www.BankExamsToday.com GENERAL AWARENESS AND G K LIC AAO Model Paper Who stepped down as the coach of the Sri Lanka’s Under One Rank One Pension (OROP) pension will national cricket team? be revised after how many years? (A) Kumar Sangakkara (A) Two (B) Lahiru Gamage (B) Five (C) Three www.BankExamsToday.com (D) Four (C) Milinda Siriwardana (D) Mahela Jayawardene (E) Marvan Atapattu (E) Six Expand NCMC Kagisa Rabada is related to _ (A) National Card for Mobile Communication (A) Cricket (B) National Card for Mobility Communication (B) Wrestling (C) National Common Mobile Card (C) Tennis (D) National Credit Mobility Card (D) Shooting (E) National Common Mobility Card (E) Swimming Recently Union Government announced that it will Which Indian-American teacher has been selected to auction previously allotted _ to private receive the 2015 C Holmes MacDonald Outstanding firms Teacher Award? (A) small oil and gas fields (A) Hritika Das (B) big oil and gas fields (B) Swati Banerjee (C) small coal fields (C) Seema Shah (D) big coal fields (D) Preetika Kumar (E) big oil, gas and coal fields (E) Harshita Gangwal Who has become the first female President of Which state bagged the Skoch Order-of-Merit national Commonwealth Games Federation? award? (A) Barbara Krause (A) Gujarat (B) Fanny Durack (B) West Bengal (C) Kristin Otto (C) Haryana (D) Louise Martin (D) Maharashtra (E) Greta Andersen (E) Sikkim www.BankExamsToday.com Page www.BankExamsToday.com LIC AAO Model Paper Which country has decided to cut its number of troops (D) Bank note by 300,000 expressing its commitment towards world (E) Commercial Paper peace? (A) India (B) China (C) Germany 13 What is the upper age limit under Pradhan Mantri www.BankExamsToday.com Suraksha Bima Yojna? (A) 40 Years (D) USA (B) 50 years (E) Russia (C) 70 years (D) No limit 10 Recently Kevin Andrews visited India He is the (E) 45 years Defence Minister of which country? (A) America 14 Which is a subsidiary of RBI with a mandate for (B) Germany facilitating credit flow for promotion and development of (C) Australia agriculture, small-scale industries, cottage and village (D) Cambodia industries, handicrafts and other rural crafts? (E) Russia (A) DICGC (B) NHB 11 Which of the following function is not performed by (C) NABARD Reserve Bank of India as a Banker to Banks? (D) BRBNMP (A) Providing finance to the government so that it may (E) RRBs lend to other developing nations (B) Enabling smooth, swift and seamless clearing and 15 What is the maximum limit per transaction on the settlement of inter-bank obligations amount of funds that could be transferred using NEFT (C) Providing an efficient means of funds transfer for for cash-based remittances and remittances to Nepal? banks (A) One lakh rupees (D) Acting as lender of the last resort (B) Twenty-five thousand rupees (E) None of these (C) Two lakh rupees (D) Fifty thousand rupees 12 What you call an unsecured loan certificate issued (E) Seventy Five thousand rupees by a company, backed by general credit rather than by specified assets? 16 Who is the Minister of Water resources and (A) Treasury bill treatment? (B) Promissory Note (A) Uma Bharati (C) Debentures (B) Arun Jaitley www.BankExamsToday.com Page www.BankExamsToday.com (C) Nitin Jairam Gadkari LIC AAO Model Paper (A) It is the process of buying and selling the same stock (D) D.V Sadananda Gowda during the period of ten days (E) Suresh Prabhu (B) It is the process of buying and selling the same stock during the period of two days www.BankExamsToday.com 17 What is the capital of Germany? (C) It is the process of buying and selling the same stock (A) Paris during the period of three days (B) New York (D) It is the process of buying and selling the same stock (C) Colombo during one day (D) Berlin (E) It is the process of buying and selling the same stock (E) Astana during the period of four days 18 What is the currency of Mauritius? 22 What you understand by the term coupon with (A) Mauritian Lev reference to bonds? (B) Mauritian Euro (A) It is a government security (C) Mauritian Rupee (B) It is the first issued bond (D) Mauritian Yuan (C) It is the interest rate stated on a bond when it's issued (E) Mauritian Yen (D) It is issued against a bond (E) It is the second issued bond 19 Who is the author of the book ‘Sleeping on Jupiter’? (A) Anuradha Roy 23 What is the limit of FDI in single brand? (B) Chetan Bhagat (A) 100 percent (C) Aravind Adiga (B) 49 percent (D) Nagendra Saraswat (C) 51 percent (E) Seema Chaudhary (D) 74 percent (E) None of these 20 What was the main objective of First Five Year Plans? 24 Which of the following Five Year Plans was (A) Development of Health sector terminated one year before its completion? (B) Development of Infrastructure sector (A) Second (C) Development of Public Sector (B) Fifth (D) Development of Priority sector (C) Third (E) Development of Tertiary sector (D) Seventh (E) Ninth 21 What is day trading? www.BankExamsToday.com Page www.BankExamsToday.com LIC AAO Model Paper 25 Who is the chief of state’s committee over Goods (A) UNESCO tax? (B) UNDP (A) K.M Mani (C) WHO (B) T L Jha (D) WTO (C) VK saraswat (D) Ajith Dobhal www.BankExamsToday.com (E) None of these (E) FAO 30 In line with Digital India Vision, Minister of state(I/C) for Petroleum and Natural Gas launched 26 How much amount has been allocated to Integrated portal- the on line release of new LPG Power Development Scheme (IPDS)? connections (A) Rs 20,000 crore (A) SAHAJ (B) Rs 5,000 crore (B) SARAL (C) Rs 55,000 crore (C) SAMANVAY (D) Rs 49,000 crore (D) SAATHI (E) Rs 45,000 crore (E) SAHYOGI 27 Which state government approved Victim COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE Compensation Scheme? 31 What type of computers are client computers (most (A) Gujarat of the time) in a client-server system? (B) Uttar Pradesh (A) Mainframe (C) Delhi (B) Mini-computer (D) Maharashtra (C) Microcomputer (E) Madhya Pradesh (D) PDA (E) None of these 28 Under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana which facility is not included? 32 To protect yourself from computer hacker (A) Accident Insurance instructions you should install a (B) Pension Scheme (A) Firewall (C) Life Insurance (B) Mailer (D) Overdraft facility (C) Macro (E) ATM facility (D) Script (E) None of these 29 Which of the following introduced the concept of Human Development Index (HDI)? www.BankExamsToday.com 33 A file is often referred to as a(n) Page www.BankExamsToday.com LIC AAO Model Paper (A) Wizard (B) Public domain software (B) Document (C) Application software (C) Pane (D) Operating system software (D) Device (E) None of these (E) Documentation www.BankExamsToday.com 38 What is an E-mail attachment? 34 To view information on the web you must have (A) A receipt sent by the recipient a (B) A separate document from another program sent (A) Cable modem along with an E-mail message (B) Web browser (C) A malicious parasite that feeds off of your messages (C) Domain name server and destroys the contents (D) Hypertext viewer (D) A list of CC : or BCC : recipients (E) None of these (E) A friend to whom E-mail is sent regularly 35 What is the main folder on a storage device called? 39 The legal right to use software based on specific (A) Root directory restrictions is granted via a (B) Interface (A) Software privacy policy (C) Device driver (B) Software license (D) Platform (C) Software password manager (E) Main directory (D) Software log (E) None of these 36 When data changes in multiple lists and all lists are not updated, this causes 40 What is back up? (A) Data redundancy (A) Adding more components to your computer (B) Information overload (B) Protecting data by copying it from the original (C) Duplicate data source to a different destination (D) Data consistency (C) Filtering old data from the new data (E) Data inconsistency (D) Accessing data on tape (E) Using earlier data 37 The type of software that controls the internal operations in the computer, and controls how the 41 What is gutter margin? computer works with all its parts is which of the (A) Margin added to right margin while printing following? (B) Margin added to right margin while printing (A) Shareware www.BankExamsToday.com Page www.BankExamsToday.com LIC AAO Model Paper (C) Margin added to binding side of the page while (D) Folders manager printing (E) Windows locator (D) Margin added to outside of page while printing (E) None of these 46 You organize files by storing them in www.BankExamsToday.com (A) Archives 42 File extension is used (B) Lists (A) For naming the file (C) Indexes (B) To ascertain that file name is not lost (D) Folders (C) To identify file (E) None of these (D) To identify file type (E) To make items complex 47 A is used to read handwritten or printed text to make a digital image that is stored in memory 43 A collection of interrelated records is called (A) Printer a (B) Laser beam (A) Utility file (C) Scanner (B) Management information system (D) Touchpad (C) Database (E) None of these (D) Spreadsheet (E) Datasheet 48 Which one of the following software applications would be the most appropriate for performing numerical 44 The manual tells you how to use a and statistical calculations? software program (A) Database (A) Documentation (B) Document processor (B) Programming (C) Graphics package (C) User (D) Spreadsheet (D) Technical (E) Power point (E) Designer 49 Linux is an example of 45 shows the files, folders, and drives on (A) Freeware your computer, making it easy to negative from one (B) Open source software location to another within the file hierarchy (C) Shareware (A) Microsoft internet explorer (D) Complimentary (B) Windows explorer (E) None of these (C) My computer www.BankExamsToday.com Page www.BankExamsToday.com 50 What happens when you boot up a PC? LIC AAO Model Paper (A) WRD (A) Portions of the operation system are copied from (B) TXT disk into memory (C) DOC (B) Portions of the operating system are copied from (D) FIL memory on to disk www.BankExamsToday.com (E) WD (C) Portions of the operating system are compiled (D) Portions of the operating system are emulated 55 Removing and replacing devices without turning off (E) The PC gets switched off your computer is referred to as (A) Hot swapping 51 A .pre-designed document that already has (B) Plug-N-Play coordinating fonts, a layout, and a background (C) Bay swap (A) Guide (D) USB swapping (B) Model (E) None of these (C) Ruler (D) Template 56 Expansion cards are inserted into (E) Design-plate (A) Slots (B) Peripheral devices 52 Compiling creates a (n) (C) The CPU (A) Error-free program (D) The back of the computer (B) Program specification (E) None of these (C) Subroutine (D) Algorithm 57 A device that connects to a network without the use (E) Executable program of cables is said to be (A) Distributed 53 Specialized programs that assist users in locating (B) Non-wired information on the web are called (C) Centralized (A) Information engines (D) Open source (B) Locator engines (E) Wireless (C) Web browser (D) Resource locators 58 A program designed to destroy data on your (E) Search engines computer which can travel to "infect" other computers is called a 54 What is the default file extension for all word (A) Disease documents? (B) Torpedo www.BankExamsToday.com Page www.BankExamsToday.com LIC AAO Model Paper (C) Hurricane (A) 79326425 (D) Virus (B) 79236425 (E) Infector (C) 52463927 (D) 54263927 www.BankExamsToday.com 59 Junk e-mail is also called (A) Crap (E) None of these (B) Spoof 63 If '+' means '÷', 'x' means '–', '–' means 'x' and '+' (C) Sniffer script means '÷', then what is the value of : (D) Spool 38 + 19 16 ì 17 ữ ? (E) Spam (A) 16 (B) 19 60 A complete electronic circuit with transistors and (C) 17 other electronic components on a small silicon chip is (D) 12 called a (n) (E) None of these (A) Workstation (B) CPU 64 In a certain code language 'DEAR' is written as (C) Magnetic disk '%#$?,'RED' is written as '?#%', 'MORE' is written as (D) Integrated circuit '@*?#', how is 'DREAM' written in that code? (E) Complex circuit (A) # ? % $ @ (B) # % ? $ @ REASONING AND MENTAL ABILITY (C) % ? # $ @ 61 If the middle digit of each of the following numbers (D) % ? # $ @ is increased by and then the digits of each number are (E) None of these written in reverse order, which number will be the fourth if arranged in descending order? 65 n a row of children facing North, Seema if shifted to (A) 236 her right by four places becomes eighteenth from the (B) 843 right end of the row Sudhakar, who is fifteenth from the (C) 566 left end of the row, is fifth to the left of Seema How (D) 358 many children are there in the row? (E) 478 (A) 42 (B) 38 62 If E replaced by 2, R by 5, T by 7, D by 3, S by 4, I (C) 41 by and N by then how is RESIDENT written if its (D) 39 letters are reversed? (E) None of these www.BankExamsToday.com Page www.BankExamsToday.com LIC AAO Model Paper (C) I only Directions (Q 66-70): In the following questions the (D) II and III only symbols $, #, @, % and * are used with the following (E) None is true meanings illustrated as below : www.BankExamsToday.com 'A $ B' means 'A is not smaller than B' 68 Statements : Z @ Y, Y # K, K % M, M @ T 'A # B' means 'A is neither greater than nor equal to B' Conclusions : 'A @ B' means 'A is neither smaller than nor equal to B' I Z @ M 'A % B' means 'A is not greater than B' II Y @ T 'A * B' means 'A is neither greater than nor smaller than III Z # K B' (A) I only In each of the following questions assuming the given (B) II and III only statements to be true, find out which of the three (C) Either I or III only conclusions I, II and III given below them is/are (D) All I, II and III definitely true and indicate your answer accordingly (E) None is true 66 Statements : K @ T, T # D, D * F, F % G 69 Statements : F @ H, M % H, M $ R, G * M Conclusions : Conclusions : I G @ K I F $ R II G * T II F @ R III G @ T III H $ G (A) I and II only (A) II and III only (B) II and III only (B) II only (C) Either II or III only (C) III only (D) III only (D) III and either I or II (E) None is true (E) None is true Sol: Statements : 70 Statements : P # M, M % R, R * T, T # L 67 Statements : D * Q, Q @ L, L $ B, B # G Conclusions : Conclusions : I P # R I D @ B II P * R II B * D III M % L III G @ L (A) I only (A) Either I or II only (B) Either I or II only (B) I and II only (C) III only www.BankExamsToday.com Page www.BankExamsToday.com LIC AAO Model Paper (D) All I, II and III (B) Only I and II follow (E) None is true (C) Only II and III follow Directions (Q 71-75): In each of the questions below (D) Only I and III follow are given three statements followed by the three (E) All follow www.BankExamsToday.com conclusions numbered, I II and III You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at 73 Statements : variance from commonly known facts, Read all the All tables are boards conclusions and then decide which of the given All pens are boards conclusions logically follows from the given statements All boards are papers disregarding commonly known facts Conclusions : I Some pens are tables 71 Statements : II Some papers are pens All jackets are trousers III No pen is table No trouser is shirt (A) All follow Some shirts are caps (B) Only either I or III follows Conclusions : (C) Only II follows I Some caps are jackets (D) Only either I or III and II follow II Some shirts are jackets (E) None of these III Some trousers are jackets (A) Only follows 74 Statements : (B) Only II follows All chains are cycles (C) Only III follows Some cycles are wheels (D) All follow All wheels are mirrors (E) None of these Conclusions : I Some cycles are mirrors 72 Statements : II Some wheels are chains Some tents are buildings III Some mirrors are cycles Some buildings are chairs (A) None follows Some chairs are windows (B) Only I follows Conclusions : (C) Only II follows I Some windows are buildings (D) Only I and III follow II Some windows are tents (E) All follow III Some chairs are tents (A) None follows www.BankExamsToday.com 75 Statements : Page 10 www.BankExamsToday.com Some boxes are hammers LIC AAO Model Paper 78 B is brother of D D is sister of E E is brother of F Some hammers are beads How is F related to B? All beads are rings (A) Brother Conclusions : (B) Sister www.BankExamsToday.com I Some rings are hammers (C) Brother or Sister II Some hammers are boxes (D) Data inadequate III Some rings are boxes (E) None of these (A) None follows (B) Only I follows 79 In a certain code, JEALOUS is written as (C) Only II and III follow BFKKTVP How is HEARTEN written in that code? (D) Only I and II follow (A) OFUQBFI (E) All follow (B) BFIQOFU (C) BFIQUFO 76 In a certain code ORIENT is written as '532146' and (D) UFOQIBF SOUL is written as '7598' How is LINE written in that (E) None of these code? (A) 9241 80 Pradeep correctly remembers that he visited Chennai (B) 8341 before twelfth of July but after eight of July His friend (C) 8241 correctly remembers that Pradeep visited Chennai after (D) 6241 tenth of July not after fourteenth of July On which day of (E) None of these July did Pradeep visited Chennai? (A) Eleventh 77 If it is possible to make only one meaningful word (B) Twelfth with the first, the second, the fifth and the ninth letters of (C) Tenth the word MEDIATION, which of the following will be (D) Either tenth or eleventh the third letter of that word? If no such word can be made, (E) None of these give 'X' as the answer and If more than one such word can be made, give 'Z' as the answer 81 In a class two-third of the students play football, half (A) A of the remaining play both football and cricket and the (B) N remaining ten students play only cricket How many (C) M students play both football and cricket? (D) X (A) 30 (E) Z (B) 10 (C) 40 www.BankExamsToday.com Page 11 www.BankExamsToday.com LIC AAO Model Paper (D) 20 85 Which of the following pairs of persons has second (E) Cannot be determined person sitting to the immediate left of the first person? (A) UP Direction (Q 82-86): Study the following information (B) VP www.BankExamsToday.com carefully to answer these questions (C) QM Eight friends P, M, R, T, Q, U, V & W are sitting in two (D) RT opposite rows, facing each other Each row has persons (E) None of these P is between U and V and is facing North W is opposite to Q who is to the immediate left of M R is between T 86 Who is sitting opposite of R? and M W is to the immediate right of V (A) U 82 Which of the following pairs has the person sitting (B) Q opposite each other? (C) V (A) MV (D) P (B) RV (E) None of these (C) TV (D) UR Directions (87-89): Following questions are based on (E) None of these the information given below1 'P × Q' means 'P is father of Q.' 83 Who is to the immediate right of R? 'P – Q' means 'P is sister of Q.' (A) M 'P + Q' means 'P is mother of Q.' (B) U 'P + Q' means 'P is brother of Q.' (C) M or T (D) Cannot be determined 87 Which of the following represents 'R is niece of M'? (E) None of these (A) M ữ K ì T R (B) M – J + R – N 84 Four of the following five are alike in a certain way (C) R M ì T ữ W on the basis of their positions and so form a group (D) Cannot be determined Which is the one that does not belong to the group? (E) None of these (A) TP (B) RV 88 In the expression B + D × M ÷ N, how is M related (C) QP to B? (D) QV (A) Granddaughter (E) MW (B) Son (C) Grandson www.BankExamsToday.com Page 12 www.BankExamsToday.com (D) Granddaughter or Grandson LIC AAO Model Paper (E) None of these (C) (D) 12 (E) 10 89 Which of the following represents 'J is son of F'? (A) J ÷ R – T × F (B) J + R – T × F www.BankExamsToday.com 93 What approximate value will come in place of question mark (?) in the following question ? (C) J ÷ M – N × F 12% of 1102 + ? = 60% of 326 (D) Cannot be determined (A) 60 (E) None of these (B) 64 (C) 52 90 In a certain code, 'Pick and choose' is written as 'ko ho (D) 56 po' and 'pick up and come' is written as 'to no ko po' How (E) 72 is 'pick' written in that code? (A) ko 94 A, B and C enters a partnership In the beginning A (B) po invests some amount and after months B invests twice (C) Either ko or po the amount to that of A and C invests thrice the amount (D) Cannot be determined after months If the final profit is Rs 27000, then what (E) None of these is C's part in the profit ? (A) Rs 9000 QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE (B) Rs 11250 91 What approximate value will come in place of (C) Rs 10800 question mark (?) in the following question ? (D) Rs 8625 (200 ÷ 22) × (2 ÷ 0.5) = ? (E) None of these (A) 32 (B) 36 95 (x% of y + y% of x) is equal to :- (C) 38 (A) x% of y (D) 34 (B) y% of x (E) 40 (C) 2% of xy (D) xy% of y 92 What approximate value will come in place of (E) None of these question mark (?) in the following question ? (15)3 × (5)5 × (3)4 × 45 = (5 × 3) ? 96 A is two times more efficient then B If A and B (A) 15 together can complete the work is 14 days; in how many (B) days A alone will complete the work? www.BankExamsToday.com Page 13 www.BankExamsToday.com LIC AAO Model Paper (A) 28 C x≤y (B) 42 D x≥y (C) 21 E x = y or relation cannot be (D) (E) None of these established www.BankExamsToday.com 99 x2 – 4x – 12 = 97 In a class of 60 students contribution of every boy is y2 – 5y – 14 = equal to the number of girls and contribution of every girl is equal to the number of boys If the total 100 3x2 – 22x + 40 = contribution received is Rs 1600, then find the number 5y2 – 21y + 16 = of boys in the school (A) Rs 25 101 3x2 – 13x – 10 = (B) Rs 50 3y2 + 10y – = (C) Rs 30 (D) Data inadequate 102 25x2 + 35x + 12 = (E) None of these 10y2 + 9y + = 98 Two containers contain mixture of ethanol and 103 12x2 + 7x + = gasoline The percentage of ethanol in the first and the 6y2 + 5y + = second containers is 60% and 30% respectively In what ratio mixture from both the containers should be taken 104 What will come in place of equation mark (?) in the so that the new mixture contains 50% ethanol ? following question ? (A) : 9, 4, 5, 6, 14, ? (B) : (A) 32.5 (C) : (B) 37.5 (D) : (C) 45 (E) None of these (D) 27 (E) 42 Direction (99-103): In the following questions, equations I and II are given Your have to solve both the 105 What will come in place of equation mark (?) in the equations and show your answer following question ? Give answer 500, 484, 452, 388, ? if A xy (B) 364 www.BankExamsToday.com Page 14 www.BankExamsToday.com LIC AAO Model Paper (C) 284 (B) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient to (D) 260 answer the question whereas data in statement I alone (E) 432 are not sufficient to answer the question (C) If the data given in either statement I or statement II 106 3, 5, 13, 43, 177, ? (A) 727 www.BankExamsToday.com alone are sufficient to answer the question (D) If the data given in statement I and statement II (B) 655 together are not sufficient to answer the question (C) 560 (E) If the data in statement I and statement II together are (D) 935 required to answer the question (E) 891 109 What is the circumference of the semi-circle ? 107 1, 2, 12, 63, 316, ? I The radius of the semi-circle is half the side of the (A) 1066 square (B) 1705 II Area of the square is 196 sq cm (C) 684 (D) 1585 110 What is the loss or profit percent if an article is sold (E) 1224 in Rs 12000 ? I The ratio of cost price and selling price of the object is 108 100, 52, 28, 16, 10, ? : (A) II The difference between the cost price and selling (B) price is Rs 4800 (C) (D) 111 What is the average of a, 35, 38, 43, c and f ? (E) I a is more than f II f is less than c Directions (109-113): In the following question, a sentence is followed by two statements I and II you have 112 What is the two - digit number ? to read both the statements carefully and answer the I Ten's digit is nine more than unit's digit questions as follows : II The difference between both the digits of the number Give answer is (A) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to 113 What is the ratio between two numbers x and y ? answer the equation whereas the data in statement II I 40% of x is equal to 20% of 50 alone are not sufficient to answer the question II 30% of y is equal to 25% of 72 www.BankExamsToday.com Page 15 www.BankExamsToday.com LIC AAO Model Paper 114 What will come in place of question mark (?) in the (D) 1500, 1200 following question (E) None of these 98 ữ 14 ì 49 – 294 = (?)2 (A) – 14 118 The average of seven boys sitting in a row facing www.BankExamsToday.com (B) 49 north is 26 years If the average age of first boys is 19 (C) – years and the average age of the last boys is 32 years, (D) 196 what is the age of the boy who is sitting in the middle of (E) None of these the row (A) 28 years 115 What will come in place of question mark (?) in the (B) 29 years following question– (C) 24 years 643.1 × 84.3 = 8? (D) 31 years (A) 10.5 (E) None of these (B) 7.4 (C) 1.2 119 The sum of three consecutive odd numbers and (D) 13.3 consecutive even numbers together is 165 The smallest (E) None of these odd number is less than smallest number What is the sum of the largest odd number and the largest even 116 What will come in place of question mark (?) in the numbers following number series– (A) 51 33, 39, 57, 87, 129, (?) (B) 55 (A) 183 (C) 59 (B) 177 (D) 63 (C) 189 (E) None of these (D) 199 (E) None of these 120 On a shelf there are four books on Science, two books on Geography and three books on History In how 117 A sum of Rs 2600 is lent out in two parts First part many ways the books can be arranged so that the books at 10% for years and second part at 9% for years on Geography are kept together– simple interest accured on both parts are equal Find sum (A) 70980 for each part (B) 80640 (A) 1300, 1300 (C) 80000 (B) 1230, 1370 (D) 80500 (C) 1350, 1250 (E) None of these www.BankExamsToday.com Page 16 www.BankExamsToday.com LIC AAO Model Paper has rendered their catalytic converters incapable of ENGLISH LANGUAGE absorbing pollutants Directions (Q 121-130): In the following questions a Improved air quality, especially in big urban centres, passage is given followed by some questions You have depends on several factors in an era of fast motorisation www.BankExamsToday.com to read the passage carefully and answer the questions A bloated population of vehicles using fossil fuels has given below them Some words are given in bold so that affected travel speeds, worsening pollution levels Poor you can locate them easily while answering some of the civic governance has left roads unpaved and public spaces questions filled with debris and construction dust, constantly re- The Centre’s decision to adopt Bharat Stage VI circulating particulate matter in air Moreover, the automotive fuels nationwide by April 1, 2020 is a key monitoring of diesel passenger and commercial vehicles measure that can, if implemented properly, vastly – the biggest contributors to total emissions – for improve air quality Rolling out the BS VI standard compliance with emissions regulations remains poor nationally, skipping BS V, has significant cost Such a record does not inspire confidence that retrofitting implications for fuel producers and the automobile of old vehicles to use higher quality fuels such as BS VI industry, but its positive impact on public health would can be achieved smoothly Equally, the distortions in more than compensate for the investment Major urban development policy that facilitate the use of pollutants such as fine particulate matter, sulphur dioxide, personal motorised vehicles rather than expanding good nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide emitted by millions public transport, walking and cycling, are glaring Many of vehicles on India’s roads are severely affecting the of these issues were underscored by the Saumitra health of people, particularly children whose lungs are Chaudhuri Committee on Auto Fuel Vision and Policy immature and hence more vulnerable Thousands of 2025 in its report submitted in 2014 The panel also premature deaths and rising rates of asthma episodes recommended appropriate levies to fund the transition to highlight the urgent need to make a radical and complete cleaner, low sulphur fuels A study by the Indian Institute shift to modern fuels and vehicle technologies Past of Technology, Delhi on fuel policy and air quality in the national policy of implementation of the BS IV fuel same year concluded that the best results would be standard failed primarily because this was not done all achieved by raising the fuel standard and introducing over the country and the technical standard also permitted policy initiatives that would influence passenger a higher level of sulphur in the fuel Higher sulphur results behaviour and cut personal travel distance by 25 per cent in high volumes of fine irrespirable particulates The government has done well to advance the deadline for measuring 2.5 micrometres (PM2.5) being generated in cleaner fuels by three years It must show the emissions Since even this obsolete standard was not same diligence in making other policy changes in followed partnership with State governments to clean up the air uniformly, many vehicles, especially commercial passenger and freight carriers, have been using lower standard fuel supplied outside big cities This www.BankExamsToday.com Page 17 www.BankExamsToday.com LIC AAO Model Paper 121 Which of the following statements are TRUE II.Urban development policies not facilitate according to the given passage? expanding good public transport I Implementation of BS V fuel are successful all over III BS VI automotive fuels is a key measure to improve the country air quality www.BankExamsToday.com II Public spaces are filled with debris due to poor civic (A) II only governance (B) III and II III commercial passenger and freight carriers are using (C) I and II higher standard fuel (D) III only (A) Only I (E) All are true (B) Only II (C) Only III 125 In view of author how improved air quality is (D) Both I and II acheviable in big urban cities? (E) All I, II and III (A) By adopting BS VI authomative fuels (B) By reducing vehicles using fossil fuels 122 According to the passage what will be the major (C) By improving civic governance effect of implementation of Bharat stage VI fuels? (D) Both (B) and (C) (A) It will heavily reduce the cost of fuels (E) All the above (B) It will emit very less pollutants (C) It will majorly improve public health Direction (Q 126-128): Choose the word which is (D) Both (A) and (B) nearly same in meaning to the word given in question (E) Both (B) and (C) 126 COMPENSATE 123 What can be the suitable title of the above passage? (A) Take (A) New policy to clean the air (B) Deprive (B) Welcome measures to clean the air (C) Forfeit (C) High level of Pollutants (D) Indemnify (D) New Initiatives to clean the air (E) Capable (E) None of the above 127 RENDERED 124 Which of the following statements are False (A) Hide according to the given passage? (B) Obscure I Diesel passanger and commercial vehicles are major (C) Yield source of pollutant emissions (D) Deviate (E) Profuse www.BankExamsToday.com Page 18 www.BankExamsToday.com LIC AAO Model Paper registered ……(133)…… growth rates under military 128 OBSOLETE dictators and today one of the fastest growing economies (A) Discarded in the world – china- has an ……(134)………rather than (B) Contemporary a democracy government So why does Indian need (C) In vogue (D) Temporary www.BankExamsToday.com democracy for sustained growth? To many, democracy ……(135) slower decision making with corrupt (E) Perennial politicians and red-tapism etc Industry should, therefore, Direction (Q.12 9-130): Choose the word which is be …… (136)…… with less, not more, democracy opposite in meaning to the word given in question However, while China ……….(137)…… Consumption in order to save and invest more than half its output to 129 DILIGENCE produce 10% growth, India ……….(138)…… almost (A) Assiduity two-thirds of its output and manages to achieve 9% (B) Carelessness growth from one-third of its output ……(139)……… (C) Heed India’s democracy is not inefficient when it comes to (D) Keen making ……(140) ……….use of resources (E) Pathetic 131 (A) Deprived 130 INFLUENCE (B) Hampered (A) Clout (C) Eliminated (B) Pressure (D) Faced (C) Ropes (E) Threaten (D) Clarify (E) Weaken 132 (A) Pursuit (B) Acquisition Directions (Q 131-140): In the following questions a (C) Benefit passage is given having some blanks numbered from 11 (D) Enjoy to 20 After the passage five words are suggested in each (E) Value of the questions You have to select appropriate alternative as your answer 133 (A) Acceptable Does Indian industry need democracy? The Indian (B) Insignificant economy’s sustained growth today is (131) by (C) Variable incomplete democracy While millions of Indians endure (D) Inflated poverty, only a tiny majority ……(132)…… prosperity (E) Affordable On the other hand, many Latin American countries have www.BankExamsToday.com Page 19 www.BankExamsToday.com LIC AAO Model Paper 134 (A) Autonomous (E) Likely (B) Economical (C) Authoritarian 140 (A) Ultimately (D) Egalitarian (B) Capably (E) Orthodox www.BankExamsToday.com (C) Modest (D) Secure 135 (A) Imply (E) Effective (B) Mentions (C) Attracts Directions (Q.141-145): Read each sentence to find out (D) Features if there is any error in it The error, if any, will be in one (E) Means part of the sentence The number of that part is the answer If there is no error, the answer is (5) (Ignore 136 (A) Gracious errors in punctuation, if any) (B) Adapted 141 With regard to implementation the (A) / details of (C) Fascinated the proposal (B) / the committee was divided (C) / in its (D) Pleased opinion (D) / No error (E) (E) Urged 137 (A) Bans (B) Curtails 142 On discovering that (A) / it was a forgery (B) / he torn up the agreement (C) / he had signed (D) / No error (E) (C) Regulate (D) Ceases 143 Governments and businesses must reduce (A) / its (E) Discourage own energy use (B) / and promote conservation (C) / to their citizens and employees (D) / No error (E) 138 (A) Consumes (B) Selects 144 Having acquired some experience (A) / she is no (C) Indulges longer (B) / one of those who believes (C) / every (D) Disperse explanation she is given (D) / No error (E) (E) Hoard 145 If allegations (A)/ made against him (B) / are found 139 (A) Accordingly to be true (C)/ he could face rigorous imprisonment (D) (B) Totally / No error (E) (C) Thus (D) Even www.BankExamsToday.com Directions (Q 146-150): Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper Page 20 www.BankExamsToday.com LIC AAO Model Paper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer (D) D the questions given below them (E) F (A) Thus they teach us that no matter how insignificant you think you are, you can accomplish extraordinary things 149 Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after the rearrangement? www.BankExamsToday.com (B) During the course of its life it was struck by (A) A lightning fourteen times (B) B (C) But one day it was attacked by an army of beetles (C) C (D) The tree stood at the foot of the Himalayas for over (D) E four hundred years (E) F (E) The tiny insects are their way through the tree and destroyed it 150 Which of the following should be the FOURTH (F) It even survived innumerable storms and avalanches sentence after the rearrangement? 146 Which of the following should be the LAST (A) A sentence after the rearrangement? (B) B (A) A (C) C (B) B (D) E (C) C (E) F (D) E (E) F Directions (Q 151-160): Read the following passage 147 Which of the following should be the THIRD carefully and answer the questions given below it sentence after the rearrangement? (A) A (B) B (C) C (D) E (E) F 148 Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after the rearrangement? (A) A (B) B (C) C www.BankExamsToday.com Certain words are given in bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions Recent advances in science and technology have made it possible for geneticists to find out abnormalities in the unborn foetus and take remedial action to rectify some defects which would otherwise prove to be fatal to the child Through genetic engineering is still at its infancy, scientists can now predict with greater accuracy a genetic disorder It is not yet an exact science since they are not in a position to predict when exactly a genetic disorder will set in While they have not yet been able to change the genetic order of the gene in germs, they are optimistic and are holding out that in the near future they Page 21 www.BankExamsToday.com LIC AAO Model Paper might be successful in achieving this feat They have, (D) Poor countries desperately need genetic information however, acquired the ability in manipulating tissue (E) None of these cells However, genetic misinformation can sometimes be damaging for it may adversely affect people 153 Which of the following is not true of the genetic www.BankExamsToday.com psychologically Genetic information may lead to a engineering movement? tendency to brand some people as inferiors Genetic (A) Possibility of abuse information can therefore be abused and its application (B) It is confronted by ethical problems in deciding the sex of the foetus and its subsequent (C) Increased tendency to manipulate gene cells abortion is now hotly debated on ethical lines But on (D) Acquired ability to detect genetic disorders in this issue geneticists cannot be squarely blamed though unborn babies this charge has often been lavelled at them It is mainly a (E) Acquired ability to manipulate tissue cells societal problem At present genetic engineering is a costly process of detecting disorders but scientists hope 154 At present genetic engineering can rectify all to reduce the costs when technology becomes more genetic disorders, Is it? advanced This is why much progress in this area has (A) Yes been possible in scientifically advanced and rich (B) No countries like the U.S.A, U.K and Japan It remains to (C) It can so only in some cases be seen if in the future this science will lead to the (D) Cannot be said development of a race of supermen or will be able to (E) None of these obliterate disease from this world 151 Which of the following is the same in meaning as 155 What is the tone of the author in the last sentence of the phrase 'holding out' as used in the passage? the passage? (A) Catching (A) Resignation (B) Expounding (B) Cautious (C) Sustaining (C) Relief (D) Restraining (D) Concern (E) Controlling (E) Unconcern 152 Which of the following is true regarding the reasons 156 Which of the following is the same in meaning as for progress in genetic engineering? the word 'squarely' as used in the passage? (A) It has become popular to abort female fetuses (A) Rigidly (B) Human beings are extremely interested in heredity (B) Firmly (C) Economically sound and scientifically advanced (C) Directly countries can provide the infrastructure for such research (D) At right angle www.BankExamsToday.com Page 22 www.BankExamsToday.com LIC AAO Model Paper (E) Straight 159 Which of the following is the opposite in meaning 157 In the passage, 'abused' means- to the word 'charged' as used in the passage? (A) Insulted (A) Calm www.BankExamsToday.com (B) Talked about (B) Disturbed (C) Killed (C) Discharged (D) Misused (D) Settled (E) Changed (E) Peaceful 158 Which of the following is the same in meaning as 160 Which of the following is the same in meaning as the word 'feat' as used in the passage? the word 'obliterate' as used in the passage? (A) Process (A) Wipe off (B) Focus (B) Eradicate (C) Fact (C) Give birth to (D) Possibility (D) Wipe out (E) Goal (E) Very literate ANSWERS AND SOLUTIONS B 21 D 41 C 61 A 81 B 101 C 121 B 141 A A 22 C 42 C 62 B 82 A 102 D 122 C 142 C D 23 A 43 C 63 E 83 E 103 B 123 D 143 B C 24 B 44 A 64 D 84 C 104 A 124 E 144 C E 25 A 45 B 65 C 85 B 105 D 125 D 145 D E 26 E 46 D 66 D 86 D 106 E 126 D 146 A A 27 C 47 C 67 C 87 B 107 B 127 C 147 E D 28 B 48 D 68 E 88 C 108 A 128 A 148 D B 29 B 49 B 69 A 89 E 109 E 129 B 149 C 10 C 30 A 50 C 70 B 90 C 110 C 130 E 150 B www.BankExamsToday.com Page 23 www.BankExamsToday.com LIC AAO Model Paper 11 A 31 A 51 D 71 C 91 B 111 D 131 B 151 B 12 C 32 A 52 E 72 A 92 C 112 C 132 D 152 C 13 C 33 B 53 E 73 D 93 B 113 E 133 A 153 C 14 C 34 B 15 D 35 16 A 17 www.BankExamsToday.com 54 C 74 D 94 A 114 C 134 C 154 C A 55 B 75 D 95 C 115 A 135 E 155 B 36 A 56 A 76 C 96 C 116 A 136 D 156 C D 37 D 57 E 77 E 97 D 117 C 137 B 157 D 18 C 38 B 58 D 78 C 98 B 118 B 138 A 158 E 19 A 39 B 59 E 79 B 99 B 119 C 139 C 159 D 20 D 40 A 60 D 80 A 100 C 120 B 140 E 160 B B#G⇒BL≥B T Conclusions : T#D⇒ T T < D = F ≤ G Conclusions : I G @ K ⇒ G > K : Not true II G * T ⇒ G = T : Not true III G @ T ⇒ G > T : True 67 Statements : D*Q⇒D=Q Q@L⇒Q>L L$B⇒L≥B www.BankExamsToday.com I D @ B ⇒ D > B : True II B * D ⇒ B = D : Not true III G @ L ⇒ G > L : Not true 68 Statements : Z@Y⇒Z>Y Y#K⇒YT Therefore, Z>YT Conclusions : I Z @ M ⇒ Z > M : Not true II Y @ T ⇒ Y > T : Not true Page 24 www.BankExamsToday.com III Z # K ⇒ Z < K : Not true LIC AAO Model Paper 107 Sol: The series is (× + 13), (× + 23), (× + 33) 69 Statements : and so on F@H⇒F>H 108 Sol: The pattern is (÷ +2), (÷ + 2), and so on M%H⇒M≤H M$R⇒M≥R G*M⇒G=M 118 Sol: Total age of sum boys = 26 × www.BankExamsToday.com Total age of first three boys = 19 × Total age of last three boys = 32 × Therefore, Now the age of boy sitting in middle x them G>H≥M=G≥R 19 × + x + 32 × = 26 × Conclusions : x = 182 – 153 I F $ R ⇒ F ≥ R : Not true x = 29 years III H $ G ⇒ H ≥ G : True II F @ R ⇒ F > R : True 119 Sol: Let three consecutive even no are x, x + 2, x + 70 Statements : and three consecutive odd no are = x –9, x – 7, x – P#M⇒P