Reasoning Ability Quiz For SBI Clerk Mains 2022- 26th December

Directions (1-5): Answer the questions based on the information given below.
Seven Probationary officers M, N, O, P, Q, R and S joined State Bank of India (SBI) on 1st of seven different months (March, April, May, June, July, September and October in the year 2022 but not necessarily in the same order. Each officer is of different age i.e., 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, and 28 (in years). Each officer is allotted different bank circles (Patna, Delhi, Bhopal, Jaipur, Mumbai, Cuttack, and Puri).
N who is elder than O joined in a month having only 30 days. The youngest officer joined immediately after N who is allotted Puri. M who joined before N is 3 years elder than S whose age is a multiple of 3. Both S and P joined before O but not immediately before. Three officers joined between the officers who are allotted Patna and Delhi. Q is neither allotted Delhi nor Patna. Neither S nor P is allotted Bhopal. The officer who is allotted Jaipur is 1 year younger than the officer who is allotted Cuttack. The eldest officer joined in a month having 31 days but after the youngest officer. The officer whose age is 25 years is allotted Mumbai. O joined immediately before the officer whose age is 25 years. O is neither the youngest officer nor joined in a month having 31 days. The officer who is allotted Patna is younger than the officer who is allotted Bhopal.

Q1. What is the sum of the age of officer who is allotted Bhopal and the officer who joined two months after S?
(a) 52 years
(b) 53 years
(c) 54 years
(d) 55 years
(e) 43 years

Q2. Which of the following combinations is/are definitely not correct?
I. March – M – 24 years – Patna
II. July – R – 28 years – Delhi
III. May – S – 24 years – Jaipur
(a) Only I and II
(b) Only II
(c) Only I
(d) Only III
(e) Only II and III

Q3. The youngest officer and the officer who is 1 year elder than Q joined in which of the following month respectively?
(a) July, October
(b) May, September
(c) September, October
(d) March, April
(e) None of the above

Q4. M joined three months before which of the following person?
(a) P
(b) R
(c) Q
(d) O
(e) None of the above

Q5. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group as per the given arrangement. Which of the following does not belong to that group?
(a) M – 27
(b) N – 21
(c) S – 28
(d) R – 26
(e) O – 25

Directions (6-10): Answer the questions based on the information given below.
Certain number of boxes are kept in two stacks (Stack 1 and Stack 2) one above the other such that Stack 1 is in west of Stack 2. The bottommost box is numbered as 1 and the box just above it is numbered as 2 and so on. Both stacks have different number of boxes. Sum of total number of boxes kept in both stacks is 13. At most 8 boxes are kept in each stack. Out of these 13 boxes, six boxes are of different Colours (Red, Pink, Blue, Cyan, Aqua, and Lime). Remaining boxes are of White colour.
Note: If it is given that ‘a box’ is kept one/two/three boxes above/below ‘another box’ then both the boxes are kept in the same stack unless stated otherwise. If it is given that ‘a box’ is kept adjacent to ‘another box’, then the position (box number) of both boxes must be same unless stated otherwise. Each of the stacks has a box (no stack is vacant).
P is not kept in Stack 2. K is kept three boxes above J which is kept in the same stack as G. F which is a White box is kept adjacent to G which is an even numbered box. E and G are kept in different stacks. T which is pink box is kept adjacent to K which is a White box. Blue box is kept two boxes above Lime box which is kept in the same stack as T. Cyan box and Lime box are not kept in the same stack. M is kept two boxes above L but not in the same stack. P is kept one box below N but not in the same stack. H which is a White box is kept adjacent to blue box. Aqua box is kept one box above cyan box but not in the same stack. C is kept three boxes above D which is an even prime numbered box. E which is a red box is kept two boxes above C. G is not the topmost box.

Q6. Which of the following boxes is/are not a White box?
I. Box which is kept one box above Lime box
II. All the boxes which are kept between box K and box N (in the same stack)
III. Box which is kept two boxes below box F (in same stack)
(a) Only I and II
(b) Only II and III
(c) Only I
(d) Only III
(e) None of these

Q7. How many White boxes is/are kept below box T in the same stack?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) More than three
(e) None of these

Q8. How many boxes is/are kept above box L in the same stack?
(a) Four
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Five
(e) None of these

Q9. As many boxes are kept between Box T and Box D (in the same stack) as in between box _____ and ________ in stack 2?
(a) Box H and J
(b) Box L and G
(c) Box H and N
(d) Box K and N
(e) None of the above

Q10. Which of the following combinations of boxes are kept adjacent to one another?
(a) Pink Box, Box L
(b) Red Box, Box N
(c) Box C, Lime Box
(d) Box C, Box H
(e) All of the above

Directions (11-15): Answer the questions based on the information given below.
In a mall, seven stores viz., Department, Grocery, Clothing, Accessory, Technology, Toy and Cosmetics are on different floors of a seven – storey building but not necessarily in the same order. The bottommost floor of the building is numbered one just above it is numbered two and so on. Each of these stores is owned by seven different persons viz., S, B, J, K, M, L and A but not necessarily in the same order.
Two stores are between Accessory store and the store which is owned by M. Cosmetics store which is owned by S and immediately below Technology store. K owns neither Grocery nor Toy store. Three stores are between Grocery store and Toy store which is one of the floors above Grocery store. Neither K’s store nor A’s store is on the bottommost floor. The store which is owned by M is on an odd-numbered floor above the store which is owned by K. The store which is owned by J is immediately above Accessory store and immediately below Clothing store which is owned by B. Only one store is between Grocery store and the store which is owned by K.

Q11. Who among the following owns a store which is on the bottommost floor?
(a) J
(b) M
(c) None of these
(d) S
(e) L

Q12. How many stores are below the store which is owned by A?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
(e) None of these

Q13. Which of the store is owned by M?
(a) Department
(b) Toy
(c) Accessory
(d) Grocery
(e) Technology

Q14. If A is related to Accessory in the same way K is related to which of the following store?
(a) Clothing
(b) Toy
(c) Grocery
(d) Technology
(e) Cosmetics

Q15. Which of the following combination(s) is/are true?
I. 3rd – Cosmetics – S
II. 5th – Toy – J
III. 1st- Grocery – L
(a) Only I and II
(b) Only II and III
(c) Only I
(d) Only III
(e) None of these

Solutions

Solution (1-5):
Sol.

S1. Ans. (c)
S2. Ans. (d)
S3. Ans. (b)
S4. Ans. (a)
S5. Ans. (c)