Sreedhar’s CCE IBPS PO/MT-XIV PRELIMS MT-171 & SBI PO PRELIMS MT-22

IBPS PO/MT-XIV PRELIMS MODEL TEST-171

SBI PO PRELIMS-22
ENGLISH LANGUAGE

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01. A passage has been given in which there are five blanks. Five words A, B, C, D
and E have been given in bold one of which fills one given blank. You have to
choose the option in which the correct sequence of the words to be filled in
blanks has been given.
NBFCs play a ……………………. role, lending mainly to the infrastructure,
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real estate and auto industries. Known as shadow banks, NBFCs fill a space in
the lending arena which is not always ……………………. by commercial banks. In
fact, the tightening credit situation, ……………………. by the massive and mounting

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non-performing asset (NPA) burden of banks, left a vacuum that these NBFCs
filled, often acting ……………………. Mutual funds, in turn, lent to the NBFCs,
encouraged by the happy-go-lucky ways of rating agencies and accounting firms.
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Investors in mutual funds now fear for their …………………….
A. investments B. vital C. recklessly D. triggered E. serviced
1) ADEBC 2) BEDCA 3) ABCDE 4) BDEAC 5) CEDBA
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02. A passage has been given in which there are five blanks. Five words A, B, C, D
and E have been given in bold one of which fills one given blank. You have to
choose the option in which the correct sequence of the words to be filled in
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blanks has been given.
……………………. and administrative uncertainty in the country is scaring
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away investors. The government ……………………. needs to wipe out the risks
associated with investing in India. For example, India is ranked 163rd out of 190
economies in the enforcing contracts ……………………. This means investors in
India would have to go through delay and cost overruns to complete projects.
Needless to say, such bureaucratic ……………………. have to be removed if India
has to become a ……………………. business environment.
A. desperately B. hurdles C. regulatory D. thriving E. category
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1) BCDEA 2) BAECD 3) DACBE 4) CBEDA 5) CAEBD
03. A passage has been given in which there are five blanks. Five words A, B, C, D
and E have been given in bold one of which fills one given blank. You have to
choose the option in which the correct sequence of the words to be filled in
blanks has been given.
Public sector banks are ……………………. with bad loans and showing
……………………. over lending. Non-banking financial companies are also facing
challenges as they borrow short term to lend long term, creating a …………………….
And their inability to take deposits from the public makes them dependent on
banks and mutual funds, thus stranding them and ……………………. the money
lending system in India. Better governance should be implemented with the
……………………. of PSBs. And for NBFCs, the government should work towards
restoring confidence among NBFCs facing a liquidity crunch.
A. overburdened B. collapsing C. recapitalization
D. Hesitance E. mismatch
1) BDCAE 2) ACDEB 3) EDBAC 4) ADEBC 5) BACDE

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04. A passage has been given in which there are five blanks. Five words A, B, C, D
and E have been given in bold one of which fills one given blank. You have to
choose the option in which the correct sequence of the words to be filled in
blanks has been given.
Over the long term, China wants its ……………………. to spend more. Beijing
has sought to develop a consumer culture ……………………. to that of the United
States so that China’s economy becomes less ……………………. on big construction
and infrastructure projects that often receive government financing. But that
shift makes China more ……………………. to events that spook shoppers. Chinese
consumer sentiment had already been ……………………. More families are saving
rather than spending and are worrying about the future.

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A. reliant B. vulnerable C. similar D. bruised E. consumers
1) CAEBD 2) ACDEB 3) ECABD 4) ECBAD 5) BACDE
05. A passage has been given in which there are five blanks. Five words A, B, C, D
and E have been given in bold one of which fills one given blank. You have to
choose the option in which the correct sequence of the words to be filled in
blanks has been given.
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Many founding members had doubts about the Washington-.…………………….
expansion of NATO in the last two decades, but there was very little they could do
about it given the fact that the U.S. provides the ……………………. of the military

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grouping’s budget. The U.S.’ plan to military box Russia in along its borders
……………………. after Vladimir Putin stepped into the Kremlin. Russia was no
longer willing to be a ……………………. as the U.S. placed offensive missiles along
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its borders and NATO ……………………. conducted huge military exercises there.
A. boomeranged B. instigated C. regularly D. lion’s share E. bystander
1) BEADC 2) BDAEC 3) ECABD 4) CBDEA 5) AECBD
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Directions (06 - 10): Choose the correct Synonym out of the five words given
against each of the following words.
06. GRATIFICATION =
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1) tradition 2) convenience 3) delight 4) agony 5) blossom
07. QUERULOUS =
1) fraudulent 2) compassionate 3) intrinsic
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4) desecrating 5) fretting
08. HARMONIOUS =
1) symphonious 2) contingent 3) ethical 4) hellish 5) adverse
09. GIGANTIC =
1) frenzied 2) colossal 3) frivolous 4) exquisite 5) devious
10. DISTINGUISHED =
1) deceitful 2) monstrous 3) vagrant 4) eminent 5) grievous
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Directions (11 - 15): Which of the pair of phrases given below should replace the
word given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically
meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is
required, mark (e) as the answer.
Today, what is needed is a …………11……….. (preferable) testing method to
assess a student’s aptitude and learning. But the answer may lie not in one all-
important examination, but in multiple ………………12………………. (expectations)
that achieve the same goal. Such an approach will end the scramble for high
scores in a definitive board examination, and the exam stress that the government
has been trying to ……………13………………..(seduce) It will also limit the fallout
of a leak. These and other options need to be debated by academic experts. More
immediately, the CBSE has to restore faith in its processes. The board went into
denial mode when the leaks were first reported, but ……………14………………..
(subserviently) decided to acknowledge the problem and ordered a fresh
examination in the two subjects. In the current scheme, the annual exercise is
all-important to students. Everything should be done to inspire total
…………15………………….. (confidence) in the board examinations.
11. 1) believable 2) predictable 3) credible 4) detectable 5) No correction

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12. 1) estimations 2) establishments 3) assessments 4) gesticulations 5) No correction

13. 1) alleviate 2) rectify 3) console 4) soothe 5) No correction
14. 1) subtly 2) substantially3) succinctly 4) subsequently 5) No correction
15. 1) trust 2) faith 3) belief 4) procedure 5) No correction
Directions (16-22): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any
grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence.
Mark the number of the part with error as your answer.
16. Some other schemes introduced by the present Central government (a) / which
is trying to bring reforms (b) / for the economic development and the uplift of the
poor are (c) / as successful as the Pradhanmanthri Ujwala Yojana. (d) No error (e)

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1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) E
17. MSCI, a company that designs stock market index announced (a) / that it will
bring Chinese equities into two of its bench marks; (b) / one that covers emerging
markets (c) / and another that follows stocks around the world. (d) / No error (e)
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) E
18. Moreover, in recent news, (a) / Paytm which is already an e-commerce market
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place is its services (b) / to wallet holders wherein its Paytm accounts can be
converted into bank account holders (c) / once the payments bank is set up. (d) /
No error (e)

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1) A 2) B

E 3) C 4) D 5) E
Greater coordination among states could help (a) / reducing the number of coal
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plants at part loading (b) / which would provide greater flexibility to lessen the
output (c) when renewable energy generation is high.(d) / No error (e)
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) E
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20. The media and the other agencies (a) / such as India’s Central Bureau of
Investigation, the Enforcement Directorate of the finance ministry, (b) the tax
authorities and even local police are often accused (c) / for doing the government’s
bidding. (d) / No error (e)
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1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) E
21. Orient Green Power Company Ltd., (a) / an independent renewable energy-based
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power generation firm has decided (b) to sale the bulk of its biomass operations
(c) / to its promoter company, SVL Ltd., or its subsidiaries.(d) / No error
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) E
22. The improvement of the sales of the company was drastic (a) / especially for the
last two years (b) / and it is aspiring to go further this year (c) / and this has
happened with strategic moves, involvement of the dealership and customers. (d)
/ No error (e)
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1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) E
Directions (23-25): In each of the sentences given below a Phrasal Verb is given
in bold which is then followed by five options which then tries to decipher its
meaning as used in the sentence. Choose the option which gives the meaning of
the Phrasal Verb most appropriately in context of the given sentence.
23. In democratic nation, the rulers should adhere to certain principles and see all
the regions of nation developed equally.
1) to respect 2) to stick 3) to practice 4) to imitate 5) to explain
24. My cousin has agonized many days over his going abroad leaving my parents
here.
1) spend happily 2) spend eagerly 3) spend anxiously
4) spend unwillingly 5) spend alone
25. In his speech on the Republic Day, the prime-minister promised the people a
transparent government and alluded to certain culprits and certain actions against
them.
1) warned seriously 2) mentioned indirectly 3) announced openly
4) revealed boldly 5) unveiled clearly

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Directions (26-30): Read the paragraph and answer all the questions given below:
Russian scientists launched one of the world’s biggest underwater neutrino
telescopes called the Baikal-GVD, Gigaton Volume Detector in the waters of
Lake Baikail, the world’s deepest lake situated in Siberia.
The construction of this telescope, which started in 2016, is motivated by
the mission to study in detail the elusive fundamental particles called neutrinos
and to possibly determine their sources. Studying this will aid scientists
understanding of the origins of the universe since some neutrinos were formed
during the Big Bang, others continue to be formed as a result of supernova
explosions or because of nuclear reactions in the Sun. The Baikal-GVD is one of
the three largest neutrino detectors in the world. So far, the universe(A) is that

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the understanding(B)is made of some fundamental(C) particles that are
indivisible4). Broadly, particles of matter that scientists know about as of now
can be classified into quarks and leptons. But this only applies to “normal matter”
or the matter that scientists know that five per cent of the universe is made up
of. Scientists have said that these particles make up matter that accounts for
only five per cent of the universe. Not much is known about the remaining 95 per
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cent of the universe, which is classified by the scientists into dark matter of 27
percent and the remaining 68 per cent of the universe of which scientists have
“no idea” about yet.But in the universe scientists know about, __________ in the
field of physics so far has led to the discovery of over 12 such quarks and leptons,

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but three of these protons, neutrons and electrons is what everything in the
world is made up of. Protons and neutrons are types of quarks, whereas electrons
are types of leptons. These three particles make what is referred to as the building
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block of life, the atom. In different combinations, these particles can make different
kinds of atoms, which in turn make up molecules that form everything– from a
human being, to a wooden chair, a plastic plate, a mobile phone, a dog, a termite,
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a mountain, a planet, water, soil and so on.

Studying what humans and everything around them is made up of gives
scientists a window into understanding the universe a better way, just how it is
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easy to grasp what a cake is once one knows the ingredients it is made up of.
This is one reason why scientists are so keen on studying neutrinos, which are
also a type of fundamental particle.
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26. Why did Russia launch the Baikal-Gigaton Volume Detector telescope?
1) Scientists wanted to learn more about electrons.
2) To study neutrinos and possibly trace their sources.
3) To study the unknown 95 percent of the universe.
4)Scientists are interested in studying the building blocks of life.
5) To study the dark matter present in the universe.
27. How did scientists classified the known universe?
1) They classified it as dark matter and unknown matter.
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2) Only 27 percent of dark matter and remaining as quarks and leptons.
3) The 5 percent of known universe which is normal matter of quarks and leptons.
4)Scientists estimated that 95 percent is of known universe.
5) All the above
28. why is it important to study the things around us?
1) Because the universe is made of neutrinos.
2) Because the universe is constantly expanding.
3) To gain knowledge about things and universe around us.
4) Scientists want to search for extraterrestrial life.
5) Because it is important to observe the universe.
29. Choose the true statement(s) from the given options, in according to the above
passage.
I. The telescope is useful in studying neutrinos which will aid scientists
understanding of the origins of the universe.
II. Only five percent of the universe is known to humanity and the rest is unknown.
III. Protons and neutrons are types of leptons, whereas electrons are types of
quarks.
1) only I 2) only II 3) II& III 4) I & II 5) I, II & III

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30. In the passage a sentence has been underlined, and in this sentence four words
have been given in bold denoted by (A), (B), (C) and (D). These words given in bold
may need to be rearranged in a proper sequence to form a meaningful and
grammatically correct sentence, suitable in the context of the passage. Identify
the sequence and mark that as your answer. If no interchange is required, mark
‘No interchange required’ as your answer.
1) A-B 2) B-C 3) C-D
4) A-D 5) No interchange required
QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE

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Direction (31-35) : Refer to the pie charts and answer the given question:
Data regarding distribution of number of people (males + females) who visited
3 clubs (A, B, C) on Monday.
Number of male visitors = 120 Number of female visitors = 90

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B, 20%
B, 45%
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31. What is the respective ratio between total number of males who visited Clubs A
and B together and number of females who visited Club C ?
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1) 7 : 1 2) 9 : 2 3) 5 : 1 4) 10 : 3 5) 8 : 3
32. What is the number of people (males females) who visited Club B ?
1) 62 2) 68 3) 74 4) 72 5) 64
33. What is the difference between total number of females who visited Clubs A and
C together and number of males who visited Club A ?
1) 362) 26 3) 29 4) 32 5) 22
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34. Number of females who visited Club A was what percent more than number of
males who visited Club A ?

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1) 25 2) 12.5 3) 20 4) 33 5) 10
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35. On Tuesday, if number of males who visited Club C increased by 20% as compared
to that on Monday, how many males visited Club C on Tuesday ?
1) 24 2) 30 3) 48 4) 36 5) 42
Direction (36-40) :What approximate value will come in place of the question
mark (?) in the given question ? (You are not expected to calculate exact value)
36. 6.99  (3.01)2 + (4.01)2 = ? - 15.99
1) 65 2) 73 3) 85 4) 110 5) 95
2 2 2
37. 8.01 + (4.99) - 33 = (8.99) - (2.99) - ?
1) 53 2) 81 3) 69 4) 72 5)62
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38. (5.99)2  11.99 - (3.99)2  1.99 = ?

1) 424 2) 620 3) 490 4) 510 5) 470
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39. 7.98  4.99 + (6.01) = ? + 2.99  7.99
1) 52 2) 42 3) 37 4) 77 5) 63
2 2 2 2
40. 13.01  [(3.99) + (5.01) - 9.01] = ? - 5
1) 31 2) 21 3) 27 4) 17 5) 16
Direction (41-45) : Study the table and answer the given question :
Population percentage off literates- among males and females in different

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villages

Village Population Out of total Out of male Out of female

(male + female) population, population, population,
percentage of percentage of percentage of
males literates literates
A
B
3000
4000
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60
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C 5500 60 25 25
D 6500

E 35 40 20
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41. What is the respective ratio between number of literate males and number of
literate females in village B ?
1) 18 : 13 2) 44 : 21 3) 44: 19 4) 31 : 27 5) 33 : 26
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42. What is the total number of literate females in villages A and C together ?
1) 1620 2) 1270 3) 1560 4) 1080 5) 1440
43. What is the literate population (male + female) in village D ?
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1) 1895 2) 1655 3) 1945 4) 1445 5) 1755
44. What is the difference between the number of females (literate + illiterate) in
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village C and that in village D ?

1) 2300 2) 2025 3) 1915 4) 1850 5) 2175
45. Number of literate males in village A is what percent of the number of females
(literate + illiterate) in village B ?
2 1 2 1 1
1) 16 2) 21 3) 18 4) 13 5) 11
3 3 3 3 9
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Direction (46-50): What will come in place of question mark (?) in the given
number series ?
46. 3 2 3 6 14 ?
1) 37.5 2) 36.5 3) 38 4) 35 5) 38.5
47. 124.5 120 111 97.5 ? 57
1) 78.5 2) 78 3) 76.5 4) 81.5 5) 79.5
48. 560 860 570 840 610 ?
1) 660 2) 760 3) 720 4) 740 5) 780
49. 446 222 110 54 26 ?
1) 14 2) 11 3) 12 4) 13 5) 10
50. 500 498 492 480 ?
1) 450 2) 460 3) 445 4) 470 5) 440
51. The length of the rectangle, whose area is 288 sq meter, is twice its breadth.
What is the perimeter (in meter) of a square, whose side is 4 meters more than
the breadth of the rectangle ?
1) 48 2) 72 3) 64 4) 60 5) 40

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52. Out of her monthly salary, Ruhi keeps aside 30% for her monthly investments.
From the remaining she spends Rs. 7500 and the rest she divided between ‘A’
and ‘B’ in the respective ratio of 7 : 3. If the difference between the amount she
gave to ‘A’ and ‘B’ was Rs. 7,080, what was her monthly salary ?
1) Rs. 42000 2) Rs. 36000 3) Rs. 54000 4) Rs. 48000 5) Rs. 30000
53. A vessel contains a mixture of milk and water in the respective ratio of 4 : 1. 20
litre mixture was taken out and “V” litre each of pure milk and pure water was
added. If the resultant quantity of milk and that of water in the mixture was 152
litre and 44 litre respectively, what was the value of ’V’ ?
1) 12 2)8 3) 10 4) 6 5) 4
54. Had Aman sold an article at 25% discount on its MRP, he would have made a

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profit of 20%. Had he sold the same article at 20% discount on the same MRP, he
would have made a profit of Rs. 70. What was the MRP of the article ?
1) Rs. 350 2) Rs. 400 3) Rs. 700 4) Rs. 420 5) Rs. 540
55. In 2014, an organization had 2400 employees, which increased by 20% in 2015. In
2015, the number of female employees was 720 less than that of male employees.
If the number of female employees decreased by 20% from 2014 to 2015, what
was the number of male employees in 2014 ?
56.
1) 1200 2) 1150
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The speed of the boat upstream is 20% less than that downstream. If the total
time taken by a boat to travel 45km downstream and 72km upstream together is

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6hrs 45mins, what is the speed of the stream ? (in km/h)
1) 4 2) 1.5 3) 2.5 4) 2 5) 3
57. 10 women can complete a project in 24 days and 8 men complete the same
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project in 18 days. What is the respective ratio between the number of days taken
by 16 women to complete the project and that taken by 12 men to complete the
same project ?
1) 7 : 3 2) 7 : 4 3) 5 : 3 4) 5 : 4 5) 4 : 3
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58. At present Ali is eight times the age of Sara. After a certain number of years, Ali
will be 36 years old and Sara will be 15 years old. What is Ali’s age at present ? (
in years)
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1) 48 2) 24 3) 30 4) 32 5) 72
59. A, B and C started a business with investments in the ratio of 3 : 6 : 4 respectively.
Six months after the start of the business B doubled his investment and C with
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drew half of his investment. If the annual profit received was Rs. 29,250, what
was B’s share in profit ?
1) Rs. 16,650 2) Rs. 17,100 3) Rs. 17,550 4) Rs. 16,200 5) Rs. 16,950
60. Mona invested a certain sum in scheme A offering 20% p.a. yearly compounded
interest for 2 years. She lent half of the amount she received from scheme A to
Tini at 5% p.a simple interest for T years. Interest received by Mona from Tini was
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th of the amount received from scheme A. What is the value of T ?
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1) 3 2) 4 3) 2 4) 5 5) 6
Direction (61-65): The question consists of a question and two statements 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 choose the
appropriate option :
61. What is the cost price of the article ? (in Rs.)
(I) Selling price of the article is Rs. 600/-
(II) 9% of the selling price of the article is equal to 12% of its cost price. 20% of the
cost price of the article is Rs. 6/- more than 14% of the selling price of the article.
1) The data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the
data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
2) The data in both the statements I & II together are not sufficient to answer the
question.
3) The data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to
answer the question.
4) The data in both the statements I & II together are necessary to answer the question.
5) The data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the
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62. What is the area of the isosceles right angled triangle ?

(I) If the height and base of the triangle are increased by 8m and 3m respectively,
its hypotenus will become 25m
(II) The hypotenuse of the triangle is 12 2 m
1) 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) The data in both the statements I & II together are necessary to answer the
question.
3) The data in both the statements I & II together are not sufficient to answer the
question.
4) The data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the

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data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
5) The data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to
answer the question.
63. In how many days A, B and C together can finish a piece of work ?
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(I) A and B together can finish the piece of work in 13 days. B and C together
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can finish the same piece of work in 8 7 days. C is twice as efficient as A.

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(II) B takes 6 days more than A to finish the same piece of work.
1) The data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to
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answer the question.
2) 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.
3) The data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the
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data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.

4) The data in both the statements I & II together are necessary to answer the
question.
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5) The data in both the statements I & II together are not sufficient to answer the
question.
64. What is the value of ab - bc ?
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(I) The value of bc - ca is 20,

(II) The value of ca - ab is 7.
1) The data in both the statements I & II together are not sufficient to answer the
question.
2) The data in both the statements I & II together are necessary to answer the
question.
3) The data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the
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data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
4) The data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to
answer the question.
5) 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.
65. What is the sum of A and square of B?
(I) The sum of squares of A and B is 74.
(II) The sum of A and B is 12.
1) 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) The data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to
answer the question.
3) The data in both the statements I & II together are necessary to answer the
question.
4) The data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the
data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
5) The data in both the statements I & II together are not sufficient to answer the
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REASONING
Direction: (66-70) Study the following information carefully and answer the given
questions.
Nine boxes viz. A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I are kept one above another from
bottom to top but not necessarily in the same order.
The number of boxes kept between Box D and Box C is a multiple of 2. Only
two boxes are kept between Box C and Box I. Box I is kept above Box C and Box E.
More than four boxes are kept between Box H and Box E. Box H is kept adjacent to
Box B. Number of boxes kept above Box B is one more than the number of boxes
kept below Box F. Box D is kept above Box C. There are only two boxes kept
between Box D and Box B. Box G is kept below Box A.

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66. Which among the following box is kept just above the Box H?
1) Box F 2) Box G 3) Box C 4) Box A 5) Box B
67. Which of the following statement(s) is/are NOT TRUE as per the given
arrangement?
(A) Box F is kept just above of Box G
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(B) Two boxes are kept between Box I and Box A
(C) Box E is kept above of Box G
1) Only (A) 2) Both (A) and (B) 3) Only (C)
4) All (A), (B) and (C) 5) Both (A) and (C)
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2) Three

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How many boxes are kept between Box G and Box D?
1) Six 3) Four 4) Seven 5) Five
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69. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the
above arrangement and hence form a group. Find out the one that does not
belong to that group?
1) D - H 2) G - C 3) B - G 4) I - F 5) C - F
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70. Which of the following statement(s) is/are NOT TRUE as per the given
arrangement?
(A) Box B is adjacent to Box I
C
(B) Box G is adjacent to Box F and Box E
(C) Box C is kept above of Box E
1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Both (A) and (B)
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4) Both (B) and (C) 4) All (A), (B) and (C)

Direction (71-74): In the question below there are some statements followed by
two conclusions I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if
they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of
the given conclusions logically follows from these statements disregarding
commonly known facts.
71. Statements: Some Books are Papers Only a few Papers are Pens
C
All Papers are Pencils
Conclusions: I. All Pencils can be Pens II. Some Papers are not Pencils
1) Only Conclusion I follows 2) Only Conclusion II follows
3) Either Conclusion I or II follows 4) Neither Conclusion I nor II follows
5) Both Conclusions I and II follow
72. Statements: Only a few Cities are Towns All Towns are Villages
Only a few Villages are Capitals
Conclusions: I. All Cities can be Village II. Some Capitals are not Town
1) Only Conclusion I follows 2) Only Conclusion II follows
3) Either Conclusion I or II follows 4) Neither Conclusion I nor II follows
5) Both Conclusions I and II follow
73. Statements: All Sundays are Mondays Only a few Monday are Tuesday
Only a few Friday are Tuesday
Conclusions: I. Some Mondays are not Friday
II. All Tuesdays being Friday is a possibility
1) Only Conclusion I follows 2) Only Conclusion II follows
3) Either Conclusion I or II follows 4) Neither Conclusion I nor II follows
5) Both Conclusions I and II follow
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74. Statements: Only a few Stones are Rocks All Rocks are Diamonds
Some Diamonds are not Silvers
Conclusions: I. All Diamonds are Stones is a possibility
II. Some Rocks are not Stones.
1) Only Conclusion I follows 2) Only Conclusion II follows
3) Either Conclusion I or II follows 4) Neither Conclusion I nor II follows
5) Both Conclusions I and II follow
75. How many such pair of letters are there in the word “ACHIEVED” having same
number of letters between them as they have according to the English alphabetical
order in both forward and backward directions?

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1) Two 2) Three 3) Four 4) One 5) More than four
Direction: (76-80) Study the following information carefully and answer the given
questions.
P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are sitting in a linear row facing the South but not
necessarily in the same order. Two people are sitting between S and U. T sits
second to the left of U. As many people are sitting to the right of S as to the left of

76.
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V. P sits second to the right of V. S and Q are immediate neighbours. More than
three people are sitting between P and R.
How many people are sitting between U and V?

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1) Three 2) One

E 3) Four
How many people are sitting between P and T?
1) No one 2) One 3) Two
4) Two

4) Three
5) No one

5) More than three

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78. Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE as per the given arrangement?
(A) Three people are sitting between V and T
(B) R sits second to the right of V
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(C) T sits third to the right of R

1) Only (C) 2) Only (B) 3) Both (B) and (C)
4) Both (A) and (C) 5) All (A), (B) and (C)
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79. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the
above arrangement and hence form a group. Find out the one that does not
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belong to that group?

1) T 2) V 3) S 4) R 5) U
80. Which of the following statement is NOT TRUE as per the given arrangement?
1) P is an immediate neighbour of U 2) V is an immediate neighbour of S
3) T sits third to the left of P 4) U sits third to the right of S
5) R sits adjacent to only Q
Direction: (81-84) In the question, relationship between some elements is shown
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in the statement (s). These statements are followed by two conclusions. Read the
statements and given answer.
81. Statements: F > L = M > Z, N  R > K = S, S  E < Z > Q
Conclusions: I. L > K II. Q < N
1) Only conclusion I is true 2) Only conclusion II is true
3) Either conclusion I or II is true 4) Neither conclusion I nor II is true
5) Both conclusions I and II are true
82. Statements: S > R = N  D, A  K < S  C, M  L  D = F
Conclusions: I. A  D II. F < A
1) Only conclusion I is true 2) Only conclusion II is true
3) Either conclusion I or II is true 4) Neither conclusion I nor II is true
5) Both conclusions I and II are true
83. Statements: P  V  R  E, K < N > G  F, U  F = R > T
Conclusions: I. K > R II. G  P
1) Only conclusion I is true 2) Only conclusion II is true
3) Either conclusion I or II is true 4) Neither conclusion I nor II is true
5) Both conclusions I and II are true

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84. Statements: J > B  R = P, V > L = S < M, K = L  N  R

Conclusions: I. J > K II. S  P
1) Only conclusion I is true 2) Only conclusion II is true
3) Either conclusion I or II is true 4) Neither conclusion I nor II is true
5) Both conclusions I and II are true
85. If it is possible to make a meaningful word with the letters of the first, the third,
the fifth and the sixth letters from the word ‘CLASSROOM’, then which of the
following will be the third letter of the word from the right end? If more than one
such word can be made, then give ‘M’ as the answer and if no such word can be
formed, then give ‘X’ as the answer.
1) S 2) C 3) M 4) X 5) A

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Direction: (86-90) Study the following information carefully and answer the given
questions.
Certain number of people are sitting around a circular table with an equal
distance between adjacent persons facing the center. The information about only
a few of them is known.ha
Three people are sitting between P and T. One person sits between T and W.
V sits exactly between P and U. More than eight people are sitting between V and
X when counted from the left of X. Two people are sitting between U and W. X sits

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third to the right of T. T and U are not immediate neighbours. Two people are
sitting between V and P. W and X are not immediate neighbours.
86. How many people are sitting the circle?
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1) 21 2) 14 3) 19 4) 15 5) 17
87. Which of the following statement(s) is/are NOT TRUE as per the given
arrangement?
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(A) Three people are sitting between V and X(from the right of V)
(B) W sits exactly between P and V
(C) X is an immediate neighbour of P
C
1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Only (C) 4) Both (A) and (B)
5) All (A), (B) and (C)
88. How many unknown people are sitting the circle?
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1) Eight 2) Ten 3) Nine 4) Six 5) Seven

89. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the
above arrangement and hence form a group. Find out the one that does not
belong to that group?
1) U, V 2) T, X 3) U, W 4) P, V 5) W, X
90. Which of the following statement is TRUE as per the given arrangement?
1) P is an immediate neighbour of W
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2) V sits fourth to the right of X
3) X sits fifth to the left of W
4) U sits third to the left of V
5) None of the statements is true
Direction: (91-94) Study the following information carefully and answer the given
questions.
In a certain code language
“Write Brief Exam Report” is written as “nr fr lr qr”
“Noise ReportMake Over” is written as “kr ur wr fr”
“Exam Ends Make Loud” is written as “cr ur qr mr”
“Made Noise Ends World” is written as “tr cr wr pr”
(All codes are two letter codes only)
91. Which of following is the code for “Over”?
1) fr 2) nr 3) wr 4) ur 5) kr
92. Which of the following is the code for “World”?
1) wr 2) Either pr or tr 3) tr
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93. Which of the following is the possible code for “Make Brief Noise”?
1) nr lr ur 2) nr lr wr 3) wr tr lr 4) ur nr wr 5) ur nr cr
94. Which of the following is the code for “Loud”?
1) qr 2) mr 3) cr 4) tr 5) pr
95. How many such pair of digits are there in the number ‘52819634’ each of which
has as many digits between them in the number as when the digits are rearranged
in an ascending order within the number?
1) One 2) Two 3) Three 4) Four 5) More than four
Direction: (96-100) Study the following information carefully and answer the
given questions.

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Seven people viz. A, B, C, D, E, F and G are attending UPSC exam on different
months in same year in different states but not necessarily in the same order.
The months are January, March, April, July, September, November and December.
The states are Kerala, Punjab, Goa, Assam, Bihar, Mizoram and Sikkim.
D is attending exam in Bihar and is just after E. The one who is attending
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exam in Sikkim is on July. E is attending on neither March nor December. The
one who is attending an exam in Punjab is on the month having an even number
of days but not on April. G is attending exam just after the one who is attending

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an exam in Goa but not in Sikkim. C is attending an exam in neither Sikkim nor
Goa. Three people are attending the exam between B and E, who attending in
either Kerala or Mizoram. A is attending exam just after the one who is attending
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an exam in Assam. Two people are attending the exam between G and A.
96. Who among the following person is attending the exam in Goa?
1) C 2) G 3) A 4) B 5) F
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97. Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE as per the given arrangement?
(A) A is attending an exam in Goa
(B) C is attending after D
C
(C) F is attending an exam on September
1) Only (A) 2) Only (B) 3) Both (A) and (B)
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4) Both (A) and (C) 5) All (A), (B) and (C)

98. G is attending the exam on which of the following month?
1) November 2) March 3) July 4) December 5) January
99. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the
above arrangement and hence form a group. Find out the one that does not
belong to that group?
1) B - December 2) D - Assam 3) C - July
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4) E - March 5) A - Punjab
100. E is attending the exam in which of the following state?
1) Kerala 2) Assam 3) Goa 4) Mizoram 5) Either 1 or 4

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