Shiksha NMAT Mock Test 2019

Language Skills

Points: Directions: Answer the question based on the following passage.

0/1 A conservation problem equally as important as that of soil erosion is the loss of soil fertility. Most agriculture was originally
supported by the natural fertility of the soil; and, in areas in which soils were deep and rich in minerals, farming could be carried on
for many years without the return of any nutrients to the soil other than those supplied through the natural breakdown of plant and
animal wastes. In river basins, such as that of the Nile, annual flooding deposited a rich layer of silt over the soil, thus restoring its
fertility. In areas active of volcanism, such as Hawaii, soil fertility has been renewed by the periodic deposition of volcanic ash. In
other areas, however, natural fertility has been quickly exhausted. This is true of most forest soils, particularly those in the humid
tropics. Because continued cropping in such areas caused a rapid decline in fertility and therefore in crop yields, fertility could be
restored only by abandoning the areas and allowing the natural forest vegetation to return. Over a period of time, the soil surface
would be rejuvenated by parent materials, new circulation channels would form deep in the soil, and the deposition of forest debris
would restore minerals to the topsoil. Primitive agriculture in such forests was of shifting nature: areas were cleared of trees and
the woody material burned to add ash to the soil; after a few years of farming, the plots would be abandoned and new sites
cleared. As long as populations were sparse in relation to the area of forest land, such agricultural methods did little harm. They
could not, however, support dense populations or produce large quantities of surplus foods.
Starting with the most easily depleted soils, which were also the easiest to farm, the practice of using various fertilisers was
developed. The earliest fertilisers were manure, but later, larger yields were obtained by adding balanced combinations of those
nutrients (e.g. potassium, nitrogen, phosphorus and calcium) that crop plants require in greatest quantity. Because high yields are
essential, most modern agriculture depends upon the continued addition of chemical fertilisers to the soil. Usually these
substances are added in mineral form, but nitrogen is often added as urea, an organic compound.
Early in agricultural history, it was found that the practice of growing the same crop year after year in a particular plot of ground not
only caused undesirable changes in the physical structure of the soil, but also drained the soil of its nutrients. The practice of crop
rotation was discovered to be useful way to maintain the condition of the soil, and also to prevent the buildup of those insects and
other plants pests that are attracted to a particular kind of crop. In rotation systems, a grain crop is often grown the first year,
followed by a leafy-vegetable crop in the second year, and pasture crop in the third. The last usually contains legumes (e.g. clover,
alfalfa), because such plants can restore nitrogen to the soil through the action of bacteria that live in nodules on their roots.
In irrigation agriculture, in which water is brought in to supply the needs of crops in an area with insufficient rainfall, a particular soil-
management problem that develops is the salinisation (concentration of salts) of the surface soil. This most commonly results from
inadequate drainage of the irrigated land; because the water cannot flow freely, it evaporates, and the salts dissolved in the water
are left on the surface of the soil. Even though the water does not contain a large concentration of dissolved salts, the
accumulation over the years can be significant enough to make the soil unsuitable for crop production. Effective drainage solves
the problem; in many cases, drainage canals must be constructed, and drainage tiles must be laid beneath the surface of the soil.
Drainage also requires the availability of an excess of water to flush the salts from the surface soil. In certain heavy soils with poor
drainage, this problem can be quite severe; for example, large areas of formerly irrigated land in the Indus Basin, in the Tigris-
Euphrates region, in the Nile Basin, and in the Western United States, have been seriously damaged by salinisation.
Question 1
The most appropriate title for this passage is:
Problems of Soil Erosion
Agriculture in Volcanic Islands
Agriculture in Volcanic Islands
Causes and Remedies of Soil Infertility
The inevitability of Soil Infertility
 Directions: Answer the question based on the following passage.

Points: A conservation problem equally as important as that of soil erosion is the loss of soil fertility. Most agriculture was originally
0/1 supported by the natural fertility of the soil; and, in areas in which soils were deep and rich in minerals, farming could be carried on
for many years without the return of any nutrients to the soil other than those supplied through the natural breakdown of plant and
animal wastes. In river basins, such as that of the Nile, annual flooding deposited a rich layer of silt over the soil, thus restoring its
fertility. In areas active of volcanism, such as Hawaii, soil fertility has been renewed by the periodic deposition of volcanic ash. In
other areas, however, natural fertility has been quickly exhausted. This is true of most forest soils, particularly those in the humid
tropics. Because continued cropping in such areas caused a rapid decline in fertility and therefore in crop yields, fertility could be
restored only by abandoning the areas and allowing the natural forest vegetation to return. Over a period of time, the soil surface
would be rejuvenated by parent materials, new circulation channels would form deep in the soil, and the deposition of forest debris
would restore minerals to the topsoil. Primitive agriculture in such forests was of shifting nature: areas were cleared of trees and
the woody material burned to add ash to the soil; after a few years of farming, the plots would be abandoned and new sites
cleared. As long as populations were sparse in relation to the area of forest land, such agricultural methods did little harm. They
could not, however, support dense populations or produce large quantities of surplus foods.
Starting with the most easily depleted soils, which were also the easiest to farm, the practice of using various fertilisers was
developed. The earliest fertilisers were manure, but later, larger yields were obtained by adding balanced combinations of those
nutrients (e.g. potassium, nitrogen, phosphorus and calcium) that crop plants require in greatest quantity. Because high yields are
essential, most modern agriculture depends upon the continued addition of chemical fertilisers to the soil. Usually these
substances are added in mineral form, but nitrogen is often added as urea, an organic compound.
Early in agricultural history, it was found that the practice of growing the same crop year after year in a particular plot of ground not
only caused undesirable changes in the physical structure of the soil, but also drained the soil of its nutrients. The practice of crop
rotation was discovered to be useful way to maintain the condition of the soil, and also to prevent the buildup of those insects and
other plants pests that are attracted to a particular kind of crop. In rotation systems, a grain crop is often grown the first year,
followed by a leafy-vegetable crop in the second year, and pasture crop in the third. The last usually contains legumes (e.g. clover,
alfalfa), because such plants can restore nitrogen to the soil through the action of bacteria that live in nodules on their roots.
In irrigation agriculture, in which water is brought in to supply the needs of crops in an area with insufficient rainfall, a particular soil-
management problem that develops is the salinisation (concentration of salts) of the surface soil. This most commonly results from
inadequate drainage of the irrigated land; because the water cannot flow freely, it evaporates, and the salts dissolved in the water
are left on the surface of the soil. Even though the water does not contain a large concentration of dissolved salts, the
accumulation over the years can be significant enough to make the soil unsuitable for crop production. Effective drainage solves
the problem; in many cases, drainage canals must be constructed, and drainage tiles must be laid beneath the surface of the soil.
Drainage also requires the availability of an excess of water to flush the salts from the surface soil. In certain heavy soils with poor
drainage, this problem can be quite severe; for example, large areas of formerly irrigated land in the Indus Basin, in the Tigris-
Euphrates region, in the Nile Basin, and in the Western United States, have been seriously damaged by salinisation.
Question 2
The factor that can restore fertility to the soil not mentioned in the passage is
alluvium brought by rivers
bacterial action
fertiliser fixation through lightning
organic manure
None of the above
 Directions: Answer the question based on the following passage.

Points: A conservation problem equally as important as that of soil erosion is the loss of soil fertility. Most agriculture was originally
0/1 supported by the natural fertility of the soil; and, in areas in which soils were deep and rich in minerals, farming could be carried on
for many years without the return of any nutrients to the soil other than those supplied through the natural breakdown of plant and
animal wastes. In river basins, such as that of the Nile, annual flooding deposited a rich layer of silt over the soil, thus restoring its
fertility. In areas active of volcanism, such as Hawaii, soil fertility has been renewed by the periodic deposition of volcanic ash. In
other areas, however, natural fertility has been quickly exhausted. This is true of most forest soils, particularly those in the humid
tropics. Because continued cropping in such areas caused a rapid decline in fertility and therefore in crop yields, fertility could be
restored only by abandoning the areas and allowing the natural forest vegetation to return. Over a period of time, the soil surface
would be rejuvenated by parent materials, new circulation channels would form deep in the soil, and the deposition of forest debris
would restore minerals to the topsoil. Primitive agriculture in such forests was of shifting nature: areas were cleared of trees and
the woody material burned to add ash to the soil; after a few years of farming, the plots would be abandoned and new sites
cleared. As long as populations were sparse in relation to the area of forest land, such agricultural methods did little harm. They
could not, however, support dense populations or produce large quantities of surplus foods.
Starting with the most easily depleted soils, which were also the easiest to farm, the practice of using various fertilisers was
developed. The earliest fertilisers were manure, but later, larger yields were obtained by adding balanced combinations of those
nutrients (e.g. potassium, nitrogen, phosphorus and calcium) that crop plants require in greatest quantity. Because high yields are
essential, most modern agriculture depends upon the continued addition of chemical fertilisers to the soil. Usually these
substances are added in mineral form, but nitrogen is often added as urea, an organic compound.
Early in agricultural history, it was found that the practice of growing the same crop year after year in a particular plot of ground not
only caused undesirable changes in the physical structure of the soil, but also drained the soil of its nutrients. The practice of crop
rotation was discovered to be useful way to maintain the condition of the soil, and also to prevent the buildup of those insects and
other plants pests that are attracted to a particular kind of crop. In rotation systems, a grain crop is often grown the first year,
followed by a leafy-vegetable crop in the second year, and pasture crop in the third. The last usually contains legumes (e.g. clover,
alfalfa), because such plants can restore nitrogen to the soil through the action of bacteria that live in nodules on their roots.
In irrigation agriculture, in which water is brought in to supply the needs of crops in an area with insufficient rainfall, a particular soil-
management problem that develops is the salinisation (concentration of salts) of the surface soil. This most commonly results from
inadequate drainage of the irrigated land; because the water cannot flow freely, it evaporates, and the salts dissolved in the water
are left on the surface of the soil. Even though the water does not contain a large concentration of dissolved salts, the
accumulation over the years can be significant enough to make the soil unsuitable for crop production. Effective drainage solves
the problem; in many cases, drainage canals must be constructed, and drainage tiles must be laid beneath the surface of the soil.
Drainage also requires the availability of an excess of water to flush the salts from the surface soil. In certain heavy soils with poor
drainage, this problem can be quite severe; for example, large areas of formerly irrigated land in the Indus Basin, in the Tigris-
Euphrates region, in the Nile Basin, and in the Western United States, have been seriously damaged by salinisation.
Question 3
Natural fertility exhausts most quickly in
river valley lands
humid tropical forests
volcanic areas
lands near urban areas
lands near oasis in desert areas
 Directions: Answer the question based on the following passage.

Points: A conservation problem equally as important as that of soil erosion is the loss of soil fertility. Most agriculture was originally
0/1 supported by the natural fertility of the soil; and, in areas in which soils were deep and rich in minerals, farming could be carried on
for many years without the return of any nutrients to the soil other than those supplied through the natural breakdown of plant and
animal wastes. In river basins, such as that of the Nile, annual flooding deposited a rich layer of silt over the soil, thus restoring its
fertility. In areas active of volcanism, such as Hawaii, soil fertility has been renewed by the periodic deposition of volcanic ash. In
other areas, however, natural fertility has been quickly exhausted. This is true of most forest soils, particularly those in the humid
tropics. Because continued cropping in such areas caused a rapid decline in fertility and therefore in crop yields, fertility could be
restored only by abandoning the areas and allowing the natural forest vegetation to return. Over a period of time, the soil surface
would be rejuvenated by parent materials, new circulation channels would form deep in the soil, and the deposition of forest debris
would restore minerals to the topsoil. Primitive agriculture in such forests was of shifting nature: areas were cleared of trees and
the woody material burned to add ash to the soil; after a few years of farming, the plots would be abandoned and new sites
cleared. As long as populations were sparse in relation to the area of forest land, such agricultural methods did little harm. They
could not, however, support dense populations or produce large quantities of surplus foods.
Starting with the most easily depleted soils, which were also the easiest to farm, the practice of using various fertilisers was
developed. The earliest fertilisers were manure, but later, larger yields were obtained by adding balanced combinations of those
nutrients (e.g. potassium, nitrogen, phosphorus and calcium) that crop plants require in greatest quantity. Because high yields are
essential, most modern agriculture depends upon the continued addition of chemical fertilisers to the soil. Usually these
substances are added in mineral form, but nitrogen is often added as urea, an organic compound.
Early in agricultural history, it was found that the practice of growing the same crop year after year in a particular plot of ground not
only caused undesirable changes in the physical structure of the soil, but also drained the soil of its nutrients. The practice of crop
rotation was discovered to be useful way to maintain the condition of the soil, and also to prevent the buildup of those insects and
other plants pests that are attracted to a particular kind of crop. In rotation systems, a grain crop is often grown the first year,
followed by a leafy-vegetable crop in the second year, and pasture crop in the third. The last usually contains legumes (e.g. clover,
alfalfa), because such plants can restore nitrogen to the soil through the action of bacteria that live in nodules on their roots.
In irrigation agriculture, in which water is brought in to supply the needs of crops in an area with insufficient rainfall, a particular soil-
management problem that develops is the salinisation (concentration of salts) of the surface soil. This most commonly results from
inadequate drainage of the irrigated land; because the water cannot flow freely, it evaporates, and the salts dissolved in the water
are left on the surface of the soil. Even though the water does not contain a large concentration of dissolved salts, the
accumulation over the years can be significant enough to make the soil unsuitable for crop production. Effective drainage solves
the problem; in many cases, drainage canals must be constructed, and drainage tiles must be laid beneath the surface of the soil.
Drainage also requires the availability of an excess of water to flush the salts from the surface soil. In certain heavy soils with poor
drainage, this problem can be quite severe; for example, large areas of formerly irrigated land in the Indus Basin, in the Tigris-
Euphrates region, in the Nile Basin, and in the Western United States, have been seriously damaged by salinisation.
Question 4
The areas most prone to salinisation are
those irrigated with well water
those in which crop rotation is not practised
sub-tropical forests
flat lands irrigated from reservoirs
dry lands left un-irrigated for many years
 Directions: Answer the question based on the following passage.

Points: A conservation problem equally as important as that of soil erosion is the loss of soil fertility. Most agriculture was originally
0/1 supported by the natural fertility of the soil; and, in areas in which soils were deep and rich in minerals, farming could be carried on
for many years without the return of any nutrients to the soil other than those supplied through the natural breakdown of plant and
animal wastes. In river basins, such as that of the Nile, annual flooding deposited a rich layer of silt over the soil, thus restoring its
fertility. In areas active of volcanism, such as Hawaii, soil fertility has been renewed by the periodic deposition of volcanic ash. In
other areas, however, natural fertility has been quickly exhausted. This is true of most forest soils, particularly those in the humid
tropics. Because continued cropping in such areas caused a rapid decline in fertility and therefore in crop yields, fertility could be
restored only by abandoning the areas and allowing the natural forest vegetation to return. Over a period of time, the soil surface
would be rejuvenated by parent materials, new circulation channels would form deep in the soil, and the deposition of forest debris
would restore minerals to the topsoil. Primitive agriculture in such forests was of shifting nature: areas were cleared of trees and
the woody material burned to add ash to the soil; after a few years of farming, the plots would be abandoned and new sites
cleared. As long as populations were sparse in relation to the area of forest land, such agricultural methods did little harm. They
could not, however, support dense populations or produce large quantities of surplus foods.
Starting with the most easily depleted soils, which were also the easiest to farm, the practice of using various fertilisers was
developed. The earliest fertilisers were manure, but later, larger yields were obtained by adding balanced combinations of those
nutrients (e.g. potassium, nitrogen, phosphorus and calcium) that crop plants require in greatest quantity. Because high yields are
essential, most modern agriculture depends upon the continued addition of chemical fertilisers to the soil. Usually these
substances are added in mineral form, but nitrogen is often added as urea, an organic compound.
Early in agricultural history, it was found that the practice of growing the same crop year after year in a particular plot of ground not
only caused undesirable changes in the physical structure of the soil, but also drained the soil of its nutrients. The practice of crop
rotation was discovered to be useful way to maintain the condition of the soil, and also to prevent the buildup of those insects and
other plants pests that are attracted to a particular kind of crop. In rotation systems, a grain crop is often grown the first year,
followed by a leafy-vegetable crop in the second year, and pasture crop in the third. The last usually contains legumes (e.g. clover,
alfalfa), because such plants can restore nitrogen to the soil through the action of bacteria that live in nodules on their roots.
In irrigation agriculture, in which water is brought in to supply the needs of crops in an area with insufficient rainfall, a particular soil-
management problem that develops is the salinisation (concentration of salts) of the surface soil. This most commonly results from
inadequate drainage of the irrigated land; because the water cannot flow freely, it evaporates, and the salts dissolved in the water
are left on the surface of the soil. Even though the water does not contain a large concentration of dissolved salts, the
accumulation over the years can be significant enough to make the soil unsuitable for crop production. Effective drainage solves
the problem; in many cases, drainage canals must be constructed, and drainage tiles must be laid beneath the surface of the soil.
Drainage also requires the availability of an excess of water to flush the salts from the surface soil. In certain heavy soils with poor
drainage, this problem can be quite severe; for example, large areas of formerly irrigated land in the Indus Basin, in the Tigris-
Euphrates region, in the Nile Basin, and in the Western United States, have been seriously damaged by salinisation.
Question 5
One of the characteristics of agricultural land in the Nile Basin is that
it contains lots of bacteria
it consists of heavy soil with poor drainage properties
it has no salt at all
it contains nutritive minerals
it contains huge proportions of heavy metals
 Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the given question.

Points: India is an agrarian country with 2/3rd of its population living in rural areas and most of them dependent on agriculture. In pre-
0/1 independent India, cooperatives were among the major institutions providing finance to the rural population, as there were few rural
branches of commercial banks. The All India Rural Credit Survey Committee in 1952 observed that a large share of the credit
requirements of rural households, particularly the poor, came from traditional sources such as relatives, traders, landlords and
moneylenders.
cooperative banks started extending crop loans mostly with refinance support from RBI. There were limited arrangements for
providing institutional credit for term loans under agriculture like minor irrigation, tractors, land development, etc. With the
launching of Five Year Plan by the Government of India, with a thrust on rural infrastructure for agricultural development, the
credit requirement for the sector increased manifold in the mid sixties. Realising the fact that cooperatives alone could not fulfil this
huge demand for rural credit, commercial banks, which hitherto were almost outside the ambit of rural credit except for a
peripheral role in the rural sector, were brought under social control of the Government followed by nationalisation of 14 major
banks in 1969.
Although, the multi-agency approach was adopted for enhancing rural credit, the Banking Commission in the year 1972, observed
that despite the massive expansion of branch network of commercial banks in the rural areas, a vast segment of the rural
population comprising weaker sections and economically backward classes were deprived of banking facilities as their
requirements were insignificant and financing them by commercial banks was perceived to be a non viable proposition. The
Commission felt that an alternative credit delivery mechanism by way of setting up of specialised banks, particularly to cater to
these segments of the population, could be explored by the Government.
With the above objectives in view, Government of India constituted a Working Group on Rural Banks chaired by Shri M
Narasimham, which came out with its recommendation on 31st July, 1975 for setting up of state sponsored, region based, rural
oriented commercial banks which would blend the rural touch, local feel and familiarity with rural problems with a low cost profile as
possessed by cooperatives and professional discipline, ability to mobilise resources by way of deposits and access to money
markets on the lines of commercial banks. The new institutions were visualised as a hybrid of commercial banks and cooperative
banks to supplement the efforts of the existing RFIs. It was primarily aimed at financing small and marginal farmers, landless
labourers, rural artisans, small traders and other weaker sections of rural society. Thus, under a presidential ordinance followed by
promalgamation of the Regional Rural Bank Act, 1976, RRBs came into being.
Question 6
Which of following best introduces the above passage?
Role of Regional Rural Banks in providing support to rural India
Opportunity for Indian banks to grow in rural segment
Recognition of the need to cater to agriculture-financing needs
Development of rural financing in Indian banking sector
Role of banking institutions in the upliftment of the rural segment
 Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the given question.

Points: India is an agrarian country with 2/3rd of its population living in rural areas and most of them dependent on agriculture. In pre-
0/1 independent India, cooperatives were among the major institutions providing finance to the rural population, as there were few rural
branches of commercial banks. The All India Rural Credit Survey Committee in 1952 observed that a large share of the credit
requirements of rural households, particularly the poor, came from traditional sources such as relatives, traders, landlords and
moneylenders.
cooperative banks started extending crop loans mostly with refinance support from RBI. There were limited arrangements for
providing institutional credit for term loans under agriculture like minor irrigation, tractors, land development, etc. With the
launching of Five Year Plan by the Government of India, with a thrust on rural infrastructure for agricultural development, the
credit requirement for the sector increased manifold in the mid sixties. Realising the fact that cooperatives alone could not fulfil this
huge demand for rural credit, commercial banks, which hitherto were almost outside the ambit of rural credit except for a
peripheral role in the rural sector, were brought under social control of the Government followed by nationalisation of 14 major
banks in 1969.
Although, the multi-agency approach was adopted for enhancing rural credit, the Banking Commission in the year 1972, observed
that despite the massive expansion of branch network of commercial banks in the rural areas, a vast segment of the rural
population comprising weaker sections and economically backward classes were deprived of banking facilities as their
requirements were insignificant and financing them by commercial banks was perceived to be a non viable proposition. The
Commission felt that an alternative credit delivery mechanism by way of setting up of specialised banks, particularly to cater to
these segments of the population, could be explored by the Government.
With the above objectives in view, Government of India constituted a Working Group on Rural Banks chaired by Shri M
Narasimham, which came out with its recommendation on 31st July, 1975 for setting up of state sponsored, region based, rural
oriented commercial banks which would blend the rural touch, local feel and familiarity with rural problems with a low cost profile as
possessed by cooperatives and professional discipline, ability to mobilise resources by way of deposits and access to money
markets on the lines of commercial banks. The new institutions were visualised as a hybrid of commercial banks and cooperative
banks to supplement the efforts of the existing RFIs. It was primarily aimed at financing small and marginal farmers, landless
labourers, rural artisans, small traders and other weaker sections of rural society. Thus, under a presidential ordinance followed by
promalgamation of the Regional Rural Bank Act, 1976, RRBs came into being.
Question 7
Which of the following stimulated the need for bringing commercial banks into rural areas?
Increased role of landlords and moneylenders obstructing the growth of organised sector for lending in rural
areas

Increased focus on developing a framework to achieve progress in rural areas

Inability of cooperative banks to provide financing solutions
Success of commercial banks in providing credit facilities in urban area
The lack of finances to meet the needs of rural segment to own resources like tractors or land
 Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the given question.

Points: India is an agrarian country with 2/3rd of its population living in rural areas and most of them dependent on agriculture. In pre-
0/1 independent India, cooperatives were among the major institutions providing finance to the rural population, as there were few rural
branches of commercial banks. The All India Rural Credit Survey Committee in 1952 observed that a large share of the credit
requirements of rural households, particularly the poor, came from traditional sources such as relatives, traders, landlords and
moneylenders.
cooperative banks started extending crop loans mostly with refinance support from RBI. There were limited arrangements for
providing institutional credit for term loans under agriculture like minor irrigation, tractors, land development, etc. With the
launching of Five Year Plan by the Government of India, with a thrust on rural infrastructure for agricultural development, the
credit requirement for the sector increased manifold in the mid sixties. Realising the fact that cooperatives alone could not fulfil this
huge demand for rural credit, commercial banks, which hitherto were almost outside the ambit of rural credit except for a
peripheral role in the rural sector, were brought under social control of the Government followed by nationalisation of 14 major
banks in 1969.
Although, the multi-agency approach was adopted for enhancing rural credit, the Banking Commission in the year 1972, observed
that despite the massive expansion of branch network of commercial banks in the rural areas, a vast segment of the rural
population comprising weaker sections and economically backward classes were deprived of banking facilities as their
requirements were insignificant and financing them by commercial banks was perceived to be a non viable proposition. The
Commission felt that an alternative credit delivery mechanism by way of setting up of specialised banks, particularly to cater to
these segments of the population, could be explored by the Government.
With the above objectives in view, Government of India constituted a Working Group on Rural Banks chaired by Shri M
Narasimham, which came out with its recommendation on 31st July, 1975 for setting up of state sponsored, region based, rural
oriented commercial banks which would blend the rural touch, local feel and familiarity with rural problems with a low cost profile as
possessed by cooperatives and professional discipline, ability to mobilise resources by way of deposits and access to money
markets on the lines of commercial banks. The new institutions were visualised as a hybrid of commercial banks and cooperative
banks to supplement the efforts of the existing RFIs. It was primarily aimed at financing small and marginal farmers, landless
labourers, rural artisans, small traders and other weaker sections of rural society. Thus, under a presidential ordinance followed by
promalgamation of the Regional Rural Bank Act, 1976, RRBs came into being.
Question 8
Which of the following is a reason for the commercial banks not being able to fulfil their roles as rural bankers?
Cooperative banks were providing better services in rural areas as compared to commercial banks
The commercial bank branches shifted their focus from lending to profitability.
The minor needs of certain segments in rural areas were neglected as a business decision.
Commercial banks did not provide crop loans as done by cooperatives.
Commercial banks assumed a peripheral role in the rural sector due to issues related to infrastructure.
 Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the given question.

Points: India is an agrarian country with 2/3rd of its population living in rural areas and most of them dependent on agriculture. In pre-
0/1 independent India, cooperatives were among the major institutions providing finance to the rural population, as there were few rural
branches of commercial banks. The All India Rural Credit Survey Committee in 1952 observed that a large share of the credit
requirements of rural households, particularly the poor, came from traditional sources such as relatives, traders, landlords and
moneylenders.
cooperative banks started extending crop loans mostly with refinance support from RBI. There were limited arrangements for
providing institutional credit for term loans under agriculture like minor irrigation, tractors, land development, etc. With the
launching of Five Year Plan by the Government of India, with a thrust on rural infrastructure for agricultural development, the
credit requirement for the sector increased manifold in the mid sixties. Realising the fact that cooperatives alone could not fulfil this
huge demand for rural credit, commercial banks, which hitherto were almost outside the ambit of rural credit except for a
peripheral role in the rural sector, were brought under social control of the Government followed by nationalisation of 14 major
banks in 1969.
Although, the multi-agency approach was adopted for enhancing rural credit, the Banking Commission in the year 1972, observed
that despite the massive expansion of branch network of commercial banks in the rural areas, a vast segment of the rural
population comprising weaker sections and economically backward classes were deprived of banking facilities as their
requirements were insignificant and financing them by commercial banks was perceived to be a non viable proposition. The
Commission felt that an alternative credit delivery mechanism by way of setting up of specialised banks, particularly to cater to
these segments of the population, could be explored by the Government.
With the above objectives in view, Government of India constituted a Working Group on Rural Banks chaired by Shri M
Narasimham, which came out with its recommendation on 31st July, 1975 for setting up of state sponsored, region based, rural
oriented commercial banks which would blend the rural touch, local feel and familiarity with rural problems with a low cost profile as
possessed by cooperatives and professional discipline, ability to mobilise resources by way of deposits and access to money
markets on the lines of commercial banks. The new institutions were visualised as a hybrid of commercial banks and cooperative
banks to supplement the efforts of the existing RFIs. It was primarily aimed at financing small and marginal farmers, landless
labourers, rural artisans, small traders and other weaker sections of rural society. Thus, under a presidential ordinance followed by
promalgamation of the Regional Rural Bank Act, 1976, RRBs came into being.
Question 9
As per the passage, in what respect are Regional Rural Banks similar to commercial banks?
They come under the social control of the Government.
They are institutions which maintain a low profile.
They are professional institutions that provide credit by channelising different resources.
They are sponsored by the states and are well set up like commercial banks.
They cater to the economically backward classes only that are otherwise deprived of banking facilities.
 Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the given question.

Points: India is an agrarian country with 2/3rd of its population living in rural areas and most of them dependent on agriculture. In pre-
0/1 independent India, cooperatives were among the major institutions providing finance to the rural population, as there were few rural
branches of commercial banks. The All India Rural Credit Survey Committee in 1952 observed that a large share of the credit
requirements of rural households, particularly the poor, came from traditional sources such as relatives, traders, landlords and
moneylenders.
cooperative banks started extending crop loans mostly with refinance support from RBI. There were limited arrangements for
providing institutional credit for term loans under agriculture like minor irrigation, tractors, land development, etc. With the
launching of Five Year Plan by the Government of India, with a thrust on rural infrastructure for agricultural development, the
credit requirement for the sector increased manifold in the mid sixties. Realising the fact that cooperatives alone could not fulfil this
huge demand for rural credit, commercial banks, which hitherto were almost outside the ambit of rural credit except for a
peripheral role in the rural sector, were brought under social control of the Government followed by nationalisation of 14 major
banks in 1969.
Although, the multi-agency approach was adopted for enhancing rural credit, the Banking Commission in the year 1972, observed
that despite the massive expansion of branch network of commercial banks in the rural areas, a vast segment of the rural
population comprising weaker sections and economically backward classes were deprived of banking facilities as their
requirements were insignificant and financing them by commercial banks was perceived to be a non viable proposition. The
Commission felt that an alternative credit delivery mechanism by way of setting up of specialised banks, particularly to cater to
these segments of the population, could be explored by the Government.
With the above objectives in view, Government of India constituted a Working Group on Rural Banks chaired by Shri M
Narasimham, which came out with its recommendation on 31st July, 1975 for setting up of state sponsored, region based, rural
oriented commercial banks which would blend the rural touch, local feel and familiarity with rural problems with a low cost profile as
possessed by cooperatives and professional discipline, ability to mobilise resources by way of deposits and access to money
markets on the lines of commercial banks. The new institutions were visualised as a hybrid of commercial banks and cooperative
banks to supplement the efforts of the existing RFIs. It was primarily aimed at financing small and marginal farmers, landless
labourers, rural artisans, small traders and other weaker sections of rural society. Thus, under a presidential ordinance followed by
promalgamation of the Regional Rural Bank Act, 1976, RRBs came into being.
Question 10
What was the vision behind the setting up of RRBs?
Introduction of a high standard of discipline in the banking sector
Breaking monopoly of the commercial banks and other traditional moneylenders
Bringing the rapid development of commercial banks under control
Decreasing the burden on the government to set up cooperative banks
Augmenting the efforts of the predominant institutions providing credit in rural areas

Directions: Against the key word are given five suggested meanings. Choose the one which is similar in meaning to the key word.

Points: Question 11
0/1
FUSILLADE
Gala parade
Blend
Confusion
Tussle
Volley
 Directions: Against the key word are given five suggested meanings. Choose the one which is opposite in meaning to the key
word.
Points:
0/1 Question 12
PREVARICATION
Apathetic behaviour
Immodesty
Adherence to truth
Focussing on the extraneous
Obsession for oneself

Directions: Against the key word are given five suggested meanings. Choose the one which is similar in meaning to the key word.

Points: Question 13
0/1
IMPALE
To become obscured
To intimidate
To transfix
To summon for duty
To reject a proposal

Directions: Select the option that most suitably fills up the blanks.

Points: Question 14
0/1
At first sight it would seem that the rise of post-war Germany was a _____ of Hitler's _____ of pre-war Germany.
consequence, passion
passion, army
passion, idea
result, organisation
pre-occupation, vision

Directions: Select the option that most suitably fills up the blanks.
Question 15
Points: At first sight it would seem that the rise of post-war Germany was a _____ of Hitler's _____ of pre-war Germany.
0/1
consequence, passion
passion, army
passion, idea
result, organisation
pre-occupation, vision

Directions: Select the option that most suitably fills up the blanks.
Question 16
Points: At first sight it would seem that the rise of post-war Germany was a _____ of Hitler's _____ of pre-war Germany.
0/1
consequence, passion
passion, army
passion, idea
result, organisation
pre-occupation, vision
 Direction:In the following question, a pair of related words is followed by five pairs of words. Select the pair that best expresses a
relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.
Points: Question 17
0/1 LOG : SHIP
Archive : Data
Inventory : Stock
Roster : Team
Bulletin : Event
Diary : Person

Directions:Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).

Points: Question 18
0/1 I
have
a lots of friends
in college
No error

Directions:Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).

Points: Question 19
0/1 I did not wait
even though
he had gone out
before I reached his place
No error

Directions:Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).

Points: Question 20
0/1 All of them
helped each other
when the earthquake
devastated the town
No error

Directions:Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).

Points: Question 21
0/1 All of them
helped each other
when the earthquake
devastated the town
No error
 Directions:Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).

Points: Question 22
0/1 All of them
helped each other
when the earthquake
devastated the town
No error

Directions:Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).

Points: Question 23
0/1 East Indies
is
a group of
islands
No error

Directions: Arrange the sentences A, B, C and D to form a logical sequence between sentences 1 and 6.
Question 24
Points: 1. Intensity of competition in an industry is neither a matter of coincidence nor bad luck.
0/1 A. The collective strength of these forces determines the ultimate profit potential in the industry where profit potential is measured
in terms of long run returns on invested capital.
B. Rather competition in an industry is rooted in its underlying economic structure and goes well beyond the behaviour of current
competitors.
C. Not all industries have the same potential.
D. The state of competition in an industry depends on five basic competitive forces.
6. They differ fundamentally in their ultimate profit potential as the collective strength of the forces differ.
CDBA
DCAB
BDAC
ABDC
ADCB

Directions: Arrange the sentences A, B, C and D to form a logical sequence between sentences 1 and 6.
Question 25
Points: 1. Intensity of competition in an industry is neither a matter of coincidence nor bad luck.
0/1 A. The collective strength of these forces determines the ultimate profit potential in the industry where profit potential is measured
in terms of long run returns on invested capital.
B. Rather competition in an industry is rooted in its underlying economic structure and goes well beyond the behaviour of current
competitors.
C. Not all industries have the same potential.
D. The state of competition in an industry depends on five basic competitive forces.
6. They differ fundamentally in their ultimate profit potential as the collective strength of the forces differ.
CDBA
DCAB
BDAC
ABDC
ADCB
 Directions: Arrange the sentences A, B, C and D to form a logical sequence between sentences 1 and 6.
Question 26
Points: 1. Intensity of competition in an industry is neither a matter of coincidence nor bad luck.
0/1 A. The collective strength of these forces determines the ultimate profit potential in the industry where profit potential is measured
in terms of long run returns on invested capital.
B. Rather competition in an industry is rooted in its underlying economic structure and goes well beyond the behaviour of current
competitors.
C. Not all industries have the same potential.
D. The state of competition in an industry depends on five basic competitive forces.
6. They differ fundamentally in their ultimate profit potential as the collective strength of the forces differ.
CDBA
DCAB
BDAC
ABDC
ADCB

Directions: Arrange the sentences A, B, C and D to form a logical sequence between sentences 1 and 6.
Question 27
Points: 1. Intensity of competition in an industry is neither a matter of coincidence nor bad luck.
0/1 A. The collective strength of these forces determines the ultimate profit potential in the industry where profit potential is measured
in terms of long run returns on invested capital.
B. Rather competition in an industry is rooted in its underlying economic structure and goes well beyond the behaviour of current
competitors.
C. Not all industries have the same potential.
D. The state of competition in an industry depends on five basic competitive forces.
6. They differ fundamentally in their ultimate profit potential as the collective strength of the forces differ.
CDBA
DCAB
BDAC
ABDC
ADCB

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered blanks.

Points: Question 28
0/1 Non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) are fast emerging as an important 1._______ of the Indian financial system. It is a
2.________ group of institutions (other than commercial and cooperative banks) performing financial intermediation in a variety of
ways, like accepting deposits, making loans and advances, leasing, hire purchase, etc. They 3._______ funds from the public,
directly or indirectly, and lend them to ultimate spenders. They advance loans to the various wholesale and retail traders, small-
scale industries and self-employed persons. Thus, they have broadened and 4.________ the range of products and services
offered by a financial sector. Gradually, they are being recognised as 5.________ to the banking sector due to their customer-
oriented services; simplified procedures; attractive rates of return on deposits; flexibility and timeliness in meeting the credit needs
of specified sectors; etc.
Fill in the blank 1.
segment
whole
sectors
parcel
trace
 Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered blanks.

Points:
0/1 Question 29
Non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) are fast emerging as an important 1._______ of the Indian financial system. It is a
2.________ group of institutions (other than commercial and cooperative banks) performing financial intermediation in a variety of
ways, like accepting deposits, making loans and advances, leasing, hire purchase, etc. They 3._______ funds from the public,
directly or indirectly, and lend them to ultimate spenders. They advance loans to the various wholesale and retail traders, small-
scale industries and self-employed persons. Thus, they have broadened and 4.________ the range of products and services
offered by a financial sector. Gradually, they are being recognised as 5.________ to the banking sector due to their customer-
oriented services; simplified procedures; attractive rates of return on deposits; flexibility and timeliness in meeting the credit needs
of specified sectors; etc.
Fill in the blank 2.
related
homogeneous
changing
heterogeneous
indigenous

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered blanks.

Points: Question 30
0/1 Non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) are fast emerging as an important 1._______ of the Indian financial system. It is a
2.________ group of institutions (other than commercial and cooperative banks) performing financial intermediation in a variety of
ways, like accepting deposits, making loans and advances, leasing, hire purchase, etc. They 3._______ funds from the public,
directly or indirectly, and lend them to ultimate spenders. They advance loans to the various wholesale and retail traders, small-
scale industries and self-employed persons. Thus, they have broadened and 4.________ the range of products and services
offered by a financial sector. Gradually, they are being recognised as 5.________ to the banking sector due to their customer-
oriented services; simplified procedures; attractive rates of return on deposits; flexibility and timeliness in meeting the credit needs
of specified sectors; etc.
Fill in the blank 3.
add
rise
raise
step-up
give

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered blanks.

Points: Question 31
0/1 Non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) are fast emerging as an important 1._______ of the Indian financial system. It is a
2.________ group of institutions (other than commercial and cooperative banks) performing financial intermediation in a variety of
ways, like accepting deposits, making loans and advances, leasing, hire purchase, etc. They 3._______ funds from the public,
directly or indirectly, and lend them to ultimate spenders. They advance loans to the various wholesale and retail traders, small-
scale industries and self-employed persons. Thus, they have broadened and 4.________ the range of products and services
offered by a financial sector. Gradually, they are being recognised as 5.________ to the banking sector due to their customer-
oriented services; simplified procedures; attractive rates of return on deposits; flexibility and timeliness in meeting the credit needs
of specified sectors; etc.
Fill in the blank 4.
similarised
diversified
increased
reduced
modified
 Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered blanks.

Points: Question 32
0/1 Non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) are fast emerging as an important 1._______ of the Indian financial system. It is a
2.________ group of institutions (other than commercial and cooperative banks) performing financial intermediation in a variety of
ways, like accepting deposits, making loans and advances, leasing, hire purchase, etc. They 3._______ funds from the public,
directly or indirectly, and lend them to ultimate spenders. They advance loans to the various wholesale and retail traders, small-
scale industries and self-employed persons. Thus, they have broadened and 4.________ the range of products and services
offered by a financial sector. Gradually, they are being recognised as 5.________ to the banking sector due to their customer-
oriented services; simplified procedures; attractive rates of return on deposits; flexibility and timeliness in meeting the credit needs
of specified sectors; etc.
Fill in the blank 5.
unrelenting
different
independent
complementary
mixture

Quantitative Skills

Points: Directions: The following problem consists of a question and two statements labelled (i) and (ii). You have to decide whether the
0/1 data given in the statements is sufficient to answer the question.
Question 33
What is the circumference of the circle with centre O?

(i) The diameter of the circle is twice the one of the chords of the circle.
(ii) The area of the circle is 9π.
Statement (i) alone is sufficient, but statement (ii) alone is not sufficient.
Statement (ii) alone is sufficient, but statement (i) alone is not sufficient.
Bothstatements (i) and (ii) together are sufficient, but neither statement alone is sufficient.
Each statement alone is sufficient.
Statements (i) and (ii) together are not sufficient.

Directions: The following problem consists of a question and two statements labelled (i) and (ii). You have to decide whether the
data given in the statements is sufficient to answer the question.
Points:
0/1 Questiion 34
What is the area of the circle?

(i) The length of the shortest tangent to the circle from the point (0, 0) is 5 cm.
(ii) The area of the circle is 4 times its circumference.
Statement (i) alone is sufficient, but statement (ii) alone is not sufficient.
Statement (ii) alone is sufficient, but statement (i) alone is not sufficient.
Both statements (i) and (ii) together are sufficient, but neither statement alone is sufficient.
Each statement alone is sufficient.
Statements (i) and (ii) together are not sufficient.
 Directions: The following problem consists of a question and two statements labelled (i) and (ii). You have to decide whether the
data given in the statements is sufficient to answer the question.
Points:
0/1 Question 35
What is the 3-digit number?

(i) If the digits of the number are reversed, then the new number exceeds the original by 198.
(ii) The digits of the number add up to 6 and none of them is zero.
Statement (i) alone is sufficient, but statement (ii) alone is not sufficient.
Statement (ii) alone is sufficient, but statement (i) alone is not sufficient.
Both statements (i) and (ii) together are sufficient, but neither statement alone is sufficient.
Each statement alone is sufficient.
Statements (i) and (ii) together are not sufficient.

Directions: The following problem consists of a question and two statements labelled (i) and (ii). You have to decide whether the
data given in the statements is sufficient to answer the question.
Points:
0/1 Question 36
What is the capacity of cistern A?

(i) The capacities of cisterns A and B are in the ratio 3 : 2.

(ii) The total capacity of both the cisterns A and B is 5 kilolitres.
Statement (i) alone is sufficient, but statement (ii) alone is not sufficient.
Statement (ii) alone is sufficient, but statement (i) alone is not sufficient.
Both statements (i) and (ii) together are sufficient, but neither statement alone is sufficient.
Each statement alone is sufficient.
Statements (i) and (ii) together are not sufficient.

Directions:The following problem consists of a question and two statements labelled (i) and (ii). You have to decide whether the
data given in the statements is sufficient to answer the question.
Points:
0/1 Question 37
For each rupee in monthly advertising expenditure, KUMAR & Co. experiences a Rs. 6 increase in sales. How much does KUMAR &
Co. have to spend on advertising to attain Rs. 10,00,000 in sales revenue for the month?

(i) Without advertising, KUMAR & Co. earns Rs. 2,00,000 sales revenue per month.
(ii) When KUMAR & Co. spends Rs. 15,000 on advertising, it earns Rs. 2,90,000 as sales revenue.
Statement (i) alone is sufficient, but statement (ii) alone is not sufficient.
Statement (ii) alone is sufficient, but statement (i) alone is not sufficient.
Both statements (i) and (ii) together are sufficient, but neither statement alone is sufficient.
Each statement alone is sufficient.
Statements (i) and (ii) together are not sufficient.
 Directions: Read the following information carefully to answer the question that follows.

Points: Amount spent by five friends on electronic items.

0/1
Names/Articles Refrigerator Air Conditioner Laptop Total
Manpreet Rs. 26,000 Rs. 21,000
Madhav Rs. 35,000 Rs. 35,000 Rs. 24,000 Rs. 94,000
Rahul Rs. 22,000 Rs. 32,000
Amit Rs. 21,000 Rs. 36,000
Girish Rs. 35,000 Rs. 93,000

Question 38
If the amount spent by all five friends on the purchase of laptop is Rs. 54000 more than the total amount spent by Madhav on all
electronic items and Rs. 24000 more than the amount spent by all the friends on refrigerator, then the amount spent by Amit on
laptop is what percentage of the total amount spent by him on all electronic items?
21.35%
27.65%
36.67%
41.37%
Cannot be determined
 Directions: Read the following information carefully to answer the question that follows.

Points: Amount spent by five friends on electronic items.

0/1
Names/Articles Refrigerator Air Conditioner Laptop Total
Manpreet Rs. 26,000 Rs. 21,000
Madhav Rs. 35,000 Rs. 35,000 Rs. 24,000 Rs. 94,000
Rahul Rs. 22,000 Rs. 32,000
Amit Rs. 21,000 Rs. 36,000
Girish Rs. 35,000 Rs. 93,000

Directions: Read the following information carefully to answer the question that follows.
Amount spent by five friends on electronic items.
Names/Articles Refrigerator Air Conditioner Laptop Total
Manpreet Rs. 26,000 Rs. 21,000
Madhav Rs. 35,000 Rs. 35,000 Rs. 24,000 Rs. 94,000
Rahul Rs. 22,000 Rs. 32,000
Amit Rs. 21,000 Rs. 36,000
Girish Rs. 35,000 Rs. 93,000

Question 39
If the total amount spent on refrigerator by all 5 friends is 50% more than the total amount spent by Girish on all three electronic
items, then the amount spent on laptop by Girish is what percentage of the amount spent by him on refrigerator?
51.68%
61.35%
63.38%
67.48%
Cannot be determined

Directions:The quesion is based on the following information:

Points: The amount of money invested (in rupees crore) in the core infrastructure areas of two districts, Chittoor and Khammarn, in Andhra
0/1 Pradesh, is as follows:

Question 40
By what percent was the total investment in the two districts more in 1996 as compared to that in 1995?

14%
21%
24%
18%
16%
Cannot be determined
 Directions:The quesion is based on the following information:

Points: The amount of money invested (in rupees crore) in the core infrastructure areas of two districts, Chittoor and Khammarn, in Andhra
0/1 Pradesh, is as follows:

Question 41
Approximately, how many times the total investment in Chittoor was the total investment in Khammam
2.8
2.0
2.4
1.7
1.5

Directions:The quesion is based on the following information:

Points: The amount of money invested (in rupees crore) in the core infrastructure areas of two districts, Chittoor and Khammarn, in Andhra
0/1 Pradesh, is as follows:

Question 42
The investment in Electricity and Thermal Energy in 1995 in these two districts formed what percent of the total investment made in
that year?
41%
47%
52%
55%
45%
 Directions:The quesion is based on the following information:

Points: The amount of money invested (in rupees crore) in the core infrastructure areas of two districts, Chittoor and Khammarn, in Andhra
0/1 Pradesh, is as follows:

Question 43
In Khammam district, the investment in which area in 1996 showed the least percent increase over the investment in that area in
1995?
Electricity
Chemical
Solar
Nuclear
Data Inadequate
 Directions: Read the following information carefully to answer the question that follows.

Points: Number of cricket bats of different companies sold by different shops in the month of July
0/1

Price at which cricket bats of different brands are sold by different shops in the month of July
Bats/Shops Shop 1 Shop 2 Shop 3
MHJ Rs. 750 Rs. 850 Rs. 800
Ribol Rs. 1,200 Rs. 1,500 Rs. 1,330
GP Rs. 450 Rs. 400 Rs. 520
Adibus Rs. 690 Rs. 560 Rs. 600
Question 44
If the profit earned by shop 2 in the month of July from the sale of bats of Ribol and Adibus company is 15% and 20%, respectively,
then what was the total profit earned by shop 2 by selling bats of these two companies?
Rs. 5142
Rs. 5542
Rs. 5762
Rs. 5882
Rs. 6122
 Directions: Read the following information carefully to answer the question that follows.

Points: Number of cricket bats of different companies sold by different shops in the month of July
0/1

Price at which cricket bats of different brands are sold by different shops in the month of July
Bats/Shops Shop 1 Shop 2 Shop 3
MHJ Rs. 750 Rs. 850 Rs. 800
Ribol Rs. 1,200 Rs. 1,500 Rs. 1,330
GP Rs. 450 Rs. 400 Rs. 520
Adibus Rs. 690 Rs. 560 Rs. 600
Question 45
If the profit earned by shop 3 on Ribol cricket bats is 45% and MHJ cricket bats is 25%, then profit earned by the shop from the
sale of MHJ cricket bats is what percent less than the profit earned by the shop from the sale of Ribol cricket bats in the month of
July?
58%
67%
69%
71%
85.36%
 Directions: Read the following information carefully to answer the question that follows.

Points: Number of cricket bats of different companies sold by different shops in the month of July
0/1

Price at which cricket bats of different brands are sold by different shops in the month of July
Bats/Shops Shop 1 Shop 2 Shop 3
MHJ Rs. 750 Rs. 850 Rs. 800
Ribol Rs. 1,200 Rs. 1,500 Rs. 1,330
GP Rs. 450 Rs. 400 Rs. 520
Adibus Rs. 690 Rs. 560 Rs. 600
Question 46
Out of the total number of bats sold by shop 1 in the month of July, what percent were of brand Adibus?
26%
27%
28%
29%
32%
 Directions: Study the given information carefully and answer the following question.

Points:
0/1

Question 47
The total number of girls who cleared the exam from colleges D and C is what percent of the total number of students who cleared
the exam from colleges A and B?
26.87%
32.64%
37.54%
41.35%
65.35%
 Directions: Study the given information carefully and answer the following question.

Points:
0/1

Question 48
The total number of students who cleared the exam from colleges A and B was what percent of the number of girls who did not
clear the exam from college C, if 640 girls appeared for the exam from college C?
490.9%
456.8%
426.3%
410.2%
None of these
 Directions: Study the given information carefully and answer the following question.

Points:
0/1

Question 49
If the number of girls who cleared the exam from college A is equal to the number of boys who appeared for the exam from college
A, then what percentage of the boys who appeared for the exam from college A cleared the exam?
67.67%
71.31%
77.77%
83.31%
None of these

Question 50

Points: If 200 soldiers eat 10 tons of food in 200 days, then how much will 20 soldiers eat in 20 days?
0/1 1 ton
10 kg
100 kg
50 kg
10 tons
 Question 51

Points: A contractor receives a certain sum every week for paying wages. His own capital together with the weekly sum enables him to pay
0/1 45 men for 52 weeks. If he had 60 men at same wages, his capital and weekly sum would suffice for 13 weeks. How many men can
be maintained for 26 weeks?
60
52
50
65
45

Question 52

Points: A sum of money compounded annually becomes Rs. 625 in two years and Rs. 675 in three years. The rate of interest per annum is
0/1 7%
8%
6%
5%
2%

Question 53

Points: A father left a will in which he distributed his property worth Rs. 35 lakh between his two daughters aged 8.5 and 16 such that they
0/1 might get equal amounts when each of them reaches the age of 21 years. The original amount of Rs. 35 lakh was instructed to be
invested at 10% p.a. simple interest. How much money did the elder daughter get at the time of the will?
Rs. 17.5 lakh
Rs. 21 lakh
Rs. 15 lakh
Rs. 20 lakh
Rs. 25 lakh

Question 54

Points: A vendor sells apples at a certain price. By selling 40 apples, the vendor gains the money equal to the selling price of 10 apples.
0/1 What is his gain percentage?
11.11%
20%
25%
33.33%
40%

Question 55

Points: Michael sold an iPod to Sucre at a discount of 20% on the marked price and still earned a profit of 25%. By what percentage did
0/1 Michael mark up the iPod above its cost price?
55 power 1/2 %
55 power 1/8 %
56 power 1/4 %
56 power 1/8%
56 power 1/12%
 Question 56

Points: B is an intermediate station along a river, equidistant from stations A and C. A boat can move from A to B and come back in 6
0/1 hours; and can move from A to C in 4 hours. How long would it take to go from C to A?
4 hours
6 hours
8 hours
10 hours
12 hours

Question 57

Points: Q started to move from point B towards point A exactly an hour after P started from A in the opposite direction. Q's speed was twice
0/1 as that of P. When P had covered one-sixth of the distance between the points A and B, Q had also covered the same distance.
The point where P and Q would meet is
closer to A
exactly between A and B
closer to B
P and Q will not meet at all.
None of the above

Question 58

Points: In a class, there are 64% boys. Had there been 2 more boys and 9 more girls, then boys would have made 62.5% of total students.
0/1 Find the total number of students in the class.
440
410
360
325
320

Question 59

Points: The rate of increase in the price of sugar is observed to be 2% more than the inflation rate expressed in percentage. The price of
0/1 sugar, on January 1, 1994, is Rs.20 per kg. The inflation rates for the years 1994 and 1995 are expected to be 8% each. What
would be the expected price (in Rs.) of sugar on January 1, 1996?
23.60
24.00
24.20
20.40
None of these

Directions:There were a hundred schools in a town. Of these, the number of schools having a play-ground was 30 and these
schools had neither a library nor a laboratory. The number of schools having a laboratory alone was twice the number of those
Points: having a library only. The number of schools having a laboratory as well as a library was one-fourth the number of those having a
0/1 laboratory alone. The number of schools having either a laboratory or a library or both was 35.
Questuion 60
What was the ratio of schools having laboratory alone to those having library alone?
1:2
1:3
2:1
2:3
3:4
 Question 61

Points: The salaries of Tom, Harry and Jamie are in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5. If the respective increments in their salaries are 20%, 25% and 30%,
0/1 what is the new ratio of their salaries?
34 : 25 : 45
36 : 50 : 65
36 : 5 : 13
5 : 14 : 65
34 : 65 : 50

Question 62

Points: Two clocks are set correctly at 10 a.m. on Friday. The first clock gains 2 minutes per hour, which is twice as much as gained by the
0/1 second clock. What time will the second clock register when the correct time is 2 p.m. on the following Monday?
2:42 p.m.
3:16 p.m.
3:24 p.m.
3:32 p.m.
3:12 p.m.

Question 63

Points:
0/1

π²/4
π²/6
π²/8
π²/12
π²/13

Question 64

Points: In a sequence of number P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, ..., Z, the value of each subsequent number is 3 more than the product of previous
0/1 and 3. If it is known that T is equal to 21, what is the value of P + Q?
-17/9
17/9
9/17
35/17
17/19

Question 65

Points: The average of first 10 terms of an AP is 10 more than the average of the next 10 terms. If the 30th term of the AP is 30, then find
0/1 its 40th term.
40
20
30
130
60
 Question 66

Points: What will be the remainder when 12492is divided by 1727?

0/1 12
144
1
0
3

Question 67

Points: a and b are digits, both greater than 1 such that a < b and a + b < ab. Also, a + b, (a + b)n, (a + b)n + 1 have the same last digit.
0/1 Again, ab, (ab)nand (ab)n + 1 have the same last digit. What is the value of a?
2
3
5
Cannot be determined
None of the above

Question 68

Points: Amit wants to gift chocolates to his friends at his birthday party. If he has 225, 250 and 260 number of chocolates of types A, B and
0/1 C, respectively, and he wishes to give equal number of either of these chocolates to his friends, then how many minimum number
of packets are required?
97
735
51
147
None of these

Question 69

Points: The sum of the diameters of two circles is 35 cm and the difference of their circumferences is 22 cm. The area of the smaller circle
0/1 will be
121 cm²
346.5 cm²
154 cm²
693 cm²
308 cm²

Question 70

Points: A train runs from station X to station Y, which is at a distance of 55 miles, at a speed of 40 mph. After running a certain distance,
0/1 the speed is increased to 50 mph and the train reaches Y in 1 hour 15 minutes after leaving X. After how much time was the train's
speed increased?
30 min
36 min
45 min
52 min
60 min
 Question 71

Points: a2 + b2 is always
0/1 > 3ab
< ab
≥ 2ab
> 2ab
> ab

Question 72

Points: A square piece of cardboard of side 10 inches is taken and four equal pieces are removed from the corners. The sides are then
0/1 turned up to form an open box. Then, the maximum volume such a box can have is
72 cubic inches
24.074 cubic inches
2000/27 cubic inches
64 cubic inches
None of the above

Question 73

Points: I used 6 litres of oil paint to paint a map of India 6 metres high. How many litres of paint would I need for painting a proportionately
0/1 scaled map 18 metres high?
54
18
30
25
Cannot be determined

Question 74

Points: If ΔDEF is formed by joining the midpoints of ΔABC, then find the value of Ar(DEF)/Ar(ABC).
0/1

1/3
1/4
1/5
3/4
None of the above
Points:
0/1

Question 75
In the figure above, a = b = c, and AD = BD. Which of the following must be true?

I. AD is parallel to BE.
II. DB is parallel to EC.
III. Points, A, B and C lie on the same line.
I only
III only
I and II only
II and III only
I, II and III

The given figure shows that BD and AC are the diameters of a circle with centre O.

Points: Question 76
0/1 Which of the following statements is/are true about ABC and ADB?
(i) ABC is similar to BAD
(ii) ABC is congruent to BAD
(iii) Both are isosceles triangles

I only
II only
I and II only
III only
II and III only
 Question 77

Points: In the given figure, AOB = 88°and O is the centre of the circle.Find the measure of OCB.
0/1

44°
45°
54°
88°
Cannot be determined

Question 78

Points: The areas of two similar triangles are 144 sq. cm and 25 sq. cm. If one side of the first triangle is 7.2 cm, the corresponding side of
0/1 the other triangle is
3.6 cm
17.28 cm
3 cm
1.25 cm
41.47 cm

Question 79

Points: A and B solved a quadratic equation. While solving it, A made a mistake in the constant term and obtained the roots as 5, - 3, while
0/1 B made a mistake in the coefficient of x and obtained the roots as 1, - 3. The correct roots of the equation are
+ 1, + 3
- 1, 3
- 1, - 3
1, - 1
1, - 3

Logical Reasoning

Points: Directions: Read the following information and answer the given question.
0/1
In a family, there are six members P, Q, R, S, T and U travelling together. Q is the son of R, but R is not the mother of Q. P and R
are married couples. T is the brother of R. S is the daughter of P. U is the brother of P.
Question 80
Who is the mother of Q?
U
P
R
S
T
 Directions: Read the following information and answer the given question.

Points: Question 81
0/1 If CARTOON is coded as 4286335, then ARCOT will be coded as
28346
28643
28436
28364
24836

Directions: Read the following information and answer the given question.

Points: Question 82
0/1 If CHEATING is coded as TEACHING, then CIRCULAR will be coded as
UCRICLCAR
UCIRCLAR
UKIRCLAR
URCCILAR
UCIRLARC

Directions:Read the given passage and answer the question that follows.

Points: Residents argue that the recent effort to reduce crime by clamping a curfew on movement in groups of 6 or more persons after
0/1 5:00 pm is insufficient and unproductive especially as students usually move late in groups of 4 or 5. They claim that simply having
all movements in groups of even two persons restricted after 8:00 pm could be a greater deterrent to crime.
Question 83
Which of the following does the argument NOT assume?
Elements indulging in illegal or criminals acts are not likely to consider logistics of distance and time when
planning or preparing for any crime.

Student groups don't often move well after 8:00 pm for tutorials and recreation.
The deployment of police force is sparse after 8:00 pm.
Most criminal acts are committed after 8:00 pm.
Law enforcement agencies are unable to garner sufficient evidence to identify potential miscreants.

Directions: Read the given statements and answer the question that follows.

Points: Private suppliers of education are performing far better than government ones. But Amartya Sen argues for banning private
0/1 tuitions and non-government schools and states that banning private schools will improve government schools in the long run.
Private tuitions must be banned because they give the rich an edge, hence making the poor suffer. If we want to see our
government schools in a better shape, we simply need to adhere to Sen's suggestions.
Question 84
Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the author's argument for banning private tuitions?
Ban on private tutorship will hinder growth of students who can otherwise progress well.
The government should first take steps to improve the quality of tutorship in government schools.
Enforcing such bans would be a serious violation of fundamental rights of private suppliers of education.
Private suppliers of education provide competition and banning them would leave the field free for government schools that
would further compromise the quality of education.
Those who can afford will start going overseas for education, thus increasing the inequality among the rich and the poor.
 Directions: Read the given statements and answer the question that follows.

Points: Question 85
0/1 Farhan started from point A and walked straight, till he reached point B. From there, he took a ladder inclined at 30o to the wall. On
reaching the top, he moved rightwards. When he encountered a snake on the way, he turned left. After seeing a dead end, he
again took a left turn. After taking another left turn, he finally arrived at another similar ladder which he descended and started
walking, till he reached point C. In which direction is C from A?
East of A
North of A
South of A
Cannot be determined
None of these

Directions: Find the missing term in the following series.

Points: Question 86
0/1 ?, 97, 167, 257, 367, 497, 647
47
75
85
87
56

Directions: Complete the following series.

Points: Question 87
0/1 1/12, 1/6, 1/2, 2, 10, ___
20
30
40
60
70

Directions: There are nine cells in the square. For the question, there is a different rule, according to which, eight of the cells
have been filled and one left vacant. Fill the vacant cell correctly from the alternatives given below.
Points:
0/1 Question 88

12 1

41 3

?9 27

6
7
8
10
12
 Directions: There are nine cells in the square. For the question, there is a different rule, according to which, eight of the cells
have been filled and one left vacant. Fill the vacant cell correctly from the alternatives given below.
Points:
0/1 Question 89

5 1030

? 3 12

28 1432

1
7
16
34
35

Directions:Arrange the following words in the order as they come in dictionary and find the word that comes first.

Points: Question 90
0/1 Motion
Mount
Mother
Mouth
Mountain

Directions: Study the following information carefully.

Points: A word and number arrangement machine, when given an input line of words and numbers, rearranges them following a particular
0/1 rule in each step. The following is an illustration of an input and rearrangement:

Input: 51 pour 32 start now 23 46 house

Step I: 23 51 pour 32 start now 46 house
Step II: 23 start 51 pour 32 now 46 house
Step III: 23 start 32 51 pour now 46 house
Step IV: 23 start 32 pour 51 now 46 house
Step V: 23 start 32 pour 46 51 now house
Step VI: 23 start 32 pour 46 now 51 house
Step VI is the last step of the rearrangement.
As per the rules followed in the above steps, answer the question that follows based on the given input.
Input: 72 59 37 go for picnic 24 journey
Question 91
How many steps will it take to complete the rearrangement?
Three
Four
Five
Six
None of these
 Directions: Study the following information carefully.

Points: A word and number arrangement machine, when given an input line of words and numbers, rearranges them following a particular
0/1 rule in each step. The following is an illustration of an input and rearrangement:

Input: 51 pour 32 start now 23 46 house

Step I: 23 51 pour 32 start now 46 house
Step II: 23 start 51 pour 32 now 46 house
Step III: 23 start 32 51 pour now 46 house
Step IV: 23 start 32 pour 51 now 46 house
Step V: 23 start 32 pour 46 51 now house
Step VI: 23 start 32 pour 46 now 51 house
Step VI is the last step of the rearrangement.
As per the rules followed in the above steps, answer the question that follows based on the given input.
Input: nice flower 34 12 costly height 41 56
Question 92
Which of the following will be Step III?
12 nice 34 height flower costly 41 56
12 nice 34 height 41 flower costly 56
12 nice 34 flower costly height 41 56
12 nice flower 34 costly height 41 56
None of these

Directions: Study the following information carefully.

Points: A word and number arrangement machine, when given an input line of words and numbers, rearranges them following a particular
0/1 rule in each step. The following is an illustration of an input and rearrangement:

Input: 51 pour 32 start now 23 46 house

Step I: 23 51 pour 32 start now 46 house
Step II: 23 start 51 pour 32 now 46 house
Step III: 23 start 32 51 pour now 46 house
Step IV: 23 start 32 pour 51 now 46 house
Step V: 23 start 32 pour 46 51 now house
Step VI: 23 start 32 pour 46 now 51 house
Step VI is the last step of the rearrangement.
As per the rules followed in the above steps, answer the question that follows based on the given input.
Step II of input: 16 victory 19 36 53 store lake town
Question 93
Which of the following will be Step V?
16 victory 19 town store 36 53 lake
16 victory 19 town 36 store 53 lake
16 victory 19 town 36 53 store lake
There will be no such step.
None of these
 Directions: Study the following information carefully.

Points: A word and number arrangement machine, when given an input line of words and numbers, rearranges them following a particular
0/1 rule in each step. The following is an illustration of an input and rearrangement:

Input: 51 pour 32 start now 23 46 house

Step I: 23 51 pour 32 start now 46 house
Step II: 23 start 51 pour 32 now 46 house
Step III: 23 start 32 51 pour now 46 house
Step IV: 23 start 32 pour 51 now 46 house
Step V: 23 start 32 pour 46 51 now house
Step VI: 23 start 32 pour 46 now 51 house
Step VI is the last step of the rearrangement.
As per the rules followed in the above steps, answer the question that follows based on the given input.
Step III of input: 15 yes 29 ask for soap 42 37
Question 94
Which of the following is definitely the input?
ask yes 29 15 for soap 42 37
yes ask 15 29 for soap 42 37
29 15 yes ask for soap 42 37
Cannot be determined
None of these

Question 95

Points: In a row of girls, Nivedita is 15th from the left and Vimla is 23rd from the right. If they interchange their positions, Nivedita becomes
0/1 18th from the left. What will be the current position of Vimla from the right?
24th
26th
27th
30th
None of these

Question 96

Points: In a survey, it was found that 50% of girls like Lakme and 80% of girls like Loreal, while 60% like both. If the total number of girls is
0/1 1000, how many of them like none?
150
200
300
210
None of these

Question 97

Points: In a survey, it was found that 26 people are fans of Salman Khan, 28 are fans of Ranbir Kapoor and 30 are fans of SRK. 15 are
0/1 fans of both Salman and Ranbir, 16 are fans of both Salman and SRK and 18 are fans of both Ranbir and SRK. 8 are fans of all
three of them. How many people took the survey?
41
59
71
Cannot say
None of these
 Five people P, Q, X, Y and Z are sitting in a park. P is the mother of X, who is the wife of Z, and Y is the brother of P, who is the wife
of Q.
Points:
0/1 Question 98
How is Q related to Z?
Father-in-law
Brother-in-law
Father
Mother-in-law
None of these

Directions: Read the following instructions carefully and answer the given question.

Points: There are 8 friends – Tia, Alex, Max, Ben, Ifzaa, Jack, John and Alice – sitting in a row with some facing towards North and some
0/1 facing towards South, not necessarily in the same order. They have different professions – businessman, doctor, farmer, student,
lawyer, pilot, teacher and engineer – not necessarily in the same order with equal number of persons facing in different directions.
Alex and Tia are sitting together facing in the same direction.
Doctor and pilot are sitting on the extreme ends, facing in the same direction.
Four persons are sitting between Ben and lawyer.
There is only one person sitting between businessman and engineer who is facing in the same direction as that of both.
Alice is facing towards North and is sitting seventh to the left of John.
Ifzaa, who is a farmer, is facing towards north and is sitting to the immediate left of Alex, who is facing in opposite direction of Ifzaa.
Teacher and doctor are sitting together and are facing in the same direction but teacher is neither sitting with engineer nor with
student.
Student and businessman are sitting together but neither of them is sitting with farmer.
Jack is sitting second to the left of engineer and next to the right of farmer.
Question 99
What is the profession of Max?
Engineer
Student
Businessman
Lawyer
Cannot be determined

Directions: Read the following instructions carefully and answer the given question.

Points: There are 8 friends – Tia, Alex, Max, Ben, Ifzaa, Jack, John and Alice – sitting in a row with some facing towards North and some
0/1 facing towards South, not necessarily in the same order. They have different professions – businessman, doctor, farmer, student,
lawyer, pilot, teacher and engineer – not necessarily in the same order with equal number of persons facing in different directions.
Alex and Tia are sitting together facing in the same direction.
Doctor and pilot are sitting on the extreme ends, facing in the same direction.
Four persons are sitting between Ben and lawyer.
There is only one person sitting between businessman and engineer who is facing in the same direction as that of both.
Alice is facing towards North and is sitting seventh to the left of John.
Ifzaa, who is a farmer, is facing towards north and is sitting to the immediate left of Alex, who is facing in opposite direction of Ifzaa.
Teacher and doctor are sitting together and are facing in the same direction but teacher is neither sitting with engineer nor with
student.
Student and businessman are sitting together but neither of them is sitting with farmer.
Jack is sitting second to the left of engineer and next to the right of farmer.
Question 100
Which of the following persons are facing in the same direction?
Ben and Jack
Teacher and lawyer
Doctor and lawyer
Businessman and lawyer
Student and farmer
 Directions: Read the following instructions carefully and answer the given question.

Points: There are 8 friends – Tia, Alex, Max, Ben, Ifzaa, Jack, John and Alice – sitting in a row with some facing towards North and some
0/1 facing towards South, not necessarily in the same order. They have different professions – businessman, doctor, farmer, student,
lawyer, pilot, teacher and engineer – not necessarily in the same order with equal number of persons facing in different directions.
Alex and Tia are sitting together facing in the same direction.
Doctor and pilot are sitting on the extreme ends, facing in the same direction.
Four persons are sitting between Ben and lawyer.
There is only one person sitting between businessman and engineer who is facing in the same direction as that of both.
Alice is facing towards North and is sitting seventh to the left of John.
Ifzaa, who is a farmer, is facing towards north and is sitting to the immediate left of Alex, who is facing in opposite direction of Ifzaa.
Teacher and doctor are sitting together and are facing in the same direction but teacher is neither sitting with engineer nor with
student.
Student and businessman are sitting together but neither of them is sitting with farmer.
Jack is sitting second to the left of engineer and next to the right of farmer.
Question 101
If Tia and Max interchange their professions, which of the following will be true?
Doctor is sitting second to the right of businessman.
Farmer and lawyer are sitting together.
Pilot and teacher are sitting together.
Pilot is sitting fourth to the left of student.
Pilot is sitting fifth to the right of businessman.

Directions: Read the following instructions carefully and answer the given question.

Points: There are 8 friends – Tia, Alex, Max, Ben, Ifzaa, Jack, John and Alice – sitting in a row with some facing towards North and some
0/1 facing towards South, not necessarily in the same order. They have different professions – businessman, doctor, farmer, student,
lawyer, pilot, teacher and engineer – not necessarily in the same order with equal number of persons facing in different directions.
Alex and Tia are sitting together facing in the same direction.
Doctor and pilot are sitting on the extreme ends, facing in the same direction.
Four persons are sitting between Ben and lawyer.
There is only one person sitting between businessman and engineer who is facing in the same direction as that of both.
Alice is facing towards North and is sitting seventh to the left of John.
Ifzaa, who is a farmer, is facing towards north and is sitting to the immediate left of Alex, who is facing in opposite direction of Ifzaa.
Teacher and doctor are sitting together and are facing in the same direction but teacher is neither sitting with engineer nor with
student.
Student and businessman are sitting together but neither of them is sitting with farmer.
Jack is sitting second to the left of engineer and next to the right of farmer.
Question 102
Who among the following is facing towards north?
Max
Student
Jack
Engineer
John
 Directions: Read the following instructions carefully and answer the given question.

Points: There are 8 friends – Tia, Alex, Max, Ben, Ifzaa, Jack, John and Alice – sitting in a row with some facing towards North and some
0/1 facing towards South, not necessarily in the same order. They have different professions – businessman, doctor, farmer, student,
lawyer, pilot, teacher and engineer – not necessarily in the same order with equal number of persons facing in different directions.
Alex and Tia are sitting together facing in the same direction.
Doctor and pilot are sitting on the extreme ends, facing in the same direction.
Four persons are sitting between Ben and lawyer.
There is only one person sitting between businessman and engineer who is facing in the same direction as that of both.
Alice is facing towards North and is sitting seventh to the left of John.
Ifzaa, who is a farmer, is facing towards north and is sitting to the immediate left of Alex, who is facing in opposite direction of Ifzaa.
Teacher and doctor are sitting together and are facing in the same direction but teacher is neither sitting with engineer nor with
student.
Student and businessman are sitting together but neither of them is sitting with farmer.
Jack is sitting second to the left of engineer and next to the right of farmer.
Question 103
Four out of the following five pairs are alike. Find the one which is not the same.
Alice – Max
Ben – Tia
Ifzaa – John
Tia – Ben
Alex – Jack

Directions: In the question below, a statement is given which is followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. A course of
action is a step or administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follow-up or further action in regard to the problem, policy,
Points: etc. On the basis of the information given in the statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide
0/1 which of the suggested course(s) of action should logically be taken. Mark your answer as
Question 104
Statement:
Majority of the students have failed in one paper in the first semester examination.
Courses of action:
I. All those students who failed should be asked to drop out of the course.
II. The faculty teaching the paper should be asked to resign.
if only I follows
if only II follows
if either I or II follows
if neither I nor II follows
if both I and II follow

Directions: In the question below, a statement is given which is followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. A course of
action is a step or administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follow-up or further action in regard to the problem, policy,
Points: etc. On the basis of the information given in the statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide
0/1 which of the suggested course(s) of action should logically be taken. Mark your answer as
Question 105
Statement:
Four districts in State A have been experiencing severe drought for the last three years resulting into exodus of people from these
districts.
Courses of action:
I. The government should immediately start food for work program in the district to put a halt to the exodus.
II. The government should make sincere efforts to provide drinking/potable water to these districts.
if only I follows
if only II follows
if either I or II follows
if both I and II follow
if neither I nor II follows
 Directions: In the question below, a statement is given which is followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. A course of
action is a step or administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follow-up or further action in regard to the problem, policy,
Points: etc. On the basis of the information given in the statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide
0/1 which of the suggested course(s) of action should logically be taken. Mark your answer as
Question 106
Statement:
The number of educated, unemployed youth is increasing geometrically every year and it may lead to a crisis situation in the Indian
society.
Courses of action:
I. The government should take immediate steps to create job opportunities.
II. The government should provide training to the educated, unemployed youth for enabling them to start small scale industrial
units.
if only I follows
if only II follows
if either I or II follows
if both I and II follow
if neither I nor II follows

Directions: Read the short passage given below and answer the question that follows it.

Points: Developed countries have made adequate provisions for social security for senior citizens. State insurers (as well as private ones)
0/1 offer medicare and pension benefits to people who can no longer earn. In India, with the collapse of the joint family system, the
traditional shelter of the elderly has disappeared. And a State faced with a financial crunch is not in a position to provide social
security, So, it is advisable that the working population gives serious thought to building a financial base for itself.
Question 107
Which of the following, if it were to happen, weakens the conclusion drawn in the above passage the most?
The investible income of the working population, as a proportion of its total income, will grow in the future.
The insurance sector is underdeveloped and trends indicate that it will be extensively privatised in the future.
India is on a path of development that will take it to a developed country status, with all its positive and
negative implications.

If the working population builds a stronger financial base, then there will be a revival of the joint family system.
None of the above

Directions: Read the short passage given below and answer the question that follows it.

Points: Various studies have shown that our forested and hilly regions, in general, areas where biodiversity - as reflected in the variety of
0/1 flora - is high, are places where poverty appears to be high. And these same areas are also the ones where educational
performance seems to be poor. Therefore, it may be surmised that, even disregarding poverty status, richness in biodiversity goes
hand in hand with educational backwardness.
Question 108
Which of the following statements, if true, can be said to best provide supporting evidence for the surmise mentioned in the
passage?
In regions where there is little variety in flora, educational performance is seen to be as good as in regions
with high variety in flora, when poverty levels are high.

Regions which show high biodiversity also exhibit poor educational performance at low levels of poverty.
Regions which show high biodiversity reveal high levels of poverty and poor educational performance.
In regions where there is low biodiversity, at all levels of poverty, educational performance is seen to be good.
Biodiversity has an intimate but abstract relationship with educational performance of the region.
 Directions: Read the short passage given below and answer the question that follows it.

Points: According to McNeill, a Brahmin priest was expected to be able to recite at least one of the Vedas. The practice was essential for
0/1 several centuries when the Vedas had not yet been written down. It must have had a selective effect since priests would have been
recruited from those able or willing to memorise long passages. It must have helped in the dissemination of the work since a
memorised passage can be duplicated many times.
Question 109
Which of the following can be inferred from the above passage?
Reciting the Vedas was a Brahmin's obligation.
The Vedic priest was like a recorded audio cassette.
McNeill studied the behaviour of Brahmin priests.
Vedic hymns had not been scripted.
None of the above

Directions:Answer the question based on the following passage.

Points: Despite the repeated terror threats and activities in various parts of the country, the government has chosen not to take military
0/1 action against the outfits across the border responsible for such heinous deeds. Commenting on this, spokesperson for the
external affairs ministry said, "By not launching an armed movement against the neighbour we are trying to maintain peace in the
long run."
The public is not satisfied with the statement and has demanded proactive action.
Question 110
If true, which of the following statements would describe the citizen's perspective?
The money and manpower involved in launching an armed assault is not beyond the means of the country.
Launch of such an assault alone can prevent accentuation of the problem.
Efforts at buying peace through a policy of tolerance and non-assault have yielded little results in the past.
War and retaliation is the only solution to the situation; peace and non-violence serve no purpose when somebody places
a gun at your temple.
Tolerance will send a message of cowardice among the terror groups and will result in further violence in the country and
the world.

Directions: In the question below are given three statements followed by two conclusions. You have to take the given statements
to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the statements and then decide which of the
Points: given conclusions logically follow(s) from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
0/1
Question 111
Statements:
No pressure is stream.
No stream is vapour.
Some vapour is condensed.
Conclusions:
I. All condensed being stream is a possibility.
II. All vapour being pressure is a possibility.
Only conclusion I follows.
Only conclusion II follows.
Either conclusion I or II follows.
Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
Both conclusions I and II follow.
 Directions: In the question below are given three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the
given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the statements and then
Points: decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
0/1
Question 112
Statements:
All nails are fingers.
No nail is pink.
No finger is a worm.
Conclusions:
I. All fingers being pink is a possibility.
II. Some pink being worm is a possibility.
Only I follows.
Only II follows.
Either I or II follows.
Neither I nor II follows.
Both I and II follow.

Directions: In the question below are given three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the
given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the statements and then
Points: decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
0/1
Question 113
Statements:
All boys are lazy.
Some cats are boys.
No wolf is lazy.
Conclusions:
I. Some cats are lazy.
II. A boy being wolf is a possibility.
Only I follows.
Only II follows.
Either I or II follows.
Neither I nor II follows.
Both I and II follow.

Directions: In the question below are given three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the
given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the statements and then
Points: decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
0/1
Question 114
Statements:
Some watches are phones.
Some phones are parks.
No phone is a museum.
Conclusions:
I. All watches being museums is a possibility.
II. All parks are museums.
Only I follows.
Only II follows.
Either I or II follows.
Neither I nor II follows.
Both I and II follow.
 Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below.
8 persons are seated around a circular table, of which 4 are seated facing the centre, while the others are seated facing the
Points: opposite direction. There are 5 males and 3 females in the group. All of them play a different sport: swimming, basketball, kabaddi,
0/1 baseball, cricket, volleyball, gymnastics and chess. The arrangement is based on the following rules:
The swimmer, who is not facing the centre, is seated 3rd to the left of the basketball player.
The kabaddi player is seated 2nd to the right of the swimmer.
No two females sit together.
The swimmer's husband, the chess player, sits to the immediate left of the female gymnast.
The gymnast sits to the immediate left of the chess player.
The volleyball player and her husband cricketer sit together facing the same direction.
The players playing baseball, kabaddi and chess sit together.
If the chess player is facing the centre, the cricketer is facing away from the centre and vice versa.
Question 115
What is the position of the kabaddi player with respect to the gymnast?
Second to the right
Second to the left
Diagonally opposite
Immediate left
Immediate right

Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below.
8 persons are seated around a circular table, of which 4 are seated facing the centre, while the others are seated facing the
Points: opposite direction. There are 5 males and 3 females in the group. All of them play a different sport: swimming, basketball, kabaddi,
0/1 baseball, cricket, volleyball, gymnastics and chess. The arrangement is based on the following rules:
The swimmer, who is not facing the centre, is seated 3rd to the left of the basketball player.
The kabaddi player is seated 2nd to the right of the swimmer.
No two females sit together.
The swimmer's husband, the chess player, sits to the immediate left of the female gymnast.
The gymnast sits to the immediate left of the chess player.
The volleyball player and her husband cricketer sit together facing the same direction.
The players playing baseball, kabaddi and chess sit together.
If the chess player is facing the centre, the cricketer is facing away from the centre and vice versa.
Question 116
Which of the following players are seated facing the centre?
Gymnast, baseball player, volleyball player and cricketer
Baseball player, chess player, cricketer and volleyball player
Basketball player, chess player, kabaddi player and baseball player
Swimmer, gymnast, baseball player and basketball player
Data insufficient
 Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below.
8 persons are seated around a circular table, of which 4 are seated facing the centre, while the others are seated facing the
Points: opposite direction. There are 5 males and 3 females in the group. All of them play a different sport: swimming, basketball, kabaddi,
0/1 baseball, cricket, volleyball, gymnastics and chess. The arrangement is based on the following rules:
The swimmer, who is not facing the centre, is seated 3rd to the left of the basketball player.
The kabaddi player is seated 2nd to the right of the swimmer.
No two females sit together.
The swimmer's husband, the chess player, sits to the immediate left of the female gymnast.
The gymnast sits to the immediate left of the chess player.
The volleyball player and her husband cricketer sit together facing the same direction.
The players playing baseball, kabaddi and chess sit together.
If the chess player is facing the centre, the cricketer is facing away from the centre and vice versa.
Question 117
Which of the following is definitely false regarding the chess player?
He faces the centre.
He is seated between the gymnast and the kabaddi player.
He is seated diagonally opposite to the cricketer.
Two players are seated between him and his wife.
He is seated third to the right of the volleyball player.

Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below.
8 persons are seated around a circular table, of which 4 are seated facing the centre, while the others are seated facing the
Points: opposite direction. There are 5 males and 3 females in the group. All of them play a different sport: swimming, basketball, kabaddi,
0/1 baseball, cricket, volleyball, gymnastics and chess. The arrangement is based on the following rules:
The swimmer, who is not facing the centre, is seated 3rd to the left of the basketball player.
The kabaddi player is seated 2nd to the right of the swimmer.
No two females sit together.
The swimmer's husband, the chess player, sits to the immediate left of the female gymnast.
The gymnast sits to the immediate left of the chess player.
The volleyball player and her husband cricketer sit together facing the same direction.
The players playing baseball, kabaddi and chess sit together.
If the chess player is facing the centre, the cricketer is facing away from the centre and vice versa.
Question 118
Which of the following statements about the basketball player is/are true?
The player is a female.
The player faces the centre.
The player is seated diagonally opposite to the baseball player.
All of the above
Both 2 and 3
 Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below.
8 persons are seated around a circular table, of which 4 are seated facing the centre, while the others are seated facing the
Points: opposite direction. There are 5 males and 3 females in the group. All of them play a different sport: swimming, basketball, kabaddi,
0/1 baseball, cricket, volleyball, gymnastics and chess. The arrangement is based on the following rules:
The swimmer, who is not facing the centre, is seated 3rd to the left of the basketball player.
The kabaddi player is seated 2nd to the right of the swimmer.
No two females sit together.
The swimmer's husband, the chess player, sits to the immediate left of the female gymnast.
The gymnast sits to the immediate left of the chess player.
The volleyball player and her husband cricketer sit together facing the same direction.
The players playing baseball, kabaddi and chess sit together.
If the chess player is facing the centre, the cricketer is facing away from the centre and vice versa.
Question 119
If the cricketer bears a certain relationship with the chess player and the swimmer bears the same relationship with the gymnast, to
which of the following will the baseball player be related?
Basketball player
Volleyball player
Kabaddi player
Cricketer
Gymnast