Reasoning Quiz For RBI Grade B Exam

Directions (1-7): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are CMD of eight different banks, namely PNB, SBI, Bank of Baroda, Corporation Bank, Allahabad Bank, Indian Bank, Bank of India and Dena Bank but not necessarily in the same order. All of them are seated around a circular table and are facing the centre.

A sits third to the left of the Allahabad Bank’s CMD. Only two people sit between G and F. Neither E nor G is an immediate neighbor of A. Neither E nor G is the CMD of Allahabad Bank. 

CMD of Indian Bank sits second to the left of A. The CMD of Dena Bank sits second to the right of D. D is not an immediate neighbor of A. D is not the CMD of Allahabad Bank and A is not the CMD of Dena Bank. The PNB’s CMD sits third to the left of F. The CMD’s of PNB and Allahabad Bank are not immediate neighbors. D is not the CMD of SBI. Only one person sits between B and the CMD of Indian Bank. The CMD of Indian Bank is an immediate neighbor of H. G and B are not immediate neighbors.CMD of Bank of India & SBI are immediate neighbors. C is the CMD of Corporation Bank.

1.     How many people sit between E and the CMD of Indian Bank when counted in clockwise direction from E?

(1) None                            (2) One

(3) Three                           (4) Four

(5) Five

2.      Who is the CMD of the PNB?

(1) A                                  (2) F

(3) G                                  (4) E

(5) B

3.     Which of the following would come in place of question mark based upon the given seating arrangement?

FD HC BG EB ?

(1) DG                               (2) GH

(3) BG                               (4) BH

(5) CF

4.     Which of the following is TRUE with respect to the given seating arrangement?

(1) C is the CMD of Dena Bank.

(2) G is an immediate neighbor of F.

(3) The CMDs of PNB and Indian Bank are immediate neighbors.

(4) Four people sit between G and B

(5) H sits second to the right of D.

5.     Who is the CMD of Bank of Baroda?

(1) B                                  (2) F

(3) H                                  (4) E

(5) cannot be determined.

6.     What is the position of the CMD of Bank of India with respect to C?

(1) Immediate left             (2) Second to the left

(3) Third to the right          (4) Fourth to the right

(5) Third to the left

7.     Which one of them does not match the criteria, find the group?

(1) GD                               (2) AD

(3) CF                                (4) EH

(5) GB

Directions (8-12): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

Pandey, Karim, Rana, Shukla, Trviedi, Umesh and Yadav are seven persons living in a boys hostel near Nirman Vihar. Once they went to an Mobile shop to purchase mobile and music system. Each one purchased a mobile of different companies. These companies were – Nokia, Philips, Samsung, Htc, Karbon, L.G. and Spice (but not necessarily in the same order). Each one purchased a music system also but of different companies. These companies are Htc, Karbon, L.G., Philips, Samsung, Intex and iball (but not necessarily in the same order). No person purchased mobile and music system of the same company.

i. Umesh purchased mobile of Htc but he did not purchase music system of Intex or iball.

ii. Yadav purchased mobile and music player of Samsung and L.G respectively.

iii. Pandey  mobile and Karim music system player were of the same company. Similarly, Karim’s mobile and Pandey music system were of the same company

iv. Rana did not purchase any gadget of Nokia or iball. Similarly, Shukla did not purchase any gadgets of L.G. or Htc.

v. The one who purchased mobile of either Nokia or Spice did not purchase music system of Intex . And the one who purchased L.G. or spice mobile did not purchase music system of Htc.

8.    Who purchase mobile of Spice?

(1) Can’t Say                     (2) Rana

(3) Shukla                         (4) Trivedi

(5) None of these

9.   Who purchased music system of Htc?

(1) Can’t say                     (2) Rana

(3) Shukla                         (4) Trivedi

(5) None of these

10. Umesh purchased music system of which company?

(1) Can’t say                     (2) Htc

(3) iball                              (4) Intex

(5) None of these

11.  Pandey purchased mobile of which company?

(1) Can’t say                     (2) Philips

(3) Htc                               (4) Samsung

(5) None of these

12.   Which of the given statements is not necessary to answer the above questions?

(1) (iii)                                (2) (ii)

(3) (iv)                               (4) (v)

(5) All are necessary

Solutions (1-7)

Ans: 1. (3)   2. (1)   3. (5)   4. (5)   5. (4)   6. (4)  7. (1)

Solutions(8-12)

Mobile	Person	Music System
Philips/Karbon	Pandey	Karbon/Philips
Karbon/Philips	Karim	Philips/Karbon
L.G.	Rana	Intex
Spice	Shukla	iball
Nokia	Trivedi	Htc
Htc	Umesh	Samsung
Samsung	Yadav	L.G.

Ans. 8.(3)   9.(4)   10.(5)   11.(1)  12.(5)