SBI PO Prelims Mock Test - 3 - Bank Exams MCQ

The correct answer is option 4) i.e. A-E.

Let us look at the sentence in the following way-

Somehow, India's virtual beliefs elbow out (A) ______ actualities. Inverted representations, as we know, have often been (B) ______ in human histories as (C) ______ for the forsaken– religion being the most (D) ______ of such (E) ______.

• Meanings of the words given in underline are:
  • Inversions mean the action of inverting something or the state of being inverted.
  • Deployed means brought into effective action.
  • Balm means something that has a soothing or restorative effect.
  • Persistent means continuing firmly or obstinately in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.
  • Concrete means specific; definite.
• It is clear that B and C are correct. Also, D justifies the underline word.
• A requires an adjective that describes the actualities. E requires a noun that refers to the inverted representations. Inversion is a noun. Concrete is an adjective. Hence, we need to interchange A and E.

Corrected sentence - Somehow, India's virtual beliefs elbow out (A) concrete actualities. Inverted representations, as we know, have often been (B) deployed in human histories as (C) balm for the forsaken– religion being the most (D) persistent of such (E) inversions.

The correct answer is option 2.

Key Points

• To answer this question, let's first understand what each sentence is talking about:
• Sentence l - They go hiking, swimming, or have picnics in the park.
  • This sentence indicates that the activities people engage in, including hiking, swimming, and having picnics in the park.
• Sentence ll - Many of my friends enjoy outdoor activities during the summer.
  • This sentence informs us that the speaker's friends have a preference for outdoor activities in the summer.
• After understanding both the given sentences, we can conclude that the connection between the two sentences is about providing an example of the outdoor activities that the friends enjoy during the summer.
• Hence, 'For example' can effectively link these sentences to create a single coherent sentence.
• Therefore, the correct answer is "Only 3."
• The combined sentence would be:
• "Many of my friends enjoy outdoor activities during the summer, for example, they go hiking, swimming, or have picnics in the park."

The correct answer is 'EACDB'.

Key Points

• Instead of trying to find the beginning or end, which may be time consuming, it is easier to find connections within parts and then eliminate the options.
• Part E ends with the noun 'Gorbachev', suggesting that the next part must contain a verb that refers directly to it.
• This is only shown by the verb 'decentralized', in A.
• So, EA is the correct order.
• This order is reflected in the options 1 and 2.
• A ends with the preposition 'over', suggesting the controls over something, which would be given by the next part. This means A cannot be the last part of teh sentence.
• So, option 1, which ends with A, cannot be correct.
• The correct sequence is : EACDB

Therefore, the correct answer is option 2.

The correct answer is Option (4) i.e. B and C.

Key Points

• 'India's FDI' should be there in place of 'India FDI' in part B.
• Use an apostrophe + S ('s) to show that one person/thing owns or is a member of something.
  • Example: This is Rajesh's car.
• 'a preferred investment' should be there in place of 'a prefer investment' in part C.
• Prefer is a verb, we need an adjective to qualify the noun investment, Hence, Preferred should be used here.

Correct sentence: The ministry said that these trends in India's FDI are an endorsement of its status as a preferred investment destination among global investors.

The correct answer is Option (2) i.e. B and C.

Key Points

• 'Older than' should be there in place of 'elder to' in part B.
• ‘Elder’ and ‘eldest’ should be used for persons only, strictly speaking, they are used for the members of the same family only. ‘Older’ and ‘oldest’ are used for both persons and things.
  • Ex: He was older than her by 2 years.​
• Replace So with to in part C.
• A sentence which is based on ”Too …. To” format, we cannot replace to with so that.
• The correlative pair of the conjunction 'Too...to' has a negative meaning in which the first 'too' is an adverb and the second 'to' is a preposition. The former one tells us about the degree of the adjective.
  • Ex: He is too poor to buy the clothes. (The indirect meaning is He is so poor that he cannot buy the clothes.)

​​Correct Sentence: I met a man a few years older than me. He was too dumb to clear any exam in his life.

Option 4 -A and B is the correct answer

• Square means fair. Hence, A is correct
• Square is also used to denote areas like square metres or square hectare. Hence, B is correct as well.
• In C, the use of 'square' makes no sense. It must be replaced with a word 'briefing' or its synonyms or any other adjective that describes the noun 'note'.
• Hence only A and B are correct.

Option 3 is the correct answer.

• Bolt means a flash of lightning that looks like a white line against the sky., hence, option A is correct
• Bolt also means to move or run away suddenly in an attempt to escape, Hence, B is also correct.
• In C, bolted must be replaced with bolded as were are talking about the text being boldened to highlight certain information. Thus, C is incorrect.
• Thus, the correct answer is option 3 ie A and B

The correct answer is "Option 3".

Key Points

• The correct phrase to be substituted in the above sentence is "risk of elections being".
• The subject "risk" is singular, and the verb "being manipulated" is in the present continuous tense, suggesting an ongoing action.
• The original sentence has a grammatical error in the phrase "risk of elections was manipulated digitally." which lacks proper subject-verb agreement.
• Hence, "risk of elections being" is the correct phrase to be substituted.

Therefore, the correct answer is "Option 3".

Correct Sentence: "Legislators and regulators around the world are discussing how to respond to risk of elections being manipulated digitally."

Additional Information

• "Risking of elections being" is incorrect because "Risking" is a verb form and the sentence requires a noun form to indicate the existence of a risk.
• "risks of elections be" is incorrect because it lacks proper verb tense and structure. It should use a verb form that agrees with the subject "risks."

• "Risked of elections is" incorrect because "risked" is the past tense form of the verb "risk," which doesn't convey the ongoing or potential nature of the risk.

The correct answer is option 2). i.e. coerce.

Key Points
The theme of the passage is law and justice.
Let us try to find out the meaning of the words given in the options –

• Exasperate: (verb) to irritate or frustrate someone intensely.
• Coerce: (verb) persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats.
• Persuade: (verb) to convince someone to do something through reasoning or argument.
• Apprehend: (verb) arrest someone for a crime. It also means to understand or perceive.
• Refute: (verb) prove a statement or theory to be wrong or false; disprove.

“Law is law because it carries the means to ______ or force obedience.”- here the sentence states how the law can get someone to obey it.
Given the theme of the passage and the context of the sentence, we can easily eliminate option 1), option 5) and option 4).
“Force obedience” in the sentence hints that words should be closely related to force. Between option 2) and option 3), option 3) would not be the appropriate word as 'persuade' has nothing to do with threat and force.
So, the correct option will be option 2), i.e. ‘coerce’.

The correct answer is option 1), i.e. tenets.

Key Points
The theme of the passage is law and justice.
Let us try to find the meaning of all the words given in the options –

• Tenets: (noun) principles or beliefs, especially one of the main principles of a religion or philosophy.
• Tenants: (noun) persons who occupy land or property rented from a landlord.
• Legends: (noun) traditional stories sometimes popularly regarded as historical but not authenticated.
• Rituals: (noun) a religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order.
• Gospel: (noun) a thing that is known or proved to be true.

“It is the document that constitutes a nation’s ______.” – here the given sentence is describing the constitution and what is written in the constitution. The constitution is stated as the book containing all the rules and all the powers are derived from the constitution.

Given the meaning of all the words and the context of the sentence, we can figure out the most appropriate word would be option 1), i.e. tenets as the constitution is a legal book that contains philosophies/ideals which people and the authority believe in. It has nothing to do with religious ceremonies or traditional stories.

The correct answer is option 1), i.e. implemented.

Key Points
The theme of the passage is law and justice.
Let us try to find the meaning of the words given in the options-

• Implement: (verb) put a decision, plan, agreement, etc. into effect. “Implemented” is the past and the past participle form of “implement”.
• Evacuate: (verb) remove (someone) from a place of danger to a safer place. ”Evacuated” is the past and the past participle form of “evacuate”.
• Extended: (verb) caused to cover a wider area; made larger. It is the past and the past participle form of “extend”.

“These laws are made and ______ by the authorities specified by the Constitution.”- here the given sentence is explaining how the laws given in the constitution are put in action.

Given the context of the sentence and the theme of the passage, the word which would fit in the blank contextually would be either option 1) “implement” or option 5) “implemented”.

• Here, the subject is 'these laws'. The immediate verb following it is 'are made'. The verb that comes after it is connected through 'and'.
• The verbs on both sides of 'and' should have the same tense. The main verb used before 'and' is 'made'(past participle).
• Hence, the correct tense to be used after 'and' is 'implemented'(past participle).
• There is no need to repeat 'are' again which is why the verb is 'implemented' and not 'are implemented'.

So, out of option 1) and option 5), the correct option would be option 1), i.e. “implemented” as it is the past participle form.

The correct answer is 'To shave travelers' hair.'

Key Points

• The last sentence of the second paragraph says "The old man, however, took a large knife that hung to his girdle, whetted it, and when it was sufficiently sharpened, he looked round at the strangers'' and the first sentence of the third paragraph says "They were terrified, but they had not much time for reflection, for the old man seized the goldsmith and with the greatest speed, shaved the hair of his head clean off, and then the same thing happened to the tailor''.
• From the above sentence, we can say that the old man whetted the large knife to shave travelers' hair.

Hence, the only possible answer is option 4.

The correct answer is 'Because he had enough gold and was happy.'

Key Points

• The second sentence of the fifth paragraph says "A greedy man, even if he has much, still wishes to have more, so the goldsmith proposed to the tailor that they should wait another day, and go out again in the evening in order to bring back still greater treasures from the old man on the hill'' and the third sentence of the fifth paragraph says "The tailor refused, and said, I have enough and am content''.
• From the above sentence, we can say that the tailor refused to wait for another day because he had enough gold and was happy.

Hence, the only possible answer is option 2.

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Esotoric.

Esoteric which means "intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with specialized knowledge or interest" has been spelt incorrectly as Esotoric here.

Remaining words:-

• Spiritual: relating to or affecting the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things
• Achieving: successfully bringing about or reach (a desired objective or result) by effort, skill, or courage
• Wisdom: the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgement; the quality of being wise

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Perennial.

Key Points
Perennial which means "lasting or existing for a long or infinite time; enduring or continually recurring" has been wrongly used in this context instead of Peripheral which means "relating to or situated on the edge or periphery of something."

Meaning of the other words are:

• Subcontinent: a large distinguishable part of a continent, such as North America or the part of Asia containing India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh
• Politically: in a way that relates to the government or public affairs of a country
• Centre: a place or group of buildings where a specified activity is concentrated

​Thus, the sentence becomes: Once one of the subcontinent’s most politically and culturally important cities, Bijapur is now a small town, peripheral to the centre of regional power.

The right introduction of the paragraph is ‘D’ which introduces classical music. The other parts talk about a Muslim ruler and his writings. This seems unconnected to the first sentence. Thus there must be a connecting sentence in between. This is sentence ‘B’ and it comes next. ‘A’ talks of a Muslim ruler and then ‘C’ further emphasizes his introduction.

The introductory sentence is obviously ‘B’. It must be followed by the description of the family mentioned in the first part and that is done in ‘D’. A new idea is introduced in ‘C’ and that idea is further described in ‘A’.

The correct answer is 'abstruse.'

Key Points

• Let us know the meaning of the correct given option:
  • Abstruse - Difficult to understand. (जिसे समझना कठिन हो; जटिल)
• Filling this word in the blanks, the sentences will read as follows:
  • A: The professor's lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them.
    • The above sentence is talking about the avoidance of the lecture by the students due to difficulty in understanding, hence, 'abstruse' is the right choice.
  • B: My lengthy thesis statement was abstruse and puzzling.
    • The above sentence is talking about a lengthy and confusing thesis statement, hence, 'abstruse' is the right choice.
  • C: When my aunt talks too fast, she can be quite abstruse.
    • The above sentence is talking about the confusion in understanding the aunt's talk, hence, 'abstruse' is the right choice.

Hence, the correct answer is option 3.

Additional Information

• Let us know the meaning of the other given words:
  • Superficial - not studying or thinking about something in a deep or complete way. (जिसे गहराई से या पूर्णता में न जाना या सोचा गया हो)
  • Perspicuous - clearly expressed and easily understood. (स्पष्ट रूप से व्यक्त और आसानी से समझा जाना)
  • Facile - ignoring the true complexities of an issue. (किसी मुद्दे की वास्तविक जटिलताओं को अनदेखा करना)
  • Lucid - clear and easy to understand. (समझने में स्‍पष्‍ट और सरल, सुबोध)

Follow BODMAS rule to solve this question, as per the order given below.

Step - 1: Parts of an equation enclosed in 'Brackets' must be solved first, and following BODMAS rule in the bracket -

Step - 2: Any mathematical 'Of' or 'Exponent' must be solved next.

Step - 3: Next, the parts of the equation that contain 'Division' and 'Multiplication' are calculated.

Step - 4: Last but not the least, the parts of the equation that contain 'Addition' and 'Subtraction' should be calculated.

Since, we need to find out the approximate value, we can write these values to their nearest integers.

Given expression is

5.05 × 4.952 + 3.94 × 49.98 = ? + 719.99 ÷ 12.12

⇒ 5 × 5² + 4 × 50 = ? + 720 ÷ 12

⇒ 125 + 200 = ? + 60

⇒ 325 = ? + 60

∴ ? = 265

Given:

A’s age = 1/4 (Mother’s age two years ago)

Mother’s age = 2 × (B’s age after 10 years)

B’s 12^th birthday was 4 years ago

Concept:

4 years ago B’s age was 12. So present age of B is 16

Explanation:

Let’s denote A’s mother’s age by M

⇒ A = 1/4 × (M – 2)

And, M + 10 = 2 × (B + 10)

B = 16 (∵ 4 years ago B’s age was 12)

Calculation:

According to the Question,

M + 10 = 2 × (16 + 10)

⇒ M = 42

We have, A = 1/4 (M – 2)

⇒ A = 1/4 × (42 – 2) = 10

∴ Present age of A is 10 years

The total quantity of rice produced in 2021 + 2022 = 685 tonnes
The quantity of rice produced in 2022 = 270/1.20 = 225 tonnes
Let the quantity of unsold rice in 2021 = x tonnes
The quantity of rice sold in 2021 = 347 tonnes
Therefore, (347 + x) + 225 = 685
⇒ x = 113 tonnes
Hence, the correct answer is 113 tonnes.

Given:
The total number of all the employees of V-2 = 80% × (The total number of all the employees of V-mart)
The total number of all the employees of V-kart = (3/4) × (The total number of all the employees of V-2)
The ratio of the number of male employees to that of female employees in V-kart = 6 ∶ 5
The number of male employees in V-2 = 20% more than the number of female employees in V-kart
The number of female employees in V-mart = 50 + (The number of female employees in V-2)
The number of male employees in V-mart = The number of female employees in V-2
The number of male employees in V-mart = 600
The number of female employees in V-kart = 450
The number of children employees in V-kart = 30

Calculation:
The number of male employees in V-kart = 450 × (6/5)
⇒ 540
The number of male employees in V-2 = 450 × (100 + 20)%
⇒ 540
The number of female employees in V-2 = 600
The number of female employees in V-mart = 600 + 50
⇒ 650
The total number of all the employees of V-kart = 540 + 450 + 30
⇒ 1020
Let the number of children employees in V-mart and V-2 be x and y respectively.
Now, The total number of all the employees of V-2 = 600 + 540 + y
⇒ 1140 + y
The total number of all the employees of V-mart = 600 + 650 + x
⇒ 1250 + x
According to the question,
1020 = (3/4) × (1140 + y)
⇒ 1140 + y = 1020 × (4/3)
⇒ 1140 + y = 1360
⇒ y = 220
The total number of all the employees of V-2 = 1140 + 220
⇒ 1360
And 80% of (1250 + x) = 1360
⇒ (4/5) × (1250 + x) = 1360
⇒ 1250 + x = 1360 × (5/4)
⇒ 1250 + x = 1700
⇒ x = 450
The total number of all the employees of V-mart = 1700

The number of male employees in V-mart = 600
The number of female employees in V-2 = 600
The required ratio = 600/600
⇒ 1 ∶ 1
∴ The ratio of the number of male employees in V-mart to the number of female employees in V-2 will be 1 ∶ 1.

Shortcut Trick
The age of new member is less than the age of old member
So, the average will be decreased after replacement.
Now, Difference in ages of person left and joined = 60 - 33 = 27
Effect of replacement on average = 27/9 = 3 years
Hence, The average will decrease by 3 years.

Alternate Method

Given:
Average age of team = 45 years
Retirement age = 60 years
Age of new member = 33 years

Formula used:
Average = (Sum of observations)/(Number of observations)

Calculation:
Previous um of age of team = 9 × 45 = 405
Total age after replacement = 405 - 60 + 33 = 378
Mew average age of team = 378/9 = 42
Effect of retirement = 45 - 42 = 3 years (Decrease)
Hence the average age will decrease by 3 years.

Given:
Nine people – A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I
1. B sits 50ft north of F.
2. C sits 30ft to the east of H.
3. G sits 10ft to the east of E, who has I sitting 20ft to his south.
4. A, who sits 80ft to the northwest of F, has D sitting 40ft to his south.
5. A, E, and G sit in the same row.
6. B is 40 ft apart to the west of I.
7. C sits 60ft to the south of G.
Combining all of it together:

The logic followed here is that each of the given has one person sitting to the North of the other, except A and F.
Hence, A and F are the odd one out.

Eight persons: J, L, M, R, S, T, V, and X

Flat: Flat A and B (Flat A is to the left of Flat B on each floor)( The floors are numbered 1 to 4, the bottommost floor being numbered 1)

Theme of Flat: Blue, Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, and Yellow
i) V lives in a flat with a Pink theme on an even-numbered floor.
ii) T lives in the flat to the immediate right of the flat with a Pink theme.

Following are the possibilities we get,

iii) Two floors are there between the flats with Orange and Red theme.
iv) J lives on floor 1 in a flat with Purple theme.
v) S lives in the flat with Green theme immediately above the flat with Red theme.

This statement is violated in case 2, so it is eliminated.

vi) The flat with Blue theme is immediately above R.
The only possibility is, R should live on the 2nd floor.

vii) The flat with Brown theme is on an even-numbered floor.
viii) Neither L nor X lives in the flat with Yellow theme.

ix) Neither L nor M lives on Floor number 1.
x) T and X live in the same flat.
So, the final arrangement is,

The themes of flats on floor 3 is Blue and Yellow.

Eight persons: J, L, M, R, S, T, V, and X

Flat: Flat A and B (Flat A is to the left of Flat B on each floor)( The floors are numbered 1 to 4, the bottommost floor being numbered 1)

Theme of Flat: Blue, Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, and Yellow
i) V lives in a flat with a Pink theme on an even-numbered floor.
ii) T lives in the flat to the immediate right of the flat with a Pink theme.

Following are the possibilities we get,

iii) Two floors are there between the flats with Orange and Red theme.
iv) J lives on floor 1 in a flat with Purple theme.
v) S lives in the flat with Green theme immediately above the flat with Red theme.

This statement is violated in case 2, so it is eliminated.

vi) The flat with Blue theme is immediately above R.
The only possibility is, R should live on the 2nd floor.

vii) The flat with Brown theme is on an even-numbered floor.
viii) Neither L nor X lives in the flat with Yellow theme.

ix) Neither L nor M lives on Floor number 1.
x) T and X live in the same flat.
So, the final arrangement is,

X lives in a flat with Red theme.

A certain number of persons are sitting in a circular table. Some are facing inside and some facing outside. More than eight persons sit in the circular table.
1. S sits second to the right of W.
2. X sits fourth to the left of S.
3. W and S face the same direction.
4. V sits second to the left of X.

5. P sits second to the right of S.
6. P is an immediate neighbour of V but does not sit to the immediate left of X.
7. X faces inside. (Hence, Case I is eliminated)

8. P and X face opposite direction.
9. U sits second to the right of V.
10. U faces inside.
11. Q is one of the neighbors of S.

12. T sits second to the right of Q.
13. R sits second to the right of T.
14. R and T face opposite direction.

Hence, nine persons are sitting in the circle.

From the given information,
1) N is the son of O but O is not mother of N. (Implies O is father of N.)
2) Q is the brother of O
3) M and O is married couple. (Implies M is mother of N.)
4) P is the daughter of M. (Implies O is father of P and N is brother of P.)
5) R is the brother of M.

As P is the daughter of O and Q is the brother of O.
Hence, P is the niece of Q.

Player: P, Q, R, S, and T.
Countries: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan.
Brands: Apple, HPL, Lenovo, LG and TATA.
1) Q scored more than only one player and neither he belongs to Pakistan nor represents HPL.
2) R has scored more than Q but less than the one who belongs to Bangladesh.
3) The top scorer among them does not belong to either Pakistan or Bangladesh.

4) The one who belongs to Pakistan scored more than the one who represents Apple.
5) S scored less than T and P, but does not represent Apple.

6) The one who belongs to Nepal, represents TATA.
7) The one who represent TATA, scored less than the one who represents Lenovo.

8) The one who belongs to Bhutan scored more than the one who represents Lenovo.
9) Neither T nor P represents Lenovo.

After filling the gaps we got the final table as,

Hence, S scored least among them.

Given statements: B ≤ E < C, M = O > E, P ≥ O > D, D < K = P
On combining: P ≥ O > E ≥ B, K > D < O > E < C

Conclusions:
I. B < P → True (as P ≥ O > E ≥ B → P > B)
II. E = K → False (as K > D < O > E, thus clear relation between E and K can not be obtained because there is opposite sign between E and K)
III. D > C → False (as D < O > E < C, thus clear relation between D and C can not be obtained because there is opposite sign between D and C)
Hence, Only conclusion I follows.