RBI OFFICER GRADE 'B' PHASE-I EXAM Held on : 04.09.2016 (Shift-II)(Part-IV)

Total Questions: 50

21. This question consists of information and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide which of the given statements weaken(s) or strengthen(s) the information and decide the appropriate answer.

Statement: India has not recorded a win ever in overseas tour to Country A in the last 25 years. With a win in every other overseas tour, India's record in Country A has been particularly dismal.
I. Country Z which has a much stronger team than India, has won most of their matches in the overseas tour to the Country A.
II. Due to diplomatic issues, India has toured Country A only twice in the past 25 years as against eight an average to other countries.

(1) Statement I is a neutral statement while statement II weakens the information.
(2) Statement I weakens the information while statement II strengthens the information.
(3) Both statement I and statement II weaken the information.
(4) Both statement I and statement II strengthen the information.
(5) Statement I strengthens the information while statement II weakens the information.

Correct Answer: (3) Both statement I and statement II weaken the information.

Solution:Both the statements weaken the given information. The team of Country

Z

is much stronger than India and hence it has won most of their matches in the overseas tour to Country

A

.
India has toured Country

A

only twice in the past

25

years. Therefore, the given information can be weakened by the statement II.

22. Which of the following can be inferred from the given statement?

Statement : In Country X, government has made the provision of day-care facility mandatory in all such organizations where total number of female employees is 250 or more. FL enterprise, therefore, did not have to provide a day-care facility as only 21% of its staff constitutes female employees.
(A) No male employees is allowed to avail the day-care facilities as per the mandate.
(B) Number of male employees in FL enterprise is definitely more than 950.
(C) Had there been 25 less male employees in FL enterprise, they would have had to provide for the day-care facility.
(D) The total number of employees in FL enterprise is definitely less than 1250.

(1) Only (C)
(2) Only (D)
(3) None
(4) Only (A) and (D)
(5) Only (C) and (D)

Correct Answer: (3) None

Solution:None of the Conclusions can be inferred from the given statements. Inference

(A)

is universal premise. Similarly, inference

(B)

and

(C)

assert something which cannot be corroborated by the given information.

23. This question consists of a statement followed by two courses of action numbered I and II given below it. A course of action is an administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follow-up or further action in regard to the problem, policy etc. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and then decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) from the given statement.

Statement: In a competitive exam held across Country 'Banimia', more than 8 lakhs candidates appeared. But, about 4,000 candidates were found to be using unfair means, 75% of which were from State K of the Country.
Course of Action I: Government of 'Banimia' should improve inspection and invigilation in all test centres of State K for all competitive exams.
Course of Action II: From now on for any competitive exams in Banimia, any application from State K should not be entertained.

(1) Only II follows
(2) Only I follows
(3) Either I or II follows
(4) Neither I nor II follows
(5) Both I and II follow

Correct Answer: (2) Only I follows

Solution:Only course of action

I

seems to be appropriate for pursuing. Course of action

II

is too harsh regarding the problem. Furthermore, it is not a practical approach.

24. T is the father of M and P. P is the only daughter of V. M is married to N. A and B are children of M. How is V related to B ?

(1) Grandmother
(2) Uncle
(3) Aunt
(4) Sister
(5) Grandfather

Correct Answer: (1) Grandmother

Solution:

P

is the daughter of

T

and

V

V

is the mother of

M

and

P

M

is the husband of

N

V

is the grandmother of

B

25. Which of the following expressions will be definitely false if the given expression 'U≥B=N≥T<C≤R≤E' is definitely true ?

(1) T<E
(2) T>U
(3) E≥C
(4) N<U
(5) R>T

Correct Answer: (2) T>U

Solution:U > B = N ≥T < C ≤ R ≤ E
(1)

T < E

: True
(2)

T > U

: False
(3)

E \geq C

: True
(4)

N < U

: True
(5)

R \leq T

: True

26. Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below :

From the questions (26-30)
In a certain code language,
'prepare to know economics' is written as 'rt mj sp ai'
'economics is important today' is written as 'qv ai nl dm'
'to know study hard' is written as 'zu rt oy sp'
'study is prepare medium' is written as 'mj oy tk nl'
(All codes are two letter codes only)
What does the code 'mj' stand for in the given code language ?