SBI PO 2020: Prelims Question Paper - 1 | SBI PO Mock Test Series & Past Year Papers 2024 - Bank Exams PDF Download

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Directions (1-2): Two columns are given in each question and each column has three phrases. Choose the 
most suitable pair of phrases, which makes a grammatically correct and contextually coherent statement. 
 
Q1. COLUMN A 
A. The regulator did not wait for sufficient safety and efficacy data to be collected  
B. If there is already some degree of apprehension about the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, 
C. If the answers to those questions are affirmative, then  
COLUMN B 
D. the opaque nature of the approval process has done little to mitigate such concerns. 
E. and did not share information about the clinical trials before granting approval. 
F. made assumptions about increasing rates of technological progress is very reasonable. 
(a) B-D 
(b) A-E & B-D 
(c) C-D & B-F 
(d) A-E & C-F 
(e) A-E, B-D & B-F 
 
Q2. COLUMN A 
A. These regulatory bodies and committees have remained silent 
B. More than being a scientific methodology,  
C. The coercive attempt to falsify a study participant’s claims and intimidate him or her 
COLUMN B 
D. violates the agreed upon rules of clinical trials 
E. clinical trials are a method of human cooperation 
F. the impression that they are not independent 
(a) B-D 
(b) A-E & B-D 
(c) C-D & B-F 
(d) A-E & C-F 
(e) B-E & C-D 
 
Directions (3-6): In each of the questions given below a sentence 
is given in which a word is highlighted. Each sentence is then 
followed by three words. Choose the word(s) that can replace the 
given word in bold to make a grammatically and contextually 
meaningful sentence as your answer. If none of the words can 
replace the highlighted word then choose “None can replace” as 
the correct choice. 
 
Q3. There is a vending machine on the platform that dispenses snacks. 
(i) Disburses 
(ii) Squander  
(iii) Distributes 
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Directions (1-2): Two columns are given in each question and each column has three phrases. Choose the 
most suitable pair of phrases, which makes a grammatically correct and contextually coherent statement. 
 
Q1. COLUMN A 
A. The regulator did not wait for sufficient safety and efficacy data to be collected  
B. If there is already some degree of apprehension about the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, 
C. If the answers to those questions are affirmative, then  
COLUMN B 
D. the opaque nature of the approval process has done little to mitigate such concerns. 
E. and did not share information about the clinical trials before granting approval. 
F. made assumptions about increasing rates of technological progress is very reasonable. 
(a) B-D 
(b) A-E & B-D 
(c) C-D & B-F 
(d) A-E & C-F 
(e) A-E, B-D & B-F 
 
Q2. COLUMN A 
A. These regulatory bodies and committees have remained silent 
B. More than being a scientific methodology,  
C. The coercive attempt to falsify a study participant’s claims and intimidate him or her 
COLUMN B 
D. violates the agreed upon rules of clinical trials 
E. clinical trials are a method of human cooperation 
F. the impression that they are not independent 
(a) B-D 
(b) A-E & B-D 
(c) C-D & B-F 
(d) A-E & C-F 
(e) B-E & C-D 
 
Directions (3-6): In each of the questions given below a sentence 
is given in which a word is highlighted. Each sentence is then 
followed by three words. Choose the word(s) that can replace the 
given word in bold to make a grammatically and contextually 
meaningful sentence as your answer. If none of the words can 
replace the highlighted word then choose “None can replace” as 
the correct choice. 
 
Q3. There is a vending machine on the platform that dispenses snacks. 
(i) Disburses 
(ii) Squander  
(iii) Distributes 
           
         
 
(a) Only (i) 
(b) Both (I) &(iii) 
(c) None can replace 
(d) Only (ii) 
(e) Only (iii) 
 
Q4. India and Japan have devised a mechanism for cooperation in the steel industry at the joint secretary 
level. 
(i) System 
(ii) Method 
(iii) tools 
(a) Only (i) 
(b) Both (I) &(iii) 
(c) Both (i) & (ii) 
(d) Only (ii) 
(e) None 0can replace 
 
Q5. Your business premises which qualify for business asset taper relief have become too cramped. 
(i) Hamper 
(ii) Measured 
(iii) Inclined 
(a) None can replace 
(b) Both (I) &(iii) 
(c) Both (i) & (ii) 
(d) Only (ii) 
(e) Only (iii) 
 
Q6. The misuse of the Governor’s office to undermine duly elected State governments is a particularly 
mischievous disruption of federalism. 
(i) Disturbance 
(ii) Obstruction 
(iii) Relevant 
(a) None can replace 
(b) Both (I) &(iii) 
(c) Both (i) & (ii) 
(d) Only (ii) 
(e) Only (iii) 
 
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Directions (1-2): Two columns are given in each question and each column has three phrases. Choose the 
most suitable pair of phrases, which makes a grammatically correct and contextually coherent statement. 
 
Q1. COLUMN A 
A. The regulator did not wait for sufficient safety and efficacy data to be collected  
B. If there is already some degree of apprehension about the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, 
C. If the answers to those questions are affirmative, then  
COLUMN B 
D. the opaque nature of the approval process has done little to mitigate such concerns. 
E. and did not share information about the clinical trials before granting approval. 
F. made assumptions about increasing rates of technological progress is very reasonable. 
(a) B-D 
(b) A-E & B-D 
(c) C-D & B-F 
(d) A-E & C-F 
(e) A-E, B-D & B-F 
 
Q2. COLUMN A 
A. These regulatory bodies and committees have remained silent 
B. More than being a scientific methodology,  
C. The coercive attempt to falsify a study participant’s claims and intimidate him or her 
COLUMN B 
D. violates the agreed upon rules of clinical trials 
E. clinical trials are a method of human cooperation 
F. the impression that they are not independent 
(a) B-D 
(b) A-E & B-D 
(c) C-D & B-F 
(d) A-E & C-F 
(e) B-E & C-D 
 
Directions (3-6): In each of the questions given below a sentence 
is given in which a word is highlighted. Each sentence is then 
followed by three words. Choose the word(s) that can replace the 
given word in bold to make a grammatically and contextually 
meaningful sentence as your answer. If none of the words can 
replace the highlighted word then choose “None can replace” as 
the correct choice. 
 
Q3. There is a vending machine on the platform that dispenses snacks. 
(i) Disburses 
(ii) Squander  
(iii) Distributes 
           
         
 
(a) Only (i) 
(b) Both (I) &(iii) 
(c) None can replace 
(d) Only (ii) 
(e) Only (iii) 
 
Q4. India and Japan have devised a mechanism for cooperation in the steel industry at the joint secretary 
level. 
(i) System 
(ii) Method 
(iii) tools 
(a) Only (i) 
(b) Both (I) &(iii) 
(c) Both (i) & (ii) 
(d) Only (ii) 
(e) None 0can replace 
 
Q5. Your business premises which qualify for business asset taper relief have become too cramped. 
(i) Hamper 
(ii) Measured 
(iii) Inclined 
(a) None can replace 
(b) Both (I) &(iii) 
(c) Both (i) & (ii) 
(d) Only (ii) 
(e) Only (iii) 
 
Q6. The misuse of the Governor’s office to undermine duly elected State governments is a particularly 
mischievous disruption of federalism. 
(i) Disturbance 
(ii) Obstruction 
(iii) Relevant 
(a) None can replace 
(b) Both (I) &(iii) 
(c) Both (i) & (ii) 
(d) Only (ii) 
(e) Only (iii) 
 
           
         
 
Directions (7-9): In each of the following sentences, parts of the sentence are left blank. Beneath 
each sentence, five different ways of completing the sentence are indicated. Choose the best 
alternative among the given options. 
 
Q7. Police _______ Notorious Gangster after relentless chase that _________ for 3 weeks. 
(a) Arrest, reigned 
(b) Nabbed, lasted 
(c) Snatched, persist 
(d) Contempt, endured 
(e) Apprehend, sustain 
 
Q8. Tropical rain forests choked in fog and continuously ________ by mists and down pours are least 
_______ by fires. 
(a) Rejuvenate, impact 
(b) Exhausted, Overwhelm  
(c) Drenched, affected 
(d) Approach, Influence 
(e) Devoured, swayed 
 
Q9. An interview is a good chance to _________ how candidates _________ difficult situations 
(a) Discuss, improved 
(b) Assess, addressed 
(c) Analyze, tackling  
(d) Evaluate, approach 
(e) understand, enhance 
 
Directions (10-12): Improve the bold part in the following sentences, if needed. 
 
Q10. He made himself master of practically every branch of medieval learning, and has a thoroughly 
knowledge of the sources and the bibliography of his subject 
(a) having a thorough knowledge of 
(b) has had a thorough knowledge to 
(c) Have a thoroughly knowledge for 
(d) had a thorough knowledge of 
(e) No Correction required 
 
Q11. Gionee has been found guilty for intentionally inflicting malware in over 20 million phones by a 
Chinese court. 
(a) had been found guilty for 
(b) has been found guilty of 
(c) has been found being guilty with 
(d) have found to guilty for 
(e) No Correction required 
 
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Directions (1-2): Two columns are given in each question and each column has three phrases. Choose the 
most suitable pair of phrases, which makes a grammatically correct and contextually coherent statement. 
 
Q1. COLUMN A 
A. The regulator did not wait for sufficient safety and efficacy data to be collected  
B. If there is already some degree of apprehension about the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, 
C. If the answers to those questions are affirmative, then  
COLUMN B 
D. the opaque nature of the approval process has done little to mitigate such concerns. 
E. and did not share information about the clinical trials before granting approval. 
F. made assumptions about increasing rates of technological progress is very reasonable. 
(a) B-D 
(b) A-E & B-D 
(c) C-D & B-F 
(d) A-E & C-F 
(e) A-E, B-D & B-F 
 
Q2. COLUMN A 
A. These regulatory bodies and committees have remained silent 
B. More than being a scientific methodology,  
C. The coercive attempt to falsify a study participant’s claims and intimidate him or her 
COLUMN B 
D. violates the agreed upon rules of clinical trials 
E. clinical trials are a method of human cooperation 
F. the impression that they are not independent 
(a) B-D 
(b) A-E & B-D 
(c) C-D & B-F 
(d) A-E & C-F 
(e) B-E & C-D 
 
Directions (3-6): In each of the questions given below a sentence 
is given in which a word is highlighted. Each sentence is then 
followed by three words. Choose the word(s) that can replace the 
given word in bold to make a grammatically and contextually 
meaningful sentence as your answer. If none of the words can 
replace the highlighted word then choose “None can replace” as 
the correct choice. 
 
Q3. There is a vending machine on the platform that dispenses snacks. 
(i) Disburses 
(ii) Squander  
(iii) Distributes 
           
         
 
(a) Only (i) 
(b) Both (I) &(iii) 
(c) None can replace 
(d) Only (ii) 
(e) Only (iii) 
 
Q4. India and Japan have devised a mechanism for cooperation in the steel industry at the joint secretary 
level. 
(i) System 
(ii) Method 
(iii) tools 
(a) Only (i) 
(b) Both (I) &(iii) 
(c) Both (i) & (ii) 
(d) Only (ii) 
(e) None 0can replace 
 
Q5. Your business premises which qualify for business asset taper relief have become too cramped. 
(i) Hamper 
(ii) Measured 
(iii) Inclined 
(a) None can replace 
(b) Both (I) &(iii) 
(c) Both (i) & (ii) 
(d) Only (ii) 
(e) Only (iii) 
 
Q6. The misuse of the Governor’s office to undermine duly elected State governments is a particularly 
mischievous disruption of federalism. 
(i) Disturbance 
(ii) Obstruction 
(iii) Relevant 
(a) None can replace 
(b) Both (I) &(iii) 
(c) Both (i) & (ii) 
(d) Only (ii) 
(e) Only (iii) 
 
           
         
 
Directions (7-9): In each of the following sentences, parts of the sentence are left blank. Beneath 
each sentence, five different ways of completing the sentence are indicated. Choose the best 
alternative among the given options. 
 
Q7. Police _______ Notorious Gangster after relentless chase that _________ for 3 weeks. 
(a) Arrest, reigned 
(b) Nabbed, lasted 
(c) Snatched, persist 
(d) Contempt, endured 
(e) Apprehend, sustain 
 
Q8. Tropical rain forests choked in fog and continuously ________ by mists and down pours are least 
_______ by fires. 
(a) Rejuvenate, impact 
(b) Exhausted, Overwhelm  
(c) Drenched, affected 
(d) Approach, Influence 
(e) Devoured, swayed 
 
Q9. An interview is a good chance to _________ how candidates _________ difficult situations 
(a) Discuss, improved 
(b) Assess, addressed 
(c) Analyze, tackling  
(d) Evaluate, approach 
(e) understand, enhance 
 
Directions (10-12): Improve the bold part in the following sentences, if needed. 
 
Q10. He made himself master of practically every branch of medieval learning, and has a thoroughly 
knowledge of the sources and the bibliography of his subject 
(a) having a thorough knowledge of 
(b) has had a thorough knowledge to 
(c) Have a thoroughly knowledge for 
(d) had a thorough knowledge of 
(e) No Correction required 
 
Q11. Gionee has been found guilty for intentionally inflicting malware in over 20 million phones by a 
Chinese court. 
(a) had been found guilty for 
(b) has been found guilty of 
(c) has been found being guilty with 
(d) have found to guilty for 
(e) No Correction required 
 
           
         
 
Q12. Many people believe that voluntary bodies as they are today should not entrusted with this national 
responsibility. 
(a) be entrust not with 
(b) not be entrust with 
(c) not being entrusted for 
(d) not be entrusted with 
(e) No Correction required 
 
Directions (13-14): In each of the questions given below, four words have been highlighted which 
may or may not be at their correct positions. Pick the most suitable option to interchange the words, 
so that the statement becomes grammatically correct and contextually meaningful. 
 
Q13. The MNM’s promise to directly pay women a monthly amount may be competitive (A) as a 
landscape (B) to grab attention in an over-crowded, highly viewed (C) electoral strategy (D). 
(a) CDAB 
(b) No rearrangement required 
(c) BDCA  
(d) ADCB 
(e) CABD 
 
Q14. With the Indian economy gradually debating (A) its feet after a historic contraction, economic 
commentators have finding (B) themselves with viability(C) the need for fiscal expansion and the busied 
(D) of a “V-shaped recovery”. 
(a) CADB 
(b) ABDC 
(c) No rearrangement required 
(d) BDAC 
(e) DBAC 
 
Directions (15-21): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. 
Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate them, while answering some of the 
questions.  
 
In some ways we already do: every time we spend our cash we are making an active choice about the 
companies we support and the practices we endorse. Today, when corporations can be more influential 
than entire states, where we put our pounds is where the power lies. The problem is, so it is difficult to 
confidently make an informed choice. 
Consider this: the retail manufacturing industry is the second most polluting industry on earth, second only 
to oil. According to Annie Leonard, an expert in overconsumption, only 1% of the materials used to produce 
our consumer goods are still in use six months after sale. Somewhere, the value of craftsmanship and of 
provenance has been lost. Price and speed are trumping value. However, the tide is turning. Increasing 
awareness around these issues has led to a rise in what is known as conscious consumption, a movement 
of people who seek out ways to make positive decisions about what to buy and look for a solution to the 
negative impact consumerism is having on our world. 
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Directions (1-2): Two columns are given in each question and each column has three phrases. Choose the 
most suitable pair of phrases, which makes a grammatically correct and contextually coherent statement. 
 
Q1. COLUMN A 
A. The regulator did not wait for sufficient safety and efficacy data to be collected  
B. If there is already some degree of apprehension about the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, 
C. If the answers to those questions are affirmative, then  
COLUMN B 
D. the opaque nature of the approval process has done little to mitigate such concerns. 
E. and did not share information about the clinical trials before granting approval. 
F. made assumptions about increasing rates of technological progress is very reasonable. 
(a) B-D 
(b) A-E & B-D 
(c) C-D & B-F 
(d) A-E & C-F 
(e) A-E, B-D & B-F 
 
Q2. COLUMN A 
A. These regulatory bodies and committees have remained silent 
B. More than being a scientific methodology,  
C. The coercive attempt to falsify a study participant’s claims and intimidate him or her 
COLUMN B 
D. violates the agreed upon rules of clinical trials 
E. clinical trials are a method of human cooperation 
F. the impression that they are not independent 
(a) B-D 
(b) A-E & B-D 
(c) C-D & B-F 
(d) A-E & C-F 
(e) B-E & C-D 
 
Directions (3-6): In each of the questions given below a sentence 
is given in which a word is highlighted. Each sentence is then 
followed by three words. Choose the word(s) that can replace the 
given word in bold to make a grammatically and contextually 
meaningful sentence as your answer. If none of the words can 
replace the highlighted word then choose “None can replace” as 
the correct choice. 
 
Q3. There is a vending machine on the platform that dispenses snacks. 
(i) Disburses 
(ii) Squander  
(iii) Distributes 
           
         
 
(a) Only (i) 
(b) Both (I) &(iii) 
(c) None can replace 
(d) Only (ii) 
(e) Only (iii) 
 
Q4. India and Japan have devised a mechanism for cooperation in the steel industry at the joint secretary 
level. 
(i) System 
(ii) Method 
(iii) tools 
(a) Only (i) 
(b) Both (I) &(iii) 
(c) Both (i) & (ii) 
(d) Only (ii) 
(e) None 0can replace 
 
Q5. Your business premises which qualify for business asset taper relief have become too cramped. 
(i) Hamper 
(ii) Measured 
(iii) Inclined 
(a) None can replace 
(b) Both (I) &(iii) 
(c) Both (i) & (ii) 
(d) Only (ii) 
(e) Only (iii) 
 
Q6. The misuse of the Governor’s office to undermine duly elected State governments is a particularly 
mischievous disruption of federalism. 
(i) Disturbance 
(ii) Obstruction 
(iii) Relevant 
(a) None can replace 
(b) Both (I) &(iii) 
(c) Both (i) & (ii) 
(d) Only (ii) 
(e) Only (iii) 
 
           
         
 
Directions (7-9): In each of the following sentences, parts of the sentence are left blank. Beneath 
each sentence, five different ways of completing the sentence are indicated. Choose the best 
alternative among the given options. 
 
Q7. Police _______ Notorious Gangster after relentless chase that _________ for 3 weeks. 
(a) Arrest, reigned 
(b) Nabbed, lasted 
(c) Snatched, persist 
(d) Contempt, endured 
(e) Apprehend, sustain 
 
Q8. Tropical rain forests choked in fog and continuously ________ by mists and down pours are least 
_______ by fires. 
(a) Rejuvenate, impact 
(b) Exhausted, Overwhelm  
(c) Drenched, affected 
(d) Approach, Influence 
(e) Devoured, swayed 
 
Q9. An interview is a good chance to _________ how candidates _________ difficult situations 
(a) Discuss, improved 
(b) Assess, addressed 
(c) Analyze, tackling  
(d) Evaluate, approach 
(e) understand, enhance 
 
Directions (10-12): Improve the bold part in the following sentences, if needed. 
 
Q10. He made himself master of practically every branch of medieval learning, and has a thoroughly 
knowledge of the sources and the bibliography of his subject 
(a) having a thorough knowledge of 
(b) has had a thorough knowledge to 
(c) Have a thoroughly knowledge for 
(d) had a thorough knowledge of 
(e) No Correction required 
 
Q11. Gionee has been found guilty for intentionally inflicting malware in over 20 million phones by a 
Chinese court. 
(a) had been found guilty for 
(b) has been found guilty of 
(c) has been found being guilty with 
(d) have found to guilty for 
(e) No Correction required 
 
           
         
 
Q12. Many people believe that voluntary bodies as they are today should not entrusted with this national 
responsibility. 
(a) be entrust not with 
(b) not be entrust with 
(c) not being entrusted for 
(d) not be entrusted with 
(e) No Correction required 
 
Directions (13-14): In each of the questions given below, four words have been highlighted which 
may or may not be at their correct positions. Pick the most suitable option to interchange the words, 
so that the statement becomes grammatically correct and contextually meaningful. 
 
Q13. The MNM’s promise to directly pay women a monthly amount may be competitive (A) as a 
landscape (B) to grab attention in an over-crowded, highly viewed (C) electoral strategy (D). 
(a) CDAB 
(b) No rearrangement required 
(c) BDCA  
(d) ADCB 
(e) CABD 
 
Q14. With the Indian economy gradually debating (A) its feet after a historic contraction, economic 
commentators have finding (B) themselves with viability(C) the need for fiscal expansion and the busied 
(D) of a “V-shaped recovery”. 
(a) CADB 
(b) ABDC 
(c) No rearrangement required 
(d) BDAC 
(e) DBAC 
 
Directions (15-21): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. 
Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate them, while answering some of the 
questions.  
 
In some ways we already do: every time we spend our cash we are making an active choice about the 
companies we support and the practices we endorse. Today, when corporations can be more influential 
than entire states, where we put our pounds is where the power lies. The problem is, so it is difficult to 
confidently make an informed choice. 
Consider this: the retail manufacturing industry is the second most polluting industry on earth, second only 
to oil. According to Annie Leonard, an expert in overconsumption, only 1% of the materials used to produce 
our consumer goods are still in use six months after sale. Somewhere, the value of craftsmanship and of 
provenance has been lost. Price and speed are trumping value. However, the tide is turning. Increasing 
awareness around these issues has led to a rise in what is known as conscious consumption, a movement 
of people who seek out ways to make positive decisions about what to buy and look for a solution to the 
negative impact consumerism is having on our world. 
           
         
 
This is a growing tribe: a third of UK consumers claim to be very concerned about issues regarding the 
origin of products. A study from YouGov and the Global Poverty Project revealed that 74% of those 
surveyed would pay an extra 5% for their clothes if there was a guarantee workers were being paid fairly 
and working in safe conditions. If you’re thinking that 5% doesn’t sound like a lot, consider the fact that 
the fashion industry could take a staggering 125 million people out of poverty by adding only 1% of its 
profits to workers’ wages. 
Issues such as equal pay, environmentally conscious manufacturing processes, prevention of counterfeit 
goods, human trafficking, responsible farming practices and overproduction of goods are all at the 
forefront of consumers’ minds when making these choices. In an increasingly open, digital world where 
authenticity is the buzzword of choice, businesses must keep up with growing demands for ethical 
behaviour and transparency in everything from employee rights and gender discrimination to the supply 
chain. 
In studying for my PhD, I researched product supply chain transparency in depth, looking at technologies 
to improve information about products and the global network of people and resources that fuel them. I 
believe technology is the key to dealing with the challenges created by consumerism. Open data, social 
networks and mobile tech can change the game. Groundbreaking technologies could enable transparency 
in supply chains, which is why this year I have __(I)___on turning my findings into a social enterprise to 
empower businesses to take steps to being open. 
 
Q15. Why businesses must keep up with growing demands of ethical behaviour and transparency? 
(a) As the world of business can be opaque and supply chains are murky 
(b) As the value of craftsmanship and of provenance has been lost 
(c) As they want to tackle the huge impact our current production levels having on the world 
(d) As Customers are taking an increasing interest in the ethical practices of those from whom they buy 
(e) None of these 
 
Q18. According to the author how can we tackle the impact of consumerism?  
(a) By using technology in order to increase transparency in supply chains 
(b) By repleting the resources which were otherwise depleted due to overconsumption  
(c) By increasing the lifespan of the products so as to reduce the consumption. 
(d) By spending extra for the products if there was a guarantee worker 
were being paid fairly 
(e) None of these 
 
Q19. Which of the following word is most similar in meaning to the 
word “endorse” as given in the passage? 
(a) Sabotage 
(b) Promote 
(c) Veto 
(d) Deliberate 
(e) Censure