(Paper) SBI Clerk ( ASSISTNAT ) EXAM Paper - 2014 "Held On 27-07-2014"

::NUMERICAL ABILITY::

Directions (1-5) : What will come in place of the question mark (?) in each of the following number series ?

1. 6 11 31 121 601 ?

(1) 3600
(2) 3621
(3) 3601
(4) 3611
(5) 3602

2. 7 11 19 35 67 ?

(1) 99
(2) 131
(3) 9264
(4) 137
(5) 124

3. 8 22 64 190 568 ?

(1) 1702
(2) 1654
(3) 1650
(4) 1706
(5) 1705

4. 5760 2880 960 240 48 ?

(1) 6
(2) 12
(3) 8
(4) 24
(5) 16

5. 2 3 18 115 854 ?

(1) 6027
(2) 7767
(3) 6992
(4) 6913
(5) 6059

6. The sum of digits of a two-digit number is 12. When the digits are interchanged, the resulting number is 36 more than the original number. What is the original two-digit number ?

(1) Cannot be determined.
(2) 93
(3) 48
(4) 39
(5) 84

7. A car covers first 39 km of its journey in 45 minutes and remaining 25 km in 35 minutes. What is the average speed of car during the whole journey ?

(1) 40 kmph
(2) 64 kmph
(3) 49 kmph
(4) 48 kmph
(5) None of these

8. A, B and C entered into a partnership by investing Rs.64000, Rs. 52000 and Rs. 36000 respectively for a certain period of time. If A receives Rs.35584 as annual profit, what amount will Mr. C receive as his share in the profit ?

(1) Rs. 20632
(2) Rs.18296
(3) Rs. 21084
(4) Rs. 19768
(5) Rs. 20016

9. If a man runs at 6 kmph from his house, he misses the train at the station by 8 minutes. If he runs at 10 kmph, he reaches the station 7 minutes earlier than the departure of the train. What is the distance of station from his house? (in km)

10. In the year 2012, the ratio of the number of students in two institutes A and B was 7 : 15 respectively. In 2013, there was an increase of 25% in the number of students in institute A and that in institute B by 26%. What was the respective ratio of students in the institutes A and B in 2013?

(1) 25: 56
(2) 24: 55
(3) 24: 53
(4) 25: 53
(5) 25: 54

11. An employer gives Rs. 26 per day to an employee on duty and deducts Rs. 7 per day for his absence from the duty. If after 56 days, the employee receives 829, for how many days was the employee absent ?

(1) 21
(2) 15
(3) 19
(4) 13
(5) 17

Directions (12-21) : What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions ?

13. 15 ÷ 12.5 × 35 + 42.8 × 2.5 =? + 10

(1) 8
(2) 6
(3) 7.5
(4) 5.2
(5) 7

15. 2.6 × 1.5 + 3.4 × 1.2 – 1.8 × 2.5 = ?

(1) 3.16
(2) 2.78
(3) 3.22
(4)3.48
(5) 2.96

16. 156% of 850 – 3/5 of 280 + 85% of 440 = ?

(1) 1580
(2) 1478
(3) 1675
(4)1532
(5) 1572

18. 11880 ÷ 44 ÷ 18 =?

(1) 14
(2) 15
(3) 11
(4) 16
(5) 12

(1) 4420
(2) 4240
(3) 4320
(4) 4030
(5) 4120

20. 156.25 × 12.4+ 1.8 × 52.5 = ?- 175.85

(1) 2124.5
(2) 2212.6
(3) 2207.85
(4) 2684.8
(5) 2624.4

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22. Sharad bought 36 kg of sugar at the rate of Rs. 45 per kg and 24 kg more at the rate of Rs. 40 per kg. He mixed these two varieties and sold the mixture at 20% profit. At what rate per kg did he sell the mixture of sugar ?

(1) 51.60
(2) 52.42
(3) 52.36
(4) 52.44
(5) 54.25

23. The difference between the length and breadth of a rectangle is 6 metre. The length of rectangle is equal to the side of the square whose area is 729 sq. metre.What is the perimeter of rectangle ? (in metre)

(1) 92
(2) 108
(3) 96
(4) 88
(5) 84

24. Raghuvir bought 10 calculators and 16 watches for Rs. 56000 and sold them at an overall profit of 20%. At what price should he sell 15 calculators and 24 wathces so that he receives the same percentage of profit ?

(1) 100980
(2) 116176
(3) 121176
(4) 100800
(5) 124132

25. Some chocolates were distributed among four friends A, B, C and D such that the respective ratio between the number of chocolates received by A and C be 7 9. B got 29 chocolates more than that of A and D got 33 chocolates more than that of C. If B got 15 chocolates more than that of C, how many chocolates did D receive?

(1) 84
(2) 96
(3) 72
(4) 99
(5) 87

26. Abhijit invested a certain sum at simple interest in a company X at the rate of 15% per annum. He invested the total amount received after two years from company X in another company Y at compound interest for two years at the rate of 12% per annum compounded annually. He received Rs. 81536 at the end of two years.What sum did he invest in company X in the beginning ?

(1) Rs. 65000
(2) Rs. 60000
(3) Rs.56000
(4) Rs.50000
(5) Rs. 45000

27. The average weight of 40 students in a class is 55 kg. Six students of them whose average weight is 52 kg leave the class and another group of 6 students whose average weight is 42 kg joins the class. What is the new average of the class ? (in kg)

(1) 54.25
(2) 52.75
(3) 53.5
(4) 54
(5) 53

28. What will be the compound interest accrued on a sum of Rs. 18600 for two years if the rate of interest for the first year is 8% per annum and that for the second year is 15% per annum ?

(1) Rs. 4489.90
(2) Rs. 4967.20
(3) Rs. 4232.80
(4) Rs. 4501.20
(5) Rs. 3837.10

29. The respective ratio between the number of rose and lily flowers in a garden is 3 :2. The average number of rose and lily is 180. What is the number of lily flowers in the garden ?

(1) 144
(2) 360
(3) 181
(4) 216
(5) None of these

30. The average of five numbers is 26. The average of first two numbers is 30 and that of the last two numbers is 7. What is the third number ?

(1) 23
(2) 75
(3) 56
(4) Cannot be determined
(5) None of these

31. Some capsules were bought for Rs. 176. If the price of each capsulehd been Rs. 3 less, 6 more capsules would have been bought for the same amount. What was the number of capsules bought ?

(1) 13
(2) 16
(3) 17
(4) 8
(5) 11

32. Ram was asked to find 7/8 of a fraction but he mistakenly divided the fraction by 7/8 . As a result the differnce between the answers was 75/784 . What should be the Ram’s correct answer ?

33. A work can be finished In 14 days by 36 workers. If the work were to be finished in 8 days, how many additional workers would be required ?

(1) 29
(2) 33
(3) 23
(4) 31
(5) 27

34. A boatman can row a boat downstream at 13 kmph and upstream at 9 kmph. What will be the speed of boat in still water ? (in kmph).

(1) 12
(2) 10.5
(3) 11
(4) 10
(5) 11.5

35. A is 60% more efficient than B. In how many days will A and B together complete a piece of work if A alone can complete the work in 15 days?

Directions (36-40) : Study the following table carefully and answer the given questions.

36. By what percent is the number of books sold by store E in March less than that sold by store A in May ? (rounded off to the nearest integer)

(1) 29
(2) 31
(3) 37
(4) 33
(5) 35

37. By what percent is the total number of books sold by store B less than that sold by store D in all the months taken together ?

(1) 12
(2) 18
(3) 10
(4) 14
(5) 16

38. What is the average number of books sold by all the stores in the months of February ?

(1) 207
(2) 211
(3) 219
(4) 293
(5) 227

39. What is the difference between the number of books sold by all the stores in the months of January and April?

(1) 353
(2) 379
(3) 363
(4) 347
(5) 369

40. What is the respective ratio between the number of books sold by stores A and C together in the month of March and that sold by stores E and F together in the month of May?

(1) 9 : 11
(2) 11: 13
(3) 5: 7
(4) 13: 17
(5) 7: 9

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