Will you please share with me the Clerical post exam question papers of previous years of State Bank of India?
Directionsâ€”(Q. 1â€“12) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
Keshava, the washerman had a donkey. They worked together all day, and Keshava would pour out his heart to the doneky. One day, Keshava was walking home with the donkey when he felt tired. He tied the donkey to a tree and sat down to rest for a while, near a school. A window was open, and through it, a teacher could be heard scolding the students. â€˜Here I am, trying to turn you donkeys into human beings, but you just wonâ€™t study !â€™ As soon as Keshava heard these words, his ears pricked up. A man who could actually turn donkeys into humans ! This was the answer to his prayers. Impatiently, he waited for school to be over that day. when everyone had gone home, and only the teacher remained behind to check some papers, Keshava entered the classroom.
â€˜How can I help you ?â€™ asked the teacher. Keshava scratched his head and said, â€˜I heard what you said to the children. This donkey is my companion. If you made it human, we could have such good times together.â€™ The teacher decided to trick Keshava. He pretended to think for a while and then said, â€˜Give me six months and it will cost you a thousand rupees.â€™ The washerman agreed and rushed home to get the money. He then left the donkey in the teacherâ€™s care.
The headman understood someone had played a trick on Keshava. â€˜I am not your donkey !â€™ he said. â€˜Go find the sage in the forest.â€™ Keshava found the sage sitting under a tree with his eyes closed, deep in meditation. He crept up and grabbed the sageâ€™s beard. â€˜Come back home now !â€™ he shouted. The startled sage somehow calmed Keshava. When he heard what had happened, he had a good laugh. Then he told the washerman kindly, â€˜The teacher made a fool of you. Your donkey must be still with him. Go and take it back from him. Try to make some real friends, who will talk with you and share your troubles. A donkey will never be able to do that !â€™ Keshava returned home later that day with his donkey, sadder and wiser.
1. Which of the following can be said about the teacher ?
2. Why did Keshava talk to his donkey while working ?
3. How did Keshava get his donkey back ?
5. Why was Keshava keen to meet the teacher one day ?
6. Why did Keshava interrupt the discussion among the village elders ?
7. What made Keshava pull the sageâ€™s beard ?
8. Why did the teacher ask Keshava to leave the donkey with him for six months ?
(b) To reduce Keshavaâ€™s dependence on the donkey.
Directionsâ€”(Q. 9â€“10) Choose the word which is MOST SIMILAR in MEANING to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.
Directionsâ€”(Q. 11â€“12) Choose the word which is MOST OPPOSITE in MEANING to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.
Directionsâ€”(Q. 13â€“17) Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct ? If the sentence is correct as it is given and â€˜No Correction is Requiredâ€™, mark (E) as the answer.
13. The company has set up a foundation which helps students who do not have the necessary funds to study ahead.
14. If this land is used to cultivate crops it will be additionally source of income for the villagers.
15. Belonged to this cadre, you are eligible for facilities such as free air travel and accommodation.
16. The bank has hired a consultant who will look into any issues which arise during the merger.
17. I had severe doubts about if I successfully run a company, but my father encouraged me.
Directionsâ€”(Q. 18â€“22) In each question below a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. These are lettered as (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. â€˜All Correctâ€™ as your answer.
Directionsâ€”(Q. 23â€“27) Rearrange the following six sentences (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
(f) What I saw however when I opened the bags of â€˜donationsâ€™ they had sent shocked me.
23. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement ?
24. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement ?
25. Which of the following should be t h e FOURTH sentence after rearrangement ?
27. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement ?
Directionsâ€”(Q. 28â€“32) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic 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).
Directionsâ€”(Q. 33â€“40) 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.
Today, twenty-two years after the bank â€¦(33)â€¦, it has over a thousand branches all over the country and the staff â€¦(34)â€¦ about twentythree lakh borrowers. We decided to operate â€¦(35)â€¦ from conventional banks who would ask their clients to come to their office. Many people in rural areas found this â€¦(36)â€¦. Our bank is therefore based on the â€¦(37)â€¦ that people should not come to the bank but that the bank should go to the people. Our loans are also â€¦(38)â€¦ we give them for activities from candle making to tyre repair. We also keep â€¦(39)â€¦ checks on the borrower through weekly visits. We do this to make certain that the family of the borrower is â€¦(40)â€¦ from the loan.