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December 9, 2008

SBI Clerical Cadre Recruitment Exam 2008 pattern :SBI Clerical Exam pattern

SBI Clerical Cadre Recruitment Exam 2008 pattern

Written Test will consist of five subjects in which objective type questions will be asked.
In general, Bank Clerk Examination consists of four subjects, namely, Test of Reasoning, Numerical Ability, Test of English Language and Clerical Aptitude. But in the scheme of examination prescribed by the State Bank of India there will be six Tests – General Awareness, Reasoning Ability , Quantitative Aptitude, General English and Computer /Marketing , General English is a compulsory subject.

It is to be it noted that Clerical Aptitude a Compulsory subject of Bank Clerk Exams has been omitted by the State Bank of India.
• Minimum 12th Standard (10+2) pass or equivalent qualification there of with a minimum 60% marks or A degree from a recognized university with a minimum 40% marks
• Approximately 200 objective type questions are asked from four Subjects namely Test of Reasoning, Numerical Aptitude, Test of Clerical Aptitude and Test of English Language in almost all other Bank Clerk’s Exams except that of SBI, The second Test is descriptive in nature.
• On the other hand in the scheme of SBI Clerk Exams held on 10.02.2008 06.01.2008 25.11.2007 and 19.08.2007 there was no mention of Descriptive Test There was provision of Interview after the Written Test (Objective)
• Keeping in view the new nature and pattern of the SBI Clerk Exam one must rely on the magazines, books and Practice Work Book, published by Kiran Prakashan PVT Ltd a well recognized name for more than 40 year It will ensure your success in the said exam.

As new things/ changes come out of the womb of situation, it tests the mental strength of the aspirants Certainly a little bit of uncertainty prevails in the mind It causes concern But it is the human nature that has a unique characteristic of adaptability He /she earns the strength and prepares himself/ herself for the challenge Indeed one who does, succeeds. Certainly the advertisement of the SBI Clerk Exam reveals that its standard will be on par with Bank P O Exam It will be blunder on the part of aspirants to take it with a lighter vein Earlier the General Awareness and Marketing papers were the part of Bank P .O or Specialist officer Exams of SBI The educational qualifications have been raised It will certainly upgrade the nature of questions In this changed scenario it is imperative for the aspirants to strengthen their inner nerves and rely on the books which are standard in content and updated according to the latest pattern and nature of the exam.

If an aspirant think of a clerical job in a public sector undertaking he/she rates the clerical job in Banks high The clerical job in SBI enhances the attraction to some extent Well - Knowingly SBI is the largest bank in India and in respect of the number of branches it ranks at the top globally Moreover, it provides service security, scale of pay, Perks, promotional avenues and retirement benefits in better ways as compared to other banks. That is why every aspiring candidate does try for his/her career in SBI It is a momentous Opportunity for the job seekers as they have got vacancies in large number. This rare opportunity should be availed with iron will and dogged determination.

Test Questions Max Marks Duration
General Awareness 40 40 150 Minutes
General English 40 40
Quantitative Aptitude 40 40
Reasoning Ability 40 40
Marketing/Computing 40 40

SBI clerk 2007 Previous question paper with answers

SBI clerk 2007 Previous question paper with answers

(General Awareness)

1.Who amongst the following cricketers became the ninth indian to claim 150 or more wickets?

(a) A.Kumble
(b) A.Agarkar
(c) S.Tendulkar
(d) Harbhajan Singh
(e) None of these

2. Who amongst the following returned to earth after a lomg 195 days stay in space ?

(a) Angei Brewer
(b) Mike Leinbach
(c) Shruti Vadera
(d) Sunita Williams
(e) None of these

3. Japan PM shinzo Abe came to office last year with huge support in his favour. But since last few months he is facing problems in his political survival. Which of the following actions taken by him does / do not enjoy support of the people of Japan (Pick up the correct statement) ?
1. Decision to postpone parliament elections.
2. Falling to control inflation which has gone to the level of 12% an unusual phenomenon in the history of Japan .
3. Decision to allow USA to make an army Base in some of its Islands where USA will have its nuclear war-heads

(a) Only 2
(b) Only 1
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Only 3
(e) All 1, 2 and 3

4. European leaders agree on traty was the news in leading news paper in recent past . Which of the following was the treaty on which leadres were of diverse views (Pick up the correct statement) ?
1. The treaty was to make the EURO money a universal currency for all financial / monetary transaction done by all the member countries w.e.f. April 2009.
2. Treaty was to defunct constitution of the Eropean Union by a new one.
3. Poland one of the newest members of the union was threatening to use its veto power if any change is done in the present set up of the organization.

(a) only 1
(b) only 2
(c) only 3
(d) Both 1 and 2
(e) Both 2 and 3

5. “Rajpaksha threatens to resolve Lanka parliament” was the news in leading newspaper a few days back . Which of the following was the reason owing to which president threatens to take a drastic step ? (pick up the correct statements).
1. A number of MPs from Sri Lanka Freedom party defecting to join another party launched by another group of politicians.
2. A group of politicians under the leadership of former president Chandrika Kumartunga demanding the postponement of elctions for the post of president due in the month of November 2007 so that Chandrika can came back from exile and contest for the same.
3. Rajapaksha wants general public and also MPs to support his formula on peace with LTTE which is not accepatble to most of the MPs.

(a) All 1,2 and 3
(b) Only 2
(c) Only 3
(d) Both 1 and 2
(e) Only 1

6. Madhesi national liberation front (MNLF) is an organixation active in which of the following countries ?

(a) Pakistan
(b) Myanmar
(c) Uganda
(d) Iran
(e) Nepal

7. As per the Economic survey 2006-07 the food grain production may not touch the target fixed for the year. What is the atrget of the same set for the period?

(a) 100 million tonnes
(b) 220 million tonnes
(c) 175 million tonnes
(d) 250 million tonnes
(e) 320 million tonnes

8. Which of the following sector banks brought its equity share (follow on public issue) for the price was set as Rs. 940 per equity ?

(a) ICICI Bank
(b) Karnataka Bank
(c) UTI Bank
(d) HDFC Bank
(e) None of these

9. Prime minister of India recently unveiled an agricultural package during his visit to 53rd meeting of the National Development Concil. What is the size of the package

(a) Rs. 10,000 Crores
(b) Rs. 1s,000 Crores
(c) Rs. 20,000 Crores
(d) Rs. 25,000 Crores
(e) Rs. 30,000 Crores

10. Which of the following States achieved 100% financial inclusion (each and every family in the state has atleast one bank account). ?

(a) Delhi
(b) Maharashtra
(c) West Bengal
(d) Kerala
(e) None of these

11. Rafael Nadal won the French Open men’s single title 2007 after defeating who amongst the follwing ?

(a) Mark Knowles
(b) Mahesh Bhupati
(c) Daniel Nestor
(d) Pawel Vizner
(e) Roger Federer

12. Who amongst the following has taken over as the chairman of the 18th Law Commission set-up recently ?

(a) Justice A.R.Lakshmanan
(b) Justice Bhagwan Das Rana
(c) Justice T.L.Venkatraman Iyer
(d) Mrs. Suryakanta Patil
(e) None of these

13. Who amongst the following was honoured with the Jawaharlal Nehru award for the International Understanding given away recently ?

(a) Mr. Umaru Yar Adua
(b) Mr. Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva
(c) Mr. Vladimir Putin
(d) Mr. Felipe Calderon
(e) None of these

14. Who amongst the following actors won the award for Best actor in 8th International Film Academy Award Ceremony held recently?

(a) Saif Ali Khan
(b) Sanjay Dutt
(c) Arshad Warsi
(d) Abhishek Bachchan
(e) Hrithik Roshan

15. Which of the following rates is not decided by the Reserve Bank of India ?

(a) Bank Rate
(b) Repo Rate
(c) Reserve Repo Rate
(d) Income Tax Rates
(e) All of these

16. The world Economic forum was held recendly in -

(a) Malaysia
(b) Kuwait
(c) Iran
(d) Brazil
(e) Indonesia

17. Which of the following African countries recently launched its communication satellite for the first time (The satellite was launched from China) ?

(a) Nigeria
(b) Keniya
(c) Zimbabwe
(d) Mauritius
(e) None of these

18. ‘Dausa’ which has been in news recently is a town in -

(a) Gujarat
(b) Madhya Pradeh
(c) Bihar
(d) Uttar Pradesh
(e) Rajasthan

19. Which of the following was the major issue of discussion in the G-8 Summit held in Germany ?

(a) Subsidy to agro product
(b) Climate protection
(c) Financial Aid to Iraq
(d) Nuclear technology and possiblity of space war
(e) None of these

20. 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