Andhra Bank I.T. Officers’ Exam held in 2008

Andhra Bank I.T. Officers’ Exam held in 2008

1. How many such pairs of letters are there
in the word REFORM each of which has as many
letters between them in the word as in the English
alphabet?
(1) None (2) One
(3) Two (4) Three
(5) More than three
2. 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 that group?
(1) 19 (2) 35 (3) 15
(4) 21 (5) 27
3. In a certain code BOARD is written as ‘53798’
and TRAIN is written as ‘29714’. How is BAIT written
in that code?
(1) 5714 (2) 5412
(3) 5712 (4) 5912
(5) None of these
4. How many such digits are there in the number
84315269 each of which is as far away from the
beginning of the number as when the digits are
rearranged in ascending order?
(1) None (2) One
(3) Two (4) Three
(5) More than three
5. For of the following five are alike in a certain
way and so form a group. Which is the one that does
not belong to that group?
(1) Fluorine (2) Methane
(3) Hydrogen (4) Chlorine
(5) Nitrogen
6. How many meaningful English words can be
made with the letters ODME using each letter only
once in each word?
(1) None (2) One
(3) Two (4) Three
(5) More than three
7. ‘BE’ is related to ‘FI’ and ‘LO’ is related to ‘PS’
in the same way as ‘RU’ is related to ___ .
(1) VY (2) WZ
(3)VZ (4) VX
(5) None of these
8. If only each of the consonants in the word
GROUNDS is changed to the next letter in the English
alphabet, which of the following will be the third letter
from the right end?
(1) O (2) U (3) S
(4) V (5) None of these
9. What should come next in the following letter
series?
A A C A C E A C E G A C E G I A C E G I
(1) J (2) K (3) A
(4) L (5) None of these
10. Mohan walked 20 metres towards North, took
a left turn and walked 10 metres, then he took a right
turn and walked 20 metres, again he took a right turn
and walked 10 metres. How far is he now from the
starting point?
(1) 20 metres
(2) 30 metres
(3) 40 metres
(4) Cannot be determined
(5) None of these
11-13. Following questions are based on the
information given below.
(i) ‘P × Q’ means ‘P is mother of Q’.
(ii) ‘P ÷ Q’ means ‘P is sister of Q’.
(iii) ‘P + Q’ means ‘P is brother of Q’.
(iv) ‘P – Q’ means ‘P is father of Q’.
11. Which of the following means ‘M is nephew of
N’?
(1) M + R – N
(2) N ÷ T – M + J
(3) N ÷ T– M ÷ J
(4) N + T × M ÷ J
(5) None of these
12. Which of the following means ‘R is paternal
grandfather of T’?
(1) T ÷ K – M – R
(2) R × M + T + D
(3) R – M – T ÷ D
(4) R – M × T ÷ D
(5) None of these
13. How is K related to D in the expression :
D ÷ F – T + K?
(1) Nephew
(2) Niece
(3) Nephew or Niece
(4) Data inadequate
(5) None of these
Q. 14-16. These questions are based on the five
three-digit numbers given below:
813 967 429 295 648
14. If the positions of the first and the third digits
in each of the numbers are interchanged, which of the
following will be the middle digit of the lowest number?
(1) 1 (2) 6 (3) 2
(4) 9 (5) 6
15. If the positions of the second and the third
digits in each of the numbers are interchanged, which of
the following will be the sum of the three digits of the
highest number?
(1) 12 (2) 22 (3) 15
(4) 16 (5) 18
16. If the positions of the first and the second
digits of each of the numbers are interchanged, which
of the following will be the third digit of the second
highest number?
(1) 3 (2) 7 (3) 9
(4) 5 (5) 8
Q. 17-22. In each of the questions below are given
four statements followed by three conclusions
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 logically follows from the given
statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements:
17. All boats are rivers.
Some rivers are chains.
All chains are trees.
Some trees are cars.
Conclusions:
I. Some cars are boats.
II. Some trees are rivers.
III. Some trees are boats.
(1) Only I follows
(2) Only III follows
(3) Only II follows
(4) Only I and II follow
(5) None of these
Statements:
18. Some benches are trucks.
All trucks are tempos.
Some tempos are windows.
All windows are doors.
Conclusions:
I. Some tempos are benches.
II. Some doors are trucks.
III. Some windows are benches.
(1) Only I and II follow
(2) Only I and III follow
(3) Only II and III follow
(4) All follow
(5) None of these
Statements:
19. All flowers are chairs.
All chairs are tables.
All tables are houses.
All houses are forests.
Conclusions:
I. Some forests are chairs.
II. Some houses are flowers.
III. Some tables are flowers.
(1) Only I and II follow
(2) Only II and III follow
(3) Only I and III follow
(4) All follow
(5) None of these
Statements:
20. Some pens are papers.
Some papers are chalks.
Some chalks are desks.
Some desks are pencils.
Conclusions:
I. Some desks are pens.
II. Some chalks are pencils.
III. Some pens are pencils.
(1) Only I follows
(2) Only II and III follow
(3) Only II follows
(4) Only I and III follow
(5) None follows
Statements:
21. All fruits are shirts.
No shirt is bus.
Some buses are trains.
All trains are ships.
Conclusions:
I. Some ships are fruits.
II. Some ships are buses.
III. No ship is fruit.
(1) Only either I or III follows
(2) Only either I or III and II follow
(3) Only II follows
(4) Only I and III follow
(5) None follows
Statements:
22. Some cabins are walls.
All walls are rooms.
All rooms are schools.
No school is college.
Conclusions:
I. Some colleges are cabins.
II. Some schools are walls.
III. Some rooms are cabins.
(1) Only I follows
(2) Only II follows
(3) Only III follows
(4) Only II and III follow
(5) None of these
Q. 23-28. Study the following information
carefully and answer the questions given below:
M 3 I J % R T 4 B 9 A K # W @ 2 H 1 F © N 5 $ U 6 Z 7
★ Y 8 E
23. Which of the following is the fifth to the left
of the twelfth from the left end of the above
arrangement?
(1) H (2) T (3) 6
(4) @ (5) None of these
24. How many such numbers are there in the
above arrangement, each of which is immediately
preceded by a vowel and immediately followed by a
symbol?
(1) None (2) One
(3) Two (4) Three
(5) More than three
25. Which of the following is the seventh to the
right of the twentieth from the right end of the above
arrangement?
(1) # (2) 6 (3) F
(4) T (5) None of these
26. How many such consonants are there in the above
arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a
symbol but not immediately followed by a letter?
(1) None (2) One
(3) Two (4) Three
(5) More than three
27. 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) K W A (2) R 4 %
(3) © 5 F (4) 6 7 U
(5) T % 4
28. What should come in place of the question mark
(?) in the following series based on the above arrangement?
3 I % 4 B A W @ H ?
(1) © N 5 (2) © 5 $
(3) © 5 U (4) © N U
(5) None of these
Qs. 29-34. In the following questions, the symbols
@, ©, %, $ and ★ are used with the following meaning
as illustrated below.
‘P © Q’ means ‘P is not greater than Q’.
‘P $ Q’ means ‘P is not smaller than Q’.
‘P ★ Q’ means ‘P is neither greater than nor smaller
than Q’.
‘P @ Q’ means ‘P is neither greater than nor equal to
Q’.
‘P % Q’ means ‘P is neither smaller than nor equal to
Q’.
Now in each of the following questions assuming
the given statements to be true, find which of the two
conclusions I and II given below them is/are definitely
true? Give answer:
(1) if only Conclusion I is true.
(2) if only Conclusion II is true.
(3) if either Conclusion I or II is true.
(4) if neither Conclusion I nor II is true.
(5) if both Conclusions I and II are true.
Statements:
29. R $ T, T @ J, J % M
Conclusions:
I. R % M
II. T % M
Statements:
30. H ★ D, D © F, F $ K
Conclusions:
I. F $ H
II. K ★ H
Statements:
31. W % R, R $ B, B @ D
Conclusions:
I. D % W
II. B @ W
Statements:
32. M © T, T @ R, R ★ F
Conclusions:
I. F % T
II. R % M
Statements:
33. B @ D, D % T, T $ N
Conclusions:
I. T ★ B
II. D % N
Statements:
34. F ★ M, M © N, N @ W
Conclusions:
I. N % F
II. N ★ F
Q. 35-40. In each question below is given a group
of digits/symbols followed by four combinations
of letters numbered (1), (2), (3) and (4). You have
to find out which of the four combinations correctly
represents the group of digits/symbols based
on the following coding system and mark the number
of that combination as your answer. If none of the
combinations correctly represents the group of
digits/symbols, mark (5) i.e. ‘None of these’ as your
answer.
Digit/Symbol : 8 @ 1 3 © 9 % 5 ★7 # 6 $ 4 2 δ
Letter Code : F H R A D I W E Q U T J V P M B
Conditions:
(i) If the first unit in the group is a symbol and
the last unit is an odd digit, the codes are to
be interchanged.
(ii) If the first unit in the group is an even digit
and the last unit is a symbol, both are to be
coded as ‘X’.
(iii) If both the first and the last units of the group
are symbols, both are to be coded as the code
for the first unit.
35. 5★679#
(1) TQJUIE (2) XQJUIX
(3) TQJUIT (4) EQJUIT
(5) None of these
36. @195%8
(1) HRIEWF (2) XRIEWX
(3) HRIFWH (4) FROEWH
(5) None of these
37. ©3%249
(1) XAWMPX (2) DAWMPI
(3) IAWMPD (4) IWMAPD
(5) None of these
38. 639δ8$
(1) JAIBFV (2) XAIBFX
(3) VAIBFJ (4) JAIBFJ
(5) None of these
39. %8562δ
(1) WFEJMB (2) XFEJMX
(3) BFEJMW (4) BFEJMB
(5) None of these
40. 94%★$7
(1) IWPRVU (2) IPWQVU
(3) UPWQVI (4) IPWVQU
(5) None of these
Q. 41-45. Study the following information carefully
and answer the questions given below:
B, D, F, H, K, W, M and T are sitting around a circle
facing at the centre. F is third to the left of D who is
second to the left of H. B is fourth to the right of H. K is
third to the right of M who is not an immediate neighbour
of F. T is not an immediate neighbour of B or D.
41. Who is to the immediate right of T?
(1) K (2) F
(3) H (4) Data inadequate
(5) None of these
42. Who is second to the left of B?
(1) T (2) K
(3) D (4) Data inadequate
(5) None of these
43. Who is sitting between D and B?
(1) T (2) F
(3) M (4) W
(5) Data inadequate
44. Who is third to the left of H?
(1) W (2) F
(3) B (4) Data inadequate
(5) None of these
45. What is T’s position with respect to W?
(1) Third to the right
(2) Third to the left
(3) Second to the left
(4) Second to the right
(5) None of these
Q. 46-55. Following are the criteria laid down by a
company for selection of Marketing Officer:
The candidate must:
(i) be a graduate in any discipline passed with at
least 55% marks.
(ii) have completed post graduate degree or
diploma in Marketing Management with at least
65% marks.
(iii) be not less than 21 years and not more than 28
years of age as on 1.9.2008.
(iv) have working experience of at least one year.
(v) have secured at least 50% marks each in the
selection test and interview.
However, if a candidate satisfies all the abovementioned
criteria except:
(a) at (i) above, but has secured at least 75% marks
in HSC, his/her case is to be referred to the
Marketing Head.
(b) at (iv) above, but is willing to sign a bond for
five years, his/her case is to be referred to the
HR-Head.
In each question below, details of one candidate are
provided. You have to take an appropriate decision
based on the information provided and the criteria
indicated above and mark your answer as one of the
choices given below. You are not to assume anything
other than the information provided in each question.
All these cases are given to you as on 1.9.2008. Mark
answer:
(1) if the case is to be referred to the Marketing
Head.
(2) if the case is to be referred to the HR Head.
(3) if the data provided is inadequate to take a
decision.
(4) if the candidate is to be selected.
(5) if the candidate is not to be selected.
46. Naresh Kumar is B.Sc. passed in first class with
65% marks. He has completed a post graduate diploma
in Marketing Management with 70% marks. Thereafter,
he has been working for the last two years as an ITOfficer.
He has secured 53% marks in interview and 56%
marks in selection test. His date of birth is 22.8.1983.
47. Mohan has passed B. Com. degree examination
in second class with 58% marks and MBA marketing in
first class with 67% marks. He has scored 83% marks in
HSC. He has been working as an officer since June 2007
in a private organisation. He has cleared the selection
test with 62% marks. He has completed 25 years of age
in February 2008.
48. Suvarna Bhatt is a computer engineering
graduate passed with 50% marks and MBA marketing
with 72% marks. She has scored 78% marks in SSC and
84% marks in HSC. She scored 53% and 56% marks in
selection test and interview respectively. She is working
as an officer in a marketing firm for the last two years.
Her date of birth is 17.8.1982.
49. Aneesh is B.Sc (IT) passed in first class with
62% marks and has completed post-graduate diploma in
Marketing Management with 70% marks. He scored 72%
marks in HSC. He has been working with a private firm
for the last six months as a Junior Officer. He has
cleared the selection test and interview with 61% and
56% marks respectively. He is willing to sign a bond for
five years. He has completed 26 years of age on 21st
June 2008.
50. Rashmi has passed B.Sc. with 52% marks and
M.Sc. with 57% marks. She has also completed MBAMarketing
with 69% marks. She scored 73% marks in
SSC as well as in HSC, scored 56% marks in selection
test and 59% marks in interview. She is willing to sign a
bond for five years. Her date of birth is 15.4.1984. She
has been working since April 2006.
51. Shobhana has recently completed 24 years of
age on 1st August 2008. She has secured 78% marks in
HSC, 58% marks in B.A. and 68% marks in P.G. Diploma
in Marketing. She has been working since December
2007. She has cleared the selection test with 62% marks
and interview with 64% marks. She is willing to sign a
bond for five years.
52. Nachiket has passed graduate and post
graduate degrees in Marketing Management with 67%
and 69% marks respectively. His date of birth is
16.9.1985. He has secured 65% and 60% marks in
interview and selection test respectively.
53. Vandana is a graduate with economics passed
with 62% marks and a post graduate in Marketing
Management passed with 76% marks. She has been
working for last two years after completing MBA. She
has cleared the selection test with 54% marks and
interview with 62% marks. Her date of birth is
11.7.1981.
54. Nishad is a B. Com. passed with 56%
marks and MBA-Marketing passed with 63% marks. His
date of birth is 24.3.1984. He is willing to sign a bond
for five years. He has secured 54% marks in the selection
test and 51% marks in interview. His date of birth
is 25.4.1985.
55. Sushant has passed degree examination in
Commerce with 52% marks and MBA marketing in first
class with 72% marks. He has secured 84% marks in HSC
examination, 53% marks in selection test and 59% marks
in interview. He has been working as an officer in a
private firm for the last two years. His date of birth is
29.6.1983.
Q. 56-60. Given an input line of numbers and
words, a machine rearranges them step by step
following certain rules as explained in the following
illustration:
Input : 36 48 cracking mirror jokes 12 56 image
Step I : 56 36 48 cracking mirror jokes 12 image
Step II : 56 cracking 36 48 mirror jokes 12 image
Step III : 56 cracking 48 36 mirror jokes 12 image
Step IV : 56 cracking 48 image 36 mirror jokes 12
Step V : 56 cracking 48 image 36 jokes mirror 12
Step VI : 56 cracking 48 image 36 jokes 12 mirror
Arrangement in Step VI is the final
arrangement.
The questions below are to be answered following
the same rules.
56. If ‘78 days junction 45 63 follow system 32’ is
the second step of an input, how many more steps are
required to complete the arrangement?
(1) 3 (2) 4 (3) 5 (4) 2 (5) None of these
57. Which of the following is the third step of
input ‘46 gear 39 58 box sound high 83’?
(1) 83 box 58 gear 46 39 sound high
(2) 83 box 58 39 gear 46 sound high
(3) 83 box 58 46 gear 39 sound high
(4) 83 box 58 gear 39 46 sound high
(5) None of these
58. Step III of an input is ‘87 cat 75 goal 56 63 road
lost’.
What is definitely the input?
(1) cat goal 87 56 road 75 63 lost
(2) goal cat 87 56 road 75 63 lost
(3) goal cat 87 75 road 56 63 lost
(4) Cannot be determined
(5) None of these
59. What will be the sixth step of an input whose
second step is given below?
Step II : 69 fun night 32 last 48 research 53
(1) 69 fun 53 last night 48 32 research
(2) 69 fun 53 last 48 night research 32
(3) 69 fun 53 last 48 research night 32
(4) There will be no sixth step
(5) None of these
60. If the first step of an input is ‘72 fire green 43
62 pure target 50’, which step will be the last but one??
(1) 3rd (2) 4th (3) 5th
(4) 2nd (5) None of these


ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS
1. (5) EF, OM, OR and MO.
2. (1) It is the only prime number.
3. (3)
4. (4) 3, 5 and 9.
5. (5) The only unreactive gas, Fluorine—poisonous,
Chlorine—irritant,
6. (3) MODE and DOME.
7. (1) 8. (1) 9. (2)
10. (3)
11. (2) 12. (3) 13. (3)
14. (1) 15. (2) 16. (2)
17. (3)

18. (5)

19. (4)

20. (5)

21. (2)

22. (4)
23. (2) 24. (1)
25. (3) 26. (4)
27. (5)
28. (5) © N $
Qs. 29-34. Decode the symbols.
© is <; $ is >; ★ is =; @ is <; % is >
29. (4) R > T; T <> M
30. (1) H = D; D <> K
31. (2) W > R; R > B; B < r =" F"> T; T > N
34. (3) F = M; M < N; N < W
35. (4) 36. (1)
37. (3) 38. (2)
39. (5) 40. (2)
41. (1)
42. (2)
43. (4)
44. (1)
45. (5)
46. (4) 47. (3)
48. (1) 49. (2)
50. (5) 51. (2)
52. (3) 53. (4)
54. (5) 55. (1)
56-60. The machine arranges the numbers and words
alternately starting with a number. The numbers
are in descending order (i.e. starting with the
highest) and the words alphabetically.
56. (2) II 78 days junction 45 63 follow system 32
III 78 days 63 junction 45 follow system 32
IV 78 days 63 follow junction 45 system 32
V 78 days 63 follow 45 junction system 32
VI 78 days 63 follow 45 junction 32 system
57. (3) No need to write the steps, 83, box, 58 and the
remaining words in the same order is your
answer.
58. (4) The jumbled words and numbers in an input
follow no order.
59. (2) The next four numbers and words would be
arranged in order.
60. (1) I 72 fire green 43 62 pure target 50.
II 72 fire 62 green 43 pure target 50.
III 72 fire 62 green 50 43 pure target.
IV 72 fire 62 green 50 pure 43 target.