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Saturday, January 7, 2012

SBI Clerical Exam 2012 Practice Test

General Awareness

1. It is evident that the economic slowdown still continues to weigh on the performance of the banks in India. How is this affecting banks and/or general public?

(1) The number of bank account holders has gone down

(2) The gross Non Performing Assets (NPAs) of the listed banks have increased substantially.

(3) Inflation has reached at a very high level

(4) All of these
Ans: (4)

2. Which of the following challenges will be the most crucial for human existence on earth in the days to come?

(1) Pollution    

(2) Food Secudty

(3) Availability of natural gas

(4) Need for Financial Inclusion

Ans: (1)

3. Who amongst the following is the President of the European Union at present?

(1) Catherine Ashton    

(2) Mr. Jose Manuel Barroso,    

(3) Mr. Fredrik Reinfeldt

(4) None of these
Ans: (4)

4. Which of the following is NOT a bank or finance company?

(1) Barclays   

(2) BNP Paribas

(3) Lufthansa    

(4) HSBC
Ans: (3)

5. Reserve Bank of India deregulated non-resident external (NRE) deposits on 16 December 2011 allowing banks  to offer higher interest rates to dollar-denominated accounts. Which of the following facts related to the above statement is/are not true?

(1) Reserve Bank freed the rates on non-resident external accounts, offering interest as high as 9.6% per annum

(2) Following RBI’s deregulation five Indian banks, including HDFC Bank and Yes Bank on 23 December 2011 raised their interest rates on such deposits in order to lure foreign money

(3) Private lender Yes Bank increased the interest rates on fixed deposits held by non-resident Indians (NRIs) to 8.4 per cent from 3.82 per cent

(4) The new rates are effective from 24 December for fresh deposits as well as those being renewed on maturity.

(1) 1 & 2

(2) Only4

(3) Only 3

(4) 1 & 4

Ans: (3)

6. Telecom Commission, the decision-making body of the Department of Telecommunications recommended a uniform licence fee of what per cent of adjusted gross revenues (AGR) as against the prevalent rate of 6-8 per cent?

(1) 10%

(2) 8%

(3) 5.2%

(4) 9.3%

Ans: (2)

7. Maharashtra government planned to provide free medicare for poor families. Consider the following statements:

(i) The plan will benefit 50 lakh families.

(ii) The plan will cover eight districts in state.

Choose the right option:

(1) Both i and ii are correct.

(2) Only i is correct.

(3) Only ii is correct.

(4) Neither i nor ii is correct.

Ans:  (1)

8. Name the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leader who was inducted into the Union Cabinet as civil aviation minister on 18 December 2011.

(1) Ajit Singh

(2) Jayant Chaudhary

(3) Devendra Nagpal

(4) Sanjay Singh Chauhan

Ans: (1)

9. Name the state-run Mumbai-headquartered bank which on 29 December 2011 surprised the market by cutting its base rate, the minimum lending rate, by 10 basis points, thereby becoming the first banker this year to do so when others are waiting for a signal from the central bank.
(1) State Bank of India

(2) Union Bank

(3) United Bank of India

(4) Allahabad Bank

Ans: (2)

10. Which PSU lender decided to aggressively market its gold loan scheme for farmers to prevent defaults after the agriculture sector witnessed a sharp spike in bad debt in the past one year?
(1) Union Bank

(2) United Bank of India

(3) Industrial Development Bank of India

(4) State Bank of India

Ans: (4)
General English
Directions-(Q. 11-15) 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.
A fisherman, enfeebled with age, could no longer go out to sea so he began fishing in the river. Every morning he would go down to the river and sit there fishing the whole day long. In the evening he would sell whatever he had caught, buy food for himself and go home. It was a hard life for an old man. One hot afternoon while he was trying to keep awake and bemoaning his fate, a large bird with silvery feathers alighted on a rock near him. It was Kaha, the heavenly bird. "Have you no one to care for you, grandpa ? .. asked the bird. "Not a soul." "You should not be doing such work at your age," said the bird. "From now on I will bring you a big fish every evening. You can sell it and live in comfort." True to her word, the bird began to drop a large fish at his doorstep every evening. All that the fisherman had to do was take it to the market and sell it. As big fish were in great demand, he was soon rolling in money. He bought a cottage near the sea, with a garden around it and engaged a servant to cook for him. His wife had died some years earlier. He had decided to marry again and began to look for a suitable woman.

One day he heard the royal courtier make an announcement. Our king has news of a great bird called Kaha," said the courtier. "Whoever can give information about this bird and help catch it, will be rewarded with half the gold in the royal treasury and half the kingdom !" The fisherman was sorely tempted by the reward. Half the kingdom would make him a prince!

"Why does the king want the bird ?" he asked. "He has lost his sight," explained the courtier. "A wise man has advised him to bathe his eyes with the blood of Kaha. Do you know where she can be found ? .. "No ... 1 mean ... no, no ..;" Torn between greed and his sense of gratitude to the bird, the fisherman could not give a coherent reply. The courtier, sensing that he knew someting about the bird, informed the king. The king had him brought to the palace.

"If you have information about the bird, tell me," urged the king. "I will reward you handsomely and if you help catch her, I will personally crown you king of half my domain." "I will get the bird for  you,"cried the fisherman, suddenly making up his mind. "But Kaha is strong. I will need help." The king sent a dozen soldiers with him. That evening when the bird came with the fish, the fisherman called out to her to wait. "You drop the fish and go and I never get a chance to thank you for all that you've done for me," he said. "Today I have laid out a feast for you inside. Please alight and come in." Kaha was reluctant to accept the invitation but the fisherman pleaded so earnestly that she finally gave in, and alighted. The moment she was on the ground, the fisherman grabbed one of her legs and shouted to the soldiers hiding in his house to come out. They rushed to his aid but their combined effort could not keep Kaha down.

She rose into the air with the fisherman still clinging onto her leg. By the time he realised he was being carried away, the fisherman was too high in the air to let go. He hung on grimly, and neither he nor Kaha were ever seen again.

11. Why was the king desperately looking for Kaha the bird?
(1) The king wanted a pet bird.

(2) A wise man advised the king to capture the bird for good luck.

(3) Kaha was the only heavenly bird with silvery feathers.

(4) The king was blind and required Kaha's blood for his eyes.

Ans: (4)

12. Why did the bird volunteer to bring fish for the old man?

(1) The old man was inexperienced at fishing

(2) The bird took pity on the old man and wanted to help him

(3) The bird had caught more fish than required

(4) The bird wanted to make the old man rich

Ans: (2)

13. What led the courtier to sense that the fisherman might know something about Kaha ?

(1) The courtier had observed Kaha alight at the fisherman's house every evening

(2) The courtier had seen the fisherman talk to Kaha

(3) The fisherman fumbled when asked about Kaha

(4) Word went around that the fisherman was in contact with Kaha

Ans: (3)

14. Which of the following cannot be said about the royal courtier?

(1) He was a very observant man.

(2) He was jealous of the old fisherman.

(3) He had informed the king about the fisherman.

(1) Only (1)

(2) Only (2)

(3) Only (3)

(4) Only (1) and (3)

Ans: (2)

15. What could be an appropriate title for the story ?

(1) A Fish a Day

(2) The Lonely fisherman

(3) Kaha the Silvery feathered bird

(4) The Ungrateful old fisherman

Ans: (4)

Directions-(Q.16 to 20) Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it-

Every afternoon, on their way back from school, the children used to go and play in the Giant's garden. It was a large lovely garden, with soft green grass. Over the grass stood beautiful flowers like stars, and there were twelve peach-trees that bore rich fruit. The birds would sit on the trees and sing sweetly to the children playing below. One day the Giant came back. He had been on a long tour and was now determined to return to his own castle. When he arrived he saw the children playing in the garden and was outrageous. "What are you doing here ?" He shouted in a very gruff voice, and the children ran away. "I will not allow anybody to play in my garden but myself" said the Giant. And so, he built a high wall around it, and put up a notice-board that read TRESPASSERS WILL BE PROSE- CUTED. He was a very selfish Giant. The poor children h&d now, nowhere to play. They tried to play on the road, Bank Clerk 2011/37 but the road was very dusty and full of stones, and they did not like it. On their way back from school, they used to wander around the high wall and remember the good times.

Then came spring, and all over the country there were little blossoms and little birds. Only in the garden of the Selfish Giant it was still winter. The birds did not care to sing in it as there were no children and the trees forgot to blossom. The only people who were pleased were the snow and the frost. "Spring has forgotten this garden," they cried, "so we will live here all the year round." I cannot understand why the spring is so late in coming," said the selfish Giant, as he sat at the window and looked out at his cold white garden, "I hope there will be a change in the weather." But the spring never came, nor did the summer. The autumn gave golden fruit to every garden, but to the Giant's garden she gave none. "He was too selfish," she said. So it was always winter there.

One morning the Giant was lying awake in bed when he heard the birds singing. "I believe the spring has come at last," said the Giant, and he jumped out of bed and looked out. He saw the most wonderful sight. Through the little hole in the wall the children had crept in, and they were sitting on the branches of the trees. On every tree there was a child. The birds were flying about and twittering with delight, and the flowers were looking up through the green grass and laughing. It was a lovely scene however, in one corner it was still winter. It was the farthest corner of the garden, and in it was standing a little boy. He was so small that he could not reach the branches of the tree, and he was wandering all around it crying bitterly. The Giant's heart melted as he looked out. "How selfish I have been '" he said, "now I know why spring would not come here. I will put that poor little boy on the top of the tree, and then I will knock down the wall, and my garden shall be the children's play-ground for ever and ever." He was really sorry for what he had done.

16. Why was the Giant outraged when he got back from his holiday ?

(1) He had a bad journey back home

(2) He saw the children playing in the garden

(3) His castle was disorderly and not maintained

(4) It was still winter in his garden

Ans: (2)

17. What did the Giant do to keep the children away from his garden ?
(1) He built a high wall around the garden

(2) He displayed a message on a notice board

(3) He threatened to complain to their parents

(4) Only (A) and (B)

Ans: (4)
18. "Spring has forgotten this garden." They cried. Who is the author referring to ?
(1) The children

(2) The snow and the frost

(3) The autumn trees

(4) The spring

Ans: (2)
19. Why did the autumn trees refuse to bear fruit ?
(1) The snow and the winter took over

(2) The Giant was enjoying the winter in his garden

(3) It was one way of keeping the children away

(4) The Giant refused to change his behaviour

Ans: (1)
20. What does the author compare the flowers in the garden to ?
(1) Stars   

(2) Pearls

(3) Soft grass

(4) Frost

Ans: (1)

Quantitative Aptitude
Directions (Q.21-30): What will come in place of the question marks (?) in the following equations?
21. 8/12 + 2/5 - 1/3 = ?
(1) 3/7
(2) 2/5
(3) 3/8
(4) None of these
Ans: (4)
22. 4500 ÷ 18 - 122 = ? x 4
(1) 32
(2) 26
(3) 28
(4) 34
Ans: (1)
23. (19)2 + (28)2 - (16)2 = ?
(1) 889
(2) 888
(3) 883
(4) 885
Ans: (1)
24. 63 x 14 + 334 = ? + (12)2
(1) 1078
(2) 1072
(3) 1077
(4) 7074
Ans: (2)
25. [(452 ÷ 4) + 62] ÷ 5 = ?
(1) 48
(2) 37
(3) 45
(4) 35
Ans: (4)
26. (14 x 24) + (27 x 12) = ?
(1) 650
(2) 665
(3) 660
(4) 655
Ans: (3)
27. (4.7 x 12 x 8) + (6.8 x 16 x 10) = ?
(1) 1533.9
(2) 1539.2
(3) 1532.9
(4) 1536.9
Ans: (2)
28. 1/5th of 3/4 the of 2/5 of 6000 = ?
(1) 360
(2) 330
(3) 370
(4) 350
Ans: (1)
29. 410 x 64 ÷ 256 = 4? x 16
(1) 6
(2) 5
(3) 8
(4) None of these
Ans: (4)
30. (5994 ÷ 18) x (468 ÷ 18) = ?
(1) 8658
(2) 8656
(3) 8655
(4) 8654
Ans: (1)
Reasoning Ability

31. (i) ‘P× Q’ means ‘Q’ is mother of ‘P’.

(ii) ‘P × Q’ means ‘P’ is brother of ‘Q’.

(iii) ‘P – Q’ means ‘P’ is sister of ‘Q’.

(iv) ‘P ÷ Q’ means ‘Q is father of ‘P’.

Which of the following definitely means R is grandson of K?

(1) R × T ÷ K

(2) M + R × T ÷ K

(3) M – R × T ÷ K

(4) None of these
Ans: (4)

32. How many such pairs of digits are there in the number 95137248 each of which has as many digits between them in the number as when they are arranged in ascending order?
(1) None

(2) One

(3) Two

(4) Three
Ans: (2)

33. In a certain code PATHOLOGIST is written as PIUBQKSRHFN. How is CONTROVERSY written in that code?
(1) SUOPDNXRQDU

(2) SUOPDNZTSFW

(3) QSMNBPXRQDU

(4) QSMNBPZTSFW
Ans: (1)

34. In a certain code PATHOLOGIST is written as PIUBQKSRHFN. How is CONTROVERSY written in that code?

(1) SUOPDNXRQDU

(2) SUOPDNZTSFW

(3) QSMNBPXRQDU

(4) QSMNBPZTSFW

Ans: (1)

35. 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?

(1) Food : Hunger

(2) Water : Thirst

(3) Air : Suffocation

(4) Talent : Education

Ans: (4)

36. 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?
(1) Crow

(2) Vulture

(3) Bat

(4) Ostrich

Ans: (3)
37. Which of the following has the same relationship as that of Money : wealth?
(1) Pity : Kindness

(2) Cruel : Anger

(3) Wise : Education

(4) Pride : Humility

Ans: (1)

38. 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?

(1) 29

(2) 85

(3) 147

(4) 125

Ans: (4)

39. Ravi cycles 3 km towards the east and takes the first right turn and cycles for another 5 km to point A. From point A he takes a left turn and cycles 7 km to point 8, after covering another 4 km 'he rests for a while. How much distance has Ravi covered from point A till the time he stops.
(1) 16 km   

(2) 11 km

(3) 19 km   

(4) 15 km

Ans: (2)

40. The position of how many digits will remain the same if the digits in the number 2567394 are rearranged in ascending order from left to rig ht ?

(1) None   

(2) One

(3) Two   

(4) Three

Ans: (2)
Marketing Aptitude and Computer Knowledge

41. Fiscal deficit takes place when _

(1) When government’s expenditure is more than revenue earned

(2) When country’s imports are more than exports

(3) When foreign exchange reserves is negetive

(4) When there is rupee depreciation

Ans: (1)


42. SEBI is a _

(1) Insurance regulator

(2) Market regulator

(3) Drug regulator

(4) EPF regulator

Ans: (2)


Q.43 A set of computer programs that helps a computer monitor itself and function more efficiently isajan __
(1) Windows

(2) System Software

(3) DBMS

(4) Application Software

Ans: (2)
Q.44 An area of a computer that temporarily holds data waiting to be processed is __
(1) CPU

(2) Memory

(3) Storage

(4) File

Ans: (2)
Q.45 A __ is a microprocessor-based computing device.
(1) personal computer

(2) mainframe

(3) workstation

(4) server

Ans: (1)

Q.46 You use a(n) __ , such as a keyboard or mouse, to input information.
(1) output device

(2) input device

(3) storage device

(4) processing device
Ans: (2)
Q.47 The term __ designates equipment that might be added to a computer system to enhance its functionality.
(1) digital device

(2) system add-on

(3) disk pack

(4) peripheral device

Ans: (4)
Q.48 The instructions that tell a computer how to carry out the processing tasks are referred to as computer __
(1) programs

(2) processors

(3) input devices

(4) memory modules

Ans: (1)
Q.49 RAM can be thought of as the __ for the computer's processor.
(1) factory

(2) operating room

(3) waiting room

(4) planning room

Ans: (3)
Q.50 C, BASIC, COBOL, and Java are examples of __ languages.
(1) low-level

(2) computer

(3) system programming

(4) high-level

Ans: (4)

Monday, November 21, 2011

IBPS CLERKS EXAM MODEL PAPER

Reasoning

1. What should come next in the following number series? 9 7 5 3 1 8 6 4 2 9 7 5 3 1 8 6 4 9 7 5 3 8 6 4 9 7 5

(A) 8  

(B) 3   

(C) 6

(D) 4

(E) None of these

Ans: (B)

Directions (Q.2-3) : Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the the questions given below: R $ 5 4 I J M @ P 3 © A Q T 2 W 1 % U V 6 B E N 8 * 7 δ D

2. How many such numbers are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a letter and not immediately followed by a letter ?

(A) None   

(B) One   

(C) Two

(D) Three   

(E) More than three

Ans: (D)

3. If all the numbers from the above arrangement are dropped, which of the following will be the ninth to the right of J ?

(A) 1   

(B) A   

(C) Q

(D) T   

(E) None of these

Ans: (E)

4. A mountain would necessarily have

(A) some trees   

(B) a valley   

(C) a peak

(D) a steep cliff

(E) snow

Ans: (C)

Directions (Q.5-6) Each of the questions given below is based on the given diagram. You have to take the given diagram to be true even if it seems to be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of the five alternatives following each question logically follows from the given diagram. The diagram comprises three circles showing people from three different countries who have travelled to either, both or none of the countries mentioned in the diagram.


5. Which of the following is true about A ?

(A) It represents US citizens who have travelled to Europe but not to India.

(B) It represents Indians who have travelled only to US but not to Europe.

(C) It represents Europeans who have travelled only to US but not to India.

(D) It represents all those Indians who have travelled to Europe as well as to the US.

(E) It represents all those who have travelled both to Europe and to the US but not to India.

Ans: (D)

6. Which of the following represents those Europeans who have travelled only the US but not to India?

(A) Only C   

(B) Only A   

(C) F and C

(D) Only D   

(E) Not illustrated in the diagram

Ans: (E)

7. How many meaningful English words can be formed with the letters BTU using each letter only once in each word ?

(A) None    

(B) One

(C) Two    

(D) Three

(E) More than three

Ans: (C)

Directions-(Q.8-10) In each question below is given a number/ symbol followed by five combinations of letter codes numbred (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E). You have to find out which of the combinations correctly represents the number/symbol based on the following coding system and the conditions and mark the number of that combination as your answer.

Number/Symbol:

5 Ω 2 β 6 9 8 1 @ 7 $ 4 3 O π

Letter Code :

J K P A D C B R S L V F T M E

Conditions :

(i) If both the first and the fifth elements are even numbers, the codes for both these are to be interchanged.

(ii) If the group of numbers contains only one symbol, that symbol is to be coded as the code for the element following it.

(iii) If the third element is an even number and the fourth an odd number, the fourth element is to be coded as the code for the second element.


8. 523Ω69

(A) JPTDDC

(B) JTPDDC

(C) JPDDTC

(D) TPJDDC

(E) JTDDPC

Ans: (A)

9. 436π8@

(A) FTDEBS

(B) BTDEFS

(C) FDTEBS

(D) BTEDFS

(E) BTDFES

Ans: (B)

10. 80π16β

(A) DEMRBA

(B) DMERBA

(C) BMERDA

(D) BMDERA

(E) DREMBA

Ans: (B)


English Language

Directions-(Q.11 to 15) Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it-

Every afternoon, on their way back from school, the children used to go and play in the Giant's garden. It was a large lovely garden, with soft green grass. Over the grass stood beautiful flowers like stars, and there were twelve peach-trees that bore rich fruit. The birds would sit on the trees and sing sweetly to the children playing below. One day the Giant came back. He had been on a long tour and was now determined to return to his own castle. When he arrived he saw the children playing in the garden and was outrageous. "What are you doing here ?" He shouted in a very gruff voice, and the children ran away. "I will not allow anybody to play in my garden but myself" said the Giant. And so, he built a high wall around it, and put up a notice-board that read TRESPASSERS WILL BE PROSECUTED. He was a very selfish Giant. The poor children h&d now, nowhere to play. They tried to play on the road, but the road was very dusty and full of stones, and they did not like it. On their way back from school, they used to wander around the high wall and remember the good times.

Then came spring, and all over the country there were little blossoms and little birds. Only in the garden of the Selfish Giant it was still winter. The birds did not care to sing in it as there were no children and the trees forgot to blossom. The only people who were pleased were the snow and the frost. "Spring has forgotten this garden," they cried, "so we will live here all the year round." I cannot understand why the spring is so late in coming," said the selfish Giant, as he sat at the window and looked out at his cold white garden, "I hope there will be a change in the weather." But the spring never came, nor did the summer. The autumn gave golden fruit to every garden, but to the Giant's garden she gave none. "He was too selfish," she said. So it was always winter there.

One morning the Giant was lying awake in bed when he heard the birds singing. "I believe the spring has come at last," said the Giant, and he jumped out of bed and looked out. He saw the most wonderful sight. Through the little hole in the wall the children had crept in, and they were sitting on the branches of the trees. On every tree there was a child. The birds were flying about and twittering with delight, and the flowers were looking up through the green grass and laughing. It was a lovely scene however, in one corner it was still winter. It was the farthest corner of the garden, and in it was standing a little boy. He was so small that he could not reach the branches of the tree, and he was wandering all around it crying bitterly. The Giant's heart melted as he looked out. "How selfish I have been '" he said, "now I know why spring would not come here. I will put that poor little boy on the top of the tree, and then I will knock down the wall, and my garden shall be the children's play-ground for ever and ever." He was really sorry for what he had done.


11. What did the Giant do to keep the children away from his garden ?

(A) He built a high wall around the garden

(B) He displayed a message on a notice board

(C) He threatened to complain to their parents

(D) Only (A) and (B)

(E) He made it snow all year round

Ans: (D)

12. Why did the autumn trees refuse to bear fruit ?

(A) The snow and the winter took over

(B) The Giant was enjoying the winter in his garden

(C) It was one way of keeping the children away

(D) The Giant refused to change his behaviour

(E) The Giant was selfish

Ans: (A)

13. When did the Giant realize that he was being selfish ?

(A) When the long winters would not end

(B) When he witnessed the spring after the children reentered the garden

(C) When he heard the song of a bird

(D) When he felt he was lonely

(E) When he realized he had no friends to play within the graden

Ans: (B)

14. What incident brought about a change in the Giant's heart ?

(A) The little boy in the corner of the garden

(B) The long unending winter

(C) The change of weather from winter to spring

(D) The blossoming of the trees

(E) The singing of the birds

Ans: (C)

15. What could be an appropriate title for the story ?

(A) The Corner Boy

(B) The Winter Season

(C) The Selfish Giant

(D) The Little Children

(E) The Paradise Garden

Ans: (E)

Directions-(Q.16 to 16) Choose the word/phrase which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word/ phrase printed in bold as used in the passage.

16. Scene


(A) Wish    

(B) Drawing

(C) Fantasy    

(D) Picture

(E) Dream

Ans: (D)

Directions-(Q.17 to 17) Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning of the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

17. Farthest


(A) Extreme    

(B) Nearest

(C) Distant    

(D) Shortest

(E) Endless

Ans: (B)

Directions-(Q.18 - 20) Choose the word which is MOST OPPOSITE in meaning of the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

18. Pleasant

(A) Admirable

(B) Oisgusting

(C) Nice    

(D) Indecent

(E) Unexpected

Ans: (B)


19. Strange

(A) Familiar    

(B) Unseen

(C) IIlfamed    

(D) Novel

(E) Conservative

Ans: (A)

20. Continued

(A) Irregular    

(B) Oestroyed

(C) Reckoned

(D) Suspended

(E) Carried on

Ans: (D)


                                                                  Numerical Ability


Directions-(Q.21 - 21) What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions ?

21. 64% of ? - 96% of 1120 = 499.2

(A) 2600    

(B) 2540

(C) 2460    

(D) 2280

(E) None of these

Ans: (C)

22. Bhuvan has some hens and some cows. If the total number of animal heads are 71 and the total number of feet are 228. How many hens does Bhuvan have ?

(A) 43

(B) 32

(C) 24

(D) Cannot be determined

(E) None of these

Ans: (E)

23. The difference between a two digit number and the number obtained by interchanging the two digits of the number is 18. The sum of the two digits of the number is 12. What is the product of the two digits of the two digit number ?
(A) 35

(B) 27

(C) 32

(D) Cannot be determined

(E) None of these

Ans: (A)

Directions-(Q.24 - 25) What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions ?

24. 666 x 66 x 6 = ?

(A) 263836    

(B) 236736

(C) 263376    

(D) 236836

(E) None of these

Ans: (E)

25. 3/8 x 4/7 x ? = 5376

(A) 30912    

(B) 25144

(C) 24808    

(D) 25088

(E) None of these

Ans: (D)

26. Meenal bought a watch with 25% discount on the selling price. If the cost of her watch Rs. 1,545, what is the original selling price of the watch ?
(A) Rs. 2,050

(B) Rs. 2,000

(C) Rs. 2,040

(D) Cannot be determined

(E) None of these

Ans: (E)

27. In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'GROUND' be arranged ?
(A) 360    

(B) 720

(C) 120    

(D) 500

(E) None of these

Ans: (B)

Directions-(Q.28 - 29) What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions ?
28. (98764 + 89881 + 99763 + 66342) ÷ (1186 + ? + 1040 + 1870) = 55
(A) 2354    

(B) 2368

(C) 2254    

(D) 2404

(E) None of these

Ans: (A)
29. 956 x 753 = ?
(A) 723692    

(B) 727398

(C) 710308    

(D) 719868

(E) None of these

Ans: (D)
30. If the value of 21a + 21b = 1134, what is the average of a+ b ?
(A) 29

(B) 27

(C) 58

(D) 54

(E) None of these

Ans: (B)

General Awareness (with special reference to banking industry)

31. Which of the following countries topped the list of medals at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea ?
(A) USA

(B) Kenya

(C) Jamaica

(D) South Africa

Ans: (A)

32. India, on 24 August 2011 signed (Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement) with which one of the following countries ? 
(A) Georgia

(B) Sri Lanka

(C) Pakistan

(D) UK

Ans: (A)

33. UNCTAD's Trade and Development Report 2011 launched in New Delhi on 6 September 2011projected an economic growth of what per cent for India in 2011 ?
(A) 8%

(B) 8.1%

(C) 9.2%

(D) 8.6%

Ans: (B)

34. Russian and US scientists launched an expedition to study emission of___ gas in the eastern Arctic.
(A) Methane

(B) Carbon-Di-Oxide

(C) Sulfur-Di-Oxide

(D) Ozone

Ans: (A)
35. Name the Maoists Vice-Chairman who was on 28 August 2011 elected Nepal's 35th prime minister marking the country’s attempt to form a stable government after extended political uncertainty.
(A) Baburam Bhattarai

(B) Sher Bahadur Deuba

(C) Surya Bahadur Thapa

(D) Jhalanath Khanal

Ans: (A)
36. Indian rupee on 7 September 2011 settled at one-year low against the US currency. What was the value of the India value vis-à-vis the US currency ?
(A) 46.16/17

(B) 46

(C) 45.32/33

(D) 45

Ans: (A)

37. How many Indian companies were ranked among the top 200 Asia-Pacific corporations in Forbes Asia's 'Best Under a Billion' list for 2011 released on 31 August 2011 ?
(A) 65

(B) 35

(C) 23

(D) 14

Ans: (D)

38. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) panel headed by headed by Usha Thorat, Director, Centre for Advanced Financial Research and Learning (CAFRAL) on 29 August 2011 came up with suggestion on non-banking finance company (NBFC). Which of the following related to this statement is not true ?
1. The panel suggested the central bank to insist on a minimum asset size of more than Rs.25 crore for registering any new non-banking finance company (NBFC)

2. Transfer of shareholding, direct or indirect, of 25 per cent and above, change in control, merger or acquisition of any registered NBFC will require prior approval of the Reserve Bank.

3. Tier-I capital for capital to risk weighted assets ratio (CRAR) purposes would be specified at 12 per cent to be achieved in three years for all registered deposit-taking and non-deposit-taking NBFCs.

4. NBFCs would be subject to regulations similar to banks while lending to stock brokers and merchant banks and similar to stock brokers, as specified by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

(A) 1 & 4

(B) 2 & 4

(C)  Only 4

(D) Only 1

Ans: (D)
39.  North Korea agreed to start international talks on denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. This was agreed during the visit of North Korean leader Kim Jong Ii to__.
(A) Russia

(B) China

(C) UK

(D) South Korea

Ans: (A)
40. According to data released by the commerce and industry ministry on 20 October 2011 food inflation inflation stood at what percentage in the week ended 8 October 2011?
(A) 10.6%

(B) 10.54%

(C) 10.33%

(D) 10.91%

Ans: (A)

Computer Knowledge

41. Selection of command-
(A) Opens the copy of the document in preview

(B) Prints the copy of displayed document

(C) Brings change in expansion of displayed document

(D) Saves the copy of displayed document

(E) None of these

Ans: (C)
42. You organize files by storing them in-
(A) archives

(B) folders

(C) indexes    

(D) lists

(E) None of these

Ans: (B)
43. How many different documents can you have open at anyone time ?
(A) No more than three

(B) Only one

(C) As many as your computer memory will hold

(D) No more than you taskbar can display

(E) None of these

Ans: (C)
44. What type of resource is most likely to be a shared common resource in a computer network ?
(A) Printers

(B) Speakers

(C) Floppy disk drives

(D) Keyboards

(E) None of these

Ans: (A)
45. Directory in directory is called-
(A) Mini directory

(B) Junior directory

(C) Part directory

(D) Sub-directory

(E) None of these

Ans: (D)
46. Such a pre-made document, which has coordinating font, layout and background, is-
(A) Guide    

(B) Model

(C) Ruler    

(D) Template

(E) None of these

Ans: (D)
47. In order to create columnar data in Word you need to-
(A) Tab consecutively until your cursor reaches the desired place

(B) Set tabs or use the Table menu

(C) You need to use Excel

(D) Press the space bar until your cursor reaches the desired place

(E) None of these

Ans: (E)
48. Saving is a process-
(A) To copy the document from memory to stroage medium

(B) To bring change in present status of the document

(C) To change the face or entire form

(D) To develop the document by recording the text with the use of keyboard

(E) None of these

Ans: (A)
49. To insert a word into the middle of a sentence-
(A) move the cursor to the desired location in the sentence and type the new word

(B) move the cursor to the desired location in the sentence, press Enter key, and type the new word

(C) move the cursor to the beginning of the sentence and start typing

(D) retype the whole sentence

(E) None of these

Ans: (A)
50. A(n) .............. is a combination of hardware and software that facilitates the sharing of information between computing devices.
(A) network

(B) peripheral

(C) expansion board

(D) digital device

(E) None of these

Ans: (A)

IBPS CWE GENERAL AWARENESS MODEL PAPER

1.Cairo Programme of Action (POA) refers to which of the following ?
1) Vaccination   
2) Adult literacy
3) Food security   
4) Population control
5) None of these

2.Justice Wadhwa Committee is reviewing the functioning of which of the following ?
1) Mid-day meal programme
2) Rashtriya Swasthaya Bima Yojna
3) Public Distribution System
4) Public Distribution System
5) None of these

3.What is the objective of the Central Registry launched under the provisions of the SARFAESI Act 2002, recently ?
1) To preent leakage of funds in delivery of central government sponsored rural emloyment sches
2) To prevent tax evasion by Indians by keeping track of large transactions in the banking system
3) To prevent frauds in loan cases involving multiple lending from different banks on the same asset
4) To ensure timely delivery of agricultural credit under priority sector norms by public sector banks
5) None of these

4. What is the objective of the National Mission for Electric Mobility launched recently ?
1) Promoting the use of energy saving devices
2) Promoting the replaement of diesel by electric locomotives in Indian Railways
3) Promoting spread of mob ile services in rural areas
4) Promoting the use of battery operated vehicles
5) None of these

5.What is the objective of India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF) ?
1) To promote R 7 D collaboration between universities and industry
2) To promote the use of non - renewable sources of energy
3) To promote higher education using broadband
4) TO promote energy effeciency in power sector
5) None of these

6.Which of the following became India's first bank to facilitate payment of income tax using ATMs recently ?
1) State Bank of India   
2) Punjab National Bank
3) Canara Bank
4) Union Bank of India
5) None of these

7.Which of the following has / have been selected as the sole fund manager by the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) to manage its corpus of about Rs 3.5 lakh crore recetly ?
1) State bank of India   
2) ICICI Prudential
3) HSBC    
4) Reliance Capital
5) None of these

8.Rabobank has received the Reserve Bank of India approval to set up its first branch in India recently. It is a bank headquartered in which country ?
1) France   
2) Belgium
3) Britain   
4) Netherlands
5) None of these

9.The government has approved the creation of posts of 'Indirect Tax Ombudsmen' in several cities recently. Which of the following statements about is / are correct ?
I) It will be set up in seven cities
II) It will examine public complaints on income tax matters
III) It will have the powers to give settle claims and give awards" to the aggrieved parties
1) I only   
2) II and III only
3) II only   
4) III and I only
5) None of these

10.What does 'remittances', a word we often come across in articles on foreign exchange reserves in newspapers, refer to ?
1) Postponement of paymnets to the IMF
2) Money transfer by amigrant worker to their home country
3) Donation by individuals to a chartiy
4) Taxation obligation of developing countries
5) None of these

11.Which state has launched the 'Jeevandhara' programme to provide quality medicines at affordable prices to the poor recently ?
1) Andhra Pradesh   
2) Maharashtra
3) Rajasthan   
4) Gujarat
5) None of these

12.The abbreviation 'EAG states' mentioned in the Census 2011 refers to which of the following?
1) Eligible Action Group States
2) Economically Advancing Group States
3) Empowered Action Group States
4) Empowered Advancing Group States
5) None of these

13.  Which of the following had the highest share of bank credit (occupation - wise) as on March 31, 2009 according to a RBI report released recently ?
1) Agriculture   
2) Industry
3) Trade   
4) Transport Operators
5) None of these

14.Which of the following statements is / are correct about the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRD) (1) Bill introduced in Lok Sabha ?
I) The Bill gives statutory status to interim pension regulator
II) The Bill was supported by Left Parties
III) The Bill was supported by the BJP
1) I only   
2) I and II only
3) II and III only   
4) III and I only
5) None of these

15.The Banking Laws (amendment) Bill 2011 was tabled in Parliament recently. Which of the following statements is / are correct as per current policy ?
I) Nationalised banks cannot issue bonus shares
II) Nationalised banks can raise capital through rights issues
III) Nationalised banks cannot issue preference shares
1) I only   
2) I and II only
3) II only   
4) III and I only
5) None of these

16.The government has tabled a Constitution Amendment Bill on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in Parliament recently. WHich of the following statements is /a re correct ?
 I) GST will replace many taxes levived at the Centre, including excise duty and service tax
 II) GST will replace many taxes levied at the state level, including sales tax and entertainment tax
 III) Currently states are not allowed to tax sale of goods, while the Centre cannot tax services
1) I only   
2) I and II only
3) II only  
4) III and II only
5) None of these

17. The Banking Laws (amendment) Bill 2011 was tabled in Parliaent recently. Which of the following statements is / are correct as per current policy ?
1) At present promoters and shareholders of private banks cannot exercise voting rights in proportion to their shareholding
II) Voting rights of a non - governments shareholder in nationalised banks cannot exceed 5% irrespective of the size of his shareholding
III) Voting rights of a shareholder in private sector banks cannot exceed 10% irrespective of the size of his shareholding
1) I only   
2) I and II only
3) II only  
4) III and I only
5) None of these

18.What is the FDi limit in the insurance sector in India ?
1) 11%    
2) 26%
3) 49%   
4) 51%
5) None of these

19.Which of the following is launchign 'Rupay' as a domestic alternative to the global real-time payment processing firms like Visa, MasterCard?
1) CCA venue Payment Gateway
2) PayPal Corporation of India
3) Industrial Financial Corporation of India
4) National Payments Corporation of India
5) None of these

20. Export of which of the following crop is / are allowed currently ?
1) Wheat   
2) Non-Basmati rice
3) Sugar   
4) Pulses
5) None of these

21.Which of the following is the oil exploration & production company operating in Siberia and owned by the ONGC ?
1) Venture Production   
2) Regarl Petroleum
3) Enterprise Oil   
4) Imperial Energy
5) None of these

22. The government has decided provide equity support to public sector banks (PSBs) to raise its holding to .........
1) 55%   
2) 58%
3) 62%   
4) 68%
5) None of these

23.Which of the following is / are not covered under the compulsory labelling programme of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) ?
1) Air conditioners   
2) Refrigerators
3) Geysers   
4) Distribution transformers
5) None of these

24. Which foreign bank publishes the monthly Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) that measures the health of manufacturing sector in India and is based on a survey of top 500 companies ?
1) Barclays   
2) HSBC
3) Stanchart Bank   
4) Citi Bank
5) None of these

25. Which of the following has become the first state in the country to announce a monthly allowance to unemployed under-graduates recently ?
1) Karnataka   
2) Rajasthan
3) Goa   
4) Maharashtra
5) None of these

26. How many commercial banks are functioning in India as per the 'Statistical Tables Relating To Banks in India 2009-10 unveiled by the RBI in March 2011 ?
1) 135   
2) 167
3) 193   
4) 256
5) None of these

27.The Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) will be implemented in the coming year (2011 - 12) with a budget of Rs. 7860 crore and nine sub - schemes. Which of the following sub-scheme refers to livestock development, dairy farming and fisheries ?
1) Rainfed Area Development Programme
2) National Mission for Protein Supplements
3) Promotion of Oil Palm
4) Accelerated Fodder Development Programme
5) None of these

28. What was the share of priority sector lending in lending by commercial banks as on March 31, 2010 as per the 'Statistical Tables Relating to Banks in India 2009-10' report univeiled by the RBI recently ?
1) 16%   
2) 24%
3) 31%   
4) 36%
5) None of these

29. Under the current merger & acquisition policy, any deal involving acquisition of ..... or more in a listed company requires the acquirer to make an open offer for buying at least ....... stake from public shareholders.
1) 5 per cent, 10 per cent
2) 10 per cent, 15 per cent
3) 15 per cent, 20 per cent
4) 20 per cent, 25 per cent
5) None of these

30.Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY) is for the integrated development of which of the following category of villages ?
1) Villages where SCs comprise more than 25% of population
2) Villages where SCs & STs comprise more than 50% of population
3) Villages where STs comprise more than 25% of population
4) Villages where SCs comprise more than 50% of population
5) None of these

31. How much as the requirement of water for irrigation in India as per a recent assessment by the National Commission for Integrated Water Resources Development (NCIWRD) ?
1) 4000 billion cubic meters (BCM)
2) 1869 BCM   
3) 1123 BCM
4) 557 BCM   
5) None of these

32.Which foreign bank has the highest number of employees in India ?
1) HSBC   
2) Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)
3) Standard Chartered Bank
4) Citibank
5) None of these

33.Which of the following statements about solvency ratio in the insurance sector is /are correct?
I) IRDA has directed general insurance companies to increase their solvency ratios for vehicle insurance
II) A high solvency ratio indicats lower probability of default
III) A higher solvency ratio indicates better financial health of the insurance company
1) I only   
2) I and II only
3) II and III only   
4) I, II and III
5) None of these

34. Which of the following regions had the highest number of bank branches in the country as per the 'Statistical Tables Relating to Banks in India 2009-10' unveiled by the RBI recently?
1) Rural   
2) Semi-Urban
3) Urban   
4) Metropolitan
5) None of these

35.Which state has the highest number of commercial bank branches in India as on March 31, 2010 as per the 'Statistical Tables Relating to Banks in India 2009-10' report unveiled by the RBI recently ?
1) UP   
2) Maharashtra
3) Andhra Pradesh   
4) Tamil nadu
5) None of these

36. Which of the following does not come under the definition of Scheduled Commercial Banks in India ?
1) Scheduled State Co - operative Banks
2) cheduled Urban Co - operative Banks
3) REgional Rural Banks
4) None of the above
5) None of these

37.Which of the following is / are implementing the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) project ?
I) Ministry of Science and Technology
II) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
III) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
1) I only   
2) I and II only
3) II and III only   
4) I, II and III
5) None of these

38. What ws the poverty rate in 2009-10 according to recent estimates by Planning Commission ?
1) 28%   
2) 30%
3) 32%   
4) 34%
5) None of these

39.Which of the following statements about demand and supply of petroleum products in India is / are correct ?
I) India's current petroleum refining capacity is 240 million tonnes per annum (MTPa)
II) India's demand for the petroleum products is less than its refining capacity
III) Further addition in refining capacity is likely to boost country's exports of petroleum products
1) I only   
2) I and II ony
3) II and III only   
4) III and I only
5) None of these

40. Which of the following has launched the 'Trans Union Score' that will indicate credit worthiness of consumers applying for loans from banks ?
1) Experian Credit Information Co
2) Indian Credit Rating Agency
3) Credit Information Bureau Ltd
4) Euifax Information Services
5) None of these

41. Which bank has announced an end to its 'teaser' home loan scheme recently ?
1) Bank of India   
2) HDFC Bank
3) Union Bank   
4) State Bank of India
5) None of these

42.The government has decided to set up an inter-ministerial group chaired by Planning Commission member Arun Maira to examine the ssue of imposing restrictions on FDI in pharmaceutical industry. How much FDI is permitted currently ?
1) 33%   
2) 49%
3) 51%   
4) 100%
5) None of these

43. Which of the following is the criterion for allocation of foodgrains under the Public Distribution System (PDS) to below poverty line (BPL) families ?
1) Same quantity of foodgrains is given to every BPL family
2) The quantity of foodgrains given depends on the number of members in the BPL family
3) The quantty of foodgrains given depends on the annual income of the BPL family
4) Both (2) & (3)
5) None of these

44.How much was the net Foreign Institutional Investor (FII) investment in Indian stock markets in 2010-11 acording to SEBI ?
1) Rs. 0.76 lakh crores   
2) Rs. 0.95 lakh crore
3) Rs. 1.17 lakh crore
4) Rs. 1.46 lakh crore
5) None of these

45.The government has launched 'Service Discharge Benefit Scheme' for over 2.7 lakh employees of which organisation recently ?
1) Department of Telecom
2) Indian Army
3) Department of Posts
4) Indian Railways
5) None of these

46. Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) In which state are known as 'Mitanins' ?
1) Jharkhand   
2) Rajasthan
3) Orissa   
4) Chhattisgarh
5) None of these

47. 'Health and Wellness Tourism – Advantage India', a study that offers a 10 - point prescription to boost health and wellness tourism in India, is a joint initiative of YES Bank and ....
1) MCI   
2) IMA
3) FICCI   
4) CII
5) None of these

48. Kimberley Process certificates are compulsory for for trade in which of the following ?
1) Gold   
2) Diamonds
3) Radioactive materials
4) All the above   
5) None of these

49. The Ministry of Statistics 7 Programme Implementation recently decided to allow MPs to spend a maximum of Rs. 10.00 lakhs per year from their MPLAD funds for :
1) creating awareness about social welfare schemes of the government
2) building sports facilites in their constitutencies
3) rehabilitation of those affected by natural calamities
4) giving assistance to the physically challenged in their constitutencies
5) None of these

50. The Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRa) 2010 came into effect from May 1, 2011. Which of the following statements is / are correct ?
I) 'Organisations of political nature' can receive foreign funds only after prior clearances from the government
II) Organisations that receive foreign funds will have to renew their registration once every three years
 III) Banks will have to immediately report to the government about all foreign funds exceeding Rs. 10 lakh
1) I only   
2) I and II only
3) II only   
4) III only
5) None of these

ANSWERS:
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Tuesday, November 1, 2011

IBPS CLERKS EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS

Reasoning Ability

1. '2' is subtracted from each even digit and '1' is added to each odd digit in the number 7652348. Which of the following will be the difference of the second digit from the right and the third digit from the left of the new number thus formed?

(A) 1

(B) 2

(C) 4

(D) 6

(E) 3

Ans: (C)

2. In a certain code 'RAISE' is coded as 'FTJBS' and 'LEASE' is coded as 'F'TBFM'. How will 'FLOWN' be coded in the same code?

(A) OXPMG

(B) OPMXG

(C) OGMXP

(D) MGOXP

(E) MGPOX

Ans: (A)

3. Rajesh correctly remembers that his friend Sanjay started working after April but before September. Vinod correctly remembers that Sanjay did not have a job before May. Madan correctly remembers that the month Sanjay started working had 31 days. In which month of the year did Sanjay definitely start working?

(A) July

(B) Either August or July

(C) August

(D) Either August or June

(E) June

Ans: (B)

Directions-(Q.4-6) In each question below are three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seen to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the three statements disregarding commonly known facts. Give answer-

(A) If only conclusion I follows.

(B) If only conclusion II follows.

(C) If either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.

(D) If neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.

(E) If both conclusions I and II follow.

4. Statements:

Some black are blue.

Some blue are white.

Some white are black.

Conclusions :

I. Some black are both blue and white.

II. Some white are both black and blue.

Ans: (E)

5. Statements:

Some actors are dancers.

Some dancers are musicians.

No musicians are painters.

Conclusions :

I. Some painters are actors.

II. No painter is a dancer.

Ans: (D)

6. Statements:

All children are students.

All students are adults.

All adults are workers.

Conclusions :

I. Atleast some workers are students.

II. All children are adults.

Ans: (E)

Directions-(Q.7-9) Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below-

A, B, C, D, P, Q, Rand S are sitting around a circle not tacinq the centre. (They face opposite of the centre). P is third to the left of A and R is second to the right of A. Q is not an immediate neighbour of either P or R. C sits third to the right of B and S sits exactly between C and R.

7. Who sits between P and S ?

(A) D    

(B) R

(C) C    

(D) A

(E) Q

Ans: (C)

8. How many persons sit between A and P when counted in anti- clockwise direction from A ?

(A) One    

(B) Two

(C) Three    

(D) Four

(E) Five

Ans: (B)

9. What is S's position with respect to D ?

(A) Secondtotheleft

(B) Third to the right

(C) Third to the left

(D) Immediate right

(E) Fourth to the right

Ans: (C)

English Language

Directions-(Q.10-12) 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 . He walked up to his teacher and asked "Why does one die, Master ?"

2. "The time has come for your vase to die".

3. "Its natural," said the teacher. "Everything has a beginning and an end."

4. A young student happened to break a precious vase belonging to his teacher.

5. When he heard his teacher's footsteps, he quickly hid the broken vase behind him.

6. The student then, held out the pieces of the broken vase saying.

10. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after the rearrangement ?

(A) 3    

(B) 4

(C) 6    

(D) 1

(E) 5

Ans: (B)

11. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after the rearrangement ?

(A) 2    

(B) 3

(C) 5    

(D) 1

(E) 6

Ans: (C)

12. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after the rearrangement ?

(A) 1    

(B) 5

(C) 2    

(D) 6

(E) 3

Ans: (E)

Directions-(Q.13-16) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical 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) i.e. 'No error'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)

13. My name is Rahul / and I am coming / from a beautiful state /in India. No error
              (A)                   (B)                             (C)                     (D)         (E)

Ans: (B)

14. If you want to / keep good health / you must eats / a lot of vegetables. No error
              (A)                   (B)                     (C)                      (D)                  (E)

Ans: (C)

15. In recent months, / a large number of equipments / has been steal/from construction sites. No error
               (A)                                    (B)                                 (C)               (D)                      (E)

Ans: (C)

16. The Indian Government's / primary goal/is to reduction / of poverty. No error
                (A)                              (B)              (C)                (D)             (E)

Ans: (C)

Directions-(Q.17-21) 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.

Vishnu Raman was an Indian magistrate who lived about a hundred years ago. He was famed for the fairness of his judgements. One day while the magistrate was walking through the market he saw a crowd outside a poultry shop. On enquiring what the matter was he learnt that a worker had accidentally dropped a heavy sack on a chicken, crushing it to death. The chicken was small, worth only about five rupees, but the owner of the shop had caught the worker by his throat and was demanding a hundred rupees. His argument was that the chicken would have grown into a plump bird in another two years and then it would have fetched him the amount he was asking for. Somebody in the crowd recognized the magistrate, and everybody made way for him.

"Judge our case, your honour !" said the owner of the chicken, letting go of the worker and bowing respectfully to the magistrate. "This man, through his carelessness has caused the death of a chicken that would have fetched me a hundred coins in another two years !" Fear had made the worker's speech incoherent. Nobody could understand what he was saying. "The price put on the chicken is hundred rupees," said the magistrate, to the worker. "I advise you to pay the owner." There was a gasp from the crowd. Everybody had expected the magistrate to favour the poor worker. The owner of the chicken was overjoyed. "They said you were fair in your judgements" he said, rubbing his hands in glee, "now I can say there is no one fairer than you !"

"The Law is always fair," smiled the magistrate. "Tell me, how much grain a chicken would eat in a year ?" "About half a sack," said the poultry shop owner. "So in two years the chicken who died would have eaten a whole sack of grain," said Vishnu Raman. "Please give the sack of grain you've saved to the worker." The chicken owner turned pale. A sack of grain would cost more than hundred rupees. Frightened by the shouts from the crowd, he declared he would not take any money from the worker, and retreated into the safety of his shop in the end.

17. What was Vishnu Raman well known for?

(A) He was well known for his respectable position

(B) He was well known for his honesty

(C) He was well known for his fairness of judgement

(D) He was well known for time management

(E) None of these

Ans: (C)

18. Why was the owner asked to give a sack of grain to the worker?

(A) The worker could not afford grain

(B) The worker had purchased the sack of grain

(C) The worker did not get paid for his services

(D) A sack of grain was equal to a hundred rupees

(E) He would have saved on a sack of grain

Ans: (E)

19. In the end, the owner turned pale because-

1. The magistrate was being unjust.

2. He realised that he was being cheated.

3. The magistrate asked him to give the worker a sack of grain.

(A) Only 1    

(B) Only 2

(C) Only 3    

(D) Only 1 and 2

(E) Only 2 and 3

Ans: (C)

20. Why was the owner of the shop initially overjoyed with the magistrate's judgement ?

(A) The magistrate asked the worker to pay him a hundred rupees

(B) He was fond of the magistrate

(C) He did not expect the magistrate to favour the worker

(D) He could now buy another chicken

(E) The law is always fair

Ans: (A)

21. What was the commotion in the market about ?

(A) The worker quitting his job

(B) The shop owner beating the magistrate

(C) The magistrate's visit to the market

(D) The death of a chicken

(E) The missing money from the owner's shop

Ans: (D)

Directions-(Q.22-23) Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning of the word printed in bold as used in the passage-

22. Accidentally

(A) Deliberately

(B) Mistakenly

(C) Erroneously

(D) Cautiously

(E) Hastily

Ans: (B)

23. Fair

(A) Brilliant    

(B) Good

(C) Honest    

(D) Unjust

(E) Clever

Ans: (D)

Directions-(Q.24-26) Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blanks to make the sentence meaningfully complete-

24. Most of the people who .......... the book exhibition were teachers.

(A) witnessed

(B) presented

(C) conducted

(D) held

(E) attended

Ans: (E)

25. The frequent errors are a result of the student's .................

(A) talent

(B) smartness

(C) carelessness

(D) perception

(E) destructiveness

Ans: (C)

26. I finally.......... her to stay another day.

(A) advised    

(B) persuaded

(C) suggested

(D) called

(E) tortured
Ans: (B)


Numerical Ability

Directions-(Q.27-29) What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following series ?

27. 343, 350, 336, 357, 329, ? , 322

(A) 354    

(B) 364

(C) 368    

(D) 362

(E) None of these

Ans: (B)

28. 27, 28, 32, 41, 57, 82, ?

(A) 116    

(B) 112

(C) 118    

(D) 119

(E) 117

Ans: (C)

29. 33, 38, ? , 63, 83, 108

(A) 47    

(B) 46

(C) 43    

(D) 48

(E) 49

Ans: (D)

Directions-(Q.30-35) What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions ?

30. 958 x 63 ÷ 32 = ?

(A) 7606    

(B) 6706

(C) 6760    

(D) 6607

(E) None of these

Ans: (B)

31. 582 - 82 = 300 + ?

(A) 3000    

(B) 3300

(C) 3030    

(D) 3003

(E) None of these

Ans: (A)

32. 791.52 + 463.88 - 540.25 = ?

(A) 725.25    

(B) 711.11

(C) 735.35    

(D) 715.15

(E) None of these

Ans: (D)

33. 65 x 362 x 1296 = 6?

(A) 13    

(B) 12

(C) 14    

(D) 11

(E) None of these

Ans: (A)

34. √576 + √841 = √?

(A) 2890    

(B) 2098

(C) 2909    

(D) 2809

(E) None of these

Ans: (D)

35. (69.3 x 15.2) + (4.5 x 19.8) = ?

(A) 1142.46    

(B) 1152.46

(C) 1412.46    

(D) 1124.46

(E) None of these

Ans: (A)

Directions-(Q.36-37) In each of these questions an equation is given with a question mark (?) in place of the correct figure on the right hand side which satisfies the equality. Based on the values on the left hand side and the symbol of equality given, you have to decide which of the following figures will satisfy the equality and thus come in place of the question mark.

Symbol     stand for :
     >        greater than
     =        equal to
     <        lesser than
     ≥        either greater than or equal to
     ≤        either lesser than or equal to

36. ± [(5 x 3) + (57 ÷ 3)] ÷ ?

(A) 35    

(B) 33

(C) - 34    

(D) 34

(E) 31

Ans: (C)

37. (√64 + 456) ÷ 8 < ?

(A) 53    

(B) - 58

(C) 57.9    

(D) 56

(E) 59

Ans: (E)

38. The ratio between Priti's and Asha's ages is 9 : 13 respectively. 8 years ago the ratio between their ages was 7: 11 respectively. What is Priti's present age?

(A) 36 years

(B) 52 years

(C) 43 years

(D) 49 years

(E) None of these

Ans: (A)

39. The average of five numbers is 371.8. The average of the first and second number is 256.5 and the average of the fourth and fifth number is 508. Which of the following is the third number?

(A) 360    

(B) 310

(C) 430    

(D) 380

(E) 330

Ans: (E)

40. The average speed of a bus is 67 km per hour. The bus was scheduled to start at 12 pm. It was scheduled to reach a destination 335 km away from its starting point at 7 pm and a halt was scheduled on the way. For how long was the halt scheduled ?

(A) 3 hours

(B) 2 hours

(C) 1 hour

(D) Cannot be determined

(E) None of these

Ans: (B)

41. Oisha scored 35 marks in Geography, 32 marks in History, 29 marks in Science, 40 marks in Mathematics, 36 marks in English and 33 marks in Hindi. The maximum marks in each subject are 50. What is Oisha's approximate percentage ?

(A) 68    

(B) 63

(C) 58    

(D) 53

(E) 76

Ans: (A)

Directions- (Q.42-44) What approximate value should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions ?

(Note: You are not expected to calculate the exact value)

42. 12.93 x 78.78 ÷ 10.95 = ?

(A) 40    

(B) 120

(C) 110    

(D) 60

(E) 90

Ans: (E)

43. 798 ÷ 27 x 0.66 = ?

(A) 40    

(B) 50

(C) 10    

(D) 30

(E) 20

Ans: (E)

44. 13.08 x 19.901 ÷ 17.05 = ?

(A) 25    

(B) 35

(C) 55    

(D) 15

(E) 45

Ans: (D)

Compute Knowledge

45. In word you can force a page break-

(A) By positioning your cursor at the appropriate place and pressing the F1 key

(B) By using the Insert/Section Break

(C) By positioning your cursor at the appropriate place and pressing Ctrl + Enter

(D) By changing the font size of your document

(E) None of these

Ans: (C)

46. Junk e-mail is also called-

(A) spam

(B) spoof

(C) sniffer script

(D) spool

(E) None of these

Ans: (A)

47. Hackers-

(A) all have the same motive

(B) break into other people's computers

(C) may legally break into computers as long as they do not do any damage

(D) are people who are allergic to computers

(E) None of these

Ans: (B)

48. What type of computers are client computers (most of the time) in a client-server system ?

(A) Mainframe

(B) Mini-computer

(C) Microcomputer

(D) PDA

(E) None of these

Ans: (C)

49. A computer cannot 'boot' if it does not have the-

(A) Compiler

(B) Loader

(C) Operating System

(D) Assembler

(E) None of these

Ans: (C)

50. The amount of vertical space between lines of text in a document is called-

(A) double-space

(B) line spacing

(C) single space

(D) vertical spacing

(E) None of these

Ans: (B)

51. Example of non-numeric data is-

(A) Employee address

(B) Examination score

(C) Bank balance

(D) All of these

(E) None of these

Ans: (A)

52. What is embedded system ?

(A) The programme which arrives by being wrapped in box.

(B) The programme which is the permanent part of the computer

(C) The computer which is the part of a big computer

(D) The computer and software system that control the machine

(E) None of these

Ans: (D)

53. First page of Website is termed as-

(A) Homepage

(B) Index

(C) JAVA script

(D) Bookmark

(E) None of these

Ans: (A)

54. ..................... is the appearance of typed characters.

(A) Size    

(B) Format

(C) Point    

(D) Colour

(E) None of these

Ans: (B)

55. When a file is saved for the first time-

(A) a copy is automatically printed

(B) it must be given a name to identify it

(C) it does not need a name

(D) it only needs a name if it is not going to be printed

(E) None of these

Ans: (B)

56. Office LANS, which are scattered geographically on large scale, can be connected by the use of corporate-

(A) CAN

(B) LAN

(C) DAN

(D) WAN

(E) TAN

Ans: (D)

57. Where are data and programme stored when the processor uses them ?

(A) Main memory

(B) Secondary memory

(C) Disk memory

(D) Programme memory

(E) None of these

Ans: (A)

58. ............... represents raw facts, where- as ................. is data made meaningful.

(A) Information, reporting

(B) Data, information

(C) Information, bits

(D) Records, bytes

(E) Bits, bytes

Ans: (B)

59. Which keystroke will take you at the beginning or the end of a long document ?

(A) Ctrl + PageUp and Ctrl + PageOown

(B) Shift + Home and Shift + End

(C) Ctrl + Home and Ctrl + End

(D) The only way is by using the right scroll bar

(E) None of these

Ans: (C)

60. What characteristic of read-only memory (ROM) makes it useful ?

(A) ROM information can be easily updated.

(B) Data in ROM is nonvolatile, that is, it remains there even without electrical power.

(C) ROM provides very large amounts of inexpensive data storage.

(D) ROM chips are easily swapped between different brands of computers.

(E) None of these

Ans: (B)

General Awareness

61. India and Sri Lanka signed a MoU on 20 July 2011 to develop the __port.

(A) Kankesanthurai

(B) Hambantota

(C) Oluvil

(D) Port of Point Pedro

Ans: (A)

62. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) proposed to create regulations for alternative investment funds under the title SEBI (Alternative Investment Fund) Regulations on 1 August 2011. With regard to the statement which of the following is/are not true?

1.    Alternative investment fund raise capital from a number of high networth investors to invest in accordance with a defined investment policy for the benefit of those investors.

2.    SEBI made it optional for all types of private pools of capital or investment funds to seek registration with SEBI.

3.    For PE funds, investments would be mainly in unlisted companies or companies proposed to be listed.

4.    For infrastructure equity funds, minimum half of the investment would have to be in equity of infrastructure projects/companies.

(A) 1 & 4

(B) 2 & 3

(C) 1 & 3

(D) 2 & 4

Ans: (A)

63. Who took charge as Chairman of the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd, Visakhapatnam steel plant (RINL-VSP) on 31 July 2011?

(A) A.P. Choudhary

(B) P.K. Bishnoi

(C) N.K Mishra

(D) Binayak Mishra

Ans: (A)

64. Who is the five-time national champion from Tamil Nadu who won the final in the National billiards and snooker championship on 25 July 2011?

(A) Vidya Pillai Tilakraj

(B) Arantxa Sanchis

(C) Neena Praveen

(D) Suniti Damani

Ans: (A)

65. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in a bid to tame inflationary pressure hiked the short-term indicative policy rate (repo rate) by 50 basis points on 26 July 2011. The repo rate currently stands at what percentage?

(A) 7%

(B) 7.5%

(C) 8%

(D) 8.5%

Ans: (C)

66. Name the public sector lender that selected Metlife as its partner for a proposed foray into the life insurance segment.

(A) Syndicate Bank

(B) Punjab National Bank

(C) Corporation Bank

(D) United Bank of India

Ans: (B)

67. World Investment Report 2011 was released by UNCTAD on 26 July 2011. According to the report, what is India’s position among the top 20 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) recipients?

(A) 8th

(B) 10th

(C)  14th

(D) 4th

Ans: (C)

68. The Union Cabinet Approved National Social Security Fund for Unorganised Sectors. The fund is likely to benefit __crore workers in the unorganized sector.

(A) 43.3

(B) 35.6

(C) 34

(D) 20.5

Ans: (A)

69. The Union government on 26 July 2011 announced restoration of the popular duty entitlement pass book (DEPB) scheme for export of cotton. Which of the following is/are not true with regard to the following?

1. Restoration of the popular duty entitlement pass book (DEPB) scheme was announced for export of cotton with retrospective effect from 1 April 2011 and on cotton yarn from 1 October 2010.

2. Cotton yarn had been placed under Open General Licence for exports from 1 October 2011.

3. Exports of cotton were dis-incentivised by virtue of export tax, following a sharp rise in prices in January 2011.

4. Restrictions continue to remain on export of cotton, that is, 65 lakh bales this year.

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(C)  Both 1 & 2

(D) Only 4

Ans: (B)

70. Which one of the following became the first Baltic nation to Sign a double taxation avoidance agreement with India?

(A) Lithuania

(B) Spain

(C) Estonia

(D) Poland

Ans: (A)

71. Who did the Union government appoint on 23 July 2011 as the Solicitor-General, the second senior most law officer of India?

(A) Fali S Nariman

(B) Rohinton Nariman

(C) Gopal Subramanium

(D) Harish Salve

Ans: (B)

72. Saturn has __ moons.

(A) 62

(B) 45

(C) 34

(D) 2

Ans: (A)

73. India accepted international norms for the prevention of air pollution emanating from ships. The norms were proposed under a 1997 protocol of the International Maritime Organisation(IMO). When was IMO established?

(A) 1948

(B) 1997

(C) 1982

(D) 1937

Ans: (A)