QA questions for SBI PO 2015 Prelims

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1) If the duty on an article is reduced by 40% of its present rate, by how much percent must the consumption increase in order that the revenue remains unaltered?

(A) 182/3 %

(B) 194/3 %

(C) 200/3 %

(D) None of these

2) Income of two companies A and B are in the ratio of 5:8. Had the income of company ‘A’ been more by 25 Lakhs, the ratio of their income would have been 5:4 respectively. What is the income of company ‘B’?

(A) 50 Lakhs

(B) 60 Lakhs

(C) 80 Lakhs

(D) 40 Lakhs

3) The height of a room is 5 m and capacity is 500 cu. m. If the room is square, how much paper of two metre width is required to cover the walls:

(A) 120 m

(B) 90 m

(C) 100 m

(D) None of these

4) Two vessels A and B contain acid and water mixed in the ratio 2:3 and 4:3. In what ratio must these mixtures be mixed to form a new mixture containing half acid and half water?

(A) 7:5

(B) 5:7

(C) 3:5

(D) None of these

5) Three men A B C do a piece of work in 4 hrs, 2 hrs and 1 hr respectively. On a particular day only any two are likely to come. The difference between the quickest possible completion and slowest possible completion will be:

(A) 0.66 hrs

(B) 0.80 hrs.

(C) 1.00 hr.

(D) None of these

6) A water tank is hemispherical below and cylindrical at the top. If the radius is 12 m and capacity is 3312pi m3, the height of the cylindrical portion in metres is:

(A) 12

(B) 13

(C) 15

(D) None of these

7) 10 sheep and 5 goats were bought for Rs.6000. If the average price of a sheep is Rs.450, find the average price of goat:

(A) 370

(B)  355

(C) 325

(D) 300

8) If three metallic spheres of radii 6 cms, 8 cms and 10 cms are melted to from a single sphere, the diameter of the new sphere will be:

(A) 12 cms

(B) 24 cms

(C) 30 cms

(D) None of these

9) If the length of a rectangle is increased by 20% and the width is decreased by 20%, the area of the rectangle:

(A) Decreases by 20%

(B) Decreases by 4%

(C) Increases by 40%

(D) Remains unchanged

10) Sixty men can build a wall in 40 days, but though they begin the work together, 5 men quit every ten days. The time needed to build the wall is:

(A) 47.5 days

(B) 45 days

(C) 49.5 days

(D) None of these

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Answers

1) Ans. (C) 200/3 %

2) Ans. (D) 40 Lakhs

3) Ans. (C) 100 m

4) Ans. (B) 5:7

5) Ans. (A) 0.66 hrs

6) Ans. (C) 15

7) Ans. (D) 300

8) Ans. (B) 24 cms

9) Ans. (B) Decreases by 4%

10) Ans. (A) 47.5 days

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Reasoning Questions for SBI PO 2015

DIRECTIONS: In the following question, four words have been given, out of which three are a like in some manner, while the fourth one is different.

1) Choose out the odd one

(A) Phi

(B) Gamma

(C) Peso

(D) Beta

2) If OVER is coded as RZJX, and US as XW, then STEM is coded as

(A) VUJX

(B) XJID

(C) VXJS

(D) XVUW

3) If BUILDING is coded as CVJMEJOH and INSTITUTE is coded as JOTUJUVUF, what will be the codes for the following?

LUCKNOW and PATNA

(A) MVDLOPX and QBUOB

(B) MUDLOPY and QBUOB

(C) MVDPLOX and QAUOB

(D) MVDLOPY and QBUOB

4) When it is 10:00 am in Cologne (Germany), the time in Delhi (India) is 2:30 pm the same day. Rajiv caught a flight from Cologne to Delhi at 2:30 pm (according to the time of Cologne). At what time will he reach Delhi by the time of Delhi if the flying time of the flight was 4 hours?

(A) 10:00 PM

(B) 6:30 PM

(C) 11:00 PM

(D) 8:00 PM

5) In a 20 pages book, pages 1 and 2 face each other, 3 and 4 face each other, 5 and 6 face each other. This pattern is repeated till the end. The product of 2 pages facing each other in this book cannot be:

(A) 184

(B) 132

(C) 90

(D) 56

DIRECTION: Select the choice out of the given choices which gives the given words in the correct alphabetical order.

6) Bald, Bead, Birth, Bomb:

(A) Bald, Bead, Birth, Bomb

(B) Bead, Bald, Bomb, Birth

(C) Birth, Bomb, Bald, Bead

(D) Bomb, Bald, Bead, Birth

7) Find the wrong number in the following series.

2, 5, 10, 50, 500, 5000

(A) 10

(B) 50

(C) 500

(D) 5000

8) A aeroplane flies West at 800 km/hr. for two hrs and then turns North and goes an hour at the same speed. It then flies East for 4 hrs at 400 km/hr. It flies 800 km South. At this time how far is it from its starting point:

(A) 400 km.

(B) 800 km.

(C) 200 km.

(D) 0 km.

9) Given that in a standard code pattern

ABCD is coded as EFGH

JKLM is coded as NOPQ

then RSTU is coded as:

(A) W V Y X

(B) Q P U V

(C) V W X Y

(D) V W Y Y

10) In the following number series only one number is wrong. Find out the wrong number.

1, 4, 27, 256, 3125, 46658

(A) 4

(B) 46658

(C) 27

(D) 3125

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Answers

1) Ans. (C) Peso

2) Ans. (C) VXJS

3) Ans. (A) MVDLOPX and QBUOB

4) Ans. (C) 11:00 PM

5) Ans. (A) 184

6) Ans. (A) Bald, Bead, Birth, Bomb

7) Ans. (D) 5000

8) Ans. (D) 0 km.

9) Ans. (C) V W X Y

10) Ans. (B) 46658

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SBI PO Prelims 2015- Reasoning Ability Questions for Practice

1) A group of 1200 persons consisting of captains and soldiers is travelling in a train. For every 15 soldiers there is one captain. The number of captains in the group is ?

(A) 70

(B) 75

(C) 80

(D) 85

2) Moon : Satellite :: Earth : ?

(A) Sun

(B) Planet

(C) Solar System

(D) Asteroid

3) If TAP is coded as SZO, then how is FREEZE coded?

(A) ATSSTS

(B) EQDDYD

(C) ESDDYD

(D) EQDDZD

4) Complete the series: 1,6,13,22,33,...

(A) 46

(B) 48

(C) 49

(D) 51

5) Choose the word which is least like the other words.

(A) Book

(B) Paper

(C) Pencil

(D) Pen

6) In a certain code, POETRY is written as QONDSQX and OVER is written as PNUDQ. How is MORE written in that code language?

(A) LNNQD                               

(B) NNNQD       

(C) NLNQD                                

(D) NLPQD

7) In a certain code SENSITIVE is written as QHLVGWGYC how is MICROSOFT written in that code?

(A) KGAQMDT

(B) QKETQUQHV

(C) KLAUMVMIR

(D) LKBTNUNHS

Following questions are based on five words given below :

WIT,  BAR,  URN, ELF,  TOP

(The new words formed after performing the mentioned operations may or may not necessarily be meaningful English words)

8) If in each of the words, all the alphabets are arranged in English alphabetical order within the word, how many words will NOT begin with a vowel ?

(A) None

(B) One

(C) Two

(D) Three

9) How many letters are there in the English alphabetical series between second letter of the word which is second from the right and the third letter of the word which is third from the left of the given words ?

(A) One

(B) Two

(C) Five

(D) Four

10) If in each of the given words, each of the consonants is changed to previous letter and each vowel is changed to next letter in the English alphabetical series, in how many words thus formed will no vowels appear ?

(1) None

(2) One

(3) Two

(4) Three

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Answers

1) Ans. (B) 75. In normal mode we divide 1200/15. But read again, for every 15 soldiers there is one captain also. But out of 16 persons there is one captain. So answer is 1200/16= 75.

2) Ans. (B) Planet

3) Ans. (B) EQDDYD

4) Ans. (A) 46

5) Ans. (A) Book. Others are stationary items.

6) Ans. (C) NLNQD  

7) Ans. (C) KLAUMVMIR

8) Ans. (B) One

9) Ans. (A) One

10) Ans. (4) Three

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SBI PO 2015- Quantitative Aptitude (QA) Questions for practice

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1) If 30% of A = 20% of B, then find the value of A : B?

(A) 1 : 3

(B) 3 : 2

(C) 3 : 1

(D) 2 : 3

2) At what rate per annum will the simple interest on a certain sum of money be 1/5 of the amount in 10 year?

(A) 5%

(B) 2%

(C) 1%

(D) 8%

3) Average of ten numbers is 7. If every number is multiplied by 12, what will be the average of new numbers?

(A) 7

(B) 9

(C) 82

(D) 84

4) The average of four consecutive odd numbers is 24. Find the largest number?

(A) 25

(B) 27

(C) 29

(D) 31

5) 6 boys can complete a piece of work in 16 h. In how many hours will 8 boys complete the same work?

(A) 10

(B) 8

(C) 12

(D) 14

6) A man riding his bicycle covers 150 metres in 25 seconds. What is his speed in km per hour?

(A) 20 km/hr

(B) 21.6 km/hr

(C) 23 km/hr

(D) 25 km/hr

7) A sum of Rs 600 amounts to Rs 720 in 4 years. What will it amount to if the rate of simple interest is increased by 2%?

(A) Rs 724

(B) Rs 648

(C) Rs 768

(D) Rs 792

8) A person's present age is two-fifth of the age of his mother. After 8 years, he will be one-half of the age of his mother. How old is the mother at present?

(A) 38

(B) 40

(C) 42

(D) 44

9) Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 20 and 30 minutes respectively. If both the pipes are used together, then how long it will take to fill the tank?

(A) 10 mins

(B) 12 mins

(C) 15 mins

(D) 20 mins

10) A train is moving at a speed of 132 km/hour. If the length of the train is 110 meters, how long will it take to cross a railway platform 165 meters long?

(A) 7 second

(B) 7.5 second

(C) 8 second

(D) 8.5 second

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Answers

1) Ans. (D) 2 : 3

2) Ans. (B) 2%

3) Ans. (D) 84

4) Ans. (B) 27

5) Ans. (C) 12

6) Ans. (B) 21.6 km/hr

7) Ans. (C) Rs 768

8) Ans. (B) 40

9) Ans. (B) 12 mins

10) Ans. (B) 7.5 second

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Quantitative Aptitude Questions for SBI PO 2015 Prelims

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1) The ratio between the present ages of P and Q is 6:7. If Q is 4 years old than P, what will be the ratio of the ages of P and Q after 4 years?

(A) 7:8

(B) 7:9

(C) 3:8

(D) 5:8

2) The sum of the ages of a father and son is 45 years. Five years ago, the product of their ages was four times the fathers age at that time. The present age of father and son?

(A) 34,11

(B) 35,10

(C) 36,9

(D) 40,5

3) Rs. 700 is divided among A, B, C so that A receives half as much as B and B half as much as C. Then C's share is?

(A) Rs 200

(B) Rs 300

(C) Rs 400

(D) Rs 500

4) A does a work in 10 days and B does the same work in 15 days. In how many days they together will do the same work?

(A) 5 days

(B) 6 days

(C) 7 days

(D) 8 days

5) One side of rectangular field is 15 meter and one of its diagonals is 17 meter. Then find the area of the field?

(A) 120 sq.m

(B) 130 sq.m

(C) 140 sq.m

(D) 150 sq.m

6) Two unbiased coins are tossed. What is probability of getting at most one tail ?

(A) 1/2

(B) 1/3

(C) 3/2

(D) 3/4

7) From a point C on a level ground, the angle of elevation of the top of a tower is 30 degree. If the tower is 100 meter high, find the distance from point C to the foot of the tower?

(A) 170 meter

(B) 172 meter

(C) 173 meter

(D) 167 meter

8) Remya took a loan for 6 years at the rate of 5% per annum on Simple Interest, If the total interest paid was Rs. 1230, the principal was?

(A) 4100

(B) 4200

(C) 4300

(D) 4400

9) A train is 100 meter long and is running at the speed of 30 km per hour. Find the time it will take to pass a man standing at a crossing?

(A) 10 seconds

(B) 12 seconds

(C) 14 seconds

(D) 16 seconds

10) A man buys an article for Rs. 27.50 and sells it for Rs 28.60. Find his gain percent?

(A) 1%

(B) 2%

(C) 3%

(D) 4%

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Answers

1) Ans. (A) 7:8

2) Ans. (C) 36,9

3) Ans. (C) Rs 400

4) Ans. (B) 6 days

5) Ans. (A) 120 sq.m

6) Ans. (D) 3/4

7) Ans. (C) 173 meter

8) Ans. (A) 4100

9) Ans. (B) 12 seconds

10) Ans. (D) 4%

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