Reasoning Questions for SBI & IBPS Exam

Directions (1-5): In each of the following questions two/three statements are given and these statements are followed by two conclusions numbered (1) and (2). You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Give answer:
  • (1) If only (I) conclusion follows           
  • (2) If only (II) conclusion follows
  • (3) If either (I) or (II) follows
  • (4) If neither (I) nor (II) follows
  • (5) If both (I) and (II) follow
1. Statements: 
Some E are C.
All C are B.

Conclusions: 
I. All E being B is a possibility.
II. Some B are not E.

Ans: (A)

2. Statements: 
No T is a S.
Some S are R.

Conclusions: 
I. No R is a T.
II. Some R are T.

Ans: (C)

3. Statements: 
All physics are chemistry.
No chemistry is biology.
All biology are maths.

Conclusions: 
I. No maths is chemistry.
II. All physics being maths is a possibility.

Ans: (B)

For (9-10): 
Statements: 
All C are A.
No A is an O. All O are M.

4. Conclusions: 
I. No M is a C.
II. All A being M is a possibility.

Ans: (B)

5. Conclusions: 
I. No C is an O.
II. All C being M is a possibility.

Ans: (E)

Directions (6-10): A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement. 

Input:  so fo 19 ot 99 27 ca 45
  • Step 1:  ca so fo 19 ot 99 27 45
  • Step 2:  ca 99 so fo 19 ot 27 45
  • Step 3:  ca 99 fo so 19 ot 27 45
  • Step 4:  ca 99 fo 45 so 19 ot 27
  • Step 5:  ca 99 fo 45 ot so 19 27
  • Step 6:  ca 99 fo 45 ot 27 so 19
  • Step 6 is the last step of the rearrangement of the above input. As per the rules followed in the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.
6. Input : ma ho fo 18 ag 89 21 47
Which of the following will be step 2?
  • A) ag 89 ho ma fo 18 21 47 
  • B) ag 89 ma 18 ho fo 21 47
  • C) ag 89 ma ho fo 18 21 47  
  • D) Can not be determined
  • E)None of these
Ans: (C)

7. Input: bo al 25 57 67 gr ne 39
 Which of the following will be step 4?
  • A) al 67 bo 57 gr ne 25 39    
  • B) al 67 bo 57 gr 39 25 ne
  • C) al 67 bo 57 gr 25 ne 39    
  • D) Can not be determined
  • E)None of these
Ans: (C)

8. Input: on al 36 28 49 sl ma 59
 which of the following will be last?
  • A) 6     
  • B) 7
  • C) 5      
  • D) 8
  • E)None of these
Ans: (C)

9. Step 3 of an input is : be 69 do 19 27 ti fi 39
 which of the following will be last but one?
  • A) 6      
  • B) 7
  • C) 8
  • D) 5
  • E) 4
Ans: (A)

10. Step 2 of an input is : ea 77 39 47 he go 29 mo
 Which of the following is definitely the input?
  • A) 47 77 39 ea he go 29 mo   
  • B) 29 39 77 47 he go ea mo
  • C) he 29 39 77 47 go ea mo     
  • D) Cannot be determined
  • E)None of these
Ans: (D)

Directions (11-15): Given below some words are coded in a certain language. Study these information and answer the following questions.

Take fresh vegetables – le ra sa
Fresh and pure water – sa mi nu te
Take sweet water – ra mi fi
Safe and pure – nu te ze

11. In this code language what does ‘mi’ stand for-
  • A) fresh                
  • B) and            
  • C) pure                 
  • D) water                     
  • E) cannot be determined
Ans: (D)

12. Which code must be for ‘pure’?
  • A) sa                     
  • B) mi              
  • C) nu                     
  • D) te               
  • E) cannot be determined
Ans:  (E)

13. How we can write ‘take safe water’ in this code language?
  • A) ra ze mi                        
  • B) ra zi fi        
  • C) ze mi la                        
  • D) ra sa nu                 
  • E) ra nu te
Ans: (A)

14. In this language ‘go and take’ may be written as:
  • A) ne te ra                                    
  • B) te ra fi       
  • C) nu mi sa                       
  • D) nu ki ra                  
  • E) Both A and D
Ans:  (E)

15. For which word code ‘te’ is used?
  • A) nu                                 
  • B) te               
  • C) sa                                 
  • D) ra              
  • E) cannot be determined
Ans:  (E)