Born on 10.03.1964 in originally agriculturist family from Ludhiana district in Punjab . Father retired as Chief Engineer ,Punjab PWD (B&R) in 1981. Late maternal grandfather retired as IAS officer in 1956. Did schooling from St.John’s High School, Chandigarh and ISC-12 in 1982 from Yadavindra Public School, Patiala . Thereafter, completed his graduation in B.A. honours (History) in 1985 and postgraduation in M.A. (History) in 1987 from St.Stephen’s College, Delhi. Completed his LL.B. in 1992 from University of Delhi. Started his practice in 1992 at Punjab & Haryana High Court. Appointed as Assistant Advocate General ,Punjab from 10.03.1995 to 21.04.1997; then as Deputy Advocate General from 13.06.1997 till his re-designation as Senior Deputy Advocate General on 16.04.2002 and worked as such till 07.09.2005 , Additional Advocate General, Punjab from 07.09.2005 till elevation. Argued important cases pertaining to Civil, Constitutional, Criminal, Service, Land Acquisition, Public Interest Litigation, for over 19 years on behalf of State of Punjab. Appointed as Central Government Counsel in November, 2007 for conducting cases before Punjab & Haryana High Court and appeared in important cases for Union of India including LPAs, CEA, Arbitration cases, writ petitions challenging orders of CAT. Appointed as Senior Panel Counsel for conducting Central Government cases in the High Court of Punjab & Haryana w.e.f 30th November 2009 and continued till elevation. Conducted matters pertaining to Public Interest Litigation, Writs challenging vires of Central Acts and other important litigation for the Union of India . Appointed Amicus Curaie by Punjab and Haryana High Court in several important cases including the matter where effect of judicial officer pronouncing orders/judgments without signing or detailing reasons was in question, titled as “ Court on its own motion vs State of Punjab and others”, reported as (2007) 4 RCR 731. Conducted cases before other forums including AAFIR, CAT and Arbitration Tribunals. Represented the Punjab State in Cooch Behar Trophy ( Board of Control For Cricket in India ) Tournaments (1978-82). Had the best round in Juris Cup Golf ( All India Tournament for Lawyers & Judges) in 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2008. Elevated on 25.09.2014 as an Additional Judge at Punjab & Haryana High Court. Transferred to Rajasthan High Court on 19.12.2014 and sworn in as a permanent Judge on 20.05.2016. Transferred to Punjab & Haryana High Court and assumed charge on 05.10.2016
I.B.P.S. Bank Probationary Officers (Pre.) Examination, 2015 Question Paper with Answer Key
I.B.P.S. Bank Probationary Officers (Pre.) Exam., 2015
Held on 3-10-2015
Quantitative Aptitude
Directions – (Q. 1- 5) Study the table and answer the given questions :
Note – Few values are missing in the table (indicated by). A candidate is expected to calculate the missing value, If it is required to answer the given question on the basis of given data and information.
1. Out of the number of qualified candidates from Sate P in 2008, the respective ratio of male and female candidates is 11 : 7. If the number of female qualified candidates from State P in 2008 is 126, what is the number of appeared candidates (both male and female) from the state P in 2008?
(A) 630
(B) 510
(C) 570
(D) 690
(E) 540
Ans: (E)
2. Number of appeared candidates from state Q increased by 100% from 2006 to 2007. If the total number of qualified candidates from State Q in 2006 and 2007 together is 408, what is the number of appeared candidates from State Q in 2006?
(A) 380
(B) 360
(C) 340
(D) 320
(E) 300
Ans: (C)
3. What is the difference between number of qualified candidates from State P in 2006 and that in 2007?
(A) 12
(B) 22
(C) 14
(D) 24
(E) 16
Ans: (A)
4. If the average number of qualified candidates from State Q in 2008, 2009 and 2010 is 210, what is the number of qualified candidates from State Q in 2010 ?
(A) 191
(B) 195
(C) 183
(D) 187
(E) 179
Ans: (D)
5. If the respective ratio between number of qualified candidates from State P in 2009 and 2010 is 14 : 9, what is the number of qualified candidates from State P in 2010?
(A) 252
(B) 207
(C) 216
(D) 234
(E) 198
Ans: (C)
6.
(A) 15
(B) 10
(C) 7
(D) 4
(E) 12
Ans: (E)
7. 012 – 19.982 – ? = 21.812
(A) 49
(B) 50
(C) 30
(D) 39
(E) 41
Ans: (*)
8. 15 + 2379.85 + 140.01 × 4.99 = ?
(A) 4400
(B) 3900
(C) 3000
(D) 4000
(E) 4300
Ans: (B)
9. 97% of 649.8 ÷ 13.05 = 45.12 – ?
(A) 40
(B) 15
(C) 25
(D) 10
(E) 30
Ans: (C)
10. (674.87 + 59.98) ÷02 = ?
(A) 29
(B) 27
(C) 19
(D) 21
(E) 11
Ans: (D)
Directions (Q. 11-15) : Refer to the graph and answer the given questions.
11. The number of people who travelled by Train B on Friday is 20% more than the people who travelled by the same train on Thursday. What is the respective ratio between the number of people who travelled on Friday and those who travelled on Saturday by the same train ?
(A) 4 : 5
(B) 3 : 4
(C) 5 : 6
(D) 3 : 5
(E) 1 : 4
Ans: (B)
12. What is the difference between the total number of people who travelled by Train B on Monday and Tuesday together and the total number of people who travelled by Train A on Saturday and Sunday together?
(A) 200
(B) 230
(C) 210
(D) 250
(E) 240
Ans: (D)
13. What is the average number of people travelling by Train A on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday ?
(A) 220
(B) 190
(C) 205
(D) 195
(E) 210
Ans: (C)
14. The number of people who travelled by Train A decreased by what per cent from Saturday to Tuesday ?
(A) 35
(B) 40
(C) 30
(D) 42
(E) 33
Ans: (B)
15. The total number of people who travelled by both the given trains together on Sunday is approximately what per cent more than the total number of people who travelled by both the given trains together on Wednesday?
(A) 128
(B) 123
(C) 142
(D) 118
(E) 135
Ans: (B)
16. 6,100 was partly invested in Scheme A at 10% p.a. compound interest (compounded annually) for 2 years and partly in Scheme B at 10% p.a. simple interest for 4 years. Both schemes equal interests. How much was invested in Scheme A ?
(A) Rs. 3,750
(B) Rs. 4,500
(C) Rs. 4,000
(D) Rs. 3,250
(E) Rs. 5,000
Ans: (C)
17. ‘A’ bought a certain quantity of oranges at total cost of Rs. 1200. He sold 1/3rd of those oranges at 20% loss. If A earns an overall profit of 10%, at what per cent profit did A set the rest of the oranges ?
(A) 16%
(B) 15%
(C) 22%
(D) 25%
(E) 20%
Ans: (D)
18. Present ages of Kiran and Shyam are in the ratio of 5 : Three years hence, the ratio of their ages will become 11 : 9 respectively. What is Shyam’s present age in years ?
(A) 28
(B) 27
(C) 26
(D) 24
(E) 30
Ans: (D)
Directions – (Q. 19-23) In these questions, two equations numbered I and II are given. You have to solve both the questions and mark the appropriate option.
19. 2x2 + 19x + 45 = 0
2y2 + 11y + 12 = 0
(A) x > y
(B) x ≥ y
(C) x < y
(D) Relationship between x and y cannot be determined
(E) x ≤ y
Ans: (C)
20. 3x2 – 13x + 12 = 0
2y2 – 15y + 28 = 0
(A) x > y
(B) x ≥ y
(C) x < y
(D) Relationship between x and y cannot be determined
(E) x ≤ y
Ans: (C)
21. x2 = 16
2y2 – 17y + 36 = 0
(A) x > y
(B) x ≥ y
(C) x < y
(D) Relationship between x and y cannot be determined
(E) x ≤ y
Ans: (E)
22. 6x2 + 19x + 15 = 0
3y2 + 11y + 10 = 0
(A) x > y
(B) x ≥ y
(C) x < y
(D) Relationship between x and y cannot be determined
(E) x ≤ y
Ans: (B)
23. 2x2 – 11x + 15 = 0
2y2 – 11y + 14 = 0
(A) x > y
(B) x ≥ y
(C) x < y
(D) Relationship between x and y cannot be determined
(E) x ≤ y
Ans: (D)
24. A started a business. After 4 months from the start of the business, B and C joined. The respective ratio between the investments of A, B and C was 4 : 6 : 5. If A’s share in annual profit was Rs. 250 more than C’s share, what was the total annual profit earned ?
(A) Rs. 3740
(B) Rs. 3910
(C) Rs. 4250
(D) Rs. 5000
(E) None of these
Ans: (C)
25. A person has to travel from point A to point B in certain time. Travelling at a speed of 5 kmph he reaches 48 minutes late and while travelling at a speed of 8 kmph he reaches 15 minutes early. What is the distance from point A to B?
(A) 15 km
(B) 9 km
(C) 12 km
(D) 18 km
(E) 14 km
Ans: (E)
26. 28 men can complete a piece of work in 15 days and 15 women can complete the same piece of work in 24 days. What is the respective ratio between the amount of work done by 30 men in 1 day and the amount of work done by 18 women in 1 day?
(A) 10 : 7
(B) 3 : 7
(C) 4 : 5
(D) 5 : 4
(E) 4 : 1
Ans: (A)
27. 18 litres of pure water was added to a vessel containing 80 litres of pure milk. 49 litres of the resultant mixture was then sold and some more quantity of pure milk and pure water was added to the vessel in the respective ratio of 2 : 1. If the resultant respective ratio of milk and water in the vessel was 4 : 1, what was the quantity of pure milk added in the vessel ? (in litres).
(A) 4
(B) 8
(C) 10
(D) 12
(E) 2
Ans: (A)
28. A certain sum is divided among A, B and C in such a way that A gets Rs. 40 more than the 1/2 of the sum. B get Rs. 120 less than 3/8th of the sum and C gas Rs. 200. What is the total sum.
(A) Rs. 1100
(B) Rs. 850
(C) Rs. 960
(D) Rs. 1200
(E) Rs. 1600
Ans: (C)
Directions-(Q. 29-33) What will come in place of question mark (?) in the given number series ?
29. 123 140 106 55 – 13 ?
(A) 214
(B) 139
(C) −98
(D) −69
(E) −74
Ans: (C)
30. 190 94 46 22 ? 4
(A) 19
(B) 15
(C) 10
(D) 8
(E) 16
Ans: (C)
31. 320 320 314 290 230 ?
(A) 114
(B) 110
(C) 50
(D) 98
(E) 142
Ans: (B)
32. 3 4 9 28 113 ?
(A) 782
(B) 424
(C) 646
(D) 384
(E) 566
Ans: (E)
33. 8 4 6 15 ? 25
(A) 64.5
(B) 84
(C) 52.5
(D) 36
(E) 46
Ans: (C)
34. The respective ratio of curved surface area and total surface area of a cylinder is 4 : 5. If the curved surface area of the cylinder is 1232 cm2, what is the height ? (in cm)
(A) 28
(B) 12
(C) 20
(D) 18
(E) 19
Ans: (A)
35. A bag contains 3 red balls, 5 yellow balls and 7 pink balls. If one ball is drawn at random from the bag, what is the probability that it is other pink or red ?
IBPS PO 2015 Main exam results are to be declared soon:
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) was established in the year 1975 as the Personal Selection Services (PSS) whose recruitment takes place either two tier or three tier process.
IBPS RRB and SO recruitment is a two tier process whereas IBPS PO & Clerk consists of three stages such as Common Written Examination (CWE) followed by an interview and final placement.
About Institute of Banking Personnel Selection:
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection is an autonomous body which was set up to implement world class assessment and selection of personnel for various client organizations. It provides its services to many public sector banks like SBI, RBI, NABARD, SIDBI, few co-operative banks, public sector undertakings of non-financial sectors, state owned companies, Government departments and so on.
IBPS exam has become one of the famous tests in the country for being a successful “Personnel Selection Test Conducting Agency”. Its strength and ability lies in conducting multiple choices of objective tests for Lakhs and Lakhs of students across 200 test centres in India and also in few foreign locations.
Also, few major Universities and reputed management institutes engage IBPS regularly for conducting their Admission tests.
About IBPSPO exam:
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has conducted preliminary examination on October 3rd, 4th, 10th and 11th, 2015 for the selection of Probationary officer (PO) or Management Trainee (MT) positions.
This was an online computer based test and consisted of multiple choices of questions. The duration of preliminary exam was one hour and total number of questions in the question paper was 100.
The results of the preliminary examination were declared on October 17th 2015.
The results of preliminary examination only serve to shortlist the candidates for the final IBPS PO main examination.
Following this preliminary exam, IBPS PO main exam was conducted on October 31st, 2015. The results of the main exam are expected to be declared soon at the official website of IBPS. Thus, students who wish to check their results please be ready with required details and then click on “IBPS PO/MT Results” which will direct you to the respective page showing your results. Candidates please take a print out of this page for future reference.
The examination pattern for IBPS PO 2015 main comprised of 200 objective types of questions based on Reasoning, Quantitative aptitude, and English language, General awareness with special reference to the banking industry and computer knowledge. Candidates will be finally shortlisted on the basis of the performance in preliminary exam, main exam and personal interview.
