Mock Test 2 for SBI PO and NIACL Prelim Exams

Directions (1-5): Find the wrong number in the given series.

-3, 13, -12 , 26, -25, 39

Directions (1-5): Find the wrong number in the given series.

24, 12.5, 14.5, 20.25, 42.5, 108.75

Directions (1-5): Find the wrong number in the given series.

16, 24, 37, 57, 86, 130

Directions (1-5): Find the wrong number in the given series.

12, 23, 70, 281, 1396, 8375

Directions (1-5): Find the wrong number in the given series.

485, 263, 139, 65, 35, 25

Directions (6-10): In the following questions, two equations numbered are given in variables x and y. You have to solve both the equations and find out the relationship between x and y. Then give answer accordingly-

I. x² = 3x
II. y² + 2y -15 = 0

Directions (6-10): In the following questions, two equations numbered are given in variables x and y. You have to solve both the equations and find out the relationship between x and y. Then give answer accordingly-

I. 3x² +16x -12 = 0
II. 3y² -22y +24 = 0

Directions (6-10): In the following questions, two equations numbered are given in variables x and y. You have to solve both the equations and find out the relationship between x and y. Then give answer accordingly-

I. 3x² -14x +16 = 0
II. 3y² -17x +24 = 0

Directions (6-10): In the following questions, two equations numbered are given in variables x and y. You have to solve both the equations and find out the relationship between x and y. Then give answer accordingly-

I. x² -10x +16 = 0
II. 2y² + 7y – 9 = 0

Directions (6-10): In the following questions, two equations numbered are given in variables x and y. You have to solve both the equations and find out the relationship between x and y. Then give answer accordingly-

I. 3x² -20x + 25 = 0
II. 3y² -11y + 10 = 0

Direction (11-15): In the given pie chart data about the production of bats and balls is given. Graph shows the percentage wise breakup of the production of bats and balls in a given year. There are 4 quarter in a year and graph shows the information for 3 quarters.

Question: If the number of balls produced in 4th quarter is 800 less than that produced in the 3rd quarter, then number of balls produced in 4th quarter is what percent of total number of balls produced? 

Direction (11-15): In the given pie chart data about the production of bats and balls is given. Graph shows the percentage wise breakup of the production of bats and balls in a given year. There are 4 quarter in a year and graph shows the information for 3 quarters.

Question: If the number of bats produced in 4th quarter is also included the percentage of bats produced in 2nd quarter becomes 30% of the total. What is the total number of bats produced in 4th quarter?

Direction (11-15): In the given pie chart data about the production of bats and balls is given. Graph shows the percentage wise breakup of the production of bats and balls in a given year. There are 4 quarter in a year and graph shows the information for 3 quarters.

Question: If the ratio of number of balls in 1st quarter to 4th quarter is 8:15. Then what is the percentage of balls produced in 3rd quarter if the data of 4th quarter is also included? 

Direction (11-15): In the given pie chart data about the production of bats and balls is given. Graph shows the percentage wise breakup of the production of bats and balls in a given year. There are 4 quarter in a year and graph shows the information for 3 quarters.

Question: Number of bats produced in quarter 1 and quarter 2 in approximately what percent of the number of balls produced in 2nd and 3rd quarter?

Direction (11-15): In the given pie chart data about the production of bats and balls is given. Graph shows the percentage wise breakup of the production of bats and balls in a given year. There are 4 quarter in a year and graph shows the information for 3 quarters.

Question: The average number of balls produced in 1st and 2nd quarter is approximately what percent more than the number of bats produced in 1st quarter?

Direction (16-20): The graph below shows the data about number of boys and girls in 5 different years in a college from 2010 to 2014. Both boys and girls are either enrolled in graduate course or Post Graduate course only. The data about their ratio is given in the table. Study the graph and table and answer the questions that follow. (Total students= Boys+ Girls)

Question: The number of Post Graduate boys in the year 2010 is what percent greater than the number of Post Graduate girls in 2010?

Direction (16-20): The graph below shows the data about number of boys and girls in 5 different years in a college from 2010 to 2014. Both boys and girls are either enrolled in graduate course or Post Graduate course only. The data about their ratio is given in the table. Study the graph and table and answer the questions that follow. (Total students= Boys+ Girls)

Question: What is the difference between the total number of graduate boys in year 2010 and 2011 together and total number of Post Graduate boys in the same year?

Direction (16-20): The graph below shows the data about number of boys and girls in 5 different years in a college from 2010 to 2014. Both boys and girls are either enrolled in graduate course or Post Graduate course only. The data about their ratio is given in the table. Study the graph and table and answer the questions that follow. (Total students= Boys+ Girls)

Question: What is the average number of girls who are graduate in the year 2010, 2011 and 2012?

Direction (16-20): The graph below shows the data about number of boys and girls in 5 different years in a college from 2010 to 2014. Both boys and girls are either enrolled in graduate course or Post Graduate course only. The data about their ratio is given in the table. Study the graph and table and answer the questions that follow. (Total students= Boys+ Girls)

Question: The number of Post Graduate girls in the year 2012 is what percent of the number of graduate girls in 2013?

Direction (16-20): The graph below shows the data about number of boys and girls in 5 different years in a college from 2010 to 2014. Both boys and girls are either enrolled in graduate course or Post Graduate course only. The data about their ratio is given in the table. Study the graph and table and answer the questions that follow. (Total students= Boys+ Girls)

Question: What is the difference between the total graduate in all the year and total post graduate in all the year?

In a rectangle the ratio of length is to rectangle is 4:5. What will be the perimeter of rectangle if the area is 1200 square units?

For every 100 paisa invested, a bank gives a simple interest of 12 paisa after 2 years. For how many years an amount of Rs 12,350 be invested so that it becomes Rs 15,314 at the end?

A four digit number X is 303 more than three fourth of its successor. What is the remainder when X is divided by 5?

Amit and Vineet enter into a partnership investing Rs 12,000 and Rs 18,000 respectively. After 6 months Amit withdrew Rs 2000 while Vineet withdrew Rs 6000 and at the same time Vipin joined the business with a capital of Rs 24,000. Out of the total profit of Rs 25,764 after one year, find the amount by which share of Vipin exceeds that of Amit?

Two trains T1 and T2 running in opposite direction cross a man standing on the platform in 30 seconds and 25 seconds respectively and they cross each other in 27 seconds. What is the ratio of speed of trains T1 and T2 respectively?

A takes 24 days to complete the work. B can do the same work in 40 days. C who is 50% more efficient than A, when works with B for 4 days and leaves after that the work gets completed in few days. Find for how many days did B worked in this case?

A trader buys an article at 10% discount on Marked Price. Then he sold the same article at 20% above the Marked Price of the article. Also he uses a false weight of 900 grams in place of 1000 grams. Find his overall profit percent (approx).

A mixture contains water and acid in the ratio 3:2 and another mixture contains them in the ratio 7:8. How many litre of the former must be mixed with 10 Litre of the latter so that the resultant mixture contains water and acid in the ratio 8:15?

According to a new plan of SNPB Bank, the rate of simple interest on a sum of money is 6% p.a for the first 3 years, 8% p.a for the next 2 years and 10% p.a for period beyond first 5 years. The Simple Interest on a sum for a period of 8 years is Rs 13440. Find the sum.

A cylindrical vessel of Radius 9 cm and height 18 cm is full with water. This water is to be emptied in hemispherical bowls each of radius 3 cm. How many such bowls are required to empty the cylindrical vessel?

Directions (31 – 35): What approximate value should come in place of the question mark (x) in the following questions?
(Note: You are not expected to calculate the exact value.)

26.02% of 940 – 55% of 360 = (x* √65)/100

Directions (31 – 35): What approximate value should come in place of the question mark (x) in the following questions?
(Note: You are not expected to calculate the exact value.)

179% of 6831 – 6.5×2018 = x – 9216

Directions (31 – 35): What approximate value should come in place of the question mark (x) in the following questions?
(Note: You are not expected to calculate the exact value.)

x% of 6159 = 2(1/2) × 256 – 11.01% of 121

Directions (31 – 35): What approximate value should come in place of the question mark (x) in the following questions?
(Note: You are not expected to calculate the exact value.)

2⁶ – 3² +4³ -5² + 6² = x² + √81

Directions (31 – 35): What approximate value should come in place of the question mark (x) in the following questions?
(Note: You are not expected to calculate the exact value.)

√3027 + √4622 – √1850 = x + √145

Direction (36-38): In the following question, a set of four statements is followed by five conclusions, one of which DEFINITELY DOES NOT FOLLOW (or is not a possibility of occurrence). Choose that conclusion as the answer.

Statements:
All soccer are football.
Some soccer are fifa,
All goal is post.
No football is goal.

Direction (36-38): In the following question, a set of four statements is followed by five conclusions, one of which DEFINITELY DOES NOT FOLLOW (or is not a possibility of occurrence). Choose that conclusion as the answer.

Statements:

Some key are mouse
No pen is pencil.
Some key are pen.
All pencil is eraser.

Direction (36-38): In the following question, a set of four statements is followed by five conclusions, one of which DEFINITELY DOES NOT FOLLOW (or is not a possibility of occurrence). Choose that conclusion as the answer.

Statements:

Some phone are not mobile.
No extension is wire.
Some phone are extension.
All phone are ring.

Direction: In question below four statements are given, followed by two options. You have to find which conclusion follows from the given statements and mark it as your answer.

Statement:
All yellow is orange
Some blue are pink
No green is yellow
All pink are green.

Conclusion:

I. Some blue are not yellow.
II. Some orange are not green

Direction: In question below four statements are given, followed by two options. You have to find which conclusion follows from the given statements and mark it as your answer.

Statement:
All country are state
No state is world
Some world are planet
All planet is universe

Conclusion:

I. Some country are not world
II. All state being universe is a possibility

(Directions 41-45)- Using the coding system given below ,find which of the two conditions I and II given below them is /are definitely true .

A @ B means A is neither smaller than nor equal to B
A © B means A is neither greater than nor equal to B
A # B means A is not smaller than B
A * B means A is not greater than B
A + B means A is neither smaller than nor greater than B

Statement: P @ J ; J * K ; K + R

Conclusion:
I. P # R
II. R @ P

(Directions 41-45)- Using the coding system given below ,find which of the two conditions I and II given below them is /are definitely true .

A @ B means A is neither smaller than nor equal to B
A © B means A is neither greater than nor equal to B
A # B means A is not smaller than B
A * B means A is not greater than B
A + B means A is neither smaller than nor greater than B

Statement: A # B ; B @ C ; C # D ; D © E

Conclusion:
I. A @ D
II. E # B

(Directions 41-45)- Using the coding system given below ,find which of the two conditions I and II given below them is /are definitely true .

A @ B means A is neither smaller than nor equal to B
A © B means A is neither greater than nor equal to B
A # B means A is not smaller than B
A * B means A is not greater than B
A + B means A is neither smaller than nor greater than B

Statement: 1 @ 2; 2 © 3 ; 3 # 4 ; 4 + 5

Conclusion:
I. 1 © 4
II. 2 + 5

(Directions 41-45)- Using the coding system given below ,find which of the two conditions I and II given below them is /are definitely true .

A @ B means A is neither smaller than nor equal to B
A © B means A is neither greater than nor equal to B
A # B means A is not smaller than B
A * B means A is not greater than B
A + B means A is neither smaller than nor greater than B

Statement: M # A ; H * S ; T © H ; A @ T

Conclusion:
I. T © M
II. T © S

(Directions 41-45)- Using the coding system given below ,find which of the two conditions I and II given below them is /are definitely true .

A @ B means A is neither smaller than nor equal to B
A © B means A is neither greater than nor equal to B
A # B means A is not smaller than B
A * B means A is not greater than B
A + B means A is neither smaller than nor greater than B

Statement: S + P ; D © S ; E * D ; R * E

Conclusion:
I. R * P
II. S @ R

Direction (46-50): Study the following information carefully to answer the questions that follow:

A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are member of a family sitting in a circle. Two are facing outward and others are facing inwards.This family include three generations and no one is married in third generation. A who is the head of family is sitting second to the left of F who is sitting just right to H who is facing outward. H is G’s husband. B who is D’s son is fourth to the left of A. D is sitting just right to her husband A. E who is wife of B and F’s mother is sitting third to the left of B and just left to A. C who is G’s daughter and A’s granddaughter is sitting just her mother’s right. E and F are not immediate neighbour. 

Question: Who are those two family members who are facing outward?

Direction (46-50): Study the following information carefully to answer the questions that follow:

A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are member of a family sitting in a circle. Two are facing outward and others are facing inwards.This family include three generations and no one is married in third generation. A who is the head of family is sitting second to the left of F who is sitting just right to H who is facing outward. H is G’s husband. B who is D’s son is fourth to the left of A. D is sitting just right to her husband A. E who is wife of B and F’s mother is sitting third to the left of B and just left to A. C who is G’s daughter and A’s granddaughter is sitting just her mother’s right. E and F are not immediate neighbour. 

Question: How is B related to F?

Direction (46-50): Study the following information carefully to answer the questions that follow:

A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are member of a family sitting in a circle. Two are facing outward and others are facing inwards.This family include three generations and no one is married in third generation. A who is the head of family is sitting second to the left of F who is sitting just right to H who is facing outward. H is G’s husband. B who is D’s son is fourth to the left of A. D is sitting just right to her husband A. E who is wife of B and F’s mother is sitting third to the left of B and just left to A. C who is G’s daughter and A’s granddaughter is sitting just her mother’s right. E and F are not immediate neighbour. 

Question: Who is sitting between D and H?

Direction (46-50): Study the following information carefully to answer the questions that follow:

A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are member of a family sitting in a circle. Two are facing outward and others are facing inwards.This family include three generations and no one is married in third generation. A who is the head of family is sitting second to the left of F who is sitting just right to H who is facing outward. H is G’s husband. B who is D’s son is fourth to the left of A. D is sitting just right to her husband A. E who is wife of B and F’s mother is sitting third to the left of B and just left to A. C who is G’s daughter and A’s granddaughter is sitting just her mother’s right. E and F are not immediate neighbour. 

Question: Who sits fourth to the right of B?

Direction (46-50): Study the following information carefully to answer the questions that follow:

A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are member of a family sitting in a circle. Two are facing outward and others are facing inwards.This family include three generations and no one is married in third generation. A who is the head of family is sitting second to the left of F who is sitting just right to H who is facing outward. H is G’s husband. B who is D’s son is fourth to the left of A. D is sitting just right to her husband A. E who is wife of B and F’s mother is sitting third to the left of B and just left to A. C who is G’s daughter and A’s granddaughter is sitting just her mother’s right. E and F are not immediate neighbour. 

Question: If A and C interchange their position then who is sitting second to the right of C?

Direction (51-55): Read the given data and answer the questions that follow

An IPL franchise is trying to select a cricket team of four players. The franchise can choose from the foreign players Steve, Gayle and Stark & Indian players Virat, Rohit, Dhoni and Yuvraj.

In a team there can be only two foreign players and two foreign players have to be present in the team. Also certain players can never play together. Gayle cannot play with player Virat. Stark cannot play with Dhoni. Dhoni cannot play with Yuvraj.

Question:  If the franchise decides that Dhoni is the most important player and must be included in the team, who are the other players who can form the part of the team?

Direction (51-55): Read the given data and answer the questions that follow

An IPL franchise is trying to select a cricket team of four players. The franchise can choose from the foreign players Steve, Gayle and Stark & Indian players Virat, Rohit, Dhoni and Yuvraj.

In a team there can be only two foreign players and two foreign players have to be present in the team. Also certain players can never play together. Gayle cannot play with player Virat. Stark cannot play with Dhoni. Dhoni cannot play with Yuvraj.

Question: The team rejects Gayle because of injury and includes Yuvraj in his place. Which of the following can be the team combination in such case?

Direction (51-55): Read the given data and answer the questions that follow

An IPL franchise is trying to select a cricket team of four players. The franchise can choose from the foreign players Steve, Gayle and Stark & Indian players Virat, Rohit, Dhoni and Yuvraj.

In a team there can be only two foreign players and two foreign players have to be present in the team. Also certain players can never play together. Gayle cannot play with player Virat. Stark cannot play with Dhoni. Dhoni cannot play with Yuvraj.

Question: Which of the following combinations of team is impossible?

I. Dhoni and Virat together.
II. Gayle and Stark together.
III. Virat, Rohit and Yuvraj together.

Direction (51-55): Read the given data and answer the questions that follow

An IPL franchise is trying to select a cricket team of four players. The franchise can choose from the foreign players Steve, Gayle and Stark & Indian players Virat, Rohit, Dhoni and Yuvraj.

In a team there can be only two foreign players and two foreign players have to be present in the team. Also certain players can never play together. Gayle cannot play with player Virat. Stark cannot play with Dhoni. Dhoni cannot play with Yuvraj.

Question: Which of the following can never be true?

I. If Stark plays, then Yuvraj also plays.
II. If Gayle doesn’t play, Dhoni plays.
III. If stark plays, Virat also plays.

Direction (51-55): Read the given data and answer the questions that follow

An IPL franchise is trying to select a cricket team of four players. The franchise can choose from the foreign players Steve, Gayle and Stark & Indian players Virat, Rohit, Dhoni and Yuvraj.

In a team there can be only two foreign players and two foreign players have to be present in the team always. Also certain players can never play together. Gayle cannot play with player Virat. Stark cannot play with Dhoni. Dhoni cannot play with Yuvraj.

Question: Which of the following team combination is correct?

Direction (56-57): Read the information and answer the question.

The following information is about 7 people A,B,C,F,G,P,Z

• A is the mother of C.
• G is the mother of B who is married to C.
• P who is the brother of C, is the son of Z.
• B is the son of F

Question: How is P related to B?

Direction (56-57): Read the information and answer the question.

The following information is about 7 people A,B,C,F,G,P,Z

• A is the mother of C.
• G is the mother of B who is married to C.
• P who is the brother of C, is the son of Z.
• B is the son of F

Question: Out of these seven people, how many are male?

Direction (58-60): Read the following information and answer the questions that follow:

• B is 25 m to south of A.
• C is 10 m to the east of B.
• D is 30 m to the north of C.
• E is 5 m to the south of D.
• F is 10 m to the east of E.
• G is 20 m to the south of F.
• H is 10 m to the west of G.

Question: What is the shortest distance between A and H?

Direction (58-60): Read the following information and answer the questions that follow:

• B is 25 m to south of A.
• C is 10 m to the east of B.
• D is 30 m to the north of C.
• E is 5 m to the south of D.
• F is 10 m to the east of E.
• G is 20 m to the south of F.
• H is 10 m to the west of G.

Question: Which of the following points are in straight line?

Direction (58-60): Read the following information and answer the questions that follow:

• B is 25 m to south of A.
• C is 10 m to the east of B.
• D is 30 m to the north of C.
• E is 5 m to the south of D.
• F is 10 m to the east of E.
• G is 20 m to the south of F.
• H is 10 m to the west of G.

Question: What is the area of rectangle EFGH?

Direction (61-63):  Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

In a certain code language,

′ cook you can food′   is written as  ′xx yx xy yy′

′I can yes cook′   is written as  ′aa ab xx xy′

′is cook good yes′   is written as  ′aa xy bb ba′

′food good source is′   is written as  ′yy bb ba xz′

Question: What is the code for yes?

Direction (61-63):  Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

In a certain code language,

′ cook you can food′   is written as  ′xx yx xy yy′

′I can yes cook′   is written as  ′aa ab xx xy′

′is cook good yes′   is written as  ′aa xy bb ba′

′food good source is′   is written as  ′yy bb ba xz′

Question: What is the code for ′yes can food′?

Direction (61-63):  Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

In a certain code language,

′ cook you can food′   is written as  ′xx yx xy yy′

′I can yes cook′   is written as  ′aa ab xx xy′

′is cook good yes′   is written as  ′aa xy bb ba′

′food good source is′   is written as  ′yy bb ba xz′

Question: Which of the following can be the code for ′no good is′?

Direction (64-65): In the problem below, there is one question and three statements I, II and III given below each question. You have to decide whether the data given in the statements is sufficient to answer the question.

Who is the tallest among six girls P, T, N, D, Q and R?
I. P is taller than D and N but not as tall as T.
II. R is taller than Q but not as tall as T.
III. Q is not taller than T and R

Direction (64-65): In the problem below, there is one question and three statements I, II and III given below each question. You have to decide whether the data given in the statements is sufficient to answer the question.

What is Rohit’s rank from the top in a class of fourty students?
I. Rohit is 3 ranks below Shikhar from the top.
II. Shikhar’s rank from the bottom is 23.
III. Rohit is 3 ranks above Shikhar from the bottom.

Direction (66-70): Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below:

There are eight people – A, B, C, D, E, F, O and P – each of them belongs to different state viz., UP, MP, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Telangana and Maharashtra. But not necessarily in the same order. They live in an eight story building. Having floors numbered one to eight – each of them on different floor. (The Ground Floor is numbered Floor No. 1, the Floor above it Floor No. 2 and so on). A lives on even numbered floor. Three people live between O and the person from Telangana. Three persons live between E and A. The person from Telangana live immediately below A’s floor. P lives immediately above A’s floor and immediately below C’s floor. A is from Punjab. There are five floors between the floors on which O and the person from Rajasthan lives. The person from UP lives on the floor immediately below the floor on which the person from Telangana lives. B lives on the even numbered floor. D does not belong to Telangana. Three persons live between the persons from MP and UP. Four persons live between the persons from MP and Gujarat. E does not belong to Haryana.

Question: On which floor the person from MP lives?

Direction (66-70): Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below:

There are eight people – A, B, C, D, E, F, O and P – each of them belongs to different state viz., UP, MP, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Telangana and Maharashtra. But not necessarily in the same order. They live in an eight story building. Having floors numbered one to eight – each of them on different floor. (The Ground Floor is numbered Floor No. 1, the Floor above it Floor No. 2 and so on). A lives on even numbered floor. Three people live between O and the person from Telangana. Three persons live between E and A. The person from Telangana live immediately below A’s floor. P lives immediately above A’s floor and immediately below C’s floor. A is from Punjab. There are five floors between the floors on which O and the person from Rajasthan lives. The person from UP lives on the floor immediately below the floor on which the person from Telangana lives. B lives on the even numbered floor. D does not belong to Telangana. Three persons live between the persons from MP and UP. Four persons live between the persons from MP and Gujarat. E does not belong to Haryana.

Question: Who lives on the lowest floor?

Direction (66-70): Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below:

There are eight people – A, B, C, D, E, F, O and P – each of them belongs to different state viz., UP, MP, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Telangana and Maharashtra. But not necessarily in the same order. They live in an eight story building. Having floors numbered one to eight – each of them on different floor. (The Ground Floor is numbered Floor No. 1, the Floor above it Floor No. 2 and so on). A lives on even numbered floor. Three people live between O and the person from Telangana. Three persons live between E and A. The person from Telangana live immediately below A’s floor. P lives immediately above A’s floor and immediately below C’s floor. A is from Punjab. There are five floors between the floors on which O and the person from Rajasthan lives. The person from UP lives on the floor immediately below the floor on which the person from Telangana lives. B lives on the even numbered floor. D does not belong to Telangana. Three persons live between the persons from MP and UP. Four persons live between the persons from MP and Gujarat. E does not belong to Haryana.

Question: To which state does O belongs?

Direction (66-70): Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below:

There are eight people – A, B, C, D, E, F, O and P – each of them belongs to different state viz., UP, MP, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Telangana and Maharashtra. But not necessarily in the same order. They live in an eight story building. Having floors numbered one to eight – each of them on different floor. (The Ground Floor is numbered Floor No. 1, the Floor above it Floor No. 2 and so on). A lives on even numbered floor. Three people live between O and the person from Telangana. Three persons live between E and A. The person from Telangana live immediately below A’s floor. P lives immediately above A’s floor and immediately below C’s floor. A is from Punjab. There are five floors between the floors on which O and the person from Rajasthan lives. The person from UP lives on the floor immediately below the floor on which the person from Telangana lives. B lives on the even numbered floor. D does not belong to Telangana. Three persons live between the persons from MP and UP. Four persons live between the persons from MP and Gujarat. E does not belong to Haryana.

Question: Who lives exactly between A and B?

Direction (66-70): Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below:

There are eight people – A, B, C, D, E, F, O and P – each of them belongs to different state viz., UP, MP, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Telangana and Maharashtra. But not necessarily in the same order. They live in an eight story building. Having floors numbered one to eight – each of them on different floor. (The Ground Floor is numbered Floor No. 1, the Floor above it Floor No. 2 and so on). A lives on even numbered floor. Three people live between O and the person from Telangana. Three persons live between E and A. The person from Telangana live immediately below A’s floor. P lives immediately above A’s floor and immediately below C’s floor. A is from Punjab. There are five floors between the floors on which O and the person from Rajasthan lives. The person from UP lives on the floor immediately below the floor on which the person from Telangana lives. B lives on the even numbered floor. D does not belong to Telangana. Three persons live between the persons from MP and UP. Four persons live between the persons from MP and Gujarat. E does not belong to Haryana.

Question: The person from Telangana lives on which floor?

Direction (71-80): Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

Recent years have brought minority-owned businesses in the United States unprecedented opportunities-as well as new and significant risks. Civil rights activists have long argued that one of the principal reasons why Blacks, Hispanics and the other minority groups have difficulty establishing themselves in business is that they lack access to the sizable orders and subcontracts that are generated by large companies. Now congress, in apparent agreement, has required by law that businesses awarded federal contracts of more than $500,000 do their best to find minority subcontractors and record their efforts to do so on forms field with the government. Indeed, some federal and local agencies have gone so far as to set specific percentage goals for apportioning parts of public works contracts to minority enterprises.

Corporate response appears to have been substantial. According to figures collected in 1977, the total of corporate contracts with minority business rose from $77 in 1972 to $1. 1 billion in 1977. The projected total of corporate contracts with minority business for the early 1980’s is estimated to be over $3 billion per year with no letup anticipated in the next decade.

 Promising as it is for minority businesses, this increased patronage poses dangers for them, too. First, minority firms risk expanding too fast and overextending themselves financially, since most are small concerns and, unlike large businesses they often need to make substantial investments in new plants, staff, equipment, and the like in order to perform work subcontracted to them. If, thereafter, their subcontracts are for some reason reduced, such firms can face potentially crippling fixed expenses. The world of corporate purchasing can be frustrating for small entrepreneurs who get requests for elaborate formal estimates and bids. Both consume valuable time and resources and a small company’s efforts must soon result in orders, or both the morale and the financial health of the business will suffer.

A second risk is that White-owned companies may-seek to cash in on the increasing apportionments through formation of joint ventures with minority-owned concerns. Of course, in many instances there are legitimate reasons for joint ventures; clearly, white and minority enterprises can team up to acquire business that neither could acquire alone. But civil rights groups and minority business owners have complained to Congress about minorities being setup as “fronts” with White backing, rather than being accepted as full partners in legitimate joint ventures.

Third, a minority enterprise that secures the business of one large corporate customer often runs the danger of becoming – and remaining dependent. Even in the best of circumstances, fierce competition from larger, more established companies makes it difficult for small concerns to broaden their customer bases; when such firms have nearly guaranteed orders from a single corporate benefactor, they may truly have to struggle against complacency arising from their current success.

Question: The primary purpose of the passage is to

Direction (71-80): Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

Recent years have brought minority-owned businesses in the United States unprecedented opportunities-as well as new and significant risks. Civil rights activists have long argued that one of the principal reasons why Blacks, Hispanics and the other minority groups have difficulty establishing themselves in business is that they lack access to the sizable orders and subcontracts that are generated by large companies. Now congress, in apparent agreement, has required by law that businesses awarded federal contracts of more than $500,000 do their best to find minority subcontractors and record their efforts to do so on forms field with the government. Indeed, some federal and local agencies have gone so far as to set specific percentage goals for apportioning parts of public works contracts to minority enterprises.

Corporate response appears to have been substantial. According to figures collected in 1977, the total of corporate contracts with minority business rose from $77 in 1972 to $1. 1 billion in 1977. The projected total of corporate contracts with minority business for the early 1980’s is estimated to be over $3 billion per year with no letup anticipated in the next decade.

 Promising as it is for minority businesses, this increased patronage poses dangers for them, too. First, minority firms risk expanding too fast and overextending themselves financially, since most are small concerns and, unlike large businesses they often need to make substantial investments in new plants, staff, equipment, and the like in order to perform work subcontracted to them. If, thereafter, their subcontracts are for some reason reduced, such firms can face potentially crippling fixed expenses. The world of corporate purchasing can be frustrating for small entrepreneurs who get requests for elaborate formal estimates and bids. Both consume valuable time and resources and a small company’s efforts must soon result in orders, or both the morale and the financial health of the business will suffer.

A second risk is that White-owned companies may-seek to cash in on the increasing apportionments through formation of joint ventures with minority-owned concerns. Of course, in many instances there are legitimate reasons for joint ventures; clearly, white and minority enterprises can team up to acquire business that neither could acquire alone. But civil rights groups and minority business owners have complained to Congress about minorities being setup as “fronts” with White backing, rather than being accepted as full partners in legitimate joint ventures.

Third, a minority enterprise that secures the business of one large corporate customer often runs the danger of becoming – and remaining dependent. Even in the best of circumstances, fierce competition from larger, more established companies makes it difficult for small concerns to broaden their customer bases; when such firms have nearly guaranteed orders from a single corporate benefactor, they may truly have to struggle against complacency arising from their current success.

Question: The passage supplies information that would answer which of the following questions?

Direction (71-80): Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

Recent years have brought minority-owned businesses in the United States unprecedented opportunities-as well as new and significant risks. Civil rights activists have long argued that one of the principal reasons why Blacks, Hispanics and the other minority groups have difficulty establishing themselves in business is that they lack access to the sizable orders and subcontracts that are generated by large companies. Now congress, in apparent agreement, has required by law that businesses awarded federal contracts of more than $500,000 do their best to find minority subcontractors and record their efforts to do so on forms field with the government. Indeed, some federal and local agencies have gone so far as to set specific percentage goals for apportioning parts of public works contracts to minority enterprises.

Corporate response appears to have been substantial. According to figures collected in 1977, the total of corporate contracts with minority business rose from $77 in 1972 to $1. 1 billion in 1977. The projected total of corporate contracts with minority business for the early 1980’s is estimated to be over $3 billion per year with no letup anticipated in the next decade.

 Promising as it is for minority businesses, this increased patronage poses dangers for them, too. First, minority firms risk expanding too fast and overextending themselves financially, since most are small concerns and, unlike large businesses they often need to make substantial investments in new plants, staff, equipment, and the like in order to perform work subcontracted to them. If, thereafter, their subcontracts are for some reason reduced, such firms can face potentially crippling fixed expenses. The world of corporate purchasing can be frustrating for small entrepreneurs who get requests for elaborate formal estimates and bids. Both consume valuable time and resources and a small company’s efforts must soon result in orders, or both the morale and the financial health of the business will suffer.

A second risk is that White-owned companies may-seek to cash in on the increasing apportionments through formation of joint ventures with minority-owned concerns. Of course, in many instances there are legitimate reasons for joint ventures; clearly, white and minority enterprises can team up to acquire business that neither could acquire alone. But civil rights groups and minority business owners have complained to Congress about minorities being setup as “fronts” with White backing, rather than being accepted as full partners in legitimate joint ventures.

Third, a minority enterprise that secures the business of one large corporate customer often runs the danger of becoming – and remaining dependent. Even in the best of circumstances, fierce competition from larger, more established companies makes it difficult for small concerns to broaden their customer bases; when such firms have nearly guaranteed orders from a single corporate benefactor, they may truly have to struggle against complacency arising from their current success.

Question: According to the passage, civil rights activists maintain that one disadvantage under which minority owned businesses have traditionally had to labor is that they have

Direction (71-80): Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

Recent years have brought minority-owned businesses in the United States unprecedented opportunities-as well as new and significant risks. Civil rights activists have long argued that one of the principal reasons why Blacks, Hispanics and the other minority groups have difficulty establishing themselves in business is that they lack access to the sizable orders and subcontracts that are generated by large companies. Now congress, in apparent agreement, has required by law that businesses awarded federal contracts of more than $500,000 do their best to find minority subcontractors and record their efforts to do so on forms field with the government. Indeed, some federal and local agencies have gone so far as to set specific percentage goals for apportioning parts of public works contracts to minority enterprises.

Corporate response appears to have been substantial. According to figures collected in 1977, the total of corporate contracts with minority business rose from $77 in 1972 to $1. 1 billion in 1977. The projected total of corporate contracts with minority business for the early 1980’s is estimated to be over $3 billion per year with no letup anticipated in the next decade.

 Promising as it is for minority businesses, this increased patronage poses dangers for them, too. First, minority firms risk expanding too fast and overextending themselves financially, since most are small concerns and, unlike large businesses they often need to make substantial investments in new plants, staff, equipment, and the like in order to perform work subcontracted to them. If, thereafter, their subcontracts are for some reason reduced, such firms can face potentially crippling fixed expenses. The world of corporate purchasing can be frustrating for small entrepreneurs who get requests for elaborate formal estimates and bids. Both consume valuable time and resources and a small company’s efforts must soon result in orders, or both the morale and the financial health of the business will suffer.

A second risk is that White-owned companies may-seek to cash in on the increasing apportionments through formation of joint ventures with minority-owned concerns. Of course, in many instances there are legitimate reasons for joint ventures; clearly, white and minority enterprises can team up to acquire business that neither could acquire alone. But civil rights groups and minority business owners have complained to Congress about minorities being setup as “fronts” with White backing, rather than being accepted as full partners in legitimate joint ventures.

Third, a minority enterprise that secures the business of one large corporate customer often runs the danger of becoming – and remaining dependent. Even in the best of circumstances, fierce competition from larger, more established companies makes it difficult for small concerns to broaden their customer bases; when such firms have nearly guaranteed orders from a single corporate benefactor, they may truly have to struggle against complacency arising from their current success.

Question: The passage suggests that the failure of a large business to have its bids for subcontracts results quickly in order might cause it to

Direction (71-80): Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

Recent years have brought minority-owned businesses in the United States unprecedented opportunities-as well as new and significant risks. Civil rights activists have long argued that one of the principal reasons why Blacks, Hispanics and the other minority groups have difficulty establishing themselves in business is that they lack access to the sizable orders and subcontracts that are generated by large companies. Now congress, in apparent agreement, has required by law that businesses awarded federal contracts of more than $500,000 do their best to find minority subcontractors and record their efforts to do so on forms field with the government. Indeed, some federal and local agencies have gone so far as to set specific percentage goals for apportioning parts of public works contracts to minority enterprises.

Corporate response appears to have been substantial. According to figures collected in 1977, the total of corporate contracts with minority business rose from $77 in 1972 to $1. 1 billion in 1977. The projected total of corporate contracts with minority business for the early 1980’s is estimated to be over $3 billion per year with no letup anticipated in the next decade.

 Promising as it is for minority businesses, this increased patronage poses dangers for them, too. First, minority firms risk expanding too fast and overextending themselves financially, since most are small concerns and, unlike large businesses they often need to make substantial investments in new plants, staff, equipment, and the like in order to perform work subcontracted to them. If, thereafter, their subcontracts are for some reason reduced, such firms can face potentially crippling fixed expenses. The world of corporate purchasing can be frustrating for small entrepreneurs who get requests for elaborate formal estimates and bids. Both consume valuable time and resources and a small company’s efforts must soon result in orders, or both the morale and the financial health of the business will suffer.

A second risk is that White-owned companies may-seek to cash in on the increasing apportionments through formation of joint ventures with minority-owned concerns. Of course, in many instances there are legitimate reasons for joint ventures; clearly, white and minority enterprises can team up to acquire business that neither could acquire alone. But civil rights groups and minority business owners have complained to Congress about minorities being setup as “fronts” with White backing, rather than being accepted as full partners in legitimate joint ventures.

Third, a minority enterprise that secures the business of one large corporate customer often runs the danger of becoming – and remaining dependent. Even in the best of circumstances, fierce competition from larger, more established companies makes it difficult for small concerns to broaden their customer bases; when such firms have nearly guaranteed orders from a single corporate benefactor, they may truly have to struggle against complacency arising from their current success.

Question: The authors implied that the minority owned concern that does the greater part of its business with one large corporate customer should

Direction (71-80): Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

Recent years have brought minority-owned businesses in the United States unprecedented opportunities-as well as new and significant risks. Civil rights activists have long argued that one of the principal reasons why Blacks, Hispanics and the other minority groups have difficulty establishing themselves in business is that they lack access to the sizable orders and subcontracts that are generated by large companies. Now congress, in apparent agreement, has required by law that businesses awarded federal contracts of more than $500,000 do their best to find minority subcontractors and record their efforts to do so on forms field with the government. Indeed, some federal and local agencies have gone so far as to set specific percentage goals for apportioning parts of public works contracts to minority enterprises.

Corporate response appears to have been substantial. According to figures collected in 1977, the total of corporate contracts with minority business rose from $77 in 1972 to $1. 1 billion in 1977. The projected total of corporate contracts with minority business for the early 1980’s is estimated to be over $3 billion per year with no letup anticipated in the next decade.

 Promising as it is for minority businesses, this increased patronage poses dangers for them, too. First, minority firms risk expanding too fast and overextending themselves financially, since most are small concerns and, unlike large businesses they often need to make substantial investments in new plants, staff, equipment, and the like in order to perform work subcontracted to them. If, thereafter, their subcontracts are for some reason reduced, such firms can face potentially crippling fixed expenses. The world of corporate purchasing can be frustrating for small entrepreneurs who get requests for elaborate formal estimates and bids. Both consume valuable time and resources and a small company’s efforts must soon result in orders, or both the morale and the financial health of the business will suffer.

A second risk is that White-owned companies may-seek to cash in on the increasing apportionments through formation of joint ventures with minority-owned concerns. Of course, in many instances there are legitimate reasons for joint ventures; clearly, white and minority enterprises can team up to acquire business that neither could acquire alone. But civil rights groups and minority business owners have complained to Congress about minorities being setup as “fronts” with White backing, rather than being accepted as full partners in legitimate joint ventures.

Third, a minority enterprise that secures the business of one large corporate customer often runs the danger of becoming – and remaining dependent. Even in the best of circumstances, fierce competition from larger, more established companies makes it difficult for small concerns to broaden their customer bases; when such firms have nearly guaranteed orders from a single corporate benefactor, they may truly have to struggle against complacency arising from their current success.

Question: It can be inferred from the passage that, compared with the requirements of law, the percentage goals set by “some federal and local agencies” are

Direction (71-80): Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

Recent years have brought minority-owned businesses in the United States unprecedented opportunities-as well as new and significant risks. Civil rights activists have long argued that one of the principal reasons why Blacks, Hispanics and the other minority groups have difficulty establishing themselves in business is that they lack access to the sizable orders and subcontracts that are generated by large companies. Now congress, in apparent agreement, has required by law that businesses awarded federal contracts of more than $500,000 do their best to find minority subcontractors and record their efforts to do so on forms field with the government. Indeed, some federal and local agencies have gone so far as to set specific percentage goals for apportioning parts of public works contracts to minority enterprises.

Corporate response appears to have been substantial. According to figures collected in 1977, the total of corporate contracts with minority business rose from $77 in 1972 to $1. 1 billion in 1977. The projected total of corporate contracts with minority business for the early 1980’s is estimated to be over $3 billion per year with no letup anticipated in the next decade.

 Promising as it is for minority businesses, this increased patronage poses dangers for them, too. First, minority firms risk expanding too fast and overextending themselves financially, since most are small concerns and, unlike large businesses they often need to make substantial investments in new plants, staff, equipment, and the like in order to perform work subcontracted to them. If, thereafter, their subcontracts are for some reason reduced, such firms can face potentially crippling fixed expenses. The world of corporate purchasing can be frustrating for small entrepreneurs who get requests for elaborate formal estimates and bids. Both consume valuable time and resources and a small company’s efforts must soon result in orders, or both the morale and the financial health of the business will suffer.

A second risk is that White-owned companies may-seek to cash in on the increasing apportionments through formation of joint ventures with minority-owned concerns. Of course, in many instances there are legitimate reasons for joint ventures; clearly, white and minority enterprises can team up to acquire business that neither could acquire alone. But civil rights groups and minority business owners have complained to Congress about minorities being setup as “fronts” with White backing, rather than being accepted as full partners in legitimate joint ventures.

Third, a minority enterprise that secures the business of one large corporate customer often runs the danger of becoming – and remaining dependent. Even in the best of circumstances, fierce competition from larger, more established companies makes it difficult for small concerns to broaden their customer bases; when such firms have nearly guaranteed orders from a single corporate benefactor, they may truly have to struggle against complacency arising from their current success.

Question: Which of the following if true, would most weaken the author’s assertion that, in 1970’s, corporate response to federal requirements  was substantial?

Direction (71-80): Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

Recent years have brought minority-owned businesses in the United States unprecedented opportunities-as well as new and significant risks. Civil rights activists have long argued that one of the principal reasons why Blacks, Hispanics and the other minority groups have difficulty establishing themselves in business is that they lack access to the sizable orders and subcontracts that are generated by large companies. Now congress, in apparent agreement, has required by law that businesses awarded federal contracts of more than $500,000 do their best to find minority subcontractors and record their efforts to do so on forms field with the government. Indeed, some federal and local agencies have gone so far as to set specific percentage goals for apportioning parts of public works contracts to minority enterprises.

Corporate response appears to have been substantial. According to figures collected in 1977, the total of corporate contracts with minority business rose from $77 in 1972 to $1. 1 billion in 1977. The projected total of corporate contracts with minority business for the early 1980’s is estimated to be over $3 billion per year with no letup anticipated in the next decade.

 Promising as it is for minority businesses, this increased patronage poses dangers for them, too. First, minority firms risk expanding too fast and overextending themselves financially, since most are small concerns and, unlike large businesses they often need to make substantial investments in new plants, staff, equipment, and the like in order to perform work subcontracted to them. If, thereafter, their subcontracts are for some reason reduced, such firms can face potentially crippling fixed expenses. The world of corporate purchasing can be frustrating for small entrepreneurs who get requests for elaborate formal estimates and bids. Both consume valuable time and resources and a small company’s efforts must soon result in orders, or both the morale and the financial health of the business will suffer.

A second risk is that White-owned companies may-seek to cash in on the increasing apportionments through formation of joint ventures with minority-owned concerns. Of course, in many instances there are legitimate reasons for joint ventures; clearly, white and minority enterprises can team up to acquire business that neither could acquire alone. But civil rights groups and minority business owners have complained to Congress about minorities being setup as “fronts” with White backing, rather than being accepted as full partners in legitimate joint ventures.

Third, a minority enterprise that secures the business of one large corporate customer often runs the danger of becoming – and remaining dependent. Even in the best of circumstances, fierce competition from larger, more established companies makes it difficult for small concerns to broaden their customer bases; when such firms have nearly guaranteed orders from a single corporate benefactor, they may truly have to struggle against complacency arising from their current success.

Question: The passage most likely appeared in

Direction (71-80): Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

Recent years have brought minority-owned businesses in the United States unprecedented opportunities-as well as new and significant risks. Civil rights activists have long argued that one of the principal reasons why Blacks, Hispanics and the other minority groups have difficulty establishing themselves in business is that they lack access to the sizable orders and subcontracts that are generated by large companies. Now congress, in apparent agreement, has required by law that businesses awarded federal contracts of more than $500,000 do their best to find minority subcontractors and record their efforts to do so on forms field with the government. Indeed, some federal and local agencies have gone so far as to set specific percentage goals for apportioning parts of public works contracts to minority enterprises.

Corporate response appears to have been substantial. According to figures collected in 1977, the total of corporate contracts with minority business rose from $77 in 1972 to $1. 1 billion in 1977. The projected total of corporate contracts with minority business for the early 1980’s is estimated to be over $3 billion per year with no letup anticipated in the next decade.

 Promising as it is for minority businesses, this increased patronage poses dangers for them, too. First, minority firms risk expanding too fast and overextending themselves financially, since most are small concerns and, unlike large businesses they often need to make substantial investments in new plants, staff, equipment, and the like in order to perform work subcontracted to them. If, thereafter, their subcontracts are for some reason reduced, such firms can face potentially crippling fixed expenses. The world of corporate purchasing can be frustrating for small entrepreneurs who get requests for elaborate formal estimates and bids. Both consume valuable time and resources and a small company’s efforts must soon result in orders, or both the morale and the financial health of the business will suffer.

A second risk is that White-owned companies may-seek to cash in on the increasing apportionments through formation of joint ventures with minority-owned concerns. Of course, in many instances there are legitimate reasons for joint ventures; clearly, white and minority enterprises can team up to acquire business that neither could acquire alone. But civil rights groups and minority business owners have complained to Congress about minorities being setup as “fronts” with White backing, rather than being accepted as full partners in legitimate joint ventures.

Third, a minority enterprise that secures the business of one large corporate customer often runs the danger of becoming – and remaining dependent. Even in the best of circumstances, fierce competition from larger, more established companies makes it difficult for small concerns to broaden their customer bases; when such firms have nearly guaranteed orders from a single corporate benefactor, they may truly have to struggle against complacency arising from their current success.

Question: The author would most likely agree with which of the following statements about corporate response to working with minority subcontractors?

Direction (71-80): Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

Recent years have brought minority-owned businesses in the United States unprecedented opportunities-as well as new and significant risks. Civil rights activists have long argued that one of the principal reasons why Blacks, Hispanics and the other minority groups have difficulty establishing themselves in business is that they lack access to the sizable orders and subcontracts that are generated by large companies. Now congress, in apparent agreement, has required by law that businesses awarded federal contracts of more than $500,000 do their best to find minority subcontractors and record their efforts to do so on forms field with the government. Indeed, some federal and local agencies have gone so far as to set specific percentage goals for apportioning parts of public works contracts to minority enterprises.

Corporate response appears to have been substantial. According to figures collected in 1977, the total of corporate contracts with minority business rose from $77 in 1972 to $1. 1 billion in 1977. The projected total of corporate contracts with minority business for the early 1980’s is estimated to be over $3 billion per year with no letup anticipated in the next decade.

 Promising as it is for minority businesses, this increased patronage poses dangers for them, too. First, minority firms risk expanding too fast and overextending themselves financially, since most are small concerns and, unlike large businesses they often need to make substantial investments in new plants, staff, equipment, and the like in order to perform work subcontracted to them. If, thereafter, their subcontracts are for some reason reduced, such firms can face potentially crippling fixed expenses. The world of corporate purchasing can be frustrating for small entrepreneurs who get requests for elaborate formal estimates and bids. Both consume valuable time and resources and a small company’s efforts must soon result in orders, or both the morale and the financial health of the business will suffer.

A second risk is that White-owned companies may-seek to cash in on the increasing apportionments through formation of joint ventures with minority-owned concerns. Of course, in many instances there are legitimate reasons for joint ventures; clearly, white and minority enterprises can team up to acquire business that neither could acquire alone. But civil rights groups and minority business owners have complained to Congress about minorities being setup as “fronts” with White backing, rather than being accepted as full partners in legitimate joint ventures.

Third, a minority enterprise that secures the business of one large corporate customer often runs the danger of becoming – and remaining dependent. Even in the best of circumstances, fierce competition from larger, more established companies makes it difficult for small concerns to broaden their customer bases; when such firms have nearly guaranteed orders from a single corporate benefactor, they may truly have to struggle against complacency arising from their current success.

Question: Which of the following word meaning the most OPPOSITE of UNPRECEDENTED as mentioned in the passage?

Direction (81-85): In the passage given below there are 5 blanks, each followed by a word given in bold. Even blank has four alternative words given in options (A),(B),(C) and (D). You have to tell which word will best suit the respective blank. Mark (E) as your answer if the work given in bold after the blank is your answer i.e “No change required”.

CARS are getting bigger. Motorists worldwide have for years been (81)______ [preferring] four-door saloons in favour of bulkier SUVs. Carmakers have become bigger, too. Four car firms now make around 10m vehicles a year in order to (82) _____ [arrive] economies of scale, particularly in the mass-market bit of the business where profit margins can be painfully thin.

Many executives also believe that size is the only protection against the technological (83)______ [laze] sweeping the industry. But bulking up fast is easier said than done. Lots of different constituents have to be won over. And most car bosses are still (84)______ [reticent] about taking the (85)_________ [pour] on mergers because many have been catastrophes. Daimler’s acquisition of Chrysler in 1998, for example, was a notable disaster. The list of past crashes is lengthy. Indeed, one recent deal—General Motors’ sale of Opel, its European arm, to France’s PSA Group for €1.3bn ($1.4bn)—seems to go directly against the imperative to bulk up.

Which word should come in place of (81)?

Direction (81-85): In the passage given below there are 5 blanks, each followed by a word given in bold. Even blank has four alternative words given in options (A),(B),(C) and (D). You have to tell which word will best suit the respective blank. Mark (E) as your answer if the work given in bold after the blank is your answer i.e “No change required”.

CARS are getting bigger. Motorists worldwide have for years been (81)______ [preferring] four-door saloons in favour of bulkier SUVs. Carmakers have become bigger, too. Four car firms now make around 10m vehicles a year in order to (82) _____ [arrive] economies of scale, particularly in the mass-market bit of the business where profit margins can be painfully thin.

Many executives also believe that size is the only protection against the technological (83)______ [laze] sweeping the industry. But bulking up fast is easier said than done. Lots of different constituents have to be won over. And most car bosses are still (84)______ [reticent] about taking the (85)_________ [pour] on mergers because many have been catastrophes. Daimler’s acquisition of Chrysler in 1998, for example, was a notable disaster. The list of past crashes is lengthy. Indeed, one recent deal—General Motors’ sale of Opel, its European arm, to France’s PSA Group for €1.3bn ($1.4bn)—seems to go directly against the imperative to bulk up.

Which word should come in place of (82)?

Direction (81-85): In the passage given below there are 5 blanks, each followed by a word given in bold. Even blank has four alternative words given in options (A),(B),(C) and (D). You have to tell which word will best suit the respective blank. Mark (E) as your answer if the work given in bold after the blank is your answer i.e “No change required”.

CARS are getting bigger. Motorists worldwide have for years been (81)______ [preferring] four-door saloons in favour of bulkier SUVs. Carmakers have become bigger, too. Four car firms now make around 10m vehicles a year in order to (82) _____ [arrive] economies of scale, particularly in the mass-market bit of the business where profit margins can be painfully thin.

Many executives also believe that size is the only protection against the technological (83)______ [laze] sweeping the industry. But bulking up fast is easier said than done. Lots of different constituents have to be won over. And most car bosses are still (84)______ [reticent] about taking the (85)_________ [pour] on mergers because many have been catastrophes. Daimler’s acquisition of Chrysler in 1998, for example, was a notable disaster. The list of past crashes is lengthy. Indeed, one recent deal—General Motors’ sale of Opel, its European arm, to France’s PSA Group for €1.3bn ($1.4bn)—seems to go directly against the imperative to bulk up.

Which word should come in place of (83)?

Direction (81-85): In the passage given below there are 5 blanks, each followed by a word given in bold. Even blank has four alternative words given in options (A),(B),(C) and (D). You have to tell which word will best suit the respective blank. Mark (E) as your answer if the work given in bold after the blank is your answer i.e “No change required”.

CARS are getting bigger. Motorists worldwide have for years been (81)______ [preferring] four-door saloons in favour of bulkier SUVs. Carmakers have become bigger, too. Four car firms now make around 10m vehicles a year in order to (82) _____ [arrive] economies of scale, particularly in the mass-market bit of the business where profit margins can be painfully thin.

Many executives also believe that size is the only protection against the technological (83)______ [laze] sweeping the industry. But bulking up fast is easier said than done. Lots of different constituents have to be won over. And most car bosses are still (84)______ [reticent] about taking the (85)_________ [pour] on mergers because many have been catastrophes. Daimler’s acquisition of Chrysler in 1998, for example, was a notable disaster. The list of past crashes is lengthy. Indeed, one recent deal—General Motors’ sale of Opel, its European arm, to France’s PSA Group for €1.3bn ($1.4bn)—seems to go directly against the imperative to bulk up.

Which word should come in place of (84)?

Direction (81-85): In the passage given below there are 5 blanks, each followed by a word given in bold. Even blank has four alternative words given in options (A),(B),(C) and (D). You have to tell which word will best suit the respective blank. Mark (E) as your answer if the work given in bold after the blank is your answer i.e “No change required”.

CARS are getting bigger. Motorists worldwide have for years been (81)______ [preferring] four-door saloons in favour of bulkier SUVs. Carmakers have become bigger, too. Four car firms now make around 10m vehicles a year in order to (82) _____ [arrive] economies of scale, particularly in the mass-market bit of the business where profit margins can be painfully thin.

Many executives also believe that size is the only protection against the technological (83)______ [laze] sweeping the industry. But bulking up fast is easier said than done. Lots of different constituents have to be won over. And most car bosses are still (84)______ [reticent] about taking the (85)_________ [pour] on mergers because many have been catastrophes. Daimler’s acquisition of Chrysler in 1998, for example, was a notable disaster. The list of past crashes is lengthy. Indeed, one recent deal—General Motors’ sale of Opel, its European arm, to France’s PSA Group for €1.3bn ($1.4bn)—seems to go directly against the imperative to bulk up.

Which word should come in place of (85)?

Direction (86-90): Identify which part of the sentence contains error and mark it as your answer.

Assam government’s draft population policy (1)/ states that whom with more than (2)/ two children would not be eligible for (3)/ government jobs or public office. (4)

Direction (86-90): Identify which part of the sentence contains error and mark it as your answer.

The Assam government should be dropped (1)/ the two-child norm and, instead, (2)/ concentrate on ensuring it meets (3)/ the health and education outcomes it has set out. (4)

Direction (86-90): Identify which part of the sentence contains error and mark it as your answer.

The EVM has been (1)/ one of the greatest inventions (2)/ by India for smoothly (3)/ and fairly conducting elections. (4)

Direction (86-90): Identify which part of the sentence contains error and mark it as your answer.

Agriculture needs a new intellectual paradigm (1)/ that empowers farmers to cope with the inevitable (2)/ long periods of demand supply mismatch (3)/ by free them to maximise profits in the good years. (4)

Direction (86-90): Identify which part of the sentence contains error and mark it as your answer.

Reports of women employees (1)/ reporting instances of sexual harassment (2)/ by their bosses is becoming (3)/ relatively more frequent. (4)

Direction (91-95): In the question below two blanks are given. You have to fill these blanks with the most suitable option so that the statement forms a meaningful sentence.

Indian farmers have long sought the ______ to trade _______ across state barriers, and the new electronic “e-mandi” platform, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally launched on Thursday, is an important step in that direction, even if it does not go all the way

Direction (91-95): In the question below two blanks are given. You have to fill these blanks with the most suitable option so that the statement forms a meaningful sentence.

Every _____ of computing is likely to see a ______ shift over the next few years.

Direction (91-95): In the question below two blanks are given. You have to fill these blanks with the most suitable option so that the statement forms a meaningful sentence.

The government’s response to the ________ of rich and influential Indians ______ their money in offshore havens has been understandably swift.

Direction (91-95): In the question below two blanks are given. You have to fill these blanks with the most suitable option so that the statement forms a meaningful sentence.

The _________ of an under-construction flyover in the highly congested Burra Bazar area of Kolkata, killing 27 people, has highlighted the hurdles in the way of building new infrastructure ______ not just in West Bengal but in all of India.

Direction (91-95): In the question below two blanks are given. You have to fill these blanks with the most suitable option so that the statement forms a meaningful sentence.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent _______ to farmers against indiscriminate use of chemical fertilisers may go largely _____ unless the policies that encourage improper and unbalanced use of plant nutrients are rectified.

Direction (96-100) Rearrange the given sentences to form a meaningful passage and answer the questions that follows.

1) Western analysts focus on the relative decline of the U.S. ratherthan on Asia’s re-emergence.

2) Till 1750, the Asian giants produced half of global economic output before gunboats and colonisation reshaped trade, and subsequently production and consumption.

3) The implication of the interruption, or reversal, has not been explored as the strategic dimensions continue to be seen through a Western prism.

4) while not addressing the question that has now come centre stage — who sets the worlds standards and for what purpose?

5) The underlying assumption is that the world needs global institutions, rules and agreements to solve problems that countries cannot solve on their own.

6) There is now a consensus that the locus of global wealth is again going to be in Asia.

Question: Which of the following is the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?

Direction (96-100) Rearrange the given sentences to form a meaningful passage and answer the questions that follows.

1) Western analysts focus on the relative decline of the U.S. ratherthan on Asia’s re-emergence.

2) Till 1750, the Asian giants produced half of global economic output before gunboats and colonisation reshaped trade, and subsequently production and consumption.

3) The implication of the interruption, or reversal, has not been explored as the strategic dimensions continue to be seen through a Western prism.

4) while not addressing the question that has now come centre stage — who sets the worlds standards and for what purpose?

5) The underlying assumption is that the world needs global institutions, rules and agreements to solve problems that countries cannot solve on their own.

6) There is now a consensus that the locus of global wealth is again going to be in Asia.

Question: Which of the following is the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?

Direction (96-100) Rearrange the given sentences to form a meaningful passage and answer the questions that follows.

1) Western analysts focus on the relative decline of the U.S. ratherthan on Asia’s re-emergence.

2) Till 1750, the Asian giants produced half of global economic output before gunboats and colonisation reshaped trade, and subsequently production and consumption.

3) The implication of the interruption, or reversal, has not been explored as the strategic dimensions continue to be seen through a Western prism.

4) while not addressing the question that has now come centre stage — who sets the worlds standards and for what purpose?

5) The underlying assumption is that the world needs global institutions, rules and agreements to solve problems that countries cannot solve on their own.

6) There is now a consensus that the locus of global wealth is again going to be in Asia.

Question: Which of the following is the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?

Direction (96-100) Rearrange the given sentences to form a meaningful passage and answer the questions that follows.

1) Western analysts focus on the relative decline of the U.S. ratherthan on Asia’s re-emergence.

2) Till 1750, the Asian giants produced half of global economic output before gunboats and colonisation reshaped trade, and subsequently production and consumption.

3) The implication of the interruption, or reversal, has not been explored as the strategic dimensions continue to be seen through a Western prism.

4) while not addressing the question that has now come centre stage — who sets the worlds standards and for what purpose?

5) The underlying assumption is that the world needs global institutions, rules and agreements to solve problems that countries cannot solve on their own.

6) There is now a consensus that the locus of global wealth is again going to be in Asia.

Question: Which of the following is the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?

Direction (96-100) Rearrange the given sentences to form a meaningful passage and answer the questions that follows.

1) Western analysts focus on the relative decline of the U.S. ratherthan on Asia’s re-emergence.

2) Till 1750, the Asian giants produced half of global economic output before gunboats and colonisation reshaped trade, and subsequently production and consumption.

3) The implication of the interruption, or reversal, has not been explored as the strategic dimensions continue to be seen through a Western prism.

4) while not addressing the question that has now come centre stage — who sets the worlds standards and for what purpose?

5) The underlying assumption is that the world needs global institutions, rules and agreements to solve problems that countries cannot solve on their own.

6) There is now a consensus that the locus of global wealth is again going to be in Asia.

Question: Which of the following is the LAST (SIXTH) sentence after rearrangement?