UPKAR PRAKASHAN, AGRA–2

ByDr. Lal & Jain

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Code No. 1744

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Contents

● Previous Year’s Solved Paper

Part–I

General Knowledge and Current Affairs………………………….…..…..……{1–961–16

Part–II

Reasoning Ability……………………………………………………………… 1–92

Part–III

Numerical Ability……………………………………….…………………….. 1–96

Part–IV

English Language……………………………………………………..……….. 1–48

General Information

● Eligibility Conditions(i) Graduate in any discipline from a

recognized University/Board (withminimum 50% marks).

(ii) Preference will be given to candidateshaving knowledge of computeroperations.

(iii) Age Limit: (As on stipulated date)Not below 21 years and not above 35years as on stipulated date.

(iv) Candidate must be a citizen of India.An applicant for recruitment as an Assistantshall possess the Bachelor’s Degree from arecognized University in India establishedunder a statute.

● Selection ProcedureSelection will be made on the basis of On-linetest followed by an Interview of candidateswho qualify in the On-line test. Thecandidates found successful in the Interviewhave to undergo Medical Examination.

1. On-line Test :On-line test will be of objective type, multiplechoice of two hours duration comprising thefollowing sections :

Sr.No.

Section No. ofQuestions

MaximumMarks

1 English Language 50 50

2 Logical Reasoning 50 50

3 Numerical Ability 50 50

4 General Awareness 50 50

Total 200 200

The online examination will be in Englishlanguage only. There will be penalty forwrong answers marked in the Objective Tests.For each question for which a wrong answerhas been given by the candidate one fourth or0.25 of the marks assigned to that questionwill be deducted as penalty to arrive at

corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e.,no answer is given by the candidate; therewill be no penalty for that question.LIC HFL reserves the right to fix theminimum cut-off marks section wise as wellas on total in the on-line test in order tofinalize the number of candidates to be calledfor the Interview. The corrected scoresobtained by each of the candidates in differentsessions (if held) will be normalized usingequipercentile method.Decision of the Company in this regard shallbe final and binding on the candidates. Nocorrespondence will be entertained in thisregard.

● InterviewSuccessful candidate based on merit will beeligible to be called for an Interview.Candidates who do not obtain the minimumqualifying marks in the Interview shall bedisqualified from further selection.

● Medical ExaminationSelected candidate will be appointed asAssistant subject to him/her being foundmedically fit by the Medical Examinerauthorized by LIC HFL for this purpose.

● Examination Centre :Eastern Region—Kolkata, Patna, Ranchi,Guwahati, Bhubaneshwar.

Central Region—Bhopal, Lucknow,Dehradun, Raipur.

Northern Region—New Delhi, Jaipur,Chandigarh, Amritsar.

South Eastern Region—Hyderabad,Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam.

Southern Region—Chennai, Madurai,Coimbatore, Kochi, Trivandrum.

Western Region—Mumbai, Nagpur, Nasik,Pune, Ahmedabad.

South Central Region—Bangalore, Mysore.

L.I.C. Housing Finance Ltd. Assistant Recruitment Exam.,

Solved Paper(Based on Memory)

2013(Held on 17 Feb., 2013)

Section–IGeneral English

Directions—(Q. 1 to 3) In these questionseach item consists of a word or a phrase which isprinted in Bold in sentence given. It is followed byfour words or phrases. Select the word or phrasewhich is closest to the opposite in meaning Boldword or phrase.1. We must remember that like all other things

days of prosperity will end too—(A) Trouble (B) Disaster(C) Adversity (D) Misfortune

2. He pleaded for the modernization of thefactory enthusiastically—(A) Unconvincingly (B) Reluctantly(C) Indifferently (D) Dispassionately

3. The court jester was allowed to makederogatory remarks about the king and yetget away with it—(A) Humorous (B) Emotional(C) Complimentary (D) Commendable

Directions—(Q. 4 to 6) In each of thefollowing items, some parts of the sentence havebeen jumbled up. You are require to rearrangethese parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S toproduce the correct sentence. Choose the propersequence and mark your answer—

4. Rekha and SeemaP : If they studied hardQ : Could pass their examinations easilyR : With all their heart and soulS : And did not waste their timeThe correct sequence should be—(A) QPRS (B) PRSQ(C) QRPS (D) RQPS

5. The leader of opposition—P : in the manner he had planned to convince

them

Q : On realizing that he had failed toconvince the assembly

R : Who had a reputation for speech makingS : was very much disappointed(A) QSRP (B) PSRQ(C) SPRQ (D) RSQP

6. Being accustomed to hearing of the Colonel’sheroism and bravery—P : So quickly and abjectlyQ : All of us were shockedR : To knowS : That he surrendered before the enemy(A) QRSP (B) RPSQ(C) PQRS (D) RQPS

Directions—(Q. 7 to 10) In these questions, asentence with one or more blank’s has been given.From the given alternatives, you are to select themost appropriate one to fill up these blanks mostmeaningfully.7. It ............ since early morning.

(A) rained (B) is raining(C) has been raining (D) had been raining

8. The train .......... before we reach station.(A) left (B) has left(C) will have left (D) had left

9. The counsel ........ to address the court.(A) rise (B) rose

(C) had arisen (D) did rise

10. He was found fighting ................ for his life.

(A) fiercely (B) desperately

(C) mightly (D) alas

Directions—(Q. 11 to 14) The questions arebased on text given. Read the text and answer thequestion on the basis of the text.

The jobs do not get changed around from timeto time. I started off one of the nicer ones. I sat ata conveyor belt slippin piece of cardboard under

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each cake as it came down the line. At first it wasdifficult to keep up. An uneconomic movement, afurze and four cakes have gone without cards. Igot up to chase the four cakes, eight moreappeared and for five minutes or so I had to betwice the speed to work my way back to where Iwas sitting before. But it takes half a day or so tolearn how it’s done and so becomes quiteautomatic. The frenzy had quite worn off by theend of the first day and then there was only themonotony and aching arms. Later I moved toanother job on the line, as the girl who usually didit had left. I wasn’t surprised. It was the nastiestjob in that department. As the cake came out of amachine that had sliced it in three layers, twostreams of artificial cream were poured the layers.I had to stack the layers up again—a messy andvery tiring job. The cakes are heavy and the creamis slippery. Anyone has worked at all in a factoryknows how deathly conveyor belt work is. At first,it is difficult to keep up, and when you’re tired itis merciless. After a while, when you havebecome fairly used to it, the fact that you can’twork faster is also infuriating.

11. The writer’s purpose in writing this piece isto—

(A) Make people who don’t work in factoriesrealise what it is like to work there

(B) Plead to abolish manual labour fromfactories

(C) Plead to get unskilled jobs made easier

(D) Explain to young people how to handle ajob in a automatised production unit

12. When the writer ‘was moved to another job’she wasn’t surprised to find that—

(A) She had been moved

(B) Her new job was very unpleasant

(C) The cream in the cakes was artificial

(D) The girl before her had left

13. The writer calls the conveyor belt ‘merciless’because it—

(A) Could cause an injury if one makes amistake

(B) Is deviod of human feelings

(C) Does not slow down even when theworker is tired

(D) Is a hard taskmaster

14. After some time the writer got annoyed at theconveyor belt because—

(A) She found it dull and monotonous towork with it

(B) She wanted to change her profession

(C) She found it merciless

(D) It always had the same speed

Directions—(Q. 15 and 16) In the followingquestions there are four sentences as choices. Oneof the sentences contains grammatical error.Choose the incorrect sentence.

15. (A) Farming in India is dependent on theMonsoons

(B) Multiple factors decide rain during theyear

(C) Good rains mean good harvests

(D) Good harvests result in better economy

16. (A) Japanese are very harder working people

(B) They are dedicated to their organisations

(C) Japan’s economy has prospered in recentyears

(D) Japan is among the world’s wealthynations

Directions—(Q. 17 and 18) In the followingquestions pick the correct spelt word.

17. (A) Typhoid (B) Typhyiod

(C) Typhyoid (D) Typhiod

18. (A) Stretchar (B) Stretcher

(C) Stratcher (D) Strecher

Directions—(Q. 19 to 21) Against each keyword are given four suggested meanings. Choosethe word or phrase which most nearly the same tothe key word.

19. BOURGEOIS—(A) Aristocratic (B) Animated(C) Lively (D) Ordinary

20. ANIMADVERT—(A) Needy (B) Hospitable

(C) Make Remarks (D) Notation

21. JOCUND—(A) Filmsy (B) Cheerful

(C) Cruel (D) Laughable

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Directions—(Q. 22 to 24) Against each keyword are given four suggested meanings. Choosethe word or phrase which opposite in meaning tothe key word.22. JOCOSE—

(A) Humorous (B) Waggish(C) Diseased (D) Dull

23. INCULPATE—(A) Accuse (B) Exonerate(C) Barbaric (D) Easily upset

24. FRUGAL—(A) Enraged (B) Extravagant(C) Farcical (D) Replete

Directions—(Q. 25 to 27) Find the one wordsubstitution in the following questions.25. The act of violating the sanctity of the church

is—(A) Blasphemy (B) Heresy(C) Sacrilege (D) Desecration

26. A child born after the death of his/her fatheris called—(A) Orphan (B) Postulant(C) Postilion (D) Posthumous

27. A school boy who cuts classes frequently isa—(A) Defeatist (B) Sycophant(C) Truant (D) Martinet

Directions—(Q. 28 to 30) In each of thefollowing questions an idiomatic expression andits four possible meanings given. Find out thecorrect meaning and mark your answer—

28. To turn tail—(A) Shifts one position(B) Run away(C) In the presence of(D) Something concealed

29. To fight tooth and nail—(A) To fight a losing battle(B) To fight purposefully(C) To fight cowardly(D) To make every possible effort to win

30. To throw cold water on—(A) To boast and brag(B) To get a hint

(C) To frustrate or discourage(D) A person who shifts his position

Directions—(Q. 31 and 32) Read eachsentence to find whether there is any error in it.The error if any will be in one part of the sentence.The letter of that part is the answer. If there is noerror, the answer is (D). (Ignore error ofpunctuation if any)31. I am extremely tired/I cannot talk to you now/

(A) (B)because I have just returned back from office.

(C)No error

(D)

32. I am afraid / neither of them is coming /(A) (B)

to attend the marriage reception of my younger(C)

sister. No error(D)

Directions—(Q. 33 and 34) Pick out the mosteffective pair of words from the given choices tomake the sentence/s mean complete.

33. Leaders interested in achieving ...............performance need an ............. of therelationship between work related and hisperformance.

(A) Optimum—Awareness

(B) Powerful—Analysis

(C) Durable—Understanding

(D) Effective—Application

34. Labour is the most important ............. in theproduction process. This process .............some adverse effects on physical and mentalhealth of the workers.

(A) Element—Exhibits

(B) Input—Develops

(C) Ingredient—Imposes

(D) Facility—Evolves

Directions—(Q. 35 and 36) Look at the Boldpart of each sentence. Below each sentence aregiven three substitutions for the underlined part. Ifone of them (A), (B) or (C) is better than the Boldpart, select that part as your response. If none ofthe substitutions improves the sentence, choose (D)

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