SBI CLERK PRELIM LEVEL PUZZLE QUESTIONS
Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
Ten persons are sitting in two parallel rows containing five persons each in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In row 1- J, K, L, M and N are seated and all of them are facing south. In row 2- O, P, Q, R and S are seated and all of them are facing north. Each person in row 1 faces exactly another person in row 2.
L sits second to the right of M. M faces the one who sits immediate left of Q. Only one person sits between Q and R. S is not an immediate neighbour of R. Neither J nor K faces S. O sits to the left of P. As many persons sit between N and the one who faces P as between O and the one who faces K.1) What is the position of the one who faces P from the right end of the row?
a) Third
b) Second
c) Fifth
d) Fourth
e) First
2) Who among the following person sit to the right of the one who faces O?
a) M
b) The one who faces S
c) L
d) The one who faces Q
e) J
3) What is the position of J with respect to N?
a) Immediate left
b) Second to the right
c) Third to the left
d) Immediate right
e) Second to the left
4) 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 that group?
a) KQ
b) LO
c) SN
d) MR
e) RJ
5) Who among the following persons are immediate neighbours of the one who faces K?
a) RP
b) Only P
c) OR
d) SO
e) Only O
Directions (6-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
Eight boxes viz., P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are kept one above another in a stack. It is assumed that no other boxes kept in the stack other than the given boxes.
Only two boxes are kept between W and T. Only one box is kept between T and S, which is not kept adjacent to W. Only three boxes are kept between S and V. V is kept two boxes above P. As many boxes kept below P as above R. Q is kept below U but above P.
6) If all the boxes are arranged in alphabetical order from top to Bottom, then which of the following box remain unchanged in their positions?
a) Q
b) W
c) V
d) T
e) None
7) Which of the following box is kept two boxes below Box Q?
a) V
b) W
c) U
d) R
e) T
8) How many boxes are kept above Box U?
a) As many boxes kept below box P
b) One
c) As many boxes kept between Q and S
d) Three
e) More than Three
9) 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) RP
b) SU
c) TQ
d) VQ
e) PW
10) Box V is kept immediately below _____.
a) Box T
b) Box R
c) Box Q
d) Box W
e) Box P
Directions (11-15): Study the given information carefully and answer the given questions.
Eight persons viz. R, M, T, P, U, Q, S and N are working in a bank at different designations such as Chairman, CEO, CFO, GM, AGM, SM, Manager and PO. The hierarchy of designations are given in decreasing order such that Chairman is the seniormost designation and PO is the juniormost designation.
P is three persons senior to T, who is immediately senior to N. Only two persons are designated between N and R. R is designated neither CEO nor GM. M is designated as SM. U is senior to M but junior to Q, who is not designated as Chairman. S is not senior to Q.
11) Who among the following person is three persons junior to T?
a) The one who is PO
b) M
c) The one who is Manager
d) P
e) N
12) Which among the following combination is not correct?
a) Q-CEO
b) T-GM
c) R-PO
d) U-GM
e) N-AGM
13) As many persons designated between U and S as between ____ and ___
a) PN
b) UR
c) MT
d) NQ
e) ST
14) Who among the following is designated immediately senior to R?
a) M
b) U
c) S
d) N
e) P
15) How many persons are junior to Q?
a) Five
b) Three
c) Four
d) Two
e) Six
Directions (16-20): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
Nine flights viz. M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T and U were delayed due to different causes- Bad weather, Air traffic and Operational fault. At least two but not more than three flights were delayed due to the same reason.
Flight R was not delayed due to operational fault. Q was delayed due to bad weather but not along with O. O and N were not delayed due to air traffic. T and U were delayed due to the same cause but not bad weather. S and M were delayed due to different causes. P and S were delayed due to the same cause. M was not delayed due to the same cause as O and N were delayed.
16) Which of the following flights were delayed due to the same cause?
a) OT
b) RN
c) UR
d) QM
e) MO
17) Which of the following combination is true?
a) U-Operational fault
b) R-Air traffic
c) M-Bad weather
d) O-Operational fault
e) N-Air traffic
18) Flight M was delayed along with ___ due to ____ respectively
a) T, Air traffic
b) O, Operational fault
c) R, Bad weather
d) P, Air traffic
e) Q, Bad weather
19) Match the following correctly.
a) S i) Bad weather
b) N ii) Operational Fault
c) M iii) Air traffic
a) a(ii), b(iii), c(i)
b) a(iii), b(i), c(ii)
c) a(i), b(ii), c(iii)
d) a(ii), b(i), c(iii)
e) a(i), b(iii), c(ii)
20) Which among the following statement(s) is/are false as per the given arrangement?
a) M was delayed due to Air traffic
b) S and N were not delayed due to the same cause
c) T was not delayed due to operational fault
d) Q and R were delayed due to the same cause
e) None is false
Answer Key
Directions (1-5):
1) Answer: D
2) Answer: B
3) Answer: E
4) Answer: D(All the persons sit opposite to each other except option d)
5) Answer: B
Directions (6-10):
6) Answer: E
7) Answer: B
8) Answer: C
9) Answer: A (Both the boxes are kept adjacent to each other except option a)
10) Answer: C
Directions (11-15):
11) Answer: C
12) Answer: D
13) Answer: A
14) Answer: C
15) Answer: E
Directions (16-20):
16) Answer: B
17) Answer: D
18) Answer: A
19) Answer: D
20) Answer: E