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Question No. 1
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India’s rank has been improved in Global Innovation Index 2020 to 48 rank from _____ in 2019.
Options :
1. 55th
2. 52nd
3. 54th
4. 50th
5. 53rd
Answer : 52nd
Question No. 2
Which of the following is not among the four labour codes released by Labour Ministry?
Options :
1. Industrial Relations
2. Social Security
3. Occupational Safety
4. Migrant Labour
Question No. 3
Union Minister of State for Agriculture Parshottam Rupala has recently launched AYUSHMAN SAHAKAR, a scheme
to assist cooperatives play an important role in creation of __________ infrastructure in the country.
Options :
1. Agriculture
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2. Healthcare
3. Rural Development
4. Social Securities
5. Economic
Answer : Healthcare
Question No. 4
Which was the first micro lending bank in India to win a banking license from the Reserve Bank of India in April
2014?
Options :
1. IDFC Bank
2. Yes Bank
3. Bandhan Bank
Question No. 5
Ranthambore National Park is located at which one of the following places in Rajasthan?
Options :
1. Kota
2. Tonk
3. Sawai Madhopur
4. Dausa
5. Jodhpur
Question No. 6
Denmark to build 'First Energy Island' in North Sea. It will be based on ______ .
Options :
1. Nuclear Energy
2. Solar Energy
3. Hydro Energy
4. Wind Energy
5. None of these
Question No. 7
Which Indian PSU has featured on the top on the list of Indian PSUs under 'World's Best Employer 2020’ published
by Forbes?
Options :
1. IOCL
2. ONGC
3. DRDO
4. NPCIL
5. NTPC
Answer : NTPC
Question No. 8
Name the bank which has launched “Gram Sampark Abhiyan”, a nationwide Financial Inclusion and Literacy
st
Campaign on the occasion of the 151 birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi?
Options :
3. Bank of Baroda
4. HDFC Bank
5. ICICI Bank
Question No. 9
To achieve the vision of creating a financially aware and empowered India, the Reserve Bank released the 'Second
National Strategy for Financial Education ( for the period 2020 2025 In NSFE, it recommended adoption of a ‘____C'
Options :
1. 4
2. 7
3. 5
4. 6
5. 3
Answer : 5
Question No. 10
Ngozi Okonjo Iweala was appointed the seventh Director General of the World Trade Organization She is from
which country?
Options :
1. South Africa
2. Japan
3. Singapore
4. Nigeria
5. Mexico
Answer : Nigeria
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Question No. 11
Reserve Bank of India has constructed a composite Digital Payments Index to capture the extent of digitisation of
payments across the country. Which one of the following is not the parameter of index?
1. Payment Enabler
4. Consumer Friendly
Options :
1. Only 1 & 2
2. Only 1, 2 & 3
3. Only 2
4. Only 4
5. Only 2 & 4
Answer : Only 4
Question No. 12
Government of India has announced to set up a Multi Modal Logistics Hub and Multi Modal Transport Hub for
making India a strong part of Global Value Chain. In which state will it be setup?
Options :
1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Karnataka
3. Goa
4. Haryana
5. Andhra Pradesh
Question No. 13
In February 2021, Indian Navy gets its ______ Scorpene class submarine to be commissioned as INS Karaj which was
Options :
1. 3rd
2. 5th
3. 4th
4. 2nd
5. 6th
Answer : 3rd
Question No. 14
Which of the Small Finance Banks has got the permission from SEBI to launch its IPO in the month of December
2020?
Options :
Question No. 15
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Good Governance Day in India is observed on December 25 . This day is observed to commemorate the birth
anniversary of _______.
Options :
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4. Rajendra rasad
5. None of these
Question No. 16
Government has launched New National Education Policy 2020 according to it ____% target GER for pre-school to
secondary level by the year 2030 and _____% target GER of higher education is by the year 2035.
Options :
1. 75, 50
2. 60, 40
3. 100. 75
4. 100, 50
5. 100, 100
Answer : 100, 50
Question No. 17
World Bank has sanctioned an amount of Rs 3 crore to set up India’s first sand dune park in which of the following
states?
Options :
1. Odisha
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Kerala
4. Goa
5. Gujarat
Answer : Goa
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Question No. 18
Options :
1. 4.50%
2. 4.25%
3. 5%
4. 4.75%
5. 5.50%
Answer : 4.25%
Question No. 19
India at present is the _____ largest global energy consumer according to the Indian Energy Outlook 2021.
Options :
1. 5th
2. 3rd
3. 4th
4. 6th
5. 10th
Answer : 4th
Question No. 20
Hiranandani Group companies will set up an integrated logistics and hyperscale data centre park called Greenbase
Options :
1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Gujarat
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3. Bihar
4. Tamil Nadu
5. West Bengal
Question No. 21
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos is stepping down as the CEO of the online retail empire. Amazon started its business as a
___________.
Options :
2. Online Bookstore
5. Web Service
Question No. 22
The Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance and National Informatics Centre (NIC) has jointly
developed a mobile app for Financial Inclusion. This App will assist to the common people in finding a financial
service touch point at any location in the country. What is the name of mobile app?
Options :
2. Bhim
3. Jan Sugam
4. Bharatpe
5. None of these
Question No. 23
The Union budget has allocated 1.1 trillion for the Indian Railways in Union Budget 2021-22. What is the capital
Options :
1. 1.15 trillion
2. 1.07 trillion
3. 1.02 trillion
4. 1 trillion
5. None of these
Question No. 24
Myoko Festival is celebrated by the Apatani or Tanw tribal group living in the Ziro valley in the __________.
Options :
1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. Nagaland
3. Jharkhand
5. Manipur
Question No. 25
CRA is an agency registered under PFRDA to perform functions of record keeping, accounting, administration, and
customer service to Pension scheme subscribers. What does “R” stands for in CRA?
Options :
1. Regulatory
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2. Rating
3. Regulation
4. Record Keeping
5. Reserve
Question No. 26
Options :
1. Rs. 2,00,000
2. Rs. 1,00,000
3. Rs. 2,50,000
4. Rs. 50,000
5. Rs. 5,00,000
Question No. 27
The art and science of making maps and charts is called ___________.
Options :
1. Cartography
2. Stenography
3. Typography
4. Cacography
5. Pictography
Answer : Cartography
Question No. 28
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Cyclone Nivar made a landfall near which one of the following places?
Options :
1. Tamil Nadu
2. Odisha
3. Kerala
4. Andhra Pradesh
5. Puducherry
Answer : Puducherry
Question No. 29
For super senior citizens income up to ------------ is exempt from income tax.
Options :
1. Rs 4 lakh
2. Rs 7.5 lakh
3. Rs 3 lakh
4. Rs 6 lakh
5. Rs 5 lakh
Answer : Rs 5 lakh
Question No. 30
The Advanced Manufacturing HUB or AMHUB will be established in which one of the following states?
Options :
1. Karnataka
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Kerala
4. UP
5. Maharashtra
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Question No. 31
What is the Outlay amount for PM Scholarship for SC students for next five years ?
Options :
1. Rs 59,000 crore
2. Rs 50,000 crore
3. Rs 40,000 crore
4. Rs 39,000 crore
5. None of these
Question No. 32
Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy has submitted his resignation to Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai
Options :
1. 30
2. 38
3. 25
4. 45
5. 33
Answer : 33
Question No. 33
HCL Technologies is rolling out a onetime special bonus of Rs 700 crore to employees globally to celebrate the IT
Options :
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1. 100 billion
2. 10 billion
3. 50 billion
4. 20 billion
5. 25 billion
Answer : 10 billion
Question No. 34
Options :
1. 15%
2. 10%
3. 8%
4. 12%
5. No Maximum limit
Question No. 35
A certification course “NAVVRITIH” was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the month of Jan 2021 It is
Options :
1. Construction Technology
2. Education Sector
3. Banking Sector
4. Agri sector
5. Textiles Industries
Question No. 36
ATMs that are owned and operated by non-bank entities is called ______.
Options :
5. None of these
Question No. 37
Options :
1. 2000
2. 1998
3. 1992
4. 1995
5. 2004
Answer : 1995
Question No. 38
Which of the following is NOT a policy rate that is changed by RBI from time to time?
Options :
1. MSF
2. Repo rate
4. Bank rate
5. SLR
Answer : SLR
Question No. 39
Recently in the month of Dec 2020 “iMobile Pay app” was launched by ICICI Bank which will help in strengthening
financial ecosystem of the country. Which of the following is NOT correct regarding the features of this app?
Options :
2. Enable users to automatically see the UPI IDs of their phone book contacts, registered on the ICICI Bank
4. Offers instant banking services namely savings account, investments, loans, credit cards, gift cards, travel
5. B and C
Question No. 40
Which of the following states is second after Maharashtra in terms of registration in Udyam Registration Portal as
Options :
1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Gujarat
4. Tamil Nadu
5. Haryana
Question No. 41
Government has notified that a National Authority of Ship Recycling will be set up to overlook activities related to
Options :
1. Goa
2. Gandhinagar
3. Chennai
4. Kochhi
5. Mumbai
Answer : Gandhinagar
Question No. 42
According to the recently released guidelines by RBI in October 2020 Non deposit taking HFCs with an asset size of
5 000 crore and above, but less than 10 000 crore will have to reach a minimum LCR of _____ by December 1, 2021
Options :
1. 50, 100
2. 30, 100
3. 40, 100
4. 25, 75
5. 30, 80
Question No. 43
A women's Self Help Group is the primary building block of which scheme run by the Government of India?
Options :
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1. DAY NULM
2. PM Ujjwala Yojana
3. Nirbhaya Scheme
4. DAY NRLM
5. None of these
Question No. 44
India’s First Fire Park has been inaugurated in which of the following states in the month of January 2021?
Options :
1. Kerala
2. Gujarat
3. Odisha
4. Delhi
5. Goa
Answer : Odisha
Question No. 45
The year 2021 commemorates the ____ anniversary of the signing of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.
Options :
1. 75th
2. 25th
3. 50th
4. 60th
5. 30th
Answer : 50th
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Question No. 46
Bayer’s Better Life Farming initiative has announced partnership with which of the following banks in India to
provide holistic financial solutions to smallholder farmers and rural farming communities?
Options :
1. HDFC Bank
2. Axis Bank
3. ICICI Bank
4. SBI
5. PNB
Question No. 47
Options :
1. Chairman
2. Vice President
3. Principle Advisor
4. CEO
5. Executive Director
Answer : CEO
Question No. 48
Tata Steel has recently announced to double its production capability to cater to the expanding steel demand to
Options :
1. 50 million tonnes
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2. 30 million tonnes
3. 25 million tonnes
4. None of these
5. 40 million tonnes
Question No. 49
SBI has announced its home loan portfolio to touch Rs 7 lakh crore by FY____ .
Options :
1. 2025-26
2. 2023-24
3. 2028-29
4. 2030-31
5. None of these
Answer : 2023-24
Question No. 50
Options :
1. Udaipur
2. Bikaner
3. Ladakh
4. Thrissur
5. Shillong
Answer : Ladakh
Question No. 51
The Hope Probe mission which was in news is associated with which country?
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Options :
1. Singapore
2. Indonesia
3. Germany
4. UAE
5. Russia
Answer : UAE
Question No. 52
Niti Aayog launches India's own cloud storage platform. What is the name of this?
Options :
1. Sharebox
2. ITbox
3. Cloudit
4. Digiboxx
5. IndiaDigi
Answer : Digiboxx
Question No. 53
Options :
1. UK
2. USA
3. Germany
4. Japan
5. France
Answer : UK
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Question No. 54
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has announced 2020 Champions of the Earth award, the UN’s highest
Options :
1. 6
2. 5
3. 7
4. 8
5. 9
Answer : 6
Question No. 55
Which Bank is currently the largest credit card seller in the country?
Options :
1. SBI
2. BoB
3. ICICI Bank
4. Axis Bank
5. HDFC Bank
Question No. 56
Options :
1. China
2. Britain
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3. USA
4. Germany
5. India
Answer : USA
Question No. 57
Options :
1. Gandhinagar, Gujarat
2. Muscat, Oman
3. Doha, Qatar
4. Riyadh, Saudi
5. Nogaya, Japan
Question No. 58
RBI's IWG which has submitted its report in Nov, 2020 has recommended to raise Promoters Cap to ______ from
Options :
1. 20%
2. 35%
3. 30%
4. 26%
5. 21%
Answer : 26%
Question No. 59
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What is the maximum amount allowed for deduction under 80C of the Income Tax Act for ELSS?
Options :
1. 1 lakh
2. 1.5 lakh
3. 50,000
4. 75,000
5. 1.25 lakh
Question No. 60
Across which river is the World’s highest rail bridge being built?
Options :
1. Ganga
2. Brahmaputra
3. Chenab
4. Ijai
5. Kopili
Answer : Chenab
Question No. 61
Options :
4. None of these
Question No. 62
Options :
1. 50%
2. 56%
3. 58%
4. 44%
5. 62%
Answer : 56%
Question No. 63
Adani group has got the nod from AAI for acquiring GVK Group’s ---------- per cent stake in Mumbai International
Airport (MIAL).
Options :
1. 50.5
2. 26%
3. 74%
4. 60%
5. 23.5
Answer : 50.5
Question No. 64
The Five Eyes (FVEY) is the biggest intelligence alliance of the world. Which of the following Countries are not part
of 'Five Eyes'?
Options :
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1. Canada
2. India
3. USA
4. Australia
5. New Zealand
Answer : India
Question No. 65
National Cadet Corps celebrated its 72nd Raising Day on______ in 2020.
Options :
1. 22 Nov
2. 25 Nov
3. 8 Dec
4. 11 Jan
5. 20 Jan
Answer : 22 Nov
Question No. 66
Options :
1. Digital
2. Radio
3. Print Media
4. TV
5. Telephonic advertisement
Answer : TV
Question No. 67
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Which of the following investment scheme has the feature of Tax free interest income?
Options :
1. PPF
2. ULIP
3. EPF
4. NPS
5. KCC
Answer : PPF
Question No. 68
Options :
1. L&T
2. Mahindra
3. Adani Group
4. JSW
5. Airtel
Answer : L&T
Question No. 69
Jigmet Dolma from India secured the fourth position in the Dhaka Marathon 2021. She is associated from which
state/UT?
Options :
1. Manipur
2. Arunachal Pradesh
3. Uttrakhand
4. Assam
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5. Ladakh
Answer : Ladakh
Question No. 70
Which country has approved a project to build the world’s first energy island in the North Sea?
Options :
1. Germany
2. Norway
3. England
4. Sweden
5. Denmark
Answer : Denmark
Question No. 71
Options :
1. London, Britain
2. Lausanne, Switzerland
3. Athens, Greece
4. NewYork, USA
5. None of these
Question No. 72
Which bowler was the winner of the Purple Cap topping the wicket-taking charts in IPL 2020?
Options :
1. Jofra Archer
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2. Jasprit Bumrah
3. Mohammed Shami
4. Trent Boult
5. Kagiso Rabada
Question No. 73
The Mcap of top 10 companies surge by Rs 5 lakh crore in Feb 2021. Which financial body was the biggest gainer in
that?
Options :
1. SBI
2. Bajaj finance
3. ICICI Bank
5. HDFC Bank
Question No. 74
Which Indian bank has featured in the list of top 100 global bank list?
Options :
1. ICICI Bank
2. SBI
3. HDFC Bank
4. Axix Bank
5. BoB
Answer : SBI
Question No. 75
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Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) launched the fifth and final Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) out of an order of five such vessels
it is constructing for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG). What is the name of 5th vessel?
Options :
1. ICGS Sachet
2. ICGS Sujeett
3. ICGS Vijaya
4. ICGS Prahar
5. ICGS Saksham
Question No. 76
The government approved a framework for the proliferation of public Wi-Fi networks named __________.
Options :
1. PM WANI
2. PM DIGI
3. Ind WANI
4. Ind NETWORK
5. None of these
Answer : PM WANI
Question No. 77
Which of the following Statements is not True about PM- KUSUM Scheme?
Options :
2. Farmers will have to bear only 10% of the cost of Solar Pumps.
5. There is no provision for standalone solar-powered agriculture pumps under the Scheme.
Answer : There is no provision for standalone solar-powered agriculture pumps under the Scheme.
Question No. 78
Options :
2. It comes under the administrative control of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
Question No. 79
Which of the following is not true regarding the Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana?
Options :
2. Only iii
3. Only i and ii
4. Only ii
Answer : Only ii
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Question No. 80
A Put Option becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying stock _________.
Options :
1. Increases
2. Decreases
Answer : Decreases
Direction:
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions.
Edward Munch’s “The Scream” from 1893, is one of the world’s most famous paintings, but for years, art historians
have mostly ignored a tiny inscription, written in pencil, at the upper left corner of one of the four versions of the
painting, reading: “Could only have been painted by a madman”. Who wrote the sentence there? Some thought a
disgruntled viewer might have vandalized the work; others imagine it was the artist himself. But then why?
Curators at the Norway’s National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, which owns the artwork, announced
that they have determined that the text was indeed written by the artist. “Its been examined now very carefully,
letter by letter and word by word, and it’s identical in every way to Munch’s handwriting”, said Mai Britt Guleng, the
museum’s curator of old masters and modern paintings and lead researcher. Researchers used infrared photography
to make the text more legible. “He didn’t want it in big letters for everyone to see”, she said. “Had it been an act of
vandalism, it would have been larger”. During the debate about the exhibition at the University of Oslo’s Student’s
association one night, a medical student said the artwork gave him reason to question the artist’s mental state,
calling Munch abnormal and a “madman”. Guleng believes the inscription is written with irony and reflects both
pain at being attacked and fear of being regarded as mentally ill. “By writing this inscription in the clouds, he took
possession, or he took control of how he was to be perceived and understood”, she said.
Question No. 81
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What led the curators at Norway’s National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design to think that the text must
(i) When analyzed carefully, it was, in every way, identical to Munch’s handwriting.
(ii) It was so small and the researchers had to use infrared photography to see it.
Options :
1. i and ii
2. i and iii
3. i, ii and iii
4. i, iii and iv
Direction:
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions.
Edward Munch’s “The Scream” from 1893, is one of the world’s most famous paintings, but for years, art historians
have mostly ignored a tiny inscription, written in pencil, at the upper left corner of one of the four versions of the
painting, reading: “Could only have been painted by a madman”. Who wrote the sentence there? Some thought a
disgruntled viewer might have vandalized the work; others imagine it was the artist himself. But then why?
Curators at the Norway’s National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, which owns the artwork, announced
that they have determined that the text was indeed written by the artist. “Its been examined now very carefully,
letter by letter and word by word, and it’s identical in every way to Munch’s handwriting”, said Mai Britt Guleng, the
museum’s curator of old masters and modern paintings and lead researcher. Researchers used infrared photography
to make the text more legible. “He didn’t want it in big letters for everyone to see”, she said. “Had it been an act of
vandalism, it would have been larger”. During the debate about the exhibition at the University of Oslo’s Student’s
association one night, a medical student said the artwork gave him reason to question the artist’s mental state,
calling Munch abnormal and a “madman”. Guleng believes the inscription is written with irony and reflects both
pain at being attacked and fear of being regarded as mentally ill. “By writing this inscription in the clouds, he took
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possession, or he took control of how he was to be perceived and understood”, she said.
Question No. 82
Options :
4. Both A and B
5. All of these
Direction:
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions.
Edward Munch’s “The Scream” from 1893, is one of the world’s most famous paintings, but for years, art historians
have mostly ignored a tiny inscription, written in pencil, at the upper left corner of one of the four versions of the
painting, reading: “Could only have been painted by a madman”. Who wrote the sentence there? Some thought a
disgruntled viewer might have vandalized the work; others imagine it was the artist himself. But then why?
Curators at the Norway’s National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, which owns the artwork, announced
that they have determined that the text was indeed written by the artist. “Its been examined now very carefully,
letter by letter and word by word, and it’s identical in every way to Munch’s handwriting”, said Mai Britt Guleng, the
museum’s curator of old masters and modern paintings and lead researcher. Researchers used infrared photography
to make the text more legible. “He didn’t want it in big letters for everyone to see”, she said. “Had it been an act of
vandalism, it would have been larger”. During the debate about the exhibition at the University of Oslo’s Student’s
association one night, a medical student said the artwork gave him reason to question the artist’s mental state,
calling Munch abnormal and a “madman”. Guleng believes the inscription is written with irony and reflects both
pain at being attacked and fear of being regarded as mentally ill. “By writing this inscription in the clouds, he took
possession, or he took control of how he was to be perceived and understood”, she said.
Question No. 83
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Options :
1. prominent
2. discontented
3. random
4. artistic
5. mischievous
Answer : discontented
Direction:
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions.
Edward Munch’s “The Scream” from 1893, is one of the world’s most famous paintings, but for years, art historians
have mostly ignored a tiny inscription, written in pencil, at the upper left corner of one of the four versions of the
painting, reading: “Could only have been painted by a madman”. Who wrote the sentence there? Some thought a
disgruntled viewer might have vandalized the work; others imagine it was the artist himself. But then why?
Curators at the Norway’s National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, which owns the artwork, announced
that they have determined that the text was indeed written by the artist. “Its been examined now very carefully,
letter by letter and word by word, and it’s identical in every way to Munch’s handwriting”, said Mai Britt Guleng, the
museum’s curator of old masters and modern paintings and lead researcher. Researchers used infrared photography
to make the text more legible. “He didn’t want it in big letters for everyone to see”, she said. “Had it been an act of
vandalism, it would have been larger”. During the debate about the exhibition at the University of Oslo’s Student’s
association one night, a medical student said the artwork gave him reason to question the artist’s mental state,
calling Munch abnormal and a “madman”. Guleng believes the inscription is written with irony and reflects both
pain at being attacked and fear of being regarded as mentally ill. “By writing this inscription in the clouds, he took
possession, or he took control of how he was to be perceived and understood”, she said.
Question No. 84
Which of the following can be inferred from the passage about the painting “The Scream” by Edward Munch?
(i) There are four versions of the painting, but only one has the inscription,
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(iii) Infrared photography was used to make the magnificent letters of the inscription a little more legible.
(iv) Munch has confirmed, in a book, that those words were written with irony.
Options :
1. Only i
2. i and ii
3. i, ii and iii
Answer : Only i
Direction:
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions.
Edward Munch’s “The Scream” from 1893, is one of the world’s most famous paintings, but for years, art historians
have mostly ignored a tiny inscription, written in pencil, at the upper left corner of one of the four versions of the
painting, reading: “Could only have been painted by a madman”. Who wrote the sentence there? Some thought a
disgruntled viewer might have vandalized the work; others imagine it was the artist himself. But then why?
Curators at the Norway’s National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, which owns the artwork, announced
that they have determined that the text was indeed written by the artist. “Its been examined now very carefully,
letter by letter and word by word, and it’s identical in every way to Munch’s handwriting”, said Mai Britt Guleng, the
museum’s curator of old masters and modern paintings and lead researcher. Researchers used infrared photography
to make the text more legible. “He didn’t want it in big letters for everyone to see”, she said. “Had it been an act of
vandalism, it would have been larger”. During the debate about the exhibition at the University of Oslo’s Student’s
association one night, a medical student said the artwork gave him reason to question the artist’s mental state,
calling Munch abnormal and a “madman”. Guleng believes the inscription is written with irony and reflects both
pain at being attacked and fear of being regarded as mentally ill. “By writing this inscription in the clouds, he took
possession, or he took control of how he was to be perceived and understood”, she said.
Question No. 85
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Which of the following word does not usually mean the same as the phrase ‘in the clouds’?
Options :
1. utopian
2. abstract
3. fantastic
4. practical
5. delusory
Answer : practical
Direction:
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions.
In the flux after the 2008 financial crisis, an extraordinary instrument dubbed cryptocurrency was created. Bitcoin,
the first cryptocurrency, was introduced by Satoshi Nakamoto, a pseudonym used by the mysterious originator. It
turned our understanding of currency on its head. Inspired by the philosophy of “self-sovereign identity”
cryptocurrencies are an asset which are not anyone’s liability; neither is there a single authority or institution to
maintain records. What we have are digital currencies designed for decentralised operations, cutting out a
regulated intermediary like a bank. Conventional money, or fiat currency, is issued by the state. It is usually the
liability of a central bank such as RBI, which also oversees the recordkeeping of transactions. Its essential features
are the credibility that comes from being guaranteed by the state, which leads to a central record keeper like RBI.
Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ripple are just the opposite. They are underpinned by a network called
blockchain, run by anonymous computers linked together by a ledger of anonymised transactions. There are two
potential issues that arise from cryptocurrencies. Will they supplant conventional currency, a state monopoly?
Highly unlikely because inherent limitations of cryptocurrencies limit scalability and mass use. A cryptocurrency like
Bitcoin is also traded on exchanges, including in India, taking on the role of an asset. Here many governments,
including India’s, have taken a dim view. Cryptocurrencies thrive on anonymity. They open the door to peer-to-peer
transactions that circumvent state controls. FATF, the inter-government body that sets standards to combat money
laundering and terror financing, worries about this instrument becoming a safe haven for illegal deals. Will a ban on
cryptocurrencies solve the problem? It won’t because not only do they already exist, they are designed to bypass
Question No. 86
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What can we infer about Bitcoin and its origin from the passage?
Options :
1. i, ii and iii
2. Only i
4. i, iii and iv
5. All of these
Direction:
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions.
In the flux after the 2008 financial crisis, an extraordinary instrument dubbed cryptocurrency was created. Bitcoin,
the first cryptocurrency, was introduced by Satoshi Nakamoto, a pseudonym used by the mysterious originator. It
turned our understanding of currency on its head. Inspired by the philosophy of “self-sovereign identity”
cryptocurrencies are an asset which are not anyone’s liability; neither is there a single authority or institution to
maintain records. What we have are digital currencies designed for decentralised operations, cutting out a
regulated intermediary like a bank. Conventional money, or fiat currency, is issued by the state. It is usually the
liability of a central bank such as RBI, which also oversees the recordkeeping of transactions. Its essential features
are the credibility that comes from being guaranteed by the state, which leads to a central record keeper like RBI.
Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ripple are just the opposite. They are underpinned by a network called
blockchain, run by anonymous computers linked together by a ledger of anonymised transactions. There are two
potential issues that arise from cryptocurrencies. Will they supplant conventional currency, a state monopoly?
Highly unlikely because inherent limitations of cryptocurrencies limit scalability and mass use. A cryptocurrency like
Bitcoin is also traded on exchanges, including in India, taking on the role of an asset. Here many governments,
including India’s, have taken a dim view. Cryptocurrencies thrive on anonymity. They open the door to peer-to-peer
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transactions that circumvent state controls. FATF, the inter-government body that sets standards to combat money
laundering and terror financing, worries about this instrument becoming a safe haven for illegal deals. Will a ban on
cryptocurrencies solve the problem? It won’t because not only do they already exist, they are designed to bypass
Question No. 87
Options :
3. Because there is a central record keeper for conventional currency and it is guaranteed by the RBI.
4. Both A and C
5. All of these
Direction:
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions.
In the flux after the 2008 financial crisis, an extraordinary instrument dubbed cryptocurrency was created. Bitcoin,
the first cryptocurrency, was introduced by Satoshi Nakamoto, a pseudonym used by the mysterious originator. It
turned our understanding of currency on its head. Inspired by the philosophy of “self-sovereign identity”
cryptocurrencies are an asset which are not anyone’s liability; neither is there a single authority or institution to
maintain records. What we have are digital currencies designed for decentralised operations, cutting out a
regulated intermediary like a bank. Conventional money, or fiat currency, is issued by the state. It is usually the
liability of a central bank such as RBI, which also oversees the recordkeeping of transactions. Its essential features
are the credibility that comes from being guaranteed by the state, which leads to a central record keeper like RBI.
Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ripple are just the opposite. They are underpinned by a network called
blockchain, run by anonymous computers linked together by a ledger of anonymised transactions. There are two
potential issues that arise from cryptocurrencies. Will they supplant conventional currency, a state monopoly?
Highly unlikely because inherent limitations of cryptocurrencies limit scalability and mass use. A cryptocurrency like
Bitcoin is also traded on exchanges, including in India, taking on the role of an asset. Here many governments,
including India’s, have taken a dim view. Cryptocurrencies thrive on anonymity. They open the door to peer-to-peer
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transactions that circumvent state controls. FATF, the inter-government body that sets standards to combat money
laundering and terror financing, worries about this instrument becoming a safe haven for illegal deals. Will a ban on
cryptocurrencies solve the problem? It won’t because not only do they already exist, they are designed to bypass
Question No. 88
According to the passage, what is the one thing that helps cryptocurrency to flourish?
Options :
1. mass usage
2. blockchain
5. anonymity
Answer : anonymity
Direction:
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions.
In the flux after the 2008 financial crisis, an extraordinary instrument dubbed cryptocurrency was created. Bitcoin,
the first cryptocurrency, was introduced by Satoshi Nakamoto, a pseudonym used by the mysterious originator. It
turned our understanding of currency on its head. Inspired by the philosophy of “self-sovereign identity”
cryptocurrencies are an asset which are not anyone’s liability; neither is there a single authority or institution to
maintain records. What we have are digital currencies designed for decentralised operations, cutting out a
regulated intermediary like a bank. Conventional money, or fiat currency, is issued by the state. It is usually the
liability of a central bank such as RBI, which also oversees the recordkeeping of transactions. Its essential features
are the credibility that comes from being guaranteed by the state, which leads to a central record keeper like RBI.
Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ripple are just the opposite. They are underpinned by a network called
blockchain, run by anonymous computers linked together by a ledger of anonymised transactions. There are two
potential issues that arise from cryptocurrencies. Will they supplant conventional currency, a state monopoly?
Highly unlikely because inherent limitations of cryptocurrencies limit scalability and mass use. A cryptocurrency like
Bitcoin is also traded on exchanges, including in India, taking on the role of an asset. Here many governments,
including India’s, have taken a dim view. Cryptocurrencies thrive on anonymity. They open the door to peer-to-peer
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transactions that circumvent state controls. FATF, the inter-government body that sets standards to combat money
laundering and terror financing, worries about this instrument becoming a safe haven for illegal deals. Will a ban on
cryptocurrencies solve the problem? It won’t because not only do they already exist, they are designed to bypass
Question No. 89
Options :
2. oust
3. fill in for
4. supplement
5. topple
Answer : supplement
Direction:
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions.
In the flux after the 2008 financial crisis, an extraordinary instrument dubbed cryptocurrency was created. Bitcoin,
the first cryptocurrency, was introduced by Satoshi Nakamoto, a pseudonym used by the mysterious originator. It
turned our understanding of currency on its head. Inspired by the philosophy of “self-sovereign identity”
cryptocurrencies are an asset which are not anyone’s liability; neither is there a single authority or institution to
maintain records. What we have are digital currencies designed for decentralised operations, cutting out a
regulated intermediary like a bank. Conventional money, or fiat currency, is issued by the state. It is usually the
liability of a central bank such as RBI, which also oversees the recordkeeping of transactions. Its essential features
are the credibility that comes from being guaranteed by the state, which leads to a central record keeper like RBI.
Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ripple are just the opposite. They are underpinned by a network called
blockchain, run by anonymous computers linked together by a ledger of anonymised transactions. There are two
potential issues that arise from cryptocurrencies. Will they supplant conventional currency, a state monopoly?
Highly unlikely because inherent limitations of cryptocurrencies limit scalability and mass use. A cryptocurrency like
Bitcoin is also traded on exchanges, including in India, taking on the role of an asset. Here many governments,
including India’s, have taken a dim view. Cryptocurrencies thrive on anonymity. They open the door to peer-to-peer
RBI Grade B Phase 1 2021 Previous Year Paper
transactions that circumvent state controls. FATF, the inter-government body that sets standards to combat money
laundering and terror financing, worries about this instrument becoming a safe haven for illegal deals. Will a ban on
cryptocurrencies solve the problem? It won’t because not only do they already exist, they are designed to bypass
Question No. 90
Options :
1. The real name of the person who introduced Bitcoin is still unknown.
3. With digital currencies, all operations involving money have been decentralised and regulated
4. Cryptocurrencies cannot supplant conventional currency because of its limitations that limit scalability
5. A ban on cryptocurrency would not solve the problems it has created because it is designed to bypass
normal filers
Answer : With digital currencies, all operations involving money have been decentralised and regulated
Direction:
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions.
Job creation is obviously an outcome of the performance of the larger economy. If say, the American giant retailer,
Amazon, believes that the Indian economy is poised to grow robustly, it may choose to expand its operations in
India. The Chief Minister of a State in India has limited control over the management of the larger economy and
thereby, attract new investors and businesses who can create jobs. When Amazon, enticed by a buoyant Indian
economy, decides to expand its Indian operations, then presumably, the State governments can compete to lure
Amazon to their State and help create new jobs. Ostensibly, Amazon needs abundant high quality skilled and
unskilled labour, land at affordable prices, uninterrupted supply of electricity, water and other such ‘ease of
business’ facilities for its expansion. State governments in India can theoretically compete with each other on these
parameters to attract Amazon to set up operations in their State. Further, any tax advantages that a particular State
can provide vis-à-vis others will increase its attractiveness for Amazon. In fact, this is exactly what happened in
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America in 2018 when Amazon decided to build its second headquarters and various States, towns and cities
publicly competed with each other to woo Amazon and its jobs to their area. But, realistically in India, in very few
of these parameters can a poorer State compete against a richer State to attract Amazon. An elected State
government can certainly, during its five-year tenure, attempt to provide high quality local infrastructure to attract
new businesses. State governments also have the ability to provide land at affordable prices or for free to attract
investments. However, the availability of skilled local labour is a function of many decades of social progress of the
State and cannot be retooled immediately. After the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), State
governments in India have lost their fiscal autonomy and have no powers to provide any tax concessions to
businesses. So, while State governments have the ability to use land and local infrastructure as tools to attract
businesses, they do not have control over immediate availability of skilled manpower or to use taxes as a tool to
lure. In America, States compete against each other vigorously using tax concessions and land offers to bring new
jobs to their States. But, beyond all these, the most critical factor in the choice of a location for a large business is
what economists term as the ‘agglomeration effect’ — the ecosystem of supply chain, talent, good living conditions
and so on. A State with an already well-established network of suppliers, people, schools, etc. are at a greater
advantage to attract even more businesses than the States that are left behind. Put simply, if Amazon’s competitor
Walmart is already established in Karnataka, then there is a greater incentive for Amazon to also locate itself in
Karnataka to take advantage of the established ecosystem. This leads to a cycle of the more prosperous States
growing even faster at the expense of the lagging States. This phenomenon is already evident in India’s increasing
economic divergence among its States. This gap between the richer and poorer States in India is only widening
rapidly and not narrowing, due to the agglomeration impact of modern economic development paradigms. In the
absence of a level playing field and with no fiscal autonomy, it is enormously difficult for developing States in India
to attract new investments and create new jobs. The potent combination of widening inter-State inequality, a ‘rich
States get richer’ economic development model, an impending demographic disaster and shrinking fiscal autonomy
for elected State governments in a politically and culturally diverse democracy will inevitably propagate nativistic
sub-nationalism among the various States of India. Until the economic playing fields for the various States are
levelled and much greater fiscal freedom is provided to the States, “don’t protect but create jobs” will only remain a
Question No. 91
Which of the following is not the specifically mentioned ‘ease of business’ facilities for Amazon to set up its
operations in India?
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Options :
Direction:
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions.
Job creation is obviously an outcome of the performance of the larger economy. If say, the American giant retailer,
Amazon, believes that the Indian economy is poised to grow robustly, it may choose to expand its operations in
India. The Chief Minister of a State in India has limited control over the management of the larger economy and
thereby, attract new investors and businesses who can create jobs. When Amazon, enticed by a buoyant Indian
economy, decides to expand its Indian operations, then presumably, the State governments can compete to lure
Amazon to their State and help create new jobs. Ostensibly, Amazon needs abundant high quality skilled and
unskilled labour, land at affordable prices, uninterrupted supply of electricity, water and other such ‘ease of
business’ facilities for its expansion. State governments in India can theoretically compete with each other on these
parameters to attract Amazon to set up operations in their State. Further, any tax advantages that a particular State
can provide vis-à-vis others will increase its attractiveness for Amazon. In fact, this is exactly what happened in
America in 2018 when Amazon decided to build its second headquarters and various States, towns and cities
publicly competed with each other to woo Amazon and its jobs to their area. But, realistically in India, in very few
of these parameters can a poorer State compete against a richer State to attract Amazon. An elected State
government can certainly, during its five-year tenure, attempt to provide high quality local infrastructure to attract
new businesses. State governments also have the ability to provide land at affordable prices or for free to attract
investments. However, the availability of skilled local labour is a function of many decades of social progress of the
State and cannot be retooled immediately. After the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), State
governments in India have lost their fiscal autonomy and have no powers to provide any tax concessions to
businesses. So, while State governments have the ability to use land and local infrastructure as tools to attract
businesses, they do not have control over immediate availability of skilled manpower or to use taxes as a tool to
lure. In America, States compete against each other vigorously using tax concessions and land offers to bring new
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jobs to their States. But, beyond all these, the most critical factor in the choice of a location for a large business is
what economists term as the ‘agglomeration effect’ — the ecosystem of supply chain, talent, good living conditions
and so on. A State with an already well-established network of suppliers, people, schools, etc. are at a greater
advantage to attract even more businesses than the States that are left behind. Put simply, if Amazon’s competitor
Walmart is already established in Karnataka, then there is a greater incentive for Amazon to also locate itself in
Karnataka to take advantage of the established ecosystem. This leads to a cycle of the more prosperous States
growing even faster at the expense of the lagging States. This phenomenon is already evident in India’s increasing
economic divergence among its States. This gap between the richer and poorer States in India is only widening
rapidly and not narrowing, due to the agglomeration impact of modern economic development paradigms. In the
absence of a level playing field and with no fiscal autonomy, it is enormously difficult for developing States in India
to attract new investments and create new jobs. The potent combination of widening inter-State inequality, a ‘rich
States get richer’ economic development model, an impending demographic disaster and shrinking fiscal autonomy
for elected State governments in a politically and culturally diverse democracy will inevitably propagate nativistic
sub-nationalism among the various States of India. Until the economic playing fields for the various States are
levelled and much greater fiscal freedom is provided to the States, “don’t protect but create jobs” will only remain a
Question No. 92
What cannot be used by Indian states to lure foreign investors to invest in India immediately?
Options :
3. tax concession.
5. Both C and D
Direction:
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions.
Job creation is obviously an outcome of the performance of the larger economy. If say, the American giant retailer,
Amazon, believes that the Indian economy is poised to grow robustly, it may choose to expand its operations in
RBI Grade B Phase 1 2021 Previous Year Paper
India. The Chief Minister of a State in India has limited control over the management of the larger economy and
thereby, attract new investors and businesses who can create jobs. When Amazon, enticed by a buoyant Indian
economy, decides to expand its Indian operations, then presumably, the State governments can compete to lure
Amazon to their State and help create new jobs. Ostensibly, Amazon needs abundant high quality skilled and
unskilled labour, land at affordable prices, uninterrupted supply of electricity, water and other such ‘ease of
business’ facilities for its expansion. State governments in India can theoretically compete with each other on these
parameters to attract Amazon to set up operations in their State. Further, any tax advantages that a particular State
can provide vis-à-vis others will increase its attractiveness for Amazon. In fact, this is exactly what happened in
America in 2018 when Amazon decided to build its second headquarters and various States, towns and cities
publicly competed with each other to woo Amazon and its jobs to their area. But, realistically in India, in very few
of these parameters can a poorer State compete against a richer State to attract Amazon. An elected State
government can certainly, during its five-year tenure, attempt to provide high quality local infrastructure to attract
new businesses. State governments also have the ability to provide land at affordable prices or for free to attract
investments. However, the availability of skilled local labour is a function of many decades of social progress of the
State and cannot be retooled immediately. After the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), State
governments in India have lost their fiscal autonomy and have no powers to provide any tax concessions to
businesses. So, while State governments have the ability to use land and local infrastructure as tools to attract
businesses, they do not have control over immediate availability of skilled manpower or to use taxes as a tool to
lure. In America, States compete against each other vigorously using tax concessions and land offers to bring new
jobs to their States. But, beyond all these, the most critical factor in the choice of a location for a large business is
what economists term as the ‘agglomeration effect’ — the ecosystem of supply chain, talent, good living conditions
and so on. A State with an already well-established network of suppliers, people, schools, etc. are at a greater
advantage to attract even more businesses than the States that are left behind. Put simply, if Amazon’s competitor
Walmart is already established in Karnataka, then there is a greater incentive for Amazon to also locate itself in
Karnataka to take advantage of the established ecosystem. This leads to a cycle of the more prosperous States
growing even faster at the expense of the lagging States. This phenomenon is already evident in India’s increasing
economic divergence among its States. This gap between the richer and poorer States in India is only widening
rapidly and not narrowing, due to the agglomeration impact of modern economic development paradigms. In the
absence of a level playing field and with no fiscal autonomy, it is enormously difficult for developing States in India
to attract new investments and create new jobs. The potent combination of widening inter-State inequality, a ‘rich
States get richer’ economic development model, an impending demographic disaster and shrinking fiscal autonomy
for elected State governments in a politically and culturally diverse democracy will inevitably propagate nativistic
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sub-nationalism among the various States of India. Until the economic playing fields for the various States are
levelled and much greater fiscal freedom is provided to the States, “don’t protect but create jobs” will only remain a
Question No. 93
Which of the following words mean the same as the term ‘agglomeration’?
Options :
1. consistency
2. choice
3. attitude
4. meticulous
5. miscellany
Answer : miscellany
Direction:
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions.
Job creation is obviously an outcome of the performance of the larger economy. If say, the American giant retailer,
Amazon, believes that the Indian economy is poised to grow robustly, it may choose to expand its operations in
India. The Chief Minister of a State in India has limited control over the management of the larger economy and
thereby, attract new investors and businesses who can create jobs. When Amazon, enticed by a buoyant Indian
economy, decides to expand its Indian operations, then presumably, the State governments can compete to lure
Amazon to their State and help create new jobs. Ostensibly, Amazon needs abundant high quality skilled and
unskilled labour, land at affordable prices, uninterrupted supply of electricity, water and other such ‘ease of
business’ facilities for its expansion. State governments in India can theoretically compete with each other on these
parameters to attract Amazon to set up operations in their State. Further, any tax advantages that a particular State
can provide vis-à-vis others will increase its attractiveness for Amazon. In fact, this is exactly what happened in
America in 2018 when Amazon decided to build its second headquarters and various States, towns and cities
publicly competed with each other to woo Amazon and its jobs to their area. But, realistically in India, in very few
of these parameters can a poorer State compete against a richer State to attract Amazon. An elected State
government can certainly, during its five-year tenure, attempt to provide high quality local infrastructure to attract
new businesses. State governments also have the ability to provide land at affordable prices or for free to attract
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investments. However, the availability of skilled local labour is a function of many decades of social progress of the
State and cannot be retooled immediately. After the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), State
governments in India have lost their fiscal autonomy and have no powers to provide any tax concessions to
businesses. So, while State governments have the ability to use land and local infrastructure as tools to attract
businesses, they do not have control over immediate availability of skilled manpower or to use taxes as a tool to
lure. In America, States compete against each other vigorously using tax concessions and land offers to bring new
jobs to their States. But, beyond all these, the most critical factor in the choice of a location for a large business is
what economists term as the ‘agglomeration effect’ — the ecosystem of supply chain, talent, good living conditions
and so on. A State with an already well-established network of suppliers, people, schools, etc. are at a greater
advantage to attract even more businesses than the States that are left behind. Put simply, if Amazon’s competitor
Walmart is already established in Karnataka, then there is a greater incentive for Amazon to also locate itself in
Karnataka to take advantage of the established ecosystem. This leads to a cycle of the more prosperous States
growing even faster at the expense of the lagging States. This phenomenon is already evident in India’s increasing
economic divergence among its States. This gap between the richer and poorer States in India is only widening
rapidly and not narrowing, due to the agglomeration impact of modern economic development paradigms. In the
absence of a level playing field and with no fiscal autonomy, it is enormously difficult for developing States in India
to attract new investments and create new jobs. The potent combination of widening inter-State inequality, a ‘rich
States get richer’ economic development model, an impending demographic disaster and shrinking fiscal autonomy
for elected State governments in a politically and culturally diverse democracy will inevitably propagate nativistic
sub-nationalism among the various States of India. Until the economic playing fields for the various States are
levelled and much greater fiscal freedom is provided to the States, “don’t protect but create jobs” will only remain a
Question No. 94
Options :
1. The Chief Minister of a State in India has full control over the management of the larger economy.
2. State governments in India can provide lands for free to attract investments.
3. The ’agglomeration effect’ is one reason that the poorer states in Indi are becoming richer slowly.
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4. State Governments lost their fiscal autonomy and right to provide lands at cheaper price to businesses,
Answer : State governments in India can provide lands for free to attract investments.
Direction:
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions.
Job creation is obviously an outcome of the performance of the larger economy. If say, the American giant retailer,
Amazon, believes that the Indian economy is poised to grow robustly, it may choose to expand its operations in
India. The Chief Minister of a State in India has limited control over the management of the larger economy and
thereby, attract new investors and businesses who can create jobs. When Amazon, enticed by a buoyant Indian
economy, decides to expand its Indian operations, then presumably, the State governments can compete to lure
Amazon to their State and help create new jobs. Ostensibly, Amazon needs abundant high quality skilled and
unskilled labour, land at affordable prices, uninterrupted supply of electricity, water and other such ‘ease of
business’ facilities for its expansion. State governments in India can theoretically compete with each other on these
parameters to attract Amazon to set up operations in their State. Further, any tax advantages that a particular State
can provide vis-à-vis others will increase its attractiveness for Amazon. In fact, this is exactly what happened in
America in 2018 when Amazon decided to build its second headquarters and various States, towns and cities
publicly competed with each other to woo Amazon and its jobs to their area. But, realistically in India, in very few
of these parameters can a poorer State compete against a richer State to attract Amazon. An elected State
government can certainly, during its five-year tenure, attempt to provide high quality local infrastructure to attract
new businesses. State governments also have the ability to provide land at affordable prices or for free to attract
investments. However, the availability of skilled local labour is a function of many decades of social progress of the
State and cannot be retooled immediately. After the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), State
governments in India have lost their fiscal autonomy and have no powers to provide any tax concessions to
businesses. So, while State governments have the ability to use land and local infrastructure as tools to attract
businesses, they do not have control over immediate availability of skilled manpower or to use taxes as a tool to
lure. In America, States compete against each other vigorously using tax concessions and land offers to bring new
jobs to their States. But, beyond all these, the most critical factor in the choice of a location for a large business is
what economists term as the ‘agglomeration effect’ — the ecosystem of supply chain, talent, good living conditions
and so on. A State with an already well-established network of suppliers, people, schools, etc. are at a greater
advantage to attract even more businesses than the States that are left behind. Put simply, if Amazon’s competitor
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Walmart is already established in Karnataka, then there is a greater incentive for Amazon to also locate itself in
Karnataka to take advantage of the established ecosystem. This leads to a cycle of the more prosperous States
growing even faster at the expense of the lagging States. This phenomenon is already evident in India’s increasing
economic divergence among its States. This gap between the richer and poorer States in India is only widening
rapidly and not narrowing, due to the agglomeration impact of modern economic development paradigms. In the
absence of a level playing field and with no fiscal autonomy, it is enormously difficult for developing States in India
to attract new investments and create new jobs. The potent combination of widening inter-State inequality, a ‘rich
States get richer’ economic development model, an impending demographic disaster and shrinking fiscal autonomy
for elected State governments in a politically and culturally diverse democracy will inevitably propagate nativistic
sub-nationalism among the various States of India. Until the economic playing fields for the various States are
levelled and much greater fiscal freedom is provided to the States, “don’t protect but create jobs” will only remain a
Question No. 95
Options :
3. Shrinking the inter-State disparity with the help of fiscal autonomy and job creation.
Answer : Shrinking the inter-State disparity with the help of fiscal autonomy and job creation.
Direction:
In each of the following questions, three sentences are given, with phrasal verbs in each sentence. Select the correct
combination, from the options, that contain the sentence/sentences with phrasal verbs that is/are correct. If all the
sentences are correct, select (D) as your answer and if all the sentences are incorrect, select (E) as your answer.
Question No. 96
(i) Because of the recent terrorist attack, the people living near the border villages were really put out.
(ii) A widespread protest broke out as a result of the attack, but the government was successful in putting it off.
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(iii) Since there was an uprising, the Prime Minister had to put away his plan on going on a foreign trip.
Options :
1. Only i is correct.
Direction:
In each of the following questions, three sentences are given, with phrasal verbs in each sentence. Select the correct
combination, from the options, that contain the sentence/sentences with phrasal verbs that is/are correct. If all the
sentences are correct, select (D) as your answer and if all the sentences are incorrect, select (E) as your answer.
Question No. 97
(i) Last week the Police saw a tall man handing down flyers to the passersby in Baker Street.
(ii) Out of suspicion, the tall man was asked to hand out a notice that he was distributing to the Police.
Options :
Direction:
In each of the following questions, three sentences are given, with phrasal verbs in each sentence. Select the correct
combination, from the options, that contain the sentence/sentences with phrasal verbs that is/are correct. If all the
sentences are correct, select (D) as your answer and if all the sentences are incorrect, select (E) as your answer.
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Question No. 98
(i) Just when the suspect thought that the investigation has subsided, a group of young people brought about an
evidence.
(ii) It was very hard for the detectives, but finally they brought on the evidence.
(iii) All the mishaps that has happened to him was brought off by his greed.
Options :
3. Only ii is correct.
Direction:
): In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the
question numbers. Against each question, five words have been suggested, one of which would fill the blank
appropriately. Mark the suitable word as the answer.
Almost exactly a year ago, when countries around the world started going under lockdown one after the other like
some sort of uncertain global game of dominoes, there was one among them that resolutely refused to let its chips
fall: Sweden. Faced with mounting criticism, the Scandinavian country still _____ (A) _____ to flatten its COVID-19
curve rather rapidly and effectively without ever _____ (B) _____ a full-scale lockdown. The health leadership
immediately claimed victory, but the cynics were not so impressed with this apparent inaction. And rightly so. With
many Swedes choosing the more sensible route of self-quarantine and social distancing, cases of mental unrest and
depression saw a remarkable _____ (C) _____ across the country. This was further _____ (D) _____ all the while
by the long, dark and miserably frigid Nordic winter that sets in as early as late September. It was enough to send
the country _____ (E) ____ down the precipice of a major mental health crisis. A few members of the Ladies Circle
of Sweden club, Gripsholm in south-central Sweden decided to tackle this problem by turning to one of Sweden’s
Question No. 99
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Options :
1. stalled
2. fell through
3. squandered
4. contrived
5. spurned
Answer : contrived
Direction:
In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the
question numbers. Against each question, five words have been suggested, one of which would fill the blank
appropriately. Mark the suitable word as the answer.
Almost exactly a year ago, when countries around the world started going under lockdown one after the other like
some sort of uncertain global game of dominoes, there was one among them that resolutely refused to let its chips
fall: Sweden. Faced with mounting criticism, the Scandinavian country still _____ (A) _____ to flatten its COVID-19
curve rather rapidly and effectively without ever _____ (B) _____ a full-scale lockdown. The health leadership
immediately claimed victory, but the cynics were not so impressed with this apparent inaction. And rightly so. With
many Swedes choosing the more sensible route of self-quarantine and social distancing, cases of mental unrest and
depression saw a remarkable _____ (C) _____ across the country. This was further _____ (D) _____ all the while
by the long, dark and miserably frigid Nordic winter that sets in as early as late September. It was enough to send
the country _____ (E) ____ down the precipice of a major mental health crisis. A few members of the Ladies Circle
of Sweden club, Gripsholm in south-central Sweden decided to tackle this problem by turning to one of Sweden’s
Options :
1. succumbing
2. effectuating
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3. complying
4. contrasting
5. juxtaposing
Answer : effectuating
Direction:
In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the
question numbers. Against each question, five words have been suggested, one of which would fill the blank
appropriately. Mark the suitable word as the answer.
Almost exactly a year ago, when countries around the world started going under lockdown one after the other like
some sort of uncertain global game of dominoes, there was one among them that resolutely refused to let its chips
fall: Sweden. Faced with mounting criticism, the Scandinavian country still _____ (A) _____ to flatten its COVID-19
curve rather rapidly and effectively without ever _____ (B) _____ a full-scale lockdown. The health leadership
immediately claimed victory, but the cynics were not so impressed with this apparent inaction. And rightly so. With
many Swedes choosing the more sensible route of self-quarantine and social distancing, cases of mental unrest and
depression saw a remarkable _____ (C) _____ across the country. This was further _____ (D) _____ all the while
by the long, dark and miserably frigid Nordic winter that sets in as early as late September. It was enough to send
the country _____ (E) ____ down the precipice of a major mental health crisis. A few members of the Ladies Circle
of Sweden club, Gripsholm in south-central Sweden decided to tackle this problem by turning to one of Sweden’s
Options :
1. upswing
2. plunge
3. upside
4. apprehension
5. apparition
Answer : upswing
Direction:
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In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the
question numbers. Against each question, five words have been suggested, one of which would fill the blank
appropriately. Mark the suitable word as the answer.
Almost exactly a year ago, when countries around the world started going under lockdown one after the other like
some sort of uncertain global game of dominoes, there was one among them that resolutely refused to let its chips
fall: Sweden. Faced with mounting criticism, the Scandinavian country still _____ (A) _____ to flatten its COVID-19
curve rather rapidly and effectively without ever _____ (B) _____ a full-scale lockdown. The health leadership
immediately claimed victory, but the cynics were not so impressed with this apparent inaction. And rightly so. With
many Swedes choosing the more sensible route of self-quarantine and social distancing, cases of mental unrest and
depression saw a remarkable _____ (C) _____ across the country. This was further _____ (D) _____ all the while
by the long, dark and miserably frigid Nordic winter that sets in as early as late September. It was enough to send
the country _____ (E) ____ down the precipice of a major mental health crisis. A few members of the Ladies Circle
of Sweden club, Gripsholm in south-central Sweden decided to tackle this problem by turning to one of Sweden’s
Options :
1. used
2. exaggerated
3. extracted
4. exacerbated
5. enriched
Answer : exacerbated
Direction:
In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the
question numbers. Against each question, five words have been suggested, one of which would fill the blank
appropriately. Mark the suitable word as the answer.
Almost exactly a year ago, when countries around the world started going under lockdown one after the other like
some sort of uncertain global game of dominoes, there was one among them that resolutely refused to let its chips
fall: Sweden. Faced with mounting criticism, the Scandinavian country still _____ (A) _____ to flatten its COVID-19
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curve rather rapidly and effectively without ever _____ (B) _____ a full-scale lockdown. The health leadership
immediately claimed victory, but the cynics were not so impressed with this apparent inaction. And rightly so. With
many Swedes choosing the more sensible route of self-quarantine and social distancing, cases of mental unrest and
depression saw a remarkable _____ (C) _____ across the country. This was further _____ (D) _____ all the while
by the long, dark and miserably frigid Nordic winter that sets in as early as late September. It was enough to send
the country _____ (E) ____ down the precipice of a major mental health crisis. A few members of the Ladies Circle
of Sweden club, Gripsholm in south-central Sweden decided to tackle this problem by turning to one of Sweden’s
Options :
1. hurting
2. relishing
3. encroaching
4. entrusting
5. hurtling
Answer : hurtling
Direction:
In the given question, five words are printed in bold and are numbered A, B, C, D and E. The positions of some
highlighted words may be incorrect and need to be exchanged with another highlighted to make the sentence
correct. Find the words that need to be exchanged.
Positivity rate, or the number of effectively (A) Covid cases per 100 tests, is an indication (B) of how confirmed (C)
states are dealing with the pandemic and a low rate tracing (D) adequate reflects (E) and testing.
Options :
1. Only A-D
5. No correction required.
Direction:
In the given question, five words are printed in bold and are numbered A, B, C, D and E. The positions of some
highlighted words may be incorrect and need to be exchanged with another highlighted to make the sentence
correct. Find the words that need to be exchanged.
In dealing with matters that vision (A) sedition and hate speech laws against historically marginalized persons,
courts must remain fact (B) of the context, the historical background, and the conscious (C) that the invoke (D) of
Options :
5. No correction required.
Direction:
In the given question, five words are printed in bold and are numbered A, B, C, D and E. The positions of some
highlighted words may be incorrect and need to be exchanged with another highlighted to make the sentence
correct. Find the words that need to be exchanged.
Experts are also of the doldrums (A) that these buying trends slowing (B) a revival in the vacation homes market
that has been in the opinion (C) for years on the back (D) of a indicate (E) economy.
Options :
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3. A-E only
5. No correction required.
Direction:
In the given question, five words are printed in bold and are numbered A, B, C, D and E. The positions of some
highlighted words may be incorrect and need to be exchanged with another highlighted to make the sentence
correct. Find the words that need to be exchanged.
Salary hikes this year may not cash-in-hand (A) into higher translate (B) for employees if organisations proposed
(C) to pay more in provident fund contributions due to the new definition (D) of wages choose (E) by the
government.
Options :
5. No correction required.
Direction:
Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below each statement should replace the phrase printed in bold in
the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and No correction required,
mark (E) as the answer.
Educational institutes may not be fully functional across the country yet, but lunch boxes are selling the hotcakes.
Options :
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5. No correction required.
Direction:
Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below each statement should replace the phrase printed in bold in
the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and No correction required,
mark (E) as the answer.
China denied that it was planning to hit e-commerce giant Alibaba with a record fine of almost $1 billionfor
allegedly fluting monopoly rules, as authorities turned up the pressure on the country's vast technology sector.
Options :
5. No correction required.
Answer : for allegedly flouting monopoly rules, as authorities turned up the pressure
Banking operations across the country could be impacted for two days as the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU)
has given a call by a nationwide strike to protest against the proposed privatisation of two State-owned lenders.
Options :
5. No correction required
2 2
Quantity I: If -6 is a root of the quadratic equation 3x + px – 78 = 0 and the quadratic equation p(x + x) + k = 0
2 2
Quantity II. If 3 is a root of the quadratic equation 2x + px – 12 = 0 and the quadratic equation 4x – 2px + j = 0
Options :
3. Quantity I ≥ Quantity II
4. Quantity I ≤ Quantity II
Quantity I. The difference of two natural numbers is 3 and the difference of their reciprocals is 1/6. find
the numbers.
Quantity II. The sum of the squares of two consecutive odd numbers is 394. Find the numbers.
Options :
3. Quantity I ≥ Quantity II
4. Quantity I ≤ Quantity II
Quantity I. After completing a journey of 84 km. A cyclist noticed that he would take 5 hours less, if he could travel
at a speed which is 5 km/hour more. What was the speed of cyclist in km/hour?
Quantity II. A motor boat whose speed is 12 km/h in still water takes 1 hour more to go 16 km upstream than to
return downstream to the same spot. Find the speed of the stream.
Options :
3. Quantity I ≥ Quantity II
4. Quantity I ≤ Quantity II
Direction:
In each of these questions two equations numbered (i) and (ii) are given. You have toa solve both the equations and
give answer, if –
2
(i) 2p + 3p - 20 = 0
Options :
1. p > q
2. p < q
4. p ≥ q
5. p ≤ q
Answer : p ≥ q
Direction:
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In each of these questions two equations numbered (i) and (ii) are given. You have to solve both the equations and
give answer, if –
2
(i) 6p + 77p +121 = 0
2
(ii) q + 9q - 22 = 0
Options :
1. p > q
2. p < q
4. p ≥ q
5. p ≤ q
How much time will the train P take to cross another train Q running in opposite direction?
Options :
1. Only I
2. Only II
3. Only III
4. Only I and II
Manoj, Saroj, Tina, Zoya and Farah are five friends. Their mean age is 16. Find the age of Tina.
II: Saroj’s age is 2 years less than Farah and Farah’s age is 4 years less than Zoya.
III: Zoya’s age is 6 years more than Saroj’s age and 2 years more than Tina’s age.
Options :
1. Only III
I: If two employees weighing 54 kg and 62 kg leave the bank and are replaced by two employees weighing 74 kg
Options :
1. Only II
2. Either I or II
3. Neither I nor II
4. Only I
5. Both I and II
Answer : Only I
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Two trains running at the speed of 45 km/h and 36 km/hr respectively, on parallel tracks in opposite directions, are
passing each other in 8 seconds. When the same trains are travelling in same direction with the same speed, a
person sitting in the faster train observes that he passes the other train in 30 seconds. Find the lengths of the
trains?
Options :
1. 170 m, 115 m
2. 125 m, 400 m
3. 75 m, 105 m
4. 65 m, 105 m
5. none of these
Answer : 75 m, 105 m
Ram took a loan of Rs. 15,000 from Ashu. The condition that Ashu set for Ram was that for the first three years the
rate of interest would be at 12% simple interest per year and at 10% compound interest (compounded annually)
from the fourth years onwards. Ram played foul and did not pay anything until the end of the fifth year. How much
would he have to repay if he is to clear the entire amount only at the end of the fifth year? (in Rupees)
Options :
1. 32506
2. 24684
3. 20506
4. 25506
5. none of these
Answer : 24684
A man earns 3/2 times in March, May, July, and December than his average earning of ₹ 10000 per month in the rest
of the months. So his savings in the March, May, July, and December goes to 1/2 times than that of the rest month’s
savings of ₹ 2000 per month in the year. What is his average expenditure per month?
Options :
1. ₹ 15000
2. ₹ 36300
3. ₹ 10000
4. ₹ 27200
5. None of these
Answer : ₹ 10000
P invests Rs. x under simple interest at the rate of 10% per annum for y years and receive the amount as Rs. 9x at
the end of y years. If M invests Rs. 2x under simple interest at the rate of Z% per annum for y years and receive the
Options :
1. 12.5%
2. 22%
3. 10%
4. 23%
5. None of these
Answer : 12.5%
An internet service provider company Century link marks up the cost price of a plan by 55% and offers a discount of
20%. He asks the customer to pay a service tax of 13% on the selling price. The customer refuses to pay the tax due
to which the shopkeeper himself pays the service tax. Find his profit percentage.
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Options :
1. 10%
2. 6.8%
3. 7.88%
4. 1.4%
5. None of these
Answer : 7.88%
Radius of a cylindrical vessel is 3cm less than breadth of rectangle, while height of cylindrical vessel is equal to
length of rectangle, whose area is 720 cm². If ratio between length & breadth of rectangle is 5:4, then find the
thickness of 1 disc, if these discs are kept one above another in cylindrical vessel and 15 discs get completely fit in
Options :
1. 2 cm
2. 1.5 cm
3. 3 cm
4. 4 cm
5. None of these
Answer : 2 cm
There are three cars P, Q and R at a same point. Car P travels at a speed of 100 m/min. After 5 minutes, car Q starts
travelling after car P with a speed of 110 m/min. Simultaneously, car R also starts travelling after car P at 120 m/min.
Options :
1. 3520 m
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2. 2720 m
3. 3000 m
4. 2875 m
5. none of these
Answer : 3000 m
Two persons A and B started working for a company in similar jobs on January 1, 1990. A's initial
monthly salary was Rs 400, which increases by Rs 50 after every year. B's initial monthly salary
was Rs 500 which increases by Rs 20 after every six months. If these arrangements continue till
December 31, 1994. Find the total salary they received during that period.
Options :
1. Rs. 2,52,40
2. Rs. 65400
3. Rs. 1,81,50
4. Rs. 2,07,28
5. none of these
Two pipes P and Q can fill tank A in 36 minutes and 72 minutes respectively and empty pipe M can empty the tank
in 54 minutes. Tank A have the capacity of 216 liters. If all three pipes opened in tank B for (x – 48) minutes together
they filled 60 liter of the tank which is 25% of the quantity of tank B. Find in x minutes what portion of tank B filled,
if all pipe P and Q and M opened alternatively in each minute starting with P, followed by Q and M respectively?
Options :
1. 7/18
2. 5/12
3. 3/8
4. 2/9
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5. None of these
Answer : 5/12
Akshay and Arpit together can finish a work in 16(2/3) days while Akshay can do it individually in 30 days. Both work
on another task for (x + 6) days and (x + 25) days respectively. If remaining (80/7)% of the second task is completed
by Bhaskar in 20 more days with the efficiency of 2 units work/day. Then, find what portion of the second task will
Options :
1. 8/15
2. 18/25
3. 22/35
4. 26/45
5. None of these
Answer : 22/35
The ages Manoj, Manas, Manish and Mehul are in arithmetic progression, but not in order. The
ratio of ages of Manoj and Manas is 7:6 and Manish is to Mehul is 8:9. Three years later the age of
Manas and Mehul will be 7:10. Find the ratio of ages Manoj and Manish:
Options :
1. 7:8
2. 3:4
3. 5:6
4. 2:3
5. None of these
Answer : 7:8
In a party a tank is filled with some quantities of juice. Three vessels of different volume are used to serve the juice.
Volume of the smallest vessel is 20% less than volume of second largest vessel and the volume of second largest
vessel is 16(2/3)% less than volume of the largest vessel. If 5 times the juice is served by largest vessel, 8 times juice
is served by second largest vessel and finally when 3(3/4) times juice is served by the smallest vessel, the tank gets
emptied completely. Find the total quantity of juice served by second largest vessel is what percent of volume of
the tank?
Options :
1. 43.20%
2. 47.05%
3. 40.15%
4. 44.40%
5. None of these
Answer : 47.05%
Find the total amount earned from Chicken Kabab in the whole week if the cost per plate of the Chicken Kabab is
Rs. 120.
Options :
1. Rs. 84240
2. Rs. 86160
3. Rs. 87480
4. Rs. 85080
5. Rs. 84360
Options :
1. 2155
2. 2196
3. 2177
4. 2184
5. 2162
Answer : 2162
Find the difference between the total number of diners on Wednesday and on Friday.
Options :
1. 19
2. 17
3. 22
4. 29
5. 11
Answer : 19
The cost per plate for the Paneer Tikka and in the Chicken Tikka is Rs. 160 and Rs. 190, respectively. Find the
difference between the amount earned by the Paneer Tikka and the amount earned by the Chicken Tikka in the
whole week.
Options :
1. Rs. 15980
2. Rs. 23070
3. Rs. 17560
4. Rs. 25160
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5. Rs. 22500
Find the difference between the number of diners who ordered Paneer Tikka on Monday and on Wednesday.
Options :
1. 31
2. 21
3. 26
4. 35
5. 22
Answer : 26
Find the share of profit earned by Banshi in the year 2018, if the total profit in 2018 is Rs. 15000?
Options :
1. Rs. 4250
2. Rs. 4050
3. Rs. 4500
4. Rs. 4400
5. Rs. 3600
Suppose all the VCs invested for few months more and the total investment of Arjun and Banshi is Rs. 56000 and
invested their amounts for 24 and 16 months respectively, find for how many months Harshit invested his amount
of Rs. 64,000? [Given profits of Arjun, Banshi and Harshit are Rs. 12600, Rs. 11200 and Rs. 16800 respectively]
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Options :
1. 16 months
2. 18 months
3. 15 months
4. 6 months
5. 12 months
Answer : 12 months
If the share of profit of Harshit in 2016 and 2017 is Rs. 7700 and Rs. 8800 respectively, find the ratio of profit of Arjun
Options :
1. 1:2
2. 1:4
3. 12:7
4. 7:12
5. 3:4
Answer : 7:12
If the amount of profit shared by Arjun and Banshi in 2019 is Rs. 4000 and Rs. 4500 respectively and Harshit makes
5/4th of the profit in 2020 as compared to his profit in 2019. Find the amount of Profit shared by Harshit in 2020?
Options :
1. Rs. 4375
2. Rs. 3000
3. Rs. 4265
4. Rs. 4500
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5. Rs. 6225
If the profit earned by Banshi in 2021 is 8% of the investment made by Banshi in 2017 and the profit of Harshit in
2021 is 10% of the investment made by Harshit in 2017. Find the ratio of profit of Harshit in 2021 to that of Banshi in
2021.
Options :
1. 12:11
2. 11:12
3. 1:12
4. 15:11
5. None of these
Answer : 11:12
Direction:
A number arrangement machine, when gives a particular input, rearranges it following a particular rule. The
following is the illustration of the input and the steps of arrangement:
Input: 54 38 19 79 62 46 31 57 26 69
Step I: 20 54 38 79 62 46 31 57 69 27
Step II: 32 20 54 79 62 46 57 69 27 39
Step III: 47 32 20 79 62 57 69 27 39 55
Step IV: 58 47 32 20 79 69 27 39 55 63
Step V: 70 58 47 32 20 27 39 55 63 80
This is the final arrangement and step V is the last step for this input.
Input: 62 36 41 29 18 72 66 58 45 11
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Options :
1. VII
2. VI
3. V
4. VIII
5. IV
Answer : V
Direction:
A number arrangement machine, when gives a particular input, rearranges it following a particular rule. The
following is the illustration of the input and the steps of arrangement:
Input: 54 38 19 79 62 46 31 57 26 69
Step I: 20 54 38 79 62 46 31 57 69 27
Step II: 32 20 54 79 62 46 57 69 27 39
Step III: 47 32 20 79 62 57 69 27 39 55
Step IV: 58 47 32 20 79 69 27 39 55 63
Step V: 70 58 47 32 20 27 39 55 63 80
This is the final arrangement and step V is the last step for this input.
Input: 62 36 41 29 18 72 66 58 45 11
In the last step which two numbers are at the leftmost and rightmost place?
Options :
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1. 67 and 73
2. 59 and 63
3. 42 and 46
4. 59 and 46
5. 73 and 64
Answer : 67 and 73
Direction:
A number arrangement machine, when gives a particular input, rearranges it following a particular rule. The
following is the illustration of the input and the steps of arrangement:
Input: 54 38 19 79 62 46 31 57 26 69
Step I: 20 54 38 79 62 46 31 57 69 27
Step II: 32 20 54 79 62 46 57 69 27 39
Step III: 47 32 20 79 62 57 69 27 39 55
Step IV: 58 47 32 20 79 69 27 39 55 63
Step V: 70 58 47 32 20 27 39 55 63 80
This is the final arrangement and step V is the last step for this input.
Input: 62 36 41 29 18 72 66 58 45 11
Options :
1. 42 30 12 62 72 66 58 19 37 46
2. 12 62 36 41 29 72 66 58 45 19
3. 67 59 42 30 12 19 37 46 63 73
4. 30 12 62 41 72 66 58 45 19 37
5. None of these
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Answer : 30 12 62 41 72 66 58 45 19 37
Direction:
A number arrangement machine, when gives a particular input, rearranges it following a particular rule. The
following is the illustration of the input and the steps of arrangement:
Input: 54 38 19 79 62 46 31 57 26 69
Step I: 20 54 38 79 62 46 31 57 69 27
Step II: 32 20 54 79 62 46 57 69 27 39
Step III: 47 32 20 79 62 57 69 27 39 55
Step IV: 58 47 32 20 79 69 27 39 55 63
Step V: 70 58 47 32 20 27 39 55 63 80
This is the final arrangement and step V is the last step for this input.
Input: 62 36 41 29 18 72 66 58 45 11
Options :
1. Step IV
2. Step V
3. Step II
4. Step I
5. Cannot be determined
Answer : Step IV
Direction:
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Which of the following is the code for “Inside” in this code language?
Options :
1. zxc
2. cde
3. yhn
4. opk
Direction:
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Which of the following is the code for “Water” in this code language?
Options :
1. wsc
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2. qwd
3. rfv
4. opk
5. Cannot be determined
Answer : wsc
Direction:
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Which of the following is the code for “House” in this code Language?
Options :
1. rfv
2. dei
3. wsc
4. qwd
5. None of these
Answer : dei
Direction:
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Which of the following is the code for “Cat” in this code language?
Options :
1. rfv
2. ijb
3. dei
4. Cannot be determined
5. None of these
Direction:
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Which of the following is the code for “Eyes” in this code language?
Options :
1. ngw
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2. qwd
3. dei
4. utf
5. None of these
Answer : ngw
Each consonant of the word ‘PREDOMINATING’ is changed to the previous letter in the English alphabetical series
and each vowel is changed to the next letter in the English alphabetical series. If the new alphabets thus formed are
arranged in alphabetical order (from left to right), which of the following will be the sixth letter from the right end?
Options :
1. L
2. J
3. M
4. F
5. None of these
Answer : M
Direction:
Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions:
Seven Persons – P,Q, R, S, T, U, and V – live on separate floors of a seven storey building, but not in the same order.
The ground floor of the building is numbered 1, the floor above it 2 and so on until the topmost floor is numbered 7.
Each person likes different dry fruits – Cashews, Raisins, Fig, Cranberries, Blueberries, Almonds and Walnuts, but not
necessarily in the same order. Each person like different chocolate namely viz – 5star, Silk, Twix, Polo, Gems, KitKat
and MilkyBar.
(i) Two persons live between the persons who like MilkyBar and Silk. The person who likes Cranberries lives on floor
numbered four. P does not live on the lowermost floor. P lives on any odd numbered floor below the one who likes
Cranberries.
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(ii) Only two persons live between P and the person who likes Walnuts. Two persons live between the persons who
like 5star and Twix. Only one person lives between Q and U. U lives on an even numbered floor and does not like
Cranberries.
(iii) Only three persons live between the persons who like Cashews and Fig respectively. The person who likes
Cashews live on any floor above the Q’s floor. There are two persons live between the persons who like Silk and
Gems.
(iv) The person who likes Cashews does not live on the topmost floor. V does not like Polo. V lives on an even
numbered floor but neither immediately above nor immediately below the floor of P. R does not like Cashews or
Fig.
(v) Only two persons live between S and the one who likes Cranberries. The person who likes MilkyBar lives one of
the floors above the floor numbered 5. The person who likes Blueberries lives on the floor immediately above the
(vi) The person who likes Silk lives one of the floors above the floor numbered 3. The person who likes 5star lives
immediately above the one who likes Silk. There are two persons live between the one who likes KitKat and the
How many persons live between the floors on which U and V live?
Options :
1. Three
2. Two
3. Four
4. Five
5. No one
Answer : Three
Direction:
Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions:
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Seven Persons – P,Q, R, S, T, U, and V – live on separate floors of a seven storey building, but not in the same order.
The ground floor of the building is numbered 1, the floor above it 2 and so on until the topmost floor is numbered 7.
Each person likes different dry fruits – Cashews, Raisins, Fig, Cranberries, Blueberries, Almonds and Walnuts, but not
necessarily in the same order. Each person like different chocolate namely viz – 5star, Silk, Twix, Polo, Gems, KitKat
and MilkyBar.
(i) Two persons live between the persons who like MilkyBar and Silk. The person who likes Cranberries lives on floor
numbered four. P does not live on the lowermost floor. P lives on any odd numbered floor below the one who likes
Cranberries.
(ii) Only two persons live between P and the person who likes Walnuts. Two persons live between the persons who
like 5star and Twix. Only one person lives between Q and U. U lives on an even numbered floor and does not like
Cranberries.
(iii) Only three persons live between the persons who like Cashews and Fig respectively. The person who likes
Cashews live on any floor above the Q’s floor. There are two persons live between the persons who like Silk and
Gems.
(iv) The person who likes Cashews does not live on the topmost floor. V does not like Polo. V lives on an even
numbered floor but neither immediately above nor immediately below the floor of P. R does not like Cashews or
Fig.
(v) Only two persons live between S and the one who likes Cranberries. The person who likes MilkyBar lives one of
the floors above the floor numbered 5. The person who likes Blueberries lives on the floor immediately above the
(vi) The person who likes Silk lives one of the floors above the floor numbered 3. The person who likes 5star lives
immediately above the one who likes Silk. There are two persons live between the one who likes KitKat and the
Which of the following statements is/are true according to the given information?
Options :
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Direction:
Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions:
Seven Persons – P,Q, R, S, T, U, and V – live on separate floors of a seven storey building, but not in the same order.
The ground floor of the building is numbered 1, the floor above it 2 and so on until the topmost floor is numbered 7.
Each person likes different dry fruits – Cashews, Raisins, Fig, Cranberries, Blueberries, Almonds and Walnuts, but not
necessarily in the same order. Each person like different chocolate namely viz – 5star, Silk, Twix, Polo, Gems, KitKat
and MilkyBar.
(i) Two persons live between the persons who like MilkyBar and Silk. The person who likes Cranberries lives on floor
numbered four. P does not live on the lowermost floor. P lives on any odd numbered floor below the one who likes
Cranberries.
(ii) Only two persons live between P and the person who likes Walnuts. Two persons live between the persons who
like 5star and Twix. Only one person lives between Q and U. U lives on an even numbered floor and does not like
Cranberries.
(iii) Only three persons live between the persons who like Cashews and Fig respectively. The person who likes
Cashews live on any floor above the Q’s floor. There are two persons live between the persons who like Silk and
Gems.
(iv) The person who likes Cashews does not live on the topmost floor. V does not like Polo. V lives on an even
numbered floor but neither immediately above nor immediately below the floor of P. R does not like Cashews or
Fig.
(v) Only two persons live between S and the one who likes Cranberries. The person who likes MilkyBar lives one of
the floors above the floor numbered 5. The person who likes Blueberries lives on the floor immediately above the
(vi) The person who likes Silk lives one of the floors above the floor numbered 3. The person who likes 5star lives
immediately above the one who likes Silk. There are two persons live between the one who likes KitKat and the
Options :
1. Q
2. T
3. V
4. P
5. R
Answer : P
Direction:
Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions:
Seven Persons – P,Q, R, S, T, U, and V – live on separate floors of a seven storey building, but not in the same order.
The ground floor of the building is numbered 1, the floor above it 2 and so on until the topmost floor is numbered 7.
Each person likes different dry fruits – Cashews, Raisins, Fig, Cranberries, Blueberries, Almonds and Walnuts, but not
necessarily in the same order. Each person like different chocolate namely viz – 5star, Silk, Twix, Polo, Gems, KitKat
and MilkyBar.
(i) Two persons live between the persons who like MilkyBar and Silk. The person who likes Cranberries lives on floor
numbered four. P does not live on the lowermost floor. P lives on any odd numbered floor below the one who likes
Cranberries.
(ii) Only two persons live between P and the person who likes Walnuts. Two persons live between the persons who
like 5star and Twix. Only one person lives between Q and U. U lives on an even numbered floor and does not like
Cranberries.
(iii) Only three persons live between the persons who like Cashews and Fig respectively. The person who likes
Cashews live on any floor above the Q’s floor. There are two persons live between the persons who like Silk and
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Gems.
(iv) The person who likes Cashews does not live on the topmost floor. V does not like Polo. V lives on an even
numbered floor but neither immediately above nor immediately below the floor of P. R does not like Cashews or
Fig.
(v) Only two persons live between S and the one who likes Cranberries. The person who likes MilkyBar lives one of
the floors above the floor numbered 5. The person who likes Blueberries lives on the floor immediately above the
(vi) The person who likes Silk lives one of the floors above the floor numbered 3. The person who likes 5star lives
immediately above the one who likes Silk. There are two persons live between the one who likes KitKat and the
Who among the following lives exactly between the floors on which T and P live?
Options :
1. U
2. T
3. Q
4. R
5. No one
Answer : Q
Direction:
Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions:
Seven Persons – P,Q, R, S, T, U, and V – live on separate floors of a seven storey building, but not in the same order.
The ground floor of the building is numbered 1, the floor above it 2 and so on until the topmost floor is numbered 7.
Each person likes different dry fruits – Cashews, Raisins, Fig, Cranberries, Blueberries, Almonds and Walnuts, but not
necessarily in the same order. Each person like different chocolate namely viz – 5star, Silk, Twix, Polo, Gems, KitKat
and MilkyBar.
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(i) Two persons live between the persons who like MilkyBar and Silk. The person who likes Cranberries lives on floor
numbered four. P does not live on the lowermost floor. P lives on any odd numbered floor below the one who likes
Cranberries.
(ii) Only two persons live between P and the person who likes Walnuts. Two persons live between the persons who
like 5star and Twix. Only one person lives between Q and U. U lives on an even numbered floor and does not like
Cranberries.
(iii) Only three persons live between the persons who like Cashews and Fig respectively. The person who likes
Cashews live on any floor above the Q’s floor. There are two persons live between the persons who like Silk and
Gems.
(iv) The person who likes Cashews does not live on the topmost floor. V does not like Polo. V lives on an even
numbered floor but neither immediately above nor immediately below the floor of P. R does not like Cashews or
Fig.
(v) Only two persons live between S and the one who likes Cranberries. The person who likes MilkyBar lives one of
the floors above the floor numbered 5. The person who likes Blueberries lives on the floor immediately above the
(vi) The person who likes Silk lives one of the floors above the floor numbered 3. The person who likes 5star lives
immediately above the one who likes Silk. There are two persons live between the one who likes KitKat and the
Options :
1. P
2. S
3. Q
4. R
5. No one
Answer : S
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Direction:
In the given question, two conclusions are given and five statements as 1), 2), 3), 4) and 5). You need to choose the
option that contains the set of statements from which the given conclusions logically follow.
Conclusions:
Statements:
Statements – 1: All insects are lizards. All lizards are Flies. No lizard is reptile. No Bee is Fly.
Statements – 2: Some insects are lizards. All lizards are Flies. Some lizards are reptiles. No Bee is Fly.
Statements – 3: All insects are lizards. All lizards are Flies. No lizard is reptile. All Bees are Flies.
Statements – 4: All insects are lizards. All lizards are Flies. No Bee is an insect. Some Bees are Reptiles.
Statements – 5: Some insects are lizards. All lizards are Flies. No lizard is reptile. Some Bees are Reptiles
Options :
5. Only Statements – 5
Direction:
In the given question, two conclusions are given and five statements as 1), 2), 3), 4) and 5). You need to choose the
option that contains the set of statements from which the given conclusions logically follow.
Conclusions:
Statements:
Statements – 1: Some Tea are milk. Some milk are drinks. No Coffee is milk.
Statements – 2: All drinks are milk. Some milk are Tea. No Coffee is milk.
Statements – 3: All Tea are milk. Some milk are drinks. Some Coffee are drinks.
Statements – 4: All Tea are milk. All milk are drinks. No Coffee is milk.
Statements – 5: All Tea are milk. All milk are drinks. Some Coffee are drinks.
Options :
2. Only Statements – 3
4. Only Statements – 4
5. Only Statements – 5
Direction:
In the given question, two conclusions are given and five statements as 1), 2), 3), 4) and 5). You need to choose the
option that contains the set of statements from which the given conclusions logically follow.
Conclusions:
Statements:
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Statements – 1: Some Books are Trees. All Trees are Clothes. No Bag is book. No Plants is Bag.
Statements – 2: All Books are Trees. All Trees are Clothes. No Bag is book. All Plants are Tree.
Statements – 3: Some Books are Tree. All Tree is Clothes. No Bag is book. Some Plants are books.
Statements – 4: All Books are Tree. All Trees are Clothes. No Bag is book. Some Plants are Books.
Statements – 5: No Book is a Tree. No Tree is a Cloth. No Bag is book. Some Plants are books.
Options :
5. None of these
Direction:
In the given question, two conclusions are given and five statements as 1), 2), 3), 4) and 5). You need to choose the
option that contains the set of statements from which the given conclusions logically follow.
Conclusions :
Statements
1) Some bears are rats. Some rats are tigers. All tigers are lions. All lions are cats
2) Some bears are rats. Some rats are not tigers. No tiger is a lion. All lions are cats
3) All bears are rats. No rat is a tiger. All tigers are lions. All lions are cats
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4) No bears are rats. No rat is a tiger. All tigers are lions. All lions are cats
5) Some bears are rats. Some rats are tigers. No tiger is a lion. No lion is a cat.
Options :
5. None of these
Direction:
In the given question, two conclusions are given and five statements as 1), 2), 3), 4) and 5). You need to choose the
option that contains the set of statements from which the given conclusions logically follow.
Conclusions:
Statements
1) No plastic is a concretes . Some concretes are fridges. Some fridges are rods. No rod is a oven.
2) All plastics are tables. All concretes are fridges. No fridge is a rod. All rods are ovens
3) Some plastics are concretes . No concrete is a fridge. No fridge is a rod. Some rods are ovens
4) No plastic is a concretes . Some concretes are not fridges. Some fridges are not rods. All rods are ovens
5) All plastics are concretes . Some concretes are fridges. Some fridges are rods. All rods are ovens
Options :
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5. None of these
Direction:
The question below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide
whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read the statements and give
answer.
Among six persons P, Q, R, S, T and U, who are sitting around a circle facign the centre, who sits on the immediate
right of R?
II. Only one person is seated between P and Q. T is an immediate neighbour of U.
Options :
1. If the data in statements I are sufficient to answer the question,while the data in statement II alone are
2. If the data in statements II are sufficient to answer the question,while the data in statement I alone are
3. If the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
4. If the data in both the statement I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
5. If the data in both statement I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
Answer : If the data in both statement I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
Among M, N, O, P and Q , seated in a straight line facing south, who sits at the extreme end of the row?
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Options :
1. If the data in all the statements, I, II and III even together are not sufficient to answer the question.
2. If the data in Statement I and III are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement II are
3. If the data in statement II and III are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I are
4. If the data in Statement I alone or in Statement II alone or in Statement III alone are sufficient to answer
the question.
5. If the data in Statement I and II are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement III are
Answer : If the data in Statement I and III are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement II are
Direction:
Each of the following question consists two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide
whether the data provided in the statement are sufficient to answer the questions.
Statement I: City G is in the north of City D, who is in the west of City C. City C, A and B form a straight line. City B is
Statement II: City B is in north of City A, which is in the west of City H. City G is towards the south of City F, which
Options :
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1. If the data in statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone is
2. If the data in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone is
3. If the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.
4. If the data in both statement I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
5. If the data in both statement I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
Answer : If the data in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone is
In a family six members A, B, C, D, E and F have different heights. Who is the tallest among all?
Options :
1. If the data in statement I and II together are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement
2. If the data in statement I and III together are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in
3. If the data in statement II and III are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I are
4. If the data in all three statements I, II and III together are necessary to answer the question.
5. If the data in all three statements I, II and III even together are not sufficient to answer the question.
Answer : If the data in all three statements I, II and III together are necessary to answer the question.
Direction:
Study the following information to answer the given questions:
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Six persons JEEVAN, KESHAV, LUCKY, MOHAN, NEELAM and PINKY are sitting in a triangular table, such that three
of them sitting at the corners of the table and three are sitting at middle of the each side. The persons who are
sitting at the corners are facing outside the centre and the persons who are sitting at middle of the sides are facing
the centre of the table. Each person likes different countries namely – Canada, Australia, China, Ireland, India and
(i) NEELAM likes Australia and sits second to right of the one who likes India. MOHAN doesn’t face opposite to the
centre. LUCKY sits immediate left of the one who like Ireland.
(ii) KESHAV and MOHAN are not immediate neighbours. The one who like Canada sits second to the right of
KESHAV. PINKY doesn’t like Ireland. Two people sit between the one who like Ireland and the one who like China.
(iii) Two People sits between JEEVAN and the one who like Spain. The one who likes China sits second to the right
What is the position of KESHAV with respect to the one who likes Ireland?
Options :
2. Immediate Right
Direction:
Study the following information to answer the given questions:
Six persons JEEVAN, KESHAV, LUCKY, MOHAN, NEELAM and PINKY are sitting in a triangular table, such that three
of them sitting at the corners of the table and three are sitting at middle of the each side. The persons who are
sitting at the corners are facing outside the centre and the persons who are sitting at middle of the sides are facing
the centre of the table. Each person likes different countries namely – Canada, Australia, China, Ireland, India and
(i) NEELAM likes Australia and sits second to right of the one who likes India. MOHAN doesn’t face opposite to the
centre. LUCKY sits immediate left of the one who like Ireland.
(ii) KESHAV and MOHAN are not immediate neighbours. The one who like Canada sits second to the right of
KESHAV. PINKY doesn’t like Ireland. Two people sit between the one who like Ireland and the one who like China.
(iii) Two People sits between JEEVAN and the one who like Spain. The one who likes China sits second to the right
Options :
1. The one who sits second to the right of PINKY and the one who like India.
2. The one who sits opposite to JEEVAN and the one who like Ireland.
3. The one who like Spain and the one who sits opposite to MOHAN.
Answer : The one who like Spain and the one who sits opposite to MOHAN.
Direction:
Study the following information to answer the given questions:
Six persons JEEVAN, KESHAV, LUCKY, MOHAN, NEELAM and PINKY are sitting in a triangular table, such that three
of them sitting at the corners of the table and three are sitting at middle of the each side. The persons who are
sitting at the corners are facing outside the centre and the persons who are sitting at middle of the sides are facing
the centre of the table. Each person likes different countries namely – Canada, Australia, China, Ireland, India and
(i) NEELAM likes Australia and sits second to right of the one who likes India. MOHAN doesn’t face opposite to the
centre. LUCKY sits immediate left of the one who like Ireland.
(ii) KESHAV and MOHAN are not immediate neighbours. The one who like Canada sits second to the right of
KESHAV. PINKY doesn’t like Ireland. Two people sit between the one who like Ireland and the one who like China.
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(iii) Two People sits between JEEVAN and the one who like Spain. The one who likes China sits second to the right
Who sits second to the right of the one who like China?
Options :
5. None of these
Direction:
Study the following information to answer the given questions:
Six persons JEEVAN, KESHAV, LUCKY, MOHAN, NEELAM and PINKY are sitting in a triangular table, such that three
of them sitting at the corners of the table and three are sitting at middle of the each side. The persons who are
sitting at the corners are facing outside the centre and the persons who are sitting at middle of the sides are facing
the centre of the table. Each person likes different countries namely – Canada, Australia, China, Ireland, India and
(i) NEELAM likes Australia and sits second to right of the one who likes India. MOHAN doesn’t face opposite to the
centre. LUCKY sits immediate left of the one who like Ireland.
(ii) KESHAV and MOHAN are not immediate neighbours. The one who like Canada sits second to the right of
KESHAV. PINKY doesn’t like Ireland. Two people sit between the one who like Ireland and the one who like China.
(iii) Two People sits between JEEVAN and the one who like Spain. The one who likes China sits second to the right
Options :
1. LUCKY likes Spain and sits second to the one who likes Canada
3. KESHAV and MOHAN are immediate neighbor of the one who likes Australia
4. NEELAM faces Center and sits third to the right of the one who likes Canada
Direction:
Study the following information to answer the given questions:
Six persons JEEVAN, KESHAV, LUCKY, MOHAN, NEELAM and PINKY are sitting in a triangular table, such that three
of them sitting at the corners of the table and three are sitting at middle of the each side. The persons who are
sitting at the corners are facing outside the centre and the persons who are sitting at middle of the sides are facing
the centre of the table. Each person likes different countries namely – Canada, Australia, China, Ireland, India and
(i) NEELAM likes Australia and sits second to right of the one who likes India. MOHAN doesn’t face opposite to the
centre. LUCKY sits immediate left of the one who like Ireland.
(ii) KESHAV and MOHAN are not immediate neighbours. The one who like Canada sits second to the right of
KESHAV. PINKY doesn’t like Ireland. Two people sit between the one who like Ireland and the one who like China.
(iii) Two People sits between JEEVAN and the one who like Spain. The one who likes China sits second to the right
Four of the five among the following are similar in such a way to form a group, Which one of the following doesn’t
Options :
Direction:
Following question consists of a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider
the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.
Statement: The Principal instructed all the teachers to be careful in class because some students may disturb other
students.
II. The teachers will handle the situation properly and they will point out the naughty students.
Options :
4. Either I or II is implicit
Direction:
Following question consists of a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider
the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.
Statement: "Please do not wait for me, I may be late, start taking lunch as soon as the guests arrive. - A message
Options :
4. Either I or II is implicit
Direction:
In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider
the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.
Give answer
Statement: All existing inequalities can be reduced, if not utterly eradicated, by action of governments or by
Options :
4. Either I or II is implicit
Direction:
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions -
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© means ‘Either 3 or 8 m’
Conditions –
Options :
1. √89m
2. 9m
3. 3√9m
4. 2√7m
5. None of these
Answer : √89m
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Direction:
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions -
© means ‘Either 3 or 8 m’
Conditions –
Options :
1. North
2. North east
3. North west
4. East
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5. None of these
Direction:
Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions -
© means ‘Either 3 or 8 m’
Conditions –
Options :
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1. North
2. North east
3. North west
4. East
5. None of these
Direction:
Study the following information and answer the questions:
A certain number of candidates are sitting in a row facing north. Only four candidates are sitting between Peter and
Adele. David sits third to the left of Rose. Will sits third to the one of the extreme ends of the row. Only three
persons sit between Adele and Jane. Kim sits second to the left of Adele. Rose is an immediate neighbour of Jane.
More than 14 candidates are sitting in the row. Only two persons sits left of Peter. Will sits immediate right of Rose.
Options :
1. 16
2. 17
3. 18
4. 19
5. 20
Answer : 16
Direction:
Study the following information and answer the questions:
A certain number of candidates are sitting in a row facing north. Only four candidates are sitting between Peter and
Adele. David sits third to the left of Rose. Will sits third to the one of the extreme ends of the row. Only three
persons sit between Adele and Jane. Kim sits second to the left of Adele. Rose is an immediate neighbour of Jane.
More than 14 candidates are sitting in the row. Only two persons sits left of Peter. Will sits immediate right of Rose.
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Options :
1. Kim
2. Adele
3. Rose
4. Cannot be determined
5. None of these
Answer : Kim
Direction:
Study the following information and answer the questions:
A certain number of candidates are sitting in a row facing north. Only four candidates are sitting between Peter and
Adele. David sits third to the left of Rose. Will sits third to the one of the extreme ends of the row. Only three
persons sit between Adele and Jane. Kim sits second to the left of Adele. Rose is an immediate neighbour of Jane.
More than 14 candidates are sitting in the row. Only two persons sits left of Peter. Will sits immediate right of Rose.
Options :
1. One
2. Three
3. Two
4. Four
5. None of these
Answer : Three
Direction:
Study the following information and answer the questions:
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A certain number of candidates are sitting in a row facing north. Only four candidates are sitting between Peter and
Adele. David sits third to the left of Rose. Will sits third to the one of the extreme ends of the row. Only three
persons sit between Adele and Jane. Kim sits second to the left of Adele. Rose is an immediate neighbour of Jane.
More than 14 candidates are sitting in the row. Only two persons sits left of Peter. Will sits immediate right of Rose.
Who among the following sits exactly between Kim and David?
Options :
1. Peter
2. Will
3. Jane
4. Rose
5. None of these
Direction:
Study the following information and answer the questions:
A certain number of candidates are sitting in a row facing north. Only four candidates are sitting between Peter and
Adele. David sits third to the left of Rose. Will sits third to the one of the extreme ends of the row. Only three
persons sit between Adele and Jane. Kim sits second to the left of Adele. Rose is an immediate neighbour of Jane.
More than 14 candidates are sitting in the row. Only two persons sits left of Peter. Will sits immediate right of Rose.
Options :
4. Immediate left
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5. None of these
ABE FGJ KLO ? UVY ZAD
Options :
1. PQR
2. PQT
3. PSQ
4. PRT
5. RSV
Answer : PQT
Options :
1. HJM10
2. HJM11
3. IKN10
4. IKN11
5. None of these
Answer : IKN11
Direction:
Read each statement carefully and answer the following questions:
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Which of the following symbols should replace the question mark (?) in the given expression in order to make the
A>D?B≥E=C
Options :
1. ≤
2. >
3. <
4. ≥
5. Either ≤ or <
Answer : ≥
Direction:
Read each statement carefully and answer the following questions:
Which of the following expressions will be true if the expression ‘J ≥ K > L ≥ M’ is definitely true?
Options :
1. M ≤ J
2. J = L
3. J < M
4. K ≥ M
5. None of these
Direction:
Read each statement carefully and answer the following questions:
Which of the following expressions will be true if the expression ‘P ≥ Q < R = S’ is definitely true?
Options :
1. S < Q
2. P ≥ R
3. Q < S
4. R = P
5. None is true
Answer : Q < S
Direction:
Read each statement carefully and answer the following questions:
Which of the following symbols should replace the question mark (?) in the given expression in order to make the
P>T?Q≥Z=S
Options :
1. ≤
2. >
3. <
4. ≥
5. Either ≤ or <
Answer : ≥
Which of the following symbols should be placed in the blank spaces respectively (in the same order from left to
right) in order to complete the given expression in such a manner that makes the expression M > P as well as Q ≤ N
definitely true?
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M_N_O_P_Q
Options :
1. =, =, ≥, ≥
2. >, ≥, =, >
3. >, <, =, ≤
4. >, =, =, ≥
5. >, =, ≥, >
Answer : >, =, =, ≥
Direction:
Options :
1. C is father of E
2. F is aunt of C
3. A is grandfather of D
4. D is sister of F
5. None of these
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Answer : A is grandfather of D
Direction:
Options :
1. X ÷ Y – L + M + Z
2. X ÷ Y – N- M + Z
3. X × O – M + Y – Z
4. X÷ Y × Z – L @ M – W
5. None of these
Answer : X × O – M + Y – Z
Direction:
Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.
Eight friends – Tony, Hari, Bunty, Monty, Raj, Gopika, Neelam and Mohan likes different colors viz. Red, Yellow, Pink
and Green are sitting around a circular table facing the centre of the table. Each color is being liked by two people
only, but not necessarily in the same order. All these friends have different Watch Brands i.e. Fossil, Titan, Lenovo,
(i)No two people likes the same color are sitting adjacent to each other except those liking Yellow. The person who
has Sonata is sitting on the immediate left of the person who has Casio.
(ii) Raj neither has Casio nor Lenovo. Mohan has Apple and likes Pink and is sitting to the immediate left of Hari,
(iii) Gopika has Rolex and likes Yellow, who is sitting opposite to Neelam. Only Tony, who has Titan, is sitting
between Neelam, who has Sonata and the person who has Timex.
(iv) Persons who likes Red are sitting opposite to each other. Each of the persons who likes Green is sitting
adjacent to a person who likes Red. Monty does not have Casio.
Options :
1. Hari
2. Monty
3. Bunty
4. Raj
5. None of these
Answer : Hari
Direction:
Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.
Eight friends – Tony, Hari, Bunty, Monty, Raj, Gopika, Neelam and Mohan likes different colors viz. Red, Yellow, Pink
and Green are sitting around a circular table facing the centre of the table. Each color is being liked by two people
only, but not necessarily in the same order. All these friends have different Watch Brands i.e. Fossil, Titan, Lenovo,
(i)No two people likes the same color are sitting adjacent to each other except those liking Yellow. The person who
has Sonata is sitting on the immediate left of the person who has Casio.
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(ii) Raj neither has Casio nor Lenovo. Mohan has Apple and likes Pink and is sitting to the immediate left of Hari,
(iii) Gopika has Rolex and likes Yellow, who is sitting opposite to Neelam. Only Tony, who has Titan, is sitting
between Neelam, who has Sonata and the person who has Timex.
(iv) Persons who likes Red are sitting opposite to each other. Each of the persons who likes Green is sitting
adjacent to a person who likes Red. Monty does not have Casio.
Options :
1. Casio
2. Lenovo
3. Fossil
4. Titan
5. None of these
Answer : Casio
Direction:
Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.
Eight friends – Tony, Hari, Bunty, Monty, Raj, Gopika, Neelam and Mohan likes different colors viz. Red, Yellow, Pink
and Green are sitting around a circular table facing the centre of the table. Each color is being liked by two people
only, but not necessarily in the same order. All these friends have different Watch Brands i.e. Fossil, Titan, Lenovo,
(i)No two people likes the same color are sitting adjacent to each other except those liking Yellow. The person who
has Sonata is sitting on the immediate left of the person who has Casio.
(ii) Raj neither has Casio nor Lenovo. Mohan has Apple and likes Pink and is sitting to the immediate left of Hari,
(iii) Gopika has Rolex and likes Yellow, who is sitting opposite to Neelam. Only Tony, who has Titan, is sitting
between Neelam, who has Sonata and the person who has Timex.
(iv) Persons who likes Red are sitting opposite to each other. Each of the persons who likes Green is sitting
adjacent to a person who likes Red. Monty does not have Casio.
Options :
5. None of these
Direction:
Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.
Eight friends – Tony, Hari, Bunty, Monty, Raj, Gopika, Neelam and Mohan likes different colors viz. Red, Yellow, Pink
and Green are sitting around a circular table facing the centre of the table. Each color is being liked by two people
only, but not necessarily in the same order. All these friends have different Watch Brands i.e. Fossil, Titan, Lenovo,
(i)No two people likes the same color are sitting adjacent to each other except those liking Yellow. The person who
has Sonata is sitting on the immediate left of the person who has Casio.
(ii) Raj neither has Casio nor Lenovo. Mohan has Apple and likes Pink and is sitting to the immediate left of Hari,
(iii) Gopika has Rolex and likes Yellow, who is sitting opposite to Neelam. Only Tony, who has Titan, is sitting
between Neelam, who has Sonata and the person who has Timex.
RBI Grade B Phase 1 2021 Previous Year Paper
(iv) Persons who likes Red are sitting opposite to each other. Each of the persons who likes Green is sitting
adjacent to a person who likes Red. Monty does not have Casio.
Who is sitting opposite to the person who has an Apple Watch Brand?
Options :
5. None of these
Direction:
Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.
Eight friends – Tony, Hari, Bunty, Monty, Raj, Gopika, Neelam and Mohan likes different colors viz. Red, Yellow, Pink
and Green are sitting around a circular table facing the centre of the table. Each color is being liked by two people
only, but not necessarily in the same order. All these friends have different Watch Brands i.e. Fossil, Titan, Lenovo,
(i)No two people likes the same color are sitting adjacent to each other except those liking Yellow. The person who
has Sonata is sitting on the immediate left of the person who has Casio.
(ii) Raj neither has Casio nor Lenovo. Mohan has Apple and likes Pink and is sitting to the immediate left of Hari,
(iii) Gopika has Rolex and likes Yellow, who is sitting opposite to Neelam. Only Tony, who has Titan, is sitting
between Neelam, who has Sonata and the person who has Timex.
(iv) Persons who likes Red are sitting opposite to each other. Each of the persons who likes Green is sitting
adjacent to a person who likes Red. Monty does not have Casio.
RBI Grade B Phase 1 2021 Previous Year Paper
Which of the following pair is sitting adjacent to the person who has Rolex?
Options :
5. None of these
Direction:
Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions:
Nine boxes A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I are placed one above the other but not necessarily in the same order. Each Box
have different brands of Footwear in it viz. Bata, Khadims, Catwalk, Mochi, Nike, Adidas, Metro, Fila and Puma but
(i) There are two boxes between Box G and Box of Catwalk. Box of Bata placed just above the Box of Puma. Less
than three boxes are there between the box of H and C. More than one and less than four boxes are there between
(ii) Box of Adidas is placed just below the box of F. There are three boxes between Box A and F & Box A is place
above F. Not more than two boxes are there between the box of Catwalk and Box E which placed below the Box of
Mochi.
(iii) Footwear of Bata is in the box C which is placed above Box I. Three boxes are there between the box G and box
B. Footwears of Adidas and Nike are not in the box B. Box E is place third from the top. Box of Metro is placed just
above Box G.
(iv) Box B is not placed just above or below to the Box E but it is placed above Box I. More than two boxes are there
(v) Box of Catwalk is not placed on the top and Box of Adidas is not placed on the bottom. Only one box is placed
between the boxes of Nike and Mochi. Box A does not contain Footwear of Fila.
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How many boxes are there between the box of Khadims and Adidas?
Options :
1. Three
2. Two
3. Four
4. One
5. None
Answer : Four
Direction:
Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions:
Nine boxes A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I are placed one above the other but not necessarily in the same order. Each Box
have different brands of Footwear in it viz. Bata, Khadims, Catwalk, Mochi, Nike, Adidas, Metro, Fila and Puma but
(i) There are two boxes between Box G and Box of Catwalk. Box of Bata placed just above the Box of Puma. Less
than three boxes are there between the box of H and C. More than one and less than four boxes are there between
(ii) Box of Adidas is placed just below the box of F. There are three boxes between Box A and F & Box A is place
above F. Not more than two boxes are there between the box of Catwalk and Box E which placed below the Box of
Mochi.
(iii) Footwear of Bata is in the box C which is placed above Box I. Three boxes are there between the box G and box
B. Footwears of Adidas and Nike are not in the box B. Box E is place third from the top. Box of Metro is placed just
above Box G.
(iv) Box B is not placed just above or below to the Box E but it is placed above Box I. More than two boxes are there
(v) Box of Catwalk is not placed on the top and Box of Adidas is not placed on the bottom. Only one box is placed
between the boxes of Nike and Mochi. Box A does not contain Footwear of Fila.
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Options :
1. H
2. Box of Puma
3. D
4. Box of Metro
5. None of these
Direction:
Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions:
Nine boxes A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I are placed one above the other but not necessarily in the same order. Each Box
have different brands of Footwear in it viz. Bata, Khadims, Catwalk, Mochi, Nike, Adidas, Metro, Fila and Puma but
(i) There are two boxes between Box G and Box of Catwalk. Box of Bata placed just above the Box of Puma. Less
than three boxes are there between the box of H and C. More than one and less than four boxes are there between
(ii) Box of Adidas is placed just below the box of F. There are three boxes between Box A and F & Box A is place
above F. Not more than two boxes are there between the box of Catwalk and Box E which placed below the Box of
Mochi.
(iii) Footwear of Bata is in the box C which is placed above Box I. Three boxes are there between the box G and box
B. Footwears of Adidas and Nike are not in the box B. Box E is place third from the top. Box of Metro is placed just
above Box G.
(iv) Box B is not placed just above or below to the Box E but it is placed above Box I. More than two boxes are there
(v) Box of Catwalk is not placed on the top and Box of Adidas is not placed on the bottom. Only one box is placed
between the boxes of Nike and Mochi. Box A does not contain Footwear of Fila.
RBI Grade B Phase 1 2021 Previous Year Paper
Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and thus form a group. Which
Options :
1. H – Metro
2. B – Bata
3. D – Khadims
4. C – Puma
5. I – Catwalk
Answer : I – Catwalk
Direction:
Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions:
Nine boxes A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I are placed one above the other but not necessarily in the same order. Each Box
have different brands of Footwear in it viz. Bata, Khadims, Catwalk, Mochi, Nike, Adidas, Metro, Fila and Puma but
(i) There are two boxes between Box G and Box of Catwalk. Box of Bata placed just above the Box of Puma. Less
than three boxes are there between the box of H and C. More than one and less than four boxes are there between
(ii) Box of Adidas is placed just below the box of F. There are three boxes between Box A and F & Box A is place
above F. Not more than two boxes are there between the box of Catwalk and Box E which placed below the Box of
Mochi.
(iii) Footwear of Bata is in the box C which is placed above Box I. Three boxes are there between the box G and box
B. Footwears of Adidas and Nike are not in the box B. Box E is place third from the top. Box of Metro is placed just
above Box G.
(iv) Box B is not placed just above or below to the Box E but it is placed above Box I. More than two boxes are there
(v) Box of Catwalk is not placed on the top and Box of Adidas is not placed on the bottom. Only one box is placed
between the boxes of Nike and Mochi. Box A does not contain Footwear of Fila.
Options :
2. Adidas is in box C
Direction:
Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions:
Nine boxes A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I are placed one above the other but not necessarily in the same order. Each Box
have different brands of Footwear in it viz. Bata, Khadims, Catwalk, Mochi, Nike, Adidas, Metro, Fila and Puma but
(i) There are two boxes between Box G and Box of Catwalk. Box of Bata placed just above the Box of Puma. Less
than three boxes are there between the box of H and C. More than one and less than four boxes are there between
(ii) Box of Adidas is placed just below the box of F. There are three boxes between Box A and F & Box A is place
above F. Not more than two boxes are there between the box of Catwalk and Box E which placed below the Box of
Mochi.
(iii) Footwear of Bata is in the box C which is placed above Box I. Three boxes are there between the box G and box
B. Footwears of Adidas and Nike are not in the box B. Box E is place third from the top. Box of Metro is placed just
above Box G.
(iv) Box B is not placed just above or below to the Box E but it is placed above Box I. More than two boxes are there
(v) Box of Catwalk is not placed on the top and Box of Adidas is not placed on the bottom. Only one box is placed
between the boxes of Nike and Mochi. Box A does not contain Footwear of Fila.
If we arrange the boxes in alphabetical order from top to bottom (i.e. Box A will be top most and Box I will be on
the bottom) then position of how many boxes will remain unchanged?
Options :
1. Two
2. Three
3. Four
4. One
5. None
Answer : One
Statement: Should Former Indian players, who have played for India on International level, be allowed to work as
Arguments:
I. Yes, that experience which does not harm one’s nation must be used to benefit others.
II. No, this will put the prestige of the country in danger because these coaches will reveal our team’s weaknesses
to other teams.
Options :
3. If either I or II is strong.