Sectional Test for Bank Exams (Set - 31)

Mentor for Bank Exams
Sectional Test for Bank Exams (Set - 31)
ENGLISH
Directions (1 – 5): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e). (ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)
1. With Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain(A)/and Egypt cutting out ties (B)/with Qatar, the Arab world has (C)/plunged into further turmoil.(D)
2. This weekend, a challenge issued by the Election(A) Commission to doubters to prove that electronic(B) voting machines could be tampered ended (C)/predictably: no one took up the challenge.(D)
3. On November 8, when the prime minister announced demonetization (A)/of all 500 and 1,000 rupee notes freezing 86% of (B)/India’s economy, it was indeed a surgical (C)/strike at unaccounted cash on the economy.(D)
4. In a regime which terrorizes business and entrepreneurs,(A)/ where the taxman is allowed to become an extortionist, (B)/where investigation agencies are hand on glove with(C)/ government, business cannot hope to flourish.(D)
5. Disagreement among India’s top(A)/ policymakers over the appropriate(B)/ interest rate are neither(C)/ new nor entirely unexpected.(D)
Direction (6-10): In each of the following questions, two sentences are given. Each sentence has blank in it. Five words A),(B), (C) , (D) and (E) are suggested. Out of these, only one fits at both the places in context of each sentence. Number of that word is the answer.
6. I. The clown at the party was so ________ that all I heard for 3 hours was his annoying laugh.
II. The basketball fans were ______ throughput the championship match.
A) tranquil
B) serene
C) bluster
D) obstreperous
E) None of these.
7. I. People think that online flash games ________ their minds and rejuvenate their souls.
II. Read this article to find out how to _____________ your creative inspiration today.
A) Reinvigorate
B) Regenerate
C) Indolence
D) Intensify
E) None of these
8. I. Even the police were horrified at the­­­­­­­­_______ nature of the killings.
II. It adds a __________ touch to the bones from the hospital.
A) Pleasing
B) Cheerful
C) Macabre
D) Resplendent
E) Beauteous
9. I. They chose a fashionably _____ look for the kitchen.
II. The driver and guard wore ____smocks in keeping.
A) Fashionable
B) Contemporary
C) Plain
D) Rustic
E) None of these.
10. I. Jobs requiring mere brawn are ________, replaced by lower-paid jobs requiring skill, education and a high degree of interpersonal polish.
II. There was no doubt that he could write well about high society, but the market for that sort of thing was _________.
A) Accelerating
B) Dwindling
C) Burgeoning
D) Soaring
E) None of these.
Answers:
1. B) cutting off is the correct phrase.
2. C) Tampered is to be followed by “with”. Tampered with is the correct usage.
3. D) In the economy.
4. C) Hand in glove is the idiom that means working together.
5. A) Disagreements will be used here.
6. D) obstreperous – noisy and difficult to control.
Tranquil – calm…. serene – calm or composed …..bluster – talk in a loud, aggressive way
7. A) Reinvigorate – give new energy or strength to
Indolence – laziness
8. C) Macabre – horrible or dreadful
Resplendent – glorious …beauteous – beautiful
9. D) Rustic – rural or ordinary
10. B) dwindling – diminishing or decreasing
Burgeoning – increasing…..soaring – rising
QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE
Directions (1 – 5): In each of these questions, two equations (I) and (II) are given. You have to solve both the equations and give answer.
a) if x > y
b) if x ≥ y
c) if x < y
d) if x ≤ y
e) if x = y or no relation can be established between x and y.
1. I. 3x^2 – 29x + 56 = 0 II. 3y^2 – 5y – 8 = 0
2. I. 15x^2 – 41x + 14 = 0 II. 2y^2 – 13y + 20 = 0
3. I. 5x^2 + 26x – 24 = 0 II. 5y^2 – 34y + 24 = 0
4. I. x^2 - 26x + 168 = 0 II. y^2 - 25y + 156 = 0
5. I. x^2 - 13x + 42 = 0 II. y^2 + y - 42 = 0
Directions (6 – 10): Read the following graph carefully and answer the questions given below.
Number of final year students recruited for three different posts in six different companies 
6. What was the average number of students recruited for the post of Junior Programmer over all the companies?
A) 2400
B) 2500
C) 2800
D) 2300
E) None of these
7. The number of students recruited in Junior Programmer in Microsoft was what percentage of students recruited in Data entry operator in Wipro?
A) 62.5
B) 140
C) 160
D) 95
E) 180
8. What was the respective ratio between the number of students recruited for Network Administrator in the TCS and the number of students recruited for Data entry operator in the Intel?
A) 2:5
B) 2:15
C) 5:3
D) 1:5
E) None of these
9. If 35 percent of students recruited in Network Administration in the Infosys were females then what is the number of males recruited in that company?
A) 1425
B) 2500
C) 875
D) 1625
E) None of these
10. What is the average of students recruited in Data entry operator in all the three companies?
A) 3500
B) 4000
C) 4500
D) 5500
E) None of these
Answers:
1. B) I. 3x^2 - 29x + 56 = 0
or 3x^2 - 21x - 8x + 56 = 0
or 3x(x - 7) - 8(x - 7) = 0
or (3x - 8) (x - 7) = 0
x = 8/3, 7
II. 3y^2 - 5y - 8 = 0
or 3y^2 + 3y - 8y - 8 = 0
or 3y(y + 1) - 8(y + 1) = 0
or (3y - 8) (y + 1) = 0
or (3y - 8) (y + 1) = 0
y = -1, 8/3
x ≥ y
2. C) I. 15x^2 - 41x + 14 = 0
or 15x^2 - 6x - 35x + 14 = 0
or 3x(5x - 2) - 7(5x - 2) = 0
or (3x - 7)(5x - 2) = 0
x = 7/3, 2/5
II. 2y^2 - 13y + 20 = 0
or 2y^2 - 8y - 5y + 20 = 0
or 2y(y - 4) - 5(y - 4) = 0
or (2y - 5) (y - 4) = 0
y = 4, 5/ 2
x < y
3. D) I. 5x^2 + 26x - 24 = 0
or 5x^2 + 30x - 4x - 24 = 0
or 5x(x + 6) - 4(x + 6) = 0
or (5x - 4) (x + 6) = 0
x = 4/5, - 6
II. 5y^2 - 30y - 4y + 24 = 0
or 5y(y - 6) - 4(y - 6) = 0
or (5y - 4) (y - 6) = 0 4
y = 4/5, 6
x ≤ y
4. E) I. x^2 - 26x + 168 = 0
x^2 - 12x - 14x + 168 = 0
x (x - 12) - 14(x - 12) = 0
(x - 12) (x - 14) = 0
x = 12, 14
II. y^2 - 25y + 156 = 0
y^2 - 13y - 12y + 156 = 0
y (y - 13) - 12(y - 13) = 0
(y - 12) (y - 13) = 0
y = 12, 13
Hence, no relation can be established between x and y
5. B) I. x^2 - 13y + 42 = 0
x^2 - 6x - 7x + 42 = 0
x(x - 6) - 7(x - 6) = 0
(x - 6) (x - 7) = 0
x = 6, 7
II. y^2 + y - 42 = 0
y^2 + 7y - 6x - 42 = 0
y(y + 7) - 6(y + 7) = 0
(y - 6)(y + 7) = 0
y = 6, - 7
x ≥ y
6. B) The number of students recruited for the post of Junior Programmer over all the companies = 1000+1000+1500+2500+4000+5000=15,000
required average = 15000/6 = 2500
7. C) Required percentage = (40/25) × 100= 160.
8. A) Required ratio = 10 : 25 = 2 :5.
9. D) The number of males in Infosys = (100 – 35) % of 2500 = 65% of 2500
= (65/100) × 2500 = 1625
10. C) Required total= (15+25+45+25+75+85)×100 = 27000
the average = 27000/6 = 4500.
REASONING
Directions (1 – 5): Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.
12 family members – Rahul, Preeti, Sahil, Rani, Seema, Amit, Dheeraj, Parul, Kavya, Manish, Neena, and Nitin have birthdays in January, February, March, July, September and December. February has 28 days. The birthday is either on 22 or 28 on any of the months. They have different ages. Also the age of the ones having birthday in months having odd number of days is even and vice-versa. Like if Sahil has birthday in February (even number of days), his age is an odd number.
Preeti’s birthday is on February 22. Her birthday is before the birthday of the one having age 36 years. Age of Manish is 11 years. 3 people have birthdays between Manish’s and Seema’s birthday. Manish’s birthday is not on 22nd of any month. 3 people have birthdays between Sahil and one having age 68 years. Sahil’s birthday is before the one having age 68 years. 2 people have birthdays between Kavya and one having age 68 years. Rahul and Kavya have birthdays in same month. Sahil’s birthday is not in March. 2 people have birthdays between Amit and one having age 8 years. Amit’s birthday is before the one having age 8 years. Amit’s birthday is not in September. Rahul is not the youngest member in the family. Nobody has age less than 8 years. 2 people have birthdays between Rahul and one having age 23 years. Sum of ages of Preeti and Amit is 105 years. Sum of ages of Nitin and Kavya is 10 less than the age of Preeti. Neena and one having age 40 years have birthdays in same month. Neena’s age is less than 40 years. 4 people have birthdays between Rahul and one having age 40 years. The average age of Neena and Rani is 45 years. Sum of ages of Neena and Kavya is 6 less than that of Dheeraj’s age. The average age of Sahil, Seema and Neena is 24 years. The age difference in Sahil’s and Seema’s age is 18 years. Sahil is younger to Seema. Age of one of the members is 64 years.
1. What is the age of Neena?
A) 24 years
B) 26 years
C) 20 years
D) Other than those in options
E) 28 years
2. Whose birthday falls on 28th December?
A) Parul
B) Nitin
C) Dheeraj
D) Rani
E) Cannot be determined
3. How many birthdays are there between the birthdays of Parul and one with age 19 years?
A) Three
B) Four
C) One
D) Other than those given in options
E) Six
4. How many members are younger to Rahul?
A) Two
B) Eight
C) Five
D) Three
E) Seven
5. Who is 14 years old?
A) Seema
B) Sahil
C) Nitin
D) Rahul
E) Dheeraj
Directions (6 – 10): In each of the questions below are given two/three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I & II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusion and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
6. Statements: All metals are black.
Some pots are black. No black is thread.
Conclusions: I. At least some thread are pots.
II. All thread being pot is a possibility
III. Some metals are black.
A) Only I follows
B) Only II and III follows
C) All follow
D) None follows
E) Only I and III follows
7. Statements: Some boys are rude.
Some rude are human. All human are good.
Conclusions: I. All human being boys is a possibility.
II. At least some rude are good.
III. Some good are not boys.
A) Only I follows
B) only II and III follows
C) All follow
D) Only I and III follows
E) None of these
8. Statements: Some trains are metro.
No bus is a train. All taxi is a metro.
Conclusions: I. Some metro is not a bus.
II. At least some taxi is a bus.
III. All bus being metro is a possibility.
A) Only I follows
B) Only II and III follows
C) All follow
D) Only I and III follow
E) None follows
9. Statements: All managers are clerk.
Some boss is a clerk. All peons are boss.
Conclusions: I. All boss is a peon.
II. No manger is boss.
III. All manager being peon is a possibility.
A) Only I follows
B) Only III follows
C) Only II follows
D) None follows
E) Only I and III follow
10. Statements: No chain is gold.
Some metal is chain. Some pots are gold.
Conclusions: I. Some pots are not chain.
II. All metal being gold is a possibility.
III. Some pots are metal.
A) Only I follow
B) Only II and III follows
C) All follows
D) None follows
E) Only I and III follows
Solutions:
(1 – 5):
Month
Date 22nd, Person (Age)
Date 28th, Person (Age)
January
Sahil (14)
Rani (64)
February
Preeti (37)
Parul (23)
March
Amith (68)
Seema (32)
July
Rahul (36)
Kavya (8)
September
Nitin (19)
Manish (11)
December
Neena (26)
Dheeraj (40)
1. B)   2. C)   3. B)   4. E)   5. B)  
6. D)
7. E)
8. D)
9. B)
10. A)