RBI Assistant Exam Previous year Question paper
Directions (Q. 1-5): Pick
out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to
make the sentence meaningfully complete.
1. The government is planning to set ..... family welfare centres for
slums in cities.
1) another
2) with
3) for
4) in
5) up
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2. Economic independence and education have women more assertive.
1) prepared
2) made
3) marked
4) resulted
5) adjusted
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3. In the modern world, the ......... of change and scientific
innovation is unusually rapid.
1) supplies
2) context
3) pace
4) fantasy
5) requirement
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4. The unprecedented economic growth of china has ......... world
wide attention.
1) perceived
2) proposed
3) neither
4) astonished
5) attracted
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5. Each business activity ........... employment to people who would
otherwise be unemployed.
1) taking
2) finds
3) creates
4)
provides
5) given
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Directions (Q. 6-15): Read
the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate while answering some
of the questions.
The importance of communication skills cannot be underestimated,
especially so, in the teaching - learning process. Teaching is generally
considered as only fifty percent knowledge and fifty percent interpersonal or
communication skills. For a teacher, it is not just important to give a lecture
rich in content that provides abundant information about the subject or
topic in question, but a successful teacher develops an affinity
with, an understanding of, and a harmonious interrelationship with her pupils. Building
rapport becomes her primary task in the classroom. But what exactly is rapport?
Rapport is a sympathetic relationship or understanding that allows you to look
at the world from someone else's perspective. Making other people feel that you
understand them creates a strong bond. Building rapport is the first step to
better communication
- the primary goal of all true educators. Communication skills for
teachers
are thus as important as their in-depth
knowledge of the particular subject which they teach. To a surprising degree,
how one communicates determines one's effectiveness as a teacher. A study on
communication styles suggests that 7% of communication takes place through
words, 38% through voice intonation and 55% through body language. Much of
teaching is about sending and receiving messages. The process of communication
is composed of three elements : the source (sender, speaker, transmitter or
instructor), the symbol used in composing and transmitting of the message
(words or signs), and the receiver (listener, reader or student). The three
elements are dynamically interrelated since each element is dependent on the
others for effective communication to take place. Effective communication is
all about conveying your message to the other people clearly and unambiguously.
It's also about receiving information the others are sending to you, with as
little distortion as possible. Doing this involves effort from both the sender
and the receiver. And it's a process that can be fraught with error, with
messages muddled by the sender, or misinterpreted by the reciepent. When this isn't
detected it can cause tremendous confusion, wasted effort and missed
opportunity.
Good communication skills are a prerequisite for those in the
teaching profession. Carefully planned and skillfully delivered messages can
issue invitations to students that school is a place to share ideas,
investigate and collaborate with others. Effective communication is essential
for a wellrun classroom. A teacher who is able to communicate well with
students can inspire them to learn and participate in class and encourage them
to come forth with their views, thus creating a proper rapport. Although this sounds
simple and obvious, it requires much more than a teacher saying something out
loud to a student. They must also realise that all students have different
levels of strengths and weaknesses.
Directions (Q. 6-7): Choose
the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning of the word printed in bold
as used in the passage.
6.
Abundant
1) Small
2) Little
3) False
4) Sufficient
5) Rare
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7.
Muddled
1) Skillfully organised
2) Strongly controlled
3)
Clearly conveyed
4) Isolated
5) Complicated
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Directions (Q. 8-10): Choose
the word which is most SIMILAR in meaning to the word printed in bold as
used in the passage.
8.
Sounds
1) Seems
2) Corrects
3) Noises
4)
Takes
5) Silences
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9.
Affinity
1) Partnership
2) Partiality
3) Weakness
4) Compatibility
5) Discord
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10.
Degree
1) Extent
2) Goal
3) Affect
4) Situation
5) Direction
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11. Which of the following is/are essential for effective
communication?
(A) Conveying the message clearly
(B) Not to waste effort and opportunity
(C) Receiving the
information with as little distortion as possible.
1) Only (A) and (C)
2) Only
(B)
3) Only (A)
4) Only (C)
5) Only (B) and (C)
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12.
Which of the following is true about
'rapport' as per the passage?
(A) It is a sympathetic relationship.
(B) It is based on understanding of other people's frame of
reference.
(C) It helps in creating a strong bond.
(D) It is important for teachers to build rapport with students.
1) Only (A) and (B)
2) Only (B) and (D)
3) Only (A), (B) and (D)
4) Only (A), (B) and (C)
5) All are true
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13. Which of the following must the teachers keep in mind to
facilitate learning in student as per the passage?
1) To control the students such that they do not share ideas with
others within the lecture hours.
2) To maintain rapport with students and compromise on the course
content.
3) To realise hat all students have different levels of strengths and
weaknesses.
4) Only to keep the lecture rich in course content.
5)
To ensure that students adhere to her views only.
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14. Which of the following are the three elements of communication as
per the passage?
1) Source, Signs and Students
2) Source, Sender and Speaker
3) Signs, Words and Students
4) Instructor, Listener and Reader
5)
Transmitter, Students and Receiver
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15. Which of the following is the finding of the study on
communication styles?
1) The body language and gestures account for 38% of
communication and outweighs the voice intonation.
2) Only 9% communication is
about content whereas the rest is about our tone and body language.
3) The tone of our voice accounts for 55% of what we communicate
and outweighs the body language.
4) More than 90% of our
communication is not about content but about our tone and body language.
5) Teaching is fifty percent
knowledge and fifty per cent interpersonal for communication skills.
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Directions (Q. 16-25): Read each sentence 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 is the answer. If there is 'No error', the
answer is (5). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)
16. The economic disparity/ has grown rapid in/ the era of globalization/
1) 2) 3)
and free market forces/ No error
4)
5)
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17. Research shows that people/
is more sensitive to perceiving/ messages that are consistent/ with
their opinions and attitudes./ No error
1)
2)
3) 4) 5 )
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18. Many poverty alleviation
schemes/ are not applicable of/ slum dwellers in metro cities/ as they
are above the poverty line/ No error
Ans 2
19. Rather than considering its/ human capital as a drain on/
resources, India needs to/ resource develop its into a huge
opportunity./ No error
Ans 4
20. The European nations have /
become one of the / favourite destinations of the Indian students/ seek
specialised Knowledge and training./ No error
Ans 4
21. If a credit card bill/ is
paid in full and / on time, none finance/ charges are levied./ No error
1)
2)
3) 4) 5)
Ans 3
22. Training have a / positive
effect on / development of various/ skills and abilities. / No error
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23. Lack of ability to / read or
write is just one of / the all barriers that keep/ the poor people under
developed. / No error
1)
2)
3) 4) 5)
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24. Science and technology have/
become dominant factors/ affecting our economic, cultural/ and spiritual
development./ No error
1)
2)
3) 4) 5)
25. A social business sells
products/ at prices that make it Self- sustaining, pays / no dividends
and reinvestment / the profits in the business./ No error
1)
2)
3) 4) 5)
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