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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
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