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Clerk Reasoning Exam 2009

1. If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with the Third, Seventh, Eighth and
Tenth letters of the word COMPATIBILITY, which of the following would be the last letter
of that word ? If no such word can be made, give ‘X’ as your answer and if more than one
such word can be formed, give your answer as ‘Y’.

(A) I (D) X Ans : (B)

(B) B (E) Y
(C) L

2. 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 that group ?

(A) Stem (D) Branch Ans : (B)

(B) Tree (E) Leaf
(C) Root

3. How many meaningful three letter English words can be formed with the letters AER,
using each letter only once in each word ?

(A) None (D) Three Ans : (D)

(B) One (E) Four
(C) Two

4. In a certain code FINE is written HGPC.

How is SLIT written in that code ?

(A) UTGR (D) RUGT Ans : (E)

(B) UTKR (E) None of these
(C) TUGR

5. If ‘Apple’ is called ‘Orange’, ‘Orange’ is called ‘Peach’, ‘Peach’ is called ‘Potato’,

‘Potato’ is called ‘Banana’, ‘Banana’ is called ‘Papaya’ and ‘Papaya’ is called ‘Guava’,
which of the following grows underground ?

(A) Potato (D) Banana Ans : (D)

(B) Guava (E) None of these
(C) Apple

6. If the digits in the number 86435192 are arranged in ascending order, what will be the
difference between the digits which are second from the right and fourth from the left in the
new arrangement ?
(A) One (D) Four Ans : (D)
(B) Two (E) None
(C) Three

7. Each vowel of the word ADJECTIVE is substituted with the next letter of the English
alphabetical series, and each consonant is substituted with the letter preceding it. How many
vowels are present in the new arrangement ?

(A) None (D) Three Ans : (C)

(B) One (E) None of these
(C) Two

8. If in a certain language LATE is coded as 8&4$ and HIRE is coded as 7*3$ then how will
HAIL be coded in the same language ?

(A) 7&8* (D) 7&*8 Ans : (D)

(B) &7*8 (E) None of these
(C) 7*&8

9. How many such pairs of letters are there in word ENGLISH, each of which has as many
letters between its two letters as there are between them in the English alphabets ?

(A) None (D) Three Ans : (E)

(B) One (E) More than three
(C) Two

10. In a certain code ‘na pa ka so’ means ‘birds fly very high’, ‘ri so la pa’ means ‘birds are
very beautiful’ and ‘ti me ka bo’ means ‘the parrots could fly’. Which of the following is the
code for ‘high’ in that language ?

(A) na (D) so Ans : (A)

(B) ka (E) None of these
(C) bo

Directions—(Q. 11–15) In each of the questions below are given three statements followed
by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even
if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read both the conclusions and
then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements
disregarding commonly known facts.

Read the statements and the conclusions which follow it and

Give answer—
(A) if only conclusion I is (C) if either conclusion I (E) if both conclusions I
true. or conclusion II is true. and II are true.
(B) if only conclusion II (D) if neither conclusion I
is true. nor conclusion II is true

11. Statements : All stars are suns.

Some suns are planets.
All planets are satellites.

Conclusions : stars. Ans : (C)

I. Some satellites are II. No star is a satellite.

12. Statements : All fishes are birds.

All birds are rats.
All rats are cows.
Conclusions :

I. All birds are cows Ans : (A)

II. All rats are fishes

13. Statements : All curtains are rods.

Some rods are sheets.
Some sheets are pillows.
Conclusions :

I. Some pillows are rods. curtains.

II. Some rods are Ans : (B)

14. Statements : Some walls are windows.

Some windows are doors.
All doors are roofs.

Conclusions : II. No roof is a window.

I. Some doors are walls. Ans : (D)

15. Statements : All switches are plugs.

Some plugs are bulbs.
All bulbs are sockets.

Conclusions : II. Some plugs are Ans : (E)

I. Some sockets are plugs. switches.

Directions—(Q. 16–20) Study the sets of numbers given below and answer the questions,
which follow :
489 - 541 - 654 - 953 - 983
16. If
(A) in each number, the first and(D)
489 the953
last digits are interchanged, which of the following
Ans : (C)
will 541
(B) be the second highest number(E) ? 783
(C) 654

17. If in each number, all the three digits are arranged in ascending order, which of the
following will be the lowest number ?

(A) 489 (D) 953 Ans : (B)

(B) 541 (E) 783
(C) 654

18. Which of the following numbers will be obtained if the first digit of lowest number is
subtracted from the second digit of highest number after adding one to each of the numbers ?

(A) 1 (D) 4 Ans : (A)

(B) 2 (E) 5
(C) 3

19. If five is subtracted from each of the numbers, which of the following numbers will be the
difference between the second digit of second highest number and the second digit of the
highest number ?

(A) Zero (D) 4 Ans : (B)

(B) 3 (E) 2
(C) 1

20. If in each number the first and the second digits are interchanged, which will be the third
highest number ?

(A) 489 (D) 953 Ans : (D)

(B) 541 (E) 783
(C) 654

Directions—(Q. 21–25) Read the following information carefully and answer the questions,
which follow :
‘A – B’ means ‘A is father of B’
‘A + B’ means ‘A is daughter of B’
‘A ÷ B’ means ‘A is son of B’
‘A × B’ means ‘A is wife of B’

21. Which of the following means P is grandson of S ?

(A) P + Q – S (D) P × Q ÷ S Ans : (C)
(B) P ÷ Q × S (E) None of these
(C) P ÷ Q + S

22. How is P related to T in the expression ‘P + S – T’ ?

(A) Sister (D) Daughter Ans : (A)

(B) Wife (E) None of these
(C) Son

23. In the expression ‘P + Q × T’ how is T related to P ?

(A) Mother (D) Brother Ans : (B)

(B) Father (E) None of these
(C) Son

24. Which of the following means T is wife of P ?

(A) P × S ÷ T (D) P + T ÷ S Ans : (E)

(B) P ÷ S × T (E) None of these
(C) P – S ÷ T

25. In the expression ‘P × Q – T’ how is T related to P ?

(A) Daughter (D) Can’t be determined Ans : (D)

(B) Sister (E) None of these
(C) Mother

Directions—(Q. 26–30) In each of these questions a group of letters is given followed by

four combinations of number/symbol lettered (A), (B), (C) & (D). Letters are to be coded as
per the scheme and conditions given below. You have to find out the serial letter of the
combination, which represents the letter group. Serial letter of that combination is your
answer. If none of the combinations is correct, your answer is (E) i.e. None of these :

Letters# Q M S I N G D K A L P R B J E
Number/ Symbol# 7 @ 4 # % $ 6 1 2 £ 5 * 9 8 3

Conditions :
(i) If the first letter is a consonant and the last a vowel, both are to be coded as the code of the
vowel.
(ii) If the first letter is a vowel and the last a consonant, the codes for the first and the last are
to be interchanged.
(iii) If no vowel is present in the group of letters, the second and the fifth letters are to be
coded as ©.
26. BKGQJN
(A) 9©$7©% (D) %1$789 Ans : (A)
(B) ©9$7%© (E) None of these
(C) 91$78%

27. IJBRLG

(A) #89*£$ (D) $89*£$ Ans : (C)

(B) #89*£# (E) None of these
(C) $89*£#

28. BARNIS

(A) 92*#%4 (C) 92*#%9 (E) None of these

(B) 924#*% (D) 42*#%4 Ans : (E)

29. EGAKRL

(A) #£$21* (D) #£$21# Ans : (B)

(B) £$21*3 (E) None of these
(C) £$21*#

30. DMBNIA

(A) 6@9%#2 (D) 2©9%#2 Ans : (C)

(B) 2@9%#6 (E) None of these
(C) 2@9%#2

Directions—(Q. 31–35) Study the following information carefully to answer these questions.
Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H work for three different companies namely X, Y and
Z. Not more than three persons work for a company. There are only two ladies in the group
who have different specializations and work for different companies. Of the group of friends,
two have specialization in each HR, Finance and Marketing. One member is an engineer and
one is a doctor. H is an HR specialist and works with a Marketing specialist B who does not
work for company Y. C is an engineer and his sister works in company Z. D is a specialist in
HR working in company X while her friend G is a finance specialist and works for company
Z. No two persons having the same specialization work together. Marketing specialist F
works for company Y and his friend A who is a Finance expert works for company X in
which only two specialists work. No lady is a marketing specialist or a doctor.

31. For which of the following companies does C work ?

(A) Y (D) Data inadequate Ans : (A)
(B) X (E) None of these
(C) Z

32. Which of the following represents the pair working in the same company ?

(A) D and C (D) H and F Ans : (E)

(B) A and B (E) None of these
(C) A and E

33. Which of the following combination is correct ?

(A) C–Z-Engineer (D) C–Y–Engineer Ans : (D)

(B) E–X–Doctor (E) None of these
(C) H–X–HR

34. Who amongst the friends is a doctor ?

(A) H (D) Either E or C Ans : (B)

(B) E (E) None of these
(C) C

35. Which of the following pairs represents the two ladies in the group ?

(A) A and D (C) D and G (E) None of these

(B) B and D (D) Data inadequate Ans : (C)

SBI - Clerk Recruitment Exam 2009

Quantitative Aptitude

Directions—(Q. 1–6) What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following
questions ?

1. 196 × 948 ÷ 158 = ?

(A) 1156 (D) 1176 Ans : (D)

(B) 1200 (E) None of these
(C) 1188

2. (786 × 64) ÷ 48 = ?
(A) 1050 (D) 1036 Ans : (C)
(B) 1024 (E) None of these
(C) 1048

3. 3·5 + 11·25 × 4·5 – 32·5 = ?

(A) 18·275 (C) 32·375 (E) None of these

(B) 21·625 (D) 25·45 Ans : (B)

4. (2640 ÷ 48) × (2240 ÷ 35) = ?

(A) 3520 (C) 3495 (E) None of these

(B) 3515 (D) 3490 Ans : (A)

5. 7414 + 3698 + 1257 + 1869 = ?

(A) 14328 (D) 13248 Ans : (E)

(B) 14438 (E) None of these
(C) 13428

6. (98360 + 25845 – 36540) ÷ 2500 = ?

(A) 36·585 (D) 35·066

(B) 30·082 (E) None of these
(C) 32·085 Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 7–11) What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following
number series ?

7. 1, 9, 25, 49, ?, 169

(A) 100 (D) 121 Ans : (D)

(B) 64 (E) None of these
(C) 81

8. 3, 23, 43, ?, 83, 103

(A) 33 (C) 63 (E) None of these

(B) 53 (D) 73 Ans : (C)
9. 748, 737, 715, 682, 638, ?

(A) 594 (C) 581 (E) None of these

(B) 572 (D) 563 Ans : (E)

10. 121, 117, 108, 92, 67, ?

(A) 31 (D) 37 Ans : (A)

(B) 29 (E) None of these
(C) 41

11. 50, 26, 14, ?, 5, 3·5

(A) 6 (C) 10 (E) None of these

(B) 8 (D) 12 Ans : (B)

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 ?

(A) 148 (D) 144 Ans : (C)

(B) 152 (E) None of these
(C) 156

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 ?

(A) 13 : 10 : 18 (C) 13 : 15 : 18 (E) None of these

(B) 10 : 13 : 17 (D) Cannot be determined Ans : (E)

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 ?

(A) 64 (C) 106 (E) None of these

(B) 56 (D) Cannot be determined Ans : (B)
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 (B) Rs. 38,800 Ans : (A)

Sonali’s monthly (C) Rs. 40,000
income ? (D) Rs. 35,500
(A) Rs. 42,500 (E) None of these

16. In how many different ways can the letters of the word ‘ARISE’ be arranged ?

(A) 90 (C) 180 (E) None of these

(B) 60 (D) 120 Ans : (D)

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 ?

(A) Rs. 1737 (D) Rs. 1860 Ans : (E)

(B) Rs. 1920 (E) Rs. 1843
(C) Rs. 1720

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 ? (C) Rs. 2·5 (E) None of these

(A) Rs. 2 (D) Rs. 1·5 Ans : (C)
(B) Rs. 3·5

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 ?

(A) 7 (C) 49 (E) None of these

(B) 36 (D) 6 Ans : (A)

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 ?

(A) 56 (C) 45 (E) None of these

(B) 48 (D) Cannot be determined Ans : (B)
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 ?

(A) 8·2 hours (D) 7·2 hours Ans : (D)

(B) 6·5 hours (E) None of these
(C) 8 hours

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 = ?

(A) 18 (D) 9 Ans : (C)

(B) 16 (E) 22
(C) 12

23. 37·35 + 13·064 × 3·46 = ?

(A) 89 (D) 79 Ans : (B)

(B) 83 (E) 85
(C) 76

24. 54 × 746 ÷ 32 = ?

(A) 1259 (C) 1196 (E) 1236

(B) 1268 (D) 1248 Ans : (A)

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Marketing Aptitude/Computer Knowledge