SBI CLERK Exam

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Direction (1-5): Read the following 4. Shatabadi express completes its journey information carefully and answer the in six hours with usual speed of 80 questions given below it: km/hr without stopping on any of the % - Either the hour or minute hand of station but on Friday it has to stop 15 clock on 4 minutes on each of the five stations @ - Either the hour or minute hand of between Delhi and Muradabad. So at what time the train will reach Delhi with clock on 12 its usual speed every Friday, if it departs $ - Either the hour or minute hand of at “$&” every Friday. clock on 5 A. “@&” B. “@$” # - Either the hour or minute hand of C. “@#” D. “#@” clock on 9 E. “#&” & - Either the hour or minute hand of 5. An inauguration ceremony is scheduled clock on 6 at “$$” but due to rain there will be a Note - The first symbol represents the delay of 1 hour 20 minutes. At what hours and second symbol represents the time the ceremony will start now? minutes. A. “&$” B. “&%” Example: Time “#&” represents 9 hours C. “#%” D. “$#” 30 minutes. E. “&#” 1. A train is scheduled to leave the station Direction (6-10): Read the following at “#&”. But due to technical problem information carefully and answer the questions given below it. train has been late by 3hrs. Then at Ten vehicles viz. Cycle, Scooter, Car, what time it leaves from the station? Auto, Train, Boat, Truck, Helicopter, A. “$%” B. “$#” Motorcycle and Aeroplane are given with C. “@&” D. “&$” their speeds viz. 9, 17, 30, 35, 45, 55, E. None of these 70, 224, 367 and 575 but not 2. A bus is scheduled to arrive at Delhi at necessarily in the same order. These “#$”. It takes 2 hour 40 minutes to vehicles are placed in two rows in such reach Delhi from Ambala. At what time a way that five vehicles are in each row it should depart from Ambala to arrive and each vehicle from one row is exactly Delhi at least 25 minutes before opposite a vehicle from the other row. scheduled time? The above row is facing North direction A. “$%” B. “&%” and the row below is facing south C. “&$” D. “$@” direction. All the vehicles are placed from east to west in the increasing order E. “#@” of their speeds(in km/hr). 3. If a man takes 25 minutes to reach The car is sitting third to the extreme railway station and his train is scheduled end. The vehicle car is facing immediate at “$%”. Then at what time should he neighbour of boat whose speed is leave to reach the station 10 minutes 17km/hr. Motorcycle and Helicopter are earlier? immediate neighbours of each other and A. “%$” B. “%&” one of them has even number speed and C. “%@” D. “%#” the other has odd number of speed. Only E. None of these one vehicle comes in between Train Direction (11-15): Read the following Engine and Boat neither of them has information carefully and answer the speed of 55 or 35 km/hr. Cycle and boat questions given below it. are immediate neighbours of each other. P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting around a square table in such a way that The one who faces Train Engine sits third four of them who sits at the corner are to the right of scooter and both Train facing towards the centre and other four Engine and scooter have a speed of who sits in the middle of the table are multiple of 5. Truck faces car. Aeroplane facing outside the centre. Each person is sitting at the extreme end and has the has different lucky number viz. 1, 2, 3, highest speed. The one who has speed 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, but not necessarily in of 35 and 45 km/hr are immediate the same order. neighbours of each other. Motorcycle S’s daughter lucky number is 1. Only has more speed than Train Engine. one person is sitting between P and U. Motorcycle and truck has speed more W’s brother S, sits on the immediate left of his mother whose lucky number is 6. than 50 km/hr. The speed of helicopter P is the father of V and only one person and car is 367 km/hr and 45 km sits between W’s mother and T. T sits on respectively. Scooter does not have the the immediate right of the person whose least speed. lucky number is 2. No female is an 6. Find the difference between speed of immediate neighbour of Q, who sits at motorcycle and truck? the corner of the table. S’s daughter sits A. 170km/hr B. 171km/hr second to the right of U and on the C. 169km/hr D. 168km/hr immediate left of that person whose E. 165km/hr lucky number is 3. Q sits second to the left of W’s husband whose lucky number 7. Find the odd one out? is neither 4 nor 7. U, who is sister of V, A. Cycle B. Aeroplane her lucky number is 7 and is not an C. Helicopter D. Auto immediate neighbour of W’s husband. E. Scooter Only one person sits between W and V. 8. What is the speed of auto? V sits second to the right of the person A. 224km/hr B. 35km/hr whose lucky number is 8. V is father of C. 70km/hr D. 45km/hr R and is not an immediate neighbour of E. 55Km/hr T. P is married to W. 9. Who among the following is placed to 11. How is Q related to U? the immediate left of boat? A. Mother B. Sister C. Daughter D. Grand Mother A. Train B. Cycle E. None of these C. Scooter D. Cycle 12. Who is sitting second to the right of P? E. Truck A. U B. Q 10. What is the sum of speeds of car and C. W D. V cycle? E. R A. 95km/hr B. 54km/hr 13. What is W’s lucky number? C. 36km/hr D. 39km/hr A. 2 B. 4 E. 64km/hr C. 3 D. 7 E. 8 14. Four of the following are like in a 17. Find the addition of the resultant of two certain way and form a group. Which of rows. the following does not belong to that 15 08 15 group? 35 45 13 A. W B. V A. 191 B. 195 C. R D. P C. 198 D. 207 E. 205 E. S 18. Find the difference of resultant of two 15. Which of the following statement is rows? true? 08 11 8 A. V’s lucky number is 5. 26 21 7 B. U is Q’s daughter. A. 0 B. 1 C. P sits to the immediate left of T. C. 2 D. 5 D. R is facing towards the centre. E. 6 E. P and T are sitting opposite to each 19. If X is the resultant of second row. Find other the multiplication of the resultant of Direction (16-20): Read the following two rows? information carefully and answer the X 06 15 questions given below it: 45 33 03 In the given questions, two rows are A. 38151 B. 38150 given and to find out the resultant of a C. 37541 D. 38521 E. 38542 particular row following rules are given. 20. If the sum of resultant of two rows is

30. Find the value of X? Step 1 – If an odd number is followed by 3 27 15 a even number then the resultant comes 7 03 X by multiplying the numbers. A. 10 B. 11 Step 2 – If an even number is followed C. 12 D. 14 by an odd non prime number then the E. 16 resultant will be the subtraction of two Direction (21-25): Read the following numbers. information carefully and answer the Step 3 – If an even number is followed questions given below it: by prime number (except 2) then the 6 horses P, Q, R, S, T and U are made to resultant will be the addition of two stand in a row facing north and distance numbers. between two adjacent horses increases Step 4 – If an odd number is followed by from left to right in consecutive integral multiple of 4. Distance between R and S a perfect cube then the resultant will be is 60m and only two horses stand the subtraction of two numbers. between them. U sits immediate left of Step 5 – If an odd number is followed by R. P sits somewhere to the right of U and another odd number then the resultant distance between them is in multiple of will be the addition of both the six. Distance between R and Q is 44m. numbers. Horse P starts moving towards east, 16. Find the difference of the resultant of after moving 12m, it turns to its right two rows. If A is the resultant of first and moves 60m. From there after row. turning to its left and walking for a 9 216 6 distance of 5m, it comes to halt at a A 5 11 point X. Horse U moves in north A. 15 B. 16 direction for a distance of 20m and then C. 13 D. 14 turn to its left and moves 26m. After E. 12 taking one more turn to its left it stops at a point Y after walking 5m. 21. What is the distance between horses S person lives between U and the one who and R? likes Banana is same as the number of A. 50m B. 70m floors between U and the person who C. 40m D. 60m likes Orange. S does not like Banana. E. 30m The one who likes Cherry does not lives 22. In which direction horse P is facing on the topmost floor. There are two now? floors between W and R. The one who A. North B. South likes Apple lives immediately between P C. North-East D. East and W. W likes Mango and lives on E. West bottom most floor. Q lives above P. 23. Who among the following is on the 26. Who among the following likes Papaya? immediate right of Q? A. P B. V A. S B. R C. Q D. S C. U D. T E. R E. P 27. Who among the following lives 24. How many horses are there between S immediately above the vacant floor? and P? A. S A. None B. One B. T C. Two D. Three C. The one who likes Papaya E. Four D. R 25. Point Y is in which direction with respect E. The one who likes Mango to X? 28. Which of the following is a vacant floor? A. North B. North-East A. 2 B. 7 C. North-West D. South-East C. 6 D. 9 E. West E. 4 Direction (26-29): Study the following 29. How many persons live between T and information carefully to answer the the one who likes Guava? given questions. A. Two B. Three Eight persons P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W C. Four D. One lives on ten floors building starting from E. Five ground floor number one to top floor 30. Direction : In each below is given a number ten. There were two vacant statement followed by three conclusions floors in the building. There are eight numbered I, II and III. You have to fruits Apple, Mango, Banana, Papaya, assume everything in the statement to Orange, Cherry, strawberry and Guava be true, then consider the two in which only one person likes one fruit, conclusions together and decide which but not necessarily in the same order. of them logically follows beyond a The one who likes guava lives below the reasonable doubt from the information one who likes Papaya but does not lives given in the statement Give answer: below the one who likes strawberry. Statement: There are three floors between P and Q. For the first time India will invite heads The person who likes mango lives below of ten Asian nations for the Republic day to both P and Q. There are only three 2018 celebrations. ASEAN is the floors gap between U and the one who association of south-east Asian nations. likes Banana. U lives one of the floors Its members are Vietnam, Laos, below to the one who likes Banana. Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, There are only three floors between U Indonesia, Cambodia, Brunei, Malaysia and S. V lives immediately below the and Myanmar. one who likes Cherry. The number of Which of the following can be inferred D. The Food and Drug Administration, from the given statement? the American Heart Association, the Conclusions: American College of Cardiology, and the (i) Republic day 2018 will be the first Obesity Society, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and the event ever where so many leaders will American College of Gastroenterology together will be the chief guests at the have identified obesity as a disease. parade which would showcase India’s E. Obesity and obesity-related health Military might. conditions cost an estimated 10% of (ii) India is the only country among annual medical spending in the United southeast Asian nations which States. celebrates Republic Day. Direction (32-36): Read the following (iii) India and ASEAN are actively information carefully and answer the questions given below it: engaged in a comprehensive economic Eight people A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H partnership, which is expected to were born in three different months (of emerge as the largest regional trading the same year) but not necessarily in the arrangement. same order, namely March, June and A. If only conclusion II follows December such that not less than two B. If only conclusion I, III follows people and not more than three people C. If only conclusion I follows were born in a month. Each of them also D. If only conclusion III follows likes different colours namely Red, E. If neither I nor II follows and III Green, Blue, Orange, Pink, White, Black and Grey but not necessarily in the same 31. A study published in PLOS Medicine order. Each belongs to different found that obesity was the cause of 1 in professions namely Doctor, Engineer, 10 deaths in the United States. Also, IAS, IPS, Scientist, Professor, Teacher obesity was the third-leading cause of and Fashion designer but not necessarily death in men and women, after high in the same order. blood pressure and smoking. Hence, The one who is a teacher was born on many doctors believe that it’s high time one of the months which have more than obesity be placed in the category of 30 days and the one who is an engineer serious diseases as it not only decreases was born on one of the months which have more than 30 days. C likes grey life expectancy but also impairs the colour and was born in the same month normal functioning of the body. as E. Only B and H were born in March. Which of the following statements, The one who likes Pink colour was born if true, undermines the given in the month which has 30 days only. F argument? was not born in the same month as E. B A. Extreme obesity can shorten a is a scientist and the one who likes pink person's life span by 10 years. colour is a doctor. D likes Orange colour B. Obesity is the result of eating of too and was born in the same month as F. G much and of a sedentary lifestyle and does not like Pink. The one who likes cannot be defined as a disease per se. Black and the one who likes Blue were C. Obesity can be a genetic disorder born in the same month. The one who such as sickle-cell anemia and Tay- likes Black, who is an IAS was not born in the same month as H. The one who Sachs, which are classified as diseases. likes red colour was born in the same month as A. B does not like green colour Statement: and E does not like pink. The one who is A knife-wielding assailant killed a 29- a scientist was born on one of the year-old man and injured four others in months which have more than 30 days a lively neighbourhood near Paris’ famed and the one who is a professor was born Opera Garnier before he was killed by on one of the months which has less police on Saturday night. than 31 days. The one who is IPS was Courses of Action: born on one of the months which have I. The government should ban the sale less than 31 days and the one who is IAS of knives in all major cities. was born on one of the months which has more than 30 days. C is neither II. Any person seen carrying a knife Fashion Designer nor IPS. H is a fashion should be immediately taken into police designer. F does not like Black colour custody. and the one who likes orange colour is III. Policemen should be posted near all an engineer. C was not born in major tourist spots to avoid such December. untoward incidents. 32. Who among the following is IAS? A. Only course of action I follows A. E B. G B. Only course of action II follows C. C D. A C. Both I and II follow E. F D. Both II and III follow 33. Who among the following likes Orange E. None of them follow Colour? 38. Direction : A statement is given A. E B. H followed by three inferences numbered C. D D. F I, II, and III. Consider the statement to E. B be true even if it is at variance with 34. Who among the following was born in December? commonly known facts. You have to A. C B. A decide which of the inferences, if any, C. B D. E follow from the given statement. E. None of these Statement: Donald Trump began the 35. Which of the following does not belong week facing accusations of treason over to the group? his embrace of Vladimir Putin and ended A. The one who is IPS it with a middle finger to his many critics B. The one who likes Pink colour. by inviting the Russian autocrat to the C. E White House. D. The one who was born in June Inferences: E. The one who is an engineer I. America and Russia are not allies. 36. Which colour does C likes? II. No prior American President has ever A. Blue B. Grey embraced a Russian counterpart. C. Pink D. White III. Russian President, Vladimir Putin, E. Red has been a long-time US enemy. 37. Direction : In the question given below, a statement is given followed by three A. Only I can be inferred courses of action. A course of action is B. Both I and II can be inferred taken for improvement, follow up, etc. C. Only III can be inferred Read the statement carefully and give D. Both I and II can be inferred your answer. E. Both II and III can be inferred Direction (39-43): Read the following 43. What is the total time slot of English information carefully and answer the and Hindi class? questions given below it. A. 2 hours B. 1.5 hours Six subjects Mathematics, Hindi, C. 4 hours D. 3.5 hours English, Science, Accounts and E. 3 hours Economics are taught at a coaching 44. Direction: The question given below centre. Each subject was given a definite consists of a statement, followed by two and continuous time slot. In a day total arguments numbered I and II. You have 14 hours class was scheduled. to decide which of the arguments is a A subject can start its slot from a whole 'strong' argument and which is a 'weak' hour or half hour only (i.e. a subject can argument. start from 2 pm or 2:30 pm but it cannot Statement: Should women be allowed starts from 2:07). Mathematics class into combat arms if they meet all takes place from 11am to 12:30 pm. standards? Only one class took place between Arguments: Mathematics and Science. Time slot of I. Yes, women have already proven Science is twice the time slot of competence in combat – they have mathematics. Accounts classes starts already been exposed to combat in Iraq from 5:30 pm. English class took place and Afghanistan, so it makes no sense somewhere in between Mathematics and to officially continue excluding them. Accounts but it did not takes place II. No, the average female is physically immediately after or before Accounts. weaker than the average male. Total slot time of Hindi and Economics A. Only argument I is strong class is 4.5 hours. Number of classes B. Only argument II is strong took place between Economics and C. Either I or II is strong Accounts is same as the number of D. Neither I nor II is strong and classes between English and Economics. E. Both I and II are strong Time slot of English is 1 hour less than the time slot of Science. 45. As Washington plans to increase its 39. What is the time slot duration of military footprint in Afghanistan, it is Accounts class? tightening the screws on Pakistan for A. 2 hours B. 1.5 hours supporting terrorism as an instrument of C. 3 hours D. 1 hour state policy. Both Washington and Kabul E. Cannot be determined now view New Delhi as a player with 40. Which of the following class is considerable leverage over the evolving immediately held after English class? regional dynamic. A central feature of A. Accounts B. Economics the Trump administration’s new C. Science D. Hindi Afghanistan policy is an outreach to E. Mathematics India. 41. How many classes took place between How are relations of Pakistan with Science and Accounts? other countries? A. None B. One A. Relations of Pakistan and US are very C. Two D. Three cordial E. Four B. Pakistan wants to rule the other 42. At what time did Hindi class starts? countries A. 2:30pm – 5:30pm C. Relations are getting bitter over B. 6:30 am – 9:30am terrorism C. 9:30 am – 11:00am D. Pakistan does not want to maintain D. 12:30pm – 2:30pm any relation with any country E. 6:00am – 9:00 am E. All of the above 48. Which of the following is not true Direction (46-50): Study the following regarding the given arrangement? information carefully to answer the A. A sits immediate next to H. given questions. B. G and C face the same direction. Eight persons - A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H C. D faces the person who likes Civil. D. E and G sit opposite to each other are sitting around a circular table, but E. All of the above not necessarily in the same order. Some 49. Who among the following person faces of them are facing inside while rest of the one who sits second to the left of C? them are facing outside. Each of them A. A B. D likes different engineering branches viz. C. E D. G E. F Civil, Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, 50. Four of the following are alike in a Optical, Power, Computer and certain way and form a group. Which of Geological. the following does not belong to that F does not sit immediately next to A. group? Only two persons sit between G and H. A. F B. D C. G D. C Immediate left of A likes Mechanical, E. B who faces the opposite to centre. F and 51. Direction: In the following question, a E are facing the same side and only two sentence is given with some bold words persons are sitting between them. The which may contain errors. Below the one who likes Power sits immediately sentence, a table is given with two next to the one who likes Computer but columns in which column 'A' contains the list of bold words, and in column 'B' the not faces the one who likes Chemical. E suggested corrections are listed. You sits second to the left of A. The one who have to choose the best alternative likes Optical faces the one who likes among the four given options. If no Geological. D sits diagonally opposite to correction is required against the given B who sits to the immediate right of E bold words, mark (E), i.e., "None of the above" as your answer. and both E and B are facing same On the occasion of his golden jubilee, direction. The one who likes Chemical the generous king Maharaja of Bikaner sits between F and B. F does not like Ganga Singh, participated in the ancient Civil. A and C are facing outward Hindu TulaDaan ceremony whereby he direction but not as F. C sits second to sat on a large set of scales and was the left of G. The one who likes measured against gold bars, whose cash equivalent was then donated to Geological sits second to the right of the the charitable Golden Jubilee Fund. one who likes Chemical. D is facing same direction as F. G does not like chemical. 46. Who among the following likes Electrical? A. C B. B C. A D. H E. F 47. Who among the following sits between A. Both (1)-(5) and (4)-(8) A and G? B. (4)-(8) A. B B. D C. (1)-(5) C. C D. H D. (3)-(7) E. F E. None of these 52. Direction: In the following question, a sentence is given with some bold words which may contain errors. Below the sentence, a table is given with two columns in which column 'A' contains the list of bold words, and in column 'B' the suggested corrections are listed. You have to choose the best alternative among the four given options. If no correction is required against the given A. Both (1)-(5) and (4)-(8) bold words, mark (E), i.e., "None of the B. (2)-(6) above" as your answer. C. (1)-(5) The Bill states that companies with more D. (4)-(8) than 10 employees would periodically E. None of these debate specific terms with their workers, publish their own charter, and 54. Direction: In the following question, a create an Employee Welfare Committee sentence is given with some bold words consisting of representatives of the which may contain errors. Below the company’s workforce. sentence, a table is given with two columns in which column 'A' contains the list of bold words, and in column 'B' the suggested corrections are listed. You have to choose the best alternative among the four given options. If no correction is required against the given A. Both (1)-(5) and (4)-(8) bold words, mark (E), i.e., "None of the B. (4)-(8) C. (1)-(5) above" as your answer. D. (3)-(7) After learning that Ranjhi Rajak, a E. None of these pilgrim from Madhya Pradesh had 53. Direction : In the following question, a collapsed near Bhairo temple and sentence is given with some bold words needed immediate medical attention, which may contain errors. Below the SI Bahuguna carried Rajak on his back sentence, a table is given with two columns in which column 'A' contains the and walked uphill for over 2 kms till they list of bold words, and in column 'B' the reached the nearby hospital. suggested corrections are listed. You have to choose the best alternative among the four given options. If no correction is required against the given bold words, mark (E), i.e., "None of the above" as your answer. A warm story of humility and

forgiveness comes from the US city of A. Both (1)-(5) and (4)-(8) Fort Smith where a Masjid not only forgave the young man who B. (2)-(6) vandalised the mosque but also helped C. (1)-(5) pay his fine so that he doesn't get D. (3)-(7) charged to jail and his future is saved. E. None of these 55. Direction: In the following question, a the relationship between hunger and sentence is given with some bold words other social structures. It is, at best, an which may contain errors. Below the indirect method that does nothing to sentence, a table is given with two immediately address the alarming issue columns in which column 'A' contains the of hunger that India is facing at present. list of bold words, and in column 'B' the When the Food Security Bill was suggested corrections are listed. You being debated in Parliament, there have to choose the best alternative was a need to conceptualise hunger among the four given options. If no and malnutrition in such a way that correction is required against the given would enable the estimation of bold words, mark (E), i.e., "None of the entitlements that would be made above" as your answer. available by the government. In this The condition of the hospital and its context, an article titled Lessons on Food services reflecting on the inadequacy and Hunger in 2013 tried to understand of Bihar's healthcare system, with the “unconscionable reality” of those patients usually increasing the number who grapple with critical hunger to fill of beds available being treated on the the gaps in the discourse around floor, insipid food and long bill of hunger. The study found out that natural medication and services. and intimate narrative of food and hunger, reflecting the lives of a majority of children, are generally absent from the discourse of education. What can be found, instead, are clinical and insensitive descriptions of what constitutes a healthy diet, often illustrated with visuals of food far A. Both (1)-(5) and (4)-(8) beyond the reach of most children. B. (2)-(6) Contrary to the popularly held belief that C. (1)-(5) food insecurity is a symptom of poverty, D. Both (4)-(8) and (1)-(5) we have found that there is a growing E. None of these divergence in the relationship between Directions (56-62): Read the given poverty and hunger in India. According passage carefully and answer the to a study, India is currently questions that follow. Certain words/ experiencing a “food-budget squeeze” group of words are printed in bold to owing to shrinking social expenditure by help you locate them while answering the government. This makes the urban some of these. and rural poor dependent on private Despite the fact that India’s rank in the entities for essential services like Global Hunger Index has fallen to 103 education and transportation. (ranked out of 119) countries, the issue Consequently, the portion of income of hunger is often relegated to the that can be spent on food also shrinks. background. In terms of policy, hunger, Between 2008 and 2014, India’s position as an issue, is not dealt with directly, on the Global Hunger Index (GHI) and with urgency. Instead, it is kept seemed to have been improving. under the larger purview of economic Thereafter, India’s position began to development which expects that wealth deteriorate again. Researchers explain will percolate to solve the problem of that India’s rank fell from 2016 because, hunger. This formulation makes a from 2015, the conception of number of incorrect assumptions about malnutrition was reformulated. New parameters were introduced to expand what is understood as hunger to include A. Only I B. Both I and II stunting and wasting in children, C. Both II and III D. Both I and III because of which a more accurate E. All of the above perception of the extent of the problem 57. Which of the following statements is could be estimated. The inclusion of neither an assumption nor an inference stunting ensures consideration of rigid from the third paragraph? cultural factors, while that of wasting I. Rather than being a matter of choice, represents aspects of diet quality as the poor have been increasingly forced well. Also, stunting is an indicator of to spend more on non-food essential long-term growth failure, and therefore, items such as education, healthcare, must be accounted for in any analysis of transportation, fuel and lighting. potential threat a given level of child II. Non-food essential items absorb all malnutrition poses for a country. the increases in household incomes and Despite the fact that the rate of global keep real expenditures on food from food production has been consistently rising. higher than the rate of population III. The food budget squeeze could be growth, there is a persistent and driven by both demand and supply-side pervasive crisis when it comes to food factors. security. It is suggested that hunger can IV. Private entities are likely to be more only be dealt with by, “carrying out expensive than public entities. policies of income redistribution, which A. Only I B. Both I and II respond to objectives of social justice C. Both I and III D. Both I and IV rather than economic efficiency as E. Both II and III perceived by neo-liberalism.” In most 58. Which of the following statement cannot developing countries one of the biggest be inferred from the passage? issues, with respect to public I. Given that malnutrition is a provisioning towards social protection, multidimensional phenomenon, the to address hunger and food insecurity is revised GHI formula is able to depict a organically connected with that of relatively truer state of hunger in adequate “fiscal” or “expenditure” countries across the globe. space. Hence, a substantial push in II. Wasting and stunting are two forms public provisioning towards social of malnutrition. protection might go a long way in III. “Chronic” hunger is the elephant in ensuring food security. the room that the neo-liberals prefer to 56. Which of the following statements can brush off. be inferred from the passage? IV. That hunger exists at all shows the I. The article, Lessons on Food and urgency of redistributing income and Hunger, looked at the theme of food and assets to achieve a fairer world. hunger in the lives of young children and A. Both I and II B. Both II and III how it formed an interface to their C. Only I D. Both II and IV understanding their community and E. Both I and III place in society. 59. What does the author mean by the last II. Hunger is both a cause and a line of the first paragraph? symptom of poverty. A. The purview of economic III. A country need not wait to reach development does not address the relatively high levels of per capita alarming issue of hunger. income before it can make adequate B. Economic growth does not progress in public provisioning towards necessarily trickle down to the hungry social protection. poor. C. Economic efficiency is an indirect 62. Which of the following expresses a method to solve the problem of hunger. meaning similar to “percolate” as used D. The relationship between hunger and in the passage? other social structures is an indirect I. Permeate method that does not immediately II. Filter address the problem of hunger. III. Spread E. Economic growth alone may not A. Only III necessarily lead to poverty reduction. B. Both I and III 60. Which of the following statements can C. Both II and III replace the highlighted statement from D. Both I and II the passage: E. All of the above When the Food Security Bill was 63. Direction: Choose the option that best being debated in Parliament, there captures the essence of the text. was a need to conceptualise hunger Issue of money, in the form of and malnutrition in such a way that banknotes and current accounts subject would enable the estimation of to cheque or payment at the customer's entitlements that would be made order. These claims on banks can act as available by the government.? money because they are negotiable A. The Food Security Bill failed to ensure and/or repayable on demand, and hence the right to food as part of the right to valued at par and effectively life. transferable by mere delivery in the case B. The debates on Food Security Bill of banknotes, or by drawing a cheque failed to address the unconscionable that the payee may bank or cash. Banks reality of the unrelentingly precarious act as both collection and paying agents and uncertain existence of those who for customers, participating in interbank grapple with critical hunger and clearing and settlement systems to starvation as a part of their lived collect, present, be presented with, and everyday experience. pay payment instruments. This enables C. During the debates on Food Security banks to economize on reserves held for Bill, there was a need to ensure that the settlement of payments, since inward rights of children become entitlements and outward payments offset each through transformative justice. other. It also enables ______. D. With the unprecedented stocks of A. The offsetting of payment flows food-grains, the paradox of high levels between geographical areas, increasing of hunger and malnutrition in times of the cost of settlement between them. abundance has raised serious concerns B. The offsetting of payment flows about policy discourse and public between geographical areas, reducing perceptions that shape the Food the cost of settlement between them. Security Bill. C. The offsetting of payment flows only E. None of these. in urban areas, reducing the cost of 61. Which of the following correctly settlement between them. describes the tone of the passage? D. The offsetting of payment flows only A. Disdainful B. Evocative in rural areas, increasing the cost of C. Partisan D. Pragmatic settlement between them. E. Peremptory E. None of these 64. Direction: Read the following passage manufacture of these weapons will and complete the paragraph with the considerably be reinforced. Now the help of correct options given below. time is ripe to evaluate the responsibility Working overseas is always a challenge of scientists who knowingly use their for any professional and if you are an expertise for the construction of such Indian, always strive to give-your best weapons, which has a deleterious effect as Indians have always been considered on mankind. intelligent, hardworking, talented and spiritual. How appropriate it is that all this Working overseas was something many valuable skill should be devoted to the Indians desired but few achieved until manufacture of weapons of death in a the information technology boom world of poverty is a question that must opened several white-collar job touch the scientific conscience. opportunities for them in global A. Almost 50% of the skilled scientific markets. However, securing manpower in the world is now engaged employment abroad may be an in the armaments industry. achievement but retaining it is quite a B. To think that majority of the scientists challenge as a professional requires are promoting the manufacturing of the constant demonstration of armaments is hurtful. professionalism and exact the standards of competence. C. Scientists should use their conscience A. Indians have always excelled in a before taking up these contracts to competitive working environment. manufacture the weapons of mass B. This makes them more enjoyable destruction. company. D. Scientific manpower is used to the C. Indians have always tried to bring out interests of some selfish and careless their best in competitive working people who want to threaten the environment. existence of homo-sapiens. D. Indians are hard-working, E. Scientists must take action and follow competitive and professional their conscience to abandon all nuclear employees. related projects. E. Indians love to work overseas and therefore they come in cheap too. 66. Direction: In the question given below, 65. Direction: In the following question, a three paragraphs are given, which are short passage with one of the lines in the jumbled. Find the correct sequence of passage missing and represented by a these paragraphs so that they form a blank is given. Select the best out of the meaningful passage. five answer choices given, to make the A. Climate change is warming the ocean, passage complete and coherent but it’s warming land faster and that’s (coherent means logically complete and really bad news for air quality all over sound). the world, says a new University of There is a fairly universal sentiment that California, Riverside study. The study, the use of nuclear weapons is clearly published February 4 in Nature Climate contrary to mortality and that its Change, shows that the contrast in production probably so, does not go far warming between the continents and enough. These activities are not only sea, called the land-sea warming opposed to mortality but also to the law. contrast, drives an increased If the legal objection can be added to the concentration of aerosols in the atmosphere that cause air moral, the argument against the use and pollution. Aerosols affect the climate B. To get a perspective, let’s turn to system, including disturbances to the some numbers. Say you started water cycle, as well as human health. investing ₹3,000 a month when you They also cause smog and other kinds of were 25, and go on till you are 60. At an air pollution that can lead to health average annual rate of 7% returns, your problems for people, animals, and corpus will grow to ₹53.24 lakh. If you plants. B. To determine this, the researchers decide to start investing at the age of 35 ran simulations of climate change under years, even if you put aside double the two scenarios. The first assumed a amount— ₹6,000 per month — till the business-as-usual warming model, in age of 60, the value of your corpus will which warming proceeds at a constant, be only ₹48.72 lakh. The example shows upward rate. The second model probed that you would need half the amount to a scenario in which the land warmed less get more in returns if you start investing than expected. In the business-as-usual early. scenario, enhanced land warming C. Adulting can’t wait when it comes to increased continental aridity and, subsequently, the concentration of savings and investing. Why you may aerosols that leads to more air pollution. ask? If you delay your investments, how C. A robust response to an increase in will you see the magic of compounding? greenhouse gases is that the land is When it comes to investing, you need to going to warm faster than the ocean. start early. In fact, you should start This enhanced land warming is also saving and investing as soon as you associated with increased continental start earning. Compounding allows you aridity. The increase in aridity leads to to build a bigger corpus with a smaller decreased low cloud cover and less rain, amount. which is the main way that aerosols are removed from the atmosphere. A. BAC B. CAB A. ACB B. BCA C. BCA D. ABC C. BAC D. CAB E. CBA E. CBA 68. Direction: A passage with three blanks, 67. Direction: In the question given below, followed by five options, each containing three paragraphs are given, which are one word, is given. Choose the word that jumbled. Find the correct sequence of can fill all the three blanks. these paragraphs so that they form a An ______is a process of buying meaningful passage. and selling goods or services by offering A. The power of compounding works the way it does because you are reinvesting them up for bid, taking bids, and then the interest that you earn back into the selling the item to the highest bidder. instrument, besides giving it time to Participants bid openly against one grow. Let’s simplify it further. Say in the another, with each subsequent bid first year you invest ₹100 and you get required to be higher than the previous 10% annual return of ₹10. Next year, bid. An auctioneer may announce prices, along with ₹110 (the first year principal bidders may call out their bids amount and the interest amount), you themselves (or have a proxy call out a will put another ₹100. The ₹10 you bid on their behalf), or bids may be earned as interest gets reinvested, submitted electronically with the highest helping you grow your money faster. current bid publicly displayed. In a Dutch ______, the auctioneer the permissible amount of specific air begins with a high asking price for some pollutants that may be released from quantity of like items; the price is specific sources over specific lowered until a participant is willing to timeframes. They are generally accept the auctioneer's price for some designed to achieve air quality quantity of the goods in the lot or until standards and to protect human life. the seller's reserve price is met. In Many emissions ______focus on economic theory, an ______regulating pollutants released by may refer to any mechanism or set of automobiles (motor cars) and other trading rules for exchange. powered vehicles. Others regulate A. Assets B. Auction emissions from industry, power plants, C. Autarky D. Arbitrage small equipment such as lawn mowers E. Amortisation and diesel generators, and other sources 69. Direction: A passage with three blanks, of air pollution. While this have been followed by five options, each containing used to dictate limits for conventional one word, is given. Choose the word that pollutants such as oxides of nitrogen and can fill all the three blanks. oxides of sulphur (NOx and SOx), this In finance, a ______is an regulatory technique may be used to instrument of indebtedness of the issuer regulate greenhouse gasses, particularly to the holders. The ______is a carbon dioxide (CO2). In the US, this is debt security, under which the issuer given in pounds of carbon dioxide per owes the holders a debt and is obliged megawatt-hour (lbs. CO2/MWhr), and to pay them interest (the coupon) or to kilograms CO2/MWhr elsewhere. repay the principal at a later date, A. Norms B. Pollutants termed the maturity date. Interest is C. Factors D. Standards usually payable at fixed intervals (semi- E. Limits annual, annual, sometimes monthly). 71. Direction: A passage with three blanks, Very often it is negotiable, that is, the followed by five options, each containing ownership of the instrument can be one word, is given. Choose the word that can fill all the three blanks. transferred in the secondary market. The ability of humans to ______This means that once the transfer the landscape and recognize the agents at the bank medallion stamp the consequences of doing so puts us in a same, it is highly liquid on the secondary peculiar position. There are several market. Thus, a ______is a form animals on earth that show this same of loan or IOU. kind of intelligence. Some animals have A. Brand B. Stock extensions to ______their C. Bond D. Barter environment and some do not. As a E. Bankruptcy species we are assigned the duty to 70. Direction: A passage with three blanks, provide and proliferate. Our goal is to followed by five options, each containing achieve stability for ourselves and our one word, is given. Choose the word that kin. However, we also have an obligation can fill all the three blanks. to maintain the environment, as we Emission ______are the legal depend on the resources and services it requirements governing air pollutants provides. The question then becomes: released into the atmosphere. Emission what is our role in nature? Do we have ______set quantitative limits on the right to ______the land, factory farm animals, and pollute waterways? 73. Direction: In each of the questions Or do we have an obligation to reduce given below, a passage has been given our numbers and merely subsist? In which are either situational based or order to answer these questions, we describes a scenario. Below each must rely on our knowledge of Earth, passage, a question has been given evolution, and our influence on the which is framed to make you to infer environment. something out of it. Mark out the correct A. Aspects B. Pollutants inference as your answer. C. Employ D. Operate A former lawmaker, Rewati Raman E. Manipulate Bhandari, who drafted the measure that 72. Direction: A passage with three blanks, criminalised chhaupadi, said the push to followed by five options, each containing eradicate the practice from villagers, the one word, is given. Choose the word that police and local politicians was still far can fill all the three blanks. too muted. Which of the following describes the Modern public administration has taken reaction of the authorities of towards the a leaf not only from the legislature’s eradication of chhaupadi? book but also from that of the judiciary. A. Subdued B. Softened Administrative ______is the C. Dampened D. Quite latest addition to the admin istrative E. Silenced techniques. Administrative 74. Direction: In each of the questions ______means the given below, a passage has been given determination of questions of a judicial which are either situational based or or quasi-judicial nature by an describes a scenario. Below each administrative department or agency. passage, a question has been given Like a regular court, administrative which is framed to make you to infer bodies hear the parties, sift evidence, something out of it. Mark out the correct and pronounce a decision in cases where inference as your answer. legal rights or duties are involved. The India's leading and most popular food main point of difference between delivery start-up, Swiggy landed in a administrative ______and soup on Wednesday, after four people administration of justice by the courts is claiming to be current and former that administrative justice is employees allegedly revealed fraudulent administered by administrative agencies and unethical means practiced at the instead of regular courts. The company, in a blog post. administrative courts follow the Which of the following can be said about principles of natural justice and common the allegations? good whereas the courts of law follow A. Defragmented B. Ambiguous the settled principles of law and C. Definitive D. Anecdotal evidence. The administrative courts are E. Speculative manned by officers belonging to the 75. Direction: In each of the questions executive branch whereas the judges given below, a passage has been given are the members of the judiciary which are either situational based or independent of executive control. describes a scenario. Below each A. Adjudication B. Division passage, a question has been given C. Hearing D. Service which is framed to make you to infer E. Legislation something out of it. Mark out the correct inference as your answer. Set in the glittering balls of genteel rural 77. Direction: In the following question, a society of 18th century England and passage is given which describes a verdant landscape of the idyllic situation. From the given options, mark Pemberley, “Pride and Prejudice” is the the correct inference that can be drawn story of young Elizabeth Bennett whose from the passage. If none of the property is entailed to the nearest male inferences follow, mark option E, “None heir. of these” as the answer. What can be said about the position The philosophy of pragmatism goes of young Elizabeth Bennett in the rural something like this. The mind is such society of 18th century England? that it deals only with ideas. It is not A. Marginal B. Immaterial possible for the mind to relate to C. Unrelated D. Extraneous anything other than ideas. Therefore, it E. Academic is not correct to think that the mind 76. Direction: In the following question, a actually can ponder reality. All that the passage is given which describes a mind can ponder is its ideas about situation. From the given options, mark reality. (Whether or not that is the way the correct inference that can be drawn from the passage. If none of the reality actually is, is a metaphysical inferences follow, mark option E, “None issue). Therefore, whether or not of these” as the answer. something is true is not a matter of how In nearly all human populations a closely it corresponds to the absolute majority of individuals can taste the truth, but of how consistent it is with our artificially synthesized chemical experience. phenylthiocarbonide (PTC). However, A. Our experiences define our concept of the percentage varies dramatically-- reality. from as low as 60% in India to as high B. Reality is a metaphysical issue. as 95% in Africa. That this C. Pragmatism and reality are two sides polymorphism is observed in non- of the same coin. human primates as well indicates a long D. Our experiences enable us to evolutionary history which, although determine the truth. obviously not acting on PTC, might E. None of these. reflect evolutionary selection for taste 78. Direction: In the question below, there discrimination of other, more significant is a word given in bold which is followed bitter substances, such as certain toxic by five options. In each of the options, a plants. pair of words is given which is either the A. Human beings show the same taste pair of synonyms or antonyms or profile as primates. synonym & antonym of the word given B. Humans prefers substances that are in bold. Choose that pair as your naturally sweet. answer. C. Only a minority of the human Tremulous population have an indeterminant taste A. Stringent, Garrulous profile. B. Quivery, Steady D. A majority of the human population C. Conjunctive, Desist have an indeterminant taste profile. E. None of these D. Abstain, Defer E. Terse, Abrupt 79. Direction: In the question below, there Zealous is a word given in bold which is followed A. Droopy, Gigantic by five options. In each of the options, a B. Tenacity, Assiduity pair of words is given which is either the C. Fervent, Apathetic pair of synonyms or antonyms or synonym & antonym of the word given D. Conceited, Capacious in bold. Choose that pair as your E. Hilarity, Livid answer. 83. Direction: In the following questions a Histrionic part of a sentence is given in bold, it is A. Melodramatic, Theatrical then followed by four sentences which B. Conscientious, Diligent try to explain the meaning of the C. Tenacious, Retentive idiom/phrase given in bold. Choose the D. Thrive, Tussle E. Pertinent, Appropriate alternative from the four given below 80. Direction: In the question below, there each question which explains the is a word given in bold which is followed meaning of the phrase correctly without by five options. In each of the options, a altering the meaning of the sentence pair of words is given which is either the given as question. If none of the pair of synonyms or antonyms or sentence explains the meaning of the synonym & antonym of the word given highlighted phrase, choose option (e) in bold. Choose that pair as your answer. i.e., “None of these” as your answer Nefarious choice A. Sloppy, Flurry We are used to giving benefit of a B. Unassertive, Ignoble doubt to people we are closest to, the C. Modest, Subtle ones who we know very well. This comes D. Gregarious, Magnanimous to us naturally as we know for a fact they E. Iniquitous, Atrocious are good people; and even more - we 81. Direction: In the question below, there is a word given in bold which is followed know they like/ love us so they wouldn't by five options. In each of the options, a do anything against us. pair of words is given which is either the A. Since we love and trust our close pair of synonyms or antonyms or ones, we often tend to believe them, synonym & antonym of the word given even when we are not sure what they in bold. Choose that pair as your are saying is true. answer. B. Given that we are very attached to Recalcitrant A. Peculiar, Convivial our relatives, we often try to hide their B. Amenable, Docile crimes and cover up for their lies. C. Taciturn, Withering C. Since humans are inherently D. Voluble, Turgid doubting, there is a tendency to be E. Pendulous, Jocular sceptic about anyone. 82. Direction: In the question below, there D. Humans have nepotism ingrained in is a word given in bold which is followed them, which means that they would by five options. In each of the options, a pair of words is given which is either the favour only their relatives over and pair of synonyms or antonyms or above a fool proof evidence against synonym & antonym of the word given them. in bold. Choose that pair as your E. None of these answer. 84. Direction: In the following questions a A. Though the outfit is classy, the part of a sentence is given in bold, it is speaker does not prefer wearing it. then followed by four sentences which B. The speaker finds wearing the dress try to explain the meaning of the very shameful as people would idiom/phrase given in bold. Choose the disapprove of it. alternative from the four given below C. The speaker dislikes wearing the each question which explains the particular outfit. meaning of the phrase correctly without D. Wearing the particular outfit wouldn’t altering the meaning of the sentence be a great deal as it will not kill her. given as question. If none of the E. None of these sentence explains the meaning of the Directions (86-90): Read the given highlighted phrase, choose option (e) passage carefully and answer the i.e., “None of these” as your answer questions that follow. choice Over the past few years, the popularity At the start of his presentation, it of online social networks (OSNs) such as seemed that he’s out of his mind, but Facebook, Twitter, and Orkut have when he finished, we saw that grown tremendously. OSNs are built on there’s method in his madness. real-world social relationships and A. After the presentation, we realised provide their users with a wide variety of that he deliberately chose to be vague virtual-interaction mechanisms. As and absurd. OSNs have become critical online B. Though his presentation appeared a communication platforms integrated little absurd in the beginning, we into society’s daily life, the security risks ultimately found out that he had a accompanying such developments have rational purpose behind it raised concerns in industry, academia, C. There was a stark difference between and government. what he started with and how he Users provide an astonishing amount of concluded his presentation. personal information voluntarily, and D. Since he was not completely in his OSN service providers store this senses, he presented in an awkward information. Ralph Gross and Alessandro manner. Acquits studied the Facebook users in E. None of these 85. Direction: In the following questions a the Carnegie Mellon University network part of a sentence is given in bold, it is and discovered that 90.8 percent of then followed by four sentences which users uploaded their images, 87.8 try to explain the meaning of the percent revealed their birth dates, 39.9 idiom/phrase given in bold. Choose the percent shared their phone numbers, alternative from the four given below and 50.8 percent listed their current each question which explains the addresses. Such an abundance of readily meaning of the phrase correctly without available personal information makes altering the meaning of the sentence privacy breach a unique angle of attack given as question. If none of the sentence explains the meaning of the in OSNs. Three primary parties interact highlighted phrase, choose option (e) with one another in an OSN: the service i.e., “None of these” as your answer provider, the users, and third-party choice applications. Because OSNs are formed I wouldn't be caught dead wearing by real people, they are tempting an outfit like that – it's like something targets for viral marketing, which has my grandmother would also not wear! therefore easily invaded them. The public perception that OSNs encompass 87. Which of the following statements is friends, family, and acquaintances NOT true with respect to the passage? makes users prone to trust messages A. The number of users of the online they receive in OSNs. In addition, aided social networks like Facebook, twitter, with the information extracted from user google, LinkedIn are going on increasing profiles, spammers can often exploit tremendously. social-engineering tricks to enhance B. To become member of the OSN the viral marketing’s effectiveness. A user has to create his profile by entering information like name, photo, date of phishing attack targets OSN users’ birth, Email ID, place of work, home confidential information (OSN account town and so on. credentials, email address, online C. Spam is abuse of electronic banking, and so on). If it targets OSN messaging systems to send unsolicited account credentials, such an attack is bulk messages indiscriminately. usually combined with spamming to D. To avoid such malicious access, it is complete the viral-marketing process. necessary to be careful while selecting Plausible defence mechanisms for security settings for various fields in the phishing attacks are mostly on the client profile. side, given the voluntary nature of E. Whenever a user accepts friend users’ sharing their confidential request it is assumed that he is having information. Digitally signed emails can distrust in that user so such access is not prevent spoofed email messages from provided. fooling recipients; browser toolbars can 88. On what does the future development also alert users when they’re prompted of OSNs depend? for usernames and passwords at A. The ability to provide enjoyable suspicious sites. services without compromising user OSNs are playing an increasingly security. important role in the Internet B. The ability to provide cashless community today. Their future entertainment on the go. development hinges on their ability to C. The ability to provide high level deliver enjoyable services without security features to those users who can pay for the same. undermining users’ information security. D. The ability to provide free 86. Which of the following statements can downloadable music as a way to stop be correctly inferred from the passage? music piracy. I. If you receive friend requests from E. The ability to provide wireless strangers, it's best to stay away. entertainment without comprising the II. Viruses and malware often find their speed and efficiency of the servers. way onto your computer through those 89. Which of the following options is a good annoying, but sometimes enticing ads. way of preventing spoofed email III. Once an account has been messages from fooling recipients? compromised, it is best to presume all A. Link to another established account your passwords are compromised. B. Digitally signed emails A. Only I B. Only II C. Network rerouting techniques C. Only III D. Both I and II D. Automatic resend to the spam folder E. Both II and III E. Digitally verified emails 90. Which of the following would be the most 96. The Headquarter of The Asian appropriate title of the passage? Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is A. Online security breaches located in? B. Common security problems A. Beijing B. Shanghai C. Security issues in online social C. Xinijiang D. Hong Kong networks E. Xian D. Connecting with strangers online 97. The 2018 ASEAN India Film Festival was E. Zendesk, Facebook and more held in which of the following cities? 91. Which of the following day National A. Lucknow B. New Delhi Statistics Day (NSD) has been C. Pune D. Gurugram celebrated in India? E. Mumbai A. 15th May B. 10th June 98. Which of the following C. 27th June D. 29th June telecommunication will acquire the E. None of these business of Telenor India for an 92. Which of the following countries have undisclosed sum in all seven circles? won a united bid to host the 23rd FIFA A. BSNL B. Tata Docomo World Cup 2026? C. Bharti Airtel D. MTS India A. Brazil, France and Argentina E. None of these B. Brazil, Mexico and Spain 99. India’s first national sports university is C. Spain, Portugal and Germany to be set in which Indian state? D. US, Mexico and Canada A. Bihar B. Punjab E. UK, Germany and France C. Assam D. Manipur 93. Which of the following Indian payment E. Uttar Pradesh and commerce company has launched 100. Which state government along with the first wealth management product WWF-India conducted the first ‘Digital Gold’? organized census for the conservation of A. DirecPay B. BHIM Indus dolphins on their population? C. PayU India D. Paytm A. Maharashtra B. Kerala E. None of these C. Punjab D. Odisha 94. Veteran journalist Shujaat Bukhari who E. Rajasthan was shot dead was the editor of which of 101. Which among the following is an the following newspaper? umbrella organization for all retail A. Jehlum Post payments system in India? B. Kashmir Observer A. RBI B. NPCI C. Kashmir Life C. SEBI D. NITI Aayog D. Rising Kashmir E. None of these E. None of these 102. Which of the following countries will host 95. LRS is a facility provided by the Reserve the International Conference on Bank of India for all the resident Information and Communication individuals to freely remit a certain Technology (ICT)? amount in terms of US dollar every A. India B. Nepal financial year for a permissible set of C. Mauritius D. Bangladesh current or capital account transactions. E. Maldives Here ‘LRS’ stands for ____. 103. The headquarter of Organisation for A. Liquidity Remittance Scheme Economic Cooperation and Development B. Liberalised Remittance Scheme (OECD) is in _____. C. Liberalised Remittance Source A. London, UK B. Vienna, Austria D. Liberalised Revenue Scheme C. Paris, France D. Beijing, China E. Liberalised Revenue Source E. Rome, Italy 104. In which one of the following States, 110. SKOCH Group has conferred the ‘Best Patratu Thermal Power Plant is proposed performing Social Sector Ministry’ award to be set up? to which of the following ministries? A. Madhya Pradesh A. Ministry of Women and Child Development B. Bihar B. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare C. Jharkhand C. Ministry of Environment, Forest and D. West Bengal Climate Change E. Kerala D. Ministry of Social Justice and 105. What is the theme of the International Empowerment Yoga Day 2018? E. None of the above A. Yoga for Peace 111. Which country will host the ICC B. Connect the Youth Women’s World T20 tournament 2018? A. New Zealand B. India C. Yoga For Health C. Sri Lanka D. England D. Yoga For Environment E. West Indies E. None of these 112. The Certificate of Deposit (CD) is a 106. Hirakud dam is located in which of the negotiable money market instrument following states? and issued in the form of? A. Jharkhand B. Chhattisgarh A. Derivative Usance Promissory Note C. Odisha D. West Bengal B. Usance Promissory Note E. Karnataka C. Demand Promissory Note D. Both a & b 107. In which of the following states is the E. None of the Above Dudhwa National Park located? 113. The 105th Indian Science Congress A. Arunachal Pradesh meeting was held in ______. B. Madhya Pradesh A. IIM, Ahmadabad C. Uttar Pradesh B. Manipur University, Imphal D. Andhra Pradesh C. IIT, Bombay E. None of these D. Jawahar Lal Nehru University, Delhi 108. What is the name of country whose E. None of the Above capital is Lusaka and currency is 114. IRDAI has given its approval to LIC for the stake purchase, that will help get a Kwacha? capital support of Rs 10,000- 13,000 A. Yemen B. Uganda crore in which of the following state- C. Zambia D. Somalia owned banks? E. None of these A. Union Bank of India 109. Which of the following committees has B. IDBI Bank been constituted by Insurance C. United Bank of India Regulatory and Development Authority D. Indian Bank (IRDAI) to review regulations governing E. IDFC Bank 115. SAARC Development Fund Headquarters the Insurance Marketing Firms (IMF)? are located in which country? A. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee A. Kathmandu, Nepal B. Veerappa Moily Committee B. Islamabad, Pakistan C. Ashok Chavan Committee C. Thimpu, Bhutan D. Sachar Committee D. New Delhi, India E. Suresh Mathur Committee E. Male, Maldives 116. Bhumi Pednekar bagged the best actress 123. The Victorian and Art Deco Ensembles at Dada Saheb Phalke award ceremony inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage for which movie? Sites. The Victorian Gothic and Art Deco A. Toilet Ek Prem Katha is situated in which city? B. Rustom A. Mumbai B. Pune C. Dum Laga ke Haisha C. Bengaluru D. Hyderabad D. Lust Stories E. Ahmedabad E. Shubh Mangal Saavdhan 124. Which institute launches Bharat 117.A non-trading company used as a vehicle Inclusive Initiative? for various financial manoeuvres or kept A. IIT Bombay B. IIM Ahmedabad dormant for future use in some other C. IIT Kharagpur D. IIM Calcutta capacity? E. IIIT Hyderabad A. Chit Funds 125. Ajay Thakur is associated with which B. Shell companies sport? C. Nidhi Companies A. Hockey B. Cricket D. Indigenous Bankers C. Swimming D. Kabaddi E. Unstructured NBFC E. Volleyball 118. Indira Sagar dam is located in which 126. CBLO, a money market instrument that Indian State/City? represents an obligation between a A. Chhattisgarh B. Gujarat borrower and a lender as to the terms C. Maharashtra D. Madhya Pradesh and conditions of a loan. What does 'C' E. Andhra Pradesh stand for in CBLO? 119. Assumption island is located in which A. Clearing B. Culminative country? C. Collateralized D. Credit A. Seychelles B. Maldives E. Call C. Mauritius D. Sri Lanka 127. What does “L” stand for in PMLA? E. Monaco A. Leverage B. Limit 120. The two day ‘Kabir Mahotsav’ in UP organized by which ministry? C. Lending D. Liberalised A. Ministry of Tribal Affaris E. Laundering B. Ministry of Culture 128. PMVVY (Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana C. Ministry of Human Resource Yojana) pension limit extends to which Development timeline? D. Ministry of Home Affairs A. March, 2021 B. March, 2019 E. Ministry of Tourism C. March, 2022 D. March, 2020 121. Pilibhit wildlife sanctuary is located in E. May, 2019 which Indian State? 129. The Communications Compatibility and A. Uttar Pradesh Security Agreement dialogue between B. Madhya Pradesh foreign and defence ministers of India C. Gujarat and US scheduled to be held in which of D. Chhattisgarh the following venues? E. None of the given options A. New Delhi B. Mumbai 122. Who is the captain of Indian women C. Washington D. Geneva hockey team? E. Paris A. Sunita Lakra 130. International Organization for Migration B. Gurjit Kaur Headquarters is located in which city? C. Rani Rampal A. Rome B. London D. Deep Grace Ekka C. Washington D. Geneva E. Reena Khokhar E. Brussels 131. Malabo is the capital of which country? 138. Which city hosted Pravasi Bharatiya A. Rwanda Divas in January 2019? B. Zambia A. Varanasi B. Kolkata C. Equatorial Guinea C. Chennai D. Bengaluru D. Panama E. New Delhi E. Morocco 139. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India's longest rail-road 132. Informal summit held in which city of bridge Bogibeel Bridge in which state? Russia? A. Tripura A. Moscow B. Sochi B. Sikkim C. New Delhi D. St. Petersburg C. Assam E. Hyderabad D. Arunachal Pradesh 133. What does 'C' stands for 'CAGR', a E. Manipur business specific term for the geometric 140. Reinsurance is the name given to: progression ratio that provides A. An individual taking insurance for the a constant rate over the specific time second time period? B. An insurer placing insurance with A. Control B. Compound another insurer C. Credit D. Call C. When government by insurance E. Culminative policies for government employees 134. Where will be 5th International D. All the above E. None of these conference on human excellence on Direction (141-145): Solve the given Yoga (2019) was held? quadratic equations and mark the A. Uttar Pradesh B. Chandigarh correct option based on your answer— C. New Delhi D. Uttarakhand 141. I. (x − 2)² = 9 E. Madhya Pradesh 퐈퐈. (2y + 8)² = 16 135. Kishori amonkar died recently. He was A. x < y associated with which of the following B. No relation can be established fields? between x and y. A. Classical Vocalist C. x > y B. Classical Dancer D. x ≤ y C. Sports E. x ≥ y D. Politician 142. I. x² − 16x + 64 = 0 E. Painter II. y² − 16y + 63 = 0 136. The Union Cabinet Chaired by Prime A. x > y Minister Shri Narendra Modi has B. x ≤ y C. x ≥ y approved the establishment of National D. x < y Institute of Mental Health Rehabilitation E. No relation can be established (NIMHR) at which state? between x and y. A. Gwalior B. Bhopal 143. I. 25/x² − 15/x + 2 = 0 C. Jammu D. New Delhi 퐈퐈. 40/y² + 1 = 13/y E. Bengaluru A. x < y 137. What does 'E' stands for in SAWEN? B. x ≥ y A. Economic B. Enforcement C. No relation can be established C. Elephant D. Enactment between x and y. E. Effective. D. x ≤ y E. x > y 144. I. 48/x² − 14/x + 1 = 0 149. A solid sphere of radius 6 cm is melted 퐈퐈. 45/y² + 1/y = 2 and re-casted into a hollow cylinder of A. No relation can be established uniform thickness. If the external radius between x and y. of the base of the cylinder is 5 cm and B. x ≤ y its height is 32 cm, find the uniform C. x < y thickness of the cylinder ? D. x > y A. 3 cm B. 1.5 cm E. x ≥ y C. 1 cm D. 2.5 cm 145. I. x² + 3x – 4 = 0 E. None of these II. y² + 10y + 24 = 0 150. X and Y entered into partnership with Rs. A. x ≤ y 700 and Rs. 600 respectively. After B. x < y another 3 months, X withdrew two- C. x > y sevenths of his stock but after 3 months, D. No relation can be established he puts back three-fifths of what he had between x and y. withdrawn. The total profit at the end of E. x ≥ y the year is Rs. 726. How much of this 146. A container contains 165 litres of milk. should X receive? Some quantity of milk is taken out and A. Rs. 336 B. Rs. 366 half of that quantity of milk, water is C. Rs. 633 D. Rs. 663 added in the container. Now ratio of milk E. None of these to water in the container becomes 5:3. Direction (151-155): Table given What is the quantity of water added in below shows percentage of men out of it? total men who worked on odd days in A. 40 litre B. 45 litre three different months and rest of the C. 60 litre D. 30 litre men are working on even days of the E. 90 litre respective month. Study the table 147. Two boxes contain 4 and 16 balls carefully and answer the following respectively. Two balls in the first box questions. and four in the second, are black. If a box is chosen randomly and two balls are drawn at random from it, what is the probability that at least one ball is black if the ball is not replaced? Note: Each man works for 8 hours per A. 11/20 B. 43/120 day C. 77/120 D. 9/20 Total man-hours = Total man worked × E. None of these Total day of work × 8 hours 148. Train A, travelling at 84 kmph, overtook 151. Total man-hours on odd days of march train B, traveling in the same direction, is what % of the total man-hours on in 10 seconds. If train B had been even days of April? traveling at twice its speed, then train A A. B. would have taken 22.5 seconds to overtake it. Find the length of train B, C. D. given that it is half the length of train A. A. 180 m B. 100 m E. C. 200 m D. 150 m E. 50 m 152. Total man hour of April is how much 157. What is the area of rectangle ? more or less than the total man hour of I. If ratio of length and breadth of the August? rectangle is 3 : 2. II. Circumference of a circle is 440 m A. 80,000 B. 83,200 and breadth of rectangle is 1/7 th of C. 84,800 D. 86,400 radius of the circle. E. 88,000 III. If length is 50% more than breadth. 153. Find the ratio between man-hour on A. Only III even days of March to man hour on even B. Only II and either I or III. C. Only II days of August? D. All I, II and III A. 6 : 1 B. 7 : 3 E. None of these C. 8 : 3 D. 3 : 7 158. How many students failed in class 11th? E. 9 : 2 I. 400 Students passed in class 11th. 154. Man-hour on odd days of April is how II. No. of students failed in class 11th is much % less than the man hour on odd 20% of those failed in class 12th. III. Ratio of student appeared to that of days of August? failed in class 11th is 5 : 3. A. B. 40% A. Only I and III B. Only II C. 37.5% D. 62.5% C. Only I and II E. 60% D. All I, II and III E. Cannot be answered even including all 155. What is the average of man hours on three statements. even days of all three months together? 159. What is the rate of interest? A. 88,000 B. 66,000 I. S.I. accrued in two years on an C. 86,000 D. 78,000 amount at same rate of interest is Rs. E. 74,000 44,000. Direction (156-160): The following II. The amount after some years on S.I. is Rs. 154000. questions are accompanied by three III. Difference between the C.I. and S.I. statements (I), (II), and (III). You have earned in two years on the same amount to determine which statement(s) is/are and at the same rate of interest is Rs. sufficient /necessary to answer the 120. questions A. Only I and III B. Only III 156. What is distance between A and B ? C. Only II and III I. Two persons Amit and Abhi started D. Cannot be answered even including simultaneously from A to B with their all statement speed in ratio 4 : 5. E. None of these II. Abhi reached B one hour earlier than 160. What is the sum of two number? Amit. I. The bigger no. is 6 more than the smaller no. III. Difference between speed of Amit II. 40% of smaller no. is equal to 30% and Abhi is 20 km/hr. of bigger no. A. Only I and II III. The ratio b/w half of the bigger no. B. Only II and III & one-third of smaller no. is 2 : 1. C. All I, II and III A. Only II & III D. Cannot be answered even including B. Only I & II C. Any two of the three statements all three statement D. All statement is required E. None of these E. None of these Direction (161-166): Answer the 162. What value will come at the place of ‘B’? questions based on the information A. 10.45 given below: B. None of the given options Rahul goes to gym and runs 40 minutes C. 11 am on treadmill. For starting 15 minutes he D. 10.30 am runs at a uniform speed of 5 km/hr and E. 10 am after that he runs at a uniform speed of 163. What value will come at the place of ‘C’? 9km/hr for remaining time. He runs total (A) km on treadmill. After that he comes A. B. 20% to his house and get ready for office which is 45km away from his house. He C. 25% D. reaches office in 1.5 hours at 9:30 a.m. In office he gives some work to his E. 50% subordinates P1 and P2 at (B). P1 can 164. What value will come at the place of ‘D’? complete that work in 6 hours while A. 2 hours B. 1.5 hours efficiency of P1 and P2 is in the ratio 5: C. D. 4. P1 and P2 together completes 75% of that work at 12:30 p.m. Rahul and P2 E. together can complete same work in 3 hours. Rahul is (C) % more efficient than 165. What value will come at the place of ‘E’? P1. After that work he comes back to A. 72 B. 42 home in upstream (Speed of stream is C. 36 D. 108 3km/hr and his speed in still water and E. 54 distance between his house and office 166. What value will come at the place of ‘F’? are same as earlier). He takes (D) hours to reach home. When he reaches home, A. None of the given options two of his friends Aman and Raman B. Cannot be determined come at his house, all three starts to C. 3 and 5 play a game in which 2 dices are used D. 4 and 4 by each person. When only Rahul & E. 2 and 6 Aman are playing, (E) was the number Direction (167-170): Two quantities of outcomes in which first Rahul and that is I and II are given in following then Aman throw their respective dices. questions. Students are expected to In a game, all three throw their dices solve the quantities and answer them and each one of them get 8 as the sum according to given options by comparing of numbers in their dices and any one of their numerical values. two not get same outcomes. Winner is 167. ퟑ풙+ퟓ . ퟗퟐ풙−ퟒ = ퟗퟓ풙−ퟏퟒ And, ퟐ풚ퟐ − ퟏퟓ풚 − ퟐퟖ the one who gets highest number as the ퟐ sum of the square of the number comes = ퟑ풚 − ퟐퟑ풚 − ퟏퟑ in dices. (F) Should be the outcomes of Quantity I: Value of ‘x’ the dices of Raman if Raman is winner of Quantity II: Value of ‘y’ the game. A. Quantity I > Quantity II 161. What value will come at the place of ‘A’? B. Quantity I < Quantity II A. 4.25 km B. 3.75 km C. Quantity I ≥ Quantity II C. 5 km D. 5.25 km D. Quantity I ≤ Quantity II E. None of the given options E. Quantity I = Quantity II or No relation 168. Quantity I: When an article sold at 28% of which 120 units are consumed by discount then profit earned is 29.6%. ‘x’ Other appliances. Units consumed by is the profit % when article sold at 30% Fans are 30 less than Units consumed by discount. Lights. Quantity II: 38 House B →Units consumed by Lights in A. Quantity I = Quantity II or No relation House ‘A’ and House ‘B’ is same. Units B. Quantity I < Quantity II consumed by Fans in House ‘B’ are 60% C. Quantity I ≤ Quantity II more than that of fans in House ‘A’. D. Quantity I ≥ Quantity II E. Quantity I > Quantity II House C →Total units consumed by 169. 12 men can complete a work in 10 days. Lights in all three houses is 200 units 18 women can do the same work in 20 and units consumed by Fans and Lights days. 27 children can do that work in 20 is same in House C. Units consumed by days. 9 women and 9 children together Other appliances is 125% more than do that work for 16 days. that by Fans in this House. Total units Quantity I: No. of men required to consumed by other appliances in all complete the remaining work in one day three houses are 320 units. Quantity II: 36 171. Number of units consumed by Lights in A. Quantity I > Quantity II House ‘B’ is what percent more of the B. Quantity I ≤ Quantity II units consumed by Lights in house ‘C’? C. Quantity I = Quantity II or No relation A. 100% B. 200% D. Quantity I < Quantity II C. 120% D. 50% E. Quantity I ≥ Quantity II 170. Quantity I: Time taken to fill the tank E. 150% when A, B and C are opened in every 172. Average number of units consumed by alternate minute starting with A and Other appliances in House ‘B’, ‘C’ and ‘D’ ending with C. A, B and C alone takes 20 is 110 units. Find the units consumed by minutes, 15 minutes and 12 minutes Other appliances in House ‘D’? respectively to fill the tank. A. 110 units Quantity II: Find the time taken by B. None of the given options waste pipe to empty the full cistern. Two C. 130 units pipes alone can fill a cistern in 10 D. 120 units minutes and 15 minutes respectively. E. 140 units When these two pipes along with the 173. Find total number of units consumed in waste pipe are opened, the cistern gets House ‘A’ and ‘C’ together? filled in 18 minutes. A. Quantity I > Quantity II A. None of the given options B. Quantity I < Quantity II B. 410 units C. Quantity I ≥ Quantity II C. 430 units D. Quantity I ≤ Quantity II D. 400 units E. Quantity I = Quantity II or No relation E. 420 units Direction (171-175): Data given 174. Find the difference between Units below shows number of units of consumed by other appliances in House electricity consumed by Fans, Lights and ‘B’ and house ‘C’? Other appliances in three different A. 10 units houses. Study the data carefully and B. 20 units answer the following questions. C. 30 units House A →Total number of units D. None of the given options consumed in House ‘A’ is 250 units out E. 40 units 175. Total units consumed by Fans and Lights 178. ‘A’, ‘F’ and ‘C’ started a business together in House ‘C’ is what percent together. F invested Rs. 4000 more than less than total units consumed by Lights amount invested by C. F left the and Other appliances together in House business after 6 months of starting of ‘A’? business. After 2 months more, ‘C’ left A. 20% B. 40% the business. Out of annual profit if A C. 50% D. 60% and C together got Rs 8750 then find E. 80% total annual profit got by all three Direction (176-178): Pie-chart given together? below shows investment (in terms of A. Rs 11,250 B. Rs 10,000 percentage) out of total investment of C. Rs 12,500 D. Rs 13,750 five different persons. Study the E. Rs 15,000 179. Cost price of a pen is 50 Rs. and that of questions carefully and answer them. notebook is 140 Rs. If pen is sold at 200% profit, then to purchase 10 such note books how many pens are required to sell if only profit money is used to buy notebooks? A. 14 B. 18 C. 15 D. 20 E. 16 180. Length of two trains are 150 m and 200 m respectively and the ratio (shorter: longer) of their speed is 2 : 5. If they cross each other in opposite direction in 15 second then in what time faster train will overtake the slower train.

A. 20 seconds B. 25 seconds 176. B and E started a business together. B C. 32 seconds D. 35 seconds left the business 9 months after starting E. 27 seconds of business. Find the difference between 181. If length of a rectangle is decreased by profit shares of B and E if total annual 6 cm we get a square and the area of profit is Rs. 15,400? square formed is 252 cm² less than the A. Rs.2100 B. Rs.4200 area of square formed when breadth of the original rectangle is increased by 6 C. Rs.1400 D. Rs.2800 cm. Find the perimeter of the rectangle. E. Rs.3500 A. 66 cm B. 88 cm 177. A and D started a business together C. 80 cm D. 72 cm after 6 months ‘A’ is replaced by ‘C’. D E. 84 cm left the business after 2 months of ‘A’ 182. Breadth of a rectangle is equal to the while ‘C’ worked for total ‘x’ months. Out diagonal of the square whose side is 2.5√ퟐ cm. Ratio between length and of total profit of Rs 13,050, ‘A’ got Rs breadth of rectangle is 3 : 1. Find the 6750, then find the value of ‘x’. area of the rectangle (in cm2). A. 10 B. 8 A. 75 B. 90 C. 6 D. 4 C. 85 D. 80 E. 2 E. None of these 183. Equal distance is covered by a boat in 186. Ravi sold article ‘D’ to Shyam who again upstream and in downstream in total 5 sold it at 25% profit. Find the difference hours. Sum of speed of a boat in between profits earned by Ravi to profit upstream and downstream is 40 km/hr. earned by Shyam. Speed of boat in still water is 600% A. Rs. 5 B. Rs. 10 more than the speed of stream. Find the approximate distance covered by boat in C. Rs. 15 D. Rs. 20 downstream (in km). E. Rs. 25 A. 45 B. 50 187. Cost price of article A is what percent C. 55 D. 60 more/less then cost price of article C? E. None of these A. 62.5% B. 37.5% 184. A and B entered into a partnership with C. 25% D. 75% Rs.800 and Rs.1600 respectively. From E. 50% 9th months onward they each decided to 188. Ravi marked article B, 50% above its invest Rs.100 more on starting of each cost price, then what percent discount month. If total annual profit is Rs.7700 then find the profit share of A. should be given on marked price to earn A. Rs.2550 B. Rs.3200 the given profit? C. Rs.2650 D. Rs.2450 A. 40% B. 30% E. Rs.2750 C. 25% D. 20% 185. A starts a business, after 6 months B E. 10% also join him with Rs.4500 and after 2 189. Profit earned on selling article ‘E’ is how months of B’s joining C also join them much more/less than profit earned on with Rs.4500. If A gets approx. Rs 4900 selling article ‘C’. out of total annual profit of Rs. 10,000 then find the approximate value of initial A. Rs. 40 investment of A. B. None of the given options A. Rs.4800 B. Rs.4200 C. Rs. 30 C. Rs.3600 D. Rs.4400 D. Rs. 20 E. Rs.5200 E. Rs. 10 Direction (186-190): Bar chart given 190. Ravi mark-up article ‘A’ such that on below shows selling price of five articles selling article ‘A’ at 16% discount he will and profit % earned on selling these earn the given profit. Mark up price of articles by Ravi. Study the data carefully & answer the following questions. article ‘A’ is what percent more than its cost price? A. B.

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