,000 intwo years is less than thecompound interest for thesame period by Rs. 250.

II. Simple interest accured in 10years is equal to the principal.

108. What is the number of treesplanted in the field in rows andcolumns?I. Number of columns is more

than the number of rows by4.

II. Number of trees in eachcolumn is an even number.

109. What is the area of the right-angled triangle?I. Height of the triangle is three

fourth of the base.II. Hypotenuse of the triangle is

5 metres.110. What is the father’s present age?

I. Father’s present age is fivetimes the son’s present age.

II. Five years ago the father’s agewas fifteen times the son’sage that time.

Directions (Qns. 111 to 115) :Study the following graph carefullyto answer these questions:

Profit earned (in Crore Rs.) bySeven Companies during 2003-04

Profit = Income- Expenditure

100908070605040302010

0A B C D E F G

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earn

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companies111. What is the ratio between

the profit earned by CompanyA in 2004 and the profitearned by Company B in 2003respectively?A) 4 : 3 B) 3 : 2C) 3 : 4 D) 2 : 3E) None of these

112. What is the difference (in croreRs.) between the total profitearned by companies E, F andG together in 2003 and the totalprofit earned by thesecompanies in 2004?A) 70 B) 75C) 78 D) 82E) None of these

113. What is the ratio between thetotal profit earned by companyC in 2003 and 2004 togetherand the total profit earned bycompany E in these two yearsrespectively?A) 11 : 9 B) 9 : 10C) 10 : 11 D) 11 : 10E) None of these

114. What was the average profitearned by all the companies in2003? (In crore Rs. rounded offto two digits after decimal).A) 52.75 B) 53.86C) 52.86 D) 53.75E) None of these

115. Profit earned by company B in2004 is what per cent of theprofit earned by the samecompany in 2003?A) 133.33 B) 75C) 67.66 D) 75.25E) None of these

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REASONING ABILITY

121. Four of the following five arealike in a certain way and soform a group. Which is the onethat DOES NOT belong to thegroup?A) Table B) ChairC) Cupboard D) BedE) Computer

122. In a certain code RETAIL iswritten as UFSBJM, how isEXPECT written in that code?A) FQYFDU B) QYFUDFC) FYQFDU D) QYFFDUE) None of these

123. If in the number 76534218 eachdigit is replaced by the next digiti.e. ‘1’ is replaced by ‘2’, ‘2’ isreplaced by ‘3’ and so on andthen the digits are arranged in

ascending order from left toright, which digit will be fifthfrom the left end?A) 6 B) 5C) 7 D) 4E) None of these

124. Four of the following five arealike in a certain way and soform a group. Which is the onethat DOES NOT belong to thegroup?A) 119 B) 123C) 143 D) 133E) 149

125. If the letters of the wordHANDOVER are arrangedalphabetically from left to righthow many letters will remain atthe same position?

Directions (Qns. 116 to 120):Study the following table carefully toanswer these questions:

Table giving percentage ofunemployed male and female youthand the total population for differentstates in 2005 and 2006.

2005 2006State M F T M F TA 12 15 32 7 8 35B 8 7 18 10 9 20C 9 10 28 10 12 34D 10 6 24 8 8 30E 6 8 30 7 6 32F 7 5 28 8 7 35

M = Percentage of unemployed Maleyouth over total population

F = Percentage of unemployedFemale youth over totalpopulation

T = Total population of the state inlakhs

116. What was the total number ofunemployed youths in StateA in 2006?A) 2,20,000 B) 3,25,000C) 5,20,000 D) 5,25,000E) None of these

117. How many female youths wereunemployed in State D in 2005?A) 14,400 B) 1,44,000C) 1,40,000 D) 14,000E) None of these

118. Number of unemployed maleyouths in State A in 2005 waswhat per cent of the number ofunemployed female youths inState E in 2006?A) 66 B) 50C) 200 D) 133E) None of these

119. What was the differencebetween the number ofunemployed male youths inState F in 2005 and the numberof unemployed male youths inState A in 2006?A) 70,000 B) 45,000C) 68,000 D) 65,000E) None of these

120. What was the respective ratiobetween unemployed maleyouths in State D in 2005 andthe unemployed male youths inState D in 2006?A) 1 : 1 B) 2 : 3C) 3 : 2 D) 4 : 5E) None of these

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A) None B) OneC) Two D) ThreeE) More than three

126. Four of the following five arealike in a certain way and soform a group. Which is the onethat DOES NOT belong to thegroup?A) Apple B) PapayaC) Litchi D) GuauaE) Orange

127. How many such pairs of lettersare there in the wordEXCURSION, each of which hasas many letters between themin the word as they have in theEnglish alphabet ?A) None B) OneC) Two D) ThreeE) More than three

128. If the digits in the number5734629 are arranged inascending order from left toright, how many digits willremain at the same position?A) None B) OneC) Two D) ThreeE) More than three

129. If it is the possible to make onlyone meaningful word from thesecond, the third, the sixth andthe eighth letters of the wordDEVIATION first letter of theword is your answer. If morethan one such word can beformed your answer is ‘A’ and ifno such word can be formedyour answer is ‘B’A) V B) TC) E D) AE) B

130. ACF : GIL : : CEH : ?A) ILN B) IKNC) IKM D) ILME) None of theseDirections (Qns. 131 to 135) :

These questions are based on thefollowing set of numbers.

738 495 329 653 849131. If in each number the first and

the third digits are interchangedand the newly formed numbersare arranged in ascending order,which number will be the third?

A) 738 B) 495C) 329 D) 653E) 849

132. If ‘1’ is added to the first digit ofeach number and ‘1’ issubtracted from the second digit,which number will be thelargest?A) 738 B) 495C) 329 D) 653E) 849

133. If in each number the positionsof the first and second digits areinterchanged which number willbe the smallest?A) 738 B) 495C) 329 D) 653E) 849

134. If ‘1’ is subtracted from the lastdigit as well as the first digit andthen the second and third digitsare interchanged, whichnumber will be the second ifarranged in ascending order?A) 653 B) 849C) 495 D) 738E) 329

135. If ‘1’ is subtracted form the lastdigit of each number and thenthe numbers are arranged indescending order, whichnumber will be the first?A) 653 B) 849C) 495 D) 738E) 329

136. I f e a c h a l t e r n a t e l e t t e rbeginning with the first in theword WORKING is replaced bythe next letter in the Englishalphabet and each of theremaining letters is replaced bythe previous letter in theEnglish alphabet, which of thefollowing will be the fourth fromthe right end after thereplacement?A) N B) QC) J D) ME) None of these

137. Four of the following five arealike in a certain way and soform a group. Which is the onethat DOES NOT belong to thatgroup?

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A) March B) JanuaryC) July D) JuneE) May

138. M is older than R. Q is youngerthan R and N. N is not as old asM. Who among M, N, R and Q isthe oldest?A) MB) RC) M or RD) Data inadequateE) None of these

139. The positions of how many digitsin the number 7354612 willremain unchanged after thedigits within the numbers arerearranged in decending orderfrom left to right?A) None B) OneC) Two D) ThreeE) More than Three

140. If ‘M’ means ‘÷’, ‘R’ means ‘+’,‘T’ means ‘–’ and ‘K’ means ‘×’ ,then20 R 16 K 5 M 10 T 8 = ?A) 36 B) 20C) 36.5 D) 12E) None of theseDirections (Qns. 141 to 145): In

each question below are threestatements followed by twoconclusions numbered I and II . Youhave to take the three givenstatements to true even if they seemto be at variance from commonlyknown facts and then decide whichof the given conclusions logicallyfollows from the three statementsdisregarding commonly known facts.

Give answer (A) if onlyconclusion I follows.

Give answer (B) if onlyconclusion II follows.

Give answer (C) if either I or IIfollows.

Give answer (D) if neither I norII follows.

Give answer (E) if both I and IIfollow.

141. Statements:All roses are marigolds.All marigolds are sunflowers.Some sunflowers are jasmine.

Conclusions:I. All roses are sunflowers.II. Some jasmines are roses.

142. Statements:Some papers are files.All files are books.Some books are printers.Conclusions:I. Some files are printers.II. Some books are papers.

143. Statements:Some leaves are branches.Some branches are treesSome trees are flowers.Conclusions:I. Some leaves are trees.II. Some branches are flowers.

144. Statements:Some blades are knives.Some knives are tables.All books are tables.Conclusions:I. Some books are knives.II. Some books are blades.

145. Statements:All windows are houses.All roads are houses.Some houses are hills.Conclusions:I. Some hills are windows.II. Now hill is window.Directions (Qns. 146 to 152) :

Study the following arrangementcarefully and answer the questionsgiven below:

R 4 E J 5 T 1 A M Q 3 8 N IK 7 W F 6 D 9 U 2 Y V

146. Four of the following five arealike in a certain way based ontheir positions in the abovearrangement and so form agroup. Which is the one thatDOES NOT belong to thatgroup?A) J 54 B) 38 MC) 7 WI D) 2 Y 9E) 8 I Q

147. How many such vowels arethere in the above arrangement,each of which is immediatelypreceded by a number andimmediately followed by aconsonant?A) None B) One

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C) Two D) ThreeE) More than three

148. How many such numbers arethere in the above arrangement,each of which is immediatelypreceded by a consonant but notimmediately followed by aconsonant?A) One B) TwoC) Three D) FourE) More than four

149. Which of the following is exactlyin the middle between A and Din the above arrangement ?A) I B) NC) K D) 8E) None of these

150. If all the numbers in the abovearrangement are dropped,which of the following will bethe ninth to the left of D ?A) T B) AC) V D) JE) None of these

151. Which of the following is thesixth to the left of the eleventhfrom the left end of the abovearrangement ?A) M B) 9C) W D) 5E) None of these

152. Which of the following is thefourth to the right of the tenthfrom the right end of the abovearrangement?A) 8 B) DC) I D) TE) None of theseDirections (Qns. 153 to 157) :

Study the following informationcarefully and answer the questionsgiven below:

P, Q, R, S, T and V are six studentsstudying in a class. Each of them has adifferent height and weight. Thetallest is not the heaviest. T is tallerthan only p but lighter than R. Q istaller than S and P and heavier thanonly T and V. P is lighter than only S.T is heavier than V. S is taller than Vand Q is not the tallest.

153. How many of them are heavierthan T?A) One B) TwoC) Three D) FiveE) None of these

154. How many of them are shorterthan Q?A) Two B) FourC) Three D) FiveE) None of these

155. Who among them is the tallest?A) V B) PC) T D) RE) None of these

156. Who among them is third fromtop if arranged in descendingorder of height?A) Q B) VC) SD) Data inadequateE) None of these

157. Who among them is the lightest?A) V B) TC) P D) RE) None of these

158. In a certain code SEAL is writtenas $75@ and DOSE is writtenas #8$7. How is SOLD writtenin that code?A) $8@# B) #87$C) #8$7 D) $5@#E) None of these

159. Four of the following five arealike in a certain way and soform a group. Which is the onethat DOES NOT belong to thegroup?A) Red B) PinkC) Green D) VioletE) Yellow

160. If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘–’ means ‘+’,‘÷’ means ‘+’ and ‘×’ means‘–’ then what is the value of540 – 36 + 12 ÷ 75 × 55?A) 255 B) 512C) 180 D) 235E) None of these

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MARKETING KNOWLEDGE161. How many companies from

India found a place in the‘Global-500’ list?A) 5 B) 4C) 8 D) 10E) 9

162. For the year 2007-08, WorldBank has predicted India’s GDPgrowth atA) Below 8% B) Below 7%C) 8.5% D) 9.6%E) 10%

163. National Electricity Policyenvisages elimination of powershortage by 2012 throughaddition of............. during 10thand 11th Plan periods.A) 75,000 MWB) 50,000 MWC) 100,000 MWD) 125,000 MWE) 60,000 MW

164. Recently Tata ConsultancyServices (TCS) has succeeded inacquiring a big deal from Bankof China worthA) $ 75 millionB) $ 50 millionC) $ 100 millionD) $125 millionE) $ 150 million

165. As per the latest estimates ofPetroleum Ministry, India’srefining capacity will beincreased to .......... milliontonnes per annum by the endof the coming 11th Plan.A) 220 B) 210C) 230 D) 240E) 180

166. “Beyond Scarcity: Power,Poverty and Global WaterCrisis” is the theme ofA) Human Development Report

2006B) Human Development Report

2005C) World Development Report

2005D) World Development Report

2006E) None of these

167. Report of the Sachar Committeeis related toA) Status of the Scheduled

Castes in India.B) Social, economic and

educational status of theMuslim community.

C) Economic status of BackwardClasses in India.

D) Educational Status ofBackward Classes in India.

E) None of these168. According to the Global Gender

Gap Report, 2006 by the WorldEconomic Forum, the countrywhich has provided morepolitical empowerment towomen among the following isA) USA B) IndiaC) Sri Lanka D)

BangladeshE) Bhutan

169. According to the HumanDevelopment Report 2006 ofUNDP, the position of India inHuman Development Index isA) 135th B) 126thC) 137th D) 81stE) None of these

170. Noted author and activistArundhati Roy has beensupporting the farmers ofSingur in West Bengal who areresisting the State Government’smove to acquire land and giveit toA) Tata MotorsB) Maruti Udyog Ltd.C) Hindustan MotorsD) InfosysE) Hero Motors

171. Year 2007 is being celebrated byIndia & China as theA) Tourism yearB) Friendship yearC) Co-operation yearD) Water YearE) None of these

172. The 14th Asia Pacific EconomicCo-operation (APEC) 2006Summit was held inA) Thailand B) VietnamC) Brazil D) ChinaE) Nepal

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173. In the Union Budgets in India,which one of the following isthe largest in amount?A) Non-Plan ExpenditureB) Plan ExpenditureC) Revenue ExpenditureD) Capital ExpenditureE) Defence Expenditure

174. Centre for DNA Fingerprintingis located atA) Bengalooru B) New DelhiC) Pune D) HyderabadE) Chennai

175. Cryogenic engines are used inA) Atomic reactorsB) RocketsC) Defrost RefrigeratorsD) Doing research connected

with superconductivityE) Aeroplanes

176. ‘Threat of global warming’ isincreasing due to increasingconcentration ofA) Nitrous oxideB) OzoneC) Sulphur dioxideD) Carbon dioxideE) None of these

177. The 2008 Olympic Games willbe held atA) Montreal B) BeijingC) Atlanta D) LondonE) Athens

178. N a r a i n K a r t h i k e y a n i s asportsman in the field ofA) Shooting B) Car racingC) Chess D) GolfE) Snooker

179. EI Nino isA) A sea stormB) A warm ocean currentC) A tropical disturbanceD) Another name of typhoonE) None of these

180. Which of the following industriesare the major beneficiaries ofthe Mumbai port?A) Sugar and Cotton textile

industryB) Iron and Steel industryC) Cotton textile and Petro-

chemical industryD) Engineering and Fertilizer

industryE) None of these

181. The World Trade Organization(WTO) was earlier known asA) UNICEF B) GATTC) UNCTAD D) FAOE) None of these

182. What is Value Added Tax (VAT)?A) A new initiative taken by the

Government to increase thetax-burden of high incomegroups

B) A simple, transparent, easyto pay tax imposed onconsumers

C) A single tax that replacesState tax like surcharge,turnover tax, etc.

D) A new tax to be imposed onthe producers of capitalgoods.

E) None of these183. The outcome of ‘devaluation of

currency’ isA) Increased export and foreign

reserve deficiencyB) Increased export and

improve-ment in balance ofpayments

C) Increased import andimprove-ment in balance ofpayments

D) Increased export and importE) None of these

184. The common currency which hasbeen introduced among11 European nations isknown asA) Euro B) Euro PoundC) Euro DollarD) Euro SterlingE) None of these

185. Nuclear reactors used to produceelectricity are based onA) Nuclear fusionB) Nuclear fissionC) Cold fusionD) SuperconductivityE) None of these

186. Who amongst the following wasthe head of the InvestmentCommission which submittedits report to the Government ofIndia recently?A) Dr. Rakesh MohanB) Mr. Ratan TataC) Mr. Kumara Mangalam BirlaD) Mr. Rahul BajajE) Mr. Anil Ambani

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187. Mr. Arvind Kejriwal who got theRamon Magsaysay Award 2006is the founder of which of thefollowing NGOs?A) Aawahan B) SankalpC) Parivartan D) SammelanE) Banyan

188. Which bank has launched a newhealth cover scheme under thename of “Arogya Shree” ?A) PNB B) SBIC) Andhra BankD) OBCE) IOB

189. The Eleventh Five-Year Plan hasbeen named asA) ‘Towards Fast and More

Inclusive Growth’B) ‘Towards Infra structural

and Agricultural Growth’C) ‘Towards Rapid Educational

and Economical Growth’D) ‘Towards reduce the

unemployment problem’E) None of these

190. Which of the following StateGovernments has decided toprovide health insurance to peopleliving below the poverty line witheffect from January 2007?A) Andhra PradeshB) Orissa C) KarnatakaD) West Bengal E) Kerala

191. In November 2006, PrimeMinister Dr. Manmohan Singhand Chinese President HuJintao signed how manyagreements including theBilateral Investment ProtectionAgreement, in New Delhi ?A) 11 B) 15C) 13 D) 9E) 20

192. What is the position of Tatas, thelargest Indian group in terms ofrevenues and market capitali-sation, in the Forbes’ list ofworld’s most reputedcompanies?A) 20th B) 18thC) 22nd D) 24thE) 23rd

193. The Indian Railways has decidedto start how many new luxurytrains on the line of “Palace onWheels” to ensure foreigncustomer?

A) 6 B) 4C) 10 D) 15E) 20

194. ASEAN, the major trade bloc ofthe world, consists of thefollowing nationsA) I n d o n e s i a , M a l a y s i a ,

Thailand, Philippines andSingapore

B) India, Bangladesh, Myanmar,Sri Lanka and Pakistan

C) Indonesia, India, Thailand,Malaysia and Singapore

D) V i e t n a m , T h a i l a n d ,Mauritius, Singapore andPhilippines

E) None of these195. The states through which the

Cauvery river flows isA) Kerala, Karnataka & Tamil

NaduB) Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka

and Tamil NaduC) Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and

Tamil NaduD) Maharashtra, Karnataka and

Tamil NaduE) None of these

196. Which one of the following isNOT correctly matched?A) White Revolution-DairyB) Green Revolution-

AgricultureC) Blue Revolution-FisheryD) Red Revolution-WoolE) None of these

197. Which one of the following isNOT a department in theMinistry of Human ResourceDevelopment?A) Department of Secondary

Education and HigherEducation

B) Department of ElementaryEducation and Literacy

C) Department of TechnicalEducation and Literacy

D) Department of Woman andChild Development

E) None of these198. In India, National Income is

estimated byA) C e n t r a l S t a t i s t i c a l

OrganisationB) Planning Commission

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COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE201. The instructions of a program

that is currently beingexecuted is sorted inA) Secondary memoryB) Main memoryC) Read only memoryD) Random access memoryE) None of these

202. The number of bits used torepresent a character isA) 4 B) 8C) 16 D) 22E) None of these

203. The programming languageFORTRAN is mainly used forA) Data processing applicationsB) Scientific applicationsC) Real time applicationsD) Multimedia applicationsE) None of these

204. The MS DOS operating systemis aA) Time sharing operating

systemB) Single user operating

systemC) Distributed operating

systemD) Multi user operating systemE) None of these

205. The number of select input linesin an 8-to-1 Multiplexer isA) 1 B) 8C) 256 D) 3E) None of these

206. The number of bits used torepresent a number (integer) isA) 4 B) 8C) 16 D) 24E) None of these

207. A toggle flip-flop can beconstructed using a JK flip-flopby connecting theA) Toggle input to J and the

inverted form of toggleinput to K

B) The toggle input to JC) Inverted form of toggle input

to KD) Toggle input to K and the

inverted form of toggleinput to J.

E) None of these208. In a stack computer, there is

support forA) PUSH and POP instructions

onlyB) Zero address instructions

onlyC) Zero address instructions,

PUSH and POPD) PUSH instructed onlyE) None of these

209. The minimum hardwarerequired to construct a 3-to-8decoder isA) Two 2-to-4 decodersB) Two 2-to-4 decoders and

1-to-2 decodersC) Three 2-to-4 decodersD) Depends on the technology

(TTL, CMOS, etc)E) None of these

210. The microprocessor 40486 is aprocessor with reducedA) Instruction setB) Power RequirementC) MIPS performanceD) R e g i s t e r t o r e g i s t e r

additionE) None of these

C) Indian Statistical InstituteD) National Sample Survey

OrganisationE) Finance Commission

199. Which state in the country hasthe largest number of districts?A) MaharashtraB) Madhya PradeshC) Tamil NaduD) Uttar PradeshE) Andhra Pradesh

200. Who among the following hasbeen given ‘World CitizenshipAward’ 2006 ?A) Jimmy CarterB) Kofi AnnanC) Bill ClintonD) Ronald ReaganE) Tony Blair

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211. In the IEEE 754 floating pointrepresentation standard, theword length of doubleprecision isA) 23 bits B) 127 bitsC) 16 bits D) 64 bitsE) None of these

212. The sum of two hexadecimalnumbers 23D and 9AA givesthe hexadecimal numberA) AF7 B) BF6C) BE7 D) BE5E) None of these

213. The simplified form of theexpression AB + ABC’ isA) AB B) A (B + C)C) A (B + C’) D) AB (1 + C’)E) None of these

214. Which of the following is NOT auniversal building block?A) Three-input NAND gateB) Two-input NOR gateC) Two-input multiplexerD) Two-input EXOR gateE) None of these

215. Which of the following is NOT anadvantage of asynchronouscircuit?A) High speedB) Lesser power consumptionC) Smaller design effortD) No need to provide clock

generation circuitryE) None of these

216. The minimum number of bitsrequired to represent numbersin the range –23 to +31 isA) 8 B) 7C) 6 D) 5E) None of these

217. A CPU has a 16 bit programcounter. This means that theCPU can addressA) 16 K memory locationsB) 32 K memory locationsC) 64 K memory locationsD) 256 K memory locationsE) None of these

218. A large sized network is termedasA) WAN B) LANC) MAN D) VANE) None of these

219. Computers in a computernetwork are connected via

A) Telephone line onlyB) Satellite channel onlyC) Either telephone line or

satellite channelD) Coaxial cable onlyE) Both telephone and satellite

channel220. E-mail stands for

A) Electronic mailB) Excess mailC) Educational mailD) Electrical MailE) None of these

221. Modem refers toA) Modulation B) ModulatorC) Modulator and DemodulatorD) Modern modes of communi-

cationE) None of these

222. Messages are transferred in acomputer network throughA) Circuit switchingB) Message switchingC) Packet switchingD) MultiplexingE) None of these

223. Signals that involve humancommunications are generallyA) Digital B) AnalogC) Either digital or analogD) Both Digital and AnalogE) None of these

224. Frequency range of the humanvoice is usuallyA) 100 - 4000 HzB) 200 - 600 HzC) 199 - 200 HzD) 400 - 800 HzE) None of these

225. Data Networks usually useA) Simplex transmissionB) Half duplex transmissionC) Full duplex transmissionD) Duplex transmissionE) None of these

226. Twisted wire pair can accommo-date a maximum data rate ofA) 2400 bps B) 4800 bpsC) 9600 bps D) 19200 bpsE) None of these

227. Co-axial cables are widely usedinA) Telephone NetworksB) Cable TV NetworksC) Both in telephone and cable

TV networks

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D) Computer NetworksE) None of these

228. Angle modulation is referred toasA) Phase modulation onlyB) Frequency modulation onlyC) Amplitude and frequency

modulationD) Frequency and phase

modulationE) None of these

229. Radio broadcasting is a commonexample ofA) FDM B) TDMC) Both FDM and TDMD) Either FDM or TDME) None of these

230. In network terminology, ‘SAP’refers to theA) Secured application programB) Service access pointsC) Simple access protocolD) Service access protocolE) Sample access print

231. Which one of the following isNOT a Bit-oriented protocol?A) BISYNC B) DDCMPC) HDLC D) SDLCE) None of these

232. The local loop of a telephonechannel consists of which of thef o l l o w i n g t r a n s m i s s i o nmediums?A) Twin-wire B) MicrowaveC) SatelliteD) Coaxial cableE) None of these

233. Which of the followingmodulations requires the lowestbandwidth ?A) ASK B) PSKC) FSK D) QPSKE) None of these

234. Which of the following is NOTa part of a FAX transmitter?A) PCM encoderB) ScanningC) Data compactionD) Digital modulationE) None of these

235. Satellite to ground commu-nication takes place throughA) Medium waveB) Short waveC) MicrowaveD) Optical signalE) None of these

236. An IBM compatible PC 386 SXsystem usesA) A 16-bit CPUB) A 32-bit CPUC) A 64-bitCPUD) A 386-bit CPUE) None of these

237. The language BASIC is normallyused along withA) An assemblerB) A compilerC) An interpreterD) A programmerE) None of these

238. A linker is a program whichgeneratesA) The executable program

from object programB) An object program from an

assembly language programC) The use of global variablesD) An source program from an

machine language programE) None of these

239. A debugging tool is a programwhichA) Removes bugs from a user

programB) Removes viruses from the

computerC) Helps the user find bugs in

his programD) Displays the errors in a user

programE) None of these

240. Which of the following is NOT anoutput of an assembler?A) Executable programB) A symbol tableC) Object programD) Machine codeE) None of these

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ANSWERS

1. (A) 2. (C) 3. (B) 4. (D) 5. (B) 6. (D) 7. (A)

8. (C) 9. (B) 10. (B) 11. (A) 12. (B) 13. (D) 14. (A)

15. (A) 16. (B) 17. (A) 18. (D) 19. (B) 20. (A) 21. (A)

22. (A) 23. (D) 24. (D) 25. (C) 26. (A) 27. (C) 28. (C)

29. (A) 30. (D) 31. (D) 32. (D) 33. (B) 34. (D) 35. (A)

36. (B) 37. (C) 38. (D) 39. (B) 40. (D) 41. (D) 42. (B)

43. (C) 44. (A) 45. (D) 46. (D) 47. (D) 48. (B) 49. (C)

50. (D) 51. (E) 52. (A) 53. (B) 54. (A) 55. (E) 56. (B)

57. (D) 58. (C) 59. (E) 60. (A) 61. (A) 62. (C) 63. (D)

64. (E) 65. (B) 66. (D) 67. (E) 68. (B) 69. (C) 70. (A)

71. (C) 72. (E) 73. (B) 74. (A) 75. (D) 76. (B) 77. (C)

78. (E) 79. (D) 80. (A) 81. (D) 82. (C) 83. (B) 84. (A)

85. (B) 86. (C) 87. (C) 88. (A) 89. (D) 90. (D) 91. (C)

92. (D) 93. (E) 94. (B) 95. (E) 96. (E) 97. (E) 98. (D)

99. (C) 100. (D) 101. (B) 102. (B) 103. (C) 104. (A) 105. (A)

106. (C) 107. (C) 108. (D) 109. (E) 110. (E) 111. (E) 112. (E)

113. (A) 114. (C) 115. (B) 116. (D) 117. (B) 118. (C) 119. (E)

120. (A) 121. (E) 122. (D) 123. (A) 124. (A) 125. (A) 126. (E)

127. (E) 128. (C) 129. (D) 130. (B) 131. (A) 132. (E) 133. (C)

134. (C) 135. (B) 136. (C) 137. (D) 138. (A) 139. (D) 140. (B)

141. (A) 142. (B) 143. (D) 144. (D) 145. (C) 146. (E) 147. (C)

148. (D) 149. (A) 150. (A) 151. (D) 152. (B) 153. (E) 154. (B)

155. (D) 156. (C) 157. (A) 158. (A) 159. (B) 160. (E) 161. (A)

162. (A) 163. (C) 164. (C) 165. (D) 166. (A) 167. (B) 168. (B)

169. (B) 170. (A) 171. (B) 172. (B) 173. (A) 174. (D) 175. (B)

176. (D) 177. (B) 178. (B) 179. (A) 180. (C) 181. (B) 182. (C)

183. (B) 184. (A) 185. (B) 186. (B) 187. (C) 188. (A) 189. (B)

190. (C) 191. (C) 192. (A) 193. (A) 194. (A) 195. (A) 196. (D)

197. (C) 198. (A) 199. (D) 200. (C) 201. (B) 202. (B) 203. (B)

204. (B) 205. (D) 206. (C) 207. (D) 208. (C) 209. (B) 210. (D)

211. (D) 212. (C) 213. (D) 214. (B) 215. (C) 216. (C) 217. (C)

218. (A) 219. (C) 220. (A) 221. (C) 222. (C) 223. (B) 224. (A)

225. (C) 226. (C) 227. (C) 228. (D) 229. (A) 230. (B) 231. (A)

232. (A) 233. (B) 234. (A) 235. (D) 236. (B) 237. (C) 238. (B)

239. (C) 240. (A).

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50.(D) The meaning of the wordlattter (Adjective, Noun) asused in the passage is thesecond of two things, peopleor groups that have just beenmentioned or the last in a list.Look at the sentence:He presented two solutions,The latter seems much better.Out of the given alternativesthe word former means usedto refer to the first of twothings or people mentioned.Look at the sentence:He had to choose betweengiving up his job and givingup his principles. He chose theformer.Hence the words former andlatter are antonymous.

51. (E) The meaning of the wordhazardous (Adjective) asused in the Passage isinvolving risk or danger,especially to somebody’shealth or safety.Look at the sentences :It would be hazardous toinvest so much.The department issued a listo f p r o d u c t s t h a t a r epotentially hazardous tohealth.Hence, the words hazardousand safe are antonymous.

52.(A) The meaning of the wordsignificant (Adjective) as usedin the passage is large orimportant enough to have aneffect, meaningful important.

Look at the sentence:The results of the experimentare not statistically significant.It is significant that girlsgenerally do better inexaminations than boys.Out of the given alternativesthe word trivial (Adjective)means not important ors e r i o u s ; n o t w o r t hconsidering.Look at the sentence:I know it sounds trivial, butI am worried about it.Hence, the words Significantand trivial are antonymous.

53. (B) The meaning of the wordSterling (Adjective) as used inthe passage is : excellent.Look at the sentence:He has done sterling work onthe finance committee.Hence, the words fomidableand sterling are synonymous.

54. (A) The meaning of the wordVenture (Verb) as used in thepassage is to go somewhereeventhough you know that itmight be dangerous orunpleasant.Look at the sentence:He has never venturedaborad in his life.Hence, the words dare andVenture are synonymous.

55. (E) The meaning of the wordseriously (Adjective) as usedin the passage is in a seriousway, very extremely.

EXPLANATORY ANSWERSGeneral English

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Look at the sentence:You are not seriouslyexpecting me to believe that?Hence, the words seriouslyand acutely are synonymous.

56. (B) The correct spelling is :Buffalo.

57. (D) The correct spelling is :Coincidence.

58. (C) The correct spelling is :Destruction.

60. (A) The correct spelling is :Archery.

71. (C) Use Passive voice. The use ofPresent Continuous isimproper.Look at the sentence:He was thrilled at theprospect of seeing themagain.Hence, ‘.........are alwaysthrilling’ should be replacedby ‘...........are always thrilled’.

73. (B) Use Preposition ‘about’ inplace of preposition ‘of’.Look at the sentence:What did you think about theidea?

74. (A) Use ‘he was so tired.............’ in place of ‘he was too tired...................’Look at the sentences :He was too tired to walk.

(with ‘too’)He was so tired that he wasnot able to walk. (without‘too’)

75. (D) Use cannot be fulfilled’(Passive Voice) in place of‘cannot be fulfil.’

76. (B) ‘.......his person qualities’should be used in place of‘.........his person qualities.’The Adjective form of personis personal ‘and qualities’ is aNoun.

77. (C) Use ‘mostly liked by......’ inplace of ‘mostly like by’.

79. (D) Use Active Voice. Hence ‘.........can help’ will be a correctusage.

80. (A) The word ‘obviously’ is anA d v e r b . T h e w o r d‘reluctance’ is Noun whichshould be preceded by anAdjective. Hence, ‘obviousreluctance’ is correct usage.

Quantitative Aptitude

81. (D) 614.25=×100

5.94650

82. (C)

2013==×= +713713 131313?

83. (B) 13.33131.3333.13? ++== 377.77

84. (A) )32.216(464? ×÷=

12.5=×

=32.216

464

85. (B) ? = 178 ÷ 5 ÷ 0.5

71.2=×

=5.05

178

86. (C) Speed of bus

takenTime

eredcovcetanDis

=

43

2924= = 68 kmph

87.(C) Let the number be x.

According to the question,

x3 – (11)3 = 7930

926113317930x3 =+=⇒

3 9261x =⇒

21=××= 3 212121

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88. (A)

100

RateTimeincipalPr.I.S

××=

100

635760 ××= = Rs.1036.80

89. (D) Product = 135 × 333= 44955

90. (D) Let the numbers be x and(x+1).According to the question,x(x+1) = 8556⇒ x(x+1) = 92 × 93⇒ x = 92

91. (C) Average Score

6

525665359441231221 +++++=

6

2442= = 407

92. (D) Let the number be x

6.255100

45x =×∴

56845

1006.255x =

×=⇒

∴Required answer

142=×=100

25568

93. (E) 6 4321 656 36

125 721 5 625130 96Clearly, 652 < 4321 < 662

⇒ 652 < 4321 < 4356∴Required answer= 4356 – 4321 = 35

94. (B) Amount T

100

R1P

+=

2

100

813000

+=

2

25

213000

+=

25

27

25

273000 ××=

= Rs. 3499.20 ∴ C.I. = Rs. (3499.20 – 3000)

= Rs. 499.20

95. (E) CP of DVD player

SP)22100(

100×

+=

10980122

100×= = Rs.9000

96. (E) Let the number be x.According to the question,x2 – 782 = 6460

2x 6460 6084⇒ = +12544x2 =⇒

12544x =⇒ = 112

97. (E) The student gets 4% lessthan 40%Clearly,36% of total marks = 261Total marks

36

100261×= = 725

98. (D) Ratio of the amounts receivedby A, B and C = 7 : 8 : 6Sum of the ratios= 7+8+6 = 21Sum received by

∴ → × =7

A 4200 Rs.140021

1600.Rs420021

8B =×→

1200.Rs420021

6C =×→

On adding Rs.200 to theshare of each one, therequired ratio= 1600 : 1800 : 1400= 8 : 9 : 7

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99. (C)100

14824000.I.S

××=

= Rs. 26880 ∴ Total amount

= Rs.(24000 + 26880)= Rs. 50880

100.(D) Let the five consecutive evennumbers be x, x+2, x+4, x+6and x+8 respectively.According to the question,x + x+2+x+4+x+6+x+8= 5 × 52⇒ 5x + 20 = 260⇒ 5x

485

240x20260 ==⇒−=

∴B = x+2 = 48+2 = 50E = x+8 = 48 + 8 = 56∴B × E = 50 × 56 = 2800

101.(B) Let the number be x.Difference of percentage= 42 – 28 = 14%According to the question,

150014

100210x =

×=⇒

∴ Required Answer

1500100

59×= = 885

102.(B) ? = 4275 ÷ 496×212

496

)21(4275 2×=

496

4414275×= = 3800

103.(C) Requirement of which for7 days = 112 kg

∴ Requirement of wheat for

1 day kg7

112=

The requirement of wheat for

69 days 697

112×=

= 1104 kg

104.(A) Amount received by eachperson

Rs.1905==22

41910

105.(A) 4 cell phones + 7 cameras =Rs.125627

∴ 8 cell phones + 14 cameras= Rs.(2×125627)= Rs.2,51,254

106.(C) From statement I,Circumference of circle= 88 cm

2 r 88 cm⇒ π =Thus we can find out r(radius) and hence area of thecircle by using the formula

2rπ .

From statement II,Diameter of circle = 28 cm

∴ Radius = 14 cm ∴ Area of circle = 2rπ

107.(C) From statement II,If principal = Rs. x,then interest after 10 years= Rs. x

100

10Ratexx

××=∴

⇒ Rate = 10% p.a.From statement I,

2

2

)Rate(

)100(DifferenceincipalPr

×=

2

2

)Rate(

)100(25025000

×=⇒

10025000

10000250)Rate( 2 =

×=⇒

Rate 100 10 % p.a.⇒ = =

108.(D) The data given in bothstatements are inadequate.

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109.(E) From statements I and II,Let the base of the triangle bex metre.

metre4

x3Height =∴

HypotenuseHeightBase 22 =+

54

x3x

22 =

+⇒

516

x9x

22 =+⇒

516

x255

16

x9x16 222=⇒=

+⇒

45

54x5

4

x5=

×=⇒=⇒

∴ Base = 4 metre

and height 4

43×= = 3 metre

∴ Area of right angled

triangle 26m=××= 342

1

110.(E) From statement I,Let the present age of son= x yearsPresent age of father= 5x yearsFrom statements I and II,5x – 5 = 15 (x – 5)⇒ 5x – 5 = 15x – 75⇒ 15x – 5x = 75 – 5

⇒ 10x = 70 710

70x ==⇒

∴ Father’s present age = 5×7= 35 years

111.(E) Profit earned by company Ain 2004 = Rs.40 croreProfit earned by company Bin 2003 = Rs. 40 crore

∴ Required ratio= 40 : 40 = 1 : 1

112.(E) Profit earned by companies E,F and G inYear 2003→ 50+80+60= Rs.190 croreYear 2004→ 40+20+50= Rs. 110 croreRequired difference= 190 – 110 = Rs.80 crore

113.(A) Profit earned by company Cin 2003 and 2004.= 50+60 = Rs.110 croreProfit earned by company Ein 2003 and 2004= 40+50=Rs.90 crore

∴ Required ratio= 110 : 90= 11 : 9

114.(C) Required average profit

20 40 50 70 50 80 60Rs. crore

7+ + + + + + =

7

370= = Rs. 52.86 crore

115.(B) Earned profit by company Bin 2004 = Rs.30 croreEarned profit by company Bin 2003 = Rs.40 crore

∴ Required percentage

10040

30×= = 75

116.(D) Required number= (7+8)% of total population

lakh35100

15 ×=

= 5.25 lakh = 5,25,000117.(B) Number of unemployed

female youths in State D in2005

lakh100

246×=

= 1.44 lakh = 1,44,000118.(C) Number of unemployed male

youths in State A in 2005

100

3212×= = 3.84 lakh

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Number of unemployedfemale youths in State E in2006

100

326×= = 1.92 lakh

∴ Required percentage

10092.1

84.3×= = 200

119.(E) Number of unemployed maleyouths in State F in 2005

lakh96.1100

287 =

×=

Number of unemployedyouths in State A in 2006

Reasoning Ability121.(E) Except Computer all others

are different types offurniture. Computer is anelectronic device.

122.(D)

R E T

U F S

A I L

B J M

+1 +1 +1 +1

Similarly,

E X P

Q Y F

E C T

F D U

+1 +1 +1 +1

123.(A) 7 6 5 3 4 2 1 8→ 8 7 6 4 5 3 2 9Ascending order of digits

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

5th from left

124.(A) Except 119 all others arePrime Numbers.

125.(A) H A N D O V E RV R O N H E D ANo letter is at the sameposition.

126.(E) Orange is a citrus fruit.127.(E)

5 24 3 21 18 19 9 15 14E X C U R S I O N

128.(C)5 7 3 4 6 2 92 3 4 5 6 7 9

129.(D)1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9D E V I A T I O NMeaningful Words : VETO,VOTE

130.(B)

A C F G I L+6

+6+6

Similarly,

C E H I K N+6

+6+6

131.(A) ;594495;837738 ⇒⇒ ;356653; 923329 ⇒⇒ 948849 ⇒

356 < 594 < 837 < 923 < 948

3rd Number

lakh45.2100

357 =

×=

∴ Required difference=(2.45 – 1.96) lakh=0.49 lakh = 49,000

120.(A) Number of unemployedyouths in State D in

lakh4.2100

24102005Year =

×→

lakh4.2100

3082006Year =

×→

Required ratio = 2.4 : 2.4 = 1 : 1

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132.(E) The largest number ⇒ 849⇒ 939

133.(C) ;945495;378738 ⇒⇒ ;563653;239329 ⇒⇒

489849 ⇒Smallest number ⇒ 239

134.(C) ;394495;637738 ⇒⇒

;552653;228329 ⇒⇒

748849 ⇒Now,

;349394;673637 ⇒⇒

;525552;282228 ⇒⇒

784748⇒282<349<525<673<784

135.(B) The numbers according toquestion would be :737, 494, 328, 652, 848

136.(C)W O R K I N G

X N S J J M H

4th from right137.(D) Except June, all other months

have 31 days each.138.(A) M>R; Q<R, N; N<M

M>R, N>Q139.(D)

7 3 5 4 6 1 27 6 5 4 3 2 1

140.(B) ? = 20 + 16 × 5 ÷ 10 – 8

or, 810

51620? −×+=

or, ? = 20 + 8 – 8 = 20141.(A) First and second Premises

are Universal Affirmative(A-type). Third Premise isParticular Affirmative(I-type).All roses are marigolds.

All marigolds are sunflowers.A +A⇒ A - type Conclusion“All roses are sunflowers”

142.(B) First and third Premises areParticular Affirmative (I-type).Second Premise is UniversalAffirmative (A-type).Some papers are files.

All files are books.I + A ⇒ I-type Conclusion“Some papers are books”.Conclusion II is Converse ofthe derived Conclusion.

143.(D) All the three Premises areParticular Affirmative (I-type)No conclusion follows fromParticular Premises.

144.(D) First and second premisesare Particular Affirmative(I-type).Third Premise is UniversalAffirmative (A-type).Second and third Premisesare not alligned.

145.(C) First and second Premisesare Universal Affirmative(A-type).Third Premise is ParticularAffirmative (I-type).All windows are houses.

Some houses are hills.A+I ⇒ No Conclusion.Conclusions I and II formComplementary Pair.Therefore, either ConclusionI or Conclusion II follows.

146.(E) 45J 31 →→ −+

M83 31 →→ −+

IW7 31 →→ −+

9Y2 31 →→ −+

QI8 42 →→ −+

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147.(C)

Number Vowel Consonant

Such combinations are

4EJ , 1AM

148.(D)

Consonant Number Vowel or Number

Such combinations are :

R4E , T1A , Q38 , D9U

149.(A)

...A M Q 3 8 N I K 7 W F 6 D...

6 elements 6 elements150.(A) New sequence

R E J T A M Q N I K W F D U Y V

9 th to left of D

151.(D) 6th to the left of 11th fromthe left means 5th from left.5th from left⇒ 5

152.(B) 4th to right of 10th from rightmeans 6th from right.6th from right⇒ D

153-157.According to heightR > Q > S > V > T > PAccording to weightS > P > R > Q > T > V

153.(E) S, P, R and Q are heavier thanT.

154.(B) S, V, T and P are shorter thanQ.

155.(D) R is the tallest.

156.(C) S is the third from the top.

157.(A) V is the lightest.

158.(A)

S E A L

$ 7 5 @

D O S E

# 8 $ 7

Therefore,S O L D

$ 8 @ #

159.(B) Except Pink, all others aredifferent colours of a rainbow.

160.(E) ? = 540÷36×12+75 – 55or, ? = 15×12+75 – 55or, ? = 180+75 – 55 = 200.

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