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Sample Paper State Bank of Pakistan: Total Number of Sections 03

This document provides instructions and a sample for a test consisting of 3 sections - Verbal, Analytical Reasoning, and Subject. The Verbal section contains reading comprehension and grammar questions. The Analytical Reasoning section provides logic and reasoning questions based on scenarios. The Subject section evaluates professional skills. Instructions are given on how to fill out the answer sheet by darkening circles corresponding to answer choices. Candidates are advised to check their personal details on the answer sheet. The sample does not contain the actual number of questions that would be on the real test.

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Sample Paper State Bank of Pakistan: Total Number of Sections 03

This document provides instructions and a sample for a test consisting of 3 sections - Verbal, Analytical Reasoning, and Subject. The Verbal section contains reading comprehension and grammar questions. The Analytical Reasoning section provides logic and reasoning questions based on scenarios. The Subject section evaluates professional skills. Instructions are given on how to fill out the answer sheet by darkening circles corresponding to answer choices. Candidates are advised to check their personal details on the answer sheet. The sample does not contain the actual number of questions that would be on the real test.

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Building Standards in Educational and Professional Testing

Sample Paper State Bank of Pakistan

Instructions

Total number of Sections = 03


The Sample Paper is totally MCQ Based, consisting of Question statements
and four/five (i.e. A-D/E) Answer choices. You have to select the correct
answer choice.
Instructions about Answer Sheet + Right Answer Keys are at the end of
Exercise.

Note: This sample paper does not include quantitatively the same number of
questions as there would be in actual paper. This is merely meant to provide
conceptual guidance to the users or prospective candidates.

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Building Standards in Educational and Professional Testing

VERBAL
This section assesses the skills of English Language. Main
stress of this section is on the grammar, vocabulary and
reading comprehension.

Question (1) following the passage refers to the numbered


sentences in the passage. Answer the question by choosing the
best alternative using logic and organization.
1

When television is good, nothing-not the theater, not the magazines or

newspapers-nothing is inferior.

But when television is bad, nothing is

worse. I invite you to sit down in front of your television set when your
station goes on the air and stay there without a book, magazine,
newspaper, or anything else to distract you.
1. The word inferior in sentence 1 should be
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

Left as it is
Changed to
Changed to
Changed to
Changed to

worse
the best
anterior
better

Each of the following questions consists of a sentence with all


or part of the sentence underlined. Select one phrase that has
the same or nearly the same meaning as the original and,
follows the requirements of standard written English.
2. There is a small number of apples still remaining on the tree.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

is a short amount of
is a small amount of
are very few
is very few
were very few

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Read each group of sentences, then choose the best answer to


the question or the best completion of the statement.
3. I like Oliver Twist better than Huckleberry Finn.
Dickens is better writer than Twain.
What is happening in the sentences?
A.
B.
C.
D.

A comparison is made in terms of British and American authors.


A conclusion is drawn on the basis of opinion.
A conclusion is drawn on the basis of fact.
A comparison is made in terms of growing up in England or
America.
E. A relationship is drawn between the writing style of Dickens
and Twain.

Read the passage to answer questions 4-7


At the turn of the twentieth century, people's attitudes toward money were
far more conservative than they are today. Borrowing and being in debt
were viewed as a moral failing, almost as a disgrace. Thrift and saving were
highly prized, and people who needed to borrow to make ends meet were
seen as careless, unreliable, or extravagant. The focus in the economy as a
whole was on developing large corporations like railroads, oil companies,
and other companies that produced basic goods and services.
Then, in the 1920s, the economy changed. A huge network of banks and
financial institutions developed, helping money to move more quickly and
easily through the economy. At the same time, the economy was increasing
its focus on consumer goods clothing, cars, household appliances, and
other things that individuals buy. To help promote the sale of these items,
consumers were encouraged to buy on credit. If they could not afford an
item right away, a store or a bank might lend them the money, which they
could pay back in installments.
With the development of consumer credit and installment purchases,
people's attitudes toward debt and spending changed. The model citizen
was no longer someone who was thrifty, buying only what he or she
needed. People were respected less for being thrifty than for knowing how
to use their money to buy as many things as possible an attitude that
persists at the turn of the twenty-first century.
4. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a belief that was
commonly held in the early twentieth century?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Owing someone money is a moral failing.


People who save their money are respectable.
People who buy as many things as possible are respectable.
People who borrow money for necessities are careless and
unreliable.

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5. What helped money move more quickly through the economy in the
1920s?
A.
B.
C.
D.

The
The
The
The

growth of railroads
growth of banks and financial institutions
rate at which people paid back their loans
increase in installment purchases

6. The author mentions cars as an example of


A.
B.
C.
D.

A consumer good
A household appliance
An extravagant purchase
A new invention

7. According to the passage, how did the rise of consumer credit change
people's attitudes toward debt and spending?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Attitudes toward debt and spending became more


conservative.
People used credit to buy only what they needed.
Extravagant borrowing and spending became highly prized.
Spending wisely became more respectable than being thrifty.

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ANALYTICAL REASONING
The questions in this section need simple analysis of the given
data and logical reasoning of the candidate. Each question or
group of questions is based on a passage or set of conditions,
and the candidate has to select the best answer choice.

Questions 8-13
Nine athletes attend a sports banquet at Islamabad Sports Complex. Three
of the athletesJ, K, and Lare varsity football players; two of the
athletesM and N-are varsity basketball players. The other four athletes
O, P, Q, and Rbelong to the hockey club. All nine athletes will be seated at
three small tables, each seating three athletes. The athletes must be seated
according to the following rules:
O and J do not sit at the same table.
P sits together with at least one of K or M.
There can be at most only one football player at a table.
There can be at most only one basketball player at a table.
8. Suppose just one varsity athlete sits at a certain table, and that athlete
happens to be J. If so, who else sits with J?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

P,Q
P,R
Q,R
O,Q
O,P

9. If a table consists of L, Q, and R, which of the following trios sits at one


of the other tables?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

K with M and O
K with N and O
J with M and O
J with K and N
M with N and P

10.Which trio could sit together?


A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

P,R and O
M,N and O
K,N and O
K,M and O
J,Q and O

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11.J and M are seated at one table. Which of the following are possible
seating arrangements for the remaining two tables?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

K with O and R, L with N and P


K with P and Q, L with O and R
K with L and M, N with Q and R
L with N and O, K with Q and R
O with P and Q, K with N and R

12.Which of the following must be true?


A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

J is sitting with a basketball player


Exactly one hockey player is sitting at L's table
No hockey players sit at one table
A basketball player is sitting with O
A football player sits with two hockey players

13.Which of the following pairs will not sit with P?


A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

J,M
K,L
K,M
K,O
L,M

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SUBJECT
This section assesses the basic skills of Professional
Qualification(s) of the candidate.
14.What is meant by allocative efficiency?
A. Getting the right goods to the right people at the right price
B. Producing using the optimum factor combination
C. Ensuring that sufficient is spent on research and development
to ensure the development of new goods and services
D. Giving appropriate incentives for firms and consumers
15.The burden of a tax falls more heavily on the sellers in a market when
A.
B.
C.
D.

both supply and demand are elastic


both supply and demand are inelastic
demand is inelastic and supply is elastic
demand is elastic and supply is inelastic

16.The marginal cost for a firm of producing the 9th unit of output is 20.
Average cost at the same level of output is 15. Which of the following
must be true?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Marginal cost and average cost are both falling


Marginal cost and average cost are both rising
Marginal cost is rising and average cost is falling
It is impossible to tell if either of the curves are rising or falling

17.Cost push inflation may be intensified as the result of


A.
B.
C.
D.

Government decisions to limit production of goods


Higher money wages reflecting increases in productivity
Higher money wages without increase in productivity
Increase in the level of gold

18.A recession is defined as


A.
B.
C.
D.

a fall in real GNP over two consecutive time periods


an increase in real GNP from one period to the next
nominal GNP declines from one period to the next
no change in real GNP from one period to the next

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HOW TO FILL THE ANSWER SHEET?


One page printed Answer Sheet is provided to answer the questions. USE ONLY
BALL PEN (BLACK/ BLUE) TO SHADE/FILL THE CIRCLES.
How to fill an Answer: Answer sheet contains five circles containing five options of
answer for one questions, containing alphabets from A to E inside, against each
question number. The candidate has to completely shade/fill one circle that s/he
thinks is correct. For example the candidate feels that the correct answer of the
given question is A, then s/he may shade/fill the circle containing alphabet A with
ball pen like this:

A Filled
Incorrect Filling:

Personal Data on Answer Sheet


The Answer Sheet contains personal data of candidate on the top of the sheet. It has
candidates. NAME, FATHER NAME and ROLL NO. The candidate is required to
critically check these fields and sign in the required space. If any field of personal
information is found in-correct the candidate MUST inform the invigilator present
around.
Write down your Question booklet No. given on the right top corner of the Question
booklet in the column of Question book No.
Fill the circle color of your question book. Fill the right circle otherwise you will
confuse the marking process which can have negative effects.

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Building Standards in Educational and Professional Testing

Answer Key Sample State Bank of Pakistan


Q #.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

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Right Choice
E
C
B
C
B
A
D
C
B
C
D
E
B
A
D
B
B
A

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