RBI OFFICER GRADE ‘B’ PHASE-I EXAM Held on : 04.09.2016 (Shift-I)(Part-III)

Total Questions: 50

41. Which of the following best supports the statement?

Statement: In the past, consumers would rarely walk into an ice cream store and order low-fat ice cream. But that isn't the case today. An increasing health consciousness combined with a much bigger selection of tasty low-fat foods in all categories has made low-fat ice cream a very profitable item for ice cream store owners. Which of the following best supports the statement?

Correct Answer: (4) low-fat ice cream is more popular than other kinds of ice cream.
Solution:Nowadays, consumers have become health conscious. Therefore, they like low fat food items including icecream. Thus, statement (4) supports the given premise.

42. Which of the following is/are possible effect(s) of the above cause?

Cause : All the major rivers in the state have been flowing way over the danger level for the past few weeks.
(A) Many villages situated near the river banks are submerged forcing residents to flee.
(B) Government has decided to provide alternate shelter to all the affected villagers residing near the river banks.
(C) The entire state has been put on high flood alert.

Correct Answer: (4) All (A), (B) and (C)
Solution:All the major rivers in the State are flowing way over the danger level, so all the three are possible effects of the cause.

43. Which of the following can be concluded from the given findings of the research?

Study the following information carefully and answer the given question : Following are the observations of an experiment on 'sleep and memory' conducted on 18 healthy young adults (ages 18 to 25) and 18 healthy older adults (ages 61 to 81).
(A) The recall after 8 hours of sleep in younger adults was 65% more than that in the older adults.
(B) Night-sleep had higher negativ impact on all of the participants as compared to that of day-sleep of equal duration.
(C) If a given set of words is memorised immediately before going to sleep, its recall after waking up was found to be better in younger adults than in the older adults.
(I) As per the experiment, there is some correlation between sleep and memory.
(II) The part of brain involved in memory is more active during the day as compared to that during the night.
(III) A sleep of more than 8 hours can improve the memory in older adults. (IV) Memorising something immediately after waking up from an 8-hour long sleep will yield better results than memorising before sleep.

Correct Answer: (3) Both I and III
Solution:It is clear from the observations that, there is some relation between sleep and memory. Therefore, Conclusion I follows from the observations of the experiment.
It may also be concluded that memory in older adults can improve after a sleep of more than eight hours. Thus, Conclusion III also follows.

44. If all the letters in the word 'REGULATION' are arranged in English alphabetical order from left to right and then all the vowels are changed to the next alphabet in the English alphabetical series and all the consonants are changed to the previous alphabet in English alphabetical series, how will the word be written?

Correct Answer: (5) BFFJKMPQSV
Solution:

REGULATION
English alphabetical order:

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

Statement: In Country A, it is mandatory for all government organizations to provide transportation facilities (home pick-up and drop) to employees if 75% or more number of total employees working in the organization reside more than 15 kms away from office. The same, however, does not apply to XY enterprises as only 1500 of their employees travel more than 15 kms to work.
(A) The total number of employees in XY enterprises is definitely more than 2000,
(B) Only 25% employees of XY enterprises travel less than 15 kms to office. (C) If 25 new recruits who travel more than 15 kms join XY enterprises, the XY enterprises will definitely have to provide transportation facilities. (D) XY enterprise is definitely not a government enterprise.

Correct Answer: (1) Only (A)
Solution:1500 is less than 75 per cent of the total number of employees in the XY Enterprises. Therefore, total number of employees in the XY Enterprises is more than 2000.
Therefore, statement (A) can be inferred from the given statements.

46. In these questions, relationship between different elements is shown in the statements. The statements are followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Study the conclusions based on the given statement and select the appropriate answer.

Give answer (1) if neither Conclusion I nor Conclusion II is true,
Give answer (2) if either Conclusion I or Conclusion II is true
Give answer (3) if only Conclusion I is true
Give answer(4) if both Conclusion I and Conclusion II are true
Give answer(5) if only Conclusion II is true
Statements:
C2VR = N ≥ T> Q; Y ≥ N < A
Conclusions:
I. Q > V
II. Q < Y

Correct Answer: (5)
Solution:
Conclusions
I. : Not True
II. : True

47. In these questions, relationship between different elements is shown in the statements. The statements are followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Study the conclusions based on the given statement and select the appropriate answer.

Give answer (1) if neither Conclusion I nor Conclusion II is true,
Give answer (2) if either Conclusion I or Conclusion II is true
Give answer (3) if only Conclusion I is true
Give answer(4) if both Conclusion I and Conclusion II are true
Give answer(5) if only Conclusion II is true
Statements:
C2VR = N ≥ T> Q; Y ≥ N < A
 Conclusions:
I. CY 5
II. A > Q

Correct Answer: (5)
Solution:
Conclusions
I. : Not True
II. : True

48. In these questions, relationship between different elements is shown in the statements. The statements are followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Study the conclusions based on the given statement and select the appropriate answer.

Give answer (1) if neither Conclusion I nor Conclusion II is true,
Give answer (2) if either Conclusion I or Conclusion II is true
Give answer (3) if only Conclusion I is true
Give answer(4) if both Conclusion I and Conclusion II are true
Give answer(5) if only Conclusion II is true
Statements:
P > R < U < M < V : T < U; L < M
Conclusions: 
I. L < V
II. T < L

Correct Answer: (3)
Solution:
Conclusions
I. : True
II. : Not True

49. In these questions, relationship between different elements is shown in the statements. The statements are followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Study the conclusions based on the given statement and select the appropriate answer.

Give answer (1) if neither Conclusion I nor Conclusion II is true,
Give answer (2) if either Conclusion I or Conclusion II is true
Give answer (3) if only Conclusion I is true
Give answer(4) if both Conclusion I and Conclusion II are true
Give answer(5) if only Conclusion II is true
Statements:
P > R < U < M < V : T < U; L < M
Conclusions:
I. V > T
II. T ≤ P

Correct Answer: (3)
Solution:
Conclusions
I. : True
II. : Not True

50. In these questions, relationship between different elements is shown in the statements. The statements are followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Study the conclusions based on the given statement and select the appropriate answer.

Give answer (1) if neither Conclusion I nor Conclusion II is true,
Give answer (2) if either Conclusion I or Conclusion II is true
Give answer (3) if only Conclusion I is true
Give answer(4) if both Conclusion I and Conclusion II are true
Give answer(5) if only Conclusion II is true
Statements:
RQ < T = M < N = S; T> F > G; M =D> P
Conclusions:
 I. P < T
II. T = P

Correct Answer: (2)
Solution:

P is either smaller than or equal to T. Therefore, either Conclusion I or Conclusion II is true.