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Question 881

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

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

How many pairs of letters are there in the word “FURNISHED” that have the same number of letters between them in the word (in both forward and backward directions), as they have in the English alphabetical series?

  1. AOption (a)

    Two

  2. BOption (b)

    Six

  3. COption (c)

    Four

  4. DOption (d)

    One

  5. EOption (e)

    Three

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

One

Why this answer is correct

Given word: FURNISHED

The given word can be represented as follows:

Thus, there is one pair à Backward: DE

Hence, One is the correct answer.

Question 882

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

E, F, G, H, I, J, K, and L are eight people living in a building having 8 floors, but not necessarily in the same order. The ground floor is numbered 1 and the floor above it is numbered 2 and so on. The topmost floor is numbered 8. Only one person lives on each floor.

E lives on an even-numbered floor below floor 6. Three people live between E and F. The number of people who live above F is equal to the number of people who live below G. Three people live between G and H. J lives immediately above the floor on which H lives. J lives on one of the floors above K but below L. K does not live on an even numbered floor.

Who lives immediately above E?

  1. AOption (a)

    K

  2. BOption (b)

    F

  3. COption (c)

    G

  4. DOption (d)

    H

  5. EOption (e)

    I

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

H

Why this answer is correct

Persons: E, F, G, H, I, J, K, and L 

I. E lives on an even-numbered floor below floor 6. 

II. Three people live between E and F. 

III. The number of people who live above F is equal to the number of people who live below G.

Now we have two cases

FloorCase 1Case 2
8F
7
6F
5
4E
3G
2E
1G

 

IV. Three people live between G and H. 

V. J lives immediately above the floor on which H lives. 

VI. J lives on one of the floors above K but below L. 

VII. K does not live on the even floor.

FloorPersons
8F
7L
6J
5H
4E
3K
2I
1G

Hence, H lives immediately above E.

Question 883

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

E, F, G, H, I, J, K, and L are eight people living in a building having 8 floors, but not necessarily in the same order. The ground floor is numbered 1 and the floor above it is numbered 2 and so on. The topmost floor is numbered 8. Only one person lives on each floor.

E lives on an even-numbered floor below floor 6. Three people live between E and F. The number of people who live above F is equal to the number of people who live below G. Three people live between G and H. J lives immediately above the floor on which H lives. J lives on one of the floors above K but below L. K does not live on an even numbered floor.

Who among the following lives exactly between F and J?

  1. AOption (a)

    L

  2. BOption (b)

    H

  3. COption (c)

    G

  4. DOption (d)

    E

  5. EOption (e)

    K

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

L

Why this answer is correct

Persons: E, F, G, H, I, J, K, and L 

I. E lives on an even-numbered floor below floor 6. 

II. Three people live between E and F. 

III. The number of people who live above F is equal to the number of people who live below G.

Now we have two cases

FloorCase 1Case 2
8F
7
6F
5
4E
3G
2E
1G

 

IV. Three people live between G and H. 

V. J lives immediately above the floor on which H lives. 

VI. J lives on one of the floors above K but below L. 

VII. K does not live on the even floor.

FloorPersons
8F
7L
6J
5H
4E
3K
2I
1G

Hence, L lives exactly between F and J.

Question 884

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

E, F, G, H, I, J, K, and L are eight people living in a building having 8 floors, but not necessarily in the same order. The ground floor is numbered 1 and the floor above it is numbered 2 and so on. The topmost floor is numbered 8. Only one person lives on each floor.

E lives on an even-numbered floor below floor 6. Three people live between E and F. The number of people who live above F is equal to the number of people who live below G. Three people live between G and H. J lives immediately above the floor on which H lives. J lives on one of the floors above K but below L. K does not live on an even numbered floor.

On which of the following floors K lives?

  1. AOption (a)

    1st

  2. BOption (b)

    3rd

  3. COption (c)

    5th

  4. DOption (d)

    7th

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

3rd

Why this answer is correct

Persons: E, F, G, H, I, J, K, and L 

I. E lives on an even-numbered floor below floor 6. 

II. Three people live between E and F. 

III. The number of people who live above F is equal to the number of people who live below G.

Now we have two cases

FloorCase 1Case 2
8F
7
6F
5
4E
3G
2E
1G

 

IV. Three people live between G and H. 

V. J lives immediately above the floor on which H lives. 

VI. J lives on one of the floors above K but below L. 

VII. K does not live on the even floor.

FloorPersons
8F
7L
6J
5H
4E
3K
2I
1G

Hence, K lives on the 3rd floor.

Question 885

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

E, F, G, H, I, J, K, and L are eight people living in a building having 8 floors, but not necessarily in the same order. The ground floor is numbered 1 and the floor above it is numbered 2 and so on. The topmost floor is numbered 8. Only one person lives on each floor.

E lives on an even-numbered floor below floor 6. Three people live between E and F. The number of people who live above F is equal to the number of people who live below G. Three people live between G and H. J lives immediately above the floor on which H lives. J lives on one of the floors above K but below L. K does not live on an even numbered floor.

Which of the following statements is not correct?

  1. AOption (a)

    L lives on the topmost floor.

  2. BOption (b)

    E lives immediately above the floor on which K lives.

  3. COption (c)

    3 people live between J and I.

  4. DOption (d)

    H lives on the odd-numbered floor.

  5. EOption (e)

    All are correct.

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

L lives on the topmost floor.

Why this answer is correct

Persons: E, F, G, H, I, J, K, and L 

I. E lives on an even-numbered floor below floor 6. 

II. Three people live between E and F. 

III. The number of people who live above F is equal to the number of people who live below G.

Now we have two cases

FloorCase 1Case 2
8F
7
6F
5
4E
3G
2E
1G

 

IV. Three people live between G and H. 

V. J lives immediately above the floor on which H lives. 

VI. J lives on one of the floors above K but below L. 

VII. K does not live on the even floor.

FloorPersons
8F
7L
6J
5H
4E
3K
2I
1G

Hence, L lives on the topmost floor is not correct.

Question 886

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

E, F, G, H, I, J, K, and L are eight people living in a building having 8 floors, but not necessarily in the same order. The ground floor is numbered 1 and the floor above it is numbered 2 and so on. The topmost floor is numbered 8. Only one person lives on each floor.

E lives on an even-numbered floor below floor 6. Three people live between E and F. The number of people who live above F is equal to the number of people who live below G. Three people live between G and H. J lives immediately above the floor on which H lives. J lives on one of the floors above K but below L. K does not live on an even numbered floor.

Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence they form a group, which one of the following does not belong to the group?

  1. AOption (a)

    F

  2. BOption (b)

    J

  3. COption (c)

    K

  4. DOption (d)

    E

  5. EOption (e)

    I

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

K

Why this answer is correct

Persons: E, F, G, H, I, J, K, and L 

I. E lives on an even-numbered floor below floor 6. 

II. Three people live between E and F. 

III. The number of people who live above F is equal to the number of people who live below G.

Now we have two cases

FloorCase 1Case 2
8F
7
6F
5
4E
3G
2E
1G

 

IV. Three people live between G and H. 

V. J lives immediately above the floor on which H lives. 

VI. J lives on one of the floors above K but below L. 

VII. K does not live on the even floor.

FloorPersons
8F
7L
6J
5H
4E
3K
2I
1G

F, J, E, and I live on the even-number floors that’s why form a group. And K lives on the odd-numbered floor.

Hence, K is the odd one.

Question 887

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

If the letters of the word MALFUNCTION are arranged in alphabetical order then how many letters position will be unchanged?

  1. AOption (a)

    One

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    Four

  4. DOption (d)

    Three

  5. EOption (e)

    Zero

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

Zero

Why this answer is correct

The position will be as follow:

Original PositionMALFUNCTION
Alphabetic OrderACFILMNNOTU

 

Thus, ‘0’ letters will be in same position.

Question 888

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

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

M ! 2 T 4 E @ Q 1 W R $ 6 O ^ P U * J 7 S % D 8 F ? 9 A V + B > 3 Z N L$

Which element is seventh to the right of 20th from the right end?

  1. AOption (a)

    8

  2. BOption (b)

    B

  3. COption (c)

    F

  4. DOption (d)

    D

  5. EOption (e)

    W

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

8

Why this answer is correct

Given Series

M ! 2 T 4 E @ Q 1 W R $ 6 O ^ P U * J 7 S % D 8 F ? 9 A V + B > 3 Z N L

The element which is seventh to the right of 20th from the right end is

20th from the right is U.

seventh from the right of the 20th element is 8.

8 is the correct answer$.

Question 889

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

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

M ! 2 T 4 E @ Q 1 W R $ 6 O ^ P U * J 7 S % D 8 F ? 9 A V + B > 3 Z N L$

How many consonants are immediately followed by the number in the series?

  1. AOption (a)

    Four

  2. BOption (b)

    Three

  3. COption (c)

    Two

  4. DOption (d)

    Five

  5. EOption (e)

    More than five

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Four

Why this answer is correct

Given Series:

M ! 2 T 4 E @ Q 1 W R $ 6 O ^ P U * J 7 S % D 8 F ? 9 A V + B > 3 Z N L

The consonants are immediately followed by the number in the series is, 

T4, Q1, J7, and D8

Four is the correct answer$.

Question 890

SBI Clerk 2025• Reasoning Ability

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

M ! 2 T 4 E @ Q 1 W R $ 6 O ^ P U * J 7 S % D 8 F ? 9 A V + B > 3 Z N L$

Four out of five pairs are similar in a certain way. Find the odd one from the rest?

  1. AOption (a)

    E$$

  2. BOption (b)

    O*

  3. COption (c)

    D9

  4. DOption (d)

    V3

  5. EOption (e)

    M4

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

E$$

Why this answer is correct

Given Series:

M ! 2 T 4 E @ Q 1 W R $ 6 O ^ P U * J 7 S % D 8 F ? 9 A V + B > 3 Z N L

Three elements are between first and second element except E$. 

**E$** is the correct answer$.

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