1. The runner up in 2009 Wimbledon women’s singles is—
(A) Venus William (B) Serena William
(C) Dinara Safina (D) Svetlana Kuznetsova
Ans : (A)

2. According to the latest official ranking the number one football team of the world is—
(A) Spain (B) Brazil
(C) Netherlands (D) Germany
Ans : (B)

3. The Asian Tour Title (Indonesia’s President Invitational Title of Golf) has been won by—
(A) Jeev Milkha Singh (B) Tiger Woods
(C) Gaganjeet Bhullar (D) None of these
Ans : (C)

4. German Grand Prix winner is—
(A) Lewis Hamilton (B) Mark Webber
(C) Valentino Rossi (D) None of these
Ans : (B)

5. Which of the following is incorrectly matched ?
Governor — State
(A) Kateekal Sankarnarayanan — Jharkhand
(B) Devendra Nath Dwivedi — Gujarat
(C) Banwari Lal Joshi — Uttar Pradesh
(D) Margaret Alva — Uttarakhand
(E) Jagannath Pahadia —Haryana
Ans : (B)

6. Yukiya Amano is the new chief of—
(A) UNESCO (B) IAEA
(C) WTO (D) WHO
Ans : (B)


7. Who has not been given the Akademi Ratna (Akademi Fellows) ?
(A) Sitara Devi (Dance) (B) R.C. Mehta (Music)
(C) Khaled Chaudh (Theatre) (D) Ustad Zakir Hussain (Tabla)
Ans : (D)

8. Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development has recently been conferred on—
(A) Bill Gates (B) Jacob Zuma
(C) Asma Jahangir (D) None of these
Ans : (A)

9. The re-appointed Chairman of Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister is—
(A) Dr. Bimal Jalan (B) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
(C) Dr. C. Rangrajan (D) None of the above
Ans : (C)

10. Who of the following has been honoured with Ashok Chakra—the peace time highest gallantry award ?
(A) Major D. Shri Ram Kumar (Assam Rifles) (B) Major Rohit Sharma (Para Special Forces)
(C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of the above
Ans : (C)

11. India’s Deep Joshi has recently been honoured with—
(A) Magsaysay Award (B) Whitley Prize
(C) Right to Livelihood Award (D) None of the above
Ans : (A)

12. ‘The Idea of Justice’ is the book authored by—
(A) Murtaza Rizvi (B) Amartya Sen
(C) Dharmendra Bhandari (D) A.R. Laxman
Ans : (B)

13. AFT stands for—
(A) Anti-Foreign Trade Practice (B) Armed Forces Training
(C) Armed Forces Tribunal (D) None of the above
Ans : (C)

14. The dreaded terrorist who was recently killed in the U.S. led drone attack in Afghanistan is—
(A) Osama Bin Laden (B) Baitullah Mehsud
(C) Fazlullah (D) None of these
Ans : (B)

15. The new chairperson of Children Film Society of India is—
(A) Nafisa Ali (B) Shabana Azmi
(C) Nandita Das (D) None of these
Ans : (C)

16. The third Twenty-20 Cricket World will be organized in—
(A) West Indies (B) Kenya
(C) South Africa (D) Australia
Ans : (A)

17. The 2010 Hero Honda World Cup of Hockey will be held in—
(A) Bangkok (B) New Delhi
(C) Tokyo (D) Kuala-Lumpur
Ans : (B)

18. The number one tennis player of the world, according to latest ranking, is—
(A) Roger Federer (B) Rafael Nadal
(C) Andy Murray (D) Andy Roddick
Ans : (A)

19. The number of districts which have been declared drought hit by State governments in the country is—
(A) 200 (B) 281
(C) 246 (D) 150
Ans : (C)

20. The top three countries in winning medals in World Swimming Championship held in Rome (in descending order) are—
(A) China, U.S.A. and India (B) U.S.A., Japan and Germany
(C) U.S.A., Germany and Canada (D) U.S.A., Australia and China
Ans : (D)

1. The LCM of 2/9, 4/15 & 1/30 is how many times the HCF of 7/15, 21/40 & 14/15?
1. 160/7 2. 7/160
3. 120/7 4. 90/7

2. 0.0874 + 1.236 - 0.0012 + ? = 1.489
1. 0.1568 2. 0.1578
3. -0.1668 4. 0.1658
3. 30% of 300 - 40% of 400 + 50% of 500 = ?
1. 1800 2. 180
3. 18 4. 18000
4. If 243 x 162 = 39366, then 3936.600 ÷ 0.243 = ?
1. 1620 2. 16200
3. 162 4. 162000
5. 114.01 + 222.01 + ? = 400
1. 63.98 2. 43.78
3. 736.02 4. -53.98
6. The difference between the circumference and the radius of a circle is 37 cm (use p = 22 / 7). The diameter of the circle is
1. 7 cm 2. 14 cm
3. 33 cm 4. 37 cm
7. The LCM of two multiples of 12 is 1056. If one of the numbers is 132, the other number should be
1. 12 2. 72
3. 96 4. Data inadequate
8. The average of seven results is 5; the average of first three is 3, and that of the last three is 7. The fourth result is
1. 6 2. 5
3. 4 4. 3
9. A man walking at the speed of 4 kmph crosses a square field diagonally in 3 minutes. The area of the field is
1. 20000 sq m 2. 25000 sq m
3. 18000 sq m 4. 19000 sq m
10. The area of a rectangular field is 144 sq m. If the length is increased by 5 m, its area increases by 40 sq m. The length of the field is
1. 12 m 2. 14.4 m
3. 16 m 4. 18 m
11. A, B and C are partners and make a profit of Rs. 4800 which is distributed among them in the ratio 6:5:4. The difference of the amounts A and C received is
1. Rs. 640 2. Rs. 1290
3. Rs. 1280 4. Rs. 1600
12. A, B, & C enter into a partnership with investments in the ratio 3:4:9. If at the end of the year, B's share of profit is Rs. 6175, what is the total profit?
1. Rs. 24300 2. Rs. 24600
3. Rs. 24700 4. Rs. 24100
13. X and Y enter into a partnership. X contributes Rs. 8000 and Y contributes Rs. 10000. At the end of six months they introduce Z, who contributes Rs. 6000. After the lapse of three years, they find that the firm has made a profit of Rs. 9660. Find the share of each.(in Rs.)
1. X-3240, Y-4200, Z-2200 2. X-3360, Y-4400, Z-2100
3. X-3360, Y-4200, Z-2100 4. 3260, Y-4000, Z-2200
14. Umedh Singh and Zorawar Singh invested in a business. They earned some profit which they divided in the ratio 2:3. If Umedh Singh invested Rs. 24, the amount invested by Zorawar Singh was
1. Rs. 36 2. Rs. 16
3. Rs. 30 4. Rs. 48
15. Abdul and Aamir invest respectively Rs. 30000 and Rs. 40000 in a business. Abdul receives Rs. 100 per month out of the profit for running the business and the rest of the profit is divided in proportion to the investments. If in a year Abdul totally receives Rs. 3900, what does Aamir receive?
1. Rs. 3500 2. Rs. 3600
3. Rs. 3900 4. Rs. 4200
16. 7 women and 6 men can do what 4 men and 11 women can do in the same time. 19 women can do the same job in how much time?
1. Same 2. Half
3. One-third 4. Two-third
17. If A can walk a certain distance in 40 days when he takes rest 9 hours each day; how much long will he take to walk the same distance twice as fast and rest twice as long each day?
1. 50 days 2. 45 days
3. 38 days 4. 16 days
18. If 20 men or 25 women or 30 boys can do a piece of work in 16 days by working 10 hours a day, then how many men with 10 women and 18 boys can do 3 ¼ times the same work in 26 days by working 8 hours daily?
1. 35 men 2. 30 men 3. 40 men 4. 48 men
19. Some persons can do a job in 12 days. Two times the number of those persons will do half of that job in
1. 6 days 2. 4 days
3. 12 days 4. 3 days
20. 400 men working 9 hrs a day complete ¼ th of the work in 10 days. The number of additional men, working 8 hrs a day, required to done the remaining work in 20 days is
1. 675 2. 275
3. 250 4. 225
21. 25% of 240 will be how much more than 33.33% of 180?
1. 5 2. 10
3. 6 4. Nil
22. 350% of a number is what percent of 250% of that number?
1. 40% 2. 44%
3. 140% 4. 71%
23. If the length of a rectangle is increased by 20% and the width decreased by 20%, the area of the rectangle will
1. Decrease by 4% 2. Increase by 4%
3. Decrease by 1% 4. Not change at all
24. A shopkeeper increases the price of a commodity by 25% and again increases it by 20%. The net percent increase is
1. 45% 2. 40%
3. 50% 4. 47%
25. The cost of a pant is 60% of the cost of a coat and 300% of the cost of a shirt. If all three cost Rs. 2160, the cost of the shirt will be
1. Rs. 290 2. Rs. 280
3. Rs. 360 4. Rs. 240
26. If sold for Rs. 247.50, an object gives a profit of 12.5%. The cost price is
1. Rs. 210 2. Rs. 220
3. Rs. 224 4. Rs. 225
27. A fruit seller purchases oranges at the rate of 3 for Rs. 5 and sells them at 2 for Rs. 4. His profit in the transaction is
1. 20% 2. 25%
3. 15% 4. 10%
28. A merchant sold his goods for Rs. 75 at a profit percent equal to the cost price. His cost price is
1. Rs. 50 2. Rs. 60
3. Rs. 80 4. Rs. 100
29. A man buys an article at ¾ th of its value and sells it for 20% more than its value. His profit based on the cost is
1. 45% 2. 50%
3. 60% 4. 75%
30. The LCM of numbers 12, 18, & 24 is how much more than their HCF?
1. 66 2. 69
3. 70 4. 72
31. Find the minimum number of square tiles of equal size for the floor of a room which is 1 m 4 dm 7 cm long and 1 m 8 dm 2 cm wide.
1. 250 2. 266
3. 140 4. 145
32. The average of first five prime numbers is
1. 5.40 2. 5.70
3. 5.60 4. 5.80
33. The average weight of 8 men is increased by 1.5 kg when one of them who weighs 65 kg is replaced by a new man. The weight of the new man is
1. 76 kg 2. 76.5 kg
3. 76.7 kg 4. 77 kg
34. A man distributed Rs. 100 equally among his friends. If there had been five more friends, each would have received one rupee less. How many friends did he have?
1. 20 2. 30
3. 40 4. 50
35. In an exam, the average was found to be 50 marks. After detecting computer errors, the marks of 100 candidates had to be changed from 90 to 60 each and the average came down to 45. The total number of candidates who took the exam was
1. 600 2. 700
3. 500 4. 400
Answers
1. 15221 6. 23214 11. 13312 16. 11242 21. 43134 26. 21131 31. 53411
Andhra Bank Clerk Recruitment: Previous Year Question Paper 2007 (II Numerical Ability)
Directions (51-75): What should come in place of question mark (?) in the following questions ?
51. 832.456-539.982-123.321=?
(1) 196.153 (2) 149.153
(3) 169.153 (4) 176.135 (5) None of these
52. ? x 19 = 7828
(1) 411 (2) 412
(3) 413 (4) 414 (5) 415
53. 236.69+356.74 = 393.39 + ?
(1) 200.04 (2) 201.04
(3) 200.14 (4) 202.14 (5) 203.04
54. 734 / ? = 91.75
(1) 8 (2) 6
(3) 4 (4) 10 (5) None of these
55. x (35 x 15 x 10) / (25 x 2) = ?
(1) 105 (2) 115
(3) 70 (4) 35 (5) None of these
56. 5938+4456+2891 = ?
(1) 15255 (2) 14285
(3) 13285 (4) 12385 (5) None of these
57. 859.05 + 428.89+663.17=?
(1) 1585.91 (2) 1286.94
(3) 1950.02 (4) 1950.11 (5) 1951.01
58. 434 x 645=?
(1) 27840 (2) 297930
(3) 279903 (4) 279930 (5) None of these
59. 7 x ? =29.05
(1) 4.05 (2) 4.15
(3) 3.95 (4) 4.28 (5) None of these
60. 725 / 25 - 13 = ?
(1) 16 (2) 29
(3) 12 (4) 18 (5) None of these
61. (558 x 45) / (18 x 45) = ?
(1) 314 (2) 313
(3) 312 (4) 311 (5) None of these
62. 806 / 26 =?
(1) 30 (2) 32
(3) 34 (4) 36 (5) None of these
63. 559 + 995 = ? x 16
(1) 92.05 (2) 95.25
(3) 93.15 (4) 94.35 (5) None of these
64. ((337 +146) x 8)=?
(1) 3884 (2) 1515
(3) 3864 (4) 1505 (5) 3846
66. 4758-2782-1430=?
(1) 356 (2) 396
(3) 486 (4) 546 (5) None of these
67. 9.1 x 7.5 x 6.2 =?
(1) 423.25 (2) 68.25
(3) 593.775 (4) 472.5 (5) None of these
71. 248 of +110 of 20% = ?
(1) 192 (2) 202
(3) 212 (4) 239 (5) 242
74. 484 of + 366 of = ?
(1) 663 (2) 844
(3) 668 (4) 848 (5) 666
75. 280% of 460 =?
(1) 1188 (2) 1284
(3) 1288 (4) 1280 (5) None of these
76. Which of the following is equal to 30 x 246?
(1) 118 x 13+209 x 42 (2) 174 x 10+222 x 19
(3) 173 x 12+221 x 24 (4) 169 x 16+167 x 50 (5) None of these


77. The cost of 9 kgs. of sugar is Rs. 279. What is the cost of 153 kgs. of sugar?
(1) Rs. 3.377 (2) Rs. 4.473
(3) Rs. 4.377 (4) Rs. 4.743 (5) Rs. 4.347
78. A bus travels at the speed of 49 kmph. and reaches its destination in 7 hours. What is the distance covered by the bus?
(1) 343 km (2) 283 km
(3) 353 km (4) 245 km (5) 340 km
79. th of th of a number is 82. What is the number?
(1) 410 (2) 820
(3) 420 (4) 220 (5) None of these
80. What is the least number to be added to 1500 to make it a perfect square?
(1) 20 (2) 21
(3) 22 (4) 23 (5) None of these
81. The sum of three consecutive integers is 39. Which of the following is the largest among the three?
(1) 12 (2) 15
(3) 13 (4) 16 (5) None of these
82. Find the average of the following set of scores:
118, 186, 138, 204, 175, 229
(1) 148 (2) 152
(3) 156 (4) 160 (5) 175
83. A banana costs Rs. 2.25 and an apple costs Rs. 3.00. What will be the total cost of 4 dozen of bananas and 3 dozen of apples?
(1) Rs. 216 (2) Rs.108
(3) Rs. 189 (4) Rs. 225 (5) Rs. 162
84. How many pieces of 8.6 metres long cloth can be cut out of a length of 455.8 metres cloth?
(1) 43 (2) 48
(3) 55 (4) 53 (5) 62
85. The product of two successive numbers is 3192. What is the smallest number?
(1) 59 (2) 58
(3) 57 (4) 56 (5) None of these
86. What is 184 times 156?
(1) 28704 (2) 29704
(3) 30604 (4) 27604 (5) None of these

87. What approximate value should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following question?
5989 48 11=?
(1) 1375 (2) 1370
(3) 1372 (4) 1368 (5) 1365
88. If an amount of Rs. 15,487 is divided equally among 76 students, approximately how much amount will each student get?
(1) Rs. 206 (2) Rs. 210
(3) Rs. 204 (4) Rs. 218 (5) Rs. 212
89. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?
6417 5704 4991 4278 3565 2852 ?
(1) 2408 (2) 2426
(3) 7310 (4) 7130 (5) 2139
90. Rinku and Pooja started a business initially with Rs. 5,100 and Rs. 6,600 respectively. If the total profit is Rs. 2.730 what is Rinku's share in the profit?
(1) Rs. 1,530 (2) Rs. 1,540
(3) Rs. 1,200 (4) Rs. 1,180 (5) None of these
91. 25% of the total cost of a plot of area 280 sq. feet is Rs. 1,32,370. What is the rate per sq. ft. of the plot?
(1) Rs. 2,091 (2) Rs. 1,981
(3) Rs. 1,991 (4) Rs. 1,891 (5) None of these
92. If the difference between a number and one fifth of it is 84, what is the number?
(1) 95 (2) 100
(3) 105 (4) 108 (5) 112
93. The respective ratio of the ages of Richa and Shelly is 5: 8. The ratio of their ages 10 years hence would be 7: 10 respectively. What is the present age of Shelly?
(1) 45 years (2) 40 years
(3) 35 years (4) 30 years (5) 25 years
94. A student scores 64% marks in 6 papers of 150 marks each. He scores 25% of his total obtained marks in Hindi and English together. How much is his total score for both these papers?
(1) 120 (2) 124
(3) 140 (4) 144 (5) 150


95. When the original price of toy was increased by 25%, the price of one dozen toys was Rs. 300. What was the original price of one toy?
(1) Rs. 24 (2) Rs. 29
(3) Rs. 30 (4) Rs. 15 (5) Rs. 20
96. If 3x + 5y = 44 and 10x -2y = 16, what is the value of x?
(1) 7 (2) 3
(3) 5.5 (4) 6.5 (5) None of these
97. 15 persons complete a job in 3 days. How many days will 10 persons take to complete the same job?
(1) 2 (2) 5
98. The owner of an electronics shop charges his customer 25% more than the cost price. If a customer paid Rs. 11,500 for a television set, then what was the cost price of the television set?
(1) Rs. 9,200 (2) Rs. 7,200
(3) Rs. 8,600 (4) Rs. 9,800 (5) Rs. 10,000
99. Sumit obtained a total of 1012 marks out of 1150 in an examination. What is his percentage in the examination?
(1) 86 (2) 88
(3) 84 (4) 90 (5) None of these
100. What should replace both the question marks in the following equation?
(1) 126 (2) 124
(3) 130 (4) 132 (5) 136
ANSWERS
51. (3), 52. (2), 53. (1), 54. (1), 55. (1), 56. (3), 57. (4), 58. (4), 59. (2), 60. (1)
61. (5), 62. (5), 63. (2), 64. (3), 65. (2), 66. (4), 67. (1), 68. (3), 69. (1), 70. (4)
71. (4), 72. (2), 73. (5), 74. (3), 75. (3), 76. (3), 77. (4), 78. (1), 79. (2), 80. (2)
81. (5), 82. (5), 83. (1), 84. (4), 85. (4), 86. (1), 87. (3), 88. (3), 89. (5), 90. (5)
91. (4), 92. (3), 93. (2), 94. (4), 95. (5), 96. (2), 97. (5), 98. (1), 99. (2), 100. (1)






Exam Papers : Sample Questions For Bank PO Exam
1. Which of the following statement (s) reflects India’s stand on new World Trade Organization’s proposal on the issue of the subsidy to agro products ?
(1) India would protect the interest of its poor farmers who can not bear the burden of the cost of the products if they have to sell them on cheaper rate.
(2) Indian industry needs more flexibility as compared to the industry in developed countries.
(3) WTO has set up a new committee under the chairmanship of Putin of Russia to look into the issue of subsidy and find out a solution to the problem acceptable to all the parties.
(A) Only 1 (B) Only 2
(C) Only 3 (D) Both 1 & 2
(E) None of these
ANS (A)
2. Which of the following statement (s) is / are true about the 11th five year plan of India ?
(1) The highest priority is given to exports ,education and development of steel sector.
(2) The plan aims at achieving the growth at 10 % level by the end of the plan.
(3) The Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana is revived in such a way so that it can be achieve a growth nof 4 % for agriculture sector.
(A) Only 1 (B) Only 2
(C) Only 3 (D) Both 1 & 2
(E) None of these
ANS (D)
3. As per the figures released recently the Stock markets in emerging economies made handsome returns last year (2007-08). Which of the following stock markets amongst the BRIC nations registered highest increased (97 %) compared to its performance in 2006-07 ?
(A) Cina (B) Brazil
(C) Russia (D) India
(E) None of these
ANS (D)
4. Bayana which was in news recently is a place in -
(A) Uttar Pradseh (B) Madhya Pradseh
(C) Bihar (D) Haryana (E) Rajasthan
ANS (E)
5. Which of the following statement (s) is / are correct about the Indo-Russia Bilateral Defence Ties ?
(1) Both the countries have decided to produce a fifth generation fighter aircraft and a multi role cargo plane.
(2) India has agreed to launch Russian missiles from its base at Chandipur incase some other nation attacks on Russia
(3) India and Russia were able to sort out differences over the utilization of Rupee debt fund which is of Rs. 8000 Crore at present.
(A) Only 1 (B) Only 2
(C) Only 3 (D) Both 1 & 3 only (E) None of these
ANS (A)
6. India has recently decided to put a wire fence on the 76 km. long border in Dhudri district in Assam. The fence will separate India from -
(A) Nepal (B) China (C) Bangladesh (D) Myanmar (E) Pakistan
ANS (C)
7. As we all know the Govt. of India is very keen about providing banking service to the people in rural and remote areas . However , banks feel that the cost of providing services in these areas for financial inclusion is quite high if services are offered through the “traditional branch channel “. What is / are the other alternative cost effective channel (s) to fulfill this aim of the Govt. of India ?
(1) Putting biometric ATMs. (2) Introduce mobile banking. (3) Issue credit or debit cards
(A) Only 1 (B) Only 2
(C) Only 3 (D) All 1,2 & 3 (E) None of these
ANS (B)
8. The Govt. of India recently issued a notification altering constituencies in 24 States and Union territories. This is done as per the provision of which of the following Acts?
(A) Delimitation Act (B) Census Act
(C) Parliament Act (D) State Reorganization Act (E) None of these
ANS (A)
9. As we read very frequently in the newspaper fraudulent activities in financial world is still continuing despite various efforts made by various countries to prevent them. As an estimate by IMF, what is the probable amount derived from such illegal activities which is laundered through the world’s formal financial systems every year? About -
(A) US$ 500 billion (B) US$ 800 billion
(C) US$ 1000 billion (D) US$ 1250 billion (E) US$ 1500 billion
ANS (D)
10. Indian Prime Minister during his visit the Arunachal Pradesh a few months back asserted that the State is India’s Land of Rising Sun. Which of the following countries did not like his statement and had raised some objection over his visit to Arunachal Pradesh which is very much a part of India?
(A) Myanmar (B) China
(C) Bangladesh (D) Bhutan (E) Nepal
ANS (B)
11. Which of the following is the amount of insurance cover provided to the workers of the unorganized sector under Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana?
(A) Rs. 10,000/- (B) Rs. 20,000/-
(C) Rs. 30,000/- (D) Rs. 40,000/- (E) Rs. 50,000/-
ANS (C)
12. Which of the following is NOT one of the highlights Economic Survey presented in the Lok Sabha for the year 2007-08?
(A) Economy has “moved to higher growth phase”
(B) A trend of acceleration in domestic investment and saving rate is recorded.
(C) Buoyant growth in Govt. revenue.
(D) Indian Economy at market rate of exchange crossed 1 trillion US$ in current fiscal.
(E) Net Foreign direct Investment increased by 350 % .
ANS (E)
13. Which of the following is / are correct about sub prime crisis which was in news recently?
(1) It has reduced the flow of capital coming of Indian Stock Markets.
(2) The sub prime crisis is the major financial crisis whose origin is in the Russia and Brazil. It has adversely affected the economy of Europe and USA.
(3) The crisis started when some people started trading with false Share certificates of major blue chip US companies in the stock markets.
(A) Only 1 (B) Only 2
(C) Only 3 (D) Both 1 & 2 (E) None of these
ANS ()
14. The Prime Minister Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) has a target to connect all habitations of which of the following levels with all weather roads by 2008-09?
(A) 1000+ (B) 2000+ (C) 3000+ (D) 4000+ (E) None of these
ANS (A)
15. As we all know the value of the Indian rupee has appreciated in the recent past . The value of the Rupee is direct dependent on which of the following?
(A) Availability of commodities in the market.
(B) VAT introduced by the Govt. on various commodities.
(C) Size of total Forex Reserve of India currently.
(D) Capital flow in the market during a given period of time.
(E) None of these
ANS (A)
16. Which of the following banks has taken over the Centurion Bank of Punjab?
(A) ICICI Bank (B) IDBI Bank
(C) HDFC Bank (D) AXIS Bank (E) None of these
ANS (C)
17. As per provision made in Bharat Nirman programme the pace of creation of irrigation facilities is required to be raised from present level of 1.42 million hectare per year in such a way so that it can achieve the target level fixed for the same?
(A) 1.50 million hectares / year (B) 1.75 million hectares / year
(C) 2.00 million hectares / year (D) 2.25 million hectares / year
(E) 2.50 million hectares / year
ANS (D)
18. Inflation has become major area of concern in India these days. What measures do the Govt. pf India / RBI normally take to control the same?
(1) Fixation of Maximum Price of the Commodities (2) System of Dual prices.
(3) Increased in supply of food grains. (4) Control on credit and liquidity in market.
(A) Only 1 (B) Only 2
(C) Only 3 (D) Only 2,3 & 4 (E) All 1,2,3 & 4
ANS (D)
19. How much edcation cess is being levied on all the taxes to support elementary education for the children of age group of 6-14 years under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)?
(A) 0.50% (B) 0.75%
(C) 1.00% (D) 1.5O% (E) 2.00%
ANS (E)
20. Which of the following is / are correct about various concessions given in the Union Budget for 2008-09?
(1) Five years tax holidays for setting up hospitals in Tier II & Tier III regions for providing health care in rural areas.
(2) Commodities tax transaction to be introduced.
(3) Banking cash transaction tax withdrawn.
(A) Only 1 (B) Only 2
(C) Only 3 (D) Only 2 & 3 (E) All 1,2 & 3
ANS (E)
1) What is the number of states in India?
d)28
2) Which is the first state to be formed on the basis of language?
a) Andhra Pradesh
3) When was Burma was separated from India?
c) 1937
4) When did India become a republic?
c) 1950
5) Which state was divided into Maharashtra and Gujarat in 1960?
a) Bombay
6) Who was the Speaker of the Lok Sabha before he became the President of India?
c) N. Sanjeeva Reddy
7) What was the age of Morarji Desai when he became the Prime Minister?
c) 81
How was Tamil Nadu known?
b) Madras
9) Which is the capital of Kerala?
d) Thiruvananthapuram
10) Nagaland was separated from which state?
d) Assam
11) Which is the smallest state in terms of area?
c) Goa
12) Where is the tomb of Akbar?
b) Sikandra
13) Which is the national animal of India?
d) Tiger
14) Which is the national flower of India?
a) Lotus
15) Who founded Indian National Congress?
b) A. O. Hume
16) Which former Indian Prime Minister’s birthday is on December 25?
b) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
17) Which state was known as North East Frontier Agency?
d) Arunachal Pradesh
18) Which state or union territory has French as an official language?
c) Pondicherry
19) Which is the official language of Jammu & Kashmir?
d) Urdu
20) Which state became part of India in 1975?
d) Sikkim
21) Which city was the summer capital of India during British Rule?
b) Simla
22) Who was the only Indian Governor General?
c) C. Rajagopalachari
23) Which Prime Minister could not prove his majority in Lok Sabha in May 1996?
c) Atal Behari Vajpayee
24) When did Rabindranath Tagore die?
b) 1941



SBI - Clerk Reasoning Exam 2009
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) Leaf
Ans : (B)
2. 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) Four
Ans : (D)
3. 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) Y
Ans : (B)
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 these
Ans : (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 these
Ans : (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) None
Ans : (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 these
Ans : (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 these
Ans : (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 three
Ans : (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 these
Ans : (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 and
Give 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 cows
II. All rats are fishes
Ans : (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) 783
Ans : (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) 783
Ans : (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) 5
Ans : (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) 2
Ans : (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) 783
Ans : (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 these
Ans : (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 these
Ans : (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 these
Ans : (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 these
Ans : (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 these
Ans : (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 E
Number/ 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$789 (E) None of these
Ans : (A)
27. IJBRLG
(A) #89*£$ (B) #89*£#
(C) $89*£# (D) $89*£$ (E) None of these
Ans : (C)
28. BARNIS
(A) 92*#%4 (B) 924#*%
(C) 92*#%9 (D) 42*#%4 (E) None of these
Ans : (E)
29. EGAKRL
(A) #£$21* (B) £$21*3
(C) £$21*# (D) #£$21# (E) None of these
Ans : (B)
30. DMBNIA
(A) 6@9%#2 (B) 2@9%#6
(C) 2@9%#2 (D) 2©9%#2 (E) None of these
Ans : (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 these
Ans : (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 these
Ans : (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 these
Ans : (D)
34. Who amongst the friends is a doctor ?
(A) H (B) E
(C) C (D) Either E or C (E) None of these
Ans : (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)