STATE BANK OF INDIA CLERK EXAM, 22- 11-2009( 1ST SITTING) – PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER

GENERAL AWARENESS



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E. K D Singh Babu Trophy






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C. Unique Identification Authority of India.






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E. None of these





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B. Chennai





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D. World Bank





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B. Ukraine





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B. Pop Singer





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A. Comprehensiv e Economic Cooperation Agreement





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B. Iran





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D. Drilling Operators at Oil wells





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A. super fast trains





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C. 4%





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C. Moon





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B. Bharti Enterprises





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E. None of these





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E. Commodity T ransaction T ax





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E. None of these





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A. Bharat Nirman





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A. Israel





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B. Bharat Nirman Y ojana





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E. Centre Pass





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C. Australia





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C. National Rural Employ ment Guarantee Act





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D. T rade Finance





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D. Roger Federer






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D. 5%






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D. Priy anka Chopra






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. Ernest Schumacher






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A. Normon Borloug Award






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A. Kisan Credit Card






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E. Penalty Stroke






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D. Paddy






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D. Bancassurance






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B. Pankaj Adv ani






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B. BRIC






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C. 5th September






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D. European Union






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E. USA






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E. Manmohan Singh






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E. A House For Mr. Biswas




GENERAL ENGLISH

Q. 1 -1 0: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
Once upon a time a dishonest king had a man call the Valuer in his court. T he Valuer set the price which ought to be paid for horses and elephants and the other animals. He also set the price on jewellery and gold, and things of that kind. T his man was honest and just, and set the proper price to be paid to the owners of the goods. T he king, howev er, was not pleased with this Valuer, because he was honest. “If I had another sort of a man. as Valuer, I might gain more riches,” he thought. One day the king saw a stupid, miserly peasant come into the palace y ard. T he king sent for the fellow and asked him if he would like to be the Valuer. T he peasant said he would like the position. So the king had him made Valuer, He sent the honest Valuer away from the palace. T hen the peasant, began to set the prices on horses and elephants, upon gold and jewels. He did not know their v alue, so he would say any thing he chose. As the king had made him Valuer, the people had to sell their goods for the price he set. By and by a horse- dealer brought fiv e hundred horses to the court of this king. T he Valuer came and said they were worth a mere measure of rice. So the king ordered the horse- dealer to be giv en the measure of rice, and the horses to be put in the palace stables. T he horse- dealer went then to see the honest man who had been the Valuer, and told him what had happened. “What shall I do ?” asked the horse- dealer. “I think y ou can giv e a present to the Valuer which will make him do and say what y ou want him to do and say ,” said the man. “Go to him and giv e him a tine present, then say to him: ‘Y ou said the horses are worth a measure of rice, but now tell what a measure of rice is worth! Can y ou v alue that standing in y our place by the king?’ If he say s he can, go with him to the king, and 1 will be there, too. ” T he horse- dealer thought this was a good idea. So he took a fine present to the Valuer, and said what the other man had told- him to say . T he stupid Valuer took the present, and said: “Y es, I can go before the king with y ou and tell what a measure of rice is worth. I can v alue that now.” “Well, let us go at once,” said the horse- dealer. So they went before the king and his ministers in the palace. T he horse- dealer bowed down before the king, and said: “0 King, I hav e learned that a measure of rice is the v alue of my fiv e hundred horses. But will the king be pleased to ask the Valuer what is the v alue of the measure of rice?” T he king, not knowing what had happened, asked, “How now, Valuer, what are fiv e hundred horses worth? A measure of rice, O King!” said he. “Very good, then! If fiv e hundred horses are worth a measure of rice, what is the measure of rice worth ‘?” “T he measure of rice is worth y our whole city ,” replied the foolish fellow. T he ministers clapped their hands, laughing, and say ing, “What a foolish Valuer! How can such a man hold that office? We used to think this great city was bey ond price, but this man say s it is worth only a measure of rice.” T hen the king was ashamed, and drov e out the foolish fellow. “I tried to please the king by setting a low price on the horses, and now see what has happened to me !” said the Valuer, as he ran away from the laughing crowd.



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D A stingy peasant






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D. As the King believ ed that he was not earning much because of the Valuer’s honesty






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B. Only 2






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E. No legacy is so rich as honesty






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B. As he had display ed his stupidity by quoting a aby smally low price on the King’s city






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B. He accepted the present and agreed to state the worth of a measure of rice in the presence of the King






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C. Only 1 and 2






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A. T he King’s entire city






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A. As the new Valuer had set a v ery inappropriate price for his fiv e hundred horses






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E None of these




Q. 1 1 -1 3: Choose the word/group of words which is most similar in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in the passage.



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E. meager






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D. decided






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A. profit




Q. 1 4-51 : Choose the word/group of words which is most opposite in meaning to the word/group of printed in bold as used in the passage.



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A. annoy






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B. intelligent




Q. 1 6-20: Rearrange the following six sentences 1 , 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them. 1 . T he woodcutter thankfully broke off from work and sat down to eat the delicious meal that his wife had sent for him. 2. He was in a good mood that particular morning and soon started singing as he swung his axe at the log of wood in front of him. 3. After he had eaten his meal and taken rest for a while the woodcutter got back to work. 4. T he hours passed and the sun became hotter than ev er and v ery soon perspiration started breaking out on the woodcutter’s hands and face. 5. One hot summer’s morning a woodcutter was hard at work, chopping wood into small pieces, so that he could sell them in the market. 6. As it neared afternoon, his wife sent their little son to him with food for the afternoon.



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A. 6






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E. 5






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B. 2






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C. 3






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D. 4




Q. 21 .25: Which of the phrases A, B, C and D given below each sentence 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 is required, mark E as the answer.



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E. No correction required






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A. who ignored an






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D. no end with herself






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E. No correction required






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B. make head turnings




Q. 26-30: In each question below, a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. T hese are lettered as A, B, C and D. One of these four words printed in bold may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the ‘context of the’sentence. Find out the word which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate, if any. T he .number of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark E i.e. ‘All correct’ as your answer.



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B.






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E.






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D.






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C.






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D.




Q. 31 .-40: In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. T hese 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.
T here was once a gardener who (31 ) care of the King’s garden. In the garden, liv ed a family of monkey s. Seeing the gardener at work, the monkey s soon (32) to imitate him. As the gardener tended the plants and weeded and watered the garden, he was amused to see that. the monkey s also did (33) what he did. T he gardener was happy that he had so much unpaid help. One day the gardener wanted to (34) a fair in the city . He had an idea. He called the chief of the monkey s and said to him, “I hav e to go out for the day . Can y ou and y our family water my plants like – y ou (35) do? I promise y ou that if y ou help me I will (36) sweets for y ou from the’ fair.” T he monkey s agreed. But after the gardener had left, they had a (37 ). How much water were they to pour for each plant? T hen one of them said, “For plants with big roots, we must- pour- (38) of water and for the ones with small roots, we pour only a little water.” So, the monkey s (39) out each plant and then pushed it back again after looking at the root. As a result, many plants (40) and died. On his return, the gardener realized that he had been v ery foolish to trust a bunch of mere monkey s to do his job.



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A. took






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E. learnt






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>E. too






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D. go






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C. usually






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B. bring






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D. doubt






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E. quantity






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D. pulled






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A. withered




MARKETING APTITUDE / COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE



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A. programs






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C. waiting room






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D. high- lev el





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B. Memory





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A. personal computer





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B. input dev ice





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D. peripheral dev ice





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C. mailbox





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A, processed





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B. Sy stem Software





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C. Quick access





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C. data transfer rate





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B. compiler





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E. None of these





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D. Set standards





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E. a back office set up where customer queries are answered





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A. Lead generation, Call, Presentation & Sale





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C. Additional serv ices





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D. T o clinch the sale





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B. submenu





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D. size





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A. Multitasking





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C. algorithm- based





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D. Operating sy stem





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A. T ailor- made products for each customer





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B. Calling on a customer





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B. processing





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D. All of these





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D. meritorious students seeking higher education





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C. Selling other products to existing customers





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E. All of the abov e





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C. parents





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D. all of those





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D. any indiv idual needing a car





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C. knowledge of peers





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C. Banks selling insurance products





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C. any indiv idual dealing in agricultural, or related activ ity





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D. indiv iduals with taxable income





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C. segmenting the customers as per their needs





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D. a group of persons to whom sales should be focused



QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE


Q.1-5: What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions?




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C. 87.8


  1. Explanation :

    \( \frac{3.05}{100} \) x 1200 + \( \frac{6.4}{100} \) x 800





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D. 37.1


  1. Explanation :

    = 14 x 4.5 - 7.4 x 3.5
    = 63.0 - 25.9
    = 37.1





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E. None of these


  1. Explanation :





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C. 13


  1. Explanation :

    ? = 7995 x \( \frac{1}{123} \) x \( \frac{1}{5} \) = 13





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E. None of these


  1. Explanation :

    ? = 62.18 + 169.35 + 3046.81 = 3278.34





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A. 6400


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C. 14


  1. Explanation :

    ? = \( \frac{13}{2} \) + \( \frac{21}{4} \) x \( \frac{10}{7} \)
    = \( \frac{13}{2} \) + \( \frac{15}{2} \)
    = \( \frac{28}{2} \)
    = 14





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D. 60


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E. None of these


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B. \( \frac{84}{275} \)






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B. 423


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A. 2095


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B. 35


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A. 338.8


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E. None of these


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16-20: What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?



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D. 224


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C. 8154


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C. 3


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E. None of these


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A. 138


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B. Rs. 5,000/-


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C. 360 metres


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E. None of these


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E. None of these


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A. 5


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D. Cannot be determined






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D. Cannot be determined


  1. Explanation :





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B. \( \frac{2}{7} \), \( \frac{6}{17} \), \( \frac{5}{11} \), \( \frac{3}{5} \)


  1. Explanation :





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C. 36


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E. None of these


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E. None of these


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D. 46


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A. 9


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A. 21:8


  1. Explanation :





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E. None of these


  1. Explanation :



Q.36-40. Study the following table carefully and answer the questions given below



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C. 200


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E. 150


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B. B






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D. 3






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E. E




REASONING ABILITY



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B. One


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A. RSRFQSJ


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B. %7@2


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A. 1






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E. Cave


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D. Data inadequate


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D. Three


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E. 168


  1. Explanation :

    Except 168 all has 2 and 3 multiples only





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E. None of these






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C. Two


  1. Explanation :



Q. 11-15:Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below:

F @ 3 9 H © A D I % 4 E * $ M K 2 U R P 5 W δ 8 1 T J V 7



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A. None






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E. E % S






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C. 2






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B. One






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B. $


  1. Explanation :



Q. 16-20. In each of the questions below are given four statements followed by three conclusions numbered I. II & 111. You have to take the given Alinements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

16. Statements :
Some skies are rains.
Some rains are stars.
All stars are planets.
All planets are clouds.
Conclusion :
I. Some clouds are rains
II. Some planets are skies.
III. Some planets are rains.



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B. Only I and III follow


  1. Explanation :



17. Statements :
All birds are goats.
No goat-is flower.
Some flowers are mountains.
Some mountains are nets.
Conclusion :
I. Some nets are goats
I. Some nets are goats
III. Some mountains are birds.



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C. Only either I or II follows


  1. Explanation :



18. Statements :
All spoons are bowls.
All bowls are pans.
All pans are sticks.
All sticks are knives.
Conclusion :
I. Some knives are pans.
II. Some sticks are bowls.
III. Some pans are spoons.



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D. All I, II and III follow


  1. Explanation :



19. Statements :
All threads are walls.
All lamps are walls.
Some kites are lamps.
Some lamps are rays.
Conclusion :
I. Some kites are threads.
II. Some kites are walls..
III. Some lamps are threads.



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C. Only II follows


  1. Explanation :



20. Statements :
Some tables are chairs.
Some chairs are wheels.
Some wheels are boards.
Some boards are chalks.
Conclusion :
I. Some chalks are wheels.
II. Some boards are chairs.
III. Some wheels are tables.



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A. None follows


  1. Explanation :



Q. 21-25: In each question below is given a group of letters followed by four combinations of digits/symbols lettered A, B, C and D. You have to find out which of the combinations correctly reprcsents the group of letters based on the -following -coding system and the conditions that follow and mark the number of that combination as your answer. If none of the combinations correctly represents The group of letters, mark E i.e. ‘None of these’ as your answer.

Letter : D F A M Z E G Q U I O Y K N

Digit/Symbol Code: # * 1 3 2 4 @ 5 © 6 % 7 $ 8

Conditions: (i) If the first letter is a consonant and the last letter is a vowel, their codes are to be interchanged.
(ii) If both thfirst and the last letters are vowels, both are to be coded as the code for the first letter.
(iii) If both the first and the last letters are consonants, both are to be coded as ‘6’.



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A. 6#25@7


  1. Explanation :

    I D Z Q G Y - 6 # 2 5 @ 7





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C. δ21468


  1. Explanation :





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E. None of these


  1. Explanation :





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B. ©*457©


  1. Explanation :





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D. 643#78


  1. Explanation :



Q. 26-30: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:A, B, C, D, E, F and G are the only seven members of a family. There are three females among them; There are two marriect couples in the family. Each of them has a different profession from Architect, Lawyer, Doctor, Teacher, Engineer, Manager and Musician, not necessarily in the same order. B is the Lawyer and he is married to F, the Manager. A is brother of G who is the Architect. C is the Doctor and is an unmarried lady. D is the Teacher and is sister of G. E is not an Engineer.



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D. E — Male — Musician


  1. Explanation :





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C. BE






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B. Musician






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E. None of these






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E. None of these


  1. Explanation :



Q. 31-35: In the following questions, the symbols $, #, @, © and % are used’ with the following meaning as illustrated below:

‘P @ Q’ means ‘P is not smaller than Q’.

‘P $ Q’ means ‘P is not greater than Q’.

‘P %Q’ means ‘P is neither greater than nor equal to Q’.

‘P # Q’ means ‘P is neither smaller than nor equal to Q’.

‘P © Q’ means ‘P is neither smaller than nor greater than Q’.

Now in each of the following questions assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the two conclusions I and H given below them is/are definitely true?.

Give answer A if only Conclusion I is true.

Give answer B if only Conclusion II is true.

Give answer C if either Conclusion I or II is true.

Give answer D if neither Conclusion I nor II is true.

Give answer E if both Conclusions I and II are true.



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A. A


  1. Explanation :





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E. E


  1. Explanation :





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D. D


  1. Explanation :





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B. B


  1. Explanation :




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E. E


  1. Explanation :


Q. 36-40: In each of the questions given below Which one of the five answer figures on the right should come after problem figures on the left, if the sequence were continued?



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A. A





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D. D





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B. B





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D. D





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C. C