Test of the Day for SBI PO Prelims Exam 2018: 13th June 2018 |

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Direction (1-5): Which of the following phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (e) i.e., “No correction required” as the answer.

Q1. The issue is asked to be assigned to the next government as the Prime Minister will leave office on May 31 after completion of the tenure.

is demanded to be jumped

is hoped to be passed away

is hoping to be thrown

is expected to be referred

No correction required

Solution:

'is expected to be referred' as the issue has been mentioned in the statement which means is expected to be referred to the next government as the PM will leave office on May 31. So, the term ‘issue’ will be followed by ‘referred’.

Q2. The health condition of two patients in the city whose throat swab samples were sent to two laboratories on Tuesday to know whether they are matched with Nipah virus is improving.

whether they are healthy

whether they are infected

whether they are positive

whether they are negative

No correction required

Solution:

'whether they are infected' as Nipah Virus has been discussed in the statement, it is obvious that the samples were sent to the laboratory to know whether the patients were infected with the same or not.

Q3. The samples were diagnosed after doctors observed symptoms and not ready to take any chances.

were kept for future

were sent for autopsy

were sent for identification

were sent for analysis

No correction required

Solution:

'were sent for analysis' as the phrase ‘were diagnosed’ can’t be used here because the further part of the sentence says that it were sent after the doctors observed the symptoms. This means the diagnosis of the disease had already been done. Thus, it should be replaced by ‘were sent for analysis’.

Q4. Meanwhile, the city witnessed both celebrations over the formation of the new coalition government and protests against it.

never realized the contradictions

made evidence for both celebrations

saw the contrary reactions

demanded a justice

No correction required

Solution:

'witnessed both celebrations' as the two contrary situations have been stated in the statement, this means the city witnessed the two events which here referred as ‘celebrations’.

Q5. Incorporation of Hindi and English as additional medium of languages would degrade the level of education in madrasas, the government said.

would never improve the level of

would make it complex the system

would help in providing quality

would make a quality check on

No correction required

Solution:

'would help in providing quality' as incorporation of Hindi and English language has been discussed here, it is obvious that it is a positive step, thus it should be followed by something positive.

Directions (6-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. H is third to the right of C and second to the left of E. B is not an immediate neighbour of H or C. F is second to the right of D and is an immediate neighbour of C. G is not the neighbour of E.

Q6. Who among the following is second to the right of C?

None of these

Solution:
(6-10)

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Q7. Who among the following is an immediate neighbour of H and E(both)?

None of these

Q8. In which of the following pairs the second person is sitting on the immediate right of the first person?

A, H

C, D

G, H

E, H

F, C

Q9. Who among the following is second to the left of B?

None of these

Q10. Who among the following is opposite D?

None of these

Q11. If the price of a commodity is decreased by 20% and its consumption is increased by 10%, what will be the increase or decrease in the expenditure on the commodity?

4% increase

4% decrease

12% decrease

8% increase

12% increase

Solution:

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Q12. Two students appeared at an examination. One of them secured 9 marks more than the other and his marks were 56% of the sum of their marks. The marks obtained by them are:

42, 33

43, 34

41, 32

39, 30

None of these

Solution:

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Q13. A tradesman gives 4% discount on the marked price and gives 1 article free for buying every 15 articles and thus gains 35%. The marked price is increased above the cost price by:

40%

39%

50%

20%

30%

Solution:

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Q14. The difference between a discount of 35% and two successive discounts of 20% on a certain bill was Rs. 22. Find the amount of the bill.

Rs. 200

Rs. 1100

Rs. 2200

Rs. 2400

Rs. 2150

Solution:

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Q15. On retirement, a person gets 1.53 lakhs of his provident fund which he invests in a scheme at 20% per annum. His monthly income from this scheme will be

Rs. 2450

Rs. 2500

Rs. 2550

Rs. 2600

Rs. 2350

Solution:

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