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(Paper) SBI Clerk 2nd SITTING EXAM Paper - 2011 "Held On 16-01-2011" (REASONING ABILITY)

(Paper) SBI Clerk 2nd SITTING EXAM Paper - 2011 "Held On 16-01-2011"

::REASONING ABILITY::

1. In a certain language ‘to be polite’ is coded as ‘fa so la’, ‘she is polite’ is coded as ‘so me pa‘ and ‘to have manners’ is coded as ‘na la ma’.

Which of the following is the code for ‘be’ in that language?

(1) so
(2) fa
(3) la
(4) me
(5) ha

2. ‘Lead’ is rela ted to ‘Pencil’ in the same way as ‘lnk‘ is related to

(1) Bottle
(2) Pen
(3) Stamp
(4) Pot
(5) Colour

3. How many meaningful English words can be formed with the letters ONFT using each letter only once in each word?

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

4. If the digits in the number 25673948 are arranged in ascending order from left to right,what will be the sum of the digits which are fourth from the right and third from the left in the new arrangement?

(1) 10
(2) 9
(3) 4
(4) 6
(5) 8

5. In a certain code GWEN is written as MDVJH. How is SHARK written in that code?

(1) JSAIT
(2) JQAIT
(3)TIAQJ
(4) JQBTI
(5) JQIAT

6. If each of the vowels in the word HONESTLY is changed to the next letter in the English alpha betical series and each consonant is changed to the previous letter in the english alphabetical series,and then the alphabets so formed are arranged in alphabetical order from left to right, which of the following will be fifth from the left of the new arrangement thus formed?

(1) S
(2) R
(3) M
(4) F
(5) P

7. If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with the first, second, fifth and sixth letters of the word PYGMALION, which of the following would be the sec0nd letter of that word from the right end? If no such word can be made. give ‘X’ as your answer and if more than one such word can be formed, give your answer as ‘Z’.

(1) X
(2) P
(3) Y
(4) A
(5) Z

8. 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?

(1) Feathers
(2) Leaves
(3) Twigs
(4) Nest
(5) Hay

9. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word DUPLICATE each of which has as many letters between them in the word (in both forward and backward directions) as they have between them in the English alphabetical order?

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

10. In a certain language ‘GUST is coded as @7$2’ and ‘SNIP’ is coded as ‘957# and ‘GAPE’ is coded as ‘ß$35’. How will ‘SING’ be coded in the same code?

(1) 9$7#
(2) 59#$
(3) 9ß7$
(4) 7$59
(5) $27#

Directions (11-15) : In each of the questions below are given three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. 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 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 conclusions I and II follow.

11. Statements : All petals are flowers. Some flowers are not petals. Some petals are colours.

Conclusions :

I. Some flowers are colours.
II. Some flowers are not colours

12. Statements : All desks are tables. Some tables are drawers. Some drawers are big.

Conclusions :

I. Some tables are big.
II. No desk is a drawer.

13. Statements : All colleges are buildings. All buildings are concrete. Some concrete are strong.

Conclusions :

I. Some colleges are strong.
II. At least some strong are concrete.

14. Statements :

Some trees are tall.
All tall are healthy.
All healthy are not tall.

Conclusions :

I. Some healthy are tall.
II. Some trees are not tall.

15. Statements : All hooks are interesting. All magazines are books. Some interesting that are not books are journals.

Conclusions :

I. All books are journals .
H. All magazines are interesting.

Directions (16-20) : Read the following information carefully and answer the questions which follow :

If ‘A * Z’ means ‘A is the wife of Z’.
If ‘A × Z’ means ‘A is the husband of Z’.
If ‘A + Z’ means ‘A is the sister of Z.
If ‘A – Z’ means ‘A is the brother of Z’.
If ‘A > Z’ means ‘A is the son of Z’.
If ‘A < Z’ means ‘A is the daughter of Z’.

16. Which of the following relations will not be true if the expression ‘A < P × T + F > L × M’ is definitely true?

(1) A is the daughter of T
(2) F is the son of M
(3) P is the son-in-law of L
(4) A is the cousin of F
(5) M is the grandmother of A

17. Which of the following means N is the daughter-in-law of A?

(1) M + N * P > A
(2) N < M × P + A
(3) M – N × P < A
(4) A < P + N × M
(5) A < N < P * M

18. How is P related to F if ‘Q × P < B + F’ ?

(1) Daughter
(2) Niece
(3) Daughter-in-law
(4) Grand daughter
(5) aunt

19. Which of the following means P is the father of R ?

(1) R > S < P * J
(2) J + R – S < P
(3) R > S * P – J
(4) S + J × R < P
(5) None of these

20. How is M related to B if ‘A * B > Z × S + M’ ?

(1) Aunt
(2) Grandfather
(3) Uncle
(4) Cousin
(5) Cannot be determined

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Directions (21-25) : The following questions are based on the five three digit numbers given below :

612 589 743 468 297

21. If two is added to the first digit .of each of the numbers, how many numbers thus formed will be completely divisible by three?

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

22. If the position of the second and the third digits of each of the numbers are interchanged, in how many numbers thus formed will the last digit be a perfect square?( ‘1’ is also a perfect square)

(1) One
(2) Two
(3) Three
(4) Four
(5) Five

23. What will be the resultant if the third digit of the second lowest number is divided by the second digit of the highest number?

(1) 4
(2) 1
(3) 6
(4) 5
(5) 2

24. If all the digits in each of the numbers are arranged in descending order within the number, Which of the following will form the highest number in the new arrangement of numbers?

(1) 612
(2) 589
(3) 743
(4) 468
(5) 297

25. If all the numbers are arranged in ascending order from left to right, which of the following will be the sum of all the three digits of the number which is second from the right of the new arrangement thus formed?

(1) 14
(2) 9
(3) 18
(4) 16
(5) 12

Directions (26-30) : Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.Six friends L, M, N. 0, P and Q work in three different cities namely Chennai, Pune and Na.shik (not more than two work in a single city). Each of them has a different profession, viz., banker, software engineer, lawyer, lecturer, doctor and psychologist, but not necessarily in the same order.0 works in Chennai and is not a lecturer. M is a banker by profession and works in Pune with only Q, who is a software engineer by profession. N works in Nashik and is not a lawyer by profession. P is a doctor and does not work in Chennai. The only other person who works in Chennai is a lecturer by profession.

26. Which of the following is true for L?

(1) L is a lecturer by profession,
(2) L works in the same place as N.
(3) L is neither a lecturer nor a lawyer by profession.
(4) L works in Pune.
(5) None of these

27. Which two people work in Nashik ?

(1) L and N
(2) N and P
(3) L and Q
(4) N and 0
(5) Cannot be determined

28. Which of the following combinations of person, place and profession is correct?

(1) Q – Nashik – psychologist
(2) P – Pune – doctor
(3) L – Nashik – lecturer
(4) N – Chennai – software engineer
(5) 0 – Chennai -lawyer

29. Which of the following is the occupation of N ?

(1) Software engineer
(2) Psychologist
(3) Lecturer
(4) Lawyer
(5) None of these

30. Who among the following five is a lawyer by profession among the group of friends?

(1) 0
(2) L
(3) N
(4) Q
(5) None of these

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