Reasoning Ability Quiz For SBI Clerk Mains 2022- 5th December

Directions (1-5): Consider the alphanumeric string given below consisting of letters, numbers and symbols and answer the questions that follow based on the given steps: –

© M K 1 & N Y 6 C = 4 W Ω B T U 2 3 A R E 0 β G + S X 5 @ B O 8 V ^ % H L 9

Step I: Each such symbol that is immediately preceded by a number and immediately succeeded by a letter should be placed to the immediate left of ‘3’ (1st symbol picked from the left should be placed in extreme right to the immediate left of 3 and so on).
Step II: Each such number that is immediately preceded and immediately succeeded by letters should be placed to the immediate right of ‘X’ in descending order from left to right in the new series formed after step I.
Step III: Each such letter that is immediately preceded by a letter and immediately succeeded by a number should be placed to the immediate left of + in reverse alphabetical order from left to right in the new series formed after step II.

Q1. If all the symbols are dropped from the step III, then which will be the 12th element from the right end after rearrangement?
(a) L
(b) S
(c) 8
(d) U
(e) R

Q2. If the last eighteen elements of step III are rearranged in reverse order, then which of the following will be the 10th element to the left of ‘1’ after the rearrangement?
(a) 9
(b) G
(c) E
(d) X
(e) None of these

Q3. If all the numbers are arranged in ascending order within the same position of numbers in the step III, then which of the following element is 20th to the left of ‘5’ after the rearrangement?
(a) Ω
(b) W
(c) B
(d) 0
(e) None of these

Q4. How many elements are between W and X in step II?
(a) 14
(b) 15
(c) 16
(d) 18
(e) None of these

Q5. What is the sum of all odd numbers which are right of A in step I?
(a) 14
(b) 10
(c) 6
(d) 8
(e) None of these

Directions (6-10): Study the following information and answer the given questions.
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L, are twelve members in the family living in different cities of India, viz. Kolkata, Delhi, Jaipur, Mumbai and Hyderabad. People who are married live in the same city with their spouses. It is known that either both or none of the parents of each member is alive. Only the people who are unmarried live in Jaipur.
No two couples live in the same city. K is married to J who is the only daughter of L. F who is the sister of C. E lives in neither Kolkata nor Mumbai. I who lives in neither Kolkata nor Mumbai is the daughter in-law of H. A is the only grandson of B who is the father of D. F lives in Jaipur. C does not live in Delhi. H is married to E who is the mother of C. L who is the sister of H lives in Kolkata. A and D are of the same gender. G is daughter of I.

Q6. Who among the following lives in Hyderabad?
(a) D
(b) C
(c) B
(d) J
(e) None of these

Q7. J lives in which of the following city?
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Mumbai
(c) Kolkata
(d) Delhi
(e) None of these

Q8. How many people are living in Jaipur?
(a) 5
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 4
(e) None of these

Q9. Which of the following statement is false based on the given information?
(a) G lives in Jaipur.
(b) B is married to L.
(c) I lives in Kolkata.
(d) D is a male member.
(e) F is daughter of H.

Q10. H lives in which of the following city?
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Mumbai
(c) Kolkata
(d) Delhi
(e) None of these

Directions (11-15): Study the following information and answer the given questions.
Eight persons live on different floors of an eight storey building such that the bottommost floor is number 1 above that number 2 and so on. Only one person lives on one floor. Their names are consecutive alphabets in alphabetical order starting from the bottommost floor. All persons like different sports Cricket, Hockey, Football, Tennis, Kabaddi, Chess, Boxing and Archery but not necessarily in the same order.
Three persons live between the person who likes Hockey and S who likes Tennis. Neither R nor N likes Cricket. The person who likes Kabaddi lives immediately above the person who likes Boxing. The person who likes Cricket lives on an odd number floor. S who lives on an even numbered floor lives immediately below the person who likes Chess. Neither R nor V likes Kabaddi. The number of persons live above the person who likes Archery is the same as the number of persons live below the person who likes Cricket.

Q11. Who among the following lives on the bottommost floor?
(a) The one who likes Football
(b) The one who likes Chess
(c) The one who likes Boxing
(d) The one who likes Archery
(e) The one who likes Cricket

Q12. How many persons live between R and the one who likes Hockey?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) More than three
(e) None of these

Q13. Who among the following person likes Cricket?
(a) W
(b) U
(c) T
(d) Y
(e) V

Q14. T who likes _______ lives immediately below the person who likes _______.
(a) Hockey, Boxing
(b) Tennis, Kabaddi
(c) Chess, Archery
(d) Football, Hockey
(e) Cricket, Tennis

Q15. Four from the following are similar in a certain way and forms a group. Find out the one which does not belong to that group.
(a) R – Tennis
(b) S – Chess
(c) U – Cricket
(d) W – Hockey
(e) X – Kabaddi

Solutions

Solution (1-5):
Given series – © M K 1 & N Y 6 C = 4 W Ω B T U 2 3 A R E 0 β G + S X 5 @ B O 8 V ^ % H L 9
Step I: © M K 1 N Y 6 C = 4 W Ω B T U 2 @ β & 3 A R E 0 G + S X 5 B O 8 V ^ % H L 9
Step II: © M K N Y C = 4 W Ω B T U 2 @ β & 3 A R E G + S X 8 6 5 1 0 B O V ^ % H L 9
Step III: © M K N Y C = 4 W Ω B T 2 @ β & 3 A R E G X U L + S 8 6 5 1 0 B O V ^ % H 9

S1. Ans. (a)
S2. Ans. (e)
S3. Ans. (b)
S4. Ans. (b)
S5. Ans. (a)

Solution (6-10):
Family Tree: