SBI Po Exam - 2013 Solved Paper (Reasoning) - V

41. Read the following information carefully and answer the given question:

Many manufacturing companies are now shifting base to the rural areas of the country as there is a scarcity of space in urban areas. Analysts say that this shift will not have a huge impact on the prices of the products manufactured by these companies as only about 30% consumers live in urban areas. Which of the following maybe a consequence of the given information?

(1) The prices of such products will decrease drastically in the urban areas

(2) People living in urban areas will not be allowed to work in such manufacturing companies

(3) These manufacturing companies had set-ups in the urban areas before shifting base

(4) Those who had already migrated to the urban areas will not shift back to rural areas

(5) The number of people migrating from rural to urban areas in search of jobs may reduce

42. Read the following information carefully and answer the given question:

‘Pets are not allowed in the park premises’ – A notice put up at the park entrance by the authority that is responsible for maintenance of the park.

Which of the following can be an assumption according to the given information? (An assumption is something that is supposed or taken for granted)

(1) At least some people who visit the park have pets.

(2) This is the only park which does not allows pets

(3) People who ignored this notice were fined

(4) There are more than one entrances to the park

(5) Many people have now stopped visiting the park

Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the given questions:

Despite repeated announcements that mobile phones were not allowed in the examination hall, three students were caught with their mobile phones.

(A) Mobile phones nowadays have a lot of features and it is easy to cheat with their help

(B) The invigilator must immediately confiscate the mobile phones and ask the students to leave the exam hall immediately.

(C) Mobile phones are very expensive and leaving them in bags outside the exam hall is not safe.

(D) There have been incidents where students who left the exam hall early stole the mobile phones kept in the bags of the students who were writing the exam

(E) The school authorities must ask the students to leave their phones in the custody of the invigilator before the exam in order to avoid thefts of mobile phones 

(F) None of the other students were carrying their phones in the exam hall.

43. Which of the following among (A), (B), (C) and (D) may be a strong argument in favour of, the three students who were caught with the mobile phone?

(1) Only (A) 

(2) Both (A) and (B)

(3) Both (C) and (D) 

(4) Only (C)

(5) Both (B and (D)

44. Which of the following among (A), (B), (E) and (F) may be the reason behind the school making such announcements before the exam?

(1) Only (B) 

(2) Both (B) and (E)

(3) Only (F) 

(4) Only (A)

(5) Both (E) and (A)

45. Which of the following among (A), (B), (D) and (F) can be an immediate course of action for the invigilator?

(1) Only (B) 

(2) Both (A) and (D)

(3) Only (A) 

(4) Both (D) and (F)

(5) Only (F)

Directions: In each of the questions given below which one of the five answer on the right should come after the problem figure on the left, it the sequence were continued?

Answers

1. (2) 2. (4) 3. (4) 4. (5) 5. (3) 6. (3) 7. (1) 8. (1) 9. (3) 10. (2)

11. (5) 12. (5) 13. (1) 14. (1) 15. (4) 16. (3) 17. (4) 18. (3) 19. (1) 20. (2)

21. (1) 22. (2) 23. (2) 24. (4) 25. (4) 26. (2) 27. (4) 28. (3) 29. (2) 30. (*)

31. (1) 32. (4) 33. (5) 34. (2) 35. (5) 36. (1) 37. (5) 38. (5) 39. (5) 40. (4)

41. (5) 42. (1) 43. (3) 44. (4) 45. (1) 46. (4) 47. (3) 48. (2) 49. (1) 50. (3)