Bank of Baroda Clerk Exam Sample question paper

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1. Why was the miler's daughter happy?

(1) She finished all her work at the mill.

(2) She won the bet placed by the king.

(3) The king declared her the most industrious persons in his kingdom.

(4) She was rewarded with a box full of gold that lay beneath the stone.

(5) The king offered her a hundred gold coins.



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2. Why did the king place a stone in the middle of the road?

(1) He enjoyed troubling others.

(2) He wanted to watch people trip and fall.

(3) He wanted to cover a manhole in the road.

(4) He wanted to obstruct people from visiting the place.

(5) He wanted to teach his people to take matters into their own hands.



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3. The people completed while passing the road that led past the palace because

(A) there was a huge stone lying on the road.

(B) there was a manhole in the road.

(c) nobody was allowed to shift the stone on the road.



(1) Only (A)

(2) Only (C)

(3) Only (A) and (c)

(4) Only (B)

(5) None of these



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4. Which of the following adjectives given below would best describe the king?

(1) Evil

(2) Industrious

(3) Lazy

(4) Careless

(5) Suspicious



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5. Why did the people from the country, including the farmer and the solider gather around the spot where the stone lay?

(1) They were hoping to discover a gold mine.

(2) They were told that the king was waiting for them at the very spot.

(3) They were hoping to discover some more gold for themselves.

(4) They wanted to make sure that the stone was really removed.

(5) They wanted to inspect the damage done to the road.



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6. Who among the following did not attempt to move the stone?

(A) The farmer

(B) The miller's daughter

(C) The young soldier



(1) Only (A)

(2) Only (B)

(3) Only (C)

(4) Only (A) and (C)

(5) Only (A) and (B)



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7. Why did the king hide behind the bush?

(1) He wanted to see how his people would react to the stone.

(2) He was spying on the young soldier.

(3) He was not getting sleep.

(4) He wanted to guard the palace.

(5) None of these



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8. Which of the following statements is true of the miller's daughter according to the passage?

(1) She was a very considerate girl

(2) She was greedy

(3) She misguided the farmer and the young soldier

(4) She was very busy and had no time for others

(5) None of the above is true



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9. Which of the following statements is true of the king according to the passage?

(A) He often did useless thing like placing stone on the road to irritate his people.

(B) He tried his best to teach his people to be industrious.

(C) He was responsible for placing the box of gold beneath the stone.



(1) Only (A)

(2) Only (C)

(3) Only (B) and (C)

(4) Only (B)

(5) Only (A) and (C)



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10. Why did the miller's daughter decide to move the stone?

(1) She wanted the gold that lay beneath the stone.

(2) She was afraid that someone would get hurt.

(3) She knew that the king was watching her from behind the bush.

(4) The girl loved challenges and wanted to show her strength to the king.

(5) She wanted to escape work at the mill.



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Directions (11-13): Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

11. LOADED

(1) Completed

(2) Filled

(3) Secured

(4) Adjusted

(5) Frequently



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12. OFTEN

(1) Sometimes

(2) Hardly

(3) Rarely

(4) Deliberately

(5) Frequently



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13. MOUNTED

(1) Climbed

(2) Took

(3) Tapped

(4) Moved

(5) Called



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Directions (14-15): Choose the world which is most OPPOSITE in meaning of the world printed in bold as used in the passage.

14. CARELESSNESS

(1) Negligence

(2) Carefulness

(3) Worthiness

(4) Harshness

(5) Laziness



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15. HARD

(1) Difficult

(2) Light

(3) Easy

(4) Complicated

(5) Soft



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Directions (16-20): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5) ie, ‘No error' (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

16. During the reign of /(1) the emperor of Vijayanagar,/ (2) there lived a/(3) wise magistrate named Haripant./(4) No error (5)



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17. My parents came /(1) to town with/(2) the intention in visting /(3) the University. (4) No error (5)



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18. Suman took a hundred coins /(1) from the man and /(2) gave him a few medicine /(3) to make him feel better./(4) No error (5)



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19. The children were/(1) even more angrier /(2) with the shopkeeper/ (3) for having tricked them the second time. /(4) No error (5)



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20. Since it was evening by the time/ (1) the farmer reached the next village,/(2) he took shelter in the house / (3) of a old couple. /(4) No error (5)



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Directions (21-25): In each of the following sentences, an idiomatic expression or a proverb is highlighted. Select the alternative which best describes its use in the sentence.

21. The Police will leave no stone unturned to discover the murderer.

(1) turn every stone

(2) investigate thoroughly

(3) make no commitment

(4) invest a large sum

(5) make no excuse



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22. The police tried to make her admit that she had made a mistake, but the girl stood her ground and said that she had seen the burglar.

(1) did not move

(2) was being stubborn

(3) stood firm on the ground

(4) promised to be true

(5) refused to change her statement

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23. Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

(1) indulge

(2) force

(3) disclose

(4) postpone

(5) place

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24. The concert was brought to a close with a display of fireworks.

(1) concluded

(2) interrupted

(3) announced

(4) brought to a halt

(5) cancelled

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25. Step by step the veterinarian taught the little puppy to obey her.

(1) Hastily

(2) Reluctantly

(3)Slowly and methodically

(4) With great hesitation

(5) Dutifully

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Directions (26-30): Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blanks to make the sentence meaningfully complete in the context of the sentence.



26. In the field, a farmer was using two horses to pull his plough, a ___ I had not seen since my childhood.

(1) Sight

(2) look

(3) Business

(4) appearance

(5) Work



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27. I must start ___ dawn to reach the station on time.

(1) during

(2) doing

(3) in

(4) to

(5) before

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28. During the last few years the company has been___hard to modernise its image.

(1) working

(2) doing

(3) try

(4) work

(5) undertaking

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29. No sooner had he returned ___ he was off again.

(1) and

(b) but

(3) that

(4) yet

(5) than

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30. As it was getting late, I was ___ troubled focusing on the birds in the disappearing light.

(1) feeling

(2) having

(3) experience

(4) being

(5) seeing

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Directions (31-35): In each question below, four words printed in bold type are given. These are numbered (1), (2),(3) and (4). One of these words printed in bold may either be wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word that is inappropriate or wrongly spelt, if any. The number of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and appropriate in the context of the sentence then mark (5) ie, ‘All Correct' as your answer.



31. The soldiers (1) were brought (2) in to restore law and ordre (3) after the riots. (4) All Correct (5)



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32. Under (1) my teacher's guidance (2) I slowly mastored (3) the art of pottery. (4) All Correct (5)

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33. The building (1) is regularly inspected (2) by the fire (3) safety officer (4) All Correct (5)

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34. The Company (1) received severel (2) complaints (3) from irate (4) customers. All Correct (5)

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35. Anxeity (1) can interfere (2) with children's performance (3) at school. (4) All Correct (5)

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Direction (36-40): Rearrange the following six sentences/group of 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) All looked alike and were dressed in kingly robes. Who was the real king? Wondered Birbal.
(B) The king of Iran had heard that Birbal was one of the wisest men in the East and desirous of meeting him, sent him an invitation to visit his country.
(C) Birbal explained saying, ‘The false king were all looking at you, while you yourself looked straight ahead. Even in regal robes, the common people will always look to their king for support.' Overjoyed, the king embraced him and showered him with gifts.
(D) ‘But how did you identify me?' the king asked puzzled.
(E) The very next moment he got his answer. Confidently, he approached the king and bowed in front of him.



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

(1) D

(2) C

(3) B

(4) A

(5) F



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37. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after the rearrangement?

(1) C

(2) D

(3) F

(4) B

(5) E

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

(1) B

(2) C

(3) F

(4) A

(5) E

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

(1) A

(2) D

(3) F

(4) C

(5) E



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

(1) D

(2) C

(3) F

(4) B

(5) E



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Directions (41-50): 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 appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.



In the olden days people bitten by mad dogs died a sure and horrible death (191) to rabies. In 1867, Louis Pasteur, one of the well renowned scientists and the man who gave the world the ‘germ theory of disease' developed a vaccination to (192) rabies. He did not know if it would work, so he decided to (193) himself with rabies and then try out the (194) on himself. But before he could do that, a tearful woman brought her 9- year -old son to him. The boy had been (195) and bitten by a mad dog two days earlier. Pasteur (196) physicians known to him. They told him nothing could be done for the boy. Then Pasteur, with the (197) of the boy's mother, decided to try out the vaccination he had developed. He began to give the boy, injections of a certain, liquid (198) from the fragments of the brain of a mad dog. Each day Pasteur looked fearfully for signs of the onset of the dreaded disease. But the boy (199) healthy. A month passed by, then another and finally, Pasteur knew that his vaccination had worked. The physicians who had predicted the boy's death were (200). Rabies had been vanquished for the first time in history! In 1888 the Pasteur Institute was established to treat cases of rabies and today it is one the world's most famous centres of biological research.

41.

(1) inspire

(2) owning

(3) due

(4) cause

(5) such



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42.

(1) startle

(2) Block

(3) due

(4) prevent

(5) Treatment

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43.

(1) indulge

(2) infect

(3) try

(4) put

(5) secure

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44.

(1) decision

(2) plan

(3) outcome

(4) possible

(5) treatment



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45.

(1) teased

(2) tested

(3) chase

(4) inquired

(5) consulted

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46.

(1) connection

(2) admitted

(3) chase

(4) inquired

(5) consulted

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47.

(1) commitment

(2) consent

(3) behavior

(4) knowledge

(5) approve



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48.

(1) finalised

(2) funneled

(3) obtained

(4) took

(5) resulting

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49.

(1) took

(2) appearance

(3) just

(4) stay

(5) remained



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50.

(1) amazed

(2) sued

(3) dejected

(4) rejected

(5) celebrated



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1) India recently signed an agreement with which of the following countries to end a long pending Border dispute ?

1) Pakistan

2) China

3) Bhutan

4) Myanmar

5) Bangladesh

Ans – 5



2) ‘ Financial inclusion ‘ is the latest powerful tool adopted by Reserve Bank of India, to fulfill the basic objective of

1) uplifting of population lying below the poverty line

2) Connecting every Indian to the Country’s Banking System

3) Ensuring bank finance to all the landless agriculturists

5) Inclusion of latest technology in Financial Sector of the Country

Ans – 2



3) The Prime Minister of India visited which of the following ‘ Least Developed Countries ‘ in Indian sub – continent in May 2011 and agreed to provide US & 2 billion as financial aid to it ?

1) Afghanistan

2) Nepal

3) Pakistan

4) Myanmar

5) Sri Lanka

Ans – 1



4) Who among the following is the Union Minister of Agriculture at present ?

1) Sri A. k. Antony

2) Dr. Farooq Abdullah

3) Sri Jaipal S. Reddy

4) Sri Sharad Pawar

5) None of these

Ans – 4



5) Which of the following is the overall Literacy Rate of India ( Census 2011 ) ( Approximately ) ?

1) 68%

2) 70%

3) 74%

4) 78%

5) 82%

Ans – 3



6) Sri N . Ranga Swamy who took over as the Chief Minister of Pudhucherry after elections in 2011 belongs to which political parties ?

1) CPM

2) BJP

3) BSP

4) All India N. R. Congress

5) SSP

Ans – 4



7) NPA in banking terminology denotes

1) New Para Banking Assets

2) Net Profitable Assets

3) Net Performing Assets

4) Non – Performing Assets

5) New Pension Act

Ans – 4



8) Space Agency of which of the following countries put GSAT – 12, a Communication Satellite in the orbit recently ?

1) USA

2) France

3) China

4) India

5) Japan

Ans – 4



9) The top military bosses of which of the following nations recently resigned en mass to pave way for a Democratic Government in the nation ?

1) Turkey

2) Myanmar

3) Pakistan

4) Afghanistan

5) None of these

Ans – 1



10) India won the President’s Cup Volley Ball tournaments final 2011 by defeating

1) Turkey

2) Russia

3) Tunisia

4) Kazakhstan

5) Ukrain

Ans – 3



11) Which of the following Awards has been given to ‘ Gagan Narang ‘ in 2011 ?

1) Kirti Chakra

2) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna

3) Bharat Ratna

4) Arjun Award

5) Sportsman of the year 2010

Ans – 2



12) What does the letter ‘ S ‘ denote in the term ‘ SEZ ‘ as seen frequently in the financial news papers ?

1) Small

2) Social

3) Secret

4) Secondary

5) Special

Ans – 5



13) Who has taken over as the new President of Singapore recently ?

1) Tony Tan

2) Yoshihiko Noda

3) Lamine Diack

4) Recep Tayyip Erdogan

5) None of these

Ans – 1



14) Which of the following is a programme launched by the Government of India aimed at providing good ‘ Health Services ‘ in rural areas ? ( Repeated in Aryavart Gramin Bank Officer Exam, Associate Banks of SBI Clerk ( Second Shift ) Exam )

1) ASHA

2) Mid Day Meal

3) Kutir Jyoti

4) Jeeven Arogya

5) Swabhiman

Ans – 1



15) What is the full form of ‘ ILO ‘ , an agency of the United Nations ?

1) International Labour organisation

2) International Legal Organisation

3) Indian Labour Organisation

4) Indian Lawyer’s Organisation

5) Information & Legal Organisation

Ans – 1



16) Nirupama Rao is appointed as India’s Ambassador to ( Repeated in Prathma Bank PO Exam )

1) Australia

2) UK

3) Russia

4) USA

5) China

Ans – 4

17) Which of the following days is observed as ‘ Teacher’s Day ‘ in India ?

1) 5th October

2) 5th November

3) 5th September

4) 15th November

5) 15th September

Ans – 3

In order to streamline the functioning of MFI sector the RBI had appointed a committee. The committee was headed by ——

1) Dr. Y.V. Reddy

2) Shri M.V.Nair

3) Shri Y.H.Malegam

4) Dr.D. Subbarao

5) Smt. Usha Thorat

Ans – 3

What does the term NSDL stand for ?

1) National Securities Development Limited

2) National Securities Depository Limited

3) National Safety Development Limited

4) National Safety Deployment Limited

5) National Social & Developmental Liabilities

Ans – 2

Basel III in banks is being planned to be implemented from which of the following years ?

1) 2012

2) 2013

3) 2014

4) 2015

5) 2018

Ans – 1

As per the reports in various news papers, RBI has asked banks to make a plan to provide banking services to all villages having a population of 2000. This directive issued by the RBI will fall in which of the following categories ? ( R )

1) Plan for Financial Inclusion

2) Efforts to meet the targets of priority sector lending

3) Extention of Relief Packages to the Farmers

4) Extension of Internal and Branchless Banking

5) None of these

Ans – 1

Which of the following is represented by the letter ‘ L ‘ in the abbreviation CAMELS as used in the financial sector ?

1) Leans

2) Leadership

3) Liabilities

4) Liquidity

5) None of these

Ans – 4

Many a times we read the word ‘ PPP ‘ in financial dailies / magazines. What is the full form of the same as used in financial world ? ( Repeated in Bank of Baroda Clerk Exam ( 1st sitting ) )

1) Purchasing Power Parity

2) Per capita Potential Purchase

3) Public Per capita Power

4) Present Purchasing Power

5) Popular Public Preferences

Ans – 1