Nainital Bank Sample Paper

Hi I would like to have the previous question asked in the recruitment examination for the Nainital Bank of reasoning & English test?

The previous question asked in the recruitment examination for the Nainital Bank of reasoning & English test is as follows:

REASONING
Directions : In the following question, there is a group of letters or words given. Four of the five are alike in
a certain way, while one is different. Find out the one which is different.

Q.1. (1) black (2) red (3) green (4) yellow (5) paint

Q.2. “Foot” is related to “Man” in the same way as “Hoof” is related to –––––
(1) Leg (2) Horse (3) Dog (4) Boy (5) Shoe

Q.3. “Day” is related to “Night” in the same way as “Kind” is related to –––––
(1) Cruel (2) Bright (3) Dark (4) Generous (5) Gratitude

Q.4. In the series given below count each 5 which is not immediately preceded by 3 but is immediately followed by 7. How many such 5’s are there?
1 5 7 3 5 7 4 7 3 7 2 5 6 5 8 5 7 4 5 6 5 5 7 1 5 7 7 5 5
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4 (5) 5

Q.5. The town of Paranda is located on Green lake. The town of Akram is West of Paranda. Tokhada is East of Akram but West of Paranda. Kakran is East of Bopri but West of Tokhada and Akram. If they are all in the same district, which town is the farthest West?
(1) Paranda (2) Kakran (3) Akram (4) Tokhada (5) Bopri

Q.6. STAMMERING is related to SPEECH in the same way as DEAFNESS is related to which of the following?
(1) EAR (2) HEARING (3) DUMB (4) SILENCE (5) TALK

Q.7. Madhav ranks seventeenth in a class of thirty-one. What is his rank from the last?
(1) 13 (2) 14 (3) 15 (4) 16 (5) 17

Q.8. Sapling is related to Tree as -----
(1) Horse is related to Mare (2) River is related to Brook (3) Bud is related to Flower
(4) Student is related to Teacher (5) Tree is related to Furniture

Q.9. Which letter should be in place of the question mark in the following series ?
G H J M?
(1) T (2) S (3) R (4) U (5) Q

ENGLISH LANGUAGE
This is a test to see how well you ‘know’ English. Your English language ability would be tested through questions on grammar, vocabulary, sentence completion, synonyms, antonyms, comprehension of a passage, etc. Study and answer the sample questions given below. Please remember, in the test proper there may be questions of several other types also.

Directions : Pick out the most appropriate word from amongst the words given below each sentence to
complete it meaningfully.

Q.10. He quickly glanced .............................. the book to find what it said about the Indian economy.
(1) at (2) through (3) in (4) to (5) over

Q.11. The counsel urged the court to ........................... down the obnoxious law.
(1) enact (2) enforce (3) cancel (4) strike (5) declare

Q.12. The local official ........................... the Minister of the situation.
(1) explained (2) warned (3) apprised (4) told (5) intimated

Directions : Read each sentence given below to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The
error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part of the sentence is your answer. If
there is no error, the answer is ‘5’. (Ignore errors of punctuations, if any)

Q.13. I am twenty / two years old / when I first / joined the bank. No error
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

Q.14. To the Hindus / the Ganga is / holier than / any other river. No error
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

Q.15. Of all the teachers / in our school / our class teacher / were very strict. No error
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

Directions : In each of the following questions select from amongst the five alternatives, the word nearest
in meaning to the word given in capitals.

Q.16. CENTENARY
(1) a guard (2) a hundred years (3) a very old man (4) hundred runs (5) hundredth anniversary

Q.17. TRIUMPH
(1) conquer (2) smash (3) earn (4) brave (5) capture
Directions : In each of the following questions, select from amongst the five alternatives, the word most
opposite in meaning of the word given in capitals.

Q.18. LIVELY
(1) simple (2) weak (3) dull (4) angry (5) moron

Q.19. INADVERTENT
(1) adequate (2) available (3) sluggish (4) negligent (5) intentional

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