Model Test 99
Model Test 99
PRELIMS MT - 99
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     sentence conveys the same meaning as the phrase given in bold and can replace
     it in the sentence grammatically and contextually? If none of the words/group of
     words conveys the same meaning as the phrase given in bold and can replace it
     in the sentence grammatically and contextually. Select “None of the given options”
     as the answer.
1.   Saturday dawned to the liquid acoustics of rain. It stayed that way here for a
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     large part and as umbrellas were unfurled and people went about their business
     in the Australian capital, a sport that demanded sun and sparkle, was left stranded.
     1) melodic sound of rainfall 2) rhythmic patter of raindrops
     3) soft murmurs of rain
     5) No replacement needed
     Choose the appropriate word to fill the blank from the five alternatives given.
           Arshi Alam, a child and adolescent psychologist who is currently working as
     a school counsellor in a private school in Gurugram, says, “From a socio-emotional
     point of view, the absence of regular school classes, particularly at such an ——
     (3)——age, can lead to a lack of age-appropriate socialisation. Children might not
     learn important life skills such as conflict resolution.”
           She adds that in such competitive environments, students feel like they are
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     part of a—— (4)——,and are unable to release emotions such as anger, confusion,
     or feeling overwhelmed since there is no vent for such emotions. “In school, with
     activities such as craft, dance, theatre, and visual arts, a student’s ——(5)—-
     needs are also taken care of.”
           A Delhi-based parent who sent his son to a coaching institute affiliated with
     a ‘dummy school’ for a term in Class 12 says, on condition of ——(6)—,that just a
     few months of studying in such an environment wreaked havoc in his son’s life.
           His son thought that one year of focused coaching preparation was necessary.
     “We agreed to take him out of regular school and enrol him in a ‘dummy school’.
     Everything was impacted, from his handwriting to concentration, and discipline,”
     says the father. His son’s physical and mental health took a —(7)—,and after the
     term was over, the child went back to being a regular student in a regular school.
3.   1) impressionable2) formative 3) mature         4) critical   5) impervious
4.   1) competition 2) system         3) roster      4) rat-race   5) modus operandi
5.   1) psychological2) empirical 3) sensory         4) emotional 5) poignant
6.   1) confidence 2) anonymity 3) secrecy           4) security   5) amity
7.   1) break        2) toll          3) loss        4) hit        5) tenancy
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Sreedhar’s CCE                                     SBI CLERK / LIC Asst. PRELIMS MT - 99
     Directions (8-15): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions
     given below it. Certain words are given in bold to help you locate them while
     answering some of the questions.
           The festival of Deepavali is behind us now. All our festivals bring us joy, and
     the festival of light is also accompanied by a great deal of sound. There are pleas
     for the use of green crackers to bring down harmful emissions such as
     sulfurdioxide, and to reduce the noise created when they are ignited. These
     have been mandated by the Supreme Court,/A/ with detailed specifications
     such that a ban/B/ on the manufacture and sale off firecrackers that /C/are
     joined by long rows. But every passing year, /D/ their loud sounds continue to
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     be heard in festival seasons./E/
           Public attention is focused on the resultant air pollution, but of equal concern
     is the damage that very loud sounds can do to our hearing. Going beyond
     firecrackers, the year-CM YK round noise levels also get less attention than
     other forms of pollution. It is as if noise is more easily accepted as part of our
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     surroundings, and acceptance is even easier when you are yourself creating the
     noise.
           Sound travels in waves that carry energy. The more energy, the more intense
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     the wave, and the louder the sound. The decibel scale is used to measure the
     loudness of sound. It is a logarithmic scale, so when the sound level is measured
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     to have risen by10 dB, the sound is ten times more intense. On the decibel scale,
     the thresh- old of human hearing is set at 0 dB. A whisper measures 30 dB, and
     normal speech is 60 dB. A loud firecracker, measured from 10 feet away, has an
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     intensity of 140 dB. This can easily damage the hair cells in the cochlea of the
     ear, which receive vibrations from the eardrum and convert them to nerve signals.
     Dam- age to these hair cells makes them less sensitive to sound. As a result,
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     louder sounds required before a hair cell can respond and nerve impulses are
     sent to the brain. The hair cells can recover somewhat from moderately loud
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     sounds. However, unlike our skin cells, these cells are incapable of re- generation.
     Repeated assaults can make recovery difficult, resulting in noise-induced hearing
     loss.
8.   Which of the following, if true, would strengthen the argument that firecracker
     noise contributes significantly to noise pollution?
     1) The majority of complaints during Deepavali pertain to air pollution rather
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     than noise pollution.
     2) Noise levels from firecrackers often exceed 140 dB, which is harmful to human
     hearing.
     3) Manufacturers claim that modern firecrackers comply with Supreme Court
     guidelines on noise levels.
     4) Noise pollution is less noticeable than air pollution, making it harder for people
     to assess its impact.
     5)All the above
9.   What assumption does the author make about the impact of noise pollution?
     1) Noise pollution is more harmful than air pollution.
     2) People are aware of the harmful effects of noise pollution but choose to ignore
     them.
     3) Noise pollution, like air pollution, has serious consequences that deserve
     attention.
     4) Supreme Court guidelines on firecracker noise levels are ineffective.
     5) None
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10.   Which of the following would weaken the argument that noise from firecrackers
      during festivals causes long-term hearing damage?
      1) Loud noises during festivals are limited to a few days a year.
      2) Most firecrackers available in the market meet noise level regulations.
      3) Noise-induced hearing loss results only from prolonged exposure to loud sounds.
      4) Public campaigns have successfully reduced firecracker usage during festivals
      5) All the above
11.   What is the primary purpose of the Supreme Court’s mandate on the use of green
      crackers?
      1) To eliminate the production of firecrackers altogether.
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      2) To reduce harmful emissions and noise pollution.
      3) To encourage the use of renewable materials in firecracker manufacturing.
      4) To limit the production and sale of firecrackers during non-festival seasons.
      5) Both 1 and 3
12.   What can be inferred about public awareness of noise pollution based on the
      passage?
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      1) People are generally more aware of noise pollution than air pollution.
      2) Noise pollution is accepted more readily because individuals contribute to it.
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      3) Noise pollution has minimal effects compared to air pollution.
      4) Public awareness campaigns about noise pollution have been highly effective.
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      5)Both 2 and 4
13.   Find error part in the bolded sentence in the passage.
      1) A            2) B           3) C            4) D           5) E
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14.   Find the synonyms of the word pleas given in the passage
      1) sounds       2) causalities 3) substances 4) revulsions 5) appeals
15.   Find the substitute of the word As a result given in the passage
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      1) with all     2) in spite of 3) nevertheless    4) so       5) consequent
      Directions (16-20): Rearrange the following five sentences (1), (2), (3), (4), and (5)
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Sreedhar’s CCE                                      SBI CLERK / LIC Asst. PRELIMS MT - 99
      Direction (21): Read the following passage carefully and answer the question
      given below it.
            Next to air pollution, plastic pollution has pervaded the world at an alarming
      and unprecedented rate. While plastics have some advantages, their disadvantages,
      such as being non-biodegradable and posing health risks due to harmful chemicals,
      outweigh their benefits. Controlling the use of plastics entirely may not be
      immediately possible, but a solution is required to resolve this issue.
21.   Which of the following best addresses the issue of plastic pollution as outlined
      in the statement?
      1) Encouraging the immediate ban of all plastic production worldwide, regardless
      of its practicality or economic impact.
      2) Promoting the development and use of biodegradable alternatives to plastics
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      while gradually reducing plastic dependency.
      3) Mandating all industries to increase plastic production to meet growing demands
      in packaging and other uses.
      4) Increasing awareness about the advantages of plastics over other materials to
      justify their widespread use.
      5) Accepting that plastic pollution is inevitable and focusing instead on controlling
      air pollution.
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      Directions (22-27): In this question a sentence divided into four parts denoted by
      (A), (B), (C) and (D) has been given. Read the sentence to find out whether there
      is any grammatical error in it. The error if any will be in one part of the sentence.
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      That part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is “No error”. Ignore the
      errors of punctuation of any.
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22.   The CBSE has cracked down on schools(A) /that offers students attendance in
      lieu of(B) /the school fee, so that the children can spend that(C) / time training
      for entrance examinations to colleges.(D) NO ERROR(E)
      1) A             2) B            3) C            4) D           5) E
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23.   If students do not have(A) / a bank account to receive welfare assistance, schools(B)
      /are required to open a (C) / post office account for them.(D) NO ERROR(E)
      1) A             2) B            3) C            4) D           5) E
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24.   Indian Grandmaster says he is trying(A) /to take it one game at(B) / a time and
      that is a lot more important (C) /ones to come.(D) NO ERROR(E)
      1) A             2) B            3) C            4) D           5) E
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Sreedhar’s CCE                                          SBI CLERK / LIC Asst. PRELIMS MT - 99
                                       NUMERICAL ABILITY
      Direction (31-40) : What will come in place of question mark (?) in the given
      question ?
31.    89  480  2.25  2 = 316 ?
      1) 14                  2) 13        3) 11             4) 15            5) 12
      ? 14  3  4
32.                  20
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      1) 22.5                2) 20.5      3) 28             4) 32            5) 30.75
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33.       32  ?  12
      4 2
      1) 3                   2) 2      ha 3) 8              4) 4             5) 6
      3 3 5 1
34.     1     1   ?  714
      8 4 6 6
      1) 168
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                             2) 164
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      1)                     2)           3)                4)               5)
           5                      10           5                 5                5
36.   48  ? + 26  3 = 14
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      1) 9           2) 121               3) 81             4) 169           5) 289
37.   60 % of (20  1.5  8) = ?
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Sreedhar’s CCE                                     SBI CLERK / LIC Asst. PRELIMS MT - 99
      Direction (46-50): Refer to the following table and answer the given question:
                 Number of Cakes baked by 6 backeries in five weeks :
                                              Bakeries
          Weeks
                  Bakery P   Bakery Q   Bakery R     Bakery S   Bakery T   Bakery U
          1st       248        268        255          215        236        291
          2nd       338        352        396          384        371        329
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          3rd       187        284        262          198        244        386
          4th       231        352        203          220        284        340
          5th       296        214        369          387        256        244
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46. Total number of cakes baked by bakery S in all the given weeks together is what
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    percent of the total number of cakes baked by bakery P in all the given weeks
    together ?
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    1) 114          2) 106        3) 108          4) 104            5) 112
47. What is the difference between total number of cakes baked by all the given
    bakeries together in 2nd week and total number of cakes baked by all the given
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Sreedhar’s CCE                                           SBI CLERK / LIC Asst. PRELIMS MT - 99
53.   I. X2 - X - 56 = 0
      II. Y2 - 17Y + 72 = 0
      1) X = Y or Relationship between    X   &   Y   cannot be established
      2) X < Y         3) X  Y       4) X  Y               5) X > Y
54.   I. X2 = 121
      II. Y2 + 22Y + 121 = 0
      1) X  Y         2) X > Y       3) X < Y               4) X  Y
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      5) X = Y or Relationship between    X   &   Y   cannot be established
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55.   I. 2X - 23X + 63 = 0
      II. 2Y2 -15Y + 28 = 0
      1) X > Y         2) X < Y       3) X  Y               4) X  Y
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      5) X = Y or Relationship between    X   &   Y   cannot be established
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56. The sum of
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                       th of X and
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                                     th of Y is 103 and the value of X is greater than the
    five rupees notes and twenty rupees notes. The number of notes of each
    denomination is equal. What is the total number of notes that he has ?
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      1) 192           2) 172         3) 196                4) 184            5) 168
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Sreedhar’s CCE                                      SBI CLERK / LIC Asst. PRELIMS MT - 99
62. A certain number of books were purchased for Rs. 576. Six more books could have
    been purchased in the same amount, if each book was cheaper by Rs. 8. What
    was the number of books purchased ?
      1) 14          2) 12          3) 22             4) 16              5) 18
63. A and B started a business by investing some amount in the respective ratio of 9
    : 7. After 4 months C joined them with an amount equal to that of B. If the annual
    profit is Rs. 52,390. what is A’s share of annual profit ?
      1) Rs.21,985   2) Rs.22,815   3) Rs. 23,655     4) Rs. 23,365      5) Rs. 24,065
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64. A certain sum of money is divided between Sweety and Tweety in the ratio 13 : 15
    respectively. If Sweety’s share is 48 rupees less than Tweety’s share, find the
    sum of money that was divided among them.
      1) Rs. 672     2) Rs. 656     3) Rs. 590        4) Rs. 688         5) Rs. 582
65. Rs. 12,850 becomes Rs. 15,163 in 3 years at a certain rate of simple interest. If
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    the rate of interest is increased by 10%. What would be the simple interest
    accrued on Rs. 12,850 in 3 years ?
      1) Rs. 6168    2) Rs. 6336    3) Rs. 6062       4) Rs. 6452        5) Rs. 5928
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      Direction (66-70): Study the given information carefully to answer the given
      questions:
           Seven people – A, B, C, D, E, F and G live on seven different floors of a seven
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      storeyed building where ground floor is numbered as one, the one above that is
      numbered as two and so on till the topmost floor of the building is numbered as
      seven. Only one person lives on each floor.
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            C lives on an odd numbered floor but below the fifth floor. Only one person
      lives between E and G. G lives on fifth floor. F lives immediate to C. D lives
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      immediate to E and G. A lives above B and neither of them lives the top most floor
      nor the bottom most floor.
66.   Who among the following person lives on third floor?
      1) A           2) C            3) B             4) D            5) G
67.   Who among the following person lives immediately above G?
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      1) E           2) D            3) F             4) B            5) A
68.   Who amongst the following people live on the both top most and the bottom most
      floors?
      1) DC          2) FD           3) CE            4) EF           5) GA
69.   How many people live between D and F?
      1) One         2) Two          3) None          4) Three        5) Four
70.   If all the people are arranged in an alphabetical order from top to bottom, then
      how many people will remain unchanged?
      1) Three       2) One          3) None          4) Two          5) More than three
71.   How many such pairs of letters are there in the word “EQUIPMENT” each of
      which has as many letters between them in the word (in both forward and
      backward directions) as they have between them in English alphabetical order?
      1) One         2) Three        3) Four          4) Two          5) None
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      Conclusion II: Some Trains are Buses.
      1) Only Conclusion I follows                   2) Only Conclusion II follows
      3) Neither Conclusion I nor II follows         4) Either Conclusion I or II follows
      5) Both Conclusions I and II follow
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73.   Statements:    Only a few Windows are Walls
                     All Chairs are Walls
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                     No chair is Room
      Conclusion I: Some Chairs are Windows is a Possibility.
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      Conclusion II: All Rooms are Walls is a Possibility.
      1) Only Conclusion I follows                   2) Only Conclusion II follows
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Sreedhar’s CCE                                       SBI CLERK / LIC Asst. PRELIMS MT - 99
      Direction (78-82): Study the given information carefully to answer the given
      questions:
           Six people – P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting around a triangular table. Three
      people sit at three corners of the table and three people sit on three sides of the
      table. All of them are facing away from the center. Each person works in a different
      companys viz. Wipro, HCL, Reliance, TCS, Infosys and Tech Mahindra.
            T sits immediate left of the one who works in Reliance. Two people sit between
      S and the one who works in Infosys. The one who works in Tech Mahindra sits
      second to the left of R. R does not work in HCL. As many people sit between T and
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      Q (to the right of Q) as between the one who works in Reliance and R (either from
      left or right). U sits on one of the sides of the table but not sits immediate to Q.
      Only one person sits between T and the one who works in TCS. Person who works
      in TCS sits second to the right of Q.
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78.   Who among the following person works in Reliance?
      1) T            2) Q            3) P             4) U           5) R
79.   R works in __ company.
      1) TCS          2) Wipro
82.   If all the people are arranged in an alphabetical order starting from P in a clockwise
      direction, then how many of the persons remain at the same place (excluding P)?
      1) One          2) Two          3) Three         4) Four        5) Five
      Direction (83-84): Study the given information carefully to answer the given
      questions:
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           Eight people belong to a family of three generations with three married
      couples. D is the grandmother of G, who is the child of A. A is the son of H. C is
      the sister-in-law of E, who is the daughter of H. G is the nephew of E. F is the
      niece of A. B is the father of F.
83.   How many male members are there in the family?
      1) Three        2) One          3) Four          4) Five        5) Two
84.   If E is the daughter-in-law of N, then how is B related to N?
      1) Father       2) Mother       3) Daughter      4) Son         5) Son-in-law
85.   In the number ‘94618375’ all the digits are arranged in an ascending order
      within the number, then position/s of how many digits will remain unchanged as
      compared to the original number?
      1) Three        2) One          3) Two           4) None        5) More than three
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      5) Both conclusions I and II are true
87.   Statements: A  M > D; L  E > D
      Conclusion I: A > E
      Conclusion II: E  A
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      1) Only conclusion I is true
      3) Either conclusion I or II is true
                                                       2) Only conclusion II is true
                                                       4) Neither conclusion I nor II is true
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      5) Both conclusions I and II are true
      Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions as per
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      the given arrangement and thus form a group. Which one of the following does
      not belong to that group?
      1) JLI           2) OQN          3) HKI          4) WYV          5) BDA
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      Direction (89-93): Study the given information carefully to answer the given
      questions:
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            Seven people viz. A, B, C, D, E, F and G were born on seven different days of
      the same week starting from Monday and ending on Sunday. Only one person
      was born on each day.
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            D was born on Wednesday. Only one person was born between D and F. B
      was born immediately after F. C was born before G. As many people were born
      after B as before G. More than two people were born between G and E.
89.   Who among the following person was born on Thursday?
      1) F             2) G            3) B            4) A            5) E
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90.   How many people were born between C and F?
      1) Two           2) None         3) Three        4) One          5) More than three
91.   Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions as per
      the given arrangement and thus form a group. Which one of the following does
      not belong to that group?
      1) Monday – G                    2) Sunday – B                   3) Friday – A
      4) Saturday – F                                  5) Tuesday – E
92.   B was born on which of the following day?
      1) Tuesday       2) Friday       3) Sunday       4) Monday       5) Saturday
93.   Which of the following statement(s) is/are true as per the given arrangement?
      1) E was born on Sunday.
      2) Only one person was born between G and A.
      3) D was born before B.
      4) C was born immediately before G.              5) All the statements are true
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Sreedhar’s CCE                                          SBI CLERK / LIC Asst. PRELIMS MT - 99
      Direction (94-95): Study the given information carefully to answer the given
      questions:
           Point M is 6m North of point K. Point T is 8m East of point M. Point B is 11m
      South of point T. Point V is 13m West of point B. Point V is 7m South of point R.
      Point P is 4m West of point R. Point S is 8m North of point P. Point S is 9m West of
      point A.
94.   Which direction is point R with respect to point K?
      1) South-East                      2) West                           3) North-West
      4) South-West                      5) North-East
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94.   What is the distance between point M and point A?
      1) 5m             2) 3m            3) 2m            4) 6m            5) 4m
      Direction (96-100): Study the given information carefully to answer the given
      questions:
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           Seven people viz. A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting in a straight line facing
      north with an equal distance between adjecent people. C sits third to the right of
      G. F sits immediate right of C. Only two people sit between E and D. D sits one of
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      the extreme ends of the line. A does not sit immediate to G. More than three
      people sit between F and B.
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96.   How many people sit between B and C?
      1) Two            2) Three         3) None          4) One           5) More than three
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99.   Which of the following statement(s) is/are true as per the given arrangement?
      1) Two people sit between B and C.
      2) G sits immediate left of E.
      3) A sits second to the left of F.
      4) Both 2 and 3 are true
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      5) All the statements are true
100. What is the position of G with respect to D?
      1) Second to the right             2) Third to the left              3) Immediate right
      4) Second to the left              5) Immediate left
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   1.2     2.2    3.1     4.4      5.3    6.2     7.4    8.2     9.3   10.3       SCAN QR FOR
  11.2    12.2   13.5    14.5     15.4   16.5    17.1   18.2    19.3   20.4       OUR RESULTS
  21.2    22.2   23.5    24.3     25.4   26.3    27.3   28.2    29.4   30.1
  31.2    32.1   33.2    34.1     35.4   36.3    37.5   38.2    39.4   40.2
  41.5    42.5   43.4    44.3     45.3   46.3    47.5   48.3    49.4   50.1
  51.5    52.1   53.3    54.4     55.1   56.3    57.4   58.5    59.5   60.2
  61.1    62.2   63.2    64.1     65.1   66.3    67.2   68.3    69.4   70.2
  71.4    72.3   73.5    74.3     75.3   76.2    77.2   78.3    79.2   80.5
  81.4    82.1   83.3    84.4     85.4   86.5    87.3   88.3    89.4   90.3
  91.5    92.5   93.5    94.3     95.5   96.2    97.4   98.3    99.4   100.1
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