Reasoning Questions for SBI PO 2017

Directions (Q. 1 - 6): Study the following information carefully and answer the given
questions.
Six persons—A, B, C, D, E and F—stay on different floors of a six-storey building (ground
floor is numbered as floor 1 and top floor is numbered as floor 6). Each of them is in a
different profession, viz Doctor, Engineer, Lawyer, Architect, Journalist and Teacher.
D is a lawyer but stays neither on floor 2 nor on floor 5. B is neither an Architect nor a Journalist
but stays on floor 6. The Journalist doesn’t stay below the floor of the Architect but stays
below the floor of the Engineer. The Teacher stays either on floor 1 or on floor 4. E doesn’t
stay on an odd-numbered floor. A, who stays on floor 4, is either a Journalist or an Architect.
Either C or F is an Engineer.

1. If F stays on floor 1, what is the profession of C?
1) Lawyer
2) Engineer
3) Teacher
4) Architect
5) Can’t be determined

2. Who stays on floor 3?
1) Engineer 2) Lawyer 3) Doctor 4) Architect 5) Teacher

3. Which of the following combinations is definitely true?
1) C–Teacher–Floor 1
2) D–Lawyer–Floor 5
3) E–Architect–Floor 2
4) F–Engineer–Floor 5
5) None of these

4. Which of the following combinations is definitely false?
1) A–Journalist–Floor 2
2) B–Doctor–Floor 6
3) E–Architect–Floor 2
4) D–Lawyer–Floor 3
5) None of these

5. If the Journalist stays on Floor 2, which floor will the Engineer stay on?
1) 1 2) 5 3) 4 4) 6 5) Can’t say exactly
6. What is the profession of B?
1) Engineer 2) Architect 3) Journalist
4) Doctor 5) Data inadequate

Directions (Q. 7 - 11): Study the following information carefully and answer the given
questions.
Eight friends—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 table while the other four sit in the middle of the four
sides. Those who sit in the middle of the four sides face the center while those who sit at the
four corners face outside.
A sits third to the left of C, who does not sit at any of the corners. E sits to the left but not on the
immediate left of F, who is not an immediate neighbour of C. B and H are the immediate
neighbours of neither each other nor of A and D respectively.
D does not sit in the middle of any sides and at least two persons can sit between A and D. E and
G sit opposite each other but do not face each other. F cannot sit opposite C.

7. Who among the following sits third to the left of H?
1) B 2) G 3) D 4) C 5) None of these

8. What is the position of B with respect to F?
1) Third to the left
2) Third to the right
3) Fourth to the left
4) Second to the right
5) None of these

9. Who among the following represent the immediate neighbours of F?
1) HG 2) GA 3) BE 4) AH 5) None of these

10. If they all are rearranged clockwise in alphabetical order starting from A (A retains his
original position), which of the following would retain his original position?
1) H 2) G 3) D 4) E 5) None of these

11. Who among the following sits exactly between D and G?
1) B 2) H 3) F 4) C 5) None of these


Answers with explanation:

(1 - 6)

Person     Profession     Floor
B             Doctor          6
C/F         Engineer       5
A            Journalist      4
D            Lawyer         3
E            Architect       2
F/C        Teacher          1

1. 2; If F stays on floor 1, C will stay on floor 5 and then he will be the Engineer by profession.
2. 2
3. 3
4. 1
5. 2; According to the given condition, the Journalist must stay below the floor of the Engineer.
So, if the Journalist stays on floor 2, the condition is not violated. Therefore, the Engineer
keeps on staying on floor 5, ie his original position.
6. 4

(7 - 11):

7. 3
8. 3
9. 2
10. 2; Only G retains his original position.
11. 4; C sits exactly between D and G

Reasoning question set for SBI PO 2017:

Directions (Q. 1 - 6): Read the following information and answer the questions given

below.

P, Q, R, S, T, U, W and X are eight persons a family. There are three married couples in the

family. The persons are from three generations. All females of this family are married. Q

and P are the offsprings of S while W and X are the offspring of T and R respectively. U is

the wife of S. R is one of the females and she is not the wife of P. 

Among them there are three Teachers, two Businessmen, two Athletes and one Painter. Each

person has only one occupation. All of them are sitting around a circular table. They sit in

such a manner that only one of the grandsons of S is sitting between R and P, while only T

is sitting between Q and U. One of the sons of S is on the immediate left of S. Only one

person is sitting between R and Q, but it is not X. W, who is not sitting next to Q, is also not

sitting opposite S. Q is not sitting opposite a female. The persons who are on the immediate

left of W and immediate right of Q are not Teachers while X is a renowned Painter. The

persons who are sitting next to T are neither Businessman nor Teacher.

1. The two females who are sitting adjacent to each other are

1) R and T   2) R and P   3) T and R

4) Can’t be determined   5) None of these

2. The only person who is sitting between Q and R is a/an

1) Businessman   2) Teacher    3) Athlete

4) Painter             5) Can’t be determined

3. The only male who is sitting opposite a female is a/an

1) Businessman   2) Teacher   3) Athlete

4) Painter             5) Can’t be determined

4. Which of the following statements is true regarding the person who is sitting between W’s

father and X’s grandmother?

1) She is sitting opposite a Teacher.

2) She is a painter.

3) He is sitting one place away from a Businessman.

4) He is the son of an Athlete.

5) He is the grandson of a Teacher.

5. X is sitting between which of the following persons?

1) P and R   2) R and Q   3) P and U

4) Can’t be determined    5) None of these

6. Who among the following is/are not a Teacher?

1) Can’t be determined

2) One of the grandsons of U, who is Q’s son

3) Mother of W

4) P

5) All the above

Directions (Q. 7 - 11): Study the following information carefully and answer the given

questions:

F, G, H, K, L, M, N and O are eight students. Each of them has a different favourite subject –

English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Sociology, Philosophy and History but

not necessarily in the same order. All of them are sitting around a circular table and facing

the centre.

Neither F nor H is an immediate neighbour of L. Neither F nor H has Biology as his favourite

subject. L sits third to the left of the person whose favourite subject is Biology. Only two

persons sit between F and H. The student whose favourite subject is History sits second to

the right of O. O is not an immediate neighbour of L. O does not the have Biology as his

favourite subject and History is not the favourite subject of L. The person whose favourite

subject is English sits third to the left of K. The students with favourite subjects as English

and Biology are not immediate neighbours. Only one person sits between O and the person

whose favourite subject is Physics. Persons with favourite subjects as Chemistry and

Mathematics are immediate neighbours. Mathematics is not the favourite subject of O.

Only one person sits between M and the person whose favourite subject is Sociology. The

person with Sociology as his favourite subject is an immediate neighbour of G. H and M are

not immediate neighbours.

7. Who among the following has English as his favourite subject?

1) L   2) K   3) H   4) F   5) M

8. How many people sit between F and the person whose favourite subject is Sociology, when

counted in clockwise direction from F?

1) None   2) One   3) Two   4) Four   5) Five

9. Which of the following would come in place of question mark based upon the given seating

arrangement?

KO, GN, FK, NL ?

1) OH   2) HG   3) MH   4) MG   5) KN

10. What is the position of the student whose favourite subject is Philosophy with respect to N?

1) Immediate left   2) Second to the left   3) Third to the right

4) Second to the right   5) Third to the left

11. Which of the following is true with respect to the given seating arrangement?

1) History is the favourite subject of N.

2) H is an immediate neighbour of K.

3) Students with favourite subjects as English and Sociology are immediate neighbours.

4) G sits second to the left of O

5) None of these

Solutions:

1-6

1) 5 2)1 3) 2 4) 4 5)3 6) 2

7-11

Data Interpretation (D.I.) for SBI PO 2017 (part 2)

1. What is the approximate overall percentage obtained by C in the examination?

1)78   2)69

3)75   4)71   5)65

2. What is the difference in the marks obtained by B in English and Maths together and the marks obtained by F in the same subjects?

1)24   2)17

3)15   4)28   5)None of these

3. The marks obtained by E in Geography are what percent of the marks of the marks obtained by E in Hindi?

1)45   2)55

3)50   4)60   5)None of these

4. What is the overall percentage of marks obtained by D in History and Geography together?

1)73.40   2)72.80

3)70.50   4)68.80   5)None of these

5. What are the average marks obtained by all the students together in Science?

1)77.16   2)120.50

3)118     4)121       5)None of these 

Answers:

1) 4

2) 1

3) 3

4) 2

5) 5

Data Interpretation (D. I.) for SBI PO 2017

1. What is the ratio of the total number of males in the medical and teaching professions together to the total number of females in the same profession together?

1) 117:43   2)29:183  

3)183:29    4)43:117   5) None of these

2. The total number of people in the teaching profession is what percent of the total number of people in the Law?

1) 87.5   2)93  

3)68      4)79.5   5) None of these

3. What is the total number of males from all the professions together?

1)11472   2)12784  

3)12348   4)12453   5) None of these

4. The females in the Engineering profession are what percent of the males in the management profession?

1)71.71   2)96.43

3)83.16   4)68.54   5) None of these

5. What is the ratio of the number of males in the banking profession to the number of males in the engineering profession?

1)17:7   2)28:55

3)7:11   4)63:52   5) None of these 

Answers:

1) 4

2) 1

3) 3

4) 2

5) 5

Data Interpretation (D.I.) for SBI PO 2017 part 2

6. Let the income of the PSU Banks in 1997-98 be equal to Rs 500000 crores. If the expenditure of

PSU Banks in 1999-00 is equal to the income of PSU Banks in 1997-98, then the income of PSU

Banks in 1999-00 will be what per cent more than the expenditure of these Banks in 1998-99?

1) 32%   2) 44%

3) 56%   4) 64%

7. If the expenditure of Foreign Banks in 1997-98 is equal to their income in that year and is equal

to Rs 30000 crores then, in 1999-00, what is the difference in income and expenditure for the

foreign Banks?

1) Rs 1500 crores     2) Rs 2000 crores

3) Rs 15000 crores   4) Rs 20000 crores

8. Let the income of New Pvt. Banks in 1998-99 be Rs 4000 crores. If the expenditure of New Pvt.

Banks in 1998-99 is the same as their income then the difference in incomes of New Pvt. Banks

in 1998-99 and 1999-00 will be what per cent of the difference of expenditures of New Pvt. Banks

in 1998-99 and 1999-00?

1) 52%   2) 76%

3) 84%   4) 118%

9. In 1998-99, if the income of PSU Banks is twice the expenditure of Foreign Banks then what will

be the ratio of the income of PSU Banks to the expenditure of Foreign Banks in 1999-00?

1) 1 : 2   2) 21 : 10

3) 5 : 1   4) 1 : 5

10. In 1998-99, if the income of Foreign Banks is four times their expenditure, then what will be the

ratio of the income to the expenditure of the Foreign Banks in 1999-00?

1) 1 : 4   2) 4 : 1   3) 5 : 1   4) 1 : 5

Data Interpretation (D.I.) for SBI PO 2017

Directions (Q. 1-5): Refer to the line graph below and answer the questions that follow.

DIRECT SELLING BUSINESS

1. What is the average simple annual growth rate of turnover of direct selling business in India
during the given period?
1) 42% 2) 60%
3) 78% 4) 137.5%

2. If Wamay and Nova were the only companies in the direct selling business in India till 1998 with
the Wamay market share three times that of Nova, then what is the percentage growth in Nova’s
turnover during the given period?
1) 10%   2) 15.6%
3) 35%   4) 46.7%

3. Balife was launched in 2000. Since then, the number of its distributors is increasing by 25%
every year and its turnover by 20%. Then what was the turnover-to-number of distributors ratio of
Balife during its launching year?
1) 36120   2) 39820
3) 42320   4) 45720

4. Which of the following is definitely false?
1) The ratio of turnover to number of distributors is maximum for Balife during 2002.
2) Top four companies together have more than 80% of total number of distributors in the direct
     selling business in India during 2002.
3) There are not more than 18 companies in direct selling business in India during 2002.
4) None of these

5. During which year, has the ratio of turnover-to-number of distributors shown maximum percentage increase over the previous year?
1) 1999    2) 2000
3) 2001    4) 2002



Solutions:

1) 4
2) 4
3) 3
4) 3
5) 2

English Error detection for SBI PO 2017

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (E). (ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)

 Q 1

 (A) If Rajeshwari would have come/(B) to me I would have/(C) given her the/(D) help she needed./

(E) No error.

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

E. E

Q 2.

The court has asked the authorities (A)/to take appropriate steps to restore natural water resources (B)/ so that the water shortage problem (C)/ in the state can be solved. (D)/ No error (E)

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

E. E

Q 3

District police arrested (A)/a gang of notorious robbers, (B)/who were planning to strike at (C)/a house in the vicinity. (D)/No error(E)

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

E. E

Q 4

Households across the state are either opting for (A)/a more modest lifestyle or compromising on(B)/the nutritional value of their food in efforts to negate (C)/the price rise of essential commodities, cereals, vegetable and fruits. (D)/No error (E)

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

E. E

Solutions :

1 Correct Answer: A. A

Solution

Change ‘If Rajeshwari would have’ into ‘If Rajeshwari had’.

2 Correct Answer: E. E

Solution

No error.

3 Correct Answer: C. C

Solution

Remove ‘at’ from the expression. With ‘at’ the meaning comes as ‘to’ attack someone.

4 Correct Answer: C. C

Solution

Efforts’ should be replaced by ‘an effort’ because this is singularly related here.