Answer Key For IBPS PO Prelims 2017 Model Question Paper

Answer Key for IBPS PO Prelims 2017
Model Question Paper

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English Language
1. The entire passage talks about how the GST Council failed to reach a
consensus on critical issues. It further says that the demonetization move has
been a major cause which has led to this. It has been discussed in the passage
that due to demonetization, the production as well as the tax collection could
be lower. Thus, option 2 conveys the main idea of the passage.
2. According to the first paragraph of the passage, 'While the effect of

demonetization on the economy and on the states is outside the purview of the
GST...'. Thus, option 5 is the best fit answer.
3. It has been stated in the first paragraph of the passage, 'With the pending
legislations, including the draft model GST law, as well as the contentious
issue of dual administrative control over assesses between the Centre and the
States remaining unresolved, the GST Council would now meet on December
11 and 12.' This indicates that option 4 is the best fit answer.
4. The second paragraph of the passage talks about the opinions of the Finance
Ministers of the States on how the demonetization move would affect the GST.
From the statements of the ministers, it can be inferred that they are not very
happy with the move as it would have several negative consequences which
includes: a fall in production... leading to cash crunch; a fall in production;
and difficulty in paying salaries of govt employees. Thus, option 4 is correct in
the given context. None of the other options are either given or can be inferred
from the given passage.
5. The given passage gives a report on the the GST Council that failed to reach a
consensus on critical issues and how is it related to the demonetization move.
The passage is a factual account and reports events as well as statements and
opinions of several authoritative figures concerned with the matter. Thus,
option 1 is the best fit answer and all other options are irrelevant.
6. According to the first paragraph of the given passage, some of the states,
suggested an increase in the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management
targets while others called for a relaxation of the ways and means limits. So
option 4 is the correct answer. Option 1 does not give a complete answer and
can be eliminated.
7. According to the second paragraph of the give passage, Kerala Finance

Minister Thomas Isaac said that demonetization would result in a fall in
production worth Rs.2.5 lakh crore, adding that the cash crunch would also
impact state revenue. Thus, option 3 is the best fit answer.
8. According to the passage,Tax collection can be 50 per cent lower this month
as there is no business in Delhi markets, Manish Sisodia, Deputy Chief
Minister of Delhi tweeted on Saturday. If so, it would be hard to pay salaries
of govt employees same concern is being expressed by many state FMs in the
GST council in the presence of Finance Minister. So option 5 is the right
answer.
9. Options 1, 2 and 3 all means to elude or escape someone or something. But in
context of the given sentence we need a word that would show that the West
African region could not avoid the outbreak of Ebola virus. Option 4 means to
be irritated and is out of context here. Option 5 means to come face to face
with an hostile problem which forces one to take actions against it. Hence it is
the best fit answer for the given blank.
10. The given blank needs a word that would define the efforts that have been
taken so far as the word 'challenges' has been mentioned. It is clear from the
sentence that the various agencies are making quite an effort but various
reasons are interfering in the processes. Thus options 1 and 2 are negated as
they would imply that the agencies are not making any effort. Option 4 cannot
be used here as it would imply that the various agencies are competing against
one another to curb Ebola. Option 5 would imply that the actions taken are
without purpose or motive. Option 3 is the best fit answer as it means striving
to achieve or attain something in the face of difficulty or resistance and that is
what the agencies are exactly trying to do.
11. The given blank needs a word that would signify how the EVD outbreak has
been restrained at the given point of time withing a specific zone. The best fit
answer for the given blank is thus option 1 which means control or restrain.
12. For the given blank we need a word that would explain the lowering of
agricultural activities through outbreak of diseases. Thus option 2 which
means to make smaller or lesser in amount is the best fit answer for the given
blank.
13. We have already established that countries with diseases would see a lowering
in their agricultural output. From the paragraph it is evident that these
countries are some of the poorest countries in the world which often suffer
from famine. Thus they as it is do not have adequate food security and it is a
vicious cycle which consistently recurs or makes an occurrence. Thus the best
fit word for the given blank is option 4 which means 'long lasting'.
14. Public health is a matter of concern for all countries and their governments as
a good healthy public would contribute more to the country's growth. Hence
they need to be prepared for serious or unexpected attacks on it. Hence option
1 is the best fit answer for the given blank which means a serious, unexpected,
and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action.
15. Option 5 means to give out secrets and option 2 has already been used in the
sentence with the blank, making them redundant in the given context. Option
4 means scattered and is not linked to the given context. Option 1 means to
make place for something extra. Option 3 means united or with various parts
or aspects linked or coordinated which is the exact approach needed for the
governments to successfully tackle problems. Hence option 3 is the correct
answer as it is in conjunction with the word 'holisticapproach' .
16. There are certain nouns which are plural like glasses, 'scissors' that take a
plural verb. Instead of it in the sentence it should be they. Thus the error is
in the fourth part of the sentence.
17. The error is in option 2 as the subject say 'Neither' meaning 'no one' which is
singular so verb has to be singular 'is' to agree with it.
18.The error lies in part 1 of the sentence where the preposition has been used
incorrectly. With the verb 'aim' 'to' is a wrong preposition. We should always
use the preposition 'at' after 'aim'. Thus the sentence should read: "She aims at
doing well...". Thus option 1 is the correct answer.
19. Since 'cattle' signifies a plural group, it has no separate plural form.The
general rule of adding s at the end of the word is not applicable always. Thus
the error is in the fourth part of the sentence.
20. The error is in option 3, Whenever we use connectors like 'as well as,
together with, along with etc.' the verb follows the first subject. Here, the first
subject is singular-- 'boy'. Hence to agree with it the verb too should be
singular hence it should be 'shops' not 'shop.
21. The error lies is the usage of the word which in the sentence. The correct
word should be who. The term which is generally used to refer to nonliving
things. Here, the pronoun is being used for people, hence, who should be
used instead.
22. Each other is used when there are two subjects. E.g. Jack and Jill loved each
other. But if there are many subjects then one another is used. Hence, the
error is in part 4.
23. The error lies in part 4 of the sentence as the word aplomb which means
great self-confidence in demanding situations has been used incorrectly here.
It should be used followed by the preposition with instead of in. Thus option
4 is the correct answer.
24. Here, the use of the word comparatively suggests that there is a comparison
made. In this case the use of comparative degree will make it superfluous.
Thus, fine must be used instead of finer. Hence, the error is in option 2.
25. The given sentence is okay, but it is what we know as "dangling modifier. A
dangling modifier occurs when the phrase makes no logical sense with the
subject it seems to be modifying.
E.g. Being extremely hot, the glass-blower must be very careful when handling
the molten glass.
It is not clear in this sentence that what/who is hot, the glass-bloweror the
molten glass. As it is logical to consider the molten glass to be hot we can
correct the sentence as:
It being extremely hot, the glass-blower must be very careful when handling the
molten glass.
In the given question we cannot clearly conclude what is rainy, as the subject is
missing and grammatically the subject is assumed to be the child. Thus, it
must precede being a rainy day.. to make it grammatically correct 'It being a
rainy day the child could not go out'.The error lies in option 1.
26. D should be the first sentence as it introduces the topic of food wastage in an
ironical way. F should follow as it states the quantitative value of food
wastage. The third sentence B provides monetary implications of the same.
The fourth sentence is A because it states the implications of the food wastage.
E and C follow in the same order as they provide solutions to the problem of
food wastage. E is a generic solution whereas C mentions specific measures
needed to be implemented by the government.
The correct sequence is DFBAEC.
The second sentence is F.
The third sentence is B.

The fourth sentence is A.
The fifth sentence is E.
The last sentence is C.
Reasoning Ability
31. The information given can be represented as follows,
Hence code fu is for the word animal in the given code.
Hence code pa is for the word largest in the given code.
Thus code for live is either ru or ka.

Here code for pacific is la;
Code for ocean is za;
Code for is is either mu or si
And code for beautiful is some new code not present in the given
information.
Thus the only possible code can be tp mu la za where tp represents
beautiful.
Hence code ru is either for word live or for word in.

36. Seven family members: P, U, Q, T, C, G and R
1) U is mother of Q and likes classics Gone with the wind.

2) U has 2 children, a girl and a boy.
3) Q likes to watch Star Wars like her husband.
That means Q is a female.
4) T is son in law of U.
5) P is married to R and likes the movie Transformer.

6) C likes same movie as his father R.
That means C is a boy.
7) There are two couples, each having a child.
8) U is a grandmother to G.
9) C and G are first cousins.
10) G is Rs niece and both like to watch Battlestar Galactica.
That means G is a girl and all G, R and C likes to watch Battlestar Galactica.
So we get the final family tree as follows,
Thus C likes to watch Battlestar Galactica.



Thus Q and R are children of U.


Thus P is Us daughter in law.
39. Given statements: A > B C D; M > E; D > E = F G; H = G I

On combining: A > B C D > E = F G = H I; M > E
Conclusions:
I. F I True (as F G = H I F I)
II. M > G True (as E = F G and M > E M > E = F G M > G)
III. C F False (as C D > E = F C > F)
Therefore, only conclusion I and II follows.
40. Directions: In the following question assuming the given statements
to be true, find which of the conclusion among given three conclusions is
/are definitely true and then give your answers accordingly.
Statements:
Q = P R; T < U; A = T; A > E; T S > R
Conclusions:
I. R U
II. S = E
III. R A
41. Given statements: M N O < P Q; R = S; P < R; U M; T < M
On combining: M N O < P Q; P < R = S; U M > T
Conclusions:
I. M < P True (as M N O < P M < P)
II. S > Q True (as P Q and P < R = S S = R > P Q S > Q)
III. T < O True (as M N O and M > T T < M N O T < O)
Therefore, all the conclusions follow.
42. According to the question, we have 7 individuals Alan, Barton, Dana,

Kyle, Peter, Remus and Sarah.
Considering the information provided in the question:
1. Sarah weights more than Barton and Alan. Hence Sarah > (Alan, Barton).
2. Remus weights less than only Kyle. Hence Kyle is the heaviest
followed by Remus at second place. Kyle > Remus > Sarah > (Alan,
Barton)
3. Peter weights as much as Sarah but less than Dana. Hence Dana is
heavier than everyone except Kyle and Remus. Kyle > Remus >
Dana > Peter = Sarah > (Alan, Barton)
4. Alan does not weigh the minimum. Hence Alan is heavier than
Barton. Kyle > Remus > Dana > Peter = Sarah > Alan > Barton
So the final arrangement is:
Kyle > Remus > Dana > Peter = Sarah > Alan > Barton
Hence we can conclude that Dana is the 3rd heaviest individual.
43. According to the question, we have 7 individuals Alan, Barton, Dana,

Kyle, Peter, Remus and Sarah.
Considering the information provided in the question:
1. Sarah weights more than Barton and Alan. Hence Sarah > (Alan, Barton).
2. Remus weights less than only Kyle. Hence Kyle is the heaviest
followed by Remus at second place. Kyle > Remus > Sarah > (Alan,
Barton)
3. Peter weights as much as Sarah but less than Dana. Hence Dana is
heavier than everyone except Kyle and Remus. Kyle > Remus >
Dana > Peter = Sarah > (Alan, Barton)
4. Alan does not weigh the minimum. Hence Alan is heavier than
Barton. Kyle > Remus > Dana > Peter = Sarah > Alan > Barton
So the final arrangement is:
Kyle > Remus > Dana > Peter = Sarah > Alan > Barton
Hence we can conclude that:
Only one person is heavier than Remus
Peter weighs more than Barton
No one weighs less than Barton
No one is heavier than Kyle
Hence the answer is No one weighs less than Barton.
44. Given statements: U V; W < V; W > X; X = Y; Y Z; S V; A < U; W

B
On combining: A < U V > W > X = Y Z; S V; W B
Conclusions:
I. A S False (as A < U V and S V A < U V S A < S)
II. Y > B False (as W > X = Y and W B B W > X = Y thus clear
relation between Y and B cannot be determined)
III. Z < V True (as V > W > X = Y Z V > Z)
Therefore, only conclusion III follows.
45. Given statements: A = O; A > X; A < R; T > R; X Y; O P

On combining: P O = A < R < T; A > X Y
Conclusions:
I. R > X True (as A < R and A > X X < A < R X < R)
II. P T False (as P O = A < R < T P < T)
III. Y < O True (as O = A and A > X Y O > X Y O > Y)
Therefore, only conclusion I and III follows.
46. The least possible Venn diagram for the given statements is as follows,
Conclusions:
I. Some baskets are mugs Its possible but not definite, hence false.
II. Some buckets are not bowls Clearly true as buckets which are mugs
cannot be bowls.
III. No baskets are cups Its possible but not definite, hence false.
IV. Some baskets are bowls Its possible but not definite, hence false.
Hence only conclusion II follows.
Conclusions:
I. No paper is a magazine Its possible but not definite, hence false.
II. Some books are not magazines Clearly true as books which are brown
cannot be magazines.
III. Some boxes are books Its possible but not definite, hence false.
IV. All magazines being boxes is a possibility Possibility is true.
Hence only conclusion II and IV follow.
Conclusions:
I. Some woods are glass Clearly true.
II. Some statues are glass Its possible but not definite, hence false.
III. Some rocks are not figures Its possible but not definite, hence false.
Hence only conclusion I follows.
Conclusions:
I. Some machines are smart Clearly true.
II. Some machines are not smart Its possible but not definite, hence false.
III. Some programs are sentient Its possible but not definite, hence false.
IV. No machine is a program Its possible but not definite, hence false.
Hence only conclusion I follows.
Conclusions:
I. Some Diesel are programs Its possible but not definite, hence false.
II. All diesels are oils Its possible but not definite, hence false.
III. Some diesels are oils Its possible but not definite, hence false.
IV. Some fluids are program Its possible but not definite, hence false.
Hence none of the given options follows.
51. Seven people: D, E, F, G, H, J and K
Anniversary in months: February, March, April, June, September, October
and November.
Colour: Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, White, Orange and Purple.
1) J has an anniversary in the month which has more than 30 days.
Thus J may have anniversary either in March or in October.
2) Only one person has an anniversary between J and the one who likes Blue.
Case 1
Month People Colour
February
March J
April
June Blue
September
October
November
Case 2
Month People Colour
February
March
April
June Blue
September
October J
November
3) Both K and F have an anniversary in one of the months after the one who
likes Blue.
4) K has an anniversary immediately before F.
Thus case 2 gets eliminated and case 1 gets 2 sub cases.
Case 1a
Month People Colour
February
March J
April
June Blue
September K
October F
November
Case 1b
Month People Colour
February
March J
April
June Blue
September
October K
November F
5) The one who likes Green has an anniversary in the month which has less
than 30 days.
The only possible month is February.
6) Only three people have an anniversary between the one who likes Green
and the one who likes Purple.
7) Only two people have an anniversary between K and the one who likes
Yellow.
Case 1a
Month People Colour
February Green
March J Yellow
April
June Blue
September K Purple
October F
November
Case 1b
Month People Colour
February Green
March J
April Yellow
June Blue
September Purple
October K
November F
8) G has an anniversary immediately after the one who likes Yellow.

9) Only two people have an anniversary between G and H.
Thus case 1a gets eliminated.
Case 1b
Month People Colour
February H Green
March J
April Yellow
June G Blue
September Purple
October K
November F
10) D has an anniversary immediately before the one who likes Red.
The only month possible for D is September.
11) F does not like Orange.
Thus J likes Orange and F likes White.
Case 1b
Month People Colour
February H Green
March J Orange
April E Yellow
June G Blue
September D Purple
October K Red
November F White
Thus K has an anniversary in month October.

and November.
Case 1
Month People Colour
February
March J
April
June Blue
September
October
November
Case 2
Month People Colour
February
March
April
June Blue
September
October J
November
likes Blue.
Case 1a
Month People Colour
February
March J
April
June Blue
September K
October F
November
Case 1b
Month People Colour
February
March J
April
June Blue
September
October K
November F
than 30 days.
Yellow.
Case 1a
Month People Colour
February Green
March J Yellow
April
June Blue
September K Purple
October F
November
Case 1b
Month People Colour
February Green
March J
April Yellow
June Blue
September Purple
October K
November F

Case 1b
Month People Colour
February H Green
March J
April Yellow
June G Blue
September Purple
October K
November F
Case 1b
Month People Colour
February H Green
March J Orange
April E Yellow
June G Blue
September D Purple
October K Red
November F White
Thus F likes white color.

and November.
Case 1
Month People Colour
February
March J
April
June Blue
September
October
November
Case 2
Month People Colour
February
March
April
June Blue
September
October J
November
likes Blue.
Case 1a
Month People Colour
February
March J
April
June Blue
September K
October F
November
Case 1b
Month People Colour
February
March J
April
June Blue
September
October K
November F
than 30 days.
Yellow.
Case 1a
Month People Colour
February Green
March J Yellow
April
June Blue
September K Purple
October F
November
Case 1b
Month People Colour
February Green
March J
April Yellow
June Blue
September Purple
October K
November F

Case 1b
Month People Colour
February H Green
March J
April Yellow
June G Blue
September Purple
October K
November F
Case 1b
Month People Colour
February H Green
March J Orange
April E Yellow
June G Blue
September D Purple
October K Red
November F White
Here the pattern is

Green is related to April (month of marriage of second person to marry after
one who likes green);
Yellow is related to September (month of marriage of second person to marry
after one who likes yellow)
Thus Purple must be related to November.
and November.
Case 1
Month People Colour
February
March J
April
June Blue
September
October
November
Case 2
Month People Colour
February
March
April
June Blue
September
October J
November
likes Blue.
Case 1a
Month People Colour
February
March J
April
June Blue
September K
October F
November
Case 1b
Month People Colour
February
March J
April
June Blue
September
October K
November F
than 30 days.
Yellow.
Case 1a
Month People Colour
February Green
March J Yellow
April
June Blue
September K Purple
October F
November
Case 1b
Month People Colour
February Green
March J
April Yellow
June Blue
September Purple
October K
November F

Case 1b
Month People Colour
February H Green
March J
April Yellow
June G Blue
September Purple
October K
November F
Case 1b
Month People Colour
February H Green
March J Orange
April E Yellow
June G Blue
September D Purple
October K Red
November F White
Thus E and F have their anniversary in months April and November

respectively.

and November.
Case 1
Month People Colour
February
March J
April
June Blue
September
October
November
Case 2
Month People Colour
February
March
April
June Blue
September
October J
November
likes Blue.
Case 1a
Month People Colour
February
March J
April
June Blue
September K
October F
November
Case 1b
Month People Colour
February
March J
April
June Blue
September
October K
November F
than 30 days.
Yellow.
Case 1a
Month People Colour
February Green
March J Yellow
April
June Blue
September K Purple
October F
November
Case 1b
Month People Colour
February Green
March J
April Yellow
June Blue
September Purple
October K
November F

Case 1b
Month People Colour
February H Green
March J
April Yellow
June G Blue
September Purple
October K
November F
Case 1b
Month People Colour
February H Green
March J Orange
April E Yellow
June G Blue
September D Purple
October K Red
November F White
Thus three people have an anniversary between the months in which H and D
have an anniversary.
56. Eight family members: L, M, N, O, P, Q, R and S.

1) P sits second to the right of the M.
2) M faces the center.
3) Only two people sit between P and N.
4) N is the daughter of L.
5) No female is an immediate neighbour of N.
6) S is not an immediate neighbour of M.
7) S is the wife of Q.
8) Q sits third to the right of S.
9) Both the immediate neighbours of N face opposite directions.
10) Ns brother sits to her immediate right.
11) Neither M nor Q is the brother of N.
12) Ls wife sits to the immediate right of P.
13) L sits second to the left of his wife.
14) O is neither an immediate neighbour of S nor P.
Thus there is no place left for O in case 1, hence it gets eliminated.
Thus R is Ls wife and O is Ns brother.
15) Only three people sit between L and his brother.

Thus Q is Ls brother.
16) Ns husband sits to the immediate right of R.
Thus P is Ns husband.
17) P and Q face a direction opposite to that of L.
Thus we get the final arrangement.
Thus only one person i.e. N sits between M and Rs son i.e. O when counted
from the left of M.


If M is the father of R, then L is Ms son in law and the position of M with
respect to L is third to the left.


Thus the only correct statement regarding R is R sits second to the right of Q.

Thus O sits exactly between N and L when counted from the left of L.

Thus Ps father-in-law i.e. L sits third to the right of P.
61. In Row 1: P, Q, R and S (facing south)

In Row 2: A, B, C, and D (facing north)
Places: Haryana, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Delhi, Jaipur, Mumbai, Pune and Patna
1) The person from Haryana is second to the right of the person who faces C.
2) The immediate neighbour of person from Haryana faces the person from
Kolkata.
So we get the following 2 cases.
3) Only one person sits between person from Kolkata and B.
4) One who faces B is second to the left of P.
5) One who is immediate neighbour of B faces person from Bengaluru.
6) A person facing the person from Bengaluru is second to the right of the
person from Delhi.
7) There is only one person between the person from Bengaluru and S.
8) R faces the person from Patna.
9) R is neither from Bengaluru nor Jaipur.
Thus P is from Jaipur.
10) The person who is immediate neighbour of D is from Pune.

11) D is not an immediate neighbour of B.
Thus case 1 gets eliminated.
Thus pair RS is seated at the extreme ends in one of the two rows.

Kolkata.

person from Delhi.

The only incorrect statement is R is at the extreme right end of the row as R is
at the extreme left end of the row.

Kolkata.
person from Delhi.

Here C is the odd one as except C all are seating at extreme ends.

Kolkata.

person from Delhi.

Thus the only incorrect pair is R Haryana.

Kolkata.
person from Delhi.

Thus A belongs to Delhi.
Quantitative Aptitude
66. Laws of Indices:-
1-: am an = a{m+n}
2-: am an = a{m-n}
3-: [(am )n] = amn
4-: (a)(1/m) = ma
5-: (a)(-m) =1/am
6-: (a)(m/n) = nam
7-: (a)0 = 1
Now, the given expression:
(4 4)3 (4)5 (2 8)2 = (4)?
(22 22)3 (22)5 (2 24)2 = (16)?
(2)12 (2)10 (2)8 = (2)? 4
(2)?= 210 4
? = 2.5
67. Follow BODMAS rule to solve this question, as per the order given below,
Step-1-Parts of an equation enclosed in 'Brackets' must be solved first,
Step-2-Any mathematical 'Of' or 'Exponent' must be solved next,
Step-3-Next, the parts of the equation that contain 'Division' and 'Multiplication' are
calculated,
Step-4-Last but not least, the parts of the equation that contain 'Addition' and
'Subtraction' should be calculated.
Now, the given expression,
529 46 6.4 + (8)3 252 = ?
23 46 6.4 + (8)3 252 = ?
? = 3.2 + 512 252
? = 263.2
68. Follow BODMAS rule to solve this question, as per the order given below,
Step-1-Parts of an equation enclosed in 'Brackets' must be solved first,
Step-2-Any mathematical 'Of' or 'Exponent' must be solved next,
Step-3-Next, the parts of the equation that contain 'Division' and 'Multiplication' are
calculated,
Step-4-Last but not least, the parts of the equation that contain 'Addition' and
'Subtraction' should be calculated.
Now, the given expression,
14% of 250+ ?% of 300 = 125
35 + ?% of 300 = 125
3 ? = 90
? = 30
69. 150.08% of 1168.03 7.96 + 18.956 = 29.231 ?

Here, 150.08 150; 1168.03 1168; 7.96 8; 18.956 19; 29.231 29
Taking the approximate values we have,
150% of 1168 8 + 19 = 29 ?
1168 1.5 8 + 19 = 29 ?
219 + 19 = 29 ?
29 ? = 238
? = 238/29 = 8.20 8
Hence, the value is 8.
70. 179.86 18.01 - ?2 = 2984
Here, 179.86 180 and 18.01 18
Taking the approximate values, we have
180 18 - ?2 = 2984
3240 - ?2 = 2984
?2 = 3240 2984
?2 = 256
? = 16
71. From the table,

The total number of employees in Scale IV = 45 + 125 + 155 + 65 + 35 + 55 = 480
The number of employees are deployed in operations department in Scale IV = 125
125
The required percentage = 480 100 = 26.04
26.04% of Scale IV officers are deployed in operations department.

72. From the table,
Total number of employees in Personnel department = 220 + 125 + 85 + 45 + 30 +
8 = 513
In Personnel department, the number of employees in Scale II = 125
125
Out of the total number of employees in Personnel department, approximately

24.36% employees are in Scale II.
73. From the table,

In public Relations department, the number of employees in Scale II = 155
In public Relations department, the number of employees in Scale I = 180
So, in public Relations department, the number of employees in Scale II is (180
155) = 25 less than that in scale I.
25
In public Relations department, the number of employees in Scale II is less than
that in Scale I by 13.89%.
74. From the table,

Total number of employees in Scale VI = 8 + 15 + 30 + 20 + 10 + 8 = 91
Total number of employees in Scale I = 220 + 625 + 650 + 350 + 320 + 180 = 2345
91
Total number of employees in Scale VI is 3.88% of the total number of employees

in Scale I.
75. From the table,

The total number of employees in Scale III = 85 + 280 + 225 + 150 + 100 + 120 =
960
The total number of employees in Scale IV = 45 + 125 + 155 + 65 + 35 + 55 = 480
The ratio between the total number of employees in Scale III and Scale IV
respectively = 960:480 = 2:1
76. Allan invested three fourth of the money that Matt invested and for twice the
time as Matt.
Suppose Matt invested Rs. T for N years. So, Allan invested Rs. 3T/4 for 2N years.
Ratio of amounts invested multiplied by time for Matt and Allan = (TN) : (6TN/4)
=2:3
Let profit earned by Matt be Rs. P and that by Allan be Rs. (P + 300).
We know, ratio of amounts invested multiplied by time is same as ratio of profits.
P/(P + 300) = 2/3
3P = 2P + 600
P = 600
Total profit = P + P + 300 = Rs. 1500
77. Let the age of Nancy be N years.

Age of Nancys brother = (N + 5) years
The sum of their ages is three fourth of their fathers age.
Fathers age is 4/3 of sum of ages of Nancy and Nancys brother.
Fathers age = (4/3)(N + N + 5) years = (4/3)(2N + 5) years
After 4 years, fathers age will be twice the age of Nancys brother.
[(4/3)(2N + 5) + 4] = 2(N + 5 + 4)
8N + 20 + 12 = 6N + 54
N = 22/2 = 11
Age of Nancy 7 years from now = (11 + 7) years = 18 years
78. Let the speed of the 210 m long train = x km/h

As the trains are travelling in opposite directions,
Relative speed of the first train w.r.t the second train = Speed of train 1 + Speed of
train 2
Relative speed = (70 + x)km/h = (70 + x) 5/18 m/s ---(1)
Thus,
Distance covered by train 1 = Length of Train 1 + Length of train 2
Distance covered by train 1 = 140 + 210 = 350 m
Time taken = 7 seconds
Relative speed (Time taken) = Total distance covered
(70 + x) (5/18) 7 = 350
(70 + x) (5/18) = 50
(70 + x)/18 = 10
x = 110 km/h
Thus,
The speed of the second train is 110 km/h
79. The pattern of given series is:

24,
50 = (24 2) + 2,
98 = (50 2) 2,
198 = (98 2) + 2,
394 = (198 2) 2,
? = (394 2) + 2,
? = 790

100,
49 = (100 0.5) 1,
47 = (49 1) 2,
67.5 = (47 1.5) 3,
131= (67.5 2) 4,
? = (131 2.5) 5,
? = 322.5

33,
43 = 33 + 10,
65 = 43 + (10 + 12),
99 = 65 + (10 + 24),
145 = 99 + (10 + 36),
? = 145 + (10 + 48),
? = 203

68 19 = 49 (7 x 7)
102 68 = 34 (*36 = 6 x 6 )
129 102 = 27 (*25 = 5 x 5)
145 - 129 = 16 (4 x 4)
154 145 = 9 (3 x 3)
If we replace 102 by 104, then 104 68 = 36 & 129 104 = 25.
So, the wrong number is 102.

6=15+1
26 = 6 4 + 2
81 = 26 3 + 3
166 = 81 2 + 4
171 = 166 1 + 5
Hence, 172 is wrong in the series.
84. Lets assume that x litres of water is mixed with y litres of soda.
Cost price of soda = Rs. 13/Litre
Cost of y litre soda = Rs. 13y
Total quantity of the mixture = (x + y) litre
The cost price of the mixture = Rs. 13y [ Water is assumed available free of cost]
The selling price of (x + y) litres of mixture = Rs. 14.40 (x + y)
SellingPrice100
The cost price of the mixture = = 13
100+Profit%
(14.40) (x + y) 100
= 13y
100 + 20
1440x + 1440y = 13y 120

1440x = 1560y 1440y
1440x = 120y
x/y = 1/12
Water and soda should be mixed in 1 : 12 ratio.
85. Lets assume the cost price of first box to be Rs. x

And, the cost price of second box to be Rs. y
According to the given information,
x + y = 1035 -------Equation (1)
first box is sold at 25% profit,
Selling price of first box = x + (25% of x) = 1.25x
second box is sold at 18% loss,
Selling price of second box = y (18% of y) = 0.82y
As per the given information, selling prices of both the boxes are same.
1.25x = 0.82y
x = 0.82y/1.25
Substituting the value of x in Equation (1), we get,
82
+ = 1035
125
207
= 1035
125
1035 125
= = 625
207
Substituting in Equation (1), we get,
x = 1035 625 = 410
the selling prices of two boxes are Rs. 625 and Rs. 410 respectively.
86. We know that, average = Sum of all quantities/Number of quantities

Average age of family = Sum of ages of all family members/Number of members
16 = Sum of ages of 4 family members five years ago/4
Sum of ages of 4 family members 5 years ago = 4 16 = 64
In five years, each of these 4 members ages have increased by 5.
Sum of present ages of 4 family members = Sum of ages of 4 family members 5
years ago + (5 4)
Sum of present ages of 4 family members = 64 + 20 = 84
Let the age of the baby be x years.
Sum of present ages of all family members including baby = 84 + x
According to the information given in the question, average present age of family
members including baby, is 1 more than what it was 5 years ago excluding baby, i.e.
16 + 1 = 17
Average = 17
17 = (84 + x)/5
84 + x = 17 5 = 85
x=1
the age of the baby is 1 year.
87. I. 16x2 + 20x + 6 = 0

8x2 + 10x + 3 = 0 [Dividing both sides by 2 ]
8x2 + 6x + 4x + 3 = 0
2x(4x + 3) + 1(4x + 3) = 0
(4x + 3)(2x + 1) = 0
Then, x = - or x = -
II. 10y2 + 38y + 24 = 0
5y2 + 19y + 12 = 0 [Dividing both sides by 2 ]
5y2 + 15y + 4y + 12 = 0
5y(y + 3) + 4(y + 3) = 0
(y + 3)(5y + 4) = 0
Then, y = - 3 or y = - 4/5
So, when x = - , x > y for y = - 3 and x > y for y = - 4/5
And when x = - , x > y for y = - 3 and x > y for y = - 4/5
We can clearly observe that x > y.
88. I. x2 + 11x + 30 = 0
x2 + 5x + 6x + 30 = 0
x(x + 5) + 6(x + 5) = 0
(x + 5)(x + 6) = 0
Then, x = - 5 or x = - 6
II. y2 + 7y + 12 = 0
y2 + 4y + 3y + 12 = 0
y(y + 4) + 3(y + 12) = 0
(y + 4)(y + 3) = 0
Then, y = - 4 or y = - 3
So, when x = - 5, x < y for y = - 4 and x < y for y = - 3
And when x = - 6, x < y for y = - 4 and x < y for y = - 3
We can clearly see that x < y.
89. I. x216 = 0
x2 = 16
x=4
Then, x = + 4 or x = - 4
II. y2- 9y + 20 = 0
y2 5y 4y + 20 = 0
y(y 5) 4(y 5) = 0
(y 5)(y 4) = 0
Then, y = + 5 or y = + 4
So, when x = + 4, x < y for y = + 5 and x = y for y = + 4
And when x = - 4, x < y for y = + 5 and x < y for y = + 4
We can clearly observe that x y.
90. I. x - 121= 0
x = 121 = 11
Then, x = + 11
II. y2 121 = 0
y2 = 121
y = 11
Then, y = + 11 or y = - 11
So, when x = + 11, x = y for y = + 11 and x > y for y = - 11
So, we can observe that x y.
91. I. x2 x 12 = 0
x2 4x + 3x 12 = 0
x(x 4) + 3(x 4) = 0
(x 4)(x + 3) = 0
Then, x = + 4 or x = - 3
II. y2 + 5y + 6 = 0
y2 + 3y + 2y + 6 = 0
y(y + 3) + 2(y + 3) = 0
(y + 3)(y + 2) = 0
Then, y = - 3 or y = - 2
So, when x = + 4, x > y for y = - 3 and x > y for y = - 2
And when x = - 3, x = y for y = - 3 and x < y for y = - 2
So, we can observe that no clear relationship cannot be determined between x and
y.
92. From the given data,

College A B C D E F Total
Number of students taking
40 25 17.5 35 37.5 30 185
Commerce (in thousand)
Number of students taking Commerce from all six colleges (in thousands) = 185
Total number of colleges = 6
Average number of students taking Commerce (in thousands) = 185/6 = 30.83

Number of students taken Commerce in college E (in thousands) = 37.5
Number of students taken Science in college E (in thousands) = 27.5
Required ratio = 37.5 : 27.5 = 15 : 11
College A B C D E F Total
No. of students taking Arts (in
22.5 50 40 35 50 40 237.5
thousands)

Number of student in college B (in
Stream
thousands)
Arts 50
Science 45
Commerce 25
Total 120
Number of students taking Science in college B (in thousands) = 45

Total Number of students in college B (in thousands) = 120
45
Required % = 120 100 = 37.5%

Number of students taking Commerce in college B (in thousand) = 25
Number of students taking Commerce in college A (in thousand) = 40
Number of students taking Commerce in college C (in thousand) = 17.5
Total number of students taking Commerce in college A and C together (in thousand)
= 17.5 + 40 = 57.5
Required number of students (in thousand) = 57.5 25 = 32.5
97. Aditya can do 50% more work than Radhika in the same time.
Adityas efficiency is 1.5 times of Radhikas efficiency
Radhika alone do a piece of work in 30 hrs.
Part of work done by Radhika in one hour = 1/30
Part of work done by Aditya in one hour = (2/3) (1/30) = 1/20
1 1 2+3 1
Working together, part of work finished by both in one hour = 30 + 20 = = 12
60
theyll take 12 hours to finish the entire work.
In order to finish twice the original work, theyll require 12 2 = 24 hours.
98. If rectangular sheet is folded along its length to from a right circular cylinder, the
height of cylinder will be same as breadth of rectangle, and circumference of base will
be same as length of rectangle.
If height of cylinder is H cm, and radius is R cm, then
H = breadth = 10 cm
And, 2R = length = 44 cm
2 (22/7) R = 44
R = 7 cm
Volume of cylinder = R2H = (22/7) 7 7 10 = 1540 cubic cm
99. There are 3 vowels in word TESTBOOK, E, O and O. If there are vowels at first
and last position, this is possible in 3 ways.
E at first and O at last, O at first and E at last, and O at both first and last.
In each of the three cases, the remaining six letters that have to come in between will
be different except that T will be occur twice.
Remaining 6 letters can be arranged in 6!/2! Ways, i.e., 360 ways.
Total number of ways in which this can be done = 3 360 = 1080
100. Simple Interest = (P R T)/100
Where, P = Principal, R = % rate of interest, T = time period in year

As per given information, Simple interest = 60% of principal
0.6P = (P R 4)/100
R = 15
Now let's find out the compound interest of Rs. 48,000 after 2 years at 10%
P = Rs. 48,000
T = 2 years
R = 15%
15 115 23
Amount after 2 years = (1 + 100) = 48000(1 + 100)2 = 48000(100)2 = 48000(20)2
= 63480
Compound Interest = Rs.63480 - Rs.48000 = Rs.15480
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