BANK CLERKS EXAM

English
Directions (Q. 1-8): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: Child psychology is certainly not a strong point for most of the Indian schools; why else would they inflict double trauma on the students failing badly in the pre-boards by banning them from taking the board exams? This often gives fatal results as evidenced by reports of student suicides in the run-up to the boards.NowtheCentralBoard of Secondary Education (CBSE) has stepped in and has put brakes on this discriminatory practice. It has ruled that no student can be barred from the boards without prior clearance from the CBSE. This is good news for parents and students, many of whom have had to live under the threat of performance-linked debarment. While the schools' logic is that in order to attract talented students, it needs to maintain performance records at high levels. It is faulty to assume that a student failing badly at pre-boards will replicate the performance at boards. There are chances that the student will be spurred to double the effort. On the other hand, the threat of debarment will certainly have adverse impact on their performance. Of course, linking pre-boards to the boards is one of the problems with our school system. 1. Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning of the word ' S P U R ' as used in the passage. 1) depress 2) enlarge 3) explicate 4) sustain 5) activate 2. According to the passage, what is good news for the parents? 1) Students will be the responsibility of the school. 2) Schools will provide the study materials to poor students. 3) Schools will have to ensure higher attendance of the students. 4) No student can be debarred from the boards without prior clearance from the CBSE. 5) None of these 3. CBSE has ruled that 1) students must pass the pre-board exam before appearing for the board exam. 2) schools must follow the practice of performancelinked debarment. 3) schools should motivate students. 4) schools should maintain performance records at a higher level. 5) None of these 4. What is the fauity assumption of schools as the passage suggests? 1) Poor result at pre-boards will motivate students to

work hard. 2) Since the pre-boards are easy, students take them very lightly. 3) Students who fail poorly at the pre-boards will fail at the boards too. 4) All the above 5) None of these 5. Which of the following is the problem with our school system? 1) Providing study facilities to the students 2) Linking the pre-board performance of students to the boards 3) Teacher's lack of understanding child psychology. 4) Attracting talented students 5) Low percentage of students passing the board exam. 6. According to the passage, parents had to live with the threat of 1) falling grades of their wards. 2) not getting their wards admitted to quality schools. 3) schools not treating their wards as a counsellor. 4) linking pre-board performance of their wards to the department. 5) schools creating traumatic situations for their wards. Directions (Q. 7-8): Choose the word or group of words which is most nearly the S A M E in meaning as the word given in bold. 7. REPLICATE 1) Enhance 2) Repeat 3) Perform 4) Achieve 5) Perform 8. DEBAR 1) Discontinue 2) Defect 3) Accept 4) Prevent 5) Disturb Directions (Q. 9-13): Each sentence here contains a word or a phrase which is given in/bold. Choose the word nearest in meaning to the bold part from the given options. 9. He felt incensed at the way he was treated. 1) hurt 2) tortured, 3) angry 4) insulted 5) None of these 10. Officers responsible for the abortive coup were punished. 1) unsatisfying 2) bloodless 3) unsuccessful 4) chaotic 5) None of these 11. He never recovered from the loss of his wife. 1) got by 2) got over 3) got aside 4) got rid 5) None of these 12. The poor man stood abashed at the display of riches. 1) embarrassed 2) humiliated 3) surprised 4) elevated 5) None of these 13. He received the accolade he deserved. 1) honour 2) appreciation 3) greeting 4) reward 5) None of these

Directions (Q. 14-18): Mark the option which will come in place of the words given in bold to make the sentence meaningful and correct. 14. The flood-affected people are looking forward with the visit of the Governor. 1) looking forward to 2) looking forward on 3) looking forward for 4) looking forward at 5) No correction required 15. He is fond of saving money. 1) hoarding 2) not spending 3) spending carefully 4) thrift 5) No correction required 16. He comes often to our house. 1) come often 2) often comes 3) often come 4) came often 5) No correction required 17. The traveller commanded of the peasant he would tell him way to the nearest village. 1) exclaimed of the peasant if he will 2) wanted of the peasant if he could 3) enquired of the peasant if he could 4) instructed of the peasant if he should 5) No correction required 18. As I was new to the places, I felt like a fish in the water. 1) felt like a fish of water 2) felt like a fish by the water 3) felt like a fish on the water 4) felt like a fish out of water 5) No correction required Directions (Q. 19-24): Read the sentences given below and find out whether there is any error in it. If yes, iocate that part. 5 will be the answer for no error. 19. 1) Suman's father is / 2) more powerful and / 3) more resourceful than her/4) childhood friend Meera./ 5)No error 20. 1) Shakespeare was a legendary writer/ 2) because he wrote many dramas and / 3) poems, but the former/ 4) are superior to the latter. / 5) No error 21. 1) Hardly he likes / 2) to hear my name / 3) from the day when a rift / 4) occurred between him and me. 5) No error 22. 1) My younger brother / 2) does not know to / 3) make friends; so he / 4) leads a lonely life./ 5) No error 23. 1) He was fortunately / 2) not present / 3) there at the time / 4) of the accident. / 5) No error 24. 1) Not on ly drinking / 2) but smoking / 3) too is very / 4) injurious to health. / 5) No error Directions (Q. 25-34): Fill in the blanks with the suitable words. 25. When he died, Ramanujam behind three note books. 1) was leaving 2) had left 3) left 4) leaving 5) None of these 26. In a classroom students should be trained to love 1) each other 2) all other 3) one another 4) altogether 5) None of these 27. Mr Shashi put his whole life the work. l)on 2) in 3) into 4) upon 5) None of these

28. All decisions, , are likely to be taken by consensus. 1) anyhow 2) however 3) forever 4) somehow 5) None of these 29. Harish, boy swam across the English channel. 1) a 17-year-old 2) a 17-year-age 3) the 17-years aged 4) a 17 year ageing 5) None of these 30. She is beautiful laborious. l ) b u t 2) yet 3) as 4) and 5) None of these 31. All the a p p l i c a n t s and results will be announced next week. 1) are ranking 2) are to be ranked 3) ranked 4) are to rank 5) None of these 32. The boy was of cheating in the examination. 1) condemned 2) accused 3) charged 4) punished 5) None of these 33. We have two typists. of them do you want. l ) W h o 2) Whom 3) Which 4) What 5) None of these 34. politicians are always respected. 1) Contender 2) Conscientious 3) Cautious 4) Care free 5) None of these Directions (Q. 35-40): Rearrange the sentences given below in a way which would make an appropriate and meaningful paragraph. Then answer the questions given below. A. It was decided that they should approach the lion and request him to accept one animal a day. B. He was very cruel. C So they went to him and told him about their decision. D. The animals of the forest decided to hold a meeting and discuss the matter. E Once there lived a lion in the forest. F. He roamed and killed many animals everyday aimlessly. 35. Which sentence should come 6th? 1)F 2)E 3)C 4)B 5)A 36. Which sentence should come 2nd? 1)B 2)C 3)D 4)E 5)F 37. Which sentence should come 3rd? 1 )F 2)E 3)D 4)B 5) A 38. Which sentence should come 1st? 1)A 2)B 3)C 4)D 5)E 39. Which sentence should come 5th? 1)A 2)C 3)D 4)E 5)F 40. Which sentence should come 4th? 1 )F 2)D 3)C 4)B 5)A Directions (Q. 41-50): In the following passage there are blanks which are numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each five options are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find the appropriate word in each case. 41 while you work and 42 while you play. This is because 43 two things at a time will make your life 4 4 . It is just like 45 your legs on two boats simultaneously. 46 doing two things at a time as you are 47 to miss both. You must therefore 48 on only one thing. If you 49 several things to do, finish one and

50 proceed to do the 41. l)thin 4) pray 42. 1) meditate 4) work 43. 1) listening 4) looking 44. 1) successful 4) acceptable 45. 1) resting 4) acting 46. 1) evade 4) devoid 47. 1) similarly 4) likely 48. 1) accept 4) concentrate 49. 1) perform 4) do 50. 1) after 4) only

other. 2) do 5) sing 2) concentrate 5) forget 2) helping 5) assisting 2) sanguine 5) forgetful 2) putting 5) pulling 2) deny 5) aside 2) effectively 5) physically 2) follow 5) insist 2) have 5) double-up 2) to 5) then

3) work 3) play 3) doing 3) miserable 3) lying 3) avoid 3) unlikely 3) get up 3) want 3) before

Quantitative Aptitude
Directions (Q. 51-75): What value should come in place of(?)?

93. Ram and Shyam together can complete a work in 10 days. Ram alone can complete it in 15 days. In how many days can Shyam alone complete the work? 1)15 days 20 days 3)25 days 4) 30 days 5) None of these

96. The ratio of the speed of two persons A and B is 4 : 3 and therefore B takes 200 seconds more than the time taken by A to reach a destination. If B had walked at double the speed he would have covered the distance in l)5min40sec 2)6min40sec 3)7min30sec 4) 8 min 5) None of these 97. A person travelled a distance of 120 km in 6 hours. He travelled partly on car at the speed of 40 kmh" and partly on cycle at 10 k m h . The distance travelled on cycle is l)20km 2)40km 3)60km 4)80km 5) 100km 98. If 4 5 % of a number is 81, then what is 80% of that number? 1)120 2)124 3)136 4)144 5)160 99. A rabbit is spotted by a dog from a distance of 120m. When the dog starts chasing, the rabbit also starts running. If the speed of the dog is 30 ms"' and that of the rabbit is 25 m s , how far will the rabbit run before being caught by the dog? l)300m 2) 360m 3)400 m 4) 500 m 5) 600m 100. The perimeter ofa circle is 110 feet and it's diameter is equal to the side of a square. What is the area of the square? l)440sqft 2) 780 sq ft 3) 900 sq ft 4) l l l O s q f t 5) 1225sqft
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Test of Reasoning
101. In a certain code, COMPUTERis written as RFUVQNPC. How is MEDICINE written in the same code? l)EOJDJEFM 2)EOJDEJFM 3)MFEJDJOE 4) MFEDJJOE 5) None of these 102. If eraser is called box, box is called pencil, pencil is called sharpener and sharpener is called boy, what will a child write with? 1) Eraser 2) Box 3) Pencil 4) Sharpener 5) Box 103. In a code language,' Mo Ka Pa' means 'nice big house'; ' T a D a K a ' means 'house is good'; and 'Na SaTa'means 'cost is high'. Which word stands for 'good' in that language? D M o 2)Ka 3)Ta 4) Da 5) None of these

104. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word 'KNOWLEDGE', each of which has as many letters between them in the word as they have between them in the English alphabet? 1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) More then three 105. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group 1)125 2)729 3)216 4)648 5)512 Directions (Q. 106-110): These questions are based on the following set of numbers. 153 364 279 536 298 106. If in each number, the second and third digits are interchanged and the newly formed number is arranged in ascending order, which number will be the second? 1)153 2)364 3)279 4)536 5)298 107. If the second and third digits of each number are interchanged, which number will be the third highest? 1)153 2)364 3)279 4)536 5)298 108. If the first and the third digits of each number are interchanged, which number will be the third lowest? 1)536 2)364 3)153 4)298 5)279 109. If in each number ' 1' is added to the first digit and then the first and second digits are interchanged which number will be the smallest? 1)153 2)536 3)364 4)279 5)298 110. If the first and s e c o n d digits of each n u m b e r are interchanged, what is the sum of the digits of the lowest number? 1)9 2)13 3)18 4)14 5)19 Directions (Q. 111-115): These questions are based on the following arrangement of letters/numbers/symbols. Study them carefully and answer the questions that follow. 1H%3LIT5$E4F6MR#A@DB8 2UC 111. How many such symbols are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately followed by a consonant? 1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) None of these 112. How many such numbers are there in the above arrangement, each of which is either followed or preceded by a letter? 1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) more than three 113. Which of the f ollowing is the f if th to the right of the thirteenth f rom the right end? 1)@ 2) A 3)D 4 ) # 5) None f o these 114. If all the numbers are r e m o v e d f rom the above arrangement, which of the f ollowing will be the eighth from the lef t end? 1)$ 2)E 3)5 5)L 5) None f o these 115. Four of the f ollowing f ive are alike in a certain way on the basis of their positions in the above arrangement and so f orm a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group? 1 ) 3 % 2)FM6 3)ABD 4)B28 5)5E$ Directions (Q. 116-120): In each of the questions below are given four statements followed by three conclusions

numbered I, II & HI. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts. 116. Statements: All pets are dogs. All dogs are cats. Some cats are rats. Some rats are goats. Conclusions: I. Some cats are pets. II. Some goats are cats. III. Some rats are dogs. 1)1 follows 2) I & II follow 3) II follows 4) I & III follow 5) None of these 117. Statements: Some grapes are plums. Some plums are oranges. Some plums are apples. No apple is guava. Conclusions: I. Some oranges are apples. II. No orange is an apple. III. No guava is a plum. 1) None follows 2) Only I follows 3) Only II follows 4) Only III follows5) Only either I or II follows 118. Statements: Some pens are sticks. Some sticks are canes. All canes are scales. No scale is a weight. Conclusions: I. Some sticks are scales. II. No stick is a scale. III. No cane is a weight. 1) Only either I or II follows 2) Only I & III follow 3) Only either I or II and III follow 4) All I, II and III follow 5) None of these 119. Statements: Some books are copies. Some copies are bags. All bags are containers. Some bags are pencils. Conclusions: I. No book is a bag. II. Some copies are containers. III. Some pencils are containers. 1) Only I & II follow 2) Only II and III follow 3) Only I & III follow 4) All follow 5) none of these 120. Statements: Some paints are colours. All colours are solutions. No solution is a liquid. All liquids are solids. Conclusions: I. No solid is a solution. II. Some paints are solutions. III. No colours are liquids. 1) Only I follows 2) Only II follows 3) Only III follows 4) Only II & III follow 5) None of these

Directions (Q. 121-125) Study the following information and answer the questions that follow: i) A, B, C, D, E, F a n d G are sitting at a r o u n d table facing the centre. ii) B is sitting b e t w e e n D a n d E. iii) A is third to t h e left of E. iv) G is second to the left of C, w h o is on the immediate left of F. 121. Which of the following pairs h a s t h e first p e r s o n sitting on the immediate left of t h e s e c o n d p e r s o n ? 1)BE 2 ) C A 3 ) G D 4 ) F E 5 ) N o n e o f these 122. W h i c h is the correct position of B with respect to G? 1) second to the right 2) first to t h e left 3) first to the right 4) third to t h e right 5) N o n e of these 123. W h i c h of the following h a s t h e m i d d l e p e r s o n sitting b e t w e e n the other t w o ? 1)DGB 2 ) F C A 3 ) F E C 4 ) C B E 5 ) N o n e o f these 124. W h o sits, second to the left of E? 1)F 2)C 3)A 4)B 5)Noneofthese 125. W h o sits b e t w e e n C and G? 1)E 2)D 3)A 4)B 5 ) N o n e o f these Directions (Q. 1 2 6 - 1 3 0 ) : In t h e f o l l o w i n g q u e s t i o n s , the s y m b o l s @, , $ , a n d % a r e u s e d w i t h t h e following meaning as illustrated below: 'P $ Q' m e a n s 'P is either g r e a t e r t h a n or equal to Q. ' P Q ' m e a n s ' P i s either smaller t h a n o r equal t o Q ' . ' P @ Q ' m e a n s ' P i s neither greater than nor smaller than Q ' ' P % Q ' means ' P i s g r e a t e r t h a n Q ' . 'P Q ' m e a n s Pis smallerthanQ. N o w in each of the following q u e s t i o n s a s s u m e the given statements to be true and find w h i c h of t h e t w o conclusions I and II below them is/are definitely true. G i v e a n s w e r 1) if only conclusion I is true. 2) if only c o n c l u s i o n II true. 3) if either c o n c l u s i o n I or II is true. 4) if neither c o n c l u s i o n I n o r II is true. 5) If both c o n c l u s i o n s I a n d II are true. 126. Statement: H K, K F, F% N Conclusions: I . F % H II.HN 127. Statements: R @ K , K$ M, MP Conclusions: I . P % K II.MR 128. Statement: M % Q, Q @ K, K$R Conclusions: I. M % K II. R M 129. Statement: W $ P , PK, K R Conclusions: I. R$ P, II. K% W 130. Statements: D N , N@F, F$Q Conclusions: I. Q N II. Q @ N Directions (131-135): In each question b e l o w is given a g r o u p of digits/symbols followed by four c o m b i n a t i o n s of letters n u m b e r e d 1, 2, 3 a n d 4. F i n d out w h i c h of t h e combination correctly represents the group of digits/ s y m b o l s based o n t h e f o l l o w i n g c o d i n g s y s t e m a n d t h e conditions that follow. If none of the combinations correctly represents the g r o u p of d i g i t s / s y m b o l s , m a r k 5, ie N o n e of T h e s e , as y o u r answer.

Digits/symbol: 5 9 @ 3 8 % $ 4 12 8 7 6 # Letter code : P U E I M G F N R H D J A Q T R Conditions: i) If t h e first unit is a s y m b o l and he last unit is an even digit, both are to be c o d e d as the c o d e for the e v e n digit. ii) If t h e first unit is an even digit and the last unit is an odd digit, their c o d e s are to be interchanged. iii) If t h e first unit is an o d d digit and the last unit is a s y m b o l , b o t h a r e to be c o d e d as the code for the symbol. iv) If b o t h t h e first and the last units are symbols both are to be coded as ' S ' . 131. 5 @ 3 7 4 % 1)PIMQBF 2)FIMQBP 3)PIMQBP 4)FIMQBF 5 ) N o n e o f these 132. @ 4 7 9 1)IBQEUI 2)ABQEUA 3)SBQEUS 4 ) A B Q E U I 5 ) N o n e o f these 133. 286$3 1)UDGTNU 2)UDGTNM 3) UGDTNM 4) MDGTNU 5) N o n e of these 134. 3 4 # @ 4 1)MBURIB 2)MBRUIM 3)BBRUIM 4)BBRUIB 5 ) N o n e o f these 135. % 4 3 9 6 1)TBMAET 2) FBMAET 3) TBMAEF 4) FBMAEF 5 ) N o n e o f these D i r e c t i o n s ( Q . 1 3 6 - 1 3 9 ) : R e a d the information given below and a n s w e r the questions that follow: i) In a family of six p e r s o n s A, B, C, D, E and F, there are t w o m a r r i e d c o u p l e s . ii) D is g r a n d m o t h e r of A a n d m o t h e r of B. iii) C is wife of B a n d m o t h e r of F. iv) F is g r a n d d a u g h t e r of E. 136. W h a t is C to A? 1) D a u g h t e r 2) G r a n d m o t h e r 3) M o t h e r 4) Cannot be determined 5 ) N o n e o f these 137. H o w m a n y m a l e m e m b e r s are there in the family? l)Two 2) Three 3 ) Four 4) Cannot be determined 5 ) N o n e o f these 138. W h i c h of the following is definitely true? 1) A is b r o t h e r of F. 2) A is sister of F. 3) D has t w o g r a n d s o n s . 4) B h a s t w o daughters. 5) N o n e of these 139. W h o a m o n g the following is o n e of the couples? 1)CD 2)DE 3)EB 4 ) C a n n o t b e determined 5) N o n e of these 140. If A + B m e a n s A is t h e b r o t h e r of B, A + B m e a n s A is the father of B a n d A xB m e a n s A is the sister of B, which ol the following m e a n s M i s u n c l e o f P ?
1)NxPM 2)M + S R P

3)MNxp 5) none of these

4)M + K T x P

Directions (Q. 141-145): In each of the questions given below which one of the five answer figures on the right should come after the problem figures on the left, if the sequence were continued?