Reasoning Questions for SBI PO 2015

Directions (1 - 5) - Read the information carefully and answer the following questions:

  • A + B means A is the father of B.
  • A × B means A is the sister of B
  • A $ B means A is the wife of B.
  • A % B means A is the mother of B.
  • A ÷ B means A is the son of B.

1. What should come in place of question mark to establish that J is brother of T in the expression?
J ÷ P % H ? T % L
  • (1) ×                       
  • (2) ÷                      
  • (3) $
  • (4) Either ÷ or ×                                 
  • (5) Either + or ÷
Ans:   (1)
2. Which of the given expressions indicates that M is daughter of D?
  • (1) L % R $ D + T × M       
  • (2) L + R $ D + M × T
  • (3) L % R % D + T ÷ M     
  • (4) D + L $ R + M × T
  • (5) L $ D ÷ R % M ÷ T
Ans: (2)
3. Which of the following options is true if the expression I + T % J × L ÷ K is definitely true?
  • (1) L is daughter of T        
  • (2) K is son-in-law of I
  • (3) I is grandmother of L  
  • (4) T is father of J
  • (5) J is brother of L
Ans:   (2)
4. Which of the following expressions is true if Y is son of X is definitely false?
  • (1) W % L × T × Y ÷ X        
  • (2) W + L × T × Y ÷ X
  • (3) X + L × T × Y ÷ W                         
  • (4) W $ X + L + Y + T
  • (5) W % X + T × Y ÷ L
Ans:  (4)
5. What should come in place of question mark to establish that T is sister-in-law of Q in the expression.
R % T × P ? Q + V
  • (1) ÷                       
  • (2) %                     
  • (3) ×
  • (4) $                       
  • (5) Either $ or ×
Ans:  (4)

Directions (6-10) - Study the following information to 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. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement.

Input: 83 known 95 more dash 79 cash 63 has 71 88 work
  • Step I : 63 83 known more dash 79 cash has 71 88 work 95
  • Step II: 63 71 83 known more dash 79 cash has work 88 95
  • Step III: 63 71 79 known more dash cash has work 83 88 95
  • Step IV: 63 71 79 cash known more dash has work 83 88 95
  • Step V: 63 71 79 cash dash known more has work 83 88 95
  • Step VI 63 71 79 cash dash has known more work 83 88 95
Step VI: is the last step of the rearrangement. As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of following questions the appropriate steps for the given input.

Input for the questions:
Input: 64 jack queen 42 ear 84 lost 52 dear 76 gone 48

6. How many steps would be needed to complete the arrangement?
  • (1) X                       
  • (2) VIII                   
  • (3) IX                     
  • (4) VII                    
  • (5) None of these
Ans:  (4)             
7. Which Step number would be the following output?
42 48 52 dear ear jack queen lost gone 64 76 84
  • (1) II                       
  • (2) VI                     
  • (3) V                      
  • (4) IV                     
  • (5) None of these
Ans:  (3)    
8. Which of the following would be the Step I?
  • (1) 42 48 52 jack queen ear lost dear gone 64 76 84  
  • (2) 84 64 jack queen ear lost 52 dear 76 gone 48 42
  • (3) 42 64dear ear jack queen lost 52 76 gone 48 84   
  • (4) 42 64 jack queen ear lost 52 dear 76 gone 48 84
  • (5) None of the above
Ans:  (4)  
9. Which of the following would be the final arrangement?
  • (1) 64 76 84 dear ear gone jack lost queen 42 48 52  
  • (2) 42 48 52 dear ear gone jack lost queen 64 76 84
  • (3) 42 48 52 64 76 84 dear ear gone jack lost queen
  • (4) 42 48 52 dear lost ear gone jack queen 64 76 84
  • (5) None of the above
Ans:  (2)   
10. In Step IV, which of the following word/number would be on 7th position (from the right)?
  • (1) queen                              
  • (2) ear                    
  • (3) 64                    
  • (4) gone                 
  • (5) None of the above
Ans:  (1)
Tips for Question No. 6 to 10:
Input: 64 jack queen 42 ear 84 lost 52 dear 76 gone 48
Step I: 42 64 jack queen ear lost 52 dear 76 gone 48 84
Step II: 42 48 64 jack queen ear lost 52 dear gone 76 84
Step III: 42 48 52 jack queen ear lost dear gone 64 76 84
Step IV: 42 48 52 dear jack queen ear lost gone 64 76 84
Step V: 42 48 52 dear ear jack queen  lost gone 64 76 84
Step VI: 42 48 52 dear ear gone jack queen  lost 64 76 84
Step VII: 42 48 52 dear ear gone jack lost queen 64 76 84

Directions (11 - 15) - Study the following information and answer the question given.

In a certain code language, ‘more money in market’ is written as ‘zo pi ab to’, ‘share in market loss’ is written as ‘vo to je pi’, ‘making more loss now’ is written as ‘su je zo ka’, ‘now the market gains’ is written as ‘do pi yo su’.

11.   Which of the following does ‘vo’ stand for?
  • (1) loss                  
  • (2) in                      
  • (3) share
  • (4) market                            
  • (5) either in or loss
Ans: (3)
12.   What is the code for ‘making’?
  • (1) ka                     
  • (2) su                     
  • (3) je
  • (4) zo                     
  • (4) cannot be determined
Ans: (1)
13.   Which of the following is the code for ‘gains’?
  • (1) su                     
  • (2) pi                      
  • (3) yo
  • (4) do                     
  • (5) either yo or do
Ans: (5)
14.   Which of the following can be the code for ‘the more you share’?
  • (1) do yo zo vo    
  • (2) vo wiz zo do                  
  • (3) vo zo wi bu
  • (4) yo jo vo wi     
  • (5) None of These
Ans:  (2)
15.   ‘to ka pi ab’ is a code for which of the following?
  • (1) share more in market
  • (2) now share more gains
  • (3) the gains in market
  • (4) the gain in loss
  • (5) None of These
Ans:  (5)
Tips for Question No. 11 to 15:
in – to
market – pi
loss – je
share – vo
more – zo
money – ab
now – su
making – ka
the/gains – do/yo