SBI Associate clerk Reasoning Ability Quiz

1. 'CE' is related to HJ in the same way as PS is related to_______""?

1) UW 2) UX 3) TW 4) TX 5) None of these

 

2. How many meaningful English words can be made with the letters RETU using each letter only once in each word?

1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) None of these

 

3. Pointing to a boy, Seema said, "He is the son of my grandfather's only child." How is boy related to Seema?

1) Brother 2) Cousin 3) Sister 4) Data inadequate 5) None of these

 

4. A is older than B. C is younger than B. D is older than C but younger than B. Who among the four is the youngest ?

1) B 2) D 3) A 4) C 5) Data inadequate

 

5. In a certain code 'come home' is written as 'ta na' and 'nice little home' is written as 'ja na pa'. How is 'come' written in that code?

1) ta 2) na 3) ja 4) na or ta 5) None of these

 

6. In a certain code C H R O N I C L E is written as 'PSIDMFMDJ'. How is 'SEPTEMBER' written in that Code ?

1) UQFTFSFCN 2) UQFTDSFCN 3) UQFTESFCN

4) SFCNDUQFT 5) None of these

 

7. If'÷' m e a n ' - ' , ' - ' means'+','+' means 'x' and 'x' means '÷' then the value of 17 + 5 - 75 ÷ 15 x 3 = ?

1) 145 2) 150 3) 155 4) 140 5) None of these

 

8. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word MARKETING each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet ?

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

 

9. 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) 841 2) 961 3) 121 4) 81 5) 221

 

10. How many such digits are there in 5321648 each of which is as far away from the beginning of the number as when the digits are arranged in descending order within the number?

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

 

Direcitons (Q. 11-15): In each of the questions below are  given three statements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II, and III. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

11. Statements: Some tents are buildings.

Some buildings are chairs.

Some chairs are windows.

Conclusions: I. Some windows are buildings.

II. Some windows are tents.

III. Some chairs are tents.

 

1) None follows 2) Only I and II follow

3) Only II and III folllow 4) Only I and III follow

5) All follow

 

12. Statements: All books are tables.

All tables are chairs.

All chairs are papers.

Conclusions: I. Some tables are books.

II. Some papers are tables.

HI. No table is a book.

1) None follows 2) Only I and III follow

3) Only I and II follow 4) All follow

5) None of these

 

13. Statements: All boxes are hammers.

Some hammers are wheels.

All wheels are mirrors.

Conclusions: I. Some hammers are mirrors.

II. Some wheels are boxes.

III. Some mirrors are boxes.

1) All follow 2) Only II follows

3) Only I follows 4) Only III follows

5) None of these

 

14. Statements: All jackets are trousers.

All trousers are shirts.

Some shirts are hooks.

Conclusions: I. Some shirts are jackets.

II. Some trousers are jackets.

III. Some hooks are shirts.

1) Only I and II follow 2) Only I and III follow

3) Only II and III follow 4) Only III follows

5) All follow

 

15. Statements: Some hotels are airports.

All airports are cameras.

Some cameras are caps.

Conclusions: I. Some caps are airports.

II. Some cameras are hotels.

III. No cap is an airports.

1) Only I or III and II follow 2) Only II follows

3) Only I or III follows 4) All follow

5) None of these

 

Directions (Q . 16 - 20): Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below:

W M 6 2 I # R 3 D E 8 D 9 % A 5 B $ K P I J O H 7 @ F $ 4 T N

16. How many such consonants are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a symbol and immediately followed by a number?

1) One 2) Two 3) Three 4) Four 5) None of these

 

17. Which of the following is the sixth to the right of the twelfth from the left end?

1) $ 2) B 3) K 4) P 5) None of these

 

18. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following series based on the above arrangement ? M2# D89 5$P ?

1) ©7@ 2) ©HF 3) ©7F 4) ©JH 5) None of these

 

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

1) 6IM 2) 3ER 3) D%8 4) KI$ 5 ) H © @

 

20. How many such symbols are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a number and immediately followed by a letter?

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

 

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