Sectional Test for Bank Exams (Set - 4)
ENGLISH
Directions (1 – 5): In each of the following questions a short
passage is given with one of the lines in the passage missing and represented
by a blank. Select the best out of the five answer choices given, to make the
passage complete and coherent (coherent means logically complete and sound).
1.
_______________________ Though top most IT giants hire employees from India
every year, this is not enough; our government should use the potential of its
vast and diverse young demography on various sectors like agriculture,
construction, entrepreneurship etc. It is well-known fact that the employment
generated through IT is almost equal to the loss of employment due to IT and
automation.
A) Unemployment in India is a myth.
B) Employment in India is on a rise since most of its work-force is aware
IT and automation.
C) IT industries are helping Indians to get better employment.
D) Employment in India is in a boom due to its IT industries.
E) Employment generation in India has been sluggish for almost a decade
after the IT boom period.
2. The
popularity of fictional stories without moral values is a recent problem of our
education policy ________________________ lest children should confront the
brutal facts of our society too early. Our education policy must come with a
realistic and innovative policy to overcome this issue.
A) Children should be taught moral values directly not through fiction and
fables.
B) It is said that the seeds of morality and cultural values must be sown
early in the minds of our children
C) A fictional story or fable cannot teach morality.
D) Children should be left to themselves to judge moral values according
to situation.
E) Morality is a lesson to be taught at higher studies.
3.
Cancerous cells seem to be eating into the vitals of the body politic, maiming
it and hampering its progress. The rot is at the root. What is the nature of
this cancer, this rottenness? ____________________
A) Who has induced this growth in the national character or infect it with
germs of decay?
B) Who has induced this growth in the national character or infected it
with germs of decay?
C) Who has been induced this growth in the national character or infected
it with germs of decay?
D) Who induced this growth in the national character or infected it with
germs of decay?
E) None of these
4.
Many Countries have an individualistic orientation, with values, independence
and self-assertiveness. ___________________________. They stress the
interdependence of people within the community.
A) There is no internal evidence for suggest this.
B) Individuals in collectivist Asian cultures is even less likely to
commit such errors.
C) In contrast, many non-Western cultures have a more collectivist
orientation.
D) This is why Americans tends to use psychological traits to describe
themselves.
E) Actually, situational factors also play quite a important role.
5.
Figurative and allegorical writings may be troublesome when target audience of
the writer is vast and diverse. ___________________________ That’s why these
types of writing are scarcely followed in media or in any other public domain.
So is the case of satirical writing.
A) It is subjective to one’s own interpretations more than the meaning
writers engrave in it
B) It’s very complicated and use of archaic words make it more
complicated.
C) People find it boring and philosophical.
D) It’s too much poetic and literary.
E) These are old fashioned.
Directions
(6 – 10): For the following word given below, a contextual usage is provided.
Pick the word from the alternatives given that is most inappropriate in the
given context.
6.
Abashed: Ronit’s uncivilized behavior in the company function abashed his
parents and his relatives.
A) Humiliate
B) Debase
C) Degrade
D) Mortify
E) Recuperate
7.
Abate: After the heavy rains for the last two weeks, the flood has abated to
the safe level.
A) Ally
B) Subside
C) Slacken
D) Augment
E) Subdue
8.
Abbreviate: UN is the abbreviated form of United Nations organization.
A) Abridge
B) Shorten
C) Truncate
D) Condense
E) Rejig
9.
Abduct: The group, which abducted a girl from the school demands ransom to
release the girl.
A) Spirit away
B) Carry off
C) Kidnap
D) Steal
E) Ameliorate
10.
Aberration: An aberration in one’s behavior is very common and is unavoidable
for many of us.
A) Distortion
B) Variation
C) Deviation
D) Disorientation
E) Pragmatic
Answers:
1. E) By reading the last three lines we can clearly see that it is depicting a
dismal picture about the employment problem in India and comparing IT related
jobs with overall job-creation sectors. So, option (a), (b), (c) & (d) can
directly be cancelled out. Option E is the correct answer and is a suitable
introductory sentence for the paragraph.
2. B) A conditional
clause “lest…….should” is used here. ‘Lest’ generally means ‘in case’. According
to general idea of the topic, we must say that moral cannot be directly taught
to children but with the help of fables and fiction. Option (a) and (c) is
therefore irrelevant according to the paragraph. Option (d) and (e) are
grammatically incorrect. Hence, Option (b) is the correct answer.
3. B) The general idea of this topic is the corruption in our political system.
Last sentence is talking about people who are corrupting our whole society. By
clear observation, we can notice that the line is in ‘passive’ and
‘interrogative’ form. So, option (a) is incorrect because second verb ‘infect’
is not in participle form. In (c) & (d), auxiliary verb is missing . So,
option (b) is correct.
4. C) Except sentence c) all the sentences are grammatically incorrect. Also,
sentence C aptly shows a contrast in the given context.
5. A) By observing the first and third sentence we can deduce that the second
sentence must state the reason for the first line . This is further clarified
in the third sentence by using ‘that’s why’. Option A will be correct because
when an idea leads to more than one interpretations it became chaos and is not
followed on public domain. Hence, Option A is the most suitable answer.
6. E) Abashed means make (someone) feel embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.
So the most inappropriate option is ‘recuperate’ means ‘to recover from illness
as all the rest gives a similar meaning to ‘abashed’ Thus option E is the
correct answer.
7. D) The word abate means ‘make (something) less intense or to reduce’ So the
most inappropriate option is ‘augment’ which gives an opposite meaning i.e.
‘make (something) greater by adding to it; increase.’ Thus option D is the
correct answer.
8. E) The word abbreviate means short form of something So the most
inappropriate word here is ‘Rejig’ means ‘to keep in order or rearrange’ The
other options are synonymous to Abbreviate. Thus option E is the correct
answer.
9. E) The word ‘abduct’ means to kidnap. So the best option here is
‘ameliorate’ means ‘to make something bad, better’ The others are synonymous to
‘abduct’ Thus option E is the correct answer.
10. E) The word ‘aberration’ means ‘a shift or deviation from the usual’ So the
best option is ‘Pragmatic’ means ‘dealing with things sensibly and
realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical
considerations.’ Thus option E is the correct answer.
QUANTITATIVE
APTITUDE
Direction (1 – 5): Study the following line graphs
carefully and answer the given questions.
Line graph shows the profit percent earned by two
companies A and B over the given years.
A) 13 : 15
B) 15 : 26
C) 13 : 26
D) Cannot be determined
E) None of these
2. If
the income of Company A in the year 2015 was equal to its expenditure in the
year 2016, then what was the ratio of its respective incomes in these two
years?
A) 4 : 5
B) 3 : 4
C) 2 : 3
D) Cannot be determined
E) None of these
3. For
Company B, in which year is the percent of increase in percent profit over that
of previous year the highest?
A) 2016
B) 2013
C) 2015
D) Cannot be determined
E) None of these
4. If
the expenditure of Company A in the year 2011 was Rs.40 crores, then what was
its income in that year?
A) Rs.50 crore
B) Rs.48 crore
C) Rs.46 crore
D) Cannot be determined
E) None of these
5.
What was the difference in the expenditures of these two Companies in the year
2013?
A) 10
B) 100
C) 1000
D) Cannot be determined
E) None of these
Direction (6 – 10) : 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
6. I. 5x2 – 87x + 378 = 0; II. 3y3 – 49y +
200 = 0
7. I. 14x2 – 37x + 24 = 0; II. 28y2 – 53y
+ 24 = 0
8. I. 2x2 – 3x – 35 = 0; II. y2 – 7y +
6 = 0
9. I. 6x2 – 29x + 35 = 0; II. 2y2 – 19y +
35 = 0
10. I.
12x2 – 47x + 40 = 0; II. 4y2 + 3y –
10 = 0
Solutions:
1. E) Let the expenditure of Company A in the year 2012 = Rs.100
Therefore Income = 100 × 130/100 = Rs.130
and expenditure of Company B in the year 2015 = Rs.130
Therefore required ratio = 100 × 30/100 : 130 × 50/100 = 30 :
65 = 6 : 13
2. C) Let expenditure of Company A in the year 2015 = Rs.100
Therefore Income = 100 × 140/100 = Rs.140
and expenditure of Company A in the year 2016 = Rs.140
Therefore, Income = 140 × 150/100 = Rs.210
Therefore, Required ratio = 140 : 210
3. C) Percentage profit increased over the previous year is as follows :
2012 = [(20 – 15)/15 × 100]% = 33.33%
2013 = [(30 – 20)/20 × 100]% = 50%
2014 = 0%
2015 = [(50 – 30)/30 × 100]% = 66.66%
2016 = [(60 – 50)/50 × 100]% = 20%
Therefore required answer is 2015
4. B) Expenditure of company A in the year 2011 = Rs.40 crore
Therefore Income = 40 × 120/100 = Rs.48 crore
5. D)
6. A) I. 5x2 – 87x + 378 = 0
=> 5x2 – 45x – 42x + 378 =
0
=> 5x (x – 9) – 42(x – 9) = 0
=> (5x – 42) (x – 9) = 0
=> x = 42/5, 9
II. 3y2 – 49y + 200 = 0
=> 3y2 – 24y – 25y + 200 =
0
=> 3y(y – 8) – 25(y – 8) = 0
=> (3y – 25) (y – 8) = 0
=> y = 25/3, 8
Clearly, x > y.
7. B)
8. E)
9. D)
10. B)
REASONING
Directions
(1 – 4): Study the following information carefully to answer the given
questions.
A word and number arrangement machine when given an input
line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each
step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement. (All the
numbers are twodigit numbers.)
Input: 36 always fine 47 below 83 ever shall 56 13 ice 74
Step I: always 36 fine 47 below 83 ever shall 56 ice 74 13
Step II: always ever 36 fine below 83 shall 56 ice 74 13 47
Step III: always ever ice 36 fine below shall 56 74 13 47 83
Step IV: always ever ice below fine shall 56 74 13 47 83 36
Step V: always ever ice below fine shall 74 13 47 83 36 56
Step VI: always ever ice below fine shall 13 47 83 36 56 74
Step VI is the last step of the above input. As per the rules
followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the
steps for the input given below.
Input: 98 above 87 plant new 19 78 of 12 grapes attack 55
1.
Which of the following will be the last step of the rearrangement?
A) IV
B) V
C) VI
D) VII
E) None of these
2.
Which of the following elements will be the 7th element from right in Step V?
A) plant
B) 19
C) new
D) 98
E) None of these
3.
Which step number would be the following output?
above
attack of 98 plant new 78 12 grapes 19 55 87
A) II
B) III
C) IV
D) V
E) There will be no such step
4. In
step V of rearrangement, if ‘attack’ is related to ‘grapes’ in a certain way
and ‘98’ is related to ‘ 19’ in the same way, which of the following would
‘above’ be related to following the same way?
A) attack
B) of
C) grapes
D) 12
E) 78
5. Six
friends P, Q, R, S, T, and U are sitting around a circular table facing towards
centre. The angle made at the centre of the circle by a straight lines from P
and Q is 180°, from Q and R is 120°, from R and S 180°. T is not sitting on the
immediate left of R while R is not on the immediate right of P. On the basis of
the above information which of the line following statements is definitely true
?
A) R is sitting between P and S.
B) T is sitting between P and U.
C) Q is sitting between S and U.
D) T and R are sitting opposite each other.
E) None of the above
Directions (6 – 10): Read the following information and
answer the questions given below.
There are eight people namely Ajay, Bipin, Chintu, Dipesh,
Edward, Faisal, Guddu and Harsh who sit around a circular table facing towards
or away from the centre. They like different ice cream flavours. One of the
flavours is Strawberry. The following information is known about them.
- Harsh's neighbours face in same direction but opposite
to that of Harsh.
- Guddu sits third to the left of Edward who faces towards
the centre.
- Dipesh's spouse who likes Chocolate flavour sits third
to the left of Dipesh's.
- Chintu sits third to the right of a male and they face
in the same direction.
- Bipin's immediate neighbours face in same direction but
opposite to that of Bipin.
- The female who likes Vanilla flavour sits opposite to
the male who likes Red Velvet.
- Ajay who likes Black Current flavour sits second to the
left of Dipesh's and they face in the same direction.
- The immediate neighbours of Chintu like Vanilla and
Mulberry flavours.
- Bipin and Faisal sit together and none of them sits with
Ajay and Dipesh's.
- Guddu's spouse who likes Fruit and Nut flavour sits
second to the left of Guddu.
- The immediate neighbours of Harsh's only sister who is
neither Chintu nor Edward are Ajay and Dipesh.
- Bipin who likes Butter Scotch flavour is the only one
who's both the immediate neighbours are of opposite gender to Bipin.
6. Who
among the following is an immediate neighbour of the one who likes chocolate?
A) The one who likes Red Velvet
B) Edward
C) The one who likes Vanilla
D) Chintu
E) None of these
7. How
many people face away from the centers?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6
E) Cannot be determined
8. How
many males are there?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6
E) Cannot be determined
9. Who
likes strawberry flavour?
A) Guddu
B) Edward
C) Faisal
D) Harsh
E) Cannot be determined
10.
Who sits opposite to the one who likes Mulberry?
A) Chintu
B) Harsh
C) Ajay
D) The one who likes strawberry
E) None of these
Solutions:
(1 – 4):
The words are arranged on the left and the numbers on the right
in each step one by one. As for words, the ones starting with vowels are
arranged in alphabetical order followed by the ones starting with consonants.
In the case of numbers, first odd numbers are arranged in ascending order and then
even numbers.
Input : 98 above 87 plant
new 19 78 of 12 grapes attack 55
Step I : above 98 87 plant
new 78 of 12 grapes attack 55 19
Step II : above attack 98
87 plant new 78 of 12 grapes 19 55
Step III : above attack of
98 plant new 78 12 grapes 19 55 87
Step IV : above attack of
grapes 98 plant new 78 19 55 87 12
Step V : above attack of
grapes new 98 plant 19 55 87 12 78
Step VI : above attack of
grapes new plant 19 55 87 12 78 98
1. C) 2. D)
3. B) 4. B)
5. C)
(6 – 10):
