FCI Placement Paper

General Awareness
1. Which of the following organization is known as Market Regulator in India?
(A) IBA
(B) SEBI
(C) AMFI
(D) NSDL
(E) None of these
2. Which of the following phenomenon occurred /surfaced recently associated with the
economy of USA has put a catastrophic influence on the economy of the World?
(A) Increase in the oil prices
(B) High level of inflation
(C) Huge and mounting expenditure due to attack on Iraq by USA and allied forces.
(D) Sub-prime Crisis
(E) None of these
3. The Reserve Bank of India keeps on changing various ratio/rates frequently. Why this
is done?
(1) To keep inflation under control
(2) To ensure that Indian Rupee does not loose its market value
(3) To ensure that Banks do not earn huge profits at the cost of public money.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1,2 & 3

(E) None of these

4. Which of the following is true about the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act?
(1) It is applicable only in 100 rural districts.
(2) It gives a guaranteed employment of 100 days to all those who are eligible for the
same and are also willing to take it.
(3) This Act is applicable only for men between the age of 21-65. Women do not get the
benefit of the same.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1 , 2 & 3
(E) None of these
5. Many times we here about SEZ in newspapers/magazines. What is the full form of
SEZ?
(A) Small Economic Zone
(B) Social Economic Zone
(C) Special Enforcewment Zone
(D) Service & Economic Zone
(E) None of these
6. How many languages are there in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India ?
(A) 16
(B) 18
(C) 20
(D) 22

7. Article 340 of the Indian Constitution deals with

(A) Backward Classes Commission
(B) Election Commission
(C) Union Public Service Commission
(D) Finance Commission
8. In which year Advocates Welfare Fund Act was enacted by Parliament of India ?
(A) 1999
(B) 2001
(C) 2003
(D) 2008
9. In which one of the following cases it has been held that prohibition on sale of eggs
within municipal area of Rishikesh is not violative of Article 19(1)g of the Constitution ?
(A) B. R. Enterprise Vs. State of U.P.
(B) Sreeniwas General Traders Vs. State of Uttarakhand
(C) Om Prakash Vs. State of U.P.
(D) C. K. Jain Vs. State of Uttaranchal
10. Right to Information is defined under
(A) Section 2(f) of the Right to Information Act, 2005
(B) Section 2(j) of the Right to Information Act, 2005
(C) Section 4 of the Right to Information Act, 2005
(D) Section 2(b) of the Right to Information Act, 2005
11. In Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly one member is nominated from
(A) Christian Community
(B) Muslim Community

(C) Anglo-Indian Community

(D) Parsi Community
12. A Supreme Courts Judge retires at an age of
(A) 58 years
(B) 70 years
(C) 62 years
(D) 65 years
13. Who is the head of the StateExecutive ?
(A) The State Legislature Assembly
(B) The State Cabinet
(C) The Chief Minister
(D) The Governor
14. Case of I. R. Coelho V. State of Tamil Nadu is related with
(A) Judicial review of Article 356 of the Constitution
(B) Judicial review of Article 226 of the Constitution
(C) Judicial review of Ninth Schedule Laws
(D) Judicial review of action taken by Speaker under Article 105 of the Constitution
15. Humanisation and decrimanisation of attempts to suicide was recommended by
(A) 210th Report of Law Commission
(B) 212th Report of Law Commission
(C) 216th Report of Law Commission
(D) 215th Report of Law Commission
16. Jaya Bachchan V. Union of India, A.I.R. 2006 S.C. 2119 is related with
(A) Article 102(1)(a) of the Constitution

(B) Article 109 of the Constitution

(C) Article 190 of the Constitution
(D) Article 226 of the Constitution
17. Joint Meeting of both Houses of Parliament is chaired by
(A) President of India
(B) Chairman of Rajya Sabha
(C) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(D) None of the above
18. Who among the following was the Chairman of the Sixth Pay Commission ?
(A) Justice A. K. Majumdar
(B) Justice B. N. Srikrishna
(C) Justice A. R. Lakshmanan
(D) Justice R. C. Lahoti
19. www on the internet stands for
(A) Words Words Words
(B) Wide Word Words
(C) World Wide Web
(D) When Where Why
20. To which of the following companies, the Delhi High Court has ordered to remove its
Logo ?
(A) Pepsico India
(B) TISCO
(C) Reliance Petrochemicals
(D) None of the above

Reasoning:
1. If the following numbers are rewritten by interchanging the digits in tens place and
hundreds place and then arranging them in the descending order. What will be the
second digit of the newly formed fifth number from your right ?
479, 736, 895, 978, 389, 675
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6
2. P is 60 m South-East of Q. R is 60 m North-East of Q. Then R is in which direction of P ?
(A) North
(B) North-East
(C) South
(D) South-East
Directions(Q. 35) Read the following information for answering the questions that
follow
On a playing ground A, B, C, D and E are standing as described below facing the North.
(i) B is 50 metres to the right of D.
(ii) A is 60 metres to the South of B
(iii) C is 40 metres to the West of D.
(iv) E is 80 metres to the North of A.
3. If a boy walks from C, meets D followed by B, A and then E, how many metres has
he walked if he has travelled the straight distance all through ?

(A) 120
(B) 150
(C) 170
(D) 230
4. What is the minimum distance (in metre approximately) between C and E?
(A) 53
(B) 78
(C) 92
(D) 120
5. Who is to the South-East of the person who is to the left of D ?
(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) E
6. A man was walking in the evening just before the sun set. His wife said that, his
shadow fell on his right. If the wife was walking in the opposite direction of the man,
then which direction the wife was facing ?
(A) North
(B) West
(C) South
(D) East
Directions(Q. 711) In each of the following questions choose the set of numbers from
the four alternative sets that is similar to the given set.
7. Given set : (4, 9, 18)

(A) (8, 14, 22)

(B) (10, 15, 25)
(C) (6, 12, 23)
(D) (12, 17, 26)
8. Given set : (10, 14, 17)
(A) (4, 11, 14)
(B) (9, 12, 15)
(C) (8, 13, 18)
(D) (6, 9, 12)
9. Given set : (7, 27, 55)
(A) (21, 35, 52)
(B) (18, 42, 65)
(C) (16, 40, 72)
(D) (13, 30, 58)
10. Given set : (39, 28, 19)
(A) (84, 67, 52)
(B) (52, 25, 17)
(C) (70, 49, 36)
(D) (65, 45, 21)
11. Given set : (246, 257, 358)
(A) (233, 343, 345)
(B) (273, 365, 367)
(C) (143, 226, 237)
(D) (145, 235, 325)

Directions(Q. 1216) Each question contains six or seven statements followed by four
sets of combinations of three. Choose the set in which the statements are logically
related.
12. (1) All books are having pages.
(2) All kings are having pages.
(3) All kings are books.
(4) Some heavy things are having pages.
(5) Some heavy things are books.
(6) Some books are heavy.
(7) Some heavy things are having pages.
(A) 1, 2, 3
(B) 6, 1, 4
(C) 4, 6, 1
(D) 1, 5, 7
13. (1) No athletes are vegetarians.
(2) All cricket players are athletes.
(3) Some athletes play cricket.
(4) Some cricket players are vegetarians.
(5) No cricket player is a vegetarian.
(6) All athletes are vegetarians.
(A) 1, 2, 5
(B) 3, 4, 1
(C) 1, 5, 2
(D) 2, 5, 6

14. (1) All grandmothers cook well.

(2) No man is a grandmother.
(3) Some men do not cook well.
(4) All those who cook well are men.
(5) No one who cooks well is a man.
(6) All those who cook well are grandmothers.
(7) Some men are not grandmothers.
(A) 2, 6, 5
(B) 2, 5, 6
(C) 1, 4, 2
(D) 6, 4, 7
15. (1) Looting is a crime.
(2) Some crooked people are criminals.
(3) All those involved in looting are criminals.
(4) Some crooked people are involved in looting.
(5) All criminals are looked down in society.
(6) Some crooked people are not criminals.
(A) 1, 4, 6
(B) 3, 6, 2
(C) 1, 2, 6
(D) 3, 4, 2
16. (1) Some women are those who are successful in life.
(2) Some men are those who have patience.
(3) No man is a woman.

(4) All those who have patience are successful in life.

(5) Some who are successful in life are men.
(6) Some men are not those are successful in life.
(A) 1, 3, 6
(B) 4, 2, 6
(C) 1, 5, 3
(D) 2, 4, 5
Directions(Q. 1721) Each of the questions below consists of a question and two
statements numbered (I) and (II). You have to decide whether the data provided in the
statements are sufficient to answer the question.
Give answers
(A) If the data in statement (I) alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the
data in statement (II) alone are not sufficient to answer the question
(B) If the data in statement (II) alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the
data in statement (I) alone are not sufficient to answer the questions
(C) If the data even in both statements (I) and (II) together are not sufficient to answer
the question
(D) If the data in both statement (I) and (II) together are necessary to answer the question.
17. In which direction is Mahatmajis statue facing ?
I. The statue is towards the northern end of the city.
II. The statues shadow falls towards East at 5 Oclock in the evening.
Ans : (C)
18. What is the total number of pupils in the final year class ?
I. The number of boys in the final year class is twice as much as the number of girls in

that class.
II. The sum of the ages of all the pupils in the class is 399 years and their average age
is 19 years.
Ans : (B)
19. Who is the tallest among A, B, C and D ?
I. A is taller than C.
II. B is taller than C and D.
Ans : (C)
20. How many Sundays are there in a particular month of a particular year?
I. The month begins on Monday.
II. The month ends on Wednesday.
Ans : (D)

Quantitative Aptitude:
1. In a division sum, the divisor is 10 times the quotient and 5 times the remainder. If
the remainder is 46, the dividend is:
(1) 4236
(2) 4306
(3) 4336
(4) 5336
2. If 1.5 x= 0.04 y, then the value of (y-x) (y+x) is:
(1) 730/77
(2) 73/77
(3) 7.3/77

(4) 703/77
3. An employee may claim Rs. 7.00 for each km when he travels by taxi and Rs. 6.00
for each km if he drives his own car. If in one week he claimed Rs. 595 for traveling
km. How many kms did he travel by taxi?
(1) 55
(2) 65
(3) 62
(4) 70
4. The square root of 3 + 5 is :
(1) 3 /2 + 1/2
(2) 3 /2 1/2
(3) 5 /2 1/2
(4) (5/2) + (1/2)
5. The mean temperature of Monday to Wednesday was 37 C and of Tuesday to
Thursday was 34 C , if the temperature on Thursday was 4/5th that of Monday, then
what was the temperature on Thursday?
(1) 36.50 C
(2) 360 C
(3) 35.50 C
(4) 340 C
6. A certain number of two digits is three times the sum of its digits.If 45 be added to it,
the digits are reversed. The number is:
(1) 72
(2) 32

(3) 27
(4) 23
7. Three years ago the average age of A and B was 18 years. While C joining them now,
the average becomes 22 years. How old (in years) is C now?
(1) 24
(2) 27
(3) 28
(4) 30
8. If 2^(2x-1) = 8^(3-x), then the value of x is:
(1) -1
(2) -2
(3) 2
(4) 3
9. A mans basic pay for a 40 hours week is Rs. 200. Overtimes is paid at 25% above
the basic rate. In a certain week, he worked overtime and his total was Rs. 300. He
therefore, worked for a total of (in hours):
(1) 52
(2) 56
(3) 58
(4) 62
10. On a Rs. 10, 000 payment order, a person has choice between 3 successive
discounts of 10%, 10% and 30% and 3 successive discounts of 40%, 5% and 5%. By
choosing the better one he can save (in Rupees):
(1) 200

(2) 255
(3) 400
(4) 433
11. Rs. 600 are divided among A, B, C so that Rs. 40 more than 2/5 th of As share, Rs.
20 more that 2/7 th of Bs share and Rs. 10 more than 9/17 th of Cs may all be equal. What is As share
(in Rupees)?
(1) 150
(2) 170
(3) 200
(4) 280
12. A, B, C started a business with their investment in the ratio 1 : 3 :5. After 4 months,
A invested the same amount as before and B as well as C withdrew half of their
investments. The ratio of their profits at the end of the year was:
(1) 5 : 6 : 10
(2) 6 : 5 :10
(3) 10 : 5 : 6
(4) 4 : 3 : 5
13. If 9 men working 71/2 hours a day can finish a piece of work in 20 days, then how many days will be
taken by 12 men, working 6 hours a day to finish the work? It is
being given that 2 men of latter type work as much as 3 men of the former type?
(1) 91/2
(2) 11
(3) 121/2
(4) 13
14. Three pipes A, B and C can fill a cistern in 6 hours. After working at it together for 2

hours, C is closed and A and B can fill the remaining part in 7 hours. The number of
hours taken by C alone to fill the cistern is:
(1) 12
(2) 14
(3) 16
(4) 18
15. A train B speeding with 120 kmph crosses another train C running in the same
direction, in 2 minutes. If the lengths of the trains B and C be 100 m and 200 m
respectively, what is the speed (in kmph) of the train C?
(1) 111
(2) 123
(3) 127
(4) 129
16. River is running at 2 kmph. It took a man twice as long to row up as to row down
the river. The rate (in km/hr) of the man in still water is:
(1) 8
(2) 10
(3) 4
(4) 6
17. A merchant has 1000 kg of sugar, part of which he sells at 8% profit and the rest at
18% profit. He gains 14% on the whole. The quantity (in kg.) sold at 18% profit is:
(1) 560
(2) 600
(3) 400

(4) 640
18. A sum of money becomes Rs. 13, 380 after 3 years and Rs. 20, 070 after 6 years on
compound interest. The sum (in Rupees) is:
(1) 8800
(2) 8890
(3) 8920
(4) 9040
19. A well with 14 m inside diameter is dug 10 m deep. Earth taken out of it, has been
evenly spread all around it to a width of 21m to form an embankment. The height (in metres) of the
embankment is:
(1) 1/2
(2) 2/3
(3) 3/4
(4) 3/5
20. A rectangular carpet has an area of 120 sq metres and a perimeter of 46 metres.
The length of its diagonal (in metres) is:
(1) 11
(2) 13
(3) 15
(4) 17