SBI PO 2008

These question are based on the following letter/numbers/symbol arrangement Study it carefully to answer the question
A 8 B 6 # 7 H U % 3 $ F V R 2 I @ $$\uparrow$$ 4 1 W E 9 © L 5

How many such numbers are there in the above arrangement each of which is immediately followed by a vowel but not immediately preceded by a number ?

Four of the following five are alike in a certain way on the basis of their positions in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group ?

Which of the following is seventh to the right of fifteenth from the right end ?

How many such symbols are there in the above arrangement each of which is immediately followed by a consonant and also immediately preceded by a number ?

If all the symbols are dropped from the above arrangement which of the following will be eighth from the left end ?

For the following questions answer them individually

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

In a certain code ROSE is written as #43$ and FIRST is written as 5$$\bigstar$$#37.How is STORE written in that code ?

How many such pairs of letters are there in the word DISTINGUISH each of which have as many letters between them in the word as they have between them in the English alphabet ?

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

How many meaningful English words can be made from the letters ADER using each letter only once in each word ?

In each question below are four statements followed by four conclusions numbered I,II,III and IV You have to take the four given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the four given statements disregarding commonly known facts. Then decide which of the answer and indicate it on a),b),c),d) and e) is the correct answer and indicate it on the answersheet

Statements:All stones are pearls.Some pearls are shells
Some shells are boxes. No box is container
Conclusions:I.Some stones are shells
II. No pearl is container
III.No shell is container
IV.Some pearls are containers

Statements:Some schools are colleges
Some colleges are hostels
No hostel is office
All offices are institutes
Conclusions:I.No hostel is institute
II.Some hostels are schools
III.Some hostels are institutes
IV.Some officers are college

Statements:Some pins are hammers
Some threads are needles
All needles are nails
All nails are hammers
Conclusions:I.Some pins are hammers
II.Some threads are nails
III.Some pins are threads
IV.No pin is thread

Statement:Some chairs are rooms.
No room is sofa
All sofas are tables
Some tables are desks
Conclusions:I.Some sofas are desks
II.No room is table
III.Some chairs are tables
IV.No desk is room

Statements:Some rings are chains
All chains are bangles
All bracelets are bangles
Some bangles are pendants
Conclusions:I.Some rings are bangles
II.Some chains are pendants
III.Some bracelets are rings
IV.No pendant is ring

Study the following information carefully to answer these questions A,B,C,D,E,F,G and H are sitting around a circle facing the center F is third to the right of C and second to the left of H.D is not an immediate neighbour of C or H. E is on the immediate right of A who is second to the right of G.

Which of the following is the correct position of B with respect to H ?
I.Second to the right
II.Fourth to the right
III.Fourth to the left
IV.Second to the left

Which of the following pairs of persons has first person sitting to the right of the second person ?

Each of the question below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II are given below it You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question Read both the statement and
Give answer (a)if the data in Statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question while the data in Statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question
Give answer (b)if the data in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question while the data in Statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question
Give answer (c)if the data in Statement I alone or in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question
Give answer (d)if the data in both the Statement I and II are not sufficient to answer the question
Give answer (e)if the data in both the Statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question

Tower P is in which direction with respect to tower Q ?
I.P is to the West of H which is to he south of Q
II.F is to the West of Q and to the North of P ?

What is Suneeta’s rank from top in the class ?
I.In the class of 42 children Suneeta is 29th from the bottom
II.Suneeta is ten ranks below samir.

How is K related to N ?
I.N is the brother of M who is the daughter of K
II.F is the husband of K

Who reached the station first among L,M,J,T and R if no two persons reached together ?
I.M reached only after J and T
II.L reached before R

What is the code for walks in the code language ?
I.In the code language ‘she walks fast’ is written as ‘he ka to’
II.In the code language ‘she learns fast’ is written as ‘jo ka he’

In these questions a group of digits is given followed by four combinations of letters and symbols numbered a) b) c) d).
Digits are to be coded as per the scheme and conditions given below You have to find out which of the four combinations is correct your answer is e) ie None of these.
Digit : 5 1 2 8 6 3 9 0 4 7
Letter/Symbol code: H $ T A U % # F R @
Conditions:
i.If the first digit is odd and the last digit is even their codes are to be interchanged.
ii.If the first as well as the last digit is even both are to be coded as $$\bigstar$$
iii.If the first digit is even and the last digit is odd both are to be coded as the code for the last digit

In these question the symbols @,#,$,$$\bigstar$$ and % are used with different meanings as follows:
‘A @ B’ means ‘A is not smaller than B’
‘A # B’ means ‘A is neither smaller than nor equal to B’
‘A $ B’ means ‘A is neither greater than nor smaller than B’
‘A $$\bigstar B’ means ‘A is not greater than B’
‘A % B’ means ‘A is neither greater than nor equal to B’
In each of the following question assuming the given statements to be true find out which of the two conclusions I and II given below them is/are definitely true
Give answer (a)if only conclusion I is true
Give answer (b)if only conclusion II is true
Give answer (c)if either conclusion I or conclusion II is true
Give answer (d)if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II is true
Give answer (e)if both conclusion I and II are true

Statements: L $$\bigstar$$P, P % V, V # D
Conclusions:I.L $$\bigstar$$ V
II. L $ D

Statements: V $$\bigstar$$ W, W $ H, H @ I
Conclusions:I. V $$\bigstar$$ I
II. I $$\bigstar$$ W

Statements: N @ W, W # H, H % T
Conclusions: I.H % N
II. T # W

Statement: F # R, H % R L $$\bigstar$$ H
Conclusion: I.F # L
II. R @ L

Statements: J @ K, K % M, M # T
Conclusions:I.K % T
II. K @ T

These question are based on the following information. Study it carefully and answer the question
Seven members L,H,K,T,F,J and R represent different countries in Olympics, viz, USA China Korea, France Russia Australia and Japan each one competes for a different sport viz.Volleyball, Archery Rifle Shooting Tennis Boxing Athletics and Football. The order of person, countries and games is not necessarily the same
K represents China for Archery T represents USA but not for Volleyball or Rifle Shooting The one who represents Japan competes for Boxing F competes for Volleyball but not for Korea L represent Australia for Athletics The one who represents Russia competes for Tennis J does not represent Korea or Japan R competes for Rifle Shooting

Which of the following combinations is correct ?

The one who competes for Rifle Shooting represents which country ?

For which game does T compete ?

In each of the questions given below, related pair of figures is followed by five numbered pairs of figures. Select the pair that has a relationship similar to that in the unnumbered pair. 

The best answer is to be selected from fairly close choices

What approximate value should come in place of question mark (?) in the following questions ?(You are not expected to calculate the exact value)

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

What should come in place of question mark (?) in the following question ?

$$[(144)^{2}\div48\times18]\div36=\sqrt{?}$$

$$(27)^{18}\div(27)^{3}=?$$

$$5\frac{1}{4}+6\frac{2}{3}+7\frac{1}{6}=?$$

$$(98)^{45}\times(98)^{-35}=?$$

In each of these question two equations I & II with variables a & b are given You have to solve both the equations to find the values of a & b
Mark answer if
a) a<b

b) $$a\leq b$$

c) relationship between a & b cannot be established

d) a>b

e) $$a\geq b$$

I.$$2a^{2}+a-1=0$$
II.$$12b^{2}-17b+6=0$$

I.$$a^{2}-5a+6=0$$
II. $$2b^{2}-13b+21=0$$

I.$$a^{2}+5a+6=0$$
II.$$b^{2}+7b+12=0$$

I.$$16a^{2}=1$$
II.$$3b^{2}+7b+2=0$$

I.$$a^{2}+2a+1=0$$
II.$$b^{2}=\pm4$$

For the following questions answer them individually

The number obtained by interchanging the digits of a two-digit number is less than the original number by 63 If the sum of the digits of the number is 11, what is the original number ?

In how many different ways can the letters of the word DAILY be arranged ?

A 200 meter long train crosses a platform double its length in 36 seconds What is the speed of train in kmph ?

Work done by A in one day is half of the work done by B in one day Work done by B is half of the work done by C in one day If C alone can complete the work in 7 days in how many days can A B and C together complete the work ?

The simple interest accrued on an amount of Rs 84,000 at the end of three years is Rs 30,240 What would be the compound interest accrued on the same amount at the same rate in the same period ?

A committee of 3 members is to be selected out of 3 men and 2 women What is the probability that the committee has at least one woman ?

One fifth of a number is 81 What will 68% of that number be?

If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 200% and the denominator is increased by 300% the resultant fraction is $$\frac{15}{26}$$ What was the original fraction ?

The profit earned after selling an article for Rs 996 is the same as the loss incurred after selling the article for Rs 894. What is the cost price of the article ?

The ages of Nishi and Vinnee are in the ratio of 6:5 After 9 years the ratio of their ages will be 9:8 What is the difference in their ages ?

The total of the ages of a class of 75 girls is 1050 years the average age of 25 of them is 12 years and that of another 25 is 16 years Find the average age of the remaining girls

Ms Deepti Jain invests 11% of her monthly salary ie Rs 5,236 in Fixed Deposits Later she invests 19% of her monthly salary on Life Insurance Policies also she invests another 7 % of her monthly salary on Mutual Funds what is the total annual amount invested by Ms Deepti Jain ?

In class of 40 students and 8 teachers each student got sweets that are 20% of total number of students and each teacher got sweets that are 25% of the total number of students How many sweets were there ?

Which number should replace the question marks in the following equation?
$$\frac{?}{432}=\frac{243}{?}$$

By how much is $$\frac{5}{12}$$ of 516 lesser than $$\frac{4}{9}$$ of 495 ?

What is 35% of 45% of $$\frac{7}{9}$$ of 3600?

If the fraction $$\frac{2}{55},\frac{3}{8},\frac{4}{9},\frac{5}{13},\frac{6}{11}$$ are arranged in ascending order of their values which one will be the fourth ?

Swapna spent Rs 44,620 on Deepawali shopping Rs 32,764 on buying a laptop and the remaining 32% of the total amount she had as cash with her What was the total amount ?

A sum of money is divided among A, B, C, and D in the ratio of 2:3:7:11. If the share of C is Rs 2,755 more than the share of A then what is the total amount of money of B and D together ?

Manas decided to donate 12% of his salary On the day of donation he changed his mind and donated Rs 2,240 which was two-third of what he had decided earlier How much is Mana’s salary ?

Each question below is followed by two statements A and B You are to determine whether the data given in the statement is sufficient for answering the question You should use the data and your knowledge of Mathematics to choose between the possible answer
Give answer a)If the statement A alone is sufficient to answer the question but the statement B alone is not sufficient.
Give answer b)If the statement B alone is sufficient to answer the question but the statement A alone is not sufficient
Give answer c)If both statement A and B together are needed to answer the question
Give answer d)If either the statement A alone or statement B alone is sufficient to answer the question
Give answer e)If you cannot get the answer from the statement A and B together but need even more data

What is the profit earned by selling a watch for Rs 15,675 ?
A.The cost price of 5 such watches is equal to the selling price of 4 such watches
B.25% profit is earned by selling each watch

The ages of Anand and Sujeet are in the ratio of 6:5 what is the age of anand ?
A.The ages of Anand and Sandeep are in the ratio of 10:7
B.After 5 years the ratio of Anand’s and Sujeet’s ages will be 7:6

What is the salary of A in a group of A,B,C, D and E whose average salary is Rs 65,780 ?
A.Total of the salaries of B and C is Rs 88,545
B.Total of the salaries of D and E is Rs 59,020

In how many days can 14 men complete a piece of work ?
A.18 women can complete the same piece of work in 24 days
B.28 children can complete the same piece of work in 56 days

What is a three-digit number ?
A.Three-fifths of that number is less by 90 of that number.
B.One-fourth of that number is 25% of the number

Thought the Cold War has ended selective tactics are still continuing for ensuring the military and economic dominance of developed countries Various types of technology denial regimes are still being enforced which are now being mainly targeted against developing countries like India
Today we in India encounter twin problems On one side there is a large scale strengthening of our neighbours through supply of arms and clandestine support to their nuclear and missile programmes and on the other side all efforts are being made to weaken our indigenous technology growth through control regimes and dumping of low-tech system accompanied with high commercial pitch in critical areas Growth of indigenous technology and self-reliance are the only answer to the problem
Thus in the environment around India the number of missiles and nuclear powers are continuously increasing and destructive weapons continue to pile up around us in spite of arms reduction treaties
To understand the implications of various types of warfare that may affect us we need to take a quick look at the evolution of war weaponry and the types of warfare I am highlighting this point for the reason that in less than a century we could see change in the nature of warfare and its effects of society
In early years of human history it was mostly direct human warfare During the twentieth century up to about 1990 the warfare was weapon driven The weapons used were guns tanks aircraft ships submarines and the nuclear weapons deployed on land/sea/air and also reconnaissance spacecraft. Proliferation of conventional nuclear and biological weapons was at a peak owing to the competition between the superpowers
The next phase in a new form has just started from 1990 onwards The world has graduated into economic warfare.The means used is control of market forces through high technology.The participating nations apart from the USA, are Japan the UK France Germany certain South East Asian countries and a few others The driving force is the generation of wealth with certain types of economic doctrine
The urgent issue we need to address collectively as a nation is how do we handle the tactics of economic and military dominance in this new form coming from the backdoor ? Today technology is the main driver of economic development at the national level Therefore we have to develop indigenous technologies to enhance our competitive edge and to generate national wealth in all segments of economy Therefore the need of the hour is arm India with technology.

Why do certain countries use selective tactics against developing countries ?

Which are the issues of great concern that India is facing at present according to the author of the passage ?
(A)The supply of high-tech weaponry by other countries to India’s neighbours who are likely to use the same against India
(B)Other countries secretly helping India’s neighbours to strengthen their nuclear might
(C)Obstruction of India’s genuine efforts to develop its own nuclear technology

Enforcement of technology denial regimes by developed countries implies which of the following ?

The striking difference in warfare before and after 1990 was the shift from

Why according to the author is it necessary to examine how weaponry and warfare have evolved ?
(A)To understand their implications for us
(B)To learn the rapid changes that have taken place in weaponry and warfare
(C)To master them and enable us to attack our enemies

According to the author the most effective way to counter our major problems is to
(A)develop indigenous technologies
(B)compete with other countries in their warring tactics
(C)generate national wealth in all segments of economy

What according to the author is the solution to our problems in the international field ?
(A)Importing up-to-date technology and nuclear equipments from developed countries
(B)Developing our own in-house technology
(C)Eliminating dependence on developed countries

What is the general outcome of arms reduction treaties as a whole according to the author of the passage ?

What according to the author is the immediate problem to be collectively resolved by our country ?

Choose the word which is the MOST similar in meaning as the word ”Reconnaissance” as given in the passage

Choose the word which is the MOST similar in meaning as the word ”Proliferation” as given in the passage

Choose the word which is the MOST similar in meaning as the word ”Evolution” as given in the passage.

Choose the word which is the MOST opposite in meaning as the word ”Indigenous” as given in the passage.

Choose the word which is the MOST opposite in meaning as the word ”Domination” as given in the passage.

Choose the word which is the MOST opposite in meaning as the word ”continuously” as given in the passage.

In each question below four words which are A,B,C and D have been printed in bold of which one word may be wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the statement. The number of that word is the answer. If all the four words are correctly spelt mark E i,e “All Correct” as the answer.

Non-communicable A/ diseases B/ are a major C/ concerned D/ for people in this region. All Correct E/.

The industry is poised A/ for a quantum B/ jump as it has ventured into India markets which have excellent C/growth opportunities D/. All Correct E/.

The Government administration is required to undergo A/ a radicle B/transformation C/ for better service orientation D/ All Correct E/.

The squwad A/ that was entrusted with the task of detection B/ of explosives and their neutralization C/ has completed the assignment D/ All Correct E/.

The equipments A/ used for surveillance B/ must be reliability C/ and of appropriate D/ quality All Correct E/.

Which of the phrases a,b,c, and d.given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct ?
If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No correction is required’ mark e, as the answer.

As soon as she opened the umbrella a scorpion fell about of it

A true leader’s life is a saga of dedicating to the cause of welfare of human beings

He firmly believes that a significant change in the structures of our various department is the necessary

Despite being considerable difficulty this is one of the most popular exercises

The prayer is most likely to start at 6.00 a.m

If you would like to reconsider your decision please give a word to me

If I were you I cannot have granted him any relief

The issues were so complicated that they could not be easily resolved

Over-exploitation of ground water has been led to their levels falling drastically and causes droughts

Why you refrained from mention this point is surprise to me

The production of the factory’s various departments had not been satisfactory this year

A committee comprising of imminent scholars from various technical institutes was set up

In the recent held cricket match most of the players scored more then fifty runs

Inhabitants of that locality can classify into only two groups namely the poor and the very poor

He gathered courage and rushed to the blast sight to save his colleague

Rearrange the following sentence A,B,C,D,E,and F into a meaningful paragraph and then answer the question given below it
(A)Moreover salaries in public sector enterprises are not as competitive as those offered by private or foreign corporates
(B)This trend should be a wake up call for stakeholders to examine why employees are seeking better opportunities with private companies in India and abroad
(C)Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs) have been experiencing severe challenges in attracting motivating and retaining their key staff
(D)Having identified these as the reasons why employees leave PSEs it is important to empower stakeholders to find ways to remedy the situation
(E)One reason is that young employees Iured away by private firms are more willing to undertake professional risks.
(F)Employees in specialist roles especially have become increasingly difficult to retain

Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement ?

Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement ?

Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement ?

Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement ?

Which of the following should be the LAST (SIXTH) sentence after rearrangement ?

In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered These numbers are printed below the passage and against each five words have been suggested one of which fits the blanks appropriately Find out the appropriate word in each case
Traditional bank architecture is based on bank branches These branches ensure the physical (191)of a customer’s saving A customer may go there to deposit and withdraw money (192)loans and (193) in other financial transactions In the past two decades banking architecture has changed the Automated Teller Machine (ATM) has been a big (194) and credit and debit cards have created new financial spaces (195)the bank branch has remained the bedrock of the banking system after all a person needs a bank account in a branch before he can operate a debit or ATM card This may be about to change as technocrats now (196)cell phones as the new architecture of virtual banks This has the potential to make branches (197)Cell phone banking looks especially relevant for India since it can penetrate the country side cheaply and (198)The world over cell phones are spreading at a (199)rate and in India alone new cell phone connections are growing at the rate of six million a month a rate of customer (200)that no bank can dream of

For the following questions answer them individually

Which of the following is/are True about the National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA) which was in news recently ?
(A)The NRAA was set up in 1955 at the initiative of the then Prime Minister J L Nehru
(B)NRAA was established to co-ordinate the work of five ministries associated with the development of rainfed areas.
(C)NRAA has now been converted into corporation of the same name

The final results of the economic census conducted in India in the year 2005 were published recently Which of the following statements is/are True about the economic census ?
(A)Economic Census is basically the data pertaining to growth in employment opportunities
(B)Economic Census is conducted every fifth year by the Ministry of Home Affairs
(C)Only non-agriculture establishment are covered in economic census

The Govt of India is in the process of bringing some changes and amendments in the existing Money Laundering Act What are the changes suggested in the law ?
(A)Some payment gateways like Master and Visa Cards are required to be discontinued with immediate effect
(B)Money Transfer Services like Western Union should be brought under the purview of the Act
(C)A New Financial Intelligence Unit will be setup to keep a check on huge cash transactions

Balmiki Prasad Singh has taken over as the Governor of

The New Capital Adequacy Framework prescribed for the banks is commonly known as

The Paralympic Games in September 2008 were held at

The recent report on Global Development Finance released by the World Bank has projected India’s GDP growth rate at which of the following levels ?

Daiichi Sankyo has taken over which of the following Companies/Corporations of Indian base ?

The sudden turn of events in the economic environment globally in the last four to five months has resulted in slowing down of India’s economic growth.Which of these following is/are the event(s) which has/have put their impact on Indian economy ?
(A)Turmoil in US credit market
(B)Large-scale increase in the prices of crude oil and food grains
(C)Adoption of Basel II norms by the banks

Which of the following cities is placed at the top of the list of cities found suitable for “Global Commerce” compiled by the Master Cards ? (Result of the survey were published recently in various financial newspapers

As we all know Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) is the percentage of the deposit banks keep in reserve with them This ratio is also known as

Ghulam Nabi Azad was in the news recently as he has resigned from the post of the

The next Non Aligned Movement Summit 2009 is scheduled to be held in

When an agent asks a customer to invest in a Mutual Fund Product without telling him/her about the risks involved in the investment the process is termed as

When a corporate entity wishes to raise money from the market it can do that by issuing

Which of the following countries has offered an aid of Rs 1200 cr for the second phase of India’s Universal Elementary Education Scheme popularly known as “Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan”?

Which of the following statements is/are TRUE about the 34th Summit of the World’s eight most industrialised nations (G-8 Summit) held in Jul 2008 ?
(A)The Summit took place in Moscow
(B)Leaders of G-8 countries endorsed a proposal to halve the quantity of the carbon emissions in the air by the year 2050
(C)Leaders of G-8 nations also expressed their strong concern about the sharp and frequent rise in the prices of oil products globally

Which of the following is known as ‘Himadri’ ?

Lisbon Treaty is the treaty accepted adopted by the members of which of the following organisation recently ?

The Govt of India  announced a subsidised pricing policy based on nutrients in it of which of the following to protect the interest of the farmers ?

When the growth of GDP in a country slows down suddenly people start losing their jobs and the situation continues for several weeks what name is given to this state of economy (A big country was in this state recently) ?

Pranab Mukherjee visited which of the following countries recently where Reliance is planning to set up a 1.5-billion-dollar petro chemical plant and IFFCO is also setting up a $350-million phosphoric acid plant ?

Who amongst the following was honoured by the Knighthood by Queen Elizabeth recently ?

The Govt of India is Planning to create a SEBI-like regulatory body for which of the following business activities body for which of the following business activities which is whopping in India these days ?

Russia has recently made a ceasefire agreement with which of the following nations ?

Who amongst the following is the author of the book The Shape of the Beast ?

The Govt of India has decided to build a Nuclear Power plant in which of the following North-Eastern States ?

Ma Ying-jeou has taken over as the President of

What is backup ?

Goldman Sachs has prepared a report “Ten Things India to Achieve by 2050 Potential”. Which of the following is NOT one of these ten things ?

The primary goal of a computer system is to turn data into

Which of the following States has become the first State in India to offer a Govt job to an HIV-positive candidate ?

Who amongst the following was the Chairperson of the Growth Commission a body supported by the World Bank ?

Who amongst the following is the author of the book Animal people which was adjudged as the best book of the year by the Commonwealth Foundation ?

India won its first Individual Gold Medal in Beijing Olympics 2008 in which of the following events ?

Some economists are naming the present inflation in India as Imported Inflation Why is it that they have named it so ?
(A)It is because foreign products have become costly
(B)It is because some monetary units have depreciated
(C)The shortage of commodities in India is being made good by imported commodities

What is the main folder on a storage device called ?

Manipulating data to create information is known as

The type of software that controls the internal operations in the computer and controls how the computer works with all its parts is which of the following ?

In addition to keying data directly into a database data entry can be done from a(n)

What is an E-mail attachment ?

What happens when you boot up a PC?

What is correcting errors in a program called ?

Sending an E-mail is similar to

The blinking symbol on the computer screen is called the

A word processor would most likely be used to do which of the following ?

A hard copy of a file created on a computer refers to data

A _______is an organised collection of data about a single entity.

Something which has easily understood instructions is said to be

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