SBI Clerk exam 2009 - Quantitative Aptitude Paper - Part 2

12. The ratio of ducks and frogs in a pond is 37 : 39 respectively. The average number of ducks and frogs in the pond is 152. What is the number of frogs in the pond ?
148  152  156  144  None of these
 

13. The number of employees in Companies A, B and C are in a rtio of 4 : 5 : 6 respectively. If the number of employees in the three Companies is increased by 25%, 30% and 50% respectively, what will be the new ratio of employees working in Companies A, B and C respectively ?
13 : 10 : 18  10 : 13 : 17  13 : 15 : 18  Cannot be determined  None of these
 

14. The average of five positive numbers is 213. The average of the first two numbers is 233·5 and the average of last two numbers is 271. What is the third number ?
64  56  106  Cannot be determined  None of these
 

15. Sonali invests 15% of her monthly salary in insurance policies. She spends 55% of her monthly salary in shopping and on household expenses. She saves the remaining amount of Rs. 12,750. What is Sonali’s monthly income ?
Rs. 42,500  Rs. 38,800  Rs. 40,000  Rs. 35,500  None of these
 

16. In how many different ways can the letters of the word ‘ARISE’ be arranged ?
90  60  180  120  None of these
 

17. What approximate amount of compound interest can be obtaied on an amount of Rs. 9650 at the rate of 6 p.c.p.a. at the end of 3 years ?
Rs. 1737  Rs. 1920  Rs. 1720  Rs. 1860  Rs. 1843
 

18. A milkman sells 120 litres of milk for Rs. 3360 and he sells 240 litres of milk for Rs. 6120. How much concession does the trader give per litre of milk, when he sells 240 litres of milk ?
Rs. 2  Rs. 3·5  Rs. 2·5  Rs. 1·5  None of these
 

19. When 3626 is divided by the square of a number and the answer so obtained is multiplied by 32, the final answer obtained is 2368. What is the number ?
7  36  49  6  None of these
 

20. The sum of the two digits of a two digit number is 14. The difference between the first digit and the second digit of the two digit number is 2. What is the product of the two digits of the two digit number ?
56  48  45  Cannot be determined  None of these
 

21. A car runs at the speed of 50 kms per hour when not serviced and runs at 60 kms/hr. when serviced. After servicing the car covers a certain distance in 6 hours. How much time will the car take to cover the same distance when not serviced ?
8·2 hours  6·5 hours  8 hours  7·2 hours  None of these
 

Directions—(Q. 22–24) What approximate value should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions ?
(You are not expected to calculate the exact value.)

22. (4863 + 1174 + 2829) ÷ 756 = ?
18  16  12  9  22
 

23. 37·35 + 13·064 × 3·46 = ?
89  83  76  79  85
 

24. 54 × 746 ÷ 32 = ?
1259  1268  1196  1248  1236
 

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SBI Clerk Exam 2009 - General Awareness - Part 4

31. Which of the following is NOT a Govt. Sponsored organization ?
Small Industries Development Bank of India  NABARD  National Housing Bank  ICICI Bank  All are Govt. sponsored
 

32. ‘Merdeka Cup’ is associated with the game of ……….
Badminton  Football  Hockey  Golf  Tennis
 

33. India’s Space Rocket Launching Centre is in ……….
Portblair  Hassan  Tirupati  Kochi  Sri Harikota
 

34. The National Games scheduled in 2011 will be organized in ……….
Bengaluru  Goa  Kolkata  Kochi  Jaipur
 

35. Which of the followiing diseases is not covered under Integrated Disease Surveillance project ?
Cholera  Tuberculosis  AIDS  Polio  Cancer
 

36. Which of the following is TRUE about ‘Antyodaya Anna Yojana’ ?
(a) Scheme is for Below Poverty Line families.
(b) People are provided cooked meals under the scheme.
(c) All beneficiaries of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act are covered in this scheme.
Only (a)  Only (b)  Only (c)  All (a), (b) & (c)  None of these
 

37. Jelena Jankovic of Serbia won which of the following titles of tennis after defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova ?
China Open  Japan Open  New Zealand Open  Australian Open  None of these
 

38. Who amongst the following is the Minister of Home Affairs in Union Cabinet of India at present ?
Shivraj Patil  Lalu Prasad Yadav  P. Chidambaram  Sharad Pawar  None of these
 

39. Banks are required to pay how much percentage of their net bank credit to Priority Sector is advance ?
5%  7%  10%  15%  None of these
 

40. Dronacharya Award is given for excellence in ……….
Literacy Work  Social Service  Coaching in Sports  Journalism  None of these
 

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SBI Clerk Exam 2009 - General Awareness - Part 3

21. Which of the following is/are the measure(s) taken by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to ease the liquidity crunch in the country ?
(a) Cut in Cash Reserve Ratio and Statutory Liquidity Ratio.
(b) Increase the flow of foreign direct investment.
(c) Supply of additional currency notes in the market.
Only (a)  Only (b)  Only (c)  All (a), (b) & (c)  None of these
 

22. The third India Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) Summit took place in which of the following dies recently ?
Brazilia  New Delhi  Suncity  Salvador  Durban
 

23. Which of the following States has dcided to set up Arsenic Removal Plants in all the districts of the State to enable itself to provide arsenic free drinking water to all the people by 2010-11 ?
Karnataka  Kerala  West Bengal  Orissa  Maharashtra
 

24. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘The Exile’ ?
B. G. Verghese  Philip Roth   Aravind Adiga  Navtej Saran  None of these
 

25. Which of the following programmes is being implemented in all the districts of the country ?
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan  Navodaya Vidhyalay  Ultra Mega Power Project  Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyuthikara Yojana  None of these
 

26. The Govt. of India decided to provide a bonus price of Rs. 50 per quintal on which of the following products over and above its minimum support price of Rs. 850 per quintal ?
Wheat  Paddy  Sugarcane  Cotton  None of these
 

27. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘The Namesake’ ?
Vikram Seth  V. S. Naipaul  Arun Bhagat  Anita Desai  Jhumpa Lahiri
 

28. Besides USA India has signed Nuclear Agreement with which of the following countries and is named as ‘Co-operation Agreement for Peaceful uses of Nuclear Energy’ ?
Italy  Germany  France  Canada  Australia
 

29. Tzipi Livini whose name was in news recently is from which of the following countries ?
Singapore  South Korea  Austria  Israel  None of these
 

30. World Ozone day is observed on ……….
16th September  16th October  16th November  26th September  26th October
 

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SBI Clerk Exam 2009 - General Awareness - Part 2

11. Which of the following is/are NOT the features of India’s Foreign Trade policy (2004 to 2009)?
(a) To double India’s percentage share of global trade from present 0·7 per cent to 1·5 per cent by 2009.
(b) Simplifying the procedures and bringing down the cost.
(c) Make SAARC countries India’s most preferred foreign trade partners by 2009.
Only (a)  Only (b)  Only (c)  All (a), (b) & (c)  Only (a) & (c)
 

12. Stephen Harper whose name was in news recently is the ……….
President of Canada  Prime Minister of Canada  President of Italy  Prime Minister of Switzerland  Foreign Minister of U.S.A.
 

13. Which of the following is NOT a fertilizer product ?
Urea  Murate of Potash  Di Amonium Phosphate  Calcium Carbonate  All are fertilizers
 

14. A Rs. 35,000 crore JSW Steel Plant project was inaugurated in West Bengal recently. The project is setup / developed in ……….
Singur  Nandigram  Salboni  Malda  Joynagar
 

15. Which of the following State Govts. Has announced that it will provide a special package of incentives to Employment Intensive Industries ?
Punjab  Karnataka  Tamil Nadu  Uttar Pradesh  Bihar
 

16. Which of the following nations has decided to increase its co-operation in the field of energy with India ?
Russia  China  Bangladesh  Nepal  Japan
 

17. Which of the following services is NOT provided by the post offices in India ?
Savings Bank Scheme  Retailing of Mutual Funds  Sale of stamp Papers (Judicial)  Issuance of Demand Drafts  Life Insurance cover
 

18. Mohammed Anni Nasheed is the newly elected President of ……….
Fiji  Maldives  Iraq  Iran  None of these
 

19. Who amongst the following is the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature 2008 ?
Jean Marie Gustave Le Clezio  Martti Ahtisaari  Yoichiro Nambu  Francoise Barre Sinoussi  None of these
 

20. A national level commission of India has asked about twenty States to set up which of the following commissions in their States as early as possible ?
Farmers Commission  Women Commission  Child Welfare Commission  Law Commission  None of these
 

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Bank of India Clerk Exam Solved Paper 2008 - English Language - Part 4

Directions—(Q. 41–50) In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

He was a charismatic leader, an entrepreneur and a highly effective manager all rolled into one. As a leader, he…(41)… the company’s growth plan in a dedicated manner and he never …(42)… focus. The cement industry in those days was doing badly. …(43)… to everyone’s expectations he sanctioned an additional plant in …(44)… time. He was …(45)… that since the cement industry was cyclic in nature, by the time the plant was …(46)… the market would have improved. It did happen and the decision brought rich …(47)… when the plant was commissioned.

Not only was he a great entrepreneur but he also …(48)… all his senior people to be ‘practising entrepreneurs’. I have seen a similar example at the Asian Institute of

Management, which allows its professors to …(49)… their own business. This made their lectures more practical and less theoretical. It is the …(50)… of the Institute’s success.

41. Find the answer
achieved  implemented  visualised  persevered  aimed
 

42. Find the answer
moved  shifts  missed  changes  lost
 

43. Find the answer
Contrary  Opposite  Yet  Obedient  Different
 

44. Find the answer
any   mean  short   no  less
 

45. Find the answer
known  calculating  certain  dreamt  surely
 

46. Find the answer
operational  install  use  produced  new
 

47. Find the answer
supply  diversity  rewards  pay  knowledge
 

48. Find the answer
thought  tried  wished  encourage  wanted
 

49. Find the answer
expand  function  chose  run  risk
 

50. Find the answer
responsibility  secret  guarantee  prize  value
 

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Bank of India Clerk Exam Solved Paper 2008 - English Language - Part 3

Directions—(Q. 26–30) In each sentence below four words have been printed in bold which are lettered (1), (2), (3) and (4). One of these words may be wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the wrongly spelt or inappropriate word. The letter of that word is the answer. If all the words are correctly spelt and are appropriate the answer is (5), i.e. ‘All correct’.

26. My gole (1) is to acquire (2) a position (3) of authority (4) and respect within the organization. All correct (5)
1  2  3  4  5
 

27. The refusal (1) of the Ministry to clear pending (2) dues is a course (3) for concern (4) . All correct (5)
1  2  3  4  5
 

28. He was convinced (1) that discipline (2) and hard work would result (3) in dividents (4) in the long run. All correct (5)
1  2  3  4  5
 

29. This is a company which believes (1) in transparency (2) and appointment is done strictly (3) on merit (4). All correct (5)
1  2  3  4  5
 

30. There will be a decline(1) in the probability (2) of oil companies because of the hike (3) in oil prices (4). All correct (5)
1  2  3  4  5
 

Directions—(Q. 31–40) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it.The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5) i.e. ‘No error’. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)

31. The revised government’s (1) /guidelines have reduced (2)/ the number of mergers (3) / taking place among banks. (4) No error (5)
1  2  3  4  5
 

32. I do not know (1) / who of the (2) /new trainees should (3) / be confirmed. (4) No error (5)
1  2  3  4  5
 

33. To promote India as (1) / a tourist destination (2)/ the government has organized (3) / many cultural programmes. (4) No error (5)
1  2  3  4  5
 

34. Banks in India (1) / cannot open ATMs (2)/ except obtaining (3) / approval from RBI. (4) No error (5)
1  2  3  4  5
 

35. Today the success of (1) / companies depends on the (2)/ quality of their products and(3) /efficient managing staff. (4) No error (5)
1  2  3  4  5
 

36. Ashok has managed to (1) / achieve his sales targets (2)/ for the quarter very easily (3) / than we expected. (4) No error (5)
1  2  3  4  5
 

37. He did not grant (1) / their request for a loan (2)/ although it would (3) / displease his boss. (4) No error (5)
1  2  3  4  5
 

38. At present oil companies (1) / are making a loss of (2)/ rupees five on all (3) / litre of petrol that they sell. (4) No error (5)
1  2  3  4  5
 

39. The manager’s belief that (1) / Ramesh is (2)/ incompetent is not (3) / necessary true. (4) No error (5)
1  2  3  4  5
 

40. Since I was doing (1) / my MBA I initially (2)/ chose to specialize (3) / in marketing management. (4) No error (5)
1  2  3  4  5
 

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Bank of India Clerk Exam Solved Paper 2008 - English Language - Part 2

Directions—(Q. 16–20) Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No correction is required’, mark (5) as the answer.

16. Your bonus will dependent the quality of your work.
is dependable  depends on  being dependent  going to depend  No correction required
 

17. He did not ask for a raise since he had fear to lose his job.
was fearful of  was feared to  was afraid to  had been afraid to  No correction required
 

18. The organizers agreed to shift the conference at some place convenience to all participants.
any of the place convenient  at places convenient  from a place of convenience  to a place convenient  No correction required
 

19. As compared to last year there has been a sharp rise in interest rates.
sharper rise of  as sharp a rise  sharp rises in  sharply rising  No correction required
 

20. In the 1970s banks required to submit their detailed plans of expansion to RBI.
were required to submit  required for submission  are required to submit  requirement of submitting  No correction required
 

Directions—(Q. 21–25) Rearrange the following Six sentences (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them—

1. I had paid a lot of attention during training and could easily answer the questions till I came to the last one. What is the name of the lady who cleans your floor ?

2. ‘Yes’, he replied. “In your career you will meet many people all of whom are significant even if all you do is greet them.”

3. I thought the question was a joke. I had seen her but how would I know her name ?

4. During my internship we were given a quiz to see how much we had learnt.

5. I have never forgotten this lesson.

6. I submitted my paper leaving the last question blank and asked the manager if it would count for assessment.

21. Which of the following will be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
1  2  3  4  5
 

22. Which of the following will be the SIXTH (LAST) sentence after rearrangement ?
2  3  4  6  5
 

23. Which of the following will be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?
1  2  3  4  5
 

24. Which of the following will be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
1  2  3  4  5
 

25. Which of the following will be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
1  2  3  4  5
 

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Kangra Central cooperative Bank invites application for 354 posts in various categories

Kangra Central cooperative Bank invites application for 354 posts in various categories:

The Kangra Central cooperative Bank Limited, a leading Cooperative Bank of the Northern India, invites ONLINE applications from the eligible candidates for the recruitment to various categories of posts in the Bank purely on contract basis latest by 15.03.2011.

Vacancy Details:

Post - Vacancy - Payscale

Grade-II : Manager, Law Officer -16 - Rs 8300(pre-revised)

Grade-III Officer , Jr. Computer Programmer -82 - Rs 7575 (pre-revised)

Grade-IV : Clerks , Computer Operator,Steno/Typist -256 - Rs 4750 (pre-revised)

Important Dates:

Online Application: 15.02.2011 to 15.03.2011 .

Fee Payment: 14.02.2011 to 15.03.2011

Tentative date of Examination for

For All posts in Gr-II and Gr-III: 8th May 2011

Tentative date of Examination for

For All posts in Gr-IV: 15th May 2011

Educational Qualification:

Refer detailed advertisement for eligibility for respective posts

Age limit:

Between 18 and 45 years as on 01/01/2011

Eligibility:

Those who have applied to the Bank in response to the Bank's earlier

advertisement dated 14-08-2007, 16-08-2007 and 04-09-2007 in “Amar Uajala” and “The Tribune” need not apply again.

Selection Procedure:

The selection will be made based on written test and interview. The

written test will be of multiple choice objective type. The examination will be on Test of Reasoning, English Language, Numerical Ability/Quantitative Aptitude, General Knowledge/Financial Awareness, Computer Awareness & Clerical Aptitude.

Application Fee:

SrNo.	Category of Post	Amount
1	For Grade-II
	For SC/ST/PC	Rs.250/=
	For Others	Rs.450/=
2	For Grade-III
	For SC/ST/PC	Rs.200/=
	For Others	Rs.300/=
3	For Grade-IV
	For SC/ST/PC	Rs.150/=
	For Others	Rs.250/=

Pay in following banks:

Sl. No.	Name of the Bank	Account Number	Account Name
1	Punjab National Bank	0136002100024122	KCCB Recruitment 2011 A/c
2	UCO Bank	11510210000274

Procedure to Apply:

Candidates should apply online by visiting Bank's website.

Website:

Visit the bank website for complete advertisement at http://kccb.in/KCCB_RECRUITMENT_2011.pdf

Apply online at http://app8.ibps.in/kccbank/

Indian Bank announced Final result of 685 Clerk Recruitment

Indian Bank announced Final result of Clerk Recruitment Exam held on 22.08.2010 for recruitment of 685 Clerks.

Congratulations to all the selected candidates.

Click here to see the results in bank website

Allahabad Bank Computer Awareness Solved Paper - Part 1

1. If a word is typed that is not in Word's dictionary, a ___ wavy underline appears below the word.
red  green  blue  black  None of these
 

2. The _____ button on the quick access Toolbar allows you to cancel your recent commands or
actions.
Search  Cut  Document  Undo  None of these
 

3. In Excel, any set of characters containing a letter , hyphen, or space is considered ___
a formula  text  a name  a title  None of these
 

4. ________ Software allows users to perform calculations on rows and columns of data.
Word processing  Presentation graphics  Database Management Systems  Electronic Spreadsheet  None of these
 

5. A _________ represent approximately one billion memory locations.
kilobyte  megabyte  gigabyte  terabyte  None of these
 

6. ______ cells involves creating a single cell by combining two or more selected cells.
Formatting  Merging  Embedding  Splitting  None of these
 

7. The operating system is the most common type of ______________ software.
communication  application  system  word-processing  None of these
 

8. When you quickly press and releaes the left mouse button twice , you are ____
Primary-clicking  pointing  Double-clicking  Secondary-clicking  None of these
 

9. The horizontal and vertical lines on a worksheet are called ___
cells  sheets  block lines  gridlines  None of these
 

10. To delete an incorrect character in a document, __________ to erase to the right of the insertion
press the left mouse key  double-click the right mouse key  press the BACKSPACE key  press the delete key  None of these
 

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Allahabad Bank Computer Awareness Solved Paper - Part 2

11. The operating system does all of the following EXCEPT:
provide a way for the user to interact with the computer.  manage the central processing unit (CPU).  manage memory and storage.  enable users to perform a specific task such as document editing.  None of th above
 

12. During the boot process, the ____________ looks for the system files
CD  BIOS  CPU  DVD  None of th above
 

13. ____________ are lists of commands that appear on the screen.
GUIs  Icons  Menus  Windows  None of th above
 

14. ____________ is the ability of an operating system to control the activities of multiple programs at
the same time.
Multitasking  Streamlining  Multiuser  Simulcasting  None of th above
 

15. The unique signal, generated by a device, that tells the operating system that it is in need of
immediate attention is called an:
action  event.  interrupt.  activity.  None of th above
 

16. The operating system controls access to the processor by assigning a(n) ____________ to each task
requiring the processor's attention.
CPU  slice of time  stack  event  None of th above
 

17. The blocks of code, included in the operating system, that software applications interact with are
known as:
application programming interfaces (APIs).  complimentary metal-oxide conductors (CMOS).  device drivers.  bootstrap loaders.  None of th above
 

18. MS-DOS is a ____________ operating system.
point-and-click  user-friendly  command-driven  Mac  None of th above
 

19. An interrupt handler is a(n):
location in memory that keeps track of recently generated interrupts.  peripheral device.  utility program.  special numeric code that indicates the priority of a request.  None of th above
 

20. A spooler is a(n):
location in memory that maintains the contents of a document until it prints out.  print job.  program that coordinates the print jobs that are waiting to print.  message sent from the printer to the operating system when a print job is completed.  None of th above
 

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Allahabad Bank Computer Awareness Solved Paper - Part 3

21. Virtual memory is typically located:
on a floppy disk.  in the CPU.  in a flash card.  on the hard drive.  None of th above
 

22. The purpose of a swap (or page) file is to:
maintain pages of documents that are being spooled to the printer.  hold a program's data or instructions in virtual memory when it can't fit in RAM.  prevent thrashing in a multitasking environment.  allow multiple print jobs to print their pages out simultaneously.  None of th above
 

23. The definition of thrashing is:
swapping data between virtual memory and RAM too frequently.  insufficient hard disk space.  too many processors being managed by the operating system.  inaccurate information stored in the registry.  None of th above
 

24. All of the following are TRUE of Safe Mode EXCEPT:
Safe Mode is a special diagnostic mode.  Safe Mode loads all nonessential icons.  Safe Mode allows users to troubleshoot errors.  Safe Mode loads only the most essential devices.  None of th above
 

25. Verification of a login name and password is known as:
configuration.  accessibility.  authentication.  logging in.  None of th above
 

26. The combination of the operating system and the processor is referred to as the computer's:
CPU.  platform.  BIOS.  CMOS.  None of th above
 

27. The following message generally means:
a nonsystem floppy has been left in the floppy disk drive.  the CD drive is not functioning.  the BIOS is corrupted.  there is a problem loading a device.  All of the above
 

28. Which of the following is the correct sequence of actions that takes place during the boot-up process?
Load operating system ? Activate BIOS ? Perform POST ? Check configuration settings  Activate BIOS ? Perform POST ? Load operating system ? Check configuration settings  Perform POST ? Load operating system ? Activate BIOS ? Check configuration settings  Activate BIOS ? Check configuration settings ? Perform POST ? Load operating system  None of the above
 

29. All of the following are steps involved in the boot process EXCEPT:
load the operating system into RAM.  the power-on self-test.  activate the basic input/output system (BIOS).  load application programs.  None of the above
 

30. The ____________, stored on a ROM chip, is responsible for loading the operating system from its permanent location on the hard drive into RAM.
BIOS  API  device driver  supervisor program  None of the above
 

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