Reasoning - Solved paper

Reasoning : Solved Paper

1. If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with the Third, Seventh, Eighth and Tenth letters of the word COMPATIBILITY, which of the following would be the last letter of that word ? If no such word can be made, give ‘X’ as your answer and if more than one such word can be formed, give your answer as ‘Y’.
(A) I (B) B (C) L (D) X  (E) Y
Ans : (B)

2. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
(A) Stem (B) Tree (C) Root (D) Branch (E) Leaf
Ans: (B) 

3. How many meaningful three letter English words can be formed with the letters AER, using each letter only once in each word ?
(A) None (B) One (C) Two (D) Three (E) Four
Ans : (D)

4. In a certain code FINE is written HGPC.
How is SLIT written in that code?
(A) UTGR (B) UTKR (C) TUGR (D) RUGT (E) None of these
Ans : (E)

5. If ‘Apple’ is called ‘Orange’, ‘Orange’ is called ‘Peach’, ‘Peach’ is called ‘Potato’, ‘Potato’ is called ‘Banana’, ‘Banana’ is called ‘Papaya’ and ‘Papaya’ is called ‘Guava’, which of the following grows underground ?
(A) Potato (B) Guava (C) Apple (D) Banana (E) None of these
Ans : (D)

6. If the digits in the number 86435192 are arranged in ascending order, what will be the difference between the digits which are second from the right and fourth from the left in the new arrangement?
(A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four (E) None
Ans : (D)

7. Each vowel of the word ADJECTIVE is substituted with the next letter of the English alphabetical series, and each consonant is substituted with the letter preceding it. How many vowels are present in the new arrangement ?
(A) None (B) One (C) Two (D) Three (E) None of these
Ans : (C)

8. If in a certain language LATE is coded as 8&4$ and HIRE is coded as 7*3$ then how will HAIL be coded in the same language ?
(A) 7&8* (B) &7*8 (C) 7*&8  (D) 7&*8 (E) None of these
Ans : (D)

9. How many such pairs of letters are there in word ENGLISH, each of which has as many letters between its two letters as there are between them in the English alphabets ?
(A) None (B) One (C) Two (D) Three (E) More than three
Ans : (E)

10. In a certain code ‘na pa ka so’ means ‘birds fly very high’, ‘ri so la pa’ means ‘birds are very beautiful’ and ‘ti me ka bo’ means ‘the parrots could fly’. Which of the following is the code for ‘high’ in that language
(A) na (B) ka (C) bo (D) so (E) None of these
Ans : (A)

Directions—(Q. 11–15) In each of the questions below are given three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read both the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Read the statements and the conclusions which follow it and

Give answer—

(A) if only conclusion I is true.   (B) if only conclusion II is true.
(C) if either conclusion I or conclusion II is true. (D) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II is true
(E) if both conclusions I and II are true.
11. Statements : All stars are suns.
Some suns are planets.
All planets are satellites.
Conclusions :
I. Some satellites are stars.
II. No star is a satellite.
Ans : (C)

12. Statements : All fishes are birds.
All birds are rats.
All rats are cows.
Conclusions :
I. All birds are cows
II. All rats are fishes
Ans : (A)

13. Statements : All curtains are rods.
Some rods are sheets.
Some sheets are pillows.
Conclusions :
I. Some pillows are rods.
II. Some rods are curtains.
Ans : (B)

14. Statements : Some walls are windows.
Some windows are doors.
All doors are roofs.
Conclusions :
I. Some doors are walls.
II. No roof is a window.
Ans : (D)

15. Statements : All switches are plugs.
Some plugs are bulbs.
All bulbs are sockets.
Conclusions :
I. Some sockets are plugs.
II. Some plugs are switches.
Ans : (E)

Directions—(Q. 16–20) Study the sets of numbers given below and answer the questions, which follow :
489 - 541 - 654 - 953 - 983
16. If in each number, the first and the last digits are interchanged, which of the following will be the second highest number ?
(A) 489     (B) 541        (C) 654           (D) 953          (E) 783
Ans : (C)

17. If in each number, all the three digits are arranged in ascending order, which of the following will be the lowest number ?
(A) 489          (B) 541           (C) 654           (D) 953           (E) 783
Ans : (B)

18. Which of the following numbers will be obtained if the first digit of lowest number is subtracted from the second digit of highest number after adding one to each of the numbers ?
(A) 1        (B) 2        (C) 3           (D) 4               (E) 5
Ans : (A)

19. If five is subtracted from each of the numbers, which of the following numbers will be the difference between the second digit of second highest number and the second digit of the highest number ?
(A) Zero      (B) 3           (C) 1          (D) 4              (E) 2
Ans : (B)

20. If in each number the first and the second digits are interchanged, which will be the third highest number ?
(A) 489       (B) 541          (C) 654      (D) 953    (E) 783
Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 21–25) Read the following information carefully and answer the questions, which follow :
‘A – B’ means ‘A is father of B’
‘A + B’ means ‘A is daughter of B’
‘A ÷ B’ means ‘A is son of B’
‘A × B’ means ‘A is wife of B’

21. Which of the following means P is grandson of S ?
(A) P + Q – S        (B) P ÷ Q × S     (C) P ÷ Q + S    (D) P × Q ÷ S    (E) None of these
Ans : (C)

22. How is P related to T in the expression ‘P + S – T’ ?
(A) Sister   (B) Wife     (C) Son    (D) Daughter   (E) None of these
Ans : (A)

23. In the expression ‘P + Q × T’ how is T related to P ?
(A) Mother    (B) Father           (C) Son        (D) Brother    (E) None of these
Ans : (B)

24. Which of the following means T is wife of P ?
(A) P × S ÷ T      (B) P ÷ S × T          (C) P – S ÷ T       (D) P + T ÷ S        (E) None of these
Ans : (E)

25. In the expression ‘P × Q – T’ how is T related to P ?
(A) Daughter   (B) Sister   (C) Mother    (D) Can’t be determined   (E) None of these
Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 31–35) Study the following information carefully to answer these questions.

Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H work for three different companies namely X, Y and Z. Not more than three persons work for a company. There are only two ladies in the group who have different specializations and work for different companies. Of the group of friends, two have specialization in each HR, Finance and Marketing. One member is an engineer and one is a doctor. H is an HR specialist and works with a Marketing specialist B who does not work for company Y. C is an engineer and his sister works in company Z. D is a specialist in HR working in company X while her friend G is a finance specialist and works for company Z. No two persons having the same specialization work together. Marketing specialist F works for company Y and his friend A who is a Finance expert works for company X in which only two specialists work. No lady is a marketing specialist or a doctor.

31. For which of the following companies does C work ?
(A) Y  (B) X   (C) Z     (D) Data inadequate   (E) None of these
Ans : (A)

32. Which of the following represents the pair working in the same company ?
(A) D and C  (B) A and B   (C) A and E   (D) H and F (E) None of these
Ans : (E)

33. Which of the following combination is correct ?
(A) C–Z-Engineer  (B) E–X–Doctor  (C) H–X–HR  (D) C–Y–Engineer  (E) None of these
Ans : (D)

34. Who amongst the friends is a doctor ?
(A) H  (B) E  (C) C  (D) Either E or C  (E) None of these
Ans : (B)

35. Which of the following pairs represents the two ladies in the group ?
(A) A and D  (B) B and D  (C) D and G (D) Data inadequate (E) None of these
Ans : (C)

Directions—(Q. 36–40) In each of the questions given below which one of the five answer figures on the right should come after the problem figures on the left, if the sequence were continued ?

Ans : 36. (C) 37. (E) 38. (D) 39. (A) 40. (D)

1.Study each of the following table and choose the alternative which can best replace the question mark (?)
1 2 3 2 10 12
2 5 12 10 16 13
1 2 1 ? 10 24
(a) 5 (b) 11 (c) 13 (d) 8
Ans (c)

2. Study each of the following table and choose the alternative which can best replace the question mark (?)
3 8 10 2 ? 1
6 56 90 2 20 0
(a) 0 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 7
Ans (c)

3.In the following question one term in the number series is wrong. Find out the wrong term.
11, 5, 20, 12, 40, 26, 74, 54
(a) 5 (b) 20 (c) 40 (d) 26
Ans (c)

4. In the following question one term in the number series is wrong. Find out the wrong term.
8, 14, 26, 48, 98, 194, 386
(a) 14 (b) 48 (c) 98 (d) 194
Ans (b)

5. Calculate value of each word by the following formula:
Consonants = (2 × Position of the letter in alphabet) - 1
Vowels = (3 × Position in alphabet) + 1
CHANGE
(a) 77 (b) 79 (c) 83 (d) 80
Ans (d)

6. Calculate value of each word by the following formula:
Consonants = (2 × Position of the letter in alphabet) - 1
Vowels = (3 × Position in alphabet) + 1
FLUTE
(a) 153 (b) 157 (c) 151 (d) 149
Ans (a)

7. Calculate value of each word by the following formula:
Consonants = (2 × Position of the letter in alphabet) - 1
Vowels = (3 × Position in alphabet) + 1
BREAD
(a) 67 (b) 62 (c) 59 (d) 65
Ans (d)

8. In a certain code language, '3a, 2b, 7c' means 'Truth is Eternal'; '7c, 9a, 8b, 3a' means 'Enmity is not Eternal' and 6a, 4d, 2b, 8b' means 'Truth does not perish'. Which of the following means 'enmity' in that language?
(a) 3a (b) 7c (c) 8b (d) 9a
Ans (d)

9. In a certain code language, 'po ki top ma' means 'Usha is playing cards'; 'Kop ja ki ma' means 'Asha is playing tennis'; ki top sop ho' means 'they are playing football'; and 'po sur kop' means 'cards and tennis'. Which word in that language means 'Asha'?
(a) ja (b) ma (c) kop (d) top
Ans (a)

10. A girl was born on September 6, 1970, which happened to be a Sunday. Her birthday has again fall on Sunday in
(a) 1975 (b) 1976 (c) 1977 (d) 1981
Ans (d)

11. A long rope has to be cut to make 23 small pieces. If it is double folded to start with how many times does it need to be cut?
(a) 9 (b) 23 (c) 11 (d) 12
Ans (c)

12. There are 19 hockey players in a club. On a particular day 14 were wearing the hockey shirts prescribed, while 11 were wearing the prescribed hockey pants. None of them was without either hockey pants or hockey shirts. How many were in complete hockey uniform?
(a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 9 (d) 7
Ans (b)

13. In a class room three fourth of the boys are above 160 cm in height and they are 18 in number. Also out of the total strength, the boys form only two third and the rest are girls. The total number of girls in the class is
(a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 30
Ans (c)

14. 'A' is east of 'B' and west of 'C'. 'H' is South-West of 'C', 'B' is South-East of 'X'. which is farthest West?
(a) C (b) A (c) X (d) B
Ans (c)

15. A girl earns twice as much in December as in each of the other months. What part of her entire year's earning does she earn in December?
(a) 2/11 (b) 2/13 (c) 3/14 (d) 1/6
Ans (b)

16. One watch is 1 minute slow at 1 pm on Tuesday and 2 minutes fast at 1 pm on Thursday. When did it show the correct time?
(a) 1.00 am on Wednesday (b) 5.00 am on Wednesday (c) 1.00 pm on Wednesday (d) 5.00 pm on Wednesday

Directions (Question 17 to 22) :Given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.
Mark (a) if only assumption I is implicit,   Mark (b) if only assumption II is implicit
Mark (c) if either I or II is implicit, Mark (d) if neither I or II is implicit

17.Statement: Even with the increase in the number of sugar factories in India. We still continue to import sugar.
Assumptions :I. The consumption of sugar per capita has increased in India.
II. Many of the factories are not in a position to produce sugar to their fullest capacity.
Ans (c)

18.Statement :I cannot contact you on phone from Karshik.
Assumption : I. Telephone facility is not available at Karshik. II. Nowadays it is difficult to contact on phone.
Ans (b)

19.Statement : The government has decided to reduce the custom duty on computer peripherals.
Assumptions : I. The domestic market price of computer peripherals may go up in near future.
II. the domestic manufacturers may oppose the decision.
Ans (a)

20. Statement : In Bombay, railway trains are indispensable for people in the suburbs to reach their places of work on time.
Assumptions : I. Railway trains are the only mode of transport available in the suburbs of Bombay.
II. Only railway trains run punctually.
Ans (a)

21. Statement :The private bus services in the city has virtually collapsed because of the ongoing strike of its employees.
Assumptions : I. Going on strikes has become the right of every employee. II. People no more require the services of private bus operators.
Ans (b)

22. Statement : Detergents should be used. to clean clothes.
Assumptions : I. Detergents from more lather. II. Detergents help to dislodge grease and dirt.
Ans (d)

23. Which letter when placed at the sign of interrogation shall complete the matrix?
A D H
F I M
? N R
(a) P (b) N (c) K (c) O
Ans (c)

24. Which letter when placed at the sign of interrogation shall complete the matrix?
A M B N
R C S D
E U F ?
(a) T (b) F (c) V (d) R
Ans (c)

25. Which number when placed at the sign of interrogation shall complete the matrix?
1 4 9 ?
1 2 3 4
2 4 6 ?
(a) 16 and 8 (b) 36 and 4 (c) 25 and 5 (d) 49 and 7
Ans (a)

26. Which number when placed at the sign of interrogation shall complete the matrix?
6 6 8
5 7 5
4 3 ?
120 126 320
(a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 8 (d) 4
Ans (c)

27. In the following questions, there are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Read both the statements and give answer as:
(a) If only conclusion I follows. (b) If only conclusion II follows.
(c) If either I or II follows. (d) If neither I nor II follows.
Statements: I. Many scooters are trucks. II. All trucks are trains
Conclusions: I. Some scooters are trains. II. No truck is a scooter.
Ans (a)

28. In the following questions, there are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Read both the statements and give answer as:
(a) If only conclusion I follows. (b) If only conclusion II follows.
(c) If either I or II follows. (d) If neither I nor II follows.
Statements: I. All cars are cats. II. All fans are cats.
Conclusions: I. All cars are fans. II. Some fans are cars.
Ans (d)

29. In the following questions, there are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Read both the statements and give answer as:
(a) If only conclusion I follows. (b) If only conclusion II follows.
(c) If either I or II follows. (d) If neither I nor II follows.
Statements: I. All pilots are experts. II. All authors are pilots.
Conclusions: I. All authors are experts. II. No expert in an author.
Ans (a)

30.In the following questions, there are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Read both the statements and give answer as:
(a) If only conclusion I follows. (b) If only conclusion II follows.
(c) If either I or II follows. (d) If neither I nor II follows.
Statements: I. Some doctors are institutes. II. Some crooks are institutes.
Conclusions: I. All institutes are doctors. II. Some institutes are crooks.
Ans (b)

SBI BANK CLERK AWARDS BASED QUESTIONS

1. Magsaysay Award for public service for the year 2007 is-
(a) Jovito R. Salonga  (b) Mahabir Pun (c) Kim Sun Tai (d) Tan xhiyang
Ans (c)

2. M.S. Swaminathan received
(a) Magsaysay award (b) Padma Vibhushan (c) Padmabhushan award (d) all the above
Ans (d)

3. Arjuna Award was introduced in
(a) 1961 (b) 1969 (c) 1972 (d) 1995
Ans (a) Arjuna award is given to prominent sports persons in India.

4. Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2006 was awarded to -
(a) C. Subramaniam (b) Shabana Azmi (c) Satish Dhawan (d) Word Health Organisation
Ans (b)

5. Name the film which won Best Picture Oscars Award at the 80th Annual Academy Awards in 2008-
(a) Mystic River (b) Cold Mountain  (c) No Country for Old Men (d) Departed
Ans (c)

6. U-Tant award is given for:
(a) Contribution to east-west understanding  (b) Community leadership  (c) Social Service (d) Journalism
Ans (c)

7. Who among the following has been awarded the Sydney peace Prize 2004 for her work in social campaigns and advocacy to non-violence?
(a) Medha Padkar (b) Vandana Shiva  (c) Arundharti Rai (d) Aparna Sen (e) None of these
Ans (c)

8. Which film has won best Feature Film Award in the 53rd National Film Award in the year 2007?
(a) Kaalpurush (b) Rang De Basanti (c) Fanna (d) Don
Ans (a)

9. Doris Lessing , who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007, is from -
(a) Iraq (b) Nigeria (c) United Kingdom (d) Libya
Ans (c)

10. Which of the following authors won the Booker Prize for the year 2007 ?
(a) Margaret Atwood  (b) Anne Enright  (c) Graham Swift  (d) Ian Mc Ewan

Ans (b)

11. The Nobel Prize winners for Medicine in 2007 is / are -
(a) Mario Capecchi (b) Martin Evans (c) Oliver Smithies (d) All of the above
Ans (b)

12. The Ramon Magsaysay Award winner Shanta Sinha known as
(a) a campaigner for urban sanitation  (b) an anti-child labour activist (c) an organiser of rain-water harvesting schemes (d) an activist for the welfare of poor rural women
Ans (b)

13. The first recipient of Kalinga Prize was
Ans : French physicist Louis de Broglie

14. Kalinga Prize, an International prize is awarded annually for the recognition of outstanding achievement in the interpretation and popularization of
Ans : Science

15. Nehru Award is instituted for
Ans : International understanding and peace

16. The scientist who was conferred with all the three national awards: Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan and Bharat Ratna
Ans : Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

17. The first recipient of Gandhi Peace Prize was
Ans : Dr. Julius N. Nyerera

18. In the following who was not a Miss World
(a) Yuktha Mookhey (b) Aishwarya Rai(c) Priyanka Chopra(d) Sushmita Sen
Ans (d)

19. Oscar Award is associated with
Ans : Cinema

20. The winner of the Jnanapeetam award for the first time
Ans : G. Sankara Kurup

21. Booker prize is given to the field of
Ans : Fiction writing

22. The Nobel Prizes were established by-
Ans : Alfred Bernhard Nobel

23. The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in the year
Ans : 1901

24. The first winner of Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology is
Ans : Emil Adolph von Behring (Germany)

25.The first winner of Nobel Prize in Peace is
Ans : Jean Henri Dunant (Switzerland) & Frederic Passy (France)

26. The first winner of Nobel Prize in Literature is
Ans : Sully Prudhomme (France)

27. Nobel Prize award in Economics has been awarded from the year
Ans : 1969

28. The first winner of Nobel Prize in Economic Science is
Ans : Ragnar Frisch (Norway) & Jan Tinbergen (Netherlands)

29. The first winner of Nobel Prize in Chemistry is
Ans : Jacobus H. van't Hoff (Netherlands)

30. The first winner of Nobel Prize in Physics is
Ans : Wilhelm C. Roentgen (Germany)

31. The founder of Nobel Prizes, Alfred Nobel belongs the country
Ans : Sweden

32. Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar is given in which field
Ans : Environment

33. Who was the second winner of ‘Jnanapeetam Award’
Ans : Tharasankar Banerjee

34. Rabindranath Tagore was the Nobel prize winner for literature in 1913. Who received the award in 1914
(a) Rudyard Kipling (c) Bernard Shaw(c) Romain Rolland(d) Nobody
Ans (D)

35. The winner of Nobel Prize for literature for 2007 is
Ans : Doris Lessing

36. The winner of Indira Gandhi Peace ,Integration and Disarmament Prize for 2007 is -
Ans : The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

37. Kalinga Prize is awarded by
(a) Indian Government (b) Orissa Government (c) SAARC(d) UNESCO
Ans (d)

38. What is the highest peace time gallantry award in India
(a) Bharat ratna   (b) Param Vir Chakra  (c) Ashok Chakra  (d) Vir Chakra
Ans (c)

39. The highest science award in India
Ans ; S.S. Bhatnagar award

40.Phalke award is given to persons of which field
Ans : Film

41. Arjuna award is given for the excellence in
Ans : Sports

42. Who was the first Indian lady actress to receive the Padma Shri Award
Ans : Nargis Dutt

43. Dada Saheb Phalke award is for the contribution to
Ans : Cinema

44. Who was the first Ramon Magsaysay Award winner from India
Ans : Acharya Vinoba Bhave

45. The first woman to recipient of Bharat Ratna was
Ans : Indira Gandhi
1. Oscar Awards are given for the excellence in the field of -
(A) films (B) Literature (C) Sports (D) Politics (E) Status
ANS (A)

2. Which of the following is not a food crop ?
(A) Wheat (B) Barley  (C) Maize  (D) Gram (E) Cotton
ANS (E)

3. Union Budget always presented first in -
(A) The Loksabha (B) The Rajyasabha  (C) Joint session of Parliament (D) Meeting of the Union cabinet
(E) The State Assemblies  ANS (A)

4. The Government of India has earmarked about Rs. 70,000 crore in Union Budget to help which of the following sections of the society ?
(A) Children who are bonded labour (B) Persons working in hazardous industries (C) Farmers
(D) People living below poverty line  (E) None of these  ANS (E)

5. Jose Louise has taken over as the prime minister of -
(A) France  (B) Argentina  (C) Spain  (D) New zealand  (E) Italy
ANS (C)

6. The conference of Economic/ Finance Ministers of ASEAN was held recently in -
(A) Jakarta (B) Bali (C) New Delhi (D) Tokyo (E) Islamabad
ANS (B)

7. Which of the following International forums/ organizations has made a decision of not to go for reckless lending ?
(A) G-7 (B) G-8 (C) SAARC (D) World Bank (E) IMF
ANS (E)

8.Mahmood Ahmadinejad who was in India on an official visit recently is the -
(A) Prime Minister of Iraq  (B) President of Iran  (C) Prime Minister of Iran (D) President of Iraq
(E) None of these  ANS (B)

9. India recently started "Maitree Express" to which of the following destinations ?
(A) Islamabad  (B) Karanchi  (C) Dhaka (D) Kathmandu (E) None of these
ANS (C)

10. The first ever General elction took place in which of the following countries in Indian sub-continent ?
(A) Bhutan (B) China (C) Pakistan (D) Bangladesh (E) Sri Lanka
ANS (A)

11. As per the latest figures published in the newspapers the growth of economy in India for the fiscal year ended March 2008 has been at which of the following levels ? About -
(A) 6 % (B) 6.5 % (C) 7 % (D) 7.5 % (E) 9 %
ANS (E)

12. Name of B.S.Yeddyurappa was recently in news as he has taken over as the -
(A) Governor of Karnataka (B) Chief Minister of Karnataka (C) Governor of Andhra Pradesh (D) Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (E) None of these
ANS (B)

13. The Govt. of India Planning to put up a bill in the parliament to ensure free and compulsory education for all those who are of the age of -
(A) 3 Years (B) 5 Years (C) 6-14 Years (D) 12-20 Years (E) Upto 21 Years
ANS (C)

14. "World No Tobacco Day" is observed on which of the following days ?
(A) Ist May (B) 10th May (C) 21st May (D) 31 st May (E) 1st June
ANS (D)

15. Late Vijay Tendulkar who died recently was a famous -
(A) Social Work (B) Politician (C) Sportsman (D) Play Wright (E) None of these
ANS (D)

16. Mnay times we erad in newspapers about the GM Crops.What is the full form of GM ?
(A) Genetically Marketed (B) Genetically Modified (C) Green & Moisturious (D) Globally Marketed
(E) None of these ANS (B)

17. Barack Obama whose name was in news recently is from which of the following countries ?
(A) UK (B) USA (C) France (D) Italy (E) None of these
ANS (B)

18. Which of the following is an Oscar winning documentary on climate change in which former US Vice President Al Gore has featured as a narrator ?
(A) An inconvenient truth (B) The Sea (C) Road to prediction (D) Remember My Name (E) None of these
ANS (A)

19. Defence minister from 27 nations recently gathered at which of the following places to discuss security amongst the countries of Asia Pacific Region ?
(A) Beijing (B) New Delhi (C) Singapore (D) Kuala Lumpur (E) None of these
ANS (C)

20. Who amongst the following is NOT a Lawn Tennis Player ?
(A) Serena Williams (B) Katarina Srebotnik (C) Andy Murray (D) Nichlas Almagro (E) Ricky Ponting
ANS (E)

21. The head office of the Stae Bank Of India is located in -
(A) Kolkat (B) New Delhi (C) Pune (D) Ahmedabad (E) None of these
ANS (E) Mumbai

22. Which of the following is NOT the name of the sensitive index of any global stock exchange ?
(A) Nasdaq (B) Nikkei (C) Kospi (D) Dow (E) Combix
ANS (E)

23. Mnay times we read the term 'ECB'in financial newspapers.What is the full form of 'ECB'?
(A) Essential Commercial Borrowing (B) Essential Credit & Borrowing (C) External Credit & Business
(D) External Commercial Borrowing (E) None Of These
ANS (D)

24. Who amongst the following is the new face in Union Cabinet after it was reshuffled recently ?
(A) Mnai Shankar Aiyer (B) Rahul Gandhi (C) Priyanka (D) Jyotiraditya Scindia (E) None of these
ANS (D)

25. Who amongst the following has taken over as the chief minister of Nagaland ?
(A) Manik Sarkar (B) Dinesh Nandan Sahay (C) P.Longon (D) K.Shankaranarayanan (E) None of these
ANS (E)