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(b) Test of General Awareness, Marketing and Computers: Questions 51-100
(c) Test of Data Analysis and Interpretation: Questions 101-150
(d) Test of Reasoning (High Level): Questions 151-200
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I: Test of English Language
The recession has made us realise that it is not because
of worse management techniques, but because of limits
Directions (Q. 1-15): Read the following passage to growth. And they will realise that it is great for Planet
carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain Earth. After all, how many cars and houses must the rich
words have been printed in bold to help you locate them own before calling it enough? It’s time for them to look at
while answering some of the questions. others as well. Many years back, to increase his own
Indeed, the western recession is really the beginning of profits, Henry Ford had started paying his workers more,
good news for India! But to understand that we will have so that they could buy his cars. In a similar fashion, now
to move away for a while from the topic of western the developed world will pay the people of the developing
recessionto the Japanese recession. For years, the world so that they can buy their cars and washing
Japanese style of management has been admired. machines.
However, over the last decade or so, one key question The recession will kick-start the process of making the
has sprung up, ‘If Japanese management style is as entire world more prosperous, and lay the foundation of
wonderful as described, then why has Japan been in a limits to growth in the west and the foundation of real
recession for more than a decade?’ globalisation in the world - the globalisation of prosperity.
The answer to this question is very simple. Culture plays And one of its first beneficiaries will be India.
a very important part in shaping up economies. What 1. What does the author mean by the “Right Step” in the
succeeds in one culture fails in another. The Japanese are passage?
basically non materialistic. And however rich they become, 1) Giving loans to creditworthy people only
unlike others, they cannot just keep throwing and buying 2) Considering market growth along with environment
endlessly. And once they have everything they need, protection
there is a saturation point. It was only when companies 3) Restricting people to buy only such products as are
like Toyota realised that they cannot keep selling cars needed by them
endlessly to their home market that they went really 4) To start looking at newer avenues and markets
aggressive in the western markets and the rest is history. 5) None of these
Japanese companies grew bigger by catering to the world
markets when their home markets shrunk. 2. According to the passage, which of the following was
NOT an effect of providing loans and credits to the
And the markets have to shrink finally after attaining a customers?
level of affluence. And that’s great for the world because (A) The non-creditworthy people defaulted.
the earth needs sustainable development. It does not (B) People bought new products which were not needed.
need monstrous consumers, who keep consuming at the (C) Poverty became non-existent.
cost of the environment and the earth. There should be 1) Only A 2) Only B 3) Only A and B
limits to growth so that consumers are not converted into 4) Only Band C 5) Only C
material dustbins for the profit of a handful of corporations.
3. Although admired for years, why did the scepticism
Owing to the materialistic culture elsewhere, it was over the Japanese management style start since the last
possible to keep selling newer products to the consumers decade?
despite having existing ones which served equally well. 1) Japanese companies have been moving out of their
They were lured through advertising and marketing home markets since the last decade.
techniques of ‘dustbinisation’ of the customer; and then 2) Japanese banks have provided loans indiscriminately
finally, once they became ready customers, they were to the creditworthy as well as non-creditworthy people.
given loans and credits to help them buy more and more. 3) Japanese markets have been going through a period of
When all the creditworthy people were given loans to a continuous recession since the last decade.
logical limit, they ceased to be a part of the market. Even 4) The unlimited growth of the Japanese markets has come
this would have been understandable if it could work as at the cost of the western market.
an eye-opener. Instead of taking the ‘Right Step’ as 5) None of these
Toyota did, they preferred to take a ‘short cut’. Now
banks went to the non-creditworthy people and gave them 4. Why is the recession the beginning of good news for
loans. The people expectedly defaulted and the entire India in the author’s view?
system collapsed. (A) India can provide an attractive market to the western
companies.
Now, like Toyota, western companies will learn to find (B) India has remained largely unaffected by recession
new markets. They will now lean towards India because owing to its huge population.
of its common man. The billion-plus population in the (C) Indians keep purchasing products despite owning
next 25 years will become a consuming middle class. equally good products.
Finally, the world’s attention will shift to the developing 1) Only C 2) Only B 3) Only A
world. Finally, there will be a real surge in the income of 4) Only Band C 5) None of these
these people and in the next fifty odd years, one can
really hope to see an equal world in terms of material 5. According to the author, what is the main cause of the
plenty, with poverty being almost non-existent! Japanese recession?
1) Only a handful of corporations earned profits and not
And this will happen not by selling more cars to the the people in general.
Americans and the Europeans. It will happen by creating 2) Non-credit worthy people defaulted, which led to a
markets in India, China, Latin America and Africa, by giving collapse of the entire system.
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Directions (Q. 13-15): Choose the word/phrase which is
in quality to the existing ones. most opposite in meaning of the word printed in bold as
4) Japanese do not purchase endlessly and thus when used in the passage.
products had been sold to every customer, the markets
slowed down. 13. Consuming
5) None of these. 1) Destroying 2) Exhausting 3) Greedy
4) Curtailing 5) Spending
6. Why according to the author is the current recession
great for ‘Planet Earth’? 14. Surge
(A) It will make people non-materialistic like the Japanese. 1) Decrease 2) Deteriorating 3) Weakening
(B) The unlimited market growth, which caused hazards 4) Atrophy 5) Crumble
to the environment, would be checked to a certain extent.
15. Prosperous
(C) Banks will now provide loans only to the creditworthy
1) Distressed 2) Helpless 3) Worse
people.
4) Worthless 5) Underprivileged
(D) Developing countries will also be benefited by shifted
markets. Directions (Q. 16-20): Which of the phrases 1), 2), 3)
1) Only A 2) Only Band D 3) Only Aand B and 4) given below each statement should replace the
4) Only B 5) None of these phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it
grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it
7. What does the author mean by the ‘dustbinisation’ of
is given and no correction is required, mark 5) as the
the customer?
answer.
1) Convincing the customer to buy products he does not
need 16. The grim job market has taken its toll on students,
2) Denying the non-credit worthy people any loans many of those had hoped for a much better future.
3) Denying more loans to people who have already taken 1) much of whom 2) many of whom 3) several of those
loans to a logical limit 4) many of which 5) No correction required
4) Moving from old customers in the home market to
17. The relationship we have with our clients are the
foreign markets
cornerstone of our future.
5) None of these
1) our client are 2) each clients is 3) our clients is
8. Why does the author foresee the markets being created 4) all clients are 5) No correction required
in the developing countries instead of America and
18. Many developed countries have been attempting to
Europe?
buy agricultural land in other countries to meet their own
1) All developing countries have materialistic culture.
demand.
2) Developed countries are willing to make an effort to
1) has been attempting
achieve globalization.
2) have being attempting
3) The American and European markets have had a large
3) are being attempting
number of credit defaulters.
4) have been attempted
4) Recession has not hit the markets of developing
5) No correction required
countries yet.
5) None of these 19. A nuclear testing fills the air with radioactive dust and
left the area uninhabitable
9. How does the author foresee the future globalisation
1) and leaves the 2) also leaves the 3) and leaving the
as an analogy to Henry Ford’s example?
4) and making the 5) No correction required
(A) Car companies would start selling cars in developing
countries as well. 20. Modem ideas of governance started back to the time
(B) By paying the developing world, the developed world when people began to question kings.
would increase its own profit, in turn bringing affluence 1) started when 2) set back to 3) start back to
to the developing world as well. 4) date back to 5) No correction required
(C) To earn profit, the companies in developing countries
would move to foreign land. Directions (Q. 21-25): Each question below has two
1) Only A 2) Only B 3) Only C blanks, each blank indicating that something has been
4) Only A and C 5) None of these omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank that best
fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Directions (Q.10-12): Choose the word which is most
similar in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in 21. One of the TV cameramen was __________ in the
the passage. leg by a bullet when he was _____________ in the middle
of a gun fight between two gangs.
10. Key 1) hurt, entered 2) Shot, caught 3) injured, came
1) Foundation 2) Solution 3) Requisite 4) stabbed, trapped 5) beaten, engulfed
4) Difficult 5) Important
22. Although the fire was very small, everyone
11. Aggressive _____________ and rushed out of the cinema hall
1) Violent 2) Determined 3) Demanding _____________ complete chaos.
4) Offensive 1) shouted, leading
2) died, producing
12. Catering
3) injured, resulting
1) Considering 2) Lending 3) Supplying
4) scared, making
4) Working 5) Indulging
5) panicked, causing

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Directions (Q.,31-35): Which of the phrases 1),2),3) and
growing the vegetables and fruits is one of the greatest 4) given below each statement should be placed in the
___________ to the health these days. blank space provided so as to make a meaningful and
1) production, dangers grammatically correct sentence? If none of the sentences
2) consumption, problem is appropriate, mark 5) as the answer.
3) overuse, threats 31. When we reached the crash site, we were
4) application, rewards delighted................
5) amount, injury 1) on seeing no survivor
2) we saw everyone living
24. The group’s mission is to _________ peace between
3) to seeing no one breathing
the nations and help different people ___________ each
4) to see everyone alive
other better.
5) None of these
1) maintain, understand
2) remain, address 32. Even though the school premises had a lot of
3) keep, interact space......................
4) advise, find 1) there were plenty of play areas for the children
5) communicate, friendly 2) there was no playground for the children
3) yet it remained under utilised.
25. History _______________ the kings and influential
4) there was no shortage of classrooms
leaders whereas the real battle was ________________
5) None of these
by the soldiers who remain little known and celebrated in
the texts. 33. ....................... but today, his performance was fairly
1) remembers, played interesting and riveted everyone to their seats.
2) highlights, underwent 1) He is a brilliant performer
3) biased, lead 2) He tried his best to entertain everyone
4) glorifies, fought 3) His performances are generally boring
5) writes, done 4) Although he performed after a very long time .
5) None of these
Directions (Q. 26-30): Rearrange the following six
sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E)and (F) in the proper 34. In order to help the organization come out of the
sequence to form a meaningful paragraph, then answer huge losses, the employees....................
the questions given below them. 1) demanded a compensatory package
(A) In all varieties of humour, especially the subtle ones, 2) started an agitation against the management
it is therefore what the reader thinks which gives extra 3) decided to join the rival organization
meaning to these verses. 4) decided to file a case against the organization
(B) But such a verse may also be enjoyed at the surface 5) None of these
level.
35. ...................... before being packaged for distribution
(C) Nonsense verse is one of the most sophisticated forms
in the market.
of literature .
1) The milk is pasteurized
(D) This fulfils the author’s main intention in such a verse
2) After the milk is pasteurized
which is to give pleasure.
3) Until the milk is pasteurized
(E) However, the reader who understands the broad
4) Firstly the pasteurization of milk
implications of the content and allusion finds greater
5) None of these
pleasure.
(F) The reason being it requires the reader to supply a Directions (Q. 36-45): In the following passage there
meaning beyond the surface meaning. are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These
numbers are printed below the passage and against each,
26. Which of the following is the FIFTH sentence?
five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank
1) (D) 2) (E) 3) (B)
appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
4) (C) 5) (A)
In economics, the term recession generally describes the
27. Which of the following is the SIXTH (LAST) reduction of a country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
sentence? for at least two quarters. A recession is (36) by rising
1) (F) 2) (E) 3) (D) unemployment, increase in government borrowing, (37)
4) (A) 5) (C) of share and stock prices, and falling investment. All of
these characteristics have effects on people. Some
28. Which of the following is the FIRST sentence? recessions have been anticipated by stock market declines.
1) (E) 2) (A) 3) (F) The real-estate market also usually(38) before a recession.
4) (D) 5) (C) However, real-estate declines can last much longer than
recessions. During an economic decline, high-(39) stocks
29. Which of the following is the SECOND sentence? such as financial services, pharmaceuticals and tobacco
1) (A) 2) (E) 3) (F) (40) to hold up better. However, when the economy starts
4) (B) 5) (C) to recover growth, stocks tend to recover faster. There is
significant disagreement about how health care and utili-
30. Which of the following is the THIRD sentence? ties tend to (41).
1) (A) 2) (B) 3) (F)
4) (C) 5) (D) In 2008, an economic recession was suggested by several
important indicators of economic downturn. These
(42)high oil prices; which led to (43) high food prices due
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as using food crop products such as ethanol and biodiesel
as an (44) to petroleum; and global inflation; a substantial
II: Test of General Awareness
credit crisis leading to the drastic bankruptcy of large and
51. Competence Theory said that a person derives
well (45) investment banks as well as commercial banks in
authority because of his-
various, diverse nations around the world; increased (1) Personal competence
unemployment; and signs of contemporaneous economic (2) Technical authority
downturns in major economics of the world, a global (3) Personality
recession. (4) Behavioural attitude
36. 1) imagined 2) depict 3) shown (5) None of these
4) visualized 5) characterized
37. 1) increase 2) variance 3) more 52. Give the full form of MBO:
4) decrease 5) abundance (1) Management balance officers
38. 1) weakens 2) initiates 3) awakens (2) Management by objectives
4) strengthens 5) volatile (3) Management bank officers
39. 1) maintained 2) yield 3) heavy (4) Management banking officers
4) result 5) payment (5) None of these
40. 1) are 2) want 3) tend 53. Placement of an employee to a position having higher
4) yearn 5) made pay, privileges, benefits is known as
41. 1) distribute 2) recover 3) wait (1) Training (2) Promotion (3) Transfer
4) increased 5) fight (4) Recruitment (5) None of these
42. 1) meant 2) show 3) numbered
4) included 5) encompass 54. When a new employee is informed about the rules, and
43. 1) fearful 2) dangerous 3) abnormally regulations, procedures, etc. It is known as
4) healthy 5) nutritious (1) Orientation training
44. 1) alternative 2) variant 3) substitute (2) On-job-training
4) element 5) integral (3) Off-job-training
45. 1) wealthy 2) costly 3) stand (4) Placement training
4) created 5) established (5) None of these
Directions (Q.46-50): In each of these questions four 55. In 1910, who launched a new movement called
words are given denoted by (A), (B), (C) & (D). Two of 'Scientific Management' ?
these only may be either synonyms or antonyms. Find (1) F. W. Taylor (2) B. M. Jones (3) S. B. Kennedy
out the correct pair in each question. (4) J. B. Arthur (5) None of these
46. (A) ECSTASY 56. In marketing terms, Attitude can best be defined as a
(B) DEPRESSION (1) rude behaviour of salesperson
(C) INTOXICATION (2) rude behaviour of consumer
(D) COMPRESSION (3) mental state of consumer
1) A-B 2) B-D 3) AD (4) ego of the marketing executive
4) C-D 5) None of these (5) None of these
47. (A) TRANQUILLITY 57. The nominal scale used for marketing research, refers
(B) LOYALTY to__________
(C) CALAMITY (1) population characteristics based on age or sex or
(D) UPROAR ownership of a specific consumer durable
l) A-C 2) B-D 3) B-C (2) ordering of scale
4) C-D 5) None of these (3) Both (1) and (2)
(4) Neither (2) and (2)
48. (A) VILIFICATION (5) None of these
(B) NULLIFICATION
(C) DENIGRATION 58. Reference group influences vis-a-vis consumption
(D) FALSIFICTION decision, is a function of the__________
l) A-B 2) B-C 3) A-C (1) product category
4) B-D 5) None of these (2) group characteristics
(3) group communication process
49. (A) OPAQUE (4) All of the above
(B) TRANSLUCENT (5) None of these
(C) TRANSVERSE
(D) TRANSVESTITE 59. Just in time (JIT) technique is getting wider acceptance
1) A-D 2) 8-D 3) C-A world over. The technique was first introduced in
(1) India (2) Indonesia (3) Japan
4) B-A 5) None of these
(4) America (5) None of these
50. (A) EXORBITANT 60. Gate keepers ________
(B) EXPEDITIOUS (1) use the products
(C) QUICK (2) reports on product performance
(D) QUEST (3) control the flow of information into buying centre
1) C-D 2) A-B 3) A-D (4) issue challan for discharge of products
4) C-B 5) None of these (5) None of these
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61. Consumer Day is celebrated on________ 71. Which of the following is technically least sound?
(1) 15th March (2) 16th March (3) 20th April (1) Programmer (2) User (3) System analyst
th
(4) 20 March (5) None of these (4) Computer operator (5) None of these
62. A situation whereby market is expanded by developing 72.Which was not there during the fourth generation of
new products to satisfy new consumer needs is called__ computer?
(1) Market development (1) Minicomputers(2) Semiconductors (3) CRT terminal
(2) Diversification (4) Personal computers (5) None of these
(3) Both (1) and (2) 73. What is a back up?
(4) Neither (1) and (2) (1) Restoring the information back up
(5) None of these (2) Exact copy of asystem’s information
63. The level of commitment that consumers feel toward a (3) Ability to get a system up and running in the event
given brand is called________ of a system crashor failure.
(4) All of the above
(1) Brand equity (2) Brand name (3) Brand loyalty
(5) None of these
(4) Brand utility (5) None of these
74.Which of the following elements is unique to a Smart
64. Assigning specific jobs and work places to the selected Card?
candidates is known as__ (1) Magnetic stripe (2) Microchip
(1) Placement (2) Recruitment (3) Transfer (3) Signature (4) Photograph (5) None of these
(4) Promotion (5) None of these
75. Internet was started as
65. As a counsellor, a personnel manager________ (1) TCP/IP experiment
(1) reminds the management of moral obligations towards (2) Network for defences forces of America
employees (3) Group of research scientists of Bell Lab
(2) encourages the employees (4) Contribution was done by all the above institutions
(3) tries to settle the disputes between labourand mana- (5) None of these
gement 76. Cut operation also can be accomplished by using the
(4) All of the above short cut key
(5) None of these (1) Ctrl +x
66.The twelth ‘five year plan’ of India is for the five years (2) Ctrl +a
ranging from (3) Ctrl +c
(4) Ctrl +d
(1) 2009 – 2014 (2) 2008 – 2013 (3) 2012-2017
(5) None of these
(4) 2006 – 2011 (5) None of these
77. A program permanently stored in hardware is called
67. DSCR indicates the ability of a company to________ (1) Cellular program (2) Software
(1) meet its current liabilities (3) Firmware (4) Shareware (5) None of these
(2) service its shareholders
(3) meet its long term debt obligations 78. Taking back-up of a file against crash is a
(4) raise further capital (1) Preventive measure
(5) None of these (2) Curative measure
(3) Decisive measure
68.An IPO is_______ (4) All of these
(1) initial price offered by a private limited company to its (5) None of these
shareholders 79.What is NOT a feature of networking?
(2) an offer by an unlisted company for sale of its shares (1) Reliability
for the first time to the public (2) Greater storage space
(3) used to increase the share capital of an unlisted (3) Connectivity
company (4) All are features of networking
(4) a book building process (5) None of these
(5) None of these
80. Which of the following transmission techniques
69. A decreasing current ratio indicates_________ permits data flow in only one direction?
(1) a stable liquidity (1) Simplex (2) Half-duplex (3) Full duplex
(2) an increasing liquidity (4) Multiplexing (5) None of these
(3) a strained liquidity 81. Which of the following relieves the host computer
(4) satisfactory current solvency from tedious jobs and does them itself?
(5) None of these (1) Remote concentrator
(2) Message switcher
70.Private equity investors, invest in a company based
(3) Front end processor
mainly on ________
(4) Demux
(1) the age of the company (5) None of these
(2) the location of the company
(3) the activity undertaken by the company 82. RAM is a
(4) the creditability and the valuation of the company (1) File (2) Network (3) Memory
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issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? (2) Only (D)
(A) Bank Rate (3) Only (B) and (D)
(B) Cash Reserve Ratio (4) Only (A) and (C)
(C) Statutory Liquidity Ratio (5) Only (B) and (C)
Choose the correct answer.
90. Consider the following statements:
(1) Only (A)
Full convertibility of the rupee may mean
(2) Only B (A) Its free float with international currencies
(3) Only (B) and (C) (B) Its direct exchange with any other international
(4) Only (A) and (B) currency at any prescribed place inside and outside the
(5) All (A), (B) and (C) country
84. ‘Project Tiger’ is a scheme launched by the (C) It acts like any other international currency
(1) Government of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh Which of these statements are correct?
(2) Government of India (1) Only (A) and (B) (2) Only (A) and (C)
(3) United Nations Wildlife Fund (3) Only (B) and (C) (4) All (A), (B) and (C)
(4) Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) (5) None of the above
(5) None of these 91. Who is the final authority for deciding the design,
85. Which of the following is an innovative mechanism form and material of bank notes?
adopted by banks to meet the targets fixed of lending to (1) Central Government
priority sector by the banks? (2) Reserve Bank of India
(1) Buying & selling of Priority Sector Lending (3) Indian Banks’ Association
Certification (4) Note Issuing Authority of India
(2) Sale of Kisan Vikas Patra (5) None of these
(3) Inter-Bank Participation Certificates 92. Which of the following organisations/agencies has
(4) Adoption of Core Banking Solution asked all the banks in India to form customer service
(5) None of these panels at branch levels?
86. As a policy to boost the agricultural sector in the (1) Indian Banks’ Association
country, the Government of India has taken several special (2) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
measures over the years. Which of the following cannot (3) Supreme Court of India
be considered a measure/measures which will have a direct (4) Securities & Exchange Board of India(SEBI)
impact(s) on the agricultural sector? (5) None of these
(A) Setting up of a National Food Processing Bank 93. As reported in the newspapers, the collection of Direct
(B) Opening irrigation, sanitation and water projects for Taxes, which includes IT, FBT, STT and BCTT, grew by
development under public-private participation about 50% during the current fiscal year. Which of the
(C) Efforts to bring down fiscal deficit to 5.5 percent level following is the name of the tax levied on a cash withdrawal
of GDP of deposit from/to a bank?
(1) Only (A) (1) IT (2) FBT (3) STT
(2) Only (B) (4) BCTT (5) None of these
(3) Only (C)
(4) Only (A) and (B) 94. Which of the following schemes has been launched
(5) All (A), (B) and (C) specifically for helping senior citizens to avail loan by
mortgage of their residential property?
87. Many people talk about the rollback of stimulus (1) English Mortgage Scheme
packages provided by the Government of India last year (2) Senior Capital Loan Scheme
to help certain sectors. If these stimulus packages are (3) Reverse Mortgage Loan Scheme
rolled back, this would mean that (4) DEMAT Account Scheme
(A) those who have availed these benefits would be (5) None of these
required to return them to the Government of India.
(B) no such incentives would be available henceforth to 95.‘Cryogenic Engines’ are being developed indigenously
these sectors. by an Indian organisation. These engines are normally
(C) all such benefits/incentives would be available to all used for which of the following purposes?
the people across the country and will not be restricted (1) Used for space programme
to some selected few. (2) Used for generating nuclear power
(1) Only (A) (2) Only (B) (3) Only (C) (3) Used by railways as they are very fast and fuel efficient
(4) Only (A) and (C) (5) Only (B) and (C) (4) Used in fighter planes
(5) None of these
88. The rate at which banks borrow from the RBI is called
96. According to the UN Convention on the rights to
(1) SLR (2) CRR (3) Interest Rate
children, which of the following is not a right?
(4) Bank Rate (5) Repo Rate
(1) Safe drinking water
89. Consider the following taxes: (2) Adequate standard of living
(A) Corporation tax (3) Education
(B) Customs duty (4) Marriage (5) None of these
(C) Wealth tax
97. World Tourism Day is observed on
(D) Excise duty
(1) 24th September (2) 25th September (3) 26th September
Which of these is/are indirect taxes?
(4) 27th September (5) None of these
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for violating terms of his probation in a 2010 bank fraud
case.
III: Data Analysis and Interpretation
(1) Nakoula Basseley Nakoula
(2) Sam Bacile
Directions(Qs.101-105): Study the table to answer these
(3) Morris Sadek
(4) J. Christopher Stevens questions.
(5) None of these Year → 2009 2010 2011 2012

99. Which of the following is a self-employment State ↓ A Q A Q A Q A Q

programme for educated unemployed youth? P 18700 1480 12640 1075 16400 1560 14680 2200
(1) Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana Q 14690 735 13480 670 14500 1510 12680 1060
(2) Swarn Jayanti Sahakari Rozgar Yojana
R 10480 1050 12000 960 13700 1550 14600 1750
(3) National Social Assistance Programme
(4) Swarn Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana S 16000 650 12450 625 18400 2000 9600 1050
(5) None of these T 20500 820 16900 1180 12600 1200 13400 1875
U 12780 960 8600 690 15800 1570 12440 1230
100. Who is the president of the World Bank?
(1) Paul Wolfowitz V 18400 1850 19600 1765 24800 2728 22400 1950
(2) James Wolfensohn Total 111550 7545 95670 6965 116200 12118 99800 11115
(3) Rodrigo De Rato
(4) Allen Greenspan Note: A = Appeared Q = Qualified.
(5) Jim Yong Kim Above table shows that number of candidates appeared
and qualified in a competitive examination from different
States over the years. Study the table carefully and an-
swer the questions.
101. Which of the following states registered the maxi-
mum percentage of those qualified with respect to
those appeared in 2011 ?
(1) S (2) T (3) P
(4) Q (5) None

102. For which of the following years the percentage of

candidates qualified with respect to those appeared
for state V is the minimum ?
(1) 2009 (2) 2010 (3) 2011
(4) 2012 (5) None

103. Which of the following stateregistered a continous

increase with respect to the previous year in the
number of candidates qualified ?
(1) P (2) Q (3) V
(4) T (5) None

104. What approximately is the average number of

candidates qualified in 2004 from the given States ?
(1) 1585 (2) 1588 (3) 1590
(4) None of the above (5) None
Crack SBI- PO Exam 105. What is the approximate average number of candi-

in just 30 days !! date, appeared from state Q every year ?

(1) 14480 (2) 14485 (3) 14490
JTS Institute offers the most result (4) 13838 (5) None

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Thousands of candidates have cleared to answer the questions that follow.
In a ship there are 1200 passengers. 18 per cent of the
Bank PO Exams with the help of this total number of passengers are from Britain. Two-fifths of
study material. You too can. the total number of passengers are from South Africa. 6
For details visit: per cent of the total number of passengers are from
Madagascar. The remaining number of passengers are
www.JTSinstitute.com from India. 25 per cent of the number of passengers from
Britain are females. Half the number of passengers from
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Madagascar. Two-thirds of the number of passengers 114. In case of which of the following schools was the

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from India are females. total marks obtained by girls in Mathematics 100% more
than the total marks obtained by boys in History ?
106. What is the ratio of the number of passengers from
(1) R (2) S (3) P
Madagascar, the number of female passengers from
(4) Q (5) T
South Africa and the total number of passengers from
India? 115. What was the difference between the total marks
(1) 2:5:18 (2) 3:10:18 (3) 3:11:18 obtained in Mathematics by boys from school R and the
(4) 2:18: 5 (5) None of these girls from school S ?
(1) Nil (2) 1100 (3) 100
107. The number of male passengers from South Africa
(4) 1200 (5) None of these
is approximately what percentage of the total number of
passengers from Britain? Directions (Qs. 116 to 120) : Study the following graph
(1) 111 (2) 115 (3) 120 carefully and answer the questions given below it:
(4) 125 (5) 131 IMPORTS OF 3 COMPANIES OVER THE YEARS
(Rs. IN CRORE)
108. What is the average number of male passengers
from all the four countries?
100
80
(1) 154.5 (2) 164.5 (3) 145 60
(4) 164 (5) None of these 40
109. What is the difference between the number of male 20
passengers from Madagascar and the number of male 0
passengers from India? 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
(1) 64 (2) 82 (3)74 Company A
(4)72 (5) None of these Company B
Company C
110.What is the total number of male passengers from
Britain and female passengers from India together? 116. In which of the following years the imports made by
(1) 340 (2) 420 (3) 350 Company B were exactly equal to the average imports made
by it over the given years ?
(4) 460 (5) None of these
(1) 2002 (2) 2003 (3) 2004
Directions (Qs. 111 to 115) : Read the following (4) 2005 (5) None of these
table carefully and answer the questions give 117. In which of the following years was the difference
below it: between the imports made by Company B and C the
maximum ?
AVERAGE MARKS OBTAINED BY 20 BOYS
(1) 2005 (2) 2004 (3) 2001
AND 20 GIRLS IN FIVE SUBJECTS FROM FIVE (4) 2002 (5) None of these
DIFFERENT SCHOOLS. 118. In which of the following years was the imports made
B = Boys G = Girls by Company A exactly half of the total imports made by
Mx M= Maximum Marks Company B and C together in that year ?
Schools
(1) 2002 only (2) 2003 only (3) 2002 and 2003
(4) 2005 only (5) None of these
P Q R S T
119. What was the percentage increase in imports by
Sub. Mx B G B G B G B G B G
Company B from 2002 to 2003 ?
M
(1) 10 (2) 25 (3) 40
English 200 85 90 80 7 5 100 110 65 6 0 105 110 (4) 20 (5) None of these
History 100 40 50 45 50 50 55 40 45 65 60 120. In which of the following years was the total imports
Geog. 100 50 40 40 45 60 55 50 55 60 65 made by all the three companies together the maximum ?
Science 200 105 125 110 120 125 115 85 90 140 135 (1) 2006 only (2) 2007 only (3) 2005 only
(4) 2005 & 2007 only (5) None of these
Maths 200 120 110 95 8 5 135 130 75 8 0 130 135
121. Ashok borrowed some money at the rate of 6 p.c.p.a.
111. What were the total marks obtained by boys in History For the first two years, at the rate of 9 p.c.p.a for the next
from school Q ? three years and at the rate of 14 p.c.p.a. For the period
(1) 900 (2) 1000 (3) 800 beyond five years. If he pays a total interest of Rs. 11,400
(4) 1300 (5) None of these at the end of nine years, how much money did he borrow?
112. In which of the following subjects did the girls have (1) Rs. 16,000 (2) Rs. 14,000 (3) Rs. 18,000
highest average percentage of marks from all the schools? (4) Rs. 12,000 (5) None of these
(1) Science (2) Geography (3) English 122. Twenty-four men can complete a work in sixteen days.
(4) History (5) Mathematics Thirty-tow women can completed the same work in twenty-
113. The pooled average marks of both the boys and the four days. Sixteen men and sixteen women started working
girls in all the subjects was minimum from which of the and worked for twelve days. How many more men are to
following schools ? be added to complete the remaining work in 2 days ?
(1) Q (2) P (3) T (1) 48 (2) 24 (3) 36
(4) S (5) R (4) 16 (5) None of these

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123. An amount of money is to be distributed among P, Q

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Direction: (131-135) Study the following questions to
and R in the ratio of 5 : 8 : 12 respectively. If the total share answer these questions:
of Q and R is four times that of P, what is definitely the P's
share ?
Dept / Scale I II III IV V VI
(1) Rs. 3,000 (2) Rs. 5,000 (3) Rs. 8,000 Personnel 225 120 75 40 25 4
(4) Data inadequate (5) None of these
Operations 725 426 250 126 65 20
124. The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 1/11th of
the sum of the number and the number obtained by Systems 750 576 320 144 70 28
interchanging the positions of the digits. What is the Accounts 300 288 120 60 35 15
difference between the digits of that number ?
(1) 3 (2) 2 (3) 6 Maintenance 325 240 85 30 20 8
(4) Data inadequate (5) None of these Public Relations 175 150 100 50 35 5
125. The length of a rectangular plot is 20 meters more 131. What is the ratio between the total number of
than is breadth. If the cost of fencing the plot @ Rs. 26.50 employees in Scale III and Scale IV respectively?
per meter is Rs. 5,300, What is the length of the plot in
meters ? (1) 19:9 (2) 9:19 (3) 17:9
(4) 9:17 (5) None of these
(1) 40 (2) 120 (3) 50
(4) Data inadequate (5) None of these 132. Total number of employees in Scale VI is what per
cent of the total number of employees in Scale-I?
Directions (126-130): Study the following graphs (1) 2.8 (2) 2.4 (3) 3.6
carefully to answer these questions. (4) 3.2 (5) None of these
Quantity of various items produced and the amount earned 133. In Public Relations department the number of
by selling them Quantity produced Total = 2000 tons. employees in Scale II is less than that in Scale I by what
percent? (rounded off to two digits after decimal).
(1) 14.67 (2) 16.67 (3) 14.29
(4) 16.27 (5) None of these
134. Out of the total number of employees in ‘Personnel’
department, approximately what per cent of employees
are in scale II?
(1) 30 (2) 28 (3) 22
(4) 20 (5) 25
135. What percentage of Scale IV officers are deployed in
‘Operations’ department?
Income by selling the products Total = Rs. 45 millions
(1) 26.5 (2) 28 (3) 28.5
(4) 27 (5) None of these

Directions (Q. 136-140): Study the following tablecarefully

to answer the questions given below it.
Percentage of students passed over appeared from six
States over the years in an admission test.

126. If the expenditure incurred in production of product

‘C’ per ton was Rs. 16000, what was the per cent profit
earned?
(1) 12.5 (2) 11.11 (3) 12.25
(4) 11.28 (5) None of these
127. What is the average per ton selling price of all the six
products together?
(1) Rs. 20,525 (2) Rs. 18,500 (3) Rs. 22,500
(4) Rs. 20,500 (5) Rs.18,525
128. What is the selling price of product ‘A’ per ton?
(1) Rs. 17,580 (2) Rs. 18,570 (3) Rs.17,850
(4) Rs. 18,750 (5) None of these 136. If the number of students appeared from each State in
the year 2002 was 5000, approximately what was the aver-
129. Approximately, What was the average selling price age number of students qualified?
per ton of products D & E together? (1) 1810 (2) 1550 (3) 1380
(1) Rs. 21,800 (2) Rs. 22,800 (3) Rs. 22,000 (4) 1780 (5) 1860
(4) Rs. 22,500 (5) Rs. 23,500 137. If in the year 1998, 18500 students appeared from
130. Which product has the highest selling price per ton? State ‘C’ and 17200 students appeared from State ‘E’, what
(1) A (2) B (3) C was the total number of students qualified from these two
(4) D (5) None of these States together?
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(1) 10262 (2) 10444 (3) 10536 (1) 1158 (2) 1302 (3) 1232

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(4) 10833 (5) None of these (4) 1272 (5) None of these

138. If the number of students appeared from State A in 144. How many students are studying Arts and Commerce
1997 was more than that in 1996 by 20%, what was the from Institue ‘B’?
ratio of numbers qualified in the State A in 1996 and 1997 (1) 1418 (2) 2000 (3) 1018
respectively? (4) 1208 (5) None of these
(1) 4 : 9 (2) 16 : 27 (3) 5 : 6
(4) 32 : 45 (5) None of these 145. What is the ratio between the numbers of students
studying Arts and Commerce respectively from Institute
139. If the numbers of students qualified from State ‘D’ in ‘E’?
1999 and 2000 were in the ratio of 2 : 3 respectively, what (1) 19 : 27 (2) 17 : 29 (3) 19 : 29
was the respective ratio of students appeared in these (4) 17 : 27 (5) None of these
years?
(1) 13 : 27 (2) 13 : 19 (3) 26 : 57
(4) 19 : 27 (5) None of these Directions (Q.146-150): Study the following table
carefully to answer these questions.
140. If the average number of students qualified from State
Production (in lakh tonnes) of product by
e for the given years was 532, what was the average num-
six companies over the given years.
ber of students appeared?
(1) 1420 (2) 1350 (3) 1422
(4) Cannot be determined (5) None of these

Directions (Q. 141-145): These questions are based on

the following graphs:
Distribution of candidates studying Arts and Commerce
from seven different institutes A, B, C, D, E, F and G.
Total Number of Students Studying
Arts = 3800

146. Production of Company B in 1999 was what percent

of the total production of all the companies together for
that year (rounded off to the nearest integer) ?
(1) 17 (2) 20 (3) 22
(4) 18 (5) None of these
Total Number of Students Studying
Commerce= 4200
147. During which year was the percentage increase/de-
crease in production from the previous year the lowest for
Company A?
(1) 2002 (2) 1998 (3) 2000
(4) 1999 (5) None of these

148. What was the difference between the total produc-

tions of companies E & F (in lakh tonnes) in the given
years?
(1) 178 (2) 86 (3) 76
(4) 72 (5) None of these

149. Approximately what was the average production of

141. What is the ratio between the number of students
all the six companies (in lakh tonnes) in the year 1998?
studying Arts from Institute E and the number of students
(1) 590 (2) 550 (3) 570
studying Commerce from Institute D respectively?
(4) 450 (5) 620
(1) 17 : 19 (2) 19 : 27 (3) 14 : 19
(4) 19 : 21 (5) None of these
150. What was the percent fall in production of Comapny
142. What is the total number of students studying Arts ‘C’ in 2000 over that in 1999 (rounded off to two digits
from Institutes A and G together? after decimal)?
(1) 1102 (2) 918 (3) 966 (1) 25.61 (2) 26.51 (3) 36.07
(4) 1130 (5) None of these (4) 37.16 (5) None of these
143. How many students are studying commerce from In-
stitutes B and D together?

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 157. Statements: a. Some umbrellas are sticks.

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b. Some sticks are balls.
IV: Test of Reasoning (High Level) c. Some balls are bats.
d. All bats are guns.
(Directions (Q. 151-155): These questions are based on Conclusions: I. Some baIls are umbreIlas.
the following arrangement. Study the arrangement II. Some guns are bats.
carefully to answer these questions. ) III. Some sticks are guns.
5DEF6«I4BMA7$J#HLO@PTU2RQ IV. Some balls are guns.
151. How many such vowels are there in the above 1) Only I, II and IV follow
arrangement each of which is immediately followed by a 2) Only II and IV follow
numeral and also immediately preceded by a consonant? 3) Only II, 1lI and IV follow
1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Only I, Il and III follow
4) Three 5) None of these 5) None of these

152. Which of the following is exactly midway between 158. Statements: a. Some books are notebooks.
the sixth element from the right end and the eighth element b. Some notebooks are dictionaries.
from the left end of the arrangement? c. Some dictionaries are files
1) # 2) J 3) $ d. All files are envelopes.
4) H 5) None of these Conclusions: I. Some envelopes are notebooks.
II. Some files are books.
153. The position of the first and the fourteenth elements III. Some books are dictionaries.
in the arrangement are interchanged. Similarly, the second. IV. No book is an envelope .
and the fifteenth elements are interchanged, and so on, 1) None follows
upto the twelfth and twentyfifth elements. Which element 2) Only I, II and III follow
will be second to the right of eighth element from the 3) Only II and III follow
right end after rearrangement? 4) Only III and IV follow
1) P 2) @ 3) « 5) None of these
4) 1 5) None of these 159. Statements: a. Some keys are chains.
b. All chains are locks.
154. How many such symbols are there in the above c. All locks are numbers.
arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a d. No number is a digit.
numeral and also immediately followed by a consonant? I. Some keys are numbers.
1) None 2) one 3) Two II. All chains are numbers.
4) Three 5) More than three III. Some locks are keys.
IV. No digit is a chain.
155. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way on
the basis of their positions in the above arrangement and Conclusions: 1) Only I and II follow
so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong 2) Only I, II and III follow
to the group? 3) Only II and III follow
1) 14 : MA 2) HL: @ P 3) 6«: 4B 4) Only II, III and IV follow
4) PT: 2R 5) 7A: #J 5) All follow
160. Statements: a. Some floppies are CDs.
Directions (Q. 156-160): In each of the questions below b. Some CDs are keyboards.
are given four statements followed by four conclusions c. Some keyboards are computers.
numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to take the given d. Some computers are monitors.
statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance
from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions Conclusions: I. Some monitors are floppies.
and then decide which of the given conclusions logically II. No floppy is a monitor.
follows from the given statements disregarding III. Some computers are CDs.
commonly known facts. IV. Some keyboards are floppies.
1) Only I follows
156. Statements: a. Some rats are cats. 2) Only I, III and IV follow
b. All cats are dogs. 3) Only II flows
c. No dog is a horse. 4) Only either I or II follows
d. All horses are bulls. 5) None of these
Conclusions: I. No dog is a bull. 161. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way
II. Some dogs are bulls. and so form a group. Which is the one that does not
III. Some dogs are rats. belong to the group?
IV. Some bulls are rats. 1) 133 2) 112 3) 98
1) None follows 4) 91 5) 104
2) All follow 162. In a certain code LETHARGY is written as
3) Only either I or II and III follow ZHSBMFUI. How is MANGROVE written in that code?
4) Only I and III follow 1) FUPSNBOH 2) SPWFNBOH 3) SPWFHOBN
5) Only I, II and III follow 4) FWPSNBOH 5) None of these

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second, the third, the fourth, the fifth and the eighth letters of working as an officer.
of the word MANGROVES, the first letter ofthe word is V. have cleared the selection test with at least 50% marks.
your answer. If more than one such word can be formed, However, if a candidate satisfies all the above-mentioned
your answer is ‘X’ and if no such word can be formed conditions except
your answer is ‘Z’. (i) at IV above, but is PhD in Economics, the case may be
1) A 2) R 3) G referred to the Vice President (VP) of the organisation.
4) X 5) Z (ii) at I above, but has secured minimum 50% marks in
postgraduation and has at least 2 years of
164. In a certain code SAID is written as #%35 and RED post-qualification experience, the case is to be referred to
is written as @ 65. How is RAISE written in that code? the Board of Directors.
1) @%3#5 2)@6%#5 3) # % 3 @ 5
4)#%6@5 5) None of these In each of the following questions details of one candidate
are given as regards his/her candidature. You have to
165. In a class of 36 students Ravi’s rank from the top is read the infonnation provided and decide his/her status
12. Radhika ranks three places above Ravi. What is based on the conditions given above and the information
Radhika’s rank from the bottom? provided. You are not to assume anything other than the
1) 27 2) 28 3) 26 information provided in each question. All these cases
4) 29 5) None of these are given to you as on 1.4.2006. Now read each question
and decide which of the following courses of action you
Directions (Q. 166-170): Study the following information would take in each case and mark your answers
carefully to answer these questions. accordingly.
Ten executives A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J stay in flats in
two rows opposite each other. One row has 5 flats facing Give answer
North and the other row has 5 flats facing South. F’s flat is 1) if the candidate is to be selected.
second to the right of J’s flat, which is exactly opposite of 2) if the case is to be referred to the Board of Directors.
C’s flat facing North. D’s flat is on the immediate left of J’s 3) if the case is to be referred to the Vice-President.
flat and A’s flat is on the immediate left of C’s flat. B’s flat 4) if the data provided is not adequate to take a decision.
is on the right of C’s flat. I and E have flats at the two ends 5) if the candidate is not to be selected.
of the same row. Flats of E and H are opposite each other. 171. Vikas Mehrotra is a graduate and postgraduate in
166. Which of the following is the correct position of G’s Economics with 70% and 60% marks respectively. He has
flat? also got PhD in Economics in 2005 at the age of 26 years.
1) Facing North Immediately after submitting his PhD thesis in July 2005,
2) Opposite C’s flat he joined a private bank as a Finance Executive. He has
3) To the left of F’s flat cleared the selection test with 64% marks.
4) To the left of J’s flat 172. Shyamlal, an Economics graduate with 68% marks,
5) None of these did his postgraduation in Economics in 2004 at the age of
167. Who stays opposite B ? 24 years. He has cleared the selection test with 70% marks.
1) F 2) G 3) D He has secured a second class with 56% marks
4) F or G 5) None of these atpost-graduation. He has been working as an officer since
December 2004.
168. Which of the following statements is definitely true?
1) J’s flat is facing North. 173. Ranjana is a graduate in Economics and MBA in
2) G and A have flats opposite each other Finance with 70% marks at each level. She is 25 years old
3) B’s flat is to the right of E’s flat. and has been working as a Finance Executive for the last
4) G’s flat is to the left of J’s flat. 1 ½ years. She has cleared the selection test with 60%
5) None of these marks.

169. Which of the following groups of persons have flats 174. Nikita has done BCom with 72% marks and has done
in the same row? MA in Economics securing 63% marks. She has been
1) ACG 2) GIE 3) GJF working as a Finance Officer for last 2 years. Her date of
4) FAJ 5) None of these birth is 24.12.1978.

170. Which of the following pairs of executives stay in 175. Srikanth is a postgraduate in Economics securing
the flats at the ends of a row? 52% marks. He has passed BSc with 72% marks and has
1) FD 2) HD 3) HG been working as a Jr Manager since July 2003 after
4) GD 5) None of these completing postgraduation. He has cleared the selection
test with 58% marks. He has recently completed 26 years
Directions (Q. 171-175): Following are the conditions of age.
for the selection of an Economist in an organisation:
To be eligible for selection, the candidate must: Directions (Q. 176-180): In making decisions about
I. be a postgraduate in Economics with minimum 55% important questions, it is desirable to be able to
marks. distinguish between “strong” arguments and “weak”
II. have secured minimum 65% marks at graduation in any arguments. “Strong” arguments must be both important
discipline . and directly related to the question. “Weak” arguments
III. have completed 21 years of age but not more than 28 may not be directly related to the question and may be of
years of age as on 1.4.2006. minor importance or may be related to the trivial aspects
of the question.
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Each question below is followed by three arguments
num-bered I, II and III. You have to decide which of the
1) Only I is strong
arguments is a “strong” argument and which is a
2) Only II is strong,
“weak” argument.
3) Only I and II are strong
176. Should there be a complete ban on celebration of 4) None is strong
various ‘days’ in colleges? 5) None of these
Arguments:
I. No, there is nothing wrong in celebrating the days and 180. Should the minimum age of marriage for boys be
enjoying once in a while. brought down to 18 years?
II. Yes, children are giving more importance to such Arguments:
celebrations than the studies. I. No an 18 year old boy is not capable of taking
III. No, this type of celebration gives’ opportunity for responsibility to start a family.
children to express their feelings. II. Yes, since the minimum age for marriage for girls is 18
years, the same should be applicable for boys as well.
1) Only I and II are strong III. No, the boys should be allowed to marry only after
2) Only II and III are strong they become self-dependent.
3) Only III is strong 1) Only I is strong
4) Only II is strong 2) Only II is strong
5) None of these 3) Only IlI is strong
4) Only either I or II is strong
177. Should the Examination Boards give separate time 5) None of these
for reading the question paper over and above the
stipulated time for answering the paper? Directions (Q. 181-185): In each question below is given
a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and
Arguments:
II. An assumption is something supposed or taken for
I. No, it is not necessary to give separate time since
granted. You have to consider the statement and the
reading the question paper takes hardly any time.
following assumptions and decide which of the
II. No, reading the question is a part of preparation for
assumptions is implicit in the statement.
writing the answer and therefore no separate time is
required to be given. Give answer
III. Yes, separate time is necessary since a lot of time goes 1) if only assumption I is implicit,
in reading the question paper and many students find it 2) if only assumption II is implicit,
very difficult to complete the answer paper in spite of 3) if either I or II is implicit,
having the knowledge. 4) if neither I nor II is implicit
5) if both I and II are implicit.
1) Only I is strong
2) Only II is strong 181. Statement: “We should revise e wage structure in
3) Only III is strong order to retain our good employees.” - Comment of a
4) Only II and III are strong member of the Management Committee of a company
5) None of these Assumptions:
178. Should the Government impose restrictions on access I. Wage structures of other companies involved in
to sensitive information to the journalists to avoid the parallel activities are better.
media hype? II. Wage structure is one of the most important factors
for the employees of the company.
Arguments:
I. Yes, the media creates hype and publishes distorted
information at times 182. Statement: “Do not indulge in unfair practices or
else you will be sacked from the college.” - Warning to
II. No, journalists should have an access to all the
the students from the principal of a college.
information as media is the best source to expose the
Assumptions:
malfunctions in the society.
I. Some of the students were found using unfair practices.
III. Yes, at times it leads to harassment of those who are II. The principal’s warning may deter the students
affected and alleged to be involved in the crisis fromusing unfair practices.
1) All I, II and III are strong 183. Statement: “Invest in our regular scheme and earn
2) Only I and II are strong an interest of at least 10%.” Advertisement by a Financial
3) Only II and III are strong Institution
4) Only II is strong
Assumptions:
5) None is strong
I. 10% interest may attract a good number of investors.
179. Should the Government introduce a system of II. No other scheme offers interest as high as 10%.
obtaining bond from students for working in India before 184. Statement: “Make use of computers to maintain your
sanctioning education loan for higher studies? data and get rid of the hassle.”-An advice to the
Arguments: administrative staff by the management
I. No, this is not a workable solution and will obstruct the Assumptions:
development of young talent in the country. I. Members ofthc administrative staff are conversant in
II. Yes, this is the only way to ensure use of the talent of operating computers.
our country for the development of the country and not II. Maintaining administrative data is an important activity
only an individual. for any organisation.

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185. Statement: “For easier and faster 186. Kenya is expecting a total tea crop of around 250 million kg in 2006.
communication, use our broadband
187. If India wants to capture major share in the world tea market, it has to
connections.” - An advertisement
provide better quality than that of Vietnam and Bangladesh.
Assumptions:
I. Many people are looking up for 188. Kenya till 2005 was the largest tea supplier in the world market.
best communication facilities.
II. Broadband connections are 189. India’s tea exports to Pakistan increased substantially from 2004 to 2005.
preferred mode of communication. 190. India is nor equipped to supply quality tea to Pakistan as a replacement of
Directions (Q. 186- 190): Below is supply from Kenya.
given a passage followed by several
possible inferences which can be Directions (Q.191-195): The second figure in the first unit of the problem
drawn from the facts stated in the figures bears a certain relationship to the first figure. Similarly one of the
passage. You have to examine each figures in the answer figures bears the same relationship to the first figure in
inference separately in the context the second unit of the problem figures. You are therefore to locate the figure
ofthe passage and decide upon its which would fit in the question mark.
degree of truth or falsity.
Mark answer: 1) if the inference is
“definitely true”, ie it properly
follows from the statement of facts
given.
Mark answer: 2) if the inference is
“probably true” though not
definitely true” in the light of
the facts given.
Mark answer: 3) if the “data are
inadequate”, ie from the
facts given you cannot say whether
the inference is likely to be true or
false.
Mark answer: 4) if the inference
is“probably false” though not
“definitely false” in the light of the
facts given.
Mark answer: 5) if the inference is
“definitely false”, ie it cannot possi-
bly be drawn from the facts given or
it contradicts the given facts.
After being thwacked all over the park
over the last decade or so by
competition, India at last has a chance
of getting a bit of its tea export Directions (Q.196-200): In each of the questions given below which one of
market back, courtesy the drought in the five answer figures on the right should come after the problem figures on
Kenya, which could shrink that the left, if the sequence were continued?
country’s 2006 crop by 25% from last
year’s level of 330 million kg. There is
an immediate market opening up in
the form of next-door neighbour
Pakistan, which sourced from Kenya
almost 66% of its calendar 2004
imp’orts of 120 million kg of mainly
CTC Tea. Sensmg an opportunity
with India’s CTC teas coming
qualitatively closer to Kenya than
other origins like Vietnam and
Bangladesh with Sri Lanka focusing
on the orthodox variety, the
consultative committee of plantation
associations is working with
officialdom to be part of a trade
mission to Islamabad and to invite a
Pakistani tea delegation here. Indian
tea exports to Pakistan are up,
touching by the seventh month of
calendar 2005, the 2004 level of 4
million kg.