Question Paper from: IBPS PO Mains 2017

Direction: The following question consists of few statements along with it. You have to determine which of the following statement/statements are necessary to answer the question. A box contains 10 tube lights, fewer than half of which are defective. Two tube lights are to be drawn simultaneously from the box. If n of the lights in the box are defective, what is the value of n?

I. The probability that the two tube lights to be drawn will be defective is 1/15.

II. The probability that one of the tube lights to be drawn will be defective and the other will not be defective is 7/15.

Ease of Doing Business Index is released by

Every year, November 12 is observed as ______.

Statement: The Officer In charge of a Company had a hunch that some money was missing from the safe.

Courses of action:

I. He should get it recounted with the help of the staff and check it with the balance sheet.

II. He should inform the police.

Which of the following countries has been selected as the host of Commonwealth Games 2018?

B is 200% efficient than A and 50% efficient than C, If all of them work together for 2 days to complete the work, then in how many days A alone can complete the work?

………... often lead to oligopoly-like conditions because they discourage new competitors from entering a market.

The main objective of the import substitution is ______.

Which symbol is used in Excel to denote exponential numbers?

Who clear the payments of the Business Correspondents in rural areas?

The Union Government has announced Bank Recapitalisation plan to infuse Rs. 2.11 lakh crore capital over next two years into public sector banks (PSBs). Under this plan, PSBs will get _______ from the sale of Recapitalisation Bonds.

The question given below is followed by some statements. Read the question carefully and determine which of the given statements is/are necessary/required to answer the question. In a school, 60% of boys and 40% of girls participated in a sports. How many boys are there in the school?

I. More than 300 boys are there. 120 girls participated in the sports.

II. The number of girls is there in the school is 25% more than the number of boys is participated in the sports.

Defence minister compliments Army for professional handling of Doklam standoff. Nirmala Sitharaman also said modernisation of the Army was a priority for the government and that all the “deficiencies” will be addressed to strengthen its combat capability. Which of the following is not-in-line with the given statement?

(I) Defence minister complimented the Army for its professionalism in handling the Doklam standoff and other challenges such as containing insurgency in the northeastern region.

(II) India’s concerns about the Siliguri Corridor’s security are understandable, but New Delhi cannot mess around.

(III) Army during events like Doklam standoff, response to natural disasters and keeping the situation of insurgency in the North East states fairly under control.

Directions: Each of the question given below consist of a question and two statements I & II. Read the statements and decide which of the statement(s) are necessary and sufficient to answer the given question. The total profit% earned in an year when simple interest on 20% of a principal is added to the compound interest taken annually on the remaining part for 2 years?

Statement I: Rates of both interests are 5% & 10% respectively.

Statement II: Profit earned in S.I is Rs.1500

In the financial term “SWIFT”, what is ‘S’ stand for?

In ‘AMRUT’, ‘U’ stands for _____.

What is the taxable event under GST?

Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme was prepared by ______.

The ‘Tallinn’ is the capital of _____.

If A is brother of K and K is married to J. F is the mother of J and Y is the only child of K. M is married to Y and son-in-law of K. J is son-in-law of N. Then how is Y related to F?

In context with the Banking & Finance terminology what is the expansion of LTV

Direction: In the given question, four words are given of which two are most nearly the same or opposite in meaning. Find the two words and indicate your answer by marking the option which represents the correct combination.

Consent

Nascent

Emerging

Insecure

As per the Reserve Bank of India guidelines for ‘on tap’ licensing of Universal Banks in the Private Sector, the applications for the Universal Bank will be evaluated by SEAC Committee. In ‘SEAC’ A stands for ______.

According to the PWC World2050 report, the two largest economies in the world in 2050 will be China and _____.

Fugdi is the folk dance of _____.

The slowdown in the rate of increase of prices of goods & services in National GDP over time is called ____.

Direction: Each of the question given below consist of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. Read both the statements and decide whether the data provided in the statement(s) are sufficient to answer the given question. Sum of two, 2-digit positive numbers (given that the numbers are formed by reversing (swapping) their own digits) is equal to?

Statement I: Sum of the two digits is 13.

Statement II: Difference of the two digits is 5 while product of digits is 24

The sum of ages of A, B and C is 81 years. One year before the ratio of ages of A&B was 1:2. One year before the ratio of ages of B&C was 4:7. So find the age of B after 6 years?

Direction : In the given question, few sentences which are grammatically correct and meaningful are stated. Connect them to form pairs with the given word in the best possible way without changing the intended meaning. Choose the answer accordingly

AND

Nightingale came to prominence while serving as a manager of nurses trained by her during the Crimean War.

Nightingale organised the tending to wounded soldiers in the camps during the war, coming to be known as the ‘Lady with the Lamp.’ Nightingale’s social reforms include improving healthcare for all sections of British society, advocating better hunger relief in India.  Nightingale helped to abolish prostitution laws that were over-harsh to women.

If the sum of circumference of a circle and the circumference of a semicircle of same radius (R) is 400cm. Then find the radius of another circle whose radius is 200% more than R?

Direction: Each of the question given below consist of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. Read both the statements and decide whether the data provided in the statement(s) are sufficient to answer the given question. Difference of C.I. and S.I., when calculated independently on a principal amount of ₹15000, yearly, for an year?

Statement I: Difference of rate of interest between C.I. and S.I. is 3.8%

Statement II: Ratio of rate of interest for C.I. and S.I. is 3 : 8

Direction : In the given question, few sentences which are grammatically correct and meaningful are stated. Connect them to form pairs with the given word in the best possible way without changing the intended meaning. Choose the answer accordingly.

WHILE

A) Point-source pollution enters the environment and the place most affected is usually the area immediately around the source and are often neglected by the government.

B) A great deal of water pollution happens not from one single source but from many different scattered sources which is called nonpoint-source pollution and are taken care of.

C) We know that pollution is a human problem because it is a relatively recent development in the planet's history: before the 19th century Industrial Revolution, people lived more in harmony with their immediate environment.

D) Many initiatives have been taken by local people to reduce pollution and take care of the point sources.

A written commitment made by a bank which is issued after a request by the buyer that payment will be made to the beneficiary as evidence by the presentation of specified documents is known as ______.

There are two vessels A&B having quantities milk and water. The ratio of quantity in vessel is 6:7 and both of them having equal quantity of water. The quantity of pure milk in vessel A and B respectively 40L and 50L. Now these two vessels A and B quantities put in another vessel C, Find the ratio of milk and water in vessel C?

India impose anti-dumping duty of up to $168.76 per tonne on imports of a chemical, mainly used in textile and packaging industry, from five countries including China and Iran to protect domestic players. The anti-dumping duty is imposed by ______.

Statement: The ground water in the locality has been found to contain high level of arsenic making it dangerous to drink.

Courses of action:

                              I. The people living in the area should be shifted to another area to avoid a catastrophic situation.

                              II. The government should make arrangements for supply of safe drinking water.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has formed a Highlevel Task Force on Public Credit Registry (PCR) for India which will be headed by

DR. M.V. Sridhar recently passed away. He was associated with ______.

There were six agreements signed between India and Italy during the two days visit of Italy PM. Who is the current prime minister of Italy?

The electronic payment which is made by scanning a code through the mobile phone is known as _____.

Which of the following country has won the ‘2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup’?

Direction: In the given question, four words are given of which two are most nearly the same or opposite in meaning. Find the two words and indicate your answer by marking the option which represents the correct combination.

Fathomed

Devastated

Ruined

Abrupt

What is the maximum deposit allowed in India Post Payment Bank (IPPB)?

Recently, government set up a ministerial panel, led by ___________, to consider and oversee mergers among the country’s 21 state-run banks

Which of the following is not a function of RBI?

What is a modulator/demodulator that is connected to a circuit board or motherboard?

Direction: In the given question, four words are given of which two are most nearly the same or opposite in meaning. Find the two words and indicate your answer by marking the option which represents the correct combination.

Abundance

Incomparable

Projection

Plethora

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) headquartered in _______.

Bandhan Bank Ltd. is an Indian banking and financial services company headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal started as a ____ company.

Under the Union Budget 2017, provision under MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) has been increased to _____?

Pointing to A and B, C says, “Both are the children of the only son of my grandfather.” If A says, “I have as many brothers and sisters as C have.” Then how is B related to D, who is a member of C’s family?

Direction: Five statements are given at A, B, C, D and E. Among these, four statements are in a logical order and form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the given options, choose the option that does not fit into the theme of the passage

Sathish Kumar and Ragala Venkat Rahul are associated with ______.

Without alienating Bangladesh, China is backing Myanmar, setting the stage of mediation between the two countries to resolve the Rohingya humanitarian and refugee crisis. On September 28, China flew 2,000 tents and 3,000 blankets as part of a 150 tonnes relief package for Rohingya refugees, fleeing the violence in Myanmar

Which of the following substantiates the given statement?

(I) Chinese Special Envoy for Asian Affairs Sun Guoxiang visited Bangladesh and offered to tackle a diplomatic row between Bangladesh and Myanmar over the flight of the Rohingya.

(II) The Chinese side is highly concerned about the difficulty facing Bangladesh in resettling the displaced people in the Myanmar-Bangladesh border area.

(III) China wants to establish a railway from the Bay of Bengal, linking Myanmar with its Yunnan Province, within the framework of its Belt and Road undertaking

Direction: In the given question, four words are given of which two are most nearly the same or opposite in meaning. Find the two words and indicate your answer by marking the option which represents the correct combination.

Tormented

Agonised

Aroused

Removed

Dudhawa Dam is built across _____ river.

In Income tax, 10% surcharge is applicable to individuals who earn ____.

The venue of 44th G-7 Summit 2018 is ______.

Who among the following is the author of e-book ‘India 2017 Year Book’?

Panna National Park is situated in ______.

The World Economic outlook, a survey conducted and published by

Headquarters of Amnesty International is at _______.

A shopkeeper buys a watch and a speaker for a total of Rs.1600. He sells the watch at 30% profit and the speaker at a profit of 20% after offering a discount of 20% on the marked price for speaker. If his total profit is 25.625%, how much more profit he would have obtained, had he sold the speaker at its marked price?

The transaction in which bank guarantees the payment in case of damage or financial loss and accepts financial risk & liability is known as ____.