English New pattern for SBI PO 2017

Directions (1-15): Five alternative summaries are given below the text. Choose the option that best captures the essence of the text.

Q1. Laljipada’s residents are largely entrepreneurs running cottage industries from their homes that are as small as 100 square feet. Primarily migrants from North India, they contradict the popular perception that migrants take away jobs from the local population. The 20,000 families here are self-employed; they make products that feed into larger businesses such as imitation jewelry, recycled plastic and paper waste, or operate small tailoring or bakery units. With each family contributing in some way or the other to the final finished product, all the families here are dependent on each other for their livelihood.

(a) Laljipada’s residents run cottage industries from their homes contributing to other finished products and are interdependent on each other for livelihood.

English Para Jumble for SBI PO 2017

Directions (1-5): Rearrange the following sentences in a proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph, and then answer the given questions. 

(A) At the same time, allowing restaurant drivers to take leftovers home in a ‘doggy bag’ is a common phenomenon in the US, but the practice is frowned upon in some EU countries. 

(B) An approach to train waste-minimising habits is through cooking classes, for example, the local authority of Brussels trained 1900 people in 2009 on how to minimise waste. 

(C) Caterers can minimise waste by anticipating demand, informed by reservations and customer feedback surveys.

(D) There are similar education opportunities in the hospitality industry as well.

(E) Societal efforts are needed to banish this embarrassment.

(F) The European Parliament has recommended that this practical training be incorporated in school curricula. 

Q1. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after the rearrangement? 

(a) A

(b) B

(c) F

(d) D

(E) E 

Q2. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after the rearrangement? 

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) E

(e) D

Q3. Which of the following should be the LAST (SIXTH) sentence after the rearrangement? 

(a) A

(b) E

(c) D

(d) C

(e) B

Q4. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after the rearrangement? 

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

Q5. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after the rearrangement?   

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) F 

Directions (6-10): Rearrange the following sentences in a proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph, and then answer the given questions.  

(A) “Anything that you touch will turn into gold” - The king was delighted with his good future.

(B) Even though he was very rich he always craved for more and more.

(C) Everything he touched turned into gold. He turned trees, grass, tables, chairs, flowers, and vases into gold. 

(D) One day, he called his court magician and commanded, “Find me a spell that can get me more treasures than I already have”. 

(E) King Midas was a very greedy king.

(F) The magician said. “Your majesty, I can give you a power that no one else in this world has”. 

Q6. Which of the following should the FIRST sentence after rearrangement? 

(a) F

(b) A

(c) E

(d) B 

(e) C 

Q7. Which of the following should the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?   

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) E

(e) D 

Q8. Which of the following should the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?  

(a) E

(b) F

(c) D

(d) C

(e) B 

Q9. Which of the following should the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?   

(a) B

(b) G

(c) F

(d) E

(e) C 

Q10. Which of the following should the LAST (SIXTH) sentence after rearrangement? 

(a) C

(b) A

(c) B

(d) D

(e) F 

Directions (11-15): Rearrange the following sentences in a proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.

A. He did whatever work was assigned to him and soon the lion became so fond of him that he promised to give him a cart full of almonds as pension when he (the squirrel) retired.

B. Once a squirrel joined the service of the king of the forest, the lion.

C. The squirrel had waited so long for this day but when he saw the almonds, he was seized with sadness as he realised that they were of no use to him now when he had lost all his teeth.

D. However, he envied other squirrels in the forest because of their carefree life which he could not enjoy as he had to be by the king’s side all the time.

E. He consoled himself with the thought that at the end of this career, he would receive a cart full of almonds, a food that only a few squirrels got to taste in their lifetime.

F. Finally, the day came when it was time for him to retire and so promised the king gave a grand banquet in his honour and presented him with a cart full of almonds.   

Q11. Which of the following should be SECOND sentence after the rearrangement? 

(a) A

(b) B

(c) F

(d) D

(e) E

Q12. Which of the following should be FIRST sentence after the rearrangement? 

(a) A

(b) C

(c) B

(d) D

(e) E

Q13. Which of the following should be FIFTH sentence after the rearrangement? 

(a) E

(b) D

(c) B

(d) F

(e) A 

Q14. Which of the following should be FOURTH sentence after the rearrangement?   

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) F

(e) E

Q15. Which of the following should the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?  

(a) E

(b) F

(c) D

(d) C

(e) B 

Solutions

Sol(1-5): The correct order of re-arrangement of sentences is: BFDCAE

S1. Ans.(d)

S2. Ans.(c)

S3. Ans.(b)

S4. Ans.(b)

S5. Ans.(a)

Sol(6-10): The correct order of re-arrangement of sentences is: EBDFAC

S6. Ans.(c)

S7. Ans.(b)

S8. Ans.(c)

S9. Ans.(c)

S10. Ans.(a)

Sol(11-15): The correct order of re-arrangement of sentences is: BADEFC

S11. Ans.(a)

S12. Ans.(c)

S13. Ans.(d)

S14. Ans.(e)

S15. Ans.(c)

Reasoning for SBI PO 2017:

Q-1] Directions -: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Five friends Angelina Jolie, Emma Stone, Kristen Stewart, Jessica Jones and Julia Roberts are Musician, Architect, Doctor, Engineer and Artist by profession and like White, Blue, Red, Yellow and Green colour but not necessarily in that order.

• The person whose hobby is dancing preferred lemonade over cola while others preferred cola over lemonade in beverages

• The four friends who took cola were Angelina Jolie, the one who is an engineer, the person whose favourite colour is Green and the one whose hobby is net surfing.

• Jessica Jones did not take lemonade and her favourite colour is white.

• Emma Stone’s favourite colour is Blue. She did not like lemonade.

• Julia Roberts’s hobby is not painting, reading or gardening.

• The person whose favourite colour is Red likes painting and the person who is artist likes gardening.

• Jessica Jones is not a doctor. The person who is a doctor takes cola. The person who is an engineer likes Blue colour. The person whose favourite colour is yellow is a Architect.

• The musician’s favourite colour is not yellow. Kristen Stewart’s favourite colour is Green. Kristen Stewart is a artist and Jessica Jones is a musician.

Q-2] Directions -: Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:

Seven friends Jack, Simon, Tom, Matt, Drone, Smith and Chris are sitting in a straight line facing south. All of them study in a different school, viz St Francis, Bal Bhavan, DAV, Bal Vidya, Saint Mary, Gyan Niketan and Gurukul but not necessarily in the same order. Simon sits fourth to the right of the person who studies in Gyan Niketan. Only one person sits between Simon and Chris. Chris studies in DAV. Either Simon or the one who studies in Gyan Niketan sits at the extreme end of the row. The person who studies in St Francis school in third to the left of Matt, who is not an immediate neighbour of Chris. only one person sits between Drone and the one who studies in Bal Bhavan. Jack and Tom are immediate neighbours. Jack does not study in Gyan Niketan. The person who studies in Saint Mary sits third to the left of the one who studies in

Gurukul.

Solutions:

Reasoning New pattern for SBI PO 2017:

Directions (1-6):Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below

Eight persons O,F,Y,A,U,N,G and T are sitting around square table in such a way that four of

them who sit at the corner, are facing towards the center and other four who sit in the middle

of each row, are facing outside the center. There are four males and four females. Each person

has different lucky numbers 11,12,13,14,15,16,17 and 18 but the sequence of persons and

Lucky are not necessarily in the same order.

• A’s daughter’s Lucky number is 11. Only one person is sitting between O and N.

• T’s brother A, sits on the immediate left of his mother whose lucky number is 16. O is the

father of G.

• Only one person sits between T’s mother and U. U sits on the immediate right of the person

whose lucky number is 12.

• No female is an immediate neighbor of F who sits at the corner of the table. A’s daughter sits

second to the right of N and on the immediate left of that person whose lucky number is 13.

• F sits second to the left of T’s husband whose lucky number is neither 14 nor 17.

• N, who is the sister of G, her lucky number is 17 and is not an immediate neighbor of T’s

husband.

• Only one person sits between T and G. G sits second to the right of the person whose lucky

number is 18. G is the father of Y and not an immediate neighbor of U. Y is not married to T.

Q -Who amongst the following represents the right female members group?

a. F,A,G,O

b. Y,U,G,T

c. F,U,N,T

d. Cannot be determined

e. None of these

Q-Who among the following represent the Male members group?

a. P,Q,S,U

b. R,S,T,W

c. P,S,T,W

d. T,R,S,Q

e. None of these.

Q- Who among the following is the mother of A?

a. P

b. U

c. Q

d. F

e. W

Q- Which of the following is true regarding U?

a. All are true.

b. O sits diagonally opposite to U

c. F is an immediate neighbour of U

d. T sits second to the right of U.

e. None is true

Q-Who sits diagonally opposite to F?

a. G

b. U

c. A

d. Y

e. N

Q-How many persons are there between O and F when counted in clockwise direction from

O?

a. One

b.Two

c. Three

d. Four

e. More than four

Directions (7-11): Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below

Eight persons E,F,G,H,I,J,K and L are seated around square table – two on each side. All are

facing inside.

• There are three ladies who are not seated next to each other.

• J is between L and F.

• G is between I and F.

• H, a lady member is second to the left of J.

• F, a male member is seated opposite to E who is a lady member.

• There is a lady member between F and I.

Q-Who amongst the following sits diagonally Second to the right of J?

a. G

b. K

c. E

d. L

e. H

Q-Who among the following represent the immediate neighbours of I?

a. J,F

b. H,K

c. G,E

d. E,F

e. None of these

Q-Who among the following sits Exactly between F and L?

a. J

b. A female member

c. K

d. G

e. A male member

Q-Which of the following Pairs represents the group of female members?

a. L,I,J

b. I,J,K

c. K,J,F

d. E,G,H

e. Cannot be determined

Q-What is the position of L regarding I?

a. Second to the left

b. Third to the right

c. Fourth to the left

d. Second to the right

e. Third to the left

Solution:

Q 1-6

Q 7-11

Reasoning Questions for SBI PO 2017

Directions (Q. 1 - 6): Study the following information carefully and answer the given
questions.
Six persons—A, B, C, D, E and F—stay on different floors of a six-storey building (ground
floor is numbered as floor 1 and top floor is numbered as floor 6). Each of them is in a
different profession, viz Doctor, Engineer, Lawyer, Architect, Journalist and Teacher.
D is a lawyer but stays neither on floor 2 nor on floor 5. B is neither an Architect nor a Journalist
but stays on floor 6. The Journalist doesn’t stay below the floor of the Architect but stays
below the floor of the Engineer. The Teacher stays either on floor 1 or on floor 4. E doesn’t
stay on an odd-numbered floor. A, who stays on floor 4, is either a Journalist or an Architect.
Either C or F is an Engineer.

1. If F stays on floor 1, what is the profession of C?
1) Lawyer
2) Engineer
3) Teacher
4) Architect
5) Can’t be determined

2. Who stays on floor 3?
1) Engineer 2) Lawyer 3) Doctor 4) Architect 5) Teacher

3. Which of the following combinations is definitely true?
1) C–Teacher–Floor 1
2) D–Lawyer–Floor 5
3) E–Architect–Floor 2
4) F–Engineer–Floor 5
5) None of these

4. Which of the following combinations is definitely false?
1) A–Journalist–Floor 2
2) B–Doctor–Floor 6
3) E–Architect–Floor 2
4) D–Lawyer–Floor 3
5) None of these

5. If the Journalist stays on Floor 2, which floor will the Engineer stay on?
1) 1 2) 5 3) 4 4) 6 5) Can’t say exactly
6. What is the profession of B?
1) Engineer 2) Architect 3) Journalist
4) Doctor 5) Data inadequate

Directions (Q. 7 - 11): Study the following information carefully and answer the given
questions.
Eight friends—A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H—are sitting around a square table in such a way that
four of them sit at four corners of the table while the other four sit in the middle of the four
sides. Those who sit in the middle of the four sides face the center while those who sit at the
four corners face outside.
A sits third to the left of C, who does not sit at any of the corners. E sits to the left but not on the
immediate left of F, who is not an immediate neighbour of C. B and H are the immediate
neighbours of neither each other nor of A and D respectively.
D does not sit in the middle of any sides and at least two persons can sit between A and D. E and
G sit opposite each other but do not face each other. F cannot sit opposite C.

7. Who among the following sits third to the left of H?
1) B 2) G 3) D 4) C 5) None of these

8. What is the position of B with respect to F?
1) Third to the left
2) Third to the right
3) Fourth to the left
4) Second to the right
5) None of these

9. Who among the following represent the immediate neighbours of F?
1) HG 2) GA 3) BE 4) AH 5) None of these

10. If they all are rearranged clockwise in alphabetical order starting from A (A retains his
original position), which of the following would retain his original position?
1) H 2) G 3) D 4) E 5) None of these

11. Who among the following sits exactly between D and G?
1) B 2) H 3) F 4) C 5) None of these


Answers with explanation:

(1 - 6)

Person     Profession     Floor
B             Doctor          6
C/F         Engineer       5
A            Journalist      4
D            Lawyer         3
E            Architect       2
F/C        Teacher          1

1. 2; If F stays on floor 1, C will stay on floor 5 and then he will be the Engineer by profession.
2. 2
3. 3
4. 1
5. 2; According to the given condition, the Journalist must stay below the floor of the Engineer.
So, if the Journalist stays on floor 2, the condition is not violated. Therefore, the Engineer
keeps on staying on floor 5, ie his original position.
6. 4

(7 - 11):

7. 3
8. 3
9. 2
10. 2; Only G retains his original position.
11. 4; C sits exactly between D and G

Reasoning question set for SBI PO 2017:

Directions (Q. 1 - 6): Read the following information and answer the questions given

below.

P, Q, R, S, T, U, W and X are eight persons a family. There are three married couples in the

family. The persons are from three generations. All females of this family are married. Q

and P are the offsprings of S while W and X are the offspring of T and R respectively. U is

the wife of S. R is one of the females and she is not the wife of P. 

Among them there are three Teachers, two Businessmen, two Athletes and one Painter. Each

person has only one occupation. All of them are sitting around a circular table. They sit in

such a manner that only one of the grandsons of S is sitting between R and P, while only T

is sitting between Q and U. One of the sons of S is on the immediate left of S. Only one

person is sitting between R and Q, but it is not X. W, who is not sitting next to Q, is also not

sitting opposite S. Q is not sitting opposite a female. The persons who are on the immediate

left of W and immediate right of Q are not Teachers while X is a renowned Painter. The

persons who are sitting next to T are neither Businessman nor Teacher.

1. The two females who are sitting adjacent to each other are

1) R and T   2) R and P   3) T and R

4) Can’t be determined   5) None of these

2. The only person who is sitting between Q and R is a/an

1) Businessman   2) Teacher    3) Athlete

4) Painter             5) Can’t be determined

3. The only male who is sitting opposite a female is a/an

1) Businessman   2) Teacher   3) Athlete

4) Painter             5) Can’t be determined

4. Which of the following statements is true regarding the person who is sitting between W’s

father and X’s grandmother?

1) She is sitting opposite a Teacher.

2) She is a painter.

3) He is sitting one place away from a Businessman.

4) He is the son of an Athlete.

5) He is the grandson of a Teacher.

5. X is sitting between which of the following persons?

1) P and R   2) R and Q   3) P and U

4) Can’t be determined    5) None of these

6. Who among the following is/are not a Teacher?

1) Can’t be determined

2) One of the grandsons of U, who is Q’s son

3) Mother of W

4) P

5) All the above

Directions (Q. 7 - 11): Study the following information carefully and answer the given

questions:

F, G, H, K, L, M, N and O are eight students. Each of them has a different favourite subject –

English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Sociology, Philosophy and History but

not necessarily in the same order. All of them are sitting around a circular table and facing

the centre.

Neither F nor H is an immediate neighbour of L. Neither F nor H has Biology as his favourite

subject. L sits third to the left of the person whose favourite subject is Biology. Only two

persons sit between F and H. The student whose favourite subject is History sits second to

the right of O. O is not an immediate neighbour of L. O does not the have Biology as his

favourite subject and History is not the favourite subject of L. The person whose favourite

subject is English sits third to the left of K. The students with favourite subjects as English

and Biology are not immediate neighbours. Only one person sits between O and the person

whose favourite subject is Physics. Persons with favourite subjects as Chemistry and

Mathematics are immediate neighbours. Mathematics is not the favourite subject of O.

Only one person sits between M and the person whose favourite subject is Sociology. The

person with Sociology as his favourite subject is an immediate neighbour of G. H and M are

not immediate neighbours.

7. Who among the following has English as his favourite subject?

1) L   2) K   3) H   4) F   5) M

8. How many people sit between F and the person whose favourite subject is Sociology, when

counted in clockwise direction from F?

1) None   2) One   3) Two   4) Four   5) Five

9. Which of the following would come in place of question mark based upon the given seating

arrangement?

KO, GN, FK, NL ?

1) OH   2) HG   3) MH   4) MG   5) KN

10. What is the position of the student whose favourite subject is Philosophy with respect to N?

1) Immediate left   2) Second to the left   3) Third to the right

4) Second to the right   5) Third to the left

11. Which of the following is true with respect to the given seating arrangement?

1) History is the favourite subject of N.

2) H is an immediate neighbour of K.

3) Students with favourite subjects as English and Sociology are immediate neighbours.

4) G sits second to the left of O

5) None of these

Solutions:

1-6

1) 5 2)1 3) 2 4) 4 5)3 6) 2

7-11

Data Interpretation (D.I.) for SBI PO 2017 (part 2)

1. What is the approximate overall percentage obtained by C in the examination?

1)78   2)69

3)75   4)71   5)65

2. What is the difference in the marks obtained by B in English and Maths together and the marks obtained by F in the same subjects?

1)24   2)17

3)15   4)28   5)None of these

3. The marks obtained by E in Geography are what percent of the marks of the marks obtained by E in Hindi?

1)45   2)55

3)50   4)60   5)None of these

4. What is the overall percentage of marks obtained by D in History and Geography together?

1)73.40   2)72.80

3)70.50   4)68.80   5)None of these

5. What are the average marks obtained by all the students together in Science?

1)77.16   2)120.50

3)118     4)121       5)None of these 

Answers:

1) 4

2) 1

3) 3

4) 2

5) 5