Online Practice Test Paper IBPS PO-16

1. . When we are involved in large-scale projects, we must make judgemants on an individual basis
about whether they are good or bad.

2. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow it. Some words
are highlighted to help you answer some of the questions.
Conversations about the role of flexible working have shifted. It’s no longer enough for companies to offer
employees the option to either work from home or the office. Employees want to work from anywhere.
Companies that want to attract and retain top talent, and ensure teams are highly productive, need to adapt
their culture and technology to accommodate this shift in attitudes. And this is where the IT department
can solidify its role as a valued contributor to the success of a company, by implementing technologies that
enable secure and remote collaboration.
According to a recently commissioned Polycom survey, 24,000 respondents across 12 countries indicate
that nearly two-thirds of today’s global workforce take advantage of the anywhere working model. This is
a significant shift since May of 2012 when only 14% of employees benefited from remote working. The
survey results also provide insights into some of the concerns among companies in moving forward with
the anywhere working model. Two significant concerns are a lack of trust and the perception that
employees are not working as hard when they are not in the office. Also, among the 45-60-year-old age
group, 59% worry that working anywhere will cause them to work longer hours. The fear of being always
connected to work and overworking is a significant deterrent for this age group.
A good first step for companies to overcome the trust and perception concern is to ensure workers are
measured by output and not by the hours they have worked, commonly referred to as ‘presenteeism.’
Countries like Brazil lead the pack here with 80% of employees adopting the anywhere working model,
and 64% respondents use video to communicate several times a day. When respondents were asked how
their companies could improve trust and perceptions with the anywhere working model, the most popular
recommendations were to: Equip workers with technology that is easy to use and which connects them to
their colleagues; Ensure the same policies are applied to everyone in the business, regardless of seniority
or their situation; and Provide guidelines on how to manage working from anywhere.
91% of those surveyed agreed that technology is a key factor in improving relationships and fostering
better teamwork. This suggests that investing in the right technologies, in particular video collaboration,
to get the most out of individuals and teams can help solve the lack of trust and perception concerns. And
this is where the IT department can become a difference maker as they can implement technologies, such
as video conferencing, to ensure colleagues can seamlessly collaborate wherever they are.
What is the shift in attitude of employees as discussed in the
passage?
(I) They want to work in office.
(II) They want to work from home.
(III) They want to work from anywhere.

3. Rearrange the following five sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) in the proper
sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below.
(A) Crucially, this loss of sheen is reflected in the account books of the sport’s controversial administrator,
among the richest in the world.
(B) The total income that was distributed by BCCI among players is reduced because of lower income from
media rights.
(C) Television viewership for the game has dropped 40% to a weekly 61 gross rating points (GRPs).
(D) A Board of Control for Cricket in India official said, however, that this was because India wasn’t playing
enough at home.
(E) Cricket seems to be losing its crowd-pulling power.

Which of the followings is the FOURTH sentence of the final sequence?

4. In the following questions, a sentence is given consisting four highlighted
words. Choose the option reflecting the word which is either misspelt or grammatically incorrect.
If all the highlighted words are correct, choose option (e) i.e. “no error” as your answer choice.
Making the request for a non-smoking room seemed resonable for everyone since the woman was
allergic to smoke.

5. Column I Column II
(A) India will be the third largest aviation (D) market globally a year sooner.
(B) The biggest contribution in (E) as the world’s largest aviation
(C) Firstly, we are seeing an/a (F) restrictive protectionist measures

6. Which of the followings is the FIRST sentence of the final sequence?

7. Which of the followings is the FIFTH sentence of the final sequence?

8. In the following questions two columns are given containing three
sentences/phrases each. In first column, sentences/phrases are A, B and C and in the second column
the sentences/phrases are D, E and F. A sentence/phrase from the first column may or may not
connect with another sentence/phrase from the second column to make a grammatically and
contextually correct sentence. Each question has five options which display the sequence(s) in
which the sentences/phrases can be joined to form a grammatically and contextually correct
sentence. Choose the correct combination of parts that make a meaningful sentence.

COLUMN I COLUMN II
(A) There is emerging international recognition (D) and create societies where all can live with
hope and dignity.
(B) It can serve as the driving force to restore hope (E) our work makes us feel productive and
empowered.
(C) The earnest determination distilled in these
words is the spirit we all need
(F) that women’s participation is key to effective
climate action.

9. COLUMN I COLUMN II
(A) Researchers are only beginning to understand
the power
(D) cannot be borne by science alone.
(B) As our understanding grows, we will have the
potential
(E) to edit out genes that cause fatal diseases.
(C) The burden of gene editing (F) would not be passed down the family tree.

10. COLUMN I COLUMN II
(A) Over time, there are changes that take place (D) where they house an array of species.
(B) In the case of primary succession, (E) that ecological communities move from
possessing very little species diversity
(C) In other cases, a pre-existing group of species
is replaced by a new group of species,
(F) in the composition of species that constitute
an ecological community.

11. Which of the followings is the THIRD sentence of the final
sequence?

12. COLUMN I COLUMN II
(A) Researchers are only beginning to understand
the power
(D) cannot be borne by science alone.
(B) As our understanding grows, we will have the
potential
(E) to edit out genes that cause fatal diseases.
(C) The burden of gene editing (F) would not be passed down the family tree.

13. How could companies accommodate the recent shift in attitudes of employees as discussed in
the passage?

14. How could companies overcome their concerns for the latest preferences of employees for
style of working?

15. When the man gave the terrific persuasive speech at the conference, the observers applaud with
gusto by putting their hands together.

16. . Which of the following options has a meaning which is SIMILAR to the word ‘fostering’?

17. Which of the followings is the SECOND sentence of the final sequence?

18. Column I Column II
(A) The increase in MSP for rabi crops comes (D) The government said in a release.
(B) There are notified crops (E) Just ahead of the RBI monetary policy
announcement.
(C) For big companies, there are instances (F) Of even the infrastructure getting damaged.

19. Which of the following opinions as expressed in the survey about solving the trust and
perception concerns of the companies in accommodating the latest preference of employees for
style of work has received more than 91%?

20. Several expriments were tried, to determine positively whether or not she had any perception of
sound.

21. Which of the followings mention(s) the concern of the companies to accommodate the latest
preference of employees for working styles?