IBPS SO Study Plan 2024 – IBPS SO Exam Strategy

IBPS released the official IBPS SO notification 2024. The correct and proper plan for the study and executing the same is very important. As the syllabus is vast and the question pattern changes every year, time-bound preparation is a must. Here in this article, we are providing 30 days IBPS SO study plan. Aspirants can check the plan and schedule their preparations accordingly.

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IBPS SO 2024 Study Plan (for 30 days)

Let us check the IBPS SO study plan for 30 days. This one-month plan will help the aspirants to cover the complete syllabus and also will ensure the practice of mock tests.

Day	Quantitative Aptitude	Reasoning	English Language
Day 1	Practice a full-length mock test of the IBPS SO Prelims and thoroughly check your strong and weak portions. Also, get an idea of the exam pattern.
Day 2	Simplification, Missing Series, Quadratic Inequalities	Order and Ranking	Sentence Improvement
Day 3	Time and Work	Inequality	Cloze tests
Day 4	Simple Interest and Compound Interest, Misc. DI	Directions	Grammar
Day 5	Speed Time Distance, Partnership	Blood Relations	Reading Comprehension
Day 6	Profit and Loss,	Coding-Decoding	Reading Comprehension
Day 7	Mensuration	Alphabet series and Miscellaneous	Reading Comprehension
Day 8	Practice topic-wise mock tests	Directions	Practice topic-wise mock tests
Day 9	Practice topic-wise mock tests	Inequality	Sentence Improvement
Day 10	Practice topic-wise mock tests	Practice topic-wise mock tests	Practice topic-wise mock tests
Day 11	Mensuration, Approximation	Box Puzzle, Inequality	Phrasal Verb fillers
Day 12	Pipes & Cistern, Quantity Based	Puzzles- Square Puzzle, short puzzle	Grammar portions
Day 13	Boat & Stream, Wrong Series	Linear puzzles and mixed puzzled	Starters, Inferences, fillers
Day 14	Ratio and Proportion, Percentage	Circular arrangement	Sentence rearrangement
Day 15	Speed Time Distance, Data Sufficiency, Simplification	Floor Puzzle, Logical miscellaneous	Antonyms- synonyms
Day 16	Revision	Revision	Practice topic-wise mock tests
Day 17	Time and Work, Approximation	Data sufficiency questions	Revision
Day 18	Practice topic-wise mock tests	Alphabet series and Miscellaneous	Starters, Inferences, fillers
Day 19	Trains, Misc. DI, Quadratic Inequalities	Month based puzzles and mixed puzzles	Error detection
Day 20	Time and Work, Approximation	Data sufficiency questions	Sentence rearrangement
Day 21	Profit and Loss, Number system, Missing number series	Revision	Revision
Day 22	Partnership, Average, Ages	Input-Output questions	Word usages and Conjunctions
Day 23	Simple Interest and Compound Interest	New question patterns of each topic	Idioms and phrases
Day 24	Misc. DI, Simplification	Syllogism	Word Replacement
Day 25	Averages and Linear Equations	Miscellaneous	Revision
Day 26	Practice topic-wise mock tests	Circular arrangement	Practice topic-wise mock tests
Day 27	Profit and Loss, Number system, Missing number series	Data sufficiency questions	Practice topic-wise mock tests
Day 28	Practice full-length mock tests and Previous Question papers.	Practice full-length mock tests and Previous Question papers.	Practice full-length mock tests and Previous Question papers.
Day 29	Practice full-length mock tests and Previous Question papers.	Practice full-length mock tests and Previous Question papers.	Practice full-length mock tests and Previous Question papers.
Day 30	Practice full-length mock tests and Previous Question papers.	Practice full-length mock tests and Previous Question papers.	Practice full-length mock tests and Previous Question papers.

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Useful links for IBPS SO 2024:

• Attempt free IBPS SO Mock full-length test
• Previous Year Question Papers.

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IBPS SO 2024 Main Topics to Cover

Here is a whole syllabus for IBPS SO that you should carefully check and start preparing.

IBPS SO Syllabus For Prelims 2024

The first stage of IBPS SO is the Prelims Exam. The IBPS SO Prelims syllabus is different from other bank exams.

• Rajsabha Adhikari Scale I officer will have to appear for the given subjects.
  Reasoning Ability, English Language, and General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry.
• The Specialist Officers (Agriculture Field Officer, Marketing Officer (Scale I), HR/Personnel Officer, IT Officer Scale I will appear for the given subjects.
  Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, English Language

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Apart from these common subjects asked for all the posts, candidates are required to have Professional Knowledge as well, which comes in the main part of the exam.

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IBPS SO Syllabus For Mains Exam 2024

The IBPS SO Syllabus for the different posts is given below.

IBPS SO Syllabus For Mains Exam
IT Officer (Scale-I)	Database Management System Data Communication and Networking Operating System Software Engineering Data Structure Computer Organization and Microprocessor Object-Oriented Programming
Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I)	Basics of Crop production Horticulture Seed Science Agronomy and Irrigation Agricultural Economics Agricultural Practices Soil resources Animal Husbandry Agroforestry Ecology Government Schemes
Marketing Officer (Scale-I)	Basics of Marketing Management Brand Management Advertising PR Sales Retail Business Ethics Market Segmentation Market research and forecasting demand Product Life Cycle Corporate Social Responsibility Service Marketing Marketing Strategies
Law Officer (Scale-I)	Banking Regulations Compliance and Legal Aspects Relevant Law and Orders related to negotiable instruments, securities, foreign exchange Prevention of Money-laundering, Limitation Act Consumer Protection Act SURFACES Banking Ombudsman Scheme Laws and Actions with a direct link to Banking Sector Bankers Book Evidence Act DRT Act
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I)	Human Resource Development Business policy and strategic analysis Transnational Analysis Training and Development Recruitment and Selection Rewards and Recognition Industrial Relations Business Policy and Strategic Analysis Grievance and Conflict Management Performance Management and Appraisal
Rajsabha Adhikari	Banking Regulations Passages Synonyms-Antonyms Cloze Test Fill in the Blanks Practical Translation Hindi/English Grammar

It is necessary for all the candidates applying for IBPS SO 2024 Exam to once go through the syllabus as mentioned in the IBPS SO notification released by IBPS to prepare judiciously for this exam.

Mock Test

Following are the questions that you can prepare for your IBPS SO Examination.

1. As there was only one taxi available (a)/ I had no other alternative (b)/ but to pay the fare (c)/ demanded by the driver. (d)/ No error (e)

A) a

B) b

C) c

D) d

E) e

2.  Choose the word to be fitted in given sentences.

It is always the ordinary people who _____(1)  victims of violence of the political parties. People who conspire against others _____(2) into their own trap.

A) indicate

B) shun

C) fall

D) transform

E) suppressed

3. The program emphasizes(a)/ with mentoring people(b)/ to take risks and to act(c)/ in a more entrepreneurial way. (d)/ No error(e)

A) a

B) b

C) c

D) d

E) e

4. Their father has left(a)/ behind a huge sum (b)/to be distributed (c)/ among the two brothers. (d)/ No error

A) a

B) b

C) c

D) d

E) e

5. 8999.99 + 892 × 59.99 = ?

A) 43250

B) 56890.67

C) 34210.65

D) 62520

E)25630.78

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6. Manish invested a sum of money at CI. It amounted to Rs. 78652 in 2 years and Rs. 83371.12 in 3 years. Find the rate of per cent per annum. 

A) 6

B) 5

C) 4

D) 3

E) 2

7. X % (Y+60)= given X-Y=40. Find X, Y.

A) 90, 50

B) 60, 20

C) 70, 30

D) 100, 60

E) 80, 40

8. What is the maximum number of 6-letter palindromes?

A) 16526

B) 17576

C) 18200

D) 14256

E) None of these

9. Calculate (216 × 96)^(1/4)

A) 6

B) 2

C) 4

D) 12

E) 20

10. If Kichu’s uncle’s father’s only daughter is Thushara, how Kichu is related to Thushara?

A) Son

B) Mother

C) Father

D) Brother

E) None of the above

 

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Practice Set	Click Here

Previous Questions

It is very important for a candidate to check out the previous year question papers and solve them. This will help in understanding the topics better and will help in judging how well one is prepared.

Exam	Link/PDF
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IBPS SO 2024 Common Exam Tips

Following are the preparation tips one should use:

• The practice is the only success mantra for all competitive examinations. Regular and scheduled practice will help to crack the exam.
• For Quantitative Aptitude, practice solving questions through quick and short methods.
• The English Language can be improved through reading English Newspapers like Hindu and Indian Express. Improve your vocabulary by practising Editorial based questions on Entri.
• Practice topic-wise short quizzes on various topics of Reasoning for the new patterns of questions-Coding-Decoding, Inequality, Directions, Blood Relations, etc.
• Analyze your performance after each practice session.
• Give more importance to frequent portions like Simplification, Quadratic Equations, Reading Comprehension, coding-decoding, etc.
• Mock tests and revisions are an inevitable part of the IBPS SO Study Plan! So, don’t skip both. Understand concepts and practice short quizzes on that topic.

Preparation Tips for IBPS SO 2024

Ace your exam by following the below-given tips:

Know The Exam: The very first thing you should do before starting your exam preparation is know about the exam. Go through the complete pattern of the exam and time allotment to each section.

Study Enough: Give yourself enough time to study and make a proper schedule and study according to that do not wait for the last moment. While some students tend to focus more on last-minute studying which is not the best approach for exam preparation.

Study Plan: Time distribution is very important when it comes to exam preparation. Prepare a list of topics you find difficult and practice them a lot. Allot a separate time for the revision of topics that you have good command over. An overall study should include all the topics with their specific time allotments and a certain period for revision.

Mock Tests: It is one of the best ways to get self-prepared for the exam. Mocks give you a real-time view of the actual paper. Plan your study after taking the mock. This will help you in analyzing sections that require more effort and concentration. Mocks also help a lot in time management.

Practice Old Papers: This is one of the most effective ways to prepare for your exams. The old test will help you see the format and formulation of the exam and will help you in what to prepare for the exam.

Revision: One of the very important things during preparations is, keep memorizing the tricks and patterns that you have already familiarized yourself with. Lack of revision often tends to candidates forgetting the formulas and tricks to the questions. So keep yourself in regular touch with the concepts that you have learned.

Time Management: Prepare yourself with strict timelines to finish the course and tests. This technique will help you bound the time limit for every section and an overall exam. Remember clearing the sectional cut off and the overall cut off is your goal. Do not stress habits usually takes time.

Last-Minute Notes: Start making study notes of the important topics which are very important from the examination point of view and which need to be revised at the end moment or before the D day.

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IBPS SO Exam 2024: Section-wise Tips

Given below are the section-wise preparations for the aspirants:

For English

• For the English portion, enhance your vocabulary by inculcating a habit of reading every day, brush up your grammar and solve practice papers.
• Grammar and vocabulary are very important thus go through the dictionary to find the right usage of words and learn new words.
• Analyze daily newspapers to enhance your understanding.
• Focus very much on the Cloze test section.

For Reasoning

• This is the most logical section of the paper and very easy to score.
• A revision after every practice solution is a must to ace this.
• Follow and practice questions of all Patterns from books, video lectures, live lectures.
• Practice questions with a minimum timeframe.

For Quantitative Aptitude

• This is the toughest section of the Prelims Paper and includes Ratio and Proportion, Speed and Distance, Average, Time and Work, Data Interpretation, Number Series, Simplification, and Quadratic Equation.
• Learning the formulas and basic concepts is the best strategy here.
• Try and apply shortcut tricks to solve the questions. This will help you in solving the questions with efficiency.
• Applications of shortcut tricks will help you in saving time and perform better.

For General Awareness

• For Current Affairs, reading the newspaper and listening to everyday news is sufficient.
• Applying candidates need to be aware of all the general, banking and economic events happening in the country as well as the world.
• For other topics, buy the best books and go through each topic in a routine. Make sure to revise everything regularly to avoid any confusion and forgetting.

IBPS SO Exam Pattern

IBPS conducts the exam every year and has 3 phases. Prelims, Mains, and Interview.

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Exam Pattern for Prelims

For the post of Law Officer & Rajsabha Adhikari

S No	Section	No. of Questions	Total Marks	Duration
1.	Reasoning	50	50	40 minutes
2.	English Language	50	25	40 minutes
3.	General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry	50	50	40 minutes
	Total	150	125

For other Specialist Officers (Agriculture Field Officer, Marketing Officer (Scale I), HR/Personnel Officer, IT Officer Scale I

S No	Section	No. of Questions	Total Marks	Duration
1.	Reasoning	50	50	40 minutes
2.	English Language	50	25	40 minutes
3.	Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	40 minutes
	Total	150	125

Exam Pattern for Mains

For the Post of Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer

For the Post of Rajbhasha Adhikari

Name of Test	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration
Professional Knowledge(Objective)	45	60	English & Hindi	30 minutes
Professional Knowledge(Descriptive)	2		English & Hindi	30 minutes

IBPS SO 2024 Interview Process

Candidates who qualify for the Mains Exam will be finally called for the Interview Process by IBPS. It is really important for candidates to fare well in the Interview Process as the final selection of a candidate is based on how he/she fares in this final round of the IBPS SO Recruitment Process.

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Topic-Based Books for IBPS SO Prelims Exam 2024

If you are preparing for the IBPS SO Prelims exam, then you must go through the books given here. The prelims exam topics might be vast but easy to tackle. Thus, the candidates need to focus on the right study materials for the right progress. If you are planning to crack the exam, the books aren’t enough. The candidates can choose to visit the Entri App and get the latest study package including the PDFs, study notes, video classes for better understanding. Along with that, the candidates get the mock tests for the self-evaluation.

Books for Quantitative Aptitude	Books for Reasoning	Books for the English Language
Quantitative Aptitude For Competitive Examinations 17th Edition by R.S Agarwal	A Modern Approach To Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning Revised Edition by R.S Agarwal	Objective English for Competitive Examinations by Hari Mohan Prasad, Uma Rani Sinha
Quantitative Aptitude Test by N. K. Singh	The Hand on Guide to Analytical Reasoning and Logical Reasoning by Peeyush Bhardwaj	Objective English 4 Edition by Edgar Thorpe
Magical Book On QuickerMaths 3 Edition by M Tyra	A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal and Non-Verbal 1st Edition by BS Sijwali, Indu Sijwal	Objective General English 22nd Edition by R. S. Aggarwal, Vikas Aggarwal
Accredited Guide to Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency by Ananta Ashisha	Analytical Reasoning (BSC Publication) by M.K Pandey	Objective General English by S.P Bakshi
Fast Track by Rajesh Verma		Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis

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Best Books for IBPS SO IT Officer 2024: Mains Exam

• Mains exams require special knowledge on Branch-related subject, kindly check the books you can refer for such subjectwise professional knowledge.
• A computer for Competitive Exams: Fundamental of Computer with MCQs: Fundamentals of Computer with Multiple Choice Questions 1st Edition by RPH Editorial Board
• Objective Computer Awareness for General Competitive Exams 1st Edition by R Pillai
• IBPS Specialist Officers I.T. Officers CWE SPL for IT Officer (Scale-1) & IT Officer (Scale-2) Professional Knowledge Practice Work Book  by Pratiyogita Kiran
• CWE – IBPS Bank – IT Specialist Officer Exam by Chandresh Aggrawal
• Professional Knowledge for IBPS/ SBI Specialist IT Officer Exam 2nd Edition by Disha Experts

Books for IT Officer(Scale I)	IBPS SO Mains: Books for Law Officer (Scale I)	Books for HR Specialist (Scale I)	Books for Agricultural Officer (Scale I)	Books for Marketing Officer (Scale I)	Books for Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)
Data Communications and Networking	IBPS Specialist Officer CWE LAW Officer Online Exam Practice Work Book	Bank HR Specialist book	Agriculture Field Officer by R Gupta	Principles of Marketing	Hindi Vyakaran Aur Rachna
A computer for Competitive Exams: Fundamental of Computer with MCQ’s		Human Resource Management	Agriculture Field Officer IBPS	CWE-IBPS Bank-Marketing Specialist Officer Exam: Complete Book	Rajbhasha/Hindi (Officers, Assistant, Managers) Recruitment Exam Guide (Popular Master Guide)
Objective Computer Knowledge by R Pillai		CWE-IBPS Bank-HR Specialist/Personal Officer Complete Book	IBPS – SO Agricultural Field Officer (Main) Exam	Marketing Specialist Exam book	Rajbhasha Adhikari Guide

The popular books mentioned above will give you proper guidance and a clear understanding of the Fundamentals.

IBPS SO 2022 Eligibility Criteria

POSTS	EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
I.T. Officer (Scale-I)	a) 4-year Engineering/ Technology Degree in Computer Science/ Computer Applications/ Information Technology/ Electronics/ Electronics & 3 Telecommunications/ Electronics & Communication/ Electronics & Instrumentation OR b) Post Graduate Degree in Electronics/ Electronics & Tele Communication/ Electronics & Communication/ Electronics & Instrumentation/ Computer Science/ Information Technology/ Computer Applications OR Graduate having passed DOEACC ‘B’ level
Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I)	4 year Degree (graduation) in Agriculture/ Horticulture/Animal Husbandry/ Veterinary Science/ Dairy Science/ Fishery Science/ Pisciculture/ Agri. Marketing & Cooperation/ Co-operation & Banking/ Agro-Forestry/Forestry/ Agricultural Biotechnology/ Food Science/ Agriculture Business Management/ Food Technology/ Dairy Technology/ Agricultural Engineering/ Sericulture
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)	Post Graduate Degree in Hindi with English as a subject at the degree (graduation) level OR Postgraduate degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as subjects at the degree (graduation) level.
Law Officer (Scale I)	A Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB) and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council.
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I)	Graduate and Two Years Full-time Post Graduate degree or Two Years Full time Post Graduate Diploma in Personnel Management / Industrial Relations/ HR / HRD/ Social Work / Labour Law*
Marketing Officer (Scale I)	Graduate and Two Years Full-time MMS (Marketing)/ Two Years Full time MBA (Marketing)/ Two Years Full-time PGDBA / PGDBM/ PGPM/ PGDM with specialization in Marketing *

* In the case of dual specializations, one of the fields of specialization should be in the field prescribed. In the case of major/ minor specializations, major specialization should be in the stream prescribed. Candidates having PG Degree (MMS or MBA)/PG Diploma with more than two specializations are not eligible to apply.

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Age Limit

Minimum Age: 20yrs

Maximum Age: 30yrs

Relaxation in the upper age limit is available as per Government norms

Category	Relaxation in Age
Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe	5 years
OBC( Non -creamy layer)	3 years
Persons With Benchmark Disability as defined under “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016”	10 years
Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned Officers including  Emergency Commissioned Officers(ECOs)/Short Service Commissioned Officers(SSCOs)	5 years
Persons ordinarily domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period 1-1-80 to 31-12-89	5 years
Persons affected by 1984 riots	5 years

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IBPS SO Exam 2022 Salary and Benefits:

The salary for IBPS SO for various posts are mentioned in the below table:

IBPS SO Posts	In-Hand Salary (Payscale 1)	In-Hand Salary (Payscale 2)
I.T Officer	INR 24,000 – INR 32,000	INR 34,000 – INR 40,000
Rajbhasha Adhikari	INR 24,000 – INR 32,000	INR 34,000 – INR 40,000
Agriculture Officer	INR 24,000 – INR 32,000	INR 34,000 – INR 40,000
HR Officer	INR 24,000 – INR 32,000	INR 34,000 – INR 40,000
Law Officer	INR 24,000 – INR 32,000	INR 34,000 – INR 40,000
Marketing Officer	INR 24,000 – INR 32,000	INR 34,000 – INR 40,000

Benefits an IBPS SO

The following are some of the benefits that may be accrued by an IBPS SO:

• Annual compensation packages range from INR 7.55 lakhs to INR 12.93 lakhs.
• A newspaper allowance.
• A conveyance allowance, dependent on the availability of an Officer’s vehicle, wherein the officer may receive a fixed amount of fuel and other vehicle maintenance funds.
• Leave Travel Concession (LTC).
• Constant Training and Development, which becomes necessary due to the intellectually demanding nature of the job, in order to stay up to date with the evolving standards of the industry’s nuanced technologies.
• Leave Policies inclusive of casual and privileged leaves, as well as maternity leaves of up to 6 months. Single parents who have elderly relatives are allowed up to 2 years of sabbatical leave as well.

Post-Wise Exam Details

Post 1

Law Officer & Rajbhasha Adhikari: Candidates need to pass both the prelims and the mains exam to secure a position.

Post 2 

IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, and Marketing Officer: A candidate who passes both the prelims and the mains exam can get into any of these posts.

Detailed Post List- IBPS SO

Check out the list given below to get a clear picture of the post list available for IBPS SO for the year 2021.

• IT. Officer
• Agricultural Field Officer
• Rajbhasha Adhikari
• Law Officer
• HR/Personnel Officer
• Marketing Officer

Detailed Preference List- IBPS SO

Since the IBPS SO exam is conducted to select candidates for various banks across the country, here is the preference list for the candidates in various zones of the country.

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IBPS SO Exam 2024 Results

The results for the IBPS-SO Exam 2024 will be declared in 3 phases – preliminary, main, and final. The preliminary phase will be declared in November 2024 and the Main’s result will be declared in January 2022.These interviews will typically happen in February 2022. The results, provisional allotments, will be handed out through the official website.

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Questions to Practice

Here is a list of questions that you can practice for your examination.

Direction: Find the wrong term in
the given series:
1. 8, 9, 20, 64, 256, 1285, 7716
A. 1285 B. 256
C. 7716 D. 64
E. 9

Direction: Find the wrong term in
the given series:
2. 1015, 508, 255, 130, 66.5, 35.75,
20.875
A. 1015 B. 20.875
C. 66.5 D. 255
E. 130

Direction: Find the wrong term in
the given series:
3. 7, 4, 5, 9, 20, 51, 160.5
A. 4 B. 5
C. 7 D. 51
E. 160.5

4. What is the total number of
customers who buy either laptops or
tablet from all the cities together?
A. 1310 B. 1210
C. 1340 D. 1290
E. 1360

5. If the number of customers who
buys laptops and tablets from city
Jabalpur are in the ratio 6: x and
the number of customers who buys
laptops from Jabalpur are 40% more
than that from Kanpur and
the number of customers who buys
tablets from Jabalpur are 30% less
than that from Kanpur, then the
value of (x + 3) is
A. 10 B. 12
C. 7 D. 13
E. 15

6. What is the ratio of the number of
customers who buy any one gadget
from Surat to the number of
customer who does not buy any gadget
from Delhi?
A. 15: 2 B. 17: 4
C. 11: 7 D. 19: 9
E. None of these

7. What is the average number of
customers who buy laptops from
Delhi, Kanpur and Surat?
A. 90 B. 91
C. 92 D. 95
E. 93

8. Direction: Study the
the following information carefully and
answer the questions given below:
Six colleagues Laksh, Bhoomika, Sia,
Dravid, Esha and Palak are working
in the same office and take different
time to reach his/her office. All of
they take time in the multiples of ten
in such a manner that the one who
reaches office the earliest, reaches in
10 minutes and the one who takes
maximum time reaches office in 60
minutes. Dravid takes more time only
than Esha but less time than Laksh.
Laksh reaches in 30 minutes.
Bhoomika takes less time than only
Palak.

How much time does Sia take to
reach office?
A. 60 minutes B. 50 minutes
C. 40 minutes D. 20 minutes
E. Cannot be determined

Who amongst the following takes
maximum time to reach the office?
A. Bhoomika B. Sia
C. Dravid D. Palak
E. Cannot be determined

How many people take more time to
reach office than Dravid?
A. Four B. Three
C. Two D. One
E. None

9. Direction: Study the
the following information carefully to
answer the given questions.
In a certain code language,

‘saurabh major go army’ is written as
‘tik mik pik sik’.
‘army convoy go further’ is written as
‘gik tik cik mik’.
‘major go with rifle’ is written as ‘tik
sik lik dik’.

What is the code for ‘saurabh’?
A. mik B. cik
C. lik D. dik
E. pik

What is the code for ‘army’?
A. mik B. cik
C. lik D. dik
E. pik

What is the code for ‘major’?
A. mik B. cik
C. sik D. dik
E. pik

Whose code is ‘cik’?
A. convoy B. further
C. rifle
D. Either ‘further’ or ‘convoy’
E. None of these

What is the code for ‘go’?
A. mik B. tik
C. pik
D. Either mik or tik
E. None of these

10. Direction: In the following question
two equations are given in variables
X and Y. You have to solve these
equations and determine the relation
between X and Y.
6×2 + 5x – 4 = 0
II. y(10y – 11) = –3
A. X > Y B. X < Y
C. X ≥ Y D. X ≤ Y
E. X=Y or No relation can be
established

11. Direction: Given below are two
quantities named I and II. Based on
the given information, you have to
determine the relation between the
two quantities. You should use the
given data and your knowledge of
Mathematics to choose among the
possible answers.
Quantity I: A bought a certain
quantity of bananas at a total cost of
Rs. 1500. He sold 1/3 of these
bananas at 25% loss. If he earns an
overall profit of 10%, at what
percentage profit did A sell the rest of
the bananas?
Quantity II:
A. Quantity I > Quantity II
B. Quantity I < Quantity II
C. Quantity I ≥ Quantity II
D. Quantity I ≤ Quantity II
E. Quantity I = Quantity II or No
relation

12. If the number of customers who
buys laptops and tablets from city
Jabalpur are in the ratio 6: x and
the number of customers who buys
laptops from Jabalpur are 40% more
than that from Kanpur and
the number of customers who buys
tablets from Jabalpur are 30% less
than that from Kanpur, then the
value of (x + 3) is
A. 10 B. 12
C. 7 D. 13
E. 15

13. What is the ratio of the number of
customers who buy any one gadget
from Surat to the number of
customer who does not buy any gadget
from Delhi?
A. 15: 2 B. 17: 4
C. 11: 7 D. 19: 9
E. None of these

14. Direction: The following question
carries two statements with one
blank each. Choose the word which
would fit in both the blanks.
78. 1) Their teacher was on leave, so
they had a day’s _______ before
their essays were due.
2) The organisation had
no ________ from the demands of
the workers.
A. Benefit B. Censure
C. Respite D. Advantage
E. Breaks

 

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