1) The chairman of the Public Sector banks are selected by the:

a) Banks Board Bureau

b) Reserve Bank Of India
c) Union Ministry of Finance
d) Management of the Concerned Bank

Answer: a
2) Among the agricultural commodities imported from India which one of the following
accounts for the highest imports in terms of value in the last five years ?
a) Spices
b) Fresh Fruits
c) Pulses
d) Vegetable Oils
Answer : d
3) In the context of the digital technologies for entertainment, consider the following
statements:

a) In Augmented reality (AR), a simulated environment is created and the physical world is
completely shut out
b) In Virtual Reality (VR), images generated from a computer are projected onto real life objects
or surroundings
c) AR allows the individuals to be present in the world and improves the experience using the
camera of smart phone or PC.
d) VR closes the world and transposes an individual, providing complete immersion experience

4) A Digital Signature is

a) An electronic record that identifies the certifying authority issuing it

b) Used to serve as a proof of identity of an individual to access information or server on the
internet
c) An electronic method of signing an electronic document and ensuring that the original content
is unchanged
which of the statements given above is/ are correct
a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 2 only
d) 1,2 and 3
Answer : d
 5) The working of the rocket is based on the principle of :
a) Electricity
b) Kepler’s law
c) Newton’s law
d) Conservation of momentum

Answer : d

6) (-251*21*-12)/ ? = 158.13
a) 250
b) 400
c) 300
d) 150

Answer: 400
7) Mr Rao invests a sum of Rs.41250 at the rate of 6 p.c.p.a. What approximate amount of
compound interest will he obtain at the end of 3 years?
a) Rs 8100
b) Rs 7425
c) Rs 8210
d) Rs 7879
e) Rs 7295

Answer : 7879

15) The side of the equilateral triangle is equal to the diameter of the circle. The area of
the equilateral triangle is 196√3 Sq cm. Find the circumference of the circle?

a. 92 cm
b. 88 cm
c. 74 cm
d. 66 cm
e. None of these

.Answer b
 16) Two Stations A and B are 525 km apart. A train leaves station A from station B and
at the same time another train leaves station B to A. Both the trains meet 5 hours after
they start moving. If the train starts from station A is 15 km/hr faster than the other one,
then find the ratio between the speeds of both the trains?

a) 4 : 7

b) 3 : 5

c) 4 : 3

d) 5 : 9

17) Which Indian company has won the UN Global Climate Action Award?

a) TCS

b) Wipro

c) Infosys

d) Coniziant

e) BOSCH

Answer: C)

18) ) Name the senior partner of Mumbai’s iconic eatery Britannia & Co Restaurant who passed
away recently.

a) Chittaranjan Das

b) Ayyapa Mohili

c) Satyaraj Pillai

d) Varun Krishnan

e) Boman Rashid Kohinoor

Answer : e
PASSAGE:
Mr Rowland Hill, when a young man, was walking through the Lake district, when he one day saw
the postmen deliver a letter to a woman at a cottage door. The woman turned it over and examined it ,
and then returned it, saying she could not pay the postage, which was a shilling. Hearing that the letter
was from her brother, Mr Hill paid the postage, in spite of the manifest unwillingness of the woman.
As soon as the postman was out of sight, she showed Mr Hill how his money had been wasted, as far
as she was concerned. The sheet was blank. There was an agreement between her brother and herself
that as long as all went well with him, he should send a blank sheet in this way once a quarter, and she
thus had tidings of him without expense of postage.

19. The story uses irony as a technique because….

a) The woman returned her own brother’s letter without opening it.
b) The woman broke the agreement of receiving blank letters to convey wellbeing of her brother.
c) Mr Hill accepted the letter addressed to the woman.
d) In the modern times a brother has no time to write a letter to his own sister.

20. The woman returned the letter to the Postman because….

a) She could not pay the postage b) The letter was not addressed to her
c) She already knew the contents of the letter d) she hated the person who wrote the letter

21. Mr Hill paid the postage because….

a) The letter was from her brother b) The woman was his relative
c) The letter was addressed to him d) He wanted to be kind to her

22. The envelope contained….

a) A currency note b) two written sheets c) No sheet at all d) A blank sheet

23. The woman and her brother had agreed that….

a) The letter with no postage meant good news
b) The blank sheet meant being well
c) The blank sheet meant bad news
d) The letter with no postage meant unimportant news
24) The sum of three prime numbers is 100. If one of them exceeds another by 36, then one of the
numbers is:

a) 7
b) 29
c) 41
d) 67

25) The simple Interest on a certain sum of money at the rate of 4% p.a. for 5 years is Rs. 1680. At
what rate of interest the same amount of interest can be received on the same sum after 4 years ?

a) 5%
b) 6%
c) 7%
d) 8%

26) A towel, when bleached, lost 20% of its length and 10% of its breadth. What is the percentage of
decrease in area?

a) 28%
b) 30%
c) 26%
d) 32%

27) In a kilometre race, A can give B a 100 m start and C a 150 m start. How many meters start can B
give to C?

a) 50
b) 50/9
c) 8500/9
d) 500/9
e) None of these
28) . The average age of all the student of a class is 18 years. The average age of boys of the class is
20 years and that of the girls is 15 years. If the number of girls in the class is 20, then find the
number of boys in the class.

a) 15
b) 45
c) 30
d) 50

29) Eesha’s father was 34 years of age when she was born. Her younger brother, Shashank, now that
he is 13, is very proud of the fact that he is as tall as her, even though he is three years younger than
her. Eesha’s mother, who is shorter than Eesha, was only 29 when Shashank was born. What is the
sum of the ages of Eesha’s parents now?

a) 92

b) 76

c) 66

d) 89

30) A and B completed certain work together in 5 days. Had A worked at twice his own speed and B
half his own speed, it would have taken them 4 days to complete the job. How much time would it
take for A alone to do the job? a) 10 days
b) 20 days
c) 25 days
d) 15 days

31) Which of the following is larger than 3/5?

a. ½
b. 39/50
c. 7/25
d. 3/10
e. 59/100
32) A, B, C, D and E play a game of cards. A says to B, "If you give me three cards, you will have as
many as E has and if I give you three cards, you will have as many as D has." A and B together had 10
cards more than what D and E together have. If B has two cards more than what C has and the total
number of cards be 133, how many cards does B have?

33) At a dinner party every two guests used a bowl of rice between them, every three guests used a
bowl of dal between them and every four used a bowl of meat between them. There were
altogether 65 dishes. How many guests were present at the party?

34) Village K is to the North of the village R. The village S is in the East of Village K. The village J is to
the left of the village R. In which direction is the village J with respect to village S?

35). 'Nun' is related to 'Convent' in the same way as 'Hen' is related to:

A. Nest

B. Shed

C. Cell

D. Cote

36).'Reading' is related to 'knowledge' in the same way as 'Work' is related to:

A. Money

B. Employment

C. Experience

D. Engagement

37 )In the question given below two statements are given and these statements are followed by two
conclusions numbered (1) and (2).

You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from
commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions
logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements: Some papers are pens. All the pencils are pens. Conclusions: Some pens are pencils.
Some pens are papers. A.

Only (1) conclusion follows

B. Only (2) conclusion follows

C. Either (1) or (2) follows

D. Neither (1) nor (2) follows

E. Both (1) and (2) follow

38. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the
relationship between these two statements. Statements: The meteorological Department has issued
a statement mentioning deficient rainfall during monsoon in many parts of the country. The
Government has lowered the revised estimated GDP growth from the level of earlier estimates.

A. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect.

B. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect.

C. Both the statements I and II are independent causes.

D. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes.

E. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause.

39. f M x N means M is the daughter of N; M + N means M is the father of N; M % N means M is the

mother of N and M - N means M is the brother of N then P % Q + R - T x K indicates which relation of
P to K?

A. Daughter-in-law \

B. Sister-in-law

C. Aunt

D. None of these

40) Pointing to a person, Deepak said, "His only brother is the father of my daughter's father". How
is the person related to Deepak?

A. Father

B. Grandfather

C. Uncle

D. Brother-in-law
41. What is found necessarily in milk?

A. Cream

B. Curd

C. Water

D. Whiteness

42. Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence.

1. Family

2. Community

3. Member

4. Locality

5. Country

A. 3, 1, 2, 4, 5

B. 3, 1, 2, 5, 4

C. 3, 1, 4, 2, 5

D. 3, 1, 4, 5, 2

43) 1. A train overtakes two persons walking along a railway track. The first one walks at 4.5 km/hr.
The other one walks at 5.4 km/hr. The train needs 8.4 and 8.5 seconds respectively to overtake
them. What is the speed of the train if both the persons are walking in the same direction as the
train?

A. 66 km/hr

B. 72 km/hr

C. 78 km/hr

D. 81 km/hr
44) 3. A grocer has a sale of Rs. 6435, Rs. 6927, Rs. 6855, Rs. 7230 and Rs. 6562 for 5 consecutive
months. How much sale must he have in the sixth month so that he gets an average sale of Rs. 6500?

A. Rs. 4991

B. Rs. 5991

C. Rs. 6001

D. Rs. 6991

45) A and B take part in 100 m race. A runs at 5 kmph. A gives B a start of 8 m and still beats him by 8
seconds. The speed of B is:

A. 5.15 kmph

B. 4.14 kmph

C. 4.25 kmph

D. 4.4 kmph

46) Mr. Thomas invested an amount of Rs. 13,900 divided in two different schemes A and B at the
simple interest rate of 14% p.a. and 11% p.a. respectively. If the total amount of simple interest
earned in 2 years be Rs. 3508, what was the amount invested in Scheme B?

A. Rs. 6400

B. Rs. 6500

C. Rs. 7200

D. Rs. 7500

47. A man said to a lady, "Your mother's husband's sister is my aunt". How is the lady related to the
man?

A) Daughter

B) Grand daughter

C) Mother

D) Sister

48A box contains 90 mts each of 100 gms and 100 bolts each of 150 gms. If the entire box weighs
35.5 kg., then the weight of the empty box is : 10 kg 10.5 kg 11 kg 11.5 kg None of the above Ans : D
49 In a group of 8 semifinalists, all but 2 will advance to the final round. If in the final round only the
top 3 will be awarded medals, then how many groups of medal winners are possible?

20

56

120

560

720

50 The product of two positive numbers is p. If each of the numbers is increased by 2, the new
product is how much greater than twice the sum of the two original numbers?

p-2 p

p+2

p+4

s2p+4

51 A father is three times as old as his son. After fifteen years the father will be twice as old as his
son's age at that time. Hence the father's present age is

36

42

45

48

None of the above