IBPS Clerk 2016 Pattern Based

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Instructions: In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

President Barack Obama’s recent statement of his Afghanistan policy has again (1) the intractable situation the United States has (2) since it led the invasion of the country in 2001. In his State of the Union address to the Congress on January 28, Mr. Obama said the mission there would be (3) by the end of the year, and that thereafter the U.S. and its allies would (4) a “unified Afghanistan”, as it took responsibility for itself. With the agreement of the Afghan government, a “small force” could (5) to train and (6) Afghan forces and carry out counterterrorism operations against any AI – Qaeda (7).Washington has (8) 60,000 of its troops from Afghanistan since Mr. Obama took office in 2009, but 36,500 remain, with 19,000 from other countries in the NATO – ISAF coalition. Western plans are for a residual force of 8,000 to 12,000, two – thirds of them American, but sections of the U.S. military have (9) a U.S. strength of 10,000 with 5,000 from the rest of the coalition. Mr. Obama is discussing the (10) with senior officers.

Read the passage given below and answer the following questions

Firms are said to be in perfect competition when the following conditions occur: (1) many firms produce identical products; (2) many buyers are available to buy the product, and many sellers are available to sell the product; (3) sellers and buyers have all relevant information to make rational decisions about the product being bought and sold; and (4) firms can enter and leave the market without any restrictions—in other words, there is free entry and exit into and out of the market.

A perfectly competitive firm is known as a price taker, because the pressure of competing firms forces them to accept the prevailing equilibrium price in the market. If a firm in a perfectly competitive market raises the price of its product by so much as a penny, it will lose all of its sales to competitors. When a wheat grower, wants to know what the going price of wheat is, he or she has to go to the computer or listen to the radio to check. The market price is determined solely by supply and demand in the entire market and not the individual farmer. Also, a perfectly competitive firm must be a very small player in the overall market, so that it can increase or decrease output without noticeably affecting the overall quantity supplied and price in the market.

A perfectly competitive market is a hypothetical extreme; however, producers in a number of industries do face many competitor firms selling highly similar goods, in which case they must often act as price takers. Agricultural markets are often used as an example. The same crops grown by different farmers are largely interchangeable. According to the United States Department of Agriculture monthly reports, in 2015, U.S. corn farmers received an average price of $6.00 per bushel and wheat farmers received an average price of $6.00 per bushel. A corn farmer who attempted to sell at $7.00 per bushel, or a wheat grower who attempted to sell for $8.00 per bushel, would not have found any buyers. A perfectly competitive firm will not sell below the equilibrium price either. Why should they when they can sell all they want at the higher price?

Source: Principles of Economics, Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col11613/latest.

IBPS Clerk 2016 Pattern Based - Question 11

According to the passage, why is a perfectly competitive firm a price taker?

IBPS Clerk 2016 Pattern Based - Question 12

According to the author, who determines the price of wheat?

IBPS Clerk 2016 Pattern Based - Question 13

The rules of perfect competition would definitely not apply to which of the following firms?
I) A wheat farmer
II) A firm that produces standardized nuts and bolts
III) A utilities company that has monopoly over electricity supply to an area
IV) A firm that has an exclusive patent over its products

IBPS Clerk 2016 Pattern Based - Question 14

Why is agriculture a good example of perfect competition?

IBPS Clerk 2016 Pattern Based - Question 15

Why, according to the author, must a perfectly competitive firm be a small player in the overall market?

IBPS Clerk 2016 Pattern Based - Question 16

Which of the following can be inferred from the information given in the passage?
I) A perfectly competitive market does not exist in real life
II) A firm in a perfectly competitive market cannot sell its products below market price due to regulations
III) Agriculture is the only sector in which there is perfect competition

IBPS Clerk 2016 Pattern Based - Question 18

What is the purpose of the passage?

IBPS Clerk 2016 Pattern Based - Question 20

Choose the word that is synonymous with the word “Hypothetical” as used in the passage.

Direction: Which of the phrases a), b), c) and d) given below each statement should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct ?

If the sentence is correct as it is given and 'No correction is required', mark e) as the answer.

IBPS Clerk 2016 Pattern Based - Question 21

Soon after the Tsunami had killed thousands of people along the coasts of southern India, parliament passes a bill that proposed to set up an institutional mechanism to respond promptly to natural disasters.

IBPS Clerk 2016 Pattern Based - Question 22

Denial of wages forced scientists and teachers at the agriculture universities throughout the country to go on strike, crippling crucial research that could help the state of agriculture in the country.

IBPS Clerk 2016 Pattern Based - Question 23

In an attempt to boost their profits many edible oil producing companies have been engaging themselves in propaganda against commonly used oils and promoting exotic and expensive varieties of oils as healthier options.

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Thanks to numerous government initiatives, rural masses which was earlier unaware of the luxuries of urban ways of living are now connected to the same lifestyle.

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Over the last few months, while most industries are busy in restructuring operations, cutting costs and firing, the Indian pharmaceutical and healthcare industry was adding manpower and giving salary hikes.

Directions : Which of the phrases 1, 2, 3 and 4 given below each sentence should replace the word/ phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, mark 5 as the answer.
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US Secretary of State made it clear that time running out for diplomacy over Iran's nuclear programme and said that talks aimed at preventing Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon would resume in April.

IBPS Clerk 2016 Pattern Based - Question 27

While the war of the generals rage on, somewhere in small town India, Wonderful things are happeing, quetly and minus fanfare.

IBPS Clerk 2016 Pattern Based - Question 28

According to WWF, the small island nation of Samoa was the first in switch off its lights for Earth Hour

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The campaign is significant because not just the youths are directly appealing to the world but because thier efforts challenge the chimera of normalcy in the area.

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The doctor's association has threatened to go on indefinite strike support of their teachers.

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IBPS Clerk 2016 Pattern Based - Question 33

In a church, the first bell rings at intervals of 2 seconds, the second bell rings at intervals of 4 seconds and so on till the fifth bell, which rings at intervals of 10 seconds. How many times do all the bells ring together in a half-an-hour period?

IBPS Clerk 2016 Pattern Based - Question 36

The sum of two numbers is 65 and the HCF of the two numbers is 5. If the LCM of the two numbers is 180, what is the sum of the reciprocals of the two numbers?

 Find the wrong number in given series sequence.

Study the following bar graph carefully and answer the questions given below.

IBPS Clerk 2016 Pattern Based - Question 50

In which of the given years was the increase/decrease in the sales compared to respective previous year the least?

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IBPS Clerk 2016 Pattern Based - Question 52

Ananya and Anjali started a business by investing money in the ratio 3:4 respectively. After some months Aditi joined the business by investing half the amount as Ananya. What percentage of the total profit will Aditi earn?

IBPS Clerk 2016 Pattern Based - Question 53

If I walk at 4 km/h, I miss the bus by 10 min. If I walk at 5 km/h, I reach 5 min before the arrival of the bus. How far I walk to reach the bus stand?

IBPS Clerk 2016 Pattern Based - Question 54

The speed of a boat in still water is 15 km/hr and the rate of current is 3 km/hr. The distance travelled down steam in 12 minutes is:

IBPS Clerk 2016 Pattern Based - Question 55

6 men finish one-fourth work in 2 days. The number of additional men required for finishing the same work in 2 days is

IBPS Clerk 2016 Pattern Based - Question 56

A tank is filled in 5 hours by three pipes A, B and C. The pipe C is twice as fast as B and B is twice as fast as A. How much time will pipe A alone take to fill the tank?

IBPS Clerk 2016 Pattern Based - Question 57

A dishonest milkman plans to adulterate milk by adding water. If water is freely available, how many liters of water should he add to 5 liters of milk, so that, by selling the milk at cost price, he makes a profit of 20%?

IBPS Clerk 2016 Pattern Based - Question 58

Rita's present age is four times her daughter's present age and two-thirds of her mother's present age. The total of the present ages of all of them is 154 years. What is the difference between Rita's and her mohter's present age?

IBPS Clerk 2016 Pattern Based - Question 60

On combining two groups of students having 30 and 40 average marks respectively in an exam, the resultant group has an average score of 34. Find the ratio of the number of students in the first group to the number of students in the second group.

IBPS Clerk 2016 Pattern Based - Question 61

The edge of an ice cube is 14 cm. The volume of the largest cylindrical ice cube that can be formed out of it is

IBPS Clerk 2016 Pattern Based - Question 62

A rope makes 125 rounds of a cylinder with base radius 15 cm. How many times can it go round a cylinder with base radius 25 cm?

IBPS Clerk 2016 Pattern Based - Question 63

If 6 boys and 6 girls have to sit in a round circular music chair. So, that there is a girl between every 2 boys. Find the number of ways they can sit?

IBPS Clerk 2016 Pattern Based - Question 64

The LCM of two numbers is 360, and their HCF is 15. If one of the numbers is 45, what is the value of the remainder when the other number is divided by 7?

Directions for the next five questions: Study the following table carefully to answer the questions. Rate of interest (pcpa) offered by five companies on deposits under different schemes

IBPS Clerk 2016 Pattern Based - Question 65

Mr. Lal invested Rs. 30000 in company A under Scheme II, which offers simple interest and Rs. 48000 in Company D under Scheme II, which offers compound interest. What will be the total amount of interest earned by Mr Lal in two years?

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Directions for questions : Read each statement carefully and answer the following questions:

IBPS Clerk 2016 Pattern Based - Question 67

Which of the following symbols should replace the question mark (?) in the given expression in order to make the expression ‘P > A’ as well as ‘T ≤ L’ definitely true?
P > L ? A ≥ N = T

IBPS Clerk 2016 Pattern Based - Question 68

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 such a manner that makes the expressions ‘B > N’ as well as ‘D$$\leq$$ L’ definitely true?
B__L__O__N__D

IBPS Clerk 2016 Pattern Based - Question 69

Which of the following letters 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 makes the expression ‘A < P’ definitely false?
__< __< __ > __

IBPS Clerk 2016 Pattern Based - Question 70

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 makes the expressions ‘F > N’ and ‘U > D’ definitely false?
F__O__U__N__D

Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

B, D, M, K, P, Q, W and H are sitting around a circle facing at the centre. M is to the immediate right of B who is 4th to the right of K. P is 2nd to the left of B and is 4th to the right of W.Q is 2nd to the right of D who is 2nd to the right of H.

Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:
Eight friends L, M, N, O, P, Q, R and S are sitting around a square table in such a way that four of them sit at four corners of the square while four sit in the middle of each of the four sides. The ones who sit at the four 4 corners face outside while those who sit in the middle of the sides face the centre.
• Only one person sits between L and Q. L sits at middle of one of the series.
• O sits to the immediate right of Q.
• Both R and S are immediate neighbours of L.
• M sits second to left of N.
• N is neither an immediate neighbour of Q nor S.

IBPS Clerk 2016 Pattern Based - Question 79

Which of the following is true regarding P?

Study the following information to answer the given questions.
Ten people are sitting in two parallel rows having five people each, in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent person. In row 1-V, W, X, Y and Z are seated (but not necessarily in the same order) and all of them are facing North. In row 2-F, G, H, I and J are seated (but not necessarily in the same order) and all of the are facing South. Therefore, in the given seating arrangement, each member seated in a row faces another member of the other row.
• Y sits third to the left of W. The one who faces Y sits second to the right of F.
• Only one person sits between F and I.
• H and J are immediate neighbours of each other. J does not sit at any of the extreme ends of the line.
• The one faces G sits to the immediate right of Z.
• X is not an immediate neighbour of Z.

IBPS Clerk 2016 Pattern Based - Question 83

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

IBPS Clerk 2016 Pattern Based - Question 85

Which of the following is true regarding V?

Observe the arrangement below and answer the questions that follow:

T H U 0 $ & G # 3 M 1 % A 5 W 7 < @ 9 Q P 8

Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below:
B 2 M E J % R 5 @ N D I P 4 © T 3 9 F U I $ 6 H J A 7 * G Q #

IBPS Clerk 2016 Pattern Based - Question 88

Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

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In a family of 8 people, G is the mother of B. H has two daughters - G and D. F is H’s only granddaughter. E is D’s father. C is the brother of B. B is A’s son.

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IBPS Clerk 2016 Pattern Based - Question 93

A person rode his bicycle Northwards, then turned left and rode one km and again turned left and rode 2km. He found himself exactly one km West of his starting point. How far did he ride Northwards initially? 

IBPS Clerk 2016 Pattern Based - Question 94

Anup starts from point A and travels towards north for 8 km and then he turns to his left and travels for 15 km to reach point B. What is the distance between A and B and the direction to which Anup is finally facing?

(i) P, Q, R, S, T, and U are six members of a group which three are males and three are females.
(ii) There are two engineers, two lawyers, one teacher and one doctor in the group.
(iii) Q, T, P, and R are two married couples and no person in the group has the same profession.
(iv) T, a teacher with blue dress married a male Lawyer with brown dress.
(v) Colour of the dresses of both the husbands and that of both the wives is the same.
(vi) Two persons have blue dress, two have brown and the remaining one each has black and green.
(vii) P is a male engineer and whose sister S is also an engineer.
(vii) Q is a doctor.

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IBPS Clerk 2016 Pattern Based - Question 100

In certain code language “WINDOW” is written as “SJJEKX”. Then what is the code for the word “SIMPLE”?

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