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Question 791

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

In the given word ‘PRACTICE’ if the consonants are changed to the previous letter and the vowels are changed to the next letters as per the alphabetical series, then which letter/letters are repeated more than once?

  1. AOption (a)

    Q, B

  2. BOption (b)

    S, F

  3. COption (c)

    J, O

  4. DOption (d)

    Only B

  5. EOption (e)

    B, J

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Only B

Why this answer is correct

If the vowels are changed to the next letter and the consonants are changed to the previous letters:

Given WordPRACTICE
After changeOQBBSJBF

 

Therefore, there is only one letter that is B, which is repeated more than once. 

Hence, only one letter is repeated more than once.

Question 792

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

Directions:- Read the following comprehension carefully and answer the questions given below.

Eight people P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are living in a eight floor building where topmost floor is numbered as 8 and bottommost floor numbered as 1. U lives on an even numbered floor below floor 5. T lives two floor above U. Only one person lives between V and T. There are only three people lives between W and T. W lives immediately above R. Only one person lives between Q and P and Q lives above P. P lives on floor 3. S lives above U.

Who lives on floor 7?

  1. AOption (a)

    R

  2. BOption (b)

    Q

  3. COption (c)

    S

  4. DOption (d)

    T

  5. EOption (e)

    W

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

S

Why this answer is correct

Eight people - P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W.

1- U lives on an even numbered floor below floor 5.

2- T lives two floors above U.

3- Only one person lives between V and T.

CASE-1CASE-2
FloorPersonPerson
8V
7
6TV
5
4UT
3
2U
1

 

4- There are only three people lives between W and T.

5- W lives immediately above R. 

6- P lives on floor 3.

7- Only one person lives between Q and P and Q lives above P.  

CASE-1CASE-2
FloorPersonPerson
8VW
7R
6TV
5QQ
4UT
3PP
2WU
1R

 

8- S lives above U. So case- 2 gets eliminated.

So, the Final arrangement;

FloorPerson
8V
7S
6T
5Q
4U
3P
2W
1R

 

Hence, S lives on floor 7.

Question 793

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

Directions:- Read the following comprehension carefully and answer the questions given below.

Eight people P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are living in a eight floor building where topmost floor is numbered as 8 and bottommost floor numbered as 1. U lives on an even numbered floor below floor 5. T lives two floor above U. Only one person lives between V and T. There are only three people lives between W and T. W lives immediately above R. Only one person lives between Q and P and Q lives above P. P lives on floor 3. S lives above U.

How many people lives between Q and V?

  1. AOption (a)

    Three

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    None

  4. DOption (d)

    One

  5. EOption (e)

    Five

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

Two

Why this answer is correct

Eight people - P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W 

1- U lives on an even numbered floor below floor 5.

2- T lives two floor above U.

3- Only one person lives between V and T.

CASE-1CASE-2
FloorPersonPerson
8V
7
6TV
5
4UT
3
2U
1

 

4- There are only three people lives between W and T.

5- W lives immediately above R. 

6- P lives on floor 3.

7- Only one person lives between Q and P and Q lives above P.  

 

CASE-1CASE-2
FloorPersonPerson
8VW
7R
6TV
5QQ
4UT
3PP
2WU
1R

 

8- S lives above U. So case-2 gets eliminated.

So, Final arrangement;

FloorPerson
8V
7S
6T
5Q
4U
3P
2W
1R

 

Hence, Two people live between Q and V.

Question 794

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

Directions:- Read the following comprehension carefully and answer the questions given below.

Eight people P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are living in a eight floor building where topmost floor is numbered as 8 and bottommost floor numbered as 1. U lives on an even numbered floor below floor 5. T lives two floor above U. Only one person lives between V and T. There are only three people lives between W and T. W lives immediately above R. Only one person lives between Q and P and Q lives above P. P lives on floor 3. S lives above U.

U lives on which floor?

  1. AOption (a)

    8th

  2. BOption (b)

    7th

  3. COption (c)

    4th

  4. DOption (d)

    5th

  5. EOption (e)

    1st

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

4th

Why this answer is correct

Eight people P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W. 

1- U lives on an even numbered floor below floor 5.

2- T lives two floor above U.

3- Only one person lives between V and T.

CASE-1CASE-2
FloorPersonPerson
8V
7
6TV
5
4UT
3
2U
1

 

4- There are only three people lives between W and T.

5- W lives immediately above R. 

6- P lives on floor 3.

7- Only one person lives between Q and P and Q lives above P.  

 

CASE-1CASE-2
FloorPersonPerson
8VW
7R
6TV
5QQ
4UT
3PP
2WU
1R

 

8- S lives above U. So case-2 gets eliminated.

So, Final arrangement;

FloorPerson
8V
7S
6T
5Q
4U
3P
2W
1R

 

Hence, U lives on floor 4.

Question 795

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

Directions:- Read the following comprehension carefully and answer the questions given below.

Eight people P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are living in a eight floor building where topmost floor is numbered as 8 and bottommost floor numbered as 1. U lives on an even numbered floor below floor 5. T lives two floor above U. Only one person lives between V and T. There are only three people lives between W and T. W lives immediately above R. Only one person lives between Q and P and Q lives above P. P lives on floor 3. S lives above U.

Four of five are similar in a certain way find the odd one out?

  1. AOption (a)

    V

  2. BOption (b)

    T

  3. COption (c)

    P

  4. DOption (d)

    W

  5. EOption (e)

    U

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

P

Why this answer is correct

Eight people - P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W. 

1- U lives on an even numbered floor below floor 5.

2- T lives two floor above U.

3- Only one person lives between V and T.

CASE-1CASE-2
FloorPersonPerson
8V
7
6TV
5
4UT
3
2U
1

 

4- There are only three people lives between W and T.

5- W lives immediately above R. 

6- P lives on floor 3.

7- Only one person lives between Q and P and Q lives above P.  

 

CASE-1CASE-2
FloorPersonPerson
8VW
7R
6TV
5QQ
4UT
3PP
2WU
1R

 

8- S lives above U. So case-2 gets eliminated.

So, Final arrangement;

FloorPerson
8V
7S
6T
5Q
4U
3P
2W
1R

 

Here, V, T, U, W lives on even numered floor and P lives on odd numbered floor

Hence, P is an odd one from the other.

Question 796

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

Directions:- Read the following comprehension carefully and answer the questions given below.

Eight people P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are living in a eight floor building where topmost floor is numbered as 8 and bottommost floor numbered as 1. U lives on an even numbered floor below floor 5. T lives two floor above U. Only one person lives between V and T. There are only three people lives between W and T. W lives immediately above R. Only one person lives between Q and P and Q lives above P. P lives on floor 3. S lives above U.

Who lives three floors above R?

  1. AOption (a)

    Q

  2. BOption (b)

    P

  3. COption (c)

    S

  4. DOption (d)

    U

  5. EOption (e)

    T

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

U

Why this answer is correct

Eight people - P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W. 

1- U lives on an even numbered floor below floor 5.

2- T lives two floors above U.

3- Only one person lives between V and T.

CASE-1CASE-2
FloorPersonPerson
8V
7
6TV
5
4UT
3
2U
1

 

4- There are only three people lives between W and T.

5- W lives immediately above R. 

6- P lives on floor 3.

7- Only one person lives between Q and P and Q lives above P.  

 

CASE-1CASE-2
FloorPersonPerson
8VW
7R
6TV
5QQ
4UT
3PP
2WU
1R

 

8- S lives above U. So case-2 gets eliminated.

So, Final arrangement;

FloorPerson
8V
7S
6T
5Q
4U
3P
2W
1R

 

Hence, U lives three floors above R.

Question 797

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

Find out the missing term of the following series.

BD, FH, JL, NP, ?

  1. AOption (a)

    QS

  2. BOption (b)

    UW

  3. COption (c)

    TV

  4. DOption (d)

    VX

  5. EOption (e)

    RT

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

RT

Why this answer is correct

The logic followed here is:

So, 'RT' will be the missing term in the given series.

Hence, the correct answer is 'RT'.

Question 798

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

Direction: Study the information given below carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Point J is 8m to the east of point K. Point M is 4m to the north of point N. Point P is 5m to the south of point O. Point N is 10m to the east of point O. Point L is 6m to the south of point K. Point L is 5m to the west of point M.

In which direction is point K with respect to point N?

  1. AOption (a)

    North

  2. BOption (b)

    South 

  3. COption (c)

    East

  4. DOption (d)

    North-West

  5. EOption (e)

    South-West

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

North-West

Why this answer is correct

According to the given information, we get the following figure,

Hence, point K is to the north-west of point N.

Question 799

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

Direction: Study the information given below carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Point J is 8m to the east of point K. Point M is 4m to the north of point N. Point P is 5m to the south of point O. Point N is 10m to the east of point O. Point L is 6m to the south of point K. Point L is 5m to the west of point M.

In which direction is point L with respect to point J?

  1. AOption (a)

    North

  2. BOption (b)

    South 

  3. COption (c)

    East

  4. DOption (d)

    North-West

  5. EOption (e)

    South-West

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

South-West

Why this answer is correct

According to the given information, we get the following figure,

Hence, point L is to the south-west of point J.

Question 800

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

Direction: Study the information given below carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Point J is 8m to the east of point K. Point M is 4m to the north of point N. Point P is 5m to the south of point O. Point N is 10m to the east of point O. Point L is 6m to the south of point K. Point L is 5m to the west of point M.

If a person travels from L to P via points M, N and O then what distance will he/she cover?

  1. AOption (a)

    25 m

  2. BOption (b)

    45 m

  3. COption (c)

    34 m

  4. DOption (d)

    24 m

  5. EOption (e)

    32 m

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

24 m

Why this answer is correct

According to the given information, we get the following figure,

Total distance travelled from L to P = LM + MN + NO + OP = 5m + 4m + 10m + 5m = 24m

Hence, the distance travelled by a person from L to P is 24m.

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