http://www.gjtutorial.com/news/category/sample-question- papers/ REASONING - MENTAL ABILITY - APTITUDE 1. ‘Captain' is related to a ‘Team' in the same way as ‘Director' is related to (1) Supervisor (2) Employee (3) Organisation (4) Union (5) Customer 2. Find the odd one out of the following options (1) Aunt (2) Child (3) Father (4) Niece (5) Relation 3. Pointing to a photograph of Mahesh, Ram said. "The father of his sister is the husband of my wife's mother". How is Ram related to Mahesh? (1) Brother (2) Brother-in-law (3) Father-in-law (4) Data not sufficient (5) None of these 4. If ‘fork' is called ‘plate', ‘plate' is called 'knife', ‘knife' is called ‘jug', ‘jug' is called ‘glass', ‘glass' is called ‘cup' and ‘cup' is called ‘fork', by what do we cut fruit? (1) spoon (2) jug (3) glass (4) saucer
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1. ‘Captain' is related to a ‘Team' in the same way as ‘Director' is related to
(1) Supervisor (2) Employee
(3) Organisation (4) Union
(5) Customer
2. Find the odd one out of the following options
(1) Aunt (2) Child
(3) Father (4) Niece
(5) Relation
3. Pointing to a photograph of Mahesh, Ram said. "The father of his sister is the husband of my wife's mother". How is Ram related to Mahesh?
(1) Brother (2) Brother-in-law
(3) Father-in-law (4) Data not sufficient
(5) None of these
4. If ‘fork' is called ‘plate', ‘plate' is called 'knife', ‘knife' is called ‘jug', ‘jug' is called ‘glass', ‘glass' is called ‘cup' and ‘cup' is called ‘fork', by what do we cut fruit?
(1) spoon (2) jug
(3) glass (4) saucer
(5) none of these
5. If ‘a' is substituted by 26,'B' by 25 and so on up to ‘Z' which is substituted by 1, what will be the sum of the numbers substituted for the word ‘XRAY'?
(1) 33 (2) 40
(3) 37 (4) 73
(5) None of these
6. In a certain code COIMBATORE is written as DPJNCBUPSF. How is INDORE written in that code?
(1) JOENQF (2) JMCPQD
(3) JOEPSF (4) HMCNQD
(5) None of these
7. Geeta is elder to Seeta but not to Deepa. Gayatri is younger than Deepa. No one is elder to Fatima. Who is youngest of them all?
(1) Seeta (2) Geeta
(3) Gayatri (4) Data not sufficient
(5) None of these
8. Raman is sitting to the immediate left of Harry but not next to Kamal. Mahesh is sitting to the right of Kamal. If the four friends are sitting in a circle who is sitting to the immediate right of Harry?
(1) Mahesh (2) Kamal
(3) Raman (4) Harry
(5) Cannot be determined
9. How many three letter meaningful English words can be formed from the word NOTE beginning with ‘T' and without repeating any letter?
(1) Three (2) One
(3) Two (4) None
(5) None of these
Directions (11-15): Answer question 11 to 15 based on the following sequence:
A $ B # 9 G 3D K « M ? C Q 2 X 7 P 5 U 8 I 4 Y ə J
11. How many elements in the above arrangement are both immediately preceded and immediately followed by a number?
(1) One (2) Two
(3) Three (4) Five
(5) None of these
12. Which of the following will be the fifteenth element from the left end if all the numbers are arranged in descending order from left to right, keeping the position of the other elements in arrangement un-changed?
(1) 5 (2) 4
(3) 7 (4) 8
(5) None of these
13. How many letters in the above arrangement are immediately followed by a symbol?
(1) Two (2) Five
(3) Four (4) Three
(5) None of these
14. Which of the following will be eighth to the left of the twelfth from the left end of the arrangement?
(1) # (2) 7
(3) U (4) 9
(5) None of these
15. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their position in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
(1) G$M (2) K9Q
(3) ?D7 (4) 2MU
(5) PCI
16. In a certain code language' In ba pe' means ‘he has won','le ki ba' means ‘she has lost' and ‘in se pe' means ‘he always won'. Which word in that language means ‘he'?
(1) in (2) pe
(3) se (4) Data not sufficient
(5) None of these
17. X is Y's brother. S is T's mother and X's aunt. How is T related to X?
(1) Sister (2) Cousin
(3) Aunt (4) Cannot be determined
(5) None of these
18. If the letters of the word OBSERVANT are interchanged, such that the first becomes ninth, second becomes eighth, and so on, and the position of the fifth letter remains unchanged then what will be the new arrangement of letters?
(1) TNAVERSBO (2) TNVARESBO
(3) NTAVERSBO (4) VANTRESBO
(5) None of these
19. If 1 is coded as Ś, 5 is coded as %, 6 is coded as «, 3 is coded as +, 7 is coded as # and 4 is coded as ? What will be the correct form of the number 435671?
(1) ? + % « # Ś (2) ? + % Ś # «
(3) ? + « % # Ś (4) Ś # « % + ?
(5) None of these
20. Which of the following have the same relationship as BREAD:DBARE?
(1) SWORN: NSOWR (2) FUNDS: FSDUN
(3) GLAZE : EGZAL (4) LOWER: RLEWO
(5) None of these
Directions (21-25): Read the following information and attempt the given questions:
Six executive Aman, Bindu, Deepa, Jitu, Kamal and Priyanka have to advertise four products i.e. soap, watches, computers and chocolates on 3 different channels, i.e. Go,
Come and Fun either alone or in pairs. An executive can visit only one channel and advertise only one product. No more than two executives can advertise on a channel.
(i) Bindu and Jitu both visit the same channel but advertise different products.
(ii) Aman who visits ‘Go' advertises neither soap nor computers.
(iii) Kamal does not advertise chocolates.
(iv) No girl advertises soap.
(v) The two executives who advertise chocolates visit Spice
(vi)
21. Who advertises watches?
(1) Deepa (2) Kamal
(3) Aman (4) Priyanka
(5) None of these
22. Which of the following Channel-product pairs in definitely incorrect?
(1) Go-watch (2) Come-computer
(3) Go-soap (4) Come-soap
(5) Come-watch
23. Which channel does Kamal visit?
(1) Go (2) Fun
(3) Come (4) Cannot be determined
(5) None of these
24. If Bipasha advertises computers which of the following must be true?
(3) Kamal advertises computers (4) Kamal works for Fun
(5) None of these
25. What will Jitu advertise?
(1) Chocolates (2) Watches
(3) Computers or watches (4) Cannot be determined
(5) None of these
26. Swaroop and Simple want to attend a seminar together between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday. Simple cannot leave till after her lunch break which begins at 1.30 p.m. Swaroop is free after her meeting which ends at noon. For how many hours can the two of them attend the seminar?
(1) 3 ½ hours (2) 2 ½ hours
(3) 4 ½ hours (4) Cannot be determined
(5) None of these
27. How many pairs of letters are there in the word ANSWER each of which has as many letters between them in the word as there are in the English language?
(1) One (2) Two
(3) Four (4) Three
(5) None of these
28. Find the odd one out
(1) 2 (2) 7
(3) 11 (4) 13
(5) 9
29. If all the letters in the word MERCIFUL are rearranged in alphabetical order and substituted by the alphabet preceding them in the English alphabet what will be the new arrangement of letters?
(1) BDHEKLQT (2) BDEHKLQT
(3) BDEHLKQT (4) BDEJMLQT
(5) None of these
30. Out of 38 families in a housing society 5 subscribe to Hindi news-papers alone, 12 subscribe to both Hindi and Marathi newspapers. Find the number of Maranthi news-paper subscribers.
(1) 9 (2) 21
(3) 17 (4) Cannot be determined
(5) None of these
Directions (31-35): Below are given letters and their numeric codes. Below that are given some conditions to be followed while codifying the given letter groups in each question. Study them and find out the correct numeric coded form of the given letter group in each question. If none of the coded forms is correct, your answer will be (5) i.e. ‘None of these'.
LettersM Q I N E Y U G R
Numeric Codes 2 5 3 7 1 8 4 6 9
Conditions:
(i) If the first and last letters are vowels both are to be coded as Ś.
(ii) If the second letter is a vowel and the third letter is a consonant a single code is to be used and both are to be coded jointly as %.
(iii) If the first letter is a consonant and the last letter is a vowel both are to be coded as?
31. ENIMY
(1) 1%28 (2) ?732?
(3) 17328 (4) ?7328
(5) None of these
32. GENIR
(1) ?173? (2) 6%39
(3) 6%79 (4) 61739
(5) None of these
33. QUERI
(1) 5%93 (2) ?413?
(3) ?4139 (4) ?419?
(5) None of these
34. EINUM
(1) 1%72 (2) 0%42
(3) 1374? (4) 1%43
(5) None of these
35. UNGRE
(1) Ś769 Ś (2) 4769 Ś
(3) 47691 (4) Ś7691
(5) None of these
Directions (36-40): In each question below are two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Give answer (1) if only conclusion I follows.
Give answer (2) if only conclusion II follows.
Give answer (3) if either conclusion I or II follows.
Give answer (4) if neither conclusion I nor II follows.
Give answer (5) if both conclusions I or II follow.
36. Statements: Some pencils are lead. All lead are ink
Conclusions:
I. Some ink are pencils.
II. All ink are lead.
37. Statements: Some ovens are refrigerator. Some refrigerators are ACs.
Conclusions:
I. Some ACs are ovens.
II. No. AC is oven.
38. Statements: All planes are birds. All birds are clouds.
Conclusions:
I. Some planes are clouds.
II. Some clouds are birds.
39. Statements: Some sweets are salt. No salt in spice.
Conclusions:
I.. Some sweets are spice.
II. No spice is salt.
40. Statements: Some papers are plastics. All papers are clothes.
Conclusions:
I. Some plastics are clothes.
II. Some plastics are papers.
Directions (41-45): Each of the following questions below consists a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide if the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both statements and:
Give answer (1) if the data in statements I alone is sufficient to answer the question while the data in statement II is not sufficient to answer the question.
Give answer (2) if the data in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
Give answer (3) if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.
Give answer (4) if the data in both the statements I and II are not sufficient to answer the question.
Give answer (5) if the data in both the statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
41. How is ‘cricket' written in a code language?
I. ‘Dinesh play cricket' is written as ‘do si ha'.
II. ‘play cricket now' is written as ‘ha si ma'.
42. Who is the oldest among L, M, N, O,P?
I. P is older than M and N but not O.
II. L is older than O.
43. When is Rahul's birthday?
I. Rahul and Shivani are twins.
II. Rahul was born on the last day of February in a leap year.
44. What is the strength of the class?
I. Shekhar stood 28 ranks below the top ranker and Mahesh who stood 5 ranks below him stood last.
II. Jayesh was 9 ranks below Ramesh who stood 27th from the top.
45. How far does Shruti live from the school?
I. Shruti has to cycle 3 kms. To her friend Mina's house which is 4 kms. From thee school.
II. Gitanjali lives exactly opposite the school and walks 2 kms. to reach Shruti's house.
Directions (46-50): The following questions are based on the five three digit numbers given below:
972 526 487 359 251
46. If the positions of the firs and second digits are interchanged which of the following will be third if they are arranged in ascending order?
(1) 359 (2) 972
(3) 526 (4) 487
(5) 251
47. If 2 is added to the sum of the digits of each of the above numbers how many will be multiples of 5?
(1) None (2) One
(3) Two (4) Three
(5) None of these
48. If 1 is subtracted from the last digit of each of the above numbers the sum of the digits of how many of them are prime numbers?
(1) None (2) Two
(3) One (4) Three
(5) All five
49. If the digits in each of the above numbers are written in reverse order which will be the second highest number?
(1) 251 (2) 359
(3) 487 (4) 526
(5) 972
50. If the positions of the digits of each of the numbers are interchanged such that the first becomes second, second becomes third and third becomes firs, which, of the following will be the highest?
1. Which of the following places was known as a centre of learning in ancient India?
(1) Nalanda(2) Ujjain(3) Allahabad(4) None of these2. The process of transfer of heat by matter but without actual movement of the particles themselves is called.(1) conduction(2) convection(3) radiation(4) None of these3. Only zero and one are used for operating(1) Calculator(2) Computer(3) Abacus(4) Typewriter4. Transistor is(1) semi-conductor(2) inductor(3) modulator(4) demodulator5. Computer cannot(1) send message(2) abstract thought(3) read files(4) play music6. Which of the following is not a carbohydrate?(1) Wax(2) Starch(3) Sucrose(4) Maltose7. Deficiency of which vitamin causes night blindness?
(1) Vit. B(2) Vit. C(3) Vit. A(4) Vit. E8. Which of the following is the vaccine for tuberculosis?(1) OPT(2) BCG(3) Salk vaccine(4) Rubella vaccine9. Horns, nails and hair are(1) soluble fats(2) insoluble carbohydrates(3) keratin proteins(4) complex lipids10. Who conducts the State Assembly Elections?(1) Chief Justice of the High Court concerned.(2) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court(3) Chief Election Commissioner(4) Governor of the State concerned11. Which is an ore of aluminum?(1) Chromite(2) Cuprite(3) Bauxite(4) Siderite12. Kalidas was(1) a poet during the Gupta period.(2) a dramatist during Harshvardhana’s reign.(3) an astronomer during Gupta period.(4) None of these13. Which mirror is used as a rear view mirror in vehicles?(1) Plain(2) Convex(3) Concave(4) Spherical14. The compilation Meri Ekyawan Kavitayen is by(1) A.N. Vajpayee(2) Harivanshrai Bachchan(3) Dharam Vir Bharti(4) Shiv Mangal Singh Suman15. ‘Equinox’ means(1) days are longer than nights.(2) days and nights are equal.(3) days are shorter than nights(4) None of these16. Who was known as “Nightingale of India”?(1) Vijaylaxmi Pandit
(2) Sarojini Naidu(3) Suraiya(4) None of these17. Gaya is associated with Lord Buddha, where he(1) was born(2) attained enlightenment(3) died(4) delivered his first sermon18. Chemical change does not take place in(1) souring of milk into curd(2) rusting of iron in atmosphere(3) burning of magnesium ribbon in air(4) emitting of light by a red hot platinum wire19. Who is the highest wicket-taker in Indian Cricket team?(1) Javagal Srinath(2) Anil Kumble(3) Maninder Singh(4) Kapil Dev20. Which country leads in production of aluminum and aluminum goods?(1) Austriala(2) The US(3) Russia(4) Japan21. The Nathu La Pass, which has increased Indian trade with a neighbour, lies between India and which country?(1) Pakistan(2) Bhutan(3) Nepal(4) China(5) Tibet22. The Banking Codes and Standards Boards has been formed to provide fair treatment to:(1) Employees’ Unions(2) Member Banks(3) Officers(4) SBI(5) Customers23. In India, the CRR at present is approximately:(1) less than 5%(2) 10% to 15%(3) 5% to 10%(4) 20%(5) 35%24. The present salary of an MP is (Rs per month)(1) 2,500(2) 5,000
(3) 7,500(4) 15,000(5) 16,00025. Which river was recently found to be the longest?(1) Amazon(2) Nile(3) Mississippi(4) Ganga(5) Yangtze Kiang26. The highest Indian mountain-peak is:(1) Mt Everest(2) Nanga Parbat(3) Dhaulagiri(4) Godwin Austin(5) Annapurna27. Basel II norms will lead to:(1) Capital A/c convertibility(2) Better Stock Exchanges(3) Better CRR(4) Increased savings(5) None of these28. Rice is which kind of crop?(1) Rabi(2) Evergreen(3) Kharif(4) Inter-seasonal(5) Monsoon29. ‘Jog falls’ are in:(1) Kerala(2) J & K(3) U.P.(4) Uttaranchal(5) Karnataka30. The capitals of the new States Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Uttaranchal are:(1) Raipur, Ranchi, Dehradun(2) Ranchi, Patna, Nainital(3) Raniganj, Patna, Dehradun(4) Patna, Raipur, Nainital(5) None of the above
1. Write an essay in about 600 words on any one of the following topics:
(a) Sweet are the uses of adversity
(b) India's Foreign Policy Today
(c) The Future of Democracy in India
(d) Religion is no enemy of Science; it is rather its complement
(e) Globalization : Advantages and Disadvantages
2. Make a précis of the following passage in English in your own words in one-third of its length on the special précis- sheets provided. Marks will be deducted for précis, not written on the précis-sheets.
Marks will be deducted if your précis is longer or shorter that the prescribed length. The précis- sheets should be securely fastened inside the answer book. State the number of words used by you in your précis
Culture is not mere learning. It is discrimination, understanding of life. Liberal education aims at producing moral gifts as well as intellectual, sweetness of temper as much as sanity of outlook. Into the art of living, the cultured man carries a certain grace, a certain refinement, a certain distinction which redeems him from the sterile futility of a aimless struggle. Culture is not a pose of intellect or a code of convention, but an attitude of life. An education that brings up a young man in entire indifference to the misery and poverty surrounding him, to the general stringency of life, to the dumb pangs of tortured bodies and the lives submerged in the shadows, is essentially a failure. If we do not realize the solidarity of the human community, nor have human relations with those whom the world passes by as the lowly and the lost, we are not cultured. The most depraved individual has his starting interest and the worst criminal is unique to his thumb-prints, as he knows to his cost. Geat literature shames us out of our complacency and reveals to us something of the immense capacity of the human should for suffering and isolation. We may suffer, we many fail, we may be forgotten, but we have succeeded in the true sense of the term if we refused to be vulgar, mean or squalid. If anything justifies life, it is nobility, greatness. Man notices our failings but God sees our strivings.
In our country today, we are suffering from want of understanding. Whether it is between the Indian and the British or the Hindu and the Muslim, we are up against the same difficulty. Even when we seem to understand each other, we suddenly reach a point where it becomes clear that we do not have a sufficient grasp of each other's meaning. The trouble is not so much with regard to high philosophy and art as with practical affairs and political motives. Understanding of human relations and motives is not a matter of scientific method which can be taught in a university. It is a contagion of the spirit, not analyzable or demonstrable, and yet it is not incommunicable. A good deal in this matter depends on the teachers and their outlook on life as distinct from their intellectual equipment. The unique experience of pursuing common ideals within the walls of the university, in spite of differences of temperament and creed, has consequences of wider import. The many pleasant friendships, many personal contacts, must not merely be vivid recollections but must remain with us to the end of our lives. It rests with you to pledge yourselves to one another, that, when misunderstanding and disputes arise, you will be among those who will counsel patience and restraint and proclaim that reason, fair play and listening to both sides are the solvents of all differences.
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3. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow it (Comprehension)
Nearly nine years ago, on a warm autumn evening in 1945, I was driving over the mountains of Southern Japan to the city of Nagasaki. I thought I was still in open country when all at once I realized that I was already crossing what had been the city. The shadows which flickered past me in the dusk were not rocks and trees : they were crushed buildings; the bare and skewed ribs of factories, and two crumpled gasometers.
The scale of the damage of Nagasaki drained the blood from my heart then, and does so now when I speak of it. For three miles my road lay through a desert which man had made in a second. Now, nine years later, the hydrogen bomb is ready to dwarf this scale, and to turn each mile of destruction into ten miles. And citizens and scientists share at one another and ask : ‘ How did we blunder into this nightmare?
I put this first as a question of history, because the history of this is known to few people. The fission of uranium was discovered by two German scientists a year before the war. Within a few months, it was reported that Germany had forbidden the export of uranium from the mines of Czechoslovakia which she had just annexed. Scientists on the Continent, in England and America, asked themselves whether the secret weapon on which the Germans were said to be working was an atomic bomb. If the fission of uranium could be used explosively (and this already seemed possible in 1939) it might in theory make an explosion a million times larger than hitherto. The monopoly of such an atomic bomb would give Hitler instant victory, and make him master of Europe and the world. The scientists knew the scale of what they feared very well : they feared first desolation and then slavery. With heavy hearts, they told Albert Einstein what they knew of atomic fission. Einstein had been a pacifist all his life, and he did not easily put his conscience on one side. But it seemed clear to him that no scientist was free to keep this knowledge to himself. He felt that no one could decide whether a nation should or should not use atomic bombs, except the nation itself; the choice must be offered to the nation, and made by those whom the nation has elected to act for it. On August 2, 1939, a month before Hitler invaded Poland. Einstein wrote to President Roosevelt to tell him that he thought an atomic bomb might be made, and he feared that the Germans were trying to make one.
This is how it came about that, later in the war, scientists worked together in England, in Canada and America, to make the atomic bomb. They hated war no less than the layman does- no less than the soldier does; they, too, had wrestled with their consciences; and they had decided that their duty was to let the nation use their skill, just as it uses the skill of the solider or the expert in camouflage. The atomic scientists believed that they were in a race against Germany whose outcome might decide, the war even in its last weeks. We know now that the race was almost a walk-over. The Germans were indeed trying to make an atomic explosion, and they thought that they were ahead of the allies. But by our standar4ds, what they had done was pitiful ; they had not made a pile that worked, and they believed that the fast chain reaction of an atomic bomb was impossible. The Nazis had made fundamental science a poor relation, and put it under second rate party men with splendid titles. And more deeply, the Nazis had sapped the pith and power of research, the quizzical eye and questioning mind, the urge to find the facts for oneself. There were not enough unconventional ideas in the German atomic projects, and when the younger men did put up some, their leaders always knew better.
a. What had drained the blood from the heart of the author? Describe in 50 words.
b. Describe the circumstances leading to the making of atom bomb.
c. When was the Hydrogen bomb ready for use?
d. What, according to the author, was the main reason of the failure of the German scientists?
e. What do you learn from the passage about Albert Einstein?
Directions (1-15): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
An old tailor and his wife lived on the outskirts of a city. They had a daughter whom they both loved very much and as she was about to be married they took great pains to save money. The man toiled for long hours and his wife worked too. With the money they saved they purchased a few ornaments and kept them in a small wooded box for safekeeping. One day their hut caught fire. The man and his wife escaped just in time but the fire spread rapidly and soon engulfed the whole house. The neighbours soon gathered around and would not allow the man to risk his life and enter the house to save the precious ornaments. They drew water from nearby wells to pour onto the fire. A young traveller saw the poor man in tears and said, " Why are you so upset? Your house can soon be rebuilt". "It is not my house that I am shedding tears for", the tailor replied, "But the ornaments that we have bought for our daughter. Now we shall not be able to give her the wedding gift we worked so hard for!" The traveller thought for a while and seeing the plight of the poor man decide to help, but for a price. "I will help you on condition that I
will give you only what I like." The poor man was so desperate to salvage a few of the ornaments at least that he agreed.
The young man entered the house carefully and located the box hidden exactly where the old man had said it would be. He came out of the house with the box, opened it, removed the ornaments and returned the box to the tailor. The old man was bewildered. "But the ornaments are mine. Why have you done this?" the tailor asked. "I agreed to give you what I liked and so I have given you the box", the young man retorted cheekily. The neighbours were annoyed with the young man but could think of no solution. The old man had agreed to the condition after all. But his wife intervened. "Let us go to the magistrate. He is a just man. Surely he will find a solution. "The young man was not willing to go to the magistrate but the neighbours insisted. When he heard the story the magistrate realized the young man had taken advantage of the poor tailor. "You told the tailor that you would give him what you liked and he agreed, is that correct?" he asked. "Yes, I will give you what I like were my exact words", the young man replied. "do you like the ornaments?" the magistrate questioned. "Yes of course!" Well as you like the ornaments you have to give them back to the old man as was agreed between you. "The young man realized that he had been outwitted.
1. Why did the tailor work very hard?
(1) To save money so that his wife and he could live comfortably in their old age.
(2) To have enough money to give his daughter a lavish wedding.
(3) To earn enough to rebuild his house.
(4) To buy his daughter ornaments as a wedding gift with the money he earned.
(5) None of these
2. How did the neighbours react when they saw the fire?
(1) They attempted to put out the fire
(2) They prevented the tailor from saving the ornaments because they were jealous of his new wealth.
(3) They requested the young traveller to rescue the ornaments.
(4) They stood by and allowed the fire to burn down the house.
(5) All of them only gathered around and comforted the tailor.
3. Which of the following can be said about the tailor?
(1) He was greedy and cared only about saving the ornaments he owned.
(2) He was cheated by the traveller.
(3) He was dishonest because he had no intention of honouring the agreement he had made with the young man.
(4) He had a poor memory and could not remember exactly where he had kept the ornaments.
(5) He did not want to risk his own life to save the ornaments.
4. Why did the tailor cry during the fire?
(1) Only his wife and he could escape and he did not know where his daughter was.
(2) He was afraid for the young man's safety.
(3) He was worried about the cost of rebuilding his house.
(4) His neighbours had refused to help him to rescue the ornaments.
(5) He was helpless to save the ornaments he had bought for his daughter.
5. Which of the following is TRU about the traveller?
(a) He was a cheat
(b) He wanted a reward for rescuing the ornaments.
(c) He did the old man a good turn by saving the ornaments.
(1) Only (a)
(2) Both (a) & (b)
(3) Only (c)
(4) Only (b)
(5) None of these
6. Why did the tailor agree to the condition that the young man had laid down?
(a) He was afraid to save the ornaments himself.
(b) His wife advised him to do so.
(c) It was important to him to save the ornaments.
(1) All (a), (b) & (c)
(2) Both (a) & (b)
(3) Only (a)
(4) Only (c)
(5) None of these
7. How was the dispute resolved?
(1) The magistrate confiscated the ornaments and did not give them to either the tailor or the traveller.
(2) The magistrate took the tailor's side and sent the young man to jail.
(3) The neighbours requested the young man to return the ornaments to the tailor.
(4) The young man felt sorry for the tailor and returned the ornaments.
(5) None of these
8. Which of the following is TRUE in the context of the passage?
(1) The young man had difficulty locating the ornaments inside the hut.
(2) The neighbours support the young man's claim
(3) The young man was the rightful owner of the ornaments.
(4) The tailor and his wife were badly hurt in the fire.
(5) The young man wanted a reward for helping the tailor.
9. What did the young man do with the box that he recovered from the burning house?
(1) He emptied the contents and gave the empty box to the tailor
(2) He kept the box and refused to hand it over.
(3) He hid the box.
(4) He handed the box over to the magistrate.
(5) None of these
10. What was the magistrate's opinion about the young man?
(a) He was a helpful person who had risked his life for the tailor.
(b) He was a cheat.
(c) He deserved to be punished and sent to jail.
(1) Only (a)
(2) Both (b) and (c)
(3) Only (b)
(4) Only (c)
(5) None of these
Q. 11-13. Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word printed in bold as used in the passage.
11. plight
(1) sight
(2) nature
(3) health
(4) purpose
(5) difficulty
12. pains
(1) sadness
(2) efforts
(3) aches
(4) insults
(5) cramps
13. just
(1) even
(2) right
(3) strict
(4) objective
(5) deserved
Qs. 14-15. Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning of the word given in bold as used in the passage.
14. desperate
(1) hopeful
(2) careful
(3) unimportant
(4) critical
(5) hopeless
15. annoyed
(1) agreed
(2) enjoyed
(3) patient
(4) happy
(5) worried
Qs.16-25. Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5) i.e. ‘No Error'. (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any).
16. The new project is (1) to big for (2) the trainee to handle(3) on his own.(4) No error.(5)
17. The explanation that (1) he gave for (2) missing the meeting (3) were not satisfactory (4). No error. (5)
18. Mr. Singh's son has applied (1) to the post (2) of Assistant Manager (3) in a construction company (4). No error.(5)
19. The manager has sent (1) many reminders to Mr Rao (2) to repay the loan but (3) has not received no reply. (4) No error. (5)
20. Beside the Chairman (1) all the Committee members (2) were present (3) at the shareholders meeting. (4) No error. (5)
21. He submitted (1) the request for compensation (2) of time but (3) it was denied (4). No error. (5)
22. Unfortunately today many (1) parents cannot afford (2) to send its (3) children to school (4). No error. (5)
23. He was convinced (1) that he (2) loss the account (3) because of bad luck. (4) No error. (5)
24. Many customers have (1) complained because (2) his goods was (3) inferior in quality. (4). No error. (5)
25. In his opinion (1) every senior citizens (2) will benefit (3) from the new rule. (4) No error. (5)
Q. 26-30. Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentences to make the sentence grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and there is ‘No correction required', mark (5) as the answer.
26. We usual have a meeting of all department heads every Friday.
(1) as usual has
(2) as usually have
(3) usually have
(4) unusually have
(5) No correction required
27. Over fifty per cent of people in the country not have any access to banking services.
(1) have not any
(2) are having not
(3) does not have
(4) do not have any
(5) No correction required
28. Anil's friends have convinced him withdrawn his resignation.
(1) in withdrawing him
(2) for withdrawal of
(3) to withdraw from his
(4) to withdraw his
(5) No correction required
29. India and China have many large number of educated workers than Brazil.
(1) a larger number
(2) the largest number
(3) large numbers
(4) very larger number
(5) No correction required
30. Many accidents at the factory are caused of workers do not read warning signs.
(1) is the cause of
(2) are caused by
(3) are caused because
(4) are a cause of
(5) No correction required
Qs. 31-35. In each sentence below, four words printed in bold type is given. These are numbered as (1), (2), (3) & (4). One of these boldly printed words may be wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence or grammatically incorrect. The number of that word is the answer. If there is no error of any of the above types, the answer is (5) i.e. "All correct".
31. Shareholders used to be liable (1) for the debts (2)of the company in proportion (3) to the size (4) of their holdings. (4) All correct. (5)
32. The popular (1) understanding (2) of the incidence (3) was that he had resigned. (4) All correct. (5)
33. He was felicitated (1) for his roll (2) in resolving (3) the conflict (4) in the region. All correct. (5)
34. He firmly (1) denied (2) that the document (3) existed. (4) All correct. (5)
35. Today banks offer (1) the facility (2) of instant (3) transfer (4) of funds to their customers. All correct. (5)
Qs. 36-40. Rearrange the following six sentences (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
(a) His friend, however, used to lose his temper at the slightest excuse.
(b) Socrates however quietly said, "I was expecting this, after thunder comes rain."
(c) One day this friend decided to test Socrates' self-control.
(d) Since Socrates paid no attention to the insults he emptied a bucket of water over him.
(e) Socrates, the Greek philosopher tried hard to control himself and never lost his temper.
(f) He began to shout at the philosopher and even insulted him.
36. Which of the following is the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
(1) A
(2) B
(3) C
(4) D
(5) E
37. Which of the following is the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
(1) A
(2) B
(3) C
(4) D
(5) E
38. Which of the following is the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
(1) A
(2) B
(3) C
(4) D
(5) F
39. Which of the following is the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?
(1) B
(2) C
(3) D
(4) E
(5) F
40. Which of the following is the SIXTH (LAST) sentence after rearrangement?
(1) F
(2) E
(3) D
(4) C
(5) B
Qs. 41-50. In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each five words are suggested one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
Though most of us know him (41) for his lightning and kite experiment, Ben Franklin was first and (42) a printer. Born humbly in Boston in 1706, he was the fifteenth (43) seventeen children of a poor candle maker. At the (44) age of seventeen he went to Philadelphia, where after working for others he (45) his own printing shop. Printing (46) Ben to writing and writing to publishing and publishing to business success and (47). He was passionate about writing and to satisfy this (48) he taught himself science, philosophy and languages. In time he became the (49) known writer of the English speaking world and many of his works remain (50) read even today.
Directions (Q 1-5): The following sentences contain errors in grammar, usage, diction (choice of words) or idioms and spellings. No sentence, however, contains more than one error. Each sentence has been broken up into four parts sequentially (1, 2, 3, 4). Choose the part that has the mistake and mark your answer.
1. We have no objection (1)/ to him participating in the debate (2)/ provided he cares (3)/ to observe the rules formulated by the expert committee (4).
2. There is the idea of competition, natural selection and the survival (1)/ of the fittest which purpose to explain (2)/ the natural and automatic process (3)/ of evolution and development (4).
3. In spite of their pressing into service several fire-fighters (1)/ they found it difficult (2)/ to put off (3)/ the fire which was spreading fast to the neighbouring buildings (4).
4. Rabindranath Tagore, the great Indian poet, born (1)/at a time (2)/ when there was a confluence (3)/of three revolutionary movement (4).
5. The assistant engineer was advised to give (1)/the building contract to whomever (2)/ he believed (3)/ had a strong sense of responsibility (4).
Directions (Q 6 - 8): Out of the given choices marked 1-4, select the best substitute for the leading sentence. Mark the correct choice as the answer.
6. One who is determined to take exact full vengeance for wrongs done to him:
1. vindictive
2. vengeful
3. Inductor
4. Candice
7. Custom of having many wives:
1. Homogamy
2. Polygamy
3. Matrogamy
4. Monogamy
8. A person who has no money to pay off his debts:
1. Insolvent
2. Beggar
3. Debtor
4. Creditor
Directions (Q 9-10): Give the correct antonyms of the following words out of the given choices below the leading word.
9. AUTONOMY:
1. Independent
2. Independence
3. Dependence
4. Proudy
10. ONEROUS:
1. Tough
2. Difficult
3. Easy
4. Complicated
Directions (Q 11-15): Find out the correct choice no. as the answer after changing the given sentences from Active voice to passive voice and vice versa.
11. A song will be sung by him.
1. He will be sing a song
2. He would sing a song
3. He will sing a song
4. He shall sing a song
12. They had already tried this plan.
1. This plan had already tried by them.
2. This plan had already being tried by him.
3. This plan had been already tried by them
4. This plan had already been tried by them
13. Can you please her?
1. Can she pleased by you?
2. Could she pleased by you?
3. Can she pleased by you?
4. Can she be pleased by you?
14. The child is not cutting teeth.
1. Teeth are not being cutting by the child
2. Teeth are not being cut by child
3. Teeth are not cut by the child
4. Teeth are not cutting by child
15. She was not paying the taxes.
1. The taxes not paid by her
2. The taxes are not being paid by her
3. The taxes were not being paid by her
4. The taxes is not being paid by her
Directions (Q 16-20): The questions that follow the passages are based on the text of the passages. Point out the correct answers.
Liberty is not a personal affair only, but a social contract. It is an accommodation of interests. In matters which do not touch anybody else's liberty of course, I may be as free as I like. If I choose to go down the Strand in a dressing-gown, with long hair and bare feet, who shall say me nay? You have liberty to laugh at me, but I have liberty to be indifferent to you. And if I have a fancy for dyeing my hair, or waxing my moustache (which heaven forbid), or wearing a tall hat, a frock coat and sandals, or going to bed late or getting up early, I shall follow my fancy and ask no man's permission. I shall not inquire of you whether I may eat mustard with my mutton. I may like mustard with my mutton. And you will not ask me whether you may follow this religion or that, whether you may marry the dark lady or the fair lady, whether you may prefer long fellow to Wordsworth, or champagne to coca cola.
16. ‘Not a personal affair' means ______
1. not enjoyed in person.
2. not having individual affairs.
3. not concerned with individuals.
4. None of these
17. "Accommodation of interests" means
1. a place for living of interests
2. adjustment of individual interests
3. adjustment of personal ends
4. None of these
18. "Indifferent to" can be replaced by ______
1. having no interest in.
2. unconcerned about.
3. not worried about.
4. None of these
19. The word ‘fancy' has been used twice in the passage. It means:
1. liking; liking
2. Imagination; Imaginative
3. liking; whim
4. None of these
20. ‘Inquire of you' means ______
1. Inquire from you
2. Inquire about you
3. Inquire into your views
4. None of these
Directions (Q 21-25): Fill in the blanks with suitable propositions/words given below.
21. She was debarred ______ appearing in the exam.
1. for
2. of
3. from
4. None of these
22. His views did not coincide ______ those of his wife.
1. to
2. on
3. for
4. with
23. If you had come earlier, we ______ to see the movie.
1. would go
2. would be going
3. will have gone
4. would have gone
24. He lives ______ Andheri ______ Bombay.
1. in, in
2. at, at
3. in, at
4. at, in
25. I am astonished ______ her way of talking.
1. at
2. with
3. on
4. upon
Directions (Q 26-28): In each of the following questions an idiomatic expression, followed by the possible meanings numbers 1 to 5 is given. From the given choices, find the choice number which gives the correct meaning of the idiomatic expression and mark the choice number as your answer.
26. To smell a rat
1. to see sings of plague epidemic
2. to get bad smell of a dead rat
3. to suspect foul dealing
4. to be in a bad mood
27. To have an axe to grind
1. a private end to serve
2. to fail to arouse interest
3. to have no result
4. to work for both sides
28. To eke out
1. To earn a living
2. To rush out
3. To finish oil
4. To go out of the way
Directions (Q 29-30): In the following sentences idioms/proverbs have been used, followed by their meaning in choice number 1 to 5. Mark the correct choice number as answer.
29. I raked my brains to solve this difficult problem.
1. I read number of books
2. I consulted several people
3. I used my common-sense
4. I subjected my mind to hard thinking
30 He was a king who ruled his subjects with a high hand.
1. sympathetically
2. kindly
3. democratically
4. oppressively
Directions (Q 31-33): Mark the correct choice number which is the meaning (synonym) of the leading word.
31 Garnish:
1. to adorn
2. to worship
3. to garland
4. to excuse
32. Abhor:
1. repentance
2. love
3. hate
4. persistent
33. Panacea:
1. A universal agreement
2. A universal truth
3. A universal phenomenon
4. A universal medicine
Directions (Q 34-35): In each of the sentences given below a word has been underlined and four choices marked 1 to 4 have been given. Choose the correct word which is opposite word underlined in the sentence. Mark the choice number as your answer.
34. His unscrupulous pursuit of wealth finally landed him in prison.
1. Conscientious
2. Dedicated
3. Single-minded
4. Superfluous
35. Let us not aggravate the sufferings of the poor.
1. Advocate
2. Appreciate
3. Alleviate
4. Abbreviate
Directions (Q 36-40): In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word and mark the choice number as your answer.
Smoking is the biggest preventable ______ (186) ______ to mankind. Many serious ______ (187) ______ including lung cancer, bronchitis and heat attack are ______ (188) ______ to smoking habits. Smoking in any form whether cigarette, cigar, pipe, bidi or tobacco chewing has been ______ (189) ______ as a major ______ (190) ______ factor for heart attack.
36.
1. measure
2. tragedy
3. menace
4. solace
37.
1. debacles
2. diseases
3. practices
4. injuries
38.
1. caused
2. directed
3. averse
4. traced
39.
1. developed
2. explained
3. attributed
4. identified
40.
1. important
2. critical
3. risk
4. ailing
Directions (Q 41-42): Each of the following words is spelt in four different ways. One of them is correctly spelt. Pick out the correctly spelt word and mark on the OMR sheet.
41.
1. Leutinant
2. Lieutenant
3. Lieutinent
4. Lieutanant
42.
1. Charactar
2. Cheracter
3. Character
4. Characatar
Directions (Q 43-45): Mark the correct choice after changing the Narration of the leading sentence.
43. The mother said to the teacher, "Do not punish my son."
1. The mother told the teacher not to punished her son.
2. The mother requested the teacher that her son might not be punished.
3. The mother requested the teacher that not to punish her son.
4. The mother requested the teacher not to punish her son.
44. The Judge asked the prisoner if he has any thing to say.
1. The Judge said to the prisoner, "Have you any thing to say?"
2. The Judge said to the prisoner, "If you have anything to say?"
3. The Judge said to the prisoner, "You had anything to say?"
4. The Judge said to the prisoner, Have you anything to be said?"
45. She advised me not to trust him.
1. She said to me, "Not to trust you."
2. She said to me, "Not to Trust him."
3. She said to me, "Do not be trust by him."
4. She said to me, "Do not trust him."
Directions (Q 46-50): The questions that follow the passages are based on the text of the passage. Point out the correct answers.
The third thing we must do is not to be content with mere political democracy. We must make our political democracy a social democracy as well. Political democracy cannot last unless there lies at the base of it social democracy. What does social democracy mean? it means a way of life which recognizes liberty, equality and fraternity as the principles of life. These principles of liberty, equality and fraternity are not to be treated as separate items in Trinity. They form a union of Trinity in the sense that to divorce one from the other is to defeat the very purpose of democracy. Liberty cannot be divorced from equality, equality be divorced from liberty. Nor can liberty and equality be divorced from fraternity. Without equality, liberty would produce the supremacy of the few over the many. Equality, without liberty, would kill individual initiative. Without fraternity, liberty and equality would not become a natural course of things. It would require a constable to enforce them.
46. The ‘third thing' which the author wants us to do is ______
1. Not to be complacent with political democracy
2. Not to be happy with political democracy
3. Not to be dissatisfied with political democracy
4. None of these
47. Political democracy will end if ______
1. There is no social democracy
2. There is social democracy
3. There is political democracy
4. None of these
48. Social democracy means ______
1. Liberty, equality and fraternity
2. A way of life
3. Political democracy
4. None of these
49. The principles of liberty, equality and fraternity can be treated as ______
1. Separate
2. Unified
3. One
4. None of these
50. Liberty without equality would result in ______
1. Dictatorship
2. Supremacy of some
3. Tyranny of many
4. None of these
General Knowledge:
Here is the list of all Nobel Award Laureates for the year 2009. Will help you all prepare for the Current GK section of various exams. Do not forget to read more about it.
I. Literature
Herta Müller (German)
Profile:
She is a German novelist, born in Romanian. She has been awarded for her poetic and prose writings. She writes about the hardships faced under Communist Romania, the history of the Germans in Banat, and the persecution of Romanian ethnic Germans by Stalinist Soviet occupying forces in Romania.
II. Physics
1. Charles Kao
Profile:
A Chinese physicist who proposed using fibre optics in telecommunications. He is also called the father of fibre optic communications
2. Willard Boyle
Profile:
He is a Canadian physicist who co-invented the charge-coupled device (CCDs) used in digitizing images (scanners, cameras etc use CCDs).
3. George Smith
Profile:
He is an American scientist who co-invented CCDs with Willard Boyle at Bell Labs in 1969.
III. Medicine
1. Elizabeth Blackburn:
Australia born American Scientist. She Conducted ground-breaking research on DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and cell division that has provided a new line of inquiry into the chemical bases of life. She helped in discovery of a key enzyme, telomerase, which is necessary for chromosomes to make copies of themselves before cell division. This discovery will have lasting impact on cancer cure.
2. Carol W Greider
An Americam molecular biologist at the Johns Hopkins University. She helped co-discover telomerase, an enzyme that maintains the length and integrity of telomeres.
3. Jack W. Szostak
London born Canadian A biologist and Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School. He was awarded for his contributions to the field of genetics.
IV. Chemistry
1. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
Born in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India, He is a structural biologist at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology of the Medical Research Council located in Cambridge, England. He has Citizenship of United States.
2. Thomas A. Steitz
He is a Sterling Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Yale University in the USA
3. Ada E. Yonath
She is an Israeli crystallographer best known for her pioneering work on the structure of ribosome. She is the director of the Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman Center for Biomolecular Structure and Assembly of the Weizmann Institute of Science.
V. Peace
Barack Obama
He is the current President of the USA. He was awarded for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.
ICICI EXAM PREVIOUS PAPER 25th SEPTEMBER 2008 ICICI PAPER ON 25th SEPTEMBER 2008
Paper Pattern
1.A 2MB PCM(pulse code modulation) hasa) 32 channels b) 30 voice channels & 1 signalling channel.c) 31 voice channels & 1 signalling channel.d) 32 channels out of which 30 voice channels, 1 signalling channel, & 1 Synchronizatio channel.Ans: : (c)
2. Time taken for 1 satellite hop in voice communication isa) 1/2 secondb) 1 secondsc) 4 secondsd) 2 secondsAns: : (a)
3.A dishonest shopkeeper professes to sell pulses at the cost price, but he uses a false weight of 950gm. for a kg.His gain is %.�
4.Max number of satellite hops allowed in voice communication is :a) only one b) more than one c) two hops d) four hopsAns: : (c)
5.Conditional results after execution of an instruction in a micro processor is stored ina) register b) accumulator c) flag register d) flag register part of PSW(Program Status Word)Ans: : (d)
6.Frequency at which VOICE is sampled isa) 4 Khzb) 8 Khzc) 16 Khzd) 64 KhzAns: : (a)
b) Parabolicc) Tx & Rx should be visible to each otherd) noneAns: : (c)
8.Purpose of PC(Program Counter) in a Micro Processor isa) To store address of TOS(Top Of Stack)b) To store address of next instruction to be executed.c) count the number of instructions.d) to store base address of the stack.Ans: : (b)
9.What action is taken when the processor under execution is interrupted by a non-maskable interrupt?a) Processor serves the interrupt request after completing the execution of the current instruction.b) Processor serves the interupt request after completing the current task.c) Processor serves the interupt request immediately.d) Processor serving the interrupt request depends upon the priority of the current task under execution.Ans: : (a)
10.The status of the Kernel isa) taskb) processc) not defined.d) none of the above.Ans: : (b)
11.To send a data packet using datagram , connection will be establisheda) before data tr Ans: mission.b) connection is not established before data tr Ans: mission.c) no connection is required.d) none of the above.Ans: : (c)
12.Word allignment isa) alligning the address to the next word boundary of the machine.b) alligning to even boundary.c) alligning to word boundary.d) none of the above.Ans: : (a)
13.When a C function call is made, the order in which parameters passed to the function are pushed into the stack isa) left to right b) right to leftc) bigger variables are moved first than the smaller variales.d) smaller variables are moved first than the bigger ones.e) none of the above.Ans: : (b)
14.What is the type of signalling used between two exchanges?a) inbandb) common channel signalingc) any of the aboved) none of the above.Ans: : (a)
15.Buffering isa) the process of temporarily storing the data to allow for small variation in device speedsb) a method to reduce cross talksc) storage of data within tr Ans: mitting medium until the receiver is ready to receive.d) a method to reduce routing overhead.Ans: : (a)
16. Memory allocation of variables declared in a program isa) allocated in RAM.b) allocated in ROM.c) allocated on stack.d) assigned to registers.Ans: : (c)
17.A software that allows a personal computer to pretend as a computer terminal isa) terminal adapter b) bulletin board c) modem d) terminal emulationAns: : (d)
18.Find the output of the following programint *p,*q;p=(int *)1000;q=(int *)2000;printf("%d",(q-p));Ans: : 500
19.Which addressing mode is used in the following statements:(a) MVI B,55(b) MOV B,A(c) MOV M,AAns: . (a) Immediate addressing mode.(b) Register Addressing Mode(c) Direct addressing mode
20.RS-232C standard is used in _____________.Ans: . Serial I/O
21.Memory. Management in Operating Systems is done bya) Memory Management Unitb) Memory management software of the Operating Systemc) KernelAns: : (b)
22.What is done for a Push opertion?Ans: : SP is decremented and then the value is stored.
23.Binary equivalent of 52Ans: . 110100
24.Hexadecimal equivalent of 3452 Ans:72A
25.Explain Just In Time Concept ?Ans: . Elimination of waste by purchasing manufacturing exactly when needed
26.A good way of unit testing s/w program isAns: . User test
27.OOT usesAns: . Encapsulated of detect methods
28.EDI useful inAns: . Electronic TrAns: mission
29.MRPII different from MRPAns: . Modular version of man redundant initials
30.Hard disk time for R/W head to move to correct sectorAns: . Latency Time
31.The percentage of times a page number bound in associate register is calledAns: . Bit ratio
32.Expand MODEMAns: . Modulator and Demodulator
33.RDBMS file system can be defined asAns: . Interrelated
34.Super Key isAns: . Primary key and Attribute
35.Windows 95 supports(a) Multiuser (b) n tasks (c) Both (d) NoneAns: . (a)
36.In the command scanf, h is used forAns: . Short int
37.A process is defined asAns: . Program in execution
38.A thread isAns: . Detachable unit of executable code)
39.A thread isAns: . Detachable unit of executable code)
40..How is memory management done in Win95Ans: . Through paging and segmentation
41.What is meant by polymorphismAns: . Redfinition of a base class method in a derived class
42.What is the essential feature of inheritanceAns: . All properties of existing class are derived
43.What does the protocol FTP do AnsTrAns: fer a file b/w stations with user authentification
44.In the trAnsport layer ,TCP is what type of protocolAns: . Connection oriented
45.Why is a gateway usedAns: . To connect incompatible networks
46.How is linked list implementedAns: . By referential structures
47.What method is used in Win95 in multitaskingAns: . Non preemptive check
48.What is a semaphoreAns: . A method synchronization of multiple processes
49.What is the precedence order from high to low ,of the symbols ( ) ++ /Ans: .( ) , ++, /
50.Preorder of A*(B+C)/D-GAns: .*+ABC/-DG
51.What is the efficiency of merge sortAns: . O(n log n)
52.In which layer are routers usedAns: .In network layer
53.Which of the following sorting algorithem has average sorting behavior --Bubble sort, merge sort, heap sort, exchange sortAns: . Heap sort
54. In binary search tree which traversal is used for getting ascending order values--Inorder ,post order,preorderAns: .Inorder
55. What are device drivers used forAns: .To provide software for enabling the hardware
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General EnglishDirections�(Q. 41�50) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words are printed in bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions.
The yearly festival was close at hand. The store room was packed with silk fabrics. gold ornaments, clay bowls full of sweet curd and platefuls of sweetmeats. The orders had been placed with shops well in advance. The mother was sending out gifts to everyone.
The eldest son, a government servant, lived with his wife and children in far off lands. The second son had left home at an early age. As a merchant he travelled all over the world. The other sons had split up over petty squabbles, and they now lived in homes of their own. The relatives were spread all across the world. They rarely visited. The youngest son, left in the company of a servant, was soon bored and stood at the door all day long, waiting and watching. His mother, thrilled and excited, loaded the presents on trays and plates, covered them with colourful kerchiefs, and sent them off with maids and servants. The neighbours looked on.
The day came to an end. All the presents had been sent off.
The child came back into the house and dejectedly said to his mother, �Maa, you gave a present to everyone, but you didn�t give me anything !�
His mother laughed, �I have given all the gifts away to everyone, now see what�s left for you.� She kissed him on the forehead.
The child said in a tearful voice, �Don�t I get a gift ?�
�You�ll get it when you go far away.�
�But when I am close to you, don�t I get something from your own hands ?�
His mother reached out her arms and drew him to her. �This is all I have in my own hands. It is the most precious of all.�
(A) He was restless by nature(B) He did not want to stay at home(C) He was rich and could afford to travel(D) His job was such that he had to travel(E) None of these
42. Why did the woman�s eldest son not attend the festival ?
(A) He was not on good terms with his youngest brother who lived at home(B) He had quarrelled with his mother(C) His wife did not allow him to return home(D) His job prevented him from taking leave(E) None of these
43. How did the woman prepare for the festival ?1. She bought expensive gifts for her children and neighbours.2. She ordered her servants to prepare sweets and food well in advance.3. She made sure that her youngest child was looked after so that he wouldn�t be bored.
(A) None(B) Only 1(C) Only 2(D) Both 1 and 2(E) All 1, 2 and 3
44. What did the youngest child do while his mother was busy ?1. He waited for a chance to steal some sweetmeats.2. He pestered his mother to give him a present.3. He stood at the door with servants.
(A) Only 1(B) Only 2(C) Both 1 and 3(D) Only 3(E) None of these
45. Which of the following can be said about the woman ?
(A) She was a widow who had brought up her children single handedly(B) She was not a good mother since her children had left home at an early age(C) She enjoyed sending her family gifts at festival time(D) She gave expensive presents to show that she was wealthy(E) She rarely visited her grand-children because they all lived abroad
46. What did the boy receive from his mother ?
(A) She taught him the value of patience(B) She encouraged him to grow up and live independently like his brothers(C) She showed him the importance of giving expensive gifts(D) She gave him a hug to express her love(E) None of these
47. Which of the following is TRUE in the context of the passage ?
(A) The woman usually ignored her youngest son(B) The woman�s eldest son lived abroad(C) The members of the woman�s family did not care about her(D) The woman made all the preparations herself since she did not want to burden the servants(E) The woman sent gifts to her children to ensure that they visited her
Directions�(Q. 48�49) Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word printed in bold as used in the passage.
Directions�(Q. 51�55) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (E). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any)
51. Many multinational companies (A) / have not been as (B) /successful in India (C) /than we expected. (D) No error (E)
52. He has ruined (A) /his eyesight (B) /by not using (C) /his spectacles regularly. (D) No error (E)
53. Mostly of the (A) /newly recruited officers (B) /have no experience (C) /in the banking sector. (D) No error (E)
54. The resignation of (A) /one of our directors (B) /have caused the price (C) / of shares to fall. (D) No error (E)
55. There are many (A) /ways of which (B) /inflation can (C) /be measured. (D) No error (E)
Directions�(Q. 56�60) Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and �No correction is required.� mark (E) as the answer.
56. Each of the loan must be approved by the Branch Manager�
(A) Every loan(B) Each one of the loan(C) Any of the loan(D) All of the loan(E) No correction required
57. The issue was taken before the Municipal Corporation meeting last week�
(A) Taking place at(B) Taken after(C) Being taken in(D) Taken up at(E) No correction required
58. He has asked for the names of those employees involved in the project.
(A) had asked(B) having asked about(C) was asked that(D) is asking(E) no correction required
59. Considerate the traffic, it is better to leave for the airport an hour early�
A) While considering(B) Consideration of(C) Considering(D) Being considerate to(E) No correction required
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General English
60. He is a good leader, knowing that to motivate his employees to achieve�
(A) That known when(B) Who knows how(C) Which knows how(D) Knowing what(E) No correction required
Directions�(Q. 61�65) Rearrange the following six sentences (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
(1) The able bodied men of the tribe gathered to discuss how to climb the mountain.(2) As part of their plundering they kidnapped a baby of one of the families.(3) One day the mountain tribe invaded those living in the valley.(4) �We couldn�t climb the mountain. How could you?�, they asked, �It wasn�t your baby !� she replied.(5) There were two tribes in the Andes �one lived in the valley and the other high up in the mountains.(6) Two days later they noticed the child�s mother coming down the mountain that they hadn�t yet figured out how to climb.
61. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) (1)(B) (2)(C) (3)(D) (4)(E) (5)
62. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) (6)(B) (5)(C) (4)
(D) (3)(E) (2)
63. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) (1)(B) (2)(C) (3)(D) (4)(E) (5)
64. Which of the following should be the SIXTH (LAST) sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) (1)(B) (2)(C) (3)(D) (4)(E) (5)
65. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) (1)(B) (2)(C) (3)(D) (4)(E) (5)
Directions�(Q. 66�70): In each question below a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. These are lettered (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these four words printed in bold may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word, which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate, if any. The letter of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence mark (E) i.e., all correct as your answer.
66. The income (A) of many people in rural (B) India is not adequate (C) to satisfy (D) their basic needs. All correct (E)
67. He is always (A) prompt (B) in caring (C) out instructions. (D) All correct (E)
68. The revized (A) rates (B) of interest will be effective (C) immediately. (D) All correct (E)
69. Such transactions (A) are quiet (B) expensive (C) and time
consuming (D) for customers. All correct (E)
70. The guidelines (A) of the new scheme (B) are expected (C) to be finally (D) soon. All correct (E)
Directions�(Q. 71�80) In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each five words/ phrases are suggested one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
I used to look �(71)� to the holidays. I was usually �(72)� to my uncle�s house where I �(73)� his children. I did not get paid a salary for �(74)� What I received in return however, was far more �(75)� My uncle was an avid reader. During the time I spent with his family I had an �(76)� to read the vast amount of books and magazines that he possessed. This improved my English to some �(77)� Reading became my new �(78�79)� spending my pocket money on a ticket to the cinema I began to �(80)� books. This has benefited me greatly.
71. (A) forward(B) towards(C) backward(D) up(E) around
6. The conference of Economic/ Finance Ministers of ASEAN was held recently in -
(A) Jakarta(B) Bali(C) New Delhi(D) Tokyo(E) IslamabadANS (B)
7. Which of the following International forums/ organizations has made a decision of not to go for reckless lending ?
A) G-7(B) G-8(C) SAARC(D) World Bank(E) IMFANS (E)
8.Mahmood Ahmadinejad who was in India on an official visit recently is the -
(A) Prime Minister of Iraq(B) President of Iran(C) Prime Minister of Iran(D) President of Iraq(E) None of theseANS (B)
9. India recently started "Maitree Express" to which of the following destinations ?
(A) Islamabad(B) Karanchi(C) Dhaka(D) Kathmandu(E) None of theseANS (C)
10. The first ever General elction took place in which of the following countries in Indian sub-continent ?
(A) Bhutan(B) China
(C) Pakistan(D) Bangladesh (E) Sri LankaANS (A)
11. As per the latest figures published in the newspapers the growth of economy in India for the fiscal year ended March 2008 has been at which of the following levels ? About -
(A) 6 %(B) 6.5 %(C) 7 %(D) 7.5 %(E) 9 %ANS (E)
12. Name of B.S.Yeddyurappa was recently in news as he has taken over as the -
(A) Governor of Karnataka(B) Chief Minister of Karnataka(C) Governor of Andhra Pradesh(D) Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh(E) None of theseANS (B)
13. The Govt. of India Planning to put up a bill in the parliament to ensure free and compulsory education for all those who are of the age of -
14. "World No Tobacco Day" is observed on which of the following days ?
(A) Ist May(B) 10th May(C) 21st May(D) 31 st May(E) 1st JuneANS (D)
15. Late Vijay Tendulkar who died recently was a famous -
(A) Social Work(B) Politician(C) Sportsman(D) Play Wright(E) None of theseANS (D)
16. Mnay times we erad in newspapers about the GM Crops.What is the full form of GM ?
(A) Genetically Marketed(B) Genetically Modified(C) Green & Moisturious(D) Globally Marketed(E) None of theseANS (B)
17. Barack Obama whose name was in news recently is from which of the following countries ?
(A) UK(B) USA(C) France(D) Italy (E) None of theseANS (B)
18. Which of the following is an Oscar winning documentary on climate change in which former US Vice President Al Gore has featured as a narrator ?
A) An inconvenient truth(B) The Sea(C) Road to prediction(D) Remember My Name(E) None of theseANS (A)
19. Defence minister from 27 nations recently gathered at which of the following places to discuss security amongst the countries of Asia Pacific Region ?
(A) Beijing(B) New Delhi(C) Singapore(D) Kuala Lumpur(E) None of theseANS (C)
20. Who amongst the following is NOT a Lawn Tennis Player ?
(A) Serena Williams(B) Katarina Srebotnik(C) Andy Murray(D) Nichlas Almagro(E) Ricky PontingANS (E)
21. The head office of the Stae Bank Of India is located in -
A) Kolkat(B) New Delhi(C) Pune(D) Ahmedabad(E) None of theseANS (E) Mumbai
22. Which of the following is NOT the name of the sensitive index of any global stock exchange ?
1. Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is 'd' (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any)(a) You would not have used (b) such an insulting language (c) if you would have been accompanied (d) by your elder brother. (e) No errorAnswer - c2.Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is 'd' (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any)All the furnitures have been (a)/ replaced by the owner of the house (b)/ before shifting. (c)/ No error. (d)Answer - a3.Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is 'd' (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any)As soon as I shall reach New Delhi (a)/ I shall send you the file (b)/ you have asked for. (c)/ No error. (d)Answer - a4.In each of these questions, the given sentence has a blank space. Four alternative words (a), (b), (c) and (d) are given after the sentence. Select from the alternatives that word as your answer which you consider most appropriate for the blank space.He does not suffer from any ....... disease at all.a. Acuteb. Chronicc. Temporaryd. IrregularAnswer - b5.In each of these questions, the given sentence has a blank space. Four alternative words (a), (b), (c) and (d) are given after the sentence. Select from the alternatives that word as your answer which you consider most appropriate for the blank space.We are not sure if their business is strictly .........a. Prudentb. Honestc. Judiciousd. LegitimateAnswer - a6.In each of these questions, the given sentence has a blank space. Four alternative words (a), (b), (c) and (d) are given after the sentence. Select from the alternatives that word as your answer which you consider most appropriate for the blank space.
The claims made by the manufacturer of the product are so extravagant that only the ...... will accept them on face value.a. Cynicalb. Gulliblec. Richd. IndifferentAnswer - b7.In each of these questions, the given sentence has a blank space. Four alternative words (a), (b), (c) and (d) are given after the sentence. Select from the alternatives that word as your answer which you consider most appropriate for the blank space.Justice should be ..... even-handedly.a. Dischargedb. Performedc. Declaredd. AdministeredAnswer - d8.In each of these questions, the given sentence has a blank space. Four alternative words (a), (b), (c) and (d) are given after the sentence. Select from the alternatives that word as your answer which you consider most appropriate for the blank space.The leader of the opposition party condemned the communal riots in ... terms.a. Unambiguousb. Unparliamentaryc. Unequivocald. UncontrollableAnswer - c9.In each of these questions, the given sentence has a blank space. Four alternative words (a), (b), (c) and (d) are given after the sentence. Select from the alternatives that word as your answer which you consider most appropriate for the blank space.They should spend less time ... about and more with their children.a. Gallivantingb. Gravitatingc. Friskingd. FlirtingAnswer - c10.In each of these questions, the given sentence has a blank space. Four alternative words (a), (b), (c) and (d) are given after the sentence. Select from the alternatives that word as your answer which you consider most appropriate for the blank space.The Government's handling of the situation led to ...... violations of human rights.a. Tumultuousb. Obviousc. Ostensibled. FlagrantAnswer - d11.In each of these questions, the given sentence has a blank space. Four
alternative words (a), (b), (c) and (d) are given after the sentence. Select from the alternatives that word as your answer which you consider most appropriate for the blank space.A bullet ........ his cheek.a. Grazedb. Glazedc. Graspedd. ScreamedAnswer - a12.In each of these questions, the given sentence has a blank space. Four alternative words (a), (b), (c) and (d) are given after the sentence. Select from the alternatives that word as your answer which you consider most appropriate for the blank space.The injured man was still groggy and could only give a ..... account of the accident.a. Garishb. Ganglingc. Garbledd. GarrulousAnswer - c
13. In each of these questions, the given sentence has a blank space. Four alternative words (a), (b), (c) and (d) are given after the sentence. Select from the alternatives that word as your answer which you consider most appropriate for the blank space.The teacher's counsel had a ........ effect on the mischievous student's conduct.a. Memorableb. Salutaryc. Suddend. ForcefulAnswer - b14.In these questions, pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.The majority of village folk in India are illiterate and .... superstitious.(a) Overtly (b) Delicately (c) Stubbornly (d) Covertly (e) CriticallyAnswer - c15.In these questions, pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.I must admit, my parents stood by me in my times of ...... .(a) Passion (b) Duress (c) Involvement (d) Development (e) CriticismAnswer - b
BANK CLERK MODEL QUESTION PAPER 2
NUMERICAL ABILITY TEST
1. Sum of smallest six digit no. and greatest five digit no. is:
a. 199999
b. 201110
c. 211110
d. 1099999
e. None of these
2. Value of 112 * 54. is :
a. 6700
b. 70000
c. 76500
d. 77200
e. None of these
3. 1399*1399
a. 1687401
b. 1901541
c. 1943211
d. 1957201
e. None of these
4. When a no. is multiplied by 13 product consist of all 5 s. The smallest such no. is �
a. 41625
b. 42135
c. 42515
d. 42735
e. None of these
5. If n is ve no. then which of the following is least. �
a. 0
b. n�
c. 2n
d. n2
e. None of these
6. If -1<=x <=2 and 1<= y <= 3 then least value of 2y-3x is :
a. 0
b. -3
c. -4
d. -5
e. None of these
7. The least prime no. is :
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 3
e. None of these
8. The sum of prime no. s b/w 60 and 75 is: �
a. 199
b. 201
c. 211
d. 272
e. None of these
9. Total no. of even prime no. s is : �
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. None
e. None of these
10. How many No s B/w 400 and 600 begin with or end with digit 5. �
a. 40
b. 100
c. 110
d. 120
e. None of these
11. The digit in unit s place of product 81*82 ..*89 is: � ��
a. 0
b. 2
c. 6
d. 8
e. None of these
12. The sum of first 45 natural no s is : �
a. 1035
b. 1280
c. 2070
d. 2140
e. None of these
13. The unit s digit in the product of 771 * 659 * 3 65 is : �
a. 1
b. 2
c. 4
d. 6
e. None of these
14. Which no. is exactly divisible by 11
a. 235641
b. 245642
c. 315624
d. 415624
e. None of these
15. The largest natural no. which exactly divides the product of any 4 consecutive natural no s �is:
a. 6
b. 12
c. 24
d. 120
e. None of these
16. The diff. b/w squares of 2 consecutive odd integers is always divisible by:
a. 3
b. 6
c. 7
d. 8
e. None of these
17. The smallest no. to be added to 1000 so that 45 divides the sum exactly is :
a. 10
b. 20
c. 35
d. 80
e. None of these
18. The least no. which must be subtracted from 6709 to make it exactly divisible by 9 is :
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
e. None of these
19. Find the no. nearest to 99547 and exactly divisible by 687:
a. 98928
b. 99479
c. 99615
d. 100166
e. None of these
20. The least no. by which 72 must be multiplied in order to produce a multiple of 112 is
a. 6
b. 12
c. 14
d. 18
e. None of these
21. Which largest no. of 5 digits is divisible by 99:
a. 99909
b. 99981
c. 99990
d. 99999
e. None of these
22. A no. when divided by 114 leaves the remainder 21 if same no. is divided by 19 the remainder will be
a. 1
b. 2
c. 7
d. 21
e. None of these
23. The diff. b/w 2 no s is 1365 when larger no. is divided by smaller the quotient is 6 and the �remainder is 15. The smaller no. is :
a. 240
b. 270
c. 295
d. 360
e. None of these
24. The divisor is 10 times the quotient and 5 times the remainder if remainder is 46 then dividend is :
a. 4236
b. 4306
c. 4336
d. 5336
e. None of these
25. A four digit no. divisible by 7 becomes divisible by 3 when 10 is added to it the largest such no. is :
a. 9947
b. 9987
c. 9989
d. 9996
e. None of these
ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATION :
1) a
2) 1120000/16 = b
3) (1400-1)*(1400-1) = d
4) 555555/13 = d
5)c 6)c 7)c 8)d 9)b 10)c 11)a 12)a 13)c 14)d
15)c 16)d 17)a 18)c 19)c 20)c 21)c
22)d 23)b 24)d 25)b
SBI BANK CLERK MODEL TEST PAPER
NUMERICAL ABILITY
1.Let R = qs�4. When s=8, R=16. When s=10, R is equal to
a. 11b. 14c. 20d. 21Answer-d
2. If 272/3 � 81-1/2 = 3x, the value of x is
a. -1b. 0c. 1d. 2Answer -b
3. 0.333 .... � 0.444 .... is equal to
a. 0.148148148 ....b. 0.777 ....c. 0.121212 ....d. 1.333 ....Answer-a
4.
Answer-d
5. On converting the following base-2 numeral in base ten, 1101101, we get
a. 96b. 104c. 108d. 109Answer-d
6. The number of prime factors of (6)10�(7)17�(55)27
a. 54b. 64c. 81d. 91Answer-d
7. A train crosses a pole in 15 seconds, while it crosses 100 meter long platform in 25 seconds. The length of the train is -
a. 125mb. 135 mc. 159 md. 175 mAnswer-c
8.Two taps A and B can fill a tank in 12 minutes and 15 minutes respectively. If both the taps are opened simultaneously and the tap A is closed after 3 minutes, then how much more time will it take to fill the tank by tap B?
a. 7 min & 15 secb. 7 min & 45 secc. 8 min & 5 secd. 8 min & 15 secAnswer-d
9. The milk and water in two vessels A and B are in the ratio 4:3 and 2:3 respectively. In what ratio, the liquids be mixed in both the vessels so that the new liquid contains half milk and half water?
a. 7:5b. 1:2c. 2:1d. 6:5Answer-a
10.A car covers a distance of 715 km at a constant speed. If the speed of the car would have been 10 km/hr more, then it would have taken 2 hours less to cover the same distance. What is the original speed of the car?
a. 45 km/hrb. 50 km/hrc. 55 km/hrd. 65 km/hrAnswer-c
11. A person covered some distance in 12 hours. He covered half the distance by rail @ 75 km per hour and the rest by car @ 45 km/hr. The total distance covered by him was
a. 450 kmb. 675 kmc. 337.5 kmd. 1350 kmAnswer-b
12. A sum of Rs. 427 is to be divided among A, B and C in such a way that 3 times A's share, 4 times B's share and 7 times C's share are all equal. The share of C is
a. Rs. 84b. Rs. 147c. Rs. 196d. Rs. 240Answer-a
13. A and B entered into a partnership investing Rs. 12000 and Rs. 9000 respectively. After 3 months C also joined them with a capital of Rs. 15000. The share of C in the half yearly profit of Rs. 9500 is
a. Rs. 3500b. Rs. 3000c. Rs. 2500d. Rs. 4000Answer-c
14.The ratio of income of A and B is 5:4 and their expenditure is as 3:2. If at the end of the year, each saves Rs. 800, then the income of A is
a. Rs. 1700b. Rs. 1800c. Rs. 2000d. Rs. 2200Answer-c
15.A and B can together finish a work in 30 days. They worked at it for 10 days together and then B left. The remaining work was done by A alone in 30 more days. B alone can finish the work in
a. 48 daysb. 60 daysc. 75 daysd. 90 daysAnswer-d
16.The ratio between the curved surface area and the total surface area of a right circular cylinder is 1:2. If the total surface is 616 sq. cm, the volume of the cylinder is
a. 1848 cm3b. 1232 cm3c. 1078 cm3d. 980 cm3Answer-c
17.A circular wire of radius 42 cm is cut and bent in the form of a rectangle whose sides are in the ratio of 6 : 5. The smaller side of the rectangle is
a. 30 cmb. 60 cmc. 72 cmd. 108 cmAnswer-b
18.A man walking at the rate of 6km per hour crosses a square field diagonally in 9 seconds. The area of the field is-
19.A rectangular carpet has an area of 240 sq. cm. If its diagonal and the longer side are together equal to five times the shorter side, the length of the carpet is -
a. 10 cmb. 24 cmc. 26 cmd. 27.5 cmAnswer-b
20.The ratio of 435 : 25 is same as
a. 4 : 1b. 2 :1c. 7 : 5d. 7 :10Answer-a
21. A sphere and a cube have equal surface areas. The ratio of the volume of the sphere to that of the cube is
a. √π : √6b. √π : √6c. √π : √3d. √6 : √πAnswer-d
22.The marked price of a table is Rs. 3000 and is available at successive discounts of 20% and 10% respectively. If there is an additional discount of 5% on cash payment, then what is the cash price of the table?
a. Rs. 2400b. Rs. 2160c. Rs. 2100d. Rs. 2052Answer-d
23. A certain sum becomes Rs. 5290 in 2 years and Rs. 6083.50 in 3 years at C.I. The rate of interest per annum is
a. 10%b. 12%c. 15%d. 16⅔ %Answer-c
24.A person borrowed Rs. 500@ 3% per annum S.I and Rs. 600 @4�% per annum on the agreement that the whole amount will be returned only when the total interest becomes Rs. 126. The number of years, after which the borrowed sum is to be returned, is
a. 2b. 3
c. 4d. 5Answer-b
25.A sum of Rs. 12,000 doubles in 5 years at C.I. What will be the amount after 20 years?
a. Rs. 1,20,000b. Rs. 1,92,000c. Rs. 1,24,000d. Rs. 96,000Answer-b
26. A person sold 320 mangoes for the C.P. of 400 mangoes. His gain percent is
a. 10%b. 15%c. 12�%d. 25%Answer-d
27. A person bought some oranges @ Rs. 10 per dozen and bought the same amount of oranges @ Rs. 8 per dozen. He sold these oranges @ Rs. 11 per dozen and gained Rs. 120. The total number of oranges bought by him was
a. 30 dozenb. 40 dozenc. 50 dozend. 60 dozenAnswer-d
28.On selling a certain commodity for Rs. 425, there is as much gain as loss on selling it for Rs. 355. The C.P. of the commodity is
a. Rs. 370b. Rs. 385c. Rs. 390d. Rs. 400Answer-c
29.A sum of Rs. 800 amounts to Rs. 920 in three years at S.I. If the rate of interest is increased by 5% then the amount will increase to
a. Rs. 950b. Rs. 980c. Rs. 1010d. Rs. 1040Answer-d
30.Of the three numbers, second is twice the first and is also thrice the third. If the average of the three numbers is 44, the largest number is
a. 24b. 36c. 17d. 72Answer-d
31.A house owner wants to get his house painted. He is told that this would require 25 kg of paint. Allowing for 15% wastage and assuming that the paint is available in 2kg tins, the number of tins required for painting the house is -
a. 15b. 12c. 10d. 20Answer-a
32.Price of food grains have risen by 10% and of other items of consumption by 15%. If the ratio of an employee's expenditure on food grains and other items is 2:5, by how much should his salary be increased so that he may maintain the same level of consumption as before, assuming that his present salary is Rs. 3500?
a. Rs. 300b. Rs. 350c. Rs. 375d. Rs. 475Answer-d
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1 Editor : Magazine
(a) Movie (b) Scene(c) Drama (d) Director
2 Hinduism , Christianity , Islam : Religion
(a) Ear , Nose , Eyesight : Vision (b) Plus , Minus , Multiple : division
2010 was declared as the year of Tigers. ‘The Year of the Tiger’ will start
on February 14th at Corbett National Park.
The Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) has appointed Abdul Rahman
as special Ambassador to Kashmir.
On the eve of 50th anniversary of Panchayat Raj system, 2009-10 was
declared as the year of “Gramasabha”. The NREG Act was renamed as
Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act.
Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka were affected with severe floods.
The Centre has declared dolphins a national aquatic animal in order to save the
rare freshwater species from disappearing from the country's aqua map.
September 2009 National Affairs
The Cabinet has decided to release an additional installment of DA to Central
government employees and dearness relief to pensioners... representing an
increase of 5 per cent over the existing rate of 22 per cent of the basic
pay/pension to compensate for price rise.
On the International Literacy day (September 8th), the Prime Minister
launched National Mission for Female Literacy (Sakshar Bharat Mission).
The mission’s aim is to make 70 million people ( 60 million of them women )
functionally literate by 2012 and reduce the gender gap .The center and state
governments will contribute in the ratio of 75:25 respectively for this
programme.
Venkateswara Ayurveda Nilayam Limited secured a patent for its anti-
diabetic herbo mineral composition VK4 DIACON and the process of preparing
it, for a period of 20 years with effect from December 12, 2005 in accordance
with Patents Act, 1970. It’s chairman is D V Sriramamurthy.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhar Reddy died in a chopper
accident on September 2nd and Rosaish sworn as the new Chief Minister.
The Executive Board of UNESCO has approved India's proposal to set up a
Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable
Development as UNESCO Category I Institute at Delhi. This would be the
first Category-I Institute of Unesco to be established in the Asia Pacific region.
The Tirupati Tirumala Devastanam’s Laddu got its Geographical
Indication patent rights.
Operation Green Hunt was started in South Bastar of Chhattisgarh from
September 17th. State Police and Commando Battalion for Resolute Action
(COBRA) participated in the operation.
August-2009 National Affairs
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has set to make the Class
X board examination optional for students who will continue in the same
school for the senior secondary level.
Cabinet has approved 50% reservation for women in Panchayat Raj
Institutions. The center shall amend Article 243(d) to implement the
reservation.
India’s largest ICT event e-India 2009 was held at Hyderabad International
Convention Center.
AP Assembly has adopted a resolution urging the center to give SC status
to Dalit Christians.
Oil production was started in Cairn India’s on-land Mangala oilfield, Barmer,
Rajasthan. This is the country’s biggest oil find.
Law Commissions chairperson Justice AR Lakshmanan submitted 234th
report to law minister Veerappa Moily.
o The Law Commission has framed a set of drastic recommendations to
deal with rash and negligent driving, including increasing punishment
from two years in jail to 10 as well as making the offence non-bailable.
o The Commission has suggested to amend Section 304A of the Indian
Penal Code.
o It recommended inserting a provision in the Motor Vehicles Act for
confiscation of vehicles fitted with LPG cylinders meant for home
kitchen and arrest and prosecution of owners/drivers of such vehicles.
A special cell to deal with the issues of women married to non resident
Indians (NRI) will be formally established on August 27. The Commission
chairperson Girija Vyas told that the NRI cell will function under the National
Commission for Women (NCW).
The Center has banned the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council (DGHC). A
new council will be formed in place of DGHC.
AP Govt. has extended the ban on Maoists for a year from August 17th, 2009
to August 16th, 2010.
227th Law Commission Report:
The Law Commission has recommended amendments to the Hindu Marriage
Act (HMA) and other personal laws to the effect that a person whose
marriage is governed by such legislation cannot marry again even after
changing religion unless the first marriage is dissolved or declared null and
void. The Commission was headed by Justice A.R. Lakshmanan. It also
suggested that amendments be made in the Criminal Procedure Code to
make bigamy a cognizable offence.
Parliament has cleared ‘The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory
Education Bill, 2009’ which envisages free and compulsory education to
children in the 6-14 age group with the Lok Sabha approving it by voice vote.
Thiruvavalluvar’s statue was unveiled in Bangalore by Tamil Nadu Chief
Minister Karunanidhi after a period of 18 years it was put on.
President Pratibha Patil inaugurated Armed Forces Tribunal
An exclusive court for members of the Army, Navy and Air Force, Armed
Forces Tribunal, was established by the President.
The keenly awaited AFT will provide a judicial forum for redressal of
grievances among the 1.5 million military personnel and over 2 million ex-
servicemen.
July-2009 National Affairs
Actress Nandita Das has been appointed chairperson of the Children’s Film Society of India (CFSI).
Nandan Nilakeni took over as the head of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIAI). Ramsevak Sarma took over as CEO of UIAI.
The solar eclipse of 22 July 2009 was the longest total solar eclipse during the 21st century. This will take place again in 2132.Totality lasted for up to 6 minutes and 39 seconds, with the maximum eclipse occurring in the Pacific ocean at 02:35:21 about 100 km south of the Bonin Islands, southeast of Japan. In Gujarat, it lasted for 6 min and 30 seconds.
Mohanlal, an actor was conferred the honorary title of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army (TA), a citizen's force of the Indian army.
The deepest sea port at Ganagvaram was opened which is 20meters deep 1km from the sea coast.
Two NSG centers were started at Mumbai and Hyderabad.
June-2009 National Affairs
Prof Yashpal and his committee members submitted final report to the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD). They have suggested the scrapping of all higher education regulatory/monitoring bodies and creation of a super regulator: a seven-member Commission for Higher Education and Research (CHER).
They also recommended that the deemed university status be abandoned and that all deserving deemed varsities be either converted full-fledged universities or scrapped and a GRE like test be evolved for university education.
Ramesh Pokhariyal is the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.
Centre bans CPI (Maoist) : The Centre banned the Communist Party of India (Maoist), terming it a terrorist organization. It invoked Section 41 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act against the extremist outfit.
The CPI (Maoist) came into existence following the merger of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist), the People’s War Group (PWG) and the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC).
Liberhan Commission submitted report to the Prime Minister : The Justice Liberhan Commission, which probed the sequence of events that led to the Babri Masjid demolition in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992, submitted its report to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Inflation turns negative for first time since 1977-78 :The annual rate of inflation (wholesale price index) turned negative and stood at -1.61 % for the week ended 6 June 2009.
AP Govt. handed over Environment Protection Training & Research Institute
(EPTRI) to the Centre.
HRD Minister Kapil Sibal launched anti ragging helpline in New Delhi. The toll free number of this helpline is 1800-180-5522 1800-180-5522, and the e-mail is [email protected]. The other toll-free number 155222 is under implementation.
Sukhoi 30 inducted into Air Force at Tezpur : Super fast Sukhoi 30 MKI fighter aircraft has been inducted in the Tezpur Air Force Station of Assam. Initially, four aircrafts were introduced in the Air Force Station at a simple function.
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International Affairs October 2009 International Affairs
Angela Merkel was re-elected as the Chancellor of Germany. She forms
the government with her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party and Social
Union and Free Democratic Party.
Iran test fired Shaheb-3 and Sajjal missiles with a range of 1300 to 2000km.
They can carry payload of 100kgs.
The 10-member countries and observers of the Shanghai Cooperation
Organisation, met in Beijing. They pledged to work together on combating
terror and improving financial co-operation among Asian nations to combat
the financial crisis.
Greek socialists achieved resounding win in elections. George Papandreou-led
Pasok swept elections with 43% of vote after five years of New Democracy
government.
UNDP has announced Human Development Index (HDI) rankings for the year
2009. Norway (.971) stood first followed by Australia and Iceland. India (.612)
dropped to 134th rank from 128th (2008). USA was ranked 13th (12th in
The World report on road traffic injury prevention is the major report
being jointly issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World
Bank. According to the most dangerous place in the world to travel on roads
is in the impoverished East African state of Eritrea and the safest road
conditions were found in Marshall Islands.
The opposition Democratic Party won election defeating Liberal Democratic
Party which ruled Japan for 54 years. Yukio Hatoyama will be chosen as the
Prime Minister.
Fiji has been suspended from the Commonwealth after it failed to respond to
a demand to begin restoring democracy to the island nation.
The Group of 20 countries met for two days to focus on the worldwide
financial crisis, and plot how to avoid a repeat in the future.
Irina Bokova, ex foreign minister of Bulgaria was elected as the chief of
UNESCO. She is the 1st woman chief of UNESCO.
According to “Global Times”, among the 60 most influential persons on China,
Tagore is in the 11th place and Nehru is in the 19th place.
Yukiyo Hatoyama, the leader of Democratic party of Japan sworn as the Prime Minister.
August-2009 International Affairs
Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (RADAG) has made Rs.4125crores deal
with Spielberg’s Dreamworks Studios to produce 5-6 movies per year.
Typhoon Morakot has hit Taiwan. The government has claimed at least 500
people dead and a loss of 3 billion dollars.
China Becomes India's Largest Trade Partner
China has emerged as India's largest trading partner, replacing US in 2008-
09. Bilateral trade engagement between India and China stood at Rs
1,63,202 crore (nearly $36 billion) in April to February 2008-09, an increase
of nearly 7% over Rs 1,52,713 crore in the year ago period. In the same
period, bilateral trade between India and the US dipped 7.5% and stood at Rs
1,55,353 crore (approximately $34 billion).
Sonia Sotomayor was sworn in as the Supreme Court's first Hispanic justice
and only third female member in the top U.S. court's 220-year history.
July-2009 International Affairs
Susilo Bambang was re elected as Indonesian President.
Yukayi Amano from Japan was elected as the Director General of IAEA.
US President Barack Obama said he and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev are countering "a sense of drift" in relations between their nations with preliminary agreement to reduce the world's two largest nuclear stockpiles to as few as 1,500 warheads each.
June-2009 International Affairs
American House passed climate bill : Climate bill was formulated under American Clean Energy and Security act. According to this bill, green house gases emission should be reduced by 17% in 2020 and by 83% in 2050 when compared to 2005.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) met at Yekaterinburg
SCO is an intergovernmental and inter-state grouping to enhance regional cooperation in a multiple area, where Pakistan holds an Observer status on SCO along with India, Iran, and Mongolia, while China, Russia, Kazakistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan are full members of the organization.
BRIC Nations met in Russia. European people’s parliament won EU parliament elections. WHO declares swine flu as pandemic.
Mahmoud Ahmadi Nezhad won in Iran elections.
May-2009 International Affaris
The President of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealem (LTTE), Prabhakaran died
in an attack by Sri Lankan army. His son Charles Antony and prominent LTTE
leaders were found dead during the attack. He was the founder of Tamil New
Tigers in 1972. It was changed to LTTE in 1976.
11 Indians created a record on May 21st by climbing up Mount Everest.
Horst Koehller was re elected as German Presisdent.
Madhav Kumar was elected as the new Prime Minister of Nepal.
April 2009 International Affairs
The International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics 2009 of the United
Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) ranks India as the fourth
leading producer of automobiles, petroleum products, textiles, electrical
machinery and apparatus, basic metals, chemicals and chemical products,
leather products coke and nuclear fuel after China, USA and Italy.
On April 2, 2009, leaders of the Group of 20 countries met in London and
agreed to a $ 1.1 trillion (Rs 55 lakh crore) deal to combat the worst economic
downturn since the Great Depression.
North Korea announced that it had successfully conducted it's second nuclear test,
defying international warnings.
Nejib Tun Razak sworn in as Malaysia’s sixth Prime Minister in the constitutional
monarch’s palace in Kuala Lumpur.
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake striked Italy – its worst in three decades, killing 289 and
leaving some 30,000 homeless.
Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad opened a nuclear fuel plant in Isfahan
province and announced the testing of two high capacity centrifuges.
Russia cancelled 1999 decree that imposed a regime of “anti-terror operation” in
Chechnya and formally declared it a zone of peace. It has recalled the tight
security regime that has been in force in the region for the past decade.
France has announced to train a 500-strong Somali battalion to help support
the country’s fledging security forces against Islamist militants and pirate
gangs.
South Africa’s long dominant African National Congress has won overwhelmingly in
parliamentary elections. Jacob Zuma was re elected as the president.
General EnglishDirections—(Q. 41–50) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words are printed in bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions.
The yearly festival was close at hand. The store room was packed with silk fabrics. gold ornaments, clay bowls full of sweet curd and platefuls of sweetmeats. The orders had been placed with shops well in advance. The mother was sending out gifts to everyone.
The eldest son, a government servant, lived with his wife and children in far off lands. The second son had left home at an early age. As a merchant he travelled all over the world. The other sons had split up over petty squabbles, and they now lived in homes of their own. The relatives were spread all across the world. They rarely visited. The youngest son, left in the company of a servant, was soon bored and stood at the door all day long, waiting and watching. His mother, thrilled and excited, loaded the presents on trays and plates, covered them with colourful kerchiefs, and sent them off with maids and servants. The neighbours looked on.
The day came to an end. All the presents had been sent off.
The child came back into the house and dejectedly said to his mother, “Maa, you gave a present to everyone, but you didn’t give me anything !”
His mother laughed, “I have given all the gifts away to everyone, now see what’s left for you.” She kissed him on the forehead.
The child said in a tearful voice, “Don’t I get a gift ?”
“You’ll get it when you go far away.”
“But when I am close to you, don’t I get something from your own hands ?”
His mother reached out her arms and drew him to her. “This is all I have in my own hands. It is the most precious of all.”
41. Why did the woman's second son travel ?
(A) He was restless by nature(B) He did not want to stay at home(C) He was rich and could afford to travel(D) His job was such that he had to travel(E) None of these
42. Why did the woman’s eldest son not attend the festival ?
(A) He was not on good terms with his youngest brother who lived at home(B) He had quarrelled with his mother
(C) His wife did not allow him to return home(D) His job prevented him from taking leave(E) None of these
43. How did the woman prepare for the festival ?1. She bought expensive gifts for her children and neighbours.2. She ordered her servants to prepare sweets and food well in advance.3. She made sure that her youngest child was looked after so that he wouldn’t be bored.
(A) None(B) Only 1(C) Only 2(D) Both 1 and 2(E) All 1, 2 and 3
44. What did the youngest child do while his mother was busy ?1. He waited for a chance to steal some sweetmeats.2. He pestered his mother to give him a present.3. He stood at the door with servants.
(A) Only 1(B) Only 2(C) Both 1 and 3(D) Only 3(E) None of these
45. Which of the following can be said about the woman ?
(A) She was a widow who had brought up her children single handedly(B) She was not a good mother since her children had left home at an early age(C) She enjoyed sending her family gifts at festival time(D) She gave expensive presents to show that she was wealthy(E) She rarely visited her grand-children because they all lived abroad
46. What did the boy receive from his mother ?
(A) She taught him the value of patience(B) She encouraged him to grow up and live independently like his brothers(C) She showed him the importance of giving expensive gifts(D) She gave him a hug to express her love(E) None of these
47. Which of the following is TRUE in the context of the passage ?
(A) The woman usually ignored her youngest son(B) The woman’s eldest son lived abroad(C) The members of the woman’s family did not care about her
(D) The woman made all the preparations herself since she did not want to burden the servants(E) The woman sent gifts to her children to ensure that they visited her
Directions—(Q. 48–49) Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word printed in bold as used in the passage.
Directions—(Q. 51–55) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (E). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any)
51. Many multinational companies (A) / have not been as (B) /successful in India (C) /than we expected. (D) No error (E)
52. He has ruined (A) /his eyesight (B) /by not using (C) /his spectacles regularly. (D) No error (E)
53. Mostly of the (A) /newly recruited officers (B) /have no experience (C) /in the banking sector. (D) No error (E)
54. The resignation of (A) /one of our directors (B) /have caused the price (C) / of shares to fall. (D) No error (E)
55. There are many (A) /ways of which (B) /inflation can (C) /be measured. (D)
No error (E)
Directions—(Q. 56–60) Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No correction is required.’ mark (E) as the answer.
56. Each of the loan must be approved by the Branch Manager—
(A) Every loan(B) Each one of the loan(C) Any of the loan(D) All of the loan(E) No correction required
57. The issue was taken before the Municipal Corporation meeting last week—
(A) Taking place at(B) Taken after(C) Being taken in(D) Taken up at(E) No correction required
58. He has asked for the names of those employees involved in the project.
(A) had asked(B) having asked about(C) was asked that(D) is asking(E) no correction required
59. Considerate the traffic, it is better to leave for the airport an hour early—
A) While considering(B) Consideration of(C) Considering(D) Being considerate to(E) No correction required
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60. He is a good leader, knowing that to motivate his employees to achieve—
(A) That known when(B) Who knows how(C) Which knows how(D) Knowing what(E) No correction required
Directions—(Q. 61–65) Rearrange the following six sentences (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
(1) The able bodied men of the tribe gathered to discuss how to climb the mountain.(2) As part of their plundering they kidnapped a baby of one of the families.(3) One day the mountain tribe invaded those living in the valley.(4) “We couldn’t climb the mountain. How could you?”, they asked, “It wasn’t your baby !” she replied.(5) There were two tribes in the Andes –one lived in the valley and the other high up in the mountains.(6) Two days later they noticed the child’s mother coming down the mountain that they hadn’t yet figured out how to climb.
61. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) (1)(B) (2)(C) (3)(D) (4)(E) (5)
62. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) (6)(B) (5)(C) (4)(D) (3)(E) (2)
63. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) (1)(B) (2)(C) (3)(D) (4)(E) (5)
64. Which of the following should be the SIXTH (LAST) sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) (1)(B) (2)(C) (3)(D) (4)(E) (5)
65. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) (1)(B) (2)(C) (3)(D) (4)(E) (5)
Directions—(Q. 66–70): In each question below a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. These are lettered (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these four words printed in bold may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word, which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate, if any. The letter of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence mark (E) i.e., all correct as your answer.
66. The income (A) of many people in rural (B) India is not adequate (C) to satisfy (D) their basic needs. All correct (E)
67. He is always (A) prompt (B) in caring (C) out instructions. (D) All correct (E)
68. The revized (A) rates (B) of interest will be effective (C) immediately. (D) All correct (E)
69. Such transactions (A) are quiet (B) expensive (C) and time consuming (D) for customers. All correct (E)
70. The guidelines (A) of the new scheme (B) are expected (C) to be finally (D) soon. All correct (E)
Directions—(Q. 71–80) In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each five words/ phrases are suggested one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
I used to look …(71)… to the holidays. I was usually …(72)… to my uncle’s house where I …(73)… his children. I did not get paid a salary for …(74)…
What I received in return however, was far more …(75)… My uncle was an avid reader. During the time I spent with his family I had an …(76)… to read the vast amount of books and magazines that he possessed. This improved my English to some …(77)… Reading became my new …(78–79)… spending my pocket money on a ticket to the cinema I began to …(80)… books. This has benefited me greatly.
71. (A) forward(B) towards(C) backward(D) up(E) around
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General EnglishDirections—(Q. 41–50) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words are printed in bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions.
The yearly festival was close at hand. The store room was packed with silk fabrics. gold ornaments, clay bowls full of sweet curd and platefuls of sweetmeats. The orders had been placed with shops well in advance. The mother was sending out gifts to everyone.
The eldest son, a government servant, lived with his wife and children in far
off lands. The second son had left home at an early age. As a merchant he travelled all over the world. The other sons had split up over petty squabbles, and they now lived in homes of their own. The relatives were spread all across the world. They rarely visited. The youngest son, left in the company of a servant, was soon bored and stood at the door all day long, waiting and watching. His mother, thrilled and excited, loaded the presents on trays and plates, covered them with colourful kerchiefs, and sent them off with maids and servants. The neighbours looked on.
The day came to an end. All the presents had been sent off.
The child came back into the house and dejectedly said to his mother, “Maa, you gave a present to everyone, but you didn’t give me anything !”
His mother laughed, “I have given all the gifts away to everyone, now see what’s left for you.” She kissed him on the forehead.
The child said in a tearful voice, “Don’t I get a gift ?”
“You’ll get it when you go far away.”
“But when I am close to you, don’t I get something from your own hands ?”
His mother reached out her arms and drew him to her. “This is all I have in my own hands. It is the most precious of all.”
41. Why did the woman's second son travel ?
(A) He was restless by nature(B) He did not want to stay at home(C) He was rich and could afford to travel(D) His job was such that he had to travel(E) None of these
42. Why did the woman’s eldest son not attend the festival ?
(A) He was not on good terms with his youngest brother who lived at home(B) He had quarrelled with his mother(C) His wife did not allow him to return home(D) His job prevented him from taking leave(E) None of these
43. How did the woman prepare for the festival ?1. She bought expensive gifts for her children and neighbours.2. She ordered her servants to prepare sweets and food well in advance.3. She made sure that her youngest child was looked after so that he wouldn’t be bored.
(A) None(B) Only 1
(C) Only 2(D) Both 1 and 2(E) All 1, 2 and 3
44. What did the youngest child do while his mother was busy ?1. He waited for a chance to steal some sweetmeats.2. He pestered his mother to give him a present.3. He stood at the door with servants.
(A) Only 1(B) Only 2(C) Both 1 and 3(D) Only 3(E) None of these
45. Which of the following can be said about the woman ?
(A) She was a widow who had brought up her children single handedly(B) She was not a good mother since her children had left home at an early age(C) She enjoyed sending her family gifts at festival time(D) She gave expensive presents to show that she was wealthy(E) She rarely visited her grand-children because they all lived abroad
46. What did the boy receive from his mother ?
(A) She taught him the value of patience(B) She encouraged him to grow up and live independently like his brothers(C) She showed him the importance of giving expensive gifts(D) She gave him a hug to express her love(E) None of these
47. Which of the following is TRUE in the context of the passage ?
(A) The woman usually ignored her youngest son(B) The woman’s eldest son lived abroad(C) The members of the woman’s family did not care about her(D) The woman made all the preparations herself since she did not want to burden the servants(E) The woman sent gifts to her children to ensure that they visited her
Directions—(Q. 48–49) Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word printed in bold as used in the passage.
48. Left(A) Gone(B) Quit(C) Remaining
(D) Disappeared(E) Forgot
49. Packed
A) Filled(B) Squeezed(C) Crowd(D) Collected(E) Untidy
50. Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning of the word dejectedly as used in the passage.
Directions—(Q. 51–55) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (E). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any)
51. Many multinational companies (A) / have not been as (B) /successful in India (C) /than we expected. (D) No error (E)
52. He has ruined (A) /his eyesight (B) /by not using (C) /his spectacles regularly. (D) No error (E)
53. Mostly of the (A) /newly recruited officers (B) /have no experience (C) /in the banking sector. (D) No error (E)
54. The resignation of (A) /one of our directors (B) /have caused the price (C) / of shares to fall. (D) No error (E)
55. There are many (A) /ways of which (B) /inflation can (C) /be measured. (D) No error (E)
Directions—(Q. 56–60) Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No correction is required.’ mark (E) as the answer.
56. Each of the loan must be approved by the Branch Manager—
(A) Every loan(B) Each one of the loan
(C) Any of the loan(D) All of the loan(E) No correction required
57. The issue was taken before the Municipal Corporation meeting last week—
(A) Taking place at(B) Taken after(C) Being taken in(D) Taken up at(E) No correction required
58. He has asked for the names of those employees involved in the project.
(A) had asked(B) having asked about(C) was asked that(D) is asking(E) no correction required
59. Considerate the traffic, it is better to leave for the airport an hour early—
A) While considering(B) Consideration of(C) Considering(D) Being considerate to(E) No correction required
SBI BANK PO (PT) SOLVED PAPER (Held on July 6 , 2008)
General English
60. He is a good leader, knowing that to motivate his employees to achieve—
(A) That known when(B) Who knows how(C) Which knows how(D) Knowing what(E) No correction required
Directions—(Q. 61–65) Rearrange the following six sentences (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
(1) The able bodied men of the tribe gathered to discuss how to climb the mountain.(2) As part of their plundering they kidnapped a baby of one of the families.
(3) One day the mountain tribe invaded those living in the valley.(4) “We couldn’t climb the mountain. How could you?”, they asked, “It wasn’t your baby !” she replied.(5) There were two tribes in the Andes –one lived in the valley and the other high up in the mountains.(6) Two days later they noticed the child’s mother coming down the mountain that they hadn’t yet figured out how to climb.
61. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) (1)(B) (2)(C) (3)(D) (4)(E) (5)
62. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) (6)(B) (5)(C) (4)(D) (3)(E) (2)
63. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) (1)(B) (2)(C) (3)(D) (4)(E) (5)
64. Which of the following should be the SIXTH (LAST) sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) (1)(B) (2)(C) (3)(D) (4)(E) (5)
65. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) (1)(B) (2)
(C) (3)(D) (4)(E) (5)
Directions—(Q. 66–70): In each question below a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. These are lettered (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these four words printed in bold may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word, which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate, if any. The letter of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence mark (E) i.e., all correct as your answer.
66. The income (A) of many people in rural (B) India is not adequate (C) to satisfy (D) their basic needs. All correct (E)
67. He is always (A) prompt (B) in caring (C) out instructions. (D) All correct (E)
68. The revized (A) rates (B) of interest will be effective (C) immediately. (D) All correct (E)
69. Such transactions (A) are quiet (B) expensive (C) and time consuming (D) for customers. All correct (E)
70. The guidelines (A) of the new scheme (B) are expected (C) to be finally (D) soon. All correct (E)
Directions—(Q. 71–80) In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each five words/ phrases are suggested one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
I used to look …(71)… to the holidays. I was usually …(72)… to my uncle’s house where I …(73)… his children. I did not get paid a salary for …(74)… What I received in return however, was far more …(75)… My uncle was an avid reader. During the time I spent with his family I had an …(76)… to read the vast amount of books and magazines that he possessed. This improved my English to some …(77)… Reading became my new …(78–79)… spending my pocket money on a ticket to the cinema I began to …(80)… books. This has benefited me greatly.
71. (A) forward(B) towards(C) backward(D) up(E) around