(Paper) SBI Clerk 1st SITTING EXAM Paper - 2012 "Held On 07-10-2012"

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Directions (1-3) : Study the given information carefully and answer the given questions :

A is the mother of B. B is the sister of C. D is the son of C. E is the brother of D. F is the mother of E. G is the granddaughter of A. H has only two children – B and C.

1. How is F related to H ?

(1) Son-in-law
(2) Daughter-in-law
(3) Father-in-law
(4) Grand daughter
(5) Cannot be determined

2. How is C related to E ?

(1) Father
(2) Son
(3) Mother
(4) Cousin brother
(5) Cannot be determined

3. Who is the mother of G ?

(1) C
(2) B
(3) F
(4) Either B or F
(5) Either C or F

Directions (4-6) : The following questions are based on the five three letter words given below :

FAN HOP GET CUB MID

(NOTE : The words formed after performing the given operations may or may not be meaningful English words)

4. If the positions of the first and second letters of all the words are interchanged, how many words will form meaningful English words ?

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

5. If all the letters in each of the words are arranged alphabetically (within the word), how many words will remain unchanged ?

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

6. If the first letter of all the words is changed to the next letter of the English alphabetical series, how many words will have more than one vowel ? (Same or different vowel)

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

7. Which of the following will come next in the following series ?

a z a b y a b c x a b c d w a b c d

(1) f
(2) u
(3) a
(4) v
(5) e

8. In a certain code language, TONIC’ is coded as ‘CINOT and ‘SCALE’ is coded as ‘ACELS’. In the same code language, ‘PLANK’ will be coded as ‘ ………..’ ?

( 1) KNALP
(2) AKNLP
(3) AKLNP
(4) AKPNL
(5) Cannot be determined

9. Which of the following will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following series based on the English alphabetical order ?

YS RM LH ? CA

(1) DG
(2) FD
(3) GD
(4) DF
(5) GC

10. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word NEUTRAL, 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) Two
(2) Three
(3) None
(4) One
(5) More than three

Directions (11-15) : Study the given information carefully and answer the given questions :Eight people – A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table facing the centre, not necessarily in the same order. Three people are sitting between A and D. B is sitting second to the right of A. C is to the immediate right of F. D is not an immediate neighbour of either F or E. H is not an immediate neighbour of B.

11. 131. What is E’s position with respect to G ?

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

12. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their seating positions in the above arrangement and so form’ a group. Which one does not belong to the group ?

(1) GE
(2) DC
(3) AF
(4) AB
(5) CE

13. Who is sitting third to the right of the one who is sitting to the immediate right of H ?

(1) A
(2) B
(3) E
(4) C
(5) G

14. Which of the following is true regarding the given arrangement ?

(1) E is second to the left of C
(2) B is an immediate neighbour of G
(3) His an immediate neighbour of A
(4) D is not an immediate neighbour of H
(5) None is true

15. How many people are sitting between H and Awhen counted from the right side of H ?

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

Directions (16-20) : In each of the questions below, two statements are given followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding the commonly known facts.

Give answer (1) if only conclusion I follows
Give answer (2) if only conclusion Il follows
Give answer (3) if either I or II follows
Give answer (4) if neither I nor II follows
Give answer (5) if both I and II follow

16. Statements :

Some forms are cards. Some forms are papers.

Conclusions :

I. Atleast some cards are forms.
II. Atleast some cards are papers.

17. Statements :

All animals are predators. All predators are tigers.

Conclusions :

I. All tigers are definitely predators.
II. All animals are tigers.

18. Statements :

All squares are circles. No circle is a triangle.

Conclusions :

I. No square is a triangle.
II. All circles are squares.

19. Statements :

All bricks are walls. Some bricks are pillars.

Conclusions :

I. Some pillars are walls.
II. All pillars are walls.

20. Statements :

No place is a tank. Some places are venues.

Conclusions :

I. Some venues are tanks.
II. All places are venues.

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Directions (21-25) : Study the given information carefully and answer the given questions :

Seven plays -A, B, C, D, E, F and G – are to be held on seven consecutive days

(starting on Monday and ending on Sunday) not necessarily in the same order. Only one play can be held on one day. Only two plays will be held after play G. Only two plays will be held between play F and play G. Only three plays will be held between play B and play E. Play B will not be held on Sunday. Play A will be held before play D and play C (not necessarily immediately before). Play C will be held after play D (not necessarily immediately after).

21. Play D will be held on which day?

(1) Monday
(2) Tuesday
(3) Wednesday
(4) Thursday
(5) Saturday

22. Which play will be held immediately after play C ?

(1) Play E
(2) Play F
(3) Play B
(4) Play G
(5) None of these

23. Which play will be held on Monday ?

(1) Play F
(2) Play B
(3) Play E
(4) Play D
(5) Play A

24. If all seven plays are held in the alphabetical order of their names starting on Monday and ending on Sunday, the positions of how many will remain unchanged as compared to the original schedule ?

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

25. Play F is related to Monday in a certain way based on the given schedule. Similarly, play G is related to Thursday. In the same way, play B is related to which of the following days ?

(1) Wednesday
(2) Friday
(3) Tuesday
(4) Saturday
(5) Sunday

Directions (26-30) : In these questions relationships between dif erent elements is shown in the statements. These statements are followed by two
conclusions.

Give answer (1) if only Conclusion I follows
Give answer (2) if only Conclusion II follows
Give answer (3) if either Conclusion I or II follows
Give answer (4) if neither Conclusion I nor II follows
Give answer (5) if both Conclusions I and II follow

26. Statements :

N ≥ O ≥ P = Q > R

Conclusions :

I. N > R
II. R = N

27. Statements :

W ≤ X < Y = Z > A W < B

Conclusions :

I. B > Z
II. W < A

28. Statements :

H > I > J > K ; L < M < K

Conclusions :

I. I > M
II. L < H

29. Statements :

C < D < E ; D > F ≥ G

Conclusions :

I. C ≥ G
II. F> E

30. Statements :

R > S ≥ T ≥ U ; V < T

Conclusions :

I. V ≥ U
II. V < R

Directions (31 – 40) : In each of the questions given below which one of the five answer figures on the right should come after the problem figures on the left, if the sequence were continued ?

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