Reasoning Quiz for SBI PO 2017
Directions (1 – e):
In the following questions, certain conclusions are given and five statements
are given as 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Find out from which statement the following
conclusions can be drawn.
1. Conclusion: No
snake is reptile; some reptiles are animal.
a) Statements I: Some reptiles
are snake; no snake is animal; some animal are birds.
b) Statements II: No snake is a
bird; all reptiles are birds; some animal are reptile.
c) Statements III: No reptile is
an animal; no animal is a snake; all snakes are birds.
d) Statements IV: Some snakes are
reptiles; all reptiles are animal; no snake is a bird.
e) Statements V: All reptiles are
animal; all animal are snake; all snakes are birds.
2. Conclusion:
Some silver are platinum. Some diamonds are silver.
a) Statements I: All silver are
gold. Some gold are diamond. No diamond is platinum.
b) Statements II: All silvers are
diamond. No gold is silver. Some diamond is platinum.
c) Statements III: Some silvers
are gold. All gold are diamond. All diamond is platinum.
d) Statements IV: All silvers are
gold. No gold is diamond. All diamond is platinum
e) Statements V: All platinum are
silver. Some gold is silver. No gold is diamond.
3. Conclusion:
buildings are definitely not houses; all houses are gates.
a) Statements I: Some houses are
gates; all gates are buildings; no road is a house.
b) Statements II: All gates are
roads; all roads are houses; no road is a building.
c) Statements III: All houses are
roads; all roads are gates; no road is a buildings.
d) Statements IV: Some houses are
buildings; all buildings are gates; some gates are definitely not road.
e) Statements V: Some houses are
definitely not buildings; all houses are roads; some buildings are gates.
4. Conclusion:
some bags are definitely not tables; some bags are pens.
a) Statements I: No table is a
pencil; some pencils are bags; all pens are bags.
b) Statements II: All tables are
bags; no bag is a pen; all pens are pencils.
c) Statements III: All pens are
tables; no table is a bag; all bags are pencils.
d) Statements IV: All bags are
tables; all tables are pens; all pens are pencils.
e) Statements V: No table is a
pencil; all bags are tables; all pens are pencils.
5. Conclusion: all
dogs are cats; no cat is a lion.
a) Statements I: All dogs are
lions; no lion is a cat; all cats are leopards.
b) Statements II: No leopard is a
lion; all cats are leopards; all dogs are lions.
c) Statements III: All dogs are
leopards; all leopards are cats; no lion is a cat.
d) Statements IV: No cat is a
leopard; all dogs are leopards; some lions are cats.
e) Statements V: All lions are
leopards; all leopards are dogs; no dog is a cat.
Directions (6 –
10): Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.
Seven
conferences on Marketing, Finance, HR, Real Estate, Hospitality, Management and
Banking were scheduled to be held in seven cities – Mumbai, Pune, Delhi,
Hyderabad, Indore, Bhopal and Chennai, not in this order, on one day in a week
starting from Monday and ending on Sunday.
Conference on
Hospitality was held in Hyderabad on Friday. Only one conference was held
between conference on Hospitality and Finance. Conference on Management was
held immediately after HR but immediately before Banking. Conference on
Management was not held in Indore. The conference held on Monday was held in
Delhi. Only one conference was held between conferences on Banking and the
conference held in Mumbai. The conference on HR was not held in Mumbai.
Conference in Pune was held immediately before conference in Indore. Conference
on Real Estate was not held on Monday. Conference in Chennai was not held after
conference in Mumbai.
6. If Delhi is
related to Pune and Banking is related to Real Estate in a certain way, then to
which of the following would Indore be related to, following the same pattern?
a) Bhopal
b) Chennai
c) Mumbai
d) Delhi
e) None of these
7. In which of the
following cities was conference on Banking held?
a) Chennai
b) Mumbai
c) Delhi
d) Bhopal
e) Indore
8. How many
conferences were held between conferences on Marketing and Real Estate?
a) None
b) One
c) Two
d) Three
e) Four
9. On which of the
following days was the conference on HR held?
a) Monday
b) Tuesday
c) Wednesday
d) Thursday
e) Friday
10. Which of the
following conferences was held on Monday?
a) Banking
b) Management
c) HR
d) Marketing
e) Cannot be determined
Solutions:
1. B)
2. C)
3. C)
4. A)
5. C)
(6 – 10):
|
Day
|
City
|
Subject of
conference
|
|
Monday
|
Delhi
|
Marketing
|
|
Tuesday
|
Chennai
|
HR
|
|
Wednesday
|
Pune
|
Management
|
|
Thursday
|
Indore
|
Banking
|
|
Friday
|
Hyderabad
|
Hospitality
|
|
Saturday
|
Mumbai
|
Real Estate
|
|
Sunday
|
Bhopal
|
Finance
|
6. C) 7. E) 8. E)
9. B) 10. D)
