Sreedhar's CCE IBPS-RRB Clerks-Prelims -XIII-MT-57

IBPS REGIONAL RURAL BANKS (RRBs)

CLERKS-XIII-Prelims - MODEL TEST-57
REASONING

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Direction (1-4): Study the following information carefully and answer the following
questions.
There are six persons – P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting in a straight line.
Some of them are facing North while some of them are facing South direction but
not necessarily in the same order.
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S faces South direction. Only two persons sit between Q and R. R sits second
to the left of S, who does not sit at any extreme ends of the line. Both the
immediate neighbours of S are facing same direction. T and P face same direction.
T sits fourth to the right of Q. Both the immediate neighbours of U are facing

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opposite direction. The persons who are sitting at extreme ends of the line face
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opposite directions. P and Q are not immediate neighbours.
1. What is the position of U with respect to T?
1) Second to the left 2) Second to the right 3) Immediate left
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4) Third to the right 5) Immediate right

2. If all the persons are arranged in an alphabetical order from left to right, then
how many persons will be changed their positions?
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1) One 2) Three 3) Two 4) Four 5) More than four
3. Which of the following statement is NOT TRUE?
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1) Two persons sit between S and T. 2) U is immediate left of S.

3) Q and R face same direction as P. 4) U faces North direction.
5) None of the given options is true
4. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the
above arrangement and hence from a group. Find out the one that does not
belong to that group?
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1) S – R 2) U – Q 3) P – U 4) S – Q 5) T – R
Direction: (5-7) Study the following information carefully and answer the given
questions.
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5. How many such numbers are there which are immediately preceded by consonant
and immediately followed by symbol in the series?
1) One 2) Two 3) No One 4) Three 5) More than Three
6. If all the letters are arranged in an alphabetical order from left to right and write
remaining numbers and symbols in the same order then which element is seventh
to the right of ‘7’?
1) 4 2) ^ 3) 8 4) * 5) 5
7. Find the odd one.
1) Z@9 2) P7S 3) 3%K 4) 8CE 5) BRV

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Direction (8-11): Study the following information carefully and answer the
following questions.
Six persons - P, Q, R, S, T and U were born on either 13th or 28th day of the
months i.e. March, June and October in the same year, but not necessarily in the
same order. No two persons born on the same date of the same month.
Three persons were born between U and S. R and P were born in same month. U
was born in even numbered date but not in even number of days in a month. T
was born immediately before S, who born after R. P does not born after R.
8. How many persons were born between T and U?
1) Three 2) Two 3) One 4) More than four 5) None
9. Who among the following persons born on 13th March?

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1) P 2) R 3) S 4) Q 5) U
10. Which among the following statements is/are TRUE?
1) U was born after R. 2) R was born in even number month.
3) Only one person born between S and P.
4) T and U born in same month. 5) All the statements are true
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T was born in which of the following month and date?
1) June – 28 2) March – 13 3) October – 134) June – 13 5) October – 28
12. If it is possible to make a meaningful word from the third, sixth, seventh and
ninth letters of the word ‘EMPOWERING’, then the second letter of the word

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thus formed is your answer. If more than one such word can be formed your
answer is ‘X’ and if no such word can be formed your answer is ‘Z’.
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1) E 2) N 3) Z 4) X 5) P
Direction: (13-15) Study the following information carefully and answer the given
questions.
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Seven persons E, F, G, H, K, L and M are in different weights. G is heavier

than K and F. M is lighter than L and heavier than K. E is lighter than only G. F
is heavier than only two persons. H is lighter than L and heavier than F.
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13. How many persons are heavier than H?
1) Three 2) Two 3) Four 4) One 5) Five
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14. How many persons are lighter than M?

1) Four 2) Two 3) Three 4) One 5) More than four
15. Who among the following persons is the lightest one?
1) M 2) H 3) K 4) F 5) E
Direction: (16-18) In these question, relationship between different elements is
shown in the statements. The statements are followed by two conclusions. Study
the conclusions based on the given statement and select the appropriate answer.
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16. Statement: K<E  G=B>T  S<Y=A  U>V
Conclusions: I. S < E II. U > S
1) Both conclusions I and II are true 2) Only conclusion II is true
3) Only conclusion I is true 4) Neither conclusion I nor II is true
5) Either conclusion I or II is true
17. Statement: P=V>T  U<D=K  R>W>E  B
Conclusions: I. R > V II. P  R
1) Only conclusion I is true 2) Neither conclusion I nor II is true
3) Either conclusion I or II is true 4) Only conclusion II is true
5) Both conclusions I and II are true
18. Statement: Y<F  X>T=D  S  V<R>Q<P
Conclusions: I. R > T II. F > S
1) Neither conclusion I nor II is true 2) Either conclusion I or II is true
3) Both conclusions I and II are true 4) Only conclusion II is true
5) Only conclusion I is true
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Direction (19-22): Study the following information carefully and answer the
following questions.
Seven different colour boxes viz. Black, Red, Green, Yellow, White, Pink and
Blue one above another but not necessarily in the same order. Three boxes are
between Red colour box and Blue colour box. Green colour box is immediately
below the Blue colour box. Pink colour box does not immediate to Black colour
box. Yellow colour box is immediately above the Blue colour box. Only one box
between White colour box and Pink colour box. Less than three boxes below the
Green box.
19. Which box is kept just above Red colour box?
1) Pink box 2) Yellow box 3) Black box 4) Green box 5) White box

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20. How many boxes are kept between Blue box and Black box?
1) Two 2) Three 3) One 4) None 5) More than three
21. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the
above arrangement and hence from a group. Find out the one that does not
belong to that group?
1) Red box – Black box
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3) Pink box – White box 4) Blue box – Black box
5) Yellow box – Red box
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If Yellow box is related to Red box and Green box is related to Black box in a
certain way, to which of the following is Blue box related to in the same way?
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1) Red box 2) White box 3) Yellow box 4) Pink box 5) Black box
23. How many such pairs of digits are there in the number ‘54197638’ each of which
has as many digits between them in the number as when the digits are rearranged
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in descending order within the number?

1) One 2) Two 3) Three 4) Four 5) More than four
Direction (24-26): In this question three statements followed by two conclusions
numbered I and II have been given. You have to take the three given statements
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to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and
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then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given
statements disregarding commonly known facts.
24. Statements: All Ducks are Dogs No Dog is Doll
Only a few Dolls are Damage
Conclusions: I. Some Damages can be Dogs.
II. Some Ducks can be Dolls.
1) Only conclusion II follows 2) Only conclusion I follows
3) Both conclusions I and II follow 4) Either conclusion I or II follows
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5) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
25. Statements: Some Glasses are not Bowels Only a few Bowels are Plates
All Plates are Spoons
Conclusions: I. All Bowels can be Spoons. II. Some bowels are not Plates.
1) Neither conclusion I nor II follows 2) Either conclusion I or II follows
3) Only conclusion II follows 4) Both conclusions I and II follow
5) Only conclusion I follows
26. Statements: All Days are Monday All Monday is Saturday
Some Saturday are not Weekend
Conclusions: I. Some Monday is not Weekend.
II. All Saturdays are Days.
1) Either conclusion I or II follows 2) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
3) Only conclusion II follows 4) Only conclusion I follows
5) Both conclusions I and II follow
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Direction: (27-30) Study the following information carefully and answer the
questions given below.
Six persons – A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting around a triangular table in
such a way that three of them sit at three corners of the table while three sit in
the middle of each of the three sides. The one who sit at the three corners facing
the centre while those who sit in the middle of the sides facing away from the
centre. (Note: No two persons are sitting each other according to alphabetical
order). D sits one of the corners of the table. F sits third to the right of E. Only
one person sits between E and D. A sits immediate left of E.
27. What is the position of A with respect to B?
1) Second to the right 2) Second to the left

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3) Fourth to the right 4) Third to the left 5) Both 1 and 3
28. Who sits second to the left of E?
1) B 2) D 3) C 4) F 5) A
29. How many persons are sitting between F and B, when counted from left of B?
1) Three 2) One 3) None 4) Two 5) More than three
30. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the
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above arrangement and hence from a group. Find out the one that does not
belong to that group?
1) D – C 2) A – F 3) A – D 4) E – C 5) B – F

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Direction: (31-33) Study the following information carefully and answer the
questions given below.
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826 362 547 724 639
31. If the first and third digits of each number are interchanged what will be the sum
of the digits of the third lowest number?
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1) 18 2) 16 3) 13 4) 11 5) 15
32. If all the numbers are arranged in descending order from left to right then which
of the following second form the right?
1) 639 2) 724 3) 547 4) 362 5) 826
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33. If 1 is added to the second digit of each number and 1 is subtracted from the last
digit of each number, then which number will be the third smallest?
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1) 724 2) 362 3) 826 4) 639 5) 547

Direction: (34-37) Study the following information carefully and answer the
questions given below.
There are seven persons – G, H, I, J, K, L and M are studying in three
different schools viz. Sri Chaitanya, Nalanda and Siddhartha but not necessarily
in the same order. Not less than two persons study in each school. G does not
study in Siddhartha. M and K are studying in same school. I study in Nalanda
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school. J study with only one person but not in Sri Chaitanya school. Neither M
nor J study with G. L does not study with K and G, who does not study with I.
34. Who studies in Nalanda school?
1) Either M or K 2) H 3) Both M and K
4) J 5) G
35. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group.
Which one doesn’t belong to that group?
1) M – H 2) J – G 3) K – H 4) J – L 5) I – G
36. Who studies in Siddhartha school?
1) J, H 2) I, M, H 3) K, L 4) J, L 5) H, K, M
37. Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE?
1) Two persons study in Nalanda school.
2) J and H study in same school.
3) H study in Sri Chaitanya school.
4) Both 1 and 3 are true 5) All the statements are true

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Direction (38-40): Study the following information carefully and answer the
following questions.
Seven members are there in the family. R is the brother-in-law of V. S is the
only daughter of K, who is the spouse of W, who is the grandfather of A. J is the
niece of V. R has one son and one daughter. K has two children.
38. How is A related to K?
1) Grandmother 2) Grandson 3) Nephew
4) Grand-Daughter 5) Son
39. If M is the mother of R, then how is S related to M?
1) Son-in-law 2) Daughter 3) Daughter-in-law
4) Mother-in-law 5) Uncle

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40. How is V related to A?
1) Uncle 2) Aunt 3) Nephew 4) Niece 5) Father
NUMERICAL ABILITY
41. The perimeter of the rectangle equal to circumference of semicircle which is
equal to 108 cm. Breadth of the rectangle equal to radius of the semicircle. Then
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find the area of the rectangle.
1)726 cm2 2)660 cm2 3) 759cm2 4)693cm2 5) 825cm2
42. The sum of money invested in scheme A with a rate of interest of 24.99%

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(approximately) for 6 years and the same sum of money invested in scheme B
with a rate of interest of 20% for the same period. Then the difference between
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the interest received from scheme A and scheme B is Rs.6900 then find the
principal.
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1)Rs.27000 2)Rs.23000 3) Rs.29000 4)Rs.33000 5)Rs.35000

Direction (43-57): What should come in the place of question mark (?) in the
following questions?
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43. 332+212+ of 1089=?
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1)1772 2)1882 3)1672 4)1472 5)1992

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44. 222 + of 282=?-332×6
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1)3136 2)2446 3)4096 4)3436 5)3036
45. 872÷8-19×76+18×78=?
1)64 2)74 3)69 4)96 5)94
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46. 2760-7294+5282+532=?
1)3557 2)2445 3)4215 4)3550 5)2557
47. 25% of(102×24)=?÷17
1)10800 2)10200 3)14000 4)14200 5)12800
48. 242÷9+56-75=?÷7
1)315 2)230 3)221 4)241 5)335
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49. of 195 + 3 12167 =
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1)490 2)450 3)400 4)390 5)590
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50. 3
216  3 343 +9 =?
1)766 2)742 3)712 4)785 5)749

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51. 3
4096 +642=-8+?
1)4120 2)4112 3)4104 4)4221 5)4521
52. 34×17+75÷25+135÷15=?
1)578 2)590 3)593 4)600 5)650
53. 444÷16-?=-378÷3÷9
1)41.75 2)45.75 3)47.75 4)44.75 5)43.5
54. 3
1728 +132=?+97
1)75 2)96 3)64 4)84 5)44

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 5   6   22   11  
1) 21 2)35 3)42 4)70 5) 14
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56. 6 % of 976+ 22 % of 243=?
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1)125
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2)120
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57. 2   +4   -3   =?
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153 143 113 123 141
1) 2) 3) 4) 5)
40 40 14 40 40
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Direction (58-62): The given table shows that the discount coupons given in shops
A, B, and C on three different days Monday, Tuesday and Sunday.
SHOPS MONDAY TUESDAY SUNDAY
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A 76 102 108
B 95 119 126
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C 114 136 144

58. The number of discount coupons given on Monday in shop A is what percentage of
the number of discount coupons given on Tuesday in shop C?(approximately)
1)56% 2)52% 3) 45% 4) 35% 5) 36%
59. What is the average number of discounts coupons given on Monday in all shops A,
B and C?
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1)99 2)47 3)57 4)95 5)93
60. If the number of discount coupons given on Tuesday in Shop D is 11 more than
the number of discount coupons given on Tuesday in Shop C, then find the total
number of discount coupons given on Tuesday in all shops.
1)404 2)501 3)504 4)552 5)602
61. What is the difference between the number of discount coupons given in shop C
on all the given days to the number of discount coupons given in shop B on all the
given days?
1)54 2)64 3)44 4)56 5)46
62. If the number of discount coupons given on Wednesday in all shops is 525. Then
find the sum of the discount coupons given on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
together.
1)1125 2)1247 3)1223 4)1167 5)1111

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Direction (63 – 67): In each of these questions a number series is given. In each
series one number is missing. Find out the missing number.
63. 14 21 32 47 ? 89
1)34 2)66 3)81 4)91 5)42
64. 574 ? 142 70 34 16
1)286 2)284 3)283 4)280 5)276
65. 5.5 13 29 62 129 ?
1)258 2)255 3)256 4)245 5)264
66. 44 ? 122 165 212 265

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1)80 2)81 3)79 4)75 5)86
67. 18 22 13 29 ? 40
1)45 2)54 3)36 4)4 5)5
68. P and Q started the business with the investment of Rs.12000 and Rs.16000
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respectively. After x months, P added Rs.4000 and Q added Rs.2000 with their
initial investment. At the end of one year, total profit is Rs.9599.98 (approximately)
and P’s profit share is Rs.4400. Find the value of x.

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1)6 2)4

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Sum of the twice the age of Anil and his Mother age is 82. Sum of the twice the
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age of Mother and Anil's age is 104. The average of Anil, his Father and his
Mother is 40. Then what is the age of his Father? (in years)
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1)30 2)45 3)35 4)55 5)58

70. A is twice as good as B and A can do a piece for work in 36 days. Then how many
days together finish half of the work?
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1)12 days 2)24 days 3)6 days 4)36 days 5)18 days
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71. A merchant marked the price of the article by increasing production cost by
59.98% (approximately). Now he allows the discount of Rs.120 and gets a profit of
Rs.300 after selling it. find the production cost.
1)Rs.840 2)Rs.420 3)Rs.700 4)Rs.770 5)Rs.720
72. The sum of the five consecutive even numbers is equal to 170. What is the sum of
the second largest number among them and square of the smallest number among
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them?
1)900 2)936 3)36 4)840 5)865
73. A pipe can fill a tank in 10 hrs. After half of the tank was filled. Two more similar
pipes are opened. What is the total time taken to fill the tank?
20 19 22 17 16
1) h 2) h 3) h 4) h 5) h
3 3 3 3 3
74. A mixture of 180 liters of wine and water contains 40% water. How much more
water should be added so that water becomes 60% of the new mixture?
1)80 L 2)70 L 3)45 L 4)90 L 5)75 L
75. The speed of the man in still water is 11.99 km/hr (approximately) and the rate
of flow of water is 4 km/hr. He takes 9 hours to row to a place and come back.
Find the distance between these two places. (in km)
1)48 2)72 3)96 4)36 5)44
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Directions (76-80): Study the following information carefully and answer the
related questions.
Given bar graph shows the data regarding number of singers and dancers in
five different states.

700 660

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365 350
400 360 300
300 275 Singers
300 225
175 Dancers
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76. What is the average of number of singers in all given states taken together?
1) 412 2) 322 3) 421 4)232 5) 318
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77. The number of male singers from state Q are approximately what percent of the
total number of singers in same state, if ratio of male and female singers from
state Q is 2:3?
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1) 50 2) 40 3) 30 4) 20 5) 10
78. What is difference between total number of singers and dancers in state R and
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total number of singers and dancers in state T?

1) 375 2) 325 3) 340 4) 320 5) 390
79. What is the respective ratio of number of dancers from S and T taken together to
the number of singers from P and Q taken together?
1) 12:17 2) 25:27 3) 12:19 4) 29:37 5) 10:9
80. If 40% of the total participated dancers got prize, then how many dancers didn’t
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get prize?
1) 840 2) 740 3) 640 4) 540 5) 440

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