SBI Clerk Prelims Exam 2022 Memory-Based Questions (PDF)

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www.byjusexamprep.com 1 www.byjusexamprep.com Direction: (1-5) Study the 3.How many people sit between B following information carefully and and the one who sits opposite to T? answer the following questions. A. One Ten people are sitting in two parallel B. Three rows. A, B, C, D, E are sitting in row C. Two - 1 and facing south and P, Q, R, S, D. None T are sitting in row - 2 and facing E. Cannot be determined north such that the people sitting in row - 1 are sitting opposite to the people sitting in row – 2. All the 4.Four of the following five are alike information is not necessarily in the in a certain way and hence form a same order. group. Which amongst the following does not belong to that group? Only One person sits between P and the one who sits opposite to C. D A. T sits second to the right of C. Only B. E two people sit between D and the C. B one who sits opposite to T. B sits D. S second to the right of the one who E. A sits opposite to R. A does not sit opposite to R. Q does not sit opposite to B. 5.Which amongst the following 1. How many people sit to the right statement is true? of P? I. P sits opposite to the one who sits A. One to the immediate right of C. B. Three C. None II. Only One person sits to the left D. Four of Q. E. Two III. A sits third to the left of the one who sits opposite to P. 2.Who sits opposite to E? A. Only II A. P B. Both II and III B. S C. Only III C. R D. Only I D. T E. Both I and III E. Q 2 www.byjusexamprep.com Direction: (6-8) In the following 8.Statement: questions assuming the given statement to be true, find which of T < G = B; R = E > D = C; B ≤ V ≤ the conclusion(s) among given F≥R conclusions is/are definitely true, and then give your answers Conclusion: accordingly. I. F > C 6. Statement: II. T < F K > Y ≤ U; Z > X ≥ C; G < H > J = K; C ≥ V ≤ F = G A. Only I follows Conclusion: B. Only II follows I. C ≥ J II. H > V C. Either I or II follows A. Only I follows D. Both I and II follow B. Only II follows C. Either I or II follows E. Neither I nor II follow D. Both I and II follow E. Neither I nor II follow Direction: (9-11) In the question below are given three statements 7.Statement: followed by two conclusions which are numbered as I and II. You have D ≤ Z ≤ X; Q > W > E; X < C = V; to take the given statements to be E≥A≥S=D true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known Conclusion: facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given I. S ≤ W conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding II. V > D commonly known facts. A. Only I follows 9. Statement: B. Only II follows C. Either I or II follows Only a few Colour is Shade D. Both I and II follow All Shade is Paint E. Neither I nor II follow Some Paint is Bright 3 www.byjusexamprep.com Conclusion: 12.Ratio of two numbers A and B is 2 : 3 and the ratio of numbers B and I. All Colour being Paint is a C is 5 : 4. If the sum of A, B and C possibility is 296, find the difference between A and C. II. No Shade is Bright A. 16 A. Only I follows B. 18 B. Only II follows C. 24 C. Either I or II follows D. 20 D. Both I and II follow E. None of these E. Neither I nor II follow 13.Marked price of an article is Rs. 10.Sum of squares of first three 1560. If the selling price of the consecutive numbers in a set of four article after two successive consecutive natural numbers is 149 discounts of 20% and d% is Rs.. What is the sum of the third and 936, find the value of d. fourth number? A. 12.5 A. 21 B. 20 B. 26 C. 25 C. 13 D. 36 D. 17 E. None of these E. None of these 14.12 years ago, the ratio of age of 11.Average marks of 25 students in A to the age of B at that time was 8 an exam is 245. If marks of a new : 7. If the difference between the student is included then the average present age of A and B is 6 years marks of all students is increased by what is the present age of A? 5. Find the marks obtained by the new student. A. 60 years B. 52 years A. 315 C. 56 years B. 375 D. 64 years C. 405 E. None of these D. 420 E. None of these 4 www.byjusexamprep.com 15.A start a business by investing 18.A container contains the milk Rs. 14000 and B joined the business and water in the ratio of 5 : 4. If with an investment of Rs. 21000 20% of the mixture is taken out and after Z months. If at the end of year 40 litres of milk added in the A and B share profit equally, find the mixture, the ratio of the milk to value of (2Z + 8). water becomes 7 : 4. Find the quantity of the milk in the original A. 12 mixture. B. 16 C. 10 A. 150 litres D. 14 B. 125 litres E. None of these C. 120 litres D. 140 litres E. None of these 16.A can do a work in 24 days and B can do the same work in 18 days. A work for 3 days then B also joined 19.The time taken by boat to cover A. In how many days the remaining 30 km distance in the direction of work will be finished? the current and 14 km distance against the current is same. What is A. 12 the speed of the current, if the B. 9 speed of the boat in still water is 22 C. 7 km/h? D. 8 E. None of these A. 8 km/h B. 2 km/h C. 4 km/h 17.In a college, 200 students are D. 5 km/h there in which 36% are girls. Each E. 3 km/h boy’s monthly fees is Rs. 450 and each girl paid 20% less monthly fees in comparison to boy. What is Direction: (22–22) Read the the total monthly fees amount paid sentence to find out whether there by boys and girls? is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. A. Rs. 84340 The number corresponding to that B. Rs. 81730 part will be your answer. If the C. Rs. 82630 given sentence is correct as it is, D. Rs. 83520 mark the answer as ‘No error’. E. None of these Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any. 5 www.byjusexamprep.com 20. She could get that (1)/ essay 23.They would then be free to done at a (2)/ couple of hours (3)/ impose their will and spread their if she really tried.(4) totalitarian _________. A. 1 A. ideology B. 2 B. identity C. 3 C. ideally D. 4 D. idea E. No error E. indent 21.We'll all be dead (1)/ in a Direction: (24–25) In the given hundred years (2)/ so there's no question, four words are printed in point (3)/ worry about it.(4) bold and are numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4. Of these, the positions of two of A. 1 these words may be incorrect and B. 2 need to be exchanged to make the C. 3 sentence correct. Find the two D. 4 words which need to be exchanged. E. No error In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i. e. 'No exchange required'. Direction: (22–24) A sentence with one blank is given, indicating 24. Because they cannot claim (1) that something has been omitted. real property on their ownership Choose the word that best fits in the (2), they may attach their names to blank making the sentence them as a gesture (3) of symbolic grammatically correct and findings (4) for their work. meaningful. A. 1-3 22. There were photographs of all B. 2-4 her children proudly __________ C. 1-4 on the mantelpiece. D. 2-3 E. No exchange required A. demonstrate B. devolved C. displayed D. sequenced E. developed 6 www.byjusexamprep.com 25.Indeed, it could be argued (1) b) on the effects of density that in times of economic distress and compensated (2) men c) on spoken language processing, hardship (3) by finding other ways of asserting their dominance (4) d) on the structure of lexical over women. representations A. 1-3 e) rather than the effects of density B. 2-4 C. 1-4 A. BECDA D. 2-3 B. BACED E. No exchange required C. EDBAC D. ABCED E. None of the above Direction: (26–28) In the given question, a statement has been divided into five segments, each of Direction: (28–29) In the which is denoted by (a), (b), (C), following question, a word is given, (d) and (e). Rearrange all the which has been used in the three segments to form a coherent statements given below it. Identify statement. the statement(s) in which the word fits contextually to convey a logical 26. a) requests for adjudication and meaning. b) the stream of complaints and 28. DEVISE c) clarification pouring in from the I. It is very difficult to devise a provinces scale which summarizes dietary habits on a range from good to bad. d) poorly equipped to deal with II. Critics dismissed the speech as a e) the central bureaucracy was political devise for winning support. A. BECDA III. France is expected to detonate B. BACED its first nuclear devise in the next C. EDBAC few days. D. ABCDE E. None of the above A. Only I B. Only II C. Only III 27.a) past studies have focused D. Both I and II E. Both II and III 7 www.byjusexamprep.com 29.LIGHTENING I. She knew that lightening up was the only sure way to carry the heavy stuff. II. I saw the lightening split the clouds and heard the thunders following. III. Their departure looked ominous because lightening hit the tree. A. Only I B. Only II C. Only III D. Both II and III E. Both I and II 8 www.byjusexamprep.com ANSWERS 1. Ans. B. 5. Ans. C. 2. Ans. C. 6. Ans. B. 3. Ans. B. Z>X≥C≥V≤F=GJ=K >Y≤U Conclusion: I. C ≥ J à C ≥ V ≤ F = G < H > J does not follow II. H > V à V ≤ F = G < H follows 4. Ans. B. 7. Ans. B. 9 www.byjusexamprep.com Q>W>E≥A≥S=D≤Z≤X< (x – 1)2 + x2 + (x + 1)2 = 149 C=V ⇒ x2 + 1 – 2x + x2 + x2 + 1 + 2x = Conclusion: 149 I. S ≤ W does not follow as W > E ⇒ 3x2 = 147 ≥A≥S ⇒ x2 = 49 II. V > D follows as D ≤ Z ≤ X < C =V ⇒x=7 8. Ans. D. Required sum = (x + 1) + (x + 2) = 7 + 1 + 7 + 2 = 17 11. Ans. B. TD=C Marks of new student = 245 + (25 Conclusion: + 1) × 5 I. F > C follows as F ≥ R = E > D = = 245 + 130 C = 375 II. T < F follows as T < G = B ≤ V ≤ F 12. Ans. A. 9. Ans. A. A : B = 2 : 3 = 10 : 15 B : C = 5 : 4 = 15 : 12 A : B : C = 10 : 15 : 12 Let A, B and C be 10x, 15x and 12x respectively. 10x + 15x + 12x = 296 ⇒ 37x = 296 10. Ans. D. ⇒x=8 Let the four numbers be (x – 1), x , (x + 1) and (x + 2). Required difference = 12x – 10x = 2x 10 www.byjusexamprep.com = 2 × 8 = 16 Time required to finish the remaining work = (72 – 9)/(3+4) = 13. Ans. C. 9 days 17. Ans. D. = 936 Number of girls in school ⇒ d = 25 = 200 × 36% = 72 14. Ans. A. Number of boys in school Let 12 years ago, the age of A and B were 8x and 7x respectively. = 200 – 72 = 128 8x – 7x = 6 Each girl’s monthly fees ⇒x=6 450 × 80% = ₹360 12 years ago, the age of A = 8 × 6 ∴ Total monthly fees = 48 years = 128 × 450 + 72 × 360 Present age of A = 48 + 12 = 60 years = 57600 + 25920 15. Ans. B. = Rs. 83520 14000 × 12 : 21000 × (12 – Z) 18. Ans. B. ⇒z=4 Let the quantity of the milk in the initial mixture = 5x litres 2Z + 8 = 2 × 4 + 8 = 16 The quantity of the water in the 16. Ans. B. initial mixture = 4x litres Let the total work be 72 units. According to the data provided in the question, we get Efficiency of A =72/24 = 3 units/day Efficiency of B =72/18 = 4 units/day Work done by A in 6 days = 3×3 = ⇒ 4(5x – x + 40) = 7(4x – 0.8x) 9 units 11 www.byjusexamprep.com ⇒ 16x + 160 = 22.4x ⇒ 6.4x = 160 21. Ans. D. ⇒ x = 25 In the given sentence, we have been given with a verb ‘worry’ that Quantity of the milk in the original doesn’t correspond to any subject mixture = 25 × 5 = 125 litres prior to it. Therefore, its usage is incorrect here. 19. Ans. A. In its place, an adjective ‘worrying’ Let the speed of current be x km/h. could be used. Worrying is an adjective which means making you feel unhappy and frightened. ⇒ E.g. :- It's a very worrying situation. ⇒ 330 – 15x = 154 + 7x 22. Ans. C. ⇒ 22x = 176 The given blank needs a verb. ⇒x=8 Here, photographs were being shown to all on the mantelpiece. 20. Ans. B. ‘Display’ is a verb which means to The given sentence mentions that arrange something or a collection of she could get things done in a things so that the public can see it. particular amount of time if she wanted to get it done. E.g. :- Family photographs were displayed on the wall. Therefore, in place of the preposition ‘at’, we use the 23. Ans. A. preposition ‘in’. The given blank needs to be filled Preposition ‘in’ here means needing with a noun. or using no more time than a particular amount of time. Here, we have been given with an adjective ‘totalitarian’ before the E.g. :- Can you finish the job in two given blank. weeks? 12 www.byjusexamprep.com The sentence talking about Hare, we are talking about that, in spreading the totalitarian beliefs or the times of distress and hardship principles. men compensated by finding ways of asserting their dominance. ‘Ideology’ is a noun which means a set of beliefs or principles, Note :- Distress is a noun which especially one on which a political means a feeling of extreme worry, system, party, or organization is sadness, or pain. based. Hardship is a noun which means E.g. :- The people are caught (something that causes) difficult or between two opposing ideologies. unpleasant conditions of life, or an example of this. 24. Ans. B. 26. Ans. C. Here, two noun needs to be swapped i.e., ownership and The correct answer is option C. findings. Reason: The main subject here, is The sentence mentioned that some 'central bureaucracy'. So, E will be cannot claim the property as theirs the start on in order. D should come on discovering some facts. And they after E, as it completes the phrase may attach their names to show that 'bureaucracy was equipped that the property belongs to them with something'. And that i.e., they show their ownership to it. something is mentioned in B. A will be the next after B, and the last one Note, Finding is a noun which will be C. means an information or a fact that is discovered by studying Sentence after rearranging: The something. central bureaucracy was poorly equipped to deal with the stream of Ownership means the fact that you complaints and requests for own something. adjudication and clarification pouring in from the provinces. 25. Ans. D. Conjunction ‘and’ doesn’t join two different part of speech. 27. Ans. D. Distress is a noun, and compensate The correct answer is option D. is a verb. 13 www.byjusexamprep.com Reason: The sentence is all about Also, lightening is the present the focus of past studies. Thus, A participle of the verb lighten. will be the first one in order. B and Lightning is the electrical discharge C will follow it i.e., verb 'focus' take that happens during storms- which preposition 'on' after it. E will be the is applicable in II and III. next one after C, as, it mentions the effects of density on something So, only I is correct. rather than the effects of density on something else. Sentence after rearranging : Past studies have focused on the effects of density on spoken language processing, rather than the effects of density on the structure of lexical representations. 28. Ans. A. Devise means to invent a new way of doing something II and III would take the word ‘device’ which means: a clever method for getting the result you want in II and a tool or piece of equipment made for a particular purpose in III. 29. Ans. A. Note that Lightening means: a) to become lighter in weight or to make something lighter b) to become or to make something brighter - eg., skin lightening cream 14