UPKAR PRAKASHAN, AGRA-2

ByT. S. Jain

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Contents

● Previous Year’s Solved Paper

● Solved Model Papers

Part–I● Reasoning Test .................................... 1–136

1. Alphabetical Test ............................ 3–13

2. Coding-Decoding Test .................. 14–24

3. Spotting Out the Dissimilar orClassification ................................. 25–31

4. Analogy Test ................................. 32–37

5. Series Completion Test.................. 38–44

6. Order, Rank and Sitting

Arrangement ................................. 45–51

7. Direction Sense Test ..................... 52–58

8. Number and Time SequenceTest ............................................... 59–64

9. Syllogism ...................................... 65–80

10. Blood-Relation Test ...................... 81–89

11. Assigning Artificial Values toArithmetical Signs ........................ 90–93

12. Statement and Assumption ............ 94–98

13. Statement and Arguments............. 99–101

14. Puzzle Test ................................. 102–108

15. Sequential Output Tracing ......... 109–115

16. Decision Making ....................... 116–119

17. Inequality ................................... 120–128

18. Data Sufficiency ....................... 129–136

Part–II● Test of Numerical Ability ................... 1–128

1. Number System ................................. 3–432. Percentage ....................................... 44–48

3. Profit and Loss................................. 49–54

4. Partnership, Ratio &Proportion ....................................... 55–60

5. Simple & Compound Interest .......... 61–68

6. Time and Work ............................... 69–72

7. Time and Distance .......................... 73–75

8. Average ........................................... 76–78

9. Area ................................................ 79–82

10. Problems Based on Ages ................ 83–86

11. Interpretation of Data .................... 87–109

12. Miscellaneous .............................. 110–128

General InformationThe online examination for the next Common Recruitment Process for RRBs (RRBs- CWE) for recruitmentof Group ‘B’-Office Assistants (Multipurpose) will be conducted by the Institute of Banking PersonnelSelection (IBPS).

Any eligible candidate, who aspires to join any of the Regional Rural Banks in detailed advertisement as Group‘B’-Office Assistants (Multipurpose), is required to register for the Common Recruitment Process (CWE forRRBs). For the posts of Office Assistants (Multipurpose) the examination will be two tier i.e., the onlineexamination will be held in two phases, preliminary and main. Candidates who apply for the post of OfficeAssistants (Multipurpose) will be provisionally allotted on the basis of the marks obtained by them in the Mainexamination and the vacancies reported by the RRBs. Depending on the vacancies as per the business needsof the Regional Rural Banks and as reported to IBPS, candidates shortlisted will be provisionally allottedto one of the Regional Rural Banks keeping in view the merit cum preference (state wise for OfficeAssistants (Multipurpose)), the spirit of Govt. Guidelines on reservation policy, administrativeconvenience, etc. The validity for CRP for RRBs will automatically expire at the close of business on theday which is one year after the date of Provisional Allotment or until a fresh provisional allotment ismade, whichever is earlier, with or without giving any notice.

This system of Common Recruitment Process- (CWE, Common Interview and provisional allotment inRegional Rural Banks) has the approval of the appropriate authorities.

Candidates are advised to regularly keep in touch with the authorised IBPS website www.ibps.in fordetails and updates.

� ELIGIBILITY CRITERIAProspective Candidates should ensure that they fulfil the specified eligibility criteria before applying for theCRP :

Candidates may please note that the eligibility criteria specified is the basic criteria for appointment tothe aforesaid posts in the Regional Rural Banks. However merely applying for, qualifying in the CRP andgetting provisionally allotted in one of the RRBs does not imply that a candidate will necessarily beeligible for employment in any of the Regional Rural Banks. It is expressly clarified that the ultimateauthority for recruitment is the Regional Rural Bank itself. The RRB concerned may, in its solediscretion, reject the candidature of anyone provisionally allotted to it through the CRP.

Please note that the eligibility criteria specified herein are the basic criteria for applying for the post.Candidates must necessarily produce the relevant documents in original and a photocopy in supportof their identity and eligibility —pertaining to category, nationality, age, educational qualificationsetc. as indicated in the online application form. Please note that no change of category will bepermitted at any stage after registration of the online application and the result will be processedconsidering the category which has been indicated in the online application, subject to guidelines ofthe Government of India in this regard. Merely applying for CRP/ appearing for and beingshortlisted in CRP (preliminary and main) and/or in the subsequent interview and/or provisionallyallotted and/or subsequent processes does not imply that a candidate will necessarily be offeredemployment in any of the Regional Rural Banks. No request for considering the candidature underany category other than the one in which one has applied will be entertained.

� NATIONALITY / CITIZENSHIPA candidate must be either—(i) a Citizen of India or(ii) a subject of Nepal or

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(iii) a subject of Bhutan or(iv) a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently

settling in India or(v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of

Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi,Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India, provided that a candidatebelonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate ofeligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

� AGE (As on stipulated date)

For Office Assistant (Multipurpose) - Between 18 years and 28 years.

Note : Upper age limit relaxable as per rules.

� EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS (As on the last date of Online Registration)

Post Educational Qualification

Office Assistant(Multipurpose)

Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent

(a) Proficiency in local language as prescribed by the participating RRB/s*

(b) Desirable : Knowledge of Computer skills.

Note :(1) All the educational qualifications mentioned should be from a University / Institution/Board recognized

by Govt. of India/approved by Govt. Regulatory Bodies and the result should have been declared on orbefore stipulated date.

Proper document from Board/University for having declared the result on or before stipulated datehas to be submitted at the time of joining for the post of Office Assistants (Multipurpose). The dateof passing the eligibility examination will be the date of appearing on the mark-sheet or provisionalcertificate issued by University/Institute. In case the result of a particular examination is posted on thewebsite of the University/Institute and web based certificate is issued then proper document/certificate inoriginal issued and signed by the appropriate authority of the University/Institute indicating the date ofpassing properly mentioned thereon will be reckoned for verification and further process.

(2) Candidate should indicate the percentage obtained in Graduation calculated to the nearest two decimalsin the online application. Where CGPA / OGPA is awarded, the same should be converted intopercentage and indicate in online application. If called for interview, the candidate will have to produce acertificate issued by the appropriate authority inter alia stating that the norms of the University regardingconversion of grade into percentage and the percentage of marks scored by the candidate in terms ofnorms.

(3) Calculation of Percentage : The percentage marks shall be arrived at by dividing the total marksobtained by the candidate in all the subjects in all semester(s)/year(s) by aggregate maximum marks in allthe subjects irrespective of honours / optional/additional optional subject, if any. This will be applicablefor those Universities also where Class/Grade is decided on basis of Honours marks only.

The fraction of percentage so arrived will be ignored i.e., 59.99% will be treated as less than 60% and54.99% will be treated as less than 55%.

* Proficiency in local language—For recruitment of Office Assistant (Multipurpose), proficiency in locallanguage as specified below shall be an essential qualification :-

❏ Candidates who have already studied the language of the State in standard VIII or any level abovestandard VIII in Government recognized Boards of Education/School or having any certificate to theeffect for standard VIII or any level above standard VIII would be considered proficient in that locallanguage.

❏ Where the candidate does not meet the aforesaid requirement in local language at the time of selection,he will be given a time of six months from the date of joining to acquire the proficiency. This periodcan be extended by the Boards of RRBs within the framework of the rules and provided that suchextension should not be beyond the probation period.

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� ONLINE EXAMINATION STRUCTUREThe structure of the Examinations which will be conducted online are as follows :Preliminary Examination (objective)*

Office Assistant (Multipurpose)

Sr. No. Name of Tests Medium of Exam No. of Qs Maximum Marks Duration

1. Reasoning Hindi/English 40 40 Composite time of

2. Numerical Ability Hindi/English 40 40 45 minutes

Total 80 80

* Candidates have to qualify in both the tests by securing minimum cut-off marks. Adequate number ofcandidates in each category, depending upon requirements, will be shortlisted for Online MainExamination.

Main Examination (objective)Office Assistant (Multipurpose)

Sr. No. Name of Tests Medium ofExam.

No. ofQuestions

MaximumMarks

Total Time

1. Reasoning Hindi/English 40 50

2. Numerical Ability Hindi/English 40 50

3. General Awareness Hindi/English 40 40 Composite Time

4 a* English Language English 40 40 of 2 hours

4 b* Hindi Language Hindi 40 40

5. Computer Knowledge Hindi/English 40 20

Total 200 200

* Candidates can opt either 4a or 4b.

Other detailed information regarding the online examination will be given in an Information Handout, onauthorised IBPS website which will be made available for the candidates to download along with the call letter.

� PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS (APPLICABLE TO ALL – PRELIMINARY ANDMAIN EXAMINATIONS)There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each question for which a wronganswer has been given by the candidate one fourth or 0·25 of the marks assigned to that question will bededucted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e., no answer is marked by thecandidate; there will be no penalty for that question.

� CUT-OFF SCOREEach candidate will be required to obtain a minimum score in each test of Online Main examination to beconsidered to be shortlisted for provisional allotment. Depending on the number of vacancies available in eachstate, candidates will be shortlisted for provisional allotment.

� SCORE OBTAINED IN THE ONLINE EXAMINATION (Preliminary and Main)The corrected scores obtained by each of the candidates in different sessions (if held) will be normalized usingequipercentile method. Scores upto two decimal points shall be taken for the purpose of calculation.

FOR THE POST OF OFFICE ASSISTANT (MULTIPURPOSE)—MARKS OBTAINED ONLY IN THEMAIN EXAMINATION WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR FINAL MERIT LISTING.

IBPSRegional Rural Banks

Office AssistantsPreliminary Exam., 2016

Solved Paper

2016

Reasoning 1. If only one meaningful English word can be made

with the first, the fourth, the ninth and the tenthletters of the word CORRUPTION, using each letteronly once, then which of the following letter of theword is second from the left. If no such word can beformed, then your answer is X. If more than onesuch word can be formed then your answer is Z ?

(A) X (B) Z

(C) R (D) O

(E) C

Directions—(Q. 2–6) In this question, relationshipbetween different elements in shown in the statement(s).The statement(s) are followed by conclusions. Study theconclusions based on the given statement(s) and selectthe appropriate option.

(A) Conclusion I follows.(B) Conclusion II follows.(C) Both conclusion I and II follow.(D) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.(E) Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.

2. Statements : P < E < T ≤ R; T ≥ K.Conclusion I : K > P.Conclusion II : R ≥ K.

3. Statements : X < W; A > C ≥ H = W.Conclusion I : C > X.Conclusion II : A > W.

4. Statements : B ≤ N < D; K = R < D ≤ W.Conclusion I : N = R.Conclusion II : B < W.

5. Statements : J ≤ L < B ≤ S > Y < M.Conclusion I : J < M.Conclusion II : L ≥ Y.

6. Statements : B ≤ N < D; K = R < D ≤ W.Conclusion I : W > K.Conclusion II : N ≥ W.

Directions—(Q. 7–11) Study the given informationcarefully to answer the given questions—

Eight people—A, B, C, D, M, N, O and P are sittingaround a square table (but not necessarily in the sameorder) in such a way that four of them sit at four cornerswhile four sit in the middle of each of the four sides.The ones sitting in the middle of the sides are facing

the centre and the ones sitting at the corners are facingoutside (i.e. opposite to the centre).

A sits in the middle of one of the sides. Only oneperson sits between A and M. A sits third to the right ofB. Only three people sit between B and N. C sitssecond to the right of N. O and C face the samedirection. M is not an immediate neighbour of O. P sitssecond to the right of D.

7. Who is to the immediate left of M ?(A) N (B) B(C) D (D) P(E) C

8. What is the position of O with respect to P ?(A) Fourth to the left(B) Third to the left(C) Third to the right(D) Immediate right(E) Immediate left

9. Which o f the following statements i s true withrespect to the given arrangement ?(A) None of the given statements is true(B) Only three people sit between O and D(C) D sits third to the left of A(D) M sits at one of the corners of the table(E) M is an immediate neighbour of P

10. As per the given arrangement, four of thefollowing five are alike in a certain way and henceform a group. Which of the following does notbelong to the group ?(A) D (B) O(C) P (D) A(E) M

11. Who amongst the following sits exactly between Band the one who sits to the immediate right of N,when counted from the left of B ?(A) O, D (B) M, P(C) C, P (D) M, C(E) A, C

12. How many such pairs of digits are there in thenumber 67594138 (both in forward and backwarddirections), each of which has as many digitsbetween them as in the arithmetic series ?(A) Two (B) None(C) One (D) Three

(E) More than three

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13. In a queue of fifteen people facing north, Rahul’sposition is ninth from the left end of the queue.Only four people are standing between Rahul andTom, Karan is standing immediately after Tom.Bharti is standing exactly between Karan andRahul. Sonali is standing before Bharti but afterTom. What is position of Sonali from the beginningof the queue ? (Note : All people are standing onebehind the other)(A) Cannot be determined(B) Seventh(C) Eleventh(D) Fourth(E) Sixth

14. The following series is based on the Englishalphabets. Which one of the following will come inplace of the question mark (?) in the givenalphabetical series ?

XBF UDK RFO OHR ?(A) LKU (B) MKS(C) LJT (D) MJS(E) LJV

Directions—(Q. 15–17) Study the given informationcarefully to answer the given question—

S is 11 m East of N. O is 8 m North of S. P is 4 mWest of O. Point O is the midpoint of points P and R,such that P, O and R form a straight line. Q is 13 mSouth of R.

15. If L is 7 m East of R and T is 5 m South of L, thenwhat is the distance between T and S ?(A) 6 m (B) 11 m(C) 7 m (D) 5 m(E) 3 m

16. In which direction is N with respect to Q ?(A) North-West (B) West(C) East (D) North-East(E) South-West

17. Hiten walks 2 m towards North From Point P, takesa right turn and walks for 8 m. How far will he befrom point Q ?

(A) 13 m (B) 7 m(C) 17 m (D) 8 m(E) 15 m

Directions—(Q. 18–22) Study the followinginformation to answer the given question—

Nine persons, E, F, G, H, K, L, M, N and O areseated in a straight line facing North, with equal distancebetween each other but not necessarily in the sameorder.

Only two people sit between E and the one sitting atextreme ends of the line. K sits second to the right of E.H sits fourth to the left of M. M does not sit at any of theextreme ends of the line. M i s no t an immediate

neighbour of E. The number of people sitting between Hand K is double than that between M and N. More thantwo people sit between G and E. G is not an immediateneighbour of M. F is an immediate neighbour of L butnot H.

18. Four of the following five are alike in a certain waybased on the given arrangement and thus form agroup. Which is the one that does not belong to thatgroup ?(A) N, E (B) M, H(C) K, L (D) O, N(E) F, O

19. Which of the following is true with respect to N asper the given arrangement ?

(A) N is an immediate neighbour of H

(B) N sits second to the left of M

(C) N sits at one of the extreme ends of the line

(D) More than two people sit between M and G

(E) None of the given options is true

20. Who sits second to the left of H ?

(A) N (B) K

(C) F (D) E

(E) No one as H sits at one of the extreme ends ofthe line

21. Who amongst the following sit exactly between Nand O ?

(A) H, L (B) F, O

(C) F, E (D) M, K

(E) K, O

22. In which of the given pairs of people, is evennumber of people sitting between them ?(A) G, E (B) K, L(C) F, M (D) O, M(E) K, N

Directions—(Q. 23–27) Study the followinginformation to answer the given question—

Sagar sells mobiles of seven different companiesviz. Samsung, HTC, Lenovo, Intex, Micromax, Nokiaand Oppo starting from Monday and ending on Sunday,but not necessarily in the same order.

Sagar sold HTC on Monday. He sold only threemobiles between HTC and Samsung. He does not sellany mobile between the day he sold Samsung andLenovo. He sold only two mobiles between Lenovo andOppo. He sold Micromax mobiles the day immediatelybefore the day he sold Oppo mobiles. He sold Intex onone of the days after Oppo but not on Sunday.

23. On which day Sagar sold Micromax ?

(A) Thursday (B) Tuesday

(C) Friday (D) Saturday

(E) Wednesday

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24. How many mobiles did Sagar sell between HTC andLenovo ?(A) Four (B) Two(C) One (D) None(E) Three

25. Which of the following is not true as per the givenarrangement ?(A) Sagar sells mobiles of any one company

between Samsung and Nokia(B) Sagar sells Intex on Thursday(C) Sagar did not sell mobile of any other company

between Oppo and Intex(D) All the given statements are true(E) Sagar sells Lenovo on Friday

26. Four of the following five are alike in a certain waybased on the given arrangement and thus form agroup. Which is the one that does not belong to thatgroup ?(A) Nokia-Friday (B) Samsung-Thursday(C) Micromax-Monday (D) Intex-Wednesday(E) Oppo-Tuesday

27. Which mobile did Sagar sell on Sunday ?(A) Nokia(B) Lenovo(C) Micromax(D) None of those given as options(E) Oppo

Directions—(Q. 28–32) In this question, two/threestatements followed by two conclusions are given. Youhave to take the given statements to be true even if theyseem to be at variance from commonly known facts andthen decide which of the given conclusions logicallyfollows disregarding commonly known facts and answeras—

(A) Only conclusion I follows.

(B) Only conclusion II follows.

(C) Both conclusion I and II follow.

(D) Neither conclusion I nor II follows.

(E) Either conclusion I or II follows.

28. Statements : All copies are book. No book is apencil. All pencils are rubbers.Conclusion I : No rubber is book.Conclusion II : Some copies are rubbers.

29. Statements : Some drinks are eatables. All eatablesare sweets.

Conclusion I : At least some sweets are drinks.

Conclusion II : All drinks are sweets.

30. Statements : All copies are book. No book is apencil. All pencils are rubbers.Conclusion I : No copy is a pencil.

Conclusion II : Some books are rubbers.

31. Statements : Some mobiles are calculators. Somecalculators are pens. Some pens are scales.

Conclusion I : No calculator is a scale.

Conclusion II : At least some calculators are scales.

32. Statements : Some mobiles are calculators. Somecalculators are pens. Some pens are scales.

Conclusion I : Some mobiles are scales.

Conclusion II : All pens being calculators is apossibility.

Directions—(Q. 33–37) Study the followinginformation and answer the questions—

Nine friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I live onnine different floors of a building but not necessarily inthe same order. The lower most floor of the building isnumbered one, the one above that is numbered two andso on till the topmost floor is numbered nine.

I lives on floor numbered six. E lives on an oddnumbered floor above I. Only three people live betweenE and G. A lives on an even numbered floorimmediately below D but not on the floor numberedeight. Only one person lives between A and F. C liveson one of the floors below F. The number of peopleliving above C is equal to the number of people livingbelow H.

33. Four of the following five are alike in a certain wayas per the given arrangement and thus form a group.Which of the following does not belong to thatgroup ?

(A) HB (B) FC

(C) DE (D) EI

(E) AG

34. How many persons live between A and the personliving on the floor numberd seven ?

(A) More than three (B) Two

(C) One (D) None

(E) Three

35. H lives on which of the following floor numbers ?

(A) Eight

(B) One

(C) Five

(D) Nine

(E) Other than those given as options

36. Which of the following is not true about B as perthe given arrangement ?

(A) B lives on an even numbered floor

(B) All the given statements are true

(C) Only one person lives between B and E

(D) H lives immediately above B

(E) Only one person lives above B

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37. In which of the given pairs of people, is evennumber of people living between them ?(A) G, C (B) H, E(C) E, D (D) I, H(E) B, I

Directions—(Q. 38–40) Study the given infor-mation carefully to answer the given question—

S is the brother of R. A is the brother of D. A is theonly son of B. D is the sister of Q. R is husband of to Q.M is the father of R. N is the daughter of Q.

38. If V is the grandfather of N, then how is B related toR ?(A) Uncle (B) Mother-in-law(C) Grandmother (D) Aunt(E) Father-in-law

39. How is S related to Q ?(A) Father (B) Grandfather(C) Brother-in-law (D) Uncle(E) Nephew

40. How is D related to N ?(A) Mother (B) Sister-in-law(C) Cousin (D) Mother-in-law(E) Aunt

Quantitative AptitudeDirections—(Q. 41–45) What approximate value

will come in place of question mark (?) in the givenquestion ? (You are not expected to calculate the exactvalue)

41. 415·9 ÷ 4·02 + 13·04 × 28·978 = ?(A) 1430 (B) 1470(C) 1410 (D) 481(E) 1240

42. ?% of (767 ÷ 6) = (7·889)2

(A) 25 (B) 60(C) 40 (D) 50(E) 75

43. 319·89 – 15·03 × 3·692 = 1039·88 ÷ ?(A) 6 (B) 8(C) 4 (D) 2(E) 12

44. 124·99 × 4·998 + 129·992 – 75·05 = ?

(A) 540 (B) 780

(C) 680 (D) 620

(E) 760

45. √⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯239·92 × 2·995 – 94·95 = ?

(A) 35 (B) 10

(C) 25 (D) 15

(E) 20

46. Jar A contains 78 litres of milk and water in therespective ratio of 6 : 7. 26 litres of the mixture wastaken out from Jar A. What quantity of milk shouldbe added to jar A, so that water constitutes 40% ofthe resultant mixture in jar A ?

(A) 8 litre (B) 36 litre

(C) 12 litre (D) 14 litre

(E) 18 litre

47. At its usual speed, a 150 metre long train crosses aplatform of length L metres in 24 seconds. At 75%of its usual speed, the train crosses a vertical pole in12 seconds. What is the value of L ?

(A) 250 (B) 225

(C) 240 (D) 260

(E) 280

48. In a class, the respective ratio between the numberof boys and the number of girls is 3 : 1. A test wasconducted, wherein the average score of the boyswas 73, while that of the entire class was 71. Whatwas the average score of the girls ?(A) 68 (B) 71(C) 67 (D) 65(E) 63

49. Two years ago, A’s age was 12 of B’s age at that

time. A’s age four years hence will be 22 years lessthan B’s age eight years hence. What is B’s presentage ?

(A) 30 years (B) 24 years

(C) 36 years (D) 42 years(E) 38 years

Directions—(Q. 50–54) In this question, twoequations numbered I and II are given. You have tosolve both the equations and choose the appropriateoption and answer as—

(A) x < y

(B) x ≤ y

(C) x > y

(D) x ≥ y(E) x = y or cannot be determined

50. I. 3x2 + 14x + 15 = 0

II. 2y2 + 19y + 44 = 0

51. I. x2 = 196

II. y2 + 2y – 48 = 0

52. I. 2x2 + 17x + 36 = 0

II. 3y2 + 20y + 33 = 0

53. I. x2 + 12x + 35 = 0

II. 3y2 + 19y + 20 = 0

54. I. x2 – 7x + 10 = 0

II. y2 – 5y + 6 = 0

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55. When 9 is subtracted from a two digit number, thenumber so formed is reverse of the original number.Also, the average of the digits of the originalnumber is 7·5. What is definitely the originalnumber ?

(A) 87 (B) 92

(C) 90 (D) 69

(E) 96

56. A, B and C have a certain amount of money with

themselves. C has 34 of what A has and B has R 50

less than C. If A, B and C together have R 250, thenhow much does A alone have ? (in R)

(A) 75 (B) 160

(C) 80 (D) 120

(E) 140

57. A boat takes six hours to travel a certain distancedownstream and five hours to travel a certaindistance upstream. The distance travelled upstreamis half of the travelled downstream. If the speed ofthe current is 4 km/hr, what is the speed of the boatin still water ? (in km/hr)—

(A) 16 (B) 20

(C) 24 (D) 10

(E) 18

58. It takes R 3159 to plant synthetic grass in a square

lawn, 14

of which is paved (and thus does not require

grass.) If each side of this lawn measures 18 m,what is the rate that the gardener charges f o rplanting synthetic grass ? (in R/m2)

(A) 18 (B) 11

(C) 16 (D) 15

(E) 13

Directions—(Q. 59–63) Refer to the pie chart andanswer the given question—

Percentage of tickets sold by different theatres onFriday

Total number of tickets sold on Friday is 850

59. What is the difference between the total numberof tickets sold by theatres A and D together and thensold by theatres B and C together ?(A) 82 (B) 78(C) 55 (D) 75(E) 85

60. The number of tickets sold by theatre B, onSaturday, was 32 more than the number of ticketssold on Friday. The number of tickets sold bytheatre E, on Saturday, was 59 more than thenumber of tickets sold on Friday. What was therespective ratio between the number of tickets soldby theatres B and E on Saturday ?(A) 5 : 3 (B) 7 : 6(C) 11 : 6 (D) 7 : 5(E) 11 : 5

61. If the total number of tickets sold by all the theatrestogether on Friday was 70% more than that sold onThursday, what was the total number of tickets soldby all the theatres together on Thursday ?(A) 400 (B) 450(C) 500 (D) 300(E) 550

62. What is the central angle corresponding to thenumber of tickets sold by theatre B ? (in degrees)(A) 56·8 (B) 57·6(C) 58·5 (D) 55·6(E) 54·2

63. Out of the number of tickets sold by theatre C, 512

were purchased by females and out of the total

number of tickets sold by theatre D, 117

were

purchased by females. What was the total number oftickets purchased by females from theatres C and Dtogether ?(A) 100 (B) 108(C) 110 (D) 120(E) 104

Directions—(Q. 64–67) Based on the followingtable, answer the given question—

The data given in the table is for the month ofOctober 2015 :

InstitutesTota

Numberof

Students

Number ofStudents who

have beenenrolled for

French classes

Percentage offemale students outof the total number

of students whohave enrolled for

French classesR 800 320 60S 750 400 59T 480 210 80U 900 390 30

Note : The institutes offer classes for French and Spanishlanguage only.

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64. The number of male students who have enrolled forFrench classes in institute R is what per cent of thetotal number of students (male & female) who haveenrolled for both the classes in institute T ?

(A) 2313

(B) 2223

(C) 2413

(D) 2713

(E) 2623

65. In institute S, the percentage of male students whohave enrolled for Spanish class is 70% of the totalnumber of students (Male and female both) whohave enrolled for Spanish class. What is the totalnumber of male students who have enrolled for boththe classes together in institute S ?(A) 413 (B) 419(C) 409 (D) 423(E) 428

66. The number of male students who have enrolled forFrench class in institute S is approximately what percent more than the number of female students whohave enrolled for the same class in institute U ?(A) 25 (B) 44(C) 38 (D) 51(E) Other than those given as options

67. What is the respective ratio between number ofstudents (both male and female) who have enrolledfor Spanish class in institute R and those enrolledfor the same classes in institute ?(A) 11 : 9 (B) 16 : 7(C) 15 : 4 (D) 18 : 7(E) Other than those given as options

Directions—(Q. 68–73) What will come in place ofquestion mark (?) in the given number series ?

68. 13 29 49 75 109 ?

(A) 155 (B) 151

(C) 147 (D) 153

(E) 149

69. 10 11 15 24 40 ?

(A) 90 (B) 87

(C) 114 (D) 95

(E) 65

70. 25 35 49 67 89 ?

(A) 24 (B) 81

(C) 115 (D) 107

(E) 93

71. 11 9 15 41 159 ?

(A) 740 (B) 607

(C) 751 (D) 789

(E) 785

72. 8·5 10·5 16·5 28·5 48·5 ?

(A) 57·5 (B) 78·5

(C) 93·5 (D) 64·5

(E) 85·5

73. 18 9 9 18 72 ?

(A) 460 (B) 372

(C) 576 (D) 484

(E) 380

Directions—(Q. 74–80) Refer to the graph andanswer the given question—

Data related to number of shirts sold by two stores(A and B) during 5 months :

74. What is the respective ratio between total number ofshirts sold by store B in January, and Februarytogether and that by the same store in April andMay together ?

(A) 10 : 9 (B) 7 : 5

(C) 5 : 3 (D) 3 : 2

(E) Other than those given as options

75. What is the average number of shirts sold by store Ain January, April and May ?(A) 270 (B) 220(C) 260 (D) 240(E) 230

76. Number of shirts sold by store A increased by whatpercent from February to May ?

(A) 3913

(B) 4123

(C) 4723

(D) 4313

(E) 4523

77. If the total number of shirts sold by store A and Btogether in June is 120 more than that sold inMarch, what was the total number of shirts sold bystores A and B together in June ?(A) 680 (B) 690(C) 650 (D) 670(E) 660

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78. If the total number of shirts sold by stores A and Btogether in December in 25% less than that in April,what was the total number of shirts sold by stores Aand B together in December ?(A) 415 (B) 400(C) 405 (D) 395(E) 425

79. A starts a business with R 2,500. After one monthfrom the start of the business, B joined with R 4,500and A withdrew completely after eleven monthsfrom the start of the business. If the differencebetween A’s and B’s respective shares in the annualprofit was R 4,800, what was the annual profitearned ?(A) R 14,800 (B) R 16,800(C) R 14,400 (D) R 11,400(E) R 15,600

80. A completes 56th of a given task in 10 days and is

then replaced by B. The entire task is completed in13 days. What is the respective ratio of the numberof days in which A and B independently cancomplete the entire task ?(A) 2 : 7 (B) 3 : 8(C) 1 : 4 (D) 2 : 3(E) 6 : 11

Answers with Hints 1. (D) CRON → Word taking as per question.

CORN → meaningful word.Letter second from the left is ‘O’.

2. (B) Statements : P < E < T ≤ R; T ≥ K.Conclusion I not follows.Conclusion II follows.

3. (C) Statements : X < W; A > C ≥ H = W.Conclusion I follows.Conclusion II follows.

4. (B) Statements : B ≤ N < D; K = R < D ≤ W.Conclusion I not follows.

Conclusion II follows.

5. (D) Statements : J ≤ L < B ≤ S > Y < M.

Conclusion I not follows.

Conclusion II not follows.

6. (A) Statements : B ≤ N < D; K = R < D ≤ W.

Conclusion I follows.

Conclusion II not follows.

For Q. 7 to 12 :

7. (E) 8. (B) 9. (A) 10. (B) 11. (C) 12. (E)

13. (A) As per question, there is no clear position ofbefore and after.

14. (C)

For Q. 15 to 17 :

S

W E

N

15. (B) 16. (A) 17. (E)

For Q. 18 to 22 :

S

W E

N

F L H E N K M O G

18. (A) 19. (B) 20. (C) 21. (D) 22. (A)

For Q. 23 to 27 :Mon.HTC

Tues.Micromax

Wed.Oppo

Thurs.Intex

Fri.Samsung

Sat.Lenovo

Sun.Nokia

→ Days of the week

23. (B) 24. (A) 25. (E) 26. (A) 27. (A)

28. (D)

Copies Pencil

Or

Book Rubbers

Copies Pencil

Book Rubbers

29. (A)

Conclusion I follows.Conclusion II not follows.

30. (A)

Copies Pencil

Or

Book Rubbers

Copies Pencil

Book Rubbers

Conclusion I follows.

31. (E)

Either conclusion I or II follows.

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