SBI PO Exam Pattern 2010

Pattern for the SBI PO exam which is going to held on 18-04-2010.

It consists of two phases:

Phase I: Written Examination consists of objective and descriptive test:

1)Objective Test:

Sr. No	Name of the Test	No. of Questions	Max. Marks
1.	Reasoning(High Level)	50	50
2.	Data Analysis & Interpretation	50	50
3.	GK/Marketing/Computer	50	50
4.	English	50	50

Note: Total of 200 questions are there in objective test with a composite time of 120 minutes. For every right answer you will get 1 mark and for every wrong answer you will lose 0.25 marks. All sections are taken for the merit ranking including English.

How many questions should I attempt in each section?

The below table shows you an example of how many questions should be attempted in order to clear the objective test.

Sr. No	Name of the Test	No. of Questions	Time
1.	Reasoning(High Level)	35	35
2.	Data Analysis & Interpretation	35	35
3.	GK/Marketing/Computer	40	20
4.	English	30	30

If you follow the above table you must maintain 100% accuracy. If you’re perfect with the third section then you can attempt 40 questions in 20 minutes, bcoz you don’t need to solve the questions.

2)Descriptive Test:

It would consist of four types of questions namely:

i)Comprehension(1Q)

ii)Letter Writing(1Q)

iii)Essay Writing(2Q)

iv)Precis Writing(1Q)

Total of 5 questions each carries 10marks and total of 50marks for descriptive. You will be given 60 minutes.

Note: You have to score a minimum of 40% in both the test (Objective (in each and every section) & Descriptive) for a general candidate. You have to pass both the tests to qualify for the GD/interview round. The Pattern is same for both PO and PO(Rural Business) and same as SBI Associates PO.

Phase II: GD and Interview.

After successfully qualified in the written exam you will have both GD and Interview. The Marks allocated for GD and Interview is 20 and 30 marks respectively, and for the PO (Rural) the marks are allocated as GD – 10marks, Experience – 10marks and for Interview – 30marks.  In this phase also you have to score a minimum of 40% marks for General candidates. Based on the marks of written examination and GD & Interview your selection is made.

Quiz on General Awareness 3

1.Who is the Miss Universe 2009?

a)Dayana Mendoza  b)Ksenia Sukhinova c)Parvathy Omnakuttam d)Stefania Fernandez e)none.

2.Who is the newly appointed head of PM's Economic Advisory Control?

a)Suresh Tendulkar b)Rangarajan c)Suresh Kalmadi d)Pranab Mukherjee e)none.

3.Recently Govt. approved 10 FDI Proposals of worth Rs_____crores?

a)1123 b)950 c)838 d)1118 e)1325

4.Panchayat Raj was introduced in which year?

a)1952 b)1956 c)1958 d)1959 e)1960

5.Which island is known as the 'Pearl of the East' ?

a)Srilanka b)Greenland c)Maldives d)Andaman Islands e)none.

6.Who is the author of the book "Two Lives" ?

a)V.S Naipaul b)Chetan Bhagat c)Vikram Seth d)Amitav Ghosh e)Anita Desai.

7.On which day 'World Tourism Day' is observed ?

a)Sep 26 b)Aug 26 c)Oct 5 d)Sep 27 e)Oct 26.

8.'Leela Naidu' a famous personality was a________?

a)Actor b)Journalist c)Director d)Model e)both a & d.

9.Who was appointed as adviser to Chinese Cricket?

a)Javed Miandad b)Wasim Akram c)Kapil Dev d)Arjuna Ranatunga   e)none.

10.Many times we see in the financial papers they use the term DI,what is the 'D' in that?

a)Deposit b)Discharge c)Directorate d)Deficit e)Direct.

11.Where will be the G-20 Summit takes place in September 2009?

a)London b)Pittsburg c)Stuttgart d)Washington e)New york.

12.Very often we read about financial inclusion in newspapers these days. Financial Inclusion mean ___ ?

a) Providing loans to all eligible persons who are in BPL category.

b)Creating a mechanism of providing financial help to business people of society whenever they are in need of the same.

c) Providing banking services to all those who are staying in remote and interior areas of the country.

d) To ensure that each and every person pays tax on his/her income regularly and honestly.

e) None of these.

13.‘Dyanchand Trophy’ is associated with the game of_____?

a) Golf b) Cricket c) Football d) Tennis e) Hockey.

14.Who is the new Chairman of Indian Bank's Association?

a)T.s.Narayanasami b)M.V.Nair c)D.Subbarao d)K.C CHakrabarty e)none.

15.Who is the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World for 2008?

a)Virendar Sehwag b)M.S.Dhoni c)Ricky Pointing d)K.Peterson e)Sachin Tendulkar.

16.The World Investment Report is published every year by _____?

a)World Bank b)WTO c)UNCTAD d)IMF e)WEF

17.In the Union Budget 2009-10 how much is allocated for Commonwealth Games 2010?

a)2,112cr b)2,790cr c)3,102cr d)3,472cr e)none.

18.In Union Budget 2009-10 which tax is abolished?

1)Goods and Service Tax 2)Commodities Transaction Tax 3)Fringe Benefit Tax

a)only 3

b)only 2

c)only 1& 2

d)Only 1 & 3

e)none.

19.Who is the best actress given in Rajiv Gandhi awards 2009?

a)Priyanka Chopra b)Karena Kapoor c)Katrina Kaif d)Aishwarya Rai e)Shilpa Shetty.

20.Which State has Lowest Literacy rate?

a)Orissa b)Bihar c)Chattisgarh d)Jharkhand e)Sikkim

Note:For 18th Q's answer is only 2& 3.