(Paper) SBI Clerk ( ASSISTNAT ) EXAM Paper - 2014 "Held On 23-08-2014"

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Directions (1-13) : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below :

There are six employees – A, B, C, D, E and F in a company. A is more experienced than two employees. D has more experience than employee C. D has less experience than employee F. E has less experience, than D. E does not have the least experience. F is not the most experienced employee. The employee who is second most experienced has an experience of 13 years. The employee who is second least experienced has an experience of five years.

1. Who among the following may have an experience of ten years ?

(1) E
(2) D
(3) A
(4) Either A or D
(5) F

2. who among the following is less experienced than only B

(1) F
(2) C
(3) D
(4) A
(5) E

3. Who among the following is more experienced than only C

(1) A
(2) D
(3) E
(4) F
(5) Cannot be determined

Directions (4-5) : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below :

S has two daughters R and A. G is married to R. G is father of N. L is son of A.

4. How L is related to S ?

(1) Nephew
(2) Brother
(3) Grandson
(4) Great grandson
(5) None of these

5. Which of the following statement is/are true on the basis of information given above ?

(1) G is son-in-law of S
(2) R is wife of G
(3) A is mother of L
(4) L is cousin of N
(5) All are true

Directions (6-10) : In these questions, relationship between dif erent elements is shown in the statements.The statements are followed by two conclusions.

Give answer (1) if only Conclusion I is true.
Give answer (2) if only Conclusion II is true.
Give answer (3) if either Conclusion I or II is true.
Give answer (4) if neither Conclusion I nor II is true.
Give answer (5) if both Conclusions I and II are true.

6. Statement : M ≤ O < U ≤ S = E

Conclusions :

I. S > M
II. E > 0

7. Statement : K < I = N ≥ D > L > E C

Conclusions :

I. K ≥ D
II. N > E

8. Statement : H > O ≥ C > K ≤ E = Y

Conclusions :

I. O > Y
II. C > E

(9-10) : Statements : B ≥ L = U < N : T < U

9. Conclusions :

I. T < B
II. N >B

10. Conclusions :

I. N > T
II. T = L

Directions (11-15) : In each question ,below are two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. 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 follows from the two statements disregarding commonly known facts. Give answer (1) if only conclusion I follows.

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

11. Statements :

No crayon is paint.
Some crayons are colours.

Conclusions :

I. Some paints being colour is a possibility.
II All colours are crayons.

12. Statements :

All games are victories.
No game is trophy.

Conclusions :

I. No victory is trophy.
II. At least some victories are trophies.

13. Statements :

All chairs are tables.
All tables are boards.

Conclusions :

I. All chairs are boards.
II. All boards are tables.

14. Statements :

Some spoons are forks.
Some forks are knives.

Conclusions :

I. At least some knives are spoons.
II. At least some forks are spoons.

15. Statements :

All days are weeks.
Some weeks are months.

Conclusions :

I. At least some months are days.
II. No month is a day.

Directions (16-20) : Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are suf icient to answer the question. Read both the statements and

Give answer (1) if the data in Statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
Give answer (2) if the data in Statement H alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
Give answer (3) if the data either in Statement I alone or in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
Give answer (4) if the data even in both Statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
Give answer (5) if the data in both Statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

16. What is the position of point F with respect to point I ?

I. Point G is 5 km east of point F. Point S is 5 km north of point G. Point H is the mid point of points G and S. Point I is to the south of point H in such a manner that point G is the mid-point of points H and I.
II. Point A is 10 km east of point F. Point B is 5 km south of point A. Point H is the midpoint of points A and B. Point I is 5 km south of point H. Point I is to the east of point L at a distance of 5 km.

17. On which day of a week Lalita did her reservation for the journey ?

I. The husband of Lalita correctly remembers that she has done reservation after Monday but before Sunday. However, it is almost certain that she did not made her reservation on Wednesday.
II. The daughter of Lalita correctly remembers that her mother has done her reservation after Tuesday but before Saturday. Since her mother was busy on Thursday so she did not make her reservation on Thursday.

18. Seven persons – P, Q. R, S, T, U and V are standing in a straight line facing towards north. Find the position of S from the right end.

I. P is standing on any of the extreme ends of the line. There are two persons between P and R. There are two persons between R and 9. U is not standing to the immediate left of R.
II. R is standing exactly at the centre. T is standing exactly between R and V. There is only one person between T and U. S is standing to the immediate right of U.

19. How are N and D related ?

I. A is the sister of D.
II. D is the mother of R who is the only son of N.

20. Who amongst Ronak, Sanjay, Anish and Rohan is the tallest ?

I. Ronak is as tall as Sanjay.
II. Anish is taller than Rohan.

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

Ten people are sitting in two parallel rows containing five people each, in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent people. In Row- 1, Q, R, S, T and U are seated and all of them are facing north. In Row – 2, L. M, N, 0 and P are
seated and all of them are facing south. Therefore in the given sitting arrangement each member seated in a row faces another member of the other row. S is sitting second to the left of 9. 9 is not sitting at any of the ends of the line. There are two persons between P and L. The person who faces T is to the immediate left of M. M is sitting at the extreme right end. 9 is an immediate
neighbour of U. The person who faces U is an immediate neighbour of both P and N.

21. Who among the following is sitting second to the right of O?

(1) P
(2) M
(3) L
(4) Cannot be determined
(5) None of these

22. Who among the following sits exactly between 9 and S ?

(1) T
(2) U
(3) R
(4) There is no person between 9 and S
(5) Cannot be determined

23. Who among the following is sitting at the extreme right end of the Row -1 ?

(1) Q
(2) U
(3) S
(4) R
(5) Cannot be determined

24. Which of the following statements is true regarding R ?

(1) R is at the extreme left end of the row
(2) R is an immediate neighbour of U
(3) R is sitting second to the right of T
(4) R is sitting exactly between T and U
(5) There two persons between R and S

25. Who among the following is not seated at any extreme end of Row – 1 and Row 2 ?

(1) P
(2) S
(3) M
(4) R
(5) 0

Directions (26-30) : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Seven persons – A, B, C, D, E, F and 0 — bought different watches viz, Rado, Omni,Fast Track, Seiko, Casio, Tissot and Titan on different days of the same week from Monday to Sunday, but not necessarily in the same order.

The watch of Omni company was bought on Friday. F bought Titan watch on Tuesday. Only one watch was bought between the watches Omni and Rado. B bought Tissot watch immediately after the person who bought Casio watch. Seiko watch was not bought after the Tissot watch. G bought watch immediately after B but before C and D. A does not buy the watch of Casio company. D does not buy the, watch of Rado company.

26. Who among the following bought Seiko watch ?

(1)D
(2) C
(3) E
(4) A
(5) None of these

27. On which of the following days of the week D bought a watch ?

(1) Saturday
(2) Sunday
(3) Thursday
(4) Friday
(5) None of these

28. Who among the following did buy Casio watch ?

(1) G
(2) E
(3) D
(4) C
(5) None of these

29. Who among the following did buy Omni watch on Friday ?

(1) C
(2) D
(3) G
(4) E
(5) None of these

30. Which of the following combinations of Day-PersonWatch is correct ?

(1) Friday – A Fast Track
(2) Monday – E – Omni
(3) Wednesday – B – Casio
(4) Saturday – C – Tissot
(5) Sunday – C – Rado

Directions (31-35) : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below :

Eight persons — E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L — are sitting around a circle at equidistance but not necessarily in the same order. Some of them are facing towards the centre while some others are facing outside the centre. L is sitting third to the left of K. Both K and L are facing towards the outside. H is not an immediate neighbour of K or L. J faces the just opposite direction of H. (It implies that if H is facing towards the centre, J would face outside the centre). J is sitting second to the left of H. Both the immediate neighbours of G face just opposite direction of G. E is an immediate neighbour of K. Both the immediate neighbours of
H face just opposite direction of H. E faces towards the centre and he is an immediate neighbour of both K and I. I faces towards the centre.

31. Who amongst the following are not facing towards the centre ?

(1) E, F and I
(2) F, G and J
(3) H, K and L
(4) G, I and J
(5) None of these

32. What is the position of G with respect to E ?

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

33. Who among the following is sitting exactly between F and K?

(1) J
(2) I
(3) E
(4) G
(5) None of these

34. How many persons are sitting between H and K if we move clockwise starting from H ?

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

35. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE regarding the given sitting arrangement ?

(1) L is sitting exactly between G and I
(2) H is sitting third to the right of K
(3) F and I are sitting just opposite to each other
(4) E is sitting third to the left of G
(5) All are true

Directions (36-38) : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below :

In a certain code language, “exercise for your health” is written as “ja ka na se”
“health and exercise must” is written as “ka se re tu”
“must to exercise regularly” is written as “az ka dk tu”
“to your good life” is written as “mo ja fu az”

36. Which of the following may represent “exercise regularly good for health” ?

(1) ja mo re dk az
(2) fu ja re tu dk
(3) ka se mo na dk
(4) ka re az tu se
(5) na se tu az dk

37. What is the code for “life” ?

(1) mo
(2) fu
(3) ja
(4) az
(5) Either mo or fu

38. What is the code for “must exercise” ?

(1) tu se
(2) ka tu
(3) ka as
(4) fu tu
(5) na ka

39. Many organizations have been resorting to recruitment based upon performance at graduate/post-graduate level exams rather than conducting exams for the same purpose. Which of the following statements would strengthen the argument given in the above statement ?

(1) A recent study shows no link of past performance with the performance in recruitment exams.
(2) The graduate/post-graduate exams are considered to be severely deficient in training in job related environment.
(3) Organisations which had undertaken recruitment on the basis of graduate/post graduate exams report a significant drop in the quality of the recruited employees.
(4) Such policies would add to unemployment among students having below average performance in graduation or post graduation.
(5) Such policies could save time, money and resources of the organisation which are wasted in the conduct of recruitment examinations.

40. Read the following information carefully and answer the question which follows.

`Parents should make strong efforts to curtail the extreme fad for fashion from their children’s minds,’ A research report. Which of the following would weaken the argument presented in the report most appropriately ?

(1) Excessive craze of fashion is detrimental to development of a youngster’s personality.
(2) Following fashion is not harmful but only till it is done to certain reasonable limits.
(3) More fashionable the person, greater are his/her chances to succeed in life.
(4) Fashion takes away the time spent in constructive activities by the youngsters.
(5) Many schools and colleges have uniforms for their students so as to discourage the craze of fashion amongst them.

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