Reasoning Quiz for SBI PO 2015

Directions (Q.1-5) Study the following information and answer the given questions.

Eight Shampoos A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H, contained in eight different bottles, are placed around a circular table in such a manner that the tap fixed to each bottle is directed outward from the centre of the table. Each Shampoo is opf a different colour, viz Blue, Yellow, Orange, White, Green, Violet, Brown and Black, but not necessarily in the same order.
  • i) shampoo B is placed third to the right of shampoo D.
  • ii) The Yellow shampoo is placed on the immediate left of shampoo B.
  • iii) The colour of shampoo B is not white.
  • iv) shampoo F is placed fourth to the left of shampoo A.
  • v) Neither shampoo F nor shampoo A is an immediate neighbour of shampoo B.
  • vi) The colour of shampoo C is violet and is placed third to the left of the Yellow shampoo.
  • vii) The Green shampoo is placed second to the right of the violet shampoo.
  • viii) The Brown shampoo is placed second to the right of shampoo B.
  • ix) H is the Orange shampoo and is placed exactly between shampoo C and shampoo A.
  • x) The Blue shampoo is placed second to the left of the Orange shampoo.
  • xi) shampoo G is placed third to the right of shampoo C.

1. Which of the following shampoos is of White colour?
  • (a) D                             
  • (b) E                              
  • (c) G
  • (d) F                             
  • (e) None of these
Ans: (a)

2. What is H’s position with respect to F?

  • (a) Third to the left
  • (b) Second to the left
  • (c) Third to the right
  • (d) Second to the right
  • (e) Fourth to the left
Ans: (a)

3. How many shampoo bottles are placed between shampoo A and G (counted from G clockwise)?

  • (a) One                          
  • (b) Two                        
  • (c) Three
  • (d) Four                         
  • (e) None of these
Ans: (b)

4. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence from a group. Which of the folowing does not belong to that group?

  • (a) Violet-Brown          
  • (b) Black-Green                        
  • (c) Orange-White
  • (d) Yellow-Blue             
  • (e) Green -Yellow
Ans: (e)

5. What is the colour of shampoo B?

  • (a) Blue                         
  • (b) Black                       
  • (c) Yellow
  • (d) Can’t say                 
  • (e) None of these
Ans: (b)

6. Statements: 


  • All petals are flowers.
  • Some Seeds are buds.
  • Some buds are Branchs.
  • All Branchs are plants.

Conclusions:
I. Some petals are not buds.
II. Some Seeds are plants.
III. No Seeds is plant.

  • (a) Only I follows
  • (b) Either II or III follows
  • (c) I and II follow
  • (d) Only III follows
  • (e) None of the above

Ans: (b)

7. Statements:


  • Some pens are Penciles.
  • Some Penciles are Rubbers.
  • All Rubbers are cards.
  • No card is paper.

Conclusions:
I. No Rubbers is paper.
II. Some cards are Penciles.
III. Some Penciles are not paper.
  • (a) I and II follow
  • (b) Only I follows
  • (c) Only II follows
  • (d) All follow
  • (e) None follows
Ans: (d)

8. Statements: 


  • Some Pink are green.
  • All green are Blue.
  • No Blue is stone.
  • Some stones are Red.

Conclusions:
I. Some stones are pink
II. Some Red being Blue is a possibility.
III. No stone is pink.
  • (a) Only I follows
  • (b) Only II follows
  • (c) Either I or III follows
  • (d) I and II follow
  • (e) None of these
Ans: (e)

9. Statements: 


  • Some Car are Bike.
  • Some Bike are buildings.
  • All buildings are Tree.
  • All Tree are Flower.

Conclusions:
I. All Car being building is a possibility
II. All Tree are not buildings.
III. No Bike is Flower.
  • (a) None follows
  • (b) Only I follows
  • (c) Either I or III follows
  • (d) II and III follow
  • (e) Only II follows
Ans: (b)

10. Statements: 


  • All chairs are tables.
  • All tables are bottles.
  • Some bottles are jars.
  • No jar is bucket.

Conclusions:
I. Some tables being jar is a possibility.
II. Some bottles are chairs.
III. Some bottles are not bucket.
  • (a) Only I follows
  • (b) I and II follow
  • (c) All follow
  • (d) Only II follows
  • (e) None of these
Ans: (c)