Reasoning Ability is a part of almost all major competitive exams in the country and is perhaps the most scoring section also. Aspirants who regularly practice questions have a good chance of scoring well in the Reasoning Ability Section. So here we are providing you with the SBI PO Prelims Reasoning Ability Quiz to help you prepare better. This SBI PO Prelims Reasoning Ability Quiz includes all of the most recent pattern-based questions, as well as Previous Year Questions. This SBI PO Prelims Reasoning Ability Quiz is available to you at no cost. Candidates will be provided with a detailed explanation of each question in this SBI PO Prelims Reasoning Ability Quiz. Candidates must practice this SBI PO Prelims Reasoning Ability Quiz to achieve a good score in the Reasoning Ability Section.
Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement (All the numbers are two-digit numbers)
Input: play 93 movie cinema 42 dance 59 song 76 star 39 65
Step I : 65 play 93 movie 42 dance 59 song 76 star 39 cinema
Step II : 59 65 play 93 movie 42 song 76 star 39 cinema dance
Step III: 76 59 65 play 93 42 song star 39 cinema dance movie
Step IV : 42 76 59 65 93 song star 39 cinema dance movie play
Step V : 93 42 76 59 65 star 39 cinema dance movie play song
Step VI: 39 93 42 76 59 65 cinema dance movie play song star
Step VI is the last step of the above arrangement.
As per the rules followed in the steps given above, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.
1. Input for the questions:
“exam 26 32 test notice 90 practical 72 fail 64 result 53”
Which word/number would be at the fifth position from right end in step IV?
(a) practical
(b) 72
(c) exam
(d) result
(e) 90
Answer & Explanation
Ans. d
Exp.
From the given input and final step, it is understood that words are arranged in the alphabetical order. Numbers are arranged in such a manner that 3rd highest number is arranged in first step and then 3rd lowest number is arranged in next step after that 2nd highest number is arranged and so on….
In each step, two elements are moving. Numbers are moving to left end and words are moving to right end in a particular order.
Input : exam 26 32 test notice 90 practical 72 fail 64 result 53 Step I : 64 26 32 test notice 90 practical 72 fail result 53 exam
Step II : 53 64 26 32 test notice 90 practical 72 result exam fail
Step III: 72 53 64 26 32 test 90 practical result exam fail notice
Step IV : 32 72 53 64 26 test 90 result exam fail notice practical
Step V : 90 32 72 53 64 26 test exam fail notice practical result
Step VI: 26 90 32 72 53 64 exam fail notice practical result test
2. Input for the questions:
“exam 26 32 test notice 90 practical 72 fail 64 result 53”
Which of the following would be step III?
(a) 72 53 64 26 32 test 90 practical result exam fail notice
(b) 72 53 26 64 32 test 90 practical result exam fail notice
(c) 72 53 64 26 32 test 90 practical exam result fail notice
(d) 32 72 53 64 26 test 90 result exam fail notice practical
(e) None of these
Answer & Explanation
Ans. a
Exp.
From the given input and final step, it is understood that words are arranged in the alphabetical order. Numbers are arranged in such a manner that 3rd highest number is arranged in first step and then 3rd lowest number is arranged in next step after that 2nd highest number is arranged and so on….
In each step, two elements are moving. Numbers are moving to left end and words are moving to right end in a particular order.
Input : exam 26 32 test notice 90 practical 72 fail 64 result 53 Step I : 64 26 32 test notice 90 practical 72 fail result 53 exam
Step II : 53 64 26 32 test notice 90 practical 72 result exam fail
Step III: 72 53 64 26 32 test 90 practical result exam fail notice
Step IV : 32 72 53 64 26 test 90 result exam fail notice practical
Step V : 90 32 72 53 64 26 test exam fail notice practical result
Step VI: 26 90 32 72 53 64 exam fail notice practical result test
3. Input for the questions:
“exam 26 32 test notice 90 practical 72 fail 64 result 53”
Which step number should be the following output?
“90 32 72 53 64 26 test exam fail notice practical result”
(a) Step IV
(b) Step V
(c) Step VI
(d) Step VII
(e) There will be no such step
Answer & Explanation
Ans. b
Exp.
From the given input and final step, it is understood that words are arranged in the alphabetical order. Numbers are arranged in such a manner that 3rd highest number is arranged in first step and then 3rd lowest number is arranged in next step after that 2nd highest number is arranged and so on….
In each step, two elements are moving. Numbers are moving to left end and words are moving to right end in a particular order.
Input : exam 26 32 test notice 90 practical 72 fail 64 result 53 Step I : 64 26 32 test notice 90 practical 72 fail result 53 exam
Step II : 53 64 26 32 test notice 90 practical 72 result exam fail
Step III: 72 53 64 26 32 test 90 practical result exam fail notice
Step IV : 32 72 53 64 26 test 90 result exam fail notice practical
Step V : 90 32 72 53 64 26 test exam fail notice practical result
Step VI: 26 90 32 72 53 64 exam fail notice practical result test
4. Input for the questions:
“exam 26 32 test notice 90 practical 72 fail 64 result 53”
Which word/number would be at the 7th position from left end in step III?
(a) 32
(b) test
(c) 90
(d) 26
(e) result
Answer & Explanation
Ans. c
Exp.
From the given input and final step, it is understood that words are arranged in the alphabetical order. Numbers are arranged in such a manner that 3rd highest number is arranged in first step and then 3rd lowest number is arranged in next step after that 2nd highest number is arranged and so on….
In each step, two elements are moving. Numbers are moving to left end and words are moving to right end in a particular order.
Input : exam 26 32 test notice 90 practical 72 fail 64 result 53 Step I : 64 26 32 test notice 90 practical 72 fail result 53 exam
Step II : 53 64 26 32 test notice 90 practical 72 result exam fail
Step III: 72 53 64 26 32 test 90 practical result exam fail notice
Step IV : 32 72 53 64 26 test 90 result exam fail notice practical
Step V : 90 32 72 53 64 26 test exam fail notice practical result
Step VI: 26 90 32 72 53 64 exam fail notice practical result test
5. Input for the questions:
“exam 26 32 test notice 90 practical 72 fail 64 result 53”
How many steps are required to get the final output?
(a) III
(b) IV
(c) V
(d) VI
(e) VII
Answer & Explanation
Ans. d
Exp.
From the given input and final step, it is understood that words are arranged in the alphabetical order. Numbers are arranged in such a manner that 3rd highest number is arranged in first step and then 3rd lowest number is arranged in next step after that 2nd highest number is arranged and so on….
In each step, two elements are moving. Numbers are moving to left end and words are moving to right end in a particular order.
Input : exam 26 32 test notice 90 practical 72 fail 64 result 53 Step I : 64 26 32 test notice 90 practical 72 fail result 53 exam
Step II : 53 64 26 32 test notice 90 practical 72 result exam fail
Step III: 72 53 64 26 32 test 90 practical result exam fail notice
Step IV : 32 72 53 64 26 test 90 result exam fail notice practical
Step V : 90 32 72 53 64 26 test exam fail notice practical result
Step VI: 26 90 32 72 53 64 exam fail notice practical result test
Directions (6-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:
In a certain code language,
“Headstand relax digestive system” is coded as “I7 F5 I28 E6”
“Improves brain function efficiency” is coded as “H29 H45 E10 J28”
“Fuels energy daily body” is coded as “E26 E10 F10 D15”
“Can cures life threatening” is coded as “C1 E26 K20 D14”
6. Which of the following is the code of ‘zombie’?
(a) E10
(b) E30
(c) H19
(d) F29
(e) Either (c) or (d)
Answer & Explanation
Ans. d
Exp.
In the given code, total number of alphabets in the given word is coded as the alphabet which has the same rank in the alphabetical series as the total number of alphabets in the word. (For example: Fasting–no of words =7 so code-G) The number in the code represents the sum of the ranks of the vowels in the alphabetical series. (For example: Fasting—I, A= 9+1, so code-10)
7. The code ‘E10’ represents?
(a) brain
(b) relaxing
(c) efficiency
(d) improves
(e) None of these
Answer & Explanation
Ans. a
Exp.
In the given code, total number of alphabets in the given word is coded as the alphabet which has the same rank in the alphabetical series as the total number of alphabets in the word. (For example: Fasting–no of words =7 so code-G) The number in the code represents the sum of the ranks of the vowels in the alphabetical series. (For example: Fasting—I, A= 9+1, so code-10)
8. Which of the following may be code of ‘Monday’?
(a) F16
(b) D32
(c) A5
(d) Z30
(e) None of these
Answer & Explanation
Ans. a
Exp.
In the given code, total number of alphabets in the given word is coded as the alphabet which has the same rank in the alphabetical series as the total number of alphabets in the word. (For example: Fasting–no of words =7 so code-G) The number in the code represents the sum of the ranks of the vowels in the alphabetical series. (For example: Fasting—I, A= 9+1, so code-10)
9. Which of the following can be the code of ‘requires’?
(a) E26
(b) G20
(c) D14
(d) H40
(e) None of these
Answer & Explanation
Ans. d
Exp.
In the given code, total number of alphabets in the given word is coded as the alphabet which has the same rank in the alphabetical series as the total number of alphabets in the word. (For example: Fasting–no of words =7 so code-G) The number in the code represents the sum of the ranks of the vowels in the alphabetical series. (For example: Fasting—I, A= 9+1, so code-10)
10. Which of the following is code for ‘skull’?
(a) D14
(b) E21
(c) H20
(d) E10
(e) None of these
Answer & Explanation
Ans. b
Exp.
In the given code, total number of alphabets in the given word is coded as the alphabet which has the same rank in the alphabetical series as the total number of alphabets in the word. (For example: Fasting–no of words =7 so code-G) The number in the code represents the sum of the ranks of the vowels in the alphabetical series. (For example: Fasting—I, A= 9+1, so code-10)
