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

Total Questions: 50

11. Study the following information carefully and answer the given question :

‘Despite spending huge amount of money, we have not yet been able to find life on other planets. I am personally of the opinion that such research should stop with immediate effect as it is a waste of time and money as no good will ever come out of it. Instead it would be better to use this money to research other elements in space’ – Statement by a Scientist from Space Institute of Country X.
Which of the following does not weaken the statement of the scientist of Space Institute of Country X?

Correct Answer: (3) Various other research projects taken up by the said institute in the past have also failed despite spending huge amount of time as well as money on them.
Solution:Obviously, option (3) does not weaken the statement of the scientist.

12. 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.

Information : In order to discourage crowd built-up at railway station X, the platform ticket (charged to all such) priced at Rs. 10 should be increased to Rs. 20.
I. The price of ticket from X to nearest railway station is Rs. 12.
II. On an average, every railway station generates Rs. 24 lacs revenue by charging Rs. 10 for platform ticket while X generates Rs. 28 lacs.

Correct Answer: (1) Both statement I and statement II weaken the information.
Solution:Clearly, both the statements weaken the information.

13. Which of the following expressions will be definitely false if the given expression ‘G > H = I ≥ V ≤ Y ≤ Z ≤ T’ is definitely true?

Correct Answer: (2) T< V
Solution:

14. 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 : Most of the people looking for buying/renting properties these days complain of being taken to the same property by more than 6-7 brokers. So even after contracting multiple agents, they end up having usually the same options.
Course of action I : All the owners should strictly give the responsibility of their properties to only one broker.
Course of action II : The brokers should be instructed to mandatorily disclose the list of all the properties they will be showing the customers on a particular day before taking them to the actual site.

Correct Answer: (2) Only II follows
Solution:Obviously, both the courses of action are suitable for pursuing.

15. Which of the following symbols should replace the question mark(s) in the given ex- pression in order to make the expressions ‘H < R’ as well as ‘D ≥ M’ definitely true?

D≥I≥H=S? M<P≤R

Correct Answer: (5) =
Solution:
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16. Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below :

When a word and number arrangement machine is given an input line of words and numbers, it rearranges them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement (All the numbers are two digit numbers.)
Input : 42 prey burn 78 21 melt gulp 96 83 head
Step I : ban 23 42 prey 78 melt gulp 96 83 head
Step II : gap 44 ban 23 prey 78 melt 96 83 head
Step III : had 80 gap 44 ban 23 prey melt 96 83
Step IV : mat 85 had 80 gap 44 ban 23 prey 96
Step V : pay 98 mat 85 had 80 gap 44 ban 23
Step V is the last step of the above arrangement as the intended output of arrangement is obtained.
As per the rules followed in the given steps, find the appropriate steps for the given input.
Input : 61 rust 33 colt 86 four torn 28 49 leap
Which of the following is the fourth to the left of the eighth element from the left end of Step II?

 

 

Correct Answer: (4) rust
Solution:After careful analysis of the given input and various steps of rearrangement, it is evident that in each step two elements - one word and one number - are rearranged. In the first step, the word which comes first in the dictionary order is placed at the extreme left position after replacing the second and the third letters with 'a' while the lowest number is placed at the second position from the left end after adding '2' to it. In the second step, the word which comes second in the dictionary order is placed at the extreme left position after replacing the second and the third letters with 'a' while the second position from the left end after adding '2' to it. The similar procedure is continued till all the words and the numbers get rearranged.
4th to the left of the 8th element from left means 4th from the left.

4th from the left in Step II ⇒ 30

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

When a word and number arrangement machine is given an input line of words and numbers, it rearranges them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement (All the numbers are two digit numbers.)
Input : 42 prey burn 78 21 melt gulp 96 83 head
Step I : ban 23 42 prey 78 melt gulp 96 83 head
Step II : gap 44 ban 23 prey 78 melt 96 83 head
Step III : had 80 gap 44 ban 23 prey melt 96 83
Step IV : mat 85 had 80 gap 44 ban 23 prey 96
Step V : pay 98 mat 85 had 80 gap 44 ban 23
Step V is the last step of the above arrangement as the intended output of arrangement is obtained.
As per the rules followed in the given steps, find the appropriate steps for the given input.
Input : 61 rust 33 colt 86 four torn 28 49 leap
Which of the following represents the element that is fifth to the right of ‘cat’ in step III?

Correct Answer: (2) torn
Solution:After careful analysis of the given input and various steps of rearrangement, it is evident that in each step two elements - one word and one number - are rearranged. In the first step, the word which comes first in the dictionary order is placed at the extreme left position after replacing the second and the third letters with 'a' while the lowest number is placed at the second position from the left end after adding '2' to it. In the second step, the word which comes second in the dictionary order is placed at the extreme left position after replacing the second and the third letters with 'a' while the second position from the left end after adding '2' to it. The similar procedure is continued till all the words and the numbers get rearranged.
5th to the right of 'cat' in Step III torn

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

When a word and number arrangement machine is given an input line of words and numbers, it rearranges them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement (All the numbers are two digit numbers.)
Input : 42 prey burn 78 21 melt gulp 96 83 head
Step I : ban 23 42 prey 78 melt gulp 96 83 head
Step II : gap 44 ban 23 prey 78 melt 96 83 head
Step III : had 80 gap 44 ban 23 prey melt 96 83
Step IV : mat 85 had 80 gap 44 ban 23 prey 96
Step V : pay 98 mat 85 had 80 gap 44 ban 23
Step V is the last step of the above arrangement as the intended output of arrangement is obtained.
As per the rules followed in the given steps, find the appropriate steps for the given input.
Input : 61 rust 33 colt 86 four torn 28 49 leap
In step III, how many elements are there between ‘86’ and the third element from the left end?

Correct Answer: (1) More than three
Solution:After careful analysis of the given input and various steps of rearrangement, it is evident that in each step two elements - one word and one number - are rearranged. In the first step, the word which comes first in the dictionary order is placed at the extreme left position after replacing the second and the third letters with 'a' while the lowest number is placed at the second position from the left end after adding '2' to it. In the second step, the word which comes second in the dictionary order is placed at the extreme left position after replacing the second and the third letters with 'a' while the second position from the left end after adding '2' to it. The similar procedure is continued till all the words and the numbers get rearranged.

Step III
lap 51 far 35 cat 30 61 rust 86 torn

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

When a word and number arrangement machine is given an input line of words and numbers, it rearranges them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement (All the numbers are two digit numbers.)
Input : 42 prey burn 78 21 melt gulp 96 83 head
Step I : ban 23 42 prey 78 melt gulp 96 83 head
Step II : gap 44 ban 23 prey 78 melt 96 83 head
Step III : had 80 gap 44 ban 23 prey melt 96 83
Step IV : mat 85 had 80 gap 44 ban 23 prey 96
Step V : pay 98 mat 85 had 80 gap 44 ban 23
Step V is the last step of the above arrangement as the intended output of arrangement is obtained.
As per the rules followed in the given steps, find the appropriate steps for the given input.
Input : 61 rust 33 colt 86 four torn 28 49 leap
What is the difference between the third element from the right end in step V and the fifth element from the left end in step II?

Correct Answer: (3) 26
Solution:After careful analysis of the given input and various steps of rearrangement, it is evident that in each step two elements - one word and one number - are rearranged. In the first step, the word which comes first in the dictionary order is placed at the extreme left position after replacing the second and the third letters with 'a' while the lowest number is placed at the second position from the left end after adding '2' to it. In the second step, the word which comes second in the dictionary order is placed at the extreme left position after replacing the second and the third letters with 'a' while the second position from the left end after adding '2' to it. The similar procedure is continued till all the words and the numbers get rearranged.

3rd element from the right end in Step V = 35
5th element from the left end in Step II → 61
Required difference = 61 - 35 = 26

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

When a word and number arrangement machine is given an input line of words and numbers, it rearranges them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement (All the numbers are two digit numbers.)
Input : 42 prey burn 78 21 melt gulp 96 83 head
Step I : ban 23 42 prey 78 melt gulp 96 83 head
Step II : gap 44 ban 23 prey 78 melt 96 83 head
Step III : had 80 gap 44 ban 23 prey melt 96 83
Step IV : mat 85 had 80 gap 44 ban 23 prey 96
Step V : pay 98 mat 85 had 80 gap 44 ban 23
Step V is the last step of the above arrangement as the intended output of arrangement is obtained.
As per the rules followed in the given steps, find the appropriate steps for the given input.
Input : 61 rust 33 colt 86 four torn 28 49 leap

‘torn’ is related to ‘rust’ in step I in the same way as ‘lap is related to ‘tan’ in step V. Following the same pattern to which element is ‘86’ related to in step IV?

Correct Answer: (4) far
Solution:After careful analysis of the given input and various steps of rearrangement, it is evident that in each step two elements - one word and one number - are rearranged. In the first step, the word which comes first in the dictionary order is placed at the extreme left position after replacing the second and the third letters with 'a' while the lowest number is placed at the second position from the left end after adding '2' to it. In the second step, the word which comes second in the dictionary order is placed at the extreme left position after replacing the second and the third letters with 'a' while the second position from the left end after adding '2' to it. The similar procedure is continued till all the words and the numbers get rearranged.
'torn' is 4th to the right of

'rust' in Step I.
'lap' is 4th to the right of 'tan' in Step V.
Similarly, '86' is 4th to the right of 'far' in Step IV.