SBI PO Prelims 2018 Previous Year Question Paper with Free PDF Download Shift 1 Memory Based Paper
1. Direction: In this question, two columns I
and II and three sentences are given, which
are divided into two parts. Column I (A, B
and C) consists of first half of each sentence
and Column II (D, E and F) consists of
second half of each sentence. Match column I
with column II, so that the sentences formed
are both meaningful and grammatically
correct. Choose the option as your answer.
I. A) Most farmers depend on
B) It is important to plan recruitments in
advance
C) As the city has experienced a continuous
downpour
II. D) for the past two days, the condition of
the roads has deteriorated.
E) a rather than waiting until a vacancy
occurs.
F) urban markets to secure their livelihoods
A. B-E and C-F
B. A-E, B-F and C-D
C. A-F and C-D
D. B-F
E. A-E and C-F
2. Direction: In this question, two columns I
and II and three sentences are given, which
are divided into two parts. Column I (A, B
and C) consists of first half of each sentence
and Column II (D, E and F) consists of
second half of each sentence. Match column I
with column II, so that the sentences formed
are both meaningful and grammatically
correct. Choose the option as your answer.
I. A) What you see typically in a workplace is
that
B) You may be well equipped to go for an
excursion
C) More often than not it is the PR that is
responsible
II. D) but that doesn’t safeguard from all
possible hurdles in your journey.
E) only a fewer people shoulder most
responsibilities.
F) for the image and valued of a celebrity
A. B-D
B. A-E and C-F
C. CE
D. A-E, B-F and C-D
E. C- D and A- F
3. Direction: In this question, two columns I
and II and three sentences are given, which
are divided into two parts. Column I (A, B
and C) consists of first half of each sentence
and Column II (D, E and F) consists of
second half of each sentence. Match column I
with column II, so that the sentences formed
are both meaningful and grammatically
correct. Choose the option as your answer.
3. I. A) Determining and planning your staff
needs
B) The study documents the impacts of
corruption
C) Acquiring quality certificates and patents
is
II. D) is crucial for run the department
effectively.
E) a must for business in order for them to
safeguard their products.
F) for both smaller and larger sized firms.
A. B-F and C-E B. A-D and C-D
C. C-D and A-F D. C-E
E. B- D
4. Direction: In this question, two columns I
and II and three sentences are given, which
are divided into two parts. Column I (A, B
and C) consists of first half of each sentence
and Column II (D, E and F) consists of
second half of each sentence. Match column I
with column II, so that the sentences formed
are both meaningful and grammatically
correct. Choose the option as your answer.
I. A) A skilled supervisor is an effective
communicator
B) The fundamental right to asylum for
C) They had long suspected the existence of a
neutral atomic
II. D) particles, the neutron, which James
Chadwick found in 1932.
E) problem- solving and employee motivating
F) for the politically persecuted knows no
upper limit.
A. A-E and B-D B. A-F, A-E and B- D
C. B-F D. C- D
E. C-D and B-F
5. Direction: The given sentences, when
properly sequenced, form a coherent
paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a
letter. Choose the most logical order of the
sentences from among the five given choices
to construct a coherent paragraph keeping 1
as the first statement
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1. Worthless currency is not necessarily
useless.
A. It can be a pointed way of shaming
someone who asks for a bribe.
B. The members of the 5th pillar, the group
which founded the anti-bribery campaign that
launched the notes, calls them a non-violent
weapon of non-co-operation.
C. They look roughly like 50 rupee notes and
people are encouraged to hand them to
corrupt officials, signalling resistance to
sleaze.
D. That is the thinking behind zero rupee
notes, an anti-corruption Indian gimmick now
attracting worldwide interest.
A. BDAC B. ADCB
C. CDAB D. DABC
E. ACDB
6. Direction: The given sentences, when
properly sequenced, form a coherent
paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a
letter. Choose the most logical order of the
sentences from among the five given choices
to construct a coherent paragraph keeping 1
as the first statement
1. Besides the loss of life, infrastructure
destruction is by far the most obvious type of
damage that comes to mind when we think
about natural disasters.
A. Reuters reported that after a series of
earthquakes hit Japan, factories for
manufacturers like Sony, Honda, and Toyota
were closed.
B. Thus, one of the biggest problems for areas
affected by natural disasters is business
disruption.
C. In today's increasingly interconnected
economy, the economic fallout from a natural
disaster is rarely relegated to the geographic
area that it hits; in fact, even natural
disasters that take place thousands of miles
away can shake up your portfolio here at
home.
D. With road, communication infrastructure,
and building damage common after sizable
disasters, it's not uncommon for local
businesses to be shut down for some time
after the aftershocks settle.
A. ABDC B. BDAC
C. ACDB D. DBAC
E. BACD
7. Direction: The given sentences, when
properly sequenced, form a coherent
paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a
letter. Choose the most logical order of the
sentences from among the five given choices
to construct a coherent paragraph keeping 1
as the first statement
1. One of the traditional arguments for a free
market economy is that it provides businesses
with a tangible incentive to offer goods and
services that people want.
A. Such a system, they say, necessarily
creates clear winners and loser
B. That is, firms that successfully respond to
the needs of the consumer get rewarded with
higher profits.
C. This is because the means of production
are in private hands and those who own them
not only accumulate a disproportionate share
of wealth but have the power to suppress the
rights of those they employ.
D. Nevertheless, some economists and
political philosophers have contended that the
capitalist model is inherently flawed.
A. BDAC B. BCAD
C. DCAB D. DBCA
E. BCDA
8. Direction: The given sentences, when
properly sequenced, form a coherent
paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a
letter. Choose the most logical order of the
sentences from among the five given choices
to construct a coherent paragraph keeping
1 as the first statement
1. Science merely reflects the social forces by
which it is surrounded and hence it is war and
not science which is considered as the enemy
of mankind.
A. Our main problem, therefore, is not to curb
science, but to stop war, to substitute law for
force and international governments for
anarchy in the relations between nations.
B. It is found that there is peace, science is
constructive; when there is war science is
perverted to destructive ends.
C. Until now, they have brought us to the
doorstep of doom.
D. The weapon which science gives us do not
necessarily create war, these make war
increasingly more terrible.
A. ADBC B. BADC
C. CDAB D. DABC
E. BDCA
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9. Direction: The given sentences, when
properly sequenced, form a coherent
paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a
letter. Choose the most logical order of the
sentences from among the five given choices
to construct a coherent paragraph keeping 1
as the first statement
1. In the long run, national recognition of
same-gender marriage is inevitable.
A. It is only a matter of time before all state
laws reflect that view.
B. Prudence counsels that marriage equality
should be allowed to continue gaining support
in the states and that a federal resolution
should be left for another day.
C. Same-gender marriage rights, at first
imposed by courts, have now been recognized
by state legislatures and prevailed in all four
states where they were on the ballot in last
year’s election.
D. Young people overwhelmingly support it,
and public opinion has shifted on this issue
faster than on almost any other social issue in
history.
A. CDAB B. ACBD
C. BACD D. DCBA
E. CDBA
10. Direction: The given sentences, when
properly sequenced, form a coherent
paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a
letter. Choose the most logical order of the
sentences from among the five given choices
to construct a coherent paragraph keeping 1
as the first statement
1. The Ganges is a trans-boundary river of
Asia which flows through the actions of India
and Bangladesh.
A. It is the third largest river in the world by
discharge, draining a large and a fertile basin
with an area of about one million square
kilometers.
B. The 2,525 km (1,569 mi) river rises in the
eastern Himalayas in the Indian state of
Uttarakhand and flows south and east through
the Gangetic Plain of North India into
Bangladesh, where it empties into the Bay of
Bengal.
C. The Ganges is the most sacred river to
Hindus Ganga along with being a symbol of
divinity, spirituality, purity, and moksha.
D. It is also a lifeline to millions of Indians
who live along its course and depend on it for
their daily needs.
A. BCAD B. BACD
C. ABCD D. ABDC
E. CBAD
11. Direction: In the given question, there are
two statements which can be combined into a
single statement in a number of ways without
changing their meaning. Below them, three
probable starters A, B, C are given, which
may combine these sentences. One, two or
three of them may be correct. Decide upon
which is/are correct, if any mark the option
which denotes your answer. If none of the
three options is suitable, mark 'None' as your
answer.
Discuss the matter objectively with other
people who are well-informed. If it is proved
that you are about to take a step in the wrong
direction, accept the reality and admit your
mistake.
I. As soon as they take it into consideration
II. Before taking a decision
III. Yet another example is that
A. Only I B. Only II
C. Both II and III D. Both I and II
E. None
12. Direction: In the given question, there are
two statements which can be combined into a
single statement in a number of ways without
changing their meaning. Below them, three
probable starters A, B, C are given, which
may combine these sentences. One, two or
three of them may be correct. Decide upon
which is/are correct, if any mark the option
which denotes your answer. If none of the
three options is suitable, mark 'None' as your
answer.
A wealth of evidence has accumulated to
suggest that a lack of sleep is bad for mind
and body. Working memory is important for
keeping things in mind for briefer periods of
time, which thereby facilitates reasoning and
planning.
I. Over the last few years
II. As soon as
III. In contrast
A. Only I
B. Only II
C. Only III
D. Both I and II
E. None
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13. Direction: In the given question, there are
two statements which can be combined into a
single statement in a number of ways without
changing their meaning. Below them, three
probable starters A, B, C are given, which
may combine these sentences. One, two or
three of them may be correct. Decide upon
which is/are correct, if any mark the option
which denotes your answer. If none of the
three options is suitable, mark 'None' as your
answer.
1. The regulator also spoke of two on-going
investigations in the matter of NSE and
Rs5,548 -crore National Spot Exchange Ltd
(NSEL) scam. This was a departure from the
regular practice and norms of SEBI.
I. The two ongoing investigations
II. In a departure from
III. Speaking of
A. Only I B. Only II
C. Only III D. Both I and III
E. None
14. Direction: In the given question, there are
two statements which can be combined into a
single statement in a number of ways without
changing their meaning. Below them, three
probable starters A, B, C are given, which
may combine these sentences. One, two or
three of them may be correct. Decide upon
which is/are correct, if any mark the option
which denotes your answer. If none of the
three options is suitable, mark 'None' as your
answer.
Even if the violations are technically against
the rules. It can actually serve to strengthen
the classroom culture and increase trust with
some students.
I. Ignoring certain minor misbehaviours,
II. Going with undisruptive behaviour,
III. Considering which behaviour of children to
address and which to ignore,
A. Only I B. Both I and II
C. Both I and III D. Both II and III
E. None
15. Direction: In the given question, a part of
the sentence is printed in bold. Below the
sentence alternatives to the bold part are
given at (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may help
improve the sentence. Choose the correct
alternative. In case the given sentence is
correct, your answer is (E) i.e. No correction
required.
While welcoming all moves to addresses
India’s core concerns on terror, New Delhi
must ensure it doesn’t get ensnared or
triangulated in the equation between
Washington and Islamabad.
A. for address India’s core
B. to address India’s cores
C. to address India’s core
D. to address Indian core
E. No correction required
16. Direction: In the given question, a part of
the sentence is printed in bold. Below the
sentence alternatives to the bold part are
given at (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may help
improve the sentence. Choose the correct
alternative. In case the given sentence is
correct, your answer is (E) i.e. No correction
required.
Massive protests by the Indian Medical
Association and poor execution derailed the
Chhattisgarh experiment, but the ideas
wasn’t without merit.
A. idea wasn’t without merit
B. idea weren’t without merit
C. idea hadn’t without merit
D. idea haven’t without merit
E. No correction required
17. Direction: In the given question, a part of
the sentence is printed in bold. Below the
sentence alternatives to the bold part are
given at (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may help
improve the sentence. Choose the correct
alternative. In case the given sentence is
correct, your answer is (E) i.e. No correction
required.
The empire-builders benefited from
impeccable timing: the characteristic warm,
wet and stable weather was conducive to
economic productivity at an agrarian
society.
A. productivity at an agrarian
B. productivity in an agrarian
C. productivity at the agrarian society
D. productive at an agrarian
E. No correction required
18. Direction: In the given question, a part of
the sentence is printed in bold. Below the
sentence alternatives to the bold part are
given at (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may help
improve the sentence. Choose the correct
alternative. In case the given sentence is
correct, your answer is (E) i.e. No correction
required.
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An Australian man, long thought to being
associated of the digital currency Bitcoin,
has publicly identified himself as its creator.
A. to be associate with that
B. to be associates from the
C. to be associate within the
D. to be associated with the
E. No correction required
19. Direction: In the given question, a part of
the sentence is printed in bold. Below the
sentence alternatives to the bold part are
given at (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may help
improve the sentence. Choose the correct
alternative. In case the given sentence is
correct, your answer is (E) i.e. No correction
required.
What drove its initial development was its
purely digital existence, away from the
control of government regulators.
A. away to the control of
B. away with control of the
C. away from control of the
D. away with the control for
E. No correction required
20. Direction: In the given question, a part of
the sentence is printed in bold. Below the
sentence alternatives to the bold part are
given at (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may help
improve the sentence. Choose the correct
alternative. In case the given sentence is
correct, your answer is (E) i.e. No correction
required.
Bitcoin could let transacting party remain
anonymous, keep transactions very secure,
and eliminate middlemen fees.
A. would letting transactions parties remains
B. should lets transacting party remain
C. would let transacting parties remain
D. would have transacting parties remain
E. No correction required
21. Direction: In the given question, a part of
the sentence is printed in bold. Below the
sentence alternatives to the bold part are
given at (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may help
improve the sentence. Choose the correct
alternative. In case the given sentence is
correct, your answer is (E) i.e. No correction
required.
The mid-day meal scheme has helped
but should it have been linked less with
the schooling system and more with the
hunger pattern.
A. should had been linked less
B. should it not have been linked less
C. it should been linked lesser
D. it should have been linked less
E. No correction required
22. Direction: In the given question, a part of
the sentence is printed in bold. Below the
sentence alternatives to the bold part are
given at (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may help
improve the sentence. Choose the correct
alternative. In case the given sentence is
correct, your answer is (E) i.e. No correction
required.
A true leader's life is a saga of dedicating to
the cause of welfare of human beings
A. of dedicated
B. of having dedication in
C. of dedication to
D. for dedication at
E. No correction required
23. Direction: In the given question, a part of
the sentence is printed in bold. Below the
sentence alternatives to the bold part are
given at (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may help
improve the sentence. Choose the correct
alternative. In case the given sentence is
correct, your answer is (E) i.e. No correction
required.
The building had been under construction for
a long time until a series of unprecedented
events led it to a halt.
A. leads it to a halt B. bringing it to a stop
C. brought it to a halt D. led it to a stop
E. No correction required
24. Direction: In the given question, a part of
the sentence is printed in bold. Below the
sentence alternatives to the bold part are
given at (A), (B), (C) and (D) which may help
improve the sentence. Choose the correct
alternative. In case the given sentence is
correct, your answer is (E) i.e. No correction
required.
At work, if you are unable to follow the rules,
you will find yourself running out of
disagreement with many people.
A. running in disagreements
B. running out of disagreements
C. running into disagreements
D. running within disagreement
E. No correction required
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Direction (25-30): Read the given passage
carefully and answer the questions that
follow. Certain words are printed in bold to
help you locate them while answering some of
these.
According to the diaper maker Unicharm, in
Japan, adult diapers now outsell baby diapers.
That’s because a quarter of the country’s
population is 65 or older. By 2060, that
proportion will hit 40 percent.
What adjustments have to be made when so
many people grow old simultaneously? To
take one example, after a recent surge in
accidents involving older drivers, the
government began testing the Robot Shuttle,
an autonomous bus intended for use in rural
areas, where Japan’s shrinking pains
have hurt the most. Other tweaks include
slowing down escalators and equipping
shopping carts with magnifying glasses.
It’s long been observed that Japan’s aging
doesn’t bode well for its economy. Lots of old
people means a financial drain on both the
private and public sectors, as health-care and
pension costs skyrocket and productivity
declines. But the news isn’t all bad: Amid this
elder boom, a new, 100 trillion yen ($800
billion) consumer category has emerged,
known as “the silver market.”
Millions of Japanese seniors who have long
been saving for retirement find themselves at
the center of a commercial bonanza. The
products vying for their attention range from
Docomo’s Raku-Raku 4, a smartphone that’s
“easier to hear” and also has jumbo screen
icons, to Fujisoft’s Palro, a $6,000 “carebot”
that combats dementia through trivia games
and fitness drills. Even video-game arcades,
long a bastion of youth, are wooing golden-
agers with benches for resting; arcade
staffers are encouraged to get certified as
senior-friendly “service assistants.”
Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazin
e/archive/2018/01/choke-proof-
food/546572/
25. What is the passage about?
A. How Japan is handling its aging population,
the percentage of which is quite high as
compared to those of the young.
B. Japan’s economy is regressing badly as the
maximum population is old and cannot
contribute to the growth of the economy.
C. Japan is a techno- friendly economy and
the old people have not failed to embrace
technology.
D. Japan sells more diapers for the old than
for babies.
E. Japan has progressed so much in terms of
technology that it is giving a huge challenge
to the developed countries like the U. S. and
the U.K.
26. Which of the following can be inferred from
the passage?
1) The government of Japan is mindful
towards its aging population.
2) Japan’s aging population, rather than being
harmful to the economy, has led to positive
developments in the economy.
3) The capital invested in the old population in
Japan is more or less a waste as it can well be
used to procure the future of the young
generation.
A. Only 2 B. Only 3
C. Both 2 and 3 D. Both 1 and 2
E. Both 1 and 3
27. What does the author mean when he/ she
says, “It’s long been observed that Japan’s
aging doesn’t bode well for its economy.”
A. The old people are revered in Japan.
B. The increasing number of old people in
Japan have people a burden on their families
and the society.
C. People growing old is a recent phenomenon
in Japan, unlike in the past when the youth
superseded the number of the old.
D. The old people of Japan have been able to
prove beneficial for the economy, as in given
their old age their contribution to the
economy has been less.
E. None of these.
28. Which of the following statement is true with
respect to the passage?
A. By 2060, Japan’s population of increase by
15% of what it presently is.
B. The health- care and pension costs
provided to the old people in Japan are quite
expensive and in the face of the zero-
contribution made by the old population,
these investments burden the economy.
C. The rural areas have been the most
adversely affected owing to a large number of
older population.
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Direction (41-42): Study the given question
carefully and answer the given question.
C is the daughter of the one who is son of B.
There is only one married couple in the group.
F is the brother of E, who is the daughter of D
and grand daughter of B. A is the mother of
C, who is married couple in the group.
41. What is true with respect to F?
A. F is the son of B and A
B. F is the daughter of C and E
C. F is the son of D and A
D. F is daughter of B
E. None of these
42. How is B related to E?
A. B is uncle of E
B. B is grandfather of E
C. B is Grandmother of E
D. B is brother of E
E. Can’t be determined
Direction (43-47): Study the following
information to answer the given questions.
Fourteen people are sitting in two parallel
rows containing seven people each, in such a
way that there is and equal distance between
adjacent persons.
In row 1, P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are seated
and all of them are facing south. In row 2, A ,
B, C, D, E, F and G are seated and all of them
are facing north. Therefore, in the given
seating arrangement each member seated in
a row faces another member of the other row.
U sits opposite to G and are in middle of the
rows. A sits fourth to right of D. Neither A nor
D sits at extreme ends. T faces D. V does not
face A and V does not sit at any of the
extreme ends. V is not an immediate
neighbour of T. B sits at one of the extreme
ends. Only three people sit between B and E.
E does not face V. Three persons sit between
R and Q. R is not an immediate neighbour of
T. C does not face V. P is not an immediate
neighbour of R.
43. Who amongst the following sit at extreme left
ends of the parallel rows?
A. R, B B. F, T
C. P, C D. B, F
E. None of these
44. Who amongst the following faces A?
A. R B. T
C. P D. Q
E. S
45. How many persons are seated between T and
S?
A. One B. Two
C. Three D. Four
E. None of these
46. P is related to V in the same way as C is
related to F. Which of the following is E
related to, following the same pattern?
A. B B. D
C. C D. A
E. None of the above
47. Which of the following is true regarding F?
A. F sits second to right of C.
B. F is not an immediate neighbour of A
C. F sits third to left of D
D. F sits at one of the extreme ends of the
line
E. F faces V
Direction (48-52): Study the given
information carefully and answer the following
question.
A, B, C, D, E, F and G are seven different
boxes packed with different numbers written
on top of them viz. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 but
not necessarily in the same order. Box D is
immediately above the box packed with
number 5. More than three boxes are there
between box packed with number 4 and box
packed with number 2. There are two boxes
between the box B and box E. There is only
one box between box E and box G. There are
three boxes between box G and box A, which
is packed with number 1. There are only two
boxes between box A and box C, which is
packed with number 6. The box packed with
number 2 is immediately above the box G.
More than three boxes are there between box
packed with number 5 and box packed with
number 4. Box E is packed with number 3
48. Which of the following box is packed with a
number which is a perfect square?
A. D B. B
C. F D. G
E. Cannot be determined
49. How many boxes are there between box A
and box which is packed with number 5?
A. None B. One
C. Two D. Three
E. Four
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50. What is the sum of numbers of box D and box
F?
A. Five B. Six
C. Seven D. Eight
E. Nine
51. Which of the following box is packed with
even number?
A. A B. G
C. D D. E
E. F
52. Which box is packed with number 7?
A. D B. F
C. B D. G
E. C
Direction (53-57): Study the given
information carefully and answer the following
question.
There are eight friends in a group M, N, O, P,
Q, R, S and T. They have their birthdays in
one of the following months – March, June,
November and December. In each month
there are two birthdays. The birthdays are
either on 16th or 25th of any given month.
O and Q have birthdays in month having 31
days. There are at least two birthdays
between M and T. M does not have birthday in
March. N has birthday in November. T’s
birthday is immediately after N’s. Q’s birthday
is not on 16th of any month. N’s birthday is
somewhere after O’s. There are two birthdays
between O and P. N and Q have birthday on
same date. Similarly, M and S have birthdays
on same date. P and T do not have birthdays
on same date. R does not like December
month.
53. Who among the following has birthday on
25th of June?
A. O B. P
C. R D. S
E. T
54. How many persons have birthday between O
and T?
A. One B. Two
C. Three D. Four
E. Five
55. M has birthday on which date?
A. 25th November
B. 16th December
C. 25th June
D. 16th November
E. None of these
56. Four of the following are alike in a certain way
and form a group. Which of the following does
not belong to that group?
A. O B. Q
C. P D. R
E. T
57. Who among the following have birthday in
June?
A. R B. S
C. T D. M
E. N
Direction (58-60): Study the following
information and answer the questions given
below.
8 persons M,N,O,P,Q,R,S and T are standing
in such a way that O is 10 m in west from N,
N is 20 m South with respect to M. M is 30 m
towards West with respect to Q . P is 40 m
towards South with respect to Q . R is 5 m
apart from S towards North. T is 20 m
towards East with respect to S. R is 30 m
towards West with respect to P.
58. In which direction is Q standing with respect
to R?
A. North-West
B. North
C. North-East
D. Cannot be determined
E. None of these
59. If one more person U is standing towards
South-West with respect to P, then in which
direction is T, standing with respect to U?
A. South-West
B. North-East
C. North-West
D. Cannot be determined
E. None of these
60. What is the direction of O with respect to S?
A. North-West
B. North
C. West
D. Cannot be determined
E. None of these
61 Direction: The following question is followed
by two statements named I and II. You have
to decide, if these statements are sufficient to
answer the asked questions and mark the
correct option.
Who among P, Q, R, S and T each one having
different weight is the third heaviest?
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I. Q is heavier than R and S. T is heavier only
than P.
II. Only three are lighter than R. The weight
of Q is 50kg which is 2kg more than R. S is
heavier only than P and T.
A. 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.
B. 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.
C. If the data either in statement I alone or in
statement II alone are sufficient to answer the
question.
D. If the data even in both statements I and
II together are not sufficient to answer the
question.
E. If the data in both statement I and II
together are necessary to answer the
question.
62. Direction: The following question is followed
by two statements named I and II. You have
to decide, if these statements are sufficient to
answer the asked questions and mark the
correct option.
On which day of the week did Anu arrive?
I. Her sister Tanu correctly remembers that
she did not arrive on Wednesday.
II. Her mother correctly mentions that she
arrived before Friday but after Tuesday.
A. 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.
B. 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.
C. If the data either in statement I alone or in
statement II alone are sufficient to answer the
question.
D. If the data even in both statements I and
II together are not sufficient to answer the
question.
E. If the data in both statement I and II
together are necessary to answer the
question.
63. Direction: The following question is followed
by two statements named I and II. You have
to decide, if these statements are sufficient to
answer the asked questions and mark the
correct option.
How is Mohan related to Faizan?
I. Faizan is the brother of Neelam who is
mother of Rohan.
II. Mohan has two brothers and Rohan is one
of them.
A. If the data in statement I alone is sufficient
to answer the question, while the data in
statement II alone is not sufficient to answer
the question
B. If the data in statement II alone is
sufficient to answer the question, while the
data in statement I alone is not sufficient to
answer the question
C. If the data either in statement I alone or in
statement II alone is sufficient to answer the
question
D. If the data in both statements I and II
even together is not sufficient to answer the
question
E. If the data in both statements I and II
together is necessary to answer the question
64. Direction: The following question is followed
by two statements named I and II. You have
to decide, if these statements are sufficient to
answer the asked questions and mark the
correct option.
Among Puneet, Karishma, Daya and Ritik,
who is son of Manvendra?
I. Puneet and Karishma are sisters of Ritik.
II. Daya is the mother of Karishma and wife
of Manvendra.
A. If the data in statement I alone is sufficient
to answer the question, while the data in
statement II alone is not sufficient to answer
the question
B. If the data in statement II alone is
sufficient to answer the question, while the
data in statement I alone is not sufficient to
answer the question
C. If the data either in statement I alone or in
statement II alone is sufficient to answer the
question
D. If the data in both statements I and II
even together is not sufficient to answer the
question
E. If the data in both statements I and II
together is necessary to answer the question
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65. 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.
There are five persons named Suhana,
Rashmi, Radha, Ranu and Zoya standing in a
row facing South. Who is standing to the
immediate left of Radha?
I. Suhana is not standing on any of the
extreme end of the row. Zoya is standing to
the second left of Rashmi.
II. Zoya is standing in the middle of the row.
Suhana is standing at third to the left of
Rashmi who is at the extreme right.
A. If the data in statement I alone is sufficient
to answer the question, while the data in
statement II alone is not sufficient to answer
the question
B. If the data in statement II alone is
sufficient to answer the question, while the
data in statement I alone is not sufficient to
answer the question
C. If the data either in statement I alone or in
statement II alone is sufficient to answer the
question
D. If the data in both statements I and II
even together is not sufficient to answer the
question
E. If the data in both statements I and II
together is necessary to answer the question
66. Directions: Find out the wrong no. in the
following series?
59, 60, 61,64 ,79 ,185 ,1129
A. 185 B. 61
C. 60 D. 1129
E. 79
67. Directions: Find out the wrong no. in the
following series?
330, 80, 280, 120, 250, 130, 240
A. 330 B. 130
C. 240 D. 120
E. 250
68. Directions: Find out the wrong no. in the
following series?
291, 147, 75, 39, 22,12,7.5
A. 39 B. 147
C. 22 D. 7.5
E. 291
69. Directions: Find out the wrong no. in the
following series?
1, 3, 9, 31, 129, 652
A. 1 B. 3
C. 652 D. 31
E. 129
70. Directions: Find out the wrong no. in the
following series?
26, 27, 34, 58, 106, 186, 306
A. 27 B. 34
C. 186 D. 106
E. 306
Directions (71-75): Bar graph given below
shows pens sold by a retailor on five different
days. Study the data carefully and answer the
following questions.
Pen sold on different days
71. Out of total pens sold on Tuesday ratio
between total defective pens sold to total
pens sold is 7: 15. Find total number of non -
defective pens sold on Tuesday by retailer?
A. 40 B. 15
C. 60 D. 45
E. 90
72. Total number of pens sold on Saturday is 40%
more than total number of pens sold on
Wednesday. Find total number of pens sold on
Friday and Saturday together?
A. 92 B. 122
C. 172 D. 125
E. 105
73. Find the difference between total number of
pens sold on Monday and Tuesday together to
total number of pens sold on Thursday and
Friday together?
A. 25 B. 40
C. 5 D. 22
E. 10
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D. Japan has developed certain new
equipment’s and gadgets, exclusively
designed for the old people, thus leading to
the flourishment to a new market altogether.
E. All of these.
29. Which of the following words is similar in
meaning to “hurt” as used in the passage.
A. Harm B. Cut
C. Burn D. Suffer
E. Procured
30. Which of the following words is opposite in
meaning to “drain” as used in the passage.
A. Downflow B. Absorption
C. Effective D. Radiation
E. Discharge
Direction (31-35): Study the following
information carefully to answer the given
questions.
A word and number arrangement machine
when given an input line of words and
numbers rearranges them following a
particular rule. The following is an illustration
of input and rearrangement.
Input : 30 69 20 96 50 56 76 19
Step I : 20 30 69 96 50 56 76 21
Step II : 31 20 69 96 56 76 21 51
Step III : 57 31 20 96 76 21 51 70
Step IV : 77 57 31 20 21 51 70 97
and Step IV is the last step of the
rearrangement the above input.
As per the rules followed in the above steps,
find out in each of the following questions the
appropriate steps for the given input given
below:
Input: 50 17 85 34 88 55 11 92 10 78
31. How many steps will be needed to complete
the arrangement?
A. Five B. Six
C. Four D. Seven
E. None of these
32. Which of the following would be Step IV?
A. 79 50 18 11 88 92 12 35 56 86
B. 79 51 18 10 88 92 12 35 56 86
C. 79 51 18 11 88 92 12 35 56 86
D. 79 51 18 11 87 92 12 35 56 86
E. None of these
33. In Step V, which of the following number
would be at 6th position from the right?
A. 88 B. 92
C. 11 D. 12
E. 17
34. Which of the following would be the final
arrangement?
A. 89 79 51 18 11 12 35 55 86 93
B. 89 79 51 18 11 12 35 56 86 93
C. 89 79 51 18 11 12 34 56 86 93
D. 89 79 51 18 10 12 35 56 86 93
E. None of these
35. What will be the position of '92' in step IV?
A. Fifth from the left
B. Eight from the left
C. Fifth from the right
D. Sixth from the right
E. None of these
Direction (36-40): Study the following
information carefully to answer the
questions.
In a certain code language,
'business is easy to do' is written as 'pa ro se
yo ze',
'business arise difficulty in life' is written as 'lo
fe pa so te',
'life is easy' is written as 'so ro yo',
'difficulty to do work' is written as 'se lo ze
me' and
'easy business life' is written as 'pa yo so'.
36. What may be the possible code for 'difficulty
arise in business'?
A. lo, te, fe, pa B. lo, te, so, pa
C. lo, so, pa, yo D. te, lo, me, so
E. lo, fe, pa, ro
37. What may be the possible code for 'life is
complicated' in the given code language?
A. so ro fe B. so pa ro
C. ze pa ro D. so fa ro
E. None of these
38. What is the code for 'arise' in the given code
language?
A. fe B. te
C. lo D. pa
E. Either 'fe' or 'te'
39. What is the code for 'difficulty' in the given
code language?
A. pa B. lo
C. so D. te
E. yo
40. What is the code for 'do' in the given code
language?
A. se B. ze
C. ro D. pa
E. Either 'se' or 'ze'
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74. Total number of pens sold on Tuesday is 25%
more than total number of pens sold on
Sunday. Find total of pens sold on Sunday?
A. 72 B. 60
C. 94 D. 43
E. 75
75. Out of the total pens sold on Thursday,20%
are blue ink pen. Out of remaining 25% are
red ink pen and remaining are black in pen.
Find total number of blue and black in pen.
Find total no. of blue and black ink pen sold
on Thursday?
A. 36 B. 46
C. 56 D. 66
E. 55
Direction (76-80): Pie chart given below
shows total number of workers in three
different companies. Table given below shows
ratio between officers and workers working in
these companies. Study the data carefully and
answer the following questions
Note: total employees = officers + workers
76. Find the difference between total number of
workers in company ‘A’ and total number of
workers in company ‘B’ and ‘C’ together?
A. 324 B. 423
C. 523 D. 624
E. 124
77. Total number of employees in company ‘B’ is
how much more than total number of
employees in company ‘C’.
A. 184 B. 176
C. 225 D. 265
E. 125
78. Total number of officers in company ‘A’ is how
much less than total number of officers in
company ‘B’?
A. 1 B. 7
C. 9 D. 4
E. 8
79. Find the ratio between total number of
workers in company A and C together to total
number of officers in company A and C
together?
A. 17: 1 B. 12: 7
C. 14: 1 D. 18: 1
E. 22: 3
80. Total number of officers and workers in
company D is 50% and 25% more than total
number of officers and workers in company ‘C’
respectively. Find total number of employees
in company ‘D’?
A. 297 B. 279
C. 972 D. 927
E. 227
81. If a speed of boat is 500% more than the
speed of a current.
Quantity I – ‘X’: If boat can travel a distance
of 63 km 3 hr, in downstream then ‘X’ is the
speed of the boat in upstream (km/hr.)
Quantity II- 15 km/hr
A. Quantity I > Quantity II
B. Quantity I < Quantity II
C. Quantity I ≥ Quantity II
D. Quantity I ≤ Quantity II
E. Quantity I = Quantity II or No relation
82. Sum of 8 Consecutive even number is S1.
Quantity I – Sum of second number and eight
number in S1
Quantity II – Sum of third number and sixth
number in S1
A. Quantity I > Quantity II
B. Quantity I < Quantity II
C. Quantity I ≥ Quantity II
D. Quantity I ≤ Quantity II
E. Quantity I = Quantity II or No relation
83. Quantity I. ‘X’: X2 + X – 6 = 0
Quantity II. ‘y’: y2 + 7y + 12 = 0
A. Quantity I > Quantity II
B. Quantity I < Quantity II
C. Quantity I ≥ Quantity II
D. Quantity I ≤ Quantity II
E. Quantity I = Quantity II or No relation
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84. An article is sold at Rs. 1500 after allowing
discount of 12.5% on Marked price.
Quantity I – Rs. 550
Quantity II – Marked price of article.
A. Quantity I > Quantity II
B. Quantity I < Quantity II
C. Quantity I ≥ Quantity II
D. Quantity I ≤ Quantity II
E. Quantity I = Quantity II or No relation
85. A’s efficiency is 25% more than B
Quantity I – ‘X’: A can do 5/6th of total work
in ‘X’ days
Quantity II – ‘Y’: B can do 4/5th of total work
in ‘Y’ days
A. Quantity I > Quantity II
B. Quantity I < Quantity II
C. Quantity I ≥ Quantity II
D. Quantity I ≤ Quantity II
E. Quantity I = Quantity II or No relation
86. Sum of volume of cylinder (S) and volume off
cone (C) is 2190π cm2& height of both
cylinder and cone is same i.e, 10 cm. if radius
of cone is 15 cm find the ratio of radius of S
to radius of C?
A. 4:5 B. 3:7
C. 3:5 D. 7:5
E. 1:5
87. Direction: Find the value of (?) in following
approximation questions:
? % of 179.99 =
A. 20 B. 50
C. 70 D. 30
E. 15
88. Direction: Find the value of (?) in following
approximation questions:
= +
A. 19 B. 17
C. 12 D. 23
E. 40
89. Direction: Find the value of (?) in following
approximation questions:
34.02% of 550.09 + ? = 297.07 +
A. 147 B. 22
C. 18 D. 37
E. 57
90. Direction: Find the value of (?) in following
approximation questions:
2? = 32. 01 + 128.01 × 1023.99 + 7.99
A. 5 B. 1
C. 2 D. 3
E. 4
91. Direction: Find the value of (?) in following
approximation questions:
(? + 9.97) × 12.8 = 20.12% of 1319.97
A. 210 B. 220
C. 270 D. 290
E. 205
Direction (92-96): There are three persons
A, B and C who each invested in two different
scheme S1 and S2. A in invested Rs. 80,000
for 2 yr in scheme S1 and 30,000 for 4 years
in scheme S2. B invested Rs 30,000 for year
in S1 and he did not invest in scheme B. B
also obtained a profit of 10,000 by selling his
car. C invested Rs 50000 for 5 years in
scheme S1 and 10000 for 3 year in scheme
S2. Total profit obtained from scheme S1 is
2 lakh and scheme S2 is 90,000.
92. Profit obtained by A from scheme S1 is what
percent of profit obtained by C from scheme
S2.
A. 326 % B. 317
C. 326 D. 335 %
E. 355 %
93. If A had invested his sum at Simple interest
for 3 yr at the rate of R% p.a. instead in
scheme S1 and B has invested his sum at
compound interest at (R + 5%) p.a. for
1 year and difference in interest obtained is
30,000 then find value of R%.
A. 15% B. 7%
C. 5% D. 8%
E. 2%
94. If sum of investment of A in both schemes
and total profit obtained by A from both
scheme is invested at compound interest at
the rate of 20% p.a. then find the total
compound interest obtained in 2 yr
A. 106240 B. 108240
C. 102208 D. 123480
E. 106500
95. What is the average of profit attained by A
from scheme S1 and profit of C obtained from
scheme S2.
A. 43000 B. 41000
C. 54000 D. 56000
E. 47000
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96. What is the ratio of total profit obtained by B
and profit obtained by C from scheme S1
A. 23: 47 B. 54: 47
C. 36: 43 D. 23: 50
E. 27: 50
97. What is the probability of forming word from
the letters of word “IMPEACH” such that all
vowels come together?
A. 1/7 B. 4/7
C. 1/7 D. 4/35
E. 13/35
98. Sum of A’s and B’s age 6 years ago is 88. A’s
age 18 yrs ago is equal to B’s age 6 years
ago. Find the age of A two year hence?
A. 51 yrs B. 62 yrs
C. 22 yrs D. 58 yr
E. 18 yrs
99. In a box there are 6 blue ball, X red balls & 10
green balls. Probability of choosing one red
ball from the given box is 1/3, then find the
sum of red and blue balls in the box?
A. 14 B. 11
C. 10 D. 17
E. 15
100. Train A of length 120 m can cross a platform
of length 240m is in 18 second the ratio of
speed train A and Train B is 4: 5. The find the
length of train B if train B can cross a pole in
12 seconds.
A. 300m B. 330m
C. 310m D. 370m
E. 340m
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