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SBI PO Prelims 2018 Question Paper with Answer Key PDF (Jul 01, 2018 Shift 1)

Oct 2, 2022

SBI PO Prelims 2018 English question paper with answer key PDF, conducted on July 01, 2018, Shift 1 (09:00- 10:00 AM) is available to download. The exam was successfully organised by State Bank of India. In terms of difficulty level, SBI PO Prelims was of the moderate level.

SBI PO Prelims question paper comprised of 100 questions from three sections- English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, and Reasoning Ability. The duration of the exam was 60 minutes. The candidates had to choose the 1 correct option out of the 5 given there. Each correct answer awarded 1 mark. The exam also had a negative marking of 0.25 marks for every wrong answer with no penalty for unanswered questions.

SBI PO Prelims 2018 Question Paper- Jul 01, 2018 Shift 1

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SBI PO 2018- Jul 01, 2018 Shift 1 Questions

1	The country was in a state of deep turmoil. The President declared an emergency. (i) As the country___ (ii) On declaring an emergency___ (iii) Being in a state of____
2	The police arrived at the railway station. The suspect saw them, fired three bullets, and ran away. (i) After firing three bullets____ (ii) In watching the police____ (iii) As soon as the police_____
3	Indira Gandhi was assassinated in 1984. Rajiv Gandhi became the Prime Minister. (i) When Indira Gandhi (ii) Only before Rajiv Gandhi (iii) Having been assassinated
4	The Central Government must cut down on the defence budget. Otherwise, the financial crisis will not be resolved. (i) Unless the Central Government (ii) While the Central Government (iii) After the Central Government
5	He has failed many times and almost all his plans have seen little success. He still hopes to succeed one day. (i) Although he hopes... (ii) While he has failed... (iii) In spite of the fact that...
6	Direction: In the question below, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose 'No improvement'. The new sofa is very nicer than the old one.
7	I thought the noise was made by a thief but it was just the man next door.
8	Let me give you a few advice.
9	The court accused the government for concealing critical matters from the public.
10	The doctor had decided to give way on the patient.
11	He not only bought a bike, but also a new car.
12	I cannot see no gain in investing in this project.
13	We discussed about the matter yesterday.
14	Which of the following phrases would be a suitable title for the given passage?
15	Which of the following words is the most similar in meaning to the word ‘sclerotic’ as given in the passage?
16	Which of the following stands TRUE as per the reading of the given passage?
17	What happens when the waters recede?
18	Which of the following words is most similar in meaning to the word ‘swollen’ as used in the passage?
19	Which of the below sentences summarises the key idea of the passage?
20	The ease of communication/ in the digital era (A)/ to talk to each other, (B)/ instead we talk at each other (C)/ has not increased our ability (D).
21	The Supreme Court attempted to narrow the scope of provisions/ holding that membership (A)/ an individual was engaged (B)/ in active incitement to violence (C)/ was limited to cases where (D).
22	After years of injustice against women/ it does not matter which political dispensation (A)/ comes to power (B)/ but what really counts (C)/ is what it does for the safety and security of women. (D)
23	The report said that the state government/ would be paid fantastic compensation (A)/ had told that landowners whose properties (B)/ had to be acquired (C)/ for the proposed highway (D).
24	If computers and advanced technologies/ help the agricultural universities to advise(A)/ India could see a farming revolution in the future (B)/ farmers on the best practices that can be used (C)/ to increase crop yield and quality of the crops then (D).
25	In agriculture, for example,/ and when to expect pest infestations (A)/ when to sow, where to spray herbicide (B)/ machine will provide information to the farmers (C)/ on the quality of the soil (D).
26	The question has five options, four of which display the sequences of the sentences. If none of the above is the answer, then mark option (e) as the answer. Table-1
27	The question has five options, four of which display the sequences of the sentences. If none of the above is the answer, then mark option (e) as the answer. Table-2
28	The question has five options, four of which display the sequences of the sentences. If none of the above is the answer, then mark option (e) as the answer. Table-3
29	The question has five options, four of which display the sequences of the sentences. If none of the above is the answer, then mark option (e) as the answer. Table-4
30	The question has five options, four of which display the sequences of the sentences. If none of the above is the answer, then mark option (e) as the answer. Table-5
31	Direction: In the following number series, a wrong number is given. Find out the wrong number. 5.9, 6, 6.1, 6.4, 7.9, 18.5, 112.9
32	26, 27, 34, 58, 106, 186, 306
33	1, 3, 9, 31, 129, 652, 3913
34	330, 80, 280, 120, 250, 130, 240
35	291, 147, 75, 39, 22, 12, 7.5
36	Direction: What approximate value will come in the place of the question mark ‘?’ in the following question? 2^? = 32.01 ÷ 128.01 × 1023.97 ÷ 7.97
37	339.98 ÷ ? = √143.98 + √64.02
38	34.03% of 550.08 ÷ ? = 297.08 + √728.97 - √89998
39	(? ÷ 9.97) × 12.08 = 20.12% of 1319.98
40	?% of 179.98 = √{(24.03)² + (17.99)² + (60.02% of 659.96)}
41	Total number of pens sold on Tuesday is what percentage more than the total number of pens sold on Wednesday?
42	If 6% and 5% of total number of pens sold on Wednesday and Thursday respectively are defective then what is the total number of non-defective pens sold on Wednesday and Thursday together?
43	What is the total number of pens sold on Sunday and Monday together, if total number of pens sold on Sunday is 12.5% less than the total number of pens sold on Saturday?
44	What is the difference between total number of pens sold on Thursday, Friday and Saturday together to the total number of pens sold on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday together?
45	What is the average number of pens sold during a week if total number of pens sold on Saturday is 25% more than the total number of pens sold on Sunday?
46	In a bag, there are 6 red balls, 6 orange balls, and x green balls. The probability of getting the green ball is 1/4. Quantity A: x Quantity B: 4
47	A committee of five members is to be formed out of 5 students, 3 teachers and 2 coaches. Quantity A: The number of ways, the committee can be formed which consists of 2 students, 2 teachers and 1 coach. Quantity B: The number of ways, the committee can be formed which consists of any five people.
48	Sum of LCM and HCF of two numbers P and Q are 37. Quantity A: Product of P and Q. Quantity B: Sum of P and Q.
49	Quantity A: A boy can do a homework in 2 hours. The number of home-works he can complete if he works for 6 hrs: Quantity B: A can do a piece of work in 20 days. B can do the same work in 25 days. A and B work together for 9 days. C who can do the same work in 10 days joins them now. Then the number of days in which the remaining work will be completed:
50	Sum of volume of cone (A) and volume of cylinder (H) is 5040 π cm³ and of both cone and cylinder is same that is 20 cm. If radius of cylinder is 12 cm then find the ratio of radius of A to radius of H.
51	Sum of X and Y age 7 year ago is 86. X age 20 year ago is equal to Y age 4 year ago. Find the age of Y four year hence.
52	Train A of length 140 m can cross a platform of length 180 m in 16 seconds and the ratio of speed of train B and train A is 3 : 2. Find the length of train B if train B cross a man in 15 seconds.
53	Upstream speed is 6km/hr less than the downstream stream speed. The speed of the boat is 21km/hr. Find the time to cover the distance of 108 km in the upward direction.
54	Calculate the probability of forming different words in which letters of word ABJURED can be arranged so that vowels always occur together.
55	In the third year, if A, B and C invested the same amount as before in the second of the year, what is C’s share in a profit of Rs. 60000?
56	What is the share of A in the profit in the second year?
57	If B invested in the company after 4 months, what is the ratio of the share in profit of A and B?
58	If B received Rs. 5600 as his share of profit at the end of first year, after how many months did he invested in the company?
59	At the end of the first year, what amount did B received as his share of profit?
60	Quantity A: Profit percent when an article of cost price Rs. 140 is sold for Rs. 168.Quantity B: Percentage discount availed by customer when he buys an article with marked price Rs. 2000 for Rs. 1800.
61	What is the ratio of officers of company A and B together to the officers of company B and C together?
62	By what percentage in the total number of employees of company B more than that of company C?
63	If a pie chart was made of total number of employees, what is the angle subtended by the officers of company A?
64	What is the ratio of number of workers of company C to that of company B?
65	What is the ratio of officers of company A and C together to that of workers of company B?
66	Directions: These questions are based on the following information. A to F are the six members of the family. There are two fathers, one mother and three brothers in this family. C is the sister of F and both are the children of A. D is the only eldest member of this family. B is a bachelor and brother of E’s husband. E is daughter - in - law of D. D is the father of A and grandfather of F. F is the brother of C.How many male members are there?
67	Who among the following faces L?
68	Who among the following faces G?
69	Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which of them does not belong to the group?
70	Which among the following pair is different among the others?
71	Who among the following faces the one who sits second to the left of M?
72	Statements: B ≥ C = D ≥ E; A ≤ F ≤ P = D Conclusions: I. D ≥ A II. B ≥ F
73	If a car travels 4 km towards north from point S and then turned towards east and again turns right, which point will it be facing?
74	Who among A, B, T, V, M and S is exactly in the middle when they are arranged in ascending order of their heights? Statements: I. V is taller than B but shorter than S. II. T is taller than B and M but shorter than A.
75	How many people are standing between A and B in a straight line of 15 people (Note: All are standing in a straight line facing north.) I. C stand fifth from the left end of the line. A and D are immediate neighbor of C. Only two people stand between C and B. II. E stands third from the right end of the line. Only six people stand between D and E. Only one person stands between A and D. D stand exactly between A and B.
76	What will be the fifth step of the following input? Input 52, 78, 43, 39, 47, 36, 57, 19
77	What will be the second step of the following input? Input 13, 11, 19, 17, 24, 21, 27, 29
78	What will be the third step of the following input? Input 26, 29, 32, 35, 38, 41, 44, 47
79	What is fourth step of a given input is 9, 11, 7, 6, 13, 10, 12 ?
80	If the given input is 22, 30, 26, 38, 42, 38, 72, 28, what will be the step V for the input?
81	What are the possible codes of the word “perish”?
82	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”?
83	What is the word for the code “S7’?
84	What will be the possible code of the sentence “enmity may perish or may not”?
85	Find the pair of articles and boxes which is not correct?
86	Which of the following condition is correct regarding the box which contains 3 articles with respect to H?
87	Box D contains how many articles?
88	How many articles are there in box ‘G’?
89	How many boxes is/are there between G and I?
90	Statement: A ≥ B; E = F; D ≤ E; B ≤ D Conclusion: I. A < D II. A > D
91	Statements: P < X ≤ Y < Q; S > Y < T; P = V > R Conclusions: I. V < S II. T > R
92	Statement: S ≤ K > R = Z; P ≤ R > N Conclusions: I. N > S II. P < S
93	Ram walks 6 km towards point K from point L, Shivam calls and tells him that he has to reach at point T. In which direction should he head now?
94	The employee, who likes Blue colour is
95	V attends the meeting on
96	The employee, who likes Red colour attends the meeting on
97	The employee who attends the meeting before S in same month is
98	The employees who attend meeting in November are
99	Five persons namely A, B, C, D and E are going to the office on different days of the week, starting from Monday to Friday. Two persons are going between C and B. C is going before Wednesday. D is going to the office immediately after E. A is not going on Friday. Then who among the following persons are going to the office on Wednesday?
100	Direction: The following question consists of three statements numbered I and II. Decide if data given in the statements are sufficient to answer the questions below. A, B, C, D, E and F six persons are living on six different floors. The first floor comes to bottom and above it comes second floor and as well as top floor is sixth floor. Who lives on the 3rd floor? I. C lives immediately above E. B lives immediately below E. B lives on an odd numbered floor. F lives on the ground floor. II. There are three persons gap between D and A.