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da pana' and 'they enjoy a holi­ REASONING ABILITY are rearranged in ascending or­ der within the number ? day' is written as 'da na ta ka'. 1. How many such pairs of digits (1) None (2) One How is 'Monday' written in that are there in the number 531468 (3) Two (4) Three code language ? each of which has as many digits (5) More than three (1) sa (2) pa between them in the number as 7. In a row of twenty students, R is (3) sa or pa when the digits are rearranged fifth from the right end and T is (1) Data inadequate in descending order within the fourth from the left end. How (5) None of these number ? many students are there between 13. 'BP is related to 'IM' in the same (1) None (2) One Rand T i n the row? way as 'HL' is related to — (3) Two (4) Three (1) 11 (2) 12 (1) PT (2)NR (5) More than three (3) 10 (3) OR (4) OS 2. In a certain code SAGE is writ­ (4) Cannot be determined (5) None of these ten as '4169' and PERT is writ­ (5) None of these 14. Nikhil walked 30 metres towards ten a.s '7928'. How is STEP writ­ 8. How many meaningful English East, took a left turn and walked ten that code ? words can be made with the let­ 20 metres. He again took a left (1) 4897 (2) 4987 ters NLAE using each letter only turn and walked 30 metres. How (3) 4197 (4) 4387 once in each word ? far and in which direction is he (5) None of these (1) None (2) One from his starting point ? 3. Pointing to a girl, Subodh said X3) Two (4) Three (1) 20 metres North "She is the daughter of my (5) More than three (2) 80 metres North mother's only brother". How is (3) 20 metres South Subodh related to the girl ? (4) 80 metres South (1) Cousin brother (5) Data inadequate (2) Maternal uncle 15. What should come next in the (3) Brother following number series? (4) Data inadequate 9182736459182736 (5) None of these 5918273591827 4. In a certain code CONQUER is (5) None of these (1) 3 (2) 1 written as MNBRQDT. How is 10. Among A, B, C, D and E each (3) 5 (4) 8 having a different amount of STEAMER written in that code ? (5) None of these money, C has more money than Directions (16-18) : Following (1) DRSBQDL (2) DSRBLDQ only E, B and A. Who among them (3) DSRZQDL (4) DSRBQDL questions are based on the five three- . has the highest amount of digit numbers given below. (5) None of these money? 813 479 564 385 792 5. The positions of the first and the (1) C (2) D fifth digits in the number 16. If the positions of the first and (3) E 83241957 are interchanged. the second digits within each Similarly the positions of the sec­ (4) Data inadequate number are interchanged, which ond and the sixth digits are in­ (5) None of these of the following will be the low­ terchanged and so on. Which of 11. How many such pairs of letters est number ? the following will be the third from are there in the word PERFO­ (1) 813 (2) 479 the right end after the rearrange­ RATE each of which has as many (3) 564 (4) 385 letters between them in the word ment ? (5) 792 as in the English alphabet ? (1) 1 (2)2 17. Which of the following is the sec (1) None (2) One (3) 9 (4) 3 ond digit of the second lowest (3) Two (4) Three (5) None of these number ? (5) More than three 6. The positions of how'many digits (1) 1 (2) 7 in the number 5321648 will re­ 12. In a certain code language, 'Mon­ (3) 6 (4) 8 main unchanged after the digits day is a holiday' is written as 'sa (5) 9 find more materials at www.educationobserver.com/forum

18. Which of the following is the sum (1) 2 (2) 1 Conclusions: of the first and the third digits of (3) U (4) K I. Some bottles are lanes. the second highest number ? (5) None of these II. Some boxes are poles. (1) 11 (2) 13 25. How many such numbers are III. No bottle is lane. (3) 9 (4) 8 there in the above arrangement, (1) None follows (5) None of these each of which is immediately pre­ (2) Only I follows Directions (19-20) : Study the ceded by a consonant and imme­ following information carefully and an­ diately followed by a symbol ? (3) Only II follows swer the questions given below: (1) None (2) One (4) Only HI follows (i) P x Q means 'P is mother of Q'. (3) Two (4) three (5) Only either I or III follows (ii) P + Q means 'P is sister of Q". (5) More than three 29. Statements: (iii) P + Q means 'P is father of Q'. Directions (26 - 30): In each of All roads are buses. (iv) P - Q means 'P is brother of Q'. the questions below are given four state­ Some buses are cars. 19. Which of the following means 'J ments followed by three conclusions Some cars are days. is paternal grandfather of W ? numbered I, II and III. You have to take All days are nights. the given statements to be true even if Conclusions: they seem to be at variance from com­ (3) J x T x W (4) J x T f W monly known facts. Read all the con­ I. Some nights are buses. (5) None of these clusions and then decide which of the II. Some nights are cars. 20. Which of following means 'M is given conclusions logically follows from III. Some days are buses. niece of R' ? the given statements disregarding com­ (1) None follows monly known facts. (2) Only I follows 26. Statements: (3) Only II follows Some pens are tables. (4) Only III follows All tables are umbrellas. (5) Only I and II follow (5) None of these Some unbrellas are sticks. 30. Statements: Directions (21 -22): Study the All sticks are caps. Some seeds are flowers. following arrangement carefully and Conclusions: answer the questions given below : All flowers are trees. I. Some caps are umbrellas. H 3 R % M A 8 K 2 P 5 E © N 4 All trees are leaves. - II. Some umbrellas are pens. W @ F & Q 1 U V 9 J I D 7 8 Some leaves are branches. III. Some sticks are pens. 21. How many such numbers are Conclusions: (1) Only I and II follow there in the above arrangement, I. Some branches are flowers. (2) Only I and III follow each of which is immediateliy II. Some leaves are seeds. preceded by a consonant and also (3) Only II and III follow III. Some leaves are flowers. immediately followed by a conso­ (4) All I, II and III follow nant? (1) Only I and II follow (5) None of these (2) Only I and III follow (1) None (2) One 27. Statements: (3) Only II and III follow (3) Two (4) Three All cheques are notes. (4) All I, II and III follow (5) More than three All notes are tyres. (5) None of these 22. What should come next in the All tyres are books. following series based on the Directions (31 - 35): Study the All books are rods. above arrangement ? following information carefully and an­ Conclusions: 3%M KPS NW@ ? swer the questions given below : (1) • 1 U (2) Q1V I. Some rods are notes. P, Q, R, S, T, V, W. Y and Z are (3) QUV (4) QU9 II. Some books are tyres. sitting around a circle facing the cen­ (5) None of these III. Some tyres are cheques. tre. V is second to the left of P who is third to the left of Y. S is fourth to the 23. If all the symbols are dropped (1) Only I and II follow left of P. T is third to the right of Q from the above arrangement, (2) Only I and III follow who is to the immediate right of V. W which of the following will be the (3) Only II and III follow is fourth to the right of Z. eleventh from the right end ? (4) All I, II and III follow 31. In which of the following combi­ (1) Q (2) F (5) None of these nations is the first person sitting (3) N (4) 4 28. Statements: in between the second and the (5) None of these Some lanes are poles. third persons ? 24. Which of the following is the sixth All poles are skies. (1) RSZ (2) YTW to the left of the fourteenth from Some skies are boxes. the left end of the above arrange­ (3) WPQ (4) VZQ ment? No box is bottle. (5) PQV find more ma

32. Who is second to the right of Z ? 38. JBIFMR (1) 18 tower 38 hall 76 new bas­ (1) 9 (2) P (1) $@©397 (2) 7@©39$ ket 82 (3) W (3) $@$397 (4) 3@©$97 (2) 18 tower 38 new 76 hall 82 basket (4) Data inadequate (5) None of these (3) 18 tower 38 hall 76 new 82 (5) None of these 39. DEKRBJ basket 33. In which of the following pairs is (1) 7*27@$ (2) 1*21@$ (4) There will be no such step the first persons sitting to the (3) $*27@1 (4) 1*27@$ (5) None of these immediate right of the second (5) None of these person ? 45. Step III of an Input is : 15 yes 24 40. EBAJWU (1) VQ (2) ZV 80 today never go 59 (1) *@%$64 (2) 4@%$6* (3) SZ (4) RS Which of the following will defi- I (3) *@*$64 (4) %@%$64 nitely be the input ? (5) YT (5) None of these (1) 24 80 today never go 59 15 34. Who is third to the left of S? Directions (41 - 45): Study the yes (1) Y (2) W following information carefully and an­ (2) 24 80 today yes never go 59 (3) T swer the given questions : 1 5 (4) Data inadequate A word and number arrangement (3) 24 15 yes 80 today never go (5) None of these machine when given an input line of 59 35. Who is third to the right of W ? words and numbers rearranges them (4) Cannot be determined (1) S (2) R following a particular rule in each step. (5) None of these (3) V (4) Z The following is an illustration of input Directions (46 - 50): In the fol­ (5) Data inadequate and rearrangement. lowing questions, the symbols 8, *, %, Directions (36 - 40) : In each Input rose petal 29 32 86 goal 41 @ and # are used with the following question below is given a letter group toll meaning as illustrated below: followed by four combinations of dig­ Step I : 29 rose petal 32 86 goal 41 'A % B" means 'A is neither greater its/symbols numbered (1), (2), (3) and toll than nor equal to B'. (4). You have to find out which of the Step II : 29 toll rose petal 32 86 goal 'A # B* means 'A is neither smaller combinations correctly represents the- 41 than nor equal to B'. group of letters based on the following Step III r 29 toll 32 rose petal 86 goal 'A 8 B' means 'A is neither smaller coding system and the conditions that 41 than nor greater than B'. follow and mark the number of that Step IV : 29 toll 32 rose 41 petal 86 'A * B' means 'A is not smaller combination as your answer. If none goal than B'. of the combinations correctly repre­ 41. Input : man 79 over 63 like 43 sents the group of letters, mark (5) i.e. 'A @ B" means A is not greater 'None of these' as your answer. joy 15 than B\ How many steps will be required Now in each of the following ques­ to complete the rearrangement ? tions assuming the given statements (1) Six (2) Seven to be true, find which of the three con-. (3) Eight (4) Nine elusions I, II and III given them is/are definitely true and give your answer (5) None of these accordingly. Conditions: 42. Step II of an Input: 27 world go 46. Statements : M # R. R% P, P8J ! (i) If the first and the third letters 57 48 stem 35 kite Conclusions: are vowels both are to be coded Mow many more steps will be as the code for the third letter. required to complete the rear­ I. M # P II. J # R (ii) If the first and the fourth letters rangement ? III. J % M are consonants, both are to be (1) Five (2) Four (1) None is true coded as the code for the first (3) Three (4) Six (2) Only I is true letter. (5) None of these (3) Only II is true (iii) If the letter is a vowel and the 43. Input: 94 join for 81 style home (4) Only III is true last letter is a consonant their 32 48 (5) Only II and III are true codes are to be interchanged. Which of the following steps will 47. Statements: P*D, D#Q,Q@R 36. UZMKEF be the last ? Conclusions: (1) 3592*4 (2) 4592*3 (1) VI (2) V I. Q % P II. R # D (3) 4594*3 (4) 9592*3 (3) VII (4) IX III. P # D (5) None of these (5) None of these (1) None is true 37. HIREBW 44. Step III of an Input: 18 tower 38 (2) Only I is true (1) 8©78@6 (2) 7©7*@6 basket 82 76 hall new (3) Only II is true (3) 8©7*@6 (4) 6©7*@8 Which of the following steps will (4) Only III is true (5) None of these be step VII ? (5) None of these find more m

48. Statements : T°/[email protected]* F (a) as (i) above, but is a qualified born on 15th September, 1984. Conclusions: Cost Accountant/Chartered Ac­ He has secured 65 percent countant, the case is to be re­ I. F % M marks in the selection examina ferred to ED. II. F°/oT tion and 48 percent marks in the (b) at (v) above, but has secured at personal interview. He is ready III. K # T least 60 per cent marks in the to sign bond for two years. (1) Only III is true selection examination, the case is 55. Atul Garg was born on 2nd De­ (2) Only II is true to be referred to Chairman. cember 1980. He has secured 56 (3) Only I is true In each question below are given percent marks in B.Sc. and 63 (4) Only II and III are true details of one candidate. You have to percent mark in XII Std. He has (5) All I, II and III are true take one of the following courses of also secured 55 percent marks 49. Statements : H @ K, K8 N, N %T actions based on the information pro­ in both the selection examination Conclusions: vided and the conditions and sub-con­ and personal Interview. He is I. T # K ditions given above and mark the num­ ready to sign bond for two years. ber of that course of action as your II. N 8 H 56. Meena Gogoi was born on 14th answer. You are not to assume any­ III. H % N March 1985. She has secured 62 thing other than the information pro­ (1) Only I is true , percent marks in XII Std and 65 vided in each question. All these cases per cent marks in the selection (2) Only II is true are given to you as on 01.01 2010*. examination. She has also se­ (3) Only III is true Mark answer (1) if the candidate cured 58 percent marks in gradu­ (4) Only either II or III is true is to'be selected. ation and 48 per cent marks in (5) Only either II or III and I are Mark answer (2) if the candidate personal interview. She is ready true is not to be selected. to sign bond for two years. 50. Statements :F8D. D*K, K#M Mark answer (3) if the case is to 57. Navin Malhotra was born on 3rd Conclusions: be referred to ED. August. 1987 He has secured 68 I. M°/oD Mark answer (4) if the case is to per cent marks in XII Std. and II. K @ F be referred to Chairman. 50 per cent marks in B.A. He has secured 50 percent marks in III. F # M Mark answer (5) if ihe data pro­ personal Interview and 40 per­ (1) Only I and II are true t vided are not adequate to take a deci­ cent marks in the selection ex­ (2) Only I and III are true sion. amination. He is a qualified Cost 51. Susan D'Souza has secured 62 (3) Only II and III are true Accountant. He is ready to sign (4) All I, II and III are true per cent marks in XII Std. and bond for two years. 59 percent marks in B.A. She (5) None of these was born on 15th July, 1984. She 58. Ashok Pradhan has secured 56 Directions (51- 60) : Study the has secured 50 percent marks percent marks in graduation and following information carefully and an­ in both the selection examination 63 percent marks in XI1 Std. He swer the questions given below : and personal interview. She is was born on 12th December, 1986. He has secured 45 per Following are the conditions for ready to sign bond for two years. selecting Trainee Officers in an cent marks in the selection ex­ 52. Archana Sahu was born on 8th organisation : amination and 55 per cent marks May 1986. She has secured 60 The candidate must— in the personal interview. percent marks in both XII Std. (i) be a graduate in any discipline and B.Sc. She is ready to sign 59. Suresh Das is ready to sign bond with at least 55 per cent marks. bond for two years. She has se­ for two years. He is first class (ii) have secured at least 60 per cured 40 percent marks in the graduate in science. He has se­ cent marks in the XII Std. ex­ personal interview and 50 per cured 50 per cent marks in per­ amination. cent in the selection examination. sonal interview and 40 percent marks in the selection examina­ (ill) be at least 22 years and not 53. Sudhakar Bagchi was bom on 4th m o r e t h a n 2 9 y e a r s a s o n t i o n . H e w a s b o r n o n 2 5 l h November 1982. He has secured 01.01.2010. . April, 1982. He got ten percent 67 percent marks in XII Std. and more marks than his friend in XII (iv) have secured at least 40 per 50 per cent marks in graduation. Std. cent marks in the selection ex­ He has also successfully qualified amination. as Chartered Accountant. He has 60. Antara Ghosh w a s born on 2nd (v) have secured at least 50 per cent secured 50 per cent marks in December 1981. She has secured marks in the personal interview. both the selection examination 60 percent marks in both the (vi) be ready to sign a bond for two and personal interview. He is selection examination and per­ years. ready to sign bond for two years. sonal interview. She has secured 62 percent marks in XII Std. and In the case of a candidate who 54. Abhinav Shukla has secured 70 57 percent marks in B.Sc. She satisfies all the conditions ex- percent marks in XII Std. and 58 is ready to sign bond for two cept percent marks in B.Com. He was years. find more materials at www.educationobserver.com/forum

Directions (61 - 65): Study the Mark answer (1) if the inference have to assume everything in the state­ following information carefully and an­ is 'definitely true', i.e. it properly fol­ ment to be true, then decide which of swer the questions given below : lows from the statement of facts given. the suggested courses of action logi­ A. B. C, D, E, F, G and H are Mark answer (2) if the inference cally follow(s) for pursuing. eight persons working in three differ­ is 'probably true' though not 'definitely Mark answer (1) if only Course ent departments viz. Operations, Sales true' in the light of the facts given. of action I follows. adn Finance of an organisation with at Mark answer (3) if the data are Mark answer (2) if only Course least two and not more three in any inadequate', i.e. from the facts given of action II follows. department. They are in three differ­ you cannot say whether the inference Mark answer (3) if either Course ent scales viz. I, II and III with at least is likely to be true or false. of action I or Course of action II fol­ two in any one scale. Mark answer (4) if the inference lows. Both the employees in Operations is 'probably false', though not 'definitely Mark answer (4) if neither Course departments are in Scale II. D works false' in the light of the facts given. of action I or Course of action II fol­ in Sales department and belongs to Mark answer (5) if the inference lows. Scale I. A works in Finance depart­ is 'probably false', i.e. it cannot possi­ Mark answer (5) if both Course ments and does not belong to Scale I. bly be drawn from the facts given or it of action I and Course of action II fol­ Two employees in Sales department contradicts the given facts. low. belong to one scale. F works with only Coal and power are the mainstays 71. Statement : Many school chil­ H in one of the departments. C works of India's energy sector. Coal is the dren dies in few accidents caused with E in one of the departments. B country's backbone of energy supply due to poor maintenance of school does not work with either C or A in the and is likely to continue playing a sig­ buses during the last few same department. G does not belong nificant role in meeting energy de­ months. to Scale III. E does not belong to Scale I. mands. It accounts for over 50 per cent Courses of action : 61. Which of the following combina­ of the commercial energy requirements I. The government should set up tions is correct ? in the country. Despite reported fig­ an expert group to inspect the ures of a relatively large coal resource (1) Operation-F-I condition of school buses to compared with other fossil fuels, the (2) Operation - H -III avoid such accidents. country has been facing shortages from (3) Sales - B - II II. The government should sus­ time to time. Projections for coal by (4) Finance - E - III pend the licence of all the various study groups show an increas­ school buses till these buses (5) All are correct ing gap between the demand and sup­ are properly checked. 62. Which of the following groups of ply of domestic coal, which may result employees work in sales depart­ in increased imports. Moreover, the 72. Statement : Many customers ment? country's resources are often over­ complained to the manager of the (1) DBE (2) DBC stated as assessment process does not local branch of the bank against (3) DBG consider the quality, technical feasibil­ the highhandedness of the bank employees while dealing with the (4) Data inadequate ity and economic viability of coal min­ ing and exploration. customers. (5) None of these Courses of action: 63. H belongs to which scale ? 66. India's coal mines and mining activities are commercially viable. I. The bank management should (1) I (2) II 67. The coal mines of the developed immediately suspend all the (3) III countries generate more profits employees of the branch and (4) Data inadequate than those in India. deploy a different set of em­ ployees. (5) None of these 68. Assessment process of coal re­ 64. G belongs to which scale ? serves is not capable of identify­ II. The bank management should (1) H .. (2) III ing coal reserves accurately. ask for a report from the man­ ager of the branch for taking (3) I (4) I or II 69. India's dependence on coal for necessary steps. (5) None of these generating energy will continue in 73. Statement: Two persons, while 65. C belongs to which scale ? the time to come. on their daily walks in the jogger's 70. India's coal reserves are much (1) I (2) II park were killed by unidentified more than its requirement. (3) III (4) I or II miscreants early in the morning.' Directions (71 - 75) : In each (5) None of these Courses of action: question below is given a statement Directions (66 - 70) : Below is followed by two courses of action num­ I. The police authority should given a passage followed by several bered I and II. A course of action is a deploy police constables near possible inferences which can be step or administrative decision to be the jogger's park to prevent drawn from the facts stated in the pas­ taken for improvement, follow-up or such criminal acts in future. sage. You have to examine each infer­ further action in regard to the prob­ II. The citizens of the locality ence separately in the context of the lem, policy, etc. On the basis of the should go for early morning passage and decide upon its degree of information given in the statement, you walks in groups to avoid such truth or falsity. attacks. find more materials at www.educationobserver.com/forum

74. Statement : A huge oil tanker II. Most of the spectators may Directions (81- 85) : Below in overturned on the highway lead­ prefer to watch the match on each questibh are given two statements ing to the state capital and TV at their homes rather than (A) and (B). These statements may by blocked most part of the highway going to the stadium. either independent causes or may be from vehicular traffic. 77. Statement: The local hospital put effects of independent causes or a Courses of action : up a notice board at the main common caiise. One of these state­ I. The government should imme­ entrance stating that the hospi­ ments may be the effect of the other statement. Read both the statements diately constitute a high level tal will carry out -free check up and decide which of the following an­ enquiry committee to look into for detecting cancer for people swer choices correctly depicts the re­ the matter. staying in the locality. lationship between these two state­ II. The driver of the oil tanker Assumptions: ments. should immediately be ar­ I. Large number of people liv­ Mark answer (1) if statement (A) rested. ing in the locality may avail the is the cause and statement (B) is its 75. Statement : A very large num­ free check up facility offered effect. ber of recently recruited officers by the hospital. Mark answer (2) if statement (B) left the Bank after attending the II. Hospital staff deployed for the is the cause and statement (A) is its training programme on branch purpose may be able to cope effect. Banking operations conducted by up with the rush of people for Mark answer (3) if both the state­ the bank. check up. ments (A) and (B) are independent Courses of action : 78. Statement: The government has causes. I. The bank should take a bond decided to distribute 3 kgs. of Mark answer (4) if both the state­ of at least two years from each food-grains to every family living ments (A) and (B) are effects of inde­ newly recruited officers be­ pendent causes. below poverty line for the next fore putting them into the Mark answer (5) if both the state­ three months at a nominal price training programme. ments (A) and (B) are effects of some of Rs. 5 per kg. common cause. II. The bank should conduct the Assumptions: training programme at least 81. (A) Majority of the students of the one year after the newly re­ I. The government has enough school passed in Mathemat­ cruited officers joined the stock to distribute foodgrains ics in the annual examination. bank. for the entire period. (B) Majority of the students of the r II. Families living below poverty school failed in English in the Directions (76-80) : In each line may be able to afford* to annul examination. question below is given a statement buy foodgrains at Rs. 5 per 82. (A) A huge explosion rocked the followed by two assumptions numbered kg- housing complex as a cook­ 1 and II. An assumption is something ing gas cylinder exploded in 79. Statement: The government has supposed or taken for granted. You one of the flats in the. com­ recently advised all the public have to consider the statement and the plex. sector banks to reduce rate of following assumptions and decide (B) Residents of the housing com­ interest on home loans upto Rs. which of the assumptions is implicit in plex came running out of their the statement. 25 lakhs. houses and assembled in the Give answer (1) if only Assump­ Assumptions: open courtyard. tion I is implicit. I. The public sector banks may 83. (A) Three top players of the In­ Give answer (2) if only Assump­ reduce the interest on all dian cricket missed all the tion II is implicit. home loans upto Rs. 25 lakhs. matches of the five match Give answer (3) if either As­ II. People may take undue ad­ tournament due to injury* (B) India lost the cricket tourna­ sumption I or Assumption II is implicit. vantage of the government's ment to the visitors with a Give answer (4) if neither As­ decision. sumption I nor Assumption II is im­ 2 : 3 margin. 80. Statement : The civic body put plicit. 84. (A) The municipal authority ad­ up a huge notice board on the vised all the schools in the city Give answer (5) if both Assump­ bench located at an isolated part tions I and II are implicit. to close down for the next two of the city as "Many picknickers days. ' 76. Statement: The cricketing body died while swimming in the sea decided to hold the final match (B) A huge storm is likely to hit during the past few months". the city during the next two of the tournament in the biggest Assumptions: days. stadium of the country which can I. Picknickers may ignore the 85. (A) The prices of foodgrains have accommodate above one lakh notice and continue venturing increased by about 20 per spectators. into the sea. cent over the same period last Assumptions,: II. Picknickers may read and be year. I. Most of the tickets may be careful while venturing into (B) The prices of vegetables have sold resulting into huge in­ substantially! decreased dur­ the sea. come for the cricketing body. ing the past few weeks. find more materials at www.educationobserver.com/forum

Directions (86- 100): In each of the questions given below which one of the five answer figures on the right should come after the problem figures on QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE the left, if the sequence were continued ? Directions (101-105): What will Problem Figures Answer Figures' come come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions ? 86. 101. 14% of 250 x ?% 150 = 840 (1) 15 (2) 18 (3) 16 (4) 12 87. (5) None of these 3 102. (?) = 729 (1)14 (2)7 88. (3)19 (4)11 (5) None of these 103. 15.4 x 13.5 x ? = 2598.75 (1) 13.4 (2) 10.5 89. (3) 11.4 (4) 12.5 (5) None of these 104. 6435.9 + 7546.4 + 1203.5 = ? 90. 1= (1) 15188.5 (2) 15185.8 (3) 15155.5 91. (4) 15815.8 (5) None of these (1) (2) (3) (4) 15) 105. 4.5 x 437 + 19 = ? (1) 103.5 (2) 115.3 (3) 105.3 (4) 113.5 (5) None of these

93. Directions (106-110) : What approximate value should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions? (Note: You are not 94. expected to calculate the exact value) 106. 8399.999-r375.002x 14.996 = ? (1) 565 (2) 225

95. (3) 335 (4) 625 (5) 455

107. 7? =37.0005 96. (1) 1150 (2) 1220 (3) 1570 (4) 1480 (5) 1370

97. 108. 14.998% of 619.999 = ? (1) 95 (2) 80 (3) 115 (4) 105 (5) 75 98. 109. 11.003 x 19.998 x 9.010 = ? (1) 1710 (2) 1680 (3) 1800 (4) 1980 99. (5) 1750 110. 1088.88+1800.08+1880.80=? (1) 3950 (2) 4770 (3) 4620 (4) 5040 (5) 6810 find more materials at www.educationobserver.com/forum

Directions (111-115) : What (1) 1 6S (2) 10 should come in place of the question (3) 6 mark in the following number series ? d (4) Cannot be determined 111. 5 54 90 115 131 140 ? (5) None of these (1) 149 (2) 146 125. The present ages of Vishal and - (3) 142 (4) 152 Shekhar are in the ratio of 14 :17 (5) None of these respectively. Six years from now, 112. 7 4 5 9 ? 52.5 160.5 (5) None of these thier ages will be in the ratio of (1) 32 (2) 16 17 : 20 respectively. What is 120. A man buys a single apple for Shekhar's present age ? (3) 14 (4) 20 Rs. 25. If he were to buy a dozen (1) 17 years (2) 51 years (5) None of these apples, he would have to pay a 113. 6 42 ? 1260 5040 15120 total amount of Rs. 250. What (3) 34 years (4) 28 years 30240 would be the approximate per (5) None of these Directions (126-130): Study the (1) 546 (2) 424 cent discount he would get on (3) 252 (4) 328 buying a dozen apples ? following pie chart and table carefully to answer the following questions that (5) None of these - (1)32 (2)20 follow : 114! 4 10 40 190 940 ? 23440 (3) 12 (4) 8 Percentage break up of employees • (1) 4690 * (2) 2930 (5) 17 working in various departments of (3) 5140 (4) 3680 121. What would be the compound interest accrued on an amount of an organisation and the ratio of (5) None of these Rs. 45,400 at the end of two years men to women in them .115. 2 9 30 ? 436 2195 13182 at the ratio of 15 p.c.p.a. ? Percentage Break up of employees Total Number of Employees • 1800 (1)216 (2)105 (1) Rs. 16411.5 (3) 178 ' (4) 324 (2) Rs. 14461.5 (5) None of these (3) Rs. 16461.5 116. On Republic Day sweets were to (4) Rs. 14641.5 be equally distributed among 45*0 (5) None of these children. But on that particular day, 150 children remained ab­ 122. 6 men can complete a piece of sent. Thus, each child got 3 work in 12 days. 8 women can sweets extra. How many sweets complete the same piece of work did each child get ? in 18 days whereas 18 children can complete the piece of work (1)6 (2)12 in 10 days. 4 men, 12 women (3)9 and 20 children work together for (4) Cannot be determined 2 days. If only men were to com­ (5) None of these plete the remaining work in 1 day Ratio of Men to Women 117. In how many different ways can how many men would be required Department Men Women the letters of the word TRUST totally ? be arranged ? (1) 36 (2) 24 Production 11 1 (1) 60 (2) 240 (3) 18 HR 1 3 (3) 120 (4) 25 (4) Cannot be determined IT 5 , 4 (5) None of these (5) None of these Marketing 7 5 118. Amit, Sucheta and Neeti start 123. What would be the cost of build­ Accounts 2 7 running around a circular track ing a fence around a circular field 126. What is the number of men work­ and complete one round in 18, with area equal to 32378.5 sq. ing in the Marketing department ? 24 and 32 seconds respectively. metres, if the price per metre for (1) 132 (2) 174 In how many seconds will the building the fence was Rs. 154 ? (3) 126 (4) 1S9 three meet again at the starting (1) Rs. 84,683 point if they all have started run­ (5) None of these (2) Rs. 86,495 ning at the same time ? 127. The number of women working (3) Rs. 79,326 (1) 196 (2) 288 in the IT department of the (4) Rs. 98,252 (3) 324 Organisation forms approxi­ (5) None of these (4) Cannot be determined mately what per cent of the total 124. A 320 metre long train takes 80 (5) None of these number of employees in the seconds more to cross a platform Organisation from all depart­ 119. A basket contains three blue and twice its length than it takes to ments together ? four red balls. If three balls are cross a pole at the same speed. (1) 7 (2) 5 drawn at random from the bas­ What is the speed of the train in (3) 19 (4) 15 ket, what is the probability that metre/second ? (5) 10 find more materials at www.educationobserver.com/forum

128. What is the respective ratio of the 133. What is the average number of 138. What is the speed of the boat in number of women wdrking in the units manufactured by Company still water ? HR department of tHe organisa­ D in the years 2004 and 2007 I. The boat travels at the speed tion and the total number of em­ together ? of 4 km/hr upstream ployees in that department ? (1) 14650 (2) 15750 II. The boat travels at the speed (1) 3 : 4 (2) BP: 5 (3) 13750 (4) 16470 of 6 km/hr downstream. (3) 2 : 9 (4) 3 : 7 (5) None of these 139. How many marks did Nigam get (5) None of these 134. What is the total number of units in Biology ? 129. What is. the respective ratio of the manufactured by Company C I. Nigam got 42 marks in English number of men working in the over all the years together ? which were half the marks he Accounts department to the total (1) 783 (2) 7830 got in Biology number of employees working in (3) 783000 (4) 78.3 II. Nigam's marks in Biology were that department ? 14 per cent of the total marks (5) None of these (1) 9 : 2 (2) 7 : 6 he got in all the subjects to­ 135. What is the per cent increase in (2) 2 : 9 (4) 6 : 7 gether the number of units manufac­ 140. What is the rate of interest (5) None of these tured by Company F in the year p.c.p.a. ? 130. The number of men working in 2008 from the previous year ? I. An amount of Rs. 6200 the Production department of the (rounded off to two digits after Organisation forms what per cent decimal) fetches simple interest of of total number of employees Rs. 1736 in two years. (1) 3.73 (2) 3.62 working in that department ? II. An amount of Rs. 4500 (rounded off to two digits after (3) 4.35 (4) 4.16 fetches compound interest of decimal) (5) None of these Rs. 1348.2 in two years. (1) 89.76 (2) 91.67 Directions (136-140) : In each Directions (141-145): Study the (3) 88.56 (4) 94.29 of the following questions, a question following graph carefully to answer the followed by two statements numbered (5) None of these questions that follow— I and 11 are given. You have to read Directions (131-135): Study the Number of students (number in both the statements and then • following table carefully to answer the thousands) passing and failing in an questions that follow: r Give answer (1) if the data given Entrance Exam from six different in statement I alone are sufficient to cities Number of units manufactured answer the question whereas the data * The total number of students in (in thousands) by six different given in statement II alone are not suf­ each city comprises the number of stu­ companies over the years ficient to answer the question. dents passing and the number of stu­ Give answer (2) if the data given dents failing in the entrance exam. Company A B C 0 E F in statement II alone are sufficient to Year answer the question whereas the data 2004 14.5 138 11.6 16.2 13.9 15.1 Passing • Failing given in statement I alone are not suf­ 2005 15.8 14.9 12.4 16.3 14.1 15.2 ficient to answer the question 2006 15.9 146 12.7 160 15.4 155 2007 16.0 15.0 12 9 153 15.7 16.1 Give answer (3) if the data in 2008 15 4 15.5 138 156 16.4 16.7 either statement I alone or in statement 2009 16.2 16.7 149 16.3 16.6 167 II alone are sufficient to answer the question 131. What is the respective ratio of Give answer (4) if the data in total number of units manufac­ both the statements I and-II are not tured by Companies A and B to­ sufficient to answer the question gether in the year 2009 to those Give answer (5) if the data given manufactured by Companies C M NO P in both the statements I and II are* and D together in the same year? CITY (1) 312 : 329 (2) 317 : 311 necessary to answer the question 136. What is the two digit number ? (3) 329 : 312 (4) 311 : 317 141. What is the respective ratio of I. The difference between the (5) None of these number of students passing in the two digits of the number is 0. 132. The number of units manufac­ entrance exam from City M to those tured by Company E in the year II. The sum of the two digits of passing from City Q ? 2005 is approximately. What the number is 18. (1) 11:7 (2) 9:11 per cent of the total number of 137. What is Supriya's present age ? (3) 7 : 12 (4) 9 : 5 units manufactured by it in all the I. Supriya is three years older (5) None of these years together ? than Priya. 142. What is the average number of (1) 31 (2) 27 II. The ratio between Priya's and students failing in the examina­ (3) 7 (4) 15 Reshmas age is 3 : 4 respec- tion from Cities L and M together ? (5) 23 tivelv. find more materials at www.educationobserver.com/forum

(1) 22570 (2) 20180 (1) Rs. 30 lakhs cations at the time. Why have (3) 21650 (4) 28750 (2) Rs. 15 lakhs magazines/newspapers decided (5) None of these (3) Rs. 23 lakhs to talk about Brazil these days ? 143. What is the total number of stu­ (4) Rs. 27 lakhs (A) All major economies of the dents failing in the entrance exam (5) None of these world have been taking time from all the cities together ? to recover from the recession 149. What was the average per cent but Brazil was one of those (1) 175000 (2) 16800 profit of Company S over all the which was "Last in and First (3) 217500 (4) 168000 years together ? out". (5) None of these (1) 13.5 (2) 11 (B) Brazil is a member of BRIC, 144. Number of students failing in the (3) 12 (4) 14 . but unlike China it is a democ­ entrance exam from City P is what (5) None of these racy, unlike India, it has no per cent of the total number of 150. What is the difference between hostile neighbours, no insur­ students from that City ? (rounded the per cent profit earned by gents and unlike Russia it ex­ off to two digits after decimal) Company Q in the year 2005 and ports more oil and arms and (1) 29.75 (2) 32.48 the average per cent profit earned treats foreign investors with (3) 36.36 (4) 27.19 by the remaining Companies to­ more respect. (5) None of these gether in that year ? (C) Brazil is the world's second 145. Number of students passing in (1) 4 (2) 2 largest booming economy. the examination from City O is (3) 1 (4) 3 (1) Only A (2) Only B approximately what per cent of (5) None of these (3) OnlyC the total number of students pass­ (4) All A, B and C ing in the examination from all GENERAL AWARENESS ON (5) Only A and B cities together ? CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS 155. The President of the Palestine re­ (1) 4 (2) 26 cently emphasised that his coun­ (3) 21 (4) 9 151. All the major world leaders gath­ try will not resume peace talks (5) 14 ered in Berlin in November 2009 until Israel fully halts settlement to mark the 20th anniversary of Directions (14&-150): Study the building in the following table carefully to answer the (1) European Union (1) West Bank (2) Haifa questions that follow— (2) NATO (3) Gaza (4) Tel-Aviv-Yafo (3) Fll of Berlin Wall (5) Jerusalem Per cent profit earned six (4) G-20 companies over the years 156. If you see a big hoarding at a (5) None of these prominent public place, the punch Company P 9 R 8 T U 152. Which of the following issues can­ line of which says "We All Were Year not come under the purview of the Born Free"., "We All Have Equal 2004 11 12 3 7 10 6 functioning of the Human Rights Rights", in all probability, the 2005 9 10 5 8 12 6 Commission of a country ? hoarding is put up by 2006 4 5 7 13 12 5 2007 7 6 8 14 14 7 (1) Racial Discrimination (1) National Commission for Farm­ 2008 12 8 9 15 13 5 (2) Treatment to Prisoners of War ers 2009 14 12 11 15 14 8 (3) Human Trafficking (2) National Human Rights Com­ (4) Child Abuse mission 146. If the profit earned by Company (3) Directorate of Income Tax R in the year 2008 was Rs. 18.9 (5) Climate Migration lakhs, what was the income in 153. Many a time we read in the news­ (4) Ministry of Foreign Affairs that year ? papers the RBI has changed or (5) Union Public Service Commis­ sion (1) Rs. 303.7 lakhs revised a particular ratio/rate by 157. Nowadays we frequently read (2) Rs. 264.5 lakhs a few basis points. What Is basis point? news items about "Derivatives" as (3) Rs. 329.4 lakhs (1) Ten per cent of one hundredth used in the world of finance and (4) Rs. 228.9 lakhs point money market. Which of the fol­ (5) None of these (2) One hundredth of 1% lowing statement(s) correctly de­ 147. What is the percentage rise in scribes what a derivative is and (3) One hundredth of 10% • per cent profit of Company T in how it affects money/finance year 2009 from the year 2004 ? (4) Ten percent of 1000 markets ? (1) 42 (2) 35 (5) None of these (A) Derivatives enable individuals (3) 26 (4) 48 154. A prominent international weekly and companies to insure them­ (5) None of these sometime ago printed a caption on selves against financial risk. its cover page which read "Brazil 148. If the profit earned by Company (B) Derivatives are like fixed de­ Takes Off". Other major newspa­ P in the year 2007 was Rs. 2.1 posits in a bank and are the lakhs, what was its expenditure pers/magazines also printed simi­ safest way to invest ones idle in that year ? lar stories/articles In their publi­ money lying in a bank. find more materials at www.educationobserver.com/forum

(C) Derivatives are the financial 161. The availability of cash and other (1) increasing the security depos­ instruments which were used cash like marketable instrument its to more than double in India even during the Brit­ that are useful in purchases and (2) restricting the publication of ish Raj. investments are commonly known exit polls (1) OnlyC (2) Only B as (3) ensuring speedy disposal of (3) Only A (1) Cash crunch electoral disputes (4) All A, B and C (2) Liquidity ' (4) Only (1) and (2) (5) None of these (3) Credit (5) All(l), (2) and (3) 158. Now almost all major newspapers/ (4) Market ability 167. Which of the following countries journals and magazines are print­ (5) None of these has conferred the honour of "Le­ gion d' honneur" on Bharat Ratna ing research reports giving the 162. Expand the term of NREGA analysis and/or the causes of the Lata Mangeshkar ? (1) National Rural Employment sub-prime crisis which gripped (1) Germany (2) Norway Guarantee Agency America and the world a few (3) Japan (2) National Rural Electrification months back. Which of the fol­ (4) United Kingdom lowing was/were amongst the Governing Agency (5) France common cause(s) of the same ? (3) National Rural Employment (They were present in almost all Guarantee Act 168. The market in which long term securities such as stocks and the economies). (4) New Rural Employment Guar­ bonds are bought and sold is com­ (A) The problem was that inves­ antee Agency monly known as tors erroneously believed (5) None of these • (1) Commodities Exchange property prices were quite 163. Amongst the following sectors, (2) Capital Market predictable and built a whole which sector/segment has shown (3) Bull Market edifice of financial planning on the highest per cent growth in the the back of the American (4) Bullion Market current fiscal ? housing market. (5) None of these (1) Mining (B) Credit rating agencies all over 169. Which one of the following was (2) Manufacturing the world were not equipped India's top destination for exports Electricity, gas and water sup­ to forecast the effect of sub- (3) during 2009? prime crisis on world ply (1) UAE (2) USA economy. Agencies were over­ 44) Banking and Finance (3) Russia (4) China confident and did not react in (5) None of these (5) Bangladesh time. 164. In which one of the following 170. World Trade Organisation (WTO)s (C) Neither USA nor other coun­ countries, was the recent Com­ ministerial meeting was organised tries took a note of the crisis monwealth Meet (CHOGAM) held ? in which of the following cities in time. In fact they ignored it (1) Trinidad (2) Canada recently ? for quite some time. (3) Australia (4) Jamaica (1) Geneva (2) Washington (1) Only A (2) Only B (5) United Kingdom (3) Paris (4) PortofSRain (3) Only C (4) All A, B and C 165. Which one of the following deci­ (5) None of these (5) Only A and B sions taken by the RBI will pro­ 171. As per the reports published in 159. Amongst the following, which one mote the concept of financial in­ newspapers. India purchased of the following sectors provides clusion in the country ? around 200 tonnes of gold (almost the highest contribution in Indus­ (1) To appoint some additional half the quantity of gold put up trial Production Index ? entities as business corre­ for sale) in September 2009. In­ (1) Crude Oil spondents dia purchased this gold from which of the following organisations ? (2) Petro Refinery Products (2) To collect reasonable service (3) Electricity charges from the customer in (1) World Bank (4) Coal a transparent manner for pro­ (2) Asian Development Bank (5) None of these viding the services (3) International Monetary Fund 160. Which one of the following will be (3) To ask the banks to open at (4) International Gold Council the first High Court in India, to least 50 new accounts daily (5) None of these implement the concept of 'e- in non serviced areas 172. Which one of the following is/are courts ? (4) Only (1) and (2) implication(s) of large inflow of (1) Delhi j (5) None of these foreign exchange into the coun­ (2) Arunachal Pradesh 166. The Rajaya Sabha has recently try? (3) Chennai cleared the new poll bill. Which (A) It makes monetary manage­ ment difficult for RBI. (4) Kolkata one of the following amendment(s) (B) It creates money supply, as­ (5) None of these is/are made in this bill ? It has proposed set bubbles and inflation find more materials at www.educationobserver.com/forum

(C) It weakens the competitive­ 178. Which of the following books is 185. Citizens of which one of the fol­ ness of Indian exports written by Chetan Bhagat ? lowing age-groups (in years) are (1) Only (A) (2) Only(B) (1) The Golden Gate covered under the New pension (3) Only(C) (2) A House for Mr. Biswas System (NPS)? (4) Only (A) and (C) (3) 2 States (4) White Tiger (1) 18-50 (2) 21 - 55 (3) 25 - 55 (4) 18 - 60 (5) All A, B and C (5) None of these (5) None of these 173. Chinese objections have stalled 179.NTPC Ltd. is in the process of 186. Who among the following was the the road work at the village of exploring opportunities to source Prime Minister of Nepal just be­ Demchok, on the Indian side of coal from overseas. In which one fore Madhav Kumar Nepal ? the line of control. In which one of the following countries has the (1) Ram Baran Yadav of the following states is this vil­ NTPC identified two new coal (2) Pushpakamal Dahal Prachand lage located ? mines ? (3) Girija Prasad Koirala (1) Arunachal Pradesh (1) Bhutan (2) Australia (4) Mahendra Kumar Suryavanshi (2) Assam (3) South Korea (5) None of these (3) Himachal Pradesh (4) Indonesia (5) None of these 187. Which of the following nations was (4) Rajas than 180. In the proposed low cost pension the third largest producer of steel (5) None of these scheme, which one of the follow­ in the world in the year 2009 ? 174. Which one of the following com­ ing has been made responsible for (1) China (2) India panies is the largest producer of maintaining of the records of pen­ (3) United States of Americal natural gas in the country ? sion account of an individual ? (4) Japan (1) ONGC (2) OIL (1) SIDBI (5) None of these (3) Cairn India (4) RIL (2) National Securities Deposito­ 188.The 10th Indo-European summit (5) None of these ries Ltd. (NSDL) was held in November 2009 in 175. Which one of the following is the (3) Stock Holding Corporation of New Delhi. Who among the fol­ lowing represented India and pre­ objective of the flagship scheme India sided over it ? Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana' (4) Reserve Bank of India (1) SM Krishna (RSBY) ? ( (5) None of these (2) Pratibha Patil (1) To provide life insurance 181. Which one of the following had set cover to rural households (3) Pranab Mukherjee up the N.R. Narayana Murthy (4) Manmohan Singh (2) To provide health insurance Committee on issues relating to (5) None of these cover to rural households Corporate governance ? 189. Irina Bocova is the Chief Execu­ (3) To provide both life and health (1) SEBI (2) RBI insurance cover to rural tive of (3) CII household (1) ILO (2) UNICEF (4) Ministry of Finance, GOI (3) OPEC (4) UNO (4) To provide life and health in­ (5) UNESCO surance covers only to people (5) None of these living below poverty line 182. Constitutionally, which one of the 190. Which of the following is the first cricketer to score 17000 runs in (5) None of these following can levy Service Tax ? (1) Union Govt, only One Day International matches ? l76.The Central Banks of which one (1) Rahul Dravid of the following countries has of­ (2) State Govt, only (2) Stephen Fleming fered $ 15 billion emergency credit (3) Union Territory Govt, only (3) Ricky Ponting to support its economy hit by fall­ (4) All of these (4) Sachin Tendulkar ing prices and also to strengthen (5) None of these None of these its currency ? (5) 183. Which one of the following states 191. Who among the following won 'Mis (1) South Korea (2) Japan has sought a package of Rs. 500 Earth 2009' title ? (3) United Kingdom crores ($ 100 million) for its Ru­ (1) Alejandra Castillo Munera (4) United States of America ral Poverty Reduction Programme? (2) Sandra Seifort (5) None of these (1) Madhya Pradesh (3) Jessica Barboza 177. The process of disinvestment of (2) Tamil Nadu (4) Larissa Ramos profitable public sector units will (3) Arunachal Pradesh (5) None of these be used for which of the follow­ (4) Karri ataka 192. Which of the following ing purposes ? (5) None of these organisations/institutions has in­ (1) Expansion of existing capac­ creased its loan tb be given to In­ 184. Which one of the following is the ity of PSEs dia to US $7 billion ? , target fixed for fiscal deficit in the (2) Modernisation of PSEs (1) Asian Development, Bank year 2010-2011 ? (3) Opening of new PSEs (2) Interregional Monetary Fund (1) 3.5 % (2) 4.0% (4) Meeting the expenditure for (3) World Bank (3) 5.5 % (4) 5.0 % various social sector schemes (4) European Union (5) None of these (5) None of these (5) None of these find more materials at www.educationobserver.com/forum

193. Well known Dada Saheb Phalke award is given for excellence in the field of (1) Sports (2) Literature (3) Science and Technology (4) Social Service (5) None of these 194. Dourji Khandu is the Chief Minis­ ter of the state of (1) Meghalaya (2) Uttarakhand (3) Arunachal Pradesh (4) Assam (5) None of these 195. The organisation of South East Asian Nations is called (1) OPEC (2) SAPTA (3) NATO (4) UNCTAD (5) ASEAN 196. Who among the following is the author of the book Termites in the Trading System' ? (1) M.S. Swaminathan (2) Jagdish Bhagwati (3) Jaswant Singh (4) M. Chelapati Rao (5) None of these 197. Reverse Mortgage scheme was initiated by some organisations/ institutions some years ago. It was started to help which of the fol­ lowing class/group of the society? (1) Beneficiaries of NREGA (2) People living below poverty line (3) Youths (4) Senior Citizens (5) None of these 198. In the sport of Football, which of the following term is used ? (1) Caddi (2) Cut back (3) Mid-on (4) Luv (5) None of these 199. Which of the following is a non­ food crop ? (1) Wheat (2) Maize (3) Bajra (4) Rice (5) Jute 200. The Government of India has re­ cently announced its Foreign Trade Policy ? This announcement is made by which of the following ministry/agency ? (1) Reserve Bank of India (2) EXIMBank (3) Ministry of External Affairs (4) Ministry of Commerce and Industries (5) None of these