SBI CLERK SOLVED PAPER 2008

SBI CLERK SOLVED PAPER 2008

(HELD ON 13-07-2008 SECOND SITTING)

MARKETING APTITUDE / COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE

1. Bank MarketinG menas -
(A) Selling of Bnaks
(B) Buting of banks
(C) Merger of banks
(D) selling bank's produts and services
(E) Selling various items in banks
ANS -(D)
2. Proper pricing is needed for -
(A) Extra charges of extra services
(B) Levy of VAT
(C) Good customer services
(D) Putting burden on the customer
(E) Service with extra facilities
ANS -(C)
3. Alead means -
(A) Abank's marketing staff
(B) Areligious leader
(C) Bank's chairman
(D) Target Customer
(E) Leash tied to a dog
ANS -(D)
4. A good salesman should be-
(A) Agressive
(B) Pushy
(C) Fierce
(D) Polite, but firm
(E) Talkative
ANS -(D)
5. Relationship selling means -
(A) Preparing a list of relatives
(B) Cross selling
(C) Selling to relatives
(D) Selling to strangers
(E) Telemarketing
ANS -(B)
6.ATM are -
(A) Branches of banks
(B) Manned couters of banks
(C) Unmanned , cash dispensers
(D) All of these
(E) None of these
ANS -(C)
7. Home loans are granted to -
(A) Individuals
(B) Institutions
(C) Builders
(D) All of these
(E) None of these
ANS -(A)
8. Credit cards are used for -
(A) Cash withdrawals
(B) Purchase of air tickets
(C) Purchase of consumable items from retail outlets
(D) All of these
(E) None of these
ANS -(D)
9. HNI means -
(A) Highly negative individual
(B) High growth individual
(C) High neutral individual
(D) Highly necessary individual
(E) All of these
ANS -(B)
10. What menu is selected to cut , copy, and pest ?
(A) File
(B) Tools
(C) Special
(D) Edit
(E) None of these
ANS -(D)
11. The most important or powerful computer in a typical network -
(A) Desktop
(B) Network client
(C) Network server
(D) Network station
(E) None of these
ANS -(C)
12. The primary purpose of software is to turn data into -
(A) Web sites
(B) Information
(C) Programs
(D) Objects
(E) None of these
ANS -(C)
13. Which of the following is the largest unit of storage ?
(A) GB
(B) KB
(C) MB
(D) TB
(E) None of these
ANS -(D)
14. Which of the following is an example of connectivity ?
(A) Internet
(B) Floppy disk
(C) Power cord
(D) Data
(E) None of these
ANS -(A)
15. A collection of related file is called a -
(A) Character
(B) Field
(C) Database
(D) Record
(E) None of these
ANS -(C)

SBI BANK CLERK 2008 SOLVED PAPER

SBI BANK CLERK 2008 SOLVED PAPER

(HELD ON 06-07-2008 SECOND SITTING)

General Awareness

1. Who amongst the following is the author of the book 'Shame'?
(a) Chandar S. Sundaram (b) Namita Gokhale
(c) Jaswindar Sanghara (d) Anita Desai
(e) None of these
2. As per the reports published by the 'Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)' has generated maximum new jobs in the past few years?
(a) China (b) Russia
(c) India (d) Brazil
(e) None of these
3. Mr. Digambar V. Kamat took over as which of the following in 2007?
(a) Governor of Goa (b) Chief Minister of Goa
(c) Governor of Meghalaya (d) Governor of Rajasthan
(e) None of these
4. Who amongst the following Indians was awarded King Charles II Medal by the UK in 2007?
(a) Dr. Manmohan Singh (b) Smt. Sonia Gandhi
(c) Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (d) Smt. Vasundhara Raje
(e) None of these
5. Miss Riyo Mori who was crowned as Miss Universe 2007 belongs to which of the following countries?
(a) Japan (b) U.S.A
(c) China (d) Singapore
(e) South Korea
6. Which of the following countries has decided to build a road to the base camp of Mt. Everest?
(a) India (b) China
(c) Nepal (d) Myanmar
(e) None of these
7. 'Bharti-Airtel', the largest mobile company of India joined the elite club of companies earning profits of more than US $1 billion. What was the net profit of the Company in the year 2006-07?
About –
(a) Rs. 3500 crores
(b) Rs. 4000 crores
(c) Rs. 4250 cores
(d) Rs. 4450 crores
(e) Rs. 4500 crores
8. 'SEBI' bans some companies for their role in 'F&O Scam', was the news in some major newspapers in 2007. What is the full form of 'F&O'?
(a) Fair & Optimum
(b) Free & Operational
(c) Future & Operations
(d) Future & Options
(e) None of these
9. Which of the following African countries launched its communication satellite in 2007 for the first time?
(a) Nigeria (b) Kenya
(c) Zimbabwe (d) Mauritius
(e) None of these
10. The President of Brazil was on a visit to India in 2007 where he signed several trade agreements. Which of the following has been the major area of trade relations between the two countries?
(a) Oil exploration (b) Supply of agro products
(c) Production of nuclear fuel (d) Import of electronic goods
(e) None of these
11. The World Islamic Economic Forum was held in 2007 in
(a) Malaysia (b) Kuwait
(c) Iran (d) Brazil
(e) Indonesia
12. In an important meeting of the National Development Council held in New Delhi the Prime Minister of India made a special mention of a particular sector of Indian economy which in his opinion was suffering from a "Technological Fatigue for lack of break through in production". He was talking of which of the following sectors?
(a) Agriculture Sector (b) Oil Sector
(c) Service Sector (d) Defence Sector
(e) None of these
13. Which of the following was the major issue of discussion in the G-8 Summit held in Germany in 2007?
(a) Subsidy to agro products (b) Climate protection
(c) Financial aid to Iraq
(d) Nuclear Technology and possibility of space war
(e) None of these
14. As per the Economic Survey 2006-07 India's share in World Export has been
(a) 0.5% (b) 0.75%
(c) 1% (d) 1.25%
(e) 1.5%
15. How much amount approximately the Govt. of India planned to provide for Mid Day Meal Scheme? (As per Budget 2007-08)
(a) Rs. 5,000 crores (b) Rs. 6,000 crores
(c) Rs. 7,300 crores (d) Rs. 8,000 crores
(e) Rs. 8,300 crores
16. As per the figures given in the newspapers what is the approximate investment in various 'Special Economic Zones' till date in India?
(a) Rs. 20,000 crores (b) Rs. 25,000 crores
(c) Rs. 30,000 crores (d) Rs. 35,000 crores
(e) Rs. 40,000 crores
17. Who amongst the following is the author of the famous classical book "A Passage to India"?
(a) Mark Twain (b) Nayantara Sehgal
(c) Nirad C. Choudhuri (d) E. M. Foster
(e) None of these
18. The Government of India has bought RBI's entire stake in the State Bank of India in about Rs. 35, 531 crores. What is the share of the RBI in total snake of the State Bank? About -
(a) 40% (b) 48%
(c) 50% (d) 52%
(e) 60%
19. Which of the following countries has offered knighthood to Salman Rushdie?
(a) France (b) Italy
(c) Germany (d) U.K.
(e) None of these
20. As per Union Budget 2007-08 how much amount the Government of India provided for Women Specific Schemes/Programmes for 2007-08?
(a) Rs. 7,700 crores (b) Rs. 8,700 crores
(c) Rs. 9,300 crores (d) Rs. 10,000 crores
(e) Rs. 10,500 crores
Answer Keys
1) (c) 2) (c) 3) (b) 4) (c) 5) (a)
6) (b) 7) (c) 8) (d) 9) (a) 10) (a)
11) (a) 12) (a) 13) (b) 14) (c) 15) (c)
16) (d) 17) (d) 18) (e) 19) (d) 20) (b)

 

General Awareness held on 13-07-2008

1. Oscar Awards are given for the excellence in the field of -
(A) films
(B) Literature
(C) Sports
(D) Politics
(E) Status
ANS (A)
2. Which of the following is not a food crop ?
(A) Wheat
(B) Barley
(C) Maize
(D) Gram
(E) Cotton
ANS (E)
3. Union Budget always presented first in -
(A) The Loksabha
(B) The Rajyasabha
(C) Joint session of Parliament
(D) Meeting of the Union cabinet
(E) The State Assemblies
ANS (A)
4. The Government of India has earmarked about Rs. 70,000 crore in Union Budget to help which of the following sections of the society ?
(A) Children who are bonded labour
(B) Persons working in hazardous industries
(C) Farmers
(D) People living below poverty line
(E) None of these
ANS (E)
5. Jose Louise has taken over as the prime minister of -
(A) France
(B) Argentina
(C) Spain
(D) New zealand
(E) Italy
ANS (C)
6. The conference of Economic/ Finance Ministers of ASEAN was held recently in -
(A) Jakarta
(B) Bali
(C) New Delhi
(D) Tokyo
(E) Islamabad
ANS (B)
7. Which of the following International forums/ organizations has made a decision of not to go for reckless lending ?
(A) G-7
(B) G-8
(C) SAARC
(D) World Bank
(E) IMF
ANS (E)
8.Mahmood Ahmadinejad who was in India on an official visit recently is the -
(A) Prime Minister of Iraq
(B) President of Iran
(C) Prime Minister of Iran
(D) President of Iraq
(E) None of these
ANS (B)
9. India recently started "Maitree Express" to which of the following destinations ?
(A) Islamabad
(B) Karanchi
(C) Dhaka
(D) Kathmandu
(E) None of these
ANS (C)
10. The first ever General elction took place in which of the following countries in Indian sub-continent ?
(A) Bhutan
(B) China
(C) Pakistan
(D) Bangladesh
(E) Sri Lanka
ANS (A)
11. As per the latest figures published in the newspapers the growth of economy in India for the fiscal year ended March 2008 has been at which of the following levels ? About -
(A) 6 %
(B) 6.5 %
(C) 7 %
(D) 7.5 %
(E) 9 %
ANS (E)
12. Name of B.S.Yeddyurappa was recently in news as he has taken over as the -
(A) Governor of Karnataka
(B) Chief Minister of Karnataka
(C) Governor of Andhra Pradesh
(D) Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
(E) None of these
ANS (B)
13. The Govt. of India Planning to put up a bill in the parliament to ensure free and compulsory education for all those who are of the age of -
(A) 3 Years
(B) 5 Years
(C) 6-14 Years
(D) 12-20 Years
(E) Upto 21 Years
ANS (C)
14. "World No Tobacco Day" is observed on which of the following days ?
(A) Ist May
(B) 10th May
(C) 21st May
(D) 31 st May
(E) 1st June
ANS (D)
15. Late Vijay Tendulkar who died recently was a famous -
(A) Social Work
(B) Politician
(C) Sportsman
(D) Play Wright
(E) None of these
ANS (D)
16. Mnay times we erad in newspapers about the GM Crops.What is the full form of GM ?
(A) Genetically Marketed
(B) Genetically Modified
(C) Green & Moisturious
(D) Globally Marketed
(E) None of these
ANS (B)
17. Barack Obama whose name was in news recently is from which of the following countries ?
(A) UK
(B) USA
(C) France
(D) Italy
(E) None of these
ANS (B)
18. Which of the following is an Oscar winning documentary on climate change in which former US Vice President Al Gore has featured as a narrator ?
(A) An inconvenient truth
(B) The Sea
(C) Road to prediction
(D) Remember My Name
(E) None of these
ANS (A)
19. Defence minister from 27 nations recently gathered at which of the following places to discuss security amongst the countries of Asia Pacific Region ?
(A) Beijing
(B) New Delhi
(C) Singapore
(D) Kuala Lumpur
(E) None of these
ANS (C)
20. Who amongst the following is NOT a Lawn Tennis Player ?
(A) Serena Williams
(B) Katarina Srebotnik
(C) Andy Murray
(D) Nichlas Almagro
(E) Ricky Ponting
ANS (E)
21. The head office of the Stae Bank Of India is located in -
(A) Kolkat
(B) New Delhi
(C) Pune
(D) Ahmedabad
(E) None of these
ANS (E) Mumbai
22. Which of the following is NOT the name of the sensitive index of any global stock exchange ?
(A) Nasdaq
(B) Nikkei
(C) Kospi
(D) Dow
(E) Combix
ANS (E)
23. Mnay times we read the term 'ECB'in financial newspapers.What is the full form of 'ECB'?
(A) Essential Commercial Borrowing
(B) Essential Credit & Borrowing
(C) External Credit & Business
(D) External Commercial Borrowing
(E) None Of These
ANS (D)
24. Who amongst the following is the new face in Union Cabinet after it was reshuffled recently ?
(A) Mnai Shankar Aiyer
(B) Rahul Gandhi
(C) Priyanka
(D) Jyotiraditya Scindia
(E) None of these
ANS (D)
25. Who amongst the following has taken over as the chief minister of Nagaland ?
(A) Manik Sarkar
(B) Dinesh Nandan Sahay
(C) P.Longon
(D) K.Shankaranarayanan
(E) None of these
ANS (E)

Recruitment of 11000 Clerical Staff in State Bank of India (SBI)

State Bank of India

Recruitment of 11000 Clerical Staff in State Bank of India (SBI)

Advertisement No. CRPD/CR/2009-10/04

Central Recruitment & Promotion Department, State Bank of India, Corporate Centre,Mumbai invites Online applications from Indian citizens for appointment of 11000 Clerical Cadre posts in State Bank of India between 01/08/2009 and 15/09/2009.

Clerical Cadre : 11000 posts (UR-5612,SC-1750, ST-1082, OBC-2556) in various states in India

Pay Scale : Scale of Pay : 4410-215/3-5055-335/3-6060-470/4-7940-500/3-9440-560/4-11680-970/1-12650-560/1-13210

Educational Qualification (as on 01.10.2009)
A. Minimum 12th standard (10+2) pass or equivalent qualification with a minimum of aggregate 60% marks (55% for SC/ST/PWD/XS).
OR
A degree from a recognised university (graduation level) with a minimum of aggregate 40%marks" (35%forSC/ST/PWD/XS).

Note :
Candidates who have not passed XII^th standard Examination but have passed Diploma course after X^th standard are eligible for the captioned recruitment provided:
i) Diploma Course passed must be a full time course with a minimum of Two Years Duration (Diploma course through correspondence are not eligible).
ii) The Diploma course should be recognized/approved by the State Board of Technical Education of the concerned state.
iii) The percentage of marks in XII^th std/Diploma course shall be arrived at by dividing the marks obtained by the candidate in all the subjects by aggregate maximum marks of all subjects irrespective of optional/additional optional subjects studied. Similarly percentage of marks in Graduation shall also be arrived at by dividing the aggregate marks obtained by the candidates in all the subjects by maximum marks of the course (both for pass/Honours course) for all the years of the course.
B. Matriculate Ex-Servicemen Candidates, who have obtained the Indian Army Special Certificate of Education or corresponding certificate in the Navy or theAir Force, after having completed not less than 15 years of service in Armed Forces of the Union are also eligible for the post.
C. Should be able to write and speak English fluently.
D. Knowledge of local language will be an added qualification.

Age Limit : 18-28 years as on 01/10/2009. Age relaxation as per Govt. rules.

Selection Procedure :
All eligible candidates should apply online before the last date for registering the application.
a) Final selection will be made on the basis of performance in the written test and interview taken together. Merely satisfying the eligibility norms does not entitle a candidate to be called for written test or interview.
b) The written test will be of Objective type consisting of (i) General Awareness (ii) General English (iii) Quantitative Aptitude (iv) Reasoning Ability and (v)Marketing Aptitude/ Computer knowledge. The questions in these objective tests, except for the test of General English, will be printed in bilingual i.e., English & Hindi.

Application Fee :
Rs. 250/- (for SC/ST/PWD/XS Rs.50/- only) to be deposited in any branch of SBI by a prescribed deposit slip and get receipt. Details of the payment should be entered in online application form.

How to Apply : Apply Online at SBI website between 01/08/2009 and 15/09/2009.

Important Dates
Start of Online submission of Application	01/08/2009
Last date of Online submission of Application	15/09/2009
Date of Written Examination	08/11/09 and 15/11/2009

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Requires Jr. Executive Engineer (ATC/Electronics/Fire Service/OL/ Civil / Electrical)

Airports Authority Of India

Requires Jr. Executive Engineer (ATC/Electronics/Fire Service/OL/ Civil / Electrical)

Adv. No. 02/2009

Airports Authority of India invites applications for the following posts:-

S No.	Name of Post	No. of vacancies					Total	Qualification
		Gen	OBC	SC	ST	PWD
3	Jr. Executive( ATC)	50	27	15	08	--	100	B.E/B.Tech( Electronics/ Telecommunication/ Radio Engg/ Electrical) with 60% marks
4	Jr. Executive( Electronics)	48	36	16	--	03	100	B.E/B.Tech( Electronics/ Telecommunication/ Electrical) with 60% marks
5	Jr. Executive Engg.( Civil)	51	27	15	07	01	100	B.E/B.Tech( Civil)
6	Jr. Executive Engg.( Electrical)	51	27	15	07	01	100	B.E/ B.Tech( Electrical)
7	Jr. Executive( Fire Service)	09	05	02	02	--	18	B.E( Fire)/ HTV License

Age as on 01-07-09: Below 27 years

Pay Scale: Rs.16400-40500

How to apply:

Candidates can  apply online www.airportsindia.org.in and send  acknowledgement slip and  a crossed Demand Draft towards application fee of Rs. 100/- (non refundable) should drawn  in favour of Airports Authority of India payable at New Delhi .  Envelope shall be marked with the post applied for. The application may reach to "HR Cell, Airports Authority of India, Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan, Safdarjung Airport, New Delhi-110 003"  on or before August 24, 2009. Those candidates who applied with respect to the Adv. No. 02/2008 need not apply again.

 Jr. Executive( ATC)                     Apply Online

Jr. Executive( Electronics)           Apply Online  

Jr. Executive Engg.( Civil)           Apply Online

Jr. Executive Engg.( Electrical)    Apply Online

Jr. Executive( Fire Service)         Apply Online

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Graduate Engineer Trainees ( GETs - 507 Nos)

Graduate Engineer Trainees ( GETs - 507 Nos)

JINDAL STEEL & POWER LIMITED

Jindal Steel & Power Limited Invite applications from young , dynamic, talented and result oriented engineers for the post of GET,s

Graduate Engineer Trainees ( GETs - 507 Nos. In Mechanical,/ Electrical/Instrumentation & Control/Metallurgical/Civil Engineering for plants/projects of JSPL/JPL and Othe business-national and International).

Qualification: Bachelor's / Master's Degree in Engineering / Technology in any of the above-mentioned disciplines from a recognized University/ Institute with minimum 55 % marks  throughout the academic career ( 10 th, 12 th / Diploma, Degree). Candidates graduating in 2010 (Currently in VII Semester) can also apply.

Age Limit:  Candidates born on or after:

       Jan 01, 1985  For B.Tech   &   Jan 01 1983  For M.Tech/ M.E.

Candidates having NPTI degree will be given due weightage for Power Projects.

Selection: The selection of the candidates will be through written test (domain test + Aptitude Test), group discussion (GD) and personal interview (PI) Written test will be conducted offline at the following sixteen test centers: Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata,Bangalore, Hyderabad, pune, Chadigarh, Bhuvaneswar, Raipur,Ranchi, Nagpur, Lucknow, Bhopal, Jaipur & Varanasi.

The Management reserves the right to Change the test centre, depending on the number of candidates.

How to apply 

Eligible and interested candidates would be required to

Apply online. No other mode of application shall be accepted. Before registering the application on the website, applicants should have their own:
(1) Valid E-mail ID and
(11) A demand draft of Rs.500/- as non refundable application processing fee in favour of Jindal Steel & Power Ltd, payable at New Delhi.  Please log onto JSPL website www.jindalsteelpower.com for online submission of application. After registration ,a confirmation  sheet will be generated with all the details. Candidates need to take printout of it and send it along with the demand draft superscribing the Candidate ID on the top of the envelope, at the following address: GET Cell, Corporate HR, Jindal Steel & power Limited, Jindal Centre, 12 Bhikaiji Cama Place, New Delhi-110066 

Important Dates

Starting Date of Applying Online	29th July 2009
Closing Date of Applying Online	7th September 2009
Last Date of Receiving demand Draft	10th September  2009
Date of Offline Test	4th October  2009

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