SBI Clerks Reasoning Practice Questions with Key

Directions (Q.1-2): Study the following information and answer the questions given below.
(i) Aradhana building having 3 floors (ground floor + 2 floors) is facing East. Each floor has 3 flats with one at the centre facing
East.
(ii) Out of flats A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I (not in the same order), flats G and F are the adjacent pair of flats of flat B which is on the second floor and exactly above E.
(iii) Flat ‘I’ facing East is not on the ground floor and does not have ‘D’ and ‘H’ as adjacent pair of flats.

1. Which flat is just to the right of flat I?
1) C 2) A 3) Either C or A
4) Data inadequate 5) None of these

2. Which flat will be at the left of flat E on the ground floor?
1) Either D or H 2) D only 3) H only
4) A only 5) None of these

3. In a certain code REJOIN is written as OJPKFS. How would SCRIPT be written in that code?
1) UQJSDT 2) SOHQBR 3) TDSJQU 4) URJTDU 5) None of these

4. If it is possible to make a meaningful word with the third, the sixth, the seventh and the tenth letters of the word STETHOPHONE
write first letter of that word as the answer. If no such word can be made, give ‘X’ as the answer, if more than one word can be made,
give ‘M’ as the answer.
1) M 2) X 3) O 4) P 5) N

5. In a group of five friends A, B, C, D, and E, ‘B’ is younger to ‘C’ but elder to ‘A’. If they are arranged in ascending order of age, then ‘D’ gets fifth rank, who is the youngest in age?
1) B 2) A 3) Either E or C 4) Only C 5) None of these

6. 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?
1) Sweet 2) Cold 3) Sour 4) Bitter 5) Salty

7. In a certain code language ‘dim phu te’ means ‘He likes cricket’, ‘son ri’ means ‘good food’. How ‘good cricket’ will be written in that language?
1) son te 2) dim ri 3) son phu 4) Data inadequate 5) None of these

8. If ‘A ÷ B’ means ‘A is brother of B’, ‘A – B’ means ‘A is father of B’, ‘A + B’ means ‘B is sister of A’ and ‘A×B’ means ‘A is grandfather of B’, which of the following means ‘L is niece of M’ ?
1) M÷P−N 2) M÷P−N+L 3) L+N−P+M 4) M+N−L 5) None of these

9. Bus for Chikodi village is after every hour from 7.30 am to 12.30 pm but after that it is after every one and half hours gap. One bus
has gone half an hour ago, Vilas was told by a depot clerk at 5.30 pm. When was the next bus scheduled?
1) 6 pm 2) 7 pm 3) 7.30 pm 4) Data inadequate 5) None of these

10. ‘In a class of 50 students, one-fifth play cricket and hockey, only 10 students play both hockey and table tennis, 50 per cent
play only cricket’. If this statement is true, then which of the following is definitely true in the context of the above statement?
1) 10 students play only table tennis
2) Only 25 students can play cricket
3) 30 percent of the students do not play any game
4) 70 percent of the students can play more than one game
5) 35 students can play cricket

11. What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following letter-number series? ZG13 ? VM17 TP19
1) RS15 2) YI17 3) QR21 4) XJ15 5) None of these

12. If the days of the week are replaced by every alternate letter of the English alphabet, with Wednesday replaced by E, Thursday by G and so on, then fifth day beginning from Friday will be shown by
which of the following?
1) E 2) I 3) O 4) R 5) None of these

13. If the second half of the letters of the word TRANSPORTATIONAL
are reversed and placed before first half of the letters, which letter will be the third to the right of the thirteenth letter from the right?
1) R 2) N 3) L 4) A 5) None of these

14. In class of students, Sairam’s rank is 23rd from top in Mathematics, whereas his rank is 27th from below in Physics. How many
students are there in the class?
1) 50 2) 40 3) 48 4) Data inadequate 5) None of these

Directions (Q.15-17): Study the following information and answer the questions given below. A swimming coach has to select some students
out of 26 students. He gave them random numbers from 2 to 7 after arranging them in a row as shown below:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q
5 2 7 5 3 4 2 6 5 6 6 3 7 7 6 3 5
R S T U V W X Y Z
7 4 4 6 2 4 3 5 2

15. If students having 5 or 7 number but are flanked by even numbered students are to be chosen, which of the following will be the answer?
1) B, F 2) D, M 3) Y, Q 4) Q, N 5)None of these

16. If students having even number but have odd number bearing students on both sides are to be chosen, how many students will
be chosen?
1) Two 2) Three 3) Four 4) More than Four 5) None of these

17. If those students who are having even number but have student bearing odd number ahead and are followed by even numbered students are to be chosen, which of the following represents that group of students?
1) BFK 2) FJS 3) WSK 4) PWG 5) None of these

KEY : 1-3; 2-1; 3-1; 4-1; 5-5; 6-2; 7-4; 8-2; 9-5; 10-5; 11-4; 12-5; 13-4; 14-4; 15-5; 16-1; 17-2.

SBI Clerks Numerical Ability Model Questions and Answers

1. What is 579 times 382?
1) 237838 2) 228238 3) 221178 4) 223738 5) None of these

2. 750 ÷ 375 × (25)2 = ?
1) 1250 2) 1260 3) 1350 4) 1230 5) None of these

3. (25)3 ÷ 625 × 55 = (5)?
1) 8 2) 6 3) 7 4) 2 5) None of these

4. 8476 − 2334 + 3297 = ? + 6447
1) 2872 2) 2992 3) 2912 4) 3012 5) None of these

5. 23 × 15 ÷ 25 −? +48.2 = −35
1) 68 2) 86 3) 91 4) 97 5) None

6. A sum of money has been divided among A, B and C in 18:15:13 ratio. If B gets Rs.4500, find C’s share of money.
1) Rs.3900 2) Rs.5400 3) Rs.4200
4) Can’t be determined 5) None of these

7. A certain number, when divided by 76 leaves a remainder 26. What is the remainder if that number is divided by 19?
1) 13 2) 5 3) 7 4) Can’t be determined 5) None of these

8. What approximate value should come in place of question mark (?) in the following question?
17.978 − 21.008 + 32.981 − 12.968 =?−17.001
1) 38 2) 31 3) 27 4) 34 5) 36

9. The average of seven numbers is 18. The average of first three numbers is 14 and the average of last three numbers is 19. What
is the middle number?
1) 42 2) 57 3) 27 4) Can’t be determined
5) None of these

10. In a mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 5:4. If 9 litres of water is added, the ratio becomes 4:5. Find the quantity of milk in the mixture.
1) 8 2) 20 3) 24 4) 18 5) None

11. A man spends 25% of his monthly income on rent, 20% on school fees, 30% on cloths and saves the remaining. If he saves Rs.1350 find his annual income.
1) Rs.13400 2) Rs.153200 3) Rs.160800 4) Rs.154000
5) None of these

12. Find the least number which when increased by 4 is exactly
divisible by 8, 16, 24, 30 and 32?
1) 480 2) 484 3) 476 4) 472 5) None of these

13. The difference between a twodigit number and the number
obtained by interchanging the digits is 27. What is the difference
between the digits of the number?
1) 3 2) 5 3) 7 4) Can’t be determined 5) None of these

14. 18% of 1220 + 35% of 2750 = ?
1) 1216.3 2) 1215.2 3)1124.6
4) 1182.1 5) None of these

15. What sum of money will amount to Rs.8850 in three years, at the rate of interest being 5%, 6% and 7% during 1st, 2nd and 3rd
year respectively?
1) Rs.8500 2) Rs.8000 3) Rs.7800 4) Rs.8300 5) None of these

16. The average age of a class of 32 students is 16 years. If the teacher’s age is also included, the average increases by one year. Find the age of the teacher.
1) 49 2) 46 3) 48 4) Can’t be determined 5) None of these

17. A and B started a business by investing Rs.15000 and Rs.21000 respectively. After 3 months C joined them with Rs.24000. At the end of the year if they receive Rs.37800 as profit, find what will be C’s share in that money.
1) Rs.14700 2) Rs.10500 3) Rs.18500 4) Rs.12600 5) None of these

18. Sum of three numbers is 126. Second number is twice the first number and third number is half of the first number. What is the
second number?
1) 36 2) 18 3) 54 4)72 5) None of these

19. A sum of money will become double in 3 years at compound interest. In what time will it become four times itself?
1) 9 yrs 2) 6 yrs 3) 12 yrs
4) Can’t be determined 5) None of these

20. In how many different ways can the letter of the word MODULE be arranged?
1) 360 2) 5040 3) 180 4) 720 5) None of these

21. A 250 m long train running at 72 kmph speed crosses a bridge in 19 sec. Find the length of the bridge.
1) 150 m 2) 225 m 3) 130 m 4) 175 m 5) None of these

22. 12 men together can complete a work in 28 days. In how many days 21 men finish that work?
1) 49 days 2) 16 days 3) 20 days 4) 18 days 5) None of these

23. A solid metallic spherical ball of radius 6 cm is melted and recast into small metallic cones of 3 cm radius and 4 cm height. Find
the number of cones that can be made.
1) 12 2) 21 3) 24 4) 18 5) None of these

24. 3426.5 − 274.05 + 402.025 = ?
1) 3525.4950 2) 3554.4750 3) 3425.3750 4) 3555.4755 5) None of these

25. 1587 + 2277 = ? ÷ 69
1) 49 2) 44 3) 73 4) 56 5) None of these

26. 18% of 1220 + 35% of 2750 = ?
1) 1216.3 2) 1215.2 3)1124.6 4) 1182.1 5) None of these

27. 14.2 × 8.5 × 12.4 = ?
1) 1392.68 2) 1496.68 3) 1493.78 4) 1529.38 5) None of these

28. (6 × 15) − (8 × 6) −18 = ? ÷ 3
1) 24 2) 64 3) 12 4) 36 5) None of these

29. 483 ÷ 23 ÷ 3 = ?
1) 14 2) 6 3) 7 4) 3 5) None of these

Answers : 1-3; 2-1; 3-3; 4-2; 5-4; 6-1; 7-3; 8-4; 9-3; 10-2; 11-3; 12-3; 13-1; 14-4; 15-1; 16-1; 17-4; 18-4; 19-2; 20-4; 21-3; 22-2; 23-3; 24-2; 25-4; 26-4; 27-2; 28-5; 29-3.

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