Reasoning Ability Quiz For SBI PO Prelims 2022- 24th October

Directions (1-5): Read the information carefully and answer the questions:
Eight persons A, B, C, D, K, L, M and N live on different floors in the same building, the building has eight floors from 1 to 8 in such a way that ground floor is numbered 1, the above floor is numbered 2 and so on. The top most floor is numbered 8.
There are only three persons lives between B and A who lives on odd numbered floor above the floor on which M lives. There are only two persons live between the floor on which C and D live. K lives immediate above the floor on which B lives. M lives on an even numbered floor. C lives on an even numbered floor below the floor on which N lives. L lives one of the floors below N but above B’s floor.

Q1. Who among the followings lives on topmost floor?
(a) A
(b) D
(c) K
(d) N
(e) None of these

Q2. L lives on which of the following floor?
(a) 1st
(b) 3rd
(c) 7th
(d) 5th
(e) None of these

Q3. How many floors between K’s floor and C’s floor?
(a) Four
(b) Three
(c) Five
(d) Two
(e) None of these

Q4. Who among the following person live immediate above C’s floor?
(a) B
(b) K
(c) D
(d) A
(e) L

Q5. How many persons live above M’s floor?
(a) Two
(b) One
(c) Three
(d) More than three
(e) No one

Direction (6-8): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:
A, B, C, D, Q, R, S, T and W are nine persons living in the same house. There are three married couple in the house. A is the only daughter of D, who is the paternal grandfather of T. R is the son of Q. T is the daughter of S. B is the mother of S. B is not married to D. C is the maternal grandfather of T. R is the father of T. T is sister of W.

Q6. How is A related to S?
(a) Mother in-law
(b) Sister in-law
(c) Father in-law
(d) Sister
(e) Can’t be determined

Q7. How is W related to R?
(a) Son
(b) Father
(c) Daughter
(d) Can’t be determined
(e) None of these

Q8. Which of the following is the pair of “husband-wife”?
(a) D, B
(b) C, D
(c) A, S
(d) Q, B
(e) R, S

Direction (9-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
In a family of eight people, there is three generations and two couples. R is brother of Z, who is the grandchild of X. X is married to P. L is the father of Z. P is father-in-law of U. L is brother of Y and K. K is aunt of Z.

Q9. How is Y related to Z?
(a) Aunt
(b) Mother
(c) Father
(d) Uncle
(e) can’t be determined

Q10. How is P related to K?
(a) Grandfather
(b) Father-in-law
(c) Father
(d) Mother
(e) None of these

Directions (11-15): Following questions are based on the five three-digit numbers given below.

758 856 918 824 594

Q11. If all the digits in each of the numbers are arranged in descending order within the number, then, which of the following number will become the lowest in the new arrangement of numbers?
(a) 758
(b) 856
(c) 918
(d) 824
(e) 594

Q12. If all the numbers are arranged in ascending order from left to right then, which of the following will be the sum of all the three digits of the number which is 3rd from the left in the new arrangement?
(a) 19
(b) 14
(c) 18
(d) 20
(e) None of these

Q13. What will be the resultant when second digit of the lowest number is multiplied with the second digit of the second highest number?
(a) 9
(b) 18
(c) 45
(d) 48
(e) None of these

Q14. If the positions of the second and the third digits of each of the numbers are interchanged then, how many odd numbers will be formed?
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) Four

Q15. If one is added to the third digit of each of the numbers and one is subtracted to the second digit of each of the number, then how many numbers thus formed will be divisible by three?
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) Four

Solutions

Solutions (1-5):
Sol.

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

Solutions (6-8):
Sol. Refer to the diagram below:

S6. Ans. (b)
S7. Ans. (d)
Sol. Since, the gender of W is not defined, it can’t be determined.
S8. Ans. (e)