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 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

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

1. What is the ratio of the total number of males in the medical and teaching professions together to the total number of females in the same profession together?

1) 117:43   2)29:183  

3)183:29    4)43:117   5) None of these

2. The total number of people in the teaching profession is what percent of the total number of people in the Law?

1) 87.5   2)93  

3)68      4)79.5   5) None of these

3. What is the total number of males from all the professions together?

1)11472   2)12784  

3)12348   4)12453   5) None of these

4. The females in the Engineering profession are what percent of the males in the management profession?

1)71.71   2)96.43

3)83.16   4)68.54   5) None of these

5. What is the ratio of the number of males in the banking profession to the number of males in the engineering profession?

1)17:7   2)28:55

3)7:11   4)63:52   5) None of these 

Answers:

1) 4

2) 1

3) 3

4) 2

5) 5

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

6. Let the income of the PSU Banks in 1997-98 be equal to Rs 500000 crores. If the expenditure of

PSU Banks in 1999-00 is equal to the income of PSU Banks in 1997-98, then the income of PSU

Banks in 1999-00 will be what per cent more than the expenditure of these Banks in 1998-99?

1) 32%   2) 44%

3) 56%   4) 64%

7. If the expenditure of Foreign Banks in 1997-98 is equal to their income in that year and is equal

to Rs 30000 crores then, in 1999-00, what is the difference in income and expenditure for the

foreign Banks?

1) Rs 1500 crores     2) Rs 2000 crores

3) Rs 15000 crores   4) Rs 20000 crores

8. Let the income of New Pvt. Banks in 1998-99 be Rs 4000 crores. If the expenditure of New Pvt.

Banks in 1998-99 is the same as their income then the difference in incomes of New Pvt. Banks

in 1998-99 and 1999-00 will be what per cent of the difference of expenditures of New Pvt. Banks

in 1998-99 and 1999-00?

1) 52%   2) 76%

3) 84%   4) 118%

9. In 1998-99, if the income of PSU Banks is twice the expenditure of Foreign Banks then what will

be the ratio of the income of PSU Banks to the expenditure of Foreign Banks in 1999-00?

1) 1 : 2   2) 21 : 10

3) 5 : 1   4) 1 : 5

10. In 1998-99, if the income of Foreign Banks is four times their expenditure, then what will be the

ratio of the income to the expenditure of the Foreign Banks in 1999-00?

1) 1 : 4   2) 4 : 1   3) 5 : 1   4) 1 : 5

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

Directions (Q. 1-5): Refer to the line graph below and answer the questions that follow.

DIRECT SELLING BUSINESS

1. What is the average simple annual growth rate of turnover of direct selling business in India
during the given period?
1) 42% 2) 60%
3) 78% 4) 137.5%

2. If Wamay and Nova were the only companies in the direct selling business in India till 1998 with
the Wamay market share three times that of Nova, then what is the percentage growth in Nova’s
turnover during the given period?
1) 10%   2) 15.6%
3) 35%   4) 46.7%

3. Balife was launched in 2000. Since then, the number of its distributors is increasing by 25%
every year and its turnover by 20%. Then what was the turnover-to-number of distributors ratio of
Balife during its launching year?
1) 36120   2) 39820
3) 42320   4) 45720

4. Which of the following is definitely false?
1) The ratio of turnover to number of distributors is maximum for Balife during 2002.
2) Top four companies together have more than 80% of total number of distributors in the direct
     selling business in India during 2002.
3) There are not more than 18 companies in direct selling business in India during 2002.
4) None of these

5. During which year, has the ratio of turnover-to-number of distributors shown maximum percentage increase over the previous year?
1) 1999    2) 2000
3) 2001    4) 2002



Solutions:

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

Computer Note for SBI clerk/UIIC/SBI PO and all other exams

The most important and neglected subject of every major exam. Last year many students were not able to qualify the final cut off because of this subject. This shows how important each and every subject is. So here we are providing basic computer notes which are very important for every banking exam

DATA REPRESENTATION - 

Memory Units:

4 bit = 1 nibble

8 bit = 1 byte

1024 B = 1 KB (Kilo Byte)

1024 KB = 1 MB (Mega Byte)

1024 MB = 1 GB (Giga Byte)

1024 GB = 1 TB (Tera Byte)

1024 TB = 1 PB (Peta Byte)

1024 PB = 1 XB (Exa Byte)

1024 XB = 1 ZB (Zeta Byte)

1024 ZB = 1 YB (Yota Byte)

bit < Byte < KB < MB < GB < TB < PB < XB < ZB < YB

• bit (b)
• Byte (B)

Mbps – mega bits per sec.

MBps – mega Bytes per sec.

• The information you put into the computer is called Data
• Information of a computer is stored as Digital Data
• A number system defines a set of values that is used to represent Quantity
• In which number system, the modern computers are operated?

Binary Number System

• Name the most significant bit, which represent 1 and 0 for a positive number and negative number, respectively.

Sign Bit

• Which coding scheme represents data in a binary form in the computer system? ASCII, EBCDIC and Unicode are the most commonly used codes under this scheme.

Binary Coding Scheme

• EBCDIC is a 8-Bit code with 256 different representations of characters. It is mainly used in mainframe computers.
• EBCDIC stands for Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
• In the Hexadecimal Number System each number represents a power of 16. To represent the decimal numbers, this system uses numbers from 0 to 9 and characters from A to F to represent numbers 10-15, respectively. It is commonly used as a shortcut notation for groups of four binary digits
• BCD is a method that represents the decimal digits with the help of binary digits. It takes advantage that one decimal numeral can be represented by 4-bit pattern. BCD stands for Binary Coded Decimal
• This coding system is used to represent the interval storage area of the computers. In this system, every character is represented by a combination of bits. Binary Coding System
• The Base or Radix of the decimal number system is 10
• The arithmetic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) performed on the binary numbers is called Binary Arithmetic
• What is the standard code the computer industry created to represent characters? American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)
• ASCII is a code used for standardizing the storage and transfer of information amongst various computing devices.
• It is required for representing more than 64 characters. At present, the mostly used coding systems are ASCII and EBCDIC
• Which code is also known as Reflected Code? Gray Code
• The 7-bit ASCII code is widely used for Two (0 or 1)
• In the binary language, each letter of the alphabet, each number and each special character is made up of a unique combination of Eight Bits.

GENERATIONS OF COMPUTER

• Which was the first general purpose computer, designed to handle both numeric and textual information? Universal Automatic Computer (UNIVAC) (1951)

First Generation (1940-1956) Vacuum Tubes:

• The first computers used vacuum tubes for circuitry and magnetic drums for memory, and were often enormous, taking up entire rooms.
• The UNIVAC and ENIAC computers are examples of first-generation computing devices. 
• In first generation of computer, this operating system allowed only one program to run at a time and a number of input jobs are grouped for processing. It is known as Batch Processing.

Second Generation (1956-1963) Transistors:

• Transistors replaced vacuum tubes and ushered in the second generation of computers.

Third Generation (1964-1971) Integrated Circuits:

• The development of the integrated circuit was the hallmark of the third generation of computers. Transistors were miniaturized and placed on silicon chips, called semiconductors, which drastically increased the speed and efficiency of computers.

Fourth Generation (1971-Present) Microprocessors:

• The microprocessor brought the fourth generation of computers, as thousands of integrated circuits were built onto a single silicon chip.
• What in the first generation filled an entire room could now fit in the palm of the hand
• Fourth generation computers also saw the development of GUIs, the mouse and handheld devices

Fifth Generation (Present and Beyond) Artificial Intelligence:

• Fifth generation computing devices, based on artificial intelligence, are still in development, though there are some applications, such as voice recognition, that are being used today.
• In 1981 IBM introduced its first computer for the home user, and in 1984 Apple introduced the Macintosh.