Exams

A series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

Thousand, Ten thousand, Lakh, Ten lakh, ?

Which is the warmest layer of the atmosphere?

Hepatitis affects which organ of the human body?

Which one of the following forms the base of vegetable fibres?

The compound interest on Rs. 24000 at 10% per annum for 11⁄2 years, interest being compounded semi­annually is

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Life is full of ______ types of experiences.Strange, in fact, are the ways of God.If a man is happy today, he may be ______ unhappy the very next day.Some ______ are pleasant and joyful while others are full of ______ and pain.If at one time a person finds himself on top of the world, at the ______ time he is depressed and downcast.

Some ______ are pleasant and joyful

A can do a work in 16 days and B in 20 days. If they work on it together for 8 days, then what fraction of work is left?

Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

The public sector banks are witnessing in india a period of transition and are at crossroads, where they without giving up social responsibility, should also remain healthy. They need to undertake risky experiments yet perform it innovatively in a way it does not fail. They should make forays into new areas which are rarely tread by them and lose no emerging opportunities. It should be understood that absence of any bad advance is no sign of efficient banking system. It only indicates immense conservatism. However this is no guarantee for profit. There should be a balance between liquidity and risk. Past sins should be forgotten. Novel and pragmatic techniques should be adopted without which banks would be in danger.

In addition to being socially responsible, what does the author want the banks to be.