Reasoning Ability Quiz For SBI PO Prelims 2022- 5th December

Directions (1-5): Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below.
Some people are sitting in two parallel rows facing each other. A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting in row 1 facing north and P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are sitting in row 2 facing south (not necessarily in the same order).
Three persons sit between B and C and one of them sits at an end. Q sits fourth to the right of T. P sits to the immediate left of U who sits at the middle of the row. A is not a neighbor of B. E sits to the immediate right of the one who faces P. D faces the one who sits second to the left of V. S faces G. R faces the one who sits to the immediate right of A. T does not sit at any end.

Q1. Who among the following sits second to the left of the one who is facing T?
(a) F
(b) E
(c) C
(d) A
(e) None of these

Q2. How many persons sit between C and the one who faces P?
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) More than three

Q3. Who among the following faces the person who sits diagonally opposite to S?
(a) G
(b) C
(c) V
(d) Q
(e) T

Q4. Who among the following pair sits at the extreme end of the row?
(a) G, B
(b) B, S
(c) V, C
(d) S, E
(e) None of these

Q5. What is the position of P with respect to Q?
(a) Third to the left
(b) Third to the right
(c) Second to the left
(d) Immediate right
(e) Immediate left

Directions (6-10): Read the given information carefully and answer the questions:
Twelve Persons are sitting in two parallel rows -A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in row 1 facing south and I, G, K, L, M and N are sitting in row 2 facing north. Therefore, in the given seating arrangement each member seated in a row faces another member of the other row.
L sits third to the left of I. F does not face I. Neither L nor I sits at extreme ends. G sits at one of the extreme ends. Only two people sit between G and M. F is not an immediate neighbor of E. M does not face F. Two persons sit between B and C. F does not sit at any of the extreme ends. E faces L. C is not an immediate neighbor of E. A does not face I. K sits left of N.

Q6. Who among the following sits diagonally opposite to C?
(a) G
(b) F
(c) K
(d) I
(e) None of these

Q7. Who among the following sits third to the left of E?
(a) D
(b) F
(c) A
(d) C
(e) None of these

Q8. Who among the following faces M?
(a) A
(b) F
(c) C
(d) B
(e) E

Q9. Four of the following five form a group, which among the following does not belong to this group?
(a) G, F
(b) N, E
(c) M, A
(d) I, B
(e) L, A

Q10. How many persons sit between N and K?
(a) Three
(b) Two
(c) None
(d) One
(e) More than Three

Direction (11-15): Study the given information carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H sits around a circular table in such a way that four of them face opposite to the center while rest face towards the center.
G and C face same direction but opposite to D and B. D sits third to the left of H who sits third to the right of B. G sits third to the right of F. A sits opposite to D. E sits opposite to C who is not an immediate neighbor of B. F doesn’t face outside. D is not an immediate neighbor of F. A faces towards the center. Not more than two persons sit together facing same direction.

Q11. How many people sit between H and D when counted from the right of H?
(a) None
(b) Four
(c) One
(d) Three
(e) Two

Q12. Which of the following is true regarding A?
(a) Both F and E are immediate neighbors of A
(b) Only three people sit between A and G.
(c) A faces outside
(d) F sits second to the right of A
(e) None of the given options is true.

Q13. What is the position of C with respect to G?
(a) Second to the left
(b) Third to the left
(c) Second to the right
(d) Fifth to the right
(e) Fifth to the left.

Q14. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. What is the one that does not belong to that group?
(a) B
(b) C
(c) H
(d) E
(e) G

Q15. Who sits second to the left of F?
(a) G
(b) B
(c) D
(d) A
(e) None of these

Solutions

Solution (1-5):
Sol.

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