HI I m interested in having the sample questions for practice purpose for the State Bank of India’s Probationary Officers speed test examination?

The sample questions for practice purpose for the State Bank of India’s Probationary Officers speed test examination is as given below:


Rearrange the following six sentences A, B, C, D, E and F in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph, then answer the questions given below them.

A. While the reference point for the former is the state, for the latter it’s society.

B. India’s strategic community’ comprises two distinct circles with little overlap.

C. Consequently, mainstream strategists have an external orientation to their discourse, concentrating on high politics; the latter is more internal oriented.

D. Their prescriptions too are understandably poles apart and thus, the state, to which both their commentary is directed, has to play balancer, and ends up being at the receiving end of criticism from both sides.

E. Out of the two, one can be termed the ‘mainstream’ and the other ‘alternate’.

F. To further elaborate on the external and internal concept−while one is enamored of India’s rise and place in the global order, the other is more sensitive to its vulnerabilities and inadequacies.

Question 1

Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after
rearrangement?
• AE
• BD
• CC
• DB
• EA
Rearrange the following six sentences A, B, C, D, E and F in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph, then answer the questions given below them.
A. While the reference point for the former is the state, for the latter it’s society.
B. India’s strategic community’ comprises two distinct circles with little overlap.
C. Consequently, mainstream strategists have an external orientation to their discourse, concentrating on high politics; the latter is more internal oriented.
D. Their prescriptions too are understandably poles apart and thus, the state, to which both their commentary is directed, has to play balancer, and ends up being at the receiving end of criticism from both sides.
E. Out of the two, one can be termed the ‘mainstream’ and the other ‘alternate’.
F. To further elaborate on the external and
internal concept−while one is enamored of India’s rise and place in the global order, the other is more sensitive to its vulnerabilities and inadequacies.

Question 2
Which of the following should be the SIXTH sentence after rearrangement ?
• AA
• BB
• CC
• DD
• EE
Rearrange the following six sentences A, B, C, D, E and F in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph, then answer the questions given below them.
A. While the reference point for the former is the state, for the latter it’s society.
B. India’s strategic community’ comprises two distinct circles with little overlap.
C. Consequently, mainstream strategists have an external orientation to their discourse, concentrating on high politics; the latter is more internal oriented.
D. Their prescriptions too are understandably poles apart and thus, the state, to which both their commentary is directed, has to play balancer, and ends up being at the receiving end of criticism from both sides.
E. Out of the two, one can be termed the ‘mainstream’ and the other ‘alternate’.
F. To further elaborate on the external and internal concept−while one is enamored of India’s rise and place in the global order, the other is more sensitive to its vulnerabilities and inadequacies.

Question 3
Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement ?
• AE
• BD
• CC
• DB
• EA
Rearrange the following six sentences A, B, C, D, E and F in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph, then answer the questions given below them.
A. While the reference point for the former is the state, for the latter it’s society.
B. India’s strategic community’ comprises two distinct circles with little overlap.
C. Consequently, mainstream strategists have an external orientation to their discourse, concentrating on high politics; the latter is more internal oriented.
D. Their prescriptions too are understandably poles apart and thus, the state, to which both their commentary is directed, has to play balancer, and ends up being at the receiving end of criticism from both sides.
E. Out of the two, one can be termed the ‘mainstream’ and the other ‘alternate’.
F. To further elaborate on the external and
internal concept−while one is enamored of India’s rise and place in the global order, the other is more sensitive to its vulnerabilities and inadequacies.

Question 4
Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement ?
• AA
• BB
• CC
• DD
• EE

Rearrange the following six sentences A, B, C, D, E and F in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph, then answer the questions given below them.
A. While the reference point for the former is the state, for the latter it’s society.
B. India’s strategic community’ comprises two distinct circles with little overlap.
C. Consequently, mainstream strategists have an external orientation to their discourse, concentrating on high politics; the latter is more internal oriented.
D. Their prescriptions too are understandably poles apart and thus, the state, to which both their commentary is directed, has to play balancer, and ends up being at the receiving end of criticism from both sides.
E. Out of the two, one can be termed the ‘mainstream’ and the other ‘alternate’.
F. To further elaborate on the external and
internal concept−while one is enamored of India’s rise and place in the global order, the other is more sensitive to its vulnerabilities and inadequacies.

Question 5
Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement ?
• AA
• BB
• CC
• DD
• EE

Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow them.
J, K, L, M, N, O, P and Q are sitting round the circle and are facing the centre. J is second to the right of N who is the neighbour of L and P. M is not the neighbour of J. P is the neighbour of O. Q isthird to the right of L.

Question 6
Who are neighbors of O?
• AM and Q
• BM and P
• CN and J
• DK and Q
• EK and L

Question 7
How many persons are sitting between J and Q? (When count anti clock wise from J)
• A1
• B2
• C3
• D4
• E5

Question 8
Who among the following are sitting together?
• AJ, O
• BK,L
• CP,L
• DQ,O
• EM,O

Question 9
Who is the neighbor of M?
• AJ
• BQ
• CK
• DL
• EN

Question 10
Who is between J and N?
• AK
• BP
• CL
• DO
• EM

Directions: In the following number series, a wrong number is given. Find out the wrong number.
Question 11
600, 125, 30, 13 7.2, 6.44, 6.288
• A6
• B10
• C15
• D12
• ENone of these

Directions: In the following number series, a wrong number is given. Find out the wrong number.
Question 12
29, 37, 21, 43, 13, 53, 5
• A37
• B53
• C13
• D21
• E43

Directions: What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?

Question 13
848, 422, 208, 100, 45, ?
• A16.5
• B18
• C22.5
• D24
• ENone of these

Question 14
Find the average of the following set of scores:
152, 635, 121, 423, 632, 744, 365, 253, 302
• A403
• B396
• C428
• D383
• ENone of these

Question 15
The average weight of 21 boys was recorded as
64 kgs. If the weight of the teacher was added, the average increased by one kg. What was the teachers’ weight?
• A86 kgs
• B64 kgs
• C72 kgs
• D98 kgs
• ENone of these