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Table of Contents

PREFACE ................................................................................................................................................... 3

SBI PO: THE BEST BANK PO JOB YOU CAN HAVE ........................................................................ 4

SBI PO EXAM 2017: PREPARATION STRATEGY TO CRACK IT ............................................... 6

SBI PO PRELIMS EXAM: PRACTICE SET .......................................................................................... 9 PART- I: Quantitative aptitude .................................................................................................................................. 9 PART- II: Reasoning Ability ...................................................................................................................................... 16 PART- III: English Language ..................................................................................................................................... 23 ANSWER KEY (SBI PO Prelims Exam: Practice Set) .................................................................................................. 29

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE IN SSC CGL: HOW TO MASTER IT? ............................................ 30

SSC CGL TIER-1: QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE PRACTICE QUESTIONS ................................ 34 ANSWER KEY (SSC CGL Tier-1: Quantitative Aptitude Practice Questions) ............................................................ 44

CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR BANK EXAM – JANUARY 2017 .......................................................... 45

CAREER WATCH - BANKING ............................................................................................................. 50 Payment Banks and Small Banks: A New Opportunity for Jobs in Banking Sector ................................................. 50

CAREER WATCH – SSC ........................................................................................................................ 52 Top Job Profiles through SSC CGL ........................................................................................................................... 52

FEEDBACK .............................................................................................................................................. 54


Preface Jagranjosh is India’s leading education portal which helps students prepare for various competitive exams. Jagranjosh’s Banking & SSC section has all the updated information to help students prepare for recruitment exams. Banking & SSC e-book Feb 2017 is prepared by Jagranjosh’s team of subject matter experts who worked

up the best to come up with this all-inclusive preparation package for SBI PO Exam & SSC CGL

Quantitative Aptitude Section. The compilation of this eBook is made to help students understand the

SBI PO exam pattern and SSC CGL Quantitative Aptitude section. It further includes fully solved one

Practice paper along with tips & strategies to prepare for individual subjects. This will help them hone

‘time management’ skills.

The SBI Banking & SSC e-book Feb 2017 includes:

SBI PO: The Best Bank PO Job you can have

SBI PO Exam Pattern & Preparation Tips

Practice set of SBI PO Prelims

Tips to prepare Quantitative Aptitude for SSC CGL

Quantitative Aptitude set for SSC CGL Tier-1

Career articles for Banking & SSC

Jagranjosh’s Banking & SSC e-book Feb 2017: eBook is a one-stop solution to help students prepare for

the SBI PO & SSC CGL exam. All the chapters of this eBook are reader-friendly and easy to understand.

Just prepare with it to score more.

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SBI PO: The Best Bank PO Job you can have

State Bank of India (SBI), the largest commercial bank of the country, recruits every year for the post of probationary officers in its various branches across the country. This is one of the most sought after jobs among banking aspirants because of more salary than other public sector banks along with plenty of opportunities for growth and promotion in career. So, is it really worth what it is held in such high esteem for? Let us look at the pros and cons and we shall try to come at a decision on the basis of that.

SBI PO: The job to get

For banking aspirants, SBI PO is one of the dream jobs that one can get. There are various

reasons attached to that. We shall try to look into what does a SBI PO actually gets once he

joins the prestigious bank as an officer:

• Salary and Allowances: SBI provides four increments in the basic pay compared to other

public sector banks and that makes the monthly emoluments of the bank more than other

public sector banks. This makes SBI the bank to get in for the future bankers.

• Growth and Promotional Avenues: SBI provides the best growth opportunities not only in the

banking sector but also, among the public sector organizations of the country. Once you join as

a PO, you can rise up to the level of Chairman as we can see the present chairman of the bank,

who joined SBI as a PO in 1979. At SBI, you may be promoted to Scale II (entry level is Scale I /

Junior Management Grade Scale) within 2 years if you qualify in the departmental examination

and after that, every three years you are eligible for promotion provided you have the requisite

experience of serving in the rural and semi-urban areas as well as in different capacities in the

bank.

• Social Status: If one is interested in staying in the banking sector, SBI is the best place to be in

because of the social status attached to the job. Compared to any other public sector bank, SBI

provides higher social status and self esteem.

• A Lifetime of Learning Opportunities: SBI has a very large organization and there are many

verticals in their business. Therefore, as an employee of SBI, you get plenty of different

opportunities in different aspects of banking. It makes the job an interesting one because it is

not only about branch banking but much more than that.


• Perquisites: SBI provides a number of perks to its employees such as book grant, newspaper

allowance, phone bill, conveyance allowance, briefcase allowance, medical facilities, LTC /

LFC Facilities, loans at concessional rates of interest etc.

SBI notification is around the corner and it is the time to pull up your socks if you are ready to

give it your best.


SBI PO Exam 2017: Preparation Strategy to crack it

SBI PO notification is out with more than 2400 vacancies all over the country and as the last year, this year also the exam is going to be conducted by the bank in three phases namely Prelims, Mains followed by Group Discussion and Interview round. The prelims examination is scheduled on 29th and 30th April and 06th and 07th May 2017.

SBI PO 2017: The Exam Pattern

The SBI PO examination 2017 is going to be in three phases:

Preliminary examination

Mains examination

Group Discussion and interview

The phase I Examination i.e. Preliminary examination consists of the following tests:

Name of the Test No of Questions Maximum marks allotted

Duration of examination

Test of Reasoning 35 35 Composite time of 1 hour

Quantitative Aptitude 35 35

English language 30 30

Total 100 100

The phase II or the mains examination consists of the following tests:

Name of the Test No of Questions Marks Duration

Reasoning and Computer Aptitude 45 60 60 minutes

Data Analysis and Data Interpretation 35 60 45 minutes

English Language 35 40 40 minutes


General/Economy/Banking Awareness 40 40 35 minutes

Total 155 200 180 minutes

This will immediately followed by a descriptive test of 50 marks of English Language and the duration of the test will be 30 minutes.

The phase III examination will be Group Discussion and interview of 20 marks and 30 marks respectively.

Your selection in the examination will be based on your marks in the mains examination and the marks in GD-PI round.

SBI PO 2017: Your Preparation Strategy

From the examination pattern, we can get an idea that you need to prepare the following subjects:

English Language

Reasoning

Quantitative Aptitude, Data Analysis and Interpretation

Computer Knowledge

General / Economy / Banking Awareness

We are going to discuss your strategy based on these subjects:

English language: This has been the nemesis for all the aspirants in the recent banking

examinations. You have around three months in hand and your first job is to search for

the latest examination pattern. Then clear your basics in this subject regarding grammar

topics and after that you are supposed to practice as much as possible. English language

in banking examinations is mainly based on your ability to contextualize things rather

than your grammar prowess. You need to go through a standard grammar book first and

finish it within March and in the remaining days, go for mock tests of standard and

similar pattern. This will bring you good marks in this examination, for sure.

Reasoning Ability: Reasoning is all about practice since you know most of the topics and

you are not required to learn anything. So, practice puzzles, sitting arrangement

questions etc as much as possible. You will get section tests as well or go for any

standard reasoning aptitude books for the time being. Once you have gone through all


the relevant chapters, go for mock tests. Try to finish the syllabus within March so that

the last one month can be devoted to mock tests and intensive practice in a time bound

manner.

Quantitative Aptitude, Data analysis and data interpretation: This is going to be most

difficult section in this examination as has been observed in the last year examination.

You need to be well versed in all the subjects that come in banking examinations such as

ratio and proportion, age, average, time and work, time and distance etc from any good

and standard book. Clear your concepts within this month so that for the whole month

of March you can practice questions from each chapter as many as you can. April month

should be devoted to full length mock tests so that your time management is perfect

on the examination day. Jagranjosh provides mock tests to help students prepare for

real exam.

General Awareness / Banking Awareness / Economy: This is going to be the most

scoring section in the examination if you prepare well and revise well. First thing is to go

through the current affairs on a daily basis. Supplement with a chapter of banking

awareness till the end of March. Again, in April, keep track of current affairs on a daily

basis and apart from that, go for full length mock tests so that you are exam ready.

Computer Knowledge: Well, this section is also becoming complicated with every

passing examination. You need to go through a standard computer book till the end of

March month and finish all the chapters with may be one chapter per day or per two

days as per the time available to you.

SBI PO examination is your way to work towards realizing your dream of becoming an officer with the largest commercial bank of the country.

Best of Luck!


SBI PO Prelims Exam: Practice Set

PART- I: Quantitative aptitude Direction (1-5): What approximate value will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation?

1. 33

% of 768.9 + 25% of 161.2 – 58.12 =?

a) 230 b) 240 c) 235 d) 220 e) None of these

2.

a) 8.83 b) 1.54 c) 9.32 d) 1.89 e) None of these

3. 81.3 × 40.6 × 160.2 = 2?

a) 2.1 b) 3.8 c) 5.9 d) 4.7 e) None of these

4.

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

5. The value of

a)

b)

c)

d)

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e) None of these

Directions (6 – 10): In the following given number series, what will come in place of question mark? 6. 402, 1115, 2541, 4680, ?

a) 6666

b) 7532

c) 7436

d) 7246

e) None of these

7. 18900, 4200, 1200, 480,? a) 180

b) 220

c) 320

d) 310

e) None of these

8. 65536, 256, ?, 4, 2 a) 24

b) 32

c) 64

d) 16

e) None of these

9. 24, 100, 404, 1620, ? a) 6484

b) 6845

c) 6248

d) 5890

e) None of these

10. 1, 27,125, 343, ? , 1331 a) 512

b) 729

c) 1000

d) 1045

e) None of these

11. What would be the remainder when is divided by 9? a) 2

b) 3

c) 4

d) 5

e) 1

12. In a division sum, the remainder is 0. As student mistook the divisor by 12 instead of 21 and obtained 35 as quotient. What is the correct quotient?

a) 30

b) 15


c) 18

d) 19

e) 20

13. The cost of an article (which is composed of raw materials and wages) was 3 times the value of the raw materials used. The cost of raw materials increased in the ratio 3: 7 and wages increased in the ratio 4: 9. Find the present cost of the article if its original cost was Rs.36.


14. How much water should be added to 100 ml of 90% of Sulphuric acid to get 60% percent concentrated solution?

a) 40 ml b) 50 ml c) 60 ml d) 30 ml e) None of these

15. A product is given two successive discounts of 20% and 15%. What is the actual discount? a) 35% b) 33% c) 32% d) 34% e) None of these

16. A person can row 4 km/hr in still water. The water is running at 2 km/hr. He travels to a certain distance and comes back. It takes him 2 hours more while travelling against the stream than travelling with the stream. What is the distance?

a) 5 Km b) 6 Km c) 7 Km d) 8 Km e) None of these

17. Karan and Arjun are jogging on a circular track. Arjun is a better athlete and jogs at 18 km/hr, while Karan jogs at 9 km/hr. The circumference of the track is 500 m. They start from the same point and in the same direction. When will they be together again for the first time?

a) 500 sec b) 250 sec c) 200 sec d) 180 sec e) None of these

18. 30 men work for 20 days and finish a job for Rs 90000 in total. How many women should work for 15 days and finish the job for Rs 67500, if the wage per woman is 50% more than that of men?

a) 30

b) 40

c) 20

d) 25


e) None of these

19. A work can be completed by 5 women in 6 days and 10 children in 8 days. How long will it take 3 women and 5 children to finish the job?

a)

b)

c)

d) 7

e) None of these

20. Four isosceles triangles are cut off from the corners of a square of area 900 m2. Find the area of new smaller square (in m2):

a) 200 2

b) 200

2

c) 450

d) 100 2

e) None of these

21. Of the four numbers, whose average is 60, the first is one-fourth of the sum of the last three. The second number is one-third of the sum of other three, and the third is half of the other three. Find the fourth number.

a) 52

b) 48

c) 80

d) 60

e) None of these

22. A train normally covers a certain distance at a speed of 120 k m/hr. However, if it were to halt for a fixed time interval in each hour its average speed reduced to 100 km/hr. What is the time interval for which the train halts in each hour?

a) 10 minutes b) 20 minutes c) 6 minutes d) 12 minutes e) None of these

23. A man lends one of his prize money of Rs 20,000 to four persons. If he gets an interest of 12% on Rs 6000 from the first person, 8% for another Rs 6000, 4% on Rs 4000, what rate must he get on the remaining part to make his average annual interest 16%?


24. In how many ways can 17 identical white and 14 identical black balls be arranged in a row so that no two black balls are together?

a) 18C14


b) 31C14

c) 17C14

d)

e) None of these 25. What is the probability that there are 53 Mondays if a leap year is chosen at random?

a) 1/7

b) 1/14

c) 2/7

d) 2/14

e) None of these

Directions (26-30): Study the following graph and answer the following questions:

Number of students from various faculties studying in various colleges (in thousands)

26. What is the ratio of the number of Commerce students in College A to the number of Science students in College D?

a) 11:13

b) 13:11

c) 9:7

d) 7:11

e) None of these

27. What is the average number of students in each faculty of college D? a) 25000

b) 21000

c) 23500

d) 26667

e) None of these

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

College A College B College C College D

Arts

Commerce

Science


28. What is the average number of Arts students in all the colleges? a) 21625

b) 20625

c) 23225

d) 24575

e) None of these

29. What percentage of the total students of College C are its Arts students? a) 36%

b) 27.5%

c) 26.92%

d) 28.48%

e) None of these

30. What is the difference between the total number of Arts and Science students in all the colleges?

a) 27500

b) 24000

c) 29000

d) 17500

e) None of these

Directions (31-35): Study the following graph and answer the following questions:

31. If the investment of Company A is 200 Crores, then the investment of C and E together is: a) 205 Crores

b) 195 Crores

c) 206 Crores

d) 210 Crores

e) None of these

32. What percentage of investment is coming from either Companies E or F? a) 3%

b) 7%

33%

10%

31%

15%

3%

7%

Investment of Seven companies in 2011

Company A

Company B

Company C

Company D

Company E

Company F


c) 10%

d) 4%

e) None of these

33. If the total investment other than Companies A and C is Rs 2750 Crores, what is the investment of Companies D and E?

a) 77 Crores

b) 154 Crores

c) 1375 Crores

d) 995 Crores

e) None of these

34. What is the ratio of the investments of companies E to D? a) 5:1

b) 3:5

c) 7:3

d) 1:5

e) None of these

35. How much degrees are the central angle of Companies B and D together? a) 90

b) 36

c) 64

d) 12

e) None of these

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