REASONING
QUIZ -24 FOR SBI CLERK & PO
Direction (1–6) : Study the following information carefully 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
in each step. The following is an illustration of the input and its
rearrangement. (All the numbers are two digit no’s)
Input:
go now 53 39 18 for again 66
Step
1 : 66 go now 53 39 18 for again
Step
2 : 66 again go now 53 39 18 for
Step
3 : 66 again 53 go now 39 18 for
Step
4 : 66 again 53 for go now 39 18
Step
5 : 66 again 53 for 39 go now 18
Step
6 : 66 again 53 for 39 go 18 now
Step-6 is the last step of the above input.
As per the rule followed in the
following questions the appropriate step for the given input.
1. INPUT: CHANOYU WINK 24 44 57 HEINZ
BEECH 71.
HOW
MANY STEPS WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE REARRANGEMENT?
a)
Three
b)
Four
c)
Five
d)
Six
e)
None of these.
2.
INPUT: TREES 18 27 DESK ARE 91 HOUR ZERO 31 16 CHAIRS.
Which
of the following will be step 4 ?
a)
91 are 31 trees 18 27 desk hour zero 16 chairs
b)
91 trees 18 27 desk are hour zero 31 16 chairs
c)
91 are 31 chairs trees 18 27 desk hour zero 16
d)
91 are 31 chairs 27 desk 18 trees hour zero 16
e)
None of these.
3. INPUT: HOW TWO 38 23 87 43 ROOM OVER
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS WILL BE THE LAST?
a)
Step 4
b)
Step 5
c)
Step 6
d)
Step 7
e)
None Of these.
4. STEP 2 OF AN INPUT IS: 94 CAR 86 WINDOW SHUT 52 31 HOUSE
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS DEFINITELY THE
INPUT?
a)
94 car window 86 shut 52 31 house
b)
86 window 94 car shut 52 31 house
c)
car shut window 86 52 31 house 94
d)
cannot be determined
e)
None of these.
5. INPUT: SHOW 51 37 NOW FOR 82 49 GOOT
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS WILL BE THE
LAST BUT ONE?
a)
Step 7
b)
Step 8
c) Step 6
d)
Step 5
e)
None of these.
6. STEP 4 OF AN INPUT IS: 58 BOX 47 DEW 15 21 TOWN POT
WHICH OF THE STEPS WILL BE THE LAST?
a)
Step 7
b)
Step 6
c)
Step 8
d)
Step 9
e)
None of these
7. IF
THE LETTERS OF THE WORD 'SUPERIOR' ARE ARRANGED IN THE ENGLISH ALPHABETICAL
ORDER, THE POSITION OF HOW MANY LETTERS WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED ?
a)
None
b)
One
c)
Two
d)
Three
e)
None of these
8. IN
A CERTAIN CODE LANGUAGE THREAT IS WRITTEN AS UBFSIU AND FIRE IS WRITTEN AS FSJG. HOW
IS UNRIPE WRITTEN IN THAT CODE LANGUAGE ?
a)
FQJQMT
b)
OVJSFQ
c)
FQJSOV
d)
FQHQOV
e)
None of these
9. HOW
MANY SUCH PAIRS OF LETTERS ARE THERE IN THE WORD 'REALISATION' EACH OF WHICH HAS
AS MANY LETTERS BETWEEN THEM IN THE WORD AS IN THE ENGLISH ALPHABET ?
(IN BOTH FORWARD AND BACKWARD DIRECTIONS)
a)
None
b)
One
c)
Two
d)
Three
e)
more than three
10.A
WALKS 10 METRES IN NORTH AND 10 METRES TO THE RIGHT. THEN EVERY TIME TURNING TO
HIS LEFT, HE WALKS 5, 15 AND 15 METRES RESPECTIVELY. HOW FAR IS HE NOW FROM HIS
STARTING POINT ?
(a)5
metres
(b)10
metres
(c)15
metres
(d)20
metres
(e)23
metres
ANSWER KEY
1. D
2. C 3.
C 4. D 5. C 6.
B 7.
B 8. E
9. E 10. A
