IBPS Clerk

Preliminary Practice
Set Number 18

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Sections
1. English Language
2. Reasoning
3. Quantitative Aptitude

Number of questions
30
35
35
Total = 100 Qs.

Marks
30
35
35
Total marks = 100

Duration of Exam
60 minutes

1. English Language
Direction (Q. 1 - 10): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is
indicated by a number. Find a suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the
blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful.
There are (1) cutbacks to be formally announced any time. These flights are for (2) markets in Europe
and America regions with which we have important business and diplomatic (3). Some increases have
come around, but to the far East, and also for some less (4) airlines, not really worth mentioning.
Whatever the reason for the withdrawals, it does not (5) well for the travelling public, either Indians
wanting to go abroad or foreigners coming to India on holiday or work. This is (6) not for travel and
tourism alone, which are indeed important in (7) but more so when (8) in the light of India (9) to be a
world's (10) power.
1. 1) rumoured 2) gossipped 3) uncertain 4) few 5) welcome
2. 1) central 2) some 3) certain 4) strategic 5) tactical
3. 1) dealing 2) forum 3) collaboration 4) envoys 5) initiatives
4. 1) worth 2) fulfilling 3) consequential 4) famous 5) liked
5. 1) augur 2) speaks 3) cheer 4) hold 5) cherish
6. 1) required 2) needed 3) valid 4) expected 5) critical
7. 1) itself 2) themselves 3) India 4) too 5) budget
8. 1) weighed 2) looked 3) seen 4) put 5) placed
9. 1) deigning 2) aspiring 3) targeting 4) hoping 5) wishing
10. 1) air 2) super 3) developed 4) economic 5) developing
Direction (Q. 11 - 20): In the following questions, a sentence has been given with some of its part as
bold. To make the sentence correct, you have to replace the bold part with the correct alternative given
below. If the sentence is correct as it is, please give 5) as your answer, i.e. No correction required.
11. The young player won the match to his senior in a fluke.
1) with his senior in a fluke
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2) against his senior by fluke

3) to his senior by a fluke
4) against his senior in with a fluke
5) No correction required
12. Being a misogynist he confined to a male society.
1) confined himself to male society
2) confined himself to a male society
3) confined to male society
4) was confined to in male society
5) No correction required
13. A speedy car ran off a school boy while he was crossing the road at an intersection.
1) ran away 2) ran at 3) ran over 4) ran into 5) No correction required
14. All the staff members hates him sleeping most of the time.
1) hate him sleeping 2) hate his sleep 3) hate his sleeping 4) hate him sleep 5) No correction required
15. Many a people believe that it is inhuman to make use of innocent animals for research purpose.
1) Many a people believes
2) Many people believe
3) Many people believes
4) Many of people believe
5) No correction required
16. We are better acquainted with our nation than you.
1) nation than your
2) nation than you are
3) nation that you are
4) nation of yours

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5) No correction required
17. Hearing the barking of the dog which chained, the thief ran away.
1) who chained
2) that chained
3) who was chained
4) which was chained
5) No correction required
18. If you have been careful, you could have avoided the accident.
1) Had you been 2) If you were 3) Had you have been 4) Have you been 5) No correction required
19. The opposition leader made along speech.
1) gave a long 2) deliver a long 3) did gave a long 4) had a long 5) No correction required
20. When we had rose to leave, the host requested us to have rest for some more hours.
1) had risen 2) had been rising 3) was rising 4) had been risen 5) No correction required
Direction (Q. 21 - 25): Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper
sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below.
(A) The frail banner symbolizes the country's recovery and resilience.
(B) It was to be hoisted as the official flag of the host country.
(C) The torn flag fluttering over the remains of WTC won't fly for 2002 games, after all.
(D) But it is far too delicate to withstand high winds.
(E) Now, it will be unfurled only to display the opening ceremony.
(F) An unblemished flag will fly all the time during the games.
21. Which of the following sentences would be the SIXTH sentence?
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) F
22. Which of the following sentences would be the FIRST sentence?
1) C 2) E 3) B 4) A 5) D
23. Which of the following sentences would be the FOURTH sentence?
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1) E 2) D 3) C 4) D 5) A
24. Which of the following sentences would be the SECOND sentence?
1) C 2) A 3) D 4) E 5) F
25. Which of the following sentences would be the FIFTH sentence?
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) E 5) F
Direction (Q. 26 - 30): Fill up the blanks with a suitable word from the options given below to make a
meaningful sentence.
26. Journey has to be________ due to inclement weather conditions.
1) taken 2) withdrawn 3) aborted 4) scheduled 5) None of these
27. The Indians have________ the series 5-0.
1) grabbed 2) clinched 3) captured 4) gained 5) None of these
28. We have to________ a competitive hat to woo the world.
1) get 2) acquire 3) device 4) don 5) None of these
29. Compared to the fees paid to the cricketers for endorsements, other sportsmen earn only a_______
fraction.
1) mine 2) macro 3) micro 4) minuscule 5) None of these
30. It was a classic case of________ rivalry.
1) healthy 2) one-sided 3) top-sided 4) hostile 5) None of these

Answers:
1. (1);
2. (4);
3. (1);
4. (3);
5. (1);
6. (5);

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7. (2);
8. (3);
9. (2);
10. (2);
11. (2);
12. (1);
13. (3);
14. (3);
15. (2);
16. (2);
17. (4);
18. (1);
19. (5);
20. (1);
21. (5);
22. (1);
23. (4);
24. (2);
25. (4);
26. (3);
27. (2);
28. (4);
29. (4);
30. (3);

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2. Reasoning
Direction (Q. 1 - 5): Study the following information to answer the given questions:
In a certain code, 'RBI hikes rates' is written as '359', 'more', 'inflation hikes' is written as '731' and 'rates
increase inflation' is written as '697'.
1. What is the code for 'RBI'?
1) 3 2) 5 3) 7 4) 9 5) Can't be determined
2. What does '6'stand for?
1) rates 2) hikes 3) inflation 4) increase 5) Can't be determined
3. Which of the following represents 'more rates'?
1) 76 2) 91 3) 16 4) 39 5) None of these
4. What is the code for 'increase"?
1) 7 2) 9 3) 5 4) 6 5) Can't be determined
5. Which of the following stands for '37'?
1) increase rates 2) more hikes 3) inflation hikes 4) hikes rates 5) None of these
6. Which of the following is different from the rest?
1) Fan 2) Candle 3) Sun 4) Bulb 5) All are same
7. 'Clouds' are related to 'rain' in the same way as
1) ocean is related to water
2) thunder is related to lightning
3) sky is related to clouds
4) water is related to clouds
5) precaution is related to accident
8. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word SECURITY, each of which has as many letters
between them in the word (in both forward and backward directions) as they have between them in the
English alphabetical series?
1) None 2) One 3) Two 3) Three 5) More than three

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9. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does
not belong to that group?
1) UOC 2) OTB 3) BIA 4) EUW 5) BIC
10. Which of the following will come in place of question mark according to the English alphabetical
series?
BFD, GKI, KOM, PTR, ?
1) TVX 2) VZX 3) RTV 4) WYZ 5) None of these
Direction (Q. 11 - 15): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
6K$1EF2JD@38CIN6*UXZ59HL&7A
11. Four or the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the above
arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
1) $61

2) @J3

3) *X6

4) Z9

5) L9&

12. How many such consonants are there in the above arrangement each of which is immediately
preceded by a letter and immediately followed by a number?
1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) More than three
13. If all the numbers are dropped from the above arrangement, which of the following will be eleventh
from the left end?
1) C 2) 1 3) K 4) N 5) None of these
14. How many symbols are there in the above arrangement each of which is immediately preceded by a
letter and immediately followed by a number?
1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) More than three
15. What will come in place of the question mark based upon the even series?
L7H ZX N*1 @8D ?
1) JE

2) F2E

3) 3C8

4) E2

5) None of these

Direction (Q. 16 - 20): Following questions are based on the five three-digit numbers given below.
386 794 582 825 478
16. If all the numbers are arranged in descending order from left to right, what will be the difference
between the numbers which are second from the left and second from the right?
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1) 211 2) 316 3) 226 4) 416 5) None of these

17. If one is subtracted from each odd digit of all numbers, in how many numbers thus formed will a
digit appear twice within the number?
1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) Four
18. If all the digits in each of the numbers are arranged in ascending order within the number, which of
the following will form the highest number in the new arrangement?
1) 582 2) 386 3) 478 4) 794 5) None of these
19. If the positions of first and third digits of each of the numbers are interchanged, what will be the
sum of all the digits of the second highest number thus formed?
1) 12 2) 15 3) 17 4) 19 5) None of these
20. What will be the resultant if the first digit of the highest number is divided by the second digit of the
lowest number?
1) 1.2 2) 1.5 3) 1.75 4) 1 5) None of these
Direction (Q. 21 - 25): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
bight personsP, K, IS, 1, U, V and Ware sitting in two parallel rows in such a manner that four
persons are sitting in each row and each person in one row is facing the other person in another row.
1) Persons sitting in one row are facing North while those in the other row are facing South.
2) No two persons referred by consecutive letters sit either adjacent to or opposite each other.
3) P and Q sit at the end of two different rows.
4) R sits on the immediate left of T and is sitting in the same row as P.
5) U sits on the immediate left of Q, who is facing South.
21. Who sits exactly opposite P?
1) S 2) U 3) W 4) Can't be determined 5) None of these
22. Who sits diagonally opposite S?
1) Q 2) W 3) U 4) Can't be determined 5) None of these
23. Who is/are sitting adjacent to W?
1) U,S 2) R 3) Q,U 4) Can't be determined 5) None of these

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24. Which of the following pairs is different from others?

1) Q,R 2) W,P 3) V,Q 4) U,V 5)All are same
25. Who sits exactly opposite R?
1) U 2) W 3) Q 4) Can't be determined 5) None of these
26. In a certain code, 'SECTOR' is written as RHBWNU. How is POLICE written in that code?
1) SNOHFD 2) ORKLBH 3) ORSKFD 4) SMOLBD 5) None of these
27. Anu travels 3 km towards West, turns left and walks 4 km, again turns left and walks 5 km before
turning left and walking 6 km. At the end of her journey, how far is she from the starting point and in
which direction?
1) 4 km North
2)

km towards south-East

3)

km towards North-East

4) 8 km North-West
5) Can't be determined
28. How many meaningful words can be formed with the third, fifth, ninth and eleventh letters of the
word 'COMMANDMENT', using each letter only once?
1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) More than three
Direction (Q. 29 - 30): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions.
Tinku is heavier than Pammy. Manju is heavier than Tinku but lighter than Pappu. Pappu is heavier than
Pintu. Pintu is lighter than Manju but not lighter than Tinku and, Chintu is the heaviest.
29. Who is the lightest?
1) Tinku 2) Pammy 3) Manju 4) Pappu 5) None of these
30. Who is the second heaviest?
1) Pammy 2) Tinku 3) Manju 4) Pappu 5) None of these
Direction (Q. 31 - 35): In each of the questions given below, which one of the five Answer Figures on the
right should come after the Problem Figures on the left, if the sequence were continued?

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Answers:
(1 - 5): RBI hikes rates 3 5 9 (1)
More inflation hikes 7 3 1

(2)

Rates increase inflation 6 9 7 .(3)

From (1) and (2), hikes 3
From (1) and (3), rates 9
From (1), RBI 5
From (2) and (3), inflation 7
From (2), more 1
From (3), increase - 6
1. (2);
2. (4);
3. (2);
4. (4);
5. (3);
6. (1); All other are source of light.
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7. (2); As clouds cause rain. Thunder causes lightning.

8. (4);

9. (5); All others have 2 vowels.

10. (5);

11. (3);
6K$1EF2JD@38CIN6*UXZ59HL&7A
6K$I-$61
JD@3-@J3
6 * U X U 6 X but there is * X 6
So, it is different.
Z59 -Z9
9HL&-L9&
12. (2);
Only two such consonants are there, i.e. N and Z.
13. (4); It all the numbers are dropped, the sequence will be
K$EFJD@CIN*UXZHL&A
14. (5); There are four such symbols, ie $, @ and &.
15. (2);

16. (2);
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Arranging the given numbers in descending order from left to right:

825 794 582 478 386
Required difference = 794 478 = 316
17. (1);

18. (4);
If all the digits are arranged in ascending order within the number, the newly formed numbers are
368 479 258 258 478
Highest number formed by 794
19. (3);
After interchange the positions of the first and the third digits, newly formed numbers are
683 497 285 528 874
Second highest number is 683.
Sum of digits of 683 = 6 + 8 + 3 = 17
20. (4);
Given number are
386, 794, 582, 825, 478
Highest number = 825
Lowest number = 386
= =1
(21 - 25):

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21. (1);
22. (5);
23. (1);
24. (3); In all other pairs only one of 1 sits at and end.
25. (1);
26. (2);

27. (3);

Distance from starting point =

=

towards North-East

28. (5);
3rd letter M
5th letter A
9th letter E
11th letter T
All possible English words are
TEAM, MATE, TAME and MEAT
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29. (2);
If they are arranged in descending order of their weight the following sequence is obtained.
Chintu > Pappu > Manju > Pintu > Tinku > Pammy
Pammy is the lightest.
30. (1);
31. (4);
In alternate steps, the elements shift one-and-a-half side A CW while one element is replaced by a new
clement in each step. The replacement takes place in succession.
32. (2);
In alternate steps, the upper four elements shift one step C'W while the lower two interchange positions.
33. (3);
In the first step, the elements move one step ACW. In the next step, three elements shift one step A CW
in cyclic order while the lower-right element is replaced by a new one.
34. (4);

35. (1); In each step, a new element appears in the block I, 2. 3; 4, while rest of the elements move one
blocks CW.

3. Quantitative Aptitude
Direction (Q. 1 - 25): What value should come in place of question mark (?) in the following equations?
1.

1) 380 2) 320 3) 280 4) 248 5) 210

2. 480% of 350 + 620% of 275 =?

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1) 3175 2) 3250 3) 3385 4) 3415 4) 3525

3. (17.32 x 11.55 x 8.4 4.2) 3.3 =?
1) 121.24 2) 122.42 3) 123.84 4) 124.64 5) 125.75
4. 1.2 x2.4 x 3.6 x 4.8 =?
1) 46.2654 2) 47.8120 3) 48.4216 4) 49.7664 5) 50.024
5. 17.8 x 5.5 + 22.4 x 9.5 (12.2 x 3.75) =?
1) 264.95 2) 265.85 3) 266.75 4) 267.65 5) 268.55
6. (12.04 x 7.5 + 0.8 x 45) 3 =?
1) 37.4 2) 39.2 3) 42.1 4) 44.8 5) 45.6
7. 375% of 20 + 775% of 12 = 25% of?
1) 608 2) 616 3) 632 4) 648 5) 672
8. 1380 x 2.25 1640 x 1.75 = 1.25 x ?
1) 192 2) 188 3) 186 4) 184 5) 182
9. (72 x 9) 15 = 2376 ?
1) 112 2) 84 3) 64 4) 55 5) 48
10. 8456 ? = 20% of 5285
1) 8 2) 12 3) 16 4) 20 5) 24
11. 7.98 x 3.75 + 1.28 x 15.5 = ?
1) 42.842 2) 44.726 3) 47.5 4) 48.84 5) None of these
12. [(18.6 x 4.5) + (7.8 0.24)] 3.2 = ?
1) 36.3125 2) 35.1725 3) 34.875 4) 33.1625 5) None of these
13. {46 x 348 138} x 15 = 58 x ?
1) 28 2) 30 3) 32 4) 34 5) 35
14. 264 x 48 = 5520 ?
1) 162.5 2) 165 3) 167.5 4) 170 5) 172.5

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15. 7219 + 3812 1467 - ? = 1381 + 4327

1) 3746 2) 3856 3) 3966 4) 4076 5) 4186
16. 78740 + 38956 62975 + ? = 42766 + 28785
1) 16830 2) 15830 3) 16730 4) 15830 5) 15730
17.

=?

1) 37 2) 39 3) 43 4) 47 5) 49
(10)3 x (10)4 (100)2 = (10)?

18. 1000 x

1) -3 2) -1 3) 3 4) 5 5) 7
19. 120.14- 653.09 + 68.16 + 378.68 + 943.43 215.14 = ?
1) 457.8

2) 513.26 3) 588.84 4) 608.78 5) 642.18

20. 156 x 448 128 =?

1) 484 2) 586 3) 496 4) 546 5) 564
21. ? 6.2 = 45
1) 275 2) 277 3) 279 4) 281 5) 283
22.

= 3% of ?

1) 600 2) 700 3) 800 4) 900 5) None of these

23. 107278 38566 + 4854 + ? = 95846 2302
1) 19228 2) 19448 3) 19658 4) 19978 5) None of these
24.

= 275.4 ?

1) 12.8 2) 14.4 3) 16.2 4) 17 5) 18.6

25.

=?4

1) 48 2) 50 3) 52 4) 54 5) 56
26. Which is the largest fraction among the following?
1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

27. What value should come in place of question mark (?) in the given number series?
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3, 11, 43, 187, 955, ?

1) 5715 2) 5725 3) 5735 4) 5745 5) 5755
28. The sum of two numbers is 165 and the difference between them is 9. What is the average of these
two numbers?
1) 81.5 2) 82 3) 82.5 4) 83 5) 83.5
29. What is the average of the following numbers?
791589, 375624, 281946, 910288, 996647, 865742, 576839
1) 672855 2) 685525 3) 697265 4) 664255 5) 653350
30. What is value of

of of 90% of 28875?

1) 13680 2) 13960 3) 14400 4) 14820 5) 14950

31. An amount of Rs. 52179904 is equally distributed among 56 persons. How much amount would each
person get?
1) Rs. 931626

2) Rs. 931784

3) Rs. 931816

4) Rs. 931217

5) None of these

32. The average age of two persons A and B is 32 years. After four years, the ratio of the ages of A and B
will be 5:13. What is the present age of B?
1) 44 yrs 2) 46 yrs 3) 48 yrs 4) 52 yrs 5) 54 yrs
33. In how many different ways can the letters of word "COLLEGE" be arranged?
1) 5040 2) 3780 3) 1260 4) 630 5) 2520
34. The difference between 8% of a number and 3% of the same number is 39. What is 2.8% of that
number?
1) 16.32 2) 18.48 3) 21.84 4) 23.62 5) 24.5
35. Ramesh purchased 64 items at `450 per item. He invested Rs. 1600 in transportation of these items.
What should be the selling price of each item if he has to gain 20% as profit?
1) Rs. 520 2) Rs. 540 3) Rs. 560 4) Rs. 570 5) Rs. 580

Answers:
1. (5);

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(?)2 = 126 x 350

= (3 x 3 x 14) x (14 x 5 x 5)
(?)2 = (3 x 5 x 14)2
? = 3 x 5 x 14 = 210
2. (3);
?=

= 1680 + 1705 = 3385

3. (1);
4. (4);
5. (1);
17.8 x 5.5 + 22.4 x 9.5 (12.2 x 3.75)
= 310.7 45.75 = 264.95
6. (3);
(90.3 + 36) 3 =

= 42.1

7. (5);
=

= 75 + 93 = 168
8. (2);
1.25 x ? = 3105 2870 = 235
?=

= 188

9. (4);
?=

= 55

10. (1); ? =

=8

11. (5);
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? = 29.925 + 19.84 = 49.765

12. (1);
?=

13. (2);

= 36.3125
x

= 30

14. (5);

= 32

?=

= 172.5

15. (2);
16. (1);
17. (3);
18. (4);
(10)3 x (10)+5 (10)3 x (10)1 (10)-1
= (10)3+5-3-4+4 = (10)5
19. (5);
20. (4);
21. (3);
? = 6.2 x 45 = 279
22. (3);
=

= 146 122 = 24
?=

= 800

23. (4);
24. (4);
= 275.4 ?
Or

or

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?=

= 17 =

= 16.2

25. (4);
=

= 13.5

? = 13.5 x 4 = 54
26. (5);
= 0.913,

= 0.923

=0.92,

= 0.9545,

= 0.96

27. (5);
X2 + 5, x3 + 10, x4 + 15, x5 + 20
28. (3);
X + y = 165
x = 87 and y = 78

Xy=9
2x = 174

82.5

29. (2);
Avg =

= 685525

30. (3);
Number =

= 14400

31. (2);
Amount =

= 931784

32. (3);
Let the ages of A and B be x and y respectively.
= 32 x

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Or, 13x 5y = -32

From equation (1) and (2),

X = 16, y = 48
33. (3);
Number of ways =

= 1260

(Because, L and E come twice)

34. (3);
Let the number be x.
x(8 - 3)% = 39
X=

= 780
% of

= 21.84

35. (4);
Total cost price = (64 x 450) + 1600 = 28800 + 1600 = 30400
For 20% profit, SP = 30400 x
SP per item =

= 36480

= 570

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