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SBI Rajbhasha Officers : Exam Guide with Sample Questions - English

State Bank of India

(Central Recruitment & Promotion Department Advertisement No. CRPD/SCO/2013-14/01)

Recruitment of Rajbasha Officers in State Bank Of India

SBI Rajbhasha Officers - Exam Guide with Sample Questions (Medium:English)

“Acquaint Yourself Booklet” For Recruitment Tests (11.08.2013)

Structure of Written Examination (All the Tests will be objective type)

The details of tests, number of questions, time given to solve the questions, etc. are given ahead. The sample questions given in this handout are for objective type tests of Reasoning, Hindi Language, English Language and Professional Knowledge.

Part	Test No	Tests	No. of Question	Marks	Time
I	I II	Reasoning Language (Hindi + English)	50 70	50 70	90 Minutes Composite Time
II	III	Professional Knowledge	50	100	45 Minutes
* Only qualifying. Will not be reckoned for merit ranking.

Passing Marks :

To be eligible for shortlisting for interview, candidates will have to score minimum qualifying marks in Professional Knowledge test. Except Professional Knowledge, other papers will be qualifying in nature. Candidates have to score minimum qualifying marks in these papers also. The minimum qualifying marks for each test will be decided by the Bank.

Sample Questions :

Below are given some sample questions for each of these tests. The type of questions are only illustrative and not exhaustive. In actual test you may find questions on some or all these types and also questions on the type not mentioned here.

Test of Reasoning

This is a test to see how well you can think. It contains questions of various kinds. Here are some sample questions.

Directions : In each of the following questions, there are five letter groups or words in each question. Four of these letter groups or words are alike in some way, while one is different. Find the one which is different.

Q.1. (1) black

(2) red

(3) green

(4) paint

(5) yellow

of the five, ‘black, ‘red’, ‘green’ and ‘yellow’ form a group as they are names of colours. ‘Paint’ is not the name of a colour. Therefore, (4) is the answer.

Now try to solve the following questions.

Q.2. (1) BC (2) MN (3) PQ (4) XZ (5) ST

Q.3. (1) Mango (2) Apple (3) Orange (4) Guava (5) Rose

Directions : In each of the following questions, there is a question mark in which only one of the five alternatives given under the question satisfies the same relationship as is found between the two terms to the left of the sign :: given in the question. Find the correct answer.

Q.4. Foot : man : : hoof : ?

(1) leg (2) dog (3) horse (4) boy (5) shoe

In the above example, ‘hoof’ has the same relationship with which one of the five as ‘foot’; has to ‘man’ ? The answer is ‘horse’, which is answer number (3).

Now try to solve the following questions.

Q.5. Day : Night : : Kind : ?

(1) Dark (2) Bright (3) Cruel (4) Generous (5) Gratitude

Q.6. Hut : mansion : : Rabbit : ?

(1) Hole (2) Carrot (3) Elephant (4) Small (5) Rat

Now try the following questions.

Q.7. If the letters in the word TOPS can be rearranged to form a meaningful word beginning with O, the last letter of that word is your answer. If more than one such word can be formed, M is the answer and if no such word can be formed, X is the answer.

(1) T (2) P (3) M (4) S (5) X

Q.8. ‘Some leaders are dishonest. Satyapriya is a leader.’ Which of the following inferences definitely follows from these statements ?

(1) Satyapriya is honest (2) Satyapriya is dishonest (3) Some leaders are honest (4) Leaders are generally dishonest (5) Satyapriya is sometimes dishonest

Test of English Language

This is a test to see how well you know English. Your English language ability would be tested through questions on grammar, vocabulary, sentence completion, synonyms, antonyms, comprehension of a passage, etc. Study and answer the sample questions given below :

Directions : Pick out the most appropriate word from amongst the words given below each sentence to complete it meaningfully.

Q.9. He quickly glanced .............................. the book to find what it said about the Indian economy.

(1) at (2) through (3) in (4) to (5) over

The correct answer is “through” which is answer No. 2.

Q.10. The counsel urged the court to ........................... down the obnoxious law.

(1) enact (2) enforce (3) cancel (4) strike (5) declare

Q.11. The local official ........................... the Minister of the situation.

(1) explained (2) warned (3) apprised (4) told (5) intimated

Directions : In each of the following questions, select from amongst the five alternatives, the word nearest in meaning to the word given in capitals.

Q.15. LETHAL

(1) light (2) dangerous (3) deadly (4) cruel (5) thoughtless

Q.16. CENTENARY

(1) a guard (2) a hundred years (3) a very old man (4) hundred runs (5) hundredth anniversary

Q.17. TRIUMPH

(1) conquer (2) smash (3) earn (4) brave (5) capture

Directions : In each of the following questions, select from amongst the five alternatives, the word most opposite in meaning of the word given in capitals.

Q.18. LIVELY

(1) simple (2) weak (3) dull (4) angry (5) moron

Q.19. INADVERTENT

(1) adequate (2) available (3) sluggish (4) negligent (5) intentional

Q.20. INEPT

(1) accurate (2) skilful (3) sensible (4) artistic (5) apt

In addition, there will be questions based on passage, to test your comprehension.

III. Details about On-line Test Pattern :

A login screen will be displayed to the candidate. The candidate has to log in using his/her User ID and Password.
After logging in, the instructions will be dispalyed on the screen.
A candidate should read the instructions carefully and indicate that he has done so by ‘checking’ (click) the box at the bottom of the screen, after which the ‘I am ready to begin’ button is activated.
After clicking on the ‘I am ready to begin’ button the actual test time will begin.
There are 170 questions and each question is followed by 5 alternatives/options numbered 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
The total marks for the test given on page 3 of this booklet.
The questions except those on Hindi & English Language will be available in Hindi and in English. In order to view a given question in the other language, a candidate can click on the ‘view in’ drop down box and select the desired language.
Only one question will be displayed at a time.
In order to answer a question, the candidate has to ‘mouse click’ the option he/she thinks is appropriate/ correct.The alternative which has been clicked on will be highlighted and shall be treated as the answer given by the candidate for the question.
After selecting an answer for a question the candidate should click on the ‘SAVE & NEXT’ button to save his answer and proceed to the next question. Note that without clicking on ‘Save & Next’ button the answer selected for a question will not be saved.
In case a candidate does not wish to attempt the question then he/ she should not click on any option for that question. A candidate can choose to deselect his/her answer for a particular question by clicking on the ‘CLEAR RESPONSE’ button provided against each question.
In case a candidate wants to skip a particular question and return to it later before submitting his/her test or a candidate ‘clicks’ (selects) an answer for a particular question but wishes to review it later, he/she may note down the question number on the sheet provided. In such cases the candidate may also click on the ‘MARK FOR REVIEW & NEXT’ button. In case an answer has been selected for a particular question which has been marked as ‘MARK FOR REVIEW & NEXT’, the answer marked will be taken for final evaluation.
The question numbers of attempted and unattempted questions are also shown to the right of the screen. A candidate can then click on any of the question numbers to view the question, in order to attempt/ revise his/her answer to the question.
Each question number will be displayed in a particular colour depending on the status of the question: White : Not visited : Question has not been viewed/ attempted Red : Not Answered : Question has been viewed but not answered Green : Answered : Question has been answered Violet : Marked : Question has been marked for review later
Candidates are not permitted to submit their answers before the entire test time i.e 90 minutes for PartI and 45 minutes for Part II is over. There may be an interval between Part I and Part II during which candidates will not be allowed to leave the examination hall.
A candidate can navigate between questions by clicking on the question number displayed to the right of the screen.
When a candidate clicks on a particular question, it takes some time for the question to appear. The time lost is not deducted from the total time allotted for the test.
Under no circumstances should a candidate click on any of the ‘keyboard keys’ once the exam starts as this will lock the exam.

About the Submission

Candidates are not permitted to submit their examination before the entire test time is over.
A candidate can only change his/ her answers before clicking the ‘Submit’ button.
After the expiry of the exam duration, candidates will not be able to attempt any question or check their answers.A candidate’s answers would be automatically saved by the computer system even if he has not clicked the ‘Submit’ button.