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SBI PO Prelims 2022 – Memory-based Previous Paper Set 1

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  1. A man invests the same principal in two schemes for 8 years at simple interest. Scheme X pays R% per annum; Scheme Y pays a rate 4 percentage points higher. If Scheme Y earns ₹1,152 more simple interest than Scheme X over the 8 years, what was the principal?
    1. ₹3,000
    2. ₹3,400
    3. ₹3,600
    4. ₹4,000
  2. Train A moves at a constant speed. It crosses a pole in 16 seconds and a 200-metre platform in 24 seconds. Train B is 480 metres long and moves at 108 km/h in the opposite direction. How long do the trains take to cross each other completely?
    1. 18 seconds
    2. 16 seconds
    3. 20 seconds
    4. 24 seconds
  3. The average of A, B, and C’s present ages is 29 years. A is 2 years younger than B, and C is 8 years older than B. How old is A now?
    1. 23 years
    2. 24 years
    3. 25 years
    4. 27 years
  4. A boat covers 22.4 km downstream in 48 minutes. The stream’s speed is 40% of the boat’s speed in still water. What is the ratio of the travel time for 54 km upstream to the travel time for 210 km downstream, in that order?
    1. 5:3
    2. 3:5
    3. 3:4
    4. 2:3
  5. A boat covers 22.4 km downstream in 48 minutes. The stream’s speed is 40% of the boat’s speed in still water. What is the ratio of the travel time for 54 km upstream to the travel time for 210 km downstream, in that order?
    1. 5:3
    2. 3:5
    3. 3:4
    4. 2:3
  6. Rectangle P has breadth 16 cm and rectangle Q has breadth 12 cm. Their lengths sum to 60 cm, and their areas are in the ratio P:Q = 8:3. What is the difference between their perimeters?
    1. 40 cm
    2. 48 cm
    3. 56 cm
    4. 64 cm
  7. A total of ₹47,000 is split between two investments for 2 years. One part earns simple interest at 12% per annum; the remaining part earns compound interest at 15% per annum, compounded annually. The compound interest exceeds the simple interest by ₹532.50. How much was invested at compound interest?
    1. ₹21,000
    2. ₹22,000
    3. ₹23,000
    4. ₹24,000
  8. A pen’s and a pencil’s cost prices are in the ratio 3:4. Each item is marked 20% above its own cost price and sold at a 10% discount on its marked price. The total profit on one pen and one pencil is ₹2.80. What is the pen’s cost price?
    1. ₹12
    2. ₹15
    3. ₹18
    4. ₹21

  9. Seating and country puzzle for Questions 66-70

    Directions (66-70): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below. Eight persons sit in a parallel row such that four persons-A, B, C and D sit in a row 1 and face north and the remaining four persons- P, Q, R and S sit in a row 2 and face south. The persons sit in a row 1 face the person sits in a row 2 and vice versa. Each person belongs to different countries i.e. Japan, USA, Canada, Egypt, Cuba , Iran, Italy and China. All the information is not necessarily in the same order. The one who belongs to Iran sits second to the left of R. Only one person sits between B and A. B faces neither R nor the one who belongs to Iran. The one who belongs to Egypt sits to the immediate right of A and sits at the extreme end. S faces C who sits second to the right of the one who faces the one who belongs to Japan. P faces the one who belongs to Cuba. D sits to the left of the one who belongs to Canada. Q and the one who belongs to Italy didn’t sit in the same row. The one who belongs to china doesn’t sit adjacent to S.
    Using the shared “Seating and country puzzle for Questions 66–70,” which person belongs to the USA?
    1. P
    2. A
    3. Q
    4. R

  10. Seating and country puzzle for Questions 66-70

    Using the shared “Seating and country puzzle for Questions 66–70,” which one statement is true?
    1. No one is seated to S’s right as S faces.
    2. More than one person is seated between P and R in their row.
    3. R faces the person from Cuba.
    4. C sits immediately next to A.

  11. Seating and country puzzle for Questions 66-70

    Using the shared “Seating and country puzzle for Questions 66–70,” Iran is assigned to S. Which people sit between B and the person facing S?
    1. D only
    2. A only
    3. Both D and A
    4. The person from Japan

  12. Seating and country puzzle for Questions 66-70

    In the shared “Seating and country puzzle for Questions 66–70,” four people occupy the two extreme positions—one at each end of each row. Which person is not at an extreme position?
    1. P
    2. Q
    3. S
    4. C

  13. Seating and country puzzle for Questions 66-70

    Using the shared “Seating and country puzzle for Questions 66–70,” which country belongs to A?
    1. Canada
    2. USA
    3. China
    4. Egypt

  14. Family information for Questions 71-73

    Directions (71-73): Study the following information carefully and answer the below questions: A is the only son of Q who is the brother-in-law of Y. U is the mother of B but she is not the spouse of Q. Y is the unmarried brother of Z. X is the paternal aunt of B whereas V is the daughter-in-law of A. No single parent has a child and an equal number of males and females are there in the family.
    In this reconstructed family, Q and Z are married and their daughter is X. Y is Z’s brother. How is X related to Y?
    1. Cousin
    2. Niece
    3. Daughter
    4. Sister-in-law

  15. Family information for Questions 71-73

    On the intended family reading for Questions 71–73, V is B’s spouse. If J is V’s brother, how is J related to B?
    1. Brother
    2. Cousin
    3. Brother-in-law
    4. Uncle

  16. Family information for Questions 71-73

    In this reconstructed family, A is the son of Q and Z, and Y is Z’s brother. Who is A’s mother?
    1. Z
    2. U
    3. X
    4. Y

  17. Birth-year information for Questions 74-78

    Directions (74-78): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below. Seven persons- A, B, C, D, E, F and G were born in different years – 1969, 1973, 1978, 1982, 1988, 1990 and 1995 but not necessarily in the same order. Age of each person is calculated on the base year 2022. C is two years elder than E. The age difference between F and E is a perfect cube number. The number of persons born after E is same as the number of persons born before D. The difference between the age of D and B is a prime number. A is older than G.
    Using the shared birth-year information for Questions 74–78, what is A’s age in the base year 2022?
    1. 49 years
    2. 40 years
    3. 53 years
    4. 44 years

  18. Birth-year information for Questions 74-78

    Using the shared birth-year information for Questions 74–78, what is the sum of the ages of D, B and F in 2022?
    1. 130 years
    2. 123 years
    3. 112 years
    4. 133 years

  19. Birth-year information for Questions 74-78

    Using the shared birth-year information for Questions 74–78, which person is the odd one out by birth year?
    1. D
    2. B
    3. F
    4. C
  20. In the SBI PO memory-based inequality set, assume the following statements are true. Which conclusion(s) definitely follow?

    Statements:
    B ≥ D = C ≤ A ≥ Y
    N ≥ E > M = C > L ≤ P

    Conclusions:
    I. N ≥ Y
    II. B ≥ M
    III. P < N
    1. Only conclusion I follows
    2. Only conclusion II follows
    3. Conclusions I and II follow
    4. Conclusions II and III both follow

  21. Birth-year information for Questions 74-78

    Directions (74-78): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below. Seven persons- A, B, C, D, E, F and G were born in different years – 1969, 1973, 1978, 1982, 1988, 1990 and 1995 but not necessarily in the same order. Age of each person is calculated on the base year 2022. C is two years elder than E. The age difference between F and E is a perfect cube number. The number of persons born after E is same as the number of persons born before D. The difference between the age of D and B is a prime number. A is older than G.
    Using the shared birth-year information for Questions 74–78, which of the following statements are true?
    I. A is the oldest.
    II. C was born in 1988.
    III. No one was born after E.
    1. Only I
    2. Only II
    3. All I, II and III
    4. Both I and II

  22. Birth-year information for Questions 74-78

    Using the shared birth-year information for Questions 74–78, what is the age difference between A and G in the stated base year 2022?
    1. 24 years
    2. 26 years
    3. 28 years
    4. 30 years
  23. Which of these four letter groups does not follow the common alphabet-position pattern?
    1. RUW
    2. PSU
    3. JLN
    4. MPR

  24. Directions for Questions 80-82

    Directions (80-82): In each of the following questions assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the two conclusions I and II given below is/are definitely true and give your answer accordingly.
    Assume: A is less than G, and G is less than R; R is greater than J; J is less than or equal to Q; Q equals Z; Z is less than or equal to O; P is greater than T; T equals I; I is less than or equal to J; and J is greater than or equal to M. Conclusions: I. O ≥ I. II. M ≥ T. III. P > M. Which description is guaranteed? Option D means I follows and at least one of II or III follows; both may follow.
    1. Only conclusion I follows
    2. Only conclusion II follows
    3. Conclusions I and II follow
    4. Conclusion I follows, and at least one of II and III follows (possibly both)

  25. Directions for Questions 80-82

    Assume: U equals B, and U is less than I; X is greater than M, and M is greater than or equal to U; U equals P, and P is less than E; O equals P; P is less than or equal to D; D is less than H; and H is greater than Z. Conclusions: I. X is greater than O. II. E is greater than I. III. H is less than O. Which conclusions are definitely true? Assess all three.
    1. Only I follows
    2. Only II follows
    3. Both I and II follow
    4. Only I and III follow
  26. Count each unordered pair of letters in REVOLUTION once. How many pairs have the same positional gap in the word and in the English alphabet? Compare the alphabet positions in either direction; the number of intervening letters is the positional gap minus one.
    1. 2 pairs
    2. 3 pairs
    3. 4 pairs
    4. 5 pairs

  27. Designation and pens puzzle for Questions 84-88

    Directions (84-88): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below. Five persons A, B,C, D and E (but not necessarily in the same order) have different designations i.e., General Manager (GM), Deputy General Manager (DGM), Assistant Manager (AM), Section Officer (SO), and Clerk in a company. The order of seniority is the same as given above i.e., GM is the senior-most designation and Clerk is the junior-most designation. Each person has different number of pens – 19, 23, 35, 39 and 51 but not necessarily in the same order. The one who has prime number of pens is not the senior most person but two designations senior to D. C is junior to D. The one who has 39 pens is just senior to E. The difference between the pens of E and C is 4. D has 12 pens more than C. B is junior to the one who has 39 pens.
    Who among the following has maximum number of pens?
    1. B
    2. A
    3. D
    4. Either A or D

  28. Designation and pens puzzle for Questions 84-88

    What is the designation of A?
    1. DGM
    2. GM
    3. AM
    4. SO

  29. Designation and pens puzzle for Questions 84-88

    What is the total number of pens held by E, C, and B?
    1. 83
    2. 73
    3. 68
    4. 93

  30. Designation and pens puzzle for Questions 84-88

    Which of these person–number pairings does not match the shared puzzle’s solution?
    1. A-39
    2. E-19
    3. B-51
    4. C-39

  31. Designation and pens puzzle for Questions 84-88

    Which of the following statements are true? I. E has the fewest pens. II. C is designated as SO. III. D is senior to A.
    1. Only I
    2. Only III
    3. Both II and III
    4. Both I and II
  32. Using the 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 6th letters of “DISCOVER” once each, can you form exactly one meaningful English word? If so, choose its last letter. Choose X if no such word can be formed, or Z if more than one can be formed.
    1. I
    2. C
    3. X
    4. Z

  33. Code-language information for Questions 90-94

    Directions (90-94): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below. In a certain code language; “stay calm be ready” is coded as “ mn jk lm rs” “ready for stay quiet” is coded as “ rp jk ut mn“ “calm nature for peace” is coded as” lm ve rp st” “nature quiet for calm” is coded as “ ve ut rp lm”
    What will be the code for “be”?
    1. st
    2. rs
    3. mn
    4. jk

  34. Code-language information for Questions 90-94

    Using the shared code-language information, which option gives the two codes for “quiet” and “peace” (in either order)?
    1. utmn
    2. stjk
    3. stut
    4. vejk

  35. Code-language information for Questions 90-94

    Using the shared code-language directions, which word is coded as “lm”?
    1. Calm
    2. Ready
    3. Stay
    4. Nature

  36. Code-language information for Questions 90-94

    Using the shared code-language directions, what is the code for “nature”?
    1. rs
    2. st
    3. ve
    4. mn

  37. Code-language information for Questions 90-94

    Using the shared code-language directions, if “ready to for” is coded as “rpyzjk”, what is the code for “stay to”?
    1. jkyz
    2. rpmn
    3. yzrp
    4. mnyz
  38. Starting with “WORKSHOP”, move each letter one place forward in the alphabet at odd-numbered positions and one place backward at even-numbered positions. How many letters are repeated in the resulting word?
    1. Two
    2. One
    3. None
    4. Three

  39. Product-order information for Questions 96-100

    Directions (96-100): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below. Nine persons-K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R and S purchase different products one after another but not necessarily in the same order. Three persons purchase products between K and M. R purchase product two persons before M. Two persons purchase product between R and O who purchase product before K. L purchase product just after K. Four persons purchase product between L and Q. The number of persons purchases products before K is same as the number of persons purchase products after Q. P purchase product before S but after M.
    Using the shared purchasing-order directions, and interpreting “R … two persons before M” as R exactly two positions before M, who is in the third position from the top?
    1. L
    2. O
    3. K
    4. R

  40. Product-order information for Questions 96-100

    Under the clarified shared purchasing order (R exactly two positions before M), how many persons are between O and P?
    1. Four
    2. Five
    3. Six
    4. Three

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