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SBI PO Mains 2021 Question Paper with Answer Key PDF (Jan 29, 2021)

Oct 2, 2022

SBI PO Mains 2021 question paper with answer key PDF, conducted on January 29, 2021 is available to download. The exam was successfully organised by State Bank of India. In terms of difficulty level, SBI PO Mains was moderate level. SBI PO Mains exam comprised of two major parts- Objective and Descriptive. Both of them were conducted on the same day with one following right after the other.

The Objective part contained 155 questions from four sections namely, Reasoning and Computer Aptitude, Data Analysis and Intepretation, General Awareness (Economy and Banking), and English Language. The marks for each question varied with the section.The total marks of the part was 200 with a negative marking of 1/4th of the allotted marks for each wrong answer. Each section had its time limit and the total duration of the exam was 3 hours.

The Descriptive part consisted of 2 questions- Letter writing and Essay writing. Each of them carried 25 marks each. The candidates had to write their answers on a computer within the 30 minutes given to them.

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SBI PO 2021- Jan 29, 2021 Questions

1	What is the logical inference that can be drawn from the passage?
2	In the following sentence, correct the emboldened phrase if it is incorrect. If the phrase is correct, select ‘no improvement needed’ as your answer In Cambodia for instance, corruption is deep-rooted due to the existing nexus among logging companies, politicians and government officials.
3	Direction: Find out whether there is any error in the highlighted parts. The error, if any, will be in one part. If there is no error, the answer is (5). Ignore errors of punctuation, if any. As a playwright, William Shakespeare is superior than any other sixteenth-century playwright. He wrote comedies, tragedies, and historical plays in England. He is famous all around the world for his significant contribution to literature.
4	This was a cataclysmic trauma for the Mundarath Tharavad, (A) which overnight lost vast wealth and riches, (B) all that remained was 11th-century copper-plate inscriptions giving them title before their lands. (C)
5	In Palakkad, where the ruins of one of his forts still stand, (A) the memory of Tipu’s depredations against the Nairs is still as sore (B) as an old wound those never healed. (C) (A) In Palakkad, where the ruins of one of his forts still stand, (B) the memory of Tipu’s depredations against the Nairs is still as sored ( C) as an old wound that never healed.
6	Except for the fact that by the time Tipu withdrew from Malabar (A) (and then was defeated by the British), the Karanavar himself had breathed his last, (B) having failed to confide the secret of the location of his treasure trove to any survivor. (C) (A) Except for the fact that by the time Tipu withdrew from Malabar (B) (and then was defeated by the British), the Karanavar himself had breathed his last (C) having failed to confide the secret of the location of his treasure trove to any survivor.
7	The responsibility of making a living, (A) educating our children, and taking care of our parents is a time-consuming one (B) that inevitably distracts us a single-minded focus on professional accomplishment. (C) (A) The responsible of making a living, (B) of education our children, and of taking care of our parents is a time-consuming one (C) that inevitably distracts us from a single-minded focus on professional accomplishment.
8	According to the passage, which was the first sector to be deeply impacted?
9	Fill the blank in the following sentence with the most meaningful sentence as per the context of the passage. While positive news on vaccines has boosted the hopes of tourism businesses and travellers alike, challenges remain. ________
10	Which statement is grammatically incorrect in the given options?
11	The FLEGT license is part of the EU’s FLEGT Action Plan to promote
12	Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?
13	Fill the blank in the following sentence with the most meaningful sentence as per the context of the passage. Such contracts concentrate power in the hands of those who award them and are highly lucrative to the companies that win them. ________
14	Robert Simpson is a/an,
15	A June 2015 Global Witness report blamed illegal and uncontrolled logging for
16	According to the United Nations Environmental Programme and INTERPOL, illegal logging tops the ranking of environmental crimes with an estimated value of ______ annually.
17	Direction: Find out which part has an error and mark it as your answer. If there is no error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer. We should differentiate among people who come to India seeking refuge and people driven by economic reasons such as employments, education etc. The people of India should not be used as “bargaining tools” for the petty benefits of political leaders.
18	Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank A
19	Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank B.
20	Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank C.
21	Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank D.
22	Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank E.
23	Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank F.
24	Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank G.
25	Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank H.
26	According to the passage, OECD now estimates that international tourism will fall by around how much percent in 2021?
27	Before the pandemic, how much percent did the tourism sector directly contribute to the GDP?
28	Why all destinations or businesses have not been benefited ?
29	Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?
30	Direction(Q.30-35): Choose the combination that completes the sentence given in Table-1
31	Choose the combination that completes the sentence given in Table-2
32	Choose the combination that completes the sentence given in Table-3
33	Choose the combination that completes the sentence given in Table-4
34	Choose the combination that completes the sentence given in Table-5
35	Choose the combination that completes the sentence given in Table-6
36	A shopkeeper sold two articles P and Q to a customer. In this transaction, the shopkeeper made neither profit nor loss. Find the cost price of article Q. I. The profit percentage on article P is 66$2 \over 3$%. The loss percent on article Q is 28$4\over 7$% II. The selling price of the article P and Q are equal. III. The total selling price of two articles P and Q is ₹5000
37	Find the length of Train B. I. The difference between the speeds of trains A and B is 22 km/h. II. Two trains A and B running in opposite directions and cross each other in 32 seconds. III. The length of train A is 192 m and the ratio of the speed of the trains is 20 : 31.
38	Find the number of days for which the first man was absent more than the third man. I) Three men worked together for 30 days to do work and all of them remained absent for few days. II) First man was absent for 10 days more than the second man. III) The third man completed 1/3rd of the total work.
39	Directions: In the following question, two statements are numbered as I and II. On solving these statements, we get quantities A and B respectively. Solve both quantities and choose the correct option. Quantity I: When 5 is subtracted from one-third of one-fifth of a number, the result is 1/30 of the same number. Find the number. Quantity II: A bag contains an equal number of ₹50, ₹100, and ₹200 notes. If total amount in the bag is ₹10500. Find the number of notes of each kind.
40	Directions: A box contains 50 balls, in which 5 are red balls, 6 are green balls, 9 are blue balls, and the remaining are yellow balls. Quantity I: Probability of picking 2 balls such that one is green and the other one is blue Quantity II: Probability of picking 3 balls such that at least one of them is red Quantity III: Probability of picking 3 balls such that at least one of them is blue
41	If E has written 300 books. These books are distributed equally among his respective friends by him. Each of his friend further distributes equal amount of books to his/her friend. Also it is known that among his friends, 1 is male and the remaining are females. Now, if the male friend of E can distribute a maximum of 60 books to his female friends, find the maximum possible number of female friends of the male friend of E.
42	If E has written 300 books. These books are distributed equally among his respective friends by him. Each of his friend further distributes equal amount of books to his/her friend. Also it is known that among his friends, 1 is male and the remaining are females. In how many ways female friends of E can distribute 1 book to their friends more than that by the male friends?
43	If C has written 400 books, and D has written 600 books. These books are distributed equally among their respective friends by both of them. The friends of C do not distribute these books to their respective friends but the friends of D distributed the books they received among their respective friends. What will be the average of the number of books received by each of the friends of C and those received by each of the friend of the friends of D?
44	If A has written 700 books, and B has written 450 books. These books are distributed equally among their respective friends by both of them. Then their friends also distributed the books they received among their respective friends. By how much percentage the number of books received by the friends of the friends of B more than those received by the friends of the friends of A?
45	In how many ways the friends of A exchange their 1 book with each other?
46	The average of Table points of Mumbai and Chennai is how much percentage of Chennai table points?
47	Find the ratio of the winning percentage of Mumbai and Delhi to the losing percentage of Chennai and Kolkata. (Note : reference for winning/losing percentage is Total number of matches played)
48	What is the sum of table points of Kolkata and Delhi and sum of the matches were won by them both?
49	In a match, Chennai has scored 2 goals more than Delhi. The game point of Chennai is 7 and Delhi is 1. What is the average of the two team goals?
50	In a match, Mumbai won Delhi by the difference of 6 points and Delhi got 2 points to find the ratio of goals scored by Mumbai and Delhi.
51	What is the total number of matches played in the tournament? and how many matches were played by each team?
52	Directions: In the given series A, B, C, D are positive integers that are given in terms of x, y, and z which are also positive integers Number series: ?, A, B, C, D Set - 1 : x² – 10x + 21 = 0(smaller root) y² – 33y + 266 = 0(greater root) z = 9x – 1 Set - 2 : A = (x + 1)² + y B = (x + 2)² + z C = (x + 6)² + 2 D = (x + 9)² + 3 What will come in place of '?' in the given number series:-
53	Directions: In the given series a, b, c, d are positive integers that are given in terms of x, y, and any one of them. 20, a, b, c, d, 65 Set - 1. x = HCF (2, 7) y = z z² – 8z + 12 = 0 (smaller root) Set - 2. (a – 20) = x²+ y² b = (x + 1)² + y + a + 1 c = (x + 2)² + y + b – 2 d = (x + 1)² + y + c + 2 Find the value of "c" in given number series.
54	Directions: In the following question, two statements are numbered as I and II. On solving these statements, we get quantities I and II respectively. Solve both quantities and choose the correct option. Quantity I: P and Q started a business. After eight months from the start of the business, P left and R joined. The amount invested by Q was twice that invested by P. The amount invested by R was thrice of that invested by P. Q got ₹ 252 as the share from the total annual profit earned. Find the profit share of R. Quantity II: ₹ 280
55	What is the percentage of number of basic classes taken by Vaibhav sir to the number of regular classes taken by Sachin sir?
56	How many more regular classes taken by Aditya sir than the advance classes taken by Vaibhav sir?
57	What is the ratio of time spend by Sachin sir and Vishnu sir together in basic level classes to that of the regular level class through the month?
58	Find the ratio of the number of basic class of Vaibhav sir to the number of advance classes taken by Vishnu sir in the given period of time.
59	The order placed and delivered on Wednesday is what approximate percentage of the order placed and returned on Friday.
60	In how many days orders delivered during the week is less than the average of orders delivered during the week.
61	What is the ratio of orders that were delivered but not returned on Monday to the ratio of orders that were delivered but not returned on Thursday.
62	What is the ratio of difference of order placed and order returned on Tuesday to the difference of order placed and order returned on Friday.
63	Find the average number of items returned on Tuesday and Wednesday.
64	From the following options which day has the highest number of returned items.
65	If the cost of 1 litre mixture is Rs.45, a discount of 6.66% is given to Amit and a discount of 11.11% is given to Madhu, then money given by Amit is what percentage less then the money given by Madhu
66	If milkman after giving milk to another person Mahesh left with 180 liters of mixture after adding milk and water in the ratio 7 : 6, the quantity of milk added is 10 litres more than the water. What quantity of mixture did he give to Mahesh?
67	If value of r is equal to 50, then the quantity of water added is what percentage of quantity of milk added?
68	If value of z is 60% value of X, then find value of r.
69	If y is equal to 75% of mixture of milk and water left with milkman and ratio of milk and water in M is 9 : 1. What is the quantity of Milk in the mixture M?
70	Find the value of 'X'.
71	In QIP, I stands for?
72	Who among the following became the first women match official, in men's Test, taking up the role of fourth umpire in SCG test?
73	Who among the following was the 3rd man to walk in the moon?
74	In Aug 2020, who among the following has been selected as the next chairman of public sector steel major Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)?
75	The Reserve Bank of India has revised the limit for Ways and Means Advances (WMA) from 1.20 lakh crore to _____ lakh crore.
76	The government is set to hire which of the following as advisers to help Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) prepare for an initial public offering (IPO)?
77	PM Modi laid the foundation stone of Light House projects (LHPs). It is related to ___
78	Satpura National Park is situated in
79	In Dec 2020, The Reserve Bank had has launched a new edition of the Regulatory Sandbox which of the following is the theme of the program?
80	India and ADB sign USD 231 million loan to augment electricity generation capacity in which of the following state?
81	Which bank has announced the launch of ‘Home Utsav’?
82	The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) board has finalised a Three Year Roadmap Project 'UTKARSH'. It is meant for what purpose?
83	In Dec 2020, which of the following banks has launched a 3-in-1 account for saving, trading & demat?
84	In July 2020, how much amount (in crore) was approved by the Union Cabinet for Agriculture Infrastructure Fund?
85	Who has been appointed the PM of Ivory Coast In July 2020?
86	Who was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the third edition of the India International Film Festival of Boston (IIFFB 2020)?
87	Palle Pragathi yojana is launched by which state?
88	In which country did PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Mangdechhu hydroelectric power plant in August 2019?
89	Who was appointed as the Prime Minister (PM) of Lebanon? (Jan 2020)
90	Which country ranks lower than India in Global Hunger Index 2020?
91	In GRIHA, H stands for?
92	Which one of the following is the largest producer of crude oil?
93	The Indian Parliament House was designed by?
94	Which company relaunched Java and Yezdi bikes in India ?
95	Ethanol blending subsidy is ____ per annum or 50% of the rate of interest charged by banks whichever is lower
96	Choose the incorrect answer regarding Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY)?
97	The Living Root Bridges are a rare ecological phenomenon seen in which state of India?
98	According to BASEL-II guidelines the minimum %CRAR is 9%, RBI released the 22nd issue of the Financial Stability Report (FSR). The capital to risk-weighted assets ratio (CRAR) of Scheduled Commercial Banks improved to how much per cent in September 2020 from 14.7 per cent in March 2020?
99	Choose the incorrect option regarding the Payment Infrastructure Development Fund( PIDF) which was launched by RBI 2021?
100	National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has launched recurring payments for UPI. What is its name?
101	In December 2020, SBI Cards and Payment Services Ltd (SBI Card) has raised how many rupees (in crores) by issuing bonds on a private placement basis?
102	According to RBI’s National Strategy for Financial Inclusion, minimum radius in which banking facilities should be available to a person is ____.
103	Indian Traditional mathematics "Kotipakoti" has how many zeros?
104	In which of the following banks in India, LIC has completed the acquisition of 51 percent in stake?
105	Where is Keetham lake situated?
106	Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex is situated in ____
107	Defence Minister inaugurated the advanced Hypersonic Wind Tunnel (HWT) test facility at Hyderabad, making India the third country. Which are the other two countries?
108	Who is the author of the book ‘Dreams From My Father’?
109	Which of the following is not a Kharif crop?
110	If Y is to the south of D and west of O then which of the following is nearest to Y?
111	Which of the following is true?
112	Which of the following expression is false?
113	If a point Z such that Z 15& C is situated, what will be the relationship between Z and A?
114	What is the relationship betweenÂ C and K?
115	Four of the following five persons are somehow similar and thus form a group. Which of the following person does not belong to that group?
116	How many chocolates are owned by the person who is sitting second to the left of the person who is sitting opposite of G?
117	Who is sitting second to the right of H?
118	How many chocolates does G have?
119	What is the position of F with respect to J?
120	Which is the Penultimate step?
121	Which of the following elements lies exactly between 92 and 126 in Step I?
122	Which is the following step? Step: 39 Dode 46 Jce 53 Naps 57 Tip 63 Zawn
123	What is the 4th element from right end in Step III?
124	Which of the following is the fifth step for input?
125	If it is possible to make only one seven letter meaningful English word with the 1st, 4th, 5th, and 7th letter of the word PRIORITY and 3rd, 5th, and 6th letter of the word SECTOR, which of the following will be the first letter from left of that word? If no such word can be made give ‘X’ as the answer and if more than one such word can be made give ‘Y’ as the answer.
127	I. Replacing the HR personnel with an HR management software. II. Develop an effective training program for HR which includes guidance on the company's interdepartmental communications improvement.
128	Passage: Reports suggest that the majority of the destitute widows, deserted women, and physically challenged men and women in the villages of Gujarat and Rajasthan are facing unemployment issues. It has been observed that they have good handicraft and sewing skills. Courses of Action: I: The Government should make all the people rich and stable. II: The Government should provide free housing to all. III: The Government should introduce such schemes which will provide a free supply of sewing machines to the needy with a view to increase the self-employment potential.
129	Directions: The critical reasoning question is based on a short passage, an argument, a set of statements, or a plan of action. For each question, select the best answer of the choices given and explain why the chosen answer is the right fit. Passage: A diversified brick and mortar company recently hired a web designer and created an interesting online clothing catalogue to take its Clothing business online. As a result, the company had a huge uptick in the volume of sales in the Clothing segment. The spurt was caused due to increased orders from digitally literate clients. Now, the company is planning to take another of its business segment, namely Electronic goods, online. Which of the following assumptions hold?
130	Direction: Read the following passage and find out the inferences stated through the passage. Statement: Until the 19th century, loneliness referred to action like journeying to a place outside a city and had less to do with feeling. Descriptions of loneliness and abandonment were used to generate fear of nonexistence within men, to be cut off from the world, and to God’s love. Which of the following can be logically inferred from the statement above?
131	Statement: The people who share the borderÂ of X and Y are generally involved in fights regarding the distribution of water, usage of national highways, and many more. The problem occurs when these fights hamper the other citizens as well. Due to this conflict, many a time they block the highways or destroy the national properties. Courses of Action: I: The local police station should immediately deploy policemen round the clock in the borders of X and Y. II: The police need to identify the people involved in such fighting activities and put them behind bars. III: All the transport facilities should be stopped between the two states.
132	Six members of the family X, Y, Z, A, B and C are standing in a row and all are facing the north direction. Who is standing between Z and B? Statement I : X is standing second from the left end. Z is standing third to the left of Y who is near to B. Statement II : Y is not the immediate neighbour of C who does not sits any extreme end of the row. Statement III : B is not the neighbour of X.
133	Five buildings I, J, K, L and M are standing in the straight line facing north. Which building is standing at the extreme left? Statement I : J is standing exactly between M and K. Statement II : J is standing to the right of M. Statement III : L is standing between I and M.
134	In a certain code language how the word “Love” is coded? Statement I : “money love fun common” is coded as “sd fr gr da” and “ransom jump love fun” is coded as “cg nb fr gr" Statement II : “must ransom burden common” is coded as “tj pl da cg” and “wan fun house” is coded as “qs sw gr”
135	Conclusions : I.All Trees being Forest is a possibility. II.All City being Forest is a possibility.
136	Conclusions : I.some pillows are mats. II.All wells can never be pillows.
137	Conclusions : I.No Rose is a flower. II.Some plants are flowers.
138	What is the sum of the ages of A’s husband and F’s wife?
139	Who among the following is the wife of C?
140	What is the position C with respect to his/her spouse?
141	How many persons are sitting between F and the person aged 28, if we start counting from F in clockwise direction?
142	What is the value of input if only signal AA and BB is taken into account?
143	What is the correct option if only signal CC is taken into account?
144	Let's confirm you are human
145	It is given that signal BB is incorrect and the program was executed but showed an error, then what could be the correct string for it?
146	What will be the value of string if all four signals given is taken as input?
147	Which of the following combination of Year, Color and Person is correct?
148	Who lives on 5th floor?
149	What is the sum of ages of R and Q?
150	Whose birth year is 1983?
151	Four of the following five are alike in certain way hence form a group. Find the one which does not belongs to the group?
152	Six students viz. M, N, O, P, Q, and R were given the seminar in the same week starting from Monday to Saturday, one on each day. How many of them are given seminars before O? Statement I: P has given the seminar before than at least three students. M gave the seminar on Tuesday. Statement II: Q has given the seminar before than at least one of them. O gave immediately after P. Statement III: O has not given the seminar on Monday.
153	How is G related to Y according to the following statement? G + I % T × K + Y
154	How is F related to H according to the given statement? F ÷ U $ J $ V % H
155	In which of the following options, N is the granddaughter of R?