Monday, October 6, 2014

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

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