Banking SBI-PO Past Paper 2010 Online Question Answer

1. Each odd digit in the number 5263187 is substituted by the next higher digit and each even digit is substituted by the previous lower digit and the digits so obtained are rearranged in ascending order, which of the following will be third digit from the left and after the rearrangement?

2. An urn contains 6 red, 4 blue, 2 green and 3 yellow marbles.
If four marbles are picked at random, what is the probability that one is green , two are blue and one is red?

3. Choose the word which is most opposite to the word.
EVAPORATED

4. ___________ or else they would not keep electing him year after year.

5. In an attempt to boost their profits many edible oil producing companies have been engaging themselves in propaganda against commonly used oils and promoting exotic and expensive varieties of oil as more healthier options.

6. What is the average percent rise in profit of Company L over all the years together?

7. Choose the word which is most similar to the word.
SLAPPED

8. Number (N) candidates (In lakhs) appearing for an entrance Examination from Six Different States and percentage (P)od                                                                                      Candidates Clearing the Same over the Years

In which year did the highest number of candidates clear the entrance exam from State D?

9. Which Answer figure should come next if the sequence of Problem figures is continued?

10. Denial of wages forced of scientists and teachers at the agricultural universities throughout the country to go on strike, crippling crucial research that could help the state the agriculture in the country.

11. If the profit earned by Company L in the year 2005 was Rs. 1.84 lakhs, what was the profit earned by the company in the year 2006?

12. Soon after the Tsunami had killed thousands  of people along the coasts of southern India, parliament passes a bill that proposed to set up an institutional mechanism to respond promptly to natural disasters.

13. Among A, B, C, D and E each having different weight, D is heavier than only A and C is lighter than B and E. Who among them is the heaviest?

14. Thanks to numerous government initiatives, rural masses which was earlier unaware of the luxuries of urban ways of livig are now connected to the same lifestyle.

15. Even as the ________ elsewhere in the world are struggling to come out of recession, Indian consumers are splurging on consumers goods and to _________ this growth, companies are investing heavily in various sectors.

16. Which Answer figure should come next if the sequence of Problem figures is continued?

17. ________ has been taken against some wholesale drug dealers for dealing in surgical items without a valid licence and maintaining a stock of _________ drugs.

18. If '÷' ; '-' means 'x' ; 'x' means '÷' and '+' means '-' ; then --------------
15 - 8 x 6 ÷ 12 + 4 = ?

19. Choose the word which is most opposite to the word.
PRESSING

20. The move to allow dumping of mercury ________ an outcry from residents of the area who ________ that high levels of mercury will affect their health and destroy ecologically sensitive forest area.

21. Refuting the rationale behind frequent agitations for formation of separate States, a recent report ________.

22. Drawing attention to the pitfalls of _____ solely on Uranium as a fuel for nuclear reactors, Indian scientists warned that Uranium will not last for long and thus research on Thorium as its __________ must be revived.

23. If two marbles are picked at random, what is the probability that either both are green or both are yellow?

24. In a certain code TEMPORAL is written as OLDSMBSP. How is CONSIDER written in that code?

25. Over the last few months, while most industries are busy in restructuring operations, cutting costs and firing, the Indian pharmaceutical and healthcare industry was adding manpower and giving salary hikes.

26. He has lost most of his life's earning in the stock market but ________.

27. In an effort to provide ________ for higher education to all, most of the universities have been providing education without adequate infrastructure, thus churning out __________ graduates every year.

28. Ashok started walking towards South. After walking 50 meters he took a right turn and walked 30 meters. He then took a right turn and walked 100 meters and stopped. How far and in which direction was he from the starting point?

29. Overlooking the fact that water scarcity intensifies during summer, _______.

30. Choose the word which is most similar to the word.
PLOWED

31. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word SEARCHES each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet?

32. Number (N) candidates (In lakhs) appearing for an entrance Examination from Six Different States and percentage (P)od                                                                                         Candidates Clearing the Same over the Years

What is the number of candidates clearing the entrance exam from State E and F together in the year 2006?

33. An urn contains 6 red, 4 blue, 2 green and 3 yellow marbles.
If four marbles are piked at random, what is the probability that at least one is blue?

34. Choose the word which is most similar to the word.
STRAVED

35. An urn contains 6 red, 4 blue, 2 green and 3 yellow marbles.
If three marbles are picked at random, what is the probability that two are blue and one is yellow?

36. Achieving equality for women is not only a laudable goal, _______.

37. What is the percentage increase in percent rise in profit of company M in the year 2009 from the previous year?

38. Ina certain code language 'how many goals scored' is written as '5 3 9 7'; 'many more matches' is written as '9 8 2' and 'he scored five' is written as '1 6 3'. How is 'goals' written in that code language?

39. Which Answer figure should come next if the sequence of Problem figures is continued?

40. Pratap correctly remembers that his mother's birthday is before twenty third April, whereas his sister correctly remembers that their mother's birthday is not on or after twenty second April. On which day is definitely their mother's birthday?

41. An urn contains 6 red, 4 blue, 2 green and 3 yellow marbles.
If two marbles are picked at random, what is the probability that both are red?

42. Number (N) candidates (In lakhs) appearing for an entrance Examination from Six Different States and percentage (P)od                                                                                        Candidates Clearing the Same over the Years

What is the total number of candidates clearing the entrance exam from State in the year 2007?

43. Which of the following statements is TRUE with respect to the above graph?

44. Which Answer figure should come next if the sequence of Problem figures is continued?

45. Which Answer figure should come next if the sequence of Problem figures is continued?

46. How many meaningful English words can be made with the letters DLEI using each letter only once in each word?

47. Number (N) candidates (In lakhs) appearing for an entrance Examination from Six Different States and percentage (P)od                                                                              Candidates Clearing the Same over the Years

What is the average number of candidates appearing for the entrance exam from State D in the years 2007, 2008 and 2009 together?

48. Town D is towards East of town F. Town B is towards North of town D. Town H is towards South of town B. Towards which direction is town H from town F?

49. If the profit earned by Company M in the year 2008 was Rs. 3.63 lakhs, what was the amount of profit earned by it in the year 2006?

50. Number (N) candidates (In lakhs) appearing for an entrance Examination from Six Different States and percentage (P)od                                                                                     Candidates Clearing the Same over the Years

What is the respective ratio of total number of candidates clearing the entrance exam from State B in the year 2004 to those clearing the entrance exam from State C in the same year?