General knowledge for competitive exam

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General knowledge for competitive exam

1. The memory address of the first element of an array is called

d. base address
 

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2. The memory address of fifth element of an array can be calculated by the formula

a. LOC(Array[5]=Base(Array)+w(5-lower bound), where w is the number of words per memory cell for the array
 

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3. Which of the following data structures are indexed structures?

a. linear arrays
 

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4. Which of the following is not the required condition for binary search algorithm?

c. There must be mechanism to delete and/or insert elements in list
 

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5. Which of the following is not a limitation of binary search algorithm?

d. binary search algorithm is not efficient when the data elements are more than 1000.
 

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6. Two dimensional arrays are also called

c. both of above
 

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7. A variable P is called pointer if

a. P contains the address of an element in DATA.
 

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8. Which of the following data structure can't store the non-homogeneous data elements?

a. Arrays
 

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9. Which of the following data structure store the non-homogeneous data elements?

b. Records
 

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10. Each data item in a record may be a group item composed of sub-items; those items which are indecomposable are called

d. all of above

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Vijay Bank Reasoning question paper ?

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Vijay Bank Probationary officer Reasoning Solved question paper

Directions—From questions 1 to 5 fill the correct pair in place of question marks. 

1. Table is to ( ? ) as Cup is to ?

(A) Furniture, Tea

(B) Student, Horse

(C) Wood, Hot

(D) Chair, Plate

ANSWER

Ans : (D)

2. Sugar is to ( ? ) as Mava is to ?

(A) Sweet, Sour

(B) Energy, Machine

(C) Sugarcane, Milk

(D) White, Sweet

ANSWER

Ans : (C)

3. ( ? ) is to Sun as Rain is to ?

(A) Moon, Rainbow

(B) Light, Cloud

(C) Sky, Wet
(D) Day, Night

ANSWER

Ans : (B)

4. ( ? ) is to Brain as Mouth is to ?

(A) Skull, Tongue

(B) Hat, Lips

(C) Hair, Voice

(D) Turban, Saliva

ANSWER

Ans : (A)

5. ( ? ) is to Touch as Ear is to ?

(A) Hand, Know

(B) Experience, Feeling

(C) Skin, Hear

(D) Hair, Dirt

ANSWER

Ans : (C)

Directions—(Q. 6–10) In Column I are listed certain groups of individuals while in Column II are listed some of the characteristics against each gr oup of individuals which are common to each member of that group.

Column I Column II

FHIJ TW

IJK PT

IJLM SUW

GHIKM RVGHI QRV

FGI PR

HIJ QTW

IJL QSUW

GIJ PQS 

ANSWER

Ans : (B)


6. Which individual has all the above characteristics?

(A) J

(B) I

(C) H

(D) M

ANSWER

Ans : (B)

7. Which characteristics are found either in J or in K or in both but in M?

(A) P, Q, T

(B) P, Q, R, S

(C) Q, R, S, T

(D) U, V, T

ANSWER

Ans : (A)

8. Which Characteristics is common to G and H but not in M?

(A) S

(B) B

(C) Q
(D) R

ANSWER

Ans : (C)

9. Which Characteristics are common to H and J but not in K?

(A) P, Q

(B) Q, W

(C) Q, R

(D) R, W

ANSWER

Ans : (B)

10. Which Characteristics is not found either in F or in L or in both?

(A) Q

(B) U

(C) S

(D) V

ANSWER

Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 1–5) In each of the following question, three words are giv en with four alternatives. One of the four alternatives is same as the three words given in beginning. Then find out the correct alternative answer. 

11. Which one is the same as Mumbai, Kolkata, Cochin ?

(A) Delhi

(B) Kanpur

(C) Chennai

(D) Sholapur 

ANSWER

Ans : (C)

12. Which one is the same as Coal, Ebony and Soot?

(A) Blush

(B) Raven

(C) Ash

(D) Rust

ANSWER

Ans : (C)

13. Which one is the same as Basket, Pail and Pan ?

(A) Knife

(B) Spoon

(C) Fork

(D) Bowl

ANSWER

Ans : (D)

14. Which one is the same as Emancipate, Free and Release?

(A) Ignore

(B) Pardon

(C) Liberate

(D) Quit

ANSWER

Ans : (C)

15. Which one is the same as Daisy, Pansy and Rose?

(A) Bed
(B) Violet

(C) Plant

(D) Red

ANSWER

Ans : (C)

Directions—Find out the correct answer in each of the questions from 16 to 20. 

16. Which one is the same as Arid, Parched and Droughty ?

(A) Draft

(B) Cow

(C) Earth

(D) Dry

ANSWER

Ans : (D)

17. Which one is the same as Grandfather, Father and Brother?

(A) Baby

(B) Father-in-law

(C) Son

(D) Son-in-law

ANSWER

Ans : (C)

18. Which one is the same as Yellow, Orange and Green?

(A) Tree

(B) Purple

(C) Grass
(D) Leaf

ANSWER

Ans : (B)

19. Which one is the same as Lungs, Liver and Kidneys?

(A) Heart

(B) Intestines

(C) Testis

(D) Neck

ANSWER

Ans : (A)

20. Which one is the same as Lock, Shut and Fasten?

(A) Window

(B) Door

(C) Block

(D) Iron

ANSWER

Ans : (C)

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Vijaya Bank Model Paper For Different Bank Probationary Officers Reasoning Ability Test

Vijaya Bank Model Paper For Different Bank Probationary Officers Reasoning Ability Test 

Directions—(Q. 1–5) For each of the following questions there is some relati onship between the two terms to the left of :: and the same relationship obt ains between the two terms to its right. In each of these questions the four th term is missing. This term is one of the alternatives among the five term s given below. Find out this term.

1. ABCD is related to BEGI in the same way as BCDE is related to … ?

(A) ADFH

(B) CFHJ

(C) CDEF

(D) CEGI

ANSWER

Ans : (B)

2. ABEF is related to BCFG in the same way as GHKL is related to … ?

(A) FGKJ

(B) HILM

(C) HIKJ

(D) HIML

ANSWER

Ans : (B)

3. BYCX is related to AZDW in the same way as DWEV is related to … ?

(A) CEXV

(B) CXFU

(C) EVFU
(D) EWCX

ANSWER

Ans : (B)

4. ‘CIRCLE’ is related to ‘RICELC’ in the same way as ‘SQUARE’ is related to—

(A) UQSERA

(B) QUSERA

(C) UQSAER

(D) QSUERA

ANSWER

Ans : (A)

5. ‘JKLM’ is related to ‘XYZA’ in the same way as ‘NOPQ’ is related to—

(A) RSTU

(B) YZAB

(C) DEFG

(D) BCDE

ANSWER

Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 6–15) Each of the following questions has four alternative r esponses. Select the correct response.

6. Which one of the following is same as liver, heart, kidney?

(A) Nose

(B) Blood

(C) Urine

(D) Lung 

ANSWER

Ans : (D)

7. Which one of the following is same as uncle, aunt, brother?

(A) Child

(B) Boy

(C) Adult

(D) Nephew

ANSWER

Ans : (D)

8. Which one of the following is same as Jute, Cotton, Wool ?

(A) Nylon

(B) Rayon

(C) Silk

(D) Terylene

ANSWER

Ans : (C)

9. Which one of the following is same as lead, convince, allure?

(A) Direct

(B) Order

(C) Initiate

(D) Fascinate

ANSWER

Ans : (D)

10. Which one of the following is same as flood, fire, cyclone?

(A) Accident
(B) Rain

(C) Earthquake

(D) Damage

ANSWER

Ans : (C)

11. Which one of the following is same as carpenter, plumber, electrician ?

(A) Doctor

(B) Blacksmith

(C) Teacher

(D) Lawyer

ANSWER

Ans : (B)

12. Which one of the following is same as cork, plug, dam ?

(A) Obstruction

(B) Drain

(C) Pipe

(D) Tap

ANSWER

Ans : (A)

13. Which one of the following is same as red, yellow, blue?

(A) Sky

(B) Dark

(C) Green

(D) Bright 

ANSWER

Ans : (C)

14. Which one of the following is same as desire, wish, want ?

(A) Pleasant

(B) Feel

(C) Anxiety

(D) Satisfy

ANSWER

Ans : (C)

15. Which one of the following is same as ohm, volt, amp. ?

(A) Light

(B) Metre

(C) Hour

(D) Watt

ANSWER

Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 16–20) In each of the sentences given below, there are two qu estions marks given one in the beginning and the other at the end. To fill u p the question marks, there are few alternatives. Choose the correct alternative. 

16. ( ? ) is related to Masculine in the same way Woman is related to ?

(A) Disguise, Modest

(B) Capacity, Woman

(C) Man, Feminine

(D) Brave, Mrs.

ANSWER

Ans : (C)

17. ( ? ) is to Sky as Fish is to ?

(A) Blue, Swim

(B) Bird, Water

(C) Open, Hook

(D) Tree, Colour

ANSWER

Ans : (B)

18. ( ? ) is to Uncle as Mother is to ?

(A) Brother, Brought-up

(B) Father, Aunt

(C) Cousin, Beautiful

(D) Aunt, Father

ANSWER

Ans : (D)

19. ( ? ) is to Sri Lanka as Delhi is to ?

(A) Columbo, India

(B) Kathmandu, Capital

(C) India, Paris

(D) Island, Harbour

ANSWER

Ans : (D)

20. ( ? ) is to Ivory as Deer is to ?

(A) White, Hunt

(B) Elephant, Horn
(C) Huge, Rare

(D) Costly, Scarce

ANSWER

Ans : (B)

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Canara Bank solved question paper 2012?

Canara Bank previous year solved question 2012?

1. Which of the following statements about the ‘exports’ from India is true ? 

1. Exports are showing good rate of growth. 

2. Exports are growing in volume but still they are poorer than imports in terms of value. 

3. Exports are not improving the way they were growing two years back. 

(A) Only 1 

(B) Only 2 

(C) Only 3 

(D) Both 1 and 3 are correct 

(E) None of these 

ANSWER

(C) Only 3

2. Which of the following countries for the first time elected a lady as its President recently ? 

(A) Argentina 

(B) China 

(C) New Zealand 

(D) Russia 

(E) None of these 

ANSWER

(A) Argentina

3. The Govt. of India keeps on clearing the proposal of setting up new SEZs at several places. What does the letter ‘S’ represent in the ‘SEZ’ ? 

(A) Soft 

(B) Small 

(C) Special 

(D) Supportive 

(E) None of these 

ANSWER

(C) Special

4. Which of the following is not a foodgrain ? 

(A) Wheat 

(B) Rice 

(C) Maize 

(D) Jowar 

(E) Cotton 

ANSWER

(E) Cotton

5. Who amongst the following was made the Chairman of the National Land Reforms Council ?

(A) Smt. Sonia Gandhi 

(B) Arjun Singh 

(C) Pranav Mukherjee 

(D) Kamal Nath 

(E) Manmohan Singh 

ANSWER

(E) Manmohan Singh

6. Various Govt. agencies/organizations are given responsibilities for implementing various policies/decisions of the Govt. of India. Policies about credit flow to the agricultural/priority sector are framed/implemented through which of the following apex bodies ? 

(A) ECGC 

(B) NABARD 

(C) UTI 

(D) IDBI Bank 

(E) None of these 

ANSWER

(B) NABARD

7. As we read every then and now the Monetary and Credit Policy is reviewed and changes/corrections are made frequently. Who amongst the following exactly takes this decision in India ? 

(A) Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission 

(B) Prime Minister 

(C) Finance Minister 

(D) Chairman Finance Commission 

(E) None of these 

ANSWER

(E) None of these

8. The World Bank sanctioned Rs. 18,000 crores to which of the following states for its Poverty Alleviation Programme ? 

(A) Karnataka 

(B) Gujarat 

(C) Maharashtra 

(D) Uttar Pradesh 

(E) None of these 

ANSWER

(D) Uttar Pradesh

9. The UNO has declared year 2008 as the year of…… 

(A) AIDS Prevention 

(B) Potato 

(C) Water Harvesting 

(D) Social Justice to Children 

(E) None of these 

ANSWER

(B) Potato

10. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘Pakistan– The Gathering Storms’ ? 

(A) Benazir Bhutto 

(B) Parvez Musharraf 

(C) Arun Shourie 

(D) Arun Gandhi 

(E) None of these 

ANSWER

(A) Benazir Bhutto

41. Which of the following is not a gallantry Award ? 

(A) Vir Chakra 

(B) Jeevan Raksha Padak 

(C) Ashok Chakra 

(D) Mahavir Chakra 

(E) Saraswati Samman 

ANSWER

(E) Saraswati Samman

12. Which of the following states has approved sharing Neyyar Irrigation Project water with Tamil Nadu ? 

(A) Karnataka 

(B) Andhra Pradesh 

(C) Kerala 

(D) Maharashtra and Karnataka 

(E) None of these 

ANSWER

(C) Kerala

13. Which of the following is not a foreign bank working in India ? 

(A) HSBC 

(B) Barclays 

(C) Standard Chartered 

(D) Yes Bank 

(E) All are foreign banks 

ANSWER

(D) Yes Bank

14. Who amongst the following is the Chairman of the 13th Finance Commission ? 

(A) Bimal Jalan 

(B) Y. V. Reddy 

(C) C. Rangarajan 

(D) Vijay Kelkar 

(E) None of these 

ANSWER

(D) Vijay Kelkar

15. India has the least or negligible trade relations with ………… 

(A) Japan 

(B) Britain 

(C) South Africa 

(D) Uganda 

(E) Iran 

ANSWER

(D) Uganda

16. Your friend has received a sum of Rs. 10000 from his grandparents. He wants to deposit this sum in a bank under a condition of not to withdraw fully or partially for at least two years. He will be needed to open which type of account in the bank ? 

(A) Small savings account 

(B) Current account 

(C) Fixed deposit account 

(D) Demat account 

(E) None of these 

ANSWER

(C) Fixed deposit account

17. Recently, this was in news that ASEAN is an association of …… 

(A) Commonwealth nations 

(B) SAARC nations 

(C) South-Eastern Asian nations 

(D) Oil-exporting nations 

(E) African nations 

ANSWER

(C) South-Eastern Asian nations

18. Names of two important persons are often visible in newspapers/magazines/electronic media. These names are Dr. C. Rangarajan and Dr. Bimal Jalan. Which of the following facts are identical in the life of both these two persons ? 

(A) Both are principal economic advisors to the Prime Minister 

(B) Both are the Members of the Lok Sabha 

(C) Both are the former Governors of RBI 

(D) Both were the Finance Ministers of India 

(E) There is nothing similar in both 

ANSWER

(C) Both are the former Governors of RBI

19. Which of the following places of West Bengal was in news recently, since some violent incidences took place due to an attempt of agricultural land aquisition for industrial purposes ? 

(A) Khadakpur 

(B) Nandigram 

(C) Howrah 

(D) Bolepur 

(E) None of these 

ANSWER

(B) Nandigram

20. In accordance with the reports published in the papers/magazines, the Government of India and some NGOs have declared/started some projects to help/ to provide relief to the farmers in general and specially to perplexed farmers. Which of the following is not such a plan ? 

(A) Crop insurance plan 

(B) E-Chaupal 

(C) Subsidy for chemical fertilizers 

(D) Reconstruction of watershade/water-bodies 

(E) Mid-day meal 

ANSWER

(E) Mid-day meal

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