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Question 571

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

Direction: 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:

Only a few ant is Bird

Some Bird is drum

Only drum is wood

Conclusions:

I. All wood can be ant

II. All ant can be drum

  1. AOption (a)

    Only I follow

  2. BOption (b)

    Only II follow

  3. COption (c)

    Either I or II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Neither I nor II follows

  5. EOption (e)

    Both I and II follows

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

Only II follow

Why this answer is correct

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

Conclusions:

I. All wood can be ant → False ( as the only drum is wood, which means all wood is drum, and wood can form only positive relation with drum, not with other elements. Hence, All wood can be ant is false).

II. All ant can be drum → True ( as there is no relation between ant and drum. so, it is possible. Hence, all ant can be drum is true).

Hence, Only II follows is the correct answer.

Question 572

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

Directions

In the question given 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 stones are marbles.

Some marbles are tiles.

Only a few graphites are tiles.

Conclusions:

I. All graphite being marble is a possibility.

II. Some stones being tiles is a possibility.

  1. AOption (a)

    Neither conclusion I nor II follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Both conclusions follow

  3. COption (c)

    Only conclusion I follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Only conclusion II follows

  5. EOption (e)

    Either conclusion I or II follows.

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

Both conclusions follow

Why this answer is correct

The least possible Venn Diagram for the given data:

Conclusions:

I. All graphite being marble is a possibility → True (it is possible for all graphites to be marble as it does not violate any statement.)

II. Some stones being tiles is a possibility → True (it is possible for some stones to be tiles as it does not violate any statement.)

Hence, "both conclusions follow."

Question 573

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

Direction: 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.

Statement:

Only a few horse is mouse.

Some mouse are not dog.

All horse are cat.

Conclusion:

I. At least some dog are cat.

II. Some cat is definitely not dog.

  1. AOption (a)

    Only I follows

  2. BOption (b)

    Only II follows

  3. COption (c)

    Either I or II follows

  4. DOption (d)

    Neither I nor II follows

  5. EOption (e)

    Both I and II follow

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Neither I nor II follows

Why this answer is correct

Solution:

The least possible diagram for the given statements is as follows

Conclusions:

I. At least some dog are cat → False (It is possible but not definite, as no direct relation between the two is given).

II. Some cat is definitely not dog →  False (It is possible but not definite,  as no direct relation between the two is given).

Here, both conclusions are not complementary conclusions as shown in the below possible diagram,

 

Here, both conclusion I and II is false so it is not "either or" case.

Hence, Neither I nor II follows.

Question 574

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

Directions: Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions:

E 4 W 2 G 6 @ S 5 8 X A ! I M 9 & Q ^ J L # 7 * C $ G V % K$

Which of the following is 8th to the right of 14th from the left end of the above arrangement?

  1. AOption (a)

    6

  2. BOption (b)

    C

  3. COption (c)

    !

  4. DOption (d)

  5. EOption (e)

    M

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Why this answer is correct

The logic follows here is :-

Given series :

Left side E 4 W 2 G 6 @ S 5 8 X A ! I M 9 & Q ^ J L # 7 * C $ G V % K Right side

 8th to the right of 14th from the left end → 14th from left end + 8th to right of 14th → 22nd from left end 

Clearly, 22nd from left end is '#'.

Thus, the correct answer is "#"$.

Question 575

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

Directions: Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions:

E 4 W 2 G 6 @ S 5 8 X A ! I M 9 & Q ^ J L # 7 * C $ G V % K$

How many such vowels are there in above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a symbol and immediately followed by a consonant?

  1. AOption (a)

    Two

  2. BOption (b)

    One

  3. COption (c)

    Four

  4. DOption (d)

    None

  5. EOption (e)

    Three

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

One

Why this answer is correct

The logic follows here is :-

Given series :

Left side E 4 W 2 G 6 @ S 5 8 X A ! I M 9 & Q ^ J L # 7 * C $ G V % K Right side

Vowels that are which is immediately preceded by a symbol and immediately followed by a consonant is :

E 4 W 2 G 6 @ S 5 8 X A ! I M 9 & Q ^ J L # 7 * C $ G V % K

Hence, there is only one vowel which is immediately preceded by a symbol and immediately followed by a consonant.

Thus, the correct answer is "One".

Question 576

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

Directions: Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions:

E 4 W 2 G 6 @ S 5 8 X A ! I M 9 & Q ^ J L # 7 * C $ G V % K$

Four of following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

  1. AOption (a)

    W@G

  2. BOption (b)

    XM!

  3. COption (c)

    @X5

  4. DOption (d)

    LC7

  5. EOption (e)

    &^M

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

&^M

Why this answer is correct

The logic follows here is :-

Given series :

E 4 W 2 G 6 @ S 5 8 X A ! I M 9 & Q ^ J L # 7 * C $ G V % K

Here, the group formed is second element is +4 element of first element and third element is -2 of second element.

Hence, &^M does not belong to the group.

Thus, the answer is "&^M"$.

Question 577

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

Directions: Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions:

E 4 W 2 G 6 @ S 5 8 X A ! I M 9 & Q ^ J L # 7 * C $ G V % K$

If all the numbers in the above arrangement are dropped, then which of the following will be the 8th from the left end?

  1. AOption (a)

    M

  2. BOption (b)

    Q

  3. COption (c)

    !

  4. DOption (d)

    S

  5. EOption (e)

    &

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

!

Why this answer is correct

The logic follows here is :-

Given series :

E 4 W 2 G 6 @ S 5 8 X A ! I M 9 & Q ^ J L # 7 * C $ G V % K

If all numbers are dropped the series is :

E W G @ S X A ! I M & Q ^ J L # * C $ G V % K

Therefore, 8th from left end is '!'.

Thus, the correct answer is "!".

Question 578

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

Directions: Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions:

E 4 W 2 G 6 @ S 5 8 X A ! I M 9 & Q ^ J L # 7 * C $ G V % K$

How many such symbols are there in the above arrangement each of which are immediately preceded by a number and followed by an alphabet?

  1. AOption (a)

    One

  2. BOption (b)

    Four

  3. COption (c)

    Three

  4. DOption (d)

    Five

  5. EOption (e)

    Two

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Three

Why this answer is correct

The logic follows here is :-

Given series :

E 4 W 2 G 6 @ S 5 8 X A ! I M 9 & Q ^ J L # 7 * C $ G V % K

Symbols which are immediately preceded by a number and followed by an alphabet is :

E 4 W 2 G 6 @ S 5 8 X A ! I M 9 & Q ^ J L # 7 * C $ G V % K

Hence, there are three symbols which are immediately preceded by a number and followed by an alphabet.

Thus, the correct answer is "Three".

Question 579

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

How many pairs of letters are there in the word “CATASTROPHE” each of which has as many letters between them as in the English alphabetical series in both forward and backward directions?

  1. AOption (a)

    Three

  2. BOption (b)

    Four

  3. COption (c)

    Five

  4. DOption (d)

    Two

  5. EOption (e)

    One

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

Four

Why this answer is correct

Given word: CATASTROPHE

The alphabets are positioned as in the following order,

The given word can be represented as follows,

In forward direction: ST, OP.

In backward direction: OT, PR.

Hence, there are 4 pairs of letters.

Question 580

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

Direction: Study the given information and answer the following questions:

Eight persons namely A, B, C, E, F, G, H, and K  are buying groceries but not necessarily in the same order. Only two persons buy before A. G buys immediately after F. Only one person buys after E. The number of persons who bought groceries between A and G is two. K buys immediately before F. The number of persons who bought between H and C is zero with C buying after H.

Who is the last person to buy groceries?

  1. AOption (a)

    G

  2. BOption (b)

    F

  3. COption (c)

    A

  4. DOption (d)

    E

  5. EOption (e)

    B

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

B

Why this answer is correct

Given: Eight persons namely A, B, C, E, F, G, H, and K  are buying groceries but not necessarily in the same order.

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

1. Only two persons buy before A. 

The number of persons who bought groceries between A and G is two.

Combining these, we get-

S.No.PERSONS
1.
2.
3.A
4.
5.
6.G
7.
8.

 

2. G buys immediately after F. 

K buys immediately before F.

Combining these, we get-

S.No.PERSONS
1.
2.
3.A
4.K
5.F
6.G
7.
8.

 

3. The number of persons who bought between H and C is zero with C buying after H. 

Only one person buys after E.

Combining these, we get the final arrangement as follows:

S.No.PERSONS
1.H
2.C
3.A
4.K
5.F
6.G
7.E
8.B

 

Therefore, we see that B is the last person to buy groceries. 

Hence, B is the last person to buy.