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1. A major Public Sector Bank raised interest rates on loans by 25 basis pointsswas news in some major
financial newspapers recently. This means bank has raised interest by 25 basis points of-
(A) Savings Bank Interest Rate
(B) Base Lending Rate
(C) Repo Rates
(D) Present Rates on Deposits
(E) Discounted Rates of Interest
Ans : (B)

2. The Finance Minister of India in one of his press conferences said that inflationary pressure is likely to
continue following recent increase in rates of some commodities in international markets. Which of the
following commodities was he referring to as it gets frequent increase at international levels and disturbs
our Home Economy substantially?
(A) Gold and Silver
(B) Petroleum products
(C) Tea and Coffee
(D) Sugar
(E) Jute and Jute products
Ans : (B)

3. Immediately prior to change in the measure of Food Inflation, which of the following indexes was being
used for measuring it?
(A) Wholesale Price Index
(B) Consumer Price Index
(C) Interest Rates offered by banks on deposits
(D) Sensex and Nifty
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

4. What is the full form of ‘FINO' a term we see frequently in financial newspapers?
(A) Financial Investment Network and Operations
(B) Farmer's Investment in National Organisation
(C) Farmers Inclusion News and Operations
(D) Financial Inclusion Network and Operations
(E) None of these
Ans : (E)

5. Which of the following is f are commodityfies on which subsidy is given to farmers 1' poor in India?
‘I. Fertilizer
2. Kerosene
3. LPG
(A) Onlyi
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Only 1 and 3
(E) All 1, land 3
Ans: (E)

o. ‘Bhagyam Oilfields‘ which were recently in news are located in which of the following states in India?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Gujarat
(C) Assam
(D) Maharashtra
(E) Karnataka
Ans : (A)

7. The Finance Minister of India recently decided to review the position of ‘Bad Debts' in priority sector.
Which of the following islare the reason(s) owing to which PM took this decision?
‘I. Bad Debt in agriculture is still rising substantially every year despite special treatment to it.
2. Bad Debt in other areas of priority sector is almost nil now,
3. Govt. is planning to disburse another installment of Rs. 1,60,000 crore which will bring ‘Bad Debts’
almost at ‘Nil level' and no special treatment will be needed in next fiscal year.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both ‘I and 2
(E) All 1, land 3
Ans: (E)

8. Which amongst the following countries is not a member of the TAPI pipe line project, which was in news
recently ?
(A) India
(B) Afghanistan
(C) Portugal

9. An agreement on Arms Reduction popularly known as ‘START' is one of the major issues in the way of
smooth relations between which of the following two countries?
(A) India-Pakistan
(B) India-China
(C) China-Japan
(D) USA-Russia
(E) Russia-Iran
Ans: (D)
10. The International WWW Conference-2011 was organized in which of the following places in March 2011
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(A) London
(B) Paris
(C) Vienna
(D) Manila
(E) Hyderabad
Ans : (E)

11. Which of the following international agencies! organizations had initiated an “International Convention
for the ‘Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance’ , which came into effect recently?
(A) World Health Organisation (WHO)
(B) International Court of Justice
(C) International Maritime Organisation
(D) International Atomic Energy Agency
(E) United Nations organization
Ans : (E)

12. ‘BRIC’ which was the Organisation of 4 nations namely Brazil, Russia, India and China has now become
"BRICS'. Which is the fifth nation included in it?
(A) South Korea
(B) Sp Lanka
(C) Singapore
(D) Spain
(E) South Africa
Ans : (E)

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1.As per the reports in the newspapers what has been the average growth of GDP during 10th
plan period (2002-2007) ?
(A) 9 %
(B) 9.3 %
(C) 8 %
(D) 8.7 %
(E) 7.6 %
Ans (E)
2. Which of the following is/are not part(s) of the Union Budget 2008-09 presented in the Lok
Sbha in February 2008 ?
(1) Defence allocation is increased by 10% to reach more than Rs. 1,00,000 crore.
(2) National Rural Guarantee Act is extended to all the rural districts.
(3) Debt Waiver Scheme launched to help all farmers irrespective of their land holdings.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 & 2
(D) Only 3
(E) None of these
Ans (D)
3. Which of the following States has been declared 2008 as the “Year of Education” ?
(A) Haryana
(B) Bihar
(C) Gujarat
(D) Uttar Pradesh
(E) None of these
Ans (A)
4. Who amongst the following is selected as the “Banker of the year 2007″ by the Business
Standard ?
(A) M.V.Kamath
(B) K.C.Chakrabarty
(C) Anil Khandelwal
(D) O.P.Bhatt
(E) None of these
Ans (D)
5. Which of the following is /are not the constituent sector(s) of the Gross Domestic Product
(GDP) of India ?
(1) Agriculture & allied activities
(2) Foreign Exchange Reserve
(3) Industry
(A) Only 1
(B) All 1,2 & 3
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 1 & 2
(E) Only 2
Ans (E)
6.What is “H5N1″ a term , which was very much in news recently ?
(A) It is a category of Visa provided by the USA fOR STUDENTS.
(B) It is the name of the virus which cause Bird flu
(C) It is the code name of India’s space Mission 2010.
(D) It was the name of the military operation launched by Sri Lanka against LTTE.
(E) None of these
Ans (B)
7. Which of the following State Govts. launched a Rs. 40,000 crore “Ganga Expressway
Project” ?
(A) Bihar
(B) Gujarat
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) West Bengal
(E) Uttar Pradesh
Ans (E)
8. Which of the following countries is going to elects its first 47 member parliament for the first
time in the history of the country ?
(A) Butan
(B) Pakistan
(C) Myanmar
(D) Nepal
(E) None of these
Ans (A)
9. “World Day for Water” was observed on which of the following days ?
(A) 22nd January
(B) 22nd February
(C) 22nd March
(D) 22nd April
(E) None of these
Ans (C)
10. sunita Williams is the recipient of which of the following awards given away recently ?
(A) Woman of the year 2007
(B) Padma Bhushan
(C) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award
(D) Pravasi India Award 2007
(E) None of these
Ans (B)
11. The Fifth National Winter Games were organized in -
(A) Jaipur
(B) Gulmarg
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Chennai
(E) Delhi
Ans(C)
12. Who amongst the following won the Men’s single title of Australian Open Tennis 2008 ?
(A) Novak Djokovic
(B) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
(C) Jonathan Erlich
(D) Andy Ram
(E) None of these
Ans (A)
13. Which of the following films won the best Film Award in 65th Golden Globe Awards
ceremony ?
(A) Away from her
(B) Atonement
(C) No Country for Old Men
(D) I’m Not there
(E) None of these
Ans (B)
14. Rahul Banerjee won which of the following Natioanl Senior Champioship held in January
2008 ?
(A) Badminton
(B) Chess
(C) Archery
(D) Golf
(E) None of these
Ans (C)
15. Who amongst the following is the author of the novel “Without Dreams” ?
(A) Shahbano Bilgrami
(B) Saeed Mirza
(C) Javed Akhtar
(D) Shabana Azmi
(E) None of these
Ans (A)
16. The —— of a system includes the programs or instructions.
(A) Hardware
(B) Icon
(C) Information
(D) Software
(E) None of these
Ans (D)
17.The copy command saves to-
(A) The Desktop
(B) The Clipboard
(C) Microsoft Word
(D) Paste
(E) None of these
Ans (B)

SBI Probationary Officer Solved Question Papers

Directions—(Q. 41–50)
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.Certain words are printed in bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions.
41. Why did the woman's second son travel ? (A) He was restless by nature (B) He did not want to stay at home (C) He was rich and could afford to travel (D) His job was such that he had to travel (E) None of these
42. Why did the woman’s eldest son not attend the festival ? (A) He was not on good terms with his youngest brother who lived at home (B) He had quarrelled with his mother (C) His wife did not allow him to return home (D) His job prevented him from taking leave (E) None of these
43. How did the woman prepare for the festival ? 1. She bought expensive gifts for her children and neighbours. 2. She ordered her servants to prepare sweets and food well in advance. 3. She made sure that her youngest child was looked after so that he wouldn’t be bored. (A) None (B) Only 1 (C) Only 2 (D) Both 1 and 2 (E) All 1, 2 and 3
44. What did the youngest child do while his mother was busy ? 1. He waited for a chance to steal some sweetmeats. 2. He pestered his mother to give him a present. 3. He stood at the door with servants. (A) Only 1 (B) Only 2 (C) Both 1 and 3
(D) Only 3 (E) None of these
45. Which of the following can be said about the woman ? (A) She was a widow who had brought up her children single handedly (B) She was not a good mother since her children had left home at an early age (C) She enjoyed sending her family gifts at festival time (D) She gave expensive presents to show that she was wealthy (E) She rarely visited her grand-children because they all lived abroad
46. What did the boy receive from his mother ? (A) She taught him the value of patience (B) She encouraged him to grow up and live independently like his brothers (C) She showed him the importance of giving expensive gifts (D) She gave him a hug to express her love (E) None of these
47. Which of the following is TRUE in the context of the passage ? (A) The woman usually ignored her youngest son (B) The woman’s eldest son lived abroad (C) The members of the woman’s family did not care about her (D) The woman made all the preparations herself since she did not want to burden the servants (E) The woman sent gifts to her children to ensure that they visited her
Directions—(Q. 48–49) Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word printed in bold as used in the passage.48. Left (A) Gone (B) Quit (C) Remaining (D) Disappeared (E) Forgot
49. Packed (A) Filled (B) Squeezed (C) Crowd (D) Collected (E) Untidy 50. Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning of the word dejectedly as used in the passage. (A) Calmly (B) Happily
(C) Willingly (D) Fortunately (E) Softly
Directions—(Q. 51–55) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any 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 (E). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any)
51. Many multinational companies (A) / have not been as (B) /successful in India (C) /than we expected. (D) No error (E)
52. He has ruined (A) /his eyesight (B) /by not using (C) /his spectacles regularly. (D) No error (E)
53. Mostly of the (A) /newly recruited officers (B) /have no experience (C) /in the banking sector. (D) No error (E)
54. The resignation of (A) /one of our directors (B) /have caused the price (C) / of shares to fall. (D) No error (E)
55. There are many (A) /ways of which (B) /inflation can (C) /be measured. (D) No error (E) Directions—(Q. 56–60) Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) 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 (E) as the answer.
56. Each of the loan must be approved by the Branch Manager— (A) Every loan (B) Each one of the loan (C) Any of the loan (D) All of the loan (E) No correction required
57. The issue was taken before the Municipal Corporation meeting last week— (A) Taking place at (B) Taken after (C) Being taken in
(D) Taken up at (E) No correction required
58. He has asked for the names of those employees involved in the project. (A) had asked (B) having asked about (C) was asked that (D) is asking (E) no correction required
59. Considerate the traffic, it is better to leave for the airport an hour early— (A) While considering (B) Consideration of (C) Considering (D) Being considerate to (E) No correction required
General English
60. He is a good leader, knowing that to motivate his employees to achieve— (A) That known when (B) Who knows how (C) Which knows how (D) Knowing what (E) No correction required
Directions—(Q. 61–65) 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) The able bodied men of the tribe gathered to discuss how to climb the mountain. (2) As part of their plundering they kidnapped a baby of one of the families. (3) One day the mountain tribe invaded those living in the valley. (4) ―We couldn’t climb the mountain. How could you?‖, they asked, ―It wasn’t your baby !‖ she replied. (5) There were two tribes in the Andes–one lived in the valley and the other high up in the mountains. (6) Two days later they noticed the child’s mother coming down the mountain that they hadn’t yet figured out how to climb.
61. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement ? (A) (1) (B) (2) (C) (3)
(D) (4) (E) (5)
62. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement ? (A) (6) (B) (5) (C) (4) (D) (3) (E) (2)
63. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement ? (A) (1) (B) (2) (C) (3) (D) (4) (E) (5)
64. Which of the following should be the SIXTH (LAST) sentence after rearrangement ? (A) (1) (B) (2) (C) (3) (D) (4) (E) (5)
65. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement ? (A) (1) (B) (2) (C) (3) (D) (4) (E) (5)
Directions—(Q. 66–70) In each question below a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. These are lettered (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these four words printed in bold may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word, which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate, if any. The letter of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence mark (E) i.e., all correct as your answer.
66.The income(A) of many people in rural (B) India is not adequate (C) to satisfy (D) their basic needs.All correct (E)
67. He is always(A) prompt (B) in caring (C) out instructions. (D) All correct (E)
68. The revized(A) rates (B) of interest will be effective (C) immediately. (D) All correct (E)
69. Such transactions(A) are quiet (B) expensive (C) and time consuming (D) for customers. All correct (E)
70. The guidelines(A) of the new scheme (B) are expected (C) to be finally (D) soon. All correct (E) Directions—(Q. 71–80) 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/ phrases are suggested one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case. I used to look …(71)… to the holidays. I was usually …(72)… to my uncle’s house where I …(73)… his children. I did not get paid a salary for …(74)… What I received in return however, was far more …(75)… My uncle was an avid reader. During the time I spent with his family I had an …(76)… to read the vast amount of books and magazines that he possessed. This improved my English to some … (77)… Reading became my new …(78–79)… spending my pocket money on a ticket to the cinema I began to …(80)… books. This has benefited me greatly.
71. (A) forward (B) towards (C) backward (D) up (E) around
72. (A) went (B) sent (C) visited (D) travelled (E) gone
73. (A) cared (B) occupy (C) guarded (D) taught (E) played
74. (A) them (B) whom (C) this (D) now (E) which
75. (A) expensive (B) deserving (C) helping (D) demanding (E) valuable
76. (A) opportunity (B) ability (C) use (D) encouragement (E) achievement
77. (A) distance (B) extent (C) time (D) limits (E) degrees
78. (A) activity (B) hope (C) hobby (D) duty (E) worship
79. (A) despite (B) though (C) by (D) instead of (E) while
80. (A) sell (B) read (C) exchange (D) invest (E) buy
Answers: 41. (D) 42. (E) 43. (A) 44. (D)45. (C) 46. (D) 47. (B)48. (C) 49. (A) 50. (C)51. (D) Replace ‘than’ with ‘as’.52. (E)5(AChange‘Mostly’ to ‘Most’.54. (C) Change ‘have’ to ‘has’.55. (B)
Replace ‘of’ with ‘in’.56. (A) 57. (D) 58. (E) 59. (C) 60. (61. (C) 62. (A) 63. (E) 64. (D) 65. (B)66. (E) 67. (C) 68. (A) 69. (E) 70. (D)71. (A) 72. (B) 73. (D) 74. (C) 75. (E)76. (A) 77. (B(C) 79. (D) 80. (E)

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