Which of the following ‘statement(s) is/are correct in the context of the given
passage ?
I. India has the third largest higher education sector in the world in student
numbers.
II. India is moving rapidly toward economic success and modernisation through
high tech industries such as information technology and bitechonology to make the
nation to prosperity.
III. India’s systematic disinvestment in higher education in recent years has
yielded world class research and many world class trained scholars, scientists to
sustain high-tech development.
SBI PO 21 June 2014
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
India is rushing headlong toward economic success and modernisation, counting on high- tech industries such as information technology and biotechnology to propel the nation toprosperity. India’s recent announcement that it would no longer produce unlicensed inexpensive generic pharmaceuticals bowed to the realities of the World TradeOrganisation while at the same time challenging the domestic drug industry to compete
with the multinational firms. Unfortunately, its weak higher education sector constitutes the Achilles’ Heel of this strategy. Its systematic disinvestment in higher education inrecent years has yielded neither world-class research nor very many highly trained scholars, scientists, or managers to sustain high-tech development.
India’s main competitors especially China but also Singapore, Taiwan, and South Korea — are investing in large and differentiated higher education systems. They are providingaccess to large number of students at the bottom of the academic system while at the same time building some research-based universities that are able to compete with theworld’s best institutions. The recent London Times Higher Education Supplement ranking of the world’s top 200 universities included three in China, three in Hong Kong,three in South Korea, one in Taiwan, and one in India (an Indian Institute of Technology at number 41.— the specific campus was not specified). These countries are positioningthemselves for leadership in the knowledge-based economies of the coming era. There was a time when countries could achieve economic success with cheap labour andlow-tech manufacturing. Low wages still help, but contemporary large-scale development requires a sophisticated and at least partly knowledge-based economy.India has chosen that path, but will find a major stumbling block in its university system. India has significant advantages in the 21st century knowledge race. It has a large high ereducation sector — the third largest in the world in student numbers, after China andthe United States. It uses English as a primary language of higher education and research. It has a long academic tradition. Academic freedom is respected. There are asmall number of high quality institutions, departments, and centres that can form the basis of quality sector in higher education. The fact that the States, rather than the Central Government, exercise major responsibility for higher education creates a rather cumbersome structure, but the system allows for a variety of policies and approaches. Yet the weaknesses far outweigh the strengths. India educates approximately 10 per
cent of its young people in higher education compared with more than half in the major industrialised countries and 15 per cent in China. Almost all of the world’s academic systems resemble a pyramid, with a small high quality tier at the top and a massive sector at the bottom. India has a tiny top tier. None of its universities occupies a solid position at the top. A few of the best universities have some excellent departments and centres, and there is a small number of outstanding undergraduate colleges. The University Grants Commission’s recent major support of five universities to build on their recognised strength is a step toward recognising a differentiated academic system and fostering excellence. At present, the world-class institutions are mainly limited to the
Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and perhaps a few others such as the All India Institute of Medical Sciences and the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. These institutions, combined, enroll well under 1 percent of the student population. India’s colleges and universities, with just a few exceptions, have become large, under-funded, ungovernable institutions. At many of them, politics has intruded into campus life, influencing academic appointments and decisions across levels. Under-investment in
libraries, information technology, laboratories, and classrooms makes it very difficult to provide top-quality instruction or engage in cutting-edge research.The rise in the number of part-time teachers and the freeze on new full-time appointments in many places have affected morale in the academic profession. The lackof accountability means that teaching and research performance is seldom measured. The system provides few incentives to perform. Bureaucratic inertia hampers change.Student unrest and occasional faculty agitation disrupt operations. Nevertheless, with a semblance of normality, faculty administrators are. able to provide teaching, coordinate
examinations, and award degrees. Even the small top tier of higher education faces serious problems. Many IIT graduates,well trained in technology, have chosen not to contribute their skills to the burgeoning technology sector in India. Perhaps half leave the country immediately upon graduation to pursue advanced study abroad — and most do not return. A stunning 86 per cent of students in science and technology fields from India who obtain degrees in the United States do not return home immediately following their study. Another significant group, of about 30 per cent, decides to earn MBAs in India because local salaries are higher.—and are lost to science and technology.A corps of dedicated and able teachers work at the IlTs and IIMs, but the lure of jobs abroad and in the private sector make it increasingly difficult to lure the best and brightest to the academic profession.Few in India are thinking creatively about higher education. There is no field of higher education research. Those in government as well as academic leaders seem content to do the “same old thing.” Academic institutions and systems have become large and complex. They need good data, careful analysis, and creative ideas. In China, more than two-dozen higher education research centers, and several government agencies are involved in higher education policy.India has survived with an increasingly mediocre higher education system for decades.Now as India strives to compete in a globalized economy in areas that require highly trained professionals, the quality of higher education becomes increasingly important.India cannot build internationally recognized research-oriented universities overnight,but the country has the key elements in place to begin and sustain the process. India will
need to create a dozen or more universities that can compete internationally to fully participate in the new world economy. Without these universities, India is destined to remain a scientific backwater.
Which of the following statements in regard to the information given in the passage is not true ?
According to the view expressed by the writer in the passage. what is a step
toward recognising a differentiated academic system and fostering excellence ?
In writer’s opinion which of the following reason(s) is/are responsible for poor
higher education in India ?
I. India’s colleges and universities, with some exceptions, have become large under
funded, ungovernable institutions.
II. Politics has intruded into many compuses that influences academic
appointments and decisions across levels.
III. Under investment in libraries, laboratories, IT and classrooms hinder cutting
edge research.
Which of the following statements is not true as per the given information in the
passage ?
What in your opinion should be an appropriate title of the given passage ?
Choose the word/group of words which is most similar in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in the passage.
Achilles’ Heel
Sustain
Choose the word/group of words which is most opposite in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in the passage.
Cumbersome
Differentiated
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
Asia’s rapid rise is the most successful story of economic development in recent history. Income per capita reached nearly $5,000 in purchasing power parity terms in 2010. Investment rates averaged 35% of GDP over the decade. The number of people living below the $1.25-a-d ay poverty line fell by 430 million
between 2005 and 2010. With such achievements at a time when much of the rest of the world struggles with austerity measures and economic recovery, Asian leaders might be tempted to switch to autopilot. But closer examination of the region’s economic and social prospects soon reveals many paradoxes.The world’s fastest growing region remains home to nearly half the world’s extreme poor. While Asia has made tremendous inroads in the fight against poverty, not enough of the region’s economic prosperity is reaching its poorest people.In urban areas of China, for example, the Gini coefficient (a measurement used to calculate inequality) has risen more than 35% since 1990. Nearly half a billion Asians still lack access to safe drinking water and infant mortality in many nations is more than 10 times higher than the levels seen in developed economies.While “Factory Asia” may be true for manufacturing and information technology services, vast number of its people are illiterate and unemployed. Its financial sector is underdeveloped, with many people having no access to simple banking, let
alone other financial services. Asia’s future prosperity, and the eradication of extreme poverty, will require much more than simply high growth. Growth must be accompanied by a narrowing of inequality.It is essential to balance the region’s economic expansion with more inclusive policies. Cut off by poor roads, telecommunications, or government policies that don’t allow them to easily borrow or save, Asia’s poor and vulnerable are watching the chasm between rich and poor grow ever wider. That gap in prosperity can aggravate simmering social, economic and political tensions.Asian governments can help stem widening inequality by creating better conditions for the private sector to take the lead on economic expansion, continuing to promote economic diversification, and by spending on social services, education and healthcare, and regional road, sea and air networks that will open more
opportunities to more people.There are areas where western governments can help too. By investing in
infrastructure alongside public lenders, they can help attract much larger sums from the private sector.Asia can also capitalise on financial lessons from the west, particularly when it comes to setting banking regulations, strengthening regional links, and promoting bonds to better utilise Asian savings. When describing where Asia stands today, it’s useful to remember that what we are witnessing is not the emergence of Asia, but rather the re-emergence of Asia.In 1820, Asia accounted for about 60% of total global output, with China and India together accounting for nearly half of global GDP. This was followed by nearly two centuries of economic decline once the western industrial revolution took hold – at rend that, since the information age, has been solidly reversed. By implementing structural reforms and opening their economies, China and others have rapidly emerged as engines of the global economy.The recent Asian Development Bank study suggests that we could see Asia producing over half of global GDP by mid-century, and 3 billion Asians would be considered part of the rich world, with capita income levels equal to that of Europe today.Carefully calibrated government support can help steer Asia’s economic potential, reducing political risks while opening new markets to help move the west beyond the current crisis. In the long run, an Asian economy built on sustainable growth can support greater levels of trade, and generate growth in tourism. Conversely, a weaker Asia presents a host of threats to the west’s future growth and prosperity.Embracing globalisation and regional co-operation has helped bring developing Asia success. By further strengthening this process by focusing on greater access and inclusion within economies, and pursuing sustainable development and improved governance, an “Asian century” is both plausible and within reach.But policies that worked when Asia was low-income and capital scarce are less likely to work today and unlikely to work in the future. Asia’s leaders must devise bold and innovative national policies while pursuing regional and global cooperation. Long-term prosperity will depend on the intensity of resource use,including water and food, and success in managing the region’s carbon footprint. Asia’s challenges remain formidable, and its future prosperity must be earned. The right policy choices today could indeed make this the “Asian century”, but this is far from preordained.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct in the context of the passage ?
I. Asia’s per capita income reached approximately $ 5000 in purchasing power
parity terms in 2010.
II. The number of people living below the $ 1.25 a day poverty line in Asia fell by
430 million between 2005 and 2010.
III. In 1820, Asia accounted for about 60% of total global output.
What in your opinion should be the appropriate title of the given passage ?
Which of the following is not true as per the given information in the passage ?
In the author’s opinion what are the areas where western government can help
Asia boost economic development ?
I. By investing in infrastructure alongside public lenders, western governments can
help attract much larger sums from the private sector.
II. Asia can capitalise on financial lessons from the west, Particularly when it comes
to setting banking regulations, strengthening regional links and promoting bonds to
better utilise Asian savings.
III. “Factory Asia” can make vast number of its people literate and employed.
What suggestions has the author of this passage made that can help Asian
governments stem widening inequality in the region ?
I. By creating better conditions for the private sector to take the lead on economic
expansion.
II. By continuing to promote economic diversification.
III. By spending on social services, education and healthcare and regional road, sea
and air networks that will open more opportunities to more people.
‘Which of the following statements is not correct as per the given information in the passage ?
Choose the word/group of words which is most similar in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in the passage.
Austerity
Inroads
Choose the word/group of words which is most opposite in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in the passage.
Aggravate
Simmering
In each of the following questions four words are given of which two words are most nearly the same or opposite in meaning. Find the number of correct letter combination.
(A) dominate
(B) radical
(C) determined
(D) monopolise
(A) critical
(B) equitable
(C) impartial
(D) unearth
(A) shining
(B) raise
(C) flourish
(D) thrive
(A) Affable
(B) rude
(C) pacify
(D) cajole
(A) energetic
(B) partial
(C) diffuse
(D) dispassionate
Pick out the most effective pair of words from the given pair of words make the sentences meaningfully complete.
Weather officials have ..........below-normal rains this year. If the predictions come true, farm output could............ as most of India’s farmlands depend on rainwater for irrigation.
It is the role of the state to........... crime and protect people and property. If the state is unable to prevent a crime it falls upon the state to........... the victim.
A person who is clean and tidy in how he dresses up commands better............from those around him than those who have a.........and unkempt appearance.
Today we have achieved a milestone by completing 60 years of independence. It’s now the time for everyone or every Indian to undergo..........0of the achievements we already made and also those that are to be still................
Education is an essential means of.......... women with the knowledge, skills and self-confidence necessary to fully........... in the development process.
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) As a consequence, even if it is plausible that ambient air pollution plays a role for the onset and increasing frequency of respiratory allergy, it is not easy to prove this conclusively.
(B) Another factor clouding the issue is that laboratory evaluations do not reflect what happens during natural exposure when atmospheric pollution mixtures are inhaled.
(C) Interpretation of studies are confounded by the effect of cigarette smoke, exposure to indoor pollutants and to outdoors and indoors allergens.
(D) However, despite evidence of a correlation between the increasing frequency of respiratory allergy and the increasing trend in air pollution, the link and interaction is still speculative.
(E) Allergic respiratory diseases such as hay fever and bronchial asthma have indeed become more common in the last decades in all industrialized countries and the reasons for this increase are still debated.
(F) Several studies have shown the adverse effects of ambient air pollution on respiratory health.
Which of the following should be the LAST sentence after rearrangement ?
Which of the following should be the FIRST 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 SECOND sentence after rearrangement ?
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical 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, mark (e). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any)
In the first two months of this fiscal, tractor sales has seen (a) /a drop of about five percent (b)/ however, the industry is waiting for the monsoon (c)/ to really arrive at a firm conclusion about growth prospects for the current year. (d)/ No error (e)
Dolphins are truly out of the ordinary because of their intelligence (a)/ and, among the many creatures that share the earth for us (b)/ they come closest to humankind in terms of (c)/ familial traits, emotions and learning. (d)/ No error (e)
Corruption indulged in by the high and mighty adversely impacts (a)/ our nation, and in the coming months (b)/ we may see revival of efforts (c)/ to tackle such large scale corruption. (d)/ No error (e)
It is notable and welcome that the ministry of (a)/ environmental and forests is to issue approvals online (b)/in a time bound manner, with clear timelines (c)/in place for the various sub-steps along the way. (d)/No error (e)
To portray (a)/ what a fairness cream does without (b)/ any sort of comparison or visual (c)/ references are very difficult. (d)/ No error (e)
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.
Women ____1____ up half the world’s population and yet represent a staggering 70% of the world’s poor. We live in a world in which women living in poverty face gross ____2____ and injustice from birth to death. From poor education to poor nutrition to ____3____ and low pay employment, the sequence of discrimination that a woman may suffer during her entire life is unacceptable but all too common. Millennium Development Goal 3 is to promote gender equality and empower women. This MDG is critical for ____4____ poverty and improving prospects for women. But how can women break gender based stereotypes to minimise discrimination and ____5____ gender based violence when they are trapped in societies with socio-cultural practices which routinely discriminate them from having equal opportunities in education, health and livelihood? These women are invisible and the ____6____ in their way prevent them from accessing the most basic human rights and needs. The outlook is bleak. Women make up 70% of the world’s working hours and ____7____ only 10% of the world’s income and half of what men earn. This leads to greater poverty, slower economic growth and a ____8____ standard of living. In developing countries, millions of women also die each year as a result of gender-based ____9____. This deep-rooted gender discrimination creates a bleak outlook for women in developing countries. For millions of girls living in poverty, it is often those closest to them who work against the child’s interests and their immediate environment is often ____10____ and sometimes, downright harmful. Parents arrange marriages when you are a child. Neighbours say, if you are a girl, you must limit your activities to your home. Friends say, it is OK not to go to school.
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(5)
(6)
(7)
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For a room, the rate of painting is Rs. 3200 per square metre. The rate of carpeting per square metre is 120% of that of tiling. The cost of decorating the room Is 14 times to that of carpeting on the floor. The cost of electrification is 75% of that of carpeting the floor. The rate of tiling on the floor is 125% of that of painting. The dimensions of the room are 6 m x 6m x 5m.
What is the ratio of the cost of painting the four walls of the room and that of decoration ?
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What will be the total cost of decorating the room and tiling the floor when the four walls have also been tiled to a height of 0.25 metre ?
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What will be the total cost of painting, carpeting, decoration and electrification of the room if the dimensions of the room be 21 mx 42 mx 27 m?
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What will be the cost of tiling the floor of the room if the rate of tiling be increased by 75% and the dimensions of the room be 51 mx 59mx 84m?
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If the length of the room be increased by 20%, breadth by 32% and height by 12%, then what will be the total cost of painting of the four walls of the room and tiling the floor?
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What will be the total cost of carpeting, decoration, electrification and tiling the floor if the rate of painting be doubled ?
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What will be the cost of decoration of the room if its cost be increased by 25% ?
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In the following multiple bar diagram, the data regarding cost of production and sales revenue of the company XYZ in the given years have been given. Study the bar diagram carefully and answer the questions.
By what per cent is the amount received from the sales in the year 2005 of the company, more than the expenditure on production in the year 2008 ?
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In how many years the cost of production is more than the average cost of production of the given years ?
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In how many years the sales revenue is less than the average sales revenue of the given years ?
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If the cost of production in 2004 and 2007 be increased by 25% and 30% respectively, then by what per cent will the total cost in these both years be more than the sales revenue of the year 2008?
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In which year the company had maximum profit per cent ?
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If the sales revenues in the years 2005, 2006 and 2007 increase by 20%, 25% and 30% respectively and the costs of production in the years 2007, 2008 and 2009 increase by 20%, 25% and 35% respectively, what will be the difference between average sales revenue and average cost of production?
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In the following multiple graphs production of wheat (in quintals) by three states – Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab-have been given. Study the following graphs carefully to answer the questions.
If the production of wheat by Madhya Pradesh in the years 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007 increase by 30%, 40%, 45% and 40% respectively, what will be the overall percentage increase in the production of wheat in the state in the given years ?
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What was the average production of wheat by all three states in the year 2005 ? (in quintals)
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In the given years, what is the average production of wheat in Bihar? (in quintals)
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If the productions of wheat in Bihar in the years 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 increase by 20%. 25%, 28% and 35% respectively; what will be the percentage increase in the average production of the state for the given years ?
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By what per cent is the total production of wheat by three states in the years 2002,2003 and 2004 more or less than that in the years 2005, 2006 and 2007 ?
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What was the total production of wheat by these three states in the year 2007 ? (in quintals)
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In the following bar diagram the number of engineers employed in various companies has been given. Study the bar diagram carefully to answer the questions.
The number of post graduate engineers employed in the company W is what percent of the total engineers employed in that company ?
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What is the average number of junior engineers employed in all the companies ?
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What is the difference between the average number of junior engineers and assistant engineers taking all the companies together ?
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If the number of assistant engineers employed in all the companies be increased by37% and the number of post graduate engineers employed in all the companies be decreased by 20%, by what per cent will the number of assistant engineers be less than that of post graduate engineers ?
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If the number of all the engineers in the company V, company X and company Y be increased by 30%, 35% and 40% respectively, what will be the overall percentage increase in the number of all engineers of all the companies taken together ?
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What is the ratio between the number of assistant engineers employed in company V and company X ?
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In the following pie charts the percentage of employees of a company working in 8 different countries has been given. Study these pie-charts carefully to answer the questions.
What is the ratio between male employees working in the country I and country II respectively ?
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What is the ratio between the number of male employees and female employees in country II?
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What is the approximate average number of male employees in countries I, II and III ?
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What is the average number of female employees in the countries IV and VII?
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If an increase of 40% is made in the average number of female employees, working in countries III, IV and V, then their resulting average number will be what per cent of the average number of female employees ?
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By what per cent is the total number of employees in countries V, VI and VII more than the number of male employees working in the countries II, III and IV?
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In the following table, information regarding publishing books by different publishers has been given. Study the table carefully and answer the questions.
What is the difference between the number of academic books published by publishing houses M and P ?
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How many books were given to each distributor by publisher Q if each publisher gets equal number of books ?
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what is the average number of non-academic books published by publishers R and S ?
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What is the total number of books distributed by publishers 0 and Q ?
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If the total number of books published by publishers P, Q and R is increased by 30% and the total number of books published by remaining publishers be decreased by 20%, what will be the new average of books published by all the publishers?
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The ratio of the number of books published by publishers P and Q is
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In the following table, the number of candidates appeared and qualified for different posts in an institute during various years has been given. Read the table carefully and answer the questions.
What is the approximate average number of candidates who qualified for all the posts in the year 2002 ?
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What is the approximate average number of candidates who appeared for all the posts in the year 2006 ?
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The difference between the number of candidates who appeared and qualified for the post D in the years 2001, 2002 and 2003 is
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What approximate percentage of candidates qualified for the post of A in the year 2003?
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The respective ratio between the number of candidates who qualified for the posts of A and D in the year 2002 is
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In which year maximum number of candidates were selected for the post of A?
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In which year minimum number of candidates qualified for the post of F ?
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The average number of candidates who qualified for all the posts in the year 2004 is
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Study the pie-charts carefully to answer the following questions.
Percentages of students enrolled in different activities in a school
N=3000
Percentage break-up of girls enrolled in these activities out of the total students
N=1750
Number of girls enrolled in Dancing form what per cent of total number of students in the school ? (rounded off to two digits after decimal)
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How many boys are enrolled in Singing and Craft together ?
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What is the respective ratio of number of girls enrolled in Swimming to the number of boys enrolled in Swimming ?
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What is the total number of girls enrolled in Swimming and Drawing together ?
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What is the approximate percentage of boys in the school ?
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There are five statues - L. M, N, O and P - each of them having different height. Statue L is smaller than only statue M. Statue O is smaller than statue N. Statue O is longer than statue P. The height of the tallest statue is 20 feet. The height of the second smallest statue is 11 feet.
What will be the height of statue P?
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What will be the height of the third tallest statue?
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For the following questions answer them individually
If the expressions S = T > O = R and P = O < Z are true, then which of the following is not true?
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Eight persons - H, I, J, K, L, M, N and O - are standing in a straight line at equidistant. Some of them are facing north while others are facing south. M is standing third to the right to H. M is standing at one of the extreme ends. L is standing third to the left of H. The immediate neighbours of J face north. N is not an immediate neighbour of H. The persons standing at the extreme ends face the same direction (Both are facing either north or south). The immediate neighbours of H face just opposite direction as that of M. The immediate neighbours of O face opposite directions with respect to each other. One of the immediate neighbours of L is K who is facing north. I is standing between J and M. Not more than four persons are facing north.
Who among the following is third to the left of N?
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The immediate neighbours of L are :
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How many persons are standing exactly between I and O?
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Who among the following is to the immediate left of H?
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Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the above arrangement and hence form a group. Which one of the following does not belong to that group?
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Who among the following is exactly between L and J?
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Who among the following is fourth to the right of J?
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In these questions, relationship between different elements
is shown in the statements.
The statements are followed by two conclusions.
Give answer (a) if only Conclusion I is true.
Give answer (b) if only Conclusion II is true.
Give answer (c) if either Conclusion I or H is true.
Give answer (d) if neither Conclusion I nor II is true.
Give answer (e) if both Conclusions I and II are true.
Statements :
B > C = D = X; E = X; Z = D
Conclusions :
I. B > E
II. Z = B
Statements :
E > F = G < H = I < J
Conclusions :
I. G = E
II. J = F
Statements :
K = L < M > N = O ; T > M = P
Conclusions :
I. T > K
II. P > 0
Statements :
B > O = K = L; D > K = S
Conclusions :
I. O < D
II. S = L
Statements :
B > O = K = L; D > K = S
Conclusions :
I. L > D
II. B > S
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 statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and -
Give answer 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.
Give answer 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 question.
Give answer c: if the data either in Statement I alone or in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
Give answer d: if the data even in both Statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
Give answer e: if the data in both Statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
What is the code of ‘shine’ in a certain code language?
I. In that code language ‘shine was peeled off is written as ‘& # @ 9’ and ‘no paint but shine’ is written as ‘7 5 # 8′.
II. In that code language `try the new shine’ is written as ’13 # 0′ and ‘we try the new’ is written as ‘6013’.
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How C is related to H?
I. N is son of H. J is mother of Z. N and Z are cousins. C is husband of J.
II. L is father of C. A is mother of D. L is married to A. H is wife of D. J is wife of C.
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In which direction point ‘A’ is located with respect to point ‘B’?
I. A man starts walking from point ‘A’ towards east and after walking 3 metres reaches point ‘N’, he turns right and walks 7 metres to reach point ‘M’. Then he turns right and walks 6 metres to reach point ‘O’. He again turns right and walks 7 metres to reach point P. He, then, turns left and walks 2 metres to reach point ‘B’.
II. A man starts walking from point ‘A’ towards east and after walking 3 metres reaches point ‘N’. From point ‘N’ he walks 7 metres towards south and reaches point ‘M’. From point he walks 6 metres towards west and reaches Point ‘O’. From point ‘O’ he walks 7 metres towards north and reaches point ‘P’. From point ‘P’ he walks towards west and reaches point ‘B’. The distance between points A and B is 5 metres.
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How many students scored more than B in a class of 25 students?
I. More than four but less than ten students scored more than that of B. B’s rank is an odd number. Seventeen students scored less than D.
II. The rank of C is 16th from the last. B got more marks than C. Only two students are there between B and C.
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Five persons - A, B, C, D and E - are sitting around a circular table. Some of them are facing towards centre while others are facing outside. Who is sitting second to the left of A?
I. B is facing outside. C is to the immediate left of B. D is second to the right of C. A is to the immediate left of E.
II. D is to the immediate right of A. Both D and A are facing towards the centre. D and B are immediate neighbours of each other.
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Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below :
A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and various steps of rearrangement. (All the numbers are two digit numbers).
Input:sweet 46 nice 36 friend 26 help 96 bright 76 kind 66 76 96
Step I: sweet 46 nice 36 friend 26 help bright 76 kind 66 76 96
Step II : sweet nice 46 36 friend 26 help bright kind 66 76 96
Step III : sweet nice kind 46 36 friend 26 help bright 66 76 96
Step IV : sweet nice kind help 36 friend 26 bright 46 66 76 96
Step V : sweet nice kind help friend 26 bright 36 46 66 76 96
Step VI : sweet nice kind help friend bright 26 36 46 66 76 96
And Step VI is the last step of the rearrangement as the desired arrangement is obtained.
As per rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the questions the appropriate step for the given input.
Input : arrow 98 paint 58 lamb 38 each 78 great 18 most 48 rent 88
Which word/number would be fifth to the left of the sixth element from the right in the Step V?
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Which of the following represents the position of “58” in the Step IV?
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How many elements (words/ numbers) are there between “most” and “78” as they appear in the Step VI?
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Which step number is the following output? rent paint most arrow 58 lamb 38 each great 18 48 78 88 98
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Which element (word/number) would be at the eleventh position from the right in the Step III?
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Which element (word/number) would be at the sixth position from the left in the Step VI?
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At which of the following positions “great” would appear from the left in the Step V?
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Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below :
Eight friends - R, S, T, U, V, W. X and Y - are sitting around a circular table facing the centre, but not necessarily in the same order. Each of the them studies in the different Standards viz, Standard I to Standard VIII, but not necessarily in the same order. T is second to the right of the person who studies in Standard VII. Only one person sits between T and the person who studies in Standard V. X is sitting third to the left of the person who studies in Standard VIII. The person studying in Standard VIII is not an immediate neighbour of the person studying in Standard VII. T does not study in Standard VIII. The person studying in Standard VI is to the left of U. U does not study in Standard V or Standard VIII. The persons studying in Standard VI and VII are immediate neighbours of each other. One of the immediate neighbours of the person studying in Standard VIII, studies in Standard II. S and Y are immediate neighbours of each other. There is one person between S and R. V does not study in Standard I. R studies in Standard V. Y does not study in Standard II. W is sitting between the persons who study in Standard VII and Standard IV. X is second to the right of the person studying in Standard I.
Who among the following is sitting third to the right of T.
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Who among the following is sitting just opposite to ‘R’ ?
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Which of the following pairs represents the immediate neighbours of ‘V’?
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What is the position of ‘W’ with respect to ‘S’ ?
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Starting from R, if all the persons are made to sit in the alphabetical order in clockwise direction, the positions of how many (excluding R) will remain unchanged?
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Who among the following is sitting fourth to the left of the person who studies in Standard II?
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Who among the following is sitting exactly between the person who studies in Standard III and W?
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Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below :
A college planned to conduct an education fair. The college asked foreign universities to participate in the education fair so that students could know about the foreign universities. Even foreign universities can tell which course is good in which university. The courses offered by these universities are, Social Science, Psychology. Medicine, Commerce, Astronomy, Computer Science and Architecture. The fair will start on Monday and will end on Sunday of the same week. Social Science stall will be set up immediately before the Medicine stall. Medicine stall will not be set up on Tuesday or Thursday. There will be a gap of one day between the stalls of Astronomy and Medicine. Architecture stall will be set up immediately after Astronomy stall. Computer Science stall will be set up on Monday.
Which of the following stalls will be set up on Thursday?
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Which of the following stalls will be set up immediately after the Computer Science
stall?
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On which of the following days of the week the stall on Architecture will be set up?
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Which of the following pairs of stalls will be set up between the stalls on Computer Science and Psychology?
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Which of the following stalls will be set up on Friday?
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Which of the following stalls will be set up on Wednesday?
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Below in each question are given two statements (A) and (B). These statements may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or a common cause. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statement. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.
Mark answer a: if statement (A) is the cause and statement (B) is its effect.
Mark answer b: if statement (B) is the cause and statement (A) is its effect.
Mark answer c: if both the statements (A) and (B) are independent causes.
Mark answer d: if both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of independent causes.
Mark answer e: if both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of some common cause.
(A) A substantial increase in the unhealthy competition has been observed among the students.
(B) A rise of 23% is reported every year in the cases of suicides after declaration of grade 10th and 12th examination results.
(A) The glaciers at the poles of the earth are melting at a fast rate.
(B) In recent times there has been a substantial increase in the incidents of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
(A) Most of the shopkeepers in the locality closed their shops for the second continuous day.
(B) Two groups of people living in the locality have been fighting with each other with bricks and stones forcing people to stay indoors.
(A) The Government has decided to increase the prices of LPG gas cylinders with immediate effect.
(B) The Government has decided to increase the prices of kerosene with immediate effect.
(A) The country X has banned the import of fruit.
(B) The intake of that fruit causes disease.
In each question below are given three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the information given in the statements.
Statements :
No star is a cone.
Some cones are triangles.
All kites and stars.
Conclusions :
I. All stars are kites.
II. At least some triangles and stars.
Statements
All drums are banjos.
Some drums are guitars.
No banjo is a flute.
Conclusions :
I. Some guitars are flutes.
II. No guitar is flute.
Statements :
Some pins are needles.
All needles ae swords.
Some swords are knives.
Conclusions :
I. All swords being pins is a possibility.
II. No neele being knife is a possibility.
Statements :
Some schemes are offers. Some offers are discounts. No discount is a loan.
Conclusions :
I. Those offers which are discounts can never be loans.
II. Some loans are definitely schemes.
Statements :
No car is hotel.
All lodges are hotels.
No lodge is house.
Conclusions :
I. Some houses are not lodges.
II. No lodge is car.
For the following questions answer them individually
Banks with higher proportion of demand deposits will have
Which commercial bank of India recently became the first to launch Mobile Branch with ATM, titled ‘Branch on Wheels’?
To which of the following crops does the Rashtriya Krishi Bima Yojana (NAIS) provide insurance?
According to the Reserve Bank of India, which of the following contribute to more than three-fourth of the total Non-Performing Assets (NPAs)?
Who has been selected for the Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2013?
What is the term for the cheque issued by a person to another person in which the issuing date is after a few days (a date which is yet to come)?
Which of the following characterizes the top level management of corporates?
Through which of the following ways can devices be connected to a computer?
Which of the following is the correct sequence of compilation?
Which of the following is the proper removal of any malicious program from a computer system?
What is the secured messaging system device used by IDBRT in the field of banking?
Which of the following public sector banks recently became the first to launch the Instant Money Transfer (IMT) scheme which is a innovative domestic money remittance facility from ATMs without an account in the bank?
Which of the following does not come under the second level of management in an organization?
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What is the process of copying software programs from secondary storage media to the hard disk called?
In the field of banking, what does CRAR stand for?
Which of the following terms/ expressions is used to describe a business unit with a competitive advantage that will capture some of the extra economic values it creates, no matter how intense competition is?
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Which of the following commercial banks of India recently opened its branch in Shanghai?
Which of the following come under Policy Framework for Investment Decisions as outlined by the OECD?
What is the corpus of the National Social Security Fund?
We regularly come across some lines marked on the back of products. What are they called?
In the field of computers, which of the following converts input into output?
Which application is used for the purposes of basic accounting?
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Which insurance company has launched Asha Kiran, an health insurance cover, for a family with girl children?
Who is the author of ‘India at Risk’?
Which of the following was/ were not the subsidiary company of the General Insurance Corporation of India?
Which of the following countries will participate in the NATO 2014 Summit?
What is STP in marketing?
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Which of the following provides power back to a computer system even when main current is off?
Which team won the Asia Cup 2014?
President Pranab Mukherjee on the occasion of International Women’s Day presented which award to six individuals for their contribution for the social development and empowerment of women in the country?
What is the goal in Two Fold Marketing?
How can one see the content of a file?
What is it called when computer connects to other computer and sends information?
How does every bank pay interest on savings?
What is the alphanumeric code on cheques called?
How can a file be saved in a computer with other name?
Which is the new airline company to get license recently in India?
How instrument is used by the Reserve Bank of India to control market liquidity?
Banking Ombudsman is appointed by
Which state in India has the highest urban population?
What was the reason behind the decision of the Reserve Bank of India to withdraw currency notes issued before 2005?
Which film was presented the award of Best Film at the 61st National Awards?
Which of the following is the fastest mode of transaction?
A marketing technique where marketer plays a specific role in a particular segment is called
In Marketing Mix 4 P’s imply
Which aspect of a project/ business is/are evaluated in a SWOT Analysis?
Which of the following best explains the Delphi Method?
In Market segmentation which among the following is not an economic component?
What does Innovation in Marketing refer to?
Which of the following come under the ambit of Customer relationship management?
