1. The Reserve Bank of India has directed the banks to refuse fresh loans to major defaulters. Which of the following assumptions are implicit in the above statement?
The banks may still give loans to the defaulters.
The defaulters may repay the earlier loan to get fresh loan.
The banks may recover the bad loans through such harsh measures.
Both (1) and (2)
Both (2) and (3)

2. Indigenous tribes living near Amazon forests are cutting down trees to cover their basic needs, thus severely affecting the ecological balance in the area. Which of the following will be an effective step to control the situation?
All the tribes living near the Amazon rainforests should be forced to shift to urban areas of the country.
The tribes should be allowed to continue doing so as they cut down trees for their basic needs and not for commercial purposes.
The tribes near the Amazon should be provided other sources to earn their living.
Both (1) and (2)
None of these

3. The earth’s resources are being depleted much too fast. To correct this, the United States must reduce its resource consumption at present levels for many years to come. Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the argument above?
The United States has been conserving resources for several years.
Other countries have agreed to hold their resource consumption at present levels.
Other countries need economic development more than the United States does.
New resource deposits are constantly being discovered.
The United States consumes one-third of all resources used in the world


 4. Water table in most parts of the State has gone down to such a level that its extraction for irrigation purposes is not economical any more. Which of the following actions should be taken by the government?
Extraction of ground water for any purpose in the State should be banned for some time in order to replenish the water table.
The Government should make provisions for alternative methods of irrigation so that the farmers are not compelled to use ground water.
The agricultural activities in the affected areas should be banned.
Both (2) and (3)
None of these

5. To increase profit, the oil exporting countries decided to reduce the production of crude by 5 million barrels per day. Which of the following assumptions are implicit in the above statement?
The price of crude may increase due to less production.
The demand of crude may remain same in future.
Other countries may continue buying crude from these countries.
 Both (1) and (2)
 Both (1) and (3)

Directions (6-10): Study the given information and answer the questions. When a word and number arrangement machine is given an input line of words and numbers, It arranges them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement: (All the number are two-digit numbers)
Input : 24 method 87 67 of data 34 collection 45 12 specified now
Step I : 12 method 87 67 of data 34 collection 45 specified now 24
Step II : 34 12 method 87 67 of data collection specified now 24 45
Step III: 67 34 12 method of data collection specified now 24 45 87
Step IV: collection 67 34 12 method of specified now 24 45 87 data
Step V: method collection 67 34 12 of specified 24 45 87 data now
Step VI: of method collection 67 34 12 24 45 87 data now specified
Step VI is the lat step of the above arrangement as the intended arrangement is obtained.
As per the rules followed in the given steps, find out the appropriate steps for the given input.

Input : chemical 68 11 reaction 87 is 21 hard to 53 92 detect

6. In which step are the elements ‘to 92 detect 21’ found in the same order?
sixth
third
The given order of elements is not found in any step.
second
fifth


7. What is the position of ‘21’ from the right end in the last step?

Tenth
Eighth
Fifth
Fourth
Sixth

8. Which of the words/numbers below would be at the fifth position (from the right end) in step V of the input?
chemical
21
11
68
to

9. Which element is fifth to the left of the element which is ninth from the left end of the fourth step?
11
87
53
reaction
chemical

10. Which element is exactly between ‘chemical’ and ‘87’ in the second step of the given arrangement?
53
hard
reaction
is
68

Answers:


  1. 5
  2. 1
  3. 5
  4. 2
  5. 5
  6. 4
  7. 5
  8. 2
  9. 1
  10. 3





1.Who has recently been selected for the 51st Jnanpith award for his contribution to the Indian literature?

1. Aniket Singh
2. Raghuveer Chaudhary
3. Raghuveer Pratap Singh
4. Kuldeep Nair
5. None of these

Ans. Raghuveer Chaudhary
Eminent Gujarati litterateur Raghuveer Chaudhary was on 29 December 2015 selected for the 51st Jnanpith award for his contribution to the Indian literature. The decision was taken in a meeting of the Jnanpith Selection Board chaired by noted scholar Namwar Singh. Other members of the selection board are Shamim Hanfi, Harish Trivedi, Suranjan Das, Ramakant Rath, Chandrakant Patil, Alok Rai, Dinesh Misra and Leeladhar Mandloi.

2.Gaofen-4 dual-use geostationary satellite of which country?
1. Russia
2. Pakistan
3. China
4. Iran
5. None of these

Ans. China
China on 29 December 2015 successfully launched Gaofen-4 Earth observation satellite toward a geostationary orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in the south-western province of Sichuan. The Satellite was launched aboard a Long March-3B carrier rocket. Launched as a part of the China High-resolution Earth Observation System (CHEOS), Gaofen-4 is located at the orbit 36000 kilometres away from the earth and moves synchronously with the earth.

3.Under the "Make in India" initiative, Russian firm Rostech State Corporation has tied up with India's which company to manufacture 200 Kamov 226T light helicopters?
1. DRDO
2. ISRO
3. L & T
4. HAL
5. None of these

Ans. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) 
Under the "Make in India" initiative, Russian firm Rostech State Corporation has tied up with India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to manufacture 200 Kamov 226T light helicopters. The new fleet of Kamovs will replace the ageing Cheetah and Chetak helicopters. The deal is estimated to be worth $1 billion, according to Press Trust of India report. It is believed Rostech will organise the production of the Kamov helicopters for at least 200 units.

4.Rakhi Haldar and Kavita Devi recently bagged gold in their respective weight categories in the Senior National Weightlifting Championships held in _________?
1. Patiala, Punjab
2. Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
3. Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
4. Sonipat, Haryana
5. None of these

Ans. Patiala, Punjab
Rakhi Haldar and Kavita Devi on 29 December 2015 bagged gold in their respective weight categories in the Senior National Weightlifting Championships held in Patiala, Punjab. Haldar lifted 94 kilograms in the snatch and 119 kilograms in clean and jerk to come up with a total lift of 213 kilograms in Women's 69 kilograms to grab the gold medal. Lalchhanhimi bagged the silver with a total lift of 210 kilograms, while Rajwant Kaur finished with a bronze with an overall effort of 201 kilogram.

5.Gujarat has recently clinched the Vijay Hazare Cricket Trophy by defeating ______?
1. Services
2. Delhi
3. Mumbai
4. Karnataka
5. None of these

Ans. Delhi
Gujarat on 28 December 2015 clinched the Vijay Hazare Cricket Trophy. It is the first time that Gujarat won the trophy. In the final of the limited overs tournament, Gujarat defeated Delhi by 139 runs at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. The 2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy was the 14th season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

6.Union Government has announced to link LPG subsidy to income of consumers in order to ensure that the subsidy benefits go to the targeted group. Henceforth, the LPG subsidy will not be available to LPG consumers if the consumer or his/her spouse has taxable income of more than __?
1. 12 Lakh
2. 7 lakh
3. 10 Lakh rupees
4. 8 Lakh
5. None of these

Ans. 10 Lakh rupees
Union Government has announced to link LPG subsidy to income of consumers in order to ensure that the subsidy benefits go to the targeted group. Henceforth, the LPG subsidy will not be available to LPG consumers if the consumer or his/her spouse has taxable income of more than ten lakh rupees. This income would be as per the previous financial year computed under Income Tax Act, 1961. This decision will be given effect to initially on self-declaration basis of LPG consumers while booking cylinders January 2016.

7.E-office, an initiative which will help provide efficient services to the people by digitizing more than 12,000 files. It was formally launched by the Ministry of?

1. DEITY
2. Science and Technology
3. Finance
4. WCD
5. None of these

Ans. Women and Child Development (WCD)
Union Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) has introduced e-office, an initiative which will help provide efficient services to the people by digitizing more than 12,000 files. It was formally launched by WCD Minister Maneka Sanjay Gandhi in New Delhi on the lines with the spirit of Good Governance initiative of Union Government. The e-office project of the Ministry was initiated in July, 2015 and more than 12,000 files of the Ministry have been digitized. Various modules of this e-office are Knowledge Management System, File Management System, Leave Management System and Tour Management System.

8.The 18th Session of the India-Iran Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) was recently held at which Place?
1. Hyderabad
2. New Delhi
3. Raipur
4. Jaipur
5. None of these

Ans. New Delhi
The 18th Session of the India-Iran Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) was held on 28 December 2015 in New Delhi. The session was co-chaired by External Affairs Minister of India (EAM) Sushma Swaraj and Ali Tayebnia, Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance of Iran. Both the leaders reviewed the progress in trade and economic cooperation and a number of related matters. They also discussed the possibilities in cooperation in railways, including by supply of rails, rolling stock and signaling.

9.The Union Ministry of Finance recently released the report of the Committee on Revisiting and Revitalising Public Private Partnership (PPP) Model. The 9-member committee was headed by?
1. Vijay Kelkar
2. Arvind subramaniyan
3. K M Mani
4. P Bhaskar
5. None of these

ANS.Vijay Kellar
The committee was constituted on 26 May 2015 to review the experience of PPP Policy and suggest measures to improve capacity building in Government for their effective implementation. More importantly, the committee recognized the PPP Model in infrastructure as a valuable instrument to speed up infrastructure development in India.

10.The Reserve Bank of India released the Report of the Committee on Medium-term Path on Financial Inclusion. The committee was constituted on 15 July 2015 by the RBI with the objective of working out a medium-term (five year) measurable action plan for financial inclusion. The 14-member committee was headed by?  
1. Prakash Mohanty
2. Laxmi Singh
3. Ravi Jhan
4. Deepak Mohanty
5. None of these

Ans. Deepak Mohanty
The Reserve Bank of India on 28 December 2015 released the Report of the Committee on Medium-term Path on Financial Inclusion. The committee was constituted on 15 July 2015 by the RBI with the objective of working out a medium-term (five year) measurable action plan for financial inclusion. The 14-member committee was headed by RBI Executive Director Deepak Mohanty. Banks have to make special efforts to step up account opening for females, and the Government may consider a deposit scheme for the girl child – Sukanya Shiksha - as a welfare measure. Given the predominance of individual account holdings (94 per cent of total credit accounts), a unique biometric identifier such as Aadhaar should be linked to each individual credit account.

11.The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, presided by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, recently gave Amitabh Kant the additional responsibility of being Chief Executive Officer of ____? 
1. National Development Council (NDC)
2. NABARD
3. NITI Aayog
4. SIDBI
5. None of these

Ans. NITI Aayog
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, presided by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on 28 December 2015 gave Amitabh Kant the additional responsibility of being Chief Executive Officer of NITI Aayog, effective 31 December 2015. Kant will replace the incumbent NITI Aayog CEO Sindhushree Khullar whose extended tenure will end on 31 December 2015.

12.The Best Player of the Year award in sixth edition of Globe Soccer Awards 2015 given to?
1. Sunil Chhetri
2. Neymar da Silva Santos
3. Tim Cahill
4. Lionel Messi
5. None of these

Ans. Lionel Messi
The Globe Soccer on 27 December 2015 presented the sixth edition of Globe Soccer Awards 2015 to the winners at a ceremony held in Dubai, UAE. Awarded for excellences in the field of football, Globe Soccer Awards are the first and only awards for the Best Club Director and the Best Agent of the Year. The awards conferred were based on the performance of the players and football clubs in 2015.

13.Which of the following telecom recently launched 4G telecom service?
1. Vodafone
2. AirTel
3. Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd (RJIL)
4. Idea
5. None of these

Ans. Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd (RJIL)
Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd (RJIL) or Reliance Jio on 27 December 2015 launched 4G telecom service. The service was launched at the Reliance Corporate Park in Navy Mumbai to mark the birth anniversary of Dhirubhai Ambani, founder of the Reliance Industries Limited (RIL). However, at present, it is limited to 85000 employees and their families of the company, while the commercial services are expected to begin by April 2016.

14.Indigenously developed Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile, Astra, was recently successfully test fired. The test was conducted by the Indian Air Force off the coast of Odisha near the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Balasore. This Astra missile was developed by?
1. ISRO
2. DRDO
3. HAL
4. L & T
5. None of these

Ans. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
Indigenously developed Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile, Astra, was on 25 December 2015 successfully test fired. The test was conducted by the Indian Air Force off the coast of Odisha near the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Balasore. In addition to this air trial, the missile underwent successful ground based trials in early December 2015 near Pune. The tests were aimed at validating the ECCM (electronic counter-counter measure) features of the missile to overcome any jamming.

15.Who has recently been appointed as the CEO of Adani Ports and SEZ (APSEZ) with effect from January 1, 2016?
1. Lallan Singh
2. Prem Singh
3. Karan Adani
4. Ashwani Singh
5. None of these

Ans. Karan Adani
Karan Adani, son of Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani, has been appointed as the CEO of Adani Ports and SEZ (APSEZ) with effect from January 1, 2016. He will take over the top job from outgoing CEO Sudipta Bhattacharya, who is moving to the US as the CEO for North America, APSEZ said in a regulatory filing. The Board has accepted the “resignation of Bhattacharya as the CEO of APSEZ with effect from December 31, 2015”, it added. It also approved the “appointment of Karan, Executive Director (non—board position) as CEO of the company with effect from January 1, 2016,” the filing said.


Directions (Q. 1-5): These questions are based on the following information. In a board meeting of officers there were eight members, whose names are Aman, Baman, Chaman, Dhawan, Gagan, Magan, Naman, Pawan. Following information is about their sitting arrangement around a rectangular table on which three persons sit on the each longer side and one sits on the each smaller side.
1. There are two head officers and they sit on the single sides of the table. Dhawan and Pawan are not near Aman.
2. Magan sits on the corner of the longer side.
3. Gagan is diagonally opposite to Magan.
4. There is only one person between Gagan and Chaman
5. Baman is the head officer. He sits near Chaman, who is diagonally opposite to Naman.
6. Magan and Baman are not adjacent. Pawan is 3rd left of Gagan and he is not head officer.
7. Aman sits on the middle of longer side.


1. Who is in front of Pawan?
Aman
Magan
Naman
Gagan
Dhawan

2. Who is the second head other than Baman? 
Maagan
Dhawan
Pawan
Aman
Naman

3. Who are these three persons who sit on the same side
Gagan, Aman, Dhawan
Chaman, Pawan, Gagan
Naman, Aman, Chaman
Aman, Naman, Gagan
Can't be determined


 4. Who is between Dhawan and Gagan? 
Aman, Pawan
Aman, Naman
Naman, Magan
Aman, Magan
Magan, Pawan

5. What is the sitting position of Pawan? 
2nd left of Magan
3rd right of Aman
diagonally opposite of Gagan
2nd right of Dhawan
2nd left of Chaman

Directions (Q. 6-10): Which of the phrases 1), 2), 3) and 4) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark 5), ie “No correction required”, as your answer. 
6. 
The Supreme Court ruled that no professional institution can charge capitation fee from students seeking for the admission.
seeking of admission
seeking towards admission
seeking admission
seeking admission for
No correction required

7. He called for a moratorium on all issues which serve as impediment to the development of the nation.
He did call on
He used to call of
He called only to
He had been calling therefore
No correction required

8. India has definitely taken a significant peace initiatives for all its neighbours
peace initiative with
peaceful initiatives towards
initiative for peace of
peace with initiatives for
No correction required

9.If terrorism has to be wiped out of the globe, its roots have to be destroyed.
is wiped out
needs being wiped out
needs wiped out
has been wiped out
No correction required

10. Any other nation would have taken months and years in recovering of such carnage. 
of recovering due to such carnage
for recovering of such wild carnage
to recover in such a carnage
to recover from such carnage
No correction required


Directions (Q. 11-12): In each of the following number series, a wrong number is given. Find out the wrong number. 
11. 38 49 62 72 77 91 101 
49
62
72
77
101

12. 560 272 132 62 28 12 
272
132
62
28
12

13. A sum of money is divided between two persons in the ratio of 17 : 15. If the share of one person is Rs. 80 less than that of the other, what is the sum? 
Rs. 540
Rs. 320
Rs. 960
Rs. 1280
None of these

14. In a class there are 5 girls and 7 boys. In how many ways can 5 students be chosen such that every time there is exactly one girl? 
175
224
256
63
None of these

15. A person lent a certain sum of money at 5% simple interest and in 10 years the interest amount to Rs. 450 less than the sum lent. What is the sum? 
Rs. 1200
Rs. 1080
Rs. 900
Rs. 1640
None of these

Answers:


  1. 1
  2. 3
  3. 4
  4. 2
  5. 4
  6. 3
  7. 5
  8. 1
  9. 5
  10. 4
  11. 3
  12. 1
  13. 4
  14. 1
  15. 3





Directions : In the following passage some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.

We still prefer job security and comfort ...(1)... the ...(2)... offices and fast ...(3)... corporate lifestyles. The prestige, security and comfort of government jobs still ...(4)... ...(5)... for many Indians. Before the markets were liberalised in the 1990s, the government was one of the country’s most ...(6)... employers. We believe that although the tide and ...(7)... of private sector jobs may have strongly ...(8)... in ...(9)... the last three decades, but the government’s ...(10)... as an employer still continues with many people. This appeal has become stronger over the past few years, in the face of recession induced layoffs and salary cuts in the private sector.


1. 
1) in 
2) for 
3) at 
4) over 
5) as

2. 
1) swanky 
2) diligent 
3) esteem 
4) fetter 
5) perplex

3. 
1) moving 
2) paced 
3) made 
4) perilous 
5) placed

4. 
1) hold 
2) release 
3) dappled 
4) hampered 
5) provide

5. 
1) result 
2) mire 
3) appeal 
4) post 
5) diffident

6. 
1) decamped 
2) coveted 
3) replete 
4) forlorn 
5) gratified

7. 
1) incessant 
2) knack 
3) trick 
4) glamour 
5) aptitude

8. 
1) put 
2) hold 
3) settled 
4) take 
5) prove

9. 
1) within 
2) to 
3) on 
4) well 
5) for

10. 
1) legacy 
2) vitiate 
3) desultory 
4) rank 
5) alacrity


Answers:
1. 4 
2. 1 
3. 2 
4. 1 
5.3
6. 2 
7. 4 
8. 3 
9. 5 
10. 1






1.
Statements: 
a. some teachers are professors. 
b. Some professors are readers. 
c. All readers are rectors. 

Conclusions: 
I. Some readers are teachers. 
II. Some rectors are teachers. 
III. All rectors are readers. 
1) None follows 
2) Only I follows  
3) only II follows 
4) only III follows 
5) All follow 

2.Statements: 
a. Some papayas are guavas.  
b. Some guavas are carrots.  
c. Some carrots are mangoes. 

Conclusions: 
I. Some mangoes are papayas. 
II. Some carrots are papayas. 
III. No papaya is a mango. 
1) Only either I or II follows 
2) Only either I or III  follows  
3) only II follows 
4) only III follows 
5) None of these 

3.Statements: 
a. All bottles are glasses. 
b. All drums are bottles. 
c. Some cups are bottles.

Conclusions: 
I. Some glasses are cups. 
II. All drums are glasses. 
III. Some bottles are drums.  
1) None follows 
2) Only I & II  follow  
3) only II & III  follow 
4) only I & III follows 
5) All follow

4.Statements: 
a. All tables are sitars.  
b. All sitars are harmoniums. 
c. All harmoniums are violins. 

Conclusions: 
I. Some violins are tables.
II. Some violins are sitars.  
III. Some harmoniums are sitars.  
1) All follow 
2) Only II  follows  
3) only I  follows 
4) only I & II follows 
5) Nono follows 

5.Statements: 
a. Some stations are ports. 
b. All shops are stores. 
c. No port is a store. 

Conclusions: 
I. Some stations are ports.
II. All shops are stores.  
III. No port is a store. 
1) Only I follows 
2) Only II  follows  
3) only III  follows 
4) None follows
5) None of these 

Directions (6-10): Read the following information and answer the questions that follow: 

(i) A, B, C, D and E were five executives of a company x. Each belonged to five different states and each one was an international player but was associated with different games. 

(ii) They once gathered at Delhi railway stations with a purpose to travel to five different places. 

(iii) Before departure they decided to take hot beverages. One person, who was associated with Basketball preferred tea to coffee while others preferred coffee to tea. The four person who took coffee were-A, the person belonging to Punjab, the one who had to travel to Bangalore, and the one who was associated with Tennis. 

(iv) D did not take tea and he had to travel to Mumbai. D was found busy in conversation with his friend whose home state was Punjab and was one of the five executives. 

(v) B had to travel to Bhopal. He did not take tea. E was not associated with Cricket, Volleyball or Football. But the person who had to travel to Kolkata was associated with Cricket and the person whose home state was Kerala was associated with Football. 

(vi) D did not belong to Bihar. The executive whose home state was Bihar took coffee. The person whose home state was MP, had to travel to a city which was not Chennai. One of the executives belonged to AP. The names of the games, cities and states used above are not irrelevant. 

6.Which of the following clues is not necessary to answer the question given below? 
Question: Among the given persons A, B, C, D and E, whose home state is AP? 
I.B had  to travel to Bhopal. 
II.D does not belong to Bihar. 
III.E was not associated with Cricket, Volleyball or Football
1) Only I 
2) Only II 
3) only III 
4) Any one of the three. 
5) None of these 

7.The person whose home state is Bihar, is 
1) c 
2) D 
3) A 
4) Can’t say 
5) None of these 

8.B is associated with 
1) Cricket 
2) Football 
3) Volleyboll 
4) can’t say 
5) none of these 

9.The person who had to go to Bhopal is associated 
1) MP 
2) AP 
3) Punjab 
4) can’t say 
5) None of these 

10.Which of the following combinations is not correctly matched? 
1) A – Bihar-Kolkata-Cricket- Coffee 
2) B – Punjab- Bhopal-Volleyball- Coffee 
3) C – Kerala – Bangalore – Football – Coffee 
4) E – AP – Chennai – Basketball – Coffee 
5) D – MP – Mumbai- Tennis – coffee 

11.In a certain code DUPLICATE is written as MRVFJFVBE. How is CARTOUCHE written in that code? 
1)UTBEPWDJF 
2)UTBFQFJDW 
3)UTBEQFJDW 
4)UTBEPFJDW 
5)None of these 

12.In a certain coed MIGHT is written as LHFGS. How is BELOW written in that code? 
1)CFMPX 
2)ADJNU 
3)ADKMV 
4)ADKNV 
5)None of these 

13.In a certain code DESIGN is written as FCUGIL, how is REPORT written in the code?   
1)TCRMPR 
2)TCRMTR 
3)TCTMPR 
4)TCTNTR 
5)None of these

14.In a certain code GROUP is written as OTNQF, how is THEIR written in the code?  
1)SJFIU 
2)QHDGS 
3)SGDHQ 
4)QJFIS 
5)None of these

15.In a certain code COIMBATORE is written as DPJNCBUPSF, how is INDORE written in the code?  
1)JOENQF 
2)JMCPQD 
3)JOEPSF 
4)HMCNQD 
5)None of these


Answers:

1.(1)
2.(2)
3.(5)
4.(1)
5.(5)

Sol.(6-10):
Person
State
Destination
Game
Beverage
A
Bihar
Kolkata
Cricket
Coffee
B
Punjab
Bhopal
Volleyball
Coffee
C
Kerala
Bangalor
Football
Coffee
D
MP
Mumbai
Tennis
Coffee
E
Ap
Chennai
Basketball
tea
6.(4)
7.(3)
8.(3)
9.(3)
10.(4)
11.(4)
12.(4)
13.(2)
14.(2)
15.(3)






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