Reasoning Quiz for SBI PO | IBPS – 188

Input: tree 96 23 under 48 busy 37 own 62 axe
Step I: 23 tree 96 under 48 busy 37 own 62 axe
Step II: 23 37 tree 96 under 48 busy own 62 axe
Step III: 23 37 96 tree under 48 busy own 62 axe
Step IV: 23 37 96 62 tree under 48 busy own axe
Step V: 23 37 96 62 48 tree under busy own axe
Step VI: 23 37 96 62 48 under tree busy own axe
Step VII: 23 37 96 62 48 under own tree busy axe
Step VIII: 23 37 96 62 48 under own axe tree busy
Step IX: 23 37 96 62 48 under own axe busy tree
Step IX is the last step of the rearrangement.

As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the input given below.
Input: bank 24 interest 17 51 42 summer hot 68 33 earn

1) Which of the following would be the last step of the arrangement?
a) VII
b) VIII
c) IX
d) X
e) None of these

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Answer c) IX

2) In step IV, which of the following numbers/words would be at 7th position from the left?
a) 24
b) bank
c) 42
d) interest
e) None of these

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Answer d) interest

3) Which step number would be the following output?
17 33 51 68 42 24 interest bank summer hot earn
a) VI
b) VII
c) V
d) VIII
e) There will be no such step.

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Answer b) VII

4) In step VI of the rearrangement, if ‘68’ is related to ‘summer’ in a certain way, which of the following would ‘42’ be related to, following the same pattern?
a) interest
b) 51
c) summer
d) hot
e) None of these

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Answer d) hot

5) Which of the following would be the second-last step of the rearrangement ?
a) 17 33 51 42 68 24 earn interest hot summer bank
b) 17 33 51 24 42 68 interest earn bank hot summer
c) 17 33 51 68 42 24 interest earn bank summer hot
d) 17 33 51 68 42 24 earn interest bank summer hot
e) None of these

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Answer c) 17 33 51 68 42 24 interest earn bank summer hot

6) In a cricket tournament, Ravi scored higher than Vijay. Surya scored lower than Sumit but higher than Ravi. Amit’s score lies between the scores of Vijay and Ravi. Who scored the lowest in this tournament?
a) Ravi
b) Vijay
c) Sumit
d) Amit
e) Surya

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Answer b) Vijay
Sumit > Surya > Ravi > Amit > Vijay

7) Who among Tinku, Sunny, Jimmy and Ricky is the tallest?
I. Tinku is not as tall as either Sunny or Ricky.
II. Ricky is shorter than Jimmy, who is not as tall as Sunny.
III. Jimmy is not the tallest.
a) Only I and II
b) Only II and III
c) Only I and III
d) All I, II and III
e) Data inadequate

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Answer a) Only I and II

8) How is A related to D?
I. E is A’s wife.
II. F is sister of G, whose father is A.
III. H is the only sister of F, who is daughter of D.
a) Only I and II
b) Only II and III
c) Only I and III
d) All I , II and III
e) Only III and either I or II

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Answer b) Only II and III

9) What is the position of Akash from the bottom in a class of 45 students?
I. Aashi is 18th from the top and there are five students between Akash and Ashi, who is not below Akash.
II. Anuj is 15th from the bottom and Akash is four positions below Anuj.
III. Rashi is 9th from the bottom and there are four students between Rashi and Akash. Rashi is not above Akash.
a) Only I
b) Only II
c) Only III
d) Any of the three statements
e) All I, II and III together

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Answer d) Any of the three statements

10) P, Q, R, S and T are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. Who is second to the right of P?
I. S is second to the left of R, who is on the immediate left of T.
II. T can not sit adjacent to P.
III. P is third to the right of Q, who is on the immediate left of S.
a) Only I and II
b) Only II and III
c) Only I and III
d) All I, II and III together
e) Either III or I and II together

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Answer e) Either III or I and II together

11) In a certain code, ‘will you do this’ is written as ‘9 7 3 4’. What will be the code of ‘this’?
I. ‘you can do easily’ is written as ‘3 1 2 9’.
II. ‘how are you’ is written as ‘5 3 8’.
III. ‘I will give up’ is written as ‘6 7 # $’.
a) Only I and II
b) Only II and III
c) Only I and III
d) Any two of them
e) All I, II and III together

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Answer c) Only I and III