Learn SBI Exam with Free Lessons & Tips

Tip No. 1: Make a schedule for practicing a fixed set of questions daily. It is essential to get organized first. Make it a daily habit to solve questions. Initially you may start with one test or a question paper depending on your capacity. One should be able to practice 2-4 full length question sets in the last month before the exam. You may have a stop watch to measure your performance while practicing.
 
Tip No. 2: Ensure that there are no distractions around. Bank exams demand one-pointed attention when it comes to practice. It makes sense to have a group study with your friends preparing for the same. A group study would help you gain new insights or techniques to solve the problems quickly. However, if you are not comfortable with group study, you may practice alone and meet your friends once in a week for guidance.
 
Tip No. 3: The best way to evaluate your ability to solve and performance is taking Mock Tests conducted by coaching institutes for competitive exams. A Mock test is an examination which serves practice for future exams. Or you can take Mock test by yourself. Never take these tests lightly. One should be doing minimum two to three tests daily. Keep in mind that subjects like Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude (QA) can be excelled in through time management. Regular practice would sharpen your skills in solving the questions related to Reasoning and QA. The best part of Mock test is that it prompts you to gradually increase your problem solving speed.
 
Tip No. 4:  When it comes to your question set, never get overcome by anxiety or nervousness. These psychological barriers do impact your performance. Time management is the key. Once you get your Mock question set, go through the section and see all the questions if possible. Select the problems thoughtfully. It is not compulsory to solve each and every question of all the sections. Choose General Awareness section and Computer or English first. It may help you save time for Reasoning and QA. Solve easier questions first and mark the tough ones. Once you are done with the easy ones, start at once the marked ones. And most important, never ever get hooked up to one single question. It is a huge risk. If you are not able to solve it in one minute, leave for the next.
 
Tip No. 5: Last but not the least, if some concepts are not clear, please discuss with your friends or teacher well in advance. If you start looking for help few days before the exam, your friends or even best friend who is also preparing for the same will not be able to help you!

These are general tips anyone can follow. It is best to follow what suits you. Different candidates have different methods or approach to problem solving. The final aim is to score maximum and get ready for personal interviews!

A. Select the word which is the nearest in meaning to the given word:

i. Placate:

(a) Pacify (b) Hostile (c) Agitate (d) Benign.

ii. Antipathy:

(a) Appease (b) Malice (c) Accelerate (d) Sympathy.

B. Select the word which is the most opposite in meaning to the given word:

i. Consensus:

(a) Disapproval (b) Opinion (c) Disagreement (d) Peace.

ii. Anarchy:

(a) Curfew (b) Law (c) Democracy (d) Order.

C. Select the correct meaning of the idiom/ proverb.

i. Achilles heel:

(a) A heel struck by a sword       (b) A person underneath someone

(c) Small but fatal weakness       (d) A casual mistake.

ii. Cock & bull story:

(a) A story comprising of animals      (b) A made up/ false story

(c) An important or influential story    (d) A movie based on a real life incident.

iii. Part & Parcel:

(a) An important letter to someone     (b) To send a thing in a parcel

(c) An unbeastable part of life             (d) Inseparable parts.

D. Select the wrongly spelt words:

i. (a) Explicit (b) Vague (c) Urbane (d) Insolant.

ii. (a) Melodious (b) Barran (c) Flexible (d) All are correct.

iii. (a) Harmonyous (b) Extravagant (c) Prominent (d) All are correct.  

Find out the wrong number in the following number series.

1. 1 5 23 91 263 521 515
2. -2 5 -1 12 29 166 981
3. 15 136 55 104 79 89
4. 120 15 100 25 75 37.5
5. 24 12 12 18 27 90 270
6. 17 169 972 4885 19524 58581
7. 8450 8793 9009 9135 9198
8. 7.5 57 295 1088 3570 7144
9. 456 908 2718 10864 54312 325848
10. 2.3 15.9 79.8 423 2574 18067
11. 10 12.5 27.5 85 342.5 1725 10292.5
12. 5 4 7.5 19 45 138
13. 18432 9216 2304 384 50 4.8 0.4
14. 68 72 76 88 108 138 180
15. 1 2 4.5 11 30 92.5 329
16. 2 5 7 12 19 32 50
17. 2 13 65 271 817 1639 1645
18. 3 4 16 75 366 1945
19. 2 14 91 546 3002 15015
20. 484 240 120 57 26.5 11.25
21.3 5 13 43 178 891 5353
22.6 7 16 41 90 154 292
23. 5 7 16 57 244 1245 7506
24. 4 2.5 3.5 6.5 15.5 41.25 126.75
25. 5 366 655 881 1049 1170
26. 17 45 148 607 3054 18331
27. 3 8 36 204 1421 11360
28. 17 169 972 4885 19524 58581
24. 8450 8793 9009 9135 9198
25.7.5 57 295 1088 3570 7144
26. 2.3 15.9 79.8 423 2574 18067
27. 12 25 77 321 1559 9359
28.11 20 77 309 1380 7125
29.19 10667 10139 23962 23337
30. 156 92 101 93 113 94
31.68921 1764 79507 1936 91125 2117

Find out the wrong number in the following number series.

1. 1 5 23 91 263 521 515 
2. -2 5 -1 12 29 166 981
3. 15 136 55 104 79 89 
4. 120 15 100 25 75 37.5 
5. 24 12 12 18 27 90 270
6. 17 169 972 4885 19524 58581 
7. 8450 8793 9009 9135 9198
8. 7.5 57 295 1088 3570 7144
9. 456 908 2718 10864 54312 325848
10. 2.3 15.9 79.8 423 2574 18067 
11. 10 12.5 27.5 85 342.5 1725 10292.5 
12. 5 4 7.5 19 45 138
13. 18432 9216 2304 384 50 4.8 0.4
14. 68 72 76 88 108 138 180
15. 1 2 4.5 11 30 92.5 329 
16. 2 5 7 12 19 32 50 
17. 2 13 65 271 817 1639 1645
18. 3 4 16 75 366 1945 
19. 2 14 91 546 3002 15015 
20. 484 240 120 57 26.5 11.25 
21.3 5 13 43 178 891 5353 
22.6 7 16 41 90 154 292 
23. 5 7 16 57 244 1245 7506 
24. 4 2.5 3.5 6.5 15.5 41.25 126.75
25. 5 366 655 881 1049 1170 
26. 17 45 148 607 3054 18331 
27. 3 8 36 204 1421 11360 
28. 17 169 972 4885 19524 58581 
24. 8450 8793 9009 9135 9198 
25.7.5 57 295 1088 3570 7144 
26. 2.3 15.9 79.8 423 2574 18067
27. 12 25 77 321 1559 9359 
28.11 20 77 309 1380 7125 
29.19 10667 10139 23962 23337
30. 156 92 101 93 113 94
31.68921 1764 79507 1936 91125 2117