All questions of EPFO Assistant Mains for Bank Exams Exam

Directions Seven persons P, Q, R, S, T, U and V were standing in a row facing the north.

Q. Who among the following was exactly in the middle of the row?

Given below are two quantities named A and B. Based on the information, you have to determine the relation between two quantities. You should use the given data and your knowledge of Mathematics to choose between the possible answers.
Quantity A: 4x² – 29x + 45 = 0
Quantity B: 3y² – 19y + 28 = 0 

In an election Samiksha got 45 votes less than Meenakshi. Meenakshi got 65 votes more than Meera. Sudhanshu got 1740 votes which is 35 votes more than Meera. Radhika got votes which are 6940 less than total votes casted in election. Calculate the approximate percent of votes Radhika got in the election if she got 75 votes more than Samiksha?

Directions [Set of 5 questions]: Twelve persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L were seated in two rows such that five of them were in row 1 and the rest were seated in row 2. The 2 rows started at an equal gap from the western side wall, thus, the five seats in row 1 were exactly in line with the first five seats of row 2. They were seated facing the North.
F was seated 3rd from one of the corners. I was to the immediate right of F. A was seated 3rd to the right of J who was seated exactly behind B. B was to the immediate right of either K or H. C was 2nd to the left of G. Number of persons seated to the left of L was same as the number of persons to the right of B and they were seated in different rows. The person seated exactly behind D was 2nd to the left of E. Number of persons seated to the left of J was equal to the number of persons to the right of H.

Q. Who was seated exactly in front of L?

Select the phrase(s) from the given three options which can be used to form a single sentence from the two sentences given below, implying the same meaning as expressed in the statement sentences. The given options may or may not be starters.
The restaurant, which serves a five-course set dinner that changes each month, is currently booked until October. If you do score a reservation, you can look forward to ingredients freshly grown, foraged or sourced from local independent farmers.
I. But if you do _____________.
II. However, if you do manage to ____________.
III. On the contrary, if you ____________.

15 years ago the average age of a family of four members was 40 years. Two children were born in that span of 15 years. The present average age of the family remained unchanged. Among the two children who were born in between the 15 years, if the older child at present is 8 years more than the younger one, what is the respective ratio between the present age of the older child and the present age of the younger child?

Each of the questions below consists of a question and two or three statements numbered I, II and III given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question:
Seven friends Deep, Vidya, Shyam, Ajay, Raj, Hari and Jay are having different height then, who is just taller than Hari?
I. Deep is taller than Hari & Shyam but not as much as Raj & Jay. Vidya is taller than Ajay & Shyam but not as much as Deep & Raj. Raj is the tallest and Ajay is only taller than Shyam.
II. Vidya is taller than Hari & Shyam but not as much as Jay & Deep. Deep is taller than Ajay & Shyam but not as much as Raj & Jay. Jay is only shorter than Raj and Ajay is only taller than Shyam.

Directions [Set of 4 questions]: A small rectangular slab is kept above a large rectangular slab such that their centres coincide with each other. Twelve points are marked on the edges of the slabs, six on each slab, such that, the longer sides of both the slabs have two points each, and the shorter side has one point each. Each point of one slab is in same line of sight on other slab. Also, point marked in between two points is to be considered in the same line of sight. (to the right of any point - anticlockwise, to the left of any point - clockwise)

Q. Find the odd pair out of the following.

Directions [Set of 4 questions]: Eight persons A, B, D, E, F, G, K and L were seated around a circular table facing the centre. There were 'n' number of chairs around the table of which few were vacant, and the rest were taken by these 8 persons

Q. How many persons were seated between K and L when counted from the right of K?

Read the sentences to find out whether there is any grammatical error/mistake in it. Errors, if any, will be in TWO PHRASES of the sentence. The combination of those parts is the answer of that question. If no part in the sentence has an error then, mark 'No error' as your answer (ignore punctuation error if any).
The board is looking at school (A)/ closures is a way to bridge a (B)/ budget gap caused by primarily (C)/ expected state cuts. (D)

Directions [Set of 5 questions]: Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H were born in the years 1951, 1954, 1963, 1969, 1972, 1980, 1986 and 2002 not necessarily in the same order. They were born on the same date i.e. on 1st January of these years. Make all the age calculations as on 1st January 2018.

Q. Who among the following was the eldest?

Below, a statement(s) has been divided into 5 parts. The one in the underline is the fixed part in which no changes can be made. Among the other parts find the erroneous part(s). If the statement has no error, mark the 5th option (No Error).
His written submission (A)/ differs in many respects (B)/ from his (C)/ verbal statements (D)/ which is bad. /(E)

Below a word is given followed by three sentences which consist of that word. Identify the sentence/s which best expresses the meaning of the word. Choose option 5 ( None of these) if the word is not suitable in any of the sentences
SOUND
A. The doctor certified he was of sound mind.
B. Education helps give us a sound foundation.
C. The mother gave her naughty child a sound spanking.

In each of the questions below, four statements are given which may or may not contain an error. Choose the one that is grammatically and meaningfully correct.

Directions [Set of 4 questions]: Eight persons A, B, D, E, F, G, K and L were seated around a circular table facing the centre. There were 'n' number of chairs around the table of which few were vacant, and the rest were taken by these 8 persons

Q. __________ and __________ were neighbouring each other

Directions: Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.
8 people A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H sit around a circular table, some facing inward, some outward. Each like one of the movies Redline, Zero, Meego, Hero, OK, Schindler’s list, Karma, Green Mile. Further information is given.
C sits to the immediate left of B and faces inwards. H faces outward and likes Green Mile. E sits adjacent to F and likes OK. D likes Zero, faces inwards and sits opposite to person who likes OK. Person to 2nd right of F likes Schindler’s List. Person opposite to Hero liker likes Karma. The person to the left of D likes Hero. F, facing inwards and A, facing outwards sit adjacent to H. B, facing outwards, sits opposite to H and likes Meego.

Q. Who sits to the right of E?

In the given sentences, a blank is given indicating that something is missing. From the given four options a combination of words would fit the blank thereby making it grammatically and contextually correct.
According to the Innovation Lab - a multi-disciplinary team within the Public Service Division that designs public policies and services from the __________ of citizens and stakeholders - the future is digital.
A. Viewpoint
B. Reference
C. Perspective
D. Stance

Directions [Set of 5 questions]: Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H were born in the years 1951, 1954, 1963, 1969, 1972, 1980, 1986 and 2002 not necessarily in the same order. They were born on the same date i.e. on 1st January of these years. Make all the age calculations as on 1st January 2018.

Q. Who among the following was born in 1986?

A milkman mixes 15 litres of water with 45 litres of milk. He sells 1/5^th of the mixture & then adds water to replenish the quantity which he has sold. He now sells 1/4^th of the mixture & again adds water to replenish the quantity. What is the percentage of water in the mixture now?

Given below are two quantities named A and B. Based on the information, you have to determine the relation between two quantities. You should use the given data and your knowledge of Mathematics to choose between the possible answers.
Quantity A: 3x² +13x + 14 = 0
Quantity B: 8y² + 26y + 21 = 0 

Select the most appropriate option, out of the five options given, for each of the following sentences, which in your view, should be grammatically and structurally correct.

Direction: In the following question, a given question is followed by information in three statements. You have to find out the data in which statement(s) is sufficient to answer the question and mark your answer accordingly.
Eight members A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table facing outward. Who sits third to the right of G?
I. A is to the immediate right of E, who is third to the right of B.
II. G is fourth to the right of H, who is third to the left of A.
III. H is not an immediate neighbor of G.

Directions [Set of 5 questions]: Eight Teachers A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H taught different subjects Hindi, English, History, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Mathematics and Geography not necessarily in the same order. They kept their subject books in eight different rack which were stacked one over another and were numbered 1-8 from bottom to top. Every rack had only one book.

Q. Which of the following subject was taught by C?

Directions: A block was divided into 10 villages A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J. These villages were electrified one by one not necessarily in the same order. The electrification took place in the months of January, February, March, April and May on either 11^th or 23^rd of these months. No 2 villages were electrified on the same day. The electrification took place in the same year.

Q. How many villages were electrified between village F and H?

A and B entered into a partnership. A invested Rs 5000 and B invested an amount equal to Rs 2000. After 3 months A withdrew Rs 1000 and B invested Rs 1000 more. What must be the profit at the end of the year if A receives a share of Rs 17,000?

A mixture of cold drinks which contain Pepsi, Seven Up and Limca in the ratio of 3 : 5 : 2 is mixed with another cold drink which contains Limca, Pepsi and Slice. If the resulting mixture of cold drink contains Pepsi, Seven Up, Limca and Slice in the ratio of 5 : 7 : 6 : 2 then in what ratio first mixture of the cold drink was mixed with 2^nd mixture of the cold drinks?

Directions [Set of 5 questions]: A family of nine members P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W and X has each member attending their respective friend's wedding in the month of October, November and December. These weddings take place on 7th, 20th and 28th of above mentioned month. only one family member visits one wedding and only one wedding takes place on any given date. Also, family members are wearing dresses of different colours for wedding ceremonies.
The one wearing red dress and first to visit wedding is eldest male member of the family. V visits wedding on an even numbered date but not in a month with even number of days. The person who visits last is the youngest female member of family. U and Q visits wedding in same month but not in October or in the same month as V. Persons wearing black and blue dress visit wedding in same month. W is grandmother of X and the one wearing a violet dress for wedding. P, a male member, has an unmarried son who wears black for wedding and visits wedding immediately after P. R is wearing green colour dress and his wife is wearing a grey colour dress, both attend wedding on same dates of different months. Orange coloured dress is worn on an even date immediately before silver coloured dress worn in same month. V is a male member. T is the maternal uncle of X and paternal uncle of V. U is spouse of one of the children of P. S is the son-in-law of W and is not married to U. W is not wearing grey dress. One of the family member wear golden dress and W visits the wedding after the same date of that of S, who has a daughter.
Answer the following questions based on the above information:

Q. Who is visiting wedding on 28^th November?

A sentence is given in which certain words are highlighted. Choose the option with the pair/s of words that need to be interchanged to make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful. If no change is required, mark E as your response.

A loan (1) waiver is an acknowledgment that farmers have been (2) pushed into debt due to the (3) systemic failures of the (4) government.

Directions: A block was divided into 10 villages A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J. These villages were electrified one by one not necessarily in the same order. The electrification took place in the months of January, February, March, April and May on either 11^th or 23^rd of these months. No 2 villages were electrified on the same day. The electrification took place in the same year.

Q. When was village E electrified?

The compound interest accrued on an amount of Rs.35000 in two years is Rs.8904. What would be the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest accrued on the same amount but at half the rate of interest in two years?

Each question below is followed by two statements A and B. You have to determine whether the data given in the statement is sufficient for answering the question.
Find the difference between compound interest and simple interest on that sum at r% per annum after 3 years.
Statement I: The sum on compound interest amounts to Rs.44100 at r% per annum after two years.
Statement II: The sum on simple interest amounts to Rs.52800 at 8% per annum after four years.

Directions: A block was divided into 10 villages A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J. These villages were electrified one by one not necessarily in the same order. The electrification took place in the months of January, February, March, April and May on either 11^th or 23^rd of these months. No 2 villages were electrified on the same day. The electrification took place in the same year.

Q. Which of the following village was electrified the 2^nd last?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
It has become common advice for businesspeople to use "I statements" - such as, "I feel frustrated that you missed the budget deadline twice" - as a way to raise challenging conversations without causing colleagues to feel blamed or under attack. Indeed, I statements may be helpful during situations in which you have a close personal relationship to a colleague who cares about your well-being, or when you want to show that a particular issue has moral implications for you. But in most cases, I statements are more likely to undercut your argument than to strengthen it. Here are three reasons why I statements backfire, and what you can do instead.
They can be seen as expressions of emotionalism, particularly when they're used by women. One vice president I coached was frustrated by a decision her executive team was planning to make. She sought advice from HR about how to convince two crucial members of the disadvantages of one course of action and the benefits of another. Her HR business partner advised her that framing her argument in I statements, to show how much she cared and how strongly she felt, would help her sound less negative and be more persuasive. But when the vice president met with the two executives, they were clearly unmoved, and they began to discount her perspective publicly in subsequent group meetings.
When she told me about the conversation, I noted how personal her comments sounded, and how she might have damaged her credibility if the execs believed her feelings were hurt because her advice hadn't been taken, rather than recognizing that she was concerned about potential harm to the business. ­­­­____________. She went to the next meeting armed with data from past similar situations and projections for future results and was significantly more effective when she let the numbers do the talking for her, rather than appearing to have taken things personally.
They can appear to be about what's best for you personally. Here's another example from one of my clients. A sales rep had a special accommodation to use a private office several times a day to tend to a health condition. His sales manager approached him and explained that the room would not be available for a few days because of construction, but that the rep could use a conference room or another manager's office or could work from home until the construction was completed. The rep reacted negatively to all three options and made a number of both formal and informal complaints about being displaced.
When I debriefed with the sales manager about the situation, he reported that he had used language like "I really need you to give up the private room for a few days" and "I'm really trying to make this work for you" as a way to create a sense of mutual interest and concern. But the appeal didn't work: The rep felt that the manager was doing what was easy for him, and that if he was really trying to help, he would have changed the construction schedule. The manager and I discussed how the language could have been more neutral, impersonal, and inevitable to prepare for future, similar circumstances: "Unfortunately, there's going to be construction in this room for a few days. We have three different possible accommodations available for you during that time. Please let me know which will be best for you."
They can put you at risk of appearing weak. This is particularly a concern because leaders tend to be less empathetic the higher in the organization they go and are more likely to be interested in what you can accomplish than sympathetic about the challenges you're facing. A director I coach described his plan to confront his boss about an interdepartmental problem. His intention was to use an I-statement structure to elicit his boss's concern and convey how strong a stand he was taking: "I feel I cannot deal with the way things are going with department X anymore." I suggested that he start the conversation by asking his boss what outcomes she wanted; say something more authoritative, like, "Our current approach with the other department is ineffective"; and then describe the steps he was taking to work with the difficult department. Otherwise, he was likely to come across as if the issue was his inability to handle the problem or his refusal to see the situation from the other department's point of view. He agreed that his boss would be irritated if she thought he was demonizing the other department and emphasizing his personal frustration as if he needed to be spared the responsibility of finding a solution.
Many decision makers are uncomfortable with emotional content and can react badly if they feel they're being embroiled in drama or are being emotionally blackmailed. It's typically more convincing to use analytical or evidence-based appeals than descriptions of personal impact. After many years of workplace consulting, I've found that it's often more persuasive to leave oneself out of the equation, and to highlight instead what's beneficial to the work team or the business itself.

Q. Which of the following sentences would fit in the given blank in order to form a coherent part of the paragraph?

Directions: Certain number of persons are standing in the row facing south.
A is standing 4^th the left of C and 2^nd to the right of B. D is the neighbour of C and is standing at the gap of 4 persons from E. F is standing exactly in the middle of E and C. G is the neighbour of A but not the neighbour of B. G is standing 7^th from one of the end of the row. Number of persons standing between F and D is same as that of between A and D.

Q. What is the position of E with respect to F?

Directions [Set of 4 Questions]: Six people P,Q,R,S,T,U were living in a six floored apartment numbered from 1-6 ( 6 being the topmost floor). Only one person was living on each floor. Each of them was of different age and the room number in which they lived was different for everyone. The people in decreasing order of their age are:
R(106)>Q(103)>S(104)>U(112)>P(110)>T(101)
(Note:- R(106) means that the room number of R is 106.)
Further it is known that two people lived between the person with third highest room number and the person who was second eldest where the former lived above the latter. The person whose room number was second least, lived just above the person who was third youngest. The person who was second youngest lived on the 5th floor. The person living just below U, lived on an odd numbered room.

Q. What is the difference in the room number of the person living on 3^rd floor and 6^th floor?

If we can form an English meaningful word by using the 1st and 6th alphabets of the word 'PRINCESS' together with 1st and 3rd alphabets of the word 'PRIDE'; which of the following will be the 3rd alphabet of the newly formed word. Mark 'X' as your answer if no such word can be formed. Mark 'Y' as your answer if more than one such words can be formed. (the counting is left to right)

Dinesh's monthly income is 25% more than monthly income of Eswar. While, Eswar saves 20% more than Dinesh. Dinesh's monthly income is Rs.12000/- and his monthly savings are Rs. 3000/-. What is the annual expenditure of Eswar?

Directions : Study the given information carefully and answer the following questions. When a number and rearrangement machine is given an input line of words and numbers, it arranges them following a certain rule. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement.
INPUT: 11 sunrise water 24 54 frozen wishful 82 wise 31

Answer the following questions based on the above information for the given input:
INPUT: hour kingdom 23 72 quarter 81 31 borrow 91 lemon

Q. Which of the following will be the 3^rd step of the arrangement?

In the given sentences, a blank is given indicating that something is missing. From the given four options a combination of word would fit the blank thereby making it grammatically and contextually correct.
Our ___________ objective was to hire the most talented scientists and engineers to help lead the company and our cities to a driverless future.
A. Sole
B. Lone
C. Intentional
D. Purely

Directions: In the following questions, the Assertions (A) and Reason(s) (R) have been put forward. Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct alternative from the following.
Assertion (A): Frogs and toads go in a state of hibernation during winters.
Reason(R): In winter, trees lose their leaves and undergo dormancy.

In the following questions two equations numbered I and II are given. You have to solve both the equations and choose the correct option.
I. x² -11x +10 = 0
II. y² +4y -192 = 0

Directions: A family consists of 11 members over three generations Kavita is the grandmother of Mita, a girl. Kishore is the father of Lina, his daughter and father-in-law of Jaya and Jitu. Jitu is the father of Mayank, who has a sister Mona and two cousins. Lata is the sister of Lokesh and each of them has 2 children. Jaya is the sister-in-law of Lata and Lina and the mother of Mahesh. Kavita has 2 daughters, one being unmarried.
Answer the following questions based on the above information:

Q. How is Lina related to Kavita?

Directions: In the following passage, certain phrases/words are being underline. Some of the phrases/words in bold are incorrectly used either contextually or grammatically. You are provided with four options (A), (B), (C) and (D) one of which can replace the phrase/ word in bold in order to make the sentence coherent and meaningful. If the phrase/ word in bold is correctly used in the paragraph and no correction is required then mark (E) as your answer.
As one lit fest concludes another starts marketing. Sadly, what we are seeing is the unfolding of literature-as-performance as opposed to literature as a space for reflective discourse. Suddenly, it seems that every writer (A) for all he's worth is reading from his work to cheering audiences. In the quest for persona-building and biography construction, book-reading sessions are now more in the news than the books. The quiet (B) sanctity of communion between text and reader is now given a sanctimonious turn with just hearing the text conferring a hierarchical uppity to the attendees.
Quite apart from the fact that the very concept of a book-reading assumes that the author has a rich baritone and won't stutter and stammer and generally mispronounce his own words, this new trend of sharing what is essentially a private space is also a/an (C) rebuilding of the traditional Chinese wall between writers and readers. "Writers should be read, but neither seen nor heard," said British novelist Daphne du Maurier.
And over the centuries many writers have chosen not to be seen or heard. French novelist Marcel Proust turned a recluse in the last 15 years of his life though that didn't stop him from writing his masterpiece 'In Search of Lost Time' during that period of exile. J.D. Salinger was so disturbed by the fame that suddenly (D) impelled him following the success of A Catcher in the Rye that he asked for his picture to be removed from the dust jacket of future editions of the book. As he said, "I like to write. I love to write. But I write just for myself and my own pleasure." Writers like George Orwell and George Eliot have used pseudonyms precisely as a means of setting boundaries (E) from the public reading their books.

Q. A

Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions follows:
There are eight persons – P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W out of which 3 are females and rest males. They are studying in different engineering colleges - IITB, IITD, IITKGP, BITS, IITR, IITM, IISc and IITK and belong to different cities - Mumbai, Delhi, Shimla, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bhopal and Jaipur.
T is from IITM and is from Mumbai. Q is from IITR and his sister R is from IITKGP and is from Shimla. S is from BITS and her friend is from IITB. U is from Chennai and is not from IISc and IITK. W is from Bhopal. P is not from Jaipur. No male belongs from Bhopal and Delhi. The one who belongs to Hyderabad is from IITB. The one who is from IITK is not from Jaipur nor Kolkata. The one who applied for IISc is neither from Kolkata nor Bhopal.

Q. Which of the following statement is incorrect?

Below are given some sentences out of which the sentence numbered 4 has been correctly placed. The rest of the sentences A,B,C,D,E,F need to be arranged correctly in order to form a logical order.

Q. Which of the following is the FIFTH statement?

Below are given some sentences out of which the sentence numbered 4 has been correctly placed. The rest of the sentences A,B,C,D,E,F need to be arranged correctly in order to form a logical order.

Q. Which of the following is the SECOND statement?

9 litre of milk is taken out from a container and replaced by water. This process is repeated once more, the ratio of quantity in container (M : W) is 16 : 9. Now find the initial quantity of milk in the container?

Raman and Aman invested some amounts every month in the ratio 3:4 respectively. If after 6 months Raman and Aman added Rs.4000 and Rs.3000 respectively to their initial investments, and at the end of one year, ratio of investments of Raman and Aman becomes 16:19 respectively, then what was the initial amount invested by Raman?

Find the next term in the series.
11, 33, 165, 1155, 10395, ?

In each of the following questions, a sentence is given with the phrase or idiom highlighted in underline. Select the option given below that cannot replace the phrase in underline and mark that as your answer.

Paleontological views on ceratopsian frills and horns have change continuously ever since the dinosaurs were recognized by science.