SBI PO 2006

Study the following information to answer these questions.
I. Seven persons P, Q, R, S, T, V, X belonging to different cities viz. Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengluru, Hyderabad, and Trivandrum, not necessarily in the same order, went to USA for attending a conference. Each one had a different specialisation viz. Literature, Physics, Economics, Marketing, Computers, Textile Engineering and Information Technology.
II. ‘S’ is from Chennai and ‘Q’ does not have specialisation in Textile or Economics. R is a man of Marketing and comes from Mumbai. The person comes from Kolkata has specialisation in Computers, ‘P’ who is specialised in Literature does not belong to Delhi. V having specialisation in Physics from is from Trivandrum. Information Technology is the specialisation of X who comes from Bengluru.

Which of the following persons is from Delhi ?

Person with specialisation in Literature comes from which of the following cities ?

Which of the following combinations of person, city and specialisation is ‘’correct’’?

Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statement are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and

Which village is to the North-East of village ‘A’ ?
I. Village ‘B’ is to the North of village A, villages C and D are to the East and West of village B, respectively.
II. Village ‘P’ is to the South of village ‘A’ and village ‘E’ is to the East of village ‘P’, village ‘K’ is to the North of village ‘P’

Can Rohan retire from office ‘X’ in January 2006, with full pension benefits ?
I. Rohan will complete 30 years of service in office ‘X’ in April 2006 and desires to retire.
II. As per office ‘X’ rules an employee has to complete minimum 30 years of service and attain age of 60. Rohan has 3 years to complete age of 60.

Among five friends P, Q. R, S and T, who ranks third in terms of salary obtained by them ?
I. T’s salary is more than P and Q but not more than S.
II. R’s salary is lowest among them.

How is P related to Q ?
I. J has two daughter, one of them ‘R’ is married to ‘P’.
II. Q is the mother of ‘S’ the younger sister of ‘R’.

Which word in the code language means ‘flower’?
I. ‘de fu la pane’ means rose flower is beautiful’ and ‘la quiz’ means ‘beautiful tree’.
II. ‘de la chin’ means ‘red rose flower’ and ‘pa chin’ means ‘red tea’.

In each question below are given some statements followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements: Some ice are rings
No ring is paint
Some rings are gold
Conclusions: I. No gold is paint
II. No ice is gold
III. Some rings are paints
IV. All golds are rings

Statements: I. All gates are flowers.
Some gates are fruits.
Some flowers are clips.
Conclusions: I. Some flowers are fruits.
II. Some clips are fruits.
III. Some clips are gates.
IV. No flower is fruit.

Statements: No candle is bell
Some shoes are bells
All tables are shoes
Conclusions: I. Some tables are bells
II. No table is bell
III. Some shoes are candles
IV.No shoes are candles

Statements: Some films are clouds
All rats are clouds
Some clouds are chairs
Conclusions: I. No film is chair
II. Some rats are films
III. Some clouds are rats
IV. Some chairs are rats

Statements: Some lice are slates
All slates are apples
No apple is car
Conclusions: I. Some cars are slates
II. Some lice are cars
III.Some apples are lice
IV. No car is lice

For the following questions answer them individually

If 3 subtracted from the middle digit of the following numbers and then the position of the digits are reversed, which of the following will be the last digit of the middle number after they are arranged in descending order ?
589 362 554 371 442

In a certain code language GERMINATION is written as IMGRENNOAIT. How is ESTABLISHED written in that code ?

In a certain code language POULTRY is written as PRQXNVTY. How is TREASON written in that code ?

If in the English alphabet, all letters at odd numbered positions are written in serial order from left to right followed by the letters at even numbered positions written in reverse order, which letter will be sixth to the left of seventeenth letter from left ?

If it is possible to make a meaningful word from the second, fourth, fifth, eleventh and thirteenth letters of the word ESTABLISHMENT using each letter only once, write second letter of that word as your answer, if more than one such word can be formed, write ‘M’ as your answer and if no such word can be formed, write ‘X’ as your answer.

In the following questions the symbol +, x, ?, @ and $ are used with the following meaning.
A + B means A is neither smaller nor greater than B
A x B means A is neither equal to nor smaller than B
A ? B means A is neither greater nor equal to B
A @ B means A is either greater or equal to B
A $ B means A is not equal to B
Now each of the following questions assuming the given statements to be true, find out which of the conclusion I and II given below them is/are definitely True ?

Statements: C + D, D $ M, M ? C
Conclusions: I. M $ C
II. D + M

Statements: K $ M, M x B, K + B
Conclusions: I. M x K
II. K ? M

Statements: F @ G, G ? P, P x H
Conclusions: I. F @ H
II. H x G

Statements: M @ T, T x R, R $ Q
Conclusions: I. M ? R
II. M ? Q

Statements: D x G, G @ K, K + M
Conclusions: I. M + G
II. D x K

Below is given a passage followed by several possible inferences which can be drawn from the facts stated in the passage. You have to examine each inference separately in the context of the passage and decide upon is degree of truth or falsity.

In India the asbestos industry is growing. It employs more than 15,000 people in 75 units which are spread over several states like Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh etc. Surprisingly, advanced countries are banning cancer-causing asbestos products. Multinational companies are from those which are setting up units in developing countries like India. One reason being lack of awareness in the society and indifference of the government machinery of these countries. Prolonged exposure to asbestos dust and fibres can cause lung cancer but most workers in India are too afraid to protest for fear of losing jobs. Some of these factors are operating in Mumbai. Quite a few of the factories in India are not known to take adequate precautions to protect workers from asbestos dust. The Government is taking several steps to provide medical inspection of workers. In fact it has amended factories act to extend the provision to even those factories employing less than 10 workers.

The asbestos industry is one of the largest industries in India.

The asbestos industries in India are located in few metropolitan pockets only.

The advanced countries are concerned and careful to protect health hazards of its people.

The demand for asbestos products appears to be growing in India ?

The Government of developing countries appear to be not taking appropriate measures while granting permission to set up production units of multinational companies in their countries.

Read the following information and answer the questions based on it.
I. The length, breadth and height of a rectangular piece of wood are 4 cm, 3 cm, and 5 cm respectively.
II. Opposite sides of 5 cm. x 4 cm. piece are coloured in red colour.
III. Opposite sides of 4 cm. x 3 cm. are coloured in blue
IV. Rest 5 cm. x 3 cm. are coloured in green in both sides
V. Now the piece is cut in such way that a cubes of 1 cm x 1 cm x 1 cm are made.

How many cubes have only two colours red and green in their two sides ?

For the following questions answer them individually

Anita was doing a survey in different companies by working on all days of the week. She started with company ‘A’ and on completing her work she went to company ‘B’ on the third day. She was required to work there for three days and then went to company ‘C’ on the fourth day. She worked in company ‘C’ on the fourth day. Thereafter she worked in company ‘D’ and completed her work on fourth day after working for three days which was a Saturday. On which day did she start her work in company A ?

How many pairs of letters are there in the word ATMOSPHERE which have as many letters between them as in the English alphabet ?

Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below :
An institute XYZ provides scholarship to its employees for higher studies in the United States of America. Following are conditions for awarding scholarship to the employees. The candidate must:
(i) not be more than 30 years of age as on April 1, 2006
(ii) have secured more than 70 per cent marks in Post-graduation and 75 per cent marks in Graduation
(iii) have at least two years work experience in the XYZ institute
(iv) be ready to sign a bond of two years with the company
(v) have got A or A+ rating for his/her works in the last two years.
However, in case of a candidate who fulfills all other criteria EXCEPT
(a) (ii) above but has secured minimum 60 per cent marks in Graduation and Post-Graduation and he/she has got Ph.D. may be referred to the Director.
(b) (v) above but has work experience of three years with ratings B+, A or A+ may be referred to the Chairman.
(c) (iv) above but he/she has to leave the institute and he is ready to pay Rs. 50,000 may be referred to the President.
Based on these criteria and information provided below, decide the course of action in each case. You are not to assume anything. The cases are given to you as on April 1, 2006. If the data provided are not adequate to decide the given course of action, your answer will be ‘’data inadequate’’.

Deepali Mirza is working in XYZ institute for the last two and half years. Her performance is good and has secured ratings A+. She has secured 70 per cent and 75 per cent marks in Graduation and Post-Graduation respectively. She is Post-Graduate from Mathematics. She is ready to sign the bond of two years. Her date of birth is 31.03.1977. She has also done Ph.D.

Ajit D’ souza is a Post-Graduate in Physics with 75 per cent marks and passed Graduation with 77 per cent marks. He is working in the institute since 2002 and has always got A ratings on performance. He was 25 years old at the time of joining institute. He was keen to seek job in the United States of America.

Rajendra Bhave is a post-graduate in Psychology. He had secured 72 per cent marks at post-graduation and 78 per cent marks at graduation. He is working in XYZ institute for more than two years and his performance ratings are A+ and A respectively in the last two years. He is not keen to sign bond but does not mind paying Rs. 50,000/- if required to leave. His date of birth is 14.8.1976.

Harish Chheda has a bright academic career thoughtout. He has done post-graduation with 65% marks and has submitted Ph.D. thesis. His date of birth is 27.9.1979. He his working for last three years in the XYZ institute and has always got A ratings on performance. He his ready to pay Rs. 50,000/- in case if required to leave.

28 years old Tarique Anwar is a post-graduate in Chemistry and has registered for Ph. D. He scored 80% and 78% marks at graduation and post-graduation respectively. He is working in the XYZ institute since 2001. His performance ratings in the last three years are B+, A+ and A respectively. He is ready to sign two years’ bond with the institute.

Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below:

XYZ limited company organised an exhibition of machine tools. The exhibition was opened on all the weekdays for public. Certain passcodes were issued to the visitors as entry card. The passcode of entry card was changed every hour according to a certain rules as shown below. The entry time of the first batch was 7 PM. Each batch was allowed only one hour. The lunch time was from 1 PM. to 2 PM.
Batch I(9 AM to 10 AM)
Passcode:
course easy set for each year was
Batch II(10 AM to 11 AM)
Passcode:
easy each course for was set year
Batch III(11 AM to 12 Noon)
Passcode:
each was easy for year course set and so on.

If the passcode for the batch entering at 12 noon is ‘’she the girl is clever very good’’, then what will be the passcode for the batch entering at 3 PM ?

The passcode of which of the following batches will be similar to the passcode for the batch III?

If the passcode for the batch III is ‘pin to the point is sharp not’’ then what will be the passcode for the batch V ?

If the passcode for the second batch is ‘’for the life is good change got’’ then the passcode for which of the following batches is ‘’got change good is life the for’’?

If the passcode for batch IV is ‘’do how will the you job now’’, then what will be the passcode for batch II?

Read the following information to answer the questions : Symbolise the given number and symbol.
Number: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Symbol: $$\times$$ * ? $$\div$$ $ ·+ ! D
(i) if any number begins by odd number then the odd number symbolised by @.
(ii) If any number ends by even number then the even number symbolised as © .

Which of the following will be the symbol of 673258?

Which of the following will be the symbol of 236475 ?

Which of the following will be the symbol of 846721 ?

Which of the following will be the symbol of 178524 ?

Which of the following will be the symbol of 25486 ?

In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. An assumption is something supposed or taken or granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumption is implicit in the statement.

Statement: ‘Country ‘A’ would explore all channels to diffuse current tensions with country ‘B’ and bring peace on its borders’ ---- Statement of spokesperson of country ‘A’.
Assumptions:
I. ‘A’ country is desirous to diffuse current tension and restore peace with country ‘B’.
II. It is desirable to use more than one channel when complex issues are to be settled amicably.

Statements: ‘Two months ago, it was announced that central government pensioners would get dearness relief with immediate effect but till date, bank have not credited the arrears’-A statement from a Pensioner’s Forum.
Assumptions:
I. Most of the banks normally take care of the pensioners.
II. Two months time is sufficient for the government machinery to move and give effect to pensioners.

Statement: ‘The bridge was built at the cost of Rs. 128 crores and even civil bus service is not utilising it, what a pity to see it grocely under utilised’---A citizen’s view on a new flyover linking east and west sides of a suburb.
Assumptions:
I. The building of such bridges does not serve any public objective.
II. There has to be some accountability and utility of money spent on public projects.

Statements: ‘Use our product to improve memory of your child, it is based on natural herbs and has no harmful side effects’----Advertisements of a Pharmaceutical Company.
Assumptions:
I. People generally opt for a medical product which is useful and has no harmful side effects.
II. Improving memory of child is considered as important by many parents.

Statements: The traders of State ‘K’ would observe a statewide bandh as the state has failed to meet their demand to resolve sales tax and other issues.
Assumptions:
I. The traders of State ‘K’ have earlier tried other usual procedures to get their problem solved.
II. The State ‘K’ is not keen to solve the problem of traders.

Given below are pairs of events A and B. You have to read both the events A and B and decide their nature of relationship. You have to assume that the information given in A and B are true and you will not assume anything beyond the information in deciding the answer.

Event (A): We can get anything with money
Event (B): Today money is the most important.

Event (A): Due to mechanisation the life of human beings is becoming more comfortable in urban areas.
Event (B) : Life is becoming insecure in urban areas.

Event (A): The Government has decided recently to provide additional dearness allowance to its employees.
Event (B): Consumer Price Index is increasing for last five months

Event (A): The children of younger generation do better in their study.
Event (B): The parents of children now realise the importance of education very well.

Event (A): There is considerable increase in the number of people having computers.
Event (B): Computer education is being made compulsory in schools.

In each of the following questions in four out of the five figures, element 1 is related to element 2 in the same particular way. Find out the figure in which the element 1 is not so related to element 2.

In each of the following questions a related pair of figures is followed by five numbered pairs of figures. Select the pair of figure which shows similar relationship as that given in the original pair. You are required to select the best answer from among fairly close alternatives.

In each of the questions given below which one of the five answer figures should come after the problem figures if the sequence were continued?

For the following questions answer them individually

Ozone gets depleted in the Stratosphere due to the presence of :

Which of the following countries has awarded Congressional Gold Medal to Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso ?

Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘Bearders-My Life in Cricket ?

Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘The city of Joy’?

Government of India recently was decided to import wheat at a lower rate of custom duty. The effective ratio of the duty was---------.

As per the reports published recently in the newspapers banks surpassed the target set for farm credit in 2005-2006. How much more credit was given in this sector in the terms of percentage ?

As per the reports published recently in the newspapers the National Housing Bank (NHB) is planning to launch a Reserve Mortgage scheme specially specially to held which of the following sections of society ?

Which of the following companies has got two contracts to establish two power projects in Afghanistan ?

Government of India recently introduced some measures/incentives to improve tourism in India. Which of the following is one of these measures ?

How much amount can the Postal Department invest in revenue generating instruments and/or stock market to reduce its budgetary deficit ? (amount is from its insurance schemes).

Which of the following is NOT one of the core and identified under the Bharat Nirman Programme ?

The Base II Accord for Banking Industry is based on three pillars. Which of the following is/are NOT included in the same ?
A: Minimum Capital Requirement
B: Supervisory Review
C: Market Discipline
D: Credit Risk

‘Shequel’ is the currency of --------

Indian Exports recorded an increase in May 2006. What was the increase in terms of percentage ?

Who amongst the following is the first chairman of the newly Constituted National Statistical Commission?

Who among the following inaugurated the Hanover Technology Trade Fair-2006 ?

How many items are deserved recently from the reserved list of small scale Industries ?

The Government of India decides the minimum support price of which of the following commodities ?

The Mid day Meal Scheme is launched by the Union Ministry of--------

The United Western Bank which was recently in news is a:

Who amongst the following was the head of the Investment commission which submitted its report to the Government of India recently ?

As per the report in the newspaper the old age pension is now raised to which of the following amounts from the present Rs. 75?

The interest rate at which the RBI lends against the Government Securities is known as:

Which of the following is the abbreviated name of an Indian Organisation/agency associated with export of processed food products ?

Which of the following Industries suffered a huge loss of almost Rs. 20 crore per day, due to floods in Gujarat ?

Dr. Manmohan Singh was on a visit to Uzbekistan a few months back where he signed seven MoUs/Pacts. Who amongst the following signed these MoUs/Pacts on behalf of Uzbekistan ?

Who amongst the following is the chairperson of the ‘National Knowledge Commission?

The final of the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament 2006 was organised recently (18 June, 2006) in--------

Ustad Bismillah Khan who died recently (21 August, 2006) was famous---

The two days meeting of the Finance Ministers of G-8 nations was organised recently in (in June, 2006)----

Who amongst the following is the recipient of the ‘Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award’ given away recently (29 August, 2006)?

Who amongst the following won the French Open 2006 Tennis cup held recently (May-June 2006)?

Who amongst the following is the recipient of the ‘Sahitya Shiromani Samman’ given away recently ?

Which of the following is a graphic package ?

Hardware that adds two number is----

Plotter are very useful in applications such as----

Employees details is----

A computerized business information system includes---

Data processing cycle consists of---

Which step is taken first in designing a programme ?

Which of the following statement is/are True about the integrated Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW) equipment?
A: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) handed over the integrated Anti Submarine Warfare equipment to the Navy.
B: It has the ability to detect enemy usages while being underwater and also fire torpedoes or missiles
C: The cost of this equipment is about Rs. 4 crores.

In which plane is the Brahmos missile fitted ?

From which date the wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act 2006 has come into effect after the president’s approval ?

At which place would the Indian Navy set up the second naval base?

How many agreements were signed between India and Brazil during the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Brazil visit ?

Why was Fellip Calderon in the news?

Where was ninth China-European Union summit held?

The government offices of which country are now become paperless ?

‘Crown Prince Cup Basketball’ in which India won a Bronze Medal was organised recently in---

‘Jnanpith Award’ is given for the excellence in the field of---

Answer the following questions based on the information given below.
A bowl contains 4 red, 3 green, 2 blue and 5 black marbles.

If two marbles are drawn random, what is the probability that they are green ?

If four marbles are drawn at random, what is the probability that two are red and two are blue ?

If three marbles are drawn at random, what is the probability that none of them are black ?

If three marbles are drawn at random, what is the probability that at least one is red?

For the following questions answer them individually

Uma has three children, what is the probability that none of the children is a girl ?

In the following number series, only one number is ‘‘wrong’’. Find out the ‘’wrong’’ number.

For the following questions answer them individually

In how many different ways can the letters of the word ‘ABSENTEE’ be arranged ?

What is the area of the shaded portion, if the side of the square measure 21 ms.?

An amount double itself in 5 years with simple interest. What is the rate of the interest p.c.p.a ?

10 women can complete a work in 8 days and 10 children take 12 days to complete the work. How many days will 6 women and 3 children together take to complete the work?

In a three digit number, the digit in the units place is 75% of the digit in the ten’s place. The digit in the ten’s place is greater than the digit in the hundred’s place by 1. If the sum of the digits in the ten’s place and the hundred’s place is 15, what is the number.

Study the following table carefully and answer the questions given below it.

How many students have scored the highest in more than one subject ?

Marks obtained by Vikram in Chemistry are what percent of marks obtained by Monica in the same subjects together ? (rounded off to two digits after decimal)

How many marks did Vineet get in all the subjects together ?

Who has scored the highest marks in all the subjects together ?

What are the average marks obtained by all students together in Physics ?

Study the following graph to answer the given questions.

In which year is the percentage rise in units produced from the preceding year the maximum ?

What is the difference between the number of units exported in 1999 and 2000 ?

What is the average number of units exported over the years ?

In which year is the per cent of units exported to the units produced the maximum?

In which year is the difference between the units produced and exported the maximum ?

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

$$9\frac{3}{4}+7\frac{2}{17}-9\frac{1}{15}$$=?

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

Percent Profit = $$\frac{Income-Expenditure}{Expenditure}*100$$

Total expenditure of Company A in all the years together was Rs. 128.5 lakhs. What was the total income of the Company in all the years together ?

Ratio of expenditure of Companies A and B in 2003 was 4 : 5 respectively. What was the respective ratio of their incomes in that year ?

If the expenditure of Companies A and B in 2001 were equal and the total income of the two companies was Rs. 116 lakhs, what was the total expenditure of the two companies in that year ?

If the incomes of Company B in 2002 and 2003 were in the ratio of 3 : 4 respectively. What was the respective ratio of expenditures of that company in these two years ?

Expenditures of Company A in 2004 and 2005 are Rs. 12 lakhs and Rs. 14.5 lakhs respectively. What was the total income of Company A in 2004 and 2005 together (in lakh Rs. )

Study the following table carefully and answer the questions given below it.

The number of candidates qualified from state C in 2003 and 2005 together is what per cent of the number of candidates appeared from state A in 2002 and 2004 together ? (rounded off to two digits after decimal)

Approximately what is the average number of candidates qualified from state D over the given years ?

Percentage of candidates qualified over appeared in 2002 is the highest for which of the following states ?

Percentage of candidates qualified over appeared from state F is the lowest during which of the following years ?

Approximately what is the percentage of candidate qualified over appeared from all six states together in 2001?

For the following questions answer them individually

A boat running downstream covers a distance of 24 km in 4 hours, while for covering the same distance upstreams it takes 6 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?

605 sweets were distributed equally among children in such a way that the number of sweets received by each child is 20% of the total number of children. How many sweets did each child receive ?

What will be the difference in simple and compound interest at the rate of 14% per annum on the sum of Rs. 2,500 after four years ?

Raksha invested an amount of Rs. 60,000 to start a software business. After six months, Kamal joined her with an amount of Rs. 90,000. After one year from the commencement of the business, Raksha put in an additional amount of Rs. 20,000. At the end of three years, they earned a profit of Rs. 71,20,000. What is Raksha’s share in profit ?

Ratio of earnings of A and B is 8 : 9 respectively. If the earnings of A increased by 50% and the earnings of B decrease by 25%, the new ratio of their earnings becomes 16:9 respectively. What are ‘A’ earnings ?

What comes in place of the question mark (?)

$$\sqrt{99999}$$=?

What comes in place of the question mark (?)

$$(\sqrt{100})^3=?\times0.14$$

What comes in place of the question mark (?)

$$8^{7.999}\times64^{13.012}=8^?$$

In each of the following questions an idiomatic expression and its four possible meanings are given. Find out the correct meaning of the idiomatic expression and mark the number of that meaning as your answer.

‘’To eat humble pie’’

‘’A wild goose chase’’

‘’To be hard up’’

‘’To cry wolf’’

‘’To take to one’s heels

Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C) (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
A. The application of economic, environmental and consumer pressures have been on an increase in recent years
B. As a result, our agro-food production and technology are amongst the most advanced in the world
C. They are thus able to provide expertise and technology to satisfy the needs of agro-food production
D. In turn, the support industries have developed to an equally advanced state
E. They have also equipped themselves with necessary expertise to satisfy the most exacting requirements of the overseas markets
F. These have greatly influenced the development of the agriculture and food industries in our country.

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

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

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

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

Which of the following should be the SIXTH (LAST) sentence after rearrangement?

Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below should replace the phrase given in ‘’bold’’ in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically correct ? If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark (E) as the answer.

They didn’t pay and heed to their superior’s instructions ‘’I did neither.’’

Every poet ‘’gives voice to’’ his anger and his compassion through his poems.

The police nabbed a notorious criminal who ‘’had been terrorising builders and extorted’’ money from them for the past two years.

Managers frequently encounter situations where they need ‘’to help others solved’’ problems.

From among various alternatives we should choose the one which ‘’is viable and consumes less’’ time and energy.

We ‘’are looking forward for’’ good rains this year.Looking

There is full justification to close down the units ‘’which are neither profitable nor serving’’ any social cause.

Please take delivery of the material and ‘’acknowledgement at the earliest.’’

The officer had triggered a controversy ‘’by charging his superiors by ignoring’’ his warning?

Had we been alone we would have contended ourselves with any plain food ‘’that give us strength.’’

in each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five pair of words denoted by numbers A, B, C, D and E. Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

He objected to the proposal because it was founded on a ……….. principle and also was ……... at times.

The criterion for ….. a player should be his recent performance; but unfortunately, the journalists are …… to be carried away by earlier away by earlier successes.

For the last half century he …… himself to public affairs ….. taking a holiday.

You will see signs of …………. everywhere, which speak well for the ….. of these people.

The police arrested Ramesh on a …….of theft but for lack of evidence ….. him.

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.

(201) stringent antipollution laws, mass awareness levels in India about the need to (202) the environment are low. Which is (203) many people insist that mere laws won’t do; what we (204) need are ‘’environment conscious’’ citizens. It is in this context that the University’s (205) to introduce environment studies as a compulsory paper at the undergraduate level (206) significance. There was some (207) initially about who would teach the paper because financial (208) make it impossible for colleges to (209) approval for new teaching posts. In fact, in August 1999, the University Grants Commission (UGC) imposed a ban on the creation of new teaching posts in colleges. (210) with this problem, authorities at the university have decided that serving teachers belonging to various disciplines will teach the paper.

Read the following passage and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/phrases are given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

In a disarmingly frank talk at the Indian Merchants Chamber in Mumbai the Japanese Ambassador in India dwelt at length wise issues that exercise the mind of Japanese investors when they consider investment proposals in India.
Rising the question ‘’What comparative advantages does India offer as an investment market?’’, he said though labour in India is inexpensive, wage levels are offset by productivity level to a large extent.
Acknowledging that vastness of the Indian market is a great ‘’inducement’’ for investment in manufacturing industry the wondered if it was ‘’justifiable’’ to provide that overseas remittance of profit in foreign exchange to fully covered by exchange earnings as had been done. Significantly, on the eve of the Prime Minister’s visit to Japan, the Government delinked profits repatriation from exports, meeting this demand.
The Ambassador said foreign investors needed to be assured of the continuity and consistency of the liberalization policy and the fact that new measures had been put into force by means of administrative notifications without amending Government laws acted as a damper.
The Ambassador pleaded for speedy formulation of the exist policy and pointed to the highly restrictive control by the Government on disinvestment by foreign partners in joint ventures in India.
While it is all too easy to dismiss critical comment on conditions in India ‘’contemptuously’’, there can be wooed ‘’assiduously’’, we will have to meet exacting international standard and cater at least partially to what we may consider the ‘’Idiosyncrasies’’ of our foreign collaborators. The Japanese too have passed through a stage in the fifties when their products were divided as substandard and ‘’shoddy’’. That they have come out of the ordeal of fire to emerge as an economic supper power speaks as much of their doggedness to pursue goals against all odds as of their ability to improvise and adapt to internationally acceptable standards.
There is no gain-saying that the past record of Japanese investment is a poor benchmark for future expectations.

The author has appreciated the Japanese for their

According to the Japanese Ambassador, which of the following motivates the foreign investors to invest in Indian manufacturing industry ?

The purpose of the author in writing this passage seems to be to……...

Which of the following suggestions were expected by the Japanese Ambassador ?
A. Speedy formulation of the exist policy
B. Imposing restrictions of disinvestment by foreign partners in joint ventures in India.
C. Continuity and consistency of the liberalisation policy.

According to the Japanese Ambassador, India offers a comparative advantage of foreign investors in terms of ……..

For seeking more and more foreign investment, the author suggests that we should……….

From the passage it can be inferred that the author is………..

The author attributes Japan’s emergence as an economic super power to ……
A. their ability to overcome any ordeal
B. Their tenacity and perseverance despite unfavourable circumstances
C. their ability to improvise and adapt to globally acceptable quality levels.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are ‘’true’’ about the critical comments on investment conditions in India ?
A. These comments are difficult to be countered
B. These comments are received from various international quarters
C. These comments are based more on bases than on facts

Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word printed in ‘’bold’’ as used in the passage.

‘’Assiduously’’

Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word printed in ‘’bold’’ as used in the passage.

‘’Idiosyncrasies’’

Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word printed in ‘’bold’’ as used in the passage.

‘’Shoddy’’

Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning of the word printed in ‘’bold’’ as used in the passage.

‘’inducement’’

Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning of the word printed in ‘’bold’’ as used in the passage.

‘’justifiable’’

Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning of the word printed in ‘’bold’’ as used in the passage.

‘’contemptuously’’

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