SBI Clerk 15 Feb 2015

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‘Jim Corbett National Park’ is the oldest National Park In India. It is situated in the Indian state of

An independent authority appointed by the RBI for resolution of complaints against deficiency in banking services is known as……………….

In a bank’s balance sheet which of the following is an asset ?

The United Nations Children Funds (UNICEF) is a united nations program that provides humanitarian and development assistance to children and mothers in developing countries. Its headquarters in…………….

The book ‘odyssey of my life’ is the autobiography of………….

Union HRD Minister Shrimati Smriti Irani laid the foundation stone of ‘Indian Institute of Management’ inthe state of Andhra Pradesh. The Institute is being set up in

Space Probe Beagle 2 has been found on the surface of Mars, 11 years after it was thought that it was lost on Mars. It was originally launched in 2003 by………………….

In order to raise awareness, conserve and use water resources in an integrated manpower, the Government of India observed “India Water Week” in the month of

The Men’s final of 10th Savio Cup All India Basketball Tournament has recently been won by

Shri Deep kumar Upadhyay has recently been named as its ambaddasor to India by the Government of

The ‘Indian Army Day’ is observed every year on……………..

`Raksha Biu’ is the recently launched vaccine aimed at minimizing the economic loss of the animal farming community from the strains of the……………

As per 2011 Census the child sex ratio in the (0-6) group stood at

India’s Indigenously developed nuclear capable sub-sonic cruise missile `Nirbhay’ can strike targets more than

Who amongst the following has recently been appointed as the Chairperson of the Central board of Film Certification (CBFC) ?

Which of the follwoing is not a primary function of a bank?

As per 2011 census the proportion of economically active population is the 15-50 in the total population was ………………..

Meteorological satellitel’engyon it off’ has recently been launched by………..

Who amongst the following is the regulator in the financial system of the country ?

‘Shivalik Hills’ is a mountain range of the outer Himalayas. The range is about 2400 km long passing through the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh Uttarakhand and

The abbreviation `PLA’ stands for

“SARFAESI Act 2001” is applicable in banking industry for

According to the scientists of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space studies in Manhattan the hottest year in Earth’s recorded history since 1990 was

`Mohiniyattam’ is a classical dance from the Indian state of ………………..

Who amongst the following won the noble peace prize for pioneering the concepts of micro credit and micro finance?

‘ Renimmibhi’ is the currency of the …………

Loans granted by a bank to an exporter popularly known as ‘Export credit’ is guaranteed, in case of default, by which of the following

‘Spartan’ is the code-name for an upcoming web browser being developed by Microsoft to replace the existing user ?

Shri Manohar Gopalkrishna Prabhu Parikaris the Union Cabinet Minister for

The ‘Asian News International’ (ANI) is a news agency based in

With a view to encourage entrepreneurship among the schedule castes, ‘a venture fund for the SCs’ has recently been launched by ___

The ratio of deposits to loans of a bank is known as

The loan limit for affordable housing (Valuing upto Rs. 425 Lacs) in 6 Metropolitian centres specified by RBI in

Which of the follwoing is the negotiable instrument ?

Jimjang Deru’ of Arunachal Pradesh has recently broken his own national record set by him last year in……

Scientists at the Harvard Smithsonian centre for astrophysics (CIA) have recently found two most Earth like planets. The planets have been named by

Each sentence given below has a blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the word that best suits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Ideally you should set aside funds to help you ……………………over situations such as a sudden medical emergency or unexpected expenses.

Organizations should implement some practices that the army follows ……………… younger staff with important conclusions.

from teaching young students about entrepreneurship we also provide funds to start and sustain their business for the short time.

Cost of fuel is the second most crucial…………… in a person’s decision to buy a car.

The green revolution which was started in the 1960’s helped to reduce food scarcity and improved the health of the economy.

In these questions, sentences with four bold words are given. One from four words given in the bold may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate. If any, that word will be your answer. If all words given in the bold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence then ‘All Correct‘ is your answer.

According to the management the bank is likely to perform better in the next quarter.

It is difficult to gain access to the hospital because there is no permanent road.

One of the most important tasks of the modern government is to run an efficient welfare system.

Even experienced bankers were surprised by RDF’s decision to cut rates prior to the budget.

The new generation is confident, tech-savvy and is not fearful of trying new things.

Read the following passage carefully and answer the given questions. Certain words/phrases have been given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. A group of employees was working in a software company. It was a team of thirty employees. They were young, energetic and dynamic team with keen enthuasiasm and a desire to learn and grow. The management decided to teach the employees how to find real solutions to problems. The team was called to play a game in banquet hall. The group was quite surprised that they were called to play a game. Everyone reached the venue with various thoughts on their minds. As they entered the hall, they found the hall decorated beautifully with colourful decorated papers and balloons all over the place. It was more like a children’s party area than a corporate meeting hall. Everyone was surprised and gazed at each other. Also there was a huge box of balloons placed at the centre of the hall. The team leader asked everyone to pick a balloon from the box and blow it up. Everyone picked up the balloon and blew it up. Then the team asked them to write names on their balloons carefully so that the balloons didn’t burst. Everyone tried to write their names on their balloons, but not everyone was successful. A few balloons burst due to pressure and the people whose balloons were burst, were given another chance to pick a balloon. Those who failed to write their names even after the second chance were asked to leave the game. After the second chance, Twenty five employees qualified for the next level. All the balloons were collected and then put into a room. The team leader asked the employees to go to the room and pick the same balloons that had his/her name on it. Also he told them that no balloon should burst and warned them to be very careful. All the employees reached the room, where the balloons carrying their names were thrown here and there. They were searching for their respective balloons. While they were in a rush to find the respective balloons, they tried not to burst the balloons. Fifteen minutes passed away and no one was able to find the balloons carrying their own name. The team was told that the second level of the game-was over. Now was the time for third and final level. The employees were asked to pick any balloon in the room and give it to the person named on the balloon. Within a couple of minutes all balloons reached the hands of the respective employees and everyone reached the hall. The team leader then said. “This is called the new solution to a problem. Everyone is frantically haunting for solutions to problem without understanding the ideal way. Many times sharing and helping others gives you real solutions to all problems”.

Which of the following cannot be said about the employees?
(A) Atleast one employee found the balloon when they were asked to pick up a balloon with their name on it.
(B) They participated whole heartedly in the task
(C) They all failed to follow the instructions given by the team leader in the end.

Why was everyone surprised reaching on their corporate meeting hall ?

Which of the following can be said about the mangement’s idea of trying to teach their employees something ?
(A) The idea did not indeed teach anything for the people who did not finish the task
(B) The idea was ill received by all
(C) The idea was creative

Which one of the following aspects come across very strongly in the story ?

Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning to the word given in bold as used in the passage ?
Qualified

Choose the word which is most similar in meaning to the word given in bold as used in the passage ?
Warned

Choose the word which is most similar in meaning to the word given in bold as used in the passage ?
Dynamic

Which of the following is true according to the story ?

Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning to the word given in bold as used in the passage ?
Frantically

Which of the following can be the most appropriate title for the story ?

Rearrange the given six sentences/ group of sentences (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) and (F) in a proper sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the given questions.

(A) Beena grew day by day and was charming and polite but as the goddess predicted she had to have a new outfit every day and for a while the king and queen were happy to let their heir way but soon realized that this had to stop.
(B) They longed for the child and prayed and prayed till finally one day their prayers were heard but the goddess warned, you will soon have a little girl and though she will be a loving child, she will love new clothes too much and will be cursed if she coverts, another’s clothes.
(C) They tried to get her mend her ways but in vain and one day when Beena saw a beautifull girl simply dressed in a cotton sari and noticed how people were admiring the simply dressed girl she demanded the dress.
(D) The kingdom was at peace. subjects were happy and there was a bumper crop but the King and Queen were very sad.
(E) As foretold, Beena turned into an onion. A plant with many layers to symbolize the many dresses she had.
(F) The King and Queen were ready to accept this flow and when the Queen gave birth to a baby girl the entire kingdom rejoiced.

Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake/error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of the part with the error is your answer. If there is no error then ‘no error’ is your answer. Ignore the errors of punctuations if any.

One night, freiddle the fox was (a)/prowling around (b)/ an actor’s house when he (3)1 found an open window. (c)/ No error (d)

Millie was (a)/a mouse who had (b)/a cousin named Tora (c)/ living from the city. (d)/ No error (e)

In a jungle there lived (a)/a lion who felt ashamed (b)/of himself because (c)/he was scared on chickens. (d)/No error (e)

The big bad wolf gobbled (a)/ up the little lamb so fast (b)/ that a bone was stick (c)/in his throat. (d)/No error (e)

Hares are rather a:/noise animals who b:/love to bear c:/themselves talking. d:/No error e:

In the given passage there are blanks, each of which is numbered. Against each five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case. Once in a town of Shimpola, there lived a rich and cunning money lender called Vidushan. He (1) money to poor people and (2) them to give their land. The troubled people went to Subhadhar who (3) to visit their town soon. One morning, a jeweller visited Vidushan with some expensive looking jewellery. When Vidushan asked for its price, the jeweller said it was worth a handful grain. He also said if you are (4), to give me a grain, give me a thousand gold coins and return the poor people’s land as well. Greedy Vidushan was very (5). He gave the jeweller a handful of grains. The jeweller (6) to take it and took him to court. A There per hre he the (7) judge, “My Lord, had asked him for a single grain that was the (8) of a full hand and he gave me a handful of eil he should pay me a thousand of gold coins and return the poor people’s land to them.” The Judge (9) and adjudged the case in his (10). The jeweller was actually Subhadhar and he had helped poor get their land back.

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…………..connects the CPU to various internal components and to expansion cards for graphics and sound.

As per SEBI regulation every applicant shall pay a non-refundable application fee of Rs………. along with application for grant or renewal of certification of registration for investment advisors.

In order to grow task, if a company takes its existing product/service to new markets, it is said to be deploying …………..

…………….are used to measure both computer memory (RAM) and storage capacity of Floppy disks, CD-ROM drives and Hard drives.

Which of the following is not included in the four strategies to assign objective, strategy and budget to each SBU as per BCG growth share matrix ?

The marketing concept for a cluster of complimentary products and services that are closely related in the minds of consumers but are sproad across a diverse set of industries, is ………………

In case of open ended scheme, the mutual funds shall publish in a daily newspaper of all india circulation atleast once in the sale and repurchase priceoff units

What is an on-screen display listing of available options or functions on a computer?

Which concept is practiced for the products that buyers normally do not think of buying, such as insurance ?

Compact disk that can store approximately 650-800 MB of data or 74-80 minutes of music are…………..

What do we call a network elements may be separated by some distance ? It usually involves two or more networks and dedicated high speed telephone lines

Printing orientation that is wider that it is taller is

A collection of various programs that helps control your computer is called

Which of the following is a parameter for determining competitive position of
company’s products ?

……………………. is the standard input device of most computers.

What is MS-Word ?

…………..is considered as debit market securities

What is the temporary storage memory chips that form the computers primary work space? The contents are lost if power is disrupted.

Computer software is .

Which of the following does not come under ‘general insurance’ ?

What do we call for the arrangement when two or more computers physically connected by cables to share information or hardware ?

In growth-share matrix approach of boston consulting group are businesses with weak market share in low-growth market generating low profit.

Merritt lynch uses a symbol of bull to implify strength and leadership. This is an example of in service marketing ?

Formatting a disk means —

The main circuit board in the computer that connects the parts of the computer is the____

Dividing the market into segments and charging the same price for every one in a segment is known as……

What is the name of the device that links your computer with other computers and information services through telephone lines ?

What is the validity period for the certificate of registration issued by SEBI for investment advisors for mutual funds ?

……………concept holds that firms must strive to deliver value to customers in a way that maintains or improves both the consumers as well as society’s well being.

The financial contracts whose value are obtained from the values of underlying assets are

When backed by an ability to pay, want for specific product becomes……………..

The simple interest obtained when a sum of money is invested for 4 years at 18% per annum is Rs. 427 more than the simple interest obtained if the same sum of money is invested for 2 years at 22% per annum What is the amount obtained when the same sum of money is invested for 4 years at 18% per annum ?

Train A, whose length is 328 metre can cross a 354 metre long platform in 11 seconds. Train B can cross the same platform in 12 seconds. If the speed of train— B is 7/8th of the speed of train—A, what is the length of train—B ? (in m)

The ratio of number of males and number of females in village X is 11:7 respectively. If in village Y, the number of males is 20% more than the number of males in village X and the number of females is 12% less than those in village X, then what will be the respective ratio of males to females in village Y ?

The areas of two circular fields are in the ratio of 25 : 64 respectively. If the radius of the latter is 16 metre then what is the radius of the former ? (in metre)

16 times X is equal to 5 times Y. If 8 is subtracted from Y it is 10 more than two times X. What is the sum of X and Y ?

Study the following table carefully and answer the given questions:


If the total number of pages printed by all the given printers together on Saturday was 18% more than the total number of pages printed by all the given printers together on Thursday, what was the total number of pages printed by all the given printers together on Saturday ?

What is the respective ratio between total number of pages printed by printer O on Tuesday and Wednesday together and total number of pages printed by printer Q on Monday and Tuesday together ?

What is the sum of 58% of the total number of pages printed by printers M and O together on Monday and 65% of the total number of pages printed by printers N and Q together on Friday ?

Number of pages printed by printer N on Tuesday is what percent of the number of pages printed by printer M on Friday ?

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Glenn labelled the price of an article in such a way so as to earn 25% profit. However, while selling he offered 6% discount on the labelled price. If he sold it for Rs. 10,340, what was the cost price of the article ?

In what ratio Martina should mix two varieties of juice worth Rs. 52 per litre and Rs. 74 per litre so that by selling the mixture at the rate of Rs. 71.28 per litre she can earn a profit of 8% ?

The difference between length and breadth of a rectangle is 17m and the perimeter is 106m. Find the area of rectangle ? (in m )

Present ages of three persons A, B, C are in the ratio of 6:7:9 respectively. After 5 years, sum of their ages will be 81 years. Find the present age of B ? (in years)

Two pipes can fill a tank in 10 hours and 16 hours respectively. A third pipe can empty the tank in 40 hours. If all the three pipes are opened and they function simultaneously then in how much time the tank will be full ? (in hours)

The average monthly income of A and B is Rs. 7,760. The average monthly income of B and C is Rs. 10,990 and that of C and A is Rs. 9,070. What is the annual income of B ?

Scheme A offers compound interest (compounded annually) at a certain rate of interest (p.c.p.a.). When a sum was invested in the scheme it amounted to Rs.14,112 after 2 years and Rs. 16,934.40 after 3 years. What was the sum of money invested ?

Mr. Sharma distributed an amount of money among his wife, one son and one daughter and kept some money for himself. 12% of the total amount he gave to his wife and kept 22% for himself. Out of the remaining amount, he gave to his son and daughter in the ratio of 7:8 respectively. If the daughter got Rs. 3,806 more than the son, what was the total amount that Mr. Sharma had ?

What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the given questions?

$$\frac{\sqrt{(180)}\times\sqrt{(18)}\times\sqrt{(5)}\times\sqrt{(3)}}{\sqrt{(96)}\times5}=?$$

What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series ?

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A, B and C started a business together. The respective ratio of investments of A and B was 3 : 5 and the respective ratio of investments of B and C was 10 : 13. If at the end of the year C received Rs. 5,876 as his share of annual profit, what was the total annual profit earned by all of them together ?

Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: In a certain code language “dress code for meeting” is written as ‘dk pd jn td’
“wear black formal dress” is written as `pd ro hi te’
“formal meeting this weekend” is written as `yi te dk yr’
“black code this weekend” is written as ‘Jn yr ro yi’
(All the codes are two letter codes)

In each of the following questions, two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II have been given. You have to take the two 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 follow from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements :
All drums are flutes.
All guitars are drums.
Conclusions :
I. All guitars are flutes.
II. All drums are guitars.

Statements :
Some speakers are guests.
No guest is a dignitary.
Conclusion :
I. No dignitary is a speaker.
II Some guests are definitely not speakers.

Statements :
All spades are tools.
No spade is a vessel.
Conclusions :
I. Atleast some spades are vessels.
II. No spade is a vessel.

Statements :
All users are senders.
Some users are machines.
Conclusions :
I. Some senders are users.
II. Some machines are senders.

Statements :
Some cooks are employees.
Some employees are workers.
Conclusions :
I. All cooks are workers.
II. No cook is a worker.

In each of the following questions, relationship betwee different elements is shown in the statements. The statements are followed by
two Conclusions numbered I and II. Study the Conclusions based on the given statement and select the appropriate answer.

Statements :
S=A ≤ P > R ≤ T

Conclusions :
I. U > A
II. S ≤ T

Statements :
P ≥ Q < R = M; R ≥ F
Conclusions :
I. M ≥ F
II. F > P

Statements :
P ≥ Q < R = M; R ≥ F
Conclusions :
I. F < Q
II. P ≥ M

Statements :
T ≥ O =I ≥ L = D
Conclusions :
I. D < T
II. D = T

Statements :
J < C = T ≥ U ≥ R = N
Conclusions :
I. N < C
II. U > J

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If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with the first, fourth, sixth and eighth letters of the word ‘SENTENCE’, which could be the second letter of the word from the right end? If more than one such word can be formed give ‘X’ as the answer. If no such word can be formed give `Z’ as your answer.

The positions of how many digits will remain the same if the digits in the number 297345618 are rearranged in the descending order within the number, from left to right?

How many such pairs of letters are there in the word CLAYED, each of which has as many letters, between them in the word (in both forward and backward directions) as they have between them in the English alphabetical series ?

Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below :
Eight persons C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J are seated in the straight line facing north, but not necessarily in the same order. H sits fifth to the left of D. D does not sits at any of the extreme ends of the line. Only two persons sit between H and I. E sits third to the right of J. J is not an immediate neighbour of H. C is an immediate neighbour of G. G is not an immediate neighbour of I.

Which of the following statement is true with respect to F as per the given arrangement ?

If all the given people are made to sit in alphabetical order from left to right, the positions of how many of them will remain unchanged?

What is the position of J with respect to H?

Who amongst the following sits exactly in the middle of the persons who sit fourth from the left and third from the right?

Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below :
Eight persons- M, N, O, P, W, X, Y and Z are sitting around a circular table facing the centre, with equal distances between each other but not necessarily in the same order. M sits second to the left of O. P is an immediate neighbour of O and W. Only three persons sit between 0 and Y. X sits to the immediate right of W. Z is neither an immediate neighbour of W nor O.

What will come in the place of question mark (?) in the following series based on the given arrangement ?
MZ PW YN NY ?

Which of the following statements is true as per the given arrangement ?

Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which of the following does not belong to the group ?

Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below :
3 9 2 4 7 5 9 2 8 1 4 9 5 3 1 6 5 7 3 4 2 9 8 1 3 6 2 8 1 7 5 4 5

How many such 2s are there in the given arrangement, each of which is immediately followed by a perfect square?

If all the even digits are deleted from the given arrangement, which of the following will be tenth from the right end of the arrangement ?

How many such 4s are there in the given arrangement, each of which is immediately followed by a digit which has a numerical value of more than four ?

Which of the following is seventh to the left of the seventeenth digit from the left end of the given arrangement ?

How many such 3s are there in the given arrangement, each of which immediately preceded by an odd digit and also immediately followed by an even digit ?

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If the letter ‘F’ is added before each of the given words, how many of them will form meaningful English words ?

ACT, SHY, ONE, ACE, WEB

ACT, SHY, EON, ACE, WEB

If the first and second letter of each of the given words are interchanged, then which of the following will become a meaningful English word ?

ACT, SHY, EON, ACE, WEB

If the first and third letters of each of the given words is changed to the next letter in the English alphabetical series, how many of them will have atleast two vowels (same or different vowels) ?

In a certain code the word `DOUBT’ is written as ‘$#35*’ and the word ‘BONES’ is written as `5#@67′. How is the word ‘STONE’ written in this code ?

Among five friends A, B, C, D and E each running at a different speed in a race, who ran the second slowest ? E ran faster than only two friends. A ran faster than D but slower than B. B did not run the fastest.

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