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Directions (Question 1-5): In each of the following number series, two terms are put within brackets.

(A) If both the bracketed terms are right;
(B) If the first bracketed term is right and second is wrong;
(C) If the first bracketed term is wrong and second is right;
(D) If both the bracketed terms are wrong.
1. 5, 17, (30), 73, 129, (225)
2. 11, 29, (55), 89, (131), 181
3. 3, 12, 28, 32, (42), (57), 61, 70, 86
4. 2, 3, 6, (11), 18, (27), 38
5. 4, 14, (18), (24), 31, 36, 38, 48, 53
Directions (Question 6-10): There are two or three statements followed by four conclusions Numbered I,
II, III and IV. Take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at Variance with commonly
known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows.

6. Statements:
1. Some songs are throngs.
2. Some throngs are longs.
Conclusions:
I. Some songs are longs.
II. No songs are longs.
III. Only longs are songs.
IV Only songs are longs.
(A) Only I Follows
(B) Only III follows
(C) Either I or II follows
(D) Either III or IV follows
7. Statements:
1. Some charts are darts.
2. All darts are carts.
3. Some carts are smarts.
Conclusions:
I. Some charts are carts.
II. Some carts are darts.
Ill. Some darts are smarts.
IV. Some smarts are charts.
(A) Only I and II follow
(B) Only I and III follow
(C) Only II and III follow
(D) Only I, III and IV follow

8. Statements:
1. All blanks are beams.
2. All bridges are beams.
3. All bridges are cows.
Conclusions:
I. Some cows are beams.
II. Some blanks are cows.
III. Some blanks are bridges.
IV. Some bridges are not cows.
(A) Only I follows
(B) Only II follows
(C) I, II and III follow
(D) None follow
9. Statements:
1. Some Chinese are not Russians.
2. All Russians are Africans.
3. Some Africans are Indians.
Conclusions:
I. Some Chinese are not Africans.
II. Some Chinese are not Indians.
Ill. All Russians are Indians.
IV. Some Indians are Chinese.
(A) Only II follows
(B) Only III follows
(C) Only IV follows
(D) Either II or IV follows

10. Statements:
1. All chalks are cheese.
2. No cheese are ships.
3. Some herds are ships.
Conclusions:
I. Some herds are not chalks.
II. Some herds are cheese.
Ill. Some cheese are not herds.
IV. No chalk is a ship.
(A) I, II and IV follow
(B) Either II or III and IV follows
(C) II and III follow
(D) II and IV follow

Directions (Question11 -15): A word arrangement machine, when given a particular input, rearranges it
following a particular logic. The following is the illustration of the input and the steps of arrangement?

Input: CRI END YAM STU THE
StepI : YAM THE CRI END STE
StepII : YAM THE STE END CRI
Step III : STU CRI YAM THE END
Step IV : STU CRI END THE YAM
11. If step VII of an input is 'OVER THE PRE NEW BONE' what is the step IV of that input?

(A) BONE THE PRE OVERNEW
(B) THE PRE BONE NEW OVER
(C) THE BONE PRE OVER NEW
(D) PRE BONE THE OVER NEW
12. Given the following input— SYM REACH LAD PHOTO CAL what step will the
following arrangement?
REACH LAD PHOTO SYM CAL
(A) VI
(B) V
(C) IV
(D) III
13. If Step VI of a given input be 'MAP IND PAK RUS ENG', what would be the input?
(A) IND MAP PAK RUS ENG
(B) IND MAP ENG RUS PAK
(C) ENG RUS IND PAK MAP
(D) RUS MAP IND ENG PAK
14. Given the following input, what would be Step VIII of the input?
Input: BANK CRIS ATTRACT WITH PRIZE
(A) PRIZE WITH CRIS ATTRACT BANK
(B) CRIS BANK PRIZE WITH ATTRACT
(C) PRIZE WITH BANK ATTRACT CRIS
(D) CR15 BANK ATTRACT WITH PRIZE
15. In which step will we get the same arrangement as the input?
(A) VIII
(B) IX
(C) X
(D) XI

Directions (Question 16- 20): In the following questions, the symbols +, -, x, ÷ and = are
Used with the following meanings
A + B means A is greater than B;
A – B means A is greater than or equal to B;
A x B means A is equal to B;
A ÷ B means A is smaller than B; and
A = B means A is smaller than or equal to B.
For each question you have to assume given statements to be true and then decide which of
The two given conclusions is/are definitely true. Give answer as
(A) If only conclusion I is true;
(B) If only conclusion II is true;
(C) If either conclusion I or conclusion II is true; and
(D) If neither conclusion I nor conclusion II is true.
16. Statements: D=S, N + V, D x R, R + V

Conclusions: I. S + V
II. D+N
17. Statements: K x P, M + J, C÷ P, K = M
Conclusions: I. M + P
II. M x P
18. Statements: L – R, N x M, L ÷ M, N = P
Conclusions: I. M + R
II. R+P
19. Statements: W + K, S = Z, X – W, S x K
Conclusions: I. K x Z
II. X÷K
20. Statements: P ÷ Q, W – N, P — N, T + W
Conclusions: I. P x W
II. Q÷W
Directions (Question 21- 25): Read the following information to answer the questions.
A, B, C, D and E are sons of P, Q, R, S and T but not in the same order. Match the right mother
and son on the basis of the information given below.
1. Q is not B's or C mother.
2. A's or Es mother is not T.
3. C is not R's son.
4. E is not Q's or S's son and his mother's name does not start with the letter 'R'.
5. A's mother is not Q or R
21. Who is S's son?
(A) A (B) B
(C) C
(D) D
22. Who is C mother?
(A) P
(B) R
(C) S
(D) T
23. Who is Q's son?
(A) A (B) D
(C) B
(D) E
24. Who is P's son?
(A) B
(B) C
(C) D
(D) E
25. Who is son of R?
(A) E (B) A
(C) B
(D) D
Directions (Question26-30): In each question below is given a statement followed by three
assumptions numbered I II and III. You have to consider the statement and the assumption, and
decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement. Then decide which one of the
answers, (A), (B), (C) and (D) is correct.
26. Statement:
Considering the tickets sold during the last seven days, the circus authorities decided to continue
the show for another fortnight which includes two weekends.
Assumptions:
I. People may not turn up on weekdays.
II. The average number of people who will be visiting circus will be more or less the same as that
of the last seven days.
III. There may not be enough responses at other places.
(A) None is implicit (B) Only II is implicit (C) Both I and II are implicit (D) Only III is implicit
27. Statement:
The telephone company informed the subscribers through a notification that those who do not
Pay their bills by the due date will be charged penalty for every defaulting day.

Assumptions:
I. Majority of the people may pay their bills by the due date to avoid penalty.
II. The money collected as penalty may set off the losses due to delayed payment.
III. People generally pay heed to such notices.
(A) Only I and II are implicit
(B) Only II and III are implicit
(C) Only I and III are implicit (D) All are implicit
28.Statement:
The national air carrier has decided to start a weekly air service from town 'A' to town 'B'.
Assumptions:
I. There will be enough passengers to make the operation economically viable.
II. Other carriers may not start such service.
III The people staying around these towns can afford the cost of air travel.
(A) Only I is implicit
(B) Both II and III are implicit
(C) Both I and II are implicit
(D) ALL are implicit
29. Statement:
A group of friends decided to go for a picnic to Dum Duma Lake during the next holiday season
to avoid crowd of people.
Assumptions:
I. Generally many people do not go to Dum Duma Lake.
II. People prefer other spots to Dum Duma Lake.
III. Many people do not know about Dum Duma Lake.
(A) Only I is implicit (B) Only II is implicit (C) Only I and II are implicit (D) All are implicit

30. Statement:
"Wanted a two bedroom flat in the court area for immediate possession"-Advertisement.
Assumptions:
I. Flats are available in court
II. Some people will respond to the advertisement.
Ill. It is a practice to give such an advertisement.
(A) Only I and II are implicit (B) Only II is implicit (C) Only III is implicit (D) All are implicit
Directions (Questions 31- 35): Choose the odd one.
31. (A) YNHIA
(B) SGRFI
(C) ISEPU
(D) FHUJU
32. (A) PROUD
(B) DRIVER (C) WHEAT
(D) TRAIN
33. (A) CXHIA
(B) RCFCL
(C) MTOWF
(D) CPRSV
34. (A) JOT
(B) OUT
(C) TEN
(D) DIN
35. (A) HR
(B) GT
(C) K
(D) FU
Directions (Questions 36-37): Find the missing terms
36. pq.....rqp.....qrrq.......p.......rrqpp........r
(A) rqpqr
(B) qprrq
(C) qrprp
(D) rppqq
37. nnt.......qqn......tt......qnn......tq.

(A) nnqtq
(B) qntnq
(C) tnqtq
(D) ttqtq
Directions (Question 38 - 39)
P + Q means P is the brother of Q
P – Q means P is the sister of Q
P x Q means P is the father of Q
P ÷ Q means P is the mother of
38. A÷B-C x D,then A is D
(A) Sister (B) Aunt
(C) Mother
(D) Grandmother
39. Which of the following shows that V is the grandmother of Y?
(A) VxR+KVY (B) V÷RxK-Y (C) V÷R+KxY (D) VxR-K÷Y
40. How many pairs of letters are there in the word STRAIGHT FORWARD which have
numbers of letters between them in the word equal to the number of letters between them in
English alphabet?
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 7
41. Milk: Butter
(A) Banana : Fruit
(B) Juice : Health
(C) Wood: Paper
(D) Chili Spices
42. Hat : Headwear
(A) Shark : Fish
(B) Crocodile : Terrapin (C) Shoe : Socks (D) Glove: Hand
43. Horse : Cow
(A) Milk: Ice-cream (B) Mars : Moon
(C) Snow : Water
(D) Pink: Blue
44. Hair : Head
(A) Teeth : Mouth
(B) Tea-leaves : Mountain slopes (C) Hand: Arm (D) Footpath : Road
45. Fore: Hind
(A) Sky:Space
(B) Land:Sea
(C) North : South
(D) Face:Neck
Directions (Question 46 - 49): Read the following information and answer the questions given
below it. If ranks of five candidates P, Q, R, S and T are arranged in ascending order of their
marks in Numerical Ability, T is the fourth and S is the first. When they are arranged in the
ascending order of marks in General Awareness, P takes the place of T and T takes the place of
Q. R's position remains the same in both the arrangements. Q's marks are lowest in one test and
highest in the other test. P has more marks than R in Numerical Ability.
46. Who has secured the highest marks in General Awareness?
(A)Q
(B) T
(C) S
(D) R
47. Who has secured the highest marks in Numerical Ability?
(A)S
(B) R
(C) P
(D) Q
48. Which of the following groups of candidates has improvement in rank in General Awareness
as compared to that in Numerical Ability?
(A) SPT (B) PSR
(C) QST
(D) SPQ
49. Whose marks in General Awareness are more than R's marks in General Awareness?
(A) Only P's
(B) P's, Q's and S's
(C) P's, S's and T's
(D) P's, Q's and T's
50. In a certain code CAMEL is written as XPOGT and RABBITS as YPUULFZ. How can

AIRMAIL be written in that code?
(A) PIYOPLT
(B) PLYOPTL

(C) PLROPLT
(D) PLYOPLT
General Awareness
1. Which of the following insurance companies writes its punch line in the advertisements
"Insurance is the subject matter of solicitation”?
(A) CIC
(B) LIC
(C) ING Vysya Life Insurance Co.
(D) Tata AIG Life Insurance Co.
(E) None of these
2. How much Foreign Institutional Investment is allowed in insurance sector at Present?
(A) 20% (B) 46%
(C) 59%
(D) 63%
(E) None of these
3. How many public sector companies in India are in Insurance Business?
(A) Only one (B) Two
(C) Three (D) Four
(E) More than ten
4. Which of the following was the parent company of New India Assurance?
(A) LIC
(B) GIC
(C) Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd.
(D) United India Insurance
(E) None of these
5. Which of the following is not the name of an Insurance Scheme launched by the Government
of India?
(A) Janashree Bima Yojana (B) Krishi Shramik Sarnajik Suraksha Yojana
(C) Shiksha Sahyog Yojana (D) Varsha Bima Yojana
(E) National Saving Scheme
6. Which of the following words/terms is closely associated with the insurance business?
(A) Archives (B) Donation (C) Actuary (D) Quest (E) all are associated with insurance
7. Which of the following is the abbreviated name of the agency /organization which is the
regulator of insurance business in India?
(A) NHB
(B) IRDA
(C) IBA
(D) IDFC
(E) ICRISAT
8. Insurance services are normally not provided for which of the following?
(A) Health
(B) Life (C) jobs (D) House & Property (E) It is available for all
9. The New India Assurance Company was established in 1919 by
(A) Dorab Tata (B) G. D. Birla (C) Iamunalal Baja] (D) Kamlapat Singhania (E) None of these
10. Which of the following is largest Non Life Insurance Company in India ?
(A) ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd. (B) United India Insurance Company Ltd.
(C) General Insurance Company Ltd. (D).New India Assurance Company Ltd. (E) None of these
11. Which of the following organizations of the workers of unorganized sector has adopted an
insurance scheme for all its workers and has become a model organization for the workers of the
unorganized sector?
(A) SERC (B) SEWA (C) VSNL (D) SEBI
(E) MTNL
12. Which of the following projects of the ISRO was insured by the New India Assurance
Company?
(A) MATSAT- II (B) Aryabhatt (C) PSLV (D) Chandrayaan (E) lNSAT- 2E
13. Which of the following industrial groups of India is Not in any type of Insurance Business in
India?
(A) Tatas (B) Birlas (C)' Iaipurias (D) Mahindras (E) All are in Insurance Business

14. Which of the following Insurance Companies was launched with NABARD as one of its
promoter"s with 30% stake in it ?
(A) General Insurance Corporation Ltd. (B) National Insurance Company Ltd.
(C) Agriculture Insurance Company Ltd (D) SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd. (E) None of these
15. Who amongst the following is new Foreign Secretary of India ?
(A) Nirupama Rao (B) Goolarn E. Vahanvati (C) Brindeshwar Pathak
(D) Naveen Chawla (E) None of these
16. Which of the following is the abbreviated name of the organizations which provides credit
guarantee to exporters?
(A) FICCI (B) NABARD (C) SIDBI
(D) ECGC (E) SEBI
17. The Railway Budget 2009-10 was presented in the Lok Sabha (in Iuly 2009) by
(A) Lalu Prasad Yadav
(B) Kapil Sibal (C) P. Chidambaram
(D) Mamata Banerjee
(E) Pranab Mukherjee
18. 'Satyam' the well known company which has been in the news in recent past, is now known
with its new name as.............
(A) Mahindra Satyarn (B) Birla Satyam (C) Reliance Satyam (D) Tata Satyam (E) None of these
19. As per the announcement made by the Govt. of India, which of the following organizations is
set up by it for a very specific purpose of providing a personal identity card to all its citizens ?
(A) National Remote Sensing Agency (B) Unique Identification Authority of India (UIA)
(C) National Spot Exchange (D) Trade Development Authority (E) People's Union for Civil Liberties

20. Saina Nehwal is a famous........
(A) Badminton player (B) Table Tennis Player (C) Lawn Tennis Player
(D) Hockey Player
(E) Chess Player
21. 'No Tobacco Day' is observed every year on.............
(A) lst May (B) lst ]une (C) 31st May (D) 30th june (E) None of these
22. Which of the following awards is given for excellence in the field of Literature?
(A) N. Borlaug Award (B) Kalinga Prize (C) Kishor Kumar Award
(D) Saraswati Samman (E) Dronacharya Award
23. Which of the following states has highest Literacy Rate in country?
(A) Gujarat (B) Maharashtra (C) Delhi (D) Andhra Pradesh
(E) Kerala
24. Which of the following cups/trophies is closely associated with the game of Hockey ?
(A) Mardeka Cup(B) Wimbledon Trophy (C) Ranji Trophy (D) Durand Cup (E) Agha Khan Cup
25. Which of the following diseases is caused by a virus?
(A) Plague (B) Cholera (C) Whooping cough (D) Tetanus (E) Chicken pox
Reasoning Ability
Directions (1-5) : Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below:

H 3 $ E K 5 @ M % I 8 2 TAF 6 W I � N V ★ P4 Q δ R D Z
1. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the above
arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

1) FAW 2) N�★ 3) 4Pδ 4) M�I 5) SHE
2. How many such symbols are there in the above arrangement each of which is immediately
preceded by a number and immediately followed by a letter?
1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Three
5) More than three
3. Which of the following is the fifth to the left of the sixteenth from the left end of the above
Arrangement?
1) 2
2) �
3) 8
4) 6
5) None of these
4. If all the symbols and numbers are dropped from the above arrangement which of the
following will be the fourteenth from the right end?
1) T 2) K
3) N
4) P
5) None of these
5. How many such numbers are there in the above arrangement each of which is immediately
preceded by a letter but not immediately followed by a letter?
1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) More than three

NUMERICAL ABILITY
Directions (1-5): What should come in place of the question mark (>) in the following questions?

1). 1.99 ÷ 9 + 0.5 = ?
1) 5.5
2) 11
3) 4.5
4) 22 5) None of these
2). 2.82.8 × 643.6 ÷ 5121.4 = 8?
1) 5.8
2) 14.2 3) 8.6
4) 9.2 5) None of these
3). 3.24% of 550 − ? % lf 124 = 76.2
1) 45
2) 30 3) 50
4) 35
5) None of these
4). 4.24.5 × 45.4 × 2.5 = ?
1) 2880.25
2) 2780.75
3) 2770.75
4) 2870.22
5) None of these
5). 5.326 1�4 ÷ 9 = ?
1) 64.5
2) 24.75
3) 36.25
4) 72.5
5) None of these
General Knowledge
1. Which of the following types of companies/ organizations issue ULIP? (The ULIPS were
recently in news)
1) Insurance companies 2) Banks 3) NABARD 4) RBI
5) All of these
2. Insurance business in India is regulated by which of the following authorities?
1) NFCG
2) IRDA
3) CII
4) FICCI
5) All of these

3. Which amongst the following is NOT an insurance company functioning in India?
1) ICICI Prudential
2) ING Vysya
3) ICICI Lombard
4) New India Assurance Company Limited
5) National Securities Depository Ltd.
4. Which of the following is the only public sector company in the filed of life insurance?
1) General Insurance Company
2) New India Assurance Company
3) Oriental Insurance Company 4) Sahara Life Insurance 5) Life Insurance Corporation of India

5. As per the news in various financial newspapers, Larson & Toubro (L&T) is planning to enter
The insurance business in India. Otherwise, what is the major business of L&T, which it is
known for?
1) News paper Publications
2) Media Entertainment
3) Car and Automobile Production
4) Textiles
5) Heavy Engineering & Construction

ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directions (1-5): Pick out the most effective word/group of words from those given to fill in the
blanks to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
1. RBI is .... about the fact that many banks are .... in mutual funds.
1) concerned, investing 2) worried, shared
3) sad, credited
4) interested, stocking
5) anxious, lending
2. The high ....... of land in cities is one of the greatest .... in providing affordable housing
1) worth, boost
2) quality, decisions
3) value, prevention
4) cost, hindrances
5) price,Trouble
3. Today over ..... a milion farmer households in India do not have ..... to banks.
1) less, need
2) more, opportunity
3) half, access
4) extent, contribution
5) partly,Approach
4. Nowadays many general insurance products are ....... through bank .....
1) selling, networking
2) distributed, branches
3) disburse, personnel
4) available, agent
5) loaned, channel
5. To empower those living in rural areas NGOs are .... self help groups and ..... youth in
vocational subjects.
1) realising, working
2) developing, taught
3) emerging, instructing
4) creating, learning
5)forming training

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