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Set of 50 Practice Reasoning Questions for SBI PO Preliminary Exam 2015

Directions (Questions.01-06): Study the following information carefully and answer the

questions given below:

There are groups of three couples comprising J, K, L, M, N, and P. Each female member of

this group likes three different cars, viz Alto, Swift and Maruti 800, but not necessarily in the

same order. All of them are seared at three different tables in a coffee shop for taking coffee

with their partners. The tables are numbered, I, II and III, but not necessarily in the same order.

Those who like the same car do not sit together at the same table and no two females like

the same car. K and N like the same car but not Swift. M likes Maruti 800 and she does not sit

at table no. II

N and J are sitting at table no. I and III respectively and both like the same car. L sits at

table no. I and he like Swift.

1).Which of the following groups sits at table no. II?

a) J, K

b) K, P

c) P, L

d) Cant be determined

e) None of these

2).Which of the following groups represents the group of males?

a) J, K, L

b) M, K, L

c) N, P, J

d) J, M, L

e) None of these

3).Who among the following like(s) Swift?

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a) N, J

b) M

c) L, M

d) P, L

e) None of these

4).P likes which of the following cars?

a) Alto

b) Swift

c) Maruti 800


e) None of these

5).Which of the following statements is/are not true?

a) J and M are sitting at table no. III

b) L and P both like Alto

c) L and P are sitting at table no. II

d) All are true

e) Both 2) and 3)

6).N and J like which of the following cars?

a) Maruti 800

b) Alto

c) Swift


e) None of these

Answers:

1). b) 2). a) 3). d) 4). b) 5). e) 6). b)



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T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z are sitting around a circular table facing the centre, but not

necessarily in the same order. X sits second to the right of U, who is on the immediate right of

W. There is an angle between Z and V that is 90 degree at the centre and 120 degree between

Z and Y at the centre. Y sits opposite T, who is on the immediate left of V. There is at least one

person in each quadrant.

7).Who among the following sits second to the right of Z?

a) W

b) U

c) V

d) X

e) None of these

8).Who among the following sits on the immediate left of W?

a) V

b) U

c) Z

d) T

e) None of these

9).How many persons are there between U and Z?

a) One

b) Three

c) None

d) Either two or Three

e) None of these

10).What is the measurement of angle made between Y and T?

a) 90 degree

b) 180 degree

c) 120 degree

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d) 60 degree

e) None of these

Answers:

7). c) 8). a) 9). d) 10). b)



Mr. Kumar goes to his office from his home by a car. He drives the car from point T. He

drives 5 km towards south and reaches point U, then he turns to his right and drives 4 km and

reaches point V. Now he turns to his right and drives 12 km and reaches point W. He then

takes a left turn and drives 5 km and reaches his office. Point Z is exactly midway between

point V and W.

11).What is the distance between point T and his office?

a) 12 km

b) 9 km

c) 10 km

d) Data inadequate

e) None of these

12).If point P is 4 km to the east of point W, then how far is P from T and in which direction

from point T?

a) 7 km, north

b) 7 km, east

c) 9 km, south

d) 5 km, north

e) None of these

13).If Mr. Kumar goes 5 km to the east from the office, then how far and in which direction will

he be from point W?

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a) 7 km, south

b) 5 km, north

c) 1 km, south

d) 4 km, north

e) None of these

14).Point U is in which direction with respect to point Y?

a) Northeast

b) South

c) Southwest

d) Southeast

e) None of these

Answers:

11). b) 12). a) 13). a) 14). d)

Directions (Questions.15-20): Study the following information carefully to answer the given

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 its rearrangement:

Input: 61 person train 69 city 75 long 64 Kind 73

Step I: 75 61 person 69 city long 64 Kind 73 train

Step II: 73 75 61 69 city long 64 Kind train person

Step III: 69 73 75 61 city 64 Kind train person long

Step IV: 64 69 73 75 61 city train person long kind

Step V: 61 64 69 73 75 train person long Kind city

And Step V is the last step of the above input. As per the rules followed in the above steps,

find out the appropriate steps for the given input.

Input: 38 expert 33 done insect 42 45 32 given find 47 again

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15).Which of the following represents second from the left and third form the right in the fourth

step?

a) 42, given

b) 42, insect

c) 33, find

d) 38, find

e) None of these

16).Which of the following elements appear(s) between 33 and insect in Step III?

a) Only again

b) Only done

c) done,32 and again

d) Both done and 32

e) None of these

17).How many elements are there between 47 and done in the second last step?

a) Seven

b) Six

c) Five

d) Eight

e) None of these

18).Which step number is the following?

42 45 47 38 expert 33 done 32 again insect given find

a) IV

b) V

c) II

d) III

e) None of these

19).What is the position of 38 with respect to expert in Step IV?

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a) Second to the right

b) Eleventh to the left

c) Second to the left

d) Immediate left

e) None of these

20).How many steps will be required to complete the arrangement?

a) Seven

b) Six

c) Five

d) Eight

e) None of these

Answers:

15). a) 16). c) 17). b) 18). d) 19). b) 20). b)



Eight friends I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P and Q were sitting around a circular table in a restaurant

for dinner but not necessarily in the same order. Each of them ordered a different type of food,

viz Shahi Paneer, Mix Veg, Mushroom, Dosa, Egg Roll, Matar Paneer, Paneer Chilli and

Manchurian but not necessarily in the same order.

K ordered Paneer Chilli and sat third to the left of M. The persons who ordered Matar

Paneer and Dosa were immediate neighbors of each other but both of them were not the

neighbors of each other but both of them were not the neighbors of either M or K. The persons

who ordered Mix Veg and Manchurian were immediate neighbors of each other. Neither M nor

L ordered Manchurian. The one who ordered Dosa sat to the left of J, who ordered Mushroom.

I ordered Mix Veg but he was not an immediate neighbor of the person who ordered Dosa and

Shahi Paneer respectively. P sits third to the left of the person who ordered Manchurian.

21).Who among the following sits exactly between Q and J?

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a) The one who orders Matar Paneer

b) The one who orders Egg Roll

c) The one who orders Panner Chilli


e) None of these

22).Who among the following orders Egg Roll?

a) K

b) M

c) Q

d) N

e) None of these

23).How many persons sit between the person, who orders Paneer Chilli and L?

a) Four

b) One

c) Two

d) Three

e) None of these

24).Which of the following pairs represents the immediate neighbors of the one who orders Mix

Veg?

a) Q, M

b) N, P

c) M, L

d) K, Q

e) None of these

25).P orders which of the following foods?

a) Shahi Paneer

b) Egg Roll

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c) Dosa


e) None of these

Answers:

21). c) 22). b) 23). d) 24). a) 25). c)



In a certain code language its Indian government notification is written as Ko map tip jo

its published by authority is written as see jo ha nil, notification for government job is written

as map ta ja tip and notification published for job is written as ta ja tip see.

26).Which of the following is the code for notification?

a) tip

b) map

c) ja

d) jo

e) None of these

27).What does see stand for?

a) job

b) published

c) government

d) Indian

e) None of these

28).Which of the following represents the code for notification by government?

a) Tip ha map

b) Ta map nil

c) Tip nil map

d) Either 1) or 3)

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e) None of these

29).Which of the following is the code for authority?

a) ha

b) see

c) nil

d) ta

e) Cant be determined

30).Which of the following may be the code for declared by authority?

a) Nil map jo

b) Ha nil see

c) Sil nil ha


e) None of these

Answers:

26). a) 27). b) 28). d) 29). e) 30). c)



S, T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z are sitting in a circle, but not facing the centre. U is third to the

right of Y. Z is not the neighbor of either Y or U. X is fourth to the left of Z. V is third to the right

of W, who is not the neighbor of X, who is not the neighbor of Y.

31).In which of the following pairs is the second person on the immediate right of the first

person?

a) V, Z

b) U, W

c) Y, X

d) X, W

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e) None of these

32).Who among the following is second to the left of V?

a) S

b) X

c) W

d) Either S or T

e) None of these

33).If Y is an immediate neighbor of T, who among the following sits between Z and W?

a) S

b) Y

c) U

d) X

e) None of these

34).Who among the following sits between X and Y?

a) S

b) T

c) W


e) None of these

35).Who among the following sits third to the right of U?

a) T

b) Y

c) Z

d) S

e) None of these

Answers:

31). b) 32). d) 33). a) 34). d) 35). c)

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Directions (Questions.36-40): Study the following information and answer the questions

given below:

E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L are sitting in a straight line facing north, but not necessarily in the

same order. Only one person sits between G and I. H is not an immediate neighbor of either G

or L. G sits third to the left L. Neither G nor L sits at the extreme ends of the line. Two persons

sit between I and E. F is an immediate neighbor of H, who sits on the extreme ends of the row.

I sit third to the right of E.

36).Who among the following sits exactly between G and I?

a) L

b) K

c) J

d) F

e) None of these

37).How many persons are there between E and L?

a) One

b) Two

c) None

d) Three

e) None of these

38).Which of the following pairs represents the persons sitting at the extreme ends of the row?

a) H, J

b) F, J

c) E, J

d) H, K

e) None of these

39).What is the position of I with respect of F?

a) Second to the right

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b) Fourth to the right

c) Second to the left


e) None of these

40).Who among the following sits on the immediate left of G?

a) J

b) F

c) I

d) E

e) None of these

Answers:

36). b) 37). d) 38). a) 39). c) 40). d)

Directions (Question.41-45): Study the following information carefully and answer the


There is a group of eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H, including two families. All of

them are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre. Three members of this group belong

to one family and the remaining five belong to another family. There are four females in the

group. E sits second to the right of G, who is a female. D is wife of H and is second to the left

of B. D sits on the immediate right of her husband. F is sister of H and is not exactly between

G and E. C sits opposite her sister and second to the left of A, who is son of H. B is son of E.

41).Who among the following sits second to the right of A?

a) D

b) E

c) C

d) F

e) None of these

42).Who among the following sits exactly between G and E?

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a) Sister of H

b) Sister of D

c) Wife of E

d) Brother of A

e) None of these

43).How many members are there in the family of E?

a) Four

b) Three

c) Two


e) None of these

44).What is the relation between D and C?

a) Brother-in-law

b) Son

c) Sister

d) Brother

e) None of these

45).Who among the following is third to the right of F?

a) C

b) G

c) B

d) A

e) None of these

Answers:

41). a) 42). b) 43). b) 44). c) 45). a)

Directions (Questions-46-50): Study the following information carefully and answer the


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A group of seven members are sitting in a row facing north. There are three females in the

group. No female sits at the extreme ends of the row, but they all sit adjacent to each other.

There are three persons between T and U. Z is on the immediate right of W and is on the

immediate left of U. T is the immediate neighbor of V and X. There is only one person between

T and W and there are two persons between X and U. Y is not at the left end of the row. No

female is neighbor of V and Y.

46).Who among the following sits at the extreme end of the row?

a) W, T

b) Y, T

c) V, Y

d) T, U

e) None of these

47).Which of the following is the group of females?

a) U, W, Z

b) W, Z, X

c) T, X, W


e) None of these

48).Who among the following is sitting third to the left of Y?

a) W

b) T

c) X

d) Z

e) None of these

49).Four of the following five is alike in a certain way and hence forms a group. Which is the

one that does not belong to the group?

a) T, U

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b) Z, X

c) U, Y

d) V, X

e) W, Z

50).How many persons are there between T and Z?

a) Three

b) One

c) Two

d) None

e) None of these

Answers:

46). c) 47). b) 48). a) 49). d) 50). c)

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