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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

IBPS QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE PRACTICE QUESTIONS

Time & Work
1.       A contractor employs 20 men to complete a job in 10 days, but find it half finished after 6 days. How many additional men will have to be engaged to complete the job in time?
a]  9                            b]   8                         c]  12                        d]  10
2.       In a day A does twice as much work as B does. If A takes 60 days less than the time B takes to complete the work, they together will complete the work in
a]  30 days                  b]   40 days              c]  45 days                d]  50 days
3.       2 men and 5 boys together can finish the work in four days. While 3 men and 6 boys can finish it in three days, find the time taken by one boy alone to finish the work.
a]  46 days                  b]   35 days              c]  45 days                d]  36 days
4.       Running at the same constant rate, 6 identical machines can produce a total of 270 bottles per minute. At this rate, how many bottles could 10 such machines produce in 4 minutes?
a]  648                        b]   1800                   c]  2700                    d]  Sten 10,800
5.       Machine A produces bolts at a uniform rate of 120 every 40 seconds, and machine B produces bolts at a uniform rate of 100 every 20 seconds. If the two machines run simultaneously, how many seconds will it take them to produce a total of 200 bolts?
a]  22                          b]   125                     c]  28                        d]  32
6.       30 men can produce 1500 units in 24 days working 6 hours a day. In how many days, can 18 men produce 1800 units working 8 hours a day?
a]  36 days                  b]   45 days              c]  18 days                d]  None of these
7.       In a factory, machines A and B produce 8000 clips in 4 and 6 hours respectively. If they work alternatively for 1 hour, A starting first, then 8000 clips will be produced in
a]  4  hours              b]   4  hours           c]  5  hours            d]  5  hours
8.       A can do a certain work in the same time in which B and C together can do it. If A and B together could do it in 10 days and C alone in 50 days, then in what time could B alone do it?
a]  25 days                  b]   50 days              c]  30 days                d]  40 days
9.       Bina can do a piece of work in 20 days. Sita is 25% more efficient than Bina. The number of days taken by Sita to do the same piece of work is
a]  25                          b]   18                       c]  16                        d]  15
10.     If 6 men can do a piece of work in 20 days and one man can do the work of two boys, then in how many days can 10 men and 5 boys do the same work?
a]  8 days                    b]   10 days              c]  12 days                d]  None of these
11.     X can do a piece of work in 40 days. He works at it for 8 days and the Y finished it in 16 days. How long will they together take to complete the work?
a]  20 days                  b]   15 days              c]  56 days                d]   days
12.     Ajay and Vijay can together paint their house in 30 days. After working for 20 days, Ajay has to go out and Viajy finishes the remaining work in the next 30 days. If Vijay had gone away after 20 days would have completed the remaining work in
a]  15 days                  b]   20 days              c]  25 days                d]  35 days
13.     30 men can produce 1500 units in 24 days working 6 hours a day. In how many days can 18 men produce 1800 units working 8 hours a day?
a]  36 days                  b]   45 days              c]  18 days                d]  None of these
14.     Terry is twice as good workman as Sumit. Terry finished a piece of work in 3 hours less than Sumit. In how many hours could they have finished that piece of work working together?
a]  2  hr.                   b]   4 hr.                   c]  2 hr.                     d]  6 hr.
15.     A can do a work in 9 days. If B is 50% more efficient to A, then in how many days can B do the same work?
a]  13.5                       b]   4.5                      c]  6                          d]  3
16.     Some persons can do a piece of work in 12 days. Two times the number of such persons will do half of that work in.
a]  6 days                    b]   4 days                c]  12 days                d]  3 days
17.     If 50 men can do a piece of work in 12 days. Working 8 hours a day, how many hours a day would 60 men have to work, in order to do another piece of work twiceas great in 16 days?
a]  10 hours                 b]   9 hours               c]  8 hours                 d]  9  hours
18.     A can do a piece of work in 10 days, while B can do the same in 30 days and C in 60 days. If A is assisted by B and C respectively on alternate days, then find the number of days in which the work will be finished.
a]  2 days                    b]   4 days                c]  8 days                  d]  6 days
19.     If 10 men, 8 women and 6 boys can complete a piece of work in 25 days, for how many days will 19 men, 20 women asnd 30 boys be occupied in a work three times as big if the amount of work of a man, a woman and a boy are 5 : 3 : 2.
a]  28 days                  b]   30 days              c]  32 days                d]  35 days
20.     A customer asks for the porduction of x number of goods. The company produces number of goods daily out of which z% are unfit for sale. The order will be completed in:
a]   days          b]    days  c]   days          d]   days
21.     If A and B work together, they can finish a certain job in three days. B and C together can finish the same job in six days whereas, A and C together can finish the sam job in eight days. If three of them work on the job together, how many days will they take to finish that job?
a]  More than three days                             b]  Less than three days
c]   More than four days                              d]  None of these
22.     Dinesh and Ramesh can indepedently complete a piece of work in 80 and 120 minutes respectively. If they work together, how much time will they take to complete the work?
a]  24 minutes             b]   100 minutes       c]  48 minutes           d]  200 minutes
23.     3 men and 4 women can earn Rs.3780 in 7 days. 11 men and 13 women can earn Rs.15040 in 8 days. In what time, will 7 men and 9 women earn Rs.12400?
a]  15 days                  b]   10 days              c]  20 days                d]  18 days
24.     ‘A’ and ‘B’ together can complete a work in 12 days. ‘A’ alone can complete it in 20 days. If ‘B’ now does the work only for half a day daily, then in how many days ‘A’ and ‘B’ together will complete the work?
a]  15 days                  b]   11 days              c]  20 days                d]  10 days
25.     64 persons can dig a trench 50m long, 2m wide and 2m deep in 5 days, working 12 hours daily. In how many days, working 8 hours daily, will 80 persons dig another trench 75m long, 4m wide and 3m deep?
a]  20 days                  b]   22 days              c]  27 days                d]  30 days
Answers:
1.       d     2.       b     3.       d     4.       b     5.       b     6.       a     7.       b     8.       a     9.       c      10.  d        11.  d        12.  a        13.  d        14.  c        15.  c        16.  d        17.  a        18.  c   19.        b          20.        d          21.        d       22.     c       23.      b      24.     a        25.        c

IBPS GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1. The Govt. of India has taken a decision to open more IITs during the year 2008-09. These IITs will be in which of the following groups of States?
(A) Bihar,Rajasthan,Andhra Pradesh
(B) Andhra Pradesh,Orissa,Karnataka
(C) Karnataka,Tamilnadu,Kerala
(D) Uttar Pradesh,Madhya Pradesh,Bihar
(E) None of these
ANS (A)
2. Which of the following is /are NOT the highlights of the Union Budget 2008-09 ?
(1) A risk Capital fund is to be set up and maintained by one of the financial Institutes.
(2) Allocation for defence is reduced by 10% to make it Rs. 10,000 Crore.
(3) Several new scheme to be introduced for providing social security to the people in unorganized sectors.
(A) Only (1)
(B) Only (2)
(C) Only (3)
(D) Both (1) & (2)
(E) All 1,2 & 3
ANS (B) The amount allocated for for defence in the budget 2008-09 is Rs. 105600 Crore which is higher than that in the Budget 2007-08.
3. To help farming community the Govt. of India has decided to raise the minimum support price of Paddy for current Kharif marketing season. What is that Price ?
(A) Rs. 800/quintal
(B) Rs. 900/quintal
(C) Rs. 950/quintal
(D) Rs. 1200/quintal
(E) none of these
ANS (D) The purchase price recommended by the CACP fOR The Crop Year 2008-09 for general category Rice is Rs. 1000 per quintal and for A- Grade is Rs. 1050 per quintal.
4. Which of the following is the correct definition of the term commercial paper ?
(1) It is nothing but the popular name of the judicial stamp papers used to register financial transactions.
(2) It is one of the instrument through which corporate raise debt from the market.
(3) It is the name of the "Certificate of Deposits" provided by the banks to its retail customers.
(A) Only (1)
(B) Only (2)
(C) Only (3)
(D) Both (1) & (2)
(E) All (1),(2) & (3)
ANS (B)
5. As per the Railway Budget 2008-09 the operating ratio of Railways is pitched at which of the following levels? Approximately---
(A) 70%
(B) 75%
(C) 98%
(D) 90%
(E) 81%
ANS (E) As per the Railway Budget 2008-09 the operating ratio of Railways is pitched at 81.4% .
6. As per the new figures released in recent past what has been the ratio of taxes to gross domestic product (Tax-GDP)in 2007-08 ? Approximately ---
(A) 8%
(B) 9%
(C) 10-%
(D) 11.5%
(E) 12.5%
ANS (E)
7. Which of the following companies has got "Navratna Status" recently ?
(A) National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC)
(B) National Textile Corporation (NTC)
(C) Maruti Udyog Ltd.
(D) IDBI Bnak Ltd.
(E) None of these
ANS (A)
8. Who amongst the following established the "Anandvan" a rehabilitation centre for Leprocy patients in Maharashtra ?
(A) Baba Amte
(B) Pandurang Shashtri Athawle
(C) Medha Patkar
(D) Asaram Bapu
(E) None of these
ANS (A)
9. Thaksin Shinawatra's name is associated with which of the follwing countries ?
(A) Singapore
(B) Thailand
(C) North Korea
(D) Soth Korea
(E) None of these
ANS (B)
10. Who amongst the following agreed to supply aircraft carrier "Gorshkov" to India for its defense services ?
(A) Russia
(B) France
(C) Germany
(D) Italy
(E) None of these
ANS (A)
11. Bhupen Hazarika is the recipient of the life time achievement award and is provided the status of the cabinet minister . Which of the following Stae Govt. has honoured him in this manner ?
(A) Orissa
(B) Assam
(C) West Bengal
(D) Maharashtra
(E) None of these
ANS (B)
12. Who amongst the following is the recipient of the "Kishore Kumar Award" given by the Madhya Pradesh Govt. ?
(A) Shabana Azmi
(B) Amitabh Bachchan
(C) Manoj Kumar
(D) Dev Anand
(E) None of these
ANS (C)
13.The Under -19 Cricket world cup 2008 was won by which of the following contries ?
(A) Malysia
(B) India
(C) Pakistan
(D) Australia
(E) England
ANS (B) India defeated South Africa in the final match by seven runs.
14. Who amongst the following was the chief guest in India's Republic Day Function ?
(A) Samak Sundaravej
(B) Gordon Brown
(C) Boris Tadic
(D) Nikolas Sarkozy
(E) None of these
ANS (E)
15. Who amongst the following is the recipient of Padma Vibhushan given away recently ?
(A) Anu Malik
(B) Shan
(C) Asha Bhosle
(D) Sonu Nigam
(E) None of these
ANS (C)
16. Which of the following Staes tops in primary ,upper primary education in India ?
(A) Tamilnadu
(B) Haryana
(C) Gujarat
(D) Kerala
(E) None of these
ANS (D)
17. The 11th five year paln wishes to raise the existing 2% growth in agriculture and allied activities to which of the following levels by the year 2012 ?
(A) 8%
(B) 6%
(C) 5%
(D) 4%
(E) None of these
ANS (D)
18. As a policy the Reserve Bank of India wishes to contain inflation at which of the following levels ?
(A) 5%
(B) 4.5%
(C) 4%
(D) 6%
(E) None of these
ANS (A)
19. World Day of Water is observed on which of the following days ?
(A) March 22
(B) February 22
(C) January 22
(D) May 22
(E) None of these
ANS (A)
20. Who amongst the following players has completed 16000 runs in One Day International Cricket matches recently ?
(A) Anil Kumble
(B) Rahul Dravid
(C) Saurav Ganguly
(D) Irfan Pathan
(E) Sachin Tendulkar
ANS (E)
21. Why was the name of Anatolyevic Medvedev in news recently ?
(A) He has taken over as the president of Russia
(B) He has taken over as the prime minister of Russia
(C) He is the new president of South Korea
(D) He is the new prime minister of South Korea
(E) None of these
ANS (A)
22. International Desert Festival 2008 was organized in February 2008 in ---
(A) Bhuj Ganganagar
(B) Ganganagar
(C) Bikaner
(D) Jaisalmer
(E) None of these
ANS (D)
23. The first ever Youth Olympic Games are scheduled to be held in 2010. These games will be orgsnized in --
(A) Moscow
(B) New Delhi
(C) Beijing
(D) Quala Lumpur
(E) None of these
ANS (E) The first ever Youth Olympic Games are scheduled to be held in 2010 in Singapore.
24. Who amongst the following has taken over as the president of Serbia ?
(A) Raul castro
(B) Stefen Spielberg
(C) Boris Tadic
(D) Jose Manual Ramos Horta
(E) None of these
ANS (C)
25. The general election in Iran are due in 2008. Iran elects its parliament for a period of ---
(A) 2 years only
(B) 3 years only
(C) 4 years only
(D) 5 years only
(E) 6 years only
ANS (C)
26. Luciana Aymar who aws adjudged the world hockey player 2007 is from which of the following countries ?
(A) Germany
(B) Argentina
(C) Italy
(D) Russia
(E) None of these
ANS (B)
27. which of the following State Government has decided to provide ownership rights to Tribal over forest land being cultivated by them since last 10 years ?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Andhra Pradesh
(E) None of these
ANS (A)
28. Which of the following committees recommended the revival of Cooperative Credit Institutions in States ?
(A) Vaidyanathan Committee
(B) Rangrajan Committee
(C) Sachchar Committee
(D) Rakesh Mohan Committee
(E) None of these
ANS (A)
29. As we all know the Chinese economy is a booming economy and its export have played a significant role in it. What was the share of China's Export as compared to its GDP in 2007 ?
(A) 20%
(B) 30
(C) 40%
(D) 50%
(E) None of these
ANS (C)
30. Delhi won the Ranji Trophy for the seventh time in January 2008 by defeating -------
(A) Railways
(B) Haryana
(C) Mharashtra
(D) Guajarat
(E) Uttar Pradesh
ANS (E)
31. Gagan Nrang , who got a silver medal in an International Championship held in Munich,is a/an ---
(A) 100 metre runner
(B) Badminton Player
(C) Chess Player
(D) Swimmer
(E) Air Fifle Shooter
ANS (E)
32. As per the decision taken by the Govt. of India two financial inclusion funds are set up with an overall corpus of Rs. 500 Crore each. These funds- financial inclusion fund and financial inclusion technology funds are to be set up by the initial contribution made by the --
(A) SIDBI,NABARD & UTI
(B) NABARD,UTI & RBI
(C) Govt. of India,NABARD & RBI
(D) SIDBI,Govt. of India & IDBI Bank
(E) None of these
ANS (C)
33. As per the Govt. Policy the provision of the subsidy for interest subvention to Coopeartive Sugar Mills is done by which of the following agencies/organizations ?
(A) Commission for Agriculture cost & price
(B) Nationa Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development
(C) Ministry of Agriculture
(D) Natioanl Commission on Farmers
(E) None of these
ANS (B)
34. Banks these days have launched a new scheme product known as "Reverse Mortage" . The scheme is designed keeping which of the following groups of society in consideration ?
(A) Youngers who have just started earning
(B) Defense personnel whose life is always at high risk
(C) Senior Citizen
(D) Women who do not have independent source of income
(E) None of these
ANS (C)
35. Which of the following countries is governed by the Norweigen-mediated ceasefire Agreement to end its dispute with a group of rebellions ?
(A) Nepal
(B) Myanmar
(C) Afghanistan
(D) Sri Lanka
(E) None of these
ANS (D)
36. As per the news report SEBI has allowed short selling by FIs/MFs from ist February,2008 . What is "Short Selling" ?
(1) Selling of shares that the seller does not own at the time of trading
(2) Selling of shares on the same day or on the day they were alloted to the trader.
(3) Selling of shares on a much lower price due to turbulent market situations
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1,2 & 3
(E) None of these
ANS (A)
37. Prime minister os India on his visit to China a few months back signed a detailed agreement with the sama. What is/are the major highlights of the agreement ?
(1) Both the countries agreed to continue high level exchange of views. Indian President is invited to China.
(2) India to host joint millitary exercise in 2008.
(3) India has decided to raise the issue of Tibet in UNO. China has agreed for the same.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 & 2
(D) Only 3
(E) All 1,2 & 3
ANS (C)
38. As per the reports in the leading newspapers Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has asked the Mutual Fund Industry to stop "MISSELLING" their scheme to investors. What is misselling of Products ?
(1) Misselling takes place when mutual funds are sold without telling the likely returns.
(2) When agents sell the products without telling investors what are the risk involved in investing in mutual funds.
(3) When agents invest somebody's money in mutual funds without their knowledge , it is called Misselling.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1,2 & 3
(E) None of these
ANS (B)
39. The sensitive Index of the Bombay Stock Exchsange keeps on changing positively and negatively both. Which of the following is/are the main reasons which contributed for his sudden change in the same ?
(1) Higher GDP growth
(2) Continuous foreign funds flow
(3) High volume of forex reserves
(4) Only 1 Recession in USA
(A) Only 1 & 2
(B) Only 2 & 3
(C) Both 3 & 4
(D) Only 2
(E) All 1,2 ,3 & 4
ANS (B)
40. The USA , as reported in the leading newspapers is proceeding towards 'recession'. What happens when an economy goes in the grip of 'recession'?
(1) GDP growth slow down
(2) People lose their jobs
(3) Foreign exchange reserve goes up substantially as lot of loans/grants star pouring in .
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 1 & 2
(E) None of these
ANS (D)

IBPS GENERAL ENGLISH PRACTICE QUESTIONS

ANTONYMS
1.       Wild
a]  Carefree                 b]  Civilized              c]  Uncivilized               d]  Dull
2.       Indolent
a]  Superior                 b]  Expert                 c]  Active                       d]  Old
3.       Severe
a]  Mild                       b]  False                   c]  Blunt                        d]  Roaring
4.       Justice
a]  Spiritual                 b]  Injustice              c]  Cruel                         d]  Generous
5.       Lack
a]  Slavery                  b]  Pleasure              c]  Plenty                       d]  Old
6.       Sin
a]  Dull                        b]  Virtue                  c]  Interesting                d]  Hell
7.       Chaste
a]  Poverty                  b]  Pure                     c]  Impure                      d]  Viscous
8.       Expenditure
a]  Income                  b]  Money                 c]  Spending                   d]  Expenses
9.       Ascent
a]  Distance                 b]  Defence               c]  Descent                     d]  Climb
10.     Darkness
a]  Light                      b]  Near                    c]  Gloomy                     d]  Bright
11.     Absurd
a]  Gloomy                  b]  Disability            c]  Rational                   d]  Apathy
12.     Extravagant
a]  Hard                      b]  Thrifty                c]  Rational                   d]  Apathy
13.     Morbid
a]  Healthy                  b]  Untidy                 c]  Artificial                   d]  Inert
14.     Futility
a]  Slavery                  b]  Utility                  c]  Lose                          d]  Devotion
15.     Safety
a]  Front                      b]  Wrong                 c]  Danger                      d]  Haltered
16.     Haughty
a]  Proud                     b]  Humble               c]  Cruel                         d]  Cool
17.     Care
a]  Proud                     b]  Humble               c]  Cruel                         d]  Cool
18.     Barren
a]  Land                      b]  Noble                  c]  Fertile                       d]  Vacant
19.     Attract
a]  Reveal                   b]  Revenge              c]  Repel                        d]  Apathy
20.     Loose
a]  Solid                      b]  Tight                   c]  short                         d]  Hard
21.     Freedom
a]  Bondage                b]  Stiff                    c]  Soft                          d]  Salvage
22.     Rough
a]  Smooth                  b]  Wrong                 c]  Right                         d]  Inert
23.     Transparent
a]  Opaque                  b]  Durable               c]  Hard                         d]  Timid
24.     Comic
a]  Foreign                   b]  Artificial             c]  Untidy                      d]  Local
25.     Comic
a]  Hope                      b]  Turgid                 c]  Tragic                       d]  Humour
26.     Enmity
a]  Relationship          b]  Beginning            c]  friendship                 d]  Hatred
27.     Authentic
a]  Scanty                   b]  Surrender            c]  Spurious                   d]  Prosaic
28.     Heavy
a]  Light                      b]  Despaire              c]  Proud                        d]  Tiny
29.     Major
a]   Miner                      b]  Servant                 c]  Service                       d]  Important
30.     Vain
a]  Modest                   b]  Invisible              c]  Visible                      d]  Pure
Answers:
1.       d     2.       c     3.      a     4.       b     5.       c     6.       b     7.      c     8.       a     9.       c       10.  a        11.  c        12.  b        13.  a        14.  b        15.  c        16.  b        17.  b        18.  c   19.  c        20.  b       21.  a        22.  a        23.  a        24.  a       25.  c        26.  c        27.  c  28.          a              29.          a              30.          a  

IBPS GENERAL ENGLISH PRACTICE QUESTIONS

Directions: In each of the sentences, parts of the sentences are left blank. Beneath each sentence, four different ways of completing the sentence are indicated. Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
1.       If the prince of yesterday is seen today begging on the roadside, it will cause _______.
a]  surprise                  b]  astonishment      c]  catharsis              d]  none of these
2.       He should always be _______ to those who have assisted him at the time of his need.
a]  grateful                  b]  generous              c]  obliged                 d]  thankful
3.       The diseases which spread only by physical contact with the patient are called _______ diseases.
a]  infectious               b]  dreadful              c]  epidemic              d]  contagious
4.       Those students who are declared successful in the written test shall appear in another test in which they have to answer the questions _______.
a]  verbally                 b]  factually             c]  phonetically         d]  orally
5.       Every citizen of a free country is _______ to follow his duties with the same sincerity with which he demands his rights.
a]  obliged                   b]  bound                  c]  compelled            d]  expected
6.       The great Indian fighters Rana Pratap, Sangram Singh and Rani Laxmi Bai were known for their _______
a]  courage                  b]  valour                 c]  bravery                d]  boldness
7.       I _______ to be a bird to fly in the air, over rivers, mountains and plains.
a]  desire                     b]  need                    c]  want                     d]  wish
8.       You can easily find out which way the wind is bellowing by simply seeing the _______ which is placed at the top of the church tower.
a]  vane                       b]  fan                      c]  tantrum                d]  banner
9.       We had fish on _______ days.
a]  alternative             b]  alternating          c]  alternate              d]  none of these
10.     The _______ of what says is that Gandhiji was a religious thinker, not a political leader.
a]  meaning                 b]  context                c]  tenor                    d]  tenure
11.     It is difficult to run a school with so ______ students.
a]  little                       b]  few                      c]  small                    d]  many
12.     He is aware of the future problems. Hence he always tries to become _______ by managing his expenses with the minimum possible money.
a]  cautious                 b]  miserly                c]  provident             d]  providential
13.     The new office-bearers have _______ changed the situation.
a]  suddenly                b]  completely          c]  extremely             d]  drastically
14.     It is a pity that though she was _______ intelligent, she did not work hard.
a]  much                      b]  very                     c]  too                       d]  none of these
15.     You must _______ your lauggage and leave now.
a]  pack                       b]  wind                    c]  bind                     d]  author
16.     Yesterday I received a letter by _______ post.
a]  register                   b]  registry                c]  registered             d]  ordinary
17.     Modern science has made _______ advance.
a]  incredible               b]  illegible               c]  legitimate             d]  objective
18.     You shouldn’t be angry, they did it only for _______
a]  fun                         b]  humour               c]  joke                     d]  none of these
19.     His argument is not _______
a]  convincing             b]  vincing                c]  confident             d]  reluctant
20.     My sister is _______ of cockroaches.
a]  fearful                   b]  frightened           c]  afraid                   d]  none of these
21.     Your answer-book will be _______ with the help of a computer.
a]  judged                    b]  tested                  c]  evaluated             d]  seen
22.     He appealed to the president as a last _______
a]  resort                     b]  recourse              c]  resource               d]  none of these
23.     He _______ his head against the wall.
a]  injured                   b]  struck                  c]  forced                  d]  sounded
24.     I can never spell his name _______
a]  right                       b]  rightly                 c]  correctly              d]  correct
25.     He is fond of _______ jokes.
a]  throwing                 b]  boasting              c]  cracking               d]  suggesting
26.     You are old enough to _______ your shoe-laces.
a]  bind                       b]  tie                        c]  knot                     d]  none of these
27.     He is _______ of the short-comings of his brother.
a]  known                    b]  ignorant              c]  reason                  d]  incredible
28.     Please get out of my way, you are ____ in my work.
a]  stopping                 b]  preventing           c]  hindering              d]  none of these
29.     A _______ man will never stoop of meanness.
a]  sensible                  b]  bad                      c]  cunning                d]  insane
30.     If the storm continues, the overhead wires may ______ with a twang.
a]  snap                       b]  break                   c]  tear                      d]  none of these
ANSWERS:
1.       c     2.       a     3.       d     4.       a     5.       b     6.       c     7.       d     8.       a     9.       c       10.  a        11.  b        12.  a        13.  b        14.  b        15.  a        16.  c        17.  a        18.  a   19.  a        20.  c        21.  c        22.  a        23.  b        24.  c        25.  c        26.  b        27.  b       28.       c          29.       a          30.       a

IBPS GENERAL ENGLISH PRACTICE QUESTIONS

ANTONYMS
1.     Preposterous
a]  Salubrious              b]  Hazardous          c]  Rational                   d]  Apologetic
2.     Economy
a]  Security                 b]  Expenditure        c]  Abandon                   d]  None of these
3.     Banish
a]  Harbour                 b]  Drop                    c]  Abandon                   d]  Straight
4.     Perennial
a]  Rare                       b]  Occasional          c]  Frequent                   d]  Permanent
5.     Superficial
a]  Deep                      b]  Without depth     c]  Real                          d]  Artificial
6.     Delicious
a]  Luscious                b]  palatable             c]  Savoury                    d]  Unpalatable
7.     Rigid
a]  Flexible                  b]  Feasible               c]  Helpful                     d]  Easy
8.     Elegance
a]  Beauty                   b]  Coarseness          c]  Pride                         d]  All of these
9.     Temerity
a]  Celebrity                b]  Affection            c]  Humility                   d]  Cherubic
10.     Accrued
a]  Subtracted             b]  Incidental           c]  Sliding                      d]  Special
11.     Assets
a]  Hindrances            b]  Responsibilities   c]  Estate                       d]  Liabilities
12.     Competition
a]  Rivalry                   b]  Monopoly           c]  Contest                     d]  Test
13      Convict
a]  Charge                   b]  Punish                 c]  Defence                    d]  Acquit
14.     Endear
a]   Cheap                      b]  Attach                  c]  Alienate                     d]  Bizarre
15.     Whimsical
a]  Freakish                 b]  Laughter             c]  Staid                         d]  None of these
16.     Discord
a]  Objection               b]  Dissimilarity        c]  Break gap                 d]  Conflict
17.     Pogrom
a]  Political Torture     b]  Special arrangement
c]   Grand show            d]  Haphazard massacre
18.     Mutation
a]  Loss of memory     b]  persecution         c]  Constancy                d]  Mutilation
19.     Nonchalance
a]  Gravity                  b]  Eagerness            c]  Lack of excitement  d]  Agitation
20.     Lambent
a]  Refulgent               b]  Burning               c]  Luminous                 d]  Softly brilliant
21.     Diminutive
a]  Colossal                 b]  Short stature       c]  Decaying                  d]  Delectable
22.     Gargantuan
a]  unholy                   b]  Marvellous          c]  Tiny                          d]  Painful
23.     Hypocrisy
a]  Goodness               b]  Aloofness            c]  Honesty                    d]  Conspiracy
24.     Interminable
a]  Mixing together     b]  Brief                    c]  Intermediate             d]  Endless
25.     Nomadic
a]  Rural                      b]  sea sickness        c]  Outlandish                d]  Urbane
26.     Ominous
a]  Auspicious             b]  Threatening         c]  powerful                   d]  Gruesome
27.     Macabre
a]  Loathsome             b]  Pleasant              c]  Dishonest                  d]  Gruesome
28.     Exodus
a]  Something strange b]  Convoy               c]  Departure                 d]  None of these
29.     Gregarious
a]   Unsocial                  b]  secluded               c]  Greedy                       d]  wild
30.     Outlandish
a]  Outdated                b]  Usual                   c]  Criminal                   d]  Sounding strange
ANSWERS:
1.     c     2.     d     3.    a    4.  d        5.  c        6.  d        7.  a        8.  d        9.  c        10.  a        11.  d        12.  b    13.  d        14.  c        15.  d        16.  c        17.  d        18.  a       19.  a        20.  a       
21.  c         22.c              23.          c              24.          b              25.          d              26.          a             
27.          b             28.          d              29.                a              30.          b

IBPS REASONING PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1. 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 the group ?
(A) Sand
(B) Stone
(C) Cement
(D) Brick
(E) Wall
Ans : (E)
2. If Yellow is called Green, Green is called Black, Black is called White, White is called Red, Red is called Blue, Blue is called Orange then what is the colour of milk ?
(A) White
(B) Black
(C) Red
(D) Green
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
3. Pointing to a photograph Seema said ‘He is the only grandson of my mother’s father-in-law’. How is the man in photograph related to Seema ?
(A) Father
(B) Uncle
(C) Cousin
(D) Brother
(E) Cannot be determined
Ans : (D)
4. If ‘+’ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘–’ and ‘–’ means ‘+’ what is the value of—
17 + 15 – 135 × 9 ÷ 70 ?
(A) 270
(B) 240
(C) 170
(D) 200
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
5. If it is possible to make a meaningful word from the fourth, the fifth, the sixth, the eighth and the eleventh letters of the word GOURMANDISE using each letter only once first letter of the word is your answer. If more than one such word can be formed your answer is X. If no such word can be formed your answer is Y—
(A) D
(B) R
(C) M
(D) X
(E) Y
Ans : (D)
6. 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 the group ?
(A) Silver
(B) Gold
(C) Nickel
(D) Copper
(E) Brass
Ans : (E)
7. In a certain code EXTRA is written as % 5 # 73 and NOSE is written as 4 @ 8%; how is STORE written in that code ?
(A) 5#@7%
(B) 8#@7%
(C) 8#@%5
(D) 8@75%
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
8. In a row of children facing North, Shamika is third to the right of Nikhil who is seventeenth from the right end of the row. Ravi is fifth to the left of Shamika and is twentieth from the left end. Total how many children are there in the row ?
(A) 39
(B) 38
(C) 37
(D) Cannot be determined
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
9. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word EXAMINATION each of which has as many letters between them in the word, as they have in the English alphabet ?
(A) None
(B) One
(C) Two
(D) Three
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
10. In a certain code ACQUIRE is written as EIRUQAC, how is DENSITY written in that code ?
(A) YTISNDE
(B) YITSNED
(C) YTISNED
(D) YITSNDE
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
Directions—(Q. 11–15) These questions are based on the following letter/number/ symbol arrangement.
Study it carefully and answer the questions.
T 8 # 1 7 F J 5 % E R @ 4 D A 2 B © Q K 3 1 U H 6 L
11. How many such symbols are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a consonant and not immediately followed by a vowel ?
(A) None
(B) One
(C) Two
(D) Three
(E) More than three
Ans : (C)
12. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way on the basis of their positions in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group ?
(A) E@%
(B) #78
(C) 5EJ
(D) U6
(E) QKB
Ans : (E)
13. How many such vowels are there in the above arrangement each of which is immediately preceded by a symbol and immediately followed by a number ?
(A) None
(B) One
(C) Two
(D) Three
(E) More than three
Ans : (B)
14. What will come in place of the question-mark (?) in the following series based on the above arrangement ?
TL8 #6I 7HF ?
(A) FUJ
(B) JU
(C) FU
(D) JU5
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
15. Which of the following is seventh to the right of thirteenth from the right ?
(A) 1
(B)
(C) F
(D) 7
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
Directions—(Q. 16–20) In each question below are given three statements followed by two conclus ions numbered I and II. You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the three given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Then decide which of the answer (A), (B), (C), (D)
and (E) is correct answer and indicate it on the answersheet. 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
Ans : (C)
16. Statements :
Some cards are plastics.
Some Plastics are metals.
All metals are pots.
Conclusions :
I. Some pots are cards.
II. No pot is a card.
Ans : (C)
17. Statements :
All chairs are tables.
All tables are trains.
All trains are buses.
Conclusions :
I. All tables are buses.
II. All trains are tables.
Ans : (A)
18. Statements :
Some machines are computers.
Some computers are calculators.
Some calculators are phones.
Conclusions :
I. Some phones are computers.
II. Some computers are machines.
Ans : (B)
19. Statements :
All spoons are bowls.
Some bowls are glasses.
Some glasses are plates.
Conclusions :
I. Some glasses are spoons.
II. Some plates are bowls.
Ans : (D)
20. Statements :
Some envelopes are packets.
Some packets are boxes.
All boxes are parcels.
Conclusions :
I. Some parcels are packets.
II. Some parcels are boxes.
Ans : (E)
Directions—(Q. 21–25) Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II are given below it. You have to decide whether the data
provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question.
Read both the statements and give answer—
(A) If the data in Statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question
(B) If the data in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question
(C) If the data either in Statement I alone or in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question
(D) If the data in both the Statements I and II are not sufficient to answer the question
(E) If the data in both the Statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question
21. Among D, B, J, T and F who was the first person to reach the office ?
I. D reached before J and F but after B.
II. B was not the first to reach office.
Ans : (E)
22. What is the code for ‘not’ in the code language ?
I. In the code language ‘do not go’ is written as ‘la ra de’.
II. In the code language ‘go to school’ is written as ‘ka ma ra.’
Ans : (D)
23. How many children are there in the class ?
I. Rita ranks 23rd from the top.
II. Anita ranks 17th from the bottom and is five ranks above Rita.
Ans : (E)
24. How is Neela related to Deepa ?
I. Neela’s mother is Deepa’s brother’s wife.
II. Neela is the only granddaughter of Deepa’s mother.
Ans : (C)
25. R is in which direction with respect to T ?
I. R is to the east of H who is to the north of T.
II. Q is to the east of T and to the South of R
Ans : (C)

FINANCIAL AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs

1. The expansion for the BIS, in the context of the banking industry is:
(A) Bank for International Settlements
(B) Bank for Industrial Settlements
(C) Bank for Industrial Sectors
(D) Bank for International Services

2. The expansion for BIFR, in the context of the Indian Industry is:
(A) Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction
(B) Bureau for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction
(C) Board for Investment and Financial Reconstruction
(D) Bureau for Investment and Financial Reconstruction

3. Cash Reserve Ratio ( CRR) and Stautory Liquidity Ratio (SLR ) are terms most closely related to which of the following industries/markets:
(A) Stock Exchange
(B) Banking
(C) Mutual Fund
(D) Income Tax

4. Which of the following programs aims at the promotion of savings among rural women?
(A) Rashtriya Mahila Kosh
(B) Mahila Samriddhi Yojna
(C) Indira Mahila Yojna
(D) Javhar Rozgar Yojna

5. Which of the following programs meets the credit needs of poor women?
(A) Mahila Samriddhi Yojna
(B) Rashtriya Mahila Kosh
(C) Indira Mahila Yojna
(D) Mahila Samakhya Programme

6. Which of the following deals with economic offences?
(A) MISA
(B) NSA
(C) TADA
(D) COFEPOSA

7. Chelliah Committee of 1992 deals with the overhauling of our
(A) public sector undertakings
(B) financial system
(C) tax system
(D) patents and copyrights

8. The terms TRIPS and TRIMS are related to
(A) NAFTA
(B) SAPTA
(C) EFTA
(D) GATT

9. Which of the following taxes is a progressive tax?
(A) Income tax
(B) Custom tax
(C) Sales tax
(D) Excise duty

10.When did Regional Rural Banks start functioning in India?
(A) 1975
(B) 1947
(C) 1956
(D) 1960