Govt. Exam Preparation : January 2015

Saturday 31 January 2015

English Practice Test For Bank Exam

For ques (1-5): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence, the letter of that part will be the answer. If there is no error, mark (E) as the answer. (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

1. The merchant counted (1) / the number of pearls (2) / to make sure that (3) / none of them were missing. (4) / No error (5)

2. When deep sea diving, (1) / one should always take care (2) / that oxygen cylinder is (3) / tied to the back tightly.(4)/ No error (5)

3. As the salary (1) / did not match (2) / his expectations, he did not (3) / accept the job. (4)/ No error (5)

4. The reason behind his success (1) / in the recent past (2) / is due to hard-work (3) / and presence of mind. (4)/ No error (5)

5. No sooner did the students (1) / seen the principal approach (2) / than they ran (3) / from the playground. (4)/ No error (5)

Direction (6-10): Which of the phrases (1), (2) (3) and (4) given below each statement should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct ? If the sentence is correct as it is given and ‘No correction is required’, mark (5) as the answer.

6. Many students waits anxiously at the college gate to know their results

(1) student waited anxiously

(2) students waiting anxiously

(3) students waited anxiously

(4) students waited anxious

(5) No correction required

7. Through a fortuitous circumstance Rakhi met her childhood friend on the bus in which she was travelling.

(1) she was travelled

(2) she did travel

(3) she has travelling

(4) she were travelling

(5) No correction required

8. The opposition party has alleged that the prices of essential commodities are soaring like never before on the last three decades

(1) before on the next

(2) before in the last

(3) before at the last

(4) previously in the next

(5) No correction required

9. The salaries and the perks of the employees in this institution are not in according with the rest of the industry

(1) are not in accordance

(2) is not in accordance

(3) are not according

(4) is not on accordance

(5) No correction required

10. The soldiers deployed in the town were instructed exercising restraint and handle the situation peacefully.

(1) was instructed to exercising

(2) were instructed for exercise

(3) were instructed to exercise

(4) was instructing to exercising

(5) No correction required

Directions (11-15): Rearrange the following sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) to make a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions which follow

A. The only way in which this problem can be solved is by making artificial blood which has remained a distant dream for science.

B. Donation of blood is considered to be the most noble of all the charities.

C. If they succeed, it would be noted as one of the most important inventions in the history of mankind.

D. This is because this donated magic potion can give life to another person in an emergency.

E. A group of scientists, however, has dedicated themselves towards making this a reality.

F. A growing problem however is that the requirement for safe blood is increasing whereas the number of donors is decreasing.

11. Which of the following sentence should be the FIRST after rearrangement?

(1) A

(2) B

(3) C

(4) D

(5) E

12. Which of the following sentence should be the SECOND after rearrangement?

(1) A

(2) B

(3) C

(4) D

(5) F

13. Which of the following sentence should be the THIRD after rearrangement?

(1) A

(2) D

(3) C

(4) E

(5) F

14. Which of the following sentence should be the FIFTH after rearrangement?

(1) A

(2) B

(3) C

(4) E

(5) F

15. Which of the following sentence should be the SIXTH (LAST) after rearrangement?

(1) A

(2) B

(3) C

(4) D

(5) E

Answers Key:

1. 4

2. 1

3. 2

4. 3

5. 2

6. 3

7. 5

8. 2

9. 1

10. 3

Solution (11-15):

[B]-[D]-[F]-[A]-[E]-[C]

11. 2

12. 4

13. 5

14. 4

15. 3

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English Practice Test

Reasoning Quiz For SBI Associates Clerks Exam

Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

There are five married couples in a family and there is a child to every couple. Ages of children are - 3, 5, 6, 4 and 9 years. Names of male are - M, N, O, P and Q. Name of children are A, B, C, D and E. Name of females are G, H, I, J and K. Name of M's child is not C and E and he is not the eldest and the youngest. Age of I's child is 6 years and her husband is one among N, O and Q. Age of D is 3 years but she is not a child of O. A's age is multiple of 3 but she is not a child of M and G. H's husband is O or Q. Age of K's child is 5 years but the name of child is not B and E. G is wife of O.

1. What is the name of M's wife?

(1) I

(2) J

(3) G

(4) H

(5) K

2. What is the name and the age of P's child?

(1) B and 6

(2) E and 9

(3) C and 4

(4) C and 5

(5) Can't be determined

3. What are the names of Q's wife and his child?

(1) H and D

(2) I and A

(3) H and C

(4) I and D

(5) Can't be determined

4. Name the mother-father and age of E?

(1) I, N and 6

(2) G, O and 9

(3) I, O and 6

(4) G N and 9

(5) Can't be determined

5. Find the age of B?

(1) 3

(2) 4

(3) 6

(4) 9

(5) 5

Directions (6-10): Each question below is followed by two statements I and II You are to determine whether the data given in the statement is sufficient to answer the question. You should use the data and your knowledge of Mathematics to choose between the possible answers.

Give answer-

(1) If the statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question, but the statement II alone is not sufficient.

(2) If the statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question, but the statement I alone is not sufficient.

(3) If either the statement I alone or the statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.

(4) If you cannot get the answer from the statements I and II together, but need more data.

(5) If both statements I and II together are needed to answer the question.

6. If "Ram and Rahul are friends" is coded as "mr ea sf ua ad", in a certain code language. Then how "hockey" is coded in that language?

I. "Ram plays cricket" is coded as "kr mr ps".

II. "Rahul plays hockey" is coded as "ua ce ps".

7. Who is the tallest among A, B, C, D and E.

I. C is shorter than D but taller than at least two people. E is shorter than B.

II. D is taller than at least 3 people. A is taller than E and C.

8. In a family of 5 people. How is Tanya related to Dhruv?

I. Rakesh is father-in-law of Tanya and Dhruv is son of Tanya.

II. Dhruv's sister is Payal who is Kapil's daughter. Dhruv is grandson of Rakesh.

9. Five friends P, Q, R, S, T are wearing five caps of colour Blue, Saffron, Pink, White and Red. No person is wearing the cap of the colour whose first letter is similar to that of the person's name.

Is Q wearing a Red cap?

I. P is not wearing either of saffron or blue colour cap. T is not wearing red or saffron colour cap. Q is not wearing white or blue colour cap.

II. S is wearing blue or white colour cap. R is wearing saffron or blue colour cap. T is wearing white or saffron colour cap.

10. Is X an even number?

I. x × y is an odd number.

II. (x × z + 3y) is an odd number.

Answers Key:

Solutions (1-5):

1. 2

2. 4

3. 1

4. 2

5. 2

Solutions (6-10)

6. 5 : By using both I and II statements we can answer the code for Hockey is ce.

7. 4

8. 4; Even by using both the statements together gender of Tanya cannot be determined. So, we cannot say if Tanya is mother or father of Dhruv.

9. 2; Using statement II only we get a unique solution that Q is not wearing a red cap.

10. 4; Using both statement we cannot answer that X is even no. or not.

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Reasoning Quiz With Solution

Quantitative Quiz With Explanation

1. Find the number of ways in which 5 different beads can be arranged to form a necklace.

(1) 120

(2) 60

(3) 30

(4) 12

(5) None of these

2. A card is drawn from a pack of playing cards, what is the probability of getting either a red or a queen?

(1) 4/13

(2) 7/13

(3) 1/13

(4) 1/26

(5) None of these

3. A man rows 20 km downstream and 16 km upstream taking 4 hours each time. What is the speed of current?

(1)0.4 kmph

(2)0.5 kmph

(3)0.6 kmph

(4)0.1 kmph

(5) None of these

4. On selling an item for Rs 20 a man gains 25%. In order to gain 40% what will be the increase in it’s selling price.

(1)Rs 3.40

(2)Rs 3

(3)Rs 2.62

(4)Rs 2.40

(5) None of these

5. The sum of money that will give Rs 2 as simple interest per day at the rate of 8% per annum is

(1)Rs 9125

(2)Rs 7236

(3)Rs 6382

(4)Rs 9262

(5) None of these

6. X can do a piece of work in 20 days and Y can do it in 10 days. They started together, but after 6 days X leaves off. Y will do the rest work in

(1) 1 day

(2) 2 days

(3) 7/3 days

(4) 3 days

(5) None of these

7. A radio is sold for Rs 990 at a profit of 10%. What would have been the gain or loss in percentage had it been sold for Rs 880?

(1) 19/3% gain

(2) 17/3% loss

(3) 17% gain

(4) 20/9% loss

(5) None of these

8. In an exam, 60% of the total student passed. If the number of failed students is 320 then the total number of students is

(1)600

(2)700

(3)800

(4)900

(5) None of these

9. A cycle is bought for Rs 840 and sold at Rs 920. What is the percentage gain

(1)10.50%

(2)8.52%

(3)7.35%

(4)9.52%

(5) None of these

10. If Raj’s salary is 30% more than Amar’s salary, the how many percent is Amar’s salary less than that of Raj’s?

(1)56%

(2)23.07%

(3) 50/3%

(4)50.6%

(5) None of these

Answers Key:

1. (4)

According to formula:

Number of arrangements = (5-1)!/2 = 12

2. (2)

26/52 + 2/52 = 28/52 = 7/13

3. 2

Speed downstream = 20/4 = 5 kmph

Speed upstream = 16/4 = 4 kmph

Speed of current = 1/2 * (5-4)= 0.5 kmph

4. 4

SP = 20, gain = 25%

CP = 100/125 * 20 = Rs 16

Now, CP = 16, gain = 40%

SP = 140/100 * 16 = 22.40

Increase = 22.4 – 20 = 2.4

5. 1

Annual intetest = Rs 365 × 2 = Rs 730

Rate = 8%

Sum = (100 * 730)/8 = Rs 9125

6. 1

(X + Y)’s 6 days’ work = 6 * (1/20 + 1/10) = 9/10

Remaining work = 1 - 9/10 = 1/10

1/10 work is done 2y Y in 10 * 1/10 = 1 day

7. 4

Let the CP is Rs x.

Then, x * 110/100 = 990

x = 900

Now CP is Rs 900 and SP is 880.

% loss = 20/900 * 100 = 20/9%

8. 3

Let the number of student is x out of that 40% have failed.

40/100 * x = 320

x = 320 * 100/40 = 800

9. 4

CP = Rs 840 and SP = Rs 920

Gain = 920 – 840 = Rs 80

gain percentage = 80/840 * 100 = 9.52%

10. 2

Amar’s salary is less than of Raj 2y

(R/100 + R * 100)% = (30/(100 + 30) * 100)%

(30/130 *100 )% = 300/13% = 23% APPROX

SBI Associates PO Online Exam Result Out

Dear Friends, the State Bank of India (SBI) has released the result of SBI Associates PO Online Exam which was held in November 2014. You can check the list of selected candidates in SBI Associates Clerks Online Exam from the official website of State Bank of India (SBI) www.sbi.co.in or below link. The Phase- II (Group Discussion and Interview) will commence from 16th February 2015. All the shortlisted Candidates will be informed about the dates and venue details by SMS and email separately. The Interview/GD call letter will be available at the state bank of India's official website of state bank of india soon. All the Best :)

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You Should Know about Indian Currency

Important Facts about Indian Currency

Let's know everything about Indian Currency. Hope you all like the post..

The Indian rupee symbol 'INR' (officially adopted in 2010) is derived from the Devanagari consonant "र" (ra) and the Latin letter "R". The first series of coins with the rupee symbol was launched on 8 July 2011. Currency paper is composed of cotton and cotton rag.

RBI issues all the bank notes except Rupees 1 Notes. These notes are issued by Ministry of Finance. Recently RBI launched a website Paisa‐Bolta‐Hai to raise awareness of counterfeit or fake currency among users of the Indian Rupees and also the citizen of India.

The main security features of current banknotes are:

Watermark ‐ White side panel of notes has Mahatma Gandhi watermark.
Security thread ‐ All notes have a silver or green security band with inscriptions (visible when held against light) of Bharat in Hindi and "RBI" in English.
Latent image ‐ On notes of denominations of Rs.20 and upwards, a vertical band on the right side of the Mahatma Gandhi’s portrait contains a latent image showing the respective denominational value numerally (visible only when the note is held horizontally at eye level).
Micro lettering ‐ Numeral denominational value is visible under magnifying glass between security thread and latent image.
Intaglio ‐ On notes with denominations of INR5 and upwards the portrait of Mahatma Gandhi, the Reserve Bank seal, guarantee and promise clause, Ashoka Pillar Emblem on the left and the RBI Governor's signature are printed in intaglio (raised print).
Identification mark ‐ On the left of the watermark window, different shapes are printed for various denominations INR20: vertical rectangle, INR50: square, INR100: triangle, INR500: circle, INR1,000: diamond). This also helps the visually impaired to identify the denomination.
Fluorescence ‐ Number panels glow under ultraviolet light.
Optically variable ink ‐ Notes of Rs.500 and Rs.1,000 denominations have their numerals printed in optically variable ink. The number appears green when the note is held flat, but changes to blue when viewed at an angle.
See‐through register ‐ Floral designs printed on the front and the back of the note coincide and perfectly overlap each other when viewed against light.
EURion constellation ‐ A pattern of symbols found on the banknote helps software detect the presence of a banknote in a digital image, preventing its reproduction with devices such as colour photocopiers.

Different Kinds of Notes:

Genuine Notes: Such notes must have a water mark of Asoka Pillar, security thread and serial number along with alphabet. They have distinctive colours.
Soiled notes: The currency note which has become dirty due to its use or may be in 2 pieces. No portion of such note should be missing. These notes are accepted for exchange without any restrictions by the banks.
Mutilated notes: Such currency notes that are composed of various pieces or they are cut note of which some portion is missing. These notes are exchanged only by the currency chest branches of banks.
Single/double numbered notes: Notes up to Rs.5 are single numbered while the notes above Rs.5 are double numbered notes.

RBI’S Clean Note Policy

RBI had announced ‘Clean Note Policy’ in January, 1999.

For withdrawing soiled notes from circulation and pumping fresh notes into circulation, the RBI introduced various changes in the system and procedures related to currency management which include mechanization of the currency verification and processing as also shredding and briquetting for destruction of soiled and mutilated notes.

Rules and Instructions Issued by RBI:

Not to staple bank notes.
To Tender soiled notes to the Reserve Bank in unstapled condition.
To use bands instead of staple pins.
To issue only clean notes to members of public.
To open select currency chest branches on Sundays to provide exchange facility to members of public all over the county.
To provide unrestricted facility for exchange of soiled and mutilated notes to members of public.
Banks should sort notes into re‐issuables and non‐ issuables, and issue only clean notes to public.
Soiled notes in unstapled condition may be tendered at RBI in inward remittances through Currency Chests.
Banks should stop writing of any kind on watermark window of bank notes.

Coins of 25 Paise and Below – Withdrawal

Govt, of India has decided to withdraw the coins of 25 paise and below from circulation from June 30, 2011. Coins of 25 paise and below are not accepted for exchange at the bank branches from July 1, 2011 onward.

Withdrawal of Pre‐2005 Notes:

Reserve Bank of India decided to withdraw from circulation all banknotes issued prior to 2005 as they have fewer security features as compared to banknotes printed after 2005.
The withdrawal exercise is in conformity with the standard international practice of not having multiple series of notes in circulation at the same time.
The RBI has already been withdrawing these banknotes in a routine manner through banks.
It is estimated that the volume of such banknotes (pre‐2005) in circulation is not significant enough to impact the general public in a large way and the members of public may exchange the pre‐2005 series banknotes at bank branches at their convenience.
The deadline for exchanging pre‐2005 currency notes of various denominations, including Rs.500 and Rs.1,000, has been extended by another six months till June 30, 2015.

Current Affairs Quiz 30th January 2015

1) Who was appointed as the new foreign secretary of India on 28 January 2015?

(A) H S Brahma

(B) Sujatha Singh

(D) DP Sinha

2) R K Laxman, the country's best-known cartoonist, passed away on 26 January 2015. He is best known for creation of which among the following iconic character?

(A) Common Man

(B) Amul girl

(D) Suppandi

3) Alexis Tsipras was recently sworn in as prime minister of which country?

(A) Brazil

(B) Malaysia

(D) Greece

4) Who won the men's singles of Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament on 25 January 2015?

(A) HS Prannoy

(B) Kidambi Srikanth

(D) Lee Chong Wei

5) Who recently won the Allan Border Medal for the Australian player of the year?

(A) Mitchell Johnson

(B) Steve Smith

(D) James Faulkner

6) Which International Airport has recently emerged as the busiest international airport in the world?

(A) Dubai International Airport

(B) United Kingdom London Heathrow Airport

(D) Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport

7) Name the winter snow storm recently hit the northeastern states of the USA?

(A) Athena

(B) Juno

(D) Nemo

8) Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic recently defeated which top seeded player in the quarterfinals of Australian Open 2015?

(A) Rafael Nadal

(B) Roger Federer

(D) Novak Djokovic

9) Which cricket player recently pulled out of West Indies World Cup squad saying he needed more time to work on his bowling action?

(A) Darren Sammy

(B) Sulieman Benn

(D) Sunil Narine

10) After deciding to split into three, which company recently became the first Indian listed company to solely focus on life insurance?

(A) Max India

(B) Reliance

(D) Aviva

Answers Key:

1) Ans. (C) S Jaishankar

2) Ans. (A) Common Man

3) Ans. (D) Greece

4) Ans. (C) Parupalli Kashyap

5) Ans. (B) Steve Smith

6) Ans. (A) Dubai International Airport

7) Ans. (B) Juno

8) Ans. (A) Rafael Nadal

9) Ans. (D) Sunil Narine

10) Ans. (A) Max India

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Current Affairs Updates 30.01.2015

1. 30th January observed as Martyrs' Day

The government today observed Martyrs' Day on the 67th death anniversary of the Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi and those who sacrificed their lives in the struggle for the country's freedom.
The MHA has told all states and UTs to see that “speeches and talks connected with the significance of the day, particularly mentioning the role of freedom fighters in the freedom of India may be made”.
The day is remembered in the living memory of all the freedom fighters who lost their lives for handing our the much needed independence.
Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by Nathuram Godse on this day.

2. IIT Bombay launches mass open online courses

Prof Devang Khakhar, Director of IIT Bombay, launched three Mass Open Online Courses (MOOC) in computer programming, thermodynamics, and signals and systems from the institute’s IIT Bombay X platform developed in collaboration with edX.
edX is a not-for-profit initiative by MIT and Harvard.
About this course - The Introduction to Computer Programming will be 16-week course in two parts aimed at computer programming students. The course on Thermodynamics, designed for mechanical engineering students, will last 12 weeks. Signals and Systems will be a 16-week course in two parts designed for electrical engineering students. The students will get an honour certificate of achievement certifying successful completion of the course after they have qualified in the tests.

3. Send money 24x7 using only your phone's address book

HDFC Bank, India’s second-largest private bank, is set to introduce a new app, Chiller, which will allow users to send money to any contact in their phone books, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Chiller is a third-party app, which will be available exclusively for the customers. It will allow them to transfer money using a contact’s mobile number alone.
Through the app, one can send Rs 1-5,000 a day. While the bank will not levy any charges, users will have to pay a fee for using the IMPS platform.

4. Charles Townes died

Townes shared the 1964 Nobel Prize in physics with Russian physicists Aleksandr M. Prokhorov and Nicolai G. Basov for the invention of the Laser.
On April 26, 1951, Townes scribbled a theory on scrap paper that would lead to the laser, the invention he’s known for and which transformed everyday life and led to other scientific discoveries.
The laser paved the way for other scientific discoveries that revolutionize everything from medicine to manufacturing, including DVD players, gun sights, printers, computer networks, metal cutters, tattoo removal and vision correction.

5. RK Mathur to hold additional charge of DDR&D

Defence Secretary RK Mathur is given additional charge of Department of Defence Research and Development (DDR&D).
Mathur, a 1977-batch IAS officer of Manipur Tripura cadre, will hold the additional charge for a period of three months.
He will take over the additional charge from incumbent Avinash Chander.
Another IAS officer Reena Ray has been appointed as Additional Secretary in Department of School Education and Literacy.

6. Shekhar Sen appointed as Chairman of Sangeet Natak Akademi

Renowned music composer and actor Shekhar Sen is appointed as the Chairman of the Sangeet Natak Akademi (SNA).
Shekhar Sen will succeed Leela Samson who resigned from the position on 5 September 2014. The post was lying vacant since October 2014.

Shekhar Sen:

He is famous for his mono act musical plays Tulsi, Kabeer, Vivekananda, and Soordas.
Shekhar Sen has received prestigious awards including Padam Shri Award in 2015, Safdar Hashmi Puraskar in 2001 for his contribution in field of theatre and V. Shantaram Lalit Kala Puraskaar in 2008.

Friday 30 January 2015

Time and Distance Questions With Explanation

1. A train is running at a speed of 40 km/hr and it crosses a post in 18 seconds. What is the length of the train?

A. 190 metres

B. 160 metres

C. 200 metres

D. 120 metres

2. A train has a length of 150 meters . it is passing a man who is moving at 2 km/hr in the same direction of the train, in 3 seconds. Find out the speed of the train.

A. 182 km/hr

B. 180 km/hr

C. 152 km/hr

D. 169 km/hr

3. A train 360 m long runs with a speed of 45 km/hr. What time will it take to pass a platform of 140 m long?

A. 38 sec

B. 35 s

C. 44 sec

D. 40 s

4. A jogger is running at 9 kmph alongside a railway track in 240 meters ahead of the engine of a 120 meters long train . The train is running at 45 kmph in the same direction. how much time does it take for the train to pass the jogger?

A. 46

B. 36

C. 18

D. 22

5. Two trains having length of 140 m and 160 m long run at the speed of 60 km/hr and 40 km/hr respectively in opposite directions (on parallel tracks). The time which they take to cross each other, is

A. 10.8 s

B. 12 s

C. 9.8 s

D. 8 s

6. A train passes a platform in 36 seconds. The same train passes a man standing on the platform in 20 seconds. If the speed of the train is 54 km/hr, The length of the platform is

A. None of these

B. 280 meter

C. 240 meter

D. 200 meter

7. Two trains having equal lengths, take 10 seconds and 15 seconds respectively to cross a post. If the length of each train is 120 meters, in what time (in seconds) will they cross each other when traveling in opposite direction?

A. 10

B. 25

C. 12

D. 20

8. A train runs at the speed of 72 kmph and crosses a 250 m long platform in 26 seconds. What is the length of the train?

A. 270 m

B. 210 m

C. 340 m

D. 130 m

9. A train having a length of 270 meter is running at the speed of 120 kmph . It crosses another train running in opposite direction at the speed of 80 kmph in 9 seconds. What is the length of the other train?

A. 320 m

B. 190 m

C. 210 m

D. 230 m

10. Two stations P and Q are 110 km apart on a straight track. One train starts from P at 7 a.m. and travels towards Q at 20 kmph. Another train starts from Q at 8 a.m. and travels towards P at a speed of 25 kmph. At what time will they meet?

A. 10.30 a.m

B. 10 a.m.

C. 9.10 a.m.

D. 11 a.m.

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English Sentence Rearrangement

Rearrange the following sentences in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.

Question 1

(A) Two of the best-performing major economies in 2010 were China and Brazil, with growth estimated at 7.5% and 10.5% respectively.

(B) Despite that limp growth, major US stock market indexes are up between 11 % and 20% for the year.

(D) It is hard to anticipate the direction of financial markets.

(E) But as of December, stock markets of both nations were in the red for the year.

(F) By contrast, the US economy is likely to have expanded at only about 2.6% for the year.

1. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?

(1) A

(2) B

(3) D

(4) E

(5) F

2. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?

(1) B

(2) E

(3) C

(4) A

(5) F

3. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?

(1) D

(2) B

(3) C

(4) E

(5) A

4. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?

(1) C

(2) A

(3) D

(4) E

(5) B

5. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?

(1) E

(2) C

(3) B

(4) D

(5) A

Questions 2

A. In fact according to mainstream economist, it is inevitable and a necessary evil in any economy.

B. It is thus important for every nation to maintain this reserve of labour force to maintain an optimal level of unemployment.

C. Unemployment is popularly believed to be an index which measures the economic condition of a nation.

D. This is because it helps avert inflation by providing a reserve army of labour which keeps wages in check.

E. The problem, however, only emerges when governments indirectly facilitate unemployment in order to curb inflation through various policies and frameworks, depriving a large population of its fundamental rights.

F. But contrary to popular belief unemployment is not always disadvantageous to the economy of a state.

6. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?

(1) A

(2) B

(3) D

(4) E

(5) C

7. Which of the following should be the LAST sentence after rearrangement?

(1) B

(2) E

(3) C

(4) A

(5) D

8. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?

(1) D

(2) B

(3) C

(4) E

(5) A

9. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?

(1) C

(2) A

(3) D

(4) E

(5) B

10. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?

(1) E

(2) C

(3) B

(4) D

(5) A

Answers Key:

1. (3)

2. (5)

3. (4)

4. (2)

5. (2)

6. (5)

7. (1)

8. (4)

9. (3)

10. (5)

Proper Sequence for Question 1 - D C A E F B

Proper Sequence for Question 2 - C A D E F B

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