RBI OFFICER GRADE ‘B’ PHASE-I EXAM Held on : 22.11.2015 (Part-IV)

 

 

Total Questions: 50

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

Seven persons - A, B, C, D, E, F and G - like different movies viz., Inception, Titanic, Vertigo, X-men, Fearless, Batman and Memento but not necessarily in the same order. Each one of them has experience of different fields viz, Administration, Manager of Sales, Account, Production, Quality Management, Human Resource and Public Relations, but not necessarily in the same order. Each one of them is allotted different department on the basis of ascending order of duration of experiences.
The department of Administration is allotted to the least experienced person while the department of Public Relations is alloted to the most experienced person. Only one person has less experience than that of F and he likes the movie X-Men. Only one person has more experience than that of A. The person who is in the Human Resource department likes the movie Fearless. Only two persons have more experience than the one who likes the movie Inception. G likes the movie Memento and has more experience than the one who likes the movie Inception. D has less experience than the person who is in the production department. D has more experience than the person who likes the movie Vertigo. E does not have the least experience and does not work in the Human Resource department. The person who likes the movie Titanic does not work in the Production department. The person who likes the movie Vertigo has more experience than only three persons. E does not work as the Manager of Sales and he has less experience than that of B. B has less experience than only three persons and does not work as the Quality Manager. The person who works as an Accountant has more experience than only two persons.
If all the seven persons are arranged according to the their experiences in descending who will be exactly in the middle ?

Correct Answer: (4) B
Solution:
PersonDepartmentMovie
GPublic RelationsMemento
AProduction DepartmentBatman
DQuality ManagementInception
BManager of SalesVertigo
EAccountantTitanic
FHuman ResourceFearless
CAdministrationX-Men

G > A > D > B > E > F > C

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

Seven persons - A, B, C, D, E, F and G - like different movies viz., Inception, Titanic, Vertigo, X-men, Fearless, Batman and Memento but not necessarily in the same order. Each one of them has experience of different fields viz, Administration, Manager of Sales, Account, Production, Quality Management, Human Resource and Public Relations, but not necessarily in the same order. Each one of them is allotted different department on the basis of ascending order of duration of experiences.
The department of Administration is allotted to the least experienced person while the department of Public Relations is alloted to the most experienced person. Only one person has less experience than that of F and he likes the movie X-Men. Only one person has more experience than that of A. The person who is in the Human Resource department likes the movie Fearless. Only two persons have more experience than the one who likes the movie Inception. G likes the movie Memento and has more experience than the one who likes the movie Inception. D has less experience than the person who is in the production department. D has more experience than the person who likes the movie Vertigo. E does not have the least experience and does not work in the Human Resource department. The person who likes the movie Titanic does not work in the Production department. The person who likes the movie Vertigo has more experience than only three persons. E does not work as the Manager of Sales and he has less experience than that of B. B has less experience than only three persons and does not work as the Quality Manager. The person who works as an Accountant has more experience than only two persons.
As per the given arrangement, Administration is related to X-Men and Public Relations is related to Memento in a certain way. To which of the following is Accountant related to in the same way?

Correct Answer: (5) Titanic
Solution:
PersonDepartmentMovie
GPublic RelationsMemento
AProduction DepartmentBatman
DQuality ManagementInception
BManager of SalesVertigo
EAccountantTitanic
FHuman ResourceFearless
CAdministrationX-Men

Accountant is related to Titanic.

23. Study the following paragraph carefully and answer the question which follows:

Fighting the disease 'reincer' is never easy for anyone. However, finding an insurance to be financially prepared for it, definitely is. For the disease requiring a minimum of Rs. 60 lakh worth medical expenditure, our insurance scheme offers Rs. 5 lakh every year for first five years followed by Rs. 10 lakh every subsequent year - An advertisement by an insurance company.
Which of the following statements would prove that the insurance policy is flawed in its approach?
(A) The disease although serious and cash intensive, is total only in 23% of the cases.
(B) 75% of the entire amount for treatment is required in the first two of years of contracting the disease.
(C) Expenses for treatment of the disease do not fluctuate much based on the intensity of disease and the type of hospitals.
(D) If treated within 4 years of contracting the disease, the patient can be completely cured of the disease for life.

Correct Answer: (2) Both (B) and (D)
Solution:Obviously, statements (B) and (D) prove that the insurance policy is flawed in its approach.

24. Study the following information carefully and answer the question which follows:

There has been a sudden increase in the patients suffering from Fugosis a life threatening communicable disease in the past three months in Country S.
Doctor X-This disease is mainly spreading because of the meat eaters in the country. This can be said because till now the virus causing the disease has been largely found only in meat and meat products.
Which of the following strengthens the statements of Doctor X ?

Correct Answer: (4) State Y of Country S. where almost 90% people are vegetarians, has been least affected by the virus so far.
Solution:Obviously, option (4) strengthens the statements of Doctor X.

25. Study the following information carefully and answer the question which follows:

Major part of revenues from tourism in Country X comes from State Z, however in the past two years the number of tourists coming to State Z has reduced drastically.
Which of the following statements cannot be a reason for the given problems?

Correct Answer: (2) More than 5 tourists were injured due to landslide in State Z last year.
Solution:Obviously, option (2) cannot be reason for the given problem.

26. In each of the following questions; two/ three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II have been given. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Give answer (1) if neither Conclusion I or Conclusion II follows.
Give answer (2) if neither Conclusion I nor Conclusion II follows.
Give answer (3) if only Conclusion I follows.
Give answer (4) if both the Conclusion I and Conclusion II follow.
Give answer (5) if only Conclusion II follows.
Statements
All streets are paths.
Some streets are roads.
All roads are trails.
Conclusions
I. All trails being paths is a possibility.
II. Atleast some paths are roads.

Correct Answer: (4)
Solution:(i) All streets are paths → Universal Affirmative (A-type).
(ii) Some streets are roads → Particular Affirmative (I-type).
(iii) No movie is a theatre → Universal Negative (E-type).
(iv) Some movies are not theatres → Particular Negative (O-type).

27. In each of the following questions; two/ three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II have been given. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Give answer (1) if neither Conclusion I or Conclusion II follows.
Give answer (2) if neither Conclusion I nor Conclusion II follows.
Give answer (3) if only Conclusion I follows.
Give answer (4) if both the Conclusion I and Conclusion II follow.
Give answer (5) if only Conclusion II follows.
Statements
Some shows are plays.
Some plays are movies.
No movie is a theatre.
Conclusions
I. All movies are plays.
II. Some shows are definitely not theatres.

Correct Answer: (5)
Solution:

(i) All streets are paths → Universal Affirmative (A-type).
(ii) Some streets are roads → Particular Affirmative (I-type).
(iii) No movie is a theatre → Universal Negative (E-type).
(iv) Some movies are not theatres → Particular Negative (O-type).
I + EO-type of Conclusion. "Some plays are not theatres".
Venn diagrams of "Some shows are plays":

Venn diagrams of "Some plays are not theatres":

- Considering the given venn diagrams, it can be said that some shows are definitely not theatres.

28. In each of the following questions; two/ three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II have been given. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Give answer (1) if neither Conclusion I or Conclusion II follows.
Give answer (2) if neither Conclusion I nor Conclusion II follows.
Give answer (3) if only Conclusion I follows.
Give answer (4) if both the Conclusion I and Conclusion II follow.
Give answer (5) if only Conclusion II follows.
Statements
Some urns are jugs.
All jugs are vessels.
No vessel is a plate.
Conclusions
I. Some plates being jugs is a possibility.
II. All urns can never be plates.

Correct Answer: (5)
Solution:(i) All streets are paths → Universal Affirmative (A-type).
(ii) Some streets are roads → Particular Affirmative (I-type).
(iii) No movie is a theatre → Universal Negative (E-type).
(iv) Some movies are not theatres → Particular Negative (O-type).

29. In this question are given four statements followed by five conclusions, one of which definitely logically follows (or is a possibility of occurrence) from the given statements. That conclusion is your answer.

[Note: You have to take the four given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.] Statements
Some logos are patents.
All patents are copyrights.
Some copyrights are trade-marks.
No copyright is a goodwill.
Conclusions

Correct Answer: (3) Some trademarks are not goodwill.
Solution:

I + E ⇒ O-type  of Conclusion
"Some logos are not goodwill".

30. Study the following information carefully and answer the question which follows:

"It is only because of the absence of 'Kodal' pulses in the diet of the younger generation, that the incidence of Zyver disease has drastically shot up across the country" - Dr. XYZ. Which of the following can be inferred from the Doctor's statements?
(An inference is something by which you can logically deduce something to be true based on known premises.)

Correct Answer: (5) One of the constituents of 'Kodal' acts as a cure to Zyver.
Solution:Obviously, option (5) can be inferred.