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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

QUESTION BANK FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS


STENOGRAPHER 'C' AND 'D' HELD ON 9-JAN-2011
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE & REASONING

1. Find out a set of numbers amongst the four sets of numbers given in the alternatives, which is most like the set given in the question.
(14,20,3)
(A) (7,13,3)      (B) (5,10,15)     (C) (3,6,9)       (D) (4,8,16)

2. Arrange the following in a logical order.
1. Open Text Book
2. Attend Assembly
3. Catch Bus
4. Wear Uniform
5. Get into classroom
(A) 4,2,3,5,1     (B)4,3,5,1,2       (C) 4,3,2,5,1     (D) 4,3,1,5,2

3. Arrange the following according to dictionary order:
1. Collect          2. Collinear      3. Collection   4. Column  5. Collapse
(A) 5,1,3,2,4   (B) 5,1,2,3,4     (C) 5,1,4,3,2     (D) 5,1,2,4,3

4. Which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it?
c_bba_cab_ac_ab_ac
(A) babcc  (B) bcacb  (C) acbcb  (D) abcbc

Directions : (Question Nos. 5-9) A series is given with one/two term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

5. XUROLI ? ?
(A) HG (B) HE  (C) FC  (D) GE

6. ABCDE, BDAEC, DEBCA, ?
(A) EACDB (B) ECADB  (C)  EDCAB (D) ECDAB

7. 31,37,49,67, ?
(A) 87 (B) 91 (C) 89 (D) 97

8. 365, 364,355, 330, 281,?
(A) 280 (B)200 (C) 180 (D) 120

9.4,5,6,9,8,13,10.?
(A) 14 (B) 15 (C) 11 (D) 17

10. Find the wrong number in the following series:
16,16,17,21,27,46,71
(A) 27 (B) 46 (C) 16 (D) 71

11. In a class, there are 80 students who study both Computer Science and Electronics. While 100 students study Computer Science, 120 students study Electronics. How many of them study Computer Science only?
(A) 100 (B) 40 (C) 180 (D) 20

12. If the day before yesterday was Friday, what day will two days after the day after tomorrow be?
 (A) Saturday (B) Thursday (C) Friday   (D) Sunday

13. Your mother is 4 years younger than your father who is six times older than you. If you age is 6 years. what is your mother's age.
 (A)  36 years    (B)  34 years   (C)  28 years   (D)  32 years


14. If A is the mother of D, B is not the son of C, C is the father of D, D is the sister of B, then how is A related to B?
(A)  Mother   (B)  Brother   (C)  Step Son   (D)  Sister

15. In an examination, Rahul got the 11th rank and he was 47th from the bottom among those who passed. 3 sstudents could not apperar for the exam. 1 student failed. What is total no. of students?
(A)  60   (B)  62   (C)  59   (D)  61

16. Raju is Ramu's neighbour and he stays 100 metres away towards southest. Venu is Raju's neighbour and he stays 100 metres away towards southwest. Khader is Venu's neighbour and he stays 100 metres away towards northwest. Then where is the position of Khader's home in relation to Ramu's?
(A)  South-East    (B)  South-West   (C)  North-West   (D)  North

17. Sanmitra walks towards north 4 kms., turns right and walks 5 kms. Then he turns towards south and walks 2 k.m. Again he takes a turn towards west walks 3 km and stops for a while. The he further walks 2 km. What is the distance of Sanmitra from starting point?
(A)  16 k.m   (B)  2 k.m   (C)  4 k.m    (D)  3 k.m

Directions: In question No. 18, a statement is given followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to consider the statement to be true even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follows from the given statement.

18. Statement: Tension is detrimental to physical and mental health.
     Conclusions: I. To be healthy one should be free from tension.
                       II  Mental health depends upon the tension one experience.
(A)  Only I follows
(B)  Only II follows
(C)  Neither I nor II follows
(D)  Both I and II follows
Directions: In Question No. 19 two statements are given follwoed by four conclusions I,II,III and IV. You have to consider the two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts.  You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follow from the given statements.

19. Statements 1. Some skirts and benches.
                      2. No bench is a table.
    Conclusions: I Some skirts are tables
                      II Some benches are skirts
                     III All benches are skirts
                     IV Some tables are skirts.
(A)  Only I follow
(B)  Only II follow
(C)  Only II & IV follow
(D)  Only I & III follow

20/ There are five houses A,B,C,D,O in a row. A is right side of B and left side of C. O is the right side of A. B is right of D. Which house is in the middle?
(A)  O    (B)  A    (C)  B    (D)  D

21. If C=3 and CAT=24, what is FAULT?
(A)  60    (B)  57    (C)  64    (D)  72

22. From the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given out.
PRONOUNCIATION
(A)  RATION
(B)  PRONOUN
(C)  PRINT
(D)  NATURAL

23. Rearrange the jumbled letters in meaningful words to identify the word which is not a colour.
(A)  LTEOIV
(B)  ENGRAO
(C)  PELRUP
(D)  REOWLF

24. If EXPANSION is written as 248537693 in a certain code, how would PENSION be written in that code?
(A)  8236793
(B)  8237639
(C)  8237693
(D)  8233769

25. If in a code language 'PUTREFY'  is written as 'XPQSTRL' and 'GYMOWYQT', How is 'AVIARY' written in that language?
(A)  YOMYLS
(B)  YMOYLS
(C)  YMOYSL
(D)  YOMYSL

Directions: (Question Nos. 26 to 33) Select the related word/letters number from the given alternatives.
26. Fast: Hunger : : Race :  ?
(A) Smartness       (B) Strength     (C) Horse      (D) Fatigue

27 Antonym : Synonym : : Analysis : ?
(A) Synthesis      (B) Synchronize    (C) Simplify     (D) Summarise

28. FLRX : EJOT : : CKTY : ?
(A) BIQV        (B) DIPQ       (C) DHQU       (D) BIQU

29. BEHK : YVSP : : ADGJ : ?
(A)ZUTR     (B) ZVSP     (C) ZWTQ      (D) ZWXZ

30. C/L: 24/27 : : E/N : ?
(A) 54/50     (B)  56/45   (C) 125/197  (D) 56/54

31. 68 : 130 : : ? : 350
(A) 210     (B) 222    (C)  240   (D) 282

32. 128 : 96 : : 244 : ?
(A) 183   (B)  122   (C)  138   (D) 302

33. C 3 F 6 : I 9 L 12 : : K 11 N 14 : ?
(A) O 15 R 18      (B) R 18 U 21         (C) Q 17 T 20      (D) L 12 O 15

Directions (Question Nos. 34 to 40) Select the one which is different from the other three responses.

34. (A) Brother- Sister
(B) Mother- Father
(C) Uncle - Aunt
(D) Husband-Wife

35.(A)  Snooker
(B)  Table Tennis
(C)  Badminton
(D)  Billiards

 36.  (A)  PQ    (B)  AU    (C)  CD    (D)  RB

37.  (A)  CPBO    (B)  BODQ    (C)  ANHU    (D)  ESGT

38. (A)  BFJNRV    (B)  CGKOSW    (C)  DHLPTX     (D)  EIMPSW
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