(Sample Paper) LIC Assistant Administrative Officer (AAO) Exam Test - 2
(sample Papers) LIC Assistant Administrative Officer (AAO) Exam Test - 2
:: Reasoning ::
Directions (Q. 1-5) Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
There are two groups having 4 persons in each group sitting
in two rows L, N, J and M are in one group and all of them facing north in row
1, while, E, C, D and A are in 2nd group and all of them facing south in row 2.
In each group there is a one student, one director, one teacher and one
principal. But they are not necessarily in the same order. E is facing director
but
himself is not a Director. Teacher of both the rows are at extreme ends. C is a
principal and facing student. M is facing the person who is third to the left of
C. L is third to the left of M. A and D are neighbours and A is not facing
teacher. E has at least two people in his left but not facing N.
1. Which of the following is facing N?
1) C
2) E
3) A
4) D
5) Both 3) and 4)
2. Which of the following pairs are students?
1) JC
2) AN
3) LE
4) EN
5) ME
3. In row-2 how many persons are there between Director and E?
1) One
2) None
3) Two
4) Three
5) Other than given options
4. The four of following five are same in the certain way on the seating arrangement. Which of the following does not belong to that of group?
1) L
2) E
3) A
4) N
5) J
5. Which of the following does match correctly?
1) J – Principal
2) N – Teacher
3) A – Teacher
4) J – Director
5) L – Teacher
Directions (Q. 6 -10) Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, H, J and K live on eight floor building. Ground floor is numbered 1, and so on till topmost floor numbered 8 but not necessarily in the same order. Only one person lives between E and K. E lives above K. H does not live on odd–numbered floor. A lives on the floor numbered five. Only two people live between A and B. A lives below B. J lives immediately above D. E live immediately above C. H lives immediately above E. There are two persons live between J and H, C does not live on floor no 2.
6. Who lives on the floor immediately above A?
1) C
2) K
3) D
4) H
5) Other than given options
7. How many people live between the floors on which D and C live?
1) Two
2) Three
3) More than four
4) One
5) Four
8. Which of the following is true with respect to the given information?
1) Only one person lives between K and H.
2) H lives on floor number 1.
3) J lives on 8th floor.
4) Only two people live between D and E.
5) A lives immediately above K
9. Who among the following lives on floor no. 2?
1) E
2) D
3) K
4) C
5) J
10. Which of the following lives between C and H?
1) A
2) K
3) None
4) E
5) J
Directions (Q. 11–15) Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
In a certain code language 'Rajiv is a handsome boy' is written as 'ha ji si na by'. 'each boy likes a beautiful movie' is written as 'by ke ch na ut rl' 'Rajiv loves each movie' is written as 'rl ch ji vr' and 'Delhi is a beautiful place' is written as 'na lh si cp ut'.
11. What will be the code for 'Rajiv' in the given code language?
1) si
2) by
3) ji 4) ch
5) Other than given options
12. What is the code for "Delhi" in the given code language?
1) rl
2) lh
3) vs
4) cp
5) Either 2 or 4
13. What will be the code for 'movie is beautiful'?
1) rl vs ut
2) si rl by
3) ut rl si
4) si ji rl
5) Cannot be determined
14. What will be the code for 'likes' in the given code language?
1) rl
2) ke
3) si
4) ut
5) Other than given options
15. In the given code language, what does the code "cp" stand for?
1) Handsome
2) Delhi
3) Either 'place' or 'Delhi'
4) Cannot be determined
5) Other than given options
Directions (Q. 16–20): In each question given below three statements are followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take all the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusion logically follows from all the given statements disregarding commonly known facts. Give answer:
1) If only conclusion I follows.
2) If only conclusion II follows.
3) If either conclusion I or II follows.
4) If neither conclusion I nor II
follows.
5) If both conclusion I and II follow.
16. Statements:
All fruit are white. No black is a fruit. Some grapes are black.
Conclusions:
I. Some fruits are not grapes.
II. All white being not grapes is a
possibility.
17. Statements:
Some singers are dancer. No hero is a heroine. All heroes are not singer.
Conclusions:
I. All singers are not heroes.
II. No heroine is a singer.
18. Statements:
Some circles are not triangle. All triangles are square. No square is a Polygon.
Conclusions:
I. Some squares are circle.
II. No polygon is a triangle.
19. Statement:
No good is a bad. Some beautiful are good. All bad are black.
Conclusions:
I. Some black are not good.
II. Some bad are not black is a
possibility.
20. Statements:
All inks are blue. Only red is blue. No white is red.
Conclusions:
I. All blue is inks.
II. All white being a blue is a possibility.
Directions (Q. 21–25): In these questions, a relationship between different elements is shown in the statements. The statements are followed by two conclusions. Give answer:
1) If only conclusion I is true
2) If only conclusion II is true
3) If either conclusion I or II is true
4) If neither conclusion I nor II is
true
Directions (Q. 26 – 28): In the following questions, the symbols ÷, +, × and – are used with following meaning as illustrated below:
If 'P × Q' means 'P is sister of Q'
If 'P + Q' means 'P is wife of Q'
If 'P ÷ Q' means 'P is brother of Q'
If 'P– Q' means 'P is father of Q'
26. If the given expression is T – N + J ÷ S × V then which of the following statement is definitely true?
1) T is father of S
2) J is son–in–law of T
3) V is brother of S
4) S is sister–in–law of N
5) Both 2 and 4
27. In the expression V ÷ K + J – E, how is V related to E?
1) Maternal Aunt
2) Maternal Uncle
3) Paternal Uncle
4) Father
5) Other than given options
28. Which of the following expression is true that K is daughter of L?
1) V ÷ K + J ÷ E – L
2) R ÷ L – K × T
3) R ÷ K – L × P
4) J × K – T – L
5) Other than given options
Directions (Q. 29–30): Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below:
Statements: Bihar government has decided to ban totally on sale and consumption of liquor in the state, trying to fulfill the election promise.
29. Which of the following has been assumed in the above statement?
1) It is banned only because of election promise made by
state government.
2) It is urgent need of the hour as far as Bihar is concerned.
3) People of Bihar were consuming too much liquor.
4) Government is only trying to follow the other states step like Gujarat.
5) Other than given options
30. Which of the following may be the effect of such step?
1) The black marketing of liquor will become rampant.
2) Government will have to incur a huge revenue loss.
3) Health problems related to liquor will decrease
4) This will end the major source of income
5) All of the above
:: Quantitative Aptitude ::
1) 1158
2) 1485
3) 1358
4) 1458
5) 1258
32. (12.29)2 + (18.01)2 = ?2 × 117 ÷ 9.01
1) 6
2) 8
3) 7
4) 5
5) 9
33. 399 – 13.95 × 19.9 + ? = 23.022
1) 420
2) 510
3) 410
4) 310
5) 540
34. 18.08% of 7869.98 + ? + 29.9% of 429.9 = 2048. 6
1) 403
2) 603
3) 593
4) 503
5) 568
35. 930 – 29.05 × 3.99 – ? = 250
1) 574
2) 564
3) 584
4) 544
5) 546
Directions (Q. 36 –40): Study the following table carefully and answer the questions given below:
Data regarding number of visitors (in thousands) visiting a Zoo in a city in a different months
| Months | Number of Visitors | Respective ratio of male and female visitors |
Percentage of visitors of age group less than or equal to 25 years in the respective months |
| July 2014 | 45 | 4 : 5 | 45 |
| August 2014 | 65 | 8 : 5 | 58 |
| September 2014 |
75 | 5 : 7 | 62 |
| October 2014 | 136 | 5 : 3 | 65 |
| November 2014 |
126 | 3 : 4 | 68 |
36. What is the average number of visitors who had visited the zoo of the age group less than or equal to 25 years in all the months together?
1) Other than given options
2) 56706
3) 55806
4) 55706
5) 58106
37. In November 2014, out of the total number of visitors in the age group less than or equal to 25 years, who visited the zoo, 65% of the visitors were females. What is the difference between the number of male visitors in the age group above 25 years and the number of female visitors in the age group above 25 years?
1) 7604
2) Other than given options
3) 7704
4) 7724
5) 7614
38. Number of female visitors in September 2014 forms what percent of the total number of female visitors in July 2014 and August 2014?
1) 87.5%
2) 86.25%
3) Other than given options
4) 87.75%
5) 84.5%
39. What is the respective ratio of the number of female visitors to the zoo in the month of October 2014 to the number of male visitors to the zoo in the month of November 2014?
1) 17 : 19
2) 16 : 19
3) 17 : 20
4) Other than given options
5) 17 : 18
40. What is the total number of male visitors to the zoo taking all the months together?
1) 240250
2) 238250
3) Other than given options
4) 251250
5) 230250
Directions (Q. 41 – 45): In the following number series one number is wrong. Find out the wrong number.
41. 2580, 2460, 2364, 2200, 1892, 1152
1) 2580
2) 2200
3) 2364
4) 2460
5) 1892
42. 7, 17, 55, 235, 1131, 6793
1) 55
2) 235
3) 17
4) 1131
5) 6793
43. 4, 15, 41, 134, 547, 746
1) 41
2) 746
3) 547
4) 15
5) 4
44. 5, 15, 20, 55, 165, 520
1) 15
2) 20
3) 520
4) 5
5) 165
45. 129, 126, 118, 103, 79, 64
1) 126
2) 129
3) 64
4) 79
5) 103
46. Two trains starts from station A and station D at 5 am and 7 am respectively and travels toward station D and station A respectively. The distance between both the station A and D is 1066 km. The speed of both the trains is 93 km/hr and 88.5 km/hr. At what time will they meet?
1) 6 pm
2) 4 pm
3) Other than given options
4) 3 pm
5) 5 pm
47. Surbhi is four times as old as her daughter Anu and Surbhi's husband Rajeev is 28 years more than Anu. The difference between thrice the age of Rajeev ten years ago and twice the age of Surbhi ten years ago was 39. What will be the respective ratio of Surbhi's age 18 years hence and Rajeev's age 15 years hence?
1) 23 : 26
2) 23 : 25
3) 24 : 25
4) 23 : 27
5) 24 : 27
48. Anamika borrowed ` 9600 from Kavita at 9% p.a simple interest for 3 years. She then added some more money to the borrowed sum and lent it to Abhishek for the same period at 12% p.a rate of interest. If Anamika gains ` 1404 in the whole transaction, how much money did she add from her side?
1) Other than given options
2) ` 1800
3) ` 1250
4) ` 1500
5) ` 1450
49. 32 men can complete a piece of work in 15 days. 2 days after the work started, 6 men left the work. How many days will remaining men now take to complete the work?
1) 16 days
2) 18 days
3) 14 days
4) 17 days
5) 15 days
50. A dealer marked the price of an item 40% above the cost price. Once he gave successive discount of 22% and 25% on that item to a customer. As a result he incurred a loss of ` 543. At what price did he sell the item to the mentioned customer?
1) ` 2475
2) ` 2487
3) ` 2467
4) ` 2357
5) ` 2457
Directions (Q. 51 – 55): Each of the questions given below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the questions. Read both the statements and give answer:
1) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question,
while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
2) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question,
while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
3) If the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are
sufficient to answer the question.
4) If the data in both the statements I and II together are not sufficient to
answer the question.
5) If the data in both the statements I and II together are necessary to answer
the question.
51. What is the average age of a group of 24 boys?
I. Average age of first twelve boys of the group is 30 years.
II. Average age of last twelve boys of the group is 34 years.
52. What is the radius of a circle whose area is equal to the area of square?
I. Perimeter of square is 112 m.
II. Diagonal of square is 28 2 m.
53. What is the marked price of the table?
I. The marked price of the table is 45% above the cost price of the table.
II. The table was sold for ` 585 after two successive discounts. The percentage
of discount given for second time is double the percentage of discount given for
the first time while selling the table.
54. What is the speed of the train whose length is 560 m?
I. The train crosses a 165 m long platform in 29 seconds.
II. The train crosses another train in15 seconds.
55. What is the average speed of the car over the entire distance?
I. The total time taken is 72 minutes.
II. The car covers the whole distance in four equal stretches at speeds of 60
km/hr, 30 km/hr, 20 km/hr and 10 km/hr respectively.
Directions (Q. 56–60): Study the following line graph carefully and answer the following questions:
Number of cars manufactured by two companies over the years.
56. In which of the following years, the difference between the number of cars manufactured by companies X and Y was the second highest?
1) Other than given options
2) 2012
3) 2013
4) 2014
5) 2011
57. The number of cars manufactured by company Y in 2013 was approximately what percent of the number of cars manufactured by company X in 2011?
1) Other than given options
2) 129.6%
3) 124.6%
4) 128.6%
5) 138.5%
58. What is the average number of cars manufactured by company X over the given period?
1) 13500
2) 12800
3) 12500
4) 12600
5) Other than given options
59. The number of cars manufactured by company X in 2012 and 2015 together is approximately by what percent more than the number of cars manufactured by company Y in 2010?
1) 116%
2) Other than given options
3) 112%
4) 108%
5) 114%
60. The number of cars manufactured by company X in 2013 and 2014 together is approximately what percent of the number of cars manufactured by company Y in 2011 and 2012 together?
1) 91%
2) 94%
3) 89%
4) 88%
5) Other than given options
:: General Awareness and Current Affairs ::
61. Indian actress who was one of the top actresses in the 1960s and early 1970s, who died recently–
1) Jiah Khan
2) Sadhana Sargam
3) Sadhana Shivdasani
4) Divya Bharati
5) Aarthi Agarwal
62. Which day is observed as "International Street Children's day"?
1) 3rd January
2) 12th April
3) 31st March
4) 3rd February
5) 3rd April
63. Where is the Headquarters of "Food and Agriculture Organization" (FAO)?
1) Rome, Italy
2) Geneva, Switzerland
3) Ottawa, Canada
4) Paris, France
5) London, UK
64. Where is the Capital of "Canada"?
1) Juba
2) Cairo
3) Oslo
4) Nuuk
5) Ottawa
65. In which year the Indian Life insurance Companies Act came into force for regulating the life insurance business?
1) 1912
2) 1928
3) 1938
4) 1956
5) 1948
66. "Nizam Gold Cup" is related to which game?
1) Football
2) Cricket
3) Hockey
4) Polo
5) Golf
67. What does 'J' stand for in "NJAC"?
1) Judiciary
2) Judgement
3) Justice
4) Judicial
5) Judge
68. "Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant" is located in which state?
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Chhattisgarh
4) Odisha
5) Madhya Pradesh
69. The Book titled "What happened to Netaji" is authored by–
1) Nandan Nilekani
2) Uday Satpathy
3) Viral Shah
4) Vikram Seth
5) Anuj Dhar
70. Who among the following is the current chairman of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India?
1) Vimal Jain
2) S. K. Roy
3) A. K. Saxena
4) A. V. Girija Kumar
5) Milind Kharat
71. Who among the following is recently conferred with Jnanpith Award 2015?
1) Raghuveer Chaudhari
2) Bhalchandra Nemade
3) Kedarnath Singh
4) Rajiv Sharma
5) Ravuri Bharadwaj
72. Recently, who was appointed as Governor of Himachal Pradesh?
1) Dr. Syed Ahmed
2) Nitin Gadkari
3) Acharya Dev Vrat
4) Ramvilas Paswan
5) V. Shanmuganthan
73. What is the currency of "Spain"?
1) Euro
2) Dollar
3) Peso
4) Yen
5) Rial
74. Roger Federer is related to which game?
1) Tennis
2) Cricket
3) Football
4) Golf
5) Hockey
75. The amount of risk retained by an insurance company which is not re–insured, is called–
1) Gratuity
2) Annuity
3) Retention
4) Brokerage
5) Surrender Value
76. Who is head of the National Informatics centre (NIC)?
1) Mitali Chatterjee
2) Dr. M. R. Anand
3) Dr. Ajay Kumar
4) Dr. Govind
5) Rajesh Bahadur
77. Who has been appointed as the Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)?
1) Meena Hemchandra
2) Anthony Lake
3) Subhash Chandra Garg
4) Aakar Patel
5) Arun Tiwari
78. Where will the 'Commonwealth games' 2018 be held?
1) Australia
2) North Korea
3) China
4) Scotland
5) Phillippines
79. FDI limit in defence sector is–
1) 48%
2) 46%
3) 49%
4) 50%
5) 47%
80. "Aapke Sachhe Advisor" is the tagline of which Indian Insurance company?
1) New India Assurance Company Limited
2) Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
3) United India Insurance Company Limited
4) MAX life Insurance Company Limited
5) SBI Life Insurance Company Limited
81. Full form of 'ATAS' is–
1) Agency Training Assurance System
2) AlternateTrain Accommodation Scheme
3) Assurance Training Agency Scheme
4) Alternative Train Assurance System
5) Agency Train Adjustment Scheme
82. Operation Blackboard is related to–
1) Supply the bare minimum crucial facilities to secondary schools in the
country.
2) Provide only Books to all Primary Schools in the country.
3) Provide only food to all Primary Schools in the country.
4) Provide only Blackboard to all Primary Schools in the country.
5) Supply the bare minimum crucial facilities to all Primary Schools in the
country.
83. Which of the following city has a nick name of 'Queenof Deccan'?
1) Pune
2) Cochi
3) Nilgiri
4) Kolkata
5) Lucknow
84. What is the rank of India on the Global Peace Index 2015?
1) 134th
2) 144th
3) 142nd
4) 133rd
5) 143rd
85. _____ is the amount charged every year by the insurer to provide the life cover to the Policyholder on the life of the life Insured.
1) Terminal bonus
2) Third Party charge
3) Policy charge
4) Maturity charge
5) Mortality charge
86. Who is the winner of "Australian Grand Prix" 2015?
1) Nico Roseberg
2) Felipe Massa
3) Sebastian Vettel
4) Lewis Hamilton
5) Felipe Nasr
87. Which state represents the highest sex ratio (1084– 1000) in the latest census report?
1) Bihar
2) Punjab
3) Kerala
4) Tamil Nadu
5) Andhra Pradesh
88. Which bank launched M.Visa Electronic card less Transactions for Pocket App?
1) ICICI Bank
2) SBI Bank
3) RBL Bank
4) Bank of India
5) Indian Bank
89. The amount of cash funds that the Banks have to maintain with RBI in cash as reserves, is called–
1) Repo Rate
2) Reverse Repo Rate
3) CRR Rate
4) SLR Rate
5) MSF Rate
90. The current Repo rate of RBI is
1) 6.25%
2) 6. 70%
3) 6. 75%
4) 7.75%
5) 7.25%
::Computer Knowledge ::
91. Which of the following is needed to run a CD in a computer?
1) Flash drive
2) Zip drive
3) Hard drive
4) Disc drive
5) Other than given options
92. _____ is used by the central processing unit (CPU) of a computer to reduce the average time to access data from the main memory.
1) Cookies
2) ROM
3) Cache
4) Flash–drive
5) Buffer
93. What does 'R' stand for in 'VIRUS'?
1) Ridge
2) Resources
3) Report
4) Random
5) Read
94. 'Kimball Tag Reader' is which type of device?
1) Input device
2) Output device
3) Pointing device
4) Both 1 and 3
5) Other than given options
95. The octal number 17 is equivalent to the Binary number _____.
1) 1011
2) 1100
3) 1101
4) 1110
5) 1111
96. Which of the following is the first computer network of world?
1) VSF net
2) Arpanet
3) I–net
4) V–net
5) Infra – net
97. In which network topology each node connects to exactly two other nodes, forming a single continuous pathway?
1) Ring
2) Bus
3) Mesh
4) Star
5) All of the above
98. A link to a website address saved electronically in a browser to facilitate quick access to the web page is called–
1) Source page
2) Home page
3) Search Page
4) Bookmark
5) Main page
99. Which option is used to increase or decrease a speed of mouse cursor?
1) Icon
2) My computer
3) Task bar
4) Default Program
5) Control Panel
100. _____ is a way of organizing windows on your desktop.
1) Portrait
2) Landscape
3) Cascading
4) Maximizing
5) Other than given options
101. Computer language FORTRAN is appropriate for–
1) Commercial purpose
2) Graphic Purpose
3) Scientific Purpose
4) Business Purpose
5) Other than given options
102. _____ is a device that provides battery backup when the electrical power fails or drops to an unacceptable voltage level.
1) USB
2) Battery
3) Power Plug
4) Sockets
5) UPS
103. Which function key is used to rename a highlighted icon, file, or folder in all versions of windows?
1) F1
2) F2
3) F3
4) F4
5) F5
104. Built in memory of computer is _____.
1) ROM
2) RAM
3) Flash memory
4) S–RAM
5) D–RAM
105. What is the full form of 'MAC'?
1) Multi Area Control
2) Micro Access Control
3) Multi Access Control
4) Media Access Control
5) Motherboard Access Control
106. An image of a graphic or document that is reduced in size so that it serves as an icon of a larger image is called–
1) Icon
2) Window
3) Thumbnail
4) Graphics
5) Symbol
107. A compiler is used to translate a programme written in ______ language.
1) high level
2) low level
3) assembly
4) machine
5) Other than given options
108. ______ is a collection of pictures or images that can be imported into a document or another program.
1) Draft
2) Peripherals
3) Clip art
4) Firefox
5) Templates
109. Which command is given to displays a list of a folder's files and subfolders?
1) dir
2) cls
3) echo
4) disp
5) driver query
110. Safari is a _____ .
1) Operating System
2) Programming Language
3) Anti Virus Software
4) Web Browser
5) Other than given options
111. Which of the following is used for memory measurement?
1) GHz
2) Lb
3) Hz
4) Ub
5) Pb
112. In a programming Language, ______ is the set of rules that define the combinations of symbols that are considered to be correctly structured programs in that language.
1) logic
2) assembler
3) syntax
4) compiler
5) bugging
113. Which of the following shortcut keys is used to switch between open applications on Taskbar?
1) Alt + Tab
2) Alt + Enter
3) Shift + Esc
4) Ctrl + Enter
5) Ctrl + Esc
114. Which database package is used on Ms–Dos based personal computers?
1) Auto CAD
2) Dbase III
3) Coral
4) Word star
5) Other than given options
115. What does 'A' denotes in 'AMD'?
1) Asymmetric
2) Arithmetic
3) Advanced
4) American
5) Application
116. Which test is performed during booting process, when you turn on the computer?
1) ROM test
2) RAM test
3) Memory test
4) Power–on–self–test
5) Disk drive test
117. ______ is a method of software that is distributed free on a trial basis with the built–in expiration data, so that the user can no longer get access to the Program.
1) Firmware
2) Shareware
3) Public domain software
4) Boot strap
5) Other than given options
118. What is called to restart a computer that is already ON?
1) Cold booting
2) Log In
3) Hibernation
4) Warm booting
5) Switch user
119. Creating a Presentation in Power–Point, ______ keys is used to Broadcast the open Presentation to a remote audience using the Power Point Web application.
1) Shift + F6
2) Ctrl + O
3) Ctrl + W
4) Ctrl + F5
5) Ctrl + F6
120. Which of the following is an extension used for an audio file?
1) .AIF
2) .RA
3) .MP4
4) Only 1 and 3
5) All of the above
:: English Language ::
Directions (Q. 121–125) : Rearrange the following seven sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F) and (G) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below.
(A) Now we, in India, need to step-up on gas.
(B) It is welcome that Petronet LNG, India’s biggest importer of liquefied
natural gas, has struck a deal with Qatar’s RasGas that would about halve the
price to $6-7 per million British thermal unit.
(C) The global gas market has turned on its head in the past few months.
(D) Petronet will also not have to pay the Rs 12,000-crore penalty for lower off
take last year.
(E) Prices have tumbled, demand is weak and there is unprecedented ramp-up of
liquefaction capacity globally.
(F) It makes perfect sense to deregulate gas prices, to shore up supplies to
meet rising demand.
(G) The price reduction has everything to do with much easier trend in oil
prices, massive new LNG export facilities coming on stream in the foreseeable
future, the huge potential for stepped-up gas usage here and India’s rising
geopolitical heft.
121.Which of the following would be the 'THIRD' sentence after rearrangement?
1) B
2) E
3) C
4) A
5) D
122.Which of the following would be the 'SECOND' sentence after rearrangement?
1) E
2) A
3) F
4) D
5) B
123.Which of the following would be the 'FOURTH' sentence after rearrangement?
1) A
2) F
3) D
4) G
5) B
124.Which of the following would be the 'FIFTH' sentence after rearrangement?
1) G
2) C
3) E
4) B
5) F
125.Which of the following would be the 'FIRST' sentence after rearrangement?
1) F
2) A
3) E
4) B
5) C
Directions (Q. 126–135): Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/ phrases have been given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
India is busy patting itself on the back for having overtaken China as the world’s fastest growing major economy. But, for all that, China has – and will continue to have – far greater clout on the international scene than India. The world takes China seriously, and treats it with respect. The world doesn’t take India seriously, and often treats it with disrespect. A case in point is the recent summary deportation of a number of Indian citizens – students, business travelers, tourists – by US immigration authorities. All the Indians had valid US visas, but no explanation was given by the US authorities as to why they were denied entry into that country.
Nothing has been done from the Indian side about this shabby treatment of its citizens by a foreign country, except of issuing a travel advisory telling Indian travelers to the US to carry with them as much documentation as possible to establish their bonafides with US officials who might otherwise send them packing back home, with no reasons given for the expulsion. If you are an Indian going to the US – to study, do business, to visit friends and relatives, or just for a holiday – you should have with you your most recent bank statement, proof of sufficient funds for the duration of your stay, your income tax returns for the last couple of years and ‘anything else which you think might be relevant to your case. The source for this report is the US department of homeland security, customs and border protection. If Chinese citizens had been treated the way Indians have been by the US authorities, Beijing would have raised an almighty ruckus about it, and flexed its economic and political muscle, both of which are considerable. But more than anything else, China has time and again shown that it will not take lying down any disrespect of it or its citizens.
India, on the other hand, lets the world and its brother walk all over it. The Indian government hasn’t taken the matter up at the highest level with the US. Indian-origin Americans, said to be the most prosperous of any immigrant community in America, including the Chinese community, haven’t raised a stink about the issue. Unlike China and the Chinese we lack self-confidence regarding our international stature.
126.What can be the suitable title of the above passage?
1) Tensions between India and China
2) Respecting China
3) World’s growing indifference towards India
4) Experience of Indian citizen
5) The growing dragon
127. According to the passage, which of the following statements is/are true?
A. India is the world’s fastest growing major economy.
B. World disrespects China.
C. World treats India casually.
1) Only A
2) Both A and C
3) Only B
4) Both A and B
5) Other than the given options
128. Which of the following correctly explains the meaning of “patting itself on the back” as used in the passage?
1) To boast about one’s achievements
2) To prepare
3) To praise one’s efforts
4) To complain about delays
5) Other than the given options
129. Choose the word which is MOST OPPOSITE in meaning of the word 'EXPULSION' as used in the passage?
1) Ejection
2) Proscription
3) Eviction
4) Welcoming
5) Discharge
130. Choose the word which is MOST OPPOSITE in meaning of the word 'SHABBY' as used in the passage?
1) Scruffy
2) Ragged
3) Tidy
4) Respectable
5) Dilapidated
131. According to the passage, Indian travelers need to carry with them as much documentation as possible because
1) they treat us like we are antisocial elements.
2) India policy of support for other countries.
3) they require to gain the confidence of the US officials
4) All the above
5) Other than the given options
132. Choose the word which is MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the word 'Clout' as used in the passage?
1) Impotence
2) Start
3) Source
4) Cause
5) Prestige
133. According to the passage, for what the term “anything else” has been used?
1) any reference person
2) any other document
3) recent bank statements
4) income tax returns
5) All the above
134. According to the author, what are the points made about India and China?
1) India is not much concerned about its international stature while China
is.
2) China can’t bear disrespect of it or its citizens.
3) US is afraid of China flexing its economic and political muscle.
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2)
135. The author in the passage can be seen as being
1) happy about rising China’s influence over the world
2) angry about how India is treating its citizen
3) worried about India losing its credibility in the eye of the world
4) concerned about India – US relations
5) Other than the given options
Directions (Q. 136–140): In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five pairs denoted by numbers 1), 2), 3), 4) and 5). Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make it meaningfully complete.
136. The talks ______ originally ______ for Friday.
1) is, structured
2) were, scheduled
3) was, organised
4) had, planned
5) will, programmed
137. A trial court ______ there was ______ evidence to proceed against all convicts.
1) said, sufficient
2) believed, many
3) told, some
4) hold, few
5) told, great
138. A______ of Army dogs will ______ the majestic Rajpath.
1) group, run up
2) contingent, march down
3) herd, travel
4) party, stroll down
5) delegation, walk up
139. India ______ that both countries had ______ to hold foreign secretary level talks.
1) declared, centered
2) broadcasted, determined
3) signaled, committed
4) forecasted, organised
5) announced, decided
140. The SC asked the Manipur government _____ the Army should be _____ in the state.
1) how far, shown
2) how lengthy, implemented
3) how much, invested
4) how long, deployed
5) how more, grounded
Directions (Q. 141–145): IRead each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is 'No error' the answer is 5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any)
141. What bails 1)/ the film out of 2)/ these tricky mistakes 3)/ is its solid performances. 4)/ No error 5)
142. The director pushes 1)/all buttons 2)/to be evoked 3)/ the audience’s emotions. 4)/ No error 5)
143. Even more chilling 1)/than the storm outside 2)/ are equations between 3)/the humans inside. 4)/ No error 5)
144. By this time 1)/ the police was informed 2)/ and a team from 3)/ police station reached there. 4)/ No error 5)
145. The bench, however,1)/ was not satisfied and said 2)/under the Air Act, the committee had the power 3)/ to initiate prosecutions. 4)/ No error 5)
Directions (Q. 146–150): In each sentence below, a word/ group of words has been printed in bold. From the five answer choices given below each sentence, pick out the one which can substitute the bold word/group of words correctly, without changing the meaning of the sentence.
146. Three games in which I participated earlier brought this home point to me fairly spectacularly.
1) bring this point
2) brought this point home
3) brought point this home
4) this point brought home
5) No correction required
147. As if it had a pastoral and rural look from outside, inside the building was quite modernised.
1) Though it had
2) As it had
3) Even when
4) But for
5) No correction required
148. Uniqueness of Indian cultures does not simply refer to its esoteric nature.
1) The uniqueness of the Indian culture
2) Indian culture and its importance
3) The Indian
4) Unique culture
5) No correction required
149. Mumbai has been more preferred target for most terrorist organisations.
1) the preferred
2) highly preferable
3) the most preferred
4) probably prefer
5) No correction required
150. He writes to share only those few daily instants, which his followers can recognise with.
1) those only to share
2) to share only this
3) only to share those
4) only those to share
5) No correction required
Directions (Q. 151 – 160): In the following passage some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.
The Supreme Court has ruled that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and commercial banks must (151) the names of defaulters to people (152) such information under the Right to Information Act (RTI). On the face of it, this sounds fair to citizens. But the regulator seems to be getting a raw deal. The RTI Act is meant to reveal (153) that inform policymaking. A citizen can seek clarifications on what the government (154) to do about something of vital interest to her. Banks (155) deposits from the public and are accountable to the RBI for the (156) use of such deposits. It would be naïve to expect any citizen who seeks (157) from banks on, say, their (158) reports to assess the financial strength of the bank or the efficiency of its operations. Deposits collected by banks are repayable (159) demand. So, the key consideration for the RBI is (160) depositor interest.
151.
1) ask
2) suggest
3) question
4) endorse
5) reveal
152.
1) prompting
2) seeking
3) discussing
4) answering
5) viewing
153.
1) result
2) reasons
3) plan
4) issue
5) resources
154.
1) solves
2) proposes
3) sanction
4) pay
5) permit
155.
1) allow
2) grant
3) reward
4) collect
5) follow
156.
1) clear
2) prudent
3) ultimate
4) has
5) great
157.
1) prosperity
2) information
3) hope
4) equality
5) authority
158.
1) examination
2) test
3) check
4) verification
5) inspection
159.
1) under
2) in
3) on
4) of
5) strategy
160.
1) to show
2) to view
3) to like
4) to protect
5) to make
