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State Bank Of India : Clerk Reasoning Model Test Paper (Solved) SET -4
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State Bank of India : Clerk Reasoning Model Test Paper (Solved) SET -4
Directions—(Q. 1–12) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions
given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate them while
answering some of the questions.
Keshava, the washerman had a donkey. They worked together all day, and Keshava
would pour out his heart to the doneky. One day, Keshava was walking home with the
donkey when he felt tired. He tied the donkey to a tree and sat down to rest for a while,
near a school. A window was open, and through it, a teacher could be heard scolding the
students. ‘Here I am, trying to turn you donkeys into human beings, but you just won’t
study !’ As soon as Keshava heard these words, his ears pricked up. A man who could
actually turn donkeys into humans ! This was the answer to his prayers. Impatiently, he
waited for school to be over that day. when everyone had gone home, and only the
teacher remained behind to check some papers, Keshava entered the classroom.
‘How can I help you ?’ asked the teacher. Keshava scratched his head and said, ‘I heard
what you said to the children. This donkey is my companion. If you made it human, we
could have such good times together.’ The teacher decided to trick Keshava. He
pretended to think for a while and then said, ‘Give me six months and it will cost you a
thousand rupees.’ The washerman agreed and rushed home to get the money. He then left
the donkey in the teacher’s care.
After the six months were up, Keshava went to the teacher. The teacher had been using
the donkey for his own work. Not wanting to give it up, he said, ‘Oh, your donkey
became so clever that it ran away. He is the headman of the next village.’ When Keshava
reached the next village he found the village elders sitting under a tree, discussing serious problems. How surprised they were when Keshava marched up to the headman, grabbed
his arm and said, ‘How dare you ? You think you are so clever that you ran away ? Come
home at once !’
The headman understood someone had played a trick on Keshava. ‘I am not your donkey
!’ he said. ‘Go find the sage in the forest.’ Keshava found the sage sitting under a tree
with his eyes closed, deep in meditation. He crept up and grabbed the sage’s beard.
‘Come back home now !’ he shouted. The startled sage somehow calmed Keshava. When
he heard what had happened, he had a good laugh. Then he told the washerman kindly,
‘The teacher made a fool of you. Your donkey must be still with him. Go and take it back
from him. Try to make some real friends, who will talk with you and share your troubles.
A donkey will never be able to do that !’ Keshava returned home later that day with his
donkey, sadder and wiser.
1. Which of the following can be said about the teacher ?
(A) He had the ability to transform animals into human beings
(B) He took advantage of Keshava’s simple nature
(C) He had plotted with the village headman to cheat Keshava
(D) He enjoyed teaching children though he was poorly paid
(E) He was honest and used Keshava’s money to care for the donkey
Ans : (B)
2. Why did Keshava talk to his donkey while working ?
(A) He wanted to practise his communication skills because he wanted to make friends
(B) To entertain himself because he found his work monotonous
(C) The donkey helped him to find answers to his problems
(D) He regarded the doneky as his friend and confided in him
(E) He believed the donkey to be a human being in disguise
Ans : (E)
3. How did Keshava get his donkey back ?
(A) He threatened to take the teacher to the village elders
(B) The sage forced the teacher to release the donkey
(C) He asked the village headman for help
(D) The teacher returned it on learning that Keshava had learnt his lesson
(E) None of these
Ans : (E)
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