IBPS REASONING PRACTICE QUESTIONS

Series Completion:

Directions : In each of the following questions, a number series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative that will continue the same pattern and replace the question mark in the given series.

1.     1,  9,  25, 49, ?, 121
a]  64                     b]  81                  c] 91                   d] 100

2.     4, 7, 12, 19, 28, ?
a]  30                     b]  36                  c] 39                   d] 49

3.     11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 25, ?
a]  26                     b]  27                  c] 29                   d] 37

4.     6, 12, 21, ?, 48
a]  33                     b]  38                  c] 40                   d] 45

5.     2, 5, 9, ?, 20, 27
a]  14                     b]  16                  c] 18                   d] 24

6.     6, 11, 21, 36, 56, ?
a]  42                     b]  51                  c] 81                   d] 91

7.     10, 18, 28, 40, 54, 70, ?
a]  85                     b]  86                  c] 87                   d] 88

8.     120, 99, 80, 63, 48, ?
a]  35                     b]  38                  c] 39                   d] 40

9.     22, 24, 28, ?, 52, 84
a]  36                     b]  38                  c] 42                   d] 46

10.   4832, 5840, 6848, ?
a]  7815                  b]  7846               c] 7856                d] 7887

11.   10, 100, 200, 310, ?
a]  400                   b]  410                c] 420                  d] 430

12.   0, 2, 8, 14, ?, 34
a]  20                     b]  23                  c] 24                   d] 25

13.   28, 33, 31, 36, ?, 39
a]  32                     b]  34                  c] 38                   d] 40

14.   125, 80, 45, 20, ?
a]  5                       b]  8                    c] 10                   d] 12

15.   1,            5, 13, 25, 41, ?
a]  51                     b]  57                  c] 61                   d] 63

16.   2,            15, 41, 80, ?
a]  111                   b]  120                c] 121                  d] 132

17.   6, 17, 39, 72, ?
a]  83                     b]  94                  c] 116                  d] 127

18.   325, 259, 204, 160, 127, 105, ?
a]  94                     b]  96                  c] 98                   d] 100

19.   1, 4, 10, 22, 46, ?
a]  64                     b]  86                  c] 94                   d] 122

20.   0.5, 0.55, 0.65, 0.8, ?
a]  0.9                    b]  0.82               c] 1                     d] 0.95

21.   5, 6, 9, 15, ?, 40
a]  21                     b]  25                  c] 27                   d] 33

22.   2, 3, 5, 7, 11, ?, 17
a]  12                     b]  13                  c] 14                   d] 15

23.   4, 9, 25, ?, 121, 169, 289, 361
a]  49                     b]  64                  c] 81                   d] 87

24.   1, 9, 25, 49, 81, ?
a]  100                   b]  112                c] 121                  d] 144

25.   1, 1, 4, 8, 9, 27, 16, ?
a]  32                     b]  64                  c] 81                   d] 256

26.   4, 12, 36, 108, ?
a]  144                   b]  216                c] 304                  d] 324

27.   1, 1, 2, 6, 24, ?, 720
a]  100                   b]  104                c] 108                  d] 120

28.   240, ?, 120, 40, 10, 2
a]  180                   b]  240                c] 420                  d] 480
29.   4, 6, 9, 13 , ?
a]  17                  b]  19                  c] 20                d] 22

30.   5760, 960, ?, 48, 16, 8
a]  120                   b]  160                c] 192                  d] 240

31.   1, 2, 6, 7, 21, 22, 66, 67, ?
a]  70                     b]  134                c] 201                  d] 301

32.   48, 24, 96, 48, 192, ?
a]  76                     b]  90                  c] 96                   d] 98

33.   1,  2, 3, 6, 9, 18, ?, 54
a]  18                     b]  27                  c] 36                   d] 81

34.   165, 195, 255, 285, 345, ?
a]  375                   b]  390                c] 420                  d] 435

35.   9,            27, 31,         155, 161, 1127, ?
a]  316                   b]  1135               c] 1288                d] 2254

36.   2, 3, 3, 5, 10, 13, ?, 43, 172, 177
a]  23                     b]  38                  c] 39                   d] 40

37.   3, 15, ?, 63, 99, 143
a]  27                     b]  35                  c] 45                   d] 56

38.   7,            26, 63,         124, 215, 342, ?
a]  391                   b]  421                c] 481                  d] 511

39.   3,            7, 15, ?,           63, 127
a]  30                     b]  31                  c] 47                   d] 52

40.   4, 10, ?, 82, 244, 730
a]  24                     b]  28                  c] 77                   d] 218

Answers:

1.       b     2.       c     3.       c     4.       a     5.       a     6.       c     7.       d     8.       a     9.       a         10.  c        11.  d        12.  c        13.  b        14.  a        15.  c        16.  d        17.  c        18.  a    19.  c        20.  c        21.  b        22.  b        23.  a        24.  c        25.  b        26.  d        27.  d   28.  b        29.  c        30.  c        31.  c        32.  c        33.  b        34.  d        35.  b        36.  c    37.  b        38.  d        39.  b        40.  b

IBPS REASONING PRACTICE QUESTIONS

Verbal & Non-Verbal - Direction:

Directions (Q. 1-2) : Study the information given below carefully and answer the questions that follow:
         On a playing ground, Dinesh, Kunal, Nitin, Atula and Prashant are standing as described below facing the North.

1. Kunal is 40 metres to the right of Atul.
2. Dinesh is 60 metres to the south of Kunal.
3. Nitin is 25 metres to the west of Atul.
4. Prashant is 90 meters to the north of Dinesh.

1.   Who is to the north-east of the person who is to the left of Kunal?
a]  Dinesh               b]  Nitin              c] Atul                 d] None of these

2.   If a boy walks from Nitin, meets Atul followed by Kunal, Dinesh and then Prashant, how many metres has he walked if he has travelled the straight distance all through?
a]  155 metres          b]  185 metres       c] 215 metres        d] 245 metres

Directions (Q. 3 to 5) : These questions are based on the following information:
Seven villages A, B, C, D, E, F and G are situated as follows:

E is 2 km to the west of B.	F is 2 km to the north of A.
C is 1 km to the west of A.	D is 2 km to the south of G.
G is 2 km to the east of C.	D is exactly in the middle of B and E.

3.   A is in the middle of
a]  E and C              b]  E and G          c] F and G            d] G and C

4.   Which two villages are the farthest from one another?
a]  D and C             b]  F and E           c] F and B            d] G and E

5.   How far is E from F (in km) as the crow flies?
a]  4                       b]                 c] 5                     d]

6.   Lokesh’s school bus is facing North when it reaches his school. After starting from Lokesh’s house, it turns right twice and then left before reaching the school. What direction was the bus facing when it left the bus stop in front of Lokesh’s house?
a]  North                 b]  South              c] East                 d] West

7.   I start from my home and go 2 km straight. Then, I turn towards my right and go 1 km. I turn again towards my right and go 1 km again. If I am north-west from my house, then in which direction did I go in the beginning?
a]  North                 b]  South              c] East                 d] West

8.   After walking 6 km, I turned right and covered a distance of 2 km, then turned left and covered a distance of 10 km. In the end, I was moving towards the north. From which direction did I start my journey?
a]  North                 b]  South              c] East                 d] West

9.   A postman was returning to the post office which was in front of him to the north. When the post office was 100 metres away from him, he turned to the left and moved 50 metres to deliver the last letter at Shantivilla. He then moved in the same direction for 40 metres, turned to his right and moved 100 metres. How many metres was he away from the post office?
a]  0                       b]  90                  c] 150                  d] 100

10.   A boy rode his bicycle northwards, then turned left and rode one km and again turned left and rode 2 km. He found himself exactly one km west of his starting point. How far did he ride northwards initially?
a]  1 km                  b]  2 km               c] 3 km                d] 5 km

11.   If ‘South-east’ is called ‘East’, ‘North-west’ is called ‘West’, ‘South-west’ is called ‘South’ and so on, what will ‘North’ be called?
a]  East                   b]  North-east       c] North-west        d] South

12.   If South-east becomes North, North-east becomes West and so on, what will West become?
a]  North-east          b]  North-west       c] South-east         d] South-west

13.   A direction pole was situated on the crossing. Due to an accident the pole turned in such a manner that the pointer which was showing East, started showing South. One traveler went to the wrong direction thinking it to be West. In what direction actually he was travelling?
a]  North                 b]  South              c] East                 d] West

14.   A watch reads 4.30. If the minute hand points East, in what direction will the hour hand point?
a]  North                 b]  North-west       c] South-east         d] North-east

15.   It is 3 o’clock in a watch. If the minute hand points towards the North-east, then the hour hand will point towards the
a]  South                 b]  South-west       c] North-west        d] South-east

16.   A clock is so placed that at 12 noon its minute hand points towards north-east. In which direction does its hour hand point at 1.30 p.m.?
a]  North                 b]  South              c] East                 d] West

17.   If the above clock is turned through an angle of 1350 in an anti-clockwise direction, in which direction will its minute hand point at 8.45 p.m.?
a]  North                 b]  South              c] East                 d] West

Directions (Q. 18 to 21) : Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it:

1. Six flats on a floor in two rows facing North and South are allotted to P, Q, R, S, T and U.

1. Q gets a North facing flat and is not next to S.
2. S and U get diagonally opposite flats.
3. R, next to U, gets a South facing flat and T gets a North facing flat.

18.   Which of the following combinations get South facing flats?
a]  QTS                  b]  UPT               c] URP                 d] Data inadequate

19.   Whose flat is between Q and S?
a]  T                      b]  U                   c] R                     d] P

20.   If the flats of T and P are interchanged, whose flat will be next to that of U?
a]  P                      b]  Q                   c] R                     d] T

21.   The flats of which of the other pairs than SU, are diagonally opposite to each other?
a]  QP                    b]  QR                 c] PT                   d] TS

Answers:

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

IBPS REASONING PRACTICE QUESTIONS

Verbal & Non-Verbal - Direction:

1.  A girl leaves from her home. She first walks 30 metres in North-west direction and then 30 metres in South-west direction. Next, she walks 30 metres in South-east direction. Finally, she turns towards her house. In which direction is she moving?
a]  North-east          b]  North-west       c] South-east         d] South-west

2.   Sanjeev walks 10 metres towards the South. Turning to the left, he walks 20 metres and then moves to his right. After moving a distance of 20 metres, he turns to the right and walks 20 metres. Finally, he turns to the right and moves a distance of 10 metres. How far and in which direction is he from the starting point?
a]  10 metres North                             b] 20 metres South
c]  20 metres North                             d] 10 metres South

3.   Kashish goes 30 metres North, then turns right and walks 40 metres, then again turns right and walks 20 metres, then again turns right and walks 40 metres. How many metres is he from his original position?
a]  0                       b]  10                  c] 20                   d] 40

4.   I am facing South. I turn right and walk 20 metres. Then I turn right again and walk 10 metres. Then I turn left and walk 10 meteres and then turning right walk 20 meters. Then I turn right again and walk 60 meteres. In which direction am I from the starting point?
a]  North                 b]  North-west       c] East                 d] North-east

5.   A man walks 30 metres towards South. Then, turning to his right, he walks 30 metres. Then turning to his left, he walks 20 metres. Again, he turns to his left and walks 30 metres. How far is he from his initial position?
a]  20 metres           b]  30 metres        c] 60 metres          d] None of these

6.   Rohit walked 25 metres towards South. Then he turned to his left and walked 20 metres. He then turned to his left and walked 25 metres. He again turned to his right and walked 15 metres. At what distance is he from the starting point and in which direction?
a]  35 metres East                               b] 35 metres North
c]  40 metres East                              d] None of these

7.   Starting from a point P, Sachin walked 20 metres towards South. He turned left and walked 30 meters. He then turned left and walked 20 metres. He again turned left and walked 40 meters and reached a point Q. How far and in which direction is the point Q from the point P?
a]  20 meters West                              b] 10 metres East
c]  10 metres West                              d] None of these

8.   Ramakant walks northwards. After a while, he turns to his right and a little further to his left. Finally, after walking a distance of one kilometer, he turns to his left again. In which direction is he moving now?
a]  North                 b]  South              c] East                 d] West

9.   A man walks 1 km towards East and then he turns to South and walks 5 km. Again he turns to East and walks 2 km, after this he turns to North and walks 9 km. Now, how far is he from his starting point?
a]  3 km                  b]  4 km               c] 5 km                d] 7 km

10.   Raj travelled from a point X straight to Y at a distance of 80 metres. He turned right and walked 50 metres, then again turned right and walked 70 metres. Finally, he turned right and walked 50 metres. How far is he from the starting point?
a]  10 metres           b]  20 metres        c] 50 meters          d] None of these

11.   Laxman went 15 kms to the west from my house, then turned left and walked 20 kms. He then turned East and walked 25 kms and finally turning left covered 20 kms. How far was he from his house?
a]  5 kms                b]  10 kms            c] 40 kms             d] 80 kms

12.   From his house, Lokesh went 15 kms to the North. Then he turned West and covered 10 kms. Then, he turned South and covered 5 kms. Finally, turning to East, he covered 10 kms. In which direction is she walking now?
a]  East                   b]  West               c] North               d] South

13.   Going 50 metres to the South of her house, Radhika turns left and goes another 20 metres. Then, turning to the North, she goes 30 meteres and then starts walking to her house. In which direction is she walking now?
a]  North-west          b]  North              c] South-east         d] East

14.   A walks 10 metres in front and 10 meters to the right. Then every time turning to his left, he walks 5, 15 and 15 metres respectively. How far is he now from his starting point?
a]  5 metres             b]  10 metres        c] 15 metres          d] 20 metres

15.   Rasik walks 20 metres North. Then he turns right and walks 30 metres. Then he turns right and walks 35 metres. Then he turns left and walks 15 metres. Then he again turns left and walks 15 metres. In which direction and how many metres away is he from his original position?
a]  15 metres West                              b] 30 metres East
c]  30 metres West                              d] 45 metres East

16.   A child is looking for his father. He went 90 metres in the East before turning to his right. He went 20 metres before turning to his right again to look for his father at his uncle’s place 30 metres from this point. His father was not there. From here he went 100 metres to the North before meeting his father in a street. How far did the son meet his father from the starting point?
a]  80 metres           b]  100 metres       c] 140 metres        d] 260 metres

17.   The door of Aditya’s house faces the East. From the back side of his house, he walks straight 50 metres, then turns to the right and walks 50 metres again. Finally, he turns towards left and stops after walking 25 metres. Now, Aditya is in which direction from the starting point?
a]  South-east          b]  North-east       c] South-west        d] North-west

18.   To arrive at the answers to the above questions, which of the following statements can be dispensed with?
a]  None                 b]  (i) only           c] (ii) only           d] (iii) only

19.   A man is performing yoga with his head down and legs up. His face is towards the west. In which direction will his left hand be?
a]  North                 b]  South              c] East                 d] West

20.   One morning after sunrise, Gopal was standing facing a pole. The shadow of the pole fell exactly to his right. Which direction was he facing?
a]  South                 b]  East                c] West                d] Data inadequate

Answers:

1.     a     2.     b     3.     b    4.     d     5.     d     6.     a     7.     c   8.  d     9.  c        10.  a        11.  b        12.  c        13.  a        14.  a        15.  d        16.  b    17.  d        18.  a        19.  a        20.  a

IBPS REASONING PRACTICE QUESTIONS

Verbal & Non-Verbal - Direction:

1.     A man is facing south. He turns 1350 in the anti clockwise direction and then 1800 in the clockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now?
a]  North-east          b]  North-west       c] South-east         d] South-west

2.     A man is facing north-west. He turns 900 in the clockwise direction and then 1350 in the anti clockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now?
a]  East                   b]  West               c] North               d] South

3.     A man is facing towards west and turns through 450 clockwise, again 1800 clockwise and then turns through 2700 anti clockwise. In which direction is he facing now?
a]  West                  b]  North-west       c] South               d] South-west

4.     I am facing east. I turn 1000 in the clockwise direction and then 1450 in the anti clockwise direction. Which direction am I facing now?
a]  East                   b]  North-east       c] North               d] South-west

5.     A river flows west to east and on the way turns left and goes in a semi-circle round a hillock and then turns left at right angles. In which direction is the river finally flowing?
a]  West                  b]  East                c] North               d] South

6.     You go North, turn right, then right again and then go to the left. In which direction are you now?
a]  North                 b]  South              c] East                 d] West

7.     I am standing at the centre of a circular field. I go down south to the edge of the field and then turning left I walk along the boundary of the field equal to three-eighths of its length. Then I turn west and go right across to the opposite point on the boundary. In which direction am I from the starting point?
a]  North-west          b]  North              c] South-west        d] West

8.     Deepak starts walking straight towards east. After walking 75 metres, he turns to the left and walks 25 metres straight. Again he turns to the left, walks a distance of 40 metres straight, again he turns to the left and walks a distance of 25 metres. How far is he from the starting point?
a]  25 metres           b]  50 metres        c] 115 metres        d] None of these

9.     Kunal walks 10 km towards North. From there, he walks 6 km towards South. Then, he walks 3 km towards East. How far and in which direction is he with reference to his starting point?
a]  5 km West                                    b] 5 km North-east
c]  7 km East                                     d] 7 km West

10.   Rohan walks a distance of 3 km towards North, then turns to his left and walks for 2 km. He again turns left and walks for 3 km. At this point he turns to his left and walks for 3 km. How many km is he from the starting point?
a]  1 km                  b]  2 km               c] 3 km                d] 5 km

11.   Manick walked 40 metres towards North, took a left turn and walked 20 metres. He again took a left turn and walked 40 metres. How far and in which direction is he from the starting point?
a]  20 metres East                               b] 20 metres North
c]  20 metres South                             d] None of these

12.   Namita walks 14 metres towards west, then turns to her right and walks 14 metres and then turns to her left and walks 10 metres. Again turning to her left she walks 14 metres. What is the shortest distance (in metres) between her starting point and the present position?
a]  10                     b]  24                  c] 28                   d] 38

13.   A man leaves for his office from his house. He walks towards East. After moving a distance of 20 metres, he turns South and walks 10 metres. Then he walks 35 metres towards the West and further 5 metres towards the North. He then turns towards East and walks 15 meters. What is the starting distance (in metres) between his initial and final positions?
a]  0                       b]  5                    c] 10                   d] None of these

14.   Radha moves towards South-east a distance of 7 km, then she moves towards West and travels a distance of 14 metres. From here, she moves towards North-west a distance of7 metres and finally she moves a distance of 4 metres towards East and stood at that point. How far is the starting point from where she stood?
a]  3 metres             b]  4 metres          c] 10 metres          d] 11 metres

15.   Gopal starts from his house towards West. After walking a distance of 30 metres, he turned towards right and walked 20 metres. He then turned left and moving a distance of 10 meters, turned to his left again and walked 40 metres. He now turns to the left and walks 5 metres. Finally he turns to his left. In which direction is he walking now?
a]  North                 b]  South              c] East                 d] South-west

16.   A rat runs 20′ towards East and turns to right, runs 10′ and turns to right, runs 9′ and again turns to left, runs 5′ and then turns to left, runs 12′ and finally turns to left and runs 6′. Now, which direction is the rat facing?
a]  East                   b]  West               c] North               d] South

17.   Amit walked 30 metres towards East, took a right turn and walked 40 metres. Then he took a left turn and walked 30 metres. In which direction is he now from the starting point?
a]  North-east          b]  East                c] South-east         d] South

18.   Maya starts at point T, walks straight to point U which is 4 ft away. She turns left at 900 and walks to W which is 4 ft away, turns 900 right and goes 3 ft to P, turns 900 right and walks 1 ft to Q, turns left at 900 and goes to V, which is 1 ft away and once again turns 900 right and goes to R, 3 ft away. What is the distance between T and R?
a]  4 ft                   b]  5 ft                c] 7 ft                  d] 8 ft

19.   A village went to meet his uncle in another village situated 5 km away in the North-east direction of his own village. From there he came to meet his father-in-law living in a village situated 4 km in the south of his uncle’s village. How far away and in what direction is he how?
a]  3 km in the North                           b] 3 km in the East
c]  4 km in the East                            d] 4 km in the West

20.   A person starts from a point A and travels 3 km eastwards to B and then turns left and travels thrice that distance to reach C. He again turns left and travels five times the distance he covered between A and B and reaches his destination D. The shortest distance between the starting point and the destination is
a]  12 km                b]  15 km             c] 16 km              d] 18 km

Answers:

1.       a     2.       b     3.       d     4.       b     5.       b     6.       c     7.       b     8.       d     9.       b   10.  a        11.  d        12.  b        13.  b        14.  c        15.  a        16.  c        17.  c        18.  d   19.        b          20.        b

Punjab National Bank Clerk (Second Shift) Exam., 2011

English Language

(Exam Held on 19-6-2011)

Directions– (Q. 1-15) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/phrases/sentences have been printed in bold/italics to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

Once upon a time there was a shy and quiet octopus. He nearly always went about on his own because, although he wanted to have lots of friends, he was too self-conscious.

One day, the octopus was trying to catch a very slippery oyster. Before he knew it, he had tied himself into one massive knot, and he couldn't move. He tried with all his strength to wriggle free, but it was no good. In the end, despite the great embarrassment he felt at being seen in such a tangle, he had to ask for help from the passing fish. Many fish swam past, ignoring him, but one very kind little fish offered to help untie all those tentacles from all those suckers.

The octopus felt heartily relieved when he was finally set free, but he was so shy that he didn't dare talk to the fish and make friends with him. He simply thanked the fish, and quickly swam off. Later, the octopus spent the whole night thinking that he had wasted a great opportunity to make friends with that very kind little fish.

A couple of days later the octopus was resting between some rocks, when he noticed that everyone around was hurriedly swimming past. He looked into the distance and saw an enormous fish coming over to feed in that area. The octopus quickly hid; then peeping an eye out from his hiding place, he saw that the huge fish as chasing the kind little fish who had untied him. That little fish really needed urgent help, but the big fish was so dangerous-looking that no one dared to go near. The octopus, remembering how the little fish had helped him, felt that he had to do whatever he could to come to his aid.

Without hesitating, the octopus shot out from the rocks, like a ray. He put himself right in the path of the giant fish, and before the fish could do anything about it, the octopus had shot out the biggest jet of ink of his life. He grabbed the little fish, and swam off back to hide in the rocks. Everything happened so fast that the big fish had no time to react. However, he soon recovered from the surprise. Off he went to the rocks, looking for the octopus and the little fish. Now he really wanted to gobble them down !

Soon, though, he began feeling a terrible itch; first in his gills, and then in his fins, and then allover his body. It turned out that this giant fish had a very sensitive skin and the octopus's dark ink had given him a terrible allergy !! So the big fish swam away, irritated all over.

As soon as he was gone, all the fish that had been hiding came and congratulated the octopus for being so brave. Then the little fish told them all how he had helped the octopus a few days earlier, but he had never known anyone to end up doing something so dangerous. Hearing this, the other fish discovered how nice the shy octopus was, and everyone around was keen to be friends with such a brave and honourable octopus.

1. How did the octopus save the little fish ?
(A) By asking the little fish to hide before the big fish could see him
(B) By putting himself between the big fish and the little fish and shooting a jet of ink at the big fish
(C) By shooting a jet of ink at the big fish and thus managing to kill it
(D) By calling out for help from all the other fish and carrying the little fish to safety
(E) By offering his life to the big fish instead of the life of the little fish
Ans : (B)

2. Why did the octopus have to ask for help from the passing fish ?
(A) He was bored of swimming alone and thus asked the fish to accompany him
(B) He desperately needed to make friends and thus needed the fish to help him
(C) Someone had tied him up in a knot and he could not get himself untied
(D) He needed help in order to escape from the big fish that had come to eat him
(E) He had gotten himself tied up in a knot trying to catch an oyster
Ans : (E)


3. 'He nearly always went about on his own because, although he wanted to have lots of friends, he was too self-conscious.' How can this sentence be best re framed without changing its meaning ?
(A) Having many friends, he was self-conscious despite being alone
(B) Being alone, he had many friends despite being self-conscious
(C) Being self-conscious, he went about alone despite wanting to have many friends
(D) Being alone, he was self-conscious despite wanting to have many friends
(E) Having many friends, he went about alone despite being self-conscious
Ans : (D)
4. Which of the following characteristics can be attributed to the little fish from the story ?
(1) Kind
(2) Persuasive
(3) Shy
(A) Only (1) and (3)
(B) Only (1)
(C) All (1), (2) and (3)
(D) Only (2)
(E) Only (2) and (3)
Ans : (B)

5. 'The octopus, remembering how the little fish had helped him, felt that he had to do. What ever he could to come to his aid,' What feeling of the octopus towards the little fish does this line signify ?
(A) Revenge
(B) Suspicion
(C) Gratitude
(D) Compassion
(E) Repentance
Ans : (C)

6. 'Now he really wanted to gobble them down!' What emotion of the big fish does this sentence convey ?
(A) Happiness
(B) Pleasure
(C) Anger
(D) Helplessness
(E) Fear
Ans : (C)

7. Why did all the fish congratulate the octopus ?
(A) He had bravely saved the little fish from being eaten by the big fish
(B) He had successfully gotten himself untied all by himself
(C) He had managed to kill the big fish all alone and thus saved the lives of all the other fish
(D) He had finally managed to make a large number of friends in the ocean
(E) He had saved the little fish from the clutches of the oyster
Ans : (A)

8. Which of the following can be the most appropriate title for the t passage/story ?
(A) The Brave But Shy Octopus
(B) The Tiniest Fish
(C) The Fishes of the Ocean
(D) The Big Hungry Fish
(E) The Dumb Octopus
Ans : (A)

9. Which of the following characteristics can be attributed to the octopus from the story ?
(1) Troublesome
(2) Noble
(3) Brave
(A) Only (2)
(B) Only (1)
(C) Only (1) and (2)
(D) Only (2) and (3)
(E) All (1), (2) and (3)
Ans : (D)

10. Why did the big fish swim away ?
(A) He got scared looking at the huge octopus' and decided not to attack the little fish
(B) He was driven away by other fish
(C) He was unable to locate the octopus and the fish
(D) He got a terrible itch all over his body from the octopus ink
(E) He decided that he would not be able to handle both the octopus and the fish together
Ans : (D)

Directions– (Q. 11-13) Choose the word/group of words which is most similar in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in the passage.

11. MASSIVE
(A) Big
(B) Heavy
(C) Thin
(D) Frail
(E) Plenty
Ans : (A)

12. REACT
(A) Emote
(B) Respond
(C) Replay
(D) Look
(E) Answer
Ans : (E)

13. NEARLY
(A) Quietly
(B) Closely
(C) Next
(D) Almost
(E) Proximally
Ans : (D)

Directions– (Q. 14-15) Choose the word/group of words which is most opposite in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in the passage.

14. HURRIEDLY
(A) Sickly
(B) Fast
(C) Quickly
(D) Palely
(E) Leisurely
Ans : (E)

15. SHY
(A) Healthy
(B) Timid
(C) Happy
(D) Polite
(E) Bold
Ans : (E)

Directions– (Q. 16-20) In each of the following questions, a sentence/s contain/s a blank space. You have to choose from the options (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) and fill in the blank in such a manner that it completes the sentence/s in the most meaningful and grammatically appropriate manner.

16. The thieves knew that there was a lot of money in the bank and wanted to ……………….. on it.
(A) cash in
(B) borrow
(C) stash it
(D) steal
(E) purchase things
Ans : (D)

17. It was common knowledge that the Manager had committed a fraud. Just to……………….., the Manager was now lying through his teeth.
(A) admit it
(B) save his own skin
(C) reaffirm it
(D) jump the gun
(E) make hay while the sun shines
Ans : (B)

18. The rioting crowd had reached very close to Asha's house. Asha's brother somehow managed to avoid this crowd and reached home ………………..
(A) simply
(B) in one piece
(C) in silent
(D) in jiffy
(E) quicker
Ans : (B)

19. I have been so busy with work that I have not yet ……………….. to arranging my things in my new house.
(A) tried
(B) come ahead
(C) seemed
(D) attempting
(E) gotten around
Ans : (E)

20. I am hosting a party at my house tomorrow evening. I ……………….. you can make it on time.
(A) knew that
(B) understands
(C) hope that
(D) wishes that
(E) desire
Ans : (C)

Directions– (Q. 21-25) In each the following questions a short story is given with one of the lines in e story missing and represented by a blank. Select the best out of the five answer choices given, to make the story complete and coherent.

21. A King when once returning to his palace, complained that his feet were very painful, because it was the first time that he had been for such a long trip, and the road that he went through was very rough and stony. He then ordered his people to cover every road of the entire country with leather. Definitely, this would need thousands of cows' skin, and would cost a huge amount of money. Then one of his wise servants dared himself to tell the king, ……... The king was surprised, but he later agreed to his suggestion, to make a 'shoe' for himself.
(A) "Why don't you just make a concrete road instead ?"
(B) "We will immediately start killing all the cows in the kingdom to cover the road for you, your majesty.
(C) "We will immediately start mending the road so that you are not inconvenienced on your next trip."
(D) "Instead of spending all that money, why don't you just cut a little piece of leather to cover your feet ?"
(E) "You must be crazy to want better roads."
Ans : (D)

22. Two men were walking along one summer day. Soon it became too hot to go any further and, seeing a large tree nearby, they threw themselves on the ground to rest in its shade. Gazing up into the branches one man said to the other: "…………….It does not have fruit or nuts that we can eat and we cannot even use its wood for anything." "Don't be so ungrateful," rustled the tree in reply. "I am being extremely useful to you at this very moment, shielding you from the hot sun. And you call me good-for-nothing !"
(A) "Look, the branches of this tree are so long
(B) "What a beautiful tree !
(C) "Had this tree not been here we would have had to bear the brunt of the heat
(D) "What a useless tree this is
(E) "I want to cut this tree down because of its usefulness
Ans : (D)

23. The father of a boy, who constantly lost his temper, gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence…………... He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper. The day passed and the
young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said, "You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. When you say things in anger, they leave scars just like these. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won't matter how many times you say I'm sorry, the wound will still be there.
(A) Due to constant hammering the fence broke into pieces
(B) Finally the father asked the boy to stop hammering nails into the fence
(C) The boy suddenly started losing his temper again
(D) The boy ran out of nails to hammer
(E) Finally the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all
Ans : (E)

24. A certain man planted a rose and watered it faithfully and before it blossomed, he examined it. He saw the bud that would soon blossom, but noticed thorns upon the stem and he thought, "How can any beautiful flower come from a plant burdened with so many sharp thorns ?" …………………., and just before it was ready to bloom, it died.
(A) So he pleaded with the rose to drop its thorns
(B) Quickly the man examined the thorns on the rose
(C) The man smelled the rose
(D) Saddened by this thought, he neglected to water the rose
(E) Excited, he poured a lot of water into the pot
Ans : (D)

25. A wise woman who was travelling in the mountains found a precious stone in a stream. The next day she met another traveller who was hungry, and the wise woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveller saw the precious stone and asked the woman to give it to him. She did so without hesitation. The traveller left, rejoicing his good fortune. He knew the stone was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. ……………"I've been thinking," he said, "I know how valuable the stone is, but I give it back in the hope that you can give me something even more precious, give me what you have within you that enabled you to give me the stone."
(A) The wise woman visited him a few days later and forced him to return the stone
(B) But after a few days, the stone started giving him a lot of trouble and he considered it unlucky
(C) But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the wise woman
(D) He went back to the mountains to look for another stone
(E) A few days later, he came back and asked for another stone from the wise woman
Ans : (C)

Directions– (Q. 26-30) Re-arrange the following six sentences (1), (2), (3), (4),(5) and (6) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
(1) The little one, whose mother's skin the Wolf was wearing, began to follow the Wolf.
(2) One day he found the skin of a sheep that had been flayed and thrown aside.
(3) Thus for some time he succeeded in deceiving the sheep, and enjoying hearty meals.
(4) A wolf found great difficulty in getting at the sheep owing to the vigilance of the shepherd and his dogs.
(5) The wolf led the little one a little afar and soon made a meal off her.
(6) The wolf put it on over his own pelt and strolled down among the sheep.

26. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 6
Ans : (E)

27. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
Ans : (D)

28. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 5
(E) 6
Ans : (A)

29. Which of the following should be the LAST (SIXTH) sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) 6
(B) 5
(C) 4
(D) 3
(E) 2
Ans : (D)

30. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 6
Ans : (B)

Directions– (Q. 31-35) In each of the following sentences there are five parts (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5). Rearrange these parts to form a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence and choose the alternative which represents the arrangement.

31. (1) she bought
(2) her friend
(3) so happy that
(4) flowers for
(5) she was
(A) 1 4 2 3 5
(B) 3 5 1 4 2
(C) 2 5 1 3 4
(D) 5 3 1 4 2
(E) 1 5 324
Ans : (D)

32. (1) people attended
(2) there were
(3) the meeting that
(4) no seats available
(5) so many
(A) 5 1 3 2 4
(B) 2 4 5 1 3
(C) 2 5 1 3 4
(D) 5 2 1 3 4
(E) 1 5 32 4
Ans : (A)

33. (1) customers who visit
(2) want to know
(3) nowadays banks
(4) everything about
(5) their branches
(A) 3 2 4 1 5
(B) 4 3 1 2 5
(C) 2 3 4 1 5
(D) 5 3 2 4 1
(E) 1 5 2 4 3
Ans : (A)

34. (1) wait for them
(2) before we
(3) we should
(4) make this decision
(5) to explain
(A) 3 4 5 2 1
(B) 3 1 5 24
(C) 2 1 3 4 5
(D) 1 5 2 4 3
(E) 4 2 1 5 3
Ans : (B)

35. (1) one should
(2) in advance
(3) a house
(4) before buying
(5) plan well
(A) 1 5 4 3 2
(B) 4 2 1 5 3
(C) 2 1 5 3 4
(D) 1 5 2 3 4
(E) 1 5 2 4 3
Ans : (E)

Directions–(Q. 36-40) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (E). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

36. A man sleeping (A) / at night in his cabin (B) / that suddenly (C) / his room filled with light. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (C)

37. For hours the secretary ignoring them, (A) / hoping that the couple would (B) / finally be discouraged (C) / and go away. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (A)

38. Working together for the first time, (A) / the father and son developed concepts of how (B) / they could accomplish the task and (C) / how the obstacles could be overcome. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)

39. Once upon a time there was (A) / a water-bearer who had two large pots. (B) / each hung on each end of a pole (C) / who he carried across his neck. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (D)

40. Often when we face obstacles (A) / in our day-to-day life, our hurdles (B) / seemed very small in comparison (C) / to what many others have faced. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (C)

Directions– (Q. 41-50) In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

On Noah's Ark things were getting a bit boring. Noah and his animals had spent so many days secluded there that they started organising games and activities to ...(41)... themselves. But, with all that pent up energy, the games got rather rowdy, and a woodpecker ended up drilling a hole in the bottom of the ark. As water began ...(42)... the boat, the hole got bigger. So, more water came in, and things got a bit disquieting.

One by one, different animals tried to ...(43)... the hole. They even got competitive about it because everyone wanted to be the animal that had saved the ark. The beaver built a dam over the hole, but not ...(44)... that worked. Everyone was ...(45)... and worried that the boat would sink. That was, until the bee started talking. The bee explained to everyone how it was that bees always worked together, as a team, each one doing the job they were best at. On hearing this, all the animals set about working together, each one playing their part by contributing their own special talent. The birds grabbed onto parts of the ark with their beaks, and flapped their wings furiously, lifting the boat up a little. The elephants ...(46)... up the water in their trunks and shot it back into the sea. The fastest animals ran here and there, collecting material. Those used to making nests' took this material and stuffed it quickly into the hole.

And so, working together, the animals managed to reduce the amount of water coming into the ark, but they still hadn't stopped it ...(47) ... Desperate, they kept asking each other if there were any other animals that could ...(48) ... They searched and searched, but there were no other animals left in the ark. Then suddenly, a little fish swam in through the hole. The animals ...(49)... that they still had not asked for, help from all the sea creatures. They asked the little fish to go and summon help to save their boat. He swam off and soon fish after fish ...(50)... at the ark. Even a big whale came, and the whale pressed its great belly against the hole in the ship. This stopped any more water from entering, and it gave the animals on the ark time to close up the hole.

41. (A) haunt
(B) entertained
(C) find
(D) kill
(E) amuse
Ans : (E)

42. (A) on
(B) pouring
(C) seeping
(D) entering
(E) coming
Ans : (C)

43. (A) watch
(B) fix
(C) blocks
(D) closed
(E) make
Ans : (B)

44. (A) more
(B) it
(C) also
(D) even
(E) so
Ans : (D)

45. (A) hungry
(B) scared
(C) much
(D) dead
(E) happy
Ans : (B)

46. (A) sucked
(B) dipped
(C) drank
(D) sorted
(E) draw
Ans : (A)

47. (A) completely
(B) not
(C) entire
(D) full
(E) flow
Ans : (A)

48. (A) worry
(B) worship
(C) help
(D) swim
(E) survive
Ans : (C)

49. (A) wept
(B) understand
(C) fought
(D) stood
(E) realised
Ans : (E)

50. (A) brought
(B) occurred
(C) arrived
(D) come
(E) swam
Ans : (B)

Allahabad U.P. Gramin Bank Office Assistant Exam., 2011

English Language

(Exam Held on 23-10-2011)

Directions–(Q. 1-10) 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).
(Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)

1. A cigarette (A) / is make (B) / up of (C) / tobacco and paper. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)

2. Sachin prefers (A) / extra (B) / sugars in (C) / his tea. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (C)

3. I like (A) / to read (B) / comics in (C) / a evening. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (D)

4. A garden (A) / usually have (B) / flowers and (C) / trees in it. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)

5. A ring can (A) / be comprise (B) / of either gold (C) / or silver. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (C)

6. In the (A) / room there was (B) / chairs, tables and (C) / cupboards. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)

7. To climb (A) / a mountain (B) / is an extremely (C) / difficulty task. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (E)

8. I would (A) / like to buy (B) / a house (C) / with a swimming pool. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (E)

9. His youngest (A) / brother is elder (B) / enough to (C) / go to school now. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (A)

10. All the child playing (A) / at the beach ran (B) / towards Sam when (C) / they heard him shout. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (A)


11. "Many news papers and magazines pay a huge sum of money for sensational stories by well known public figures who wash their dirty linen in public." In the above statement the idiom wash their dirty linen in public." suggests which of the following ?
(A) The newspapers cover news about washermen.
(B) Washing materials have become expensive.
(C) There is a community of washermen that is being covered specifically in news for its public movement.
(D) Some public figures talk to the newspapers and magazines about personal things that one should keep private.
(E) Public figures refuse to talk to media people.
Ans : (D)

Directions–(Q. 12-21) In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

Women emancipation has had its way and there has been a change in the way women are looked at. For centuries women have been content to ...(12)... the ...(13)... of a wife, mother and home-maker. Men married with the idea of having ...(14)... to look ...(15)... their families. It seems very ...(16)... that these "talents" have remained ...(17)... for so ...(18).... These days one can ...(19)... women taking a higher proportion of jobs in shops, offices, colleges and universities than they did ten years ...(20)... It certainly makes me ...(21)... who is left at home to look after the homes, husbands and children, while the women are at work.

12. (A) terminate
(B) expect
(C) accept
(D) help
(E) humiliate
Ans : (C)

13. (A) business
(B) tact
(C) role
(D) con
(E) acting
Ans : (C)

14. (A) peace
(B) calm
(C) security
(D) someone
(E) dutiful
Ans : (D)

15. (A) after
(B) about
(C) away
(D) above
(E) beneath
Ans : (A)

16. (A) ritual
(B) curse
(C) decent
(D) ethical
(E) obvious
Ans : (D)

17. (A) hidden
(B) burden
(C) guise
(D) utility
(E) objective
Ans : (A)

18. (A) era
(B) long
(C) age
(D) duration
(E) length
Ans : (B)

19. (A) deny
(B) change
(C) point
(D) reward
(E) notice
Ans : (E)

20. (A) after
(B) ago
(C) behind
(D) time
(E) rewind
Ans : (B)

21. (A) wonder
(B) careless
(C) proud
(D) bloom
(E) disrespect
Ans : (A)

22. In the statement -"The doctors operated on her at the last minute and saved her life.", which of the following will be the most appropriate idiom to replace the phrase "last minute"?
(A) Eleventh Hour
(B) Twelfth Hour
(C) Tenth Hour
(D) Twenty Fourth Hour
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

23. In the statement -"Even though it wasn't his mistake he decided to be calm so as not to add fuel to the names." the phrase add fuel to the flames." suggests which of the following meanings ?
(A) To shout
(B) Follow non violence
(C) Take medicines and rest
(D) Add fresh causes for anger
(E) Be violent
Ans : (D)

Directions–(Q. 24-28) Re-arrange the following five sentences (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) in the proper sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph, and then answer the questions given below—
(a) However, there was a decline in sales following copyright issues on original songs .
(b) The trend started 3 decades ago with the advent of a Dew band in the market.
(c) Following this decline, there was tough competition between the remixes and original songs.
(d) The rise and fall in sales of remixes has been an interesting trend.
(e) The band's first few remixes met with opposition and ridicule but the youth liked them much as they had put new beats to original songs.

24. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence ?
(A) (c)
(B) (a)
(C) (e)
(D) (d)
(E) (b)
Ans : (D)

25. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence ?
(A) (b)
(B) (a)
(C) (d)
(D) (e)
(E) (c)
Ans : (D)

26. Which of the following should be the LAST sentence ?
(A) (b)
(B) (d)
(C) (c)
(D) (e)
(E) (a)
Ans : (C)

27. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence ?
(A) (e)
(B) (b)
(C) (a)
(D) (c)
(E) (d)
Ans : (B)

28. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence ?
(A) (a)
(B) (c)
(C) (d)
(D) (b)
(E) (e)
Ans : (A)

Directions–(Q. 29-38) In each question below a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. These are marked as (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these four words printed in bold may either be misspelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate if any. The letter of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (E) i.e., ‘All Correct' as your answer.

29. At some places (A) in India, people nead (B) to boil (C) the water to make (D) it pure. All correct (E)
Ans : (B)

30. All (A) the diploma courses (B) that began (C) in January funish (D) by June. All correct (E) Ans : (D)

31. Had (A) he taken the medicines (B) on time, he would (C) have been cured (D) by now. All correct (E)
Ans : (E)

32. The police (A) thoroughly examened (B) the parcel (C) that they suspected. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (B)

33. Past (A) Tuesday Vimal went (B) to the palace (C) to take some photographs. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (A)

34. We were (A) so late that we hardly (B) had time (C) to catch (D) the train. All correct (E)
Ans : (E)

35. This year (A) he has (B) been perfforming (C) very well. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (C)

36. Our guide (A) told us to be prepared (B) for a hard (C) day ahead. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (E)

37. The leed (A) role in the play (B) was played (C) by a talented (D) actor. A11 correct (E)
Ans : (A)

38. He made (A) himself a cup of coffee (B) and ate (C) some biscuits (D) with it. All correct (E)
Ans : (E)

39. In the statement – "The police could not understand anything about his story of the bandits who robbed him and vanished by magic.", which of the following idioms would best replace the phrase "could not understand anything about" ?
(A) Could not make head or tail of
(B) Could not prepare head and tail of
(C) Went tossing head and tail of
(D) Pronounced head and tail of
(E) Tossed a coin to determine head and tail of
Ans : (A)

40. In the statement – "The client wanted to hear all the aspects of the proposed deal before coming to any conclusions.", which of the following idioms would best replace the phrase "all the aspects" ?
(A) All the pros and cons
(B) All the black and white
(C) All the white and black
(D) All the hidden things
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

Directions–(Q. 41-50) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

Raju was a lonely farmer and had an ox with which he worked all day. Raju would share every problem with the ox as he regarded it to be his friend. One day, Raju was walking home with the ox. When he felt tired and could walk no more, he tied the ox to a tree and sat down to rest for a while. There was a school nearby. Raju overheard a teacher scolding the students, 'Here I am, trying to turn you donkeys into human beings, but you just won't study!’

As soon as Raju heard these words, his ears pricked up. A man could actually turn donkeys into humans! Perhaps, it may also be possible for him to turn an ox into a human! Impatiently, he waited for school to be over that day. When everyone had gone home, and only the teacher remained behind to check some papers, Raju entered the classroom.

'How can I help You ?' asked the teacher. Raju scratched his head and said, 'I heard what you said to the children. Will it be possible for you to turn my companion ox into a. human ? If you made it human, we could have such good times together.' The teacher decided to trick Raju. He pretended to think for a while and then said, 'Give me six months and it will cost you a thousand rupees.' The farmer agreed and rushed home to get the money. He then left the ox in the teacher's care.

After the six months had passed, Raju went to the school to meet the teacher. The teacher had been using the ox for his own work. Not wanting to give it up, he said, 'Oh, your ox became so clever that it ran away. He is the headman of the nearby village-Pokhar .'When Raju reached Pokhar he found the elderly sitting under a tree, discussing serious problems. They were taken aback when Raju marched up to the headman, grabbed his arm and said, 'How dare you ? You think you are so clever that you run away ? Come home at once !'

The headman was indeed a very wise man. He immediately understood that someone had played a dirty trick on the poor farmer. 'I am not your companion!' he said. 'Go and find the sage in the forest.' Raju found the sage sitting under a tree. Raju stared at the sage. The sage did not notice Raju, as he had closed his eyes; deep in meditation. Raju crept up and grabbed the sage's beard. 'Come back home now!' he shouted. The startled sage somehow calmed Raju.

When he heard what had happened, he had a good laugh. Then he told the farmer kindly, 'The teacher made a fool of you. Your ox must still be with him. Go and take it back from him. Try to make some real friends, who will talk with you and share your troubles, no animal will ever be able to do that!' Raju returned home later that day with his ox, sadder and wiser.

Directions–(Q. 41-45) Choose the word which is MOST SIMILAR in MEANING to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

41. TRICK
(A) Befriend
(B) Welcome
(C) Decieve
(D) Humiliate
(E) Advise
Ans : (C)

42. REMAINED
(A) Allowed
(B) Balanced
(C) Continued
(D) Survived
(E) Stayed
Ans : (E)

43. CARE
(A) Charge
(B) Residence
(C) Consideration
(D) Hospital
(E) Contradiction
Ans : (A)

44. CLEVER
(A) Respectable
(B) Domestic
(C) Loveable
(D) Shrewd
(E) Awake
Ans : (D)

45. DEEP
(A) Sleep
(B) Fear
(C) Engrossed
(D) Superficial
(E) Certain
Ans : (C)

46. Why did the farmer talk to the ox ?
(A) He felt lonely and his work was monotonous.
(B) He wanted to entertain himself.
(C) He believed that the ox was a human in disguise.
(D) He regarded the ox as his friend.
(E) None of these.
Ans : (D)

47. Which of the following can be said about the teacher ?
(A) He had the ability to transform animals into human beings.
(B) He plotted with village men to trick the farmer.
(C) He tried to take advantage of the farmer's innocence.
(D) He was honest to his students.
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

48. Which of the following is NOT TRUE as per the passage ?
(A) Raju was a naive farmer.
(B) Raju misbehaved with the headman of a village.
(C) The sage had hidden Raju's ox.
(D) The headman advised Raju to meet the sage.
(E) The teacher was cunning by nature.
Ans : (C)

49. What was the teacher's intention for asking Raju to leave the ox with him for six months ?
(A) The teacher wanted to reduce Raju's dependency on animals.
(B) The teacher wanted to rescue the ox from Raju's trap.
(C) The teacher needed six months to convert the ox to human.
(D) The teacher presumed that the ox will forget Raju in six months.
(E) None of these.
Ans : (E)

50. What made Raju pull the sage's beard ?
(A) He believed that all sages were cheats.
(B) He was irritated, and hungry.
(C) He was angry at the sage who resembled the teacher.
(D) The ox had instructed him to do so.
(E) None of these.
Ans : (E)