Wednesday, May 6, 2015

SBI PO 2015: Reasoning Quiz

Directions (1-5): A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement.

INPUT: 16 wind tall 67 81 goes into 56 12 flower 21 butter

Step I: 12 16 tall 67 81 goes into 56 flower 21 butter wind
Step II: 16 12 67 81 goes into 56 flower 21 butter wind tall
Step III: 21 16 12 67 81 goes 56 flower butter wind tall into
Step IV: 56 21 16 12 67 81 flower butter wind tall into goes
Step V: 67 56 21 16 12 81 butter wind tall into goes flower
Step VI: 81 67 56 21 16 12 wind tall into goes flower butter
Step VI is the last step for rearrangement.

As per the above rule followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the input given below;

INPUT:  24 grow waste 19 42 queue 17 pen 50 mirror


1. What will be the 3rd step of the input?
(1) 19 17 24 grow waste 50 42 pen mirror queue
(2) 19 17 24 grow 42 pen 50 queue mirror waste
(3) 24 19 17 42 pen 50 queue waste mirror grow
(4) 24 19 17 42 50 mirror queue waste pen grow 
(5) None of these 

2. Which step will be 17 24 grow 19 42 queue pen 50 mirror waste?
(1) 1st 
(2) 2nd
(3) 3rd       
(4) 4th
(5) 5th

3. What will be the third element from right in step II?
(1) Queue
(2) pen
(3) 50   
(4) 17
(5) None of these

4. Which will be the 2nd element from left in step IV?
(1) Waste
(2) 24
(3) 17     
(4) pen
(5) None of These

5. Which element will be 3rd to the right of the 2nd from the left in step I?
(1) 24    
(2) waste    
(3) 19
(4) 42
(5) None of these

Directions (6-10): Read the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

(i) Eight persons E, F, G, H, I, J, K, and L are seated around a square table- two on each side.
(ii) There are three lady members and they are not seated next to each other.
(iii) J is between L and F.
(iv) G is between I and F.
(v) H, a lady member, is second to the left of J.
(vi) F, a male member, is seated opposite to E, a lady member.
(vii) J is not a female member.

6. Who among the following are the three lady members?
(1) E, H and J
(2) E, G and J
(3) G, H and J
(4) Cannot be Determined
(5) None of These

7. Which of the following is true about I?
(1) I is a male member
(2) I is a female member
(3) Gender of I cannot be determined
(4) Position of I cannot be determined
(5) None of These

8. Which of the following is true about the person sitting between E and H?
(1) A male member
(2) A female member
(3) The person sitting between E and H is K.
(4) Both (1) and (3)
(5) None of These

9. How many persons are sitting between K and F?
(1) One
(2) Two
(3) Three
(4) Cannot be determined
(5) None of These

10. Who among the following is to the immediate left of F?
(1) G
(2) J
(3) I
(4) Cannot be Determined
(5) None of These

Solutions (1-5):
INPUT:  24 grow waste 19 42 queue 17 pen 50 mirror
Step I: 17 24 grow 19 42 queue pen 50 mirror waste
Step II: 19 17 24 grow 42 pen 50 mirror waste queue
Step III: 24 19 17 grow 42 50 mirror waste queue pen
Step IV: 42 24 19 17 grow 50 waste queue pen mirror
Step V: 50 42 24 19 17 waste queue pen mirror grow
1. (5)
2. (1)
3. (5)
4. (2)
5. (4)

Solutions (6-10):
                       
6. (5)
7. (1)
8. (4)
9. (3)

10. (2)

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