Reasoning Practice Questions for SBI PO 2017
Directions (1 – 5):
In these questions, relationship between different elements is shown in the
statements. These statements are followed by two conclusions.
Give Answer
a) If only
Conclusion I is true
b) If only
Conclusion II is true
c) If either
Conclusion I or II is true
d) If neither
Conclusion I nor II is true
e) If both
conclusions I and II is true
1. Statements: H ≥ I = J
> K ≤ L
Conclusions:
I. K < H
II. L ≥ I
2. Statements:
S > C ≥ O, P < C
Conclusions:
I. O < P
II. S > P
3. Statements:
A = B ≤ C, A > R
Conclusions:
I. B > R
II. R < C
4. Statements:
D > E ≤ F, J < F
Conclusions:
I. D > J
II. E < J
5. Statements:
P < Q > T, R ≥ Q
Conclusions:
I. R > P
II. T < R
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 and steps of rearrangement.
Input: dump 7 sat tin 8 5 born 9 pet 4
Step 1: set
dump 7 tin 8 5 born 9 pet 4
Step 2: set
dump 7 tin 8 5 born 9 pet 61
Step 3: set pit
dump 7 tin 8 5 born 9 61
Step 4: set pit
dump 7 tin 8 born 9 61 52
Step 5: set pit
ton dump 7 8 born 9 61 52
Step 6: set pit
ton dump 8 born 9 61 52 94
Step 7: set pit
ton burn dump 8 9 61 52 94
Step 8: set pit
ton burn dump 9 61 52 94 46
Step 9: set pit
ton burn damp 9 61 52 94 46
Step 10: set
pit ton burn damp 61 52 94 46 18
This is the
final arrangement and step 10 is the last step for this input.
Input: 11 pill but 9 5 ten 8 bat 7 doll
6. Which
word/number is third to right of seventh element from right end in step 6?
a) 94
b) bet
c) tin
d) 11
e) doll
7. In step 4, if
‘tin’ interchanges position with ‘but’ and ‘11’ with ‘52’, then how many words
are there in between ‘tin’ and ‘52’?
a) none
b) one
c) two
d) three
e) more than three
8. How many
numbers/words are between ‘tin’ and ‘but’ in step 7?
a) none
b) one
c) two
d) three
e) more than three
9. What is the sum
of the numbers which are fourth from left end and second from right end in step
5?
a) 36
b) 47
c) 63
d) 49
e) 45
10. What is the
sum of digits of the sum of the numbers which are fourth from right end in step
9 and second from right end in step 6?
a) 20
b) 9
c) 19
d) 11
e) 15
Solutions:
1. A) Conclusions
I. K <
H is True
II. L ≥ I is False
Only Conclusion
I is True hence answer is Option A.
2. B) Conclusions
I. O <
P is False
II. S >
P is True
Only Conclusion
II is True hence answer is Option B.
3. E) Given that, A = B ≤ C
and A > R
On combining
the statement we will get : R < A = B ≤ C
Conclusions
I. B >
R is True
II. R <
C is True
Both the
conclusions are True hence answer is Option E
4. D) Given that, D > E ≤ F
and J < F
On combining
the statement we will get : D > E ≤ F
> J
Conclusions
I. D >
J is False
II. E <
J is False
Both
Conclusions are False hence answer is
Option D
5. E) Given that, P < Q > T
and R ≥ Q
On combining
the statement we will get :
P < Q ≤ R
and R ≥ Q > T
Conclusions
I. R >
P is True
II. T <
R is True
Both
Conclusions are True hence answer is
Option E
(6 – 10):
If we see the
last step, it is found that changes are done in vowels as – a->e, e->I,
i->o, o->u and u->a. And also words in each step are taken according
to the sequence of vowels which is a, e, I, o, u
And for
numbers: Number are taking in ascending order, squared and digits reversed, so
4 => 4^2 = 16, become 61
Input: 11 pill
but 9 5 ten 8 bat 7 doll
Step 1: bet 11
pill but 9 5 ten 8 7 doll
Step 2: bet 11
pill but 9 ten 8 7 doll 52
Step 3: bet tin
11 pill but 9 8 7 doll 52
Step 4: bet tin
11 pill but 9 8 doll 52 94
Step 5: bet tin
poll 11 but 9 8 doll 52 94
Step 6: bet tin
poll 11 but 9 doll 52 94 46
Step 7: bet tin
poll dull 11 but 9 52 94 46
Step 8: bet tin
poll dull 11 but 52 94 46 18
Step 9: bet tin
poll dull bat 11 52 94 46 18
Step 10: bet
tin poll dull bat 52 94 46 18 121
6. E) 7. B) 8. D)
9. C) 11 + 52 = 63
10. D) 52 + 94 = 146, so sum of digits of 146 is 1 + 4 +
6 = 11
