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REASONING(Directions.1-5) Each of the questions below each of a question and two statements numbered I and II givenbelow it you have to decide whether the data provided pie statements are sufficient to answer the question.Read the statements and

Give answer

1) In which direction is Ravi facing

I. Ashok is to the right of Ravi

II. Samir is sitting opposite of Ashok facing north

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

c) If the data either in the statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question

d) If the data even in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question

e) If the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

2) How M is related to K?

I. The sister of K is the mother of N who is daughter of M

II. P is the sister of M






3) Is D brother of T?

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3) Is D brother of T?

I. T is the sister of M and K

II. K is the brother of D






4) How many sons does P have?

I. S and T are brothers of M

II. The mother of T is P who has only one daughter






5) Who is the tallest among P, Q, R, S and T?

I. R is taller than Q and T

II. T is taller than S and P and S is taller than Q and R






(Directions.6-10) In each question below are four statements followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, IIIand IV. You have to take the four given statements to be true even if they seem to be t variance with commonlyknown facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the four given statementsdisregarding commonly known facts. Then decide which of the answers a), b), c), d) and e) is the correctanswer and indicate it on the answer sheet.

6) Statements:

All stones are pearls.

Some pearls are shells.

Some shells are boxes.

No box is container.

Conclusions:

I. Some stones are shells

II. No pearl is containerIII. No shell is container

IV. Some pearls are containers

a) Only II follows

b) Only II and III follow

c) Only either II or IV follows

c) Only either II or IV follows

d) Only III follows

e) None follows

7) Statements:

Some schools are colleges.

Some colleges are hostels.

No hostel is office.

All offices are institutes.

Conclusions:

I. No hostel is institute

II. Some hostels are schools

III. Some hostels are institutes

IV. Some offices are colleges

a) Only I follows

b) Only II & III follow

c) Only IV follows

d) Only either I or III follows

e) None of these

8) Statements:

Some pins are needles.

Some threads are needles.

All needles are nails.

All nails are hammers

Conclusions:

I. Some pins are hammers

II. Some threads are nails.

III. Some pins are threads

IV. No pin is thread

a) Only I, II and either III or IV follow

b) Only III and IV follow

c) Only I and II follow

d) All follow

e) None of these

9) Statements:

Some chairs are rooms.

No room is sofa.

All sofas are tables.

Some tables are desks.

Conclusions:

I. Some sofas are desks

II. No room is table

III. Some chairs are tables

IV. No desk is room

IV. No desk is room

a) None follows

b) Only I follows

c) Only either II or III follows

d) Only III and IV follow

e) All follow

10) Statements:

Some rings are chains.

All chains are bangles.

All bracelets are bangles.

Some bangles are pendants.

Conclusions:

I. Some rings are bangles

II. Some chains are pendants

III. Some bracelets are rings

IV. No pendant is ring

a) None follows

b) Only I follows

c) Only II and III follow

d) Only IV follows

e) None of these

(Directions.11-15) Read the following information carefully and then answer the questions given below it.

Following are the conditions for selecting coordinator for a training programmer on Industrial Relations. Thecandidate must:

Be a post – graduate in Psychology or in Personnel Management

Have worked as Personnel Manager in an organisation for at least 10 years or been teaching in a university aninstituted for at least 6 years

Have worked as guest speaker in similar Programme

Not be less than 40 years as on 1 April, 2009

The case of candidate who satisfies all the conditions except:

I. At B above but has obtained Ph.D in one of the fields A and has at least 5 years work experience or 3 yearsexperience should be referred to Deputy Director

II. At C above but has more than 7 years teaching experience should be referred to Director.

III. At D above but has working experience of at least 5 years in an American company may be selected.

Based on the above conditions and the information provided in each of the questions below, decide the courseof action in each case. You are not to assume anything. If the data provided is not adequate to decide the givencourse of action your answer will be ‘data inadequate’. These cases are given to you as on 1 April, 2009.

11) Alok Desai is a postgraduate in Psychology and has been teaching in an Institute for last 5years and has coordinated such Programme in the past. He was 39 years old as on 10 March,2008.

a) Don’t select b) Refer to Director c) Datainadequate

d) Select e) None ofthese

12) Samir Malkani is a Postgraduate in Personnel Management and was born on 15 Jan., 1965. Hehas been working in a company for the last 12 years as Personnel Manager

a) Refer to Director b) Refer to DeputyDirector

c) Select d) Don’t select e) None ofthese

Director these

13) Usha Sodani is Ph.D in Personnel Management and has been teaching in an Institute for last 10years. She has worked as a guest speaker in a similar Programme and was born on 26 Aug, 1966.

a) Refer to Director b) Refer to DeputyDirector

c) Do notselect

d) Datainadequate

e) None ofthese

14) Sudha Malhotra is a post graduate in Psychology and has been teaching for last 15 years. Shehas not worked as guest speaker in similar programmes in the past.

a) Data inadequate b) Select c) Refer toDirector

d) Don’t select e) None ofthese

15) Mrinal Kelkar is a Post – graduate in Business Management and has been working a PersonnelManager for the last 12 years. He has worked as guest speaker in similar Programme in the past.He will be 43 years old as on 5 May, 2011

a) Refer to DeputyDirector

b) Refer to Director c) Don’t select d) Select e) None ofthese

(Directions.16-20) Below is given a passage followed by several possible inferences which can be drawn fromthe facts stated in the passage. You have to examine each inference separately in the context of the passageand decide upon its degree of truth or falsity.

In India the asbestos industry is growing and employs more than 15,000 people in 75 units which arespread over several states like Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh etc. Surprisingly,advanced countries are banning cancer causing asbestos products, multinational companies are from thosecountries which are setting up units in developing countries like India. One reason beinglack of awareness inthe society and indifference of the government machinery of these countries. Prolonged exposure to asbestosdust and fibres can cause lung cancer but most workers in India are too afraid to protest for fear of losing jobs.Some of these factories are operating in Mumbai. Quite a few of the factories in India are not known to takeadequate precautions to protect workers from asbestos dust.

The Government is taking several steps to provide medical inspection of workers. In fact it has amendedfactories act to extend the provision to even those factories employing less than 10 workers.

16) The asbestos industry is one of the largest industries in India

a) If the inference is ‘definitely true”, e., it properly follows from the statement of facts given

b) If the inference is “probably true” though not “definitely true” in the light of the facts given

c) If the “data are inadequate” e., from the facts given you cannot say whether the inference is likely to be trueor false.

d) If the inference is “probably false”, though not “definitely false” in the light of the facts given

e) If the inference is “definitely false”, i.e., it cannot possibly be drawn from the facts given or it contradicts thegiven facts.

17) The asbestos industries in India are located in few metropolitan pockets only






18) The advanced countries are concerned and careful to protect health hazards of its people






19) The demand for asbestos products appears to be growing in India.






20) The Governments of developing countries appear to be not taking appropriate measures while grantingpermission to set up production units of multinational companies in their countries.






(Directions.21-25) Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:

A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle facing the centre but not necessarily in the same order.

(i) B sits second to left of H’s husband. No female is an immediate neighbour of B.

(ii) D’s daughter sits second to right of F. F is the sister of G. F is not an immediate neighbour of H’s husband.

(iii) Only one person sits between A and F. A is the father of G. H’s brother D sits to the immediate left of H’smother. Only one person sits between H’s mother and E.

(iv) Only one person sits between H and G. G is the mother of C. G is not an immediate neighbour of E.

21) What is position of A with respect to his mother-in-law?

a) Immediateleft

b) Third to theright

c) Third to theleft

d) Second to theright

e) Fourth to theleft

22) Who amongst the following is D’s daughter?

a) B b) C c) E d) G e) H

23) What is the position of A with respect to his grandchild?

a) Immediateright

b) Third to theright

c) Third to theleft

d) Second to theleft

e) Fourth to theleft

24) How many people sit between G and her uncle?

a) One b) Two c) Three d) Four e) More thanfour

25) Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given information and so forma group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

a) F b) C c) E d) H e) G

26) Read the following information carefully and answer the questions which follow:

Small brands are now looking beyond local grocery stores and are tying up with Supermarkets such as BigBazaar to pull their business out of troubled waters.

Question: Which of the following can be inferred from the given information? An inference is something that isnot directly stated but can be inferred from the given information

a) Merchandise of smaller brands would not be available at local grocery stores in the near future

b) Smaller brands cannot compete with bigger ones in a supermarket set-up

c) There is a perception among small brands that sale in a supermarket is higher than that of small grocerystores

d) Supermarkets generate more revenue by selling products of bigger brands as compared to the smaller ones

e) Smaller brand have always had more tie-ups with supermarkets as compared to small grocery stores.

(Directions.27-30) These questions are based on the information given below and the sentences labeled (a),(b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) as given below.

Small brands are now looking beyond local grocery stores and are tying up with Supermarkets such as BigBazaar to pull their business out of troubled waters.

(a) A smaller brand manufacturing a certain product of quality comparable with that of a bigger brand, makesmuch more profit from the local grocery stores than from the supermarkets.

(b) As the supermarkets have been set up only in bigger cities at present, this step would fail to deliver resultsin the smaller cities.

(c) Supermarkets help the smaller brands to break into newer markets withoutinvesting substantially indistribution.

(d) Supermarkets charge the smaller brands 10% higher than the amount charged to the bigger brands.

(e) Being outnumbered by the bigger brands, visibility of the smaller brands at local grocery stores is muchlower as compared to the supermarkets.

(f) Smaller brands are currently making substantial losses in their businesses.

27) Which of the statements numbered a), b), c), d), e) and f) can be assumed from the facts /information given in the statement? (An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted)

a) Only a) b) Only b) c) Both b) and c) d) Both d) and e) e) Only f)

28) Which of the statements numbered a), b), c), e) and f) represents a disadvantage of the smallgrocery stores over the supermarkets from the perspective of a smaller brand?

a) Only a) b) Only c) c) Only e) d) Only f) e) Both b) and c)

29) Which of the statements a), b), c), d) and e) mentioned above represents a reason for the shiftfrom local grocery stores to supermarkets by the smaller brands?

a) Only a) b) Only b) c) Only d) d) Both a) and d) e) Both c) and e)

30) Which of the statements numbered a), b), c), e) and f) mentioned above would prove that thestep taken by the smaller brands (of moving to supermarkets) may not necessarily be correct?

a) Only a) b) Only c) c) Only e) d) Only f) e) Both b) and e)

(Directions.31-35) Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:

A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges themfollowing a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement. (All thenumbers given in the arrangement are two digit numbers)

And Step VII is the last step of the rearrangement of the above input as the desired arrangement is obtained.Asper the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step forthe given input.

31) Input: 86 open shut door 31 49 always 45

How many steps will be required to complete the rearrangement?

a) Five b) Six c) Seven d) Four e) None of these

32) Step III of an input: 25 yes 37 enemy joy defeat 52 46 which of the following is definitely the input?

a) Enemy 25 joy defeat yes 52 37 46

b) 37 enemy 25 joy yes defeat 52 46

c) Enemy joy defeat 25 52 yes 46 37

d) Cannot be determined

e) None of these

33) Step II of an Input: 18 win 71 34 now if victory 61 How many more steps will be required to compete therearrangement?

a) Three b) Four c) Five d) Six e) More than six

34) Input: where 47 59 12 are they going 39

Which of the following steps will be the last but one?

a) VII b) IV c) V d) VIII e) None of these

35) Step II of an input: 33 store 81 75 full of goods 52

Which of the following will be step VI?

a) 33 store 52 of 75 81 full goods

b) 33 store 52 of 75 full 81 goods

c) 33 store 52 of 75 goods 81 full

d) There will be no such step

e) None of these

36)It has been reported in recent years that a very large number of seats in the engineering colleges in thecountry remain vacant at the end of the admission session. Which of the following may be the probable causeof the above effect?

a) There has been a considerable decrease in hiring of engineering graduates due to economic slowdown inthe recent years

b) Students have always preferred to complete graduation in three years time instead of four years forengineering

c) The Govt. has recently decided to provide post qualification professional training to all engineeringgraduates at its own cost

d) There has always been a very poor success rate among the engineering students

e) None of these

37)Majority of the students who appeared in the final examination of post graduate course in management inthe local college have secured first class which is comparatively higher than the performance of students ofother management colleges in the state. Which of the following may indicate that the results are not in line withthe general trend?

a) The students of the local college are qualitatively better than those of other colleges

b) The authorities of the other management colleges in the state are stricter in their standard of elevation fortheir students

c) The students of other management colleges in the state performed better than the students of the localcollege in all the previous examinations

d) The local management college recently retrenched many of its regular faculty members

e) None of these

38) There has been a spate of rail accidents in India in the recent months killing large numbers of passengersand injuring many more. This has raised serious doubts about the railway’s capability of providing safety totravelers.

Which of the following statements substantiates the views expressed in the above statement?

a) Indian Railways has come to be known to provide best passenger comfort in the recent years

b) People have no option other than travelling by rail over long distances

c) The railway tracks at many places have been found to be stressed due to waer nd tear in the recent times

d) Local residents are always the first to provide a helping hand to the passengers in the event of suchdisasters

e) None of these

39) There has been a considerable drop in sales of four wheelers during the past six months when comparedto the number of four wheelers sold during this period last year.

Which of the following can the probable cause of the above phenomenon?

(a) The govt. has imposed higher excise duty on four wheelers at the beginning of this year

(b) The petrol prices have risen considerably during the past eight months

(c) The rate of interest on home and car loans have been rising for the past seven months

a) All a), b) and c) b) a) and c) Only c) b) and c) Only

d) b) Only e) a) only

40) A very large number of technically qualified young Indians are coming out of colleges every year thoughthere are not enough opportunities for them to get gainful employment. Which of the following contradicts theviews expressed in the above statement?

a) Technically qualified persons are far superior to those with standard degrees like BA / B. Sc / B. Com etc.

b) The Govt. has not done effective perspective planning for engaging technically qualified personnel whileauthorizing the setting up of technical colleges

c) A huge gap exists between the level of competence of technically qualified graduates and requirement of theindustry

d) Majority of the technically qualified persons are migrating from India to developed countries for betteropportunities

e) None of these

(Directions.41-45) Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

Eight trains bound for eight different cities are stationed on eight different platforms numbered one to eight.

Train to Delhi leaves from Platform no. 6. Two trains are stationed between the trains bound for Kolkata andthe train for Delhi. The train leaving for Jammu is not stationed immediately next to either Kolkata or Delhibound trains. Trains bound for Mumbai and Patna are stationed on adjacent platforms. The trains bound forneither Patna nor Mumbai is stationed on Platform NO. 4. Only one train is stationed between the train boundfor Patna and the train bound for Varanasi. The train bound for Amritsar is not stationed immediately next tothe Varanasi bound train. The train for Dehradun is not stationed on an odd numbered platform and is parkedtowards the left of Amritsar bound train (not necessarily to the immediate left).

41) What is the position of the Dehradun bound train with respect to the Patna bound train?

a) Immediate left b) Fifth to the left c) Third to the right

d) Immediate right e) Third to the left

42) Train bound to which of the following cities leaves from Platform No. 5?

a) Jammu b) Varanasi c) Amritsar

d) Patna e) Cannot be determined

43) Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and so form a group.Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

a) Varanasi b) Patna c) Jammu

d) Mumbai e) Kolkata

44) Train to Mumbai leaves from which of the following platform numbers?

a) 1 b) 5 c) 7 d) 2 e) 8

45) Which of the following is true with respect to the given arrangement?

a) Train to Jammu leaves from Platform no. 4

b) Train to Patna leaves from an even numbered platform

c) There is only one platform between the platforms from which trains bound for Delhi and Patna leave

d) Train leaving to Mumbai is stationed second to the right of Delhi bound train

e) Trains to Amritsar and Jammu leave from adjacent platforms

(Directions.46-50) In each of the following questions , a statement is given followed by two course of action. Acourse of action is taken for improvement follow up etc, read the statements carefully and then given yoursuitable answer from the given options.

46) Statement: Jaundice and typhoid are on the rise in ABC’ city.

Course of action:

The Government must increase medical facilities as soon as possible.

The Government should take steps to clean the city.

a) if only course of action I follows.

b) if only course of action II follows.

c) if either course of action I or II follows.

d) if both course of action I and II follows.

e) if neither course of action I nor II follow.

47) Statement: Three girls in a prestigious university campus were molested by a group of people.

Course of action:

Police must catch and put them behind the bar.

The university authority should provide security on the campus for the safety of the students.






48) Statement: False currency is being supplied to India through buses that play between India and Pakistan.

Course of action:

Indian Government should stop the bus service

Indian police should check the bus properly and keep proper vigilance in the bus.






49) Statement: In a ‘No Tobacco’ day function, it was observed that the number of smokers is increasingrapidly.

Course of action:

The Government should highlight through media the harms caused due to tobacco.

The Government should ban smoking.






50) Statement: Primary teachers are on indefinite strike.

Course of action:

Alternative arrangement should be made, for teachers on adhoc basis

The Government should meet the demands of the teachers.






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(Directions .51-55) Study the graph and answer the questions given below:

The graph, below shows sales of different colours of Brand – X refrigerator for the years 2009, 2010 and 2011

51) Over the given three years which has been the highest selling colour; and what percentage of volume did itaccount for?

a) Blue, 21% b) White, 25% c) White, 26%

d) Lemon, 28% e) None of these

52) Sale of which colour(s) of refrigerator registered the highest percentage increase between 2010 and 2011?

a) Blue b) Lemon c) Red and Blue

d) Grey e) None of these

53) What is the share of sales volume accounted for by the year 2011?

a) 43.26% b) 46.14% c) 44.16%

d) 41.65% e) None of these

54) What is approximately the ratio of sales of Red, Lemon and White refrigerators, taken together, in 2010 tothat of the combined total sales of Blue and Grey ones in 2009 and 2011 taken together?

a) 9: 10 b) 10: 9 c) 11: 12

d) 1: 12 e) None of these

55) How many instances are there in the graph when the difference in sale of refrigerators was greater orlesser, by 35% or more as compared to the previous year?

a) 4 b) 5 c) 6 d) 7 e) None of these

(Directions. 56-60) Study the information below to answer these questions.

A certain movie commenced its run in two theatres Metro and Batra – simultaneously, and had a run of 30weeks in the former theatre and 20 weeks in the latter. At Metro it earned an average of Rs. 1.52 lakh per showfor the first seven weeks with four shows in a day. In the next ten weeks it earned Rs. 1.32 lakh per show. In the

subsequent five weeks the earning was Rs. 1.18 lakh per show. For the remaining weeks the number of showsdropped to two per day and the earning was Rs. 0.98 per show. Batra had 2 shows per day throughout the

movie’s run but its daily earning was 1/3rd of Metro’s.

56) How much did the movie earn in all, in the first four days of the seventh week of its run?

a) Rs. 24 lakh b) Rs. 26 lakh c) Rs. 32.43 lakh

d) Rs. 20 lakh e) None of these

57) By how much percent (approximately) did the earning per week of the movie drop from the 17th week to the

25th week?

a) 80% b) 72% c) 89% d) Cannot be determined e) None of these

58) How many seats were there in Metro and Batra respectively, if their ticket prices are in the ratio 7: 6 andBatra charges Rs. 150 per picket? (Assume 100% occupancy in the first week)

a) 786 and 546 b) 868 and 675 c) 877 and 655 d) 868 and 747 e) None of these

59) If each theatre pays 35 percent tax on the revenue, the post – tax earnings of Metro in the first 10 weekswas

a) Rs. 1.43 crore b) Rs. 2.65 crore c) Rs. 4.08 crore

d) Cannot be determined e) None of these

60) What is the total post-tax earnings of Metro during the film’s entire run?

a) Rs. 612.61 lakh b) Rs. 942.48 lakh c) Rs. 204.2 lakh

d) Rs. 829.92 lakh e) None of these

(Directions.61-65): The following graph shows percentage distribution of key business segments of threeFMCG companies. The companies cater to a number of consumer product segments like health supplements,oral care, digestives, hair care, skin care, home care and foods.

61) If for company A, sales from health care amounts to Rs. 150 million, then what is the sales amount frompersonal care for company A?

a) Rs. 270 billion b) Rs. 270 million c) Rs. 360 million

d) Rs. 135 million e) None of these

62) If the sales of company B is Rs. 165 crore and that of company C is Rs. 190 crore and profit on sale ofhome care products is 6% for both the companies, then what is the ratio of profit from home care products of

home care products is 6% for both the companies, then what is the ratio of profit from home care products ofcompany B to that of company C?

a) 1.30 b) 0.62 c) 0.89 d) 0.77 e) None of these

63) If the total sales of companies A, B and C are Rs. 100 crore, Rs. 75 crore and Rs. 65 crore respectively, whatis the average amount of sales from food products of these companies?

a) Rs. 14.30 crore b) Rs. 16.35 crore c) Rs. 15.00 crore

d) Rs. 18.00 crore e) None of these

64) In company C, sales from food products is what percent more than sales from home care products?

a) 20% b) 9% c) 10% d) 8% e) None of these

65) Health care vertical includes health supplements, oral acre and digestives. If for company A, oral care salesamount to Rs. 10 crore which is 20% of health care sales, then what is the total sale o company A?

a) Rs. 50 crore b) Rs. 170.28 crore c) Rs. 168.32 crore

d) Rs. 116.28 crore e) None of these

(Directions 66-70) Study the following graph carefully to answer the questions that follow:

66) What was the difference between the total monthly income of Arun in all the years together and Suman’smonthly income in the year 2007?

a) Rs. 1.25 lakhs b) Rs. 1.15 lakhs c) Rs. 11.4 lakhs

d) Rs. 12.4 lakhs e) None of these

67) What was the percentage increase in the monthly income of Jyoti in the year 2008 as compared toprevious year?


68) Monthly income of Suman in the year 2009 was approximately what percentage of the monthly income ofJyoti in the year 2010?

a) 72 b) 89 c) 83 d) 67 e) 95

69) In which year was the difference between Jyoti’s monthly income and Arun’s monthly income secondhighest?

a) 2005 b) 2006 c) 2007 d) 2009 e) 2010

70) What is the respective ratio between Arun’s monthly income in the year 2006, Suman’s monthly income inthe year 2007 and Jyoti’s monthly income in the year 2005?

a) 6: 3: 5 b) 6: 4: 5 c) 5: 6: 4 d) 5: 4: 7 e) None of these

Directions (71-75) Study the following pie – charts carefully to answer the questions that follow:-

71) What is the respective ratio of total number of children from village O to the number of children attendingschool from the same village?

a) 204: 145 b) 179: 131 c) 167: 111 d) 266: 137 e) None of these

72) The number of children attending school from village L is approximately what percent of the total numberof children from that village?

a) 78 b) 72 c) 57 d) 84 e) 66

73) What is the number of children attending school from village N?


74) What is the total number of children from villages P and M together?


75) What is the respective ratio of total number of children from village L and N together to the number ofchildren attending school from the village M, O and P together?


Directions (76-80) Study the table carefully to answer the questions that follow:

76) What was the percent increase in the number students appeared from institute – D in the year 2007 ascompared to previous year?

a) 78 b) 74 c) 64 d) 174 e) 60

a) 78 b) 74 c) 64 d) 174 e) 60

77) In which year was the difference between the number of students appeared and qualified the entrance testsecond lowest from institute – C?

a) 2005 b) 2006 c) 2007 d) 2008 e) 2009

78) What was the difference between the number of students appeared in entrance exam from institute – B inthe year 2007 and the number of students qualified the entrance test from institute – D in the year 2008?


79) What was the average number of students appeared in the year 2006 from all the four institutes together?


80) What is the respective ratio of total number of students appeared in entrance exam from institute – A andC in 2006 and 2009 together to the total number of students qualified the entrance exam from institute – B andD in 2007 and 2008 together?


81) The sum of three consecutive odd numbers and three consecutive even numbers together is 231. Also, thesmallest odd number is 11 less than the smallest even number. What is the sum of the largest odd number andthe largest even number?

a) 82 b) 83 c) 74 d) Cannot be determined e) None of these

82) Two – thirds of the first number is equal to the cube of the second number. If the second number is equalto twelve percent of 50, what is the sum of the first and the second numbers?


83) Rajini purchased a mobile phone and a refrigerator for Rs. 12,000 and Rs. 10,000 respectively. She sold therefrigerator at a loss of 12 percent and the mobile phone at a profit of 8 percent. What is her overall loss/profit?

a) Loss of Rs. 280 b) Profit of Rs. 2,160 c) Loss of Rs. 240

d) Profit of Rs. 2,060 e) None of these

84) The average age of seven boys sitting in a row facing North is 26 years. If the average age of the first threeboys is 19 years and the average age of the last three boys is 32 years. What is the age of the boy who is sittingin middle of the row?

a) 28 years b) 29 years c) 24 years

d) 31 years e) None of these

85) The perimeter of a square is double the perimeter of a rectangle. The area of the rectangle is 240 s cm.What is the area of the square?

a) 100 sq cm b) 36 sq cm c) 81 sq cm

d) Cannot be determined e) None of these

(Directions 86-90) What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?

86) 9, 19, 40, 83, ?, 345, 696


87) 980, 484, 236, 112, 50, ?, 3.5


88) 8, 9, 20, 63, 256, 1285, ?


89) 1015, 508, 255, 129, 66.5, ?, 20.875

a) 34.50 b) 35 c) 35.30 d) 35.75 e) None of these

90) 12, 12, 18, 36, 90, 270, ?


Directions (91-93) In the following questions two equations numbered I and II are given. You have to solve boththe equations and Given answer:

a) x > y

b) x ≥ y

b) x ≥ y

c) x < y

d) x ≤ y

e) x = y or the relationship cannot be established

91) I. 5x2 – 18x + 9 = 0

II. 20y2 – 13y + 2 = 0

92) I. x3 – 878 = 453

II. y2 – 82 = 39

93) I. x2 + 11x + 30 = 0

II.y2 + 7y + 12 = 0

Directions (94-95) In the following questions two equations numbered I and II are given. You have to solve boththe equations and Given answer:

(a) If x< y

(b) if x ≤ y

(c) if x = y

(d) if x ≥ y

(e) if x > y

94) I. 4x2 – 8x +3 =0

II. 2y2 – 7y +6 =0

95) I. X2 + x -6 = 0

II. 2y2 +13y +21=0

Directions.(96-100) Each of the question below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and IIgiven below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer thequestion.

96) In how many days will five women complete a work?

I. Two women, five boys and three men together complete the work in six days

II. Eight women complete the same work in twelve days

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 questions.

b) If the data in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement I alone arenot sufficient to answer the question

c) If the data in Statement I alone or in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question

d) If the data in both the statements I and II are not sufficient to answer the question

e) If the data in both the statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

97) What will be Shyam’s age after 6 years?

I. The ratio between Ram’s and Shyam’s present age is 4: 3 respectively.

II. Ram is seven years older than Shyam






98) What is the average speed of a car?

I. The average speed of the car is five times the average speed of a truck whereas the average speed of a busis 45 km/hr.

II. The average speed of the truck is half the average speed of a train whereas the average speed of a jeep is 40km/hr.






99) What is the simple interest accrued on a principal of Rs. 5,000/- in six years?

I. The rate of the simple interest for the first three years is 5 pcpa.

II. The rate of simple interest for the next three years is 8 pcpa.






100) What is the total cost of 4 kg of apple and 3 kg of mangoes together?

I. The cost of 2 kg of apple is Rs. 170/- and one kg of mango is Rs. 50/-

II. The total cost of 5 kg of apple and 4 kg of mangoes is Rs. 410/-






ENGLISH

(Directions.101-104) Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c) & (d) given below should replace the phrase given in boldin the following sentence to make it meaningful and grammatically correct. If the sentence is correct as it isand ‘No correction is required’. Mark (e) as the answer.

101) We admire they are taking this step despite the numerous risks involved.

a) Them to take b) Them for taking c) That they have taken over

d) How their taking of e) No correction required

102) We have accepted over two billion dollars from them yet it is been used to build hospitals in the area.

a) that is yet to use b) Although it has been used c) Not yet being used

d) Which will be used e) No correction required

103) People have response in favour the government’s efforts to resolve the budget crisis

a) Favourably responded b) Response in favour of c) Responded favourably to

d) Been responding favourably e) No correction required

104) The management has been left with no option else to change the branch timings to avoid losing business

a) but to change b) Except the change of c) Unless it changes with

d) Other than the changing e) No correction required

Directions.(105-116) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certainwords have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the question

The great fear in Asia a short while ago was that the region would suffer through the wealth destruction alreadytaking place in U.S. as a result of the financial crsis. Stock market tumbled as export plunged and economicsgrowth deteriorated. Lofty property prices in China and elsewhere looked set to bust as credit tightened andbuyers evaporated. But with surprising speed, fear in Asia swung back to greed as the region shows signs ofrecovery and property and stock prices are soaring in many parts of Asia. Why should this sharp Asianturnaround be greeted with skepticism. Higher asset prices mean household feel wealthier and better able tospend, which could further fuel the region’s nascent rebound. But just as easily, Asia could soon find itselfsaddled with overheated markets similar to the U.S. housing market. In short the world has not changed, it hasjust moved places.

The incipient bubble is being created by government policy. In response to the global credit crunch of 2008,policy makers in Asia slashed interest rates and flooded financial sectors with cash in frantic attempts to keeploans flowing and economies growing. These steps were logical for central bankers striving to reverse adeepening economic crisis. But there’s evidence that there is too much easy money around. It’s winding up instocks and real estate, pushing prices up too far and too fast for the underlying economic fundamentals. Muchof the concerns is focused on China, where government stimulus efforts have been large and effective. Moneyin China has been especially easy to find. Aggregate new bank lending surged 201% in the first half of 2009from the same period a year earlier, to nearly $ 1.1 trillion. Exuberance over a quick recovery which was given aboost by China’s surprisingly strong 7.9% % GDP growth in the second quarter has buoyed investor sentimentnot just for stocks but also for real estate.

Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan argued that bubbles could only be recognised inhindsight. But investors who have been well schooled in the dangers of bubbles over the past decade areincreasingly wary that prices have risen too far, and that the slightest bit of negative economic news couldknock markets for a loop. These fears are compounded by the possibility that Asia’s central bankers will begintaking steps to shut off the money. Rumours that Beijing was on the verge of tightening credit led to Shanghaistocks plunging 5%. Yet many economists believe that, there is close to a zero possibility that the Chinesegovernment will do anything this year that constitutes tightening. “And without a major shift in thinking, theeasy-money conditions will stay in place. In a global economy that has produced more dramatic ups anddowns than anyone thought possible over the past two years, Asia may be heading for another dishearteningplunge.

105) To which of the following has the author attributed the 2008 Asian financial crisis?

I. Reluctance of Asian governments to taper off the economic stimulus.

II. Greed of Asian investors causing them to trade stocks of American companies at high prices.

III. Inflated real estate prices in Asian countries.

a) None b) Only I c) Only III

d) Only I & II e) Only II

106) Why does the author doubt the current resurgence of Asian economics?

a) Their economies are too heavily reliant on the American economy which is yet to recover

b) Central banks have slashed interest rates too abruptly which is likely to cause stock markets to crash

c) With their prevailing economic conditions they are at risk for a financial crisis

d) Their GDP has not grown significantly during the last financial year.

e) None of these

107) What is the author’s main objective in writing the passage?

a) Illustrating that Asian economies are financially more sound than those of developed countries

b) Disputing financial theories about how recessions can be predicted and avoided

c) Warning Asian countries about the dangers of favouring fast growth and profits over sound economicprinciples

d) Extolling China’s incredible growth and urging other countries to emulate it

e) Advising governments about the changes in policy to strengthen economic fundamentals.

108) What does the author want to convey through the phrase “The world has not changed it has just movedplaces”?

a) At present countries are more dependent on Asian economies than on the US economy

b) Economies have become interlinked on account of globalisation

c) Asian governments are implementing the same economic reforms as developed countries

c) Asian governments are implementing the same economic reforms as developed countries

d) All economies are susceptible to recession because of the state of the US economy

e) None of these

109) Which of the following can be said the Chinese government’s efforts to revive the economy?

a) These were largely unsuccessful as only the housing market improved

b) The government’s only concern was to boost investor confidence in stocks

c) These efforts were ineffectual as the economy recovered owing to the US market stabilizing

d) These were appropriate and accomplished the goal of economic revival

e) They blindly imitated the economics reforms adopted by the US

110) According to the passage, which of the following factor(s) has/ have had a negative impact on the Asianstock markets?

I. Abrupt drop in exports by Asian countries

II. Extravagant disbursement of housing loans in 2009.

III. Raising of interest rates by the Central Bank

a) None b) Only I & II c) Only I

d) Only I & III e) All I, II & III

111) Why has investor confidence in the Chinese stock market been restored?

Existing property prices which are stable and affordable

The government has decided to tighten credit.

III. Healthy growth of the economy indicated by GDP figures.

a) Only III b) Only I & II c) All I, II & III

d) Only II e) None of these

(Directions.112-114) Choose the word or group of words which is Most Similar in meaning to the word printedin bold as used in the passage.

112) Evaporated

a) Dehydrated b) Melted c) Vaporised d) Vanished e) Dodged

113) Fuel

a) Petrol b) Stimulate c) Sustain d) Heat e) Charge

114) Flooded

a) Surged b) Saturated c) Overflowed d) Deluge e) Overcome

(Directions. 115-116) Choose the group of words which is Most opposite in meaning to the word printed in boldas used in the passage.

115) Sharp

a) Blunt b) Incomplete c) Naive d) Indistinct e) Gradual

116) Buoyed

a) Heavy b) Stifled c) Numbered d) Dull e) Abated

(Directions.117-123) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake/ error in it. Theerror if any will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the letter of that part with error as your answer. If there is‘No error’, mark e)

117) Their failure to inspect (a) / our factories is a (b) / clear indications that our (c) / licence will not berenewed (d) / No error (e)

118) The Board’s decision has provided (a) / employees with the opportunity (b) / to acquire upto 100(c) /shares by the company (d) / No error (e)

119) He had telephoned yesterday to (a) / ask how much of the youth (b) / Who attend our classes would be(c) / interested in working for a textile company (d) / No error (e)

120) If the manufacturing sector continues (a) / to grow at the same rate for (b) / the next few months, I think it(c) / has a high growth rate this year (d) / No error (e)

121) The success of the (a) / government sponsor job guarantee programme(b) / has resulted in a (c) / drasticdrop in poverty (d) / No error (e)

122) Who had extensively discussions (a) / with the participants and (b) / obtained their feedback (c) /regarding our new services (d) / No error (e)

123) The government is working (a) / out a new system to compensate (b) / those companies to sell (c) /products below the market price (d) / No error (e)

Directions.(124-128) In each question below a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. These are marked as a), b), c) and d). One of these four words printed in bold may be either wronglyspelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word which is wrongly spelt or inappropriateif any. The letter of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and alsoappropriate in the context of the sentence, mark e) i.e., All correct as your answer.

124) Though these programmes have proved a) / to be extremely b) / effective c) / they do have certaindrawbacks d) / all correct e)

125) In order to confront a) / the threat of global warning b) /it is imperative c) / that we work all together d) /all correct e)

126) Any failure a) / to complicit b) / will there fundamental regulation c) / will result in a fine d) / All correct e)

127) We plan to complete the exhaustive a) / performance b) / review c) / undertook by us d) / all correct e)

128) Home loan borrowers will be a) / definitely b) / affected c) / since banks have raised their lending d) /rates of interest. All correct e)

Directions.(129-132) Rearrange the following six sentences I, II, III, IV, V and VI in the proper sequence to formmeaningful paragraph; then answer given below them.

I. As a result the nonstop tensions and anxieties at work often result in health related problems.

II. The truth is we cannot change the world of work.

III. We spend at least half our waking hours at work.

IV. We have therefore to take change and transform the way in which we respond to our work environment

V. So how can we control these problems and perform at work?

VI. However we can change the way we feel and deal with various situations.

129) Which of the following should be the LAST (SIXTH) sentence after rearrangement?

a) II b) III c) IV d) V e) VI

130) Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?

a) II b) III c) IV d) V e) VI

131) Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?

a) I b) II c) III d) IV e) V

132) Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?

a) I b) II c) III d) IV e) V

Directions.(133-140) In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These areprinted below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blankappropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

Technology ____133____ Lives. But ____134____ if people want it to. This qualification is important, and___135____ to understanding progress. Akio Morita, the founder of Sony, used to make inventions not bymaking minute, detailed studies of ____136____ People lived their lives. It is observable that when herelinquished direct involvement in product development at the company in the 1980s, Sony seemed to lose its____137____ of developing a truly radical invention like the Walkman that the word takes to en masse.

However much it seems that machines are in ____138____ they are not, yet the belief that the technology aloneholds the key to ____139____ the way people work, buy and do business is strong. The rise of dotcoms in thelate 1990s was ____140____ by a belief that technology was changing the rules of marketing and employeerelationships.

133) a) Ruins b) Changes c) Makes d) Explains e) Shakes

134) a) Not b) Occasionally c) Seldom d) Only e) Never

135) a) Key b) Primarily c) Encouraging d) Supported e) Disastrous

136) a) Why b) Where c) When d) Whether e) How

137) a) Share b) Profit c) Knack d) Business e) Plant

138) a) Progress b) Control c) Action d) Operation e) Transaction

139) a)Encroaching

b)Accomplishing

c)Determination

d)Highlighting

e) Informing

140) a) Govern b) Successful c) Underlying d) Disputed e)Accompanied

Directions.(141-145) Rearrange the following six sentences I, II, III, IV, V and VI in the proper sequence to form ameaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.

I. Two of the best-performing major economies in 2010 were China and Brazil, with growth estimated at 7.5%and 10.5% respectively

II. Despite that limp growth, major US stock market indexes are up between 11% and 20 % for the year

III. Even knowing where economies are headed sometimes is of no help to an investor.

IV. It is hard to anticipate the direction of financial markets

V. But as of December, stock markets of both nations were in the red for the year.

VI. By contrast, the US economy is likely to have expanded at only about 2.6% for the year

141) Which of the following would be the SECOND sentence?

a) I b) III c) IV d) V e) VI

142) Which of the following would be the FOURTH sentence?

a) I b) II c) III d) V e) VI

143) Which of the following would be the FIFTH sentence?

a) I b) II c) III d) IV e) VI

144) Which of the following would be the FIRST sentence?

a) II b) III c) IV d) V e) I

145) Which of the following would be the SIXTH (LAST) sentence?

a) I b) II c) III d) IV e) VI

(Directions.146-150) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake/ error in it or awrong word has been used. The error if any, will be in one part of the sentence which has been printed in boldand has been numbered a), b), c) or d) . The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer ise) i.e., ‘No error’. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)

146) The convergence of (a) / Indian accounting standards with international Financial Report standards (IFRS)beginning (b) / in April is expecting to (c) / see power companies struggling with (d) /significant first timeadopting impact. No error (e)

147) Researchers at (a) / the Indian Institute of science (IIS(c), Bangalore, are mapping (b) / India’s solar hotspots-where round the year (c) / Sunlight makes viable of (d) / companies to set up solar power plants. Noerror (e)

148) Though their qualifications span a diverse (a) / range, there is an equal (b) / number of graduates andthose who have just completed school, each set (c) / making up (d) / close to 30% of these households.. Noerror (e)

149) As if (a) / the most dangerous moment for any dictatorship is when (b) / it starts to (c) / reform , NorthKorea looks ready to turn that truism on its head (d) / No error (e)

150) It so happens (a) / that this happy compy ritual is their way of life (b) / and one into which (c) / they don’tparticularly welcome (d) / voyeuristic intrusions. / No error (e)

151) Technology assessment is all assessing how much technology has been incorporated into an

organisation

organisation

a) Analysing theoverall growth ofthe organisation

b) Trying to foreseethe effects of newproducts andprocesses on afirm’s operatum andon society 111general

c) Assessinghow muchtechnology onewants to putinto a companyin the future

d) Assessing thecost of newtechnology todetermine whethera firm can afford touse it

e) None ofthese

152) Which of the following represents an output from the marketing environment?

a) Moneyborrowed byLiverpool F, C, tohelp finance itsoperations

b) Nike’s televisionadvertisingcampaign featuringa leading sportspersonality

c) Informationon shoppers’attiudespurchased byDebenharnsDepartmentStores

d) Steel purchasedby Volvo to be usedin producing cars

e) None ofthese

153) There are two major categories of laws that directly affect marketing practices:precompetitive legislation and _______

a) Consumerprotectionlegislation

b) Unfair tradepractices laws

c) Tradingstandardslegislation

d) Consumer pricedis criminationlegislation

e) None ofthese

154) If the National Association of Hoisery Manufactures sets guidelines for its member firms tofollow regarding the use of unethical practices, it is engaging in

a) Legislation b) Lobbying c) Self –regulation

d) Environmentalscanning

e) None ofthese

155) The consumer movement is _____

a) Againstforeign importsthat are muchcheaper thanproductsproduced in thehome market

b) A movement thatis trying to improveconsumersatisfaction

c) A socialmovement thatis able tochallenge bigbusinesspractices

d) A diverse groupof individuals,groups andorganisationsattempting toprotect the rightsof consumers

e) None ofthese

156) Lynx has demonstrated against the sale of coats made of animal furs. This group’s efforts tochange shoppers attitudes represents for fur retailers _______

a) An opportunity b) Self – regulation c) A socialforce

d) An economicforce

e) None ofthese

157) The period in the business cycle in which there is extremely high unemployment, low wages,minimum total disposable income, and a lack of confidence in the economy by consumers is _____

a) Recovery b) Prosperity c) Depression d) Recession e) None ofthese

158) Market Expansion means _______

a) Hiring morestaff

b) Firing more staff c) Buying moreproducts

d) Buying morecompanies

e) None ofthese

159) Delivery channel means ______

a) Maternitywards

b) Handing over theproducts to thebuyers

c) Placeswhere productsare madeavailable to thebuyers

d) All of these e) None ofthese

160) One of the following is a target group for the marketing of Internet Banking

a) All thecustomers

b) All the educatedcustomers

c) All thecomputereducatedcustomers

d) Only creditors e) All ofthese

161) One of the following is a target group for the marketing of educational loan

a) All thecustomers

b) Students c) Only poorstudents

d) Students havingpromisingeducational trackrecord

e) All ofthese

162) Service after sale is not the function of _____

a) Marketingstaff

b) Seller c) Director ofthe company

d) Employees ofthe company

e) All ofthe aboveare wrong

163) If done through ______ the rural marketing would be more effective

a) Fairs b) Village fairs c) Door to doorcampaign


164) Indian-origin Antara Haldar became the first non-European law lecturer at______

a) University ofYork

b) University ofGlasgow

c) CambridgeUniversity

d) University ofSheffield

e) None ofthese

165) Parliament of which country approved a new anti-terror bill aimed anti-terror bill aimed atpreventing jihadists from travelling? This will prevent jihadists from travelling to Iraq, Syria orelsewhere by confiscating their passports.

a) France b) Japan c) Egypt d) Netherland e) None ofthese

166) Tata Group company Coma signed a deal with___

a) Flipkart b) Snapdeal c) Ebay d) Amazon e) None ofthese

167) Software Gaint Microsoft Corp acquired a video game company Majang for 2.5 billion USdollors. Majang belongs to which country?

a) Syria b) Sweden c) China d) South Korea e) None ofthese

168) Actor and Environmental activist______ was designated as the United Nations Messenger ofPeace by UN Chief Ban Ki-moon.

a) Bhumiboladulyade

b) VoreqeBainimarama

c) AngelinaJolie

d) LeonardoDiCaprio

e) None ofthese

169) “And then One Day: A Memoir” is the autobiography of ________

a) Shabana Azmi b) Naseeruddin Shah c) AnupamKher

d) Pankaj Kapoor e) JavedAkhtar

170) _______ will be hosting International Film Festivel of India every year.

a) Kerala b) Maharastra c) Karnataka d) Goa e) NewDelhi

171) Le Yucheng was appointed as_____ ‘s new Ambassador to India

a) Japan b) North Korea c) China d) Singapore e)Malaysia

172) First Indian State to ratify the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Bill 2014 is______

a) Rajasthan b) Maharashtra c) Assam d) Madhya Pradesh e)Telangana

173) Vintage Daskota aircraft was gifted to ____ by Indian Air force.Dakota aircraft was with theIndian Airforce its museum.

a) Bhutan AirForce

b) Myanmar AirForce

c) Japan AirForce

d) Bangaladesh AirForce

e) None ofthese

174) What is the theme of Asian Games 2014?

a) Meet Aisa’sFuture

b) Lightening Asia c) Asia Shining d) Shining Futureof Asia

e) None ofthese

175) Noted Mandolin player Uppalapu Srinivas passed away in Chennai.He was just____years old.

a) 40 b) 45 c) 55 d) 35 e) 44

176) CM of Assam Tarun Gagoi launched a fund, which is focused on first generationentrrpreneurs. What is the name of this fund?

a) Star Funds b) Future Funds c) Angel Funds d) Shine Funds e) HelpFunds

Funds

177) Who Cinched first gold medal in Asian games 2014 for India?

a) ShwetaChaudhry

b) Jitu Rai c) ParupalliKashyap

d) Vikas Gowda e) BabitaKumari

178) Which of the following bears the most market risk?

a) corporatebond

b) savings accountdeposit

c) certificate ofdeposit (CD)

d) checkingaccount deposit

e) None ofthese

179) Which of the following is NOT true?

a) liquidity andrisk are positivelyrelated

b) risk and yield arepositively related

c) liquidity andyield areinverselyrelated

d) all of the aboveare true

e) None ofthese

180) Which asset carries the greatest default risk?

a) corporatebond

b) corporate stock c) long-termTreasury bond

d) money marketmutual fund shares

e) None ofthese

181) According to the “risk structure of interest rates,” play a role in explaining interest rates:

a) default risk b) liquidity c) income taxconsiderations

d) all of the above e) None ofthese

182) In drawing a yield curve, which of the following is not held constant?

a) default risk b) tax treatment c) length oftime tomaturity

d) marketability e) None ofthese

183) A yield curve will slope downward when

a) short-terminterest rates areabove long-termrates

b) long-term interestrates are aboveshort-term rates

c) short-terminterest ratesequal long-termrates

d) inflation ratesare high

e) None ofthese

184) Which of the following nation is considered the originator of the concept of Micro Finance?

a) India b) Bangladesh c) South Africa d) USA e) None

185) What is the full form of “ULIP”, the term which was in the news recently?

a) Universal Life& InvestmentPlan

b) Unit Loan &Insurance Plan

c) UniversalLoan &InvestmentPlan

d) UniformlyLoaded InvestmentPlan

e) UnitLinkedInsurancePlan

186) The main function of I.M.F. is to

a) FinanceInvestment loansto developingcountries

b) Act as a privatesector lending armof the World Bank

c) Help to solvebalance ofpaymentproblems ofmembercountries

d) Arrangeinternationaldeposits frombanks

e) None

187) RBI has asked banks to make a plan to provide banking services to all villages having apopulation upto 2000. This directive issued bythe RBI will fall in which of the following categories?

a) Plan forFinancialInclusion

b) Efforts to meetthe targets of PrioritySector Lending

c) Extension ofReliefPackages to

the Farmers

d) Plan for openingmore ruralbranches

e) None

188) Which of the following is not a part of the scheduled banking structure in ‘India’?

a) MoneyLanders

b) Public SectorBanks

c) PrivateSector Banks

d) Regional RuralBanks

e) StateCo-operativeBanks

189) The rate of interest on Savings Bank Account is stipulated by

a) Theconcerned bank

b) RBI c) Indian BanksAssociation

d) Government ofIndia

e) Bankingcodes and

concerned bank Association India codes andStandardsBoard ofIndia

190) All of the following are examples of real security and privacy risks except ____

a) Hackers b) Spam c) Viruses d) Identify theft e) None ofthese

191) A digital computer did not score over an analog computer in terms of

a) Speed b) Accuracy c) Reliability d) Cost e) None ofthese

192) IBM 7000 digital computer

a) Belongs tosecondgeneration

b) Uses VLSI c) Employssemi conductormemory

d) Has modularconstructions

e) None ofthese

193) The first microprocessor built by the Intel Corporation was called

a) 8008 b) 8080 c) 4004 d) 8800 e) None ofthese

194) One computer that is not considered a portable computer is

a) Minicomputer b) A laptop computer c) Microcomputer


195) Who invented the microprocessor?

a) Marcian EHuff

b) Herman HGoldstein

c) JosephJacquard

d) All of the above d) None ofthese

196) Which of the following required large computer memory

a) Imaging b) Graphics c) Voice d) All of the above e) None ofthese

197) The subject of cybernetics deals with the science of

a) Genetics b) Control andcommunications

c) Molecularbiology

d) Biochemistry e) None ofthese

198) The first electronic general purpose digital computer built by Motley and Accrete called ENIACdid not work on the stored program concept. How many numbers could it store in its internalmemory?

a) 100 b) 20 c) 40 d) 80 e) None ofthese

199) The first electronic computer in the world was

a) UNIVAC b) EDVAC c) ENIAC d) All of above e) None ofthese

200) Microprocessors can be used to make

a) Computer b) Digital systems c) Calculators d) All of the above e) None ofthese

Answer Key:1.(e) 2.(a) 3.(d) 4.(e) 5.(b) 6.(c) 7.(d) 8.(a)

9.(a) 10.(b) 11.(a) 12.(d) 13.(e) 14.(a) 15.(c) 16.(d)

17.(e) 18.(a) 19.(a) 20.(a) 21.(d) 22.(c) 23.(a) 24.(c)

25.(b) 26.(c) 27.(c) 28.(c) 29.(e) 30.(a) 31.(b) 32.(d)

33.(b) 34.(b) 35.(c) 36.(a) 37.(c) 38.(e) 39.(a) 40.(d)

41.(b) 42.(b) 43.(d) 44.(e) 45.(d) 46.(d) 47.(d) 48.(b)

49.(a) 50.(a) 51.(b) 52.(c) 53.(d) 54.(a) 55.(d) 56.(c)

57.(b) 58.(b) 59.(b) 60.(a) 61.(b) 62.(a) 63.(b) 64.(c)

65.(e) 66.(b) 67.(a) 68.(c) 69.(e) 70.(e) 71.(a) 72.(e)

73.(e) 74.(c) 75.(b) 76.(c) 77.(d) 78.(e) 79.(a) 80.(b)

81.(e) 82.(a) 83.(c) 84.(b) 85.(d) 86.(b) 87.(e) 88.(c)

89.(d) 90.(a) 91.(a) 92.(b) 93.(e) 94.(a) 95.(c) 96.(b)

97.(e) 98.(d) 99.(e) 100.(a) 101.(b) 102.(d) 103.(c) 104.(a)

105.(a) 106.(c) 107.(b) 108.(d) 109.(d) 110.(c) 111.(a) 112.(d)

113.(b) 114.(a) 115.(e) 116.(c) 117.(c) 118.(d) 119.(b) 120.(d)

121.(b) 122.(a) 123.(c) 124.(e) 125.(d) 126.(b) 127.(d) 128.(e)

129.(c) 130.(e) 131.(a) 132.(c) 133.(b) 134.(d) 135.(a) 136.(e)

137.(c) 138.(a) 139.(c) 140.(e) 141.(b) 142.(d) 143.(e) 144.(c)

145.(b) 146.(a) 147.(d) 148.(d) 149.(d) 150.(c) 151.(b) 152.(b)

153.(a) 154.(c) 155.(d) 156.(c) 157.(c) 158.(e) 159.(c) 160.(c)

161.(b) 162.(a) 163.(b) 164.(c) 165.(a) 166.(b) 167.(b) 168.(d)

169.(b) 170.(d) 171.(c) 172.(a) 173.(d) 174.(a) 175.(b) 176.(c)

177.(b) 178.(a) 179.(a) 180.(b) 181.(d) 182.(c) 183.(a) 184.(b)

185.(e) 186.(c) 187.(a) 188.(a) 189.(b) 190.(b) 191.(b) 192.(c)

193.(a) 194.(a) 195.(a) 196.(d) 197.(b) 198.(b) 199.(c) 200.(d)

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