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

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

English Error detection for SBI PO 2017

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (E). (ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)

 Q 1

 (A) If Rajeshwari would have come/(B) to me I would have/(C) given her the/(D) help she needed./

(E) No error.

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

E. E

Q 2.

The court has asked the authorities (A)/to take appropriate steps to restore natural water resources (B)/ so that the water shortage problem (C)/ in the state can be solved. (D)/ No error (E)

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

E. E

Q 3

District police arrested (A)/a gang of notorious robbers, (B)/who were planning to strike at (C)/a house in the vicinity. (D)/No error(E)

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

E. E

Q 4

Households across the state are either opting for (A)/a more modest lifestyle or compromising on(B)/the nutritional value of their food in efforts to negate (C)/the price rise of essential commodities, cereals, vegetable and fruits. (D)/No error (E)

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

E. E

Solutions :

1 Correct Answer: A. A

Solution

Change ‘If Rajeshwari would have’ into ‘If Rajeshwari had’.

2 Correct Answer: E. E

Solution

No error.

3 Correct Answer: C. C

Solution

Remove ‘at’ from the expression. With ‘at’ the meaning comes as ‘to’ attack someone.

4 Correct Answer: C. C

Solution

Efforts’ should be replaced by ‘an effort’ because this is singularly related here.

Data Interpretation Question set for SBI/UIIC/SBI PO:

Directions: Read the table carefully to answer the questions that follows :

Percentage wise share distribution is given of different companies P, Q, R, S and T out of the total shares.

1. Total shares sold by companies P, R and T in year 2001 is what percentage of the total share of company R ?

1) 24.67 

2) 21.67 

3) 25.67 

4) 28.67 

5) None of these

2. What is the average share sold by all the companies in year 2004 ?

1) 175 

2) 160 

3) 165 

4) 155 

5) None of these

3. What is the difference of share sold by companies P, T and Q in year 2005 together and same in year 2004 ?

1) 205 

2) 204 

3) 206 

4) 305 

5) None of these

4. What is the average share sold by company R in all the years together ?

1) 298 

2) 200 

3) 198 

4) 398 

5) None of these

5. Total no. of shares sold by companies P, Q and S in 2003 together ?

1) 493.5 

2) 393.5 

3) 593.5 

4) 429 

5) None of these

Direction: Read the line graph carefully to answer the questions below :

6. What is the total number of students hired by TCS for all centres ?

1) 2150 

2) 2350 

3) 2450 

4) 3000 

5) None of these

7. Total no. of students heired by all the companies for Indore centre is ?

1) 2500 

2) 2400 

3) 2450 

4) 2300 

5) None of these

8. What is the difference between total number of students heired by all the companies for lucknow centre and Indore centre ?

1) 950 

2) 850 

3) 900 

4) 925 

5) None of these

9. What is the average no. of students heired by TCS for all centres taken together ?

1) 530 

2) 630 

3) 430 

4) 420 

5) None of these

10.What is the difference between total no. of students hired by all companies for Indore and average no. of students for the same ?

1) 1825 

2) 1925 

3) 1725 

4) 2025 

5) None of these

Answers:

1. 2

(30 + 50 + 50)/600 * 100 = 130/6 = 21.67

2. 3

(40 + 50 + 450 + 105 + 180)/5 = 165

3. 2

(24 + 150 + 300) - (40 + 50 + 180) = 204

4. 3

(50 + 40 + 240 + 450 + 210)/5 = 198

5. 2

96 + 140 + 157.5 = 393.5

6. 1

450 + 200 + 500 + 350 + 650 = 2150

7. 4

350 + 600 + 650 + 700 = 2300

8. 3

2300 - 1400 = 900

9. 3

2150/5 = 430

10. 3

2300 - 2300/4 = 1725 

Data Interpretation for SBI and other upcoming exams:

Directions (Q. 1-5): Study the following graph and the table and answer the question given below.

1.What was the number of males in Uttarakhand in the year 2005?

(a) 254250

(b) 294840

(c) 321840

(d) 347200

(e) 367790 

2.What was the total number of illiterate people in Gujarat and Orissa?

(a)876040

(b) 932170

(c) 1081550

(d) 1161160

(e) None of these

3.What is the ratio of the number of females in Kerala to the number of females in Karnataka?

(a)9 : 5

(b) 9 : 7

c) 15 : 11

(d) 15 : 14

(e) 17 : 21

4.What will be the percentage of total number of males in Uttarakhand, Orissa and Goa together to the total population of all the given states?

(a)  26.5%

(b) 27.5%

(c) 28.5%

(d)  31.5%

(e) None of these

5.If in the year 2005, there was an increase of 10% in the population of Uttarakhand and 12% in the population of Orissa compared to the previous year, then what was the ratio of populations of Uttarakhand and Orissa in 2004?

(a) 42 : 55

(b) 48 : 55

(c) 47 : 57

(d) 46 : 53

(e) 48 : 59

Directions (Q. 6-10): The following table shows the number of new employees added to different categories of employees in a Company and also the number of employees from these categories who left the company every year since the foundation of the Company in 2010. 

6.During the period between 2010 and 2015, the total number of Supervisors who left the Company is what percent of the total number of Supervisors who joined the Company?

(a) 21%

(b) 23%

(c) 27%

(d) 29%

(e) 32%

7.For which of the following categories the percentage increase in the number of employees working in the Company from 2010 to 2015 was the minimum?

(a) Managers

(b) Fitters

(c) Supervisors 

(d) Accountants

(e) Assistants

8.What is the difference between the total number of Fitters added to the company and the total number of Accountants added to the Company during the years 2011 to 2015?

(a) 128

b) 112

(c) 96

(d) 88

(e) 172

9.What was the total number of Assistants working in the Company in the year 2014?

(a) 1312

(b) 1192

(c) 1088

(d) 1068

(e) 1008

10. What is the pooled average of the total number of employees of all categories in the year 2012?

(a) 1325

(b) 1285

(c) 1265

(d) 1235

(e) 1195

Answers:

English question set (Cloze Test) for SBI and other upcoming exams:

Direction: In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. One of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

There is great hue and (1) to empower women. Not only woman associations but also state and the (2) reforms shower torrents of speeches about the woman (3). But the irony is that crimes against women are increasing in leaps and (4). Dowry deaths are multiplying. Torture and exploitation of women is (5). Women education is still much (6). Most of the women are still (7) within the four walls of their houses, where they work like (8). The women in rural areas are suffering even more and most of them are (9). The other side of the picture is that a minority of women are in public service and politics. But the women in politics have either (10) family background in that sphere or have been raised due to the grace of their male sphere or well wishers

Q.1.   (1) cry              (2) scream              (3) shriek                 (4) shudder        (5) chaos

Q.2.   (1) social          (2) chaotic              (3) mental               (4) emotional     (5) personality

Q.3.   (1) downfall     (2) denunciation   (3) trap                    (4) assailant       (5) upliftment

Q.4.   (1) wounds       (2) bounds             (3) traitor               (4) trash              (5) deteriorate

Q.5.   (1) halt             (2) baulk                 (3) intact               (4) stopped        (5) pause

Q.6.   (1) aware         (2) ignored             (3) enlightened      (4) cognizant       (5) conscious

Q.7.   (1) free            (2) rescued            (3) saved              (4) caged              (5) liberated

Q.8.   (1) idle            (2) lazy                   (3) drudges          (4) thinker           (5) shirker

Q.9.   (1) illiterate    (2) educated         (3) literate           (4) aware              (5) letter

Q.10. (1) her             (2) his                    (3) if                     (4) their                (5) you

Answers:

1. 1

2. 1

3. 5

4. 2

5. 3

6. 2

7. 4

8. 3

9. 1

10. 4

Quant question set for SBI and other upcoming exams (with solutions)

Questions:

1. The ratio of the no. of boys to the no. of girls in a school of 720 students is 3: 5. If 18 new girls are admitted in the school, find how many new boys may be admitted so that the ratio of the no. of boys to the no. of girls may change to 2 : 3.

A) 80 

B) 50

C) 42

D) 35

E) None of these 

2. The values of x in the equation 7(x+2p)^2 + 5p^2= 35xp + 117p^2 are

A) (4p, –3p)  

B) (4p, 3p)

C) (–4p, 3p)

D) (–4p, –3p)

E) None of these.

3. What is the amount of compound interest and effective rate of interest if an amount of Rs.20000 is deposited in a bank for one year at the rate of 8% per annum compounded semi annually.

A) 1632, 8.16%

B)  1600, 9.36%

C) 1936, 10.36%

D) 1756, 9.56%

E) None of these.

4. 3 men can complete a piece of work in 6 days. Two days after they started the work, 3 more men joined them. How many days will they take to complete the remaining work? 

A) 5 days 

B) 2 days 

C) 8 days 

D) 12 days 

E) None of these.

5. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 36 min. and 45 min. respectively. A water pipe C can empty the tank in 30 min. First A and B are opened. After 7 minutes, C is opened. In how much time, the tank is full?

A) 45 minutes

B) 46 minutes

C) 52 minutes

D) 56 minutes

E)  None of these.

6. Abhishek purchased 140 shirts and 250 trousers at the rate of Rs. 450 and Rs. 550 respectively. What should be the overall average selling price of shirts and trousers so that 40% profit is earned? (Rounded off to next integer).

A) Rs.725 

B) Rs.710  

C) Rs. 720

D) Rs. 700 

E) None of these

7. In a college the students in Arts and Commerce faculties were in the ratio of 4:5 respectively. When 65 more students joined Commerce faculty the ratio became 8:11 respectively. How many students are there in Arts faculty?

A) 520 

B) 650 

C) 715

D) Cannot be determined 

E) None of these

8. An amount of Rs. 10,000 becomes Rs. 14,641 in two years if the interest is compounded half yearly. What is the rate of compound interest % per annum?  

A) 10 

B) 20 

C) 16

D) 12 

E) None of these

Answers with solutions:


1.(C) The ratio of the no. of boys to the no. of girls = 3 : 5
Sum of the ratios = 3 + 5 = 8
So, the no. of boys in the school = (3 × 720)/8 = 270
And the no. of girls in the school = (5 × 720)/8 = 450
Let the no. of new boys admitted be x, then the no. of boys become (270 + x).
After admitting 18 new girls, the no. of girls become 450 + 18 = 468
According to given description of the problem, (270 + x)/468 = 2/3
or, 3 (270 + x) = 2 x 468
or, 810 + 3x = 936 or, 3x = 126 or, x = 42.
Hence the no. of new boys admitted = 42.

2.(A) 7(x+2p)^2+5p^2= 35px+117 p^2
7x^2+33p^2+28px = 35px+ 117 p^2
x^2-px+12p^2 = 0 
on solving x= 4p,-3p

3.(A) Interest = 20000[(1+4/100)^2-1]= 1632
Efeective rate of interst = 1632/20000*100=  8.16%


4.(B) Work done by 3 men in 2 days = (1/6x 2 )=1/3.
 Remaining work = (1 – 1/3)= 2/3
 Now 3 men's 1 day's work =1/6
 1 man's 1 day's work = 1/18
 6 men's 1 day's work = (6 x 1/18=1/3
 Now, 1/3 work is done by them in 1 day.
 2/3 work is done by them in (3 x2/3)= 2 days.

5.(B) Part filled in 7 min = 7[ 1/36 + 1/45] = 7/20
Remaining part = [ 1- 7/20] = 13/20
Net part filled in 1 min. When A,B and C are opened
= [ 1/36 + 1/45 + 1/30 ] = 1/60
Now, 1/60 part is filled in 1 min.
13/20 part is filled in [60x13/20] = 39 min
Total time taken to fill the tank = (39 + 7) min. = 46 min. 

6. (C); CP of 140 shirts and 250 trousers 
= Rs (140 * 450 + 250 * 550) 
= Rs. (63000 + 137500) = Rs 200500 
SP for 40% profit = Rs (140/100  ×200500)=280700 
Average selling price = Rs (280700/(140+250)  )=Rs.720  

7. (A): Let the initial number of students in Arts and Commerce faculties be 4x and 5x respectively. 
According to the question, 
 4x/(5x+65)=8/11 
44x = 40x + 520 
= x = 520/4 = 130 
Number of students in Arts faculty = 4 * 130 = 520 

8. (B) Time = 4  half years 
Rate = R% per half year 
A = P (1+R/100)^T 
14641 = 10000 (1+R/100)^4 
(1+R/100)^4 = 14641/10000= (11/10)^4  
1+R/100=11/10  ? R/100=1/10 
 R =10%  
 Rate % per annum  = 20%