Questions asked in sbi po prelims slot 1......

1. Ratio of height of cylinders 3:5, ratio of their volume is 27:80. What will b
e the ration of their radius?
Number series questions:
2. 4, 3, 4, 7, 15, ? (Ans: 44)
pattern: 4*1-1, 3*1+1, 4*2-1, 7*2+1, 15*3-1
3. 7, 5, 7, 17, 63, ? (Ans: 309)
Pattern: 7*1-2, 5*2-3, 7*3-4, and so on
Solution
Ans 309
7 x 1
2 = 5
5 x 2 3 = 7
7 x 3 4 = 17
17 x 4 5 = 63
63 x 5 6 = 309
4. 11, 14, 19, 28, 43, ? (Ans: 66)
Pattern: Difference of difference
5. 50, ?, 61, 89, 154, 280 (Ans: 52)
Pattern: 50+1+1, .. 61+3+1, and so on
Solution Ans 52
50..50+(1^3+1) = 52
52+(2^3+1)=61.
61+(3^3+1)=89
89+(4^3+1)=154
154 + (5^3+1) = 280
6. A Vassal contain some litters of pure milk. If 25 litter of water added to th
e vessel, ratio becomes milk to water 12:5, 17 litters of mixture is drawn from
the vessel & 10 litters of water is added. Find the new ratio between milk & wat
er.
7. Ratio between height of 2 cylinder in the ratio 3:5. Their volumes are in the
ratio 27:80. Find ratio between their radius.
8. Sum of money is invested in Scheme A, 15% per annum, After 2 years amount is
received, that amount invested in scheme B at 20% per annum for compound interes
t. If the interest received at the end of 2 years is 1430. Find the sum. (Answer
: 5000)
9. 4.6 consective odd numbers and average difference between average of squares
of last three no. & Product of 1st 2 number .Find the (1st) or (last)
10. 6x2-11x+4=0
30 y2 -23y+3=0 (Ans: Cant be determined)
11. 7x2+10x+3=0
2y2+11y+14=0 (Ans: x < y)
12. A box contains 10 red ball 6 green ball if 2 balls are drawn randomly what i
s the probability of getting non green ball ?
13. 2 persons are invested in ratio 4:6, after 6 months 2nd person withdraw his
amount at the time 3rd person invested 12x. At the end of the year total profit
is 33150. Find share of 3rd person.
14. 3 person age A, B, C. A is 4 years younger than B. B is 12 years younger tha
n C. 4 years hence the ratio between C&A is 9:5, Find the age of B.
15. B is 20% efficient than A. B started the work & do it for x days. And then B
is replaced A . And A completed the remaining work in x+8 days. Ratio of work d
one by A & B is 2:3. In how many day A & B working together to complete the whol
e work?
3 questions asked from this following line arrangements
16. S taller than bothT & Q, but lower than R. R is not tallest T is not Lowest.
Q is taller than both U&T.Second highest is 32 cm, T is 13 cm (Answer: U T Q S R
P)
17. Synonyms: Common, Shrink
18. 6, ?, 123, 162, 188, 201
19. Eight persons
H, I, J, K, L, M, N and O
are standing in a straight line at e
quidistant. Some of them are facing north while others are facing south. M is st
anding third to the right to H. M is standing at one of the extreme ends. L is s

tanding third to the left of H. The immediate neighbours of J face north. N is n

ot an immediate neighbour of H. The persons standing at the extreme ends face th
e same direction (both are facing either North or South). The immediate neighbou
rs of H face just opposite direction as that of M. The immediate neighbours of O
face opposite direction with respect to each other. One of the immediate neighb
our of L is K who is facing north. I is standing between J and M. Not more than
four persons are facing north.
20. 5, 3, 3, 5, 15, ? (Slot 2)
Ans: 69
21. 25, ?, 36, 64, 129, 225
Answer:
22. Acan fill a tank in 15 min. B can fill in 10 min and C can empty 7 liter in
1 min. So if simultaneously all pipe are then it take for 2 hour. then capacity
of tanker.
23. In a conference 8 people Pappu, Kalu, Chotu, Bikki, Golu, Tina, Reena and Pa
yal from different cities Begusarai, Khagaria, Munger, Bhagalpur, Mokama, Muzzaf
arpur, Purnia and Katihar not necessarily in same order sitting around a rectang
ular table. 3 persons are sitting on each longer side and each on the smaller si
des. Bikki is sitting second to the right of the person who is from Katihar. Gol
u is sitting third to the left of the person who is from Muzzafarpur. Tina and R
eena are sitting opposite each other. Chotu is sitting diagonally opposite the p
erson from Purnia. Kalu is sitting opposite the person who is from Begusarai. Th
e person from Bhagalpur is sitting second to the right of the person from Mokama
and second to the left of Pappu, who is not sitting near the person who is from
Purnia. Reena is sitting on the smaller side and to the right of the person who
is from Purnia. Persons from Mokama and Bhagalpur are not on the same side of t
he table. The person from Bhagalpur is sitting third to the right of the person
from Katihar, who is not sitting diagonally opposite the person from Khagaria. T
he person from Bhagalpur is third to the left of Chotu. Tina sits second to the
left of Payal. The person from Khagaria sits opposite to the person from Mokama
24. In a group of 40 girls , when latha was shifted by 4 places towards her righ
t, then she become 12th from the left end wat was her earlier position from the
right end of the row
Number Series asked in 1st slot SBI PO Prelims Exam 2nd July 2016
,87
25. 17, 19, 25, 37,
Solution Ans 57
17 + 1 x 2 = 19
19 + 2 x 3 = 25
25 + 3 x 4 = 37
37 + 4 x 5 = 57
57 + 5 x 6 = 87
26. 11, 14, 19, 28, 43, ?
Solution Ans 66
3 5 9 15 23
2 4 .6 .8
Answer 43+23= 66
27. 26 144 590 1164 ?
Solution Ans 1182
26 x 6 12 = 144
144 x 4 + 14 = 590
590 x 2
16 = 1164
1164 x 1 + 18 = 1182