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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
A lover of work

A) Oenophile	B) Technophile
C) Romanophile	D) Ergophile

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Ergophile

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Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1996

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In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.

S1 :The bureaucrat and the social worker are men of totally different orientations and styles of functioning.
S6:The world will be a better place to live in if they learn a little from each other.
P:The other is considered to be a man ever on the move.
Q:He is portrayed as a man fond of rules above all other things.
R:The one is regarded as given to sedentary habits, doing a lot of paper work.
S:Driven by an urge to help others he is impatient with red tape and unnecessary delays.

The proper sequence should be

A) P Q R S	B) R Q P S
C) S R Q P	D) Q P S R

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) R Q P S

Explanation:

The opening statement described about the bureaucrat and the social worker. So the succeeding statement would be talking about both of them. So, the statement doing so is statement R. So, R being the first statement eliminates all other options. Thus, the correct sequence is RQPS.

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Filed Under: English
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

0 1996

Q:

After a discount of 34% an article is sold for Rs. 3168. What is the marked price (in Rs) of the article?

A) 4750	B) 4800
C) 4850	D) 5000

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 4800

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Filed Under: Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

1 1996

Q:

Study the information carefully to answer the following questions: An urn contains 5 red, 3 green, 2 blue and 4 yellow marbles. If three marbles are picked at random, what is the probability that one is green and two are yellow?

A) 3/14	B) 2/91
C) 9/182	D) 7/545

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 9/182

Explanation:

Required probability = $\frac{3 \times 6}{364} = \frac{9}{182}$

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Filed Under: Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability
Exam Prep: Bank Exams , GATE
Job Role: Bank Clerk , Bank PO

5 1995

Q:

The term 'fourth estate' is used in reference to

A) The Executive	B) The Press and news paper
C) Parliament	D) The Judiciary

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The Press and news paper

Explanation:

Thomas Carlyle attributed the origin of the term to Edmund Burke, who used it in a parliamentary debate in 1787 on the opening up of press reporting of the House of Commons of Great Britain.

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Filed Under: World History
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams
Job Role: Analyst , Bank Clerk , Bank PO

3 1995

Q:

What is the primary reason to issue stock?

Answer

The primary reason to issue stock is to raise money to start and maintain an ongoing business.

Other Reasons::

The reasons that a company might want to raise money by issuing stock are:

To develop new products

To buy more advanced equipment

To pay for new buildings and inventories

To hire more employees

To provide for a merger or acquisition

To decrease debt

To give company owners greater flexibility

To place a value on the company.

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Subject: Finance Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT
Job Role: Analyst , Bank Clerk , Bank PO

0 1995

Q:

The absolute refractive index of any medium is always:

A) more than one	B) 0
C) 1	D) less than one

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) more than one

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Filed Under: Physics
Exam Prep: CAT , Bank Exams , AIEEE

1 1995

Q:

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.

Once again, a _____________ monsoon so vital to India's economic fortunes has left some states in shambles. From Assam to Karnataka, heavy rainfall in a ____________ has created paralysing floods that have taken a _______________, wiped out crops and destroyed hard-earned assets. When the waters ___________, a familiar cycle of assessment of damage by Central teams, preparation of loss estimates and expensive ____________ work such as repairs of river embankments, will follow.

floods that have taken a _______________

A) many deaths	B) dangerous turn
C) heavy toll of life	D) big cost in terms of life

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