STUDY: SBI PO's MODEL QUESTIONS

SBI PO's MODEL QUESTIONS

REASONING

1. Pointing to the lady in the photograph, Seema said, "Her son's father is the son-in-law of my mother". How is Seema related to the lady?

a) Sister b) Mother c) Cousin

d) Aunt e) None of these

2. Two letters in the word 'PRESENCE' have as many letters between them in the word as there are between them in the alphabets and in the same order. Which one of the two letters comes earlier in the alphabets?

a) C b) E c) R d) P e) None

3. If it is possible to make a meaningful word which 4th, 8th and 10th letters of the word 'COUNTERACT', which of the following will be the last letter of that word? If no such word can be made, give 'X' as answer. If more than one such word can be made, give 'M' as the answer.

a) A b) N c) T d) X e) M

(4 to 5): In each of the following questions select the similar pair as reallotted that given in the question.

4. Australia : Cricket : :?

a) England : Baseball

b) Malaysia : Bull Fighting

c) Brazil : Cricket d) Japan : Judo e) None of these

5. HKCR : KOHX : :?

a) EQJN : ITOT b) GPDT : JUKY

c) PDMB : SHRH d) BMQJ : FRWP

e) None of these

(6-10) :

In the following questions the symbols @, ©, $, # and D are used with the following meaning as illustrated below :

'X @ Y' means 'X is not greater than Y'.

'X # Y' means 'X is neither smaller than nor equal to Y'.

'X © Y' means 'X is not smaller than Y.'

'X D Y' means 'X' is neither greater than nor smaller than Y'.

'X $ Y' means 'X is neither greater than nor equal to Y'.

Give answer (a) if only Conclusion I is true.

Give answer (b) if only Conclusion II is true.

Give answer (c) if either Conclusion I or II is true.

Give answer (d) if neither Conclusion I nor II is true.

Give answer (e) if both Conclusion I and II are true.

6. Statement : D @ R, S $ R, H D S

Conclusions :

I. D # S II. H D R

7. Statement : G $ T, N T, O © N

Conclusions :

I. T D O II. O # G

8. Statement : P © J, J # L, R @ L

Conclusions :

I. P # L II. R D P

9. Statement : M D A, A @ Q, B # Q

Conclusions :

I. M $ Q II. Q D M

10. Statement : P $ V, W #V, U D W

Conclusions :

I. U # P II. V D U

11. Two buses start from the opposite points of a main road 300km a part. The first bus runs for 75km then turns left and runs 30km after that turns right and runs 50km and again turns right and back back to reach the main road. Due to a minor break down the another bus has run only 80km along the main road. What is the distance between the two buses of this point?

a) 95km b) 85km

c) 105km d) 55km e) None

12. Vinod started walking early in the morning facing towards the sun. After some time he turns to the right then to the left after that to the right then to the left after that finally he turns to his right. The direction he will be moving in the end will be ___

a) North b) East

c) South d) West e) None

(13-15) :

In each of the following questions, a number series is given, After the series, a number is given followed by (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E). You have to complete the series starting with the number on the pattern of the sequence of the given series.

13. 200, 184, 193, 157, 182, 118, 167,

150, (A), (B), (C), (D), (E)

Which number will come in place (C)?

a) 132 b)115 c) 68 d) 117 e) None

14. 6, 8, 20, 36, 76,

20, (A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

Which number will come in place of (C)?

a) 148 b) 130 c) 136 d) 140 e) None

15. 3, 4, 10, 33, 136

7, (A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

Which number will come in place of (E)?

a) 1160 b) 920 c) 1165 d) 840 e) None

(16 - 20) :

Study the following information carefully and then answer the questions given below it. A word arrangement machine when given on input line of words rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of the input and rearrangement.

Input : Zeal for and yellow bench state goal on.

Step I : and zeal for yellow bench state goal on.

Step II : and bench zeal for, yellow state goal on.

Step III : and bench for zeal yellow state goal on.

Step IV : and bench for goal zeal yellow state on.

Step V : and bench for goal on zeal yellow state.

Step VI : and bench for goal on state zeal yellow.

Step VII : and bench for goal on state yellow zeal.

and Step VII is the last step. Observe the above steps and answer the following questions.

16. Input : ginger year town sour cat bring ink pot. Which of the following steps will be the last but one?

a) VI b) V c) VII d) VIII e) None

17. Input : your job is not very important to him. Which of the following steps will be the last?

a) VIII b) VII c) VI d) IX e) None

18. Step II of an input is: car down table pen jug water fall sign.

How many more steps will be required to complete the rearrangement?

a) Four b) Five c) Three

d) Six e) None of these

19. Step III of an input is: ball elephant goat trade over horse never there.

Which of the following is definitely the input?

a) goat ball trade elephant over horse never there

b) trade girse ball goat elephant over never there

c) horse trade ball goat elephant over never there

d) Cannot be determined e) None

20. Step II of an input is : crown divine victory sky force lake lane honey. Which of the following will be step V?

a) crown divine force honey lane take victory sky

b) crown divine force honey lane victory sky take

c) crown divine force honey victory sky take lane

d) crown divine force victory sky take lane honey

e) None of above

(21-24) The following questions are based on the following alphabet :

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

21. The tenth letter to the left of the ninth letter from the right is :

a) H b) S c) X d) K e) None

22. If the second half of the given alphabet is written in reverse order, which of the following will be the 16th letter from the left?

a) X b) L c) K d) B e) None

23. If the first and the second, the third and the fourth and so on letters exchange their positions which letter will be the seventh from the right?

a) Y b) T c) Z d) S e) None

24. Suppose in the given alphabet the first and the third letters exchange their positions and the second and fourth letters, fifth and seventh letters and so on, then which will be 25thletter from the right?

a) C b) A c) D d) Y e) None

(25-27) : Read the follwoing information carefully and answer the questions given below.

(i) There are four buildings situated in a row.

(ii) In these buildings four persons W, X, Y and Z live in each one separately,

(iii) Of them, there is a lawyer, a professor, a manager and a musician - and their buildings are painted in four different colours - green, blue, pink and orange.

(iv) Professor's building is situated between green and blue.

(v) W who is not a lawyer, is the only neighbour of Y.

(vi) Musician lives in a pink one and two between his building and manager's bulding.

(vii) Z and lawyer live in adjacent building and none of these buiding is blue or orange.

25. Who are the neighbours of X?

a) W and Y b) W and Z c) Z and Y

d) X and Y e) None of these

26. What is the profession of Z?

a) Professor b) Lawyer c) Manager

d) Musician e) None of these

27. Who lives in orange colour building?

a) W - Professor b) X - Professor

c) Y - Professor d) Z - Professor

e) None of these

ANSWERS

1) a 2) d 3) c 4) d 5) c 6) d 7) b 8) a 9) c 10) a 11) a 12) c 13) e 14) a 15) c 16) b 17) d 18) a 19) d 20) b 21) a 22) a 23) d 24) c 25) b 26) d 27) a