ENGLISH LANGUAGE  (Questions Asked in SBI PO Prelims 2nd July 2016 )

(30- questions)

Reading Comprehension (10 questions)- Passage related to significance of diversity in a work place

Cloze Test- Related to Technology- ( Source- Huffington Post 2013)

Thus, it is obvious that technological advancement has failed at its mission of making everybody’s life easier, as many people are reacting negatively to it. As Dolphine Remy-Boutant put it: “It is really a paradox: On the one hand, the technology we are surrounding ourselves with is designed to give us more time for ourselves — which is something we all want. However, today, while technology is as developed as ever before, we are living in a time with the biggest scarcity of time.”
Christophe Aguiton explained this phenomenon by saying “The invention of the car allowed us to save time, when compared to walking. However, it also made us want to go further by giving us this option, so overall we spend more time getting to places.

Para jumble (Finance Based)- 5 questions

Error Spotting (Grammar Based) – 5 questions

Fill in the Blanks (Double Blanks) – 5 questions

NUMERICAL ABILITY (Questions Asked in SBI PO Prelims 2nd July 2016 )

( 35 questions )
Problem on Age:
A is 4 years younger than B. B is 12 years younger than C. 4 years hence, the ratio of ages of C & A will be 9:5, Find the current age of B?

Number series(5 questions)
25 ? 36 64 129
9 16 25 38 ?
26 144    590 1164    ?

Mixture:
In what ratio must water be mixed with milk so that the seller gets 25% gain on selling the mixture at the cost price?

A Vessel contain some litters of pure milk. If 25 litter of water added to the vessel, ratio becomes milk to water 12:5, 17 litters of mixture is drawn from the vessel & 10 litters of water is added. Find the new ratio between milk & water.?

Water Tank

A can fill a tank in 15 min. B can fill in 10 min and C can empty 7 liter in 1 min. So if simultaneously all pipe are then it take for 2 hour. then capacity of tanker.

Probability

A box contains 10 red balls and 6 green ball if 2 balls are drawn randomly what is the probability of getting non green ball ?

If there are 5 consecutive odd numbers and the difference between sum of squares of last three numbers & Product of 1st two numbers in 442. Find the smallest number.

Work and Time
B is 20% efficient than A. B started the work & do it for x days. And then B is replaced A . And A completed the remaining work in x+8 days. Ratio of work done by A & B is 2:3. In how many day A & B working together to complete the whole work?

Quadratic equation (5 questions)

(i) 7x^2 +10 x+3=0
2y^2 +11 y+14=0

(ii) 6x^2 – 11 x+4=0
30 y^2 – 23 y +3=0

Choose one of following options-

1- X >Y

2- X>=Y

3- Y >X

4- Y >= X

5- X=Y or relationship can’t be determined.

Interest:
A sum of money is invested in Scheme A, at a rate of interest 15% per annul. After 2 years the received amount is invested in scheme B at a rate of interest 20% per annul compound interest. If the interest received at the end of 2 years is 1430. Find the original sum.

REASONING ABILITY (Questions Asked in SBI PO Prelims 2nd July 2016 )

Seating Arrangement (5 question) – (this question may not be 100% correct but very similar to origional one asked in examination)

Sample arrangement question

Eight persons – H, I, J, K, L, M, N and O – are standing in a straight line at equal distance. Some of them are facing north while others are facing south, not necessarily in the same order. M is standing third to the right to H. M is standing at one of the extreme ends.
L is standing third to the left of H. The immediate neighbors of J faces north. N is not an immediate neighbor of H. The persons standing at the extreme ends face the same direction. The immediate neighbors of H face in opposite direction as that of M. The immediate neighbors of O face opposite direction with respect to each other. One of the immediate neighbors of L is K who is facing north. I is standing between J and M. Not more than four persons are facing north.

Double Lineup (5 questions)
7 people work in 3 Different Companies and like 7 Different things.

Linear Seating Arrangement (5 questions)
8 people are sitting in 1 row. 5 are facing North while others face south.

Scheduling(5 questions)
7 people need to be scheduled on 7 days.

Puzzle (Ordering & Ranking – Increasing & Decreasing Order)- 5 Marks
G was highest with 29cm.

Mathematical Inequalities (5 questions)
Two or 3 equations were given, question , no coding

Blood Relations (3 Questions)

Directions (2 questions)

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