IBPS PO 04-Oct-2015
In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Against each, five words are suggested. one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case. Education has been a problem in our country for (26). The lack of it has been blamed for all (27) of evil for hundreds of years. Even scholars have written lengthy articles about how the Indian education system needs to change. The funny thing is that from colonial times, things have (28) changed. We have established reputed business schools, ‘law schools and other institutions of excellence. Students, now, so routinely score 90% marks that even with this percentage they find it (29) to get into the colleges of their choice. The problem thus lies with us doing more of the same old staff. This needs to change by bringing about (30) in education.
For the following questions answer them individually
The sum invested in scheme B is twice the sum invested in scheme A. Investment in scheme A is made for 3 years at 8% p.a. simple interest and in Scheme B for 2 years at 9% p.a. simple interest. The total interest earned from both the schemes is Rs. 1800. How much was invested in Scheme A?
A bag contains 5 red balls, 7 yellow balls and 3 pink balls. If two balls are drawn at random from the bag, one after another, what is the probability that the first ball is red and the second ball is yellow ?
Ram and Shyam are travelling from point A to B, which are 60km apart. Travelling at a certain speed Ram takes one hour more than Shyam to reach point B. If Ram doubles his speed he will take 30 minutes less than Shyam to reach point B. At what speed was Ram driving from point A to B?
The sum of the radius and height of a cylinder is 18 metre. The total surface area of the cylinder is 792 sq. metre, what is the volume of the cylinder ? (in cubic metre)
Refer to the graph carefully and answer the given questions. Number of gloves of ‘XYZ’ brand sold in Town A and Town B in 6 different months
What is the difference between the total number of gloves sold in both the towns together in January and the total number of gloves sold in both the towns together
in February ?
