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SBI Clerk - Prelims - Reasoning Ability - MB – 05/01/2024

Direction (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the given question.
SBI Clerk Exam Course 2023 -> Prelims Examination -> Day 4 RA set -> Q.No: 26 - 30

9 @ O A X 3 2 & B V E * 1 I % 5 6 P D N 7 S $ W

1. If, all the numbers which is immediately preceded by letter will be increased by 1, then how
many odd numbers are there in the series?
a) Four
b) Five
c) Three
d) Two
e) More than five

2. What is the sum of all the numbers, which is either preceded or succeeded by a symbol in a
series?
a) 14
b) 15
c) 18
d) 17
e) 16

3. If, all the letters in the series are dropped, then which of the following element is exactly
middle in the series?
a) 1
b) *
c) Both @ and *
d) Both 2 and *
e) Both * and 1

4. If, all the consonants in the series are changed into their second succeeding letter based on
the English alphabets, then how many vowels are there in the series?
a) Two
b) Three
c) Four
d) Five
e) More than five

5. If the last seventeen elements in the series will be reversed. Which of the following element
will be seventh to the left of the one which is second to the right of E?
a) 3
b) %
c) 5
d) X
e) 6

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Directions (6-10) Study the following information carefully and answer the following
questions.
Seven people P, Q, R, S, T, U, and V went to the grocery shop from Sunday to Saturday but not
necessarily in the same order. Only one person went shopping each day.
P went shopping on one of the days after Tuesday. P went shopping two days before S. Three people
went to the grocery shop between U and V. Q went to the shop immediately before or after R. Number
of people who went shopping between P and R is the same as the number of people who went to the
grocery shop between U and T. U neither went shopping adjacent to S nor Q.

6. How many days are there between R and P?

a) None
b) Two
c) One
d) Three
e) None of these

7. Who among the following went to the grocery shop on Saturday?

a) S
b) T
c) P
d) V
e) R

8. If R is related to P, T is related to V, then who among the following is related to S?

a) T
b) P
c) V
d) U
e) R

9. Four of the following are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which one does not
belong to the group?
a) S and V
b) P and T
c) U and R
d) S and T
e) U and S

10. If all the people went shopping as per alphabetical order starting from Sunday, then how
many people remain unchanged?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four
e) None

Direction (11-12): In the question given below, three statements are given followed by two
conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at
variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and decide which of the given

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conclusions logically follows from the given statements

disregarding the commonly known facts.
SBI Clerk Exam Course 2023 -> Prelims Examination ->
Day 13 RA set -> Q.No: 1 - 5

11. Statement:
Each Desert is Hills.
A little Hill is not Plains.
A few Plateau is Hill.
Conclusion:
I. All Plateau can never be Plains.
II. Every Desert is Plateau is a possibility.

a) Only conclusion I follow

b) Only conclusion II follow
c) Both conclusion I and II follow
d) Either conclusion I or II follow
e) Neither conclusion I nor II follow.

12. Statement:
A little Ajra is Amla.
Only a few Agra is Ajra.
No Amla is Aira.
Conclusion:
I. A few Agra is Amla is a possibility.
II. A little Ajra can never be Aira.

a) Only conclusion I follow

b) Only conclusion II follow
c) Both conclusion I and II follow
d) Either conclusion I or II follow
e) Neither conclusion I nor II follow.

Direction (13-17): Study the information carefully and answer the following questions.
Question asked in SBI Clerk 2024: 8 Persons
Similar match: 8 Boxes - SBI Clerk Exam Course 2023 -> Prelims Examination -> Day 15 RA set -
> Q.No: 11 - 14

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are eight persons standing on stairs one above another such that the topmost
stair is numbered eight, the stair immediately below it is seven, and so on, and the bottommost stair is
numbered one.

A is two stairs above C. Two persons between G and B. E is three stairs below D. H is not adjacent to A.
G is an odd-numbered stair immediately below D. The Number of persons above F is equal to the
number of persons below C.

13. F is standing on which stairs ___________.

a) 1
b) 4
c) 8
d) 2

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e) 7

14. How many persons are standing above H?

a) Three
b) One
c) Two
d) Four
e) More than four

15. Which of the following persons are standing on adjacent stairs?

a) F-D
b) C-H
c) A-E
d) G-A
e) All the above

16. In a certain way D is related to A, and G is related to E then, in the same way, who is related
to H?
a) H
b) F
c) B
d) A
e) E

17. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way as per the given arrangement and hence
form a group. Find the one who doesn’t belong to that group.
a) F
b) G
c) E
d) A
e) H

Directions (18-22): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions.
SBI Clerk Exam Course 2023 -> Prelims Examination -> Day 14 RA set -> Q.No: 31 - 35

In a certain code language,

“Round biscuit tastes good” is coded as “gg vd al we”

“Ramana construct round table” is coded as “se al nk pi”
“Each table looks good” is coded as “rc nk zw gg”
“Roman construct biscuit factory” is coded as “bu se vd eq”

18. What is the code for the word “Each”?

a) rc
b) nk
c) zw
d) Either a) or b)
e) Either a) or c)

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19. What is the code for the word “Table”?

a) gg
b) se
c) bu
d) al
e) nk

20. What is the word for the code “al”?

a) Construct
b) Round
c) Ramana
d) Roman
e) Taste

21. If “factory” is coded as “eq” then what is the code for the sentence “Roman construct looks
good”?
a) al zw bu se
b) gg bu se zw
c) rc vd bu gg
d) zw rc se gg
e) gg bu vd zw

22. What is the code for the words “tastes biscuit”?

a) rc vd
b) zw al
c) rc zw
d) we vd
e) gg we

Direction (23-25): Study the following information carefully and answer the question given
below:

In a family of nine members with three generations. F is the paternal uncle of V who has two sons. X
and V are same gender. R is the sister-in-law of X. C is the mother-in-law of R. Z is the daughter of X. Z
and U are cousins. D is the grandfather of Y and the spouse of C. V is not a single mother.

23. How U is related to C?

a) Grandson
b) Granddaughter
c) Mother
d) Daughter
e) Wife

24. Which of the following statements is true regarding Z ?

a) Z is the wife of F
b) Z is the daughter of C
c) Z is the niece of V
d) Z is the male member
e) Z is the mother of Y

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25. How many male members are there in the family?

a) Four
b) Five
c) Six
d) Three
e) cannot be determined

Direction (26-28) study the given information carefully and answer the following questions:
SBI Clerk Exam Course 2023 -> Prelims Examination -> Day 9 RA set -> Q.No: 21 - 23

Six persons A, F, G, M, R and X have different weights, no two persons have same weight.
G is heavier than X but lighter than F. F is heavier than A. A is lighter than M. X is lighter than R who is
lighter than G. A is just heavier than G. F is not the heaviest. The person who is second lightest having
the weight of 65 KG. The one who is second heaviest, having weight of 72 Kg.

26. What can be the maximum possible sum of weight of A and G if they all have the weight
which is in integer number?
a) 151 kg
b) 140 Kg
c) 130 KG
d) 141 kg
e) 135 Kg

27. Who among them is heaviest?

a) A
b) M
c) F
d) R
e) X

28. How many people weighs between R and F?

a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four
e) Cannot be determined

29. If it is possible to make only one four-letter meaningful English word with the help of the
second fourth, fifth and ninth letters of the word ‘MAGNESIUM’. Then which letter will be the
third letter from the left end of the newly formed word? If no such word is formed then Mark
the answer as ‘K’ and if more than one word is formed then mark the answer as ‘X’.
SBI Clerk Exam Course 2023 -> Prelims Examination -> Day 3 RA set -> Q.No: 11
a) G
b) N
c) E
d) X
e) K

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30. How many pairs of digits are there in the number ‘98461275’ that has as many digits
between them as in the number series in both forward and backward directions?
SBI Clerk Exam Course 2023 -> Prelims Examination -> Day 17 RA set -> Q.No: 6
a) Four
b) Three
c) Two
d) Five
e) One

Directions (31-35) Study the following information carefully and answer the following
questions.

Ten people viz. A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, and J are sitting in two parallel rows with five people in each row.
The person in both the rows faces each other. The people in row 1 faces south and people in row 2
faces north.
C sits forth to the right of A, who sit at one of the extreme end. Only three people sit between E and D
who doesn’t faces C. B sits second to the left of D and faces immediate neighbor of F. F is immediate
neighbor of C and faces The person who sits second to the left of I. G sits to the immediate left of H. J
doesn’t faces north.

31. Who among the following sit second to the left the one who faces J?
a) H
b) G
c) I
d) B
e) A

32. Four of the following is related in some way find the person who doesn’t belongs to that
group?
a) I
b) B
c) J
d) F
e) G

33. Who among the following sit second to the left of B?

a) E
b) D
c) C
d) A
e) G

34. If A is related to I, J is related to H who among the following is related to E?

a) C
b) J
c) H
d) F
e) B

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35. How many people sit between D and one who faces H?
a) One
b) Two
c) Four
d) Three
e) None

SOLUTIONS

Direction (1-5):
1. c) Three
Explanation:
Given: 9 @ O A X 3 2 & B V E * 1 I % 5 6 P D N 7 S $ W
After arrangement: 9 @ O A X 4 2 & B V E * 1 I % 5 6 P D N 8 S $ W
Three odd numbers are there in the series.

2. d) 17
Explanation:
Given: 9 @ O A X 3 2 & B V E * 1 I % 5 6 P D N 7 S $ W
Sum of all the numbers, which is either preceded or succeeded by a symbol = 9+2+1+5=17

3. e) Both * and 1
Explanation:
Given: 9 @ O A X 3 2 & B V E * 1 I % 5 6 P D N 7 S $ W
After arrangement: 9 @ 3 2 & * 1 % 5 6 7 $
Both * and 1 is exactly middle in the series.

4. d) Five
Explanation:
Given series: 9 @ O A X 3 2 & B V E * 1 I % 5 6 P D N 7 S $ W
After arrangement: 9 @ O A Z 3 2 & D X E * 1 I % 5 6 R F P 7 U $ Y
Five vowels are there in the series.

5. c) 5
Explanation:
Given: 9 @ O A X 3 2 & B V E * 1 I % 5 6 P D N 7 S $ W
After arrangement: 9 @ O A X 3 2 W $ S 7 N D P 6 5 % I 1 * E V B &
5 will be seventh to the left of the one which is second to the right of E.

Directions (6-10)
6. c) One
7. d) V
8. b) P
9. e) U and S
10. b) Two
Detailed explanation:
Using the statement P went shopping one of the days after Tuesday and P went to the shop two days
before S we get two Cases Case1 and Case 2.

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Days Case 1 Case 2

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday P

Thursday P

Friday S

Saturday S

Now using the statement three people went to a grocery shop between U and V and U neither went
shopping adjacent to S nor is Q case 1 divided into Case 1a and Case 1b.
Days Case 1a Case 1b Case 2

Sunday U

Monday U

Tuesday U

Wednesday P P

Thursday V P

Friday S S V

Saturday V S

Finally using the condition Q went to the shop immediately before or after R and the number of people
who went shopping between P and R is the same number of people who went to the grocery shop
between U and T case 1a and Case 2 get canceled. The final arrangement is shown in case 1b.
Days Case 1b

Sunday Q

Monday R

Tuesday U

Wednesday P

Thursday T

Friday S

Saturday V

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Direction (11-12):
11. b) Only conclusion II follow
Explanation:

Hill

Plateau Desert Plains

I. All Plateau can never be Plains (False)

II. Every Desert is Plateau is a possibility (True)
So, only conclusion II follow.

12. c) Both conclusion I and II follow

Explanation:

Only a few

Agra Ajra Amla Aira

I. A few Agra is Amla is a possibility  (True)

II. A little Ajra can never be Aira  (True)
So, both conclusion I and II follows.

Direction (13-17):
13. e) 7
14. e) More than four
15. e) All the above
16. e) E
Explanation:
The first person is standing two stairs above the second person in the same way E is related to H.
17. d) A
Reason: Except for option (d), all other options the persons are standing on an odd-numbered stair

Detailed Explanation:
Clues:
1. G is an odd-numbered stair immediately below D.
2. E is three stairs below D.
3. Two persons between G and B.

Inference:
From the above clue, we got four cases.

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Stairs Case I Case II Case III Case IV

8 D B
7 G
6 D D B
5 E G G
4 B D
3 E E G
2 B
1 E

Clues:
1. A is two stairs above C.
2. H is not adjacent to A.
3. The Number of persons above F is equal to the number of persons below C.

Inference:
From clue 3 we eliminate cases I, and IV.
From clue 1 we eliminate case III.

Stairs Case I Case II Case III Case IV

8 D B F
7 G F A
6 H D D B
5 E G G C
4 B A D
3 A E E G
2 C B H
1 C H E

Final arrangement:

Stairs Persons
8 B
7 F
6 D
5 G
4 A
3 E
2 C
1 H

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Directions (18-22):
18. e) Either a) or c)
19. e) nk
20. b) Round
21. b) gg bu se zw
22. d) we vd
Explanation:

Word Code
Round al
Biscuit vd
Tastes we
Good gg
Ramana pi
Construct se
Table nk
Each zw/rc
Looks rc/zw
Roman eq/bu
Factory bu/eq

Direction (23-25):
23. a) Grandson
24. c) Z is the niece of V
25. c) Six
Detailed Explanation:

C(-) D(+) F(+)

X(+) V(+) R(-)

Z(-) U(+) Y(+)

Direction (26-28)
26. d) 141 kg
Reason:
If all of them have integer weight, then maximum possible sum will be
A= 71 Kg
G=70Kg
Sum: 70+71 =141 kg

27. b) M
28. b) Two

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Detailed Explanation:
M > F (72) > A > G > R (65) > X

29. d) X
Explanation:
Given Word: MAGNESIUM
The second, Fourth, Fifth and Ninth letters are: A, N, E, and M
Words can be formed = MEAN, NAME

30. a) Four

Directions (31-35)
31. b) G
32.b) B
33. a) E
34. d) F
35. a) One
Detailed Explanation:
Using the statement C sits forth to the right of A, who sit at one of the extreme end and only three
people sit between E and D who doesn’t face C we get two cases,

Case 1 Case 2

C
D E A

C E D
A

Now using the statement

B sits second to the left of D and faces immediate neighbor of F.
F is immediate neighbor of C and faces the person who sits second to the left of I.
We get the following arrangement

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Case 1 Case 2

D I B E C F A

E B I D
A F C

Finally using the G sits to the immediate left of H and J doesn’t faces north Case 2 get cancelled. Final
arrangement is shown below.

Final arrangement:

D I B J E

A G H F C

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