Night Class Reasoning for SBI PO

Directions (1-5): In each question given below a statement is followed by three courses of action numbered, I, II and III. A course of action is a step or administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follow-up or further, action in regard to the problem, police etc. on the basis of the information given in the statement. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the three given/suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing and then decide the answer.

Q1. Statement: Indian Railways are absolutely dependent on government subsidies and lack concentration on transportation activities.
Course of action:
I. A committee should be constituted to look into the matter.
II. Railways should explore new areas to generate revenues.
III. Railways should concentrate on hiving off non-core activities such as design and manufacture of rolling stock, construction, housing etc. to private sectors.
(a) Only I follows
(b) I and II follow
(c) II and III follow
(d) All follow
(e) None of the above

Q2. Statement: The weather bureau has through a recent bulletin forecast heavy rainfall during the next week which may cause water logging in several parts of the city.
Course of action:
I. The bulletin should be given wide publicity through the mass media.
II. The civic authority should keep in readiness the pumping system for removal of water from these parts.
III. The people should be advised to stay indoors during the period.
(a) Only I follows
(b) I and II follow
(c) Only II follows
(d) II and III follow
(e) None of these

Q3. Statement: It has been reported that water level is declining rapidly in many cities and causing water crisis.
Course of action:
I. Misuse of water should be banned in these cities.
II. An awareness drive should be launched to make the people aware of the problem.
III. Alternative methods should be explored to store rain-water.
(a) All follow
(b) II and III follow
(c) Only II follows
(d) Only III follows
(e) None of these

Q4. Statement: Prices of oil and gas are likely to rise in India owing to the rising tension in the gulf due to the US attack on Iraq, a major source of oil.
Course of action:
I. India should tap new oil sources.
II. At least a month’s stock of oil and its products should be stored.
III. A fortnight’s supply of oil is generally in transit on the high seas, hence there is nothing to worry about.
(a) Only I
(b) I and II
(c) Only II
(d) Either II or III
(e) None of these

Q5. Statement: Without the active cooperation between the proprietor and the employees of the mill, it cannot remain a profitable concern for long.
Course of action:
I. The mill should be closed down.
II. The workers should be asked to cooperate with the owners.
III. The owners should be asked to cooperate with the employees.
(a) Only I
(b) I and II follow
(c) All follow
(d) II and III follow
(e) None of these

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

There are two rows Row I and Row II. A, B, C, D and E sit in Row I facing in South direction and P, Q, R, S and T sit in Row II facing in North direction. They like different cricketers. One of the cricketers is AB De Villiers. The following information is known about them. 
1.  E sits third to the left of C who either likes Chris Gayle or Sachin Tendulkar. 
2. There are two persons between B and……… the one who faces T.
3. The one who likes Shane Watson neither sits opposite to the one who likes Sachin Tendulkar nor A. 
4. R sits second to the right of the one who likes Misbah-Ul-Haq. 
5. The people who like Virat Kohli and Ricky Ponting face towards each other and one of them is E. 
6. T doesn’t like Sachin Tendulkar and R doesn’t like Virat Kohli. 
7. S likes Hashim Amla and sits in front of the one who sits with C. 
8. D sits at the middle and likes MS Dhoni. 
9. Q who doesn’t sit with T faces C. 
10. The one who likes Rohit Sharma sits at the right end in Row I according to the direction of people in Row I. 
11. A doesn’t like Shane Watson. 

Q6.  Who likes AB De Villiers? 
(a) R 
(b) Q 
(c) A 
(d) T 
(e) P 

Q7. Who sits opposite to A? 
(a) the one who likes Sachin 
(b) the one who likes Misbah-Ul-Haq 
(c) T 
(d) the one who likes Sachin 
(e) Cannot be determined 

Q8. Who sits opposite to the one who sits second to the left of T? 
(a) the one who likes Chris Gayle 
(b) the one who likes Sachin 
(c) the one who likes Rohit Sharma 
(d) the one who likes AB De Villiers 
(e) Cannot be determined 

Q9.  Who sits at the right end in Row II? 
(a) the one who likes Ricky Ponting 
(b) the one who likes Virat Kohli 
(c) S 
(d) the one who likes AB De Villiers 
(e) None of the above

Q10. Who among the following is the immediate neighbour of the one who likes Ricky Ponting? 
(a) A
(b) T 
(c) P 
(d) D 
(e) None of the above