SBI Clerks 2018 Practice Tests : Reasoning Ability

1. In a row of boys facing North, Amit is 5th to the left of Ashok. Alok is 3rd to the right of Amit. Vilas is 3rd to the left of Ashok. Which of the following describes the position of Vilas ?
1. To the immediate right of Amit
2. To the immediate left of Alok
3. To the immediate right of Alok
4. 3rd to the right of Amit
5. None of the above 
2. What will come in place of question mark (?) in the following series ?
• TG HU VI JW ?
1. KY
2. KX
   
3. YK
4. XK
5. None of these 
3. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which one does not belong to the group ?
1. Year
2. Month
3. Day
4. Week 
5. Time
4. If  'A' is called '2', 'B' is called '3', 'C' is called '5', 'D' is called '8' and so on, then what will be the numerical value of 'F' ?
1. 18
2. 16
3. 17
4. 20
5. None of these
5. It is Thursday on 25th of September. What day will it be on the 25th of October in the same year ?
1. Monday
2. Sunday
3. Friday
4. Saturday
5. None of these 
6. If in a clock, 12 is replaced by 1, 11 by 2, 10 by 3 and so on, then what will be the time in that clock corresponding to 'twenty minutes past three in the usual clock' ?
1. Twenty minutes past eleven
2. Forty minutes past ten
3. Forty minutes past  eleven
4. Twenty minutes past ten
5. None of the above
7. If all the numbers divisible by 5 and also those having one of the digits as 5 are removed from the numbers 1 to 50, how many numbers will remain ?
1. 38
2. 41
3. 39
4. 42
5. None of these 
8. 'Teacher' is related to 'School' in the same way 'Cook' is related to ?
1. Food
2. Kitchen
3. Hostel
4. House
5. Market
9. A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in a row facing North. A is neighbour of B and D. E is neighbour of C and F. D is neighbour of C. How many members are there between A and E ?
1. Two
2. One
3. Three
4. Four 
5. None of these
10. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which one does not belong to the group ?
1. Pencil
2. Chalk
3. Notebook
4. Pen
5. Crayon
11. Atul walks 20 m towards South. Turning to the left he walks 30 m, then turning right he walks 10 m, then turning right he walks 40 m, then turning right he walks 30 m and stops. In what direction is he with respect to his starting point ?
1. South - West
2. West
3. North - West
4. He is at starting point
5. None of the above 
12. Satish is 15 ranks above Sushil who ranks 28th in a class of 50. What is Satish's rank form the bottom ?
1. 39
2. 37
3. 38
4. 35
5. None of these 
13. Among P, Q, R, S, and T. T is shorter than S and P. Q is shorter than only P. Who among them is the shortest ?
1. Cannot be determined 
2. R
3. T
4. Q
5. None of these 
14. In a certain code 'GIVE' is written as 'VIEG' and 'OVER' is written as 'EVRO'. How will 'DISK' be written in that code ?
1. SIDK
2. KISD
3. KDSI
4. SIKD
5. None of these 
15. In a certain code 'PRISM' is written as 'OSHTL' and 'RUBLE' is written as 'QVAMD'. How will 'WHORL'  be written in that code ?
1. XIPSM
2. VGNQK
3. UINSK
4. XGPQM
5. VINSK
16. How many pairs of letters are there in the word 'PRISON', each of which has as many letters between its two letters in the word as there are between them in the English alphabet ?
1. Two
2. One
3. Four
4. Three
5. More than four

Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below :

A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are eight students at a school. They study in VI, VII and VIII std. with not more than three in any Std. Each of them has a favorite subject from Physics, Geography, English, Marathi, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Economics not necessarily in the same order.

D likes Chemistry and studies in VII Std. with only H. B does not study in VII Std. E and A study in the same Std. but not with B. C and F study in the same Std. Those who study in VI Std. do not like Mathematics or Biology. F likes Physics. The one who studies in VII Std. likes English. C does not like Geography. A's favorite subject is Marathi and G does not like Biology.

17. Which subject does H like ?
1. English
2. Marathi
3. Science
4. Data inadequate
5. None of these
18. What is G's favourite subject ?
1. Biology
2. Physics
3. Marathi
4. Data inadequate 
5. None of these 
19. What is C's favourite subject ?
1. Economics
2. Biology
3. English
4. Geography 
5. Data inadequate 
20. Which of the following combinations  of Student -Standard - Subject is correct ?
1. C - VII - Economics
2. D - VI - Chemistry
3. G - VII - Physics
4. B - VIII - Mathematics
5. None of these 
21. Which of the following group of student study in VII Std ?
1. EAF
2. EGC
3. EAG
4. Data inadequate 
5. None of these 

Answers :

1. 2
2. 4
3. 5
4. 3
5. 4
6. 4
7. 5
8. 2
9. 1
10. 3
11. 2
12. 3
13. 1
14. 4
15. 5
16. 3
17. 1
18. 5
19. 1
20. 5
21. 3