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RegNo:150497 Date:10Mar2015.
StudentName:KVIJAYKUMAR
StateBankofIndiaProbationaryOfficerModelTest68QuestionPaper
Directions:Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandanswerthequestionsgivenbelowit.Certainwords/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of thequestions.RuralIndiafacesseriousshortagespower,water,healthfacilities,roads,etc.theseareknownandrecognized. However, the role of technology in solving these and other problems is barelyacknowledgedandtheactualavailabilityoftechnologyinruralareasismarginal.Thebackboneofthe rural economy is agriculture, which also provides sustenance to over half the countryspopulation.Thegreenrevolutionofthe1970swas,infact,poweredbythescientificworkinvariousagriculturalresearchinstitutions.Whilesomefaultthegreenrevolutionforexcessiveexploitationofwater and land resources through overuse of fertilizers, it did bring about a wheat surplus andprosperityincertainpocketsofthecountry.In rural India today, there is a dire inadequacy of both science (i.e. knowledge) and technology(whichderivesfromscienceandmanifestsitselfinphysicalform).Thescopetoapplytechnologytobothfarmandnonfarmactivities inruralareasishuge,asarethepotentialbenefits. In fact,cropyieldsare far lower thanwhat theyare indemonstration farms,wherescienceand technologyaremore fullyapplied.Technologies that reducepowerconsumptionofpumpsarevitalunfortunately,their use isminimal, since agricultural power is free or largely subsidized. Similarly, there is littleincentive tooptimise through technologyorotherwise wateruse,especially in irrigatedareas (athirdoftotalarableland),giventhewaterrates.Postharvesttechnologiesforprocessingandaddingvaluecouldgreatlyenhanceruralemploymentandincomes,butatpresentdeploymentoftechnologyismarginal.Coldstorageandcoldchainsfortransportationtomarketisofgreatimportanceformanyagricultural products particularly, fruits and vegetables but are nonexistent. These are clearlytechnologies with an immediate return on investment, and benefits for all: the farmer, the endconsumer, the technology provider. However, regulatory and structural barriers are holding backinvestments.Powerisakeyrequirementinruralareas,foragriculturalaswellasdomesticuses.Technologycanprovidereliablepoweratcomparatively lowcost inadecentralizedmanner.Howeverthisneedstobeupgradedandscaledinabigway,withemphasisonrenewableandnonpollutingtechnologies.Reliableandlowcostmeansoftransportinggoodsandpeopleisan*essentialneedforruralareas.Thebullockcartandthetractortrailerarepresentvehiclesofchoice.Surely,technologycanprovidea better, cheaper andmore efficient solution. Information related to commodity prices, agriculturalpractices, weather etc. are crucial for the farmer. Technology can provide these through mobilephones,whichisaproventechnology,however,thechallengetoensureconnectivityremains.Thusthere is a pressing need for technology as currently economic growth though skewed andiniquitoushascreatedaneconomicallyattractivemarketinruralIndia.
1.Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingis/aretheproblemsfacingIndiasruralpopulation?(i)Unavailabilityofhealthcarefacilities.(ii)ThetechnologicaladvancementswhichhavebeenborrowedfromabroadhavenotbeensuitablyadaptedtotheIndianscenario.(iii)Lackofawarenessabouttheimportanceofutilisingtechnologyintheagriculturalsector.
Onlyi
Onlyiii Bothi&ii Bothi&iii None
2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTanimpactofthegreenrevolution?
Overutilizationofwaterresdurces Applicationofscientificresearchonlyindemonstrationfarms Wealthcreationrestrictedtocertainareas Damagecausedtolandbyinordinateuseoffertilizers Supplyofwheatsurpasseddemand
3.Whyistherenomotivationtoreducepowerconsumption?
Freelyavailablerenewablesourcesofenergy Government will have to subsidise the cost of technology required to reduce powerconsumption. Powerdistributionhasbeendecentralized. Thecostofimplementingpowersavingtechnologyisexorbitantforthecustomer. None
4.Whateffectwilltheimplementationofpostharvesttechnologiessuchascoldstorageshave?
Regulatoryprocedureswillhavetobemorestringent. Prices of commodities like fruits and vegetables will fall since there is no wastage fromspoilage. Incomesofruralpopulationwillfall
Pollutionoftheenvironment None
5.Theauthorsmainobjectiveinwritingthepassageisto
censurescientistsfornotundertakingresearch criticisefarmersfornotutilisingexperimental,lowcostpostharvestingtechnology
exhortthegovernmenttosubsidisethecostofutilisingtechnology promoteasecondgreenrevolution advocatebroadeningthescopeofresearchanduseoftechnologyinagriculture
6.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueinthecontextofthepassage?(1)Inrecenttimesthebenefitsofscienceandtechnologyhavenotbeenfeltinagriculture.(2)Thecurrentmeansofruraltransportationareideali.e.lowcostandnonpolluting.(3)Agricultureprovideslivelihoodtoover50percentoftheIndianpopulation.
Bothi&ii Onlyii Onlyiii Bothi&iii None
7.Whathashamperedinvestmentinpostharvesttechnologies?
Costofimplementingsuchtechnologyishigherthanthereturns Notangiblebenefitstotechnologysuppliers Obstaclesfromstatutoryauthorities Rapid economic growth has drawn investors away from agriculture tomore commerciallyviablesectors None
8.Whatistheroleofmobiletechnologyintheruraleconomy?(i)Itwillnotplayalargerolesincethetechnologyislargelyuntested.(ii)Itprovidesopportunitiesforfarmerstomanipulatecommodityprices.(iii)Itwilllargelybebeneficialsincesuchtechnologyischeap.
Bothi&iii Onlyi Bothii&iii Onlyii None
Directions:Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandanswerthequestionsgivenbelowit.Certainwords/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of thequestions.RuralIndiafacesseriousshortagespower,water,healthfacilities,roads,etc.theseareknownand
recognized. However, the role of technology in solving these and other problems is barelyacknowledgedandtheactualavailabilityoftechnologyinruralareasismarginal.Thebackboneofthe rural economy is agriculture, which also provides sustenance to over half the countryspopulation.Thegreenrevolutionofthe1970swas,infact,poweredbythescientificworkinvariousagriculturalresearchinstitutions.Whilesomefaultthegreenrevolutionforexcessiveexploitationofwater and land resources through overuse of fertilizers, it did bring about a wheat surplus andprosperityincertainpocketsofthecountry.In rural India today, there is a dire inadequacy of both science (i.e. knowledge) and technology(whichderivesfromscienceandmanifestsitselfinphysicalform).Thescopetoapplytechnologytobothfarmandnonfarmactivities inruralareasishuge,asarethepotentialbenefits. In fact,cropyieldsare far lower thanwhat theyare indemonstration farms,wherescienceand technologyaremore fullyapplied.Technologies that reducepowerconsumptionofpumpsarevitalunfortunately,their use isminimal, since agricultural power is free or largely subsidized. Similarly, there is littleincentive tooptimise through technologyorotherwise wateruse,especially in irrigatedareas (athirdoftotalarableland),giventhewaterrates.Postharvesttechnologiesforprocessingandaddingvaluecouldgreatlyenhanceruralemploymentandincomes,butatpresentdeploymentoftechnologyismarginal.Coldstorageandcoldchainsfortransportationtomarketisofgreatimportanceformanyagricultural products particularly, fruits and vegetables but are nonexistent. These are clearlytechnologies with an immediate return on investment, and benefits for all: the farmer, the endconsumer, the technology provider. However, regulatory and structural barriers are holding backinvestments.Powerisakeyrequirementinruralareas,foragriculturalaswellasdomesticuses.Technologycanprovidereliablepoweratcomparatively lowcost inadecentralizedmanner.Howeverthisneedstobeupgradedandscaledinabigway,withemphasisonrenewableandnonpollutingtechnologies.Reliableandlowcostmeansoftransportinggoodsandpeopleisan*essentialneedforruralareas.Thebullockcartandthetractortrailerarepresentvehiclesofchoice.Surely,technologycanprovidea better, cheaper andmore efficient solution. Information related to commodity prices, agriculturalpractices, weather etc. are crucial for the farmer. Technology can provide these through mobilephones,whichisaproventechnology,however,thechallengetoensureconnectivityremains.Thusthere is a pressing need for technology as currently economic growth though skewed andiniquitoushascreatedaneconomicallyattractivemarketinruralIndia.
9.WhichofthefollowingiscurrentlyNOTathreattotheruraleconomy?(i)Inadequateruralinfrastructuresuchasroads(ii)Excessiveutilisationoftechnology(iii)Fluctuatingpowersupply
Onlyiii Onlyi Bothii&iii Onlyii None
10.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEinthecontextofthepassage?(i)About33percentofarablelandinIndiaisirrigated.(ii)Thereishardlyanymotivationtoutilisetechnologytooptimisewaterusageamongfarmers.(iii)Climaticinformationcaneasilybemadeavailabletofarmers.
Alli,ii&iii Bothi&ii
Onlyi Bothii&iii None
Directions:Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandanswerthequestionsgivenbelowit.Certainwords/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of thequestions.RuralIndiafacesseriousshortagespower,water,healthfacilities,roads,etc.theseareknownandrecognized. However, the role of technology in solving these and other problems is barelyacknowledgedandtheactualavailabilityoftechnologyinruralareasismarginal.Thebackboneofthe rural economy is agriculture, which also provides sustenance to over half the countryspopulation.Thegreenrevolutionofthe1970swas,infact,poweredbythescientificworkinvariousagriculturalresearchinstitutions.Whilesomefaultthegreenrevolutionforexcessiveexploitationofwater and land resources through overuse of fertilizers, it did bring about a wheat surplus andprosperityincertainpocketsofthecountry.In rural India today, there is a dire inadequacy of both science (i.e. knowledge) and technology(whichderivesfromscienceandmanifestsitselfinphysicalform).Thescopetoapplytechnologytobothfarmandnonfarmactivities inruralareasishuge,asarethepotentialbenefits. In fact,cropyieldsare far lower thanwhat theyare indemonstration farms,wherescienceand technologyaremore fullyapplied.Technologies that reducepowerconsumptionofpumpsarevitalunfortunately,their use isminimal, since agricultural power is free or largely subsidized. Similarly, there is littleincentive tooptimise through technologyorotherwise wateruse,especially in irrigatedareas (athirdoftotalarableland),giventhewaterrates.Postharvesttechnologiesforprocessingandaddingvaluecouldgreatlyenhanceruralemploymentandincomes,butatpresentdeploymentoftechnologyismarginal.Coldstorageandcoldchainsfortransportationtomarketisofgreatimportanceformanyagricultural products particularly, fruits and vegetables but are nonexistent. These are clearlytechnologies with an immediate return on investment, and benefits for all: the farmer, the endconsumer, the technology provider. However, regulatory and structural barriers are holding backinvestments.Powerisakeyrequirementinruralareas,foragriculturalaswellasdomesticuses.Technologycanprovidereliablepoweratcomparatively lowcost inadecentralizedmanner.Howeverthisneedstobeupgradedandscaledinabigway,withemphasisonrenewableandnonpollutingtechnologies.Reliableandlowcostmeansoftransportinggoodsandpeopleisan*essentialneedforruralareas.Thebullockcartandthetractortrailerarepresentvehiclesofchoice.Surely,technologycanprovidea better, cheaper andmore efficient solution. Information related to commodity prices, agriculturalpractices, weather etc. are crucial for the farmer. Technology can provide these through mobilephones,whichisaproventechnology,however,thechallengetoensureconnectivityremains.Thusthere is a pressing need for technology as currently economic growth though skewed andiniquitoushascreatedaneconomicallyattractivemarketinruralIndia.ChoosethewordwhichismostnearlytheSAMEinmeaningasthewordprintedinboldasusedinthepassage.
11.Marginal
austere severe detrimental adverse insignificant
12.Fault
defect offend imperfect blame sin
13.Dire
pessimistic alarming
futile frightened fraudulent
Directions:Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandanswerthequestionsgivenbelowit.Certainwords/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of thequestions.RuralIndiafacesseriousshortagespower,water,healthfacilities,roads,etc.theseareknownandrecognized. However, the role of technology in solving these and other problems is barelyacknowledgedandtheactualavailabilityoftechnologyinruralareasismarginal.Thebackboneofthe rural economy is agriculture, which also provides sustenance to over half the countryspopulation.Thegreenrevolutionofthe1970swas,infact,poweredbythescientificworkinvariousagriculturalresearchinstitutions.Whilesomefaultthegreenrevolutionforexcessiveexploitationofwater and land resources through overuse of fertilizers, it did bring about a wheat surplus andprosperityincertainpocketsofthecountry.In rural India today, there is a dire inadequacy of both science (i.e. knowledge) and technology(whichderivesfromscienceandmanifestsitselfinphysicalform).Thescopetoapplytechnologytobothfarmandnonfarmactivities inruralareasishuge,asarethepotentialbenefits. In fact,cropyieldsare far lower thanwhat theyare indemonstration farms,wherescienceand technologyaremore fullyapplied.Technologies that reducepowerconsumptionofpumpsarevitalunfortunately,their use isminimal, since agricultural power is free or largely subsidized. Similarly, there is littleincentive tooptimise through technologyorotherwise wateruse,especially in irrigatedareas (athirdoftotalarableland),giventhewaterrates.Postharvesttechnologiesforprocessingandaddingvaluecouldgreatlyenhanceruralemploymentandincomes,butatpresentdeploymentoftechnologyismarginal.Coldstorageandcoldchainsfortransportationtomarketisofgreatimportanceformanyagricultural products particularly, fruits and vegetables but are nonexistent. These are clearlytechnologies with an immediate return on investment, and benefits for all: the farmer, the endconsumer, the technology provider. However, regulatory and structural barriers are holding backinvestments.Powerisakeyrequirementinruralareas,foragriculturalaswellasdomesticuses.Technologycanprovidereliablepoweratcomparatively lowcost inadecentralizedmanner.Howeverthisneedstobeupgradedandscaledinabigway,withemphasisonrenewableandnonpollutingtechnologies.Reliableandlowcostmeansoftransportinggoodsandpeopleisan*essentialneedforruralareas.Thebullockcartandthetractortrailerarepresentvehiclesofchoice.Surely,technologycanprovidea better, cheaper andmore efficient solution. Information related to commodity prices, agriculturalpractices, weather etc. are crucial for the farmer. Technology can provide these through mobile
phones,whichisaproventechnology,however,thechallengetoensureconnectivityremains.Thusthere is a pressing need for technology as currently economic growth though skewed andiniquitoushascreatedaneconomicallyattractivemarketinruralIndia.Choose thewordwhich ismostOPPOSITE inmeaningof thewordprinted inboldasused in thepassage.
14.Potential
unlikely incapable
unable ineffective inherent
15.Iniquitous
immoral godly virtuous right just
Directions:Whichofthephrases(1),(2),(3),and(4)givenbelowshouldreplacethephrasegiveninbold in the following sentences tomake the sentencegrammatically correct? If the sentence iscorrectasitisandthereisnocorrectionrequiredmark(5)i.e.Nocorrectionrequiredastheanswer.
16.TheUSeconomyispresentinthefaceoffaseriousrecession.
havingtofaceofatpresent presentlyfacingupto presentedonthefaceof presentlyfacing Nocorrectionrequired
17.Economists have predicted that the countrys economic growth falls low to eight percent thisyear.
fallingaslowas felltoaslowas willfalltoaslowas
fallenlowerthan Nocorrectionrequired
18.Inalllikenessthecompanywillfailtoachieveitsproductiontargetsthisyear.
Witheveryliveliness Inalllikelihood Itislikelyfor Inevery,likeness Nocorrectionrequired
19.WehavefailedassessmentoftheadvantagesofoutsourcingourIToperations.
inassessment innotassessingup toassess theassessmentof Nocorrectionrequired
20.Oneofthekeycompetenciesformanagersareethicsandtheabilitytomotivateothers.
Amongthekeycompetencies Besidethekeycompetency Includingthekeycompetencies Withinthekeycompetence Nocorrectionrequired
21. ................the activities of moneylenders could have an adverse impact on thosewho...............accesstobankcredit.
Encouraging,enjoying Permitting,denied Confining,entitled Promoting,benefit
Curbing,lack
22. The Budget announced substantial............of.............to critical sectors like education andhealthcare.
expenditure,capital sanction,initiative allotment,security disbursement,investment allocation,resources
23.Thegovernmenthasdecidednottomakeany...............changesinthecountrystax...............
sweeping,regime transparent,hike drastically,net constitutional,revenue existing,structure
24.TheRBIhas..............astatement that the implementationofKYCnormsshouldnot leadtothedenialofbanking................tocustomers.
released,asset issued,services drafted,clearing made,tariff notified,transaction
25.Thenewscheme..............allpersonswithdisabilitiesdefined...............theDisabilitiesAct.
discriminates,according recognises,beneath profits,within
covers,under promises,by
Directions : Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the propersequencetoformameaningfulparagraphthenanswerthequestionsgivenbelowthem.A.Infacthebelievedthatcustomersaretheorigin,thesourceofthemoneywehave.B.Thecustomerthushasthepowertofireeverybodyinthecompanyfromthechairmanondown.C.Management can ensure this doesnt happen bymotivating employees to cultivatemeaningfulrelationshipswithcustomers.D.SamWaltonbuilthisWalmartbusinessempireknowingtherewasonlyonebossthecustomer.E.SoItisnotthecompanywhichpaysusbutthecustomer.F.Hecanachievethisbysimplyspendinghismoneyelsewhere.
26.WhichofthefollowingwillbetheFIRSTsentenceafterrearrangement?
B C D E F
27.WhichofthefollowingwillbetheSECONDsentenceafterrearrangement?
A B C D E
28.WhichofthefollowingwillbetheTHIRDsentenceafterrearrangement?
B C D E F
29.WhichofthefollowingwillbetheFIFTHsentenceafterrearrangement?
A B
C D F
30.WhichofthefollowingwillbetheSIXTH(LAST)sentenceafterrearrangement?
B C D E F
Directions:Readeachsentencetofindoutwhetherthereisanygrammaticalerrororidiomaticerrorinit.Theerror, ifany,willbeinonepartofthesentence.Thenumberofthatpart istheanswer.Ifthereisnoerror,theansweris(5).(Ignoreerrorsofpunctuation,ifany.)
31.Indiastravelandtourism(1)/industryispoised(2)/ongrowthatseven(3)/percentthisyearalone,(4)/Noerror(5)
Indiastravelandtourism industryispoised ongrowthatseven percentthisyearalone Noerror
32. The Ministry was considered (1) / several proposals for the (2) / development of small andmedium(3)/enterprisesduringBudgetdiscussions,(4)/Noerror(5)
TheMinistrywasconsidered severalproposalsforthe developmentofsmallandmedium enterprisesduringBudgetdiscussions Noerror
33.Theamountof foreign (1) / direct investment in (2) / the country in2008 is (3) / doubled thatreceivedin1997.(4)/Noerror(5)
Theamountofforeign
directinvestmentin thecountryin2008is doubledthatreceivedin1997. Noerror
34.Thedetails of the scheme (1) /will bemadeclearly (2) / to thepublic by (3) / theendof thefinancialyear,(4)/Noerror(5)
Thedetailsofthescheme willbemadeclearly tothepublicby theendofthefinancialyear Noerror
35.Governmentofficialshavebeenworking(1)/overtimetoanswerqueriesraised(2)/bybanksonnumerousof(3)/issuespertainingtotheloanwaiver,(4)/Noerror(5)
Governmentofficialshavebeenworking Govertimetoanswerqueriesraised bybanksonnumerousof issuespertainingtotheloanwaiver Noerror
36.Wehavesought(1)/clearancein(2)/additionalexpenditureincurred(3)/duringtheproject,(4)/Noerror(5)
Wehavesought clearancein additionalexpenditureincurred duringtheproject Noerror
37.TheReserveBankofIndiasdecision(1)/towaiveATMcharges(2)/haveputbanks(3)/inadifficultposition,(4)/Noerror(5)
TheReserveBankofIndiasdecision
towaiveATMcharges haveputbanks inadifficultposition Noerror
38. The government is planning to (1) / sanction grants to pharmaceutical companies (2) / forinventingnewtreatmentsfor(3)/diseasesofmalariaandtuberculosis,(4)/Noerror(5)
Thegovernmentisplanningto sanctiongrantstopharmaceuticalcompanies forinventingnewtreatmentsfor diseasesofmalariaandtuberculosis Noerror
39.TheFinanceMinisterview(1)/isthattheschemewillensure(2)/thatmillionsoffarmerswillbe(3)/liftedoutofpoverty,(4)/Noerror(5)
TheFinanceMinisterview isthattheschemewillensure thatmillionsoffarmerswillbe liftedoutofpoverty Noerror
40.Thesurveyconductedreveals(1)/thatthereisalack(2)/ofadequatehealthcarefacuities(3)/eveninurbanareas,(4)/Noerror(5)
Thesurveyconductedreveals thatthereisalack ofadequatehealthcarefacuities eveninurbanareas Noerror
Directions: In the followingpassage thereareblanks,eachofwhichhasbeennumbered.Thesenumbersareprintedbelowthepassageandagainsteach, fivewordsaresuggested,oneofwhichfitstheblankappropriately.Findouttheappropriatewordineachcase.Inthe41ofIndiaseconomicboom, Indian Professional Service Firms (PSFs) frommanagement consultancies and investmentbankstoadvertisingagenciesandlawfirmsare42.toattractthebestandthebrightesttalent.Buttobetrulysuccessfultheyhavetodomorethanthat.LikePSFsaroundtheworldtheyneedto43their
professionals rather than see them walk out of the door in 44 of opportunities. To achieve that,companiesoftenrelyonthe45ofsprawlingcampusesandluxuriousfacilities.Butnoneofthisgetstothe46oftheproblem,whichiswhenyoungprofessionalsjoinPSFstheyhaveexpectationswhichgo far 47 the nature of facilities. 48 on to do creative, thought provoking work, they often findthemselvesengagedindoing49activities.Theyfeelunderutilised,which isaformulafor50 in thelongterm.
41.41
depth stage midst present knowledge
42.42
opposing rivalling
partial competing obsessed
43.43
transition retain advance substitute restrain
44.44
obtaining pursuing demand direction
search
45.45
allure control reward perk allusion
46.46
solution
key heart precedence occurrence
47.47
ahead beyond away to sighted
48.48
Deciding Catching Keen Focusing Signing
49.49
pivotal productive optional mundane allied
50.50
failure motivation success innovation potential
51.Arecentnewsinabusinessnewspapersread:Indirecttaxcollectionsgrewby6.2%intheAprilDecemberperiodofthisfiscal.Whichamongthefollowingis/areindirecttaxes?1.Excise2.Custom3.ServiceTax4.PropertyTaxChoosethecorrectoptionfromthecodesgivenbelow:
Only1&2 Only1,2&3 Only3&4 1,2,3&4 None
52.Asof2014,thenumberofpublicsectorbanksinIndiais__?
25 27 29 22
None
53.ANonPerformingAssetofanonagriculturalloanbookshallbealoanoradvancewhere___:
Interestand/orinstalmentofprincipalremainoverduefor90daysinrespectoftermloan Thedebtorisdeclaredinsolvent Paymentofinterest/instalmentofprincipalhasbeenirregular Alloftheabove None
54.Whichoneofthefollowingisthenewsubcategoryofthecommercialrealestatesector(CRE)asperthelatestRBIdirective?
Residentialprojects Commercialprojects Industrialprojects SEZprojects None
55.ThoughULIPs(UnitLinkedInsurancePlan)areconsideredtobeabetter investmentvehicle ithasfailedtocapturetheimaginationoftheretailinvestorsinIndiabecauseofwhichofthefollowingreasons?
RegulatoryjurisdictionalfightbetweenSEBIandIRDA Theydontofferbettertaxbenefits Theyofferlesserreturnscomparedtotraditionalinsurancepolicies Alloftheabove None
56.TheShomecommitteewhichwasappointedtolookintotheguidelinesofGeneralAntiAvoidanceRules (GAAR) has recommended retrospective application of tax lawonly in rarest of rare cases.Whichofthefollowingrecommendationis/aremadebythispanel?1.TocorrectanomaliesinthestatuesofTaxlaws,2.Toprotectthetaxbasefromabusivetaxplanningschemeswithapurposetoavoidtax3.Tocorrecttechnical/proceduraldefectsthatimpairsasubstantivelawChoosethecorrectoptionfromthecodesgivenbelow:
1only 2only 3only 1,2and3 None
57. Recently the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has deferred its decision onAcceleratedIrrigationBenefitProgramme(AIBP)forthe12thfiveyearplan(FYP),becauseofwhichofthefollowingreasons?
BecauseofnonapprovalbyPlanningcommission Reports suggestingunderutilisationof full potential of irrigationprojects createdunder10thFYP Toreaddresschangingnatureofirrigationrequirements Alloftheabove None
58.WhatisthecurrentshareofmanufacturingsectorinGDP?
14.5% 16% 18% 21% None
59.WhichoneofthefollowingwasthepurposeofappointmentofRangacharycommittee?
TaxationofsoftwareDevelopmentCentres&ITSector TaxationofBiotechnologyandPharmacysectorq TaxationofMSMEsector Alloftheabove None
60.Whichofthefollowingbestdefinesafloatingratebond?
Abondwithafixedinterestrateandhasbetteryieldthanvaryinginterestratebond Abondwithafixedinterestrateandhasloweryieldthanvaryinginterestratebond
Abondwithavaryinginterestrateandhasbetteryieldthanfixedinterestratebond Abondwithavaryinginterestrateandhasloweryieldthanfixedinterestratebond None
61.CoreyAndersonwhohashitthefastestODIcenturyin36ballsisfrom
England Australia WestIndies NewZealand None
62.WhohasbeenawardedwithFrance'shighesthonor,theLegiond'honneurin2014
DanielleSteel SidneySheldon NoraRoberts JamesPatterson None
63.WhohasbeenchosenforSahityaAkademiaward,2013
HirenBhattacharya VattacharjaChandan ChinuModi PrasoonJoshi None
64.WhichfootballplayerwinsFIFABallondOraward2013
FranckRibery LionelMessi
ZlatanIbrahimovic CristianoRanaldo None
65.WhichcountryhasrecentlyjoinedEuroZoneasthe18thmember
Latvia Lithuania Estonia Alloftheabove None
66.WhichPrimeMinisterattendastheChiefGuestof2014IndianRepublicDay
England Italy Japan Malaysia None
67.WhoisappointedasPresidentofNASSCOMinJanuary,2014
ArunSeth AvinashVashistha RChandrashekhar KrishnakumarNatarajan None
68.WhichplayerwinstheMen'ssingleAutralianOpenTournament,2014
DavidFerrer RafaelNadal RobertLindstedt StanislasWawrinka
None
69.WhichwomanplayerwinstheWomen'ssingleAutralianOpenTournament,2014
DominikaCibulkov VictoriaAzarenka AgnieszkaRadwanska LiNa None
70.AdityaJoshibecomestheworldnumber1juniorplayerinwhichgame
TableTennis Badminton Squash Chess None
71.WhichofthefollowingcompaniesdevelopedMSOffice2000?
Microsoft Novell Corel Lotus None
72.Whoamongstthefollowingiscalledthefatherofmoderncomputing?
CharlesBabbage Hollerith GottfriedVonLeibnitz Joesph,M.Jacquard None
73.WhichofthefollowinglayersofOSIreferencemodelprovidestheserviceoferrordetectionandcontroltothehighestlayer?
DataLink Application Presentation Session None
74.Whichofthefollowingisnotanetwork?
Localareanetwork Wideareanetwork Opticalfibre Allarenetworks None
75.__isusedtoreadchoicefilledupbythestudentincommonentrancetest.
Handheldscanner Papers DMR OMR None
76.Anetworkthatspreadsovercitiesis
WAN MAN LAN WEB None
77.Whichofthefollowingisnotapartofastandardofficesuite?
WordProcessor Database ImageEditor FileManager None
78.Atopologyofcomputernetworkmeans:
ArrangementofPCsiscertainpattern CablingbetweenPCs WaytheserverconnectstoPCs All None
79.InUNIX,commandCtrl+Zisusedto
generateendoffilecharacter stopflowofoutputtoscreen suspendcurrentprocessorcommand Alloftheabove None
80.WhichofthefollowingistheWordProcessorinMSOffice?
WordStar WordPad Word WordPerfect None
81.WhichofthefollowinglayersofanISOOSIreferencemodelisfornetworkingsupport?
Networklayer Applicationlayer Sessionlayer Physciallayer None
82.Telnethelpsin
Remotelogin Connectingtotelevision Transferringfilesacrossnet Allofthese None
83.MSWordallowscreationof_typeofdocumentsbydefault?
DOC WPF TXT
DOT None
84.IncaseofMSaccess,therowsofatablecorrespondsto
Field Records Reports Files None
85.WhichofthefollowingisNOTacharacteristicofEmail?
Lowcost
Recordmaintenanceindatabase Highspeed WasteReduction(writingpaper) None
86.Marketingisbestdefinedas:
matchingaproductwithitsmarket. promotingandsellingproducts. facilitatingsatisfyingexchangerelationships. distributingproductsattherightpricetostores Noneofthese
87.Theexpansionofthedefinitionofmarketingtoincludenonbusinessactivitiesaddswhichoneoftheseexamplestothefieldofmarketing?
ProctorandGamblesellingtoothpaste. St.PaulsChurchattractingnewmembers. PepsiCosellingsoftdrinks. LiversdonatingRs.5toacharitywitheverypackpurchased Noneofthese
88. Tom goes to a vending machine, deposits Rs. 20, and receives a Cola. Which one of thefollowingaspectsofthedefinitionofmarketingisfocusedonhere?
Productionconcept. Satisfactionoforganisationalgoals. Productpricinganddistribution. Exchange Noneofthese
89.ThemarketingenvironmentisBestdescribedasbeing:
composedofcontrollablevariables. composedofvariablesindependentofoneanother.
anindirectinfluenceonmarketingactivity. dynamicandchanging. Noneofthese
90.Aphysical,concreteproductyoucantouchis:
aseWice agoods anidea aconcept aphilosophy
91.ChimneySweepsemployspeople toclean fireplacesandchimneys inhomesandapartments.Thefirmisprimarilythemarketerof:
aservice agoods anidea animage Noneofthese
92. Which one of the following statements by a company chairman best reflects the marketingconcept?
Wehaveorganisedourbusinesstomakecertainthatwesatisfycustomersneeds.Q Webelievethatthemarketingdepartmentmustorganisetosellwhatweproduce Wetrytoproduceonlyhighquality,technicallyefficientproducts. Wetrytoencouragecompanygrowth. Noneofthese
93.Themarketingconceptisawayofthinkingoramanagementphilosophythataffects
onlymarketingactivities mosteffortsoftheorganisation mainlytheeffortsofsalespersonnel
mainlycustomerrelations Noneofthese
94. If VonAir, a hairdryermanufacturer, is focusing on customer satisfaction, it will find that whatconsumersreallywantis:
Morewatts Morespeed Higherheatsettings Attractivehair Noneofthese
95. TheXKL companywants to adopt themarketing concept. To be consistentwith thismove, itshouldadoptwhichofthefollowingphilosophies?
Thecustomerisalwaysright Makingmoneyisourbusiness Sell,sell,sell Keeppriceslow Noneofthese
96.Boldnew, themaker of a highly innovative light bulb, finds that it hasexcess stocks.The firmincreasesitsadvertisingbudgetby50percentanddoublesitssalesstaff.Thiscompanyisoperatingasifitwereoperating
production sales marketing social None
97.ChryslersChiefExecutiveOfficeristhecompanysspokesperson.Hismessagehasfocusedonconcern for customers and product quality.Which aspect of implementing themarketing conceptdoesthisrepresent?
Focusingongeneralconditions
Stressingtheshortrun Endorsementofthemarketingconceptbytopmanagement Developmentofaninformationsystem None
98.Whichof the following isanexampleofaproblemthatmayarise in the implementationof themarketingconcept?
By satisfying one segment in society, a firm contributes to the dissatisfaction of othersegments. Consumersdonotunderstandwhatthemarketingconceptis. Dealersdonotsupportthemarketingconcept. Aproductmayfittheneedsoftoomanysegments. None
99.Mostspecifically,marketingstrategy
isconcernedwithkeydecisionsrequiredtoreachanobjective encompasses selecting and analysing a target market and creating and maintaining anappropriatemarketingmix expandsgeographicboundariesofmarketstoservelargergeographicareas involvesdeterminingthedirectionandobjectivesofmarketingmanagement None
100.AllofthefollowingaremarketingmanagementtasksEXCEPT:
marketingplanning. organisingmarketingactivities. coordinatingmarketingactivities. projectdevelopmentandanalysis. None
Directions : In the following, questions two equatidns numbered I and II are given, you have to asolveboththeequationsand:Giveanswerif
101.
105.I.3x+5y=28II.8x+3y=42
x>y x
I.JyotismonthlyincomeisRs:8,500morethanAmitsmonthlyincome.II.RohitsincomeisRs.3.5thousandswhichishalfAmitsmonthlyincome.
If the data in Statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data inStatementIIalonearenotsufficienttoanswerthequestion. If the data in Statement IIalone are sufficient to answer the question, while thedatainStatementIalonearenotsufficienttoanswerthequestion. IfthedatainStatementIaloneorinStatementIIalonearesufficienttoanswerthequestion. IfthedatainboththeStatementIandIIarenotsufficienttoanswerthequestion. IfthedatainboththeStatementIandIItogetherarenecessarytoanswertnequestion.
109.WhatwillbeSurajsageaftereightyears?.I.TheratiobetweenKamyasandSurajspresentageis4:7respectively.II.Kamyais15yearsyoungerthanSuraj.
If the data in Statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data inStatementIIalonearenotsufficienttoanswerthequestion. If the data in Statement IIalone are sufficient to answer the question, while thedatainStatementIalonearenotsufficienttoanswerthequestion. IfthedatainStatementIaloneorinStatementIIalonearesufficienttoanswerthequestion. IfthedatainboththeStatementIandIIarenotsufficienttoanswerthequestion. IfthedatainboththeStatementIandIItogetherarenecessarytoanswertnequestion.
110.Whatistheminimumpassingpercentageinatest?I.Rajuscored,162marksinatestandfailedby104marks.II.Themaximummarksofthetextare538moremarksobtainedbyRaju.
If the data in Statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data inStatementIIalonearenotsufficienttoanswerthequestion. If the data in Statement IIalone are sufficient to answer the question, while thedatainStatementIalonearenotsufficienttoanswerthequestion. IfthedatainStatementIaloneorinStatementIIalonearesufficienttoanswerthequestion. IfthedatainboththeStatementIandIIarenotsufficienttoanswerthequestion. IfthedatainboththeStatementIandIItogetherarenecessarytoanswertnequestion.
Directions:Studythefollowinginformationcarefullyandanswerthequestionsthatfollow:A company produces four different products, viz., Mobile phones, Televisions, Refrigerators andComputers. Each of the products has two categories, viz., CategoryA andCategoryB. The totalnumberofalltheproductsis900.25percentofthetotalnumberofproductsisComputersandonethirdofthetotalnumberofproductsisTelevisions.32percentofthetotalproductsare.Refrigerators50percenteachof the totalnumberofTelevisionaswellas the totalnumberof refrigerators isacategoryA 40 per cent of the total number of Computers if of eategoryB. One third of the totalnumberofmobilephonesisofcategoryB.
111.WhatisthetotalnumberofTelevisionsofCategoryA,RefrigeratorsofCategoryB.andMobilephonesofCategoryBtogether?
225 323 325 223 None
112. Number of Computers of CategoryB is approximately what percent of the total number ofrefrigerators?
29 31 37 43 47
113.WhatistheaveragenumberofproductsofCategoryAtogether?
110.25 115.5 121.75 102 106
114.WhatistherespectiveratiobetweenthenumberoftelevisionofCategoryBandthenumberofcomputersofCategoryA?
3:5 5:3 10:9 5:6 None
115. What is the difference between the number of mobile phones, of CategoryB and the totalnumberofComputers?
146 176 167 156 None
116.Whatistheaveragenumberofworkingdaysofthevariousgivencompaniesintheyear2001?
312
None
117.Whichcompanyhasthemaximumnumberofworkingdaysovertheyears?
B A D C E
118.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
CompanyEhasthemaximumnumberofworkingdaysintheyear2004ascomparedtotheothercompanies. TheaveragenumberofworkingdaysofCompanyBoverthegivenyearsis306. TheratioofthenonworkingdaysofCompanyAtothenonworkingdaysofCompanyEintheyear2002is55:58. ThedifferencebetweenthenumberofworkingdaysofCompanyBandthatofCompanyDintheyear2004is18. The ratio of thenumber ofworkingdaysofCompanyA to thenumber ofworkingdaysofCompanyCintheyear2002is.77:78.
119.WhatistheapproximatedifferencebetweentheaveragenumberofworkingdaysofCompanyCandtheaveragenumberofworkingdaysofCompanyE?
5 10
8 12 2
120.WhatistheratioofthenonworkingdaysofCompanyBtothatofCompanyEintheyear2005?
4:5 5:7 7:5
55:57 None
121.Totalnumberoflecturers(bothmaleandfemale)inHindiisapproximatelywhatpercentofthetotalnumberoffemalelecturersinMathematicsandChemistrytogether?
58 43 47 51 40
122.Whatisthedifferencebetweenthetotalnumberoflecturers(bothmaleandfemale).inZoologyandthetotalnumberofmalelecturersinChemistryandEducationtogether?
192 182 146 136 None
123.What is thedifferencebetween thenumberof female lecturers inZoologyand thenumberofmalelecturersinHindi?
156 160 150 153 None
124.Whatisthe,totalnumberofmalelecturersintheuniversity?
696
702 712 668 None
125.WhatistherespectiveratiobetweenthenumberoffemalefeaturesinPhysicsandthenumberofmalelecturersinMathematics?
5:9 2:9 3:7 5:3 None
126.Whatistheapproximateaveragenumberofnational,flightscancelledoyeralltheyears?
780 867 898 824 765
127. Total number of international flights cancelled in the years 2000 and 2007 together isapproximately.Whatpercentageof international flightscancelled in theyears2003,2004and2008together?
81 85 96 91 99
128. What is difference between that total number of national flights and the total number ofinternationalflightscancelledoveralltheyears?
500 250 700 450 None
129. Inwhich year is the total number of flights (bothNational and International) cancelled of thesecond.
2003 2004 2006 2007 None
130.What is the respective ratiobetween thenumberof international flights cancelled in theyear2007andthetotalnumberofnationalflightscancelledintheyear2004and2005together?
9:17 9:8 16:9 3:1 None
131.IftheexpendituresofCompaniesAandBin2007were,equalandthetotalincomeofthetwocompanieswasRs48.8lakhs,whatwasthetotalexpenditureofthetwocompaniesin2007?
Rs32lakhs Rs26lakhs Rs18.2lakhs Cannotbedetermined None
132.IftheincomesofCompanyBin2004and2005wereintheratio3:5respectively,whatwastheratiooftheexpendituresofthatcompanyinthesetwoyears?
4:15 7:12 9:16 Cannotbedetermined None
133.ExpendituresofCompanyBin2003and2004areRs25lakhsandRs30lakhsrespectively.WhatwasthetotalincomeofCompanyBin2003and2004together?
Rs74.81akhs Rs85.5lakhs Rs68.4lakhs Rs78.5lakhs None
134.TotalexpenditureofCompanyAinalltheyearstogetherwasRs76.5lakhs.WhatwasthetotalincomeoftheCompanyinalltheyearstogether?
Rs98.5lakhs Rs89.3lakhs
Rs92.6lakhs Cannotbedetermined None
135.RatioofexpendituresofcompaniesAandBin2006was7:8respectively.Whatwastheratiooftheirincomesin2006?
118:163 128:119 121:147 163:118 None
136.Howmanyarticlesweresoldbybothcompaniestogetherin2005?
14,62,000 42,18,000 31,25,000 29,60,000 None
137.What is the approximate average number of articles manufactured by Company P over theyears?
29 38,14,886 38 29,16,667 20,12,650
138.WhatisthepercentincreaseinthenumberofarticlessoldbyCompanyQin2004fromtheyear2002?(roundedofftotwodigitsafterdecimal)
136.85 152.78 35 40 None
139.WhatistheratioofnumberofthearticlesnotsoldbyCompanyPtothatofthosebyCompanyQintheyear2002?
5:7 9:13 7:5
13:8 None
140. In which year was the maximum number of articles manufactured from both Companiestogether?
2004&2006 2005 2005&2006 2007 None
141.WhatistheaveragenumberofemployeespromotedbyBank0overalltheyearstogether?
44 39.5 35 42.5
46
142.Whatisthetotalnumberofemployeeswhogotpromotedinallthebankstogetherintheyear2008?
234
243 266 282 None
143.WhatisthepercentincreaseinthenumberofemployeespromotedbyBankQin.2006fromthepreviousyear?.(roundedofftotwodigitsafterdecimal).
16.23 15.84 17.95 18.68 None
144.NumberofemployeespromotedbyBankPintheyear2009formsapproximatelywhatpercentofthetotalnumberofemployeespromotedbyallthebankstogetherinthatyear?
30
9 14 19 25
145.What istherespective:ratiooftotalnumberof,employeespromotedbyBankMintheyears2006and2010togethertothetotalnumberofemployeespromotedbyBankLfromthesameyears?
41:63 43:51 47:53 45:61 None
146.WhatisthetotalnumberofgirlsparticipatingintherallyfromSchoolsAandCtogether?
825 875 950 975 None
147.ThenumberofboysparticipatingintherallyfromSchoolBiswhatpercentofthetotalnumberofchildrenparticipatingintherallyfromthatSchool?(Roundqdofftotwodigitsafterdecimal.)
48.84 47.37 49.28 46:46
None
148.Thenumberofgirlsparticipatingintherally,fromSchoolEisapproximatelywhatpercentofthenumberofboysparticipatingintherallyfromthesameschool?
81 106 122 98 114
149.Whatistherespectiveratiooftotalnumberofgirlsparticipatingintherally,fromSchoolsDandEtogethertothetotalnumber,ofboysparticipatingintherallyfromSchoolAandBtogether?
23:18 43:35 41:38 21:20 None
150.Whatistheaveragenumberofgirlsparticipatingintherallyfrom,alltheschoolstogether?
500 480 525
495 None
151.
22 168 22 28 None
152.Mohanwalked30metrestowardsSouth,tookaleftturnandwalked15metres.Hethentookarightturnandwalked20metres.Heagaintookarightturnandwalked15metres.Howfarishefromthestartingpoint?
95metres 50metres
70metres Cannotbedetermined None
153.WhatshouldcomenextinthefollowingletterseriesbasedonEnglishalphabet?CEAIKGOQM?
STW WUS SWU UWS None
154.Thepositionsofhowmanydigitsinthenumber59164823willremainunchangedafterthedigitsarerearrangedindescendingorderwithinthenumber?
None
One Two Three Morethanthree
155.Whatshouldcomenextinthefollowingletterseries?PQRSTABCDEPQRSABCDEPQRSABCDPQ
R T A B None
156.Inacertaincodelanguage,howcanyougoisWrittenasjadakapa,canyoucomehereiswrittenasnakasajaandcomeandgois.writtenasrapasa.Howishere1writteninthatcodelanguage?
ja na pa Datainadequate None
157.Howmanysuchpairsof lettersare there in thewordTRIBUNALeachofwhichhasasmanylettersbetweentheminthewordasintheEnglishalphabet?
None One Two Three Morethanthree
158. InacertaincodeDOWNiswrittenas 5@9#andNAME iswrittenas #6%3.How isMODEwritteninthatcods?
%653 %@63 %5@3 %@53 None
159.HowmanymeaningfulEnglishwordscanbeformedwiththelettersLGEUusingeachletteronlyonceineachword?
None One Two Three Morethanthree
160.InacertaincodeTHRIVESiswrittenasSIUHRDU.HowisSOULFULwritteninthatcode?
VPTKKTE VPTKETK TPVKKTE TNRKMVG None
Directions:IneachofthequestionsbelowaregivenfourstatementsfollowedbyfourconclusionsnumberedI,II,III&IV.Youhavetotakethegivenstatementstobetrueeveniftheyseemtobeatvariancewithcommonlyknownfacts.Readall theconclusionsandthendecidewhichof thegivenconclusionslogicallyfollowsfromthegivenstatementsdisregardingcommonlyknownfacts.
161.Statements:Sometrainsarecars.Allcarsarebranches.Allbranchesarenets.Somenetsaredresses.Conclusions:I.Somedressesarecars.II.Somenetsaretrains.III.Somebranchesaretrains.IV.Somedressesaretrains.
OnlyIandIIIfollow OnlyIIandIIIfollow OnlyIandIVfollow
OnlyII,IIIandIVfollow None
162.Statements:Somepencilsarekites.Somekitesaredesks.Alldesksarejungles.Alljunglesaremountains.Conclusions:I.Somemountainsarepencils.II.Somejunglesarepencils.III.Somemountainsaredesks.IV.Somejunglesarekites.
OnlyIandIIIfollow OnlyI,IIandIIIfollow OnlyIIIandIVfollow OnlyII,IIIandIVfollow None
163.Statements:Allpapersareclips.Someclipsareboards.Someboardsarelanes.Alllanesareroads.Conclusions:I.Someroadsareboards.II.Somelanesareclips.III.Someboardsarepapers.IVSomeroadsareclips.
OnlyIandIIfollow OnlyIandIIIfollow OnlyI,IIandIIIfollow OnlyII,mandIVfollow None
164.Statements:Allpensareclocks.Someclocksaretyres.Sometyresarewheels.Somewheelsarebuses.
Conclusions:I.Somebusesaretyres.II.Somewheelsareclocks.III.Somewheelsarepens.IV.Somebusesareclocks.
Nonefollows OnlyIfollows OnlyIIfollows OnlyIIIfollows OnlyIVfollows
165.Statements:Allstonesarehammers.Nohammerisaring.Someringsaredoors.Alldoorsarewindows.Conclusions:I.Somewindowsarestones.II.Somewindowsarerings.III.Nowindowisastone.IV.Someringsarestones.
OnlyIfollows OnlyIIfollows OnlyIIIfollows OnlyeitherIorIIIfollows OnlyeitherIorinandIIfollow
Directions:Studythefollowinginformationcarefullyandanswerthequestionsgivenbelow:A,B,C,D,E,F,G,HandKaresittingaroundacirclefeeingthecentre.FisfourthtotherightofA,whoisthirdtotherightofB.KisfourthtotheleftofBandthirdtotherightofD.CisthirdtotherightofH.EissecondtotheleftofG
166.WhoisfourthtotheleftofG?
C A D K Datainadequate
167.WhatisEspositionwithrespecttoB?
Secondtotheleft Thudtotheright Fourthtotheright Thirdtotheleft Fifthtotheright
168.WhoisthirdtotherightofK?
F E G Datainadequate None
169.WhoisontheimmediaterightofF?
B G E Datainadequate None
170. In which of the following combinations is the third person sitting between the first and thesecondperson?
GFB BGH ADC KEC EGF
Directions :In the following questions, the symbols ,@, ,% and * are used with the followingmeaningaillustratedbelow:PQmeansPisnotsmallerthanQP%QmeansPisneithersmallerthannorequaltoQ.P*Qmeans,PisneithergreaterthannorequaltoQPQmeansPisnotgreaterthanQ
P@QmeansPisneithergreaterthannbrsmallerthanQNowineachofthefollowingquestions,assumingthegivenstatementstobetrue,findwhichofthethree conclusions I, II, III and IV given below them is/are definitely true and give your answeraccordingly.
171.Statements:RHK,K%D,D@V,VdMConclusions:I.R*DII.V*[email protected]%D
Noneistrue OnlyIIIistrue OnlyIVistrue OnlyeitherIIIorIVistrue OnlyeitherIIIorIVandIIaretrue
172.Statements:F%N,NW,WdY,YHT.Conclusions:I.F%WII.T%NIII.N%YIV.T%W
OnlyIandIIIaretrue OnlyIandIVaretrue OnlyIIandIIIaretrue OnlyI,IIandIVaretrue None
173.Statements:BT,THR,R%F,F@KConclusions:I.B%RII.FHTIII.R%KIV.KHT
Noneistrue OnlyIistrue OnlyIIistrue OnlyIIIistrue OnlyIVistrue
174.Statements:J@F,FdN,N%H,HGConclusions:I.GHNII.NJIII.FHJIV.JdG
OnlyIandIIaretrue OnlyI,IIandIIIaretrue OnlyII,IIIandIVaretrue
AllI,II,IIIandIVaretrue None
175.Statements:DdT,T@R,RM,M%KConclusions:[email protected]%DIII.KHTIV.MdT
OnlyeitherIorIIistrue OnIyIIIandIVaretrue OnlyeitherIorIIandIIIaretrue OnlyeitherIorIIandIVaretrue OnlyeitherIorIIandIIIandIVaretrue
Directions: Inmakingdecisionsaboutimportantquestions, it isdesirabletobeabletodistinguishbetween strongargumcntsand weak arguments. Strong arguments are those which are bothimportant and directly related to the question Weak arguments are those which are of minorimportanceandalsomaynotbedirectlyrelatedtothequestionormayberelatedtoatrivialaspectofthequestion.Eachquestionbelowisfollowedbythreeargumentsnumbered(A),(B)and(C).Youhavetodecidewhichoftheargumentsisastrong*argumentandwhichisaweakargument.
176.Statement:ShouldtherebeacapondrawinggroundwaterforirrigationpurposesinIndia?Arguments:(A)No, irrigation isofprime importance for foodproduction in Indiaand it isheavilydependentongroundwaterinmanypartsofthecountry.(B)Yes,watertableshavegonedowntoalarminglylowlevelsinsomepartsoftheIcountrywhereirrigation is primarily dependent on groundwater, which may lead to serious environmentalconsequences.(C)Yes,IndiajustcannotaffordtodrawgroundwateranyfurtherastheinternationalagencieshavecautionedIndiaagainstit.
Only(A)and(B)arestrong Only(B)and(C)arestrong Only(A)and(C)arestrong
All(A),(B)and(C)arestrong None
177.Statement:ShouldtherebeacompletebanonsettingupthermalpowerplantsinIndia?Arguments:(A)Yes,thisistheonlywaytoarrestfurtheradditiontoenvironmental,pollution.(B)No,thereisahugeshortageofelectricity inmostpartsofthecountryandhencegenerationofelectricityneedstobeaugmented.(C)No,manydevelopedcountriescontinuetosetupthermalpowerplantsintheircountries.
Noneisstrong
Only(A)isstrong Only(B)isstrong Only(C),isstrong Onlyeither(A)or(B)isstrong
178.Statement:ShouldtherebearestrictionontheconstructionofhighrisebuildingsinbigcitiesinIndia?Arguments:(A) No, big cities in India do not have adequate open land plots to accommodate the growingpopulation.(B)Yes,onlythebuildersanddevelopersbenefitfromtheconstructionofhighrisebuildings.(C)Yes,theGovtshouldfirstprovideadequateinfrastructuralfacilitiestotheexistingbuildingsbeforeallowingtheconstructionofnewhighrisebuildings.
Only(B)isstrong Only(C)isstrong Only(A)and(C)arestrong Only(A)isstrong None
179.Statement:Shouldroadrepairworkinbigcitiesbecarriedoutonlylateatnight?Arguments:(A)No,thiswaytheworkwjllnevergetcompleted.(B)No,therewillbeunnecessaryuseofelectricity.(C)Yes,thecommuterswillfacealotofproblemsduetorepairworkduringtheday.
Noneisstrong Only(A)isstrong Only(C)isstrong Only(B)and(C)arestrong Only(A)and(B)arestrong
180. Statement: Should all the deemed universities be derecognised and attached to any of theCentralorStateuniversitiesinIndia?Arguments:(A)Yes,manyofthesedeemeduniversitiesdonotconformtotherequiredstandardsofafullfledgeduniversityandhencethelevelofeducationiscompromisedwith.(B)No, these deemeduniversities have been able to introduce innovative courses suitable to therequirementofvariousindustriesastheyarefreefromstrictGovtcontrols.(C) Yes, many such universities are basically moneyspinning activities and education takes abackseatintheseinstitutions.
Only(A)and(B).arestrong Only(B)and(C)arestrong Only(A)and(C)arestrong All(A),(B)and(C)arestrong None
Directions:Ineachquestionbelowisgivenastatementfollowedbythreeassumptions(A),(B)and(C).Anassumptionissomethingsupposedortakenforgranted.Youhavetoconsiderthestatementandthefollowingassumptionsanddecidewhichoftheassumptionsisimplicitinthestatement
181.Statement:Thepoliceauthoritycordonedofftheentirelocalityfortheentiredayandstoppedallvehicular movement for the visit of a top functionary of the government in view of the threatperceptionandadvisedalltheresidentsintheareatolimittheirmovementoutsidetheirdwellings.Whichofthefollowingassumptionsis/areimplicitintheabovestatement?(A)Thepolicepersonnelmaynotbeabletocontrolthevehicularmovementinthelocalityandmayseekhelpfromthearmedforces.(B)Peoplelivinginthelocalitymaymoveoutoftheirhousesforthedaytoavoidinconvenience.(C) The Govt functionary may request the police authority to lift the ban on the movement ofresidentsofthelocalityoutsidetheirdwellings.
Noneisimplicit Only(A)isimplicit OnIy(B)isimplicit OnIy(C)isimplicit
Only(B)and(C)areimplicit
Directions:Ineachquestionbelowisgivenastatementfollowedbythreeassumptions(A),(B)and(C).Anassumptionissomethingsupposedortakenforgranted.Youhavetoconsiderthestatementandthefollowingassumptionsanddecidewhichoftheassumptionsisimplicitinthestatement
182. Statement: The apex body controlling universities in the country has decided to revise thesyllabusofallthetechnicalcoursestomakethemfocusedtowardsthepresentneedsoftheindustry,therebymakingthetechnicalgraduatesmoreemployablethantheyareatpresent.Whichofthefollowingassumptionsis/areimplicitintheabovestatement?(A)Technicalcollegesaffiliated todifferentuniversitiesmayhotwelcometheapexbodysdecisionandmaycontinuewiththesamesyllabusasatpresent.(B)Theindustrymaywelcdmethedecisionoftheapexbodyandscaleuptheirhiringfromthesecolleges.(C)TheGovtmaynotallowtheapexbodytoimplementitsdecisioninallthecollegesasitmayleadtochaos.
Noneisimplicit Only(A)isimplicit Only(B)isimplicit Only(C)isimplicit Only(B)and(C)areimplicit
Directions:Ineachquestionbelowisgivenastatementfollowedbythreeassumptions(A),(B)and
(C).Anassumptionissomethingsupposedortakenforgranted.Youhavetoconsiderthestatementandthefollowingassumptionsanddecidewhichoftheassumptionsisimplicitinthestatement
183.Statement:Govt has urged all the citizens to use electronicmedia for carrying outtheir dailyactivities,wheneverpossible,insteadofusingpaperasthemanufactureofpaperrequiresthecuttingdownofalargenumberoftreescausingseveredamagetotheecosystem.Whichofthefollowingassumptionsis/areimplicitintheabovestatement?(A)Mostpeoplemaybecapableofusingelectronicmediatocarryoutvariousroutines.(B)Mostpeoplemayhaveaccesstoelectronicmediaforcarryingouttheirdailyroutineactivities.(C)Peopleatlargemayrejectthegovtsappealandcontinueusingpaperasbefore.
Only(A)isimplicit Only(B)isimplicit Only(A)and(B)areimplicit Only(C)isimplicit None
184. Statement: The Govt has decided to auction construction of highways to private entities inseveralblocksacrossthecountryohbuildoperatetransferbasis.Whichofthefollowingassumptionsis/areimplicitintheabovestatement?(A)AnadequatenumberofprivateentitiesmaynotrespondtotheGovernmentsauctionnotification.(B)Many private entities in the country are capable of constructing highwayswithin a reasonabletime.(C)TheGovtsproposalofbuildoperatetransfermayfinanciallybenefittheprivateentities.
Only(A)and(B)areimplicit Only(B)and(C)areimplicit Only(B)isimplicit Only(A)and(C)areimplicit None
185.Statement:Theairlineshave requestedall their bona fidepassengers to check the statusofflightoperationsbefore leaving theirhomesasheavy fog is causing immenseproblems tonormalflightoperations.Whichofthefollowingassumptionsis/areimplicitintheabovestatement?(A)Majority of the air passengersmay check the flight status before starting their journey to theairport.(B)TheGovtmaytakeseriousobjectiontothenoticeissuedbytheairlinecompany.(C)Majorityof thepassengersmaycancel their ticketsandpostpone their journey till thesituationbecomesnormal.
Noneisimplicit Only(A)isimplicit Only(B)isimplicit
Only(C)isimplicit Only(A)and(C)areimplicit
Directions:Belowisgivenapassagefollowedbyseveralpossibleinferenceswhichcanbedrawnfromthefactsstatedinthepassage.Youhavetoexamineeachinferenceseparatelyinthecontextofthepassageanddecideuponitsdegreeoftruthorfalsity.Thedeterioration in theoverall asset quality of banksgrossNonPerformingAssets (NPAs) arereportedly27%higherat theendofDecember2009 thanat theendOfDecember2008 isnots>irprising.Anyslowdowningrowthisboundtotriggerarise,inNPAsasmoreandmorecompaniesdefaultonJoanrepayments.Theeffectwouldbepronouncedwhentheslowdowncoincideswithasevere global recession.But for the restructuring of loans permitted by theCentralBank on fairlygenerousterms,NPAswouldhavebeenstillhigher.Prudentbanksthattookcarewhilesanctioningloans and thenmonitored the postsanction.disbursement diligently should be able toweather thecrisis.ButitisonethingtohaveNPAsrisebecauseofacyclicaldownturn,andquiteanothertohavethemrisebecauseofpolicyerrorsthatareentirelywithintherealmofpolicymakers.Andthisiswhatweneed toguardagainst.Excessively low interest ratesskew the riskrewardequationbymakingprojects that areactually not viableappear viable till interest rates reverseand the sameprojectsceasetobeviable.Itisnowwellestablishedthatlongperiodsofundulylowinterestratesencouragebanks to takemore risks. A low interest rate regime driven by an easymoney policy rather thanmacroeconomicfundamentalsleadstoexcessiveexpansionofcredit.Itincentive'sbankstotakeonmoreriskinsearchofhigherreturnsandtomispricerisk.
186.HigherNPAsindicateshortcomingsindisbursementandfollowupofcreditgivenbybanks.
Iftheinferenceisdefinitelytrue,ieitproperlyfollowsfromthestatementoffactsgiven Iftheinferenceisprobablytruethoughnotdefinitelytrueinthelightofthefactsgiven. If the dataare inadequate, ie fromthefactsgivenyoucannotsaywhether the inference islikelytobetrueorfalse. Iftheinferenceisprobablyfalse,thoughnotdefinitelylalseinthelightofthefactsgiven. If the inference is definitely false, ie it cannotpossiblybedrawn from the factsgivenor itcontradictsthegivenfacts.
187.TheCentralBankalwaysallowsbankstorestructuretheirloansintheeventofriseinNPAs.
Iftheinferenceisdefinitelytrue,ieitproperlyfollowsfromthestatementoffactsgiven. Iftheinferenceisprobablytruethoughnotdefinitelytrueinthelightofthefactsgiven. If the dataare inadequate, ie fromthefactsgivenyoucannotsaywhether the inference islikelytobetrueorfalse. Iftheinferenceisprobablyfalse,thoughnotdefinitelylalseinthelightofthefactsgiven. If the inference is definitely false, ie it cannotpossiblybedrawn from the factsgivenor itcontradictsthegivenfacts.
188.Lowerinterestratecycleprojectscommerciallyunviableprojectsasviable.
Iftheinferenceisdefinitelytrue,ieitproperlyfollowsfromthestatementoffactsgiven. Iftheinferenceisprobablytruethoughnotdefinitelytrueinthelightofthefactsgiven. If the dataare inadequate, ie fromthefactsgivenyoucannotsaywhether the inference islikelytobetrueorfalse. Iftheinferenceisprobablyfalse,thoughnotdefinitelylalseinthelightofthefactsgiven. If the inference is definitely false, ie it cannotpossiblybedrawn from the factsgivenor itcontradictsthegivenfacts.
189.Lowinterestrateoncreditreducesthecapacitytoabsorbvariousunaccountedriskfactors.
Iftheinferenceisdefinitelytrue,ieitproperlyfollowsfromthestatementoffactsgiven. Iftheinferenceisprobablytruethoughnotdefinitelytrueinthelightofthefactsgiven. If the dataare inadequate, ie fromthefactsgivenyoucannotsaywhether the inference islikelytobetrueorfalse. Iftheinferenceisprobablyfalse,thoughnotdefinitelylalseinthelightofthefactsgiven. If the inference is definitely false, ie it cannotpossiblybedrawn from the factsgivenor itcontradictsthegivenfacts.
190.BanksNPAsoccuronlyduetoeconomicfactors.
Iftheinferenceisdefinitelytrue,ieitproperlyfollowsfromthestatementoffactsgiven. Iftheinferenceisprobablytruethoughnotdefinitelytrueinthelightofthefactsgiven. If the dataare inadequate, ie fromthefactsgivenyoucannotsaywhether the inference islikelytobetrueorfalse. Iftheinferenceisprobablyfalse,thoughnotdefinitelylalseinthelightofthefactsgiven. If the inference is definitely false, ie it cannotpossiblybedrawn from the factsgivenor itcontradictsthegivenfacts.
Directions:Studythefollowinginformationcarefullyandanswerthequestionsgivenbelow:FollowingaretheconditionsforselectingSeniorManagerGeneralBankinginabank:Thecandidatemust(i)havesecuredatleast60percentmarksinStdXII.(ii)havesecuredatleast55percentmarksinGraduationinanydiscipline.(iii) have secured at least 60 per cent marks in Postgraduate degree/diploma in Management/Economics/Statistics.(iv)beatleast25yearsandnotmorethan35yearsason01032010.(v)havepostqualificationworkexperienceofatleast2yearsasGeneralBankingOfficerinabank,(vi)havesecuredatleast50percentmarksinthewrittenexamination,(vii)havesecuredatleast40percentmarksinthePersonalinterview.Inthecaseofacandidatewhosatisfiesalltheaboveconditionsexcept(a)at(iii)above,buthassecuredatleast60percentmarksinCAorICWA,thecaseistobereferredtoVPRecruitment.(b)at(vii)above,buthassecuredatleast65percent.marksinthewrittenexaminationandatleast35percentmarksinthepersonal interview,thecaseistobereferredtoPresidentRecruitment.In
each question below are given details of one candidate. You have to take one of the followingcourses of action based on the information provided and the conditions and subconditions givenaboveandmarkthenumberofthatcourseofactionasyouranswer.Youarenottoassumeanythingotherthantheinformationprovidedineachquestion.Allthesecasesaregiventoyouason01032010.
191.KesavVorawasbomon8thNovember1978.Hehassecured65percentmarksinStdXIIand60percentmarks inGraduation.Hehassecured58percentmarks inMAEconomicsand60percentmarks in.ICWA.Hehasbeenworking inabankasageneralistofficer for thepast twoyearsaftercompletinghiseducation.Hehasalsosecured50percentmarksinthewrittenexaminationand45percentmarksinthepersonalinterview.
Ifthedataprovidedarcinadequatetotakeadecision. IfthecaseistobereferredtoVPRecruitment. IftheCaseistobereferredtoPresidentRecruitment. Ifthecandidateistobeselected. Ifthecandidateisnottobeselected.
192.ArindamGhoshhasbeenworkinginabankasageneralistofficerforthepastfouryearsaftercompletinghispostgraduatediplomainmanagementwith60percentmarks.Hehassecured50percentmarksinthewrittenexaminationand40percentmarksinthepersonalinterview.Hehasalsosecured70percentniarksinStdXII.Hewasbornon25thFebruary1975.
Ifthedataprovidedarcinadequatetotakeadecision. IfthecaseistobereferredtoVPRecruitment. IftheCaseistobereferredtoPresidentRecruitment. Ifthecandidateistobeselected. Ifthecandidateisnottobeselected.
193. SohanMajhihassecured65percentmarksinBScand70per cent marks in MSc Statistics. He hasbeen working in a bank as a generalist officer for the past three years after completing hispostgraduation.Hehassecured55percentmarksinthewrittenexaminationand50percentmarksinthepersona]interview.Hewasboraon8thJuly1982.
Ifthedataprovidedarcinadequatetotakeadecision. IfthecaseistobereferredtoVPRecruitment. IftheCaseistobereferredtoPresidentRecruitment. Ifthecandidateistobeselected.
Ifthecandidateisnottobeselected.
194.NehaSalve has beenworking in a bank as a generalist officer for the past four years aftercompletingherpostgraduatedegreeinEconomicswith60percentmarks.Shhassecured60percentmarksinbothgraduationandStdXII.Shewasbornon24thAugust1979.Shehassecured70percentmarksinthewrittenexaminationand38percentmarksinthepersonalinterview.
Ifthedataprovidedarcinadequatetotakeadecision. IfthecaseistobereferredtoVPRecruitment. IftheCaseistobereferredtoPresidentRecruitment. Ifthecandidateistobeselected. Ifthecandidateisnottobeselected.
195.NeetaJaiswalwasbomon2ndJune1980.Shehasbeenworking inabankasageneralistofficer for thepast threeyearsaftercompletingherpostgraduatedegree inEconomicswith60percentmarks.Shehassecured68percentmarks inHSCand58percentmarks inBCom.Shehasalsosecured50percentmarksin.boththewrittenexaminationandpersonalinterview.
Ifthedataprovidedarcinadequatetotakeadecision. IfthecaseistobereferredtoVPRecruitment. IftheCaseistobereferredtoPresidentRecruitment. Ifthecandidateistobeselected. Ifthecandidateisnottobeselected.
Directions:Findthemissingfigureinthefollowingquestions:
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