FCKVN. How is GIVEN written in that code? 1) JHWMD 2) HJUMD 3) JHMUD 4) JHUMD 5) None of these 2. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word SPLENIC each of which has as many letters between them in the word as there are between them in the English alpha- bet? 1) Four 2) Two 3) Three 4) One 5) None of these 3. If '' means '', '' means '+', '+' means '' and '' means '', then 2 50 + 40 10 96 = ? 1) 104 2) 98 3) 182 4) 192 5) None of these 4. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word FORGOTTEN, each of which has as many letters between them in the word as there are between them in the English alphabet? 1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 5) None of these 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) 84 2) 76 3) 56 4) 24 5) 94 6. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the English alphabet and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group? 1) HL 2) NR 3) TX 4) BG 5) DH Directions (Q.7-11): Study careful- ly the following arrangement of letters, digits and symbols and answer the questions given below. L M P 2 = 3 V D 9 C F @ 4 N T $ 7 W ? H K 6 7. If all the digits are removed from the arrange- ment, then which of the following will be the 6 th to the left of the 14 th element from the left end? 1) 2) D 3) C 4) V 5) None of these 8. If all the letters are removed from the arrangement, then which of the following will be the 8 th to the right of the 13 th element from the right end? 1) 4 2) 3) $ 4) @ 5) None of these 9. How many such symbols are there in the arrangement, each of which is immediately followed by a letter but not immediately preceded by a digit? 1) Nil 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) None of these 10. 'M = 2' : 'V9' in the arrangement in the same way as '@N4' : ? 1) $?7 2) 1W7 3) TW$ 4) 7HW 5) None of these 11. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the position of their elements in the arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group? 1) LM= 2) 9F4 3) VDC3 4) 4$@ 5) 7WK$ Directions (Q.12-16): Study carefully the fol- lowing information and answer the ques- tions given below. (i) Seven members A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting in a circle and are facing the centre. (ii) G is third to the left of A. (iii) F is third to the left of B. (iv) D is not the neighbour of G. (v) C is the neighbour of A. (vi) B is to the immediate left of A. 12. What is the position of E? 1) To the immediate right of B 2) Between G and F 3) Third to the right of C 4) To the immediate right of G 5) None of these 13. Which of the following is TRUE? 1) D is to the immediate left of C 2) F is to the immediate right of G 3) A is between B and C 4) C is between D and F 5) None of these 14. Which of the following is NOT TRUE? 1) A is 4 th to the right of F. 2) B is to the immediate left of E. 3) C is 3 rd to the left of G 4) D is 4 th to the right of E 5) None of these 15. Which of the following pairs has its first member sitting to the immediate right of the second member? 1) EB 2) AC 3) DC 4) GE 5) None of these 16. Which of the following pairs has its 2 nd member sitting to the immediate right of the first member? 1) FD 2) GF 3) AB 4) FC 5) None 17. In a certain code FROM is written as #$52 and BASE is written as %7?@. How is SOME written in that code? 1) 5?2@ 2) ?5@2 3) ?52% 4) ?52@ 5) None of these 18. In a row of 40 children facing North, Satish is eighth to the right of Ajay. If Ajay is 18 th from the right end of the row, how far is Satish from the left end of the row? 1) 32 nd 2) 10 th 3) 31 st 4) 29 th 5) None of these 19. M is father of N, L is brother of M, P is mother of L. How is N related to P? 1) Grandson 2) Nephew 3) Granddaughter 4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these Reasoning questions are aimed at assessing decision making skills of the candidate. This section may be a bit time taking compared to other sections in SBI Clerks exam. You can reduce the time by practicing more and using shortcut techniques. Here are some problems for you to practice. How is N related to P? Reasoning S. Arun Mohan 1-4 2-2 3-4 4-2 5-5 6-4 7-1 8-1 9-2 10-5 11-2 12-4 13-3 14-2 15-3 16-5 17-4 18-3 19-4. Key 1-4; B E L O W F C K V N Similarly, G I V E N J H U M D 2-2; According to the question, S P L E N I C Hence, required pairs are LN and IL 3-4; Given expression: 2 50 + 40 10 96 or, ? = 2 50 40 10 + 96 or, ? = 100 4 + 96 = 192 4-2; F O R G O T T E N 5-5; Except 94, all others are multiples of 4. 6-4; H L; N R T X; D H But, B G 7-1; New sequence L M P = V D C F @ N T $ W ? H K From Precalculation Rule: 6 th to the left of 14 th from the left means 8 th from the left, i.e., 8-1; After removing the letters, new arrange- ment is given below: 2 = 3 9 @ 4 $ 7 ? 6 From Precalculation Rule: 8 th to the right of the 13 th element from the right end means 5 th element from the right i.e., 4. 9-2; Letter or symbol/ Symbol/ Letter There is only one such combination: W?H 10-5; M V = 9 2 Therefore, @ $ N ? 4 W 11-2; L M = 9 F 4 V D C 3 4 $ @ 7 W K $ (Q.12-16): From the information given in question, sitting arrangement is given below: 12-4; E is to the immediate right of G. 13-3; A is between B and C. 14-2; B is to the immediate right of E. 15-3; D is sitting to the immediate right of C. 17-4; F R O M and B A S E # $ 5 2 % 7 ? @ Similarly, S O M E ? 5 2 @ 18-3; N W E S From right end, Satish is at the 10 th position. Now, by Precalculation Rule, Position of Satish from the left end = 40 10 + 1 = 31 st 19-4; From the given information we have the following family tree : P () L M (+) (+) N (?) Sex of N is not known. Hence N may be either grandson or granddaughter of P. 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