SBI Clerk Pre Quiz – Puzzles | 20th May 2019

Reasoning Questions for SBI Clerk 2019 

Directions (1-5): Read the given information carefully and answer the questions: 


Six players are going for tournaments in different months starting from January to June of the same year. A goes in the month which has 31 days. Only two persons are going in between F and C. D goes after F in the month which have even numbers of days. Only two persons are going in between D and E who goes before D. B goes after C who goes before E. Not more than three persons are going in between D and C.


Q1. Who among the following goes immediate before F?

Solution:

(i)- A goes in the month which has 31 days. Only two persons are going in between D and E who goes before D. Only two persons are going in between F and C. D goes after F in the month which have even numbers of days. There are Four possibilities-

(ii)- B goes after C who goes before E, By using this condition case-2, 3 will be eliminated and position of C is fixed in case 1 and case 4 i.e. in February in case 1 and in January in case 4. By using condition, Not more than three persons are going in between D and C, case 4 will be eliminated and we get the final arrangement i.e.- 

Q2. Who among the following person going for tournament in February?

Solution:

(i)- A goes in the month which has 31 days. Only two persons are going in between D and E who goes before D. Only two persons are going in between F and C. D goes after F in the month which have even numbers of days. There are Four possibilities-

(ii)- B goes after C who goes before E, By using this condition case-2, 3 will be eliminated and position of C is fixed in case 1 and case 4 i.e. in February in case 1 and in January in case 4. By using condition, Not more than three persons are going in between D and C, case 4 will be eliminated and we get the final arrangement i.e.- 

Q3. How many persons are going in between A and F?

Solution:

(i)- A goes in the month which has 31 days. Only two persons are going in between D and E who goes before D. Only two persons are going in between F and C. D goes after F in the month which have even numbers of days. There are Four possibilities-

(ii)- B goes after C who goes before E, By using this condition case-2, 3 will be eliminated and position of C is fixed in case 1 and case 4 i.e. in February in case 1 and in January in case 4. By using condition, Not more than three persons are going in between D and C, case 4 will be eliminated and we get the final arrangement i.e.- 

Q4. In which month E goes for tournament?

Solution:

(i)- A goes in the month which has 31 days. Only two persons are going in between D and E who goes before D. Only two persons are going in between F and C. D goes after F in the month which have even numbers of days. There are Four possibilities-

(ii)- B goes after C who goes before E, By using this condition case-2, 3 will be eliminated and position of C is fixed in case 1 and case 4 i.e. in February in case 1 and in January in case 4. By using condition, Not more than three persons are going in between D and C, case 4 will be eliminated and we get the final arrangement i.e.- 

Q5. Who among the following goes immediate after C?

Solution:

(i)- A goes in the month which has 31 days. Only two persons are going in between D and E who goes before D. Only two persons are going in between F and C. D goes after F in the month which have even numbers of days. There are Four possibilities-

(ii)- B goes after C who goes before E, By using this condition case-2, 3 will be eliminated and position of C is fixed in case 1 and case 4 i.e. in February in case 1 and in January in case 4. By using condition, Not more than three persons are going in between D and C, case 4 will be eliminated and we get the final arrangement i.e.- 

Directions (6-10): Read the given information carefully and answer the questions: 


Twelve Persons are sitting in two parallel rows -A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in row 1 facing south and I, G, K, L, M and N are sitting in row 2 facing north. L sits third to the left of I. F does not face I. Neither L nor I sits at extreme ends. G sits at one of the extreme ends. Only two people sit between G and M. F is not an immediate neighbor of E. M does not face F. Two persons sit between B and C. F does not sit at any of the extreme ends. E faces L. C is not an immediate neighbor of E. A does not face I. K sits left of N.


Q6. Who among the following sits diagonally opposite to C?

Solution:

(i)- L sits third to the left of I. Neither L nor I sits at extreme ends. E faces L. G sits at one of the extreme ends. Only two people sit between G and M. there are two possible cases-

 (ii)- F does not face I. F is not an immediate neighbor of E.  M does not face F. F does not sit at any of the extreme ends. By using these conditions case-1 will be eliminated and in case -2, F sits second to the left of E.  Two persons sit between B and C. C is not an immediate neighbor of E. A does not face I. K sits left of N. 

Q7. Who among the following sits third to the left of E?

Solution:

(i)- L sits third to the left of I. Neither L nor I sits at extreme ends. E faces L. G sits at one of the extreme ends. Only two people sit between G and M. there are two possible cases-

 (ii)- F does not face I. F is not an immediate neighbor of E.  M does not face F. F does not sit at any of the extreme ends. By using these conditions case-1 will be eliminated and in case -2, F sits second to the left of E.  Two persons sit between B and C. C is not an immediate neighbor of E. A does not face I. K sits left of N. 

Q8. Who among the following faces M?

Solution:

(i)- L sits third to the left of I. Neither L nor I sits at extreme ends. E faces L. G sits at one of the extreme ends. Only two people sit between G and M. there are two possible cases-

 (ii)- F does not face I. F is not an immediate neighbor of E.  M does not face F. F does not sit at any of the extreme ends. By using these conditions case-1 will be eliminated and in case -2, F sits second to the left of E.  Two persons sit between B and C. C is not an immediate neighbor of E. A does not face I. K sits left of N. 

Q9. Four of the following five form a group, which among the following does not belong to this group?

Solution:

(i)- L sits third to the left of I. Neither L nor I sits at extreme ends. E faces L. G sits at one of the extreme ends. Only two people sit between G and M. there are two possible cases-

 (ii)- F does not face I. F is not an immediate neighbor of E.  M does not face F. F does not sit at any of the extreme ends. By using these conditions case-1 will be eliminated and in case -2, F sits second to the left of E.  Two persons sit between B and C. C is not an immediate neighbor of E. A does not face I. K sits left of N. 

Q10. How many persons sit between N and K?

Solution:

(i)- L sits third to the left of I. Neither L nor I sits at extreme ends. E faces L. G sits at one of the extreme ends. Only two people sit between G and M. there are two possible cases-

 (ii)- F does not face I. F is not an immediate neighbor of E.  M does not face F. F does not sit at any of the extreme ends. By using these conditions case-1 will be eliminated and in case -2, F sits second to the left of E.  Two persons sit between B and C. C is not an immediate neighbor of E. A does not face I. K sits left of N. 

Directions (11-15): Read the given information carefully and answer the questions: 


Eight persons sitting around a square table. The ones who sit on the four corners face outside centre while those who sit in the middle of the sides faces center. Two persons sit in between P and C who does not sit at corner. R sits second to the right of P. A sits third to the left of S who neither immediate neighbour of P nor R. Q sits immediate right of D who faces B.


Q11. Who among the following sits immediate left of B?

Solution:

(i)- Two persons sit in between P and C who does not sit at corner. R sits second to the right of P. A sits third to the left of S who neither immediate neighbour of P nor R. There are three possible cases-

(ii)- Q sits immediate right of D who faces B. By using this condition case-2 and 3 will be eliminated. The final arrangement is-

Q12. How many persons sit between C and D, when counted left of C?

Solution:

(i)- Two persons sit in between P and C who does not sit at corner. R sits second to the right of P. A sits third to the left of S who neither immediate neighbour of P nor R. There are three possible cases-

(ii)- Q sits immediate right of D who faces B. By using this condition case-2 and 3 will be eliminated. The final arrangement is-

Q13. Who among the following sits second to right of the one who sits third right of Q?

Solution:

(i)- Two persons sit in between P and C who does not sit at corner. R sits second to the right of P. A sits third to the left of S who neither immediate neighbour of P nor R. There are three possible cases-

(ii)- Q sits immediate right of D who faces B. By using this condition case-2 and 3 will be eliminated. The final arrangement is-

Q14. Who among the following faces C?

Solution:

(i)- Two persons sit in between P and C who does not sit at corner. R sits second to the right of P. A sits third to the left of S who neither immediate neighbour of P nor R. There are three possible cases-

(ii)- Q sits immediate right of D who faces B. By using this condition case-2 and 3 will be eliminated. The final arrangement is-

Q15. Who among the following sits third to the left of D?

Solution:

(i)- Two persons sit in between P and C who does not sit at corner. R sits second to the right of P. A sits third to the left of S who neither immediate neighbour of P nor R. There are three possible cases-

(ii)- Q sits immediate right of D who faces B. By using this condition case-2 and 3 will be eliminated. The final arrangement is-

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