(Download) Andhra Bank : Probationary Officer/Management Trainee Solved Exam Paper- 2008
Andhra Bank
Solved Exam Paper - 2008
Probationary Officer / Management Trainee
Reasoning
Q.1. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
a) Asia
b) Australia
c) Antarctica
d) Africa
e) Austria
Q.2. How many meaningful English words can be formed with the letters LTSO using each letter only once in each word?
a) None
b) One
c) Two
d) Three
e) More than three
Q.3. Kunal walked 10 m. towards the East, turned right and walked another 15 m. Then he turns leftand walks 3 m. He finally takes a left turn and walked 6 m. Which direction is he facing now?
a) East
b) North
c) West
d) South
e) South-West
Q.4. How many such digits are there in the number 928416375 each of which is as far away from the beginning in the number as when the digits are arranged in descending order with in the number?
a) None
b) One
c) Two
d) Three
e) More than three
Q.5. What should come next in the following letter series?
c b a a c b a a b c b a a b c c b a a b c d c b a a
a) a
b) b
c) c
d) d
e) None of these
Q.6. The following three words are alike in a certain manner and so form a group. Which one of ‘thefive options belong to the same group? arc, radius, circumference
a) diagonal
b) cuboid
c) diameter
d) perimeter
e) square
Q.8. In a certain code if LOUD is written as JQSF then which of the following English words shall be coded as PKQG?
a) RISE
b) ROPE
c) ROAD
d) RICE
e) ROLE
Q.9. If all the vowels of the word ENIGMATIC are substituted with the next letter of the English alphabetical series, and each consonant is substituted with the letter preceding it. Which of the following would be the Sixth letter from the left?
a) F
b) B
c) S
d) L
e) None of these
Q.10. If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with the fourth, seventh, ninth and tenth letters of the word RECREATION, which of the following will be the third letter of that word? If no such word can bemade, give ‘X’ as your answer and if more than one such word can be formed, give Y as the answer.
a) X
b) Y
c) T
d) N
e) R
Study the number series given below and answer the questions which follow:
6 7 8 9 9 8 7 9 7 7 8 9 7 8 7 6 9 6 8 9 7 7 9 8 9 7 6 8 8 7
Q.11. How many such numbers are there in the given series each of which when subtracted from the following number, has a difference of 2?
a) Three
b) Four
c) Five
d) Nine
e) None of these
Q.12. Which of the following numbers is obtained when 18th number from the left of the number series is added to 19th from the right?
a) 15
b) 20
c) 10
d) 17
e) None of these
Q.13. How many nines are there in the given series each of which is immediately preceded by an odd number?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four
e) More than Four
Q.14. How many such even numbers are there in the given series each of which is immediately followed by an even number?
a) None
b) One
c) Two
d) Three
e) More than three
Q.15. How many such odd numbers are there in the given series each of which is immediately preceded by an even number?
a) Five
b) Seven
c) Nine
d) Eleventh
e) None of these
Q.16. How many such sevens are there in the given series each of which is immediately preceded by 9 and also immediately followed by 8?
a) None
b) One
c) Two
d) Three
e) More than three
Quantitative Aptitude
What approximate value should come in place of question mark (?) in the following questions? (You are not expected to calculate the exact value.)
Q.76. (11. 49)4 =?
a) 15544
b) 16729
c) 17430
d) 18443
e) 19031
Q.77. (2198 - 1347 - 403) ÷ (159 - 113 - 27) =?
a) 15
b) 24
c) 37
d) 49
e) 53
Q.78. (825% of 330) ÷ 507 =?
a) 5
b) 11
c) 17
d) 23
e) 27
Q.80. 564.666 + 82.5091 x 44.581 - 34.111 =?
a) 28450
b) 4000
c) 1600
d) 14225
e) 4210
What should come in place of question mark (?) in the following number series?
Q.81. 40280625 732375 16275 465 18.6 1.24?
a) 0.248
b) 0.336
c) 0.424
d) 0.512
e) 0.639
Q.82. 14 12 21 59 231 1149?
a) 6987
b) 6787
c) 6887
d) 6687
e) 6587
Q.83. 1728 2744 4096 5832 8000 10648?
a) 12167
b) 13824
c) 15625
d) 9261
e) 17576
Q.84. 8 10 14.5 22.5 35 53?
a) 36
b) 54.25
c) 65
d) 77.5
e) 90
Q.85. 1 19 106 433 1306?
a) 2517
b) 2618
c) 2617
d) 2518
e) None of these
General Awarness
Q.126. Which of the following statements is/are True about the Companies Bill-2008?
(A) Cabinet approved a new law to govern the Indian Corporate Sector and it replaces the Companies Act 1956.
(B) Bill seeks appointments of a minimum 50% independent director of board.
(C) The bill also proposes to increase the number of partners allowed in a company currently from the 20 to 100.
(D) Bill power the way for the formation of a one-person company that would help start up enterprevious operate as a company.
a) Only A and C
b) Only A, B and C
c) Only B, C and D
d) Only A, C and D
e) None of these
Q.127. Recently Reserve bank of India constructed a group under the supervision of "Radha Krishna Expert Group" for which purpose?
a) To review the Agriculture debt relief
b) To monitorate the money flow into the market
c) To check the P.Notes
d) To control the NPA of Public Sector Banks.
e) None of these
Q.128. Which of the following Insurance Company has decided to launch their credit card recently?
a) National Insurance Company LTD.
b) Employees State Insurance Corporation
c) General Insurance Corporation of India
d) Aviva Life Insurance Company LTD.
e) None of these
Q.129. What is Balanced fund?
(A) It is a mutual fund that buys a combination of common stock, preferred stock, and short term bonds to provide both income and capital appreciation.
(B) This ensures that these funds will manage downturns in the stock
(C) Balanced funds will usually increase less than all stock fund during a bullish market
(D) The purpose of balanced fund is to provide investors with a single mutual fund that combines both growth and income objectives.
a) Only A, B and C
b) Only C and D
c) Only B,C& D
d) Only A, B and D
e) None of these
Q.130. Which of the following body/organization accepted and developed the proposal of Reverse mortgage scheme in budget?
a) National Housing Bank b) Reserve Bank of India
c) NABARD
d) IFCI
e) None of these
Q.131. India is Asia's---------biggest economy?
a) Second
b) Fourth
c) Third
d) Fifth
e) None of these
Q.132. What is the expandable form of EMI?
a) Equated Monthly Scheme
b) Equal Monthly Scheme
c) Equal Month Scheme
d) Equated Month Scheme
e) None of these
Q.133. Who is the writer of the Book "Confessions of a Secular Fundamentalist"
a) Anita Desai
b) Lal Krishna Advani
c) Narendra Modi
d) Mani Shankar Ayaer
e) None of these
Q.134. Which two countries entered in the group of OPEC?
a) Angola and Ethiopia
b) Equador and Ethiopia
c) Angola and Equador
d) Somalia and Angola
e) None of these
Q.135. Recently Reserve Bank of India tie up with which state government to set up a task force for Urban co-operative Banks.
a) Kerala
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Gujarat
d) Orissa
e) None of these
Q.136. As we read in newspapers about Credit Default Swaps (CDS). What does CDS means?
(A) It is default-triggered credit derivatives instrument and is a contract between two counter parties.
(B) According to the International Swaps and Dealers Association, the CDS market touched $63 trillion at the end of 2007 from $ 900 billion in 2001.
(C) In this buyer market periodic payments to a seller in exchange for a right to a pay-off if there is a default by a third party.
a) All are true
b) Only A and B
c) Only B and C
d) Only A and C
e) None of these
Q.137. The US Federal Reserve has recently reduced the interest rates by 150 basis points in the last few months. This was done because?
a) Inflation was high in countries like India and China hence a correction in economic policies by all the countries was needed.
b) US was going into recession
c) Euro had become more attractive currency; hence US wanted to save dollars from further depreciation
d) Iraq had become a very lucrative destination for foreign investment. US does not want this to happen
e) None of these
Q.138. AIG stands for
a) American International Group
b) American Insurance Group
c) American Income Group
d) American Investment Group
e) None of these
Q.139. Which will become the first country to develop an Iraqi oil field after the American invasion of Iraq?
a) Germany
b) Russia
c) China
d) France
e) None of these
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