Bank of Maharashtra PO's Solved Paper (Held on 04-11-2007)

Bank of Maharashtra PO's Solved Paper

(Held on 04-11-2007)

REASONING ABILITY

1. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group ?
(A) 115 (B) 145
(C) 95 (D) 155
(E) 75
2. How many meaningful words can be made from the letters ADEL using each letter only once ?
(A) None (B) One
(C) Two (D) Three
(E) More than three
3. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word ‘ADVER-TISE’, each of which has as many letters between them in the word, as they have in the English alphabet ?
(A) None (B) One
(C) Two (D) Three
(E) None of these
4. In a certain code, FUEL is written as $%#6 and KITE is written as @ l 7 #. How is LIFE written in that code ?
(A) 6 % $ # (B) 6 $ % #
(C) 6 H $ # (D) 6 % H #
(E) None of these
5. If in the word CUSTOMIZE all the consonants are replaced by the previous letter and all the vowels are replaced by the next letter in English alphabet and then all the letters are arranged alphabetically from left to right, which letter will be fourth from the right ?
(A) R (B) T
(C) L (D) M
(E) None of these
Directions—(Q. 6 to 10) In each of the questions below are given four statements followed by three conclu-sions numbered I, II and III. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logi-cally follows from the given state-ments disregarding commonly known facts.
6. Statements :
All flowers are fruits.
No fruit is juice.
Some juices are proteins.
All proteins are vitamins
Conclusions :
I. Some vitamins are fruits
II. Some juices are vitamins.
III. No flower is juice.
(A) Only I and II follow
(B) Only I and III follow
(C) All I, II and III follow
(D) Only II and III follow
(E) None of these
7. Statements :
Some bags are suits.
All suits are trousers.
Some trousers are shirts.
All shirts are coats.
Conclusions :
I. Some trousers are coats.
II. Some bags are trousers.
III. Some suits are coats.
(A) Only I and II follow
(B) Only I follows
(C) Only II and III follow
(D) All follow
(E) None of these
8. Statements :
All books are novels.
Some novels are poems.
Some poems are stories.
No story is a movie.
Conclusions :
I. Some books are poems.
II. Some movies are novels.
III. No movie is a novel.
(A) Only I follows
(B) Only I and II follow
(C) Only either II or III follows
(D) None follows
(E) None of these
9. Statements :
All cups are bowls.
All bowls are trays.
Some trays are plates.
No plate is spoon.
Conclusions :
I. Some bowls are plates.
II. Some cups are spoons.
III. No cup is spoon
(A) Only I follows
(B) Only II follows
(C) Only II and III follow
(D) All follow
(E) None of these
10. Statements :
Some towers are pillars.
Some pillars are buildings.
All buildings are flats.
No flat is house.
Conclusions :
I. No building is house.
II. Some towers are houses.
III. Some towers are flats.
(A) None follows
(B) Only I follows
(C) Only II and III follow
(D) All follow
(E) None of these
Directions—(Q. 11 to 15) In these questions the symbols @, #, $, % and H are used with different meanings as follows :
‘A @ B’ means ‘A is not smaller than B’.
‘A # B’ means ‘A is neither smaller than nor equal to B’
‘A $ B’ means ‘A is neither greater than nor smaller than B’.
‘A % B’ means ‘A is not greater than B’.
‘A H B’ means ‘A is neither greater than nor equal to B’.
In each question, four statements showing relationships have been given, which are followed by three conclusions I, II and III. Assuming that the given statements are true, find out which conclusion(s) is/are definitely true.
11. Statements :
V $ Y, Y @ Z, Z % X, X # T
Conclusions :
I. T # Z
II. X # Y
III. Z H Y
(A) None follows
(B) Only I follows
(C) Only II and III follow
(D) Only I and III follow
(E) None of these
12. Statements :
R @ J, J % F, F H E, E % M
Conclusions :
I. M # J
II. F % M
III. M H R
(A) Only I follows
(B) Only II follows
(C) Only III follows
(D) Only I and II follow
(E) All follow
13. Statements :
H # R, R @ L, L H W, W % F
Conclusions :
I. H # L
II. F # L
III. H $ F
(A) Only I follows
(B) Only I and II follow
(C) Only II and III follow
(D) Only either I or II follows
(E) All follow
14. Statements :
M # K, M $ F, F % Q, Q H H
Conclusions :
I. H # K
II. Q # K
III. Q @ M
(A) Only I and II follow
(B) Only either I or II follows
(C) All I, II and III follow
(D) Only II and III follow
(E) None of these
15. Statements :
D H Q, Q $ L, L # T, T % H
Conclusions :
I. D H L
II. L @ H
III. H H L
(A) Only I follows
(B) Only I and II follow
(C) Only either II or III follows
(D) All I, II and III follow
(E) Only I and either II or III follow
Directions—(Q. 16 to 20) Given an input line the machine arranges the words and numbers in steps in a systematic manner as illustrated below :
Input line : 56 dress fine shine 32 66 72 offer
Step I : 72 56 dress fine shine 32 66 offer
Step II : 72 shine 56 dress fine 32 66 offer
Step III : 72 shine 66 56 dress fine 32 offer
Step IV : 72 shine 66 offer 56 dress fine 32
Step V : 72 shine 66 offer 56 fine dress 32
Step VI : 72 shine 66 offer 56 fine 32 dress
Step VI is the last step and the output in Step VI is the final output.
As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.
16. Step IV of an input is ‘62 sound 56 sleep roam present 33 49’. What will be the input defini-tely ?
(A) Sound 62 sleep 56 roam present 33 49
(B) Sleep sound 62 56 roam present 33 49
(C) 62 sound sleep 56 roam present 33 49
(D) Cannot be determined
(E) None of these
17. Which of the following will be the third step for input : ‘jockey firm 36 43 growth chart 22 45’ ?
(A) 45 jockey 43 growth firm 36 chart 22
(B) 45 jockey 43 firm growth 36 chart 22
(C) 45 jockey 43 growth 36 firm chart 22
(D) 45 jockey 43 firm 36 growth chart 22
(E) None of these
18. Step II of an input is ‘53 window 42 50 door lock key 36’. How many more steps will be required to complete the arrangement ?
(A) Three (B) Four
(C) Five (D) Six
(E) None of these
19. What will be the fifth step of an input whose first step is ‘85 journey train 36 54 daily 28 mansion’ ?
(A) 85 train 54 mansion 28 journey daily 36
(B) 85 train 54 mansion journey 36 daily 28
(C) 85 train 54 mansion 36 journey daily 28
(D) There is no such step
(E) None of these
20. Which step will be the last step for an input whose second step is ‘63 Sour 18 56 grapes healthy 32 rise’ ?
(A) IV (B) V
(C) VIII (D) VII
(E) None of these
Directions—(Q. 21 to 25) In each question below is given a statement followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. A course of action is a step or administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follow-up or further action in regard to the problem, policy, etc. On the basis of the information given in the state-ment, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursu-ing. Given answer :
(A) if only course of action I follows.
(B) if only course of action II follows.
(C) if either course of action I or II follows.
(D) if neither course of action I nor II follows.
(E) if both courses of action I and II follow.
21. Statements : Misuse of subsidies offered to the farmers was obser-ved and brought to the notice of the concerned authorities.
Courses of Action :
I. Government should issue orders to the concerned offi-cials to be stricter and more careful whileverifying the required documents while granting subsidy.
II. Government should take stringent action against those making false claim of subsidy.
22. Statements : Expensive clothes and accessories are becoming a growing need among college going teenage children of middle-income group.
Courses of Action :
I. Colleges should introduce a dress code.
II. Children should be coun-seled emphasizing the importance of many other things.
23. Statements : People in the loca-lity were agitated as more than thirty people died in a building collapse.
Courses of Action :
I. Government should imme-diately announce compensa-tions for the affected fami-lies.
II. Authorities should take a stringent action against buil-ders tending to compromise over quality of material used.
24. Statements : With the onset of monsoon all the hospitals are getting increased number of patients due to various epide-mics.
Courses of Action :
I. Civic authorities should educate the public the need for observing minimum required hygiene.
II. Civic authorities should make arrangements to equip the hospitals with required medicines and other facili-ties.
25. Statements : More number of students passing SSC examina-tion has resulted into frustration among children for not getting admissions into colleges of their choice.
Courses of Action :
I. Government should permit the colleges to increase the number of seats.
II. Children and their parents should be counseled for being flexible on the choice of college.
Directions—(Q. 26 to 30) In each of these questions a group of digits is given followed by four combinations of letter/symbol code lettered (A), (B), (C) and (D). You have to code the group of digits as per the scheme and conditions given below. Serial letter of the combination that correctly represents the group of digits is your answer. If none of the combinations is correct, your answer is (E) i.e. ‘None of these’.

Digit 5 7 0 9 3 1 6 4 8 2
Letter/Symbol Code
K E H $ ∆ A J Q R @
Conditions
(i) If the first as well as last digit is odd their codes are to be inter-changed.
(ii) If the first digit is even and the last digit odd both are to be coded by the code for odd digit.
(iii) If the last digit is ‘0’ it is to be coded by ‘X’.
(iv) If the first as well as the last digit is even both are to be coded by H.
26. 586403
(A) KRJQHD (B) DRJQHK
(C) DHJQRK (D) KHJQRD
(E) None of these
27. 801234
(A) HHA@DH (B) RHA@DH
(C) HHD@AH (D) RHA@DQ
(E) None of these
28. 439157
(A) QD$AKE (B) ED$AKQ
(C) QD$AKQ (D) ED$AKE
(E) None of these
29. 389160
(A) DR$AJH (B) DR$AJX
(C) XR$AJX (D) DR$AJD
(E) None of these
30. 764138
(A) EJQADE (B) RJQADE
(C) RJQADR (D) EJQADH
(E) None of these
Directions—(Q. 31 to 35) These questions are based on the following information. Study it carefully to answer the questions.
Seven officers L, M, N, P, Q, R & S work in three different shifts I, II & III with at least two persons working in each shift. Each one of them has a different weekly off from Monday to Sunday not necessarily in the same order.
M works in second shift only with R whose weekly off is on Friday. Q’s weekly off is on the next day of L’s weekly off and both of them work in different shifts. P works in third shift and his weekly off is on Saturday. S has a weekly of on Monday and he works in first shift. The one who has a weekly off on Sunday works in first shift. L and R do not work in the same shift, L’s weekly off is on Tuesday.
31. Whose weekly off falls on Thurs-day ?
(A) L
(B) N
(C) Q
(D) Cannot be determined
(E) None of these
32. Which of the following combina-tions of shift, person and weekly off is definitely correct ?
(A) II, M, Sunday
(B) III, N, Sunday
(C) II, P, Sunday
(D) I, L, Tuesday
(E) None of these
33. Whose weekly off is on Sunday ?
(A) L (B) M
(C) N (D) Q
(E) None of these
34. On which day is Q’s weekly off ?
(A) Tuesday
(B) Wednesday
(C) Sunday
(D) Cannot be determined
(E) None of these
35. Which of the following group of officers work is shift I ?
(A) L, N, S (B) L, S
(C) N, S (D) L, P, Q
(E) None of these
Directions—(Q. 36 to 40) In each of the following questions two rows of numbers are given. The resultant number in each row is to be worked out separately based on the following rules and the questions below the rows of numbers are to be answered. The operations of numbers progress from left to right.
Rules :
(i) If a two digit odd number is followed by a two digit odd number they are to be added.
(ii) If a two digit even number is followed by a two digit odd number which is the perfect square, the even number is to be subtracted from the odd number.
(iii) If a three digit number is follo-wed by a two digit number the first number is to be divided by the second number.
(iv) If a prime number is followed by an even number the two are to be added.
(v) If an even number is followed by another even number the two are to be multiplied.
36. 37 12 21
38 81 14
What is the difference between the resultants of the two rows ?
(A) 23 (B) 32
(C) 13 (D) 18
(E) None of these
37. 23 15 12
X 24 49
If X is the resultant of the first row, what is the resultant of the second row ?
(A) 24 (B) 25
(C) 28 (D) 22
(E) None of these
38. 16 8 32
132 11 X2
If X is the resultant of first row, what is the resultant of the second row ?
(A) 192 (B) 128
(C) 132 (D) 144
(E) None of these
39. 345 23 X
45 17 81
If X is the resultant of the second row, what is the resultant of the first row ?
(A) 285 (B) 33
(C) 135 (D) 34
(E) None of these
40. 12 28 84
37 22 18
What is the sum of the resultants of the two rows ?
(A) 77 (B) 87
(C) 84 (D) 72
(E) None of these
Directions—(Q. 41 to 45) Below is given a passage followed by several possible inferences which can be drawn from the facts stated in the passage. You have to examine each inference separately in the context of the passage and decide upon its degree of truth or falsity. Mark answer—
(A) if the inference is ‘definitely true’, i.e. it properly follows from the statement of facts given.
(B) if the inference is ‘probably true’ though not ‘definitely true’ in the light of the facts given.
(C) if the ‘data are inadequate’, i.e. from the facts given you cannot say whether the inference is likely to be true or false.
(D) if the inference is ‘probably false’, though not ‘definitely false’ in the light of the facts given.
(E) if the inference is ‘defini-tely false’, i.e., it cannot possibly be drawn from the facts given or it contradicts the given facts.
Growth through acquisitions and alliances has become a critical part of creating value for pharma and bio-tech manufacturers and their share-holders. However, companies and their investors may risk value des-truction if they acquire rights to a drug that suddenly poses unantici-pated safety risks for patients.
Similarly, safety related compliance violations committed by an acquired company could significantly impair the ultimate value of the transaction and the reputation of the acquirer. The pace of deal making between pharma and biotech companies con-tinued to accelerate in 2006, increas-ing 17% to about $ 18 billion. Pharma companies were typically the buyers, and the premiums they paid increa-sed substantially as competition intensified, to secure access to novel drugs and biologics. The stakes increase everyday as competition pushes up prices and drives deal-making to earlier development stages with greater uncertainty and less time to complete thorough due diligence.
41. Acquisitions of biotech compa-nies was preferred among phar-maceutical companies in the recent past.
42. Biotech companies are not cap-able to acquire pharmaceutical companies.
43. Pharmaceutical companies at times may incur loss after acquisition of biotech companies.
44. Safety related issues are prime concerns for the pharmaceutical companies while negotiating acquisitions of biotech com-panies.
45. Stiff competitions among the prospective buyers have resulted into erosion of value of the biotech companies.
Answers with Explanations
1. (E) Each of all the rest has two factors while 75 has three factors i.e., 115 = 5 ´ 23,
145 = 5 ´ 29,
95 = 5 ´ 19
and 155 = 5 ´ 31
while 75 = 3 ´ 5 ´ 5
2. (C) Meaningful words foured from the letters ADEL are DEAL and LEAD.
3. (B)
Only one such pair is DI.
4. (E) FUEL ® $%#6
and KITE ® @ l 7 #
LIFE ® 6 l $ #
5. (A) C U S T O M I Z E
® B V R S P L J Y E
® B F J L P S V Y
The fourth letter from the right is R.
6. (D )
Only II and III follow.
7. ( A)
Only I and II follow.
8. (C)
Only either II or III follows
9. (E)
Either II or III follows
10. (B)
Only I follows.
11. (A) V $ Y Þ V = Y,
Y @ Z Þ Y ³ Z,
Z % X Þ Z £ X
and X # T Þ X > T
V = Y ³ Z £ X > T
I. T # Z Þ T > Z (False)
II. X # Y Þ X > Y (False)
III. Z H Y Þ Z < Y (False)
None follows.
12. (A) R @ J Þ R ³ J,
J % F Þ J £ F,
F H E Þ F < E
and E % M Þ M ≤ E
R ³ J £ F < E £ M
I. M # J Þ M > J (True)
II. F % M Þ F £ M (False)
III. M H R Þ M < R (False)
Only I follows.
13. (B) H # R Þ H > R,
R @ L Þ R ³ L,
L H W Þ L < W
and W % F Þ W £ F
H > R ³ L < W £ F
I. H # L Þ H > L (True)
II. F # L Þ F > L (True)
III. H $ F Þ H = F (False)
Only I and II follow.
14. (C) M # K Þ M > K,
M $ F Þ M = F,
F % Q Þ F £ Q
and Q H H Þ Q < H
K < M = F £ Q < H
I. H # K Þ H > K (True)
II. Q # K Þ Q > K (True)
III. Q @ M Þ Q ³ M (True)
All the three follow.
15. (A) D H Q Þ D < Q,
Q $ L Þ Q = L,
L # T Þ L > T
and T % H Þ T £ H
D < q =" L"> T £ H
I. D H L Þ D < L (True)
II. L @ H Þ L ³ H (False)
III. H H L Þ H < L (False)
Only I follows.
16. (D)
17. (A) Input jockey firm 36, 43 growth chart 22, 45.
Step I 45 jockey firm 36 43 growth chart 22.
Step II 45 jockey 43 firm 36 growth chart 22.
Step III 45 jockey 43 growth firm 36 chart 22.
18. (B) Step III 53 window 50 42 door lock key 36
Step IV 53 window 50 lock 42 door key 36.
Step V 53 window 50 lock 42 key door 36.
Step VI 53 window 50 lock 42 key 36 door.
19. (C) Step II 85 train journey 36 54 daily 28 mansion.
Step III 85 train 54 jour-ney 36 daily 28 mansion.
Step IV 85 train 54 man-sion journey 36 daily 28.
Step V 85 train 54 man-sion 36 journey daily 28.
20. (E) Step III 63 sour 56 18 grapes healthy 32 rise.
Step IV 63 sour 56 rise 18 grapes healthy 32.
Step V 63 sour 56 rise 32 18 grapes healthy.
Step VI 63 sour 56 rise 32 healthy 18 grapes.
The last step is VI.
21. (E) 22. (B) 23. (A) 24. (B) 25. (E)
26. (B) 27. (A) 28. (D) 29. (B) 30. (E)
31. (E) M’s weekly off falls on Thursday.
32. (D) 33. (C) 34. (B) 35. (A)
36. (C)

37. (E
38. (A) 39. (D) 40. (E
41. (A) The inference is definitely true because according to the given passage “The pace of deal making between phama and biotech in 2006 is increasing accelerately”.
42. (C) According to the passage Pharma companies were typi-cally the buyers but it is not necessary that Biotech companies are not capable to acquire pharm- aceutical companies. Hence data is inadequate.
43. (A) The inference is definitely true as it is clearly mentioned in the passage, ‘However compa-nies and their investors may risk value destruction if they acquire rights to a drug that suddenly poses unanticipated safety risks for patients.
44. (B)
45. (E) The inference is definitely false as it is given in the passage that competition pushes up prices.