SBI Clerks Resoning Important Study Material

Directions (Q.1-5): In these questions, symbols @, #, $, % and © are used with different meanings as follows.
‘P @ Q’ means ‘P is smaller than Q’
‘P # Q’ means ‘P is either smaller than or equal to Q’
‘P $ Q’ means ‘P is either greater than Q’
‘P % Q’ means ‘P is greater than or equal to Q’
‘P © Q’ means ‘P is neither greater than nor smaller than Q’

Now in each of the following questions assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the two conclusions I and II given below
is/are definitely true?
Give answer 1): if only Conclusion I is true.
Give answer 2): if Conclusion II is true.
Give answer 3): if either Conclusion I or conclusion II is true.
Give answer 4): if neither Conclusion I nor Conclusion II is true.
Give answer 5): if both Conclusion I and II are true.

1. Statements: M @ R, R © F F # L
Conclusions: I. M @ L II. R @ L
2. Statements: T $ J, J @V, V # W
Conclusions: I. T © W II. T @ W
3. Statements: J @ D, D $ L, L # N
Conclusions: I. J # L II. J $ L
4. Statements: R $ M, M%H, H $ F
Conclusions: I. R % F II. M $ F
5. Statements: K $ H, H%I, I © F
Conclusions: I. K $ I II. H % F

Directions (Q.6-10): Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II 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 answer 1) : 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.
Give answer 2): 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.
Give answer 3): if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
Give answer 4): if the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question and
Give answer 5): if the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

6. What is the code for TAIL, in the a code language?
I. in the code language DELAY is written as 57382
II. in the code language TIDE is written as 6457.

7. Village ‘P’ is in which direction with respect to Village ‘Q’?
I. Village H is to the East of Village P and to the South of Village Q
II. Village F is to the North of Village P and to the West of village Q.

8. How many students are there in the class?
I. In the class, Nisha ranks tenth from the top and twenty-third
from the bottom.
II. Nandita is ten ranks above Shama who is eighteenth form the top

9. How many sons does ‘X’ have?
I. D is brother of A who is son of X.
II. D’s sister is M’s wife.

10. Among P, T, J, L and F each having different height, who is the tallest one?
I. P is taller than J and F only
II. T is not the tallest.

11. ‘Teacher’ is related to ‘school’ in the same way as ‘cook’ is related to ………
1) Food 2) Kitchen 3) Hostel 4) House 5) Market

12. Atul walks 20 metres towards South. Turning to the left he walks 30 metres, then turning right he walks 10 metres, then turning right he walks 40 metres, then turning right he walks 30 metres and stops.
In what direction is he with respect to his starting point?
1) South – West 2) West 3) North – West
4) He is at starting point 5) None of these

13. What will come in place of question mark (?) in the following series? TG HU VI JW?
1) KY 2) KX 3) YK 4) XK 5) None of these

14. Satish is 15 marks above Sushi who ranks 28th in a class of 50. What is Satish’s rank from the bottom.
1) 39 2) 37 3) 38 4) 35 5) None of these

15. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence
form a group . Which one does not belong to the group?
1) Year 2) Month 3) Day 4) Week 5) Time

16. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence
form a group. Which one does not belong to the group?
1) Pencil 2) Chalk 3) Notebook 4) Pen 5) Crayon

17. In a row of boys facing North, Amit is 5th to the left of Ashok, Alok is 3rd to the right of Amit. Vilas is 3rd to the left of Ashok. Which of the following describes the position of Vilas.
1) To the immediate right of Amit
2) To the immediate left of Alok
3) To the immediate right of Alok
4) 3rd to the right of Amit.
5) None of these

18. It is Thursday on 25th of September. What day will it be on the 25th of October in the same year?
1) Monday 2) Sunday 3) Friday 4) Saturday 5) None of these

19. If ‘A’ is called ‘2’ , ‘B’ is called ‘3’, ‘C’ is called ‘5’, ‘D’ is called ‘Q’ and so on, then what will be the numerical value of ‘F’?
1) 18 2) 16 3) 17 4) 20 5) None of these

20. A, B, C, D, E & F are sitting in a row facing North. A is neighbour of B and D, E is neighbour of C and F. D is neighbour of C.
How many members are there between A and E?
1) Two 2) One 3) Three 4) Four 5) None of these

21. If in a clock, 12 is replaced by 1, 11 by 2, 10 by 3 and so on, then what will be the time in that clock corresponding to ‘twenty minutes past eleven?
1) Twenty minutes past three in the usual clock?
2) Forty minutes past ten
3) Forty minutes past eleven
4) Twenty minutes past ten
5) None of these

22. If all the numbers divisible by 5 and also those having one of the digits as 5 are removed from the numbers 1 to 50, how many numbers will remain?
1) 38 2) 41 3) 39 4) 42 5) None of these

23. If ‘A’ is written as ‘B’ and ‘B’ as ‘A’, ‘C’ as ‘F’ and ‘F’ as ‘E’ and so on, how will the word ‘BRIG’ be written?
1) AQJH 2) ASJH 3) AQHF 4) AQJF 5) None of these

24. How many pairs of letters are there in the word ‘PRISON’ each of which has as many letters between its two letters in the word as there are between them in the English alphabet.
1) Two 2) One 3) Four 4) Three 5) More than four

SBI Clerks Reasoning Practice Questions with Key

Directions (Q. 1-5): Study the following arrangement and answer the question given below: A $ B # 9 G 3 D K  M ? C Q 2 X 7 P 5 U 8 1 4 Y ∅ J

1. How many elements in the above arrangements are both immediately preceded and immediately followed a number?
1) One 2) Two 3) Three 4) Five 5) None of these

2. Which of the following will be the fifteenth element from left end if all the numbers are arranged in descending order from left to
right, Keeping the position of the other elements in the arrangement unchanged?
1) 5 2) 4 3) 7 4) 8 5) None of these

3. How many letters in the above arrangement are immediately followed by a symbol?
1) Two 2) Five 3) Four 4) Three 5) None of these

4. Which of the following will be eighth to the left of the twelfth from the left end of the arrangement?
1) # 2) 7 3) U 4) 9 5) None of these

5. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their position in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which is
the one that does not belong to that group?
1) G$M 2) K9Q 3) ?D7 4) 2MU 5) PCI

6. In a certain code language ‘in ba pe’ means ‘he has won’ ‘le ki ba’ she has lost and ‘in se pe’ means ‘he always won’ . Which word in that language means he ?
1) in 2) pe 3) se 4) Data inadequate 5) None of these

7. M is N’s brother . S is D’s mother and M’s aunt. How is D related to M?
1) Sister 2) Cousin 3) Aunt 4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these

8. If the letters of the word OBSERVANT are interchanged, such that the first become ninth, second becomes eighth, and so on and the position of the fifth letter remains unchanged then what will be the new arrangement of letter?
1) TNAVERSBO 2) TNVARESBO 3) NTAVERSBO 4) VANTRESBO
5) None of these

9. If I is coded as $ , 5 is coded as %, 9 is coded as , 3 is coded as +, 7 is coded as # and 4 is coded as ?, What will be the
correct form of the number 435971?
1) ? + %  # $ 2) ? + % $ # 3) ? + % # $ 4) $ #  % + ?
5) None of these

10. Which of the following have the same relationship as HEART:
THREA?
1) SWORN : NSOWR 2) FUNDS: FSDUN
3) GLAZE: EGZAL 4) LOWER : RLEWO
5) None of these

Directions ( Q.11-15): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: Six executives Akash, Bipasha,
Deepak, jyoti, Kartik and Priya have to advertise four products i.e. soap. watches, computers and chocolates on 3 different channels. i.e.
Go, One and Spice either alone or in pairs. An executive can visit only one channel and advertise only one product. No more than two
executives can advertise on a channel.
i) Bipasha and Jyoti both visit the same channel but advertise different products.
ii) Akash who visits Go . advertise neither soap nor computers.
iii) Kartik does not advertise chocolates.
iv) No girl advertises soap
v) The two executives who advertise chocolates visit Spice.

11. Who advertises watches?
1) Deepak 2) Kartik 3) Akash 4) Priya 5) None of these
12. Which of the following Channel-product pairs in definitely incorrect?
1) Go-watch 2) One – computer
3) Go-soap 4) One-soap 5) One- watch

13. Which channel does Kartik visit?
1) Go 2) Spice 3) One 4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these

14. If Bipasha advertises computers which of the following must be
true?
1) Jyoti advertises soap
2) Jyoti advertises watches
3) Kartik advertises computer
4) Kartik works for Spice
5) None of these

15. What will Jyoti advertise?
1) Chocolates 2) Watches 3) Computers or watches
4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these

16. Rupa and Saroj want to attend a seminar together between 9 am to 5 pm on Friday. Saroj cannot leave till after her lunch break which begins at 1.30 pm. Rupa is free after her meeting which ends at noon. For how many hours can the two of them attend the seminar?
1) 3 and half hours 2) 2 and half hours 3) 4 and half hours
4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these

17. How many pairs of letters are there in the word ANSWER each of which has as many letters between them in the word as there are in the English language?
1) One 2) Two 3) Four 4) Three 5) None of these

18. Four of the following are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which is the one which does not belong to that group?
1) 3 2) 5 3) 11 4) 13 5) 9

19. If all the letters in the word MERCIFUL are rearranged in alphabetical order and substituted by the alphabet preceding them in
the English alphabet what will be the new arrangement of letters?
1) BDHEKLQT 2) BDEHKLQT 3) BDEHLKQT 4) BDEJMLQT
5) None of these

20. Out of the 38 families in a housing society 5 subscribe to Hindi news papers alone, 12 subscribe to both Hindi and Marathi newspapers. Find the number of Marathi news paper subscribers
1) 9 2) 21 3) 17 4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these

Key : 1-4 2-3 3-2 4-1 5-5 6-4 7-2 8-5 9-1 10-5 11-3 12-4 13-1 14-2 15-3 16-1 17-2 18-5 19-2 20-5.

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