Sample Paper Set 3

Instructions: 1. 2. 3. 4. Time Duration is 1 hour All questions carry equal marks Mark the correct answer on the Question paper itself Question paper is to be returned back after the examination.

1. Lakshmi and Meena are Rohan's wives. Shalini is Meena's step-daughter. How is Lakshmi related to shalini? A. Mother B. Sister C. Daughter D. Father 2. The ratio of the number of girls to number of boys ina class is 5:7 . The percentage of girls in the class is nearly A. 30% B. 33.33% C. 71.42% D. 41.7% 3. Which A. B. C. D. word has the closest meaning to SEEK ? Lose Pursue Hide Cover

4. Which word is closest in meaning to recover ? A. Restore B. Lose C. Conscious D. Make

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5. Which word is closest to meaning to Envelop ? A. Post B. Wrap C. Letter D. Show 6. In the Jungle the rule of commutative friendship held true, i.e., If A is a friend of B then B is a friend of A and if A is not a friend of B then B is not a friend of A. Moughli, Sherkhan, Balu, Bandar and Tarzan live in the Indian jungle. Now, Moughli had 3 friends, Sherkhan, Balu and Bandar. Bandar had 2 friends. Balu was not a friend of Bandar but had three friends. Tarzan had only one friend. These were the only people in the jungle. Who is Tarzans friend? A. B. C. D. 7. Moughli Sherkhan Balu Bandar

In the Jungle the rule of commutative friendship held true, i.e., If A is a friend of B then B is a friend of A and if A is not a friend of B then B is not a friend of A. Moughli, Sherkhan, Balu, Bandar and Tarzan live in the Indian jungle. Now, Moughli had 3 friends, Sherkhan, Balu and Bandar. Bandar had 2 friends. Balu was not a friend of Bandar but had three friends. Tarzan had only one friend. These were the only people in the jungle. Who among the following is not sherkhan friend? A. B. C. D. Moughli Balu Tarzan Bandar

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Consider the pair of capitalized words below, Choose the pair which best describes the relationship DISSIMILAR to that expressed in the capitalized pair? HIDDEN : AGENDA A. B. C. D. Concealed : Passage Disguised : Meaning Masked : Approach Latent : Talent

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Consider the pair of capitalized words below, Choose the pair which best describes the relationship DISSIMILAR to that expressed in the capitalized pair? CHANGE : FLUX A. B. C. D. Behavior : Habit Intake : Addiction Conviction : Belief Information : Knowledge Page 2

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10. Which word is most nearly the opposite of Imprudent ? A. Arbitrary B. Judicious C. Undiscerning D. Subjective 11. Which is the odd one out ? A. Humid B. Heavy C. Far D. Oppresive 12. Sound is to Silence as Air is to : A. Tuneless B. Solemnity C. Vacuum D. Peacefulness 13. Half of 1 per cent is equal to A. 0.05 B. 0.005 C. 0.02 D. 0.2 14. If the compound interest on a certain sum for 2 yrs at 10% annum is Rs. 2100, the simple interest on it at the same rate for 2 yrs will be. A. Rs.1900 B. Rs.2100 C. Rs.2050 D. Rs.2000 15. A number when divided by 144 leaves the remainder 21.If the same number is divided by 19,then remainder will be: A. 1 B. 2 C. 7 D. 21 16. What is the full form of LAN A. Large Area Networks B. Local Area Networks C. Last Area Networks D. Long Area Network The Indian Institute of Financial Planning Page 3

17. Name the person who received the first Bharat Ratna Award ? A. Jawaharlal Nehru B. C.V.Raman C. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan D. None of the above 18. The difference b/w the compound interest payble half yearly and the simple interest on a certain sum lent out at 10% p.a for 1 year is Rs 25. What is the sum? A. 15000 B. 12000 C. 10000 D. None of the above 19. A simple interest amount of rs 5000 for six month is rs 200. what is the anual rate of interest? A. 10% B. 6% C. 8% D. 9% 20. 36 1 is divisible by: A. 13 B. 5 C. 17 D. 18 21. Question below has six statements followed by four choices. Select the set where the third statement can be logically concluded from the preceding two and not just one of them. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. A. B. C. D. Not all X are fools All diamonds are non-fools. Some creepers are not fools All vines are creepers. All X are Creepers Some X are Vines. 153 214 654 465

22. The following para has some sentences or phrases missing, indicated parenthetically. From among the alternatives, select the sentence or phrase that best provides the missing link. Benisha's pol i tic al power was s ustai ned for a w h i l e by an apparently flourishing economy. Afterit restored at least the beginnings of law and order, ( ). The IMF and the World Bank gave generous loans. At the time. Albania received more aid and assistance per capita than any other country in Eastern Europe. A. The situation worsened dramatically

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B. A l b a n i a became a rich country C. foreign investment dwindled D. foreign investment, mainly from Greece and Italy, began to flow into the country 23. The following para has some sentences or phrases missing, indicated parenthetically. From among the alternatives, select the sentence or phrase that best provides the missing link. When the war began in .April. Maier writes, most Americans sti ll favoured reconciliation with Great Britain. They said they were willing to remain within the British empire but tied as separate colonies only to the King. (____________). How the colonists arrived at this extraordinary conclusion is part of the fascinating story of the i m p e r i a l debate that took place during the previous decade. With the Queen reduced to a mere rubber head With Parliament having no authority over them whatsoever C. not the Queen D. who was opposed to the idea
A. B.

24. (1) Repo rate is rate at which banks borrow from RBI (2) Reverse repo rate is rate at which banks park their funds with RBI Which of the above statements are Correct? A. 1 only B. 2 only C. Both 1 and 2 D. Neither 1 nor 2 25. In grafting, the portion of the plant which is to be grafted is called ________. A. Stock B. Shoot C. Scion D. Stem 26. The following para has some sentences or phrases missing, indicated parenthetically. From among the alternatives, select the sentence or phrase that best provides the missing link. How do Americans manage? (..) Spouses now work in nearly three quarters of the marriages between people aged twenty to fifty four. The reduced abilities of the men as breadwinners has no doubt strained marital relationships severely. A. They don't. B. They double up. C. They become computer professionals. D. They are resigned to their fate.

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The questions below is followed by two statements. What is the length of the hypotenuse of the right angled triangle? I. Area of the right angled triangle is 30 cm2. II. One of the angles measures 30. A. if statement I alone is sufficient, but statement II alone is not sufficient to answer the question. B. if statement II alone is sufficient, but statement I alone is not sufficient to answer the question. C. if both the statements answer are necessary to answer the question.. D. if more data is required to answer the question.

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The questions below is followed by two statements. What is the selling price of the toy? I. Profit as percentage of sales is 10%. II. If the cost price decreases by 10% profit increases by Rs 10. A. If statement I alone is sufficient, but statement II alone is not sufficient to answer the question. B. If statement II alone is sufficient, but statement I alone is not sufficient to answer the question. C. If both the statements answer are necessary to answer the question.. D. If more data is required to answer the question.

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The questions below is followed by two statements. Water from a completely filled conical vessel is transferred to a cylindrical jar. Assuming that no water is lost in this operation, upto what height will the water rise in the jar? I. The radius of the base of the conical vessel is 2 cm. II. The heights of the conical vessel,and the jar are 3 cms and 7 cms.

A. Choose A, if statement I alone is sufficient, but statement II alone is not sufficient to answer the question. B. Choose B, if statement II alone is sufficient, but statement I alone is not sufficient to answer the question. C. Choose C, if both the statements answer are necessary to answer the question.. D. Choose D, if more data is required to answer the question.

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30. Consider the pair of capitalized words below, Choose the pair which best describes the relationship DISSIMILAR to that expressed in the capitalized pair? PATRIOTIC : JINGOISM A. B. C. D. Vulnerable : Defenceless Pliable : Spineless Calm : Apathetic Beholden : Indebted

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ANSWERS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. ANS.A ANS.D ANS.B ANS.A ANS.B ANS.C ANS.C ANS.D ANS.B ANS.B ANS.C ANS.C ANS.B ANS.D ANS.B ANS.B ANS.C ANS.C ANS.C ANS.A ANS.A ANS.D ANS.B ANS.D ANS.C ANS.B ANS.C ANS.C ANS.D ANS.D

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