SBI PO 2015 - Prelims (Tier I) Mock Test

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SBI PO 2015 - Prelims (Tier I) Mock Test


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IBPS Clerk 2015 Prelims Mock Test- Based on 5th December 2015 EXAM

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Directions (1-10): Read the following passage carefully

and answer the questions given below it. Certain words are

printed in bold to help you locate them while answering

some of the questions.

The Sun, while going on his daily rounds, saw a princess

and fell in love with her. Whenever he could slip away from

the heavens he would take human form and go down to the

princess to spend some time with her. The princess too

became quite fond of him and would wait for him to come.

One day the Sun decided to send her a blood-red ruby as a

token of his love for her. He put the gem in a silk bag, and

calling a crow that was flying past, asked the bird to deliver

the gem to his beloved. Crows had milky white feathers in

those days and it was considered auspicious if a crow

came anywhere near you. So the Sun was pleased that he

had found a crow to deliver the gem. As the crow sped

through the sky with the silken bag, the aroma of food

lured him. Looking down, the crow saw that a wedding

feast was in progress, and immediately it was distracted

from its mission. Food was one thing it could never resist.

Alighting on a tree nearby, it hung the bag on a twig and

went off to find some food. While the crow was feasting, a

merchant passing by saw the bag on the tree, and knocked

it down with a pole. When he opened the bag and saw its

contents he almost swooned in joy. Quickly pocketing the

ruby, he filled the bag with dry cow dung that was lying

there, and then deftly returned the bag to the branch. It

was all done so quickly that the crow missed all the action.

After having its fill, it flew up to the tree, and picking up the

bag, took it to the person it was intended for. The princess

was in the garden. When the crow gave her the bag, she

took it eagerly, knowing that it was from the Sun. But when

she saw its contents she reeled back in shock and anger.

Believing that it was the Sun’s way of telling her that he did

not care for her, she flung the bag away, rushed to her

palace, and never came out again. When the Sun learnt of

what had happened he was furious. So great was his anger

that when he turned his scorching gaze on the crow, its

feathers were burned black. Its feathers have been black

ever since. The ruby did not stay with the man who stole it.

It fell out of his pocket and rolled into a deep pit. Men have

been trying to dig it out ever since. Many precious stones

have been found in the process, making Myanmar one of

the richest sources of rubies and sapphires, but the ruby

that the Sun sent to the princess is yet to be found.

1. While on its way to the princess, the crow was

distracted by

1) the merchant calling out to him.

2) the wedding that was taking place below.

3) the ruby that the Sun sent for the princess.

4) the temptation of the smell of food.

5) the huge crowd at the wedding.

This Mock Test consists of 100 questions which are spread across 3 sections – English Language, Numerical Ability and Reasoning Ability. The mock test carries 100 marks and of one hour duration. There is negative marking of 1/4 marks for each wrong answer.

Pattern of the Mock Test

Name of the Test Maximum Questions Maximum Marks Duration

1. English Language 30 30 Composite Time of 60 minutes (1 hour)

2. Reasoning Ability 35 35

3. Numerical Ability 35 35

Total 100 100


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2. What led to the discovery of precious stones in

Myanmar?

1) Humans discovered the stones in their search for

the lost ruby.

2) The crow spread the news of the lost ruby.

3) The princess went in search of the lost ruby and

discovered other precious stones.

4) The merchant went in search of the ruby that fell off

his pocket.

5) The merchant’s clumsiness led to the discovery of

precious stones.

3. Why did the Sun send his gift for the princess along

with the crow?

1) The princess loved crows.

2) The crow was the only bird available at the time.

3) The crow was considered to be an auspicious bird.

4) The crow knew where the princess lived.

5) The Sun trusted the crow.

4. What message did the princess get after opening the

bag?

1) That the Sun truly loved her

2) That the crow was an evil bird

3) That the crow was playing a joke on her

4) That the Sun did not love her anymore

5) That the cow dung was a token of the Sun’s love for

her

5. What could be an appropriate title for the story?

1) The Careless Black Crow

2) Myanmar and its Mineral Riches

3) The Sun and the Princess

4) The Depressed Princess

5) The Sun and the Ruby

6. The joy of the merchant on finding the ruby was short

lived because

1) He did not succeed in stealing the ruby.

2) The ruby fell out of his pocket.

3) The crow returned just in time and caught him red

handed.

4) He soon discovered many more precious stones.

5) None of these

7. Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in

meaning as the word printed in bold as used in the

passage.

Auspicious

1) Religious 2) Lucky 3) Fulfilling

4) Charming 5) Normal

8. Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in

meaning as the word printed in bold as used in the

passage.

Deftly

1) Skillfully 2) Blindly 3) Eagerly

4) Rightfully 5) Innocently

9. Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning

of the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

Scorching

1) Cool 2) Heated 3) Warm

4) Silent 5) Composed

10. Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning

of the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

Furious

1) Beaming 2) Angry 3) Forgiving

4) Calm 5) Sulking

Directions (11-15): Rearrange the following six sentences

(A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to

form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions

given below them.

(A) At first he got scared, but then he thought, “I have

never worshipped her; that is why I am not able to get

anything from my land.”

(B) One day unable to tolerate the summer heat, he went to

rest under a big banyan tree.

(C) He rushed to his village and placed his humble offering

of milk in a bowl before the snake.

(D) Vishnu Raman was a poor Brahmin and a farmer by

profession.

(E) The next day when he returned, he was rewarded with

a gold coin in the bowl he left behind.

(F) Just as he was preparing to lie down he saw a huge

cobra swaying with his hood open

11. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence

after rearrangement?

1) B 2) C 3) E

4) D 5) F

12. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence


1) A 2) D 3) F

4) C 5) E

13. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence


1) F 2) D 3) C

4) B 5) E


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14. Which of the following should be the SIXTH (LAST)

sentence after rearrangement?

1) D 2) B 3) C

4) E 5) F

15. Which of the following should be the FOURTH

sentence after rearrangement?

1) E 2) F 3) B

4) A 5) D

Directions (Q. 16-20): In the following passage there are

blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers

are printed below the passage and against each, five words

are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately.

Find out the appropriate word in each case.

My father (16) a small estate in Punjab; I was the third of

five sons. When I was fourteen years old, my father sent

me to college. But as it was expensive, I left after staying

there for three years. I was then apprenticed to Mr Bose, a

well-known surgeon. I worked (17) him for four years.

During this period, my father would send me some money,

which I used to study navigation, because I always felt that

I would one day travel to faraway lands.

When I (18) Mr Bose, my father sent me to medical college.

After nearly three years, Mr Bose got me the position of

doctor on a ship. I (19) on the ship for three-and-a-half

years, after which I thought I would settle down in Kolkata.

My master Mr Bose used to send me some of his patients

and I bought a small house. After a (20), I got married to a

local girl.

16. 1) live 2) sell 3) owned

4) own 5) lived

17. 1) of 2) under 3) within

4) to 5) off

18. 1) with 2) finished 3) leave

4) wait 5) left

19. 1) ran 2) work 3) stayed

4) sleep 5) travel

20. 1) while 2) brief 3) pause

4) time 5) stay

Directions (Q. 21-25): Read each sentence to find out

whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if

any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that

part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 5), ie

‘No error’. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)

21. The principal / introducing me / to some of her /

teaching staff. / No error

(1) The principal

(2) introducing me

(3) to some of her

(4) teaching staff.

(5) No error

22. As soon as / I getting my / first salary / I spent all my

money. / No error

(1) As soon as

(2) I getting my

(3) first salary

(4) I spent all my money.

(5) No error

23. Poor people / has no money / therefore they cannot

afford / proper medical facilities./ No error

(1) Poor people

(2) has no money

(3) therefore they cannot afford

(4) proper medical facilities.

(5) No error

24. When we / reached the shops, / we find that / they

were all closed. / No error

(1) When we

(2) reached the shops

(3) we find that

(4) they were all closed

(5) No error

25. The Indian government / should make sure that/ men

and women are / given equal opportunities. / No Error

(1) The Indian government

(2) should make sure that

(3) men and women are

(4) given equal opportunities.

(5) No error

Directions (Q. 26-30): In each question below a sentence

with four words printed in bold type is given. These are

numbered as 1), 2), 3) and 4). One of these four words

printed in bold may be either wrongly spelt or

inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the

word which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate, if any. The

number of that word is your answer. If all the words

printed in bold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in

the context of the sentence, mark 5) ie ‘All correct’ as your

answer.


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26. Solving the energy challange requires behaviour

change and new technological approaches. All

correct

(1) challange

(2) behaviour

(3) technological

(4) approaches

(5) All correct.

27. The first thing that catches your eye in this building is

the flour with laser lights. All correct

(1) eye

(2) building

(3) flour

(4) lights

(5) All correct

28. The services sector has contributed significantly to

the economic grow. All correct

(1) services

(2) contributed

(3) significantly

(4) grow

(5) All correct

29. IT Companies have been allotted landing in this area

to develop and start their operations. All correct

(1) have

(2) landing

(3) develop

(4) operations

(5) All correct

30. Other then the regular incentives, the government is

offering land sites at concessional rates. All correct

(1) then

(2) incentives

(3) government

(4) concessional

(5) All correct

NUMERICAL ABILITY

Directions (31-40): What should come in place of the

questions mark (?) in the following questions?

31. 8.5× (80 ×1.5×2.5) ÷ 4 =?

(1) 637.5 (2) 620.5 (3) 544.22

(4) 647.5 (5) None of these

32. 23% of 2500 – 22% of 500 = 930 ÷ ?

(1) 2.5 (2) 2 (3) 3


33. 5312.15 – 1318.82 – 2321.43 = ?

(1) 1681.9 (2) 1571.9 (3) 2671.7

(4) 1671.9 (5) None of these

34. (333.33 + 33.33 + 3333.34) ÷ 50 = ?

(1) 74 (2) 78 (3) 82

(4) 84 (5) None of these

35. + + ÷ 5= ?

(1) 34.8 (2) 36.8 (3) 35.8


36. (1632.28-1381.47+2157.39) x2 =? (1) 4616.4 (2) 3816.4 (3) 4326.2 (4) 4816.4 (5) None of these

37. 14% of 1500 + 18% of 1300 = 1776 ÷ ? (1) 4 (2) 5 (3) 3 (4) 6 (5) None of these

38. 23% of 1360 + ? = (200+136) (1) 23.2 (2) 33.3 (3) 21.6 (4) 25.5 (5) None of these

39. (3.4×99÷9.9) ×1.6×2.5 = ? (1) 120 (2) 156 (3) 136 (4) 116 (5) None of these

40. (85)2 + (35)2 - (65)2 = ? ×5 (1) 845 (2) 790 (3) 825 (4) 855 (5) None of these

Directions (41 - 45): What will come in place of the

question mark (?) in the following number series?

41. 1 2 5 16 65 (?)

(1) 326 (2) 362 (3) 332


42. 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, (?)

(1) 35 (2) 42 (3) 28


43. 6, 7, 11, 20 , 36, (?)

(1) 72 (2) 59 (3) 61


44. 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, (?)

(1) 236 (2) 224 (3) 292



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45. 16, 8, 8, 12, 24, 60, ?

(1) 180 (2) 240 (3) 120


46. A man sells an article at a gain of 10%. If he had bought it at 10% less and sold it for Rs.147 more, he would have still gained 30%. The cost price of the article is: (1) Rs. 2400 (2) Rs. 2640 (3) Rs. 2100 (4) Rs. 2635 (5) None of these

47. In a university Students are 6000, out of which 40 percent are males and 70 percent of the males are either 30 years or older. How many male students in university who are younger than 30 years? (1) 805 (2) 700 (3) 680 (4) 720 (5) None of these

48. Ramesh purchased an item for Rs. 4000 and sold it

at loss of 30 percent. In which amount he purchased

another item and sold it at a gain of 20 percent so

that in whole process ramesh got overall no profit

no loss?

(1) Rs. 5000 (2) Rs. 5600

(3) Rs. 6200 (4) Rs. 6000

(5) None of these

49. The simple interest accrued on a sum of certain principal is Rs. 7200 in 6 years at the rate of 12 per cent per year. What would be the compound interest accrued on that principal at the rate of 8 per cent per year in 2 years? (1) Rs. 2120 (2) Rs. 1764 (3) Rs. 1594 (4) Rs. 1664 (5) None of these

50. An aeroplane flies with an average speed of 660 km/hr. A helicopter takes 24 hours to cover twice the distance covered by aeroplane in 6 hours. How much distance will the helicopter cover in one hours? (assuming that flights are non-stop and moving with uniform speed) (1) 330 km (2) 275 km (3) 460 km (4) 350 km (5) None of these

51. A shopkeeper mixed two verities of rice at Rs. 20/kg and Rs. 30/kg in the ratio 2 : 3 and sell the mixture at 10% profit. Find the price per kg at which he sold the mixture? (1) Rs. 26 (2) Rs. 28.8 (3) Rs. 28 (4) Rs. 28.6 (5) None of these

52. The simple interest accrued on a sum of certain principal is 1200 in four years at the rate of 5 p.c.p.a. What would be the compound interest accrued on same principal at same rate in two years ? (1) Rs. 716 (2) Rs. 651 (3) Rs. 615 (4) Rs. 650 (5) None of these

53. A huge jar contains 2 liquids J and K in the ratio 3:5. When 32 litres of mixture is removed and replaced by J, the ratio now becomes 5 : 3. The capacity of the vessel (in litres) is: (1) 20 (2) 40 (3) 80 (4) 32 (5) 48

54. The average speed of P is 4/5 times the average speed of a Q. R covers 450 km in 15 hours. How much distance will the P cover in 4 hours if the speed of the Q is twice the speed of the R ? (1) 240 km (2) 192 km (3) 162 km (4) 175 km (5) None of these

55. A can do a piece of work in 20 days and B can do it in

10 days. They started together, but after 5 days A

leaves off. B will do the rest work in

(1) 2 1/2day (2)2 days

(3) 21/3days (4)3 days

(5) None of these

56. If Ajay’s salary is 40% more than Amar’s salary, the how many percent is Amar’s salary less than that of Ajay’s? (1)26% (2)28.5% (3)16.66% (4)30.6% (5) None of these

57. If 4 men or 6 boys can finish a piece of work in 20 days, in how many days can 6 men and 11 boys finish it? (1)4 days (2)6 days (3) 5 days (4) 7 days (5) None of these

58. The ratio of between the school ages of Neeta and sameer is 5:6 respectively. If the ratio between the one-third age of Neeta and half of the sameer's age is 5:9, then what is the school age of sameer ? (1). 30 years (2). 25 years (3). 36 years. (4). Data inadequate (5) None of these

59. The Perimeter of a triangle is 108 m and its sides are

in the ratio of 7:5:6 .The area of triangle is

(1) 529 sq.m (2) 626 sq.m (3) 576 sq.m

(4) 564 sq.m (5) none of these


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60. A man takes 3 hours 45 minutes to row a boat 30 km downstream of a river and 2 hours 30 minutes to cover a distance of 5 km upstream. Find the speed of the current.

(1)3kmph (2)3 kmph (3)5 kmph (4)2 kmph (5) none of these

Directions (Q.61-65): Following table shows the profit gained (in thousands) by five companies during the period 2000-

2005.

YEARS-> COMPANIES

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

P 365 650 554 472 598 630 Q 432 412 660 650 435 480 R 652 580 395 360 625 454 S 490 432 476 508 616 495 T 320 416 590 470 365 530

61. What is the difference between total profit of Company P and Company S for all the given years together? (1) 260 (2) 258 (3) 352 (4) 252 (5) None of these

62. What is the maximum percentage profit rise or fall incurred compared to previous year for all companies from 2003 to 2004? (1) 63.50% rise (2) 73% fall (3) 76.5% rise (4) 73.61% rise (5) 62.50% fall

63. During which year the profit gained is maximum in all companies. (1) 2001 (2) 2004 (3) 2000 (4) 2002 (5) 2003

64. What is the ratio of profit between companies P and Q and companies R and T together in 2004?

(1) 1032 : 1237 (2) 1033 : 990 (3) 1272 : 1305 (4) 1360 : 965 (5) None of these

65. What is the ratio of total profit of two companies in any year which gained maximum profit and other company which got minimum profit during 2000-2005? (1) 1312 : 680 (2) 1039 : 676 (3) 1697 : 956 (4) 1206 : 256 (5) None of these

REASONING ABILITY

Directions (66-70): In these questions, the relationship between two elements is shown in the statements. These statements are followed by two conclusions. Read the statements and given answer. (1) If only conclusion I follow. (2) If only conclusion II follow. (3) If either conclusion I or conclusion II follows. (4) If neither conclusion I nor II follows. (5) If both conclusion I and II follows. 66. Statements: I. V > R = A, P > A, R < S

Conclusions: I. A < S II. A = S 67. Statements: B < Y < W = N = K < S

Conclusions: I. S > Y II. B = S 68. Statements: K > A < N, K = B < S Conclusions: I. S > A II. N > B 69. Statements: K = B > A < S = T < R

Conclusions: I. B = T II. R > A

70. Statements: K = M > P, N > R, K > T Conclusions: I. T = P II. R < K

Directions (Q. 71-75): Study the following information

carefully and answer the questions given below:

A, B, C, D, P, Q, R and S are sitting around a circle facing the

centre. P is third to the left of A and R is second to the right

of A. Q is not an immediate neighbour of either P or R. C

sits third to the right of B and S sits exactly between C and

R.

71. Who is sitting on the immediate right of A?

1) Q 2) R 3) D

4) B 5) None of these


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72. What is S’s position with respect to D?

1) Third to the left 2) Third to the right

3) Second to the left 4) Immediate right

5) Fourth to the right

73. Four of the following five are similar in a certain way

based on their positions in the seating arrangement

and so form a group. Which of the following does not

belong to that group?

1) QD 2) CS 3) AB

4) SR 5) PC

74. Who sits between P and S?

1) D 2) R 3) Q

4) A 5) C

75. How many persons sit between A and P when counted

in anticlockwise direction from A?

1) One 2) Two 3) Three

4) Four 5) Five

Directions (Q.76-80): Study the following information

carefully and answer the given questions.

A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting in a straight line

facing North but not necessarily in the same order.

(a) F sits second to the right of G. G sits third to the

right of H.

(b) F does not sit at any of the extreme ends of the line.

(c) D and E are immediate neighbours but neither D

nor E is an immediate neighbour of F.

(d) Only one person sits between E and A.

(e) B is an immediate neighbour of G.

76. Who sits exactly between A and E ?

1) G 2) D 3) C

4) H 5) B

77. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way

based on their seating positions in the above

arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one

that does not belong to that group?

1) AE 2) BC 3) HE

4) DB 5) GF

78. If all the persons are made to sit in alphabetical order

from left to right, the positions of how many of them

will remain unchanged as compared to the original

seating positions?

1) None 2) One 3) Two

4) Three 5) Four

79. Which of the following pairs sits at the extreme

corners of the line?

1) H, A 2) A, C 3) H, G

4) G, B 5) B, C

80. What is the position of B with respect to E?

1) Third to the left 2) Third to the right

3) Fourth to the left 4) Fourth to the right

5) Immediate left

Directions (Q. 81-85): The following questions are based

on the five three-digit numbers given below :

374 659 821 945 247

81. In each number, 2 is added to the middle digit and then

the first 2 digits are interchanged. Which number will

be the largest?

1) 659 2) 945 3) 374

4) 247 5) 821

82. If 1 is subtracted from the last digit of each of the

numbers, how many numbers thus formed will be

divisible by two?


4) Three 5) Four

83. If in each number, the first and the second digits are

interchanged, which of the following will be the third

lowest number?

1) 374 2) 659 3) 821

4) 945 5) 247

84. If in each number, all the three digits are arranged in

ascending order within the number, which of the

following will be the second highest number?

1) 374 2) 659 3) 821

4) 945 5) 247

85. If one is subtracted from the last digit of each of the

numbers, in how many numbers thus formed will the

last digit be a perfect square? (1 is a also a perfect

square.)


4) Three 5) Four

Directions (Q86-90): Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below— 3 P I V 2 E 9 # D F 1 U # B % 8 J I © W M J 3 2 V @ 5 N P 8 Z 86. How many such consonants are there in the above

arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a consonant and immediately followed by a number? (1) None (2) One (3) Two (4) Three (5) More than three


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87. How many such numbers are there in the above

arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a letter but not immediately followed by a symbol? (1) None (2) One (3) Two (4) Three (5) More than three

88. How many such vowels are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately followed by a symbol ? (1) None (2) One (3) Two (4) Three (5) More than three

89. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group? (1) PV# (2) D1B (3) 8IM (4) 3VN (5) 83V

90. Which of the following is the fifth to the left of the fifteen from the right end? (1) J (2) 3 (3) F (4) % (5) None of these

Directions (Q. 91-95): In each question below is given a

group of letters followed by five combinations of number/

symbol codes numbered 1), 2), 3), 4) and 5). You have to

find out which of the combinations correctly represents

the group of letters based on the following coding system

and the conditions and mark the number of that

combination as your answer. Two or more conditions may

be applicable to a single combination.

Letter P M A C X E D O U H B N Z Y G Number/Symbol code

3 $ 4 7 9 β 6 2 # © 8 1 % 5 ?

Conditions:

(i) If both the first and the last elements are vowels, the

codes for the vowels are to be interchanged.

(ii) If the group of elements contains a single vowel, that

vowel is to be coded as the code for the element following

it.

(iii) If the second element is a vowel and the fifth element

is a consonant, the vowel is to be coded as the code for the

consonant.

91. MHCYBG

1) $©758? 2) ? ©758$

3) $©?758 4) 758$©?

5) ?©57$8

92. OMPCZA

1) 2$37%4 2) 437$%2

3) 4$37%2 4) 2%37$4

5) 4$3722

93. OUBNYE

1) β58152 2) β#8152

3) 2#815β 4) 25815β

5) β581#2

94. DEHAZN

1) 6β©441 2) 6©%4%1

3) 11©4%6 4) 6β©4β7

5) 6%©4%1

95. PXUNCM

1) $9#173 2) $91173

3) 39717$ 4) 39117$

5) 39#17$

96. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word

PRODUCTION, each of which has as many letters

between them in the word (in both forward and

backward directions) as they have between them in

the English alphabetical series?


4) Three 5) Four

97. Starting from Point X, Joy walked 15 metres towards

West. He turned left and walked 20 metres. He again

turned left and walked 15 metres. After which he

turned right and walked for another 12 metres. How

far is Joy from point X if he is facing North at present?

1) 27m 2) 35m 3) 32 m

4) 42m 5) None of these

98. In a class of 40 children, Saurabh’s rank is eighth from

the top. Mamta is five ranks below Saurabh. What is

Mamta’s rank from the bottom?

1) 27th 2) 29th 3) 28th

4) 26th 5) Cannot be determined

Directions—(99–100) Read the following information carefully and answer the questions, which follow : ‘A – B’ means ‘A is father of B’ ‘A + B’ means ‘A is daughter of B’ ‘A ÷ B’ means ‘A is son of B’ ‘A × B’ means ‘A is wife of B’ 99. : Which of the following means P is grandson of S?

(1) P + Q – S (2) P ÷ Q × S (3) P ÷ Q + S (4) P × Q ÷ S (5) None of these

100. How is P related to T in the expression ‘P + S – T’? (1) Sister (2) Wife (3) Son (4) Daughter (5) None of these


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(1) None follow (2) Either I or III or IV follows

(3) Only II and IV follow

(4) Either I or III and II and IV follow

(5) None of these

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