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    Live Leak–

     Model Question Paperfor SBI Clerk Prelims 2016

     With SBI Clerk 2016 just weeks away, we hope your preparation is going on full

    swing. Here is a last minute bonus to all you hard-working students! Our team of

    experts have created this free Model Question Paper for SBI Clerk Prelims 2016 to

     boost your preparation. Read the question paper, and follow up with the answer key.

    Test your knowledge before the D-Day.

    This paper is based on the latest pattern for SBI Clerk Prelims 2016.

    Section No. of

    Questions

    Marks

    English Language 30 30

    Numerical Ability 35 35

    Reasoning Ability 35 35

    TOTAL 100 100

    There is negative marking for each wrong answer amounting to 0.25 marks. So score

     yourself accordingly. Be honest.

    Disclaimer: This is a Model Paper predicted by Testbook's expert team. This is not

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    SBI CLERK PRELIMS 2016 MODEL TEST PAPER

    Presented by testbook.com 

    TEST I – ENGLISH LANGUAGE

    Q1-5. In each of the sentences below, find out whether there is any error in it.The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is

    the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5). Ignore errors of punctuation,if any.

    1. The thousand-rupees notes (1)/ that she gave us for the goods (2)/ bought from us lookedgenuine (3)/ but later we reliably learnt that all the notes were fake. (4)/ No error (5).

    2. The prime minister (1)/ as well as his ministers are (2)/ busy in campaigning (3)/ forcoming elections. (4)/ No error (5)

    3. Some sincere issues (1)/ exist with the newly (2)/ adopted system and (3)/ needs to beexamined seriously. (4)/ No error (5)

    4. After I was interviewed (1)/ by the HR (2)/ I was waiting for a response but (3)/ they did

    not revert back. (4)/ No error (5)

    5. The woman (1)/ is so poor (2)/ and she cannot (3)/ save anything for her daily needs. (4)/No error (5)

    Q6-10. Pick out the most effective words from the given words to fill in the blanks in each of the sentences given below to make the sentences meaningfullycomplete.

    6. The ______ increase in the human population is due to better food, better hygiene and,above all, the _____ made in medicine.

    1.  Cataclysmic, Leaps

    2.   Apocalyptic, Growth

    3.  Calligraphic, Progress

    4. 

    Enormous, Advances5.  Philanthropic, Jumps 

    7. God, in His mercy ______ the future from all His creatures, and _____ only thepresent.

    1. 

    Hides, Succumbs

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    2.  Conceals, Reveals

    3. 

     Withholds, Allows4.  Dissembles, Fights

    5. 

    Represses, Veils 

    8. Without ________, all other virtues are like the _______ fairy gold of fairy tales, whichturns to worthless stones when you try to use it as money in the shops.

    1.  Perseverance, Deceitful2.

      Omniscience, Adept3.

      Prescience, Adapt4.

      Reluctance, Aggressive5.

     

     Arrogance, Ugly  

    9. The _______ of the pain caused by the injury made her _______ like a beast.

    1.   Amplitude, Grave

    2.  Intensity, Howl

    3. 

    Justification, Numb4.

     

    Significance, Stark5.

      None of the above 

    10. The ________ people in Bangalore made my stay in the city much more ________.

    1. 

    Baffling, Tiresome 2.

     

    Harmful, Gay  3.  Facilitating, Convenient 

    4. 

    Envious, Elongated 5.

      None of the above 

    Q11-20: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given

     below it. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locatethem while answering some of the questions.

    Long time ago, there lived a priest who was very poor but very lazy too. He never wanted to

    do any work and used to dream of being rich one day. He got his food by begging for alms.One day he got a pot of milk as part of alms. He was feeling like a child with a new toy . Hegot back home with the pot. He boiled the milk and drank some of it. He put the remaining

    milk in the pot adding little curd to it for converting the milk to curd. He then went to his bedto take rest.

    The priest was eminently happy at the pot of milk he got and started dreaming about the

    pot of curd while he lay asleep. He dreamt that if he could become rich someday all hismiseries would be gone. His dream went on and his thoughts turned to the pot of milk he

    had set to form curd. His dream went on further- ‘By the morning the pot of milk would setand would get converted to curd. I would make butter by churning the curd. I would makeghee by heating the curd and would sell the ghee in the market and make some money. I

     would then buy a hen from that money. The hen will lay many eggs which will hatch and

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    there will be many more hens and cocks. Soon I will have poultry farm of my own.’ He kepton envisaging.

    ‘I will sell all the hens then and will buy some cows to open a dairy farm of mine. All thepeople will buy milk from me and I will be very rich and soon will buy gold jewellery. Theking will buy jewellery from me. I will be so rich to marry a beautiful rich girl and will have ahandsome son. If he does any mischief , I will be very angry and will teach him lesson withmy stick’. During his dream, he impulsively  picked up the stick next to his bed andthinking that he was beating his son, he raised the stick and hit hard the pot. The pot of milk broke and he got up from his sleep. Then only he realised that he was daydreaming.

    11. Why did the priest plan to sell all the hens?

    1.  He did not want to become rich anymore

    2.  He wanted to buy cows to start his own dairy firm.

    3. 

    He wanted to buy jewellery by selling hens.

    4.  His hens were not laying eggs so he planned better to sell them off.

    5.  None of the above

    12. What did the priest think to do after the milk in the pot would get convertedto curd?

    1.  Heat the curd to make butter out of it.

    2.  Sell the curd in the market to earn some money.

    3.  Churn the curd to make butter out of it.

    4.  Eat the curd.

    5. 

    Churn the curd to make ghee out of it.

    13. Why was the Priest happy when he got the pot of milk?

    1.  He didn’t have milk since long so was happy to get it. 2.  Milk pot was made of gold

    3.  He thought that pot of milk could make him rich somehow.

    4.  He was told that the milk would turn into pearls at night

    5.  None of the above

    14. Why did the priest raise stick in his dream?

    1. 

    To help himself walk properly2.  To drive away a cat who came to sip off his milk in the pot.

    3.  To drive away the thief he saw in his dream, running away with his pot of milk.

    4.  To teach lesson to his mischievous son whom he saw in his dream.

    5.  To defend himself in the dream. 

    15. What message does this passage give to the readers?

    1.  Daydreaming makes a man happy

    2.  One can achieve at least something ,if not everything, by daydreaming

    3.  Priests are mostly daydreamers.

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    4.  Daydreaming can be harmful

    5.  There is no substitute to hard work and dreams cannot be fulfilled without hard

     work.

    16. Choose the word which is most SIMILAR in meaning to the word printed in

     bold as used in the passage.

     ALMS

    1.  Hand-out

    2.  Subsidy

    3.  Donation

    4.  Bonus

    5.  Reward 

    17. Choose the word which is most SIMILAR in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

    EMINENTLY

    1.  Surprisingly

    2.  Extremely

    3.  Prominently

    4.  Shockingly

    5.  Normally

    18. Choose the word which is most SIMILAR in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

    MISCHIEF

    1.  Nonsense

    2.  Misconduct

    3.  Disobedience

    4.  Ill

    5.  Misbehave

    19. Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning of the word printed in

     bold as used in the passage.

    ENVISAGING

    1.   Visualizing

    2.  Imagining

    3.  Ignoring

    4.  Considering

    5.  Confronting

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    20. Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning of the word printed

    in bold as used in the passage.

    IMPULSIVELY

    1.  Spontaneously

    2.  Hastily

    3.  Impetuously

    4.  Cautiously

    5.  Recklessly

    Q21-25. In the following passage there are blanks each of which has beennumbered. The numbers are printed below the passage and against each five

     words are suggested one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out theappropriate word in each case.

    Parenting manuals are disappointingly ...(A)... about when we rejected traditional methodsof ...(B)... fear. The bogeyman was banished. We tell ...(C)… scary stories, and I know zeromums who can overcome their nausea at the inherent sexism in old fairy tales. We’ve ...(D)...how they uphold patriarchy and splinter the sisterhood with their cruel stepmothers, evil witches, and uniformly beautiful princesses ...(E)... handsome princes to rescue them.

    21. Which of the words most appropriately fill the blank labelled (A)?

    1.   Vague

    2. 

    Obscurity3.  Clear

    4.  Undecided

    5.  None of the above

    22.  Which of the words most appropriately fill the blank labelled (B)?

    1.  Professing

    2.  Progressing

    3.  Encouraging

    4. 

    Imparting5.  None of the above

    23. Which of the words most appropriately fill the blank labelled (C)? 

    1.  Shorter

    2.  Larger

    3.  Minor

    4.  Fewer

    5.  Lesser

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    24. Which of the words most appropriately fill the blank labelled (D)? 

    1.  Clocked

    2. 

    Highlighted3.  Changed

    4.  Developed

    5.  None of the above

    25. Which of the words most appropriately fill the blank labelled (E)? 

    1.  Demanding

    2.  Needing

    3.   Wanting

    4.  Observing

    5.  None of the above

    Q26-30. Rearrange the following six sentences/ group of sentences (A), (B), (C),(D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then

    answer the questions given below them.

     A. A standby plane in Mumbai flew the passengers to London.

    B. Rodents in most cases sneak into aircrafts by hiding in carts carrying food, a source in theaviation sector said.

    C. Since pushing onward to London would have taken an hour longer than it would have to

    return to Mumbai, the pilot decided to turn the flight back.

    D. A flyer spotted the rodent when AI131 was flying over Tehran.

    E. An Air India flight from Mumbai to London was forced to return three hours into its journey on Wednesday.

    F. This happened after a rodent showed up in the cabin.

    26. Which of the following would be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?

    1.   A

    2.  B

    3.  C

    4.  D

    5.  E

    27. Which of the following would be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?

    1.   A

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    2.  B

    3.  C

    4.  D

    5.  E

    28. Which of the following would be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?

    1.   A

    2.  B

    3.  C

    4.  F

    5.  E

    29. Which of the following would be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?

    1.   A

    2.  B

    3.  C

    4.  D

    5.  E

    30. Which of the following would be the final sequence after rearrangement?

    1. 

    CDBAEF2.   ABCDEF

    3.  EFDCAB

    4.  DEFCAB

    5.  ECABDF

    TEST II – NUMERICAL ABILITY

    31. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions?

    (40% of 1,965 × 74) ÷ ? = 4,847 ÷ 22

    1.  42

    2.  36

    3.  56

    4.  54

    5.  None of these

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    32. What value should come in the place of question mark (?) in the following question?

    6

    + 3

    7+ 9

    7

     =? 

    1.  19

     

    2.  15

     

    3.  19

     

    4.  15

     

    5.  None of these

    33. Find the value of (243)0.16 × (243)0.04 

    1. 

    3432.  243

    3.  27

    4.  3

    5.  None of these

    34. What will come in place of question mark in the following question?

    222 + √? = 516 

    1.  1410

    2. 

    1296

    3.  1156

    4.  1024

    5.  None of these

    35. What will come in place of question mark in the following question?

    16% of 450 ÷ ?% of 250 = 4.8

    1.  8

    2.  10

    3. 

    6

    4.  12

    5.  None of these

    36. What will come in place of question mark (?) in the following question?

    35 × 18 ÷ 7 – 73 = ? – 129

    1.  119

    2.  128

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    3.  144

    4.  136

    5.  None of these

    37. What approximate value will come in place of question mark in the followingquestion?

    (10.1)2.01 + (2.9)3.001 =?

    1.  50

    2.  25

    3.  125

    4.  225

    5. 

    175

    38. What approximate value will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following

    questions? (You are not expected to calculate the exact value.)

    7998 ÷ 9.95 + 773.94 – 574.07 = ?

    1.  1000

    2.  1280

    3.  1180

    4.  1080

    5. 

    1500

    39. What approximate value will come in place of question mark in the followingquestion?

    14.995 × 8.001 × 20.991 =?

    1.  4150

    2.  2520

    3.  3005

    4.  1250

    5. 

    2050

    40. What approximate value should come in place of the question mark (?) in the followingquestion?

    (749 – 325 - 124) ÷ (1254 - 1100) = ?

    1.  2

    2.  4

    3.  6

    4.  8

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    5.  12

    41. What will the average of the following set of scores (Rounded off to the nearest integer)?

    62, 76, 42, 84, 21, 47, 28

    1.  57

    2.  54

    3.  51

    4.  62

    5.  66

    42. In the following question, one or two equation(s) is/are given. You have to solve both the

    equations and find the relation between ‘x’ and ‘y’ and mark correct answer. 

    I. 7x2 + 26x – 45 = 0

    II. 3y 2 + 7y – 48 = 0

    1.  x > y

    2.  x ≥ y  

    3.  x < y

    4.  x ≤ y  5.  x = y or the relation cannot be determined

    43. In the following question, one or two equation(s) is/are given. You have to solve both theequations and find the relation between ‘x’ and ‘y’ and mark correct answer. 

    I. x2 – 10x + 21 = 0

    II. y 2 – 16y + 63 = 0

    1.  x > y

    2.  x ≥ y  3.  x < y

    4.  x ≤ y  

    5. 

    x = y or the relation cannot be determined

    44.  Atif's age is 1/6th of his father's age. Atif's father, Kayyum’s age will be twice the age ofRavi's age after 10 years. If Ravi's tenth birthday was celebrated three years before, then what is Atif's present age?

    1.  5 years

    2.  6 years

    3.  7 years

    4.  4 years

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    5.  None of these

    45. In a three digit number, the digit in the units place is 75% of the digit in the ten’s place.The digit in the ten’s place is greater than the digit in the hundred’s place by 1. If the sum ofthe digits in the ten’s place and the hundred’s place is 15, what is the number? 

    1.  795

    2.  786

    3.  687

    4.  Cannot be determined

    5.  None of these

    46. A cup of milk contains 3 parts pure milk and one part of water. How much of the mixturemust be withdrawn and substituted by water in order that the resulting mixture may be half

    milk and half water.

    1.  1/3

    2.  2/3

    3.  3/5

    4.  1/5

    5.  2/5

    47. The number of six digit numbers that can be formed from the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7

    so that digit do not repeat and the terminal digits are even is

    1.  1440

    2.  360

    3.  288

    4.  720

    5.  None of these

    48. There are two trains one of which is 250 meters long traveling at 50 meters/ sec. Theytake 25 seconds to cross each other while traveling in the same direction and take 5 seconds

     when they cross in opposite directions. What is the speed and length of the second train?1.  50 m/sec and 350 m

    2.  50 m/sec and 375 m

    3.  75 m/sec and 350 m

    4.  50 m/sec and 375 m

    5.  None of these

    49. The third proportion to 12 and 30 is

    1.  40

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    2.  45

    3.  50

    4.  75

    5. 

    60

    50. A man buys 6 dozen eggs for Rs. 10.80. 12 eggs are found to be rotten and the rest aresold at 5 for Rs. 1. Find his % gain or % loss.

    1.  Loss of 9 

    2.  Loss of 11

    3.  Gain of 8 

    4.  Gain of 11

    5.  None of these

    51. Three friends A, B and C started a business by investing a sum of money in the ratio of5:7:6. After 6 months C withdraws half of his capital. If the sum invested by ‘A’ is Rs. 40,000per month. Out of total annual profit of Rs. 33,000, C’s share will be 

    1.  Rs. 10000

    2.  Rs. 9000

    3.  Rs. 11000

    4.  Rs. 12000

    5. 

    None of these

    52. A man travelled a distance of 80 km in 7 hours partly on foot at the rate of 8 km per hourand partly on bicycle at 16 km per hour. Find the distance travelled on foot

    1.  32 km

    2.  30 km

    3.  28 km

    4.  35 km

    5.  None of these

    53. A can do a piece of work in 20 days, B in 15 days and C in 12 days. How soon can the work be done if A is assisted by B on one day and by C on the next alternately?

    1.  6 days

    2.  7 days

    3.  8 days

    4.  9 days

    5.  4 days

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    54. Sachin would have paid Rs 5280, at the end of 4 years, for a sum of money borrowed at

    the rate of 8% per annum simple interest. If he wants to repay his loan, a year before it wasdue, then what is the amount paid by him?

    1.  Rs. 4660

    2.  Rs. 4560

    3.  Rs. 4860

    4.  Rs. 4960

    5.  None of these

    55. Mrs. Sheela spends 18% of her monthly income for the children’s education. She spends32% of her monthly income in household expenses and 12% in travelling. She spends 45% ofthe remaining amount in gambling and manages to save only Rs. 7315 at the end of the

    month. What is Mrs. Sheela’s monthly income? 

    1.  Rs. 36000

    2.  Rs. 50000

    3.  Rs. 35000

    4.  Cannot be determined

    5.  None of these

    56. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?4 13 17 ? 30 39

    1. 

    292.  21

    3.  26

    4.  19

    5.  None of these

    57. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?7 35 210 ? 6300 31500

    1.  1040

    2.  1060

    3.  1080

    4.  1030

    5.  None of these

    58. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?

    , 1,1

    , 2,2

    ,3 ,? 

    1.  3

     

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    2.  2

     

    3.  4

    4. 

    3

    4 5.  None of these

    59. What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?

    15 12 17 10 ? 8 21 6

    1.  3

    2.  7

    3.  21

    4.  19

    5. 

    None of these

    60. In the following number series only one number is wrong. Find out the wrong number.19 68 102 129 145 154

    1.  154

    2.  129

    3.  145

    4.  102

    5.  None of these

    Q61-65. Directions: Study the tables carefully to answer the questions that follow: 

    Number of candidates (in lakhs) appearing in an entrance examination from sixdifferent cities and the ratio of candidates passing and failing the same

    City A B C D E FNumber of Candidates 1.25 3.14 1.08 2.27 1.85 2.73

    Ratio of candidates passing and failing within the city

    City Passing Failing A 7 3

    B 5 3C 4 5D 1 3E 3 2F 7 5

    61. What is the ratio of the number of candidates failing the exam from City D to that of

    those failing the exam from City A?

    1.  289: 42

    2.  42: 289

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    3.  227: 50

    4.  50: 227

    5.  None of these

    62. The number of candidates appearing for the exam from City C is what per cent of the

    number of candidates appearing for the exam from City B? (Rounded off to the nearest

    integer.)

    1.  27

    2.  34

    3.  42

    4.  21

    5.  38

    63. The number of candidates passing in the exam from City F is what per cent of the totalnumber of candidates appearing from all the cities together? (rounded off to two digits after

    the decimal)

    1.  12.93

    2.  14.46

    3.  10.84

    4.  11.37

    5.  None of these

    64. Which city has the higher number of students failing the entrance exam?

    1. 

    F2.  C

    3.  B

    4.  D

    5.  None of these

    65. What is the number of candidates passing the exam from City E?

    1.  13,000

    2.  11,10,000

    3.  1,13,000

    4.  11,000

    5. 

    None of these

    TEST III – REASONING ABILITY  

    Q66-70. Directions: Study the sets of numbers given below and answer the questions, which follow.972, 682, 189, 298, 751

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    66. If in each number, second and the third digits are interchanged, what will be the sum offirst digit of the smallest number and last digit of highest number?

    1. 

    72.  6

    3.  9

    4.  8

    5.  None of these

    67. If in each number, all the three digits are arranged in descending order, which of thefollowing will be the third highest number?

    1.  972

    2.  682

    3. 

    1894.  298

    5.  751

    68. If in each number, first and the last digits are interchanged, which of the following will be the third highest number?

    1.  972

    2.  682

    3.  189

    4.  298

    5.  751

    69. If one is added to the lowest number and two is added to the highest number, what will

     be the difference between the second digit of the smallest number and third digit of thehighest number?

    1.  5

    2.  7

    3.  9

    4.  8

    5.  None of these

    70. If one is added to the smallest odd number and one is subtracted from the highest oddnumber, which of the following will be obtained if the second digit of the highest number issubtracted from the second digit of the lowest number so formed?

    1.  6

    2.  5

    3.  4

    4.  3

    5.  2

    71. Directions: Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group.

     Which is the one that does not belong to group?

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    1.  BDHF

    2.  EGJH

    3.  SUYW

    4.  JLPN

    5.  NPTR

    72. What should come next in the following sequence of letters?B B C B C D B C D E B C D E F B C D E F G B C D E F1.  B

    2.  G

    3.  H

    4.  D

    5.  None of these

    73. In a certain code, COLLAGE is written as ‘MPDKFHB’. How is SERVANT written in thatcode?

    1.  TFSWBOU

    2.  SFTUUOB

    3.  STFUOUB

    4.  TFSUBOU

    5.  None of these

    Q74-77. Directions: Study the following information to answer the given questions:In a certain code,

    ‘share market doing well’ is written as ‘va jo ba ma’, ‘learn to share stuff’ is written as ‘si pa la va’, ‘well known to market’ is written as ‘si nu ma jo’ and ‘stuff the whole market’ is written as ‘fi ma pa do’ 

    74. Which of the following may represent ‘learn to share’? 1.   va si la

    2.   va si pa

    3.  la zi qo

    4.  si fi qo

    5. 

    si la do

    75. Which of the following represents ‘well known share’? 1.   jo nu pa

    2.   va nu f

    3.  nu va jo

    4.   va jo qo

    5.   jo ma la

    76. What does the code ‘ba’ stand for? 

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    1.   well

    2.  share

    3.  doing

    4. 

     whole

    5.  Either ‘market’ or ‘doing’ 

    77. What is the code for ‘whole’? 1.  pa

    2.  fi

    3.  ma

    4.  do

    5.  Either ‘fi’ or ‘do’ 

    78. Arzan started walking towards East. He walked a distance of 5 km and then turned to hisright and walked 10 km. He again turned to his right and walked another 15 km. Then he

    turned to his left and walked 5 km. In which direction is he in relation to his starting point?1.  South

    2.  South-east

    3.  North-west

    4.  South-west

    5.  None of these

    79. Who amongst Rajveer, Shourya, Ronald, Lavish and Reena is the heaviest if Rajveer is

    heavier than Shourya and Reena is not the heaviest. Also, Ronald is heavier than Rajveer andLavish?

    1.  Shourya

    2.  Ronald

    3.  Reena

    4.  Rajveer

    5.  None of these

    80. Among Paras, Iqbal, Raj, Sara and Tarun each having different weight, Raj is heavierthan only Paras. Sara is lighter than Iqbal and heavier than Tarun. Who among them is the

    heaviest?1.

     

    Iqbal

    2.  Paras

    3.  Sara

    4.  Data inadequate

    5.  None of these

    Q81-85. Directions: In the questions below, relationships between different elements isshown in the statements. The statements are each followed by two conclusions. Find out

     which conclusions are true. 

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    81. Statements:I ≤ J; K < L > M; J < K; G ≥ H > I Conclusions:I. L > JII. J < M

    1.  Only conclusion I is true.

    2.  Only conclusion II is true.

    3.  Either conclusion I or II is true.

    4.  Neither conclusion I nor II is true.

    5.  Both the conclusion I and II are true.

    82. Statements:

    I ≤ J; K < L > M; J = K; G ≥ H = I Conclusions:I. H < J

    II. J < G1.  Only conclusion I is true.

    2.  Only conclusion II is true.

    3.  Either conclusion I or II is true.

    4.  Neither conclusion I nor II is true.

    5.  Both the conclusion I and II are true.

    83. Statements:

     A > B = C; E = F; E ≥ D > C Conclusions:I. C < FII. A > C

    1.  Only conclusion I is true.

    2.  Only conclusion II is true.

    3.  Either conclusion I or II is true.

    4.  Neither conclusion I nor II is true.

    5.  Both the conclusion I and II are true.

    84. Statements:

     A > B > C; E > F; E ≥ D > C Conclusions:

    I. B < EII. F < B

    1.  Only conclusion I is true.

    2.  Only conclusion II is true.

    3.  Either conclusion I or II is true.

    4.  Neither conclusion I nor II is true.

    5.  Both the conclusion I and II are true.

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    85. Statements:I ≤ J; K < L < M; J = K; G ≥ H < I Conclusions:

    I. H > JII. J > G

    1.  Only conclusion I is true.

    2.  Only conclusion II is true.

    3.  Either conclusion I or II is true.

    4.  Neither conclusion I nor II is true.

    5.  Both the conclusion I and II are true.

    Q86-90. Directions: In each of the questions below are given four statements followed by

    four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to take the given statements to be trueeven if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all conclusions andthen decide which of the given conclusion logically follows from the given statement

    disregarding commonly known facts.

    86. Statements: All stations are housesNo house is garden

    Some gardens are rivers All rivers are pondsConclusions:I. Some ponds are gardensII. Some ponds are stations

    III. Some ponds are housesIV. No pond is station

    1.  Only I follows

    2.  Only either II or IV follows

    3.  Only I and II follow

    4.  Only I and IV follow

    5.  None of these

    87. Statements:

     All stairs are liftsNo lift is an escalatorSome escalators are helicoptersSome lifts are planes

    Conclusions:I. No stairs is an escalatorII. Some helicopters are not escalatorsII. Some stairs are planesIV. Some helicopters are escalators

    1.  Only I and IV follow

    2.  Only I and either II or IV follow

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    3.  Either II or IV follows

    4.  Only I, III or IV follow

    5.  None follows

    88. Statements: All the locks are keys. All the keys are bats.Some watches are bats.

    Conclusions:I. Some bats are locks.

    II. Some watches are keys.III. All the keys are locks.IV. No key is a bat

    1. 

    Only II and IV follow2.  Only I follows.

    3.  Only III and IV follow

    4.  Only I and IV follow

    5.  None follows

    89. Statements:Some pulses are grains

    Some grains are sprouts All sprouts are nutsNo fruit is nut

    Conclusions:I. Some nuts are pulses

    II. Some nuts are grainsIII. No fruits is sprout

    1.  Only II and III follow

    2.  Only I and II follow

    3.  Only either I or II follows

    4.  None follows

    5.  None of these

    90. Statements:

    Some plates are spoons All spoons are forks All forks are bowls

    Some bowls are utensilsConclusions:I. Some plates are bowlsII. All spoons are bowlsIII. Some forks are utensils

    1.  Only I follows

    2.  Only II follows

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    3.  Only I and III follows

    4.  Only I and II follow

    5.  None of these

    Q91-95. Directions: Study the following information to answer the questions.

    Twelve people are sitting in two parallel rows containing 6 people each, in such a way that

    there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In row-1 P, Q, R, S, T, and U are seatedand all of them are facing South. In row-2 A, B, C, D, E and F are seated and all facing North.

    Therefore in the given seating arrangement each member seated in a row faces anothermember of the outer row.S sits third to right of Q, either S or Q sits an extreme end of line. The one who faces Q sits

    second to right of E. Two people sits between B and F. Neither B nor F sits at an extreme endof the line. The immediate neighbour of B faces the person who sits third to left of P. R and Tare immediate neighbours of the each other. C sits second to the left of A. T does not face theimmediate neighbour of D.

    91. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement & soform a group which is the one that does not being not being to that group?

    1.   A-T

    2.  B-T

    3.  F-P

    4.  C-U

    5. 

    E-Q

    92. Which of the following is true regarding T?1.  F faces T

    2.  U is an immediate neighbour of T

    3.  F faces the one who is second to right of T

    4.  T sits at one of the extreme ends of the line

    5.  Q sits second to the right of T

    93. P is related to A in the same way as S is related to B based on the given arrangement. To which of the following is T related to, following the same pattern?

    1. 

    C2.  D

    3.  E

    4.  F

    5.  Cannot be determined

    94. How many persons are seated between U and R?1.  One

    2.  Two

    3.  Three

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    4.  Four

    5.  None

    95. Who amongst the following faces S?1.   A

    2.  B

    3.  C

    4.  D

    5.  F

    Q96-100. Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questionsfollows:

    Eight people P Q R S T V W and X likes eight different colours - red, black, blue, green, pink, violet, yellow and brown. Not necessarily in same order. They also like to play differentgames namely cricket, football, hockey, carrom, chess, volleyball, table tennis and lawntennis. Again not necessarily in the same order.Q's favourite sport is Table Tennis. V likes green colour. S likes blue colour and his favourite

    sport is Volleyball. The one who likes black colour plays hockey. P and T don't like hockey.The one who plays chess likes red colour. P doesn't like red colour. X doesn't like browncolour, but likes to play carrom. The one who like pink colour likes to play cricket. R doesn't

    like lawn tennis but likes violet colour.Based on the information provided above, answer the following questions.

    96. Which person likes to play football?1.  Q

    2.  S

    3.  X

    4.  R

    5.  None of these

    97. Which of the following statement is true?1.  T likes to play chess and his favourite colour is pink.

    2.  The one who likes yellow colour likes to play Football.

    3. 

    The one who likes Table tennis likes Yellow colour.4.  The one who likes green colour likes to play Hockey.

    5.   All statements are false.

    98. Which of the following combination is not true for given people?1.  X - Yellow - Carrom

    2.   V - Green - Table tennis

    3.  P - Pink - Cricket

    4.  T - Red - Chess

    5.   All are true

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    99. Which colour does T like?1.  Pink

    2.   Yellow

    3. 

    Red

    4.  Black

    5.  None of these

    100. Which of the following person likes to play cricket?1.  P

    2.  R

    3.  T

    4.   W

    5.  None of these

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