Paper : State Bank of India Clerical Exam July 6, 2008 Reasoning Paper

Following questions are the part of the SBI clerical exam test that was held on July 6, 2008. Considering the pattern same set of questions are expected in various other banks clerical written test as well as in the forthcoming SBI clerical exam test.

1. In a certain code DATE is written as #%$@ and STYLE is written as «$© @. How is DELAY written in that code?
(1) #@ %©
(2) #©$%@
(3) #@$%©
(4) #$ %©
(5) None of these

2. In a certain code DETAIL is written as BJMUFE. How is SUBMIT written in that code?
(1) UJWCVT
(2) NJUCVT
(3) NJUTVC
(4) UJNTVC
(5) None of these

3. If it is possible to make only one meaningful word from the second, the fourth, the sixth and the ninth letters of the word PROACTIVE, using each letter only once, second letter of that word is your answer. If more than one word can be formed your answer is M and if no such word can be formed your answer is N.

(1) A
(2) E
(3) T
(4) M
(5) N

4. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word FOREHAND each of which have as many letters between them in the word as they have in the English alphabet?
(1) None
(2) One
(3) Two
(4) Three
(5) More than three

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) 17
(2) 31
(3) 23
(4) 13
(5) 21

Q. 6-10. These questions are based on the following arrangement. Study it carefully and answer the questions that follow.
T 6 # I J 1 % L E 3 K 9 @ A H 7 B © D 2 U $ R 4 « 8

6. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way on the basis of their position in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?
(1) JI1
(2) EL3
(3) @9A
(4) 7HB
(5) R4$

7. What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following series based on the above arrangement? 6IJ %E3 9AH ?
(1) B©2
(2) 7©D
(3) 7BD
(4) BD2
(5) None of these

8. If all the vowels are removed from the above arrangement which element will be sixth to the right of fourth element from the left?
(1) 9
(2) K
(3) 3
(4) @
(5) None of these

9. How many such symbols are there in the above arrangement each of which is immediately preceded by a number?
(1) None
(2) One
(3) Two
(4) Three
(5) More than three

10. Which element is fifth to the right of eleventh from the right end?
(1) $
(2) U
(3) 1
(4) 3
(5) None of these

Q. 11-15. In each question below are three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the three statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Give answer:-
(1) if only conclusion I follows.
(2) if only conclusion II follows.
(3) if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
(4) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
(5) if both conclusions I and II follow.

Statements:
11. All taps are wells.
Some wells are canals.
All canals are rivers.
Conclusions:
I. Some rivers are taps.
II. Some wells are rivers.

Statements:
12. Some files are papers.
Some papers are books.
All books are journals.
Conclusions:
I. Some papers are journals.
II. Some files are journals.

Statements:
13. Some apples are grapes.
Some grapes are mangoes.
No mango is guava.
Conclusions:
I. Some guavas are apples.
II. No guava is apple.

Statements:
14. Some computers are screens.
Some screens are movies.
Some movies are scripts.
Conclusions:
I. Some computers are movies.
II. Some screens are scripts.

Statements:
15. All pearls are gems.
All gems are diamonds.
All corals are gems.
Conclusions:
I. All pearls are diamonds.
II. All corals are diamonds.


Answers:-
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