Aptitude

Aptitude/Reasoning/Numeric Ability Paper 1

1. What is the number of zeros at the end of the product of the numbers from 1 to 100?Answer : 127

2. A fast typist can type some matter in 2 hours and a slow typist can type the same in 3 hours. If both type combinely, in how much time will they finish?Answer : 1 hr 12 minExplanation : The fast typist's work done in 1 hr = 1/2The slow typist's work done in 1 hr = 1/3If they work combinely, work done in 1 hr = 1/2+1/3 = 5/6So, the work will be completed in 6/5 hours. i.e., 1+1/5 hours = 1hr 12 min

3. Gavaskar's average in his first 50 innings was 50. After the 51st innings, his average was 51. How many runs did he score in his 51st innings. (supposing that he lost his wicket in his 51st innings)Answer : 101Explanation : Total score after 50 innings = 50*50 = 2500Total score after 51 innings = 51*51 = 2601So, runs made in the 51st innings = 2601-2500 = 101 If he had not lost his wicket in his 51st innings, he would have scored an unbeaten 50 in his 51st innings.

4. A rectangular plate with length 8 inches, breadth 11 inches and thickness 2 inches is available. What is the length of the circular rod with diameter 8 inches and equal to the volume of the rectangular plate?Answer : 3.5 inchesExplanation : Volume of the circular rod (cylinder) = Volume of the rectangular plate(22/7)*4*4*h = 8*11*2h = 7/2 = 3.5

5. What is the sum of all numbers between 100 and 1000 which are divisible by 14 ?

Answer : 35392Explanation : The number closest to 100 which is greater than 100 and divisible by 14 is 112, which is the first term of the series which has to be summed.The number closest to 1000 which is less than 1000 and divisible by 14 is 994, which is the last term of the series.112 + 126 + .... + 994 = 14(8+9+ ... + 71) = 35392

6. If s(a) denotes square root of a, find the value of s(12+s(12+s(12+ ...... upto infinity.

Answer : 4

Explanation : Let x = s(12+s(12+s(12+.....We can write x = s(12+x). i.e., x^2 = 12 + x. Solving this quadratic equation, we get x = -3 or x=4. Sum cannot be -ve and hence sum = 4.

7. A cylindrical container has a radius of eight inches with a height of three inches. Compute how many inches should be added to either the radius or height to give the same increase in volume?

Answer : 16/3 inchesExplanation : Let x be the amount of increase. The volume will increase by the same amount if the radius increased or the height is increased.So, the effect on increasing height is equal to the effect on increasing the radius.i.e., (22/7)*8*8*(3+x) = (22/7)*(8+x)*(8+x)*3Solving the quadratic equation we get the x = 0 or 16/3. The possible increase would be by 16/3 inches.

8. With just six weights and a balance scale, you can weigh any unit number of kgs from 1 to 364. What could be the six weights?Answer : 1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 243 (All powers of 3)

9. Diophantus passed one sixth of his life in childhood, one twelfth in youth, and one seventh more as a bachelor; five years after his marriage a son was born who died four years before his father at half his final age. How old is Diophantus?Answer : 84 yearsExplanation : x/6 + x/12 + x/7 + 5 + x/2 + 4 = x

10 . If time at this moment is 9 P.M., what will be the time 23999999992 hours later?Answer : 1 P.M.Explanation : 24 billion hours later, it would be 9 P.M. and 8 hours before that it would be 1 P.M.

11. How big will an angle of one and a half degree look through a glass that magnifies things three times?Answer : 1 1/2 degreesExplanation : The magnifying glass cannot increase the magnitude of an angle.

12. Divide 45 into four parts such that when 2 is added to the first part, 2 is subtracted from the second part, 2 is multiplied by the third part and the fourth part is divided by two, all result in the same number.Answer: 8, 12, 5, 20Explanation: a + b + c + d =45; a+2 = b-2 = 2c = d/2; a=b-4; c = (b-2)/2; d = 2(b-2); b-4 + b + (b-2)/2 + 2(b-2) = 45;

13. I drove 60 km at 30 kmph and then an additional 60 km at 50 kmph. Compute my average speed over my 120 km.Answer : 37 1/2

Explanation : Time reqd for the first 60 km = 120 min.; Time reqd for the second 60 km = 72 min.; Total time reqd = 192 minAvg speed = (60*120)/192 = 37 1/2

Questions 14 and 15 are based on the following :Five executives of European Corporation hold a Conference in RomeMr. A converses in Spanish & ItalianMr. B, a spaniard, knows English alsoMr. C knows English and belongs to ItalyMr. D converses in French and SpanishMr. E , a native of Italy knows French

14. Which of the following can act as interpreter if Mr. C & Mr. D wish to conversea) only Mr. A b) Only Mr. B c) Mr. A & Mr. B d) Any of the other three

Answer : d) Any of the other three.Explanation : From the data given, we can infer the following.A knows Spanish, ItalianB knows Spanish, EnglishC knows Italian, EnglishD knows Spanish, FrenchE knows Italian, FrenchTo act as an interpreter between C and D, a person has to know one of the combinations Italian&Spanish, Italian&French, English&Spanish, English&FrenchA, B, and E know atleast one of the combinations.

15. If a 6th executive is brought in, to be understood by maximum number of original five he should be fluent ina) English & French b) Italian & Spanish c) English & French d) French & ItalianAnswer : b) Italian & SpanishExplanation : No of executives who knowi) English is 2ii) Spanish is 3iii) Italian is 3iv) French is 2Italian & Spanish are spoken by the maximum no of executives. So, if the 6th executive is fluent in Italian & Spanish, he can communicate with all the original five because everybody knows either Spanish or Italian.

16.What is the sum of the first 25 natural odd numbers?Answer : 625Explanation : The sum of the first n natural odd nos is square(n). 1+3 = 4 = square(2) 1+3+5 = 9 = square(3)

17. The sum of any seven consecutive numbers is divisible by2 b) 7 c) 3 d) 11

18. There are seventy clerks working in a company, of which 30 are females. Also, 30 clerks are married; 24 clerks are above 25 years of age; 19 married clerks are above 25 years, of which 7 are males; 12 males are above 25 years of age; and 15 males are married. How many bachelor girls are there and how many of these are above 25?

19.A man sailed off from the North Pole. After covering 2,000 miles in one direction he turned West, sailed 2,000 miles, turned North and sailed ahead another 2,000 miles till he met his friend. How far was he from the North Pole and in what direction?

20.Here is a series of comments on the ages of three persons J, R, S by themselves.S : The difference between R's age and mine is three years.J : R is the youngest.R : Either I am 24 years old or J 25 or S 26.J : All are above 24 years of age.S : I am the eldest if and only if R is not the youngest.R : S is elder to me.J : I am the eldest.R : S is not 27 years old.S : The sum of my age and J's is two more than twice R's age.One of the three had been telling a lie throughout whereas others had spoken the truth. Determine the ages of S,J,R.

21.In a group of five people, what is the probability of finding two persons with the same month of birth?

22.A father and his son go out for a 'walk-and-run' every morning around a track formed by an equilateral triangle. The father's walking speed is 2 mph and his running speed is 5 mph. The son's walking and running speeds are twice that of his father. Both start together from one apex of the triangle, the son going clockwise and the father anti-clockwise. Initially the father runs and the son walks for a certain period of time. Thereafter, as soon as the father starts walking, the son starts running. Both complete the course in 45 minutes. For how long does the father run? Where do the two cross each other?

23.The Director of Medical Services was on his annual visit to the ENT Hospital. While going through the out patients' records he came across the following data for a particular day : " Ear consultations 45; Nose 50; Throat 70; Ear and Nose 30; Nose and Throat 20; Ear and Throat 30; Ear, Nose and Throat 10; Total patients 100." Then he came to the conclusion that the records were bogus. Was he right?

24.Amongst Ram, Sham and Gobind are a doctor, a lawyer and a police officer. They are married to Radha, Gita and Sita (not in order). Each of the wives have a profession.

Gobind's wife is an artist. Ram is not married to Gita. The lawyer's wife is a teacher. Radha is married to the police officer. Sita is an expert cook. Who's who?

25.What should come next?1, 2, 4, 10, 16, 40, 64,

Aptitude/Reasoning/Numeric Ability Paper 2

1. In objective test a correct ans score 4 marks and on a wrong ans 2 marks are ---. a student score 480 marks from 150 question. how many ans were correct?a) 120b) 130c) 110d) 150Ans130.

2. An artical sold at amount of 50% the net sale price is rs 425 .what is the list price of the artical?

a) 500b) 488c) 480 d) 510 Ans 500

3. A man leaves office daily at 7pm A driver with car comes from his home to pick him from office and bring back home . One day he gets free at 5:30 and instead of waiting for driver he starts walking towards home. In the way he meets the car and returns home on car He reaches home 20 minutes earlier than usual. In how much time does the man reach home usually??Ans. 1hr 20min

4. A works thrice as much as B. If A takes 60 days less than B to do a work then find the number of days it would take to complete the work if both work together?Ans. 22½days

5. How many 1's are there in the binary form of 8*1024 + 3*64 + 3Ans. 4

6. In a digital circuit which was to implement (A B) + (A)XOR(B), the designer implements (A B) (A)XOR(B) What is the probability of error in it ?

6. A boy has Rs 2. He wins or loses Re 1 at a time If he wins he gets Re 1 and if he loses the game he loses Re 1. He can loose only 5 times. He is out of the game if he earns Rs 5.

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Find the number of ways in which this is possible?Ans. 16

7. If there are 1024*1280 pixels on a screen and each pixel can have around 16 million colors Find the memory required for this?Ans. 4MB8. On a particular day A and B decide that they would either speak the truth or will lie. C asks A whether he is speaking truth or lying? He answers and B listens to what he said. C then asks B what A has said B says "A says that he is a liar" What is B speaking ?(a) Truth(b) Lie(c) Truth when A lies(d) Cannot be determinedAns. (b)

9. What is the angle between the two hands of a clock when time is 8:30Ans. 75(approx)

10. A student is ranked 13th from right and 8th from left. How many students are there in totality ?

11. A man walks east and turns right and then from there to his left and then 45degrees tohis right.In which direction did he goAns. North west

12. A student gets 70% in one subject, 80% in the other. To get an overall of 75% how much should get in third subject.

13. A man shows his friend a woman sitting in a park and says that she the daughter of my grandmother's only son. What is the relation between the twoAns. Daughter

14. How many squares with sides 1/2 inch long are needed to cover a rectangle that is 4 ft long and 6 ft wide(a) 24(b) 96(c) 3456(d) 13824(e) 14266

15. If a=2/3b , b=2/3c, and c=2/3d what part of d is b/(a) 8/27(b) 4/9(c) 2/3(d) 75%(e) 4/3



Ans. (b)

16. Successive discounts of 20% and 15% are equal to a single discount of (a) 30%(b) 32% (c) 34% (d) 35% (e) 36Ans. (b)

17. The petrol tank of an automobile can hold g liters.If a liters was removed when the tank was full, what part of the full tank was removed?(a)g-a(b)g/a(c) a/g(d) (g-a)/a(e) (g-a)/gAns. (c)

18. If x/y=4 and y is not '0' what % of x is 2x-y

(a)150%(b)175%(c)200%(d)250%

Ans. (b)

19.Find the odd man out3,5,7,12,13,17,19Answer : 12

20. Find the odd man out2,5,10,17,26,37,50,64Answer : 64Explanation : 2+3=5; 5+5=10; 10+7=17; 17+9=26; 26+11=37; 37+13=50; 50+15=65;

21. For the following, find the next term in the series

6, 24, 60,120, 210

a) 336 b) 366


c) 330 d) 660

Answer : a) 336Explanation : The series is 1.2.3, 2.3.4, 3.4.5, 4.5.6, 5.6.7, ..... ( '.' means product)

22. For the following, find the next term in the series

1, 5, 13, 25

Answer : 41Explanation : The series is of the form 0^2+1^2, 1^2+2^2,...

23. Out of 80 coins, one is counterfeit. What is the minimum number of weighings needed to find out the counterfeit coin?Answer : 4

24. What can you conclude from the statement : All green are blue, all blue are red. ?some blue are greensome red are green some green are not red all red are blue(a) i or ii but not both (b) i & ii only (c) iii or iv but not both (d) iii & iv

Answer : (b)

25. Find the odd one out105,85,60,30,0,-45,-90Answer : 0Explanation : 105-20=85; 85-25=60; 60-30=30; 30-35=-5; -5-40=-45; -45-45=-90;

Aptitude/ Reasoning/ Numeric Ability Paper 3

1. A car travels a certain distance taking 7 hrs in forward journey, during the return journey increased speed 12km/hr takes the times 5 hrs.What is the distance travelled

(a) 210 kms(b) 30 kms(c) 20 kms

(c) none of theseAns. B

2. Instead of multiplying a number by 7, the number is divided by 7. What is the percentage of error obtained ?57. Find (7x + 4y ) / (x-2y) if x/2y = 3/2 ?

(a) 6(b) 8(c) 7(d) data insufficientAns. C

3. A man buys 12 lts of liquid which contains 20% of the liquid and the rest is water. He then mixes it with 10 lts of another mixture with 30% of liquid.What is the % of water in the new mixture?

4. If a man buys 1 lt of milk for Rs.12 and mixes it with 20% water and sells it for Rs.15, then what is the percentage of gain?

5. Pipe A can fill a tank in 30 mins and Pipe B can fill it in 28 mins.If 3/4th of the tank is filled by Pipe B alone and both are opened, how much time is required by both the pipes to fill the tank completely ?

6. If on an item a company gives 25% discount, they earn 25% profit. If they now give 10% discount then what is the profit percentage.(a) 40%(b) 55%(c) 35%(d) 30%Ans. D

7. A certain number of men can finish a piece of work in 10 days. If however there were 10 men less it will take 10 days more for the work to be finished. How many men were there originally?

(a) 110 men(b) 130 men(c) 100 men(d) none of theseAns. A

8. In simple interest what sum amounts of Rs.1120/- in 4 years and Rs.1200/- in 5 years ?(a) Rs. 500(b) Rs. 600(c) Rs. 800

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(d) Rs. 900Ans. C

9. If a sum of money compound annually amounts of thrice itself in 3 years. In how many years will it become 9 times itself.

(a) 6(b) 8(c) 10(d) 12Ans A

10. Two trains move in the same direction at 50 kmph and 32 kmph respectively. A man in the slower train observes the 15 seconds elapse before the faster train completely passes by him. What is the length of faster train ?

(a) 100m(b) 75m(c) 120m(d) 50mAns B

11. How many mashes are there in 1 squrare meter of wire gauge if each meshis 8mm long and 5mm wide ?

(a) 2500(b) 25000(c) 250(d) 250000Ans B

12. x% of y is y% of ?(a) x/y(b) 2y(c) x(d) can't be determinedAns. C

13. The price of sugar increases by 20%, by what % should a housewife reduce the consumption of sugar so that expenditure on sugar can be same as before ?(a) 15%(b) 16.66%(c) 12%(d) 9%Ans B


14. A man spends half of his salary on household expenses, 1/4th for rent, 1/5th for travel expenses, the man deposits the rest in a bank. If his monthly deposits in the bank amount 50, what is his monthly salary ?(a) Rs.500(b) Rs.1500(c) Rs.1000(d) Rs. 900Ans C

15. The population of a city increases @ 4% p.a. There is an additional annual increase of 4% of the population due to the influx of job seekers, find the % increase in population after 2 years ?

16. The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a school is 3:2 Out of these 10% the boys and 25% of girls are scholarship holders. % of students who are not scholarship holders.?72. 15 men take 21 days of 8 hrs. each to do a piece of work. How many days of 6 hrs. each would it take for 21 women if 3 women do as much work as 2 men?(a) 30(b) 20(c) 19(d) 29Ans. A

17. A cylinder is 6 cms in diameter and 6 cms in height. If spheres of the same size are made from the material obtained, what is the diameter of each sphere?(a) 5 cms(b) 2 cms(c) 3 cms(d) 4 cmsAns C

18. A rectangular plank (2)1/2 meters wide can be placed so that it is on either side of the diagonal of a square shown below.(Figure is not available)What is the area of the plank?

Ans :7*(2)1/2

19. The difference b/w the compound interest payble half yearly and the simple interest on a certain sum lent out at 10% p.a for 1 year is Rs 25. What is the sum?(a) Rs. 15000(b) Rs. 12000(c) Rs. 10000(d) none of theseAns C

20. What is the smallest number by which 2880 must be divided in order to make it into a




perfect square ?

(a) 3(b) 4(c) 5 (d) 6 Ans. C

21. A father is 30 years older than his son however he will be only thrice as old as the son after 5 years what is father's present age ?

(a) 40 yrs(b) 30 yrs(c) 50 yrs(d) none of theseAns. A

22. An article sold at a profit of 20% if both the cost price and selling price would be Rs.20/- the profit would be 10% more. What is the cost price of that article?

23. If an item costs Rs.3 in '99 and Rs.203 in '00.What is the % increase in price?

(a) 200/3 %(b) 200/6 %(c) 100%(d) none of theseAns. A

24. 5 men or 8 women do equal amount of work in a day. a job requires 3 men and 5 women to finish the job in 10 days how many woman are required to finish the job in 14 days.

a) 10b) 7 c) 6 d) 12Ans 725. A simple interest amount of rs 5000 for six month is rs 200. what is the anual rate of interest?

a) 10%b) 6% c) 8%d) 9% Ans 8%



Aptitude /Reasoning/ Numeric Ability Paper 4

1. There are 6 red shoes & 4 green shoes . If two of red shoes are drawn what is the probability of getting red shoes Ans: 6c2/10c2

2. To 15 lts of water containing 20% alcohol, we add 5 lts of pure water. What is % alcohol. Ans : 15%

3. A worker is paid Rs.20/- for a full days work. He works 1,1/3,2/3,1/8.3/4 days in a week. What is the total amount paid for that worker ?Ans : 57.50

4. If the value of x lies between 0 & 1 which of the following is the largest? (a) x (b) x2(c) -x(d) 1/x

Ans : (d)

5. If the total distance of a journey is 120 km .If one goes by 60 kmph and comes back at 40kmph what is the average speed during the journey? Ans: 48kmph

6. A school has 30% students from Maharashtra .Out of these 20% are Bombey students. Find the total percentage of Bombay?Ans: 6%

7. An equilateral triangle of sides 3 inch each is given. How many equilateral triangles of side 1 inch can be formed from it?Ans: 9

8. If A/B = 3/5,then 15A = ?Ans : 9B

9. Each side of a rectangle is increased by 100% .By what percentage does the area increase?Ans : 300%

10. Perimeter of the back wheel = 9 feet, front wheel = 7 feet on a certain distance, the front wheel gets 10 revolutions more than the back wheel .What is the distance?Ans : 315 feet.

11. Perimeter of front wheel =30, back wheel = 20. If front wheel revolves 240 times.

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How many revolutions will the back wheel take?Ans: 360 times

12. 20% of a 6 litre solution and 60% of 4 litre solution are mixed. What percentage of the mixture of solutionAns: 36%

13. City A's population is 68000, decreasing at a rate of 80 people per year. City B having population 42000 is increasing at a rate of 120 people per year. In how many years both the cities will have same population?Ans: 130 years

14. Two cars are 15 kms apart. One is turning at a speed of 50kmph and the other at 40kmph . How much time will it take for the two cars to meet?Ans: 3/2 hours

15. A person wants to buy 3 paise and 5 paise stamps costing exactly one rupee. If he buys which of the following number of stamps he won't able to buy 3 paise stamps.Ans: 9

16. There are 12 boys and 15 girls, How many different dancing groups can be formed with 2 boys and 3 girls.

17. Which of the following fractions is less than 1/3(a) 22/62 (b) 15/46(c) 2/3(d) 1Ans: (b)

18.One of Mr. Horton,his wife,their son,and Mr. Horton's mother is a doctor and another is a lawyer.

a)If the doctor is younger than the lawyer, then the doctor and the lawyer are not blood relatives.b)If the doctor is a woman, then the doctor and the lawyer are blood relatives.c)If the lawyer is a man, then the doctor is a man.

Whose occupation you know?

Ans.Mr. Horton:he is the doctor.

19.Mr. and Mrs. Aye and Mr. and Mrs. Bee competed in a chess tournament.Of the three games played:


a)In only the first game were the two players married to each other.b)The men won two games and the women won one game.c)The Ayes won more games than the Bees.d)Anyone who lost game did not play the subsequent game.Who did not lose a game?

Ans.Mrs.Bee did not lose a game.

20. There are two circles, one circle is inscribed and another circle is circumscribed over a square. What is the ratio of area of inner to outer circle?Ans: 1 : 2

21. Three types of tea the a,b,c costs Rs. 95/kg,100/kg and70/kg respectively.How many kgs of each should be blended to produce 100 kg of mixture worth Rs.90/kg,given that the quntities of band c are equala)70,15,15 b)50,25,25 c)60,20,20 d)40,30,30 Ans. (b)

22. in a class, except 18 all are above 50 years.15 are below 50 years of age. How many people are there(a) 30 (b) 33 (c) 36 (d) none of these.Ans. (d)

23. If a boat is moving in upstream with velocity of 14 km/hr and goes downstream with a velocity of 40 km/hr, then what is the speed of the stream ?

(a) 13 km/hr(b) 26 km/hr(c) 34 km/hr(d) none of theseAns. A

24. Find the value of ( 0.75 * 0.75 * 0.75 - 0.001 ) / ( 0.75 * 0.75 - 0.075 + 0.01)

(a) 0.845(b) 1.908(c) 2.312(d) 0.001Ans. A

25. A can have a piece of work done in 8 days, B can work three times faster than the A, C can work five times faster than A. How many days will they take to do the work together ?

(a) 3 days(b) 8/9 days(c) 4 days(d) can't sayAns. B


1.Three piles of chips--pile I consists one chip, pile II consists of chips, and pile III consists of three chips--are to be used in game played by Anita and Brinda.The game requires:a)That each player in turn take only one chip or all chips from just one pile.b)That the player who has to take the last chip loses.c)That Anita now have her turn.

From which pile should Anita draw in order to win?

Ans.Pile II

2..Of Abdul, Binoy, and Chandini:a)Each member belongs to the Tee family whose members always tell the truth or to the El family whose members always lie.b)Abdul says ''Either I belong or Binoy belongs to a different family from the other two."

Whose family do you name of?

Ans.Binoy's family--El.

3.In a class composed of x girls and y boys what part of the class is composed of girls

A.y/(x + y)B.x/xyC.x/(x + y)D.y/xy

Ans.C

4.What is the maximum number of half-pint bottles of cream that can be filled with a 4-gallon can of cream(2 pt.=1 qt. and 4 qt.=1 gal)

A.16B.24C.30D.64

Ans.D

5.If the operation,^ is defined by the equation x ^ y = 2x + y,what is the value of a in 2 ^ a = a ^ 3

A.0B.1C.-1D.4

Ans.B

6.A coffee shop blends 2 kinds of coffee,putting in 2 parts of a 33p. a gm. grade to 1 part of a 24p. a gm.If the mixture is changed to 1 part of the 33p. a gm. to 2 parts of the less expensive grade,how much will the shop save in blending 100 gms.

A.Rs.90B.Rs.1.00C.Rs.3.00D.Rs.8.00

Ans.C

7.There are 200 questions on a 3 hr examination.Among these questions are 50 mathematics problems.It is suggested that twice as much time be spent on each maths problem as for each other question.How many minutes should be spent on mathematics problems

A.36B.72C.60D.100

Ans.B

8.In a group of 15,7 have studied Latin, 8 have studied Greek, and 3 have not studied

either.How many of these studied both Latin and Greek

A.0B.3C.4D.5

Ans.B

9.If 13 = 13w/(1-w) ,then (2w)2 =

A.1/4B.1/2C.1D.2

Ans.C

10. If a and b are positive integers and (a-b)/3.5 = 4/7, then (A) b < a (B) b > a(C) b = a(D) b >= aAns. A

11. In june a baseball team that played 60 games had won 30% of its game played. After a phenomenal winning streak this team raised its average to 50% .How many games must the team have won in a row to attain this average?A. 12B. 20C. 24D. 30Ans. C

12. M men agree to purchase a gift for Rs. D. If three men drop out how much more will each have to contribute towards the purchase of the gift/A. D/(M-3)B. MD/3C. M/(D-3)D. 3D/(M2-3M) Ans. D

13. A company contracts to paint 3 houses. Mr.Brown can paint a house in 6 days while Mr.Black would take 8 days and Mr.Blue 12 days. After 8 days Mr.Brown goes on vacation and Mr. Black begins to work for a period of 6 days. How many days will it take Mr.Blue to complete the contract?A. 7B. 8C. 11D. 12Ans.C

14. 2 hours after a freight train leaves Delhi a passenger train leaves the same station travelling in the same direction at an average speed of 16 km/hr. After travelling 4 hrs the passenger train overtakes the freight train. The average speed of the freight train was?A. 30B. 40C.58D. 60Ans. B

15. If 9x-3y=12 and 3x-5y=7 then 6x-2y = ?A.-5B. 4C. 2D. 8Ans. D

16. There are 5 red shoes, 4 green shoes. If one draw randomly a shoe what is the probability of getting a red shoe Ans 5c1/ 9c1

17. What is the selling price of a car? If the cost of the car is Rs.60 and a profit of 10% over selling price is earnedAns: Rs 66/-

18. 1/3 of girls , 1/2 of boys go to canteen .What factor and total number of classmates go to canteen.

Ans: Cannot be determined.

19. The price of a product is reduced by 30% . By what percentage should it be increased to make it 100%


Ans: 42.857%

20. There is a square of side 6cm . A circle is inscribed inside the square. Find the ratio of the area of circle to square. Ans. 11/14

21. There are two candles of equal lengths and of different thickness. The thicker one lasts of six hours. The thinner 2 hours less than the thicker one. Ramesh lights the two candles at the same time. When he went to bed he saw the thicker one is twice the length of the thinner one. How long ago did Ramesh light the two candles .

Ans: 3 hours.

22. If M/N = 6/5,then 3M+2N = ?

23. If p/q = 5/4 , then 2p+q= ?

24. If PQRST is a parallelogram what it the ratio of triangle PQS & parallelogram PQRST .Ans: 1:2

25. The cost of an item is Rs 12.60. If the profit is 10% over selling price what is the selling price ?Ans: Rs 13.86/-


For the following, find the next term in the series

1. 6, 24, 60,120, 210

a) 336 b) 366 c) 330 d) 660Answer : a) 336Explanation : The series is 1.2.3, 2.3.4, 3.4.5, 4.5.6, 5.6.7, ..... ( '.' means product)

2. 1, 5, 13, 25Answer : 41Explanation : The series is of the form 0^2+1^2, 1^2+2^2,...

3. 0, 5, 8, 17Answer : 24Explanation : 1^2-1, 2^2+1, 3^2-1, 4^2+1, 5^2-1


4. 1, 8, 9, 64, 25 (Hint : Every successive terms are related)Answer : 216Explanation : 1^2, 2^3, 3^2, 4^3, 5^2, 6^3

5. 8,24,12,36,18,54Answer : 27

6. 71,76,69,74,67,72Answer : 67

7. 5,9,16,29,54Answer : 103Explanation : 5*2-1=9; 9*2-2=16; 16*2-3=29; 29*2-4=54; 54*2-5=103

8. 1,2,4,10,16,40,64 (Successive terms are related)Answer : 200Explanation : The series is powers of 2 (2^0,2^1,..).All digits are less than 8. Every second number is in octal number system. 128 should follow 64. 128 base 10 = 200 base 8.

Questions 9-12 are based on the following :

Three adults – Roberto, Sarah and Vicky – will be traveling in a van with five children – Freddy, Hillary, Jonathan, Lupe, and Marta. The van has a driver’s seat and one passenger seat in the front, and two benches behind the front seats, one beach behind the other. Each bench has room for exactly three people. Everyone must sit in a seat or on a bench, and seating is subject to the following restrictions: An adult must sit on each bench.Either Roberto or Sarah must sit in the driver’s seat.Jonathan must sit immediately beside Marta.

9. Of the following, who can sit in the front passenger seat ?(a) Jonathan (b) Lupe (c) Roberto (d) Sarah (e) Vicky

10. Which of the following groups of three can sit together on a bench? (a) Freddy, Jonathan and Marta (b) Freddy, Jonathan and Vicky(c) Freddy, Sarah and Vicky (d) Hillary, Lupe and Sarah(e) Lupe, Marta and Roberto

11. If Freddy sits immediately beside Vicky, which of the following cannot be true ?a. Jonathan sits immediately beside Sarahb. Lupe sits immediately beside Vickyc. Hillary sits in the front passenger seat

d. Freddy sits on the same bench as Hillarye. Hillary sits on the same bench as Roberto

12. If Sarah sits on a bench that is behind where Jonathan is sitting, which of the following must be true ?f. Hillary sits in a seat or on a bench that is in front of where Marta is sittingg. Lupe sits in a seat or on a bench that is in front of where Freddy is sittingh. Freddy sits on the same bench as Hillaryi. Lupe sits on the same bench as Sarahj. Marta sits on the same bench as Vicky

13. A farmer has two rectangular fields. The larger field has twice the length and 4 times the width of the smaller field. If the smaller field has area K, then the are of the larger field is greater than the area of the smaller field by what amount?(a) 6K (b) 8K (c) 12K (d) 7K

14. Nine equal circles are enclosed in a square whose area is 36sq units. Find the area of each circle.

15. Is z less than w? z and w are real numbers.(I) z2 = 25 (II) w = 9To answer the question,a) Either I or II is sufficientb) Both I and II are sufficient but neither of them is alone sufficientc) I & II are sufficientd) Both are not sufficient

16. A speaks truth 70% of the time; B speaks truth 80% of the time. What is the probability that both are contradicting each other?

18. In a family 7 children don't eat spinach, 6 don't eat carrot, 5 don't eat beans, 4 don't eat spinach & carrots, 3 don't eat carrot & beans, 2 don't eat beans & spinach. One doesn't eat all 3. Find the no. of children.

Ques. Six swimmers A, B, C, D, E, F compete in a race. The outcome is as follows. i. B does not win.ii. Only two swimmers separate E & Diii. A is behind D & Eiv. B is ahead of E , with one swimmer interveningv. F is a head of D

19. Who stood fifth in the race ?(a) A

(b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E Ans: (e)

20. How many swimmers seperate A and F ?(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 (e) cannot be determined Ans: (d)

21. The swimmer between C & E is(a) none (b) F (c) D (d) B (e) A Ans: (a)

22. If the end of the race, swimmer D is disqualified by the Judges then swimmer B finishes in which place (a) 1(b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 (e) 5 Ans: (b)

Ques. There are six steps that lead from the first to the second floor. No two people can be on the same stepMr. A is two steps below Mr. CMr. B is a step next to Mr. DOnly one step is vacant ( No one standing on that step )Denote the first step by step 1 and second step by step 2 etc.

23. If Mr. A is on the first step, Which of the following is true? (a) Mr. B is on the second step(b) Mr. C is on the fourth step.(c) A person Mr. E, could be on the third step(d) Mr. D is on higher step than Mr. C. Ans: (d)


24. If Mr. E was on the third step & Mr. B was on a higher step than Mr. E which step must be vacant (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 5(e) step 6 Ans: (a)

25. If Mr. B was on step 1, which step could A be on? (a) 2&e only(b) 3&5 only (c) 3&4 only (d) 4&5 only (e) 2&4 only Ans: (c)

26. If there were two steps between the step that A was standing and the step that B was standing on, and A was on a higher step than D , A must be on step (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5 (e) 6 Ans: (c)

27. Which of the following is false

i. B&D can be both on odd-numbered steps in one configurationii. In a particular configuration A and C must either both an odd numbered steps or both an even-numbered stepsiii. A person E can be on a step next to the vacant step. (a) i only (b) ii only (c) iii only(d) both i and iiiAns: (c)


1.If 2x-y=4 then 6x-3y=?(a)15(b)12(c)18

(d)10Ans. (b)

2.If x=y=2z and xyz=256 then what is the value of x?

(a)12(b)8(c)16(d)6Ans. (b)

3. (1/10)18 - (1/10)20 = ?(a) 99/1020(b) 99/10(c) 0.9(d) none of theseAns. (a)

4.Pipe A can fill in 20 minutes and Pipe B in 30 mins and Pipe C can empty the same in 40 mins.If all of them work together, find the time taken to fill the tank

(a) 17 1/7 mins(b) 20 mins(c) 8 mins(d) none of theseAns. (a)

5. Thirty men take 20 days to complete a job working 9 hours a day.How many hour a day should 40 men work to complete the job?(a) 8 hrs(b) 7 1/2 hrs(c) 7 hrs(d) 9 hrsAns. (b)

6. Find the smallest number in a GP whose sum is 38 and product 1728(a) 12(b) 20(c) 8(d) none of theseAns. (c)

7. A boat travels 20 kms upstream in 6 hrs and 18 kms downstream in 4 hrs.Find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the water current?(a) 1/2 kmph(b) 7/12 kmph


(c) 5 kmph(d) none of theseAns. (b)

8. A goat is tied to one corner of a square plot of side 12m by a rope 7m long.Find the area it can graze?(a) 38.5 sq.m(b) 155 sq.m(c) 144 sq.m(d) 19.25 sq.mAns. (a)

9. Mr. Shah decided to walk down the escalator of a tube station. He found that if he walks down 26 steps, he requires 30 seconds to reach the bottom. However, if he steps down 34 stairs he would only require 18 seconds to get to the bottom. If the time is measured from the moment the top step begins to descend to the time he steps off the last step at the bottom, find out the height of the stair way in steps?Ans.46 steps.

10. The average age of 10 members of a committee is the same as it was 4 years ago, because an old member has been replaced by a young member. Find how much younger is the new member ?Ans.40 years.

11. Three containers A, B and C have volumes a, b, and c respectively; and container A is full of water while the other two are empty. If from container A water is poured into container B which becomes 1/3 full, and into container C which becomes 1/2 full, how much water is left in container A?

12. ABCE is an isosceles trapezoid and ACDE is a rectangle. AB = 10 and EC = 20. What is the length of AE?Ans. AE = 10.13. In the given figure, PA and PB are tangents to the circle at A and B respectively and the chord BC is parallel to tangent PA. If AC = 6 cm, and length of the tangent AP is 9 cm, then what is the length of the chord BC?Ans. BC = 4 cm.

15 Three cards are drawn at random from an ordinary pack of cards. Find the probability that they will consist of a king, a queen and an ace.Ans. 64/2210.

16. A number of cats got together and decided to kill between them 999919 mice. Every cat killed an equal number of mice. Each cat killed more mice than there were cats. How many cats do you think there were ?Ans. 991.

17. If Log2 x - 5 Log x + 6 = 0, then what would the value / values of x be? Ans. x = e2 or e3.

18. The square of a two digit number is divided by half the number. After 36 is added to the quotient, this sum is then divided by 2. The digits of the resulting number are the same as those in the original number, but they are in reverse order. The ten's place of the original number is equal to twice the difference between its digits. What is the number?Ans. 46

19.Can you tender a one rupee note in such a manner that there shall be total 50 coins but none of them would be 2 paise coins.?Ans. 45 one paisa coins, 2 five paise coins, 2 ten paise coins, and 1 twenty-five paise coins.

20.A monkey starts climbing up a tree 20ft. tall. Each hour, it hops 3ft. and slips back 2ft. How much time would it take the monkey to reach the top?Ans.18 hours.

21. What is the missing number in this series? 8 2 14 6 11 ? 14 6 18 12Ans. 9

22. A certain type of mixture is prepared by mixing brand A at Rs.9 a kg. with brand B at Rs.4 a kg. If the mixture is worth Rs.7 a kg., how many kgs. of brand A are needed to make 40kgs. of the mixture?Ans. Brand A needed is 24kgs.

23. A wizard named Nepo says "I am only three times my son's age. My father is 40 years more than twice my age. Together the three of us are a mere 1240 years old." How old is Nepo?Ans. 360 years old.

24. One dog tells the other that there are two dogs in front of me. The other one also shouts that he too had two behind him. How many are they?Ans. Three.

25. A man ate 100 bananas in five days, each day eating 6 more than the previous day. How many bananas did he eat on the first day?Ans. Eight.

26. If it takes five minutes to boil one egg, how long will it take to boil four eggs? Ans. Five minutes.

27. The minute hand of a clock overtakes the hour hand at intervals of 64 minutes of correct time. How much a day does the clock gain or lose?Ans. 32 8/11 minutes.


28. Solve for x and y: 1/x - 1/y = 1/3, 1/x2 + 1/y2 = 5/9.Ans. x = 3/2 or -3 and y = 3 or -3/2.

29. Daal is now being sold at Rs. 20 a kg. During last month its rate was Rs. 16 per kg. By how much percent should a family reduce its consumption so as to keep the expenditure fixed? Ans. 20 %.

30. Find the least value of 3x + 4y if x2y3 = 6. Ans. 10.

31. Can you find out what day of the week was January 12, 1979?Ans. Friday.

32. A garrison of 3300 men has provisions for 32 days, when given at a rate of 850 grams per head. At the end of 7 days a reinforcement arrives and it was found that now the provisions will last 8 days less, when given at the rate of 825 grams per head. How, many more men can it feed?Ans. 1700 men.

33. From 5 different green balls, four different blue balls and three different red balls, how many combinations of balls can be chosen taking at least one green and one blue ball?Ans. 3720.

34. Three pipes, A, B, & C are attached to a tank. A & B can fill it in 20 & 30 minutes respectively while C can empty it in 15 minutes. If A, B & C are kept open successively for 1 minute each, how soon will the tank be filled?Ans. 167 minutes.

35. A person walking 5/6 of his usual rate is 40 minutes late. What is his usual time? Ans. 3 hours 20 minutes.

36.For a motorist there are three ways going from City A to City C. By way of bridge the distance is 20 miles and toll is $0.75. A tunnel between the two cities is a distance of 10 miles and toll is $1.00 for the vehicle and driver and $0.10 for each passenger. A two-lane highway without toll goes east for 30 miles to city B and then 20 miles in a northwest direction to City C.

1. Which is the shortest route from B to C

(a) Directly on toll free highway to City C(b) The bridge (c) The Tunnel(d) The bridge or the tunnel

(e) The bridge only if traffic is heavy on the toll free highway

Ans. (a)

2. The most economical way of going from City A to City B, in terms of toll and distance is to use the

(a) tunnel(b) bridge(c) bridge or tunnel(d) toll free highway(e) bridge and highwayAns. (a)

3. Jim usually drives alone from City C to City A every working day. His firm deducts a percentage of employee pay for lateness. Which factor would most influence his choice of the bridge or the tunnel ?

(a) Whether his wife goes with him(b) scenic beauty on the route(c) Traffic conditions on the road, bridge and tunnel(d) saving $0.25 in tolls(e) price of gasoline consumed in covering additional 10 miles on the bridgeAns. (a)

4. In choosing between the use of the bridge and the tunnel the chief factor(s) would be:I. Traffic and road conditionsII. Number of passengers in the carIII. Location of one's homes in the center or outskirts of one of the citiesIV. Desire to save $0.25

(a) I only(b) II only(c) II and III only(d) III and IV only(e) I and II onlyAns. (a)

37.The letters A, B, C, D, E, F and G, not necessarily in that order, stand for seven consecutive integers from 1 to 10D is 3 less than AB is the middle termF is as much less than B as C is greater than DG is greater than F

1. The fifth integer is


(a) A(b) C(c) D(d) E(e) FAns. (a)

2. A is as much greater than F as which integer is less than G(a) A(b) B(c) C(d) D(e) EAns. (a)

3. If A = 7, the sum of E and G is(a) 8(b) 10(c) 12(d) 14(e) 16Ans. (a)

4. A - F = ?(a) 1(b) 2(c) 3(d) 4(e) Cannot be determinedAns. (a)

5. An integer T is as much greater than C as C is greater than E. T can be written as A + E. What is D?(a) 2(b) 3(c) 4(d) 5(e) Cannot be determinedAns. (a)

6. The greatest possible value of C is how much greater than the smallest possible value of D?(a) 2(b) 3(c) 4

(d) 5(e) 6Ans. (a)

38.1. All G's are H's2. All G's are J's or K's3. All J's and K's are G's4. All L's are K's5. All N's are M's6. No M's are G's

1. If no P's are K's, which of the following must be true?

(a) All P's are J's(b) No P is a G(c) No P is an H(d) If any P is an H it is a G(e) If any P is a G it is a JAns. (a)

2. Which of the following can be logically deduced from the conditions stated?(a) No M's are H's(b) No M's that are not N's are H's(c) No H's are M's(d) Some M's are H's(e) All M's are H'sAns. (a)

3. Which of the following is inconsistent with one or more of the conditions?(a) All H's are G's(b) All H's that are not G's are M's(c) Some H's are both M's and G's(d) No M's are H's(e) All M's are H'sAns. (a)

4. The statement "No L's are J's" isI. Logically deducible from the conditions statedII. Consistent with but not deducible from the conditions statedIII. Deducible from the stated conditions together with the additional statement "No J's are K's"(a) I only(b) II only(c) III only(d) II and III only

(e) Neither I, II nor IIIAns. (a)

39.In country X, democratic, conservative and justice parties have fought three civil wars in twenty years. TO restore stability an agreement is reached to rotate the top offices President, Prime Minister and Army Chief among the parties so that each party controls one and only one office at all times. The three top office holders must each have two deputies, one from each of the other parties. Each deputy must choose a staff composed of equally members of his or her chiefs party and member of the third party.

1. When Justice party holds one of the top offices, which of the following cannot be true

(a) Some of the staff members within that office are justice party members(b) Some of the staff members within that office are democratic party members(c) Two of the deputies within the other offices are justice party members(d) Two of the deputies within the other offices are conservative party members(e) Some of the staff members within the other offices are justice party members.

Ans. (a)

2. When the democratic party holds presidency, the staff of the prime minister's deputies are composed I. One-fourth of democratic party membersII. One-half of justice party members and one-fourth of conservative party membersIII. One-half of conservative party members and one-fourth of justice party members.

(a) I only(b) I and II only(c) II or III but not both(d) I and II or I and III(e) None of theseAns. (a)

3. Which of the following is allowable under the rules as stated:(a) More than half of the staff within a given office belonging to a single party(b) Half of the staff within a given office belonging to a single party(c) Any person having a member of the same party as his or her immediate superior(d) Half the total number of staff members in all three offices belonging to a single party(e) Half the staff members in a given office belonging to parties different from the party of the top office holder in that office.Ans. (a)

4. The office of the Army Chief passes from Conservative to Justice party. Which of the following must be fired.

(a) The democratic deputy and all staff members belonging to Justice party


(b) Justice party deputy and all his or hers staff members(c) Justice party deputy and half of his Conservative staff members in the chief of staff office(d) The Conservative deputy and all of his or her staff members belonging to Conservative party(e) No deputies and all staff members belonging to conservative parties.Ans. (a)

40.In recommendations to the board of trustees a tuition increase of $500 per year, the president of the university said "There were no student demonstrations over the previous increases of $300 last year and $200 the year before". If the president's statement is accurate then which of the following can be validly inferred from the information given:I. Most students in previous years felt that the increases were justified because of increased operating costs.II. Student apathy was responsible for the failure of students to protest the previous tuition increases.III. Students are not likely to demonstrate over new tuition increases.

(a) I only(b) II only(c) I or II but not both(d) I, II and III(e) NoneAns. (a)

41. The office staff of XYZ corporation presently consists of three bookeepers--A, B, C and 5 secretaries D, E, F, G, H. The management is planning to open a new office in another city using 2 bookeepers and 3 secretaries of the present staff . To do so they plan to seperate certain individuals who don't function well together. The following guidelines were established to set up the new officeI. Bookeepers A and C are constantly finding fault with one another and should not be sent together to the new office as a teamII. C and E function well alone but not as a team , they should be seperatedIII. D and G have not been on speaking terms and shouldn't go togetherIV Since D and F have been competing for promotion they shouldn't be a team1.If A is to be moved as one of the bookeepers,which of the following cannot be a possible working unit.

A.ABDEHB.ABDGHC.ABEFHD.ABEGH

Ans.B


2.If C and F are moved to the new office,how many combinations are possible

A.1B.2C.3D.4

Ans.A

3.If C is sent to the new office,which member of the staff cannot go with CA.BB.DC.FD.GAns.B

4.Under the guidelines developed,which of the following must go to the new office

A.BB.DC.ED.G

Ans.A

5.If D goes to the new office,which of the following is/are true

I.C cannot goII.A cannot goIII.H must also go

A.I onlyB.II onlyC.I and II onlyD.I and III only

Ans.D

42.After months of talent searching for an administrative assistant to the president of the college the field of applicants has been narrowed down to 5--A, B, C, D, E .It was announced that the finalist would be chosen after a series of all-day group personal interviews were held.The examining committee agreed upon the following procedure

I.The interviews will be held once a week

II.3 candidates will appear at any all-day interview sessionIII.Each candidate will appear at least onceIV.If it becomes necessary to call applicants for additonal interviews, no more 1 such applicant should be asked to appear the next weekV.Because of a detail in the written applications,it was agreed that whenever candidate B appears, A should also be present.VI.Because of travel difficulties it was agreed that C will appear for only 1 interview.1.At the first interview the following candidates appear A,B,D.Which of the follwing combinations can be called for the interview to be held next week.

A.BCDB.CDEC.ABED.ABC

Ans.B

2.Which of the following is a possible sequence of combinations for interviews in 2 successive weeksA.ABC;BDEB.ABD;ABEC.ADE;ABCD.BDE;ACDAns.C

3.If A ,B and D appear for the interview and D is called for additional interview the following week,which 2 candidates may be asked to appear with D?

I. AII BIII.CIV.EA.I and IIB.I and III only C.II and III onlyD.III and IV only

Ans.D

4.Which of the following correctly state(s) the procedure followed by the search committeeI.After the second interview all applicants have appeared at least onceII.The committee sees each applicant a second timeIII.If a third session,it is possible for all applicants to appear at least twiceA.I only


B.II onlyC.III onlyD.Both I and IIAns.A

43. A certain city is served by subway lines A,B and C and numbers 1 2 and 3When it snows , morning service on B is delayedWhen it rains or snows , service on A, 2 and 3 are delayed both in the morning and afternoon When temp. falls below 30 degrees farenheit afternoon service is cancelled in either the A line or the 3 line,but not both.When the temperature rises over 90 degrees farenheit, the afternoon service is cancelled in either the line C or the3 line but not both.When the service on the A line is delayed or cancelled, service on the C line which connects the A line, is delayed.When service on the 3 line is cancelled, service on the B line which connects the 3 line is delayed.Q1. On Jan 10th, with the temperature at 15 degree farenheit, it snows all day. On how many lines will service be affected, including both morning and afternoon.(A) 2(B) 3(C) 4(D) 5 Ans. D

Q2. On Aug 15th with the temperature at 97 degrees farenheit it begins to rain at 1 PM. What is the minimum number of lines on which service will be affected?(A) 2(B) 3(C) 4(D) 5 Ans. C

Q3. On which of the following occasions would service be on the greatest number of lines disrupted.(A) A snowy afternoon with the temperature at 45 degree farenheit(B) A snowy morning with the temperature at 45 degree farenheit(C) A rainy afternoon with the temperature at 45 degree farenheit(D) A rainy afternoon with the temperature at 95 degree farenheitAns. B

44. In a certain society, there are two marriage groups, red and brown. No marriage is permitted within a group. On marriage, males become part of their wives groups; women remain in their own group. Children belong to the same group as their parents. Widowers

and divorced males revert to the group of their birth. Marriage to more than one person at the same time and marriage to a direct descendant are forbiddenQ1. A brown female could have hadI. A grandfather born RedII. A grandmother born RedIII Two grandfathers born Brown(A) I only(B) III only(C) I, II and III(D) I and II onlyAns. D

Q2. A male born into the brown group may have (A) An uncle in either group(B) A brown daughter(C) A brown son(D) A son-in-law born into red group Ans. A

Q3. Which of the following is not permitted under the rules as stated.(A) A brown male marrying his father's sister(B) A red female marrying her mother's brother(C) A widower marrying his wife's sister(D) A widow marrying her divorced daughter's ex-husband Ans. B

Q4. If widowers and divorced males retained their group they had upon marrying which of the following would be permissible ( Assume that no previous marriage occurred)(A) A woman marrying her dead sister's husband(B) A woman marrying her divorced daughter's ex-husband(C) A widower marrying his brother's daughter(D) A woman marrying her mother's brother who is a widower.Ans. D

Q5. I. All G's are H'sII. All G's are J's or K'sIII All J's and K's are G'sIV All L's are K'sV All N's are M'sVI No M's are G's

47. Five houses lettered A,B,C,D, & E are built in a row next to each other. The houses are lined up in the order A,B,C,D, & E. Each of the five houses has a colored chimney. The roof and chimney of each housemust be painted as follows.i. The roof must be painted either green,red ,or yellow.ii. The chimney must be painted either white, black, or red.


iii. No house may have the same color chimney as the color of roof.iv. No house may use any of the same colors that the every next house uses.v. House E has a green roof.vi. House B has a red roof and a black chimney 1. Which of the following is true ? (a) At least two houses have black chimney.(b) At least two houses have red roofs.(c) At least two houses have white chimneys(d) At least two houses have green roofs(e) At least two houses have yellow roofs Ans: (c)

2. Which must be false ? (a) House A has a yellow roof (b) House A & C have different color chimney(c) House D has a black chimney(d) House E has a white chimney(e) House B&D have the same color roof. Ans: (b)

3. If house C has a yellow roof. Which must be true. (a) House E has a white chimney(b) House E has a black chimney(c) House E has a red chimney(d) House D has a red chimney(e) House C has a black chimney Ans: (a)

4. Which possible combinations of roof & chimney can house I. A red roof 7 a black chimneyII. A yellow roof & a red chimneyIII. A yellow roof & a black chimney

(a) I only (b) II only (c) III only (d) I & II only (e) I&II&III Ans: (e)

Aptitude/Reasoning/ Numeric Ability Paper 8

Directions (Q. 1 – 5 ) In a certain code the symbol for 0 (zero) is l and that for 1 is H. There are no other symbols for numbers and all numbers greater than 1 are written using these two symbols only, the value of the symbol for 1 doubling itself every-time it shifts one place to the left. Thus

0 is written l1 is written H2 is written H l3 is written H H4 is written H l l and so on

01. If HHH is multiplied by HH, the product will be(A) H l H l H(B) H H l l H(C) H l l H H(D) l H H H H(E) H l l l H

02. Which of the following will represent 20% of 45 in that code ?(A) H H H H (B) H H H(C) H l l H (D) H H l H(E) H H H l

03. Which of the following stands for 7 in that code ?(A) H H H H H H H(B) H l H l H l H(C) H H l(D) H l l H(E) H H H

04. If H H l is added to H l H H, the sum will be(A) H H H H H(B) H l l l H(C) H H l l H(D) H l l H H(E) H H H l H

05. Which of the following numbers is written as H l H l in that code ?(A) 8080 (B) 202(C) 42 (D) 10(E) 9

06. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ?(A) Jasmine (B) Rose(C) Dahlia (D) Marigold(E) Lotus

07. Jackal is related to Carnivo-rous in the same way as Goat is related to(A) Omnivorous (B) Carnivorous(C) Herbivorous (D) Multivorous

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(E) None of these

08. If blue is called red, red is called green, green is called black and black is called white, what is the colour of grass ?(A) Red (B) Black(C) White (D) Green(E) None of these

09. In a certain code RAID is written as %#H$, ripe is written as %H@Â©. How is dear written in that code ?

10. Radish is related to Root in the same way as is related to(A) Fruit (B) Stem(C) Flower (D) Root(E) None of these

Directions (Q. 11-15) Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II are given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and give the answers(A) If the data in Statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.(B) If the data in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.(C) If the data either in Statement I alone or in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.(D) If the data even in both the Statements I and II are not sufficient to answer the question.(E) If the data in both the Statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

11. How many children are there in the group ?I. Sangita has scored more marks than 12 children in the group.II. Reena has scored less than Sangita.

12. What is the value of 36$4H8 ?I. P$Q means divide P by Q.II. AHB means multiply A by B.

13. What is Samir’s rank from the top in the class of 30 students ?I. Sudhir, who is four ranks above Samir, is fifteenth in rank from the bottom.II. Samir is three ranks below Neeta who is eighteenth from the bottom.

14. Who among L, N, F, G and Q was the first to reach the college ?I. F reached before L and G but not before Q who was not the first to reach.II. N reached before F and G and L reached after F.

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15. In the code language what is the code for fat ?I. In the code language she is fat is written as he ra ca.II. In the same code language fat boy is written as ra ka.

Directions (Q. 16 – 20) Below in each question are given two statements (a) and (b). These statements may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or a common cause. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statement. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements. Mark answer(A) If statement (a) is the cause and statement (b) is its effect.(B) If statement (b) is the cause and statement (a) is its effect.(C) If both the statements (a) and (b) are independent causes.(D) If both the statements (a) and (b) are effects of independent causes.(E) If both the statements (a) and (b) are effects of some common cause.

16. (a) Large number of primary schools in the villages in the district are closed down this year.(b) Severe draught situation gripped the state resulting into acute shortage of drinking water.

17. (a) Govt. has imposed a strict ban on use of plastics all over the state.(b) All the small scale units producing plastic products are on the verge of closure.

18. (a) Police had launched a crack-down on all the criminal activities in the locality last month.(b) There has been a significant decline in the cases of criminal activities in the locality.

19. (a) Large number of devotees visited the shrine on Saturday.(b) Every Saturday special prayers are offered.

20. (a) The Village Panchayats in the state are empowered by the Govt. to settle cases of land disputes in the villages.(b) There has been significant reduction in the number of criminal cases in the district court.

Directions(Q. 21 – 25) Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

Digits in the numbers are to be codes as followsDigit : 3 5 7 2 4 6 1 8 9Code : F K R L D T G H BFollowing conditions are to be appliedi) If the first digit is even and the last digit is odd, both are to be coded as X.(ii) If the first digit is odd and the last digit is even, both are to be coded as A.(iii) If the first digit as well as the last digit is even, both are to be coded as the code for

last digit.(iv) If the first digit as well as the last digit is odd, both are to be coded as the code for the first digit.

Applying above conditions you have to find out the correct code for the letter in each question and indicate your answer accordingly. If none of the codes is correct, (E) i.e. None of these is your answer.

21. 364289(A) BTDLHB (B) FTDLHB(C) FTDLHF (D) BTDLHF(E) None of these

22. 521437(A) KLGDFK (B) RLGDFR(C) KLGDFR (D) KLDGFK(E) None of these

23. 392648(A) ALBTDA (B) XBLTDA(C) XBLTDX (D) ABLTDA(E) None of these

24. 279654(A) LRBTKD (B) LRBTKL(C) DRBTKL (D) DRTBKD(E) None of these

25. 725638(A) ALKTFH (B) ALKTFA(C) XLKTFX (D) XLKTFH(E) None of these

Answers________________________________________1. (A) H H H Ãž (4 + 2 + 1) = 7 H H Ãž (2 + 1) = 3 (H H H) Â´ (H H)= 7 Â´ 3 = 21= (16 + 0 + 4 + 0 + 1)= H l H l H

2. (C) 20% of 45 = 9= (8 + 0 + 0 + 1)= H l l H

03. (E) 7 = 4 + 2 + 1

= H H H

04. (B) (H H l) + (H l H H)= (4 + 2 + 0) + (8 + 0 + 2 + 1)= 6 + 11 = 17= (16 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 1)= H l l l H

05. (D) H l H l Ãž (8 + 0 + 2 + 0) = 10

06. (E) Only lotus is a water flower.

07. (C) As Jackal is Carnivorous in the same way Goat is a Herbivorous.

08. (B) The colour of Grass is green and green is called black. Hence the colour of Grass is black.

09. (D) R A I D Ãž % # H $ and R I P E Ãž % H @ Â© D E A R Ãž $ Â© # %

10. (A) As Radish is related to Root in the same way Brinjal is related to Fruit.

11. (D) The data even in both the statements I and II are not sufficient to answer the question.

12. (E) From I and II, 36 $ 4 H 8 = 36 Ã• 4 Â´ 8= 8 = 72

13. (C) From I, 15 + l l l l l + 10Sudhir SamirSamir’s rank from the top is 20th.From II, 12 + l l l l + 14Neeta SamirSamir’s rank from the top is 16th.

14. (A) From I, N > Q > F > L, GHence N was the first to reach the college.From II, N > F, Gand F > LThere is no any information regarding Q.

15. (E) From I,she is fat he ra caFrom II, fat boy ra kaFrom I and II,fat ra

16. (D) 17. (A)18. (A)19. (B) 20. (D) 21. (C)22. (A) 23. (D) 24. (E) 25. (B)

Aptitude/ Reasoning/ Numerical Ability Paper 9

Directions(Q. 1 – 8) In the following questions the symbols @, #, $, % and & are used with different meanings as followsP @ Q means P is neither smaller than nor equal to Q.P # Q means P is not greater than Q.P $ Q means P is not smaller than Q.P % Q means P is neither greater than nor smaller than Q.P & Q means P is neither greater than nor equal to Q.

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 the answer(A) If only conclusion I is true.(B) If only conclusion II is true.(C) If either conclusion I or conclusion II is true.(D) If neither conclusion I nor conclusion II is true.(E) If both conclusions I and II are true.

1. Statements : G # H, H $ K, K @ Mconclusions:I. M # GII. G & M

2. Statements :F $ D, H # M, M % Dconclusions:I. F $ HII. F @ H

3. Statements : R & M, M # L, L $ QConclusions :I. M % QII. M @ Q

4. Statements :F # R, Q $ R, Q & Mconclusions:I. F # QII. R & MReasoning Ability

5. Statements :D & T, R # T, R $ M

Conclusions :I. M & TII. M % T

6. Statements :E % H, H $ M, M # QConclusionsI. H $ QII. E $ M

7. Statements :S # A, S @ T, L & Tconclusions:I. L & AII. S @ L

8. Statements :G $ J, J @ K, K % Nconclusions:I. G @ NII. G % N

Directions(Q. 9--15) These questions are based on the following arrangement of numerals, symbols and letters.W T D I 5 M K % L $ 3 7 F E B # 1 G H A Â© @ J U V 2 4

10. How many such symbols are there in the above arrangement each of which is immediately followed by a numeral and also immediately preceded by a letter ?(A) None (B) Two(C) Three (D) One(E) None of these

11. If KL : $7 then B1 : ?(A) GA (B) HÂ©(C) GH (D) Â©J(E) None of these

12. If all the vowels are dropped from the arrangement, which element will be fifth to the right of the thirteenth element from the right ?(A) H (B) G(C) A (D) 1(E) None of these

13. If the first ten elements in the arrangement are reversed, which element will be third to the left of eleventh element from the left ?(A) D (B) %(C) K (D) I(E) None of these

14. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way on the basis of their position in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group ?(A) D5W (B) L3K(C) E#7 (D) HÂ©G(E) U2@

15. How many such vowels are there in the above arrangement which are immediately preceded as well as immediately followed by a consonant ?(A) None (B) One(C) Two (D) Three(E) None of these

16. Which element is exactly mid-way between the eighth element from the left and the tenth ele-ment from the right ?(A) E (B) 7(C) B (D) #(E) None of these

Directions (Q. 17 – 21) Given an input, a coding machine generates pass-codes for six batches every day as follows

Input the shopkeeper offered discount to customers Pass-code for :Batch I customer the shopkeeper offered discount toBatch II customer discount the shopkeeper offered toBatch III customer discount offered the shopkeeper to and so on until the arrangement is completed.After the arrangement is completed the next batch gets the same code as that for Batch I.Duration of each batch is 1 hour. There is a break of one hour after the fourth batch. Sixth batch is the last batch. Now answer the following questions

18. If the pass-code for the second batch is do lean window out of not, what will be the pass-code for the fourth batch ?(A) do lean of not out window(B) do lean of out not window(C) do lean not out window of(D) do lean not of window out(E) None of these

19. If the input is please do not delay the matter, what will be the pass-code for third batch ?(A) do please not delay the matter(B) delay do matter please not the(C) delay do matter not please the(D) delay do matter not the please(E) None of these

20. If the pass-code for third batch is brisk every for morning go walk, what will definitely be the input ?(A) morning brisk go walk for every(B) morning go brisk walk for every(C) morning go walk brisk for every(D) Cannot be determined(E) None of these

21. If the pass-code for the second batch is children for not is good watching television, what will be the pass-code for the fifth batch ?(A) children for good not is watching television(B) children for good is not wat-ching television(C) children good for is not tele-vision watching(D) Cannot be determined(E) None of these

22. If the input is necessary arrange-ments have already been made, how many batches are required to complete the arrangement?(A) Three (B) Four(C) Five (D) Six(E) None of these

Directions(Q. 23 – 27) Study the following information to answer these questions.Seven Professors A, B, C, D, E, F and G are engaged in evaluation of answer papers in three different subjects English, Mathematics and History. At least two persons evaluate the papers in each subject. Each of the evaluators stay in different buildings P, Q, R, S, T, V & W not necessarily in the same order. A evaluates English papers only with E and stays in building R. D stays in building W and does not evaluate Maths papers. The one who stays in building V evaluates History papers. B and C do not evaluate the papers in the same subject. Those who evaluate English papers do not stay in building Q. F stays in building P but does not evaluate History papers. G evaluates same papers as F. C stays in building T.

23. Who stays in building V ?(A) E (B) F(C) G (D) B(E) None of these

24. Which of the following combinations of subject, person and buildings is definitely correct ?(A) Maths FQ (B) Maths GQ(C) History DT (D) History ES(E) None of these

25. Which of the following groups of persons evaluate the Mathema-tics paper ?

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(A) CF (B) EFG(C) CFG (D) FG(E) None of these

26. Papers in which subject are evaluated by D ?(A) History (B) Maths(C) English (D) English or Mathematics(E) History or Mathematics

27. E stays in which building ?(A) P (B) Q(C) T (D) Cannot be determined(E) None of these


Directions(Q. 1 -10) Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below. An organization wants to recruit System Analysts. The following conditions apply.The candidate must(i) be an engineering graduate in Computer/IT with at least 60% marks.(ii) have working experience in the field of Computer at least for 2 years after acquiring the requi-site qualification.(iii) have completed minimum 25 years and maximum 30 years of age as on 1.12.2005.(iv) be willing to sign a bond for Rs. 50,000.(v) have secured minimum 55% marks in selection test.However, if a candidate fulfills all other conditions except

(a) At (i) above, but is an Electronics Engineer with 65% or more marks the case is to be referred to the General Manager (GM)IT.

(b) At (iv) above, but has an experience of at least 5 years as a Software Manager, the case is to be referred to the VP.

In each question below, detailed information of candidate is given. You have to carefully study the infor-mation provided in each case and take one of the following courses of actions based on the information and the conditions given above. You are not to assume anything other than the information povided in each ques-tion. All these cases are given to you as on 01.12.2005. You have to indicate your decision by marking answers to each question as follows.Mark answer(A) If the case is to be referred to VP.(B) If the case is to be referred to GM.(C) If the data provided is not sufficient to take a decision.(D) If the candidate is to be selected.



(E) If the candidate is not to be selected.

1. Ms. Suneeta is an IT Engineer with 60% marks at graduation as well as in selection test. She is working as a Software Engineer for last 3 years after complet- ing engineering degree and has completed 27 years of age. She is willing to sign the bond of Rs. 50,000.

2. Rakesh Rao is a Computer Engineer Graduate and thereafter is working as a Software Manager for past 6 years. He has secured 72% marks at graduation and 67% marks in selection test. His date of birth is 5th December 1976. He is not willing to sign the bond for Rs. 50,000.

3. Ramkumar is an engineering graduate in Computers with 78% marks passed out in 1999 at the age of 23 years. Since then he is working as a Software Manager in an engineering firm. He doesnt want to sign the bond for Rs. 50,000. He has cleared the selection test with 72% marks.

4. Nishant is an Electronics Engi-neer passed out in June 2002 at the age of 22 years. Since then he is working as a Programmer in a software company. He has pas-sed the selection test with 66% marks and is willing to sign the bond.

5. Kalyani is an engineer with 72% marks in Telecommunication. She has just completed 27 years of age. She has cleared the selection test with 59% marks. She is willing to sign the bond.

6. Sangita is an IT Engineer and is working as an EDP Officer in a bank for past 5 years. She has completed 28 years of age and is willing to sign the bond of Rs. 50,000. She has obtained 65% marks in the selection test.

7. Abhijit is a Computer Engineer with 65% marks passed out in 2001 at the age of 22 years. Since then he is working as a Software Engineer, in a private firm. He is willing to sign the bond for the required amount. He has secured 63% marks in selection test.

8. Giridhar is working as a Soft-ware Engineer in a reputed com-pany for past 4 years after com-pleting Computer Engineering with 68% marks. He has cleared the selection test with 75% marks and is willing to sign the bond. His date of birth is December 17, 1978.

9. Nikita has just completed 26 years of age. She has passed IT Engineering examination in 2002 with 66% marks and is working as a Sr. Programmer since then. She has no problem in signing the bond of Rs. 50,000. She has secured 53% marks in selection test.

10. Mr. Rajan is working as a Programmer for the last 6 years in an engineering firm after pas-sing engineering examination. He has passed Electronics Engi-neering with 76% marks. His date of birth is 16.05.78. He has cleared the selection test with 62% marks and is willing to sign the bond for Rs. 50,000.




Directions (Q. 11 -15) In each question given below, use the following notations A B means Add A to B, A I B means Subtract B from A, A $ B means Multiply A by B, and A @ B means Divide A by B.

11. Profit percentage is computed by using the following method. Cost Price (C) is subtracted from the Sale Price (S) and the difference is multiplied by 100 and the product is then divided by Cost Price (C).Which of the following expres-sions indicates the profit percen-tage ?(A) (CIS) $ 100 @ C (B) (SIC) $ 100 @ C(C) (SIC) @ 100 @ C (D) CIS $ 100 ] C(E) None of these

12. IQ is worked out by dividing mental age (MA) of a person by his chronological age (CA) and the quotient so obtained is multiplied by 100. Which of the following expressions indicates the IQ of a person ?(A) MA $ 100 @ CA (B) MA $ CA @ 100(C) CA $ MA ] 100 (D) MA $ CAI 100(E) None of these

13. The percentage increase in production in a particular year over that of its previous year is computed by dividing the difference between production of the two years (P1 and P2) by the production in the previous year (P1), and multiplying the quotient so obtained by 100. Which of the following expressions indicate the percentage increase in production in the particular year over its previous year ?(A) P2 I P1 @ 100 $ P1 (B) P1 I P2 $ P1 @ 100(C) (P2 I P1) @ P1 @ 100 (D) P2 I P1 $ P1 @ 100(E) None of these

14. The average salary of the Managers is computed by the following method”(i) The average salary (A) is multiplied by the Grand Number (GN),(ii) The average salary of other employees (AE) is multi-plied by number of employees (N), (iii) (ii) is subtracted from (i), and (iv) The difference so obtained is divided by the number of Managers (NM).

Which of the following expressions indicates the average salary of the Managers ?(A) A $ GN I (AE $ N @ NM)(B) A $ GN ] (AE $ N @ NM)(C) GN I AE @ N @ NM(D) (GN $ A I AE $ N) @ NM(E) None of these

15. For earthquake relief fund, each employee of a company had contributed an amount equal to the total number of employees (N) in the company. To this amount was added the contribution made by 10 Directors, each of whom had paid Rs. 100 more than what each employee had paid. Which of the following expressions indicate the total contribution made by the company ?



(A) N ] N $ 10 @ (N ] 100) (B) N $ N ] 10 $ (100 ] N)(C) N $ N @ 10 $ (N I 100) (D) N $ N ] 10 $ (100 $ N)(E) None of these

Directions(Q. 16 – 18) Study the following information carefully to answer these questionsSeven executives A, B, C, D, E, F and G from a company have to visit seven different places Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Jaipur to market their newly launched product. The order of persons and cities may not be necessarily the same. Each one flies by a different airline Spicejet, King-fisher, Sahara, Jet, Air Deccan, Indian Airlines, Air India, not necessary in the same order. C goes to Kolkata but not by Sahara or Jet Airlines. D flies by Air India to Bangalore. The one who goes to Jaipur does not travel by Air Deccan or Sahara. E travels by Air Deccan. A does not go to Ahmeda-bad. F travels to Hyderabad by Spice jet. B goes to Chennai by Kingfisher. E does not go to Ahmedabad. G does not go to Jaipur.

16. Who travels by Sahara Airlines ?(A) A (B) C(C) G (D) Cannot be determined(E) None of these

17. Who goes to Jaipur ?(A) A (B) E(C) G (D) D(E) None of these

18. The one who travels by Air Deccan, visits which place ?(A) Ahmedabad (B) Delhi(C) Chennai (D) Bangalore(E) None of these

Directions (Q. 19 – 25) Study the following information carefully and answer the given questionsA word and number arrange-ment 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 day case 20 13 now for 49 56Step I 13 day case 20 now for 49 56Step II 13 now day case 20 for 49 56Step III 13 now 20 day case for 49 56Step IV 13 now 20 for day case 49 56Step V 13 now 20 for 49 day case 56Step VI 13 now 20 for 49 day 56 caseand Step VI is the last step As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate Step for the given input.

19. Input : yes 21 far 32 17 12 wide goal Which of the following will be Step V of the above input ?(A) 12 yes 21 wide 32 far 17 goal(B) 12 yes 21 wide far 32 17 goal(C) 12 yes 21 far 32 17 wide goal(D) There will be no such step(E) None of these

20. Step IV of an input is : 17 hotel 29 father 83 76 door eye. Which of the following will be Step VII ?(A) 17 hotel 29 father 76 door 83 age(B) 17 hotel 29 father 76 age 83 door(C) 17 hotel 29 father 76 83 door age(D) There will be no such step(E) None of these

21. Step III of an input is : 25 win 32 85 73 tax break home. How many more steps will be required to complete the rearrangement ?(A) Five (B) Four(C) Six (D) Seven(E) None of these

22. Step III of an input is : 37 yellow 42 61 53 violet green red. How many more steps will be required to complete the rearrangement ?(A) 3 (B) 4(C) 5 (D) 6(E) None of these

23. Input : can you go there 22 36 13 46.How many steps will be required to complete the rearrangement ?(A) 7 (B) 8(C) 6 (D) 5(E) None of these

24. Input : 42 36 go and come back 20 15Which of the following steps will be the last but one ?(A) IV (B) V(C) VII (D) VIII(E) None of these

25. Step II of an input is : 39 sure 72 63 height over 42 lamp. Which of the following is definitely the input ?(A) height 39 sure 72 63 over 42 lamp(B) 72 63 39 sure height over 42 lamp(C) 63 39 sure 72 height over 42 lamp(D) Cannot be determined

(E) None of these

Answers

1. (D) Ms. Suneeta fulfils all the conditions. Hence she is to be selected.

2. (A) Rakesh Rao fulfils all the conditions except (iv) but he has been working as a software manager for the last 6 years so according to (b) his case is to be referred to V.P.

3. (A) Ram Kumar fulfils all the conditions except (iv) but he has been working as a software manager for the last 6 years so according to (b) his case is to be referred to V.P.

4. (C) Since the marks obtained by Nishant in graduation are not given. So the data provided is not sufficient to take a decision.

5. (E) Kalyani is a Telecommuni-cation engineer. Hence she is not to be selected.

6. (C) The marks of graduation is not given. So data is inadequate to take the decision.

7. (D) Abhijit fulfils all the condi-tions. Hence he is to be selected.

8. (D) Giridhar fulfils all the condi-tions. Hence he is to be selected.

9. (E) Nikita does not fulfil the condition V. Hence she is not to be selected.

10. (B) Mr. Rajan does not fulfil the condition (i) But he passed the Electronics Engineering will more than 65%. Hence according to (a) his case is to be referred to G.M.

11. (B)

12. (E)

13. (E)

14. (D)

15. (B)

16. (C)

17. (A)

18. (B)

19. (E) Input yes 21 far 32 17 12 wide goalStep I 12 yes 21 far 32 17 wide goalStep II 12 yes 17 21 far 32 wide goalStep III 12 yes 17 wide 21 far 32 goalStep IV 12 yes 17 wide 21 goal far 32Step V 12 yes 17 wide 21 goal 32 far

20. (D) Step IV 17 hotel 29 father 83 76 door eyeStep V 17 hotel 29 father 76 83 door eyeStep VI 17 hotel 29 father 76 eye 83 doorThere will be no VII step.

21. (E) Step III 25 win 32 85 73 tax break homeStep IV 25 win 32 tax 85 73 break homeStep V 25 win 32 tax 73 85 break homeStep VI 25 win 32 tax 73 home 85 breakTo complete the rearrange-ment there will be 3 more steps.

22. (A) Step III 37 yellow 42 61 53 violet green redStep IV 37 yellow 42 violet 61 53 green redStep V 37 yellow 42 violet 53 61 green redStep VI 37 yellow 42 violet 53 red 61 greenHence to complete the rearrange-ment 3 more steps will be required.

23. (A) Input can you go there 22 36 13 46Step I 13 can you go there 22 36 46Step II 13 you can go there 22 36 46Step III 13 you 22 can go there 36 46Step IV 13 you 22 there can go 36 46Step V 13 you 22 there 36 can go 46Step VI 13 you 22 there 36 go can 46Step VII 13 you 22 there 36 go 46 canHence to complete the rearrange-ment 7 steps will be required.

24. (B) Input 42 36 go and come back 20 15Step I 15 42 36 go and come back 20Step II 15 go 42 36 and come back 20Step III 15 go 20 42 36 and come backStep IV 15 go 20 come 42 36 and backStep V 15 go 20 come 36 42 and back Step VI 15 go 20 come 36 back 42 and The last but one step is V.

25. (D)

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE PAPER 1

1. Which of the following is a part of the Central Processing Unit?a. Printerb. Key boardc. Moused. Arithmetic & Logic unite. None

2. CAD stands fora. Computer aided designb. Computer algorithm for designc. Computer application in designd. All of the abovee. None

3. Which of the following printer cannot print graphics?a. Ink-jetb. Daisy Wheelc. Laserd. Dot-matrixe. None

4. A program written in machine language is called?a. Assemblerb. Objectc. Computerd. Machinee. None

5. The father of Modern Computer isa. Charles Babbageb. Von-nuumannc. Danies Ritcheld. Blaise Pascale. None

6. The Word FTP stands fora. File Translate Protocolb. File Transit Protocolc. File Transfer protocold. file typing protocole. None

7. The lowest form of Computer language is calleda. BASICb. FORTRANc. Machine Languaged. COBOLe. None

8. Best Quality graphics is produced bya. Dot Matixb. Laser Printerc. Inkjet Printerd. Plottere. None

9. Memory which forgets every thing when you switch off the power is known asa. Corruptedb. Volatilec. Non-Volatiled. Non-Corruptede. None

10. The linking of computers with a communication system is calleda. Networkingb. Pairingc. Interlockingd. Assemblinge. Sharing

11. The 16 bit Microprocessor means that it hasa. 16 address linesb. 16 Busesc. 16 Data linesd. 16 routese. None

12. Data going into the computer is calleda. Outputb. algorithmc. Inputd. Calculationse. flow chart

13. Which of the following refers to a small, single-site network?a. LANb. DSLc. RAM

d. USBe. CPU

14. Microsoft Office isa. Sharewareb.Public domain softwarec. Open-sourse softwared. A vertical market applicatione. An application suite

15. How many options does a BINARY choice offera. Noneb. Onec. Twod. it depends on the amount of memory on the computere. It depends on the speed of the computer's processor

16. A collection of program that controls how your computer systemruns and processes information is calleda. Operating Systemb. Computerc. Officed. Compilere. Interpreter

17. Computer connected to a LAN (Local Area Network) cana. run fasterb. go on linec. share information and /or share peripheral equipmentd. E-maile. None

18. Information travels between components on the mother boardthrougha. Flash memoryb. CMOSc. Baysd. Busese. Peripherals

19. How are data organized in a spreadsheet?a. Lines & spacesb. Layers & Planesc. Height & Widthd. Rows & Columnse. None

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20. The blinking symbol on the computer screen is called thea. mouseb. logoc. handd. palme. cursor

21. A fault in a computer program which prevents it from working correctly is known asa. Bootb. Bugc. Biffd. Strape. None

22. A self replicating program, similar to a virus which was taken from a 1970s science fiction novel by John Bruner entitled the Shockwave Rider is _________a. Bugb. Vicec. Liced. Worme. None

23. A _______ is a bi-stable electronic circuit that has two stable states.a. Multivibratorb. Flip-flopc. Logic gatesd. latene. None

24. Unwanted repetitious messages, such as unsolicited bulk e-mail is known asa. Spamb. Trashc. Calibrid. Couriere. None

25. DOS stands fora. Disk Operating Systemb. Disk operating sessionc. Digital Operating Systemd. Digital Open systeme. None

ANSWERS




1.d 2.a 3.b 4.a 5.a, 6c. 7.c 8.d 9.b 10.a, 11.c 12.c 13.a 14.e 15c, 16.a 17.c 18.c 19.d 20.e, 21.b 22.d 23.b 24.a 25.a,


1. A ____ is a named location on a disk where files are stored.A folderB podC versionD none of the aboveAns (A)

2. The ____ allows you to choose where to go and is located below the Standards Buttons toolbar.A System menuB Address barC Menu barD none of the aboveAns (B)

3. A ____ is a set of computer instructions that carry out a task on the computer.A programB databaseC memory fileD none of the aboveAns (A)

4. An operating systemversion designed for home use is Microsoft Windows XP ____.A Home EditionB Media Center EditionC Tablet PC EditionD none of the aboveAns (A)

5. A user-interface that is easy to use is considered to be ____.A user-happyB user-simpleC user-friendlyD none of the aboveAns (C)

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6. When you press and release the secondary mouse button you are ____.A Right-clickingB Left-clickingC either a. or b.D neither a. nor b.Ans (A)

7. Another term for hyperlink is ____.A linkB sourceC barD none of the aboveAns (A)

8. A ____ is a flash memory storage device that plugs into a USB port.A USB snap driveB USB flash driveC USB memory maker driveD none of the aboveAns (B)

9. An operating system version designed for use with a Media Center PC is Microsoft Windows XP ____.A Home EditionB Media Center EditionC Tablet PC EditionD none of the aboveAns (B)

10. A graphical user interface displays ____.A graphicsB textC both (A) and (B).D neither (A) nor (B).Ans (C)

11. When you quickly press and release the left mouse button twice, you are ____.A Primary-clickingB Double-clickingC pointingD none of the above

12. Underlined text, such as text and folder names is referred to as a ____.A hyperlinkB menuC source drive


D none of the aboveAns (A)

13. The ____ program compresses larger files into a smaller file.A WinZipB WinShrinkC WinStyleD none of the aboveAns (A)

14. An operating system version designed for use with a tablet PC is Microsoft Windows XP ____.A Home EditionB Media Center EditionC Tablet PC EditionD none of the aboveAns (C)

15. The ____ displays the name of every computer user on the computer.A Wish list screenB Command screenC Welcome screenD none of the aboveAns (C)

16. The ____ contains commands associated with the My computer window.A Standards menuB Start menuC System menuD none of the aboveAns (C)

17. Press the ____ button to have the window fill the entire screen.A CloseB MaximizeC MinimizeD none of the aboveAns (B)

18. The ____ is the drive containing the files to be copied.A source driveB destination driveC USB driveD none of the aboveAns (A)


19. A ____ allows you to write on screen with a digital pen and convert that writing into characters that the PC can process.A monitor RSB tablet PCC database managerD media centerAns (B)

20. A ____ is a pointing device.A monitorB mouseC keyboardD none of the aboveAns (B)

21. If a word is typed that is not in Word’s dictionary, a ___ wavy underlineappears below the word.(A) red(B) green(C) blue(D) black(E) None of theseAns (A)

22. The _____ button on the quick access Toolbar allows you to cancel yourrecent commands or actions.(A) Search(B) Cut(C) Document(D) Undo(E) None of theseAns (D)

23. In Excel, any set of characters containing a letter , hyphen, or space isconsidered ___(A) a formula(B) text(C) a name(D) a title(E) None of theseAns (B)

24. ________ Software allows users to perform calculations on rows andcolumns of data.



(A) Word processing(B) Presentation graphics(C) Database Management Systems(D) Electronic Spreadsheet(E) None of theseAns (C)

25. A _________ represent approximately one billion memory locations.(A) kilobyte(B) megabyte(C) gigabyte(D) terabyte(E) None of theseAns (C)

COMPUTER AWARENESS PAPER 3

1. ______ cells involves creating a single cell by combining two or moreselected cells.(A) Formatting(B) Merging(C) Embedding(D) Splitting(E) None of theseAns (B)

2. The operating system is the most common type of ______________ software.(A) communication(B) application(C) system(D) word-processing(E) None of theseAns (C)

3. When you quickly press and releaes the left mouse button twice , you are____(A) Primary-clicking(B) pointing(C) Double-clicking(D) Secondary-clicking(E) None of theseAns (C)

4. The horizontal and vertical lines on a worksheet are called ___(A) cells(B) sheets


(C) block lines(D) gridlines(E) None of theseAns (D)

5. To delete an incorrect character in a document, __________ to erase to theright of the insertion point.(A) press the left mouse key(B) double-click the right mouse key(C) press the BACKSPACE key(D) press the delete key(E) None of theseAns (D)

6. The operating system does all of the following EXCEPT:A. provide a way for the user to interact with the computer.B. manage the central processing unit (CPU).C. manage memory and storage.D. enable users to perform a specific task such as document editing.Ans (D)

7. During the boot process, the ____________ looks for the system files.A. CDB. BIOSC. CPUD. DVDAnS (B)

8. ____________ are lists of commands that appear on the screen.A. GUIsB. IconsC. MenusD. WindowsAnswer: C

9. ____________ is the ability of an operating system to control the activitiesof multiple programs at the same time.A. MultitaskingB. StreamliningC. MultiuserD. SimulcastingAnswer: A

10. The unique signal, generated by a device, that tells the operating systemthat it is in need of immediate attention is called an:A. action.

B. event.C. interrupt.D. activity.Answer: C

11. The operating system controls access to the processor by assigning a(n)____________ to each task requiring the processor’s attention.A. CPUB. slice of timeC. stackD. eventAnswer: B

12. The blocks of code, included in the operating system, that softwareapplications interact with are known as:A. application programming interfaces (APIs).B. complimentary metal-oxide conductors (CMOS).C. device drivers.D. bootstrap loaders.Answer: A

13. MS-DOS is a ____________ operating system.A. point-and-clickB. user-friendlyC. command-drivenD. MacAnswer: C

14. An interrupt handler is a(n):A. location in memory that keeps track of recently generated interrupts.B. peripheral device.C. utility program.D. special numeric code that indicates the priority of a request.Answer: D

15. A spooler is a(n):A. location in memory that maintains the contents of a document until it printsout.B. print job.C. program that coordinates the print jobs that are waiting to print.D. message sent from the printer to the operating system when a print job iscompleted.Answer: C

16. Virtual memory is typically located:A. on a floppy disk.




B. in the CPU.C. in a flash card.D. on the hard drive.Answer: D

17. The purpose of a swap (or page) file is to:A. maintain pages of documents that are being spooled to the printer.B. hold a program’s data or instructions in virtual memory when it can’t fit in RAM.C. prevent thrashing in a multitasking environment.D. allow multiple print jobs to print their pages out simultaneously.Answer: B

18. The definition of thrashing is:A. swapping data between virtual memory and RAM too frequently.B. insufficient hard disk space.C. too many processors being managed by the operating system.D. inaccurate information stored in the registry.Answer: A

19. All of the following are TRUE of Safe Mode EXCEPT:A. Safe Mode is a special diagnostic mode.B. Safe Mode loads all nonessential icons.C. Safe Mode allows users to troubleshoot errors.D. Safe Mode loads only the most essential devices.Answer: B

20. Verification of a login name and password is known as:A. configuration.B. accessibility.C. authentication.D. logging in.Answer: C

21. The combination of the operating system and the processor is referred toas the computer’s:A. CPU.B. platform.C. BIOS.D. CMOS.Answer: B

22. The following message generally means:A. a nonsystem floppy has been left in the floppy disk drive.B. the CD drive is not functioning.C. the BIOS is corrupted.D. there is a problem loading a device.


Answer: A

23. Which of the following is the correct sequence of actions that takes place during the boot-up process?A. Load operating system ? Activate BIOS ? Perform POST ? Check configuration settingsB. Activate BIOS ? Perform POST ? Load operating system ? Check configuration settingsC. Perform POST ? Load operating system ? Activate BIOS ? Check configuration settingsD. Activate BIOS ? Check configuration settings ? Perform POST ? Load operating systemAnswer: B

24. All of the following are steps involved in the boot process EXCEPT:A. load the operating system into RAM.B. the power-on self-test.C. activate the basic input/output system (BIOS).D. load application programs.Answer: D

25. The ____________, stored on a ROM chip, is responsible for loading theoperating system from its permanent location on the hard drive into RAM.A. BIOSB. APIC. device driverD. supervisor programAnswer: A


1. The basic input/output system (BIOS) is stored in:A RAM.B ROM.C the CPU.D the hard drive.Answer: B

2. Ensuring that the essential peripheral devices are attached andoperational is the ____________ process.A configurationB CMOS



C POSTD ROMAnswer: C

3. The memory resident portion of the operating system is called the:A registry.B API.C CMOS.D kernel.Answer: D

4. Which of the following does NOT occur during the power-on self-test(POST)?A The ScanDisk utility begins to run.B The video card and video memory are tested.C The BIOS identification process occurs.D Memory chips are checked to ensure they are working properly.Answer: A

5. All of the following are TRUE regarding virtual memory EXCEPT:A any amount of RAM can be allocated to virtual memory.B the setting for the amount of hard drive space to allocate to virtual memorycan be manually changed.C this temporary storage is called the swap file (or page file).D virtual memory is physical space on the hard drive.Answer: A

6. The operating system allows users to organize the computer’s contents ina hierarchical structure of directories that include all of the following EXCEPT:A files.B folders.D drives.D systems.Answer: D

7. All of the following statements concerning windows are true EXCEPT:A windows are an example of a command-driven environment.B windows can be resized and repositioned on the desktop.C more than one window can be open at a time.D toolbars and scrollbars are features of windows.Answer: A

8. All of the following statements concerning files are true EXCEPT:A A file is a collection of related pieces of information stored together for easyreference.B Files can be generated from an application.


C Files are stored in RAM.D Files should be organized in folders.Answer: C

9. Using Windows Explorer, a plus (+) sign in front of a folder indicates:A an open folder.B the folder contains subfolders.C a text file.D a graphics file.Answer: B

10. In Windows XP, if you want to see the file size and modified dates of allfiles in a folder, the best viewing option is the __________ view.A ListB ThumbnailsC DetailsD IconAnswer: C

11. Programs from the same developer , sold bundled together , that provide betterintegration and share common features , toolbars and menus are known as ....(A) Software suites(B) integrated software packages (C) software processing packages(D) personal information managers(E) none of theseANS (A)

12. A data warehouse is which of the following ?(A) Can be updated by the end users(B) Contains numerous naming conventions and formats(C) Organized around important subject areas(D) Contains only current data(E) None of theseANS (C)

13. ______________ servers store and manages files for network users.(A) Authentication(B) Main(C) Web(D) File(E) None of theseANS (D)

14. All of the following are examples of real security and privacy risks Except _____(A) hackers


(B) spam(C) viruses(D) identify theft(E) None of theseANS (B)

15. ___________ terminals (formerly known as cash registers) are often connected tocomplex inventory and sales computer systems .(A) Data(B) Sales(C) Query(D) (Point-of-sale (POS)(E) None of theseANS (B)

16. The OSI model is divided into _______ processes called layers.(A) five(B) six(C) seven(D) eight(E) None of theseANS (C)

17. System software is the set of programs that enables your computer's hardware devices and ______ software to work together.(A) management(B) processing(C) utility(D) application(E) None of theseANS (D)

18. ________ are specially designed computer chips reside inside other devices, such as your car or your electronic thermostat.(A) Servers(B) Embedded computers(C) Robotic computers(D) Mainframes(E) None of theseANS (B)

19. The following are all computing devices , except.........(A) notebook computers (B) cellular telephones(C) digital scanners(D) personal digital assistants




(E) None of theseANS (C)

20. in a ring topology , the the computer in possession of the ______ can trasmit data(A) packet(B) data(C) access method(D) token(E) None of theseANS (D)

21. This part of operating system manages the essential peripherals, such as the keyboard,screen , disk drives, and parallel and serial ports ____(A) basic input/output system(B) secondary input/output system(C) peripheral input/output system(D) marginal input/output system(E) None of theseANS (A)

22. ________ Viruses are often transmitted by a floppy disk left in the floppy drive(A) Trojan horse(B) Boot sector(C) Script(D) Logic bomb(E) None of theseANS (B)

23. ________ controls the way in which the computer system functions and provides a means by which users can interact with the computer(A) The platform(B) Application software(C) Operating system(D) The motherboard(E) None of theseANS (C)

24. Servers are computers that provide resources to other computers connected to a___________(A) mainframe(B) network(C) supercomputer(D) client(E) None of theseANS (B)


25. A goal of data mining includes which of the following?(A) To explain some observed event or condition(B) To confirm that data exists(C) To analyze data for expected relationships(D) To create a new data warehouse(E) None of theseANS (A)


1. URL stands for ........(A) Universal Research List(B) Universal Resource List(C) Uniform Resource Locator(D) Uniform Research Locator(E) None of theseANS (C)

2. A database management system (DBMS) is a ............(A) hardware system used to create , maintain and provide controlled access to a database(B) hardware system used to create, maintain, and provide uncontrolled access to a database.(C) software system used to create, maintain, and provide uncontrolled access to a database.(D) software system used to create, maintain, and provide controlled access to a database.(E) None of theseANS (D)

3. Which of the following is NOT a goal of transaction processing system ?(A) Capture , process and store transactions(B) Produce a variety of documents related to routine business activities(C) Reduce manual effort associated with processing business transactions(D) Produce standard reports used for management decision making(E) None of theseANS ()

4. A Proxy server is used for which of the following?(A) To provide security against unauthorized users(B) To process client requests for web pages(C) To process client requests for database access(D) To provide TCP/IP(E) None of theseANS (B)

5. When data changes in multiple lists and all lists are not updated, this causes:

(A) data redundancy(B) information overload(C) duplicate data(D) data inconsistency(E) None of theseANS (D)

6. _____________ are words that a programming language has set aside for its own use.(A) Control worlds(B) Reserved words(C) Control structures(D) Reserved keys(E) None of theseANS (B)

7. What is the primary difference between a virus and a worm?(A) A worm has the ability to self-propagate from an infected user's computer to other computers(B) A worm is usually written by a cracker: Script bunnies do not have the skills todevelop a worm program(C) A virus is very harmful to the computers it infects : a worm is not a serious a problem(D) Anti-virus software is effective in fighting viruses but not worms(E) None of theseANS (c)

8. ______ describe what is database fields.(A) Structures(B) Field markers(C) Field definition(D) Field names(E) None of theseANS (D)

9. You must install a (n) ____________ on a network if you want to share a broadband Internet connection.(A) router(B) modem(C) node(D) cable(E) None of theseANS (A)

10. A goal of normalization is to __________(A) minimize the number of relationships(B) minimize the number of entities


(C) minimize the number of tables(D) minimize the number of redundancy(E) None of theseANS (D)

11. Granting an outside organization access to internet web pages is often implemented using a (n) ____(A) extranet(B) intranet(C) internet(D) hacker(E) None of theseANS (A)

12. Which term identifies a specific computer on the web and the main page of the entire site(A) URL(B) Web site address(C) Hyperlink(D) Domain name(E) None of theseANS (A)

13. The code that relational database management systems use to perform their database task is referred to as .....(A) QBE(B) SQL(C) OLAP(D) Sequel Server(E) None of theseANS (B)

14. Chip is a common nickname for a (n):(A) transistor(B) resistor(C) integrated circuit(D) semiconductor(E) None of theseANS (c)

15. The purpose of the primary key in a database is to:(A) unlock the database(B) provide a map of the data(C) uniquely identify a record(D) establish constraints on database operations.(E) None of these




ANS (B)

16. A _________ contains specific rules and words that express the logical steps of an algorithm.(A) programming language(B) syntax(C) programming structure(D) logic chart(E) None of theseANS (e)

17. The design of the network is called the network:(A) architecture(B) server(C) transmission(D) type(E) None of theseANS (A)

18. The most frequently used instructions of a computer program are likely to be fetched from:(A) the hard disk(B) cache memory(C) RAM(D) registers(E) None of theseANS (B)

19. The ____________ contains data descriptions and defines the name, data type, and length of each field in the database.(A) data dictionary(B) data table(C) data record(D) data field(E) None of theseANS (A)

20. Personal logs or journal entries posted on the Web are known as:(A) listservs(B) Webcasts(C) blogs(D) subject directories(E) None of theseANS (C)



21. A(n) _______ uses pictures (called icons) and menus displayed on the screen to send commands to the computer system.(A) command - based user interface(B) GUI(C) system utility(D) API(E) None of theseANS (B)

22. The _____ manual tells you how to use a software program.(A) documentation(B) programming(C) technical(D) user(E) None of theseANS (D)

23. Which of the following is NOT a type of broadband Internet connection?(A) Cable(B) DSL(C) Dial-up(D) Satellite(E) None of theseANS (C)

24. Software, such as viruses, worms and Trojan horses, that has a malicious intent, is known as:(A) spyware(B) adware(C) spam(D) malware(E) None of theseANS (D)

25. Making a field ______ means that it cannot be left blank.(A) numeric(B) required(C) calculated(D) validated(E) None of theseANS (B)


1. Who is the chief of Miocrosoft


a. Babbageb. Bill Gatesc. Bill Clintond. Bushe. None

2. Which of the following are input devices.a. Keyboardb. Mousec. Card readerd. Scannere. All of these

3. Examples of output devices area. Screenb. Printerc. Speakerd. All of thesee. None

4. Which of the following is also known as brain of computera. Control unitb. Central Processing unitc. Arithmatic and language unitd. Monitore. None

5. IBM stands fora. Internal Business Managementb. International Business Managementc. International Business Machinesd. Internal Business Machinese. None

6.___________ translates and executes program at run time line by linea. Compilerb. Interpreterc. Linkerd. Loadere. None

7. ___________ is an OOP principlea. Structured programmingb. Procedural programmingc. Inheritanced. Linking



e. None

8. COBOL is widely used in _________ applicationsa. Commercialb. Scientificc. Spaced. Mathematicale. None

9. RAM stands fora. Random origin moneyb. Random only memoryc. Read only memoryd. Random access memorye. None

10. 1 Byte = ?a. 8 bitsb. 4 bitsc. 2 bitsd. 9 bitse. None

11. SMPS stands fora. Switched mode power supply b. Start mode power supplyc. Store mode power supplyd. Single mode power supplye. None

12. The device used to carry digital data on analog lines is called asa. Modemb. Multiplexerc. Modulatord. Demodulatore. None

13. VDU is also calleda. Screenb. Monitorc. Both 1 & 2d. printere. None

14. BIOS stands fora. Basic Input Output system




b. Binary Input output systemc. Basic Input Off systemd. all the abovee. None

15. Father of 'C' programming languagea. Dennis Ritchieb. Prof Jhon Kemenyc. Thomas Kurtzd. Bill Gatese. None

16. _________ is the process of finding errors in software code.(A) Debugging(B) Compiling(C) Testing(D) Running(E) None pf theseANS ()

17. ____________ are viruses that are triggered by the passage of time or on a certaindate.(A) Boot-sector viruses(B) Macro viruses(C) Time bombs(D) Worms(E) None of theseAns (C)

18. Linux is a (n) ____________ operating system.(A) open-source(B) Microsoft(C) Windows(D) Mac(E) None of theseANS (A)

19. What is a backup?(A) Restoring the information backup(B) An exact copy of a system's information(C) The ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or failure(D) All of these(E) None of theseANS (D)



20. Which of the following places the common data elements in order from smallest to largest(A) character, file, record, field, database(B) character, record, field, database, file(C) character, field, record, file, database(D) Bit, byte, character, record, field, file, database,(E) None of theseANS (C)

21. The internet is ......(A) a large network of networks(B) an internal communication system for a business(C) a communication system for the Indian government(D) All of these(E) None of theseANS (D)

21. ____________ are lists of commands that appear on the screen.(A) GUIs(B) Icons(C) Menus(D) Windows(E) None of theseANS (C)

22. Which of the following statements is FALSE concerning file names?(A) Files may share the same name or the same extension but not both(B) Every file in the same folder must have a unique name(C) File extension is another name for file type(D) The file extension comes before the dot (.) followed by the file name(E) None of theseANS (D)

23. Verification of a login name and password is known as:(A) configuration(B) accessibility(C) authentication(D) logging in(E) None of theseANS (C)

24. Which of the following would most likely NOT be a symptom of a virus?(A) Existing program files and icons disappear.(B) The CD-ROM stops functioning.(C) The Web browser opens to an unusual home page.(D) Odd messages or images are displayed on the screen.

(E) None of theseANS (B)

25. A ____ is a pointing device.A monitorB mouseC keyboardD none of the aboveAns (B)

ANSWERS

1b 2e 3d 4b 5c,6b 7c 8a 9d 10a11a 12a 13c 14a 15a

Business General Awareness Paper 1

1. Very often we see in the advertisements published by Financing Institutes/Agencies stating that their products are given high or average Ratings. These Rating Agencies classify bonds/investments in how many categories ?1. Low Risk2. Average Risk3. High Risk(A) Only 1(B) Only 2(C) Only 3(D) All 1, 2 and 3(E) None of theseAns : (D)

2. As per the reports published in various newspapers/journals etc. the economic map of the world is being redesigned. What is/are the new emerging trends of this new economic map of the world ?1. With India and Asia at the forefront the centre of economic gravity has shifted to East.2. Emerging markets, with India among the leaders, are growing faster than old established markets.

3. Central banks of the countries have recognized that case-by-case liquidity solutions are not the answers and a market wide and globally synchronized approach is needed to solve the present crisis.

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(A) Only 1(B) Only 2(C) Only 3(D) All 1, 2 and 3(E) None of theseAns : (A)

3. As per the decision taken by the Govt. of India, the exporters of which of the following products to USA and European countries will get an incentive of 2% on their exports ?1. Leather goods2. Garments3. Software(A) Only 1(B) Only 2(C) Only 3(D) Both 1 and 2 only(E) All 1, 2 and 3Ans : (D)

4. Which of the following is/are the key features of Indian Economy which were highlighted during the presentation of the Interim Budget 2009-10 ?1. Despite global financial crisis the GDP growth rate in current financial year has been 7•1 per cent.2. Indian economy was adjudged as second fastest growing economy in the world3. A provision of Rs. 100 crores is made in the annual plan 2009-10 for setting up Unique Identification Authority of India.(A) Only 1(B) Only 2(C) Only 3(D) All 1, 2 and 3(E) None of theseAns : (D)

5. Many a times we read a term in financial news papers ‘SEPA’. What is the full form of the term ?(A) Single Exchange Processing Agency(B) Single Euro Payments Area(C) Single Electronic Processing Agency(D) Super Electronic Purchase Agency(E) None of theseAns : (B)

6. As per the newly launched ‘Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme’ a


monthly pension will be given to the widows. What will be the amount of the pension ?(A) Rs. 200(B) Rs. 400(C) Rs. 600(D) Rs. 800(E) None of theseAns : (A)

7. As per the decision taken by the Govt. of India all the Public Sector Banks (PSBs) will be recapitalised over the next two years so that they can maintain a Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) of ……….(A) 9% (B) 12%(C) 11% (D) 22%(E) None of theseAns : (B)

8. As per the Industrial Development Report 2009 India’s rank in Industrial Development was 54 on the Development Index. Which of the following organizations/agencies compiles Industrial Development Index of the world ?(A) International Labour Organisation(B) United Nations’ Industrial Development Organisation(C) World Bank(D) World Trade Organisation(E) The Economic and Social Council of UNOAns : (B)

9. As per the news published in major news papers/magazines the International Finance Corporation has offered a loan for providing clean drinking water to 30 lakhs people in rural India. What is the amount of the loan ?(A) 5 million US $ (B) 10 million US $(C) 15 million US $ (D) 20 million US $(E) None of theseAns : (C)

10. The merger of which of the following two Indian companies took place in recent past which is termed as “Largest ever merger in India’s Corporate History” ?(A) Nuclear Power Corporation and National Thermal Power Corporation(B) State Bank of India and its seven associate banks(C) Hind Aluminium Company and Century Mills(D) Tata Motors and Ashok Leyland(E) Reliance Industries and Reliance Petroleum Ltd.Ans : (E)

11. As per the agreements signed by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCL) and National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) a joint Venture will be launched for setting up various Nuclear Power Plants in India. If this is materialized all




these establishments will be required to function necessarily under the framework of which of the following existing acts ?1. Industrial Disputes Act2. Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act3. Atomic Energy Act

(A) Only 1 (B) Only 2(C) Only 3 (D) All 1, 2 and 3(E) None of theseAns : (C)

12. As we all know more and more countries/organizations are now going for Non-Cash Transactions and accordingly Banks have launched many new products in the market for the same. Which of the following products is a non-cash transaction product ?(A) Only ATM Card (B) Only Credit Card(C) Only Prepaid Card (D) Only Debit Card(E) All are non-cash transaction productsAns : (E)

13. The Prime Minister of India while addressing a meeting of top industrialists of India in March 2009 advised the RBI to further cut interest rates. Which of the following is/are the reasons owing to which the Prime Minister who himself is an economist gave this advise to RBI ?1. All major economies of the world are passing through a crisis situation. Prime Minister wants RBI to take preventive measures to save Indian economy.2. In India ample liquidity is available in the market but there are no takers.3. Inflation is at a comparatively low level at present in the country(A) Only 1(B) Only 2(C) Both 2 and 3 only(D) Only 3(E) None of theseAns : (A)

14. As per the reports published in the newspapers India has signed an agreement to supply its Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) to ……….(A) Mauritius (B) Bangladesh(C) Nepal (D) Zimbabwe(E) VietnamAns : (A)

15. Which of the following is/are TRUE about the present situation of Sugar Market in India which has undergone a dramatic change in last 12 months ?1. From being a major exporter of sugar, India is desperately looking for imports today to meet its domestic needs.2. Domestic prices have spurted by 60-70 per cent with no sign of respite.


3. The present situation is largely due to sharp contraction in cane acreage in the country.(A) Only 1 (B) Only 2(C) Only 3 (D) All 1, 2 and 3(E) None of theseAns : (D)

16. As per the recent reports, the per capita Income of the country has gone up during 2008-09. What is the per capita income at present ?(A) Rs. 15,000 (B) Rs. 33,000(C) Rs. 40,000 (D) Rs. 23,000(E) Rs. 53,000Ans : (C)

17. A major Financial Newspaper while writing about the present status of economy in India wrote “the outlook in the agricultural sector gives room for optimism”. What does it really mean ?[Pick up most appropriate statement(s)]1. Agricultural Sector which was not playing any significant role in Indian economy is now growing very fast and significantly.2. Agricultural sector is not going to play any major role in economy as its progress is still very slow.3. Govt. will not require to provide any boost up package to agricultural sector as it is likely to be satisfactory this year.

(A) Only 1 (B) Only 2(C) Only 3 (D) Either 1 or 3(E) None of theseAns : (C)

18. While addressing a conference of Bankers and top Industrialists, the Prime Minister made a statement that “Domestic Credit Flow for Productive Needs had to be maintained at a reasonable Cost”. What does it really mean ?(Pick up the most appropriate statements).1. Banks should further raise their deposit base and provide very low cost credit to Industry which is badly in need of the same.2. Banks should neither reduce their lending rates further nor increase the rates on deposits as this may create a critical imbalance in the financial/money market of the country.3. Banks should see that ample credit is provided to the industries at an affordable cost without diluting the credit norms.

(A) Only 1 (B) Only 2(C) Only 3 (D) Both 1 and 2 only(E) None of theseAns : (C)

19. A major financial newspaper recently published a report wherein it is said that “the Govt. was aware of the problems in certain sectors, particularly where Export Dependence was High.’ Keeping general trend of India’s present economic situation in mind how would you interpret the above statement ?[Pick up the most appropriate statement(s)].1. The industry which produces mainly for export purposes is not doing well at present and needs Govt. support.2. The industry which imports raw material and exports processed goods is in very bad shape these days. Govt. wishes to help them so that they can come out of it.3. Indian exports were never in comfortable situations and this year they are in their worst situation. Govt. knows it but cannot help.

(A) Only 1 (B) Only 2(C) Only 3 (D) Both 1 and 3 only(E) None of theseAns : (A)

20. Who amongst the following is an Economist of international fame and was in news recently ?(A) John Key (B) Paul Krugman(C) Nicolas Sarkozy (D) Mohamed Elbaradei(E) Mohamed NasheedAns : (B)

21. Which of the following taxes is not levied by the Union Govt. ?(A) Customs (B) Corporate Tax(C) Land Revenue (D) Income Tax(E) Surcharge on Income TaxAns : (C)

22. Service Tax was introduced in India for the first time in the year ……….(A) 1990-91 (B) 1991-92(C) 1994-95 (D) 1980-81(E) 2000-01Ans : (C)

23. Which of the following countries launched world’s first satellite for monitoring Greenhouse Gases ?(A) USA (B) Britain(C) Japan (D) China(E) IndiaAns : (C)

24. Which of the following countries launched its indigenous Satellite ‘Omid’ in February 2009 ?(A) Spain (B) Australia


(C) Turkey (D) China(E) IranAns : (E)

25. The Govt. of India allowed the Income Tax Department to set up its centralized IT processing centre in ……….(A) Bangalore (B) Chennai(C) Mumbai (D) Kolkata(E) HyderabadAns : (A)

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26. As per news reports MTNL recently launched it “3G Services” and became the first telecom operator to launch the same in India. What is the full form of ‘G’ in 3G ?(A) Global (B) Generation(C) Growth (D) Gravity(E) None of theseAns : (B)

27. India recently signed an agreement with which of the following countries so that it can import Uranium from it ?(A) China (B) Tunisia(C) Brazil (D) Taiwan(E) None of theseAns : (E)

28. The annual meeting of the world Economic Forum was organized in January–February 2009 in ……(A) Davos (B) Brasilia(C) Washington DC (D) London(E) TokyoAns : (A)

29. What is the minimum support price announced by the Govt. of India for Rabi crops of wheat ?(A) Rs. 900 quintal (B) Rs. 950 quintal(C) Rs. 1,000 quintal (D) Rs. 1,080 quintal(E) Rs. 1,200 quintalAns : (D)

30. Which of the following is/are the highlights of the ‘project Snow Leopard’ launched in recent past ?1. It is launched to safeguard and conserve India’s unique natural heritage and high altitude wild life.

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2. The project is launched to make another hitech permanent Lab on South pole.3. It is nothing but a project to protect snow leopards found in Himalayan region which is facing the fear of extinction.

(A) Only 1 (B) Only 2(C) Only 3 (D) Both 1 and 3 only(E) None of theseAns : (A)

31. Which of the following has now became the Third Largest Economy of the World ?(A) Brazil (B) India(C) China (D) Japan(E) RussiaAns : (C)

32. Ms. Johanna Sigurdardottir has taken over as the first women Prime Minister of (A) Brazil (B) Iceland(C) Peru (D) New Zealand(E) TunisiaAns : (B)

33. Govt. of India has decided to set up two more All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) like institutes in near future. These new institutions would be established in (A) West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh (B) Haryana & Punjab(C) Punjab & Tamil Nadu (D) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh(E) Gujarat and MaharashtraAns : (A)

34. Duleep Trophy is associated with the game of …(A) Hockey (B) Badminton(C) Football (D) Lawn Tennis(E) CricketAns : (E)

35. Who amongst the following is the winner of Saraswati Samman 2008 ?(A) Gulzar




(B) Nida Fazli(C) Srilal Shukla (D) Govind Mishra(E) Lakhmi Nandan BoraAns : (E)

36. Who amongst the following is the New Prime Minister of Israel after the general election held there in recent past ?(A) Lieberman (B) Tzipi Livini(C) Shimon Peres (D) Benjamin Netanyahu(E) None of theseAns : (D)

37. Who amongst the following is the highest Wicket taker in the history of cricket ?(Both ODI and Test Cricket)(A) Wasim Akram (B) Anil Kumble(C) Stephan Fleming (D) Shane Warne(E) Muttiah MuralidharanAns : (E)

38. Which of the following commissions set up by the President of India decides the distribution of tax incomes between the Central and State Govts. ?(A) Central Law Commission(B) Pay Commission for Govt. Employees(C) Administrative Reforms Commission(D) Planning Commission(E) Finance CommissionAns : (E)

39. Who amongst the following became the first Indian to win ‘Golden Globe Award 2009’ ?(A) Shivkumar Sharma (B) Anu Malik(C) Zakir Hussain (D) A. R. Rahman(E) None of theseAns : (D)

40. Sania Mirzawon the Mixed Doubles of which of the following tennis matches alongwith Mahesh Bhupati ?(A) US Open 2009




(B) Australian Open 2009(C) South Africa Tennis Open 2009(D) ATP Challenger Tennis Championship 2009(E) None of theseAns : (B)

41. We very frequently read about the activities of the Foreign Exchange Market in newspapers/magazines. Which of the following is/are the major functions of the same ?1. Transfer of purchasing power from domestic to foreign market.2. Providing credit for financing foreign trade.3. Power to purchase gold from foreign countries as most of the nations still work on Gold Standards.(A) Only 1(B) Only 2(C) Only 3(D) Both 1 and 2 only(E) Both 2 and 3 onlyAns : (D)

42. Who amongst the following players won the National Shooting Championship held in January 2009 ?(A) Abhinav Bindra (B) Omkar Singh(C) Gurpreet Singh (D) Anjali Bhagwat(E) None of theseAns : (E)

43. Who amontst the following is the author of the book “Termites in the Trading system” ?(A) M. S. Swaminathan (B) Jagdish Bhagwati(C) Jaswant Singh (D) M. Chelapati Rao(E) None of theseAns : (B)

44. The Govt. of India recently introduced Money Laundering Bill 2009. Under the bill which of the following agencies is empowered to search the premises after the offence is committed and a case is filed ?(A) Income Tax Department(B) Vigilance Department of the Reserve Bank of India(C) Enforcement Directorate(D) Central Bureau of Investigation(E) None of theseAns : (C)


45. Which of the following is/are the components of the Fiscal Deficit ?1. Budgetary Deficit2. Market Borrowings3. Expenditure made from Pradhan Mantri Rahat Kosh(A) Only 1(B) Only 2(C) Only 3(D) All 1, 2 and 3(E) None of theseAns : (A)

46. Which of the following is the Trophy/Cups associated with the game of Hockey ?(A) Derby (B) Agha Khan Cup(C) Merdeka (D) Vizzy Trophy(E) Rovers CupAns : (B)

47. Which of the following is not a Welfare scheme launched by the Govt. of India ?(A) Village Grain Bank Scheme(B) Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojana(C) Annapurna Scheme(D) Midday Meal Scheme(E) Bharat Nirman YojanaAns : (E)

48. Which of the following are the instruments of Credit Control in the hands of the RBI ?1. Lowering or raising the discount and interest rates.2. Raising the minimum support price of the major agro products.3. Lowering or raising the minimum cash reserves maintained by the commercial banks.(A) Only 1(B) Only 2(C) Only 3(D) Both 1 and 3 only(E) Both 2 and 3 onlyAns : (C)

49. Who amongst the following is the author of the Book “Dreams from My Father : A Story of Race and Inheritance” ?(A) Barack Obama (B) John Evans Aatta Mills(C) Nelson Mandela (D) Danny Boyle

(E) None of theseAns : (A)

50. Which of the following programmes was launched to further improve the facilities of irrigation in rural India ?(A) National Social Assistance programme(B) Construction of Kiosks for poors(C) Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana(D) Annapurna Scheme(E) National Watershed Development ProgrammeAns : (E)

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1.Who amongst the following cricketers became the ninth indian to claim 150 or more wickets?(a) A.Kumble (b) A.Agarkar(c) S.Tendulkar (d) Harbhajan Singh(e) None of theseAns (c)

2. Who amongst the following returned to earth after a lomg 195 days stay in space ?(a) Angei Brewer (b) Mike Leinbach(c) Shruti Vadera (d) Sunita Williams(e) None of theseAns(d)

3. Japan PM shinzo Abe came to office last year with huge support in his favour. But since last few months he is facing problems in his political survival. Which of the following actions taken by him does / do not enjoy support of the people of Japan (Pick up the correct statement) ?1. Decision to postpone parliament elections.2. Falling to control inflation which has gone to the level of 12% an unusual phenomenon in the history of Japan .3. Decision to allow USA to make an army Base in some of its Islands where USA will have its nuclear war-heads

(a) Only 2 (b) Only 1(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Only 3

(e) All 1, 2 and 3Ans(c)

4. European leaders agree on traty was the news in leading news paper in recent past .Which of the following was the treaty on which leadres were of diverse views (Pick up the correct statement) ?1. The treaty was to make the EURO money a universal currency for all financial / monetarytransaction done by all the member countries w.e.f. April 2009.2. Treaty was to defunct constitution of the Eropean Union by a new one.3. Poland one of the newest members of the union was threatening to use its veto power if anychange is done in the present set up of the organization.(a) only 1(b) only 2(c) only 3(d) Both 1 and 2(e) Both 2 and 3Ans(b)

5. “Rajpaksha threatens to resolve Lanka parliament” was the news in leading newspaper a few days back . Which of the following was the reason owing to which president threatens to take a drastic step ? (pick up the correct statements).1. A number of MPs from Sri Lanka Freedom party defecting to join another party launched by another group of politicians.2. A group of politicians under the leadership of former president Chandrika Kumartunga demanding the postponement of elctions for the post of president due in the month of November 2007 so that Chandrika can came back from exile and contest for the same.3. Rajapaksha wants general public and also MPs to support his formula on peace with LTTE which is not accepatble to most of the MPs.(a) All 1,2 and 3(b) Only 2(c) Only 3(d) Both 1 and 2(e) Only 1Ans(a)

6. Madhesi national liberation front (MNLF) is an organixation active in which of the following countries ?(a) Pakistan (b) Myanmar(c) Uganda (d) Iran(e) NepalAns(e)

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7. As per the Economic survey 2006-07 the food grain production may not touch the target fixed for the year. What is the atrget of the same set for the period?(a) 100 million tonnes (b) 220 million tonnes(c) 175 million tonnes (d) 250 million tonnes(e) 320 million tonnesAns(b)

10. Which of the following States achieved 100% financial inclusion (each and every family in the state has at least one bank account). ?(a) Delhi (b) Maharashtra(c) West Bengal (d) Kerala(e) None of theseAns(d)

11. Which of the following Departments of the Govt. of India is helping banks in disbursement of rural credit by the bank ?(A) Railways (B) State Road Transpots(C) Post and Telegraph (D) Ministry of Health(E) None of theseAns (E)

12. Which of the following organization/agencies has established a fund known as ” investor production fund” ?(A) SEBI (B) NABARD(C) Bombay stock exchange (D) AMFI(E)None of theseAns (C)

13.Who amongst the following is the Head of the RBI at present ?(A) Mr. M.V.Kamath (B) Mr. Y.V.Reddy(C) Mr. N.R.Narayanmurthy (D) Mr.O.P.Bhatt(E)None of theseAns (B)

14. Mjority of rural people still prefer to go to which of the following for their credit needs ?



(A) Money lenders (B) Foreign Bankers(C) NABARD (D) RBI(E) None of theseAns (A)

15. India has different categories of commercial banks.Which of the following is NOT one such categories ?(A) Private Banks (B) CommoditiesBanks(C) Nationalized Banks (D) Cooperative Banks(E) Foreign BanksAns (B)

16.Which of the following types of Banks are allowed to operate foreign currency accounts ?(1) Foreign Bank(2) Regional Rural Banks(3) Nationalized Banks (A) Only i(B) Only 2(C) Only 3(D) All 1,2and 3(E) None of theseAns (C)

17. Which of the following countries does not play International Cricket ?(A) Russia (B) England(C) South Africa (D) Pakistan(E) IndiaAns (A)

18. The money which Govt. of India spends on the development of infrastructure in country comes from the which of the following sources ?[Pick up the correct Statement(s)](1) Loan from World Bank/ADB etc(2) Taxws collected from the people(3) Loan from the RBI(A) Only 1(B) Only 2(C) Only 3



(D) Both 1 and 2(E) All 1,2 and 3Ans (E)

19. The Securities and Exchange Board Of India (SEBI) recently imposed a restriction on money flow in equity through ‘P Notes’. What is the full form of ‘P Notes’ ?(A) Permanent Notes (B) Perchase Notes(C) Participatory-Notes (D) Private Notes(E) None of theseAns (C)

21. Mnay times we read in financial news paper about ‘FII’.What is the full form of ‘FII’?(A) Final Investment in India (B) Foreign Investment in India(C) Formal Investment in India (D) Fair Institutional Investment(E) Foreign Institutional InvestmentAns (E)

22. Benazir Bhutto was associated with which of the following parties(A) Muslim League (B) Pakistan Peoples Party(C) Pakistan National Congress (D) Islamic Movement of Pakistan(E) None of theseAns (B)

23. Who amongst the following is the author of the book Pakistan The Gathering Storms?(A) Benazir Bhutto(B) Parvez Musharraf(C) Arun Shourie(D) Arun Gandhi(E) None of these

24. Which of the following is not a gallantry Award ?(A) Vir Chakra(B) Jeevan Raksha Padak(C) Ashok Chakra(D) Mahavir Chakra(E) Saraswati Samman

25. Which of the following states has approved sharing Neyyar Irrigation Project water with Tamil Nadu ?




(A) Karnataka(B) Andhra Pradesh(C) Kerala(D) Maharashtra and Karnataka(E) None of these


Q. Various Govt. agencies/organizations are given responsibilities for implementing various policies/decisions of the Govt. of India. Policies about credit flow to the agricultural/priority sector are framed/ implemented through which of the following apex bodies ?(A) ECGC(B) NABARD(C) UTI(D) IDBI Bank(E) None of these

Q. As we read every then and now the Monetary and Credit Policy is reviewed and changes/corrections are made frequently. Who amongst the following exactly takes this decision in India ?(A) Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission(B) Prime Minister(C) Finance Minister(D) Chairman Finance Commission(E) None of these

Q. The World Bank sanctioned Rs. 18,000 crores to which of the following states for its Poverty Alleviation Programme ?(A) Karnataka(B) Gujarat(C) Maharashtra(D) Uttar Pradesh

(E) None of these

Q. Which of the following is not a foreign bank working in India ?(A) HSBC(B) Barclays(C) Standard Chartered(D) Yes Bank(E) All are foreign banks

Q. Who amongst the following is the Chairman of the 13th Finance Commission ?(A) Bimal Jalan





(B) Y. V. Reddy(C) C. Rangarajan(D) Vijay Kelkar(E) None of these

Q. India has the least or negligible trade relations with (A) Japan(B) Britain(C) South Africa(D) Uganda(E) Iran

Q. Your friend has received a sum of Rs. 10000 from his grandparents. He wants to deposit this sum in a bank under a condition of not to withdraw fully or partially for at least two years. He will be needed to open which type of account in the bank ?(A) Small savings account(B) Current account(C) Fixed deposit account(D) Demat account(E) None of these

Q. Recently, this was in news that ASEAN is an association of (A) Commonwealth nations(B) SAARC nations(C) South-Eastern Asian nations(D) Oil-exporting nations(E) African nations

Q. Names of two important persons are often visible in newspapers/ magazines/ electronic media. These names are Dr. C. Rangarajan and Dr. Bimal Jalan. Which of the following facts are identical in the life of both these two persons ?(A) Both are principal economic advisors to the Prime Minister(B) Both are the Members of the Lok Sabha(C) Both are the former Governors of RBI(D) Both were the Finance Ministers of India(E) There is nothing similar in bothQ. Which of the following places of West Bengal was in news recently, since some violent incidences took place due to an attempt of agricultural land aquisition for industrial purposes ?(A) Khadakpur(B) Nandigram(C) Howrah(D) Bolepur(E) None of theseQ. In accordance with the reports published in the papers/magazines, the Government of India and some NGOs have declared/started some projects to help/ to provide relief to the



farmers in general and specially to perplexed farmers. Which of the following is not such a plan ?(A) Crop insurance plan(B) E-Chaupal(C) Subsidy for chemical fertilizers(D) Reconstruction of watershade/water-bodies(E) Mid-day meal

Q. Which country was expelled from U.N. in 1992????????a) Czechoslovakia b) Yugoslovia c) Iraq d) Switzerland??Ans : B

Q. Nobel Prizes are not given for the performance in the area of(A) Literature(B) Physics(C) Chemistry(D) Music(E) Medical Science

Q. In which of the following Hindi films has actor Shahrukh Khan played the role of a Hockey Coach ?(A) Guru(B) Chak De India(C) Om Shanti Om(D) Jab We Met(E) None of these

Q. Who amongst the following addresses the nation on the Independence Day from the ramparts of the Red Fort, Delhi ?(A) President of India(B) UPA Chairperson(C) Speaker of the Lok Sabha(D) Prime Minister of India(E) None of these

Q. Which of the following awards is given for excellence in the field of sports ?(A) Kalidas Samman(B) Dhyanchand Award(C) Shram Vir Award(D) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award(E) None of these

Q. Twenty-20 matches are played in the game of


(A) Hockey(B) Football(C) Badminton(D) Tennis(E) Cricket

Q. Which of the following deals between India and one major country was put on a hold for some time as India is finding difficult to implement it ?(A) 123 Pact with USA(B) Fifth generation fighter plane deal with Russia(C) Heavy Water deal with Iran(D) Border talks with China(E) None of these

Q. Heavy Water is normally used by which of the following industries ?(A) Nuclear Power generation plants(B) Pharma Industry(C) Paper Industry(D) Sugar plants(E) None of these

Q. Which of the following countries for the first time elected a lady as its President recently ?(A) Argentina(B) China(C) New Zealand(D) Russia(E) None of these

Q. Which of the following is not a foodgrain ?(A) Wheat(B) Rice(C) Maize(D) Jowar(E) Cotton

Q. Who amongst the following was made the Chairman of the National Land Reforms Council ?(A) Smt. Sonia Gandhi(B) Arjun Singh(C) Pranav Mukherjee(D) Kamal Nath(E) Manmohan Singh

Q. The UNO has declared year 2008 as the year of(A) AIDS Prevention


(B) Potato(C) Water Harvesting(D) Social Justice to Children(E) None of these


1. As per the recent reports published in newspapers / magazines, India ranks at a lower level in Hunger Index. The Hunger Index is measured on which of the following indicators?2. Child Malnutrition3. Rate of Child Mortality4. Rate of Literacy5. No. of people who are calories deficient(A) Only 1 and 2(B) Only 2 and 3(C) Only 1, 2 and 4(D) AliI, 2, 3 and 4(E) None of these

2. Who amongst the following economists gave the concept of 'economies of scale', which says 'many goods and services can be produced more cheaply in long series' ?(A) Edward C. Prescott(B) Amartya Sen(C) Gary S. Becker(D) Edmund S. Phelps(E) Paul Krugman

3. As per the recent report which of the following countries emerged as India's top trading partner during 2008-09 ?(A) Russia(B) Brazil(C) USA(D) China(E) None of these

4. In its mid term review of the economy the Reserve Bank of India pegged the country's economic growth for fiscal year 2008-09 at which of the following levels?(A) 6%(B) 6.5%(C) 7%(D) 7.7%(E) 8.7%

5. Which of the following countries has elected Joe Biden as its Vice President in its


general elections held in November 2008 ?(A) Britain(B) Canada(C) Australia(D) USA(E) None of these

6. Very often we read in newspapers / magazines about 'Sovereign Wealth Funds'. Which of the following is / are the correct description of the same?

1. These are the funds or the reserves of a government or central bank of a country which are invested further to earn profitable returns.2. These are the funds, which were accumulated by some/ people over the years buf were not put in active circulation as they retain them as Black Money for several years.3. The funds which are created to be used as relief funds or bailouts packages are known as sovereign funds.(A) Both 2 and 3 only(B) Only 2(C) Only 3(D) Only 1(E) None of these

7. The Govt. of India has decided to declare which of the following rivers a National River?(A) Brahmaputra(B) Yamuna(C) Ganga(D) Kaveri(E) None of these

8. Very often we read about Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in news-papers. What was the purpose of promoting SEZs in India?a. They are established to pro-mote exports.b. They are established to attract investments from foreign countries.c. They are established to help poorest of the poors in India as the activities of these zones are reserved only for poors and those living below poverty line.(A) Only 1(B) Only 2(C) Only3(D) Both 1 and 2 only(E) None of these

9. The Asian Cooperation Dialogue Conference of 31 nations was organized in October 2008 in-(A) New Delhi(B) Seoul (S. Korea)


(C) Beijing (China)(D) Dhaka (Bangladesh)(E) Astana (Kazakhastan)

10. The White Tiger is a book written by-(A) Arnitav Ghosh(B) Arundhati Roy(C) V. S. Naipaul(D) Kiran Desai(E) Aravind Adiga

11. The Ratio of the Cash Reserves that the banks are required to keep with RBI is known as-(A) Liquidity Ratio(B) SLR(C) CRR(D) Net Demand & Time Liability(E) None of these

12. A Rs. 35000 crore JSW Steel Plant was inaugurated in November 2008 in-(A) Kota(B) Nandigram(C) Pune(D) Jamshedpur(E) Salboni

13. The Govt. of India in order to provide some relief to the exporters announced a relief package ofRs.-(A) 1000 crores(B) 2500 crores(C) 4000 crores(D) 5000 crores(E) 7000 crores

14. Which of the following awards/ honours was conferred upon Pt. Bhimsen Joshi recently?(A) Man of the year(B) Kala Shikhar Samman(C) Dada Saheb Phalke Award (D) Kalidas Samman(E) Bharat Ratna

15. Which of the following Space Craft was launched recently to prepare a 3 dimensional Atlas of the lunar surface and also for chemical mapping of entire lunar surface?(A) PSLV-II(B) Chandrayan II


(C) Chandrayan III(D) Chandrayan-I(E) None of these

16. As per new revised rules now Foreign Direct Investment in Insurance sector is possible upto the limit of-A) 26%(B) 40%(C) 49%(D) 70%(E) None of these

17. Who amongst the following players recently became the first ever Indian to win a World Championship in Badminton?(A) P. Gopichand(B) Saina Nehwal(C) Aparna Popat(D) Nandu M. Natekar(E) None of these

18. Which of the following countries got Wan chuck as its fifth King recently?(A) Bhp.tan(B) Nepal(C) Japan(D) Spain(E) None of these

19. As per the news reports members of the SAARC agreed to establish a 'SAARC Food Bank' to ensure food security for members in case of any emergency. Which of the following nations agreed to provide maximum quantity of food for the bank ? (It will provide 1,53,200 tonnes) PDI August/2009/316(A) India(B) Bhutan(C) Sri Lanka(D) Pakistan(E) None of these

20. The availability of Cash and other cash like marketable instruments that are useful in purchases and investments are commonly known as-(A) Cash crunch(B) Liquidity(C) Credit(D) Marketability(E) None of these

21. India recently signed an agreement with which of the following countries so that they





are allowed to deal smoothly with the problem of fishermen who cross International Maritime Boundary Line?(A) Bangladesh(B) Sri Lanka(C) Pakistan(D) Myanmar(E) None of these

22. The World Development Report 2009 was released recently. Who publishes the World Development Report every year?(A) Asian Development Bank(B) World Bank(C) International Monetary Fund(D) United Nations Organizations(E) None of these

23. The 3rd IBSA Summit took place in New Delhi in October 2008. Which of the following statements about the same is / are correct?1. Leaders agreed to set a trilateral trade target of US$ 25 million by 2015.2. Leaders adopted a 50 point Delhi Summit Declaration which has their views on global governance.3. IBSA agreed to provide its membership to China and Russia from 2011(A) Only 1(B) Only 2(C) Only 3(D) All 1,2 & 3(E) None of these

24. As per newspaper reports India's Trade gap is showing a negative growth since last few months 'Trade Gap' means what?(A) Gap between total GDP and total consumption(B) Gap between total Imports and total Exports(C) Gap between available liquidity and expected demand in next five months(D) Gap between budgeted revenue collection and actual collection of the same(E) None of these

25. Mr. Kgalema Motlanthe who was on a visit to India in October 2008 is the-(A) President of South Africa (B) Prime Minister of South Africa(C) President of Kenya(D) Prime Minister of Kenya(E) Deputy Director General of UNO

Answers:1. (C) 2. (E) 3. (D) 4. (D) 5. (D)


6. (D) 7. (C) 8. (D) 9. (E) 10. (E) 11. (C) 12. (E) 13. (D) 14. (E) 15.(D) 16. (C) 17. (B) 18. (A) 19. (A) 20. (B) 21. (B) 22. (B) 23. (B) 24. (B) 25. (A)


1.Jayasuriya who decided to take retirement from Test Cricket is from which of the following countries ?(A) Pakistan(B) India(C) West Indies(D) South Africa(E) Sri Lanka

2. In order to give impetus to agri-culture which of the following states has launched Contract Farming Scheme ?(A) Jammu and Kashmir(B) Orissa(C) West Bengal(D) Haryana(E) None of these

3. Dola Banerjee who won a Gold Medal in an international games event in November 2007 is asso-ciated with :(A) Archery(B) Badminton(C) Table tennis(D) Swimming(E) None of these

4. Who amongst the following is the highest wicket taker in the history of Test cricket in the world ?(A) R. Hadlee(B) Kapil Dev(C) Anil Kumble(D) Shane Warne(E) Mutthiah Muralidharan

5. Late Benzair Bhutto was associa-ted with which of the following political parties ?(A) Muslim League(B) Pakistan National Congress(C) Pakistan Peopleâ€™s Party(D) National Forum of Pakistan(E) None of these

6. Zhang Zilin who was adjudged as the Miss World 2007 is from which of the following countries ?(A) South Africa(B) Russia(C) South Korea(D) Vietnam(E) China

7. Which of the following is not considered as a green House Gas ?(A) Methane(B) Carbon dioxide(C) Nitrous oxide(D) Oxygen(E) All these are not green house gases

8. Which of the following terms is not a financial term ?(A) Investment(B) El Nino effect(C) Core banking Solution(D) RTGs(E) All are financial terms

9. Who amongst the following is the Chairperson of the 13th Finance Commission ?(A) Dr. C. Rangarajan(B) Dr. Bimal Jalan(C) Dr. Rakesh Mohan(D) Dr. Vijay Kelkar(E) None of these

10. The Green revolution in India was the outcome of the efforts of who amongst the following ?(A) Dr. M. S. Swaminathan(B) Dr. C. Rangarajan(C) Mr.K. V. Kamath(D) Dr. Rakesh Mohan(E) None of these

11. Which of the following is a project to develop watersheds in India ?(A) DRDO(B) CARE(C) Avard(D) NWDPRA(E) None of these

12. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ˜The Namesake” ?



(A) Salman Rushdie(B) Steve Waugh(C) Monica Ali(D) V. S. Naipaul(E) Jhumpa Lahiri

13. Which of the following organiza-tion/agencies has asked all the banks in India to form customer service panels at branch levels ?(A) Indian Banks Association(B) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)(C) Supreme Court of India(D) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)(E) None of these

14. Who amongst the following is ranked No. 1 Tennis players amongst the women players ? (as per recent ranking)(A) Maria Sharapova(B) Ana Ivanovic(C) Sania Mirza(D) Justine Henin(E) None of these

15. The Information and Broadcas-ting Ministry has selected which of the following pairs for its prestigious ˜Life Time Achieve-ment Award given away recen-tly ?(A) Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan(B) Rajesh Khanna and Dilip Kumar(C) Asha Bhosle and Lata Man-geshkar(D) Lata Mangeshkar and Dilip Kumar(E) None of these

16. Many a times we read in news-paper about the benefits of National Electronic, Funds Trans-fer (NEFT) a delivery service launched by the bank. Why banks advocate for such delivery channels ?1. It is a system in which no physical transfer takes place hence risk is very low.2. In this system banks are not required to transfer any money actually to the account of the customer. Only book adjustment is done. Hence actual fund is not needed.3. This facility is available to anybody at any place. Even having a bank account is not at all necessary.(A) Only (1) is correct(B) Only (2) is correct(C) Only (3) is correct(D) Both (1) and (2) are correct(E) All (1), (2) and (3) are correct

17. The prestigious Indira Gandhi National Award for Peace Disar-mament and


Development 2006 was conferred upon whom amongst the following ?(A) Prof. Wangari Maathai(B) Mr. Phillips Talbot(C) Mr. Damilo Turk(D) Ms. Doris Lessing(E) None of these

18. As reported in the newspapers China has asked its banks to put 12Â•5% money instead of earlier 12% as CRR. This correction in CRR is made for the seventh time in last one year. Why did China have to take this step again and again and so frequently ?1. It will put a curb on lending of the money by the banks.2. It will help Govt. of China to tame the rate of inflation.3. It will help poor to get easy loans at cheaper rates from the banks as higher CRR brings more money for acti-vities of the social sector.(A) Only (1) is correct(B) Only (2) is correct(C) All (1), (2) and (3) are correct(D) Only (3) is correct(E) Both (1) and (2) are correct

19. NRI Day is observed on which of the following days ?(A) 9th February(B) 9th January(C) 19th February(D) 19th March(E) 9th March

20. Which of the following is not a mode of foreign capital inflow to India ?(A) FDI(B) FII(C) NRI Accounts(D) No Frills Accounts(E) All these are valid for foreign capital inflow

21. India-European Union Summit 2007 was organized in November 2007 at New Delhi. Which of the following is true about the same ?1. A landmark MOU was signed by both the parties which envisages that EU would help India to achieve millennium Goals.2. EU will plead case of more subsidy to agro sector in WTO meets.3. Both the parties reaffirmed their commitment to the rule based multilateral trading system.(A) Only (1) is correct(B) Only (2) is correct(C) Only (3) is correct(D) Both (1) and (3) are correct(E) All (1), (2) and (3) are correct




22. Mr. Kevin Rudd is the new :(A) President of Australia(B) Prime Minister of Australia(C) President of Argentina(D) Prime Minister of Argentina(E) Secretary General of UNO

23. The 53rd Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHO-GM) was organized at which of the following places in Novem-ber 2007 ?(A) Kampala(B) London(C) New Delhi(D) Perth(E) None of these

24. As per the reports published in the news papers/magazines the overall credit (credit by banks) grew by over Rs. 1,00,000 crores in 2005-06 and 2006-07. Which of the following sectors was one single main contributor to this boom ?(A) Housing and real estate sector(B) Agriculture sector(C) Business loans to doctors and account professionals(D) Manufacturing Sector(E) None of these

25. Many times we see banks advertise Anywhere Banking : Any-time Banking. Which of the following products/facilities launched by banks make it possible for the customers to avail banking services 24 hours all seven days ?1. ATM2. Internet Banking3. Universal Cheque book facility(A) Only (1)(B) Only (2)(C) Both (1) and (2)(D) Only (3)(E) All (1), (2) and (3)

Answers with Explanations :1. (E) 2. (D) 3. (a) 4. (e) 5. (c)6. (e) 7. (d)8. (b)9. (d) 10. (a)11. (D)12. (e) 13. (b)14. (d)15. (d) 16. (D) 17. (a) 18. (E) 19. (B) 20. (D) 21. (D) 22. (B) 23. (C) 24. (B) 25. (E)




1. As we all know Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has taken some corrective steps to restrict functioning of Partici-patory Notes (P-Notes) in Indian Stock Markets. Why are P-Notes considered dangerous for the financial markets of a country ?1. This allows a foreign inves-tor to invest funds without knowing the history/finan-cial health of a company. If Company fails foreign investors lose their money. Govt. of India does not want this as this will bring a bad name to the country.2. P-Notes allow foreign inves-tors to buy sharesof blue chip companies without following know Your Customer (KYC) norms. Hence money invested here may not be from a valid and legal source.3. P-Notes are launched to arrange funds only for social schemes. Due to huge funds available with NRI for investment they are sending it in bulk. Hence cost of such investments is very high and it is not commercially viable for banks to accept such investments.(A) Only (1) is correct(B) Only (2) is correct(C) Only (3) is correct(D) Both (1) and (2) are correct(E) None of these

2. The Banking Industry a few years back was badly in the grip of Non Performing Assets (Bad loans) for which the RBI and banks took special measures. As per the latest financial reports of the industry, what is the status of NPAs at present ?1. There are no NPAs now as not a single loan of Rs. 5 lakhs and above is given by the bank without proper paperwork.2. As reported of 2006-07 the NPAs have declined.3. As the interest rates are very high banks are not providing loans to middle class and poor general borrows. Hence NPAs in private and personal bank-ing area are â€˜zeroâ€™ where as in industrial credit sector NPAs are still at the level of 22 per cent.(A) Only (1) is correct(B) Only (2) is correct(C) Both (1) and (2) are correct(D) Only (3) is correct(E) None of these

3. Which of the following car com-panies has launched a small cheaper car Nano?(A) Maruti Suzuki Udhyog Ltd.(B) Hyundai Motor India Ltd.(C) Tata Motors Ltd.(D) Hindustan Motors Ltd.(E) None of these

4. The Govt. of India in general and the Banks in particular are very much after the






Financial Inclusion goal which both of them wish to achieve as early as pos-sible. What is the actual meaning of ˜Financial Inclusion” ?1. Each and every individual above the age of 21 years should have an employ-ment and/or independent source of income enough for him/her to sustain.2. It is a concept which envi-sages that maximum people in India should have access to banking services.3. Banking services should be provided only to those who have a valid and legal source of incomeas Govt. of India wants each and every per-son in the income tax net irrespective of the level of their income.(A) Only (1) is true(B) Only (2) is true(C) Only (3) is true(D) Both (1), (2), (3) are true(E) None of these

5. As per the reports in the major financial newspapers India has urged China to redress imbalance in trade. What does it really mean ? (A) India exports more items to China whereas China does not export much to India(B) India is not able to export much to China whereas its import from China is of higher value(C) China and India are not at all trade partners. Hence there is no transaction between the two countries(D) As per WTO laws India is supposed to export food grains to China. But China has not placed any order for the same in 2006-07. It has also refused to accept 200 lakh tonnes of wheat exported to it by India.(E) None of these

6. As reported in the newspapers the collection of Direct Taxes which includes IT, FBT, STT and BCTT grew by about 50% during the current fiscal year. Which of the following is the name of the tax levied on a cash withdrawal or deposit from/to a bank ?(A) IT (B) FBT(C) STT (D) BCTT(E) None of these

7. As reported in some financial newspapers some banks in India (including major banks) these days are not accepting US dollar transactions from Iranian buyers. Which of the following is the major reason of banks not accep-ting such transactions from Iran ?1. USA has put a ban on major iranian Banks hence Indian banks are also not accepting transaction from Iran as they do not get return of the same from it.2. Iran is facing a major Reces-sion hence all Banks have stopped major transactions with Iranian banks.3. Iran has declared itself as an Islamic country and hence its banking is also Islamic Banking. This is the reason owing to which most of the countries are not able to develop financial ties with it.(A) Only (1)(B) Only (2)




(C) Only (3)(D) Both (1) and (2)(E) All (1), (2) and (3)

8. As reported in some major financial news papers many times it is said that ˜Other Income” boosts the profit of a bank to a substantial level. What is this other income for a bank ? (Pick up the option (s) which are the part (s) of this other income)1. Commission for selling insurance policies.2. Fee for providing various services (like ATM/Extra cheque etc.)3. Interest on advances and loans.(A) Only (1)(B) Only (2)(C) Both (1) and (2)(D) Only (3)(E) All (1), (2) and (3)

9. Amongst the BRIC nations the GDP of which of the following took a fast growth of 11•5% in recent past ?(A) None (B) Brazil(C) Russia (D) India(E) China

10. Which of the following is the achievement/outcome of Mrs. Sonia Gandhi’s visit to China in October 2007 ?1. A working group is established to prepare a frame-work for the settlement of boundary issue.2. China has agreed to support India’s claim to have a permanent seat in UN Security Council.3. China agreed to stop all exports to Pakistan till it switches over to a democratically elected government.(A) Only (1)(B) Only (2)(C) Only (3)(D) Both (1), (2) and (3)(E) None of these

11. As reported time and again and in the media most of the Indian Industrialists are against a regional trade pact with China. Why China is not a preferred partner in trade and business activities in India ?1. India has already instigated maximum number of cases against China under anti dumping laws.2. China is not a quality cons-cious country. Hence the products are not of good market value.3. China has maximum trade agreements with those countries whose activities are not liked by India and some major countries of E.U. China is importing goods from them and


redirecting it to India.(A) Only (1)(B) Only (2)(C) Only (3)(D) All (1), (2) and (3)(E) None of these

12. India has a regional trade pact SAFTA. This pact is with members of which of the following group of countries ?(A) IBSA (B) EU(C) OPEC (D) BRIC(E) SAARC

13. As reported in some news-papers/magazines some banks have decided to install Biometric ATMs so that fraudulent withdrawals can be prevented. Bio-metric ATMs will be able to do so as it also checks1. Signatures of the card holdes.2. Finger prints of the card holders.3. Skin colour of the card holders.(A) Only (1)(B) Only (2)(C) Only (3)(D) Both (1) and (3)(E) All (1), (2) and (3)

14. Which of the following schemes is launched specifically for helping Senior Citizens to avail loan by mortgage of their residential property ?(A) English mortgage scheme(B) Senior Capital Loan scheme(C) Reverse Mortgage Loan scheme(D) DEMAT Account Scheme(E) None of these

15. Who amongst the following received the Nobel Prize 2007 for Medicine ?1. Martin Evans2. Mario Capecchi3. Oliver Smiths(A) Only (1)(B) Only (2)(C) Only (3)(D) Both (1) and (3)(E) All (1), (2) and (3) jointly

16. A summit of which of the following two countries took place for the first time recently which is being considered a big leap in the direction of diffusing conflict between them from last 50 years ?


(A) China-Russia(B) Vietnam-USA(C) China-Pakistan(D) Russia-USA(E) South-Korea-North Korea

17. The Gorkha Hill Council is in function in which of the following districts of West Bengal (SinceOctober 2007) ?(A) Midnapore(B) Birbhum(C) Nadia(D) Howrah(E) Darjeeling

18. Prime Minister of India was on a visit to Russia in November 2007. Which of the following is/are the outcome of his meeting with Russian Leaders ?1. Both the countries signed an agreement for their joint space programme.2. India signed a nuclear deal with Russia for construction of four new Nuclear Reac-tions in Tamil Nadu.3. India and Russia agreed to take a joint military action to stop insurgency problem in some parts of India.(A) Only (1)(B) Only (2)(C) Both (1) and (2)(D) Only (3)(E) All (1), (2) and (3)

19. The Govt. of India has decided to take a major stake in Sakhalin IV and Sakhalin V oil fields. Both these oil fields are situated in which of the following countries ?(A) Brazil(B) Russia(C) China(D) Saudi Arabia(E) None of these

20. The Planning commission of India has established a National Fund to improve the distribution of which of the following in the country ?(A) Electricity(B) Cooking gas(C) Food grains through public distribution system(D) Fresh currency notes(E) None of these

21. The US economy is in a bad shape these days as a slow down is noticed in it in recent past. What will be its impact on Global economy in general ?1. Dollar will be depreciated.

2. Export from European markets will gain strength.3. Interest rates of short term loans in money market will shoot up sharply as demand for short term rupee loan will shoot up.(A) Only (1)(B) Only (2)(C) Both (1) and (2)(D) Only (3)(E) All (1), (2) and (3)

22. As published in the newspapers the RBI has issued certain guide-lines to be followed by the Recovery Agents appointed by the banks. In addition to this the Indian Bank Association (IBA) has to formulate a special training course for them. Why RBI and IBA has to come into picture for such an issue which is the responsibility of the banks ?1. RBI and Govt. were getting many complaints from the public about the misbehavior of Recovery agents.2. Govt. of India is paying much emphasis on providing banking services to the poor section of society. News about ill treatment by agents or suicides due to inability to payback loans create a negative picture. RBI do not want this to happen.3. Despite banks efforts to recover loans many people still do not wish to repay their loans intentionally. Recovery agents will help banks to get their money back by all possible means.(A) Only (1)(B) Only (2)(C) Both (1) and (2)(D) Only (3)(E) All (1), (2) and (3)

23. The imports of which of the following items from Indiahas been lesser than its Exports of the same during 2007-08 ?(A) Oil (B) Chemicals(C) Steel (D) Tea(E) None of these

24. The Planning commission of India decided to fix the target growth of GDP during 11th Five year plan at 9%. What was the growth rate in 10th plan period ?(A) 4% (B) 8%(C) 5•5% (D) 7•6%(E) 6•7%

1. (d) 2. (C) 3. (C) 4. (B) 5. (a) 6. (D) 7. (D) 8. (D) 9. (E) 10. (A) 11. (B) 12. (e) 13. (e) 14. (c) 15. (e) 16. (E) 17. (e) 18. (a) 19. (b) 20. (c)21. (e) 22. (A) 23. (D) 24. (B)


1. Who amongst the following does not belong to political party which is normally referred as left front?(A) Prakash Karat(B) A.B.Bardhan(C) D.Raju(D) T.J.Chandrachoodan(E) M.Veerappa MoilyAns (E) M.Veerappa Moily is a congress leader.

2. Sujat and Balsara villages were in news recently as breach in main Narmada Canal made them flooded. Both these villages are in which of the following States?(A) Maharashtra(B) Madhya Pradesh(C) Gujarat(D) Rajasthan(E) None of theseAns (C)

3. As per the estimates given by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) the Indian Economy will grow at which of the following rates in 2008 ?(A) 7%(B) 7.5%(C) 8%(D) 8.5%(E) None of theseAns (C)

4. Which of the following is NOT one of the recommendations of the committee setup on Financial Sector Reforms under the Chairmanship of Raghuram G.Rajan ?(1) Give more freedoms to banks to setup branches and ATMS anywhere(2) Setup an office of financial ombudsmen(3) All deposits taking institutions should be free from the supervision of the RBI(A) Only 1(B) only 2(C) Only 3(D) All 1,2 & 3(E) Only 2 & 3Ans (A)

5. The Govt. of which of the following States has formed a Fisherman Debt Commission and a moratorium has been placed on proceedings relating to all debts incured by poor fisherman from banks and coperatives ?



(A) West Bengal(B) Keral(C) Orissa(D) Karnataka(E) None of theseAns (B)

6. Federal Reserves is the Central Bank of ___(A) Britain(B) U.S.A.(C) Japan(D) Canada(E) ChinaAns (B)

7. Which of the following was the issue over which one section of the UPA withdrew its support and Union Govt. headed by Dr. Man Mohan Singh was required to prove its majority in the Lok Sabha ?(1) Inflation , which was on a rise consistently for some time(2) Reservations of Gurjarrs in Govt. jobs(3) Nuclear deal with USA(A) Only 1(B) only 2(C) Only 3(D) Both 1 & 2(E) Only 2 & 3Ans (C)

8. As a gesture to promote denuclearization and also to end nuclear arms programme the cooling tower of a nuclear complex situated in "Youngbyon" was demolished recently. This nuclear complex is in which of the following countries ?(A) South Korea(B) Iran(C) China(D) North Korea(E) None of theseAns (D)

9. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) keeps on modifying various rates / ratios to keep the flow of liquidity in the market in a balanced situation . Which of the following rates/ratios/indexes is NOT directly controlled by the RBI ?(A) Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)(B) Bank Rate(C) Repo Rate(D) Reserve Repo Rate(E) Wholesale Price Index (WPI)



Ans (E)

10. China has signed an agreement with which of the following countries, which will help both the parties to make the East China Sea "a sea of peace, co-operation and friendship" ?(A) North Korea(B) South Korea(C) Japan(D) Russia(E) All of theseAns (C)

11. The former President of which of the following countries has taken over as the Prime Minister of the nation in May 2008 ?(A) Venezuela(B) Russia(C) Uganda(D) Tanzania(E) None of theseAns (B)

12. Which of the following companies of Indian origin has been placed amongst the World's seven Best Firms in Financial Sector ?(A) IDBI Bank(B) HDFC Bank(C) Bajaj Capitals(D) ICICI Bank(E) None of theseAns (B)

13. Michel Sleiman has taken over as the president of ____(A) Lebanon(B) Cuba(C) Yemen(D) Zambia(E) TurkeyAns (A)

14. Which of the following is/are true about the "Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana" to be launched in the near future ?(1) This scheme is to develop those villages where SC/ST population is in prominence(2) About 70,000 villages are identified for the same(3) A special fund of Rs.7,000 Crore is setup for the scheme(A) Only 1(B) only 2(C) Only 3


(D) All 1,2 & 3(E) None of theseAns (A)

15. Which of the following countries had decided to come out of the membership of OPEC ?(A) Iran(B) Indonesia(C) Kuwait(D) Saudi Arabia(E) None Of theseAns (B)

16. Many Banks have adopted / launched "Core Banking Solution (CBS)" .Core Banking Solution is _______(A) a marketing strategy adopted by the Banks(B) a new type of ATM useful for rural population(C) a delivery channel for quick and fast delivery(D) a new product launched to help senior citizens only as they are not able to visitbranches / ATMs frequently(E) None of theseAns (C)

17. As per the figures released recently, the rate of growth of agriculture during 2007-08 has been at the level of approximately ______(A) 2.5 %(B) 3 %(C) 4.5 %(D) 5 %(E) 6.33 %Ans (C)

18. The import of which of the following has raised the Current Account Deficit of India by about 77 % ?(A) Oil(B) Gas(C) Sugar(D) Foodgrain(E) None of theseAns (A)

19. The National e- Governance plan was launched by the Govt. of India in the year 2006 with which of the following intentions/objectives ?(1) To provide qualitative service of Govt. business to the citizens of India(2) To promote IT sector in India so that trained IT personnel do not go out of the country for jobs


(3) To keep a vigil on the business transaction of Indian population to avoid illegal transactions(A) Only 1(B) only 2(C) Only 3(D) All 1,2 & 3(E) None of theseAns (A)

20. As per the figure released recently what was the per capita income at Current Price in the year 2007-08 in India? About ____(A) Rs. 20,000/-(B) Rs. 25,000/-(C) Rs. 23,000/-(D) Rs. 33,000/-(E) Rs. 48,000/-Ans (D)

21. Ana Ivanovic won the "French Open Women's Singles" of Lawn Tennis after defeating _______(A) Katrina Srebtnik(B) Dinara Safina(C) Virginia Ruano Pascual(D) Victoria Azarenka(E) None of theseAns (B)

22. The World Environment Day is celebrated on which of the following days?(A) 5TH October(B) 5TH August(C) 5TH July(D) 5TH June(E) None of theseAns (D)

23. Who amongst the following is included in the list of "Biggest Brains in Business"?(A) L. N. Mittal(B) Anil Ambani(C) Kumar Mangalam Birla(D) Mukesh Ambani(E) Ratan TataAns (A)

24. Which of the following cannot be called as a value Added service offered by a Bank?(A) Special accounts for poor sections of the society(B) Accident insurance cover



(C) Instant Credits of Outstation Cheques(D) Free cheque book(E) All are value Added servicesAns (D)

25. Which of the following is the total amount Government of India has earmarked for Agriculture Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme 2008 ?(A) Rs.10,000 Crore(B) Rs.25,000 Crore(C) Rs.45,000 Crore(D) Rs.72,000 Crore(E) Rs.83,000 CroreAns (D)


1. Which of the following States of India was recognized as the Best e- Governed Statein 2007 ?(A) Jammu & Kashmir(B) Tamil Nadu(C) Madhya Pradesh(D) Goa(E) DelhiAns (E)

2. Daiichi Sanyo which has taken a major stake in India's Pharma company Ranbaxy isa firm based in ____(A) China(B) South Korea(C) North Korea(D) Japan(E) USAAns (D)

3. Which of the following airlines became the first Indian Based Airlines to operateflight to China?(A) Indian(B) Air India(C) Kingfisher(D) Jet Airways(E) None of theseAns (D)

4. Which of the following meets / summit was organized in Damascus in March 2008 ?(A) Arab League Summit



(B) G-8 Summit(C) G-15 Summit(D) Meeting of trade Minister of WTO members(E) None of theseAns (A)

5. India recently signed a Bilateral Investment Promotion Agreement (BIPA) with which of the following countries ?(A) China(B) Bangladesh(C) Nepal(D) Bhutan(E) MyanmarAns (E)

6. Opening the Saving Bank Account of a minor girl will be called as which of the following in Banking terminology ?(A) Retail Banking(B) Merchant Banking(C) Institutional Banking(D) Social Banking(E) Corporate BankingAns (A)

7. Which of the following terms NOT used in Banking Sector?(A) SLR(B) NPA(C) Credit Rating

(D) Fixed(E) PURAAns (E)

8. Banking Sector will fall under which of the following sectors?(A) Agriculture Sector(B) Service Sector(C) Manufacturing(D) Industrial Sector(E) None of theseAns (B)

9. An account in which trading of shares in their electronic form is done is known as _____(A) Demat Account(B) NRI Account(C) NRIO Account




(D) Current Account(E) None of theseAns (A)

10. Which of the following is NOT a measure of the Risk Management in Banks ?(A) CRR(B) RTGS(C) SLR(D) Deposit Insurance(E) All are the measures of risk managementAns (B)

11. The foreign Direct Investment this year in India reached to the level of about US $ 3.74 billion. In comparison to last years investment the increase is About _______(A) 50 %(B) 100%(C) 125 %(D) 200 %(E) 250 %Ans (C)

12. The duration of which of the following Policies / Schemes is from 2004-2009 ?(A) Foreign Trade Policy(B) 11th Five Year Plan(C) 10th Five Year Plan(D) National Rural Guarantee Act(E) None of theseAns (A)

13. Which of the following test is conducted to know if a sportsman has taken any performance enhancing drugs ?(A) EEG(B) Narco Test(C) ELISA Test(D) Mind mapping(E) DOPE tESTAns (E)

14. Who amongst the following is the recipient of the IIFA Awards 2008 as Best Actress?(A) Shamita Shetty(B) Rani Mukherjee(C) Priyanka Chopra(D) Konkana Sen(E) Kareena KapoorAns (E)



15. Who amongst the following is the author of the book "Toward a Hunger Free World" ?(A) A.P.J.Abdul Kalam(B) Ashok Lahiri(C) Amartya Sen(D) M.S.Swaminathan(E) None of theseAns (D)

16. Which of the following awards is given in the field of cinema?(A) Kalidas Samman(B) Dronacharya Award(C) Arjun Award(D) Kalinga Award(E) Dada Sahab Phalke AwardAns (E)

17. Sudan recently cut its ralations with which of the following countries following an attack on Khartoum by a Darfur Rebel Group ?(A) Chad(B) Uganda(C) Libya(D) Lebanon(E) None of theseAns (A)

18. Who amongst the following is the Chairperson of the Children's Film Society?(A) Kareena Kapoor(B) Jaya Bachchan(C) Shabana Azmi(D) Sridevi(E) None of theseAns (E) Nafisa Ali

19. Which of the following is the abbreviated name of an autonomous organization under Ministry of Rural Development ?(A) NIMI(B) IGNOU(C) CAPART(D) NPCIL(E) ICRPAns (C)

20. World's largest oil reserves (about 2/3rd) are located in ____(A) Russia(B) Middle East


(C) Africa(D) Europe(E) CanadaAns (B)

21. Who amongst the following is the author of "Animal People" which was adjudged as the Best Book of the Year?(A) V.S.Naipaul(B) Indra Sinha(C) William Darlymple(D) Bill Clinton(E) John BanvilleAns (B)

22. What is India's rating in the "Doing Business Report" prepared by the World Bank ?(A) 55th(B) 80th(C) 100th(D) 120th(E) None of theseAns (D) According to 2008 India's rating in the "Doing Business Report" prepared by the World Bank was 120th but to 2009 India's rating in the "Doing Business Report" prepared by the World Bank is 122nd position.

23. Which of the following term related with the game of Cricket ?(A) Grand Slam(B) Half Nelson(C) Ashes(D) Screen(E) LoveAns (C)

24. The Russian President visited China in May 2008 and signed a deal for the security of which of the following?(A) Global Energy(B) China Sea(C) Intellectual Property Rights of the Chinese Scientists(D) Nuclear installation in China(E) None of theseAns (D)

25. Which of the following Programmes / Schemes of the Govt. of India is NOT directly elated with agriculture activities ?(A) Drought Prone Areas Programmes (DPAP)(B) Promotion of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

(C) Integrated Westlands Development Programme (IWDP)(D) ANNAPURNA(E) Desert Development Programme (DDP)Ans (D)


1. Oscar Awards are given for the excellence in the field of -(A) films(B) Literature(C) Sports(D) Politics(E) StatusANS (A)

2. Which of the following is not a food crop ?(A) Wheat(B) Barley(C) Maize(D) Gram(E) CottonANS (E)

3. Union Budget always presented first in -(A) The Loksabha(B) The Rajyasabha(C) Joint session of Parliament(D) Meeting of the Union cabinet(E) The State AssembliesANS (A)

4. The Government of India has earmarked about Rs. 70,000 crore in UnionBudget to help which of the following sections of the society ?(A) Children who are bonded labour(B) Persons working in hazardous industries(C) Farmers(D) People living below poverty line(E) None of theseANS (E)

5. Jose Louise has taken over as the prime minister of -(A) France(B) Argentina


(C) Spain(D) New zealand(E) ItalyANS (C)

6. The conference of Economic/ Finance Ministers of ASEAN was held recentlyin -(A) Jakarta(B) Bali

(C) New Delhi(D) Tokyo(E) IslamabadANS (B)

7. Which of the following International forums/ organizations has made adecision of not to go for reckless lending ?(A) G-7(B) G-8(C) SAARC(D) World Bank(E) IMFANS (E)

8.Mahmood Ahmadinejad who was in India on an official visit recently is the -(A) Prime Minister of Iraq(B) President of Iran(C) Prime Minister of Iran(D) President of Iraq(E) None of theseANS (B)

9. India recently started "Maitree Express" to which of the followingdestinations ?(A) Islamabad(B) Karanchi(C) Dhaka(D) Kathmandu(E) None of theseANS (C)

10. The first ever General elction took place in which of the followingcountries in Indian sub-continent ?(A) Bhutan(B) China(C) Pakistan



(D) Bangladesh(E) Sri Lanka

ANS (A)

11. As per the latest figures published in the newspapers the growth ofeconomy in India for the fiscal year ended March 2008 has been at which ofthe following levels ? About -(A) 6 %(B) 6.5 %(C) 7 %(D) 7.5 %(E) 9 %ANS (E)

12. Name of B.S.Yeddyurappa was recently in news as he has taken over asthe -(A) Governor of Karnataka(B) Chief Minister of Karnataka(C) Governor of Andhra Pradesh(D) Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh(E) None of theseANS (B)

13. The Govt. of India Planning to put up a bill in the parliament to ensurefree and compulsory education for all those who are of the age of -(A) 3 Years(B) 5 Years(C) 6-14 Years(D) 12-20 Years(E) Upto 21 YearsANS (C)

14. "World No Tobacco Day" is observed on which of the following days ?(A) Ist May(B) 10th May(C) 21st May(D) 31 st May(E) 1st JuneANS (D)

15. Late Vijay Tendulkar who died recently was a famous -(A) Social Work(B) Politician(C) Sportsman(D) Play Wright



(E) None of theseANS (D)

16. Mnay times we read in newspapers about the GM Crops.What is the full form of GM ?(A) Genetically Marketed(B) Genetically Modified(C) Green & Moisturious(D) Globally Marketed(E) None of theseANS (B)

17. Barack Obama whose name was in news recently is from which of thefollowing countries ?(A) UK(B) USA(C) France(D) Italy(E) None of theseANS (B)

18. Which of the following is an Oscar winning documentary on climate change in which former US Vice President Al Gore has featured as a narrator ?(A) An inconvenient truth(B) The Sea(C) Road to prediction(D) Remember My Name(E) None of theseANS (A)

19. Defence minister from 27 nations recently gathered at which of the following places to discuss security amongst the countries of Asia Pacific Region ?(A) Beijing(B) New Delhi(C) Singapore(D) Kuala Lumpur(E) None of theseANS (C)

20. Who amongst the following is NOT a Lawn Tennis Player ?(A) Serena Williams(B) Katarina Srebotnik(C) Andy Murray(D) Nichlas Almagro(E) Ricky PontingANS (E)


21. The head office of the Stae Bank Of India is located in -(A) Kolkat(B) New Delhi(C) Pune(D) Ahmedabad(E) None of theseANS (E) Mumbai

22. Which of the following is NOT the name of the sensitive index of anyglobal stock exchange ?(A) Nasdaq(B) Nikkei(C) Kospi(D) Dow(E) CombixANS (E)

23. Mnay times we read the term 'ECB'in financial newspapers.What is the fullform of 'ECB'?(A) Essential Commercial Borrowing(B) Essential Credit & Borrowing(C) External Credit & Business(D) External Commercial Borrowing(E) None Of TheseANS (D)

24. Who amongst the following is the new face in Union Cabinet after it was reshuffled recently ?(A) Mnai Shankar Aiyer(B) Rahul Gandhi(C) Priyanka(D) Jyotiraditya Scindia(E) None of theseANS (D)

25. Who amongst the following has taken over as the chief minister of Nagaland ?(A) Manik Sarkar(B) Dinesh Nandan Sahay(C) P.Longon(D) K.Shankaranarayanan(E) None of theseANS (E)



General English Practice/Sample Paper 1 (With Solutions)

1. Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is ‘d’ (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any)(a) You would not have used (b) such an insulting language (c) if you would have been accompanied (d) by your elder brother. (e) No errorAnswer – c

2.Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is ‘d’ (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any)All the furnitures have been (a)/ replaced by the owner of the house (b)/ before shifting. (c)/ No error. (d)Answer – a

3.Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is ‘d’ (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any)As soon as I shall reach New Delhi (a) I shall send you the file (b) you have asked for. (c) No error. (d)Answer – a

4.In each of these questions, the given sentence has a blank space. Four alternative words (a), (b), (c) and (d) are given after the sentence. Select from the alternatives that word as your answer which you consider most appropriate for the blank space.

He does not suffer from any ……. disease at all.a. Acuteb. Chronicc. Temporaryd. IrregularAnswer – b

5.We are not sure if their business is strictly ………a. Prudentb. Honestc. Judiciousd. LegitimateAnswer – a

6.The claims made by the manufacturer of the product are so extravagant that only the …… will accept them on face value.a. Cynical(placementpapers.fresherjobs4u.com)b. Gulliblec. Richd. IndifferentAnswer – b

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7.Justice should be ….. even-handedly.a. Dischargedb. Performedc. Declaredd. AdministeredAnswer – d

8.The leader of the opposition party condemned the communal riots in … terms.a. Unambiguousb. Unparliamentaryc. Unequivocald. UncontrollableAnswer – c

9.They should spend less time … about and more with their children.a. Gallivantingb. Gravitatingc. Friskingd. FlirtingAnswer – c

10.The Government’s handling of the situation led to …… violations of human rights.a. Tumultuousb. Obviousc. Ostensibled. FlagrantAnswer – d

11.A bullet …….. his cheek.a. Grazedb. Glazedc. Graspedd. ScreamedAnswer – a

12.The injured man was still groggy and could only give a ….. account of the accident.a. Garishb. Ganglingc. Garbledd. GarrulousAnswer – c

13.The teacher’s counsel had a …….. effect on the mischievous student’s conduct.a. Memorableb. Salutary


c. Suddend. ForcefulAnswer – b

14.In these questions, pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.The majority of village folk in India are illiterate and …. superstitious.(a) Overtly (b) Delicately (c) Stubbornly (d) Covertly (e) CriticallyAnswer – c

15.In these questions, pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.I must admit, my parents stood by me in my times of …… .(a) Passion (b) Duress (c) Involvement (d) Development (e) CriticismAnswer – b

Directions—(Q. 16–27) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.Keshava, the washerman had a donkey. They worked together all day, and Keshava would pour out his heart to the doneky. One day, Keshava was walking home with the donkey when he felt tired. He tied the donkey to a tree and sat down to rest for a while, near a school. A window was open, and through it, a teacher could be heard scolding the students. ‘Here I am, trying to turn you donkeys into human beings, but you just won’t study !’ As soon as Keshava heard these words, his ears pricked up. A man who could actually turn donkeys into humans ! This was the answer to his prayers. Impatiently, he waited for school to be over that day. when everyone had gone home, and only the teacher remained behind to check some papers, Keshava entered the classroom.‘How can I help you ?’ asked the teacher. Keshava scratched his head and said, ‘I heard what you said to the children. This donkey is my companion. If you made it human, we could have such good times together.’ The teacher decided to trick Keshava. He pretended to think for a while and then said, ‘Give me six months and it will cost you a thousand rupees.’ The washerman agreed and rushed home to get the money. He then left the donkey in the teacher’s care.After the six months were up, Keshava went to the teacher. The teacher had been using the donkey for his own work. Not wanting to give it up, he said, ‘Oh, your donkey became so clever that it ran away. He is the headman of the next village.’ When Keshava reached the next village he found the village elders sitting under a tree, discussing serious problems. How surprised they were when Keshava marched up to the headman, grabbed his arm and said, ‘How dare you ? You think you are so clever that you ran away ? Come home at once !’The headman understood someone had played a trick on Keshava. ‘I am not your donkey !’ he said. ‘Go find the sage in the forest.’ Keshava found the sage sitting under a tree with his eyes closed, deep in meditation. He crept up and grabbed the sage’s beard. ‘Come back home now !’ he shouted. The startled sage somehow calmed Keshava. When he heard what had happened, he had a good laugh. Then he told the washerman kindly,



‘The teacher made a fool of you. Your donkey must be still with him. Go and take it back from him. Try to make some real friends, who will talk with you and share your troubles. A donkey will never be able to do that !’ Keshava returned home later that day with his donkey, sadder and wiser.

16. Which of the following can be said about the teacher ?(A) He had the ability to transform animals into human beings(B) He took advantage of Keshava’s simple nature(C) He had plotted with the village headman to cheat Keshava(D) He enjoyed teaching children though he was poorly paid(E) He was honest and used Keshava’s money to care for the donkeyAns : (B)

17. Why did Keshava talk to his donkey while working ?(A) He wanted to practise his communication skills because he wanted to make friends(B) To entertain himself because he found his work monotonous(C) The donkey helped him to find answers to his problems(D) He regarded the doneky as his friend and confided in him(E) He believed the donkey to be a human being in disguiseAns : (E)

18. How did Keshava get his donkey back ?(A) He threatened to take the teacher to the village elders(B) The sage forced the teacher to release the donkey(C) He asked the village headman for help(D) The teacher returned it on learning that Keshava had learnt his lesson(E) None of theseAns : (E)

19. Which of the following is NOT true in the context of the passage?(a) The donkey was over burdened by the teacher.(b) The teacher was cunning by nature.(c) The sage laughed at Keshava and treated him unkindly.

(A) Both (a) & (c)(B) Both (b) & (c)(C) Only (b)(D) All (a), (b) & (c)(E) None of theseAns : (A)

20. Why was Keshava keen to meet the teacher one day ?(A) Keshava wanted to ask the teacher how to make his donkey a better companion(B) He wanted to learn more prayers as he was devout(C) He had been reliably informed that the teacher had changed donkeys into human beings


(D) He heeded the teacher’s words of advice and wanted to study(E) None of theseAns : (A)

21. Why did Keshava interrupt the discussion among the village elders ?(A) He did not agree with their views on different issues(B) To confront the headman who had cheated him out of one thousand rupees(C) He wanted them to get justice for him(D) He was looking for the donkey and wanted to ask for directions(E) None of theseAns : (E)

22. What made Keshava pull the sage’s beard ?(A) He wanted to wake up the sage who was a sleep under the tree(B) The headman requested him to move the sage from under the tree(C) He wanted the sage to explain what had happened to the donkey(D) He misunderstood the village headman and took the sage to be his donkey(E) None of theseAns : (D)

23. Why did the teacher ask Keshava to leave the donkey with him for six months ?(a) He realised that the donkey would require a lot of training.(b) To reduce Keshava’s dependence on the donkey.(c) He wanted to rescue the donkey from Keshava who did not know to treat the donkey properly.

(A) None(B) Only (b)(C) Both (a) & (b)(D) Only (c)(E) None of theseAns : (A)

Directions—(Q. 24–25) Choose the word which is MOST SIMILAR in MEANING to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.24. trick(A) joke(B) skill(C) mislead(D) technique(E) lunnyAns : (C)

25. remained(A) pending(B) waited


(C) lasted(D) survived(E) continuedAns : (D)

Directions—(Q. 26–27) Choose the word which is MOST OPPOSITE in MEANING to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

26. real(A) false(B) imitated(C) dishonest(D) imagine(E) genuineAns : (A)

27. deep(A) low(B) distracted(C) flat(D) awake(E) sleepAns : (B)

General English Paper 4

Directions—(Q. 1–5) Rearrange the following six sentences (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.

(1) The able bodied men of the tribe gathered to discuss how to climb the mountain.(2) As part of their plundering they kidnapped a baby of one of the families.(3) One day the mountain tribe invaded those living in the valley.(4) “We couldn’t climb the mountain. How could you?”, they asked, “It wasn’t your baby !” she replied.(5) There were two tribes in the Andes–one lived in the valley and the other high up in the mountains.(6) Two days later they noticed the child’s mother coming down the mountain that they hadn’t yet figured out how to climb.

1. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement ?(A) (1)(B) (2)(C) (3)(D) (4)

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(E) (5)

2. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement ?(A) (6)(B) (5)(C) (4)(D) (3)(E) (2)

3. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement ?(A) (1)(B) (2)(C) (3)(D) (4)(E) (5)

4. Which of the following should be the SIXTH (LAST) sentence after rearrangement ?(A) (1)(B) (2)(C) (3)(D) (4)(E) (5)

5. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement ?(A) (1)(B) (2)(C) (3)(D) (4)(E) (5)

Directions—(Q. 6–10) In each question below a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. These are lettered (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these four words printed in bold may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word, which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate, if any. The letter of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and alsoappropriate in the context of the sentence mark (E) i.e., all correct as your answer.

6. The income (A) of many people in rural (B) India is not adequate (C) to satisfy (D) their basic needs. All correct (E)

7. He is always (A) prompt (B) in caring (C) out instructions. (D) All correct (E)

8. The revized (A) rates (B) of interest will be effective (C) immediately. (D) All correct (E)

9. Such transactions (A) are quiet (B) expensive (C) and time consuming (D) for customers. All correct (E)

10. The guidelines (A) of the new scheme (B) are expected (C) to be finally (D) soon. All correct (E)

Directions—(Q. 11–20) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words are printed in bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions.

The yearly festival was close at hand. The store room was packed with silk fabrics. gold ornaments, clay bowls full of sweet curd and platefuls of sweetmeats. The orders had been placed with shops well in advance. The mother was sending out gifts to everyone.The eldest son, a government servant, lived with his wife and children in far off lands. The second son had left home at an early age. As a merchant he travelled all over the world. The other sons had split up over petty squabbles, and they now lived in homes of their own. The relatives were spread all across the world. They rarely visited. The youngest son, left in the company of a servant, was soon bored and stood at the door all day long, waiting and watching. His mother, thrilled and excited, loaded the presents on trays and plates, covered them with colourful kerchiefs, and sent them off with maids and servants. The neighbours looked on.The day came to an end. All the presents had been sent off. The child came back into the house and dejectedly said to his mother, “Maa, you gave apresent to everyone, but you didn’t give me anything !”His mother laughed, “I have given all the gifts away to everyone, now see what’s left for you.” She kissed him on the forehead.The child said in a tearful voice, “Don’t I get a gift ?”“You’ll get it when you go far away.”“But when I am close to you, don’t I get something from your own hands ?”His mother reached out her arms and drew him to her. “This is all I have in my own hands. It is the most precious of all.”

11. Why did the woman's second son travel ?(A) He was restless by nature(B) He did not want to stay at home(C) He was rich and could afford to travel(D) His job was such that he had to travel(E) None of these

12. Why did the woman’s eldest son not attend the festival ?(A) He was not on good terms with his youngest brother who lived at home(B) He had quarrelled with his mother(C) His wife did not allow him to return home(D) His job prevented him from taking leave(E) None of these




13. How did the woman prepare for the festival ?1. She bought expensive gifts for her children and neighbours.2. She ordered her servants to prepare sweets and food well in advance.3. She made sure that her youngest child was looked after so that he wouldn’t be bored.(A) None(B) Only 1(C) Only 2(D) Both 1 and 2(E) All 1, 2 and 3

14. What did the youngest child do while his mother was busy ?1. He waited for a chance to steal some sweetmeats.2. He pestered his mother to give him a present.3. He stood at the door with servants.(A) Only 1(B) Only 2(C) Both 1 and 3(D) Only 3(E) None of these

15. Which of the following can be said about the woman ?(A) She was a widow who had brought up her children single handedly(B) She was not a good mother since her children had left home at an early age(C) She enjoyed sending her family gifts at festival time(D) She gave expensive presents to show that she was wealthy(E) She rarely visited her grand-children because they all lived abroad

16. What did the boy receive from his mother ?(A) She taught him the value of patience(B) She encouraged him to grow up and live independently like his brothers(C) She showed him the importance of giving expensive gifts(D) She gave him a hug to express her love(E) None of these

17. Which of the following is TRUE in the context of the passage ?(A) The woman usually ignored her youngest son(B) The woman’s eldest son lived abroad(C) The members of the woman’s family did not care about her(D) The woman made all the preparations herself since she did not want to burden the servants(E) The woman sent gifts to her children to ensure that they visited her

Directions—(Q. 18–19) Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word printed in bold as used in the passage.





18. Left(A) Gone(B) Quit(C) Remaining(D) Disappeared(E) Forgot

19. Packed(A) Filled(B) Squeezed(C) Crowd(D) Collected(E) Untidy

20. Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning of the word dejectedly as used in the passage.(A) Calmly(B) Happily(C) Willingly(D) Fortunately(E) Softly

Directions—(Q. 21–25) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (E). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any)

21. Many multinational companies (A) / have not been as (B) /successful in India (C) /than we expected. (D) No error (E)

22. He has ruined (A) /his eyesight (B) /by not using (C) /his spectacles regularly. (D) No error (E)

23. Mostly of the (A) /newly recruited officers (B) /have no experience (C) /in the banking sector. (D) No error (E)

24. The resignation of (A) /one of our directors (B) /have caused the price (C) / of shares to fall. (D) No error (E)

25. There are many (A) /ways of which (B) /inflation can (C) /be measured. (D) No error (E)

Directions—(Q. 56–60) Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No correction is required.’ mark (E) as the answer.

26. Each of the loan must be approved by the Branch Manager—(A) Every loan(B) Each one of the loan(C) Any of the loan(D) All of the loan(E) No correction required

27. The issue was taken before the Municipal Corporation meeting last week—(A) Taking place at(B) Taken after(C) Being taken in(D) Taken up at(E) No correction required

28. He has asked for the names of those employees involved in the project.(A) had asked(B) having asked about(C) was asked that(D) is asking(E) no correction required

29. Considerate the traffic, it is better to leave for the airport an hour early—(A) While considering(B) Consideration of(C) Considering(D) Being considerate to(E) No correction required

30. He is a good leader, knowing that to motivate his employees to achieve—(A) That known when(B) Who knows how(C) Which knows how(D) Knowing what(E) No correction required

General English Paper 3

1. Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is 'd' (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any)

(a) You would not have used (b) such an insulting language (c) if you would have been accompanied (d) by your elder brother. (e) No errorAnswer - c

2.Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the

answer is 'd' (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any)All the furnitures have been (a)/ replaced by the owner of the house (b)/ before shifting.(c)/ No error. (d)Answer - a

3.Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is 'd' (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any)As soon as I shall reach New Delhi (a)/ I shall send you the file (b)/ you have asked for.(c)/ No error. (d)Answer - a

4. He does not suffer from any ....... disease at all.a. Acuteb. Chronicc. Temporaryd. IrregularAnswer - b

5. We are not sure if their business is strictly …..........a. Prudentb. Honestc. Judiciousd. LegitimateAnswer - a

6. The claims made by the manufacturer of the product are so extravagant that only the ………......will accept them on face value.a. Cynicalb. Gulliblec. Richd. IndifferentAnswer - b

7.Justice should be ……....... even-handedly.a. Dischargedb. Performedc. Declaredd. AdministeredAnswer - d

8.The leader of the opposition party condemned the communal riots in ……….... terms.a. Unambiguousb. Unparliamentaryc. Unequivocald. UncontrollableAnswer - c

9. They should spend less time ………….... about and more with their children.a. Gallivantingb. Gravitatingc. Friskingd. FlirtingAnswer – c

10.The Government's handling of the situation led to ……...... violations of human rights.a. Tumultuousb. Obviousc. Ostensibled. FlagrantAnswer - d

11. A bullet ….......... his cheek.a. Grazedb. Glazedc. Graspedd. ScreamedAnswer - a

12.In each of these questions, the given sentence has a blank space. Four alternative words (a), (b), (c) and (d) are given after the sentence. Select from the alternatives that word as your answer which you consider most appropriate for the blank space.

The injured man was still groggy and could only give a ..... account of the accident.a. Garishb. Ganglingc. Garbledd. GarrulousAnswer - c

13. In each of these questions, the given sentence has a blank space. Four alternative words (a), (b), (c) and (d) are given after the sentence. Select from the alternatives that word as your answer which you consider most appropriate for the blank space.

The teacher's counsel had a ........ effect on the mischievous student's conduct.a. Memorableb. Salutaryc. Suddend. ForcefulAnswer - b

14.In these questions, pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the

blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

The majority of village folk in India are illiterate and .... superstitious.(a) Overtly (b) Delicately (c) Stubbornly (d) Covertly (e) CriticallyAnswer - c

15.In these questions, pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

I must admit, my parents stood by me in my times of ...... .(a) Passion (b) Duress (c) Involvement (d) Development (e) CriticismAnswer – b

Directions—(Q. 16–25) In the 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 fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

I used to look …(16)… to the holidays. I was usually …(17)… to my uncle’s house where I …(18)… his children. I did not get paid a salary for …(19)… What I received in return however, was far more …(20)… My uncle was an avid reader. During the time I spent with his family I had an …(21)… to read the vast amount of books and magazines that he possessed. This improved my English to some …(22)… Reading became my new …(23–24)… spending my pocket money on a ticket to the cinema I began to …(25)… books. This has benefited me greatly.

16. (A) forward(B) towards(C) backward(D) up(E) around

17. (A) went(B) sent(C) visited(D) travelled(E) gone

18. (A) cared(B) occupy(C) guarded(D) taught(E) played

19. (A) them

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(B) whom(C) this(D) now(E) which

20. (A) expensive(B) deserving(C) helping(D) demanding(E) valuable

21. (A) opportunity(B) ability(C) use(D) encouragement(E) achievement

22. (A) distance(B) extent(C) time(D) limits(E) degrees

23. (A) activity(B) hope(C) hobby(D) duty(E) worship

24. (A) despite(B) though(C) by(D) instead of(E) while

25. (A) sell(B) read(C) exchange(D) invest(E) buy

General Englih Practice Paper 2

Directions—(Q. 1–5) Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct ? If the sentence is correct as it is given and ‘No Correction is

Required’, mark (E) as the answer.

1. The company has set up a foundation which helps students who do not have the necessary funds to study ahead.(A) further to study(B) of studying more(C) to study onward(D) for higher studies(E) No Correction RequiredAns : (D)

2. If this land is used to cultivate crops it will be additionally source of income for the villagers.(A) a source of additional(B) an additionally source(C) an additional source(D) additionally the source(E) No Correction RequiredAns : (C)

3. Belonged to this cadre, you are eligible for facilities such as free air travel and accommodation.(A) since you belong to(B) whoever belongs(C) for belonging to(D) to belong in(E) No Correction RequiredAns : (A)

4. The bank has hired a consultant who will look into any issues which arise during the merger.(A) is looking over(B) will be looked after(C) will look out(D) looks down on(E) No Correction RequiredAns : (E)

5. I had severe doubts about if I successfully run a company, but my father encouraged me.(A) if I am successful in(B) how should I successfully(C) whether I could successfully(D) that I would succeed to(E) No Correction RequiredAns : (C)

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Directions—(Q. 6-10) In each question below a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. These are lettered as (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these four words printed in bold may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate if any. The letter of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (E) i.e. ‘All Correct’ as your answer.

6. RBI has attempted (A) to spend (B) financial (C) awareness (D) through this programme. All Correct (E)Ans : (B)

7. In order to succeed (A) it is crucial (B) for an organisation to constantly (C) improve. (D) All Correct (E)Ans : (E)

8. With some assistance (A) from her son she was enable (B) to settle (C) her debts (D) on time. All Correct (E)Ans : (B)

9. Though the government initiated (A) a large sum (B) of money in the scheme (C) it was a failure. (D) All Correct (E)Ans : (A)

10. We have prepared a detailed (A) report giving various (B) solutions (C) to resort (D) the problem. All Correct (E)Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 11-15) Rearrange the following six sentences (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.

(a) I was pleased by their reaction.(b) Writing my speech was easy, but I was unsure if I could motivate the employees to donate to those affected by the earthquake.(c) Instead of throwing out their unusable articles, they had transferred them to my office in the name of donations.(d) When a reputed company invited me to deliver a lecture on Corporate Social Responsibility, I agreed.(e) It was an affluent company and the well dressed employees who met me afterwards promised to send lots of donations to my office.(f) What I saw however when I opened the bags of ‘donations’ they had sent shocked me.

11. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement ?(A) (b)(B) (c)



(C) (d)(D) (e)(E) (f)Ans : (A)

12. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement ?(A) (a)(B) (b)(C) (c)(D) (d)(E) (e)Ans : (E)

13.. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement ?(A) (a)(B) (b)(C) (c)(D) (d)(E) (e)Ans : (A)

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

15. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement ?(A) (a)(B) (b)(C) (c)(D) (d)(E) (e)Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 16–20) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (E).(Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

16. He has travelled (A) / all over the world (B) / yet he speaks (C) / several languages fluently. (D) No error (E)Ans : (C)

17. A successful company is (A) / any that makes a good (B) / profit and provides (C) / high returns to its shareholders. (D) No error (E)Ans : (B)

18. The agreement on (A) / which all of us have (B) / worked so hard will (C) / be sign tomorrow. (D) No error (E)Ans : (D)

19. It is necessarily to maintain (A) / a record of all transactions (B) / in case the auditors (C) / want to see it. (D) No error (E)Ans : (A)

20. Very few young trainees (A) / willingly undertake (B) / a posting to a branch (C) / located in a rural area. (D) No error (E)Ans : (E)

Directions—(Q. 21–28) In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

Today, twenty-two years after the bank …(21)…, it has over a thousand branches all over the country and the staff …(22)… about twenty three lakh borrowers. We decided to operate …(23)… from conventional banks who would ask their clients to come to their office. Many people in rural areas found this …(24)…. Our bank is therefore based on the …(25)… that people should not come to the bank but that the bank should go to the people. Our loans are also …(26)… we give them for activities from candle making to tyre repair. We also keep …(27)… checks on the borrower through weekly visits. We do this to make certain that the family of the borrower is …(28)… from the loan.

21. (A) origin(B) commence(C) existed(D) began(E) inauguratedAns : (E)

22. (A) assemble(B) cope(C) interact(D) deal(E) handleAns : (E)

23. (A) differently(B) similar




(C) reverse(D) opposite(E) identicallyAns : (A)

24. (A) worried(B) upset(C) panicking(D) anxious(E) threateningAns : (D)

25. (A) principle(B) discipline(C) opportunity(D) chance(E) advantageAns : (A)

26. (A) worth(B) vary(C) disburse(D) contrast(E) diverAns : (B)

27. (A) consistently(B) regular(C) often(D) frequently(E) dailyAns : (B)

28. (A) benefiting(B) serving(C) welfare(D) obliged(E) progressAns : (A)

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