IBPS Placement Papers I

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21.  T,W,T,F,S,_. What comes next in the sequence?

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SERIES IS FORMRD BY TAKING 1ST LETTER OF DAYS OF WEEK STARTING FROM TUESDAY
T => Tuesday
W => Wednesday
T => Thursday
F => Friday
S => Saturday
S =>Sunday
M =>Monday
next two are S,M

22. an employee may claim rs 7.00 for each km when he travels by taxi and rs 6.00 for each km if he drives his own car .if in one week he claimed rs 595 for travelling km.how many kms did he travel by taxi ?

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this question have so many solutions....
because you didn't mention min or max...rs...for the week...
595/7 = 85...so answer should be 85...
other solutions are...
let me tell one thing 7 and 6 are co-prime...so 7*6 =42...
every time reduce 42 from 595 and get new solution up to >=0...
for example...
595-42 = 553 .... 553/7 =79 by taxi and 42/6 = 7 by own car...
553-42 = 511 .... 511/7 =73 by taxi and 84/6 = 14 by own car....
like that....

23. Q. What is the next number of the following sequence.
9, 5, 6, 10.5, 23,... ?

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9x.5+.5=5
5x1+1=6
6x1.5+1.5=10.5
10.5x2+2=23
23x2.5+2.5=60
so ans is 60..

24. Q. What is the next number of the following sequence.
3, 4, 12, 45, 196, 1005,.... ?

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look at that numbers carefully
(3*1)+1^2=4
(4*2)+2^2=12
(12*3)+3^2=45
(45*4)+4^2=196
(196*5)+5^2=1005
so the number will be
(1005*6)+6^2=6066
Ans is 6066.

(2*1)+1^2=3

25. Q. What is the next number of the following sequence
5, 24, 115, 456, 1365, 2728,.... ?

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5*6-6=24
24*5-5=115
115*4-4=456
456*3-3=1365
1365*2-2=2728
2728*1-1=2727
ans : 2727

26. Q. What is the next number of the following sequences.
2, 3, 8, 31, 154, ---

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Look upon series carefully.....
2, 3, 8, 31, 154, ---
first number of series is 2
therefore..
2*2 - 1 = 3
3*3 - 1 = 8
8*4 - 1 = 31
31*5- 1 = 154
similarly..
154*6-1 = 923
so answer willbe 923

27. Q. Petrol and kerosene are mixed in vessel A in the ratio of 4:5 and in vessel B in the ratio of 9:4. In what ratio should these be taken out from both the vessels so as to make a mixture in which the ratio of petrol to kerosene will be 1:1?

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let cp of petrol be Rs.1 per litre
petrol in 1 litre mixture of A=4/9 ; cp of 1 litre mix. A=4/9
petrol in 1 litre mixture of B=9/13; cp of 1 litre mix. B=9/13
petrol in 1 litre mixture of C=1/2 ; mean price=1/2
by the alligation rule
cp of 1 litre mix A cp of 1 litre mix in B
4/9                              9/13
/                         /
-------- 1/2 -------------
/                         \
5/26                        -1/18
5/26 = 1/18 => 45:13
so ans is 45:13

28. Q. Find x
177, 170, 159, 146, x, 110

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129 answer
177 170 159 146 x 110
-7 -11 -13 -17 -19 prime numbers
so 146-17=129
answer 129

29. what respective ratio water be mixed with juice costing rs16/lit to obtain a mixture worth rs12/lit.

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Water     juice
0              16
---- 12 -----/
/
4             12
so ans is 1:3

30. A no. when divided by 108 leaves of remainder 79. what would be the remainder if the same no. is divided by 18

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no.divided by 108 leaves remainder 79
so no. will be of form(108*x+79)
now (108*x+79)/18=108*x/18+79/18 will give a remainder 79/18=7
ans 7

31. what is the area of a cirlce that can b drawn inside a rectangle with side 21cm and 30 cm respectively

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its asking for maxm area of circle within rectangle
dia of circle=breadth of rectange=21cm
radius=10.5cm
area=(22/7)*10.5*10.5=346.5cm^2

32. 60 men can consume 120 kgs of rice in 44 days. in how many days can 37 men consume 90 kgs of rice

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(44*60*90)/(120*37)=53.5 days(approax)

33. 11 12 26 81

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(11 * 1) + 1 = 12
(12 * 2) + 2 = 26
(26 * 3) + 3 = 81
(81 * 4 ) + 4 = 328
Answer is 328

34. find the next term 7,11,27,63

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127
(7+2^2=11),(11+4^2=27),(27+6^2=63),(63+8^2=127)

35. Amit , sumit and Vinit divide an amount of ₹ 2800 amongst themselves in the ratio of 5:6:3 respectively . If an amount of ₹ 200 is added to each of their shares , what will be the new ratio of their shares of the amount ?
1. 8:9:6
2. 6:7:4
3. 7:8:5
4. 4:5:2
5. None of these.

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2. 6:7:4
Share of Amit , sumit & Vinit=(2800*5/14):(2800*6/14):(2800*3/14)=1000:1200:600
After adding 200 Rs. to their share, it becomes 1200:1400:800=6:7:4

36. 10^-2 means:
(1) Milli (2) Centi
(3) Micro (4) Deci

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milli= 10^-3
centi= 10^-2

37. Judge : Justice : Censor: ?
(1) Freedom (2) Morality
(3) Entertainment (4) Halls

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(2) Morality
cesor supervises public morals.

38. Xerophytes live predominantly in:
(1) Ponds (2) Mountains
(3) Deserts (4) Brackish water

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deserts
becoz xerophytes is a species of plant that has adapted to survive in an environment with little water such as desert,ice-coverd regions.

39. X gives 1/2
of his property to his wife and 1/2
of the rest of his son. The remainder is divided equally to
his two daughters. The share of each daughter is:

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Property remained after giving wife's portion= 1/2
after giving son=1/2(1/2)= 1/4
Given to daughers= 1/2*(1/4)= 1/8

40. 6, 18, 24, 9, 27, 33, 11?, ?
(1) 15, 19 (2) 22, 27
(3) 33, 39 (4) 44, 47

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33,39
6,18,24->6*3=18
18+6=24
9,27,33->9*3=27
27+6=33
similarly,11*3=33
33+6=39