SBI_2009 REASONING

1. If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with the Third, Seventh, Eighth and Tenth letters of the word COMPATIBILITY, which of the following would be the last letter of that word ? If no such word can be made, give ‘X’ as your answer and if more than one such word can be formed, give your answer as ‘Y’.(A) I(B) B(C) L(D) X(E) YAns : (B)

2. 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 that group ?(A) Stem(B) Tree(C) Root(D) Branch(E) LeafAns : (B)

3. How many meaningful three letter English words can be formed with the letters AER, using each letter only once in each word ?(A) None(B) One(C) Two(D) Three(E) FourAns : (D)

4. In a certain code FINE is written HGPC.How is SLIT written in that code ?(A) UTGR(B) UTKR(C) TUGR(D) RUGT(E) None of theseAns : (E)

5. If ‘Apple’ is called ‘Orange’, ‘Orange’ is called ‘Peach’, ‘Peach’ is called ‘Potato’, ‘Potato’ is called ‘Banana’, ‘Banana’ is called ‘Papaya’ and ‘Papaya’ is called ‘Guava’, which of the following grows underground ?(A) Potato(B) Guava(C) Apple

(D) Banana(E) None of theseAns : (D)

6. If the digits in the number 86435192 are arranged in ascending order, what will be the difference between the digits which are second from the right and fourth from the left in the new arrangement ?(A) One(B) Two(C) Three(D) Four(E) NoneAns : (D)

7. Each vowel of the word ADJECTIVE is substituted with the next letter of the English alphabetical series, and each consonant is substituted with the letter preceding it. How many vowels are present in the new arrangement ?(A) None(B) One(C) Two(D) Three(E) None of theseAns : (C)

8. If in a certain language LATE is coded as 8&4$ and HIRE is coded as 7*3$ then how will HAIL be coded in the same language ?(A) 7&8*(B) &7*8(C) 7*&8(D) 7&*8(E) None of theseAns : (D)

9. How many such pairs of letters are there in word ENGLISH, each of which has as many letters between its two letters as there are between them in the English alphabets ?(A) None(B) One(C) Two(D) Three(E) More than threeAns : (E)

10. In a certain code ‘na pa ka so’ means ‘birds fly very high’, ‘ri so la pa’ means ‘birds are very beautiful’ and ‘ti me ka bo’ means ‘the parrots could fly’. Which of the following is the code for ‘high’ in that language ?(A) na

(B) ka(C) bo(D) so(E) None of theseAns : (A)

Directions—(Q. 11–15) In each of the questions below are given three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read both the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Read the statements and the conclusions which follow it andGive answer—(A) if only conclusion I is true.(B) if only conclusion II is true.(C) if either conclusion I or conclusion II is true.(D) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II is true(E) if both conclusions I and II are true.

11. Statements : All stars are suns.Some suns are planets.All planets are satellites.Conclusions :I. Some satellites are stars.II. No star is a satellite.Ans : (C)

12. Statements : All fishes are birds.All birds are rats.All rats are cows.Conclusions :I. All birds are cowsII. All rats are fishesAns : (A)

13. Statements : All curtains are rods.Some rods are sheets.Some sheets are pillows.Conclusions :I. Some pillows are rods.II. Some rods are curtains.Ans : (B)

14. Statements : Some walls are windows.Some windows are doors.

All doors are roofs.Conclusions :I. Some doors are walls.II. No roof is a window.Ans : (D)

15. Statements : All switches are plugs.Some plugs are bulbs.All bulbs are sockets.Conclusions :I. Some sockets are plugs.II. Some plugs are switches.Ans : (E)

Directions—(Q. 16–20) Study the sets of numbers given below and answer the questions, which follow :489 – 541 – 654 – 953 – 983

16. If in each number, the first and the last digits are interchanged, which of the following will be the second highest number ?(A) 489(B) 541(C) 654(D) 953(E) 783Ans : (C)

17. If in each number, all the three digits are arranged in ascending order, which of the following will be the lowest number ?(A) 489(B) 541(C) 654(D) 953(E) 783Ans : (B)

18. Which of the following numbers will be obtained if the first digit of lowest number is subtracted from the second digit of highest number after adding one to each of the numbers ?(A) 1(B) 2(C) 3(D) 4(E) 5Ans : (A)

19. If five is subtracted from each of the numbers, which of the following numbers will be the difference between the second digit of second highest number and the second digit of the highest number ?(A) Zero(B) 3(C) 1(D) 4(E) 2Ans : (B)

20. If in each number the first and the second digits are interchanged, which will be the third highest number ?(A) 489(B) 541(C) 654(D) 953(E) 783Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 21–25) Read the following information carefully and answer the questions, which follow :‘A – B’ means ‘A is father of B’‘A + B’ means ‘A is daughter of B’‘A ÷ B’ means ‘A is son of B’‘A × B’ means ‘A is wife of B’

21. Which of the following means P is grandson of S ?(A) P + Q – S(B) P ÷ Q × S(C) P ÷ Q + S(D) P × Q ÷ S(E) None of theseAns : (C)

22. How is P related to T in the expression ‘P + S – T’ ?(A) Sister(B) Wife(C) Son(D) Daughter(E) None of theseAns : (A)

23. In the expression ‘P + Q × T’ how is T related to P ?(A) Mother(B) Father(C) Son

(D) Brother(E) None of theseAns : (B)

24. Which of the following means T is wife of P ?(A) P × S ÷ T(B) P ÷ S × T(C) P – S ÷ T(D) P + T ÷ S(E) None of theseAns : (E)

25. In the expression ‘P × Q – T’ how is T related to P ?(A) Daughter(B) Sister(C) Mother(D) Can’t be determined(E) None of theseAns : (D)

Directions—(Q. 26–30) In each of these questions a group of letters is given followed by four combinations of number/symbol lettered (A), (B), (C) & (D). Letters are to be coded as per the scheme and conditions given below. You have to find out the serial letter of the combination, which represents the letter group. Serial letter of that combination is your answer. If none of the combinations is correct, your answer is (E) i.e. None of these :

Letters# Q M S I N G D K A L P R B J ENumber/ Symbol# 7 @ 4 # % $ 6 1 2 £ 5 * 9 8 3

Conditions :(i) If the first letter is a consonant and the last a vowel, both are to be coded as the code of the vowel.(ii) If the first letter is a vowel and the last a consonant, the codes for the first and the last are to be interchanged.(iii) If no vowel is present in the group of letters, the second and the fifth letters are to be coded as ©.

26. BKGQJN(A) 9©$7©%(B) ©9$7%©(C) 91$78%(D) %1$789(E) None of theseAns : (A)

27. IJBRLG(A) #89*£$(B) #89*£#(C) $89*£#(D) $89*£$(E) None of theseAns : (C)

28. BARNIS(A) 92*#%4(B) 924#*%(C) 92*#%9(D) 42*#%4(E) None of theseAns : (E)

29. EGAKRL(A) #£$21*(B) £$21*3(C) £$21*#(D) #£$21#(E) None of theseAns : (B)

30. DMBNIA(A) 6@9%#2(B) 2@9%#6(C) 2@9%#2(D) 2©9%#2(E) None of theseAns : (C)

Directions—(Q. 31–35) Study the following information carefully to answer these questions.Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H work for three different companies namely X, Y and Z. Not more than three persons work for a company. There are only two ladies in the group who have different specializations and work for different companies. Of the group of friends, two have specialization in each HR, Finance and Marketing. One member is an engineer and one is a doctor. H is an HR specialist and works with a Marketing specialist B who does not work for company Y. C is an engineer and his sister works in company Z. D is a specialist in HR working in company X while her friend G is a finance specialist and works for company Z. No two persons having the same specialization work together. Marketing specialist F works for company Y and his friend A who is a Finance expert works for company X in which only two specialists work. No lady is a marketing specialist or a doctor.

31. For which of the following companies does C work ?(A) Y

(B) X(C) Z(D) Data inadequate(E) None of theseAns : (A)

32. Which of the following represents the pair working in the same company ?(A) D and C(B) A and B(C) A and E(D) H and F(E) None of theseAns : (E)

33. Which of the following combination is correct ?(A) C–Z-Engineer(B) E–X–Doctor(C) H–X–HR(D) C–Y–Engineer(E) None of theseAns : (D)

34. Who amongst the friends is a doctor ?(A) H(B) E(C) C(D) Either E or C(E) None of theseAns : (B)

35. Which of the following pairs represents the two ladies in the group ?(A) A and D(B) B and D(C) D and G(D) Data inadequate(E) None of these

Ans:c

SBI MODEL PAPER

State Bank of India Clerical Exam Model Qn paper

1. Sum of smallest six digit no. and greatest five digit no. is:a. 199999b. 201110c. 211110d. 1099999e. None of these

2. Value of 112 * 54. is :a. 6700b. 70000c. 76500d. 77200e. None of these

3. 1399*1399a. 1687401b. 1901541c. 1943211d. 1957201e. None of these

4. When a no. is multiplied by 13 product consist of all 5’s. The smallest such no. isa. 41625b. 42135c. 42515d. 42735e. None of these

5. If n is –ve no. then which of the following is least.a. 0b. –nc. 2nd. n2e. None of these

6. If -1<=x <=2 and 1<= y <= 3 then least value of 2y-3x is :a. 0b. -3c. -4d. -5e. None of these

7. The least prime no. is :a. 0b. 1c. 2

d. 3e. None of these

8. The sum of prime no.’s b/w 60 and 75 is:a. 199b. 201c. 211d. 272e. None of these

9. Total no. of even prime no.’s is :a. 0b. 1c. 2d. Nonee. None of these

10. How many No’s B/w 400 and 600 begin with or end with digit 5.a. 40b. 100c. 110d. 120e. None of these

11. The digit in unit’s place of product 81*82……..*89 is:a. 0b. 2c. 6d. 8e. None of these

12. The sum of first 45 natural no’s is :a. 1035b. 1280c. 2070d. 2140e. None of these

13. The unit’s digit in the product of 771 * 659 * 3 65 is :a. 1b. 2c. 4d. 6e. None of these

14. Which no. is exactly divisible by 11a. 235641b. 245642c. 315624d. 415624e. None of these

15. The largest natural no. which exactly divides the product of any 4 consecutive natural no’s is:a. 6b. 12c. 24d. 120e. None of these

16. The diff. b/w squares of 2 consecutive odd integers is always divisible by:a. 3b. 6c. 7d. 8

e. None of these

17. The smallest no. to be added to 1000 so that 45 divides the sum exactly is :a. 10b. 20c. 35d. 80e. None of these

18. The least no. which must be subtracted from 6709 to make it exactly divisible by 9 is :a. 2b. 3c. 4d. 5e. None of these

19. Find the no. nearest to 99547 and exactly divisible by 687:a. 98928b. 99479c. 99615d. 100166e. None of these

20. The least no. by which 72 must be multiplied in order to produce a multiple of 112 isa. 6

b. 12c. 14d. 18e. None of these

21. Which largest no. of 5 digits is divisible by 99:a. 99909b. 99981c. 99990d. 99999e. None of these

22. A no. when divided by 114 leaves the remainder 21 if same no. is divided by 19 the remainder will bea. 1b. 2c. 7d. 21e. None of these

23. The diff. b/w 2 no’s is 1365 when larger no. is divided by smaller the quotient is 6 and the remainder is 15. The smaller no. is :a. 240b. 270c. 295d. 360e. None of these

24. The divisor is 10 times the quotient and 5 times the remainder if remainder is 46 then dividend is :a. 4236b. 4306c. 4336d. 5336e. None of these

25. A four digit no. divisible by 7 becomes divisible by 3 when 10 is added to it the largest such no. is :a. 9947b. 9987c. 9989d. 9996e. None of these

ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATION :

1) a2) 1120000/16 = b3) (1400-1)*(1400-1) = d4) 555555/13 = d5)c 6)c 7)c 8)d 9)b 10)c 11)a 12)a 13)c14)d 15)c 16)d 17)a 18)c 19)c 20)c 21)c22)d 23)b 24)d 25)b

SBI_2008

In a certain code DATE is written as #%$@ and STYLE is written as «$© @. How is

DELAY written in that code?

(1) #@ %©

(2) #©$%@

(3) #@$%©

(4) #$ %©

(5) None of these

2. In a certain code DETAIL is written as BJMUFE. How is SUBMIT written in that code?

(1) UJWCVT

(2) NJUCVT

(3) NJUTVC

(4) UJNTVC

(5) None of these

3. If it is possible to make only one meaningful word from the second, the fourth, the sixth

and the ninth letters of the word PROACTIVE, using each letter only once, second letter of

that word is your answer. If more than one word can be formed your answer is M and if no

such word can be formed your answer is N.

(1) A

(2) E

(3) T

(4) M

(5) N

4. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word FOREHAND each of which have as

many letters between them in the word as they have in the English alphabet?

(1) None

(2) One

(3) Two

(4) Three

(5) More than three

5. 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?

(1) 17

(2) 31

(3) 23

(4) 13

(5) 21

Q. 6-10. These questions are based on the following arrangement. Study it carefully and

answer the questions that follow.

T 6 # I J 1 % L E 3 K 9 @ A H 7 B © D 2 U $ R 4 « 8

6. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way on the basis of their position in the

above arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the

group?

(1) JI1

(2) EL3

(3) @9A

(4) 7HB

(5) R4$

7. What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following series based on the

above arrangement? 6IJ %E3 9AH ?

(1) B©2

(2) 7©D

(3) 7BD

(4) BD2

(5) None of these

8. If all the vowels are removed from the above arrangement which element will be sixth to

the right of fourth element from the left?

(1) 9

(2) K

(3) 3

(4) @

(5) None of these

9. How many such symbols are there in the above arrangement each of which is

immediately preceded by a number?

(1) None

(2) One

(3) Two

(4) Three

(5) More than three

10. Which element is fifth to the right of eleventh from the right end?

(1) $

(2) U

(3) 1

(4) 3

(5) None of these

Q. 11-15. In each question below are three statements followed by two conclusions

numbered I and II. You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem

to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given

conclusions logically follows from the three statements disregarding commonly known

facts.

Give answer:-

(1) if only conclusion I follows.

(2) if only conclusion II follows.

(3) if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.

(4) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.

(5) if both conclusions I and II follow.

Statements:

11. All taps are wells.

Some wells are canals.

All canals are rivers.

Conclusions:

I. Some rivers are taps.

II. Some wells are rivers.

Statements:

12. Some files are papers.

Some papers are books.

All books are journals.

Conclusions:

I. Some papers are journals.

II. Some files are journals.

Statements:

13. Some apples are grapes.

Some grapes are mangoes.

No mango is guava.

Conclusions:

I. Some guavas are apples.

II. No guava is apple.

Statements:

14. Some computers are screens.

Some screens are movies.

Some movies are scripts.

Conclusions:

I. Some computers are movies.

II. Some screens are scripts.

Statements:

15. All pearls are gems.

All gems are diamonds.

All corals are gems.

Conclusions:

I. All pearls are diamonds.

II. All corals are diamonds.

Answers:-1. (1) 2. (2) 3. (4) 4. (3) 5. (5) 6. (5) 7. (4) 8. (1) 9. (5) 10. (2) 11. 2 12. 1 13. 2 14. 4 15. 5

SBI_COMP_2008

1. Bank MarketinG menas -(A) Selling of Bnaks(B) Buting of banks

(C) Merger of banks(D) selling bank's produts and services(E) Selling various items in banksANS -(D)

2. Proper pricing is needed for -(A) Extra charges of extra services(B) Levy of VAT(C) Good customer services(D) Putting burden on the customer(E) Service with extra facilitiesANS -(C)

3. Alead means -(A) Abank's marketing staff(B) Areligious leader(C) Bank's chairman(D) Target Customer(E) Leash tied to a dogANS -(D)

4. A good salesman should be-(A) Agressive(B) Pushy(C) Fierce(D) Polite, but firm(E) TalkativeANS -(D)

5. Relationship selling means -(A) Preparing a list of relatives(B) Cross selling(C) Selling to relatives(D) Selling to strangers(E) TelemarketingANS -(B)

6.ATM are -(A) Branches of banks(B) Manned couters of banks(C) Unmanned , cash dispensers(D) All of these(E) None of theseANS -(C)

7. Home loans are granted to -(A) Individuals(B) Institutions(C) Builders(D) All of these

(E) None of theseANS -(A)

8. Credit cards are used for -(A) Cash withdrawals(B) Purchase of air tickets(C) Purchase of consumable items from retail outlets(D) All of these(E) None of theseANS -(D)

9. HNI means -(A) Highly negative individual(B) High growth individual(C) High neutral individual(D) Highly necessary individual(E) All of theseANS -(B)

10. What menu is selected to cut , copy, and pest ?(A) File(B) Tools(C) Special(D) Edit(E) None of theseANS -(D)

11. The most important or powerful computer in a typical network -(A) Desktop(B) Network client(C) Network server(D) Network station(E) None of theseANS -(C)

12. The primary purpose of software is to turn data into -(A) Web sites(B) Information(C) Programs(D) Objects(E) None of theseANS -(C)

13. Which of the following is the largest unit of storage ?(A) GB(B) KB(C) MB(D) TB

(E) None of theseANS -(D)

14. Which of the following is an example of connectivity ?(A) Internet(B) Floppy disk(C) Power cord(D) Data(E) None of theseANS -(A)

15. A collection of related file is called a -(A) Character(B) Field(C) Database(D) Record(E) None of theseANS -(C)