(Papers) IBPS: Clerk Exam Previous Year Paper - 2011
(Papers) IBPS: Clerk Exam Previous Year Paper - 2011
:: Reasoning ::
1. The positions of how many digits in the number 523169 will remain unchanged if the digits within the number are written in ascending order? (from left to right)
(1) One
(2) Tow
(3) Three
(4) Four
(5) More than four
2. In a certain code ‘BUILD’ is written as ‘5#31@’ and ‘LIKES’ is written as ’13©*8’. How is ‘SKID’ written in the code?
(1) 8©*@
(2) 8@3©
(3) 8©3@
(4) 83©@
(5) None of these
3. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word ‘DAREDEVIL’ each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet? (in both forward and backward directions)
(1) None
(2) One
(3) Two
(4) Three
(5) More than three
4. If it is possible to make only one meaningful English word with the second, the third, the seventh and the eight letters of the word STEADFAST, which of the following will be the second letter of that word? If no such word can be formed, give ‘X’ as the answer and if more than one such word can be formed, give ‘Y’ as the answer.
(1) E
(2) A
(3) T
(4) X
(5) Y
5. In the certain code ‘TASK’ is written as ‘BUJR’ and ‘BIND’ is written as ‘JCCM’. How is ‘SUIT’ written in that code?
(1) VTSU
(2) VSTH
(3) TRUJ
(4) TRJU
(5) None of these
:: English Language ::
Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) 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 (5) as the answer.
6. Most of time, strangers have helped me in critical situations.
(1) Many a time
(2) At time
(3) More of time
(4) At odd period
(5) No correction required
7. The reality is that India needs a strong, efficient and competitive aviation sector.
(1) what India needs
(2) that India need
(3) therefore India need
(4) needs India
(5) No correction required
8. I have known, this industry since the last two decades.
(l) since last two decade
(2) ever since the last two decades
(3) for the last two decades
(4) from the last two decades
(5) No correction required
9. Today’s children have far most knowledge and far less patience compared to our generation.
(1) much most knowledge
(2) far most knowledgeable
(3) by far higher knowledge
(4) far more knowledge
(5) No correction required
10. Of late, Bonsai trees have attracted the attention of one and all.
(1) some and all
(2) many and all
(3) everyone and all
(4) none and all
(5) No correction required
:: Numerical Ability ::
Directions: What approximate value should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following question? (Note: You are not expected to calculate the exact value.)
11. 9125 ÷ 90 ÷ 9 = ?
(1) 23
(2) 5
(3) 7
(4) 25
(5) 11
12. 6666.009 – 585.999 – 79.989 = ?
(1) 5000
(2) 5500
(3) 6500
(4) 4500
(5) 6000
13. 11.003 × 10.998 + 11.010 = ?
(1) 255
(2) 195
(3) 230
(4) 270
(5) 210
14. (14.5)2 = ?
(1) 235
(2) 190
(3) 250
(4) 185
(5) 210
15. 765.0003 ÷ 44.999 = ?
(1) 6
(2) 11
(3) 6
(4) 22
(5) 30
:: General Awareness ::
16. Which of the following organisation/ agencies is specifically set up to boost overall rural development in India?
(1) RBI
(2) SIDBI
(3) NABARD
(4) SEBI
(5) EXIM
17. Which of the following States has expressed its unhappiness over the agreement on sharing of Teesta water between India and Bangladesh? (Agreement was not signed because of the objection)
(1) Jharkhand
(2) Assam
(3) Manipur
(4) Bihar
(5) West Bengal
18. Banks in India are regulated under——
(1) Companies Act, 1956
(2) Banking Regulation Act, 1949
(3) Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
(4) Special powers conferred on the RBI
(5) None of these
19. Which of the following countries is a major producer of Jute?
(1) Pakistan
(2) Afghanistan
(3) South Africa
(4) Bangladesh
(5) Sri Lanka
20. Compilation of data on industrial production in India is done by which of the following agencies /organizations?
(1) National Testing Lab
(2) Reserve Bank of India
(3) Census Commission of India
(4) Planning Commission of India
(5) Central Statistics Office
:: Computer Knowledge ::
21. Which of the following is not true about computer files?
(1) They are collections of data saved to a storage medium.
(2) Every file has a filename.
(3) A file extension is established by the user to indicate the computer on
which it was created
(4) All files contain data.
(5) None of these
22. Which of the following is not an example of hardware?
(1) WORD
(2) Printer
(3) Monitor
(4) Mouse
(5) Scanner
23. Which of the following is a secondary memory device?
(1) Keyboard
(2) Disk
(3) ALU
(4) Mouse
(5) Printer
24. The result of a formula in a cell is the
(1) label
(2) value
(3) range
(4) displayed value
(5) None of these
25. Which of the following is not a storage medium?
(1) hard disk
(2) flash drive
(3) DVD
(4) CD
(5) monitor
