SBI, Probationary Officer , 2008
Reasoning and Aptitude
Question (1-5)The letters A, B, C, D, E, F and G, not necessarily in that order, stand for seven consecutive integers from 1 to 10
D is 3 less than A
B is the middle term
F is as much less than B as C is greater than D
G is greater than F
1. The fifth integer is
(a) A
(b) C
© D
(d) E
(e) F
Ans. (a)
2. A is as much greater than F as which integer is less than G
(a) A
(b) B
© C
(d) D
(e) E
Ans. (a)
3. If A = 7, the sum of E and G is
(a) 8
(b) 10
© 12
(d) 14
(e) 16
Ans. (a)
4. A – F = ?
(a) 1
(b) 2
© 3
(d) 4
(e) Cannot be determined
Ans. (a)
5. An integer T is as much greater than C as C is greater than E. T can be written as A + E. What is D?
(a) 2
(b) 3
© 4
(d) 5
(e) Cannot be determined
Ans. (a)
6. The greatest possible value of C is how much greater than the smallest possible value of D?
(a) 2
(b) 3
© 4
(d) 5
(e) 6
Ans. (a)
Question (7-10)
For a motorist there are three ways going from City A to City C. By way of bridge the distance is 20 miles and toll is $0.75. A tunnel between the two cities is a distance of 10 miles and toll is $1.00 for the vehicle and driver and $0.10 for each passenger. A two-lane highway without toll goes east for 30 miles to city B and then 20 miles in a northwest direction to City C.
7. Which is the shortest route from B to C
(a) Directly on toll free highway to City C
(b) The bridge
© The Tunnel
(d) The bridge or the tunnel
(e) The bridge only if traffic is heavy on the toll free highway
Ans. (a)
8. The most economical way of going from City A to City B, in terms of toll and distance is to use the
(a) tunnel
(b) bridge
© bridge or tunnel
(d) toll free highway
(e) bridge and highway
Ans. (a)
9. Jim usually drives alone from City C to City A every working day. His firm deducts a percentage of employee pay for lateness. Which factor would most influence his choice of the bridge or the tunnel ?
(a) Whether his wife goes with him
(b) scenic beauty on the route
© Traffic conditions on the road, bridge and tunnel
(d) saving $0.25 in tolls
(e) price of gasoline consumed in covering additional 10 miles on the bridge
Ans. (a)
10. In choosing between the use of the bridge and the tunnel the chief factor(s) would be:
I. Traffic and road conditions
II. Number of passengers in the car
III. Location of one’s homes in the center or outskirts of one of the cities
IV. Desire to save $0.25
(a) I only
(b) II only
© II and III only
(d) III and IV only
(e) I and II only
Ans. (a)
Question (11-15)
1. All G’s are H’s
2. All G’s are J’s or K’s
3. All J’s and K’s are G’s
4. All L’s are K’s
5. All N’s are M’s
6. No M’s are G’s
11. If no P’s are K’s, which of the following must be true?
(a) All P’s are J’s
(b) No P is a G
© No P is an H
(d) If any P is an H it is a G
(e) If any P is a G it is a J
Ans. (a)
12. Which of the following can be logically deduced from the conditions stated?
(a) No M’s are H’s
(b) No M’s that are not N’s are H’s
© No H’s are M’s
(d) Some M’s are H’s
(e) All M’s are H’s
Ans. (a)
13. Which of the following is inconsistent with one or more of the conditions?
(a) All H’s are G’s
(b) All H’s that are not G’s are M’s
© Some H’s are both M’s and G’s
(d) No M’s are H’s
(e) All M’s are H’s
Ans. (a)
14. The statement “No L’s are J’s” is
I. Logically deducible from the conditions stated
II. Consistent with but not deducible from the conditions stated
III. Deducible from the stated conditions together with the additional statement “No J’s are K’s”
(a) I only
(b) II only
© III only
(d) II and III only
(e) Neither I, II nor III
Ans. (a)
Directions (Q. 15 – 19 ) In a certain code the symbol for 0 (zero) is l and that for 1 is H. There are no other symbols for numbers and all numbers greater than 1 are written using these two symbols only, the value of the symbol for 1 doubling itself every-time it shifts one place to the left. Thus
0 is written l
1 is written H
2 is written H l
3 is written H H
4 is written H l l and so on
15. If HHH is multiplied by HH, the product will be
(A) H l H l H
(B) H H l l H
(C) H l l H H
(D) l H H H H
(E) H l l l H
16. Which of the following will represent 20% of 45 in that code ?
(A) H H H H (B) H H H
(C) H l l H (D) H H l H
(E) H H H l
17. Which of the following stands for 7 in that code ?
(A) H H H H H H H
(B) H l H l H l H
(C) H H l
(D) H l l H
(E) H H H
18. If H H l is added to H l H H, the sum will be
(A) H H H H H
(B) H l l l H
(C) H H l l H
(D) H l l H H
(E) H H H l H
19. Which of the following numbers is written as H l H l in that code ?
(A) 8080 (B) 202
(C) 42 (D) 10
(E) 9
20. 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 ?
(A) Jasmine (B) Rose
(C) Dahlia (D) Marigold
(E) Lotus
21. Jackal is related to Carnivo-rous in the same way as Goat is related to
(A) Omnivorous (B) Carnivorous
(C) Herbivorous (D) Multivorous
(E) None of these
22. If blue is called red, red is called green, green is called black and black is called white, what is the colour of grass ?
(A) Red (B) Black
(C) White (D) Green
(E) None of these
23. In a certain code RAID is written as %#H$, ripe is written as %H@©. How is dear written in that code ?
24. Radish is related to Root in the same way as is related to
(A) Fruit (B) Stem
(C) Flower (D) Root
(E) None of these
Directions (Q. 25-29) Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II are given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and give the answers
(A) If the data in Statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
(B) If the data in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
(C) If the data either in Statement I alone or in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
(D) If the data even in both the Statements I and II are not sufficient to answer the question.
(E) If the data in both the Statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.
25. How many children are there in the group ?
I. Sangita has scored more marks than 12 children in the group.
II. Reena has scored less than Sangita.
26. What is the value of 36$4H8 ?
I. P$Q means divide P by Q.
II. AHB means multiply A by B.
27. What is Samir’s rank from the top in the class of 30 students ?
I. Sudhir, who is four ranks above Samir, is fifteenth in rank from the bottom.
II. Samir is three ranks below Neeta who is eighteenth from the bottom.
28. Who among L, N, F, G and Q was the first to reach the college ?
I. F reached before L and G but not before Q who was not the first to reach.
II. N reached before F and G and L reached after F.
29. In the code language what is the code for fat ?
I. In the code language she is fat is written as he ra ca.
II. In the same code language fat boy is written as ra ka.
Directions (Q. 30 – 34) Below in each question are given two statements (a) and (b). These statements may be either independent causes or may be effects of independent causes or a common cause. One of these statements may be the effect of the other statement. Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements. Mark answer
(A) If statement (a) is the cause and statement (b) is its effect.
(B) If statement (b) is the cause and statement (a) is its effect.
(C) If both the statements (a) and (b) are independent causes.
(D) If both the statements (a) and (b) are effects of independent causes.
(E) If both the statements (a) and (b) are effects of some common cause.
30. (a) Large number of primary schools in the villages in the district are closed down this year.
(b) Severe draught situation gripped the state resulting into acute shortage of drinking water.
31. (a) Govt. has imposed a strict ban on use of plastics all over the state.
(b) All the small scale units producing plastic products are on the verge of closure.
32. (a) Police had launched a crack-down on all the criminal activities in the locality last month.
(b) There has been a significant decline in the cases of criminal activities in the locality.
33. (a) Large number of devotees visited the shrine on Saturday.
(b) Every Saturday special prayers are offered.
34. (a) The Village Panchayats in the state are empowered by the Govt. to settle cases of land disputes in the villages.
(b) There has been significant reduction in the number of criminal cases in the district court.
Directions(Q. 35 – 39) Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Digits in the numbers are to be codes as follows
Digit : 3 5 7 2 4 6 1 8 9
Code : F K R L D T G H B
Following conditions are to be applied
i) If the first digit is even and the last digit is odd, both are to be coded as X.
(ii) If the first digit is odd and the last digit is even, both are to be coded as A.
(iii) If the first digit as well as the last digit is even, both are to be coded as the code for last digit.
(iv) If the first digit as well as the last digit is odd, both are to be coded as the code for the first digit.
Applying above conditions you have to find out the correct code for the letter in each question and indicate your answer accordingly. If none of the codes is correct, (E) i.e. None of these is your answer.
35. 364289
(A) BTDLHB (B) FTDLHB
(C) FTDLHF (D) BTDLHF
(E) None of these
36. 521437
(A) KLGDFK (B) RLGDFR
(C) KLGDFR (D) KLDGFK
(E) None of these
37. 392648
(A) ALBTDA (B) XBLTDA
(C) XBLTDX (D) ABLTDA
(E) None of these
38. 279654
(A) LRBTKD (B) LRBTKL
(C) DRBTKL (D) DRTBKD
(E) None of these
39. 725638
(A) ALKTFH (B) ALKTFA
(C) XLKTFX (D) XLKTFH
(E) None of these
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