New Pattern Reasoning Questions | SBI PO 2017 | 17 - MAR -17

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

A, B, C, D, E and F are six persons working in a company on different posts, viz, Supervisor, Operator, Clerk, Accountant, Typist and Translator, but not necessarily in the same order. All of them are like different colour, viz Red, Black, Pink, Green, White and Yellow. They use three different types of vehicles, viz Scorpio, Mercedes and Honda Amaze, but not necessarily in the same order. 

At least two persons use the same type of vehicle. A uses Scorpio and likes Green colour but he is neither an Accountant nor a Supervisor. The person who is a Typist uses Scorpio and the one who is an Operator uses Mercedes. E uses the same type of vehicle as the person who likes White colour but he is not a Translator. The one who is an Accountant uses Mercedes. C is a Typist and likes neither Black nor Yellow colour. Honda Amaze is used by the person who is a Translator. B is an Operator and likes Pink colour but he does not use the same vehicle as D. F does not like Red or Yellow colour. The person who uses Scorpio is neither an Operator nor a Supervisor. The persons who like pink and Black colour use the same type of vehicle. 

1). Who among the following is a Clerk?

a) B

b) E

c) C

d) A

e) None of these

2). D likes which of the following colours?

a) White

b) Red

c) Yellow

d) Black

e) None of these

3). Which of the following pairs uses Honda Amaze?

a) F,C

b) D,E

c) D,F

d) E,B

e) None of these

4). C uses which of the following vehicles?

a) Scorpio

b) Mercedes

c) Honda Amaze

d) Can’t be determined

e) None of these

5). Who among the following likes Yellow colour?

a) E

b) B

c) D

d) C

e) None of these

Directions(Q.6-8):Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

            ‘A#B’ means ‘A is father of B’

            ‘A$B’ means ‘A is mother of B’

            ‘A@B’ means ‘A is son of B’

            ‘A✡B’ means ‘A is brother of B’

6). How is L related to P in the given expression P#T$K✡L?

a)    Brother

b)    Sister

c)    Son

d)    Daughter

e)    Can’t be determined

7). In which of the following expressions W is sister of Q?

a)    W$T#Q✡H

b)    H#T$Q✡W

c)    Q✡W$N@S

d)    W✡Q$P@C

e)    None of these

8). How is A related to F in the given expression?

   A✡B$D@F

a)    Brother

b)    Daughter

c)    Wife

d)    Brother-in-law

e)    None of these

Directions (9-10): In each question given below a statement is followed by three courses of action numbered, I, II and III. A course of action is a step or administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follow-up or further action in regard to the problem, police etc. on the basis of the information given in the statement. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the three given/suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing and then decide the answer.

Q9. Statements: Indian Railways are absolutely dependent on government subsidies and lack concentration on transportation activities.

Course of action

I. A committee should be constituted to look into the matter.
II. Railways should explore new areas to generate revenues.
III. Railways should concentrate on hiving off non-core activities such as design and manufacture of rolling stock, construction, housing etc. to private sectors.

(a) Only I follows
(b) I and II follow
(c) II and III follow
(d) All follow
(e) None of the above

Q10. Statements: The weather bureau has through a recent bulletin forecast heavy rainfall during the next week which may cause water logging in several parts of the city.

Course of action

I. The bulletin should be given wide publicity through the mass media.
II. The civic authority should keep in readiness the pumping system for removal of water from these parts.
III. The people should be advised to stay indoors during the period.
(a) Only I follows
(b) I and II follow
(c) Only II follows
(d) II and III follow