Reasoning Ability

Directions (Q. 1-2): Study the following information, carefully to answer the given questions. Six
bank clerks A, E, I, O, U and Y are working in three SBI associates banksSBI Patiala, SBI Hyderabad
and SBI Mysore. They are belonging to four different cities i.e. Delhi, Dehradoon, Agra and Ajmer. At
least one clerk works in each bank and at least one clerk belong to each city. U works either in SBI
Patiala or SBI Mysore. One clerk of SBI Hyderabad bank belongs to Delhi. E either belongs to Delhi or
Dehradoon and does not work in SBI Hyderabad. Y does not work with O and E. I works in SBI Patiala
and he is not from Delhi. Both the clerks of SBI Mysore are not from Ajmer. A is not from Ajmer and
O work with SBI Patiala. Two persons belong to Delhi and they dont work with SBI Mysore. Person
from Agra does not work in SBI Patiala. U is from Delhi and O is not from Dehradoon. Clerks of same
banks dont belong to same city

1. Which of the following combination of persons work in the same bank?

1) UY 2) EO 3) IY 4) AE 5) AI

2. If there is any person who is from Dehradun and works in SBI Mysore then who is that person?
1) A 2) I 3) None of these 4) Can't be determined 5) No such person exists

3. The positions of the first and sixth letters of the word BOTANY are interchanged. Similarly, the
positions of the second and fifth letters and third and fourth letters are interchanged. In the new
arrangement thus formed, how many alphabets are there in the original English alphabetical series
between the letter which is second from the right end and the letter

4. which is third from the left end?

1) Ten 2) Thirteen 3) Twelve 4) Fourteen 5) None of these
2) 9. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word AMERICA each of which has as many
letters between them in the
3) word as in the English alphabetical series (in both forward and backward directions)?
4) 1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) None of these

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5. Z is the sister of A. A is the sister of K. K is the brother of P. How is P related to Z?

1) Sister 2) Brother 3) Either Brother or Sister 4) Data inadequate 5) None of these

Directions (Q. 6-10): In each of the questions below are given statements followed by two
conclusions numbered I and
II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seen to be at variance with
commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the
statements desregarding commonly known facts. Give
answer:
1) if only I follows.
2) if only II follows.
3) if either I or II follows.
4) if both I and II follow.
5) if neither I nor II follows.

6. Statements: All rats are cats. Some cats are pets.

Conclusions: I. All rats being pets is a possiblity. II. Some cats can never be rats.

7. Statements: Some bats are hockeys. No bat is a ball.

Conclusions: I. There is a possibility that some hockeys are balls.
II. No hockey is a ball.

8. Statements: Some boys are honest. Some honests are intelligent.

Conclusions: I. At least some boys are intelligent. II. All boys are intelligent.

9. Statements : All carrots are parrots. All parrots are green.

Conclusions: I. There is a possiblity that some parrots are not carrots.
II. Some carrots are not green.

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10. Statements: All handles are candles. No candle is a pandle.

Conclusions: I. All handles can never be pandles. II. All candles being handles is a possibility.

Directions (Q. 11-15): Study the following information, carefully to answer the given questions. Five
friends F, M, K, N and Y are working in 5 different hospitals C, P, O, S and U and they earn different
salaries ie Rs 8000, Rs 12000, Rs 15000, Rs 18000 and Rs 20000 and they all are of different ages ie
24, 26, 27, 29and 30 years. These all informations are not necessarily in same order. Person who is
29 year old earns highest salary but does not work in C and P hospital. Y does not work in S and U
hospital and his age is not 30. The salary of N is less than Rs 15000. The person who is 26 years old
earns Rs 18000 per month. F earns Rs 12000 per month but does not work in P and S. M works in C
hospital and earns more than Rs 15000.Person who is 27 years old works in U. 30 years old person
earns at least Rs 15000.

11. In which hospital does F work?

1) U 2) C 3) P 4) S 5) O

12. Who works in Hospital P?

1) M 2) K 3) N 4) Y 5) Can't be determined

13. If the name of the person represents its salary then which of the following is true?
1) F + M = K 2) K + N = M 3) N + Y = M 4) F + N = Y 5) None of these

14. The person whose age is a prime number works in hospital

1) C 2) P 3) O 4) S 5) Can't be determined

15. Which of the following combinations is definitely true?

1) M 29 years C 20000 2) N 24 years P 8000 3) F 24 years S 12000
4) Y 29 years O 20000 5) None of these

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Directions (Q. 16-17): These questions are based on the following information. In a board meeting of
officers there were eight members, whose names are Aman, Baman, Chaman, Dhawan, Gagan,
Magan, Naman, Pawan. Following information is about their sitting arrangement around a
rectangular table on which three persons sit on the each longer side and one sits on the each smaller
side.
1. There are two head officers and they sit on the single sides of the table. Dhawan and Pawan are
not near Aman.
2. Magan sits on the corner of the longer side.
3. Gagan is diagonally opposite to Magan.
4. There is only one person between Gagan and Chaman
5. Baman is the head officer. He sits near Chaman, who is diagonally opposite to Naman.
6. Magan and Baman are not adjacent. Pawan is 3rd left of Gagan and he is not head officer.
7. Aman sits on the middle of longer side.

16. Who is in front of Pawan?

1) Aman 2) Magan 3) Naman 4) Gagan 5) Dhawan

17. Who is the second head other than Baman?

1) Magan 2) Dhawan 3) Pawan 4) Aman 5) Naman

18. Who are these three persons who sit on the same side?
1) Gagan, Aman, Dhawan 2) Chaman, Pawan, Gagan 3) Naman, Aman, Chaman.
4) Aman, Naman, Gagan 5) Cant be determined

19. Who is between Dhawan and Gagan?

1) Aman, Pawan 2) Aman, Naman 3) Naman, Magan
4) Aman, Magan 5) Magan, Pawan

20. What is the sitting position of Pawan?

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1) 2Nd left of Magan 2) 3rd right of Aman 3) diagonally opposite of Gagan

4) 2Nd right of Dhawan 5) 2nd left of Chaman

Direction (Q. 21-25): In these questions, relationship between different elements is shown in the
statements. These statements are followed by two conclusions. Mark answer
1) If only conclusion I follows.
2) If only conclusion II follows.
3) If either conclusion I or II follows.
4) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
5) If both conclusions I and II follow

Directions (Q. 26-30): Study the following information carefully to answer the questions given below
. Statements :Some preferences in India are based on patriarchal customs and traditions and the
patrilineal form of inheritance, where the inheritance is obtained through the common male
ancestors and the sons inherit more than the daughters. Among the Hindus, it is largely believed
that only a son can light the funeral pyre and offer prayers to ancestors, that the son remains a part
of the family whereas the daughter becomes a part of another family, that Kanyadaan (giving away
of a daughter in marriage) is a necessary spiritual obligation, and that only a son can provide old-age
security.

26. Which of the following can be an assumption in the above passage?

1) India has a patriarchal society.
2) In Indian families, females are persecuted.

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3) All the daughters are not given away in marriage.

4) Those families which beget no son face social opprobrium.
5) None of these

27. Which of the following statements weakens the idea expressed in the above passage?
1) Today many girls in India are opting for love marriage.
2) Women in India are largely uneducated and backward in outlook.
3) Modern girls are highly educated and they have demolished most of the traditional myths that
girls are inferior to boys.
4) There are still many pockets of India where discrimination against girls is rampant.
5) None of these

28. Which of the following can be an inference from the above passage?
1) The traditions of the Hindus are very discriminatory against women as compared to what is in
practice in Islam.
2) Kanyadaan is a mandatory process for all Hindu households.
3) There are many customs and traditions among the Hindus which weaken the position of women
in India.
4) Women are themselves responsible for their inferior position in the Indian society.
5) None of these

29. Which of the following statements strengthens the idea expressed in the above passage?
1) Despite all legal efforts, the position of women in Indian society is very low.
2) Besides traditionally bestowed low position to women in India, khap panchayats and frequent
fatwasissued by Ulemas
add to the discomfiture of women.
3) While the north-eastern and southern parts of India are matrilineal, rest of the country is
patrilineal.
4) The Hindus are more traditional than the people belonging to other religions.

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5) None of these

30. Statement: Every holy river in India is going to lose its holiness and the percentage of pollution is
only increasing in spite of spending millions of rupees for its treatment by the government. Which of
the following can be an inference of the above statement?
1) The government is not serious about cleaning rivers in India.
2) Pollution divests rivers of their holiness.
3) India is using polluted river water for drinking purposes.
4) India is averse to seeking overseas technical help for cleaning its rivers.
5) None of these

Directions (Q. 31-35): Each question below is followed by two statements I and II. You are to
determine whether the data given in the statement is sufficient to answer the question. You should
use the data and your knowledge of Mathematics to choose between the possible answers. Give
answer
1) if the statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question, but the statement II alone is not
sufficient.
2) if the statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question, but the statement I alone is not
sufficient.
3) if either the statement I alone or the statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.
4) if you cannot get the answer from the statements I and II together, but need more data.
5) if both statements I and II together are needed to answer the question.

31. What is Rajeevs position in a row of 12 children?

I. Manoj is fourth to the left of Ravi; Rajeev is seventh to the right of Narendra.
II. Rajeev is fifth to the right of Ravi; Manoj is third to the left at Narendra which is at one end.

32. Are some boys students?

I. Some students are teachers; All teachers are boys.
II. Some teachers are students; All boys are teachers.

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33. Among M, N, O, P and R, P is taller than how many people?

I. O is taller than M but shorter than R, who is not taller than P.
II. N is not the tallest but is taller than O.

34. Difference of how many days is there between the ages of Jayendra and Ankit?
I. Ankit was born on 26 and the month was September or October. Jayendra was born on October
12.
II. Ankit was 3 months old at his first new year. Both of them were born in the same year.

35. Find the age of Ankita.

I. Ankita is more than 3 years older than Sneha. Sneha is 19 years old.
II. The ratio of the ages of Parul and Ankita is 3 : 5 respectively. Total age of both of them is between
65 to 73 years.

Answers :1. 4 , 2. 3,

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(11 to 15)

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11. 1 , 12. 5 , 13. 4 , 14. 3 , 15. 4

(15 to 20)

16. 1; Aman is in front of Pawan.

17. 2; Dhawan is the second host.
18. 4; Aman, Naman, and Gagan sit on the same side.
19. 2; Aman and Naman sit between Dhawan and Gagan.
20. 4; Pawan is 2nd right to Dhawan.
21. 2 , 22. 4 , 23. 4 , 24. 5 , 25. 1 , 26. 1 , 27. 3 , 28. 3 , 29. 2 , 30. 1 , 31. 5 , 32. 1 ,
33. 5 , 34. 5 , 35. 2

English Language

Directions (Q. 1-2): Choose the word which is the same in meaning as the word given in bold
as used in the passage.

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1. FRATERNITY
1) society 2) groups 3) background 4) ethnicity 5) brotherhood

2. VOLUNTARILY
1) basically 2) generally 3) systematically 4) willingly 5) unitedly

Directions (Q. 3-5): Choose the word which is the opposite in meaning as the word given in
bold asused in the passage.

3. SELDOM
1) hardly 2) unopposed 3) generally 4) majority 5) convincingly

4. BEMOAN
1) laud 2) accept 3) approve 4) weep 5) debate

5. OBLIVIOUS
1) arguing 2) veteran 3) expert 4) aware 5) orator

Directions (Q. 6-10): Rearrange the following eight sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G)
and(H) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions
given below them.
(A) But I always felt somewhere in my mind that I loved acting.
(B) He never wanted me to be an actor, as he didnt look upon theatre or acting as
respectable vocation.
(C) Firstly, there was no tradition of theatre in my family.
(D) I am talking specifically of acting, not theatre in general.
(E) My parents were old-fashioned.

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(F) I will answer all your queries a little elaborately.

(G) Let alone theatre, arts in general had no place of respect in my family.
(H) My father was a government servant.

6. Which of the following will be the LAST sentence after rearrangement?

1) G 2) C 3) H 4) D 5) E

7. Which of the following will be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?

1) A 2) B 3) D 4) C 5) F

8. Which of the following will be the SIXTH sentence after rearrangement?

1) B 2) C 3) A 4) D 5) E

9. Which of the following will be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?

1) D 2) E 3) A 4) B 5) G

10. Which of the following will be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
1) H 2) K 3) G 4) C 5) A

Directions (Q. 11-15): 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 number of that part is the answer. If
there is no error, the answer is 5 (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

11. Many animals and plants live in water (1) / but not in the same kind of water (2) /
because not all water is the same. (3) / Sea water, for instance, contains a lot of salt, fresh
water contains very little (4) / No error (5)

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12. A sparrow has made a nest in Keshos house (1) / and had laid eggs. Both Kesho and his
sister Shyama(2) / watched the nest for hours every day (3) / even meal times were
forgotten. (4) / No error (5)

13. A skillful advertiser may be able to create (1) / practically a monopoly for himself (2) /
not because his product is superior to (3) / but because he has succeeded in inducing people
to believe that it is.(4) / No error (5)

14. Whatever may be the origin of speech (1) / we can be certain that man did not began (2)
/ to feel the need to speak (3) / until he began to live in communities (4) / No error (5)

15. Each animal of the same species (1) / looks for the same sort of food (2) / Also, there
may be other animals of different species (3) / competing with the same food (4) / No error
(5)

Directions: (Q. 16-20): In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below
each sentence there are five pairs of words denoted by numbers 1), 2), 3), 4) and 5). Find
out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence
to make it meaningfully complete.

16. Today, globalisation has brought the world closer by ________ distance and minimising
other ________ .
1) covering, areas 2) scaling, avenues 3) reducing, barriers4) curbing, routes 5) inching,
hassles

17. Our traditional art and handicrafts have to be ________ and ________ .
1) Protected, promoted 2) served, respected 3) saved, materialized 4) explored, derived 5)
envisioned, evaluated

18. Every branch and centre finds ________ ways to ________ the people of their areas.

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1) distant, assemble 2) typical, Endeavour 3) own, motivating 4) innovative, serve 5)

glorious, aware

19. Today our artisans are ________ the competition of low-priced imported goods, which
are ________ the market.
1) feeling, dictating 2) facing, invading 3) sensing, penetrating 4) witnessing, selling 5)
fearing, spreading

20. With the overwhelming majority ________ in rural areas and making a living, concern
for those at the ________ end should stir us time and again.
1) languishing, far 2) panic-stricken, slender 3) trapped, other 4) clotted, fag 5) residing,
receiving

Directions (Q. 21-30): 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 app ropriately. Find out the appropriate words. This
years Union Budget (21)will tell (22)on the common man. Given the (23)in taxes, the
(24)power of tax-payers is (25) to drop. Also, the reduction in interest rate is a hit below the
belt for fixed income earners, especially senior citizens most of whom (26)on interest as the
main (27)of income. Further, cut in savings rate will negatively (28)economic growth. More
taxes (income tax, service tax, etc) on small entrepreneurs will make it difficult for them to
(29)their (30).

21. 1) provision 2) stake 3) toll 4) lecture 5) figure

22. 1) specifically 2) mainly 3) heavily 4) unmistakably 5) normally

23. 1) priority 2) burden 3) limit 4) mode 5) hike

24. 1) paying 2) purchasing 3) collection 4) monetary 5) income

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25. 1) beginning 2) heading 3) bound 4) sudden 5) speeding

26. 1) purchase 2) pay 3) deliver 4) depend 5) console

27. 1) proof 2) source 3) venue 4) generation 5) occupation

28. 1) impact 2) reverse 3) proceed 4) venture 5) promote

29. 1) prosper 2) arrange 3) compete 4) succeed 5) run

30. 1) skills 2) functions 3) practices 9) businesses 5) schemes

Answers :1. 5 , 2. 4 , 3. 3 ,
4. 1 , 5. 4 , 6. 4 , 7. 5 , 8. 1
9. 2 , 10. 3
11. 5
12. 1; has should be replaced by had.
13. 2; for should be replaced by of.
14. 2; began should be replaced with begin
15. 4; with should be replaced by for.
16. 3 , 17. 1 , 18. 4 , 19. 2 , 20. 5 ,
21. 1 , 22. 3 , 23. 5 , 24. 2 , 25. 3 ,
26. 4 , 27. 2 , 28. 1 , 29. 5 , 30. 4

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Quantitative Aptitude
Directions (Q. 1-5): What approximate value should come in place of the question mark (?)
in the following questions?

Directions (Q. 6-10): In the following number series only one number is wrong. Find out the
wrong number.

6. 190 166 145 128 112 100 91

1) 100 2) 91 3) 128 4) 112 5) 145

7. 20480 5120 1280 320 100 20 5

1) 5120 2) 320 3) 1280 4) 100 5) 5

8. 60 67 76 87 99 115
1) 67 2) 87 3) 76 4) 115 5) 99

9. 7 8 18 57 228 1165 6996

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1) 228 2) 57 3) 1165 4) 8 5) 18

10. 1 1 2 6 24 96 720
1) 720 2) 96 3) 24 4) 6 5) 2

Directions (Q. 11-15): Study the following table to answer these questions. Percentage of
marks obtained by six students in six different subjects. Number given in small brackets
indicates the full marks of the subject.

11. What is the average percentage of marks obtained by all the three girls (Radha, Pratigya
and Renuka)in English?
1) 63.67 2) 67.33 3) 66.66 4) 65.33 5) None of these

12. Marks obtained by all the three boys together in Hindi is how much more than that by all
the three girls together in Hindi?
1) 9 2) 12 3) 25 4) 21 5) None of these

13. In which subject has Pratigya got the least marks?

1) Computer Sc 2) Economics 3) Hindi 4) English 5) None of these

14. What is the total marks obtained by Renuka in all the subjects?
1) 378 2) 398 3) 368 4) 408 5) None of these

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15. What is the average marks obtained by these six students in Economics?
1) 52 2) 52.5 3) 55.5 4) 53.5 5) None of these

Directions (Q. 16-20): Following line graph shows sugar produced by India and Sri Lanka
during the period of 20072012

16. What is the percentage decrease in production from 20072008 for India?
1) 6%

2) 8 % 3) 1 % 4) 9% 5) None of these

17. What is the average production of Sri Lanka from 2007 to 2010?
1) 67 2) 64 3) 63 4) 59 5) 57

18. What is the ratio of the maximum production to average production for India?
1) 73 : 57 2) 73 : 59 3) 73 : 62 4) 73 : 64 5) None of these

19. What is the difference of total production of these two countries during 20072012?
1) 18 2) 20 3) 22 4) 24 5) 26

20. For Sri Lanka during which period its production increases maximum from the previous
year?
1) 20072008 2) 20082009 3) 20092010 4) 20102011 5) 20112012

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Directions (Q. 21-25): Following pie chart shows the monthly expenditure of a man on
different items. His income is Rs 8,000 monthly.

21. If his salary is Rs 8,000 then how much he pays for food?
1) Rs 1800 2) Rs 1920 3) Rs 2040 4) Rs 2200 5) None of these
22.

23. What is his monthly saving?

1) Rs 1920 2) Rs 1720 3) Rs 1120 4) Rs 1260 5) None of these

24. What is the difference between money he spent on education and medical purposes?
1) Rs 360 2) Rs 260 3) Rs 160 4) Rs 60 5) None of these

25. If the salary is raised to Rs 12,000 and distribution on various items remains the same,
then how much he spends on medical charges?
1) Rs 1800 2) Rs 2040 3) Rs 2200 4) Rs 1920 5) None of these

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Directions (Q. 26-30): In each of these questions two equations are given. You have to solve
these equations and give answer

Directions (Q. 31-35): Each question below is followed by two statements I and II. You are to
determine whether the data given in the statement is sufficient to answer the question. You
should use the data and your knowledge of Mathematics to choose between the possible
answers. Give answer
1) If the statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question, but the statement II alone is
not sufficient.
2) If the statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question, but the statement I alone is
not sufficient.
3) If both statements I and II together are needed to answer the question.
4) If either the statement I alone or the statement II alone is sufficient to answer the
question.
5) If you cannot get the answer from the statements I and II together, but need even more
data.

31. What is the area of rectangle?

I. Perimeter is 20 meter.

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II. Sum of two adjacent sides is 10 meters.

32. How many letters can 12 typists type in one day?

I. A working day consists of 8 hours?
II. 5 typists can type 200 letters in 2 days.

33. If x and y are integers, is x + y an even number?

I. 5 < x < 10
II. 6 < y < 9

34. What is the value of P?

I. The average of x, y and P is 10.
II. x = y

35. If a man wants to cover a square room with a carpet, how much will it cost?
I. If the service charge is Rs 15 and each square yard cost is Rs 20.
II. If the room were as large in area, it would cost Rs 150 less.

Answers :-

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19. 3; Production of India = 372

Production of Sri Lanka = 350

Difference = 372 350 = 22

20. 2

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31. 5; Using Statement I: 2(L + B) = 20 L + B = 10

Using Statement II: L + B = 10
So, even by using both the statements together we cannot find the area of the rectangle.

32. 2; Using Statement II:

In 2 days 5 typists type 200 letters.
In 1 day 5 typists type 100 letters.
In 1 day 1 typist types 20 letters.
In 1 day 12 typists type 240 letters.

33. 5; Using Statement I: x = 6, 7, 8, 9

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Using Statement II:y = 7, 8

So, even by using both the statements together we cannot find the answer, as x + y can be
odd as well as even.

34.

35. 2; Using II alone Cost to cover the room with carpet will be 300.

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