(Paper) SBI STENOGRAPHER Clerk 2nd SITTING EXAM Paper - 2012 "Held On 27-05-2012"(REASONING)

(Paper) SBI STENOGRAPHER Clerk 2nd SITTING EXAM Paper - 2012 "Held On 27-05-2012"

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Directions (1-5) : In these questions, relationship between different elements is shown in the statements. The statements are followed by two conclusions.

Give answer (1) if only Conclusion I is true.
Give answer (2) if only Conclusion II is true.
Give answer (3) if either Conclusion I or II is true.
Give answer (4) if neither Conclusion I nor II is true.
Give answer (5) if both Conclusions I and II are true.

1. Statements : I = P < Q ≤ A >R

Conclusions :

I. A > I
II. R < P

2. Statements : F > 0 = L ≤ W = S

Conclusions :

I. O ≤ S
II. L < F

3. Statements : S ≥ P = O > T ≤ R = B

Conclusions :

I. B ≥ 0
II. S > T

4. Statements : K = F > R ≥ 0 = M ≥ T

Conclusions :

I. O > K
II. F > T

5. Statements : G > N ≥ O < P ≤ Q = R

Conclusions :

I. G > P
II. R > N

Directions (6-10) : Study the following information to answer the given questions :A, B, C, D, E, F and G are seated in a straight line facing North but not necessarily in the same order. Only three people sit between F and A. Neither F nor A sits at an extreme end of the line. Only two people sit between A and G. E is not an immediate neighbour of either A or F. E sits third to left of B. B is not an immediate neighbour of A. E is not an immediate neighbour of C.

6. What is the position of E with respect to C ?

(1) Third to the left
(2) Fourth to the right
(3) Second to the right
(4) Second to the left
(5) Third to the right

7. Which of the following pairs represents persons seated at the two extreme ends of the line ?

(1) D, E
(2) B,G
(3) B, C
(4) E,G
(5) C, E

8. How many persons are seated between B and A ?

(1) One
(2) Two
(3) Three
(4) Four
(5) More than four

9. Which of the following is true with respect to the given arrangement ?

(1) Two people sit to the left of D
(2) E sits to the immediate left of F
(3) A and D sit between F and B
(4) Only one person sits to the right of B
(5) None is true

10. Who amongst the following sit exactly between A and G ?

(1) B, C
(2) D, E
(3) E. F
(4) C, D
(5) B, D

Directions (11-13) : Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the English alphabetical series and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ?

11. (1) TOQR
(2) YTUV
(3) KFHI
(4) WRTU
(5) QLNO

12. ( 1) LOK
(2) WZV
(3) RUQ
(4) DFC
(5) ILH

13. (1) XZTV
(2) QSMO
(3) VXSU
(4) FHBD
(5) MOIK

Directions (14-15) : Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ?

14. (1) Triumph
(2) Win
(3) Success
(4) Growth
(5) Victory

15. (1) Fa&
(2) Quick
(3) Sudden
(4) Rapid
(5) Speedy

Directions (16-20) : Study the following information to answer the given questions :

In a certain code
‘lend me money‘ is written as ‘ve ka ro’.
‘money for him‘ is written as ‘se ye di’,
‘for various matters‘ is written as ‘ba di la and
‘matters to me’ is written as ‘ro ba yo’

16. What is the code for ‘various’ ?

(1) ba
(2) di
(3) la
(4) yo
(5) Cannot be determined

17. What does the code ‘ro’ stand for ?

(1) me
(2) matters
(3) money
(4) lend
(5) Either `to’ or ‘lend’

18. Which of the following may represent ‘money matters most’ ?

(1) ve ba yo
(2) ve se ba
(3) ba zi di
(4) ba ka zi
(5) ba fe ve

19. What is the code for ‘lend’ ?

(1) ve
(2) ka
(3) ro
(4) di
(5) Either ‘di’ or `ro’

20. What is the code for ‘to’ ?

(1) ba
(2) ro
(3) yo
(4) se
(5) Cannot be determined

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Directions (21-25) : Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions :L, M, N, 0, P, Q, R and S are sitting around a circular table facing. the centre but not necessarily in the same order.

  • P sits third to left of M. P is an immediate neighbour of both O and S.
  • Only one person sits between O and Q.
  • R is an immediate neighbour of O. Only one person sits between R and N.

21. Who amongst the following sits exactly between Rand N ?

(1) L
(2) M
(3) O
(4) P
(5) Q

22. Who sits third to the left of N?

(1) M
(2) Q
(3) L
(4) S
(5) O

23. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ?

(1) MS
(2) QM
(3) OQ
(4) RP
(5) SO

24. M is related to R in a certain way based on the given seating arrangement. In the same way P is related to M. To whom amongst the following is L related to, following the same pattern ?

(1) N
(2) Q
(3) O
(4) P
(5) S

25. What is the position of L with respect to P in the above arrangement ?

(1) Fifth to the left
(2) Immediate left
(3) Fifth to the right
(4) Immediate right
(5) Second to the right

Directions (26-30) : In each question of below are two/ three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the two/three given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Give answer (1) if only conclusion I follows
Give answer (2) if only conclusion II follows
Give answer (3) if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows
Give answer (4) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
Give answer (5) if both conclusion I and conclusion II follow

26. Statements : All lines are circles. Some circles are squares.

Conclusions :

I. No square is a line.
II. Some squares are definitely not circles.

27. Statements : All kites are birds. No kite is a glider.

Conclusions :

I. Some gliders are definitely not birds.
II. Atleast some birds are kites.

28. Statements : No fern is a plant. All roots are ferns.

Conclusions :

I. No plant is a root.
II. All ferns are roots.

29. Statements : Some planets are stars. Some orbits are stars.

Conclusions :

I. No orbit is a planet.
II. Atleast some stars are planets.

30. Statements : All solids are liquids. All liquids are gases. No gas is plasma.

Conclusions :

I. All solids are gases.
II. No liquid is plasma.

Directions (31-40) : In each of the questions given below which one of the five answer figures on the right should come after the problem figures on the left, if the sequence were continued?

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