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B a n k P O
General Awareness 1. Name the secretary of the CPI (Maoist) in Andhra
Pradesh who carried a reward of Rs 10 lakh on his head and who was arrested at Relibera, near Bokaro. 1) Narasimha Reddy 2) Azad 3) Jagannath Reddy 4) Chhatradhar Mahto 5) None of these
2. Name the US President Barack Obama's special envoy who said that Bihar's 'Super 30, ' which provides free coaching for the IIT entrance examination to the underprivileged, is the best institute in India. 1) Farah Pandit 2) Rashad Hussain 3) Fareed Zakaria 4) Anju Bhargava 5) None of these
3. The 64th Senior National football championship for the Santosh Trophy has been won by 1) Punjab 2)Manipur 3)Goa 4) West Bengal 5) None of these
4. Who became the first Indian woman shooter to be crowned a world champion when she won the*50m rifle prone event with a world record 597 in the 50th world shooting championship in Munich? 1) Tejaswini Sawant 2) Neha Agarwal 3) Saina Nehwal 4) Sania Mirza 5) None of these
5. Name the National champion of Chennai who becane India's 23rd Grandmaster when he completed the final Grandmaster norm in style by winning the Olomouc International tournament in the Czech Republic. 1) B Adhiban 2) Parimarjan Negi 3) Sharath Kamal 4) Praveen Thipsay 5) None of these
6. After three decades of spectacular growth, China passed Japan in the second quarter to become the world's second-largest economy behind the 1)US 2) Britain 3) France 4) Russia 5) None of these
7. Scotsman Andy Murray showed steely nerve to shatter a career finals jinx against Roger Federer, defeating the stylish Swish 7-5, 7-5 on to defend his title at the 1) Barcelona Cup 2) Sony Ericsson Cup 3) Rothman Cup 4) ATP Rogers Cup 5) None of these
8. Music maestro AR Rahman has lent voice to the Commonwealth Games theme song, , which is about winning and not giving up. 1) S wagatham 2) Welcome 3) Atithi Deo Bhav 4) Namaskaram 5) None of these
9. President Barack Obama has signed into law a that stoked controversy recently when the United States Congress said it would be financed by a $2,000 visa fee hike for Infosys, Wipro and other Indian IT firms with operation in the US. 11 Border Securitv Bill 7) Defence Securitv Bill
3) Corporate Security Bill 4) Outsourcing Security Bill 5) None of these
10. Name the Indian-American professor at the University of Texas, Austin who has won the prestigious Dirac Medal for his contribution to the understanding of theoretical physics. 1) EC George Sudarshan 2) AK Peter Prem 3) Bhiku Parekh 4)NavneetDholakia 5) None of these
11. American twin brothers, Bob and Mike Bryan, set an ATP record with their 62nd career doubles crown won by capturing their sixth title at the 1) New York Open 2) Tokyo Open 3) ATP Rogers Cup 4) Los Angeles Open 5) None of these
12. Sachin Tendulkar played his 169th Test match beginning Aug 3,2010 in . He overtook former Australian captain Steve Waugh's record of 168 Tests. 1) Colombo 2) Candy 3)Galle 4) Sydney 5) None of these
13. The Lok Sabha approved a Bill that would allow State Bank of India (SBI) to reduce government holding in the bank to 51 per cent from per cent and raise funds from the capital markets. 1)100 2)74 3)59.73 4)55 5) None of these
14. Which state govt has issued a notification for the formal roll-out of the amnesty scheme for Maoists willing to surrender? It would be applicable to Maoists who want to surrender with or without arms, in the extremism-affected districts of Paschim Medinipur, Purulia and Bankura. l)Jharkhand 2)Orissa 3) West Bengal 4) Assam 5) None of these
15. Muttiah Muralitharan ended his Test career in a blaze of glory in Galle. The off-spinning legend reached an astonishing wickets while playing a crucial role in Sri Lanka's emphatic 10-wicket victory over India on the final day of the first Test. 1)700 2)800 3)900 4)1000 5) None of these
16. Name the former Anglican archbishop of Cape Town and Nobel Peace laureate who announced that he was withdrawing from public life. 1) Rev Jesse Jackson 2) Benjamin Anthony 3) Desmond Tutu 4) Jonathan Blair 5) None of these
17. The Pakistan government has extended the tenure of the Chief of the Army Staff, General Ashraf Pervez Kayani, by years beginning Nov 29, 2010. l )One 2) Two 3) Three 4) Four 5) None of these
18. Name the country whose unilateral declaration of independence from Serbia in Feb 2008 did not violate international law, said the International Court of Justice
(ICJ) in a g roundbreak ing rul ing that could have far-reaching implications for separatist movements around the world, as well as for Belgrade's stalled EU membership talks. 1) Bosnia 2) Croatia 3) Kosovo 4) Macedonia 5) None of these
19. The United Nat ions Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said India would emerge as the largest rec ip ient of foreign direct investment (FDI) for the three-year period ending 2012. I) Second 2) Third 3) Fourth 4) Fifth 5) None of these
20. Who has been appointed the chairperson to head the committee that has been constituted to select the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna and Dhyanchand awards apart from the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar for 2010? l )PTUsha 2) Shiny Wilson 3)KapilDev 4) Jasdev Singh 5) None of these
21. Vidya Stokes has been elected as the President of 1) Hockey Federation of India 2) Indian Hockey Union 3) Hockey India 4) Indian Hockey Association 5) None of these
22. Which state government has decided to levy environment tax on commercial vehicles which are over eight years old and private vehicles which are over 15 years? 1)AP 2)UP 3)MP 4) Maharashtra 5) None of these
23. According to the Monetary Policy for 2010-11, it has been decided to increase the cash reserve ratio (CRR) of scheduled banks by 25 basis points from 5.75 per cent to 6.0 per cent of their net demand and time liabilities (NDTL) effective the fortnight beginning Apr 24,2010. As a result of the increase in the CRR, about of excess liquidity will be absorbed from the system. l )Rsl2,500cr 2)Rsl3,500cr 3)Rsl4,500cr 4) Rs 15,500 cr 5) None of these
24. Hi-fidelity stereo pioneer Sidney Harman has bought from The Washington Post Co. for a nominal
amount reported to be just a dollar. 1) Time 2) Newsweek 3) Wall Street Journal 4) Fortune 5) None of these
25. In the first instance of its kind in the country, the government has banned the use of mobile
phones in schools and colleges, saying they are affecting educational activities. 1) Mahashtra 2) Tamil Nadu 3) Gujarat 4) AP 5) None of these
26. Citing security concerns, has decided to bar some services of Black Berry—messenger, e-mail and web browsing—from Oct 11. 1)UAE 2) India 3) UK 4) US 5) None of these
27. The Commonwealth Games suffered another blow, with the Board of Control for Cricket in India refusing to give
in donat ion sought by the Organis ing Committee. l )Rs50cr 2 ) R s l 0 0 c r 3)Rs500cr 4)Rsl000cr 5) None of these
28. Union minister for human resource development Kapil
Sibal said that the government aimed to send 30 per cent of the school-going population to colleges by . At present, a mere 12.4 per cent of India's 220 million school-going population can get higher education. 1)2015 2)2020 3)2025 4)2030 5) None of these
29. Name the country whose visiting prime minister has witnessed the signing of an agreement at Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd's facility for the supply of 57 Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer aircraft to the Indian Air Force and the Navy. While the IAF will acquire 40 aircraft, the Navy, for the first time, will obtain 17 Hawk AJT aircraft at a total cost of Rs 5100 cr. • 1)US 2) France 3) Germany 4) Britain 5) None of these
30. Spelling trouble for more than one million users of BlackBerry in India, the Centre has warned the service provider that if it does not allow the facility to monitor email and SMS, it will have to shut down operations in the country. BlackBerry belongs to 1) Canada 2) Finland 3) Norway 4) UK 5) None of these
31. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has allowed exchanges to introduce currency options on the
pairing with the rupee, a development that provides another alternative to corporates for hedging against currency flucturations. 1) US dollar 2) Yen 3) Euro 4) British Pound 5) None of these
32. The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a penalty of on ICICI Bank for violating Know Your
Customer norms, and a similar amount on Standard Chartered Bank for not providing information on time about its foreign currency loan facility. l )Rs21akhs 2) Rs 5 lakhs 3) Rs 10 lakhs 4) Rs 15 lakhs 5) None of these
33. The Union Cabinet has approved the release of as interest subvention to state-owned lending agencies to ensure short-term crop loans to farmers at a concessional rate of seven per cent during the current fiscal. l )Rs 1,232 cr 2)Rs2,430cr 3)Rs4,868cr 4) Rs 6,000 cr 5) None of these
34. The Congress of Mathematicians 2010 was held in 1) Bangalore 2)Chennai 3) Hyderabad 4) Kolkata 5) None of these
35. Union law minister M Veerappa Moily has launched a scheme to improve the skills of young advocates belonging to economically and socially weaker sections, working at the grass roots level of magistrate and munsif courts. Named after the former Prime Minister , the scheme would offer advocates an opportunity to undergo a month-long training programme in top law institutes and another month of training under senior lawyers attached to High Courts. 1) Jawaharlal Nehru 2) Lai Bahadur Shastri 3) Indira Gandhi 4) Raj iv Gandhi 5) None of these
36. Name the Uttarakhand Chief Minister who has bagged the Rahul Sankrityayan Tourism Award 2008-09 for his book Himalaya Ka Mahakumbh —Nanda Raj Jat
1) Ramesh Pokhriyal 2) Ni tyanand Swami 3) Harish Rawat 4) ND Tiwari 5) N o n e of these
37. Which of the fol lowing s ta tements are t rue about the Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for E m p o w e r m e n t of Adolescent Gir ls—'SABLA' A. The scheme will e m p o w e r adolescent girls of 11-18
years by i m p r o v i n g the i r nu t r i t iona l and hea l th status; upgrad ing their h o m e skills, life skills and vocat ional ski l ls ; equ ipp ing t hem on heal th and hygiene, family welfare; and mains t reaming out-of-school girls into formal/non-formal educat ion.
B. It will be implemented in 200 selected districts using the ICDS platform.
C. It will benefit near ly 100 lakh adolescent girls every year in all States/UTs.
D. Rs 1,000 cr will be al located for it per year. l ) O n l y A , B & C 2 ) O n l y B , C & D 3 ) O n l y C & D 4) Only A 5) All the above
38. Which of the fol lowing s ta tements are true about Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGG VY)? A Electrification of 1.15 lakh unelectrified villages and
access to electrici ty for all rural households B. Providing free electr ici ty connec t ions to 2 .34 cr
Below Poverty Line ( B P L ) rural households C. 9 0 % of the project cost extended as grant by the
Government of India D. Budgetary provis ion o f R s 33 ,000 cr provided E Free electrici ty connect ions given to over 1.2 cr
Below Poverty Line ( B P L ) rural households l ) O n l y A , B & C 2 ) O n l y B , C & D 3 ) O n l y C , D & E 4 ) O n l y A & D 5 ) N o n e o f these
39. Global consul tancy firm Pr icewaterhouse coopers has said the mobi le subscr iber base in India would cross the 100-cr mark by 2 0 1 4 , whi le there will be over 10 cr 3G broadband subscr ibers by 1)2012 2)2015 3)2017 4)2019 5) N o n e of these
40. The government has set up a commi t t ee to evolve a c o m p r e h e n s i v e p o l i c y o n a u t o n o m y for C e n t r a l universities, the Indian Insti tutes of Technology and the Indian Institutes of M a n a g e m e n t . The commit tee is being headed by 1) Sayed Hasnain 2) Pankaj Chandra 3) Ved Prakash 4) Madhavan M e n o n 5) N o n e of these
41. For the first time ever, a woman will lead the International Mathematical Union. The Union ' s General Assembly has elected of the US as its pres ident for the 2011 -14 term. 1) Manuel de Leon 2) Yiming Long 3) Cheryl E Praeger 4) Ingr id Daubech ies 5) N o n e of these
42. Name the People ' s Democra t ic Party leader who has been arrested in connection with the 2008 Bangalore blasts case. 1) Abdul Nasi r M a u d a n y 2) M a h m u d Madan i 3 ) B a s h i r B a s h a 4 ) P K M o h a m m e d Kutty 5) N o n e of these
43. Russia, Afghanistan, Pakis tan and Tajikistan agreed to step up jo in t fight against ter ror ism and narcot ics at a quadripartite summit. Terrorism and drug trafficking pose
a " threat to p e a c e and stabil i ty," they said in a jo in t s tatement adop ted at their second one-day meeting, in the Russ ian Black Sea resor t of 1) Sochi 2) Reva 3) Ural 4) Nera 5) N o n e of these
44. Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has p roposed to doub le the investment limit for retail investors to in publ ic issues, a move that will enable individuals to aggress ively part icipate in pr imary issues of compan ies . l ) R s l l a k h 2 ) R s 2 1 a k h 3 ) R s 3 1 a k h 4) Rs 4 lakh 5) N o n e of these
45. Saina Nehwal will be the brand ambassador for tourism l ) A n d h r a Pradesh 2 ) K a r n a t a k a 3) Tamil Nadu 4) Kerala 5) N o n e of these
46. T h e U n i o n C a b i n e t has a n n o u n c e d o f the scheme to cover workers in the unorganised sector and provide o ld-age securi ty to all, especial ly the vulnerable s e c t i o n s . U n d e r t he s c h e m e , t he g o v e r n m e n t i s t o provide an assistance of Rs 1000 ayea r as co-contribution to every N P S ( N e w Pension System) account of 10 lakh unorganised sector workers , starting this fiscal for four years , till 2013 -14 to cover 40 lakh subscribers. l ) S w a b h i m a n 2 ) S u r a k s h a 3 ) Sanraksha 4) Swawalamban 5) N o n e of these
47. In a major d r aw-down from its stringent listing norms for publ ic sector enterpr ises (PSEs) announced in Jun this year, the gove rnmen t has scaled down the min imum public sharehold ing to per cent from the 25 per cent manda ted earl ier to stay listed. 1)5 2 ) 1 0 3 ) 1 5 4 ) 2 0 5) N o n e of these
48. To boos t efforts t o w a r d s envi ronmenta l conservat ion and increasing green cover, India will have a dedicated forest statellite in 1)2012 2)2013 3)2015 4)2017 5) N o n e of these
49. End ing mon ths of fractious debates across the political spec t rum, a G r o u p of Min i s t e r s ( G o M ) , headed by
, gave its seal of approval to the enumeration of caste in Census 2 0 1 1 . 1) Sharad Pawar 2) P Chidambaram 3) Pranab Mukherjee 4 ) AK Antony 5 ) N o n e o f these
50. Which country has deployed S-300 air defence missiles in Abkhazia , Georg ia ' s former b reakaway region? 1) Russia 2) Ukra ine 3) US 4) France 5) N o n e of these
English D i r e c t i o n s ( Q . 51 -55) : R e a d e a c h sen tence t o find ou t
w h e t h e r t h e r e i s a n y e r r o r in it. T h e e r r o r , i f any, will be in o n e p a r t o f t h e s e n t e n c e . T h e n u m b e r o f t h a t p a r t i s t h e a n s w e r . I f t h e r e i s no e r r o r , t h e a n s w e r i s 5) . ( I g n o r e t he e r r o r s of p u n c t u a t i o n , i f any.)
51. 1) Neither the teacher nor the guard 12) were aware of /3) the arrangements m a d e I A) for the examination. /5) No error
52. 1) H o w to tackle the p rob lem 12) is the main concerning /3) of the organisers I A) at the moment . /5) No error
53. 1) One of my bes t friend 12) is both a scientist /3) and
writer /4) of repute. /5) No error 54. 1) No sooner the bus arrived 12) than there was /3) a mad
rush of passengers /4) to board it. /5) No error 55. 1) One of the orators 12) are knowledgeable /3) and good
at /4) handling the listeners. /5) No error Directions (Q. 56-65): In each of the following sentences
there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five pairs of words denoted by numbers 1), 2), 3), 4) and 5). Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make it meaningfully complete. 56. If science nature too much, nature may
revenge on man. 1) ignores, wreak 2) explores, imply 3) experiments, warn 4) challenges, seek 5) penetrates, spoil
57. It appears that every political party wants to points than a president. 1) settle, introduce 2) forward, select 3) manipulate, appoint 4) score, elect 5) gain, deciding
58. India's that the terrorists must be first has much wider acceptance on the world level. 1) advocacy, scrutinised 2) appeal, closed 3) insistence, targeted 4) indulgence, trapped 5) concern, handed out
59. Defection is an practice which can do damage to the democratic process. 1) unethical, indispensable 2) unprincipled, incalculable 3) evil, infallible 4) arbitrary, intolerable 5) inhuman, inalienable
60. The most reason for his lack of popularity was his to find fault with others. 1) vital, character 2) striking, insisting 3) transparent, willingness 4) crucial, adamant 5) obvious, propensity
61. The leader called the people to their religious differences and strengthen secularism in the country. 1) together, exhort 2) calmly, condemn 3) jointly, weaken 4) upon, sink 5) unitedly, abolish
62. It would be sad to find him in a of political and Constitutional . 1) quagmire, controversies 2) midst, elites 3) position, uncertainty 4) nexus, anarchy 5) chaos, disorder
63. It is time we party politics and worked for the of the nation.
1) rebuked, cultivation 2) challenged, secular 3) eschewed, welfare 4) ushered, image 5) denied, fabric
64. The existing Indo-Pak relations will South Asia and lead the disputing countries to unwittingly play into the hands of interests. 1) escalate, barbaric 2) haunt, enemy 3) ruin, superficial 4) destabilise, vested 5) derail, nuclear
65. We should learn to our minorities and backward
castes with . 1) teach, pride 2) honour, intention 3) appreciate, joy 4) uplift, vigour 5) treat, dignity Directions (Q. 66-70): In the following questions four al
ternatives are given for the idiom/phrase printed in bold. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase and mark it as your answer. If none of the alternatives are correct, mark 5), ie None of these, as your answer. 66. To be at loggerheads
1) to face stiff opposition 2) to teach a lesson to one's opponent 3) to have enmity or strife 4) to go in two different directions 5) None of these
67. To play second fiddle 1) to take a subordinate part 2) to deceive someone 3) to play a dubious role 4) to quarrel over unimportant issues 5) None of these
68. To draw the long bow 1) to frighten someone 2) to show exemplary courage 3) to make unnecessary remarks 4) to make an exaggerated statement 5) None of these
69. Spick and span 1) in order 2) neat and clean 3) showing presence of mind 4) in a fair manner 5) None of these
70. Helter-skelter 1) here and there 2) to take shelter 3) in haste or confusion 4) a legal term 5) None of these Directions (Q. 71-80): In the following passage there
are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate words.
71 India could have 72 Pakistan a 73 by 74 a limited war. But there is no 75 in crying 76 every time there is a militant 77. India should 78 further internationalisation of the Kashmir 79 once cross-border terrorism 80.
4) avoid 79. 1) issue
4) politics 80. 1) succumb
4) arrests
5)refuse 2) people 5) plebiscite 2) abates 5) deprives
3) militants
3) degenerate
Directions (Q. 81-94): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it Certain words are given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
In this age, when popular involvement in day-to-day matters is mounting, it is the electronic systems that offer us a potential service infrastructure which could, with careful programming, probably take care of a very large element of what we describe as mechanical, procedural governance without all the distortions, corruptions and harassments which constitute the daily misery of the average citizen. Of course, the electronic systems will only behave to the extent that they are properly programmed. But this is no impossible task today.
Once we move our mind beyond the mere use of electronic revolution for business efficiency and higher profitability and apply it to the task of reducing the routine, repetitive activities of governance, we will conserve time and energy for more important and creative task. In other words, the electronic revolution can make for better and more effective handling of real everyday problems, in addition to providing the basic service of computerised information banks. Even in less developed conditions, the potential of the electronic network to take over a great deal of what is called bureaucratic "paper work" has been vividly demonstrated. Licensing system involving endless form-filling in endless copies; tax matters which baffle millions of citizens, particularly those who have nothing to hide; election systems which require massive supervisory mobilisations or referendums based on minuscule "samples" which seldom reflect the reality at the social base. At all these points, the electronic advantage is seen and recognised. However, we must proceed further..
It is possible to foresee a situation where the citizen, with his personalised computer entry card, his "number", is able to enter the electronic network for a variety of needs now serviced by regiments of officials, high and low. Indeed, this is already happening in a number of countries. From simple needs, we will move to more complex servicing, and, ultimately, into creativity or what is called "artificial intelligence". 81. What is the limitation of the electronic systems according
to the passage? 1) It is based on a costly technology. 2) Only trained persons can operate it. 3) It will function only according to its programming. 4) It cannot replace humain brain. 5) None of these
82. Which of the following is the basic service provided by electronic system? 1) providing store of information 2) taking care of routine governance 3) reducing the repetitive activities in administration 4) increasing profit in business 5) None of these
83. In his presentation the author seems to be 1) worried 2) contented 3) critical
4) optimistic 5) pessimistic 84. Which of the following statements is the true in context
of the passage? 1) In future everyone will not have access to computers. 2) Computers will be providing various bureaucratic
services. 3) The electronic systems should be used only in
business. 4) Computers are less efficient in less developed
countries. 5) None of these
85. Which of the following statements is not true in the context of the passage? 1) Computers will not work unless properly programmed. 2) Computers can reduce routine paper work. 3) Procedural governance is torturous to people because
of corruption. 4) Efficiency of the electronic system has already been
established in many areas. 5) None of these
86. What is meant by "artificial intelligence", as used in the passage? , 1) ability of the computer to think 2) intelligence of machines 3) intelligence of human brain 4) information gathered through electronic devices 5) None of these
87. The author's main objective behind writing this passage is to 1) defend the administrative structure 2) visualise the future use of electronic devices 3) point out the loopholes in bureaucracy 4) suggest ways of governance 5) make a strong case for the electronic system
88. Give a suitable title to the passage. 1) Significance of electronic systems 2) Idea of computers 3) Technology and science 4) Age of information 5) Human beings in a new world Directions (Q. 89-91): Choose the word which is thesame
in meaning as the word given in bold as used in the passage. 89. FORESEE
1) contemplate 2) visualise 3) assume 4) futuristic 5) evolve
90. MISERY 1) disaster 2) discontent 3) revenge 4) frustration 5) torment
91. EXTENT 1) amount 2) measure 3) degree 4) encompass 5) fabric Directions (Q. 92-94): Choose the word which is opposite
in meaning of the word given in bold as used in the passage. 92. VIVIDLY
1) strikingly 2) plainly 3) lightly 4) vaguely 5) graphically
93. ADVANTAGE 1) handicap 2) inferiority 3) deterioration
4) bewilderment 5) detriment 94. ENTRY
1) withdrawal 2) departure 3) vestibule 4) outlet 5) exit Directions (Q. 95-100): There are six sentences given
below. Arrange them into a meaningful order to form a paragraph and then answer the following questions.
A. The development challenge that lies ahead is nothing if not monumental.
B. But the country can be said to have turned an important corner by holding the i oya jirga', the grand assembly of chiefs without whose consent it has been impossible to prosecute major plans in the tradition-bound predominantly tribal society.
C. Wild men and mercenaries continue to threaten life. D. The gather ing has taken place pret ty much
according to the timetable set by the UN-sponsored Bonn process.
E This is some achievement given Afghanistan's recent history of wars, famines and the ravaging of civil society by the warlords and, most notably, by the Taliban.
F. Afghanistan is still perilously poor. 95. Which will be the last sentence of the paragraph?
1)A 2)B 3)C 4)D 5)E 96. Which will be the first sentence^of the paragraph?
1)F 2)E 3)D 4)C 5)B 97. Which sentence will come at third place in the paragraph?
1)C 2)D 3)A 4)B 5)E 98. Which sentence will come at second place in the
paragraph? 1)B 2)C 3)D 4)E 5)F
99. Which will be the fifth sentence of the paragraph? 1)F 2) A 3)B 4)C 5)D
100. Which will be the fourth sentence of the paragraph? 1)D 2)C 3)A 4)B 5)F
Directions (Q. 111-115): What should come in place of question mark (?) in the following number series? 111.132 156 182 210 240 ?
1)284 2)280 3)278 4)276 5)272 112. 104 95 111 86 122 73 ?
1)141 2)139 3)137 4)135 5)133 113.30 136 705 4266 ?
1)212182)27213 3)281214)29911 5) None of these 114.2 18 84 260 630 ?
1)942 2)968 3)1072 4)1216 5)1302 115.5 31 193 1359 ?
1)9728 2)9912 3)10881 4)11254 5)12344 Directions (Q. 116-120): Each of the questions is
followed by two statements. Mark your answer as 1) If the question can be answered by using statement
(I) alone but not statement (II) alone. 2) If the question can be answered by using statement
(II) alone but not statement (I) alone. 3) If the question can be answered using both the
statements together but can't be answered using any statement alone.
4) If the question can be answered using either statement alone.
5) If the question can't be answered using even both the statements together.
116. What is the age of Ram I. Ram's age is 80% of Shyam's and the sum of Ram's
and Mohan's age is 52 years. II. Mohan's age is 50% of Shyam's.
117. What is the population of a city in the year 2010?
1 The rate of population increase is 10% yearly. II. The ratio of its population in 2008 to that in 2009 was
10:11.
119. What is the selling price of an item? I. The ratio of its selling price to its cost price is 11:10.
1)45% 2)22.5% 3 ) 5 5 % 4 ) 6 0 % 5) N o n e of these Direct ions ( Q . 131-135): F o l l o w i n g table shows the
production and sale per cent of bikes manufactured by six d i f ferent c o m p a n i e s d u r i n g the p e r i o d 2000 to 2005. Production is given in thousands
131. What is the total number of bikes sold by Company A during 2000 to 2003? (Ans in thousand) 1)180.2 2)184.6 3)190.4 4)196.8 5) N o n e of these
132. What is the percentage rise in production for Company C from 2000 to 2001? 1)15% 2 ) 1 6 % 3 ) 2 0 % 4)24% 5)25%
133. In which year is the percentage rise/fall in production maximum compared to the previous year for Company F? 1)2001 2)2002 3)2003 4)2004 5)2005
134. What is the average number of bikes produced by all six companies in the year 2003? (Ans in thousand) 1)75 2)78 3)80 4)82 5)84
135. Bikes sold by C o m p a n y C in year 2002 is what per cent of the number of bikes sold by Company B in the year 2003? 1)120% 2 ) 9 0 % 3)150% 4 ) 8 0 % 5)125% Direct ions ( Q . 136-140): F o l l o w i n g bar g r a p h shows
the population of six cities A, B, C, D, E & F a n d % of males a m o n g them (population is given in lakhs) .
A B C D E F
II. It is sold at 10% profit. 120. The age of a father is three times the age of the son.
Then what is the current age of the son? L After 20 years the ratio of the father's age to the
son's will be 2 : 1. II 10 years ago the ratio of the father's age to the son's
age was 5 : 1 . 121. 'A' and ' B ' can do a piece of work in 25 days and 30 days
respectively. Both start the work together but ' A ' leaves the work 8 days before its completion. Find the time in which the work is finished. 1)18 days 2) 20 days 3) 16 days 4) 21 days 5) N o n e of these
122. A person travels for 5 hours at the speed of 40 kmh"1 and for 6 hours at the speed of 50 kmh' 1 . At the end of it, he finds that he has covered 1/2 of the total distance. At what average speed should he travel to cover the remaining distance in 10 hours? 1)20 kmh-' 2) 25 k m h ' 3) 40 k m h 1
4) 50 kmh-' 5) N o n e of these 123. Wages for 40 women amount to Rs 15000 in 60 days.
How many men must work for 15 days to receive Rs 6000? The daily wage of a man is double that of a woman. 1)28 men 2) 30 men 3) 32 men 4) 35 men 5) None of these
124. A pipe can empty a tank in 15 hours and another can e irrtv ; t in 10 hours. If both the pipes are opened simui taneously, how long will it take to completely empty a full tank? 1) 5 hours 2) 6 hours 3) 8 hours 4) 9 hours 5) N o n e of these
125. A person lent a certain sum of money at 5% simple interest, and in 10 years the interest amounted to Rs 4500 less than the sum lent. Find the sum lent. l ) R s 6 0 0 0 2 ) R s 8 0 0 0 3)Rs9000 4) Rs 10000 5) N o n e of these
126. The simple interest on a certain sum of money for 2 years at 8% p.a. is Rs 600. What is the compound interest at the same rate and for the same time? 1) Rs 620 2) Rs 624 3) Rs 625 4) Rs 630 5) None of these
127. 12 students appeared in an examination. In how many ways can the result be announced? 1)4096 2)8192 3)2048 4)1024 5) N o n e of these
128. From a pack of 52 cards, 3 cards are drawn. What is the Drobabilitv that it has all three K i n e s ?
5) N o n e of these 129. Aihiefgoes away in a car at a speed of 60 kmh"1. A cop starts
chasing thethiefafterl5minutesinacarataspeedof80 k m h 1 . V. ben will the cop overtake the thief from the start? 1)30 minutes 2) 36 minutes 3) 40 minutes 4)145 minutes 5)150 minutes
130. A shopkeeper sells sugar at a profit of 2 0 % and uses a weight which is 2 5 % less. What is total % gain?
136. What is the difference in total female population of city A, B and C together and D, E, F together? 1)16.4 lakhs 2) 16.8 lakhs 3) 17 lakhs 4) 17.5 lakhs 5) N o n e of these
137. What is the average of male population of all six cities? (Answer in approximate value.)
1)52 2)48 3)42 4)36 ' 5)35 138. Female population of City B is what % more than the
male population of City A? 1)8.5% 2)10% 3)12.5% 4)14% 5)15%
139. Population of females in City E is what percentage (approx) of the male population of City D and F together? 1)42 2)46 3)50 4)54 5)56
140. The female population of City E is what percentage more/ less than the total population of City A?
. 1)10% 2)12% 3)15% 4)16% 5) None of these Directions (Q. 141-145): Total expenditure of five
different companies together is Rs 40 crore. The percentage distribution of each company is shown in the given pie-chart. % profit of each company is given in the following line graph.
141. What is the income of Company A? (Ans in Rs crore) 1)12.28 2)13.44 3)14.20 4)15 5) None of these
142. What is the sum of net profit (in Rs crore) of Company C, D and F together? 1)11.38 2)11.92 3)12.24 4)12.72 5)13.28
143. What is the difference between the total income and the total expenditure of all the five companies together? 1)16.12 2)17.68 3)18.46 4)19.06 5)20.12
144. Profit of company D is what percentage of the income of Company C? 1)32.5% 2)30% 3)37.5% 4)33.33% 5)36%
145. Income of company B is how much percentage more than the expenditure of Company C? 1)48% 2)52.5% 3)56.25% 4)57.25% 5) None of these Directions (Q. 146-150): In an examinat ion th ree
questions are asked. Total 320 students appeared. Following Venn-diagram shows how students answered these three
questions. Q. = Question 1, Q, = Question 2, Q, = Question 3
146. How many students answered only Question 3? 1)70 2)75 3)80 4)85 5) None of these
147. What is the percentage of students who answered all the three questions? 1) 18.75% 2) 12.50% 3)6.25% 4 ) 4 % 5) None of these
148. The number of students who answered only Question 2 is what percentage more than the number of students-who answered Question 1 only? 1)64% 2)62.5% 3)60% 4)57.5% 5)52.5%
149. What is the percentage of students who answered two or more questions? 1)40.625% 2)42.25% 3)47.7?5% 4)48.50% 5)50%
150. What percentage of students answered question-1 and either question-2 OR question-3 OR both? 1)27.5% 2)30% 3)31.25% 4)32.75% 5)37.5%
Test of Reasoning Directions (Q. 151-153): Study the following letter-sym
bol-number series and answer the questions given below: T H » 7 R 6 Q P $ ? 4 S + 3 W 2 N G 5 8 # B F L § 4 * M J 9
151. First five elements of the series from the left end is reversed. First ten elements from the same end of the new series are again reversed. First fifteen elements from the same end of this new series are again reversed. Now which element will be 7th to the left of 6th to the right of 9th element from the left? 1) • 2 ) P 3 ) 7 4 ) 2 5) None of these
152. Which element will be 7th to the left of 6th to the right of 19th element from the right in Q 151 above? 1)8 2)P 3)4 4)6 5) None of these
153. First ten elements of the given series are picked up and symbols in this part are dropped. Next ten elements are picked up and numbers in this part are dropped. Now the last ten elements are picked up and letters are dropped. Now the remaining three parts are arranged as a series (without changing the order of elements). Which element will be exactly midway between 2nd element from the left end of the new series and 6th element from the rieht?
1)S 2 ) P 3 ) + 4 ) Q 5) None of these Directions (Q. 154-160): Study the following informa
tion carefully to answer the questions given below. A number sorting machine, when given an input of
numbers, rearranges them in a particular manner step by step as indicated belowtill all the numbers are arranged in aparticular order. Given below is an illustration of this arrangement.
Input: 69 54 71 184 624 73 98 89 102 31 1)5 2 ) 6 3 ) 7 4 ) 8 5) None of these
56. If third step of an input is 21 13 22 25 52 91 18 23 51 17 then which of the following steps will be 21 13 22 51 23 17 18 25 52 91 for the same input? 1)6 2)7 3)8 4)9 5) None of these
57. Which of the following will be the third step for the following input? Input: 12 24 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 132 1)60 108 120 12 24 48 72 84 96 132 2)60 108 12 24 48 72 84 96 120 132 3)60 108 120 24 12 48 72 84 96 132 4)60 108 24 12 48 72 84 96 120 132 5) Can't be determined
58. If the second step for an input is as given below, what will be the fifth step for the same input? Step II: 67 238 444 98 445 734 925 862 96 69 1)67 238 444 98 734 445 925 862 96 69 2)67 238 444 445 98 734 925 862 96 69 3)67 238 444 69 98 445 734 925 862 96 4) Fifth step is not possible 5) None of these
59. What will be the last step for the following input? Input: 117 104 91 39 26 13 52 78 65 130 1)130 117 104 91 78 65 52 39 26 13 2)104 130 13 117 91 52 39 26 65 78 3) 104 130 13 117 91 52 26 39 65 78 4)13 26 39 52 65 78 91 104 117 130 5) None of these
60. What will the input definitely be if Step IV is as follows? Step IV: 105 210 21 42 63 84 126 147 168 189 1) 105 84 63 42 21 147 126 168 189 210 2) 126 105 84 63 42 21 147 168 189 210 3)210 189 168 147 126 105 84 63 42 21 4)21 42 63 84 105 126 147 168 189 210 5) Can't be determined
161. In a certain code chor mousere to bhai means 'best award is Nobel', dar to kahe means 'Raju is worry', saiyan kotwal kahe means 'I am worry', dar to chor kaa means 'Raju is best actor' and chor mousere means 'best award'. Then which of the following words can't be decoded with certainty? \)dar 2) bhai 3) kaa 4) kotwal 5) kahe
162. What will come in place of question mark(?) in the following series? X2L T6L ? O20I N30F N42B 1)Q12K 2)Q10K 3)Q12L 4)Q12I 5) None of these
163. BSC Publishing Company decided to assign grade to its five bestselling books, ie Quicker Maths, English Is Easy, Analytical Reasoning, A'on-Verbal Reasoning and GK Digest. Grades assigned to these books are A, B, C, D and E but not necessarily in the same order. The book which has been assigned grade A witnessed the highest sale among them. The book which witnessed the lowest sale has been assigned grade E.
Total copies sold of Analytical Reasoning is more
than those of Non-Verbal Reasoning. The sale of GK Digest is not as much as that of Non-Verbal Reasoning. However, its sale is less than that of Analytical Reasoning. Which book has been assigned grade A? 1) Quicker Maths 2) Analytical Reasoning 3) English is Easy 4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
164. If P$Q means P is the father of Q, P # Q means P is the mother of Q, P ⋆ Q means P is the sister of Q, then how is L related to G in A $ C # E ⋆ G and L $ H $ E ⋆ K? 1) Father 2) Grandfather 3) Uncle 4) Greatgrandfather 5) None of these
165. How many pairs of letters are there in the word WUNDERK1NDER which have as many letters between them as in the English alphabet? 1) two 2) three 3) four 4) five 5) None of these Directions (Q. 166-170): Each of the questions below
consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and give answer
1) if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
2) if the data in statement II albne are sufficient to answer the question while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
3) if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
4) if the data even in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
5) if the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
166. Six friends Pankaj, Ratan, Atul, Rinku, Mukesh and Sohan read different newspapers. The newspapers are A, B, C, D, E and F. Among these, A, B and F are in Hindi whereas the remaining are in English. Which newspaper is
preferred by Rinku? I. Pankaj and Sohan do not read English newspaper,
while Ratan reads newspaper 'A'. II. Atul reads English newspaper but it is not ' C'; Rinku
does not read Hindi newspaper while Mukesh reads newspaper 'E' .
167. How much did Abhinav get in Geography? 1 Marks obtained by Abhinav in Geography is 10 more
than the average marks got by him in English, Hindi and Geography.
II Total marks obtained by him in English and Hindi is 150. 168. Mr 'X ' uses acertain code while expressing his view.
What is the code used by him for the word 'Arjun'? 1 According to the code used by Mr 'X' , chip din
chunk means 'student attends class' and din sund dink means 'Arjun is student'.
1I In the same code jump mink sink means 'schoolsare good' and keel sund dink means 'Arjun is doctor'.
169. What is the total number of employees in the company 'X '? There are only two categories of employees, ie officer's grade and worse grade. I Average income per employee per month in the
company 'X ' is Rs 1200. While average income per employee per month of those belonging to officer's grade is Rs 4600 and that for worse grade is Rs 1100.
II When 600 employees belonging to the category worse grade of company 'Y ' and the same number of employees belonging to the officer's grade of company ' Y ' are added to the strength of the company ' X ' , the new ratio of worse grade employees to officer's grade becomes 37 :4 .
170. Five boys P, Q, R, S and T are standing in a row. Q is between P and T. Who among them is in the middle? I P is on the left of Q and right of R. II S is at the right end. Directions (Q. 171-175): Read the following information
and then answer the questions following it. Four persons participated with their horses in a horse
race. The colour of horse of each individual was different. Those colours are White, Black, Brown and Reddish-brown. They call their horses by different name — Raja, Doga, Tara and Ola. They got four prizes I, II, III and IV where I is for the best performance.
1) The colour of Awadhesh's horse is not brown. 2) Ola. which is not white, eot either first position or the
last position in the horse race. 3) Sanjay's horse got one position above Awadhesh's,
but one below the black horse. 4) Deepak's horse was positioned just above Raja, but
was just below the white horse. 5) Deepak's horse is not Tara. Pramod, who is the friend of
Deepak, was also one of the participants in the race. 171. Whose horse won the first prize?
1) Pramod 2) Deepak 3) Awadhesh 4) Sanjay 5) None of these
172. Who owns Raja? 1) Pramod 2) Deepak 3) Sanjay 4) Awadhesh 5) None of these
173. Which of the following depicts the colour of Awadhesh's horse? 1) White 2) Black 3) Brown 4) Reddish-brown 5) None of these
174. Which of the following horses won the second prize? l)Tara 2) Ola 3)Doga 4) Raja 5) None of these
175. Which of the following statements is true? 1) Tara is owned by Sanjay. 2) The colour of Deepak's horse is reddish-brown. 3) Ola is owned by Deepak. 4) The colour of Doga is brown. 5) None of these Directions (Q. 176-185): Read the following informa
tion carefully and answer the questions that follow. The following are the five subjects fojr the annual exami
nation. Maximum marks for each of the five subjects, ie English, Chemistry, Botany, Mathematics, and Physics, is 100. A student is declared passed under the following different schemes (a candidate may pass under more than one scheme):
Scheme 1: Secures minimum 40% marks in each subject. Scheme 2: Secures minimum 50% marks of total but fails
only either in English or in Botany. Scheme 3: Secures minimum 75% marks in Chemistry
and minimum 60% in Mathematics but fails in any one of the remaining subjects.
Scheme 4: Secures minimum 60% marks of total but fails in up to two subjects by maximum of only 10 marks in each of the subjects.
Those candidates who could not pass under any of these four schemes are declared as 'failed'. The marks of ten different students are given below in the table. Study it to answer the questions that follow:
Eng Chem Bot Math Phy Total p 65 54 71 70 68 328 Q 70 36 74 30 90 300 R 54 79 45 60 06 244 S 39 51 56 42 62 250 T 79 90 23 93 69 354 U 39 80 86 81 32 318 V 72 86 37 75 67 337 w 70 71 72 73 74 360 X 63 28 85 61 70 307 Y 52 58 45 54 41 250
176. ' P ' passes under which of the schemes? 1) Only 1 2) Only 2 3) Either 1 or 2 4) Both 1 and 2 5) None of these
177. 'Q ' passes under which of the schemes? l )On ly l 2) Only 2 3) Only 3 4) Only 4 5) None of these
178. ' S ' passes under which of the schemes? l )Only l 2) Only 2 3) Only 2 and 4 4) 2 and 3 5) None of these
179. 'R' passes under which of the schemes? l )On ly l 2) Only 2 3) Only 3 4) Only 2 and 3 5) None of these
180. 'T passes under which of the schemes? 1) Only 2 2) Only 3 3) Both 2 and 3 4) 2,3 and 4 5) None of these
181. 'U ' passes under which of the schemes? 1) Only 2 2) Only 3 3) Only 4 4) Only 2 and 3 5) Only 3 and 4
182. 'W passes under which of the schemes? 1) Only 2 2) Only 3 3) Only 1 4) Either 1 or 2 5) None of these
183. 'X ' passes under which schemes? l )On ly l 2) Only 2 3) Only 3 4) Failed 5) None of these
184. 'V passes under which of the schemes? 1) Only 2 2) Only 3 3) Only 4 4) Failed 5) None of these
185. 'Y ' passes under which of the schemes? 1) Only 1 2) Only 2 3) Either 1 or 2 4) Both 1 and 2 5) None of these
186. In a certain code language the word 'DEMIMONDA1NE' is written as 'EDNHOMPBDFQB'. How will the word 'EXPOSTULATED', be written in that code? 1 ) A H Q D J W R U N Q W F 2 ) F W Q N U R W J E Q H A 3 ) F Y Q N U R W J D Q H A 4 ) F W Q N U R W J D Q H A 5 ) F W P N U R W J D Q H A Directions (Q. 187-191): In each question below is given
a statement followed by three assumptions numbered I, II and III. An assumption is something supposed or taken for
granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement, then decide which of the answers (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) is the correct answer. 187. Statement: The board of directors of 'X ' coaching
institute — a premier coaching institute — has decided to charge a fixed amount of Rs 10,000/month from each of its franchisees in urban area and Rs 5000/month in rural area. Assumptions: I. Profits gained by franchisees in urban area differ
from those in rural areas. II.. Franchisees will be able to pay the respective
charges according to their respective categories. Ill It is feasible to expand branches and control them
by fixing a target. 1) Only I 2) Only II 3) Only I and II 4) None 5) None of these
188. Statement: "Most schools in India continue to be teacher-driven, where students have little participation in the learning process. There is no response to societal changes that have been induced by globalisation, developments in communications, networking and technology." — A criticism made by Mr X Assumptions: I. True education means^greater participation of
students and congruence with societal changes. II. Education can't be obtained by assuming teacher
as the only source. Ill It is desirable that education be imparted by
considering those factors in mind which are in tune with the needs of the student.
1) Only I 2) Only II 3) Both I and II 4) Both II and III 5) None of these
189. S t a t e m e n t : "We must select educators and not academics. They should have the ability to teach in the canteen or even at bus stop!" — Mr X Assumptions: I Teaching is an art. It asks for a thorough knowledge
of the subject as well as the ability to put across that knowledge to others.
II. The skills required in transmitting knowledge are, at times, quite different from a person's receiving skills.
III. It is not necessarily true that a good student will also be a good teacher.
1) Only I 2) Only I and III 3) Only II and III 4)A11 5) None of these
190. Statement: The World Food Summit in Rome was on the verge of becoming a fiasco on its opening day when western countries stayed away, prompting accusations of indifference to the fate of the malnourished and starving people because the third world countries send civil servants and ministers rather than prime ministers and presidents. Assumptions: I. Prime ministers and presidents are more efficient
than civil servants and ministers. II. Prime ministers and presidents enjoy more power
than civil servants and ministers. III. A meaningful outcome can be obtained only when
the real powers attend a summit. 1) Only I and II 2) Only II and III 3) Only I and III 4) None 5) None of these
191. Statement: "Mandatory verification of identity before acquiring a prepaid cellular connection is taking a toll on numbers." — CEO of a cellular company Assumptions: I. Lesser subscribers have joined due to decrease in
subscription rate. II. Unnecessary delay as well as red-tapism discour
ages consumer's appetite. III. Holders of cellulars do not want to reveal their
identity. 1) Only I and II 2) Only II and III 3) Only I and III 4) None 5) None of these Directions (Q. 192-196): In making decisions about
important questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between 'strong" arguments and "weak" arguments insofar
as they relate to the question. "Strong" arguments are those which are both important and directly related to the question. "Weak" a r g u m e n t s a r e t hose wh ich a r e o f m i n o r importance and also may not be directly related to the question or may be related to a trivial aspect of the question. Instructions: Each question below is followed by two
arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a "strong" argument and which is a "weak" argument. Give answer 1) if only argument I is "strong"; 2) if only argument II is "strong"; 3) if either I or II is "strong"; 4) if neither I nor II is "strong"; and 5) if both I and II are "strong".
192. Statement: Should religious slaughter of animals be banned in India? Arguments: I. Yes, this is an act of brutality and against humanity;
it should not be done in the name of God. II. No, India is a secular country.
193. Statement: Should India attack Pakistan? Arguments: I. Yes, we have defeated them three times; now it needs
another defeat. II. No, if India succeeds in the fourth war, we will have
no opponent left for a fifth war. 194. Statement: Should politicians be made to declare their
educational qualifications? Arguments: I. Yes, to develop a global perspective and represent
India on the world map it is the need of the hour because a sound educa t iona l background guarantees some degree of understanding of the needs of the nation.
II No, what do we need — a leader or an academic? 195. Statement: Are beauty pageants an insult to a woman's
intelligence? Arguments: I. Yes, beauty pageants give more emphasis on
physical beauty
tt No, if anyone thinks so, he or she is not aware of the positive aspects of beauty pageants.
196. Statement: Should all the electricity state boards be privatised in India? Arguments: I No, this will increase the grievances of the people. II Yes, it will check the growing menace of power theft
which has resulted in annual pilferage of a huge amount.
Directions (Q. 197-201): In each question below is given a statement followed by two conclusions numbered I and IL You have to assume everything in the statement to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then consider the two conclusions together and decide which of them logically follow(s) beyond a reasonable doubt from the information given in the statement. Give answer
1) if only conclusion I follows; 2) if only conclusion II follows; 3) if either I or II follows; 4) if neither I nor II follows; and 5) i fbothlandllfol low.
197. Statement: Plans have been formalised to recruit Asian and black police officers from abroad, especially from India, to fill the increasing manpower shortage in Britain. Conclusions: I Britain does not have its own efficient manpower to
meet its demand. II The Indian police service conditions and the
country's laws are almost akin to the British service conditions and criminal law and procedures.
198. Statement: "In a rural area people generally lack computer skills, some of them are even unaware of the word "computer" but not so in my native place." — Mr 'X ' Conclusions: I X's native place is in a rural area. II Most people belonging to X's native place are aware
of computer skills. 199. Statement: Rumours of Indo-Pak war crisis likely to
escalate into a war played havoc with currency and stock
markets today. Conclusions: I Possible bad effects of the rumour are indicators of
post-war crippleness of stock markets. II Any widespread rumour of a crisis is likely to cripple
the economic condition of a country. 200. Statement: "India will not withdraw its troops from the
border until it is satisfied that cross-border infiltration has ended." — US Defence Secretary Conclusions: I India has optimum number of troops to sustain its
internal peace. II. Infiltration is a serious problem.
201. Sta tement : "The good news is the shows have been postponed, not cance l led . The bad news is the disappointment of fans and the thousands of pounds lost." — Criticism made by Mr X when two mega Bollywood shows were declared postponed. Conclusions: I. Thousands of viewers were preparing to watch the
giant shows. II. The shows are to be organised in the UK. Directions (Q. 202-206): Below is given a passage fol
lowed by several possible inferences which can be drawn from the facts stated in the passage. You have to examine each inference separately in the context of the passage and decide upon its degree of truth or falsity. M a r k answer
1) if the inference is "definitely true", ie it properly follows from the statement of facts;
2) if the inference is "probably t rue" though not "definitely true" in the light of the facts given;
3) if the "data are inadequate", ie from the facts given you cannot say whether the inference is likely to be true or false;
4) if the inference is "probably false" though not "definitely false" in the light of the facts; and
5) if the inference is "definitely false", ie it cannot possibly be drawn from the facts given or it contradicts the given facts.
Eradication of poverty and provision of basic minimum services are integral elements of any strategy to improve the quality of life. No developmental process can be sustainable unless it lead to visible and widespread improvement in these areas. There is by now enough evidence to show that rapid growth has strong poverty-reducing effects. The shift in emphasis towards private initiative and reliance on the entrepreneurial spirit of the people essentially seeks to create the conditions for rapid and sustained growth. Nevertheless there are aspects of growth which can be labour-displacing and impoverishing. These arise essentially out of unequal initial endowments of physical resources, human capital and information, which prevent segments of the society, particularly women and other socially and economically disadvantaged groups, from taking advantage of the opportunities that become available or from protecting their interest in an adequate manner. Market forces left to themselves may not correct these disparities, and indeed may accentuate them since there would very likely be a tendency to exploit the weak and the
iisadvantaged by economic alignments of the socially and politically advantaged. 202. Disadvantages of women and other socially and eco
nomically disadvantaged groups have their roots in historical circumstances and are perpetuated through social and political factors.
203. Market forces are better than govt control. 204. Employment has nothing to do with designing the qual
ity of life of any individual. 205. A focus on accelerated growth will be quite helpful in
realising the objective of alleviating poverty. 206. There is no such growth as does not discriminate
against women in harnessing their interests. Directions (Q. 207-210): Given below are pairs of
events 'A' and 'B ' . You have to read both the events and decide their nature of relationship. You have to assume that the information given in 'A ' and ' B ' is t rue and you are not to assume anything beyond the given information in deciding the answer. Give answer
1) If' A' is the effect and' B' is its immediate and principal cause;
2) I f 'A ' is the immediate and principal cause and 'B ' is its effect;
3) If'A' is an effect but 'B ' is not it immediate and principal cause;
4) If ' B ' is an effect but 'A' is not its immediate and principal cause; and
5) If none of these 207. Event (A): Recently the government has established a
bamboo innovation studio and allied workshops in Agartala.
Event (B): There has been witnessed a radical change in the choices of people using bamboo as an alternative to timber and steel.
208. Event (A): The Congress government in Uttaranchal marked the completion of its first 100 days on the first day of the ongoing week;
Event (B): The Congress party organised a fete in Uttaranchal's capital recently.
209. E v e n t ( A ) : Government has emphasised on the programmes aimed at eliminating poverty and illiteracy with new zeal and strong will power.
Event (B): Minister of state Mr X told the plenary session of the International Labour Organisation in Geneva on a day last week that India is following a proactive policy to eliminate child labour, which is closely linked to poverty and illiteracy.
210. Event (A): There have been repeated complaints about malfunctioning electronic meters in the past months.
Event (B): Weights and measures department has asked all meter-manufacturers to get their sample meters tes ted again from Elec t ronic Regional Test Laboratory.
Directions (Q. 211-215): In the following questions, the
Directions (Q. 216-220): Each of the following series consists of seven figures, two of which at the ends are unnumbered. One of the five numbered figure: does not fit into the series. Find out the figure.
