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State Bank of India Probationary Officer Examination Exam Held on 12th October, 2008 (Based on Memory) Section 1 Reasoning Ability Directions (Q. 1-5) These questions are based on the follOlving letter/number/symbol arrangement. it carefully to answer the questions. A8B6#7HU%3$FVR2I@t41WE9 L5 1. Which of the following is seventh to the of fifteenth from the right end ? (1) 4 (3) 1 (2) t (4) W (5) None of these 2. If all the symbols are dropped from the above which of the following will be eighth from the left end ? (1) F (2) $ (3) U (4) 3 (5) None of these 3. How many such symbols are there in the above followed by a arrangement, each of which is consonant and also immediately preceded by a number? (1) None (2) One (3) Two (4) Three (5) More than three 4. How many such numbers are there in the above arraugement each of which is immediately followed by a vowel but not immediately by a number? (1) None (2) One (3) Two Three (5) More than three 5. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way on the basis of their positions in the above aud so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group? (2) 14t (1) B7# (3) F2R 95L (5) W E 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 the group? (1) Iron (2) Copper (4) Aluminium (3) Zinc (5) Brass 7. 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'r (2) 39 (3) 47 (1) 31 (4) 41 (5) 43 8. In a certain code ROSE is written as #43$ and FIRST is v\Tritten as 5*#37. How is STORE written in that code? (1) 473$# (2) 473#$ (3) 374#$ (4) 347#$ (5) None of these 9. How many meaningful English words can be made from the letters ADER, using each letter only once in each word? (1) None (2) One (3) Two (4) Three (5) Four 10. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word DISTINGUISH, each of 'which have as many letters between them in the word as they have between them in the English alphabet? (1) None (2) One (3) Two (4) Three (5) More than three Directions (Q. 11-15) In each nl1ARtinn below are statements followed four numbered 1, II, m and N. You have to take the statements to be true ellen if they seem to be common~v known facts and then gillen conclusions logically statements disregarding decide which of the answers correct answer and indicate it on 56 State Bank of India PO Exam 11. Statements All stones are pearls. Some pearls are shells. Some shells are boxes. No box is container. Conclusions 1. Some stones are shells. II. No pearl is container. III. No shell is container. IV. Some pearls are containers. (1) Only II follows (2) Only II and III follow (3) Only either II or IV follows (4) Only III follows (5) None follows 12. Statements Some rings are chains. All chains are bangles. All bracelets are bangles. Some bangles are pendants. Conclusions L Some rings are bangles. II. Some chains are pendants. III. Some bracelets are rings. IV. No pendant is ring. (1) None follows (2) Only I follows (3) Only II and III follow (4) Only IV follows (5) None of the above 13. Statements Some schools are colleges. Some colleges are hostels. No hostel is office. All offices are institutes. Conclusions I. No hostel is institute. II. Some hostels are schools. III. Some hostels are institutes. IV. Some offices are colleges. (1) Only I follows (2] Only II and III follow (3) Only IV follows Only either I or III follows (5) None of the above 14. Statements Some pins are needles. Some threads are needles. All needles are nails. All nails are hammers. Conclusions L Some pins are hammers. II. Some threads are nails. III. Some pins are threads. IV. No pin is thread. [1) Only I, II and either III or IV follows (2] Only III and IV follow (3) Only I and II follow (4) All follow (5) None of the above 15. Statements Some chairs are rooms. No room is sofa. All sofas are tables. Some tables are desks. Conclusions L Some sofas are desks. II. No room is table. III. Some chairs are tables. IV. No desk is room. (1) None follows (2) Only I follows (3) Only either II or III follows (4) Only III and IV follow (5) All follow Directions (Q. 16-20) Study the following information carefully to answer these questions. A, B, C, D. E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle facing the centre. F is third to the right of C and second to the left of H. D is not an immediate neighbour of Cor H. E is to the immediate right of A, who is second to the right of G. 16. Who is second to the left of C ? (1) A (2) B (3)E (5) None of these (4)D 17. Who is to the immediate right of C ? (1) A (2) B (3) D (4) Bar D (5) ]\;one of these 18. Which of the following pairs of persons has first person sitting to the right of the second person ? (1) CB (2) AE (3) FG (4) HA (5) DB 19. Who sits between G and D ? (1) H (2) D (3)F (4)E (5) None of these 20. Which of the following is the correct position of B with respect to H ? 1. Second to the right II. Fourth to the right III. Fourth to the left IV. Second to the left (1) Only I (2) Only II (3) Only III (4) Both II and III (5) None of these Directions (Q. 21-25) Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II are 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...... Give answer (1) if the data in Statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question. Give answer (2) if the data in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question. Give answer (3) if the data in Statement I alone or in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question. Give answer (4) if the data in both the Statements I and II are not sufficient to answer the question. Give answer (5) if the data in both the Statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question. Solved Paper October 2008 i 57 21. Who reached the station first among L, M, J, T and R, if no two persons reached together ? 1. M reached after J and T. II. L reached before R. Directions (Q. 31-35) In these questions #, $, *,and % are used with 'A @ B' means 'A is not 'A # B' means 'A is neither smaller than nor equal to B', 22. Tower 'po is in which direction with respect to tower 'Q' '? 1. P is to the West of H, which is to the South of Q. II. F is to the West of Q and to the North of P. 'A $ B' means 'A is neither greater than nor smaller than B'. 'A * B' means 'A is not greater than B'. 'A % B' means 'A is neither greater than nor equal to B'. In each of the following questions assuming the statements to be true, nne! out which of the two below them is/are defmitely conclusions I and II true. Give answer (1) if only conclusion I is true. Give answer (2) if only conclusion II is true. Give answer (3) if either cOlldl1sion 1 or conclusion II is true, Give answer if neither cOIlcl usion I nor conclusion II is true, Give answer (5) if both conclusions I and II are true. 23. What is Suneeta's rank from top in the class ? I. In the class of 42 children, Suneeta is 29th from the bottom. II. Suneeta is ten ranks below Samir. 24. What is the code for 'walks' in the code language '? 1. In the code 'she walks fast' is written as 'he ka to'. II. In the code HHJL5U,'''5'' 'she learns fast' is written as 'jo ka he'. 25. How is K related to N ? 1. N is brother of M who is daughter of K. II. F is husband of K. Directions (Q. 26-30) In these questions a group of digits is followed by four combinations ofJetters aIld symbols numbered (1), (2), (3) and (4). Digits are to be coded as per the scheme and conditions given below. You have to find out which of the four combinations correctly represents the group of digits. Serial number of that combination is your answer. If none of the combinations is correct, your answer is (5) ie, 'None afthese' . Digit 5 1 2 8 6 3 9 0 4 7 Letter/Symbol Code: H $ TAU % #. F R @ Conditions (i) If first digit is odd and the last digit is even their codes are to be interchanged. (il) If the first as well as the last digit is even both are to be coded as *. (iii) If the first digit is even and the last digit is odd both are to be coded as the code for last digit. 26. 471536 (1) *@$H%* R@$H%U (3) U@$H%U (4) R@$H%R (5) None of these 27. 697845 (1) U#@ARU (3) H#0iARH (5) None of these 28. 590247 (1) @#FTRH (4) @#FTR@ 29. 348096 (1) %RAF#lJ (3) URAF#U (5) None of these (2) (2) (5) U#@ARH H#@ARU H#FTR@ (3) H#FTRH None of these (2) %RAF#% (4) *RAF#* 31. Statements N @ W, IN # H, H % T Conclusions I. H % N II. T # W F # R, H % R. L Conclusions 1. F # L II. R@L 32. Statements J @' K, K % M, M # '1' Conclusions 1. K % T 33. Statements II. K ( s T 34. Statements V * IN, W $ H, II Conclusions I. V * I II. 1* VV 35. Statements L * P, P % V, V # D Conclusions I. L * V n. L$ D Directions (Q. 36-40) are based on the following information. and answer the questions, Seven members L, H, K, T. J alld R represent different countries in Olympics Fiz, USA. China. Korea. France, Russia, Australia and each one competes fur a Rifle Shooting, different sport Fiz. Volleyb3lL Tennis, Boxing. Athletics and Football. The order of persons. countries and the games is not necessarily the same. K China for Archery. T USA but not for Volleyball or Rifle Shooting. The one who represents Japan competes for Boxing. F competes Volleyball but not for Korea. L represents Australia for Athletics. The one who represents Russia competes for Tennis. J does not represent Korea or Japan. R Rifle Shooting. 36. The one who competes for Rifle which country'! France 10. 374862 (1) %@RAUT (2) %@RAlJ% (4) T@RAU% (5) None of these * II (3) *@RAU* (5) None of these (2) Korea USA represents 58 State Bank of India PO Exam 37, Which the following combinations is correct '? ('IJ J-Tennis-France RTennis l<clssia (3) R-Tennis-France J-Tennis-Russia None of these 38. Who represents Japan? (1) F \__ 0 (2) R (4) H J (3) 43. I II Vn yn +-? I 39. For which game does T compete (1) Boxing Football Tennis (4) Cannot be determined None of these 40. represents which country? (1) France Russia (3) Japan (4) Korea None of these (3) (5) Directions (Q. 41-45) In each of the following a related pair of figures is followed numbered of figures. Select the pair that a l'klationship similar to that in the unnumbered pair. The best answer is to be selected a group fairly close choices. Study the following question. II I II I II (2) (3) (3) I (4) (2) (1) None of these ** T (4) 4{~r~1 I : II (5) JLJ (1) (5) Directions (Q. 46-50) The first figure in the first unit ( the problem figures bears a certuin relationship to th second figure. Similarly, one of the figures in the llilSW figEl'es bears the same relationship to the second figure L the second unit of the pl'Oblem figures, You are therefore t locate the figure which would fit in the question mark. In this question, element II of unnumbered figure is related to the element I of the figure in a certain way, Element I1 has one side more than the element L The pair in the No.5 has the same relationship. Therefore, 5 is the ans\ver. Now, solve the following questions. (1) (3) (2) (5) (1) 42 1~ i.~1 . 1 ' (3) II ~i~ ~i~ ~l~ I~i~ ~ !~ i : : : LL.[u (1) (2) II j (2) I II (3) I II (4) J II (5) m ') . -, i< .,.ifJ ~n-- * (J) (1) ~n-'I ~n-' * * (J)' (2) (J) (3) <In-' <In-' * * ro (4) (J) (5) Solved Paper October 2008 i 59 Section 2 Quantitative Aptitude 60. 6 26 134 666 3334 16666 ? (1) 84344 (2) 83443 (3) 84434 (4) 83334 (5) 83344 Diflldions (Q. 51-55) What approximate IJlwuiJco11le in plocf) of question mark ? I You are not to LU1{,UlU'" 51. (1) 4740 (3) OBOO (5) 8880 52, (775% Directions (Q. 61-70) What should come in place of question mark (?l in lhe following ? (2) 5570 (4) 7960 61. 4895 + 364 xO.75 - 49 =7 of 523)~777 = (1) 5119 (3) 3907 (5) None of these '? (1) 5 (2) 12 l3) 19 (4) 26 62, 5.!. + 6 ~ + 7 .!. = (5) 29 5S, 7133.55:.1; t>V.0\337 x 31.679 58.591 4 ? -2874-559)+[269-106 83) (2) 19 11 12 ' 19 1 (3J 12 (4) 19 (5) None of these ? 63. [(144f +48 x18] +36 23400 (4) 25600 64. (27)18 +(27)3 =? (1) 23328 (3) 216 31 22300 245Gil (5) 26700 7:W 243 81 (1) 36 (3) Itl (5) 12 1235 (1) 15495 14782 (5) 14069 4800 un 7652 11217? (2) 16208 (4) 16921 512 448 (4) (27)6 (5) :--Jane of these 65, 156 + 16 x 1.5 21 = ? (2) 258 (1) 126 (3) 237 (4] 159 (5) None of these (1) 421.45 (2) 455.54 (3) 485.54 (5) None of these (4] 447.45 67. 24336+?=78x24 9450 2100 600 240 (2) 120 (4) 240 (5) :300 59, 4 18 (1) 416 of (2) (27)21 66. 434.43 + 43.34 + 3.44 + 4 + 0.33 =? 2661 57. 522 (1) 80 320 27 9? (2) 3 (4) 6 (1) (27)54 (3) (27)15 Directions [Q. 5C-GO) Wlw/ should come in que8lioll mork (7) ill the fojJowing nUlltber series 51~J75 (2) 36 (4) 46656 (5) None of these ? 55. (12:51)4 5a ? (2) 13 (4) 29 55 (3) 47 5u, 2187 6 [I] 19.5 (2) 5000 (4) 2550 ll) 26GLhJ (3} 12bGG (5) 2280 3 (2) 3895 (4) 5210 100 180 2U4 ? (2) 480 (4) 384 160? (1J 6 (2) 13 (3) 11 None of these 68. (93)45 x (98r 35 = 7 (4) 17 (2) (98)2 (1) 98 5 (3) (98r (5) None of these (4) (98?O 60 I State Bank of India PO Exam 69. (78.95)2 - (43.351 ==? (1) 4353.88 (3) 4235.78 (5) None (2) 4305 (4) 4148 is 15. What was the original fTaction ? of these 70. (23.6 % of 1254) 26 (1) ~ of these (4)a>b (5) a? b (1) f 935 (2) f 905 (3) f 945 (4) f 975 (5) None respectively. After 9 yr the ratio of their ages will be 9 : 8. What is the difference in their ages? (1) 9yr (3) 5 yr II. b 2 + 7b + 12 = 0 II. b 74. L a 2 (5) None 4 (1) f 30013.95 (2) f 31013.95 (3) f 32013.95 (4) f 33013.95 (5) f 34013.95 13b + 21 =0 75. I. 2a2 + a - 1 II. 12b z 0 17b + 6 ==0 76. A 200 m long train crosses a platform of double its length in 36 s. What is the speed of the train in km/h ? (1) 60 (2) 48 (3) 64 (4) 66 (5) None of these 77. Work done by A in one day is half of the work done by B in one day. Work done by B is half of the work done by C in one day. If C alone can complete the work in 7 days, in how many days can A. Band C together complete the work? (1) 28 (3) 4 (2) 14 (4) 21 (5) None of these 78. In how many different ways can the letters of the word DAlLY be arranged ? (1) 60 (3) 160 (2) 48 (4) 120 (5) None of these 79. The number obtained by interchanging the digits of a two digit number is less than the original number by 63. If the sum of the digits of the number is 11, what is the original number? (1) 29 (3) 74 (5) None of these of these interest accrued on the same amount at the same rate in the same period? 5a + 6 = 0 II. 2b 2 (2) 7yr (4) 3 yr 83. The simple interest accrued on an amount of f 84000 at the end of 3. yr is f 30240. What would be the compound + 2a + 1 = 0 - of the above 82. The ages of Nishi and Vinnee are in the ratio of 6 : 5 72. I. a 2 + 5a + 6 == 0 2 11 What is the cost price of the article? II. 3b z + 7b + 2 = 0 73. I. a !Q 81. The profit earned after selling an article for f 996 is the same as loss incurred after selling the article for f 894. 71. 1. 16a 2 == 1 2 (4) 10 13 11 (2) 157.5 (4) 153.5 Directions (Q. 71-75) In each of these questions, two equations I and II with variables a and b are given. You have to solve both the equations to find the values of a and b. Mark answer if (1) a <b (2) a:::; b (3) relationship between a and b cannot be established (2) (3) ~ 13 (5) None of these (16.6% of 834) =? (1) 159.5 (3) 155.5 (5) None 80. If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 200% and the denominator is increased by 300%, the resultant fraction (2) 92 (4) Cannot be determined 84. The total of the ages of a class of 75 girls is 1050, the avt;lrage ag~ of 25 of them is 12 yr and that of another 25 is 16 yr. Find the average age of the remaining girls. (1) 12 yr (2) 13 yT (3) 14 yr (4) 15 yr (5) None of these 85. One-fifth of a number is 81. What will 68% of that number be ? (1) 195.2 (2) 275.4 (3)225.6 (4) 165.8 (5) None of these 86. In a crass of 40 students and 8 teachere, each student got sweets that are 20% of the total number of students and each teacher got sweets that are 25% of the total number of students. How many sweets were there? (1) 420 (3) 320 (5) None (2) 400 (4) 360 of these 87. What is 35% of 45% of ~th of 3600 ? c 9 (1)441 (3) 444 (5) None of these (2) 414 (4) 411 Solved Paper October 2008 161 88. A committee of 3 members is to be selected out of 3 men and 2 women. What is the probability that the committee has at least one woman ? (1) 1 9 [2) - 20 10 (3) 9 10 (4) 20 89. By how much is ~th of 516 lesser than ~th of 495 ? 9 (2) 15 (4) 27 (5) None of these 90. Ms. Deepti Jain invests 11% of her monthly salary, ie, f 5236 in Fixed Deposits. Later, she invests 19% of her monthly salary on Life Insurance Policies; also she invests another 7% of her monthly salary on Mutual Funds. What is the total annual amount invested by Ms. Deepti Jain? (1) f 211344 (2) f 17612 (3) f 105672 (4) f 35224 (5) None of the above 91. Which number should replace both the question marks in the following equation ? ? 243 432 ? (1) 308 (3) 324 (5) None of these (2) 312 (4) 316 92. Swapana spent f 44620 on Deepawali Shopping, f 32764 on buying Laptop and the remaining '32%'of the total amount she had as cash with her. What' was the total ' amount? . (1) f 36416 (2) f 113800 (3) f 77384 (4) Cannot be determined ~ 13 (4) 2 5 95. A sum of money is divided amongA, B, C and D in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 7 : 11 respectively, If the share of C is f 2755 more than the share of A, then what is the total amount of money of Band D together ? (1) f 4408 (2) f 5510 (3) f 6612 (4) f 7714 (5) None of the above Directions (Q. 96-100) Each question below is followed bv two statements A and B. You are to determine whether the data given in the statement are sufficient for answering the question. You should use the data and your knowledge of Mathematics to choose between the possible answers. Give answer (1) if the statement A alone is sufficient to answer the question, but the statement B alone is not sufficient. Give answer (2) if the statement B alone is sufficient to answer the question, but the statement A alone is not sufficient. Give answer (3) if both statements A and B together are needed to answer the question. Give answer (4) if either the statement A alone or statement B alone is sufficient to answer the question. Give answer (5) if you cannot get the answer from the statement A and B together, but need even more data. 96. The ages of Anand and Sujeet are in the ratio of 6 : 5 respectively. What is the age of Anand ? A. The ages of Anand and Sandeep are in the ratio of 10: 7. B. After 5 yr the ratio of Anand's and Sujeet's ages will be 7: 6. 97. What is the three digit number? A. Three-fifth of that number is less by 90 of that number. B. One-fourth of that number is 25% of that number. (5) None of the above 93. Manas decided to donate 12% of his salary. On the day of donation he changed his mind and donated,f 2240 which was two-third of what he had decided earlier. How much is Manas's salary? (1) f 25000 (2) f 28000 (3) f 31000 (4) f 34000 (5) None of the above 2 3 4 5 an d 6 are arrange d In . ascen d'mg . -,-,-,-, 94. If t h e fractlOns 58913 :!. (2) (5) None of these 2 12 (3) 8 (5) None of these (1) 22 (3) 12 (1) ~ 9 11 order of their values, which one will be the f~u;rth ? 98. In how many days 14 men can complete apiece of work ? A. If 18 women can complete the same piece of work in 24 days. B. If 28 children can complete the same piece of work in 56 days. 99. Whatis the salary of A, in a group of A, B, C, DandEwhose average salary is f 65,780 ? A. Total of the salary of Band C is f 88,545. B. Total of the salary of D and E is f 59,020. 100. What is the profit earned by selling a watch for f 15,675 ? A. The cost price of 5 such watches is equal to price of 4 such watches. B. 25% profit is earned by selling each watch. 62 I State Bank of India PO Exam Section 3 General Awareness/Computer Knowledge 101. Balmiki Prasad Singh has taken over as the Governor of (1) Goa (2) Bihar (3) Meghalaya (4) Sikkim (5) None of these 102. The Paralympic Games in September, 2008 were held at (1) Tokyo (2) New York (3) Madrid (4) Stockholm (5) Beijing 103. Which of the following is/are true about the National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA) which was in news recently? (A) The NR.A.A was set-up in 1955 at the initiative of the then Prime Minister J.L. Nehru. (B) NRAA was established to co-ordinate the work of five ministries associated withthe development of rainfed areas. (C) NRAA is now converted into a corporation of the same name. (1) Only (A) (2) Only (B) (3) Only (C) (4) All (A), (B) and (C) (5) None of the above 104. Daiichi Sankyo has recently taken over which of the following companies/corporations of Indian base ? (1) Jet Airways (2) Ranbaxy (3) Bhilai Steel Plant (4) National Textiles Corporation (5) None of the above 105. The recent report on Global Development Finance released by the World Bank has projected India's GDP growth rate at which of the following levels ? (1) 5% (3) 7% (5) 9% (2) 6% (4) 8% 106. V\Thich of the following cities is placed at the top of the list of cities found suitable for "Global Commerce" compiled by the Master Cards ?(Results of the survey were published recently in various financial newspapers). (1) London (2) New York (3) Tokyo (4) Beijing (5) Mumbai 107. The final results of the last economic census conducted in India in the year 2005 were published recently. Which of the following statement(s) is/are True about the economic census ? (A) Economic Census is basically the data pertaining to growth in employment opportunities. (B) Economic Census is conducted every fifth year by the Ministry of Home Affairs. (C) Only non-agricultural establishments are covered in Economic Census. (2) Only (B) (1) Only (AJ (3) Only (C) (4) All (A), (B) and (C) (5) None of these 108. The Govt. of India is in the process of bringing some changes and amendments in the existing Money Laundering Act. What are the changes suggested in the law? (A) Some payment gateways like Master and Visa Cards are required to be discontinued with immediate effect. (B) Money Transfer Services like Western Lnion should be brought under the purview of the Act. (C) A New Financial Intelligence Lnit will be set-up to keep a check on huge cash transactions. (1) Only (A) (2) Only (Bl (3) Only (C) (4) All (AJ, (B) and (C) (5) None of these 109. The New Capital Adequacy Framework prescribed for the banks is commonly known as (1) Credit Policy (2) Monetary Policy (3) KYC Norms (4) Basel Accord (5) None of these 110. As we all know Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) is the percentage of the deposit banks keep in reserve with them. This ratio is also known as (2) Reverse Repo Rate (1) Repo Rate (4) Liquidity Ratio (3) SLR. (5) None of the above 111. The sudden turn of events in the economic environment globally in the last four to five months have resulted in slowing down of India's economic growth. Which of the following is/are the event[s) which has/have put their impact on Indian economy ? (A) Turmoil in US Credit market. (B) Large scale increase in the prices of crude oil and foodgrains. (C) Adoption of Basel II norms by the banks. (1) Only (A) (2) Only (B) (3) Only (C) (4) Both (A) and (B) (5) All (Aj, (BJ and (CJ 112. When the growth of GDP in a country slows down suddenly, people start losing their jobs and the situation continues for several weeks. \'1hat name is given to this state of economy (A big country was in this state recently) ? (1) Inflation (2) Recession (3) Deflation (4) Economic Boom (5) None of these Solved Paper October 2008 ! 63 113. Which of the following is known as 'Himadri' ? (1) It is India's Space Craft launched to study the Moon (2) It is India's first Research Station in Arctic Region (3) It is the new battle tank produced by India (4) It is the new warship inducted in the Indian Navy recently (5) None of the above 121. "Lisbon Treaty" is the treaty accepted/adopted by the members of which of the following organizations recently? (1) NATO (2) SAARC (3) European Union (4) Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) (5) None of the above 114. Pranab Mukherjee visited which of the following countries recently where Reliance is planning to set-up a 1.5 billion dollar petro chemical plant and IFFCO is also setting up a $ 350 million phosphoric Acid plant ? (1) Egypt (2) Saudi Arabia (3) UAE (4) Tanzania (5) Uganda 122. When a corporate entity wishes to raise money from the market it can do that by issuing (1) Treasury Bills (2) Memorandum of Association (3) Kisan Vikas Patra (4) National Saving Certificate (5) Commercial Papers 115. Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE about the 34th Summit of the World's eight most industrialised nations [G-8 Summit) held in July, 2008 ? (A) The Summit took place in Moscow. (B) Leaders of G-8 countries endorsed proposal to halve the quantity of the carbon emissions in the air by the year 2050. (C) Leaders of G-8 nations also expressed their concern about the sharp and frequent rise in the prices of oil products globally. (1) Only (A) (2) Only [B) (3) Both (A) and (B) (4) Both (B) and (C) (5) All A, Band C 123. When an agent asks a customer to invest in a Mutual Fund product without telling him/her about the risks involved in the investment, the process is termed as (1) Mis-selling (2) Undertaking (3) Misappropriation of funds (4) Cross-selling (5) None ofthe above 116. Which of the following countries has offered an aid of ~ 1200 crores for the second phase of India's Universal Elementary Education Scheme popularly known' as ';Sarva Shiksha ' Abhiyan" ? (1) USA (2) France (3) Italy (4) Russia' (5) United Kingdom 117. Which of the following is India's Tax to GDP ratio ? (1) 5% (3) 25% (2) 15% (4) 30% (5) None of these 118. The Govt. of India recently announced a . subsidized pricing policy based on nutrients in it- of which of the following to protect the interest of the farmers? (1) Seeds (2) Pesticides (3) Fertilizers (4) Organic Manure (5) None of these 119. The next Non-Aligned Movement Summit 2009 is scheduled to be held in (1) India (2) Egypt (4) South Africa (3) Brazil (5) None of these 120. Ghulam Nabi Azad was in the news recently as he has resigned from the post of the ' (1) Governor. Jammu and Kashmir (2) Chief Minister, Jammu and Kashmir (3) Governor, Jharkhand (4) Chief Minister, Jharkhand (5) Governor, Manipur 124. Russia has recently made a ceasefire Agreement with which of the following nations? (1) Ukraine (2) Kazakhstan (3) Croatia (4) Georgia (5) None of these 125. The Govt. of India has. decided to build a Nuclear Power Plant in which of the following North Eastern States ? (1) Manipur (2) Asom (3) Meghalaya (4) Arunachal Pradesh (5) None of these 126. The primary goal of a computer system is to turn data into (1) ideas (2) suggestions (3) information (4) reports (5) None of these 127. Which of the following States has become first State in India to offer a Govt. Job to a HIV positive candidate ? (1) Kerala (2) Aandhra Pradesh (3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Maharashtra (5) None of the above 128. Who amongst the following was the Chairperson of the "Growth Commission" a body supported by the World Bank ? (1) Mr. Alan Greenspan (2) Dr. Amartya Sen (3) Dr. C. Rangarajan (4) Prof. Michael Spence (5) None of the above 129. Who amongst the following is the author of the book "The Shape of the Beast" ? (2) V.S. Naipaul (1) Arundhati Roy (4) Chetan Bhagat (3) Salman Rushdie (5) None of these 64 i State Bank of India PO Exam 130. The Govt. of India is planning to create a SEBI like Regulatory Body for which of the following business activities, which is whopping in India these days? (1) Print Media (2) Horse Racing (3) Cement Manufacturing (4) Electronic Media (5) Lottery 131. Ma Ying-jeou has taken over as the President of (1) Taiwan (3) South Korea (5) None China (4) North Korea (2) of these 132. What is backup? (1) Adding more components to your network (2) Protecting data by copying it form the original source to a different destination (3) Filtering old data from the new data (4) Accessing data on tape (5) None of the above 133. India won it's first Individual Gold Medal in Beijing Olympic 2008 in which of the following events? (1) Hockey (2) Football (3) Lawn Tennis (4) Swimming (5) Rifle Shooting 134. The Goldman Sachs has prepared a repot "Ten Things India to Achieve by 2050 potential". Which of the following is NOT one of these ten things? (1) Improve Trade with neighbours (2) Introduce Credible Fiscal Policy (3) Adopt Presidential Form of Government (4) Improve Infrastructure (5) Control inflation 135. Some Economist are naming the present inflation in India as "Imported Inflation". Why is it they have named it like that? (A) It is because foreign products have become costly. (B) It is because some monetary units have depreciated. (Cl The shortage of commodiates in India is being made good by imported commodities. (1) Only (A) is true (2) Only (B) is true (3) Both (B) and (C) are true (4) All (A), (B) and (C) are true (5) None of the above 136. Who amongst the following was honoured by the Knighthood by Queen Elizabeth recently? (1) Chetan Bhagat (2) V.S. Naipaul (3) Salman Rushdie (4) RK. Lakshman (5) None of these 137. Who amongst the following is the author of the book "Animal People" which was adjudged as the best book of the year by Commonwealth Foundation? (1) V.S. Naipaul (2) Kiran Desai (3) Anita Desai (4) Arundhati Roy (5) Indra Sinha 138. Sending an E-mail is similar to (1) ""Titing a letter on the phone (5) None of these (3) talking (2) drawing a picture sending a package (4) 139. What is the main folder on a storage device called? (1) Platform (2) Interface (3) Root directory (4) Device driver (5) None of these 140. The blinking symbol on the computer screen is called the (1) mouse (2) hand (3) light (4) cursor (5) None of these 141. What is correcting errors in a program called? (1) Interpreting (3) Debugging (5) None of these (2) Translating (4) Complilng 142. A .... " is an organised collection of data about a single entity. (1) file (3) database (5) None of these (2) library (4) dictionary 143. The type of software that controls the internal operations in the computer, and controls how the computer words with all its parts is which of the following? (1) Shareware (2) Operating system software (3) Application software (4) Public domain software (5) None of the above 144. A word processor would most likely be used to do which of the following? (1) Keep an account of money spent (2) Maintain an inventory (3) Type a biography (4) Do a computer search in the media centre (5) None of the above 145. In addition to keying data directly into a database, data entry can be done from a(n) (1) input form (2) table (3) field (4) data dictionary (5) None of these 146. Something which has easily-understood instructions is said to be (1) user friendly (3) word processing (5) None of these (2) information (4) icon 147. What is an E-mail attachment? (1) A receipt sent by the recipient (2) A separate document from another program sent along with an E-mail message (3) A malicious parasite that feeds off of your messages and destroys the contents (4) A list of CC: or BCC: recipients (5) None of the above Solved Paper October 2008165 148. What happens when you boot up a PC ? (1) Portions of the are copied from disk into memory (2) Portions of the are copied from memory onto disk (3) Portions of the are compiled (4) Portions of the operating system are emulated (5) None of the above 149. Manipulating data to create information is known as (1) feedback (2) programming (3) processing (4) analysis (5) None of the above 150. A hard copy of a file created on a computer refers to data (1) saved on a floppy disk (2) printed on a printer (3) backed up on a tape drive (4) sent as an e-mail (5) None of the above Section 4 English Language Directions (Q. 151-165) Read the follorving passage carefully and answer the questioIl8 given below it. Celtuin words are given in bold in the passage to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. Though the Cold War has ended, selective tactics are still continuing for ensuring the military and economic dominance of developed countries. Various types of technology denial are still being enforced which are now being targeted against developing countries like India. Today, we in India encounter twin problems. On one side there is a large scale strengthening of our neighbours through supply of arms and clandestine support to their and on the other side all nuclear and missile efforts are being to weaken our indigenous technology growth throngh control regimes and dumping of low-tech systems, with high commercial pitch in critical areas. Growth of indigenous technology and self-reliance are the only answer to the problem. Thus, in the environment around India, the number of missiles and nuclear powers are continuously increasing and destl'llctive weapons continue to pile around us, in spite of arms reduction treaties. . To understand the implications of various types of warfare that may affect us, we need to t<).ke a quick look at the evolution of war weaponry and the types of warfare. I am highlighting this point [or the reason that in less than a century we could see in the nature of warfare and its effects on society. In early years of human history it was mostly direct human warfare. During the 20th century upto about 1990, the warfare was weapon driven. The weapons used were guns, tanks, aircraft, ships, submarines~ and the nuclear weapons deployed on land/sea/air and also reconnaissance spacecraft. Proliferation of conventional nuclear and biological weapons was at a peak 9wing to the competition betweon the superpowers. . The next phase. in a new form has just started from 1990 onwards. The world has graduated into economic warfare. The means used is control of market forces through high technology. The participating nations. apart from the USA, are Japan, the UK, France, Germany, certain South-East Asian countries and a few others. The driving force is the generation of wealth with certain types of economic doctrine. pp The urgent issue we need to address collectively as a nation is, how do we handle the tactics of economic and military dominance in this new form coming from the backdoor ? Today technology is the main driver of economic development at the national level. Therefore, we have to develop indigenous to enhance our competitive edge and to wealth in all segments of economy. Therefore, the need of the hour is arm India with technology. 151. Why do certain countries use selective tactics against developing countries? (1'1 To help developing countries military and economic independence (2) To help developing countries govern themselves and be economically independent (3) To ally with developing countries to dominate over other developed countries (4) To curtail their domination over developing countries (5) None of the above 152. Which are the issues of great concern that India is at present, according to the author of the passage? (AJ The supply of high-tech weaponry by other countries to India's neighbours who are likely to use the same against India. (B) Other countries secretly helping India's neighbours to strengthen their nuclear might. (C) Obstruction of India's genuine efforts to develop its own nuclear technology. (1) (A) and (B) only (2) (B) and (C) only (3) (A) and (C) only (4) All (A), (B) and (C) (5) None of these 153. Enforcement of technology denial by developed countries implies which of the following? (1) Dominance of developing countries over developed ones (2) Exploitation of developing nations by the mightier ones (3) Targeting of developed countries by developing countries (4) Sympathizing with underprivileged countries (5) None of the above 68 I State Bank of India PO Exam 154. The striking difference in warfare before and anAl' 19BO was the shift from (1) guns, tanks, etc to nuclear weapons (2) ships and submarines to spacecrafts (3) weaponry to economic v,rarfare (4) economic forces to high technology driven warfare (5) None of the above 155. Why according to the author, is it necessary to examine how weaponry and warfare have evolved? (A) To understand their implications for us. (E) To learn the rapid changes that have taken place in iveaponry and warfare. (C) To master them and enable us to attack our enemies. (1) All (A), (E) and (2) (A) and (Bl only (3) (A) and (C) only (4) (B) and (C) only (5) None of these 156. According to the author, the most effective way to counter our major problems is to . (A) develop indigenous technologies. (B) compete with other countries in their warring tactics. (C) generate national wealth in all segments of economy. (1) All (AJ, (B) and (C) (2) (A) and (B) only (3) (Bl and (C) only (4) (A) and (C) only (5) None of these 157. What, according to the author, is the solution to our problems in the international field ? (A) Importing up-to-date technology and nuclear equipments from developed countries. (B) Developing our own in-house technology. (C) Eliminating dependence on developed countries. (1) (A) and (B) only (2) (A) and (C) only (3) (Bl and (C) only (4) All (A), (B) and (C) only (5) None of the above 158. What is the general outcome of arms reduction treaties as a whole according to the author of the pus3age ? (1) They seem to have become totally defunct (2) They have achieved the desired outcome in most cases (3) They have resulted in curbing the trade of destructive weapons (4) Piling up of weapons has significantly reduced due to such treaties (5) None of the above 159. What, according to the author, is the immediate problem to be collectively resolved by our country? (1) To counter the dominance of developed countries through money and muscle power (2J To eradicate poverty and become economically seif reliant (3) To control the exorbitant rate of population growth (4) To develop indigenous techJll)iogy to manufacture mightier weapons (5) None of the above Directions (Q. 160-162) Choose the word which is MOST near}l' the SAME in meaning as the word printed in bold as gillen ill the passage 160. Reconnaissance (1) Investigation (2) Reserved (3) Recognizable (4) Remedy (5) Attack 161. Proliferation (lJ Explosion (3) Discomfiture (5) Extraction (2) Devastation (4) Abundance 162. Evolution (1) Magnification (3) Progression Changing (2) Expansion Modifjcation Directions (Q. 163-165) Choose the word wllich is I,fC)ST OPPOSITE in meaning of the vvoi'd printed in bold as gillell in tile passage. 163. Indigenous (1) Local (2) Domestic (4) Foreign (5) Exported 164. Dominance (1 1Aggression (4) IgnoraDce (2) Submission (5) Lethargy (3) Abroad un Assertion 165. Continu{}usly (1) Illegitimately (3) Insensitively (5) Intermittently (2) Unconditionally (4) Unimerrupted Directions (Q. 166-170) In each question below four words which are numbered (1], (2), (3) and (4) have been printed in bold, of which one word may be wrongly spelt 01' inappropriate ill the context of the sentence. The number of that word is the Qnswer. If all the four words are corre'ctIy spelt, mark (5), ie. "All correct" as the Ol1Sfv'el: 166. Kon-communicable/diseases/ are a major/ concerned for (1) (2) people in this region. (3) (4) All correct. (5) 167. The industry is poised! for a quantum! jump as it has (1) (2) ventured into Indian markets which have excellent! (3) gwwth opportunities./ All correct. (4) (5) 168. The Government administration is required to undergo! a (1) radicle/ transformations/ for better service orientation. (2) (3) (4) All correct (5) 169. The squward/ that was entrusted with the task of detection! (1) (2) of explosives and their neutralization/ has completed the (3) assignment. All correct. (4) (5) Solved Paper October 2008 i 67 170. The equipments/ used for surveiliar.ce/ must be reliability! (1) (2) (3) and of appropriated/ quality. All correct. (5) Directions (Q. 171-185) Which of tile phrases (1). (2). (3) and (4) gilren below should replace the phrase given in bold in lhe following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meanin[ljui and correct. It' the sentence is correct as it is and 'No correction is required' mark (5) as the answer. 171. As soon as she opened the umbrella, a scorpion feU about of it (1) fell up from (2) fell off from (3) fell out off (4) fell from off (5) No correction required welfare of human beings (1) of dedicated (2) of dedication in (3) of dedication to (4) for dedication at (5) No correction required structures of our various departments is necessary (1) in change among the structures (2) significant changing structures (3) throughout the Etructures (4) change among the structures (5) No correction required 175. The prayer is most likely to start at 6.00 am (1) be most started by is liked to start at is like to starting at (4.) is most likely start at (5) No correction required (2) (3) 177. If I were you, I cannot have granted him any relief did not have granted 'would not granted (3) would not have been granting (4) would not have granted (5) No correction required (1) 179. Over-exploitation of ground water has been led to their levels falling drastically and causes draughts. (1) has led to their levels drastically (2) was leading its levels to be fallen drastically (3) has been led to their levels drastically fell (4) was being led to levels fell drastically (5) No correction required to me? (1) refrained from mentioning (2) refrained from mention of (3) refrain from any mention of (4) refrained to have any mention of (5) No COlTection required not been satisfactory this year. fll have not been (2) was not been (3) will not have been (4) has not been (5) No correction required 182. A committee comprising of imminent scholars from considerable difficulty, this is one of the most popular exercise (1) considerably difficult considerable difficult (3) considerable difficulties (4) and difficulty (5) No correction required a word to me (1) have a word to (2) have a word with (3) a word for (4) have to a word to (5) No correction required could not be 181. The Production of the factories various departments had 173. He firmly believes that a significant change in the 176. If you would like to reconsider your decision, issues were so complicated that easily resolved. easily been resolved (2) have been resolving be easily resolve (4) had to be easily resolved (5) No correction required 180. Why you refrained from mention this point is a surprise 172. A true leader's life is a saga of dedicating to the cause 1,74. 178. various technical institute was set up (1) '~omprising with emminent (2) comprised imminent (3) comprising emminent comprising emminently (5) No correction required 163. In the recent held cricket match, most of players scored more than fifty runs (1) recent holding (21 recently held (3) recent hold (4) recent holding of (5) No correction 184. Inhabitants of that locality can classify into only two give groups, namely the poor and very poor. (1) ,vill classify in (2) can classing for (3) will be classi(y between (4) can be classified into (3) No correction required 185. He gathered courage and rushed to the blast sight to save his colleague. (1) blast site to save (2) blast sight for (3) blast into for (4) blast sight so that to save (51 No correction required 681 State Bank of India PO Exam Directions (Q. 186-190) Rearrange the following sentences (A), (Bl. (Cl, (DJ. (El and CF) into a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below it. (A) Moreover salaries in public sector enterprises are not as competitive as those offered by private or foreign corporates (B) This trend should be a wake up call for stakeholders to examine why employees are seeking better opportunities with private companies in India and abroad (C) Public Sector Enterprises (PSEsj have been experiencing severe challenges in attracting, motivating and retaining their key staff (D) Having identified these as the reasons employees leave PSEs it is important to empower stakeholders to find ways to remedy the situation (E) One reason is that young employees lured away to private firms are more willing to undertake professional risks (F) Employees in specialist roles especially have become increasingly difficult to retain 186. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement? (1) A (3) C (5) E (2) B (4)D (4) D 188. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement? (1) A (3) C (5) E (2) B (4) D 189. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement? (1) A (3) C (2) B (4) D (5) E 190. Which of the following should be the LAST (SIXTH) sentence after rearrangement? (1) A (3)C 191. (1) knowledge (3) presence (2) security (4) confidentiality (5) guarantee 192. (1) negotiate (3) credit (2) advance (4) disburse (5) sanction 187. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement? (2) B (1) A (3) C (5) F Traditional bank architecture is based on bank branches. These branches ensure the physical (191) of a customer's savings. A customer may go there to deposit and withdraw money, (192) loans and (193) in other financial transactions. In the past two decades banking architecture has changed the Automated Teller Machine (ATM) has been a big (194) and credit and debit cards have created new financial spaces. (195) the bank branch has remained the bedrock of the banking system-after all a person needs a bank account in a branch before he can operate a debit or ATM card. This may be about to change as technocrats now (196) cell phones as the new architecture of virtual banks. This has the potential to make branches (197). Cell phone banking looks especially relevant for India, since it can penetrate the countryside cheaply and (198). The world over cell phones are spreaing at a (199) rate and in India alone new cell phone connection are growing at the rate of six million a month a rate of customer (200) that no bank can dream of. (2) B (4)D (5) E Directions (Q. 191-200) 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 have been suggested, one of which fills the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case. 193. (1) pursue (3) operate (2) interact (4) enable (5) engage 194. (1) drawback (3) consequem:e (2) hurdle (4) luxury (5) innovation 195. (1) Despite (3) Even (5) Until 196. (1) view (3) display (5) assess 197. (1) essential (3) extant (2) Although (4) Yet (2) realise (4) engineer (2) obsolete (4) retreat (5) expired 198. (1) moderately (3) compulsorily (2) occasionally (4) indiscriminately (5) effectively 199. (1) phenomenal (3) proportionate (5) projected 200. (1) discount (3) expansion (5) relationship (2) gradual (4) competitive (2) base (4) satisfaction

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