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

Directions: In each of the questions below, two/three/ statements are given followed by conclusions/group of conclusions numbered I and II. You have to assume all the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given two conclusions logically follows from the information given in the statements.

Give answer (1) if only conclusion I follows

Give answer (2) if only conclusion II follows

Give answer (3) if either I or II follows

Give answer (4) if neither I nor II follow

Give answer (5) if both I and II follow

31-32. Statements:

Some squares are circles.

No circle is a triangle.

No line is a square.

31. Conclusions:

I. All squares can never be triangles.

II. Some lines are circles.

32. Conclusions:

I. No triangle is a square.

II. No line is a circle.

33-34. Statements:

All songs are poems.

All poems are rhymes.

No rhyme is a paragraph.

33. Conclusions:

I. No song is a paragraph.

II. No poem is a paragraph.

34. Conclusions:

I. All rhymes are poems.

II. All songs are rhymes.

35. Statements:

Some dews are drops. 

All drops are stones.

Conclusions:

I. Atleast some dews are stones.

II. Atleast some stones are drops.

Directions: Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data given in the statements are sufficient to answer the questions. Read both the statements and—

Give answer (1) if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.

Give answer (2) if data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.

Give answer (3) if the data either in statement I alone or statement II alone are sufficient to answer the questions.

Give answer (4) if the data neither in statement I nor II together are sufficient to answer the questions.

Give answer (5) if the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the questions.

36. Seventeen people are standing in a straight line facing south. What is Bhavna’s positon from the left end of the line?

(1) Sandeep is standing second to the left of Sheetal. Only five people stand between Sheetal and the one who is standing at the extreme right end of the live. Four people stand between Sandeep and Bhavna.

(2) Anita is standing fourth to the left of Sheetal. Less than three people are standing between Bhavna and Anita.

37. Five letters – A, E, G, N and R are arranged to right according to certain conditions. Which letter is placed third?

I. G is placed second to the right of A. E is to the immediate right of G. there are only two letters between R and G.

II. N is exactly between A and G. Neither A nor G is at the extreme end of the arrangement.

38. Six people – S, T, U, V, W and X are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. What is T’s position with respect to X?

I. Only two people sit between U and W. X is second to the left of W. V and T are immediate neighbours of each other.

II. T is to the immediate right of V. There are only two people between T and S. X is an immediate neighbour of S but not of V:

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

The convenience of online shopping is what I like best about it. Where else can you shop even at midnight wearing your night suit? You do not have to wait in a line or wait till the shop assistant is ready to help you with your purchases. It is a much better experience as compared to going to a retail store. — A consumer’s view.

39. Which of the following can be a strong argument in favour of retail store owners?

(1) Online shopping portals offer a great deal of discounts which retail stores offer only during the sale season

(2) One can compare a variety of products online which cannot be done at retail stores

(3) Many online shopping portals offer the ‘cash on delivery’ feature which is for those who are sveptical about online payments

(4) Many consumers prefer shopping at retail stores which are nearer to their houses

(5) In online shopping the customer may be deceived as he cannot touch the product he is paying for.

40. Which of the following can be inferred from the given information? (An= inference is something that is not directly stated but can be inferred from the given information)

(1) One can shop online only at night 

(2) Those who are not comfortable using computers can never enjoy the experience of online shopping

(3) All retail stores provide shopping assistants to each and every customer

(4) The consumer whose view is presented has shopped at retail stores as well as online

(5) The customer whose view is presented does not have any retail stores in her vicinity

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