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Directions (Q 1–5): In each of the letter series, find the missing letters.
1. a – c c a b c – a b – c – b c c1. b a c c
2. b c c a
3. c b c a
4. c c b a
5. c a b c
2. b b c – b – c a b b – a – b c a1. b c a b
2. a c b b
3. a b c b
4. c a b b
5. a d b c
3. x x – y – x x x x y – x x x x y – x1. y x y y
2. y x x x
3. x y x x
4. x y y y
5. x x x y
4. a a – c – a b c a – b c a a b –1. c a a b
2. a a c b
3. b a a c
4. b a c a
5. None of these
5. c c b – c – b a c c – a – c b a1. b c a c
2. a b c c
3. c c b a
4. a c b c
5. None of these

6. A is B’s sister, C is B’s mother, D is C’s father and E is D’s mother. What is the relationship of A with E?1. Daughter
2. Grand daughter
3. Grandson
4. Grandmother
5. Sister
7. If yesterday’s tomorrow was Wednesday, then yesterday’s day-after-tomorrow will be1. Wednesday
2. Thursday
3. Friday
4. Saturday
5. Sunday
8. Which of the following groups of letters is different from the other groups of letters?1. FETE
2. GAME
3. HUGE
4. LOVE
5. SMALL
9. Which of the following series is without any law/pattern?1. FHKOT
2. CEHLP
3. IKNRW
4. LNQUZ
5. INTKR
10. In a row of the six members sitting, P is sitting to the left of Q but to the right of Y. R is sitting to the right of X but to the left of Q who is to the left of Z. The members sitting in the middle are1. PR
2. RQ
3. XQ
4. PS
5. None of these
11. Select an item from those given in alternatives that has the same property as the one in question
697, 888, 9451. 146
2. 934
3. 879
4. 555
5. 584
12. Find the missing term in the series BYAZ, ? , DWCX, EVDW1. AXBY
2. CXBY
3. AZDW
4. CYBX
5. CDBY
13. Find the missing term in the series CEHLQ, FHKOT, ?, LNQUZ1. GILPU
2. JLOSX
3. IKMQV
4. IKNRW
5. LKMST
14. A boat is going against the stream in a river and it first turns to exact right and then again a second time exactly to the right to its direction of motion. Assuming that the boat is propelled at constant velocity from the start, how will the speed be effected now?1. Will increase or decrease
2. Will remain the same
3. Will increase
4. Will decrease
5. None of these
15. Select an item from those given as alternatives that has the same property as the one in question. 914, 703, 8131. 611
2. 789
3. 870
4. 120
5. 154
Directions (Q 16–23): Find out the next term in the given series:
16. 9, 12, 21, 48, ?1. 69
2. 84
3. 102
4. 129
5. 125
17. 95, 115.5, 138, ?1. 162.5
2. 163.5
3. 164.5
4. 167.5
5. 125.5
18. 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, ?1. 21
2. 23
3. 25
4. 29
5. 24
19. 563, 647, 479, 815, ?1. 143
2. 279
3. 386
4. 672
5. 786
20. 79, 68, 57, 46, ?1. 17
2. 27
3. 35
4. 66
5. 65
21. 5, 1/5, 17, 1/17, 29, 1/29, ?1. 34
2. 39
3. 41
4. 49
5. 40
22. 18, 27, 6, 9, 2, 3, ?1. 1
2. 1/3
3. 2/3
4. 1/2
5. 1/4
23. 4, 2, 8, 4, 24, 12, 96, ?1. 24
2. 36
3. 40
4. 48
5. 50
Directions (Q 24–30): Which one is different from others?
24. Calf, Colt, Puppy, Cat, Cub1. Calf
2. Colt
3. Puppy
4. Cat
5. Cub
25. Ox, Peacock, Lion, Hen, Tiger1. Lion
2. Ox
3. Peacock
4. Hen
5. Tiger
26. Copper, Diamond, Silver, Gold, Platinum
1. Diamond
2. Gold
3. Silver
4. Copper
5. Platinum
27. Diet, Died, Tied, Tide, Fried
1. Tide
2. Diet
3. Tied
4. Died
5. Fried
28. 16, 22, 30, 45, 52, 66
1. 30
2. 45
3. 52
4. 66
5. 16
29. 8754, 9786, 7986, 3243, 1245
1. 8754
2. 9786
3. 7986
4. 3243
5. 1245
30. 1622, 2540, 3840, 5786, 54531. 5786
2. 3840
3. 2540
4. 1622
5. 5453

Answers

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Bank of Baorda Exam- banking and economic awareness

1.The President of India appoints the Chairman and Members of the National Human Rights Commission on whose recommendations?



(A)Prime Minister of India


(B)Speaker of Lok Sabha


(C)Home Minister

(D)Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha


(E)All of the Above


Ans. (E) All of the Above


2.In which year India ratified International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ?


(A)1966


(B)1968


(C)1976


(D)1978


(E)1979


Ans. (E) 1979



3.In which of the following cities is located the technology center of Unique Identification Authority of India?


(A)Delhi


(B)Hyderabad


(C)Ranchi


(D)Hyderabad


(E)Bangalore


Ans. (E) Bangalore






4.The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) links 37 constituent laboratories with diverse research portfolios as varied as drug discovery to oceanography. Recently we read in the newspapers that CSIR’s latest imitative is launching of an Open Source Drug Discovery (OSDD) Programme. What is the main purpose of Open Source Drug Discovery (OSDD) Programme?


(A)To make India a hub of drug research and development


(B)To bring the scientists of the world under one roof


(C)To bring down the costs of the new drugs and make them affordable to all


(D)To make India self reliant in Drug production


(E)All of above


Ans. (C) To bring down the costs of the new drugs and make them affordable to all






5.On the recommendation of which of the following committees the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has been releasing money of the Centers share of recapitalization assistance to the primary agriculture credit societies (PACS) in various states to introduce


cooperative reforms ?


(A)N R Narayanmurthy Committee


(B)Prof A. Vaidyanathan Committee


(C)K Madhav Das Committee


(D)R Gandhi Committee


(E)None of them


Ans. (B)Prof A. Vaidyanathan Committee






6.Express Remit is the brand name of a remittance facility by which of the following banks?


(A)State Bank of India


(B)Punjab National Bank


(C)Bank of Baroda


(D)ICICI Bank


(E)HDFC Bank


Ans. (A) State Bank of India






7.Which among the following is the most important source region of NRI remittances to India ?


(A)North America


(B)Europe


(C)Middle East


(D)Asia Pacific


(E)South America


Ans. (A) North America






8.As per the guidelines issued by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) in February 2009, any company with more than what fraction of foreign equity should be considered as a foreign company?


(A)51%


(B)59%


(C)61%


(D)71%


(E)75%


Ans. (A) 51%






9.To achieve 100% financial Inclusion in India, Reserve Bank of India had had issued a circular in July 2009 permitting cash withdrawals of up to Rs 1,000 per day from PoS (Point of sale) terminals at merchant establishments. Recently which of the following bank has become first Bank of India to offer this facility?


(A)State Bank of India


(B)Punjab National Bank


(C)Bank of India


(D)Union Bank of India


(E)UCO Bank


Ans. (D) Union Bank of India






10.Which among the following sector of Indian Economy is maximum dependent on economic developments in advanced nations?


(A)Manufacturing Sector


(B)Agricultural Sector


(C)Mining Sector


(D)Textile Sector


(E)Services Sector


Ans. (E) Services Sector






11.Many a times we read in the newspapers that Government of India is promoting private investment in the country through PPP mode that is Public private partnership. What is the target of the private sector investment in the country by 2012 ?


(A)$ 150 Billion


(B)$ 200 Billion


(C)$ 300 Billion


(D)$ 400 Billion


(E)None of them


Ans. (B) $ 200 Billion






12.Which among the following country has been consistently on the top slot for last four years and this year too in the latest version of World Bank’s annual report “Doing Business 2010″?


(A)Sweden


(B)New Zea Land


(C)Singapore


(D)China


(E)South Korea


Ans. (C) Singapore






13.What is Doing Business 2010 rank of India?


(A)129


(B)131


(C)132


(D)133


(E)135


Ans. (D) 133, last year it was 132 and it has gone down by 1






14.As per the World Bank Report, which among the following in India is comparatively easy for outsiders planning to do business here?


(A)Dealing with Construction Permits


(B)Registering Property


(C)Getting Credit


(D)Enforcing Contracts


(E)Employing Workers


Ans. (C) Getting Credit






15.Which among the following cities ranks first in ease of doing business in India?


(A)Gurgaon


(B)Chandigarh


(C)Hyderabad


(D)Ludhiana


(E)Bangalore


Ans. (D) Ludhiana






16.For the first time in India, in which of the following Budgets “basic reforms in the international financial and trading system ” was stressed in India?


(A)1969


(B)1975


(C)1983


(D)1991


(E)1992


Ans. (C) 1983






17.The recently presented Economic Survey says ” India’s unpardonably large bureaucratic costs are like a valuable resource buried under the ground, waiting to be excavated and used” . The unpardonably large bureaucratic costs refer here to which of the following?


(A)Cost incurred in recruitment and training of bureaucrats


(B)Costs incurred in getting a project cleared in government offices as bribes


(C)Hidden Costs due to unwanted delay in projects approval


(D)Low efficiency of the bureaucracy of the country due to political instability


(E)All of the above


Ans. (C) Hidden Costs due to unwanted delay in projects approval






18.Bring out the incorrect statement regarding India’s textile sector:


(A)India’s textile and clothing sector currently employs 35 million people


(B)After agriculture it is second largest provider of employment


(C)Textile sector has a tendency to shrink as the GDP and Economy grows


(D)Textile sector is a major absorber of low-skilled labor


(E)All of above are correct statements


Ans. (C) statement C is incorrect. This natural tendency has been seen in agriculture sector and not in textile sector






19.Year 2009-10 was a time of inflationary concerns for our country witnessing unusual double digit inflation. In the history of Independent India, which among the following decades had shown 3 consecutive years of double-digit, food price inflation?


(A)1970s


(B)1980s


(C)1990s


(D)2000s


(E)1960s


Ans. (A) 1970s. 1972-73-74






20.Who among the following is the chairman of the Technology Advisory Group which has the mandate to fix the framework for large and transformational IT projects of the government?


(A)Kaushik Basu


(B)C Rangrajan


(C)Nandan Nilkeni


(D)Ashowk Chawla


(E)None of them


Ans. (C) Nandan Nilkeni


21.The following options A to E are news headlines related to Union Budget 2010 , taken from some financial newspapers. Among them bring out the one that deals with Transfer Payments ?


(A)Government projects Rs. 248664 crore for Interest payments


(B)Government projects Rs. 301331 as corporation tax in 2010-11


(C)Government will spend Rs. 60000 Crore on Defense in 2010-11


(D)The Subsidy has been Reduced from Rs. 131025 crore to 116224 crore in Union Budget 2010


(E)The government pitches for Rs. 40000 crore for Disinvestment


Ans. (D) The Subsidy has been Reduced from Rs. 131025 crore to 116224 crore in Union Budget 2010






22.In which of the following example the marginal productivity is close to zero?


(A)7 people working in a bank branch and 3 more join them after a massive recruitment drive of the bank


(B)7 people from a family working in a farm and 3 more join to them because they lost their jobs due to poor markets


(C)7 teachers teaching in a school and 3 more join them to teach 3 different subjects to a class of 100 students


(D)7 people are recruited by a company in unreserved category and 3 more recruited one of them was a physically disabled person


(E)None of them


Ans. (B) Option B is an example of Hidden Unemployment


23.As we all know that economic liberalization began in true sense in July 1991 in India. Which among the following was the first step of the government while taking the country towards Economic Liberalization?


(A)Substantial changes in industrial license policy were made


(B)The Rupee was made convertible


(C)Procedural formalities for Foreign direct Investment were removed


(D)The government significantly reduced the taxes


(E)The Government launched a highly focused Foreign Trade Policy


Ans. (A) Substantial changes in industrial license policy were made






24.Who among the following is not a member of National Development Council?


(A)The Prime Minister of India


(B)The President of India


(C)The members of Planning Commission


(D)The Chief Minister of states


(E)All of above are members


Ans. (B) The President of India






25.Bhoodan Yojna which was a measure of gifting land by the rich landlords to the poor laborers was initiated by whom among the following?


(A)Acharya Narendra Dev


(B)Acharya Vinoba Bhave


(C)Raj Naraina


(D)Medha patkar


(E)Swami Sundaranand


Ans. (B) Acharya Vinoba Bhave

Bank of Baroda Marketing Officers Exam

MARKETING KNOWLEDGE

1. A prospect meansa) any customer who walks into the bankb) an employee of the bank
c) a customer who is likely to be interested in bank's product or service
d) a depositor of the bank'
e) a borrower of the bank
2. A lead meansa) a prospect who is more likely to avail of the Bank's product
b) a political leader
c) a religious leader
d) a bank chairman
e) None of these
3. Innovation meansa) Compensation
b) inspiration
c) additional perquisites
d) implementing new ideas or new methods
e) None of these
4. A Call meansa) calling on friends
b) calling on bank employees
c) calling on prospective customers
d) to make telephone callse) calling on relatives
5. The Traditional Marketing style involvesa) Telemarketing
b) Digital Marketing
c) Indirect Marketing
d) Direct Marketing
e) All of these

6. Modern Method of Marketing includea) Publicity on the net
b) Advertisement on the net
c) Soliciting business through e-mails
d) Tele marketing
e) All of these
7. A true marketing requiresa) Command and other mindset
b) Control Mindset
c) Passive mindset
d) Active mindset
e) None of these
8. Which of the following sentences is true?a) Marketing is not required in a Buyers' Market
b) Marketing is not required in a Sellers's market
c) Marketing is not required due to competition
d) Marketing is not required due to liberalization
e) Marketing is not required due to globalisation
9. For effective marketing the salesmen should have which of these qualities?a) Creativity
b) Team spirit
c) Motivation
d) Effective communication skillse) All of these
10. Market information meansa) Knowledge of shops and bazaars
b) Knowledge of shopping malls
c) Knowledge of customer profile and product mix
d) knowledge of various languages
e) None of these
11. Market Research is needed fora) checking the market area
b) checking the right product to be sold
c) making proper marketing decisions
d) deciding right time to sell
e) All of these
12. Which of the following statement is truea) Marketing makes the company to go into loss due to higher expenses
b) Marketing is not required in profit making companies
c) Marketing sharpens the minds of the employees
d) Marketing is a time bound seasonal function
e) Marketing is a waste of time
13. Marketing plan helps in a) better lead generation
b) better systems
c) better results
d) improved balance sheet
e) better customer service
14. If Marketing is done effectively which of the following is not required?a) Advertisement
b) Publicity
c) Market Research
d) Market Segmentation
e) None of these
15. Motivation meansa) Inspiring employees to perform better
b) Better communication skills
c) Sales Coaching
d) Market Research
e) None of these
16. In a Selling Process in today's world?a) Only standard products are sold
b) No customization required
c) the seller need not have product knowledge
d) the seller should aim at customer satisfaction
e) only quantum of sales matters
17. Find the true statementa) Marketing is a waste of the employees' time
b) Marketing is not required in India due to its vast population
c) Marketing involves additional work
d) Marketing involves team work
e) Marketing is not required today due to IT advancement
18. A Target market isa) entire country
b) entire city
c) entire globe
d) that which consists of customers who need the identified product
e) all of these
19. Sales forecasting involves a) Sales Planning
b) Sales Pricing
c) Distribution Channels
d) Consumer tastes
e) All of these
20. Which of the following product is being sold under the brand name ZODIACa) Shirts
b) Ties
c) Both A and B
d) Liberty
21. SWIFT - cars are being manufactured bya) DCM
b) Maruti
c) Premier Automobiles
d) Hyundai
22. With you all the way is the slogan ofa) Vodafone
b) SBI
c) ICICI
d) Raymonds
23. Which company used the slogan "The complete Man"a) DCM
b) GRASIM
c) RAYMONDS
d) VIMAL
24. Which brand uses the slogan "Made for each other" for its cigarettes?a) Cavenders
b) Four Square
c) Red & White
d) Wills
25. Cross Selling meansa) Identifying customer needs
b) matching the products to customer needs
c) convincing the customers of product benefits
d) responding to questions and objections of customers
e) all of these

ANSWERS

1 (c)	2 (a)	3 (d)	4 ( c)	5 (d)
6 (e)	7 (d)	8 (b)	9 (e)	10 (c )
11 (e)	12 (c)	13 ( c)	14 (b)	15 (a)
16 (d)	17 (d)	18 (d)	19 (e)	20 (c)
21 (b)	22 (b)	23 (c)	24 (d)	25 (e)