SBI Clerk 2020 Previous Year Paper

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English By Vishal Parihar
Direction: The following question carries

one statement with one blank. Choose the
most appropriate word from the options
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to fill the blank.
Q1
As a result of limited supply, the prices of
spices __________________.
A Bludgeoned
B Plummeted
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C Fell
D Skyrocketed
E Remained stable
Solution
As supply is limited, prices must increase.
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Only option D implies that prices increased.
Hence, option D is the right answer.
VISHAL PARIHAR
Bludgeoned: to attack or overcome by
aggressive argument
Plummeted: to fall suddenly and quickly from
a high level or position
Skyrocketed: (of prices, an amount, etc.) to
increase rapidly to a much higher level than
before
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(d)rotated
Directions (1-5): In the following passage (e) No correction required
there are blanks, each of which has been
numbered and one word has been Q2.
suggested alongside the blank. These (a)Altered
numbers are printed below the passage (b)Absorbed
and against each, five options are given. (c) somnolent
In four options, one word is suggested in (d)Affluent
each option. Find out the appropriate (e) No correction required
word which fits the blank appropriately.
If the word written alongside the blank Q3.
fits the passage, choose option ‘e’ (No (a) Lucid
correction required) as the correct (b)Accountable
choice. (c)Detrimental
(d)Mounted
Every revolution means a sharp turn in the (e) No correction required
lives of a vast number of people. Unless the
time is (1) wavered for such a turn, no real Q4.
revolution can take place. And just as any (a)Dabble
turn in the life of an individual teaches him a (b)Junk
great deal and brings rich experience and (c)Funk
great emotional stress, so a revolution (d) ponder
teaches an entire people very rich and (e) No correction required
valuable lessons in a short space of time.
During a revolution, millions and tens of Q5.
millions of people learn in a week more than (a)Crowned
they do in a year of ordinary, (2) absorbent (b)Linked
life. For at the time of a sharp turn in the life (c)Crowded
of an entire people it becomes particularly (d)Garbled
(3) affable what aims the various classes of (e) No correction required
the people are pursuing, what strength they In the following questions, a word has
possess, and what methods they use. Every been given and there are three ways in
class-conscious worker, soldier and peasant which the word has been used, in similar
should (4) sunk thoroughly over the lessons or different forms. You need to see which
of the Russian revolution, especially now, at of the sentences has/have correctly used
the end of July, when the first phase of our the given word and mark your answer
revolution has failed. Let us see, in fact, what accordingly.
the workers and peasants were (5) striving
for when they made the revolution.
Q6. Peer
Q1. I. While detection of tax evasion is necessary,
(a)wobbled it is also important to peer that, in the
(b) ripe process, genuine taxpayers are not unduly
(c)oscillated harassed.
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II. It is a site fit for a king, this hillside d) Only II and III
peering over the roofs of Berkeley toward an e) All I, II and III
expanse of shimmering bay. Q9. Ground
III. Discussion with teachers and peers I. The move comes three weeks after the
improves cognitive ability. airline was forced to ground its aircraft in a
row over leasing payments.
a) Only I and II II. Eva's governess grounded her in Latin and
b) Only II and III Greek.
c) Only III III. Place all other ingredients including the
d) Only I and III ground seeds into the mixing bowl and
e) Only II combine well.
Q7. Rank a) Only I and III

I. The soldiers were drawn up outside their b) Only II
barracks in long ranks. c) Only II and III
II. The proposed guidelines are expected to d) Only I and II
be finalized in a week, before they are e) All I, II and III
cleared by the government, PFRDA Chairman Q10. ISLE
ranked in an interview. I. Everything takes much longer, as too many
III. The restaurant needs to do something people are boarding at any one time and
about the rank smell of dead fish emanating blocking the isles near the prime seats.
from the kitchen. II. This house is set on the side of a low
wooded hill overlooking Lough Gill and the
a) Only I and III lake isle of Innisfree.
b) Only II III. He wandered down the long isle between
c) Only II and III the shelves that towered far too high to
d) Only I reach, stuffed with books.
e) Only III
a) Only II
Q8. Refrain b) Only I
I. Gratuity is a lump sum refrain an employee c) Only III
gets when he/she retires, resigns, dies or d) Both II & III
becomes disabled due to an accident or e) Both I & III
disease.
II. I think refraining from showing the video In each sentence below four words have
is the right thing to do. been printed in bold which are numbered
III. A constant refrain in the media, for (1), (2), (3) and (4) One of these words
example, is that we in the West are the may be misspelt or inappropriate in the
tireless champions of the powerless and context of the sentence. Find out the
oppressed, unbiased by self-interest. wrongly spelt or inappropriate word. The
number of that word is the answer. If all
a) Only I the words are correctly spelt and are
b) Only II appropriate the answer is (5) i.e. ‘No
c) Only III error'
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B 2
Q 11 C 3
With Virat Kohli scoring runs very fastly (1) D 4
/, it is apparent (2)/that the Sri Lankans E 5
are losing (3)/ their confidence and focus
(4)./ No Error.(5) Q 15
A 1 The cultural heritage of a country
B 2 (1)/ represents the soul of the nation (2)/
C 3 and it is of paramount importance (3)/ that
D 4 it is protected (4)/. No Error. (5)
E 5 A 1
B 2
Q 12 C 3
After arriving in Delhi (1)/, Revathy and D 4
her cousins looked around (2)/to find a E 5
comfortable accomodation (3) /in
the vicinity of their office (4)./ No Error. (5)
A 1 Read each of the following sentences to
B 2 find out whether there is any error in it.
C 3 The error if any will be one part of the
D 4 sentence. The number of that part is the
E 5 answer. If there is no error, the answer is
(5). (Ignore punctuation errors, if any)
Q 16
Q 13 The rites of baptism and confirmation (1)/ is
PV Sindhu was recently awarded (1)/the not secret and hidden;(2)/ they are common
Khel Ratna Award by the Government of to both sexes, they are publicly
India (2)/, which the badminton (3)/star performed,(3)/ and religion and morality of
graciously excepted (4)/. No Error. (5) the purest sort blend in these ceremonies.
A 1 (4)/No error(5)
B 2 A 1
C 3 B 2
D 4 C 3
E 5 D 4
E 5
Q 17
Q 14 This Maria Vanrenen, as it happened,(1)/
Shruthi was very excited about her acting was a remote collateral ancestress of the
job (1) / in Mumbai and packed a lot of make Vandrifts,(2)/ before they emigrated to the
up in her luggage. (2)/ But she Cape in 1780; and the existence of the
was worried that it (3)/ might not portrait,(3)/ though not it's whereabouts,
be aloud into her check in baggage (4)/. No was well known in the family.(4)/No
Error. (5) error(5)
A 1 A 1
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B 2 which is printed in the Builder.(4)/No

C 3 error(5)
D 4 A 1
E 5 B 2
C 3
Q 18 D 4
All machinery, whether it be printing- E 5
presses or automobiles or steam-
engines,(1)/ is the work of mechanical Directions (21-30): Read the passage
engineers,(2)/ though in the matter of carefully and then answer the questions
automobiles this had become a profession by given below.
itself, (3)/one of the minor branches known
as automotive engineering.(4)/No error(5) It is well known that a child learns to walk, to
A 1 talk, and to know his way around the world
B 2 just by trying something out and seeing what
C 3 happens, then modifying what he does (or
D 4 thinks) in accordance with what has actually
E 5 happened. In this way, he spends his first few
years in a wonderfully creative way,
discovering all sorts of things that are new to
Q 19 him and this leads people to look back on
Amir Khan, the Nawab of Tonk, assigned to childhood as a kind of lost paradise. As the
his physician,(1)/ who had cured him in an child grows older, learning takes on a
intermittent fever, lands yielding one narrower meaning. He accumulates
thousand rupees a year(2)/, in rent-free knowledge to please others. He learns then
tenure, and gave him a deed signed by for some utilitarian purpose and not mainly
himself and his heir-apparent,(3) declaring for the love of the action of learning itself. So,
expressly that it should descend to him and his ability to see something new and original
his heir forever.(4)/No error(5) gradually dies away. And without it there is
A 1 evidently no ground from which anything
B 2 can grow.
C 3 Evidently then, the ability to learn
D 4 something new is based on the general state
E 5 of mind of a human being. It do not depend
on special talents, nor does it operate only in
special fields. But when it does operate, there
Q 20 is an undivided and total interest in what one
The great building firm of Peto Brothers, in is doing. Only this kind of whole-hearted
England,(1)/ having been awarded a interest will give the mind the energy needed
contract for a large public building,(2)/ have to see what is new and different, especially
taken advantage of what, as they say, they when the later seems to threaten what is
consider a favorable opportunity to familiar, precious, secure, or otherwise dear
initiate(3)/ a system of profit-sharing with to us. It is clear that all the great scientists
their men, in accordance with a circular and artists had such a feeling for their work.
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But no matter what his occupation may be, (e) None of the above
anyone can, in principle, approach life in this
way. Here I am reminded of Anne Sullivan, Q22. The experience of Helen described
who was the teacher of Helen Keller. When above can best be summarized by
she came to teach this child, who was blind (a) Fun
and deaf from an early age, she met a 'wild (b) Joy
animal'. She worked with the child as best as (c) Excitement
she could. with all the energies at her (d) Revelation
disposal, remaining extremely sensitively (e) Adventurous
observant, feeling out the unknown mind of
the child and eventual learning how to Q23. Which of the following is NOT a
communicate with her. necessary step in the formation of 'concept'
The key step here was to teach the child to as described above?
form a concept (which she had never (a) Reconciliation of information derived
learned, because she had not been able to from at least two different perceptual media
communicate with other people to any (b) Deciphering the multiple information
significant extent). This was done by causing content in a signal
her to come in contact with water in a wide (c) Searching for similarities across
variety of different forms and contexts, each differences
time scratching the word 'water' on the palm (d) Developing curiosity in mind, the depth
of her hand. For a long time, the child did not and scope of which we find hard to
grasp what it was all about. But suddenly she appreciate.
realized that all these different experiences (e) none of the above
referred to one substance in its many aspects
which was symbolized by the
word 'water' scratched in her palm. This
initiated a fantastic revolution in the whole Q24. Which of the following does NOT
of her mind, the depth and scope of which we necessarily follow from the above passage?
find hard to appreciate without having (a) Utilitarian learning cannot lead to
experienced directly what it means to live creative discoveries.
without conceptual abstraction. (b) Abstractions are the bedrock on which
inter-subjective human communication
Q21. According to the author's arguments, rests.
which of the following statement sheds light (c) Creativity is not the preserve of a few
on why a child is in a more creative state of select professions.
mind? (d) Creative engagements are most often
(a) A child doesn't understand its own self- subversive.
interest. (e) None of the above
(b) A child does not want security or
familiarity. Q25. From the following sentences choose
(c) Knowledge acquisition for the child is not the option that reflects the grammatically
a mere accumulative process. and contextually correct sentence/s.
(d) As he fails to see something new and [I] It do not depend on special talents, nor
original gradually. does it operate only in special fields.
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[II] He accumulates knowledge to please Q29.

others. (a) wonderland
[III] So, his ability to see something new and (b) utopia
original gradually dies away. (c) abyss
(a) Only (I) (d) heaven
(b) Only (II) (e) Bliss
(c) Only (III)
(d) Both (II) and (III) Q30. Choose the word that is most
(e) All are correct opposite in meaning with the given word
UTILITARIAN.
(a) practical
Directions (26-28): Choose the word (b) Quixotic
which is most similar with the meaning of (c) functional
the given word ACCUMULATES. (d) realistic
(e) pragmatic
Q26. ACCUMULATES
(a) scatter
(b) diverge
Answers:
(c) derange
(d) litter
(e) acquire S1. Ans. (b)
Sol. Option (b) is the correct answer choice.
Q27. Choose the word which is most As the paragraph talks about the ‘Lessons of
similar with the meaning of the given the Revolution’. As the line of the paragraph
word EVIDENTLY. is talking about the correct or the perfect
(a) improbably time to start any kind of revolution.
(b) obscurely Ripe- having arrived at the fitting stage or
(c) vaguely time for a particular action or purpose).
(d) doubtless Wobbled- move or cause to move unsteadily
(e) impalpably from side to side.
Wavered- move in a quivering way; flicker.
Q28. Choose the word which is most Hence option (b) gives the correct answer
similar with the meaning of the given choice.
word OBSERVANT. S2. Ans. (c)
(a) alert Sol. Option (c) is the correct answer choice.
(b) heedless Hence ‘somnolent’ is the correct option to be
(c) oblivious filled in the given blank.
(d) bemused Somnolent- sleepy; drowsy
(e) unwary Absorbent- (of a material) able to soak up
liquid easily.
Directions (29-30): Choose the word that The sentence is conveying the idea that when
is most opposite in meaning with the any kind of revolution takes place there is so
given word PARADISE. much that the people go through and it
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teaches a lesson to all the people which are Peer (verb) - Be just visible. Peer (noun) - A
part of the revolution. people learn in a week person of the same age, status, or ability as
more than they do in a year of ordinary another specified person. The second and
drowsy life. Hence option (c) is the correct third sentences use the given word correctly.
answer choice. In the first sentence, 'ensure' was the correct
S3. Ans. (c) word to be used. The given word cannot
Sol. Option (c) is the correct answer choice. convey this meaning. B is the right answer.
Affable- friendly, good-natured, or easy to
talk to
S7. Correct Choice : a
Lucid- expressed clearly; easy to understand.
Detrimental- tending to cause harm.
Hence option (c) is the correct answer choice Solution :
which best fills the given meaning Rank (noun) - A single line of soldiers or
contextually. police officers drawn up abreast. Rank
S4. Ans. (d) (adjective) - Having a foul or offensive smell.
Sol. Option (d) is the correct answer choice. Only the first and the third sentences use the
Hence the correct option to fill the blank given word correctly. In the second sentence,
should be ‘Ponder’. the required word was 'said'. The given word
Ponder- think about (something) carefully, cannot convey this meaning. A is the right
especially before making a decision or answer.
reaching a conclusion.
Sunk- cause to fail. S8. Correct Choice : d
Dabble- take part in an activity in a casual or
superficial way. Solution :
Hence option (d) is the correct answer Refrain (verb) - Stop oneself from doing
choice which best fills the given meaning something. Refrain - A comment or
contextually. complaint that is often repeated. Only the
S5. Ans. (e) second and the third sentences use the word
Sol. Option (e) is the correct answer choice. correctly. The required word was 'amount' in
As the given word ‘striving’ doesn’t need any the first sentence. The given word cannot
replacement. It contextually fits in the given convey this meaning. D is the right answer.
blank.
Garbled- reproduce (a message, sound, or
transmission) in a confused and distorted S9. Correct Choice : e
way
Striving- make great efforts to achieve or Solution :
obtain something. Ground (verb) - Prohibit or prevent (a pilot
Hence option (e) is the correct answer or an aircraft) from flying. Ground (verb) -
choice. Instruct (someone) thoroughly in a subject.
Ground (adjective) - Reduced to fine
particles by crushing or mincing. All the
S6 Correct Choice : b three sentences use the given word correctly.
Solution : E is the right answer.
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S10. Correct Choice : a The correct usage of the word is 'allowed'

and not 'aloud'. Hence, the sentence will read
Solution : as below,
Isle- an island or peninsula, especially a 'Shruthi was very excited about her acting
small one. When going by the meaning of the job in Mumbai and packed a lot of make up in
word, the usage of 'isle' in statements I & III her luggage. But she was worried that it
is wrong; instead usage of 'aisle' would make might not be allowed into her check in
the statements meaningful. In statement II, baggage.'
the word is correctly used; the sentence talks
about a house that is situated on the side of a S15. Solution
hill and a small lake island of Innisfree. There is no error in the sentence and hence
Hence, the answer is option a). the correct option is (e)
S16. Solution
S11. Solution
The verb 'is' used in part (2) is incorrect. The
The correct usage of the adverb is 'fast'. The correct form of the verb is 'are' as it refers to
word 'fastly' is grammatically incorrect. The a plural noun 'rites'.
sentence should read as below.
'With Virat Kohli scoring runs very fast, it is
apparent that the Sri Lankans are losing their S17. Solution
confidence and focus.' Part (4) of the sentence is incorrect as the
correct form of the pronoun is "its" instead
of "it's" as used in the sentence.
S12. Solution
The correct spelling of the word is S18. Solution
'accommodation'. The sentence should hence The sentence given is in present tense but in
read as below, part 3 of the sentence, past tense is used. The
'After arriving in Delhi, Revathy and her correct form of part 3 is " though in the
cousins looked around to find a comfortable matter of automobiles this has become a
accommodation in the vicinity of their office.' profession by itself,".
S19. Solution
S13. Solution
The word to use at the end of the sentence is There is a preposition error in part (2) of the
'accepted' which means to agree or receive. sentence. The preposition to be used is 'of'
'Except' is used to imply 'not including'. instead of 'in' used in part (2).
The sentence should hence read as below,
'PV Sindhu was recently awarded the Khel
Ratna Award by the Government of India, S20. Solution
which the badminton star graciously There is no error in the given sentence.
accepted.' Solution21. 3
According to fourth and fifth sentence of the
S14. Solution paragraph “In this way, he spends his first
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few years in a wonderfully creative way,

discovering all sorts of things that are new to
Solution25. 4
him and this leads people to look back on
Statement (I) consists error in it. To make
childhood as a kind of lost paradise”. With the sentence error free replace “do” with
this sentence it can be inferred that “does”. As, being the subject singular it will
Knowledge acquisition for the child is not a require the verb in its singular form.
mere accumulative process. Therefore, However, Both the other statements (II) and
option (c) is the correct choice. (III) are grammatically correct. Therefore,
option (d) becomes the correct choice.
Solution22. 4 Solution26. 5
Refer to the last sentence of the paragraph, Accumulates means gather together or
“This initiated a fantastic revolution in the acquire an increasing number or quantity of
whole of her mind, the depth and scope of which is similar in meaning with ‘acquire’.
which we find hard to appreciate without Hence option (e) is the correct choice.
having experienced directly what it means to Scatter means throw in various random
live without conceptual abstraction.” Thus, directions.
option (d) becomes the, most suitable choice. Diverge means (of a road, route, or line)
separate from another route and go in a
Solution23. 2 different direction
Refer to the last paragraph. Option (a) is Derange means make (someone) insane.
mentioned in the statement “water in a wide Litter means rubbish such as paper, cans,
variety in different forms” and option (c) is and bottles left lying in an open or public
mentioned in the statement “different place.
experiences referred to one substance.” For
option (d) refer to the last sentence, “This Solution27. 4
initiated a fantastic revolution in the whole Evidently means in a way that is clearly seen
of her mind, the depth and scope of which we or understood; obviously. Doubtless means
find hard to appreciate”. Therefore, as only certainly; without doubt. Hence, they both
option (b) is not a necessary step to develop are similar in meaning.
a concept, it becomes the correct answer Improbably means in an unexpected or
choice. unlikely manner.
Solution24. 4 Obscurely means not discovered or known
Option (d) is the correct choice. Refer to the about; uncertain.
second sentence of the first paragraph “In Vaguely means in a way that is uncertain,
this way, he spends his first few years in a indefinite or unclear; roughly.
wonderfully creative way, discovering all Impalpably means unable to be felt by touch.
sorts of things that are new to him and this
leads people to look back on childhood as a Solution28. 1
kind of lost paradise.” Creative engagements Observant means quick to notice or perceive
are not subversive however, it transcends things, while; alert means quick to notice any
the notion of security. unusual and potentially dangerous or
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difficult circumstances; vigilant. Therefore,

both are similar in meaning.
Heedless means showing a reckless lack of
care or attention.
Oblivious means not aware of or concerned
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Bemused means puzzle, confuse, or bewilder.
Unwary means not cautious of possible
dangers or problems.
Solution29. 3
Paradise means an ideal or idyllic place or
state. Abyss means a deep or seemingly
bottomless chasm. Hence, they both are
opposite in meaning.
Utopia means an imagined place or state of
things in which everything is perfect.
Bliss means perfect happiness; great joy.
Solution30. 2
Utilitarian means designed to be useful or
practical rather than attractive. Quixotic
means extremely idealistic; unrealistic and
impractical. Hence, they both are opposite in
meaning.
Functional means of or having a special
activity, purpose, or task.x
Pragmatic means dealing with things
sensibly and realistically in a way that is
based on practical rather than theoretical
considerations.
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