EPFO Assistant Mains Mock Test - 7 - Bank Exams MCQ

Directions: This question given below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the following arguments is a ‘strong’ argument and which is a ‘weak’ argument.
Statement: 
Should corporal punishment be banned in schools?
Arguments: 
I. No. Teachers as responsible adults can be trusted with using the punishment only as a last resort, and on a case-to-case basis.
II. Yes. Hitting a student is only an easy way out to create an image of trying to change the student, whereas there are better options available for fundamentally changing the behaviour of the student.

Directions: This question given below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the following arguments is a ‘strong’ argument and which is a ‘weak’ argument. 
Statement: 
Should there be restrictions on free media?
Arguments: 
I. Yes. Sometimes restrictions are needed to control free media.
II. No. It’s the fourth pillar of our democracy.

Directions: This question given below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the following arguments is a ‘strong’ argument and which is a ‘weak’ argument.
Statement: 
Should young people move away from home when they’ve crossed the age of 18?
Arguments: 
I. Yes. It greatly helps them in standing on their own feet and becoming independent.
II. No. Their parents need their support.

Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the given question.

In a certain code:
'chest teeth gap limb' is coded as Q&2 C%3 U#4 I?4
'borrow some corn people' is coded as F@3 O#3 X!5 F*5
'eat bank scheme tomato' is coded as P?5 L!3 U^2 F@5
'gossible come person gones' is coded as F#3 T&4 F&7 O*5

What will be the code for 'shaker prospectus trick'?

Directions: These questions are based on the following information, read the comprehension carefully to answer the given questions.
Eight people A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table but not necessarily in the same order. Some are facing inside and some are facing outside. Not more than two people facing same direction are sitting together.
H sits third to the right of C who is not facing outside. Immediate neighbours of H are facing same directions with respect to each other but opposite direction with respect to H who is facing inside. B is the immediate neighbor of E and both are facing same direction. E sits second to the left of C who is not the immediate neighbor of B. There are equal number of persons facing inside and outside direction. B sits third to the left of A and both are facing opposite directions to each other. H sits to the immediate right of D. F sits second to the left of G.

Q. How many persons are sitting between A and G while counting from left of G?

Find the number of triangles in the given figure.

Directions: Read the information given below to answer these questions:
(i) Aarti is older than Sanya.
(ii) Muskan is elder than Aarti but younger than Kashish.
(iii) Kashish is elder than Sanya.
(iv) Sanya is younger than Muskan.
(v) Gargi is the eldest.

Q. Garima is taller than Sarita but not taller than Reena. Reena and Tanya are of the same height. Garima is shorter than Anu. Amongst all the girls, who is/are the shortest?

Read the following statements carefully to answer the questions:
I. X is older than L.
II. M and N are of equal age.
III. Z is the youngest.
IV. Y is younger than N.
V. Y is older than X.

Q. Which two of the above statements indicate tham Y is older than L?

If ZIP = 198 and ZAP = 246, then how will you code VIP?

In how many ways can a group of 5 men and 2 women be made out of a total of 7 men and 3 women? 

In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'MATHEMATICS' be arranged such that the vowels must always come together?

In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'LEADING' be arranged such that the vowels should always come together? 

Sanjay borrowed Rs. 900 at 4% p.a. and Rs. 1100 at 5% p.a. for the same duration. He had to pay Rs. 364 in all as interest. What is the time period in years?

If a certain sum of money becomes double at simple interest in 12 years, what would be the rate of interest per annum?

In an examination, 50% of the students passed in Science and  75% passed in Social, while 20% students failed in both the subjects. If 270 students passed in both subjects, find the total number of students who appeared in the exam?

Direction: Study the following bar chart carefully and answer the questions given beside.

Q. Find the respective ratio of the number of students in school D and school F.

Read the each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 'D'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

Motivating employees with traditional authority and financial…(11)….has become increasingly…(12)… as employees become economically secure and their dependency on any one particular organisation…..(13)…. . According to expectancy theorists, the motivation to….(14)…increases when an employee feels his…(15)… is an instrument for obtaining desired rewards. Nevertheless, in many organisations today employees are….(16)… to organizational rewards just by being employed. Unions, governmental regulations, and the nature of the job itself in some cases…..(17)… management from …..(18)… financial rewards to performance. People may be attracted to join and remain in organisations to receive organizational rewards, but…(19)…motivated to join an organisation is…(20)..the same as being motivated to exert effort in an organisation.

Q. Find the word most appropriate for Blank No. 11

Motivating employees with traditional authority and financial…(11)….has become increasingly…(12)… as employees become economically secure and their dependency on any one particular organisation…..(13)…. . According to expectancy theorists, the motivation to….(14)…increases when an employee feels his…(15)… is an instrument for obtaining desired rewards. Nevertheless, in many organisations today employees are….(16)… to organizational rewards just by being employed. Unions, governmental regulations, and the nature of the job itself in some cases…..(17)… management from …..(18)… financial rewards to performance. People may be attracted to join and remain in organisations to receive organizational rewards, but…(19)…motivated to join an organisation is…(20)..the same as being motivated to exert effort in an organisation.

Q. Find the word most appropriate for Blank No. 12

Direction: Read the following passage carefully and answer the following questions.

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has kicked off the process to set new standards to measure quality of services offered to consumers across different sectors, including telecom, aviation, e-commerce and healthcare.

The BIS, which sets the quality regulations for various products from gold to bottled water, on Friday called a meeting of industry bodies to “persuade them to be part of the process and give their inputs.”

“Service sector is one of the key sectors of the Indian economy with a huge potential to grow into one of the largest markets of the world. Standards can play a major facilitative role in this regard. It is important that the standardisation needs and priorities of the sector are determined,” a senior official said.

During the meeting, the BIS pointed out that the initial focus will be the 12 champion services sectors identified by the government. These include IT, tourism and hospitality, transport and logistics, accounting and finance services, legal services, communication services and construction.

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) standards is set to formulate a framework for quality services that should be provided to consumers and also talk about the benchmarks to deal with consumer complaints or after sales service in an effort to ensure quality in the services sector.

At a meeting with industry bodies on Friday, it has been decided that the BIS will set up a separate ‘divisional council’ for services in a month’s time. Under this, different technical committees will be set up — one for each service. The committees will have various stakeholders such as government officials, experts and industry representatives.

The process was initiated after concerns over lack of standardisation, particularly with regards to after-sales service, in their feedback to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs.

In a poll, online community network LocalCircles found that in the absence of defined customer service standards in the country, a majority of consumers were not happy with after-sales services. As per the poll, 43% feel that mobile handset and computer manufacturers are the worst in after-sales services, followed by white goods firms (38%) and automobile companies (11%). About 93% of respondents said brands should at least acknowledge complaints from users within 72 hours. “Many consumers complained that customer service numbers of many companies do not work,” according to LocalCircles.

Q. Which among the following is true regarding the poll conducted by the community network LocalCircles regarding customer service in India?

I. The mobile phone manufacturers are mostly interested in selling the products without giving much attention to the after sales service
II. Many sectors in India are facing the issue of after sales service in the country and nothing is being done to take care of this issue
III. It is important that the complaints of the customers should be acknowledged first by the service providers

Direction: Read the following passage carefully and answer the following questions.

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has kicked off the process to set new standards to measure quality of services offered to consumers across different sectors, including telecom, aviation, e-commerce and healthcare.

The BIS, which sets the quality regulations for various products from gold to bottled water, on Friday called a meeting of industry bodies to “persuade them to be part of the process and give their inputs.”

“Service sector is one of the key sectors of the Indian economy with a huge potential to grow into one of the largest markets of the world. Standards can play a major facilitative role in this regard. It is important that the standardisation needs and priorities of the sector are determined,” a senior official said.

During the meeting, the BIS pointed out that the initial focus will be the 12 champion services sectors identified by the government. These include IT, tourism and hospitality, transport and logistics, accounting and finance services, legal services, communication services and construction.

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) standards is set to formulate a framework for quality services that should be provided to consumers and also talk about the benchmarks to deal with consumer complaints or after sales service in an effort to ensure quality in the services sector.

At a meeting with industry bodies on Friday, it has been decided that the BIS will set up a separate ‘divisional council’ for services in a month’s time. Under this, different technical committees will be set up — one for each service. The committees will have various stakeholders such as government officials, experts and industry representatives.

The process was initiated after concerns over lack of standardisation, particularly with regards to after-sales service, in their feedback to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs.

In a poll, online community network LocalCircles found that in the absence of defined customer service standards in the country, a majority of consumers were not happy with after-sales services. As per the poll, 43% feel that mobile handset and computer manufacturers are the worst in after-sales services, followed by white goods firms (38%) and automobile companies (11%). About 93% of respondents said brands should at least acknowledge complaints from users within 72 hours. “Many consumers complained that customer service numbers of many companies do not work,” according to LocalCircles.

Q. Which among the following will be framework for standardization initiative of the Bureau of Indian Standards with regard to the services sector?

BoP always balance when accommodating items are reflected as a part of capital account of BoP.

Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding Exim Bank?

1. It provides financial advice and counseling services for internationalisation of business of Indian companies which are foreign oriented.
2. It provides working capital term loan to export-oriented units.
3. It extends buyers' credit and lines of credit

When and who introduced the first ATM in India?

Any fund established or incorporated in India that is a privately pooled investment vehicle that collects funds from sophisticated investors, whether Indian or foreign, for investing by a defined investment policy for the benefit of its investors is referred to as an AIF. What does A represent in AIF?

Which language has been recognized by the United Nations as the first African language to have its dedicated day?

Where is the Urban-20 Mayoral Summit taking place under India's G20 presidency?