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INSTRUCTION TO CANDIDATE
1. This booklet contains 200 questions in all comprising the following 5 parts:
Part - (I): REASONING APTITUDE
(50 Question)
Part (II): QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE
(50 Question)
Part (III): ENGLISH LANGUAGE
(40 Question)
Part (IV): COMPUTER
(20 Question)
Part (V): GENERAL AWARENESS
(40 Question)
2. All questions are compulsory and carry equal marks.
3. Before you start to answer the question you must check up this booklet and ensure that it contains
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REASONING APTITUDE
Directions (1-7): Study the following information and
answer the questions given below:
Eight persons L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S from two families are
taking breakfast around a round table. Three members
are from one family and five belong to other family.
Four of them are male members.
P, a male member is sitting second to right of R, a
female member. In all cases N has same position with
respect to O, who is second to left of M, a female
member. O is wife of S and is sitting adjacent to her
husband. Q is sister of S and is not sitting exactly
between R and P. M is immediate left of R. S is sitting
immediate right of L.
1. Which of the given statement is wrong?
(1) Q is immediate right of O
(2) P is immediate left of L
(3) M is sitting between Q and R
(4) N is second to left of S
(5) R is second to right of Q
2. Who is second to the left of L?
(1) M
(2) R
(3) N
(4) O
(5) Q
3. How many persons are sitting between L and M
when we count anticlockwise?
(1) 2
(2) 3
(3) 4
(4) None
(5) Cannot be determined
4. How many members are there in Ss family?
(1) 2
(3) 3
(3) 5
(4) Cannot be determined (5) None of these
Directions (5-7): One out of five groups does not match
on the basis of sitting arrangement. Find that group5. (1) QOM
(2) NRP
(3) PNL
(4) SLO
(5) None of these
6. (1) PS
(2) LO
(3) SQ
(4) OM
(5) PR
7. (1) R
(2) M
(3) O
(4) Q
(5) L
Directions (8 12): In these questions symbols @, $, #,
&, % are used with different meanings as follows.
M @ N means M is neither smaller than nor equal to N
M # N means M is neither greater than nor equal to N
M $ N means M is neither greater nor smaller than N
M % N means M is not greater than N
M & N means M is not smaller than N
In each of the following questions assuming the given
statements to be true, find out which of the two
conclusions I and II given below them is /are definitely
true.
Give answer (1) if only conclusion I is true.
Give answer (2) if only conclusion II is true.
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I. The government machinery should make an allout effort to nab those who are responsible and put
them behind bars.
II. The internet users should be advised to stay
away from using internet till the culprits are caught.
Directions (33-37):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 them
following a particular rule in each step. The following is
an illustration of input and rearrangement.
Input: new 11 bold 22 carve hundred 32 29 45 houses
it 38
Step I: 11 22 new bold carve hundred 32 29 45 houses
it 38
Step II: it new 11 22 bold carve hundred 32 29 45
houses 38
Step III. 29 32 it new 11 22 bold carve hundred 45
houses 38
Step IV. bold carve 29 32 it new 11 22 hundred 45
houses 38
Step V: 38 45 bold carve 29 32 it new 11 22 hundred
houses
Step VI: houses hundred 38 45 bold carve 29 32 it new
11 22
Step VI is the last step of the above input, as the desired
arrangement is obtained. As per the rules followed
above find the appropriate step for the given input.
Input:ice money 21 13 good 18 12 qualify 35
eligible 41 browse candidates 10
33. Which of the following represents the position of
ice' in Step VI?
1) Third from the left
2) Fifth from the right
3) Sixth from the right
4) Fourth from the left
5) None of these
34. Which step will be the last but one?
1) IX
2) VI
3)V
4) VII
5) None of these
35. Which word/number would be at the 5th position
from the right in Step V?
1) ice
2) qualify
3)10
4)12
5) money
36. How many steps will be required to complete the
arrangement?
1) VI
2) VII
3)VIII
4)X
5) IX
37. How many elements (words or numbers) are there
between '21' and '12' in Step VII?
1) Eight
2) Five
3) Three
4) Six
5) None of these
Directions (38-40):
38. Govt. of India is providing a unique identity card to
every citizen. Some important information like his
blood group, permanent address, bank account
number and mobile/telephone number is
mentioned on this card to identify that person for
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(C) Punjab cultivates a large number of medium -orbelow- medium quality of rice.
(D) Quality rice is preferred for export.
41. Which of the given statements A, B, C and D is
definitely false?
1) Only (B)
2) Only (C)
3) Only (A)
4) Only (B) and (C) 5) None of these
42. Which of the following statements A, B, C and D is
definitely true?
1) Only (B)
2) Only (C)
3) Only (D)
4) Both (B) and (D)
5) None of these
Directions (43-47): Study the following information to
answer the given questions:
A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting in a straight line facing
north. Each one of them lives on a different oor in the
same building which is numbered from one to seven.
B sits fourth to the left of the person living on the
6thoor. Either B or the person living on the6thfloor sits
at the extreme ends of the line.
Only one person sits betweenB and G. G lives on the
3rdoor.The person living on 1stoor sits third to right
of D. D is not an immediate neighbour of G. Only one
person lives between E and the person who lives on the
2ndoor.
A and C are immediate neighbours of each other. A does
not live on the 6thoor. One who lives on5thoor sits
third to right of the one who lives on the 7thoor.
43. Who amongst the following lives on the 4thfloor?
(1) A
(2) B
(3) C
(4) D
(5) F
44. On which of the following oors does E live?
(1) 1st
(2) 2nd
(3) 5th
(4) 6th
(5) 7th
45. On which of the following oors does F live?
(1) 1st
(2) 2nd
(3) 3rd
th
th
(4) 4
(5) 5
46. Which of the following is true with respect to the
given arrangement?
(1)The one who lives on the 5th floor is an
immediate neighbour of D
(2) F lives on the 1st floor
(3)E sits second to the left of the person who lives
on 2ndoor
(4)C and F are immediate neighbours of each other
(5) The one who lives on the4th oor sits at one of
the extreme ends of the line
47. If all the persons are made to live in alphabetical
order from the bottom-(i. e. A lives on the 1st floor. B
lives on the 2nd floor and finally G lives on the 7th
floor) who would still live on the same floor as the
original arrangement?
(1) C
(2) F
(3) G
(4) E
(5) D
Directions (48-50): Study the following information
to answer the given Questions.
In a six-letter English word (which may or may not be
meaningful) there are three letters between L and E. R
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(d) 26
(e) None of these
Directions (56-62) Study the graph carefully to
answer the following questions.
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(a) 20%
(b) 25%
(c) 32%
(d) 27.5%
(e) None of these
76. My brother is 3 years elder to me. My father was 28
years of age when my sister was born while my
mother was 26 years of age when I was born. If my
sister was 4 years of age when my brother was
born, then what was the age my father when my
brother was born?
(a) 35 years, 33 years
(b) 35 years, 29 years
(c) 32 years, 23 years
(d) 32 years, 29 years
(e) None of these
77. There are two kinds of alloys of tin and copper. The
first alloy contains tin and copper such that 93.33%
of it is tin. In the second alloy there is 86.66% tin.
What weight of the first alloy should be mixed with
some weight of the second alloy so as to make a 50
kg mass containing 90% of tin?
(a) 15 kg
(b) 30 kg
(c) 20 kg
(d) 25 kg
(e) 45 kg
78. A bag contains a total of 105 coins of Rs. 1,50 p and
25 p denominations. Find the total number of coins
of Re 1 if there are a total of 50.5 rupees in the bag
and it is known that the number of 25 paise coins
are 133.33% more than the number of 1 rupee
coins.
(a) 56
(b) 25
(c) 24
(d) 42
(e) None of these
79. The J&K express from Delhi to Srinagar was delayed
by snowfall for 16 minutes and made up for the
delay on a section of 80 km travelling with a speed
10 km per hour higher than its normal speed. Find
the original speed of the J&K express (according to
the schedule)
(a) 60 km/h
(b) 66.66 km/h
(c) 50 km/h
(d) 40 km/h
(e) None of these
80. Amartya Sen had to cover a distance of 60 km.
However, he started 6 minutes later than his
scheduled time and raced at a speed 1 km/h higher
than his originally planned speed and reached the
finish at the time he would reach it if he began to
race strictly at the appointed time and raced with
the assumed speed. Find the speed at which he
travelled during the journey described.
(a) 25 km/h
(b) 15 km/h
(c) 10 km/h
(d) 6 km/h
(e) 24 km/h
81. The cost of packaging of the mangoes is 40% the cost of
fresh mangoes themselves. The cost of mangoes
increased by 30% but the cost of packaging decreased by
50%, then the percentage change of the cost of packed
mangoes, if the cost of packed mangoes is equal to the
sum of the cost of fresh mangoes and cost of packaging :
(a) 14.17%
(b) 7.14%
(c) 8.87%
(d) 6.66%
(e) None of these
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(a)
(b) +1)/2 (c)
1/2
(d) 1 2
(e) None of these
87. In a hotel where rooms are numbered from 101 to
130, each room gives an earning of Rs. 3000 for the
first fifteen days of a month and for the latter half,
Rs. 2000 per room. Find the average earning per
room per day over the month. (Assume 30 day
month)
(a) 2250
(b) 2500
(c) 2750
(d) 2466.66
(e) 2483.33
88. A box contains 5 green, 4 yellow and 3 white
marbles. Three marbles are drawn at random. What
is the probability that all they are not of the same
colour?
a) 3/44
b) 3/55
c) 52/55
d) 41/44
e) None of these
89. What is the probability of getting a sum of 12 when
rolling 3 dice simultaneously?
a) 10/216
b) 12/216
c) 21/216
d) 23/216
e) 25/216
90. One card is drawn at random from a pack of 52
cards. What is the probability that the card drawn is
not a face card?
a) 1/13
b) 3/13
c)
d) 9/52
e) None of these
Directions (91 - 95): Two equations (I) and (II) are
given in each question. On the basis of these equations
you have to decide the relation between x and y and
give answer.
(1) if x > y
(2) if x < y
(3) if x y (4) if x y
(5) if x = y, or no relation can be established between x
and y.
91. I. x =
II. 2y2 - 9y - 56 = 0
92. I. 5x2 + 3x - 14 = 0
II. 2y2 - 9y + 10 = 0
93. I. 8x2 + 31x + 21 = 0
II. 5y2 + 11y - 36 = 0
94. I. 3x - y = 12
II. y =
95. I. 15x2 + 68x + 77 = 0
II. 3y2 + 29y + 68 = 0
Directions (96-100): In the following number series
only one number is wrong. Find out the wrong number.
96. 4 3 4.5 8.5 20 53 162.5
(1) 3
(2) 4.5
(3) 8.5
(4) 20
(5) 53
97. 12000 2395 472 89.8 12.96 -2.408 -5.4816
(1) -5.4816
(2) 472
(3) 12.96
(4) - 2.408
(5) 2395
98. 1 8 28 99 412 2075 12460
(1) 28
(2) 99
(3) 412
(4) 2075
5) 12460
99. 144 215 540 1890 8505 46777.5 304053.75
(1) 215
(2) 540
(3) 1890
(4) 8505
(5) 46777.5
100. 2222 1879 1663 1538 1474 1447 1440
(1) 1879
(2) 1538
(3) 1474
(4) 1447
(5) 1440
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directions (101-110): Read the following passage
carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Certain words are given in bold to help you locate them
while answering some of the questions.
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118. RAMIFICATIONS
1) norms
2) scale
3) significance
4) consequences 5) carnage
Directions (119-120): Choose the word which is
opposite in meaning of the word given in bold as used in
the passage.
119. CONSONANT
1) hostile
2) aloof
3) inconsistent
4) deprived
5) criticising
120. INALIENABLE
1) unfamiliar
2) unconditional 3) prime
4) secondary
5) trivial
Directions: (121-125): In each of the following
sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each
sentence there are five pairs of words denoted by
numbers 1), 2), 3), 4) and 5). Find out which pair of
words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in
the same sequence to make it meaningfully complete.
121. Now, the educational courses in many institutions
are sold and even ________ for _______ prices.
1) auctioned, fabulous
2) glamourised, soaring
3) bought, competitive
4) advertised, cover
5) demanded, handy
122. Limited _______ of resources and their limited
potential is everybodys ________.
1) assess, responsibility 2) reach, game
3) availability, concern
4) area, knowledge
5) scope, story
123. The right to livelihood is an _________ facet of the
right to life, _________ as a fundamental right under
the Constitution.
1) important, enjoying
2) integral, guaranteed
3) utmost, covered
4) ideal, procured
5) essential, denied
124. For a large majority of poor people, labour power
is the only productive _________ they _________ for
securing a living.
1) energy, gain
2) field, deliver
3) assignment, carry
4) asset, possess
5) area, work
125. The committees _________ is to create a space for
democratic _________ of conflicts.
1) efforts, solution
2) tasks, finding
3) finding, settlement
4) concern, adherence
5) endeavour, resolution
Directions (126-130): Rearrange the following seven
sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F) and (G) in the proper
sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then
answer the questions given below.
(A) If the balance is insufficient to cover the debit, the
difference becomes payable immediately or else a
service fee is levied.
(B) Debit cards are the same as credit cards.
(C) Quite obviously, a debit card may not be the
appropriate card for those who would like to have a
credit.
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COMPUTER
141. Special effect used to introduce slides in a presentation
are called ________.
1) Effects
2) Custom animation
3) Transition
4) Animation
5) Preset animation
142. Computers send and receive data in the form of ________
signals.
1) Analog
2) Digital
3) Modulated
4) Demodulated
5) All of these
143. Most World Wide Web pages contain commands in the
language ________.
1) NIH
2) URL
3) HTML
4) IRC
5) FTP
144. ________ are graphical objects used to represent
commonly used application.
1) GUI
2) Drivers
3) Windows
4) Application
5) Icons
145. Which of the following operating systems is not owned
and licensed by a company?
1) Unix
2) Linux
3) Windows 2000
4) Mac
5) Windows
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5) None of these
156. Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT are known
as
1) processors
2) domain names
3) modems
4) operating systems
5) None of these
157. Information on a computer is stored as
1) analog data
2) digital data
3) modem data
4) watts data
5) None of these
158. A program that works like a calculator for keeping track
of money and making budgets ________.
1) calculator
2) scholastic
3) keyboard
4) spreadsheet
5) None of these
159. To take information from one source and bring it to your
computer is referred to as ________.
1) upload
2) download
3) transfer
4) de-link
5) None of these
160. Each box in a spreadsheet is called a
1) cell
2) empty space
3) record
4) field
5) None of these
GENERAL AWARENESS
161. A telecom operator named Uninor is renamed as
Telenor. Its new tagline is
A. Ab life full paisa vasool
B. Life time paisa vasool
C. Ab life with paisa vasool
D. None of these
E. life time recharge
162. Who has been appointed as the new President of
the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India
(FMSCI)?
A. Bharath Raj
B. Zayn Khan
C. Raj Saxena
D. None of these
E. Rahim Khan
163. Who has been appointed as the head of National
Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)
by the Union Women and Child Development
Ministry?
A. Radhika Bajaj B. Stuti Narain C. Rubi Punani
D. None of these E. Rupali Narain
164. Who has been appointed as the additional
secretary of NITI Aayog in September 2015?
A. Alok Kumar
B. Yudhvir Singh Malik
C. Jitendra Kumar D. Kaushalendra Kumar
E. Bibek Debroy
165. Who is going to host the 2016 World Cup and the
2019 Presidents Cup golf tournaments?
A. South Africa
B. Bangladesh C. Australia
D. South Korea
E. India
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A. Shashi Deshpande
B. Mukul Sachdeva
C. Vipin Garg
D. Gaurav Malik
E. None of these
171. Who has been appointed as atomic Energy
Secretary and Chairman of Atomic Energy?
A. Krishna Banerjee
B. Shekhar Basu
C. VK Sinha
D. Roshan Malhotra
E. None of these
172. Who has been awarded with the 5th Hridaynath
Mangeshkar Award?
A. Anupam Kher B. Javed Akhtar C. AR Rahman
D. Amitabh Bachchan
E. None of these
173. Which private sector bank has started a digital
nationwide campaign named Har Zaroorat Poori
Ho Chutki Mein, Bank Aapki Mutthi Mein?
A. HDFC
B. ICICI
C. Axis Bank
D. Yes Bank
E. None of these
174. Recently a group is launched by Vulnerable
Nations to Foster Greater Investment in Climate
Resiliency during the annual meeting of
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World
Bank in Lima, Peru. How many Vulnerable Nations
launched the group?
A. 18
B. 20
C. 22
D. 25
E. None of these
175. Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar donated how
much amount to Maharashtra governments
Jalyukt
Shivar
Abhiyaan
(local
water
conservation scheme)?
A. 25 lakh
B. 30 lakh
C. 50 lakh
D. 60 lakh
E. None of these
176. Where is the SAARC Sufi festival, a three-day
carnival of Sufi dance, music and poetry was
organised from 10th to 12th October, 2015?
A. Noida
B. Gurgaon
C. Jaipur
D. Varanasi
E. None of these
177. When is World Mental Health Day Observed?
A. October 10
B. October 13 C. November 4
D. March 2
E. None of these
178. RBI lowers repo rate by ___ basis points to 6.75 per
cent
a. 50
b. 20
c. 10
d. 40
E. None of these
179. In case of state-run banks, government has its
stake 52% and above, but recently it has decided
to bring down its stake to 49% in which of the
following bank?
A. IDBI
B. Canara Bank
C. Bank of Maharashtra
D. Vijaya Bank
E. None of these
180. Who has been appointed as the Flag Officer
Submarines?
A. Rear Admiral Ravneet Singh
B. Rear Admiral S V Bokhare
C. Rear Admiral Sanjay Mahindru
D. Rear Admiral M S Pawar
E. None of these
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a. SBI
b. RBI c. Bank of india
d. Union bank of india
E. None of these
194. PAN card issued by the income tax department
cannot be used for which of the following purpose?
a. Proof of identity
b. Proof of a registered tax payer
c. Proof of address
d. Proof of date of birth
E. None of these
195. Which one of the following statements is correct
regarding increase in the CRR in India?
a. It increases credit creation
b. It reduces credit creation
c. It does not affect credit
d. It denoted liberal monetary policy
E. None of these
196. Which among the following sectors contributes
most to the saving in India?
a. Banking and financial sector
b. Private corporate sector c. Export sector
d. Household sector
E. None of these
197. Govt. recently appointed a committee under the
chairmanship of which of the following on
differential premium system for bank in India?
a. Deepak Mohanty
b. Jasbir Singh
c. R Gandhi
d. Parth Sarthi Som
E. None of these
198. Brihadeeswarar Temple is located at which place?
A. Uttar Pradesh B. Maharashtra C. Tamilnadu
D. Jharkhand
E. None of these
199. To bring in more flexibility for the banks in case of
bad loans, the Reserve Bank of India has allowed
the banks to convert the status of their stressed
loans to a company into standard ones if
A. if the loan amount is not paid within 1 and a half
years.
B. that company is actually not in a condition to
provide the loan for next 3 years.
C. that company is sold to a new major stakeholder
D. Both A and B
E. None of these
200. Which bank is launching services on October 1st,
2015 with motto hatke bank which will be a
move of not having its own ATMs and making
transactions at rivals ATMs free for customers?
A. Bandhan Bank
B. IDFC Bank
C. IDBI Bank
D. HDFC
E. None of these
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