Monday, June 22, 2015

Gateway to SBI Mains: Reasoning Quiz

Directions (Q. 1 – 7): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions. 
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are sitting around a square table in such a way that four of them sit at four corners of the square while four sit in the middle of each of the four sides. The ones who sit at the four corners face the centre of the table while those who sit in the middle of the sides face outside Each of them likes a different subject, viz Mathematics, Hindi, English, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, History and Geography, (None of the information given is necessarily in the same order.) 
C sits third to the left of the one who likes Geography, The one who likes Geography faces outside. Only two persons sit between C and H. 
The one who likes Mathematics sits on the immediate right of H. The one who likes Chemistry sits second to the right of G. G does not like Geography. 
Only one person sits between A and the one who likes Chemistry. 
D sits on the immediate left of the one who likes Physics. G does not like Physics. 
E like History. E is not an immediate neighbour of A. 
The one who likes Hindi is an immediate neighbour of E.   
The one who likes Biology is an immediate neighbour of F.

1. Who amongst the following sits diagonally opposite the one who likes Mathematics? 
1) The one who likes Hindi 
2) 
3) A
4) The one who likes English 
5) The one who  likes Biology 

2. Who among the following represent the immediate neighbours of the one who likes Chemistry? 
1) B, F 
2) C, F 
3) B, E
4) D, F 
5) F, H 

3. Who among the following sits exactly between H and B? 
1) C
2) The one who likes Hindi 
3) The one who likes English 
4) 
5) A
  
4. Which of the following is true regarding B? 
1) B is one of the immediate neighbours of D. 
2) The one who likes Geography is an immediate neighbour of B. 
3) B sits second to the left of H. 
4) B likes History 
5) B is an immediate neighbour of the one who likes Mathematics.

5. What is the position of the one who likes Physics with respect to G? 
1) Second to the  left 
2) Third to the  right 
3) Fourth to the left 
4) Second to the right 
5) Third to the left 

6.Which of the following subjects does D like? 
1) Biology 
2) Mathematics 
3) Hindi 
4) Chemistry 
5) English 

7. Who among the following likes Geography? 
1) B 
2) F 
3) H 
4) A 
5) D 

Directions(Q.8 – 11) : Study the following information to answer the given questions.
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting in a straight like equidistant from each other (but not necessarily in the same order). Some of them are facing south while some are facing north. 
(Note: Facing the same directions means, If one is facing north then the other is also facing north and vice versa. Facing the opposite directions means if one is facing north then the other is facing south and vice versa.) 
H faces north. C sits at one of the extreme ends of the line. A sits third to the left of C. D is not an immediate neighbour of C. G sits third to the right of A. B sits on the immediate right of G. G does not sit at any of the extreme ends of the line. Only one person sits between F and D. G sits second to the left of F. E sits second to the right of B. Both the immediate neighbours of G face the same direction. Both the immediate neighbours of A face the opposite directions. E faces the same direction as B. 
8. Who amongst the following sits second to the right of F? 
1) H 
2) D 
3) C
4) G 
5) A 

9. Which of the following is true with respect to the given information? 
1) G sits at one of the extreme ends of the line. 
2) B sits exactly between A and F. 
3) B sits third to the right of E. 
4) A faces north. 
5) A sits second to the left of B.

10. How many persons in the given arrangement are facing north? 
1) Four 
2) One 
3) Three 
4) Two 
5) More than four 

11. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which of the following does not belong to the group? 
1)  B, A 
2)  D, C
3)  E, B
4) A, E
5) G,F 

Directions (Q.12-15): In each question below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts. Give answer
1) If only conclusion I follows.
2) If only conclusion II follows.
3) If either conclusion I or II follows.
4) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
5) If both conclusion I and II follows.

12. Statements: All cards are notes.
               No note is a paper.
   Conclusions: I. All notes are cards.
        II. No paper is a card.

13.Statements: Some sentries are kings.
               No King is a soldier.
    Conclusions: I. some sentries are soldiers.
II. No soldier is a king.

14. Statements: All girls are women.
               Some women are teachers.
   Conclusions: I. All girls are teachers.
II. Some teachers are not women.

15. Statements: Some Ponds are rivers.
               Some rivers are not sands.
   Conclusions: I. All rivers being ponds is a possibility.
II. Some ponds are sands.

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