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SBI BANK CLERK 2008 SOLVED PAPER (HELD ON 06-01-2008) Reasoning Ability 121. Among M, T, R and P, M is older than only P. T is older than R. Who among them is the oldest ? (A) T (B) R (C) T or R (D) Data inadequate (E) None of these 122. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ? (A) Hill (B) Valley (C) Dam (D) River (E) Mountain 123. How many meaningful English words can be formed with the letters ESRO using each letter only once in each word ? (A) None (B) One (C) Two (D) Three (E) More than three 124. If ‘P’ denotes ‘+’; ‘R’ denotes ‘¸’, ‘T’ denotes ‘–’ and ‘W’ denotes ‘X’, then— 40 R 8 W 10 T 12 P 16 = ? (A) 50 (B) 46 (C) 30 (D) 70 (E) None of these 125. What should come next in the following number sequence ? 2 2 3 2 3 4 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 4 5 6 7 2 3 4 (A) 8 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 2 (E) None of these 126. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word CONSTABLE each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet ? (A) None (B) One (C) Two (D) Three (E) More than three 127. In a certain code BOARD is written as 54#12 and MORE is written as 941$. How is DREAM written in that code ? (A) 21$#9 (B) 2$1#9 (C) 51$#9 (D) 25$#9 (E) None of these 128. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ? (A) 50 (B) 65

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SBI BANK CLERK 2008 SOLVED PAPER

(HELD ON 06-01-2008)

Reasoning Ability

121. Among M, T, R and P, M is older than only P. T is older than R. Who among them is the oldest ? (A) T (B) R (C) T or R (D) Data inadequate (E) None of these 122. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ? (A) Hill (B) Valley (C) Dam (D) River (E) Mountain 123. How many meaningful English words can be formed with the letters ESRO using each letter only once in each word ? (A) None (B) One (C) Two (D) Three (E) More than three 124. If ‘P’ denotes ‘+’; ‘R’ denotes ‘¸’, ‘T’ denotes ‘–’ and ‘W’ denotes ‘X’, then— 40 R 8 W 10 T 12 P 16 = ? (A) 50 (B) 46 (C) 30 (D) 70 (E) None of these 125. What should come next in the following number sequence ? 2 2 3 2 3 4 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 4 5 6 7 2 3 4 (A) 8 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 2 (E) None of these 126. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word CONSTABLE each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet ? (A) None (B) One (C) Two (D) Three (E) More than three 127. In a certain code BOARD is written as 54#12 and MORE is written as 941$. How is DREAM written in that code ? (A) 21$#9 (B) 2$1#9 (C) 51$#9 (D) 25$#9 (E) None of these 128. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ? (A) 50 (B) 65

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(C) 170 (D) 255 (E) 290 129. How many such digits are there in the number 5231698 each of which is as far away from the beginning of the number as when the digits are rearranged in ascending order ? (A) None (B) One (C) Two (D) Three (E) More than three 130. In a certain code CREAM is written as NBDBQ. How is BREAD written in that code? (A) EBFAQ (B) EBDAQ (C) BEDQA (D) BEFQA (E) None of these Directions—(Q. 131–135) In each of the questions below are given three statements followed by three Conclusions numbered I, II and III. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from 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. 131. Statements # Some flowers are bins. Some bins are handles. All handles are sticks. Conclusions # I. Some sticks are bins. II. Some handles are flowers. III. Some sticks are flowers. (A) Only II follows (B) Only III follows (C) Only I and II follows (D) Only I and III follows (E) None of these 132. Statements # Some towers are windows. All windows are houses. Some houses are temples. Conclusions # I. Some towers are temples. II. Some houses are towers. III. Some temples are windows. (A) Only I follows (B) Only II follows (C) Only III follows (D) Only I and II follows (E) None of these 133. Statements # Some walls are doors. Some doors are cots. Some cots are chairs. Conclusions # I. Some chairs are doors. II. Some cots are walls. III. No chair is door. (A) Only II follows (B) Only III follows (C) Only either I or III follows (D) Only I follows (E) None of these 134. Statements # All trees are gardens. All gardens are stones. All stones are fences.

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Conclusions # I. Some fences are gardens. II. All gardens are fences. III. Some stones are trees. (A) Only I and II follow (B) Only I and III follow (C) Only II and III follow (D) All follow (E) None of these 135. Statements # All books are leaves. Some leaves are jungles. No jungle is box. Conclusions # I. Some jungles are books. II. No book is box. III. Some leaves are boxes. (A) None follows (B) Only I follows (C) Only II follows (D) Only III follows (E) Only I and III follow Directions—(Q. 136–140) Study the follo-wing arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below— 7 R E T 4 A 9 % D F 1 U # B @ 8 H I © W M H 3 2 V $ 5 N P 6 Q 136. How many such consonants are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a consonant and immediately followed by a number ? (A) None (B) One (C) Two (D) Three (E) More than three 137. How many such numbers are there in the above arrangement, each of which is imme-diately preceded by a letter but not imme-diately followed by a symbol ? (A) None (B) One (C) Two (D) Three (E) More than three 138. How many such vowels are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately followed by a symbol ? (A) None (B) One (C) Two (D) Three (E) More than three 139. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ? (A) RTA (B) 9DF (C) #@H (D) 3V5 (E) IWH 140. Which of the following is the fourth to the left of the twelfth from the left end ? (A) % (B) 8 (C) 2 (D) H (E) None of these Directions—(Q. 141–145) In each question below is given a group of digits followed by

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four combinations of letters/symbols lettered (A), (B), (C), and (D). You have to find out which of the combinations correctly represents the group of digits based on the coding system and the condi-tions given below and mark the number of that combination as your answer. If none of the combinations correctly represents the group of digits, mark (E), i.e. ‘None of these’ as your answer. Digit # 5 1 3 4 9 6 8 2 7 Letter/symbol # P A K % R @ D © M Conditions # (i) If the first digit is odd and the last digit is even, the codes for the first and last digits are to be reversed. (ii) If both the first and the last digits are even, both are to be coded as *. (iii) If both the first and the last digits are odd, both are to be coded as $. 141. 215349 (A) RAPK%© (B) *APK%* (C) $APK%$ (D) ©PAK%R (E) None of these 142. 671254 (A) @MA©P% (B) $MA©P$ (C) *MA©P* (D) %MA©P© (E) None of these 143. 813469 (A) RAK%@D (B) DAK%@R (C) DAP%@R (D) *AK%@* (E) None of these 144. 794821 (A) MR%D©A (B) AR%D©M (C) M%RD©A (D) $R%D©$ (E) None of these 145. 591426 (A) @RA%©P (B) PRA%©@ (C) @AR%©P (D) $RA%©* (E) None of these Directions—(Q. 146–150) Study the follo-wing information carefully and answer the questions given below. A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle facing at the centre. D is second to the left of F and third to the right of H. A is second to the right of F and an immediate neighbour of H. C is second to the right of B and F is third to the right of B. G is not an immediate neighbour of F. 146. How many of them are between H and C ? (A) Two (B) Three (C) Two or three (D) Data inadequate (E) None of these 147. Who is the immediate left of A ? (A) H (B) E (C) G (D) Data inadequate (E) None of these

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148. In which of the following pairs is the first person sitting to the immediate left of the second person ? (A) CD (B) BG (C) HA (D) FC (E) None of these 149. Who is fourth to the right of B ? (A) E (B) C (C) A (D) Data inadequate (E) None of these 150. What is E’s position with respect to G ? (A) Second to the right (B) Third of the left (C) Third to the right (D) Second to the left (E) None of these Directions—(Q. 151–155) In the following questions, the symbols @, ©, #, $ and % are used with the following meaning as illustrated below— ‘P © Q’ means ‘P is either greater than or equal to Q’. ‘P % Q’means ‘P is either smaller than or equal to Q’. ‘P @ Q’ means ‘P is neither greater than nor smaller than Q’. ‘P # Q’ means ‘P is smaller than Q’. ‘P $ Q’ means ‘P is greater 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 them is/are definitely true ? Give answer (A), if only Conclusion I is true. Give answer (B), if only Conclusion II is true. Give answer (C), if either Conclusion I or II is true. Give answer (D), if neither Conclusion I nor II is true. Give answer (E), if both Conclusions I and II are true. 151. Statements : D $ N, N # F, F © T Conclusions : I. T # N II. D $ F 152. Statements : K © R, R $ F, F # B Conclusions : I. B $ R II. F # K 153. Statements : J $ M, M © K, K # N Conclusions : I. J $ K II. N $ M 154. Statements : F # T, T @ W, W $ H Conclusions : I. F # H II. F © H 155. Statements : M % T, T # R, R @ D Conclusions : I. D $ T II. R $ T

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ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATION :- 121. (A) T, R > M > P and T > R T is the oldest. 122. (C) All the rest are natural while ‘Dam’ is man made. 123. (E) The meaningful words formed with the letters ESRO are : ROSE, SORE, EROS and SERO. 124. (E) ? = 40 R 8 W 10 T 12 P 16 = 40 ¸ 8 ´ 10 – 12 + 16 = 408 ´ 10 – 12 + 16 = 50 – 12 + 16 = 54 125. (B) 2, 23, 234, 2345, 23456, 234567, 234 5 126. (D) ON, ST and AB. 127. (A) B ¾® 5 and M ¾® 9 O ¾® 4 O ¾® 4 A ¾® # R ¾® 1 R ¾® 1 E ¾® $ D ¾® 2 Hence D ¾® 2 R ¾® 1 E ¾® $ A ¾® # M ¾® 9 128. (D) 50 = (7)2 + 1 65 = (8)2 + 1 170 = (13)2 + 1 290 = (17)2 + 1 But 255 is not like this. 129. (D) 51 22 33 15 66 98 89 130. (B) As, Similarly, 131. (E) Or Only I follows. 132. (B) Or Only II follows. 133. (C) Or

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Only either I or III follows. 134. (B) Only I and III follow. 135. (A) Or None follows. 136. (C) D F 1 and N P 6 137. (D) T 4 A , F 1 U and P 6 Q 138. (C) U # and I © 139. (B) 140. (A) 12th element from the left is U and fourth to the left of U is %. 141. (E) 215349 ©APK%R 142. (C) 671254 *MA©P* 143. (B) 813469 DAK%@R 144. (D) 794821 $ R%D©$ 145. (A) 591426 @RA%©P For Qs. 146 to 150 Seating Plan is as shown below— 146. (B) 147. (B) 148. (E) 149. (A) 150. (B) 151. (D) D $ N ® D > N, N # F ® N <> N <> F (False) 152. (B) K © R ® K ≥ R, R $ F ® R > F and F # B ® F <> F <> R (False) II. F # K ® F <> M, M © K ® M ≥ K and K # N ® K <> M ≥ K <> K (True) II. N $ M ® N > M (False) 154. (D) F # T ® F < t =" W"> H F < t =" W"> H I. F # H ® F < r =" D" r =" D"> T (True) II. R $ T ® R > T (True)

SBI Clerk Reasoning Sample Paper

1 In a certain code RIPPLE is written as 613382 & LIFE is written as 8192. How is PILLER written in that code ? (a) 318826 (b) 318286 (c) 618826 (d) 328816 (e) none of these 2 If GIVE is coded as 5137 and BAT is coded as 924, How is GATE coded? (a) 5427 (b) 5724 (c) 5247 (d) 2547 (e) None of these 3 If PALE, is coded as 2134, EARTH is coded as 41590 , how is PEARL coded in that code? (a) 29530 (b) 24153 (c) 25413

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(d) 25430 (e) None of these 4 If in a certain language , ENTRY is coded as 12345 & STEADY is coded as 931785 , then state which is the correct code for the SEDATE (a) 918731 (b) 954185 (c) 814195 (d) 614781 (e) None of these 5 If in a certain language , ENTRY is coded as 12345 & STEADY is coded as 931785, then state which is the correct code for the ENDEAR (a) 524519 (b) 174189 (c) 128174 (d) 124179 (e) 164983 6 If in a certain language CHARCOAL is coded as 45164913 & MORALE is coded as 296137 , how is COACH coded in that language (a) 38137 (b) 49148 (c) 48246 (d) 49145 (e) none of these 7 If in a certain language CHARCOAL is coded as 45164913 & MORALE is coded as 296137 , how is COLLER coded in that language (a) 397749 (b) 497758 (c) 483359 (d) 493376 (e) none of these 8 If in a certain language CHARCOAL is coded as 45164913 & MORALE is coded as 296137 , how is MECHRALE coded in that language (a) 95378165 (b) 25378195 (c) 27456137 (d) 27386195 (e) none of these 9 If MISTAKE is coded as 9765412 & Naked is coded as 84123 , then what will be the code for DISTANT ? (a) 3765485 (b) 4798165 (c) 3697185 (d) 4768296 (e) none of these 10 If MISTAKE is coded as 9765412 & Naked is coded as 84123 , then what will be the code for NEMISES ? (a) 7598656 (b) 8597656 (c) 8297626 (d) 435985 (e) none of these 11 If ROPE is coded as 6821 & CHAIR is coded as 73456, then what will be the code for CRAPE? (a) 73456 (b) 76421 (c) 77246 (d) 77123 (e) None of these 12 In a certain code, 15789 is written as EGKPT and 2346 is written as ALUR. How is 23549 written in that code ? (a) ALEUT (b) ALGTU (c) ALGUT (d) ALGRT (e) None of these 13 In a certain code, a number 13479 is written as AQFJL and 5268 is written as DMPN. How is 396824 written in that code? (a) QLPNKJ (b) QLPNMF (c) QLPMNF (d) QLPNDF (e) None of these In a certain language 36492 is written as SMILE and 058 is written as RUN, How are the following figures coded in that language ? Q:14 33980 (a) SSLNR (b) SSLRN (c) SLSNR (d) SLNRS (e) None of these 15 6458 (a) MUIN (b) MINU (c) INUM (d) MIUN (e) IUMN 16 92486

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(a) LEIMN (b) ELINR (c) LEINM (d) EILNM (e) LIENM 17 54324 (a) SIUEI (b) UISEI (c) USIIE (d) UISIE (e) SUEII 18 90089 (a) NLLRN (b) LRLNN (c) LLRRN (d) LRRNL (e) RLLNN 19 3425 (a) SEIU (b) SIUE (c) SRUI (d) RUSI (e) SIEU 20 29463 (a) ELISM (b) ELIMS (c) LIMSE (d) EILMS (e) None of these 21 If in a certain language PRIVATE is coded as 1234567 & RISK is coded as 2398, How is RIVETS coded in that language? (a) 687543 (b) 234769 (c) 496321 (d) 246598 (e) None of these. 22 If PLAY is coded as 8123 &RHYME is coded as 49367, How is MALE coded as ? (a) 6217 (b) 6198 (c) 6395 (d) 6285 (e) None of these 23 In a certain code language 24685 is written as 33776. How is 35791 written in that code. (a) 44882 (b) 44880 (c) 46682 (d) 44682 (e) None of these. 24 In a certain code language 35796 is written as 44887. How is 35791 written in that code (a) 57914 (b) 55914 (c) 5934 (d) 5714 (e) None of these. 25 If MINJUR is coded as 312547 & TADA as 6898, How can MADURAI be coded as? (a) 3498178 (b) 3894871 (c) 384971 (d) 3894781 (e) None of these. ANSWER SHEET 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 a c b a c d d c a c b c b a d 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 c b d e b b a a b d Answers With Explantion :- 1. The alphabets are coded as shown i. e. P as 3, I as 1, L as 8, E as 2, & R as 6. So, PILLER is coded as 318826. 2. The alphabets are coded as shown i. e. G as 5, A as 2, T as 4 & E as 7. So GATE is coded as 5247. 3. The alphabets are coded as shown i. e. p AS 2, E as 4, A as 1, R as 5, & L as 3. So PEARL is coded as 24153. 4. S is coded as 9, E as 1, D as 8, A as 7 & T as 3. So SEDATE is coded as 918731. 5. E is coded as 1, N as 2, D as 8, A as 7 & R as 4. So ENDEAR is coded as 128174.

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6. C is coded as 4, O as 9, A as 1 & H as 5. 7. C is code as 4, O as 9, L as 3, E as 7, & R as 6. So, COLLER is coded as 493376. 8. M is coded as 2, E as 7, C as 4, H as 5, R as 6, A as 1 & L as 3. So, MECHRALE is coded as 27456137. 9. D is coded as 3, I as 7, S as 6, T as 5, A as 4, & N as 8. So the DISTANT is coded as 3765485. 10. N is coded as 8, E as 2, M as 9, I as 7 & S as 6. So NEMISES is coded as 8297626. 11. C is coded as 7, R as 6, A as 4, P as 2, & E as 1. So CRAPE is coded as 76421. 12. 2 is coded as A, 3 as L, 5 as G, 4 as U & 9 as T. So 23549 is coded as ALGUT. 13. 3 is coded as Q, 9 as L, 6 as P, 8 as N, 2 as M & 4 as F. So 396824 is coded as QLPNMF. 14. 3 is coded as S, 9 as L, 8 as N & 0 as R. So 33980 is coded as SSLNR. 15. 6 is coded as M, 4 as 1, 5 as U & 8 as N. So 6458 is coded as MIUN. 16. 9 is coded as L, 2 as E, 4 as I, 8 as N, & 6 as M. So, 92486 is coded as LEINM. 17. 5 is coded U, 4 as I, 3 as S & 2 as E. So 54324 is coded as UISEI. 18. 9 is coded as L, 0 as R & 8 as N. So, 90089 is coded as LRRNL. 19. 3 is coded as S, 4 as I, 2 as E & 5 as U. So 3425 is coded as SIEU. 20. 2 is coded as E, 9 as L, 4 as I, 6 as M & 3 as S. So, 29463 is coded as ELIMS. 21. R is coded as 2, I as 3, V as 4, E as 7, T as 6 & S as 9. So, RIVETS is coded as 234769. 22. Here M is coded as 6 , A is coded as 2 , L is coded as 1 , E is coded as 7 , therefore male is coded as 6217 23. In the code the letters at odd places are one place ahead & those at even places are one place before the corresponding letter in the word. So in 35791, 3is written as 4, 5 as 4,7 as 8, 9 as 8 & 1 as 0. The code becomes 44880. 24. 4 will be written as 5, 5 as 6, 8 as 9, 2 as 1, 3 as 4. So the code is 5914. 25. Code is M as 3, A as 8, D as 9, U as 4, R as, 7 & I as 1. So, MADHRI is coded as 3894781.

SBI CLERK REASONING ABILITY

MODEL PAPER

Directions : - Select the related letters / word / number / figure from the given alternatives 1 Editor : Magazine (a) Movie (b) Scene (c) Drama (d) Director 2 Hinduism , Christianity , Islam : Religion (a) Ear , Nose , Eyesight : Vision (b) Plus , Minus , Multiple : division (c) Winter , Spring , Summer : Season (d) Humid , Hot , Tundra : Region 3 WOLF : FLOW :: WARD : ? (a) BROW (b) DRAW (c) CRAW (d) SLAW 4 GRAIN : TIZRM :: BRAIN : ? (a) XRIKL (b) YIZRM(c) OPRST (d) ASQMI 5 CUT : BDTVSU :: TIP : ?

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(a) UVHJOQ (b) SUHJOQ (c) USJHQO (d) SUJHOQ Q-6 19 : 59 :: 17 : ? (a) 51 (b) 53 (c) 55 (d) 57 Q-7 14 : 20 :: 16 : ? (a) 23 (b) 48 (c) 10 (d) 42 Q-8 100 : 102 :: 100000 : ? (a) 105 (b) 104 (c) 1003 (d) 1004 DIRECTIONS : (QUESTIONS 9 to 13) select the one which is different from the other three . 9 (a) Mile (b) Centimeter (c) Litre (d) Yard 10 (a) High - Up (b) Past - Present (c) Often - Seldom (d) Fresh - Stale 11 (a) 11 - 127 (b) 9 – 85 (c) 7 – 53 (d) 5 – 29 12 (a) 26 Z (b) 24 X (c) 22 V (d) 20 S 13 (a) 8 , 64 , 112 (b) 36 , 6 , 206 (c) 48 , 4 , 202 (d) 9 , 27 , 263 14 In the following series of numerals , which digit has maximum frequency ? 846734378344563464348 (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 3 15 If the day after tomorrow is Friday , what day will the third day after tomorrow be (a) Saturday (b) Monday (c) Sunday (d) Friday 16 If the ratio of the area of two squares is 16 : 1 , then the ratio of their perimeter is (a) 4 : 1 (b) 16 : 1 (c) 1 : 3 (d) 3 : 4 17 The shade of 18 ft high pole is 20 ft. . Find the length of shade of 27 ft long pole . (a) 36 ft (b) 30 ft (c) 34 ft (d) 40 ft 18 A scores more runs than B but less than C . D scores more than B but less than A . Who is the lowest scorer ? (a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D 19 In the alphabets from A to Z , which is the third letter to the right of the letter which is

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midway between K & S ? (a) R (b) Q (c) P (d) O 20 If first November falls on Monday , then what day will the 25th November be ? (a) Tuesday (b) Thursday (c) Wednesday (d) Friday 21 The length of room is twice its breadth . If the area of the room is 242 sq meters , then find out its breadth (a) 11 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 9 22 If the product of two numbers is 10 & their sum is 7 , then the larger of the two number is - (a) – 2 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 3 23 Which letter is used only in one of the given words ? Speak , Reap , Shark (a) S (b) P (c) K (d) H 24 A tortoise covers one kilometer in 4 hours . It takes rest for 20 minutes after every kilometer .How much time does it takes for the tortoise to cover 3.5 kilometers ? (a) 14 hours (b) 13 (c) 15 (d) 12 25 Of which of the following words , which one will be at the 3rd position in the dictionary ? 1. socks 2. Shocks 3. Sharp 4. snooker (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1 ANSWER 1 2 3 4 5 c c b b b 6 7 8 9 10 b d a c a 11 12 13 14 15 a d a c c 16 17 18 19 20 a b b a b 21 22 23 24 25 a c d c a

Model Paper For Different Bank Probationary

Officers

Reasoning Ability Test

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Directions—(Q. 1–5) For each of the following questions there is some relationship between the two terms to the left of :: and the same relationship obtains between the two terms to its right. In each of these questions the fourth term is missing. This term is one of the alternatives among the five terms given below. Find out this term.

1. ABCD is related to BEGI in the same way as BCDE is related to ... ?

(A) ADFH

(B) CFHJ

(C) CDEF

(D) CEGI

Ans : (B)

2. ABEF is related to BCFG in the same way as GHKL is related to ... ?

(A) FGKJ

(B) HILM

(C) HIKJ

(D) HIML

Ans : (B)

3. BYCX is related to AZDW in the same way as DWEV is related to ... ?

(A) CEXV

(B) CXFU

(C) EVFU

(D) EWCX

Ans : (B)

4. 'CIRCLE' is related to 'RICELC' in the same way as 'SQUARE' is related to—

(A) UQSERA

(B) QUSERA

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(C) UQSAER

(D) QSUERA

Ans : (A)

5. 'JKLM' is related to 'XYZA' in the same way as 'NOPQ' is related to—

(A) RSTU

(B) YZAB

(C) DEFG

(D) BCDE

Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 6–15) Each of the following questions has four alternative responses. Select the correct response.

6. Which one of the following is same as liver, heart, kidney?

(A) Nose

(B) Blood

(C) Urine

(D) Lung

Ans : (D)

7. Which one of the following is same as uncle, aunt, brother?

(A) Child

(B) Boy

(C) Adult

(D) Nephew

Ans : (D)

8. Which one of the following is same as Jute, Cotton, Wool ?

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(A) Nylon

(B) Rayon

(C) Silk

(D) Terylene

Ans : (C)

9. Which one of the following is same as lead, convince, allure?

(A) Direct

(B) Order

(C) Initiate

(D) Fascinate

Ans : (D)

10. Which one of the following is same as flood, fire, cyclone?

(A) Accident

(B) Rain

(C) Earthquake

(D) Damage

Ans : (C)

11. Which one of the following is same as carpenter, plumber, electrician ?

(A) Doctor

(B) Blacksmith

(C) Teacher

(D) Lawyer

Ans : (B)

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12. Which one of the following is same as cork, plug, dam ?

(A) Obstruction

(B) Drain

(C) Pipe

(D) Tap

Ans : (A)

13. Which one of the following is same as red, yellow, blue?

(A) Sky

(B) Dark

(C) Green

(D) Bright

Ans : (C)

14. Which one of the following is same as desire, wish, want ?

(A) Pleasant

(B) Feel

(C) Anxiety

(D) Satisfy

Ans : (C)

15. Which one of the following is same as ohm, volt, amp. ?

(A) Light

(B) Metre

(C) Hour

(D) Watt

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Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 16–20) In each of the sentences given below, there are two questions marks given one in the beginning and the other at the end. To fill up the question marks, there are few alternatives. Choose the correct alternative.

16. ( ? ) is related to Masculine in the same way Woman is related to ?

(A) Disguise, Modest

(B) Capacity, Woman

(C) Man, Feminine

(D) Brave, Mrs.

Ans : (C)

17. ( ? ) is to Sky as Fish is to ?

(A) Blue, Swim

(B) Bird, Water

(C) Open, Hook

(D) Tree, Colour

Ans : (B)

18. ( ? ) is to Uncle as Mother is to ?

(A) Brother, Brought-up

(B) Father, Aunt

(C) Cousin, Beautiful

(D) Aunt, Father

Ans : (D)

19. ( ? ) is to Sri Lanka as Delhi is to ?

(A) Columbo, India

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(B) Kathmandu, Capital

(C) India, Paris

(D) Island, Harbour

Ans : (D)

20. ( ? ) is to Ivory as Deer is to ?

(A) White, Hunt

(B) Elephant, Horn

(C) Huge, Rare

(D) Costly, Scarce

Ans : (B)

Directions—From questions 21 to 25 fill the correct pair in place of question marks.

21. Table is to ( ? ) as Cup is to ?

(A) Furniture, Tea

(B) Student, Horse

(C) Wood, Hot

(D) Chair, Plate

Ans : (D)

22. Sugar is to ( ? ) as Mava is to ?

(A) Sweet, Sour

(B) Energy, Machine

(C) Sugarcane, Milk

(D) White, Sweet

Ans : (C)

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23. ( ? ) is to Sun as Rain is to ?

(A) Moon, Rainbow

(B) Light, Cloud

(C) Sky, Wet

(D) Day, Night

Ans : (B)

24. ( ? ) is to Brain as Mouth is to ?

(A) Skull, Tongue

(B) Hat, Lips

(C) Hair, Voice

(D) Turban, Saliva

Ans : (A)

25. ( ? ) is to Touch as Ear is to ?

(A) Hand, Know

(B) Experience, Feeling

(C) Skin, Hear

(D) Hair, Dirt

Ans : (C)

Directions—(Q. 26–30) In Column I are listed certain groups of individuals while in Column II are listed some of the characteristics against each group of individuals which are common to each member of that group.

Column I Column II

FHIJ TW

IJK PT

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IJLM SUW

GHIKM RV

GHI QRV

FGI PR

HIJ QTW

IJL QSUW

GIJ PQS

26. Which individual has all the above characteristics?

(A) J

(B) I

(C) H

(D) M

Ans : (B)

27. Which characteristics are found either in J or in K or in both but in M?

(A) P, Q, T

(B) P, Q, R, S

(C) Q, R, S, T

(D) U, V, T

Ans : (A)

28. Which Characteristics is common to G and H but not in M?

(A) S

(B) B

(C) Q

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(D) R

Ans : (C)

29. Which Characteristics are common to H and J but not in K?

(A) P, Q

(B) Q, W

(C) Q, R

(D) R, W

Ans : (B)

30. Which Characteristics is not found either in F or in L or in both?

(A) Q

(B) U

(C) S

(D) V

Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 31–35) In each of the following question, three words are given with four alternatives. One of the four alternatives is same as the three words given in beginning. Then find out the correct alternative answer.

31. Which one is the same as Mumbai, Kolkata, Cochin ?

(A) Delhi

(B) Kanpur

(C) Chennai

(D) Sholapur

Ans : (C)

32. Which one is the same as Coal, Ebony and Soot?

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(A) Blush

(B) Raven

(C) Ash

(D) Rust

Ans : (C)

33. Which one is the same as Basket, Pail and Pan ?

(A) Knife

(B) Spoon

(C) Fork

(D) Bowl

Ans : (D)

34. Which one is the same as Emancipate, Free and Release?

(A) Ignore

(B) Pardon

(C) Liberate

(D) Quit

Ans : (C)

35. Which one is the same as Daisy, Pansy and Rose?

(A) Bed

(B) Violet

(C) Plant

(D) Red

Ans : (C)

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Directions—Find out the correct answer in each of the questions from 36 to 40.

36. Which one is the same as Arid, Parched and Droughty ?

(A) Draft

(B) Cow

(C) Earth

(D) Dry

Ans : (D)

37. Which one is the same as Grandfather, Father and Brother?

(A) Baby

(B) Father-in-law

(C) Son

(D) Son-in-law

Ans : (C)

38. Which one is the same as Yellow, Orange and Green?

(A) Tree

(B) Purple

(C) Grass

(D) Leaf

Ans : (B)

39. Which one is the same as Lungs, Liver and Kidneys?

(A) Heart

(B) Intestines

(C) Testis

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(D) Neck

Ans : (A)

40. Which one is the same as Lock, Shut and Fasten?

(A) Window

(B) Door

(C) Block

(D) Iron

Ans : (C)

Directions—(Q. 41–45) In each of the following questions, three words are given. Under them four alternatives are provided, one of which expresses most effectively the general characteristic if these three words. That alternative is your answer.

41. Aeroplane, Train, Truck

(A) Speed

(B) Rooms

(C) Wheels

(D) Transport

Ans : (D)

42. Wolf, Leopard, Deer

(A) Meat eater

(B) Jungles

(C) Mammals

(D) Cruel

Ans : (C)

43. Sword, Gun, Pistol

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(A) Arms

(B) Constable

(C) Bullet

(D) War

Ans : (A)

44. Fraud, Jealously, Hatred

(A) Destruction

(B) Envy

(C) Human Characteristics

(D) Quality

Ans : (C)

45. Novel, Epic, Drama

(A) Subject

(B) Literature

(C) Poetry

(D) Knowledge

Ans : (B)

Directions—(Q. 46–50) In each of the following questions, three words are given. They are followed by four words, one of which stands for the class to which these three words belong. Identify that word.

46. Wheat, Barley, Rice

(A) Food

(B) Gram

(C) Cereal

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(D) Agriculture

Ans : (C)

47. Coal, Iron, Mica

(A) Rock

(B) Minerals

(C) Gold

(D) Earth

Ans : (B)

48. Honesty, Credibility, Reliability

(A) Quality

(B) Dependability

(C) Charter

(D) Nicety

Ans : (A)

49. Cap, Coat, Trousers

(A) Smart

(B) Shirt

(C) Dress

(D) Tailor

Ans : (C)

50. Stool, Table, Chair

(A) Bench

(B) Furniture

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(C) Carpet

(D) Office

Ans : (B)

Directions—(Q. 51–60) For each of the following questions, there are two words and five alternative answers. In each of the alternative answers there are two words. Then find out the alternative whose two words have the same relation as in the two words given in question.

51. Resignation : Office ::

(A) Competition : Game

(B) Illness : Hospital

(C) Abdication : Throne

(D) Moisture : Rain

(E) Appointment : Interview

Ans : (C)

52. Bunch : Key ::

(A) Hound : Pack

(B) Team : Competition

(C) Beehive : Bee

(D) Examination : Subject

(E) Bouquet : Flower

Ans : (E)

53. Profit : Loss ::

(A) Success : Failure

(B) Rupee : Paisa

(C) Whole : Part

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(D) Multiplication : Addition

(E) Adult : Child

Ans : (A)

54. Sapling : Tree ::

(A) Horse : Mare

(B) Student: Teacher

(C) Bud : Flower

(D) Tree : Furniture

(E) River : Brook

Ans : (C)

55. Supervisor : Worker ::

(A) Junior : Senior

(B) Superior : Inferior

(C) Elder : Younger

(D) Debtor : Creditor

(E) Officer : Clerk

Ans : (E)

56. Malaria : Mosquito ::

(A) Poison : Death

(B) Rat : Plague

(C) Epidemic : Bacteria

(D) Cholera : Water

(E) Medicine : Disease

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Ans : (D)

57. Paisa : Rupee ::

(A) Kilogram : Quintal

(B) Metre : Centimetre

(C) Coin : Money

(D) Weight : Ton

(E) Rupee : Wealth

Ans : (A)

58. Poet : Verse ::

(A) Prose : Novelist

(B) Author : Book

(C) Novel : Prose

(D) Publication : Editor

(E) Summary : Paraphrase

Ans : (B)

59. Water : Thirst ::

(A) Food : Hunger

(B) Sun : Energy

(C) Appetite : Meal

(D) Ice-cream : Cold

(E) Poison : Death

Ans : (A)

60. Pulp : Paper ::

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(A) Wood : Table

(B) Cloth : Shirt

(C) Yarn : Fabric

(D) Iron : Steel

(E) Wood : Sawdust

Ans : (C)

Directions—(Q. 61–70) For each of the following questions, there are two words and eight alternative answers. Then find out two such alternatives the relation in which is the same as in the two words given in the beginning.

61. Trees and Forest

(A) Ocean (B) Page

(C) Books (D) Study

(E) Library (F) Ship

(G) Boys (H) Classes

Ans : (C, E)

62. Constable and Police

(A) Clerk (B) Hospital

(C) Medicine (D) Mother

(E) Girl (F) Doctor

(G) File (H) House

Ans : (B, F)

63. Brother-in-law and Sister

(A) I (B) Youth

(C) Female-companion (D) Wife

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(E) My (F) Beautiful Woman

(G) Damsel (H) Sister-in-law

Ans : (B, G)

64. Cold and Hot

(A) January (B) Monday

(C) Year (D) June

(E) March (F) Thursday

(G) Month (H) August

Ans : (A, D)

65. High and Low

(A) Far (B) Rent

(C) Next (D) Near

(E) Distance (F) Fair

(G) Last (H) Clean

Ans : (A, D)

66. Unsuccess and Laziness

(A) Study (B) Success

(C) Day (D) School

(E) Labour (F) Lazy

(G) Game (H) Honesty

Ans : (E, B)

67. Car and Garage

(A) Horse (B) Grass

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(C) Bird (D) Water

(E) Man (F) Stable

(G) Animal (H) Hive

Ans : (A, F)

68. Hand and Fingers

(A) Foot (B) Eyes

(C) Hat (D) Teeth

(E) Head (F) Stomach

(G) Nose (H) Hair

Ans : (E, H)

69. Oxygen and Man

(A) Petrol (B) Stool

(C) Carpenter (D) Sky

(E) Driver (F) Wood

(G) Water (H) Fish

Ans : (G, H)

70. Neat and Clean

(A) Dirty (B) Tidy

(C) Route (D) White

(E) Wise (F) Ravi

(G) Foul (H) Beauty

Ans : (A, G)

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Directions—(Q.71–75) In each of the following two columns, the groups of three words are given. Compare two columns and find the pairs given below each question, which satisfy the same relationship between the two groups of that pair.

Column I

(A) Cereal, Wheat, Tomato

(B) Seeds, Apple, Fruit

(C) Mother, Sister, Female

(D) Teacher, Writer, Speaker

(E) Stool, Furniture, Table

Column II

(P) Apple, Banana, Fruit

(Q) Wheat, Barley, Cereals

(R) Doctor, Painter, Father

(S) Cow, Mammal, Animal

(I) Soldier, Army, Civilian

71. (A) BP

(B) AQ

(C) CR

(D) EP

Ans : (D)

72. (A) BR

(B) AT

(C) CS

(D) DP

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Ans : (C)

73. (A) DR

(B) BR

(C) ET

(D) CS

Ans : (A)

74. (A) BS

(B) AT

(C) AQ

(D) DQ

Ans : (B)

75. (A) CR

(B) EQ

(C) BQ

(D) DS

Ans : (B)

GENERAL INTELLIGENCE TEST

BANK PO , MBA , RRB , LIC ASSISTANT

1. Piyush is 18th from either end of a row of boys. How many boys are there in that row ?

(A) 26

(B) 32

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(C) 24

(D) 35

2. ‘Medicine’ is related to ‘Patient’ in the same way as ‘Education’ is related to—

(A) Teacher

(B) School

(C) Student

(D) Tuition

3. Fill in the missing letter in the following series—

S, V, Y, B, ?

(A) C

(B) D

(C) E

(D) G

4. What should come in the place of question mark in the following series ?

3, 8, 6, 14, ?, 20

(A) 11

(B) 10

(C) 8

(D) 9

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5. Select the correct option in place of the question mark—

AOP, CQR, EST, GUV, ?

(A) IYZ

(B) HWX

(C) IWX

(D) JWX

6. What should come in the place of question mark in the following series ?

1, 4, 9, 25, 36, ?

(A) 48

(B) 49

(C) 52

(D) 56

7. In a class of 60 where boys are twice that of girls, Raman ranked 17th from the top. If there are 9 boys ahead of Raman, how many girls are after her in the rank ?

(A) 26

(B) 12

(C) 10

(D) 33

8. If ‘BOAT’ is written as ‘YLZG’ in a code language how is ‘EGG’ to be written in the same language ?

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(A) VSS

(B) URR

(C) VTT

(D) UTT

9. In a code language SINGER is written as AIBCED then GINGER will be written in the same code as—

(A) CBIECD

(B) CIBCED

(C) CBICED

(D) CIBECD

10. If BAT is coded as 283, CAT is coded as 383 and ARE is coded as 801, then the code for BETTER is—

(A) 213310

(B) 213301

(C) 123301

(D) 012334

11. If water is called black, black is called tree, tree is called blue, blue is called rain, rain is called pink and pink is called fish in a certain language then what is the colour of sky called in that language ?

(A) Blue

(B) Fish

(C) Rain

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(D) Pink

12. A man walks 3 km northwards and then turns left and goes 2 km. He again turns left and goes 3 km. He turns right and walks straight. In which direction he is walking now ?

(A) East

(B) West

(C) North

(D) South

13. One morning after sunrise Vikas and Shanu were standing in a lawn with their back towards each other. Vikas’s shadow fell exactly towards left-hand side. Which direction Shanu was facing ?

(A) East

(B) West

(C) North

(D) South

14. Neelam is taller than Paumpi but not as tall as Mihir. Roma is taller than Namarata but not as tall as Paumpi. Who among them is the tallest ?

(A) Mihir

(B) Paumpi

(C) Namarata

(D) Neelam

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15. In an examination Raja got more marks than Mohit but not as many as Minal. Minal got more marks than Suresh and Rupali. Suresh got less marks than Mohit but his marks are not the lowest in the group. Who is second in the descending order of marks ?

(A) Minal

(B) Rupali

(C) Raja

(D) None of these

16. Pointing to a photograph of a girl, Raja said “She has no sister or daughter but her mother is the only daughter of my mother’’. How is the girl in the photograph related with Raja’s mother ?

(A) Sister in law

(B) Grand Daughter

(C) Daughter in law

(D) None of these

17. If Suyash’s father is Babloo’s father’s only son and Babloo has neither a brother nor a daughter. What is the relationship between Suyash and Babloo ?

(A) Uncle–Nephew

(B) Father–Daughter

(C) Father–Son

(D) Grandfather–Grandson

18. An application was received by inward clerk in the afternoon of a weekday. Next day he forwarded it to the table of the senior clerk,

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who was on leave that day. The senior clerk next day evening put up the application to the desk officer. Desk officer studied the

application and disposed off the matter on the same day, i.e., Friday. Which day the application was received by the inward clerk ?

(A) Tuesday

(B) Earlier week’s Saturday

(C) Wednesday

(D) Monday

19. Flight to Mumbai leaves every 5 hours. At the information counter I learnt that the flight took off 25 minutes before. If the time now is 10 : 45 a.m., what is the time for

the next flight ?

(A) 2 : 20 a.m.

(B) 3 : 30 a.m.

(C) 3 : 55 p.m.

(D) 3 : 20 p.m.

20. Babloo ranked 16th from the top and 29th from the bottom among those who passed an examination. 6 boys did not participate in the competition and 5 failed in the examination. How many boys were there in that class ?

(A) 44

(B) 40

(C) 50

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(D) 55

21. Indra is 7th from the left and Jaya is 5th from the right. When they interchange their position Jaya becomes 19th from the right. What is Indra’s position from the left ?

(A) 21st

(B) 19th

(C) 23rd

(D) 20th

22. If EARTHQUAKE is coded as MOGPENJOSM then EQUATE will be coded as—

(A) MENOPM

(B) MENOMP

(C) NJOGPM

(D) MNJOPM

23. If COUNTRY is coded in certain way as EMWLVPA, ELECTORATE will be coded in the same manner as—

(A) CJCEFQPYWC

(B) CJGERQTYVG

(C) CNCERQPCRG

(D) GJGAVMTYVC

24. ‘Air’ is to ‘Bird’ as ‘Water’ is to…

(A) Drink

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(B) Fish

(C) Wash

(D) Swim

25. ‘Pencil’ is to ‘Write’ as ‘Knife’ is to ……….

(A) Injure

(B) Peel

(C) Prick

(D) Attack

Answers with Hints

1. (D)

2. (C) As ‘Medicine’ is used by a ‘Patient’ in the same way ‘Education’ is used by a ‘Student’.

3. (C)

4. (D)

5. (C)

6. (B)

7. (B)

8. (C)

9. (B)

10. (A)

11. (C)

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12. (A)

13. (D)

14. (A) Mihir > Neelam > Paumpi > Roma > Namrata

= The tallest is Mihir.

15. (C) Minal > Raja > Mohit > Suresh > Rupali

16. (B) The girl in the photograph is the daughter of Raja’s sister. Hence the girl is grand daughter of Raja’s mother.

17. (C) Suyash is the son of Babloo.

18. (C) The desk officer received the application on Friday. Hence the senior clerk received it on Thursday and the inward clerk received the application on Wednesday.

19. (D) The time for the next flight

= 10·45 – 0·25 + 5·00

= 15·20 = 3 : 20 p.m.

20. (D) Number of boys in the class

= (16 + 29 – 1) + 6 + 5

= 55

21. (A)

22. (D)

23. (D)

24. (B) As ‘Bird’ flies in ‘Air’ similarly ‘Fish’ swims in ‘Water’.

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25. (D) As ‘Pencil’ is used to ‘Write’ similarly ‘Knife’ is used to ‘Attack’.

BANK PO GENERAL INTELLIGENCE ABILITY SOLVED

PAPER 1.If GRAMMAR is written as MAMRAGR, the ENGLISH is written as: (a) LIGNSEH (b) GINESHL (c) LGINSEH (d) NHSELGI (e) None of these Ans (c) 2. Which of the following replaces the question mark? MILD : NKOH :: GATE? (a) HCWI (b) HDVQ (c) IBUP (d) HDUR (e) None of these Ans (a) 3. If DBMDVUUB stands for Calcutta, How will you write Bombay? (a) DQUDDXB (b) CPMCBZ (c) DPNCB

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(d) CPNCBZ (e) None of these Ans (d 4.Insert the word that completes the first word and begins the second Clue: boy BAL(....)DER (a) ERS (b) OCK (c) LAD (d) LIES (e) None of these Ans (c) 5. A man travels three miles due North, then travels eight miles due East and further travels three miles due North. How far is he from the starting point? (a) 14 miles (b) 10 miles (c) 100 miles (d) 15 miles (e) None of these Ans (b) 6. Which is the wrong member among the following? (a) Microscope (b) Stethoscope

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(c) Telescope (d) Periscope (e) None of these Ans (b) 7. From the following select the member that does not belong to the set (a) Whale (b) Crocodile (c) Lizard (d) Snake (e) None of these Ans (a) 8. Which is not related in the following set? (a) Othello (b) King Lear (c) Macbeth (d) Oliver TwistV (e) None of these Ans (d) 9. Which is the wrong member in the following set? (a) Graphite (b) Diamond (c) Pearl (d) Coal

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(e) None of these Ans (c) 10. From the following select the word that does not belong to the set (a) Cube (b) Rectangle (c) Rhombus (d) Square (e) None of these Ans (a) 11. If in a certain code TWENTY is written as 863985 and ELEVEN is written as 323039 how is TWELVE written? (a) 863584 (b) 863203 (c) 863903 (d) 863063 (e) None of these Ans (b) 12. Showing a man Saroj said: “He is the brother of my Uncle's daughter”. What is the relation of Saroj with that man? (a) Son (b) Brother-in-law (c) Nephew (d) Cousin (e) None of these

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Ans (d) 13.In a certain code MONKEY is written as XDJMNL. How is TIGER written in that code? (a) SDFHS (b) SHFDQ (c) QDFHS (d) UJHFS (e) None of these Ans (c) 14.Choose the subject which is different from others (a) Mathematics (b) Arithmetic (c) Geometry (d) Algebra (e) None of these Ans (a) 15. Aluminium is to Bauxite as iron is to (a) Pyrite (b) Haematite (c) Magnesite (d) Iron Oxide (e) None of these Ans (b) 16. Which among the following is different from others?

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(a) DE (b) PQ (c) TU (d) MO (e) None of these Ans (d) 17. Which is the odd pair of words different from the following sets? (a) Blacksmith : Anvil (b) Carpenter : Saw (c) Goldsmith : Ornaments (d) Barber : Scissor (e) None of these Ans (c) 18. Which is the pair like Triangle : Hexagon? (a) Cone : Sphere (b) Rectangle : Octagon (c) Pentagon : Heptagon (d) Triangle : Quadrilateral (e) None of these Ans (c) 19. Bag is related to luggage in the same way as ship is related to (a) Cargo (b) Coal

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(c) Stock (d) Weight (e) None of these Ans (a) 20. Moon : Satellite :: Earth : ? (a) sun (b) solar system (c) asteroid (d) planet (e) None of these Ans (d) 21. Select the pair which has the same relationship as the given pair Traveler : Destination (a) Beggar : Donation (b) Teacher : Education (c) Refugee : Shelter (d) Accident : Hospital (e) None of these Ans (c) 22. A man is facing north-west. He turns 90o in the clockwise direction and then 1350 in the anticlockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now? (a) east (b) west (c) north

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(d) south (e) None of these Ans (b) 23. Which is the irregular member of the following group? (a) RQPA (b) MLKA (c) STUA (d) HGFA (e) None of these Ans (c) 24.Choose which is least like the other words in the group? (a) Club (b) hotel (c) hostel (d) inn (e) None of these Ans (a) 25. Which among the following is same as Violet : Orange : Yellow? (a) Purple (b) White (c) Pink (d) Blue (e) None of these

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SBI CLERK REASONING ABILITY

SOLVED PAPER

1.(i) 'P× Q' means 'Q' is mother of 'P'. (ii) 'P × Q' means 'P' is brother of 'Q'. (iii) 'P - Q' means 'P' is sister of 'Q'. (iv) 'P ÷ Q' means 'Q is father of 'P'. Which of the following definitely means R is grandson of K? (a) R × T ÷ K (b) M + R × T ÷ K (c) M - R × T ÷ K (d) Cannot be determined (e) None of these. Ans (e) 2. How many such pairs of digits are there in the number 95137248 each of which has as many digits between them in the number as when they are arranged in ascending order? (a) None (b) One (c) Two (d) Three (e) More than three. Ans (b) 3. In a certain code PATHOLOGIST is written as PIUBQKSRHFN. How is CONTROVERSY written in that code? (a) SUOPDNXRQDU (b) SUOPDNZTSFW (c) QSMNBPXRQDU (D) QSMNBPZTSFW (e) None of these. Ans (a) 4. In a certain code PATHOLOGIST is written as PIUBQKSRHFN. How is CONTROVERSY written in that code? (a) SUOPDNXRQDU (b) SUOPDNZTSFW (c) QSMNBPXRQDU (D) QSMNBPZTSFW (e) None of these. Ans (a) 5. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group? (a) Food : Hunger (b) Water : Thirst (c) Air : Suffocation

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(d) Talent : Education (e) Leg : Lame Ans (d) 6. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group? (a) Crow (b) Vulture (c) Bat (d) Ostrich (e) Eagle Ans (c) 7. Which of the following has the same relationship as that of Money : wealth? (a) Pity : Kindness (b) Cruel : Anger (c) Wise : Education (d) Pride : Humility (e) None of these. Ans (a) 8. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group which is the one that does not belong to that group? (a) 29 (b) 85 (c) 147 (d) 125 (e) 53 Ans (d) 9. If it is possible to make a meaningful word with the second, the sixth and the ninth letters of the word PERMEABILITY, which of the following will be the first letter of that word? If no such word can be formed give 'N' as the answer. If only two such words can be formed give 'D' as the answer and if more than two such words can be formed give 'Z' as the answer. (a) M (b) L (c) N (d) D (e) Z Ans (e) 10. In a certain code language BEAM is written as 5%*K and COME is written as $7K%. How is 'BOMB' written in that code? (a) 5%K5 (b) 57K5 (c) $7K$ (d) 5$%5 (e) None of these Ans (b) 11. Find the number of days from 26-1-1996 to 15-5-1996 (both days inclusive)

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(a) 110 (b) 112 (c) 111 (d) 113 (e) None of these Ans (a) 12. Find the wrong number in the following sequence: 22, 33, 66, 99, 121, 279, 594 (a) 279 (b) 594 (c) 121 (d) 33 (e) None of these Ans (a) 13. A father is now three times as old as his son. Five years back he was four times as old as his son. What is the age of the son now? (a) 12 (b) 15 (c) 18 (d) 20 (e) None of these Ans (a) 14. How many times between 4 a.m and 4 p.m will the hands of a clock cross? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 11 (e) None of these Ans (d) 15. Five students are sitting in row. T is on right of Z. M is on the left of Z but is on the right of L. T is on the left of Q. Who is sitting first from the left? Here students are represented by the letters T, Z, M, L and Q (a) Z (b) T (c) Q (d) L (e) None of these Ans (d) 16. ANGER : 37219 : : NEAR: (a) 7219 (b) 9132 (c) 1372 (d) 7139 (e) None of these Ans (d) 17. What is the letter immediately to the right of the letter which is seven letters to the right of 'W', considering all the letters of the alphabet written in reverse order from left to

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right starting from 'Z' (a) R (b) O (c) M (d) Q (e) None of these Ans (b) 18. If the first day of the year 1990 was a Monday, what day of the week was the 1st January 1998? (a) Thursday (b) Tuesday (c) Wednesday (d) Friday (e) None of these Ans (a) 19. If “good and bad” is coded as 123, “bad is ugly” is coded as 245 and “good is fair” is coded as 436, then what is the code for “fair”? (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 5 (e) None of these Ans (c) 20. Choose the one from the following which is different from others (a) pen and pencil (b) tailer and shirt (c) scooter and cycle (d) sword and riffle (e) None of these Ans (b) 21. If 2 = 1, 3 = 3, 4 = 12, 5 = 60 then 6 = .....? (a) 120 (b) 180 (c) 720 (d) 360 (e) None of these Ans (d) 22. What is the next letter of the series, F, I, L, O, .....? (a) M (b) N (c) R (d) P (e) None of these Ans (c) 23. How many '5' s are there which are followed by 0 and preceded by 0 in the following series

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157050700512515050050 (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 3 (e) None of these Ans (d) 24. A boy goes to see a movie and sees a man sitting to his left. He found that the man was his relative. The man is the husband of the sister of his mother. How is the man related to the boy? (a) Uncle (b) Nephew (c) Brother (d) Father (e) None of these Ans (a) 25. A person traveled 20 km in the northward direction, then traveled 4 km in eastward direction, then traveled 10 km in the northward direction again, then traveled 3 km in the eastward direction and finally traveled 6 km in the southward direction. How far is he from the starting point? (a) 17 km (b) 37 km (c) 31 km (d) 25 km (e) None of these Ans (d)

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1.Study each of the following table and choose the alternative which can best replace the question mark (?) 1 2 3 2 10 12 2 5 12 10 16 13 1 2 1 ? 10 24 (a) 5 (b) 11 (c) 13 (d) 8 Ans (c) 2. Study each of the following table and choose the alternative which can best replace the question mark (?) 3 8 10 2 ? 1 6 56 90 2 20 0 (a) 0 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 7 Ans (c) 3.In the following question one term in the number series is wrong. Find out the wrong term. 11, 5, 20, 12, 40, 26, 74, 54 (a) 5 (b) 20 (c) 40 (d) 26 Ans (c)

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4. In the following question one term in the number series is wrong. Find out the wrong term. 8, 14, 26, 48, 98, 194, 386 (a) 14 (b) 48 (c) 98 (d) 194 Ans (b) 5. Calculate value of each word by the following formula: Consonants = (2 × Position of the letter in alphabet) - 1 Vowels = (3 × Position in alphabet) + 1 CHANGE (a) 77 (b) 79 (c) 83 (d) 80 Ans (d) 6. Calculate value of each word by the following formula: Consonants = (2 × Position of the letter in alphabet) - 1 Vowels = (3 × Position in alphabet) + 1 FLUTE (a) 153 (b) 157 (c) 151 (d) 149 Ans (a) 7. Calculate value of each word by the following formula: Consonants = (2 × Position of the letter in alphabet) - 1 Vowels = (3 × Position in alphabet) + 1 BREAD (a) 67 (b) 62 (c) 59 (d) 65 Ans (d) 8. In a certain code language, '3a, 2b, 7c' means 'Truth is Eternal'; '7c, 9a, 8b, 3a' means 'Enmity is not Eternal' and 6a, 4d, 2b, 8b' means 'Truth does not perish'. Which of the following means 'enmity' in that language? (a) 3a (b) 7c (c) 8b (d) 9a Ans (d) 9. In a certain code language, 'po ki top ma' means 'Usha is playing cards'; 'Kop ja ki ma' means 'Asha is playing tennis'; ki top sop ho' means 'they are playing football'; and 'po sur kop' means 'cards and tennis'. Which word in that language means 'Asha'? (a) ja (b) ma (c) kop (d) top Ans (a) 10. A girl was born on September 6, 1970, which happened to be a Sunday. Her birthday has again fall on Sunday in (a) 1975 (b) 1976 (c) 1977 (d) 1981 Ans (d) 11. A long rope has to be cut to make 23 small pieces. If it is double folded to start with how many times does it need to be cut? (a) 9 (b) 23 (c) 11 (d) 12 Ans (c) 12. There are 19 hockey players in a club. On a particular day 14 were wearing the hockey shirts prescribed, while 11 were wearing the prescribed hockey pants. None of them was without either hockey pants or hockey shirts. How many were in complete hockey uniform? (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 9 (d) 7

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Ans (b) 13. In a class room three fourth of the boys are above 160 cm in height and they are 18 in number. Also out of the total strength, the boys form only two third and the rest are girls. The total number of girls in the class is (a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 30 Ans (c) 14. 'A' is east of 'B' and west of 'C'. 'H' is South-West of 'C', 'B' is South-East of 'X'. which is farthest West? (a) C (b) A (c) X (d) B Ans (c) 15. A girl earns twice as much in December as in each of the other months. What part of her entire year's earning does she earn in December? (a) 2/11 (b) 2/13 (c) 3/14 (d) 1/6 Ans (b) 16. One watch is 1 minute slow at 1 pm on Tuesday and 2 minutes fast at 1 pm on Thursday. When did it show the correct time? (a) 1.00 am on Wednesday (b) 5.00 am on Wednesday (c) 1.00 pm on Wednesday (d) 5.00 pm on Wednesday Directions (Question 17 to 22) :Given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement. Mark (a) if only assumption I is implicit Mark (b) if only assumption II is implicit Mark (c) if either I or II is implicit Mark (d) if neither I or II is implicit 17.Statement: Even with the increase in the number of sugar factories in India. We still continue to import sugar. Assumptions :I. The consumption of sugar per capita has increased in India. II. Many of the factories are not in a position to produce sugar to their fullest capacity. Ans (c) 18.Statement :I cannot contact you on phone from Karshik. Assumption : I. Telephone facility is not available at Karshik. II. Nowadays it is difficult to contact on phone. Ans (b) 19.Statement : The government has decided to reduce the custom duty on computer peripherals. Assumptions : I. The domestic market price of computer peripherals may go up in near future. II. the domestic manufacturers may oppose the decision. Ans (a) 20. Statement : In Bombay, railway trains are indispensable for people in the suburbs to reach their places of work on time. Assumptions : I. Railway trains are the only mode of transport available in the suburbs of Bombay.

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II. Only railway trains run punctually. Ans (a) 21. Statement :The private bus services in the city has virtually collapsed because of the ongoing strike of its employees. Assumptions : I. Going on strikes has become the right of every employee. II. People no more require the services of private bus operators. Ans (b) 22. Statement : Detergents should be used. to clean clothes. Assumptions : I. Detergents from more lather. II. Detergents help to dislodge grease and dirt. Ans (d) 23. Which letter when placed at the sign of interrogation shall complete the matrix? A D H F I M ? N R (a) P (b) N (c) K (c) O Ans (c) 24. Which letter when placed at the sign of interrogation shall complete the matrix? A M B N R C S D E U F ? (a) T (b) F (c) V (d) R Ans (c) 25. Which number when placed at the sign of interrogation shall complete the matrix? 1 4 9 ? 1 2 3 4 2 4 6 ? (a) 16 and 8 (b) 36 and 4 (c) 25 and 5 (d) 49 and 7 Ans (a) 26. Which number when placed at the sign of interrogation shall complete the matrix? 6 6 8 5 7 5 4 3 ? 120 126 320 (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 8 (d) 4 Ans (c) 27. In the following questions, there are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Read both the statements and give answer as: (a) If only conclusion I follows. (b) If only conclusion II follows. (c) If either I or II follows. (d) If neither I nor II follows. Statements: I. Many scooters are trucks. II. All trucks are trains Conclusions: I. Some scooters are trains. II. No truck is a scooter. Ans (a)

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28. In the following questions, there are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Read both the statements and give answer as: (a) If only conclusion I follows. (b) If only conclusion II follows. (c) If either I or II follows. (d) If neither I nor II follows. Statements: I. All cars are cats. II. All fans are cats. Conclusions: I. All cars are fans. II. Some fans are cars. Ans (d) 29. In the following questions, there are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Read both the statements and give answer as: (a) If only conclusion I follows. (b) If only conclusion II follows. (c) If either I or II follows. (d) If neither I nor II follows. Statements: I. All pilots are experts. II. All authors are pilots. Conclusions: I. All authors are experts. II. No expert in an author. Ans (a) 30.In the following questions, there are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Read both the statements and give answer as: (a) If only conclusion I follows. (b) If only conclusion II follows. (c) If either I or II follows. (d) If neither I nor II follows. Statements: I. Some doctors are institutes. II. Some crooks are institutes. Conclusions: I. All institutes are doctors. II. Some institutes are crooks. Ans (b)

1.Accident is related to Carefulness in the same way as Disease is related to(a) Sanitation (b) Treatment (c) Medicine (d) Doctor Ans (a) Lack of second results in the first 2. Aflatoxin is related to Food poisoning in the same way as Histamine is related to (a) Allergy (b) Headache (c) Anthrax (d) Inhabited Ans (a) First causes the second 3. Ostrich is related to Antelope in the same way as Egret is related to (a) Cow (b) Buffalo (c) Camel (d) Zebra

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Ans (b) Both live together to derive benefits from each other 4. Hong Kong is related to China in the same way as Vatican is related to..?... (a) Canada (b) Mexico (c) North America (d) Rome Ans (d) Hong Kong is a city in china. Similarly, Vatican is a city in Rome 5. Forfeit related to Surrender in the same way as Remit is related to (a) Perceive (b) Confiscate (c) Exempt (d) Refrain Ans (d) The words in each pair are synonyms

Directions (questins 6 to 10): Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements marked 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 (a) 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. (b) If the data in statements I alone are not sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question. (c) If the data either in statement I or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question. (d) If the data even in both the statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question. (e) If the data in both statements I and II together are needed to answer the question. 6. What does 'Ne' stands for in the code language? I. 'Na Ni Nok Ne' means 'I will tell you' and 'Ni Nok Ne Nam' means 'he will tell you' in that code language. II. 'Ni Ne Mo Nam' means 'will he call you' and 'Ne Mok Sac Ni' means 'how will you go' in that code language. Ans (d) 7. Who amongst P, Q, R, S, T and U is the tallest? I. P is taller that R and T but not as tall as U, who is taller than Q and S. II. R is the third in height in the ascending order and not as tall as U, P and Q, Q being taller than P but not the tallest. Ans (c) 8. Who among A, B, C, D, E & F read the book last? I. F, who gave the book to B after reading, was third to read the same. II. C, who read the book after A, was the third person to read the book before it reached E. Ans (d) 9. Who is paternal uncle of Pavan? I. Pavan is brother of Poornima, who is daughter of Meena, who is sister of Kumar, who is brother Smrithi. II. Prithvi is brother of Indrajith, who is husband of Poornima, who is mother of Ganga,

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who is sister of Pavan. Ans (b) 1 0. What is Milan's rank in the class of 44 students? I. Ramesh, whose rank is 17th in the class, is ahead of Shyam by 6 ranks, Shyam being 7 ranks ahead of Milan. II. Suketu is 26 ranks ahead of Milan and Shyamala is 6 ranks behind Milan while Savita stands exactly in the middle of Shyamala and Suketu in ranks, her rank being 17. Ans (c)

Directions (questions 11 to 15): Read the following information and answer the questions given below. (i) A, B, C, D, E, F and G are seven members standing in a row (not necessarily in the same order) facing north. (ii) C and B have as many members between them as G and C have between them. (iii) D, who is 3rd from the extreme left, is 3rd to the left of E. (iv) A and D are neighbors and F and C are neighbors. 11. Which of the following statements may be false? (a) A is the 3rd to the left of F (b) D is 3rd to the left of E (c) F is 3rd the right of A (d) B is 3rd to the left of C (e) None of these Ans (d) 12. Which of the following statements is true? (a) C and E are neighbors (b) E is to the immediate left of F (c) C is to the immediate left of D (d) A is to the immediate left of D (e) None of these Ans (d) 13. Who is at the extreme right? (a) Data inadequate (b) G (c) B (d) E (e) None of these Ans (a) 14. Which of the following given two pairs of neighbors? (a) A, C and D, C (b) A, B and E, G (c) D, C and E, F (d) C, F and C, E (e) None of these Ans (c) 15. What is the position of F? (a) Immediate to the right of E. (b) Third to the left of G (c) Immediate to the left of C

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(d) 5th to the right of B (e) None of these Ans (e) 16. Four of the following five groups of letters are alike in some way while one is different. Find out which one is different. (a) ISLOJ (b) LUOQM (c) AKDGB (d) FPILG (e) NXQTO Ans (b) 17. In the sequence given below the sum of the two digits which immediately precede the digit '4' exceeds the sum of the two digits which immediately follow the digit 4 and sum of the two digits which immediately follow the digit 6 exceeds the sum of the two digits which immediately precede the digit 6. How many such 4's and 6's together are there? 5 4 4 6 2 6 3 5 6 4 2 8 4 3 7 6 6 4 8 3

(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 5 (e) None of these Ans (a) 18. Below are given six three-digit numbers. The digits comprise of numeric and letters. The letter indicates its serial order in the English alphabet. What will be the middle digit of the 4th number when the numbers are arranged in the descending order after interchanging numeric in each number without altering the place of letter in the number? 19F, 2H9, 98B, D76, 7A6, 61E (a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 6 (d) 7 (e) None of these Ans (e)

Directions (questions19 to 20): In a code language any letter which is immediately after or before a vowel in the English alphabet is substituted by that vowel and any vowel i.e. A, E, I, O and U is substituted by the letter immediately following that vowel in the English alphabet. 19. How can the word FEVERISH be written in that code language? (a) EDVDRJSI (b) EFUFRHSI (c) EFUFRJSI (d) EDUFRJSI (e) None of these Ans (c) 20. How can the word CONFEDERATION be written in that code language? (a) CPOGFEDRBUTPO (b) CPOEFEFRBUJPO

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(c) CNOEFEFRBUHNO (d) CONFFDERATION (e) None of these Ans (b) 21. If each of the vowels i.e. A, E, I, O, & U along with the 3rd letter to its right in the alphabet are taken out and arranged one after the other in the same order followed by the remaining letters of the alphabet, which of the following will be 5th to the left of the 19th letter from the left in the new arrangement? A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z (a) G (b) H (c) J (d) W (e) none of these Ans (a) 22. How many pairs of letters are there in the word SPONTANEOUS which have number of letters between them in the word one less than the number of letters between them in English alphabet? (a) five (b) one (c) four (d) Two (e) Three Ans (a) 23. Four of the following five have similar relationship and hence form a group. Which one does not belong to the group? (a) BROTHER : DORVEHT (b) ENGLISH : GGNNSIJ (c) ANOTHER : CONVEHT (d) BETWEEN : DTEZEEP (e) HUSBAND : JSUDNAF Ans (d) 24. Which pair of the letters in the word BEAUTIFUL has the same relationship between its letters with respect to their position in the English alphabet as the pair EA in that word has between its letters? (a) IB (b) LF (c) IE (d) FL (e) TL Ans (c) 25. Which of the following relates to FLOWER in the same way as RTERBN relates to SECTOR? (a) RWLGPF (b) EOFKUQ (c) EOFMXS

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(d) RWLEPD (e) RWLEND Ans (e)

1.Study each of the following table and choose the alternative which can best replace

the question mark (?)

1 2 3 2 10 12

2 5 12 10 16 13

1 2 1 ? 10 24

(a) 5 (b) 11 (c) 13 (d) 8

Ans (c)

1.Accident is related to Carefulness in the same way as Disease is related to

(a) Sanitation

(b) Treatment

(c) Medicine

(d) Doctor

Ans (a) Lack of second results in the first

Quantitative Aptitude

Directions—(Q. 81–90) What should come in place of question mark (?) in the following

questions ?

81. (8.2% of 365) – (1.75% of 108) = ?

(A) 16.02 (B) 28.04

(C) 42.34 (D) 53.76

(E) None of these

82. [(135)2 ÷ 15 ´ 32] ÷ ? = 45 ´ 24

(A) 18 (B) 24

(C) 36 (D) 44

(E) None of these

83. (96)2 + (63)2 = (?)2 – (111)2 – 8350

(A) 33856 (B) 30276

(C) 174 (D) 184

(E) None of these

84. 4368 + 2158 – 596 – ? = 3421 + 1262

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(A) 1066 (B) 1174

(C) 1247 (D) 1387

(E) None of these

85. 2172 ÷ ? = 1832 – 956 – 514

(A) 6 (B) 8

(C) 10 (D) 12

(E) None of these

86. 666.06 + 66.60 + 0.66 + 6.06 + 6 + 60 = ?

(A) 819.56 (B) 805.38

(C) 826.44 (D) 798.62

(E) None of these

87. 15.594 – 4.312 – 3.517 – 1.689 = ?

(A) 6.706 (B) 6.760

(C) 6.670 (D) 6.607

(E) None of these

88. 205 ´ ? ´ 13 = 33625 + 25005

(A) 22 (B) 27

(C) 33 (D) 39

(E) None of these

89. 69 ÷ 3 ´ 0.85 + 14.5 – 3 = ?

(A) 36.45 (B) 23.85

(C) 42.95 (D) 18.65

(E) None of these

90. (10)24 ´ (10)– 21 = ?

(A) 3 (B) 10

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(C) 100 (D) 1000

(E) None of these

Directions—(Q. 91–95) What should come in place of question mark (?) in the following number

series ?

91. 12 6.5 7.5 12.75 27.5 71.25 ?

(A) 225.75 (B) 216.75

(C) 209.75 (D) 236.75

(E) 249.75

92. 16 24 36 54 81 121.5 ?

(A) 182.25 (B) 174.85

(C) 190.65 (D) 166.55

(E) 158.95

93. 12 12 18 45 180 1170 ?

(A) 13485 (B) 14675

(C) 15890 (D) 16756

(E) 12285

94. 22 23 27 36 52 77 ?

(A) 111 (B) 109

(C) 113 (D) 117

(E) 115

95. 16 14 24 66 256 1270 ?

(A) 8564 (B) 5672

(C) 4561 (D) 7608

(E) 6340

Directions—(Q. 96–100) Study the following table carefully to answer the questions that

follow—

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Number of Boys and Girls in Five Streams of a College Over the Years

STREAMS

YEAR Arts Science Commerce Management IT

Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls

2002 556 414 619 505 668 612 770 633 670 515

2003 763 608 793 612 781 616 667 439 866 722

2004 672 519 540 516 859 713 778 727 781 619

2005 809 602 928 908 870 811 849 729 977 817

2006 745 510 884 820 967 819 562 938 990 808

2007 698 413 765 616 571 515 1288 1016 1151 1010

96. What is the total number of Boys, for all the Streams together, in the year 2004 ?

(A) 4148 (B) 3630

(C) 4433 (D) 3247

(E) None of these

97. The number of Boys in Arts Stream in the year 2004 is approximately what per cent of the

total number of Boys for all the years together in Arts Stream ?

(A) 27 (B) 34

(C) 08 (D) 39

(E) 16

98. What is the ratio of the total number of Boys to the total number of Girls, from all the

Stream together, for the year 2007 ?

(A) 2 : 3 (B) 14 : 13

(C) 52 : 49 (D) 213 : 170

(E) None of these

99. What is the ratio of the total number of Boys to the total number of Girls in the Manage-

ment Stream for all the years together ?

(A) 9 : 8 (B) 71 : 86

(C) 91 : 83 (D) 27 : 23

(E) None of these

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100. What is the average number of Girls from Commerce Stream for the given years ?

(A) 681 (B) 675

(C) 618 (D) 657

(E) None of these

Directions—(Q. 101–105) What approximate value should come in place of question mark (?) in

the following questions ? (You are not expected to calculate the exact value.)

101. (935.82)2 = ?

(A) 870000 (B) 867500

(C) 888800 (D) 875800

(E) 899800

102. 628.306 + 6.1325 ´ 44.0268 = ?

(A) 820 (B) 970

(C) 1050 (D) 1175

(E) 900

103. (739% of 383) ÷ 628 = ?

(A) 10.00 (B) 4.50

(C) 15.75 (D) 19.25

(E) 24.15

104. (9795 + 7621 + 938) ÷ (541 + 831 + 496) = ?

(A) 9 (B) 13

(C) 17 (D) 23

(E) 29

105. 814296 ´ 36 = ? ´ 96324

(A) 326 (B) 272

(C) 304 (D) 358

(E) 260

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Directions—(Q. 106–110) Study the infor-mation carefully to answer the following questions—

In an organization consisting of 750 emp-loyees, the ratio of Males to Females is 8 : 7

respectively. All the employees work in five different departments viz. HR, Management, PR, IT

and Recruitment. 16 per cent of the Females work in Management Department. 32 per cent of

Males are in HR Department. One–fifth of the Females are in the Department of Recruitment.

The ratio of Males to Females in the Management Department is 3 : 2 respectively. 20 per cent

of the total number of employees are in PR Department. Females working in Recruitment are

50 per cent of the Males working in the same Department. 8 per cent of the Males are in IT

Department. The remaining Males are in PR Department. 22 per cent of the Females work in HR

Department and the remaining Females are working in IT Department.

106. What is the total number of Females working in the IT and Recruitment Department

together ?

(A) 147 (B) 83

(C) 126 (D) 45

(E) None of these

107. What is the number of Females working in the HR Department ?

(A) 77 (B) 70

(C) 56 (D) 134

(E) None of these

108. Number of Males working in HR Depart-ment from approximately what per cent of total

number of the employees in the Organization ?

(A) 20 (B) 28

(C) 32 (D) 9

(E) 17

109. Number of Males working in PD Department forms what per cent of the number of Females

working in the same Department ? (rounded off two digits after decimal)

(A) 22.98 (B) 16.68

(C) 11.94 (D) 6.79

(E) 27.86

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110. What is the total number of employees working in the Management Department ?

(A) 128 (B) 77

(C) 210 (D) 140

(E) None of these

111. The simple interest accrued on an amount of Rs. 19,800. At the end of three years is Rs.

7,128. What would be the compound interest accrued on the same amount at the same rate in

the same period ?

(A) Rs. 8934.6784

(B) Rs. 8017.5744

(C) Rs. 7861.8754

(D) Cannot be determined

(E) None of these

112. If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 400% and the denominator is increased by

500%, the resultant fraction is 1021 . What was the original fraction ?

(A) 512 (B) 813

(C) 1714 (D) 47

(E) None of these

113. What is 26% of 55% of 1013 th of 6100 ?

(A) 617 (B) 681

(C) 706 (D) 734

(E) None of these

114. The ages of Aarzoo and Arnav are in the ratio of 11 : 13 respectively. After 7 years the

ratio of their ages will be 20 : 23. What is the difference in years between their ages ?

(A) 4 years (B) 7 years

(C) 6 years (D) 5 years

(E) None of these

115. One-eighth of a number is 17.25. What will 73% of that number be ?

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(A) 100.74 (B) 138.00

(C) 96.42 (D) 82.66

(E) None of these

Direction—(Q. 116–120) Study the graph carefully to answer the questions that follow—

Number of Girls Enrolled in Different Hobby Classes in Various Institutes in a Year

116. What is the respective ratio of total number of Girls Enrolled in Painting in the Institutes A

and C together to those Enrolled in Stitching in the Institutes D and E together ?

(A) 5 : 4 (B) 5 : 7

(C) 16 : 23 (D) 9 : 8

(E) None of these

117. Number of Girls Enrolled in Stitching in Institute B forms approximately what per cent of

the total number of Girls Enrolled in Stitching in all the Institutes together ?

(A) 29 (B) 21

(C) 33 (D) 37

(E) 45

118. What is the respecive ratio of total number of Girls Enrolled in Painting, Stitching and

Dancing from all the Institutes together ?

(A) 44 : 48 : 47 (B) 43 : 47 : 48

(C) 44 : 47 : 48 (D) 47 : 48 : 44

(E) None of these

119. Number of Girls Enrolled in Dancing in Institute A forms what per cent of total number of

Girls Enrolled in all the Hobby Classes together in that Institute ? (rounded off to two digits

after decimal)

(A) 23.87 (B) 17.76

(C) 31.23 (D) 33.97

(E) 20.69

120. What is the total number of Girls Enrolled in Painting from all the Institutes together ?

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(A) 1150 (B) 1200

(C) 1275 (D) 1100

(E) None of these

Answers with Explanation :

81. (B) ? = (8·2% of 365) – (1·75% of 108)

= 365 ´ – 108 ´

= 29·93 – 1·89 = 28.04 Ans.

82. (C) ? = [(135)2 ÷ 15 ´ 32] ÷ (24 ´ 45)

= ÷ (1080)

= = 36 Ans.

83. (D) ?2 = (96)2 + (63)2 + (111)2 + 8350

= 9216 + 3969 + 12321 + 8350

= 33856 = (184)2

? = 184 Ans.

84. (C) ? = 4368 + 2158 – 596 – 3421 – 1262

= 6526 – 5279 = 1247 Ans.

85. (A) 2172 ÷ ? = 1832 – 956 – 514

\ ? = =

= 6 Ans.

86. (B) ? = 666·06 + 66·60 + 0·66 + 6·06

+ 6 + 60

= 805·56 Ans.

87. (E) ? = 15·594 – 4·312 – 3·517 – 1·689

= 15·594 – 9·518 = 6·076 Ans.

88. (A) ? = =

= 22 Ans.

89. (E) ? = 69 ÷ 3 ´ 0·85 + 14·5 – 3

= 23 ´ 0·85 + 14·5 – 3

= 19·55 + 14·50 – 3 = 34·05 – 3

= 31·05 Ans.

90. (D) ? = (10)24 ´ (10)– 21

= (10)24 – 21 = (10)3

= 1000 Ans.

91. (B)

92. (A)

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93. (E)

94. (C)

95. (D)

96. (B) Total no. of boys for all streams in 2004

= 672 + 540 + 859 + 778 + 781

= 3630 Ans.

97. (E) Reqd. Percentage

= %

= % = 15·84%

16% (Approximate) Ans.

98. (D) Reqd. Ratio = (698 + 765 + 571 + 1288 + 1151) : (413 + 616 + 515 + 1016 + 1010)

= (4473) : (3570)

=

= 213 : 170 Ans.

99. (C) Reqd. Ratio = (770 + 667 + 778 + 849 + 562 + 1288) : (633 + 439 + 727 + 729 + 938

+ 1016)

= (4914) : (4482)

= (91 ´ 54) : (83 ´ 54)

= 91 : 83 Ans.

100. (A) Average number of girls from Commerce Stream for the given years

=

= = 681 Ans.

101. (d) ? = (935·82)2 = 875759·0724

875800 (Approximate) Ans.

102. (E) ? = 628·306 + 6·1325 ´ 44·0268

628 + 6 ´ 44 628 + 264

900 (Approximate) Ans.

103. (B) ? = (739% of 383) ÷ 628

= 2830·37 ÷ 628 4·50 (Approximate)

Ans.

104. (A) ? = (9795 + 7621 + 938)

÷ (541 + 831 + 496)

= (18354) ÷ (1868) = 9·825

9 (Approximate) Ans.

105. (C) ? = = 304·33

304 (Approximate) Ans.

For questions 106 to 110

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The data in the following table are based on the given information for these questions—

Department Male Female Total

H.R. 400 = 128

350 ´

= 77

205

Manage-ment

56 ´

= 84

350 ´

= 56

140

P.R.

400 –

(128 + 84 + 32 + 140) = 400 – 384

= 16

150 – 16

= 134

750 ´ = 150

I.T.

400 ´

= 32

350 – (77 + 56 + 134 + 70) = 350 – 337 = 13

45

Recruitment

2 ´ 70

= 140

350 ´

= 70

210

Total

400

350

750

106. (B) Total No. of Females in I.T. and Recruit-ment Deptt. = 13 + 70 = 83 Ans.

107. (A) Number of females in H.R. Department

= 22% of 350 = ´ 350 = 77 Ans.

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108. (E) Required Percentage = ´ 100%

= 17·06%

= 17% (Approximate) Ans.

109. (C) Reqd. Percentage = ´ 100%

= 11·94 Ans.

110. (D) Total number of employees in the Mana-gement = 84 + 56

= 140 Ans.

111. (B) Let the annual rate of interest = R%, Then as per question—

˙.˙ 7128 =

Þ R = = 12%

Reqd. Compound Interest

= 19800

= 19800

= 19800

=

= Rs. 8017·5744 Ans.

112. (d) Let the original fraction be . Then

=

Þ =

= = Ans.

113. (e) Given Exp. = 26% of 55% of th

of 6100

= ´ ´ ´ 6100

= 2 ´ ´ 10 ´ 61

= 11 ´ 61 = 671 Ans.

114. (c) Let the ages of Aarzoo and Arnav are 11x and 13x years

Then, as per question—

˙.˙ =

Þ 260x + 140 = 253x + 161

Þ (260 – 253)x = 161 – 140

Þ 7x = 21

x = 3

Reqd. difference in years between their ages

= 13x – 11x

= 2 ´ 3 = 6 years Ans.

115. (a) Let the required number be x.

˙.˙ ´ x = 17·25

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Þ x = 17·25 ´ 8 = 138

73% of the number = ´ 138

= 100·74 Ans.

116. (c) Reqd. Ratio

=

=

= = 16 : 23 Ans.

117. (b) Reqd. Percentage

= %

= % = 20·83% 21% (app.) Ans.

118. (a) Reqd. Ratio

= (Girls Enrolled in Painting) :

(Stitching) : (Pancing)

= (250 + 225 + 150 + 175 + 300) : (325 + 250 + 50 + 250 + 325) : (150 + 200 + 75 + 400 +

350)

= (1100) : (1200) : (1175)

= 44 : 48 : 47 Ans.

119. (e) Reqd. Percentage = %

= % = 20·689%

20·69% Ans.

120. (d) Total number of girls enrolled in Painting from all the institutes

= 250 + 225 + 150 + 175 + 300

= 1100 Ans.

PAPER : SBI Clerk Reasoning Sample Paper

1 In a certain code RIPPLE is written as 613382 & LIFE is written as 8192. How is PILLER

written in that code ?

(a) 318826 (b) 318286 (c) 618826

(d) 328816 (e) none of these

2 If GIVE is coded as 5137 and BAT is coded as 924, How is GATE coded?

(a) 5427 (b) 5724 (c) 5247

(d) 2547 (e) None of these

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3 If PALE, is coded as 2134, EARTH is coded as 41590 , how is PEARL coded in that code?

(a) 29530 (b) 24153 (c) 25413

(d) 25430 (e) None of these

4 If in a certain language , ENTRY is coded as 12345 & STEADY is coded as 931785 , then

state which is the correct code for the SEDATE

(a) 918731 (b) 954185 (c) 814195

(d) 614781 (e) None of these

5 If in a certain language , ENTRY is coded as 12345 & STEADY is coded as 931785, then

state which is the correct code for the ENDEAR

(a) 524519 (b) 174189 (c) 128174

(d) 124179 (e) 164983

6 If in a certain language CHARCOAL is coded as 45164913 & MORALE is coded as 296137 ,

how is COACH coded in that language

(a) 38137 (b) 49148 (c) 48246 (d) 49145 (e) none of these

7 If in a certain language CHARCOAL is coded as 45164913 & MORALE is coded as 296137 ,

how is COLLER coded in that language

(a) 397749 (b) 497758 (c) 483359 (d) 493376 (e) none of these

8 If in a certain language CHARCOAL is coded as 45164913 & MORALE is coded as 296137 ,

how is MECHRALE coded in that language

(a) 95378165 (b) 25378195 (c) 27456137 (d) 27386195 (e) none of these

9 If MISTAKE is coded as 9765412 & Naked is coded as 84123 , then what will be the code

for DISTANT ?

(a) 3765485 (b) 4798165 (c) 3697185

(d) 4768296 (e) none of these

10 If MISTAKE is coded as 9765412 & Naked is coded as 84123 , then what will be the code

for NEMISES ?

(a) 7598656 (b) 8597656 (c) 8297626 (d) 435985 (e) none of these

11 If ROPE is coded as 6821 & CHAIR is coded as 73456, then what will be the code for

CRAPE?

(a) 73456 (b) 76421 (c) 77246

(d) 77123 (e) None of these

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12 In a certain code, 15789 is written as EGKPT and 2346 is written as ALUR. How is 23549

written in that code ?

(a) ALEUT (b) ALGTU (c) ALGUT

(d) ALGRT (e) None of these

13 In a certain code, a number 13479 is written as AQFJL and 5268 is written as DMPN.

How is 396824 written in that code?

(a) QLPNKJ (b) QLPNMF (c) QLPMNF

(d) QLPNDF (e) None of these

In a certain language 36492 is written as SMILE and 058 is written as RUN, How are the

following figures coded in that language ?

Q:14 33980

(a) SSLNR (b) SSLRN (c) SLSNR

(d) SLNRS (e) None of these

15 6458

(a) MUIN (b) MINU (c) INUM

(d) MIUN (e) IUMN

16 92486

(a) LEIMN (b) ELINR (c) LEINM

(d) EILNM (e) LIENM

17 54324

(a) SIUEI (b) UISEI (c) USIIE

(d) UISIE (e) SUEII

18 90089

(a) NLLRN (b) LRLNN (c) LLRRN

(d) LRRNL (e) RLLNN

19 3425

(a) SEIU (b) SIUE (c) SRUI

(d) RUSI (e) SIEU

20 29463

(a) ELISM (b) ELIMS (c) LIMSE

(d) EILMS (e) None of these

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21 If in a certain language PRIVATE is coded as 1234567 & RISK is coded as 2398, How is

RIVETS coded in that language?

(a) 687543 (b) 234769 (c) 496321

(d) 246598 (e) None of these.

22 If PLAY is coded as 8123 &RHYME is coded as 49367, How is MALE coded as ?

(a) 6217 (b) 6198 (c) 6395

(d) 6285 (e) None of these

23 In a certain code language 24685 is written as 33776. How is 35791 written in that

code.

(a) 44882 (b) 44880 (c) 46682

(d) 44682 (e) None of these.

24 In a certain code language 35796 is written as 44887. How is 35791 written in that code

(a) 57914 (b) 55914 (c) 5934

(d) 5714 (e) None of these.

25 If MINJUR is coded as 312547 & TADA as 6898, How can MADURAI be coded as?

(a) 3498178 (b) 3894871 (c) 384971

(d) 3894781 (e) None of these.

ANSWER SHEET

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

a c b a c d d c a c b c b a d

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

c b d e b b a a b d

Answers With Explantion :-

1. The alphabets are coded as shown i. e. P as 3, I as 1, L as 8, E as 2, & R as 6. So, PILLER

is coded as 318826.

2. The alphabets are coded as shown i. e. G as 5, A as 2, T as 4 & E as 7. So GATE is coded

as 5247.

3. The alphabets are coded as shown i. e. p AS 2, E as 4, A as 1, R as 5, & L as 3. So PEARL

is coded as 24153.

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4. S is coded as 9, E as 1, D as 8, A as 7 & T as 3. So SEDATE is coded as 918731.

5. E is coded as 1, N as 2, D as 8, A as 7 & R as 4. So ENDEAR is coded as 128174.

6. C is coded as 4, O as 9, A as 1 & H as 5.

7. C is code as 4, O as 9, L as 3, E as 7, & R as 6. So, COLLER is coded as 493376.

8. M is coded as 2, E as 7, C as 4, H as 5, R as 6, A as 1 & L as 3. So, MECHRALE is coded as

27456137.

9. D is coded as 3, I as 7, S as 6, T as 5, A as 4, & N as 8. So the DISTANT is coded as

3765485.

10. N is coded as 8, E as 2, M as 9, I as 7 & S as 6. So NEMISES is coded as 8297626.

11. C is coded as 7, R as 6, A as 4, P as 2, & E as 1. So CRAPE is coded as 76421.

12. 2 is coded as A, 3 as L, 5 as G, 4 as U & 9 as T. So 23549 is coded as ALGUT.

13. 3 is coded as Q, 9 as L, 6 as P, 8 as N, 2 as M & 4 as F. So 396824 is coded as QLPNMF.

14. 3 is coded as S, 9 as L, 8 as N & 0 as R. So 33980 is coded as SSLNR.

15. 6 is coded as M, 4 as 1, 5 as U & 8 as N. So 6458 is coded as MIUN.

16. 9 is coded as L, 2 as E, 4 as I, 8 as N, & 6 as M. So, 92486 is coded as LEINM.

17. 5 is coded U, 4 as I, 3 as S & 2 as E. So 54324 is coded as UISEI.

18. 9 is coded as L, 0 as R & 8 as N. So, 90089 is coded as LRRNL.

19. 3 is coded as S, 4 as I, 2 as E & 5 as U. So 3425 is coded as SIEU.

20. 2 is coded as E, 9 as L, 4 as I, 6 as M & 3 as S. So, 29463 is coded as ELIMS.

21. R is coded as 2, I as 3, V as 4, E as 7, T as 6 & S as 9. So, RIVETS is coded as 234769.

22. Here M is coded as 6 , A is coded as 2 , L is coded as 1 , E is coded as 7 , therefore male

is coded as 6217

23. In the code the letters at odd places are one place ahead & those at even places are

one place before the corresponding letter in the word. So in 35791, 3is written as 4, 5 as

4,7 as 8, 9 as 8 & 1 as 0. The code becomes 44880.

24. 4 will be written as 5, 5 as 6, 8 as 9, 2 as 1, 3 as 4. So the code is 5914.

25. Code is M as 3, A as 8, D as 9, U as 4, R as, 7 & I as 1. So, MADHRI is coded as 3894781.

PAPER : SBI CLERK REASONING ABILITY MODEL

PAPER

Directions : - Select the related letters / word / number / figure from the given alternatives

1 Editor : Magazine

(a) Movie (b) Scene

(c) Drama (d) Director

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2 Hinduism , Christianity , Islam : Religion

(a) Ear , Nose , Eyesight : Vision (b) Plus , Minus , Multiple : division

(c) Winter , Spring , Summer : Season (d) Humid , Hot , Tundra : Region

3 WOLF : FLOW :: WARD : ?

(a) BROW (b) DRAW

(c) CRAW (d) SLAW

4 GRAIN : TIZRM :: BRAIN : ?

(a) XRIKL (b) YIZRM(c) OPRST (d) ASQMI

5 CUT : BDTVSU :: TIP : ?

(a) UVHJOQ (b) SUHJOQ

(c) USJHQO (d) SUJHOQ

Q-6 19 : 59 :: 17 : ?

(a) 51 (b) 53

(c) 55 (d) 57

Q-7 14 : 20 :: 16 : ?

(a) 23 (b) 48

(c) 10 (d) 42

Q-8 100 : 102 :: 100000 : ?

(a) 105 (b) 104

(c) 1003 (d) 1004

DIRECTIONS : (QUESTIONS 9 to 13) select the one which is different from the other three .

9

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(a) Mile (b) Centimeter

(c) Litre (d) Yard

10

(a) High - Up (b) Past - Present

(c) Often - Seldom (d) Fresh - Stale

11

(a) 11 - 127 (b) 9 – 85

(c) 7 – 53 (d) 5 – 29

12

(a) 26 Z (b) 24 X

(c) 22 V (d) 20 S

13

(a) 8 , 64 , 112 (b) 36 , 6 , 206

(c) 48 , 4 , 202 (d) 9 , 27 , 263

14 In the following series of numerals , which digit has maximum frequency ?

846734378344563464348

(a) 8 (b) 6

(c) 4 (d) 3

15 If the day after tomorrow is Friday , what day will the third day after tomorrow be

(a) Saturday (b) Monday

(c) Sunday (d) Friday

16 If the ratio of the area of two squares is 16 : 1 , then the ratio of their perimeter is

(a) 4 : 1 (b) 16 : 1

(c) 1 : 3 (d) 3 : 4

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17 The shade of 18 ft high pole is 20 ft. . Find the length of shade of 27 ft long pole .

(a) 36 ft (b) 30 ft

(c) 34 ft (d) 40 ft

18 A scores more runs than B but less than C . D scores more than B but less than A . Who is the

lowest scorer ?

(a) A (b) B

(c) C (d) D

19 In the alphabets from A to Z , which is the third letter to the right of the letter which is

midway between K & S ?

(a) R (b) Q

(c) P (d) O

20 If first November falls on Monday , then what day will the 25th November be ?

(a) Tuesday (b) Thursday

(c) Wednesday (d) Friday

21 The length of room is twice its breadth . If the area of the room is 242 sq meters , then find

out its breadth

(a) 11 (b) 10

(c) 12 (d) 9

22 If the product of two numbers is 10 & their sum is 7 , then the larger of the two number is -

(a) – 2 (b) 2

(c) 5 (d) 3

23 Which letter is used only in one of the given words ?

Speak , Reap , Shark

(a) S (b) P

(c) K (d) H

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24 A tortoise covers one kilometer in 4 hours . It takes rest for 20 minutes after every

kilometer .How much time does it takes for the tortoise to cover 3.5 kilometers ?

(a) 14 hours (b) 13

(c) 15 (d) 12

25 Of which of the following words , which one will be at the 3rd position in the dictionary ?

1. socks 2. Shocks

3. Sharp 4. snooker

(a) 4 (b) 3

(c) 2 (d) 1

ANSWER

1 2 3 4 5

c c b b b

6 7 8 9 10

b d a c a

11 12 13 14 15

a d a c c

16 17 18 19 20

a b b a b

21 22 23 24 25

a c d c a

Paper : State Bank of India Clerical Exam July 6, 2008 Reasoning Paper

Following questions are the part of the SBI clerical exam test that was held on July 6, 2008.

Considering the pattern same set of questions are expected in various other banks clerical written

test as well as in the forthcoming SBI clerical exam test.

1. In a certain code DATE is written as #%$@ and STYLE is written as «$© @. How is DELAY written in

that code?

(1) #@ %©

(2) #©$%@

(3) #@$%©

(4) #$ %©

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(5) None of these

2. In a certain code DETAIL is written as BJMUFE. How is SUBMIT written in that code?

(1) UJWCVT

(2) NJUCVT

(3) NJUTVC

(4) UJNTVC

(5) None of these

3. If it is possible to make only one meaningful word from the second, the fourth, the sixth and the

ninth letters of the word PROACTIVE, using each letter only once, second letter of that word is your

answer. If more than one word can be formed your answer is M and if no such word can be formed

your answer is N.

(1) A

(2) E

(3) T

(4) M

(5) N

4. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word FOREHAND each of which have as many

letters between them in the word as they have in the English alphabet?

(1) None

(2) One

(3) Two

(4) Three

(5) More than three

5. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that

does not belong to the group?

(1) 17

(2) 31

(3) 23

(4) 13

(5) 21

Q. 6-10. These questions are based on the following arrangement. Study it carefully and answer the

questions that follow.

T 6 # I J 1 % L E 3 K 9 @ A H 7 B © D 2 U $ R 4 « 8

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6. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way on the basis of their position in the above

arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?

(1) JI1

(2) EL3

(3) @9A

(4) 7HB

(5) R4$

7. What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following series based on the above

arrangement? 6IJ %E3 9AH ?

(1) B©2

(2) 7©D

(3) 7BD

(4) BD2

(5) None of these

8. If all the vowels are removed from the above arrangement which element will be sixth to the right

of fourth element from the left?

(1) 9

(2) K

(3) 3

(4) @

(5) None of these

9. How many such symbols are there in the above arrangement each of which is immediately

preceded by a number?

(1) None

(2) One

(3) Two

(4) Three

(5) More than three

10. Which element is fifth to the right of eleventh from the right end?

(1) $

(2) U

(3) 1

(4) 3

(5) None of these

Q. 11-15. In each question below are three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and

II. You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from

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commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the

three 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 conclusion II follows.

(4) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.

(5) if both conclusions I and II follow.

Statements:

11. All taps are wells.

Some wells are canals.

All canals are rivers.

Conclusions:

I. Some rivers are taps.

II. Some wells are rivers.

Statements:

12. Some files are papers.

Some papers are books.

All books are journals.

Conclusions:

I. Some papers are journals.

II. Some files are journals.

Statements:

13. Some apples are grapes.

Some grapes are mangoes.

No mango is guava.

Conclusions:

I. Some guavas are apples.

II. No guava is apple.

Statements:

14. Some computers are screens.

Some screens are movies.

Some movies are scripts.

Conclusions:

I. Some computers are movies.

II. Some screens are scripts.

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Statements:

15. All pearls are gems.

All gems are diamonds.

All corals are gems.

Conclusions:

I. All pearls are diamonds.

II. All corals are diamonds.

Answers:-

1. (1) 2. (2) 3. (4) 4. (3) 5. (5) 6. (5) 7. (4) 8. (1) 9. (5) 10. (2) 11. 2 12. 1 13. 2 14. 4 15. 5

SBI CLERK REASONING ABILITY MODEL PAPER SBI CLERK REASONING ABILITY MODEL PAPER

Directions : - Select the related letters / word / number / figure from the given

alternatives

1 Editor : Magazine

(a) Movie (b) Scene

(c) Drama (d) Director

2 Hinduism , Christianity , Islam : Religion

(a) Ear , Nose , Eyesight : Vision (b) Plus , Minus , Multiple : division

(c) Winter , Spring , Summer : Season (d) Humid , Hot , Tundra : Region

3 WOLF : FLOW :: WARD : ?

(a) BROW (b) DRAW

(c) CRAW (d) SLAW

4 GRAIN : TIZRM :: BRAIN : ?

(a) XRIKL (b) YIZRM(c) OPRST (d) ASQMI

5 CUT : BDTVSU :: TIP : ?

(a) UVHJOQ (b) SUHJOQ

(c) USJHQO (d) SUJHOQ

Q-6 19 : 59 :: 17 : ?

(a) 51 (b) 53

(c) 55 (d) 57

Q-7 14 : 20 :: 16 : ?

(a) 23 (b) 48

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(c) 10 (d) 42

Q-8 100 : 102 :: 100000 : ?

(a) 105 (b) 104

(c) 1003 (d) 1004

DIRECTIONS : (QUESTIONS 9 to 13) select the one which is different from the

other three .

9

(a) Mile (b) Centimeter

(c) Litre (d) Yard

10

(a) High - Up (b) Past - Present

(c) Often - Seldom (d) Fresh - Stale

11

(a) 11 - 127 (b) 9 – 85

(c) 7 – 53 (d) 5 – 29

12

(a) 26 Z (b) 24 X

(c) 22 V (d) 20 S

13

(a) 8 , 64 , 112 (b) 36 , 6 , 206

(c) 48 , 4 , 202 (d) 9 , 27 , 263

14 In the following series of numerals , which digit has maximum frequency ?

846734378344563464348

(a) 8 (b) 6

(c) 4 (d) 3

15 If the day after tomorrow is Friday , what day will the third day after tomorrow

be

(a) Saturday (b) Monday

(c) Sunday (d) Friday

16 If the ratio of the area of two squares is 16 : 1 , then the ratio of their perimeter

is

(a) 4 : 1 (b) 16 : 1

(c) 1 : 3 (d) 3 : 4

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17 The shade of 18 ft high pole is 20 ft. . Find the length of shade of 27 ft long pole

.

(a) 36 ft (b) 30 ft

(c) 34 ft (d) 40 ft

18 A scores more runs than B but less than C . D scores more than B but less than

A . Who is the lowest scorer ?

(a) A (b) B

(c) C (d) D

19 In the alphabets from A to Z , which is the third letter to the right of the letter

which is midway between K & S ?

(a) R (b) Q

(c) P (d) O

20 If first November falls on Monday , then what day will the 25th November be ?

(a) Tuesday (b) Thursday

(c) Wednesday (d) Friday

21 The length of room is twice its breadth . If the area of the room is 242 sq

meters , then find out its breadth

(a) 11 (b) 10

(c) 12 (d) 9

22 If the product of two numbers is 10 & their sum is 7 , then the larger of the two

number is -

(a) – 2 (b) 2

(c) 5 (d) 3

23 Which letter is used only in one of the given words ?

Speak , Reap , Shark

(a) S (b) P

(c) K (d) H

24 A tortoise covers one kilometer in 4 hours . It takes rest for 20 minutes after

every kilometer .How much time does it takes for the tortoise to cover 3.5

kilometers ?

(a) 14 hours (b) 13

(c) 15 (d) 12

25 Of which of the following words , which one will be at the 3rd position in the

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dictionary ?

1. socks 2. Shocks

3. Sharp 4. snooker

(a) 4 (b) 3

(c) 2 (d) 1

ANSWER

1 2 3 4 5

c c b b b

6 7 8 9 10

b d a c a

11 12 13 14 15

a d a c c

16 17 18 19 20

a b b a b

21 22 23 24 25

a c d c a

SBI Clerk Previous Year Solved Paper

(Held on 06-01-2008)

Reasoning Ability

121. Among M, T, R and P, M is older than only P. T is older than R. Who among them is the oldest ? (A) T (B) R (C) T or R (D) Data inadequate (E) None of these 122. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ? (A) Hill (B) Valley (C) Dam (D) River (E) Mountain 123. How many meaningful English words can be formed with the letters ESRO using each letter only once in each word ? (A) None (B) One (C) Two (D) Three

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(E) More than three 124. If ‘P’ denotes ‘+’; ‘R’ denotes ‘¸’, ‘T’ denotes ‘–’ and ‘W’ denotes ‘X’, then— 40 R 8 W 10 T 12 P 16 = ? (A) 50 (B) 46 (C) 30 (D) 70 (E) None of these 125. What should come next in the following number sequence ? 2 2 3 2 3 4 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 4 5 6 7 2 3 4 (A) 8 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 2 (E) None of these 126. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word CONSTABLE each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet ? (A) None (B) One (C) Two (D) Three (E) More than three 127. In a certain code BOARD is written as 54#12 and MORE is written as 941$. How is DREAM written in that code ? (A) 21$#9 (B) 2$1#9 (C) 51$#9 (D) 25$#9 (E) None of these 128. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ? (A) 50 (B) 65 (C) 170 (D) 255 (E) 290 129. How many such digits are there in the number 5231698 each of which is as far away from the beginning of the number as when the digits are rearranged in ascending order ? (A) None (B) One (C) Two (D) Three (E) More than three 130. In a certain code CREAM is written as NBDBQ. How is BREAD written in that code? (A) EBFAQ (B) EBDAQ (C) BEDQA (D) BEFQA (E) None of these Directions—(Q. 131–135) In each of the questions below are given three statements followed by three Conclusions numbered I, II and III. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from 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. 131. Statements # Some flowers are bins. Some bins are handles. All handles are sticks. Conclusions # I. Some sticks are bins. II. Some handles are flowers. III. Some sticks are flowers. (A) Only II follows

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(B) Only III follows (C) Only I and II follows (D) Only I and III follows (E) None of these 132. Statements # Some towers are windows. All windows are houses. Some houses are temples. Conclusions # I. Some towers are temples. II. Some houses are towers. III. Some temples are windows. (A) Only I follows (B) Only II follows (C) Only III follows (D) Only I and II follows (E) None of these 133. Statements # Some walls are doors. Some doors are cots. Some cots are chairs. Conclusions # I. Some chairs are doors. II. Some cots are walls. III. No chair is door. (A) Only II follows (B) Only III follows (C) Only either I or III follows (D) Only I follows (E) None of these 134. Statements # All trees are gardens. All gardens are stones. All stones are fences. Conclusions # I. Some fences are gardens. II. All gardens are fences. III. Some stones are trees. (A) Only I and II follow (B) Only I and III follow (C) Only II and III follow (D) All follow (E) None of these 135. Statements # All books are leaves. Some leaves are jungles. No jungle is box. Conclusions # I. Some jungles are books. II. No book is box. III. Some leaves are boxes. (A) None follows (B) Only I follows (C) Only II follows (D) Only III follows (E) Only I and III follow Directions—(Q. 136–140) Study the follo-wing arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below— 7 R E T 4 A 9 % D F 1 U # B @ 8 H I © W M H 3 2 V $ 5 N P 6 Q 136. How many such consonants are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a consonant and immediately followed by a number ?

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(A) None (B) One (C) Two (D) Three (E) More than three 137. How many such numbers are there in the above arrangement, each of which is imme-diately preceded by a letter but not imme-diately followed by a symbol ? (A) None (B) One (C) Two (D) Three (E) More than three 138. How many such vowels are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately followed by a symbol ? (A) None (B) One (C) Two (D) Three (E) More than three 139. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ? (A) RTA (B) 9DF (C) #@H (D) 3V5 (E) IWH 140. Which of the following is the fourth to the left of the twelfth from the left end ? (A) % (B) 8 (C) 2 (D) H (E) None of these Directions—(Q. 141–145) In each question below is given a group of digits followed by four combinations of letters/symbols lettered (A), (B), (C), and (D). You have to find out which of the combinations correctly represents the group of digits based on the coding system and the condi-tions given below and mark the number of that combination as your answer. If none of the combinations correctly represents the group of digits, mark (E), i.e. ‘None of these’ as your answer. Digit # 5 1 3 4 9 6 8 2 7 Letter/symbol # P A K % R @ D © M Conditions # (i) If the first digit is odd and the last digit is even, the codes for the first and last digits are to be reversed. (ii) If both the first and the last digits are even, both are to be coded as *. (iii) If both the first and the last digits are odd, both are to be coded as $. 141. 215349 (A) RAPK%© (B) *APK%* (C) $APK%$ (D) ©PAK%R (E) None of these 142. 671254 (A) @MA©P% (B) $MA©P$ (C) *MA©P* (D) %MA©P© (E) None of these 143. 813469 (A) RAK%@D (B) DAK%@R

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(C) DAP%@R (D) *AK%@* (E) None of these 144. 794821 (A) MR%D©A (B) AR%D©M (C) M%RD©A (D) $R%D©$ (E) None of these 145. 591426 (A) @RA%©P (B) PRA%©@ (C) @AR%©P (D) $RA%©* (E) None of these Directions—(Q. 146–150) Study the follo-wing information carefully and answer the questions given below. A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle facing at the centre. D is second to the left of F and third to the right of H. A is second to the right of F and an immediate neighbour of H. C is second to the right of B and F is third to the right of B. G is not an immediate neighbour of F. 146. How many of them are between H and C ? (A) Two (B) Three (C) Two or three (D) Data inadequate (E) None of these 147. Who is the immediate left of A ? (A) H (B) E (C) G (D) Data inadequate (E) None of these 148. In which of the following pairs is the first person sitting to the immediate left of the second person ? (A) CD (B) BG (C) HA (D) FC (E) None of these 149. Who is fourth to the right of B ? (A) E (B) C (C) A (D) Data inadequate (E) None of these 150. What is E’s position with respect to G ? (A) Second to the right (B) Third of the left (C) Third to the right (D) Second to the left (E) None of these Directions—(Q. 151–155) In the following questions, the symbols @, ©, #, $ and % are used with the following meaning as illustrated below— ‘P © Q’ means ‘P is either greater than or equal to Q’. ‘P % Q’means ‘P is either smaller than or equal to Q’. ‘P @ Q’ means ‘P is neither greater than nor smaller than Q’. ‘P # Q’ means ‘P is smaller than Q’. ‘P $ Q’ means ‘P is greater than Q’.

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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 them is/are definitely true ? Give answer (A), if only Conclusion I is true. Give answer (B), if only Conclusion II is true. Give answer (C), if either Conclusion I or II is true. Give answer (D), if neither Conclusion I nor II is true. Give answer (E), if both Conclusions I and II are true. 151. Statements : D $ N, N # F, F © T Conclusions : I. T # N II. D $ F 152. Statements : K © R, R $ F, F # B Conclusions : I. B $ R II. F # K 153. Statements : J $ M, M © K, K # N Conclusions : I. J $ K II. N $ M 154. Statements : F # T, T @ W, W $ H Conclusions : I. F # H II. F © H 155. Statements : M % T, T # R, R @ D Conclusions : I. D $ T II. R $ T ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATION :- 121. (A) T, R > M > P and T > R T is the oldest. 122. (C) All the rest are natural while ‘Dam’ is man made. 123. (E) The meaningful words formed with the letters ESRO are : ROSE, SORE, EROS and SERO. 124. (E) ? = 40 R 8 W 10 T 12 P 16 = 40 ¸ 8 ´ 10 – 12 + 16 = 408 ´ 10 – 12 + 16 = 50 – 12 + 16 = 54 125. (B) 2, 23, 234, 2345, 23456, 234567, 234 5 126. (D) ON, ST and AB. 127. (A) B ¾® 5 and M ¾® 9 O ¾® 4 O ¾® 4 A ¾® # R ¾® 1 R ¾® 1 E ¾® $ D ¾® 2 Hence

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D ¾® 2 R ¾® 1 E ¾® $ A ¾® # M ¾® 9 128. (D) 50 = (7)2 + 1 65 = (8)2 + 1 170 = (13)2 + 1 290 = (17)2 + 1 But 255 is not like this. 129. (D) 51 22 33 15 66 98 89 130. (B) As, Similarly, 131. (E) Or Only I follows. 132. (B) Or Only II follows. 133. (C) Or Only either I or III follows. 134. (B) Only I and III follow. 135. (A) Or None follows. 136. (C) D F 1 and N P 6 137. (D) T 4 A , F 1 U and P 6 Q 138. (C) U # and I © 139. (B) 140. (A) 12th element from the left is U and fourth to the left of U is %. 141. (E) 215349 ©APK%R 142. (C) 671254 *MA©P* 143. (B) 813469 DAK%@R 144. (D) 794821 $ R%D©$ 145. (A) 591426 @RA%©P For Qs. 146 to 150 Seating Plan is as shown below—

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146. (B) 147. (B) 148. (E) 149. (A) 150. (B) 151. (D) D $ N ® D > N, N # F ® N < F and F © T ® F = T D > N < F = T I. T # N ® T < N (False) II. D $ F ® D > F (False) 152. (B) K © R ® K = R, R $ F ® R > F and F # B ® F < B K = R > F < B I. B $ R ® B > R (False) II. F # K ® F < K (True) 153. (A) J $ M ® J > M, M © K ® M = K and K # N ® K < N J > M = K < N I. J $ K ® J > K (True) II. N $ M ® N > M (False) 154. (D) F # T ® F < T, T @ W ® T = W and W $ H ® W > H F < t =" W"> H I. F # H ® F < H (False) II. F © H ® F = H (False) 155. (E) M % T ® M = T, T # R ® T < R and R @ D ® R = D M = T < R = D I. D $ T ® D > T (True) II. R $ T ® R > T (True)