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Solved papers of PO exam
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This is the Probationary Officers (PO) Exam Solved Paper: Probationary Officers (PO) Exam Solved Paper (1) 576 (2) 895 (3) 783 (4) 394 (5) 632 7. If-A' is coded as 1, 'B' is 3, 'C as 5 and so on, which of the following is the numerical value of the word 'FAZED' ? (1) 81 (2) 79 (3) 77 (4) 80 (5) None of these 8. Which of the following pairs of words have the same relationship as FAN : HEAT ? (1) Water : Drink (2) Light: Night (3) Teach: Student (4) Air: Breathe (5) Food : Hunger 9. Q types faster than R but not as fast as V, T types faster than R. S types faster than V. Who amongst the five of them types the fastest ? (1) V (2) T (3) S (4) Data Inadequate (5) None of these 10. If 'B x C means 'B is the daughter of C, 'B + C means 'B is the hushand of C and 'B - C means 'B is the sister of C\ then what does 'M + N - P x Q' mean ? (1) M is the brother-in-law of Q (2) M is the uncle of Q (3) M is the son-in-law of Q (4) Q is the mother-in-law of M (5) None of these Directions (11 - 15): Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below : R D A K 5 B I 2 M J E N 9 7 U Z V 1 W 3 H 4 F Y 8 P 6 T G 11. How many such numbers are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a consonant and immediately followed by a vowel ? (1) None (2) One (3) Two (4) Three (5) More than three 12. Which of the following is the eighth to the left of the seventeenth from the left end ? (1)M (2) J (3) 8 (4) 5 (5) None of these 13. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ? (1)E9J (2) Z 1 U (3) H W 4 (4) Y 4 8 (5) B 2K 14. Which of the following is the sixth to the right of the nineteenth from the right end ? (1)5 (2)Z (3) V (4) 1 (5) None of these 15. How many such consonants are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a number and immediately followed by another consonant? (l)None (2) One (3) Two (4) Three (5) More than three Directions (16-20): Each of the questions 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 both the statements and — Give answer (1) if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question. Give answer (2) if the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question. 1. In a certain code 'PLANT' is written as '$@2*©' and 'YIELD' is . written as '(364@%'. How is 'DELAY' written in that code ? (1) (34*-2% (2) |34@2% (3) %42@p (4) %4@2|3 . (5) None of these 2. How many meaningful English words can be formed with the letters ARILT using each letter only once in that word ? (1) None (2) One (3) Two (4) Three (5) More than three 3. D said, "As father is the only brother of my sister's son." How is As father related to D ? (1) Cousin (2) Nephew (3) Aunt (4) Data Inadequate (5) None of these Directions (4 - 6) : The followng questions are based on the five :hree digit numbers given below : 394 632 783 576 895 4. If the positions of the first and the second digits within each number are interchanged, which of the following will be the second highest number ? (1) 632 (2) 783 (3) 576 (4) 895 (5) 394 5. If the first and second digits of each of the numbers are added the resulting sum of which of the following numbers will not be exactly divisible by 3 ? (1) 895 (2) 394 (3) 576 (4) 632 (5) 783 6. If 2 is added to the last digit of each number and then the positions of the first and the third digits are interchanged, which of the following will be the highest number ? Give answer (3) if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question. Give answer (4) if the data given in both the statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question, and Give answer (5) if the data in both the statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question. 16. How is 'never' written in a code language? I. 'never ever go there' is writ-' ten as 'na ja ni ho' in that code language. II. 'go there and come back' is written as 'ma ho sa ni da' in that code language. 17. Among M, P, K, J, T and W, who is lighter than only the heaviest? I. P is heavier than M and T. II. W is heavier than P but lighter than J who is not the heaviest. 18. What does '$' mean in a code language? I. '5 $ # 3' means 'flowers are really good'. II. '7 # 3 5 ' means 'good flowers are available'. 19. How is P related to J ? I. M is brother of P and T is sister of P. II. P's mother is married to J's husband who has one son and two daughters. 20. How many students are there between Suresh and Mohan in a row of fifty students ? I. Suresh is twelfth from the left end and Mohan is seventeenth from the right end. II. Suresh is six places away from Jayesh who is twentieth from the left end. Directions (21-25) : In each of the following questions, a group of letters is to be coded by number/symbol codes as per the codes given below and the conditions that follow. In each question, a group of letters is given followed by groups of number/symbol code numbered (1), (2), (3) and (4). The correct combination of codes is your answer. If none of the four combinations is correct, your answer is (5), i.e. 'None of these'. Conditions (i) If the first letter is a vowel and the last letter is a consonant, both are to be coded as '0'. (ii) If the first letter is a consonant and the last letter is a vowel, both are to be coded as ©'. (iii) If the first as well as the last letters are vowels, both are to be coded as the code for first letter.- 21. KEDURT (1) @16%7@ (2) 916%7@ (3) 916%79 (4) @16$79 (5) None of these 22. EDRTMP (1) 167923 (2) 167921 (3) 067920 (4) 067923 (5) None of these 23. FHRAMU (1) 847#28 (2) %47#28 (3) 847#2% (4) ©47#2© (5) None of these 24. ULTPHE (1) %$934% (2) 1$9341 (3) %$9341 (4) 1$934% (5) None of these 25. HKEDLB (1) 5@16$4 (2) 4@16$5 (3) ©@16$4 (4)0@16$5 (5) None of these Directions (26-30) : Read the following passage carefully and answers the questions given below it. A group of seven friends: A. B, C. D, E, F and G work as-Economist. Agriculture Officer, IT Officer. Terminal Operator. Clerk, Forex Officer and Research Analyst, for Banks L. M, N, P, Q. R and S but not necessarily in the same order. C works for Bank N and is neither a Research Analyst nor a Clerk. E is an IT Officer and works for Bank R. A works as Forex Officer and does not work for Bank L or Q. The one who is an Agriculture Officer works for Bank M. The one who works for Bank L works as a Terminal Operator. F works for Bank Q. G works for Bank P as a Research Analyst. D is not an Agriculture Officer. 26. Who amongst the following works as an Agriculture Officer? (1)C (2) B (3) F (4) D (5) None of these Letter P D A F L H M R K T B E U Code 3 6 # 8 $ 4 2 7 @ 9 5 1 % 27. What is the profession of C ? (1) Terminal Operator (2) Agriculture Officer (3) Economist (4) Cannot be determined (5) None of these 28. For which bank does B work? (1) M (2) S (3)L (4) Either M or S (5) None of these 29. What is the profession of the person who works for Bank S ' (1) Clerk (2) Agriculture Officer (3) Terminal Operator (4) Forex Officer (5) None of these 30. Which of the following combina tions of person, profession anc bank is correct? (1) A - Forex Officer - M (2) D - Clerk - L (3) F-Agriculture Officer-Q (4) B-Agriculture Officer-S (5) None of these Directions (31-35) : In the fol lowing questions, the symbols @, # %, $ and © are used with the follow ing meaning as illustrated below: 'P # Q' means 'P is neither great er than nor equal to Q'. 'P © Q' means 'P is neither equa to nor smaller than Q'. 'P % Q' means 'P is neither small er than nor greater than Q'. 'P $ Q' means 'P is not smalle than Q'. 'P @ Q' means 'P is not greate than Q'. Now in each of the following ques tions assuming the given statement to be true, find which of the three con elusions I, II and III given below ther is/are definitely true and give you answer accordingly. 31. Statements: R@D, D©W, B $W Conclusions: I. W # R II. B © D III. W. $ R (1) None is true (2) Only I is true (3) Only III is true (4) Only either I or III is true (5) All are true 32. Statements: H $ V, V % M, K © M Conclusions: I. K © V II. M @ H III.H©K (1) Only I and III are true (2) Only II and III are true (3) Only I and II are true (4) All are true (5) None of these 33. Statements :K#T, T $ B , B@F Conclusions : I. F $ T II. K # B III.T $ F (1) None is true (2) Only I is true (3) Only I and II are true (4) Only II and III are true (5) All are true 34. Statements: Z # F , R@F, D©R Conclusions: I. Z #R II. F # D III.D©Z (1) None is true (2) Only I is true (3) Only III is true (4) Only either I or III is true (5) All are true 35. Statements: M © R, R % D, D @ N Conclusions: I. M © N II. N $ R III. M © D (1) Only I and II are true (2) Only II and III are true (3) Only I and III are true (4) All are true (5) None of these Directions (36 - 40) : Below in each question are given two statements (A) and (B). These statements may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or a common cause, One of these statements may be the effect of the other statement. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements. Mark answer (1) if statement (A) is the cause and statement (B) is its effect. Mark answer (2) if statement (B) is the cause and statement (A) is its effect. Mark answer (3) if both the statements (A) and (B) are independent causes. Mark answer (4) if both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of independent causes. Mark answer (5) if both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of some common cause. 36. (A) State Government has ordered immediate ban on airing of certain movie channels on television. (B) Few social activists have come together and demanded ban on telecasting 'Adult' movies on television. 37. (A) Employment scenario in the country has remarkably improved recently. (B) The number of prospective job-seekers going abroad has increased recently. 38. (A) Government has tightened security checks at all important places and also at various public places. (B) Incidences of terrorist attacks are increasing day by day. 39. (A) High court has fixed a time limit for repairing all the roads in the city. (B) Road Development Authorities in the city are carrying out road repair work on urgent basis. 40. (A) There is an outbreak of several epidemics in the country. (B) There was a worst flood situation ever experienced in the past in most parts of the country. Directions (41-45) : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions which follow: A Research Institute is recruiting a librarian to digitise its information resources among other duties. Candidates must possess the following criteria. The candidate must — (i) be not less than 35 years and not exceed 40 years as on 01 .11 .2009. (ii) have a Bachelor's Degree in Library and Information Science with 65 percent marks. (iii) have a Ph.D. in Library Science. (iv) have post qualification experience of at least 4 years in a University Library. However if the candidate fulfills the above mentioned criteria except— (A) at (ii) above but the candidate has a UGC NET certification with all the other above criteria fulfilled he/she may be referred to the Dean. (B) at (iv) above but all the eligibility criteria are met and the candidate has at least one year's experience in a research institute he/she may be offered contractual appointment for a year. Based on the above criteria study carefully whether the following candidates are eligible for the recruitment process and mark your answer as follows. You are not to assume anything other than the information provided in each question. All cases are given to you as on 01.11.2009. Mark answer (1) if he/she is to be shortlisted. Mark answer (2) if he/she is not to be shortlisted. Mark answer (3) if he/she should be referred to the Dean. Mark answer (4) if he/she may be offered contractual appointment if required. Mark answer (5) if the data provided is inadequate to take a decision. 41. Anil Rath has a doctorate in Library Science from Karnataka University in 2003. Born on July 21,1969, he graduated in Library and Information Science from Karnataka University where he was Assistant Librarian for four years since 2005. 42. Dr. Samir Bali has a Ph.D. in Library Science and has been with the Institute of Fundamental Research as Assistant Librarian since October 2008. He graduated with a degree in Library and Information Science in 1994 at the age of 22. He obtained 70 percent in his graduation. 43. Vaishali Shetty has been a librarian at STS University since 2007 when she qualified in the UGC NET examination. She has a degree in Library and Information Science with 60 percent. Her first job was as junior librarian at TRP Institute of Development Research from October 2000 to December 2001. 44. Vivek J h a has a Ph.D. in Library and Information Science. He graduated in Library and Information Science in 1992 with 65 percent. He was born on 01.10.1974. Since July 2005, he has been working as Deputy Librarian at a deemed University. 45. A graduate in Library Science. with 69 percent, Dr. M. Puri has been working at Ranchi University for 4 years as Deputy Librarian. She earned her doctorate while working for the Labour Research Institute for 5 years as Assistant Librarian. She is 38 years old as on the required date. 46. Megha Vaidya has a graduate degree in Library Science from Punjab University where she has been a librarian for the past 5 years. In 2002 she obtained her UGC NET qualification at the age of 29. She obtained 72 percent in graduation. 47. Anup Gupta is obtaining his Ph.D. from YCM University where he has been Junior Librarian since 2004. He qualified in the UGC NET exam in June 2000. He has a degree in Library and Information Science with 62 percent. His date of birth is 17.10.1973. 48. Kirti Shukla obtained her doctorate and Bachelor's degree from Patna University. She obtained 63 percent at graduation'.'She obtained her UGC NET qualification in 1998 when she was 26. 49. Prakash Sinha has been a librarian for a government institution for three years. Prior to this he was a University Librarian for 7 years after completing his Ph.D. in Library Science. He graduated in 1991 with 68 percent in Library Science. He is exactly 40 years of age on the specified date. 50. Rohan Sachdev obtained his UGC NET qualification after his graduation in 1998 when he began working. He has been Assistant Librarian for the past two years with a research institute. He obtained 65 percent in his graduation in Library Science. He earned his Ph.D. in Library Science in 2007. His date of birth is 22.10.1974. Directions (51-55) : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a rectangular table in such a way that two persons sit on each of the four sides of the table facing the centre. Persons sitting on opposite sides are exactly opposite to each other. D' faces North and sits exactly opposite to H. E is to the immediate left of H. A and G sit on the same side. G is exactly opposite of B who is to the immediate right of C. A is next to the left of D. 51. Who is sitting opposite to A ? (1) G (2) D (3) E (4) A (5) None of these 52. Who is next to E in clockwise direction? (1) G (2) B (3) F (4) Aor F (5) None of these 53. Which of the following pairs of persons has both the persons sitting on the same side with first person sitting to the right of second person ? (1) DF (2) CB (3)FC (4) AG (5) None of these 54. Who is sitting opposite to E ? (1) D (2) A (3) F (4) A or D (5) None of these 55. Which of the following statements is definitely true? (1) A is facing North (2) E is sitting opposite to F (3) F is to the left of G (4) C is to the left of A (5) None of these Directions (56-60) : Below is given a passage followed by several possible inferences which can be drawn from the facts stated in the passage. You have to examine each inference separately in the context of the passage and decide upon its degree of truth or falsity. Mark answer (1) if the inference is 'definitely true', i.e. it properly follows from the statement of facts given.. Mark answer (2) if the inference is 'probably true' though not 'definitely true' in the light of the facts given. Mark answer (3) if the data are inadequate' , i.e. from the facts given you cannot say whether the inference is likely to be true or false. Mark answer (4) if the inference is 'probably false', though not 'definitely false' in the light of the facts given. Mark answer (S) if the inference is 'definitely false', i.e. it cannot possibly be drawn from the facts given or it contradicts the given facts. Aviation is important, both as an industry in its own right and as a facilitator for the success and competitiveness of other industries. The success of the aviation industry is also integral to national competitiveness, economic development and social progress. More importantly, aviation supports those new economy sectors on which India's future, prosperity relies, like information technology, biotechnology, finance and electronics. That India's air transport industry is on the rise is an undisputable fact. However the Indian economy will only achieve its true potential if we are able to compete in the industries of the future. We need to be strong in the areas with potential to grow and the role of India's aviation sector is critical in this regard. 56. India needs to make massive investments in infrastructural development. 57. Growth in India's aviation sector is important to its economic development. 58. India has made substantial development in the biotechnology sector. 59. India has tremendous potential to grow in the emerging industries. 60. Aviation sector in India has not fulfilled its role in the past in its economic development. Directions (61 - 75) : In each of the questions given below which one of the five answer figures on the right should come after the problem figures on the left, if the sequence were continued ? Problem Figures Answer Figures QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE Directions (76 - 85): What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions ? (1) 4.5 (2) 5.7 (3) 2.5 (4) 6.8 (5) None of these 77. ?% of 280 + 18% of 550 = 143.8 (1) 11 (2) 18 • (3) 21 (4) 16 (5) None of these 78. 8.88 x 88.8 x 88 = ? (1) 68301.142 (2) 79391.642 (3) 65365.824 (4) 76218.414 (5) None of these (1) 81 (2) 3 (3) 6561 (4) 9 (5) None of these (5) None of these 81. 15 : 66 : : 185 : ? (1) 824 (2) 644 • (3) 604 . (4) 814 (5) None of these (1) 9 (2) 3 (3) 12 . (4) 7 (5) None of these 83. 14% of 80 + ?% of 90 = 31.9 (1) 16 (2) 23 (3) 18 (4) 26 (5) None of these (1) 302 (2) 322 (3) 292 (4) 342 (5) None of these (5) None of these Directions (86-90) : What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series ? 86. 15 18 16 19 17 20 ? (1) 23 (2) 22 (3) 16 (4) 18 (5) None of these 87. 1050 420 168 67.2 26.88 10.752 ? (1) 4.3008 (2) 6.5038 (3) 4.4015 (4) 5.6002 (5) None of these 88. 0 6 24 60 120 210 ? (1) 343 (2) 280 (3)335 (4)295 (5) None of these 8 9 . 3 2 49 83 151 287 559 ? (1) 1118 (2) 979 (3) 1103 (4) 1120 (5) None of these 90. 462 552 650 756 870 992? (1) 1040 (2) 1122 • (3) 1132 (4) 1050 (5) None of these Directions (91 - 95) : What approximate value should come in place of the questions mark (?) in the following questions ? (Note : You are not expected to calculate the exact value.) (1) 110 (2) 150 (3) 200 (4) 50 (5) 125 (1) 5832 (2) 5500 (3) 6000 (4) 6480 (5) 5240 93. 23.001 x 18.999 x 7.998 = ? (1) 4200 (2) 3000 (3) 3500 (4) 4000 (5) 2500 (1) 18 (2) 15 (3) 6 (4) 11 (5) 20 95. 22.005% of 449.999 = ? (1) 85 (2) 100 (3) 125 (4) 75 (5) 150 (5) None of these Directions (101-105) : In each of these questions, two equations are given. You have to solve these equations and find out the values of x and y and — (1) 8 hours (3) 10 hours hours hours (5) None 0f these 99. A car covers the first 39 km. of it's journey in 45 minutes and covers the remaining 25 km. in 35 minutes. What is the average speed of the car ? (1) 40kmph (2) 64kmph (3) 49kmph (4) 48kmph (5) None of these 100. Four examiners can examine a certain number of answer papers in 10 days by working for 5 hours a day. For how many hours in a day would 2 examiners have to work in order to examine twice the number of answerpapers in 20 days ? 96. A sum of`731 is divided among A, B and C, such that A' receives 25% more than 'B' and 'B' receives 25% less than 'C. What is C's share in the amount ? (1)`172 (2)`200 (3)` 262 (4)` 258 (5) None of these 97. In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'PRAISE' be arranged ? (1) 720 (2) 610 (3) 360 (4) 210 (5) None of these 98. If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 150% and the denominator of the fraction is increased by 300%, the resultant 106. What is the approximate percentage of boys in the school ? (1) 34 (2) 56 (3) 28 (4) 50 (5) 42 107. How many boys are enrolled in Singing and Craft together ? (1) 505 (2) 610 (3) 485 (4) 420 (5) None of these Percentage break-up of girls enrolled in these activities out of the total students. N = 1750 Directions (106 - 110) : Study the pie-chart carefully to answer the following questions. Percentage of students enrolled in different activities in a school N = 3000 108. What is the total number of girls enrolled in Swimming and Drawing together ? (1) 480 (2) 525 (3) 505 (4) 495 (5) None of these 109. Number of enrolled in Dancing form what per cent of total number of students in the school ? (1) 12.35 (2) 14.12 (3) 11.67 (4) 10:08 (5) None of these 110. What is the respective ratio of number of girls enrolled in Swimming to the number of boys enrolled in Swimming ? (1) 47 : 49 (2) 23 : 29 (3) 29 : 23 (4) 49 : 47 (5) None of these Directions (111-115): Study the following graph carefully and answer the questions given below it. Total number of students appeared and qualified from various schools at a Scholarship Exam 111. The average number of students qualified at the examination from schools C and D are what percent of the average number of students appeared for the examination from the same school ? (Rounded off to two digits after decimal) (1) 58.62 (2) 73.91 (3) 62.58 (4) 58.96 (5) None of these 112. What is the respective ratio of the number of students appeared to the number of students qualified at the Scholarship exam from School C ? (1) 7 : 12 (2) 6 : 5 (3) 9 : 13 (4) 9 : 10 (5) None of these 113. What is the respective ratio of the number of students qualified at the Scholarship examination from school A and the number of students qualified at the examination from school B? (1) 8 : 3 (2) 5 : 7 (3) 7 : 3 (4) 9 : 5 (5) None of these 114. The number of students appeared for the Scholarship exam from School D are approximately what percent of the total number of students appeared for the exam from all the schools together" ? (1) 12 (2) 24 (3) 29 (4) 18 (5) 8 115. What is the difference between the average number of students appeared in the Scholarship exam from all the given schools and the average number of students qualified from all the given schools? (1) 950 (2) 1100 (3) 990 (4) 1020 (5) None of these 116. The difference between the amount of compound interest and simple interest accured on an amount of` 26000 at the end of 3 years is ` 2994.134 What is the rate of interest p.c.p.a. ? (1) 22 (2) 17 (3) 19 (4) Cannot be determined (5) None of these 117. On a shelf three are 4 books on Economics, 3 books on Management and 4 books on Statistics. In how many different ways can the books be arranged so that the books on Economics are kept together? (1) 967680 (2) 120960 (3) 5040 (4) 40320 (5) None of these 118. 6 women and 6 men together can complete a piece of work in 6 days. In how many days can 15 men alone complete the piece of work if 9 women alone can complete the work in 10 days? (1) 6 (2) 5 (3) 7.2 (4) Cannot be determined (5) None of these 119. Ravi borrowed some money at the rate of 4 p.c.p.a. for the first three years, at the rate of 8 p.c.p.a. for the next two years and at the rate of 9 p.c.p.a. for the period beyond 5 years. If he pays a total simple interest of ` 19,550 at the end of 7 years, how much money did he borrow? (1) `39,500 (2) ` 42,500 (3) ` 41,900 (4) ` 43,000 (5) None of these 120. What is the area of a circle whose radius is equal to the side of a square whose perimeter is 112 metres? (1) 176 sq. m. (2) 2504 sq. m. (3) 284 sq. m. (4) 1956 sq. m. (5) None of these Directions (121-125): Study the following table carefully to answer the questions that follow: Number of Students studying in Six Different Colleges over the years College Year P Q R S T U 2004 2500 2250 2450 2150 2020 2300 2005 2040 2300 2400 2200 2090 2120 2006 2100 2150 2330 2250 2180 2260 2007 2280 2600 2260 2340 2250 2490 2008 2540 2540 2120 2380 2310 2520 2009 2320 2440 2500 2480 2400 2440 121. What is the total number of students from all the Colleges together in the year 2005 ? (1) 10350 (2) 13150 (3)15310 (4)11350 (5) None of these 122. What is the percent increase in the number of students in College. T in the year 2007 from the previous year? (rounded off to two digits after decimal) (1) 8.33 (2) 5.18 (3) 6.63 (4) 3.21 (5) None of these 123. Number of students in College P in the year 2008 forms approximately what percent of the total number of students in that College from all the years together? (1) 11 (2) 31 (3) 18 (4) 26 (5) 23 124. What is the respective ratio of total number of students in College S in the years 2006 and 2009 together to the total number of students in College U from the same years? (1) 473 : 470 (2) 470 : 473 (3) 371 : 390 .(4) 390 : 371 (5) None of these 125. What is the average number of students in all the Colleges together in the year 2004 ? (rounded off to the nearest integer) (1) 2208 (2) 2196 (3)2144 (4)2324 (5) 2278 GENERAL AWARENESS 126. As we all know rise of the 'BRICs' has left a vast impact on almost all aspects of the global economy. However, which of the following cannot be called as the direct effect(s) of "Rise of the BRICs"on global/other powerful economy/economies? (A) Countries like China wish to learn more about outsourcing from India. (B) It has made countries to suffer from Sub-prime Crisis. (C) EURO has become a powerful currency and many non- Euro countries are in 'Swap Agreement' with various nations. (1) OnlyA (2) Only B (3) OnlyC (4) All A, B & C (5) None of these 127. The Government of India has launched a new scheme for the 'Girl Child'. What is the name of the scheme? (1) Raj Lakshmi (2) RaniBitia (3) Dhan Lakshmi (4) Aanandita (5) None of these 128. As proposed in the Union Budget 2008-09 a "Risk Capital Fund" is set up by the Government of India. Who amongst the following will maintain and operate that fund ? (1) NABARD (2) SIDBI (3) ECGC (4) RBI (5) None of these 129. As per the new policy the number of Judges in the Supreme Court would be now (1)21 (2)25 (3) 26 (4) 30 (5)31 130. As, per the reports published in - the newspapers the banks, particularly public sector banks are tying up with various rating agencies for providing a qualitative assessment of the credit needs of the borrowers. Which amongst the following is/are such credit rating agencies in India? (A) CARE (B) CRISIL (C) ULIP (1) Only A (2) Only B (3) A & B only (4) Only C (5) All A, B & C 131. As per the newspaper reports the RBI is planning to introduce "Plastic Currency Notes". What is/are the benefits of "Plastic Notes" ? (A) Their Shelf life will be longer. (B) It will replace plastic money or Credit, debit cards which are giving birth to many fraudulent practices. (C) Printing will be cheaper, (1) OnlyC (2) Only B (3) Only A (4) All A, B&C (5) None of these 132. 'Sub Prime Lending' is a term applied to the loans made to (1) those borrowers who do not have a good credit history. (2) those who wish to take loan against the mortgage of tangible assets. (3) those who have a good credit history and are known to bank since 10'years. (4) those borrowers who are most preferred customers of the Bank. (5) None of these 133. As per the reports published in various journals and newspapers the "small borrowers" in rural areas still prefer to take informal route for their credit needs. Which of the following is the "informal route" of credit in financial sector? (1) Credit cards (2) Loan against gold from financial institute (3) Debit cards (4) Moneylender (5) None of these 134. Basel-II norms are associated with which of the following aspects of the banking industry ? (1) Risk management (2) Manpower planning (3) Retirement benefits for the employees (4) Corporate Governance (5) None of these 135. What is meant by "Underwriting" the term frequently used in financial sector? (1) Undervaluation of the assets (2) The Act of taking on a risk for a fee (3) Giving a Guarantee that a loan will not become a bad loan (4) The act of permission to float an IPO (5) None of these 136. Indra K. Nooyi who was elected as the Chairperson of the USIndia Business Council is the CEO of which of the following Companies? (1) Pepsi Co. (2) Infosys (3) Tata Consultancy Services (4) NUT (5) None of these 137. As per the news published in some newspapers magazines two PSUs National Thermal Power Corporation and Coal India Ltd. are going to float a joint venture 'SPV. What is the full form of "SPV" ? (1) .Small Power Venture (2) Special Purpose Vehicle (3) Special Power Venture (4) Small Purpose Vehicle (5) None of these 138. Which of the following is the name of very violent and serious types of winds which bring lot of disaster? (1) Trade winds (2) Hurricane (3) Cirrus (4) Stratus (5) None of these 139. As we have noticed many banks of Indian origin' are opening offices/ branches in foreign countries. Why is this trend emerging at a very fast pace? (A) These Banks wish to provide banking facilities to foreigners as banking facilities are not plenty in many foreign countries. India wants to take an advantage of the situation. (B) These banks wish to help Indian firms, to acquire funds at internationally competitive rates. (C) These banks wish to promote trade and investment between India and other countries. (1) Only A (2) Only B (3) Only C (4) All A, B & C (5) Only B & C 140. Which of the following is NOT a banking/finance related term? (1) Credit wrap (2) EMI . (3) Held to Maturity (4) Exposure limit (5) Diffusion 141. Very often we read about the Doha Ministerial Conference 2001 in reference to WTO negotiations. What were the major issues over which nations were of different opinions? (A) Providing Subsidy to agriculture. (B) Export of patented drugs/ medicines by developed nations. (C) Restriction on natural movement of people from one nation to other. (1) Only A (2) Only B (3) Only C (4) Both A & C (5) None of these 142. A National development Fund was created by the Government of India a few years ago. What was the purpose of the fund? (A) Boost investment in social sector projects to promote education, healthcare and employment. (B) Capital investments in selected profitable PSEs to yield adequate returns. (C) To fund revision in pay structure of central Government employees. (1) Only A (2) Only B (3) Only C (4) Both A & B (5) None of these 143. 'Long Walk to Freedom' is a book written by . (1) Sonia Gandhi (2) L. K. Advani (3) Nelson Mandela (4) Benazir Bhutto (5) Nawaz Sheriff |
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144. Kosovo declared itself independent from which of the following countries? (1) Ukraine (2) Croatia (3) Serbia (4) Russia (5) None of these 145. Who amongst the following is the author of the book "Economic Nightmare of India" ? (1) MorarjiDesai (2) K Rajeshwar Rao (3) Charan Singh (4) JyotiBasu (5) None of these 146. What is Forex? (1) It is buying of foreign currency (2) It is selling of foreign curren- (3) It is buying of one currency and selling of another currency (4) It is simultaneous buying of one currency and selling of another currency (5} None of these 147. Amongst the currency quotes USD/JPY, USD/Euro and USD/ CAD, which one of the following is referred as the base currency for quotes? (1) US $ (2) JPY (3) Euro (4) CAD (5) None of these (5) Member, Minority Commission 148. Under NREGS, for how many days in a year a guaranteed employment is given to eligible persons? (1) 175 (2) 150 (3) 125 (4) 100 (5) 75 149. Expand the term FLCC. (1) Financial Literacy and Credit Counselling (2) Financial Literacy Communication Centre (3) Financial Literacy Call Centre (4) Fiscal Literacy and Credit Counselling (5) None of these 150. For which one of the following purposes, the Government has launched the Rajiv Awas Yojana ? (1) To provide affordable houses to people living BPL (2) To provide affordable houses to rural poor (3) To provide affordable houses to minorities (4) To provide affordable houses to slum dwellers and the urban poor (5) None of these 151. What is a fiscal deficit? (1) It is a gap between the values of the Exports and Imports (2) It is a gap between Exports and Imports minus external borrowings (3) It is a gap between total expenditure and total receipts of the Government (4) It is a gap between total receipts minus External Borrowing (5) None of these 152. For which one of the following target groups, Indira Awas Yojana was launched ? It is to provide affordable housing to (1) people living BPL (2) rural poor (3) urban poor (4) poor living in slums (5) None of these 153. Which one of the following is/are flagship schemes of the UPA Government? (1) SarvaShikshaAbhiyan (SSA) only (2) Mid-day meal scheme only (3) NREGS/JNNURM/NRHM only (4) Only (1) &(2) (5) All(l), (2)&(3) 154. Which one of the following is the period of Eleventh Five Year Plan? (1) 2006-2011 (2) 2007-2012 (3) 2005-2010 (4) 2008-2013 (5) None of these 155. As stated by the Union Finance Minister in his current budget speech, which one of the following had been the principal component responsible for the growth of economy during the last five years? (1) Government investment (2) Proceeds of the dis-investment of PSUs (3) Private investment (4) Foreign Direct Investment (FDD (5) None of these 156. According to the changes proposed in the Finance Bill, a person whose tax is being deducted at source should furnish his PAN to the deductor. If he/she fails to do so, the tax will be deducted at which of the following rates? (1) 10% (2) 20% (3) 15% (4) 12.5% (5) None of these 157. In which one of the following countries, the rate of Income Tax is highest? (1) US (2) China (3) Japan (4) UK (5) France 158. Which one of the following organisations/ agencies are in-, volved in drafting the Union Budget of India? (1) The Planning Commission only (2) The Comptroller and Auditor General only (3) Administrative Ministries only (4) (1) &(2) only (5) All (1), (2) & (3) 159. Under the Right to Education Bill, the children of which one of the following age groups is eligible to get free education ? (1) Upto five years (2) Six to ten years (3) Six to fourteen years (4) Eight to twelve years (5) None of these 160. Which of the following is the book written by V.S. Naipaul ? (1) Magic Seeds (2) My God Died Young (3) The Sea (4) My India (5) None of these 161. In which one of the following states, Teesta Urja hydro-power project is proposed to be set up? (1) Sikkim (2) A. P. (3) West Bengal (4) Arunachal Pradesh (5) Assam 162. Which of the following books is written by Dominique Lapierre ? (1) City of Joys (2) A New World (3) Living History (4) Two Lives (5) None of these 163. Between 2004 and 2009, the Government has paid ` 700 crores as penalty to World Bank and other international agencies. For which one of the following reasons this penalty was paid? (1) For prepayment of loans (2) For delay in execution of projects (3) For delay in payment of international debts (4) For not using the loans approved by these agencies (5) None of these 164. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared which of the following diseases as a 'Global Pandemic' ? (1) Swine Flu (2) AIDS (3) Cancer (4) Malaria (5) All of these 165. Which of the following is NOT an economic empowerment scheme launched by the Government of India for the benefit of various sections of society? (1) STEP (2) Swayamsidha (3) KALPANA-1 (4) Swadhar (5) All of these 166. Jago Grahak Jago" is an initiative towards — (1) rural development (2) sustainable growth (3) prevention of child abuse (4) women empowerment (5) consumer education and awareness 167. Which of the following is NOT a programme/agency of the Union Ministry of Finance? (1) Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) (2) National Foundation for Corporate Governance (NFCG) (3) Serious Frauds Investigation Office (SFIO) (4) Investment Commission (5) Central Rural Sanitation programme 168. Who amongst the following is the author of the book Tiger Hills" ? (1) Michael Maar - (2) T. S. R. Subramanian (3) Y. V. Reddy (4) Rajiv Sikri (5) Sarita Mandanna 169. Which of the following names/ terms is NOT associated with the World Trade Organisation (WTO)? (1) UNCTAD (2) GATT (3) GATS (4) SEWA (5) FTA 170. Labour legislations in India have an important dimension of protection of women from exploitation. Some special provisions are made for women in the work place. Which of the following is NOT one such' special provision? (1) Equal pay for work of equal value (2) Maternity protection (3) Creche facility at the work place for infants (4) No night shifts (5) Cooked meals during day shifts to be provided by the employer 171. Within the education sector the highest priority is given to which of the following Government schemes? (1) Technical education (2) Primary education (3) High school education (4) Adult education (5) None of these 172. The approach of'Micro-Credit' or 'Banking with the poor' is comparatively a new concept in the field of rural credit. This approach has been tried very successfully in which of the following countries? (1) Bangladesh (2) India (3) China (4) Japan (5) None of these 173. Many a time we read about the priority sector in newspapers. Which of the following is/are considered segment(s)) of Priority Sector in India? (A) Agriculture (B) Small Scale Industry (C) Textile Industry (1) Only A (2) Only B (3) OnlyC (4) All A, B&C (5) None of these 174. The Government of India has launched a number of poverty alleviation programmes. This is done with the view that poverty is the root cause of social insecurity. In addition to that UNO has also launched Millennium Development Goals to be achieved by 2015. Which of the following is, NOT one of those goals? (1.) Improve mental health (2) Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria (3) Reduce marriageable age for males to 18 years (4) Promote gender equality and empower women (5) Achieve universal primary education 175. If a farmer wishes to increase the productivity of the land how can it be accomplished? (A) By use of chemical inputs. (B).By excessive use of pesti: cides/herbicides. (C) By copious use of water for irrigation (1) Both A & B (2) Only A (3) Both B&C (4) Only C (5) Both A & C ENGLISH LANGUAGE Directions (176-190): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/phrases are printed in bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions. The outside world has pat answers concerning extremely impoverished countries, especially those in Africa. Everything comes back, again and again, to corruption and misrule. Western officials argue that Africa simply needs to behave itself better, to allow market forces to operate without interference by corrupt rulers. Yet the critics of African governance have it wrong. Politics simply can't explain Africa's prolonged economic crisis. The claim that Africa's corruption is the basic source of the problem does not withstand serious scrutiny. During the past decade I witnessed how relatively well-governed countries in Africa, such as Ghana, Malawi, Mali and Senegal, failed to prosper, whereas societies in. Asia perceived to have extensive corruption, such as Bangladesh, Indonesia and Pakistan, enjoyed rapid economic growth. What is the explanation? Every situation of extreme poverty around the world contains some of its own unique causes, which need to be diagnosed as a doctor would a patient. For example, Africa is burdened with malaria like no other part of the world, simply because it is unlucky in providing the perfect conditions for that disease; high temperatures, plenty of breeding sites and particular species of malaria- transmitting mosquitoes that prefer to bite humans rather than cattle. Another myth is that the developed world already gives plenty of aid to the world's poor. Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Paul O'Neil expressed a common frustration when he remarked about aid for Africa : "We've spent trillions of dollars on these problems and we have damn near nothing to show for it". O'Neil was no foe of foreign aid. Indeed, he wanted to fix the system so that more U.S. aid could be justified. But he was wrong to believe that vast flows of aid to Africa had been squandered. President Bush said in a press conference in April 2004 that as "the greatest power on the face of the earth, we have an obligation to help the spread of freedom. We have an obligation to feed the hungry". Yet how does the U.S. fulfill its obligation? U.S. aid to farmers in poor countries to help them grow more food runs at around $200 million per year, far less than $1 per person per year for the hundreds of millions of people living in subsistence farm households. From the world as a whole, the amount of aid per African per year is really very small, just $30 per sub-Saharan African in 2002. Of that modest amount, almost $5 was actually for consultants from the donor countries, more than $3 was for emergency aid, about $4 went for servicing Africa's debts and $ 5 was for debt-relief operations. The rest, about $12, went to Africa. Since the "money down the drain" argument is heard most frequently in the U.S., it's worth looking at the same calculations for U.S. aid alone. In 2002, the U.S. gave $3 per sub- Saharan African. Taking out the parts for U.S. consultants and technical cooperation, food and other emergency aid, administrative costs and debt relief, the aid per African came to grand total of 6 cents. The U.S. has promised repeatedly over the decades, as a signatory to global agreements like the Monterrey Consensus of 2002, to give a much larger proportion of its annual output, specifically upto 0.7% of GNP, to official development assistance. The U.S. failure to follow through has no political fallout domestically, of course, because not one in a million U.S. citizens even knows of statements like the Monterrey Consensus. But no one should underestimate the salience that it has around the world. Spin as American might about their nation's generosity, the poor countries are fully aware of what the U.S. is not doing. ' 176. The passage seems to emphasize that the outside world has (1) correct understanding about the reasonable aid provided by the USA to the poor countries (2) definite information about what is happening in under developed countries (3) stopped extending any financial aid to underdeveloped countries (4) misconceptions about the aid given to the poor nations by developed countries (5) None of these 177. According to the Westerners the solution to eradicate poverty of African nations lies in (1) corruption (2) improving their own national behaviour (3) misrule (4) prolonged economic crisis (5) None of these 178. The author has given the example of Bangladesh, Indonesia and Pakistan in support of his argument that (1) corruption is the major culprit in the way of prosperity (2) mis-governance hampers the prosperity of nations (3) despite rampant corruption, nations may prosper (4) developed nations arrogantly neglect underdeveloped countries (5) None of these 179. The author has mentioned Ghana as a country with (1) reasonably good-governance (2) corrupt leadership (3) plenty of natural resources (4) rapid'economic growth (5) None of these 180. The cases of malaria in Africa are mainly due to (A) high temperature (B) climatic conditions conducive for breeding. (C) malaria carriers' liking for human blood in preference to that of cattle. (1) None of these (2) Only B and C (3) Only A and C (4) Only A and B (5) All the three 181. The remark of former U.S. Secretary of the treasury, Paul O'Neil, is according to the author (1) a statement of fact (2) not factually correct (3) an underestimation of U.S. aid (4) a ruthless remark by an arrogant bureaucrat (5) None of these 182. President Bush's statement in a Press Conference in April 2004 indicates that (1) the aid given by the U.S. to the poor countries is substantial and sufficient (2) the spread of freedom cannot be achieved through financial aid (3) feeding the hungry millions outside the U.S. is not possible (4) the U.S., on its own;- assumes the obligation of helping the poor countries (5) U.S. has spent trillions of dollars on aid 183. Which of the following statements is TRUE about U.S. aid to the sub-Saharan African countries? (1) The U.S. aid meant for per capita African does not reach the incumbent (2) The U.S. aid to African countries is more than that for any other developing or underdeveloped nation (3) The U.S. aid for farmers in African countries is $ 200 m. per year (4) The donor country charges $ 5 per individual as the consultancy charges (5) U.S. has been contributing more than 0.7% of its GNP for development assistance 184. The purpose of the author in writing this passage seems to . (1) criticize USA for not providing adequate financial help (2) make Africans realize their own problems (3) analyze the actual quantum of aid against the perceived one (4) highlight how American leaders are power-hungry (5) None of these Directions (185-187): Choose the word/group of words which is most nearly the same in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in the passage. 185. OBLIGATION (1) lip sympathy (2) true empathy (3) self pity (4) conditional responsibility (5) moral binding 186. SQUANDER (1) use economically (2) spend wastefully (3) siphon judiciously (4) donate generously (5) donate with ulterior motive 187. MODEST (1) humble (2) sufficient (3) meagre (4) sober (5) unpretentious Directions (188 - 190) : Choose the word/group of words which is most OPPOSITE in meaning of the word given in bold as used in the passage. 188. MYTH (1) reality (2) mystery (3) misery (4) misconception (5) exaggeration 189. EXTENSIVE (1) intensive (2) abominable (3) inherent (4) rampant (5) negligible 190. PROLONGED (1) immediate (2) shortened (3) brevity (4) short-lived (5) narrow Directions (191 - 200) : Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3), (4) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the sentence gramatically correct ? If the sentence is correct mark (5) i.e. 'No correction required' as the answer. 191. Please take out your shoes and put out the light. (1) take out your shoes and switch off the light (2) take out your shoes and put on the light (3) take off your shoes and put out the light (4) put off your shoes and switch off the light (5) No correction required 192. On account of she lacked a sense of responsibility I confiscated the keys. (1) On account that her (2) On account she (3) On account that she (4) Because she (5) No correction required 193. We are constantly surrounding of sounds and noise. (1) constantly'surrounding about sounds (2) constantly surrounding by sounds (3) constantly surrounded by sounds (4) constantly surrounding with (5) No correction required 194. I leave in hurry because it was getting dark. (1) left with hurry (2) leave with hurry (2) leave and hurry (4) hurriedly left (5) No correction required 195. Sachin is older of the two sons. (1) is older than (2) will be older of (3) is elder than (4) is the elder of (5) No correction required 196. I cannot dance the music like I did before the accident. (1) dancing (2) dance for the music (3) dance by the music (4) dance to the music (5) No correction required 197. When the child is being bored and not occupied is also mischievous. (1) has boredom and no occupation he (2) was bored and not occupied he (3) is bored and unoccupied that he (4) is bored and unoccupied he (5) No correction required 198. America has announced plans to shut up recruitment agencies. (1) will announced plans to shut up (2) announced plans to shut off (3) has announced plans to shut down (4) has announced plans of shut down (5) No correction required 199. It took years for realizing what was going on. (1) took years for realization (2) takes years for realizing (3) took years after realizing (4) took years before I realized (5) No correction required 200. Being forewarned on the lack of transport I hired a cycle. (1) I was forewarned on (2) On being forewarned on (3) Being forewarned about (4) Being warned before (5) No correction required Directions (201 - 210) : Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any). 201. Despite the merger, (1)/ the airline has reported (2)/ sizeable losses and is unable (3) / to pay their employees. (4) / Noerror (5). 202. We have recently began (1)/ the process of recruiting (2)/ insurance agents for (3)/ our North- Eastern branches. (4)/ No error (5). 203. The company's decision to issue (1)/ bonus shares clearly indicates (2)/ the management's confident (3)/ about the future. (4)/ No error (5). 204. Inspite that organisations are aware (1)/ of the importance of IT (2)/ they often do not know (3)/ how to deploy it effectively. (4)/ No error (5). 205. Keeping in mind that India (1)/ is one of the world's fastest (2)/ growing economies many international (3)/ companies are invested in India. (4)/ No error (5). 206. Although interlinking of rivers will (1)/ help tackle drought, the government (2)/ has not paid much (3)/ attention to this project. (4)/ No error (5). 207. The rise in prices of food items is (1)/ likely the cause of inflation (2)/ to exceed eight percent (3)/ during the next quarter. (4)/ No error (5). 208. Many people believe that (1) / the nationalisation of banks in (2)/ the 1960s have protected India (3)/ from the current financial crisis. (4)/ No error (5). 209. RBI is in favour (1) / of amending currently (2) / policies governing operations of (3)/ foreign banks in India. (4)/ No error (5). 210. These recently upgraded branch offices (1)/ have been fully computerised (2)/ and are connected to headquarters (3)/ to ensure proper monitoring. (4) / No error (5). Directions (211 - 215) : Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them. (A) Development of drought resistance could benefit large numbers of farmers. (B) Hence the human race has no choice but to adapt to these impacts. (C) India has to be concerned about climatic changes. (D) This impact can run into decades and centuries. (E) Environment day is thus an important occasion to assess the past and our future. (F) Since there is a possibility of adverse impact on agriculture which could deter growth. 211. Which is the FIFTH sentence of the passage after the rearrangement? (1) (F) (2) (D) (3) (E) (4) (A) (5) (C) 212. Which is the THIRD sentence of the passage ? (1) (A) (2) (D) (3) (B) (4) (C) (5) (E) 213. Which is the SECOND sentence of the passage ? (1) (B) (2) (D) (3) (F) (4) (C) (5) (E) 214. Which is the LAST (SIXTH) sentence of the passage ? (1) (C) (2) (B) (3) (F) (4) (D) (5)(E) 215. Which is the FIRST sentence of the passage ? (1) (A) (2) (D) (3) (C) (4) (B) (5) (E) Directions (216 - 225) : In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each.case. The (216) of India as an economic superpower is not reflected in the (217) of life enjoyed by its 1.2 billion citizens according to the Human Development Index which (218) India very low among 182 countries. In our performance oriented world, measurement issues have taken on (219) importance as what we measure affects what we do. In fact the French President has established an international commission on the Measurement of Economic Per-- formance and Social Progress-owing to his (220) and that of others with the current state of statistical information about the economy and society. The big question concerns (221) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) provides a good measure of living standards. In many cases GDP statistics seem to (222) that the economy is doing far better than most citizens feel it is. Moreover the focus on GDP creates conflicts while political leaders are told to maximise it, citizens also demand that (223) be paid to enhancing security, reducing air, water and noise pollution all of which actually (224) GDP growth. Statistics are (2251 to summarise what is going on in our. complex society, it is therefore obvious that we can't reduce everything to a single number-GDP. 216. (1) tribute (2) pursuit (3) perception (4) conversion' (5) title 217. (1) loss (2) quality (3) spirit (4) span (5) Joy 218. (1) counted (2) scored (3) qualified (4) regard (5) ranked 219. (1) negligible (2) great (3) unduly (4) trivial (5) considerably 220. (1) obedience (2) confidence (3) belief (4) dissatisfaction (5) compliance 221. (1) that (2) unless (3) because (4) against (5) whether 222. (1) suggest (2) recommend ' (3) think- (4) point (5) refer 223. (1) compensation (2) respect (3) debt (4) attention (5) expense 224. (1) recover (2) lower (3) attain (4) decline (5) shrunk 225. 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