UCO Bank Exam Solved Paper (held on January 29, 2006)

UCO Bank Exam Solved Paper

(held on January 29, 2006)

Test of Reasoning

1. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way on the basis of their positions in the
English alphabet and so
form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?
(1) AZ (2) EV (3) BY (4) GT (5) DU
2. If ‘$’ means ‘×’, ‘#’ means ‘÷’, ‘��’ means ‘–’ and ‘@’ means ‘+’ then what is the
value of 204 # 6 ��15 $ 8 @ 88?
(1) 8 (2) 2 (3) –6 (4) 12 (5) None of these
3. If the position of the first and the sixth letters of the word ‘PRESCRIBED’ are
interchanged, similarly position
of the second and the seventh letters are interchanged and so on. Which letter will be
fourth from the left end after the rearrangement?
(1) E (2) S (3) B (4) D (5) None of these
4. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word INTERNAL, each of which has as
many letters between
them in the word as they have in the English alphabet?
(1) None (2) One (3) Two
(4) Three (5) None of these
5. In a certain code DIVERT is written as SCQHDU, how is CONFER written in that
code?
(1) QBDNEO (2) QDBNEM (3) QBDNEM
(4) QDBNEO (5) None of these
Qs. 610.
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, followup
or further action in regard to the problem,
policy, etc. On the basis of the information given in the statement, you have to
assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the suggested
courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.
Give answer (1) if only I follows.
Give answer (2) if only II follows.
Give answer (3) if either I or II follows.
Give answer (4) if neither I nor II follows.
Give answer (5) if both I and II follow.
Statement:
6. A country cannot develop without fast and easy communication.
Courses of action:
I. Govt. should provide communication facilities to the public at a cheaper rate.
II. More private companies should be permitted to enter into field of communication to
strengthen the
network. Statement:
7. “Due to availability of air tickets at cheaper rates from various airlines large no. of
people now a days prefer
to travel by air than travelling by train.”
Courses of action:
I. Railway ministry has to put in its best efforts to improve the quality of rail journey in
respect of facilities and also the punctuality.
II. Airlines should not be allowed to introduce various schemes offering concessional
fare.
Statement:
8. Continuous use of computers is affecting the eyesights of many youth.
Courses of action:
I. All the establishments should permit the people using computer to take a short break
after every hour of work on the computer.
II. Use of computers should be discouraged by the managements of the establishments.
Statement:
9. Proportion of females compared to that of males in the population of our country has
drastically gone down in
the recent past.
Courses of action:
I. Social workers shoule take up the task of emphasizing the importance of having atleast
one female child in each family in both rural and urban areas of the counry.
II. Government should severely punish the persons involved in the practice of female
foeticide.
Statement:
10. Reading habits in the children of coming generations is diminishing day by day.
Courses of action:
I. Access to various electronic gadgets such as television, computer and particularly the
internet
should be controlled.
II. Parents should ensure and cultivate reading habits among their children.


Answers
1. (5) Other pairs occupy the same place in alphabets from A and Z.
2. (2) 204 ÷ 6 – 15 × 8 + 88 = 34 – 120 + 88 = 2. (Apply BODMAS)
3. (1) Left ←RIBEDPRESS →Right
4. (4) IN, TR and NL.
5. (3) D I V E R T would be TDRIEV hence CONFER would be RCEOFN. The
preceding letter in alphabets is the code.
6. (5) 7. (1) 8. (1) 9. (5) 10. (2)
1115.
Days Channel Programme
Mon F P
Tue B R
Wed G V
Thurs C Q
Fri D S
Sat E U
Sun A T