Live Leak IBPS Clerk Prelims Model

Question Paper (Predicted Pattern

2017)

Logical
Q1-5. Directions: Study the following Reasoning
arrangement carefully and answer the question
given below:

P = R 1 5 H M T E 3 B V N 4 K A 8 W I 6 2 G 3 U H 7 I J Q 9 L Y

1. How many such vowels are there in the above arrangement each of which is
immediately preceded by a consonant and immediately followed by a number?
1. None
2. One
3. Two
4. Three
5. Four

2. How many such consonants are there in the above arrangement each of which is
immediately preceded by a symbol and immediately followed by a consonant?
1. None
2. One
3. Two
4. Three
5. Four

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3. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following series based on
the above arrangement?

1HT 3N K8I ? IQL

1. 23H
2. GHJ
3. 6GH
4. HJ9
5. None of these

4. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way with regard to their position in the
above arrangement. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
1. GUI
2. WI6
3. 7JL
4. 5M3
5. BVK

5. Which of the following is the seventh to the right of the twentieth from the right in the
above arrangement?
1. 2
2. I
3. G
4. 6
5. None of these

Q6-10. Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions
given below it:

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Digits in the numbers are to be coded as follows:

Digit 7 3 5 0 2 1 6 4 9 8

Code N H L T F D R Q G P

Following conditions are to be observed:

a) If the first digit is even and the last digit is odd, they are to be coded as $ and @
respectively.

b) If the first digit is odd and the last digit is even, they are to be coded as # and %
respectively.

c) If 0 is preceded as well as followed by an odd digit, then 0 is to be coded as .

d) If 0 is preceded as well as followed by an even digit, then 0 is to be coded as .

e) 0 is not considered as either even or odd.

Based on the information provided above, answer the following questions.

6. What will be the code for 36250098?

1. $RFLTTG%
2. #RFLTTG@
3. #RFLTTG%
4. #RFLTTGP
5. None of these

7. What will be the code for 1375490?

1. DHNLQGT
2. #HNLQG%
3. DHNLQG#

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 4. %HNLQG#
5. None of these

8. What will be the code for 7620486?

1. #RFQP%
2. %RFQP#
3. #RFTQP%
4. %RFQP#
5. None of these

9. $QRLH@ could be the code for which of the following numbers?

1. 8465032
2. 8456037
3. 8465031
4. 6475031
5. None of these
10. QLPRNT is code for which of the following numbers?
1. 6580470
2. 4780650
3. 5780650
4. 4580670
5. None of these

11. When Rahul reached his office gate, he was facing towards South. Starting from his
house he went 200m straight then turned right and went 300m again turned right and
went 500m then he turned left and covered 200m and reached his office gate. In
which direction Rahul started moving from his house?
1. East

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 2. West
3. North
4. South
5. Cant be determined

Q12-14. Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions
following it.

Surya and Kavya are married to each other. They have a son and a daughter. Their
children are married. They have four grandchildren. Each one of the children of Kavya has
two children. The granddaughter of Surya has one real brother and two cousin brother.
This granddaughter is the daughter of Kavyas son whose name is Dhiraj.

12. The total number of family members is?

1. Ten
2. Eight
3. Twelve
4. Eleven
5. Fourteen

13. How many grandchildren of Kavya are female?

1. Two
2. Three
3. Four
4. One
5. None of these

14. How many females are there in the family?

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 1. Five
2. Six
3. Four
4. Two
5. None of these

15. In a row of 40 girls, when Sujata was shifted to her left by 4 places her number from
the left end to the row became 10. What was the number of Kamala from the right
end of the row if Kamala was three places to the right of Sujatas original position?
1. 22
2. 26
3. 25
4. 23
5. None of these

16. Directions: In the question, relationship between different elements is shown in the
statements. The statements are followed by two conclusions. Give answer.

Statements:

B U < T; R U > C

Conclusions:

I. T = R

II. C < B

1. Only conclusion I is true.

2. Only conclusion II true.
3. Either conclusion I or II is true.
4. Neither conclusion I nor II is true.
5. Both conclusion I and II are true.
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17. Directions: In the question, relationship between different elements is shown in the
statements. The statements are followed by two conclusions. Give answer.

Statements:

B U < T; R U > C

Conclusions:

I. R B

II. T > C

1. Only conclusion I is true.

2. Only conclusion II true.
3. Either conclusion I or II is true.
4. Neither conclusion I nor II is true.
5. Both conclusion I and II are true.

18. Directions: In this question, relationship between different elements is shown in the
statements. The statements are followed by two conclusions. Give answer.

Statements:

Y < R = T U < W

Conclusions:

I. R > W

II. Y < T

1. Only conclusion I is true.

2. Only conclusion II is true.

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 3. Either conclusion I or II is true.
4. Neither conclusion I nor II is true.
5. Both conclusion I and II are true.

19. Directions: In the question, relationship between different elements is shown in the
statements. The statements are followed by three conclusions.

Statement:

Q W E = R < T > Y U > O

Conclusions:

I) W = R

II) T > Q

III) E > O

1. Only (I)
2. Only (II)
3. Only (III)
4. Both (I) and (II)
5. Both (II) and (III)

20. Directions: In the question, relationship between different elements is shown in the
statements. The statements are followed by two conclusions.

Statements:

P > B = T; E = F; E D > T

Conclusions:

I. T < F

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 II. P > T

1. Only conclusion I is true.

2. Only conclusion II is true.
3. Either conclusion I or II is true.
4. Neither conclusion I nor II is true.
5. Both the conclusion I and II are true.

21. Directions: In the question 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 facts. Read all the variance
from 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.

Statements:

Some bats are bags.

No bag is cabin.

All stores are cabins.

Conclusions:

I. Some stores are bags.

II. Some bats are cabins.

III. Some stores are bats.

1. All follows
2. Only I follow
3. Only III follows
4. Only II follows

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 5. None of follows

22. Directions: In the question 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 facts. Read all the variance
from 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.

Statements:

All books are pencils.

Some pencils are bottles.

Some bottles are money.

Conclusions:

I. Some money are pencils.

II. Some bottles are books.

III. No book is bottle.

1. Only II follows
2. Only either II or III follows
3. Only III follows
4. Only either I or III follows
5. None of these

23. Below problem contains a question and two statements, I and II giving certain data.
You have to select the correct answer depending on the sufficiency of data given in
the statements to answer the question.

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 The students of a class are standing in a row facing north. What is the position of
Divya from the left end?

I. Divyaan is twentieth from the left end and fourteenth from the right end of the
row.

II. The number of persons towards the left of Divya is equal to that towards her
right.

1. The question can be answered using statement I alone, but cannot be answered
using the statement II alone.
2. The question can be answered using statement II alone, but cannot be answered
using statement I alone.
3. The question can be answered using either statement alone.
4. The question can be answered using I and II together but not using I or II alone.
5. The question cannot be answered even using I and II together.

24. Directions: The question below consists of a question and three statements numbered
I, II and III given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the
statements are sufficient to answer the question.

How is go written in a code language?

I. now or never again is written as ja ka ta sa in that code language.

II. you come again now is written as na ho ka sa in that code language

III. again go now or never is written as ja ka ta sa tom in that code language

1. Only I and III

2. Only II and III
3. Only I and II
4. All I, II and III are required to answer the question

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 5. None of these

25. Directions: The question below consists of a question and three statements numbered
I, II and III given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the
statements are sufficient to answer the question.

On which day of the week starting from Monday did Manoj visit Chennai?

I. Manoj visited either on or before Wednesday.

II. Manoj visited Chennai the day after his mothers visit to his house

III. Manojs mother visited Manojs house neither on Monday nor on Thursday

1. Only II and III

2. Only I and II
3. Only I and III
4. All I, II and III are required to answer the question
5. Question cannot be answered even with all I, II and III

Q26-30. Directions: Study the information given below and answer the questions that
follow:

Seven people A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting in a straight line facing north. A is third
to the right of G. B is an immediate neighbour of A. C is third to the right of B. Neither F
nor C is sitting at an extreme end. D is not an immediate neighbour of C.

26. Who is sitting exactly between D and A?

1. E
2. G
3. F
4. B
5. None of these

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27. Who is sitting second to the left of B?
1. E
2. D
3. G
4. F
5. None of these

28. Who is sitting second to the right of F?

1. G
2. A
3. B
4. E
5. None of these

29. Which of the following pairs of people correctly represents the people sitting at the
extreme ends of the line?
1. DE
2. BE
3. GD
4. AD
5. None of these

30. Who amongst the following has as many people sitting to his right as to his left?
1. A
2. F
3. C

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 4. B
5. None of these

Q31-35. Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions
given below:

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are sitting around a circle facing at the center. D is second to

the left of H who is third to the left of A. B is fourth to the right of C who is immediate
neighbor of H. G is not a neighbor of B or C. F is not a neighbor of B.

31. In which of the following pairs is the first person sitting to the immediate right of the
second person?
1. DG
2. BE
3. HB
4. GH
5. None of these

32. Who is third to the left of B?

1. G
2. B
3. C
4. Data inadequate
5. None of these

33. What is Fs position with respect to G?

1. Second towards left
2. Second towards right
3. Third towards left

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 4. Third towards right
5. None of these

34. Who is sitting between A and B?

1. E only
2. H only
3. Both E and H
4. Data inadequate
5. None of these

35. How many of them are sitting between C and B?

1. Two only
2. Four only
3. Two or Four only
4. Three only
5. None of these

Quantitative Aptitude

36. + + + +

1. 5
2. 3
3. 4
4. 0
5. None of these

37. Find the value of x in the given expression:

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 % 600 + = 50

1. 40
2. 49
3. 45
4. 50
5. None of these

38. Simplify: 25695.55 + 554786.65 145578.20

1. 434904
2. 654904
3. 553254
4. 445904
5. None of these

39. Which one is greater?

I. 20% of 400

II. 500% of 20

1. I
2. II
3. Both are equal
4. Insufficient data
5. Cannot be determined

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

162.3 42 160.2 = 2?

1. 2.1
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 2. 3.8
3. 5.9
4. 4.7
5. None of these

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

9 15 27 45 69 ?

1. 109
2. 99
3. 91
4. 81
5. None of these

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

2916 972 ? 108 36 12

1. 324
2. 234
3. 248
4. 391
5. None of these

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

5963 ? 5938 5913 5877 5828

1. 5932
2. 5940
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 3. 5951
4. 5954
5. None of these

44. In the following question, one number is wrong in the series. Find out the wrong
number.

9, 15, 24, 34, 51, 69, 90

1. 15
2. 24
3. 34
4. 51
5. 69

45. In the following Number Series one number is wrong. Find out the wrong number.

10, 12, 28, 90, 368, 1840, 11112

1. 1840
2. 368
3. 90
4. 28
5. 12

46. What approximate value should come in place the question mark (?) in the following
question? (Note: You are not expected to calculate the exact value)

67.1 451.89 403 = ?

1. 80

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 2. 70
3. 720
4. 750
5. 75

47. Find the approximate value of the given expression in the following question?

15.002 13.897 10.334

1. 4100
2. 4300
3. 2500
4. 2100
5. 3100

48. Find the approximate value of the given expression in the following question?

4005.33 19.89 1.9

1. 470
2. 300
3. 400
4. 370
5. 500

49. What approximate value of x in the following question?

6 248.65 = 2398.59
1. 7/9
2. 2/3

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 3. 3/2
4. 5/6
5. 8/9

50. What approximate value will come in place of question mark in the following question?
.
10000 + .
1891.992 = ?
1. 1570
2. 1180
3. 1240
4. 1980
5. 2270

51. Milk man sells his milk at its cost price but measures 850 milliliters instead of 1000
milliliters. Find his gain percent?
1. 17 %
2. 7 %
3. 33 %
4. 15%
5. 17.5%

52. In a single throw of two dice, the probability of getting a total of 7 or 9 is

1. 4/18
2. 1/3
3. 5/18
4. 3/8
5. None of these

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53. 3 litre of water is added to 5 litres of a 40% solution of alcohol in water. The strength
of alcohol is now?
1. Unaltered
2. 5%
3. 10%
4. 16 %
5. 25%

54. The length and breadth of a square are increased by 40% and 30% respectively. The
area of the resulting exceeds the area of the square by
1. 42%
2. 62%
3. 82%
4. 90%
5. None of these

55. A deer takes as much time to cover 20 km as a dog takes to cover 50 km. What is
the distance that the deer would cover in the time the dog covers 1050 km?
1. 415 km
2. 420 km
3. 410 km
4. Cant be determined
5. None of these

Q56-60. Directions: Study the table carefully to answer the questions that follow:

Number of students (in lakhs) studying in various standards in different states

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Standard
V VI VII VIII IX X
State

P 2.5 2.8 4.3 2.9 4.1 4.3

Q 3.2 2.9 4.1 3.0 3.6 2.7

R 2.3 3.2 3.8 3.5 2.9 3.7

S 4.8 2.4 3.6 3.4 3.4 4.3

T 3.1 3.9 4.7 4.0 3.4 4.0

U 3.3 4.2 2.7 4.1 3.6 3.8

56. What is the average number of students studying in standard V from all states
together?
1. 1800000
2. 3200000
3. 180000
4. 320000
5. None of these

57. Number of students studying in standard IX of state T form what per cent of total
number of students from that state? (rounded off to two digits after decimal)
1. 16.84
2. 12.95
3. 14.72
4. 15.34
5. None of these

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58. What is the respective ratio of number of students studying in standard VI of state P
to those studying in standard X of state U?
1. 7/8
2. 14/19
3. 6/7
4. 12/13
5. None of these

59. What is the total number of students studying in Standard VII from state R and
standard VIII from state S?
1. 7200000
2. 680000
3. 72000
4. 6800000
5. None of these

60. Which standard has the highest total number of students from all the states together?
1. VII
2. VIII
3. X
4. IX
5. None of these

61. What amount of compound interest can be obtained on an amount of Rs. 30, 000 at
the rate of 7 p.c.p.a. at the end of two years?
1. Rs. 5,628
2. Rs. 5,400

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 3. Rs. 5,940
4. Rs. 5,858
5. Rs. 4,347

62. If 3/5 of a cistern is filled in 1 minute, how much more time will be required to fill the
rest of it?
1. 30 sec
2. 40 sec
3. 35 sec
4. 25 sec
5. None of these

63. A is five years older than B who is thrice as old as C. If the total of the age of A, B
and C be 47, then how old is B?
1. 10
2. 19
3. 12
4. 15
5. 18

64. The average of the first and the second of three numbers is 10 more than the average
of the second and the third of these numbers. What is the difference between the first
and the third of these three numbers?
1. 20
2. 45
3. 60
4. Data inadequate
5. None of these

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65. If A : B = 2 : 3, B : C = 5 : 7, then A : B : C is equal to
1. 10 : 14 : 21
2. 10 : 15 : 14
3. 14 : 14 : 21
4. 10 : 15 : 21
5. None

66. A shopkeepers price is 50% above the cost price. If he allows his customer a discount
of 30% what profit does he make?
1. 5%
2. 10%
3. 15%
4. 20%
5. None of these

67. There are 10 lamps in a hall and each one of them can be switched on independently.
Find the total number of ways in which the hall can be illuminated?
1. 102
2. 1023
3. 210
4. 10!
5. None of these
68. Sakshi can do a piece of work in 20 days. Tanya is 25 % more efficient than Sakshi.
The number of days taken by Tanya to do the same piece of work is:
1. 15
2. 16
3. 18
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5. None of these

69. Area of a rhombus having a side as 10 cm and one diagonal as 12 cm in sq cm is:

1. 108
2. 72
3. 144
4. 96
5. 192

70. To cross a 220 meters long railway platform, a 55 meters long train takes 10 sec.
How much time will the train take to cross an electric pole?
1. 1.5 sec
2. 1.75 sec
3. 2 sec
4. 2.25 sec
5. 2.5 sec

Q71-80. Directions: Read the passage given below and then answer the questions given
below the passage. Some words may be highlighted for your attention. Pay careful
attention.

One day a fisherman was lying on a prepossessing beach with his fishing pole propped
up in the sand and his solitary line cast out into the sparkling blue surf.

He was savouring the warmth of the afternoon sun and the prospect of catching a fish.

About that time, a businessman came walking down the beach trying to palliate some of
the stress of his workday. He discerned the fisherman sitting on the beach and decided to

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ascertain why this fisherman was fishing instead of working harder to make a living for
himself and his family.

"You aren't going to catch many fish that way," said the businessman to the fisherman,
"you should be exerting rather than reclining on the beach!"

The fisherman looked up at the businessman, smiled and replied, "And what will my
recompense be?"

"Well, you can acquire bigger nets and catch more fish!" was the businessman's answer.

"And then what will my reward be?" asked the fisherman, still beaming.

The businessman replied, "You will be bloated and you can closeout a boat which will
then result in larger catches of fish!"

"And then what will my reward be?" asked the fisherman again.

The businessman was beginning to get piqued with the fisherman's questions.

"You can buy a bigger boat and hire some people to work for you!" he said.

"And then what will my reward be?" iterated the fisherman.

The businessman was getting vexed. "Don't you understand? You can assemble a fleet of
fishing boats, sail all over the world, and let all your employees catch fish for you!"

Once again the fisherman asked, "And then what will my reward be?"

The businessman was galled and clamoured at the fisherman, "Don't you understand that
you can be so opulent that you will never have to drudge for your living again! You can
have an exorbitant lifestyle profligate all the time, have an impregnable base and spend all
the rest of your days sitting on this beach looking at the sunset. You will never be on the
tenterhooks of life and not have a fluster in the world!" The fisherman, still smiling, simply
looked up, nodded and said: "And what do you think I am doing now?" He then looked at
the sunset, with his pole in the water, without a care in the world.

71. What was the fisherman doing in the beginning of the story?
1. Catching fish in someone elses beach.
2. Resting back on the beach and waiting for the businessman to come.
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 3. Trying to catch fish and waiting for the owner of the coast.
4. Resting on the beach and waiting for a fish to get caught in his line.
5. Resting on the beach with no arrangement to catch fish.

72. Why had the businessman gone to the beach?

1. The piece of land belonged to the businessman who had come down for a stroll
to relieve himself of stress.
2. The piece of land belonged to the businessman who came to talk to the
fisherman.
3. The businessman had come to the beach to alleviate his stress of the work.
4. The businessman had come to the beach out of curiosity to talk to the resting
fisherman in the coast.
5. The businessman had come to the beach to give some good suggestion to the
fisherman.

73. What was the suggestion that the businessman gave the fisherman?
1. The business man suggested the fisherman to work hard and catch fish in
some other productive area.
2. The business man suggested the fisherman to work harder instead of fishing
that would enable him to earn more money.
3. The business man suggested the fisherman to work harder to catch fish so that
he could expand his business more.
4. The business man suggested the fisherman to lead a carefree life by engaging
more people in his business by borrowing money from someone.
5. The business man suggested the fisherman to buy a bigger boat which would
help him to catch more fish.

74. Why was the fisherman not bothered about the businessmans words?
1. The fisherman could understand nothing what he was told to do.
2. The fisherman knew the ultimate motive of working hard is to sit back and relax
which he could do without working hard.
3. The fisherman knew the businessmans words would not have an impact on his
work.

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 4. The fisherman knew the businessmans suggestion was impossible to follow and
implement.
5. The fisherman wanted a carefree life far away from the stress of work.

75. What do you mean by fluster?

1. Lack
2. Care
3. Anxiety
4. Demand
5. Desire

76. What do you mean by discerned?

1. Hated
2. Detested
3. Noticed
4. Disturbed
5. Distracted

77. What were the words of the businessman spoken in anger?

1. He said that the fisherman would be so rich that he would not be having a
single fluster in his life.
2. He said that that the fisherman would have a solid base to expand his business
and brag about it all the time.
3. He said that that the fisherman would have enough days to spend in rest and
not have a single tension in life.
4. He said that that the fisherman would be so rich that he would not have to
work hard and rest as much as he could and brag about his richness and
lifestyle.
5. He said that the fisherman would not have to drudge in his life anymore or
think about the complexities of life.

78. What do you mean by savoring?

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 1. Enjoying
2. Losing interest
3. Igniting
4. Fighting
5. Resting

79. Who was correct in his perception about life the fisherman or the businessman?
1. The fisherman was correct as he knew ultimately what he would enjoy could be
achieved without working hard.
2. The businessman was correct as money and exorbitant lifestyle would give him
ultimate peace which could not have been enjoyed sitting relaxed in the beach.
3. The businessman was correct as money and exorbitant lifestyle would give him
ultimate peace which could not have been enjoyed sitting relaxed in the beach.
4. The fisherman was correct as he believed in the simplicity of life and knew
more work and money would bring in more complexities.
5. Neither the fisherman nor the businessman could be supported fully as a
balance needs to be maintained between work and rest.

80. What was the difference in the perception of the businessman and the fisherman?
1. The businessman believed in working hard to expand business in order to have
an extraordinarily rich lifestyle and the fisherman believed in resting completely
without caring about money.
2. The businessman believed in working hard to enjoy the rest after work and the
fisherman believed in staying away from the stress of life which included
thinking too much of profit and money.
3. The businessman believed in earning money by working hard to lead an
exorbitant lifestyle and not to have a single worry in the world whereas the
fisherman believed that enjoying and resting all depended on the mentality of
the person and he could do so even without earning money.
4. The businessman believed in working harder and harder to get more money to
expand the work whereas the fisherman believed that it was a useless concept
to entangle oneself in the complexities just to earn money.

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 5. The businessman believed in the strength of money whereas the fisherman
believed in the peace of life.

Q81-85. The questions below have two blanks each, with every blank indicating that
something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank which best fit the
meaning of the sentence as a whole.

81. In order to ______ polio we have to take the _____ at early stage.
1. prevent, vaccine
2. cure, vaccine
3. avoid, treatment
4. treat, operation
5. 2 and 3

82. He went ______ a couple of small towns, trying to avoid the bus and truck drivers
______ in their death race.
1. Through, involved
2. To, remained
3. On, happy
4. At, rectifying
5. For, remaining

83. The kid was crying _________ holding his mother in a tight ___________ after getting
released from the locked room.
1. Profanely, hug
2. Bitterly, grip
3. Incessantly, grasp
4. Profusely, embrace
5. Extravagantly, hold

84. The ghost in the __________ movie was ________ enough to make me scream.
1. Love, scary

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 2. Historical, scary
3. Medieval, scary
4. Torture, scarry
5. Horror, scary

85. If you want to eat, you will need to buy ____________ and cook the __________.
1. Food, food
2. Groceries, food
3. Tomatoes, food
4. Groceries, groceries
5. Gravy, food

Q86-90. Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if
any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If
there is no error, the answer is (5). Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.

86. The Credit Information Bureau of India (1)/ will by December puts (2)/ in place an
online system (3)/ for downloading related data (4)/ No error (5)

87. He is owning (1)/ a property worth (2)/ millions on the (3)/ outskirts of the city. (4)/ No error (5)

88. He will step down (1)/ while his (2)/ term ends (3)/ in August (4)/ No error (5)

89. Neither of (1)/ my grandparents (2)/ speak (3)/ Bengali. (4)/ No error (5)

90. He woke up (1)/ even before (2)/ the sun rised (3)/ in the sky. (4)/ No Error (5)

Q91-95. Directions: Below, a passage is given with five blanks labelled (A)-(E). Below
the passage, four options are given for each blank. Choose the word that fits each
blank most appropriately in the context of the passage, and mark the corresponding
answer.

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A plan ___ (A) ___ out how the resources of a nation should be put to use. It should
have some general goals as well as specific ___ (B) ___ which are to be achieved within
a specified period of time; in India plans are of five years duration and are called five year
plans (we ____ (C) ____ this from the former Soviet Union, the pioneer in national
planning). Our plan documents not only specify the objectives to be attained in the five
years of a plan but also what is to be ___ (D)___over a period of twenty years. This long-
term plan is called perspective plan. The five year plans are supposed to provide the ___
(E) ___ for the perspective plan.

91. Which of the following words most appropriately fits the blank labelled (A)?
1. Spells
2. Details
3. Explains
4. Writes
5. Gives

92. Which of the following words most appropriately fits the blank labelled (B)?
1. Goals
2. Targets
3. Objectives
4. Aims
5. Plans

93. Which of the following words most appropriately fits the blank labelled (C)?
1. Got
2. Borrowed
3. Took
4. Have
5. Planned

94. Which of the following words most appropriately fits the blank labelled (D)?
1. Done
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 2. Specified
3. Exemplified
4. Achieved
5. Targeted

95. Which of the following words most appropriately fits the blank labelled (E)?
1. Basis
2. Clarification
3. Classification
4. Definition
5. Idea

Q96-100. Rearrange the following five sentences/ group of sentences (A), (B), (C), (D),
(E) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions
given below them

A. She would do the same for his dissertation, she promised, when it was ready.

B. These days Shoba was always gone by the time Shukumar woke up.

C. He was a mediocre student who had a facility for absorbing details without curiosity.

D. He would open his eyes and see the long black hairs she shed on her pillow and think
of her, dressed, sipping her third cup of coffee already, in her office downtown, where she
searched for typographical errors in textbooks and marked them, in a code she had once
explained to him, with an assortment of coloured pencils.

E. He envied her the specificity of her task, so unlike the elusive nature of his.

96. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?

1. A

2. B

3. C

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 4. D

5. E

97. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?

1. A

2. B

3. C

4. D

5. E

98. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?

1. A

2. B

3. C

4. D

5. E

99. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?

1. A

2. B

3. C

4. D

5. E

100. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?

1. A

2. B

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 3. C

4. D

5. E

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