Reasoning Ability Quiz For SBI Clerk Prelims 2022- 24th September

Directions (1-5): Study the following information to answer the given questions.
Eight students are sitting around a square table in such a way four of them sit at four corners while four sits in the middle of each of the four sides. The one who sit at the corners face the centre and others facing outside. U face the centre who is third to the left of V. S sits at one of the middle sides of the table and U is not the neighbor of S. Q sits third to the right of P who is not an immediate neighbor of T. Q sits second to the right of T. R does not face the centre. W does not sit to immediate left of P.

Q1. Who among the following sits third to the left of W?
(a) U
(b) R
(c) T
(d) S
(e) None of these

Q2. Who among the following faces Q?
(a) P
(b) U
(c) W
(d) T
(e) None of these

Q3. How many persons sit between V and T, when counted right of V?
(a) One
(b) Four
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) None

Q4. Which of the following statement is true about R?
(a) U sits immediate left of R
(b) S sits second to the left of R
(c) Only one person sit between R and Q
(d) R sits opposite to S
(e) None is true

Q5. What is the position of P with respect to S?
(a) Third to the left
(b) Second to the left
(c) Immediate right
(d) Fourth to the right
(e) None of these

Q6. If M is brother of B. J is sister of B. S is father of B and L is mother of M then how is B related to L?
(a) Daughter
(b) Son
(c) Sister
(d) Cousin
(e) Can’t be determined

Q7. A lady says to a man, “Your father is the father-in-law of my father’s only child”. How is the man related to the lady?
(a) Wife
(b) Husband
(c) Daughter
(d) Mother
(e) Father

Directions (8-10): Study the information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Seven persons- Y, R, P, K, L, G, and X in a family. There are three generations and only three females of this family. K is son in law of G. X is son of L who is sister-in-law of P. P is daughter of R. Y is mother of K. P is not child of G. P is sister of K.

Q8. How is L related to G?
(a) Father
(b) Sister
(c) Daughter
(d) Son
(e) Can’t be determined

Q9. Who among the following is grandson of G?
(a) X
(b) P
(c) K
(d) Y
(e) None of these

Q10. How is R related to K?
(a) Father-in-law
(b) Sister
(c) Brother
(d) Father
(e) None of these

Directions (11-15): The following questions are based on the five three digits numbers given below:

583 659 427 361 416

Q11. If in each number, all the three digits are arranged in ascending order within the number, which of the following will be the fourth lowest number?
(a) 583
(b) 659
(c) 427
(d) 361
(e) 416

Q12. If first digit will be changed (replace) with third digit, then second with first digit and after that third digit with the second digit in each number, then which number will be the lowest?
(a) 583
(b) 659
(c) 427
(d) 361
(e) 416

Q13. If the position of first and third digits of the numbers are interchanged with each number then how many numbers thus formed will be completely divisible by 2?
(a) None
(b) Three
(c) More than three
(d) One
(e) Two

Q14. What will be result if first digit of second highest number is divided by second digit of second lowest number?
(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 7
(d) 2
(e) 1

Q15. If in each number, both first and second digits are added and then third digit will be subtracted from that addition then which of the following will be the highest resultant?
(a) 4
(b) 2
(c) 1
(d) 8
(e) 10

Solutions

Solutions (1-5):
Sol.

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

S6. Ans. (e)
Sol.

S7. Ans. (b)

Solutions (8-10):
Sol.

S8. Ans. (c)
S9. Ans. (a)
S10. Ans. (d)

S11. Ans. (a)
Sol. After arranging all the digits in ascending order within each number–
358 569 247 136 146
So, the fourth lowest number will be 583.

S12. Ans. (e)

S13. Ans. (b)
Sol. After interchanging first and third digits according to the given condition in the question—
385 956 724 163 614
So number completely divisible by 2 will be three.

S14. Ans. (b)
Sol. First digit of second highest number is 5 and second digit of the second lowest number is 1. So, the resultant will be 5.

S15. Ans. (e)