(Paper) SBI Clerk ( ASSISTNAT ) ONLINE EXAM Paper - 2015
"Held On 15-02-2015"

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Directions (1 – 5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

In a certain code language “dress code for meeting” is written as ‘dk pd jn td’
“wear black formal dress” is written as `pd ro hi te’
“formal meeting this weekend” is written as `yi te dk yr’
“black code this weekend” is written as ‘Jn vr Id yi’

(All the codes are two letter codes)

1. In the given code language what does ‘te’ stands for ?

(1) this
(2) formal
(3) dress
(4) black
(5) meeting

2. In the given code language what is the code for ‘dress’?

(1) jn
(2) ro
(3) pd
(4) td
(5) Id

3. What does ‘ld’ stand for in the given code language?

(1) meeting
(2) weekend
(3) formal
(4) for
(5) Other than those given as options

4. Which of the following possibly means ‘security code’ in the given code language ?

(1) ux yr
(2) vr tc
(3) pd ux
(4) jn ux
(5) jn pd

5. What is the code for ‘weekend’ in the given code language ?

(1) either yi or vr
(2) dk
(3) te
(4) jn
(5) Id

Directions (6 – 10) : In each of the following questions, two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II have been given. You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

6. Statements : All drums are flutes. All guitars are drums.
Conclusions :

 I. All guitars are flutes.
II. All drums are guitars.

(1) Both Conclusions I and II follow
(2) Only Conclusion I follows
(3) Neither Conclusion I nor II follows
(4) Only Conclusion II follows
(5) Either Conclusion I or II follows

7. Statements : Some speakers are guests. No guest is a dignitary.
Conclusion :

 I. No dignitary is a speaker.
II. Some guests are definitely not speakers.

(1) Only Conclusion II follows
(2) Both Conclusions I and II follow
(3) Either Conclusion I or II follows
(4) Neither Conclusion I nor II follows
(5) Only Conclusion I follows

8. Statements : All spades are tools. No spade is a vessel.
Conclusions :

 I. Atleast some spades are vessels.
II. No spade is a vessel.

(1) Either Conclusion I or II follows
(2) Neither Conclusion I nor H follows
(3) Only Conclusion II follows
(4) Both Conclusions I and II follow
(5) Only Conclusion I follows

9. Statements : All users are senders. Some users are machines.
Conclusions :

 I. Some senders are users.
II. Some machines are senders.

(1) Both Conclusions I and II follow
(2) Only Conclusion I follows
(3) Only Conclusion II follows
(4) Either Conclusion I or II follows
(5) Neither Conclusion I nor II follows

10. Statements : Some cooks are employees. Some employees are workers.
Conclusions :

 I. All cooks are workers.
II. No cook is a worker.

(1) Either Conclusion I or II follows
(2) Only Conclusion II follows
(3) Only Conclusion I follows
(4) Both Conclusions I and II follow
(5) Neither Conclusion I nor II. follows

Directions (11 – 15) : In each of the following questions, relationship between dif erent elements is shown in the statements. The statements are followed by two Conclusions numbered I and II. Study the Conclusions based on the given statement and select the appropriate answer.

11. Statements : S=A ≤ P > R ≤ T<I3
Conclusions :

I. U > A
II. S ≤ T

(1) Both Conclusions are true
(2) Only Conclusion I is true
(3) Only Conclusion II is true
(4) Neither Conclusion I nor II is true
(5) Either Conclusion I or III is true

(12 — 13) :

Statements : P ≥ Q < R = M; R ≥ F
12. Conclusions :

I. M ≥ F
II. F > P

(1) Both Conclusions I and II are true
(2) Only Conclusion I is true
(3) Neither Conclusion I nor II is true
(4) Either Conclusion I or II is true
(5) Only Conclusion II is true

13. Conclusions :

I. F < Q
II. P ≥ M

(1) Only Conclusion I is true
(2) Both Conclusions I and II are true
(3) Neither Conclusion I nor II is tree
(4) Either Conclusion I or II is true
(5) Only Conclusion II is true

14. Statements : T ≥ O =I ≥ L = D
Conclusions :

I. D < T
II. D = T

(1) Both Conclusions I and II are true
(2) Neither Conclusion I nor II is true
(3) Either Conclusion I or II is true
(4) Only Conclusion I is true
(5) Only Conclusion II is true

15. Statements : J < C = T ≥ U ≥ R = N
Conclusions :

I. N < C
II. U > J

(1) Both Conclusions I and II are true
(2) Neither Conclusion I nor II is true
(3) Only Conclusion I is true
(4) Only Conclusion II is true
(5) Either Conclusion I or II true

16. If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with the first, fourth, sixth and eighth letters of the word ‘SENTENCE’, which could be the second letter of the word from the right end? If more than one such word can be formed give ‘X’ as the answer. If no such word can be formed give `Z’ as your answer.

(1) N
(2) T
(3) Z
(4) X
(5) S

17. The positions of how many digits will remain the same if the digits in the number 297345618 are rearranged in the descending order within the number, from left to right?

(1) None
(2) Two
(3) More than three
(4) Three
(5) One

18. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word CLAYED, each of which has as many letters, between them in the word (in both forward and backward directions) as they have between them in the English alphabetical series ?

(1) None
(2) One
(3) Two
(4) Three
(5) More than three

Directions (19 – 24) : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below :

Eight persons C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J are seated in the straight line facing north, but not necessarily in the same order. H sits fifth to tl< left. of D D does not sits at ony of the extreme ends of the line. Only two persons sit between H en,- I. E sits third to the right of J. is not an immediate neighbour of H. C is an immediate neighbour of G. G is not an immediate neighbour of I.

19. Which of the following represents persons seated at the two extreme ends of the line?

(1) H, E
(2) I, F
(3) C, E
(4) G, J
(5) F, G

20. Which of the following statement is true with respect to F as per the given arrangement ?

(1) Only one person sits between F and J
(2) Both I and D are immediate neighbours of F
(3) None of the given options is true
(4) Only two people sit to the right of F
(5) F sits second to the left of E

21. If all the given people are made to sit in alphabetical order from left to right, the positions of how many of them will remain unchanged?

(1) Two
(2) Three
(3) Four
(4) None
(5) One

22. What is the position of J with respect to H?

(1) Fifth to the right
(2) Third to the right
(3) Second to the right
(4) Second to the left
(5) Fourth to the right

23. How many persons are seated between G and F ?

(1) One
(2) Five
(3) Four
(4) Three
(5) Two

24. Who amongst the following sits exactly in the middle of the persons who sit fourth from the left and third from the right?

(1) D
(2) J
(3) F
(4) I
(5) G

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Directions (25-30): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below :

Eight persons- M, N, O, P, W, X, Y and Z are sitting around a circular table facing the centre, with equal distances between each other but not necessarily in the same order. M sits second to the left of O. P is an immediate neighbour of O and W. Only three persons sit between 0 and Y. X sits to the immediate right of W. Z is neither an immediate neighbour of W nor O.

25. What will come in the place of question mark (?) in the following series based on the given arrangement ?

MZ PW YN NY ?

(1) WF
(2) XN
(3) WX
(4) XY
(5) WY

26. Which of the following pair represents the immediate neighbours of M ?

(1) X, W
(2) P, Y
(3: Y, Z
(4) Z, W
(5) Z, N

27. Which of the following statements is true as per the given arrangement ?

(1) X is an immediate neighbour of Y
(2) Z sits second to the right of W
(3) Y sits to the immediate left of M
(4) P sits second to the right of X
(5) None of the given options is true

28. How many persons sit between M and W as per the given arrangement ?

(1) None
(2) Four
(3) Three
(4) Two
(5) One

29. Who amongst the following sits third to the left of P ?

(1) Y
(2) M
(3) O
(4) Z
(5) N

30. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which of the following does not belong to the group ?

(1) O,M
(2) W, O
(3) N,Z
(4) N, X
(5) Y, W

Directions (31 – 35): Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below :

3 9 2 4 7 5 9 2 8 1 4 9 5 3 1 6 5 7 3 4 2 9 8 1 3 6 2 8 1 7 5 4 5

31. How many such 2s are there in the given arrangement, each of which is immediately followed by a perfect square?

(1) More than three
(2) Three
(3) One
(4) Two
(5) None

32. If all the even digits are deleted from the given arrangement, which of the following will be tenth from the right end of the arrangement ?

(1) 3
(2)1
(3) 5
(4) 7
(5) 9

33. How many such 4s are there in the given arrangement, each of which is immediately followed by a digit which has a numerical value of more than four ?

(1) More than three
(2) One
(3) None
(4) Two
(5) Three

34. Which of the following is seventh to the left of the seventeenth digit from the left end of the given arrangement ?

(1) 1
(2) 9
(3) 4
(4) 8
(5) 5

35. How many such 3s are there in the given arrangement, each of which immediately preceded by an odd digit and also immediately followed by an even digit ?

(1) Three
(2) Two
(3) More than three
(4) None
(5) One

Directions (36 – 38) : The following questions are based on the given five three letter words :

ACT SHY EON ACE WEB

36. If the letter ‘F’ added before each of the given words, how many of them will form meaningful English words ?

(1) One
(2) More than three
(3) None
(4) Two
(5) Three

37. If the first and second letter of each of the given words are interchanged, then which of the following will become a meaningful English word ?

(1) EON
(2) ACE
(3) ACT
(4) SHY
(5) WEB

38. If the first and third letters of each of the given words is changed to the next letter in the English alphabetical series, how many of them will have atleast two vowels (same of different vowels) ?

(1) None
(2) One
(3) Three
(4) Two
(5) Four

39. In a certain code the word `DOUBT’ is written as ‘$#35&’ and the word ‘BONES’ is written as `5#@67′. How is the word ‘STONE’ written in this code ?

(1) 7&#@6
(2) 7@53#
(3) 7&53#
(4) $673@
(5) &753#

40. Among five friends A, B, C, D and E each running at a different speed in a race, who ran the second slowest ? E ran faster than only two friends. A ran faster than D but slower than B. B did not run the fastest.

(1) D
(2) B
(3) C
(4) Cannot be determined
(5) A

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