Reg No : 107380 Date : 12 ­ Jun ­ 2015.

Student Name : G BHOOPATHY

SBI PO Prelims ­ Model Test 4 Question Paper

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/ phrases are givenin bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions. The Indian pharma industry is flourishing overseas, touching almost every part of the world. With low cost,speed and high quality advantage India is gearing up to become the hub for contract research andmanufacturing. Having a competitive edge is one thing and mamtaining it is another. Canada provides taxbenefits up to 46 per cent for research carried out within the country. Others like Korea and China without a largepool of scientists make up by facilitating foreign research in every conceivable way. India does not do any of thisand faces many hurdles—diseases that it has been inflicted with since independence like Malaria and TB. WhileIndian companies have only focused on reverse engineering blockbuster drugs from MNCs, overseas scientistshave displayed little interest in researching subcontinent specific diseases as there are more profits and publicinterest in lifestyle drugs such as obesity which, in turn, fund their research. In the interest of Indian researchindustry, a decision must be taken quickly on the implementation of data protection laws. India is one of the few countries where data exclusivity provisio are not prevalent. Data protection is acontentious issue, hotly debated by the government and the industry. A pharma company wishing to market adrug is required to submit data to the drug controller to show that the drug is both effective and safe. The first(originator) company that makes the application for marketing approval has to submit its data relating to theclinical trials to the drug controller who once satisfied that the drug is safe and effective will register it. Anotherdrug company wishing to market the same drug only requires to show a bioequivalence to the drug of theoriginator company. Thus as per the prevailing laws, the regulator in India can rely on an innovator’s data toapprove the competitor’s product. While the system in general is responsible for maintaining the necessarysecrecy, it is not accountable for the same ­ the competitor gets an unfair advantage over the innovator evenwhen he is clandestinely abusing an innovator’s intellectual property. Consequently research based pharmacompanies are being forced to undertake vital clinical trials abroad. Huge expenditures are incurred overseas,draining precious foreign exchange while this could be done at home at a fraction of the cost. The product patent law protections required by the TRIPS agreement and brought about by the 2005amendment to the Patent Act require India to protect undisclosed test data from disclosure and unfaircommercial use by competitors. Effective 2005 Indian companies can no longer copy patent protected foreigndrugs. Some negate the necessity to make data exclusivity a law. They argue that the advocates of making it alaw, the MNCs, want the data to be protected absolutely for a period of 5 years. However in case certain drugsare not available or unaffordable, should the government for the common good not be able to exercise powers toget another company to make such drugs?

1. According to the author, what is the disadvantage of holding clinical trials abroad?

Research facilities in India are far more sophisticated.

Authenticity of research methodology cannot be monitored.

Delayed processing of test data

Higher cost resulting in the drain of financial resources

The laws abroad are more stringent.

2. Which of the following measures has Korea taken to be competitive in the pharma industry?

It offers blockbuster drugs at highly subsidized rates.

It collaborates with foreign research firms.

It provides speedy regulatory approvals.

It enacts relaxed tax laws.

None

3. Which of the following is/are India’s strengths in drug discovery and research?(i) Relaxed patent laws(ii) Reverse engineering of foreign blockbuster drugs(iii) Incentives to foreign companies researching subcontinent diseases

Only iii

Both i & iii

Only i

All of these

None

4. The argument against making data exclusivity a law is(i) Specialized knowledge will be shared(ii) It will unfairly favour large western pharma companies(iii) It is not the interest of the general public

Only i

Both i & iii

Only iii

Both ii & iii

None

5. Which of the following is/are TRUE in the context of the passage?(i) Countries like China prefer to outsource research to avoid exorbitant cost of research at home.(ii) Multinational pharma companies are pressurising India to have product patent laws.(iii) The Indian pharmaceutical industry is booming,

Only i

Only iii

Both ii & iii

Both i & ii

None

6. Choose the word/phrase which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word printed in bold as used in thepassage.

Incurred

collected

included

spent

experienced

adjusted

7. Choose the word/phrase which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word printed in bold as used in thepassage.

Prevailing

popular

implemented

existing

persuading

winning

8. Choose the word/phrase which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word printed in bold as used in thepassage.

Hurdles

bars

defects

rejections

protests

obstacles

9. Choose the word/phrase which is most OPPOSITE in meaning of the word printed in bold as used in thepassage.

Vital

practical

voluntary

negative

worthless

minimum

10. Choose the word/phrase which is most OPPOSITE in meaning of the word printed in bold as used in thepassage.

Flourishing

drooping

declining

fluctuating

opposing

lacking

Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningfulparagraph; then answer the questions given below them,A. Securitization Act provides teeth to banks to deal well with such defaulters.B. Therefore, the banks should first examine thoroughly the genuineness of the clients and prevent them fromturning into defaulters.C. Recovery of loans from the borrowers is one of the biggest problems of almost all of them.D. It is because most of them have a tendency to misutilize the funds.E. Most banks these days have been facing a lot of different problems.F. Most of the borrowers don’t have money to repay.

11. Which of the following should be the FOURTH statement after rearrangement?

A

B

C

D

E

12. Which of the following should be the FIFTH statement after rearrangement?

A

B

C

D

E

13. Which of the following should be the SIXTH (LAST) statement after rearrangement?

A

B

C

D

E

14. Which of the following should be the SECOND statement after rearrangement?

A

B

C

D

E

15. Which of the following should be the FIRST statement after rearrangement?

A

B

C

D

E

Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfullycomplete.

16. He tends to.............to any suggestion I make in meetings.

differ

agree

accept

act

cooperate

17. We were shocked by the young man’s............for money.

greed

acumen

versatility

projection

indifference

18. Let us cultivate a strong will, a..............mental desire and determination to achieve our ideals.

tall

sure

sardonic

keen

cutting

19. He.............children to open their eyes and ears to the beauty of life.

admonished

promised

exhorted

complemented

reprimanded

20. We must work hard towards............of the underprivileged people of our country.

proliferation

emancipation

contribution

association

unification

In the sentence below, four words which are printed in bold have been lettered (1), (2), (3) and (4). One of themmay be wrongly spelt. Find out the word which is wrongly spelt, if there is any. The letter of that word is theanswer. If all the words printed in bold are spelt correctly in the context of the sentence, mark (5) as the answeri.e. ‘All correct.’

21. Sania competed (1) with the excellent (2) players from each state in our country (3) and won the first prige(4). All correct (5)

Sania competed

with the excellent

players from each state in our country

and won the first prige

All correct

22. The approach (1) of parents’ participation (2) in education acknowledges (3) the social dimensions (4) of thisissue. All correct (5)

The approach

of parents’ participation

in education acknowledges

the social dimensions

All correct

23. Vinayak is a shrewd (1) person, any moment (2) he may create (3) a truoble (4) for you. All correct

Vinayak is a shrewd

person, any moment

he may create

a truoble

All correct

24. An exclucive (1) proposal will be presented (2) for discussion and favourable (3) consideration (4). All correct(5)

An exclucive

proposal will be presented

for discussion and favourable

consideration

All correct

25. After several (1) rounds of negotiations (2) the flat owner axceeded (3) to our request (4). All correct (5)

After several

rounds of negotiations

the flat owner axceeded

to our request

All correct

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed belowthe passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out theappropriate word in each case. India’s approach towards treatment of 26 banks is yet another interesting issue. Rather than closing themdown, policymakers in India have shown a preference to merge such banks with healthy public sector banks. Ithas been 27 in certain circles that such an approach may give rise to a moral hazard problem. However, twoissues need consideration in this context. First, commercial banks are the most dominant and systemicallyimportant segment of the financial system. Second, over 70 per cent of the bank depositors in India are smalldepositors. Therefore, systemic concerns coupled with the necessity to 28 the interest of small depositors havebeen paramount in the minds of policymakers while 29 with insolvent banks. This issue had not received muchattention in the context of a predominantly government owned banking system. As the weight of private banksincreases further thinking wilLneed to be done on this subject, both in terms of 30 of insolvency through advanceregulatory supervision and action, and post insolvency measures that discourage moral hazard and eventualfiscal cost.

26. 26

insolvent

foreign

cooperative

small

private

27. 27

resolved

felt

promised

identified

done

28. 28

enhance

increase

safeguard

rationalize

evolve

29. 29

conniving

coping

absorbing

dealing

conversing

30. 30

enhancement

prevention

attachment

refurbishment

expedition

Study the following table carefully and answer the questions given below it.Price per kilogram (in Rs.) at which 5 different farmers sell six different products

ProductsFarmers

P Q R S TRice 20 15 20.5 24 22Wheat 18 16 15 15.5 20Jowar 16.5 15 18 20 15Bajra 15 14 14.5 13.5 12Maize 13 14 12.5 12 14.5

Sugarcane 10 8 11.5 10.5 8

31. What is the difference between the average price of per. kg of maize sold by all the farmers and the averageprice of per kg of sugarcane sold by all the farmers?

Rs. 3

Rs. 4.5

Rs. 4.2

Rs. 3.6

None

32. What is the respective ratio of the total (price per kg) of all the products sold by Q to those sold by R?

41 : 43

43 : 48

43 : 46

41 : 48

None

33. If farmer Q sells 14 kg of wheat, 21 kg of jowar and 30 kg of sugarcane, what will be his total earning?

Rs. 699

Rs. 779

Rs. 650

Rs. 786

None

34. If farmer P sells 50 kg of rice and farmer S sells 60 kg of wheat, what is the difference in amount by either ofthe farmers in selling their products?

Rs. 70

Rs. 65

Rs. 80

Rs. 85

None

35. If each farmer sells 100 kg of jowar and 50 kg of bajra, which farmer will earn the most?

P

R

S

Q

T

36. A sum of Rs. 731 is divided amongst A, B and C such that A receives 25% more than B and B receives 25%less than C. What is C's share in the amount?

Rs.172

Rs.200

Rs.262

Rs. 258

None

37. In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'PRAISE' be arranged?

720

610

360

210

None

38. If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 150% and the denominator of the fraction is increased by 300%,the resultant fraction is 5∕18. What is the original fraction?

4∕9

4∕5

8∕9

8∕11

None

39. A car covers the first 39 km of it's journey in 45 min and covers the remaining 25 km in 35 min. What is theaverage speed of the car?

40 km/h

64 km/h

49 km/h

48 km/h

None

40. Four examiners can examine a certain number of answer papers in 10 days by working for 5 h a day. Forhow many hours in a day would 2 examiners have to work in order to examine twice the number ofanswerpapers in 20 days.?

8 h

9 h

10 h

8 1∕2 h

None

41. The difference between the amount of compound interest and simple interest accrued on an amount of Rs.26000 at the end of 3 yr is Rs. 2994.134. What is the rate of interest per cent per annum?

22

17

19

Can't be determined

None

42. On a shelf, there are 4 books of Economics, 3 books of Management and 4 books of Statistics. In how manydifferent ways, can the books be arranged so that the books of Economics are kept together?

967680

120960

5040

40320

None

43. 6 women and 6 men together can complete a piece of work in 6 days. In how many days, can 15 mencomplete the work if 9 women can complete the work in 10 days?

6

5

7.2

Can't be determined

None

44. Ravi borrowed some money at the rate of 4% per annum! for the first three years, at the rate of 8% perannum for! the next two years and at the rate of 9% per annum for! the period beyond 5 yr. If he pays a totalsimple interest of Rs.19550 at the end of 7 yr, how much money did he borrow?

Rs. 39500

Rs. 42500

Rs. 41900

Rs. 43000

None

45. What is the area of circle whose radius is equal to theside of square whose perimeter is 112 m?

176 sq m

2504 sq m

284 sq m

1956 sq m

None

For the two given equations I and II give answer

46. I. 6p2 + 5p + 1 = 0II. 20q2 + 9q = −1

if p is greater than q.

if p is smaller than q.

if p is equal to q.

if p is either equal to or greater than q.

if p is either equal to or smaller than q.

47. I. 3p2 + 2p − 1 = 0 II. 2q2 + 7q + 6 = 0

if p is greater than q.

if p is smaller than q.

if p is equal to q.

if p is either equal to or greater than q.

if p is either equal to or smaller than q.

48. I. 3p2 + 15p = −18II. q2 + 7q + 12 = 0

if p is greater than q.

if p is smaller than q.

if p is equal to q.

if p is either equal to or greater than q.

if p is either equal to or smaller than q.

49.

if p is greater than q.

if p is smaller than q.

if p is equal to q.

if p is either equal to or greater than q.

if p is either equal to or smaller than q.

50. I. p2 + 13p + 42 = 0II. q2 = 36

if p is greater than q.

if p is smaller than q.

if p is equal to q.

if p is either equal to or greater than q.

if p is either equal to or smaller than q.

51. In which year is the per cent increase in the profit from that in the previous year the highest?

1998

2000

2002

2004

None

52. If the expenditure in the year 2003 was Rs. 60 crore, how much was the income in crore rupees?

110

115

120

90

None

53. If the income in the year 1999 was Rs. 60 crore and the expenditure in that year equals the expenditure inthe year 2001, what was the income of the company in crore rupees in the year 2001?

75

60

55

65

None

54. What is the approximate per cent increase in the profit in the year 2005 from that in the previous year?

12

4

7

15

20

55. What is the approximate per cent profit in the year 2002, if the income in that year was Rs. 120 crore?

51

47

63

85

71

In each of the following series, only one number is wrong. You have to find out that wrong number.

56. 27 17 22 42 92 237.5 718.5

17

42

237.5

22

92

57. 7 11 18 35 67 131 259

18

35

11

131

67

58. 7 4 5 9 18 52.5 160.5

4

5

9

52.5

18

59. 5 6 33 158 374 1230 2561

374

33

6

1230

158

60. 12 11 18 45 196 795 4734

795

196

45

18

11

61. The number of students taking Arts in college B is how many thousand fewer than the number of studentstaking Arts in college A and college C together?

12.5

27.5

50

10

62.5

62. In college F, the students taking Commerce is what per cent of the total number of students taking Arts,Science and Commerce in all?

45

55

59

70

25

63. How many candidates (in thousands) have taken Commerce from all the colleges?

165

177

185

193

199

64. What is the ratio of the number of students taking Science to the number of students taking Arts in college D?

14 : 19

12 : 17

17 : 19

19 : 14

13 : 18

65. What is the average number of students (in thousands) taking up Science from all the six colleges together?(Rounded off to two digits after decimal)

44.90

43.33

51.33

49.90

48.88

Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions Seven representatives of a company Samir, Nita, Richa, Shweta, Gifty, Paul and Mohit travelled to threedifferent countries i.e., South Africa, Australia and France. Each of them travelled on different days of the week(no two persons travelled on the same day), starting on Monday and ending on Sunday. Minimum two peopletravelled to each country and South Africa is the only country to which three people travelled. Samir travelled to South Africa on Monday Paul travelled to Australia but neither on Tuesday nor onSaturday. Mohit travelled on Sunday but not to France. The one who travelled to Australia travelled on Tuesdayand the one who travelled to France travelled on Saturday. Gifty travelled on Wednesday. Richa travelled toSouth Africa but not on Thursday. Nita did not travel to France.

66. If everyone’s trip is postponed by one day, who will be travelling on Wednesday?

Paul

Richa

Nita

Gifty

None

67. Who amongest the seven representatives travelled on Saturday?

Shweta

Nita

Richa

Cannot be determined

None

68. Which one of the following combinations is true according to the given information?

Paul­Thursday­South Africa

Shweta­Wednesday­France

Mohit­Monday­South Africa

Richa­Friday­Australia

None of the above

69. To which country and on which day did Nita travel?

Wednesday, South Africa

Friday, Australia

Thursday, Australia

Tuesday, Australia

None of the above

70. Who was the last one to travel?

Samir

Richa

Mohit

Shweta

None

In each of the questions below are given three statements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III.You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known factsand then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the three given statements disregardingcommonly known facts. Then decide which of the answers (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) is the correct answer

71. Statements :All desks are pillars.Some pillars are tents. All tents are buckets. Conclusions :I. Some buckets are pillars.II. Some buckets are desks.III. Some tents are desks.

None follows

Only I follows

Only II follows

Only III follows

Only I and III follow

72. Statements : Some chairs are hotels.Some hotels are jugs. Some jugs are baskets. Conclusions :I. Some jugs are chairs.II. Some baskets are chairs.III. No baskets is chair.

None follows

Only I follows

Only II follows

Only III follows

Only either II and III follow

73. Statements :All papers are knives.Some knives are pins. All pins are wheels. Conclusions :I. Some wheels are knives.II. Some knives are papers.III. Some wheels are papers.

Only I and II follow

Only I and III follow

Only II and III follow

All I, II and III follow

None follows

74. Statements :

All tables are doors.No door is window. Some windows are walls. Conclusions :I. Some walls are tables.II. Some windows are tables. III. Some doors are tables.

None follows

Only I follows

Only II follows

Only III follows

Only II and III follow

75. Statements :Some sofas are glasses.All glasses are pens. Some pens are houses. Conclusions :I. Some houses are glasses.II. Some pens are sofas.III. Some houses are sofas.

None follows

Only I follows

Only II follows

Only III follows

Only II and III follow

Study the following information and answer the questions given below. Eight people E, F, G, H, J, K, L and M are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. Each of them is ofa different profession Chartered Accountant, Columnist, Doctor, Engineer, Financial Analyst, Lawyer, Professorand Scientist but not necessarily in the same order. F is sitting second to the left of K. The Scientist is animmediate neighbour of K. There are only three people between the Scientist and E. Only one person sitsbetween the Engineer and E. The Columnist is to the immediate right of the Engineer. M is the second to theright of K. H is the Scientist. G and J are immediate neighbours of each other. Neither G nor J is an Engineer.The Financial Analyst is to the immediate left of F. The Lawyer is second to the right of the Columnist. TheProfessor is an immediate neighbour of the Engineer. G is second to the right of the Chartered Accountant.

76. Who is sitting second to the right of E?

The Lawyer

G

The Engineer

F

K

77. Who amongst the following is the Professor?

F

L

M

K

J

78. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and hence form a group.Which of the following does not belong to that group?

Chartered Accountant­H

M­Doctor

J­Engineer

Financial Analyst­L

Lawyer­K

79. What is the position of L with respect to the Scientist?

Third to the left

Second to the right

Second to the left

Third to the right

Immediate right

80. Which of the following statements is true according to the given arrangement?

The Lawyer is second to the left of the Doctor

E is an immediate neighbour of the Financial Analyst

H sits exactly between F and the Financial Analyst

Only four people sit between the Columnist and F

All of the given statements are true

In the following questions, the symbols @, ©, %, $ and * are used with the following meaning as illustratedbelow.‘P © Q’ means ‘P is not greater than Q’.‘P * Q’ means ‘P is not smaller than Q’.‘P % Q’ means ‘P is neither greater than nor equal to Q’.‘P $ Q’ means ‘P is neither smaller than nor equal to Q’.‘P @ Q’ means ‘P is neither greater than nor smaller than Q’. In each of the following questions assuming the given statements to be true, find out which of the threeconclusions I, II and III given below them is/are definitely true and give your answer accordingly.

81. Statements : J $ D, D © K, K % RConclusions :I. R $ JII. R $ D

III. K $ J

None is true

Only I is true

Only II is true

Only III is true

II and III are true

82. Statements :M ? K, K @ R, R % NConclusions : I. R % M II. R @ MIII. N $ K

Only I is true

Only II is true

Only III is true

Either I or II is true

Either I or II and III are true

83. Statements : B % H, H $ J, J ? MConclusions :I. B % JII. M % BIII. H $ M

None is true

Only I is true

Only II is true

Only III is true

II and III are true

84. Statements : Z © K, K % E, E @ RConclusions : I. R $ K II. Z % EIII. R $ Z

Only I is true

I and II are true

I and III are true

II and III are true

All are true

85. Statements :W @ M, M © R, R $ FConclusions : I. F % M II. R*WIII. W % F

None is true

Only I is true

Only II is true

Only III is true

I and II are true

Read the following information carefully and answer the given questions. A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H study in different standards viz, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th. All of themare seated around a circular table facing the centre. C sits third to right of H. H studies in Std 8. F sits second toleft of E. E is not an immediate neighbour of C or H. The one who studies in Std 1 is an immediate neighbour ofE. Three people sit between H and the student of Std 7. H, C and also their immediate neighbours do not studyin Std. 2. Only one person sits between the student of Std 2 and G. Students of Std 3 and 4 are immediateneighbours of each other. C is neither in Std 4 nor in Std 3. Only one person sits between A and the student ofStd 5. A does not study in Std 2 or 3. B does not study is Std 2.

86. Which of the following is true regarding F?

F studies in Std. 5

D and G are immediate neighbours of F

One person sits between F and the student of Std. 4

F sits second to right of A

None is true

87. Who amongst the following studies in Std. 3?

C

F

G

B

Cannot be determined

88. How many persons sit between D and the student of Std 4, when counted from the left hand side of studentof Std 4?

None

One

Two

Three

Four

89. Which of the following is true?

Only one person is sitting between student of Std 4 and Std 6

D studies in Std 2

The one studying in Std 3 is an immediate neighbour of H

One person sits between H and the student of Std. 2

None is true

90. Who amongst the following represent immediate neighbours of G?

A, B

E and the student of Std 2

H and the student of Std 6

E, F

A, D

In each question below is given a group of letters followed by four combinations of digits/symbols numbered (1),(2), (3) and (4).You have to find out which of the combinations correctly represents the group of letters based onthe following digits/symbol coding system and the conditions those follow and mark the number of thatcombination as the answer. If none of the combinations correctly represents the group of letters mark (5) i.e.,None as the answer.Letter P M A I D E J K F N Q B U W TDigit 6 9 5 # 7 $ 1 % 2 @ 8 © 3 * 4

Conditions(i) If the first letter is a consonant and the last letter is a vowel the codes are to be interchanged.(ii) If the first letter is a vowel and the last letter is a consonant, both are to be coded as the code for the vowel.(iii) If both the first and the last letters are consonants, both are to be coded as the code for the last letter.

91. MKJIDE

9%1#7$

$%1#79

91%#7$

$%17#9

None

92. INQBWU

#@8©*3

3@8©*#

#8@*©3

3#@8©*

None

93. KFBPAW

*2©65%

%2©65%

*2©65*

%2©65*

None

94. EFDJTP

62714$

$27146

$27416

$2714$

None

95. NWANUD

@*5@37

7*5@3@

@5*@37

@*5@3@

None

96. APFTQI

#62485

#6248#

562485

56248#

None

Study the following information carefully to answer these questions.‘P x Q’ means ‘P is wife of Q’.‘P ÷ Q’ means ‘P is father of Q’.‘P + Q’ means ‘P is son of Q’.‘P ­ Q’ means ‘P is sister of Q’.

97. In H + I + L, how is L related to H?

Brother

Sister

Cousin

Brother or Sister

None

98. Which of the following represents ‘S is mother of T?

S x M÷H ­ T

S x M + H­ T

M x S + H ­ T

M x S ÷ H + T

None

99. In J ­ F + R x B, how is R related to J?

Father

Mother

Paternal Aunt

Cannot be determined

None

100. Below in each question are given two statements (A) and (B). These statements may be either independentcauses or may be effects of independent causes. One of these statements may be the effect of the otherstatements. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts therelationship between these two statements Give answerA. Major part of the sugarcane crop were affected by pests resulting into huge loss incurred by the farmers in thestate. B. The farmers in the state who were cultivating sugarcane earlier have now switched over to grapes cultivationthis year.

if statement (A) is the cause and statement (B) is its effect

if statement (B) is the cause and statement (A) is its effect

if both the statements (A) and (B) are independent causes

if both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of independent causes

if both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of some common causes