IBPS PO Preliminary Grand Test IPP-170912 HINTS & SOLUTIONS ANSWER KEY 1.(2) 21.(2) 41.(1) 61.(4) 81.(5) 2.(3) 22.(4) 42.(2) 62.(2) 82.(2) 3.(1) 23.(1) 43.(4) 63.(1) 83.(3) 4.(2) 24.(3) 44.(4) 64.(5) 84.(4) 5.(4) 25.(5) 45.(1) 65.(3) 85.(4) 6.(5) 26.(2) 46.(4) 66.(3) 86.(3) 7.(4) 27.(1) 47.(3) 67.(4) 87.(3) 8.(2) 28.(3) 48.(1) 68.(5) 88.(3) 9.(3) 29.(5) 49.(2) 69.(2) 89.(1) 10.(1) 30.(4) 50.(4) 70.(2) 90.(5) 11.(3) 31.(3) 51.(2) 71.(2) 91.(5) 12.(2) 32.(2) 52.(1) 72.(2) 92.(4) 13.(5) 33.(4) 53.(4) 73.(2) 93.(3) 14.(2) 34.(2) 54.(3) 74.(4) 94.(4) 15. (1) 35.(4) 55.(2) 75.(5) 95.(5) 16.(2) 36.(4) 56.(5) 76.(4) 96.(3) 17.(4) 37.(2) 57.(2) 77.(2) 97.(3) 18.(1) 38.(3) 58.(3) 78.(4) 98.(5) 19.(2) 39.(1) 59.(5) 79.(2) 99.(1) 20.(2) 40.(2) 60.(4) 80.(4) 100.(1) HINTS & SOLUTIONS 1.(2) Refer to the last few lines of second paragraph of the passage the MPC has said monetary policy can be effective only when private investment has revived, the banking sector s health is restored. Hence only sentence (iii) is correct. 2.(3) Refer to the first few lines of first paragraph The Reserve Bank of India s decision to keep the policy interest rate unchanged, and reaffirm its neutral policy stance, clearly indicates that policymakers at the central bank are singularly focussed on their primary remit of ensuring price stability while supporting economic growth. 3.(1) The tone of the author here is descriptive as the author presents the detail report of the news. 4.(2) Refer to the last lines of first paragraph And the elephant in the room, in the MPC s opinion, is the real prospect of inflationary spillovers from the rising risk of fiscal slippages caused by farm loan waivers. Hence sentence (b) is true. 5.(4) The author describes about the RBI s monetary policy decision of unchanging policy rates. Hence sentence (d) is the correct choice. 1 6.(5) All of the given statements are true in context of the passage. 7.(4) Benign means benevolent or favourable. Hence it has same meaning as favourable. Previse means predict. 8.(2) Pertinent means relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite. Hence it has same meaning as appropriate. Straggle means an untidy or irregularly arranged mass or group. 9.(3) Undergird means provide support or a firm basis for. Hence it has opposite meaning as undermine. Fractious means easily irritated or annoyed. Inure means cause to accept or become hardened to. Construe means make sense of. Enervate means weaken mentally or morally. 10.(1) Bottlenecks means blockage/impediment. Hence it has opposite meaning as aid. Adamant means refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind. Admonish means scold. Hapless means unfortunate and deserving pity. 11.(3) Use room in place of place. 12.(2) The use of very is superfluous because positive degree adjective + enough is used. Ex. Lucky enough, tall enough. 13.(5) The sentence is grammatically correct. 14.(2) its will be used in place of their because the subject of the sentence the college is in singular number. Hence its is used. 15. (1) Use had in place of have because after have, had, has, verb is always used in part participle (V3). Ex. He has written a book, Had they had me in their team, I would have helped him. 16.(2) is should be used after a digital computer because the sentence is assertive not interrogative. 17.(4) In place of a, the is used as with the naked eye is the correct expression. 18.(1) Use among in place of between because between is used for the comparison of only two while among is used for the comparison of more than two. 19.(2) In place of for, to will be used because preposition to is used after yield. Ex. She yielded to bribery. 20.(2) Use of in place of on because preposition of is used after guilty. Ex. guilty of murder, guilty of theft. 21.(2) critiques is the correct word replacement as it means a detailed analysis and assessment of something, especially a literary, philosophical, or political theory. 22.(4) standardized is the correct word replacement as it means cause (something) to conform to a standard. 23.(1) castigated is the correct word replacement as it means reprimand (someone) severely. Also, it is to be noted that the sentence is in Passive form. 24.(3) foresee is the correct word replacement as it means be aware of beforehand; predict.
25.(5) models is the correct word in context of its usage in the sentence. So it doesn t require any correction. 26.(2) vigorously is the correct word replacement as it means forcefully. 27.(1) fad is the correct word replacement as it means an intense and widely shared enthusiasm for something, especially one that is short-lived; a craze. 28.(3) impossible is the correct word replacement as it means very difficult to deal with. 29.(5) humility is the correct word in context of its usage in the sentence as it means the quality of having a modest or low view of one's importance. 30.(4) unconventional is the correct word replacement as it means not based on or conforming to what is generally done or believed. 31.(3) 36.(4) 37.(2) 38.(3) 39.(1) 32.(2) 33.(4) 40.(2) Difference between number of Indian and foreign author books: For Library A = 3750 For Library B = 18750 For Library C = 11000 For Library D = 9000 For Library E = 20250 For Library F = 2750 Hence, maximum difference is for the Library E. 41.(1) The number should be 5555 in place of 5531. 7 2, 9 2, 11 2, 13 2, 15 2, 17 2.. 42.(2) The number should be 21 in place of 26. +1, +2, +4, +8, +16, +32. 43.(4) The number should be 770 in place of 760. 1 + 2, 2 + 4, 3 + 6, 4 + 8, 5 + 10, 6 + 12,. 44.(4) The series is 0 2 + 4, 1 2 + 2, 3 2 + 0, 6 2 2, 10 2 4, 15 2 6, 21 2 8. Hence, 435 should be replaced with 433. 45.(1) The number should be 2 in place of 1. 3.5, 3, 2.5, 2, 1.5, 1,.. 46.(4) 47.(3) 80 34.(2) Desired ratio 16:17. 85 35.(4) 48.(1) 2
49.(2) 58.(3) 50.(4) 59.(5) 60.(4) 51.(2) 61.(4)? 150% of 30 25% of 140 45 35 80. 62.(2) 63.(1) 64.(5) 65.(3) 52.(1) = 16.5 2.4 = 14.1 = 14 (approx.) 66.(3) Only option (c), R V = N T B = C > M holds B V definitely false and T > M definitely true. 67.(4) 53.(4) 68.(5) G (99%) > F > E (78%) > D > H (75%) 69.(2) By using (2), N = M N D = X > Z B, D < B being definitely false and Z < N being definitely true. 70.(2) 54.(3) 71.(2) 55.(2) 72.(2) 56.(5) 57.(2) 73-74. 73.(2) 74.(4) 3
75.(5) between the exams of F and K, this case is not possible so this case will be eliminated. 76-80. From the given conditions, Q is on the immediate right of S, who is facing A, who sits immediate right of the person, who likes White colour. D is on the immediate right of A. P, F and C are at extreme ends and nobody is seated on the right of F. Only V is seated between P, who likes Purple colour and T, who faces the person, who likes Black colour and he is not facing B. From those conditions we have 2 cases. iii. Case 2-When D or G attends exam on 8th April. D or G attends exam on 22th September. J and I attend their exams in the same month. J and I attend the exam in the month which has 30 days so this case will be eliminated. iv. Case 3-When D attends exam on 22th January. G attends exam on 8th September. J attends exam in the month before the month of I. K does not attend his exam in May. H attends his exam immediately after that date in which F attends his exam. E does not attend his exam just before that date in which F attends his exam. After using the conditions which are used in Case-1, the final arrangement is- From the rest condition, Q is on the immediate left of R. Hence Case-2 is eliminated and Case-1 is continued. The person, who likes Orange colour, sits immediate left of B. The person, who likes Yellow colour, sits diagonally opposite the person, who likes Red colour. The person, who likes Pink colour, sits second to the right of the person, who likes Green colour. A does not like Blue colour. Hence A likes Brown colour and V likes Blue colour. The Final arrangement are- 81.(5) 82.(2) 83.(3) 84.(4) 85.(4) 86-90. From the given conditions, Either F s or A s salary is Rs19898 and both of them work in TCS. Only those persons whose salary is the least and the second least work in Google, hence only those person whose salary is Rs2436 and Rs3624 works in Google. B s salary is more than C s salary and they work in the same company and no other person work in this company. B s salary is the third highest, hence B s salary is 8697 and C s salary is less than Rs8697 also B and C works in Microsoft. 76.(4) 77.(2) 78.(4) 79.(2) 80.(4) 81-85. i. It is given that there are only four students attending exam between D and G.G does not attend his exam in January. so there can be three possibilitiesii. Case 1- when D attends exam on 8th January. G attends exam on 22th May. K does not attend his exam in May. E does not attend his exam just before that date in which F attends his exam. H attends his exam immediately after that date in which F attends his exam. J and I attend their exams in the same month. J and I attend the exam in the month which has 30 days, so they attend exam in April. The number of students who attend their exams between the exams of F and D is the same as the number of students who attend their exams Now from the rest conditions, E does not work in Google. Hence E works only in TCS. And the rest D and G works in Google, but D s salary is not Rs3624. Hence G s salary is 3624 and D s salary is 2436. Neither E s nor F s salary is the highest. Hence A s salary is Highest. Either F s or A s salary is Rs19898, hence Fs salary is 19898. C s and E s salary is either Rs6734 or 4537. The final arrangement are- 86.(3) 87.(3) 4
88.(3) 89.(1) 90.(5) 91-95. i. First after using the conditions given in the puzzle, we draw blood relation diagram from the puzzle- 96-100. ii. It is given that The person whose phone cover is Golden colour lives on the fifth floor. D s grandmother s phone cover is Golden. The person who has Samsung phone lives on the top floor. The person who has Lenovo phone lives on the seventh floor. C s father-in-law has Pink phone cover and lives on the sixth floor. The person who has Red phone cover has also Motorola phone and lives on the third floor. The person who has Black phone cover lives on the first floor. 96.(3) 97.(3) 98.(5) 99.(1) 100.(1) iii. It is given that the person whose phone cover is of orange colour lives between C and D s grandmother. D s uncle s phone cover is Blue. The person who has Redmi phone is a brother of A. O s phone cover is Silver and N s brother-in-law has phone cover of purple colour. A s child lives on an even numbered floor. The one who has One plus phone lives on even-numbered floor. The person who has Apple phone lives on an even-numbered floor. The person who has Golden phone cover does not has Micromax mobile phone so the final arrangement is- 91.(5) 92.(4) 93.(3) 94.(4) 95.(5) 5