Bank Clerk Practice Paper from BSC Publication

126 Pages·2016·2.73 MB·English

Clerk Mock Test 1
them in the word as in the English alphabet?
Test-I: Reasoning Ability
1) None 2) One 3) Two
4) Three 5) More than three
1. Suresh ranks seventh from the top and thirtyeighth
Directions (Q. 11-15): In each question below are
from the bottom in a class. How many students are
given two statements followed by two conclusions
there in the class?
numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements
1) 40 2) 45 3) 42 4) 44 5) None of these
to be true even if they seem to be at variance with
2. Among J, K, L, M and N, each having a different salary,
commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then
J gets less than M. L gets more than M but less than
decide which of the given conclusions logically follows
N.Who among them gets the highest salary?
from the given statements, disregarding commonly
1) N 2) Either N or K 3) L
known facts. Give answer
4) Can’t be determined 5)None of these 1)if only conclusion I follows.
3. What should come in place of question mark (?) in the
2)if only conclusion II follows.
following series based on the English alphabetical
3)if either conclusion I or II follows.
series?
4)if neither conclusion I nor II follows.
CAT FDW IGZ ?
5)if both conclusions I and II follow.
1) LDH 2) LJC 3) LIJ 4) KTC 5) None of these
11. Statements: Some buses are trucks.
4. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and
No truck is a jeep.
so form a group. Which is the one that does not
Conclusions: I. Some jeeps are trucks.
belong to that group?
II. Some buses are not jeeps.
1) Tiger 2) Ounce 3) Jackal
12. Statements: All sofas are beds.
4) Leopard 5) Panther
Some beds are tables.
5. N is sister of W. I is brother of W. U is father of N and
Conclusions: I. At least some sofas being tables
G is mother of I. How is G related to W?
is a possibility.
1) Daughter 2) Son
II. Some tables are beds.
3) Mother
Statements: Some papers are books.
5)None of these
All books are pages.
Directions (Q. 6-9): Study the following information
Conclusions: I. Some pages are not papers.
carefully and answer the given questions:
II. No book is paper.
A man has five luggages V, W, X, Y and Z, each having
14. Statements: No desk is a shelf.
a different weights. V weighs twice as much as W. W
Some shelves are stools.
weighs four-and-a-half times as much as X. X weighs half
Conclusions: I. No stool is a desk.
as much as Y. Y weighs half as much as Z, and Z weighs
II. Some stools are not desks.
less than V but more than X.
15. Statements: Some radios are clocks.
6. Which of the following luggages is the heaviest?
No clock is a laptop.
1) Z 2) W 3) V
Conclusions: I. Some radios are not laptops.
4) Can’t be determined 5)None of these II. Some clocks are radios.
7. What is the weighs of Z if X weighs 1 kg?
Directions (Q. 16-20): In these questions, a
1) 4 kg 2) 2.5 kg 3) 2 kg
relationship between different elements is shown in the
4) Can’t be determined 5)None of these statement(s). The statements are followed by two
8. How many luggages are lighter than W?
conclusions. Give answer
1) Two 2) Three 3) Four
1) if only conclusion I is true.
4) Can’t be determined 5)None of these 2) if only conclusion II is true.
9. What is the weight of V if X weighs 1 kg?
3) if either conclusion I or II is true.
1) 5 kg 2) 8 kg 3) 7.5 kg
4) if neither conclusion I nor II is true.
4) 9 kg 5)None of these
5)if both conclusions I and II are true.
10. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word
16. Statements: T S = R > Q > P
REFORMS each of which has as many letters between
Conclusions: I. P T II. T > Q
17. Statement: P O < N > M L 1) 32 2) 14 3) 26 4) 16 5) None of these
Conclusions: I. O > M II. N L 28. How many Accountants are both Engineers and
18. Statement: A B = C > D E Teachers?
Conclusions: I. E > C II. D < A 1) 29 2) 20 3) 11 4) 18 5) None of these
19. Statements: H > J = K, K > L > T, T V 29. How many Engineers are neither Teachers nor
Conclusions: I. H > L II. J > V Accountants?
20. Statements: U V < W, W = N < L 1) 18 2) 16 3) 11 4) 13 5) None of these
Conclusions: I. L > V II. U N 30. How many Teachers are Engineers?
Directions (Q. 21-25): Study the following information 1) 22 2) 4 3) 18 4) 29 5) None of these
carefully to answer the given questions: Directions (Q. 31-35): Each of the questions below
Eight members of a club are sitting arround a circular consists of a question and two statements numbered I and
table, viz Z, Y, X, W, V, U, T and S, but not necessarily in the II given below it. You have to decide whether the data
same order. Four of them are not facing the centre. W is provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the
facing the centre and is third to the right of Z, who is third question. Read both the statements and give answer
to the right of U, who is facing the centre. X is fourth to the 1) if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to
left of T. S is third to the right of V, who is not a neighbour answer the question, while the data in statement II
of T. V sits second to the right of X. Y is on the immediate alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
right of T. 2) if the data in statement II alone are sufficient to
21. What is S’s position with respect to Y? answer the question, while the data in statement I
1) Third to the left 2)Second to the right alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
3)Second to the left 4) Either 2) or 3) 3) if the data either in statement I alone or in statement
5)None of these II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
22. Who is second to the left of V? 4) if the data in both the statements I and II together
1) W 2) X 3) Y 4) T 5)None of these are not sufficient to answer the question.
23. Which of the following pairs are neighbours of T? 5) if the data in both the statements I and II together
1) W, Y 2) U, S are necessary to answer the question.
3) Z, W 4) Can’t be determined 31. What is the postion of Roshni from the right end of
5)None of these the row?
24. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and I. There are 18 children between Kamal and Roshni.
so form a group. Which is the one that does not II. Kamal is 10th from the right end of the row.
belong to that group? 32. On which day of the week did Q visit Gujarat?
1) W 2) Y
25. Which of the following statements is/are true? II. Q visited Gujarat after Monday but before Thursday
1)Z is not facing the centre. but not on an odd day of the week.
2)Y is second to the right of W. 33. How is ‘my’ written in a code language?
3) T is facing the centre I. ‘my work is fine’ is written as ‘ma ta ka ha’ in that
4) Both 1) and 2) are true code language.
5)None of these II. ‘how is your work’ is written as ‘ja ma na ka’ in that
Directions (Q. 26-30): The following questions are code language.
based on the diagram given below: 34. On which day of the month was S born?
The circle represents a group of Teachers, the I. S’s mother correctly remembers that S was born
rectangle represents a group of Engineers and the triangle after 15th October but before 19th October.
represents a group of Accountants. II. S’s brother correctly remembers that S was born
after 14th October but before 17th October.
35. How is B related to V?
I. V is mother of B’s son’s only uncle’s son.
II. V is sister-in-law of U, who is sister of W.
Directions (Q. 36-40): Study the following
arrangement carefully and answer the questions given
below:
26. How many Teachers are neither Accountant nor
1 $ 6 H J A 7 G Q # B 2 M E K % R 5 @ N D I P 4 C T 3 9 F
Engineer?
36. If all the symbols in the above arrangement are
1) 20 2) 32 3) 22 4) 33 5) None of these
dropped, which of the following will be 10th from the
27. How many Engineers are Accountants?
right end? He first asked his eldest son. That son replied: “O
1) E 2) N 3) 5 great king, women and servants will mock at me if I were to
4) R 5)None of these take upon myself your old age. I cannot do so. Ask of my
37. Which of the following is fifth to the left of eighteenth younger brothers who are dearer to you than myself.”
from the left end in the above arranement? When the second son was approached, he gently
1) B 2) # 3) 2 refused with the words: “Father, you ask me to take up old
4) M 5)None of these age which destroys not only strength and beauty but also
38. How many such vowels are there in the above –as I see – wisdom. I am not strong enough to do so.”
arrangement each of which is immediately preceded The third son replied: “An old man cannot ride a horse
by a number and immediately followed by a or an elephant. His speech will falter. What can I do in such
consonant? a helpless plight? I cannot agree.”
1) None 2) Two 3) Three The king was angry and disappointed that his three
4) Four 5)None of these sons had declined to do as he wished, but he hoped for
39. What will come in place of question mark (?) in the better from his fourth son, to whom he said: “You should
following series based on the above arrangement? take up my old age. If you exchange your youth with me, I
6AJ #Q 2KE RN@ ? shall give it back to you after some time and take back the
1) NP4 2) @IP 3) IC4 old age with which I have been cursed.”
4) I4C 5)None of these The fourth son begged to be forgiven as this was a
40. How many such consonants are there in the above thing he could by no means consent to. An old man had to
arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded seek the help of others even to keep his body clean, a most
by a number and immediately followed by a letter? pitiful plight. No, much as he loved his father he could not
1) One 2) Three 3) Four do it.
4) None 5)None of these Yayati was struck with sorrow at the refusal of the
four sons. Still, hoping against hope, he supplicated his
Test-II: English Language
last son, who had never yet opposed his wishes: “You
must save me. I am afflicted with this old age with its
Directions (Q. 41-50): Read the following passage wrinkles, debility and grey hairs as a result of the curse of
carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain Sukracharya. It is too hard a trial! If you will take upon
words/phrases in the passage are printed in bold to help yourself theseinfirmities, I shall enjoy life for just a while
you locate them while answering some of the questions. more and then give you back your youth and resume my
Emperor Yayati was one of the ancestors of the old age and all its sorrows. Pray, do not refuse as your
Pandavas. He had never known defeat. He followed the elder brothers have done.” Puru, the youngest son, moved
dictates of the shastras, adored the gods and venerated by filial love, said: “Father, I gladly give you my youth and
his ancestors with intense devotion. He became famous as relieve you of the sorrows of old age and cares of State. Be
a ruler devoted to the welfare of his subjects. happy.” Hearing these words Yayati embraced him.
But he became prematurely old by the curse of As soon as he touched his son, Yayati became a youth.
Sukracharya for having wronged his wife Devayani. In the Puru, who accepted the old age of his father, ruled the
words of the poet of the Mahabharata: “Yayati attained kingdom and acquired great renown.
that old age which destroys beauty and brings on miseries.” 41. What was/were the reason(s) for Yayati’s premature
It is needless to describe the misery of youth suddenly old age?
blighted into age, where the horrors of loss areaccentuated 1) He was addicted to opium.
by pangs of recollection. 2) He was cursed for not devoting his life for the
Yayati, who found himself suddenly an old man, was welfare of his subjects.
still haunted by the desire for sensual enjoyment. He had 3) He was cursed by Sukracharya for having wronged
five beautiful sons, all virtuous and accomplished. Yayati his wife, Devayani.
called them and appealed piteously to their affection: “The 4) He had been punished by the gods for not
curse of your grandfather Sukracharya has made me following the dictates of theshastras.
unexpectedly and prematurely old. I have not had my fill of 5) All the above
the joys of life; for not knowing what was in store for me, I 42. What was the desire which haunted Yayati when he
lived a life of restraint denying myself even lawful turned old suddenly?
pleasures. One of you ought to bear the burden of my old 1) The desire for reputation
age and give his youth in return. He who agrees to this and 2) The desire for wealth
bestows his youth on me will be the ruler of my kingdom. I 3)The desire for youth
desire to enjoy life in the fullvigour of youth.” 4)The desire for sensual enjoyment
5)None of these 51. 1) The international law of human rights now comprises
43. What did Yayati ask his five sons to do for him? of / 2) more than eighty universal and regional
(A) He asked them to send him to the forest where he conventions / 3) which have binding force / 4) for
would live an austere life to attain mental poise. state parties. / 5) No error
(B) He asked them to bear the burden of his old age 52. 1) President Barack Obama is getting increasingly / 2)
and give their youth in return. isolation on the issue of / 3) launching a limited / 4)
(C) He asked them to bring him a harlot so as to gratify attack on Syria. / 5) No error
his lust. 53. 1) Some of the long-tailed birds / 2) that emerge early
1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) in the morning, / 3) include the black-headed Jay / 4)
3) Only (C) 4) Both (A) and (C) and the lesser common Eurasian Jay. / 5) No error
5) Both (B) and (C) 54. 1) Few states are grappling with / 2) the issue of finding
44. Why did Puru accept the old age of his father? / 3) the correct legal strategy / 4) to combat the
1) He was moved by filial love for his father. superstition-based social menace called witchcraft. /
2) He wanted to rule the kingdom and deny the share 5) No error
of property to his elder brothers. 55. 1) The State of Karnataka, especially / 2) its coastal
3) He wanted to experience premature old age just districts of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada, / 3) is
like his father. unarguably the cradle / 4) of banking in the country. /
4) He wanted to impress his father so that he could 5) No error
get the throne instead of his brothers. Directions (Q. 56-60): In each of these questions, two
5) None of these sentences I and II are given. Each sentence has a blank in
45. What message does the author want to leave behind it. Five words 1), 2), 3), 4) and 5) are suggested. Out of
through the passage? these only one fits at both the places in the context of each
1) Human desire for everlasting youth is irrelevant. sentence. The number of that word is the answer.
2) Nothing can ever satisfy the desire of a man. 56. I. For the first time in Fiji’s Constitution, we have an
3) One should learn to bear with one’s infirmities. electoral ______ of one person, one vote, one
4) One should live austerely. value.
5) None of these II. He had slept for over fourteen hours, and his
Directions (Q. 46-48): Choose the word/group of ______ seemed to have recuperated admirably.
words which is MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the word/ 1) procedure 2) body 3) process
group of words printed in bold as used in the passage. 4)system 5) method
46. Declined 57. I. The Forest Department is involving local
1) reduced communities in a ______ conservation initiative
4)accepted 5) agreed for the State’s bird population.
47. Restraint II. Protesters found a ______ way of demonstrating
1) curbed 2) reposeful 3) respite against steeply rising oil prices.
4) repression 5) solvent 1) simple 2) novel 3) better
48. Accentuated 4) uniform 5) useful
1) enhanced 2)adopted 3)praised 58. I. The medical industry, once plagued by the ______
4)acquiesced 5)greeted cost of equipment and shortage of specialists, has
Directions (Q. 49-50): Choose the word/group of almost overcome those drawbacks today.
words which is MOST OPPOSITE in meaning of the word/ II. The cost of private treatment can be ______ for
group of words printed in bold as used in the passage. poor.
49. Vigour 1) encouraging 2) affordable 3) rising
1) strength 2) impotency 3) gloom 4)payable 5) prohibitive
4) virility 5) viability 59. I. North-eastern India, at the _______ of the Indo-
50. Infirmities Malayan, Indo-Chinese biogeographic realms, is
1)weaknesses 2) rigidity 3) capabilities famous for its varied and rich biological and
4) skills 5) insanity ecological values.
Directions (Q. 51-55): Read each sentence to find out II. Like most cases of extreme weather, its severity
whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. was due to an unusual ________ of events.
The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The 1) confluence 2) influence 3) meeting
number of that part is the answer. If there is ‘No error’, 4) happening 5) sequence
the answer is 5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.) 60. I. India is the only country that has _______ the
notion of scientific temper to the level of a account together with auditors’ report and a report
constitutional obligation. by the Central Board on the working and activities
II. They ________ the money to buy the house and of the bank.
two acres of grounds. (C) The State Bank has to close its books and balance
1) called 2) made 3) collected accounts each year as on 31 March or such other
4)propounded 5) raised date as may be specified by the Central Govt.
Directions (Q. 61-65): In the following questions, a (D) The auditors’ report and the report of the Central
sentence has been given with some of its parts in bold. To Board have to be placed before the Parliament.
make the sentence grammatically correct, you have to (E) The audit may be conducted by any person duly
replace the bold part with the correct alternative given qualified to be auditors of companies under
below. If the sentence is correct as it is, give 5) as your Section 226 of the Companies Act.
answer (ie No correction required). (F) The appointment of auditors is done by the
61. The Banking Regulation Act does not contain any Reserve Bank in consultation with the Central
specific provisions for regulation of acceptance of Government.
deposits for banks. 66. Which of the following should be theFIRSTsentence
1) for acceptance of deposits for banks after rearrangement?
2) of acceptance of deposits of banks 1) A 2) B 3) D 4) F 5) C
3) of acceptance for deposits of banks 67. Which of the following should be the SECOND
4) for acceptance of deposits in banks sentence after rearrangement?
5) No correction required 1) C 2) A 3) B 4) E 5) F
62. The subsidiary banks of the State Bank of India were 68. Which of the following should be theTHIRDsentence
established by differentspecial statues. after rearrangement?
1) special status 2)special statutes 1) E 2) C 3) A 4) B 5) D
3)especial states 4)specialised statutes 69. Which of the following should be the FOURTH
5)No correction required sentence after rearrangement?
63. All banks whose shares are listed with stock 1) B 2) F 3) E 4) A 5) C
exchanges are required to publish their unaudited 70. Which of the following should be theLAST (SIXTH)
quarterly resultsas per performance prescribed by sentence after rearrangement?
the SEBI. 1) F 2) D 3) C 4) B 5) A
1) as per proforma Directions (Q. 71-80): In the following passage, some
2) as according to proforma of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated
3) as required by proforma by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given
4) according to performance against each number and fill up the blanks with
5) No correction required appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully
64. As good as a banker is concerned, the law relating to complete.
indemnities is of great importance. The idea of establishing Regional Rural Banks was
1) As well as 2) As much as 3) As far as (71)in the Twenty Point Economic Programme of July 1975
4)As soon as 5)No correction required to(72) to the credit needs of rural people. The Government
65. Though a bank guarantee is a contingent liability, it is of India appointed the Narasimham Committee in July 1975
always prudent for a banker to secure this contingent to set up the new(73) in order to provide employment to
liability to cover himself in case it is enforced. the rural educated youth and to bring(74) the cost of rural
1) Even though 2) Even if 3)Nonetheless banks by recruiting their staff on the same scale of pay and
4)Nevertheless 5)No correction required allowances as for the employees of State Government or
Directions (Q. 66-70): Rearrange the following six local bodies. The major(75) of the RRBs are to develop the
sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper rural economy by providing credit and other (76) for
sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer agriculture, trade, commerce, industry and other productive
the questions given below. activities in the rural areas,(77) to the small and marginal
(A) No Director, member of local board, local farmers, agricultural labourers, artisans and small
committee or an officer of the State Bank shall be entrepreneurs. A Regional Rural Bank is sponsored by a
eligible to be the auditor. commercial bank. For the purpose, the sponsor bank
(B) Within three months of the closing date, it has to requests the Central Government which issues a notification
furnish to the Central Government and the Reserve after consulting the(78) State Government. Normally, an
Bank its balance sheet and profit-and-loss RRB covers one district but it is also permitted to(79) its
branches in other districts. So far the maximum(80) has
been eight districts, as in the case of Manipur Regional
4 3 2
Rural Bank, which covers the entire State of Manipur. 1) 208 2) 210 3) 203
7 7 9
71. 1) rejected 2) conspired 3) mooted
4) meant 5) declined 1 5
72. 1) cater 2) indulge 3)survey 4) 204 5) 206
5 9
4)cause 5) bring
73. 1) unity 2) companion 3) company 90. ? 12 35 1296
4) institution 5) communion 1) 169 2) 196 3) 225 4) 13 5) 14
74. 1) up 2) down 3)about Directions (Q. 91-95): What approximate value should
4) forth 5) into come in place of question mark (?) in the following
75. 1) theme 2) ideas 3) work questions? (Note: You are not expected to calculate the
4)duty 5) objectives exact value.)
76. 1) facilities 2) item 3) goods 91. 37.0231 × 45.4501 – 142.732 + 4.5179 = ?
4)values 5) price 1) 1475 2) 1757 3) 1680 4) 1545 5) 1320
77. 1) clearly 2) certainly 3) particularly 92. 250430.971 + 152730.282 – 98170.195 – 32.70 = ?
4) similarly 5) likely 1) 312188 2) 304958 3) 311715
78. 1) best 2)concerned 3) related 4) 325432 5) 328917
4) nearest 5) willing 93. (171.2)2 – (89.5)2 = ?
79. 1) begin 2) log in 3) start 1) 26433 2) 23877 3) 21299
4) continue 5)open 4) 25122 5) 24155
80. 1) average 2)enclosures 3) beneficiaries 94. 222123.5378 × 34.21 – 22.015 = ?
4)coverage 5) share 1) 7606123 2) 7809465 3) 7552194
4) 7917756 5) 7154189
Test-III: Quantitative Aptitude
95. 9880 ÷ 304 × 3325 ÷ 125 = ?
1) 812 2) 915 3) 865 4) 925 5) 975
Directions (Q. 81-90): What should come in place of Directions (Q. 96-100): What should come in place
question mark (?) in the following questions? of question mark (?) in the following number series?
81. 945.341 – 1042.792 + 875.435 + 31.025 = ? 96. 80 85 ? 87 76 89
1) 408.004 2) 809.009 3) 905.009 1) 78 2) 76 3) 74 4) 75 5) 72
4) 712.009 5) 817.004 97. 5 13 25 ? 61 85
82. 23% of 1045 + 47% of 923 – 21% of 953 = ? 1) 38 2) 39 3) 43 4) 42 5) 41
1) 465.03
4) 474.03 5) 487.03 1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 5) 5
83. (7425 ÷ 45 ÷ 5) + (8585 ÷ 85 ÷ 5) = ? 99. 11 121 1331 14641 ? 771561
1) 56.2 2) 63.2 3) 53.2 1) 164031 2) 162021 3) 155021
4) 76.2 5) 65.2 4) 161051 5) 15071
84. 47 × ? = (2931 ÷ 3) + 10 100.10 ? 34 52 74 100
1) 19 2) 20 3) 23 1) 22 2) 20 3) 23 4) 25 5) 24
4) 22 5) 21 Directions (Q. 101-105): Study the given line graph
85. 8.7 × (105 ÷ 2.5) + 23 – 27 = ? carefully to answer the following questions.
1) 361.4 2) 372.5 3) 388.4
4) 356.5 5) 344.4 8 Jindal Tata SAIL
86. (7 × 7 × 7 × 7 × 7 × 7)4 × (7 × 7 × 7 × 7)8 ÷ (7 × 7)10 = (49)?
7
1) 14 2) 18 3) 16 4) 12 5) 20
6
87. 10.5 × 4.5 × 12.5 ÷ 4.0 = ?
1) 252.71425 2) 167.46525 3) 249.65625 5
4) 147.65625 5) 138.65025 4
34 36 35 3
88. ? 18
27 12 17 2
1) 100 2) 140 3) 120 4) 320 5) 220 1
16 8 4 13 0
89. 78 35 182 89 ? 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
27 27 27 27 Year
101.What is the difference between the total production 335, 1082, 487, 465, 948, 542 , _____, 664
of SAIL and that of Tata? 1) 768 2) 714 3) 789 4) 782 5) 795
1) 7 lakh tonnes 2) 8 lakh tonnes 3) 9 lakh tonnes 112.What would be the area of a rectangle whose area is
4) 6 lakh tonnes 5) 5 lakh tonnes equal to the area of a circle of radius 7 cm?
102.In which year is the total production the maximum? 1) 77 cm2 2) 154 cm2 3) 184 cm2
1) 2009 2) 2010 3) 2013 4) 184 cm2 5) 150 cm2
4) 2011 5) 2012 113.A dishonest vendor professes to sell fruits at the cost
103.What is the ratio of production of Jindal in 2011 to price but he uses a weight of 800 grams in lieu of 1 kg
that of Tata in 2013? weight. Find his percentage gain.
1) 5 : 3 2) 3 : 2 3) 2 : 3 4) 1 : 3 5) 3 : 7 1) 22% 2) 24% 3) 25% 4) 30% 5) 20%
104.The production of SAIL in 2008 is what percentage of 114.P sells a cow to Q at a loss of 10% and Q sells it to R at
the production of Jindal in 2012? a loss of 8%. If R pays`1656 for it, at what price did P
1) 82% 2) 78% 3) 80% buy it?
4) 75% 5) 85% 1)`1533 2)`1803 3)`1217 4)`1672 5)`2000
105.What is the difference between the total production 115.Find the ratio of compound interest to simple interest
of SAIL and that of Jindal? on a sum at 8% per annum for 3 years.
1) 5 lakh tonnes 2) 7 lakh tonnes 3) 6 lakh tonnes 1) 2143 : 3354 2) 1051 : 1529 3) 129 : 427
4) 8 lakh tonnes 5) 12 lakh tonnes 4) 2 : 3 5) 2029 : 1875
106.Three pipes X, Y and Z can fill a tank in 12 minutes, 18 116.Find the compound interest on`12000 for 2 years, the
minutes and 24 minutes respectively. The pipe Y is rate of interest being 3% per annum.
closed 3 minutes before the tank is full. In what time 1)`840.8 2)`935.7 3)`1035.6
will the tank be full? 4)`730.8 5)`473.5
117.A container contains milk and water in the ratio of 4 : 1.
4 6
2) 5 minutes 3) 6 minutes How much mixture should be taken out and replaced
13 13 13
with water so that the container contains milk and
6 water in the ratio of 3 : 2?
5) 8 minutes
13 13 3 1 2 1 2
1) 2) 3) 4) 5)
107.A man can row 24 km upstream and 54 km downstream 9 4 3 5 5
in 6 hours. He can also row 36 km upstream and 48 km 118.A is 2.5 times as good a workman as B and A is able to
downstream in 8 hours. What is the speed of the man finish the work in 50 days less than B. Find the time in
in still water? which they can do it working together.
1) 18.75 kmph 2) 19.25 kmph 3) 17.65 kmph
18 6
4) 15.55 kmph 5) 22.75 kmph 1) 21 days 2) 22 days
108.In how many ways can the letters of the word 19 21 7
IMAGINARY be arranged in such a way that all the
3 1
vowels never come together? 4) 20 days 5) 25 days
4 4
1) 95040 2) 94050 3) 93070
119.Rajan covers a certain distance in 12 minutes if he
4) 86400 5) 98090
runs at a speed of 10 kmph. What should be his speed
109.There are 4 boys and 6 girls. They sit in a row
in order to reduce his running time to 8 minutes?
randomly. What is the probability that all the boys do
1) 15 kmph 2) 14 kmph 3) 12 kmph
not sit together?
4) 8 kmph 5) 18 kmph
11 20 21 11 12 120.If the ratio of the area of two squares is 16 : 25, find the
1) 2) 3) 4) 5)
21 21 34 34 21 ratio of their diagonals.
110.The numerator of a fraction is decreased by 25% and 1) 7 : 2 2) 4 : 9 3) 3 : 2 4) 6 : 7 5) 4 : 5
the denominator is increased by 250%. If the resultant
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fraction is , what is the original fraction?
5 (with Special Reference to Banking Industry)
22 24 27 28 30 121.With a view to strengthening economic engagement,
1) 2) 3) 4) 5)
5 5 6 5 11 India and the 10-nation ASEAN have decided to ink a
111.Find the missing number, if the average of all eight free trade agreement in services and investments in
numbers is 664. December 2013 in
1) Bali 2) Vientiane 3) Jakarta 3) Nicol David 4) Natalie Grinham
4) Phnom Penh 5) Kuala Lumpur 5)None of these
122.The maiden Global Slavery Index, compiled by the 131.The Banking Ombudsman is a senior official tasked
Perth-based Walk Free Foundation ranking 162 with redressing customer complaints against
countries, has ranked which of the following countries deficiency in certain banking services and is appointed
on top? by the
1) China 2) US 3) South Korea 1) Reserve Bank of India
4) India 5) Brazil 2) Ministry of Finance
123.World Osteoporosis Day is observed on which of the 3) Indian Banks’ Association
following dates every year? 4)High Court of each state
1) 18 Oct 2) 20 Oct 3) 22 Oct 5)None of these
4) 24 Oct 5)None of these 132.India Post has joined hands with which of the following
124.Which of the following financial organisations has exchanges to offer international electronic money
announced to close its retail broking and depository transfer?
businesses in India recently? 1) Wall Street Exchange
1) HSBC 2) Standard Chartered 2) UAE Exchange
3) JP Morgan 4) Barclays 3)Xpress Money Services Ltd
5)None of these 4) Economic Exchange Centre
125.India has launched its ambitious pension scheme, the 5)None of these
Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana, for over 133.The Union Govt has decided to bring which of the
five million overseas workers employed in which of following across India under the core banking solution
the following countries? system to cover more people from rural areas?
1) Saudi Arabia 2) Bahrain 3) Kuwait 1) Microfinance institutions
4) Qatar 5) UAE 2)Post offices
126.The RBI is planning to introduce one billion pieces of 3)Co-operative societies
currency notes in polymer or plastic on a trial basis in 4) NBFCs
the denomination of 5) None of these
1)`5 2)`10 3)`20 4)`50 5)None of these 134.Apollo Tyres of India has lost a bid for dismissal of
127.Which of the following teams won the 30th Indian Oil Cooper Tire’s lawsuit seeking to force a $2.5-bn
Surjit Hockey Tournament Trophy for the record 10th takeover by the former. Cooper Tire is based in
time recently? 1) UK 2) US 3) France
1) Indian Oil, Delhi
2) Punjab and Sind Bank, Delhi 135.The United Nations has elected five new non-
3) ONGC, Delhi permanent members to the Security Council recently.
4) Indian Air Force, Delhi Which of the following countries is not among these
5) Bharat Petroleum, Mumbai five countries?
128.The proposed Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar 1) Iraq 2) Chile 3) Nigeria
(BCIM) economic corridor aims to connect China’s 4) Chad 5) Saudi Arabia
Kunming city with which of the following Indian cities 136.The ambitious National Food Security Act of India
with a highway running through Bangladesh and aims to provide subsidised foodgrain to what per cent
Myanmar? of the total population of the country?
1) Kolkata 2) Guwahati 3) Dispur 1) 33 per cent 2) 45 per cent 3) 67 per cent
4) Darjeeling 5)None of these 4) 74 per cent 5)None of these
129.India’s ace cueist Aditya Mehta lost to who among 137.Who among the following has been appointed the
the following in the final of the Indian Open snooker new chairman of the Central Electricity Regulatory
tournament after becoming the first Indian ever to Commission (CERC)?
reach the final of a major ranking event? 1) Aftab Alam 2) Rahul Khullar
1) Robbie Williams 2) Ding Junhui 3) Swatanter Kumar 4) Gireesh B Pradhan
3) Alan McManus 4) Shaun Murphy 5)None of these
5)None of these 138.Who among the following has been given the first
130.Who among the following has won the Macau Open Yash Chopra Memorial Award recently?
squash women’s singles title recently? 1) Amitabh Bachchan 2) Shyam Benegal
1) Rachel Grinham 2) Dipika Pallikal 3) Lata Mangeshkar 4) Dilip Kumar
5)None of these
139.As announced by the Union Rural Development 1) Nepal 2) Bangladesh 3) Sri Lanka
Minister Jairam Ramesh, which of the following states 4) Myanmar 5)None of these
would be the biggest beneficiary of the National Food 149.India has signed a border defence cooperation
Security Act (NFSA)? agreement with which of the following countries
1) Odisha 2) Bihar 3) Jharkhand recently?
4) Uttarakhand 5) None of these 1) Pakistan 2) China 3) Bangladesh
140.The newly launched A4AI group aims to drive down 4) Myanmar 5)None of these
the cost of broadband Internet access in developing 150.The Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh inaugurated
countries. The term A4AI stands for India’s tallest Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower at which
1) Alliance for Alternative Internet of the following International Airports recently?
2) Alliance for Advance Internet 1) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
3) Alliance for Accredited Internet 2) Indira Gandhi International Airport
4) Alliance for Affordable Internet 3) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
5)None of these 4) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
141.As per the recently released data by the telecom 5)None of these
regulator TRAI, what is the telecom subscriber base 151.The Cabinet has cleared the proposal for construction
in India at present? of a 15-km tunnel at Zojila pass involving investment
1) 85.11 cr 2) 90.44 cr 3) 102 cr of `9,090 cr to ensure undisrupted round-the-year
4) 104 cr 5)None of these connectivity. The tunnel will be constructed in
142.What is the current Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) 1) Sikkim 2) Assam
rate after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reduced it 3) Himachal Pradesh 4) Jammu and Kashmir
by 25 bps recently (29 Oct 2013)? 5)None of these
1) 8.50 per cent 2) 8.75 per cent 3) 9.00 per cent 152.Which of the following Indian women has been ranked
4) 2.25 per cent 5) None of these fourth on the Fortune’s women business leaders list
143.The Maven mission of the US space agency NASA is for 2013?
aimed to explore which of the following planets? 1) Naina Lal Kidwai 2) Shikha Sharma
1) Mercury 2) Jupiter 3) Mars 3) Chitra Ramkrishna 4) Chanda Kochhar
4) Venus 5)None of these 5)None of these
144.After the introduction of a negative list for 153.The Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) is
comprehensive taxation of services sector in Jul 2012, maintained by which of the following banks?
the govt has power to tax all services, except the 1) Reserve Bank of India 2) State Bank of India
____services included in the list.
1) 9 2) 11 3) 13 4) 17 5) None of these 5)None of these
145.Which of the following will not be considered a valid 154.According to the latest report on gender equality
proof of identity while opening an account with a issued by the World Economic Forum (WEF) recently,
bank? India stands at which of the following positions among
1) PAN Card 2) Driving Licence 136 nations?
3) Electricity Bill 4) Voter ID 1) 132 2) 121 3) 101 4) 92 5) None of these
5)None of these 155.Malaysian telecom major Maxis Berhad has pumped
146.The Supreme Court has ruled that in the case of in more than`6,000 cr into the Indian firm in which it
bounced cheques, courts cannot impose a fine of more owns a 74 per cent equity stake. Name the wireless
than _______the amount. telephone operator in which it owns the stake.
1) Twice 2) Thrice 3) Four times 1) MTS 2) Aircel 3) Videocon
4) Five times 5)None of these 4) Uninor 5)None of these
147.The Police Commemoration Day is observed on which 156.The BCCI decided to terminate which of the following
of the following dates every year to mark the teams, leaving the IPL an eight-team affair for the time
martyrdom of police personnel killed at Hot Springs in being?
Ladakh in 1959 while thwarting a Chinese attack? 1) Chennai Super Kings 2) Pune Warriors
1) 20 Oct 2) 21 Oct 3) 22 Oct 3) Rajasthan Royals 4) Sunrisers Hyderabad
4) 25 Oct 5)None of these 5)None of these
148.Which of the following countries hosted the 5th South 157.Who among the following has authored the book
Asian Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN) titled Bankerupt?
recently? 1) Ravi Subramaniam 2) Anees Salime
3) Sumati Bagrath 4) Husain Haqqani
5)None of these 3) in CPU 4) in RAM
158.Who among the following has won the Indian Grand 5)None of these
Prix Formula One championships recently? 168.The portion of CPU that coordinates the activities of
1)Fernando Alonso 2) Lewis Hamilton all other computer components is the
3) Sebastian Vettel 4) Mark Webber 1) motherboard 2) coordination board
5)None of these 3) control unit 4) arithmetic logic unit
159.The St Jude storm, which left thousands of homes 5)None of these
without power and hundreds of flights grounded, hit 169.________ is a procedure that requires users to enter
which of the following countries recently? an identification code and a matching password.
1) US 2) China 3) Britain 1) Paging 2) Logging in 3) Time sharing
4) Japan 5)None of these 4) Multitasking 5) None of these
160.Rajendra Yadav, who passed away recently, was a 170.Which device is used as the standard pointing device
1) Music director 2) Renowned Hindi writer in a Graphical User Environment?
3) Environmentalist 4) Cartoonist 1)Keyboard 2)Mouse 3)Joystick
5)None of these 4) Trackball 5)None of these
171.What is ISL used for?
Test-V: Computer Knowledge 1) To allow an Ethernet interface to understand frame
tags
161.Computers always use ________ logic . 2) To make two Ethernet interfaces appear as one
1) Decimal 2) Fuzzy 3) Binary 3) To connect an Ethernet switch with a high-speed
4) All the above 5) None of these core switch such as ATM
162.If you press ________, the cell accepts your typing 4) To allow simultaneous routing and switching
as its contents. 5) None of these
1) Enter 2) Ctrl+Enter 3) Tab 172.Which of the following is NOT associated with
4) Insert 5)None of these Computers?
163.________ is a set of keywords, symbols, and a system l) Bit 2) Binary 3) Pencil
of rules for constructing statements by which humans 4) Mouse 5) Screen
can communicate the instructions to be executed by a 173.A software tool that helps programmers detect errors
computer. in programming logic and display intermediate
1) A computer program calculation results, is
2) A programming language 1) Compiler 2) Assembler 3) Debugger
3) An assembler 4) Interpreter 5) None of these
4) Syntax 174.Which of the following is true for Dialog Boxes?
5) None of these 1) They allow you to talk to someone.
164.The general term “peripheral equipment” is used for 2) They allow the computer to give you access to
1) any device that is attached to a computer system helpful information.
2) large-scale computer systems 3) They display commands options that are available
3) a program collection for that window.
4) other office equipment not associated with a 4) They allow you to enter more information to clarify
desktop computer a menu choice.
5) None of these 5) Any the above
165.What is the purpose of Software Documenting? 175.What is incorrect about software?
1)Use and maintenance of software 1) It can manipulate computer.
2)To sell software at a handsome price 2) It has programs and instructions.
3) To sell software to many customers 3)It cannot be touched.
4) To show its importance 4)It can be touched.
5)None of these 5)None of these
166.The ________ of software contains lists of commands 176.The three sequential functions of CPU operation are
and options. 1) Decode, fetch, execute 2) Execute, decode, fetch
1) menu bar 2) tool bar 3) title bar 3)Fetch, execute, decode 4)Fetch, decode, execute
4) formula bar 5) None of these 5)None of these
167.If a user needs information instantly available to the 177.Which of the following is NOT one of the four major
CPU, it should be stored data processing functions of a computer?
1) on a CD 2)in secondary storage 1) Collecting data