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SBI CLERK EXAM 2014

HELD ON : AUGUST 2014
BASED ON MEMORY
INSTRUCTIONS
This solved paper contains five sections each has 40 questions. Answer to all the questions is essential.
Every question has five options, of which only one is correct.The candidates are advised to read all options
thoroughly.
There is negative marking equivalent to 1/4th of the mark allotted to the specific question for wrong
answer.
Time : 135 minutes

GENERAL AWARENESS
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

Which is a tactical surface-to-surface short-range ballistic

missile (SRBM) developed by DRDO of India under the
Integrated Guided Missile Development Program ?
(a) Prithvi
(b) Agni
(c) Prahar
(d) Dhanush
(e) None of these
The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2015,
also known as CHOGM 2015t will be held in ______:
(a) Mauritius
(b) Malta
(c) Malaysia
(d) Vanuatu
(e) None of these
Which place hosted the two-day 24th ASEAN summit to
discuss the future development of the group ?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Indonesia
(c) Brunei
(d) Bangkok
(e) Nay Pyi Taw
Azlan Shah who died recently is a (a) Hockey Player
(b) Football Player
(c) Cricket player
(d) Polo player
(e) None of these
Which city is best known for its oil refinery ?
(a) Baiji
(b) Mumbai
(c) Perth
(d) Chad
(e) None of these
Who is the Chairman of Bharatiya Mahila Bank ?
(a) Aisha De Sequeira
(b) Arundhati Bhattacharya
(c) Chanda Kochhar
(d) Archana Hingorani
(e) Usha Ananantha Subramanium
Which Article of the Constitution of India, is the annual
budget of the Republic of India ?
(a) Article 12
(b) Article112
(c) Article 21
(d) Article 11
(e) None of these

Max. Marks : 200

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

Which state has the highest rural population according to

census 2011?
(a) Bihar
(b) Gujarat
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Andhra Pradesh
(e) Himachal Pradesh
Which state has the highest urban population according to
census 2011?
(a) Bihar
(b) Gujarat
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra
(e) Himachal Pradesh
Indian Oil Corporation is going to set up an oil refinery at
(a) Paradip
(b) Jatni
(c) Ranchi
(d) Raipur
(e) Korbi
Which bank has tied with New India Assurance to launch
health insurance products for women account holders of
the bank.
(a) State bank of Inadia
(b) ICICI bank
(c) Punjab National Bank
(d) Bhartiya Mahila Bank
(e) None of these
Recently which car plant has been shut down by Hindustan
Motors Ltd, the maker of the Ambassador car ?
(a) Uttarpara plant near (Kolkata)
(b) The Tiruvallur plant near Chennai
(c) Port Okha plant near Gujarat
(d) Pithampur (Madhya Pardesh)
(e) None of these
Recently in which state Solar Thermal Power Plant has been
installed ?
(a) Madhya Pardesh
(b) Gujarat
(c) Rajsthan
(d) Odisha
(e) Maharashtra

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14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

Why the government has banned on imports of milk and its

products from China for one more year till June 2015?
(a) Due to presence of melamine, used for making plastics
and fertiliser
(b) Due to increase in procurement costs.
(c) Due to wrong policies
(d) Due to lack of products
(e) None of these
Recently Navaratna status has been given to which
organization?
(a) National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited
(NBCC) and Engineers India Limited (EIL)
(b) Airport Authority of India
(c) Balmer Lawrie & Co. Limited & Bharat Coking Coal
Limited
(d) Airport Authority of India & Bharat Coal limited
(e) None of these
Who has been chosen for the prestigious 49thJnanpith
award for 2013?
(a) Kedarnath Singh
(b) Chandrashekhara Kambara
(c) Pratibha Ray
(d) Ravuri Bharadvaja
(e) None of these
Who is the Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public
Distribution ?
(a) Narendra Modi
(b) Sushma Swaraj
(c) Rajnath Singh
(d) Arun Jailtey
(e) Ram Vilas Paswan
Who is the Minister for Road Transport and Highways ?
(a) Nitin Gadkari
(b) Narendra Modi
(c) Sushma Swaraj
(d) Rajnath Singh
(e) Arun Jailtey
Who is the current SBI chairman ?
(a) Aisha De Sequeira
(b) Arundhati Bhattacharya
(c) Chanda Kochhar
(d) Archana Hingorani
(e) Usha Ananantha Subramanium
The Head of the Reserve Bank of India is officially known as
(a) President of RBI
(b) Chief Executive of RBI
(c) Managing Director (MD) of RBI
(d) Executive Director of RBI
(e) Governor of RBI
An engineer working in a big city in India wishes to send
some money to his/her parents in a small village. How can a
bank help him/her ? (Both of them have accounts in the
branches of the same bank.)
A. By issuing a Demand Draft.
B. By opening a letter of credit in the name of his/her
parents.
C. Through E-transfer of money
(a) Only A
(b) Only B
(c) Only C
(d) Both A and B
(e) Both A and C
Coins of which of the following denominations are easily
available in India and are used by all of us in our day-to-day
shopping ?
A. ` 5
B. ` 2
C. ` 50

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

32.

33.

(a) Only A
(b) Only B
(c) Only C
(d) Both A and B
(e) All A, B and C
The two main seasons of cropping in India are known as
______.
(a) Hot-Cold
(b) Winter-Spring
(c) Summer-Winter
(d) Rainy-Cold
(e) Kharif-Rabi
International Day of Non-violence is observed on the birth
day of ________.
(a) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(b) Indira Gandhi
(c) Rajiv Gandhi
(d) Sonia Gandhi
(e) Mahatma Gandhi
The National Stock Exchange is located in ______.
(a) New Delhi
(b) Mumbai
(c) Kolkata
(d) Chennai
(e) Bangalore
Which of the following countries does not play international
cricket ?
(a) Russia
(b) England
(c) South Africa
(d) Pakistan
(e) India
Which of the following is the autobiography of the film
actor Dev Anand ?
(a) My Story
(b) Sunny Days
(c) Romancing With Life
(d) Wings of Fire
(e) None of these
Which of the following Prizes/Awards is given for excellence
in the field of Sports ?
(a) Pulitzer prize
(b) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award
(c) Arjuna Award
(d) Shram Vir Purushkar
(e) None of these
Manavjit Singh Sandhu is a well known________.
(a) Film Actor
(b) Journalist
(c) Social Worker
(d) Sportsman
(e) Author
Which of the following is not a public sector company ?
(a) HPCL
(b) BPCL
(c) BHEL
(d) Gillette
(e) All of these
A customer drawing a cheque on a bank has a right to
(a) Take back the cheque from the bank after it is paid
(b) Take back the cheque from the bank after it is paid with
the permission of RBI
(c) Stop payment of the cheque before it is paid
(d) Stop payment of the cheque after it is paid
(e) Stop payment of the cheque before it is issued
Which of the following States is among the North East States
of India ?
(a) Jammu & Kashmir (b) Punjab
(c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Meghalaya
(e) Rajasthan .
Which of the following is a mineral?
(a) Isabgol
(b) Camphor
(c) Tobacco
(d) Nickel
(e) Jute

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34.

35.

36.

37.

38.

39.

40.

The Banking Ombudsman

(a) is in charge of bank loans for buses
(b) fixes the rates of interest for loans
(c) resolves complaints of customers
(d) issues licences for new bank branches
(e) is the head of all nationalised banks
What does the letter L stands for in the term LAF commonly
used in financial/economic news ?
(a) Liquidity
(b) Least
(c) liabilities
(d) Long
(e) Liquid
What is the maximum period for which domestic term deposits
are normally accepted by banks in our country ?
(a) 3 years
(b) 5 years
(c) 7 years
(d) 10 years
(e) 12 years
Which of the following is the name of the currency of a
country ?
(a) Mexico
(b) Peru
(c) Syria
(d) Zambia
(e) Lira
Which of the following is the name of a Scientific Instrument ?
(a) Plasma
(b) Pascal
(c) Radiation
(d) Lactometer
(e) Adrenal Cortex
Many times we read a term DoT in various newspapers. In
connection of 2G Spectrum. What is its full form ?
(a) Department of Transport
(b) Department of Training
(c) Directorate of Technology
(d) Director of Tele services
(e) Department of Telecom
Which of the following terms is used in the game of Chess ?
(a) Checkmate
(b) Hoops
(c) Stroke
(d) Heave
(e) Deuce

GENERAL ENGLISH
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 41-45) : In each question below a sentence
with four words printed in bold type is given. These are numbered
as (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 number 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.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.

Bye (a) / the summer of 1939, Hitler was ready (b) / to unleash
(c) / his army on Europe. (d) / All correct (e).
The two national (a) / emblems (b) / of India are of (c) /
Buddhist origin. (d) / All correct (e)
Political (a) / desicions (b) / ought (c) / to have a rationale.
(d) / All correct (e)
Traditionalli, (a) / sales get a boost (b) / in the festival (c) /
season. (d) / All correct (e)
Fifteen (a) percent of Indias land is still (b) / covered (c) /
by forrests. (d) / All correct (e)

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 46-55) : 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.
Once upon a time there lived a wise man by the (46) of Mamad. He
never lied. All the people in the land, knew about him. The king
heard about Mamad and (47) his subjects to bring him to the
palace. He looked at the wise man and asked: Mamad, is it true,
that you have never lied ? It is true, your Majesty. And you
will never lie in your life questioned the king. I am sure of that,
replied Mamad.
(48) days passed and the king called Mamad once again. There
was a big crowd, the king was (48) to go hunting. The king held
his horse by the mane, his left foot was already on the stirrup. He.
(50) to Mamad. Go to my summer palace and tell the queen I will
be with her for lunch. Tell her to (51) a big feast. You will have
lunch with me then. Mamad bowed down and went to the queen.
Then the king laughed and said. We wont go hunting and now
Mamad will lie to the queen. Tomorrow we will laugh on his behalf.
But the wise Mamad went to the palace and said, maybe you
should prepare a big feast for lunch tomorrow, and maybe you
shouldnt. Maybe the king will come by noon, and maybe he wont.
(52) me will he come, or will he not ? asked the queen.
I do not know whether he put his right foot on the stirrup, or he
put his left foot on the ground after I left. Everybody (53) for the
king. He came the next day and said to the queen. The wise
Mamad, who never lies, (54) to you yesterday. But the queen
told him Mamads exact words. And the king (55), that the wise
man never lies, and says only that, which he sees with his own eyes.
46. (a) name
(b) sound
(c) call
(d) identity
(e) label
47. (a) demanded
(b) send
(c) ordered
(d) request
(e) sanctioned
48. (a) Several
(b) Most
(c) Lots
(d) Glorious
(e) Long
49. (a) just
(b) tired
(c) schedule
(d) planned
(e) about
50. (a) wished
(b) order
(c) said
(d) featured
(e) send
51. (a) leave
(b) prepare
(c) figure
(d) show
(e) prove
52. (a) Say
(b) Rescue
(c) Reveal
(d) Tell
(e) Understand
53. (a) lied
(b) left
(c) heard
(d) ran
(e) waited
54. (a) wrong
(b) spoke
(c) lied
(d) did
(e) deceive
55. (a) felt
(b) understands
(c) realised
(d) convinced
(e) rejoiced

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DIRECTIONS (Qs. 56-60) : Read each sentence to find out whether
there is any grammatical mistake/error in it. The error if any,
will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the number of the part
with error as your answer. If there is no error, mark (e).
56.
57.
58.
59.
60.

The cost of constructing (a) / houses are increased (b) /

because of the high (c) / price of cement. (d) / No error (e).
According to the Twelfth (a) / Five Year Plan, India should
(b) / invest one trillion dollars (c) / in infrastructure projects.
(d) / No error (e)
To increase the selling (a) / of products in rural areas (b) / the
company will hire (c) / over five hundred trainees. (d) / No
error (e)
We have spent (a) / most of the profits (b) / that we earn (c)
/ last year on purchasing new computers, (d) / No error (e).
The Government has (a) / promised to revise (b) / the
pension scheme for bank (c) / staff since next year. (d) / No
error (e)

62.

63.

DIRECTIONS (61-70) : 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.
Lumbini is a beautiful place in the southern part of Nepal. About
2,500 years ago, a baby boy was born to the king and queen. The
baby was named Siddharth. His mother, died when he was five
days old. The baby boy grew into a handsome prince. His father
tried to keep him happy. The little prince had everything he needed
fine clothes, the best food and good toys. But he was not
interested in them. He wanted to be alone and was always found
in deep thought. Later, he was married to a beautiful princess. She
was called Yashodhara. They had a son and named him Rahul.
The king hoped that Siddharth would become a great ruler.
One day Siddharth was driving through the street in his chariot.
He saw an old man and then a sick man. The oldman could hardly
walk. The sick man groaned in pain. Then he saw some people
carrying a dead body, others were wailing and weeping at the loss
of a dear one. Siddharth was very upset to see so much suffering
and unhappiness. He was shocked. Then he saw an entirely
different sight. A man in yellow robes was walking along the street.
There was no trace of sadness on his radiant face, instead it
shone with peace. He was a monk who had given up the world to
escape the misery of life.
Siddharth wanted to find out why there was so much suffering in
the world. He wanted to find out how men could be free of misery.
He could find neither peace nor happiness in the life he was leading
at the palace. One night Siddharth left his home, his wife and his
little son. He went into the forest. He wanted to search for a way
out of suffering and sorrow for all mankind. He meditated and got
enlightenment. He became Lord Buddha, the enlightened one.
Truth was revealed to him and he learnt all the secrets of life and
the world.
He found out that the world was full of sorrow and unhappiness.
The reason for it was greed and selfishness. To be free from
suffering, we must be free from greed and desire. Desire is the root
cause of all human suffering. He advocated the Middle Path and
asked his followers to avoid the two extremes.
61. Which of the following sentences is true according to the
passage ?

64.

65.

66.

67.

68.

(a) Lord Budha was born in Lumbini.

(b) The little boy was very happy with fine clothes, good
food and toys.
(c) Siddharth divorced his first wife.
(d) Siddharth and Yashodhara had no children and so they
were very unhappy.
(e) None of these
What was Siddharth interested in as a child ?
(a) He was interested in making new friends as he did not
have any siblings.
(b) His interests were largely in studying and reading
books.
(c) He was interested in the best of clothes and good toys.
(d) In spending time alone in deep thought.
(e) In spending time with nature.
Which of the following can be inferred about Siddharth ?
(A) Siddharth was different from other princes his age.
(B) Siddharth was a spoilt child.
(C) Siddharth was lonely because he did not have
a mother.
(a) Only (A)
(b) Only (B)
(c) Only (C)
(d) Only (B) and (C)
(e) All (A), (B) and (C)
What did the King wish for his son, Siddharth ?
(a) He wanted Siddharth to become a great ruler.
(b) He wished that Siddharth would not marry Yashodhara.
(c) He wished that Siddharths son would take over his
kingdom.
(d) He wished that Siddharth would behave like the other
princes.
(e) He wished that Siddharth would find the answer to all
the suffering in the world.
What incident changed Siddharths life forever ?
(a) His mothers death.
(b) The incident where he saw a monk free from the misery
of life.
(c) The birth of his son
(d) His marriage to Yashodhara.
(e) The time he met Lord Buddha.
Why did Siddharth leave his home ?
(l) He wanted to run away from his wife and son
(b) He did not want to become heir to his fathers throne
(c) He was in search of a bigger kingdom
(d) He wanted to see the world
(e) He wanted to search for a way out of suffering and
spend time in meditation.
According to Siddharth what was the reason for suffering
and unhappiness in the world ?
(a) The increased number of deaths
(b) The advocacy of the Middle Path
(c) Human greed and selfishness
(d) People were unaware of the benefits of meditation.
(e) None of these
What according to passage is the root cause for all human
suffering ?
(A) Desire
(B) Happiness
(C) Meditation
(a) Only (A)
(b) Only (B) and (C)
(c) Only (B)
(d) Only (C)
(e) All (A). (B) and (C)

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69.

70.

Why was Siddharth called the enlightened one ?

(a) He was smarter than all the princes of his age.
(b) He was the Kings son.
(c) Truth was revealed to him through meditation.
(d) He had a great ability to resist temptation
(e) He always wanted to be left alone
Why did Lord Buddha advocate the Middle Path ?
(a) He believed that it was the only way to eliminate
poverty.
(b) He believed that it was the only way of obtaining true
happiness.
(c) He was a staunch believer of living an extreme life.
(d) He did not have a happy life being a prince.
(e) He was not a risk-taker.

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 71-75) : In the following questions, sentences

are given with blanks to be filled with an appropriate word. Choose
the best alternative among them.
71.

72.

73.

74.

75.

Mr. Murugan has been in this college ________ 2010.

(a) for
(b) since
(c) after
(d) before
(e) None of these
We attended a ________ discourse.
(a) spiritual
(b) spirituous
(c) spirituality
(d) spiritually
(e) None of these
The valley is known for its ________ growth of vegetation.
(a) luxurious
(b) luxury
(c) luxuriant
(d) luxuriously
(e) None of these
Satyajitrays films ________ all barriers of caste, creed and
religion. They are universal.
(a) transcend
(b) transcends
(c) trancend
(d) transend
(e) None of these
I could hardly recognize him ________ I saw him.
(a) after
(b) but
(c) and
(d) when
(e) None of these

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 76-80) : 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 that follow :
(A) The woodcutter thankfully broke off from work and sat down
to eat the delicious meal that his wife had sent for him.
(B) He was in a good mood that particular morning and soon
started singing as he swung his axe at the log of wood in
front of him.
(C) After he had eaten his meal and taken rest for a while the
woodcutter got back to work.
(D) The hours passed and the sun became hotter than ever and
very soon perspiraton started breaking out on the
woodcuter's hands and face.
(E) One hot summer's morning a woodcutter was hard at work,
chopping wood into small pieces, so that he could sell them
in the market.
(F) As it neared afternoon, his wife sent their little son to him
with food for the afternoon.

76.

77.

78.

79.

80.

Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence

after rearrangement ?
(a) F
(b) E
(c) D
(d) C
(e) B
Which of the following should be the FIRSTsentence after
rearrangement ?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence
after rearrangement ?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) F
Which of the following should be the LAST (SIXTH)
sentence after rearrangement ?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after
rearrangement ?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 81-95) : What should come in place of the
question mark (?) in the following questions ?
81.

82.

83.

84.

85.

86.

13824 ? = 864
(a) 1296
(c) 1600
(e) None of these
3

(b) 1156
(d) 1024

(91)2 + (41) 2 - ? = 9858

(a) 11236
(b) 10816
(c) 10404
(d) 9604
(e) None of these
4900 28 444 12 = ?
(a) 6575
(b) 6475
(c) 6455
(d) 6745
(e) None of these
125% of 260 + ? % of 700 = 500
(a) 32
(b) 56
(c) 23
(d) 46
(e) None of these
3
1
7
3 + 7 1 = ?
11
11 2
10
6
(a) 13
(b) 14
11
11
17
9
(c) 14
(d) 10
11
22
(e) None of these

.23 - .023
=?
.0023 23
(a) 0.207
(c) 2070
(e) None of these

(b) 207
(d) 0.0207

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87.

88.

89.

1.05% of 2500 + 2.5% of 440 = ?

(a) 37.50
(b) 37.25
(c) 370.25
(d) 372.50
(e) None of these
17 4 + 42 2
=?
90 5 12
25
(a)
54
11
(c)
27
(e) None of these

97.
22
57
13
27

(b)
(d)

2
5
7
17 4 - ? = 46
5
8
8
3
(a) 32
5

3
(b) 33
5

2
2
(d) 32
5
5
(e) None of these
136% of 250 + ? % of 550 = 670
(a) 64
(b) 55
(c) 56
(d) 65
(e) None of these
3889 + 12.952 ? = 3854.002

(c) 33

90.

91.

(a) 47.95
(c) 47.095

(b) 47.752
(d) 47.932

(e) None of these

92.

( 5 5 5 5 5 5)4 ( 5 5)6 ( 5)2 = ( 25 )?

(a) 10
(c) 19
(e) None of these

93.

27
115

25
117
(e) None of these
1.5 0.025 + (?)2 = 0.1
(a) 0.28
(c) 0.25
(e) None of these

(c)

94.

(b)

22
117

(d)

22
115

(b) 0.27
(d) 0.235

(3.537 - 0.948) + (3.537 + 0.948)

2

95.

(b) 17
(d) 12

28 5 - 15 6
=?
7 2 + 256 + (13)2
(a)

(3.537)2 + (.948)2
(a) 4.485
(c) 4
(e) None of these

96.

=?

98.

99.

(10008.99)2
3589 0.4987 = ?
10009.001
(b) 300000
(a) 3000
(c) 3000000
(d) 5000
(e) 9000000
196.1 196.1 196.1 4.01 4.01 4.001 4.999 4.999
= 196.13 4 ?
(a) 100
(b) 16
(c) 10
(d) 64
(e) 32
12.25 ? 21.6 = 3545 .64
(a) 20
(b) 12
(c) 15
(d) 13
(e) None of these
? % of 45.999 16% of 83.006 = 116.073
(a) 6
(b) 24
(c) 19
(d) 30
(e) 11

100. [(1.3)2 (4.2)2 ] 2.7 = ?

(a) 7
(c) 18
(e) 16

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 101-105) : What should come in place of

question mark (? ) in the following number series ?
101. 3 23 43 ? 83 103
(a) 33
(b) 53
(c) 63
(d) 73
(e) None of these
102. 1 9 25 49 81 ? 169
(a) 100
(b) 64
(c) 81
(d) 121
(e) None of these
103. 5 6 14 45 ?
(a) 183
(b) 185
(c) 138
(d) 139
104. 7
8
18
57
?
(a) 244
(b) 174
(c) 186
(d) 226
(e) None of these
105. 1, 8, 9, ?, 25, 216, 49
(a) 60
(b) 64
(c) 70
(d) 75
(e) None of these
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 106-110) : Read the following chart and answer
the questions that follows :
The following pie-chart shows the preference of musical
instruments of 60,000 people surveyed over whole India.
Sitar 14%

(b) 2.589
(d) 2

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 96-100) : Find out the approximate value which

should come in place of the question mark in the following
questions. (You are not expected to find the exact value.)

(b) 21
(d) 11

Flute 11%

Guitar 22%
Violin 20%

Miscellaneous
10%

Sarod 14%
Piano 9%

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106. If 2100 people be less from the number of people who prefer
Flute, the percentage of people who prefer Flute would have
been:
(a) 9.5%
(b) 6.5%
(c) 7.5%
(d) 8.5%
107. The total number of people who prefer either Sarod or Guitar,
is greater than the total number of people who prefer either
Violin or Sitar by :
(a) 1200
(b) 1600
(c) 1100
(d) 1400
108. The number of people who prefer the musical instrument
Sarod is :
(a) 7400
(b) 8400
(c) 6400
(d) 8600
2
109. If 16 % of the people who prefer Piano, would go with the
3
people who prefers Flute, the percentage of people who
prefer Flute would have been :
(a) 13.5%
(b) 14.5%
(c) 15.5%
(d) 12.5%
110. The number of people who prefer Guitar is greater than the
total number of people who prefer either Flute or Piano by :
(a) 1200
(b) 1100
(c) 1300
(d) 1400
111. The sum of the two digits of a two-digit number is 15 and the
difference between the two digits of the two digit number is
3. What is the product of the two digits of the two digit
number ?
(a) 72
(b) 56
(c) 54
(d) Cannot be determined
(e) None of these
112. A shopkeeper purchased 200 bulbs for ` 10 each. However,
5 bulbs were fused and had to be thrown away. The
remaining were sold at ` 12 each. What will be the percentage
profit ?
(a) 25
(b) 15
(c) 13
(d) 17
(e) None of these
113. The profit earned after selling a pair of shoes for ` 2,033 is
the same as loss incurred after selling the same pair of shoes
for ` 1,063. What is the cost of the shoes ?
(a) ` 1,650
(b) ` 1,548
(c) ` 1,532
(d) Cannot be determined
(e) None of these
114. Ajay spends 25 per cent of his salary on house rent, 5 per
cent on food, 15 per cent on travel, 10 per cent on clothes
and the remaining amount of ` 27,000 is saved. What is
Ajays income ?
(a) ` 60,000
(b) ` 80,500
(c) ` 60,700
(d) ` 70,500
(e) None of these
115. Number of students studying in colleges A and B are in the
ratio of 3 : 4 respectively. If 50 more students join college A
and there is no change in the number of students in college
B, the respective ratio becomes 5 : 6. What is the number of
students in college B ?
(a) 450
(b) 500
(c) 400
(d) 600
(e) None of these

116. The average age of 60 boys in a class was calculated as 12

years. It was later realised that the actual age of one of the
boys in the class was 12.5 years but it was calculated as 14
years. What is the actual average age of the boys in the class ?
(a) 11 years
(b) 11.275 years
(c) 11.50 years
(d) 11.975 years
(e) None of these
117. An aeroplane takes off 30 minutes later than the scheduled
time and in order to reach its destination 1500 km away in
time, it has to increase its speed by 250 km/h from its usual
speed. Find its usual speed.
(a) 1000 km/h
(b) 750 km/h
(c) 850 km/h
(d) 650 km/h
(e) None of these
118. Pipes A and B can fill a tank in 5 and 6 hours, respectively.
Pipe C can empty it in 12 hours. The tank is half full. All the
three pipes are in operation simultaneously. After how much
time, the tank will be full ?
(a)

9
h
17

(b) 11 h

8
13
h
(d) 1 h
11
17
(e) None of these
119. A sum of money becomes eight times in 3 years if the rate is
compounded annually. In how much time, the same amount
at the same compound interest rate will become sixteen times ?
(a) 6 years
(b) 4 years
(c) 8 years
(d) 5 years
(e) None of these
120. If the compound interest on a certain sum of money for
3 years at 10% p.a. be ` 993, what would be the simple
interest ?
(a) ` 800
(b) ` 950
(c) ` 900
(d) ` 1000
(e) None of these

(c)

REASONING ABILITY
121. In a certain code, a number 13479 is written as AQFJL and
2568 is written as DMPN. How is 396824 written in that code ?
(a) QLPNMJ
(b) QLPNMF
(c) QLPMNF
(d) QLPNDF
(e) None of these
122. In the following sequence or instructions, 1 stands for Run,
2 stands for Stop, 3 stands for Go, 4 stands for Sit and 5
stands for Wait. If the sequence is continued, which
instruction will come next ?
44 5453 4531 453 1245 4534 53
(a) Wait
(b) Sit
(c) Stop
(d) Run
(e) None of these
123. If the first and second letters in the word DEPRESSION were
interchanged, also the third and the fourth letters, the fifth
and the sixth letters and so on, which of the following would
be the seventh letter from the right ?
(a) R
(b) O
(c) S
(d) P
(e) None of these

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124. In a certain code na pa ka so means birds fly very high,
ri so la pa means birds are very beautiful and ti me ka
bo means the parrots could fly. Which of the following is
the code for highin that language ?
(a) na
(b) k a
(c) bo
(d) so
(e) None of these
125. If 'P' denotes ''; 'Q' denotes ' ', 'R' de notes '' and 'W'
denotes '+' then48 Q 12 R 10 P 8 W 4=?
(a) 56
(b) 40
(c) 52
(d) 44
(e) None of these
126. Laxman went 15 km to the west from my house, then turned
left and walked 20 km. He then turned East and walked 25 km
and finally turning left covered 20 km. How far was he from
my house ?
(a) 5 km
(b) 10 km
(c) 40 km
(d) 80 km
(e) None of these
127. If yellow means green, green means white, white means
red, red means black, black means blue and blue
means violet, which of the following represents the colour
of human blood ?
(a) black
(b) violet
(c) red
(d) blue
(e) None of these
128. A trader in order to code the prices of article used the letters
of PSICHOLAZY in the form of 0 to 9 respectively. Which
of the following code stands for ` 875.50 ?
(a) AIL.HP
(b) AIL.HS
(c) ZYA.HO
(d) ZCA.OP
(e) None of these
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 129-133) : In each of the following questions
there are three items. These three items may or may not be related
with one another. Each group of items may fit into one of the
diagrams (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e). You have to decide in which of the
following diagrams and groups of items may fit. The number of
that diagram is the answer.
Give answer (a) if only conclusion I follows.
Give answer (b) if only conclusion II follows.
Give answer (c) if either I or II follows.
Give answer (d) if neither I nor II follows.
Give answer (e) if both I and II follow.
129. Statements:
All leaders are good team workers.
All good team workers are good orators.
Conclusions:
I. Some good team workers are leaders.
II. All good orators are leaders.
130. Statements:
All terrorists are human.
All humans are bad.
Conclusions:
I.
All terrorists are bad.
II. No human can be a terrorist.
131. Statements:
Some teachers are followers.

Some followers are famous.

Conclusions:
I. Some teachers are famous.
II. Some followers are teachers.
132. Statements:
Some books are pens.
No pen is pencil.
Conclusions:
I. Some books are pencils.
II. No book is pencil.
133. Statements:
Some dedicated sourls are angles
All social workers are angles.
Conclusions:
I. Some dedicated souls are social workers
II. Some social workers are dedicated souls
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 134-135) : Study the information given below
and answer the questions following it:
Mohan is son of Aruns fathers sister. Prakash is son of Reva,
who is mother of Vikash and grandmother of Arun. Pranab is father
of Neela and grandfather of Mohan. Reva is wife of Pranab.
134. How is Mohan related to Reva ?
(a) Grandson
(b) Son
(c) Nephew
(d) Data inadaequate
(e) None of these
135. How is Vikashs wife related to Neela ?
(a) Sister
(b) Niece
(c) Sister-in-law
(d) Data inadaequate
(e) None of these
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 136-140) : In the following questions the
@ , =, and
symbols @,
are used with the following meaning:
P Q means P is less than Q.
P @ Q means P is greater than Q.

@ Q means P is greater than or equal to Q.

P
P = Q means P is equal to Q.
P
Q means P is either smaller than or equal to Q.
Now in each of the following questions, assuming the given
statements to be true, find which of the two conclusions I and II
given below them is/are definitely true ? Give answer.
(a) if only conclusion I is true.
(b) if only conclusion II is true.
(c) if either I or II is true.
(d) if neither I nor II is true, and
(e) if both I and II are true.
136. Statements: B @ V, K C, C
B
Conclusions : I. V @ C
II. B @ K
137. Statements : K @ T, S = K, T
R
Conclusions : I. S @ R
II. T = R

@ U, M
@B
138. Statements : U = M, P
Conclusions :

I. P = B
II. P @ B

@ N, J
@L
139. Statements: L
P, P
Conclusions : I. J = L
II. P = N
@ G, D @ E, H = E
140. Statements: H
Conclusions : I. D @ H
II. G D
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 141- 145) : Read the following information
carefully to answer the questions that follow.
There are six teachers A, B, C, D, E and F in a school. Each of the
teachers teaches two subjects, one compulsory subject and the
other optional subject. Ds optional subject is History while three
others have it as compulsory subject. E and F have Physics as
one of their subjects. Fs compulsory subject is Mathematics which
is an optional subject of both C and E. History and English are As
subjects but in terms of compulsory and optional subjects, they
are reverse of those of Ds. Chemistry is an optional subject of
any one of them. There is only one female teacher in the school
who has English as her compulsory subject.
141. What is Cs compulsory subject ?
(a) History
(b) Physics
(c) Chemistry
(d) English
(e) None of these
142. Who is a female member in the group ?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) None of these
143. Who among the following has same optional subjects as
that of the compulsory subject of F ?
(a) D
(b) B
(c) A
(d) C
(e) None of these
144. Disregarding which is compulsory and which is the optional
subject, who has the same two subjects combination as F ?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) E
(d) D
(e) None of these
145. Which of the following groups of teachers has History as
the compulsory subject ?
(a) A, C and D
(b) B, C and D
(c) C and D
(d) A, B and C
(e) None of these

148. Who is second to the left of D ?

(a) A
(b) Q
(c) B
(d) P
(e) Data inadequate
149. Which of the following pairs represents the immediate
neighbours of A ?
(a) PT
(b) PB
(c) TQ
(d) PD
(e) None of these
150. In which of the following pairs the first person is sitting to
the immediate right of the second person ?
(a) DM
(b) BT
(c) RA
(d) PQ
(e) PA
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 151-155) : Each of the following questions
consists of unmarked figures followed by five figures marked a,
b, c, d and e. Select a figure from the marked figures which will
continue the series established by the unmarked figures.

151.

(a)

152.

153.

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 146-150) : Study the following information

carefully and answer the questions given below
P, A, D, Q, T, M, R and B are sitting around a circle facing at the
centre. D is third to the left of T who is fifth to the right of P. A is
third to the right of B, who is second to the right of D. Q is second
to the left of M.
146. Who is to the immediate right of D ?
(a) M
(b) Q
(c) B
(d) Data inadequate
(e) None of these
147. Who is second to the right of M ?
(a) B
(b) R
(c) T
(d) Q
(e) None of these

154.

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

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COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE

155.

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 156-160) : Each of the questions below consists

of a questions and two statements numbered I and II given below
it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements
are sufficient to answer the question.

156.

157.

158.

159.

160.

Read both the statements and Give answer

(a) if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer
the question, while the data in statement II alone are
not sufficient to answer the question.
(b) if the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer
the question, while the data in statement I alone are not
sufficient to answer the question.
(c) if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II
alone are sufficient to answer the question.
(d) if the data in both the statements I and II together are
not sufficient to answer the question.
(e) if the data in both the statements I and II together are
necessary to answer the question.
What does pit mean in a certain code language ?
I. ja na pit sod means beautiful bunch of flowers in
that code language.
II. na sod pa tok means huge-bunch of twigs in that
code language.
Who scored highest among A, B, C, D, and E ?
I. B scored more than D, but not as much as C.
II. E scored more than C but not more than A.
Among five colleagues, A, B, C, D and E who is the highest
salary earner ?
I. Bs salary is less than the sum of the salaries of A and
C, but more than the sum of salaries of E and D.
II. As salary is more than that of both E and D but less
than that of C who ranks second in the descending
order of their salaries.
In a row of boys facing South who is immediate left to
Ramakant ?
Statements :
I. Suresh is immediate right to Chandrakant, who is fourth
to the right of Ramakant.
II. Suresh is third to the right of Ramakant and Naresh is
second to the right of Suresh.
How many girls are taller than Samir in his class ?
I. When students of Samir s class are ranked in
descending order of their height, Samirs rank is 17th
from the top among all the students and 12th among
boys.
II. Samirs rank from the bottom on the basis of height
among boys is 18th and among all students is 29th.

161. Traditional marketing style involves

(a) Telemarketing
(b) Digital Marketing
(c) Indirect Marketing (d) Direct Marketing
(e) None of these
162. In marketing POS _____.
(a) Preparation for Sales
(b) Point of Superiority
(c) Point of Sales
(d) Primary Outlook of Salesmen
(e) Position of Sales
163. Niche Market means a _____.
(a) free market
(b) social market
(c) equity market
(d) capital market
(e) specified market for a target group
164. Qualities essential in good marketing are ____.
(a) aggressiveness
(b) pushy
(c) perseverance
(d) politeness
(e) Only (c) and (d)
165. Market Research is needed for
(a) deciding market area
(b) deciding the right product
(c) making proper marketing decisions
(d) deciding sales timings
(e) All of these
166. Marketing communication has the objective of _____.
(a) Building awareness (b) Stimulating action
(c) Both [a] and [b]
(d) Selling goods
(e) None of the above
167. Power in marketing channels is now with _____ ?
(a) Distributor
(b) Manufacturer
(c) Retailer
(d) Wholesaler
(e) Consumer
168. If Marketing is done effectively, _____ is not required
(a) Advertisment
(b) Pubilicity
(c) Market Research
(d) Market Segmentation
(e) None of these
169. Relationship Marketing is useful for
(a) trade between relatives
(b) trade between sister concerns
(c) cross-selling of products
(d) preparing a list of relatives
(e) There is no such term as Relationship Marketing
170. Networking helps in marking Marketing Function
(a) a difficult task
(b) a laborious task
(c) an easier task
(d) Networking is worthless in Marketing
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171. A DSA helps in _____ .
(a) Boosting direct sales
(b) Boosting sales through internet
(c) Strong Indirect Marketing
(d) Effective Telemaketing
(e) All of these
172. Mark the incorrect statement
(a) marketing has no relevance for public sector banks
(b) marketing has no relevance in Private Sector Banks
(c) marketing has no relevance in Foreign Banks
(d) All of these
(e) None of these
173. Marketing is required in banks due to
(a) globalisation
(b) computerisation
(c) larger population
(d) government policies
(e) None of these
174. Online Marketing is the function of which of the following ?
(a) Purchase Section
(b) Production Department
(c) IT Department
(d) Designs Section
(e) A collective function of all staff
175. Customisation is useful for
(a) Designing customer specific products
(b) Call centres
(c) Publicity
(d) Motivating the staff
(e) Cold calls
176. The key challenge to market-driven strategy is
(a) Selling maximum products
(b) Employing maximum DSAs
(c) Delivering superior value to customers
(d) Being rigid to changes
(e) Adopting short-term vision
177. Effective selling skills depends on
(a) Size of the sales team
(b) Age of the sales team
(c) Peer strength
(d) Knowledge level of the sales team
(e) Educational level of the sales team
178. Generation of sales leads can be improved by
(a) Being very talkative
(b) Increasing personal and professional contacts
(c) Being passive
(d) Engaging Recovery Agents
(e) Product designs
179. A Market Plan is
(a) Performance Appraisal of marketing staff
(b) Company Prospectus
(c) Documented marketing strategies
(d) Business targets
(e) Call centre
180. Marketing channels mean
(a) Delivery objects
(b) Sales targets
(c) Deliavery outlets
(d) Delivery boys
(e) Sales teams

181. A repair for a known software bug, usually available at no

change on the Internet, is called a (n)
(a) version
(b) patch
(c) tutorial
(d) FAQ
(e) None of these
182. A Website address is a unique name that identifies a specific
_______ on the web.
(a) Web browser
(b) Web site
(c) PDA
(d) link
(e) None of these
183. What is the process of copying software programs from
secondary storage media to the hard disk called?
(a) configuration
(b) download
(c) storage
(d) upload
(e) installation
184. What characteristic of read-only memory (ROM) makes it
useful ?
(a) ROM information can be easily updated.
(b) ROM provides very large amounts of inexpensive data
storage.
(c) Data in ROM is nonvolatile, that is , it remains there
even without electrical power.
(d) ROM chips are easily swapped between different
brands of computer.
(e) None of these
185. Which of the following is true ?
(a) Byte is a single digit in a binary number.
(b) Bit represents a grouping of digital numbers
(c) An eight-digit binary number is called a byte.
(d) An eight-digit binary number is called a bit.
(e) None of these
186. A device that connects to a network without the use of
cables is said to be
(a) distributed
(b) wireless
(c) centralized
(d) open source
(e) None of these
187. The _________, also called the Web, contains billions of
documents.
(a) World Wide Web
(b) HTTP
(c) Web Portal
(d) Domain
(e) None of these
188. In database, a field is a
(a) label
(b) table of information
(c) group of related records
(d) category of information
(e) None of these
189. Computers send and receive data in the form of ______
signals
(a) analog
(b) digital
(c) modulated
(d) demodulated
(e) All of these
190. Where are programs and data kept while the processor is
usingthem?
(a) Main memory
(b) Secondary memory
(c) Disk memory
(d) Program memory
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191. In order to Save an .existing docu-ment with a different name
you need to
(a) Retype the document and give it a different name
(b) Use the Save as .. command
(c) Copy and paste the original document to a new
document and then-save
(d) Use Windows Explorer to copy the document to a
different location and-then rename it
(e) None of these
192. are lists of commands that appear on the screen.
(a) GUIs
(b) Icons
(c) Menus
(d) Windows
(e) None of these
193. The feature in Word auto matically corrects certain spelling.
typing, capitalization, or grammar errors.
(a) Auto Fix
(b) Auto Spell
(c) Auto Mark
(d) Auto Correct
(e) None of these
194. What is the main folder on a storage device called ?
(a) platform
(b) interface
(c) root directory
(d) device driver
(e) None of these
195. In a spreadsheet, a cell is defined as the
(a) intersection of a table and a tuplet
(b) intersection of a file and a database
(c) intersection of a row and column

196.

197.

198.

199.

200.

(d) intersection of a field and a record

(e) None of these
The particular field of a record that uniquely identifies each
record is called the
(a) key field
(b) primary field
(c) master field
(d) order field
(e) None of these
_______ represents raw facts, whereas _______ is data
made meaningful.
(a) Information, reporting (b) Data, information
(c) Information, bits
(d) Records, bytes
(e) Bits, bytes
Information on a computer is stored as
(a) analog data
(b) digital data
(c) modern data
(d) watts data
(e) None of these
A megabyte is actually equal to ______kilobytes.
(a) 100
(b) 1000
(c) 1024
(d) 1024 1024
(e) None of these
Underlined text, such as text and folder names is referred to
as a
(a) icon
(b) hyperlink
(c) menu
(d) source drive
(e) None of these