Reasoning Quiz for SBI PO | IBPS – 162

1) The positions of how many digits in the number 523169 will remain unchanged if the digits within the number are written in ascending order from left to right?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four
e) More than four

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Answer d) Four
Only four digits 2, 3, 6 and 9 retain their positions.

2) In a certain code, ‘BUILD’is written as ‘5#31@’ and ‘LIKES’ is written as ‘13©H8’. How is ‘SKID’ written in that code?
a) *©H@
b) 8@3©
c) 8©3@
d) 83©@
e) None of these

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Answer c) 8©3@
SKID – 8 © 3 @

3) How many such pairs of letters are there in the word ‘DAREDEVIL’ each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabetical series? (In both forward and backward directions)
a) None
b) One
c) Two
d) Three
e) More than three

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Answer e) More than three
There are seven such pairs.

4) If it is possible to make only one meaningful English word with the second, the third, the seventh and the eighth letter of the word STEADFAST, which of the following will be the second letter of that word? If no such word can be formed, give ‘X’ as the answer and if more than one such word can be formed, give ‘Y’ as the answer.
a) E
b) A
c) T
d) X
e) Y

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Answer e) Y
The specified letters are T, E, A and S respectively.
Meaningful words are SEAT and EAST

5) In a certain code, ‘TASK’ is written as ‘BUJR’ and ‘BIND’ is written as ‘JCCM’. How is ‘SUIT’ written in that code?
a) VTSH
b) VSTH
c) TRUJ
d) TRJU
e) None of these

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Answer a) VTSH

6-10): In the following questions, the symbols *, H, $, @ and © are used with the following meaning as illustrated below.

‘P $ Q’ means ‘P is neither smaller nor greater than Q’.
‘P * Q’ means ‘P is not smaller than Q’.
‘P © Q’ means ‘P is either smaller or equal to Q’.
‘P H Q’ means ‘P is smaller than Q’.
‘P @ Q’ means ‘P is neither smaller nor equal to Q’.

6) Statements: W $ F, F * R, R H M
Conclusions:
I. R H W
II.R $ W
a) if only conclusion I is true.
b) if only conclusion II is true.
c) if either conclusion I or II is true.
d) if neither conclusion I nor II is true.
e) if both conclusions I and II are true.

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Answer c) if either conclusion I or II is true.

7) Statements: V * T, T @ N, N $ J
Conclusions:
I. J H T
II.N H V
a) if only conclusion I is true.
b) if only conclusion II is true.
c) if either conclusion I or II is true.
d) if neither conclusion I nor II is true.
e) if both conclusions I and II are true.

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Answer e) if both conclusions I and II are true.

8) Statements: K © R, R * M, M H F
Conclusions:
I. F @ R
II.K H M
a) if only conclusion I is true.
b) if only conclusion II is true.
c) if either conclusion I or II is true.
d) if neither conclusion I nor II is true.
e) if both conclusions I and II are true.

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Answer d) if neither conclusion I nor II is true.

9) Statements: B @ J, J H H, H © N
Conclusions:
I. N @ J
II.N @ B
a) if only conclusion I is true.
b) if only conclusion II is true.
c) if either conclusion I or II is true.
d) if neither conclusion I nor II is true.
e) if both conclusions I and II are true.

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Answer a) if only conclusion I is true.

10) Statements: T H K, K © M, M * D
Conclusions:
I. D H K
II.M @ T
a) if only conclusion I is true.
b) if only conclusion II is true.
c) if either conclusion I or II is true.
d) if neither conclusion I nor II is true.
e) if both conclusions I and II are true.

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Answer b) if only conclusion II is true.