SBI CLERK PRELIM LEVEL PUZZLE QUESTIONS DAY 15

SBI CLERK PRELIM LEVEL PUZZLE QUESTIONS

Directions (1-5): Study the following information  carefully and answer the given questions 

Eight flowers viz., A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H were  bloomed one after another. It is assumed that no  other flowers were bloomed other than the given  flowers. 

Only three flowers were bloomed between G and  A. E was bloomed two flowers before A. D was  bloomed three flowers after E. F was bloomed  immediately after D. Only two flowers were  bloomed between C and F. B was bloomed two  flowers before C. H was bloomed after B, but not  at last. 

1. How many flowers were bloomed before G? 

a) None 

b) Five 

c) Three 

d) Seven 

e) Six 

 

2. As many flowers bloomed between B and __  as between H and __ respectively. 

a) C, G 

b) E, D 

c) D, C 

d) A, D 

e) F, A 

 

3. Which of the following flower was bloomed five  flowers after C? 

a) H 

b) D 

c) B 

d) A 

e) G 

 

4. If the flower which was bloomed first bloomed  on Sunday and the flower which was bloomed  second bloomed on Monday and so on, then on  which of the following day does A and F bloom  respectively? 

a) Wednesday, Saturday 

b) Tuesday, Monday 

c) Wednesday, Friday 

d) Thursday, Sunday 

e) Monday, Friday 

 

5. How many flowers were bloomed between H and E? 

a) None 

b) Four 

c) More than four 

d) Two 

e) One 

 

Directions (6-10): Study the following information  carefully and answer the given questions 

Eight persons - J, K, L, M, N, O, P and Q live on  eight different floors of an eight storeyed building  where the lowermost floor is numbered one and  the floor immediately above it is numbered two  and so on. Only one person lives on each floor. 

Q lives on an odd numbered floor and three  floors above O. As many floors above O as  below P. L lives four floors below P. N lives immediately above L. Only three persons live between N and M. Less than five floors are between M and K, who lives below J.

6. If all the persons live in alphabetical order from the lowermost floor to topmost floor, then how many persons live on the same floor?
a) No one
b) One
c) Two
d) Three
e) More than three

7. If the persons living below K are shifted to some other apartments, then who among the following persons is/are shifted to some other apartments?
I. O
II. N
III. L
a) Only II
b) Only I and III
c) Only II and III
d) Only III
e) Only I

8. If N and O interchange their position, similarly J and M did the same, then how many persons live between O and M?
a) One
b) Three
c) Five
d) None
e) Four

 
9. Who among the following person lives four floors below J?
a) The one who lives immediately above P
b) L
c) K
d) Q
e) The one who lives two floors above N

10. In which of the following, the pair of persons are living on an even numbered floor?
a) JP
b) OL
c) QO
d) NM
e) MK

Directions (11-15): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions

Eight persons- P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are  sitting in a linear row and facing south.
Only four persons sit between P and U but none of them sits at the extreme ends. W sits immediate left of U. Only two persons sit between W and V. As many persons sit between V and T as between T and R. Q sits three places away from R. S sits to the right of Q.

 
11. As many persons sit between R and __ as to the right of __ respectively.
a) V, U
b) Q, V
c) T, S
d) W, P
e) S, T

12. What is the position of Q from the left end? 

a) Sixth 

b) Third 

c) Second 

d) Fifth 

e) Fourth 

 

13. If one of the neighbours of P is R, then who  among the following person is the second  neighbour? 

a) T 

b) U 

c) W 

d) S 

e) V 

 

14. If V is related to U and R is related to V in a  certain way, then who among the following  person is related to T? 

a) Q 

b) The one who sits second from the left end 

c) W 

d) R 

e) The one who sits immediate left of S 

 

15. Who among the following person sits third to  the left of S? 

a) No one 

b) T 

c) V 

d) Q 

e) P 

Directions (16-20): Study the following  information carefully and answer the given  questions 

Ten persons - E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M and N are  sitting around a rectangular table in such a way  that four persons sit at the corners of the table,  two persons sit at each longer side of the table  and one person sits at each shorter side of the  table. The persons sitting at the corners are  facing away from the centre and the persons  sitting at the sides are facing towards the centre. 

G sits third to the right of E, who does not sit at  the corner of the table. Only two persons sit  between G and F(either from left or right). M sits  immediate right of F. I sits fourth to the left of M.  H sits immediate left of the one who sits opposite  to I. H and L sit opposite to each other. As many  persons sit between L and N as between N and  J. K is not an immediate neighbour of E. 

16. Which among the following pair of persons  sits opposite to each other? 

a) GM 

b) IF 

c) EJ 

d) KG 

e) MG 

 

17. In which of the following option, the third  person sits exactly between the first and the  second person? 

a) EKF 

b) IJG 

c) KLM 

d) FGH 

e) EGN 

 

18. Which of the following statements is/are true  as per the given arrangement? 

a) Only two persons sit between K and J, when  counted from the left of J 

b) N and M are facing each other 

c) L sits fourth to the left of G 

d) Both a and b 

e) All the given statements are false 

 

19. Who among the following person sits third to  the right of K? 

a) N 

b) J 

c) I 

d) G 

e) L 

 

20. Four of the following five are alike in a certain  way based on the given arrangement and thus  form a group. Which one of the following does  not belong to the group? 

a) MH 

b) NL 

c) IH 

d) JK 

e) EM 

Answer Key 

Directions (1-5): 

1. Answer: D 

2. Answer: C 

3. Answer: E 

4. Answer: C 

5. Answer: B 

Directions (6-10): 

6. Answer: A 

7. Answer: C 

8. Answer: C 

9. Answer: E 

10. Answer: D 

Directions (11-15): 

11. Answer: C 

12. Answer: B 

13. Answer: D 

14. Answer: E 

15. Answer: B 

Directions (16-20): 

16. Answer: D 

17. Answer: B 

18. Answer: C 

19. Answer: C 

20. Answer: E (The second person sits third to  the right of the first person, except option e)