GENERAL AWARENESS1. Which is a tactical surface-to-surface short-range ballistic

missile (SRBM) developed by DRDO of India under theIntegrated Guided Missile Development Program ?(a) Prithvi (b) Agni(c) Prahar (d) Dhanush(e) None of these

2. The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2015,also known as CHOGM 2015t will be held in ______:(a) Mauritius (b) Malta(c) Malaysia (d) Vanuatu(e) None of these

3. Which place hosted the two-day 24th ASEAN summit todiscuss the future development of the group ?(a) New Delhi (b) Indonesia(c) Brunei (d) Bangkok(e) Nay Pyi Taw

4. Azlan Shah who died recently is a -(a) Hockey Player (b) Football Player(c) Cricket player (d) Polo player(e) None of these

5. Which city is best known for its oil refinery ?(a) Baiji (b) Mumbai(c) Perth (d) Chad(e) None of these

6. Who is the Chairman of Bharatiya Mahila Bank ?(a) Aisha De Sequeira(b) Arundhati Bhattacharya(c) Chanda Kochhar(d) Archana Hingorani(e) Usha Ananantha Subramanium

7. Which Article of the Constitution of India, is the annualbudget of the Republic of India ?(a) Article 12 (b) Article112(c) Article 21 (d) Article 11(e) None of these

8. Which state has the highest rural population according tocensus 2011?(a) Bihar (b) Gujarat(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Andhra Pradesh(e) Himachal Pradesh

9. Which state has the highest urban population according tocensus 2011?(a) Bihar (b) Gujarat(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Maharashtra(e) Himachal Pradesh

10. Indian Oil Corporation is going to set up an oil refinery at(a) Paradip (b) Jatni(c) Ranchi (d) Raipur(e) Korbi

11. Which bank has tied with New India Assurance to launchhealth insurance products for women account holders ofthe bank.(a) State bank of Inadia(b) ICICI bank(c) Punjab National Bank(d) Bhartiya Mahila Bank(e) None of these

12. Recently which car plant has been shut down by HindustanMotors Ltd, the maker of the Ambassador car ?(a) Uttarpara plant near (Kolkata)(b) The Tiruvallur plant near Chennai(c) Port Okha plant near Gujarat(d) Pithampur (Madhya Pardesh)(e) None of these

13. Recently in which state Solar Thermal Power Plant has beeninstalled ?(a) Madhya Pardesh (b) Gujarat(c) Rajsthan (d) Odisha(e) Maharashtra

INSTRUCTIONS• This solved paper contains five sections each has 40 questions. Answer to all the questions is essential.• Every question has five options, of which only one is correct.The candidates are advised to read all options

thoroughly.• There is negative marking equivalent to 1/4th of the mark allotted to the specific question for wrong

answer.

Time : 135 minutes Max. Marks : 200

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214. Why the government has banned on imports of milk and its

products from China for one more year till June 2015?(a) Due to presence of melamine, used for making plastics

and fertiliser(b) Due to increase in procurement costs.(c) Due to wrong policies(d) Due to lack of products(e) None of these

15. Recently Navaratna status has been given to whichorganization?(a) National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited

(NBCC) and Engineers India Limited (EIL)(b) Airport Authority of India(c) Balmer Lawrie & Co. Limited & Bharat Coking Coal

Limited(d) Airport Authority of India & Bharat Coal limited(e) None of these

16. Who has been chosen for the prestigious 49thJnanpithaward for 2013?(a) Kedarnath Singh(b) Chandrashekhara Kambara(c) Pratibha Ray(d) Ravuri Bharadvaja(e) None of these

17. Who is the Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and PublicDistribution ?(a) Narendra Modi (b) Sushma Swaraj(c) Rajnath Singh (d) Arun Jailtey(e) Ram Vilas Paswan

18. Who is the Minister for Road Transport and Highways ?(a) Nitin Gadkari (b) Narendra Modi(c) Sushma Swaraj (d) Rajnath Singh(e) Arun Jailtey

19. Who is the current SBI chairman ?(a) Aisha De Sequeira(b) Arundhati Bhattacharya(c) Chanda Kochhar(d) Archana Hingorani(e) Usha Ananantha Subramanium

20. The Head of the Reserve Bank of India is officially known as(a) President of RBI(b) Chief Executive of RBI(c) Managing Director (MD) of RBI(d) Executive Director of RBI(e) Governor of RBI

21. An engineer working in a big city in India wishes to sendsome money to his/her parents in a small village. How can abank help him/her ? (Both of them have accounts in thebranches of the same bank.)A. By issuing a Demand Draft.B. By opening a letter of credit in the name of his/her

parents.C. Through E-transfer of money(a) Only A (b) Only B(c) Only C (d) Both A and B(e) Both A and C

22. Coins of which of the following denominations are easilyavailable in India and are used by all of us in our day-to-dayshopping ?A. ` 5 B. ` 2C. ` 50

(a) Only A (b) Only B(c) Only C (d) Both A and B(e) All A, B and C

23. The two main seasons of cropping in India are known as______.(a) Hot-Cold (b) Winter-Spring(c) Summer-Winter (d) Rainy-Cold(e) Kharif-Rabi

24. International Day of Non-violence is observed on the birthday of ________.(a) Jawahar Lal Nehru (b) Indira Gandhi(c) Rajiv Gandhi (d) Sonia Gandhi(e) Mahatma Gandhi

25. The National Stock Exchange is located in ______.(a) New Delhi (b) Mumbai(c) Kolkata (d) Chennai(e) Bangalore

26. Which of the following countries does not play internationalcricket ?(a) Russia (b) England(c) South Africa (d) Pakistan(e) India

27. Which of the following is the autobiography of the filmactor Dev Anand ?(a) My Story (b) Sunny Days(c) Romancing With Life (d) Wings of Fire(e) None of these

28. Which of the following Prizes/Awards is given for excellencein the field of Sports ?(a) Pulitzer prize(b) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award(c) Arjuna Award(d) Shram Vir Purushkar(e) None of these

29. Manavjit Singh Sandhu is a well known________.(a) Film Actor (b) Journalist(c) Social Worker (d) Sportsman(e) Author

30. Which of the following is not a public sector company ?(a) HPCL (b) BPCL(c) BHEL (d) Gillette(e) All of these

31. A customer drawing a cheque on a bank has a right to(a) Take back the cheque from the bank after it is paid(b) Take back the cheque from the bank after it is paid with

the permission of RBI(c) Stop payment of the cheque before it is paid(d) Stop payment of the cheque after it is paid(e) Stop payment of the cheque before it is issued

32. Which of the following States is among the North East Statesof India ?(a) Jammu & Kashmir (b) Punjab(c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Meghalaya(e) Rajasthan .

33. Which of the following is a mineral?(a) Isabgol (b) Camphor(c) Tobacco (d) Nickel(e) Jute

334. The Banking Ombudsman

(a) is in charge of bank loans for buses(b) fixes the rates of interest for loans(c) resolves complaints of customers(d) issues licences for new bank branches(e) is the head of all nationalised banks

35. What does the letter ‘L’ stands for in the term LAF commonlyused in financial/economic news ?(a) Liquidity (b) Least(c) liabilities (d) Long(e) Liquid

36. What is the maximum period for which domestic term depositsare normally accepted by banks in our country ?(a) 3 years (b) 5 years(c) 7 years (d) 10 years(e) 12 years

37. Which of the following is the name of the currency of acountry ?(a) Mexico (b) Peru(c) Syria (d) Zambia(e) Lira

38. Which of the following is the name of a Scientific Instrument ?(a) Plasma (b) Pascal(c) Radiation (d) Lactometer(e) Adrenal Cortex

39. Many times we read a term DoT in various newspapers. Inconnection of 2G Spectrum. What is its full form ?(a) Department of Transport(b) Department of Training(c) Directorate of Technology(d) Director of Tele services(e) Department of Telecom

40. Which of the following terms is used in the game of Chess ?(a) Checkmate (b) Hoops(c) Stroke (d) Heave(e) Deuce

GENERAL ENGLISH

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 41-45) : In each question below a sentencewith four words printed in bold type is given. These are numberedas (a), (b), (c) and (d). One of these four words printed in bold maybe either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of thesentence. Find out the word, which is wrongly spelt orinappropriate, if any. The number of that word is your answer. Ifall the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and alsoappropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (e) i.e. ‘AllCorrect’ as your answer.

41. Bye (a) / the summer of 1939, Hitler was ready (b) / to unleash(c) / his army on Europe. (d) / All correct (e).

42. The two national (a) / emblems (b) / of India are of (c) /Buddhist origin. (d) / All correct (e)

43. Political (a) / desicions (b) / ought (c) / to have a rationale.(d) / All correct (e)

44. Traditionalli, (a) / sales get a boost (b) / in the festival (c) /season. (d) / All correct (e)

45. Fifteen (a) percent of India’s land is still (b) / covered (c) /by forrests. (d) / All correct (e)

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 46-55) : In the following passage, there areblanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers areprinted below the passage and against each, five words aresuggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out theappropriate word in each case.

Once upon a time there lived a wise man by the (46) of Mamad. Henever lied. All the people in the land, knew about him. The kingheard about Mamad and (47) his subjects to bring him to thepalace. He looked at the wise man and asked: “Mamad, is it true,that you have never lied ?” “It is true, your Majesty.” “And youwill never lie in your life” questioned the king. “I am sure of that,”replied Mamad.(48) days passed and the king called Mamad once again. Therewas a big crowd, the king was (48) to go hunting. The king heldhis horse by the mane, his left foot was already on the stirrup. He.(50) to Mamad. “Go to my summer palace and tell the queen I willbe with her for lunch. Tell her to (51) a big feast. You will havelunch with me then.” Mamad bowed down and went to the queen.Then the king laughed and said. “We won’t go hunting and nowMamad will lie to the queen. Tomorrow we will laugh on his behalf.“But the wise Mamad went to the palace and said, “maybe youshould prepare a big feast for lunch tomorrow, and maybe youshouldn’t. Maybe the king will come by noon, and maybe he won’t.”“(52) me will he come, or will he not ?” – asked the queen.“I do not know whether he put his right foot on the stirrup, or heput his left foot on the ground after I left”. Everybody (53) for theking. He came the next day and said to the queen. “The wiseMamad, who never lies, (54) to you yesterday.” But the queentold him Mamad’s exact words. And the king (55), that the wiseman never lies, and says only that, which he see’s with his own eyes.46. (a) name (b) sound

(c) call (d) identity(e) label

47. (a) demanded (b) send(c) ordered (d) request(e) sanctioned

48. (a) Several (b) Most(c) Lots (d) Glorious(e) Long

49. (a) just (b) tired(c) schedule (d) planned(e) about

50. (a) wished (b) order(c) said (d) featured(e) send

51. (a) leave (b) prepare(c) figure (d) show(e) prove

52. (a) Say (b) Rescue(c) Reveal (d) Tell(e) Understand

53. (a) lied (b) left(c) heard (d) ran(e) waited

54. (a) wrong (b) spoke(c) lied (d) did(e) deceive

55. (a) felt (b) understands(c) realised (d) convinced(e) rejoiced

4

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 56-60) : Read each sentence to find out whetherthere is any grammatical mistake/error in it. The error if any,will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the number of the partwith error as your answer. If there is no error, mark (e).

56. The cost of constructing (a) / houses are increased (b) /because of the high (c) / price of cement. (d) / No error (e).

57. According to the Twelfth (a) / Five Year Plan, India should(b) / invest one trillion dollars (c) / in infrastructure projects.(d) / No error (e)

58. To increase the selling (a) / of products in rural areas (b) / thecompany will hire (c) / over five hundred trainees. (d) / Noerror (e)

59. We have spent (a) / most of the profits (b) / that we earn (c)/ last year on purchasing new computers, (d) / No error (e).

60. The Government has (a) / promised to revise (b) / thepension scheme for bank (c) / staff since next year. (d) / Noerror (e)

DIRECTIONS (61-70) : Read the following passage carefullyand answer the questions given below it. Certain words are printedin bold to help you to locate them while answering some of thequestions.

Lumbini is a beautiful place in the southern part of Nepal. About2,500 years ago, a baby boy was born to the king and queen. Thebaby was named Siddharth. His mother, died when he was fivedays old. The baby boy grew into a handsome prince. His fathertried to keep him happy. The little prince had everything he needed— fine clothes, the best food and good toys. But he was notinterested in them. He wanted to be alone and was always foundin deep thought. Later, he was married to a beautiful princess. Shewas called Yashodhara. They had a son and named him Rahul.The king hoped that Siddharth would become a great ruler.One day Siddharth was driving through the street in his chariot.He saw an old man and then a sick man. The oldman could hardlywalk. The sick man groaned in pain. Then he saw some peoplecarrying a dead body, others were wailing and weeping at the lossof a dear one. Siddharth was very upset to see so much sufferingand unhappiness. He was shocked. Then he saw an entirelydifferent sight. A man in yellow robes was walking along the street.There was no trace of sadness on his radiant face, instead itshone with peace. He was a monk who had given up the world toescape the misery of life.Siddharth wanted to find out why there was so much suffering inthe world. He wanted to find out how men could be free of misery.He could find neither peace nor happiness in the life he was leadingat the palace. One night Siddharth left his home, his wife and hislittle son. He went into the forest. He wanted to search for a wayout of suffering and sorrow for all mankind. He meditated and gotenlightenment. He became Lord Buddha, the enlightened one.Truth was revealed to him and he learnt all the secrets of life andthe world.He found out that the world was full of sorrow and unhappiness.The reason for it was greed and selfishness. To be free fromsuffering, we must be free from greed and desire. Desire is the rootcause of all human suffering. He advocated the Middle Path andasked his followers to avoid the two extremes.61. Which of the following sentences is true according to the

passage ?

(a) Lord Budha was born in Lumbini.(b) The little boy was very happy with fine clothes, good

food and toys.(c) Siddharth divorced his first wife.(d) Siddharth and Yashodhara had no children and so they

were very unhappy.(e) None of these

62. What was Siddharth interested in as a child ?(a) He was interested in making new friends as he did not

have any siblings.(b) His interests were largely in studying and reading

books.(c) He was interested in the best of clothes and good toys.(d) In spending time alone in deep thought.(e) In spending time with nature.

63. Which of the following can be inferred about Siddharth ?(A) Siddharth was different from other princes his age.(B) Siddharth was a spoilt child.(C) Siddharth was lonely because he did not have

a mother.(a) Only (A) (b) Only (B)(c) Only (C) (d) Only (B) and (C)(e) All (A), (B) and (C)

64. What did the King wish for his son, Siddharth ?(a) He wanted Siddharth to become a great ruler.(b) He wished that Siddharth would not marry Yashodhara.(c) He wished that Siddharth’s son would take over his

kingdom.(d) He wished that Siddharth would behave like the other

princes.(e) He wished that Siddharth would find the answer to all

the suffering in the world.65. What incident changed Siddharth’s life forever ?

(a) His mother’s death.(b) The incident where he saw a monk free from the misery

of life.(c) The birth of his son(d) His marriage to Yashodhara.(e) The time he met Lord Buddha.

66. Why did Siddharth leave his home ?(l) He wanted to run away from his wife and son(b) He did not want to become heir to his father’s throne(c) He was in search of a bigger kingdom(d) He wanted to see the world(e) He wanted to search for a way out of suffering and

spend time in meditation.67. According to Siddharth what was the reason for suffering

and unhappiness in the world ?(a) The increased number of deaths(b) The advocacy of the Middle Path(c) Human greed and selfishness(d) People were unaware of the benefits of meditation.(e) None of these

68. What according to passage is the root cause for all humansuffering ?(A) Desire (B) Happiness(C) Meditation(a) Only (A) (b) Only (B) and (C)(c) Only (B) (d) Only (C)(e) All (A). (B) and (C)

569. Why was Siddharth called the enlightened one ?

(a) He was smarter than all the princes of his age.(b) He was the King’s son.(c) Truth was revealed to him through meditation.(d) He had a great ability to resist temptation(e) He always wanted to be left alone

70. Why did Lord Buddha advocate the Middle Path ?(a) He believed that it was the only way to eliminate

poverty.(b) He believed that it was the only way of obtaining true

happiness.(c) He was a staunch believer of living an extreme life.(d) He did not have a happy life being a prince.(e) He was not a risk-taker.

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 71-75) : In the following questions, sentencesare given with blanks to be filled with an appropriate word. Choosethe best alternative among them.

71. Mr. Murugan has been in this college ________ 2010.(a) for (b) since(c) after (d) before(e) None of these

72. We attended a ________ discourse.(a) spiritual (b) spirituous(c) spirituality (d) spiritually(e) None of these

73. The valley is known for its ________ growth of vegetation.(a) luxurious (b) luxury(c) luxuriant (d) luxuriously(e) None of these

74. Satyajitray’s films ________ all barriers of caste, creed andreligion. They are universal.(a) transcend (b) transcends(c) trancend (d) transend(e) None of these

75. I could hardly recognize him ________ I saw him.(a) after (b) but(c) and (d) when(e) None of these

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 76-80) : Rearrange the following six sentences(A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form ameaningful paragraph; then answer the questions that follow :

(A) The woodcutter thankfully broke off from work and sat downto eat the delicious meal that his wife had sent for him.

(B) He was in a good mood that particular morning and soonstarted singing as he swung his axe at the log of wood infront of him.

(C) After he had eaten his meal and taken rest for a while thewoodcutter got back to work.

(D) The hours passed and the sun became hotter than ever andvery soon perspiraton started breaking out on thewoodcuter's hands and face.

(E) One hot summer's morning a woodcutter was hard at work,chopping wood into small pieces, so that he could sell themin the market.

(F) As it neared afternoon, his wife sent their little son to himwith food for the afternoon.

76. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentenceafter rearrangement ?(a) F (b) E(c) D (d) C(e) B

77. Which of the following should be the FIRSTsentence afterrearrangement ?(a) A (b) B(c) C (d) D(e) E

78. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentenceafter rearrangement ?(a) A (b) B(c) C (d) D(e) F

79. Which of the following should be the LAST (SIXTH)sentence after rearrangement ?(a) A (b) B(c) C (d) D(e) E

80. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence afterrearrangement ?(a) A (b) B(c) C (d) D(e) E

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 81-95) : What should come in place of thequestion mark (?) in the following questions ?

81. 3 13824 ? 864´ =(a) 1296 (b) 1156(c) 1600 (d) 1024(e) None of these

82. 2 2(91) (41) ? 9858+ - =(a) 11236 (b) 10816(c) 10404 (d) 9604(e) None of these

83. 4900 ÷ 28 × 444 ÷ 12 = ?(a) 6575 (b) 6475(c) 6455 (d) 6745(e) None of these

84. 125% of 260 + ? % of 700 = 500(a) 32 (b) 56(c) 23 (d) 46(e) None of these

85.7 3 13 7 1 ?11 11 2

+ ´ =

(a)101311

(b)61411

(c)91411

(d)171022

(e) None of these

86..23 .023 ?.0023 23

-=

¸(a) 0.207 (b) 207(c) 2070 (d) 0.0207(e) None of these

687. 1.05% of 2500 + 2.5% of 440 = ?

(a) 37.50 (b) 37.25(c) 370.25 (d) 372.50(e) None of these

88.217 4 4 2 ?

90 5 12´ + ´ =

¸ ´

(a)2554 (b)

2257

(c)1127 (d)

1327

(e) None of these

89.2 5 7

17 4 ? 465 8 8

´ - =

(a)3

325

(b)3

335

(c)2

335

(d)2

325

(e) None of these90. 136% of 250 + ? % of 550 = 670

(a) 64 (b) 55(c) 56 (d) 65(e) None of these

91. 3889 + 12.952 – ? = 3854.002(a) 47.95 (b) 47.752(c) 47.095 (d) 47.932(e) None of these

92. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )4 6 2 ?5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 25´ ´ ´ ´ ´ ´ ´ ¸ =

(a) 10 (b) 17(c) 19 (d) 12(e) None of these

93. 2 228 5 15 6 ?

7 256 (13)´ - ´ =

+ +

(a)27

115 (b)22

117

(c)25

117 (d)22

115(e) None of these

94. 1.5 × 0.025 + (?)2 = 0.1(a) 0.28 (b) 0.27(c) 0.25 (d) 0.235(e) None of these

95.2 2

2 2(3.537 0.948) (3.537 0.948) ?

(3.537) (.948)- + +

=+

(a) 4.485 (b) 2.589(c) 4 (d) 2(e) None of these

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 96-100) : Find out the approximate value whichshould come in place of the question mark in the followingquestions. (You are not expected to find the exact value.)

96.2(10008.99) 3589 0.4987 ?

10009.001´ ´ =

(a) 3000 (b) 300000(c) 3000000 (d) 5000(e) 9000000

97. 196.1 × 196.1 × 196.1 × 4.01 × 4.01 × 4.001 × 4.999 × 4.999= 196.13 × 4 × ?(a) 100 (b) 16(c) 10 (d) 64(e) 32

98. 12.25 × ? × 21.6 = 3545 .64(a) 20 (b) 12(c) 15 (d) 13(e) None of these

99. ? % of 45.999 × 16% of 83.006 = 116.073(a) 6 (b) 24(c) 19 (d) 30(e) 11

100. 2 2[(1.3) (4.2) ] 2.7 ?´ ¸ =(a) 7 (b) 21(c) 18 (d) 11(e) 16

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 101-105) : What should come in place ofquestion mark (? ) in the following number series ?101. 3 23 43 ? 83 103

(a) 33 (b) 53(c) 63 (d) 73(e) None of these

102. 1 9 25 49 81 ? 169(a) 100 (b) 64(c) 81 (d) 121(e) None of these

103. 5 6 14 45 ?(a) 183 (b) 185(c) 138 (d) 139

104. 7 8 18 57 ?(a) 244 (b) 174(c) 186 (d) 226(e) None of these

105. 1, 8, 9, ?, 25, 216, 49(a) 60 (b) 64(c) 70 (d) 75(e) None of these

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 106-110) : Read the following chart and answerthe questions that follows :

The following pie-chart shows the preference of musicalinstruments of 60,000 people surveyed over whole India.

Flute 11%Sitar 14%

Violin 20%

Miscellaneous10% Piano 9%

Sarod 14%

Guitar 22%

7106. If 2100 people be less from the number of people who prefer

Flute, the percentage of people who prefer Flute would havebeen:(a) 9.5% (b) 6.5%(c) 7.5% (d) 8.5%

107. The total number of people who prefer either Sarod or Guitar,is greater than the total number of people who prefer eitherViolin or Sitar by :(a) 1200 (b) 1600(c) 1100 (d) 1400

108. The number of people who prefer the musical instrumentSarod is :(a) 7400 (b) 8400(c) 6400 (d) 8600

109. If 216 %3

of the people who prefer Piano, would go with the

people who prefers Flute, the percentage of people whoprefer Flute would have been :(a) 13.5% (b) 14.5%(c) 15.5% (d) 12.5%

110. The number of people who prefer Guitar is greater than thetotal number of people who prefer either Flute or Piano by :(a) 1200 (b) 1100(c) 1300 (d) 1400

111. The sum of the two digits of a two-digit number is 15 and thedifference between the two digits of the two digit number is3. What is the product of the two digits of the two digitnumber ?(a) 72 (b) 56(c) 54 (d) Cannot be determined(e) None of these

112. A shopkeeper purchased 200 bulbs for ̀ 10 each. However,5 bulbs were fused and had to be thrown away. Theremaining were sold at ̀ 12 each. What will be the percentageprofit ?(a) 25 (b) 15(c) 13 (d) 17(e) None of these

113. The profit earned after selling a pair of shoes for ` 2,033 isthe same as loss incurred after selling the same pair of shoesfor ` 1,063. What is the cost of the shoes ?(a) ` 1,650(b) ` 1,548(c) ` 1,532(d) Cannot be determined(e) None of these

114. Ajay spends 25 per cent of his salary on house rent, 5 percent on food, 15 per cent on travel, 10 per cent on clothesand the remaining amount of ` 27,000 is saved. What isAjay’s income ?(a) ` 60,000 (b) ` 80,500(c) ` 60,700 (d) ` 70,500(e) None of these

115. Number of students studying in colleges A and B are in theratio of 3 : 4 respectively. If 50 more students join college Aand there is no change in the number of students in collegeB, the respective ratio becomes 5 : 6. What is the number ofstudents in college B ?(a) 450 (b) 500(c) 400 (d) 600(e) None of these

116. The average age of 60 boys in a class was calculated as 12years. It was later realised that the actual age of one of theboys in the class was 12.5 years but it was calculated as 14years. What is the actual average age of the boys in the class ?(a) 11 years (b) 11.275 years(c) 11.50 years (d) 11.975 years(e) None of these

117. An aeroplane takes off 30 minutes later than the scheduledtime and in order to reach its destination 1500 km away intime, it has to increase its speed by 250 km/h from its usualspeed. Find its usual speed.(a) 1000 km/h (b) 750 km/h(c) 850 km/h (d) 650 km/h(e) None of these

118. Pipes A and B can fill a tank in 5 and 6 hours, respectively.Pipe C can empty it in 12 hours. The tank is half full. All thethree pipes are in operation simultaneously. After how muchtime, the tank will be full ?

(a)1793 h (b) 11 h

(c)1182 h (d)

17131 h

(e) None of these119. A sum of money becomes eight times in 3 years if the rate is

compounded annually. In how much time, the same amountat the same compound interest rate will become sixteen times ?(a) 6 years (b) 4 years(c) 8 years (d) 5 years(e) None of these

120. If the compound interest on a certain sum of money for3 years at 10% p.a. be ` 993, what would be the simpleinterest ?(a) ` 800 (b) ` 950(c) ` 900 (d) ` 1000(e) None of these

REASONING ABILITY121. In a certain code, a number 13479 is written as AQFJL and

2568 is written as DMPN. How is 396824 written in that code ?(a) QLPNMJ (b) QLPNMF(c) QLPMNF (d) QLPNDF(e) None of these

122. In the following sequence or instructions, 1 stands for Run,2 stands for Stop, 3 stands for Go, 4 stands for Sit and 5stands for Wait. If the sequence is continued, whichinstruction will come next ?4 4 5 4 5 3 4 5 3 1 4 5 3 1 2 4 5 4 5 3 4 5 3(a) Wait (b) Sit(c) Stop (d) Run(e) None of these

123. If the first and second letters in the word DEPRESSION wereinterchanged, also the third and the fourth letters, the fifthand the sixth letters and so on, which of the following wouldbe the seventh letter from the right ?(a) R (b) O(c) S (d) P(e) None of these

8124. In a certain code ‘na pa ka so’ means ‘birds fly very high’,

‘ri so la pa’ means ‘birds are very beautiful’ and ‘ti me kabo’ means ‘the parrots could fly’. Which of the following isthe code for ‘high’in that language ?(a) na (b) ka(c) bo (d) so(e) None of these

125. If 'P' denotes '–'; 'Q' denotes ' ¸ ', 'R' de notes '×' and 'W'denotes '+' then-48 Q 12 R 10 P 8 W 4=?(a) 56 (b) 40(c) 52 (d) 44(e) None of these

126. Laxman went 15 km to the west from my house, then turnedleft and walked 20 km. He then turned East and walked 25 kmand finally turning left covered 20 km. How far was he frommy house ?(a) 5 km (b) 10 km(c) 40 km (d) 80 km(e) None of these

127. If ‘yellow’ means ‘green’, ‘green’ means ‘white’, white means‘red’, ‘red’ means ‘black’, ‘black’ means ‘blue’ and ‘blue’means ‘violet’, which of the following represents the colourof human blood ?(a) black (b) violet(c) red (d) blue(e) None of these

128. A trader in order to code the prices of article used the lettersof PSICHOLAZY in the form of ‘0 to 9’ respectively. Whichof the following code stands for ` 875.50 ?(a) AIL.HP (b) AIL.HS(c) ZYA.HO (d) ZCA.OP(e) None of these

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 129-133) : In each of the following questionsthere are three items. These three items may or may not be relatedwith one another. Each group of items may fit into one of thediagrams (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e). You have to decide in which of thefollowing diagrams and groups of items may fit. The number ofthat diagram is the answer.

Give answer (a) if only conclusion I follows.Give answer (b) if only conclusion II follows.Give answer (c) if either I or II follows.Give answer (d) if neither I nor II follows.Give answer (e) if both I and II follow.

129. Statements:All leaders are good team workers.All good team workers are good orators.Conclusions:I. Some good team workers are leaders.II. All good orators are leaders.

130. Statements:All terrorists are human.All humans are bad.Conclusions:I. All terrorists are bad.II. No human can be a terrorist.

131. Statements:Some teachers are followers.

Some followers are famous.Conclusions:I. Some teachers are famous.II. Some followers are teachers.

132. Statements:Some books are pens.No pen is pencil.Conclusions:I. Some books are pencils.II. No book is pencil.

133. Statements:Some dedicated sourls are anglesAll social workers are angles.Conclusions:I. Some dedicated souls are social workersII. Some social workers are dedicated souls

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 134-135) : Study the information given belowand answer the questions following it:Mohan is son of Arun’s father’s sister. Prakash is son of Reva,who is mother of Vikash and grandmother of Arun. Pranab is fatherof Neela and grandfather of Mohan. Reva is wife of Pranab.134. How is Mohan related to Reva ?

(a) Grandson (b) Son(c) Nephew (d) Data inadaequate(e) None of these

135. How is Vikash’s wife related to Neela ?(a) Sister (b) Niece(c) Sister-in-law (d) Data inadaequate(e) None of these

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 136-140) : In the following questions thesymbols @, @— , =, © and —Ó are used with the following meaning:

P © Q means P is less than Q.P @ Q means P is greater than Q.

P @— Q means P is greater than or equal to Q.P = Q means P is equal to Q.P —Ó Q means P is either smaller than or equal to Q.

Now in each of the following questions, assuming the givenstatements to be true, find which of the two conclusions I and IIgiven below them is/are definitely true ? Give answer.

(a) if only conclusion I is true.(b) if only conclusion II is true.(c) if either I or II is true.(d) if neither I nor II is true, and(e) if both I and II are true.

136. Statements: B @ V, K © C, C —Ó BConclusions : I. V @ C

II. B @ K137. Statements : K @ T, S = K, T —Ó R

Conclusions : I. S @ RII. T = R

138. Statements : U = M, P @— U, M @— BConclusions : I. P = B

II. P @ B

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139. Statements: L @— N, J —Ó P, P @— LConclusions : I. J = L

II. P = N

140. Statements: H @— G, D @ E, H = EConclusions : I. D @ H

II. G ©D

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 141- 145) : Read the following informationcarefully to answer the questions that follow.

There are six teachers A, B, C, D, E and F in a school. Each of theteachers teaches two subjects, one compulsory subject and theother optional subject. D’s optional subject is History while threeothers have it as compulsory subject. E and F have Physics asone of their subjects. F’s compulsory subject is Mathematics whichis an optional subject of both C and E. History and English are A’ssubjects but in terms of compulsory and optional subjects, theyare reverse of those of D’s. Chemistry is an optional subject ofany one of them. There is only one female teacher in the schoolwho has English as her compulsory subject.141. What is C’s compulsory subject ?

(a) History (b) Physics(c) Chemistry (d) English(e) None of these

142. Who is a female member in the group ?(a) A (b) B(c) C (d) D(e) None of these

143. Who among the following has same optional subjects asthat of the compulsory subject of F ?(a) D (b) B(c) A (d) C(e) None of these

144. Disregarding which is compulsory and which is the optionalsubject, who has the same two subjects combination as F ?(a) A (b) B(c) E (d) D(e) None of these

145. Which of the following groups of teachers has History asthe compulsory subject ?(a) A, C and D (b) B, C and D(c) C and D (d) A, B and C(e) None of these

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 146-150) : Study the following informationcarefully and answer the questions given belowP, A, D, Q, T, M, R and B are sitting around a circle facing at thecentre. D is third to the left of T who is fifth to the right of P. A isthird to the right of B, who is second to the right of D. Q is secondto the left of M.146. Who is to the immediate right of D ?

(a) M (b) Q(c) B (d) Data inadequate(e) None of these

147. Who is second to the right of M ?(a) B (b) R(c) T (d) Q(e) None of these

148. Who is second to the left of D ?(a) A (b) Q(c) B (d) P(e) Data inadequate

149. Which of the following pairs represents the immediateneighbours of A ?(a) PT (b) PB(c) TQ (d) PD(e) None of these

150. In which of the following pairs the first person is sitting tothe immediate right of the second person ?(a) DM (b) BT(c) RA (d) PQ(e) PA

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 151-155) : Each of the following questionsconsists of unmarked figures followed by five figures marked a,b, c, d and e. Select a figure from the marked figures which willcontinue the series established by the unmarked figures.

151.

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

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DIRECTIONS (Qs. 156-160) : Each of the questions below consistsof a questions and two statements numbered I and II given belowit. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statementsare sufficient to answer the question.

Read both the statements and Give answer(a) if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer

the question, while the data in statement II alone arenot sufficient to answer the question.

(b) if the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answerthe question, while the data in statement I alone are notsufficient to answer the question.

(c) if the data either in statement I alone or in statement IIalone are sufficient to answer the question.

(d) if the data in both the statements I and II together arenot sufficient to answer the question.

(e) if the data in both the statements I and II together arenecessary to answer the question.

156. What does ‘pit’ mean in a certain code language ?I. ‘ja na pit sod’ means ‘beautiful bunch of flowers’ in

that code language.II. ‘na sod pa tok’ means ‘huge-bunch of twigs’ in that

code language.157. Who scored highest among A, B, C, D, and E ?

I. B scored more than D, but not as much as C.II. E scored more than C but not more than A.

158. Among five colleagues, A, B, C, D and E who is the highestsalary earner ?I. B’s salary is less than the sum of the salaries of A and

C, but more than the sum of salaries of E and D.II. A’s salary is more than that of both E and D but less

than that of C who ranks second in the descendingorder of their salaries.

159. In a row of boys facing South who is immediate left toRamakant ?Statements :I. Suresh is immediate right to Chandrakant, who is fourth

to the right of Ramakant.II. Suresh is third to the right of Ramakant and Naresh is

second to the right of Suresh.160. How many girls are taller than Samir in his class ?

I. When students of Samir ’s class are ranked indescending order of their height, Samir’s rank is 17thfrom the top among all the students and 12th amongboys.

II. Samir’s rank from the bottom on the basis of heightamong boys is 18th and among all students is 29th.

MARKETING APTITUDE/COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE

161. Traditional marketing style involves(a) Telemarketing (b) Digital Marketing(c) Indirect Marketing (d) Direct Marketing(e) None of these

162. In marketing POS _____.(a) Preparation for Sales(b) Point of Superiority(c) Point of Sales(d) Primary Outlook of Salesmen(e) Position of Sales

163. Niche Market means a _____.(a) free market (b) social market(c) equity market (d) capital market(e) specified market for a target group

164. Qualities essential in good marketing are ____.(a) aggressiveness (b) pushy(c) perseverance (d) politeness(e) Only (c) and (d)

165. Market Research is needed for(a) deciding market area(b) deciding the right product(c) making proper marketing decisions(d) deciding sales timings(e) All of these

166. Marketing communication has the objective of _____.(a) Building awareness (b) Stimulating action(c) Both [a] and [b] (d) Selling goods(e) None of the above

167. Power in marketing channels is now with _____ ?(a) Distributor (b) Manufacturer(c) Retailer (d) Wholesaler(e) Consumer

168. If Marketing is done effectively, _____ is not required(a) Advertisment (b) Pubilicity(c) Market Research (d) Market Segmentation(e) None of these

169. Relationship Marketing is useful for(a) trade between relatives(b) trade between sister concerns(c) cross-selling of products(d) preparing a list of relatives(e) There is no such term as Relationship Marketing

170. Networking helps in marking Marketing Function(a) a difficult task(b) a laborious task(c) an easier task(d) Networking is worthless in Marketing(e) Networking has a partial role

11171. A DSA helps in _____ .

(a) Boosting direct sales(b) Boosting sales through internet(c) Strong Indirect Marketing(d) Effective Telemaketing(e) All of these

172. Mark the incorrect statement(a) marketing has no relevance for public sector banks(b) marketing has no relevance in Private Sector Banks(c) marketing has no relevance in Foreign Banks(d) All of these(e) None of these

173. Marketing is required in banks due to(a) globalisation (b) computerisation(c) larger population (d) government policies(e) None of these

174. Online Marketing is the function of which of the following ?(a) Purchase Section (b) Production Department(c) IT Department (d) Designs Section(e) A collective function of all staff

175. Customisation is useful for(a) Designing customer specific products(b) Call centres(c) Publicity(d) Motivating the staff(e) Cold calls

176. The key challenge to market-driven strategy is(a) Selling maximum products(b) Employing maximum DSAs(c) Delivering superior value to customers(d) Being rigid to changes(e) Adopting short-term vision

177. Effective selling skills depends on(a) Size of the sales team(b) Age of the sales team(c) Peer strength(d) Knowledge level of the sales team(e) Educational level of the sales team

178. Generation of sales leads can be improved by(a) Being very talkative(b) Increasing personal and professional contacts(c) Being passive(d) Engaging Recovery Agents(e) Product designs

179. A Market Plan is(a) Performance Appraisal of marketing staff(b) Company Prospectus(c) Documented marketing strategies(d) Business targets(e) Call centre

180. Marketing channels mean(a) Delivery objects (b) Sales targets(c) Deliavery outlets (d) Delivery boys(e) Sales teams

181. A repair for a known software bug, usually available at nochange on the Internet, is called a (n)(a) version (b) patch(c) tutorial (d) FAQ(e) None of these

182. A Website address is a unique name that identifies a specific_______ on the web.(a) Web browser (b) Web site(c) PDA (d) link(e) None of these

183. What is the process of copying software programs fromsecondary storage media to the hard disk called?(a) configuration (b) download(c) storage (d) upload(e) installation

184. What characteristic of read-only memory (ROM) makes ituseful ?(a) ROM information can be easily updated.(b) ROM provides very large amounts of inexpensive data

storage.(c) Data in ROM is nonvolatile, that is , it remains there

even without electrical power.(d) ROM chips are easily swapped between different

brands of computer.(e) None of these

185. Which of the following is true ?(a) Byte is a single digit in a binary number.(b) Bit represents a grouping of digital numbers(c) An eight-digit binary number is called a byte.(d) An eight-digit binary number is called a bit.(e) None of these

186. A device that connects to a network without the use ofcables is said to be(a) distributed (b) wireless(c) centralized (d) open source(e) None of these

187. The _________, also called the Web, contains billions ofdocuments.(a) World Wide Web (b) HTTP(c) Web Portal (d) Domain(e) None of these

188. In database, a field is a(a) label(b) table of information(c) group of related records(d) category of information(e) None of these

189. Computers send and receive data in the form of ______signals(a) analog (b) digital(c) modulated (d) demodulated(e) All of these

190. Where are programs and data kept while the processor isusingthem?(a) Main memory (b) Secondary memory(c) Disk memory (d) Program memory(e) None of these

12191. In order to Save an .existing docu-ment with a different name

you need to(a) Retype the document and give it a different name(b) Use the Save as .. command(c) Copy and paste the original document to a new

document and then-save(d) Use Windows Explorer to copy the document to a

different location and-then rename it(e) None of these

192. are lists of commands that appear on the screen.(a) GUIs (b) Icons(c) Menus (d) Windows(e) None of these

193. The feature in Word auto matically corrects certain spelling.typing, capitalization, or grammar errors.(a) Auto Fix (b) Auto Spell(c) Auto Mark (d) Auto Correct(e) None of these

194. What is the main folder on a storage device called ?(a) platform (b) interface(c) root directory (d) device driver(e) None of these

195. In a spreadsheet, a cell is defined as the(a) intersection of a table and a tuplet(b) intersection of a file and a database(c) intersection of a row and column

(d) intersection of a field and a record(e) None of these

196. The particular field of a record that uniquely identifies eachrecord is called the(a) key field (b) primary field(c) master field (d) order field(e) None of these

197. _______ represents raw facts, whereas _______ is datamade meaningful.(a) Information, reporting (b) Data, information(c) Information, bits (d) Records, bytes(e) Bits, bytes

198. Information on a computer is stored as(a) analog data (b) digital data(c) modern data (d) watts data(e) None of these

199. A megabyte is actually equal to ______kilobytes.(a) 100 (b) 1000(c) 1024 (d) 1024 × 1024(e) None of these

200. Underlined text, such as text and folder names is referred toas a(a) icon (b) hyperlink(c) menu (d) source drive(e) None of these