SBI PO 2011

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Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain word/phrases have been printed in bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions.

Jagir Singh has sold red onions at a market in south Delhi everyday for the past half-century. Perched on an upturned crate, wrapped tight against the chill air, he offers pyaz, a staple for much Indian cooking, for 60 rupees a kilo, the most he can remember. Business is brisk but most customers pick up only a small handful of onions. That is just as well-wholesale supplies are tight, he says, and the quality is poor.
As India’s economy grows by some 9% a year, food prices are soaring. In late December the commerce ministry judged that food inflation had reached 18.3%, with pricey vegetables mostly to blame. Officials have made some attempts to temper the rise in the past month-scrapping import taxes for onions, banning their export and ordering low-prices sales at government-run shops. But there is no quick fix.
Heavy rain in the west of India brought a rotten harvest. Vegetables from farther afield-- including a politically sensitive delivery from a neighbouring country--- are costly to move on India’s crowded, potholed roads. Few refrigerated lorries and poor logistics mean that much of each harvest is wasted. Newspapers allege hoarders are ‘’cashing in’’.
The biggest problem are structural. Food Producers, hampered by land restrictions, archaic retail networks and bad infrastructure, fail to meet extra demand from consumers. It was estimated in October that a 39% rise in income per person in the previous five years might have created an extra 220 million regular consumers of milk, eggs, meat and fish. Supplies have not kept up with this potential demand.
The broader inflation rate may be a less eye-watering problem than the onion suggest. The central bank has lifted interest rates steadily in the past year and is expected to do so again later this month. Headline inflation fell to 7.5% in November, down by just over a percentage point from October, though it is still above the central bank’s forecast of 5.5% for March.

SBI PO 2011 - Question 1

What is the responsible for the increased demand amongst consumers for certain food stuff?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 2

Which of the following is ‘’Not true’’ in the context of the passage?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 3

Which of the following is/are the reason/s for increase in food/vegetable prices?
A. Bad weather
B. Land restriction
C. poor infrastructure for storage and transportation

SBI PO 2011 - Question 4

Which of the following is/are TRUE in the context of the passage?
A: The interest rates are being raised in India
B: India is witnessing a steady economic growth
C: It has been proven that the food inflation is mainly because of hoarding.

SBI PO 2011 - Question 5

Which of the following is possibly the most appropriate title for the passage?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 6

What can be said about the sale of onions at present as given in the passage?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 7

The usage of the phrase ‘’cashing in’’ in the passage can possibly mean---

SBI PO 2011 - Question 8

Which of the following is most similar in meaning to the word ‘tight’ as used in the passage?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 9

Which of the following is ‘’most similar’’ in meaning to the word ‘’Temper’’ as used in the passage?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 10

Which of the following is ‘’most opposite’’ in meaning to the word ‘’Archaic’ as used in the passage?

Which of the phrases A, B, C and D given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in ‘’bold’’ in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, mark E as the answer.

SBI PO 2011 - Question 11

Seeing that there was an ongoing sale in one of her favourite stores, Seeta made a beeline for it immediately after entering the Mall.

SBI PO 2011 - Question 12

Sharon made it to work in the nicks of times, or else she would have missed the meeting.

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Varun was on cloud nine after having stood first in his class.

SBI PO 2011 - Question 14

Vithal had a habit of pass the buck when it came to important issues at work.

SBI PO 2011 - Question 15

Puneet raked his brains and tried to find an answer to a tricky question given in the paper but couldn’t find one.

Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of word for each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

SBI PO 2011 - Question 16

The water transport project on the west coast is ….. to get a shot in the arm with a new plan in which the Road Development Corporation will build the infrastructure and…….. a private party to operate the service.

SBI PO 2011 - Question 17

As the weekend finally rolled around, the city folk were only …… happy to settle down and laugh their cares…..

SBI PO 2011 - Question 18

The flood of brilliant ideas has not only …… us, but has also encouraged us to ……… the last date for submission of entries.

SBI PO 2011 - Question 19

…………..about prolonged power cuts in urban areas, the authorities have decided to ……….. over to more reliable and eco-friendly systems to run its pumps.

SBI PO 2011 - Question 20

The high cutoff marks this year have college admission-seekers to either ….. for lesser known colleges or change their subject preferences.

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given it. Certain word/phrases have been printed in ‘’bold’’ to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions.

India is rushing headlong towards economic success and modernisation, counting on hightech industries such as information technology and biotechnology to propel the nation to prosperity.
India’s recent announcement that it would no longer produce unlicensed inexpensive generic pharmaceuticals bowed to the realities of the World Trade Organisation while at the same time challenging the domestic drug industry to compete with the multinational firms. Unfortunately, its weak higher education sector constitutes the Achilles’ heel of this strategy. Its systematic disinvestment in higher education in recent years has yield neither world-class research nor very many highly trained scholars, scientists or managers to sustain high-tech development.
India’s main competitor especially China buts also Singapore, Taiwan and South Korea are investing in large and ‘’differentiated’’ higher education systems. They are providing access to large number of students at the bottom of the academic system while at the same time building some research-based universities that are able to compete with the world’s best institutions. The recent London Times Higher Education Supplement ranking of the world’s top 200 universities included three in China, three in Hong Kong three in South Korea. one in Taiwan, and one in India. These countries are positioning themselves for leadership in the knowledge based economies for coming era.
There was a time when countries could achieve economic success with cheap labour and low-tech manufacturing. Low wages still help, but contemporary large-scale development requires a sophisticated and at least partly knowledge-based economy. India has chosen that path, but will find a major stumbling block in its universities system.
India has significant advantages in the 21st century knowledge race. It has a large higher education sector --- the third largest in the world in student numbers, after China and the United States. It uses English as a primary language of higher education and research. It has a long academic tradition. Academic freedom is respected. There are a small number of highly quality institutions, departments, and centres that can form the basis of quality sector in higher education. The fact that the States, rather than the Central Government, exercise major responsibility for higher education creates a rather cumbersome structure, but the system allows for a variety of policies and approaches.
Yet the weakness far outweigh the strengths. India educates approximately 10 per cent of its young people in higher education compared with more than half in the major industrialised countries and 15 per cent in China. Almost all of the world’s academic systems resemble a pyramid, with a small high quality tier at the top and a massive sector at the bottom. India has a tiny top tier. None of its universities occupies a solid position at the top. A few of the best universities have some excellent departments and centres and there are a small number of outstanding undergraduate colleges. The university Grants Commission’s recent major support of five universities to build on their recognised strength is a step toward recognising a differentiated academic system and fostering excellence. These universities, combined, enroll well under 1 percent of the student population.

SBI PO 2011 - Question 21

Which of the following is ‘’TRUE’’ in the context of the passage?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 22

What does the phrase ‘Achilles’ Heel’ mean as used in the passage?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 23

Which of the following is/are India’s strength/s in terms of higher education?
A: Its system of higher education allows variations
B: Medium of instruction for most higher learning is English
C: It has the paraphernalia, albeit small in number, to build a high quality higher educational sector.

SBI PO 2011 - Question 24

Which of the following are Asian countries other than India, doing to head towards a knowledge based economy?
A. Building competitive research based universities
B. Investing in diverse higher education systems
C. Providing access to higher education to a select few students.

SBI PO 2011 - Question 25

Which of the following is possibly the most appropriate title for passage?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 26

What did India agree to do at the behest of the World Trade Organisation?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 27

Which of the following is/are India’s weakness/es when it comes to higher education?
A. India universities do not have the requisite teaching faculty to cater to the needs of the higher education sector
B. Only five Indian universities occupy the top position very strongly, in the academic pyramid, when it comes to higher education
C. India has the least percentage of young population talking to higher education as comapred to the rest of the comparable countries.

SBI PO 2011 - Question 28

Which of the following , according to the passage, is/are needed for economic success of a country?
A. Cheap labour
B. Educated employees
C. Research institutions to cater to development

SBI PO 2011 - Question 29

Choose the word/group of words which is most similar in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage: FOSTERING

SBI PO 2011 - Question 30

Choose the word/group of words which is most similar in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage: PROPEL

SBI PO 2011 - Question 31

Choose the word/group of words which is most similar in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage: MASSIVE

SBI PO 2011 - Question 32

Choose the word/group of words which is most similar in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage: STUMBLING BLOCK

SBI PO 2011 - Question 33

Choose the word which is most opposite in the meaning of the word printed in bold as used in the passage: CUMBERSOME

SBI PO 2011 - Question 34

Choose the word which is most opposite in the meaning of the word printed in bold as used in the passage: RESEMBLE

SBI PO 2011 - Question 35

Choose the word which is most opposite in the meaning of the word printed in bold as used in the passage: DIFFERENTIATED

Rearrange the following six sentences, A,B,C,D,E and F in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph. Then answer the questions given below them.
A. Its prevalence reflects very badly on a society that is not able to stop this evil.
B. Though elimination of child labour is an impossible task considering the current socio-economic scenario of these poor families, the Indian government is `committed to the task of ensuring that no child remains illiterate, hungry without medical care.
C. Therefore, unless the socio-economic status of the poor families is improved. India has to live with child labour.
D. The members of these households have to send their children to work, even if the future of these innocent children is ruined, as that is the only choice open for them to survive in this world.
E. Child labour is, no doubt, an evil that should be done away with at the earliest.
F. But in a society where many households may have to suffer the pangs of hunger if the children are withdrawn from work, beggars can’t be choosers.

SBI PO 2011 - Question 36

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

SBI PO 2011 - Question 37

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

SBI PO 2011 - Question 38

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

SBI PO 2011 - Question 39

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

SBI PO 2011 - Question 40

Which of the following should be the 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 are suggested, one of which fits the blank approximately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
Around the world, forests are being (191) at a rate of about thirteen million hectares a year and deforestation accounts for an estimated 17%-20% of all global emissions. In addition, forests and other terrestrial carbon sinks play a (192) role in preventing runaway climate change, soaking up a full 2.6 Gt of atmosphere carbon every year. The destruction of forests, therefore, not only emits carbon-----a staggering 1.6 Gt a year, which severely (193) forests’ capacity to absorb emissions from other sources---but also drastically (194) the amount of forested land available to act as a carbon sink in the future.
However, the effects of deforestation extend beyond carbon. Rainforests (195) a wide variety of ecosystems services, from regulating rainfall to purifying groundwater and keeping fertile soil from (196); deforestation in one area can seriously damage food production and (197) to clean water in an entire region. The value of global ecosystem services has been estimated at 33 trillion USD each year (almost half of global GDP), but these services have been taken for granted without a mechanism to make the market reflect their value. Rainforests are also a home and (198) of income for a huge number of people in Africa, Asia and South America. (199) this, economic pressures frequently drive both local communities and national governments in the developing world to (200) these forests in ways that are unsustainable, clear-cutting vast areas for fuel, timber, mining, or agricultural land.

For the following questions answer them individually
SBI PO 2011 - Question 51

A major Public Sector raised interest rates on loans by 25 basis points--- was news in some major financial newspapers recently. This means bank has raised interest by 25 basis points of----

SBI PO 2011 - Question 52

The Finance Minister of India is one of his press conference said that inflationary pressure is likely to continue following recent increase in rates of some commodities in international markets. Which of the following commodities was he referring to as it gets frequent increase at international levels and disturbs our Home Economy substantially?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 53

Immediately prior to change in the measure of Food Inflation, which of the following indexes was being used for measuring it.

SBI PO 2011 - Question 54

What is the full form of ‘FINO’ a term we see frequently in financial newspaper?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 55

Which of the following is/are commodity/lies on which subsidy is given to farmers/poor in India?
A. Fertilizer B. Kerosene
C. LPG

SBI PO 2011 - Question 56

‘Bhagyam Oilfields’ which were recently in news are located in which of the following states in India?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 57

The Finance Minister of India recently decided to review the position of ‘Bad Debts’ in priority sector. Which of the following is/are the reason (s) owing to which FM took this decision?
A. Bad Debt in agriculture is still rising substantially every year despite special treatment to it.
B. Bad Debt in other areas of priority sector is almost nil now.
C. Govt. is planning to disburse another instalment of Rs. 1,60,000 crore which will bring ‘Bad Debts’ almost at ‘Nil level’ and no special treatment will be needed in next fiscal year.

SBI PO 2011 - Question 58

Which among the following countries is NOT a member of the TAPI pipeline project, which was in news recently?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 59

An agreement on Arms Reduction popularly known as ‘START’ is one of the major issues in the way of smooth relations between which of the following two countries?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 60

The International WWW Conference - 2011 was organized in which of the following places in March 2011?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 61

Which of the following international agencies/organizations had initiated an ‘’International Convention for the ‘Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance’, which came into effect recently?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 62

‘BRIC’ which was the Organisation of 4 nations namely Brazil, Russia, India and China has now become ‘BRICS’ which is the fifth nation included in it?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 63

The process of acquisition of agricultural land and its compensation to farmers recently came up as a major issue in which of the following states? (It also created law and order problem in the State)

SBI PO 2011 - Question 64

What does the letter ‘L’ denote in term ‘LAF’ as referred every now and then in relation to monetary policy of the RBI ?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 65

BP Plc which was in news recently is a major international company in field of

SBI PO 2011 - Question 66

Who amongst the following has been appointed as the new coach of the Indian Cricket team for a period of two years?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 67

Why was the Kanishtha Dhankhar’s name in news recently?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 68

K. Balachander, who was awarded prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award-2010, is basically a/an

SBI PO 2011 - Question 69

Banks and other financial institutions in India are required to maintain a certain amount of liquid assets like cash, precious metals and other short term securities as a reserve all the time. In Banking World this is known as-

SBI PO 2011 - Question 70

Which of the following Space agencies recently launched three satellites and placed them into Polar Sun Synchronous Orbit successfully?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 71

As per the decision taken by the Govt. of India recently, ‘Bamboo is a liberated item now’. What does it really mean?

A: Bamboo, henceforth will be treated as a minor forest produce only
B: Now villagers are free to sell bamboo in their community forest areas
C: Gramsabha is given right to issue transport passes to legally transport the produce.

SBI PO 2011 - Question 72

Union Cabinet recently passed a Rs. 7000/- crore project to clean up which of the following rivers in India?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 73

As per estimates of the Planning Commission of India the target growth rate of 12th Five Year Plan is set to

SBI PO 2011 - Question 74

Goodluck Jonathan was recently reelected the President of-

SBI PO 2011 - Question 75

Which of the following schemes is NOT launched by the Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 76

Where you are likely to find an embedded operating system?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 77

An online discussion group that allows direct ‘live’ communication is known as--------

SBI PO 2011 - Question 78

Which of the following is a program that users a variety of different approaches to identity and eliminate spam?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 79

Connection or link to other documents or Web Pages that contain related information is called---

SBI PO 2011 - Question 80

Which of the following is a programming language for creating special programs like applets?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 81

The system unit------

SBI PO 2011 - Question 82

System software-----

SBI PO 2011 - Question 83

Computer and communication technologies, such as communication links to the Internet that provide help and understanding to the end user is known as---

SBI PO 2011 - Question 84

Which of the following contained on chips connected to the system board and is a holding area for data instructions and information? (processed data waiting to be output to secondary storage)

SBI PO 2011 - Question 85

Microsoft’s Messenger allows user to -----

SBI PO 2011 - Question 86

Portable computer, also known as laptop computer, weighing between 4 and 10 pounds is called---

SBI PO 2011 - Question 87

The main circuit-board of the system unit is the----

SBI PO 2011 - Question 88

Which of the following is billionth of a second?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 89

Online Marketing is the function of which of the following?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 90

Customisation is useful for-----

SBI PO 2011 - Question 91

The key challenge to market driven strategy is-----

SBI PO 2011 - Question 92

Effective Selling skills depends on -----

SBI PO 2011 - Question 93

Generation of sales leads can be improved by----

SBI PO 2011 - Question 94

A Market Plan is----

SBI PO 2011 - Question 95

Marketing channels mean---

SBI PO 2011 - Question 96

Social Marketing means-----

SBI PO 2011 - Question 97

Service Marketing is the same as---

SBI PO 2011 - Question 98

Market driven strategies include ---

SBI PO 2011 - Question 99

Innovation in Marketing is same as

SBI PO 2011 - Question 100

Personal Loans can be canvassed among---

Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence from a group. Which one is that ‘’does not’’ belongs to the group?

For the following questions answer them individually
SBI PO 2011 - Question 104

Which of the following symbols should replace the question mark in the given expression in order to mark the given expression ‘A > D’ as well as ‘F $$\geq$$ C ‘’definitely true?

A > B $$\geq$$ C ? D $$\leq$$ E = F

SBI PO 2011 - Question 105

In which of the following expressions ‘R < P’ as well as ‘S > Q’ be ‘’definitely true?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 106

Read the following information carefully and answer the question which follows:

If ‘A $$ \times$$ B’ means ‘A is the father of B’.
If ‘A $$+$$ B’ means ‘A is daughter of B’
If ‘A $$\div$$ B’ means ‘A is son of B’.
If ‘A $$-$$ B’ means ‘A is sister of B’.
What will come in the place of the question mark, to establish that P is the son-in-law of S in the expression ; ‘P $$\times$$ Q $$+$$ R $$-$$ T ? S

Study the following information to answer the given questions:
Twelve people are sitting in two parallel rows containing six people each, in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In row-1 P, Q, R, S, T and V are seated and all of them are facing South. In row-2 A, B, C, D, E and F are seated and all of them are facing North. Therefore, in the given seating arrangement each member seated in a row faces another member of the other row.
S sits third to right of Q. Either S or Q sits at an extreme end of the line. The one who faces Q sits second to right of E. Two people sit between B and F. Neither B nor F sits at an extreme end of the line. The immediate neighbour of B faces the person who sits third to the left of P. R and T are immediate neighbours of each other. C sits second to the left of A. T does not face the immediate neighbour of D.

SBI PO 2011 - Question 107

Who amongst the following sit at extreme ends of the rows?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 110

P is related to A in the same way as S is related to B based on the given arrangement. To which of the following is T related to, following the same pattern ?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 111

Which of the following is ‘’true’’ regarding T?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 112

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

Each of these questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and -

SBI PO 2011 - Question 113

Which bag amongst P, Q, R, S and T is the heaviest?
I. Bag Q is heavier than R and S. Bag T is the heavier only than bag P.
II. Only three bags are lighter than R. The weight of bag Q is 50 kg which is 2 kg more than bag R.

SBI PO 2011 - Question 114

Are all the five friends viz. A, B, C, D and E who are seated around a circular table facing the centre?
I. A sits third to the left of B. B faces the centre. D and E are immediate neighbours, of each other. C sits second to the right of E.
II. D sits second to the right of C. C faces the centre. E sits second to right of A and and C sits second to the left of D.

SBI PO 2011 - Question 115

In a college five different subjects, viz. Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology and Mathematics are taught on five different days of the same week, starting from Monday and ending on Friday. Is chemistry taught on Wednesday?
I. Two subjects are taught between Zoology and Mathematics. Mathematics is taught before Zoology. Chemistry is taught on the day immediately next to the day when Physics is taught. Botany is not taught on Friday.
II. Three lectures are scheduled between the lectures of Botany and Zoology. Mathematics is taught immediately before Physics.

SBI PO 2011 - Question 116

Is the time in the clock 9 O’ clock now?
I. After half an hour, the minute and the hour hands of the clock will make an angle of exactly 90’C with each other.
II. Exactly 15 minutes back, the hour and the minute’s hand of the clock coincided with each other.

SBI PO 2011 - Question 117

Is F the granddaughter of B?
I. B is the father of M. M is the sister of T. T is the mother of F.
II. S is the son of F. V is the daughter of F. R is the brother of T?

Study the following information to answer the given questions.
A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement. ‘’(All the numbers are two digits numbers and are arranged as per some logic based on the value of the number)’’.
Input : win 56 32 93 bat for 46 him 28 11 give chance.
Step I : 93 56 32 bat for 46 him 28 11 give chance win
Step II : 11 93 56 32 bat for 46 28 give chance win him
Step III: 56 11 93 32 bat for 46 28 chance win him give
Step IV: 28 56 11 93 32 bat 46 chance win him give for
Step V: 46 28 56 11 93 32 bat win him give for chance
Step V: 32 46 28 56 11 93 win him give for chance bat
and Step VI is last step of the arrangement of the above input as the intended arrangement is obtained.
As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate steps for the given input,
Input for the questions:
Input : ‘’fun 89 at the 28 16 base camp 35 53 here 68’’ (All the numbers given in the arrangement are two digit numbers.)

SBI PO 2011 - Question 118

Which of the following would be the Step II?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 119

Which word/number would be at 7th position from the left in Step IV?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 120

Which step number would be the following output?
53 28 68 16 89 at 35 the here fum camp base

Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
Eight colleagues, A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table facing the centre but not necessarily in the same order. Each one of them holds a different post viz. Manager, Company Secretary, Chairman, President, Vice-President, Group Leader, Financial Advisor and Managing Director.
A sits third to right of the Managing Director. Only two people sit between the Managing Director and H. Vice President and the Company Secretary are immediate neighbours of each other. Neither A nor H is a Vice President or a company secretary. Vice President is not an immediate neighbour of the Managing Director. Manager sits second to left of E. E is not an immediate neighbour of H. The manager is an immediate neighbour of both Group Leader and the Financial Advisor. Financial Advisor sits third to right of B. B is not the Vice President. C sits to the immediate right of the Chairman. A is not the Chairman. F is not an immediate neighbour of A. G is not an immediate neighbour of the Manager.

SBI PO 2011 - Question 121

Who amongst the following sits third to the left of E?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 122

Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and thus form a group. Which is the one that ‘’does not’’ belong to that group?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 124

Which of the following is ‘’true’’ with respect to the given seating arrangement?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 125

Which of the following posts does B hold in the company?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 126

Who amongst the following sits exactly between the Managing Director and H?

Read the following information and sentences 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 given below it carefully and answer the questions which follow:
‘’A host of foreign companies are in talks with the Indian government for selling B 150, a tough short haul plane ideal for connectivity of smaller towns which is lacking in India at present.
A. B 150 planes not only have low operating costs than competing planes like Cezana but also a much better track record in terms of safety and efficiency.
B. The profit margin of road transport operators in the smaller towns connected by B 150 planes has been reduced substantially as a majority of people prefer air transport over other means of transport.
C. Smaller towns, at present, are better connected by roads and railways as compared to flight services
D. B 150 planes are capable of operating in sectors where large airlines cannot fly due to challenging conditions such as mist, short runways, etc. Such planes can also double up as cargo planes and charter flights for the rich and the elite.
E. B 150 planes need to operate in the existing airports which are situated in bigger cities only and are poorly connected to the smaller cities.

SBI PO 2011 - Question 128

Which of the statements A, B, C, D and E can be inferred from the facts/information given in the statement?
(An ‘’inference’’ is something which is not directly but can be inferred from the given facts.)

SBI PO 2011 - Question 129

Which of the statements A, B, C, D and E mentioned above would weaken the offer made by the foreign companies for selling B 150 planes to ‘’Indian’’ government?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 130

Which of the statements A, B, C, D and E mentioned above represents a possible ‘’consequence’’ of the success of B 150 planes in smaller cities?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 131

Which of the statements A, B, C, D and E would ‘’favour’’ the foreign companies bid to sell B 150 planes in India?

Study the following information to answer the given questions:
In a certain code,
‘always create new ideas’ is written as ‘ba ri sha gi’,
‘ideas and new thoughts’ is written as ‘fa gi ma ri’,
‘create thoughts and insights’ is written as ‘ma jo ba fa and
‘new and better solutions’ is written as ‘ki ri to fa’ and

SBI PO 2011 - Question 134

‘fa lo ba’ could be a code for which of the following?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 136

Which of the following may represent ‘insights always’ better?

For the following questions answer them individually
SBI PO 2011 - Question 138

Read the following information carefully and answer the question which follows:
‘’All existing and upcoming hotels within the 5 km radius of national parks and sanctuaries in India will have to pay 30% of their annual turnover as tax to the government’’.
Which of the following statements can be ‘’inferred’’ from the facts/information given in the above statement?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 139

Read the following paragraph and answer the question which follows.
‘Tenants associations have demanded a ‘vacancy tax’ on all vacant and unsold flats in Mumbai.’’
Which of the following would ‘support’’ the demand made by the tenant’s association?

In each questions below are two/three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the two/three given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which one of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

SBI PO 2011 - Question 140

Statements: All rings are circles. All squares are rings. No ellipse is a circle.

Conclusions: I. Some rings being ellipses is a possibility
II. Atleast some circles are squares.

SBI PO 2011 - Question 141

Statements: Some house is bungalows. Some bungalows are apartments.
Conclusion: I. No house is a bungalow.
II. All bungalows are houses.

SBI PO 2011 - Question 142

Statements: Some gases are liquids. All liquids are water.
Conclusions I. All gases being water is a possibility.
II. All such gases which are not water can never be liquid.

SBI PO 2011 - Question 143

Statements: All minutes are seconds. All seconds are hours. No second is a day.
Conclusion: I. No day is an hour
II. Atleast some hours are minutes.

SBI PO 2011 - Question 144

Some teachers are professors.
Some lecturers are teachers.
Conclusions: I. All teachers as well as all professors being lecturers is a possibility.
II. All those teachers who are lecturers are also professors.

SBI PO 2011 - Question 145

Some teachers are professors.
Some lecturers are teachers.
Conclusions: I. No professor is a lecturer.
II. All lecturers being professor is a possibility.

In each of the questions given below which one of the five answer figure should come after the problem figure, if the sequence were continued ?

What approximate value will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following question?

In each of these questions a number series is given. In each series ‘’only one’’ number is wrong. Find out the ‘’wrong number’’

For the following questions answer them individually
SBI PO 2011 - Question 161

Mr. X invested a certain amount in Debt and Equity funds in the ratio of 4 : 5 respectively. At the end of one year, he earned a total divided by 30%on his investment. After one year he reinvested the amount including dividend in the ratio of 6 : 7 in Debt and Equity Funds. If the amount reinvested in Equity Funds was Rs. 94,500/-, what was the original amount invested in Equity Funds?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 162

Father’s age is 30 years more than the son’s age. Ten years hence the father’s age will become three times the son’s age that time. What is son’s present age?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 163

If the length of the rectangular field is increased by 20% and the breadth is reduced by 20% the area of the rectangle will be 192 $$m^{2}$$. What is the area of the original rectangle?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 164

Product of one-third of a number and 150% of another number is what percent of the product of original number?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 165

Inside a square plot a circular garden is developed which is exactly fits in the square plot and the diameter of the garden is equal to the side of the square plot which is 28 meters. What is the area of the space left out in the square plot after developing the garden?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 166

Amit and Sujit together can complete an assignment of data entry in 5 days. Sujit’s speed is 80% of Amit’s speed and the total key depressions in the assignment are 5,76,000. What Amit’s speed in key depression per hour if they work for 8 hours a day?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 167

Out of 5 girls and 3 boys, a total of 4 children are to be randomly selected for a quiz contest. What is the probability that all the four children are girls?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 168

Profit earned by an organization is distributed among officers and clerks in the ration 5 : 3 respectively. If the number of officers is 45 and the number of clerks 80 and the amount received by each officer is Rs. 25,000/-, what was the total amount of profit earned?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 169

A shopkeeper labelled the price of his articles so as to earn a profit of 30% on the cost price. He then sold the articles by offering a discount of 10% on the labelled price. What is the actual percent profit earned in the deal?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 170

Mr. Shamin’s salary increases every year by 10% in June. If there is no other increase or reduction in the salary and his salary in June 2011 was Rs. 22,385/-, what was his salary in June 2009?

In each of these questions, one question is given followed by data in three statements I, II and III. You have to study the question and the data in statements and decide the question can be answered with data in which of the Statements and mark your answer accordingly.

SBI PO 2011 - Question 171

What is the rate of interest p.c.p.a.?
Statements: I. Difference between the compound interest and simple interest earned two years on the amount invested is Rs. 100/-
II. The amount becomes Rs. 19,500/- in the three years on simple interest.
III. Simple interest accrued in two years on the same amount at the same rate of
interest is Rs.3,000/-.

SBI PO 2011 - Question 172

What is the speed of the train is kmph?
Statement: I. The train crosses an ‘x’ metre long platform in ‘n’ seconds.
II. Length of the train is ‘y’ metres.
III. The train crosses a single pole in ‘m’ seconds.

SBI PO 2011 - Question 173

How many students passed in first class?
Statements: I. 85% of the students who appeared in examination have passed either in first class
or in second class or in pass class.
II. 750 students have passed in second class.
III. Number of students passed in pass class is 28% of those passed in second class.

SBI PO 2011 - Question 174

What is the amount invested in Scheme ‘’B’’?
Statements: I. The amount invested in Schemes ‘A’ and ‘B’ are in the ratio of 2 : 3 respectively.
II. Amount invested in Scheme ‘A’ is 40% of the total amount invested.
III. Amount invested in Scheme ‘A’ is Rs. 45,000/-.

SBI PO 2011 - Question 175

What is the cost of flooring the rectangular hall?
Statement: I. Length of the rectangle is 6 metres.
II. Breadth of the rectangle is two-third of its length.
III. Cost of flooring the area of 100 $$cm^{2}$$ is Rs. 45/-.

Study the following graph carefully to answer the questions.
Percent Profit Earned by Two Companies Producing Electronic Goods over the Years
percent profit =$$\frac{Profit Earned}{Total Investment}\times100$$
Profit Earned = Total Income - Total Investment in the year

                                                                

SBI PO 2011 - Question 176

If the profit earned in 2006 by Company B was Rs. 8,12,500/-. what was the total income of the Company in that year?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 177

If the amount invested by the two Companies in 2005 was equal, what was the ratio between total income in 2005 of the Companies A and B respectively?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 178

If the total amount invested by the two Companies in 2009 was Rs. 27 lakhs, while the amount invested by Company B was 50% of the amount invested by Company A, what was the total profit earned by the two Companies together?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 179

If the incomes of Company A in 2007 and 2008 were equal and the amount invested in 2007 was Rs. 12 lakhs, what was the amount invested in 2008?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 180

If the amount of profit earned by Company A in 2006 was Rs.10.15 lakhs, what was the total investment?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 181

If the amount invested by the Company B in 2004 is Rs. 12 lakhs and the income of 2004 is equal to the investment in 2005, what was the amount of profit earned in 2005 by Company B?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 182

If the investments of the Company A in 2007 and 2008 were equal, what is the difference between profit earned in two years if the income in 2008 was Rs.24 lakhs?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 183

If each of the Companies A and B invested Rs. 25 lakhs in 2010, what was the average profit earned by the two Companies?

Study the following table carefully and answer the questions which follow-

Number of candidates found Eligible and the number of candidates Short-listed for interviews for a recent Recruitment process for Six posts from Different States.

 

SBI PO 2011 - Question 184

From State ‘B’ which post had the ‘’highest’’ percentage of candidates short-listed?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 185

‘’Approximately’’ what is the average number of candidates found eligible from all States for Post III?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 186

What is the overall percentage (rounded off to one digit after decimal)of candidates short-listed over the total number of candidates eligible from all the States together for Post I?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 187

What is the ratio between total number of candidates short-listed for all the posts together from States E and G respectively?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 188

Total number of candidates found eligible from all States together for Post I is ‘’approximately’’ what percent of the total number of candidates found eligible from all States together for Post VI?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 189

Which State had the ‘’lowest’’ percentage of candidates short-listed over eligible for Post IV?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 190

What is the ratio between total number of candidates short-listed from all States together for Posts V and VI respectively?

These questions are based on the following data. Study it carefully and answer the question that follow-
In a school having 400 students boys and girls are in the ratio of 3 : 5 respectively. The students speak Hindi, English or both the languages. 12% of the boys speak only Hindi, 22% of the girls speak only English. 24% of the total students speak only Hindi and the number of boys speaking both the languages is six times the number of boys speaking only Hindi.

SBI PO 2011 - Question 194

Number of girls speaking only Hindi is what percent of the total number of students speaking only Hindi?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 195

What is the respective ratio between the number of boys and girls speaking both the languages?

For the following questions answer them individually
SBI PO 2011 - Question 196

Area of the circle is 616 $$cm^{2}$$. What is the area of the rectangle? (One side of the rectangle passes through the centre of the circle)

Study the information given in each of these questions and then answer the question.

SBI PO 2011 - Question 197

What is the average female population in million?

SBI PO 2011 - Question 198

What is the percentage rise in production in 2007 from 2006? (Rounded off to two digits after decimal)

SBI PO 2011 - Question 199

Out of the total 550 students, how many students did not prefer Maths or Economics?

Break-up of students having preference for each subject.



SBI PO 2011 - Question 200

What is the difference (in Rs. lakhs) between the average salary and the lowest salary?

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