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CONTENTS New Pattern Questions for SBI PO Exam

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SBI PO Prelim Exam 2017 Solved Paper

2017-1-12

SBI PO Prelim Exam 2016 Solved Paper

2016-1-12

SBI PO Prelim Exam 2015 Solved Paper

P-1 P-12

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

A-1 – A-80

1.

ENGLISH GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY

2.

COMPREHENSION TEST

29 - 50

3.

CLOZE TEST

51 - 57

4.

MIS-SPELT WORDS

58 - 64

5.

PARAJUMBLES

65 - 72

6.

IDIOMS & PHRASES

73 - 80

REASONING ABILITY

1 - 28

B-1 – B-130

1.

ANALOGY

1-6

2.

CLASSIFICATION

3.

CODING-DECODING

13 - 26

4.

SERIES

27 - 40

5.

ALPHABET TEST

41 - 50

6.

BLOOD RELATION

51 - 58

7.

DIRECTION SENSE & CALENDAR TEST

59 - 66

8.

RANKING & ORDERING TEST

67 - 72

9.

ANALYTICAL PUZZLE

73 - 86

10.

SYLLOGISM

11.

MATHEMATICAL OPERATION

103 - 110

12.

NON-VERBAL REASONING

111 - 130

7 - 12

87 - 102

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE

C-1 – C-180

1.

NUMBER SYSTEM

1 - 16

2.

SIMPLIFICATION

17 - 34

3.

ALGEBERIC EXPRESSIONS AND INEQUALITIES

35 - 58

4.

PERCENTAGE

59 - 74

5.

SIMPLE & COMPOUND INTEREST

75 - 84

6.

PROFIT & LOSS

85 - 96

7.

AVERAGE

8.

RATIO AND PROPORTION

105 - 114

9.

TIME & WORK

115 - 122

10.

TIME, SPEED & DISTANCE

123 - 130

11.

AREA & VOLUME

131 - 140

12.

NUMBER SERIES

141 - 148

13.

DATA INTERPRETATION

149 - 166

14.

DATA SUFFICIENCY

167 - 180

97 - 104

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QUESTIONS FOR SBI PO EXAM REASONING DIRECTIONS (Qs. 1-3): Study the information and answer the following questions: In a certain code language 'mark is not money' is written as '35%T,72@Y, 98&K, 76#S ,'door and source earn' is written as '67@E, 56*N, 34@D, 97&R', 'max nic joof high ' is written as '34@H, 34%C, 54&F, 74#X' and 'maa calm hi vizag' is written as '34%G, 73&M,23@I,55*A,. 1. What is the code for 'mob like' in the given code language? (a) 23%B, 56#K (b) 55%O, 76*E (c) 45%B, 34&E (d) 67%D,37@E (e) None of these 2. What is the code for 'sight' in the given code language? (a) 56#S (b) 87*G (c) 98@T (d) 12@I (e) None of these 3. What may be the possible code for 'disk only made' in the given code language? (a) 23#D, 36%E, 29*A (b) 36%E, 45@K, 76*Y (c) 45@K, 23#D,45@A (d) 45@I, 67#T, 21*K (e) None of these DIRECTIONS (Qs. 4-6): Study the information and answer the following questions: In a certain code language "kite fly in sit " is coded as " X25G D5L S20T M14J " "exam date are search" is coded as " L13F D5B D5E G8T" "solution is must for" is coded as" M14T S20N R19J Q18G" "very problem may wrong" is coded as " F7X X25N L13Q X25W" 4. What is the code for 'school' in the given code language? (a) K21R (b) R12K (c) K12T (d) K34R (e) None of these 5. What is the code for 'fight problem' in the given code language? (a) L13Q S19G (b) G20S L13Q (c) S20G L13Q (d) L13Q S19T (e) None of these 6. What may be the possible code for 'money quick sky ' in the given code language? (a) X25N J11R T25X (b) J11R X25T N25X (c) J11S X25U N25X (d) X25N X25T J11R (e) None of these DIRECTIONS (Qs. 7-9): Answer these questions based on the following information. In a certain code: "Surge Justice rather unusual" is coded as "TCIU TEHA SAUN UGRU" "Common European Asylum" is coded as - "MOMO YULS PAEU" "System political Sharp refugees" is coded as - "GEEE IACO HRAH SETY" 7. What is the code for the word 'Fatigue'? (a) GUEA (b) IUGA (c) ATIG (d) GUET (e) None of these

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According to the above pattern, what is the code of the word 'Political'? (a) ACIT (b) LIOP (c) TLAC (d) IACO (e) None of these According to the given pattern, what is the code for 'applications mine hidden insights '? (a) MNII DEDI GTHN INOP (b) NNID IEDT GTHN INOP (c) MNII SIGH GTHN CATI (d) NNID DEDI GTHN INOP (e) None of these

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 10-12): Study the information and answer the following questions: In a certain code language "Road travel boy bus " is coded as " ZO23 VR15 LO2 FU8" "Train fly air man" is coded as " RR13 OL2 RI9 ZA13" "Girl river plane watch" is coded as" "II15 VI9 ML22 XA19" "Need extra black pen" is coded as " VE23 IX26 XL16 VE13" 10. What is the code for 'Higher' in the given code language? (a) IV22 (b) VI22 (c) IV9 (d) VI9 (e) None of these 11. What is the code for 'Violet Hair' in the given code language? (a) VI22 RA1 (b) VI22 RA9 (c) VI7 RA1 (d) VI7 RA9 (e) None of these 12. What may be the possible code for 'Student ' in the given code language? (a) MT7 (b) TM7 (c) MT20 (d) TM13 (e) None of these DIRECTIONS (Qs. 13-15) : Study the following information and answer the questions given below. Seven villages A, B, C, D, E, F and G are situated as follow E is 2 km to the West of B. F is 2 km to the North of A. C is 1 km to the West of A. D is 2 km to the South of G. G is 2 km to the East of C. D is exactly in the middle of B and E. 13. Which two villages are the farther from one another? (a) F and E (b) G and E (c) D and C (d) F and B (e) None of these

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How far is E and F (in km)? (a) 5

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(c) 4 (e) None of these A is in the middle of (a) E and G (c) G and C (e) None of the above

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(b) E and C (d) F and G

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 16-17) : Study the following information to answer the given questions. Point A is 9 m towards the East of point B. Point C is 5 m towards the South of point A. point D is 3 m towards the West of point C. Point E is 5 m towards the North of point D. Point F is 7 towards the South of point D. 16. If a person walks in a straight line for 8 m towards West from point C, which of the following points would he cross the first ? (a) F (b) B (c) E (d) D (e) Cannot be determined 17. Which of the following points are in a straight line ? (a) A, C, F (b) D, E, B (c) A, E, F (d) F, E, C (e) D, F, E DIRECTIONS (Qs. 18-19) : Study the following information and answer the given question. Point F is 10 m to the south of E. Point G is 3 m to the east of F. Point H is 5 m to the south of G. Point I is 6 m to the west of H. Point J is 10 m to the north of I. Point K is 6 m to the east of J. Point L is 5 m to the north of K. 18. Which of the following represents the direction of point G with respect to point J ? (a) south-east (b) north-west (c) south-west (d) south (e) north-east 19. How far and in which direction is point E from point L ? (a) 5 metres, south (b) 3 metres, east (c)

234 metres, north (e) 5 metres, north

(d) 3 metres, west

DIRECTION (Qs. 20-21): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions. There are five shops A, B, C, D and E. B is to the northeast of E. D is 2 km to the east of E, who is 6 km to the west of A. C is to the northwest of D and in the line of EB. D is 4 km the south of B. 20. What is the distance between shop D and shop A? (a) 6 km (b) 4 km (c) 3 km (d) 2 km (e) None of these 21. In which direction is C with respect to A? (a) South East (b) South West (c) North East (d) North West (e) None of these

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 22 -24): These questions are based on the information given below. Eight persons A, B, C, D, E , F, G, and H are standing in such way that C is 20 m apart from B towards West. B is 30 m South with respect to A. A is 40 m towards West with respect to E. D is 50 m towards South with respect to E. F is 15 m apart from G towards North. H is 20 m towards East with respect to G. F is 40 m towards West with respect to D. 22. In which direction B standing with respect to F? (a) North-West (b) North (c) North-East (d) Cannot be determined (e) South 23. If one more person I is standing towards South-West with respect to D, then in which direction is H, standing with respect to I? (a) South-West (b) North-East (c) North-West (d) Cannot be determined (e) South-east 24. What is the direction of C with respect to H? (a) North-West (b) North (c) West (d) Cannot be determined (e) North-east DIRECTIONS (Qs. 25-27): Read the following information carefully and answer the given questions. There are eight member of a family X, Y, Z, S, T, U, V and W. There are four female and four male in the family. X is the mother of Y. Y is the sister of Z. S is the son of Z. T is the brother of S. U is the mother of T. V is the granddaughter of X. W has only two children Y and Z. Z is uncle of V. 25. How U related to W? (a) Son-in-law (b) Daughter-in-law (c) Father-in-law (d) Granddaughter (e) Cannot be determined 26. How is Z related to T? (a) Father (b) Son (c) Mother (d) Cousin (e) Cannot be determined 27. Who is the mother of V? (a) Z (b) Y (c) U (d) Either Y or U (e) Either Z or U DIRECTION (Qs. 28-30): Read the information carefully and answer the following questions: 'A # B' means 'A is the daughter of B' 'A © B' means 'B is the brother of A' 'A = B' means 'B is the sister of A' 'A & B' means 'A is the son of B' 'A * B' means 'A is the father of B' 'A @ B' means 'A is the mother of B' 28. What does the expression 'M @ N = O © P & Q'? (a) Q is the husband of N (b) N is the son of Q (c) N is the daughter of Q (d) Q is the wife of M (e) None of these

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30.

Which of the following indicates that 'A is the paternal uncle of B'? (a) A & C # D @ E © B (b) A & C & E @ D © B (c) B & E & D @ C © A (d) B & D # C @ E © A (e) None of these Which of the following can be the correct conclusion drawn from the expression 'O =P # Q © V * W'? (a) W is the grandson of P (b) O is the uncle of Q (c) Q is the uncle of W (d) W is the niece of Q (e) None of these

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 31-33): Read the following information carefully and answer the following questions: If A + B means A is the father of B. If A × B means A is the sister of B. If A $ B means A is the wife of B. If A % B means A is the mother of B. If A ÷ B means A is the son of B. 31. What should come in place of a question mark to establish that J is the brother of T in the expression? J÷P%H?T%L (a) × (b) ÷ (c) $ (d) Either ÷ or × (e) Either + or ÷ 32. Which of the given expressions indicates that M is daughter of D? (a) L % R $ D + T × M (b) L + R $ D + M × T (c) L % R % D + T ÷ M (d) D + L $ R + M × T (e) L $ D ÷ R % M ÷ T 33. Which of the following options is true if the expression 'I + T % J × L ÷ K' is definitely true? (a) L is daughter of T (b) K is son-in-law of I (c) I is grandmother of L (d) T is father of J (e) J is brother of L DIRECTIONS (Qs. 34-38): Study the information below and answer the given questions. Nine people A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and J stay in a building, not necessarily in the same order. The building has nine floors and only one person stays on one floor. All of them wear one shirt each, and each shirt is a different colour i.e. blue, grey, white, black, yellow, green, red, orange and pink not necessarily in the same order. The ground floor is numbered 1, the floor above it number 2 and so on and the top most floor is numbered 9. H wears a black coloured shirt and stays on an even numbered floor. A stays on any even numbered floor below the floor on which H stays. The one who wears an orange coloured shirt stays on the fourth floor. E stays on the second floor and wear the white coloured shirt. The one who wears a pink coloured shirt stays on the third floor. A does not wear a green coloured shirt. There are two floors between the floors on which the people wearing the red and the black coloured shirts. C wears a grey coloured shirt. There are three floors between the floors on which C and G stay. D stays on a floor immediately above J's floor. There is one floor between the

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floors on which F and G stay. F does not wear the pink coloured shirt. The one who wears the blue shirt stays on the top most floor. F does not stay on the ground floor. 34. How many floors are there between the floor on which J stays and the floor on which C stays? (a) One (b) Two (c) None (d) Three (e) More than three 35. Which of the following is true as per the given information? (a) B stays on a floor immediately below the floor on which H stays (b) G stays on a floor immediately above the floor on which A stays (c) F stays on the eighth floor (d) D wears the orange coloured shirt (e) None is true 36. On which of the following floors does G stay? (a) 1st (b) 6th (c) 5th (d) 7th (e) None of these 37. Who amongst the following stays on the top most floor? (a) F (b) G (c) D (d) C (e) None of these 38. A wears a shirt of which of the following colours? (a) Orange (b) Pink (c) Yellow (d) Blue (e) None of these DIRECTIONS (Qs. 39-43): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: There are two rows Row- I and Row -II. A, B, C, D and E sit in RowI facing in South direction and P, Q, R, S and T sit in Row- II facing in North direction. They like different cricketers. One of the cricketers is AB De Villiers. The following information is known about them. 1. E sits third to the left of C who either likes Chris Gayle or Sachin Tendulkar. 2. There are two persons between B and……… the one who faces T. 3. The one who likes Shane Watson neither sits opposite to the one who likes Sachin Tendulkar nor A. 4. R sits second to the right of the one who likes Misbah-UlHaq. 5. The people who like Virat Kohli and Ricky Ponting face towards each other and one of them is E. 6. T doesn't like Sachin Tendulkar and R doesn't like Virat Kohli. 7. S likes Hashim Amla and sits in front of the one who sits with C. 8. D sits at the middle and likes MS Dhoni. 9. Q who doesn't sit with T faces C. 10. The one who likes Rohit Sharma sits at the right end in Row I according to the direction of people in Row- I. 11. A doesn't like Shane Watson. 39. Who likes AB De Villiers? (a) R (b) Q (c) A (d) T (e) P

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Who sits opposite to A? (a) the one who likes Sachin (b) the one who likes Misbah-Ul-Haq (c) T (d) the one who likes Sachin (e) Cannot be determined Who sits opposite to the one who sits second to the left of T? (a) the one who likes Chris Gayle (b) the one who likes Sachin (c) the one who likes Rohit Sharma (d) the one who likes AB De Villiers (e) Cannot be determined Who sits at the right end in Row- II? (a) the one who likes Ricky Ponting (b) the one who likes Virat Kohli (c) S (d) the one who likes AB De Villiers (e) None of the above Who among the following is the immediate neighbour of the one who likes Ricky Ponting? (a) A (b) T (c) P (d) D (e) None of the above

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 44-48): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions. In Year 2016, seven persons viz. P, Q, R, S, T, V and W donated some money to a charitable trust on different months of the year starting from January and ending on November. Some of them are females and some of them are male. Their contribution,(in rupees) are - 5000, 500, 40, 1600, 80, 40 and 2500. V made his donation in June. Two donations were made between the donations made by V and P. On the first month of the year, a male made a contribution of 5000 rupees. S did not make his donation on a month after the donation of Q. None of the given person made his contribution in a month which has 28 days. There are two such cases where the difference in the number of days of the months of two successive donations is zero. In one such case, the months are consecutive months of the year. The contribution of Rs 500 was made in November month. The sum of contributions of W and Q is equal to that of S. Contribution by a female is always preceded and succeeded by the contribution of a male. T is the only female who cannot be succeeded by any one. P is the only male which is followed by another male. Only one donation is made between the donations made by T and S. The donation of the male who donated his money on June is the perfect square of the donation made on August. The donation by T is not made on the month immediately before or immediately after the month when V made his donation (considering only those month in which the donations were made. R donated money immediately before W. Only three persons made their contribution in a month which has 31 days. 44. As per the given arrangement which of the following combination represents only the people who are females? (a) T, V (b) Q, P, T (c) V, W, R (d) P, T (e) W, T, S

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As per the given arrangement which of the following person represent the one who was donated money in between the W and S? (a) U (b) P (c) R (d) V (e) W Who among the following is a female? (a) P (b) R (c) S (d) All of the Above (e) Other than those given as options Which of the following combinations is correct as per the given arrangement? (a) January - P (b) February - W (c) April - Q (d) June - S (e) July - T Who amongst the following is male who donated 2500 Rs? (a) R (b) V (c) U (d) W (e) T

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 49-53): Study the following information and answer the given questions: There are seven people A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. They all were born in different years viz. 1947, 1952, 1960, 1968, 1982, 1990 and 1997 but not necessarily in same order. But the date and month of birth of all these persons are same. The calculation is done with respect to the present year 2017 and assuming months and date to be same. G's age is in multiple of 5.The difference of age between A and D is double the difference of age between B and C. C was born in the even number of year. D is younger than A. G does not the oldest person. The age of F is exactly double the age of one of them. A does not born in 1960. 49. E was born in which of the following year? (a) 1947 (b) 1952 (c) 1960 (d) 1990 (e) None of these 50. How many people are younger than E? (a) Four (b) Three (c) Two (d) One (e) Five 51. What is the age of D? (a) 49 (b) 35 (c) 27 (d) 20 (e) None of these. 52. What will be the age of C after three years from now? (a) 30year (b) 23year (c) 68year (d) 60year (e) None of these 53. Who among the following is sixth youngest? (a) F (b) G (c) D (d) C (e) None of these DIRECTIONS (Qs. 54-58): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, G and H live in a seven-storey building, but not necessarily in the same order. The ground floor is numbered 1 and the topmost floor is numbered 7. Each of them likes different colours red , black, white, pink, blue, yellow and orange but not necessarily in the same order. They all were born on different year's viz. 1953, 1967, 1970, 1977, 1982, 1990 and 2002 but not necessarily in same order. But the date and month of birth of all

NEW PATTERN QUESTIONS FOR SBI PO EXAM these persons are same. Calculation is done with respect to the present year 2017 and assuming months and date to be same. The ages of B and A are perfect cube. The difference between the ages of A and H is perfect square. The difference between age of B and G is perfect cube. C was born in an year which is an even number of year. The one who was born in 1967 likes red colour and lives on third floor. There are two persons live between the one who was born in 1967 and one who was born in 1953. The one who was born in 1953 likes orange colour . D lives on top floor and likes blue colour. There is one person lives between the E and B. There are two persons live between B and C. There is one person lives between the C and G, who likes pink colour. The one who likes yellow colour live on ground floor but he is not the youngest person. The one who likes white colour is younger than C. 54. How many persons live between D and C? (a) One (b) Two (c) Three (d) None (e) None of these 55. Who among the following likes black colour? (a) D (b) C (c) B (d) A (e) None of these 56. Who among the following likes orange colour? (a) D (b) C (c) B (d) A (e) None of these 57. What is the age of G? (a) 35 year (b) 40 year (c) 47 year (d) 50 year (e) None of these 58. H was born in which of the following year? (a) 1990 (b) 1977 (c) 1982 (d) 1953 (e) 2002

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DIRECTIONS (Qs. 59-63): In the following questions, the symbols ×, %, $ , @ and © are used with the following meanings as illustrated below:

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‘P @ Q’ means ‘P is neither greater than nor equal to Q’. ‘P × Q’ means ‘P is not smaller than Q’. ‘P $ Q’ means ‘P is not greater than 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’. Now in each of the following questions assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the conclusions given below are definitely true. Statements : J©T, T $ B, B@R Conclusions : I. J@R II. R%T III. J@B (a) None follows (b) Only I follows (c) Only II follows (d) Only II and III follow (e) Only I and II follow Statements : T $ M, K@M, K×Z, Conclusions : I. T@Z II. Z@M III. M%Z (a) None follows (b) Only II follows (c) Only either II or III follows (d) Only I follows (e) All follow

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Statements : K $ N, N%T, R@T Conclusions : I. K@R II. T©K III. R%K (a) All follow (b) Only II follows (c) Only either I or III and II follow (d) Only either I or II and III follow (e) None follows Statements : H©M, M×D, T@D Conclusions : I. T@M II. H©D III. H%D (a) All follow (b) Only I and III follow (c) Only II and III follow (d) Only I and II follow (e) None of these Statements : W×M, M©F, D $ F Conclusions : I. D@W II. M©D III. F@W (a) None follows (b) Only I and II follow (c) Only II and III follow (d) Only I and III follow (e) All follow In which of these expressions 'S > V' be definitely false? (a) S > P ³ Q = G ³ R > V (b) P < A £ S £ T; V ³ O > T (c) V £ A £ L = R < S (d) S > C > = F £ H; V < F (e) S > T = O ³ P; V < J = P Which of the following symbols should be placed in the blank spaces respectively(in the same order from left to right) in order to complete the given expression in such a manner that both 'D>S' as well as 'B>S' definitely holds true? B_A_ S _ E _ D (a) >, ³, , >, ³, < (c) ³, ³, ³,£ (d) ³, =, ³,< (e) Other than those given as options In Which of the following expressions does the expression 'L = T' to definitely hold true? (a) K ³ L > R = P < S £ T (b) U ³ T ³ M = F £ A ³ L (c) L ³ C > Q ³ B = N £ T (d) G ³ L = A < B £ S £ T (e) None of these Which of the following expressions is true if the expression PM>=W is definitely true? (a) W £ P (b) S < P (c) M > P (d) W < Q (e) T £ M Which of the following expression is true ? Statements: Y £ K < D = S; D < V < O; G ³ D < Q Conclusions: I. G > V, II. Y < Q (a) Only I is true (b) Only II is true (c) Either I or II true (d) Neither I nor II is true (e) Both I and II are true

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DIRECTIONS (Qs. 69-72): In each of the questions below are the two conclusions followed by four statements numbered a, b, c & d , you have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the answers and then decide which of the given statements definitely follows from the given conclusions 69. Conclusion: Some boy is good. Some good is milk. Statements: (a) Some boy is book. All book is good. Some good is text. Some text is milk. (b) All boy is good. Some good is text. All text is book. Some book is milk. (c) All boy is text. All text is good. Some good is book. All book is milk. (d) All book is boy. Some boy is text. Some text is good. All good is milk. (e) None of these 70. Conclusion: No play is field. Some field is green. Statements: (a) Some play is green. Some green is field. All field is blue. Some blue is virus. (b) Some play is green. No green is field. Some field is blue. All blue is virus. (c) None of these (d) All play is virus. No virus is field. Some field is blue. All blue is green. (e) All play is green. No green is field. Some field is virus. All virus is blue. 71. Conclusions: Some water are not toys. No Jasmine is toys. Statements: (a) Some water are fax. No fax is toys. No toys is Boy. All boy are jasmine.. (b) All the Jasmine are boy. Some toys are boy. Some water are fax. No fax is toys. (c) No fax is toys. No toys is Jasmine. All the Jasmine are boy. No water is boy. (d) Some water are fax. No fax is toys. All jasmine are boys. No boys is toy. (e) None of these. 72. Conclusions: Some mans are donkey. Some donkey are pig. Statements: (a) All man are donkey. Some donkey is cow. No cow is pig. Some pig is bear. (b) Some man are bear. Some bear is donkey. Some donkey is cow. Some cow is pig. (c) Some bear is man. All bear is donkey. All man is pig. Some pig is cow. (d) All donkey is man. some man is bear. Some bear is pig. Some pig is cow. (e) None of these. DIRECTIONS (Qs. 73-75): Question consists of five statements followed by five conclusions. Consider 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 does not logically follow from the given statements using all statements together.

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Statements: Some man is famous. No famous is white. All white is black. Some black is cow. All cow is kind. Conclusions: (a) Some kind is black. (b) All kind being white is a possibility. (c) All man being white is a possibility. (d) All famous being black is a possibility. (e) Some man is not white. Statements: All violet is orange. Some orange is time. Some time is women. No women are boy. Some boy is apple. Conclusions: (a) All violet being women is a possibility. (b) Some time is not boy. (c) Some violet is women. (d) All women being orange is a possibility. (e) All time being violet is a possibility. Statements: All wild are the animal. Some animal is the forest. No forest is fire. Some fire is end. No end is a life. Conclusions: (a) All animal being life is a possibility. (b) All wild being the forest is a possibility. (c) All forest being life is a possibility. (d) All end being forest is a possibility. (e) All forest being end is a possibility.

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 76-78): In the questions below are given some conclusions followed by five set of statements. You have to choose the correct set of statements that logically satisfies given conclusions either definitely or possibly. Assume the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. 76.

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Conclusions: Some man is kind . Some kind is cruel. Statements: (a) All man is able. Some able is bold. Some bold is kind. Some kind is cruel. All cruel is tired. Some tired is a ghost. (b) Some man is a ghost. All ghost is kind. Some kind is tired. Some tired is cruel. All cruel is bold. Some bold is able. (c) Some man is a ghost. All ghost is kind. Some kind is bold. All bold is cruel. Some cruel is tired. Some tired is able. (d) Some man is able. Some able is kind. All kind is cruel. Some cruel is tired. Some tired is bold. All bold is Ghost. (e) None of these. Conclusions: No village is a city. All city is a district. Statements: (a) All village is time. No time is green. All green is field. Some field is city. All city is district. Some district is hour. (b) All village is time. All time is district. No district is city. Some city is hour. All hour is field. Some field is green. (c) All village is green. All green is time. No time is field. All field is city. Some city is hour. All hour is district. (d) All village is green. All green is time. No time is city. All city is hour. All hour is district. Some district is field. (e) None of these.

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Conclusions: All dog is cat. No horse is boy. Statements: (a) All horse is rat. No rat is boy. Some boy is cat. All cat is dog. Some dog is elephant. (b) All rat is elephant. Some elephant is cat. Some cat is boy. All boy is dog. No dog is horse. (c) All dog is boy. All boy is cat. Some horse is elephant. All elephant is rat. No horse is cat. (d) Some rat is elephant. All elephant is boy. Some boy is horse. No horse is cat. All cat is dog. (e) None of these.

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DIRECTIONS (Qs. 79-80): In each group of questions below are two conclusions followed by five set of statements. You have to choose the correct set of statements that logically satisfies given conclusions. Assume the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. 79.

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Conclusions: All Deeps is Blue All Oceans is Blue Statements: Statements - I: All oceans are Deeps. No Dull is Blue. All seas are Blues Statements - II: All oceans are Deeps. No Dull is sea. All seas are Blues Statements - III: Some oceans are Deeps. No Dull is Blue. All seas are Blues Statements - IV: No ocean is Blue. No Dull is sea. All seas are Blues Statements - V: Some oceans are Deeps. No Dull is sea. No ocean is Blue (a) Only Statements - 1 (b) Only Statements - 2 (c) Only Statements - 3 (d) Only Statements - 4 (e) None of these Conclusions: Some greens are whites. All touch being green is a possibility. Statements: Statements - I: No white is green. Some greens are pink. No white is touch. Statements - II: Some whites are greens. Some greens are pink. No Touch is green. Statements - III: All whites are greens. Some greens are pink. No white is touch. Statements - IV: Some whites are greens. All greens are pink. No Touch is green. Statements - V: No white is green. All greens are pink. No white is touch. (a) Only Statements - I (b) Only Statements - II (c) Only Statements - III (d) Only Statements - IV (e) Only Statements - V

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The dichotomy is the striking feature. An estimated 20 per cent of our population is economically advanced with access to the latest technology, while the rest wallows in inhuman conditions. (I) The contrast can clearly be understood by the fact that an estimated one-fifth of our population is economically sound with access to the latest technology while the rest are still in critical condition. (II) It is quite attractive that around 20 per cent of our population has access to the latest technology unlike the rest of the population thereby, contributing more in the economic development. (III) It is shameful that the majority of our population is unaware of advanced technology and thus, they are not able to compete with the technologically advanced people of our country. (a) Only (I) is correct. (b) Only (III) is correct. (c) Both (II) and (III) are correct. (d) Both (I) and (III) are correct. (e) None is correct. It may have taken 20 years to develop the export market for UK garden furniture, but if there is to be a price war, the industry could be back to square one within 12 months. (I) It took two decades to develop the export market for UK garden furniture, however, in case of high competition among its peers, it will always emerge victorious and that too within 1 year. (II) The development of the export market of UK garden furniture took 20 years and it has reached to such a position that in case of price war, it can defeat all other industries within 12 months. (III) Despite 20 years of hard work done to develop the export market of UK garden furniture, still the industry is sceptical about it success. It may fall down in case of a price war. (a) Only (I) is correct. (b) Only (II) is correct. (c) Only (III) is correct. (d) Both (I) and (II) are correct. (e) None is correct.

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As the situation got out of control during the match, the captain of the team tried to put oil over troubled waters. (I) Seeing the situation going out of control, the captain of the team tried to calm down the players. (II) As the situation was out of control, the captain of the team had no other option than to support his teammates and fight with the opposition. (III) Taking advantage of the bad situation, the captain of the team too argued along with his teammates and tried to worsen the situation. (a) Only (I) is correct. (b) Only (II) is correct. (c) Only (III) is correct. (d) Both (II) and (III) are correct. (e) None is correct. The manager had to eat a humble pie after the workers decided to go on strike to protest against the biased salary hike and promotions. (I) The manager politely refused to take his decision back despite knowing that the employees would go for a strike against the nepotism in salary hike and promotions. (II) Seeing the urgency of the situation and the threat of strike given by the workers, the manager withdrew his decision of giving salary hike and promotions to his favourite employees. (III) Knowing the fact that the employees would go for a strike against the biased salary hike and promotions, the manager gave up his pride and apologized for his mistake. (a) Only (I) is correct. (b) Only (II) is correct. (c) Only (III) is correct. (d) Both (II) and (III) are correct. (e) None is correct. The teacher tried his best to explain the importance of the chapter to the students but soon realized that he was casting pearls before swine. (I) The teacher soon realized that whatever he was explaining to the students about the chapter was grasped by them the way he expected. (II) Despite the hard work done by the teacher to explain the importance of the chapter, the students were busy making mockery of him. (III) After trying his best to make the students understand the importance of the chapter, the teacher soon realized that they are not recognising its worth. (a) Only (I) is correct. (b) Only (II) is correct. (c) Only (III) is correct. (d) Both (II) and (III) are correct. (e) None is correct. Any curb on access to higher education, for instance, would run counter to the prevailing mood among the middle class, which wants further improvements to the overall standard of living.

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Any restriction on access to higher education would barely affect the mood of the middle class which expects further improvements to the overall standard of living. (II) The present spirit of the middle class which wants further improvements to the overall standard of living will worsen if the access to higher education is paused for any reason. (III) Any clampdown on the access to higher education is likely to alter the mood of the middle class which wants further improvements to the overall standard of living. (a) Only (I) is correct. (b) Only (II) is correct. (c) Only (III) is correct. (d) Both (II) and (III) are correct. (e) None is correct. We were all set for the picnic but the sudden change in the plan by my dad to go for the movie instead of picnic came out of the blue. (I) The sudden change in the plan to go for the movie instead of picnic was a well- thought-out idea by my dad. (II) The sudden change made in the plan by my father to go for the movie instead of picnic was unexpected for us. (III) My dad had already made his mind to change the plan to go for the movie instead of picnic, however, we had intuitions about the change. (a) Only (I) is correct. (b) Only (II) is correct. (c) Only (III) is correct. (d) Both (I) and (III) are correct. (e) None is correct. The Supreme Court has struck a blow for the rights of the disabled, with a direction to the Central and State governments to provide full access to public facilities, such as buildings and transport, within stipulated deadlines. (I) The Supreme Court has ordered all the states to provide full access to public facilities like building and transport to the disabled and they must not ignore the true spirit and purpose of the law made for these people. (II) The Supreme Court has ordered the central government to provide the basic amenities to the disabled within the stipulated time period. (III) The Supreme Court has warned the Central and State governments for the rights of the disabled which they are deprived of and has ordered them to provide full access to public facilities, such as buildings and transport, within stipulated deadlines. (a) Only (I) is correct. (b) Only (II) is correct. (c) Only (III) is correct. (d) All are correct. (e) None is correct. At the UN General Assembly, USA and India accused Pakistan of funding terrorism in South-East Asia but Pakistan kept on beating around the bush. (I) USA and India accused Pakistan of funding terrorism in South-East Asia at the UN General Assembly however, Pakistan kept on refusing it.

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(II) Pakistan was accused of funding terrorism in SouthEast Asia at the UN General Assembly by India and USA but Pakistan kept on avoiding this topic. (III) The rising terror in the South-East Asia was the major concern at the UN General Assembly. USA and India accused Pakistan of funding terrorism in the area which was partially accepted by Pakistan. (a) Only (I) is correct. (b) Only (II) is correct. (c) Only (III) is correct. (d) All are correct. (e) None is correct. Manish was in doldrums after he was badly scolded by the teacher in front of all the students. (I) Manish was in huge anger after being badly scolded by the teacher in front of all the students. (II) Manish felt so insulted after being badly scolded by the teacher in front of all his colleagues that he started planning to take the revenge of the insult. (III) Manish was depressed after he was badly scolded by the teacher in front of all the students. (a) Only (I) is correct. (b) Only (II) is correct. (c) Only (III) is correct. (d) Both (I) and (II) are correct. (e) None is correct.

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 11-20): In each of the given questions, an inference is given in bold which is then followed by three paragraphs. You have to find the paragraph(s) from where it is inferred. Choose the option with the best possible outcome as your choice. 11. It is good to invest in Bitcoin (I) India's policy on Bitcoin regulation is still evolving and no legal framework exists. The RBI has cautioned against its use, informing users, holders, investors and traders dealing with virtual currencies that they are doing so at their own risk. (II) One lakh rupees invested in bitcoin in 2010 would be worth a few hundred crore rupees today. That is the kind of extraordinary return the digital currency has given investors as its price has witnessed a meteoric rise, from just a few cents in 2010 to hit a lifetime high of over $11,000 last week. (III) Even if you become a bitcoin miner, there is no guarantee that you would be able to mine a certain number of bitcoins. Any scheme related to bitcoins promising a fixed return is likely a tall promise best avoided. (a) Only (I) is correct. (b) Only (II) is correct. (c) Only (III) is correct. (d) Both (II) and (III) are correct. (e) All are correct. 12. Cyber security is a major concern for country like India (I) India is one of the key players in the digital and knowledge-based economy, holding more than a 50% share of the world's outsourcing market. Pioneering and technology-inspired programmes such as Aadhaar,

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MyGov, Government e-Market, DigiLocker, Bharat Net, Startup India, Skill India and Smart Cities are propelling India towards technological competence and transformation. India is already the third largest hub for technology-driven startups in the world and its Information and Communications Technology sector is estimated to reach the $225 billion landmark by 2020. (II) To encourage development of new technologies in the field of cyber security, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology will offer challenge grants of up to Rs 5 crore to start-ups to spur research and development, Minister for Electronics and IT said on the previous day. "We are in the process of working with Data Security Council of India to conduct challenge grant for cyber security…," the Minister added. (III) Two things set aside India's digital spaces from that of major powers such as the United States and China: design and density. India is a net information exporter. Its information highways point west, carrying with them the data of millions of Indians. This is not a design flaw, but simply reflects the popularity of social media platforms and the lack of any serious effort by the Indian government to restrict the flow of data. (a) Only (I) is correct. (b) Only (II) is correct. (c) Only (III) is correct. (d) Both (II) and (III) are correct. (e) None is correct. Demonetisation has benefitted the Indian Economy (I) While the jury is still out on whether last year's demonetisation has harmed the Indian economy, the government's Chief Statistician maintains that the picture will become clear in the current fiscal only after data from the government and company accounts come in. He maintains he has reservations about "making quick" judgements about the note ban decision that had affected the economy at multiple levels, and that it should not be seen just from the perspective of cash replacement, but as one that produced many benefits too. (II) Listing out the advantages of demonetisation, Union Finance Minister said that direct tax collections had risen 15.7% till September 18, adding that undisclosed income of ‘ ` 5,400 crore was also detected. "Net collections up to September 18 in the current financial year rose to ` 3.7 lakh crore, a growth of 15.7%. The revenue collections in case of direct taxes rose to ` 8,49,818 crore during 2016-17, a growth of 14.5%," he said. (III) Indian Economy has witnessed close to 20% decline in currency in circulation, number of tax payers has considerably increased and a large number of shell companies have been identified. (a) Only (I) is correct. (b) Only (II) is correct. (c) Only (III) is correct. (d) Both (II) and (III) are correct. (e) All are correct.

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The government is trying hard to lure FDI in India (I) In yet another significant move to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), the government has opened the door wider in several major sectors of the Indian economy, through what it calls "path-breaking" amendments in the extant FDI policy. (II) In less than a year, the Government of India has announced yet another set of "radical changes" in foreign direct investment (FDI) policies. The earlier announcement in November 2015 introduced changes in 15 major sectors, and the latest announcement covers nine sectors which seek to further simplify the regulations governing FDI in the country and make India an attractive destination for foreign investors. (III) For India, the servicing burden of FDI in terms of repatriations, dividend payments and payments for use of intellectual property is now showing up prominently. About half of the inflows into India during the past six years were balanced by outflows. (a) Only (I) is correct. (b) Only (II) is correct. (c) Only (III) is correct. (d) Both (I) and (II) are correct. (e) All are correct. Does India need Bullet Trains? (I) The proposed bullet train project is just a piece of stone that has been laid by our Prime Minister and Japanese premier, but it has already been written off as a white elephant by most analysts and commentators. They are probably right. The project, of course, is alarmingly expensive. (II) The government had set an ambitious deadline to complete the bullet train project on August 15, 2022 when India marked 75 years of Independence. The project will be executed through a special purpose vehicle, the National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd."The bullet train project will take care of high speed, high growth and high-end technology," Mr. Modi said, describing it as "a symbol of New India" that his government wants to build by 2022. (III) Bullet train in India is a vanity project which has little or no justification on the grounds of economic viability or public service. Even the vanity angle - looking to position India among the ranks of developed countries - is a huge overreach. Only a handful of high-income countries with specific demographics have high-speed rail (HSR), while many have failed in their efforts, others have abandoned it after studying it. The main problem is viability, given the huge costs involved. (a) Only (I) is correct. (b) Only (II) is correct. (c) Only (III) is correct. (d) Both (I) and (III) are correct. (e) All are correct. Indian art and culture is far ahead from Western art and culture (I) Art in India is still very European centric. Why isn't Indian art given its due importance? "Indian art is spiritual, but it has nothing to do with any particular sect. A common misconception among society is that Indian art is religious. "The two should not be confused.

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It is more spiritual and less about rituals. For instance, the character Krishna means so many things. It is more of a symbol than just a god." Similarly, Arjuna is not just the character Arjuna, when depicted in a painting. He represents valour, action and mind. (II) Assertive cultural pride is understandable, even justified only when a group is breaking away from prolonged cultural subjugation and humiliation, as was the case in mid-19th century India, when profound distortions were introduced by cultural imperialism in our self-understandings. But already by early 20th century, in the expressions of Vivekananda, Tagore and Gandhi, we see an articulation of legitimate cultural pride that behoves a confident cultural community. What then is the need for such vociferous assertion now? (III) During the peak of the trade in mid-17th century, millions of yards of Indian cloth were being sold in markets as far as Japan, Africa, Middle-East and Europe. India's central location in the Indian Ocean basin was ideal for trading textiles to both East and West, with Gujarat, the Coromandel Coast and Bengal being the major trading centres. (a) Only (I) is correct. (b) Only (II) is correct. (c) Only (III) is correct. (d) Both (I) and (III) are correct. (e) None is correct. The Doklam issue between India and China no more exists (I) The resolution of the Sino-Indian military stand-off at Doklam, that lasted close to two and a half months, is a much-awaited and welcome development where patient statecraft and deft diplomacy seem to have paid off. Even as several significant questions remain unanswered about the terms and conditions of the resolution, it provides New Delhi and Beijing an opportunity to reflect over what went wrong and rejig this important bilateral relationship. (II) Our Prime Minister at the BRICS summit was confident that the resolution of two-month old Doklam stand-off between the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the Indian Army in Bhutan has gone into annals of military history. The resolution of the Doklam stand-off has now become a case study on how to deal with China, the rising global power, with our government employing deft, principled diplomacy and steely military resolve to checkmate hardline PLA generals in Beijing. (III) Our Union Home Minister said that India has become a powerful nation and that is why it was able to resolve the standoff at Doklam with China. "Had India remained weak, the Doklam standoff would not have been resolved till now. It was possible only because India has become a world power," he said. Troops from India and China had been locked in a face off in the Doklam region for over two months. "Everyone was expecting that relation between China and India will deteriorate due to the Doklam issue, but both the countries resolved the issue with comprehension," he added. (a) Only (I) is correct. (b) Only (II) is correct. (c) Only (III) is correct. (d) Both (I) and (III) are correct. (e) All are correct.

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There is no provision for banning a film in the certification rule (I) Constitutional guarantees of freedom of expression are under threat in India. How can some people threaten to kill or maim persons associated with films they don't like and haven't even seen? Censorship is nothing but a dictatorial weapon used by people who do not want the public to know what is really happening in the country. Banning a movie is clearly not only illegal but shockingly naive and unwise. (II) Some of the burning issues that confront us are: How does the Constitution of India define freedom of speech and expression? What are the limits on the said freedom? Why are films banned? Are these bans constitutionally valid? What views have been expressed by the final interpreter of the Constitution, the Supreme Court of India, about these bans on the films? Are we on the right constitutional path when we ban films? What consequences would these bans have on our freedom of speech and expression and on the rule of law? (III) To ban a film in India, reacting to demands from some, is grave constitutional impropriety. We tolerate such foolish and sometimes dangerous appeals not because they may prove true but because freedom of speech is indivisible. That liberty cannot be denied to some ideas and saved for others. The endeavour here is to highlight that banning a film is not only unconstitutional and illegal but also imprudent. (a) Only (I) is correct. (b) Only (II) is correct. (c) Only (III) is correct. (d) Both (I) and (III) are correct. (e) All are correct. Pollution is adversely affecting the health of children (I) A study conducted on Delhi children and released recently in the Journal of Indian Paediatrics provides powerful evidence that shows children growing up in polluted environments like the Capital have reduced lung growth compared to children in developed countries like the United States. (II) Bad food habits is taking a toll on our children, warn doctors. A group of doctors have published a multicentric study to drive home the ill effects of moving away from healthy eating habits and opting for easyto-use and widely accessible processed food. (III) Children living in big cities such as Delhi, are likely to grow susceptible to allergic ailments, more than adults, due to urban pollution, especially air, health experts said. Infants and children living in metro cities are inhaling polluted air and therefore their resistance to allergic ailments is lowered at a very young age, making them more susceptible to contract various allergies when they grow up, compared to adults. (a) Only (I) is correct. (b) Only (II) is correct. (c) Only (III) is correct. (d) Both (I) and (III) are correct. (e) All are correct.

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Salary hike of teachers will motivate them to impart knowledge with utmost diligence (I) About eight to nine lakh teachers in higher educational institutions are set to get a salary hike, with the Centre ready to take the proposal to the Cabinet. The hike would range from 20-25%, said an official of the Ministry of Human Resource Development. "It is already done and it is ready to go to the Cabinet for approval. Once Cabinet approval comes, teachers in colleges and universities will get their revised salaries," he said. (II) Since salaries have not been hiked in accordance with the University Grant Commission's (UGC) Seventh Pay Commission recommendations long after the panel submitted its report, teachers in many colleges and State universities across the country may go on strike. The All-India Federation of University and College Teachers' Organisations (AIFUCTO), which has a presence in about 400 State universities across India, will hold its national executive to discuss the future course of action. (III) The citizenry does not see higher education as an intellectual resource. Nor do political leaders. The only commonly understood purpose that the system of higher education serves is to alleviate - and keep under tolerable levels of discomfort. (a) Only (I) is correct. (b) Only (II) is correct. (c) Only (III) is correct. (d) All are correct. (e) None is correct.

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 21-30): In the question given below few sentences are given which grammatically correct and meaningful. Connect them by the word given above the statements in the best possible way without changing the intended meaning. Choose your answer accordingly from the options to form a correct, coherent sentence. 21. Yet (A) The tragic death of Bajirao, one of India's breeding tigers from the Bor reserve in Maharashtra, on a highway is a reminder that building unsuitable roads through wildlife habitats has a terrible cost. (B) An assessment by the Wildlife Institute of India states that tigers in at least 26 reserves face the destructive impact of roads and traffic. (C) The fate of the big cat, and that of so many other animals such as leopards, bears, deer, snakes, amphibians, butterflies and birds that end up as roadkill, highlights the contradictions in development policy. (D) Losing a charismatic tiger in its prime to a hit-and-run accident is an irony, given that it is one of the most protected species. Successive Prime Ministers have personally monitored its status. (a) Only D-C (b) Only B-A (c) Both C-D & D-B (d) Both B-A & D-C (e) None of these