Dear Aspirants,
SBI Clerk Reasoning Ability Quiz
Reasoning section tests your mental ability to deal with a question in a minimum of time. Reasoning test the common sense which is yet uncommon. Level of the section is increasing in leaps and bounds. Attempt a different set of questions from basic to complex provided on bankersadda. Learn from Study notes of SBI Clerk Main 2019 and follow a proper strategy for the SBI Clerk main exam 2019. Logic and rules would not be difficult if the section is practiced well. This section eventually effects the number of question one can attempt within a stipulated time. Today’s quiz is based on the important topics to be asked in the SBI Clerk Main exam 2019.
Directions (1-5): Study the information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Seven persons J, K, L, M, N, O and P are living in a seven floor building but not necessary in the same order. They were born on different month of the same year August, October, September, April, June, February and July but not necessary in the same order. The ground floor is numbered 1, while the topmost floor is numbered as 7. L lives one of the odd number floors below the floor number 4. The person who lives on 4th floor was born in June and L was not born on August and February. There is only one person living between P and the person who was born in June. P lives below the person who celebrates his birthday in June and P was not born in April. The number of persons living between K and O is same as that between K and P. The person who is the second youngest lives on an even number floor but not on the top floor. There are two persons living between L and K. J is the oldest and lives on an odd numbered floor but not on the lowermost floor. There is only one person living between K and O who was not born in September. There are three persons living between the person who was born in September and the person who was born in April. The person who lives on topmost floor was not born in August. There is only one person living between L and M who was born in July and lives below the person who was born in June.
Q1. The youngest person amongst them lives on which of the following floors?
Third
Fourth
Fifth
First
Seventh
Solution:
Q2. How many floors are below the floor on which N lives?
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Solution:
Q3. Who among the following lives on the second floor when all the persons are arranged in increasing order of their ages from bottom to top?
K
M
N
O
P
Solution:
Q4. N was born in?
October
August
June
July
September
Solution:
Q5. How many persons are living below the oldest member of them all?
Seven
Five
Four
Less than four
None of these.
Solution:
Directions (6-10): Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.
A number
arrangement machine when given an input of numbers/words, rearranges them
following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of
input air steps of rearrangement.
arrangement machine when given an input of numbers/words, rearranges them
following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of
input air steps of rearrangement.
Input: sing 96 23 come air upper 24 beach
elephant 33
elephant 33
Step I: 33 sing 96
23 come air upper 24 beach elephant
23 come air upper 24 beach elephant
Step II: 33 23
sing 96 come air upper 24 beach elephant
sing 96 come air upper 24 beach elephant
Step III: 33 23 96
sing come air upper 24 beach elephant
sing come air upper 24 beach elephant
Step IV: 33 23 96
24 sing come air upper beach elephant
24 sing come air upper beach elephant
Step V: 33 23 96
24 air sing come upper beach elephant
24 air sing come upper beach elephant
Step VI: 33 23 96
24 air elephant sing come upper beach
24 air elephant sing come upper beach
Step VII: 33 23 96
24 air elephant upper sing come beach
24 air elephant upper sing come beach
Step VIII: 33 23
96 24 air elephant upper beach sing come
96 24 air elephant upper beach sing come
Step IX: 33 23 96
24 air elephant upper beach come sing
24 air elephant upper beach come sing
This is the final
arrangement and step IX is the last step for this input.
arrangement and step IX is the last step for this input.
Answer the
following questions based on the input given below.
following questions based on the input given below.
Input: with 17 shout 58 93 over inter year 22
Q6. Which of the following is the second step for input?
93 17 with 58 shout over inter year 22
93 with 17 shout 58 over inter year 22
93 17 with shout 58 over inter year 22
58 17 with shout 93 over inter year 22
None of these
Solution:
Students let us
understand the Logic behind this Question and lets understand how to solve it.
As a first step lets first understand the logic behind the Output. If you will
see the final output you will observe the following:
understand the Logic behind this Question and lets understand how to solve it.
As a first step lets first understand the logic behind the Output. If you will
see the final output you will observe the following:
(i) The machine rearranges
one element in each step
one element in each step
(ii) Firstly, the odd numbers are arranged in
descending order in each step.
descending order in each step.
(iii) After this, even
numbers also arranged in descending order.
numbers also arranged in descending order.
(iv) After the
arrangement of all the numbers, if 1st letter of word is vowel then
it is arranged in alphabetical order in each step.
arrangement of all the numbers, if 1st letter of word is vowel then
it is arranged in alphabetical order in each step.
(v) After the
arrangement of vowels, the words starting with a consonant are also arranged in
alphabetical order in each step.
arrangement of vowels, the words starting with a consonant are also arranged in
alphabetical order in each step.
Input: with 17 shout 58 93 over inter year 22
Step I: 93 with 17
shout 58 over inter year 22
shout 58 over inter year 22
Step II: 93 17
with shout 58 over inter year 22
with shout 58 over inter year 22
Step III: 93 17 58
with shout over inter year 22
with shout over inter year 22
Step IV: 93 17 58
22 with shout over inter year
22 with shout over inter year
Step V: 93 17 58
22 inter with shout over year
22 inter with shout over year
Step VI: 93 17 58
22 inter over with shout year
22 inter over with shout year
Step VII: 93 17 58
22 inter over shout with year
22 inter over shout with year
Q7. Which of the following is the last step of above input?
III
VI
VII
IX
None of these
Solution:
Students let us
understand the Logic behind this Question and lets understand how to solve it.
As a first step lets first understand the logic behind the Output. If you will
see the final output you will observe the following:
understand the Logic behind this Question and lets understand how to solve it.
As a first step lets first understand the logic behind the Output. If you will
see the final output you will observe the following:
(i) The machine rearranges
one element in each step
one element in each step
(ii) Firstly, the odd numbers are arranged in
descending order in each step.
descending order in each step.
(iii) After this, even
numbers also arranged in descending order.
numbers also arranged in descending order.
(iv) After the
arrangement of all the numbers, if 1st letter of word is vowel then
it is arranged in alphabetical order in each step.
arrangement of all the numbers, if 1st letter of word is vowel then
it is arranged in alphabetical order in each step.
(v) After the
arrangement of vowels, the words starting with a consonant are also arranged in
alphabetical order in each step.
arrangement of vowels, the words starting with a consonant are also arranged in
alphabetical order in each step.
Input: with 17 shout 58 93 over inter year 22
Step I: 93 with 17
shout 58 over inter year 22
shout 58 over inter year 22
Step II: 93 17
with shout 58 over inter year 22
with shout 58 over inter year 22
Step III: 93 17 58
with shout over inter year 22
with shout over inter year 22
Step IV: 93 17 58
22 with shout over inter year
22 with shout over inter year
Step V: 93 17 58
22 inter with shout over year
22 inter with shout over year
Step VI: 93 17 58
22 inter over with shout year
22 inter over with shout year
Step VII: 93 17 58
22 inter over shout with year
22 inter over shout with year
Q8. Which is the following step?
Step: 93 17 58 22 inter with shout over year
Step: 93 17 58 22 inter with shout over year
VI
III
IV
V
There is no such shout
Solution:
Students let us understand the Logic behind this Question and lets understand how to solve it. As a first step lets first understand the logic behind the Output. If you will see the final output you will observe the following:
(i) The machine rearranges one element in each step
(ii) Firstly, the odd numbers are arranged in descending order in each step.
(iii) After this, even numbers also arranged in descending order.
(iv) After the arrangement of all the numbers, if 1st letter of word is vowel then it is arranged in alphabetical order in each step.
(v) After the arrangement of vowels, the words starting with a consonant are also arranged in alphabetical order in each step.
Input: with 17 shout 58 93 over inter year 22
Step I: 93 with 17 shout 58 over inter year 22
Step II: 93 17 with shout 58 over inter year 22
Step III: 93 17 58 with shout over inter year 22
Step IV: 93 17 58 22 with shout over inter year
Step V: 93 17 58 22 inter with shout over year
Step VI: 93 17 58 22 inter over with shout year
Step VII: 93 17 58 22 inter over shout with year
Q9. What is 4th element from right end in Step III?
22
58
inter
over
with
Solution:
Students let us understand the Logic behind this Question and lets understand how to solve it. As a first step lets first understand the logic behind the Output. If you will see the final output you will observe the following:
(i) The machine rearranges one element in each step
(ii) Firstly, the odd numbers are arranged in descending order in each step.
(iii) After this, even numbers also arranged in descending order.
(iv) After the arrangement of all the numbers, if 1st letter of word is vowel then it is arranged in alphabetical order in each step.
(v) After the arrangement of vowels, the words starting with a consonant are also arranged in alphabetical order in each step.
Input: with 17 shout 58 93 over inter year 22
Step I: 93 with 17 shout 58 over inter year 22
Step II: 93 17 with shout 58 over inter year 22
Step III: 93 17 58 with shout over inter year 22
Step IV: 93 17 58 22 with shout over inter year
Step V: 93 17 58 22 inter with shout over year
Step VI: 93 17 58 22 inter over with shout year
Step VII: 93 17 58 22 inter over shout with year
Q10. Which of the following elements lies exactly between 58 and inter in step VI ?
year
with
22
93
shout
Solution:
Students let us understand the Logic behind this Question and lets understand how to solve it. As a first step lets first understand the logic behind the Output. If you will see the final output you will observe the following:
(i) The machine rearranges one element in each step
(ii) Firstly, the odd numbers are arranged in descending order in each step.
(iii) After this, even numbers also arranged in descending order.
(iv) After the arrangement of all the numbers, if 1st letter of word is vowel then it is arranged in alphabetical order in each step.
(v) After the arrangement of vowels, the words starting with a consonant are also arranged in alphabetical order in each step.
Input: with 17 shout 58 93 over inter year 22
Step I: 93 with 17 shout 58 over inter year 22
Step II: 93 17 with shout 58 over inter year 22
Step III: 93 17 58 with shout over inter year 22
Step IV: 93 17 58 22 with shout over inter year
Step V: 93 17 58 22 inter with shout over year
Step VI: 93 17 58 22 inter over with shout year
Step VII: 93 17 58 22 inter over shout with year
Directions (11-15): Each of the questions below consists of a question and three statements numbered I, II, III given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question.
Q11. Who is tallest among five friends A, B, C, D and E?
I. D is taller
than C but just shorter than E.
than C but just shorter than E.
II. E is shorter than A and
B is shorter than E.
B is shorter than E.
If statements I is sufficient to answer the question, but statement II by itself is not sufficient to answer the question.
If statement II by itself is sufficient to answer the question, but statement I alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
If statement either I or II is sufficient to answer the question.
If both the statements I and II taken together are not sufficient to answer the question.
If both the statements I and II taken together are sufficient to answer the question.
Solution:
Using both statements together, A is the tallest
person.
person.
From Statement I- E>D>C
From statement II- A>E>B
From both statements- A>E>D>C/B>C/B
Q12. How is B related to A?
I. A is B’s
father’s only sister.
father’s only sister.
II. S is mother B who is the daughter of C.
If statements I is sufficient to answer the question, but statement II by itself is not sufficient to answer the question.
If statement II by itself is sufficient to answer the question, but statement I alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
If statement either I or II is sufficient to answer the question.
If both the statements I and II taken together are not sufficient to answer the question.
If both the statements I and II taken together are sufficient to answer the question.
Solution:
Using both statements, B is niece of A.
From Statement I-
Q13. How is ‘M’ written in a code language?
I. “Come” is
written as “3245” and “Monkey” is written as “427150” in that language.
written as “3245” and “Monkey” is written as “427150” in that language.
II. “Hema” is written as “6423” and “Mohit” is written as
21675.
21675.
If statements I is sufficient to answer the question, but statement II by itself is not sufficient to answer the question.
If statement II by itself is sufficient to answer the question, but statement I alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
If statement either I or II is sufficient to answer the question.
If both the statements I and II taken together are not sufficient to answer the question.
If both the statements I and II taken together are sufficient to answer the question.
Solution:
If we analyze the code of M in both the statement ,
we can’t find exactly since in both statement , M is not common only in that
particular word. But according to position of M in 1st statement, ‘Come’ having the 3rd
position whose code is 4 and ‘Monkey’ having the 1st position of M,
so code is 4.
we can’t find exactly since in both statement , M is not common only in that
particular word. But according to position of M in 1st statement, ‘Come’ having the 3rd
position whose code is 4 and ‘Monkey’ having the 1st position of M,
so code is 4.
Similarly in 2nd statement , according
to position of M, tells that the code is 2. So both are either sufficient.
to position of M, tells that the code is 2. So both are either sufficient.
Q14. Who sits immediate left of G, if all persons sit in a row are facing north?
I. S sits third to the
right of T. There is only three persons sit between T and G.
right of T. There is only three persons sit between T and G.
II. Q sits second to the
left of G. Not more than eight persons sit in a row.
left of G. Not more than eight persons sit in a row.
If statements I is sufficient to answer the question, but statement II by itself is not sufficient to answer the question.
If statement II by itself is sufficient to answer the question, but statement I alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
If statement either I or II is sufficient to answer the question.
If both the statements I and II taken together are not sufficient to answer the question.
If both the statements I and II taken together are sufficient to answer the question.
Solution:
By combining both the statements together we
can find that S sits immediate left of G.
can find that S sits immediate left of G.
Q15. On which day book A was sold?
I. Book A was
sold one of the days after Tuesday but before Sunday.
sold one of the days after Tuesday but before Sunday.
II. Book A was sold one of
the days before Saturday but after Wednesday.
the days before Saturday but after Wednesday.
If statements I is sufficient to answer the question, but statement II by itself is not sufficient to answer the question.
If statement II by itself is sufficient to answer the question, but statement I alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
If statement either I or II is sufficient to answer the question.
If both the statements I and II taken together are not sufficient to answer the question.
If both the statements I and II taken together are sufficient to answer the question.
Solution:
Using statement I alone, Book A was sold on
Wednesday /Thursday/Friday /Saturday.
Wednesday /Thursday/Friday /Saturday.
Using statement II alone, Book A was sold on
Thursday/ Friday.
Thursday/ Friday.
By combining both statements we cannot find the
answer.
answer.
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