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UNITED INDIA BANKOF

Probationary Officers' Exam Solved Paper -March 2010


PART A : REASONING
1. Inacertaincodelanguage'howmanygoals
scored' iswritten as'539T; 'many more
matches' iswritten as'982'; and'hescored
five' is written as '163'. Howis 'goals'
written inthat codelanguage?
A) 5 B) 7
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C) 56rT~ ------12> Datainadequate .
E) Noneof these
2. Inacertain codeTEMPORALiswritten as
OLOSMBSP.How.isCONSIDERwritten in
that code?
B) BNMRSFEJ
0) TOPDQDCH
3.
A) RMNBSFEJ
C) RMNBJEFS
E) Noneof these
Howmanymeaningful Englishwordscanbe
madewith all the letters OLEI using each
letter onlyonceineachword?
A) None B) One
C) Two 0) Three
E) Morethan three
4. AmongA,B,C,0andE,eachhavingdifferent
weight, 0 isheavier than onlyA andCis
lighter than Band E. Whoamongthemis
theheaviest? .
B)E
0) Datainadequate
A) B
C)C
E) Non
5. Eaehodddigit inthe number 5263187 is.
substituted bythenext higher digitandeach
even digit is substituted by the previous
lower digit andif thedigits soobtainedare
rearranged inascending order, whichofthe
followingwill bethe third digit.from the
leftendafter therearrangement?
A) 2 B) 4
C) 5
E) Noneof these
0) 6
6. Pratapcorrectlyremembersthat hismother's
birthdayisbeforetwentythird April butafter
nineteenthApril, whereas hissister correctly
remembersthat their mother'sbirthdayisnot
onor after twenty secondApril. Onwhich
day in April is definitely their mother's
birthday?
Nlwentietn
B) Tyventyfirst
C) Twentieth or twentyfirst .
0) Cannot bedetermined
E) Noneof these
7. Ashokstarted walkingtowards South. After
walking 50metres hetook aright turn and
walked30metres. Hethentookaright turn
andwalked100metres. Heagaintookaright
turnandwalked30metresandstopped.How
far andinwhich direction washefromthe
starting point?
A) 50metres South
B) 150metres North
C) 180metres East
0) 50metres North
E) Noneof these
8. If'+'means '+';'-'means 'X';.'X'means '+'
and'+'means'-'; then15-8XI?+12+4= ?
,
A) 20 B).28
C) 8 0),2
E) Noneof these
Town0 istowards East of town F.TownB
is towards North of townO. Town H is
towards South of town B. Towards which
directionistown Hfromtown F?
9.
A) East
C) North-East
0) Datainadequate
E) Noneof these
B) South-East
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10. Howmany suchpairs of letters arethere in
the word SEARCHESeach of which has as
manyletters between theminthewordasin
theEnglishalphabet?
A}None B) One
qTwo D) Three
E}Morethan three
Directions (Qns. 11to 15):Ineach of the
questions below are given four statements
followed-byfour conclusions numbered I, II,.III 6-
IV.Youhave to take the given statements tobe
true even if they seem-to be at variance with
commonlyknown facts. Readall the conclusions
andthen decidewhich of the given conclusions
logically follows from tliegiven statements
disregarding commonlyknown facts.
11. Statements :
All cups arebottles, Somebottles arejugs.
Nojugisplate. Someplates aretables.
Conclusions:
I. Sometables arebottles.
II. Someplates arecups.
III. Notable isbottle
rv. Somejugs arecups.
A}OnlyI follows.
B) OnlyII follows
qOalvIII follows
D) OnlyIVfollows
E}Onlyeither I or III follows
12. Statements:
Somechairsarehandles.
All handles arepots. All pots aremats.
Somemats arebuses.
Conclusions:
I. Somebuses arehandles.
II. Somemats arechairs.
III. Nobus isahandle..
IV. Somemats arehandles.
!\} Onlyr,II andIVfollow
B) OnlyII, III andIVfollow
qOnlyeither I or iII andII follow
D) Onlyeither I or III andIVfollow
E}Onlyeither I or III, II andIVfollow
13. Statements:
All birds arehorses. All horses aretigers.
Some tigers are lions. Some lions are
monkeys.
Conclusion:
I. Sometigers arehorses.
II. Somemonkeys arebirds.
III. Sometigers arebirds.
IV. Somemonkeys arehorses.
A) OnlyI andIII follow
B) OnlyI, II andIII follow
C).OnlyII, III andIVfollow
D) All I, II, III andIV follow
El---.Nnne. of these
14. Statements:
Somebenches arewalls.
All walls arehouses.
Somehousesarejungles. Alljunglesareroads.
Conclusions:
1. Someroadsarebenches.
II. Somejungles arewalls.
III. Somehouses arebenches.
IV.Someroads arehouses.
A}OnlyI andII follow
B) OnlyI andIII follow
C) OnlyIII andIVfollow
D) OnlyII, ill andIVfollow
E}Noneof these
15. Statements:
Some sticks are lamps. Some flowers are
lamps.
Some lamps are dresses. All dresses are
shirts.
Conclusions:
I. Someshirts aresticks.
II. Someshirts areflowers.
III. Someflowers aresticks.
IV.Somedresses aresticks.
A}Nonefollows
B) OnlyI follows
C) OnlyII follows
D) OnlyIII follows
E}OnlyIVfollows
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Directions (Qns. 16to 20) : Study the
.following information carefully and answer the
questions givenbelow:
A, B,C,D, E,F,GanjMareeight employees
of anorganization workinginthree departments,
vizPersonnel. Administration andMarketingwith
not morethan three of theminanydepartment.
Eachofthemhas adifferent choiceofsports from
football, cricket, volleyball, badminton, lawn
tennis, basketball, hockey andtable tennis, not
necessarily inthesameorder.
Dworks inAdministration anddoesnot like
either football orcricket. FworksinPersonnel with
only A, who likes table tennis. E and Hdo not
workinthesamedepartment asD.Clikeshockey
anddoesnot workinMarketing. Gdoesnot work
inAdministration anddoesnot likeeither cricket
or badminton. One of those who works in
Administration likes football. Theonewho likes
volleyball works inPersonnel. Noneof thosewho
workinAdministration likeseither badminton or
lawntennis. Hdoes not likecricket.
16. Whichofthefollowinggroups ofemployees
work inAdministration department?
A) EGH B) AF
C) BCD D) BGD
E) Datainadequate
Inwhichdepartment doesEwork?
A) Personnel
B) Marketing
C) Administration
D) Datainadequate
E) Noneofthese
18. Which of the following combinations of
employee-department-favourite sport is
17.
correct?
A) E-Administration-Cricket
B) F-Personnel-LawnTennis
C) H-Marketing-Lawn Tennis
D) B-Administration-Table Tennis
E) Noneof these
19. What isE'sfavourite sport?
A) Cricket B) Badminton
C) Basketball .D) LawnTennis
E) Noneof these
20. What isG'sfavourite sport?
A) Cricket B) Badminton
C) Basketball' D) LawnTennis
E) Noneof these
Directions (Qns. 21to 25): Inthefollowing
questions, the symbols @,$,*,# and Bareused
withthefollowingmeanings asillustrated below:
'P $Q' means 'Pisnot smaller tbanO'.
'P@ Q' means 'Pisneither smaller thannor
equal toQ'.
'P #Q' means 'Pisneither greater than nor
equal toQ'
'P& Q' means 'P isneither greater than nor
smaller than Q'.
'P*Q' means 'Pisnot greater than Q'.
Now in each of the following questions
assuming the given statements to betrue, find
whichofthefourconclusions I, II, III andIVgiven
belowthemis/are definitely true and giveyour
answer accordingly.
21. Statements:
H@T, T' #F, FBE, E*V
Conclusions :
1. V$F
II. E@T
III. H@V
IV. T#V
A) OnlyI, II andIII aretrue.
B) OnlyI, II andIVaretrue.
C) OnlyII, III andIVaretrue.
D) OnlyI,III andIVaretrue.
E) All I, II, III andIVaretrue.
22. Statements:
D#R, R*K. K@F, F$J
Conclusions:
I. J #R
II. J #k
III. R#F
IV. K@D
.A) OnlyI, II andIII aretrue.
B) OnlyII, III andIVaretrue.
C) OnlyI,III andIVaretrue.
D) All 1,II, III andIVaretrue.
E) Noneof these.
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23.. Statements:
NOB. B $W. W#H. H *M
Conclusions:
I. M@W
II. H@N
III. WoN
IV. W#N
A) OnlyI istrue.
B) OnlyIII istrue.
C) OnlyIVistrue.
D) Onlyeither III or IVistrue.
E) Onlyeither III or IVandI aretrue.
24. Statements:
R*D, D$J, J #M, M@ K
Conclusions :
I. K#J
II. D @M
III. R #M
IV.D@K
A) Noneistrue. B) OnlyI istrue.
C) OnlyII istrue. D) OnlyIII istrue.
E) OnlyIVistrue.
25. Statements:
M $K. . K @ N. N *R. R #W
Conclusions :
I. W@K
II. M $R
III. K@W
IV. M@N
A) OnlyI andII aretrue.
B) OnlyI. II andIII aretrue.
C) OnlyIII andIVaretrue.
D) OnlyII. III .andIVaretrue.
E) Noneof these.
Directions (Qns. 26to 30) : Study the
following infonnation carefully and answer the
questions givenbelow:
Following are the conditions for selecting
Senior Manager-Credit inabank. The candidate
must
(i) beagraduateinanydisciplinewithatleast
60percent marks.
(ii) hava post-qualification work experience
of at least ten years in the Advances
Section. of abank.
(iii)beat least 30years of ageand not more
than 40years ason1.4.2010.
(iv) havesecured at least 40percent marks in
the GroupDiscussion.
(v) havesecured at least 50percent marks in
theInterview.
Inthecaseofacandidate whosatisfies all the
conditions
EX<;::EPT
I. at (i) above. b'ut has secured at least 50
percent marks ingraduation andat least
60 percent marks inpost-graduation in
any discipline. the case istobereferred
totheGeneral Manager-Advances.
II. at (ii) above, but has total post-
qualification work experience of at least
seven years, out of which at least three
years as Manager-Credit inabank, the
case is to be referred to the Executive
Director.
In each question below details of one
candidate are given. Youhave totake oneof the
, following courses of action based on the
information provided and theconditions andsub-
conditions given above and mark the number of
that course of action asyour answer. Youarenot
to assume anything other than the information
providedineachquestion. Allthesecasesaregiven
toyouason01-04-2010.
Giveanswer A) ifthecaseistobereferred to
theExecutive Director.
Giveanswer B)ifthecaseistobereferred to
theGeneral Manager-Advances.
Giveanswer .C)ifthe data areinadequate to
takeadecision.
Giveanswer D) if the candidate isnot tobe
selected.
Giveanswer E)ifthecandidateistobeselected.
,26. ShobhaGuptahas secured 50percent marks
intheInterview and40percent marks inthe
GroupDiscussion. Shehas been workingfor
thepast eight years. out of which four years
asManager-Credit inabank. after completing
her BA degree with 60 percent marks. She
wasbornon12thSeptember 1978.
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27. RohanMaskarewasbornon8thMarch1974.
Hehas beenworkinginabank forthepast
twelve years after completing his B Com
degreewith70percentmarks.Hehassecured
50p'ercent marks in both the Group
DiscussionandtheInterview.
28. Prakash Gokhalewas born on 4th August
1977. Hehas secured 65percent marks in
postgraduation and 58 percent marks in
graduation. Hehasbeenworkingforthepast
tenyears intheAdvances Department of a
bankafter completinghispostgraduation. He
has secured 45percent marks intheGroup
Discussion and 50 percent marks in the
Interview.
29. Sudha Mehrotra has been working inthe
AdvancesDepartment of abankforthepast
twelve years after completing her B com
Degree with 60 percent marks. She has
secured 50 percent marks in the Group
Discussion and 40 percent marks in the
Interview. Shewas bornon15theFebruary
1972.
30. AmitNarayanwas bornon28th May1974.
He has been working in the Advances
.Department ofabankforthepastelevenyears
after completing his B ScDegree with 65
percent marks. Hehassecured 55percent
marksintheGroupDiscussionand50percent
marksintheInterview.
Directions (Qns. 31to 35):Ineachquestion
below is given a statement followed by three
courses of action numbered (A), (B) and (C).
A course of action is a step or administrative
decisiontobetaken for imp~ovement, follow-up
orfurther actioninregardtotheproblem, policy,
etc. Onthebasis of the information giveninthe
statement, youhavetoassumeeverything inthe
statement to betrue, then decidewhich of the
suggested coursesofactionlogicallyfollow(s) for
pursuing.
31. Statement: A heavy unseasonaldownpour
during the last two dayshas paralysed the
normal lifeinthestate inwhichfivepersons
werekilledbutthishasprovidedahugerelief
to.theproblem of acute water crisis inthe
state.
Coursesof action:
1. The state government should set up a
committee to review the alarming
situation.
II.' Thestategovernment shouldimmediately
remove all the restrictions on use of
potable water inall the major cities in
thestate.
III.Thestate government shouldsendrelief
suppliestoalltheaffectedareasinthestate.
A) None B) OnlyI
C) OnlyII andIII D) OnlyJII
E) All I, II, III
32. Statement: Alargeprivatebankhasdecided
toretrenchone-thirdofitsemployeesinview
of thehugelosses incurred- byit duringthe
past threequarters.
Coursesof action :
I. TheGovt should issue anotification to
general public to immediately stop all
transaction withthebank.
II. TheGovtshoulddirectthebanktorefrain
fromretrenching itsemployees.
III.TheGovtshould askthecentral bankof
thecountry~oinitiatean enquiryintothe
bank's activities andsubmit its report.
A) None B) OnlyI
C) OnlyII D) OnlyIII
E) OnlyLandIII
33. Statement: Many political activists have
decided tostage demonstrations andblock
trafficmovement inthecityduringpeakhours
toprotest against thesteep riseinpricesof
essential commodities.
Coursesof action:
I. The Govt should immediately ban all
forms 9f agitations inthecountry.
II. The policeauthority of the city should
deployadditional forcesall over thecity
tohelp traffic movement inthecity.
III.Thestateadministration shouldcarryout
preventivearrests oftheknowncriminals
staying inthecity.
A) OnlyI B) OnlyII
C) OnlyIII D) OnlyI andII
E) Noneof these
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34. Statement: Theschool dropout rateinmany
districts inthe state. has increased sharply
during the last fewyears as the parents of
these children makethemwork inthefields
ownedbyothers toearnenough forthemto
get at least onemeal aday.
Coursesof action:
I. TheGovt should put upamechanismro
provide' foodgrains tothepoor peoplein
thesedistrictsthroughpublic distribution
systemtoencourage theparents tosend
their wards toschool.
II. TheGovtshouldclosedownsomeofthese
schools in the district and deploy the
teachers of these schools to nearby
schools andalsoask remaining students
tojointhese schools.:
IlLGovtshould issuearrest warrants forall
the parents who forcetheir children to
workinfieldsinsteadofattending classes.
.A) OnlyI .B) OnlyII
C) "qnlyIII D) OnlyI andII
E) Noneof these
35. Statement: Oneaspirant was killeddu~to
stampedewhileparticipating inarecruitment
driveof policeconstables,
Courses of action:
I. Theofficialsinchargeoftherecr~itme?t
process should immediately be
suspended.
II. Ateamofofficialsshouldbeaskedtofind
out the circumstances which ledto the
deathoftheaspirant andsubmit itsreport
within aweek.
III.TheGovtshouldaskthehomedepartment
tostagger the number of aspirants over:
.more number of days to avoid such
incidents infuture.
B) Onlyll
D) OnlyII andIII
A) Onlyl
C) OnlyIII .
E) Noneof these
36. Effect: Majorityoftheemployeesoftheailing
organisation optedforvoluntary retirement
scheme and left the organisation with all
their retirement benefits within afortnight
oflaunching thescheme.
Which of the following can beaprobable
causeoftheaboveeffect?
A) The company has been making huge
lossesforthepast fiveyearsandisunable
topaysalary toitsemployees intime.
B) Themanagement of the company made
huge personal gains through unlawful
activities.
C) Oneof the competitors of the company
went bankrupt lastyear..
D) Thecompany ownslargetracts oflandin
the state which will fetch huge sumto
its owners.
<, E) Noneof these.
37. Statement: Most ofthecompanies inITand
ITESsectorsinIndiahavestartedhiringfrom
engineering collegecampuses tms year and.
arelikely torecruit much morethan yearly
'recruitment oftheearlier years.
Whichofthefollowingsubstantiates thefacts
stated intheabovestatement?
A) ITandITESaretheonlysectors inIndia
whicharehiringfromengineering college
campuses.
B) Govt has stepped up recruitment
activities'after agapof fiveyears.
C) The IT and ITEScompanies have now
decided to visit the engineering college
campuses fortier-II citiesinIndiaaswell.
D) theavailability ofqualifiedenqineers will
substantially increase inthenear future..
E) Noneof these
38. Cause: TheGovt has recently increased its
taxesonpetrol anddiesel byabout 10percent.
Whichofthe.followingcanbeapossibleeffect
oftheabovecause?
A) Thepetroleumcompanies will reducethe
prices of petrol and diesel byabout 10
percent.
B) Thepetroleum companies will increase
the prices of petrol and diesel byabout
10percent.
C) The petroleum companies will increase
theprices of petrol anddiesel byabout 5
percent.
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D) Thepetrol pumps will stopsellinq petrol
and diesel till the taxes are rolled back
bythe Govt.
E) Noneof these.
39. Statement: TheGovthasdecidedtoinstruct
the hanks to opennew branches. insuch a
way that there is onebranch of !IDyof the
banksineveryvillageofpopulation1000and
aboveoracluster ofvillageswithpopulation
lessthan 1000 toprovide banking services
toall the citizens.
Whichofthefollowingwill weaken thestep
takenbytheGovt?
A) Theprivate sector banks in.Indiahave
stepped up their branch expansion
activities inrural India.
B) Many Govt-owned banks have surplus
manpower initsurban branches.
C) All thebanks, including those inprivate
sector; will followthe Govt directive.
D). Largenumber ofbranches ofmanyGovt-
ownedbanksintherural areasaremaking
huge losses every year due to lack of
adequate business activities.
E) Noneof these.
Directions (Qns. 40 to 42): Study the
following information carefully and answer the
questio~s givenbelow:
The Centre reportedly wants to continue
providing subsidy toconsumers for cookinggas
andKeroseneforfivemoreyears. Thisisnotgood
newsfromthepointofviewofreininginthefiscal
deficit.Mountingsubventions forsubsidies means
diversion of savings by the government from
investment to consumption, raising the cost of
capital inthe process. Thegovernment must' cut
expenditure on subsidies to create more fiscal
spaceforinvestments inbothphysical andsocial
infrastructure. It should outline a plan for
comprehensivereforminmajorsubsidiesincluding
petroleum, foodandfertilizers andset goal posts.
40. Whichofthefollowingisaconclusionwhich
canbedrawn fromthe facts stated inthe
aboveparagraph?
A) Subsidy provided by the government
under various heads to the citizen
increases thecost of capital
B) Govt. is unable to withdraw subsidies
provided tovarious items.
C) Govt. subsidy on kerosene is purely a
political decision.
D) Govt. doesnot haveenoughresources to
continueprovidingsubsidyonpetroleum
products.
E) Noneof these.
41. Whichofthefollowingisan:inferencewhich
canbemadefromthefactsstatedintheabove
paragraph?
A) India's fiscal deficit is negligible in
comparisontoother emergingeconomies
intheworld.
B) Subsidy on food and fertilizers are
essential for the growth of Indian
economy.
C) Reformin financial sector will weaken
India'spositionintheinternational arena.
D) Gradual withdrawal of subsidy is
essential for effectively managing fiscal
deficit inIndia.
E) Noneof these.
42. Which of the following is an assumption
which isimplicit inthe facts stated inthe
aboveparagraph?
A) PeopleinIndia may hot beableto pay
morefor petroleum products.
B) Manypeople inIndiaarerichenough to
buypetroleum products at market cost..
C) Govt. may not be able to create more
infrastructural facilities if the present
level of subsidy continues for alonger
time.
D) Govt. ofIndiahassought assistance from
international financial organisations for
its infrastructural project.
E) Noneof these.
Directions (Qns. 43to 45) :.Study the
following information carefully and answer the
questions givenbelow:
Poverty measurement isanunsettled issue,
both conceptually and methodologically. Since
poverty isaprocess aswell asanoutcome, many
comeout of itwhileothers maybefallingintoit.
Thenet effect of these twoparallel processes isa
proportioncommonlyidentifiedasthe'headcount
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ratio', but these ratios hide the fundamental
dynamismthat characterises poverty inpractice.
Themost recent poverty re-estimates byanexpert
qroup.has alsomissed thecrucial dynamism. Ina
study conducted on 13,000 households which
representedtheentirecountryin1993-94andagain
in2004-05, itwasfoundthat inthetenyear period
18.2 % rural population moved out of poverty
whereas another 22.1%fell intoitover thisperiod.
Thisnet increase of about four percentage points
was seen tohaveaconsiderable variation across
statesandregions.
43. Whichofthefollowingisaconclusionwhich
canbedrawn fromthe facts stated inthe
aboveparagraph?
A) Accurate estimates of numltl:lrof people
living below poverty line in India is
possible tobemade.
B) Many expert groups in India are not
interested tomeasure povertyobjectively.
C) Processofpoverty measurement needs to
takeintoaccount various factorstotackle
itsdynamic nature.
D) Peoplelivingbelowpoverty lineremain
inthat position for avery longtime.
E) Noneof these.
44. Which of the following is an assumption
which isimplicit inthe facts stated inthe
aboveparagraph?
A) Itmaynot'bepossibletohaveanaccurate
poverty measurement inIndia.
B) Level of poverty in India is static over
theyears.
C) Researchers avoidmakingconclusions on
poverty measurement datainIndia. .
D) Govt.ofIndiahasamechanismtomeasure
level ofpovertyeffectivelyandaccurately.
E) Noneof these.
45. Whichof thefollowingisaninference which
canbemadefromthefactsstatedintheabove
paragraph?
A) Poverty measurement tools inIndia are
outdated.
B) Increaseinnumber ofpersons fallinginto
poverty varies considerably across the
country over aperiod of time.
C) Govt. of India has stopped measuring
poverty-related studies.
D) People living in rural areas are more
susceptible to fall into poverty over a
period of time.
E) Noneof these.
Directions (l]ns. 46to 50) : In each of the
questionsgivenbelowwhichoneofthefiveanswer
figures should comeafter theproblemfigures, if
thesequence iscontinued?
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50 ProblemFigures:
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Directions (Qns. 51to 55):Whatshouldcome
intheplaceof question mark (?) inthefollowing
questions?
51. ,1.!:+1~Xl~-;-6!=?
4 9 8 2
A) 17 B) 27
C) 42 D) 18
E)16
1
x-
52. If 289= 17 5 , then x= ?
A) 16
C) 32
B) 8
2
D) -
5
E) Noneof these
53. 0.01 X 0.1- 0.001 -;-10+0.01 = ?
A) 0.01,009 B) 0.0101
C) 0.19 D) 0.109
E) 0.0109
54. If x%of 500.= y%of 300 andx%of y%of
200 = 60, thenx= ?
A) 1OJ? B) 20-/2
C) 1 51 2
D) 30-/2
E) Noneof these
55.
16x32
=?
9x27x81
A)
(~r
B)
e
jll
3)
C) (~}3 D)
(~r
E) Noneof these
Directions (Qns. 56to 60) :Whatapproximate
valueshouldcomeinplaceofquestionmark(?)in
the following questions? (Note: Youare not
expectedtocalculatetheexactvalue.)
56. 23.999X9.004 X16.997 =?
A) 3200 B) 4100
C) 2700 D) 3700
E) 4500
Answer Figures:
57.
51 X8iX9. = ?
9 5 3
A) 490 B) 590
C) 540
,-
D) 460
E) 520
58.
5940 -;-28-;-6= ?
A) 40 B) 35
C) 46 D) 52
E) 27
59. 15.5%of 850 +24.8%of 650= ?
A) 295 B) 330
C) 270
E) 220
60. ~2230 = ?
A) 54
C) 41
E) 47
Directions (Qns. 616-ez) : Inthefollowing
number series only oneis wrong. Findout the
wrongnumber.
D) 375
B) 59
D) 37
61. 8 11 17 47 128 371 1100
A) 11 B) 47
,C) 17 D)371
E) 128
62. 1 5 13 31 61 125 253
A) 1
C) 31
E) 125
B) 5
D) 61
63. Arnan's expense is30%morethan Vimal's
expenseandVimal'sexpenseis10%lessthan
Raman'sexpense. Ifthesumoftheir expenses
isRs.6,447, thenwhat wouldbetheArnan's
expense?
A) Rs. 2,200
C) Rs. 1,890
E) Noneof these
B) Rs. 2,457
D) Rs. 2,100
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64. Inatest, acandidate secured 336marks out
of maximum marks "x", If the maximum
marks 'x'wereconverted into400marks, he
wouldhave secured 192marks. What were
themaximummarks ofthetest?
A) 700
C) 500'
E) 800
B) 750
D) 650
65. An AC consumes 8 units of electricity in
30minutes andabulbconsumes 18units of
electricity in6hours. Howmuch total unit
ofelectricity will both AC andbulbconsume.
in8daysif they run10hours aday?
A) 1280 units B) 1528units
C) 1248units
E) 1620units
D) 1520 units
66. What amount amanwouldhavereceived on
aprincipal of RS.4,000 after two years. on
simpleinterest @5p.c.p.a.?
A) Rs. 4,161 .B) Rs. 5,200
C) Rs.4,400 D) Rs. 4,100
E) Rs.4,190
3
Fouryears ago Shayam's agewas times
4
that ofRam. Fouryears hence, Shayam's age
. 5
will be "6 times that of Ram. What is the
present ageof Shayam?
A) 15years B) 20years
C) 16years D) 24years
E) 8years
68. Theaverage marks in Science subject of a
class of 20 students is 68. If the marks of
67.
two students were misread as 48and 65of
theactual marks 72and61respectively, then
what wouldbethecorrect average?
A) 68.5 B) 69
C) 69.5
E) 66
D) 70
69. A school teamhas eight volleyball players.
A five-member team and acaptain will be
selectedoutoftheseeight players. Howmany
different selections canbemade?
A) 224
C) 56
E) Noneof these
B) 112
D) 88
70: Abus started itsjourney fromRamgarhand
reachedDevgamin44minuteswithitsaverage
speedof 50km/hour. If theaverage speedof
thebusisincreased by5km/hour, howmuch
timewill it taketocover thesamedistance?
A) 40minutes B) 38minutes
C) 36minutes D) 31minutes
E) 49minutes
Directions (Qns. 71to 75) :Inthefollowing
questions two equations numbered I and II are
given. Youhavetosolveboththeequations.
Giveanswer .
if x > y
if x <y
B) if x ~y
D) if xz v
A)
C)
E) if :x: = yor the
established.
71. . I. x
2
- 1= 0
II. y2+4y+3= 0
72. I. x
2
- 7x+12= 0
relationship cannot be
II. y2- 12y+ 32= 0
73. I. x
3
- 371 = 62!;!
II. y3- 543= 788
74. I. 5x +2y= 31
II. 3x +7y= 36
75. I. 2X2+11x +12= 0
II. 5y2+27y +10=0
Directions (Qns. 76 to 80) : Study the
information carefullytoanswer thequestions that
follow.
In an annual function, 504 children
participated. Theratio of number of girls tothe
number of boys is5: 3respectively. Out of the
total girls, 20% participated in dance and
remaining girls participated insolo song, group
songanddramaintheratioof2:3:4respectively.
Two-thirds of thetotal boysparticipated ingroup
songandremaining boysparticipated insolosong
anddanceintheratio of 4:5respectively."
76. What isthe approximate percentage of the
boyswho have participated indanceout of
thetotal number of boys?
A) 19% B) 23%
C) 16% D) 27%
E) 14%
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77. What isthe approximate percentage of the
girlsparticipated insolosongout of all the
total participants?
A) 11% B) 15%
C) 6% 0) 20%
E) 18%
78. Whatisthetotal number of girlswhohave
participated in
together?
A) 192
C) 184
E) 175
group song and drama
B) 196
0) 168
79. What isthe ratio between number of boys
andthenumberofgirlsrespectivelywhohave
participated insolosong?
A) 1: 2 B)2.: 1
C) 4:.3
E) Noneofthese
80. Whatisthedifferencebetween thenumber
of boysandgirl~whohave participated in
.O}3: 2
dance?
B}35
0) 126
A) 63
C) 28
E) Noneofthese
81. The.sumof four consecutive evennumbers
is284. Whatwouldbethesmallest number?
B) 74
0) 66
82.
A) 72
C) 68
E) 70
(a_b)2 -(a+bt x
, == -. Onsimplifyingthe
-4a y
abovementionedequation, what will bethe.
83.
equation?
A)xycb
C) by=x
E) ay= x
1 f 3 f 6
- 0 - 0 of anumber = 54. What is
455
thenumber?
B) bx = y
0) ab= x
B}250
0) 150
A) 280
C) 300
E) 160
84. Theaverageageofthefainilyoffivemembers
is24. Ifthepresent ageofyoungest member
is8years, thenwhat wastheaverageageof
the family at the time of the birth of the
youngestmember?
A) 20years
C) 12years
E) 21years
B) 16years
0) 18years
85. Acandidateappearingforanexaminationhas
tosecure35%markstopass. Buthesecured
only40marksandfailedby30marks. What
wouldbethemaximummarksoftest?
A) 280 B) 180
C) 200 0) 150
E) 210
Thelengthofarectangular flooristwiceits
breadth. If.Rs. 256isrequired topaint the
floor at therate of Rs. 2per squaremetre,
thenwhat wouldbethelengthoffloor?
A) 16metres B) 8metres
C) 12metres 0) 32metres
E) 20metres
Angle'N. of the quadrilateral ABCDis26
0
lessthan angleB.AngleBistwiceangleC
andangleCis 10
0
morethan the angleD.
What wouldbethemeasure ofangleA?
A) 104
0
B) 126
0
C) 56
0
0) 132
0
E) 106
0
86.
87.
1
Anumber when substracted by - of itself
. 7
givesthe samevalueasthe sumof all the
anglesofatriangle..What isthenumber?
A) 224 B) 210
C) 140 0) 350
E) 187
89. A manwalked at aspeed of 4km/hr from
point AtoBandcamebackfrompoint Bto
A at the speed.of 6km/hr. What wouldbe
theratiobetween thetimetakenbymanin
walkingfrompoint AtoBandfrompoint B
toArespectively?
..A) 5:3 B)2: 3
C) 2:1 . q4:3
E) 3:2
88.
90. Inevery 30 minutes the time of awatch
increases by 3minutes. After setting". the
correct time at 5a.m., what timewill the
watchshowafter 6hours?
A) 10,:54a.m. B) 11:30a.m.
C) 11: 36a.m. D) 11: 42a.rn,
E) 11: 38a.m.
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Directions (Qns. 91to 95) : Study the
followingprofileofParliament carefullyandanswer
thequestions givenbelowit.
PROFILEOFPARLIAMENTINYEARXXXX
Total members inParliament == 640(490from
LokSabhaand150fromRajyaSabha)
LokSabha RajyaSabha
(No. of Party
(No. of
Members) Members)
280 A 90
180 B 45
30 Others 15
49b TOTAL 150
SEX
435 Males 120
55 Females 30
RELIGION
348 Hindus 85
42 Muslims 20
75 Sikhs 35
25 .Christians 10
PROFESSION
300 Graduates 50
45 Businessmen 19
60 Educators 11
85 Unknown 70
91. What isthe approximate percentage of the
Muslimmembers inLokSabha?
A) 9% B) 11%
C) 13% D) 14%
E) 7%
92. In RajyaSabha if 30 male members we!"e
replaced by30female members, then what
is the ratio of male members to female
members respectively?
A) 3: 1 B) 3: 2
.D) 2:3
C) 1: 3
E) 2: 1
93. What percentage of members inParliament
arebusinessmen?
A) 8% B) 20%
C) 30% D) 18%
E) 10%
94. Ifall the'others' partymembers ofLokSabha
join the party 'B' then what would bethe
ratio ofmembers ofparty 'PItothemembers
ofparty 'B' respectively?
A) 3: 2 B) 6: 5
C) 4: 3 D) 7: 6
E) 4:5
95. Out of total members of party 'B' in
Parliament, what percentage ofthemembers
belongtoRajyaSabha?
A) 30% B) 35%
C) 25%
E) 15%
Directions (Qns. 96to 1 00) : Study the
following pie-charts carefully and answer the
D) 20%
questions belowit.
Theentirefundthat school getsfromdifferent
sources isequal toRs. 500lakhs.
Sources of Funds inSchool
Usesof Funds bySchool
96. What is the difference between the funds
acquired byschool fromNGO'sandinternal
sources?
A) Rs. 50 lakhs
C) Rs. 75lakhs
E) Noneof these
B) Rs. 45lakhs
D) Rs. 25lakhs
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97. If theschool managed 'school maintenance'
fromthe 'govenunent agencies' fund orily,
then how much fund from government
agencies wouldstill left for other use?
A) Rs. 120lakhs B) Rs. 150lakhs
C) Rs. 110lakhs D) Rs. 95lakhs
E) Noneof these
98. Ifscholarshiphastobepaidoutofthedonation
fund,thenwhat istheapproximatepercentage
ofdonationfundusedforthispurpose?
A) 43% B) 53%
C) 37% D) 47%
E) 32%
99. What isthetotal amount usedbytheschool
forpayment?
A) Rs. 100lakhs B) Rs. 110lakhs
C) Rs. 150lakhs D) Rs. 140lakhs
E) Noneofthese
100. What amount ofthefundisacquiredbythe
shcool fromgovernment agencies?
A) Rs. 220lakhs B) Rs. 310lakhs
C) Rs. 255lakhs D) Rs. 225lakhs
E) Noneof these
PART C : ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directions (Qns, 101 to 115) : Read the
following passage carefully and answer the
questions given below them. Certain words/
phrases have been printed in BOLDto help you
locate them while answering some of the.
questions.
PASSAGE - I
Directions (Qns. 1 01 to 1 1 0) : Despite the
economiccrunchworldwidethat sawpulverization
ofsomeofthelargest bankingandfinancegiants,
Indian banking houses have managed to show
positive growth this quarter. Some of India's
leading national banks have posted anet profit
riseof morethan 40%over thelast quarter amid
global turmoil. Thiswouldcomeasabigshot in
theaimfortheinvestors andconsumers ofthese
banks eventhough apprehension ismounting on
other bankingandbrokingfirmsworldwide. One
of themain reasons behind the success of these
banks this quarter, wouldbetheir direct backing
bytheGovernment of India. Peopletakesolacein
their investments inpublic sector watching the
bailoutpackagesbeingcashedoutbygovernments
all over the'worldtosavebigbusiness houses.
Otherprivate banksinIndiahavealsoreported
asubstantial net profitoverthelast quarter. Given
theinternational anddomesticscenario, onecannot
put this downasamundane achievement. While
others are on a cost-cutting spree and firing
employees, Indiancompanies areactuallyworking
on boosting staffing in banking and broking
sectors. Thiscanbeseenasabigbooninthedays
tocomewhenthecurrent recessioneasesandthe
economygraduallycomesbackontothefasttrack.
Thefinance minister has assured Indian public
about the sound health of all Indian banks. This
couldalsobeevident fromthefactthat therehave'
beennomergers andtakeovers inIndianbanking
sectorinacontrast toworldscenariowherefinance
houses are looking for mergers to cut costs on
operations. Wedefinitelyarenotlookingtothrive;
rather weare lookingfor growth. It isjust that
thepaceofgrowthisalittleslownowascompared
toayear or twobefore. These arehard times to
test thehard. Theweakinbusiness andcareer will
beweededout anditissometimes verybeneficial
forbusiness inthelongrun.
101. What, accordingtotheauthor, isthereason
for the success of Indian national banks in
this quarter?
A) Indian national banks do not have any
commitments in troubled fareign
markets.
B) Thesebankscannever facefinancial crisis
because of their sheer size.
C) Thesebanks areready togiveloansat a
very lowrate of interest.
D) The public is ready to invest in these
banksbecauseoftheknowledgethatthese
banks get strong support from the
Government.
E) Noneof these.
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102. What does the phrase 'shot inthe ann' as
usedinthepassage mean?
A) Shock
B) Fear
C) Encouragement
D) Anxiety
E) Noneof these
103. How, accordingtothe author, isthe current
recession beneficial ?
A) Worldwidecompanies haverealised that
Indiaisastrong power toreckon with.
B) India is surging ahead of the other
companies throughout theworld.
C) After the recession isover international
companies 'will turn to India fo'r
investment.
D) Recession isbringing downtheprices of
essential commodities.
E) Noneof these.
104. What, according tothe author, will beabig
booninthe daystocome?
A)'The economy coming back on the fast
track.
B) Theslowing downof the economy.
C) Increased hiringinIndianfinancial sector
intimes of economic slowdown.
D) The. cost cutting carried out by all the
companies.
E) Noneof these.
105. Which of the following statements is/are
definitely trueinthecontext ofthepassage?
I. India has not been affected by the
economic slowdown.
II. Indian banks areshowing growth inthis
quarter despite therecession.
III.While banking industry intheWest was
severely affectedbyrecession inthepast,
it is now gradually recovering and
showingapositive growth.
A) OnlyI
B) OnlyII
C) OnlyIIl
D) OnlyI andII
E) OnlyII andIII
106. Which of the following strengthens the
financeminister's statement about thesound
health of Indian banks with respect tothe
passage?
I. There have been no acquisitions and
mergers of Indian banks.
n. Indian banks are recording a positive
growth.
III.Layoffshavebeenobserved worldwide.
A) OnlyI andII B) OnlyI andIII
C) OnlyI D) OnlyII
E) All 1,II andIII
Directions (Qns. 1 07 to lOB) : Choosethe
word/group of words .which is most similar in
'meaning to the word/group of words printed in
BOLDasusedinthepassage.
'107. TURMOIL
A) danger
C) sadness
B) shock
D) fear
E) chaos
108. PULVERIZATION
A}polarisation B) mashinq
C) debasement D) fall
E) crushing
Directions (Qns. 1 09 to 1 1 0) : Choosethe
word/group of words which is most opposite in
'meaning of the word/group of words printed in
BO~Dasusedinthepassage
109. THRIVE
B) deteriorate
D) tremble
A) succeed
C) worry
E) strive
110. MUNDANE
A) extraordinary B) regular
C) severe D) visionary
E) routine
PASSAGE-II
Directions (Qns. 111to lIS) : Modern bio-
, technoloqy, especially the creation of genetically
modified crops, is often presented as a magic
solution-or universal panacea fortheproblems of
poverty, inadequate nutridon and. even
environmental degradation ecross the world.
Conversely, there are people who present the
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picture of tech-generated monsters and major
human health hazards being created byscience.
Manyofthetechnological changes currently inthe .
process of being utilised inagriculture can have
unforeseen consequences, and their safety and
future viability arefar fromsecure.
The reality, as always, is far more complex
than either of these twoextremes. Eventodaythe
total foodproduction intheworld isadequate to
feedthehungry oftheworld; theproblemisrather
oneof unequal distribution, whichdeprives alarge
part of the population of even their minimal
nutritional requirements. Similarly, farmers,
especially in developing countries, face many
problems such as lack of infrastructure, poor or
unstable market access, volatile input andoutput
prices etc that biotechnology does not address,
much less.solve.
It istrue that transgenic plants can offer a
rangeofbenefitswhichareaboveandbeyondthose
whichemerged frommoretraditional innovations
in cultivation. It is suggested that such new
technology offersmoreeffectivepest resistance of
seeds and crops through genetic control
mechanisms, which also reduces the need for
pesticide useandleads toimproved yield. Abasic
question, of course, is whether the new GM
technology issafe, andwhether this isabsolutely
crucial sincetheeffects mayonlybeknownmuch
later. Thejury isstill verymuchout onthis matter,
andthecontroversy doesnotappear toberesolved
quickly.
The trouble is that most governments in
developing countries haverelatively lowfoodand
beverageregulatory standards, andpublicsystems
for monitoring andsurveillance of such items are
poor or non-existent. This leaves themopen for
entry andevendumping of arange of agricultural
products of the new technology, which may not
pass regulatory standards inthe more developed
countries.
111. Whichofthefollowing istrueinthecontext
of thepas~age?
A) Geneticallv modified crops have been
universally recognised as asolution to
poverty andenvironmental degradation.
B) The only way to improve the deficit in
foodrequirement andfoodproduction in
theworldisadapting genetically modified
crops.
C) Genetically modifiedcropsproducemore
yield as compared to yield from the
traditional methods.
D) Takingadvantage ofabsenceof regulatory
standards, scientists have.beendumping
new products in the markets without
appropriate approval.
E) NODeistrue.
112. Choose the word/group of words which is
most simi/arin meaning toOPENprinted in
BOLDasused inthepassage?
A) Vulnerable B).Capable
C) Threatened
E) Weak
113. Choose the word/group of words which is
most opposite in meaning to VOLATILE
printed inBOLDasused inthe passage?
A) Never-ending B) Meagre
C) Vahiable D) Irreversible
E) Stable
D) Uncertain
114. Theauthor ofthegivenpassage seems tobe
definitely
A) suggesting theuseoftraditional methods
of agriculture as against bio-technology
by developing countries owing to their
poor regulatory standards.
B) infavour of utilizing bio-technology asa
tool foralleviation of povertyintheworld.
C) urging the policy makers to improve
infrastructural facilities sothat. farmers
canmaximize the benefits of genetically
modified crops.
D) unconvinced of thelong-termeffectsand
rationale for immediate requirement of
genetically modified products.
E) Noneofthese
115; Why, according to the author, is genetic
modification of crops not ananswer tothe
problemof hunger inthe wOIM?
(1) Peoplebeinghighly doubtful of thelong-
termeffectsofgenetically modifiedcrops,
donot buy the products grown bysuch.
methods.
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(2)Theproblemof hunger in,the world is
notduetoinadequate productionoffood
but duetounequal. distribution of it,
(3)Manydevelopingcountries havebanned
genetically modified products as
developed countries have been using
thesecountries asdumping grounds for
newgenetically modifi~dproducts,
A) Only(1)
B) Only(2)
C) Both(2) and(3)
D) Both(1)and(3)
E) Noneofthese
Directions (Qns. 116to 1 20): Eachquestion
belowhastwoblanks, eachblankindicatingthat
something has been omitted. Choosethe set of
wordsforeachblankthat best fitsthemeaningof
thesentenceasawhole.
116. Acontroversial plantobuildanimmensedam
in Brazil's rainforest was stalled when it
........ aformidableblocof inecologists
andindigenoustribes alike.
A) resulted, hostilities
B) gained, supporters
C) attracted, opponents
D) lead, protesters E) drew, proponents
117. Accordingtoarecent survey, salesfiguresof
high-endcarshaveseenan growthin
the past year, which shows that Indian
consumers have the impact of
recession.
A) unprecedented, negated
B) unbelievable, suffered
C) unusual, worsened
D) insignificant, endured
E) adequate, proven
118. TheNational Knowledge Commissionhas
saidthat Indiawill haveto bring in
education if it has to emerge as the most
........ workforceof theworld.
A),changes, biggest
.B) reforms, talented
C) alleviation, skilful
D) quality, brighter
E) outcomes, demanded
llg.Norway has stolen a march over other
developedcountries by that it would
reduce40%ofitsgreenhousegasemissions
by2020and carbon-neutral by2030.
A) allowing, turn B) posing, grew
C) estimating, exist
D) perceiving, arising
E) declaring, become
120. Accordingtothe,language experts, children
shouldbegintalkingintheir mother tongue
ratherthanaforeignlanguagewhichcan.,.....
affecttheir comprehensionabilitiesleadingto
seriouslanguage-based laterintheirlives.
.A) significantly, abilities
B) appropriately, achievements
C) severly,advantages
D) adversely, problems
E) positively, issued
Directions (Qns. 121to 125):Ineachofthe
followingquestionsfourwordsaregiven, ofwhich
twowordsaremost nearlythesameoropposite
inmeaning. Findthetwo words whicharemost
nearlythesameoroppositeinmeaningandindicate
thenumber of thecorrect letter combination, by
darkening the appropriate oval inyour answer
sheet.
121. I. instigate II. enquire
III. construe
A) 1-3
C) 3-4
E) 1-4
.122.I. superficial
III. enlightened
A) 1-3
C) 2-3
E) 1-4
123.1. appalling
III.perturbed
A).1-2
C) 1-3
E) 4-3
124. I. imprison
III. excruciate
A) 2-4
C) 1-2
E) 1-3
IV.interpret
B) 1-2
D) 2-4
II. superfluous
IV.surplus
B) 1-2
D) 2-4
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IV.threatening
B) 2-4
D) 1-4
II. torture
IV.extract
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(2) impolite 125. (1) pertinent
(3) irrelevant
A) 1-3
C) 3-4
E) 2-3
Directions (Qns. 126to 1 30): Rearrange-the
following sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in
.order to make ameaningful paragraph and then
answer the questions which follow:
I. According to it, organised retail stores
are not wolves at the doors of friendly
neighbourhood grocery stores as there
is room for expansion of both.
II. Many nave been crymg foul over the
entry of organised retail stores
expressing concern over their impact on
(4) insecure
B) 2-4
D) 1-4
small store owners.
III. The final winner in the competition,
however, isthe common man who gets
to choose between the most suitable
options and in turn fights with the
runaway inflation in prices of essential
commodities.
IV. In spite of this potential for expansion,
it is doubtless that the small store
owners face adecline inprofit ininitial
years if organised retailers set up stores
in the vicinity.
V. But astudy conducted over aperiod of
two years goes a long way towards'
allaying these fears.
VI. This impact, however, wears off once
they learn to take on the competition
which in turn enhances efficiency all
around.
126. Which of the following sentences should be
the FIRSTafter rearrangement?
A) I B) II
C) III D) N
E) V
127. Which of the following sentences should be
the THIRDafter rearrangement?
A) I
C) N
E)I11
B) V
D) VI
128. Which of the following sentences should be
the SIXTH (Last) after rearrangement?
A) I B) II
C) III D)V
E)VI
129. Which of the following sentences should be
the SECONDafter rearrangement?
A}I B) II
C) III D)V
E)VI
130. Which of the following sentence should be
the FIFTHafter rearrangement?
A) N B}-H-
C) III D)V
E)VI
Directions (Qns. 131to 1 40) :Inthe following
passage, there are blanks, each of which has been
numbered. These numbers are printed below the
passage and against each, five words/phrases are
suggested, one of which best fits the blank
appropriately. Findout the appropriate word/phrase
ineach case:
Economic growth figures for the first quarter
of this financial year seem to support the claim
that the worst may beover for the Indian economy.
The gradual revival is also an indication that the
government's economic stimulus package isill!1.
What could, however, upset the positive outlook
is the drought which (132) large parts of the
country and its impact on overall growth. Even
though the monsoon had picked up(133), the rains
received were grossly (134). There are clear (135)
that farm output, particularly cereals, will fall
drastically. Insufficient rain is bound to shoot up
the (136) of agricultural commodities and that
would impact the economy asawhole. Thedrought
would also ill1l a drastic reduction in rural
employment and consumption besides inflation in'
the prices of food articles.
Foodprices have been (138) since the past few
months, and lower agricultural production islikely
to (139) the situation. The government has said
that food grain fromthe buffer stocks will beused
to keep prices (140). Subsidised food grain is
necessary inthese times, but its effectivenes~ will
depend alot"on the distribution system.
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impractical B) ambiguous
failing D) working
weakening
strike B) affected
exposed D) reverted
altered
unseasonably B) unfavourably
.presently D) meagrely
later
inadequate B) enough
missing D) ample
atrocious
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--Bladvices
reasons D) results
indications
production B) requirement
prices D) yield
labour
trigger B) lead
result D) contribute
dampen
improving B) balanced
stable D) increasing
decreasing
aggravate B) amend
smoothen D}improve
challenge
unprofitable B) futile
maximum D) growing
131. A}
C)
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C)
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C)
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C)
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C)
E) down
Directions (Qns. 141to 145):Whichof the.
.phrases (A), (B), (C) ~d (D) given below each
statement should be placed inthe blank space
provided so as to make a meaningful and
grammatieally correct sentence? If none of the
sentences isappropriate, mark (E)astheanswer.
141. Althoughinformationtechnologyhasentered
thehomesofficesandhearts ofmanycitizens
of India, .
A) Indiaprovides thehighest number of IT
experts totheworldeveryyear.
B) many people inrural areas still remain
~.ignoraritof itsimmense benefits.
C) government hasdoneitsbest byfunding
research inthis fieldappropriately.
D) the faceof communication intheyears
tocornewould change completely. from
thebygoneyears.
E) Noneof these.
142. Whiletheenvironment-friendlynuclearenergy
couldmake alarge addition to the energy
resources, .
A) experts have alot of expectations from
thiscleaner method of producingenergy..
B) thegovernment isdetermined toextract
maximum out of this technoloqy inthe
near future.
-G) international lobbyhasbeenpressurizing
the devclopthgnations to shift their
energy production fromcoal to nuclear
power.
D) theproblemoflocatingadequatenumbers
of uranium reserves torun the reactors
isyet tobesorted out.
E) Noneof these
143. .. , experts proposedtheideaofacornmon
school system.
A) Overlooking the fundamental right of
quality education of everychildinIndia.
B) .Sincethecurricular requirements ofarural
childisdifferent fromanurbanchild.
C) Basedon the fact that difference inthe
quality of schools acts as aground for
discrimination.
D) SincealargepercentageofIndianchildren
"aregetting freeeducation. .
E)' Noneof these
144. .. , the soil today isnowhere as richin
native minerals as it used to be some
centuries ago.
A) As there is a growing consent among
farmers regarding limiting the use of
chemical fertilizers.
B) As the chemical inputs in agriculture
improved theyieldmany folds.
C) Owingtotheuninhibited useofchemical
inputs inagriculture.
D) Awareness amongfarmers regarding the
side-effects of chemical farming grew
recently.
E) Noneof these.
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145. Asallegations ofcrores of rupees changing
hands topermit illegal mining began tofly
thick andfast.........
A) government ordered an enquiry which
exposedanexus between mineoperators
andbureaucrats.
B) it caused great damage to the
surrounding ecosystem and the
environment ingeneral.
C) the officials have been irresponsible in
failing to bring it to the notice of the
court intime.
D) thepowerful mininglobbyhadbribedthe
officialsto obtain permit for mining on
ecologicallysensitive land.
E) Noneof these.
Directions (Qns. 146to 1 50): Ineachoftoe
givensentences, select thesentencewhichwould
either followor precede the given sentence In
grammatically and conceptually appropriate
manner. Theinstructionisgivenattheendofevery
statement.
146. Unfortunately, however, theseslumdwellers
arelookeduponbythesocietyasanappendix
causingillsintheurban society.
Which of the following sentences would
immediatelyprecedetheabovesentence?
A) Health officials have been warning the
government against transmission of
contagious diseases fromtheslumareas
toother parts of the city.
B) Slumdwellers not onlyplaya significant
roleinurban economy but also provide
cheap labour for everyday work of the
cities.
C) Arecent report suggestedthat 34percent
of government landisillegallyoccupied
bytheslumdwellers.
D) The slumdwellers live. in sub-human,
unhygienic conditions in their tiny
shanties and are very often hubs. for
criminal activities.
E) Noneof these.
147. However, sincethebeginningofthenineties,
freemarket forceshavebeenallowedtoplay
forensuringall-rounddevelopment inIndian
market aswell.
Which of the following sentences would
immediatelyprecedetheabovesentence?
A}Entry of various market forceincreased
thecompetition facedbytheindigenous
organisations manifold.
B) Thesevereshortageofnewest technology
andproductsinthelate1980sendedwith
theentry of foreignplayers intheIndian
market.
C) A major roadblock facedbythe foreign
investors was the poor infrastructural
facilities whichwas however overtaken
bytheprospects seeninthehugemarket.
D) Indiahadbeenfollowingaveryselective
andconservative economicpolicyduring
thelate1980s_
E) Noneof these.
148. That was mainly because onlytwoper cent
of the total farmers could actually
comprehendthelengthyprocedurestoobtain
theloanandbebenefited fromit.
Which of the following sentences would
immediatelyprecedetheabovesentence?
A}Manymoney lenders havebeenmaking
the most out of this situation and
providingloanstotherest ofthefarmers
at inflated prices.
B) Thereis.thus anurgent needtomakethe
schemes andpolicyassimpleandfarmer-
friendly aspossible.
C) A new -loan scheme started by the
government a couple of months ago
proved to beahuge failure and utterly
unpopular amongthefarmers.
D) This situation can be improved by
providingmediators tocarryoutafollow-
upof the lengthy official procedure for
thefarmers.
E) Noneof these.
149. The foreign embassy has put forward a
demandtothegovernment that prosecution
maybecarriedout onaforeignlandandnot
inthe-countrytowhichtheterrorists belong.
Which of the following sentences would
immediatelyprecedetheabovesentence?
A) Armyarrested theterrorists responsible
forkidnapping four foreigntourists after
adaylongoperation.
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B) The foreign ministry has offered all
possible help to the government for
huntingdowntheterrorists involvedinit.
C) Government has politely declined the
request to hand over the arrested
terrorists for prosecution outside the
country.
D) Thearrestedterrorists weresentencedto
lifeimprisonment after beingprosecuted
byapanel of international judges.
E) Noneof these.
150. This is because most of the institutes for
higher learninglackthebasicinfrastructure,
trainedstaff andequipment necessaryforthe
physicallychallenged.
Which of the following sentences would
immediatelyprecedetheabovesentence?
A) Manyphysicallychallenged peoplehave
beenperformingaswell asother students
performintheir studies.
B) The percentage of illiterate, physically
challenged people in rural areas is
considerablymorethanthat intheurban
areas.
C) Accordingto arecent survey, onlytwo
outofnearly200universitiesinIndiahave
adequate number ofbooksinBraille.
D) Although government has beenmaking
many provisions to improve higher
educationinIndia, noattention hasbeen
paid to the education of the physically
challengedstudents.
E) Noneof these.
1PARTD: GENERAL AWARENESS)
151. InoneofhisspeechesPranabMukheIjeesaid
that theGovernment hadnoplanstodilute
therules ofmarket regulartors. Thismeans
the roleof which of the followingwill not
bediluted?
A) LifeInsurance CorporationofIndia(LIC)
B) ConfederationofIndian Industry (ClI)
C) FederationofChamber ofCommerceand
Industry(FICCI)
D) BureauofIndianStandards
E) Securities andExchange Boardof India
(SEBI)
152. Whatisthefull formof'ULIP'thetermwhich
wasinthenewsrecently?
A) Universal LifeandInvestment Plan
B) UnitLoanandInsurance Plan
C) Universal LoanandInvestment Plan
D) UniformlyLoadedInvestment ~lan
E) UnitLinkedInsurance Plan
153. Asper the news published onsomemajor
financial newspapers the Maharashtra
Government isplanningtointroduce"Green
Tax" onvehicles. What is the purpose of
GreenTax?
A) Is has been.introduced with the aimof
discouraging high consumption of
petroleumproducts.
I
B) It isatax leviedbythe Government in
placeofVATasVATisnotveryprofitable
forStateGovernments.
C) It isjust' likea toll tax which will be
charged fromall thevehicles whenever
they enter green areas of the city like
hospital, schools, andoldagehomes.
D) This isatax levied onbigcommercial
vehiclesonlywiththeaimof prohibiting
themfromentering residential areasand
noncommercial areas.
E) Noneof these.
154. Veryoftenwereadinnewspapers about 3G
or'3rdGeneration Technology..Thisisaset
ofstandards usedbywhichofthefollowing?
A) Tocombat climatic changes.
B) Productionof Nuclear Energy.
C) FilmProduction.
D) MobileTelecommunications.
E) All of these.
155. Whichof thefollowingcompanies isnot in
thefieldofinsurancebusiness?
A) ICIeI Prudential
B) Bajaj Alliance
C) TataAIG
D) AEGONReligare
E) Royal Orchid
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156. Manytimes wereadthat acorporate entity
isinthe process of raising its capital base.
Whyisacompanyrequired toraisemoneyto
strengthen itscapital base?
I} Tofinance its expansion plans.
II} Tofinance its diversification plans.
III}Torepay itsloans andborrowings.
A}OnlyI B) OnlyII
C} OnlyIII D} OnlyI andII
E} All I, II andIII
157. Manytimes we read innewspapers that a
company isplanning to bring public issue.
Whatdoesitmean? .
I. Sharesofthecompanywill beissuedonly
through public sector organisations like
banks/central financial institutions etc.
II. Shares of the company will beissued to
general publiconlythroughprimarymarket.
II. Thismeans somestakeholders/promoters
arewrillingtoleavethecompany. Hence
theywishtosell their stocktothegeneral
public.
A) OnlyI
B) Onlyll
C} OnlyIII
D}All I, II, andIII
E} Noneof these
158. Whenever some people wish to enter into
business' world, it is amust for them to
approach abank. What services dobanks
providetheminregard?
I. Banks act as payment agents by
operating current accounts, paying
cheques and receiving payments for
them.
II. Maintaining account booksforthemfor
their day to day activities sothat they
are not required to appoint account/
financepresonnel onaregular basis.
III. Lending money by way of overdraft,
installment loan, credit or advance for
business activities.
A) OnlyI
C}OnlyIIl
E}All of these
B) Onlyll
D}OnlyI andIII
159. Asweall havenoticed banks these daysare
giving more emphasis on "Branchless
Banking". What doesthis reallymean?
I. Banks will not have many branches as
usedtobeinthegoodolddays. Instead
thenumber ofbranches will berestricted
and will conduct only aspecified core
business.
II. Bankswill launch/operate manydelivery
channels like ATMs, Mobile Banking/
Internet Bankingetc., sothat peopleare
not required to visit abranch for.their
usual banking needs.
III. This means banks will issueonlydebit
or credit cards forall types of daytoday
financial transactions. Cheques/cash
payments will not beallowed
A}OnlyI B}OnlyII
C} OnlyI andII D} OnlyII andIII
E} All I, II aridIII
160. Asperthenewspublishedinvariousfinancial
newspapers Maruti-Suzuki hasnoimmediate
planstoenter into"lowcost segment". This
means-
I. .Maruti-Suzuki will not reduce theprice
of itsvarious products, asisbeingdone
bysomeother manufacturers.
II. Maruti-Suzuki doesnot want toproduce
a'Nano likelowcost car inthe near
future.
III. Maruti-Suzuki wants to retain its
existing position of luxury car makers
andwill notenter-into theareaofmakers
ofcarsfor thegeneral public.
A) OnlyI B}OnlyII
C} OnlyIII D) OnlyI, II andIII
E} Noneof these
161. Whichofthefollowingisnot afunction of a
bank?
A}Providing project finance.
B}SellingMutual Funds.
C}Decidingpolicyrates likeCCRRepoRate/
SLRetc.
m. Settlement of payments onbehalf of the
customers.
E}All of these arefunctions of bank.
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162. Whichof the following is afOITIlof "Small
Savings Bank" popular, among the poor or
children?
A) CoreBanking B) Credit Banking
C) Debit Card D) Merchant Banking
E) PiggyBanking
163. Aspublishedinvariousnewspapers Indiaand
. .European Unionaretryingtofinaliseoffree
tradepact. Howwill thishelpIndiaandEU?
I. Boththe parties will beabletoexport-
import goodswithout tariffs, quotas and
preferences on most of the goods and
services traded between them.
n. theEuropean Unionwill havetoaccept
all payments in rupees only whereas
India will accept all payments for its
exports in Euro only. The Dollar will
havenoroleinthis business.
III. Bothparties will havetodecidethetotal
value oftrade between theminadvance
and will be bound to obey the
commitment madethus.
A) OnlyI
C) OnlyIII
E) Noneof these
164. TheG-20Suinmit inJune2010 isscheduled
tobeheldat which of thefollowingplaces?
B) OnlyII
D) OnlyI, II andIII
A) London
C) Tokyo
E) Toronto
165. Asweall knowtheGovernment ofIndiahas
initiated several projects/schemes forrevival
and recharging of water bodies/lakes etc.
Whatismeant byrechargingofwater bodies?
I. Rechargeinfactisdeepdrainageofwater
bodies so that water starts moving
downwards fromthesurface.
II. Recharge is nothing but digging new
wells and lakes so that' more water is
available foruse.
III. Recharging means levyofataxonuseof
.groundwater for private purposes. This
isdoneinaddition totheusual tax that.
civic bodies collect onthe usual water
supply.
B) Washington
D) Paris
A) OnlyI B) OnlyII
C) OnlyIII D) OnlyI, II"andIII
E) Noneof these
166. Asper the news published invarious net'JS
paper!;i China had to face its first "Trade
Deficit" insixyears. Thismeans China
A) didnot earn asmuchfromitsexports as
it had topay for its imports.
B) earnmuchmorethan itsexpectations on
itsexports andpaidverylessonimports.
C) has decided tostopimports andexports
forthetimebeing asit isproducingjust
enough for its consumption.
D) has failed to keep its commitment to
supply (export) goods as promised to
various countries. The result is, itmay
havetodevalue itscurrency (Yuan)asit
has lost its credibility inthe market.
E) Noneof these.
167. Several Public Sector organisations like
ONGC, SAIL and NTPC r.eceived 'Scope
Award'. Theaward isgivenforwhichofthe
following?
A) Earninq all highest profit amongst all
PSUs.
B) Forcreatingthemaximumnumber ofjobs
inayear.
C) For donating the maximum amount in
Pradhan Mantri RahatKosh inayear.
.D) For; cut~ingdownexpenditure by50%or
more inayear towipe out losses made
intheprevious year.
E) Best-Corporate Governance.
168. IronOreisfound inwhich of the following
states inIndia?
A) Punjab
C) Orissa
E) Uttar Pradesh
169. Whichofthefollowingcountries isinadeep
crisisthese daysandisstruggling tofinance
itsbudget deficit andgovernment debt?
A) Russia B) Greece
C) Britain D) USA
E) Noneof these
B) Rajasthan
D) Jammu andKashmir
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B) Onlyll
D) OnlyI,II andIII
170. Asper thebudget documents placedinthe
Parliament inFebruary 2010, what arethe
challenges India isfacing onits economic
front?
I. ToquicklyreverttothehighGDPgrowth
path of 9%. .
II. Makingdevelopment moreinclusive.
III. Tostrengthen thegovernmental system
andtheprocessofgovernanceatdifferent
levels.
A) OnlyI
C) OnlyIII
E) Noneof these
171. Prabha Raowas the Governor of which of
thefollowingstates immediately priorto~er
death?
A) Rajasthan
C) Maharashtra
E) Noneof these.
172. Whoamongst thefollowingisNOTafamous
LawnTennisplayer?
A) CaraBlack B) MikeBryan
B) Himachal Pradesh
D) Goa
C) DenisNdiso
E) LeanderPaes
173. Dr.K.Radhakrishnanwhosenamewasinthe
news recently istheChairmanof
A) IndianSpaceResearchOrganisation
B) AtomicEnergyCommission
C) Department of Information Technology
D) UniqueIdentificationAuthority of India
E) Noneof these
174. Whichof thefollowing awards isgiven by
theGovernment ofMadhyaPradesh?
A) Shanti SwarupBhatnagar Award
B) Jawaharlal NehruAward
C) ShikharSamman
D) Pravasi BhartiyaSamman
E) Noneof these
175. Whichofthefollowingterms isNOTusedin
Cricket?
A) Ashes
C) Smash
D) SerenaWilliams
B) Backfoot shot
E) All areusedinCricket
D) Crease
176. Whichofthefollowingcups/trophies isNOT
given for excellence in the game of
Badminton?
A) UberCup
B) ThomasCup
C)-SyedModi Memorial Trophy
D) ArosJunior Cup
E) MerdekaCup
177. TheMinisterial level meeting of theBASIC
Groupofcountries washeldinNewDelhi in
January 2010. WhichofthefollowingisNOT
amember oftheBASICGroup?
A) Brazil B) SouthAfrica.
C) Russia
E) India
178. Which of the following Bills recently
approved inthe UnionCabinet will helpin
better health services inthecountry?
A) Right toBetter Health Services Bill
B) National Health CareBill
C) ClinicalEstablishments (Registrationand
Regulation) Bill
D) China
D).Essential Services Bill _
E) Noneof these
179. Whoamongst thefollowingisaPadmashri
AwardWinnergivenawayrecently?
A) ChandaKochhar
B) KumarMangalamBirla
C) SaifAli Khan
D) HarshPati Singhania
E) Noneof these
180.Wtto amongthe followingisNOTaf~ous
author?
A) V.S.Naipaul B) LeanderPaes
C) AnitaDesai D) KiranDesai
E) ChetanBhaqat
181. Ivo Josipovic whose name was in news
recently isthe
A) PrimeMinister of Croatia
B) President of Croatia
C) President of Barbados
D) PrimeMinister of Bolivia
E) Noneof these
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182. PrlyailkaChoprawasgivenaNational Award
atthe56thNational Awardsforher actingin
whichof thefoll?wingfilms?
A) LoveStory2050
B) What'syour Rashee
C) Kaminey
D) Fashion
E) Noneof these
183. RogerlTederer isafamous
A) Filmactor
B) Author
C) LawnTennisplayer
D) Cricketer
E) Noneof these
184. Whoamongst thefollowingwasawardedthe
prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award
recently?
A) VK. Moorthy
C) MaheshBhatt
B) MadhurBhandarkar
D) Rekha
E) HemaMalini
185. LeeMyung-bak whowastheChief Guest at
61st RepublicDayFunctionof Indiaisthe
A) President of SouthKorea
B) PrimeMinister of SouthKorea
C) President ofVietnam
D) PrimeMinister of Vietnam
E) Noneoftheseabove
186. The Late Jyoti Basu was associated with
whichof thefollowingpolitical parties?
A) BJP
B) CPI(M)
C) Congress
D) Samajwadi Party
E) Noneof these
187. Whichofthefollowingschemeslaunchedby
the Government of India is a scheme to
improvetheperformance oftheagricultural
sector?
A) National Horticulture Mission
B) PulsePoiioAbhiyan
C) OldAgePensionScheme
D) BharatNirman Yojana
E) Noneof these
188. 'LBW'isatermrelated tothegameof
A) Badminton B) Cricket
C) Hockey D) Football
E) Noneof these
189. "Saraswati Samman" isanaward givenfor
excellenceinthefieldof
A) Sports
B) Social Service
C) Literature
D) ScienceandTechnology
E) Noneof these
190. 'Heavy Water' is used in which of the
followingfields?
A) Thermal Power B) Cement
C) IronandSteel D) Nuclear Power
E) Noneofthese
191. Which of the following is a Horticulture
Crop?
A) Paddy B) Wheat
C) Mango
E) Noneof these
192. Dr.AmartyaSenisafamous
A) Physicist B) Chemical Engineer
D) Bajara
C) Psychologist D) Economist
E) Noneof these
193. Whichofthefollowingnations isconsidered
the originator of the concept of Micro
Finance?
A) India
B) Bangladesh
C) SouthAfrica
D) USA
E)' Noneof these
194. India's first transgenic Cropwas
A)'Potato B) Brinjal
C) Sugarcane D) Bt. cotton
E)' Noneof these
195. "WhiteTiger" isabookwritten by
A) RK. Narayanan
B) ShobhaDe
C) Khushwant Singh
D) Arundhati Roy
E) AravindAdiga
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196. Shanti SwarupBhatnagarAward isgivenfor
excellenceinthefieldof
A)'Literature
qSports
D) ScienceandTechnology
<.I".
B) Music
199. Atpresent Dr.D. SubbaRaoisthe
A) Governor of Orissa
B) Deputy Chairman of the Planning
Commission
qChairmanoftheFICer
D) India's Representative inIMF
E) Noneof these
200. BanksborrowmoneyfromtheRBIonwhich
ofthefollowingrates?
A) BankRate
B) CCR
qSLR
D) ReverseRepoRate
E) RepoRate
E) Noneof these
197. UsainBolt isafamous
A).Cricketplayer B) Athelete
e) Badmintonplayer
D) Footballer
E) Noneof these
198. Government normally announces the
MinimumSupport Price(MSP)of
A).Wheat B) Paddy
qSugarcane D) Jute
E) All of these
1. (e)
11. (E)
21. (B)
31. (A)
41. (D)
51. (*)
61. (e)
71. (D)
2. (A)
12. (E)
22. (E)
32.(D)
42.(A)
52. (C)
62. (C)
72. (B)
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3. (e) 4. (D) 5. (B) 6. (e) 7. (D) 8. (B) 9. (D)
13.(A) 14. (C) 15. (A) 16. (e) 17. (B) 18. (E) 19. (A)
23. (E)
33. (B)
43. (e)
53. (E)
63. (B)
73. (C)
24. (A)
34. (A)
44. (E)
54. (D)
64. (A)
74. (A)
25. (E) 26. (A)
35. (D) 36. (A)
45. (B) 46. (D)
55. (D) 56. (D)
65. (D) 66. (e)
75. (E) 76. (A)
27. (C)
37. (e)
47. (B)
57. (A)
67. (C)
77. (A)
28. (B)
38. (C)
48. (e)
58. (B)
68. (B)
78. (B)
29. (D)
39. (D)
49. (A)
59. (A)
69. (e)
79. (A)
10. (D)
20. (D)
30. (E)
40. (A)
50. (E)
60. (E)
70. (A)
80. (e)
81.(C) 82.(e) 83.(C) 84. (B) 85. (e) 86. (A) 87. (E) 88. (B) 89. (E) 90.(C)
91. (A)
101.(D)
111.(C)
121.(C)
131.(D)
141.(B)
151.(E)
161.(B)
171.(A)
181.(B)
92. (B)
102.(e)
112.(A)
122.(D)
132.(B)
142.(D)
152.{E)
162.(E)
172.{C)
182.(D)
93. (E) 94.(C)
103.(E) 104.(C)
113.(E) 114.(D)
123.(D) 124.(B)
133.(E) 134.(A)
143.(C) . 144.(e)
153.(A) 154.(D)
163.(D) 164.(E)
173.(A) 174.(E)
183.(e) 184.(A)
95. (D) 96. (A)
105.(B) 106.(A)
115.(B) 116.(C)
125.(A) 126.(B)
135.(E) 136.(e)
145.(A) 146.(B)
155.{E) 156.(E)
165.(A) 166.(A)
175.{e) 176.(E)
185.(A) . 186.(B)
97. (E)
107. (E)
117.(A)
127.(A)
137.(A)
147.(D)
157. (B)
167. (E)
177. (C)
187. (A)
98. (A)
108.(E)
118.{B)
128.(C)
138.(D)
148.(C)
158.{D)
168.(C)
178.(C)
188.(B)
99. (C)
109.(B)
119.(E)
129.(D)
139.(A)
149.(C)
159.(C)
169.(B)
179.(C)
189.(C)
100.(D)
110.(A)
120.(D)
130.(E)
140.{E)
150.(E)
160.{B)
170.(D)
180.(B}
190.(D)
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