DAILY QUIZ-685 (24.05.

2019)
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SBI CLERK (MAIN) SPECIAL-2019

TOTAL QUESTIONS-25, TIME - 25 MINUTES, MARKS - 25
HIGH LEVEL ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directions (Q. 1-5): In each of the following sentences there is one or two black space. Below each
sentence there are five pairs of words denoted by letter a), b), c), d) and e). Find out which pair of
words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make the sentence
grammatically correct and meaningfully complete.
1. Like the _____ part of an iceberg, much of what is really interesting in the capital is not _____.
a)inner, known b)submerged, visible c)greater, dangerous
d)upper, visible e)lower, penetrable
2. Curiously enough the very passages which set out to clarify only _____ ; the details are served up in
_____ three-page paragraphs which stupefy the reader.
a)adumbrate, excessive b)obscure, succinct c)mystify, stimulating
d)disturb, compact e)obfuscate, monolithic
3. Oddly enough _____ the prestige of the United States in such countries as Britain, France and Italy is
considered important here, Congress has been ____ about supplying funds to the U.S. information
Agency in these countries.
a)in as much as, chary b)since, delaying c)while, generous
d)whereas, wasteful e)although, niggardly
4. The increasing revival of dramatic classics is, to one critic, ______; it seems to him a sign of the
______ of the modern theatre.
a)Inconceivable, revival b)deplorable, anemia c)suspicious, resurgence
d)astounding, uselessness e)incomprehensible, fatuousness
5. In spite of all _____, in spite of penalties for examines when cheaters were caught, there is evidence
of the _____ of the rigid of external help on civil service tests.
a)threats, encompassment b)surveillance, vulnerability c)temptation, flouting
d)precautions, circumvention e)discouragement, acceptance

Directions (Q. 6-10): Rearrange the following sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) to make a
meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions which follow:
A. If India is hot right now, its thanks to a host of random developments
B. The SARS outbreak in 2002-03 bypassed India and the tsunami affected countries like Thailand
more than it impacted India.
C. Nature helped too
D. Arguably, it all began with the IT boom, which couple with the unceasing tide of outsourcing
made India a global buzz.
E. And, as the saying goes, today’s business travellers are tomorrow’s leisure travellers.
F. That put in the global consciousness and led to a surge in business travellers.
6. Which of the following should be the SIXTH (LAST) sentence after rearrangements?
a)A b)B c)C d)D e)E
7. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangements?
a)A b)B c)C d)F e)E
8. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangements?
a)A b)B c)C d)F e)E
9. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangements?
a)F b)B c)C d)A e)E
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10. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangements?
a)A b)B c)C d)D e)F

BANKING AWARENESS

11. Name the platform for property buyers & sellers that has recently announced the launch of India's
first online bidding platform for residential and commercial properties and tied-up with developer
M3M for the inaugural 'My Bid, My Home' program.
(a) ReValue8 (b) PropertySpark (c) Magicbricks
(d) OLX (e) Property Nation
12. Who is the governor of Sikkim?
(a) Keshari Nath Tripathi (b) Acharya Dev Vrat (c) Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil
(d) V.P. Singh Badnore (e) Tathagata Roy
13. World Telecommunication Day is observed on which of the following date?
(a) July 10th (b) April 22nd (c) May 10th
(d) May 17th (e) August 23rd
14. Banaras Hindu University is a public central university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
Established in 1916 by?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya
(c) Rajendra Prasad (d) Vallabhbhai Patel (e) None of the above
15. Which among the following is not a work of Rabindranath Tagore?
(a) Gitanjali (b) Chithrangada (c) The Court Dancer
(d) Kapala Kundala (e) Gora
16. Pulitzer prize is awarded for outstanding work in the field of
(a) Science and Technology (b) Environmental Studies
(c) Literature and Journalism (d) International Understanding
(e) Economics
17. The headquarters of UNESCO is in
(a) New York (b) The Hague (c) Paris
(d) Moscow (e) Geneva
18. Union Bank of India is one of the largest government-owned banks of India. What is the tagline of
Union Bank of India?
(a) The Name you can Bank upon (b) Tradition of trust
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(c) Banking for all (d) Relationship beyond banking

(e) Good People to Bank with
19. Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the state of .............. ?
(a) Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Karnataka
(d) Telangana (e) Andhra Pradesh
20. What is the currency of Cuba?
(a) Dinar (b) Peso (c) Euro (d) Dollar (e) Taka

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE
Directions (Q. No. 21 – 25) study the table and answer the given shops – A, B, C, D and E in five
different months – July, August, September, October and November.
Month \ Shop A B C D E
July 128 133 109 113 117
August 103 115 121 87 163
September 135 126 111 121 217
October 174 168 148 173 232
November 240 257 227 307 328

21. What is the average number of shoes sold by shop A in the months of July, August and September?
(a) 120 (b) 125 (c) 136 (d) 122 (e) 135
22. Number of shoes sold by shop E in September was approximately what percent more than the
number of shoes sold by shop B in the same month?
(a) 60% (b) 65% (c) 78% (d) 72% (d) 84%
23. Total number of shoes sold by all the shops together in June were 30% more than the total number
of shoes sold by all the shops together in July. How many shoes were sold by all the shops together
in June?
(a) 760 (b) 740 (c) 690 (d) 780 (e) 820
24. What is the respective ratio between total number of shoes sold by shop B in October and
November together and total number of shoes sold by shop C in the same months together?
(a) 17 : 14 (b) 16 : 15 (c) 17 : 15 (d) 14 : 13 (e) 16 : 13
25. Total number of shoes sold by store D in October and November together is what percent of the
number of shoes sold by shop E in the same months together?
1 5 1 3 2
(a) 86 % (b) 85 % (c) 90 % (d) 88 % (e) 80 %
6 7 8 4 3

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SCORE
19-25 : Outstanding
YOUR SCORE 13-18: Very Good
8-12: Good
1-7: Average

ANSWER KEYS
1-b; 2-e; 3-e ; 4-b ; 5-d ; 6-b ; 7-d ; 8-c ; 9-d ; 10-d ;
11-c; 12-c; 13-d; 14-b; 15-d ; 16-c ; 17-c ; 18-e ; 19-c ; 20-b ;
21-d ; 22-d ; 23-d ; 24-c ; 25-b ;

EXPLANATIONS

128  103  135 366

21. (d) Required average number =   122
3 3
 217  126 
22. (d) Required percentage =   100
 126 
91
= 100  72.22  72%
126
23. (d) Total number of shoes sold by all the shops in July = 128  133  109  113  117  600
130
 Total number of shoes sold by all the shops in June = 600 130%  600   780
100
24. (c) Total number of shoes sold by store B in October and November = 168  257  425
Total number of shoes sold by store C in October and November = 148  227  375
 Required percentage = 425 : 375 = 17 : 15.
 173  307  480 5
25. (b) Required percentage =   100  560 100  85 7 %
 232  328 

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