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17th September 2014, 09:39 AM
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Re: SBI Clerical Recruitment Exam Old Paper

As you are looking for the last year question paper of SBI Clerk Recruitment Exam so here I am sharing the same with you

SBI Clerk Exam Question Paper

1.(i) 'P× Q' means 'Q' is mother of 'P'.
(ii) 'P × Q' means 'P' is brother of 'Q'.
(iii) 'P - Q' means 'P' is sister of 'Q'.
(iv) 'P ÷ Q' means 'Q is father of 'P'.

Which of the following definitely means R is grandson of K?
(a) R × T ÷ K
(b) M + R × T ÷ K
(c) M - R × T ÷ K
(d) Cannot be determined
(e) None of these.
Ans (e)

2. How many such pairs of digits are there in the number 95137248 each of which has as many digits between them in the number as when they are arranged in ascending order?
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) More than three.
Ans (b)

3. In a certain code PATHOLOGIST is written as PIUBQKSRHFN. How is CONTROVERSY written in that code?
(a) SUOPDNXRQDU
(b) SUOPDNZTSFW
(c) QSMNBPXRQDU
(D) QSMNBPZTSFW
(e) None of these.
Ans (a)

4. In a certain code PATHOLOGIST is written as PIUBQKSRHFN. How is CONTROVERSY written in that code?
(a) SUOPDNXRQDU
(b) SUOPDNZTSFW
(c) QSMNBPXRQDU
(D) QSMNBPZTSFW
(e) None of these.
Ans (a)

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 that group?
(a) Food : Hunger
(b) Water : Thirst
(c) Air : Suffocation
(d) Talent : Education
(e) Leg : Lame
Ans (d)

6. 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) Crow
(b) Vulture
(c) Bat
(d) Ostrich
(e) Eagle
Ans (c)

7. Which of the following has the same relationship as that of Money : wealth?
(a) Pity : Kindness
(b) Cruel : Anger
(c) Wise : Education
(d) Pride : Humility
(e) None of these.
Ans (a)

8. 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) 29
(b) 85
(c) 147
(d) 125
(e) 53
Ans (d)

9. If it is possible to make a meaningful word with the second, the sixth and the ninth letters of the word PERMEABILITY, which of the following will be the first letter of that word? If no such word can be formed give 'N' as the answer. If only two such words can be formed give 'D' as the answer and if more than two such words can be formed give 'Z' as the answer.
(a) M
(b) L
(c) N
(d) D
(e) Z
Ans (e)

10. In a certain code language BEAM is written as 5%*K and COME is written as $7K%. How is 'BOMB' written in that code?
(a) 5%K5
(b) 57K5
(c) $7K$
(d) 5$%5
(e) None of these
Ans (b)

11. Find the number of days from 26-1-1996 to 15-5-1996 (both days inclusive)
(a) 110
(b) 112
(c) 111
(d) 113
(e) None of these
Ans (a)

12. Find the wrong number in the following sequence: 22, 33, 66, 99, 121, 279, 594
(a) 279
(b) 594
(c) 121
(d) 33
(e) None of these
Ans (a)

13. A father is now three times as old as his son. Five years back he was four times as old as his son. What is the age of the son now?
(a) 12
(b) 15
(c) 18
(d) 20
(e) None of these
Ans (a)

14. How many times between 4 a.m and 4 p.m will the hands of a clock cross?
(a) 4
(b) 8
(c) 10
(d) 11
(e) None of these
Ans (d)

15. Five students are sitting in row. T is on right of Z. M is on the left of Z but is on the right of L. T is on the left of Q. Who is sitting first from the left? Here students are represented by the letters T, Z, M, L and Q
(a) Z
(b) T
(c) Q
(d) L
(e) None of these
Ans (d)

16. ANGER : 37219 : : NEAR:
(a) 7219
(b) 9132
(c) 1372
(d) 7139
(e) None of these
Ans (d)

17. What is the letter immediately to the right of the letter which is seven letters to the right of 'W', considering all the letters of the alphabet written in reverse order from left to right starting from 'Z'
(a) R
(b) O
(c) M
(d) Q
(e) None of these
Ans (b)

18. If the first day of the year 1990 was a Monday, what day of the week was the 1st January 1998?
(a) Thursday
(b) Tuesday
(c) Wednesday
(d) Friday
(e) None of these
Ans (a)

19. If “good and bad” is coded as 123, “bad is ugly” is coded as 245 and “good is fair” is coded as 436, then what is the code for “fair”?
(a) 1
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 5
(e) None of these
Ans (c)

20. Choose the one from the following which is different from others
(a) pen and pencil
(b) tailer and shirt
(c) scooter and cycle
(d) sword and riffle
(e) None of these
Ans (b)

21. If 2 = 1, 3 = 3, 4 = 12, 5 = 60 then 6 = .....?
(a) 120
(b) 180
(c) 720
(d) 360
(e) None of these
Ans (d)

22. What is the next letter of the series, F, I, L, O, .....?
(a) M
(b) N
(c) R
(d) P
(e) None of these
Ans (c)

23. How many '5' s are there which are followed by 0 and preceded by 0 in the following series
157050700512515050050
(a) 1
(b) 5
(c) 4
(d) 3
(e) None of these
Ans (d)

24. A boy goes to see a movie and sees a man sitting to his left. He found that the man was his relative. The man is the husband of the sister of his mother. How is the man related to the boy?
(a) Uncle
(b) Nephew
(c) Brother
(d) Father
(e) None of these
Ans (a)

25. A person traveled 20 km in the northward direction, then traveled 4 km in eastward direction, then traveled 10 km in the northward direction again, then traveled 3 km in the eastward direction and finally traveled 6 km in the southward direction. How far is he from the starting point?
(a) 17 km
(b) 37 km
(c) 31 km
(d) 25 km
(e) None of these
Ans (d)
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Re: SBI Clerical Recruitment Exam Old Paper

Hello, I want to join the SBI bank as a clerk post and I have exam next month. Please provide me old papers of the exam.
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1st December 2015, 03:49 PM
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Re: SBI Clerical Recruitment Exam Old Paper

Hello, here I am providing you the sample questions of the SBI Clerical Recruitment Exam as under:

1. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in MAY 2008 ?
(A) Rajeev Chandrashekha
(B) Anand Mahindra
(C) K.V.Kamath
(D) Ganesh Natarajan
(E) None of these
Ans (C)
2. Th World's longest Sea Bridge has been established in-
(A) India
(B) USA
(C) Japan
(D) Malaysia
(E) China
Ans (E)
3. 12th UNCTAD (UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT) miniterial lavel conference was held in April 2008 at-
(A) New Delhi (India)
(B) Accra (Ghana)
(C) Islamabad (Pakistan)
(D) Dhaka (Bangladesh)
(E) Kathmandu (Nepal)
Ans (B)
4. At which place India’s first Indira Gandhi National Tribal University would be set up ?
(A) Amarkantak (Madhya Pradesh)
(B) Nagpur
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Noida
(E) Patna
Ans (A)
5. Nathula Pass is located in the State :
(A) Nagaland
(B) Sikkim
(C)West Bengal
(D) Assam
(E) Tripura
Ans (B)
6. THE 2007 Durand Cup has been won by –
(A) Mohan Bagan
(B) Mahindra United
(C) Churchill Brothers
(D) Central Railways
(E) None of these
Ans (C)

7. Who amongst the following has been named as the Forbes Asia Businessman of the year 2007 ?
(A) K.V.Kamath
(B) Ratan Tata
(C) Nandan Nilekani
(D) Ajim Premji
(E) None of these
Ans (A)
8. Konkan Railway is building world’s tallest railways bridge in which of the following states ?
(A) Punjab
(B) Jammu & Kashmir
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Kerala
(E) None of these
Ans (B)
9. The author the book “ Jyoti Punj” is-
(A) Sonia Gandhi
(B) Narendra Modi
(C) Jaswant Singh
(D) Pervez Musharraf
(E) None of these
Ans (B)
10. World Investment Report is an annual publication of :
(A) UNCTAD
(B) WTO
(C) World Bank
(D)IMF
(E) ADB
Ans (A)
11. Which of the following countries has the maximum amount of external debt ?
(A) USA
(B) Brazil
(C)Mexico
(D) Japan
(E) Russia
Ans (A)
12. Lee Myung Bak is the president of –
(A) China
(B) South Korea
(C) North Korea
(D) Malaysia
(E) None of these
Ans (B)
13. The author the book “ My Country My Life” is-
(A) Sonia Gandhi
(B) L.K.Advani
(C) Jaswant Singh
(D) Pervez Musharraf
(E) None of these
Ans (B)
14. Who has been won the Prem Bhatia Award for the year 2008 ?
(A) Nagma
(B) Shweta Singh
(C) Nirupama Subramaniam
(D) Nalini Singh
(E) None of these
Ans (C)
15. Who has been won Commonwealth Writers Prize 2008 ?
(A) Kiran Desai
(B) Shweta Singh
(C) Rupashree Nanda
(D) Indra Sinha
(E) None of these
Ans (D)

SBI Clerical Recruitment Exam Old Paper
41. What is the aim of the financial inclusion policy ?
(A) A focus on savings needs rather than credit needs of the poor
(B) Minimising utilisation of technology in banks so as to reduce transaction costs for the poor
(C) To boost low savings volumes in banks by encouraging savings among the rural poor
(D) To make formal basic banking services available to the poor
(E) To regulate the rate at which moneylenders lend to the poor

42. The author’s main objective in writing the passage is to—
(A) Criticise the concept of financial inclusion
(B) Point out the problems of financial inclusion
(C) Discuss ways of making the financial inclusion policy successful
(D) Compare financial inclusion policies of different countries
(E) Cite research in support of role of MFIs in achieving financial inclusion

43. Which of the following can be inferred about products with commitment features ?
1. Demand for such products was high.
2. They were an effective means of increasing the savings of small account holders.
3. Such facilities can only be offered by informal institutions like MFIs.
(A) All 1, 2 and 3 (B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2 (D) Both 1 and 3
(E) None of these

44. Why do the poor not utilise banking services ?
1. Informal institutions offer higher rates of interest than those in banks.
2. Costs of reaching banks have to be borne by the poor.
3. Bank personnel do not treat the poor respectfully because their savings amounts are minimal.
(A) Only 2 (B) Both 1 and 2
(C) Both 2 and 3 (D) All 1, 2, and 3
(E) None of these

45. Which of the following is a recommendation made by the author regarding financial inclusion ?
(A) Reduce the paper work involved by seeking less information about the account holder
(B) Lower transaction costs by utilising latest technology.
(C) Make commitment features compulsory for all savings accounts
(D) Entrust the responsibility of financial inclusion solely to MFIs
(E) Provide credit facilities even to those without savings accounts

46. Which of the following factors affects ‘saving’ behaviour among the poor ?
1. Threats from moneylenders if they avail of banking services.
2. Documentation required before availing of banking services.
3. Lack of self-control.
(A) Only 1 (B) All 1, 2 and 3
(C) Only 3 (D) Both 2 and 3
(E) None of these

47. What do the results of the study conducted in the Philippines indicate ?
(A) Account holders in MFIs have higher savings rates than banks
(B) Many of the poor have to turn to moneylenders because of strict restrictions in MFIs
(C) Having accounts with restriction on withdrawal requires the bank to offer a higher rate of interest
(D) There should be strong security measures for deposit option accounts for the poor
(E) None of these

48. Which of the following is true in the context of the passage ?
(A) There are no informal means for the poor to save in India
(B) Having savings encourages the poor to invest only in low risk ventures
(C) There is a huge demand for savings facilities among poor households
(D) Presently commercial banks feel that it is feasible to provide banking services to the poor in rural areas
(E) There are many official innovative savings systems like roscas in Africa

49. What is/are the outcome(s) of encouraging savings for the poor ?
1. It frees them from the exploitation of moneylenders.
2. Banks are more willing to disburse loans to those who save.
3. They should invest in risky but high return ventures.
(A) Only 1
(B) Both 1 and 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) None of these

50. What was the view of banks regarding the bank accounts of the poor in the past ?
(A) They were considered a problem since account holders information needed to be updated constantly
(B) Focus should be more on providing savings facilities not credit
(C) Moneylenders should be regulated so that they share responsibility of disbursing loans to the poor
(D) Products with commitment features will not be successful
(E) None of these

Directions—(Q. 51–53) Choose the word which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

51. purely :
(A) morally
(B) honestly
(C) completely
(D) perfectly
(E) cleanly

52. demonstrate :
(A) protest
(B) occur
(C) estimate
(D) appear
(E) prove

53. remedy :
(A) medicine
(B) solve
(C) restore
(D) therapy
(E) heal
Directions—(Q. 54-55) Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning of the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

54. optional :
(A) voluntary
(B) compromise
(C) pressure
(D) mandatory
(E) free

55. accessible :
(A) convenient
(B) unavailable
(C) unfavourable
(D) unpleasant
(E) formal

Directions—(Q. 56–65) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (E). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

56. The scheme failed because / some states could not / manage not to raise / the necessaryfunds. No error.
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

57. Real estate prices in the / business district of the city / are expected to rise / at 15% this year. No error
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

58. By so early as next year / that leading investment bank / has plans to open / an office in New Delhi. No error
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

59. There is lots of / supports from the employees / for the proposal to / merge with the parent company. No error
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

60. Experts have recommended that / the government reconsidered / restrictions imposed on foreign / investment in real estate. No error
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

61. The crucial point to / be discussed at the / meetings is how to / well implement the policy.No error
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

62. He wants to / set up a laboratory / to undertake research / into a vaccine for cancer. No error
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

63. According to him / two factors which are / needy for success / are discipline and diligence. No error
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

64. Because of the pace at / which the company is growing / I believe it will easily / achieve their target. No error
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

65. It is truth / that India is / the largest consumer of / gold in the world. No error
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

Directions—(Q. 66–70) Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No correction is required’, mark (E) as the answer.

66. The bank is overstaffed, has led to low productivity.
(A) Led to (B) Will lead towards
(C) And has led in (D) Which has led to
(E) No correction required

67. You delay in taking a decision conveys a negative impression.
(A) You delay to take
(B) If you delay taking
(C) Your delay in taking
(D) To delay by taking
(E) No correction required

68. Today management student itself are opted to work for NGOs even though the salaries offered to them are low.
(A) Student itself is
(B) Students themselves are
(C) Students have
(D) Student himself has
(E) No correction required

69. Absence off any guidelines, they are unwilling to take up the project.
(A) Absent of
(B) In the absence of
(C) Because of the absence
(D) Without being absent
(E) No correction required

70. Without the development of rural people the country can no claim to be developed.
(A) Can never claim
(B) Being claimed
(C) Not able to claim
(D) Have not any claim
(E) No correction required

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Re: SBI Clerical Recruitment Exam Old Paper

Please provide me with the details of the previous years question paper for the clerk examination held for SBI recruitment?
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19th February 2016, 11:35 AM
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Re: SBI Clerical Recruitment Exam Old Paper

The previous years question paper for the clerk examination held for SBI recruitment is as follows:

SBI BANK CLERK GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1.
The Caparo Group has won the International Business of the Year award 2014 at
the Asian Business Awards Midiands in Birmingham. The group is founded by
leading NRI industrialist.
1) SP Singh Oberoi
2) Sri Chand Hinduja
3) Gopichand Hinduja
4) Lord Swaraj Paul
5) Lakshmi Mittal

2.
Which of the following is a part of the core sector?
1) Textiles
2) Chemicals
3) Real Estate
4) Machine Manufacturing
5) Food Processing

3.
National Institute of Bank Management is the institute meant for ....
1) Providing Management personnel to the Banks
2) Training of bank employees in Banking
3) Providing consultancy on best practices in Bank Management
4) Recruitment of Bank Employees at all levels
5) All those given as options

4.
Recently India has decided to introduce plastic currency notes a number of other
countries are already using plastic notes, but the pioneer in this field is
1) Sweden
2) England
3) France
4) United States of America
5) Australia

5.
What is the present Loksabha Constituency of Sushma Swaraj?
1) Ambala
2) Delhi
3) Bellary
4) Vidisha
5) Bhopal

6.
As per the ranking released by the UNCTAD in its World Investment Report
2014 in respect of most favoured destinations for investment by transnational
corporations, India stands at the ...
1) Fifth Position
2) Third Position
3) Seventh Position
4) Fourth Position
5) Sixth Position

7.
Accounts are allowed to be operated by cheques in respect of
1) Both saving bank accounts and fixed bank accounts
2) Saving bank accounts and cureent accounts only
3) Both saving bank account and cash accounts only
4) Both current accounts and fixed deposits accounts
5) None of the above

8.
The Lokayukta of which of the following state had submitted a report on illegal
mining of iron are in the state?
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Karnataka
4) Odisha
5) None of the above
9.
Fixed deposits and recurring deposits are
1) repayable after an agreed period
2) repayable on demand
3) not repayable
4) repayable after death of depositors
5) repayable on demand or after an agreed period as per banker's choice

10.
As per a notification recently published in the gazette by the Union Water
Resources Ministry, the new Chairman of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribune
is
1) Justice B Rajendran
2) Justice B S Chauhun
3) Justice B R Sarangi
4) Justice B N Kripal
5) Justice B N Srivatsava
11.
The minister for Health and Family Welfare in the Union Cabinet is...
1) Smt. Menka Gandhi
2) Ms. Uma Bharati
3) Smt. Sushma Swaraj
4) Dr. Harsh Vardhan
5) Dr. Najma Heptulla

12.
A
bond issued at a price less than its face value and payable on its due date at its
face value bearing no ROI (Rate of Interest) is called .........
1) Preference Bond
2) Zero Coupon Bond
3) Convertible Bond
4) Perpetual Bond
5) Sovereign Bond

13.
3000 MW Diaband hydro power project which has recently been rejected by the
statutory green panel on the grounds that is involves diversion of biodiversity
rich forest land and felling of trees is proposed in the state of .........
1) Assam
2) Sikkim
3) Arunachal Pradesh
4) Manipur
5) West Bengal

14.
In which of the following States there is no Regional Rural Bank?
1) Karnataka
2) Goa
3) Uttarakhand
4) Himachal Pradesh
5) Punjab

15.
The Company Associated Journals Ltd., (AJL) is the publisher of now-defunct
daily newspaper....
1) Young India
2) The Independent
3) Amrit Bazaar Patrika
4) National Herald
5) Bombay Chronicle
16.
One rupee note bears the signature of
1) President of India
2) Vice President of India
3) Finance Secretary
4) Finance Minister
5) Commerce Minister

17.
As per census 2011, the total Urban Population of India is 377.1 million. The
State having the highest urban population of 50.8 million (13.5% of country's
urban population) is
1) Uttarakhand
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Maharashtra
5) Gujarat

18.
A cheque bearing the date earlier than the date of submission to the banks is
known as
1) Bearer Cheque
2) State Cheque
3) Crossed Cheque
4) Post Dated Cheque
5) End Dated Cheque


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