Sectional Test for Bank Exams (Set - 14)
ENGLISH
Directions (1 – 5): In each of the following
questions four words are given, of which two words are most nearly the same or
opposite meaning. Find out the two words which are the most nearly or same
meaning.
1. A. commotion
B. debar
C. turmoil
D. devour
A) B – A
B) C – A
C) C – B
D) B – D
E) D – C
2. A. squad
B. deride
C. inspire
D. vend
A) B – A
B) C – A
C) C – B
D) B – D
E) D – C
3. A. wisdom
B. inducement
C. exalt
D. elevate
A) B – A
B) C – A
C) C – B
D) B – D
E) D – C
4. A. ambiguous
B. explicit
C. surge
D. patron
A) B – A
B) C – A
C) C – B
D) B – D
5. A. encumbrance
B. deify
C. obstacle
D. deterrent
A) B – A
B) C – A
C) C – B
D) B – D
E) D – C
Directions (6 – 10): The following questions of
sentence correction, a part of the sentence is given in bold. Out of the given options, find out the
grammatically correct statement that can replace the bold part in the given questions.
6. Today, as the Marrakesh Treaty taking effect in India and elsewhere, India’s multi-stakeholder approach provides an
excellent model for other countries to follow.
A) Treaty taken effect in India
B) Treaty taking effect in India
C) Treaty takes effect in India
D) Treaty took effect in India
E) No correction required.
7. With access to information and educational
materials, blindness need no longer being a barrier to learning, employment and full participation in society.
A) need no longer be a barrier to
learn
B) need no longer be a barrier to
learning
C) need no longer be a barrier for
learned
D) need no longer be a barriers of
learning
E) No correction required.
8. By conceding ground on this contentious issue,
the Finance Minister has sent a welcome message for give-and-take.
A) a welcome message of give-and-take
B) a welcome message of the
give-and-take
C) the welcome message in
give-and-take
D) welcome message of give-and-take
E) No correction required.
9. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has admitted that
the deadline is ‘challenging’, but going by outcomes of the first meeting of the Council, it is clearly doable.
A) but going to the outcomes of the
B) but going by the outcomes for the
C) but gone by the outcomes of a
D) but going by the outcomes of the
E) No correction required.
10. This bodes well for the GST, where every
decision has to be taken by the Council based in a majority
view: the States have two-thirds voting power and the Centre has one-third.
A) to take by the Council based on a
B) to be taken by the Council based
upon a
C) to be taken by the Council based
on a
D) to be taken by the Council based
on it
E) No correction required.
Answers:
1. B) C – A both are synonyms
commotion; a state of
confused and noisy disturbance and turmoil is the synonym of commotion.
2. C) C
– B both are Antonyms
deride; express contempt
for; ridicule. And inspire is the Antonyms of commotion.
3. E) D
– C both are synonyms
exalt hold (someone or
something) in very high regard; think or speak very highly of; which is the
synonym of elevate.
4. A) A
– B both are Antonyms
ambiguous; open to more
than one interpretation; not having one obvious meaning.
explicit; stated clearly
and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt.
5. B) C
– A both are synonyms
encumbrance; a burden or
impediment. And encumbrance is the synonym of obstacle.
6. C) Treaty takes effect
in India is correct choice and rest other options have inappropriate use of
verb “take”
7. B) “need
no longer be a barrier to learning” is the correct choice for the given
statement while other statements have grammatically errors
8. A) “a
welcome message of give-and-take” is the correct choice for the given statement
while other statements have grammatically errors
9. D) “but
going by the outcomes of the is the” correct choice for the given statement
while other statements have grammatically errors
10. C) “to
be taken by the Council based on a” is the correct choice for the given
statement while other statements have grammatically errors
QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE
Directions
(1 – 5): Study the following table and answer accordingly
|
Year
|
Delhi
|
Chennai
|
||
|
Total Candidates
|
% of people who qualified
|
Total Candidates
|
% of people who qualified
|
|
|
2012
|
500
|
60
|
–
|
60
|
|
2013
|
600
|
43
|
–
|
45
|
|
2014
|
–
|
72
|
280
|
60
|
|
2015
|
480
|
70
|
550
|
50
|
|
2016
|
380
|
–
|
400
|
–
|
Note: Few values are missing in the table (indicated by __).
1. If the
average number of qualified candidates from Chennai in 2014, 2015 and 2016 is
210, what is the number of qualified candidates from Chennai in 2016?
A) 191
B) 195
C) 183
D) 187
E) 179
2. If the
respective ratio between number of qualified candidates from Delhi in 2015 and
2016 is 28:19, what is the number of qualified candidates from Delhi in 2016?
A) 228
B) 220
C) 216
D) 234
E) 248
3. Out of the number of qualified candidates from Delhi in
2014, the respective ratio of male and female candidates is 13:7. If the number
of female qualified candidates from Delhi in 2014 is 126, what is the number of
appeared candidates(both male and female) from Delhi in 2014?
A) 530
B) 500
C) 570
D) 650
E) 540
4. What is the difference between number of qualified
candidates from Delhi in 2012 and that in 2013?
A) 32
B) 42
C) 36
D) 48
E) 40
5. If the number of Candidates appeared from Chennai increased
by 100% from 2012 to 2013. If the total number of qualified candidates from
Chennai in 2012 and 2013 together is 408, what is the number of appeared
candidates from Chennai in 2012?
A) 280
B) 320
C) 272
D) 260
E) 300
Directions (6
– 10): In each of the following number series, a wrong number is given. Find
out the wrong number.
6. 1,
8, 66, 460,
2758, 13785, 55146
a) 460
b) 2758
c) 66
d) 8
e) 55146
7. 56,
57, 48, 73,
24, 105, -10
a) 57
b) 73
c) 105
d) -10
e) 24
8. 2,
2, 13, 59,
363, 2519, 20161
a) 13
b) 20161
c) 2519
d) 59
e) 363
9.
3, 7.5, 15, 37.5,
75, 167.5, 375
a) 167.5
b) 75
c) 37.5
d) 15
e) 7.5
10.
0, 1, 9, 36, 99,
225, 441
a) 9
b) 36
c) 99
d) 225
e) 441
Solutions:
1. D) Average no of qualified students in
2014,2015,2016 = 210
Total no of qualified
students in 2014,2015,2016 = 630
Qualified students in
2016 = (630 – (60% Of 280 + 50% Of 550)) = 630 – 443 = 187
2. A) x
— Number of qualified candidates in 2016
x = 336*(19/28) = 228
3. B) X
— Male candidates
X = 126 * (13/7) = 234
Total Qualified
Candidates = 234 + 126 = 360
Total Appeared Candidates
= 360 * (100/72) = 500.
4. B) 60%
of 500 = 300
43% of 600 = 258
Difference = 42
5. C) x
— Total number of appeared Candidates in 2012
2x — Total number of
appeared Candidates in 2013
x*(60/100) + 2x*(45/100)
= 408
150x/100 = 408 —> x
=272
6. A) 1
8 66 460
2758 13785 55146
Here 1 × 9 - 1 = 8; 8 × 8
+ 2 = 66; 66 × 7 - 3 = 459;
459 × 6 + 4 = 2758; 2758
× 5 - 5 = 13785; 13785
× 4 + 6 = 55146
7. D) 56
57 48 73
24 105 -10
Here 56 +1^2 = 57;
57 – 3^2 = 48; 48+ 5^2 =
73; 73- 7^2 = 24;
24 + 9^2 = 105; 105 -11^2
= -16
8. E) 2 2
13 59 363
2519 20161
Here 2 × 3 - 4 = 2; 2 × 4
+ 5 = 13;
13 × 5 - 6 = 59; 59 × 6 +
7 = 361;
361 × 7 - 8 = 2519; 2519
× 8 + 9 = 20161
9. A) The
series is ×2.5, ×2 alternately
10. C) The
differences are
0 1 9
36 99 225 441
02 12 32 62 102 152 212
REASONING
Directions (1 – 5): Study the following information
to answer the given questions
In a certain code,
‘Dance program start
tomorrow’ is written as ‘7@T, 4#O, 14#R, 22@A’ ,
‘Follow the instruction
carefully’ is written as ‘22$H, 2#A, 4@O, 13*N’,
‘Tomorrow at the station’
is written as ‘ 13#T, 22$H, 4#O, 7$T’,
‘Watch and encourage
participant’ is written as ‘19@A, 22#N, 7*A, 23$N’.
1. What is the code for ‘instruction’ in the given
code language?
A) 4@O
B) 13*N
C) 2#A
D) 22$H
E) None of these
2. What may be the possible word for ‘19@A’ in the
given code language?
A) Watch
B) And
C) Encourage
D) The
E) Participants
3. What may be code for ‘space launch’ based on
given code language?
A) 19#A, 22@P
B) 22@A, 19$A
C) 19$A, 21@P
D) 19@A, 22@P
E) None of these
4. What is the code for ‘dance participant’ in the
given code language?
A) 14#R , 19@A
B) 22#N, 4#O
C) 7*A, 22@A
D) 23$N, 14#R
E) 22@A, 22#N
5. What is the code for ‘carefully’ in the given
code language, If it arranged in reverse alphabetical order?
A) 1#C
B) 2#C
C) 26#C
D) 26#U
E) 2#U
Directions (6 – 10): In the following questions,
the symbols @, #, $, * and ^ are used
with the following meanings as illustrated below.
‘A@B’ means ‘A is neither
smaller than nor equal to B’
‘A#B’ means ‘A is not greater than B’
‘A$B’ means ‘A is neither greater than nor equal to B’
‘A*B’ means ‘A is neither greater than nor smaller than B’
‘A^B’ means ‘A is not smaller than B’
6. What will come in place of blank in following
statement such that ‘B$E’ is definitely true?
L # V $ E __ U @ B
A) #
B) ^
C) @
D) Either # or @
E) Either ^ or @
7. What will come in place of blank in following
statement such that ‘T$Q’ is definitely true?
T # W --- Q ^ D @ J
A) $
B) #
C) Either # or $
D) ^
E) None of these
8. Which of the following is definitely true if ‘M
$ T * R @ H # G’ is true?
I. M $H
II. R @ G
III. M # R
A) Only I is true
B) Only II is true
C) Only III is true
D) Only II and III is true
E) None is true
9. What will come in place of blank in following
statement such that both ‘M#R’ and ‘J#L’ are definitely true?
F @ J # R --- L ^ M
A) @
B) ^
C) $
D) *
E) =
10. Which of the following does make H@F and J$R
definitely not true?
H ^ R @ W --- F @ J
A) #
B) $
C) Either $ or #
D) Either * or $
E) Either * or #
Solutions:
(1 – 5): Letters = second letter of the word
Number = Reverse
alphabetical order value of the last letter
Symbol = If the number of
letters are, 2-3 = $; 5-6 = @; 7-9 = #; greater than 9 = *
1. B) Instruction
= 13*N
2. A) 19@A
= watch
3. A) Space
= second letter is ‘P’ and reverse alphabetical order value of ‘e’ is 22 and it is a five letter word so put the
symbol @. i.e. 22@P
Launch = second letter is
‘A’ and reverse alphabetical order value of ‘h’ is 19 and it is a six letter word so put the symbol
@. i.e. 19@A
4. C) Dance
= 22@A; Participant = 7*A
5. D) Carefully
= reverse order = yurllfeca
Code for ‘yurllfeca’ is
26#U
6. E) L
# V $ E __ U @ B = L ≤ V < E __ U > B
Put either > or ≥ is
in the blank, so that B < E is definitely true.
Hence, the answer is
either @ or ^
7. A) T
# W __ Q ^ D @ J = T ≤ W __ Q ≥ D > J
In the blank, put ‘<’
i.e ‘$’
Hence, the answer is $
8. E) M
$ T * R @ H # G = M < T = R > H ≤ G
I. M < H = Not true
II. R > G = Not true
III. M ≤ R = Not true
Hence, the answer is none
is true
9. D) F
@ J # R __ L ^ M = F > J ≤ R __ L ≥ M
In the blank, put ‘=’ i.e
‘*’
10. C) H
^ R @ W __ F @ J = H ≥ R > W __ F > J In the blank, put ‘< or ≤’ i.e.
$ or #
