Reasoning for SBI PO 2017:

Q-1] Directions -: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Five friends Angelina Jolie, Emma Stone, Kristen Stewart, Jessica Jones and Julia Roberts are Musician, Architect, Doctor, Engineer and Artist by profession and like White, Blue, Red, Yellow and Green colour but not necessarily in that order.

• The person whose hobby is dancing preferred lemonade over cola while others preferred cola over lemonade in beverages

• The four friends who took cola were Angelina Jolie, the one who is an engineer, the person whose favourite colour is Green and the one whose hobby is net surfing.

• Jessica Jones did not take lemonade and her favourite colour is white.

• Emma Stone’s favourite colour is Blue. She did not like lemonade.

• Julia Roberts’s hobby is not painting, reading or gardening.

• The person whose favourite colour is Red likes painting and the person who is artist likes gardening.

• Jessica Jones is not a doctor. The person who is a doctor takes cola. The person who is an engineer likes Blue colour. The person whose favourite colour is yellow is a Architect.

• The musician’s favourite colour is not yellow. Kristen Stewart’s favourite colour is Green. Kristen Stewart is a artist and Jessica Jones is a musician.

Q-2] Directions -: Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:

Seven friends Jack, Simon, Tom, Matt, Drone, Smith and Chris are sitting in a straight line facing south. All of them study in a different school, viz St Francis, Bal Bhavan, DAV, Bal Vidya, Saint Mary, Gyan Niketan and Gurukul but not necessarily in the same order. Simon sits fourth to the right of the person who studies in Gyan Niketan. Only one person sits between Simon and Chris. Chris studies in DAV. Either Simon or the one who studies in Gyan Niketan sits at the extreme end of the row. The person who studies in St Francis school in third to the left of Matt, who is not an immediate neighbour of Chris. only one person sits between Drone and the one who studies in Bal Bhavan. Jack and Tom are immediate neighbours. Jack does not study in Gyan Niketan. The person who studies in Saint Mary sits third to the left of the one who studies in

Gurukul.

Solutions:

Reasoning New pattern for SBI PO 2017:

Directions (1-6):Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below

Eight persons O,F,Y,A,U,N,G and T are sitting around square table in such a way that four of

them who sit at the corner, are facing towards the center and other four who sit in the middle

of each row, are facing outside the center. There are four males and four females. Each person

has different lucky numbers 11,12,13,14,15,16,17 and 18 but the sequence of persons and

Lucky are not necessarily in the same order.

• A’s daughter’s Lucky number is 11. Only one person is sitting between O and N.

• T’s brother A, sits on the immediate left of his mother whose lucky number is 16. O is the

father of G.

• Only one person sits between T’s mother and U. U sits on the immediate right of the person

whose lucky number is 12.

• No female is an immediate neighbor of F who sits at the corner of the table. A’s daughter sits

second to the right of N and on the immediate left of that person whose lucky number is 13.

• F sits second to the left of T’s husband whose lucky number is neither 14 nor 17.

• N, who is the sister of G, her lucky number is 17 and is not an immediate neighbor of T’s

husband.

• Only one person sits between T and G. G sits second to the right of the person whose lucky

number is 18. G is the father of Y and not an immediate neighbor of U. Y is not married to T.

Q -Who amongst the following represents the right female members group?

a. F,A,G,O

b. Y,U,G,T

c. F,U,N,T

d. Cannot be determined

e. None of these

Q-Who among the following represent the Male members group?

a. P,Q,S,U

b. R,S,T,W

c. P,S,T,W

d. T,R,S,Q

e. None of these.

Q- Who among the following is the mother of A?

a. P

b. U

c. Q

d. F

e. W

Q- Which of the following is true regarding U?

a. All are true.

b. O sits diagonally opposite to U

c. F is an immediate neighbour of U

d. T sits second to the right of U.

e. None is true

Q-Who sits diagonally opposite to F?

a. G

b. U

c. A

d. Y

e. N

Q-How many persons are there between O and F when counted in clockwise direction from

O?

a. One

b.Two

c. Three

d. Four

e. More than four

Directions (7-11): Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below

Eight persons E,F,G,H,I,J,K and L are seated around square table – two on each side. All are

facing inside.

• There are three ladies who are not seated next to each other.

• J is between L and F.

• G is between I and F.

• H, a lady member is second to the left of J.

• F, a male member is seated opposite to E who is a lady member.

• There is a lady member between F and I.

Q-Who amongst the following sits diagonally Second to the right of J?

a. G

b. K

c. E

d. L

e. H

Q-Who among the following represent the immediate neighbours of I?

a. J,F

b. H,K

c. G,E

d. E,F

e. None of these

Q-Who among the following sits Exactly between F and L?

a. J

b. A female member

c. K

d. G

e. A male member

Q-Which of the following Pairs represents the group of female members?

a. L,I,J

b. I,J,K

c. K,J,F

d. E,G,H

e. Cannot be determined

Q-What is the position of L regarding I?

a. Second to the left

b. Third to the right

c. Fourth to the left

d. Second to the right

e. Third to the left

Solution:

Q 1-6

Q 7-11

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

Reasoning question set for SBI and other upcoming exams

Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully to answer the below given questions — 

A, B, C, D, E, F and G are seven members of a club. Each of them likes a day of the week viz. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday but not necessarily in the same order. Each of them has a different type of car like Swift, Alto, Figo, Beat, SX4, Estilo, and Optra but not necessarily in the same order. 

C likes Wednesday and his favourite car is neither SX4 nor Optra. E does not like Monday and his favourite car is Beat. One who likes Friday, likes Figo. One who likes Estilo car likes Tuesday. D likes Saturday and his favourite car is not SX4. Favourite car of G is Alto. F likes Thursday. B does not like Estilo. 

1.Which of them likes Tuesday?  

(1) A

(2) B 

(3) D 

(4) Data insufficient 

(5) None of these 

2.Whose favourite car is Figo?

(1) A 

(2) B 

(3) F 

(4) C

(5) None of these 

3.Who likes Sunday? 

(1) A 

(2) C 

(3) F 

(4) E

(5) Data insufficient 

4.Whose favourite car is SX4? 

(1) B 

(2) A 

(3) F 

(4) D

(5) None of these

5.Which of the following combination is true? 

(1) F – Thurday – Estilo 

(2) C –Wednesday –Alto 

(3) D – Saturday= Beat 

(4) G – Monday – Swift 

(5) All are wrong 

Instructions (6-10) : In each of the questions given / below, four statements are followed by three conclusions I, II ./ and III. You have to assume the given statements to be true even if they seems to be different from generally known facts. You have to decide which of the conclusions logically follows the given statements, whatever the generally known facts may be. 

6.Statement : 

I. Some villages are cities 

II. Some cities are huts 

III. All huts are rivers 

IV. Some rivers are tents

Conclusion :

I. Some tents are cities 

II. Some rivers are cities 

III. Some huts are villages 

(1) None follows 

(2) Only I follows 

(3) Only II follows 

(4) Only III follows 

(5) Only II and III follow 

7.Statement : 

I. All hotels are busses 

II. Some busses are cars 

III. All cars are trams 

IV. Some trams are clouds 

Conclusion : 

I. Some trams are busses 

II. Some trams are hotels 

III. Some clouds are cars 

(1) None follows 

(2) Only I follows 

(3) Only II follows 

(4) Only III follows 

(5) Only I and III follow 

8.Statement : 

I. All flowers are books 

II. All books are carpets 

III. Some carpets are keys 

IV. Some keys are locks 

Conclusion : 

I. Some keys are books 

II. Some keys are flowers 

III. Some locks are books 

(1) Only I follows 

(2) Only II follows 

(3) Only III follows 

(4) Only I and II follow 

(5) None follows 

9.Statement : 

I. All boxes are cups 

II. All chairs are cups 

III. All cups are mirrors 

IV. All tables are mirrors 

Conclusion : 

I. Some tables are chairs 

II. Some mirrors are boxes 

III. Some mirrors are chairs 

(1) Only I and II follow 

(2) Only I or III follows 

(3) Only II follows 

(4) Only III follows 

(5) Only II and III follows 

10.Statement : 

I. Some pins are needles 

II. All needles are ropes 

III. Some ropes are buckets 

IV. All buckets are trees 

Conclusion: 

I. Some buckets are pins 

II. Some ropes are pins 

III. No bucket is pin 

(1) Only I or III and II follow 

(2) Only I or III follows 

(3) Only II follows 

(4) Only I or II and III follow 

(5) None of these

Instructions (11-15) : Study the following information and answer the given questions. 

In a specific code, 'he is waiting there' is written as  la pa ro ta'. 'there is the train' is written as `zo ro ji la'. 'waiting at the station' is written as 'ma ta fu ji' and 'is this a station' as `fu bi ro vi'. 

11.What is the code for 'he'? 

(1) la

(2) pa 

(3) ro

(4) ta 

(5) Either la or ze 

12.What does 'la' mean? 

(1) is 

(2) train 

(3) waiting 

(4) there 

(5) them 

13.How will 'the train station' be written?

(1) zo la ma 

(2) fu ji ta

(3) fu ji zo 

(4) ro zo fu 

(5) Cannot be determined

14.What is the code for 'at'? 

(1) ma 

(2) ji 

(3) fu 

(4) ta 

(5) Cannot be determined 

15.‘guard is waiting’ will be written as? 

(1) ro ta zo 

(2) ta ki ro 

(3) fu zo ki 

(4) tar o ji 

(5) Cannot be determined 

Answers..

1. 1
2. 2
3. 4
4. 3
5. 5
6. 3
7. 2
8. 5
9. 5
10.1
11.2
12.4
13.3
14.1
15.2

Reasoning for SBI and other upcoming bank exams:

Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

In an examination A, B, C, D and E each scored different marks. B scored the second highest marks and more than C and D. No one scored less than A. C scored 64% marks.

1. Who among the following scored the highest marks?

1) B 

2) D 

3) E 

4) C 

5) Other than given options

2. Who among the following can score 70% marks?

1) Only E 

2) Either D or B or E 

3) Only B and E

4) Either D or B 

5) Other than given options

Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J are ten friends sitting in two rows I and II containing five friends each. The friends of both the row are facing each other. The friends of row I are facing south. C is not an immediate neighbour of F but sits second to the left of D, who is third to the right of A. G sits opposite D. B sits on the immediate right of G and is facing south. H is third to the right of B and is exactly opposite F. I sits opposite C. E is not the neighbour of H.

3. Who among the following does not sit the same row?

1) J 

2) H 

3) B 

4) C 

5) Other than given options

4. Who among the following sits exactly opposite A?

1) I 

2) J 

3) E 

4) D 

5) Other than given options

5. F is related to H in a certain way, E is related to B in the same way. Who among the following is related to J following the same pattern?

1) A 

2) D 

3) I 

4) F 

5) Other than given options

6. Who among the following is fourth to the right of G?

1) F 

2) H 

3) I 

4) A 

5) Other than given options

7. Which of the following statements is true?

1) E is in the extreme right end of the row 

2) I sits in the second to the right of H

3) C sits in the middle of the second row 

4) H sits on the immediate right of A 

5) None is true

8. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

1) GD 

2) HD 

3) FG 

4) HF 

5) JF

9. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word 'PROVIDED' each of which has as many letters between them as in the English alphabet?

1) None 

2) One 

3) Two 

4) Three 

5) Other than given options

Answers

1. 3

2. 2

3. 4

4. 2

5. 1

6. 2

7. 3

8. 5

G + D ---- 7 + 4 = 11,

H + D ---- 8 + 4 = 12,

F + G ---- 6 + 7 = 13,

H + F ---- 8 + 6 = 14,

J + F ---- 10 + 6 = 16

Hence, JF does not belong to the group. Become the sum of the letter is perfect square.

9. 3;

Reasoning for SBI and other upcoming exams:

Directions (Q. 1-5): Study the given information carefully and answer the given questions: 

Ten people are sitting in two parallel rows having five people each in such way that there is equal distance between adjacent persons. In row-1, Jack, Krish, Leon, Monty and Nathan are seated (not necessarily in the same order) and all of them are facing south. In row-2 Vivan, Wasim, Xcock, Yaami and Zarin are seated (not necessarily in the same order) and all of them are facing north. Therefore, in the given seating arrangement each member seated in a row faces another member of the other row. 

Zarin sits third to the right of Wasim. Vivan sits second to the left of Zarin. The person facing Vivan sits on the immediate right of Krish. Only one person sits between Krish and Monty. Jack is not an immediate neighbour of Krish. Only two people sit between Jack and Leon. Neither Krish nor Jack faces Yaami.

1. Who among the following is facing Nathan?  

a) Yaami 

b) Zarin

c) Vivan 

d) Xcock

e) Wasim

2. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding Monty?

a) Monty faces one of the immediate neighbours of Xcock.

b) Krish is one of the immediate neighbours of Monty.

c) None of the given statements is true 

d) Leon sits on the immediate right of Monty. 

e) Only one person sits between Monty and Nathan.

3. Who among the following is facing Xcock?

a) Krish

b) Leon

c) Monty

d) Jack

e) Nathan

4. What is the position of Zarin with respect to Yaami?

a) Third to the right 

b) Second to the right

c) Immediate left 

d) Immediate right 

e) Second to the left

5. Four of the given five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and hence form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

a) Monty 

b) Jack

c) Nathan

d) Wasim

e) Yaami

Directions (Q. 6-10): Study the given information carefully to answer the given questions.

J, K, L, M, P, Q, R and S are sitting around a circular table facing the centre at equal distances between each other (but not necessarily in the same order). Each one of them is also related to M in some way or the other. Only two people sit between Q and L. M sits second to the left of Q. Only three people sit between L and M’s sister. M’s son sits second to the right of M’s sister. 

Only one person sits between the son of M and S. J sits on the immediate right of R. R is neither the son nor the mother of M. S is an immediate neighbour of M’s mother. Only three people sit between M’s mother and M’s brother. M’s daughter sits second to the left of M’s brother. 

M’s father is not an immediate neighbour of M. M’s wife sits third to the right of K.

6. Who sits second to the right of R? 

a) M’s brother

b) M

c) R

d) K

e) M’s daughter 

7. How many people sit between K and L, when counted from the left of L? 

a) Six

b) One

c) None

d) Two

e) Four 

8. Which of the following statements is true with respect to the given information? 

a) R sits second to the right of M’s wife.

b) K is an immediate neighbour of R. 

c) M sits second to the left of L.

d) All the given options are not true.

e) S is son of L.

9. How is K related to R?

a) Son-in-law

b) Uncle

c) Niece

d) Brother

e) Daughter

10. Who among the following is the wife of M? 

a) N 

b) L

c) O

d) Q

e) J

Answers:

1. c
2. d
3. a
4. c
5. c

6. b

7. c

8. d

9. c

10. e