Andhra Bank PO / MT (Probationary Officers/ Management Trainee) Exam On 05.07.2009 : General Awareness Solved Question Paper and Answer paper

1. The Govt. of India decided to scrap the import duty on cotton and also withdraw incentives on the export of the same. How will this action of the govt. affect the cotton market in India ?
  1. More and more traders will be able to import cotton as there is no import duty on it.
  2. The price of the cotton in domestic market will come down.
  3. More and more farmers will no start growing cotton.
  (A) Only 1
  (B) Only 2
  (C) Only 3
  (D) All 1, 2 and 3
  (E) None of these

2. As per the reports in the financial newspapers CCEA cleared many FDI proposals recently. What is the full form of CCEA ?
  (A) Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
  (B) Congress Committee on Economic Affairs
  (C) Cabinet Committee on Emergency Accounts
  (D) Clearance Committee on Export Accounts
  (E) None of these

3. The Vishnugad Pipalkoti Hydel power project is being developed on which of the following rivers ?
  (A) Ganga
  (B) Alaknanda
  (C) Yamuna
  (D) Sabarmati
  (E) None of these

4. Despite the rampant volatility in the market trends and rising costs all over the world, some countries were able to grab the business of outsourcing IT and BPO services from some big countries. Which of the following had been the most favoured nation during 2008-09 for the same ?
  (A) China
  (B) South Korea
  (C) India
  (D) Brazil
  (E) None of these

5. The facility which allows mobile subscribers to switch from one service provider to another without changing their mobile number is known as Mobile Number"
  (A) Protectability
  (B) Portability
  (C) Promotability
  (D) Permeability
  (E) None of these

6. Which of the following economies is not in the top 10 economies of the world ?
  (A) USA
  (B) Japan
  (C) Germany
  (D) China
  (E) South Africa

7. Which of the following banks has opened the country's first 'Cash Factory' in Lucknow which will issue currency notes to all its branches and ATM in that area ?
  (A) Bank of India
  (B) Bank of Baroda
  (C) State Bank of India
  (D) Union Bank of India
  (E) None of these

8. Many times we read in newspapers that the RBI has revised certain rates/ratios under LAF. What is the full form of LAF ?
  (A) Legal Adjustment Facility
  (B) Liquidity Adjustment Facility
  (C) Longterm Achievement Facility
  (D) Legal Adjustment Formality
  (E) None of these

9. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana (AABY) launched by the Union Govt. ?
  1. The scheme is drawn to include another one crore beneficiaries in the scheme by the end of September 2009.
  2. The scheme was announced to provide insurance cover to those women workers who come for job under National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.
  3. Under the scheme, the central govt. bears the entire amount of the premium which is around Rs. 6,000 per year for each beneficiary.
  (A) Only 1
  (B) Only 2
  (C) Only 3
  (D) All 1, 2 and 3
  (E) None of these

10. As per the Interim Budget of the Union Govt. for 2009-10, around Rs. 1,31,000 crores were allocated for various flagship programmes of the Govt. of India. Amongst these, one particular programme is given at Rs. 41,000 crores as it is aimed at development of infrastructure in the rural areas of the country. What is that programme ?
  (A) Rajiv Gandhi Rural Drinking Water Mission
  (B) Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
  (C) Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Scheme
  (D) National Rural Health Mission
  (E) None of these

11. Who amongst the following was the chairperson of the committee set up for Financial SectorAssessment by the Govt. of India and RBI ?
  (A) Dr. Rakesh Mohan
  (B) Dr. D. Subbarao
  (C) Mr. Pranab Mukherjee
  (D) Mr. P. Chidambaram
  (E) None of these

12. As per the reports published in the newspapers the use of credit cards in India has gone down by about 8% during 2008-09. What are the main reasons for the same ?
  1. High interest rate charged by the card companies.
  2. Rise in delinquency level related to use of credit cards.
  3. Govt. policies which do not allow the launch of new credit cards by the banks.
  (A) Only 1
  (B) Only 2
  (C) Only 3
  (D) All 1, 2 and 3
  (E) None of these

13. As per the reports in the media the exports from India has gone down by 13% in the last few months. What steps has the Union Govt. taken to boost the same ?
  1. Customs duty under export promotion capital goods scheme was cut to 3% from the earlier 5%.
  2. Special incentives of Rs. 325 crore were announced for sectors like handmade carpets, leather and textiles.
  3. Excise duty on the goods produced exclusively for exports is withdrawn fully.
  (A) Only 1
  (B) Only 2
  (C) Only 3
  (D) Both 1 and 2
  (E) All 1, 2, and 3

14. Which of the following states in India is at the top of the Investment Index prepared by the World Bank ?
  (A) Gujarat
  (B) Maharashtra
  (C) Karnataka
  (D) Tamil Nadu
  (E) None of these

15. The G-20 Summit was organized in London on 2nd April 2009. Which of the following announcement(s) was/were made in the summit ?
  1. US $ 1¢1 trillion will be provided to restore credit, growth and jobs in the world economy.
  2. A wider global regulation will be launched to protect banks from the toxic assets.
  3. A Financial Stability Forum will be established with the assistance of IMF.
  (A) Only 1
  (B) Only 2
  (C) Only 3
  (D) Both 1 and 2
  (E) All 1, 2, and 3

16. The Govt. of India recently provided an amount of Rs. 65,300 crores to about 3¢6 crore farmers in India. What was the purpose of the distribution of this much amount to the farmers ?
  (A) To enable them to purchase tractors and other hi-tech agricultural machines
  (B) This was given to them as a debt waiver and relief package
  (C) To provide them fertilizers and advanced high yielding seeds for the next harvesting season
  (D) To help them to avail internet services and update their knowledge about the farming techniques and adopt new methods of the same
  (E) None of these

17. Which of the following is true about Value Added Tax (VAT) ?
  1. It is a consumption tax levied on value added to the product on every stage of its production.
  2. VAT is levied by the Union Govt. and only a small part goes to State Govts.
  3. The income tax on retailers is now decided on the basis of their VAT collection in a year.
  (A) Only 1
  (B) Only 2
  (C) Only 3
  (D) All 1, 2 and 3
  (E) None of these

18. Mr. Najib Razak is the new Prime Minister of "
  (A) Myanmar
  (B) Indonesia
  (C) Malaysia
  (D) Thailand
  (E) None of these

19. India recently signed an agreement with the European patent office. How would this agreement be helpful to our country ?
  1. It will help India to protect its traditional knowledge of medicines.
  2. India's Traditional Knowledge Library which is in digital form will now be available to the Patent Examiners at the European Patent Office.
  3. India will have the right to grant patents for all its traditional medicines and herbs.
  (A) Only 1
  (B) Only 2
  (C) Only 3
  (D) All the three
  (E) None of these

20. The 21st Arab League Summit was held in which of the following countries in March 2009 ?
  (A) Saudi Arabia
  (B) Iran
  (C) Qatar
  (D) UAE
  (E) None of these

21. India recently got a consignment of 60 tonnes of uranium from which of the following countries to be used in Rajasthan Atomic Power Station ?
  (A) USA
  (B) Canada
  (C) France
  (D) South Korea
  (E) China

22. India and Chile recently agreed to allow Free Trade between both the countries. What does it really mean ?
  1. India can sell any product to Chile and Chile can also sell any product to India.
  2. India and Chile both will sell goods or services to each other but the payment for the same will be only in return goods. No hard cash will be paid for such transactions.
  3. Whatever goods both of them will import or export, the payment will be made only in US dollars and only cash transactions will take place.
  (A) Only 1
  (B) Only 2
  (C) Only 3
  (D) Both 1 and 2
  (E) None of these

23. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the Global Hunger Index published recently ?
  1. The Index is prepared every year by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).
  2. As per the report about 27% of world's undernourished population lives in India.
  3. The number of undernourished is more in urban areas than the rural one.
  (A) Only 1
  (B) Only 2
  (C) Only 3
  (D) All the three
  (E) None of these

24. The President's Rule was imposed in which of the following North-Eastern States in March 2009 ?
  (A) Nagaland
  (B) Assam
  (C) Arunachal Pradesh
  (D) Meghalaya
  (E) None of these

25. Arvind Bhat won the 23rd National Badminton Championship held in Indore by defeating "
  (A) Nikhil Kanetkar
  (B) P. Gopichand
  (C) Nandu Natekar
  (D) P. Kashyap
  (E) None of these

26. Who amongst the following became the first woman pilot in the world to fly MIG-35 fighter plane ?
  (A) Suman Sharma
  (B) Saudamini Deshmukh
  (C) Kirsty Moore
  (D) Nicole Malachowski
  (E) None of these

27. The 14th Summit of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) was organized in which of the following countries ?
  (A) Vietnam
  (B) Myanmar
  (C) Indonesia
  (D) Thailand
  (E) None of these

28. India recently signed a Defence Deal with Israel. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true about the same ?
  1. India will purchase a stateof-the-art air defence system from Israel at a whopping cost of US $ 1¢4 billion.
  2. A complex of 5 ordinance plants would be established in Nalanda.
  3. Israel will develop a seaborne and shore-based system to protect India from missile attacks on it.
  (A) Only 1
  (B) Only 2
  (C) Only 3
  (D) Both 1 and 3
  (E) All 1, 2 and 3

29. Mr. Morgan Tsvangirai is the new "
  (A) President of Zimbabwe
  (B) Prime Minister of Zimbabwe
  (C) President of Kenya
  (D) Prime Minister of Kenya
  (E) None of these

30. Which of the following teams won the ICC Women's World Cup Cricket Finals held in March 2009 ?
  (A) Australia
  (B) India
  (C) England
  (D) New Zealand
  (E) None of these

31. As we all can notice, the nature of agribusiness in India has changed a lot in the last few years. This is because the food habits of the people have changed. What are these changes ?
  1. The consumption of high value food like fruits, vegetables, fishery and livestock has increased. Hence, farmers are shifting attention to these.
  2. The demand for processed food and ready-to-eat food has increased. Hence, agro business has become a lucrative option.
  3. The use of genetically modified seeds has started giving bumper crops and 60% of the same is sold as processed food in local and foreign markets.
  (A) Only 1
  (B) Only 2
  (C) Only 3
  (D) All the three
  (E) None of these

32. Which of the following countries is not a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation which was in news recently ?
  (A) Russia
  (B) India
  (C) China
  (D) Kyrgyzstan
  (E) Tajikistan

33. Under the Project 2011, the All India Football Federation is preparing players for the matches to be held in the year 2011 for which of the following events ?
  (A) Olympics
  (B) Asian Cup
  (C) FIFA World Cup
  (D) National Championship
  (E) None of these

34. As per reports some state governments in India have put a ban on the sale of Ammonium Nitrate or its other combinations in the open market as the same is being used by some people as an explosive. Ban on open sale of such chemicals can be put under which of the following Acts ?
  (A) Explosive Substance Act
  (B) Narcotics Act
  (C) The Trade and Merchandise Act
  (D) Dangerous Drugs Act
  (E) None of these

35. Who amongst the following is the author of the book 'Flight into Fear' ?
  (A) Capt. Devi Sharan
  (B) Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat
  (C) Dr. Kiran Bedi
  (D) Sri Jaswant Singh
  (E) None of these

36. Which of the following is an international forum to discuss and implement supervisory norm in all the banks of the world ?
  (A) Basel Committee
  (B) UN Charter on Commercial Laws
  (C) International Board of Banks and Finance
  (D) World Trade Organisation
  (E) None of these

37. Which of the following states ranked first in implementation of the Central Govt. sponsored scheme "Artificial Recharge of Ground Water Through dug Wells in Hard Rock Areas ?
  (A) Madhya Pradesh
  (B) Maharashtra
  (C) Karnataka
  (D) Tamil Nadu
  (E) None of these

38. Which of the following is/are true about the Competition Commission which is set up recently ?
  1. The Commission is established to prevent practices which do not support healthy business competition.
  2. The Commission will have five members including the Chairman.
  3. The Commission has to ensure that the financial operations of any business entity does not get concentrated in the hands of few people.
  (A) Only 1
  (B) Only 2
  (C) Only 3
  (D) All the three
  (E) None of these

39. 'Anti Tobacco Day' is observed in India on which one of the following days ?
  (A) 11th April
  (B) 11th May
  (C) 11th June
  (D) 31st May
  (E) 30th June

40. Which of the following teams won the National Women's Football Championship Final (Seniors) held in March 2009 ?
  (A) Manipur
  (B) West Bengal
  (C) Tamil Nadu
  (D) Maharashtra
  (E) None of these

41. Who amongst the following was chosen for the award of Hoover Medal 2008 for his/her contribution to upliftment of poor and rural people ?
  (A) Shri Rahul Gandhi
  (B) Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
  (C) Mrs. Sonia Gandhi
  (D) Dr. Manmohan Singh
  (E) None of these

42. Who amongst the following is the author of the book 'Cricket My Style' ?
  (A) Sunil Gavaskar
  (B) Ravi Shastri
  (C) Kapil Dev
  (D) Sachin Tendulkar
  (E) Saurav Ganguly

43. Many times we read about Foreign Direct Investment in the country for various project schemes. Why should government promote the idea of Foreign Direct Investment particularly when it can provide funds from its own resources ?
  1. It is a supplement to domestic investments and is preferred to bridge the investment-savings gap.
  2. Foreign Direct Investment helps in providing better and advanced technology which is sometimes not available domestically.
  3. It generates new employment opportunities.
  (A) Only 1
  (B) Only 2
  (C) Only 3
  (D) Both 1 and 2
  (E) All 1, 2 and 3

44. The name of Mr. Jacob Zuma was in news recently as his party has won the general election in his country with landslide victory. Mr. Zuma is from which country ?
  (A) Algeria
  (B) Lebanon
  (C) South Africa
  (D) Venezuela
  (E) None of these

45. As we all know, lot of people from underdeveloped states migrate to various progressive states as agricultural labour. What are the major problems of agriculture in India owing to which people have to leave their own land and work as labourer on somebody else's farm/land ?
  1. Lack of irrigation facilities, low productivity of land and uncertain monsoon.
  2. Non-availability of fertilizers, etc. on subsidized rates.
  3. Single crop cultivation.
  (A) Only 1
  (B) Only 2
  (C) Only 3
  (D) All the three
  (E) None of these

46. Yuki Bhambri who won an international tournament recently is a famous
  (A) Badminton player
  (B) Chess player
  (C) Pistol shooter
  (D) Lawn Tennis player
  (E) Table Tennis player

47. Who amongst the following is not a recipient of the Padma Shri Award given away recently ?
  (A) Penaz Masani
  (B) Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
  (C) Sonam Kapur
  (D) Kumar Sanu
  (E) M. S. Dhoni

48. As we read these days, many world economies are passing through recession at present. When can an economy be called 'in recession' ?
  1. When a decline occurs in almost all major economic activities.
  2. When the inflation reaches at a very high rate or becomes double digit inflation.
  3. When big financial scams and frauds start taking place.
  (A) Only 1
  (B) Only 2
  (C) Only 3
  (D) All the three
  (E) None of these

49. Vyas Samman is given for excellence in the field of
  (A) Film
  (B) Literature
  (C) Dance
  (D) Music
  (E) Science and Technology

50. Which of the following is true about the 'Village Grain Bank Scheme' ?
  1. The Scheme was launched to provide safeguards against starvation during the period of natural calamities or lean season.
  2. The grain banks are set up in food scarce areas like drought prone areas, hot and cold desert areas, tribal areas and inaccessible hilly areas.
  3. Village Panchayats who were running village grain banks earlier are now not authorized to run the same. Instead the authority is now given to NGOs and SHGs in the village.
  (A) Only 1
  (B) Only 2
  (C) Only 3
  (D) Only 1 and 2
  (E) All 1, 2 and 3






Answers :
1. (B) 2. (A) 3. (B) 4. (C) 5. (B) 6. (E) 7. (C) 8. (B) 9. (E) 10. (E)
11. (A) 12. (B) 13. (D) 14. (C) 15. (A) 16. (B) 17. (A) 18. (C) 19. (B) 20. (C)
21. (C) 22. (B) 23. (B) 24. (D) 25. (D) 26. (A) 27. (D) 28. (A) 29. (B) 30. (C)
31. (B) 32. (B) 33. (B) 34. (A) 35. (A) 36. (A) 37. (B) 38. (D) 39. (D) 40. (A)
41. (B) 42. (C) 43. (C) 44. (C) 45. (A) 46. (D) 47. (C) 48. (A) 49. (B) 50. (A)

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Andhra Bank PO / MT (Probationary Officers/ Management Trainee) Exam On 25.11.2007 : General Awareness Solved Question Paper and Answer paper

1. The Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation Meeting was organized in September 2007 in which of the following places ?
(A) Sydney
(B) New York
(C) Tokyo
(D) Beijing
(E) None of these

2. One of the main issues discussed in the 40th Ministerial Meeting of the ASEAN held in August, 2007
was ?
(A) America's over stay in Iraq
(B) Presidential Election in Pakistan
(C) Draft blue print of the ASEAN Charter
(D) The 123 Agreement between India and USA
(E) None of these

3. Mrs. Pratibha Patil has taken over as the ?
(A) 10th President of India
(B) 11th President of India
(C) 12th President of India
(D) 13th President of India
(E) 15th President of India

4. The President of India in one of her speeches in recent past emphasized that a new Farm Policy is needed to make agriculture more productive. What, in her opinion are the areas which need our immediate attention ?
(1) Credit at low interest rate
(2) Enhancement of technical skills
(3) Free import of wheat and other food grains
(A) Only 1 (B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 1 & 2(E) All 1, 2 & 3

5. Who amongst the following journalists is the recipient of the "Prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award" for 2007 ?
(A) Mark Tully
(B) P. Sainath
(C) Barkha Dutt
(D) Prabhu Chawla
(E) None of these

6. How many intertwined rings are shown in the Olympic Flag used these days in the games ?
(A) Five
(B) Six
(C) Seven
(D) Three
(E) None of these

7. India's grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand won the Rapid World Chess Championship by defeating"
(A) Anatoly Karpov
(B) Robert Fischer
(C) Boris Spassky
(D) Varily Smysloy
(E) Levon Aronian

8. The finals of the Asia Cup Hockey 2007 was played between
(A) India"Malaysia
(B) Malaysia"Pakistan
(C) Pakistan"India
(D) South Korea"India
(E) Hong Kong"South Korea

9. India recently launched some Satellites in space. Normally the space rockets in India are launched from which of the following places ?
(A) Ranchi
(B) Sriharikota
(C) Varanasi
(D) Mumbai
(E) Gulmarg

10. Which of the following countries has agreed to a time schedule with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) so that IAEA can ensure that its uranium facilities are for peaceful use of the nuclear power ?
(A) Iran
(B) Afghanistan
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Brazil
(E) Britain

11. Which of the following organizations has taken the responsibility  to raise about US $ 2 billion to build a Rail link from China to Singapore connecting eight nations ?
(A) ASEAN
(B) SAARC
(C) EU
(D) NATO
(E) None of these

12. The Govt. of India these days is paying much emphasis on Agricultural Sector. What is the contribution of Agri Sector in India's GDP ? Around"
(A) 10%
(B) 4%
(C) 12%
(D) 25%
(E) 48%

13. Which of the following countries has signed a 22 Point Agreement with Madhesi People's Right Forum (MPRF) ?
(A) China
(B) Nepal
(C) India
(D) Bangladesh
(E) Myanmar

14. Mr. Abdullah Gul has taken over as which of the following ?
(A) Prime Minister of Afghanistan
(B) Prime Minister of Iraq
(C) President of Iraq
(D) President of Turkey
(E) None of these

15. At present Indian Rupee is
(A) partially convertible on current account
(B) fully convertible on current account
(C) partially convertible on capital account
(D) fully convertible on capital account
(E) fully convertible on current and capital account both

16. The Government of India has decided to import which of the following  commodities at about Rs. 16 a kg. whereas it pays only Rs. 8.50 a kg. for the purchase of the same within the country for its Public  Distribution System ?
(A) Wheat
(B) Rice
(C) Sugar
(D) Sugarcane
(E) None of these

17. The Finance Minister of India recently made a mention that Infrastructure Development in India should be done on 'PPP' model only. What is the full form of 'PPP' ?
(A) Purchasing Power Parity
(B) Public Private Partnership
(C) Purchase Produce Provide
(D) People's Programme and Priority
(E) None of these

18. The Reserve Bank of India keeps on changing correcting various indicators/rates/ratios applic-able to the banking industry. What at present is the Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) ?
(A) 7%
(B) 12%
(C) 25%
(D) 33%
(E) None of these

19. Which of the following agencies/ organizations is setting up India's first Natural Resource Data Centre in Kolkata ?
(A) RBI
(B) SEBI
(C) NABARD
(D) SAARC
(E) BARC

20. The Govt. of India has announced a Rs. 14,000 crore help package to exporters. Why exporters need a help of such nature ?
(A) Rupee is appreciating sharply
(B) Few consignments of expor-ts were destroyed by terrorists
(C) China has reduced its VAT rates hence its products have become cheaper for importers
(D) It was done to promote exports to SAARC member nations
(E) None of these

21. India's 'Look East' trade policy is designed to help particularly members of which of the following group of nations ?
(A) SAARC
(B) ASEAN
(C) WTO
(D) NATO
(E) EU

22. In response to India's 'Look East' policy which of the following countries has launched 'Look West' policy ? (Both are complementary to each other)
(A) Singapore
(B) China
(C) South Korea
(D) Indonesia
(E) Thailand

23. 'Brahmos' is designed to be used by which of the following ?
(A) Indian Navy
(B) Indian Army
(C) Indian Air Force
(D) Border Security Force
(E) All of these

24. Who amongst the following players was the Captain of India's Twenty"20 World Cup played recently ?
(A) Sachin Tendulkar
(B) Rahul Dravid
(C) Yuvraj Singh
(D) Saurav Ganguly
(E) M.S. Dhoni

25. Which of the following nations will host the final of Afro Asia Cup 2008 (Cricket) ?
(A) Kenya
(B) South Africa
(C) India
(D) Pakistan
(E) Sri Lanka

26. Late Chandra Shekhar who died in July 2007 was former"
(A) President of India
(B) Vice President of India
(C) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(D) Prime Minister of India
(E) Secretary-General of UNO

27. Which of the following organizations has provided a credit of US $ 600 million to India to beef up its rural credit structure system ?
(A) World Bank
(B) ADB
(C) IMF
(D) EU
(E) None of these

28. Which of the following countries has agreed to release hundreds of millions of dollars of frozen funds collected as tax to Palestine which is facing a severe cash/ funds problem ?
(A) Syria
(B) Israel
(C) Jordan
(D) Egypt
(E) None of these


29. Leaders of the European Union have agreed to implement reform treaty which will help in streamlining its
(A) defunct constitution
(B) agreement with UNO
(C) pack with African Union
(D) Currency Swap with Yen/ Yuan and US $
(E) relations with Russia and other constituents of former USSR

30. Immediately prior to Gordon Brown's taking over as the Prime Minister of the UK who was the Prime Minister there ?
(A) Mr. Valeric Amos
(B) Mr. Vladimir Putin
(C) Ms. Hilary Armstrong
(D) Mr. David Cameron
(E) Tony Blair

31. Mr. Robert Zoellick has taken over as the
(A) President of the World Bank
(B) Prime Minister of Turkey
(C) President of Iraq
(D) President of IMF
(E) None of these

32. India is known as one of the BRIC country. Which of the following is not one of the BRIC countries ?
(A) Brazil
(B) Romania
(C) China
(D) Russia
(E) All are BRIC countries

33. The Govt. of India recently purchased RBI's 59% stake in one of the major banks of India in about Rs. 35531 crore. Which of the following is the name of that bank ?
(A) UTI Bank (AXIS Bank)
(B) IDBI Bank
(C) State Bank of India
(D) ICICI Bank
(E) None of these

34. The Global Non-Violence Day was observed on which of the following days ?
(A) 15th August
(B) 14th November
(C) 19th September
(D) 2nd October
(E) 30th January

35. The RBI recently released Macro economic and Monetary Developments : First Quarter Review 2007-08. As per this review which of the following sectors showed a commendable growth and stood at about 12% level ?
(A) Service
(B) Industrial Sector
(C) Social Sector
(D) Banking Sector
(E) None of these

36. The National Housing Bank recently launched the 'NHB RESIDEX' the index of housing prices. How this index will help Govt./civic authorities ? (Pick up statement which is not true)
1. It will track the fluctuation in property markets
2. Rationalization of stamp duty and other such taxes
3. It will help banks in deciding the price of the property and to decide how much loan should be given for the same to the public"
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 1 and 2
(E) All 1, 2 and 3

37. Which of the following is the main regulatory authority for insurance companies in India ?
(A) RBI
(B) SEBI
(C) LIC
(D) AMFI
(E) IRDA

38. The sensitive index of which of the following stock exchanges in India recently touched 15000 marks and still going higher and higher ?
(A) Kolkata Stock Exchange
(B) National Stock Exchange
(C) Delhi Stock Exchange
(D) Bombay Stock Exchange
(E) None of these

39. As per the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act (FRBM) the fiscal deficit should brought to which of the follow-ing levels of the GDP by the year 2009 ?
(A) 1%
(B) 2%
(C) 3%
(D) 5%
(E) 7%

40. The RBI/Govt. of India short-listed four organizations who will manage pension funds. Which of the following is not one of these shortlisted companies ?
(A) State Bank of India
(B) LIC of India
(C) ICICI Bank
(D) IDBI Capital
(E) UTIAMC

41. Which of the following awards is given for excellence in literary work ?
(A) Bharat Ratna
(B) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award
(C) Dronacharya Award
(D) Arjun Award
(E) Pulitzer Prize

42. The period for 11th Five Year Plan is
(A) 2005 - 2010
(B) 2006 - 2011
(C) 2007 - 2012
(D) 2008 - 2013
(E) None of these

43. Which of the following awards is not a 'Gallantry Award' ?
(A) Mahavir Chakra
(B) Vir Chakra
(C) Vishista Sewa Medal
(D) Ashok Chakra
(E) Saraswati Samman

44. 'Ranji Trophy' is associated with the game of
(A) Hockey
(B) Football
(C) Badminton
(D) Cricket
(E) Tennis

45. Who amongst the following has played the main/lead role in the film 'Chak De India' ?
(A) Abhishek Bachchan
(B) Salman Khan
(C) Aamir Khan
(D) Shah Rukh Khan
(E) None of these

46. Who amongst the following is the author of the book 'Long Walk to Freedom' ?
(A) Benajir Bhutto
(B) Nelson Mandela
(C) Laxmi Sehgal
(D) Pervez Musharraf
(E) None of these

47. 'Sunny Days' is a book written by
(A) Kapil Dev
(B) Sachin Tendulkar
(C) Ravi Shastri
(D) Rahul Dravid
(E) None of these

48. The Govt. of India has decided to increase the export of Cashew nut. Which of the following is not a major cashew nut growing State ?
(A) Goa
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Kerala
(D) Andhra Pradesh
(E) Uttar Pradesh

49. Who amongst the following is the recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award given away recently ?
(A) Geeta Rani
(B) Jayanta Talukdar
(C) Virendra Singh
(D) Rahul Dravid
(E) Manavjit Singh Sandhu

50. Roger Federer who won US Open 2007 Tennis Championship is a citizen of
(A) Belgium
(B) France
(C) Russia
(D) USA
(E) Switzerland






Answers :
1. (A) 2. (C) 3. (D) 4. (D) 5. (B) 6. (A) 7. (E) 8. (D) 9. (B) 10. (A) 
11. (A) 12. (D) 13. (B) 14. (D) 15. (B) 16. (A) 17. (B) 18. (C) 19. (C) 20. (A) 
21. (B) 22. (E) 23. (B) 24. (E) 25. (A) 26. (D) 27. (A) 28. (B) 29. (A) 30. (E) 
31. (A) 32. (B) 33. (C) 34. (D) 35. (B) 36. (B) 37. (E) 38. (D) 39. (B) 40. (C) 
41. (E) 42. (C) 43. (E) 44. (D) 45. (D) 46. (B) 47. (E) 48. (E) 49. (E) 50. (E)

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State Bank of India (SBI) PO /MT (Probationary Officers / Management Trainee) Exam Paper On 2008 : General Awareness & Computer Knowledge Solved Question And Answer Paper

1. Which of the following statement (s) reflects India's stand on new World Trade Organization's proposal on the issue of the subsidy to agro products ?
(1) India would protect the interest of its poor farmers who can not bear the burden of the cost of the products if they have to sell them on cheaper rate.
(2) Indian industry needs more flexibility as compared to the industry in developed countries.
(3) WTO has set up a new committee under the chairmanship of Putin of Russia to look into the issue of subsidy and find out a solution to the problem acceptable to all the parties.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 1 & 2
(E) None of these

2. Which of the following statement (s) is / are true about the 11th five year plan of India ?
(1) The highest priority is given to exports ,education and development of steel sector.
(2) The plan aims at achieving the growth at 10 % level by the end of the plan.
(3) The Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana is revived in such a way so that it can be achieve a growth nof 4 % for agriculture sector.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 1 & 2
(E) None of these

3. As per the figures released recently the Stock markets in emerging economies made handsome returns last year (2007-08). Which of the following stock markets amongst the BRIC nations registered highest increased (97 %) compared to its performance in 2006-07 ?
(A) Cina
(B) Brazil
(C) Russia
(D) India
(E) None of these

4. Bayana which was in news recently is a place in -
(A) Uttar Pradseh
(B) Madhya Pradseh
(C) Bihar
(D) Haryana
(E) Rajasthan

5. Which of the following statement (s) is / are correct about the Indo-Russia Bilateral Defence Ties ?
(1) Both the countries have decided to produce a fifth generation fighter aircraft and a multi role cargo plane.
(2) India has agreed to launch Russian missiles from its base at Chandipur incase some other nation attacks on Russia
(3) India and Russia were able to sort out differences over the utilization of Rupee debt fund which is of Rs. 8000 Crore at present.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 1 & 3 only
(E) None of these

6. India has recently decided to put a wire fence on the 76 km. long border in Dhudri district in Assam. The fence will separate India from -
(A) Nepal
(B) China
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Myanmar
(E) Pakistan

7. As we all know the Govt. of India is very keen about providing banking service to the people in rural and remote areas . However , banks feel that the cost of providing services in these areas for financial inclusion is quite high if services are offered through the "traditional branch channel ". What is / are the other alternative cost effective channel (s) to fulfill this aim of the Govt. of India ?
(1) Putting biometric ATMs.
(2) Introduce mobile banking.
(3) Issue credit or debit cards
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1,2 & 3
(E) None of these

8. The Govt. of India recently issued a notification altering constituencies in 24 States and Union territories. This is done as per the provision of which of the following Acts?
(A) Delimitation Act
(B) Census Act
(C) Parliament Act
(D) State Reorganization Act
(E) None of these

9. As we read very frequently in the newspaper fraudulent activities in financial world is still continuing despite various efforts made by various countries to prevent them. As an estimate by IMF, what is the probable amount derived from such illegal activities which is laundered through the world's formal financial systems every year? About -
(A) US$ 500 billion
(B) US$ 800 billion
(C) US$ 1000 billion
(D) US$ 1250 billion
(E) US$ 1500 billion

10. Indian Prime Minister during his visit the Arunachal Pradesh a few months back asserted that the State is India's Land of Rising Sun. Which of the following countries did not like his statement and had raised some objection over his visit to Arunachal Pradesh which is very much a part of India?
(A) Myanmar
(B) China
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Bhutan
(E) Nepal

11. Which of the following is the amount of insurance cover provided to the workers of the unorganized sector under Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana?
(A) Rs. 10,000/-
(B) Rs. 20,000/-
(C) Rs. 30,000/-
(D) Rs. 40,000/-
(E) Rs. 50,000/-

12. Which of the following is NOT one of the highlights Economic Survey presented in the Lok Sabha for the year 2007-08?
(A) Economy has "moved to higher growth phase"
(B) A trend of acceleration in domestic investment and saving rate is recorded.
(C) Buoyant growth in Govt. revenue.
(D) Indian Economy at market rate of exchange crossed 1 trillion US$ in current fiscal.
(E) Net Foreign direct Investment increased by 350 % .

13. Which of the following is / are correct about sub prime crisis which was in news recently?
(1) It has reduced the flow of capital coming of Indian Stock Markets.
(2) The sub prime crisis is the major financial crisis whose origin is in the Russia and Brazil. It has adversely affected the economy of Europe and USA.
(3) The crisis started when some people started trading with false Share certificates of major blue chip US companies in the stock markets.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 1 & 2
(E) None of these

14. The Prime Minister Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) has a target to connect all habitations of which of the following levels with all weather roads by 2008-09?
(A) 1000+
(B) 2000+
(C) 3000+
(D) 4000+
(E) None of these

15. As we all know the value of the Indian rupee has appreciated in the recent past . The value of the Rupee is direct dependent on which of the following?
(A) Availability of commodities in the market.
(B) VAT introduced by the Govt. on various commodities.
(C) Size of total Forex Reserve of India currently.
(D) Capital flow in the market during a given period of time.
(E) None of these

16. Which of the following banks has taken over the Centurion Bank of Punjab?
(A) ICICI Bank
(B) IDBI Bank
(C) HDFC Bank
(D) AXIS Bank
(E) None of these

17. As per provision made in Bharat Nirman programme the pace of creation of irrigation facilities is required to be raised from present level of 1.42 million hectare per year in such a way so that it can achieve the target level fixed for the same?
(A) 1.50 million hectares / year
(B) 1.75 million hectares / year
(C) 2.00 million hectares / year
(D) 2.25 million hectares / year
(E) 2.50 million hectares / year

18. Inflation has become major area of concern in India these days. What measures do the Govt. pf India / RBI normally take to control the same?
(1) Fixation of Maximum Price of the Commodities
(2) System of Dual prices.
(3) Increased in supply of food grains.
(4) Control on credit and liquidity in market.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Only 2,3 & 4
(E) All 1,2,3 & 4

19. How much edcation cess is being levied on all the taxes to support elementary education for the children of age group of 6-14 years under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)?
(A) 0.50%
(B) 0.75%
(C) 1.00%
(D) 1.5O%
(E) 2.00%

20. Which of the following is / are correct about various concessions given in the Union Budget for 2008-09?
(1) Five years tax holidays for setting up hospitals in Tier II & Tier III regions for providing health care in rural areas.
(2) Commodities tax transaction to be introduced.
(3) Banking cash transaction tax withdrawn.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Only 2 & 3
(E) All 1,2 & 3

21. Which of the following statements reflects the aim (s) Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM)?
(1) Give focused attention to integrated development of infrastructure in selected cities.
(2) Provide basic services to the urban poors
(3) Scale up civic amenities and provision of utilities in urban areas.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1,2 & 3
(E) None of these

22. The Press Freedom Day is observed on which of the following days?
(A) 1st May
(B) 1st June
(C) 3rd May
(D) 3rd June
(E) 10th June

23. As per the decision taken by the Govt. of India now the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act is extended to all the districts of India. This means it will now be applicable to about-
(A) 200 districts
(B) 300 districts
(C) 400 districts
(D) 500 districts
(E) 600 districts

24. As per the reports published by the Ministry of Finance recently the overseas borrowings by the Corporates and currency fluctuation has gone up by which of the following percentage points? About -
(A) 1%
(B) 2%
(C) 3%
(D) 4%
(E) 5%

25. The Govt. of India and Reserve Bank of India is planning to set up an autonomous "ATM corporation of India" in which various banks can get together for common ATM operations. If this happens how will we all be benefited by the same?
(1) It will be a cost effective measure as each bank can share its operational cost with others.
(2) Clients can withdrawn money from any ATM from any location. They are not required to go to their banks' ATM only.
(3) It will indirectly help the IT business also as India has a large pool of IT skilled manpower waiting for suitable placement.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 & 2
(D) All 1,2 & 3
(E) None of these

26. As per the news published in various newspapers the Govt. of India has decided to create a Strategic Reserve of -
(A) Oil & Petroleum
(B) Rasoi Gas
(C) Food grains
(D) Cement & Steel
(E) None of these

27. The Govt. of India had constituted a high level committee on financial sector reforms with Raghuram G. Rajan as its Chairman. Which of the following is / are the recommendations of the committee?
(1) Liberalize the interest rate that banks/institution can charge to ensure credit for poors.
(2) Create an office of the Ombudsman exclusively for financial sector.
(3) Do not allow foreign investors in domestic stock markets.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 1 & 2
(E) None of these

28. Yves Leterme has taken over as the prime minister of -
(A) Newzealand
(B) Belgium
(C) Croatia
(D) Portugal
(E) None of these

29. The State Bank of India recently opened its 10000th branch in Puduvayal (Tamil Nadu). Only a bank in China has more branches than State Bank of India in the world. What is the name of that Chinese bank?
(A) Shanghai Commercial Bank
(B) Bank of China
(C) China Banking Corporation
(D) Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
(E) None of these

30. Many a times we read about 'Globalization' and its impact on business practice in India. Which of the following is NOT one of the important parameters of 'Globalization'?
(1) Reduction of trade barriers to permit free flow of goods and services amongst various nations.
(2) Developing an environment in which free flow of capital can take place.
(3) Promoting local industry to cater to the needs of the consumers in Tier II and Tier III cities. The production from metros should be reserved only for exports.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1,2 & 3
(E) Both 2 & 3

31. Many times we read a term CBS used in banking operation. What is the full form of the letter 'C' in the term 'CBS'?
(A) Core
(B) Credit
(C) Continuous
(D) Complete
(E) None of these

32. As per news published in newspapers the Oil & Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) has purchased some oil assets in Latin American Countries along with one other major company of India . What is the name of that company?
(A) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation
(B) Indian Oil Corporation
(C) Reliance Industries Ltd.
(D) National Mineral Development Corporation of India
(E) None of these

33. India's First centre to monitor climate change was opened recently at -
(A) New Delhi
(B) Chennai
(C) Jaipur
(D) Bangalore
(E) Kolkata

34. Which of the following Acts was framed specially to deal more effectively with the problem of Non-Performing Assets in banking system?
(A) SARFAESI ACT.
(B) Banking Regulation Act.
(C) Foreign Exchange Management Act.
(D) Industrial Dispute Act.
(E) None of these

35. The —- shows all the websites and pages that you have visited over a period of time.
(A) status bar
(B) task bar
(C) history list
(D) tool bar
(E) None of these

36. A proxy server is used for the which of the following?
(A) To provide security against unauthorized users
(B) To process client requests for web pages
(C) To process client requests for database access
(D) To provide TCP/IP
(E) None of these

37. A repair for a known software bug, usually available at no charge on the internet , is called a (n) —
(A) version
(B) Patch
(C) Tutorial
(D) FAQ
(E) None of these

38. In the URL http://www.upscportal.com/, the portion labelled http is the —
(A) host
(B) domain name
(C) protocol
(D) top-level domain
(E) None of these

39. Which of the following organizations has recently given a US$ 600 million loan to Power Grid Corporation of India , a Govt. run organization?
(A) Asian Development Bank
(B) World Bank
(C) International Monetary Fund
(D) Bank of America
(E) None of these

40. The ability to easily add additional users means that a network is –
(A) Scalable
(B) dedicated
(C) Decentralized
(D) Secure
(E) None of these

41. In a database , a field is a –
(A) lable
(B) table of information
(C) group of related records
(D) category of information
(E) None of these

42. The number of pixels displayed on a screen is known as the screen–
(A) resolution
(B) colour depth
(C) refresh rate
(D) viewing size
(E) None of these

43. Wor processing , spreadsheet , and photo-editing are example of –
(A) application software
(B) system software
(C) operating system software
(D) platform software
(E) None of these

44. If you wish to extend the length of the network without having the signal degrade, you would use a —
(A) repeater
(B) router
(C) gateway
(D) switch
(E) None of these

45. A—- is approximately a million bytes.
(A) gigabyte
(B) kilobyte
(C) megabyte
(D) terabyte
(E) None of these

46. The time it takes a device to locate data and instructions and make them available to CPU is known as –
(A) clock speed
(B) a processing cycle
(C) CPU speed
(D) access time
(E) None of these

47. ——– controls the way in which the computer system functions and provides a means by which users are interact with the computer.
(A) The platform
(B) The operating system
(C) Application software
(D) The motherboard
(E) None of these

48. ——– means that the data contained in a database is accurate and reliable.
(A) Data redundancy
(B) Data integrity
(C) Data reliability
(D) Data consistency
(E) None of these

49. A(n) —— is a private corporate network, used exclusively by company employees.
(A) Internet
(B) local area network
(C) peer-to-peer
(D) intranet
(E) None of these

50. A characteristic of a file server is which of the following?
(A) Manages file operations and is shared on a network
(B) Manages file operations and is limited to one PC
(C) Acts as fat client and is shared on a network
(D) Acts as fat client and is limited to one PC
(E) None of these





Answers :
1 (A) 2 (D) 3 (D) 4 (E) 5 (A) 6 (C) 7 (B) 8 (A) 9 (D) 10 (B) 
11 (C) 12 (E) 13 (D) 14 (A) 15 (A) 16 (C) 17 (D) 18 (D) 19 (E) 20 (E) 
21 (D) 22 (C) 23 (E) 24 (C) 25 (C) 26 (C) 27 (E) 28 (E) 29 (D) 30 (D) 
31 (A) 32 (E) 33 (B) 34 (A) 35 (C) 36 (A) 37 (B) 38 (C) 39 (B) 40 (A) 
41 (C) 42 (A) 43 (A) 44 (A) 45 (C) 46 (D) 47 (B) 48 (B) 49 (B) 50 (A) 

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IBPS CWE PO / MT (Probationary Officers/ Management Trainee) Exam : Quantitative Aptitude Solved Questions Paper and Answers Paper 2012

1-5. What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions ?

1. 4003 × 77 - 21015 = ? × 116
(1) 2477 (2) 2478 (3) 2467 (4) 2476 (5) None of these

2. [(⁵√7 + √7)  ×  (⁴√7 + ⁸√7)] - (19)² =?
(1) 143 (2) ⁷²√7 (3) 134 (4) ⁷⁰√7 (5) None of these

3. (4444 ÷ 40) + (645 ÷ 25) + (3991 ÷ 26) =?
(1) 280.4 (2) 290.4 (3) 295.4 (4) 285.4 (5) None of these

4. √33124 × √2601 - (83)² = (?)² + (37)²
(1) 37 (2) 33 (3) 34 (4) 28 (5) None of these

5. 5¹⁷⁄₃₇ ×  4⁵¹⁄₅₂   × 11¹⁄₇  +  2³⁄₄ =?
(1) 303.75 (2) 305.75 (3) 303³⁄₄  (4) 305¹⁄₄   (5) None of these

6-10. What approximate value should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions ?
(Note You are not expected to calculate the exact value.)

6. 8787 ÷ 343 × √50 =?
(1) 250 (2) 140  (3) 180 (4) 100 (5) 280

7. ³√54821 × (303 ÷ 8) = (?)²
(1) 48 (2) 38  (3) 28 (4) 18 (5) 58

8. ⁵⁄₈  of 4011.33 +  ⁷⁄₁₀  of 3411.22 =
(1) 4810 (2) 4980  (3) 4890 (4) 4930 (5) 4850

9. 23% of 6783 + 57% of 8431 = ?
(1) 6460 (2) 6420  (3) 6320 (4) 6630 (5) 6360

10. 335.01 × 244.99 ÷ 55 = ?
(1) 1490 (2) 1550  (3) 1420 (4) 1590 (5) 1400

11-15. In each of these questions a number series is given. In each series only one number is
wrong. Find out the wrong number.

11. 5531    5506   5425  5304  5135  4910  4621
(1) 5531 (2) 5425 (3) 4621 (4) 5135 (5) 5506

12. 6  7 9 13 26 37 69
(1) 7 (2) 26 (3) 69 (4) 37 (5) 9

13. 1  3 10 36 152 760 4632
(1) 3 (2) 36 (3) 4632 (4) 760 (5) 152

14. 4  3 9 34 96 219 435
(1) 4 (2) 9 (3) 34 (4) 435 (5) 219

15. 157.5  45 15 6 3 2 1
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 6  (4) 157.5 (5) 45

16-20. Study the following graph and table carefully and answer the questions given below :

TIME TAKEN TO TRAVEL (IN HOURS) BY SIX VEHICLES ON TWO DIFFERENT DAYS

VEHICLES

DISTANCE COVERED (IN KILOMETERS) BY SIX VEHICLES ON EACH DAY

Vehicle	Day 1	Day 2
A	832	864
B	516	774
C	693	810
D	552	765
E	935	546
F	703	636

16. Which of the following vehicles traveled at the same speed on both the days ?
(1) Vehicle A (2) Vehicle C (3) Vehicle F (4) Vehicle B (5) None of these

17. What was the difference between the speed of vehicle A on day 1 and the speed of vehicle C on the same day ?
(1) 7 km/hr. (2) 12 km/hr. (3) 11 km/hr. (4) 8 km/hr. (5) None of these

18. What was the speed of vehicle C on day 2 in terms of meters per second ?
(1) 15.3 (2) 12.8 (3) 11.5 (4) 13.8 (5) None of these

19. The distance traveled by vehicle F on day 2 was approximately what percent of the distance traveled by it on day 1 ?
(1) 80 (2) 65 (3) 85 (4) 95 (5) 90

20. What is the respective ratio between the speeds of vehicle D and vehicle E on day 2?
(1) 15 : 13 (2) 17 : 13 (3) 13 : 11 (4) 17 : 14 (5) None of these

21. An article was purchased for Z 78,350/-. Its price was marked up by 30%. It was sold at a discount of 20% on the marked up price. What was the profit percent on the cost price ?
(1) 4 (2) 7 (3) 5 (4) 3 (5) 6

22. When X is subtracted from the numbers 9, 15 and 27, the remainders are in continued proportion. What is the value of X?
(1) 8 (2) 6 (3) 4   (4) 5 (5) None of these

23. What is the difference between the simple and compound interest on Z 7,300/- at the rate of
6 p.c.p.a. in 2 years ?
(1) 29.37/- (2)  26.28/- (3)  31.41/-   (4)  23.22/- (5)  21.34/-

24. Sum of three consecutive numbers is 2262. What is 41% of the highest number ?
(1) 301.51 (2) 303.14 (3) 308.73  (4) 306.35 (5) 309.55

25. In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'THERAPY' be arranged so that the
vowels never come together ?
(1) 720 (2) 1440 (3) 5040 (4) 3600 (5) 4800

26-30. Study the following pie-chart and table carefully and answer the questions given below :

PERCENTAGE WISE DISTRIBUTION OF THE NUMBER OF MOBILE PHONES SOLD BY

A SHOPKEEPER DURING SIX MONTHS

Total number of mobile phones sold = 45,000

The respective ratio between the number of mobile phones sold of company A and company B during six months

Month	Ratio
July	8 : 7
August	4 : 5
September	3 : 2
October	7 : 5
November	7 : 8
December	7 : 9

26. What is the respective ratio between the number of mobile phones sold of company B during
July and those sold during December of the same company ?
(1) 119 : 145 (2) 116 : 135 (3) 119 : 135 (4) 119 : 130 (5) None of these

27. If 35% of the mobile phones sold by company A during November were sold at a discount, how
many mobile phones of company A during that month were sold without a discount ?
(1) 882 (2) 1635 (3) 1638 (4) 885 (5) None of these

28. If the shopkeeper earned a profit of  433/- on each mobile phone sold of company B during
October, what was his total profit earned on the mobile phones of that company during the same month ?
(1) 6,49,900/- (2) 6,45,900/- (3) 6,49,400/-
(4) 6,49,500/- (5) None of these

29. The number of mobile phones sold of company A during July is approximately what percent of
the number of mobile phones sold of company A during December ?
(1) 110 (2) 140 (3) 150 (4) 105 (5) 130

30. What is the total number of mobile phones sold of company B during August and September
together ?
(1) 10,000 (2) 15,000 (3) 10,500 (4) 9,500 (5) None of these

31-35. Study the following information and answer the questions that follow :

The premises of a bank are to be renovated. The renovation is in terms of flooring. Certain
areas are to be floored either with marble Of wood_All-rooms/halls and pantry are rectangular.
The area to be renovated comprises of a hall for customer transaction measuring 23 m by 29 m,
branch manager's room measuring 13 m by 17 m, a pantry measuring 14 m by 13 m, a record
keeping cum server room measuring 21 m by 13 m and locker area measuring 29 m by 21 m.
The total area of the bank is 2000 square meters. The cost of wooden flooring is 170/- per
square meter and the cost of marble flooring is 190/- per square meter. The locker area, record
keeping cum server room and pantry are to be floored with marble. The branch manager's room
and the hall for customer transaction are to be floored with wood. No other area is to be renovated
in terms of flooring.

31. What is the respective ratio of the total cost of wooden flooring to the total cost of marble flooring ?
(1) 1879 : 2527 (2) 1887: 2386 (3) 1887 :2527 (4) 1829 : 2527 (5) 1887 : 2351

32. If the four walls and ceiling of the branch managers room (The height of the room is 12
meters) are to be painted at the cost of ? 190/- per square meter, how much will be the total cost of renovation of the branch manager's room including the cost of flooring ?
(1) 36,800/- (2)  2,16,660/-  (3) 1,78,790/- (4) 2,11,9401- (5) None of these

33. If the remaining area of the bank is to be carpeted at the rate of  110/- per square meter, how much will be the increment in the total cost of renovation of bank premises ?
(1)  5,820/- (2)  4,848/- (3)  3,689/- (4)  6,890/- (5) None of these

34. What is the percentage area of the bank that is not to be renovated ?
(1) 22 (2) 2.4 (3) 42 (4) 4.4 (5) None of these

35. What is the total cost of renovation of the hall for customer transaction and the locker area ?
(1)  2,29,100/- (2)  2,30,206/- (3)  2,16,920/- (4) 2,42,440/- (5) None of these

36. A certain amount was to be distributed among A, B and C in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4 respectively,
but was erroneously distributed in the ratio 7 : 2 : 5 respectively. As a result of this, B got 40/-  less. What is the amount ?
(1) 2101/- (2)  270/- (3) 230/- (4) 280/- (5) None of these

37. Rachita enters a shop to buy ice-creams, cookies and pastries. She has to buy at least 9
units of each. She buys more cookies than ice-creams and more pastries than cookies. She picks up a total of 32 items. How many cookies does she buy ?
(1) Either 12 or 13 (2) Either 11 or 12 (3) Either 1001 11 (4) Either 9 or 11 (5) Either 9 or 10

38. The fare of a bus is  X for the first five kilometers and  13/- per kilometer thereafter. If a passenger pays  2402/- for a journey of 187 kilometers, what is the value of X?
(1)  29/- (2)  39/- (3)  36/- (4)  31/- (5) None of these

39. The product of three consecutive even numbers is 4032. The product of the first and the third number is 252. What is five times the second number ?
(1) 80 (2) 100 (3) 60 (4) 70 (5) 90

40. The sum of the ages of 4 members of a family 5 years ago was 94 years. Today, when the
daughter has been married off and replaced by a daughter-in-law, the sum of their ages is 92.
Assuming that there has been Do other change in the family structure and all the people are alive, what is the difference in the age of the daughter and the daughter-in-law ?
(1) 22 years (2) 11 years (3) 25 years (4) 19 years (5) 15 years

41. A bag contains 13 white and 7 black balls. Two balls are drawn at random. What is the probability that they are of the same color ?
(1) ⁴¹⁄₁₉₀ (2) ²¹⁄₁₉₀ (3) ⁵⁹⁄₁₉₀ (4) ⁹⁹⁄₁₉₀ (5) ⁷⁷⁄₁₉₀

42. Akash scored 73 marks in subject A. He scored 56% marks in subject B and X marks in
subject C. Maximum marks in each subject were 150. The overall percentage marks obtained
by Akash in all the three subjects together were 54%. How many marks did he score in subject C?
(1) 84 (2) 86 (3) 79 (4) 73 (5) None of these

43. The area of a square is 1444 square meters: i The breadth of a rectangle is 1/4th the side
of the square and the length of the rectangle is thrice the breadth. What is the difference between the area of the square and the area of the rectangle?
(1) 1152.38 sq.mtr. (2) 1169.33 sq.mtr 13) 81.21 sq.mtr. (4) 1113.25 sq.mtr. (5) None of these

44. 73,6891- are divided between A and B in the ratio 4 : 7. What is the difference between thrice the share of A and twice the share of B?
(1) 36,699/- (2) 46,893/- (3) 20.097/- (4) 26,796/- (5) 13,398/-

45. A and B together can complete a task in 20 days. B and C together can complete the same
task in 30 days. A and C together can complete the same task in 40 days. What is the respective
ratio of the number of days taken by A when completing the same task alone to the number of days
taken by C when completing the same task alone ?
(1) 2 : 5 (2) 2 : 7 (3) 3 : 7 (4) 1 : 5 (5) 3 : 5

46-50. Study the following information and answer the questions that follow :

THE GRAPH GIVEN BELOW REPRESENTS THE PRODUCTION (IN TONNES) AND

SALES (IN TONNES) OF COMPANY A FROM 2006-2011.

The table given below represents the respective ratio of the production (in tonnes) of Company A to
the production (in tonnes) of Company B, and the respective ratio of the sales (in tonnes) of Company A to the sales (in tonnes) of Company B.

Year	Production	Sales
2006	5 : 4	2 : 3
2007	8 : 7	11 : 12
2008	3 : 4	9 : 14
2009	11 : 12	4 : 5
2010	14 : 13	10 : 9
2011	13 : 14	1 : 1

46. What is the approximate percentage increase in the production of Company A (in tonnes) from the year 2009 to the production of Company A (in tonnes) in the year 2010?
(1) 18 (2) 38 (3) 23 (4) 27 (5) 32

47. The sales of Company A in the year 2009 was approximately what percent of the production of Company A in the same year ?
(1) 65 (2) 73 (3) 79 (4) 83 (5) 69

48. What is the average production of Company B (in tonnes) from the year 2006 to the year
2011 ?
(1) 574 (2) 649 (3) 675 (4) 593 (5) 618

49. What is the respective ratio of the total production (in tonnes) of Company A to the total sales
(in tonnes). of Company A?
(1) 81 : 64 (2) 64 : (3) 71 : 81 (4) 71 : 55 (5) 81 : 55

50. What is the respective ratio of production of Company B (in tonnes) in the year 2006 to
production of Company B (in tonnes) in the year 2008?
(1) 2 : 5 (2) 4 : 5 (3) 3 : 4 (4) 3 : 5 (5) 1 : 4






Answers :
1. (4) 2. (1) 3. (2) 4. (5) 5. (2) 6. (3) 7. (2) 8. (3) 9. (5) 10. (1)
11. (1) 12. (2) 13. (4) 14. (1) 15. (1) 16. (4) 17. (5) 18. (5) 19. (5) 20. (1)
21. (1) 22. (5) 23. (2) 24. (5) 25. (3) 26. (3) 27. (3) 28. (4) 29. (5) 30. (5)
31. (3) 32. (5) 33. (5) 34. (2) 35. (1) 36. (1) 37. (3) 38. (3) 39. (1) 40. (1)
41. (4) 42. (2) 43. (4) 44. (5) 45. (4) 46. (4) 47. (2) 48. (5) 49. (5) 50. (3)

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IBPS CWE PO / MT (Probationary Officers/ Management Trainee) Exam 2012: Reasoning Solved Questions Paper and Answers Paper

Direction (1-4). Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions :
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 rearrangement.
(All the numbers are two digits numbers)

Input : tall 48 13 rise alt 99 76 32 wise jar high 28 56 barn
Step I : 13 tall 48 rise 99 76 32 wise jar high 28 56 barn alt
Step II : 28 13 tall 48 rise 99 76 32 wise jar high 56 alt barn
Step III : 32 28 13 tall 48 rise 99 76 wise jar 56 alt barn high
Step IV : 48 32 28 13 tall rise 99 76 wise 56 alt barn high jar
Step V : 56 48 32 28 13 tall 99 76 wise alt barn high jar rise
Step VI : 76 56 48 32 28 13 99 wise alt barn high jar rise tall
Step VII : 99 76 56 48 32 28 13 alt barn high jar rise tall wise

and Step VII is the last step of the above input, as the desired arrangement is obtained.

As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.

Input : 84 why sit 14 32 not best ink feet 51 27 vain 68 92
(All the numbers are two digits numbers)

1.Which step number is the following output ?
32 27 14 84 why sit not 51 vain 92 68 feet best ink
(1) Step V (2) Step VI (3) Step IV (4) Step III (5) There is no such step

2. Which word/number would be at 5th position from the right in Step V ?
(1) 14 (2) 92 (3) feet (4) best (5) why

3. How many elements (words or numbers) are there between 'feet' and '32' as they appear in the last step of the output ?
(1) One (2) Three (3) Four (4) Five (5) Seven

4. Which of the following represents the position of 'why' in the fourth step ?
(1) Eighth from the left (2) Fifth from the right (3) Sixth from the left
(4) Fifth from the left (5) Seventh from the left

Direction (5-11). Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions :

A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle facing the centre but not necessarily in the same order.

• B sits second to left of H's husband. No female is an immediate neighbour of B.
• D's daughter sits second to right of F. F is the sister of G. F is riot an immediate neighbour
of H's husband.
• Only one person sits between A and F. A is the father of G. H's brother D sits to the immediate
left of H's mother. Only one person sits between H's mother and E.
• Only one person sits between H and G. G is the mother of C. G is not an immediate
neighbour of E.

5. What is position of A with respect to his mother-in-law ?
(1). Immediate left (2) Third to the right (3) Third to the left
(41 Second to the right (5) Fourth to the left

6. Who amongst the following is D's daughter ?
(1) B (2) C (3) E (4) G (5) H

7. What is the position of A with respect to his grandchild ?
(1) Immediate right (2) Third to the right
(4) Second to the left (5) Fourth to the left

8. How many people sit between G and her uncle ?
(1) One (2) Two (3) Three
(3) Third to the left
(4) Four (5) More than four

9. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given information and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ?
(1) F (2) C (3) E (4) H (5) G

10. Which of the following is true with respect to the given seating arrangement ?
(1) Cis the cousin of E
(2) H and H's husband are immediate neighbours of each other
(3) No female is an immediate neighbour of C
(4) H sits third to left of her daughter
(5) B is the mother of H

11. Who sits to the immediate left of C?
(1) Fs grandmother (2) G's son (3) D's mother-in-law (4) A (5) G

Direction (12-18). In each group of questions below are two/three statements followed by two
conclusions numbered 1 and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they
seem to be at variance from commonly know facts and then decide which of the given conclusions
 logically follows from the two/three statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Give answer Give answer Give answer Give answer Give answer
(1) if only conclusion I follows;
(2) if only conclusion II follows;
(3) if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows;
(4) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows;
(5) if both conclusion 1 and conclusion II follow.

12. Statements Some exams are tests. No exam is a question.
Conclusions I. No question is a test.
II.     Some tests are definitely not exams.
13-14. Statements All forces are energies. All energies are powers. No power is heat.

13. Conclusions I. Some forces are definitely not powers.
II. No heat is force.

14. Conclusions I. No energy is heat.
II.     Some forces being heat is a possibility.

15-16. Statements No note is a coin. Some coins are metals. All plastics are notes.

15. Conclusions I. No coin is plastic.
II. All plastics being metals is a possibility.

16. Conclusions I. No metal is plastic.
II. All notes are plastics.

17. Statements Some symbols are figures. All symbols are graphics. No graphic is a picture.
Conclusions I. Some graphics are figures.
II. No symbol is a picture.

18. Statements All vacancies are jobs. Some jobs are occupations.
Conclusions I. All vacancies are occupations.
II.     All occupations being vacancies is a possibility.

Direction (19-21). Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions :
Each of the six friends, A, B, C, D, E and F scored different marks in an examination. C scored
more than only. A and E. D scored less than only B. E did not score the least. The one who scored
the third highest marks scored 81 marks. E scored 62 marks.

19. Which of the following could possibly be C's score ?
(1) 70 (2) 94 (3) 86 (4) 61 (5) 81

20. Which of the following is true with respect to the given information ?
(1) D's score was definitely less than 60 (2) F scored the maximum marks
(3) Only two people scored more than C (4) There is a possibility that B scored 79 marks
(5) None is true

21. The person who scored the maximum, scored 13 marks more than F's marks. Which of the following can be Us score ?
(1) 94 (2) 60 (3) 89 (4) 78 (5) 81

Direction (22-29). Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions :

Eight persons from different banks viz. UCO bank, Syndicate bank, Canara bank, PNB, Dena Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Indian bank and Bank of Maharashtra are sitting in two parallel rows containing four people each, in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In row-1A, B, C and D are seated and all of them are facing south. In row-2 
P, Q, R and S are seated and all of them are facing north. Therefore, in the given seating arrangement each member seated in a row faces another member of the other row. (All the information given above does not necessarily represent the order of seating as in the final arrangement)

• C sits second to right of the person from Bank of Maharashtra. R is an immediate neighbour of the person who faces the person from Bank of Maharashtra.
• Only one person sits between R and the person for PNB. Immediate neighbour of the person from PNB faces the person from Canara Bank.
• The person from UCO bank faces the person from Oriental Bank of Commerce. R is not from
Oriental Bank of Commerce. P is not from PNB. P does not face the person from Bank of Maharashtra.
• Q faces the person from Dena bank. The one who faces S sits to the immediate left of A.
• B does not sit at any of the extreme ends of the line. The person from Bank of Maharashtra does not face the person from Syndicate bank.

22. Which of the following is true regarding A?
(1) The person from UCO bank faces A
(2) The person from Bank of Maharashtra is an immediate neighbour of A
(3) A faces the person who sits second to right of R
(4) A is from Oriental Bank of Commerce
(5) A sits at one of the extreme ends of the line

23. Who is seated between R and the person from PNB ?
(1) The person from Oriental Bank of Commerce (2) P
(3) Q (4) The person from Syndicate bank
(5) S

24. Who amongst the following sit at extreme ends of the rows ?
(1) 0 and the person from PNB
(2) The person from Indian bank and UCO bank
(3) The person from Dena bank and P
(4) The persons from Syndicate bank and a
(5) C, Q

25. Who amongst the following faces the person from Bank of Maharashtra ?
(1) The person from Indian bank (2) P
(3) R (4) The person from Syndicate bank (5) The person from Canara bank

26. P is related to Dena bank in the same way as B is related to PNB based on the given arrangement. To who amongst the following is D related to, following the same pattern ?
(1) Syndicate bank (2) Canara bank (3) Bank of Maharashtra
(4) Indian bank (5) Oriental Bank of Commerce


27. 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 ?
(1) Canara bank (2) R (3) Syndicate bank
(4) Q (5) Oriental Bank of Commerce

28. Who amongst the following is from Syndicate bank ?
(1) C (2) R (3) P (4) D (5) A

29. C is from which of the following banks ?
(1) Dena bank (2) Oriental Bank of Commerce (3) UCO bank
(4) Syndicate bank (5) Canara bank

Direction (30-34). Each of the questions below consists of a question and three statements
numbered I, II and III given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the
statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read all the three statements and —

Give answer (1) if the data in Statement 1 andllare sufficient to answer the question, while
the data in Statement III are not required to answer the question

Give answer (2) if the data in Statement land III are sufficient to answer the question, while
the data in Statement II are not required to answer the question

Give answer (3) if the data in Statement!! and III are sufficient to answer the question, while
the data in Statement I are not required to answer the question.

Give answer (4) if the data in either Statement I alone or Statement II alone Or Statement
III alone are sufficient to answer the question.

Give answer (5) if the data in all the Statements I, II and III together are necessary to answer
the question.

30. Among six people P, 0, R, S, T and V each lives on a different floor of a six storey building
having six floors numbered one to six (the ground floor is numbered 1, the floor above it, number
2 and so on and the topmost floor is numbered 6). Who lives on the topmost floor ?
(I) There is only one floor between the floors on which R and Q live. P lives on an even numbered floor.
(II) T does not live on an even numbered floor. Q lives on an even numbered floor. Q does not live on the topmost floor.
(Ill) S lives on an odd numbered floor. There are two floors between the floors on which S and P live. T lives on a floor immediately above R's floor.

31. There are six letters W, A, R, S, N and E. Is 'ANSWER' the word formed after performing the following operations using these six letters only ?
(I) E is placed fourth to the right of A. S is not placed immediately next to either A or E.
(II) R is placed immediately next (either left or right) to E. W is placed immediately next (either left or
right) to S.
(III) Both N and W are placed immediately next to S. The word does not begin with R. A is not placed immediately next to W.

32. Point D is in which direction with respect to Point B?
(I) Point A is to the west of Point B. Point C is to the north of Point B. Point D is to the south of Point C.
(II) Point G is to the south of Point D. Point G is 4m from Point B. Point D is 9m from Point B.
(III) Point A is to the west of Point B. Point B is exactly midway between Points A and E. Point F is to the south of Point E. Point D is to the west of Point F.

33. How is 'one' coded in the code language ?
(I) 'one of its kind' is coded as 'zo. pi ko fe' and 'in kind and cash' is coded as 'ga, to ru ko'
(II) 'its point for origin' is coded as 'ba le fe mi' and 'make a point clear' is coded as 'yu si mi de'
(III) 'make money and cash' is coded as 'to mi al hy' and 'money of various kind' is coded as 'qu ko zo hy'.

34. Are all the four friends viz. A, B, C and D who are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre ?
(I) B sits second to right of D. D faces the centre. C sits to immediate right of both B and D.
(II) A sits to immediate left of B. C is not an immediate neighbour of A. C sits to immediate right of D.
(III) D is an immediate neighbour of both A and C. B sits to the immediate left of A. C sits to the immediate right of B.

35. Read the following information carefully and answer the question which follows :
Farmers found using chemical fertilizers in the organic-farming area of their farms would be
heavily fined.
Which of the following statements is an assumption implicit in the given statement ? (An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted.)
(1) Chemical fertilisers harm the crop.
(2) A farm's area for organic and chemical farming is different.
(3) Farmers who do not use chemical fertilizers in the chemical farming area would be penalized as well.
(4) All farmers undertake both these kinds of farming (chemical as well as organic) in their farms.
(5) Organic fertilizers are banned in the area for chemical farming.

Direction (36-40). Read the following information carefully and answer the questions which follow:
Small brands are now looking beyond local grocery stores and are tying up with Supermarkets
such as Big Bazaar to pull their business out of troubled waters.

36. Which of the following can be inferred from the given information ? (An inference is something that is not directly stated but can be inferred from the given information)
(1) Merchandise of smaller brands would not be available at local grocery stores in the near future.
(2) Smaller brands cannot compete with bigger ones in a supermarket set-up.
(3) There is a perception among small brands that sale in a supermarket is higher than that of small grocery stores.
(4) Supermarkets generate more revenue by selling products of bigger brands as compared to the smaller ones.
(5) Smaller brands have always had more tie-ups with supermarkets as compared to small grocery stores.

Direction (37-40). These questions are based on the information given above and the sentences labeled (A), (B), (C), (D), (E)and (F) as given below.

(A) A smaller brand manufacturing a certain product of quality comparable with that of a bigger
brand, makes much more profit from the local grocery stores than from the supermarkets.
(B) As the supermarkets have been set up only in bigger cities at present, this step would fail to deliver results in the smaller cities.
(C) Supermarkets help the smaller brands to break into newer markets without investing substantially in distribution.
(D) Supermarkets charge the smaller brands 10% higher than the amount charged to the bigger brands.
(E) Being outnumbered by the bigger brands, visibility of the smaller brands at local grocery stores is much lower as compared to the supermarkets.
(F) Smaller brands are currently making substantial losses in their businesses.

37. Which of the statements numbered (A), (B), (C), (D) , (E) and (F) can be assumed from the facts/
information given in the statement ? (An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted)
(1) Only (A) (2) Only (B) (3) Both (B) and (C) (4) Both (D) and (E) (5) Only (F)

38. Which of the statements numbered (A), (B), (C), (E) and (F) represents a disadvantage of the small grocery stores over the Supermarkets from the perspective of a smaller brand ?
(1) Only (A) (2) Only (C) (3) Only (E) (4) Only (F) (5) Both (B) and (C)

39. Which of the statements (A), (B), (C), (D)and (E)mentioned above represents a reason for the shift from local grocery stores to supermarkets by the smaller brands ?
(1) Only(A) (2) Only (B)I (3) Only (D) (4) Both (A) and (D) (5) Both (C) and (E)

40. Which of the statements numbered (AX (B), (Q), (E) and (F) mentioned above would prove that the step taken by the smaller brands ( of moving to supermarkets) may not necessarily be correct ?
(1) Only (A) (2) Only (C) (3) Only (E) (4) Only (F) (5) Both (B) and (E)

Direction (41-45). In each of the questions given below which one of the five answer figures on
the right should come after the problem figures on the left, if the sequence were continued?

Direction (46-50). In each of the following questions below, the figures follow a series/sequence
(like 41-45). One and only one out of the five figures does not fit in the series/sequence. The number
of that figure is your answer.

Answers :
1. (4) 2. (2) 3. (2) 4. (3) 5. (4) 6. (3) 7. (1) 8. (3) 9. (2) 10. (5)
11. (1) 12. (4) 13. (2) 14. (1) 15. (5) 16. (4) 17. (5) 18. (2) 19. (1) 20. (5)
21. (3) 22. (2) 23. (5) 24. (4) 25. (1) 26. (4) 27. (4) 28. (3) 29. (5) 30. (5)
31. (1) 32. (5) 33. (5) 34. (4) 35. (4) 36. (3) 37. (1) 38. (3) 39. (1) 40. (5)
41. (2) 42. (1) 43. (4) 44. (3) 45. (5) 46. (5) 47. (4) 48. (5) 49. (1) 50. (5)

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