Sectional Test for Bank Exams (Set - 17)

Sectional Test for Bank Exams (Set - 17)

English

Directions (1 – 10): 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 meaningful.

The key to removing corruption is transparency of political funding. That would end misuse of the state (1)  (apparatus) by the politician to raise funds, (2)  (chaining) in the services of civil servants and (3) (sabotaging) both accountability and integrity of the administration. So long as people need cash for bribes, they would withdraw cash and a (4)  (building) cost would not (5) (deter) them.

Cleaning up political funding is hard work and will create enemies. Levying a tax on cash withdrawals is easy and people have little choice other than to (6) (shun)it. Chances are, we will see a tax on cash and little action on political funding.

The RBI can (7) (veto) on the potential savings from reduced cash handling to lower the cost of electronic transactions. So can the government. (8) (sum) from the RBI and the government, in(9) (terms) with competition to Visa and MasterCard from RuPay, should make digital payments (10)  (virtually) costless for merchants and consumers.

1. a) devices b) gadget c) government d) machinery e) No change required

2. a) adhering b) roping c) releasing d) luring e) No change required

3. a) distrusting b) negating c) undermining d) offending e) No change required

4. a) transaction b) business c) deal d) negotiation e) No change required

5. a) divide b) urge c) promote d) instigate e) No change required

6. a) buy b) refuse c) avoid d) bear e) No change required

7. a) cut b) pass c) put d) take e) No change required

8. a) outlays b) income c) payment d) addition e) No change required

9. a) view b) unity c) tandem d) pair e) No change required

10. a) never b) ever c) little d) highly e) No change required

Answers:

1. D)   2. B)   3. C)   4. A)   5. E)   6. D)   7. B)   8. A)   9. C)   10. E)  

Quantitative Aptitude

Directions (1 – 5): what should come in place of question mark in the following number series?

1. 3,   14,   50,   ?,   1534,   10747

a) 260

b) 458

c) 257

d) 267

e) 268

2. 543,   668,   704,   1047,   ?,   1840

a) 1110

b) 1111

c) 1115

d) 1121

e) 1112

3. 71,   78,   149,   227,   376,   603,   ?

a) 779

b) 879

c) 980

d) 979

e) 880

4. 88,   44,   ?,   165,   577.5,   2598.75

a) 60

b) 62

c) 64

d) 68

e) 66

5. 3,   9,   31,   129,   ?,   3913

a) 651

b) 650

c) 550

d) 551

e) 457

Directions (6 – 10): What approximate value should come in place of question mark in the following questions? (you are not expected to calculate the exact value)

6. [ (√530 × 36.003) ÷ 47.987] × ? = 5863.10376

a) 640

b) 750

c) 340

d) 360

e) 680

7. (77.987 % of 358) + (68.55% of 729) = ?

a) 780

b) 705

c) 840

d) 825

e) 695

8. √624.995 + (4.9989)² = ? ÷ (1 / 4.9900865)

a) 18

b) 34

c) 44

d) 10

e) 25

9. 989.001 + 1.00982 × 76.792 = ?

a) 1150

b) 1070

c) 1240

d) 1188

e) 1044

10. 63.9872 × 9449.8780 ÷ 243.003 = (?)²

a) 60

b) 75

c) 90

d) 40

e) 50

Solutions:

1. C) The series is 3 x3 + 5 = 14, 14 x 4 – 6 = 50,

50 x 5 + 7 = 257,  257 x 6 — 8 = 1534,  1534 x 7 + 9 = 10747,

2. B) The series is

543 + (5)³ = 668, 668 + (6)² = 704, 704 + (7)³ = 1047, 1047 + (8)² = 1111

1111 + (9)³ = 1840

3. D) Add the previous number to get the next number.

ie 71 + 78 = 149, 149 + 78 = 227, 227 + 149 = 376, 376 + 227 = 603, 603 + 376 = 979, ...

4. E) The series is

88×0.5 = 44, 44×1.5 = 66, 66×2.5 = 165, 165×3.5 = 577.5, 577.5×4.5 = 2598.75

5. A) The series is

3 x 2 + 3 =9,  9 x 3 + 4 = 31,  31 x 4 + 5 = 129,  129 x 5 +6 = 651, 651 x 6+ 7 = 3913, ...

6. C)  

[( √530 x 36.003) ÷ 47.987] x ? = 5863.10376

? = 5863 /  [( √529 x 36) ÷ 48] = 5863 / [(23 × 36) ÷ 48] = 340

7. A)

? = (77.987% of 358) + (68.55% of 729)

? = [(78/100) × 358] + [(69/100) × 725]

= 280 + 500 = 780

8. D)

√624.995 + (4.9989)2  

= ? ÷ (1 / 4.9900865)

or, √625 + (5)² = ? ÷ (1/5)  

? = 1/5 (25 + 25) = 10

9. B)

 ? = 989.001 + 1.00982 × 76.792

= 990 + 1 x 76.8 = 1066.8 = 1070

10. B)

(?)² = 63.9872 x 9449.8780 ÷ 243.0034

= 64 x 9450 ÷ 243 = 64 x 39 = 2496

Now, (?)²  = 2496

? = 50  

Reasoning

Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

Each of the five students - Sukumar, Gokul, Arvind, Sharma and Vikram - studies 5 subjects -Current Affairs, Reasoning, Aptitude, Computer and English - in a week starting on Monday and ending on Friday.

Exactly five subjects were studied on each of the five days, no two of which were same. No student studied more than one subject on any of the five days. Arvind studied Aptitude on Tuesday. Sharma studied English on Wednesday. He didn't study Current Affairs on Thursday. Vikram studied Computer on Monday. Sukumar studied the same subject on Monday which Sharma studied on Friday.  The subject was not Aptitude. Gokul studied Current Affairs, Reasoning and Computer on Monday, Wednesday and Friday respectively. Arvind studied the same subject on Monday which Sukumar studied on Friday.

1. Which of the following subjects learned by Sharma on Wednesday?

a) Reasoning

b) Aptitude

c) Current Affairs

d) Computer

e) English

2. Gokul learned how many subjects between Current Affairs and Computer?

a) None

b) One

c) Two

d) Three

e) Four

3. Sukumar studied Aptitude on which of the following day?

a) Thursday

b) Wednesday

c) Friday

d) Monday

e) Tuesday

4. If Arvind and Vikram interchange her subjects on all days, then Vikram studies reasoning on which of the following day?

a) Thursday

b) Friday

c) Monday

d) Wednesday

e) Tuesday

5. Which of the following statement is true as per the given information?

a) Monday – Reasoning - Current Affairs – English – Computer - Aptitude

b) Tuesday – Computer – Aptitude – English - Current Affairs - Reasoning

c) Wednesday – Aptitude – Reasoning – Computer – English - Current Affairs

d) Thursday – Reasoning – Aptitude – Current Affairs – Computer - English

e) Friday – English – Computer - Current Affairs – Aptitude - Reasoning

Directions (6 – 10): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

Gowri, Jadhav, Lakshita, Dulal, Pakshi, Wamika and Ramani are seven people live on seven different floors of a building but not necessarily in the same order. The lower most floor of the building is numbered 1, the one above that is numbered 2 and so on till the topmost floor is numbered 7. Each one of them born in different years. i.e. 1989, 1988, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993 (But not necessarily in the same order. The one who born on 1989 lives immediately above the one who born on 1993. Only one person lives between Jadhav and Pakshi. Jadhav lives on one of the floors above Pakshi. Neither Lakshita nor Gowri born on 1990. Pakshi does not born on 1987. Gowri lives on an odd numbered floor but not on the floor numbered three. The one who born on 1991 lives immediately above Gowri. Only two people live between Gowri and the one who born on 1987. The one who born on 1988 lives on one of the odd numbered floors above Dulal. Only three people live between Lakshita and the one who born on 1988. The one who born on 1987 lives immediately above Lakshita. Wamika born on 1987.

6. Which of the following persons exactly sit between Ramani and Gowri?

a) The one who lives in sixth floor

b) Jadhav

c) The one who born on 1991

d) All of the above

e) None of these

7. Dulal born on which of the following year?

a) 1991

b) 1992

c) 1993

d) 1990

e) 1989

8. How many persons stay between the one who born in 1991 and Wamika?

a) Three

b) Four

c) Five

d) None

e) One

9. Four of the following persons form a group, which of the following person does not belong to that group?

a) Jadhav

b) Lakshita

c) Wamika

d) Dulal

e) Pakshi

10. Which of the following statement is true as per the given information?

a) 5 – Pakshi - 1989

b) 7 – Ramani - 1992

c) 2 – Wamika - 1988

d) 1 – Lakshita - 1990

e) 6 – Jadhav – 1991

Answers:

(1 – 5):

1. e)  2. d)  3. b)  4. a)  5. c)

(6 – 10):

Floor	Persons	Years
7	Ramani	1990
6	Jadhav	1991
5	Gowri	1988
4	Pakshi	1989
3	Dulal	1993
2	Wamika	1987
1	Lakshita	1992

6. d)  7. c)  8. a)  9. b)  10. e)