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Question 381

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

Directions: Read the information and answer the given questions.

Eight persons, namely, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W, attend a workshop in different months: September, October, November, and December, on two different dates: 11 and 22, but not necessarily in the same order. T attends the workshop on an even date before R and after W. W attends the workshop on the 11th of a month having 30 days. S attends immediately before R. Three persons attend between W and R. Q attends the workshop in a month having 31 days, but not on an odd-numbered date. Three people attend between T and U, where T attended before U. V attends after P.

Who among the following attends the workshop immediately before V?

  1. AOption (a)

    P

  2. BOption (b)

    U

  3. COption (c)

    T

  4. DOption (d)

    Q

  5. EOption (e)

    R

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

U

Why this answer is correct

Given: Eight persons, namely, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W, attend a workshop in different months: September, October, November, and December, on two different dates: 11 and 22, but not necessarily in the same order.

  1. W attends the workshop on the 11th of a month having 30 days.
MonthsDatesPersons
Case 1Case 2
September (30)11W
22
October (31)11
22
November (30)11W
22
December (31)11
22

 

  1. Three persons attend between W and R.
MonthsDatesPersons
Case 1Case 2
September (30)11WR
22
October (31)11
22
November (30)11RW
22
December (31)11
22

 

  1. T attends the workshop on an even date before R and after W.

Now, we can eliminate Case 2, but we have a subcase of Case 1, i.e., Case 1a.

MonthsDatesPersons
Case 1Case 1a
September (30)11WW
22T
October (31)11
22T
November (30)11RR
22
December (31)11
22

 

  1. S attends immediately before R.

Now, we can eliminate Case 1a.

MonthsDatesPersons
Case 1
September (30)11W
22T
October (31)11
22S
November (30)11R
22
December (31)11
22

 

  1. Three people attend between T and U, where T attended before U.
MonthsDatesPersons
Case 1
September (30)11W
22T
October (31)11
22S
November (30)11R
22U
December (31)11
22

 

  1. Q attends the workshop in a month having 31 days, but not on an odd-numbered date.
MonthsDatesPersons
Case 1
September (30)11W
22T
October (31)11
22S
November (30)11R
22U
December (31)11
22Q

 

  1. V attends after P.

This is our final arrangement,

MonthsDatesPersons
Case 1
September (30)11W
22T
October (31)11P
22S
November (30)11R
22U
December (31)11V
22Q

 

Hence, the correct answer is U.

Question 382

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

Directions: Read the information and answer the given questions.

Eight persons, namely, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W, attend a workshop in different months: September, October, November, and December, on two different dates: 11 and 22, but not necessarily in the same order. T attends the workshop on an even date before R and after W. W attends the workshop on the 11th of a month having 30 days. S attends immediately before R. Three persons attend between W and R. Q attends the workshop in a month having 31 days, but not on an odd-numbered date. Three people attend between T and U, where T attended before U. V attends after P.

Who among the following attends the workshop on 11th November?

  1. AOption (a)

    Q

  2. BOption (b)

    W

  3. COption (c)

    R

  4. DOption (d)

    V

  5. EOption (e)

    S

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

R

Why this answer is correct

Given: Eight persons, namely, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W, attend a workshop in different months: September, October, November, and December, on two different dates: 11 and 22, but not necessarily in the same order.

  1. W attends the workshop on the 11th of a month having 30 days.
MonthsDatesPersons
Case 1Case 2
September (30)11W
22
October (31)11
22
November (30)11W
22
December (31)11
22

 

  1. Three persons attend between W and R.
MonthsDatesPersons
Case 1Case 2
September (30)11WR
22
October (31)11
22
November (30)11RW
22
December (31)11
22

 

  1. T attends the workshop on an even date before R and after W.

Now, we can eliminate Case 2, but we have a subcase of Case 1, i.e., Case 1a.

MonthsDatesPersons
Case 1Case 1a
September (30)11WW
22T
October (31)11
22T
November (30)11RR
22
December (31)11
22

 

  1. S attends immediately before R.

Now, we can eliminate Case 1a.

MonthsDatesPersons
Case 1
September (30)11W
22T
October (31)11
22S
November (30)11R
22
December (31)11
22

 

  1. Three people attend between T and U, where T attended before U.
MonthsDatesPersons
Case 1
September (30)11W
22T
October (31)11
22S
November (30)11R
22U
December (31)11
22

 

  1. Q attends the workshop in a month having 31 days, but not on an odd-numbered date.
MonthsDatesPersons
Case 1
September (30)11W
22T
October (31)11
22S
November (30)11R
22U
December (31)11
22Q

 

  1. V attends after P.

This is our final arrangement,

MonthsDatesPersons
Case 1
September (30)11W
22T
October (31)11P
22S
November (30)11R
22U
December (31)11V
22Q

 

Hence, the correct answer is R.

Question 383

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

Directions: These questions are based on the following arrangement. Study the arrangement carefully to answer these questions.

I 4 N 5 6 C 7 5 O 6 8 G 3 N 8 I 4 T O 8 M 5 O 3 D 3 4 6 E

How many such numbers are there in the above series, each of which is immediately followed by a consonant as well as preceded by a vowel?

  1. AOption (a)

    5

  2. BOption (b)

    3

  3. COption (c)

    8

  4. DOption (d)

    4

  5. EOption (e)

    7

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

4

Why this answer is correct

Given series: I 4 N 5 6 C 7 5 O 6 8 G 3 N 8 I 4 T O 8 M 5 O 3 D 3 4 6 E

We know, consonants are the letters other than vowels (A, E, I, O, U)

I 4 N 5 6 C 7 5 O 6 8 G 3 N 8 I 4 T O 8 M 5 O 3 D 3 4 6 E

Here we get four numbers which are immediately followed by a consonant and immediately preceded by a vowel.

Hence, the correct answer is 4.

Question 384

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

Directions: These questions are based on the following arrangement. Study the arrangement carefully to answer these questions.

I 4 N 5 6 C 7 5 O 6 8 G 3 N 8 I 4 T O 8 M 5 O 3 D 3 4 6 E

After dropping all the consonants, which element will be third to the left of the third vowel from the right end?

  1. AOption (a)

    I

  2. BOption (b)

    N

  3. COption (c)

    O

  4. DOption (d)

    3

  5. EOption (e)

    8

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

8

Why this answer is correct

Given series: I 4 N 5 6 C 7 5 O 6 8 G 3 N 8 I 4 T O 8 M 5 O 3 D 3 4 6 E

New series: I 4 5 6 7 5 O 6 8 3 8 I 4 O 8 5 O 3 3 4 6 E

Here we have 3rd vowel is O and the third element to the left of it is 8.

Hence, the correct answer is 8.

Question 385

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

Directions: These questions are based on the following arrangement. Study the arrangement carefully to answer these questions.

I 4 N 5 6 C 7 5 O 6 8 G 3 N 8 I 4 T O 8 M 5 O 3 D 3 4 6 E

After dropping all the numbers, which letter will be second to the right of the sixth letter from the left end?

  1. AOption (a)

    I

  2. BOption (b)

    N

  3. COption (c)

    O

  4. DOption (d)

    T

  5. EOption (e)

    C

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

T

Why this answer is correct

Given series: I 4 N 5 6 C 7 5 O 6 8 G 3 N 8 I 4 T O 8 M 5 O 3 D 3 4 6 E

New series: I N C O G N I T O M O D E

If we have a combination of different directions like Left and Right or Right and left then we does the addition of the number to find the final positions.

Therefore, 6 + 2 = 8

Here we get T as the eighth letter from left end.

Hence, the correct answer is option d) T**.**

Question 386

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

Directions: These questions are based on the following arrangement. Study the arrangement carefully to answer these questions.

I 4 N 5 6 C 7 5 O 6 8 G 3 N 8 I 4 T O 8 M 5 O 3 D 3 4 6 E

Which of the following element is fourth to the left of the fourteenth element from the right?

  1. AOption (a)

    G

  2. BOption (b)

    I

  3. COption (c)

    8

  4. DOption (d)

    3

  5. EOption (e)

    O

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

G

Why this answer is correct

Given series: I 4 N 5 6 C 7 5 O 6 8 G 3 N 8 I 4 T O 8 M 5 O 3 D 3 4 6 E

If we have a combination of different directions like Left and Right or Right and left then we does the addition of the number to find the final positions.

Like, 14 + 4 = 18 and then we count the elements.

I 4 N 5 6 C 7 5 O 6 8 G 3 N 8 I 4 T O 8 M 5 O 3 D 3 4 6 E

Hence, the correct answer is G.

Question 387

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

Directions: These questions are based on the following arrangement. Study the arrangement carefully to answer these questions.

I 4 N 5 6 C 7 5 O 6 8 G 3 N 8 I 4 T O 8 M 5 O 3 D 3 4 6 E

How many consonants are there in the above series which are immediately followed as well as preceded by a number? 

  1. AOption (a)

    5

  2. BOption (b)

    6

  3. COption (c)

    8

  4. DOption (d)

    4

  5. EOption (e)

    7

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

6

Why this answer is correct

Given series: I 4 N 5 6 C 7 5 O 6 8 G 3 N 8 I 4 T O 8 M 5 O 3 D 3 4 6 E

We know, consonants are the letters other than vowels (A, E, I, O, U)

I 4 N 5 6 C 7 5 O 6 8 G 3 N 8 I 4 T O 8 M 5 O 3 D 3 4 6 E

From above we get six consonants that are immediately followed as well as preceded by a number.

Hence, the correct answer is 6.

Question 388

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

Direction: In the 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 from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:

Only a few Fox are Box

Only a few Box are Desk

No Desk is Help

Conclusions:

I. Some Help are Box

II. Some Box are Fox

  1. AOption (a)

    Both I and II follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Either I or II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Only I follows

  5. EOption (e)

    Neither I nor II follows

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

Only II follows

Why this answer is correct

The least possible Venn diagram is shown below,

i) Some Help are Box ⇒ False (This is possible but not definite)

ii) Some Box are Fox ⇒ True (As only a few fox are box hence some box will definitely be fox.)

Hence, only II follows.

Question 389

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

Directions

In the question below are given 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 from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:

All bus is Train.

Some Car is Train.

All Cycle is Car

Conclusions: 

I. All Car is Cycle

II.No Bus is Car

  1. AOption (a)

     None follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Either I or III follows

  3. COption (c)

    Both follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Only I follow

  5. EOption (e)

    Only II follow

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

 None follows

Why this answer is correct

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

Conclusions:

I. All Car is Cycle → False ( Some Car is Train so we cannot say that All Car is Cycle it is possible but not definite so conclusion false )

II.No Bus is Car → False (There is no direct relation between Bus and Car it is possible but not definite so conclusion false )

Hence, None follow.

Question 390

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:

No brick is cement

All cement is soil

No soil is a rod

Conclusion:

I. Some soil is not brick

II. No rod is brick

  1. AOption (a)

    Only I follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Either I or II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Both I and II follows

  5. EOption (e)

    Neither I nor II follows

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Only I follows

Why this answer is correct

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

Conclusion:

I. Some soil is not brick → True (As all cement is soil and no cement is brick so the part of the soil which is cement is not brick, So, it is true)

II. No rod is brick → False (As there is no relation between rod and brick)

Hence, Only I follows.