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PRACTICE SET 2 FOR IBPS CLERK MAINS

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ISBN : 9789386146717 2 General Awareness (e) Only 1 (With Special Reference to Banking Industry) 7. Which of the following public sector banks has the largest 1. Which of the following is the full form of the term SLR as number of branches in foreign countries? used in the banking sector? (a) Bank of India (b) Bank of Baroda (a) Social Lending Ratio (c) Punjab National Bank (d) Corporation Bank (b) Statutory Liquidity Ratio (e) None of these (c) Scheduled Liquidity Rate 8. TRAI stands for (d) Separate Lending Rate (a) Telephone Regulatory Authority of India (e) None of these (b) Telegram Regulatory Authority of India 2. As we all know, the major source of income of the banks is (c) Telecome Regulatory Authority of India lending money (providing credit) and earning interest on it. (d) Telecom Regulation Authority of India In normal circumstances, the demand of the credit comes (e) None of these mainly from which of the following sectors ? 9. What is an Indian Depository Receipt? 1. Personal Loans (a) A deposit account with a Public Sector Bank 2. Priority Sector Lending and Bailout Packages (b) A depository account with any depositories in India 3. Project Finance (c) An instrument in the form of depository receipt created (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (c) Only 3 (d) All 1, 2 and 3 by an Indian depository against underlying equity (e) None of these shares of the issuing company 3. One of the sources of income of banks is to charge fee for (d) An instrument in the form of deposit receipt issued by certain services. What are some of the services provided by Indian depositories the banks for which they charge fee? (e) None of the above 1. Issuing Demand Drafts/Pay Orders 10. Reverse Repo means 2. Issue of ATM/Credit/Debit Cards (a) Injecting liquidity by the Central Bank of a country 3. Electronic Transfer of Money through purchases of Govt. securities (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (b) Absorption of liquidity from the market by sale of (c) Only 3 (d) All 1, 2 and 3 Govt. securities (e) None of these (c) balancing liquidity to maximize economic growth 4. Many banks have launched/ floated their subsidiaries which (d) improving availability of securities in the market are fully owned by them. Banks launch subsidiaries normally (e) None of the above for which of the following businesses? 1. Home Loan Business 11. Currency Swap is an instrument to manage 2. To sell Insurance Policies (a) Currency risk 3. To Control Online Operations or Internet Banking (b) Interest rate risk Business (c) Both currency and interest rate risk (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (d) Flows of foreign exchange (c) Only 3 (d) All 1, 2 and 3 (e) All of the above (e) None of these 12. The advantage of the Ru Pay scheme launched by RBI are : 5. "The set of directive principles issued by the Central Bank (a) Processing fee is 40 $ lower than other cards. of a country or the process adopted by it to control the (b) The shop keepers will benefit as their processing supply of money, availability of money, cost of money and charge would be lower. rate of interest, etc. in order to bring stability and growth of (c) Customers will benefit as lower margin goods would the economy" are commonly known as- be available to them (a) Monetary policy of the Central Bank of the country (d) India will save in foreign exchange as VISA and (b) Budget of the Govt. mastercard are paid in foreign exchange. (c) Profit and Loss Account (d) Business Policy of the Bank (e) All of the above. (e) None of these 13. Reserve Bank of India is the apex bank of India. In USA the 6. When the common people of a nation start getting very apex bank is called : high salary or wages, the consumption of the goods like (a) Bank of America eatables and white goods, also start increasing. This (b) Federal Reserve (c) Central Bank of USA situation brings which of the following types of inflation in (d) Central National Bank of USA the economy? (e) None of the above 1. Cost push inflation 14. Consider the following programmes: 2. Demand pull inflation (A) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan 3. Low inflation (B) Navodaya Vidyalaya (a) Only 1 and 3 (b) Only 2 (C) Ultra Mega Power Project (c) Only 3 (d) All 1, 2 and 3 3

Which of the above programmes is/are being implemented (c) Shubha Mudgal in all the districts of the country? (d) Sandip Banerjee (a) Only (A) (b) Only (B) (e) None of these (c) Only (C) (d) Only (A) and (C) 23. Which Railway Station topped in cleanliness ranking in (e) All (A), (B) and (C) Vijayawada division and the Secunderabad based South 15. Which of the following statements is/are correct about initial Central Railway zone in implementing Swachh Bharat public offering (IPO)? guidelines? (A) It is the first sale of stocks by a company to the public. (a) Gudiwada (b) Nellore (B) It is often issued by smaller, younger companies (c) Kondapalli (d) Guntur seeking the capital to expand, but can also be brought (e) None of these by large companies looking to become publicly traded. 24. F1 Legend Chris Amon has passed away at the age of 73 on (C) It is a risky investment for investors as most IPOs are August 3rd 2016 due to Cancer. He belonged to which of companies going through a transistory growth country? (a) France (b) New Zealand period and their future values are uncertain. (c) United States (d) Canada Which of the above statements is/are correct? (e) None of thse (a) Only (A) (b) Only (B) 25. What is the following game not added in Olympics 2020 as (c) Only (C) (d) Only (A) and (C) per Tokyo's agenda by International Olympic Committee? (e) All (A), (B) and (C) (a) Baseball (b) Karate 16. Banks need liquidity to meet which of the following (c) Skateboard (d) Cricket objectives of banking? (e) None of these (A) To meet deposit withdrawal 26. Who has been appointed as the Non-Executive Director of (B) To maintain public confidence the TATA International Limited with effect from 1st August (C) To fund loan demands. 2016? (a) Only (A) (b) Only (B) (a) Jothi Premnarayen (b) Deepak Premnarayen (c) Only (C) (d) Only (A) and (B) (c) Mohit Premnarayen (d) Rohit Premnarayen (e) Only (A) and (C) (e) None of these 17. Who amongst the following is the author of the book The 27. Aadi Peruku is celebrated in which state? Sense of Ending? (a) Karnataka (b) Madhya Pradesh (a) Julian Barnes (b) Aravind Adiga (c) Kerala (d) Tamil Nadu (c) John Banville (d) Yann Martel (e) None of these (e) Howard Jacobson 28. Union Government signed New Air Services Agreement with 18. Who has been elected to assume his office as the new Chief which country to boost trade, investment, tourism and Minister of Gujarat? cultural exchange? (a) Vijay Rupani (b) Anandiben Patel (a) Mauritius (b) Lao (c) Nithin Patel (d) Ajay Rupani (c) Manoco (d) Nauru (e) None of these (e) None of these 19. Which State Government is proposed to implement the 7th 29. What is the theme of Swachh Bharat special campaign is pay commission recommendations in the state form being organized by The Ministry of Drinking Water and November 1 2016? Sanitation throughout August 2016? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Uttar Pradesh (a) Liberation from Open Excretion (c) Goa (d) Tamilnadu (B) Freedom from Open Excretion (e) None of these (c) Freedom from Open Defecation 20. Lokesh Rahul is related to which sport ? (d) Liberation from Open Defecation (a) Swimming (b) Hockey (e) None of these (c) Cricket (d) Tennis 30. Who is the author book titled "Until the Lions: Echoes from (e) None of these the Mahabharata" ? 21. What is the name of website which is launched by the (a) Karthika Nair (b) Tishani Doshi Reserve Bank of India to curb illegal and unauthorized (c) Gopika Jadeja (d) Anand Thakore pooling of funds by unscrupulous firms? (e) None of these (a) sarkar.rbi.org.in (b) sachet.rbi.org.in 31. Which IAS officer has been named as secretary to Prime (c) paisa.rbi.org.in (d) avaidh.rbi.org.in Minister Narendra Modi? (e) None of these (a) Sunil Kumar Gulati 22. Who has been awarded as 23rd Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavna Award for her exceptional contribution in the (b) Hardeep Kumar areas of communal harmony? (c) Bhaskar Khulbe (a) M.Balamurali Krishna (d) Krishan Kumar Jalan (b) Abdul Rashid Khan (e) None of these 4 32. Who has been appointed as new Chief Justice of Allahabad (a)4 (b) 270 High Court? 1 1 (a) Dilip Babasahen Phalke (c) (d) 4 270 (b) Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale (c) Dilip Santhosh Bhasal (e) None of these (d) Dilip Babu Phalke 42. If 3n 81 , then n = ? (e) None of these (a)2 (b) 4 33. Which High Court has been renamed as per resolution (c)6 (d) 8 passed by the state government Assembly? (e) None of these (a) Guwahathi (b) Kolkata 10 110 (c) Madras (d) Chandigarh 43. (e) None of these 11? 34. Anti-corruption Index, the first of its kind in India will be (a) 111 (b) 1100 launched by which of the following state ? (c) 121 (d) 100 (a) Kerala (b) Maharashtra (e) None of these (c) Jammu & Kashmir (d) Rajasthan 20 u8 0.5 (e) None of these 44. 12 20? 35. Which team has won the season 4 finals of the Pro Kabaddi League defeating Jaipur Pink Panthers? (a)8 (b) 18 (a) Telugu Titans (b) Hodi Oshtorak (c)2 (d) 13 (e) None of these (c) Deccan Charges (d) Patna Pirates (e) None of these .23  .023 45. ? 36. Which animals are going to extinct by 2100, according to .0023y 23 study published in the journal BioScience? (a) 0.207 (b) 207 (a) Wild Deer (b) Mammoth (c) 2070 (d) 0.0207 (c) Tiger (d) Dolphin (e) None of these (e) None of these (777)7y 37. Who has taken over the charge of Air Officer Commanding- 46. ? in-chief of the southern Air Command? 55y55 (a) S Neelakannan (b) S Neelakantan 1 (c) S Neelashwaran (d) S Neelama (a)1 (b) 5 (e) None of these 38. Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags off the Run for Rio also 15 3 (c) (d) released the brochure of the Indian History at Olympics so 11 11 far at which stadium? (e) None of these (a) Surjit Hockey Stadium in Jalandhar 1 (b) Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi 47. The value of 1 = ? 1 (c) Greater Noida Cricket Stadium in Noida 1 1 (d) Dr Sampurnanda Stadium in Varanasi 1 (e) None of these 9 39. Dudhwa National Park (DNP) is situated at which border? 29 10 (a) India-Nepal border (b) India-Pakistan border (a) (b) (c) India-Sri Lanka border (d) India-Myanmar border 19 19 (e) None of these 29 10 40. Who launched 2016 as 'International Year of Pulses'? (c) (d) 10 9 (a) WHO (b) UN (c) UNESCO (d) UNICEF (e) None of these (e) None of these x 54 48. If , then x = ? Quantitative Aptitude 169 39 (a) 108 (b) 324 DIRECTIONS (Qs. 41-50): What will come in place of question (c) 2916 (d) 4800 mark (?) in the following questions? (e) None of these 137 u137uuu 137 133 133 133 41. ? 32  48 137u 137uuu 137 133 133 133 49. ? 8  12 5 to the number, then the digits are reversed. The number is (a) 2 (b) 2 (a) 96. (b) 87 (c)4 (d) 8 (c) 78 (d) 69 (e) None of these (e) None of these 1 59. Three cubes of a metal are of edges 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm. 50. ? 98 These are melted together and from the melted material, another cube is formed. The edge of this cube is : 1 1 (a) 8 cm (b) 10 cm (a) (3 2 2) (b) 2 3 22 (c) 9 cm (d) 6 cm (e) None of these (c) (d) 3 22 3 22 2 60. Yashika got married 8 years ago. Today her age is 1 times (e) None of these 7 51. If the compound interest on a certain sum of money for her age at the time of her marriage. At present her daughters 3 years at 10% p.a. be ` 993, what would be the simple age is one-sixth of her age. What was her daughter’s age 3 interest ? years ago ? (a) ` 800 (b) ` 950 (a) 2 years (b) 3 years (c) ` 900 (d) ` 1000 (c) 4 years (d) 5 years (e) None of these (e) None of these 52. In a class, 20 opted for Physics, 17 for Maths, 5 for both and DIRECTION (61-65): What should come in place of question 10 for other subjects. The class contains how many mark (?) in the following number series? students? (a) 35 (b) 42 61. 0 5 18 43 84 145 ? (c) 52 (d) 60 (a) 220 (b) 240 (e) None of these (c) 260 (d) 280 53. How much water must be added to 100 cc of 80% solution (e) None of these of boric acid to reduce it to a 50% solution ? 62. 10 17 48 165 688 3475 ? (a) 20 cc (b) 40 cc (1) 27584 (b) 25670 (c) 80 cc (d) 60 cc (c) 21369 (d) 20892 (e) None of these (e) None of these 54. Successive discounts of 20% and 15% are equivalent to a 63. 1 3 24 360 8640 302400 ? single discount of (a) 14525100 (b) 154152000 (a) 35% (b) 32% (c) 14515200 (d) 15425100 (c) 17.5% (d) 22.5% (e) None of these (e) None of these 64. 12 14 32 102 416 2090 ? 55. The dimensions of a rectangular room when increased by (a) 15522 (b) 12552 4 metres are in the ratio of 4 : 3 and when decreased by (c) 13525 (d) 17552 4 metres, are in the ratio of 2 : 1. The dimensions of the room are (e) None of these (a) 6 m and 4 m (b) 12 m and 8 m 65. 10 25 50 75 75 37.5 ? (c) 16 m and 12 m (d) 24 m and 16 m (a) 4.375 (b) 3.2375 (e) None of these 56. Two cars start together in the same direction from the same (c) 4.6275 (d) 3.575 place. The first goes with a uniform speed of 10 km/h. The (e) None of these second goes at a speed of 8 km/h in the first hour and DIRECTIONS (Qs. 66-70): Find out the approximate value which 1 increases its speed by km with each succeeding hour.. should replace the question mark (?) in the following questions. 2 (You are not expected to find out the exact value). After how many hours will the second car overtake the first one, if both go non-stop? 66. 196.1 × 196.1 × 196.1 × 4.01 × 4.01 × 4.001 × 4.999 × 4.999 (a) 9 hours (b) 5 hours = 196.13 × 4 × ? (c) 7 hours (d) 8 hours (a) 100 (b) 16 (e) None of these (c) 10 (d) 64 57. 24 men working 8 hours a day can finish a work in 10 days. (e) 32 Working at the rate of 10 hours a day, the number of men 2136 required to finish the same work in 6 days is 67. uy ? (a) 30 (b) 32 78714 (c) 34 (d) 36 2 3 (e) None of these (a) (b) 58. The sum of digits of a two digit number is 15. If 9 be added 56 56 6 (c)1 (d) 2.5 Stream Total no. Science Commerce Arts 50 Universities of students (e) 60 P 25 35 40 18500 68. 10.12.01 + 2.93.001 = ? Q 20 40 40 28000 (a) 130 (b) 160 R 30 15 55 36000 (c) 115 (d) 147 S 45 25 30 24000 (e) None of these T 35 15 50 32400 69. 1999.9997 4.76u ? (a) 11 (b) 45 76. Which University has the least number ofstudents from (c) 49 (d) 6 the discipline of Commerce? (e)9 (a)P (b) S (c)T (d) R 1 (e) None of these 70. 23% of 4011 + of 5555 = ? 7 77. What is the average number of the students from the (a) 7000 (b) 1900 discipline of Commerce from all the Universities together? (c) 9022 (d) 1700 (a) 9750 (b) 8790 (e) 1450 (c) 7580 (d) 8890 71. Average age of 36 children of the class is 15 years. 12 more (e) None of these children joined whose average age is 16 years. What is the 78. The number of students from the discipline of Arts from average age of all the 48 children together ? university S is what percentage of the number of students (a) 15.25 years (b) 15.5 years from the discipline of Commerce from same university? (c) 15.3 years (d) 15.4 years (a) 73% (b) 76% (e) None of these (c) 110% (d) 107% 72. Profit earned by selling an article of ` 1,450 is same as the (e) None of these loss incurred by selling the article for ` 1,280. What is the 79. What is the ratio of the number of students from the cost price of the article? disciplines of Arts & Commerce together from university (a) ` 1,385 (b) ` 1,405 P to the number of student from the same discipline from (c) ` 1,355 (d) ` 1,365 university Q? (e) None of these (a) 614 : 555 (b) 555 : 977 73. Two-fifth of two-third of a number is 48. What is 30% of the (c) 796 : 455 (d) 896 : 555 number? (e) None of these (a) 60 (b) 56 80. What is average no. of student of all universities? (c) 180 (d) 210 (a) 27780 (b) 32460 (e) None of these (c) 34340 (d) 36290 74. In a hall 192 children are made to sit in rows and columns (e) None of these and no. of rows is more than the no. of columns by 4. What is the no. of children in each column ? Reasoning Ability (a) 16 (b) 12 DIRECTIONS (Qs. 81-85) : In these questions, relationship (c) 14 (d) 18 between different elements is shown in the statements. These (e) None of these statements are followed by two conclusions. 75. The total cost of 12 apples and 8 guavas is ` 76 and the total Give answer cost of 8 apples and 12 guavas is `64. What is the total cost (a) Only conclusion I follows of one apple and one guava? (b) Only conclusion II follows (a) ` 5 (b) ` 7 (c) Either conclusion I or II follows (c) ` 8 (d) ` 10 (d) Neither conclusion I nor II follows (e) None of these (e) Both conclusions I and II follow DIRECTIONS (76-80): Study the following table carefully and 81. Statements N = P, P d F, F t L, L = K answer the questions given below: Conclusions I. F = K II. F > K Percentage distribution in various disciplinesin five different 82. Statements Z > T, T < M, M < J university Conclusions I. T < J 7

II. J < Z I. Some desks are shoes. 83. Statements Q = Z, C t G, G t Q, Q t R, J t C II. Some razors are shoes. Conclusions I. G t Z 92. Statements: II. C t R Some benches are windows. 84. Statements A > B > C, D > E > F, D > C Some windows are walls. Conclusions I. E > C Some walls are trains. II. F > B Conclusions: 85. Statements K < L, K > M, M t N, N > O I. Some trains are benches. Conclusions I. O < M II. No train is bench. II. O < K 93. Statements : DIRECTIONS (Qs. 86-90) : Study the following information to All brushes are chocolates. answer the given questions. All chocolates are mirrors. In a certain code. All mirrors are tables. 'more money in market' is written as 'zo li aa to' Conclusions: 'share in market profit' is written as 'vo to je li' I. Some tables are brushes 'making more profit now' is written as 'su je zo ka' II. Some mirrors are chocolates. 'now the market gains' is written as 'do li yo su' 94. Statements : 86. Which of the following does 'vo' stand for? Some pencils are knives. (a) profit (b) in All knives are papers. (c) share (d) market Some papers are books. (e) in or profit 87. What is the code for 'making'? Conclusions: (a) ka (b) su I. Some books are pencils. (c) je (d) zo II. Some papers are pencils. (e) Cannot be determined 95. Statements: 88. Which of the following is the code for 'gain'? Some roofs are figures. (a) su (b) li All figures are lions. (c) yo (d) do All lions are goats. (e) yo or do Conclusions: 89. Which of the following can be the code for 'the more you I. Some goats are roofs. share'? (a) do yo zo vo (b) vo wi zo do II. All goats are figures (c) vo zo wi bu (d) yo je vo wi DIRECTIONS (96-100): Study the following information carefully (e) su vo zo do and answer the questions given below: 90. 'to ka li aa' is a code for which of the following? Ten persons are sitting in two parallel rows containing five people (a) share more in market (b) now share more gains each, in such a way that there is equal distance between adjacent (c) the gains in market (d) the gains in profit persons. In row-1, A, B, C, D and E are seated (but not necessarily (e) making money in market in the same order) and all of them are facing north. In row-2, L, M, DIRECTIONS (Qs. 91 - 95): In each question below, there are N, O and P are seated (but not necessarily in the same order) and three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. all of them are facing south. Therefore, in the given seating You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they arrangement each member seated in a row faces another member seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then of the other row. B sits second to the right of D. The person facing decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the B sits to the immediate left of N. L sits second to the right of N. three statements disregarding commonly known facts. Only two persons sit between L and P. E is not an immediate Give answer (a) if only conclusion I follows. neighbour of D. O does not face E. C neither faces N nor sits at an extreme end of the line. Give answer (b) if only conclusion II follows. 96. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding O? Give answer (c) if either I or II follows. (a) L sits to the immediate left of O. Give answer (d) if neither I nor II follows. (b) Only three persons sit between P and O. Give answer (e) if both I and II follow. (c) O sits exactly in the middle of the row. 91. Statements: All shoes are pens. (d) O faces one of the immediate neighbours of B. Some pens are razors. (e) None of the given statements is true. Some razors are desks. 97. Who amongst the following is facing A? Conclusions : 8

(a)L (b) M DIRECTIONS (106-110): Study the following information (c)O (d) P carefully and answer the given questions: (e)N K, L, M, N, O, P, Q and R live on eight different floors of a building 98. Who amongst the following is facing M? but not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor of the (a)E (b) A building is numbered one, the one above that is numbered two (c)D (d) B and so on till the topmost floor is numbered eight. Each of them (e)C also likes a different superhero, namely Batman, Superman, Captain 99. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on America, Thor, Hulk, Wolverine, Nova and Ironman, but not the given arrangement and hence form a group. Which is the necessarily in the same order. one that does not belong to the group? The one who likes Thor lives on an even numbered floor. Only (a) NO (b) CE three people live between the one who likes Thor and M. Only (c) AB (d) PO two people live between M and N. N does not live on the lowermost floor. Only three people live between N and the one (e) ML who likes Hulk. 100. What is the position of C with respect to B? O lives immediately above K. O lives on an even numbered floor. (a) Second to the left K does not like Hulk. K lives neither on the floor numbered three (b) Third to the left nor on five. Only two people live between K and the one who (c) Immediate left likes Nova. (d) Immediate right Only one person lives between the one who likes Nova and (e) Second to the right Ironman. The one who likes Ironman lives below the one who DIRECTIONS (Qs. 101-105) : Study the following arrangement likes Nova. carefully and answer the questions given below. L lives immediately above Q. Only one person lives between Q B 4 @ D A ” 7 9 F % 2 R 5 H 6 E N $ 1 U W 3 P T 8 G V # Y I and the one who likes Captain Amercia. 101. Which of the following is the twelfth to the left of the twenty- The one who likes Wolverine lives immediately above the one first from the left end of the above arrangement? who likes Batman. P does not like Thor. K does not like Superman. (a)R (b) 1 106. Which of the following pairs represent those who live immediately above and immediately below N? (c)5 (d) $ (a) R, L (b) L, M (e) None of these (c) K, Q (d) R, Q 102. If all the numbers from the above arrangement are dropped which of the following will be the fifteenth from the right (e) None of these end? 107. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way as per the (a)W (b) 6 given arrangement and so form a group. Which of the following does not belong to that group? (c) (d) 4 (1) K - Floor numbered five (e) None of these (b) Q - Floor numbered six 103. How many such consonants are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a (c) L - Floor numbered two symbol and immediately followed by a vowel? (d) N - Floor numbered seven (a) None (b) One (e) R - Floor numbered eight (c) Two (d) Three 108. Which of the following superheroes does R like? (e) Four (1) Other than those given as options 104. In which of the following combinations the first elements in (b) Superman between the second and the third elements in the above (c) Nova arrangement? (d) Thor (a) 2 % F (b) 9 ”7 (e) Batman (c) 5 H 6 (d) T P 3 109. Which of the following superheroes does P like? (e) E N (1) Ironman 105. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on (b) Wolverine their positions in the above arrangement and so from a group. (c) Batman Which is the one that does not belong to that group? (d) Captain America (a) 5 6 2 (b) W P U (e) Other than those given as options (c) ”9 D (d) G# T 110. N lives on which of the following floor numbers? (e) U 3 $ (1) Five (b) Three 9

(c) Seven (d) One sides of the table. (e) None of these (ii) G who does not sit at any of the corners of the table sits Directions (111-113): Study the following information carefully second to the right of D. to answer the questions. (iii) Only two people sit between D and B (taken from one side). (a) If the data in statement I alone is sufficient to answer the (iv) C is not an immediate neighbour of G. question. (v) H is sits second to left of B. (b) If the data in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the (vi) E is not an immediate neighbout of G or F. question. 116. Who sits exactly between F and A? (c) If the data either in statement I alone or statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question. (a)B (b) C (d) If the data given in both I and II together are not sufficient to (c)E (d) H answer the question. (e) None of these (e) If the data in both the statements I and II together are 117. How many persons sit between A and H when counted in necessary to answer the question. anti-clockwise direction from A? 111. Who is sitting in between A and B in a circular arrangement (a) None (b) One of 5 people? (c) Two (d) Three I. B is sitting 2nd to the right of C and is immediate (e) Four neighbor of D. 118. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on II. D is immediate neighbor of C. their seating positions in the above arrangement and so form 112. How many children does Anuradha have? a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group? I. Preeti is the only sister of Ravi who is grandson of (a)D (b) F Bhuvan. Anuradha is daughter-in-law of Madhu and (c)A (d) E sister-in-law of Radhika. (e)G II. Manish is married to Anuradha and is son of Bhuvan. Ritu, sister of Anuradha is married to Suraj. Ravi is the 119. What is the position of F with respect to C? only brother of Preeti. (a) Third to the left 113. Which direction is Anu facing? (b) Immediate to the right I. Shilpi is facing the opposite direction of Anu and also (c) Second to the left Shipra who is facing east is sitting in left of Shilpi. (d) Third to the right II. Bhavna starts from her home in north direction, goes (e) Immediate to the left straight and turns; now she is facing Anu. 120. What will come in place of the question mark(?) based upon DIRECTIONS (114-115): Study the following information the given seating arrangement? carefully and answer the questions given below: AE, EH, HF, ? A is 15 m to the west of B. C is 13 m to the South of B and 5 m to (a) FE (b) HC the east of D. E is 20 m to north of D. E is 10 m to the east of G. (c) FD (d) CB 114. If X is 7 m to the west of E, then which of the following will be nearest point of X? (e) FH (1)C (b) G Computer Knowledge (c)D (d) B 121. Passwords enable users to–– (e)A (a) get into the system quickly 115. In which direction is G with respect of A? (b) make efficient use of time (1) South-East (b) South (c) retain confidentiality of files (d) simplify file structures (c) North-West (d) South-West (e) None of these (e) North 122. While sending an e-mail, the–– line describes the contents DIRECTIONS (Qs. 116-120) : Study the following information of the message. carefully and answer the given questions. (a) subject (b) to (c) contents (d) cc A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a square table facing (e) None of these the centre in such a way that four of them sit at four corners of the 123. A (n)___is a program that makes the computer easier to use. square while four sit in the middle of each of the four sides. (a) utility (b) application (i) A sits second to right of F. F sits in the middle of one of the (c) operating system (d) network 10 (e) None of these (c) title bar (d) formula bar 124. The ______tells the computer how to use its components (e) None of these (a) utility 134. A ______can make it easier to play games. (b) network (a) mouse (b) joystick (c) application program (c) keyboard (d) pen (d) operating system (e) None of these (e) None of these 135. How many different documents can you have open at any 125. Files deleted from the hard disk are sent to the ______. one time? (a) recycle bin (b) floppy disk (a) Not more than three (c) clipboard (d) motherboard (b) Only one (e) None of these (c) As many as your computer memory will hold 126. A ______is a named set of characters that have the same (d) No more than your Taskbar can display characteristics. (e) None of these (a) type face (b) type style 136. To make the number pad act as directional arrows, you press (c) font (d) pico the ______key. (e) None of these (a) shift (b) arrow lock 127. A ______pre-designed document that already had (c) num lock (d) caps lock coordinating fonts, a layout and a back ground. (e) None of these (a) guide (b) model 137. Marketing can be effected by ______. (c) ruler (d) template (a) bringing in new customers (e) None of these (b) retaining existing customers 128. Personal computers can be connected together to form a (c) selling more to existing customers (a) server (b) supercomputer (d) quality pre and post sales service (c) enterpirse (d) network (e) All of these (e) None of theese 138. Something which has easily understood instructions is said 129. Which elements of a Word document can be displayed in to be ______. colour? (a) user friendly (b) information (a) Only graphics (c) word processing (d) icon (b) Only text (e) None of these (c) All elements 139. Of the 4P's of marketing, 3 are Product, Place and Promotion. (d) All elements but only if you have a colour printer Which is the 4th P? (e) None of these (a) Price (b) Pricing 130. A complete electronic circuit with transistors and other (c) Purpose (d) Pride electronic components on a small silicon chip is called a (e) Pursuit (n)– 140. What is output? (a) workstation (a) What the processor takes from the user (b) CPU (b) What the user gives to the processor (c) magnetic disk (d) integrated circuit (c) What the processor gets from the user (e) None of these (d) What the processor gives to the user 131. To access properties of an object, the mouse technique to (e) None of these use is ______. 141. What are bas, doc, and htm examples of? (a) extensions (b) domains (a) right-clicking (c) protocols (d) databases (b) shift-clicking (e) None of these (c) dragging 142. ctrl, shift and alt are called ...... keys. (d) dropping (a) adjustment (b) function (e) None of these (c) modifier (d) alphanumeric 132. During the ______portion of the Information Processing (e) None of these Cycle, the computer acquires data from some source. 143. Which type of file is created by word processing programs? (a) storage and output (b) storage (a) database file (b) storage file (c) input (d) output (c) worksheet file (d) document file (e) None of these (e) graphical file 133. The ______of software contains lists of commands and 144. Personal computers can be connected together to form a ...... options. (a) server (a) menu bar (b) tool bar (b) supercomputer (c) network 11 (d) enterprise 155. Which device is used as the standard pointing device in a (e) None of these Graphical User Environment? 145. A modem ...... (a) Keyboard (b) Mouse (a) translates analog signals from a computer into digital (c) Joystick (d) Track ball signals that can travel along conventional telephone (e) None of these lines 156. The simultaneous execution of two or more instructions is (b) translates digital signals from a computer into analog called ...... signals that can travel along conventional telephone (a) sequential access lines . (b) reduced instruction set computing (c) demodulates digital signals from a computer (c) multiprocessing (d) modulates signals from an analog telephone line (d) disk mirroring (e) None of these (e) None of these 146. Which of the following menu types is also called a drop- 157. Multiprogramming systems ...... down menu? (a) Are easier to develop than single programming systems (a) fly-out (b) cascading (b) Execute each job faster (c) pop-up (d) pull-down (c) Execute more jobs in the same time period (d) Use only one large mainframe computer (e) None of these (e) None of these 147. Data (information) is stored in computer as ...... 158. Which device can understand difference between data and (a) files (b) directories programs? (c) floppies (d) matter (a) Input device (b) Output device (e) None of these (c) Memory (d) Microprocessor 148. The central processing unit contains which of the following (e) None of these as a component? 159. Which of the following devices have a limitation that we (a) Memory Regulation Unit can only read it but cannot erase or modify it? (b) Flow Control Unit (a) Tape Drive (b) Hard Disk (c) Arithmetic Logic Unit (c) Compact Disk (d) Floppy Disk (d) Instruction Manipulation Unit (e) None of these (e) None of these 160. Which of the following is not an output device? 149. Memory unit is one part of ...... (a) Plotter (b) Printer (a) Control unit (c) Monitor (d) Touch Screen (b) Central Processing Unit (e) None of these (c) Input device (d) Output device English Language (e) None of these DIRECTIONS (Qs. 161-170) : Read the following passage 150. The process of writing out computer instructions is known carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/ as ...... phrases are given in bold to help you to locate them while (a) assembling (b) compiling answering some of the questions. (c) executing (d) coding (e) None of these In a disarmingly frank talk at the Indian Merchants' Chamber 151. A Web site address is a unique name that identifies a specific in Mumbai, the Japanese Ambassador in India dwelt at length on ...... on the Web. issues that exercise the minds of Japanese investors when they (a) Web browser (b) PDA consider investment proposals in India. (c) Web Site (d) link Raising the question “What comparative advantages does (e) None of these India offer as an investment market ?”, he said though labour in 152. A character of information is represented by a(n) ...... India is expensive, wage-levels are offset by productivity level to (a) byte (b) bit a large extent. (c) field (d) attribute Acknowledging that the vastness of the Indian market is a (e) None of these great inducement for investment in manufacturing industry, he 153. An example of a telecommunications device is a ...... wondered if it was justifiable to provide that overseas remittance (a) keyboard (b) mouse of profit in foreign exchange be fully covered by exchange (c) printer (d) modem (e) None of these earnings which had been done. Significantly, on the eve of the 154. ____ is a procedure that requires users to enter an Prime Minister’s visit to Japan, the government delinked profits identification code and a matching password. repatriation from exports in meeting this demand. (a) Paging (b) Logging on The Ambassador said that foreign investors needed to be (c) Time-sharing (d) Multitasking assured of the continuity and consistency of the liberalisation (e) None of these policy and the fact that new measures which had been put into force by means of administrative notifications without amending 12 government laws acted as a damper. (b) a secretary of the Japanese Ambassador. The Ambassador pleaded for speedy formulation of the exit (c) a Japanese investor. policy and pointed to the highly restrictive control by the government (d) an Indian investor. on disinvestment by foreign partners in joint ventures in India. (e) None of these While it is all too easy to dismiss critical comment on 167. The author attributes Japan’s emergence as an economic conditions in India contemptuously, there can be little doubt that superpower to if foreign investment is to be wooed assiduously, we will have to A. their ability to overcome any ordeal. meet exacting international standards and cater at least partially B. their tenacity and perserverance despite unfavourable to what we may consider the idiosyncrasies of our foreign circumstances. collaborators. The Japanese too have passed through a stage in C. their ability to improvise and adapt to globally the fifties when their products were derided as sub-standard and acceptable quality levels. shoddy. That they have come out of that ordeal of fire to emerge (a) A & B only (b) B & C only as an economic superpower speaks much of their doggedness to (c) A & C only (d) All the three pursue goals against all odds to meet acceptable standards. (e) None of these There is no gainsaying that the past record of Japanese 168. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true about the investment is a poor benchmark for future expectations. critical comments on investment conditions in India? A. These comments are difficult to be countered. 161. The author has appreciated the Japanese for their B. These comments are received from various (a) quality of products manufactured in the fifties. international quarters. (b) passing through an ordeal. C. These comments are based more on biases than on (c) perseverance in raising quality of products. facts. (d) future expectations. (a) Only C (b) Only B (e) None of these (c) On ly A (d) A & B only 162. According to the Japanese Ambassador, which of the (e) A & C only following motivates the foreign investors to invest in Indian manufacturing industry? . DIRECTIONS (Q. 169): Choose the word which is most nearly (a) very large scope of Indian market the SAME in meaning to the word printed in capital as used in (b) overseas remittance of profit in foreign exchange the passage. (c) assurance of continuity of the liberalisation policy 169. IDIOSYNCRASIES (d) high productivity levels (a) demands (b) needs (e) None of these (c) deviations (d) ideologies 163. The purpose of the author in writing this passage seems to (e) identity be to DIRECTIONS (Q. 170): Choose the word which is most (a) discourage foreign investment in India. OPPOSITE in meaning of the word printed in capital as used in (b) critically examine Indian investment environment. the passage. (c) paint a rosy picture of India’s trade and commerce. (d) criticize government’s liberalization policy. 170. JUSTIFIABLE (e) raise the expectations of foreign investors. (a) unreasonable (b) formidable . 164. According to the Japanese Ambassador, India offers a (c) irrevocable (d) unscrupulous comparative advantage to foreign investors in terms of (e) inevitable (a) inexpensive labour DIRECTIONS (Qs. 171 - 175) : Look at the bold part of each (b) abysmally low wage levels sentence. Below each sentence are given four possible (c) higher productivity substitutions for the bold part. If one of them (a), (b) , (c) or (d) is (d) skilled workforce better than the bold part, indicate your response on the Answer (e) None of these Sheet against the corresponding letter (a), (b), (c) or (d). If none 165. For seeking more and more foreign investment, the author of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (e) as your suggests that we should response on the Answer Sheet. Thus a ‘No’ improvement’ (a) satisfy fully the whims of our foreign collaborators. response will be signified by the letter (e). (b) dismiss all critical comments on Indian conditions. Errors may be in grammar, appropriate word usage or idioms. (c) link profit repatriations to exports. There may be a necessary word missing or there may be a word (d) raise the quality of product to match international which should be removed. standards. 171. He does not smoke, nor he drinks. (e) None of these (a) nor he does drink (b) neither he does drink 166. From the passage it can be inferred that the author is (c) nor does he drink (d) but drinks (a) a political commentator. 13

(e) No improvement right, a reality for all. 172. The patient could have been saved if he had been taken to C. The task is staggering even if we go by conservative the hospital in time. estimates. (a) could be saved (b) could save D. The housing shortage to be met during the Plan is 26.53 (c) had been saved (d) can saved million units, which include the backlog from the 10th Plan. (e) No improvement E. If the existing stock of poor quality dwellings and the 173. I must speak to the landlord about the people above. They growing urbanization–driven demand are taken into account, make much noise. the real deficit will be even higher. (a) much of noise (b) very much noise 181. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence? (c) too much noise (d) So much noise (a)A (b) B (e) No improvement (c)C (d) D 174. When the bomb went off, it broke all of our windows. (e)E (a) all our windows (b) all windows of us 182. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence? (c) our all windows (d) all the window (a)A (b) B (e) No improvement (c)C (d) D 175. Knowing very little English, it was difficult to converse with (e)E the foreigner. (a) I found it difficult to converse 183. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence? (b) to converse was difficult (a)A (b) B (c) conversing was difficult (c)C (d) D (d) It was not easy to conversed (e)E (e) No improvement 184. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence? (a)A (b) B DIRECTIONS (Qs. 176-180) : In each questions below a sentence (c)C (d) D with four words printed in bold type is given. These are numbered as (a), (b), (c) or (d). One of these four boldly printed words may be (e)E either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the 185. Which of the following should be the FIFTH (LAST) sentence. Find out the word which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate, sentence? if any. The letter of that word is your answer. If all the boldly (a)A (b) B printed words are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context (c)C (d) D of the sentence, mark (e), i.e. ‘All correct’, as your answer. (e)E 176. It is indeed recommendable (a) that the apex court has DIRECTIONS (Qs. 186-195): In the following passage there deemed (b) it necessary to remind the government of its are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers duties in promoting (c) education and investing (d) in it. All are printed below the passage and against each, five words are correct (e) suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the 177. The perception (a) of animal life was even more ambiguous appropriate word in each case. (b) because of anthropomorphic (c) characterisations (d) Trust is the basis of human relationships. As trust between of animal behaviour. All correct (e). people grows, 186 change and interpersonal dynamics are 178. Policy of permitting (a) legal (b) import of gold has transformed. Diverse skills and abilities become 187 and stimulated (c) its consumation (d) . All correct (e) appreciated as strengths. People begin to 188 one another’s 179. His continually (a) defending (b) his stand on the issue has attitudes and feelings. They learn to be 189 instead of playing risen (c) doubts (d) in the mind of the jury . All correct (e) . roles. As trust grows the barriers that prevent 190 and openness 180. The government’s strategy to encourage (a) lessen. People become more expressive, impulsive, frank and entrepreneurship (b) gathers momentum (c) with spontaneous. Their communication is efficient and clear. They unenvisaged (d) response. All correct (e). risk 191 and confrontation, opening the doors to deeper communication, involvement and commitment. Congestion and DIRECTIONS (Qs. 181-185): Rearrange the following sentences 192 lessen. The flow of data is open and 193. Would you approach (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) in the proper sequence to form a new relationship from a stance of 194 or one of 195? meaningful paragraph, then answer the questions given below them. 186. (a) motivations (b) behaviours (c) patterns (d) aspirations A. It will take extraordinary political commitment and liberal (e) commitments public funding during the 11th Plan for affordable housing 187. (a) obvious (b) necessary to become a credible goal. (c) essential (d) recognised B. The National Urban Housing and Habitat Policy of the (e) prominent United Progressive Alliance Government seeks to make 188. (a) accept (b) participate access to housing, long acknowledged as a fundamental (c) pronounce (d) inculcate 14 (e) relate (a) pace, told (b) direction, ordered 189. (a) advocates (b) possessed (c) momentum, directed (d) orientation, advised (c) exponents (d) indifferent (e) leverage, coaxed (e) themselves 197. Researchers have ______the existence of a star, called 190. (a) snobbery (b) egoism Nemesis, to explain a______periodicity in mass (c) brashness (d) boasting extinctions on the Earth. (e) candour (a) hailed, overlooked (b) invoked, perceived 191. (a) conflict (b) persuasiveness (c) apprehended, dodged (d) neglected, marked (c) dedication (d) propensity (e) observed, distinguished (e) jealousy 198. During his foreign visit, the Minister's agenda will be to 192. (a) pervasiveness (b) boundaries ______with the Egyptian side about how to carry (c) sluggishness (d) blocking forward ______between the two leaders and (e) enthusiasm enhance a mutually beneficial relationship. 193. (a) unanimous (b) uncritical (a) interact, alliance (b) contact, ally (c) uninhibited (d) uncanny (c) deal, unison (d) consent, agreement (e) unusual (e) communicate, consensus 194. (a) suspense (b) obligation 199. The speaker's statement on promoting violence sparked an (c) suspicion (d) reliance online ______, many accusing him of inciting (e) polarity ______. 195. (a) conviction (b) faith (a) tension, ferocity (b) backlash, brutishness (c) incredibility (d) care (c) furore, inhumanity (d) debate, terrorism (e) tolerance (e) revolt, warfare 200. People who decide to get inked, especially after an emotional DIRECTIONS (Qs. 196 - 200): In each of the following sentences ______, come up with meaningful designs or symbols there are blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five pairs - tattoos, which act as a part of their ______experience. of words denoted by the numbers a, b, c, d and e. Find out which (a) turmoil, therapeutic (b) disruption, corrective pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the (c) upheaval, melancholy (d) combat, healing same sequence to make it grammatically correct. (e) truce, rejuvenating 196. Giving further ______to the exercise of reorganizing the districts in the State, the Chief Minister ______the officials to issue draft notification on the new districts. 15 Answer Key 1(b) 26 (b) 51 (c) 76 (c) 101 (e) 126 (b) 151 (d) 176 (a) 2 (d) 27 (d) 52 (b) 77 (e) 102 (e) 127 (d) 152 (a) 177 (e) 3 (d) 28 (b) 53 (d) 78 (e) 103 (b) 128 (d) 153 (d) 178 (d) 4 (d) 29 (c) 54 (b) 79 (e) 104 (e) 129 (c) 154 (b) 179 (c) 5 (a) 30 (a) 55 (b) 80 (a) 105 (b) 130 (d) 155 (c) 180 (d) 6 (b) 31 (c) 56 (a) 81 (c) 106 (a) 131 (a) 156 (c) 181 (a) 7 (e) 32 (b) 57 (b) 82 (a) 107 (b) 132 (c) 157 (c) 182 (b) 8 (c) 33 (c) 58 (c) 83 (e) 108 (d) 133 (a) 158 (d) 183 (c) 9 (c) 34 (a) 59 (d) 84 (d) 109 (e) 134 (b) 159 (d) 184 (d) 10 (a) 35 (d) 60 (b) 85 (e) 110 (a) 135 (c) 160 (d) 185 (e) 11 (d) 36 (b) 61 (e) 86 (c) 111 (d) 136 (e) 161 (c) 186 (b) 12 (e) 37 (b) 62 (d) 87 (a) 112 (d) 137 (d) 162 (a) 187 (e) 13 (b) 38 (b) 63 (c) 88 (e) 113 (a) 138 (a) 163 (b) 188 (a) 14 (a) 39 (a) 64 (b) 89 (b) 114 (b) 139 (a) 164 (e) 189 (e) 15 (e) 40 (b) 65 (e) 90 (e) 115 (e) 140 (d) 165 (d) 190 (e) 16 (e) 41 (c) 66 (a) 91 (d) 116 (c) 141 (a) 166 (a) 191 (a) 17 (a) 42 (d) 67 (c) 92 (c) 117 (c) 142 (c) 167 (d) 192 (c) 18 (a) 43 (c) 68 (a) 93 (e) 118 (d) 143 (d) 168 (b) 193 (a) 19 (c) 44 (b) 69 (e) 94 (b) 119 (e) 144 (c) 169 (d) 194 20 (c) 45 (c) 70 (d) 95 (a) 120 (c) 145 (b) 170 (a) 195 21 (b) 46 (d) 71 (a) 96 (c) 121 (c) 146 (d) 171 (c) 196 (c) 22 (c) 47 (a) 72 (d) 97 (e) 122 (a) 147 (a) 172 (e) 197 (b) 23 (b) 48 (b) 73 (e) 98 (a) 123 (a) 148 (c) 173 (c) 198 (e) 24 (b) 49 (b) 74 (a) 99 (d) 124 (d) 149 (b) 174 (a) 199 (b) 25 (d) 50 (d) 75 (b) 100 (b) 125 (a) 150 (d) 175 (e) 200 (a) Hints & Explanations

a22abb 47. (a) Given Expression , 41. (c) Given Expression = 33 where a = 137, b = 133 ab 1 1110 29 1 11  1 22 = (a abb)1 11 1 9 19 19 19 11 = 22 = §·10 10 10 (aba)() abb ()ab 137 133 4 ¨¸ ©¹9 n 42. (d) 3nn 8133Ÿ/24 Ÿ 48Ÿn 2 xx54 54 54 10 110 48. (b) Ÿ u 43. (c) Let . Then, 10x = 11 × 110. 169 39 169 39 39 11 x 11u110 §·54 54 ? x 121. ? x ¨¸uu169 324 10 ©¹39 39 20 u8 0.5 44. (b) Let 12. Then, 24 = 12 (20 – x) 20  x 32 48 16uu 2 16 3 4 2 4 3 49. (b) ? 12x = 216 or x = 18 812 4 uu 2 4 3 22 23 0.207 0.207 0.2070 45. (c) Given Expression = 2070. 0.0023 0.0001 0.0001 4( 2 3) = 2 23 2( 2 3) 2173y

46. (d) Given Expression = 5 11 1 1 9 8 3 22 55 50. (d) u (3 2 2). 5 9898  98 98 16 51. (c) Let Principal = ` P 1 3 or 10t 8t [1  2 .... (t 1)] §·10 §·11 11 11 2 PP¨¸1  993 Ÿ¨¸uu1 P 993 ©¹100 ©¹10 10 10 1 t( t 1) 1 or 10t 8t  or 2t (t2  t) 22 4 §·13311000 993u1000 Ÿ¨¸P 993 or , P 3000 Ÿ t = 9 hrs. [ t0z ] ©¹1000 331 57. (b) uuu wtdm 2111 = uuu wtdm 1222

§·3000uu 3 10 24 × 10 × 8 × 1 = m2 × 6 × 10 × 1 ? Simple interest = ` ¨¸ = ` 900 ©¹100 24 10uu 8 Ÿ m 32men 2 u106 52. (b) 58. (c) Let the two digit number be 10x + y 15 5 12 We have x + y = 15 ...... (i) and (10x + y) + 9 = (10y + x) or 9x – 9y = – 9 or x – y = – 1 ...... (ii) From (i) and (ii) x = 7 and y = 8 Opting only Opting Opting only The number is 10 × 7 + 8 = 78 Physics both Maths 59. (d) Let edge of the new cube = x cm. Volume of the newly formed figure (cube) = sum of volume of smaller cubes. i.e. (x)3 = (3)3 + (4)3 + (5)3 = 27 + 64 + 125 = 216 Ÿ x = 6 cm Opting other 60. (b) Let present age of yashika = x years 10 subjects ? Age of yashika at the time of marriage 9 = (x – 8) years xx ( 8) Total no. of students = 15 + 5 + 12 + 10 = 42 ' 7 53. (d) Concentration of boric acid = 80% = 80 cc 72 Ÿ7xx 9 72 ? x 36 years Quantity of water = 20 cc 2 Let x cc of water be added to get the concentration of 1 50%. ? Present age of the daughter = 36u = 6 years 6 80 50 801 Ÿ or or x = 60 cc ?Her daughter’s age 3 years ago = (6 – 3) = 3 years  x100 100 100  x 2 61. (e) 230 54. (b) Successive discounts of 20% and 15% on ` 100 0 5 18 43 84 145 yields to + 5 + 13 + 25 + 41 + 61 + 85 100 × 0.8 × 0.85 = ` 68 + 8 + 12 + 16 + 20 + 24 ? Single discount =  32)68100( % 62. (d) The series is × 1 + (7 × 1), × 2 + (7 × 2), × 3 + (7 × 3), × 55. (b) Let the length and breadth of the rectangular room be 4 + (7 × 4), × 5 + (7 × 5), × 6 + (7 × 6) ..... and b. A So, ? = 3475 × 6 + (7 × 6) = 20892  44 We have, A Ÿ 3 A + 12 = 4b + 16 63. (c) The series is × 3, × 8, × 15, × 24, × 35, × 48 b 43 So, ? = 302400 × 48 = 14515200 Ÿ 3 A – 4b = 4 ...... (i) 64. (b) The series is × 1 + 2, × 2 + 4, × 3 + 6, × 4 + 8, × 5 + 10, ×  42 6 + 12 .... Again, we have A Ÿ 4 2b8 b 41 A So, ? = 2090 × 6 + 12 = 12552 Ÿ ...... (ii) 65. (e) The series is × 2.5, × 2, × 1.5, × 1, × 0.5, × 0 A 2b4  So, ? = 37.5 × 0 = 0 Solving (i) and (ii), we get A = 12 and b = 8. 56. (a) Let the second car overtakes the first car after t hours. 66. (a) 196.1 × 196.1 × 196.1 × 4.01 × 4.01 ×4.001 × 4.999 × 4.999 3 Distance covered by the first car = Distance covered = (196.1) × 4× ? by the second car. or 4 × ? = 4.01 ×4.001 × 4.999 × 4.999 or ? = 4 × 5 × 5 = 100 2131411 §·1 §·2 § t1 · 67. (c) ? uu 111 Ÿ 10 t = 8 + ¨¸8  ¨¸8  ......  ¨ 8 ¸ 7 8 7 6 28 28 ©¹2©¹22 © ¹ 17

68. (a) ? (10.1)2.01 (2.9) 3.001 (10)23 (3) 100  27 130 75 u18500 79. (e) 100 69. (e) 4.76u? 1999.9997 80 u 28000 4.76 × ? = 44.72 or ? = 9 100 Ratio = 555 : 896 1 70. (d) ? 23% of 4011 + of 5555 = 922.53 y 79357 = 1700 7 138900 80. (a) Average 27780 71. (a) Required average age 5 81. (c) N = P, P d F, F t L and L = K §·15uu36 12 16 §·540 192 = ¨¸years = ¨¸years ? N = P d F t L = K ©¹36 12 ©¹48 (I) F = K Ÿ False (because F is greater than and = 15.25 years. equal to L so, F is also greater than and equal to 72. (d) Let the CP of the article be ` x. K. So, true will be F t K) According to the question, (II) F > K ŸFalse 1450 – x = x – 1280 (But either F is greater than or equal to so, either Ÿ2x = 1450 + 1280 = 2730 (I) or (II) will be true) 2730 F > K Ÿx = = ` 1365 F t K and 2 F = K 73. (e) Let the number be x. 82. (a) Z > T, T < M, M < J According to the question, ? Z > T < M < J 22 (I) T < J = True (because M is greater than T and J is = x uu 48 35 greater than M) (II) J < Z = False (because J is greater than M which is 48u 15 greater than T but smaller than Z) Ÿx 180 4 83. (e) Q = Z, C t G, G t Q, Q t R, J t C ? J t C t G t Q t R, Q = z 180u30 ? 30% of 180 = 54 (I) G t Z Ÿ True (because G t Q and Q = Z so, G t Z) 100 (II) C t R Ÿtrue 74. (a) 12 × 16 = 192 84. (d) A > B > C, D > E > F, D > C In other words, number of rows = 16 ? A > (B / D) > (C /D) > F or A > B > C < D > E > F and number of children in each row = 12 and number of (I) E > C Ÿ False (Because D > C and D > E. It does children in each column = 16 not mean that E > C). 75. (b) Let the CP of an apple be ` x and that of a guava (II) F > B ŸFalse (Because F is smallest among all) = ` y. 85. (e) K < L, K > M, M t N, N > O ? 12x + 8y = 76 and ? L > K > M t N > O 8x + 12y = 64 On adding, (I) O < M Ÿ True (Because M t N and N > O So, M > O) 20x + 20y = 140 (II) O < K True Ÿ20 (x + y) = 140 Ÿ Sol. (Qs. 86-90) 140 Ÿx + y = = 7 = ` 7 20 more money in market zo li aa to

32400u 15 profit vo je li 76. (c) 4860 share in market to 100 77. (e) 6475 + 11200 + 5400 + 6000 + 4860 = 33935 more making profit how su je zo ka 33935 Average 6787 the gains do li yo su 5 how market 30 u 24000 86. (c) vo o share 78. (e) 100 120% 25 u24000 87. (a) making o ka 100 88. (e) gains o yo or do 18 89. (b) more o zo, share o vo, the o do or yo 96. (c) L sits to the immediate right of O. Only one person sits Hence, the more you share o vo wi zo do between P and O. O faces one of the immediate 90. (e) to ka li aa o in making market money neighbours of C or A. or 97. (e) N is facing A. making money in market 91. (d) All shoes are pens. (A-type) 98. (a) E is facing M. 99. (d) Except PO, in all other pairs, the two persons are immediate neighbours of each other. There is one Some pens are razors. (I-type) person between O and P. A + I Ÿ No Conclusion 100. (b) C sits third to the left of B. 92. (c) All the three Premises are Particular Affirmative (I-type). 101. (e) Twelfth to the left of twenty first from the left means No Conclusion follows from Particular Premises. 9th from the left = F. Conclusion I and II from Complementary Pair. 102. (e) According to question, the arrangements are as follows Therefore, either I or II follows 93 (e) All brushes are chocolates. (A-type) B @ D A ” F % R H E  N $ U W P T d V # Y

15th from right All chocolates are mirrors. (A-type) So, R is 15th from right. A + A Ÿ A-type Conclusion 103. (b) Symbol Consonant Vowel "All brushes are mirrors" All biushes are mirrors. (A-type) @ D A 104. (e) Star mark ( ) is between E and N.

105. (b) 562 2 o –4  o All mirrors are tables. (A-type) "All brushes are tables" Wo2PU o –3 Conclusion I is converse of this Conclusion. ”  2 o9D  –4 o Conclusion II is converse of the second Premise. 2 –4 94. (b) Some pencils are knives. (I-type) G   o#T   o 2 –4 W  o3$   o So, WPU does not belong to group. All knives are papers. (A-type I + A Ÿ I-type Conclusion Sol. (106-110) "Some pencils are papers" Person Floor Super Hero Conclusion II is converse of this Conclusion. O 8 Wolverine 95. (a) Some roofs are figure. (I-type) K 7 Batman

R 6 Thor All figures are lions. (A-type) N 5 Captain America I + A Ÿ I-type Conclusion L 4 Nova "Some roofs are lions." Q 3 Superman Some roofs are lion. (I-type) M 2 Ironman P 1 Hulk All lions are goats. (A-type) 106. (a) R and L I + A Ÿ I-(A-type) Conclusion 107. (b) Except Q, floor number six, all others have a gap of one "Some roofs are goats" floor between them. Conclusion I is converse of this Conclusion. 108. (d) R like thor Sol. (96-100) 109. (e) P likes Hulk. Row-2 110. (a) N lives on fifth floor. Right Left M L O N P 111. (d) Since it is not known that who is facing outside or E C D A B inside circle, cannot be determined by any statement Left Right or both. Row-1 19

If the data given in both I and II together are not 119. (e) Immediate to the left sufficient to answer the question. So, 120. (c) One more person sits in each successive pair of person. 112. (d) Since it is not known that Bhuvan and Madhu have Hence, three persons (C, A, E) are sitting between F how many children, it cannot be said that Preeti and and D. Ravi are children of Anuradha and Manish. 161. (c) The meaning is implied in the last sentence. If the data given in both I and II together are not 162. (a) The Japanese ambassador acknowledges that the sufficient to answer the question. So, vastness of the Indian market is a great inducement for 113. (a) From I: Shipra is facing east and in left of Shilpi, so investment in the manufacturing industry. Shilpi is facing south, and then Anu north. 163. (b) The author describes the Indian investment scenario From II: Since it is not known that Bhavna turns to in toto. He presents a comparative analysis regarding which direction, direction of Anu cant be find. foreign investment in India. If the data in statement I alone is sufficient to answer 164. (e) Comparatively though labour is inexpensive in India, the question. So, but at the same time productivity is not high. Therefore, Sol. (Qs. 114-115) it cannot be cited as an advantage here. 165. (d) If foreign investment is to be wooed assiduously, we 10 m G E will have to meet exacting international standards. 15 m 166. (a) The author is a political commentator because he talks A B 13 m about the government policy and makes various 5 m proposals regarding foreign investment in India. D C 168. (b) The passage reflects the views of the Japanese 114. (b) G will be nearest point of X. ambassador who also talks about the problems faced 115. (e) G is in North with respect to A. by foreign investors in India. Sol. (Qs. 116-120) : 178. (a) The right word– commendable D 180. (d) The right word – consumption H E 181. (c) It should the ‘raised’ in place of ‘risen’ 182. (d) The right phrase – an unexpected G A Centre 183-187. Clearly C must be followed by D, which must be further followed by the E as E reitrates the housing shortage and says that the real deficit will be even higher. D and B C F E provide the statistical proof of the staggering task 116. (c) C mentioned in C. So this leads us to the two options (b) 117. (c) Two (E, D) and (a) emphasises what is being said in A. Hence, ABCDE gives the correct arrangement. 118. (d) E (All others sit middle of the each side)