Reasoning Questions | RBI GRADE "B" AND NICL AO 2017 | 06.06.2017

Directions(1-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Eight friends Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y and Z are sitting around a circular table, facing the centre. There are three males and five females in the group of friends. No two males are immediate neigh bours of each other.

• V sits second to the right of his wife.
• S sits third to the right of V.
• W sits second to the right of her husband Z. Z is not an immediar neighbour of V's wife.
• T is a male and Y is not an immediate neighbour of V.
• R sits second to the right of Q.

1.What is the position of T with respect to Z?

1) Second to the left

2) Immediately to the right

3) Third to the left

4) Second to the right

5) Third to the right

2.Which of the following statements regarding S is definitely correct?

1) S is one of the male members of the group.

2) Both the immediate neighbours of S are females.

3) S sits third to the left of T.

4) W is an immediate neighbour of S.

5) S sits second to the right of Q.

3.Who amongst the following is V's wife?

1) Q

2) Y

3) R

4) T

5) None of these

4.Who amongst the following has a male sitting to the immediate left and the right?

1) Y

2) R

3) Q

4) S

5) None of these

5.Which of the following is not true regarding T?

1) T is an immediate neighbour of Z's wife.

2) No male is an immediate neighbour of T.

3) Q sits second to right of T.

4) The one who sits third to the left of T is a male.

5) All are true

6.Which of the following pairs represents the immediate neighbours of T

1) RQ

2) WZ

3) YV

4) WY

5) None of these

Direction (7-10): Study the following information to answer the given questions :

A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement.(Single digit numbers are preceded by a zero. All other numbers are two digit numbers.)

Input : when 19 will you 07 be 40 coming 62 home 100 89

Step I: be when 19 will you 07 40 coming 62 home 100 89.

Step it : be 07 when 19 will you 40 coming 62 home 100 89.

Step III : be 07 coming when 19 will you 40 62 home 100 89.

Step IV : be 07 coming 19 when will you 40 62 home 100 89.

Step V : be 07 coming 19 home when will you 40 62 100 89.

Step VI  : be 07 coming 19 home 40 when will you 62 100 89.

Step VII : be 07 coming 19 home 40 when 62 will you 100 89.

Step VIII : be 07 coming 19 home 40 when 62 will 89 you 100

Step VIII is the last Step of the arrangement of the above input as the intended arrangement is obtained.

As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate steps for the given input.

Input : next 57 problem 82 14 trend 02 purchase growth 41

7. How many steps would be needed to complete the arrangement ?

(1) V

(2) VI

(3) VIII

(4) VII

(5) Cannot be determined

8. Which of the following would be the final arrangement ?

(1) growth 02 next 14 problem 41 purchase 57 82 trend.

(2) growth next problem purchase trend 02 14 41 57 82.

(3) growth 02 next 14 problem 41 purchase 57 trend 82.

(4) growth 82 next 57 purchase 41 problem 14 next 02.

(5) None of these.

9. Which of the following would be step I ?

(1) 41 purchase 02 trend 14 82 problem 57 next growth.

(2) growth 02 next 57 problem 82 14 trend purchase 41.

(3) 41 growth next 57 problem 82 14 trend 02 purchase

(4) growth next 57 problem 82 14 trend 02 purchase 41.

(5) growth next 57 purchase 82 14 trend 02 problem 41.

10. Which word / number would be the sixth position from the left end in Step III ?

(1) purchase

(2) 14

(3) problem

(4)41

(5) trend

Answer

1. 5

2. 4

3. 2

4. 2

5. 5

6. 4

7. 4

8. 3

9. 4

10. 3