SBI Clerk Prelims Online Test Series 2, SBI Online Test 2024

Statements :
All chairs are tables.
All tables are boards.
Conclusions:
I. All chairs are boards.
II. All boards are tables.

Statements :
Some spoons are forks.
Some forks are knives.
Conclusions:
I. At least some knives are spoons.
II. At least some forks are spoons.

Statements :
All days are weeks.
Some weeks are months.
Conclusions:
I. At least some months are days.
II. No month is a day.

Naveen goes 10 km towards north, from there 6km towards south, then he goes 3 km towards east. Find out in which direction and how far is he from the starting point?

Ram leaves his home and goes straight 20 meters, then turns right and goes 10 meters. He turns left and goes 30 meters and finally turns right and walkiihe is moving in the north direction, then in which direction did he start his walking?

Directions : In making decisions about important question, it is desirable to distinguish between ‘strong’ argument and ‘weak’ argument. A ‘strong’ argument must be both important may not be directly related to the question and may be of minor importance or may be related to the trivial aspect of the question. Each question below is followed by two arguments, numbers I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is ‘strong’ and which is ‘weak’.
Statement : Should there be capital punishment for those who are found guilty of rape charges?
Arguments :
I. No, this is the only way to eliminate such atrocities on women.
II. No, this will lead to more violence as culprits may even kill the rape victims.

Directions : In making decisions about important question, it is desirable to distinguish between ‘strong’ argument and ‘weak’ argument. A ‘strong’ argument must be both important may not be directly related to the question and may be of minor importance or may be related to the trivial aspect of the question. Each question below is followed by two arguments, numbers I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is ‘strong’ and which is ‘weak’.
Statement : Should all foreign banks immediately be asked to close down their operation in India?
Arguments :
I. No, this will have an adverse impact on Indian economy.
II. Yes, this is the only way to make the Indian banks survive and propose.

Directions : In making decisions about important question, it is desirable to distinguish between ‘strong’ argument and ‘weak’ argument. A ‘strong’ argument must be both important may not be directly related to the question and may be of minor importance or may be related to the trivial aspect of the question. Each question below is followed by two arguments, numbers I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is ‘strong’ and which is ‘weak’.
Statement : Should school education be made free in India?
Arguments :
I. Yes, this is the only way to improve the level of literacy.
II. No, it will add to the already heavy burden on the exchequer

Direction : Relationship between different elements is shown in the statements. Find if the conclusions also follow or not.
Statements: D = T ≥ A < Q > G; G ≤ X > L; D < K = C Conclusions:
I. Q > L
II. A ≤ C

Direction : Relationship between different elements is shown in the statements. Find if the conclusions also follow or not.

Statements: T > C ≥ Q = I; K < C ≤ H; G = H ≤ V
Conclusions: I. Q ≤ V II. Q > V

How many meaningful three letter English words can be formed with the letters AER using each letter only once in each word?

Each vowel of the word ADJECTIVE is substituted with the next letter of the English alphabetical series,and each consonant is substituted with the letter preceding it How many vowels are present in the new arrangement?

Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

If ‘Apple’ is called ‘Orange’, ‘Orange’ is called ‘Peach’, ‘Peach’ is called ‘Potato’, ‘Potato’ is called ‘Banana’, ‘Banana’ is called ‘papaya’, and ‘papaya’ is called ‘Guava’ which of the following grows underground?

Directions : Study the sets of numbers given below and answer the questions, which following
489 541 654 953 783
If in each number, all the three digits are arranged in ascending order, which of the following will be the lowest number?

Directions : Study the sets of numbers given below and answer the questions, which following
489 541 654 953 783
if five is subtracted from each lowing numbers which of the following numbers will be the difference between the second digit of second highest
number and the second digit of the highest number?

Directions : Study the sets of numbers given below and answer the questions, which following
489 541 654 953 783
If each number the first and second digits are inter changed,which will be the third highest number?

Directions : Study the sets of numbers given below and answer the questions, which following
489 541 654 953 783
Which of the following numbers will be obtained if the first digit of lowest number is subtracted from the second digit of highest number after
adding one each of the number?

Directions : Study the sets of numbers given below and answer the questions, which following
489 541 654 953 783
If in each number, the first and the last digits are interchanged, which of the following will be the second highest number?

Directions : Read the following information carefully and answer the questions. Which follow :
‘A – B’ means ‘A is father of B’.
‘A + B’ means ‘A is daughter of B’.
‘A ÷ B’ means ‘A is son of B’.
‘A × B’ means ‘A is wife of B’.
How is P related to T in the expression ‘P + S – T’?

Directions : Study the following table carefully to answer the questions given below it.
Total Residents and Percentage of Women out of those Living in Various Societies Over the Years

What is the difference between the total residents living in all the societies together in the year 2006 and the total residents living in all the societies together in the year 2007?

Directions : Study the following table carefully to answer the questions given below it.
Total Residents and Percentage of Women out of those Living in Various Societies Over the Years

What is the average number of men living in all the societies together in the year 2005?

Directions : Study the following table carefully to answer the questions given below it.
Total Residents and Percentage of Women out of those Living in Various Societies Over the Years

What is the redpective ratio men living in Society C in the year 2002 to the year 2003?

Directions : Study the following table carefully to answer the questions given below it.
Total Residents and Percentage of Women out of those Living in Various Societies Over the Years

What is the average number of women living in all the societies together in the year 2005?

Directions : Study the following table carefully to answer the questions given below it.
Total Residents and Percentage of Women out of those Living in Various Societies Over the Years

What is the respective ratio of the number of women to the total residents in Society E over the years?

A car runs at the speed of 50 kmph when not serviced and runs at 60 kmph. When serviced.After servicing the car covers a certain distance in 6hoours.How much time will the car take to cover the same distance when not serviced?

What appropriate value should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions ?)(You are not expected to calculate there exact value)
√964 × √348 = ?

What appropriate value should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions ?)(You are not expected to calculate there exact value)
37.35 + 13.064 × 3.46 = ?

What appropriate value should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions ?)(You are not expected to calculate there exact value)
54 × 746 ÷ 32 = ?

What appropriate value should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions ?)(You are not expected to calculate there exact value)
[(1.5)² × (3.2)^{2] ÷ 2.3 = ?}

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

(786 × 64) ÷ 48 = ?

Directions : What should come in place of the question mark(?) in the following questions?
60% of 20% of 3/5th of ? = 450

Directions : What should come in place of the question mark(?) in the following questions?
196 × 948 ÷ 158 = ?

Directions : What should come in place of the question mark(?) in the following questions?
3.5 + 11.25 × 4.5 – 32.5 = ?

Directions : What should come in place of the question mark(?) in the following questions?
(√4096 × 56)/(764 – 652) = ?

Directions : What should come in place of the question mark(?) in the following questions?
(98360 + 25845 – 36540) ÷ 2500 = ?

Directions : What should come in place of the question mark(?) in the following questions?
7414 + 3698 + 1257 + 1869 = ?

Directions : What should come in place of the question mark(?) in the following questions?
(91)² + (41)² – √? = 9858

Directions : What should come in place of the question mark(?) in the following questions?
(2640 ÷ 48) × (2240 ÷ 35) = ?

Directions : What should come in place of the question mark(?) in the following questions?
21.9% of 650 = ? + 23.12

Directions : In each of the following items some parts have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R, S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your Answer Sheet accordingly.
Violence even before she is born(P)/ and can happen throughout a woman’s life(Q)/ against women (R)/ takes many forms.
The proper sequence should be

Directions : In each of the following items some parts have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R, S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark in your Answer Sheet accordingly.
I saw two roads covered with the yellow(P)/ directions in a forest(Q)/hing in two different(R)/ leaves of autumn(S).
The proper sequence should be

Directions : in the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are given below the passage and against each,five words are suggested,
one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate words in each case.
When we 23 started thirty years ago in 1977,we did not know anything about how to run a bank for the poor. we therefore looked at how others ran their operations and 24 from their mistakes.In Bangladesh, conventional banks and credit co-operatives always 25 lump sum repayments. this created 26 problems because repaying in a lump sum was a mental hurdle for borrowers. They tended to delay repayment and get further into debt in the 27. in the end they usually 28 totally on the loan, which was a loss to the bank .In structuring our own loans, I decided to ask for a daily payment. Monitoring repayment was 29 and it filled people with 30 that they could repay their loans.

Directions : in the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are given below the passage and against each,five words are suggested,
one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate words in each case.
When we 23 started thirty years ago in 1977,we did not know anything about how to run a bank for the poor. we therefore looked at how others ran their operations and 24 from their mistakes.In Bangladesh, conventional banks and credit co-operatives always 25 lump sum repayments. this created 26 problems because repaying in a lump sum was a mental hurdle for borrowers. They tended to delay repayment and get further into debt in the 27. in the end they usually 28 totally on the loan, which was a loss to the bank .In structuring our own loans, I decided to ask for a daily payment. Monitoring repayment was 29 and it filled people with 30 that they could repay their loans.

Directions : in the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are given below the passage and against each,five words are suggested,
one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate words in each case.
When we 23 started thirty years ago in 1977,we did not know anything about how to run a bank for the poor. we therefore looked at how others ran their operations and 24 from their mistakes.In Bangladesh, conventional banks and credit co-operatives always 25 lump sum repayments. this created 26 problems because repaying in a lump sum was a mental hurdle for borrowers. They tended to delay repayment and get further into debt in the 27. in the end they usually 28 totally on the loan, which was a loss to the bank .In structuring our own loans, I decided to ask for a daily payment. Monitoring repayment was 29 and it filled people with 30 that they could repay their loans.

Directions : in the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are given below the passage and against each,five words are suggested,
one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate words in each case.
When we 23 started thirty years ago in 1977,we did not know anything about how to run a bank for the poor. we therefore looked at how others ran their operations and 24 from their mistakes.In Bangladesh, conventional banks and credit co-operatives always 25 lump sum repayments. this created 26 problems because repaying in a lump sum was a mental hurdle for borrowers. They tended to delay repayment and get further into debt in the 27. in the end they usually 28 totally on the loan, which was a loss to the bank .In structuring our own loans, I decided to ask for a daily payment. Monitoring repayment was 29 and it filled people with 30 that they could repay their loans.

Directions : in the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are given below the passage and against each,five words are suggested,
one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate words in each case.
When we 23 started thirty years ago in 1977,we did not know anything about how to run a bank for the poor. we therefore looked at how others ran their operations and 24 from their mistakes.In Bangladesh, conventional banks and credit co-operatives always 25 lump sum repayments. this created 26 problems because repaying in a lump sum was a mental hurdle for borrowers. They tended to delay repayment and get further into debt in the 27. in the end they usually 28 totally on the loan, which was a loss to the bank .In structuring our own loans, I decided to ask for a daily payment. Monitoring repayment was 29 and it filled people with 30 that they could repay their loans.

Directions : in the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are given below the passage and against each,five words are suggested,
one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate words in each case.
When we 23 started thirty years ago in 1977,we did not know anything about how to run a bank for the poor. we therefore looked at how others ran their operations and 24 from their mistakes.In Bangladesh, conventional banks and credit co-operatives always 25 lump sum repayments. this created 26 problems because repaying in a lump sum was a mental hurdle for borrowers. They tended to delay repayment and get further into debt in the 27. in the end they usually 28 totally on the loan, which was a loss to the bank .In structuring our own loans, I decided to ask for a daily payment. Monitoring repayment was 29 and it filled people with 30 that they could repay their loans.

Directions : in the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are given below the passage and against each,five words are suggested,
one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate words in each case.
When we 23 started thirty years ago in 1977,we did not know anything about how to run a bank for the poor. we therefore looked at how others ran their operations and 24 from their mistakes.In Bangladesh, conventional banks and credit co-operatives always 25 lump sum repayments. this created 26 problems because repaying in a lump sum was a mental hurdle for borrowers. They tended to delay repayment and get further into debt in the 27. in the end they usually 28 totally on the loan, which was a loss to the bank .In structuring our own loans, I decided to ask for a daily payment. Monitoring repayment was 29 and it filled people with 30 that they could repay their loans.

Directions : in the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are given below the passage and against each,five words are suggested,
one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate words in each case.
When we 23 started thirty years ago in 1977,we did not know anything about how to run a bank for the poor. we therefore looked at how others ran their operations and 24 from their mistakes.In Bangladesh, conventional banks and credit co-operatives always 25 lump sum repayments. this created 26 problems because repaying in a lump sum was a mental hurdle for borrowers. They tended to delay repayment and get further into debt in the 27. in the end they usually 28 totally on the loan, which was a loss to the bank .In structuring our own loans, I decided to ask for a daily payment. Monitoring repayment was 29 and it filled people with 30 that they could repay their loans.

Directions : Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
Once upon a time there lived a queen in the city of Benaras. Her name was Khema and she was the wife of King Bahuputtaka, which means ‘father of many sons’. One night, the Queen had a dream of a beautiful golden goose that spoke with great wisdom, almost as if he was a sage. She told her husband that she desperately wanted to see a bird just like the one that she had seen in her dream.
So the King asked his ministers to find out all that they could about a bird such as this. He was told that such a bird did exist but was extremely rare and difficult to find. They advised him to build a beautiful lake on the outskirts of Benaras so that he may attract such rare and lovely creatures to reside there. In this way the queen might have her wish.
Towards the north, on Mount Cittakuta, there lived about ninety thousand wild geese headed by a beautiful golden goose called King Dhatarattha. He got to hear of this exquisite lake that was surrounded by flowers and trees and had lovely water lilies and lotuses floating on the surface. The king had named this lake after his wife Khema and had invited all the birds to come and live on it, promising that none of them would ever be harmed. Corn was scattered on a daily basis in order to attract the birds.
So a couple of geese went up to their King and told him that they were quite tired of living up on the mountains and would like to see this wonderful lake where they had been promised food and protection.
The king agreed to their request and took the whole flock down south towards Benaras.
Meanwhile, at the lake the King had placed hunters all around in order to capture any golden goose that happened to pass by. So the next morning when the headhunter saw this flock of geese approaching he was very excited to see their golden leader. He immediately went about setting up a snare amongst the water lilies and lotuses, as he knew that the leader would definitely be the first to alight.
The whole flock came flying down in one mighty swoop and as expected it was the King’s foot that touched the water first. He was ensnared and could not escape. Seeing this the other geese flew into a panic and honked in distress. But none had the courage to try to free their king and so flew back to Mount Cittacuta for safety. All except one. He was the chief captain, Sumukha.
His King entreated him to fly to safety too, as he would surely be captured if he stayed by his side. But Sumukha replied that he would never desert his master in the face of danger and would either try to save him or die by his side.
At this point the head huntsman approached and as Sumukha saw him he decided to appeal to his compassion. The hunter asked the King how come he had not noticed the trap that was set. The golden goose replied that when one’s time was up it was no use to struggle against what was fated and one must just accept it. The huntsman was very impressed with his grace and wisdom. He then turned to Sumukha and asked why he had not fled with the other birds even though he was free to do so. Sumukha answered that this was his King, best friend and master and that he could never desert him even at the cost of his own life.
Hearing this the hunter realised that these were a couple of rare birds of great nobility. And were he to harm them, the gods would certainly punish him. Besides, he did not much care for his own King’s reward and decided to do the right thing and set them free. He told Sumukha that as he was ready to die for his King he would set them both free to fly wherever they may.
Why were the geese keen on visiting the lake in Benaras?

Directions : Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
Once upon a time there lived a queen in the city of Benaras. Her name was Khema and she was the wife of King Bahuputtaka, which means ‘father of many sons’. One night, the Queen had a dream of a beautiful golden goose that spoke with great wisdom, almost as if he was a sage. She told her husband that she desperately wanted to see a bird just like the one that she had seen in her dream.
So the King asked his ministers to find out all that they could about a bird such as this. He was told that such a bird did exist but was extremely rare and difficult to find. They advised him to build a beautiful lake on the outskirts of Benaras so that he may attract such rare and lovely creatures to reside there. In this way the queen might have her wish.
Towards the north, on Mount Cittakuta, there lived about ninety thousand wild geese headed by a beautiful golden goose called King Dhatarattha. He got to hear of this exquisite lake that was surrounded by flowers and trees and had lovely water lilies and lotuses floating on the surface. The king had named this lake after his wife Khema and had invited all the birds to come and live on it, promising that none of them would ever be harmed. Corn was scattered on a daily basis in order to attract the birds.
So a couple of geese went up to their King and told him that they were quite tired of living up on the mountains and would like to see this wonderful lake where they had been promised food and protection.
The king agreed to their request and took the whole flock down south towards Benaras.
Meanwhile, at the lake the King had placed hunters all around in order to capture any golden goose that happened to pass by. So the next morning when the headhunter saw this flock of geese approaching he was very excited to see their golden leader. He immediately went about setting up a snare amongst the water lilies and lotuses, as he knew that the leader would definitely be the first to alight.
The whole flock came flying down in one mighty swoop and as expected it was the King’s foot that touched the water first. He was ensnared and could not escape. Seeing this the other geese flew into a panic and honked in distress. But none had the courage to try to free their king and so flew back to Mount Cittacuta for safety. All except one. He was the chief captain, Sumukha.
His King entreated him to fly to safety too, as he would surely be captured if he stayed by his side. But Sumukha replied that he would never desert his master in the face of danger and would either try to save him or die by his side.
At this point the head huntsman approached and as Sumukha saw him he decided to appeal to his compassion. The hunter asked the King how come he had not noticed the trap that was set. The golden goose replied that when one’s time was up it was no use to struggle against what was fated and one must just accept it. The huntsman was very impressed with his grace and wisdom. He then turned to Sumukha and asked why he had not fled with the other birds even though he was free to do so. Sumukha answered that this was his King, best friend and master and that he could never desert him even at the cost of his own life.
Hearing this the hunter realised that these were a couple of rare birds of great nobility. And were he to harm them, the gods would certainly punish him. Besides, he did not much care for his own King’s reward and decided to do the right thing and set them free. He told Sumukha that as he was ready to die for his King he would set them both free to fly wherever they may.
Why did the king approach the ministers?

Directions : Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
Once upon a time there lived a queen in the city of Benaras. Her name was Khema and she was the wife of King Bahuputtaka, which means ‘father of many sons’. One night, the Queen had a dream of a beautiful golden goose that spoke with great wisdom, almost as if he was a sage. She told her husband that she desperately wanted to see a bird just like the one that she had seen in her dream.
So the King asked his ministers to find out all that they could about a bird such as this. He was told that such a bird did exist but was extremely rare and difficult to find. They advised him to build a beautiful lake on the outskirts of Benaras so that he may attract such rare and lovely creatures to reside there. In this way the queen might have her wish.
Towards the north, on Mount Cittakuta, there lived about ninety thousand wild geese headed by a beautiful golden goose called King Dhatarattha. He got to hear of this exquisite lake that was surrounded by flowers and trees and had lovely water lilies and lotuses floating on the surface. The king had named this lake after his wife Khema and had invited all the birds to come and live on it, promising that none of them would ever be harmed. Corn was scattered on a daily basis in order to attract the birds.
So a couple of geese went up to their King and told him that they were quite tired of living up on the mountains and would like to see this wonderful lake where they had been promised food and protection.
The king agreed to their request and took the whole flock down south towards Benaras.
Meanwhile, at the lake the King had placed hunters all around in order to capture any golden goose that happened to pass by. So the next morning when the headhunter saw this flock of geese approaching he was very excited to see their golden leader. He immediately went about setting up a snare amongst the water lilies and lotuses, as he knew that the leader would definitely be the first to alight.
The whole flock came flying down in one mighty swoop and as expected it was the King’s foot that touched the water first. He was ensnared and could not escape. Seeing this the other geese flew into a panic and honked in distress. But none had the courage to try to free their king and so flew back to Mount Cittacuta for safety. All except one. He was the chief captain, Sumukha.
His King entreated him to fly to safety too, as he would surely be captured if he stayed by his side. But Sumukha replied that he would never desert his master in the face of danger and would either try to save him or die by his side.
At this point the head huntsman approached and as Sumukha saw him he decided to appeal to his compassion. The hunter asked the King how come he had not noticed the trap that was set. The golden goose replied that when one’s time was up it was no use to struggle against what was fated and one must just accept it. The huntsman was very impressed with his grace and wisdom. He then turned to Sumukha and asked why he had not fled with the other birds even though he was free to do so. Sumukha answered that this was his King, best friend and master and that he could never desert him even at the cost of his own life.
Hearing this the hunter realised that these were a couple of rare birds of great nobility. And were he to harm them, the gods would certainly punish him. Besides, he did not much care for his own King’s reward and decided to do the right thing and set them free. He told Sumukha that as he was ready to die for his King he would set them both free to fly wherever they may.
What advice did the ministers give to the king?

Directions : Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
Once upon a time there lived a queen in the city of Benaras. Her name was Khema and she was the wife of King Bahuputtaka, which means ‘father of many sons’. One night, the Queen had a dream of a beautiful golden goose that spoke with great wisdom, almost as if he was a sage. She told her husband that she desperately wanted to see a bird just like the one that she had seen in her dream.
So the King asked his ministers to find out all that they could about a bird such as this. He was told that such a bird did exist but was extremely rare and difficult to find. They advised him to build a beautiful lake on the outskirts of Benaras so that he may attract such rare and lovely creatures to reside there. In this way the queen might have her wish.
Towards the north, on Mount Cittakuta, there lived about ninety thousand wild geese headed by a beautiful golden goose called King Dhatarattha. He got to hear of this exquisite lake that was surrounded by flowers and trees and had lovely water lilies and lotuses floating on the surface. The king had named this lake after his wife Khema and had invited all the birds to come and live on it, promising that none of them would ever be harmed. Corn was scattered on a daily basis in order to attract the birds.
So a couple of geese went up to their King and told him that they were quite tired of living up on the mountains and would like to see this wonderful lake where they had been promised food and protection.
The king agreed to their request and took the whole flock down south towards Benaras.
Meanwhile, at the lake the King had placed hunters all around in order to capture any golden goose that happened to pass by. So the next morning when the headhunter saw this flock of geese approaching he was very excited to see their golden leader. He immediately went about setting up a snare amongst the water lilies and lotuses, as he knew that the leader would definitely be the first to alight.
The whole flock came flying down in one mighty swoop and as expected it was the King’s foot that touched the water first. He was ensnared and could not escape. Seeing this the other geese flew into a panic and honked in distress. But none had the courage to try to free their king and so flew back to Mount Cittacuta for safety. All except one. He was the chief captain, Sumukha.
His King entreated him to fly to safety too, as he would surely be captured if he stayed by his side. But Sumukha replied that he would never desert his master in the face of danger and would either try to save him or die by his side.
At this point the head huntsman approached and as Sumukha saw him he decided to appeal to his compassion. The hunter asked the King how come he had not noticed the trap that was set. The golden goose replied that when one’s time was up it was no use to struggle against what was fated and one must just accept it. The huntsman was very impressed with his grace and wisdom. He then turned to Sumukha and asked why he had not fled with the other birds even though he was free to do so. Sumukha answered that this was his King, best friend and master and that he could never desert him even at the cost of his own life.
Hearing this the hunter realised that these were a couple of rare birds of great nobility. And were he to harm them, the gods would certainly punish him. Besides, he did not much care for his own King’s reward and decided to do the right thing and set them free. He told Sumukha that as he was ready to die for his King he would set them both free to fly wherever they may.
Which of the following statements would best describe the qualities of Sumukha?
(A) Betrayer of the flock
(B) The Selfless Goose
(C) Loyal towards the king
(D) The naive and ignorant goose.

Directions : Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
Once upon a time there lived a queen in the city of Benaras. Her name was Khema and she was the wife of King Bahuputtaka, which means ‘father of many sons’. One night, the Queen had a dream of a beautiful golden goose that spoke with great wisdom, almost as if he was a sage. She told her husband that she desperately wanted to see a bird just like the one that she had seen in her dream.
So the King asked his ministers to find out all that they could about a bird such as this. He was told that such a bird did exist but was extremely rare and difficult to find. They advised him to build a beautiful lake on the outskirts of Benaras so that he may attract such rare and lovely creatures to reside there. In this way the queen might have her wish.
Towards the north, on Mount Cittakuta, there lived about ninety thousand wild geese headed by a beautiful golden goose called King Dhatarattha. He got to hear of this exquisite lake that was surrounded by flowers and trees and had lovely water lilies and lotuses floating on the surface. The king had named this lake after his wife Khema and had invited all the birds to come and live on it, promising that none of them would ever be harmed. Corn was scattered on a daily basis in order to attract the birds.
So a couple of geese went up to their King and told him that they were quite tired of living up on the mountains and would like to see this wonderful lake where they had been promised food and protection.
The king agreed to their request and took the whole flock down south towards Benaras.
Meanwhile, at the lake the King had placed hunters all around in order to capture any golden goose that happened to pass by. So the next morning when the headhunter saw this flock of geese approaching he was very excited to see their golden leader. He immediately went about setting up a snare amongst the water lilies and lotuses, as he knew that the leader would definitely be the first to alight.
The whole flock came flying down in one mighty swoop and as expected it was the King’s foot that touched the water first. He was ensnared and could not escape. Seeing this the other geese flew into a panic and honked in distress. But none had the courage to try to free their king and so flew back to Mount Cittacuta for safety. All except one. He was the chief captain, Sumukha.
His King entreated him to fly to safety too, as he would surely be captured if he stayed by his side. But Sumukha replied that he would never desert his master in the face of danger and would either try to save him or die by his side.
At this point the head huntsman approached and as Sumukha saw him he decided to appeal to his compassion. The hunter asked the King how come he had not noticed the trap that was set. The golden goose replied that when one’s time was up it was no use to struggle against what was fated and one must just accept it. The huntsman was very impressed with his grace and wisdom. He then turned to Sumukha and asked why he had not fled with the other birds even though he was free to do so. Sumukha answered that this was his King, best friend and master and that he could never desert him even at the cost of his own life.
Hearing this the hunter realised that these were a couple of rare birds of great nobility. And were he to harm them, the gods would certainly punish him. Besides, he did not much care for his own King’s reward and decided to do the right thing and set them free. He told Sumukha that as he was ready to die for his King he would set them both free to fly wherever they may.
What was the king’s internation be hind building a lake?

Directions : Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
Once upon a time there lived a queen in the city of Benaras. Her name was Khema and she was the wife of King Bahuputtaka, which means ‘father of many sons’. One night, the Queen had a dream of a beautiful golden goose that spoke with great wisdom, almost as if he was a sage. She told her husband that she desperately wanted to see a bird just like the one that she had seen in her dream.
So the King asked his ministers to find out all that they could about a bird such as this. He was told that such a bird did exist but was extremely rare and difficult to find. They advised him to build a beautiful lake on the outskirts of Benaras so that he may attract such rare and lovely creatures to reside there. In this way the queen might have her wish.
Towards the north, on Mount Cittakuta, there lived about ninety thousand wild geese headed by a beautiful golden goose called King Dhatarattha. He got to hear of this exquisite lake that was surrounded by flowers and trees and had lovely water lilies and lotuses floating on the surface. The king had named this lake after his wife Khema and had invited all the birds to come and live on it, promising that none of them would ever be harmed. Corn was scattered on a daily basis in order to attract the birds.
So a couple of geese went up to their King and told him that they were quite tired of living up on the mountains and would like to see this wonderful lake where they had been promised food and protection.
The king agreed to their request and took the whole flock down south towards Benaras.
Meanwhile, at the lake the King had placed hunters all around in order to capture any golden goose that happened to pass by. So the next morning when the headhunter saw this flock of geese approaching he was very excited to see their golden leader. He immediately went about setting up a snare amongst the water lilies and lotuses, as he knew that the leader would definitely be the first to alight.
The whole flock came flying down in one mighty swoop and as expected it was the King’s foot that touched the water first. He was ensnared and could not escape. Seeing this the other geese flew into a panic and honked in distress. But none had the courage to try to free their king and so flew back to Mount Cittacuta for safety. All except one. He was the chief captain, Sumukha.
His King entreated him to fly to safety too, as he would surely be captured if he stayed by his side. But Sumukha replied that he would never desert his master in the face of danger and would either try to save him or die by his side.
At this point the head huntsman approached and as Sumukha saw him he decided to appeal to his compassion. The hunter asked the King how come he had not noticed the trap that was set. The golden goose replied that when one’s time was up it was no use to struggle against what was fated and one must just accept it. The huntsman was very impressed with his grace and wisdom. He then turned to Sumukha and asked why he had not fled with the other birds even though he was free to do so. Sumukha answered that this was his King, best friend and master and that he could never desert him even at the cost of his own life.
Hearing this the hunter realised that these were a couple of rare birds of great nobility. And were he to harm them, the gods would certainly punish him. Besides, he did not much care for his own King’s reward and decided to do the right thing and set them free. He told Sumukha that as he was ready to die for his King he would set them both free to fly wherever they may.
Why did the head hunter release the king, the golden goose?

Directions : Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
Once upon a time there lived a queen in the city of Benaras. Her name was Khema and she was the wife of King Bahuputtaka, which means ‘father of many sons’. One night, the Queen had a dream of a beautiful golden goose that spoke with great wisdom, almost as if he was a sage. She told her husband that she desperately wanted to see a bird just like the one that she had seen in her dream.
So the King asked his ministers to find out all that they could about a bird such as this. He was told that such a bird did exist but was extremely rare and difficult to find. They advised him to build a beautiful lake on the outskirts of Benaras so that he may attract such rare and lovely creatures to reside there. In this way the queen might have her wish.
Towards the north, on Mount Cittakuta, there lived about ninety thousand wild geese headed by a beautiful golden goose called King Dhatarattha. He got to hear of this exquisite lake that was surrounded by flowers and trees and had lovely water lilies and lotuses floating on the surface. The king had named this lake after his wife Khema and had invited all the birds to come and live on it, promising that none of them would ever be harmed. Corn was scattered on a daily basis in order to attract the birds.
So a couple of geese went up to their King and told him that they were quite tired of living up on the mountains and would like to see this wonderful lake where they had been promised food and protection.
The king agreed to their request and took the whole flock down south towards Benaras.
Meanwhile, at the lake the King had placed hunters all around in order to capture any golden goose that happened to pass by. So the next morning when the headhunter saw this flock of geese approaching he was very excited to see their golden leader. He immediately went about setting up a snare amongst the water lilies and lotuses, as he knew that the leader would definitely be the first to alight.
The whole flock came flying down in one mighty swoop and as expected it was the King’s foot that touched the water first. He was ensnared and could not escape. Seeing this the other geese flew into a panic and honked in distress. But none had the courage to try to free their king and so flew back to Mount Cittacuta for safety. All except one. He was the chief captain, Sumukha.
His King entreated him to fly to safety too, as he would surely be captured if he stayed by his side. But Sumukha replied that he would never desert his master in the face of danger and would either try to save him or die by his side.
At this point the head huntsman approached and as Sumukha saw him he decided to appeal to his compassion. The hunter asked the King how come he had not noticed the trap that was set. The golden goose replied that when one’s time was up it was no use to struggle against what was fated and one must just accept it. The huntsman was very impressed with his grace and wisdom. He then turned to Sumukha and asked why he had not fled with the other birds even though he was free to do so. Sumukha answered that this was his King, best friend and master and that he could never desert him even at the cost of his own life.
Hearing this the hunter realised that these were a couple of rare birds of great nobility. And were he to harm them, the gods would certainly punish him. Besides, he did not much care for his own King’s reward and decided to do the right thing and set them free. He told Sumukha that as he was ready to die for his King he would set them both free to fly wherever they may.
Why did the flock of geese panic and retreat to Mount Cittacuta?

Directions : Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
Once upon a time there lived a queen in the city of Benaras. Her name was Khema and she was the wife of King Bahuputtaka, which means ‘father of many sons’. One night, the Queen had a dream of a beautiful golden goose that spoke with great wisdom, almost as if he was a sage. She told her husband that she desperately wanted to see a bird just like the one that she had seen in her dream.
So the King asked his ministers to find out all that they could about a bird such as this. He was told that such a bird did exist but was extremely rare and difficult to find. They advised him to build a beautiful lake on the outskirts of Benaras so that he may attract such rare and lovely creatures to reside there. In this way the queen might have her wish.
Towards the north, on Mount Cittakuta, there lived about ninety thousand wild geese headed by a beautiful golden goose called King Dhatarattha. He got to hear of this exquisite lake that was surrounded by flowers and trees and had lovely water lilies and lotuses floating on the surface. The king had named this lake after his wife Khema and had invited all the birds to come and live on it, promising that none of them would ever be harmed. Corn was scattered on a daily basis in order to attract the birds.
So a couple of geese went up to their King and told him that they were quite tired of living up on the mountains and would like to see this wonderful lake where they had been promised food and protection.
The king agreed to their request and took the whole flock down south towards Benaras.
Meanwhile, at the lake the King had placed hunters all around in order to capture any golden goose that happened to pass by. So the next morning when the headhunter saw this flock of geese approaching he was very excited to see their golden leader. He immediately went about setting up a snare amongst the water lilies and lotuses, as he knew that the leader would definitely be the first to alight.
The whole flock came flying down in one mighty swoop and as expected it was the King’s foot that touched the water first. He was ensnared and could not escape. Seeing this the other geese flew into a panic and honked in distress. But none had the courage to try to free their king and so flew back to Mount Cittacuta for safety. All except one. He was the chief captain, Sumukha.
His King entreated him to fly to safety too, as he would surely be captured if he stayed by his side. But Sumukha replied that he would never desert his master in the face of danger and would either try to save him or die by his side.
At this point the head huntsman approached and as Sumukha saw him he decided to appeal to his compassion. The hunter asked the King how come he had not noticed the trap that was set. The golden goose replied that when one’s time was up it was no use to struggle against what was fated and one must just accept it. The huntsman was very impressed with his grace and wisdom. He then turned to Sumukha and asked why he had not fled with the other birds even though he was free to do so. Sumukha answered that this was his King, best friend and master and that he could never desert him even at the cost of his own life.
Hearing this the hunter realised that these were a couple of rare birds of great nobility. And were he to harm them, the gods would certainly punish him. Besides, he did not much care for his own King’s reward and decided to do the right thing and set them free. He told Sumukha that as he was ready to die for his King he would set them both free to fly wherever they may.
Choose the word which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word printed in bold as used in the passage.
Desert

Directions : Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
Once upon a time there lived a queen in the city of Benaras. Her name was Khema and she was the wife of King Bahuputtaka, which means ‘father of many sons’. One night, the Queen had a dream of a beautiful golden goose that spoke with great wisdom, almost as if he was a sage. She told her husband that she desperately wanted to see a bird just like the one that she had seen in her dream.
So the King asked his ministers to find out all that they could about a bird such as this. He was told that such a bird did exist but was extremely rare and difficult to find. They advised him to build a beautiful lake on the outskirts of Benaras so that he may attract such rare and lovely creatures to reside there. In this way the queen might have her wish.
Towards the north, on Mount Cittakuta, there lived about ninety thousand wild geese headed by a beautiful golden goose called King Dhatarattha. He got to hear of this exquisite lake that was surrounded by flowers and trees and had lovely water lilies and lotuses floating on the surface. The king had named this lake after his wife Khema and had invited all the birds to come and live on it, promising that none of them would ever be harmed. Corn was scattered on a daily basis in order to attract the birds.
So a couple of geese went up to their King and told him that they were quite tired of living up on the mountains and would like to see this wonderful lake where they had been promised food and protection.
The king agreed to their request and took the whole flock down south towards Benaras.
Meanwhile, at the lake the King had placed hunters all around in order to capture any golden goose that happened to pass by. So the next morning when the headhunter saw this flock of geese approaching he was very excited to see their golden leader. He immediately went about setting up a snare amongst the water lilies and lotuses, as he knew that the leader would definitely be the first to alight.
The whole flock came flying down in one mighty swoop and as expected it was the King’s foot that touched the water first. He was ensnared and could not escape. Seeing this the other geese flew into a panic and honked in distress. But none had the courage to try to free their king and so flew back to Mount Cittacuta for safety. All except one. He was the chief captain, Sumukha.
His King entreated him to fly to safety too, as he would surely be captured if he stayed by his side. But Sumukha replied that he would never desert his master in the face of danger and would either try to save him or die by his side.
At this point the head huntsman approached and as Sumukha saw him he decided to appeal to his compassion. The hunter asked the King how come he had not noticed the trap that was set. The golden goose replied that when one’s time was up it was no use to struggle against what was fated and one must just accept it. The huntsman was very impressed with his grace and wisdom. He then turned to Sumukha and asked why he had not fled with the other birds even though he was free to do so. Sumukha answered that this was his King, best friend and master and that he could never desert him even at the cost of his own life.
Hearing this the hunter realised that these were a couple of rare birds of great nobility. And were he to harm them, the gods would certainly punish him. Besides, he did not much care for his own King’s reward and decided to do the right thing and set them free. He told Sumukha that as he was ready to die for his King he would set them both free to fly wherever they may.
Choose the word which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word printed in bold as used in the passage.
Exquisite

Directions : Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
Once upon a time there lived a queen in the city of Benaras. Her name was Khema and she was the wife of King Bahuputtaka, which means ‘father of many sons’. One night, the Queen had a dream of a beautiful golden goose that spoke with great wisdom, almost as if he was a sage. She told her husband that she desperately wanted to see a bird just like the one that she had seen in her dream.
So the King asked his ministers to find out all that they could about a bird such as this. He was told that such a bird did exist but was extremely rare and difficult to find. They advised him to build a beautiful lake on the outskirts of Benaras so that he may attract such rare and lovely creatures to reside there. In this way the queen might have her wish.
Towards the north, on Mount Cittakuta, there lived about ninety thousand wild geese headed by a beautiful golden goose called King Dhatarattha. He got to hear of this exquisite lake that was surrounded by flowers and trees and had lovely water lilies and lotuses floating on the surface. The king had named this lake after his wife Khema and had invited all the birds to come and live on it, promising that none of them would ever be harmed. Corn was scattered on a daily basis in order to attract the birds.
So a couple of geese went up to their King and told him that they were quite tired of living up on the mountains and would like to see this wonderful lake where they had been promised food and protection.
The king agreed to their request and took the whole flock down south towards Benaras.
Meanwhile, at the lake the King had placed hunters all around in order to capture any golden goose that happened to pass by. So the next morning when the headhunter saw this flock of geese approaching he was very excited to see their golden leader. He immediately went about setting up a snare amongst the water lilies and lotuses, as he knew that the leader would definitely be the first to alight.
The whole flock came flying down in one mighty swoop and as expected it was the King’s foot that touched the water first. He was ensnared and could not escape. Seeing this the other geese flew into a panic and honked in distress. But none had the courage to try to free their king and so flew back to Mount Cittacuta for safety. All except one. He was the chief captain, Sumukha.
His King entreated him to fly to safety too, as he would surely be captured if he stayed by his side. But Sumukha replied that he would never desert his master in the face of danger and would either try to save him or die by his side.
At this point the head huntsman approached and as Sumukha saw him he decided to appeal to his compassion. The hunter asked the King how come he had not noticed the trap that was set. The golden goose replied that when one’s time was up it was no use to struggle against what was fated and one must just accept it. The huntsman was very impressed with his grace and wisdom. He then turned to Sumukha and asked why he had not fled with the other birds even though he was free to do so. Sumukha answered that this was his King, best friend and master and that he could never desert him even at the cost of his own life.
Hearing this the hunter realised that these were a couple of rare birds of great nobility. And were he to harm them, the gods would certainly punish him. Besides, he did not much care for his own King’s reward and decided to do the right thing and set them free. He told Sumukha that as he was ready to die for his King he would set them both free to fly wherever they may.
Choose the word which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word printed in bold as used in the passage.
Snare