(Download) Bank of Maharashtra : Probationary Officer/Management Trainee Solved Exam Paper- 2007

Bank of Maharashtra

Probationary Officer / Management Trainee - 2007

Test - I (Test of 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 the group?

a) 72

b) 42

c) 152

d) 110

e) 156

Q.2. How many meaningful words can .be made from the letters ADEL using each letter only once?

a) None

b) One

c) Two

d) Three

e) More than three

Q.3. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word ‘ADVERTISE’, each of which has as manyletters between them in the word, as they have in the English alphabet?

a) None

b) One

c) Two

d) Three

e) None of these

Q.4. In a certain code FUEL is written as $%#6 and KITE is written as@•7#. How is LIFE written in that code?

a) 6%$#

b) 6$%#

c) 6*$#

d) 6%*#

e) None of these

Q.5. If in the word CUSTOMIZE all the consonants are replaced by the previous letter and all the vowels are replaced by the next letter in English alphabet and then all the letters are arranged alphabetically from left to right, which letter will be fourth from the right?

a) R

b) T

c) L

d) M

e) None of these

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

Q.6. Statements :

All flowers are fruits.
No fruit is juice.
Some juices are proteins.
All proteins are vitamins.

Conclusions:

I. Some vitamins are fruits.
II. Some juices are vitamins
III. No flower is juice.

a) Only I & II follow

b) Only I & III follow

c) All I, II & III follow

d) Only II & III follow

e) None of these

Q.7. Statements :

Some bags are suits.
All suits are trousers.
Some trousers are shirts.
All shirts are coats.

Conclusions:

I. Some trousers are coats.
II. Some bags are trousers.
III. Some suits are coats.

a) Only I & II follow

b) Only I follows

c) Only II & III follow

d) All follow

e) None of these

Q.8. Statements :

All books are novels.
Some novels are poems.
Some poems are stories.
No novel is a movie.

Conclusions :

I. Some books are poems.
II. Some movies are novels.
III. No movie is a novel.

a) Only I follows

b) Only I & II follow

c) Only either II or III follows

d) None follows

e) None of these

Q.9. Statements :

All cups are bowls.

All bowls are trays.
Some trays are plates.
No plate is spoon.

Conclusions :

I. Some bowls are plates.
II. Some cups are spoons.
III. No cup is spoon.

a) Only I follows

b) Only II follows

c) Only II & III follow

d) All follow

e) None of these

Q.10. Statements :

Some towers are pillars.
Some pillars are buildings.
All buildings are flats.
No flat is house.

Conclusions :

I. No building is house.
II. Some towers are houses.
III. Some towers are flats.

a) None follows

b) Only I follows

c) Only II & III follow

d) All follow

e) None of these

Test - II (Quantitative Aptitude)

Study the table carefully to answer the questions that follow:

Number of articles (In Thousands) Manufactured and Sold By Six Different Companies Over The Years

Company	A		B		C		D		E		F
Year	Manu	Sold	Manu	Sold	Manu	Sold	Manu	Sold	Manu	Sold	Manu	Sold
2001	28.2	18.6	18.1	14.4	24.5	20.1	14.5	9.7	30.0	24.4	24.4	17.9
2002	16.7	11.2	23.4	16.5	18.8	11.1	29.7	20.5	23.5	16.9	31.6	21.7
2003	30.1	23.4	20.2	12.8	24.9	13.5	29.0	19.4	26.2	17.7	21.4	15.5
2004	22.5	15.9	30.5	17.6	22.7	16.2	16.8	10.2	26.2	21.4	20.8	14.3
2005	18.9	12.8	29.6	19.3	31.4	18.9	28.3	11.8	29.9	22.2	19.3	14.2
2006	15.4	10.3	33.5	24.6	28.8	21.3	19.8	13.5	24.3	18.2	27.8	18.5

Q.51. What is the respective ratio of number of articles not sold by Company C in the year 2005 to those not sold by Company D in the same year?

a) 33 : 25

b) 21 :44

c) 25 : 33

d) 44 : 21

e) None of these

Q.52. What is the average number of articles not sold by all companies together in the year 2006?

a) 7200

b) 43.2

c) 43,200

d) 7.2

e) None of these

Q.53. What is the approximate average percentage of articles sold by Company B to those manufactured by it over the years?

a) 54

b) 77

c) 42

d) 68

e) 83

Q.54. Which Company sold the least number of articles overall the years together?

a) C

b) A

c) F

d) B

e) None of these

Q.55. Number of articles sold by Company E in the year 2003 is what percent of the articles manufactured by it in that year? (Rounded off to two digits after decimal)

a) 71.48

b) 67.56

c) 52.43

d) 44.29

e) None of these

In the following questions two equations numbered I and II are given. You have to solve both the equations and—Give answer If

a) X> Y

b) X > Y

c) X < Y

d) X < Y

e) X = Y or the relationship cannot be established.

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

Q.71. 182.225x21.652x33.584 =?

a) 132507

b) 149428

c) 120426

d) 106438

e) 112642

Q.72. 63.5% of 8924.2 +?% of 5324.4 = 6827.5862

a) 36

b) 22

c) 17

d) 31

e) 9

Q.75. 9546324÷ 4584 =?

a) 2149

b) 1986

c) 2083

d) 2247

e) 1805

Study the information carefully and answer the questions that follow:

A school has a total of 1200 students. The ratio of girls to boys in the school is 3 : 2. All the students have enrolled in hobby classes viz. Singing, Dancing, Martial Arts and Cooking. One- twelfth of the boys have enrolled in only cooking classes. 25 percent of the girls have enrolled in Cooking and Singing classes together. Number of boys enrolled in only Martial Arts classes is 150 percent of the number of girls enrolled in the same. Number of students enrolled in only Dancing is 26 percent of the total number of students. 5 percent of the girls have enrolled in only Martial Arts classes. One-third of the boys enrolled in only Dancing classes. 35 percent of the girls enrolled in Singing, Dancing and Martial Arts together and the remaining enrolled in only Cooking. 15 percent of the boys enrolled in Cooking and Singing classes together and the remaining enrolled in Singing, Dancing and Martial Arts classes together.

Q.91. Number of boys enrolled in Cooking and Singing classes together is what percent of the girls enrolled in the same?

a) 48

b) 36

c) 20

d) 25

e) None of these

Q.92. What is the total number of students teaming Martial Arts?

a) 90

b) 496

c) 342

d) 128

e) None of these

Q.93. How many girls are enrolled in only Cooking classes?

a) 280

b) 252

c) 154

d) 100

e) None of these

Q.94. How many boys team Singing?

a) 226

b) 184

c) 72

d) 96

e) None of these

Q.95. What is the respective ratio of girls to boys enrolled in only Dancing classes?

a) 8 : 7

b) 14:17

c) 19:20

d) 12: 7

e) None of these

Q.96. 4 men, 5 women and 3 children together can complete a piece of work in 16 days. In how many days can 10 women alone complete the piece of work if 10 men alone complete the work in 24 days?

a) 18

b) 15

c) 12

d) Cannot be determined

e) None of these

Q.97. What will be the difference between the simple interest and compound interest earned on a sum of Rs.985/- @ 14 p.c.p.a. at the end of two years?

a) Rs.16.408

b) Rs.14.214

c) Rs.19.218

d) Rs.17.405

e) None of these

Test - III (General Awareness)

Q.101. Who has appointed prime minister of Russia?

a) Mikhail Fradkov

b) Victor Zubkov

c) Yasuo Fukuda

d) Yuriko Koike

e) None of these

Q.102. Who has been awarded 'One Day Player of the Year 2006-07' in ICC ranking?

a) Mathew Hayden

b) Shaun Tait

c) Muhammad Yusuf

d) Ricky Ponting

e) None of these

Q.103. Recently Mr. Sergei Stainshev visited India. He is—

a) Prime Minister of Thailand

b) President of Thailand

c) Prime Minister of Bulgaria

d) Prime Minister of Romania

e) None of these

Q.104. Who among the following is known as 'Mountain Man'?

a) Jhaman Lal Sharma

b) Dashrath Manjhi

c) Chandra Shekhar Singh

d) Yogendra Narayan

e) None of these

Q.105. Recently APEC summit was held in Sydney (Australia). How many countries are in APEC group?

a) 42

b) 21

c) 10

d) 47

e) None of these

Q.106. Recently a report was issued regarding Indian economy, which of the following is right according it —

a) According to ANCTAD, Indian economy growth rate was expected 8.5%.

b) The GDP of India in term of rupee expected Rs. 14,71,255 cr. by ANCTAD.

c) UNCTAD advised NABARD to launch special scheme for progress in agriculture.

d) According to ANCTAD in year 2007- 08 the growth rate of Indian economy was expected 8.75%.

e) None of these

Q.107. 'INS Jalashwa' has joined Navy recently from which country it has been brought?

a) Russia

b) America

c) France

d) Japan

e) None of these

Q.108. At which place Shanghai co-operation organization (SCO) of 6 countries has conducted its joint military exercise?

a) Nusa Dua

b) Chebarkul

c) Bishkek

d) Ankara

e) None of these

Q.109. Mexican president Hinojosa visited India recently. Which of the following agreements has not taken place in it?

a) Extradition Treaty

b) Double Taxation Avoidance Treaty

c) The bilateral trade between two countries will be $3.2 bn up to 2010.

d) Agreement of mutual co-operation in criminal affairs.

e) None of these

Q.110. Who is the coach of 'Indian Men Hockey Team'?

a) Prabodh Tirkey

b) Bob Harlton

c) Jokhim Karveho

d) Bai Chung Bhutia

e) None of these

Q.111. Rojer Federer has defeated Novak Djokovic in US Open Tennis - 2007. To which country Novak Djokovic belongs—

a) Belgium

b) Russia

c) America

d) Serbia

e) None of these

Q.112. At which place The International Solar Energy Summit held in 2007?

a) New Delhi

b) Mumbai

c) Shanghai

d) Bangalore

e) None of these

Q.113. How much billion dollar trade will be between India & Japan up to 2010?

a) $10 bn

b) $15 bn

c) $20 bn

d) $12 bn

e) None of these

Q.114. What has changed in limit of foreign Direct Investment in Internet Services by Central Government?

a) It decreased from 100%to 74%.

b) It increased from 74%to 100%.

c) It increased from 25% to 48%

d) It decreased from 74%to 49%.

e) None of these

Q.115. Which state has decided to remove house tax from its citizens?

a) Karnataka

b) Rajasthan

c) Uttar Pradesh

d) Madhya Pradesh

e) None of these

Test - IV (English Language)

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

The wakeup call that China represents to India is not limited to its showpiece urban centres or that New Delhi hopes India will experience the benefits that the Olympic games have brought to Beijing. More pertinent is the comparison of the agricultural sectors of the two countries. Why and how has China managed to outstrip India in agriculture when 25 years ago the two countries were on par on most parameters? Both have traditionally been agrarian economies and over half their populations continue to depend on the land for their livelihood. With large populations and histories of famine,India and China share concern on issues such as food security, however while India’s agricultural sector is projected to grow by about 2.5 per cent this year-a slide from the previous year’s growth, China’s has been steadily growing at between 4 per cent and 5 per cent over the last fifteen years. The widest divergence between India and China is in the profitable horticultural sector with the production of fruits and vegetables in China leaping from 60 million tonnes in 1980 compared to India’s 55million tonnes at the same time, to 450 million tonnes in 2003 ahead of India’s corresponding 135million tonnes. China’s added advantage lies in the more diversified composition of its agricultural sector with animal husbandry and fisheries which account for close to 45 per cent of growth compared to 30 per cent for India.

According to the latest report by the Economic Advisory Council the traditional excuses for India’s substandard performance in the farm sector are inadequate since India is placed favourable when compared to China in terms of quantity of arable land, average farm size, farm mechanization etc. The reasons for China having outperformed India are threefold: technological improvements accruing from research and development (China has over 1,000 R & D centers devoted to agriculture), investment in rural infrastructure and an increasingly liberalized agricultural policy moving away from self-sufficiency to leveraging the competitive advantage with a focus on “efficiency as much as equity”. Investment in rural infrastructure, roads, storage facilities, marketing facilities are also crucial but government support in India has mainly been through subsidies, not investment. There has been much debate about subsidies and their utility; the opposing views being that subsidies are against the market reforms and distorts the market as well as reduces resource efficiency. In contrast to the 2,046 applications for the registration of new plant varieties in China over the past few years, data reveals that despite India having the largest number of agricultural scientists in the world India’s current research track record is abysmal, equivalent to what China achieved in the 1980s? Far from developing new strains, the number of field crop varieties fell by 50 percent between 1997 and 2001 despite the fact that there was sharp and sustained increase in funding. One reason is that majority of the budget is eaten up by staff salaries with only 3 per cent being allotted for research. In contrast, most agricultural research centres in China must use Central government funding purely for research. Funds relating to salaries and other administrative incidentals must be generated by the centres themselves. The centres and scientists are thus encouraged to engage in joint ventures with private sector companies to form commercial signoffs from their research. In fact research staff is now being hired on a contract basis with pay based on performance and salaries raised proportionately for those who perform well. India needs to learn from China’s example and adopt a pragmatic approach if it has to meet its targets of the Eleventh Five Year Plan.

Q.151. Which of the following is/are area/s in which China has not outdone India?

(A) Development of urban infrastructure.
(B) Activities allied to agriculture like animal husbandry.
(C) Successful bids for international sporting events.

a) None

b) Only (B)

c) Only (A)

d) Both (A) & (C)

e) None of these

Q.152. What has been the major area of difference in the development of the agricultural sectors of India and China?

a) Quantity of arable land in China is far greater than in India.

b) Food security is not a concern for China as the country is basically self-sufficient

c) China has experienced substantial growth in production in allied agricultural activities like horticulture

d) India’s agricultural sector is too diversified so it is difficult to channel funds for development

e) None of these

Q.153. Which of the following is not responsible for China’s successful transformation of its agricultural sector?

(A) Change in philosophy from self-sufficiency to competitiveness and efficiency.
(B) Greater allocation for subsidies.
(C) Increased investment in marketing and distribution networks.

a) Only (B)

b) Both (B) & (C)

c) Both (A) & (C)

d) All (A), (B) & (C)

e) None of these

Q.154. Which of the following cannot be said about Indian agricultural universities?

(A) Attendance is poor because of the dwindling funds to carry out research.
(B) Enrollment of students and qualified staff have fallen because of the lack of funds for salaries.
(C) Allotment for research funding by the government is non existent.

a) Only (B)

b) Both (A) & (B)

c) Both (B) & (C)

d) All (A), (B) & (C)

e) None of these

Q.155. How are Chinese agricultural research facilities governed?

a) Salaries of staff are linked to performance which hampers productive research

b) Their funding comes from the government alone to prevent private companies from manipulating the direction of their research

c) A fixed proportion of government grants is allotted to be utilized for administrative incidentals which cannot be exceeded

d) Research staff even those on contract are entitled to increments for good performance

e) None of these

Q.156. What argument has been posed against implementation of subsidies?

(A) Subsidies sacrifice equity for efficiency.
(B) Subsidies hamper efficient resource utilization.
(C) Subsidies reduce private sector investment and involvement in agriculture.

a) Both (A) & (B)

b) Only (B)

c) Both (B) & (C)

d) Only (A)

e) None of these

Q.157. According to the author which of the following is a legitimate explanation for India’s stagnating agricultural sector?

(A) India diverts funds that should be spent on agricultural research to urban development.
(B) Reforms are hampered because adequate subsidies are not provided by the government.
(C) The procedure for registering new plant varieties is very tedious so research is limited.

a) Only (A)

b) Only (B)

c) Only (C)

d) Both (A) & (C)

e) None of these

Q.158. Which of the following is an advantage that India holds over China with respect to the agricultural sector?

a) Lack of diversification of the agricultural sector

b) Superior technology and farming practices

c) Greater prevalence of farm mechanization

d) Provision of fertilizer and power subsidies

e) Abundant research generated by their scientists

Q.159. Why was there a drop in development of new crop varieties for five years from 1997?