SBI Clerk Reasoning Ability Solved Exam Paper 2009

 

SBI Clerk Reasoning Ability Solved Exam Paper 2009 

Directions : - Select the related letters / word / number / figure from the given alternatives

1 Editor : Magazine

(a) Movie (b) Scene
(c) Drama (d) Director

2 Hinduism , Christianity , Islam : Religion

(a) Ear , Nose , Eyesight : Vision
(b) Plus , Minus , Multiple : division
(c) Winter , Spring , Summer : Season
(d) Humid , Hot , Tundra : Region

3 WOLF : FLOW :: WARD : ?

(a) BROW (b) DRAW
(c) CRAW (d) SLAW

4 GRAIN : TIZRM :: BRAIN : ?

(a) XRIKL
(b) YIZRM
(c) OPRST
(d) ASQMI

5 CUT : BDTVSU :: TIP : ?

(a) UVHJOQ
(b) SUHJOQ
(c) USJHQO
(d) SUJHOQ

Q-6 19 : 59 :: 17 : ? 

(a) 51 (b) 53
(c) 55 (d) 57

Q-7 14 : 20 :: 16 : ?

(a) 23 (b) 48

(c) 10 (d) 42

Q-8 100 : 102 :: 100000 : ? 

(a) 105 (b) 104
(c) 1003 (d) 1004

DIRECTIONS : (QUESTIONS 9 to 13) select the one which is different from the other three .

Q-9 

(a) Mile (b) Centimeter

(c) Litre (d) Yard

Q-10

(a) High - Up (b) Past - Present

(c) Often - Seldom (d) Fresh - Stale

Q-11 

(a) 11 - 127 (b) 9 - 85

(c) 7 - 53 (d) 5 - 29

Q-12 

(a) 26 Z (b) 24 X

(c) 22 V (d) 20 S

Q-13 

(a) 8 , 64 , 112 (b) 36 , 6 , 206

(c) 48 , 4 , 202 (d) 9 , 27 , 263

Q-14 In the following series of numerals , which digit has maximum frequency ? 

846734378344563464348

(a) 8 (b) 6

(c) 4 (d) 3


Q-15 If the day after tomorrow is Friday , what day will the third day after tomorrow be

(a) Saturday (b) Monday
(c) Sunday (d) Friday

Q-16 If the ratio of the area of two squares is 16 : 1 , then the ratio of their perimeter is

(a) 4 : 1 (b) 16 : 1
(c) 1 : 3 (d) 3 : 4

Q-17 The shade of 18 ft high pole is 20 ft. . Find the length of shade of 27 ft long pole . 

(a) 36 ft (b) 30 ft

(c) 34 ft (d) 40 ft

Q-18 A scores more runs than B but less than C . D scores more than B but less than A . Who is the lowest scorer ?

(a) A (b) B
(c) C (d) D

Q-19 In the alphabets from A to Z , which is the third letter to the right of the letter which is midway between K & S ?

(a) R (b) Q
(c) P (d) O

Q-20 If first November falls on Monday , then what day will the 25th November be ? 

(a) Tuesday (b) Thursday

(c) Wednesday (d) Friday

Q-21 The length of room is twice its breadth . If the area of the room is 242 sq meters , then find out its breadth

(a) 11 (b) 10
(c) 12 (d) 9

Q-22 If the product of two numbers is 10 & their sum is 7 , then the larger of the two number is -

(a) - 2 (b) 2

(c) 5  (d) 3

Q-23 Which letter is used only in one of the given words ? Speak , Reap , Shark 

(a) S  (b) P
(c) K (d) H

Q-24 A tortoise covers one kilometer in 4 hours . It takes rest for 20 minutes after every kilometer .How much time does it takes for the tortoise to cover 3.5 kilometers ?

(a) 14 hours (b) 13
(c) 15  (d) 12


Q-25 Of which of the following words , which one will be at the 3rd position in the dictionary ? 

1. socks 2. Shocks
3. Sharp 4. snooker

(a) 4 (b) 3
(c) 2 (d) 1

ANSWER 

1 C 
2 C 
3 B  
4 B  
5 B

6 B 
7 D 
8 A 
9 C 
10 A

11 A 
12 D 
13 A 
14 C 
15 C

16 A 
17 B 
18 B
19 A 
20 B

21 A 
22 C 
23 D 
24 C 
25 A

State Bank of India Clerk Recruitment Exam 2008 Solved Paper

State Bank of India Clerk Recruitment Exam 2008 Solved Paper

1. Oscar Awards are given for the excellence in the field of -

(A) films

(B) Literature

(C) Sports

(D) Politics

(E) Status 

ANS (A) 

2. Which of the following is not a food crop ?

(A) Wheat

(B) Barley

(C) Maize

(D) Gram

(E) Cotton 

ANS (E) 

3. Union Budget always presented first in -

(A) The Loksabha

(B) The Rajyasabha

(C) Joint session of Parliament

(D) Meeting of the Union cabinet

(E) The State Assemblies

ANS (A) 

4. The Government of India has earmarked about Rs. 70,000 crore in Union Budget to help which of the following sections of the society ? 

(A) Children who are bonded labour

(B) Persons working in hazardous industries

(C) Farmers

(D) People living below poverty line

(E) None of these

ANS (E) 

5. Jose Louise has taken over as the prime minister of -

(A) France

(B) Argentina

(C) Spain

(D) New zealand

(E) Italy 

ANS (C) 

6. The conference of Economic/ Finance Ministers of ASEAN was held recently in -

(A) Jakarta

(B) Bali

(C) New Delhi

(D) Tokyo

(E) Islamabad 

ANS (B) 

7. Which of the following International forums/ organizations has made a decision of not to go for reckless lending ? 

(A) G-7

(B) G-8

(C) SAARC

(D) World Bank

(E) IMF

ANS (E)

8.Mahmood Ahmadinejad who was in India on an official visit recently is the -

(A) Prime Minister of Iraq

(B) President of Iran

(C) Prime Minister of Iran

(D) President of Iraq

(E) None of these 

ANS (B) 

9. India recently started "Maitree Express" to which of the following destinations ? 

(A) Islamabad

(B) Karanchi

(C) Dhaka

(D) Kathmandu

(E) None of these 

ANS (C) 

10. The first ever General elction took place in which of the following countries in Indian sub-continent ? 

(A) Bhutan

(B) China

(C) Pakistan

(D) Bangladesh

(E) Sri Lanka 

ANS (A) 

11. As per the latest figures published in the newspapers the growth of economy in India for the fiscal year ended March 2008 has been at which of the following levels ? About -

(A) 6 %

(B) 6.5 %

(C) 7 %

(D) 7.5 %

(E) 9 % 

ANS (E)

12. Name of B.S.Yeddyurappa was recently in news as he has taken over as the -

(A) Governor of Karnataka

(B) Chief Minister of Karnataka

(C) Governor of Andhra Pradesh

(D) Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh

(E) None of these

ANS (B) 

13. The Govt. of India Planning to put up a bill in the parliament to ensure free and compulsory education for all those who are of the age of -

(A) 3 Years

(B) 5 Years

(C) 6-14 Years

(D) 12-20 Years

(E) Upto 21 Years

ANS (C) 

14. "World No Tobacco Day" is observed on which of the following days ? 

(A) Ist May

(B) 10th May

(C) 21st May

(D) 31 st May

(E) 1st June 

ANS (D)

15. Late Vijay Tendulkar who died recently was a famous -

(A) Social Work

(B) Politician

(C) Sportsman

(D) Play Wright

(E) None of these 

ANS (D) 

16. Mnay times we erad in newspapers about the GM Crops.What is the full form of GM ?

(A) Genetically Marketed

(B) Genetically Modified

(C) Green & Moisturious

(D) Globally Marketed

(E) None of these 

ANS (B) 

17. Barack Obama whose name was in news recently is from which of the following countries ?

(A) UK

(B) USA

(C) France

(D) Italy

(E) None of these 

ANS (B) 

18. Which of the following is an Oscar winning documentary on climate change in which former US Vice President Al Gore has featured as a narrator ?

(A) An inconvenient truth

(B) The Sea

(C) Road to prediction

(D) Remember My Name

(E) None of these 

ANS (A) 

19. Defence minister from 27 nations recently gathered at which of the following places to discuss security amongst the countries of Asia Pacific Region ? 

(A) Beijing

(B) New Delhi

(C) Singapore

(D) Kuala Lumpur

(E) None of these 

ANS (C) 

20. Who amongst the following is NOT a Lawn Tennis Player ? 

(A) Serena Williams

(B) Katarina Srebotnik

(C) Andy Murray

(D) Nichlas Almagro

(E) Ricky Ponting 

ANS (E) 

21. The head office of the Stae Bank Of India is located in -

(A) Kolkat

(B) New Delhi

(C) Pune

(D) Ahmedabad

(E) None of these 

ANS (E) Mumbai 

22. Which of the following is NOT the name of the sensitive index of any global stock exchange ?

(A) Nasdaq

(B) Nikkei

(C) Kospi

(D) Dow

(E) Combix 

ANS (E) 

23. Mnay times we read the term 'ECB'in financial newspapers.What is the full form of 'ECB'?

(A) Essential Commercial Borrowing

(B) Essential Credit & Borrowing

(C) External Credit & Business

(D) External Commercial Borrowing

(E) None Of These 

ANS (D)

24. Who amongst the following is the new face in Union Cabinet after it was reshuffled recently ?

(A) Mnai Shankar Aiyer

(B) Rahul Gandhi

(C) Priyanka

(D) Jyotiraditya Scindia

(E) None of these 

ANS (D) 

25. Who amongst the following has taken over as the chief minister of Nagaland ? 

(A) Manik Sarkar

(B) Dinesh Nandan Sahay

(C) P.Longon

(D) K.Shankaranarayanan

(E) None of these 

ANS (E)

SBI Bank Po (Pt) Solved Paper (Held On April 27, 2008)

 SBI Bank Po (Pt) Solved Paper (Held On April 27, 2008)

1.As per the reports in the newspapers what has been the average growth of GDP during 10th plan period (2002-2007) ?

(A) 9 %

(B) 9.3 %

(C) 8 %

(D) 8.7 %

(E) 7.6 %

Ans (E)

2. Which of the following is/are not part(s) of the Union Budget 2008-09 presented in the Lok Sbha in February 2008 ?

(1) Defence allocation is increased by 10% to reach more than Rs. 1,00,000 crore.

(2) National Rural Guarantee Act is extended to all the rural districts.

(3) Debt Waiver Scheme launched to help all farmers irrespective of their land holdings.

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(C) Both 1 & 2

(D) Only 3

(E) None of these

Ans (D)

3. Which of the following States has been declared 2008 as the “Year of Education” ?

(A) Haryana

(B) Bihar

(C) Gujarat

(D) Uttar Pradesh

(E) None of these

Ans (A)

4. Who amongst the following is selected as the “Banker of the year 2007″ by the Business Standard ?

(A) M.V.Kamath

(B) K.C.Chakrabarty

(C) Anil Khandelwal

(D) O.P.Bhatt

(E) None of these

Ans (D)

5. Which of the following is /are not the constituent sector(s) of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of India ?

(1) Agriculture & allied activities

(2) Foreign Exchange Reserve

(3) Industry

(A) Only 1

(B) All 1,2 & 3

(C) Only 3

(D) Both 1 & 2

(E) Only 2

Ans (E)

6.What is “H5N1″ a term , which was very much in news recently ?

(A) It is a category of Visa provided by the USA fOR STUDENTS.

(B) It is the name of the virus which cause Bird flu

(C) It is the code name of India’s space Mission 2010.

(D) It was the name of the military operation launched by Sri Lanka against LTTE.

(E) None of these

Ans (B)

7. Which of the following State Govts. launched a Rs. 40,000 crore “Ganga Expressway Project” ?

(A) Bihar

(B) Gujarat

(C) Madhya Pradesh

(D) West Bengal

(E) Uttar Pradesh

Ans (E)

8. Which of the following countries is going to elects its first 47 member parliament for the first time in the history of the country ?

(A) Butan

(B) Pakistan

(C) Myanmar

(D) Nepal

(E) None of these

Ans (A)

9. “World Day for Water” was observed on which of the following days ?

(A) 22nd January

(B) 22nd February

(C) 22nd March

(D) 22nd April

(E) None of these

Ans (C)

10. sunita Williams is the recipient of which of the following awards given away recently ?

(A) Woman of the year 2007

(B) Padma Bhushan

(C) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award

(D) Pravasi India Award 2007

(E) None of these

Ans (B)

11. The Fifth National Winter Games were organized in -

(A) Jaipur

(B) Gulmarg

(C) Hyderabad

(D) Chennai

(E) Delhi

Ans ()

12. Who amongst the following won the Men’s single title of Australian Open Tennis 2008 ?

(A) Novak Djokovic

(B) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

(C) Jonathan Erlich

(D) Andy Ram

(E) None of these

Ans (A) 

13. Which of the following films won the best Film Award in 65th Golden Globe Awards ceremony ? 

(A) Away from her

(B) Atonement

(C) No Country for Old Men

(D) I’m Not there

(E) None of these 

Ans (B)

14. Rahul Banerjee won which of the following Natioanl Senior Champioship held in January 2008 ? 

(A) Badminton

(B) Chess

(C) Archery

(D) Golf

(E) None of these 

Ans (C)

15. Who amongst the following is the author of the novel “Without Dreams” ? 

(A) Shahbano Bilgrami

(B) Saeed Mirza

(C) Javed Akhtar

(D) Shabana Azmi

(E) None of these 

Ans (A)

16. The —— of a system includes the programs or instructions.

 

(A) Hardware

(B) Icon

(C) Information

(D) Software

(E) None of these

Ans (D)

17.The copy command saves to-

(A) The Desktop

(B) The Clipboard

(C) Microsoft Word

(D) Paste

(E) None of these 

Ans (B)