IBPS CWE Probationary Officers Paper (First Sitting) - Held on 17.06.2012

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection

Common Written Examination (CWE)
Probationary Officers Exam Paper

First Sitting - (Held on: 17 June, 2012)

• Reasoning
• Quantitative Aptitude
• General Awareness
• Computer Knowledge
• English Language

Study the following information and answer the question that follow:

The premises of a bank are to be renovated. The renovation is in terms of flooring. Certain areas are to be floored either with marble of wood. All rooms/halls and pantry are rectangular. The area to be renovated companies of a hall for customer transaction measuring 23 m by 29 m, branch manager’s room measuring 13 m by 17 m, a pantry measuring 14 m by 13 m, a record keeping cum server room measuring 21m by 13 and locker area measuring 29 m by 21 m. The total area of the bank is 2000 square meters. The cost of wooden flooring is Rs. 170/- per square meter and the cost of marble flooring is Rs. 190/- per square meter. The locker area, record keeping cum server room and pantry are to be floored with marble. The branch manager’s room and the hall for customer transaction are to be floored with road. No other area is to be renovated in terms of flooring.

What is the respective ratio of the totalcost of wooden flooring to the total cost of marble flooring?(a) 1879 : 2527
(b) 1887 : 2386
(c) 1887 : 2527
(d) 1829 : 2527
(e) 1887 : 2351

If the four walls and ceiling of the branch managers room (The height of the room is 12 meters) are to be pained at the cost of Rs. 190/- per square meter, how much will be the total cost of renovation of the branch manager’s room including the cost of flooring?(a) Rs. 1,36,800/-
(b) Rs. 2,16,660/-
(c) Rs. 1,78,790/-
(d) Rs. 2,11,940/-
(e) None of these

If the remaining area of the bank is to be carpeted at the rate of Rs. 110/- per square meter, how much will be the increment in the total cost of renovation of bank premises?(a) Rs. 5,820/- (b) Rs. 4,848/-
(c) Rs. 3,689/-
(d) Rs. 6,890/-
(e) None of these

What is the percentage area of the bank that is not to be renovated?(a) 2.2 (b) 2.4
(c) 4.2 (d) 4.4
(e) None of these

What is the total cost of renovation of the half for customer transaction and the locker area?(a) Rs. 2,29,100/-
(b) Rs. 2,30,206/-
(c) Rs. 2,16,920/-
(d) Rs. 2,42,440/-
(e) None of these

A certain amount was to be distributed among A, B and C in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4 respectively, but was erroneously distributed in the ratio 7 : 2 : 5 respectively. As a result of this, B got Rs. 40 less. What is the amount?(a) Rs. 210/-
(b) Rs. 270/-
(c) Rs. 230/-
(d) Rs. 280/-
(e) None of these

Rachita enters a shop to buy icecreams, cookies and pastries. She has to buy atleast 9 units of each. She buys more cookies than ice-creams and more pastries than cookies. She picks up a total of 32 items. How many cookies does she buy? (a) Either 12 or 13
(b) Either 11 or 12
(c) Either 10 or 11
(d) Either 9 to 11
(e) Either 9 or 10

The fare of a bus is Rs. X for the first five kilometers and Rs. 13/- per kilometer thereafter. If a passenger pays Rs. 2402/- for a journey of 187 kilometers, what is the value of X? (a) Rs. 29/- (b) Rs. 39/-
(c) Rs. 36/- (d) Rs. 31/-
(e) None of these

The product of three consecutive even numbers is 4032. The product of the first and the third number is 252. What is five times the second number?
(a) 80 (b) 100
(c) 60 (d) 70
(e) 90

The sum of the ages of 4 members of a family 5 years ago was 94 years. Today, when the daughter has been married off and replaced by a daughter-in-law, the sum of their ages in 92. Assuming that there has been no other change in the family structure and all the people are alive, what is the difference in the age of the daughter and the daughterin-law?(a) 22 years (b) 11 years
(c) 25 years (d) 19 years
(e) 15 years

Akash scored 73 marks in subject A. He scored 56% marks in subject B and X marks in subject C. Maximum marks in each subject were 150. The overall percentage marks obtained by Akash in all the three subjects together were 54%. How many marks did he score in subject C?(a) 84 (b) 86
(c) 79 (d) 73
(e) None of these

The area of a square is 1444 square meters. The breadth of a rectangle is 1/4th the side of the square and the length of the rectangle is thrice of breadth. What is the difference between the area of the square and the area of the rectangle? (a) 1152.38 sq.mtr.(b)1169.33 sq.mtr.
(c) 1181.21 sq.mtr.
(d) 1173.25 sq.mtr.
(e) None of these

Rs. 73,689/- are divided between A and B in the ratio 4 : 7. What is the difference between the thrice the share of A and twice the share of B? (a) Rs. 36,699/- (b) Rs. 46,893/-
(c) Rs. 20,097/- (d) Rs. 26,796/-
(e) Rs. 13,398/-

A and B together can complete a task in 20 days. B and C together can complete the same task in 30 days. A and C together can complete the same task in 30 days. What is the respective ratio of the number of days taken by A when completing the same task alone to the number of days taken by C when completing the same task alone? (a) 2 : 5 (b) 2 : 7
(c) 3 : 7 (d) 1 : 5
(e) 3 : 5