Reasoning Ability Quiz For SBI Clerk Prelims 2022- 4th October

Q1. Payal is 21th from the left end of a row of 47 students and Neetu is 23th from the right end in the same row. How many students are there between them in the row?
(a) 4
(b) 1
(c) 3
(d) 5
(e) None of these

Q2. Harsh is 18th from the left end of a row of 37 students and Reena is 18th from the right end in the same row. How many students are there between them in the row?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 5
(d) 1
(e) 4

Q3. Sameer is 20th from the left end of a row and Arun is 12th from the right end of row. If they interchanged their positions, then Arun ranks become 10 from right end. Find total number of persons in the row?
(a) 30
(b) 39
(c) 28
(d) 31
(e) None of these

Q4. Among A, B, C, D and E, each of them is different weight. D’s weight is more than only three persons. B’s weight is more than E and less than C. A is not the lightest person. C is not lighter than D. A is heavier than B. Who among them is the third heaviest?
(a) B
(b) D
(c) E
(d) A
(e) C

Q5. Ankit ranked 23th from the bottom and 19th from the top among those who passed an exam. five boys did not participate in the exam and 27 failed in it. How many boys were there in the class?
(a) 60
(b) 74
(c) 73
(d) 70
(e) 69

Directions (6-10): These questions are based on the following arrangement. Study it carefully and answer the questions.

8 H % 3 7 T A 4 # 6 B I @ R 1 Q © L E 2 K $ U 5 9

Q6. Which element is fifth to the right of fifteenth from the right end?
(a) Q
(b) ©
(c) L
(d) 1
(e) None of these

Q7. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?
(a) 3T7
(b) 6IB
(c) EQ1
(d) 2$K
(e) U95

Q8. How many such symbols are in the above arrangement each of which is immediately followed by a number but not immediately preceded by another number?
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) Four

Q9. If all the symbols are dropped from the above arrangement which element will be ninth from the left end?
(a) B
(b) 6
(c) 4
(d) I
(e) None of these

Q10. What will come in place of the question mark in the following series based on the above arrangement?
7T3 4#A BI6 ?

(a) R@I
(b) IQR
(c) R1@
(d) Q©I
(e) None of these

Directions (11-15): Study the following sequence and answer the given questions.

U # N Q 2 € H 3 A @ % Z 1 P K & M 7 9 8 X E 5 B $ * G S 4 6 R ©

Q11. If all the digits and symbols are dropped from the series, which element will be eight from the right end of the new arrangement?
(a) Z
(b) P
(c) K
(d) R
(e) None of these

Q12. How many such symbols are there in the given series which are immediately preceded by a number and immediately followed by a consonant?
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) Four

Q13. What should come in place of question mark (?) in the following series based on the above arrangement?
UN2 HA% P&7 ?
(a) Z%9
(b) 1&P
(c) EB*
(d) %PZ
(e) PMK

Q14. Which among the following element will be sixth to the right of seventeenth from the right end?
(a)K
(b)&
(c)M
(d)E
(e) None of these

Q15. Which of the following elements will be third to the right of eleventh element from the left end?
(a) 5
(b) $
(c) Z
(d) B
(e) P

Solutions

S1. Ans. c)
Sol. Payal position from right end = (47+1-21) = 27
Students between them= (27-23-1) = 3

S2. Ans. (d)
Sol. Harsh position from right end = (37+1-18) =20
Students between them= (20-18-1) =1

S3. Ans. (e)
Sol. Total number of persons in the row= (20+10-1) = 29

S4. Ans. (d)
Sol. C > D > A > B > E

S5. Ans. (c)
Sol. Number of boys who passed = (23 + 19 – 1) = 41
∴ Total number of boys in the class = (41 + 5 + 27) = 73

S6. Ans. (a)

S7. Ans. (c)

S8. Ans. (b)
Sol. H%3

S9. Ans. (a)
Sol. B is 9th element from left after dropping symbols.