CANARA  BANK
Clerk-Typist Recruitment Exam
May 2005 Question Papers 

Directions (Qs. 1 to 10) :	Read the following passage
carefully to answer these questions given below it.
	Once there was a jester in the court of a king.  He
entertained everyone in the court with his sparkling wit and
interesting jokes.  He became very popular as the favourite
jester of the court.  This made the jester arrogant and
conceited.  He frequently made fun of the courtiers and
offended them.  But none dared to complain against him to
the king as he was the royal favourite.  They bore the
humiliation quietly.  One day he went too far.  In a
misguided moment, he cut an insulting joke at the expense of
the king himself.  He thought that the king would appreciate
it.  But he was wrong.  The king felt offended and highly
insulted.  He became wild with roge.  He ordered his
servants to hang the jester.  The jester was immediately put
behind bars.  He wept and waited for his death in his dark
cell.  The jester now repented.  He entreated the king to
forgive him and spare his life.  He begged for mercy.  All
this had no effect on the king.  He remained firm.  Some
admirers of the jester then intervened for the jester.  
They implored the king to show mercy to the condemned jester
and spare his life.  The king now relented a bit.  He said
he would not withdraw the sentence of death penalty.  He
would, however, allow him to die the death of his choice. 
The jester could choose the way of his death.  On hearing
this, the witty fellow said, ?Your Highness, I am grateful
to you for granting me a chance to choose the manner of my
death.  I want to make it clear to you that I want to die of
old age.   Kindly grant me my wish? .   The king was highly
pleased with this intelligent reply and granted him his
request.  All the courtiers praised the presence of mind of
the popular jester.  They were happy.  Here he was pulled
out of the jaws of death. 
1.	What offer, did the king make, to the jester ?
	(a)	To leave the kingdom and settle down in another kingdom
	(b)	To obstain from cutting jokes at the expense of the king
	(c)	To allow him to die the death of his choice
	(d)	To tender an unconditional apology to the king
	(e)	To forgo the title of jester and remain as an ordinary
citizen
	Ans:	( c )	To allow him to die the death of his choice
		
2.	What did the well-wishers of the jester do?
	(a)	They appealed to the king to show mercy towards the jester
	(b)	They impressed upon the jester to accept the wishes of
the king
	(c)	They pleaded with the king to calm down and show restrain
	(d)	They marshaled their resources to support the king
	(e)	They devised a crafty plan to unsettle the king
	Ans:	( a )	They appealed to the king to show mercy towards
the jester
		
3.	Why did the jester cut a joke at the expense of the king ?
	(a)	He wanted to settle an old score with the king
	(b)	He thought it would be a good opportunity to teach a
lesson to the courtiers
	(c)	He was offended
	(d)	He was driven by the desire to outsmart the king
	(e)	He thought the king would appreciate it
	Ans:	( e )	He thought the king would appreciate it
		
4.	What is the meaning of the statement, ?One day he went
too far? as appears in the passage ?
	(a)	He wandered on the streets for long hours
	(b)	He treaded on unsafe and dangerous path
	(c)	He approached others to seek help in insulting the king
	(d)	He crossed the limit of decency and court manners
	(e)	He experienced uncontrollable emotion and passion
	Ans:	( d )	He crossed the limit of decency and court manners
		
5.	Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE in the
context of the passage?
	(a)	The jester was witty and intelligent
	(b)	The king was angry with the joke of the jester
	(c)	The jester was favourite of the king and his court
	(d)	The jester expressed the desire to die of old age
	(e)	The king relieved the jester on the imploration of his
admirers 
	Ans:	( e )	The king relieved the jester on the imploration
of his admirers
		
6.	What did the king do after listening to the insulting
joke cut by the jester on him?
	(a)	The king contemplated and thought of taking an action
against the jester
	(b)	The king ordered to send the jester to death
	(c)	The king retired to his chamber in disgust
	(d)	The king stripped the jester of his position and rank
in the court
	(e)	The king promised the courtiers that he would take
appropriate action against the jester
	Ans:	( b )	The king ordered to send the jester to death
		
7.	Why could nobody complain to the king about the jester?s
arrogance ?
	(a)	The jester?s intelligence was acknowledged by the courtiers
	(b)	The kind was benevolent and powerful
	(c)	He was immensely liked by the king
	(d)	The king was hand-in-glove with the jester
	(e)	The jester was cunning and capable of punishing others
	Ans:	( c )	He was immensely liked by the king
		
8.	Why was the jester very popular?
	(a)	He made fun of the courtiers
	(b)	He entertained everyone with his intelligent jokes
	(c)	He was very close to the king and was his favourite
	(d)	He was very intelligent and crafty
	(e)	He was kind and sympathetic to all
	Ans:	( b )	He entertained everyone with his intelligent jokes
		
9.	Why did the king become angry with the jester ?
	(a)	One day the jester refused to entertain the courtiers 
	(b)	The jester humiliated the courtiers 
	(c)	The king was in wretched mood 
	(d)	The jester did not tell any joke to the liking of the king
	(e)	The king felt insulted and offended
	Ans:	( e )	The king felt insulted and offended
		
10.	What made the jester arrogant and conceited ?
	(a)	His divine power of making interesting jokes
	(b)	His excellent manners and sophistication
	(c)	His no-nonsense attitude and cleverness
	(d)	His skyrocketing popularity
	(e)	His powerful imagination and forceful vocabulary 
	Ans:	( d )	His skyrocketing popularity
		
Directions (Qs. 11 to 20) :	In the following passage, there
are blanks, each of which has been numbered.  These numbers
are printed below the passage and against each, five words
are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. 
Find out the appropriate word in each case. 
	At 10.35 p.m. on 27th January, Sharad was halfway to the
outer door of his office, when a phone ???(11), ???(12) him.
 Instinctively he ???(13) to look back.  Later, he ???(14)
he hadn?t.
	Kishore moved ???(15) to an empty desk where he ???(16) up
the phone, listened briefly, then ???(17) out to Sharad; 
?For you, Sharad?. Sharad ???(18) donw a book he had been
???(19) and returned to his own desk to ???(20) the call. 
	
11.	(a)	Screamt
	(b)	Rang
	(c)	Fall
	(d)	Ring
	(e)	Extend
	Ans:	( b )	Rang
	
12.	(a)	Behind
	(b)	Inside
	(c)	Within
	(d)	With
	(e)	Without
	Ans:	( a )	Behind
	
13.	(a)	Cried
	(b)	Try
	(c)	Pause
	(d)	Want
	(e)	Paused
	Ans:	( e )	Paused
	
14.	(a)	Wanted
	(b)	Feel
	(c)	Wished
	(d)	Dance
	(e)	Tell
	Ans:	( c )	Wished
	
15.	(a)	Careful
	(b)	Fastly
	(c)	Honestly
	(d)	Swiftly
	(e)	Overly
	Ans:	( d )	Swiftly
	
16.	(a)	Pick
	(b)	Threw
	(c)	Answer
	(d)	Picked
	(e)	Dial
	Ans:	( d )	Picked
	
17.	(a)	Called
	(b)	Clap
	(c)	Call
	(d)	Hit
	(e)	Whistle
	Ans:	( a )	Called
	
18.	(a)	Set
	(b)	Tear
	(c)	Threw
	(d)	Fling
	(e)	Ate
	Ans:	( c )	Threw
	
19.	(a)	Flying
	(b)	Carrying
	(c)	Fly
	(d)	Carry
	(e)	Take
	Ans:	( b )	Carrying
	
20.	(a)	Shout
	(b)	Make
	(c)	Take
	(d)	Halt
	(e)	Miss
	Ans:	( c )	Take
		
Directions (Qs. 21 to 25) :	Read each sentence to find out
whether there is any error in it.  The error, if any, will
be in one part of the sentence.  The number of that part is
the answer.  If there is no error, the answer is (e). 
(Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
21.	The security guard informed (a) / the manager that the
(b) / CEO of the company (c) / had left the building. (d) /
No error. (e)
	Ans:	( e )	
		
22.	When I asked her (a) / she said that (b) / she preferred
the white (c) / pullover than the blue one. (d) / No error. (e)
	Ans:	( d )	
		
23.	As soon as Ramesh reached home (a) / he find out that
(b) / his Television set (c) / had been stolen. (d) / No
error. (e)
	Ans:	( b )	
		
24.	As he wake up in the morning (a) / he realized that he
was (b) / extremely late and would (c) / miss the bus to
office. (d) / No error. (e)
	Ans:	( a )	
		
25.	He admitted his mistake (a) / and expressed (b) /
regretting in (c) / a sincere way. (d) / No error. (e)
	Ans:	( c )	
		
Directions (Qs. 26 to 30) :	In each of these questions, four
words which are (a), (b), (c) and (d) have been printed of
which one may be wrongly spelt.  The character of that word
is the answer.  If all the four words are correctly spelt,
then mark (e) i.e., ?All Correct? as the answer.
26.	(a)	Exemption
	(b)	Furtherence
	(c)	Prosperous
	(d)	Medieval
	(e)	All correct
	Ans:	( b )	Furtherence
	
27.	(a)	Gradually
	(b)	Craftsman
	(c)	Commercial
	(d)	Acquaintance
	(e)	All correct
	Ans:	( e )	All correct
	
28.	(a)	Emergence
	(b)	European
	(c)	Challange
	(d)	Settlement
	(e)	All correct
	Ans:	( c )	Challange
	
29.	(a)	Formidable
	(b)	Dispatch
	(c)	Soldier
	(d)	Strugle
	(e)	All correct
	Ans:	( d )	Strugle
	
30.	(a)	Bussiness
	(b)	Astronomy
	(c)	Entertain
	(d)	Residential
	(e)	All correct
	Ans:	( a )	Bussiness
Directions (Qs. 31 to 40) :	Pick out the most effective
world from given words to make the sentence/s meaningfully
complete.
31.	I _______ with him on the view he has taken.
	(a)	Grapple
	(b)	Concur
	(c)	Meddle
	(d)	Inspire
	(e)	Interfere
	Ans:	( b )	Concur
		
32.	Found guilty of murder, the accused was _______ to death.
	(a)	Abandoned
	(b)	Confined
	(c)	Adapted
	(d)	Related
	(e)	Sentenced
	Ans:	( e )	Sentenced
		
33.	I _______ upon his privacy and introduced my friend to him.
	(a)	Intruded
	(b)	Approached
	(c)	Advanced
	(d)	Attacked
	(e)	Directed
	Ans:	( a )	Intruded
		
34.	He _______ to malpractice in his commercial dealings.
	(a)	Alluded
	(b)	Contributed
	(c)	Contrasted
	(d)	Resorted
	(e)	Claimed
	Ans:	( d )	Resorted
		
35.	The robber _______ him of his purse when he went for a walk.
	(a)	Requested
	(b)	Damaged
	(c)	Relieved
	(d)	Empowered
	(e)	Harassed
	Ans:	( c )	Relieved
		
36.	Floods and famines are the twin natural calamities that
_______ our country.
	(a)	Best
	(b)	Forbid
	(c)	Derail
	(d)	Manifest
	(e)	Exhibit
	Ans:	( c )	Derail
		
37.	War _______ out things of beauty, art and architecture. 
	(a)	Blows
	(b)	Drives
	(c)	Pushes
	(d)	Wipes
	(e)	Bows
	Ans:	( d )	Wipes
		
38.	Good manners cost nothing but pay us rich _______
	(a)	Positive
	(b)	Help
	(c)	Dividends 
	(d)	Tributes
	(e)	Values
	Ans:	( c )	Dividends
		
39.	It is sad to see that the reading habit among our young
men and women is on the _______
	(a)	Course
	(b)	Pedestal
	(c)	Process
	(d)	Down
	(e)	Wane
	Ans:	( e )	Wane
		
40.	Let us _______ a strong will to achieve our ideals.
	(a)	Flourish
	(b)	Cultivate
	(c)	Appreciate
	(d)	Involve
	(e)	Inspire 
	Ans:	( b )	Cultivate
		
Directions (Qs. 41 to 45) : Rearrange the following eight
sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G) and (H) in the
proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer
the questions given below them. 
(A)	At first I had a stroll along the beach.
(B)	I wanted to be relaxed and refreshed.
(C)	It was about six in the evening when I reached there.
(D)	as I came out of the Examination Hall, I felt tired and
exhausted. 
(E)	I loved to feel the touch of the moist sand slipping
under my bare feet.
(F)	So I went to the nearby sea-shore
(G)	My annual examination was over 
(H)	Then I took out my shoes and walked barefoot.

41.	Which of the following will be the FIRST sentence ?
	(a)	C
	(b)	F
	(c)	D
	(d)	B
	(e)	G
	Ans:	( e )	G
		
42.	Which of the following will be the THIRD sentence ?
	(a)	B
	(b)	A
	(c)	C
	(d)	F
	(e)	D
	Ans:	( a )	B
		
43.	Which of the following will be the FOURTH sentence ?
	(a)	C
	(b)	D
	(c)	F
	(d)	G
	(e)	E
	Ans:	( c )	F
		
44.	Which of the following will be the SEVENTH sentence ?
	(a)	C
	(b)	H
	(c)	E
	(d)	D
	(e)	F
	Ans:	( b )	H
		
45.	Which of the following will be the LAST sentence ?
	(a)	A
	(b)	H
	(c)	C
	(d)	E
	(e)	B
	Ans:	( d )	E
		
Directions (Qs. 46 to 50) :	In each of these questions, six
words are given which are denoted by (A), (B), (C), (D), (E)
and (F).  By using all the five words, each only once, you
have to frame a meaningful and grammatically correct
sentence.  The correct order of words is the answer.  Choose
from the five alternatives the one having the correct order
of words and choose you answer accordingly.
46.	(A)	Society	(B)	Of	(C)	Corruption
(D)	Our	(E)	Problem	(F)	Is
	(a)	EBDFAC
	(b)	EBDAFC
	(c)	CBDAFE
	(d)	CBDFAE
	(e)	CBAFDE
	Ans:	( e )	CBAFDE
		
47.	(A)	Vital	(B)	Man	(C)	For
(D)	Is	(E)	Character	(F)	A
	(a)	CFBDEA
	(b)	ECFBDA
	(c)	DEFACB
	(d)	CBDFAE
	(e)	EDACFB
	Ans:	( e )	EDACFB
		
48.	(A)	Essential	(B)	Is	(C)	Good
(D)	Yoga	(E)	For	(F)	Health
	(a)	DBAECF
	(b)	ECFBDA
	(c)	DECFAB
	(d)	ECFDAB
	(e)	EDFCBA
	Ans:	( a )	DBAECF
		
49.	(A)	Afford	(B)	Country	(C)	Election
(D)	Cannot	(E)	Our	(F)	Another
	(a)	FCEBAD
	(b)	EBFCDA
	(c)	CDAFEB
	(d)	EBDAFC
	(e)	ECDBAF
	Ans:	( d )	EBDAFC
		
50.	(A)	In	(B)	Should	(C)	Project
(D)	Be	(E)	Time	(F)	Finished 
	(a)	AEBCDF
	(b)	CAEBDF
	(c)	CBDFAE
	(d)	BCDFEA
	(e)	CFBDAE
	Ans:	( c )	CBDFAE