Reasoning for Bank Probationary Officers Test

Directions (Q. 1-5): 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 rearrangement.

• Input: but 32 71 glory fair south 65 84
• Step I: south but 32 71 glory fair 65 84
• Step II: south 84 but 32 71 glory fair 65
• Step III: south 84 glory but 32 71 fair 65
• Step IV: south 84 glory 71 but 32 fair 65
• Step V: south 84 glory 71 fair but 32 65
• Step VI: south 84 glory 71 fair 65 but 32

and  step VI is the last step of the rearrangement. As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.

1.    Step III of an input is:
year 92 ultra 15 23 strive house 39.
How many more steps will be required to
complete the rearrangement?
1) Three        2) Four        3) Two   4) Five    5) None of these

2.    Input: any how 49 24 far wide 34 69. Which of the following steps will be the last but one?
1) VI    2) VII     3)V   4) VIII    5) None of these

3.    Step II of an input is:
town 74 pair 15 31 nice job 42.
Which of the following is definitely the input?
1)    pair 15 31 town nice job 42 74  2)    pair 15 town 31 74 nice job 42
3)    pair 15 town 74 31 nice job 42 4)    Cannot be determined  5)    None of these

4.    Input: play over 49 37 12 match now 81
Which of the following will be step IV?
1)  play 81 over 49 37 match now  2) play 81 over 49 37 12 now   3)  play 81 over 49 now 37 match 12
4)   There will be no such step   5)    None of these  

5.  Step II of an input is: war 58 box cart 33 49 star 24.
Which of the following steps will be the last?
1)V       2) VI    3) IV    4) VII   5)  None of these

 Directions (Q. 6-10): In each question below is given a group of letters followed by four combinations of Digits/ Symbols Numbered 1) 2) 3)  and 4). You have to find out which of these combinations correctly represents the group of letters based on the following coding system and the conditions that follow and mark the number of that combination as your answer. If none of the combinations correctly represents the group of letters, mark 5) i.e 'none of these' as your answer.

Letter:                          R   D   A    E    J    M    K    T    B    U    I    P    W    H   F
Digital/ Symbol Code: 4    8    5    $    ★   1     2     6    %   ©    7   @    3     9    #


 Conditions:

(i) If the first letter is a consonant and the last letter is a owel, both are to be coded as ~.
(ii) If both the first and the last letters are consonants, both are to be coded as the code for the last letter.
(iii) If the first letter is a vowel and the last letter is a consonant, thier codes are to be interchaged.

6. HIFMJU
    1)  ©7#1*9   2)  97*1*9   3) © 7#1*©    4)  ~7#1*~    5) None of these

7. AKTRBW
   1) 3264%5     2)  3264%3   3) 324%65   4)  5264%3   5) None of these

8.  EBPDRI
    1) 7%@847   2)  7%@84$    3)   $%@847     4) $%8@47   5)  None of these

9. BKAJIM
    1)   %25*71    2) 125*7%    3) %25*7%    4)  15*271   5) None of these

10.  UKPDMA
    1) 52@815   2)  © 2@815    3)  © 2@81©    4)  © @2815   5) None of these

Directions  (Q.  11-15)  In making decisions about important questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish between 'strong' arguments and 'weak' arguments. 'Strong' arguments are those which are both important and directly related to the question. 'Weak' arguments are those which are of minor importance and also may not be directly related to the question or may be related to a trivial aspect of the question.

Each question below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the arguments is a 'strong' argument and which is a 'weak' argument.

• Given Answer (1)  If only argument I is strong.
• Given answer (2)  If only argument II is strong.
• Given Answer (3)  If either argument I or II is strong.
• Given answer (4) If neither argument I nor II is strong. 
• Given answer (5) If both arguments I and II are strong

11. Statement:  Should the sale of all toys made in china be banned in India?

Arguments  : I. Yes, these are very cheap and hence will put the local toy manufacturers out of  business.
                      II. No, Indian toys are of much better quality and their sale will not be effected

12. Statement: Should there be no examination up to Std IX in all the schools in India?

Arguments: I. No, students need to go through the process of giving examinations right from young age.

                    II. Yes, this will help students to think laterally and achieve the creative pursuits.

13.  Statement: Should there be only a uniform rate of income tax irrespective of the level of income?

Arguments: 1. Yes, this will substantially reduce the work of the officials of the income tax department.

                    II. No, this will reduce Govt tax collection to a large extent.

14. Statement: Should there be only two political parties in India?

Argument: I. yes, in many developed countries here are only two political parties.

                  II. No, Indian electorate is not mature to select between only two political parties.

15. Statement: Should the sale of tobacco products be restricted to only a few outlets in each city/town?

Argument: I. Yes, this will substantially reduce consumption of tobacco products.

                  II. No, those who want to purchase tobacco products should get them at convenient locations.

Directions (Q. 16-21)  Study the following Information carefully and answer the questions given below:

   A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around  circle facing the center. H is fourth t the left of B and second to the right of F. A is third to the left of C, who is not an immediate neighbor of F, G is second to the left of A, D is second to the right of E.

16. Who is on the immediate right of F?

      1) H    2) A   3) G   4)  Data Inadequate    5) None of these

17. Who is third to the left of A?

      1) C      2) F     3)  B        4) Data Inadequate    5) Non of these

18.  In which of the following pairs is the first person sitting on the immediate left of the second person?

       1) EH       2) CE      3) AF      4)  DB     5) None of these

19. Which of the following pairs represent the immediate neighbors of E?

       1) DH    2) HC    3)  CA      4) Data Inadequate     5) None of these

20. Who is the immediate right of H?

       1)  E      2) C     3) H    4) Data Inadequate   5) None of these
 

21.  Who is on the immediate right of B?
  1) D      2) E      3) F     4) Data Inadequate     5)  None of these

Key

1-2     2-3    3-4     4-4    5-2    6-4  7-1   8-3    9-5     10-2

11-3   12-5    13-2   14-4    15-1   16-2   17-3   18-4  19-2  

20-1   21-5

Problems on Numbers - 1

1. If 30% of a certain number is 12.6, then find the number,
(a) 40 (b) 42 (c) 46 (d) None


2. The average of four consecutive even numbers is 27. Find the largest of these numbers.
(a) 26 (b) 26 (c) 28 (d) 30


3. A number consists of two digits. The sum of the digit is 9. if 63 is subtracted from the number, its digits are interchanged. Find the number
(a) 18 (b) 81 (c) Data Insufficient (d) None


4. A fraction becomes 2/3 when 1 is added to both, its numerator and denominator. And, it becomes 1/2 when 1 is subtracyed from both the numerator and denominator. Find the fraction
(a) 6/5 (b) 3/5 (c) 7/5 (d) None



5. A number exceeds its four-seventh by 18. What is the number
(a) 40 (b) 48 (c) 42 (d) None

6. If x% of y is same as 4/5 of 80, then the value of xy is
(a). 320 (b). 400 (c). 640 (d)d. None

7. Subtracting 6% of x, from x is equivalent to multiplying x by how much?
(a) .94 (b) 9.4 (c) .094 (d) 94

8. If 8% of x =4% of y, then 20% of x is:
(a) 10% of y (b) 16% of y (c) 80% of y (d) None of these

9. It is known that 20% of Oranges are rotten. If the number of rotten Oranges is 35, then total number of oranges are
(a) 150 (b) 175 (c) 180 (d) 185

10. If 70% of students in a school are boys and the number of girls is 504, the number of boys is :
(a) 1680 (b) 1176 (c) 1276 (d) None

11. A student has to secure 40% marks to pass. He gets 178 marks and fails by 22 marks. The Maximum marks are:
(a) 200 (b) 500 (c) 800 (d) 1000

12. A house owner was having his house painted. He was advised that he would require 25 kg of paint. Allowing for 15% wastage and assuming that the paint is available in 2kg cans. What would be the cost of paint paint purchased, if one can cost Rs. 16 ?
(a) Rs.240 (b) Rs. 180 (c) Rs.160 (d) Rs.360

13. A reduction of 12.5% in the price of a dining table brought down its price to Rs.4375. The original price (in Rs) of the table was :
(a) Rs.6000 (b) Rs.5400 (c) 5200 (d) 5000

14. In a library 20% of Books are in Hindi, 50% of the remaining are in English and the remaining 9000 are in various other languages. What is the total number of books in English ?
(a) 4000 (b) 3000 (c) 2250 (d) None of these

15. A man spends 35% on his income on house rent, 75% of the remaining on other items. What percent of income does he save?
(a) 16.25 (b) 34.50 (c) 48.75 (d) None


Solutions
1. Let the required number be x,
Then (30/100) x =12.6, or x= (12.6 x 100)/30 = 42
:. Required number is =42

2. Sol: Let the four numbers be x, x+2, x+4 & x+6
Then total sum =(27x4) = 108, x + x+ 2 +x +4 + x +6 =108 or 4x =96 or x=24

:. Largest number = (x + 6) = 30

3. Sol : Let ten's digit =x. Then unit's digit = (9 - x)
10x + (9 - x) - 63 = 10(9 - x) + x or 9x - 53 = 90 - 9x
or 18x = 144 or x= s
:. Ten's Digit = 8, and unit,s digit = 1
Hence, the required number is 81

4. Sol: Let the required fraction be x/y then,
(x +1)/ (y + 1) =2/3 => 3x - 2y = -1 ......(i)
and (x - 1) / (y - 1) = 1/2 => 2x - y =1 .......(ii)
Solving (i) & (ii), we get x=3, y =5
:. required fraction = 3/5

5. Sol: x - 4x/7 = 18 => x = (18 x 7)/3 = 42

6. Sol: x - 4x/7 = 18 => x = (18 x 7)/3 = 42

7. Let X – 6% of X =XZ then 94% of X is =XZ

8. (8/100)X =(4/100)Y => X = 1/2Y

:. 20& of X = 20% of 1/2Y = 10% of Y

9. Let Total number of Oranges be X
20% of X=35 => (20/100)xX=35
X=(35x5) =175

10. Let the total number of students be X
Number of girls is 30% of X=504 => (30/100)X = 504 X= [ 504 x (100/30)] = 1680
No of boys = 70% of 1680 = 1176

11. 40% of X =178+22 or (40/100)X=200
or X=500

12. Let X be total paint required in Kg
15% of X +25 = X => X- X = 25
or X=(25x20)/17 =29.41 or 30Kg
So he must purchase 15 cans
Total Cost = Rs.(16 x15) = Rs.240

13. Let X be the original price of the dining table
87.5% of X = 4375 => (87.5/100)X =4375
X = 5000

14. Hindi Books = 20% of X =(20/100)X =X/5
Remaining Books = [X -X/5] = 4X/5
English Books 50% of 4X/5 = 2x/5
Remaining [4X/5 – 2X/5] = 2X/5
2X/5 = 9000 or X=22500

15. House Rent =(35/100)X =7X/20 Remaining = [X - 7X/20] =13X/20
Other Expenditure = [(75/100) x (13X/20) = 39X/80
Saving = [(13X/20 - 39X/80] = 13X/80
Saving Percentage = [(13X/80) x (1/x) x 100] = 65/4% =16.25%

Blood Relations - 1

1. Introducing Ragini, Babita said "She is the only daughter of my father's only daughter". How is Babita related to Raagini ?
1. niece 2. cousin 3. aunt 4. data inadiquate 5. none of these

2. M is the father of N, L s brother of M, P is mother of L. How is N related to P?
1. grandson 2. nephew 3. grand daughter 4. can't be determined 5. none of these

3. Introducing a girl, Rambabu said, " My wife's mother-in-law's husband's only son's son is her brother". How is Rambabu related to that girl?
1. uncle 2. brother 3. father 4. grand father 5. none of these

4. Introducing a boy, rani said, " His father is the only son of my mother-in-law". How is Rani related to that boy?
1. aunt 2. wife 3. sister 4. mother 5. none of these

5. Introducing a man , a woman said ," He is the only son of the mother of my mother". How is the woman related to the man?
1. Mother 2. sister 3. Niece 4. Maternal aunt 5. None of these

6. Introducing a woman, Sashi said " She is the mother of the only daughter of my son". How the woman is related to Sashi?
1. daughter 2. sister-in-law 3. wife 4. daughter-in-law 5. none of these

7. Pointing to a woman Akash said, "her grand daughter is the only daughter of my brother". How is the woman related to Akash?
1. Sister 2. Grandmother 3. Mother-in-law 4. Mother 5. Sister-in-law

8. Pointing to a person Dheeraj said, " His only brother is the father of my daughter". How is the person related to Dheeraj ?
1. Father 2. Grand father 3. uncle 4. brother-in-law 5. none of these

9. Pointing to Gautam, Neelima says, " I am the daughter of the only son of his grandfather." How is Neelima related to Gautam?
1. niece 2. daughter 3. sister 4. can't be detrmined 5. none of these

10. A is the son of C; C and Q are sisters; Z is the mother of Q and P is the son of Z. which of the following statements is true ?
1. P and A are cousins 2. P is maternal uncle of A 3. P is maternal grandfather of A 4. C and P are sisters 5. None of these

Answers

1. 5 (none of these)

Babita's father's only daughter is ---> Babita herself.

Babita's only daughter is ---> Ragini . So Babita is the mother of Raagini

2. 4 (Can not be determined)

M and L are brothers and thier mother is P. As the gender of N is not confirmed, we can not say how N is related to P. P is the grand father of N. If N is a male he is grandson of P or if N is female she is granddaughter of P.

3. 3 (Father)

My wife's mother-in-law's husband --> Rambabu's mother's husband ---> Rambabu's father. My wife's mother-in-laws's husbands only son's son ---> Rambabu's fathers only son's son ---> Rambabu's son is the brother to the girl. so Rambabu is the father to the girl

4. 4 (Mother)

Only son-in-law of my mother-in-law ---> Only son of Rani's mother-in-law --> Only son of Rani's husbands mother ---> Rani's husband himself. Rani's husband is the boys father. So, Rani is mother to the boy.

5. 3 (niece)

Mother of my mother ---> Mother of woman's mother ---> women's material grandmother. Only son of woman's maternal grandmother ---> women's mother's brother ---> woman's maternal uncle. so, the woman is niece to the man

6. 4 (Daughter-in-law)

Only daughetr of my son ---only daughter of Sashi's son ---> Sashi's grandson. She is the mother of Sashi's grandson ----> the woman is Sashi's son's wife --- Sashi is father-in-law to the woman. So, the woman is daughter-in-law to Sashi

7. 4 (Mother)

Only daughter of my brother --> only daughetr of Akash's brother. Her grand daughter is the only daughter of akash's brother. So, she is mother of Akash and Akash's brother.

8. 3 (Uncle)

my daughetr's father ---> Dheeraj's daughters father ---> Dheeraj only. The person's brother is the father of Dheeraj. Dheeraj is nephew of that person. So, the person is peternal uncle of Dheeraj.

9. 3 (Sister)

Only son of his grand father -----> only son of Goutham's grandfarher----> Gautam's father. Neelima is the daughter of Gautham's father. So, Neelima and Gautham are sibilings . Neelima is the sister to Gautam.

10. 2 (P is maternal uncle of A )

C, Q and P are sibilings and Z is thier mother . A is nephew of Q and P. Q is A's maternal aunt and P is A,s maternal uncle and Z is A,s maternal grand mother.