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Mini Test - 3 : SBI PO / Clerical Preliminary

Published on Monday, May 09, 2016

I. Read the following information carefuly and answer the questions given below it:


Five friends A, B, C, D and E went to a restaurant and ate different dishes—Chicken Biryani, Pizza, Bhel Puri, Dosa and Veg Pulao, though not necessarily respectively. After their meal, they drank different brands of cold drinks—Mirinda, Limca,Pepsi, Sprite and Teem.



D ate neither Pizza nor Veg Pulao but drank Sprite. The person who drank Mirinda ate neither Bhel Puri nor Dosa. A ate Chicken Biryani but drank neither Limca nor Pepsi. C ate Bhel Puri but did not drink Limca. E did not drink Pepsi or Teem. B did not drink Limca.

1. Who among them ate Dosa?

1) E 2) C 3) B 4) Data inadequate 5) None of these

2. Which of the following is definitely true?

1) E - Veg Pulao - Limca 2) C - Bhel Puri - Mirinda 3) D - Veg Pulao - Sprite 4) A - Chicken Biryani - Teem 5) None of these

3. Which of the following may be true?

1) D - Pizza - Sprite 2) B - Veg Pulao - Pepsi 3) C - Bhel Puri - Limca 4) A - Chicken Biryani - Sprite 5) None of these

4. The person who drank Pepsi ate

1) Veg Pulao 2) Pizza 3) Bhel Puri 4) Data inadequate 5) None of these

5. The person who ate Dosa drank

1) Sprite 2) Limca 3) Mirinda 4) Data inadequate 5) None of these


II. Study the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow:


6. Meera purchased 23 bracelets at the rate of 160 per bracelet.At what rate per bracelet should she sell the bracelets so that the profit earned is 15%?

1) 184 2) 186 3) 192 4) 198 5) None of these

7. Kajal spends 55% of her monthly income on grocery, clothes and education in the ratio 4 : 2 : 5. If the amount spent on clothes is 5540, what is Kajal’s monthly income?

1) 55400 2) 54500 3) 55450 4) 55650 5) None of these

8. 35 per cent of a number is two times 75 per cent of another number. What is the ratio of the first number to the second?

1) 35 : 6 2) 31 : 7 3) 23 : 7 4) 32 : 9 5) None of these

9. The area of a rectangular field is 3584 m2and its length and breadth are in the ratio 7 : 2. What is the perimeter of the field?

1) 246m 2) 292m 3) 286m 4) 288m 5) None of these

10. Last year there were 610 boys in a school. The number decreased by 20 per cent this year. How many girls are there in thenschool if the number of girls is 175 per cent of the total number of boys in the school this year?

1) 854 2) 848 3) 798 4) 782 5) None of these


III. Each question below has one/two blank/s. Each blank indicates that something has been omitted.Choose the words/sets of words which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.


11. He was ________ because the court found him ________ of murdering his wife.

1) freed, dubious  2) excused, admitting  3) locked, suspicious 4)released, innocent 5) None of these


12. Nowadays he is ________ busy to take care of his health.

1) very 2) extremely 3) much 4) very much 5) too

13. Though ________ of many acquaintances, I desire ________ only with a few.

1) like, friendship 2) wish, exchange 3) fond, intimacy 4) think, meeting 5) None of these

14. I shall go ________ Mumbai tomorrow to see the doctor you ________.

1) for, say 2) in, advice 3) from, counsel 4) to, recommend 5) None of these

15. I want to have a ________ of flats on rental basis.

1) set 2) pack 3) group 4) suit 5) block




Answers :


1. 5
2. 5 
3. 2 
4. 4 
5. 1

6. 1; 
The cost price of 23 bracelets = 23 × 160 = 3680
The selling price of 23 bracelets
= 3680 + (3680 x 15)/100 = 3680 + 552 = 4232

 The selling price of 1 bracelet =4232/23 = 184

7. 1; 
Let Kajal’s monthly expenditure on grocery, clothes and
education be 4x, 2x and 5x respectively.
Then, 2x = 5540
x = 2770/2 =5540

Hence, total monthly expenditure on grocery, clothes and
education = 4x + 2x + 5x = 11x = 11 × 2770 = 30470
55 percentage = 30470
100 percentage = (30470/55)*100 =55400

8. 5; 
Let the first number be x and the second y.

Then, 
(35*x)/100 = (2*75*y)/100

==> x/y= 30 : 7


9. 4; 
Let the length be 7x and the breadth 2x.
Then, area of the rectangular field = 7x × 2x = 14x^2
Now, 14x^2 = 3584
x  = 16
Hence length = 16 × 7 = 112 metres
Breadth = 2 × 16 = 32 metres
Perimeter of the rectangle = 2(l + b) = 2(112 + 32)
= 2 × 144 = 288 metres


10. 1; 
The number of boys in school at present = (80*610)*100= 488
Number of girls in school at present = (488*175)/100 = 854


11. 4 
12. 5 
13. 3 
14. 4 
15. 5






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