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(Paper) SBI CLERK MAIN EXAM, - 2016 "Held On 25-06-2016"

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::REASONING ABILITY AND COMPUTER APTITUDE::

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Directions (13) : In these questions, relationship between different elements is shown in the statements. These statements are followed by two conclusions. Read them carefully and mark the appropriate answer.

Give answer :

(1) If either conclusion I or II follows
(2) If neither conclusion I nor II follows
(3) If only conclusion II follows
(4) If both conclusions I and II follow
(5) If only conclusion I follows

1. Statement :

Y < J = P ≥ R > I

Conclusions :

I. J > I
II. Y < R

2. Statements :

V ≥ K > M = N; M > S; T < K

Conclusions :

I. T < N
II. V = S

3. Statements :

G ≥ H = I < J ; J > K ; G < L

Conclusions :

I. K < H
II. L > I

4. Which of the following expressions is wrong if the expression `G = B < C = D ≥ E’ is definitely true ?

(1) G < C
(2) Other than those given as options
(3) C ≥ E
(4) G < D
(5) B = D

5. Anil walks 4m towards the cast, takes a right turn and walks 3m. He then takes a left turn and walks 5m before taking a final left turn and walking 3m. Towards which direction and how far should Anil walk to reach the point from where he initially started walking ?

(1) 8m towards West
(2) 8m towards East
(3) 7m towards West
(4) 9m towards West
(5) 9m towards East

6. Read the following information carefully and answer the given cruestion. One of the main reasons behind the lack of applicants for teachers’ training/ degree programmes is that teachers have not experienced any improvement in working conditions and their salaries have not kept pace with salaries in other professions. Which of the following can be inferred from the given paragraph ?

(1) No direct relationship can be established between the work conditions of a particular profession and preference for it amongst the qualified candidates.
(2) Number of applicants for teachers’ training programmes will improve if the salaries in other professions are reduced.
(3) Training *grammes for other professions are not as good as teachers’ training programmes.
(4) Very high entrance exam is also one of the reasons behind plunging number of applicants for teachers’ training programmes.
(5) In the years to come, the schools would face a crunch in terms of availability of qualified teachers if the salaries and working conditions of teachers do not improve.

Directions (79) : Study the following information and answer the given questions.

Six people— A, B, C, D, E and F are of different heights. Only two people are taller than C. B is ‘ taller than both A and E but not 150. the tallest. F is taller than A and E but not as tall as C. Only one person is shorter than A. The one who is second tallest is 165 cm. The one who is the third 151. shortest is 155 cm. 7. Which of the following is true with respect to the given information ?

(1) B’s height is definitely 165 cm. 152.
(2) F is taller than both D and A.
(3) C is the tallest among them.
(4) A’s height is possibly 157cm.
(5) All the given statements are true.

8. Who amongst the following’ is shortest among them ?

(1) A
(2) F
(3) D
(4) E
(5) B

9. Who amongst the following is possibly 170 cm ?

(1) A
(2) B
(3) C
(4) F
(5) D

Directions (1014) : These questions consist of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and mark the appropriate answer.

Give answer :

(1) The data even in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
(2) The data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
(3) The data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
(4) The data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
(5) The data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question while the data in statement I are not sufficient to answer the question.

10. How many sisters does Madhu have ?

I. Madhu’s parents have four children.
II. Madhu has three brothers.

11. Is R the granddaughter of C ?

I. The only sister of A is the mother of R’s brother B.
II. C, the mother of A, has only one grandson B.

Solution : 4

12. Four friends A, B, C and D are seated in circle facing the centre but not necessarily in the same order. Is any one seated exactly between C and D, when counted from the left of C ?

I. B is seated to the immediate right of C.
II. B is seated to the immediate left of A. D is not an immediate neighbour of B.

13. Among five friends M, N, 0, P and Q (each earning a different amount), wile earns the least ?

I. M earns more than 0, P and N.
II. P earns more than only 0.

14. Among A, B, C, D and E, seated in a straight line, but not necessarily in the same order, facing North, who sits exactly in the middle of the line ?

I. A sits third to left of D. B sits to the immediate right of C.
II. B sits second to right of A. E is not an immediate neighbour of D.

15. How many meaningful English words, starting with P, can he formed with the letters ETPS using each letter only once in each word ?

(1) More than three
(2) One
(3) Two
(4) None
(5) Three

Directions (1621) : In these questions, two/three statements followed by two conclusions numbered 1 and II are given. You have to take the 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 either conclusion I or’ II follows
(2) If neither conclusion I nor II follows
(3) If only conclusion II follows
(4) If both conclusions I and II follow
(5) If only conclusion I follows

16. Statements :

All trains are buses.
All buses are jeeps.
All jeeps are aeroplanes.

Conclusions :

I. Some buses are not aeroplanes.
IL All jeeps are trains.

17. Statements :

Some parties are celebrations. All celebrations are occasions. No occasion is a festival.

Conclusions :

I. No celebration is a festival.
II. Some occasions are parties.

18. Statements : Some pens are erasers. All erasers are staplers.

Conclusions :

I. Atleast some staplers are pens.
II. There is a possibility that some erasers are neither staplers nor pens.

19. Statements : No red is black. Some black are yellow.

Conclusions :

I. No yellow is red.
II. All red being yellow is a possibility.

20. Statements : All shores are beaches. Some beaches are coasts. All banks are coasts.

Conclusions :

I. Some banks are beaches.
II. No bank is a shore.

21. Statements : All benches are parks. No park is a tree. All trees are swings.

Conclusions :

I. All benches being swings is a possibility.
II. No tree is a bench.

Directions (2226) : Study the following information to answer the given questions. In a certain code, `for profit order now’ is written as ‘ho ja ye ga’ `right now for him’ is written as `ga ve ja se’ `place order for profit’ is written as `ga bl ho ye’ `only in right order’ is written as ‘ve du ye zo’ (Note : All codes are two letter codes only)

22. What is the code for `him’ in the given code language ?

(1) Cannot be determined
(2) ga
(3) ye
(4) aj
(5) se

23. Which of the following may represent ‘only for now’ in the given code language ?

(1) zo ga ja
(2) zo ga ye
(3) ja bl zo
(4) du bl ja
(5) du zo ga

24. What is the code for `profit’ in the given code language ?

(1) ye
(2) ho
(3) ga
(4) ja
(5) bl

25. ‘fo ve du’ could be a code for which of the following in the given code language ?

(1) only in profit
(2) order only him
(3) place in right
(4) in right spirits
(5) order only now

26. What does ‘bl’ stand for in the given code language ?

(1) profit
(2) for
(3) place
(4) order
(5) now

Directions (2728) : In these questions, a statement is given followed by two courses of action numbered I and 11. A course of action is a practicable and feasible step or administrative decision to be taken for followup, improvement, or further action in regard to the problem, policy etc. On the basis of information given in the statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, and decide which of the=suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.

Give answer :

(1) If only II follows
(2) If both I and II follow
(3) If only I follows
(4) If neither I nor II follows
(5) If either I or II follows

27. Statement : There is no motivation among today’s generation to join the armed forces owing to frequent transfers to risky areas. Perhaps they are not aware of the good side of it.

Courses of action :

I. Short term internship should be introduced at high school level to give students a peek. into the adventurous life of the forces and provide a more realistic job purview.
II.The salary level of the defence forces should be increased with immediate effect.

28. Statement : People see tax as a burden and thus devise ways to underpay or avoid it altogether.

Courses of action :

I. Government should educate and inform citizens about the ways in which taxes help in development of the nation.
II. Tax rates should be increased so that the underrecovery in collection is compensated.

Directions (2934) : Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions. Eight friends— P, Q, R, S, T, V, W and Z, out of whom one is a pilot, professor, businessman, doctor, lawyer, banker, cricketer or an architect (but not necessarily in the same order), are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre. S, who is a banker sits third to the right of Z. The professor and the architect are immediate neighbours of each other. Neither the professor nor the architect is an immediate neighbour of either Z or S. The one who is a professor sits second to the right of T, who is a lawyer. V, who is a cricketer, is not an immediate neighbour of the banker. Cricketer and the pilot are immediate neighbours of each other. Neither Z nor W is a pilot. Only R sits between the professor and the doctor. P sits third to the right of the pilot.

29. Who amongst the following sits exactly between T and Q ?

(1) Doctor
(2) Banker
(3) Professor
(4) Cricketer
(5) Architect

30. Who sits third to the right of the professor ?

(1) Q
(2) The Lawyer
(3) The Banker
(4) S
(5) The Cricketer

31. Which of the following is true regarding R ?

(1) He is an immediate neighbour of the professor.
(2) He is a doctor.
(3) None is true.
(4) He is an immediate neighbour of the pilot.
(5) R sits exactly between Q and T when counted from the right of Q.

32. What is the position of the businessman with respect to the pilot ?

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

33. What is the profession of Z ?

(1) Doctor
(2) Other than those given as options
(3) Businessman
(4) Professor
(5) Architect

34. How many people sit between the ‘banker’ and ‘W’ when counted in anticlockwise direction from banker ?

(1) Three
(2) Four
(3) One
(4) None
(5) Two

Directions (3549) : Study the following information to answer the given questions. Seven friends, T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z are sitting in a straight line facing north but not necessarily in the same order. W sits fifth to the right of T. W does not sit at any of the extreme ends. Two people sit between Z and X. Y sits third to the left of U. Y sits exactly in the middle. Z is not an immediate neighbour of Y.

35. What is Z’s position with respect to W?

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

36. Who is second to the right of T ?

(1) Other than those given as options
(2) Y
(3) X
(4) V
(5) U

37. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their seating positions in the given arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group ?

(1) WX
(2) ZT
(3) YV
(4) UW
(5) XV

38. Who sit at the extreme ends of the line ?

(1) VX
(2) XT
(3) TU
(4) YZ
(5) XZ

39. If all the seven friends are made to sit alphabetically from right to left, positions of how many will remain unchanged ?

(1) Three
(2) Two
(3) Four
(4) One
(5) None

Directions (4044) : Study the following information to answer the given questions. Seven friends— A, B, C, D, E, F and G work in three departments of an organisation viz. Finance, Marketing and HR. Not less than two and not more than three work in each department. Each of them likes a different colour—Red, Blue, Green, White, Yellow, Pink and Black, but not necessarily in the same order, E does not work in the HR department and likes Yellow. The one who likes Pink works in the Marketing department. C works in the Finance department only with G. B likes red and works in the same department as D and F No one working in the HR department likes Blue or Green. C does not like Green and D does not like Black.

40. Which of the following represents the friends working in Marketing department ?

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

41. Which colour does G like ?

(1) White
(2) Blue
(3) Pink
(4) Cannot be determined
(5) Green

42. Which colour does A like ?

(1) Cannot be determined
(2) Black
(3) Green
(4) White
(5) Pink

43. Who likes the colour Black ?

(1) D
(2) A
(3) G
(4) F
(5) Other than those given as options

44. Which of the following combinations of persondepartmentcolour is correct ?

(1) FHRWhite
(2) AHRPink
(3) DMarketingBlack
(4) None is correct
(5) EMarketingRed

45. The position of first and the fourth letters of the word PRICED are interchanged, similarly, the positions of second and fifth letters and third and sixth letters. In the new arrangement thus formed, how many letters are there in the English alphabetical series between the alphabets which are at the extreme ends ?

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

Directions (4650) : 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 input and rearrangement. (All the numbers are two digit numbers.)

Input : gate 20 86 just not 71 for 67 38 bake sun 55

Step I: bake gate 20 just not 71 for 67 38 sun 55 86
Step II : for bake 20 just not 67 38 sun 55 86 71
Step III : gate for bake 20 just not 38 sun 55 86 71 67
Step IV : just gate for bake 20 not 38 sun 86 71 67 55
Step V : not just gate for bake 20 sun 86 71 67 55 38
Step VI : sun not just gate for bake 86 71 67 55 38 20
Step VI is the last step of the above input.

As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.

Input : 31 rise gem 15 92 47 aim big 25 does 56 not 85 63 with moon

46. How many steps will be required to complete the rearrangement ?

(1) Eight
(2) Six ,
(3) Seven
(4) Five
(5) Nine

47. Which word/number would be at 7th position from the left of step IV ?

(1) rise
(2) aim
(3) big
(4) 15
(5) does

48. Which step number is the following output ? rise not moon gem does big aim 15 with 92 85 63 56 47 31 25

(1) Step V
(2) Step VII
(3) Step IV
(4) Step VIII
(5) Step III

49. Which of the following represents the position of ’92’ in step VI ?

(1) Ninth from the left
(2) Fifth from the right
(3) Sixth from the right
(4) Ninth from the right
(5) Seventh from the left

50. Which word/number would be at fifth position from the right in the last step ?

(1) gem
(2) 63
(3) 56
(4) 85
(5) Other than those given as options

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