PFRDA Assistant Manager Phase 1 Mock Test - 1 (Paper 1) - Insurance Exams MCQ

The word dynamic has been used in order to imply that there is a changing component in the pricing of tickets in case of tatkal tickets in the Indian Railways. This forms that changing part of the ticket price.

Among the given options, changing means the same as the word used in the passage whereas others are similar in meaning to the given word but not for this given context. Therefore they can be eliminated.

This makes option A the correct choice among the given options.

Refer to, “Tatkal fares have become “excessive”, said almost three-fourth (74 per cent) of the 8,165 people who answered a query on their experience with Tatkal ticket fares on LocalCircles, a citizen interaction platform. Almost one-fifth polled found the charges “reasonable”. Five per cent even found the charges “quite low”.
It is quite clear that only 5% candidates have given the opinion that the tatkal fares in the railways are very low.
Among the given options, only option D is correct since it gives the correct data regarding the results of the survey.

This makes option D the correct choice among the given options.

Refer to, “From the 7,739 people who voted on the question “how has cleanliness of trains and railway stations improved in last 12 months”, about four-fifth felt there was an improvement. Specifically, 39 per cent felt there was marginal improvement, 38 per cent voted for “significant improvement”. Over a fifth (23 per cent) of train customers felt there was no improvement, including five per cent who felt the cleanliness of trains and stations have worsened.”

It is clear from the above lines that most of the people who voted in the survey felt that there is a sense of improvement in the level of cleanliness in the trains run by the Indian Railways whereas very few felt that there was no improvement in the level of cleanliness, rather the same had deteriorated in the past year.

Among the given options, it is very clear that only option D can be considered since it describes the proper results of voting with regard to the cleanliness in the trains run by Indian Railways.

This makes option D the correct choice among the given options.

Refer to, “On punctuality of trains, 66 per cent of 8,122 people who took the poll during the last 12 months said the trains were delayed by upto one hour.”

It is clear from the above lines that according to the results of the said survey, the trains are now running late as observed and experienced by the passengers.

Among the given options, option D is only correct since others do not follow from the given passage.

This makes option D the correct choice among the given options.

Refer to, “Almost 40 per cent of people who participated in the poll were females.”
It is clear that the participation of females is less than that of the males in the survey conducted by LocalCircles to find out the opinion of the passengers regarding the railways services in the country.
Among the given options, option A is not correct since it does not follow from the passage whereas options B and C can be eliminated based on the same logic. Only option D is correct with reference to the participation of the females in the said survey.

This makes option D the correct choice among the given options.

First word of all the options could fit the first blank grammatically as well as contextually, but the second word makes a difference here.

In option A, ‘inspirations’ seems contextually incorrect.   In option B, ‘requirements’ is redundant as it means the same as “needs”.

In option C, ‘aspirations’ absolutely fits the context as well grammar. Aspiration is different from ‘need’ in a way that “need“ refers to the necessities of an individual whereas ‘aspiration” is more about luxurious desires of an individual.

Hence option C is correct. 

Option B (conceived, deepens) is the best choice, as both words fit the context and grammar of the statement, describing a radically designed Programme that strengthens cooperative federalism.

Hence, option B is the best fit here. 

Here we are talking about the fact that we should not make any statement that hurts or belittles anybody. This will not feel good if that same thing happens to you since you will feel very bad for that. 

That is why the author is of the opinion that you should not indulge in doing something that will hurt you back.

Among the given words here we can see that docile implies pliable and pliant whereas eccentric means strange and abnormal. Both these words are not correct as per the given context and they should be eliminated. There is only one word that makes sense in this context for all the three given blanks and that is derogatory meaning sarcastic and critical. This will make the given paragraph grammatically and contextually meaningful.

This makes Option C the correct choice among the given options. 

The statement clearly is a passive voice sentence made in present perfect tesne as it's not like 'Plastic and other pieces of debris' have found something in the ocean. Instead 'Plastic and other pieces of debris' must have been found by someone. Therefore, usage of either 'recently' or 'never' in place of the blank would still keep the sentence ungrammatical and thus both the options A and D can be eliminated here.

Between been and being, the former is the better choice keeping the grammar rules in mind. Being is the gerund form or the present participle and is incorrect here.

Ex. Someone has switched the lights off. (Active Voice)
Ex. The lights have been switched off. (Passive Voice)

Hence, Option B is correct.

Extract means 'to remove or to take out, especially by effort or force' and usage of its past participle is absurd here in the context.
Sail is generally used in the context of a ship or boat and usage of its present participle ' sailing' would be irrelevant in the context of the sentence.
Usage of the word surfaced will absolutely be illogical as the plastic and other debris were found in the depth of the ocean and not on its surface.
Clearly, discovered is the most suited word here for the blank.
Option C is hence the correct answer.

In the context of the sentence, the best choices among the given ones are 'indicate' and 'demonstrates' but as the former one is a plural verb whereas the subject research is a singular one, the latter seems to fit the blank more appropriately.
Foresee means 'to predict something' and is absurd here.
Culminate means 'to reach a climax or point of highest development' and is absolutely illogical for the blank as well.
Hence, Option D is the correct answer.

Plastic waste is now found not only in coastal areas but also in the deep seas. Also, they can be found in increasing numbers and are becoming common. Thus, the correct word here would be occurrence.
Hence, Option A is correct.

The statement here tries to convey that plastic debris can be found in the entire seas/oceans. The only option that fits in grammatically is throughout.

Hence, Option B is correct.

The correct arrangement is BAFECD.

Sentence B is the only suitable sentence to introduce the theme which is ‘mechanical engineering’. Thus, it is the first sentence. Sentence A should follow sentence B as it elaborates the definition of ‘mechanical engineering’.

For the third place, sentence F is the best fit because it mentions about the various sections which constitute mechanical engineering, sentence E stating ‘these fragments’ is an obvious supporting statement to sentence F. Thus, F and E should be placed as the third and fourth sentences respectively.

Sentence C should be placed just after E, as it explains how the present industrial revolution (stated in E) uses various technologies. Thus, C is the fifth sentence. Lastly, the pronoun ‘these’ stated in D makes it a perfect conclusion because ‘these’ is the replacement of noun phrase ‘key technologies’ mentioned in C.

Sentence A will the second sentence.

Hence, the correct answer is option C.

The correct arrangement is BAFECD.

Sentence B is the only suitable sentence to introduce the theme which is ‘mechanical engineering’. Thus, it is the first sentence. Sentence A should follow sentence B as it elaborates the definition of ‘mechanical engineering’.

For the third place, sentence F is the best fit because it mentions about the various sections which constitute mechanical engineering, sentence E stating ‘these fragments’ is an obvious supporting statement to sentence F. Thus, F and E should be placed as the third and fourth sentences respectively.

Sentence C should be placed just after E, as it explains how the present industrial revolution (stated in E) uses various technologies. Thus, C is the fifth sentence. Lastly, the pronoun ‘these’ stated in D makes it a perfect conclusion because ‘these’ is the replacement of noun phrase ‘key technologies’ mentioned in C.

Sentence D will be the last sentence.

Hence, the correct answer is option A.

The correct sequence of the sentences will be: DACEB

Hence, the correct answer is option B.

Common Explanation:

The passage is about PT Usha becoming the president of Indian Olympic Association. The passage also talks about the respect and glory she enjoyed after she won medals at the Asian level. The first statement will be statement D which mentions an incident that happened years ago when PT Usha was travelling by Madras-Mangalore Mail and the train stopped at her hometown just for her. The next statement will be statement A which mentions that she earned huge respect due to her wins at the Asian level. Statement C will be the next statement and it mentions that when PT Usha retired from sports, she became a coach and trained young talent.

The next statements bring the passage to the present and mention that her latest appointment as the president of IOA comes as a goodwill. Statement B complements this when it mentions that this appointment busts the patriarchy in sports hierarchies in India.

The correct sequence of the sentences will be: DACEB

For Blank I, it is clear that we are talking about something unexpected announced by the RBI in its monetary policy review done recently. So, B would be the correct word to be used here since it was a surprise given by the RBI to the market as well as all the other stakeholders.

For blank II, we are talking about the alteration in the stance of the RBI and simply put, it is a change on the part of the RBI towards the monetary policy of the central bank. A should be the correct word to be used here.

For blank III, A is the correct choice since it is clear that there was an expectation of the market and there was also concurrence regarding such expectation of the market. B can be ruled out from consideration.

Blank IV should be filled with B since it is very much evident that the Indian currency has fallen in the recent months and now it has breached the 74 mark also in the foreign exchange market of the country.

Blank V should be filled with B since we are talking about falling bond yields in the country along with the depreciation of the currency of the country.

This makes the correct combination as BAABB

Hence, option D is the correct choice among the given options.

In all other options except option C, the word given in the options are synonyms of those bold ones, only 'harvesting' (final gathering of crops) is the one that is opposite of 'sowing', which means "to plant a crop".

New Sentence - With heavy rains in most parts of the state Kharif harvesting has been most encouraging this year.
Hence option C is the correct answer.

Change, Themself into Themselves

The plural form of 'THEMSELF' is themselves.

Change, I and my colleague → My colleague and I.

Error in order of pronouns.

Order of Pronoun Second person(2) + third (3)+ first person(1) in normal sentences. RULE-231
You, he and I have finished the work. (Normal idea)
I, you and he are to blame. ( here Confession of guilt is expressed , it's a negative idea, hence order is 123).

The efficiency of emptying pipe A is = 300/60 => 5 units/minute

The efficiency of filling pipe B is = 300/25 => 12 units/minute

Now, the filled tank is emptied by pipe A in 21 minutes,

= 300 – (21 × 5) => 195 units

Now, the pipe B is also opened to fill again 105 units to fill the tank full again.

So, the efficiency of both pipes together = 12 – 5 => 7 unit/minute

Then, to fill the remaining 105 units time taken is = 105/7 => 15 minutes

Thus, the total time taken to fill the tank = 21 + 15 => 36 minutes [Total time = 21 minutes when emptying pipe was only opened and 15 minutes when both are opened]

Hence, the required answer is = 36 minutes.

12.5 × 3 = 37.5

37.5 × 3.5 = 131.25

131.25 × 4 = 525

525 × 4.5 = 2362.5

2362.5 × 5 = 11812.5

Hence, the required answer is = 525.

113

113 + 3² = 122

122 + 4² = 138

138 + 5² = 163, and so on.

So, the next term is 163 + 6² = 199

0.24X = 1,32,000 + 0, where X is total turnover.

⇒ X = Rs. 5.5 lakh

⇒ x = 10⁶

Printing charges = 0.15x = 0.15 × 10⁶ = Rs. 1.5 lakh

In the first four hour Reema travels = 50 × 4 => 200 km

So, statement I alone is not sufficient

From II:

The distance between place X and Y is = 1280 km

So, statement II alone is not sufficient.

From I and II together:

In the first four hours Reema travel = 200 km

So, the rest of the distance = 1280 – 200 = 1080Km

Now, both of them travel together towards each other.

So, the time is = 1080/(50 + 70)

= 1080/120 => 9 hours

Then, the total time Reema travel is = 4 + 9 => 13 hours.

Thus, the distance travelled by Reema is = 13 × 50 => 650 km

Hence, the required answer is = 650 km.

Hence, Both Statements I and Statement II together are necessary to answer the question.

Hence, option e) is the correct answer.

II. This statement is also true because there was never a fall of more than 6% in the production of food grains, e.g., in year 92-93, decrease or fall percentage was 7/150.4 x 100 = 4.65%

In year 93-94, decrease or fall percentage was 3/143.4 x 100 = 2.09%

In year 97-98, decrease or fall percentage was 9.4/176.5 x 100 = 5.32%

III. This statement is also true as it is clear from the graph.

Given:

Total students in a class = 40

Total students play tennis = 30

Total students play cricket = 20

Concept Used:

The number of students plays both games = Total number of students play any games - Total number of students in the class

Calculation:

According to the question, we have

The total number of students plays any games = 30 + 20

⇒ 50

The number of students plays both games = 50 - 40

⇒ 10

∴ The total number of students who play both games is 10.

So, the radius of the tank is = 28/2 => 14 cm

Total height of the tank is = 45 cm

So, height of the cylinder is = 45 – 14 => 31 cm (Height of hemisphere is same as radius)

Thus, the capacity of the tank is = Volume of hemisphere + Volume of cylinder

= (2/3 × πr³)+ (πr²h)

= (2/3 × 22/7 × 14 × 14 × 14) + (22/7 × 14 × 14 × 31)

= 5749.33 + 19,096

= 24,845.33 cu cm.

Hence, the required answer is = 24,845.33 cu cm.