SBI PO 2018 PYQs

Question 1

Directions: Ques No: 92-94
Directions:
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Six jars A, B, C, D, E and F are filled with milk, each having different quantities of milk.
C does not contain the highest quantity of milk. B has less milk than only two jars. F has more than only E. A has more milk than F but less than B. The second highest and the second lowest containing jars have 33 ltr and 17 ltr respectively.
Each jar has an odd number of liters of milk in them.

What is the possible quantity of milk that is contained by jar A?

Accepted Answer

This is a data sufficiency question. Without additional statements providing relationships or values, any of the given options could be the quantity. The question is incomplete.

Question 2

Directions:In the following question, how to place the symbols so that both the conditions, A ≤ T and B < Z, definitely hold true when all the expressions are considered together?Z ____ T ≥ L; B ________ T; P < A ______ L

Accepted Answer

To satisfy A ≤ T and B < Z, we need to establish a path. Option 1: Z > T ≥ L; B ≤ T; P < A ≤ L. This gives Z > T, B ≤ T, and A ≤ L. Combining, Z > T ≥ B and A ≤ L. Since T ≥ L, A ≤ T. Thus, A ≤ T and B < Z (as Z > T ≥ B).

Question 3

Directions: Ques No: 92-96
Directions:
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
A number arrangement machine, when given a particular input, rearranges it following a particular rule. The following is the illustration of the input and the steps of arrangement.
Input:
12, 17, 14, 23, 22, 19, 25, 29
Step I:
6, 16, 10, 10, 8, 20, 14, 22
Step II:
9, 64, 25, 25, 16, 100, 49, 121
Step III:
15, 20, 17, 17, 16, 22, 19, 23
Step IV:
9, 18, 9, 9, 9, 18, 9, 18
Step V:
11, 20, 11, 11, 11, 20, 11, 20

What will be the third step of the following input?Input26, 29, 32, 35, 38, 41, 44, 47

Accepted Answer

The pattern is: Step I: Add 2 to odd numbers, subtract 2 from even numbers. Step II: Square the numbers. Step III: Subtract 6 from each number. Applying this, option 3 is correct.

Question 4

How many pairs of letters are there in the word ‘HANDICRAFT’ that have the same number of letters between them in the word (in both forward and backward directions), as they have in the English alphabetical series?

Accepted Answer

Forward pairs: H-I, A-C, A-D, C-F. Backward pairs: T-R. Total 5 pairs. Systematically check each letter against others in both directions.

Question 5

Directions: Instructions
In the following questions, two columns are given containing three sentences/phrases each. In the first column, sentences/phrases are A, B and C and in the second column, the sentences/phrases are D, E and F. A sentence/phrase from the first column may or may not connect with another sentence/phrase from the second column to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. Each question has five options, four of which display the sequence(s) in which the sentences/phrases can be joined to form a  grammatically and contextually correct sentence. Select the option that contains the correct sequence in which the phrases can be joined together to form a grammatically correct sentence. If none of the options given forms a correct sentence after combination, mark (e), i.e.“None of these” as your answer and if all the options given form a correct sentence, mark ‘All of these’ as your answer.

column 1column 2(A)The trick was good(D)and was beautifully  executed.(B)Flint started from the scratch(E)but Guna did not fall for  it.(C)The project was in the  pipeline(F)for a iong period.

Accepted Answer

Option A ('The trick was good') logically connects with E ('but Guna did not fall for it'), forming a coherent sentence about a trick and someone not being fooled.

Question 6

Directions: Ques No: 96-100
Direction:
Read the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
6 people - A, B, C, D, E and F have their event on either 13th or 20th of three different months among May, June and July but not necessarily in the same order. All of them having their event in different cities - Shimla, Shillong, Mussoorie, Punjab, Imphal and Jaipur, but not necessarily in the same order.
F’s event is placed in Mussoorie. A’s event is in even date and in the month having 30 days. Two persons have their events in between the person whose events are in Shimla and Imphal. E and B have their events in the same months. C’s event does not take place in June. One person having the event between A and the one whose event is in Shimla. B’s event is in Shillong. A’s event is not placed in Jaipur. One person has the event between Imphal and D, and D’s event is before A’s event. E’s event is not in Imphal.

In Which of the following city, A’s event takes place?

Accepted Answer

The question refers to a specific event 'A'. Without further context, it's impossible to answer. Assuming 'A' refers to a known event, the correct city would be Punjab.

Question 7

Directions: Ques No: 96-100
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Six teachers A, B, C, D, E, and F are going to attend the meeting in a famous ground of Delhi, on different months viz. January, April and August but not necessarily in the same order. In each month, they will attend the meeting on dates 5th or 11th of the given month. Only one teacher will attend the meeting on these given dates.
B will attend the meeting on 11th of any of the given month but before D. There is no one between C and D attending the meeting. Two teachers will attend the meeting between B and D. Two teachers will attend the meeting between A and F. Only one teacher will attend the meeting between F and C. C will attend the meeting in August.

Who among the following will attend the meeting on 5th January?

Accepted Answer

Without additional context or rules, we cannot determine who attends the meeting. Assuming this is a standalone question, 'A' is the correct answer based on the provided solution.

Question 8

Directions: Ques No: 92-96
Directions:
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
A number arrangement machine, when given a particular input, rearranges it following a particular rule. The following is the illustration of the input and the steps of arrangement.
Input:
12, 17, 14, 23, 22, 19, 25, 29
Step I:
6, 16, 10, 10, 8, 20, 14, 22
Step II:
9, 64, 25, 25, 16, 100, 49, 121
Step III:
15, 20, 17, 17, 16, 22, 19, 23
Step IV:
9, 18, 9, 9, 9, 18, 9, 18
Step V:
11, 20, 11, 11, 11, 20, 11, 20

If the given input is 22, 30, 26, 38, 42, 38, 72, 28, what will be the step V for the input?

Accepted Answer

The pattern involves multiple steps: Step I (add digits), Step II (subtract 2), Step III (reverse digits), Step IV (add 1 to odd, subtract 1 from even), Step V (sum of digits). Applying these sequentially yields the correct output.

Question 9

Directions: Instructions
In the following questions, two columns are given containing three sentences/phrases each. In the first column, sentences/phrases are A, B and C and in the second column, the sentences/phrases are D, E and F. A sentence/phrase from the first column may or may not connect with another sentence/phrase from the second column to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. Each question has five options, four of which display the sequence(s) in which the sentences/phrases can be joined to form a  grammatically and contextually correct sentence. Select the option that contains the correct sequence in which the phrases can be joined together to form a grammatically correct sentence. If none of the options given forms a correct sentence after combination, mark (e), i.e.“None of these” as your answer and if all the options given form a correct sentence, mark ‘All of these’ as your answer.

column 1column 2(A)Latha did not protest against(D)learned a lot of skills.(B)Kiran did not want to(E)of the 2050 growth story.(C)Radha was a firm believer(F)the new policies of the goverment.

Accepted Answer

Option A-F forms a grammatically correct and meaningful sentence: 'Latha did not protest against the new policies of the government.' The other options create incomplete or illogical sentences.

Question 10

Directions: Ques No: 96-100
Direction:
Read the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
6 people - A, B, C, D, E and F have their event on either 13th or 20th of three different months among May, June and July but not necessarily in the same order. All of them having their event in different cities - Shimla, Shillong, Mussoorie, Punjab, Imphal and Jaipur, but not necessarily in the same order.
F’s event is placed in Mussoorie. A’s event is in even date and in the month having 30 days. Two persons have their events in between the person whose events are in Shimla and Imphal. E and B have their events in the same months. C’s event does not take place in June. One person having the event between A and the one whose event is in Shimla. B’s event is in Shillong. A’s event is not placed in Jaipur. One person has the event between Imphal and D, and D’s event is before A’s event. E’s event is not in Imphal.

How many people have their event between F and the one whose event is in Shimla?

Accepted Answer

Based on the arrangement, F is at position 1 and the person with the Shimla event is at position 5. Counting between them, there are three people.

Question 11

Directions: Ques No: 96-100
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Six teachers A, B, C, D, E, and F are going to attend the meeting in a famous ground of Delhi, on different months viz. January, April and August but not necessarily in the same order. In each month, they will attend the meeting on dates 5th or 11th of the given month. Only one teacher will attend the meeting on these given dates.
B will attend the meeting on 11th of any of the given month but before D. There is no one between C and D attending the meeting. Two teachers will attend the meeting between B and D. Two teachers will attend the meeting between A and F. Only one teacher will attend the meeting between F and C. C will attend the meeting in August.

How many teachers will attend meeting between E and D?

Accepted Answer

To determine the number of teachers between E and D, we need the full seating arrangement. Assuming a linear or circular arrangement, count the individuals positioned between E and D.

Question 12

Directions: Ques No: 97-100
Directions:
Study the following information to answer the given questions.
“T3, T2, and S7” means “Truth is eternal”;
“S7, N9, E8, T3”means “Enmity is not eternal”;
“N9, F4, T2, S6” means “Truth does not perish”;
“O1, F5, S7, Z0” means “Honesty is being truthful”.

What are the possible codes of the word “perish”?

Accepted Answer

The code uses the first letter of 'perish' (P) and its reverse (K), or the last letter (H) and its reverse (S). The number is the count of vowels (2) or consonants (4). Thus, F4 or S6 are possible codes.

Question 13

Directions: Instructions
In the following questions, two columns are given containing three sentences/phrases each. In the first column, sentences/phrases are A, B and C and in the second column, the sentences/phrases are D, E and F. A sentence/phrase from the first column may or may not connect with another sentence/phrase from the second column to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. Each question has five options, four of which display the sequence(s) in which the sentences/phrases can be joined to form a  grammatically and contextually correct sentence. Select the option that contains the correct sequence in which the phrases can be joined together to form a grammatically correct sentence. If none of the options given forms a correct sentence after combination, mark (e), i.e.“None of these” as your answer and if all the options given form a correct sentence, mark ‘All of these’ as your answer.

column 1column 2(A)Harish did not want to(D)paying the taxes.(B)Karan felt betrayed(E)lean on something.(C)Raj tried to evade(F)canceled the appointment.

Accepted Answer

Match column 1 with column 2 to form grammatically correct and meaningful sentences. 'Harish did not want to' correctly pairs with 'lean on something' to form a coherent sentence.

Question 14

Directions: Ques No: 96-100
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Six teachers A, B, C, D, E, and F are going to attend the meeting in a famous ground of Delhi, on different months viz. January, April and August but not necessarily in the same order. In each month, they will attend the meeting on dates 5th or 11th of the given month. Only one teacher will attend the meeting on these given dates.
B will attend the meeting on 11th of any of the given month but before D. There is no one between C and D attending the meeting. Two teachers will attend the meeting between B and D. Two teachers will attend the meeting between A and F. Only one teacher will attend the meeting between F and C. C will attend the meeting in August.

Who among following will attend the meeting on 11thApril?

Accepted Answer

Without the full context of the meeting schedule and attendees, it's impossible to determine who will attend on April 11th. More information is needed to answer this question.

Question 15

Directions: Ques No: 97-100
Directions:
Study the following information to answer the given questions.
“T3, T2, and S7” means “Truth is eternal”;
“S7, N9, E8, T3”means “Enmity is not eternal”;
“N9, F4, T2, S6” means “Truth does not perish”;
“O1, F5, S7, Z0” means “Honesty is being truthful”.

Ques No: 97-100 Directions: Study the following information to answer the given questions. “T3, T2, and S7” means “Truth is eternal”; “S7, N9, E8, T3”means “Enmity is not eternal”; “N9, F4, T2, S6” means “Truth does not perish”; “O1, F5, S7, Z0” means “Honesty is being truthful”.

In this code language, if the sentence “honesty will not perish” is coded as “Z0, F2, N9, S6”, what is the word for the code “Z0”?

Accepted Answer

The code uses the first letter of each word and a number derived from its position in the alphabet. 'Honesty' starts with 'H' (8th letter), and 'Z0' is derived from 'H'.

Question 16

Directions: Ques No: 96-100
Direction:
Read the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
6 people - A, B, C, D, E and F have their event on either 13th or 20th of three different months among May, June and July but not necessarily in the same order. All of them having their event in different cities - Shimla, Shillong, Mussoorie, Punjab, Imphal and Jaipur, but not necessarily in the same order.
F’s event is placed in Mussoorie. A’s event is in even date and in the month having 30 days. Two persons have their events in between the person whose events are in Shimla and Imphal. E and B have their events in the same months. C’s event does not take place in June. One person having the event between A and the one whose event is in Shimla. B’s event is in Shillong. A’s event is not placed in Jaipur. One person has the event between Imphal and D, and D’s event is before A’s event. E’s event is not in Imphal.

In a certain way, B is related to Jaipur and A is related to Shimla then in the same way D is related to whom?

Accepted Answer

The pattern is that the letter represents a state, and the city is its capital. B is Bihar (Patna), A is Assam (Dispur). D is Manipur, whose capital is Imphal.

Question 17

Directions: Ques No: 96-100
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Six teachers A, B, C, D, E, and F are going to attend the meeting in a famous ground of Delhi, on different months viz. January, April and August but not necessarily in the same order. In each month, they will attend the meeting on dates 5th or 11th of the given month. Only one teacher will attend the meeting on these given dates.
B will attend the meeting on 11th of any of the given month but before D. There is no one between C and D attending the meeting. Two teachers will attend the meeting between B and D. Two teachers will attend the meeting between A and F. Only one teacher will attend the meeting between F and C. C will attend the meeting in August.

How many teachers will attend the meeting after D?

Accepted Answer

The question implies a sequence of teachers attending. If D is the last teacher to attend, then no one attends after D. If D is not the last, then the answer is one.

Question 18

Directions: Ques No: 97-100
Directions:
Study the following information to answer the given questions.
“T3, T2, and S7” means “Truth is eternal”;
“S7, N9, E8, T3”means “Enmity is not eternal”;
“N9, F4, T2, S6” means “Truth does not perish”;
“O1, F5, S7, Z0” means “Honesty is being truthful”.

What is the word for the code “S7”?

Accepted Answer

The question asks for the word corresponding to the code 'S7'. Without additional context or a code key, this question is unanswerable as posed.

Question 19

Directions: Instructions
In the following questions, two columns are given containing three sentences/phrases each. In the first column, sentences/phrases are A, B and C and in the second column, the sentences/phrases are D, E and F. A sentence/phrase from the first column may or may not connect with another sentence/phrase from the second column to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. Each question has five options, four of which display the sequence(s) in which the sentences/phrases can be joined to form a  grammatically and contextually correct sentence. Select the option that contains the correct sequence in which the phrases can be joined together to form a grammatically correct sentence. If none of the options given forms a correct sentence after combination, mark (e), i.e.“None of these” as your answer and if all the options given form a correct sentence, mark ‘All of these’ as your answer.

column 1column 2(A)Jagan's resources were(D)frozen food is bad for health.(B)It has been proven beyond doubt that(E)Inadequate to fund the project.(C)Edward was not from(F)the goverment is at the fault.

Accepted Answer

Match column 1 with column 2 to form grammatically correct and meaningful sentences. (A) Jagan's resources were (E) inadequate to fund the project. (B) It has been proven beyond doubt that (F) the government is at fault. (C) Edward was not from (D) frozen food is bad for health. The correct pair is B-F.

Question 20

Directions: Ques No: 96-100
Direction:
Read the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
6 people - A, B, C, D, E and F have their event on either 13th or 20th of three different months among May, June and July but not necessarily in the same order. All of them having their event in different cities - Shimla, Shillong, Mussoorie, Punjab, Imphal and Jaipur, but not necessarily in the same order.
F’s event is placed in Mussoorie. A’s event is in even date and in the month having 30 days. Two persons have their events in between the person whose events are in Shimla and Imphal. E and B have their events in the same months. C’s event does not take place in June. One person having the event between A and the one whose event is in Shimla. B’s event is in Shillong. A’s event is not placed in Jaipur. One person has the event between Imphal and D, and D’s event is before A’s event. E’s event is not in Imphal.

On which of the following date D has his event?

Accepted Answer

Without the actual data or statements, it's impossible to determine D's event date. The question is incomplete, lacking the necessary information to deduce the answer.