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(Paper) SBI ASSOCIATE BANKS CLERK RECRUITMENT EXAM Paper - 2015 "Held On 25-01-2015"(ENGLISH LANGUAGE)
(Paper) SBI ASSOCIATE BANKS CLERK RECRUITMENT EXAM Paper - 2015 "Held On 25-01-2015"
::GENERAL ENGLISH::
Directions (Qs. No. 1-10) : Read the following passage carefnlly and answer the given question. Certain words have been given in bold to help you locate them while answering sonic of the questions.
Once upon a time a Brahmin lived in a big city and as a result of his misdeeds
in his previous birth, he became a thief. He saw four other Brahmins from
another city selling a variety of goods in his city. He thought he should
somehow deprive the four Brahmins
of their money and through sweet words became their good friend. He was being
useful to them in whatever way he could. True, it comes naturally for women of
vice to act coy and for charlatans to pretend to be learned. The four visitors.
sold all their goods and with the money from the sales bought pearls and
precious jewels. The Brahmin thief was keeping an eye on what they were doing
even as he pretended to serve them faithfully. One day, in the presence of the
Brahmin, the traders cut open their thighs and storing the jewels and pearls
inside the thighs sewed them back. The Brahmin was disappointed that they did
not give him even a small part of their wealth. He immediately decided to follow
them and kill them in the middle of their journey back home and take all that
wealth from them. He told the traders with tears in his eyes, “Friends, you seem
to be ready to leave me behind. My heart is broken because it is difficult for
me to snap the bonds of friendship with you. If you will be so kind so as to
tike me with you, I will be very grateful to you.” Moved by his request, the
traders started their homeward journey accompanied by the Brahmin thief. They
passed through several villages, towns and cities before they reached a village
inhabited by thugs. Suddenly, they heard a group of crows loudly shouting.
“Everybody listen, very rich people are coming. Come, kill them and become
rich.”
The thugs at once attacked the Brahmin traders with sticks and began examining
their bags. But they found nothing. They were surprised because this was the
first time that the words of the crows ilad turned out to be false. They told
the traders, “0 traders, the crows always tell the truth. You have the money
with you somewhere. Take it out or we will cut every limb of yours and bring it
out.” The Brahmin thief pondered, “These thugs will certainly pierce the body of
the traders to grab the jewels. My turn also will come. It is better I offer
myself to these thugs and save the lives of the Brahmins. There is nopoint in
fearing death because it will come today or after hundred years. One cannot
escape it.”, With these thoughts on hiss, mind, the Brahmin thief asked the
thugs to first kill him and see if there was anything valuable on his body. The
thugs accepted the offer and found nothing on him after they pierced his body.
They let go of the other four Brahmins thinking that they also did not have
anything precious on their bodies and that the crows were in fact wrong this
time around.
1. Which of the following cannot be said about the Brahmin thief?
1. He gave up his life so that the Brahmin traders could live.
2. He collaborated with the thugs in the village in order to steal from the
traders.
3. He told the traders that he would protect them from the thugs.
A. Only 1
B. Only 1 and 2
C. Only 3
D. All 1, 2 and 3
E. Only 2 and 3
2. Choose the word/s which is/are most similar in meaning to the word given in bold as used in the passage.
Pondered
A. confused
B. thought
C. asked
D. argued
E. objected
3. Which of the following can be said about the crows in the’ story?
1. The village thugs punished the crows for lying to them about the traders.
2. They were in fact wrong about the traders carrying riches.
3. They would inform the village thugs about wealthy people approaching the
village.
A. Only 2 and 3
B. Only 1
C. Only 3
D. Only 1 and 3
E. All 1, 2 and 3
4. Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning to the word given in bold as used in the passage.
Disappointed
A. hopeful
B. happy
C. popular
D. appointed
E. heightened
5. Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning to the word given in bold as used in the passage.
Inhabited
A. occupied
B. escaped
C. dwelled
D. devoid
E. pursued
6. Which one of the following qualities did the Brahmin thief possess’?
A. He was perceptive
B. He was generous
C. He was rich
D. He was short-tempered
E. He was friendly
7. Choose the word/s which is/are most similar in meaning to the word given in bold as used in the passage.
Snap
A. impulsive
B. instant
C. break
D. spontaneous
E. sound
8. Which of the following is true according to the story?
A. The lives of the four Brahmin traders were spared in the end.
B. The Brahmin thief had plans to kill the Brahmin traders for their wealth.
C. The Brahmin traders had started to trust the Brahmin thief.
D. The Brahmin thief knew that death was inevitable.
E. All the given statements are true.
9. Which of the following can be the most appropriate title for the story?
A. The Brahmin Thief
B. The Village of Crows
C. The Thugs and the Traders
D. The Precious Jewels
E. The Path of Riches
10. Why did the Brahmin thief serve the Brahmin traders faithfully?
A. He wanted to become a trader like them and wanted to learn the nuances.
B. He was fond of them and wanted to be good friends with them.
C. He was making up for the misdeeds of his previous life.
D. He wanted to earn their trust so that he could steal from them.
E. Other than those given as options.
Directions (Qs. No. 11-15): The sentence has a blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the word that best fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
11. ………. you really want to grow as an entrepreneur, you have to learn to delegate.
A. Accordingly
B. If
C. Whether
D. Lately
E. Perhaps
12. OPEC is a group of 12 nations whose members …………. approximately 40 percent of the world’s oil requirements.
A. comprise
B. including
C. estimate
D. delivers
E. supply
13. Our……………. is that a global climate agreement; to cut greenhouse gas emissions will be finalised at the summit.
A. trouble
B. hope
C. support
D. offer
E. worries
14. She is the first woman to lead a central bank of a major developed economy and has………. predicted economic trends.
A. excellent
B. proper
C. correct
D. insightful
E. accurately
15. Since the government has increased funding to education the number of children enrolled in schools has……..
A. fell
B. growing
C. improved
D. heighten
E. rise
Directions (Qs. No. 16-20) : In this question, a sentence with four words in bold type is given. One of these four words given in bold may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate, if any. That word is your answer, If all the words given in bold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark ‘All correct’ as your answer.
16. Investors are become more confedint about economic recovery because the government has announced reforms.
A. investors
B. confedint
C. recovery
D. reforms
E. All correct
17. It is expected that RBI will slash interest rates before the government presence the budget.
A. expected
B. slash
C. rates
D. presence
E. All correct
18. Though all stories of courage are unique and touching, his story especially has left a lasting impression on me.
A. unique
B. left
C. lasting
D. impression
E. All correct
19. My experience has shown that one can achiefe whatever we,want to in life if we are motivated.
A. experience
B. shown
C. achiefe
D. motivated
E. All correct
20. One of the responsibilities of the finance commission is to make recommendations on the distribution of expenditure between the centre and the state.
A. responsibilities
B. recommendations
C. distribution
D. expenditure
E. All correct
Directions (Qs. No. 21-25) : Rearrange the given six sentences/group.Sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph.
1. Now when the wise sage returned he saw a large crowd gathered on the road and his well-fed disciple in its midst, accepting offerings for the rock.
2.”Look!”, they’ exclaimed in excitement, “There is something written on the rock! What can it mean’?”
3. The sage was away and his disciple, who loved to put on an air of learning, examined the drawings on the rock and proclaimed, “Each person using the road must worship the rock and make an offering. The one who ignores this will turn into a donkey!”
4. He examined the rock, moved it aside, titled out a pot-of gold hidden beneath it which he said had to be used to keep the road in good repair and kept his disciple cleaning cowsheds for the remainder of the year to alone for his geed.
5. A large crowd gathered and they all had the same question so they decided to go to the ashram of a wise sage. 6. The road was a very busy one which connected a large number of villages and one day a group of students discovered a rock.
21. Which of the following should be the fifth sentence after the rearrangement?
A. l
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
E. 6
22. Which of the following should be the second sentence after the rearrangement?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 6
23. Which of the following should be the sixth (last) sentence after the rearrangement’?
A. l
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 6
24. Which of the following should be the first sentence after the rearrangement?
A. l
B. 2
C. 4
D. 5
E. 6
25. Which of the following should be the third sentence after the rearrangement’?
A.1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 5
E. 6
Directions (Qs. No. 26-30) : Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake/ error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the part with the error as your answer. If there is no error, mark ‘No Error’ as your answer. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.
26. Pummy immediately realised/that her mother was trying/to explain the important of/giving proper instructions.
A. Pummy immediately realised
B. that her mother was trying
C. to explain the important of
D. giving proper instructions
E. No error
27. The distance between/our eyes and/ears equals the width/of four fingers.
A. The distance between
B. our eyes and
C. ears equals the width
D. of four fingers
E. No error
28. The jeweller, along with/his staff, went to/the village andkaught Seth Karodia redhand.
A. the jeweller, along with
B. his staff. went to
C. the village and
D. caught Seth Karodia red-hand
E. No error
29. Once it was heard that/all the horses/in the village had/caught an unknowing disease.
A. Once it was heard that
B. all the horses
C. in the village had
D. caught an unknowing disease
E. No error
30. The Principal rewarded/the dance teacher because teaching/the children, to/perform so well.
A. The Principal rewarded
B. the dance teacher because teaching
C. the children to
D. perform so well
E. No error
Directions (Qs. No. 31-40) : In the given passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.Once an oil merchant and a trader on their way to Rangnagar had a fight (31) a bag of money. They went to meet Shrirnant to (32) their issue. Shrimant asked, “What happened?” The trader said, “This oil merchant (33) my money hag when I was sleeping!” “It is mine. When people buy oil from me. I keep the money inside it,” said the oil merchant. Shrimant asked the trader, “Have you ever been to his shop?” The trader replied, “No. never!”.Soon a crowd collected outside Shrimant’s house. They (34) how he would solve this case. Shrimant said, “Someone bring me water”. A servant brought some water. Shrimant (35) the bag in water. After a little (36), a few oil globules began to (37). “This bag (38) to the oil merchant as there is oil on it. The trader says that he has been never been to the oil shop, so it (39) be his! Trader, you will be punished for (40),” declared Shrimant.The impressed crowd appreciated Shrimant’s ability to solve the problem within minutes.
31.A. over
B. with
C. in
D. because
E. of
32.A. handled
B. resolve
C. deal
D. figure
E. setting
33.A. stole
B. hide
C. received
D. withdrew
E. withdrew
34.A. know
B. curious
C. wondered
D. wished
E. confused
35.A. immerse
B. bath
C. dipped
D. soaking
E. rose
36. A. times
B. ago
C. occasion
D. age
E. while
37. A. jumping
B. ride
C. drop
D. bubbles
E. float
38. A. belongs
B. refers
C. point
D. shows
E. applies
39. A. never
B.may
C.more
D.cannot
E.perhaps
40. A. cheater
B. lying
C. wrongly
D. trick
E. mislead
