SBI CLERK PRELIM QUESTIONS PUZZLE QUESTIONS
Question (1-5) : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Directions:
Nine sections of Class Xth are located on nine floors of a
building but not necessarily in the same order. Only five sections
are located between A and C. E is located immediately above
C. Only three sections are located between E and D. As many
sections located between A and D as between B and E. F is
located below B, but not at bottom floor. More than four sections
are located between E and F. One section is located between F
and G. Section I is located above section H.
Q1. Which section is located at bottom?
(a) A
(b) D
(c) E
(d) I
(e) G
Q2. How many sections are located between I and A?
(a) one
(b) two
(c) three
(d) four
(e) more than four
Q3. If in a certain way D is related to I and A is related to H then by which among the following B is related?
(a) A
(b) G
(c) C
(d) E
(e) D
Q4. Which section is located immediate above and immediate below B?
(a) C and H
(b) I and F
(c) F and D
(d) I and D
(e) E and C
Q5. What is the position of H ?
(a) fourth from the top
(b) fifth from the top
(c) third from the bottom
(d) sixth from the bottom
(e) fourth from the bottom
Question: (06 to 10): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting in a row facing towards the north.
E is third to the right of A. H is second to the left of G. F is an immediate neighbor of H. F is second to the right of D. A sits at the extreme end of the row. C is an immediate neighbor of D.
(06) Who sits third to the left of B?
(a) D
(b) F
(c) E
(d) G
(e) None of these
(07) Which of the following is true?
(a) A sits immediate left of B.
(b) G sits immediate left of B.
(c) F sits third to the right of B.
(d) E sits fourth from left end.
(e) None of these
(08) If all the persons are sitting in alphabetical order from left end, how many persons will remain at the same position?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) More than three
(e) None of these
(09) Who sits immediate right of G?
(a) B
(b) E
(c) D
(d) No one
(e) None of these
(10) Who sits third to the right of D?
(a) H
(b) B
(c) G
(d) No one
(e) None of these
Question (11 to 15): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Ten persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J were born on two different dates 17 and 28 of five different months, viz. March, May, June, September and November but not necessarily in the same order.
Three persons were born between A and E. Four persons were born between E and D. The number of persons born after D is same as the number of persons born before C. One person was born between E and G. B was born before I but not in the month of March. I was born before E. J was born before H on same date. A was born on 17th of the month which has 31 days.
(11) How many persons are born after E?
(a) Four
(b) Three
(c) Two
(d) Zero
(e) None of these
12) How many persons are born between A and J?
(a) Two
(b) Five
(c) Four
(d) Three
(e) None of these
(13) The number of person born before B is same as the number of persons born after?
(a) J
(b) C
(c) I
(d) E
(e) None of the these
(14) Four of the following are alike in a certain way and hence they form a group. Which one of the following does not belong to that group?
(a) F-A
(b) D-G
(c) B-E
(d) E-H
(e) I-C
(15) Which of the following is odd one?
(a) D
(b) G
(c) I
(d) J
(e) H
Directions (16-20): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Eight persons - A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a square table in such a way that four of them are sitting at the corners and facing the centre while four of them are sitting in the middle of the sides and facing away from the centre.
C sits second to the right of H, who doesn’t sit at the corner of the table. Two persons sit between C and G. B sits immediate right of G. F sits third to the right of B. One person sits between F and A. As many persons sit between A and H as between F and D, who is not an immediate neighbour of E.
6. If all the persons are made to sit in alphabetical order in a clockwise direction from A, then how many persons remain unchanged in their position (Excluding A)?
a) One
b) Two
c) None
d) Three
e) More than three
17. What is the position of E with respect to G?
a) Immediate left
b) Third to the right
c) Immediate right
d) Second to the right
e) Fifth to the right
18. Which of the following pairs of persons sit immediate right of each other?
a) H and B
b) D and G
c) E and C
d) H and F
e) A and C
19. How many persons sit between F and C, when counted from the left of F?
a) Four
b) Two
c) Three
d) One
e) No one
20. Who among the following person sits opposite to the one who sits second to the right of E?
a) D
b) C
c) B
d) F
e) G
Directions (21-25): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Certain number of persons are sitting in a linear row and facing north. Not more than eighteen persons sit in the row.
E sits fifth to the right of T. Only one person sits between E and G.O sits fourth to the left of G. Only three persons sit between O and F. As many persons sit between F and T as between F and K. P sits immediate left of K. Y sits second to the right of P and sits third from one of the extreme ends. As many persons sit to the left of Y as to the right of L.
21. How many persons are sitting in the row?
a) 17
b) 18
c) 13
d) 16
e) 12
22. As many persons sit between L and G as between Y and ___.
a) P
b) F
c) K
d) O
e) T
23. Which of the following statements is/are true based on the given information?
I. T sits immediate right of O
II. Both E and L are not immediate neighbours
III. Only three persons sit to the left of G
a) Only II
b) Only I and II
c) Only I and III
d) Only III
e) Only I
24. What is the position of E from the right end of the row?
a) Second
b) Third
c) Seventh
d) Sixth
e) Fifth
25. Who among the following person sits exactly between K and T?
a) L
b) O
c) P
d) F
e) G