State Bank of India Solved 2007 Paper

1. which of the following countries recently decided to launch a military action in Northern Iraq where many Kurdish PKK fighters are based and they are killed people from that country ?

(A) India

(B) Afghanistan

(C) Pakistan

(D) Bangladesh

(E) Turkey

Ans : E

2. Which of the following countries does not play International Cricket ?

(A) Russia

(B) England

(C) South Africa

(D) Pakistan

Ans : A

3. Who amongst the following cricketers became the ninth Indian to claim 150 or more wickets?

(a) A.Kumble

(b) A.Agarkar

(c) S.Tendulkar

(d) Harbhajan Singh

Ans : C

4. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) recently imposed a restriction on money flow in equity through ‘P Notes’. What is the full form of ‘P Notes’?

(A)Permanent Notes

(B) Perchase Notes

(C) Participatory-Notes

(D) Private Notes

Ans : C

5. Prime minister of India recently unveiled an agricultural package during his visit to 53rd meeting of the National Development Council. What is the size of the package?

(a) Rs. 10,000 Crores

(b) Rs. 1s,000 Crores

(c) Rs. 20,000 Crores

(d) Rs. 25,000 Crores

Ans : D

6. Who amongst the following is the Head of the RBI at present ?

(A) Mr. M.V.Kamath

(B) Mr. Y.V.Reddy

(C) Mr. N.R.Narayanmurthy

(D) Mr.O.P.Bhatt

Ans : B

7. As reported in papers the UN World Food Programmes stoped distributing food in Mogadishu Town after its local head was abducted by the Govt. soldiers of the country.Mogadishu is the capital town of-

(A) Tanzania

(B) Turkey

(C) Cuba

(D) Libya

(E) Somalia

Ans : E

8. The financial markets of the which of the following countries were badly affected by sub-prime crisis ?

(A) Russia

(B) Brazil

(C) UK

(D) USA

(E)None of these

Ans : D

9. Many times we read in financial news paper about ‘FII’ .What is the full form of ‘FII’?

(A) Final Investment in India

(B) Foreign Investment in India

(C) Formal Investment in India

(D) Fair Institutional Investment

(E) Foreign Institutional Investment

Ans : E

10. Benazir Bhutto Is associated with which of the following parties

(A) Muslim League

(B) Pakistan Peoples Party

(C) Pakistan National Congress

(D) Islamic Movement of Pakistan

Ans : B

11. Which of the following States achieved 100% financial inclusion (each and every family in the state has atleast one bank account). ?

(a) Delhi

(b) Maharashtra

(c) West Bengal

(d) Kerala

Ans : D

12. Madhesi national liberation front (MNLF) is an organisation active in which of the following countries ?

(a) Pakistan

(b) Myanmar

(c) Uganda

(d) Iran

(e) Nepal

Ans : E

13. Which of the following organization/agencies has established a fund known as ” investor production

fund” ?

(A) SEBI

(B) NABARD

(C) Bombay stock exchange

(D) AMFI

Ans : D

14. Which of the following types of Banks are allowed to operate foreign currency accounts ?

(1) Foreign Banks

(2) Regional Rural Banks

(3) Nationalized Banks

(A) Only i

(B) Only 2

(C) Only 3

(D) All 1,2and 3

Ans : C

15. Who amongst the following returned to earth after a long 195 days stay in space ?

(a) Angei Brewer

(b) Mike Leinbach

(c) Shruti Vadera

(d) Sunita Williams

Ans : D

SBI Bank Solved 2008 Paper

Let R = qs—4. When s=8, R=16. When s=10, R is equal to
a. 11
b. 14
c. 20
d. 21
Ans: D

2. The United States and China, in December 2007, held the Sino-U. S. Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) in .
(a) New York
(b) Beijing
(c) Oslo
(d) Seattle
Ans:B

3. The former managing editor of SAGE India and longtime Doordarshan news reader who died in Landour (above Mussorie) on December 16, 2007 is .
(a) Pakaj Singh
(b) Rajesh Sharma
(c) Tajeshwar Singh
(d) Mohanlal Chaturvedi
Ans: C

4. The editor of Jaipur-based monthly journal, “Sharad Krishi” who was on December 18, 2007 presented the prestigious Atmaram Prize for developing scientific and technical literature in Hindi is .
(a) Mahendra Madhup
(b) Anupam Shrivastava
(c) Dhirendra Singh Parmar
(d) Gaurav Bainsala
Ans: A

5. Which of the following teams was defeated by Chennai Superstars to win the ICL (Indian Cricket Leagure) Twenty-20 final in Panchkula on December 16, 2007?
(a) Kolkata Tigers
(b) Chandigarh Lions
(c) Hyderabad Heroes
(d) Delhi Jets
Ans: B

6. The _________ based Prudentail Finance (INC (PFI), on December 4, 2007 announced an asset management joint venture with real estate giant DLF with which it already has a life insurance partnership.
(a) USA
(b) Canada
(c) South Africa
(d) Singapore
Ans: A

7. Dronacharya Award is given for excellence in ……….
(A) Literacy Work
(B) Social Service
(C) Coaching in Sports
(D) None of these
Ans: D

8. India’s Space Rocket Launching Centre is in ……….
(A) Portblair
(B) Sri Harikota
(C) Tirupati
(D) Kochi
Ans: B

9. Which of the following is TRUE about ‘Antyodaya Anna Yojana’ ?
(a) Scheme is for Below Poverty Line families.
(b) People are provided cooked meals under the scheme.
(c) All beneficiaries of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act are covered in this scheme.
(A) Only (a)
(B) Only (b)
(C) Only (c)
(D) All (a), (b) & (c)
(E) None of these
Ans: D

10. Besides USA India has signed Nuclear Agreement with which of the following countries and is named as ‘Co-operation Agreement for Peaceful uses of Nuclear Energy’ ?
(A) Italy
(B) Germany
(C) France
(D) Canada
Ans: C

11. Which of the following is NOT a Govt. Sponsored organization ?
(A) Small Industries Development Bank of India
(B) NABARD
(C) National Housing Bank
(D) ICICI Bank
Ans: D

12. The Govt. of India decided to provide a bonus price of Rs. 50 per quintal on which of the following products over and above its minimum support price of Rs. 850 per quintal ?
(A) Wheat
(B) Paddy
(C) Sugarcane
(D) Cotton
Ans: B

13. Which of the following States has dcided to set up Arsenic Removal Plants in all the districts of the State to enable itself to provide arsenic free drinking water to all the people by 2010-11 ?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Kerala
(C) West Bengal
(D) Orissa
Ans: C

14. Which of the following is/are the measure(s) taken by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to ease the liquidity crunch in the country ?
(a) Cut in Cash Reserve Ratio and Statutory Liquidity Ratio.
(b) Increase the flow of foreign direct investment.
(c) Supply of additional currency notes in the market.
(A) Only (a)
(B) Only (b)
(C) Only (c)
(D) All (a), (b) & (c)
Ans: A

15. Mohammed Anni Nasheed is the newly elected President of ……….
(A) Fiji
(B) Maldives
(C) Iraq
(D) Iran
Ans: B

SBI Bank Clerk Solved 2008 Paper

1. Which of the following sentences is True ?
(A) Marketing is not required in a Buyers' Market
(B) Marketing is not required in a Sellers' Market
(C) Marketing is not required due to globalization
(D) Marketing is not required due to competition
Ans: (B)

2. Modern methods of Marketing include—
(A) Publicity on the net
(B) Advertisement on the net
(C) Soliciting business through e-mails
(D) All of these
Ans: (D)

3. A Call means—
(A) Calling on friends
(B) Calling on Bank employees
(C) Calling on Prospective customers
(D) To make telephone calls
Ans: (C)

4. A Lead means—
(A) A Prospect who is more likely to avail of the Bank's Product
(B) A Political Leader
(C) A Religious Leader
(D) A Bank Chairman
Ans: (A)

5. Cross-selling covers—
(A) Identifying customer needs
(B) Matching the Products to customer needs
(C) Convincing the customers of Product benefits
(D) Responding to questions and objections of customers
Ans: (B)

6. Sinzo Abe who was on visit to India in recent past is the -
(A) Prime Minister of South Korea
(B) Prime Minister of North Korea
(C) Prime Minister of Japan
(D) President of South Korea
Ans: (C)

7. Who amongst the following was the captain of the Indian Hockey Team who won Asia Cup 2007
held in Chennai ?
(A) Baichung Bhutia
(B) Dilip Tirkey
(C) Pnkaj Adwani
(D) None of these
Ans: (D)

8. Who amongst the following is selected for Basawa Award (2006-07) by the Karnataka Governtment ?
(A) Dr. Manmohan Singh
(B) A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
(C) Sonia Gandhi
(D) Pratibha Patil
Ans: (B)

9. Abdullah Gul's name was in news recently as he he has taken over as the president of -
(A) Turkey
(B) Sudan
(C) Afghanistan
(D) Pakistan
Ans: (A)

10. The Govt. of India put a ban on export of which of the following commodities at the price below
the price of the same in domestic market ?
(A) Steel
(B) Chemical Fertilizer
(C) Pharma Products
(D) None of these
Ans: (D)

11. Dr. Mnamohan SAingh called George Bush to explain the difficulties he is having in implementing agreements related with which of the following with USA ?
(A) Suply of sugar
(B) Civilian nuclear Co-operation
(C) Purchase of fighter planes
(D) Purchase of Gas / Petroleum
Ans: (B)

12. As reported in papers the UN World Food Programmes stopped distributing food in Mogadishu Town after its local head was abducted by the Govt. soldiers of the country. Mogadishu is the capital
town of-
(A) Somalia
(B) Turkey
(C) Cuba
(D) Libya
Ans: (A)

13. Who amongst the following leaders from USA visited Isarael and Palestinian West Bank so that a solution to the Isarael and palestinian problem can be worked out ?
(A) Bill Clinton
(B) Al Gore
(C) George Bush
(D) Condeleeza Rice
Ans: (C)

14. The blinking symbol on the computer screen is called the—
(A) Mouse
(B) Logo
(C) Hand
(D) Cursor
Ans: (D)

15. One megabyte equals approximately—
(A) 1,000 bits
(B) 1,000 bytes
(C) 1 million bytes
(D) 1 million bits
Ans: (C)