(Paper) SBI Clerk Exam Paper - 2018 (REASONING)
(Paper) SBI Clerk Exam Paper - 2018
::REASONING::
31. If each vowel of the word NICELY is changed to the next letter in the English alphabetical series and each consonant is changed to the previous letter in the English alphabetical series and then the alphabets are arranged in alphabetical order, which of the following will be fourth from the left?
A. M
B. J
C. B
D. O
E. K
Direction (32-36): The questions are based on the six three- digit numbers given below.
648 384 296 444 763 521
32. If we change the first and second digit of each number then which of the following is third lowest (original number)?
A. 384
B. 444
C. 648
D. 763
E. None of these
33. If in each number 2 is added to the first digit henceforth the first and third digits are interchanged, then which of the following is second largest (original number)?
A. 444
B. 296
C. 763
D. 521
E. None of these
34. If all the numbers are arranged in ascending order then what is the difference between number which is third from the left and the number which is second from the right?
A. 176
B. 204
C. 178
D. 139
E. None of these
35. If one is subtracted from all even digits then how many numbers have repetitive digits?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
E. None of these
36. What is the resultant if the first digit from right side of the second highest number is divided by the second digit from right side of the fourth lowest number?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
E. None of these
Direction (37-41): Study the information given below and answer the questions based on it.
Twelve people are sitting in two parallel rows containing six people each, in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In row 1, M, N, O, P, Q and R seated and all of them are facing south. In row 2, A, B, C, D, E and F are seated and all of them are facing north. Each member in row 1 is facing another member of row 2.
Two persons are sitting between M and N. Neither of them is at corner. The one who is facing D is neighbor of N. O is 2nd to the right of Q. O is not neighbor of N. The one who is facing O is 2nd to the left of F. More than two people sit between C and B. More than 2 people sit between E and the one who is facing M. The immediate neighbor of R is facing B. P is not sitting any extreme end of the line.
37. Who among the following does not belongs to the group?
A. O
B. C
C. B
D. E
E. R
38. Who is facing P?
A. A
B. F
C. B
D. D
E. C
39. How many persons sit between O and N?
A. None
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
E. 4
40. Who among the following is 3rd to the left of Q?
A. P
B. R
C. N
D. M
E. O
41. Which of the following pair is facing each other?
A. Q-D
B. B-P
C. A-M
D. C-N
E. D-Q
Direction (42-46): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow.
P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are eight different boxes, they are arranged in such a manner that Box 1 is at the bottom, the box 2 is above it and so on such that the top most box is box number 8. R is box number 3. Only two
boxes are there between the box R and the box V. Box W lives immediately above the Box Q. Only one box is there between the box T and the box U. Box T lives above box U. Only one person lives between the Box R and Box S. Box S is somewhere below T.
42. Who among the following is the fifth numbered box?
A. S
B. Q
C. W
D. P
E. V
43. Who among the following box is exactly between the floors of R and S?
A. U
B. P
C. V
D. T
E. W
44. Who among the following is the topmost box?
A. T
B. Q
C. W
D. R
E. V
45. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence they form a group. Which one of the following does not belong to that group?
A. R
B. V
C. P
D. S
E. Q
46. How many boxes are there between the floors of Q and U?
A. None
B. One
C. Two
D. Three
E. Four
Direction (47-51): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Seven teachers of a school - Garima, Hitesh, Ipsita, Jatin, Kriti, Lokesh and Mahesh - teach three different subjects i.e. History, Economics and Chemistry. Each of them teaching on different days of the week (no two persons teach on the same day), starting on Monday and ending on Sunday. Minimum two persons teaching each subject and History is the only subject which taught by three persons. History taught by Garima on Monday. Lokesh teaches Economics but neither on Tuesday nor on Saturday. Mahesh teaches on Sunday but not Chemistry. The one who taught Economics teach on Tuesday and the one who taught Chemistry teach on Saturday. Kriti teaches on Wednesday. Ipsita teach History but not on Thursday. Hitesh did not teach Chemistry.
47. Who’s lecture on Wednesday?
A. Garima
B. Hitesh
C. Kriti
D. Mahesh
E. None of these
48. Who’s lecture on Saturday?
A. Jatin
B. Lokesh
C. Hitesh
D. Mahesh
E. None of these
49. Which of the following combinations is true according to the given information?
A. Lokesh-Thursday-History
B. Jatin-Wednesday-Chemistry
C. Mahesh-Monday-History
D. Ipsita-Friday-Economics
E. None of these
50. What is true regarding Hitesh?
A. History-Wednesday
B. Economics-Friday
C. Economics-Thursday
D. Economics-Tuesday
E. None of these
51. Who’s lecture was on the last day ?
A. Garima
B. Ipsita
C. Mahesh
D. Hitesh
E. None of these
Direction (52-54): Study the information given below and answer the questions based on it.
There are eight members i.e. A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H in the family. It is three generation family and two couples are in the family. Both parents of each child are alive. F is brother of D, who is father of E. H is aunt of G and daughter of C. B is mother of G. C is mother of F. G is a male. Equal number of males and females are there in the family.
52. How is E related to B?
A. Father
B. Brother
C. Son
D. Daughter
E. Uncle
53. How is C related to B?
A. Mother
B. Sister-in-law
C. Mother-in-law
D. Aunt
E. Sister
54. Which of the following doesn’t belong to the group?
A. A
B. F
C. D
D. B
E. G
Direction (55-57): Study the information given below and answer the questions based on it.
E is 9 m to the south of F. F is 5 m to the east of G. G is 4 m to the north of H. I is 3 m west of H. J is 7 m south of I. K is 8 m east of J.
55. If S is 5 m to the west of E, then what is the distance between H and S?
A. 8 m
B. 9 m
C. 5 m
D. 2 m
E. 6 m
56. How far and in which direction is F from K?
A. 11 m to the south
B. 7 m to the north
C. 11 m to the north
D. 7 m to the south
E. 11 m to the west
57. If T is 4m to south of F then who will be 8m to the west of T?
A. I
B. J
C. H
D. K
E. None of these
Direction (58-60): Study the information given below and answer the questions based on it.
Among five persons – S, M, N, T and D each has different height. Only two persons are shorter than S. T is shorter than S but taller than D. The one who is the second tallest among them is of 175 cm.
58. Which of the following statement is definitely true with respect to the given information?
A. D is definitely 175cm
B. M is possibly 157cm
C. T is shorter than S
D. N is shorter than S
E. None of the above
59. If height of M is 180 cm, then which of the following is the height of N?
A. 177cm
B. 157cm
C. 155cm
D. 170cm
E. 175cm
60. How many persons are shorter than N?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. Cannot be determined
E. 1
61. How many such pair of letters are there in the word ‘TROUBLED’ which have as many letters between them in the word as they have between them in the English alphabet?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
E. 1
62. Direction: The question below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in which of the statements are sufficient to answer the question.
Choose your answer from the options based on this. H is the mother of T. How is T related to W?
I. W is the only daughter of H.
II. W is the sister of T.
A. 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.
B. The data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
C. The data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to the answer the question.
D. The data in both the statement I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
E. The data in both statement I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
63. Direction: The question below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in which of the statements are sufficient to answer the question.
Choose your answer from the options based on this. Six persons Akhilesh, Bhavesh, Cindy, Divakar, Erika and Farheen are having different heights. Who among the following is the tallest person?
I. Only two persons are taller to Bhavesh but only one person is shorter to Erika. Akhilesh is taller to Cindy but not the tallest.
II. Divakar is taller to Akhilesh but shorter to Farheen. Akhilesh is taller to Cindy but shorter to Bhavesh.
A. 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.
B. The data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
C. The data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
D. The data in both the statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
E. The data in both the statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
64. Direction: The question below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in which of the statements are sufficient to answer the question.
Choose your answer from the options based on this. What is the code of “Actor”?
I. In a certain language, “road trip wine” is written as “bk mk tk” and “wine actor photo” is written as “gk rk bk”.
II. In a certain language, “photo wine cycle” is written as “bk ak rk” and “cycle actor photo” is written as “gk ak rk”.
A. 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.
B. The data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
C. The data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
D. The data in both the statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.
E. The data in both the statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
65. If it is possible to make a meaningful word with the first, the seventh, the ninth and the tenth letters of the word RECREATIONAL, using each letter only once, which of the following will be the third letter of the word? If more than one such word can be formed, give ‘X’ as the answer. If no such word can be formed, give ‘Z’ as the answer.
A. T
B. X
C. N
D. R
E. Z
