Exam Details
Subject | reasoning | |
Paper | ||
Exam / Course | po - probationary officers ( common written examination - cwe) | |
Department | ||
Organization | institute of banking personnel selection | |
Position | probationary officer | |
Exam Date | 2013 | |
City, State | , |
Question Paper
Directions (Q.No. Study the following information carefully and answer the questions
given below.
An organization wants to recruit system analysts. The following conditions apply.
The candidate must
be an engineering graduate in computer/IT. with at least 60% marks.
have working experience in the field of computer at least for 2 yr after acquiring the requisite
qualification,
have completed minimum 25 yr and maximum 30 yr of age As on 1.12.2013.
be willing to sign a bond for Rs 50000.
have secured minimum 55% marks in selection test.
However, if a candidate fulfils all other conditions Except
at above, but is an Electronics Engineer with 65% or more marks the case is to be referred
to the General Manager
at above, but has an experience of atleast 5 yr as a Software Manager, the case is to be
referred to the VP.
In each question below, detailed information of candidate is given. You have to carefully study
the information provided in each case and take one of the following courses of actions based on
the information and the conditions given above. You are not to assume anything other than the
information provided in each question. All these cases are given to you as on 01.12.2013. You
have to indicate your decision by marking answers to each question as follows
Give Answer
If the case is to be referred to VP
If the case is to be referred to GM
If the data provided is not sufficient to take a decision
If the candidate is to be selected
If the candidate is not to be selected
1. Ms. Suneeta is an IT Engineer with 60% marks at graduation as well as in selection test.
She is working as a Software Engineer for last 3 yr after completing engineering degree
and has completed 27 yr of age. She is willing to sign the bond of Rs 50000.
2. Rakesh Rao is a Computer Engineer Graduate and thereafter is working as a Software
Manager for last 6 yr. He has secured 72% marks at graduation and 67% marks in
selection test. His date of birth is 5th December, 1984. He is not willing to sign the bond for
Rs50000.
3. Ramkumar is an Engineering graduate in computers with 78% marks passed out in 2007 at the age of 23 yr. Since, then he is working as a Software Manager in an engineering firm. He doesn't want to sign the bond for Rs 50000. He has cleared the selection test with 72%
marks.
4. Nishant is an Electronics Engineer passed out in June, 2010 at the age of 22 yr. Since, then he is working as a Programmer in a software company. He has passed the selection test with 66% marks and is willing to sign the bond.
5. Kalyani is an Engineer with 72% marks in Telecommunication. She has just completed 27 yr of age. She has cleared the selection test with 59% marks. She is willing to sign the bond.
Direction (Q.No. Analyse the following passage and answer the question.
Some words are highly inflammable. Fusion is one of them. You can get two sets of people into
a war mode by just uttering the words 'fusion music'. One set will breathe fire and say it violates
the purity of music the other set will tell you earnestly that it opens up the borders of music.
6. From the purists perspective, the between the two
set of people can best be
categorized as an ideological conflict between two ideas
termed as a conflict between generations the younger versus the older generation
an attempt to preserve the core principles
seen as an attempt of people at the margin to occupy centre stage
seen as preserving the social identity of purists
7. Unlike other retail outlets, where items are purchased in
any number of units the customer wants, in super-markets
items are grouped in bulk packages. This bulk buying offers
saving to the customer. The option to buy at wholesale prices
by buying in bulk makes super-market a "practical choice
for budget-conscious consumers.
Which of the following assumption may be drived from the
above information.
Super-markets often have greater buying power and lower overhead costs, so they can offer a
greater variety of products than regular retail outlets
Super-markets are often more conveniently located and have better parking facilities
The emergence of super-markets has caused many small retail stores to close down and thus
eliminate competitions
It is economically wise to buy single items since bulk packages seldom offer significant
savings
The financial savings from purchasing bulk packages may outweigh the inconvenience of
being unable to purchase in any number of units that suits the customers need
8. Nations do not complete with each other in the way
corporations do.
Which of the following most favours the weakness of the
argument
Trade deficit is a sign of national strength, profits are a sign of corporate strength
Increase in human development index improves national standing, increase in market share
improves corporate standing
Climate change negotiations lead to global improvement; CSR initiatives lead to image
improvement
Nations go to war to capture territory, corporates contend against each other to capture
market share
None of the above
9. Civilization has taught us to be friendlier towards one
another
Which of the following most favours the strengthens of the
argument?
Cats are loyal to their children, whereas men are loyal to their communities
Elephants move in a herd, whereas men live in nuclear families
Lions protect their own territories, whereas men capture other men's territories
Nilgai and Cheetal stay together, whereas men of one race dominate another
None of the above
10. The mushrooming of business schools in the country is a
cause for shortage of faculty with Ph.D qualification. In
addition, the higher pay and generous fringe benefits given
by industry has encouraged qualified people to not seek
academic positions.
Which of the following statements, if true, would tend to
STRENGTHEN the argument?
The average salary for industry positions in Gujarat is more than the average salary for
faculty positions in some business schools in Ahmedabad by around 30%
The average salary for industry positions in Gujarat is less than the average salary for faculty
positions in a top business school in Ahmedabad by around 30%
The average salary for recent Ph.D graduates in the industry is 20% higher than that in
academics
The rate of growth of salaries for the industry positions has been higher than the rate of
growth of salaries for academic positions for the past three years
None of the above
Directions (Q. Nos 11 Study the information given below carefully to answer the
following questions.
In a certain code language the following lines written as
'lop eop aop fop' means 'Traders are above laws'
'fop cop bop gop' means 'Developers were above profitable'
'aop bop uop qop' means 'Developers stopped following traders'
'cop jop eop uop' means 'Following maps were laws'
11. 'Developers are following laws' would be correctly
written as
'bop cop uop eop'
'lop bop eop uop'
'oup cop lop aop'
'gop cop uop qop'
None of these
12. 'qop gop cop eop' would correctly mean
profitable laws were stopped
developers stopped following laws
traders were above profitable
were laws profitable traders
None of the above
13. 'aop qop bop' would correctly mean
following were above
traders stopped developers
developers are laws
traders above stopped
laws are stopped
Directions (Q.Nos. 14-18) In each of the questions below are given four statements followed
by three conclusions numbered II and III. You have to take the given statements- 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.
14. Statements All petals are flowers. Some flowers are buds. Some buds are leaves. All leaves are plants.
Conclusions
I. Some petals are not buds.
II. Some flowers are plants.
III. No flower is plant.
Only I follows
Either II or III follows
I and II follow
Only III follows
None of the above
15. Statements Some pens are keys. Some keys are locks. All locks are cards. No card is paper. Conclusions
I. No lock is paper.
II. Some cards are keys.
III. Some keys are not paper.
I and II follow
Only I follows
Only II follows
All follow
None follows
16. Statements Some pearls are gems. All gems are
diamonds. No diamond is stone. Some stones are corals.
Conclusions
I. Some stones are pearls.
II. Some corals being diamond is a possibility.
III. No stone is pearl.
Only I follows
Only II follows
Either I or III follows
I and II follow
None of these
17. Statements Some apartments are flats. Some flats are
buildings. All buildings are bungalows. All bungalows are
gardens. Conclusions
I. All apartments being building is a possibility
II. All bungalows are not buildings.
III. No flat is garden.
None follows
Only I follows
Either I or III follows
II and III follow
Only II follows
18. Statements All chairs are tables. All tables are bottles. Some bottles are jars. No jar is bucket. Conclusions
I. Some tables being jar is a possibility.
II. Some bottles are chairs.
III. Some bottles are not bucket.
Only I follows I and II follow
All follow Only II follows
None of these
19. A person starts from point P in East and moves 12 m to
point Q. Then, he moves right 8 m to point R. Again he
moves right for 6m to point S. Then, he moves 6 m in the
North to point T. Finally from there he goes to left for 6 m to point U. Which of three point he would form a triangle
whose all the angles are less than 90°.
PTQ
QTR
UTS
TSR
SQR
Directions (Q.Nos. 20-25) Read the following information carefully and answer the
questions that follow.
Seven friends F and G are sitting around a circular table facing either the
centre or outside. Each one of them belongs to a different department viz. Finance,
Marketing Sales, HR, Corporate Finance, Investment Banking and Operations but not
necessarily in the same order.
C sits third to the right of G.C faces the centre. Only one person sits between C and the
person working in the HR department immediate neighbours of C face outside. Only one
person sits between F and D. Both F and D face the centre. D does not work in the HR
department. A works in Investment Banking Department. A faces the centre. Two people
sit between the persons who work in Investment Banking and Marketing Departments. The
person who works in Corporate Finance sits to the immediate left of E. C faces same
direction as E. The person who works in corporate finance sits to the immediate left of the
person who works for Operations department.
20. For which of the following departments does B work?
Finance
Marketing
HR
Corporate Finance
Operations
21. What is position of B with respect to the person who
works for Sales department
Immediate right
Third to the left
Second to the right
Second to the left
Fourth to the right
22. Who sits to the immediate right of E
The person who works for Marketing department
C
B
The person who works for HR department
A
23. Who amongst the following sits exactly between C and
the person who works for HR department?
B
The person who works for Marketing department
The person who works for Operations department
D
G
24. Who amongst the following sit between the persons who
work for Marketing and Investment banking departments
when counted for the left hand side of the person working
for Marketing department?
F and G
E and C
C and B
F and D
B and D
25. How many people sit between the person who works for
Operations department and when counted from the right
hand side of
One
Two
Three
Four
More than four
Directions (Q.Nos. 26-30) In these questions the symbols and « are used with
different meanings as follow
B means is not smaller then
B means is neither smaller than nor equal to means is neither
greater than nor smaller than
means is not greater than
« means is neither greater than nor equal to
In each questions, four statements showing relationships have been given, which are
followed by three conclusions 1,11 and III. Assuming that the given statements are true,
find out which conclusion is/are definitely true?
26. Statements V Y Z X T Conclusions
I. T#Z
II. X#Y
III. z«y
None follows
Only I follows
II and III follow
I and III follow
Only III follows
27. Statements
R J F « E M
Conclusions I. M J
II. F M
III. M « R
Only I follows
Only II follows
Only III follows
I and II follow
All follow
28. Statements
H R R L « W F
Conclusions I. H J
II. F L
III. H F
Only I follows
I and II follow
II and III follow
Either I or II follows
All follow
29. Statements
M M F Q « H
Conclusions
I. H K
II. Q K
III. Q M
I and II follow
Either I or II follows
All follow
II and III follow
None of the above
30. Statements
D « Q L T H
Conclusions
I. D « L
II. L H
III. H L
Only I follows
I and II follow
Either II or III follows
All follow
None of these
31. In a code language 'PROVIDE' is written as
then what will be code for 'BECAUSE' in
same languages
YZHDRVB
ZHYDRVB
YHZDRVB
ZYDHVBR
None of these
Directions (Q.Nos. 32-36) Each of the questions below
consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II
are 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
If the data is Statements I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in
Statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question
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
If the data in Statement I alone or in Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question
If the data in both the Statements I and II are not sufficient to answer the question
If the data in both the Statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question
32. How' many children are there in the group if no two
children have same weight? Statements
I. Sahil is fifth from the top in order of weight if all the children in the group were arranged in
descending order.
II. Ramesh, who in heavier than 14 children in the group is immediately next to Sahil in weight.
33. What is the code for 'healthy' in the code language?
Statements
I. In the code language 'eat healthy food' is written as ma re'.
II. In code language 'food for healthy people' is written as ma jo re'.
34.
How many brothers does have
Statements
I. is sister of who is son of T
II. T is mother of who is brother of
35.
Who among and Q reached the office first
Statements
I. J reached before R and T but after W.
II. Q reached before R but after W.
36.
Village f is in which direction with respect to village Statements
I. Village is to the East of village and to the North of village
II. Village which is to the South of village is to the West of village
37. The increase in the number of newspaper articles exposed as fabrications serves to bolster the
contention that publishers are more interested in boosting circulation than in printing the truth,
Even' minor publications have staff to check such obvious fraud.
Which of the following may be the assumption of the given argument?
Newspaper stories exposed as fabrication are a recent phenomenon
Everything a newspaper print must be factually verifiable
Fact checking is more comprehensive for minor publications that for major ones
The publishers of newspapers are the people who decide what to print in their newspapers
None of the above
38. The rate of violent crime in this state is upto 30% from
last year. The fault lies entirely in our system of justice.
Recently our judges' sentences have been so lenient that
criminals can now do almost anything without fear of a long
prison term.
The argument above would be weakened if it were true that
85% of the other States in the nation have lower crime rates than does this state
white-collar crime in this state has also increased by over 25% in the last year
35% of the police in this state have been laid off in the last year due to budget cuts
polls show that 65% of the population in this state opposes capital punishment
None of the above
39.
All German philosophers, except for Marx, are idealists. From which of the following can the
statement above be most properly inferred?
Except for Marx, if someone is an idealist, then he or she is a philosopher, as long as he
German
Marx is the only non-German philosopher who is an idealist
If a German is an idealist, then he or she is a philosopher, as long as he or she is not Marx
Aside from the philosopher Marx, If someone is a German, then he or she is an idealist
None of the above
40.
During the SARS days, about 23,500 doctors who had treated SARS sufferers died and about
23,670 doctors who had not engaged in treatment for SARS sufferers died. On the basis of those
figures, it can be concluded that it was not much more dangerous to participate in SARS
treatment during the SARS day than it was not to participate in SARS treatment.
Which of the following would reveal most clearly the
absurdity of the conclusion drawn above?
Counting deaths among doctors who had participated in SARS treatment in addition to deaths
among doctors who had not participated is SARS treatment
Expressing the difference between the numbers of deaths among doctors who had treated
SARS sufferers and doctors who had not treated SARS suffers as a percentage of the total
number of deaths
Separating deaths caused by accidents during the treatment to SARS suffers from deaths
caused by infect of SARS suffers
Comparing death rates per thousand members of each group rather than comparing total
numbers of deaths
None of the above
Directions (Q.Nos. 41-44) Read the following passage
carefully and answer the Question given below it.
Six friends Abhishek, Deepak, Mridul, Pritam, Ranjan and Salil married within a year in the
months of February, April, July, September, November and December and in the cities of
Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata, but not necessarily following the
above order. The brides names were Geetika, Jasmine, Hema, Brinda, Ipsita and Veena, once
again not following any order. The following are some facts about their weddings.
Mridul's wedding took place in Chennai, however he was not married to Geetika or Veena
Abhishek's wedding took place in Ahmedabad and Ranjan's in Delhi; however neither of
them was married to Jasmine or Brinda
The wedding in Kolkata took place in February
Hema's wedding took place in April, but not in Ahmedabad
Geetika and Ipsita got married in February and November and in Chennai and Kolkata but
not following the above order
Pritam visited Bengaluru and Kolkata only after his marriage in December
Salil was married to Jasmine to September
41. Hema's husband is
Abhishek
Deepak
Ranjan
Pritam
Mridul
42.
Deepak's wedding took place in
Bengaluru
Mumbai
Kolkata
Delhi
Chennai
43.
In Mumbai, the wedding of one of the friends took place in the month of
April
September
November
December
July
44.
Salil's wedding was held in
Bengaluru
Chennai
Kolkata
Delhi
Mumbai
Directions (Q.Nos. 45-50) Given an input line the machine arranges the words and
numbers in steps in a systematic manner as illustrated below.
Input 59 dress fine shine 32 66 72 offer
Step I 72 56 dress fine shine 32 66 offer
Step II 72 shine 56 dress fine 32 66 offer
Step III 72 shine 66 56 dress fine 32 offer
Step IV 72 shine 66 offer 56 dress fine 32
Step V 72 shine 66 offer 56 fine dress 32
Step VI 72 shine 66 offer 56 fine 32 dress
STEP VI is the last step and the output in Step VI is the final output.
As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the
appropriate step for the given input.
45. Step IV of an input is sound 56 sleep roam present 33
49'. What will be the input definitely
Sound 62 sleep 56 roam present 33 49
Sleep sound 62 56 roam present 33 49
62 Sound sleep 56 roam present 33 49
Cannot be determined
None of the above
46. Which of the following will be the third step for input
'jockey firm 36 43 growth chart 22 45
45 jockey 43 growth firm 36 chart 22
45 jockey 43 firm growth 36 chart 22
45 jockey 43 growth 36 firm chart 22
45 jockey 43 firm 36 growth chart 22
None of the above
47. Step n of an input is window 42 50 door lock key 36'.
How many more steps will be required to complete the
arrangement?
Three
Four
Five
Six
None of these
48. What will be the fifth step of an input whose first step is
journey train 36 54 daily 28 mansion'
85 train 54 mansion 28 journey daily 36
85 train 54 mansion journey 36 daily 28
85 train 54 mansion 36 journey daily 28
There is no such step
None of the above
49. Which step will be the last step for an input whose
second step is Sour 18 56 grapes healthy 32 rise'
IV
V
VIII
VII
None of these
50.
Which word/number will be sixth from right in step fifth whose second step is Sour 18 56
grapes healthy 32
Rise
56
Sour
32
given below.
An organization wants to recruit system analysts. The following conditions apply.
The candidate must
be an engineering graduate in computer/IT. with at least 60% marks.
have working experience in the field of computer at least for 2 yr after acquiring the requisite
qualification,
have completed minimum 25 yr and maximum 30 yr of age As on 1.12.2013.
be willing to sign a bond for Rs 50000.
have secured minimum 55% marks in selection test.
However, if a candidate fulfils all other conditions Except
at above, but is an Electronics Engineer with 65% or more marks the case is to be referred
to the General Manager
at above, but has an experience of atleast 5 yr as a Software Manager, the case is to be
referred to the VP.
In each question below, detailed information of candidate is given. You have to carefully study
the information provided in each case and take one of the following courses of actions based on
the information and the conditions given above. You are not to assume anything other than the
information provided in each question. All these cases are given to you as on 01.12.2013. You
have to indicate your decision by marking answers to each question as follows
Give Answer
If the case is to be referred to VP
If the case is to be referred to GM
If the data provided is not sufficient to take a decision
If the candidate is to be selected
If the candidate is not to be selected
1. Ms. Suneeta is an IT Engineer with 60% marks at graduation as well as in selection test.
She is working as a Software Engineer for last 3 yr after completing engineering degree
and has completed 27 yr of age. She is willing to sign the bond of Rs 50000.
2. Rakesh Rao is a Computer Engineer Graduate and thereafter is working as a Software
Manager for last 6 yr. He has secured 72% marks at graduation and 67% marks in
selection test. His date of birth is 5th December, 1984. He is not willing to sign the bond for
Rs50000.
3. Ramkumar is an Engineering graduate in computers with 78% marks passed out in 2007 at the age of 23 yr. Since, then he is working as a Software Manager in an engineering firm. He doesn't want to sign the bond for Rs 50000. He has cleared the selection test with 72%
marks.
4. Nishant is an Electronics Engineer passed out in June, 2010 at the age of 22 yr. Since, then he is working as a Programmer in a software company. He has passed the selection test with 66% marks and is willing to sign the bond.
5. Kalyani is an Engineer with 72% marks in Telecommunication. She has just completed 27 yr of age. She has cleared the selection test with 59% marks. She is willing to sign the bond.
Direction (Q.No. Analyse the following passage and answer the question.
Some words are highly inflammable. Fusion is one of them. You can get two sets of people into
a war mode by just uttering the words 'fusion music'. One set will breathe fire and say it violates
the purity of music the other set will tell you earnestly that it opens up the borders of music.
6. From the purists perspective, the between the two
set of people can best be
categorized as an ideological conflict between two ideas
termed as a conflict between generations the younger versus the older generation
an attempt to preserve the core principles
seen as an attempt of people at the margin to occupy centre stage
seen as preserving the social identity of purists
7. Unlike other retail outlets, where items are purchased in
any number of units the customer wants, in super-markets
items are grouped in bulk packages. This bulk buying offers
saving to the customer. The option to buy at wholesale prices
by buying in bulk makes super-market a "practical choice
for budget-conscious consumers.
Which of the following assumption may be drived from the
above information.
Super-markets often have greater buying power and lower overhead costs, so they can offer a
greater variety of products than regular retail outlets
Super-markets are often more conveniently located and have better parking facilities
The emergence of super-markets has caused many small retail stores to close down and thus
eliminate competitions
It is economically wise to buy single items since bulk packages seldom offer significant
savings
The financial savings from purchasing bulk packages may outweigh the inconvenience of
being unable to purchase in any number of units that suits the customers need
8. Nations do not complete with each other in the way
corporations do.
Which of the following most favours the weakness of the
argument
Trade deficit is a sign of national strength, profits are a sign of corporate strength
Increase in human development index improves national standing, increase in market share
improves corporate standing
Climate change negotiations lead to global improvement; CSR initiatives lead to image
improvement
Nations go to war to capture territory, corporates contend against each other to capture
market share
None of the above
9. Civilization has taught us to be friendlier towards one
another
Which of the following most favours the strengthens of the
argument?
Cats are loyal to their children, whereas men are loyal to their communities
Elephants move in a herd, whereas men live in nuclear families
Lions protect their own territories, whereas men capture other men's territories
Nilgai and Cheetal stay together, whereas men of one race dominate another
None of the above
10. The mushrooming of business schools in the country is a
cause for shortage of faculty with Ph.D qualification. In
addition, the higher pay and generous fringe benefits given
by industry has encouraged qualified people to not seek
academic positions.
Which of the following statements, if true, would tend to
STRENGTHEN the argument?
The average salary for industry positions in Gujarat is more than the average salary for
faculty positions in some business schools in Ahmedabad by around 30%
The average salary for industry positions in Gujarat is less than the average salary for faculty
positions in a top business school in Ahmedabad by around 30%
The average salary for recent Ph.D graduates in the industry is 20% higher than that in
academics
The rate of growth of salaries for the industry positions has been higher than the rate of
growth of salaries for academic positions for the past three years
None of the above
Directions (Q. Nos 11 Study the information given below carefully to answer the
following questions.
In a certain code language the following lines written as
'lop eop aop fop' means 'Traders are above laws'
'fop cop bop gop' means 'Developers were above profitable'
'aop bop uop qop' means 'Developers stopped following traders'
'cop jop eop uop' means 'Following maps were laws'
11. 'Developers are following laws' would be correctly
written as
'bop cop uop eop'
'lop bop eop uop'
'oup cop lop aop'
'gop cop uop qop'
None of these
12. 'qop gop cop eop' would correctly mean
profitable laws were stopped
developers stopped following laws
traders were above profitable
were laws profitable traders
None of the above
13. 'aop qop bop' would correctly mean
following were above
traders stopped developers
developers are laws
traders above stopped
laws are stopped
Directions (Q.Nos. 14-18) In each of the questions below are given four statements followed
by three conclusions numbered II and III. You have to take the given statements- 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.
14. Statements All petals are flowers. Some flowers are buds. Some buds are leaves. All leaves are plants.
Conclusions
I. Some petals are not buds.
II. Some flowers are plants.
III. No flower is plant.
Only I follows
Either II or III follows
I and II follow
Only III follows
None of the above
15. Statements Some pens are keys. Some keys are locks. All locks are cards. No card is paper. Conclusions
I. No lock is paper.
II. Some cards are keys.
III. Some keys are not paper.
I and II follow
Only I follows
Only II follows
All follow
None follows
16. Statements Some pearls are gems. All gems are
diamonds. No diamond is stone. Some stones are corals.
Conclusions
I. Some stones are pearls.
II. Some corals being diamond is a possibility.
III. No stone is pearl.
Only I follows
Only II follows
Either I or III follows
I and II follow
None of these
17. Statements Some apartments are flats. Some flats are
buildings. All buildings are bungalows. All bungalows are
gardens. Conclusions
I. All apartments being building is a possibility
II. All bungalows are not buildings.
III. No flat is garden.
None follows
Only I follows
Either I or III follows
II and III follow
Only II follows
18. Statements All chairs are tables. All tables are bottles. Some bottles are jars. No jar is bucket. Conclusions
I. Some tables being jar is a possibility.
II. Some bottles are chairs.
III. Some bottles are not bucket.
Only I follows I and II follow
All follow Only II follows
None of these
19. A person starts from point P in East and moves 12 m to
point Q. Then, he moves right 8 m to point R. Again he
moves right for 6m to point S. Then, he moves 6 m in the
North to point T. Finally from there he goes to left for 6 m to point U. Which of three point he would form a triangle
whose all the angles are less than 90°.
PTQ
QTR
UTS
TSR
SQR
Directions (Q.Nos. 20-25) Read the following information carefully and answer the
questions that follow.
Seven friends F and G are sitting around a circular table facing either the
centre or outside. Each one of them belongs to a different department viz. Finance,
Marketing Sales, HR, Corporate Finance, Investment Banking and Operations but not
necessarily in the same order.
C sits third to the right of G.C faces the centre. Only one person sits between C and the
person working in the HR department immediate neighbours of C face outside. Only one
person sits between F and D. Both F and D face the centre. D does not work in the HR
department. A works in Investment Banking Department. A faces the centre. Two people
sit between the persons who work in Investment Banking and Marketing Departments. The
person who works in Corporate Finance sits to the immediate left of E. C faces same
direction as E. The person who works in corporate finance sits to the immediate left of the
person who works for Operations department.
20. For which of the following departments does B work?
Finance
Marketing
HR
Corporate Finance
Operations
21. What is position of B with respect to the person who
works for Sales department
Immediate right
Third to the left
Second to the right
Second to the left
Fourth to the right
22. Who sits to the immediate right of E
The person who works for Marketing department
C
B
The person who works for HR department
A
23. Who amongst the following sits exactly between C and
the person who works for HR department?
B
The person who works for Marketing department
The person who works for Operations department
D
G
24. Who amongst the following sit between the persons who
work for Marketing and Investment banking departments
when counted for the left hand side of the person working
for Marketing department?
F and G
E and C
C and B
F and D
B and D
25. How many people sit between the person who works for
Operations department and when counted from the right
hand side of
One
Two
Three
Four
More than four
Directions (Q.Nos. 26-30) In these questions the symbols and « are used with
different meanings as follow
B means is not smaller then
B means is neither smaller than nor equal to means is neither
greater than nor smaller than
means is not greater than
« means is neither greater than nor equal to
In each questions, four statements showing relationships have been given, which are
followed by three conclusions 1,11 and III. Assuming that the given statements are true,
find out which conclusion is/are definitely true?
26. Statements V Y Z X T Conclusions
I. T#Z
II. X#Y
III. z«y
None follows
Only I follows
II and III follow
I and III follow
Only III follows
27. Statements
R J F « E M
Conclusions I. M J
II. F M
III. M « R
Only I follows
Only II follows
Only III follows
I and II follow
All follow
28. Statements
H R R L « W F
Conclusions I. H J
II. F L
III. H F
Only I follows
I and II follow
II and III follow
Either I or II follows
All follow
29. Statements
M M F Q « H
Conclusions
I. H K
II. Q K
III. Q M
I and II follow
Either I or II follows
All follow
II and III follow
None of the above
30. Statements
D « Q L T H
Conclusions
I. D « L
II. L H
III. H L
Only I follows
I and II follow
Either II or III follows
All follow
None of these
31. In a code language 'PROVIDE' is written as
then what will be code for 'BECAUSE' in
same languages
YZHDRVB
ZHYDRVB
YHZDRVB
ZYDHVBR
None of these
Directions (Q.Nos. 32-36) Each of the questions below
consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II
are 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
If the data is Statements I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in
Statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question
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
If the data in Statement I alone or in Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question
If the data in both the Statements I and II are not sufficient to answer the question
If the data in both the Statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question
32. How' many children are there in the group if no two
children have same weight? Statements
I. Sahil is fifth from the top in order of weight if all the children in the group were arranged in
descending order.
II. Ramesh, who in heavier than 14 children in the group is immediately next to Sahil in weight.
33. What is the code for 'healthy' in the code language?
Statements
I. In the code language 'eat healthy food' is written as ma re'.
II. In code language 'food for healthy people' is written as ma jo re'.
34.
How many brothers does have
Statements
I. is sister of who is son of T
II. T is mother of who is brother of
35.
Who among and Q reached the office first
Statements
I. J reached before R and T but after W.
II. Q reached before R but after W.
36.
Village f is in which direction with respect to village Statements
I. Village is to the East of village and to the North of village
II. Village which is to the South of village is to the West of village
37. The increase in the number of newspaper articles exposed as fabrications serves to bolster the
contention that publishers are more interested in boosting circulation than in printing the truth,
Even' minor publications have staff to check such obvious fraud.
Which of the following may be the assumption of the given argument?
Newspaper stories exposed as fabrication are a recent phenomenon
Everything a newspaper print must be factually verifiable
Fact checking is more comprehensive for minor publications that for major ones
The publishers of newspapers are the people who decide what to print in their newspapers
None of the above
38. The rate of violent crime in this state is upto 30% from
last year. The fault lies entirely in our system of justice.
Recently our judges' sentences have been so lenient that
criminals can now do almost anything without fear of a long
prison term.
The argument above would be weakened if it were true that
85% of the other States in the nation have lower crime rates than does this state
white-collar crime in this state has also increased by over 25% in the last year
35% of the police in this state have been laid off in the last year due to budget cuts
polls show that 65% of the population in this state opposes capital punishment
None of the above
39.
All German philosophers, except for Marx, are idealists. From which of the following can the
statement above be most properly inferred?
Except for Marx, if someone is an idealist, then he or she is a philosopher, as long as he
German
Marx is the only non-German philosopher who is an idealist
If a German is an idealist, then he or she is a philosopher, as long as he or she is not Marx
Aside from the philosopher Marx, If someone is a German, then he or she is an idealist
None of the above
40.
During the SARS days, about 23,500 doctors who had treated SARS sufferers died and about
23,670 doctors who had not engaged in treatment for SARS sufferers died. On the basis of those
figures, it can be concluded that it was not much more dangerous to participate in SARS
treatment during the SARS day than it was not to participate in SARS treatment.
Which of the following would reveal most clearly the
absurdity of the conclusion drawn above?
Counting deaths among doctors who had participated in SARS treatment in addition to deaths
among doctors who had not participated is SARS treatment
Expressing the difference between the numbers of deaths among doctors who had treated
SARS sufferers and doctors who had not treated SARS suffers as a percentage of the total
number of deaths
Separating deaths caused by accidents during the treatment to SARS suffers from deaths
caused by infect of SARS suffers
Comparing death rates per thousand members of each group rather than comparing total
numbers of deaths
None of the above
Directions (Q.Nos. 41-44) Read the following passage
carefully and answer the Question given below it.
Six friends Abhishek, Deepak, Mridul, Pritam, Ranjan and Salil married within a year in the
months of February, April, July, September, November and December and in the cities of
Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata, but not necessarily following the
above order. The brides names were Geetika, Jasmine, Hema, Brinda, Ipsita and Veena, once
again not following any order. The following are some facts about their weddings.
Mridul's wedding took place in Chennai, however he was not married to Geetika or Veena
Abhishek's wedding took place in Ahmedabad and Ranjan's in Delhi; however neither of
them was married to Jasmine or Brinda
The wedding in Kolkata took place in February
Hema's wedding took place in April, but not in Ahmedabad
Geetika and Ipsita got married in February and November and in Chennai and Kolkata but
not following the above order
Pritam visited Bengaluru and Kolkata only after his marriage in December
Salil was married to Jasmine to September
41. Hema's husband is
Abhishek
Deepak
Ranjan
Pritam
Mridul
42.
Deepak's wedding took place in
Bengaluru
Mumbai
Kolkata
Delhi
Chennai
43.
In Mumbai, the wedding of one of the friends took place in the month of
April
September
November
December
July
44.
Salil's wedding was held in
Bengaluru
Chennai
Kolkata
Delhi
Mumbai
Directions (Q.Nos. 45-50) Given an input line the machine arranges the words and
numbers in steps in a systematic manner as illustrated below.
Input 59 dress fine shine 32 66 72 offer
Step I 72 56 dress fine shine 32 66 offer
Step II 72 shine 56 dress fine 32 66 offer
Step III 72 shine 66 56 dress fine 32 offer
Step IV 72 shine 66 offer 56 dress fine 32
Step V 72 shine 66 offer 56 fine dress 32
Step VI 72 shine 66 offer 56 fine 32 dress
STEP VI is the last step and the output in Step VI is the final output.
As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the
appropriate step for the given input.
45. Step IV of an input is sound 56 sleep roam present 33
49'. What will be the input definitely
Sound 62 sleep 56 roam present 33 49
Sleep sound 62 56 roam present 33 49
62 Sound sleep 56 roam present 33 49
Cannot be determined
None of the above
46. Which of the following will be the third step for input
'jockey firm 36 43 growth chart 22 45
45 jockey 43 growth firm 36 chart 22
45 jockey 43 firm growth 36 chart 22
45 jockey 43 growth 36 firm chart 22
45 jockey 43 firm 36 growth chart 22
None of the above
47. Step n of an input is window 42 50 door lock key 36'.
How many more steps will be required to complete the
arrangement?
Three
Four
Five
Six
None of these
48. What will be the fifth step of an input whose first step is
journey train 36 54 daily 28 mansion'
85 train 54 mansion 28 journey daily 36
85 train 54 mansion journey 36 daily 28
85 train 54 mansion 36 journey daily 28
There is no such step
None of the above
49. Which step will be the last step for an input whose
second step is Sour 18 56 grapes healthy 32 rise'
IV
V
VIII
VII
None of these
50.
Which word/number will be sixth from right in step fifth whose second step is Sour 18 56
grapes healthy 32
Rise
56
Sour
32