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HDFC Bank Placement Papers

Name of the Bank : HDFC Bank

C areer Details :

E ligibility criteria :

E ssential Academic Qualifications :

Candidates should attain the 10+2 with 60% marks in aggregate f or applying f or the posts o f P robation

while Graduation with 60% marks in aggregate is required f or applying f or the posts o f P robationary Of

Age limit :

HDF C Bank PO A ge Limits: M inimum : 21 Y ears M aximum: 30 Y ears

HDF C Bank Clerk A ge Limits: M inimum : 18 Y ears M aximum: 28 Y ears

Selection Process:



1.Written T est

2.Interview

Organization

Details :

HDF C Bank started its operations in 1995 as a S cheduled Commercial Bank. T oday it has 3295 ATMâ¼over 528 towns and cities and a net work o f over 1412 branches nationwide across I ndia. HDF C Bank isits branches to di ff erent locations so as to be an easily available provider o f services o f banking f or targ

wholesale and retail customer seg ments. T he bank is committed to healthy growth in pro f itability at the sensuring the highest levels o f corporate governance, regulatory com pliance, ethical standards and pro f eintegrity.

W ebsite: www.hdfcbank.com

W ritten Test:

Test I : Reasoning ability and Numerical Aptitude

1. S uresh is taller than P rabhu but shorter than Ram , P rabhu is as tall as N eeraj but taller than N ilesh. the f ollowing statements is de f initely true f or N eeraj? ( a) N eeraj is shorter than N ilesh ( b) N eeraj is the tallest ( c) N eeraj is the shortest ( d) N eeraj is taller than N ilesh ( e) N one o f these Ans: ( d ) N eeraj is taller than N ilesh

2. H ow many such pairs o f letters are there in the word STAINLESS each o f which has as many letters bthem in the word as they have in the E nglish alphabet, in the same sequence?

( a) Two ( b) T hree ( c) F our ( d) F ive ( e) N one o f these Ans: ( e ) N one o f these

3. What will come in place o f the question mark ( ?) in the f ollowing sequence? ARRANGEMENTS ,



RRANGEMENT , RANGEMEN , ?, NGEM ( a) RANGEME ( b) ANGEME ( c) ANGEMENT ( d) NGEMEN

( e) N one o f these Ans: ( b ) ANGEME

4. F our o f the f ollowing f ive are alike in a certain way and so f or m a group. Which is the one that does nto that group? ( a) Baking ( b) S teaming ( c) Cooking ( d) F rying ( e) Boiling Ans: ( c ) Cooking

5. F our o f the f ollowing f ive are alike in a certain way and so f or m a group which is the one that does no

that group? ( a) Radish ( b) Orange ( c) P ear ( d) M ango ( e) A pple Ans: ( a ) Radish

6 . F our o f the f ollowing f ive are alike in a certain way and so f or m a group. Which is the one that does n

to that group? ( a) E arth ( b) M oon ( c) S aturn ( d) P luto ( e) V enus Ans: ( b ) M oon

7 . If water is called f ood, f ood is called drink, drink is called blue, blue is called red, red is called white is called brown, then what is the colour o f blood? ? ( a) Blue ( b) Red ( c) Brown ( d) White ( e) Drink Ans: ( d ) White

8. I n a certain code language, the word ENQUIRY is written as YRIUQNE . H ow will the word REQUIREwritten in the code language ?



( a) QERUERI ( b) REQUERI ( c) ERIUQER( d) IREUQER( e) N one o f these

Ans: ( c ) ERIUQER

9. I n a certain code language D ESERT is written RTSE D E . H ow will the word F AULTS the written in th

language?

( a) TSUL F A( b) A F LUST ( c) LUA F ST ( d) UA F STL( e) N one o f these Ans: ( a ) TSUL F A

10. H ow many meaning f ul E nglish word can be f or med by using the second, the f i f th, the seventh and theletters o f the word APPROPRIATION , each only once, but in di ff erent sequence ? ( a) One ( b) Two ( c) T hree ( d) N one o f these ( e) M ore than three Ans: ( a ) One

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irections (Q s. 11?15 ) : What will come in place o f the question mark ( ?) in the f ollowing questions?

11. 7 589 ? ? = 3434( a) 37 21( b) 4155( c) 3246 ( d) 11023( e) N one o f these Ans: ( b ) 4155

12. 300 + (10 )2 x 2 = ? ( a) 450( b) 800( c) 500( d) 550( e) N one o f these Ans: ( c ) 500

13. 12.05 x 5.4 Ã· 0.6 = ?





18. P ointing towards a woman a boy said, ?she is the only daughter o f m y mother?s brother?s only broth

law?. H ow the woman is related to the boy? ( a) M other ( b) Aunt ( c) S ister-in-law

( d) S ister ( e) N one o f these Ans: ( d ) S ister

19. F our o f the f ollowing f ive are alike in a certain way and hence f or m a group. Which one o f the f ollownot belong to that group? ( a) 63( b) 64( c) 39( d) 48( e) 7 9 Ans: ( e ) 7 9

20. I na certain code language DOW NBEAT is written as TABE W N DO. H ow will the word PROSPE C T bin that code language? ( a) RPSOEPT C ( b) T C PEOSPR( c) ORPSPT C E ( d) T C PREPOS ( e) N one o f these Ans: ( b ) T C PEOSPR

Directions (Q s. 21?26 ) : What will come in place o f the question mark ( ?) in the f ollowing questions?

21. 37 .5 Ã· (27 )1.5 x 92 = 3? ( a) 5( b) 4.5( c) 7 ( d) 6 .5( e) N one o f these Ans: ( c ) 7

22. 28% o f 450 + 45% o f 280 = ? ( a) 126 ( b) 252( c) 324( d) 212( e) N one o f these Ans: ( b ) 252



23. 1027 .05 ? 314.005 + 112.25 = ? ( a) 825.395( b) 825.095( c) 825.305( d) 825.295

( e) N one o f these Ans: ( d ) 825.295

24. (103.7 x 101.3 )2 = 10? ( a) 6 ( b) 7 ( c) 10( d) 3( e) N one o f these Ans: ( c ) 10

25. 40.83 x 1.02 x 1.2 = ? ( a) 49.97 592( b) 41.64660( c) 58.7 952( d) 42.47 9532( e) N one o f these Ans: ( a ) 49.97 592

26 . 397 8 + 112 x 2 = ? Ã· 2( a) 8180( b) 2101

( c) 4090( d) 8404( e) N one o f these Ans: ( d ) 8404

27 . F our o f the f ollowing f ive are alike in a certain way and hence f or m a group. Which one o f the f ollownot belong to that group? ( a) 21( b) 35( c) 49( d) 63

( e) 56 Ans: ( c ) 49

28. P is heavier than Q but lighter than R. Q is heavier than T . S is heavier than P but lighter than V . Wh

them is the lightest? ( a) V ( b) S ( c) T



( d) R( e) N one o f these Ans: ( c ) T

29. I n a certain code language TRANSPORT is written as RTASNPORT . H ow will the word GATE H OUS

written in that code language ? ( a) ETGA H OESU ( b) ETAG H ESUO( c) AGT H EOUSE ( d) AGET H UOES ( e) N one o f these Ans: ( c ) AGT H EOUSE

30. I n a certain code language ?si re ga? MEANS ?S hyam is smart? and ?pa si ga? me ANS ? Animesh is

What is the code f or ?smart? in that code language? ( a) si

( b) re ( c) ga ( d) pa ( e) N one o f these Ans: ( e ) N one o f these

Directions (Q s. 31?34 ) : What will come in place o f the question-mark ( ?) in the f ollowing questions ?

31. 12.05 x 5.4 Ã· 0.3 = ? ( a) 108.55

( b) 216 .90( c) 118.45( d) 118.55( e) N one o f these Ans ( b ) 216 .90

32. 99 Ã· 11 + 7 x 16 = ( ?)2( a) 11( b) 121( c) 12( d) 144( e) N one o f these Ans: ( a ) 11

33. 8400 Ã· 120 x 15 + 150 = ? ( a) 1050( b) 1200( c) 1100( d) 1514



( e) N one o f these Ans: ( b ) 1200

34. 45% o f 1500 + 35% o f 17 00 = ?% o f 317 5( a) 40

( b) 55( c) 45( d) 35( e) N one o f these Ans: ( a ) 40

Directions (Q s. 35?39 ) : S tudy the f ollowing in f or mation care f ully and ANSwer the questions given belonumber 0 to 9 are coded in the f ollowing manner considering the exception given below:

3 6 9 7 0 2 8 1 5 4 H

P V S G D

J K M R. E xception 1: If a number starts and ends with non-zero odd number then the f irst and the last digits shou

coded as X and Z . E xception 2: If a number starts and ends with non-zero even number then the f irst and the last digits sho

coded as A and B respectively.

35. What is the code f or 5 2 1 8 6 3 ? ( a) M D KJP H ( b) Z D KJPX ( c) X D KJPZ

( d) A D

KJPB( e) N one o f these Ans: ( c ) X D KJPZ

36 . What is the code f or 492310 ? ( a) RV DH KG( b) AV DH KB( c) VR D K H G( d) BV DH KA( e) N one o f these Ans: ( a ) RV DH KG

37 . Which o f the f ollowing numbers is represented by ASG H KB? I . 6 7 0312 II . 47 0313 III . 27 0318( a) Only I and III ( b) Only I and II ( c) Only I i and III ( d) Only I ( e) Only III



Ans: ( a ) Only I and III

38. What is the code f or 3186452 ? ( a) H KJ D MRP ( b) K H PJMR D

( c) D

MRP H

KJ ( d) H KJPRM D ( e) N one o f these Ans: ( d ) H KJPRM D

39. Which o f the f ollowing numbers is represented by D PJRSV ? ( a) 6287 94( b) 26847 9( c) 246 7 93( d) 168359( e) N one o f these

Ans: ( b ) 26847

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40. Animesh and Anand together got a pro f it o f R s. 9 ,600 and they distributed bet ween them selves in the

7 . What is the share o f Animesh? ( a) R s. 4 ,000( b) R s. 5 ,600( c) R s. 4 ,800( d) R s. 5 ,200( e) N one o f these Ans: ( a ) R s. 4 ,000

41. A man bought some f ruits at the rate o f 16 f or R s. 24 and sold them at the rate o f 8 f or R s. 18. What ier cent? ( a) 50%( b) 60%( c) 40%( d) 25%( e) N one o f these Ans: ( a ) 50%

42. A cow is tethered in the middle o f a f ield with a 14 f eet long rope. If the cow grazes 100 sq f eet per da

approximately. What time will be taken by the cow to graze the grazeable area o f the f ield? ( a) 2 days ( b) 18 days ( c) 24 days ( d) 6 days ( e) N one o f these Ans: ( d ) 6 days

43. 7/ 8 o f 3 /7 o f a number is equal to 25% o f 45% o f another number. What is the ratio o f the f irst and th



numbers respectively? ( a) 3 : 7 ( b) 9: 10( c) 3 : 10( d) 3 : 2

( e) N one o f these Ans: ( c ) 3 : 10

44. M r. Rahul spends 30% o f his monthly salary on domestic expenses. H e spends respectively 20% and

remaining salary on education o f children and conveyance. Of the remaining amounts now he spends res

20% and 30% on entertainment and maintenance o f house. H e saves R s. 5512.50. what is the monthly sa Rahul? ( a) R s. 22 ,500( b) R s. 20 ,000( c) R s. 25 ,000( d) R s. 24 ,500

( e) N one o f these Ans: ( a ) R s. 22 ,500

45. T he ratio o f the present ages o f S uman and Renu is 5 : 7 respectively. F our years hence the ratio will

: 4 respectively. What is the present age o f Renu in years? ( a) 28( b) 24( c) 20( d) 21( e) N one o f these Ans: ( a ) 28

46 . If instead o f multiplying a number by 7 the number was divided by 7 . What should be the percentage ( a) 100%( b) 96 .8%( c) 92.7 0%( d) 97 .9%( e) N one o f these Ans: ( d ) 97 .9%

47 . A car covers a certain distance taking 7 hours in f or ward journey. During the return journey, speed

increased by 12 k m ph and it takes 5 hours. What is total distance covered? ( a) 210 k m( b) 7 0 k m( c) 440 k m( d) 220 k m( e) N one o f these Ans: ( a ) 210 k m

48. T he LC M o f t wo numbers is 207 9 and their H C F is 27 . If one o f the numbers is 189 , f ind the other nu



( a) 248( b) 128( c) 297 ( d) 336 ( e) N one o f these

Ans: ( c ) 297

49. T he average bet ween a t wo digit number and the number obtained by interchanging the digits is 9. Wdi ff erence bet ween the t wo digits o f the number? ( a) 8( b) 2( c) 5( d) Cannot be deter mined ( e) N one o f these Ans: ( d ) Cannot be deter mined

50. A circle and a rectangle have the same perimeter. T he sides o f the rectangle are 18 cm and 26 cm. Wthe area o f the circle? ( a) 88 cm2( b) 1250 cm2( c) 154 cm2( d) 128 cm2( e) N one o f these Ans: ( e ) N one o f these

51. T he di ff erence bet ween a number and its three- f i f th is 50. What is the number? ( a) 7 5

( b) 100( c) 125( d) 80( e) N one o f these Ans: ( c ) 125

52. S ome persons decide to raise R s. 3 lakhs by equal contribution f rom each o f them. If they contributed

extra each, the contribution increased to R s. 3.25 lakhs. H ow many persons were there ? ( a) 400( b) 500( c) 600( d) 7 00( e) N one o f these Ans: ( b ) 500

53. A sam ple o f milk contains 5% water. What quantity o f pure milk should be added to 10 litres o f milk the water content to 2%? ( a) 5 litres ( b) 7 litres



( c) 15 litres ( d) 12 litres ( e) N one o f these Ans: ( c ) 15 litres

54. T he di ff erence bet ween the com pound interest and the sim ple interest on a certain sum o f money at 5annum f or 2 years is R s. 1.50. F ind the sum. ( a) R s. 800( b) R s. 1200( c) R s. 400( d) R s. 600( e) N one o f these Ans: ( d ) R s. 600

55. A , B and C contract a work f or R s. 550. T ogether A and B are supposed to do 7/ 11th o f the work. H odoes C get?

( a) R s. 27

0( b) R s. 200( c) R s. 310( d) R s. 17 5( e) N one o f these Ans: ( b ) R s. 200

Directions (Q s. 56 ?60 ) : S tudy the f ollowing in f or mation care f ully and ANSwer the questions given beloa f ive storey building including the ground f loor and each f loor has only one f lat. All these f lats have bee

by the f ive Bank P robationary Off icers. E ach o ff icer owns a di ff erent car. T he cars are : I ndica, I kon, I n E lentra and S antro. T he f ive o ff icers? A , B , X , Y and Z ? are em ployed in the di ff erent banks, viz., S tate B

I ndia (SBI ), P unjab N ational Bank (PNB ), U C O Bank, I C I C I Bank and HDF

C Bank but not necessarily same order. M r. X works in HDF C Bank and lives on the ground f loor. T he o ff icer who lives on f ourth ( tdoes not own E lentra or S antro. M r. B works in PNB and owns E lentra car. T he o ff icer who works in U Cand lives on second f loor owns I ndica car. M r. Y lives on third f loor and owns I ndigo. M r. Z works in I C and M r. Y works in S tate Bank o f I ndia.

56 . Who among the f ollowing does own S antro car ? ( a) A( b) B( c) X ( d) Cannot be deter mined ( e) N one o f these Ans: ( c ) X

57 . Who lives on the second f loor ? ( a) X ( b) Y ( c) Z ( d) A



( e) N one o f these Ans: ( d ) A

58. On which f loor does B live ? ( a) F irst

( b) S econd ( c) F ourth ( d) Cannot be deter mined ( e) N one o f these Ans: ( a ) F irst

59. Who among the f ollowing owns I ndica car ? ( a) X ( b) A( c) Y ( d) B

( e) N one o f these Ans: ( b ) A

60. Which o f the f ollowing combinations o f the o ff icer and car is correct ? ( a) M r. X : E lentra ( b) M r. Y : I kon ( c) M r. A : S antro ( d) M r. Z : I kon ( e) N one o f these Ans: ( d ) M r. Z : I kon

61. F

or which o f the f ollowing values o f x the inequality x ( x + 3 ) < 10 is satis f ied ? ( a) X > 2 , x < -5( b) -3 < x < 0( c) -2 < x < 5( d) X < -2 , x > 5( e) N one o f these Ans: ( b ) -3 < x < 0

62. T here is a leak in the bottom o f a cistern. When the cistern is thoroughly repaired, it would be f illed ihours. I t now takes hal f an hour longer. If the cistern is f ull, how long will the leak take to em pty the cist

( a) 24 hours ( b) 28 hours ( c) 21 hours ( d) 27 hours ( e) N one o f these Ans: ( a ) 24 hours

63. If the diagonals o f a rhombus are 8 cm and 10 cm respectively what will be the area o f the rhombus?

( a) 35 sq cm



( b) 40 sq cm( c) 30 sq cm( d) 20 sq cm( e) N one o f these Ans: ( b ) 40 sq cm

64. S ome toys were distributed equally among 18 children in such a way that the number o f toys each ch

equal to the total number o f children and a f ter distribution 6 toys are le f t out. What was the total number

( a) 324( b) 330( c) 336 ( d) 320( e) N one o f these Ans: ( b ) 330

65. A shopkeeper allow s 10% discount on the price o f an article and sells it f or R s. 7 ,600. What is the ma

o f the article ? ( a) R s. 8 ,250( b) R s. 8 ,500( c) R s. 8 ,540( d) R s. 8 ,415( e) N one o f these Ans: ( e ) N one o f these

Directions (Q s. 66 ?7 0 ) : Below in each question f ive words are given. Which o f them will come in the mi

i f all o f them are arranged alphabetically? S erial number o f that word is the ANSwer.

66 . ( a) E ncounter ( b) E nor mous ( c) E ngineer ( d) E nlarge ( e) E ncroach Ans: ( c ) E ngineer

6 7 . ( a) N et work ( b) N epotism( c) N eutral ( d) N eighbour ( e) N ervous Ans: ( e ) N ervous

68. ( a) Granular ( b) Gratuity ( c) Gravitate ( d) Greatness ( e) Grate f ul



Ans: ( b ) Gratuity

69. ( a) Residential ( b) Reputation ( c) Resistant

( d) Residence ( e) Reschedule Ans: ( d ) Residence

7 0. ( a) Bracelet ( b) Boutique ( c) Bourgeois ( d) Brackish ( e) Bramble Ans: ( a ) Bracelet

Directions (Q s.

7

1?7

5 ) : the number group in each question is to be codi f ied in the f ollowing codes :

N umber 3 8 7 0 1 9 6 4 2 5Codes N L D M H B V R G P . Y ou have to f ind out which o f the answers (A ), (B ), ( C) and ( D ) has the correct coded f or m o f the given n group. If none o f the coded f or m is correct, mark (E ) as the answer.

7 1. 61827 34( a) H BGPL D M ( b) VBLGRN H

( c) V H

LG D

NR( d) B H N DG H R( e) N one o f these Ans: ( c ) V H LG D NR

7 2. 349805( a) NRBLMP ( b) BRNLPM ( c) LR DGMP ( d) PML H BR( e) N one o f these Ans: ( a ) NRBLMP

7 3. 57 920642( a) D PBGMVR H ( b) P D BRLNG H ( c) MVRG H L D P ( d) P D BGMVRG( e) N one o f these



Ans: ( d ) P D BGMVRG

7 4. 7 561024( a) D PVGMR H ( b) D PV H MGR

( c) H

MRL D

VP ( d) V HD PGRL( e) N one o f these Ans: ( b ) D PV H MGR

7 5. 48236017 ( a) RLG D LM H V ( b) BN D PGMR H ( c) V H MG D MRL( d) H NPGBM H V ( e) N one o f these

Ans: ( e ) N one o f these

Directions (Q s. 7 6 ?80 ) : the new s item given in each question below is to be classi f ied into one o f the f ol

areas. ( a) P olitical and S ocial, ( b) sports and Culture, ( c) S cience and H ealth ( d) E conomics and Commerce, a M iscellaneous

7 6 . I nternational F il m F estival o f I ndia was organized in Chennai recently. Ans : ( b ) sports and Culture

77 . I ndia will host 2010 Commonwealth Games Ans: ( b ) sports and Culture

7 8. S ustained e ff orts are needed to secure the release o f hotages. Ans: ( e ) M iscellaneous

7 9. I ndia and J apan are considering to have dialogue on de f ence issue. Ans: ( a ) P olitical and S ocial

80. N ew vaccine MMR has been developed f or children.

Ans: ( c ) S cience and H

ealth

TEST ? III :: ENGLIS H LANGUAGE Directions (Q s. 81?90 ) : I n the f ollowing passage there are blanks, each o f which has been numbered. Tnumbers are printed below the passage and against each, f ive words are suggested, one o f which f ills the

appropriately. F ind out the appropriate word in each case. F ourteen centuries ago when the world was mounger, the ruler o f all I ndia, Rajah Balhait, was ??..(151 ) about his people. A new game o f dice, called

???(152 ) the imagination o f his subjects, teaching them that chance alone-a-roll o f the dice guided the ?



men. All who played this game o f f ortune lost their ???(155 ) in the virtues o f courage, prudence, wisdom I t bred a f atalism that was ???(155 ) the spirit o f the kingdom. Raja Balhait commissioned S issa, an intel

courter at his court to f ind an ANSwer to this ???(156 ) Af ter much ???(157 ) the clever S issa invented another game. Chaturanga, the exact ???(158 ) o f hard, in which the felements o f the I ndian ar m y were the key pleces. I n the game these pieces-chariots, horses, elephants and

soldiers-joined with a royal counselor to de f end their king and de f eat the enem y. F

orce f ul ???(159 ) was o f the players?not luck. Chaturanga soon became more popular than hard, and the ???(160 ) to the K ingover.

81. ( a) concerned ( b) con f ident ( c) ignorant ( d) indi ff erent ( e) partisan Ans: ( a ) concerned

82. ( a) propelled ( b) enshrined ( c) captured ( d) activated ( e) enhanced Ans: ( c ) captured

83. ( a) communities ( b) ways ( c) abnor malities ( d) destiny

( e) groups Ans: ( d ) destiny

84. ( a) bravado ( b) interest ( c) peace ( d) wealth ( e) f aith Ans: ( b ) interest

85. ( a) appalling ( b) crushing ( c) moistening ( d) promoting ( e) over whel ming Ans: ( e ) over whel ming

86 . ( a) apprehension ( b) risk



( c) problem( d) game ( e) destiny Ans: ( e ) destiny

87

. ( a) deliberation ( b) absorption ( c) insight ( d) hesitation ( e) reluctance Ans: ( a ) deliberation

88. ( a) nature ( b) equivalent ( c) picture ( d) opposite

( e) replica Ans: ( d ) opposite

89. ( a) prediction ( b) concentration ( c) manipulation ( d) attack ( e) f ortune Ans: ( b ) concentration

90. ( a) devastation

( b) anxiety ( c) im peachment ( d) nuisance ( e) threat Ans: ( e ) threat

Directions (Q s. 91?95 ) : Read each sentence to f ind out whether there is any grammatical error in it. T hany, will be in one part o f the sentence. T he number o f that part is the answer. If there is not error, the a? E ?. (I gnore errors o f punctuation, i f any)

91. If your don?t ( a) / understand any o f these words ( b) / you could ( c) / al ways re f er a dictionary. ( d) / ( e) Ans: ( e )

92. T ea is so hot ( a) / that she ( b) / can ( c) / take it. ( d) / N o error ( e) Ans: ( a )

93. T he teacher said ( a) / that the earth ( b) / moves round ( c) / the sun. ( d) / N o error ( e) Ans: ( e )



94. H e told to me ( a) / that he ( b) / was going away ( c) / the next day. ( d) / N o error ( e) Ans: ( b )

95. T he lecturer says ( a) / that S olomon won the respect ( b) / o f all races and ( c) / classes by his justice.

error ( e) Ans: ( e )

Directions (Q s. 96 ?100 ) : I n each o f the f ollowing questions, select the most appropriate word f rom amo

words given below the sentence to f ill in the blanks in the sentence so as to com plete it meaning f ully.

96 . S unil was ???asleep and could not be easily awakened. ( a) high ( b) f ast ( c) severe ( d) total ( e) has Ans: ( b ) f ast

97 . T he vehicle did not come to a sudden halt since he braked ??? ( a) immediately ( b) silently ( c) gently ( d) com pletely ( e) detected Ans: ( c ) gently

98. I saw him going escorted ??? t wo policemen.

( a) with ( b) against ( c) by ( d) on ( e) f or Ans: ( c ) by

99. M adhav is a sick man and has to be taken to the doctor ??? ( a) usually ( b) timely ( c) seldom

( d) f requently ( e) avoided Ans: ( d ) f requently

100. T he child was le f t in the servants ??? ( a) care ( b) duty ( c) work



( d) help ( e) innocence Ans: ( a ) care

Directions (Q s. 101?105 ) : Rearrange the f ollowing six sentences I , II , III , IV , V and VI in proper sequen

or m a meaning f ul paragraph. T hen answer the questions given below them. I . We were interested by contrast in understanding what lessons actual team s and non-team s had f or othchoose to struggle with change and per f or mance. II . S till, we suspected that most o f these f ocused on persuading readers that ?ter m s are im portant?. III . Af ter all we thought team s are a well-known subject and there must be a thousand books on the subje

IV . B y going down this path we hope to discover something to say that was di ff erent f rom most books on subject. V . We approached the idea o f a book on team s cautiously. VI . Alternatively they f ocused on providing you to advise on building team s as an objective in it sel f .

101. Which o f the f ollowing will be the SE C ON D sentence?

( a) I ( b) II ( c) VI ( d) III ( e) IV Ans: ( d ) III

102. Which o f the f ollowing will be the F IRST sentence ? ( a) V ( b) I ( c) II

( d) III ( e) IV Ans: ( a ) V

103. Which o f the f ollowing will be the T H IR D sentence ? ( a) V ( b) III ( c) II ( d) VI ( e) IV Ans: ( c ) II

104. Which o f the f ollowing will be the F I F T H sentence ? ( a) III ( b) IV ( c) II ( d) VI ( e) I Ans: ( e ) I



105. Which o f the f ollowing will be the LAST sentence ? ( a) III ( b) IV ( c) V ( d) VI

( e) II Ans: ( b ) IV

Directions (Q s. 106 ?110 ) : I n each sentence below f our words have been printed in bold type, which are

(A ), (B ), ( C), ( D ). One o f these words may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context o f the sT he number o f that word is the answer. If all the f our words are spelt correctly, the answer is (E ), i.e., al

106 . H e had experienced ( a) / a purpose f ully ( b) / discussion ( c) / on topics o f our interest. ( d) / All corre Ans: ( b )

107 . T o solve a ( a) / problem , one needs to have ( b) / intelligent and f ir m ( c) / deter mination. ( d) / All co

Ans: ( c )

108. M any legends ( a) / superstions endow the moon with ( b) / a beauty and mistery which will ( c) / ling

countless years. ( d) / All correct ( e) Ans: ( c )

109. P eople in our country are distressed ( a) / by the spate o f strikes, an al most ( b) / perpetual go-slow a

increadibly low productivity. ( d) / All correct ( e) ANS: ( d )

110. T he f aces o f the ( a) / t wins were so ( b) / identical that we could not ( c) / di ff erentiate bet ween them.

correct ( e) Ans: ( c )

Directions (Q s. 111?115 ) : I n each o f the f ollowing questions f ive words are given, which are numbered

IV and V . B y using all the f ive words, each only once, you have to f rame a meaning f ul and grammatically sentence. T he correct order o f the words is the answer. Choose f rom the f ive alternatives the one having order o f words and mark it as your Answer on the answer sheet.

111. I . interested II . in III . children IV . are V . games ( a) III , IV , I , II , V

( b) V , IV , I , II , III ( c) III , IV , V , I , II ( d) III , V , IV , I , II ( e) III , IV , II , V , I Ans: ( a ) III , IV , I , II , V

112. I . was II . to III . he VI . go V . ready ( a) III , I , II , IV , V



( b) I , III , IV , II , V ( c) III , IV , II , V , I ( d) I , II , IV , III , V ( e) III , I , V , II , IV Ans: ( e ) III , I , V , II , IV

113. I . f ound II . lost III . his IV . book V . we ( a) V , II , III , I , IV ( b) III , IV , II , V , I ( c) V , I , III , II , IV ( d) V , II , III , IV , I ( e) III , IV , V , II , I Ans: ( c ) V , I , III , II , IV

114. I . o f II . he III . proud

IV . me V . was ( a) V , II , IV , I , III ( b) II , V , IV , I , III ( c) IV , V , III , I , II ( d) II , V , III , I , IV ( e) II , III , V , I , IV Ans: ( d ) II , III , V , I , IV

115. I . decision II . happy III . made IV . your V . me ( a) IV , III , V , II , I

( b) IV , I , III , V , II ( c) II , I , III , V , IV ( d) IV , I , V , III , II ( e) II , III , V , IV , I Ans: ( b ) IV , I , III , V , II

Directions (Q s. 116 ?120 ) : I n the f ollowing questions, f ive words are given out o f which only one is miss

that mis-spelt word and indicate it in the Answer S heet.

116 . ( a) combination ( b) exageration ( c) hallucination ( d) ad monition ( e) clinical Ans: ( b ) exageration

117 . ( a) sacrosanct ( b) sacrelege ( c) sacred



( d) sacrament ( e) seg ment Ans: ( b ) sacrelege

118. ( a) allitration

( b) allowance ( c) al mighty ( d) al manac ( e) illicit Ans: ( a ) allitration

119. ( a) idiosyncrasy ( b) idealise ( c) idiosy ( d) ideology ( e) ieonoclass

Ans: ( c ) idiosy

120. ( a) jaundise ( b) jasmine ( c) jevelin ( d) jarving ( e) judgement Ans: ( a ) jaundise

Directions (Q s. 121?130 ) : Read the f ollowing passage care f ully and ANSwer the questions given belowwords / phrases in the passage are printed in bold to help you locate them while Answering some o f the qu

N ature is an in f inite source o f beauty. S unrise and sunset, mountains and rivers, lakes and glaciers, f oresields provide joy and bliss to the human mind and heart f or hours together. E verything in nature is splen

divine. E veryday and every season o f the year has a peculiar beauty to un f old. Only one should have eyeit and a heart to f eel it like the E nglish poet William Wordsworth who a f ter seeing da ff odils said : ? And theart with pleasure f ills and dances with the da ff odils?. N ature is a great teacher. T he early man was thrbeauty and wonders o f nature. T he Ary Ans worshipped nature. One can learn the lessons in the vast school o f nature. U n f ortunately the stri f e, the stress and the tensionli f e have made people immune to beauties o f nature. T heir li f e is so f ull o f care that they have no time to stare. T hey cannot enjoy the beauty o f lowing rivers, swinging trees, f lying birds and majestic mountainsT here is however, a cry to go back to village f rom the concrete and arti f icial jungle o f cities. H ence the t

lanners o f today pay special attention to provide enough number o f natural scenic spots in town plannindevelop a balanced personality, one needs to have a healthy attitude which can make us appreciate and beauty o f nature. T here is other bal m to soothe our tired soul and listless mind than the in f inite nature alus. We should enjoy it f ully to lead a balanced and har monious li f e, f ull o f peace and tranquility.

121. Which o f the f ollowing words has the SAME meaning as the word care as used in the passage ? ( a) grie f ( b) want ( c) needs



( d) pleasure ( e) prejudices Ans: ( a ) grie f

122. Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning o f the word un f old as used in the passage.

( a) declare ( b) conceal ( c) describe ( d) perpetuate ( e) evolve Ans: ( b ) conceal

123. Which o f the f ollowing statements is not made in the passage about N ature? ( a) N ature is an in f inite source o f beauty ( b) E verything in nature is splendid and divine ( c) N ature is a great teacher

( d) T he Ary Ans worshipped N ature ( e) T he early man was scared o f N ature Ans: ( e ) T he early man was scared o f N ature

124. What is needed to develop balanced personality? ( a) interpersonal skills ( b) reading poetry ( c) healthy attitude ( d) going back to villages ( e) N one o f these Ans: ( c ) healthy attitude

125. Why do people not enjoy the beauty o f N ature ? ( a) T hey are running a f ter material pleasures ( b) T hey do not consider nature as bal m to soothe their f ired minds ( c) T heir li f e is f ull o f worries and tensions ( d) T hey are a f raid o f nature ( e) N one o f these Ans: ( c ) T heir li f e is f ull o f worries and tensions

126 . What should we do to enjoy tranquil li f e ? ( a) Get totally immersed in our daily routine ( b) Believe that nature is in f inite source o f beauty ( c) Lead a disciplined and dedicated li f e ( d) E njoy the nature around us ( e) F or m a habit o f daily physical exercise Ans: ( d ) E njoy the nature around us

127 . What are the town planners doing today? ( a) P roviding f acilities f or enjoying nature



( b) E stablishing balance bet ween concrete and arti f icial jungle o f cities ( c) S upporting the cry to go back to villages ( d) M aking e ff orts to inculcate healthy attitude among people ( e) N one o f these Ans: ( a ) P roviding f acilities f or enjoying nature

128. Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning o f the word listless as used in the passage ( a) active ( b) progressive ( c) back ward ( d) hidden ( e) im pure Ans: ( a ) active

129. Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning o f the word soothe as used in the passage ? ( a) stabilize

( b) excite ( c) propagate ( d) nature ( e) strengthen Ans: ( b ) excite

130. According to the author o f the passage, N ature ( a) is the ultimate salvation o f man ( b) is the creator o f this universe ( c) brings uni f or mity in all seasons ( d) maintains homeostasis in human beings

( e) is abundantly glorious and divine Ans: ( e ) is abundantly glorious and divine

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