SBI Clerk Reasoning Syllabus, Topics, Preparation Tips & Tricks , Questions

SBI Clerk Reasoning Syllabus: SBI Clerk is considered among the top banking organization in India and aspirants are eagerly waiting to get selected for SBI Clerk, the SBI Clerk junior associate is the best opportunity to get into this organization. Reasoning ability plays a very crucial role in the SBI Clerk examination. It is a vital element included in the SBI Clerk exam to judge the mental strength of the aspirants. In this article, we have provided SBI Clerk Reasoning Syllabus for prelims as well as the main exam and some tips to help candidates score in the reasoning section in the SBI Clerk exam 2022.

SBI Clerk Reasoning Syllabus: Topic & Questions

In the SBI Clerk examination Reasoning Ability holds a weightage of 35 marks in the prelims exam and 60 marks in the mains exam. Candidates can check all the important topics from which questions are asked in the SBI Clerk exam in this post.

• Puzzle
•  Syllogism
• Seating Arrangement
•  Input-Output
• Coding-Decoding
• Number Series
• Logical Reasoning
• Inequalities
• Coding-Decoding
• Direction sense
• Direction & Distance
• Blood Relation
• Alphabets based Questions
• Blood relation based Puzzle
• Comparison/Categorised/Uncertain Puzzle
• Day/Month/Year/Age-based Puzzle
• Box based Puzzle
• Floor based Puzzle
• Linear row/Double row arrangement
• Circular/Triangular/Square/Rectangular Seating arrangement
• Resultant & Coded Series
• Data Sufficiency
• Alphanumeric Series

SBI Clerk Reasoning Syllabus: Preparation Tips & Tricks

Reasoning in SBI Clerk preliminary examination consists of 35 marks with a duration of 20 minutes and in the SBI Clerk mains examination there are weightage of Reasoning ability is 60 marks with a time limit of 45 minutes. Here are some important tips & tricks for the upcoming SBI Clerk examination. With the help of these tips & tricks, Candidates will know how to tackle different topics in the Reasoning ability section of the SBI Clerk exam.

• Always start a question with the information that is directly provided.
• Firstly try to solve those questions that are less time taking like  Syllogisms, Blood Relations, Inequalities, Directions, Data Sufficiency Questions of Reasoning, Rows, and Verbal Logical Deductions. These questions can be solved within seconds.
• When solving puzzle questions try to tabulate the information given which helps in gaining better clarity.
• Don’t get stuck in a particular question for a long time. When facing trouble, move to the next question.
• Try to solve questions by creating diagrams, graphs, histograms, or tables.
• When solving direction & distance reasoning questions candidates should be well aware of the directions north, south, east, and west.
• Keep concept and fundamentals should be very well cleared about each and every topic of Reasoning. and keep your concentration high while solving reasoning ability questions.

SBI Clerk Reasoning Syllabus: Types of Questions

For the reference of aspirants, we have provided the kind of question asked in the SBI Clerk exam. Here are some questions of reasoning ability.

Directions (1-4): Study the information given below and answer the questions based on it.
Seven people P, Q, R, S, T, U and V belong to the same family. It is a three-generation family. There are three married couples in the family. No single parent in the family. U is the granddaughter of P. V is the mother of Q. T is the sister-in-law of Q. P has two sons. S is the aunt of U. R is the father of U.

Q1. How is V related to R?
(a) Mother
(b) Sister
(c) Grandmother
(d) Mother-in-law
(e) None of these

Q2. How is T related to P?
(a) Daughter
(b) Son
(c) Daughter-in-law
(d) Mother
(e) None of these

Q3. How is Q related to U?
(a) Father
(b) Brother
(c) Mother
(d) Uncle
(e) None of these

Q4. How many female members in the family?
(a) Either (b) or (c)
(b) Three
(c) Four
(d) More than four
(e) None of these

Directions (5-6): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
Amongst seven friends – P, Q, R, S, T, U and W each have different weights. U is not the lightest person. T is heavier than W. P is just heavier than Q. R is lighter than S. Q is heavier than U but lighter than T. W is lighter than only four persons. Q is not the second lightest person. T is not the heaviest person. The weight of the third heaviest person is 40kg and second lightest person is 21kg.

Q5. Who among the following is the heaviest person?
(a) R
(b) S
(c) Either P or S
(d) P
(e) None of these

Q6. Who among the following is the fourth lightest person and what is the possible weight of third lightest person respectively?
(a) R and 42kg
(b) P and 25kg
(c) Q and 29kg
(d) Cannot be determined
(e) None of these

Directions (7-11): Study the information given below and answer the questions based on it.
Seven boxes T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z are kept in a stack from top to bottom but not necessarily in the same order. They contain seven different food items i.e. Noodles, Rice, Pasta, Pizza, burgers, Roll and Maggi but not necessarily in the same order. No box is kept between Box U and Box Z. Box Y which contains Rice is kept three places below Box T. Box which contains Burger is not kept at the bottom of the stack. Box W does not contain Maggi and is neither kept at the top of the stack. Box which contains Noodles is kept three places above the box which contains Pizza. Box which contains Maggi is kept just immediately below the box which contains Roll. Neither Box T nor Box X contains Pizza and Noodles. Box which contains Pizza is kept one place below Box Z. Box Z neither contains Pasta nor Roll. Box X is kept just above Box T. Number of boxes kept between the box which contains Pasta and the box which contains Maggi is one less than the number of boxes kept between the box which contains Burger and Box W.

Q7. Which of the following box contains Pasta?
(a) Box X
(b) Box V
(c) Either Box X or Box V
(d) Box W
(e) None of these

Q8. Which of the following is true with respect to Box Z?
I. Box Z is kept two places below the box W.
II. Box U is kept below Box Z.
III. Only two boxes are kept between Box Z and the box which contains Maggi.
(a) Only I
(b) Only III
(c) Both II and III
(d) Both I and II
(e) Only II

Q9. Which of the following is true with respect to the given arrangement?
(a) Box V which contains Pasta is kept immediately above the box which contains Noodles.
(b) Box T contains Roll.
(c) Box which contains Maggi is kept at the third.
(d) Box W which contains Noodles is kept positioned from the top of the stack.
(e) None is true

Q10. If the position of Box X gets interchanged with the box which contains Burger, similarly position of the box which contains Pizza gets interchanged with Box Y, then how many boxes are kept between Box Y and the box which contains Pasta?
(a) Three
(b) Two
(c) One
(d) More than three
(e) None of these

Q11. Which of the following item is contained by Box T?
(a) Maggi
(b) Roll
(c) Pasta
(d) Burger
(e) None of these

Directions (12-15): Study the data carefully and answer the questions accordingly.
Point P is 20m west of point O and 20m north of point Q. Point O is 30m north of point S. Point S is 30m west of point N. Point N is 10m south of point M. Point K is 10m west of point J and 20m north of point L. Point M is 20m east of point L.

Q12. Point Q is in which direction of point J?
(a) South
(b) West
(c) North-East
(d) South-West
(e) None of these

Q13. What is the shortest distance between the points M and Q?
(a) 40m
(b) 45m
(c) 55m
(d) 50m
(e) None of these

Q14. What is the shortest distance between the points O and L?
(a) 15m
(b) 10√7m
(c) 25m
(d) 10√5m
(e) None of these

Q15. Point P is in which direction of point N?
(a) South
(b) West
(c) North-West
(d) South-West
(e) None of these

Directions (16-20): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
There are certain number of people sitting in a linear row and are facing south direction. Three people sit between Q and M. U sits second to the right of Q. Two people sit between M and B who does not sit adjacent to Q. The number of people sits between U and M is same as the number of people sits between G and M. Two people sit between G and Y who does not sit to the immediate right of U. Only two people sit either to the left or to the right of Q. Y sits second to the right of Z who sits to the immediate right of C. C sits at second position from one of the extreme ends.

Q16. How many people sit in the row?
(a) Twenty
(b) Eighteen
(c) Seventeen
(d) Nineteen
(e) None of these

Q17. What is the position of Q with respect to G?
(a) Tenth to the left
(b) Tenth to the right
(c) Ninth to the right
(d) Eighth to the right
(e) None of these

Q18. Who amongst the following sits sixth to the left of B?
(a) Y
(b) Z
(c) C
(d) B
(e) None of these

Q19. How many people sit between M and the one who sits second to the right of C?
(a) Eight
(b) Seven
(c) Nine
(d) Ten
(e) None of these

Q20. Who amongst the following sits sixth to the right of G?
(a) Y
(b) Q
(c) M
(d) C
(e) None of these

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FAQs: SBI Clerk Reasoning Syllabus

Q1. What is the SBI Clerk Reasoning syllabus?

Ans. Candidates can check the SBI Clerk Reasoning syllabus in the above article for prelims as well as the main examination.

Q2. Is there any negative marking in the SBI Clerk exam 2022?

Ans. Yes, there is a negative marking of 0.25 marks for every wrong answer in the SBI Clerk exam 2022.