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English Quiz

Directions (1-6): In each of the following questions a short passage is given with one of the lines in the passage missing and represented by a blank. Select the best out of the five answer choices given, to make the passage complete and coherent.

1. The new game is the competition for control of the worlds few remaining big oil fields. Global oil production will probably peak in 2010-15 and for the last 40 years new annual discoveries of oil have been far short of the increase in annual demand. The end of big oil is in sight, and with it the oil-powered civilization we have all grown accustomed to ()

(1) Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan together hold oil reserves three times the size of Americas.(2) The BTC project costs around 2.4 billion, with B.P. leading a consortium of 11 companies.(3) Almost three-quarters of the funding come from back loans with public bodies such as the World Bank providing 350 million.(4) The struggle to dominate the remaining supplies is intense, nowhere more so than in the Caspian basin.(5) None of these

2. Few would deny that one thing that Africa needs is investment.(.) The history of corporate involvement in Africa is one of forced labour, evictions, murder, wars, the under-costing of resources, tax evasion and collusion with dictators.

(1) Mr. Gordon Browns moral crusade encourages us to forget the armed crusade he financed.(2) But investment by many of our multinationals has not enriched its people but impoverished them.(3) Debt, unfair terms of trade and poverty are not causes of Africas problems but symptoms.(4)The G8 leaders and the business interests their summit promotes can absorb our demands for aid, debt, and fairer terms of trade and lose nothing.(5) None of these

3. (.) nowhere else is this in greater evidence than in the Indian passenger car industry. Late to mature in India, the fast growing automobile industry has, since the mid-1990s, been giving Indian consumers a meaningful choice of cars across different price points and models.

(1) The traditional conservative mindset has been broken and borrowing against future income is now a widespread phenomenon in India, releasing the pent up demand for various types of consumer goods.(2) No one disputes the fact that an exponential growth in the availability of car loans has made it more likely for a middle class consumer to graduate from a scooter to a car.(3) The widespread need for means of personal transportation has long been felt in India.

(4) Retail lending has become the most spectacular innovation in the commercial banking sector in recent years.(5) None of these

4. The main purpose of an Employment Guarantee Act is to enable people to claim from the state a basic aspect of their constitutional right to work. (.) it should aim at empowering the disadvantaged, and include extensive safeguards against any dereliction of duty by the authorities.

(1) This is the spirit in which a draft has been prepared by concerned citizens and revised by the National Advisory Council.(2) An essential feature of the National Advisory Council draft is that it is based on the twin principles of university and self selection.(3) For this to happen, the act must give them effective and durable entitlements.(4) A benign state could certainly use this legislation with good effect to provide massive work opportunities to the rural poor(5) None of these

5. The Parihar is, for all practical purposes, a functional, fully fitted out submarine. After this brief ceremony, the submarine is to be towed out for the first time across the naval dockyard and moored in an enclosed pier called Site Bravo (.) Over the next few months, it will commence a series of harbor trials .the primary system, a nuclear reactor, generates the heat which drives the secondary system, a steam turbine which spins the submarines propeller, are to be tested separately. First, the steam turbine is to be jump started with shore based supply. The next significant step will be starting up the submarines nuclear reactor where Zirconium rods in the core of the submarines pressurized water reactor will be slowly raised.

(1) It is the advent of new technology in India(2) It has entered in chain reaction chamber(3) It is like coming out from maternity ward to nursery(4) It is unprecedented step to start such a sequence of processes(5) It is very critical for a nuclear submarine

6. A seemingly attractive proposal to boost infrastructure development in the country by utilizing a portion of the forex reserves has become controversial. The proposal, mooted by the planning commission has, however, not found favor with the Reserve Bank of India. Its proponents claim an additional benefit besides the obvious one of providing money for infrastructure projects on relatively soft terms and where needed, in foreign currencies. (.)

(1) One needs to ask whether infrastructure funding is in such dire straits that unconventional, if not desperate, methods of raising resources are called for.(2) While not dismissing the proposal outright, the RBI and other skeptics advocate caution in pursuing a course of action that is not only unprecedented but involves a re-examination of the beliefs that have guided external sector management in this country

(3) There is also a fear that a long term commitment in rupees will magnify the exchange risks that are always present in the use of foreign currency resources for funding projects in India. (4) Drawing down a portion of the reserves is one way of putting the stockpile to productive use.(5) None of these

Directions (7-10): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5), i.e. No Error. (Ignore the errors of punctuation. If any)

7. To facilitate exports and improve sales(1)/ in the domestic market/(2)some of the improvised fabrics and garments fabricated out from them(3)/are displayed in the pavilion.(4)/No error (5)

8. His father died of Cholera(1)/but his mother also(2)/though every week,(3)/ is not out of danger(4)./No error.(5)

9. When we consider all the factors, (1)/which are many,(2) /the number of school dropouts(3) /are quit disturbing.(4) / No error.(5)

10. The presumption that the average investor does not understand (1)/or take interest (2)/in the affairs of the company (3) /is not correct. (4)/ No error (5).

Quant Quiz

1. The sum of four consecutive even numbers is 260. What would be the smallest number?(1) 60 (2) 64 (3) 62 (4) 66 (5) 70

2. The marked price of an article is Rs. 680. After two successive discounts it is sold for Rs. 408 if the first discount is 25 % then the rate of second discount is(1) 15% (2) 20 % (3) 30 %(4) 25 % (5) None of thes

3. If 5 litres of water are evaporated on boiling from 20 litres of salt solution containing 20 percent salt. The percentage of salt in the remaining solution is(1) 26.67

(2) 22.5 (3) 24.33(4) 13 (5) None of these

4. A cistern is half full of water. Pipe A can fill the remaining part in 3 minutes and pipe B in 5 minutes. Once the cistern is emptied, how much time will they take to fill it together completely?(1) 3 minutes (2) 3 min, 30 sec(3) 3 min, 45 sec(4) 4 min (5) None of these

5. Volume of two cones are in the ratio 1 : 4 and their diameters are in the ratio 4 : 5. The ratio of their height is(1) 1: 5 (2) 5: 4 (3) 5: 16 (4) 25 :64 (5) None of these

Directions(Q. 610) In the following questions two equations numbered I and II are given. You have to solve both the equations and answer accordingly -

Give answer If(1) x > y (2) x y (3) x < y(4) x y (5) x = y or the relationship cant be established

6.I. x^2 4 = 0 II. y^2 + 5y + 6 = 0

7. I. x^2 9x + 18 = 0 II. y^2 13y + 42 = 0

8. I. x^3 62 = 63 II. y^3 123 = 93

9. I. 7x + y = 22

II. 5x - 2y = 13

10. I. 2x^2 + 11x + 12 = 0 II. 5y^2 + 27y + 10 = 0

ANSWERS

1. (3)Let the numbers be x, x+2, x+4 and x+6. Nowx + (x+2) + (x+4) + (x+6) = 260x = 62

2. (2)Original Price = 680Price after first discount = 0.75 * 680 = 510Second discount = (510 - 408)/510 = 20%

3. (1)Amount of salt in original solution = 20% of 20 = 4Percentage of salt in new solution = 4/15 * 100 = 26.67%

4. (3)Pipe A and B can fill half the tank in 3 minutes and 5 minutes, So they can fill the empty tank in 6 min and 10 min respectively.Time taken by them to fill the empty tank together = (6 * 10)/ 6 + 10 = 3 min 45 sec

5. (4) Ratio of heights = (V1/V2) * (r1/r2)^2 = 1/4 * 25/16 = 25 : 64

Solutions (6-10)6. (2)x = 2, -2 and y = -3, -2

7. (4)x = 3, 6 and y = 6, 7

8. (3)x = 5 and y = 6

9. (1)x = 3 and y = 1

10. (5)x = -4, -3/2 and y = -5, -2/5

Mixed Quiz

1. In modern day marketing, the benefits of selling extend to.............(1) Only products and services(2) Only after sales services(3) Lifelong relationship with the buyer(4) All of the above(5) None of the above

2. For sustained relationship with the buyer, one of the following is necessary.............(1) Continuity (2) Consistency(3) Understanding (4) Empathy(5) All of these

3. Out sourcing means service rendered by(1) outside agencies(2) other departments of the company(3) employees, other than the sales persons(4) marketing department(5) All of the above

4. The performance of a sales person can be enhanced by.............(1) increasing the sales incentives(2) increasing the number of products to be sold(3) appropriate training(4) All of the above(5) None of the above

5. Sales Promotion involves - Find the incorrect option.............(1) Building Product Awareness(2) Creating Interest(3) Providing Information(4) Designing new products(5) None of the above

6. The USP of a Current Account is(1) high Profitability(2) liquidity(3) low Rate of interest

(4) costly transactions(5) friendly features

7. Value added services implies(1) additional knowledge of marketing staff(2) service beyond normal hours(3) service with extra facilities(4) marketing agencies(5) overtime work

8. Optimum results in marketing is possible through.(1) increased production(2) more number of products(3) more sales persons(4) motivated staff(5) more ATMs

9. Mutual Fund business from existing customers can be canvassed by(1) coercion(2) cross-selling(3) internal marketing(4) outdoor marketing(5) road-shows

10. Marketing in banks has been necessitated due to(1) globalization(2) excess staff(3) nationalization of banks(4) complacency among the staff(5) poor customer service

11. Which city will host the 2015 European Games the inaugural edition of the European Games?(1) Baku (2) Zurich(3) Danube (4) Paris(5) None of these

12. The sixteenth Lok Sabha election has created a situation when no single party qualify for a Leader of the Opposition post as the rules mandated that the LoP should be from a party whose members constitute at least ________of the total strength of the House.1) 5 per cent2) 7 per cent3) 10 per cent4) 12 per cent

5) 15 per cent

13. The Caparo Group that has won the International Business of the Year Award 2014 at the Asian Business Awards is associated with ______?(1) Food & Beverages(2) Leather Manufacturing(3) Steel, Automotive & Engineering(4) Defence & Military(5) None of these

14. The expert committee headed by former Axis Bank Chairman, PJ Nayak, constituted to review the governance of Boards of Banks in India, submitted its report recently. Which of the following is NOT recommended by the Committee?1) Banks should not be incorporated under the Companies Act.2) A Bank Investment Company should be constituted where the govt holding in all the banks should be transferred.3) If a bank is identified as distressed, private equity and sovereign wealth funds should be permitted to take a controlling stake of up to 40 per cent.4) There should be a minimum five-year tenure for bank chairmen and minimum three year tenure for executive directors.5) Constraints like applicability of the Right to Information Act should be rapidly eliminated or significantly reduced in order to avoid erosion of competitiveness.

15. What is the name of Indias own card payment network that has been dedicated to the nation, recently?(1) Money Card (2) RuPay(3) IndPay (4) RupeeCard(5) None of these

16. The book titled The Candidate has been authored by who among the following?1) Anirudh Bhattacharyya2) Hanif Qureishi3) Narendra Jadhav4) SY Quraishi5) None of these

17. As per the provision in the new Companies Act, Non-Banking Finance companies (NBFCs) have to maintain what per cent of the monies in low-interest securities or SLR-backed instruments?1) 5 per cent2) 10 per cent3) 15 per cent4) 20 per cent5) 25 per cent

18. A debit card holder cannot perform which of the following functions?1) Make Point of Sale (POS) purchase2) Recharge pre-paid mobile phones3) Pay Life insurance premium.4) Make donation5) None of the above

19. Which of the following is the best option to park money for a long period of time to earn a high rate of interest?1) Savings account2) Current account3) Deposit account4) Recurring account5) None of these

20. If a customer does not get a satisfactory response to his grievance from the bank within _____ days, then he can approach the Banking Ombudsman.(1) 60 (2) 90 (3) 30 (4) 15 (5) 20

21. RBI has directed commercial banks to resolve ATM transaction-related complaints within seven working days. If a commercial bank is unable to do so then it has to pay Rs.________per day as compensation.(1) 50 (2) 100 (3) 200 (4) 225 (5) None of these

22. What does the term Open Market Operations refer to?(1) Selling of equities in the open market(2) Selling of commodities in the open market(3) Buying and selling of government securities in the open market(4) Buying and selling of products in the wholesale market(5) None of these

23. Recently, World Health Organisation (WHO) has imposed international travel restriction on which of the following countries over polio fear?(1) Pakistan, Syria & Afghanistan(2) Pakistan, Syria & Cameroon(3) Pakistan, Syria & Nigeria(4) Pakistan, Nigeria & Cameroon

(5) None of these

24. The RBI is all set to launch one billion plastic notes of Rs 10 denomination in a field trial in five cities selected for their geographical and climatic diversity. Which of the following cities is NOT among them?1) Bhubaneswar2) Jaipur3) Mysore4) Kochi5) Chennai

25. What is the Indias ranking in the latest Freedom of the Press Index 2014?(1) 56 (2) 63(3) 78 (4) 89(5) None of these

26. According to World Bank report, India has replaced which among the following countries to become third largest economy based on purchasing power parity (PPP)?(1) China (2) Russia(3) Japan (4) Singapore(5) None of these

27. Who among the following has been honoured as the Most Popular All Time International Star in India at IIFA awards 2013-14?(1) Johny Depp (2) Kevin Spacey(3) John Travolta (4) Tom Cruise(5) None of these

28. RBI has introduced Marginal Standing Facility with the objective of:(1) Controlling Inflation(2) Containing instability in long term inter-bank rates(3) Containing instability in the overnight inter-bank rates(4) All of the above(5) None of these

29. In modern day marketing, the benefits of selling extend to.............(1) Only products and services(2) Only after sales services(3) Lifelong relationship with the buyer(4) All of the above

(5) None of the above

30. For sustained relationship with the buyer, one of the following is necessary.............(1) Continuity (2) Consistency(3) Understanding (4) Empathy(5) All of these

31. Out sourcing means service rendered by(1) outside agencies(2) other departments of the company(3) employees, other than the sales persons(4) marketing department(5) All of the above

32. The performance of a sales person can be enhanced by.............(1) increasing the sales incentives(2) increasing the number of products to be sold(3) appropriate training(4) All of the above(5) None of the above

33. Sales Promotion involves - Find the incorrect option.............(1) Building Product Awareness(2) Creating Interest(3) Providing Information(4) Designing new products(5) None of the above

34. The USP of a Current Account is(1) high Profitability(2) liquidity(3) low Rate of interest(4) costly transactions(5) friendly features

35. Value added services implies(1) additional knowledge of marketing staff(2) service beyond normal hours(3) service with extra facilities(4) marketing agencies(5) overtime work

36. Optimum results in marketing is possible through.(1) increased production

(2) more number of products(3) more sales persons(4) motivated staff(5) more ATMs

37. Mutual Fund business from existing customers can be canvassed by(1) coercion(2) cross-selling(3) internal marketing(4) outdoor marketing(5) road-shows

38. Marketing in banks has been necessitated due to(1) globalization(2) excess staff(3) nationalization of banks(4) complacency among the staff(5) poor customer service

39. Which of the following is the example of Toggle Keys?1) Scroll lock 2) Del Key 3) Page Up Key 4) A to Z 5) None of these

40. The screen which is used for digital Signature?1) Lighter 2) Digitizer 3) Magnetizer 4) Platter 5) None of these

41. BCR is used for-1) Reading vertical lines have different width2) Converts dots of Pencil / Pen to electronic data3) Read Bank cheques 4) All 1, 2 & 3 are correct 5) None of these

42. CRT stands for -1) Cathode relay tube 2) Cathode reflex tube 3) Cathode ray tube 4) Cathode ray tile 5) None of these

43. ROM is -1) Read only memory 2) non volatile 3) permanent 4) BIOS 5) All 1, 2, 3 & 4 are correct

44. Which memory is known for fastest Processing memory?1) RAM 2) ROM 3) Cache 4) Virtual 5) None of these

45. Website is a ___1) Collection of two or more webpages 2) Collection of applications 3) Set of Instruction / rules 4) Collection of programme 5) None of these

46. href is used for__1) reference name 2) portable network 3) transfer image file 4) all 1, 2 & 3 are correct 5) None of these

47. ____ to add some new features from internet to already installed application.1) Plug-ins 2) Adobe flash player 3) Adobe reader 4) Add-ons 5) None of these

48. Extension name of flash file is ___.1) .pdf 2) .swf 3) .pmd 4) .prd 5) None of these

49. Who invented world wide web?1) Mosaic corporation 2) Opera corporation

3) Tim berner lee 4) Vint cert 5) None of these

50. URL stands for ____.1) Uniform Resource Locator 2) Universal resource locator 3) Address bar 4) All 1, 2 & 3 are correct 5) None of these

51. A thing present in real world in physical form is called____.1) DBMS 2) Entity 3) Modulation 4) Keywords 5) None of these

52. BUG is -1) To find error in any software testing 2) To find error in any software code 3) logical error of any program 4) both 1 & 25) None of these

53. Which of the following is not a type of key?1) Alphabetic Keys 2) Numeric keys 3) Function keys 4) Toggle keys 5) None of these

ANSWERS

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10 1 20 3 30 5 40 2 50 1

Reasoning Quiz

Directions (15): Read the following passage carefully and answers the questions given below it

Eight friends J, K, L, M, N, P, R and S like different movies A , B, C, D, E, F, G and H. All of them are seated around a square table (two on each side) facing the centre.L sits third to the right of K. K likes C. R is sitting second to the left of P. P is not an immediate neighbour of L or K. The one who likes A in an immediate neighbour of P. Three people sit between K and the person who likes F.

K, L and also their immediate neighbour do not like D. Only one person sits between the person who likes D and M. The persons who like E and H are immediate neighbour of each other. L likes neither H nor E. Only one person sits between J and the person who likes B. J does not like D or E. N does not like D.

1. Which of the following is true regarding R?(1) R Like the B(2) S and M are immediate neighbours of R (3) One person sits between R and the person who likes H (4) R sits second to the right of J (5) None of these

2. Who amongst the following likes movie E ?(1) L (2) R (3) M (4) N (5) Cannot be determined

3. How many person sit between S and the person who likes H, when counted from the left hand side of the person who likes H?(1) None (2) One (3) Two (4) Three (5) Four

4. Which of the following is true?(1) Only one person is sitting between the person who likes H and G brand.(2) S likes D brand.(3) The person who likes E is an immediate neighbour of K.

(4) One person sits between K and the person who likes D brand .(5) None is true

5. Who amongst the following represent immediate neighbour of M?(1) J, N (2) P and the person who likes D(3) K and the person who likes G(4) P, R(5)J, S

DIRECTIONS (6-10): Each of the question below consists of a question and three statements numbered I, II, III given below it . You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question.(1)If statements I is sufficient to answer the question, but statement II by itself is not sufficient to answer the question. (2)If statement II by itself is sufficient to answer the question, but statement I alone is not sufficient to answer the question.(3)If statement either I or II is sufficient to answer the question.(4)If both the statements I and II taken together are not sufficient to answer the question.(5)If both the statements I and II taken together are sufficient to answer the question. 6. Who is tallest among five friends A, B, C, D and E?I. D is taller than at least two of his friendsII. E is taller than A who is taller than D.

7. How is A related to B?I. A is Bs grandfathers only daughter.II. Bs mother D is the daughter of C.

8. How is R written in a code language?I. Work is written as 2341 and ward is written as 1375 in that language.II. Door is written as 7993 and Don is coded as 978.

9. What will be the day on 9th December of current year?I. 9th March of current year is MondayII. 9th February of current year is Monday

10. P and Q are father and mother of M, respectively. M has three uncles and five aunts. P has three siblings. The siblings of P and Q are unmarried. How many brothers does Q have? I. P has two brothers.II. Q has five siblings.

ANSWERS

Solutions (1-5)

1. (5) 2. (4) 3. (4) 4. (2) 5. (3)

Solutions (6-10)6. (5)Using both statements together, E is the

7. (1)Using statement I, A is mother of B.

8. (2)Using statement II alone, the code for R is 3.

9. (1)Using statement I alone, the day on 9th December will be Wednesday.Using statement II, we cannot find the exact day as it will leap year or not. So there will be two possibilities and the day on 9th December will be either Wednesday or Thursday.

10. (1)

Using statement I alone, since M has three uncles and P has only two brothers, then Q has only one brother.

Quant Quiz:-

Directions (1-5): What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series ?

Using both statements together, E is the tallest person.

statement I, A is mother of B.

Using statement II alone, the code for R is 3.

Using statement I alone, the day on 9th December will be Wednesday.Using statement II, we cannot find the exact day as it will depend on whether the current year is leap year or not. So there will be two possibilities and the day on 9th December will be either

Using statement I alone, since M has three uncles and P has only two brothers, then Q

5): What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following

depend on whether the current year is leap year or not. So there will be two possibilities and the day on 9th December will be either

Using statement I alone, since M has three uncles and P has only two brothers, then Q

5): What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following

1. 18935, 3780, 750, 145, 25, ?(1) 5 (2) 2 (3) 4 (4) 3 (5) None of these

2. 3, 10, 32, 111, ?, 2315, 13902(1) 512 (2) 460 (3) 424 (4) 412 (5) None of these

3. 16, 24, ?, 210, 945, 5197.5, 33783.75(1) 36 (2) 40 (3) 60 (4) 58 (5) None of these

4. 16, 15, 21, ?, 77, 195.5, 588.5(1) 36.5 (2) 39 (3) 37.5 (4) 36 (5) None of these

5. 142, 871, 1383, 1726, 1942, 2067, ?(1) 2283 (2) 2131 (3) 2134(4) 2192 (5) None of these

Directions (6-10): What approximate value will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following number series ?

6. 1599.99 + 5999 + 39.99 * 150.01 = ?(1) 9600 (2) 8100 (3) 9000(4) 22500 (5) 13600

7. [(9.99)^2 - (17.001)^2 + (6.01)^3 ]^2 = ?(1) 730 (2) 675 (3) 960 (4) 530 (5) 480

8. 1801/24.5 * 199/243 58/402 = ?(1) 520 (2) 360 (3) 460 (4) 500 (5) 420

9. 882.01 465.99 +3299.99 = ? +2451.96(1) 1200 (2) 1260 (3) 1320(4) 1380 (5) 1440

10. (68.4% of 499.99)^(1/3) + (21% of 1203)^(1/2) = ?(1) 28 (2) 42 (3) 31 (4) 23 (5) 43

ANSWERS1. (5)

2. (1)

3. (5)

4. (2)

5. (4)

Reasoning Quiz

Directions (1-5): In each of the following questions two statements are given and these statements are followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

Give answer:(1) If only I follows (2) If only II follows(3) If either I or II follows (4) If neither I nor II follows(5) If both I and II follow.

1. Statements:All cable are plug.Some plug are Switch.All Switch are empty.

Conclusions:I. Some cable are empty.II. No cable is empty.

2. Statements:All Chairs are phones.Some phones are machines.All tablets are machines.All machines are Wire

Conclusions:I. All those phones which are machines are also wire. II. Some wire are not chairs.

3. Statements:

5): In each of the following questions two statements are given and these statements are followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts.

d the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

I. All those phones which are machines are also wire.

5): In each of the following questions two statements are given and these statements are followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts.

d the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from

Some bag are glass. All glass are water.No water is Door.

Conclusions: I. All glass being bag is a possibility.II. At least some water are bag.

4. Statements: All books are slate. All slate are papers.All papers are ink.

Conclusion: I. All ink are books. II. All papers are slate.

5. Statements: All man are boy. No boy is girl.All girl are women .

Conclusions: I. Some women are man.II. Some women are not man.

Directions(Q. 610) In the following questions, the symbols @, $, %, # and are used with the following meanings illustratedA @ B means A is not smaller than B.A $ B means A is not greater than B.A % B means A is neither smaller than nor equal to B.A # B means A is neither greater than nor equal to B.A B means A is neither smaller than nor greater than B.In each of the following questions assuming the given statements to be true, find out which of the two conclusions I and II given below them is/are definitely true.

Give answer1] If only conclusion I is true.2] If only conclusion II is true.3] If either conclusion I or conclusion II is true.4] If neither conclusion I nor conclusion II is true.5] If both conclusions I and II are true.

6. Statements:A @ B B # C

C $ D

Conclusions:I. D % A II. C % A

7. Statements:M $ N N @ PP % Q

Conclusions:I. P M II. Q # N

8. Statements:E % FF # GG @ H

Conclusions:I. H # F II. E % G

9. Statements:J K K $ L L % M

Conclusions:I. L J II. L % J

10. Statements:W # X X % Y Y Z

Conclusions:I. Z # X II. Y # W

ANSWERSSolutions (1-5)

1. (3), from the diagrams below, either conclusion (1) or (2) follows.

2. (1), from the diagrams below, only conclusion (1) follows.

3. (5) from the below diagrams, both (1) and(2) conclusion is true.

4. (4) , from the diagrams below, none conclusion follows.

5. (2)

from the diagrams below, either conclusion (1) or (2) follows.

2. (1), from the diagrams below, only conclusion (1) follows.

3. (5) from the below diagrams, both (1) and(2) conclusion is true.

from the diagrams below, none conclusion follows.

Solutions (6-10)

6. (4)A = BD = C > B

7. (2 )M =NQ < P = N

8. (4) E > FG > FG = H

9. (3)J = K = LM < L

10. (1)W < XZ = Y < X

Mixed Quiz

1. What does letter P denote in tnewspapers?1) Preference 2) Promotion3) Protection 4) Prohibition 5) Proposal

2. The govt. of India sponsored scheme RAY is associated with which of the following?

1. What does letter P denote in the abbreviation FIPB, a term we often read in financial

2. The govt. of India sponsored scheme RAY is associated with which of the following?

he abbreviation FIPB, a term we often read in financial

2. The govt. of India sponsored scheme RAY is associated with which of the following?

1) Housing 2) Child welfare3) Skill development 4) Sanitation 5) Girl child protection

3. What do you mean by probate in the banking parlance?1) It is a will left by a deceased person. 2) It is a will certified by the court for settlement of the property of the deceased person.3) It is a declaration of a deceased person. 4) The last will of a person certified by his/her legal heirs.5) None of these

4. In order to enhance bilateral trade, India and Pakistan agreed on NDMA programme in place of the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) regime. What does NDMA stands for?1) Non-Discriminatory Mandatory Access 2) Non-Discriminatory Marketing Accession3) Non-Discriminatory Market Authorisation4) Non-Discriminatory Mercantile Accord5) Non-Discriminatory Market Access

5. Which among the following publishes Global competitiveness report?1) World Economic Forum 2) World Bank3) IMF 4) European Central Bank5) None of these

6. Take-out financing is a method of providing finance by banks for:1) Longer periods 2) Shorter periods3) Mergers and acquisitions 4) Startups 5) None of these

7. Banks have strict regulations to protect themselves as well as their customers and if these regulations are violated, banks levy penalty on the violator. Which one of the following will not be considered a bad money practice?(1) Frequent ATM pin request(2) Not updating change in personal and residential details(3) Using Non-bank ATM machines more frequently(4) Withdrawing over the minimum balance limit(5) All the above

8. What is the upper limit prescribed for Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) transactions by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?

1) Rs 2 lakh2) Rs 3 lakh3) Rs 5 lakh4) Rs 10 lakh5) No upper limit

9. The World Bank projected an economic growth rate of what per cent in 2014-15 for India on the back of a more competitive exchange rate and many large investments going forward?1) 5.1 per cent2) 5.7 per cent3) 6.1 per cent4) 6.5 per cent5) 6.7 per cent

10. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) which put the Mangalyaan into Earths orbit is?1) PSLV-A22 2) PSLV-C22 3) PSLV-A114) PSLV-C11 5) PSLV-C25

11. The National Pension System (NPS) made news, recently, when HDFC Life was disqualified to be one of the NPS managers. Which of the following is correct about NPS?1) It is a contributory pension scheme launched by the Centre in Jan 2004. 2) It was made compulsory for all new govt employees.3) In 2009, those in the private sector were also invited to join the scheme. 4) All the above5) Only 1) and 2)

12. According to the 13th edition of the Global Information Technology Report 2014, which of the following countries tops in terms of leveraging information and communications technologies (ICT) for growth and well being?1) Finland 2) Sweden3) Singapore 4) US5) South Korea

13. The Supreme Court appointed a special investigating team (SIT) to probe black money stashed by Indians in foreign tax havens recently. Who among the following will be the chairman of the SIT?1) Ram Jethmalani 2) Arijit Pasayat3) MB Shah 4) Ranjana Desai5) Ranjan Gogoi

14. What was Indias ranking in the World Press Freedom Index 2014 which was topped by Finland?1) 32nd 2) 140th3) 158th 4) 175th5) 180th

15. Which of the following statements is/are NOT correct with respect to a recent decision taken by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) related to currency?1) Non-resident Indians (NRIs) who were so far not allowed to take any Indian currency notes out of the country have been allowed to take out up to Rs 25,000.2) The citizens of Pakistan and Bangladesh will be allowed to take only Rs 10,000 out of India.3) Indian residents who were so far only allowed to take out Rs 10,000 have also been allowed a higher limit of Rs 25,000.4) All the above5) None of these

16. Which of the following statements is correct with respect to Arihant? It is:1) Indias first indigenously built nuclear submarine2) Indias first fighter jet armed with nuclear warheads3) Indias first indigenously built nuclear reactor4) Indias first indigenously built aircraft carrier5) None of these

17. National Development Council (NDC) is the highest body in India to approve:1) the Union Budget2) the Five Year Plan3) withdrawal from the contingency fund4) All the above5) None of these

18. The theory of Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) is associated with1) exchange rate2) interest rate3) bank rate4) wage rate5) None of these

19. An intranet that is accessible by outside workers:1) Firewall 2) Extranet3) Management information system4) P2PN 5) None of these

19. More than one of the same component is an example of a __________ system.1) Scalable 2) Redundant3) RAID 4) Back-up5) None of these

20. Which computer virus records every movement you make on your computer?1) Malware Android 2) Key logger3) DoS 4) Trapper5) None of these

21. A remote control that is used to turn on or off some machine is also called a(n) _____.1) class 2) interface3) message 4) instance5) None of these

22. In a student grading system, Student Last Name, Student Address, and Final Course Grade would all be classified as what?1) Inheritance 2) Information3) Encapsulation 4) Polymorphism5) None of these

23. What part of object-oriented technology defines super class and subclass relationships?1) Inheritance 2) Scalability3) Encapsulation 4) Polymorphism5) All of above

24. A __________ organizes the web into categories.1) search engine 2) encyclopedia3) archive 4) directory5) None of these

25. What type of accountants may recommend controls for an organization's computer systems?1) Environment accountant

2) Internal accountant3) Government accountant 4) Public accountant5) All of above

26. What type of monitoring file is commonly used on and accepted from Internet sites?1) Phishes 2) Smart ware3) Cookies 4) Trojans5) None of these

27. What type of web technology creates an online community where people can make statements and others can read and respond to those statements?1) I-Journal 2) Podcast3) ASP 4) Blog5) None of these

28. A beam of light used to record and retrieve data on optical disk is known as ______.1. Polarized light2. Unpolarized concentric light3. Laser4. Coloured light5. Blue light

29. What type of software is used to create letters and other documents?1. Database2. Word processor3. Spreadsheet4. Operating system5. MS- Excel

30. Excel use the ________ function when creating a data table.1. Average2. Count3. Sum4. Table5. Sheet

31. Marketing in banks is a necessity today, due to...........(1) Liberalisation(2) Nationalisation(3) Fashion(4) Urbanisation

(5) Marketing in banks is not necessary, as banking in India is more than 200 years old

32. Advertisement is a type of:(1) Direct marketing (2) Service marketing(3) Indirect marketing (4) Internet banking(5) Internal marketing

33. The target group for Car loans is(1) auto manufacturing companies(2) car dealers(3) taxi drivers(4) car purchasers(5) All of the above

34. The best promotional tool in any marketing is(1) e-promotion(2) public Relations(3) viral marketing(4) word of mouth publicity(5) advertisements

35. Customisation results in(1) customer exodus(2) customer retention(3) customer complaints(4) All of the above(5) None of the above

36. Bank Marketing means1) Selling of banks 2) Buying of banks3) Merger of banks4) Selling banks products and services5) Selling various items in banks

37. Proper pricing is needed for1) Extra charges for extra services2) Levy of VAT3) Good customer service4) Putting burden on the customer5) Service with extra facilities

38. A lead means1) A Banks marketing staff

2) A Religious leader3) Banks Chairman4) Target customer5) Leash tied to a dog

39. Relationship Selling means(1) Preparing a list of relative (2) Cross-selling (3) Selling to relatives(4) Selling to strangers (5) Telemarketing

40. Benchmark means(1) Benches for customers to sit(2) Benches for salesmen to sit(3) Products displayed on a bench(4) Set standards(5) All of the above

41. A Call Centre is(1) a meeting place for DSAs(2) a Training Centre for DSAs(3) a meeting place for customers(4) Data Centre(5) a back office set up where customer queries are answered

42. The sequence of a sales process is(1) Lead generation, Call, Presentation & Sale(2) Sale, Presentation, Lead generation & Call(3) Presentation, Lead generation, Sale & Call(4) Lead Generation, Call, Sale & Presentation(5) There is no sequence required

1 2 11 4 20 2 30 4 40 4

2 1 12 1 21 2 31 1 41 5

3 2 13 3 22 2 32 1 42 1

4 5 14 2 23 1 33 4

5 1 15 2 24 4 34 4

6 1 16 1 25 2 35 2

7 5 17 2 26 3 36 4

8 5 18 1 27 4 37 3

9 2 19 2 28 3 38 4

10 5 19 2 29 2 39 2