Sreedhar's CCE IBPS RRB CLERKS - PRELIMS - XIV - MT - 142

IBPS REGIONAL RURAL BANKS (RRBs)

CLERKS-XIV PRELIMS - MODEL TEST - 142
REASONING

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Direction(1-5): Study the given information carefully to answer the given question:
Ten people are seated in two parallel rows containing five people each with
equal distance between each other. In row-1 A, B, C, D and E are seated and all
of them are facing North. In row 2 – P, Q, R, S and T are seated and all of them
are facing South.
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Only two people sit between R and T. As many people sit to the right of A as
left of S. Q sits to the right of T. B is an immediate neighbour of the one who faces
T. D does not sit immediate to A. Only two people sit between B and the one who

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faces neither E nor B.

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faces immediate neighbour of S. T does not sit at any extreme ends of the row. Q

What is the position of T with respect to the one who faces C?

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1) Second to the right 2) Third to the left 3) Second to the left
4) Third to the right 5) Immediate left
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2. How many people sit between Q and the one who faces B?
1) Three 2) One 3) No one 4) Two 5) Either 1 or 4
3. Who amongst the following people sit at extreme ends of the rows?
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1) T, D 2) R , E 3) B, Q 4) P, C 5) P, D
4. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true as per the given arrangement?
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1) Only one person sit between E and the one who faces Q
2) B sits diagonally opposite to R
3) As many people sit to the left of C as to the left of T
4) S faces A 5) All the given statements are true
5. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions as per
the given arrangement and thus form a group. Which one of the following does
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not belong to that group?
1) C – S 2) E – P 3) D – Q 4) B – R 5) A – T
Direction(6-8): In the question three statements followed by two conclusions I
and II have been given. 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 three statements disregarding
commonly known facts.
6. Statements: Only a few birds are animals
Each animal is a pets Some pets are parrots
Conclusion I: Some parrots are birds is a possibility
Conclusion II: Some animals are not parrots
1) Only conclusion I follows 2) Only conclusion II follows
3) Either conclusion I or II follows 4) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
5) Both conclusion I and II follow
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7. Statements: All sums are multiplies Only a few multiplies are divides
No divide is a subtraction
Conclusion I: Some subtractions are not multiplies
Conclusion II: No divides is a sums
1) Only conclusion I follows 2) Both conclusion I and II follow
3) Neither conclusion I nor II follows 4) Either conclusion I or II follows
5) Only conclusion II follows
8. Statements: No tablet is a injection Only injections are cylinbottles
Only a few injections are needles
Conclusion I: Some needles are cylinbottles is a possibility

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Conclusion II: All needles are not tablets
1) Only conclusion II follows 2) Either conclusion I or II follows
3) Neither conclusion I nor II follows 4) Both conclusion I and II follow
5) Only conclusion I follows
Direction (9-13): Study the given information carefully to answer the given
question:
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In a certain code language:
‘her idea has merit’ is coded as ‘ fo la bu na’

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‘merit list has been displayed’ is coded as ‘jo ke la si na’
‘her name displayed there’ is coded as ‘ya si bu zo’
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‘name in merit list’ is coded as ‘na ya go ke’
Note: All codes are two letter codes only
9. What does the code “ke” stand for in the give code language?
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1) been 2) has 3) merit 4) name 5) list

10. What is the code for ‘idea’ in the given code language?
1) fo 2) la 3) bu 4) na 5) Either bu or na
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11. What is the code for ‘name has been merit’ in the given code language?
1) ya la ke si 2) jo na ya la 3) si jo ke na
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4) bu ya ke la 5) ya si jo zo
12. What does the code “zo” stands for in the give code language?
1) there 2) displayed 3) name 4) her 5) either 1 or 2
13. How may ‘her name is there’ be coded as in the given code language?
1) zo ya go wo 2) bu ya zo go 3) zo ya bu ke
4) ya zo ja bu 5) wo go zo ya
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14. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word “DIPLAMATE” each of
which has as many letters between them in the word (in both forward and
backward directions) as they have between them in English alphabetical order?
1) Two 2) one 3) None 4) Three 5) More than three
Direction(15-19): Study the given information carefully to answer the given
question:
Eight boxes are kept one above the other in a stack. The number of boxes
kept below box S is one less than the number of boxes kept above box F. Only
three boxes are kept between box H and box D. Only two boxes are kept between
box N and box P. Box T is not kept immediate to box K. Box K is kept two boxes
above box D. As many boxes are kept above box K as below box N. Box T is kept
above box P but not immediately.
15. How many boxes are kept between box D and box F?
1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) More than three

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16. Which of the following box is kept at the bottom-most position?

1) Box S 2) Box D 3) Box N 4) Box P 5) Box H
17. In a certain way as per the given arrangement Box H is related to box N and box N
is related to box P following the same pattern, to which of the following is Box T
related?
1) Box K 2) Box S 3) Box D 4) Box F 5) Box P
18. Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE as per the given arrangement?
(A) No box is kept below box P
(B) As many boxes are kept above box F as below D
(C) Box K is kept immediately below box N

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1) Only (C) 2) Both (A) and (B) 3) Only (A)
4) All (A), (B) and (C) 5) Both (B) and (C)
19. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions as per
the given arrangement and thus form a group. Which one of the following does
not belong to that group?
1) D –S
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2) F – K 3) S – P 4) T – F 5) K – N
Direction (20-23): Study the given arrangement of symbol, letter and digits
carefully to answer the given question:

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L # V 3 $ N W + 6 J Y K + @ S T 8 C 2 ^ F 9 E > 4 H % G * &
How many such symbols are there in the given arrangement each of which is
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immediately preceded by a number and also immediately followed by a consonant?
1) Three 2) None 3) One 4) Two 5) More than three
21. Which of the following is the fourteenth element to the right of the thirteenth
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element from the left end of the given arrangement?

1) H 2) 4 3) G 4) % 5) 8
22. Which one of the following will come as next element as per the given arrangement?
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L, V, N, J, S, _____
1) E 2) H 3) F 4) G 5) C
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23. If all the symbols are deleted from the given arrangement, which of the following
will be the eleventh element from the left end of the given arrangement?
1) S 2) K 3) C 4) T 5) 2
Direction(24-26): Study the given information carefully to answer the given
question:
H is the only son of B. H is the brother of U. U's mother-in-law is S. U's son
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is T. T's paternal grandfather is P. S's son is N. C is the daughter of N.
24. How is H’s father related to C?
1) Father 2) Grandfather3) Uncle 4) Brother 5) Son
25. How is P related to N?
1) Father-in-law 2) Bother 3) Mother
4) Father 5) Mother-in-law
26. If W is married to B, then how is W related to U?
1) Mother 2) Sister 3) Brother 4) Father 5) Either 1 or 4
Direction(27-31): Study the given information carefully to answer the given
question:
Seven people viz. A, B, C, D, E, F and G were born on seven different days of
the same week starting from Sunday and ending on Saturday. Only one person
was born on each day.
Both A and F were born on the day which starts with same letter. F was not
born on the day which starts with S. Only one person was born between F and D.
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G was born immediately before C, who was born neither on Wednesday nor Friday.
Less than two people were born between G and E. B was born neither immediately
after F nor born on Friday.
27. Which of the following days does E was born?
1) Tuesday 2) Thursday 3) Sunday 4) Wednesday 5) Friday
28. How many people were born between B and G?
1) Three 2) Two 3) One 4) No one 5) More than three
29. Who amongst the following people was born on Monday?
1) B 2) F 3) D 4) A 5) C

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30. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true as per the given arrangement?
1) A was born immediately after G
2) More than two people sit between D and E
3) As many people were born before F as after A
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4) All the given statements are true
5) C was born on Friday
31.

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Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions as per
the given arrangement and thus form a group. Which one of the following does
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not belong to that group?
1) E – G 2) A – C 3) D – E 4) F – A 5) B – E
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Direction (32-34): Study the given information carefully to answer the given
question:
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Each of the six people viz. A, B, C, D, E and F having a different height. C is
taller than only two people. E is taller than A but shorter than D. B is taller than
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E but not the tallest. F is not the shortest. D is taller than B but not tallest. The
height of second tallest person is 156 cm. The difference between heights of D
and E is 22 cm.
32. How many people are taller than B?
1) Three 2) One 3) Two 4) No one 5) More than three
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33. If C’s height is 9 cm more than E’s height, then what may probably be the weight
of B?
1) 142cm 2) 158cm 3) 137cm 4) 152cm 5) 140cm
34. Who amongst the following people is third tallest?
1) C 2) B 3) A 4) E 5) D
35. If it is possible to make only one meaningful four letter English word with the
second, the fourth, the sixth and the seventh letters of the word “PRAMOTION”
using each letter only once, when counted from left to right, which of the following
will be the second letter of the word so formed from the left end? If no such word
can be formed give ‘X’ as your answer. If more than one such word can be formed
give ‘Z’ as your answer.
1) M 2) X 3) I 4) R 5) Z

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Direction (36-40): Study the given information carefully to answer the given
question:
Eight people viz. A, B, C, D, P, Q, R and S are sitting around a circular table
facing the centre with equal distance between adjacent persons.
Only one person sits between P and S (either from left or right). Only two
people sit between S and D. Q sits second to the left of R and is one of the
immediate neighbour of D. Equal number of people sit between A and C when
counted from left and right of A. A is an immediate neighbour of neither S nor P.

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36. What is the position of B with respect to P?
1) Fourth to the left 2) Third to the right 3) Second to the left
4) Third to the left 5) Fourth to the right
37. As many people sit between B and D as between ___ and ____.
1) Q, C 2) A, S
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38. How many people sit between R and C when counted from left of C?

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1) Three 2) No one

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Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions as per
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the given arrangement and thus form a group. Which one of the following does
not belong to that group?
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1) R – S 2) B – C 3) P – Q 4) A – B 5) C – Q
40. Which of the following statements is true as per the given arrangement?
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1) B sits third to the left of Q
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2) Only two people sit between Q and S

3) D sits exactly between C and A
4) Both A and D sit adjacent to each other
5) D sits to the immediate left of P
NUMERICAL ABILITY
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Direction (41-45): What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the given
number series.
41. 22 24.5 29.5 37 47 ?
1) 59.5 2) 61.5 3) 60.5 4) 48.5 5) 80.5
42. 392 223 102 53 ? 19
1) 26 2) 28 3) 32 4) 20 5) 38
43. 44 48 60 96 ? 528
1) 210 2) 216 3) 204 4) 240 5) 300
44. 19 24 39 64 ? 144
1) 96 2) 102 3) 69 4) 99 5) 109
45. 24 ? 99 199 399 799
1) 48 2) 60 3) 39 4) 50 5) 49

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Directions (46-50): Study the following information carefully and answer the
following questions.
The bar graph given below shows the number of items sold by four different shops
namely P, Q, R and S.

Number of items sold

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100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900

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1) 56.25% 2) 48.25%

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Number of items sold by shop P is what percent of the number of items sold by
shop S?
3) 65.25% 4) 72.5% 5) 87.5%
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47. If in another shop A the total number of items sold by the shop is 20% more than
the number of items sold by the shop Q, then find the number of items sold by
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shop A.
1) 840 2) 780 3) 600 4) 720 5) 660
48. Had the number of items sold by shop T is 550, then find the average of the
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number of items sold by all shops together.
1) 600 2) 860 3) 560 4) 600 5) 720
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49. What is the respective ratio between the number of items sold by the shops P and
R together to the number of items sold by the shops Q and S together?
1) 17:26 2) 17:28 3) 13:28 4) 11:17 5) 17:19
50. What is the difference between the number of items sold by shops P, Q and R and
the number of items sold by shop S?
1) 650 2) 750 3) 600 4) 550 5) 450
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51. Ram travels from City A to City B with a speed of 64 km/hr and he returns from
City B to City A with a speed of 48 km/hr. If the time taken by Ram during return
journey is 3 hours more than the time taken by him in initial journey, then find
the distance between City A and City B.
1) 210 2) 576 3) 640 4) 288 5) 196
52. A alone can complete a piece of work in 15 days. With the help of B, they can
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complete th of work in 4 days. Find the time taken by B alone to complete the
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work.
1) 10 days 2) 11 days 3) 18 days 4) 21 days 5) 12 days
53. The side of a square is (x + 8) cm and the base of a right-angled triangle is (x + 4)
cm. The perimeter of the square is 72 cm. If the area of the right-angled triangle
is 105 cm2, then find the height of the right-angled triangle.
1) 15 cm 2) 30 cm 3) 35 cm 4) 12 cm 5) 21 cm
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54. The present age of Ram and Sam are in the ratio 2:3 and after 8 years, the ratio
of their ages will be 5:7. Find the present age of Ram.
1) 32 yrs 2) 28 yrs 3) 14 yrs 4) 20 yrs 5) 16 yrs
55. The average number of bats sold in Shop A and Shop B is 330, the average number
of bats sold in Shop B and Shop C is 270 and the average number of bats sold in
Shop C and Shop A is 300. Find the number of bats sold in Shop B.
1) 250 2) 200 3) 300 4) 450 5) 560
Direction (56-70): What should come in the place of question mark (?) in the
following questions.
56. 48% of 325 + 115% of 140 = ?

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1) 217 2) 417 3) 327 4) 567 5) 317
57. ( 841 × 19) × 9 – 56 × 784 = ?
1) 55 2) 75 3) 85 4) 115 5) 95
58. 94 × 42 + 23 × 17 = ? + 339

59.
1) 4000
25% of 1400 =
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2) 2000
? – 80% of 450
3) 1000 4) 6000 5) 7500

1) 610 2) 920 3) 810 4) 710 5) 1010

60. 23 × 169 – 361 × 21 = ?

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1) 100 2) -100 3) 150 4) 75 5) -50
61. (10) – (12) – (9)3 = ? – 16
3 2

1) 133 2) 113 3) 153 4) 163 5) 143

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62. (225 ÷ 25) + (384 ÷ 24) = ?

1) 50 2) 75 3) 25 4) 125 5) 100
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63. (1100 ÷ 121 ) × 6 = ? × 12
1) 50 2) 100 3) 25 4) 75 5) 125
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64. (24% of 825) ÷ 22 + 24=?

1) 22 2) 88 3) 66 4) 33 5) 77
65. 2056 ÷ (8 ÷ 2) – 2 = ?3
1) 6 2) 8 3) 9 4) 10 5) 7
66. (29) × (33) – 117 = ? × 12
1) 175 2) 140 3) 80 4) 70 5) 100
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67. (33) – (21) – (25)2 = ?
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1) 23 2) 33 3) 43 4) 63 5) 113
68. 7396  2304  6889 = ?2
1) 21 2) 31 3) 11 4) 61 5) 41
69. 12.5% of 400 + 8.5% of 2800 = ?2
1) 18 2 2) 6 2 3) 12 4) 10 2 5) 12 2
70. 1600 ÷ 4 – 1000 ÷ 8 = ?
1) 375 2) 275 3) 175 4) 225 5) 325
71. Anu invested Rs. X for 5 years at the rate of interest of 12% per annum and she
obtained an interest of Rs.1560. Find the difference between the amount invested
by Anu and the interest obtained by her.
1) Rs. 1040 2) Rs. 1050 3) Rs. 1080 4) Rs. 1140 5) Rs. 1280

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72. The number of chocolates available with Adi is 78% of the number of chocolates
available with Nithish. If the sum of the number of chocolates available with Adi
and Nithish is 89, then find the number of chocolates available with Adi.
1) 13 2) 52 3) 26 4) 42 5) 39
73. 280 litres of mixture contains milk and water in the ratio of 4:3. If Y litre of water
is added to the mixture and the ratio of the quantity of milk to water becomes 8:7,
then find the value of Y.
1) 20 2) 30 3) 40 4) 25 5) 10
74. The average of three numbers namely X, Y and Z is 9. The difference between the
value of X and Z is 5, which is half the value of Y. Find the value of Z. (The value
of Z is greater than that of X)
1) 7 2) 11 3) 18 4) 8 5) 12

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75. A started a business by investing Rs. 1500 and after 6 months, B joined the
business by investing Rs. X. If the ratio of the profit obtained by A to B at the end
of year is 5:3, then find the amount invested by B.
1) Rs.1200 2) Rs.2400 3) Rs.2000 4) Rs.1800 5) Rs.3600
Directions (76-80): Study the following information carefully and answer the
following questions.
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The table shows the schools (A, B and C) attended an assessment in three different
months.

Schools
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E April
300
May
500
June
400
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B 700 300 600
C 800 450 550
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76. What is the ratio of assessments attended by School B in May to those attended
by School C in June?
1) 11:6 2) 3:5 3) 8:11 4) 6:13 5) 6:11
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77. The total number of assessments attended by School C in May is what percentage
more or less than the total number of assessments attended by School A in June?
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1) 10% 2) 15% 3) 20% 4) 12.5% 5) 25%

78. Calculate the average number of assessments attended by School A in June,
School B in May and School C in April.
1) 400 2) 550 3) 500 4) 600 5) 750
79. What is the difference between the number of assessments attended by all Schools
in April and the number of assessments attended by all Schools in June?
1) 350 2) 250 3) 200 4) 300 5) 150
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80. Number of assessments attended by School A in all the months together is what
percentage of the number of assessments attended by School B in all the months
together?
1) 75% 2) 85% 3) 100% 4) 60% 5) 50%

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