Reasoning Quiz for SBI Clerk Prelims 2016 – Set 9

Read the followings carefully and answer

Directions (Q. 1-5):
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions following
it.

At a recent international summit five delegates A, B, C, D
and E participated. A person observed and made the following statements. B and
C spoke English, although when D joined them they all changed to Spanish, the
only common language among the three of them. The only common language among A,
B and E was French. The only common language between C and E was Italian. Three
delegates could speak German. The most common language was Spanish. One of the
delegates spoke all five languages, another one spoke four, one spoke three,
one spoke two, and one spoke only one language.

1. The person who speaks all the five languages is

1) A

2) B

3) C

4) Can’t say

5) None of these

2. D does not speak which of the following languages?

I. French II. Italian III. German

1) Only I

2) Only I and II

3) Only I and III

4) Only II and III

5) All I, II and III

3. E speaks which of the following languages?

I. French II. Italian III. German

1) Only I

2) Only I and II

3) Only I and III

4) Only II and III

5) All I, II and III

4. The only person who does not speak Spanish is

1) A

2) B

3) C

4) Can’t say

5) None of these

5. Which of the following indicates the pair of persons who
speak neither English nor Italian?

1) AD

2) AB

3) BD

4) DE

5) None of these

6. In a certain code language TEAM is written as BNSD and
SOME is written as NFRN. How is SKIP written in that code language?

1) IQJR

2) JQRJ

3) RJQJ

4) JQTL

5) TLHO

7. In a certain code TREAT is written as 14#$1 and BASKET is
written as 5$3%#1. How is SEAT written in that code?

1) 3#$1

2) 3#$4

3) %1#3

4) 3#1#

5) None of these

8. Which of the following should come in place of question
mark (?) in the following series?

CDE, XWV, GHI, TSR, LMN, ?

1) ONM

2) PNO

3) RST

4) NOM

5) None of these

Directions (Q. 9 –
12): Study the following information and answer the questions given below:

‘Q + R’ means ‘Q is father of R’

‘Q ÷ R’ means ‘R is brother of Q’

‘Q × R’ means ‘Q is husband of R’

‘Q – R’ means ‘Q is sister of R’

9. In the expression Q + R × P – S ÷ T, how is S related to
R?

1) Brother-in-law

2) Sister-in-law

3) Nephew

4) Brother

5) Can’t be determined

10. In the expression Q + R – S + T ÷ M, how is M related to
Q?

1) Son

2) Daughter

3) Grandson

4) Can’t be determined

5) None of these

11. Which of the following expressions shows that K is
sister of M?

1) J + K – L + N ÷ M

2) J × K – L ÷ N ÷ M

3) J + L – K ÷ M + N

4) Can’t be determined

5) None of these

12. Which of the following is true for the given expression?

‘J + K – L + N ÷ M’

1) K is aunt of N and M

2) K is father of M

3) N is sister of M

4) J is father of N

5) None of these