ICICI Probationary Officer Exam Practice Papers with Answers

Ques. If it is possible to make only one meaningful English word with the first, the sixth, the eighth and the ninth letters of the word HOARDINGS, which of the following will be the third letter of that word ? If no such word can be made, give ‘X’ as the answer and if more than one such word can be made, give ‘Y’ as the answer
(1) G
(2) I
(3) S
(4) X
Ans. (1)

Ques. The curves showing the volume temperature behaviour of gases plotted at different fixed pressures are called
(1) isochors
(2) isobars
(3) V.T.P. curves
(4) isocurves
Ans. (2)

Ques. At the end of a business conference, the ten people present all shake hands with each other once. How many handshakes will there be altogether?
(1) 20
(2) 45
(3) 55
(4) 90
Ans. (2)

Ques. What should come next in the following letter series ?
AZABY ABCXA BCDWA BCDEV ABCDE
(1) U
(2) T
(3) A
(4) None of these
Ans. (4)

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Ques. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group.
(1) 45
(2) 51
(3) 39
(4) 85
Ans. (4)

How many meaningful English words can be made with the letters NNEO using each letter only once in each word?
(1) None
(2) One
(3) Two
(4) Three
Ans. (3)

Ques. D is brother of B, M is brother of B. K is father of M. T is wife of K. How is B related lo T ?
(1) Son
(2) Daughter
(3) Son or Daughter
(4) Data inadequate
Ans. (3)

Ques. In a row of thirty boys, R is fourth from the right end and W is tenth from the left end. How many boys are there between R and W?
(1) 15
(2) 16
(3) 17
(4)  Cannot be determined
Ans. (2)

Ques. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word GUARDIAN each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet ?
(1) None
(2) One
(3) Two
(4) Three
Ans. (4)

Ques. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ?
(1) 19
(2) 17
(3) 23
(4) 27
Ans. (4)

Ques. How many meaningful English words can be made with the letters TEBI using each letter only once in each word ?
(1) None
(2) One
(3) Two
(4) Three
Ans. (2)

Ques. In a certain code LONG is written as 5123 and GEAR is written as 3748. How is LANE written in that code ?
(1) 5427
(2) 5247
(3) 5847
(4) 5237
Ans. (1)

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Ques. ‘BD’ is related to ‘EG’ and ‘MO’ is related to ‘PR’ in the same way as ‘FH’ is related to …
(1) JM
(2) IL
(3) JL
(4) IK
Ans. (4)

Directions: In each of the following questions, select the missing number from the given responses.
Ques.

169 64 81 30
625 ? 49 50
1296 576 100 70

(1) 324
(2) 289
(3) 441
(4) 361
Ans. (1)

Ques.

1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
27 38 ?

(1) 49
(2) 50
(3) 51
(4) 52
Ans. (3)

Directions: In each of the following questions, a series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
1. 3, 4, 7, 11, 18, 29,?
(1) 31
(2) 39
(3) 43
(4) 47
Ans. (4)

Ques. AGMSY, CIOUA, EKQWC, ? , IOUAG, KQWCI
(1) GMSYE
(2) FMSYE
(3) GNSYD
(4) FMYES
Ans. (1)

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Ques. 975, 864, 753, 642,?
(1) 431
(2) 314
(3) 531
(4) 532
Ans. (3)

Ques. 8, 24, 12, ?, 18, 54
(1) 28
(2) 36
(3) 46
(4) 38
Ans. (2)

Directions: On the basis of the information given below, answer the following questions.
Five friends Anu, Ritu, Tony, Sunny and Puja decide to taste ice creams of different flavours, viz vanilla, orange, strawberry, Kesar Pista and butterscotch one by one after their dinner from Tuesday to Saturday. None of them eats any ice cream on Sunday or Monday. Each of them takes only one ice cream in a day. No two friends taste the same flavour on any day. Anu tastes Kesar Pista on Thursday. Neither Ritu nor Puja tastes strawberry or vanilla on Wednesday. Ritu tastes Kesar Pista on Friday. Puja does not taste butterscotch on Tuesday. Sunny tastes orange flavour on Tuesday. Tony tastes vanilla on Saturday. Anu tastes strawberry on Tuesday. Sunny tastes butterscotch on Wednesday.

Ques. Which flavour does Puja taste on Friday?
(1) vanilla
(2) orange
(3) strawberry
(4) Kesar Pista
(5) butterscotch
Ans. (3)

Ques.  Who tastes Kesar Pista on Wednesday?
(1) Anu
(2) Ritu
(3) Puja
(4) Can’t be determined
Ans. (3)

Ques.  On which day does Sunny taste strawberry flavour?
(1) Wednesday
(2) Thursday
(3) Friday
(4) Can’t be determined
Ans. (2)

Ques. Which of the following combinations is definitely false?
(1) Tony-orange-Thursday
(2) Puja-butterscotch-Saturday
(3) Anu-orange-Friday
(4) Ritu-vanilla-Wednesday
Ans. (4)

Ques.  Which of the following combinations is definitely true?
(1) Tony-Kesar Pista-Wednesday
(2) Ritu-butterscotch-Thursday
(3) Puja-strawberry-Friday
(4) Sunny-vanilla-Saturday
Ans. (3)

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Ques. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group ?
(1) Clove
(2) Cinnamon
(3) Pepper
(4) Apricot
Ans. (4)

Ques.  How many such pairs of letters are there in the word EXPERIMENT each of which have as many letters between them in the word as they have in the English alphabet ?
(1) None
(2) One
(3) Two
(4) Three
Ans. (2)

Ques.  How many meaningful English words can be made from the letters EOPR, using each letter only once ?
(1) None
(2) One
(3) Two
(4) Three
Ans. (3)

Ques.  Pointing to a photograph Rasika said “He is the grandson of my grandmother’s only son.” How is the boy in photograph related to Rasika ?
(1) Son
(2) Nephew
(3) Brother
(4) Cannot be determined
Ans. (4)

Ques.  In a certain code ‘open the door’ is written as ‘ka te jo’ ‘door is closed’ is written as ‘jo pa ma’ and ‘this is good’ is written as ‘la ra pa’. What is the code for ‘closed’ ?
(1) ma
(2) pa
(3) jo
(4) ka
Ans. (1)

Directions (for next 10 questions): Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

Ques. I have great respect …….your qualities.
(1) In
(2) for
(3) Towards
(4) into
Ans. (2)

Ques. I will write a letter to you tentatively ……… the date of the programme-
(1) Involving
(2) guiding
(3) Urging
(4) indicating
Ans. (4)

Ques. The conference was successful; your style of presentation was so ……… that everyone liked it.
(1) Difficult
(2) trustworthy
(3) Wonderful
(4) conductive
Ans. (4)

Ques. I purposely ……… meet you during my last visit to Kanpur.
(1) Didn’t
(2) won’t
(3) Hadn’t
(4) wouldn’t
Ans. (1)

Ques. Will you please ……… your business and stop disturbing me?
(1) Avoid
(2) refrain
(3) Interfere
(4) mind
Ans. (e)

Ques. The police ……….. a complain against Sohan.
(1) Noted
(2) wrote
(3) Registered
(4) kept
Ans. (3)

Ques. You should not walk ………. foot in the evening.
(1) Empty
(2) bare
(3) Open
(4) expose
Ans. (2)

Ques. A ……….. Of directors will finalise this case.
(1) Panel
(2) group
(3) Band
(4) board
Ans. (4)

Ques. Sohan on his own purchased this new flat ……. his mother.
(1) For
(2) to
(3) Against
(4) towards
Ans. (1)

Ques. Higher authority has …………. into this occurrence.
(1) Checked
(2) evaluated
(3) Tested
(4) probed
Ans. (4)

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