SBI PO Mains Reasoning Ability Quiz: 9th July |

Dear Aspirants,

Reasoning Questions for SBI PO MAINS 2019

Reasoning Ability is a crafty section. With each passing year, all the organizations are increasing the level of complexity of the questions that are asked in either prelims or mains. It eventually affects the number of question one can usually attempt. But this section is based on logic and rules can be aced if practised well enough. The only way to achieve this ambitious goal is by practising continuously with dedication. So to prepare you with best tools for the finals, here is today’s Reasoning Quiz based on the study plan and the exact same pattern of questions that are expected to be asked in SBI PO MAINS 2019. Keep Practicing. All the best.

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

Seven persons are living in seven different floors of building. One of the floors in the building is vacant. Ground floor is numbered one, and the topmost floor is numbered eight. Each of them went for vacation on different months of the year starting from January to July (but not necessarily in the same order).

C went for vacation before A. The one who went on April lives immediately below F. E lives on an odd numbered floor above fourth floor. Only three persons live between G and the vacant floor. There are only three floors between C and the one who went on June. The one who went on February live on one of the floors below fourth floor. There are only four floors between F and A. The person who went on July lives immediately below the person who went on January. The person who lives immediately below the vacant floor went on February. Only two floors are there between the persons who went on January and June. B lives immediately below the vacant floor. The number of floors between E and C is the same as the number of persons living above E. B lives on the floor which is immediately above the one who went on May. There is only one floor between E and the one who went on February. A went for vacation before F. D lives below G.

Q1. E lives which of the following floor?

6th floor

5th floor

7th floor

4th floor

None of these

Solution:

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Q2. Who among the following person went for vacation in January?

the one who lives on 3rd floor

the one who lives on top floor

None of these

Solution:

Q3. Who among the following persons lives immediate above vacant floor?

None of these

Solution:

Q4. How many persons live in between G and A?

One

Three

Four

Two

More than Four

Solution:

Q5. The one who lives 7th floor went for vacation in which month?

February

July

April

March

None of these

Solution:

Directions (6–10): Study the given information carefully to answer the given question.

In a certain code language,

‘Nature World Picture’ is written as ‘D%27 M@19 K%21’

‘Flower Monsoon Eclipse’ is written as ‘V%10 U@24 N%27’

‘Space Mammoth Plants’ is written as ‘H%24 N%21 K@35’

Q6. In the given code language, what does the code ‘L%29’ stand for?

Other

After

Ocean

Homes

None of these

Solution:

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Q7. What is the code for ‘Environment’ in the given code language?

V%25

B@20

R%15

H@22

None of these

Solution:

Q8. What is the code for ‘Butterflies’ in the given code language?

F@22

E%20

T@25

Y%21

None of these

Solution:

Q9. What will be the code for ‘R@29’ in the given code language?

Cloud

Impact

Inters

Follows

None of these

Solution:

Q10. What may be the possible code for ‘Scientists’?

H@38

G%21

K@35

M%22

None of these.

Solution:

Directions (11): In making decision about important questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between “strong” arguments and “weak” arguments. “Strong” arguments must be both important and directly related to the question. “Weak” arguments may not be directly related to the question and may be of minor importance or may be related to the trivial aspects of the question.

Q11.Should the women be advised not to travel alone at night in view of the increasing incidences of rapes and sexual abuse?

Arguments:

I. No, instead the Government should take measures to control such incidences.

II. Yes, it is difficult even for the police department to control such cases.

if only argument I is strong.

if only argument II is strong.

if either argument I or II is strong.

if neither argument I nor II is strong.

if both arguments I and II are strong.

Solution:

Instead of giving advice to women, it is necessary for government to take measures to control such incidents.

Directions (12-14): Each of these questions is based on the following information:

There are seven members in a family P, R, M, K, T, O and S among them only two are married couples. There are three generation in the family. M is the grandson of R. K is the daughter of S who is daughter-in-law of P. R has only two children. P is mother of O. T is a female member of the family.

Q12. Who among the following is son of T’s brother?

None of these

Solution:

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Q13. How is R related to M’s mother?

Grandson

Granddaughter

Son

sister-in-law

Father-in-law

Solution:

Q14. How is P related to S’s husband?

Aunt

Son

Mother

Sister-in-law

father

Solution:

Directions (15): In the given question below is given a statement followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then consider the two conclusions together and decide which of them logically follows beyond a reasonable doubt from the information given in the statement.

Q15. Statement:

Irregularity is a cause for failure in exams. Some regular students fail in the examinations.

Conclusions:

I. All failed students are regular.

II. All successful students are not regular.

if only conclusion I follows;

if only conclusion II follows;

If either I or II follows;

if neither I nor II follows; and

if both I and II follow.

Solution:

The-given statement clearly implies that all irregular and some regular students fail in the examinations. This, in turn, means that all successful students are regular but not all regular students are successful. So, neither I nor II follows.

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