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SBIPO(PRELIMINARYEXAM),09072016
PREVIOUSYEARPAPER
ENGLISHLANGUAGE

Directions(110):Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandanswerthequestions.Certain
words/phrasesaregiveninboldtohelpyoulocatethemwhileansweringsomeofthe
questions.
Untilthe1960sboysspentlongerandwentfurtherinschoolthangirls,andweremorelikely
tograduatefromuniversity.Now,acrosstherichworldandinagrowingnumberof,poor
countries,thebalancehastiltedtheotherway.Policymakersoncefrettedaboutgirls.lackof
confidenceinsciencebutthisischanging.Swedenhascommissionedresearchintoitsboy
crisis.AustraliahasdevisedareadingprogrammecalledBoys,Blokes,BooksandBytes.In
justacoupleofgenerations,onegendergaphasclosed,onlyforanothertoopenup.The
reversalislaidoutinareportpublishedonMarch5thbytheOECD.aParisbasedrich
countrythinktank.Boysdominancejustaboutenduresinmaths:atage15theyare,on
average,theequivalentofthreemonthsschoolingaheadofgirls.Insciencetheresultsare
fairlyeven.Butinreading,wheregirlshavebeenaheadforsometime,agulfhasappeared.In
allG4countriesandeconomiesinthestudy,girlsoutperformboys.Theaveragegapis
equivalenttoanextrayearofschooling.TheOECDdeemsliteracytobethemostimportant
skillthatitassesses,sincefurtherlearningdependsonit.Sureenough,teenageboysare50%
morelikelythangirlstofailtoachievebasicproficiencyinanyofmaths,readingandscience.
Youngstersinthisgroup,withnothingtobuildonorshineat,arepronetodropoutofschool
altogether.Toseewhyboysandgirlsfaresodifferentlyintheclassroom,firstlookatwhat
theydooutsideit.Theaverage15yearoldgirldevotesfiveandahalfhoursaweekto
homework,anhourmorethantheaverageboy,whospendmoretimeplayingvideogamesand
trawlingtheinternet.Threequartersofgirlsreadforpleasure,comparedwithlittlemorethan
halfofboys.Readingratesarefallingeverywhereasscreensdraweyesfrompages,butboys
aregivingupfaster.TheOECDfoundthat,amongboyswhodoasmuchhomeworkasthe
averagegirl,thegendergapinreadingfellbynearlyaquarter.
Onceintheclassroom,boyslongtobeoutofit:Theyaretwiceaslikelyasgirlstoreportthat
schoolisawasteoftime,andmoreoftenturnuplate.Justasateachersusedtostruggleto
persuadegirlsthatscienceisnotonlyformen,theOECDnowurgesparentsandpolicymakers
tosteerboysawayfromaversionofmasculinitythatignoresacademicachievement.Boys
disdainforschoolmighthavebeenlessirrationalwhentherewereplentyofjobsfor
uneducatedmen.Butthosedayshavelonggone.Itmaybethatabitofswaggerhelpsin
maths,whereconfidenceplaysapartinboyslead(thoughitsometimesextendstodelusion
:12%ofboystoldtheOECDthattheyarefamiliarwiththemathematicalconceptof
subjunctivesealing,aredherringthatfooledonly7%ofgirls.)Buttheirlackofself
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disciplinedrivesteacherscrazy.TheOECDfoundthatboysdidmuchbetterinitsanonymised

teststhaninteachersassessments.Whatisbehindthisdiscrimination?Onepossibilityisthat
teachersmarkupstudentswhoarepolite,eagerandstayoutofflights,allattributesthatare
morecommonamonggirls.Insomecountries,academicpointscanevenbedockedforbad
behaviour.
1.ChoosethewordwhichisoppositeinmeaningtothewordDOCKEDgiveninboldas
usedinthepassage.
(1)Raised
(2)Stopped
(3)Widened
(4)Flown
(5)Noneofthese
Solution:2

2.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanbesaidabouttheschooleducationtoday?
(1)Scienceeducationisdeterioratingrapidly.
(2)Onlineeducationcaneasilyaddressitsproblemssuchasshortageofteachingstaff.
(3)Itfostersrotelearninginsteadofcreativethinking.
(4)Theamountofhomeworkforchildrenisprohibitive.
(5)Girlsaredoingbetteratschoolascomparedtoboysonsomeparameters.
Solution:5

3.Choosetheword/groupofwordswhichismostnearlythesameinmeaningastheword
DRAWgiveninboldasusedinthepassage.
(1)Sketch
(2)Tie
(3)Raffle
(4)Represent
(5)Divert
Solution:5

4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEinthecontextofthepassage?
(1)Boysperformbetterthangirlsonsubjectiveteacherassessments.
(2)Effortstoimproverepresentationofgirlsineducationhavehadsuccess.
(3)Byandlargeteachersarefemaleandtheydiscriminateagainstboys.
(4)Educationinrichcountriesneedstobesubsidisedtoreducedropoutnumbers.
(5)Noneofthegivenstatementsistrueinthecontextofthepassage.
Solution:2

5.Choosetheword/groupofwordswhichismostnearlythesameinmeaningastheword
PRONEgiveninboldasusedinthe.passage.
(1)Unconscious

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(2)Flat
(3)Likely
(4)Lifeless
(5)Opinionated
Solution:3

6.Whichofthefollowingfactorscanhaveanimpactonresultsofboysinschool?
A.Perceptionsofteachers
B.Societalattitudetowardseducationalachievementandboys
C.Overconfidenceofmalestudents
(1)Only(A)
(2)Only(B)
(3)All(A),(B)and(C)
(4)Only(A)and(C)
(5)Only(A)and(B)
Solution:3

7.WhatdotheOECDstatisticsinthepassageindicate?
(1)Schoolsdropoutratesamongboysarehigherindevelopingcountriesthaninrich
ones.
(2)Despitetheperceptionthatgirlsaredoingbetterthanboysinschool,thesameisnot
true.
(3)Todayboysaremoreatriskthangirlsintermsofeducationalachievementin
developedcountries.
(4)Enrolmentofgirlsinschoolshasdoubledwhilethatofboyshasfallen.
(5)Byandlargeteenagershaveveryloweducationalachievementinrichcountries.
Solution:4

8.ChoosethewordwhichisoppositeinmeaningtothewordDELUSIONgiveninbold
asusedinthepassage.
(1)Myth
(2)Superstition
(3)Precipitating
(4)Reality
(5)Familiarity
Solution:4

9.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthorsopinionaboutthe`boycrisis?
(1)Itisnotasmuchofaproblemasitismadeouttobe.
(2)Policymakersshouldaddresstheissueofuneducatedboysasitwillimpactboys
employmentsubsequently.
(3)Itcanbeaddressedbyimplementingquotasatuniversitylevel.
(4)Itisarichcountryphenomenonandcanbeeasilyaddressedthroughincreased
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fundingforschools.
(5)Noneofthegivenoptions
Solution:2

10.Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthepassage?
(1)FindingtheGlassCeiling
(2)MenStormingUptheIronyTower
(3)PayandJobFlexibility
(4)Attention!ANewGenderGap
(5)ABrokenSafetyNet
Solution:4

Directions(1115):Readeachsentencetofindoutwhetherthereisanygrammatical
errorinit.Theerror,ifany,willbeinonepartofthesentence.Markthepartwiththe
errorasyouranswer.Ifthereisnoerror,markNoerrorasyouranswer.(Ignorethe
errorsofpunctuationifany)
11.Thefarewillbecalculated/(1)onthebasisof/(2)expectedtraveltimedistance/(3)and
trafficwhereapplied.(4)Noerror(5)
Solution:4

12.Juniorcollegessees/(1)marginalviolationsin/(2)minimumscorecapforarts,/(3)
scienceandcommercestreams.(4)Noerror(5)
Solution:1

13.Theactorhas/(1)filedacase/(2)againstthedirectorand/(3)hassoughtawritten
apology.(4)Noerror(5)
Solution:5

14.Thepracticeofbigpharmacompanies/(1)offeringkickbacksto/(2)prescribing
physiciansmaynotbe/(3)abreachofethics.(4)Noerror(5)
Solution:5

15.Thegovernmenthasnarrowed/(1)itslistofcandidates/(2)tobecomethenext/(3)
governorontheRBI.(4)Noerror(5)
Solution:4

Directions(1620):Rearrangethegivensixsentences/groupofsentences(A),(B),
(C),(D),(E)and(F)inapropersequencesoastoformameaningfulparagraphand
thenanswerthegivenquestions.
A.Otherswereshownadvertisementsofmoreaffordablestuff,suchassmartphones.
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B.Thisexperienceshowsthecomplexitiesofadvertisingtoday,whenitissoeasyfor

dissatisfiedcustomerstomaketheirvoicesheard.
C.Moreover,someofthosenotshowntheadvertisementcomplained,referringto
themselvesas,or(puttingitpolitely)losers.
D.Butitsadvertisementwasshownonlytothosewhoseprofilessuggestedtheywere
potentialbuyersofexpensivecars.
E.Eventually,thisbruisedafewegos.
F.EarlierthisyearacarmakeradvertisedonWeChat,apopularmessagingappinChina
witharound550mmonthlyusers.
16.WhichofthefollowingshouldbetheFIRSTsentenceaftertherearrangement?
(1)A
(2)C
(3)B
(4)F
(5)E
Solution:4

17.WhichofthefollowingshouldbetheSECONDsentenceaftertherearrangement?
(1)A
(2)B
(3)F
(4)D
(5)C
Solution:4

18.WhichofthefollowingshouldbetheFOURTHsentenceaftertherearrangement?
(1)A
(2)E
(3)C
(4)F
(5)D
Solution:2

19.WhichofthefollowingshouldbetheSIXTH(last)sentenceaftertherearrangement?
(1)B
(2)D
(3)A
(4)C
(5)E
Solution:1

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20.WhichofthefollowingshouldbetheFIFTHsentenceaftertherearrangement?
(1)E
(2)D
(3)A
(4)F
(5)C
Solution:5

Directions(2125):Inthesequestions,thesentencehastwoblanks,eachblank
indicatingthatsomethinghasbeenomitted.Choosethesetofwordsfortheblanks
whichbestfitsthemeaningofthesentenceasawhole.
21.TheGovernorssuccessorwillfindtheeconomyinamuchbetterthanwhatitwas
inwhenhehimselftook
threeyearsago.
(1)condition,holding
(2)turmoil,over
(3)shape,charge
(4)characters,reigns
(5)position,duty
Solution:3

22.Thegovernmentstoconsolidatepublicsectorhanks(PSBs)couldcreateinthecurrent
environmentwherestressedassetsacrossbanksarehigh.
(1)actions,exposed
(2)intend,uncertainty
(3)proposal,secure
(4)strategise,havoc
(5)plans,risks
Solution:5

23.TheITfirmmaybeoutasclientsshiftstocloudservicesbyrivals.
(1)venting,existing
(2)losing,offered
(3)close,provided
(4)locking,promising
(5)shutting,delivered
Solution:2

24.Inspiteofsocialperformsarelikelytoaneverlargerpartofmarketersbudget.
(1)pitfalls,receive
(2)hazards,getting
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(3)negative,share
(4)drawbacks,obtained
(5)fallen,have
Solution:1

25.LitigationandhurdlesinapotentialsaletoaChinesepartnerhavethecompany
totheclosingofoneofitsplants.
(1)raised,changing
(2)denying,choose
(3)forced,defer
(4)enable,modify
(5)compelled,defeat
Solution:3

Directions(2630):Infollowingpassage,thereareblanks,eachofwhichhasbeen
numbered.Againsteach,fivewordsaresuggested,oneofwhichfitstheblank
appropriately.Findouttheappropriatewordineachcase.Theresbeensomebuzzlately
aroundthenotsonewideathatemergingtechnologyisdestroyingjobsandwill(26)
destroythemiddleclass.Fearsaboutashrinkingjobpoolare(27)oureconomyis
stillrecoveringfromtherecession,andjobshavenotreturnedtoprerecessionlevels.
Meanwhile,technologyis(28)somelowskilledjobs.Yet,changestothejob
landscape,whiletheymayrequiresomeadjustments,arenotbadnewsforthemiddle
class.(29),advancesininnovationandtechnologypromisetomakelifebetterfor
everyone,bothprofessionallyand(30).
26.(1)not
(2)ultimately
(3)securely
(4)publicly
(5)demandingly
Solution:2

27.(1)understandable
(2)weird
(3)unjust
(4)remanded
(5)wrong
Solution:1

28.(1)dicing
(2)acquiring
(3)replacing
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(4)lifting
(5)paying
Solution:3

29.(1)But
(2)Instead
(3)Fact
(4)Since
(5)However
Solution:2

30.(1)workplace
(2)shortly
(3)personally
(4)morosely
(5)environmental
Solution:3

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QUANTITATIVEAPTITUDE

1.Cis20%moreefficientthanA.AandBtogethercanfinishapieceofworkin16days.B
andCtogethercandoitin15days.InhowmanydaysAalonecanfinishthesamepiece
ofwork?
(1)42
(2)48
(3)54
(4)36
(5)45
Solution:2

2.AstartedabusinesswithaninvestmentofRs.16,000/.After6monthsfromthestartof
thebusiness,BandCjoinedwithRs.12,000/andRs.18,000/respectivelyandA
investedanadditionalamountofRs.4,000/.IfthedifferencebetweenAsshareandBs
shareintheannualprofitisRs.6,000/,whatwastheannualprofitreceived?
(1)Rs.17,600/
(2)Rs.13,200/
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(3)Rs.14,300/
(4)Rs.16,500/
(5)Rs.11,000/
Solution:4

3.Shivagives20%ofhermonthlysalarytohismother,50%oftheremainingsalaryhe
investsinaninsuranceschemeandPPFintherespectiveratioof5:3andtheremaining
hekeepsinhisbankaccount.Ifthesumoftheamounthegivestohismotherandthathe
investsinPPFisRs.12,600/,howmuchisShivasmonthlysalary?
(1)Rs.36,000/
(2)Rs.64,000/
(3)Rs.42,000/
(4)Rs.40,000/
(5)Rs.21,000/

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Solution:1

4.Therespectiveratioofradiioftworightcircularcylinders(AandB)is4:7.The
respectiveratiooftheheightsofcylindersAandBis2:1.Whatistherespectiveratioof
volumesofcylindersAandB?
(1)25:42
(2)23:42
(3)32:49
(4)30:49
(5)36:49
Solution:3

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5.Atpresent,AanshiisfiveyearsyoungertoBinny.Binnysagetwentyyearshencewillbe
equaltotwiceofAanshisagefiveyearsago.WhatwillbeBinnysageeightyearshence?
(1)42years
(2)35years
(3)38
(4)30years
(5)48years
Solution:5

Directions(610):Inthesequestions,twoequationsnumberedIandHaregiven.
Youhavetosolveboththeequationsandmarktheappropriateoption.
Giveanswer:
(1)Ifrelationshipbetweenxandycannotbeestablished
(2)Ifx<y
(3)Ifx>y
(4)Ifxy
(5)Ifxy
6.I.9x37x+30=0
II.3y19y+30=0
Solution:4

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7.I.2x17x+36=0
II.5y33y+40=0
Solution:1

8.I.12x23x+11=0
II.21y20y+4=0
Solution:3

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9.I.x+12x+35=0
II.7y+32y+16=0
Solution:2

10.I.25x+20x+3=0
II.4y+11y+6=0
Solution:3

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11.Anumberissuchthatwhenitismultipliedby6,itgivesanothernumberwhichismore
than168astheoriginalnumberitselfislessthan168.Whatis15%oftheoriginal
number?
(1)8.4
(2)7.8
(3)6.6
(4)8.8
(5)7.2
Solution:5

12.DharmainvestedPfor3yearsinschemeAwhichoffered12%p.a.simpleinterest.She
alsoinvested
P+400inschemeBwhichoffered10%compoundinterest(compoundedannually),for
2years.IftheamountreceivedfromschemeAwaslessthanthatreceivedfromscheme
B,byRs.304/,whatisthevalueofP?
(1)Rs.1,400/
(2)Rs.1,000/
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(3)Rs.1,500/
(4)Rs.960/
(5)Rs.1,200/
Solution:5

Directions(1317):Studythefollowingtablecarefullyandanswerthequestions.

13.Thenumberofstudents(bothmaleandfemale)whoarelearningfreestyleinschoolsC
andDtogetheriswhatpercentlessthanthenumberofstudents(bothmaleandfemale)
whoarelearningthesameinschoolsAandBtogether?
(1)246/5%
(2)232/3%
(3)261/9%
(4)277/9%
(5)281/6%
Solution:4

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14..Whatistheaveragenumberofstudentslearningdanceforms(otherthanfreestyle)in
schoolsB,Cand13?
(1)206
(2)207
(3)204
(4)205
(5)201
Solution:2

15.Outofthenumberofstudents(bothmaleandfemalelearningfreestyleinschoolB,5/8
are15yearsorabove.
Ifoutofthetotalstudentswhoare15yearsorabove,30%arefemales,whatisthe
number,offemalestudentslearningfreestylewhoarebelow15years?
(1)35
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(2)42
(3)32
(4)46
(5)40
Solution:2

16.Whatistherespectiveratiobetweenthetotalnumberofmalestudentslearningfreestyle
inschoolsAandCtogetherandthetotalnumberoffemalestudentslearningthesamein
thesameschoolstogether?
(1)6:39
(2)6:13
(3)12:13
(4)6:11
(5)12:35
Solution:2

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17.Whatisthedifferencebetweenthenumberofmalestudentsstudyingfreestyleinschools
BandDtogetherandthetotalnumberoffemalestudentsstudyingthesameinthesame
schoolstogether?
(1)22
(2)18
(3)26
(4)18
(5)12
Solution:1

18.PercentprofitearnedwhenanarticleissoldforRs.558/isdoublethepercentprofit
earnedwhenthesamearticleissoldforRs.504/.Ifthemarkedpriceofthearticleis
30%abovethecostprice,whatisthemarkedpriceofthearticle?
(1)585/
(2)595/
(3)624/
(4)590/
(5)546/
Solution:1

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Directions(1923):Whatwillcomeinplaceofquestionmark(?)inthegiven
numberseries?
19.150102704626?
(1)7
(2)13
(3)8
(4)2
(5)12
Solution:3

20.10142452134?
(1)351
(2)302
(3)368
(4)841
(5)378
Solution:5

21.2411101427?
(1)67.5
(2)60.5
(3)66.5
(4)61.5
(5)62.25
Solution:3

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22.4500900906?0.012
(1)0.3
(2)0.09
(3)0.9
(4)0.015
(5)0.03
Solution:1

23.871233128?
(1)672
(2)684
(3)635
(4)620
(5)692
Solution:3

Directions(2428):Whatapproximatevaluewillcomeinplaceofquestionmark(?)
inthegivenquestions?(Youamnotexpectedtocalculatetheexactvalue).
24.3?x170=183.9988.001+328.02
(1)2
(2)4
(3)1
(4)5
(5)3
Solution:5

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25.?%of(230.027.89559.85)=960
(1)20
(2)80
(4)70
(5)75
Solution:5

26.518.00244.99+8.9988.01=?
(1)650
(2)350
(4)550
(5)600
Solution:3

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27.358.9815.02+450.158.992+56.02=?
(1)230
(2)200
(3)180
(4)150
(5)130
Solution:5

28.25%of459+65.015.02=?
(1)109
(2)128
(3)234
(4)80
(5)186
Solution:2

Directions(2933):Refertothebargraphandanswerthegivenquestions.

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29.In2005,outofthetotalnumberofapplicationsreceivedforsubjectsAandBtogether,
only30%wereaccepted.Whatwasthetotalnumberofapplicationsacceptedfor
subjectsAandBtogetherin2005?
(1)121
(2)123
(3)129
(4)138
(5)132
Solution:2

30.In2004,30%ofapplicationsreceivedforsubjectAand20%ofapplicationsreceivedfor
subjectBwerefrominternationalstudents.WhatwasthetotalnumberofInternational
applicantsforsubjectsAandBtogetherin2004?
(1)91
(2)97
(3)89
(4)93
(5)87
Solution:1

31.IftherespectiveratiooftotalnumberofapplicationsreceivedforsubjectsAandB
togetherin2008and2009is3:4whatwasthetotalnumberofapplicationsreceivedfor
subjectsAandBtogetherin2009?
(1)500
(2)560
(3)400

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(4)520
(5)500
Solution:2

32.WhatistheaveragenumberofapplicationsreceivedforsubjectAin2005,2007and
2008?
(1)190
(2)180
(3)170
(4)200
(5)160
Solution:1

33.NumberofapplicationsreceivedforsubjectBincreasedbywhatpercentfrom2004to
2006?
(1)542/7%
(2)426/7%
(3)571/7%
(4)484/7%
(5)584/7%
Solution:3

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34.Inabag,thereare8tedballsand7greenballs.Threeballsarepickedatrandom.What
istheprobabilitythattwoballsareredandoneballisgreenincolour?
(1)28/65
(2)22/65
(3)37/65
(4)3/13
(5)1/13
Solution:1

35.Avesselcontains120litreofmixtureofmilkandwaterintherespectiveratioof11:4.
Fortyfivelitreofthismixturewastakenoutandreplacedwith5litreofwater.Whatis
thepercentageofwaterintheresultantmixture?
(1)35
(2)31.25
(3)25
(4)20
(5)15
Solution:2

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REASONING

Directions(13):Studythefollowinginformationandanswerthegivenquestions.
SisthemotherofD.KisthebrotherofD.KistheonlysonofM.MisthesonofU.Uisthe
husbandofT.TisthemotherofY.
1.IfDismarriedtoX,thenhowisXrelatedtoM?
(1)Soninlaw
(2)Daughterinlaw
(3)Son
(4)Niece
(5)Daughter
Solution:1
Answer(13)

2.HowisTrelatedtoK?
(1)Mother
(2)Aunt
(3)Granddaughter
(4)Grandmother
(5)Motherinlaw
Solution:4

3.HowisSrelatedtoY?
(1)Sister
(2)Cousin
(3)Motherinlaw
(4)Niece
(5)Sisterinlaw
Solution:5

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Directions(48):Inthesequestions,relationshipbetweendifferentelementsis
showninthestatements.Thestatementsarefollowedbyconclusions.Studythe
conclusionsbasedonthegivenstatementsandselecttheappropriateanswer.
Giveanswer:
(1)BothconclusionsIandIIaretrue
(2)OnlyconclusionIistrue
(3)NeitherconclusionInorIIistrue
(4)OnlyconclusionIIistrue
(5)EitherconclusionIIorconclusionistrue
4.Statements:R>S=TUSA>V
Conclusions
I.A<R
II.VU
Solution:2

5.Statements:B>EAT=HIM
Conclusions:
I.HE
II.B>T
Solution:1

6.Statements:S<M<I<TRJ>I
Conclusions:
I.R=S
II.S<R
Solution:4

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7.Statements:B>EAT=H<IM
Conclusions:
I.E<I
II.MS
Solution:3

8.Statements:DOL>CE
Conclusions:
I.O<E
II.LD
Solution:4

Directions(910):Readthefollowinginformationandanswerthegivenquestions.
VanshstartswalkingfromPointEandwalks25mtowardsthenorth.
Hethentakesarightturnandwalksfor15m.
HeMakesaleftturnandstopsatPointMafterwalkingfor20m.
PointKis30mtothewestofPointM.
PointKis45mtothenorthofPointJ.
PointJis10mtotheeastofPointL.
9.HowfarandinwhichdirectionisPointEwithrespecttoPointL?
(1)30mtowardsWest
(2)25intowardsEast
(3)20intowardsEast
(4)20mtowardsWest
(5)25mtowardsWest
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Solution:2

10.IfNehaisstandingatPointDwhichis20mtothenorthofPointL,inwhichdirection
willshehavetowalkinordertoreachPointM?
(1)Northwest
(2)East
(3)Southeast
(4)Northeast
(5)North
Solution:4

Directions(1113):Readthegiveninformationcarefullyandanswerthe
questions.Eachofthesixsections,U,V,W,X,YandZofthesameclasshasdifferent
numberofstudents.OnlyZhasmorenumberofstudentsthanX.Vhasmorenumberof
studentsthanYbutlessthanU.WhasmorenumberofstudentsthanbothYandU.The
sectionhavingthethirdhighestnumberofstudentshas39students.Yhas24students.
11.IfthenumberofstudentsinsectionsW+Zissixtysixmorethanthenumberof
studentsinsectionY,howmanyofstudentsarethereinsectionZ?
(1)31
(2)46
(3)51
(4)55
(5)45
Solution:3
Answer(1113)

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12.HowmanystudentsdoessectionVpossiblyhave?
(1)39
(2)43
(3)55
(4)31
(5)14
Solution:4

13.WhichofthefollowingistrueregardingthenumberofstudentsinsectionU?
(1)NoothersectionhaslessstudentsthanU.
(2)XhasmorenumberofstudentsthanU.
(3)Upossiblyhas45students.
(4)Uhasmorenumberofstudentsthanonlythreesections.
(5)Noneofthegivenoptionsistrue
Solution:2

Directions(1419):Studythefollowinginformationandanswerthequestions.
Sevenpeople,namely,A,B,C,D,E,FandGhaveanappointmentbutnotnecessarilyin
thesameorder,onsevendifferentmonths(ofthesameyear)namelyJanuary,February,
April,June,August,OctoberandDecember.Eachofthemalsolikesadifferentactivity
namelyDrawing,Singing,Painting,Boxing,Karate,CraftandRunningbutnot
necessarilyinthesameorder.TheonewholikesCrafthasanappointmentononeofthe
monthsbeforeApril.Onlytwopeoplehaveanappointmentbetweentheonewholikes
craftandtheonewholikespainting.Onlyonepersonhasanappointmentbetweenthe
onewholikespaintingandtheonewholikesrunningTheonewholikesrunninghasan
appointmentinamonthwhichhas31days.Onlythreepeoplehaveanappointment
betweentheonewholikesrunningandE.Ghasanappointmentononeofthemonths
beforeE.Gdoesnothaveanappointmentinthemonthwhichhastheleastnumberof
days.OnlythreepeoplehaveanappointmentbetweenGandC.Onlyonepersonhasan
appointmentbetweenCandtheonewholikesKarate.TheonewholikesKaratehasan
appointmentbeforeC.Theonewholikessinginghasanappointmentimmediately

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beforeB.Bhasanappointmentinamonthwhichhaslessthan31days.Onlyoneperson

hasanappointmentbetweenAandF.AhasanappointmentbeforeF.Onlyoneperson
hasanappointmentbetweenFandtheonewholikesdrawing.
14.Whoamongstthefollowinghasanappointmentbeforetheonewhohasanappointment
inDecember?
(1)B
(2)E
(3)C
(4)TheonewholikesRunning
(5)TheonewholikesBoxing
Solution:5
Answer(1419)

15.Inwhichofthefollowingpairs,boththepersonshaveanappointmentinmonthswhich
havelessthan31days?
(1)A,F
(2)F,D
(3)B,F
(4)E,D
Solution:5

16.Whichofthefollowingcombinationsiscorrect?
(1)GSinging
(2)APainting
(3)FRunning
(4)BKarate
(5)DPainting
Solution:1

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17.AsperthegivenarrangementCraftisrelatedtoAprilandKarateisrelatedtoJune
followingacertainpattern,whichofthefollowingisDrawingrelatedtofollowingthe
samepattern?
(1)February
(2)October
(3)December
(4)August
(5)January
Solution:4

18.WhoamongstthefollowinglikesRunning?
(1)F
(2)D
(3)A
(4)B
(5)Otherthanthosegivenasoptions
Solution:2

19.Howmanypeoplehaveanappointmentbetweentheonewhohasanappointmentin
FebruaryandA?
(1)Three
(2)None
(3)Morethanthree
(4)One
(5)Two
Solution:4

Directions(2024):Studythegiveninformationcarefullytoanswerthegiven
questions.
SevenboxesA,B,C,D,E,FandGarekeptoneabovetheother,butnotnecessarilyin
thesameorder.EachboxcontainsdifferentitemsShoes,Papers,Bands,Medicines,
Ribbons,CreamsandPhones,butnotnecessarilyinthesameorder.Onlythreeboxes
arekeptbetweenDandG.TheRibbonboxiskeptimmediatelyaboveG.Onlyoneboxis
keptbetweentheRibbonboxandA.TheRibbonboxisnotthesecondfromthebottom
ofthestack,OnlyoneboxiskeptbetweenEandA.EiskeptaboveA.TheMedicinebox
iskeptimmediatelyaboveE.OnlythreeboxesarekeptbetweentheMedicineboxand

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theShoebox.ThePaperBoxisimmediatelyabovethePhonebox.GisnotthePaperbox.

FiskeptimmediatelybelowtheCreambox.OnlyoneboxiskeptbetweenBandthe
Creambox.
20.Fourofthefollowingfivearealikeinacertainwayandhenceformagroup.Whichofthe
followingdoesnotbelongtothegroup?
(1)GCreams
(2)EBands
(3)CShoes
(4)DPapers
(5)ABands
Solution:3
Answer(2024)

21.Whichofthefollowingboxescontainsbands?
(1)D
(2)C
(3)G
(4)A
(5)Otherthanthosegivenasoptions
Solution:3

22.WhatisthepositionofFinthegivenstackofboxes?
(1)Secondfromthetop
(2)Thirdfromthebottom
(3)Firstfromthetop
(4)Fifthfromthebottom
(5)Fourthfromthetop
Solution:2

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23.WhichofthefollowingboxesiskeptimmediatelybelowG?
(1)A
(2)B
(3)C
(4)TheShoebox
(5)ThePaperbox
Solution:1

24.HowmanyboxesarekeptbetweenBandtheRibbonbox?
(1)Two
(2)One
(3)None
(4)Three
(5)Morethanthree
Solution:4

Directions(2529):Studythefollowinginformationtoanswerthegivenquestions.
Eightfriends,C,D,E,F,L,M,Nand0areseatedinastraightline,butnotnecessarilyin
thesameorder.Someofthemarefacingnorthwhilesomefacesouth.Onlythreepeople
sittotherightofM.EsitssecondtotheleftofM.Fsitsthirdtotherightof0.0isnotan
immediateneighbourofM.0doesnotsitatanyoftheextremeendsoftheline.Boththe
immediateneighboursof0facesouth.DsitssecondtotherightofN.
AsmanypeoplesitbetweenMandDasbetweenMandL.ImmediateneighboursofF
faceoppositedirections(i.e.ifonepersonfacesnorththentheotherpersonfacessouth
andviceversa.)CFacessouth
LandFfacedirectionoppositetoC(i.e.ifCfacesnorththenbothLandFfacesouthand
viceversa.)
25.Whichofthefollowingistrue,basedonthegivenarrangement?
(1)Dfacesnorth.
(2)Onlythreepeoplefacesouth.
(3)Lsitsatoneoftheextremeendsoftheline.
(4)0andEfacethesamedirections.
(5)Noneofthegivenoptionsistrue
Solution:4
Answer(2529)

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26.Howmanypeoplesittotheleftof0?
(1)Three
(2)Morethanfour
(3)One
(4)Four
(5)Two
Solution:3

27.WhoamongstthefollowingfacesSouth?
(1)E
(2)M
(3)F
(4)L
(5)0
Solution:2

28.WhoamongstthefollowingsitssecondtotheleftofL?
(1)0
(2)F
(3)D
(4)NooneaslessthantwopeoplesittotheleftofL
(5)N
Solution:2

29.Whoamongstthefollowingrepresentthepersonssittingatextremeendsoftheline?
(1)D,N
(2)C,D
(3)L,N
(4)D,L
(5)C,N
Solution:2

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Directions(3035):Studythefollowinginformationandanswerthegiven

questions.
Sevenpeople,namelyA,B,C,D,E,FandGteachsevendifferentsubjectsnamely,
Mathematics,English,Chemistry,History,Accountancy,PhysicsandBiology.Eachof
themworksineitherofthethreeinstitutesviz.Paramount,BrilliantandEmbibewith
atleasttwooftheminainstitute.
(Note:Noneoftheinformationgivenisnecessarilyinthesameorder.)
GteachesinBrilliantwiththeonewhoteachesAccountancy.Theonewhoteaches
BiologyworksinaninstitutewithonlytheonewhoteachesChemistry.Bteaches
English.BdoesnotworkwithG.DworkswithFbutnotinEmbibe.NeitherDnorF
teachesAccountancy.FdoesnotteachChemistry.Cworkswithonlytheonewhoteaches
Mathematics.EworkswiththeonewhoteachesHistory.
30.WhoamongstthefollowingteachesPhysics?
(1)F
(2)D
(3)C
(4)E
(5)G
Solution:4
Answer(3035)

31.WhichofthefollowingcombinationsrepresentstheinstituteinwhichCworksandthe
subjectheteaches?
(1)BrilliantAccountancy
(2)EmbibeAccountancy
(3)ParamountBiology
(4)BrilliantHistory
(5)ParamountChemistry
Solution:1

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32.WhichofthefollowingsubjectsdoesAteach?
(1)Biology
(2)Chemistry
(3)Mathematics
(4)Accountancy
(5)History
Solution:5

33.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
(1)DteachesBiology
(2)Noneofthegivenstatementsistrue
(3)Onlytwopeopleteachinbrilliant
(4)BothEandGworkinthesameinstitute
(5)AteachesMathematics.
Solution:3

34.Whichofthefollowingcombinationrepresentsthecombinationofpeopleworkingin
Paramount?
(1)DandtheonewhoteachesEnglish
(2)E,A
(3)G,C,E
(4)FandtheonewhoteachesChemistry
(5)A,B
Solution:4

35.Fourofthefollowingfivearealikeinacertainwaybasedonthegivenarrangementand
henceformagroup.Whichofthefollowingdoesnotbelongtothatgroup?
(1)BE
(2)GC
(3)EA
(4)FG
(5)AB
Solution:3

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