United India Insurance AO Exam Past Paper PDF 2013

## Insurance AO Exam Model Solved Paper ### Reasoning **Directions (1-5):** Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions: A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The foll...

## Insurance AO Exam Model Solved Paper ### Reasoning **Directions (1-5):** Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions: A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement. (All the numbers are two-digit numbers). Input: tent 13 wheat 21 ask 63 steal 49 hand 54 vast 85 **Step 1:** 85 wheat tent 13 21 ask 63 steal 49 hand 54 vast **Step II:** 63 vast 85 wheat tent 13 21 ask steal 49 hand 54 **Step III:** 54 tent 63 vast 85 wheat 13 21 ask steal 49 hand **Step IV:** 49 steal 54 tent 63 vast 85 wheat 13 21 ask hand **Step V:** 21 hand 49 steal 54 tent 63 vast 85 wheat 13 ask **Step VI:** 13 ask 21 hand 49 steal 54 tent 63 vast 85 wheat And Step Vi is the last step of the above input, as the desired arrangement is obtained. As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given input. Input: store 95 clean 56 tape 15 break 28 feet 35 wait 69 ice 71 **(1)** Which step number is the following output? 35 feet 56 ice 69 store 71 tape 95 wait clean 15 break 28 **(a)** Step V **(b)** Step III **(c)** Step VI **(d)** Step IV **(e)** There is no such step **(2)** Which word/number would be at sixth position from the right in Step IV? **(a)** 15 **(b)** wait **(c)** clean **(d)** 95 **(e)** 28 **(3)** How many elements (words/numbers) are there between ‘feel’ and ‘15’ as they appear in the second last step of the output? **(a)** Six **(b)** Seven **(c)** Five **(d)** Eight **(e)** Nine **(4)** Which of the following represents the position of ‘wait’ in the third Step? **(a)** Ninth from the left **(b)** Sixth from the left **(c)** Eighth from the right **(d)** Seventh from the right **(e)** Tenth from the right **(5)** Which word/number would be at seventh position from the left in the Step VI? **(a)** ice **(b)** store **(c)** tape **(d)** 71 **(e)** 69 **Directions (6-10):** Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions: In a certain code language ‘make your trip interesting’ is written as ‘de la pa ni’. ‘your trip be customised’ is written as ‘ha ni ta de’. ‘customised trip always good’ is written as ‘ta la ka ni’. ‘good make me happy’ is written as ‘ka ro pa na’. **(6)** Which of the following is the code for ‘always’? **(a)** ka **(b)** ni **(c)** fa **(d)** ta **(e)** Either la or ka **(7)** Which of the following can be coded as ‘pa ni de ha’? **(a)** make trip be your **(b)** make your trip good **(c)** your trip be good **(d)** trip always be make **(e)** trip be customised good **(8)** Which of the following represents ‘good trip always interesting’? **(a)** de ka ni la **(b)** fa ni ka ro **(c)** na fa de ha **(d)** ni fa la ka **(e)** ta la fa ni **(9)** Which of the following is code for ‘make’? **(a)** la **(b)** pa **(c)** ni **(d)** ro **(e)** Either na or pa **(10)** What does ‘a’ in this code represent? **(a)** trip **(b)** always **(c)** good **(d)** your **(e)** customised **Directions (11-15):** Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data given in the statements are sufficient to answer the questions. Read both the statements and: Give answer **(1)** if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question. Give answer **(2)** if the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question. Give answer **(3)** if the data either in statement I alone or statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question. Give answer **(4)** if the data even in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the questions. Give answer **(5)** if the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question. **(11)** What is the position of Yogesh from the left in the group of 21 students all of them facing north? **(I)** Praveen is exactly in the middle of the row. There are five persons between Praveen and Yogesh. Yogesh is fifth from the right end. **(II)** There are two persons between Seema and Praveen and another two persons between Seema and Yogesh. **(12)** In which year did Ranjana complete her graduation? **(I)** According to Ranjana’s father she graduated after March 1989 but before March 1993. **(II)** The brother of Ranjana remembers correctly that she did her graduation after March 1991 but before March 1994 and the year of her graduation was an even number. **(13)** Are M, S and N in a straight line? **(I)** N is 6 metres East of M. O is 4 metres North of N. T is 3 metres West of O and S is 4 metres South of T. **(II)** P is 6 metres North of M. Q is exactly in the middle of P and M. R is 3 metres East of Q. S is 3 metres South of R. N is 3 metres East of S. **(14)** Whether it was 4 O’s clock two hours ago? **(I)** At present, both the hands of the clock face the opposite direction along a straight line. **(II)** Two hours ago, both the hands of the clock together formed an angle of 120 degree. **(15)** Among I, A, G, K, J and V who is the tallest? **(I)** V is taller than J and G. K is taller than I and G. K is not the tallest. **(II)** V is taller than K and I. J is taller than G. V is not the tallest. **Directions (16-20):** In each group of questions below are two/three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two/three statements disregarding commonly known facts. Give answer **(1)** if only conclusion I follows. Give answer **(2)** if only conclusion II follows Give answer **(3)** if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows. Give answer **(4)** if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows Give answer **(5)** if both conclusions I and II follow. **(16)** How many meaningful English words can be formed with the letters ENCO, using each letter only once in each word? **(I)** None **(II)** One **(III)** Two **(IV)** Three **(V)** More than three **(17)** How many such pairs of letters are there in the word COAST (in both the forward and backward direction), each of which has as many letters between them in the word as they have between them in the English alphabetical series? **(I)** None **(II)** One **(III)** Two **(IV)** Three **(V)** More than three **(18)** In a certain code language CE stands for BD. NP stands for MO, then what does JL stand for? **(I)** LM **(II)** IK **(III)** HJ **(IV)** ML **(V)** None of these **(19)** In a certain code language FRAME is written as QEBDL and BLOCK is wirtten as KAPJB. How is PRIDE written in that code language? **(I)** SQHFE **(II)** QSHEF **(III)** OQJCD **(IV)** GOJDC **(V)** None of these **(20)** What should come next in the following number series? 02462302464502466702? **(I)** 4 **(II)** 2 **(III)** 6 **(IV)** 8 **(V)** 5 **(21)** Statements: All pens are nibs. All nibs are inks. No ink is colour. **Conclusions:** **(I)** All inks are nibs. **(II)** All pens are inks. **(22)** Statements: All pens are nibs. All nibs are inks. No ink is colour. **Conclusions:** **(I)** No colour is nib. **(II)** No colour is pen. **(23)** Statements: No dream is project. All ventures are projects. **Conclusions:** **(I)** No venture is dream. **(II)** All projects are ventures. **(24)** Statements: No road is way. All ways are paths. No path is bridge. **Conclusions:** **(I)** Some bridges are roads. **(II)** All paths are roads. **(25)** Statements: Some numbers are digits. No digit is alphabet. All alphabets are letters. **Conclusions:** **(I)** No letter is digit. **(II)** Some letters are digits. **(26)** Conclusions: **(I)** Some letters are numbers. **(II)** All numbers can never be alphabets. **Directions (27-30):** In these questions, relationship between different elements is shown in the statements. These statements are followed by two conclusions: Give answer **(1)** if only conclusion I follows. Give answer **(2)** if only conclusion II follows. Give answer **(3)** if either conclusion I or II follows. Give answer **(4)** if neither conclusion I nor II follows Give answer **(5)** if both conclusions I and II follow. **(27)** Statements: O > P >Q < R < S < T **Conclusions:** **(I)** O > S **(II)** T > P **(28)** Statements: A < B < C: B = D < E < F : G > H > I. **Conclusions:** **(I)** D > A **(II)** A < E **(29)** Statements: H ≥ I = J ≥ K; L < K; I < M < N **Conclusions:** **(I)** H > M **(II)** N > H **(30)** Conclusions: **(I)** M < I **(II)** H ≥ K **(31)** Which of the following expressions will not be true if the expression U < V < W < X < Y = Z > A = B > C is definitely true? **(a)** Z > C **(b)** U < Y **(c)** Y > V **(d)** Z < A **(e)** B < Y **(32)** How many meaningful English words can be formed from the first, the fifth, the eighth and the tenth letters of the word CREATIVITY, using each letter only once in each word? **(a)** None **(b)** One **(c)** Two **(d)** Three **(e)** More than three **Directions (33-35):** Following questions are based on the information given below: **(1)** ‘PxQ’ means ‘P is father of Q’. **(2)** ‘PQ’ means ‘P is sister of Q’. **(3)** ‘P+Q’ means ‘P is mother of Q’. **(4)** ‘PQ’ means ‘P is brother of Q’. **(33)** In the expression B+ DxM + N, how is M related to B? **(a)** Granddaughter **(b)** Son **(c)** Grandson **(d)** Granddaughter or Grandson **(e)** None of these **(34)** Which of the following represents ‘J is son of F?’ **(a)** JR – T x F **(b)** JR – T x F **(c)** JM – N x F **(d)** Cannot be determined **(e)** None of these **(35)** Which of the following represents ‘R is niece of M’? **(a)** MK x T – R **(b)** MJ + R –N **(c)** R – Mx T + W **(e)** Cannot be determined **(e)** None of these **Directions (36-40):** Study the following information to answer the given questions: Seven animated movies- Up. Finding Nemo, Ice Age, Aladdin. Shark Tale. Beauty and the Beast, The Incredibles, were screened during a children’s workshop not necessarily in the same order. The workshop started on Monday and ended on Sunday. Only one movie was screened on each day. ‘Beauty and the Beast’ was screened on Wednesday. The Incredibles’ was screened on the fourth day after ‘Up’ was screened. ‘Ice Age’ was screened before Thursday but not on Monday. ‘Shark Tale’ and ‘Aladdin’ were not screened on Saturday but ‘Shark Tale’ was screened before Saturday. **(36)** Four of the following five are similar on the basis of their position in the above arrangement and hence form a group. Which of the following does not belong to the group? **(a)** Up – Beauty and the Beast **(b)** The Incredibles – Aladdin **(c)** Shark Tale – Finding Nemo **(d)** Beauty and the Beast – The Incredibles **(e)** Finding Nemo – Aladdin **(37)** On which day was ‘Ice Age’ screened? **(a)** Friday **(b)** Tuesday **(c)** Thursday. **(d)** Sunday **(e)** None of these **(38)** Which movie was screened on Saturday? **(a)** Finding Nemo **(b)** Up **(c)** The Incredibles **(d)** Aladdin **(e)** None of these **(39)** How many movies were screened before ‘Shark Tale’? **(a)** 6 **(b)** 4 **(c)** 2 **(d)** 3 **(e)** None of these **(40)** Which of the following combinations is false with respect to the given information? **(a)** ‘Up’ was not screened on Friday **(b)** ‘Shark Tale’ was screened immediately after ‘Beauty and the Beast’ **(c)** ‘The Incredibles’ was screened on Sunday **(d)** ‘Finding Nemo’ was not screened on Friday **(e)** All are false **Directions (41-45):** Study the following information to answer the given questions: Eight people - L, M, O, P, Q, Rand S are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. Each of them likes different colours, viz., Red, Orange, Blue, Pink, Black, Purple, Brown and Green, but not necessarily in the same order. S is sitting second to the left of N. There are two persons between S and the person who likes Orange colour. M is second to the left of the person who likes Orange colour. L is the immediate neighbour of S. R is the third to the right of P. O likes Purple colour. The person who likes Pink colour is second to the right of P. The person who likes Brown colour is the third to the left of the person who likes Blue colour. Neither S nor P likes Brown colour. N likes neither Green nor Blue colour. L likes Red colour. **(41)** Who among the following is second to the right of the person who likes Orange colour? **(a)** The person who likes Brown colour **(b)** Q **(c)** N **(d)** The person who likes Blue colour **(e)** Cannot be determined **(42)** Who among the following likes Green colour? **(a)** M **(b)** L **(c)** S **(d)** N **(e)** None of these **(43)** Who among the following is sitting exactly in the middle of the person who likes Red colour and Q? **(a)** R **(b)** O **(c)** N **(d)** S **(e)** None of these **(44)** Who among the following likes Pink colour? **(a)** R **(b)** S **(c)** N **(d)** Q **(e)** None of these **(45)** Which of the following pairs of persons are immediate neighbours of M? **(a)** N and S **(b)** L and S **(c)** N and P **(d)** R and S **(e)** None of these **Directions (46-50):** Study the following information and answer the questions given below it. Seven members H, I, J, K, L, M and N are working in different cities Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai not necessarily in the same order. Each one has a different mother tongue Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi and Bangla not necessarily in the same order. J works in Bangalore and his mother tongue is not Tamil or Marathi. K’s mother tongue is Punjabi and he works in Ahmedabad. L and M do not work in Chennai and none of them has Marathi mother tongue. I works in Hyderabad and his mother tongue is Telugu. The one who works in Delhi has Bangla mother tongue. N works in Mumbai and his mother tongue is Hindi. L does not work in Kolkata. **(46)** What is J’s mother tongue? **(a)** Telugu **(b)** Hindi **(c)** Bangla **(d)** Kannada **(e)** None of these **(47)** Who works in Chennai? **(a)** H **(b)** L **(c)** M **(d)** L or M **(e)** None of these **(48)** Which of the following combination is correct? **(a)** Marathi-1-Hyderabad **(b)** Tamil-M- Kolkata **(c)** Marathi-I- Chennai **(d)** Punjabi-K- Delhi **(e)** None of these **(49)** Who works in Delhi? **(a)** Η **(b)** M **(c)** L **(d)** K **(e)** None of these **(50)** What is M’s mother tongue? **(a)** Bangla **(b)** Marathi **(c)** Telugu **(d)** Cannot be determined **(e)** None of these ### Quantitative Aptitude **(51)** Tanvi started a business investing Rs. 45,000. After 8 months Anisha joined her with a capital of Rs. 52,000. At the end of the year the total profit was Rs. 56,165. What is the share of profits of Anisha? **(a)** Rs. 21,450 **(b)** Rs. 24,440 **(c)** Rs. 27,635 **(d)** Rs. 31,765 **(e)** None of these **(52)** By how much is 5/6th of 128 smaller than 1/3rd of 216? **(a)** 61 **(b)** 67 **(c)** 73 **(d)** 79 **(e)** None of these **(53)** One-third of a number is 96. What will 67% of that number be? **(a)** 192.96 **(b)** 181.44 **(c)** 169.92 **(d)** 204.48 **(e)** None of these **(54)** In a class of 35 students and 6 teachers, each student got sweets that are 20% of the total number of students and each teacher got sweets that are 40% of the total number of students. How many sweets were there? **(a)** 245 **(b)** 161 **(c)** 406 **(d)** 84 **(e)** None of these **(55)** Prithvi spent Rs. 89,745 on his college fees, Rs. 51,291 on Personality Development Classes and the remaining 27% of the total amount he had as cash with him. What was the total amount? **(a)** Rs.1,85,400 **(b)** Rs.1,89,600 **(c)** Rs.1,91,800 **(d)** Rs.1,93,200 **(e)** None of these **(56)** The compound interest accrued on an amount of Rs. 22,000 at the end of two years is Rs. 5,596.8. What would be the simple interest accrued on the same amount at the same rate in the same period? **(a)** Rs.5.420 **(b)** Rs.5,360 **(c)** Rs.5,280 **(d)** Rs.5,140 **(e)** None of these **(57)** The product of two successive numbers is 4032. Which is the greater of the two numbers? **(a)** 63 **(b)** 64 **(c)** 65 **(d)** 66 **(e)** None of these **(58)** The ages of Sonal and Nitya are in the ratio of 9:5 respectively. After 8 years the ratio of their ages will be 13:9. What is the difference in years between their ages? **(a)** 4 years **(b)** 12 years **(c)** 6 years **(d)** 14 years **(e)** None of these **(59)** 30 men can do a piece of work in 16 days. How many men would be required to do the same work in 20 days? **(a)** 12 **(b)** 36 **(c)** 48 **(d)** 24 **(e)** None of these **(60)** The profit earned after selling an article for Rs. 1,516 is the same as loss incurred after selling the article for Rs. 1,112. What is the cost price of the article? **(a)** Rs. 1, 314 **(b)** Rs. 1, 343 **(c)** Rs. 1,414 **(d)** Rs. 1,434 **(e)** None of these **Directions (61-65):** Study the following graph carefully to answer the questions that follow: Total Number of Boys and Girls in Five Different Departments *(a graph showing the number of boys and girls in different departmental subjects)* **(61)** The number of girls from Biology department is approximately what per cent of the total number of girls from all the departments together? **(62)** What is the difference between the total number of boys and the total number of girls from all the departments together? **(63)** What is the average number of boys from all the departments together? **(64)** The number of boys from Anthropology department is approximately what per cent of the total number of boys from all the departments together? **(65)** What is the respective ratio of number of girls from Philosophy department to the number of girls from Psychology department? **(a)** 1:2 **(b)** 7:12 **(c)** 5:12 **(d)** 3:4 **(e)** None of these **Directions (66-70):** Study the following Graph carefully and answer the questions given below: Units of Raw Material Manufactured and Sold by a Company Over the Years (Units in Crores) *(a graph showing the volume of raw materials manufactured and sold across years)* **(66)** What is the average number of units sold over the years? **(67)** What is the respective ratio of the difference between the number of units manufactured and sold in the year 2005 to the difference between the number of units manufactured and sold in the year 2006? **(68)** What is the respective ratio of the number of units manufactured in the year 2003 to the number of units manufactured in the year 2007? **(69)** What is the approximate percent increase in the number of units sold in the year 2007 from the previous year? **(70)** What is the difference between the number of units manufactured and the number of units sold over the years? **(a)** 50000000 **(b)** 5000000 **(c)** 500000000 **(d)** 500000 **(e)** None of these **Directions (71-75):** What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series? **(71)** 1548 516 129 43 ? **(72)** 949 189.8? 22.776 11.388 6.8328 **(73)** 121 144 190 259 ? 466 **(74)** 14 43.5 264 ? 76188 **(75)** 41 164 2624 ? 6045696 **(76)** (47 x 588) ÷ (28 x 120)= ? **(77)** 45% of 224 x ?% of 120 = 8104.32 **(78)** 792151 + 371 = (?)3 **(79)** 657321 x (0.2)2 = ? **(80)** 74156 – ? – 321 – 20 + 520 = 69894 **Directions (81-85):** Study the following graph carefully to answer the questions that follow: Number of Students Enrolled in Three Different Disciplines in Five Different Colleges *(a Bar Graph indicating the number of students enrolled in different subjects across five colleges)* **(81)** What is the total number of students studying in all Colleges together? **(82)** What is the respective ratio of total number of students studying B.Sc in the colleges C and E together to those studying B.A in the Colleges A and B together? **(83)** What is the respective ratio of total number of students studying B.Sc, B.A and B.Com in all the Colleges together? **(84)** Number of students studying B.Com in College C forms approximately what percent of the total number of students studying B.Com. in all Colleges together? **(85)** Number of students studying B.A in College B forms what percent of total number of students studying all the disciplines together in that College? (rounded off two digits after decimal) **Directions (86-90):** Each question below is followed by two statements A and B. You are to determine whether the data given in the statement is sufficient for answering the question. You should use the data and your knowledge of Mathematics to choose between the possible answers. Give answer **(1)** if the statement A alone is sufficient to answer the question, but the statement B alone is not sufficient. Give answer **(2)** if the statement B alone is sufficient to answer the question, but the statement A alone is not sufficient. Give answer **(3)** if both statements A and B together are needed to answer the question. Give answer **(4)** if either the statement A alone or statement B alone is sufficient to answer the question. Give answer **(5)** if you cannot get the answer from the statements A and B together, but need even more data. **(86)** Is A an odd number? **(A)** A multiplied by an odd number is equal to an odd number. **(B)** A is not divisible by 2. **(87)** The ages of Pradumn and Gunit are in the ratio of 7: 5. What is the age of Pradumn. **(A)** The ages of Pradumn and Nandini are in the ratio of 3:1. **(B)** After 7 years the ratio of Pradumn’s and Aviral’s ages will be 4: 3. **(88)** What is the salary of B. in a group of A, B. C and D whose average salary is Rs. 62,880? **(A)** Total of the salary of A and C is exact multiple of 8. **(B)** Average of the salary of A, C and D is Rs. 61,665. **(89)** What is the three digit number? **(A)** The three digit number is divisible by 9. **(B)** The first and the third digit is 6. **(90)** What is the profit earned by selling a printer for Rs. 3,000? **(A)** The cost price of 6 such printers is equal to selling price of 5 such printers. **(B)** 20% profit is earned by selling each printer. **Directions (91-95):** Study the following information carefully to answer the questions. The teachers’ colony has 2800 members, out of which 650 members read only English newspaper. 550 members read only Hindi newspaper and 450 members read only Marathi newspaper. The number of members reading all the 3 newspapers is 100. Members reading Hindi as well as English newspaper are 200, 400 members read Hindi as well as Marathi newspaper and 300 members read English as well as Marathi newspaper. **(91)** Find the difference between number of members reading English as well as Marathi newspaper and the number of members reading English as well as Hindi newspaper. **(92)** How many members read at least 2 newspapers? **(93)** Find the number of members reading Hindi newspaper. **(94)** How many members read only one newspaper? **(95)** Find the number of members reading no newspaper. **Directions (96-100):** Study the following graph carefully to answer the questions that follow: Number of Computers Manufactured and Sold by Various Companies in a Year (Number in Lakhs) *(a graph showing the production and sales of computers across different companies)* **(96)** What is the respective ratio of the number of computers manufactured by companies A and C together to the number of computers sold by companies A and C together? **(97)** What is the difference between the average number of computers manufactured by all the companies together and the average number of computers sold by all the companies together? **(98)** The number of computers sold by company B are what percent of the number of computers manufactured by company B? (rounded off to two digits after decimal) **(99)** The number of computers manufactured by company D are what per cent of the number of computers manufactured by company E? **(100)** The number of computers manufactured by company B are approximately what per cent of the number of computers manufactured by all the companies together? **Directions (101-105):** Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them. **(A)** Assuming that all these reasons are true, the fact remains that there is an urgent need to check the accelerated costs and initiate suitable measures. **(B)** Some people attribute it to the increasing greediness among the medicos. **(C)** The impact of these measures will be visible only after a considerable passage of time. **(D)** Health care costs have been skyrocketing in our country. **(E)** The measures include yoga classes with emphasis on physical and mental exercises and also change in food habits. **(F)** Certain others feel that it is because of drastic changes in peoples’ lifestyle and eating habits. **(101)** Which of the following would be the FIRST statement after rearrangement? **(102)** Which of the following would be the SECOND statement after rearrangement? **(103)** Which of the following would be the FOURTH statement after rearrangement? **(104)** Which of the following would be the FIFTH statement after rearrangement? **(105)** Which of the following would be the SIXTH (LAST) statement after rearrangement? **Directions (106-115):** In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five pairs of words denoted by numbers (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5). Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningfully complete. **(106)** To avoid _______, there is a need for _______ planning of the project. **(107)** A good management will decide not only the _______ for equipment but also its _______ for deciding priorities. **(108)** _______ appears to be a small error in the beginning may turn out to be a _______ in the long run. **Directions (116-125):** Read each sentence any to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiornatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that parts the answer.. If there is no error, the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.) **(116)** Wheat productions in the region (1)/ will fall drastically (2)/ unless we do nothing (3)/ to stop climate change. (4)/ No error. (5) **(117)** The Indian stock market is (1)/ one of the worse (2)/ performing stock markets (3)/ in the recent times. (4)/ No erroг. (5) **(118)** With inflation at eleven per cent (1)/ companies need to come up (2)/ with innovative ways to (3)/ get customers to buy its good. (4)/ No error. (5) **(119)** Private companies which profits (1)/ have grown due to (2)/ the high price of oil (3)/ should offer discounts on cooking gas. (4)/ No error. (5) **(120)** Having work in (1)/ both public and private sector banks (2)/ Mr. Rao is the ideal choice to (3)/ take over as chairman. (4)/ No erroг (5) **(121)** In order to expand, the company (1)/ plans to transform from a (2)/ family based business into (3)/ a professional managed one. (4)/ No error (5) **(122)** Arnit started a small (1)/ construction business two years ago (2)/ when the country is (3)/ enjoying a construction boom. (4)/ No error (5) **(123)** Given the current (1)/ market conditions has (2)/ better for us to invest (3)/ in the in-frastructure sector. (4)/ No error (5) **(124)** Many athletes have (1)/ taken on yoga (2)/ to develop their concentration (3)/ and reduce stress. (4)/ No error (5) **(125)** His main aim is (1)/ to create an (2)/ interest in hockey (3)/ among school children. (4)/ No error (5) **Directions (126-135):** In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case. Without doubt there is one thing (126) to all of us-we have all played a game at some time in our lives. Most of us play to relax or have fun, but for many