1000+ IBPS Common Written Exam (PO/MT) Main 2016 Solved Paper MCQ for SSC Stenographer [Solved]

1. According to the given code, what is the code for 'M' ?
A. 12
B. 8
C. 10
D. 7
Answer : D

2. An inspector is 228 meter behind the thief. The inspector runs 42 meters and the thief runs 30 meters in a minute. In what time will the inspector catch the thief?
A. 19 minutes
B. 20 minutes
C. 18 minutes
D. 21 minutes
Answer : A

3. What was/were the reason(s) of drop in savings in financial instruments after 2009?
A. Rise in price level of gold
B. Decrease in real interest rates on savings in financial instruments
C. Investment in physical assets, particularly land
D. Only (a) and (c)
Answer : C

4. NONDESCRIPT
A. Conducive
B. Discern
C. Tantamount
D. Defined
Answer : B

5. From the given options, choose the option that does not fit into the theme of the passage.
A. India recently ratified the Paris Agreement, assuring it a seat at the 55/55 table
B. ratification by at least 55 countries and accounting for at least 55% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions was required for the agreement to come into force
C. where countries will negotiate the mechanisms and provisions under the agreement.
D. There are certain targets India wants to achieve and to achieve that there is a need to allocate mitigating burden among states and also prioritize adaptation efforts.
Answer : D

6. What is the ratio between the Female population of state UP and the male population of M?
A. 60 : 95
B. 80 : 117
C. 85 : 112
D. 45 : 77
Answer : B

7. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which one of the following does not belong to the group?
A. G - HP
B. C - Apple
C. F - Samsung
D. H - TOSHIBA
Answer : C

8. Statements: All trees are plants. All houses are trees. Some pots are plants. All tools are plants.
Conclusions:
I. Some plants are not houses
II. Some tools being trees is a possibility
III. All pots are tools is a possibility.
IV. All houses are tools is a possibility.
A. Only III and IV follow
B. Only II, III, and IV follow
C. Only I and IV follow.
D. All follow.
Answer : B

9. The Time Traveler (for so it will be convenient to speak of him) was expounding a recondite matter to us. His grey eyes shone and twinkled, and his usually pale face was flushed and animated. The fire burned brightly, and the soft radiance of the incandescent lights in the lilies of silver caught the bubbles that flashed and passed in our glasses. Our chairs, being his patents, embraced and caressed us rather than submitted to be sat upon, and there was that luxurious after-dinner atmosphere when thought roams gracefully free of the trammels of precision. (_________________).
A. And slowly and steadily, the atmosphere grew stale and lost all the vibrancy it had
B. And he put it to us in this waymarking the points with a lean forefingeras we sat and lazily admired his earnestness over this new paradox (as we thought it) and his fecundity
C. We sat like toddlers do in a nursery, eagerly anticipating the show the Time Traveler would put on for us
D. We sat benumbed by the proceedings, for the radiance of the Time Traveler was unimaginable and unbearable
Answer : D

10. The difference between compound interest compounded every 6 months and simple interest after 2 years is 248.10. The rate of interest is 10 percent. Find the sum
A. 12000
B. 14000
C. 16000
D. 18000
Answer : C

11. Android is a mobile operating system designed primarily for touch screen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Which among the following was the first Android Operating System?
A. Cupcake
B. Alpha
C. Gingerbread
D. Doughnut
Answer : B

12. The companys sales were low at the beginning of the year. Its sales have picked up in the past few months.
(A) Though the companys sales were low
(B) Despite low sales at
(C) However the companys sales have picked
A. Only (A)
B. Only (A) and (B)
C. All (A), (B) and (C)
D. Only (B) and (C)
Answer : A

13. Three pipe P, Q and R can fill a tank in 12 minutes, 18 minutes and 24 minutes respectively. The pipe R is closed 12 minutes before the tank is filled. In what time the tank is full?
A. $\left(8\frac{5}{13}\right) hrs$
B. $\left(8\frac{4}{13}\right) hrs$
C. $\left(7\frac{4}{13}\right) hrs$
D. $\left(8\frac{6}{13}\right) hrs$
Answer : B

14. AT&T designed its first commercial modem, specifically for converting digital computer data to analog signals for transmission across its long distance network. What is the name of the modem?
A. Telex
B. Memex
C. CompuServe
D. Dataphone
Answer : D

15. If D and F interchange their places then who among the following is on the immediate left of G?
A. B
B. D
C. H
D. F
Answer : D

17. $276.75 + 4\% of 678 + \sqrt{0.0169} = ?$
A. 304
B. 124
C. 122
D. 228
Answer : A

18. Food inflation is touching twenty per cent. The government will have to tighten monetary policy to prevent further rise.
(A) Although food inflation is
(B) With the tightening of monetary
(C) Given that food inflation
A. Only (A)
B. Only (B)
C. Only (C)
D. Only (A) and (B)
Answer : A

19. A slice from a circular pizza of diameter 14 inches is cut in a such a way that each slice of pizza has a central angle of 45°. What is the area of each slice of Pizza(in square inches)?
A. 16.25
B. 19.25
C. 18.25
D. 17.25
Answer : B

20. Out of 6 green ball, 4 blue ball, in how many ways we select one or more balls ?
A. 42
B. 34
C. 31
D. 22
Answer : B

21. Which among the following is an important circuitry in a computer system that directs the operation of the processor?
A. Memory
B. Address Bus
C. Accumulator
D. Control Unit
Answer : D

22. Statements: Some trees are plants. All trees are houses. No plant is pot. All tools are pots.
Conclusions:
I. Some plants are tools is a possibility.
II. All trees are tools is a possibility.
III. No plant is house.
IV. All plants are houses is a possibility.
A. Only I and III follow.
B. Either III or IV follows
C. Only IV follows
D. None follows.
Answer : C

23. Let us understand the definition of metaphysics, a purely speculative science, which occupies a completely isolated position and is entirely independent of the teachings of experience. It deals with mere conceptionsnot, like mathematics, with conceptions applied to intuitionand in it, reason is the pupil of itself alone. It is the oldest of the sciences. (_________________)
A. And it would struggle to survive without the architecture of mathematical support that it draws its strength from
B. Yet it continued to baffle mankind because of its abstractions
C. But it has never had and never will have the good fortune to attain to the sure scientific method
D. And it would still survive, even if all the rest were swallowed up in the abyss of an all-destroying barbarism
Answer : C

24. According to the Constitution (122nd Amendment) GST Bill 2014, which of the following is exempted from its purview?
A. Tobacco Products
B. Alcohol
C. Steel
D. Jute Products
Answer : B

25. 4x + 2y =8.5, 2x + 4y = 9.5
A. x > y
B. x < y
C. x >= y
D. x <= y
Answer : B

26. Please select the most appropriate option
A. The judges finally distributed the awards among the most active children talking at length among themselves.
B. The judges finally distributed the awards talking at length among themselves.
C. The judges, talking at length among themselves finally distributed the awards among the most active children.
D. The judges distributed finally talking at length among themselves the awards among the most active children.
Answer : C

27. What is/are the primary reasons behind the current economic slowdown?
(A) Slow rate of capital expansion
(B) Tardy investment in infrastructure as well as plant and machinery
(C) A rapid increase in the cases of corruption, and decreased FDI
A. Only (A)
B. Both (A) and (B)
C. Either (A) or (C)
D. Both (B) and (C)
Answer : B

28. Statement: You are hereby appointed as a programmer with a probation period of one year and your performance will be reviewed at the end of the period for confirmation. - A line in an appointment letter.
Assumptions:
I. The performance of an individual generally is not known at the time of appointment offer.
II. Generally an individual tries to prove his worth in the probation period.
A. If only assumption I is implicit
B. If only assumption II is implicit
C. If either I or II is implicit
D. If both I and II are implicit.
Answer : D

29. 5x + 2y = 31
3x + 7y = 36
A. x > y
B. x < y
C. x >= y
D. x <= y
Answer : A

30. Which among the following is the slogan of Allahabad Bank?
A. A tradition of trust
B. World wise
C. Honour your trust
D. Invest with confidence
Answer : A

31. The Nobel Peace Prize 2016 has been awarded to ______ .
A. Juan Manuel Santos
B. Oliver Hart
C. Bengt Holmstrom
D. Svetlana Alexievich
Answer : A

32. 16 persons are participated in a party. In how many different ways can they host the seat in a circular table, if the 2 particular persons are to be seated on either side of the host?
A. 16! × 2
B. 14! × 2
C. 18! × 2
D. 14!
Answer : B

33. Next day, millions of pilgrims are expected to take dip the Ganga at the holy place.
I. The state government should put a restrictin on the number of people that can come to take dip each day.
II. During the next whole day, the state government should deploy personnel to maintain law and order.
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.
Answer : B

34. What is the main objective of the government to create the Union Budget?
A. It should meet the requirements of the society.
B. It should be under some fiscal constraints.
C. It should be growth oriented.
D. It should meet the requirements of a developed country.
Answer : C

35. Two persons A and B invested in a business with 115000 and 75000 rupees respectively. They agree that 40% of the profit should be divided equally among them and rest is divided between them according to their investment. If A got 500 rupee more than B, then the total profit is.
A. 3599.34
B. 699.34
C. 3958.34
D. 999.34
Answer : C

36. Deepak found that he had made a loss of 10% while selling his smartphone. He also found that had he sold it for ? 50 more, he would have made a profit of 5%. The initial loss was what percentage of the profit earned, had he sold the smartphone for a 5% profit ?
A. 100%
B. 200%
C. 75%
D. 85%
Answer : B

37. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) in December 2016 imposed a ban on the procurement, sale and use of glass powder coated 'manja' for flying kites. Who is the Chairman of NGT?
A. Lokeshwar Singh Panta
B. Jagdish Singh Khehar
C. Dinesh Saxena
D. Swatanter Kumar
Answer : D

38. Find the average of total no of staff in all the dept ?
A. 103.8
B. 108.3
C. 108.2
D. 108
Answer : C

39. Please select the most appropriate option
A. Although I already knew the answer and he invited me to visit him often, since I just have seen her in the square, I was never determined to yield this point.
B. Although I have already known the answer and he invited me to visit him often but since I just have seen her in the square, I was not determined to yield this point.
C. Although I knew the answer already, and he has often invited me to visit him, since I just have seen her in the square, I am never determined to yield this point.
D. None is true.
Answer : D

40. According to author Dishantgautam, a novel is difficult to write when compared to a play is like going for an election where one has to appeal to a thousand people at a time whereas in a book one appeals to one only person.
A. simpler, running in
B. faster, voting through
C. easier, running for
D. fool proof, voting on
Answer : C

41. India was the highest ranked country by capital investment in 2015, with how much worth of FDI projects announced according to FDI Intelligence?
A. $63 billion
B. $63 million
C. $66 billion
D. $44 billion
Answer : A

42. The rate of inflation increases when the purchasing power of money___________ .
A. Decreases
B. Increases
C. Stable
D. Decrease just half
Answer : A

43. What does this mean that India will continue to be a haven of stability?
A. That new budget will make India stable forever.
B. The four pillars of budget will lead to make stability.
C. India will continue towards stability even in disturbed economic environment.
D. The budget will remain unchanged even in turbulent and choppy economic environment.
Answer : C

44. Many of the people invited for a marriage at ABC Hotel fell ill due to food poisoning and were admitted to the hospitals.
I. The government should keep on hold marriages till further notice.
II. The hospitals should be advised to give good services to the effected people.
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.
Answer : B

45. Why is the government providing tax incentive to companies in manufacturing sector?
A. For better infrastructure.
B. For tax deductions on emoluments paid to new employees,
C. To create new job opportunities and to initiate project Make in India
D. to create new job opportunities and to initiate project Standup India.
Answer : C

46. Who among the following sits on the immediate right of the person who works at the IBM?
A. B
B. D
C. A
D. F
Answer : A

47. Which state government has enacted a stringent law called Protection of Internal Security Act to deal with the challenges of terrorism, insurgency, communalism and caste violence?
A. Gujarat
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Bihar
D. Maharashtra
Answer : D

48. Which of the following is true with respect to the given information ?
A. Mary Kom sits exactly between Abhinav Bindra and Dipa Karmakar
B. Sania Mirza faces immediate neighbour of Abhinav Bindra
C. Sathish is an immediate neighbour of Mary Kom
D. P.V.Sindhu faces Vacant seat
Answer : B

49. Who among the following works at the Apple ?
A. D and F
B. H and F
C. G and C
D. C and H
Answer : D

50. The total no of male staff in IT and EIE is what % of the total number of staff in these 2 dept ?
A. 44.5%
B. 45.7%
C. 47.5%
D. 45.0%
Answer : C