Reasoning Quiz For SBI Preliminary Exam 2015

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

L, M, P, J, K and H are six family members. L and M are a married couple. K is sister of J. M is daughter-in-law of H, who is grandmother of K’s brother. J is the only son of P, who is brother of L.

1. How many female members are there in the family?

1) Two 

2) Three

3) Four 

4) Data inadequate

5) None of these

2. How is P related to K?

1) Mother 

2) Brother 

3) Sister

4) Father 

5) None of these

3. How is H related to J?

1) Grandmother 

2) Grandfather

3) Father 

4) Mother

5) Can’t be determined

4. What is the relation between K and M?

1) M is mother of K 

2) K is nephew of M

3) M is sister of K 

4) K is niece of M

5) Can’t be determined

5. Which of the following statements is true?

1) P is daughter of H 

2) K is daughter of M

3) M is aunt of J 

4) K is grandson of H

5) All are true

6. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word ENGLISH each of which has as many letters between then in the word as in the English alphabet?

1) One 

2) Two 

3) Three

4) Four 

5) None of these

7. What should come in place of question mark (?) in the following series?

ACB, DFE, GIH, ?

1) KLJ 

2) KNO 

3) JLK

4) NOM 

5) None of these

8. In a certain code language NOVICE is written as 3#1%6@ and ADVICE is written as 2`1%6@. How is NOIDA written that code language?

1) 3#%`2 

2) 3#`%2 

3) 3#2%`

4) 3#%2` 

5) None of these

9. What should come next in the following number sequence?

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

1) 1 

2) 2 

3) 3

4) 4 

5) None of these

10. Neelam and her brother Nayan are standing at a point. Nayan starts a morning walk and walks 60m towards west, then he turns to his left and walks 20m. He then turns to his left and walks 50m. Again he turns to his right and walks 5m. Finally he turns to his left and walks 10m. How far and in which direction is he now from his sister?

1) 70m, east 

2) 25m, south

3) 25m, north 

4) 55m, west

5) None of these

Answer:-

Q. 1 (2)

Q. 2 (4)

Q. 3 (1)

Q. 4 (4)

Q. 5 (3)

9. (3); 121/12231/1223341/122334451/ 12233

10. (2);

Distance = 20 + 5 = 25m and he is south of Neelam.