Reasoning Questions for SBI Clerk Prelims Exam 2018

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Reasoning Questions for SBI Clerk Prelims Exam 2018

Reasoning Ability is an onerous section. With the increasing complexity of questions, it becomes hard for one to give it the cold shoulder. The only way to make the grade in this particular section in the forthcoming banking exams is to practice continuously with all your heart and soul. And, to let you practice with the best of the latest pattern questions, here is the Adda247 Reasoning Quiz based on the exact same pattern of questions that are being asked in the exams.

Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:

Ten persons are sitting in two parallel rows containing five persons each in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In the Row-1, Q, E, W, R and T are sitting and all of them are facing towards north. In the Row-2, Y, U, I, O and P are sitting and all of them are facing towards south direction but not necessarily in the same order. In the given seating arrangement each member sitting in a row faces another member of the other row.

Only one person sits between W and T. One of immediate neighbour of T faces Y. Two persons sit between Y and P. P does not face W. One of immediate neighbour of P faces R. One of immediate neighbour of U faces E and none of them sits any of the extreme end of the row. W does not face U or Y. I does not sit extreme end of the row. I sits one of the position right of O.

Q1. Who among the following sits exactly between T and Q?

(a) R

(b) E

(d) No one.

(e) None of these

Q2. Who among the following faces E?

(a) R

(b) E

(d) Y

(e) O

Q3. Who among the following sits second to the left of Y?

(a) I

(b) E

(d) No one.

(e) O

Q4. How many persons sits between P and O?

(a) One

(b) Two

(d) No one.

(e) None of these

Q5. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given seating arrangement and hence form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

(a) P

(b) W

(d) E

(e) Q

Directions (6-10): In each of the questions below is given three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Q6.Statements: Some rail is pack. All rail is neer. No pack is water.

Conclusions:

I. Some neer is not water.

II. Some water is neer.

(a) None follows

(b) Only I follows

(d) Either I or II follow

(e) Both I and II follow

Q7.Statements: Some honor is nokia. No nokia is sony. All sony is moto.

Conclusions:

I. Some moto is not nokia.

II. Some honor is not moto.

(a) None follows

(b) Only I follows

(d) Either I or II follow

(e) Both I and II follow

Q8.Statements: Some bottle is shoes. All shoes is pant. No pant is shirt.

Conclusions:

I. Some bottle is not shirt.

II. No shoes is shirt.

(a) None follows

(b) Only I follows

(d) Either I or II follow

(e) Both I and II follow

Q9.Statements: All wire is king. All king is hair. Some hair is leg.

Conclusions:

I. Some leg is not hair.

II. Some wire is leg.

(a) None follows

(b) Only I follows

(d) Either I or II follow

(e) Both I and II follow

Q10.Statements: All cat is dog. No cat is fox. Some fox is lion.

Conclusions:

I. Some dog is not lion.

II. Some lion is not cat.

(a) None follows

(b) Only I follows

(d) Either I or II follow

(e) Both I and II follow

Direction (11-15): Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below:

6 4 2 5 2 8 5 2 6 4 1 3 9 1 8 1 2 5 8 6 3 5 1 4 9 4 7 3 2 7 2 5 9

Q11. How many 3s are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a digit which has a numerical value of less than four?

(a) None

(b) One

(d) Three

(e) More than three

Q12. Which of the following digit is 3rd to the left of the 15th from the left end of the above arrangement?

(a) 3

(b) 9

(d) 7

(e) 1

Q13. If all the odd digits are deleted from the above arrangements, which of the following digit will be 7th from the right end of the arrangement?

(a) 6

(b) 4

(d) 2

(e) None of these

Q14. How many such 2s are there in the above arrangement each of which is immediately preceded by an even digit and immediately followed by an odd digit?

(a) None

(b) One

(d) Three

(e) More than three

Q15. How many such 5s are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a perfect square?

(a) None

(b) One

(d) Three

(e) More than three

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