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SBI PO Prelims Reasoning Question Paper 2020

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Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

There are six people U, V, W, X, Y and Z sitting around a circular table facing inside the centre. They are also from different cities — Meerut, Chandigarh, Surat, Pune, Bengaluru and Mumbai. The one who is from Meerut sits second to the right of the one who is from Bengaluru. The one who is from Chandigarh sits second to the left of the one who is from Pune. There are two people sitting between W and Y, who is from Mumbai. Z is not an immediate neighbour of both W and X, who is from Chandigarh. Neither Z nor W is from Pune or Surat. U sits opposite the one who is from Pune.

 Solution(1-5) 

 

Q1. Who among the following sits 3rd to the left of X?

a) Z

b) W

c) U

d) V

e) Y

Solution: a

Z sits 3rd to the left of X.

Q2. Who among the following sits immediate left to W?

a) V

b) X

c) Y

d) U

e) Z

Solution: b

X sits immediate left to W.

Q3. Who among the following sits 3rd to the right of U?

a) Y

b) Z

c) V

d) X

e) W

Solution: C

V sits 3rd to the right of U.  

Q4. Who amongst the following is from Pune?  

a) X

b) Z

c) W

d) V

e) None of the above

Solution: d

V is from Pune.

Q5. Who amongst the following is from Meerut?  

a) W

b) X

c) Y

d) Z

e) None of the above

Solution: d

Z is from Meerut.

Directions (6-8): Study the information carefully and answer the questions given below.

Eight persons in three generations of the family. O is daughter in law of E. Z is the grandson of A. X is the father of U, who is the daughter-in-law of Y. I is the brother-in-law of E and the only son of A. I is unmarried. E is male. X has two children.

 Solution(6-8)

 

Here,

(-) indicates female

(+) indicates male

‘–‘ indicates brother/sister

‘=’ indicates husband/wife

Q6. How is X related to E?

(a) Father

(b) Brother

(c) Father-in-law

(d) Brother-in-law

(e) None of these

Solution: c

X is the Father-in-law of E.

Q7. How is O related to U?

(a) Daughter

(b) Mother-in-law

(c) Daughter-in-law

(d) Sister

(e) None of these

Solution: c

O is the Daughter-in-law of U

Q8. Who among the following is the son of X?

(a) I

(b) E

(c) Z

(d) U

(e) None of these

Solution: a

I is the son of X.

Direction (9-12): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

In a certain code language

‘help man not done’ is coded as ‘pt vi nj hq’

‘help same and define’ is coded as ‘vi vx as xz’

‘same case man opposite’ is coded as ‘vx pt ap kl’

‘not opposite but define’ is coded as ‘mn ap nj as’

Solution(9-12) 

 

Q9. What is the code of ‘opposite’ as per the given code language?

(a) ap

(b) vi

(c) mn

(d) as

(e) None of these

Solution: a

ap is the code of opposite.

Q10. What is the code of ‘same’ as per the given code language?

(a) ap

(b) vx

(c) mn

(d) as

(e) None of these

Solution: b

vx is the code of Same.

Q11. What is the code of ‘case’ as per the given code language?

(a) vi

(b) vx

(c) kl

(d) as

(e) None of these

Solution: c

Kl is the code of case

Q12. What is the code of ‘define help’ as per the given code language?

(a) vi pt

(b) vx kl

(c) as vi

(d) as vx

(e) None of these

Solution: c

as vi is the code of ‘define help’.

Directions (13-17) Read the following information carefully and answer the questions which follow.

Nine boxes A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I are arranged in such a way that it creates 3*3 matrix. Each row and each column consists of 3 boxes. E is placed to the South of F.  A is placed just above C but not below D. F is not a neighbour of G. In the same row D is placed with I.  D and G are in the same column. E is not placed near A. H is above E and east of G. D is not in the same row as C. G is placed in the West of A.

Solution(13-17) 

 

Q13. Which of the following is true?

a) G and H are in the same column.  

b) C and I are immediate neighbours of E.  

c) One box is there between B and C.  

d) Box I is in the southwest of F.

e) None is true.

Solution: d

‘Box I is in the south-west of F ’is true.

Q14. Which amongst the following kept between I and A?

a) G

b) B

c) F

d) C

e) Cannot be determined.

Solution: d

C kept between I and A.

Q15. Four of the given five follow a certain arrangement, find out which one does not follow that pattern?

a) C

b) E  

c) H

d) D  

e) G

Solution: a

C does not follow that pattern.

Q16. Which of the following is true?

a) Only one box is kept between G and D.

b) H is to the northeast of D.  

c) G is to the southwest of F.  

d) Both a) and b).

e) None of the above.  

Solution: d

Both a) and b)

Q17. Which amongst the following is an immediate neighbour of E?

a) D

b) B

c) G

d) A

e) None of the above.  

Solution: e

None of the above.

Directions (18-20): In these questions, the relationship between different elements is shown in the statements. The statements are followed by conclusions. Study the conclusions based on the given statements and select the appropriate answer:

(a) If only conclusion I follows.

(b) If only conclusion II follows.

(c) If either conclusion I or II follows

(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.

(e) If both conclusions I and II follow.

Q18. Statements:  

L=Q>T=V>B=Z>K≥M

Conclusion  

I: T>Z  

II: L<B

Solution. A

Conclusion  

I: T>Z (True)

II: L<B(False)

If only conclusion I follows.

Q19. Statements:  

K=T<M>X≥G>P=N<F

Conclusion  

I: N≤M  

II: F>G

Solution: d

Conclusion  

I: N≤M(False)

II: F>G(False)

If neither conclusion I nor II follows.

Q20. Statement:  

T > I < Y>K; S > I < V < E=J;  

Conclusion:  

I. T > E  

II. S < Y  

Solution. d

Conclusion:  

I. T > E(False)  

II. S < Y(False)

If neither conclusion I nor II follows.

Directions (21-23): Study the information carefully and answer the questions given below.

Arun starts walking in the east direction from point M. After walking 3m he turns right from point N and walks for 5m. He then turns left from point O and walks for 4m. He then turns left from point P and walks for 8m till point Q. He then turns right and walks for 4m till point R and then turns right. He then walks for 9m till point S and stopped.

 Solution(21-23)                                                                  

 

 

QN² = QX²+NX²

=> QN² = 3² + 4² = 25

=> QN = √25 = 5 

QN = 5 m

NS² = NY² + YS²

=> NS² = 6² + 8² 

=> NS = √100 = 10 

NS = 10 m

Q21. What is the shortest distance between point N and point Q?

a) 4m  

b) 5m

c) 6m  

d) 8m

e) None of these

Solution: b

The shortest distance between point N and point  Q is 5m.

Q22. In which direction is point S from point O?

a) South  

b) South-West

c) South-East    

d) East

e) None of these

Solution: c

S is South- East of O

Q23. What is the shortest distance between point N and point S?

a) 10m  

b) 12m

c) 13m  

d)15m

e) None of these

Solution: a

The shortest distance between point N and point S is 10m.

Q24. How many pairs of letters are there in the word ‘PARTICULAR’ which has as many letters between them as we have in the English alphabetical series (from both forward and backward directions)?

 

(a) One

(b) None

(c) Two

(d) Three

(e) More than three

Solution: d

Three pairs of letters in the word.

Directions (25-29): Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below.

A certain number of people are standing in a line to pay telephone bills. N stands immediately near M. Number of persons that are standing between M and G is equal to the number of persons standing between F and J. There are more than three-person standing between J and S. J stands behind M. Not more than two persons stand between G and N. F stands four-person ahead of G. There are four persons standing between N and R. S stands at the second position after R.

Solution(25-29) 

 

Q25. How many persons are there between M and S?

a) Five  

b) Four  

c) Six  

d) Seven  

e) None of these  

Solution: d

Seven persons are there between M and S.

Q26. How many persons are there in that column?

a) Ten  

b) Eleven  

c) Twelve  

d) Fourteen  

e) None of these

Solution: a

Ten persons are there in that column.

Q27. Who amongst the following is the immediate near to G?  

a) N

b) M

c) R

d) J

e) None of these  

Solution: d

J is immediate near to G.

Q28. How many persons are there between F and S?

a) Six  

b) Nine  

c) Eight  

d) Seven  

e) None of these  

Solution: c

Eight persons are there between F and S.

Q29. What is the position of J, with respect to R?

a) 4th ahead of R  

b) 7th behind of R  

c) 5th ahead of R  

d) 3rd ahead of R  

e) 4th behind of R

Solution: a

J is 4th ahead of R.

Q30. If 2 is added to every alternate digit starting from the first digit of the number ‘’36527457” then what will be the product of the 4th digit from the left end and the 4th digit from the right end?

 

a)14  

b)18

c) 28  

d)32

e) None of these

Solution: b

18 will be the product of the 4th digit from the left and the 4th digit from the right end.

Directions (31-35): Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below.

Nine persons G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, and O  have gone home on the 16th, 20th, and 27th of the following months i.e. February, May, and July. Only one person has gone on one date.  

Three persons have gone between K and M. One person has gone between M and L and both of them have gone in the same month. K has gone home just before O in the same month. Not more than one person has gone between I and G.M has gone on an odd number of dates but not in the month of July. J has gone before L. G has gone on the 20th date of the month but not before M. Maximum of two persons have gone home between L and I. N has gone before H.  

Solution(31-35) 

 

Q31. Who among the following has gone home on 20th May?

a) J

b) I

c) O

d) N

e) K

Solution: d

N has gone home on 20th May.

Q32. How many persons have gone between O and G?

a) One

b) Two

c) Three

d) Five

e) None of these.

Solution: e

Four persons have gone between O and G.

Q33. Who among the following has gone home just before K?

a) I

b) G

c) J

d) H

e) O

Solution: c

J has gone home just before K.

Q34. Four of the following bear a similar relationship and hence form a group, who among the following is not a part of that group?

a) H

b) M

c) G

d) N

e) K

Solution: e

K does not belong to that group.

Q35. Who among the following has gone home in February?

a) N

b) O

c) H

d) L

e) G

Solution: b

O has gone home in February.
 



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