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