IBPS Clerical Mock Test-1 2014_

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Directionsforquestions1to10:Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandanswerthequestionsgivenbelowit.

Inavillage in theEast, there livedanoldcouple.Theydidnothaveanychildrenandneverspentanextrapaisaonthemselves.Theyneverrepairedtheirhouseorcookedgoodfood.Oneday,afamilymovedintothevillage.Itwastheirson'ssecondbirthdayandtheysenttwodeliciousladdoostotheoldcouple.Thecoupleatetheladdooswithgreatrelish.Fordaysaftertheycouldtalkofnothingelse.Finallytheoldmancouldtakeitnomore.Hesaidtohiswife."Let'sbuytheingredientstomakejusttwoladdoos."Hiswifeagreedbutsaid,"IfImaketheladdoosathome,theneighbourswillknowandwillwantashare.Let'scookinthewoodsbehindourhut.Thatwaynoonewilleverknow."

Thenextdaytheoldmanpurchasedtheingredientsfromthemarketandtheysetofftothewoods.Havingneverpreparedfoodlikethisbefore, theyendedupwiththree laddoosinsteadof two.Theoldcouplereturnedhomewiththesweets,dyingtoeatthem.Buttherewasaproblem.ItwasmyideaandIwenttothemarket,soIoughttogettwo,saidtheoldman.Buthiswiferefusedtogiveinsoeasilyandsaid,SinceIpreparedthesweets.Ioughttohavetwo.Thedayworeonandtheargumentcontinued.

Atlast,theoldmansuggested,Letusnottalktoeachother.Whoeverbreaksthesilencefirstwillgetoneladdooandtheotherpersontwo.Hiswifeagreed.Hourspassed,butneitherofthemspokeandfinallytheyfellasleepwiththebowlofsweetsbetweenthem.Thateveningoneoftheneighboursknockedonthedoorbutthecoupledidnotanswerforfearoflosingthebet.Peeringthroughthewindow,themansawthecouplelyingonthefloorwithanuntouchedbowloffood.They are dead! he shouted and alerted the other villagers. Soon the door was broken down and the house wasswarmingwithvillagers.Theydiscussedeverythingfromthefuneraltowherethecouplehadhiddentheirwealth.Butthecouplelaystill.Finally,thevillagerscarriedthemtothecremationground.

Astheflameslickedhisfeet,theoldmanjumpedupscreamingYouwin!Hiswifejumpeduptoo,happythatshehadwon.Thetwothenrushedhomeleavingthebewilderedvillagerspresenttherebehind.Butwhentheygothome....Alasthedoorhadbeenleftopenandtheyfoundastraydoglickingthelastcrumbsofthesweetsfromthebowl.

Q1.Whatcausedtheoldcouple'ssuddenlongingforladdoos?

1)Theyhadn'teatengoodfoodforseveraldays.

2)Theyhadattendedtheirneighbour'spartyandhadenjoyedtheladdoosservedthere.

3)Theysawthemouthwateringladdoosbeingservedtoguestsattheparty.

4)Theyhadtastedtheladdoospreparedfortheirneighbour'sson'sbirthday.

5)Theythoughtthattheladdooswouldsatisfytheirhungerfordaystocome.




Atlast,theoldmansuggested,Letusnottalktoeachother.Whoeverbreaksthesilencefirstwillgetoneladdooandtheotherpersontwo.Hiswifeagreed.Hourspassed,butneitherofthemspokeandfinallytheyfellasleepwiththebowlof



sweetsbetweenthem.Thateveningoneoftheneighboursknockedonthedoorbutthecoupledidnotanswerforfearoflosingthebet.Peeringthroughthewindow,themansawthecouplelyingonthefloorwithanuntouchedbowloffood.They are dead! he shouted and alerted the other villagers. Soon the door was broken down and the house wasswarmingwithvillagers.Theydiscussedeverythingfromthefuneraltowherethecouplehadhiddentheirwealth.Butthecouplelaystill.Finally,thevillagerscarriedthemtothecremationground.


Q2.Whydidtheoldcouplecookinthewoods?

1)Itwasveryconvenienttogatherfirewoodinthewoods.

2)Toavoidtheriskoftheirhutburningdown

3)Tokeepthefactthattheywerepreparingladdoos,asecretfromtheirneighbours.

4)Tohidethefactthattheydidnotknowhowtoprepareladdoos,fromtheirneighbours.

5)Theydidnothavetheingredientstomakeenoughladdoosfortheirneighboursaswell.






Q3.Whichofthefollowingcanbesaidabouttheoldcouple?

1)Theydidnothaveanyrelativestolookafterthemintheiroldage.

2)Theyweremisersanddidnotspendevenonkeepingtheirhouseingoodcondition.

3)Theywerenotallowedtoeatsweetsastheywereold.

4)Theywerefondofanimalsandsometimessharedtheirfoodwithstrayanimals.

5)Theywereafraidofthevillagersandhidfromthem.


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Q4.Whichofthefollowingis/areTRUEinthecontextofthepassage?(A)Theoldwomanhadpreparedmoreladdoosthanshehadintended.(B)Thefamilywhohadrecentlymovedintothevillagewerefondoftheoldcouple.(C)Thevillagersweresaddenedbythedeathoftheoldcoupleandgavethemagrandfuneral.

1)Only(A)

2)Only(B)and(C)

3)Only(A)and(B)

4)All(A),(B)and(C)

5)Noneofthese




Atlast,theoldmansuggested,Letusnottalktoeachother.Whoeverbreaksthesilencefirstwillgetoneladdooandtheotherpersontwo.Hiswifeagreed.Hourspassed,butneitherofthemspokeandfinallytheyfellasleepwiththebowlofsweetsbetweenthem.Thateveningoneoftheneighboursknockedonthedoorbutthecoupledidnotanswerforfearoflosingthebet.Peeringthroughthewindow,themansawthecouplelyingonthefloorwithanuntouchedbowloffood.



They are dead! he shouted and alerted the other villagers. Soon the door was broken down and the house wasswarmingwithvillagers.Theydiscussedeverythingfromthefuneraltowherethecouplehadhiddentheirwealth.Butthecouplelaystill.Finally,thevillagerscarriedthemtothecremationground.


Q5.Whydidtheneighbourpeepintotheoldcouple'shouse?

1)Tolearnwhattheywerebeingsosecretiveabout.

2)Tospyonthemanddiscoverwheretheirwealthwashidden.

3)Tocomplainastheyhadcookedintheforest.

4)Tocheckupontheoldcoupleastheneighbourdideveryday.

5)Noneofthese






Q6.Whatpuzzledthevillagers?

1)Thetheoldcoupledidnotdieinthefire.

2)Seeingalinetheoldcouplewhomtheyhadpresumeddead.

3)Thefactthattheoldcouplehadwastedgoodfood.

4)Thelackofconcerntheoldwomanhadforherhusband.

5)Thefactthattheoldcouplefedtheladdoostothedog.


Inavillage in theEast, there livedanoldcouple.Theydidnothaveanychildrenandneverspentanextrapaisaonthemselves.Theyneverrepairedtheirhouseorcookedgoodfood.Oneday,afamilymovedintothevillage.Itwastheir



son'ssecondbirthdayandtheysenttwodeliciousladdoostotheoldcouple.Thecoupleatetheladdooswithgreatrelish.Fordaysaftertheycouldtalkofnothingelse.Finallytheoldmancouldtakeitnomore.Hesaidtohiswife."Let'sbuytheingredientstomakejusttwoladdoos."Hiswifeagreedbutsaid,"IfImaketheladdoosathome,theneighbourswillknowandwillwantashare.Let'scookinthewoodsbehindourhut.Thatwaynoonewilleverknow."




Q7.Whydidtheoldmanscreamwhensurroundedbythevillagers?

1)Hewasafraidthathiswifewouldgetburned.

2)Toscareawaythevillagerswhowantedtokillhimforhismoney.

3)Hiswiferefusedtoallowhimtoeatmorethanoneladdoo.

4)Toindicatetothevillagersthathewasalive.

5)Hewasafraidofbeingburntlive





Astheflameslickedhisfeet,theoldmanjumpedupscreamingYouwin!Hiswifejumpeduptoo,happythatshehad



won.Thetwothenrushedhomeleavingthebewilderedvillagerspresenttherebehind.Butwhentheygothome....Alasthedoorhadbeenleftopenandtheyfoundastraydoglickingthelastcrumbsofthesweetsfromthebowl.

Q8.Whatdidtheoldcoupledisagreeabout?

1)Wheretheywouldcooktheirmeal?

2)Whowasentitledtothefirstladdoo?

3)Whethertosharetheextraladdoowiththeirneighboursornot?

4)Thequantityofladdoosthattheyhadmade.

5)Noneofthese






Q9.Whatwasthevillagersreactiontotheoldcouple'spresumeddeath'?

1)Theywereupsetandallcametopaytheirlastrespect.

2)Theywereworriedabouthowtopayforthefuneral.

3)Theycouldnotdecidewhattodowiththecouple'swealth.

4)Theydislikedtheoldcoupleanddemolishedtheirhouse.

5)Theydutifullyarrangedthecouple'slastrites.








Q10.Whydidtheoldcoupleinitiallynotrevealtothevillagersthattheywerealive?

1)Tolearnthetrueopinionthevillagertrueopinionofthem.

2)Theydidnotlikethevillagersandweremockingthem.

3)Neitherofthemwantedtobethefirsttospeakandlosethebet.

4)Theywantedtotestthehonestyofthevillagers.

5)Noneofthese

Directions(Q.11to15):Ineachofthesequestion,twosentences(I)and(II)aregiven.Eachsentencehasablankinit.Fivewords (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) are suggested.Out of these, only one fits both the blanks in the context of eachsentence.Thenumberofthatwordistheanswer.

Q11.I.Hehasnowbecomea_______toreckonwith.II.Itisbetternottouse_______toproveone'spoint

1)model

2)force

3)coercion

4)name

5)influence


Q12.I.Hetriedhis_______besttoscoredistinctioninthisexam.II.Itpaystokeep______headinanemergency.

1)cool

2)utmost

3)very

4)possible

5)level




Q13.I.Thesystemisworkingwith_______togettingthingsdone.II._______mustbecommandedandnotdemanded.

1)status

2)relation

3)attitude

4)respect

5)honour


Q14.I.Thereisacomplaintagainsthimthathe______themistakesofhisjuniors.II.Agoodthingaboutthishouseisthatit_______thesea.

1)ignores

2)promotes

3)examines

4)overlooks

5)faces


Q15.I.Outofthetotalloans_______bythebank,thelargestsharewasforinfrastructure.II.Thetreeare_______throughoutthearea.

1)disbursed

2)covered

3)distributed

4)spanned

5)extended

Directions for questions 16 to 20: In each question below a sentence with four words inbold is given. These arenumberedas (1), (2) (3)and (4).Oneof these fourwords inboldmaybeeitherwronglyspeltor inappropriate in thecontext of the sentence. Find out thewordwhich is wrongly spelt or inappropriate. The number of that word is youranswer.Ifallthewordsinboldarecorrectlyspeltandalsoappropriateinthecontextofthesentence,thenmark(5)i.e.,Allcorrectasyouranswer.

Q16.Hefound(1)/thecompanyin1980toprovide(2)/electricitytopeopleliving(3)/inruralareas.(4)/Allcorrect(5)

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Q17.Salaries(1)/ofbankemployees(2)/arelikely(3)/togoabovebytenpercent.(4)/Allcorrect(5)

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Q18.TheChairmanhaspromissed(1)/tolook(2)/intothematter(3)/andtakenecessaryaction.(4)/Allcorrect(5)

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Directions for questions 16 to 20: In each question below a sentence with four words inbold is given. These arenumberedas (1), (2) (3)and (4).Oneof these fourwords inboldmaybeeitherwronglyspeltor inappropriate in thecontext of the sentence. Find out thewordwhich is wrongly spelt or inappropriate. The number of that word is youranswer.Ifallthewordsinboldarecorrectlyspeltandalsoappropriateinthecontextofthesentence,thenmark(5)i.e.,Allcorrectasyouranswer

Q19.Alargenumberofcelebrities(1)/havejoinedanNGOinvolved(2)/inthemovementforprotection(3)/ofanimalwrites.(4)/Allcorrect(5)

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Q20.Theteacherlikedthepoem(1)/somuchthatsherequested(2)/Sabatoreaditallowed(3)/tothewholeclass.(4)/Allcorrect(5)

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Directionsforquestions21to25:Readeachsentencebelowtofindoutwhetherthereisanygrammaticalerrorinit.Theerror,ifany,willbeinonepartofthesentence.Markthenumberastheanswer.Ifthereisnoerror,mark(5).



Q21.Theircompanyisgoingtoincur(1)/heavylossesthisyearbecause(2)/ofthebigdiscountsthey(3)/offerstocustomers.(4)/Noerror(5)

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Q22.Alargenumberofpolicy(1)/havelapsedbecausemany(2)/peoplehavenotpaid(3)/theirinstalmentsontime.(4)/Noerror(5)

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Q23.TheForeignInvestmentsPromotionBoardis(1)/thegovernmentbodywho(2)/regulatesinvestmentreceived(3)/byIndiafactoriesfromforeigncountries.(4)/Noerror(5)

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Q24.Hewenttothecinemahall(1)/toaccompanyhisfriends(2)/evenifhehad(3)/seenthemovieearlier.(4)/Noerror(5)

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Q25.TheCEOofthecompany(1)/hadgoneabroad(2)/onanofficialvisit(3)/butsheiscomebacknow.(4)/Noerror(5)

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Directions(Q.26to30):Rearrangethefollowingsixsentences(1),(2),(3),(4),(5)and(6)inthepropersequencetoformameaningfulparagraphthenanswerthequestionsgivenbelowthem.

1.Suchwashisdowntoearthnature.2.Heplaced thealbumbefore thePresident saying, Sir, pleasedous thehonour of attending theprizedistributionceremonyofourInstitute.3.Hearingthis,themanaskedthephotographertotakeaphotoofhimplacingashawlaroundthePresidentsshouldersasamomento.4.Heenteredtheroomwithaphotographer,holdinganalbumandashawl.5.ThePresidentglancedthroughitandsaid,IshallnotbeabletomakeitbutmayGodblessthechildren.6.ThemanthenleftandIangrilypointedoutthathehadtakentheshawlwithhim,towhichthePresidentreplied,Idonotneedit.Perhapshedoes.

Q26.Whichofthefollowingshouldbethefirstsentenceafterrearrangement?

1)1

2)2

3)3

4)4

5)5



Q27.Whichofthefollowingshouldbethesecondsentenceafterrearrangement?

1)1

2)2

3)3

4)4

5)5





Q28.Whichofthefollowingshouldbethethirdsentenceafterrearrangement?

1)1

2)2

3)3

4)4

5)5



Q29.Whichofthefollowingshouldbethefifthsentenceafterrearrangement?

1)1

2)2

3)3

4)4

5)5



Q30.Whichofthefollowingshouldbethelast(sixth)Sentenceafterrearrangement?

1)1

2)2

3)3

4)4

5)5



Q31.Directionsforquestions31to40:Inthefollowingpassagethereareblanks,eachofwhichhasbeennumbered.Thesenumbersaregivenbelowthepassageandagainsteach,fivewordsaresuggested,oneofwhichfitstheblankappropriately.Findouttheappropriatewordineachcase.

Onceuponatime,therelivedasparrowonabanyantree.Shelaidhereggsinthenest.Oneafternoon,awildelephantcameunderthetreeandinafitofrage,brokeabranchofthetreeonwhichthenestwas____(31).Unfortunately,alltheeggsofthesparrow____(32)afterfallingdownthoughthesparrowwassaved.Thesparrowwasfullofgriefandbeganweepingforhereggs.

Awoodpecker,aclosefriendofthesparrow,heardhercryingandaskedher,"Whyareyoucrying,myfriend?"Thesparrowsaid,The____(33)elephanthaskilledmyoffspring.Ifyouareatruefriendofmine,suggestawaytokillhim.Thewoodpecker____(34)herandtoldherthatheknewaflyandshewoulddefinitelyhelpthemkilltheelephant.

Bothofthemwenttoseekthehelpofthefly.Thewoodpeckersaid,"Awildelephanthascrushedmyfriend'seggs.Weneedyourhelpinkillinghim."Theflyreplied,"Oneofmyfriendsisafrog.Letusgotohimandtakehishelptoo".Theywenttothefrogand____(35)thewholeincident.Thefrogsaid,"Whatcananelephantdobeforeaunitedcrowdlikeus?DowhatItellyou.Dearfly,yougototheelephantandhumasweettuneintohisears.Whenhecloseshiseyesindelight,thewoodpeckerwillpokehiseyes.Thisway,hewillbecome____(36).Whenhegetsthirsty,hewill____(37)forwater.Iwillgotoamarshylandandbegincroakingthere.____(38)thatthereiswater,theelephantwillcomethere.Hewillsinkintothemarshyareaand____(39).

Thenextdayinthenoon,allofthemplayedouttheplanandtheelephantwaskilled,ashedrownedintoamarshyareaafterbeingblindedbythewoodpecker,whenheclosedhiseyesinresponsetothemusic.Thus,thesmartnessofalltheanimalsenabledthesparrowintakingher____(40)ontheelephant.

1)born

2)built

3)grown

4)broken

5)found








1)fell

2)escaped

3)damaged

4)survived

5)broke








1)defective

2)attacking

3)wicked

4)poor

5)harmless








1)ignored

2)protected

3)scolded

4)consoled

5)defended








1)said

2)informed

3)revived

4)mention

5)narrated








1)blind

2)unseen

3)regretful

4)sorry

5)dead








1)need

2)want

3)search

4)drink

5)demands








1)Recalling

2)Informed

3)Sure

4)Assuming

5)Accepting








1)hurt

2)die

3)fall

4)kill

5)realise



Q40.Directionsforquestions31to40:Inthefollowingpassagethereareblanks,eachofwhichhasbeennumbered.Thesenumbersareprintedbelowthepassageandagainsteach,fivewordsaresuggested,oneofwhichfitstheblankappropriately.Findouttheappropriatewordineachcase.





1)help

2)revenge

3)anger

4)insult

5)fight

Q41.HowmanysuchpairsoflettersarethereinthewordMEASUREeachofwhichhasasmanylettersbetweentheminthewordasintheEnglishalphabet?

1)None

2)One

3)Two

4)Three

5)Morethanthree

Q42.InacertaincodeGOLDiswrittenas5124'andLIVEiswrittenas2983'.HowisVOIDwritteninthatcode?

1)8194

2)8394

3)8154

4)8793

5)Noneofthese



Q43.HowmanymeaningfulEnglishwordscanbeformedwiththelettersLMAEusingeachletteronlyonceineachword?

1)None

2)One

3)Two

4)Three

5)Morethanthree

Q44.Fourofthefollowingfivearealikeinacertainwayandhenceformagroup.Whichonedoesnotbelongtothegroup?

1)12

2)21

3)51

4)72

5)28

Q45.IfAissubstitutedby2,Bby3,Cby4,Dby2,Eby3,Fby4andsoon,thenwhatwillbethetotalofthenumericalvaluesofthelettersofthewordLINE?

1)13

2)12

3)16

4)15

5)Noneofthese

Directionsforquestions46to50:Inthefollowingquestions,thesymbols@,,#,%and$areusedwiththefollowingmeaningasillustratedbelow:PQmeansPisgreaterthanQ.P%[email protected]$QmeansPiseithersmallerthanorequaltoQ.P#QmeansPisequaltoQ.Nowineachofthefollowingquestionsassumingthegivenstatementstobetrue,findwhichofthetwoconclusionsIandIIgivenbelowthemis/aredefinitelytrue?Giveanswer(1)ifonlyConclusionIistrue.(2)ifonlyConclusionIIistrue.(3)ifeitherConclusionIorIIistrue.(4)ifneitherConclusionInorIIistrue.(5)ifbothConclusionIandIIaretrue.



Q46.Statements:M$T,T@JConclusion:I.J%MII.M%J

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Directions for questions 46 to 50 : In the following questions, the symbols@, , #,% and $ are usedwith thefollowingmeaningasillustratedbelow:PQmeansPisgreaterthanQ.P%[email protected]$QmeansPiseithersmallerthanorequaltoQ.P#QmeansPisequaltoQ.Nowineachofthefollowingquestionsassumingthegivenstatementstobetrue,findwhichofthetwoconclusionsIandIIgivenbelowthemis/aredefinitelytrue?Giveanswer(1)ifonlyConclusionIistrue.(2)ifonlyConclusionIIistrue.(3)ifeitherConclusionIorIIistrue.(4)ifneitherConclusionInorIIistrue.(5)ifbothConclusionIandIIaretrue.

Q47.Statements:RN,N%BConclusions:I.BRII.B$R

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Q48.Statements:B$T,T@JConclusions:I.J#BII.J%B

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Q49.Statements:F@M,MDConclusions:I.D%FII.D#F

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Q50.Statements:H%B,B$TConclusions:I.H$TII.H%T

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Directionsforquestions51to55:EachofthequestionbelowconsistsofaquestionandtwostatementsnumberedIandIIgivenbelowit.Youhavetodecidewhetherthedataprovidedinthestatementsaresufficienttoanswerthequestion.Readboththestatementsandgivetheanswer.(1)IfthedatainstatementIalonearesufficienttoanswerthequestionwhilethedatainstatementIIalonearenotsufficienttoanswerthequestion.(2)IfthedatainstatementIIalonearesufficienttoanswerthequestionswhilethedatainstatementIalonearenotsufficienttoanswerthequestion.(3)IfthedataeitherinstatementIaloneorinstatementIIalonearesufficienttoanswerthequestion.(4)IfthedatainboththestatementsIandIItogetherarenotsufficienttoanswerthequestion.(5)IfthedatainboththestatementsIandIItogetherarenecessarytoanswerthequestion.

Q51.OnwhichdateinMarchwasFsmothersbirthday?I.FssistercorrectlyremembersthattheirmothersbirthdayisaftersixteenthbutbeforetwentiethMarch.II.FcorrectlyremembersthathismothersbirthdayisbeforeeighteenthbutafterfourteenthMarch.

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Q52.HowmanydaughtersdoesJhave?I.JismotherofRandT.II.KissisterofRanddaughterofF.

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Q53.Howislookwritteninacodelanguage?I.lookformeiswrittenashadapainthatcodelanguage.II.Youandmeiswrittenasdajanainthatcodelanguage.

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Q54.Inarowofthirtystudents,whatisMspositionfromtherightend?I.MisthirdtotherightofDwhoistwelfthfromtheleftendoftherow.II.KisfourteenthfromtherightendoftherowandthereareeightstudentsbetweenKandM.

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Q55.HowisDsbrotherrelatedtoK?I.Khasonebrotherandtwosisters.II.DhasfourchildrenofwhichoneisK.

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Directionsforquestions56to60:Studythefollowinginformationcarefullyandanswerthequestionsgivenbelow.P,Q,R,S,T,V,WandZaresittingaroundacirclefacingthecentre.RissecondtotheleftofZ,whoisthirdtotheleftofP.TisthirdtotherightofWwhoisnotanimmediateneighbourofeitherRorZ.SisfourthtotherightofZ.QisfourthtotherightofT.

Q56.Inwhichofthefollowingpairsisthefirstpersonsittingtotheimmediateleftofthesecondperson?

1)RV

2)ZV

3)WQ

4)SP

5)Noneofthese


Q57.Inwhichofthefollowingcombinationsisthefirstpersonsittinginbetweenthesecondandthethirdpersons?

1)TRV

2)PST

3)WPQ

4)QZV

5)Datainadequate


Q58.WhoissecondtotherightofS?

1)T

2)V

3)W

4)Datainadequate

5)Noneofthese




Q59.WhatisSspositionwithrespecttoW?

1)Thirdtotheright

2)Thirdtotheleft

3)Fourthtotheright

4)Fourthtotheleft

5)Secondtotheright


Q60.WhoistotheimmediateleftofT?

1)S

2)P

3)R

4)Datainadequate

5)Noneofthese

Q61.AshokstartsfrompointPandwalks5kmtotheEast.Bharatstartsfromthesamepointandwalks5kmtotheWest.Now,AshoktakesaleftturnandBharattakesarightturn,andbothwalks5kmandstop.Howfararethetwofromeachotheratthepointwheretheyfinallystop?

1)10km

2)15km

3)5km

4)Cannotbedetermined

5)Noneofthese

Q62.SnehalcorrectlyremembersthatKiransbirthdaywasafterTuesdaybutbeforeFriday.RajancorrectlyremembersthatKiransbirthdaywasafterWednesdaybutbeforeSunday,onwhichdayoftheweekdoesKiransbirthdaydefinitelyfall?

1)Monday

2)Thursday

3)Saturday


5)Noneofthese

Q63.AmongA,B,C,DandEeachhavingdifferentweight,DisheavierthanAandC.EislighterthanA.Whoisthelightest?

1)E

2)C

3)B

4)Datainadequate

5)Noneofthese



Q64.Mohanwalked20metrestowardsWest,tookarightturnandwalked30metres.Againhetookarightturnandwalked20metres.Towardswhichdirectionwashefacing?

1)North

2)South

3)East

4)NorthEast

5)Noneofthese

Q65.PointingtoboyUmasaid,"Heisthesonofmymotherinlaw'sonlychild".HowistheboyrelatedtoUma?

1)Grandson

2)Nephew

3)Son

4)Datainadequate

5)Noneofthese

Directionsforquestions66to70:Ineachofthequestionsgivenbelow,therearethreestatementsfollowedbytwoconclusionsnumberedIandII.Youhavetotakethegivenstatementstobetrueeveniftheyseemtobeatvariancewith commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decidewhich of the given conclusions logicallyfollow(s)fromthegivenstatementsdisregardingcommonlyknownfacts.

Mark:(1)ifonlyconclusionIfollows(2)ifonlyconclusionIIfollows(3)ifeitherconclusionIorIIfollows(4)ifneitherconclusionInorIIfollows(5)ifbothconclusionsIandIIfollow

Q66.Statements:Alljugsareplates.Allplatesarecups.Allcupsarebottles.Conclusions:I.Somebottlesarejugs.II.Allplatesarebottles.

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Q67.Statements:Allpigeonsaretrees.Sometreesarechannels.Allchannelsarebaskets.Conclusions:I.Somebasketsaretrees.II.Somechannelsarepigeons.

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Directionsforquestions66to70:IneachofthequestionsgivenbelowtherearethreestatementsfollowedbytwoconclusionsnumberedIandII.Youhavetotakethegivenstatementstobetrueeveniftheyseemtobeatvariancewithcommonlyknown facts.Readall theConclusionsand thendecidewhichof thegivenConclusions logicallyfollowsfromthegivenstatementsdisregardingcommonlyknownfacts.

Giveanswer:(1)ifonlyConclusionIfollows(2)ifonlyConclusionIIfollows(3)ifeitherConclusionIorIIfollows(4)ifneitherConclusionInorIIfollows(5)ifbothConclusionsIandIIfollow

Q68.Statements:Somechainsaretrucks.Notruckiscar.Allcarsaretrains.Conclusions:I.Sometrainsaretrucks.II.Somecarsarechains.

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Q69.Statements:Somecomputersaretelevisions.Sometelevisionsareradios.Allradiosaremobiles.Conclusions:I.Nomobileisacomputer.II.Somecomputersaremobiles.

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2)

3)

4)

5)



Q70.Statements:Somesquaresarecircles.Allcirclesarerectangles.Somerectanglesarecones.Conclusions:I.Someconesaresquares.II.Somesquaresarerectangles.

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2)

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Directionsforquestions71to75:Studythefollowinginformationcarefullyandanswerthequestionsgivenbelow:

M,T,D,F,H,R,andWaresevenstudentsstudyinginthreedifferentcollegesI,IIandIIIwithatleasttwoineachcollege.EachofthemhasafavouritesubjectfromEnglish,History,Geography,Mathematics,Physics,ChemistryandBiology,notnecessarilyinthesameorder.DsfavouritesubjectisPhysicsandstudiesinCollegeIIwithonlyM.HdoesnotstudyincollegeIIIandhelikesEnglish.FstudiesincollegeIIIanddoesnotlikeMathematics.ThosewholikeGeographyandChemistrystudyinthesamecollege.WlikesBiologyanddoesnotstudyincollegeI.RdoesnotstudywithH.RdoesnotlikeChemistry.MdoesnotlikeHistory.



Q71.WhatisMsfavouritesubject?.

1)Geography

2)Mathematics

3)Chemistry

4)Datainadequate

5)Noneofthese



Q72.Whichofthefollowingcombinationsiscorrect?

1)IMMathematics

2)IIIFChemistry

3)IIIFPhysics

4)IIIFHistory

5)Noneofthese



Q73.WhichofthefollowinggroupsofstudentsstudyincollegeI?

1)HF

2)HR

3)TR

4)HT

5)Noneofthese





Q74.WhichofthefollowinggroupsofstudentsstudyincollegeIII?

1)FWR

2)FM

3)FTR

4)Datainadequate

5)Noneofthese



Q75.WhatisTsfavouritesubject?

1)Biology

2)Mathematics

3)Chemistry

4)Datainadequate

5)Noneofthese

Directionsforquestions76to80:EachquestionbelowisfollowedbytwoargumentsnumberedIandII.Youhavetodecidewhichoftheargumentsisa'strong'argumentandwhichisa'weak'argument.'Strong'argumentsarethosewhich are both important and directly related to the question. 'Weak' arguments are those which are of minorimportanceandalsomaynotbedirectlyrelatedtothequestionormayberelatedtoatrivialaspectofthequestion.

Mark:(1)ifonlyargumentIisstrong(2)ifonlyargumentIIisstrong(3)ifeitherargumentIorIIisstrong(4)ifneitherargumentInorIIisstrong(5)ifbothargumentIandIIarestrong

Q76.ShouldparentsinIndiabeforcedtoadoptonechildpolicy?Arguments:I.Yes,thisistheonlywaytochecktheeverincreasingpopulationofIndia.II.No,thistypeofpressuretacticisnotadoptedbyanyothercountryintheworld.

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)


Mark:(1)ifonlyargumentIisstrong(2)ifonlyargumentIIisstrong



(3)ifeitherargumentIorIIisstrong(4)ifneitherargumentInorIIisstrong(5)ifbothargumentIandIIarestrong

Q77.Shouldthesexdeterminationtestduringpregnancybecompletelybanned?Arguments:I.Yes,thisleadstoindiscriminatefemalefeticideandwilleventuallyleadtosocialimbalance.II.No,peoplehavearighttoknowabouttheirunbornchild.

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)



Q78.Shouldalltheslumsinbigcitiesbedemolishedandthepeoplelivinginsuchslumsberelocatedoutsidethecitylimits?Arguments:I.No,allthesepeoplewilllosetheirhomesandhencetheyshouldnotberelocated.II.Yes,thebigcitiesneedmoreandmorespacestocarryoutdevelopmentalactivitiesandhencethesepeopleshouldberelocated.

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)





Q79.ShouldtherebeacompletebanonminingcoalinIndia?Arguments:I.Yes,thepresentstockofcoalwillnotlastlongifwecontinueminingatthepresentrate.II.No,wedonothavealternateenergysourceofsufficientquantity.

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)



Q80.ShouldtherebeuniformsforstudentsincollegesinIndia?Arguments:I.Yes,thiswillimprovetheambienceofthecollegesasallthestudentswillbedecentlydressed.II.No,collegestudentsshouldnotberegimentedandtheyshouldbelefttochoosetheirclothesforcomingtocollege.

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2)

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Directionsforquestions81to90:Whatwillcomeinplaceofthequestionmark(?)inthefollowingquestions?

Q81.(22414)232+47=?

1)55

2)45

3)65

4)35

5)Noneofthese




Q82.

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)Noneofthese


Q83.45%of160+14%of250=?23

1)120

2)138

3)130

4)140

5)Noneofthese


Q84.

1)112

2)28

3)126

4)56

5)Noneofthese


Q85.724810=(?)2

1)11

2)11

3)(11)2

4)(11)3

5)132




Q86.

1)86.6

2)96.6

3)144.8

4)156.6

5)Noneofthese


Q87.576289=?+1

1)6

2)36

3)49

4)7

5)Noneofthese


Q88.46%of15623.76=?

1)47

2)48

3)48.10

4)47.10

5)Noneofthese


Q89.201681440=?+110

1)90

2)80

3)200

4)240

5)Noneofthese


Q90.252.754.256.4=25(?)

1)1.7

2)3.2

3)1.6

4)3.6

5)Noneofthese

Directions(Q.91to95):Studythefollowingtablecarefullytoanswerthesequestions.Population(inlakhs)ofThreestatesovertheyears



Q91.WhatistheaveragepopulationofstateBforalltheyearstogether?

1)3.5lakhs

2)3.75lakhs

3)3.85lakhs

4)3.6lakhs

5)Noneofthese


Q92.WhatisthepercentageincreaseinpopulationofstateAfrom2002to2003?

1)5

2)

3)6

4)

5)




Q93.Whatisthedifferencebetweenthetotalpopulationofallthreestatesin2004and2005respectively?

1)1,10,000

2)90,000

3)1,15,000

4)95,000

5)Noneofthese


Q94.Whatistheaveragepopulationofallthreestatesin2006?

1)5.25lakhs

2)4.5lakhs

3)5.5lakhs

4)4.2lakhs

5)Noneofthese


Q95.Whatistheratiobetweentotalpopulationofallthreestatesin2004and2005respectively?

1)155:144

2)15:13

3)13:15

4)133:144

5)144:155

Directionsforquestions96to100:Whatshouldcomeinplaceofquestionmark(?)inthefollowingseries?



Q96.7,9,12,16,21,27,(?)

1)29

2)33

3)36

4)34

5)Noneofthese


Q97.256,128,64,32,16,8,(?)

1)6

2)5

3)3

4)2

5)Noneofthese


Q98.7,11,19,35,67,(?)

1)121

2)153

3)141

4)133

5)Noneofthese


Q99.5,6,10,19,35,(?)

1)55

2)65

3)60

4)70

5)Noneofthese


Q100.1,3,8,18,35,(?)

1)61

2)72

3)67

4)52

5)71



Q101.Shilpainvestsacertainamountattherateof6percentperannumfor5years.Ifsheobtainsasimpleinterestof8,490,howmuchamountdidShilpainvest?

1) 25,000

2) .28,500

3) .30,000

4) .36,790

5)Noneofthese

Q102.TheratioofthepresentagesofSitaandGeetais8:9.Thesumoftheiragesis68.Whatwillbetherespectiveratiooftheirages10yearshence?

1)23:24

2)15:16

3)7:8

4)21:23

5)Noneofthese

Q103.Theareaofasquareplotistwicetheareaofarectangularplot.Ifthelengthoftherectangularplotis36metresandtheareaofthesquareplotis1764squaremetres,whatisthebreadthoftherectangularplot?

1)24.5metres

2)20metres

3)15.5metres


5)Noneofthese

Q104.Ms.PragyaJaindepositsanamountof 56,400toobtainasimpleinterestattherateof11percentperannum.WhattotalamountwillMs.PragyaJaingetattheendof4years?

1) 81,216

2) 77,246

3) 78,266

4) 93,226

5)Noneofthese

Q105.Thedifferencebetween89%ofanumberand72%ofthesamenumberis391.Whatis48%ofthatnumber?

1)986

2)1098

3)1104

4)1212

5)Noneofthese

Q106.Ifthecostof14kgofriceis 504.Whatisthecostof98kgofrice?

1) 3,158

2) 3,758

3) 3,358

4) 3,528

5)Noneofthese



Q107.Ashopkeeperbuys5watchesfor 9,450andlatersellsthemfor 9,700.Howmuchprofitdoestheshopkeepermakeperwatch?

1) 95

2) 80

3) 60

4) 75

5)Noneofthese

Q108.Howmanybagsarerequiredforfilling1026kgofriceifeachbagisfilledwith114kgofrice?

1)19

2)15

3)7

4)9

5)Noneofthese

Q109.Amitgot44marksinHindi,55marksinScience,77marksinMaths,79marksinSocialScienceand76marksinEnglish.Themaximummarksofeachsubjectis100.Howmuchoverallpercentageofmarksdidheget?

1)66.2

2)64.2

3)72.2

4)74.2

5)Noneofthese

Q110.Rajupurchasedanitemfor 8,200andsolditatagainof25%.Fromthatamounthepurchasedanotheritemandsolditatalossof20%.Whatishisoverallgain/loss?

1)Lossof 140

2)Gainof 120

3)Lossof 150

4)Noloss,nogain

5)Noneofthese

Q111.Inhowmanydifferentwayscanlettersofword,SOME'bearranged?

1)20

2)24

3)16

4)30

5)Noneofthese

Q112.Fifteenmencancompleteapieceofworkin20days.Howmanymenwillcompletethesameworkin25days?

1)12

2)13

3)10

4)8

5)Noneofthese



Q113.Theratiooftheanglesofatriangleis2:3:5.Whatisthesumofthesmallestandthelargestangles?

1)120

2)122

3)144

4)126

5)Noneofthese

Q114.Theaveragespeedofacaris75kmph.Whatwillbetheaveragespeedofthecarifthedriverdecreasestheaveragespeedofthecarby40percent?

1)50kmph

2)45kmph

3)40kmph

4)55kmph

5)Noneo

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