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(Paper) SBI STENOGRAPHER Clerk 2nd SITTING EXAM Paper - 2012 "Held On 03-06-2012"(REASONING ABILITY)

(Paper) SBI STENOGRAPHER Clerk 2nd SITTING EXAM Paper - 2012 "Held On 03-06-2012"

::REASONING ABILITY::

Directions (1-5) : Each of the questions given below is based on the given diagram. The diagram shows each representing Scientists, Government employees and employees of Company X.

1. Which of the following represents all such Scientists who are Government employees but are not employed in Company X?

(1) Only C
(2) C and G
(3) G,C and F
(4) C and F
(5) Only F

2. Which of the following represents such employees of Company X who are also Government employees but are not Scientists ?

(1) D and G
(2) Only D
(3) G and F
(4) Only A
(5) None of these

3. Which of the following groups represents all such Government employees who are not Scientists ?

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

4. Which of the following does the group C represent in the above diagram ?

(1) All such employees of Company X who are also Scientists as well as Government employees
(2) All such Government employees who are Scientists as well as employees of Company X
(3) All such employees of Company X who are Scientists but are not Government employees
(4) All such Scientists who are neither Government employees nor employed with Company X
(5) All such Government employees who are also employed with Company X

5. Which of the following groups represents all such Scientists who are Government employees as well as employed with Company X ?

(1) Only A
(2) F and G
(3) Only G
(4) Only B
(5) Not represented in the diagram

Directions (6-10) : Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below :

6 5 1 8 2 4 9 4 5 2 6 1 7 3 2 9
4 2 3 6 7 9 2 5 8 3 1 4 5 1 2 8 3 5

6. If all the even digits are deleted from the above arrangement, which of the following will be eleventh from the right end of the arrangement ?

(1) 9
(2) 3
(3) 1
(4) 5
(5) 7

7. How many such 4s are there in the above arrangement each of which is immediately preceded as well as immediately followed by an odd digit

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

8. How many such is are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded or immediately followed by a perfect square ?

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

9. How many 3s are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a digit which has a numerical value of less than three ?

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

10. Which of the following is fifth to the right of the sixteenth digit from the right end of the above arrangement ?

(1) 6
(2) 7
(3) 3
(4) 5
(5) None of these

Directions (11-15) : Following questions are based on five words given below :MET ARK MOB SKI URN (The new words formed after performing the mentioned operations may or may not necessarily be meaningful English words)

11. If the second alphabet in each of the words is changed to the previous alphabet in the English alphabetical order, how many words-having no vowels will be formed ?

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

12. If in each of the words, all the alphabets are arranged in English alphabetical order within the word, how many words will begin with a vowel

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

13. If the given words are arranged in the order as they would appear in a dictionary from left to right, which of the following will be second from the right ?

(1) MET
(2) ARK
(3) MOB
(4) SKI
(5) URN

14. If in each of the given words, each of the consonants is changed to previous letter and each vowel is changed to next letter in the English alphabetical series, in how many words thus formed will no vowels appear ?

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

15. How many letters are there in the English alphabetical series between third letter of the word which is fourth from the left and the third letter of the word which is fourth from the right of the given words ?

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

Directions (16-20) : In each question 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.

16. Statements :

No toffee is coffee.
No sweet is toffee.

Conclusions :

I. No coffee is sweet.
II. All sweets are coffee.

17. Statements :

All medals are awards.
All rewards are medals.

Conclusions :

I. All rewards are awards.
II. All awards are medals.

18. Statements :

Some trees are plants.
All bushes are plants.

Conclusions :

I. Atleast some trees are bushes.
II. Some trees are definitely not bushes.

19. Statements :

All bottles are glasses.
No cup is a glass.

Conclusions :

I. No bottle is a cup.
II. Atleast some glasses are bottles.

20. Statements :

All windows are doors.
All entrances are windows.
No gate is a door.

Conclusions :

I. Atleast some windows are gates.
II. No gate is an entrance.

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21. In a certain code PAUSE is written as OBVTD and SHIFT is written as RUGS. How will THINK be written in the same code ?

(1) UGHML
(2) SIJOJ
(3) SILOJ
(4) SIJQJ
(5) SIJOL

22. Ajay walked 2m towards east, took a right turn and walked 7m. He then took a left turn and walked 5m before taking a left turn and walking 7m. He then took a final right turn and walked lm before stopping. How far is Ajay from the starting point ?

(1) 8 metres
(2) 7 metres
(3) 6 metres
(4) 5 metres
(5) 9 metres

Directions (23-25) : Study the following information to answer the given questions :Amongst five friends, P, Q, R, S and T, each scored different marks in an examination out of a total of 100 marks, S, scored more than only T. R scored less than P. Only one person scored more than Q. The one who scored second highest marks scored 87 marks.

23. Who scored the third least marks in the examination?

(1) P
(2) Q
(3) R
(4) S
(5) T

24. Which of the following is true with regard to the given information ?

(1) Only one person scored more than P
(2) No one scored less than T
(3) R scored more than both Q and S
(4) Amongst the five friends, S is most likely to have scored 95 marks in the examination
(5) None is true

25. If S scored 23 marks less than the marks scored by Q, which of the following could possibly be R’s score ?

(1) 64
(2) 93
(3) 61
(4) 89
(5) 78

Directions (26-30) : Study the following information to answer the given questions:Eight people are sitting in two parallel rows containing four people each, in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In row 1- A, B, C and D are seated (but not necessarily in the same order) and all of them are facing south. In row 2 – E, F, G and H are seated (but not necessarily in the same order) and all of them are facing north. Therefore, in the given seating arrangement each member seated in a row faces another member of the other row.

G sits second to right of E. The one who faces E sits to the immediate right of C. A faces the immediate neighbour of E. H sits to immediate left of the person who faces D. H does not sit at an extreme end of the line.

26. Who amongst the following faces A ?

(1) E
(2) F
(3) G
(4) H
(5) Cannot be determined

27. Who amongst the following faces the person who sits exactly between G and E ?

(1) A
(2) B
(3) C
(4) D
(5) Cannot be determined

28. Who amongst the following faces G ?

(1) A
(2) B
(3) C
(4) D
(5) Cannot be determined

29. Which of the following is true regarding B ?

(1) B sits exactly between C and D
(2) D sits second to right of B
(3) B sits at an extreme end of the line
(4) B is an immediate neighbour of the person who faces F
(5) None is true

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

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

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?

31.