National Insurance Company Ltd. Administrative Officers Examination Held on 12-4-2015 General Awareness Question Paper With Answer Key
National Insurance Company Ltd. Administrative Officers Examination Held on 12-4-2015
General Awareness
1. Mohammad Nasheed who was arrested recently, is the former President of which country ?
(A) Philippines
(B) Myanmar
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Maldives
(E) Malaysia
Answer: (D)
2. Which IT firm has been ranked as Top Employer in Europe ?
(A) Abbott
(B) Tata Consultancy Services
(C) Bentley
(D) HEINEKEN
(E) Samsung
Answer: (B)
3. The country, which set up two commissions on February 10, to investigate human rights abuses and disappearances during nation’s decade long civil war-
(A) Syria
(B) Iraq
(C) Nepal
(D) Tunisia
(E) Afghanistan
Answer: (C)
4. In ‘SIFI’, ‘S’ stands for-
(A) Science
(B) School
(C) Systematically
(D) Structural
(E) System
Answer: (C)
5. Air India headquarters located at-
(A) Hyderabad
(B) Kolkata
(C) Chennai
(D) New Delhi
(E) Ahmedabad
Answer: (D)
6. As per the World Bank’s Index of Ease of Doing Business 2014 India was ranked-
(A) 138th
(B) 189th
(C) 123rd
(D) 142nd
(E) 154th
Answer: (D)
7. How many Bank Accounts were opened under “Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana” on its inaugural day ?
(A) 2.00 crores
(B) 1.25 crores
(C) 1.50 crores
(D) 1.00 crores
(E) None of these
Answer: (C)
8. What is the operational range of Shaheen III?
(A) 2750 km
(B) 2500 km
(C) 2250 km
(D) 3000 km
(E) 3150 km
Answer: (A)
9. Ganga Talao is a crater lake situated in a secluded mountain area in the district of Savanne, deep in the heart of-
(A) Indonesia
(B) Maldives
(C) Mauritius
(D) Malaysia
(E) Thailand
Answer: (C)
10. Which one of the following rivers of India is called ‘biological desert’ ?
(A) Noyyal
(B) Damodar
(C) Bhiwani
(D) Bhadar
(E) Naramada
Answer: (B)
11. Researchers of which country have developed a candidate vaccine to protect against the deadly Ebola virus which will soon undergo human clinical trials in Africa ?
(A) Sweden
(B) China
(C) Britain
(D) Russia
(E) India
Answer: (D)
12. Which of the following authorities is approached for insurance related complaints ?
(A) Governing Body of Insurance Council (GBIC)
(B) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDA)
(C) Insurance Ombudsman
(D) National Insurance Corporation Limited (NICL)
(E) United India Insurance Corporation (UIIC)
Answer: (B)
13. Which of the following states is the winner of the recently held Ranji Trophy 2014-15?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Mumbai
(D) Karnataka
(E) Vidarbha
Answer: (D)
14. The currency of Belgium is-
(A) Belgian Franc
(B) Euro
(C) Dollar
(D) Pound
(E) Yen
Answer: (B)
15. Parliament has passed Insurance Laws (amendment) Bill, 2015 in Rajya Sabha on-
(A) 12 January, 2015
(B) 12 February 2015
(C) 10 February, 2015
(D) 10 March, 2015
(E) 12 March, 2015
Answer: (E)
16. On March 8, which of the following days is celebrated ?
(A) Army Day
(B) Women’s Day
(C) Labour Day
(D) AIDS Day
(E) Navy Day
Answer: (B)
17. Kidambi Srikanth is associated with which of the following sports ?
(A) Chess
(B) Cricket
(C) Badminton
(D) Lawn Tennis
(E) Hockey
Answer: (C)
18. According to the Insurance Amendment Bill 2015, a health insurance company is required to maintain an equity capital sum of how much ?
(A) Rs 25 crores
(B) Rs 22 crores
(C) Rs 30 crores
(D) Rs 25 crores
(E) Rs 100 crores
Answer: (E)
19. According to the census 2011, what is the literacy rate in India ?
(A) 74.04%
(B) 65.46%
(C) 82.14%
(D) 61.80%
(E) 67.02%
Answer: (A)
20. National Insurance Academy (NIA) is situated at-
(A) Hyderabad
(B) New Delhi
(C) Ahmedabad
(D) Kochi
(E) Pune
Answer: (E)
21. Which of the following countries has Copenhagen as its capital ?
(A) Austria
(B) Denmark
(C) Argentina
(D) Sweden
(E) Germany
Answer: (B)
22. ‘The Substance and Shadow’ is an autobiography of which of the following eminent personality ?
(A) R. K. Laxman
(B) Dilip Kumar
(C) Amitabh Bachchan
(D) Lata Mangeshkar
(E) Hema Malini
Answer: (B)
23. What is the maximum age limit to open Sukanya Samridhi Account ?
(A) 10 years
(B) 12 years
(C) 15 years
(D) 5 years
(E) 8 years
Answer: (A)
24. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) head- quarters are located at-
(A) New York, USA
(B) Geneva, Switzerland
(C) Paris, France
(D) Vienna, Austria
(E) Berlin, Germany
Answer: (B)
25. Match 10, 2015 is the foundation day of which organization ?
(A) IIT Bombay
(B) Life Insurance Corporation of India
(C) CSIR
(D) Public Health Foundation of India
(E) Andhra Pradesh Foundation Day
Answer: (A)
26. The tennis legend who brought up his 1000th victory at tour level on January 11, 2015 in Brisbane, Australia, is-
(A) David Ferrer
(B) Roger Federer
(C) Stanislas Wawrinka
(D) Rafael Nadal
(E) Novak Djokovic
Answer: (B)
27. Maximum shares in NICL is held by-
(A) Scheduled Commercial Banks
(B) Reserve Bank of India
(C) Government of India
(D) IRDA
(E) Both (B) and (D)
Answer: (C)
28. The Union Budget 2015-16 announced additional surcharge for the super rich with income of over Rs 1 crore. At what rate will this surcharge be charged ?
(A) 1%
(B) 2%
(C) 3%
(D) 4%
(E) 6%
Answer: (B)
29. With reference to which sector of Indian economy did the Economic Survey say that it is suffering from “double financial representation” ?
(A) Services sector
(B) Infrastructure sector
(C) Banking sector
(D) Only (A), (B) and (C)
(E) Insurance sector
Answer: (C)
30. Which of the following is the winner of the best picture for Oscar Awards 2015?
(A) The Theory of Everything
(B) The Grand Budapest Hotel
(C) Boyhood
(D) Birdman
(E) Whiplash
Answer: (D)
31. As per the Income Tax Regulations, E-ring of the income tax returns is mandatory for individuals, including salaried tax payers, earning more than ………. taxable income during the financial
(A) Rs 10.00 lakhs
(B) Rs 7.50 lakhs
(C) Rs 2 lakhs
(D) Rs 5 lakhs
(E) None of these
Answer: (D)
32. The full form of NBFC is-
(A) Non-Banking Foreign Company
(B) Non-Business Foreign Company
(C) New-Business Financial Corporation
(D) New-Business Finance Company
(E) Non-Banking Financial Company
Answer: (E)
33. In which of the following countries, the next SAARC summit will be held ?
(A) India
(B) Pakistan
(C) Malaysia
(D) Sri Lanka
(E) China
Answer: (B)
34. In insurance sector,, FDI is raised from 26% to-
(A) 47%
(B) 50%
(C) 49%
(D) 40%
(E) 60%
Answer: (C)
35. Which of the following firm has the highest revenue ?
(A) Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)
(B) Bharat Petroleum
(C) Hindustan Petroleum
(D) Reliance Industries
(E) State Bank of India
Answer: (A)
36. Ranthambore National Park is situated in which of the following states ?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Uttarakhand
(C) Karnataka
(D) Assam
(E) Rajasthan
Answer: (E)
37. Which amongst the following is not an insurance company functioning in India ?
(A) ICICI prudential
(B) ING Vysya
(C) National Securities Depsitory Limited
(D) New India Insurance Company
(E) None of these
Answer: (C)
38. Which of the following is not related to the insurance sector ?
(A) Indemnity
(B) Coverage
(C) Misuse Alert
(D) Annuity
(E) Life Insurance
Answer: (C)
39. Which of the following types of companies/ organizations issue ULIP ?
(A) Insurance companies
(B) Banks
(C) NABARD
(D) RBI
(E) SIDBI
Answer: (A)
40. ‘Kepler 78b’ is the name given to a recently discovered-
National Insurance Company Ltd. Recruitment of Administrative Officers Examination-2015 Quantitative Aptitude Question Paper With Answer Key
National Insurance Company Ltd. Recruitment of Administrative Officers Examination-2015
Quantitative Aptitude
1. A rectangular plot has a concrete path running in the middle of the plot parallel to the length of the plot. The rest of the plot is used as lawn, which has an area of 253 sq. m. If the width of the path is 4m and the length of the plot is greater than its breadth by 8m, what is the area of the plot? (in m. sq.)
(a) 896
(b) 345
(c) 432
(d) 354
(e) 682
Answer: (b)
Directions (Qs. 2 to 6) : Study the following graph carefully to answer these questions.
2. What is the respective ratio between total number of Blackberry mobile phones sold by stores C, D and G together and the total number of Apple mobile phones sold by the same stores together?
(a) 3 : 4
(b) 2 : 3
(c) 4 : 9
(d) 3 : 5
(e) 5 : 9
Answer: (None)
3. Average number of Nexus mobile phones sold by all the given stores together is by what percent more than the number of BlackBerry mobile phones sold by all the given stores together?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Answer: (a)
4. What is the difference between number of mobile phones of all three brands sold by stores F and A?
(a) 3,60,000
(b) 3,42,000
(c) 4,20,000
(d) 3,48,000
(e) 3.56.000
Answer: (c)
5. If the price of each BlackBerry mobile is Rs. 22,000, price of each Nexus mobile is Rs. 25,000 and the price of each Apple mobile is Rs. 28,000, by what percent are the total sales of store F more than the total sales of store D?
(rounded off to nearest integer)
(a) 34
(b) 31
(c) 44
(d) 36
(e) 42
Answer: (e)
6. The number of Nexus mobile phones sold by each store increased by 15% from 2008 to 2009, and the number of Apple mobile phones sold by each store increased by 10% from 2008 to 2009. What was the total number of Nexus and Apple mobile phones sold by stores B and E together in 2009?
(a) 12,72,100
(b) 12,79,000
(c) 11,77,200
(d) 12,77,200
(e) 11,72,100
Answer: (b)
Directions (Qs. 7 to 11) : What approximate value will come in place of questions mark (?) in the given questions? (You are not expected to calculate exact value).
11. (29.989% of 4530.11) – (22.04% of 4599.99) = ? + 125.99
(a) 289
(b) 296
(c) 278
(d) 221
(e) 323
Answer: (d)
12. The speed of the boat in still water is 16 km/h and speed of the current is 2 km/h. It takes a total of 6.5 hours to row upstream from point A to point B and downstream from point B to point C. If the distance from point A to point B is two-thirds the distance between point B and C, what is the total distance travelled by the boat (both upstream and downstream)?
(a) 112 kms
(b) 98 kms
(c) 124 kms
(d) 90 kms
(e) 105 kms
Answer: (e)
13. 24 men can complete a piece of work in 14 days. 2 days after they started working, 4 more men joined them and after 2 more days 6 men left. How many more days will they now take to complete the remaining work?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Answer: (a)
Directions (Qs. 14 to 18) : Read the following information carefully to answer these questions.
In college ‘B’, in a group of 1200 students boys and girls are in the ratio of 7 : 5 respectively. Students are studying either Computer Science or IT. Each one of them likes one or more type of books out of Novel, Biography or Science Fiction.
Out of the boys, 48% study Computer Science and remaining study IT. Out of the boys studying Computer Science, 1/6th like only Novel, 1/4th like only Novel and Biography. 1/6th like only Novel and Science Fiction. 1/4th like only Novel and Science Fiction. 1/4th like all three types of books. Out of the boys studying IT, 1/7th like only Novel, 1/4th like only Novel and Biography, 1/13th like only Novel and Science Fiction. 1/7th like all three types of books.
Out of the girls, 56% study Computer Science and remaining IT. Out of the girls studying Computer Science, 1/7th like only Novel, 1/8th like only Novel and Biography. 1/4th like only Novel and Science Fiction. 1/8th like all three types of books. Out of the girls studying IT, 1/5th like only Novel, 1/11th like only Novel and Biography. 1/4th like Biography. 1/4th like only Novel and Science Fiction. 1/5th like all three types of books.
14. Out of the boys studying Computer Science number of boys who like only Science Fiction is 1/7th of the boys who like Novel. What is the total number of boys studying Computer Science who like either only Novel or only Science Fiction?
(a) 90
(b) 108
(c) 104
(d) 96
(e) 82
Answer: (d)
15. Total number of girls who like only Biography is 75% of the total number of girls who like only Novel. Total how many girls like Science Fiction?
(a) 291
(b) 298
(c) 198
(d) 287
(e) 185
Answer: (b)
16. If the total number of boys studying IT who like Science Fiction is 165, how many boys studying IT like only Biography?
(a) 63
(b) 47
(c) 46
(d) 67
(e) 56
Answer: (e)
17. What percent of the total number of students (boys and girls studying Computer Science and IT) like all three types of books?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Answer: (d)
18. How many girls studying IT do not like Novel?
(a) 49
(b) 51
(c) 43
(d) 65
(e) 57
Answer: (e)
Directions (Qs. 19 to 24) : Refer to the pie charts answer these questions :
19. The number of Academic Books published by one Company E is what percent less than the number of Non-Academic Books published by the same company?
(a) 25%
(b) 30%
(c) 35%
(d) 22%
(e) 20%
Answer: (a)
20. The number of Non-Academic Books published by one Company C is what percent of the total number of Non-Academic Books published by Companies B and D together?
(a) 36
(b) 40
(c) 38
(d) 48
(e) 32
Answer: (a)
21. What is the respective ratio between the number of Academic Books published by Company A and the number of Non-Academic Books published by Company E?
(a) 5 : 9
(b) 9 : 11
(c) 7 : 9
(d) 4 : 5
(e) 3 : 5
Answer: (a)
22. What is the difference between the number of Academic Books and Non-Academic Books published by Company F?
(a) 580
(b) 640
(c) 512
(d) 768
(e) 456
Answer: (d)
23. The number of Non-Academic Books published by Company A is approximately what percent more than the number of Academic Books published by Company E?
(a) 26
(b) 21
(c) 10
(d) 18
(e) 32
Answer: (b)
24. How many Non-Academic Books were published by Company D?
(a) 3722
(b) 4096
(c) 3264
(d) 3584
(e) 2880
Answer: (b)
25. 1500 were invested for 5 years in scheme A which offers simple interest at a rate of 14% p.a. The amount received after 5 years and some additional money, is then invested in scheme B, for 2 years, which offers compound interest (compounded annually) at a rate of 20% p.a. If the compound interest received from scheme B after 2 years is Rs. 1408, what was the additional money invested in scheme B apart from the amount received from scheme A?
(a) Rs. 450
(b) Rs. 650
(c) Rs. 500
(d) Rs. 280
(e) Rs. 520
Answer: (b)
26. How much time will train A take to completely cross train B running in opposite direction (towards each other)?
I. The total length of train A and train B together is 456m.
II. Train B can cross an electric pole in 8 seconds. The respective ratio of speed of train A and train B is 7 : 9.
(a) The data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
(b) The data in both the statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
(c) The data in both the statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
(d) 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.
(e) 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.
Answer: (c)
27. How many labourers are employed to do the piece of work?
I. If all the employed labourers report to work, the concerned piece of work can be completed in 36 days.
II. If 15 of the employed labourers are absent (do not report to work), the concerned piece of work can be completed in 56 days.
(a) The data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
(b) The data in both the statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
(c) The data in both the statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
(d) 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.
(e) 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.
Answer: (c)
28. What is the sum of money (in Rs.)?
I. The sum when invested in scheme A which offers simple interest @ 7 p.c.p.a., amounts to Rs. 7,752 in two years.
II. The sum when invested in scheme B, which offers compound interest (compounded annually) amounts to Rs. 8,228 in two years and Rs. 9050.80 in three years.
(a) The data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
(b) The data in both the statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
(c) The data in both the statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
(d) 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.
(e) 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.
Answer: (a)
29. What was the percentage of discount given while selling the table?
I. The cost price of the table is Rs. 6,000.
II. 16% profit was earned by selling the table for Rs. 6,960. If there were no discount the earned profit would have been 24%.
(a) The data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
(b) The data in both the statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
(c) The data in both the statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
(d) 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.
(e) 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.
Answer: (c)
30. What is the volume of the cylinder? (in m3)
I. The height of the cylinder is 6m less than its radius.
II. The difference between the total surface are and curved surface area of the cylinder is 1232 m2.
(a) The data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
(b) The data in both the statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
(c) The data in both the statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
(d) 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.
(e) 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.
Answer: (c)
Directions (Qs. 31 to 36) : Study the following table carefully to answer these questions:
31. What percent of the total number of population for States P, R and V together speaks Hindi language?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Answer: (e)
32. What is the difference (in thousands) between total employed population from states R, S and T together and the total unemployed population from these three states together?
(a) 8500
(b) 9100
(c) 8700
(d) 9300
(e) 9700
Answer: (e)
33. What percent of the population from states Q and V together is in the age group 21-30 years?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Answer: (a)
34. If the respective ratio of Urban to Rural population among total population of state S is 4 : 3 and that of state T is 3 : 2, what is the total number of rural population (in thousands) in these two states together?
(a) 2800
(b) 2500
(c) 3000
(d) 3450
(e) 3200
Answer: (b)
35. Out of the total employed population in all the given states, 55% are women and out of them 30% women are married. How many employed women (in thousands) are not married?
(a) 7825
(b) 8328
(c) 8365
(d) 9669
(e) 9163
Answer: (e)
36. What percent of the total population from stats Q and S together is unemployed?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Answer: (c)
37. Anurag’s annual income is Rs. 6,36,000. He spends 22% of h is monthly income on paying bills, 18% on household items, 12% on paying his children’s fees and 4% he donates to a charity. If two-fifth of the remaining amount he invests in mutual funds, what is the amount left with him every month?
(a) Rs. 17,850
(b) Rs. 12,162
(c) Rs. 9,328
(d) Rs. 13,992
(e) Rs. 14,650
Answer: (d)
38. The population of a state in the year 2013 was 1,12,926. If the rate of increase was 10% and 20% respectively from the year 2011 to 2012 and 2012 to 2013, what was the population in the year 2011?
(a) 85,550
(b) 86,450
(c) 79,550
(d) 75,550
(e) 76,950
Answer: (a)
Directions (Qs. 39 to 41) : Answer these questions on the following information.
There are 4 red balls, 4 green balls and 6 blue balls, in a box.
39. If two balls are drawn randomly, what is t he probability that at least one of them is blue?
(a) 6/13
(b) 7/13
(c) 8/13
(d) 10/13
(e) 9/13
Answer: (e)
40. If one ball is drawn randomly, what is the probability that it is either red or blue?
(a) 5/9
(b) 7/9
(c) 4/7
(d) 3/7
(e) 5/7
Answer: (e)
41. If three balls are drawn randomly, what is the probability that one of them is green and the other two are blue?
(a) 15/91
(b) 24/91
(c) 20/91
(d) 10/91
(e) 12/91
Answer: (a)
42. In what respective ratio two varieties of rice costing Rs. 36 per kg and Rs. 60 per kg be mixed, so that by selling the mixture at Rs. 54 per kg 20% profit is earned?
(a) 3 : 2
(b) 7 : 5
(c) 5 : 3
(d) 5 : 2
(e) 4 : 3
Answer: (c)
43. 8 years ago, Jyoti’s age was equal to the Swati’s present age. If the sum of Jyoti’s age 10 years from now and Swati’s age 6 years ago is 88 years, what was Kusum’s age 14 years ago if Kusum is 8 years younger to Swati? (in years)
(a) 22
(b) 14
(c) 25
(d) 24
(e) 16
Answer: (e)
Directions (Qs. 44 to 48) : In these questions, two equations numbered I and II are given. You have to solve both the equations and mark the appropriate answer.
44. I. 2x2 – 7x + 3 = 0
II. 2y2 – 7y + 6 = 0
(a) x < y
(b) x > y
(c) x ≥ y
(d) x ≤ y
(e) Relationship between x and y cannot be established.
Answer: (e)
45. I. 4x2 + 16x + 15 = 0
II. 2y2 + 3y + 1 = 0
(a) x < y
(b) x > y
(c) x ≥ y
(d) x ≤ y
(e) Relationship between x and y cannot be established.
Answer: (a)
46. I. 9x2 – 45x + 56 = 0
II. 4y2 – 17y + 18 = 0
(a) x < y
(b) x > y
(c) x ≥ y
(d) x ≤ y
(e) Relationship between x and y cannot be established.
Answer: (b)
47. I. 2x2 + 11x + 14 = 0
II. 2y2 + 15y + 28 = 0
(a) x < y
(b) x > y
(c) x ≥ y
(d) x ≤ y
(e) Relationship between x and y cannot be established.
Answer: (c)
48. I. 6x2 + 11x + 4= 0
II. 4y2 – 7y – 2 = 0
(a) x < y
(b) x > y
(c) x ≥ y
(d) x ≤ y
(e) Relationship between x and y cannot be established.
Answer: (a)
49. A started a business with an investment of Rs. 14,000. After 2 months B joins in with 6/7 of the amount that A invested and A withdraws Rs. 4000. After 2 more months, C joins with Rs. 8000 and A again withdraws Rs. 2000. After a year, if C received Rs. 2,656 as his share then what was the total profit? (in Rs.)
(a) 16,954
(b) 11,668
(c) 12,284
(d) 14,326
(e) 13,548
Answer: (c)
50. In a yoga class there were 12 members. Two members left the class and 4 new members joined. If the average age decreased by 4 years and the total age decreased by 2, what is the new average age of the class? (in years)
National Insurance Company Ltd.Recruitment of Administrative Officers Examination Held on 12-4-2015 Reasoning Question Paper With Answer Key
National Insurance Company Ltd. Recruitment of Administrative Officers Examination
Held on 12-4-2015
Reasoning
1. How far is point D from point S ?
I. Pont R is 5 m to the south of point S. Point J is 5 m to the north of points S. Point D is 2 m to the west of point J. Point K is to the north of point D. The distance between points D and K is 2 m.
II. Point J is 5 m to the south of point D. Point M is 2 m to the east of point J. Point V is to the south of point M. The distance between points V and M is equal to the distance between points D and J. Point S is 2 m to the west of V.
(A) The data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the questions, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question
(B) 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
(C) The data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
(D) The data in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
(E) The data in both the statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
Answer: (C)
2. Among students P, Q, R, S and T, each having a different height, who is the third tallest ?
I. T is shorter than only one person. R is taller than both P and S.
II. P is taller than only one person. R is shorter than both T and Q.
(A) The data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the questions, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question
(B) 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
(C) The data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
(D) The data in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
(E) The data in both the statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
Answer: (C)
3. How is ‘time’ coded in the given code language ? (Note : All the codes are two letter codes only).
I. In the given code language, ‘take your own time’ is coded as ‘sa nv jr pt’ and in the same code language, ‘fix your study time’ is coded as ‘dq sa pt bz’.
II. In the given code language, ‘come by dinner time’ is coded as ‘od es rg sa’ and in the same code language, ‘come home some time’ is coded as ‘sa gk es co’.
(A) The data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the questions, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question
(B) 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
(C) The data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
(D) The data in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
(E) The data in both the statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
Answer: (E)
4. What is the position of B from the right end in a straight line of 8 people ? (Note : All are facing north.)
I. A sits second from the left end of the line. Only three people sit between A and U. B sits third to the right of X. Neither B nor X is an immediate neighbour of U.
II. Z sits at the extreme right end of the line. E sits third to the left of Z B sits exactly between E and R. U sits second to the right of B.
(A) The data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the questions, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question
(B) 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
(C) The data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
(D) The data in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
(E) The data in both the statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
Answer: (C)
5. How is B related to F ?
I. A is the son of Z. B is married to Z. F is the mother of B.
II. F is the wife of W, K and B are the children of W. A is the son of B.
(A) The data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the questions, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question
(B) 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
(C) The data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
(D) The data in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
(E) The data in both the statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
Answer: (D)
Directions- Study the given information and answer the given question.
A consultant hired by company XYZ, concluded the following based upon the last five years’ database of the company.
(a) The less appreciated an employee feels his work is the more, money/reward he wants for it.
(b) An employee becomes more productive on seeing the fruits of his preivous labour.
(c) The harder project an employee accomplishes, the prouder he/she feels of it.
6. Which of the following incidents of company XYZ can not be a basis/source of the consultants conclusions ?
(A) For the first time, Ms. Verma handled an extremely important project and succeeded in it with flying colours. This made her more tense than happy as now she would be expected to perform equally well every time
(B) The performance of the production team saw a considerable improvement after the mid-year meeting in which presentations were shown on their previous accomplishments and future plans
(C) The performance graph of Mr. Garg has become better since he has been shown the pictures of last years’ review when he received the award for ‘most hardworking employee’
(D) Mr. Rathore successfully dealt with the first multinational project of the company. He had been one of the best performers since he joined the company, but his happiness of success this time was much more than in the previous ones
(E) Mr. Dixits’s expectations of the yearly incentive amount is higher than other employees even though he is the least productive member of his team
Answer: (E)
7. Which of the following statements, if taken to be definitely true, contradicts the given conclusions of the Consultants ?
(A) All the employees who demand rewards or a greater salary in company XYZ, are well appreciated high performers of the company
(B) Even a small ‘good job’ or ‘well done’ is a better reinforcement than monetary rewards
(C) One’s own previous accomplishments are their best competitors. A person always tries to out-to what he did earlier
(D) The more difficult/complicated a task is, more focused and motivated is a person to fulfill it successfully
(E) The employees who are satisfied with the work environment of company XYZ, are least bothered about the money they carry home every month
Answer: (A)
8. Read the given information and answer the question-
As per recent study it has been found that Company A of city X has the lowest level of attrition rate as compared to those of any other company in the city.
“The only reason for this, as I see it, is that Company A asks its prospective employees to sign a bond of minimum two years.” Statement by a local resident.
Which of the following weakens the statements of the resident suggesting that signing a bond with the employees is the only reason for lower attrition rate in the company ?
(A) Company A is known for being employee friendly and most employees of the company rank very high on the job satisfaction test conducted by the company every year
(B) Recent search in some major metropolitan cities of the country has suggested that signing a bond with the employee is one of the factors which influence attrition rate of the company
(C) Now-a-days, many people in city X prefer to finish their education abroad and thereafter seek employment there
Answer: (B)
9. Read the following information carefully and answer the question which follows-
“Although one would like to venture into areas where no competition exists, I would rather set-up my business where higher competition prospects are expected, “Ravi, the owner of a business start-up.
Which of the following statements support/s Ravi’s opinion ?
1. Competition leads to innovation. If one is the only player in the field, it becomes difficult to improve.
2. Chances of finding high efficiency job ready candidates is higher if many companies doing similar businesses exist.
3. Market challenges encourage one to pay greater attention to and concentrate more on target groups where benefits are maximum.
4. Less competition is an indicator of t he fact that existing market is too small to make the desired profits.
(A) Only 4
(B) Only 2
(C) All 1, 2, 3 and 4
(D) Only 3
(E) None of these
Answer: (D)
Directions—Study the information carefully and answer the question.
J, K, L, M, N, O, P and Q are sitting around a circular area at equal distances between each other, but not necessarily in the same order. Some of the people are facing the centre while some face outside (i.e., in a direction opposite to the centre.)
Note-Facing the same direction means if one faces the centre then the other also faces the centre and vice-versa.
O sits second to the left of M. M faces the centre. K sits to the immediate left of O. Only three people sit between K and J. P sits third to the left of J. L sits to the immediate left of N. Immediate neighbours of K face opposite (i.e., if one neighbour faces the centre, the other neighbour faces outside and vice-versa.) N sits third to the right of K. Both N and L face opposite directions. Q faces the same direction as K.
10. Who sits exactly between O and P, when counted from the left of O?
(A) Q
(B) K
(C) L
(D) N
(E) J
Answer: (B)
11. Four of the following five are alike based on the given seating arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ?
(A) P
(B) J
(C) Q
(D) K
(E) L
Answer: (E)
12. Who sits second to the left of J ?
(A) K
(B) L
(C) M
(D) P
(E) Q
Answer: (B)
13. What is K’s position with respect to N ?
(A) Second to the left
(B) Immediate left
(C) Immediate right
(D) Third to the left
(E) Third to the right
Answer: (D)
14. How many people in the given arrangement face the centre ?
(A) Three
(B) Two
(C) Four
(D) Five
(E) One
Answer: (A)
Directions- Study the information carefully and answer the question.
When a word and number arrangement machine is given an input line of words and numbers, it arranges them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement : (All the numbers are two digit numbers)-
Input : 51 pour 32 start now 23 46 house.
Step I : 23 51 pour 32 start now 46 house.
Step II : 23 start 51 pour 32 now 46 house.
Step III : 23 start 32 51 pour now 46 house.
Step IV : 23 start 32 pour 51 now 46 house.
Step V : 23 start 32 pour 46 51 now house.
Step VI : 23 start 32 pour 46 now 51 house.
and step VI is the last step of the above arrangement.
As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.
15. Step II of an input is : 18 task bear cold dish 81 63 31.
How many more steps will be required to complete the rearrangement ?
(A) Three
(B) Four
(C) Five
(D) Six
(E) None of these
Answer: (C)
16. Input : 72 59 37 go for picnic 24 journey
How many steps will take to complete the rearrangement ?
18. Step III of an input is : 15 yes 29 ask for soap 42 37
Which of the following is definitely the input ?
(A) ask yes 29 15 for soap 42 37
(B) yes ask 15 29 for soap 42 37
(C) 29 15 yes ask for soap 42 37
(D) Cannot be determined
(E) None of these
Answer: (A)
19. Step II of an input is : 16 victory 19 36 53 store lake town
Which of the following will be step V ?
(A) 16 victory 19 town store 36 53 lake
(B) 16 victory 19 town 36 store 53 lake
(C) 16 victory 19 town 36 53 store lake
(D) There will be no such step
(E) None of these
Answer: (D)
20. Statements :
No paper is a file:
Some papers are worksheets.
All worksheets are notebooks.
Conclusion :
I. Some notebooks are papers.
II. No notebook is a paper.
(A) Neither conclusion I nor II is true
(B) Both conclusions I and II are true
(C) Only conclusion I is true
(D) Only conclusion II is true
(E) Either conclusion I or II is true
Answer: (E)
21. Statements :
No clue is a puzzle.
All riddles are puzzles.
All questions are clues.
Conclusions :
I. Atleast some puzzles are questions.
II. All clues are questions.
(A) Neither conclusion I nor II is true
(B) Both conclusions I and II are true
(C) Only conclusion I is true
(D) Only conclusion II is true
(E) Either conclusion I or II is true
Answer: (A)
22. Statements :
Some controls are steers.
All steers are drives.
No drive is a navigation.
Conclusion :
I. Some drives are definitely not controls.
II. All navigations being controls is a possibility.
(A) Neither conclusion I nor II is true
(B) Both conclusions I and II are true
(C) Only conclusion I is true
(D) Only conclusion II is true
(E) Either conclusion I or II is true
Answer: (C)
23. Statements :
Some controls are steers.
All steers are drives.
No drive is a navigation.
Conclusion :
I. Atleast some controls are drives.
II. All drives are steers.
(A) Neither conclusion I nor II is true
(B) Both conclusions I and II are true
(C) Only conclusion I is true
(D) Only conclusion II is true
(E) Either conclusion I or II is true
Answer: (C)
24. Statements :
No paper is a file.
Some files are worksheets.
All worksheets are notebooks.
Conclusion :
I. Some worksheets being papers is a possibility.
II. Al files are notebooks.
(A) Both conclusion I nor II is true
(B) Both conclusions I and II are true
(C) Only conclusion I is true
(D) Only conclusion II is true
(E) Either conclusion I or II is true
Answer: (C)
25. Statements :
No clue is a puzzle.
All riddles are puzzles.
All questions are clues.
Conclusion :
I. No question is a puzzle.
II. No riddle is a clue.
(A) Neither conclusion I nor II is true
(B) Both conclusions I and II are true
(C) Only conclusion I is true
(D) Only conclusion II is true
(E) Either conclusion I or II is true
Answer: (B)
Directions – Study the following information to answer the given question.
Seven different people viz, J, K, L, M, N, O and P have to fly to different destinations viz., Delhi, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Chennai, Pune, Lucknow and Chandigarh but not necessarily in the same order. Each one of them flies on a different day of a week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday of the same week.
• P flies on Wednesday. The one who flies on Friday flies to Chennai.
• Only one person flies between P and J.
• Only two people flying between M and the one flying to Pune. The one who flies to Pune flies after M. M does not have his flight on Monday.
• Only three people have their flights between the people flying to Pune and Chandigarh.
• O flies immediately after the one flying to Mumabi. J does not fly to Mumbai. O does not fly to Pune.
• Only one person has his flight between O and L.
• The person flying to Delhi flies immediately after the person flying to Lucknow.
• K does not fly to Delhi.
26. Who amongst the following flies to Ahmedabad ?
(A) J
(B) M
(C) K
(D) P
(E) O
Answer: (C)
27. On which of the following days does the one flying to Lucknow have has flight ?
(A) Monday
(B) Thursday
(C) Tuesday
(D) Saturday
(E) Wednesday
Answer: (A)
28. On which of the following days does N have his flight ?
(A) Sunday
(B) Thursday
(C) Monday
(D) Saturday
(E) Tuesday
Answer: (E)
29. Who amongst the following has his flight exactly between the days on which O and L have their respective flights ?
(A) N
(B) J
(C) P
(D) K
(E) M
Answer: (D)
30. How many person are scheduled to fly between the flight to Mumbai and Pune ?
(A) None
(B) Two
(C) Four
(D) Three
(E) One
Answer: (B)
31. Statements :
D ≥ E > P > L < H; R < N < L
Conclusion : I. N > D
II. H > R
(A) neither conclusion I nor II is true
(B) both conclusions I and II are true
(C) only conclusion I is true
(D) only conclusion II is true
(E) either conclusion I or II is true
Answer: (D)
32. Statements :
S = H ≤ J ≤ K = L;
H > N < B; D ≥ L
Conclusion : I. N < L
II. K = B
(A) neither conclusions I nor II is true
(B) both conclusions I and II are true
(C) only conclusion I is true
(D) only conclusion II is true
(E) either conclusion I or II is true
Answer: (C)
33. Statements :
S = H ≤ J ≤ K = L;
H > N < B; D ≥ L
Conclusion : I. S = D
II. D > S
(A) neither conclusion I nor II is true
(B) both conclusion I and II are true
(C) only conclusion I is true
(D) only conclusion II is true
(E) either conclusion I or II is true
Answer: (E)
34. Statements :
B ≥ Z < X ≤ Q; B ≥ Y = L
Conclusion : I. L = Q
II. L > Q
(A) neither conclusion I nor II is true
(B) both conclusions I and II are true
(C) only conclusion I is true
(D) only conclusion II is true
(E) either conclusion I or II is true
Answer: (A)
35. Statements :
C > D ≥ F; R < M < F
Conclusion : I. C > M
II. R < D
(A) neither conclusion I nor II is true
(B) both conclusions I is true
(C) only conclusion I is true
(D) only conclusion II is true
(E) either conclusion I or II is true
Answer: (B)
Directions-Study the given information and answer the given question.
Eight people S, T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z live on eight different floors of a building not necessarily in the same order. The lowermost floor of the building is numbered 1, the one above that is numbered 2 and so on till the topmost floor is numbered 8.
Y lives on a odd numbered floor. U lives on a floor that is immediately below Y’s floor. Only four people live between W and S. S lives on one of the floors above W. Z lives on a floor which is immediately above S’s floor. X lives on a floor which is immediately above W’s floor. T does not live on floor numbered 2.
36. Which of the following statements is true according to the given arrangement ?
(A) None of the given statements is true.
(B) Only three people live between Y and W.
(C) Z lives on floor numbered 6.
(D) T lives on one of the floors below W’s floor.
(E) Only one person lives above V’s floor
Answer: (A)
37. T lives on which of the following floor numbers ?
(A) floor number 4
(B) floor number 1
(C) floor number 5
(D) floor number 3
(E) floor number 6
Answer: (E)
38. Who amongst the following lives on floor number 8 ?
(A) U
(B) V
(C) Z
(D) S
(E) X
Answer: (C)
39. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and hence form a group. Which of the following does not belong to that group ?
(A) YX
(B) ZT
(C) VX
(D) TU
(E) XU
Answer: (E)
40. Who amongst the following lives immediately below U’s floor ?
