Reasoning Questions for RBI Assistant Mains 2017

Directions (Q. 1-5): Study the following information and answer the questions given below.

Eight candidate A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H got different marks in mains exam out of 200 marks viz. 89, 92, 85, 97, 103, 81, 105 and 99 but not necessarily in same order. All of them are sitting around a rectangular table for the group discussion. Four candidates sit on middle side of rectangular table, while other four candidates on the corner side of table. All of them are facing towards the center of the table.

D is sitting second to the right of the one who got 99 marks. E is sitting third to the left of the one who got 81 marks. F and G are sitting opposite to each other. G is sitting on the smaller side and to the immediate right of the one who got 105 marks. C is sitting diogonally opposite to one who got 105 marks. B is sitting diagonally opposite the one who got 89 marks. The one who got 97 marks is sitting second to the right of the one who got 103 marks and also second to the left of A who is not sitting adjacent to the one who got 105 marks. The candidates who get 103 marks and 97 marks are not sitting on the same side of the table. The one who got 97 marks is sitting third to the right of the one who got 99 marks who is not sitting opposite to the one who got 92 marks. The one who got 97 marks is sitting third to the left of C. F sits second to the left of H. The one who got 92 marks sits opposite to the one who got 103 marks. 

1. Who is sitting third to the right of the one who got 81 marks?

(a)The one, who got 103 marks.

(b)A

(c) The one who got 105 marks.

(d)None of these

(e) Can’t determine

2. Who is sitting opposite to D?

(a) A

(b) C

(c) The one who got 99 marks.

(d) The one who got 92 marks.

(e)Can’t be determined

3. Who among following is sitting third to left of H? 

(a) E

(b) D

(c) C

(d) B

(e) A

4. A got which of the following marks?

(a) 85

(b) 92

(c) 89

(d) 97

(e) 103

5.Who among following gets 81 marks? 

(a) B

(b) C

(c) D

(d) E

(e) F

Directions (6-10): Each of the following questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statement and

Give answer

(a) If the data in Statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question

(b) If the data in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question

(c) If the data in Statement I alone or in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question

(d) If the data in both the Statement I and II are not sufficient to answer the question

(e) If the data in both the Statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question

Q6. What is code for “are”?

I. ‘sx vz tf mo’ means ‘you are now relax’ and ‘tf ma li zb’ means ‘man power are real’ in that code language.

II. ‘mo aq qf tf’ means ‘light are now open’ and ‘mp pl lq tf’ means ‘beautiful and young are’ in that code language.

Q7. How is Sita related to Rakesh?

I. Shobha who is cousin of Rakesh, is the niece of Sita.

II. Smita’s sister Sita who is wife of Mohit who is father of Rakesh.

Q8. On which day Shyam goes to coaching?

I. Shayam’s father correctly remember that Shyam goes to coaching after Tuesday but before Saturday.

II. Shayam’s brother correctly remember that Shayam goes to coaching after Thursday but before Sunday.

Q9. P, Q, R, S and T got different marks in an examination. Who among them get the second lowest mark?

I. S gets less mark than R, who is not the highest in the rank.

II. P gets higher mark than S but less than Q and T.

Q10. P is which direction with respect to R?

I. F is to the West of Q, which is to the West of M. M is north of P. R is south of M.

II. M is to the east of Q. P is to the south of M. F is south of Q. R is to the west of F.

Directions (11-15): Study the given information and answer the questions:

A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of an input and rearrangement.

Input: fresh 87 note 56 of 77 urgency 48 attached 93 

Step I: attached 79 fresh 87 note 56 of urgency 48 93

Step II: fresh 89 attached 79 note 56 of urgency 48 93 

Step III: note 95 fresh 89 attached 79 56 of urgency 48 

Step IV: of 46 note 95 fresh 89 attached 79 56 urgency

Step V: urgency 54 of 46 note 95 fresh 89 attached 79 

And Step V is the last step of the rearrangement of the above input.

As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.

Input: little 23 justification 42 for 49 such 36 delay 17 

Q11. In which step the elements ’42 49 such’ found in the same order?

(a) StepI

(b) StepII

(c) StepIII

(d) StepV

(e)None of these

Q12. In step V, which of the following words would be at 2nd position to the left of 4th from the right end?

(a) justification

(b) 51

(c) 34

(d) little

(e) delay

Q13. How many step required to complete the above arrangement?

(a) Three

(b) Four

(c) Six

(d) Seven

(e) None of these

Q14. Which of the following would be the step IV after arrangement?

(a) little 34 justification 51 for 42 delay 19 25 such

(b) little 34 justification 51 for 19 delay 2542 such

(c) little 51 justification 34 for 25 delay 19 42 such

(d) little 34 justification 51 for 25 delay 19 42 such

(e) None of these

Q15. In step III, ‘51’ is related to ‘25’ and ‘for’ is related to ‘delay’. In the same way ‘19’ is related to?

(a) Justification

(b) little

(c) 25

(d) 42

(e) such

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