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Question 271

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

Direction: The question below is given three statements followed by two conclusions: 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 from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statement:

All cows are goats

No goats is camel

Some camels are horses

Conclusion:

I. At least some horses are goats

II. All cows being camels is a possibility

  1. AOption (a)

    Neither I nor II follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only I follows

  3. COption (c)

    Either I or II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Only II follows

  5. EOption (e)

    Both I and II follows

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Neither I nor II follows

Why this answer is correct

The least possible Venn diagram for the given statements is as follows:

Conclusion:

I. At least some horses are goats → False (As there is no relation between horses and goats so we cannot say whether some horses are goats or not)

II. All cows being camels is a possibility → False (As per the statement no goats is camels and all cows are goats, If we will take goats inside camels then the conditions of the statement will be violated)

Hence, Neither I nor II follows.

Question 272

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

Direction: The question below is given three statements followed by two conclusions: 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 from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statement:

All flowers are leaves

Some leaves are steams

Only a few steams are stones

Conclusion:

I. All stones are leaves is a possibility

II. Some stones are not leaves

  1. AOption (a)

    Both I and II follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Either I or II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Only I follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Neither I nor II follows

  5. EOption (e)

    Only II follows

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Only I follows

Why this answer is correct

The least possible Venn diagram for the given statements is as follows:

 

Conclusion:

I. All stones are leaves is a possibility → True (As there is no definite relation between leaves and stones, If we will take stones inside leaves then no statement will be violated)

II. Some stones are not leaves → False (As there is no definite relation between leaves and stones but no negative statement is there so no negative conclusion will follow)

Hence, Only I follows​.

Additional information:

If there is no negative statement then no negative conclusion will follow.

Question 273

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

Direction: The question below is given three statements followed by two conclusions: 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 from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statement:

All coins are notes

Only notes are cash

Some coins are liquid

Conclusion:

I. At least some cash are coins

II. Some cash are liquid is a possibility

  1. AOption (a)

    Both I and II follow

  2. BOption (b)

    Either I or II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Only I follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Neither I nor II follows

  5. EOption (e)

    Only II follows

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Neither I nor II follows

Why this answer is correct

The least possible Venn diagram for the given statements is as follows

Conclusion:

I. At least some cash are coins → False (Some cash cannot be coin as cash will make positive relation only with notes but it can make negative relation with any other element)

II. Some cash are liquid is a possibility → False (Cash will make positive relation only with notes)

Hence, Neither I nor II follows.

Additional Information

1. ‘Only A are B’ means that B can not be linked with any other object. 2. The term 'Atleast' can be used as 'Some'. 

If it is given that 'Atleast some A are B', it means some amount of A is definitely B, and there is also the possibility of all A being B.

Question 274

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

How many pairs of letters are there in the word "COUNTER" which have as many letters between them as in the English alphabetical series (both in forward and backward direction)? 

  1. AOption (a)

    One 

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    None

  4. DOption (d)

    Three

  5. EOption (e)

    More than three

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

One 

Why this answer is correct

Backward direction:- R - T

Hence, there is only one such pair.

Question 275

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions based on given information.

A certain number of persons sit on the horizontal row and faces towards North direction. Three persons sit between O and F. D sits adjacent to R. Four persons sit between Z and B. O sits second position from the end position. Only two persons sit between M and D. B sits third to the left of M. Q sits two places away from O and adjacent to Z. R has only one neighbour. Not more than one person sits between Q and F. O sits to the immediate left of Z.

How many persons sit between B and R?

  1. AOption (a)

    Four

  2. BOption (b)

    Three

  3. COption (c)

    Two

  4. DOption (d)

    None

  5. EOption (e)

    More than four

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

More than four

Why this answer is correct

  1. D sits adjacent to R.

  2. R has only one neighbour.

  3. Only two persons sit between M and D. 

  4. B sits third to the left of M. Therefore, case 1 is eliminated.

  5. Four persons sit between Z and B.

  6. Q sits two places away from O and adjacent to Z.

  7. Three persons sit between O and F.

  8. O sits second position from the end position. Therefore, case 2(a) is eliminated.

  9. Not more than one person sits between Q and F. Hence, the final arrangement is as follows

Since, six persons sit between B and R.

Hence, the correct answer is more than four.

Question 276

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions based on given information.

A certain number of persons sit on the horizontal row and faces towards North direction. Three persons sit between O and F. D sits adjacent to R. Four persons sit between Z and B. O sits second position from the end position. Only two persons sit between M and D. B sits third to the left of M. Q sits two places away from O and adjacent to Z. R has only one neighbour. Not more than one person sits between Q and F. O sits to the immediate left of Z.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

  1. AOption (a)

    Q sits immediate left to Z.

  2. BOption (b)

    Only two persons sit to the right of F.

  3. COption (c)

    R sits extreme left end.

  4. DOption (d)

    O sits second from the left end.

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

O sits second from the left end.

Why this answer is correct

  1. D sits adjacent to R.

  2. R has only one neighbour.

  3. Only two persons sit between M and D. 

  4. B sits third to the left of M. Therefore, case 1 is eliminated.

  5. Four persons sit between Z and B.

  6. Q sits two places away from O and adjacent to Z.

  7. Three persons sit between O and F.

  8. O sits second position from the end position. Therefore, case 2(a) is eliminated.

  9. Not more than one person sits between Q and F. Hence, the final arrangement is as follows

Since, Q sits immediate right to Z not left. Therefore, statement first is incorrect.

More than two persons sit to the right of F. Therefore, statement second is incorrect.

R sits extreme right end not left end. Therefore, statement third is incorrect.

O sits second from the left end. Therefore, statement fourth is correct. 

Hence, the correct statement is O sits second from the left end.

Question 277

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions based on given information.

A certain number of persons sit on the horizontal row and faces towards North direction. Three persons sit between O and F. D sits adjacent to R. Four persons sit between Z and B. O sits second position from the end position. Only two persons sit between M and D. B sits third to the left of M. Q sits two places away from O and adjacent to Z. R has only one neighbour. Not more than one person sits between Q and F. O sits to the immediate left of Z.

What is the position of B with respect to F?

  1. AOption (a)

    Second to the left.

  2. BOption (b)

    Second to the right.

  3. COption (c)

    Fourth to the left.

  4. DOption (d)

    Fifth to the right.

  5. EOption (e)

    Immediate right.

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

Second to the right.

Why this answer is correct

  1. D sits adjacent to R.

  2. R has only one neighbour.

  3. Only two persons sit between M and D. 

  4. B sits third to the left of M. Therefore, case 1 is eliminated.

  5. Four persons sit between Z and B.

  6. Q sits two places away from O and adjacent to Z.

  7. Three persons sit between O and F.

  8. O sits second position from the end position. Therefore, case 2(a) is eliminated.

  9. Not more than one person sits between Q and F. Hence, the final arrangement is as follows

Hence, B sits second to the right of F.

Question 278

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

Directions: Answer the questions based on the sequence of numbers given

6 6 2 6 6 6 2 2 5 5 6 2 2 2 4 6 6 4 4 2 2 5 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 2 2

How many 2’s are preceded by 6 in the series?

  1. AOption (a)

    2

  2. BOption (b)

    1

  3. COption (c)

    5

  4. DOption (d)

    4

  5. EOption (e)

    3

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

3

Why this answer is correct

Consider series: 6 6 2 6 6 6 2 2 5 5 6 2 2 2 4 6 6 4 4 2 2 5 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 2 2

Hence, only three times 2 is preceded by 6 in the series.

Question 279

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

Directions: Answer the questions based on the sequence of numbers given

6 6 2 6 6 6 2 2 5 5 6 2 2 2 4 6 6 4 4 2 2 5 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 2 2

How many 5’s are followed by 6 in the series?

  1. AOption (a)

    6

  2. BOption (b)

    2

  3. COption (c)

    5

  4. DOption (d)

    4

  5. EOption (e)

    3

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

2

Why this answer is correct

Consider series: 6 6 2 6 6 6 2 2 5 5 6 2 2 2 4 6 6 4 4 2 2 5 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 2 2

the two 5’s are followed by 6 in the series.

Question 280

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

Directions: Answer the questions based on the sequence of numbers given

6 6 2 6 6 6 2 2 5 5 6 2 2 2 4 6 6 4 4 2 2 5 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 2 2

If all the 2’s and 4’s are added, resultant frequency of 6’s are?

  1. AOption (a)

    10

  2. BOption (b)

    12

  3. COption (c)

    15

  4. DOption (d)

    14

  5. EOption (e)

    16

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

16

Why this answer is correct

Consider series: 6 6 2 6 6 6 2 2 5 5 6 2 2 2 4 6 6 4 4 2 2 5 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 2 2

5 pairs of 2’s and 4’s are added

Original frequency of 6’s are 11

Hence the total frequency of 6’s are: 16

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