SBI PO Prelims Mock Test - 6 - Bank Exams MCQ

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. C-D

We can look into the sentence in the following way:
(A) _________ than 10 million hectares of forestland have (B) _________ down across the country, leading to mass (C) _________ and thousands of people (D) __________ at seashores, considering it (E) ____________.

When we study the sentence, we can see that ‘mass stranded’ and ‘evacuations at seashores’ may look grammatically correct phrases when they stand alone, but contextually and grammatically they don’t fit the sentence.

‘Evacuations’ mean the action of evacuating a person or a place. ‘Stranded’ means leave (someone) without the means to move from somewhere. Thus, C and D need to interchange.

Correct Sentence - (A) More than 10 million hectares of forestland have (B) burnt down across the country, leading to mass (D) evacuations and thousands of people (C) stranded at seashores, considering it (E) safer.

The correct answer is 'On July 21.'

Key Points

• The fifth sentence of the third paragraph says "On the afternoon of July 21, divers recovered the bodies of Kennedy and the Bessette sisters.''
• From the above sentence, we can say that the bodies of Kennedy and the Bessette sisters were recovered on July 21.

Hence, the only possible answer is option 2.

The correct answer is '4 a.m.'

Key Points

• The sixth sentence of the second paragraph says "At 4 a.m., the United States Coast Guard began a search and rescue operation.''
• From the above sentence, we can say that At 4 a.m., the United States Coast Guard began a search and rescue operation.

Hence, the only possible answer is option 5.

The correct answer is 'Because he did not hold an instrument rating.'

Key Points

• The fifth sentence of the first paragraph says "Kennedy did not hold an instrument rating and therefore was only certified to fly under visual flight rules (VFR).''
• From the above sentence, we can say that Kennedy was only certified to fly under VFR because he did not hold an instrument rating.

Hence, the only possible answer is option 1.

The correct answer is 'DECAB.'

Key Points

• Let us explore the marked words.
  • The pronoun 'They' is used For people in general or people whose identity is not known or stated.
    • The word 'cremated' indicates the use of the pronoun 'They'.
  • The preposition 'In' means Inside or to a position inside a particular area or object.
    • The word 'Cemetery crematorium' indicates the use of the preposition 'In'.
  • The preposition 'To' is used For expressing a point reached at the end of a range or after a period of time.
    • The verb 'taken' indicates the use of the preposition 'To'.
  • The preposition 'After' means In the time following an event or another period of time.
    • The verb 'completed' indicates the use of the preposition 'After'.
  • The preposition 'From' is used For indicating the source or provenance of someone or something.
    • The verb 'taken' indicates the use of the preposition 'From'.

Hence, the correct answer is option 3.

Correct Sentence: After the autopsies were completed, the three bodies were taken from Hyannis to Duxbury, Massachusetts, where they were cremated in the Mayflower Cemetery crematorium.

The correct answer is 'C' i.e. this part of the sentence has an error.

Key Points

• In the third part of the given sentence, the singular form of the verb 'was' is incorrect.
• In the given sentence, the subject 'Carolyn Bessette and sister-in-law Lauren Bessette' is a compound subject.
• When the subject of the sentence is composed of two or more nouns or pronouns connected by 'and', use a plural verb.
• The plural form of the verb 'were' should be used with the compound subject 'Carolyn Bessette and sister-in-law Lauren Bessette'.
• Therefore, the plural form of the verb 'were' should be used in place of the singular form of the verb 'was'.

Hence, the correct answer is option 3.

Correct sentence: Kennedy's wife Carolyn Bessette and sister-in-law Lauren Bessette were also on board and died.

Additional Information

• Subjects and verbs must agree with one another in number (singular or plural).
• Thus, if a subject is singular, its verb must also be singular; if the subject is plural, its verb must also be plural.

The correct answer is 'Admissible.'

Key Points

• The word 'Permissible' means Permitted; allowed.
  • Example: The use of racial preferences is not permissible under the new law.
• Let's look at the meaning of the given options:-
  • Admissible - Something that can be allowed or accepted.
    • Example: Such behavior is not admissible among our staff.
  • Forbidden - Not allowed; banned.
    • Example: Workers in the emergency services are forbidden from striking.
  • Verboten - Forbidden, especially by an authority.
    • Example: Beards are virtually verboten in corporate circles.
  • Prohibited - Something that has been forbidden; banned.
    • Example: Smoking is strictly prohibited inside the factory.
  • Interdicted - To prohibit or forbid something.
    • Example: He was interdicted from acting.

Hence, the only possible answer is option 1.

Additional Information

• The synonyms of the word 'Permissible' are "Admissible, Permitted, Allowable".
• The antonyms of the word 'Permissible' are "Forbidden, Prohibited, Interdicted".

The correct answer is 'Efficient.'

Key Points

• The given sentence "The Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) is a program launched by the Department of Transportation of the Philippines in 2017, to make the country's public transportation system ___(1)___ and environmentally friendly by 2020'' talks about the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program which is a program launched by the Department of Transportation of the Philippines in 2017, to make the country's public transportation system efficient.
• Therefore, the most appropriate word to be filled in the blank is 'Efficient'.
• The word 'Efficient' means Achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense. (कार्य-कुशल)
  • Example: We need to make more efficient use of energy.

Hence, the correct answer is option 4.

The complete passage is- The Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) is a program launched by the Department of Transportation of the Philippines in 2017, to make the country's public transportation system efficient and environmentally friendly by 2020. The program calls for the phasing out of jeepneys, buses, and other Public Utility Vehicles (PUVs) that are at least 15 years old and replacing them with safer, more comfortable, and more environmentally friendly alternatives over the next three years. Currently, 220,000 jeepney units are operating throughout the country.

Replacement vehicles are required to have at least a Euro 4-compliant engine or an electric engine to lessen pollution. Some proposed requirements include CCTV cameras, an automated fare collection system, speed limiters, and GPS monitors.

While reception among the general populace has been positive, some transport groups have criticized the program as it might lead to losses of jobs and businesses.
Additional Information

• Let us explore the other options:
  • 'Amateurish' means Done in an unskilful or inept way. (किसी विषय में अनिपुण)
  • 'Lousy' means Very bad. (बहुत बुरा)
  • 'Inept' means Not able to do something well. (कोई काम अच्‍छे ढंग से करने में असमर्थ; दक्षताहीन, अकुशल)
  • 'Unproductive' means Not achieving much; not very useful. (निरर्थक)

The correct answer is 'Lessen.'

Key Points

• The given sentence "Replacement vehicles are required to have at least a Euro 4-compliant engine or an electric engine to ___(4)___ pollution'' talks about the requirement of the replacement vehicles that they should have at least a Euro 4-compliant engine or an electric engine to reduce pollution.
• Therefore, the most appropriate word to be filled in the blank is 'Lessen'.
• The word 'Lessen' means To become less; to make something less. (कम हो जाना; कम कर देना)
  • Example: The medicine will lessen your pain.

Hence, the correct answer is option 1.

The complete passage is- The Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) is a program launched by the Department of Transportation of the Philippines in 2017, to make the country's public transportation system efficient and environmentally friendly by 2020. The program calls for the phasing out of jeepneys, buses, and other Public Utility Vehicles (PUVs) that are at least 15 years old and replacing them with safer, more comfortable, and more environmentally friendly alternatives over the next three years. Currently, 220,000 jeepney units are operating throughout the country.

Replacement vehicles are required to have at least a Euro 4-compliant engine or an electric engine to lessen pollution. Some proposed requirements include CCTV cameras, an automated fare collection system, speed limiters, and GPS monitors.

While reception among the general populace has been positive, some transport groups have criticized the program as it might lead to losses of jobs and businesses.

Additional Information

• Let us explore the other options:
  • 'Aggrandize' means To increase the power, rank, or wealth of a person or country. (स्थिति, सम्पत्ति, सत्ता या पद में वृद्धि करना; ख्याति बढ़ाना)
  • 'Increase' means To become or to make something larger in number or amount. (संख्‍या या मात्रा में वृद्धि होना या करना, संख्‍या या मात्रा की दृष्टि से बढ़ना या बढ़ाना)
  • 'Dilate' means To become or to make something larger, wider or more open. (बढ़ना या बढ़ाना, बड़ा होना या करना, फैलना या फैलाना)
  • 'Intensify' means To become or to make something greater or stronger. (तीव्रतर, प्रबल या उग्रतर हो जाना या कर देना)

The correct sentence is- Those who are unable to' should be there in place of 'They who are unable to'

Key Points

'They' and 'Them' cannot act as an antecedent to the relative pronoun and 'those' is used in place of them.
Exception: If 'It + be + they' is the sentence structure or if 'be' form comes after 'they', then 'they' can act as an antecedent to the relative pronoun.
Example: Those who write well will be awarded.
It is they who have come late.
They are also secured who have tickets.

The correct sentence is: 'Those who are unable to afford an education or choose not to pursue optional education, generally receive much lower wages. '

The correct answer is decipher.

Key Points

• From the first sentence, we get to know that he was not able to understand his doctor's handwriting.
• From the second sentence, we get to know that teenagers use secret codes so that thier parents cannot understand them.
• In option 5, the word decipher means to convert (a text written in code, or a coded signal) into normal language.
• Therefore, decipher is the only word that fits here appropriately.

So, the correct sentences are,
There was no way I could decipher my doctor’s handwriting.
When teenagers text, they use secret codes most parents cannot decipher.

Additional Information ​​

The correct answer is drain.

Key Points

• From the first sentence, we get to know that he was told to remove all the liquid from the rice.
• From the second sentence, we get to know that it's very difficult to empty a flooded mine.
• In option 2, the word drain means to become emptied or freed of liquid by its flowing or dropping.
• Therefore, drain is the only word that fits here appropriately.

So, the correct sentences are,
Drain any liquid that is left in the rice.
It was not easy to drain the flooded mine.

Additional Information ​​

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. A-B and C-D

We can look at the sentence in the following way:

_______(A) weight through the _______ (B) of junk _______ (C) is a major problem in _______ (D) countries.

• Eating: To put food in one's mouth, chewing, and swallowing it. 'Weight' is not something that can be eaten.
• Gaining: To increase the amount of something (weight). 'Gaining' is not a noun and thus cannot be preceded by the article 'the'.
• Developed: In this context refers to a country that has advanced economically and socially. "Junk developed" is not contextually correct here.
• Food: Nutritious substance that humans or animals, eat or drink in order to maintain life. 'Food' is not a categorization for countries.

Hence, we need to interchange A-B and C-D in order to make the sentence contextually correct.

So the Correct Answer is:
Gaining weight through the eating of junk food is a major problem in developed countries.

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. B-C

Key Points
We can look at the sentence in the following way:

Their _______ (A) story was one that was so _______ (B) that people would _______ (C) it for _______ (D) to come.

• Love: An intense feeling of deep affection.
• Remember: To bring to one's mind an awareness of something or someone. It is a verb. The adverb 'so'(meaning: very) used before the blank indicates that we have to use an adjective in the blank.
• Unique: Refers to something that is one of a kind. This is an adjective, it is not an action that 'people' can 'do'.
• Years: Plural for 'year', refers to a period of 365 days.

Hence, we need to interchange B and C in order to make the sentence contextually correct.

So the Correct Sentence is:
Their love was so one that was so unique that people would remember it for years to come.

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. D-A.

We can look at the sentence in the following way:

The _______ (A) had _______ (B) place in the _______ (C) of the 5-star hotel and immediately became _______ (D).

• Breaking news: Newly received information about an event that is very significant and current. This is not something that can 'take place'.
• Taken: 'taken place' is a phrasal verb meaning 'occurred'.
• Penthouse: The flat at the top of a tall building.
• Murder: The unlawful, intentional killing of someone. It is a noun. The helping verb 'was' given before the blank indicates that a verb should be used in the blank.

Hence, we need to interchange D and A in order to make it contextually correct.

So Correct Sentence is:
The murder had taken place in the penthouse of the 5-star hotel and immediately became breaking-news.

The Correct Answer is Option A

Key Points

• In the given sentence use of 'friends are' is incorrect.
• a singular verb is used after One of, Neither of, Either of, and Each of.
• Hence in the given sentence friends are should be replaced with friends is

The correct answer is A-E, B-F and C-D.

Key Points

• Part(A) states the word 'organization' and makes a complete sentence when aligned with Part(E) as it can encourage its employees to take a positive step. Thus, A-E forms a valid pair by saying that 'More and more organizations across the globe are encouraging their employees to bring their complete selves to the office'.
• ​Part(B) and Part(F) can connect as the sentence says that phosphorous is so widely used in several countries that its saturation level (in the soil) is reached in five years. So, contextually A-F form a pair.
• ​Part(C) and Part(D) can connect appropriately as Part C states the word 'abstract' with reference to the string theory, the direct consequence of which would be uncertainty (making too few predictions that can actually be verified in an experiment).

In the given options, the correct answers A-E, B-F and C-D. are reflected in option 2, making it the correct answer.

Additional Infromation

• Accuse: to say that somebody has done something wrong or broken the law
• Merely: used to emphasize that you mean exactly what you are saying and nothing more
• Prediction: saying what will happen; what somebody thinks will happen
• Abstract: existing only as an idea, not as a physical thing
• Encourage: to give hope, support or confidence to somebody

The correct answer is B-D.

Key Points

• Part B states 'The movie helped boost​' and part D states 'her screen career'.
• In part D, the word boost means help or encourage (something) to increase or improve.
• Here, it's said that the movie helped in improving her career.
• There is only one correct combination in the given options i.e. B-D is the correct combination.

The correct sentence is, B-D: The movie helped boost her screen career.

Additional Information

Let us see the meaning of the words:

Given:

Calculation:
The score of S in Mathematics = 70
The score of S in English = 72
The score of S in Hindi = 70
The score of S in Physics = 65% of 75
The score of S in Chemistry = 60% of 75
The total score of S in all all subjects together = 70 + 72 + 70 + 75 × (60 + 65)%
⇒ 212 + 125 × (3/4)
⇒ 305.75
Total marks in all subjects together = 100 + 100 + 100 + 75 + 75
⇒ 450
The percentage score of student S in all the subjects = {(305.75)/450} × 100
⇒ 67.94%
∴ The percentage score of student S in all the subjects will be 67.94%.

Given:
Company HCL profit percentage in 2018 = 55
And company Dell profit percentage in 2018 = 40

Formula used
Percentage profit = (Income – Expenditure) ÷ Expenditure × 100

Calculation
Let the Income in 2018 company HCL and Dell = 2x and 5x
And the expenditure of company 2018 HCL and Dell = E1 and E2
Then, 55 = (2x – E1) ÷ E1 × 100
E1 = 2x × 100 ÷ 155 …..(1)
Same company Dell in 2018
40 = (5x – E2) ÷ E2 × 100
E 2 = 5x × 100 ÷ 140 …..(2)
Then E1 ÷ E2 = (2 × 140) ÷ (5 × 155)
E1 ÷ E2 = 56 ÷ 155

The pattern of given series is:
2
⇒ 2 × 2 = 4
⇒ 4 × 2 = 8
⇒ 8 × 2 = 16
⇒ 16 × 2 = 32
⇒ 32 × 2 = 64
∴ Wrong number in the series is 9.

Square of 13, 14, 15,… plus minus sum of digits of squares = next term
185 = 169 + (1 + 6 + 9)
180 = 196 - (1 + 9 + 6)
234 = 225 + (2 + 2 + 5)
243 = 256 – (2 + 5 + 6)
308 = 289 + (2 + 8 + 9)
315 = 324 – (3 + 2 + 4)
∴ 320 is wrong term in series.

Given:
The ratios of the employees in three companies in 2018 = 36 : 51 : 52
The ratio of the employees in three companies in 2019 when 50 employees are increased in each company = 41 : 56 : 57

Assumption:
Let the number of employees in three companies in 2018 be 36x, 51x and 52x.

Calculation:
According to the question:
(36x + 50)/(51x + 50) = 41/56
⇒ 2016x + 2800 = 2091x + 2050
⇒ 2016x - 2091x = 2050 - 2800
⇒ -75x = -750
⇒ x = 10
The number of employees in first company = 36x + 50 = 360 + 50 = 410
The number of companies in second comapny = 51x + 50 = 510 + 50 = 560
The number of employees in third company = 52x + 50 = 520 + 50 = 570
∴ The total number of employees in three companies in 2019 = 410 + 560 + 570 = 1540

Concept Used:
Follow BODMAS rule to solve this question, as per the order given below,

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Calculation:
79.99% of 599.99 ÷ 11.92 – 39.99 + √483.94 = ?
⇒ 80% of 600 ÷ 12 – 40 + √484 = ?
⇒ 480 ÷ 12 – 40 + 22 = ?
⇒ 40 – 40 + 22 = ?
⇒ ? = 22
∴ The value of (?) is 22

Given
Sandeep can build a part of a car in = 4 days
Ravi can build the same part of a car in = 10 days

Formula used
Work = Time × Efficiency

Calculation
Let the percentage of part of car is = 100%
Sandeep can build that part of a car in 4 days
So he can build part of car in 1 day = 100/4 % = 25%
Ravi can build the same part of a car in 10 days
So he can build part of car in 1 day = 100/10 % = 10%
Together they can do work in 1 day = 25% + 10% = 35%
Now increment of work percentage = 6 × 100% = 600%
So the total work will become = 600% + 100% = 700%
Total work can be done in = 700/35 = 20 days
∴ Time taken by Sandeep and Ravi will to build the car is 20 days.

Given:
Six persons – B, D, F, H, J and L buys six different fruits, each of them weighing in kilograms.

The weight of Pineapple that H buys is equal to the number obtained when the cube root of 15625 is multiplied by 3. The cube root of 15625 is 25. Hence, 25×3 = 75. H buys 75 kilograms of Pineapple.

L buys 40 kilograms of a fruit. D buys 5 kilograms of fruit more than L. Therefore, D buys 40+5= 45 kilograms of a fruit.

F buys fruits which weigh 25 kilograms less than H. Therefore, F buys 75-25 = 50 kilograms of a fruit.

Now, we combine the given statements along with the above calculated values of the different weights and find out the different possibilities that arise as follows:
1. H buys 75 kilograms of Pineapple. D buys fruits weighing 45 kilograms. D buys Guava. Combining these two definite conclusions, we get:

2. F doesn’t buy Mango or Jackfruit. Neither B nor L buys Jackfruit. That leaves us with only one possibility that is J buys Jackfruit. Further, it is given that the weight of Jackfruit is twice the weight of Guava. Hence, we get:

3. F doesn’t buy Mango or Jackfruit. So, F buys either Apple or Muskmelon. That leaves us with the two possibilities as follows:

Case 1:

Case 2:

4. B doesn’t buy Apple or Mango. So, B buys Muskmelon. Hence, the above Case 2 is not a possibility. Therefore, F buys Apple and L buys Mango. Hence, we have:

5. L buys 40 kilograms of a fruit. F buys 50 kilograms of a fruit. Combining these two we get,

6. The weight of Mango is 40 kilograms less than the weight of Muskmelon. The weight of Mango is 40 kilograms. Thus, the weight of Muskmelon is 40+40 = 80 kilograms. Hence, we obtain the final double line-up table as follows:

From the above given final table, we see that B buys Muskmelon.
Hence, Person B buys Muskmelon.

People: Amit, Belal, Cintu, Dinesh, Firoz, Gaurav, Manish, Neetu, Om, Prakash, Qamar, and Rohan.
1) Prakash sits fourth to the right of Manish.
2) Manish faces the person who sits to the immediate right of Gaurav.
3) Two people sit between Cintu and Gaurav who faces Rohan.

4) Three persons sit between Rohan and Om.
5) Om faces Dinesh who is third to the left of Amit.
6) Manish does not face Firoz.
7) Neetu and Qamar are immediate neighbours of each other and Qamar is not an immediate neighbor of Rohan.

Belal sits second to the right of Amit.
Firoz sits second to the right of Dinesh.
Similarly,
Qamar sits second to the right of Rohan.
Hence, Qamar is related to Rohan.

Members = A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I
​1) There are three married couples in the family.
2) Both the parents of a person are alive.
3) C is the paternal uncle of E who is the only daughter of G.
Implies, E's father has a brother.
4) H is the paternal aunt of I who is the only daughter of C.
Implies, C is married and E's father has a brother (C) and a sister (H).
5) D is the daughter-in-law of B who is the father of H.
B is the father of C, H, and the father of E.
6) G is not married to D.
As G and D are not married couples and D is the daughter-in-law of B, implies, D is married to C.
7) F is the mother of A who is not a female member.
As we need to map two people in the family tree. One is the wife of B and the other is the partner of G. It is only possible if F is the wife of B and A if the father of E and the husband of G.
The family tree is shown below:

Hence, E is the cousin sister of I.

Members = A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I
​1) There are three married couples in the family.
2) Both the parents of a person are alive.
3) C is the paternal uncle of E who is the only daughter of G.
Implies, E's father has a brother.
4) H is the paternal aunt of I who is the only daughter of C.
Implies, C is married and E's father has a brother (C) and a sister (H).
5) D is the daughter-in-law of B who is the father of H.
B is the father of C, H, and the father of E.
6) G is not married to D.
As G and D are not married couples and D is the daughter-in-law of B, implies, D is married to C.
7) F is the mother of A who is not a female member.
As we need to map two people in the family tree. One is the wife of B and the other is the partner of G. It is only possible if F is the wife of B and A if the father of E and the husband of G.
The family tree is shown below:

Hence, A is the brother of C.

From the given information,
Persons - A , B ,C , D , E , F , G , H
PLACES - Delhi , Agra , Meerut , Indore , Kanpur , Lucknow , Jaipur , Mumbai
1) D is sitting third to the right C who is from Agra.

2) E is sitting third to the right of D.

3) H is sitting third to the left of person who is from Agra.

4) Person from Lucknow sits just left of H.

5) G is sitting second to the left of F who is from Kanpur. Here is only one condition which satisfy this statement If we want to put F at Lucknow and second left G then condition F is from Kanpur we cannot satisfy.

6) There only two person between who is from Kanpur and Indore. Here Indore only belongs to person E because on other side Lucknow already there after two place.

7) Person from Mumbai and Jaipur are opposite to each other and Person from Jaipur is near to person from Meerut .B who is from Meerut is sitting between person who is from Jaipur and F. This condition can satisfy when D is from Jaipur and near to D is person B from Meerut .

8) Now here only one place left for person who is A belongs to Lucknow and remaining one place Delhi belongs to H.

Hence A belongs to Lucknow.