SBI PO 2019 Reasoning Quiz: 3rd May |

Dear Aspirants,

Reasoning Questions for SBI PO Prelims 2019:

R easoning Ability is an onerous section. With the increasing complexity of questions, it becomes hard for one to give it the cold shoulder. The only way to make the grade in this particular section in the forthcoming banking exams. And, to let you practice with the best of the latest pattern questions, here is the Adda247 Reasoning Quiz based on the exact same pattern of questions that are being asked in the exams.

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

When a word and number arrangement machine is given an input line of words and numbers, it arranges them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of input and its rearrangement.

Input: 2568 7625 9732 8214 1129 4622

Step I: 8652 7652 9732 8421 9211 6422
Step II: 6422 7652 8421 8652 9211 9732
Step III: 62 72 81 82 91 92
Step IV: 4 5 7 6 8 7
Step IV is the last step of the rearrangement. As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate steps for the given input.

Input: 5529 8563 2522 6132 7534 9148

Q1. If all the numbers in the second last step are arrange in descending order, then which of the following is fourth from the right end?

Solution:

In the given Input-Output question the logic is—
For step I- All the digits of the given numbers are arranged in descending order within the numbers.
For Step II- All the numbers obtained in step I are arranged in ascending order from the left end.
For Step III- middle two digits of the numbers are omitted.
For step IV- The digits of the numbers obtained in step III are subtracted.
Input: 5529 8563 2522 6132 7534 9148
Step I: 9552 8653 5222 6321 7543 9841
Step II: 5222 6321 7543 8653 9552 9841
Step III: 52 61 73 83 92 91
Step IV: 3 5 4 5 7 8

Q2. Which of the following element will be 2nd to the right of 5th from the right end in step II?

8653

6321

9552

7543

None of these

Solution:

Q3. What is the difference of the last two digits of the numbers which is second from the right and third from the left of step II?

Solution:

Q4. Which of the following is the sum of all the digits of the number which is 3rd number from the left end in step I?

None of these

Solution:

Q5. What is the resultant of the product of the digits of the number which is third from the right end in step III?

None of these

Solution:

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

When a word and number arrangement machine is given an input line of words and numbers, it arranges them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of input and its rearrangement.

Input: phase 73 iconic 24 record 15 under 39 summer 54 36 across
Step I: 24 phase iconic record 15 under 39 summer 54 36 across 73
Step II: phase 24 iconic record 15 39 summer 54 36 across 73 under
Step III: 36 phase 24 iconic record 15 summer 54 across 73 under 39
Step IV: record 36 phase 24 15 summer 54 across 73 under 39 iconic
Step V: 54 record 36 phase 24 summer across 73 under 39 iconic 15
Step VI: summer 54 record 36 phase 24 73 under 39 iconic 15 across
Step VI is the last step of the rearrangement. As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate steps for the given input.
Input: drag 68 opening 47 charge 97 allow 86 editor 72 home 25

Q6. What is the difference between the element which is fourth from left in Step IV and seventh from right in Step III?

Solution:

Logic of the given input output is-
(i) The words and numbers are arranged in alternatively in every step starting from the numbers. Two words/number are arranged in each step.
(ii) Even numbers are arranged at the leftmost end in increasing order, while the odd numbers are arranged at the rightmost end in decreasing order in each alternate step.
(iii) The words starting with a consonant are arranged at the left most end in increasing alphabetical order and the words starting with a vowel are arranged at the rightmost end in decreasing alphabetical order in each step.
Input: drag 68 opening 47 charge 97 allow 86 editor 72 home 25
Step I: 68 drag opening 47 charge allow 86 editor 72 home 25 97
Step II: charge 68 drag 47 allow 86 editor 72 home 25 97 opening
Step III: 72 charge 68 drag allow 86 editor home 25 97 opening 47
Step IV: drag 72 charge 68 allow 86 home 25 97 opening 47 editor
Step V: 86 drag 72 charge 68 allow home 97 opening 47 editor 25
Step VI: home 86 drag 72 charge 68 97 opening 47 editor 25 allow

Q7. Which of the following element will be 6th from the left of 3rd from the right end in step V?

charge

allow

Solution:

Q8. In Step II, which of the following word/number would be on 4th position (from the left)?

editor

charge

Solution:

Q9. In which of the following step the elements ‘charge 68 97 opening’ found in the same order?

Step VI

Step IV

Step V

Step III

Step II

Solution:

Q10. How many steps are required for the final arrangement?

Solution:

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

When a word and number arrangement machine is given an input line of words and numbers, it arranges them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of input and its rearrangement.
Input: 53 86 22 15 48 93 37 74
Step I: 22 53 86 15 48 93 37 74
Step II: 93 22 53 86 15 48 37 74
Step III: 48 93 22 53 86 15 37 74
Step IV: 53 48 93 22 86 15 37 74
Step V: 74 53 48 93 22 86 15 37
Step VI: 37 74 53 48 93 22 86 15
Step VII: 86 37 74 53 48 93 22 15
Step VIII: 15 86 37 74 53 48 93 22
Step VIII is the last step of the rearrangement. As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate steps for the given input.
Input: 25 46 96 55 14 63 71 38

Q11. How many steps required to complete this input?

More than 6

Solution:

Logic of the given input output is-
One even and one odd number are arranged in each alternate step.
Even numbers are arranged at the leftmost end in increasing order, while the odd numbers are arranged at the leftmost end in decreasing order in each alternate step.
Input: 25 46 96 55 14 63 71 38
Step I: 14 25 46 96 55 63 71 38
Step II: 71 14 25 46 96 55 63 38
Step III: 38 71 14 25 46 96 55 63
Step IV: 63 38 71 14 25 46 96 55
Step V: 46 63 38 71 14 25 96 55
Step VI: 55 46 63 38 71 14 25 96
Step VII: 96 55 46 63 38 71 14 25
Step VIII: 25 96 55 46 63 38 71 14

Q12. In which of the following step the elements ‘14 25 96 55’ found in the same order?

Step VII

Step VI

Step III

Step V

Step IV

Solution:

Q13. What is the sum of numbers which is third from the right end in step III and second from the left end in step VI?

150

142

Solution:

Q14. Which of the following element will be 3rd to the left of 6th from the left end in step IV?