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SBI BANK PO SAMPLE PAPER -3 (For Upcoming Bank PO Exam) APTITUDE
1. A square garden has fourteen posts along each side at equal interval. Find how many posts are there in all four sides:(a) 56(b) 52(c) 44(d) 602. Average age of students of an adult school is 40 years. 120 new students whose average age is 32 years joined the school. As a result the average age is decreased by 4 years. Find the number of students of the school after joining of the new students:(a) 1200 (b) 120 (c) 360 (d) 240
3. When Rs 250 added to 1/4th of a given amount of money makes it smaller than 1/3rd of the given amount of money by Rs 100. What is the given amount of money?(a) Rs 350 (b) Rs 600 (c) Rs 4200 (d) Rs 3600
4. Find the least number of candidates in an examination so that the percentage of successful candidates should be 76.8%:(a) 500 (b) 250 (c) 125 (d) 1000
5. The number of times a bucket of capacity 4 litres to be used to fill up a tank is less than the number of timesanother bucket of capacity 3 litres used for the same purpose by 4. What is the capacity of the tank?(a) 360 litres (b) 256 litres (c) 48 litres (d) 525 litres
7. A certain quantity of rice is spent daily for 30 students in a hostel. One day some students were absent as a result, the quantity of rice has been spent in the ratio of 6 : 5. How many students were present on that day?(a) 24 (b) 20 (c) 15 (d) 25
8. The ratio of daily wages of two workers is 4 : 3 and one gets daily Rs 9 more than the other, what are their daily wages?(a) Rs 32 and Rs 24 (b) Rs 60 and Rs 45(c) Rs 80 and Rs 60 (d) Rs 36 and Rs 27
9. Find the ratio of purchase price and sell price if there is loss of 12.5%.(a) 7 : 8 (b) 8 : 7 (c) 2 : 25 (d) 25 : 2
10. The simplified value of 1.2 + (1.2)2 + (1.2)3 is:(a) 4.248 (b) 4.368 (c) 3.248 (d) 3.368
11. The rate of failure in an examination is 39.25%. Find the least number of total candidates appeared in theexamination.(a) 500 (b) 400 (c) 125 (d) 260
12. Find H.C.F. of3/5, .36, .24(a) .04 (b) 2(c) .4 (d) None of the above
13. 0.8 portion of a tank is filled with water. If 25 litres of water is taken out from the tank, 14 litres of excess water over the half filled up tank remains in it. Find the capacity of the tank.(a) 100 litres (b) 130 litres(c) 200 litres (d) 150 litres
14. The ratio of ages of two persons is 4 : 7 and one is 30 years older than the other. Find the sum of their ages.(a) 210 years (b) 110 years (c) 90 years (d) 140 years
15. The ratio of the age of a gentleman and his wife is 4 : 3. After 4 years this ratio will be 9 : 7. If at the time of their marriage the ratio was 5 : 3, how many years ago they were married?(a) 10 years (b) 8 years(c) 12 years (d) 15 years
17. What sum of money is to be divided among 3 men in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5 so that the third man receives Rs 10 only.(a) Rs 56 (b) Rs 84 (c) Rs 120 (d) Rs 24
18. Sum of two numbers prime to each other is 20 and their L.C.M. is 99. What are the numbers?(a) 8 and 12 (b) 14 and 6(c) 19 and 1 (d) 11 and 9
19. Find square root of 2.7
(a) .5 (b) 5 (c) 5/3 (d) .3
20. Find the greatest of the four least common multiples of 3, 5 and 7.(a) 1 (b) 420 (c) 315 (d) 105
21. Find the greatest number which on dividing 107 and 120 leaves remainders 5 and 1 respectively.(a) 25 (b) 6 (c) 9 (d) 17
22. Express Rs 25 as percentage of Rs 75:(a) 3% (b) 30% (c) .3% (d) 33.3%
23. 25% of X = 45% of Y. Then X : Y is:(a) 5 : 9 (b) 3 : 5 (c) 5 : 3 (d) 9 : 5
24. The value of 99 1/7 + 99 2/7 + 99 3/7 + 99 4/7 + 99 5/7 + 99 6/7 is:(a) 594 (b) 595 (c) 596 (d) 597
25. If n is any positive odd integer greater than 1, the n(n2 – 1) is always divisible by:(a) 7 (b) 5 (c) 24 (d) 15
26. The value of {(.87)3 + (.13)3 + .87 × .39}0.5 is:(a) 0.6 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) 3
27. A hawker purchased oranges at the rate of 4 oranges in a rupee, but he sells at the rate of 5 oranges in a rupee. His loss is:(a) 20% (b) 25% (c) 50% (d) 100%
28. A businessman purchased 35 kg dal of Rs 525 and sells it at the rate of Rs 18 per kg. Then the rate of profit or loss is:(a) 20% profit (b) 25% loss (c) 25% profit (d) 20% loss
29. The difference and the product of two numbers are 32 and 2145 respectively. Their sum is:(a) 89 (b) 98 (c) 78 (d) 87
30. The sum of two numbers is 45 and their product is 500. The G.C.M. of the numbers is:(a) 5 (b) 9 (c) 10 (d) 15
32. The sum of the present age of the father and his daughter is 42 years. 7 years later, the father will be 3 times old than the daughter. The present age of the father is:(a) 35 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 33
33. If x < 5, which one is true? (a) x3 > 125 (b) x3 < 125 (c) x3 ≥ 125 (d) x3 ≤ 125
34. The average of the first four of five numbers is 40 and that of the last four numbers is 60. The difference of the last and the first number is:(a) 400 (b) 200 (c) 40 (d) 80
35. The numbers which divide 80 in such a way that the sum of their reciprocals is 4/75 are:(a) 40, 40 (b) 35, 45 (c) 30, 50 (d) 60, 20
36. 20 labourers can do a work in 20 days if everybody works for 6 hours daily. Then 25 labourers can do the same work in 12 days by working daily for:(a) 8 hours (b) 6 hours (c) 4 hours (d) 10 hours
37. The value of 3.3% of Rs 300 is:(a) Rs 9.90 (b) Rs 11(c) Rs 10 (d) None of the above
38. Two identical bottles A and B of sweet drinks contain sugar such that 30% of sugar in A is equal to 40% sugar in B. The ratio of sugar in the two bottles is:(a) 4 : 3 (b) 3 : 4 (c) 12 : 1 (d) 1 : 12
39. The volume is decreased by 10% when ice is melted into water. If water is freezed, the volume is increased by:(a) 11 1/10% (b) 11 1/9% (c) 9 1/11% (d) 10%
40. The greatest two digit number whose square root is an integer is:(a) 99 (b) 89 (c) 81 (d) 10
41. If A : B = 3 : 4, C : B = 5 : 4, C : D = 10 : 9, then A : B : C : D is:(a) 6 : 8 : 10 : 9 (b) 8 : 6 : 9 : 10(c) 8 : 6 : 10 : 9 (d) 6 : 8 : 9 : 10
42. If 20% of A = 30% of B = 1/6 th of C, then A : B : C is:(a) 2 : 3 : 16 (b) 3 : 2 : 16(c) 10 : 15 : 18 (d) 15 : 10 : 18
43. If A = 2 + 1/aand B = a + 1/2, then A = B if a is:(a) 1/2(b) – 1/2(c) 2 (d) – 2
44. A man retired from his service at the age of 60. He served for 3/5 th years of his retirement age. He joined his job at the age of:(a) 36 years (b) 24 years (c) 18 years (d) 30 years
46. The least number divisible by any integer between 1 and 9 is:(a) 2250 (b) 5220 (c) 2520 (d) 2025
48. A number is increased consecutively two times by 20% each. The original number is actually increased by:(a) 40% (b) 42% (c) 44% (d) 20%
49. 42 oranges are distributed among some boys and girls. If each boy gets 3 then each girl gets 6. But if each boy gets 6 and each girl gets 3, it needs 6 more. The number of girls is:(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 10
50. An alloy of zinc and copper contains the metals in the ratio 5 : 3. The quantity of zinc to be added to 16 kg of the alloy so that the ratio of the metal may be 3 : 1 is:(a) 2 kg (b) 4 kg (c) 3 kg (d) 8 kgANSWERS
1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (c) 7. (d) 8. (d) 9. (b) 10. (b) 11. (b) 12. (d) 13. (b) 14. (b) 15. (c) 16. (c) 17. (d) 18. (d) 19. (c) 20. (b) 21. (d) 22. (d) 23. (d) 24. (d) 25. (c) 26. (b) 27. (a) 28. (a) 29. (b) 30. (a)31. (d) 32. (a) 33. (b) 34. (d) 35. (c) 36. (a) 37. (c) 38. (a) 39. (b) 40. (c) 41. (a) 42. (d) 43. (b & c) 44. (b) 45. (a) 46. (c) 47. (a) 48. (c) 49. (a) 50. (d)
SBI Sample Paper Series(For Upcoming PO Exam) Reasoning Question Paper
1. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group ?(A) Clove(B) Cinnamon(C) Pepper(D) Cardamom(E) Apricot
2. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word EXPERIMENT each of which have as many letters between them in the word as they have in the English alphabet ?(A) None(B) One(C) Two(D) Three(E) More than three
3. How many meaningful English words can be made from the letters EOPR, using eachletter only once ?(A) None(B) One(C) Two(D) Three(E) More than three
4. Pointing to a photograph Rasika said “He is the grandson of my grandmother’s onlyson.” How is the boy in photograph related to Rasika ?(A) Son(B) Nephew(C) Brother(D) Cannot be determined(E) None of these
5. In a certain code ‘open the door’ is written as ‘ka te jo’ ‘door is closed’ is written as ‘jo pa ma’ and ‘this is good’ is written as ‘la ra pa’. What is the code for ‘closed’ ?(A) ma(B) pa(C) jo(D) ka(E) None of these
Directions—(Q. 6 to 10) These questions are based on the following letter / number /symbol arrangement. Study it carefully and answer the questions :
7 D 5 # A B 1 % K $ 4 E J F 3 * 2 H I @ L 6 Q U © 9 M T 8 W
6. How many such symbols are there in the above arrangement each of which isimmediately preceded by a vowel and also immediately followed by a number ?(A) None(B) One(C) Two(D) Three(E) Four
7. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way on the basis of their positions in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group ?(A) K41(B) *HF(C) #B5(D) M8©(E) LQI
8. Which of the following pairs of elements does not have the second element,immediately followed by the first element ?(A) 5#(B) MT(C) $4(D) 3F(E) @L
9. How many such numbers are there in the above arrangement, each of which isimmediately followed by a symbol and also immediately preceded by a consonant ?(A) None(B) One(C) Two(D) Three(E) More than three
10. What will come in place of question mark (?) in the following series based on the above arrangement ?A # D $K1 3FE ?(A) @I2(B) *HI(C) H2@(D) HIL(E) None of these
Directions—(Q. 11 to 15) In each of the questions below are given four statementsfollowed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. You have to take the givenstatements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
11. Statements :Some shoes are socks.All socks are towels.All towels are bedsheets.No bedsheet is blanket.Conclusions :I. No towel is blanket.II. Some shoes are towels.III. Some shoes are bedsheets.(A) Only I and II follow(B) Only II and III follow(C) Only I and III follow(D) All follow(E) None of these
12. Statements :Some fruits are flowers.Some flowers are buds.No bud is leaf.All leaves are plants.Conclusions :I. No plant is bud.II. Some plants are flowers.III. Some buds are fruits.(A) None follows(B) Only I follows(C) Only II and III follow(D) Only III follows(E) None of these
13. Statements :Some pearls are gems.Some gems are diamonds.All diamonds are rings.All rings are bangles.Conclusions :I. Some bangles are rings.II. All rings are diamonds.III. All diamonds are bangles.(A) Only I follows(B) Only I and II follow(C) Only I and III follow(D) All follow(E) None of these
14. Statements :All chairs are tables.All tables are telephones.All telephones are cell phones.No cell phone is computer.Conclusions :I. All cell phones are tables.II. Some chairs are computers.III. No chair is computer.(A) Only I follows(B) Only II follows(C) Only III follows(D) Only either II or III follows(E) None of these
15. Statements :Some rocks are hills.All hills are mountains.All mountains are rivers.No river is Canal.Conclusions :I. All rocks are rivers.II. Some hills are canals.III. Some rivers are canals.(A) Only I follows(B) Only II and III follow(C) Only I and III follow(D) Only II follows(E) None follows
Directions—(Q. 16 to 20) Study the following information carefully to answer thesequestions.
Eight friends Savita, Radhika, Amita, Nisha, Rani, Jyoti, Meeta and Anjali are sitting around a circle facing the centre. Savita is second to the right of Anjali, but is not a neighbour of Amita. Nisha is third to the left of Amita but is not next to Savita. Jyoti is second to the right of Rani and third to the left of Meeta.
16. Who is second to the left of Anjali ?(A) Radhika(B) Rani(C) Amita(D) Meeta(E) None of these
17. Who is to the immediate right of Nisha ?(A) Jyoti(B) Radhika(C) Meeta(D) Jyoti or Radhika(E) None of these
18. Which of the following is the correct position of Rani ?(A) To the immediate right of Anjali(B) To the immediate left of Anjali(C) To the immediate right of Savita(D) Next to Jyoti(E) None of these
19. Which of the following pairs represents the immediate neighbours of Nisha ?(A) Jyoti and Meeta(B) Radhika and Meeta(C) Savita and Jyoti(D) Radhika and Jyoti(E) None of these
20. Who is to the immediate left of Savita ?(A) Jyoti(B) Anjali(C) Rani(D) Meeta(E) None of these
Directions—(Q. 21 to 25) In each of the following questions two rows of numbers aregiven. The resultant number in each row is to be worked out separately based on thefollowing rules and the questions below the rows of numbers is to be answered. Theoperations of numbers progress from left to right.
Rules :(i) If a two digit even number is followed by another even number the first one is to be divided by the second one.(ii) If an even number is followed by a prime number, the two are to be multiplied.(iii) If an odd number is followed by another odd number the two are be added.(iv) If a three digit number is followed by a two digit number which is the perfect square, the second number is to be subtracted from the first number.(v) If a three digit number is followed by a two digit number which is not the perfect square, the first number is to be divided by the second number.
21. 16 7 25m 23 22If ‘m’ is the resultant of the first row, what the resultant of the second row ?(A) 132(B) 88(C) 122(D) 78(E) None of these
22. 97 45 7148 8 11What is the sum of the resultants of the two rows ?(A) 68(B) 19(C) 147(D) 64(E) None of these
23. 125 64 33282 x 39If ‘x’ is resultant of the first row, what is the resultant of the second row ?(A) 45(B) 42(C) 39(D) 36(E) None of these
24. 84 14 13360 24 17What the difference between the resultant of the first row and the second row ?(A) 100(B) 46(C) 56 (D) 90(E) None of these
25. 24 7 81x 27 19If ‘x’ is the resultant of the first row, what is the resultant of the second row ?(A) 87(B) 114(C) 4(D) 6(E) None of these
Directions—(Q. 26 to 30) Study the following information carefully to answer thequestions given below it—
Seven professionals A, B, C, D, E, F and G are practicing their professions in different cities Chennai, Banglore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Jaipur and Bhubaneshwar not necessarily in the same order. Each has a different profession Doctor, Engineer, Pharmacist, Lawyer, Counsellor, Professor and Artist not necessarily in the same order.A is a Pharmacist and practises in Bhubaneshwar. D practises in Banglore but is not a Doctor or an Artist. The one who practises in Hyderabad is a Professor. G is aCounsellor and does not practise in Mumbai or Chennai. E is a Lawyer and practises in Ahmedabad. F practises in Chennai but is not an artist. C practises in Mumbai.
26. What is D’s profession ?(A) Doctor(B) Professor(C) Engineer(D) Cannot be determined(E) None of these
27. Who is the professor ?(A) B(B) C(C) D(D) E(E) None of these
28. Which of the following combinations of profession and place is correct ?(A) Pharmacist—Jaipur(B) Engineer—Chennai(C) Doctor—Bangalore(D) Artist—Mumbai(E) None of these
29. Which of the following persons work in Jaipur ?(A) B(B) G(C) C(D) B or G(E) None of these
30. Who is the Doctor ?(A) D(B) B(C) C(D) B or C(E) None of these
Directions—(Q. 31 to 35) In each question below is given a statement followed by twocourses of action numbered I and II. A course of action is a step or administrativedecision to be taken for improvement, follow-up or further action in regard to theproblem, policy, etc. On the basis of the information given in the statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing. Give answer :(A) If only I follows.(B) If only II follows.(C) If either I or II follows.(D) If neither I nor II follows.(E) If both I and II follow.
31. Statement : Cases of road accidents are increasing constantly, particularly in the urban areas.Courses of action :I. Transport Authorities in the urban areas should impose stringent norms formaintenance of vehicles.II. Traffic police should severely punish those found to be violating traffic rules.
32. Statement : Despite good economic progress of the country, significant number ofundernourished children has been observed in the rural parts of the country.Courses of action :I. Government should increase Wealth Tax/Income Tax and use that money forupliftment of the deprived class.II. Govt. should introduce schemes like free meals in primary schools and make primary education compulsory.
33. Statement : Launching of new brands of four wheelers is adding to the trafficcongestion in the metro cities.Courses of action :I. Public should be encouraged to share their private vehicles while travelling to their work places.II. Govt. should levy heavy taxes on motor cars in metro cities.
34. Statement : Increasing levels of air-pollution is creating healthhazards for people living in the cities.Courses of action :I. All industries should be shifted to the outskirts of the cities.II. Transport Authorities should take steps for converting all public transport vehicles to run on CNG.
35. Statement : Large number of college students are found to be focusing more onfashion than on studies.Courses of action :I. Colleges should impose restrictions on use of fashionable clothes and accessories.II. Colleges should keep the students busy enough with studies, so that they don’t find time for other things like fashion.
Directions—(Q. 36 to 40) Below in each question are given two statements (A) and (B). These statements may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or a common cause. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statement.Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctlydepicts the relationship between these two statements. Mark answer :(A) If statement (A) is the cause and statement (B) is its effect.(B) If statement (B) is the cause and statement (A) is its effect.(C) If both the statements (A) and (B) are independent causes.(D) If both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of independent causes.(E) If both the statements (A) and (B) are effects of some common cause.
36. (A) Parents in the locality decided to stop sending their children to school byprivatevehicles.(B) A major accident of a private van carrying school children lead to deaths of few and injuries for many children.
37. (A) The city observed lowest temperature of the last decade accompanied by heavyfog during the week.(B) Most of the flights from the city were indefinitely delayed causing panic among the passengers.
38. (A) In the past few years the job market has improved for the professionally qualified youth.(B) Many youth are not able to get jobs upto their expectations.
39. (A) During peak hours roads are overcrowded with vehicles causing traffic jams in most parts of the city.(B) Many companies are planning to launch low priced vehicles.
40. (A) During evening hours roads are overcrowded with vehicles causing very slowmovement of vehicles.(B)Pollution level in the air has substantially increased in the recent past.
Answers1. (E) 2. (B) 3. (C) 4. (D) 5. (A) 6. (B) 7. (C) 8. (D) 9. (D) 10. (A)11. (D) 12. (A) 13. (C) 14. (C) 15. (E)16. (D) 17. (B) 18. (A) 19. (D) 20. (C) 21. (E) 22. (A) 23. (B) 24. (B) 25. (D) 26. (C) 27. (A) 28. (D) 29. (B) 30. (E) 31. (B) 32. (B) 33. (E) 34. (E) 35. (E) 36. (B) 37. (A) 38. (D) 39. (C) 40. (D)
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