Questions Asked in India Post Payments Bank 2017 Prelims Exam

India Post Payments Bank Officer Scale I Prelim Exam

Here we are providing you with some of the questions asked in all the shifts of India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) Officer Scale I Prelim Exam held on 7th and 8th January, 2017.

Reasoning Questions:

1. F is taller than G and I while shorter than E. E IS NOT THE TALLEST. D is shorter than I. D is not the shortest. Height of second tallest is 165 cm. Height of shortest is 141 cm. 3 questions asked
2. D is daughter of P. M is sister of P. S is married to M. S is the father of R and H. H is the father if W. W is the son of K. 3 questions asked
3. How many pairs of letters are there in the word IMPOSTER, each of which have as many letters between then in the word (in both forward and reverse directions) as they have between them in the English alphabet?

Quantitative Aptitude:

Number Series:

1. 7, 6, 11, 32, 127, ?
2. 374, 374, 367, 341, 278, ?
3. 5, 4, 7, 20, 79, ?
4. 190, 96, 50, 28, ?, 14
5. 500, 500, 493, 467, 404, ?
6. 3, 83, 152, 209, 253, ?
7. 6, 90, 161, 218, 260, ?
8. 4, 75, 136, 186, 224, ?
9. 158, 80, 42, 24, ?
10. 22, 11, 11, 16.5, 33 ?
11. 6, 5, 9, 26, 103, ?
12. 401, 401, 394, 368, 305, ?
13. 28, 14, 14, 21, 42, ?
14. 3, 72, 129, 173, 203, ?
15. 18, 9, 9, 13.5, 27, ?
16. 318, 160, 82, 44, ?
17. 180, 191, 193, 203, 206, 215, ?
18. 309, 309, 302, 276, 213, ?
19. 24, 12, 12, 18, 36, ?
20. 100, 51, 53, 109, ?
21. 2, 4, 10, 32, ?
22. 418, 208, 102, 48, ?, 5
23. 153, 155, 160, 170, 187, ?
24. 3, 1.5 ,1.5 ,3 ,12 ,?
25. 3, 4, 9, 28, ?
26. 126, 64, 34, 20, ?
27. 4, 3, 5, 14, 55, ?
28. 15, 20, 38, 45, 696
29. 256, 176, 216, ?, 206

1. A and B invested. B invested Rs 12,000 more than A. After 8 months B left and C joined. C invested Rs 8000 more than A. Ration of annual profit to B’s profit is 2:1. Find how much A invested.
2. An article is sold at 20% loss. Had it been sold for Rs 83.2 more, there would be a profit of 6%. For how much should it be sold to have a profit of 15%?
3. A train running at 126 km/hr crosses a pole in 6 sec. Another train having one-fourth length of first train running at 72 km/hr will cross the pole in how much time (in sec)?
4. Two trains having same lengths cross a pole in 20 seconds and 45 seconds respectively. If the trains are travelling in opposite direction and the length of each train is 165 meters, how much time will they take to cross each other?
5. A can complete work in 60 days. He works for 8 days. Now B joins. They together complete remaining work in 13 days. Find in how many days B can alone complete work?
6. A and B can together can finish a piece of work in 36 days. They started the work together and worked for 4 days. Now A left and B complete the remaining work in 8 days. In how many days can B alone can finish the work?
7. Two taps can fill a tank in 12 hrs and 18 hrs respectively and a third tap can empty the same tank in 72 hrs. In how many hours the tank will be filled if all the three taps are opened together?
8. Mixture contains syrup and water in ratio 40:3. 43 l of mixture taken out. 21 l of water added. Resultant mixture contains 20% water. Find initial quantity of mixture.
9. 12 years ago age of A was twice B’s age four years ago. C is 18 yrs older than B. Ratio of present ages of A and C is 6 : 5. Find age of B.
10. X is 32 years old. If X’s age is 16% greater than that of Y then by how much percent is Y’s age less than X’s age?

Quadratic Equations:

1. I. x = (-3)²
   II. y² = 81
2. I. 3x² + 11x + 8 = 0
   II. 3y² + 5y + 2 = 0

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