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SBI Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held On: 22 February 2025 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 1

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Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow

Eight people L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, and S are sitting in a row facing North. N is sitting at one, end and only two people are sitting between N and L. Q is an immediate neighbor of one who is sitting at extreme end. No one is sitting between Q and M, who is sitting at extreme end. P is sitting to the immediate left of L and only two persons are sitting between P and O. R is an immediate neighbor of neither O nor Q.

Who is sitting second to left of S?

  1. AOption (a)

    P

  2. BOption (b)

    L

  3. COption (c)

    Q

  4. DOption (d)

    M

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Answer: (a)A.

P

Why this answer is correct

  1. N is sitting at one end, and only two people are sitting between N and L.

 

 

  1. Q is an immediate neighbor of one who is sitting at extreme end. No one is sitting between Q and M, who is sitting at extreme end

 

 

  1. P is sitting to the immediate left of L and only two persons are sitting between P and O

 

 

  1. R is an immediate neighbor of neither O nor Q

Hence, case 2 gets canceled.

So, the final arrangement will be

 

 

Hence, P is sitting second to the left of S.

SBI Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held On: 22 February 2025 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 2

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Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow

Eight people L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, and S are sitting in a row facing North. N is sitting at one, end and only two people are sitting between N and L. Q is an immediate neighbor of one who is sitting at extreme end. No one is sitting between Q and M, who is sitting at extreme end. P is sitting to the immediate left of L and only two persons are sitting between P and O. R is an immediate neighbor of neither O nor Q.

How many people are sitting between R and O?

  1. AOption (a)

    Two

  2. BOption (b)

    Five

  3. COption (c)

    Four

  4. DOption (d)

    Six

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

None of these

Why this answer is correct

  1. N is sitting at one end, and only two people are sitting between N and L.

  2. Q is an immediate neighbor of one who is sitting at extreme end. No one is sitting between Q and M, who is sitting at extreme end

  3. P is sitting to the immediate left of L and only two persons are sitting between P and O

  4. R is an immediate neighbor of neither O nor Q

Hence, case 2 gets canceled.

So, the final arrangement will be

Hence, Three people are sitting between R and O.

SBI Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held On: 22 February 2025 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 3

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Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow

Eight people L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, and S are sitting in a row facing North. N is sitting at one, end and only two people are sitting between N and L. Q is an immediate neighbor of one who is sitting at extreme end. No one is sitting between Q and M, who is sitting at extreme end. P is sitting to the immediate left of L and only two persons are sitting between P and O. R is an immediate neighbor of neither O nor Q.

Which of the following statement is true?

  1. AOption (a)

    Q is sitting third to the right of S

  2. BOption (b)

    All of the statements are true

  3. COption (c)

    P is an immediate neighbor of O

  4. DOption (d)

    M is sitting fourth to the right of L

  5. EOption (e)

    None of the given statements are true

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

M is sitting fourth to the right of L

Why this answer is correct

  1. N is sitting at one end, and only two people are sitting between N and L.

  2. Q is an immediate neighbor of one who is sitting at extreme end. No one is sitting between Q and M, who is sitting at extreme end

  3. P is sitting to the immediate left of L and only two persons are sitting between P and O

  4. R is an immediate neighbor of neither O nor Q

Hence, case 2 gets canceled.

So, the final arrangement will be

Hence, M is sitting fourth to the right of L.

SBI Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held On: 22 February 2025 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 4

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Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow

Eight people L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, and S are sitting in a row facing North. N is sitting at one, end and only two people are sitting between N and L. Q is an immediate neighbor of one who is sitting at extreme end. No one is sitting between Q and M, who is sitting at extreme end. P is sitting to the immediate left of L and only two persons are sitting between P and O. R is an immediate neighbor of neither O nor Q.

Who is sitting third to the right of P?

  1. AOption (a)

    L

  2. BOption (b)

    N

  3. COption (c)

    O

  4. DOption (d)

    S

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

O

Why this answer is correct

  1. N is sitting at one end, and only two people are sitting between N and L.

  2. Q is an immediate neighbor of one who is sitting at extreme end. No one is sitting between Q and M, who is sitting at extreme end

  3. P is sitting to the immediate left of L and only two persons are sitting between P and O

  4. R is an immediate neighbor of neither O nor Q

Hence, case 2 gets canceled.

So, the final arrangement will be

Hence, O is sitting third to the right of P.

SBI Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held On: 22 February 2025 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 5

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Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow

Eight people L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, and S are sitting in a row facing North. N is sitting at one, end and only two people are sitting between N and L. Q is an immediate neighbor of one who is sitting at extreme end. No one is sitting between Q and M, who is sitting at extreme end. P is sitting to the immediate left of L and only two persons are sitting between P and O. R is an immediate neighbor of neither O nor Q.

Who is sitting second to the right of one, who is sitting immediate to the left of O?

  1. AOption (a)

    L

  2. BOption (b)

    Q

  3. COption (c)

    S

  4. DOption (d)

    R

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

Q

Why this answer is correct

  1. N is sitting at one end, and only two people are sitting between N and L.

  2. Q is an immediate neighbor of one who is sitting at extreme end. No one is sitting between Q and M, who is sitting at extreme end

  3. P is sitting to the immediate left of L and only two persons are sitting between P and O

  4. R is an immediate neighbor of neither O nor Q

Hence, case 2 gets canceled.

So, the final arrangement will be

Immediate to the left of O → S

Second to the right of S → Q

Hence, Q is sitting second to the right of one, who is sitting immediate to the left of O.

SBI Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held On: 22 February 2025 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 6

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Direction: In each question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows/follow from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts

Statements:

Only a few Cities are Districts.

No Districts is States.

All States are Country.

Conclusions:

I. Some Cities is not Country.

II. All Country being Cities is a possibility.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only conclusion I follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only conclusion II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Both conclusion I and II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Either conclusion I or II follows

  5. EOption (e)

    Neither conclusion I nor II follows

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Answer: (b)B.

Only conclusion II follows

Why this answer is correct

The least possible diagram for the given statement is as follows,

Conclusions:

I. Some Cities is not Country → False (As there is no direct or negative relation between cities and country, it is possible that some cities can be country. So, some cities is not country is false. Hence, it does not follow) 

II. All Country being Cities is a possibility →True (As there is no direct or negative relation between cities and country, all country being cities is a possibility. Hence, it follows) 

Thus, Only Conclusion II follows.

SBI Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held On: 22 February 2025 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 7

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Direction: In the question below, there are three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows them from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:

Only a few true are false.

No false is correct.

All wrong are correct.

Conclusions:

I. Some false can be wrong.

II. Some true can be correct.

  1. AOption (a)

    Both I and II follow

  2. BOption (b)

    Only I follow

  3. COption (c)

    None follow

  4. DOption (d)

    Either I or II follow

  5. EOption (e)

    Only II follow

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Answer: (e)E.

Only II follow

Why this answer is correct

The least possible Venn Diagram for the given statements will be as follows,

 

I. Some false can be wrong → False (as no false is correct and all wrong is correct. certainly, no false is wrong)

II. Some true can be correct → True (as we know only some true cannot be correct but there might be some true which is correct. So, the possibility holds true)

Hence, only II follow.

SBI Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held On: 22 February 2025 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 8

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DIRECTIONS: In the question below are given two statements followed by two conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding the commonly known facts.

Statements :

All land are ground.

All big are land.

Only a few big are pond.

Conclusion :

I. Some ground are pond.

II. Some pond are land.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only conclusion I follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only conclusion II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Either conclusion I or II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Neither conclusion I nor II follows

  5. EOption (e)

    Both conclusion I and II follow

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Answer: (e)E.

Both conclusion I and II follow

Why this answer is correct

The least possible Venn diagram;

Conclusion :

I. Some ground are pond → True (As we can see from the diagram some part of pond is ground, Hence some ground are pond is true)

II. Some pond are land → True ( As we can see from diagram some part of pond is land, Hence some pond are land is true)

since both the conclusions are true Hence, both I and II follow.

SBI Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held On: 22 February 2025 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 9

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If it is possible to make a meaningful word with the 1st, 2nd, 6th and 9th letters of the word “VOUCHERING”, which of the following will be the second letter from the left end of that word? If more than one such word can be formed, give 'X' as the answer and if no such word can be formed, give 'Y' as the answer.

  1. AOption (a)

    G

  2. BOption (b)

    V

  3. COption (c)

    E

  4. DOption (d)

    X

  5. EOption (e)

    Y

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Answer: (b)B.

V

Why this answer is correct

Given- VOUCHERING

1st, 2nd, 6th, and 9th letters are - V, O, E, and N. 

Meaningful word is- OVEN.

(left end) O V E N (right end)

Hence, the second letter from the left end of the word is V.

SBI Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held On: 22 February 2025 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 10

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

Eight friends L, W, B. F, X, N, S and U decide to deposit a certain amount of money in a trip fund. Each of them deposits the amount either on the 8th or on the 27th of four different months, January, May, June and November. All the information given are not necessarily in the same order.

W and F deposits in the same month. L deposits on the second allotted date of the month that contains 30 days. N is the last person to deposit the money. B deposits the money in the month of January. W deposits the money on the 8th of May. U deposit immediately before B. X doesn’t deposit in the same month as N. S deposits the money in the month of November.

Who deposits on the 8th of June?

  1. AOption (a)

    F

  2. BOption (b)

    L

  3. COption (c)

    N

  4. DOption (d)

    X

  5. EOption (e)

    S

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

X

Why this answer is correct

Given: Eight friends deposit money on eight different days of four different months.

Based on the given conditions, we get the following possibilities-

  1. L deposits on the second allotted date of the month that contains 30 days. N is the last person to deposit the money. From these, we get-
MONTHDATEPERSON
JANUARY8th
27th
MAY8th
27th
JUNE8th
27thL
NOVEMBER8th
27thN

 

  1. W deposits the money on the 8th of May. W and F deposits in the same month. S deposits the money in the month of November. From these, we get-
MONTHDATEPERSON
JANUARY8th
27th
MAY8thW
27thF
JUNE8th
27thL
NOVEMBER8thS
27thN

 

  1. B deposits the money in the month of January.  U deposit immediately before B.  X doesn’t deposit in the same month as N. From these, we get the final table as follows-
MONTHDATEPERSON
JANUARY8thU
27thB
MAY8thW
27thF
JUNE8thX
27thL
NOVEMBER8thS
27thN

 

From the final table, we see that X deposits money on the 8th of June.

Hence, X deposits in the month of June.

SBI Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held On: 22 February 2025 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 11

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

Eight friends L, W, B. F, X, N, S and U decide to deposit a certain amount of money in a trip fund. Each of them deposits the amount either on the 8th or on the 27th of four different months, January, May, June and November. All the information given are not necessarily in the same order.

W and F deposits in the same month. L deposits on the second allotted date of the month that contains 30 days. N is the last person to deposit the money. B deposits the money in the month of January. W deposits the money on the 8th of May. U deposit immediately before B. X doesn’t deposit in the same month as N. S deposits the money in the month of November.

Who deposits money in the same month as B?

  1. AOption (a)

    X

  2. BOption (b)

    W

  3. COption (c)

    U

  4. DOption (d)

    N

  5. EOption (e)

    L

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

U

Why this answer is correct

Given: Eight friends deposit money on eight different days of four different months.

Based on the given conditions, we get the following possibilities-

  1. L deposits on the second allotted date of the month that contains 30 days. N is the last person to deposit the money. From these, we get-
MONTHDATEPERSON
JANUARY8th
27th
MAY8th
27th
JUNE8th
27thL
NOVEMBER8th
27thN

 

  1. W deposits the money on the 8th of May. W and F deposits in the same month. S deposits the money in the month of November. From these, we get-
MONTHDATEPERSON
JANUARY8th
27th
MAY8thW
27thF
JUNE8th
27thL
NOVEMBER8thS
27thN

 

  1. B deposits the money in the month of January.  U deposit immediately before B.  X doesn’t deposit in the same month as N. From these, we get the final table as follows-
MONTHDATEPERSON
JANUARY8thU
27thB
MAY8thW
27thF
JUNE8thX
27thL
NOVEMBER8thS
27thN

 

From the final table, we see that U and B deposits in the same month.

Hence, U deposits in the same month as B.

SBI Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held On: 22 February 2025 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 12

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

Eight friends L, W, B. F, X, N, S and U decide to deposit a certain amount of money in a trip fund. Each of them deposits the amount either on the 8th or on the 27th of four different months, January, May, June and November. All the information given are not necessarily in the same order.

W and F deposits in the same month. L deposits on the second allotted date of the month that contains 30 days. N is the last person to deposit the money. B deposits the money in the month of January. W deposits the money on the 8th of May. U deposit immediately before B. X doesn’t deposit in the same month as N. S deposits the money in the month of November.

Who deposits on the 27th of June?

  1. AOption (a)

    B

  2. BOption (b)

    F

  3. COption (c)

    N

  4. DOption (d)

    L

  5. EOption (e)

    S

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

L

Why this answer is correct

Given: Eight friends deposit money on eight different days of four different months.

Based on the given conditions, we get the following possibilities-

  1. L deposits on the second allotted date of the month that contains 30 days. N is the last person to deposit the money. From these, we get-
MONTHDATEPERSON
JANUARY8th
27th
MAY8th
27th
JUNE8th
27thL
NOVEMBER8th
27thN

 

  1. W deposits the money on the 8th of May. W and F deposits in the same month. S deposits the money in the month of November. From these, we get-
MONTHDATEPERSON
JANUARY8th
27th
MAY8thW
27thF
JUNE8th
27thL
NOVEMBER8thS
27thN

 

  1. B deposits the money in the month of January.  U deposit immediately before B.  X doesn’t deposit in the same month as N. From these, we get the final table as follows-
MONTHDATEPERSON
JANUARY8thU
27thB
MAY8thW
27thF
JUNE8thX
27thL
NOVEMBER8thS
27thN

 

From the final table, we see that L deposits money on the 27th of June.

Hence, L deposits on the 27th of June.

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Question 13

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

Eight friends L, W, B. F, X, N, S and U decide to deposit a certain amount of money in a trip fund. Each of them deposits the amount either on the 8th or on the 27th of four different months, January, May, June and November. All the information given are not necessarily in the same order.

W and F deposits in the same month. L deposits on the second allotted date of the month that contains 30 days. N is the last person to deposit the money. B deposits the money in the month of January. W deposits the money on the 8th of May. U deposit immediately before B. X doesn’t deposit in the same month as N. S deposits the money in the month of November.

Which pair of persons deposits in the month of May?

  1. AOption (a)

    X and L

  2. BOption (b)

    Cannot be determined

  3. COption (c)

    U and B

  4. DOption (d)

    S and L

  5. EOption (e)

    W and F

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

W and F

Why this answer is correct

Given: Eight friends deposit money on eight different days of four different months.

Based on the given conditions, we get the following possibilities-

  1. L deposits on the second allotted date of the month that contains 30 days. N is the last person to deposit the money. From these, we get-
MONTHDATEPERSON
JANUARY8th
27th
MAY8th
27th
JUNE8th
27thL
NOVEMBER8th
27thN

 

  1. W deposits the money on the 8th of May. W and F deposits in the same month. S deposits the money in the month of November. From these, we get-
MONTHDATEPERSON
JANUARY8th
27th
MAY8thW
27thF
JUNE8th
27thL
NOVEMBER8thS
27thN

 

  1. B deposits the money in the month of January.  U deposit immediately before B.  X doesn’t deposit in the same month as N. From these, we get the final table as follows-
MONTHDATEPERSON
JANUARY8thU
27thB
MAY8thW
27thF
JUNE8thX
27thL
NOVEMBER8thS
27thN

 

From the final table, we see that W and F deposit in the month of May.

Hence, the required pair is W and F.

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Question 14

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

Eight friends L, W, B. F, X, N, S and U decide to deposit a certain amount of money in a trip fund. Each of them deposits the amount either on the 8th or on the 27th of four different months, January, May, June and November. All the information given are not necessarily in the same order.

W and F deposits in the same month. L deposits on the second allotted date of the month that contains 30 days. N is the last person to deposit the money. B deposits the money in the month of January. W deposits the money on the 8th of May. U deposit immediately before B. X doesn’t deposit in the same month as N. S deposits the money in the month of November.

Who among the following is the odd one out?

  1. AOption (a)

    W

  2. BOption (b)

    X

  3. COption (c)

    B

  4. DOption (d)

    U

  5. EOption (e)

    S

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

B

Why this answer is correct

Given: Eight friends deposit money on eight different days of four different months.

Based on the given conditions, we get the following possibilities-

  1. L deposits on the second allotted date of the month that contains 30 days. N is the last person to deposit the money. From these, we get-
MONTHDATEPERSON
JANUARY8th
27th
MAY8th
27th
JUNE8th
27thL
NOVEMBER8th
27thN

 

  1. W deposits the money on the 8th of May. W and F deposits in the same month. S deposits the money in the month of November. From these, we get-
MONTHDATEPERSON
JANUARY8th
27th
MAY8thW
27thF
JUNE8th
27thL
NOVEMBER8thS
27thN

 

  1. B deposits the money in the month of January.  U deposit immediately before B.  X doesn’t deposit in the same month as N. From these, we get the final table as follows-
MONTHDATEPERSON
JANUARY8thU
27thB
MAY8thW
27thF
JUNE8thX
27thL
NOVEMBER8thS
27thN

 

From the final table, we see that all of them deposit money on the 8th of the month except B.

Hence, B is the odd one out.

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Question 15

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Direction: Answer the questions based on the sequence of numbers given.

6 6 5 9 9 6 9 9 6 2 1 6 7 9 9 9 8 5 2 6 9 5 9 5 9 5 6 9 9

How many numbers are prime that are there in the sequence (consider each digit as a different one)?

  1. AOption (a)

    3

  2. BOption (b)

    4

  3. COption (c)

    5

  4. DOption (d)

    7

  5. EOption (e)

    8

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

8

Why this answer is correct

Consider the series given:

6 6 5 9 9 6 9 9 6 2 1 6 7 9 9 9 8 5 2 6 9 5 9 5 9 5 6 9 9

Thus, there are 8 numbers that are prime.

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Question 16

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Direction: Answer the questions based on the sequence of numbers given.

6 6 5 9 9 6 9 9 6 2 1 6 7 9 9 9 8 5 2 6 9 5 9 5 9 5 6 9 9

How many distinct unique digits in the sequence are divisible by 2?

  1. AOption (a)

    3

  2. BOption (b)

    4

  3. COption (c)

    5

  4. DOption (d)

    7

  5. EOption (e)

    8

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

3

Why this answer is correct

Consider the series given:

6 6 5 9 9 6 9 9 6 2 1 6 7 9 9 9 8 5 2 6 9 5 9 5 9 5 6 9 9

Unique digits present in the sequence are 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 and the unique digits that are divisible by 2 are 2 6 8

Thus, there are 3 digits that are divisible by 2.

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Question 17

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Direction: Answer the questions based on the sequence of numbers given.

6 6 5 9 9 6 9 9 6 2 1 6 7 9 9 9 8 5 2 6 9 5 9 5 9 5 6 9 9

Which of the following numbers have highest frequency?

  1. AOption (a)

    2

  2. BOption (b)

    4

  3. COption (c)

    5

  4. DOption (d)

    6

  5. EOption (e)

    9

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

9

Why this answer is correct

Consider the series given:

6 6 5 9 9 6 9 9 6 2 1 6 7 9 9 9 8 5 2 6 9 5 9 5 9 5 6 9 9

From the above sequence we can say that number 9 is repeated for 12 times in the series.

Thus, number 9 has the highest frequency in the sequence.

SBI Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held On: 22 February 2025 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 18

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Clerk) 2025• Reasoning Ability• Reasoning Ability

Direction: Answer the questions based on the sequence of numbers given.

6 6 5 9 9 6 9 9 6 2 1 6 7 9 9 9 8 5 2 6 9 5 9 5 9 5 6 9 9

If all the numbers are arranged in ascending order from left then which of the following will be in the centre of the sequence?

  1. AOption (a)

    2

  2. BOption (b)

    5

  3. COption (c)

    6

  4. DOption (d)

    7

  5. EOption (e)

    8

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

6

Why this answer is correct

Consider the series given:

6 6 5 9 9 6 9 9 6 2 1 6 7 9 9 9 8 5 2 6 9 5 9 5 9 5 6 9 9

Arranging the numbers in ascending order, we get the following:

1 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Thus, number 6 is at exactly middle of the sequence.

SBI Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held On: 22 February 2025 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 19

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Clerk) 2025• Reasoning Ability• Reasoning Ability

Direction: Answer the questions based on the sequence of numbers given.

6 6 5 9 9 6 9 9 6 2 1 6 7 9 9 9 8 5 2 6 9 5 9 5 9 5 6 9 9

If the given digits in the sequence are used to form a highest three-digit number (all three digits need to be unique) and lowest three-digit number (all three digits need to be unique). What is the difference between highest three-digit number and lowest three-digit number?

  1. AOption (a)

    694

  2. BOption (b)

    862

  3. COption (c)

    963

  4. DOption (d)

    764

  5. EOption (e)

    None of the above

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

862

Why this answer is correct

Consider the series given:

6 6 5 9 9 6 9 9 6 2 1 6 7 9 9 9 8 5 2 6 9 5 9 5 9 5 6 9 9

The highest three-digit number that can be formed from the given digits in the sequence (all three digits need to be unique) is = 987

6 6 5 9 9 6 9 9 6 2 1 6 7 9 9 9 8 5 2 6 9 5 9 5 9 5 6 9 9

The lowest three-digit number that can be formed from the given digits in the sequence is 125

Difference= Highest three-digit number – Lowest three-digit number

Highest number = 987

Lowest number =125

Difference = 987 – 125 = 862

Thus, the difference between highest three-digit number and lowest three-digit number is 862

SBI Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held On: 22 February 2025 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·Reasoning Ability
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Question 20

IBPS RRB Office Assistant (Clerk) 2025• Reasoning Ability• Reasoning Ability

If all the letters in the word 'HUNGRILY' are arranged according to the English alphabetical order, starting from the left to the right, then the position of how many letters will remain unchanged in the newly formed sequence of letters?

  1. AOption (a)

    Three

  2. BOption (b)

    Four

  3. COption (c)

    None

  4. DOption (d)

    One

  5. EOption (e)

    Five

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

One

Why this answer is correct

Given word: HUNGRILY

Now, if the letter of this word are arranged in an alphabetical orders starting from the left to the right, then we get-

(left end) G H I L N R U Y (right end)

Therefore, we see that only one letter, that is Y remains in its original position. The rest of the letters change their positions. 

Hence, the position of only one letter remains unchanged.

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