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Question 71

SBI Probationary Officer (PO) 2025• Reasoning Ability• Reasoning Ability

How many such pairs of digits are there in the number ‘8571065491’ (in both forward and backward direction), each of which has as many digits as between them in the number as are there in the general numerical order?

  1. AOption (a)

    None of these

  2. BOption (b)

    One

  3. COption (c)

    Four

  4. DOption (d)

    Two

  5. EOption (e)

    More than four

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

More than four

Why this answer is correct

Pairs:- (01), (45),(46),(56), and (69)

Hence, five pairs are there in the number ‘8571065491’, each of which has as many digits between them in the number as are there in the general numerical order

Question 72

SBI Probationary Officer (PO) 2025• Reasoning Ability• Reasoning Ability

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

Nine persons – R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z are designated at nine different designations – Chief General Manager (CGM), General Manager (GM), Assistant General Manager (AGM), Chief Manager (CM), Senior Manager (SM), Manager, Assistant Manager (AM), Probationary Officer (PO) and Clerk, but not necessarily in the same order.

The order of the designations is in decreasing order of seniority such that CGM is the seniormost designation and Clerk is the junior-most.

W is designated four persons senior to R. S is designated two persons junior to R. Y is designated immediately senior to W. Three persons are designated between Y and X. Z is designated junior to AM. More than four persons are designated between Z and T. V is designated junior to U but not immediately junior.

If U is related to General Manager and Z is related to Assistant Manager, then R is related to which of the following?

  1. AOption (a)

    Chief General Manager

  2. BOption (b)

    Assistant General Manager

  3. COption (c)

     Chief Manager

  4. DOption (d)

    Senior Manager

  5. EOption (e)

    Manager

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

 Chief Manager

Why this answer is correct

Given: Nine persons – R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z are designated at nine different designations – Chief General Manager (CGM), General Manager (GM), Assistant General Manager (AGM), Chief Manager (CM), Senior Manager (SM), Manager, Assistant Manager (AM), Probationary Officer (PO) and Clerk, but not necessarily in the same order.

The order of the designations is in decreasing order of seniority such that CGM is the seniormost designation and Clerk is the junior-most.

  1. W is designated four persons senior to R.
  2. S is designated two persons junior to R.
  3. Y is designated immediately senior to W. 

Here, there are two cases, i.e. Case 1 and case 2.

DesignationsPerson (Case 1)Person (Case 2)
CGMY
GMWY
AGMW
CM
SM
ManagerR
AMR
POS
ClerkS

 

  1. Three persons are designated between Y and X.
  2. Z is designated junior to AM. 
DesignationsPerson (Case 1)Person (Case 2)
CGMY
GMWY
AGMW
CM
SMX
ManagerRX
AMR
POSZ
ClerkZS

 

  1. More than four persons are designated between Z and T.
  2. V is designated junior to U but not immediately junior.

Case 2 gets eliminated because there is no place for V and U. So, the final arrangement:

DesignationsPerson (Case 1)
CGMY
GMW
AGMT
CMU
SMX
ManagerR
AMV
POS
ClerkZ

 

R is related to Chief Manager, The first person given is two persons junior to the designation given.

Hence, the correct answer is ‘Chief Manager’.

Question 73

SBI Probationary Officer (PO) 2025• Reasoning Ability• Reasoning Ability

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

Nine persons – R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z are designated at nine different designations – Chief General Manager (CGM), General Manager (GM), Assistant General Manager (AGM), Chief Manager (CM), Senior Manager (SM), Manager, Assistant Manager (AM), Probationary Officer (PO) and Clerk, but not necessarily in the same order.

The order of the designations is in decreasing order of seniority such that CGM is the seniormost designation and Clerk is the junior-most.

W is designated four persons senior to R. S is designated two persons junior to R. Y is designated immediately senior to W. Three persons are designated between Y and X. Z is designated junior to AM. More than four persons are designated between Z and T. V is designated junior to U but not immediately junior.

The number of persons designated senior to U is the same as the number of persons designated junior to ______.

  1. AOption (a)

    Z

  2. BOption (b)

    R

  3. COption (c)

    V

  4. DOption (d)

    S

  5. EOption (e)

    T

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

R

Why this answer is correct

Given: Nine persons – R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z are designated at nine different designations – Chief General Manager (CGM), General Manager (GM), Assistant General Manager (AGM), Chief Manager (CM), Senior Manager (SM), Manager, Assistant Manager (AM), Probationary Officer (PO) and Clerk, but not necessarily in the same order.

The order of the designations is in decreasing order of seniority such that CGM is the seniormost designation and Clerk is the junior-most.

  1. W is designated four persons senior to R.
  2. S is designated two persons junior to R.
  3. Y is designated immediately senior to W. 

Here, there are two cases, i.e. Case 1 and case 2.

DesignationsPerson (Case 1)Person (Case 2)
CGMY
GMWY
AGMW
CM
SM
ManagerR
AMR
POS
ClerkS

 

  1. Three persons are designated between Y and X.
  2. Z is designated junior to AM. 
DesignationsPerson (Case 1)Person (Case 2)
CGMY
GMWY
AGMW
CM
SMX
ManagerRX
AMR
POSZ
ClerkZS

 

  1. More than four persons are designated between Z and T.
  2. V is designated junior to U but not immediately junior.

Case 2 gets eliminated because there is no place for V and U. So, the final arrangement:

DesignationsPerson (Case 1)
CGMY
GMW
AGMT
CMU
SMX
ManagerR
AMV
POS
ClerkZ

 

The number of persons designated senior to U is the same as the number of persons designated junior to R.

Hence, the correct answer is ‘R’.

Question 74

SBI Probationary Officer (PO) 2025• Reasoning Ability• Reasoning Ability

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

Nine persons – R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z are designated at nine different designations – Chief General Manager (CGM), General Manager (GM), Assistant General Manager (AGM), Chief Manager (CM), Senior Manager (SM), Manager, Assistant Manager (AM), Probationary Officer (PO) and Clerk, but not necessarily in the same order.

The order of the designations is in decreasing order of seniority such that CGM is the seniormost designation and Clerk is the junior-most.

W is designated four persons senior to R. S is designated two persons junior to R. Y is designated immediately senior to W. Three persons are designated between Y and X. Z is designated junior to AM. More than four persons are designated between Z and T. V is designated junior to U but not immediately junior.

Which of the following is the designation of S?

  1. AOption (a)

    Chief Manager

  2. BOption (b)

    Senior Manager

  3. COption (c)

     Manager

  4. DOption (d)

    Assistant Manager

  5. EOption (e)

    Probationary Officer

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

Probationary Officer

Why this answer is correct

Given: Nine persons – R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z are designated at nine different designations – Chief General Manager (CGM), General Manager (GM), Assistant General Manager (AGM), Chief Manager (CM), Senior Manager (SM), Manager, Assistant Manager (AM), Probationary Officer (PO) and Clerk, but not necessarily in the same order.

The order of the designations is in decreasing order of seniority such that CGM is the seniormost designation and Clerk is the junior-most.

  1. W is designated four persons senior to R.
  2. S is designated two persons junior to R.
  3. Y is designated immediately senior to W. 

Here, there are two cases, i.e. Case 1 and case 2.

DesignationsPerson (Case 1)Person (Case 2)
CGMY
GMWY
AGMW
CM
SM
ManagerR
AMR
POS
ClerkS

 

  1. Three persons are designated between Y and X.
  2. Z is designated junior to AM. 
DesignationsPerson (Case 1)Person (Case 2)
CGMY
GMWY
AGMW
CM
SMX
ManagerRX
AMR
POSZ
ClerkZS

 

  1. More than four persons are designated between Z and T.
  2. V is designated junior to U but not immediately junior.

Case 2 gets eliminated because there is no place for V and U. So, the final arrangement:

DesignationsPerson (Case 1)
CGMY
GMW
AGMT
CMU
SMX
ManagerR
AMV
POS
ClerkZ

 

S is designated as Probationary Officer.

Hence, the correct answer is ‘Probationary Officer’.

Question 75

SBI Probationary Officer (PO) 2025• Reasoning Ability• Reasoning Ability

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

Nine persons – R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z are designated at nine different designations – Chief General Manager (CGM), General Manager (GM), Assistant General Manager (AGM), Chief Manager (CM), Senior Manager (SM), Manager, Assistant Manager (AM), Probationary Officer (PO) and Clerk, but not necessarily in the same order.

The order of the designations is in decreasing order of seniority such that CGM is the seniormost designation and Clerk is the junior-most.

W is designated four persons senior to R. S is designated two persons junior to R. Y is designated immediately senior to W. Three persons are designated between Y and X. Z is designated junior to AM. More than four persons are designated between Z and T. V is designated junior to U but not immediately junior.

How many persons are designated between T and the one who is designated immediately senior to Z?

  1. AOption (a)

    One

  2. BOption (b)

    Two

  3. COption (c)

    Three

  4. DOption (d)

    Four

  5. EOption (e)

    Five

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Four

Why this answer is correct

Given: Nine persons – R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z are designated at nine different designations – Chief General Manager (CGM), General Manager (GM), Assistant General Manager (AGM), Chief Manager (CM), Senior Manager (SM), Manager, Assistant Manager (AM), Probationary Officer (PO) and Clerk, but not necessarily in the same order.

The order of the designations is in decreasing order of seniority such that CGM is the seniormost designation and Clerk is the junior-most.

  1. W is designated four persons senior to R.
  2. S is designated two persons junior to R.
  3. Y is designated immediately senior to W. 

Here, there are two cases, i.e. Case 1 and case 2.

DesignationsPerson (Case 1)Person (Case 2)
CGMY
GMWY
AGMW
CM
SM
ManagerR
AMR
POS
ClerkS

 

  1. Three persons are designated between Y and X.
  2. Z is designated junior to AM. 
DesignationsPerson (Case 1)Person (Case 2)
CGMY
GMWY
AGMW
CM
SMX
ManagerRX
AMR
POSZ
ClerkZS

 

  1. More than four persons are designated between Z and T.
  2. V is designated junior to U but not immediately junior.

Case 2 gets eliminated because there is no place for V and U. So, the final arrangement:

DesignationsPerson (Case 1)
CGMY
GMW
AGMT
CMU
SMX
ManagerR
AMV
POS
ClerkZ

 

Four persons are designated between T and the one who is designated immediately senior to Z.

Hence, the correct answer is ‘Four’.

Question 76

SBI Probationary Officer (PO) 2025• Reasoning Ability• Reasoning Ability

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

Nine persons – R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z are designated at nine different designations – Chief General Manager (CGM), General Manager (GM), Assistant General Manager (AGM), Chief Manager (CM), Senior Manager (SM), Manager, Assistant Manager (AM), Probationary Officer (PO) and Clerk, but not necessarily in the same order.

The order of the designations is in decreasing order of seniority such that CGM is the seniormost designation and Clerk is the junior-most.

W is designated four persons senior to R. S is designated two persons junior to R. Y is designated immediately senior to W. Three persons are designated between Y and X. Z is designated junior to AM. More than four persons are designated between Z and T. V is designated junior to U but not immediately junior.

Who among the following is designated as Assistant General Manager (AGM)?

  1. AOption (a)

    Z

  2. BOption (b)

    The one who is designated two persons senior to R

  3. COption (c)

    R

  4. DOption (d)

    The one who is immediately junior to W.

  5. EOption (e)

    Y

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

The one who is immediately junior to W.

Why this answer is correct

Given: Nine persons – R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z are designated at nine different designations – Chief General Manager (CGM), General Manager (GM), Assistant General Manager (AGM), Chief Manager (CM), Senior Manager (SM), Manager, Assistant Manager (AM), Probationary Officer (PO) and Clerk, but not necessarily in the same order.

The order of the designations is in decreasing order of seniority such that CGM is the seniormost designation and Clerk is the junior-most.

  1. W is designated four persons senior to R.
  2. S is designated two persons junior to R.
  3. Y is designated immediately senior to W. 

Here, there are two cases, i.e. Case 1 and case 2.

DesignationsPerson (Case 1)Person (Case 2)
CGMY
GMWY
AGMW
CM
SM
ManagerR
AMR
POS
ClerkS

 

  1. Three persons are designated between Y and X.
  2. Z is designated junior to AM. 
DesignationsPerson (Case 1)Person (Case 2)
CGMY
GMWY
AGMW
CM
SMX
ManagerRX
AMR
POSZ
ClerkZS

 

  1. More than four persons are designated between Z and T.
  2. V is designated junior to U but not immediately junior.

Case 2 gets eliminated because there is no place for V and U. So, the final arrangement:

DesignationsPerson (Case 1)
CGMY
GMW
AGMT
CMU
SMX
ManagerR
AMV
POS
ClerkZ

 

The one who is immediately junior to W is designated as Assistant General Manager (AGM).

Hence, the correct answer is ‘The one who is immediately junior to W’.

Question 77

SBI Probationary Officer (PO) 2025• Reasoning Ability• Reasoning Ability

If it is possible to make a meaningful word with the second, fifth, sixth, and tenth letters of the word “GENERATION” which of the following will be the second letter from the right end of that newly formed word? If more than one such word can be made, give M as the answer and if no such word can be made, give Y as the answer.

  1. AOption (a)

    A

  2. BOption (b)

    Y

  3. COption (c)

    R

  4. DOption (d)

    M

  5. EOption (e)

    E

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

M

Why this answer is correct

The second, fifth, sixth and tenth letters of the word GENERATION are E, R, A, N respectively.

The words formed will be EARN and NEAR. 

Hence, two such words are formed so M will be the answer.

Question 78

SBI Probationary Officer (PO) 2025• Reasoning Ability• Reasoning Ability

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

Ten persons – Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z – live in a five-storey building. The ground floor is numbered 1, the floor above it is numbered 2, and so on up to the topmost floor numbered 5. Each floor has two flats, namely Flat-1 and Flat-2.

Flat-1 is to the west of Flat-2. Flat-1 of any floor is immediately above Flat-1 of the floor below it and immediately below Flat-1 of the floor above it. The same applies to Flat-2.

T lives three floors above Y in a different named flat. The one who lives to the east of T lives two floors above S. X lives just to the north-east of S. One floor is there between the floors of X and Q. Q and T live in the same named flat. W lives immediately below Q. V lives three floor above W in the same named flat. Z lives above U who doesn’t live in the bottom-most floor

If T is related to X and in the same way S is related to Y then Q is related to who among the following?

  1. AOption (a)

    U

  2. BOption (b)

    Z

  3. COption (c)

    Y

  4. DOption (d)

    X

  5. EOption (e)

    R

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Correct answer

Answer: (e)E.

R

Why this answer is correct

Given: Ten persons – Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, and Z – live in a five-storey building. The ground floor is numbered 1, the floor above it is numbered 2, and so on up to the topmost floor numbered 5. Each floor has two flats, namely Flat-1 and Flat-2.

Flat-1 is to the west of Flat-2. Flat-1 of any floor is immediately above Flat-1 of the floor below it and immediately below Flat-1 of the floor above it. The same applies to Flat-2.

  1. T lives three floors above Y in a different named flat.
  2. The one who lives to the east of T lives two floors above S.
  3. X lives just to the north-east of S. 

Here, there are two cases, i.e. Cases 1 and 2.

FloorsCase 1Case 2
Flat - AFlat - BFlat - AFlat - B
5T
4TX
3XS
2SY
1Y

 

  1. One floor is between the floors of X and Q.
  2. Q and T live in the same flat.
  3. W lives immediately below Q.
  4. V lives three floors above W in the same named flat. 

Case 1 gets eliminated because there is no place for V.

FloorsFlat - AFlat - B
5T
4VX
3S
2QY
1W

 

  1. Z lives above U, who doesn’t live in the bottom-most floor. Hence, the final arrangement:
FloorsFlat - AFlat - B
5TZ
4VX
3SU
2QY
1WR

 

Q is related to R. The logic here is that the flat of the first person is to the north-west of the flat of the second person.

Hence, the correct answer is ‘R’.

Question 79

SBI Probationary Officer (PO) 2025• Reasoning Ability• Reasoning Ability

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

Ten persons – Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z – live in a five-storey building. The ground floor is numbered 1, the floor above it is numbered 2, and so on up to the topmost floor numbered 5. Each floor has two flats, namely Flat-1 and Flat-2.

Flat-1 is to the west of Flat-2. Flat-1 of any floor is immediately above Flat-1 of the floor below it and immediately below Flat-1 of the floor above it. The same applies to Flat-2.

T lives three floors above Y in a different named flat. The one who lives to the east of T lives two floors above S. X lives just to the north-east of S. One floor is there between the floors of X and Q. Q and T live in the same named flat. W lives immediately below Q. V lives three floor above W in the same named flat. Z lives above U who doesn’t live in the bottom-most floor

How many persons live between Z and Y in the same numbered flat?

  1. AOption (a)

    None

  2. BOption (b)

    One

  3. COption (c)

    Two

  4. DOption (d)

    Three

  5. EOption (e)

    Four

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

Two

Why this answer is correct

Given: Ten persons – Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, and Z – live in a five-storey building. The ground floor is numbered 1, the floor above it is numbered 2, and so on up to the topmost floor numbered 5. Each floor has two flats, namely Flat-1 and Flat-2.

Flat-1 is to the west of Flat-2. Flat-1 of any floor is immediately above Flat-1 of the floor below it and immediately below Flat-1 of the floor above it. The same applies to Flat-2.

  1. T lives three floors above Y in a different named flat.
  2. The one who lives to the east of T lives two floors above S.
  3. X lives just to the north-east of S. 

Here, there are two cases, i.e. Cases 1 and 2.

FloorsCase 1Case 2
Flat - AFlat - BFlat - AFlat - B
5T
4TX
3XS
2SY
1Y

 

  1. One floor is between the floors of X and Q.
  2. Q and T live in the same flat.
  3. W lives immediately below Q.
  4. V lives three floors above W in the same named flat. 

Case 1 gets eliminated because there is no place for V.

FloorsFlat - AFlat - B
5T
4VX
3S
2QY
1W

 

  1. Z lives above U, who doesn’t live in the bottom-most floor. Hence, the final arrangement:
FloorsFlat - AFlat - B
5TZ
4VX
3SU
2QY
1WR

 

Two persons live between Z and Y in the same numbered flat.

Hence, the correct answer is ‘Two’.

Question 80

SBI Probationary Officer (PO) 2025• Reasoning Ability• Reasoning Ability

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

Ten persons – Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z – live in a five-storey building. The ground floor is numbered 1, the floor above it is numbered 2, and so on up to the topmost floor numbered 5. Each floor has two flats, namely Flat-1 and Flat-2.

Flat-1 is to the west of Flat-2. Flat-1 of any floor is immediately above Flat-1 of the floor below it and immediately below Flat-1 of the floor above it. The same applies to Flat-2.

T lives three floors above Y in a different named flat. The one who lives to the east of T lives two floors above S. X lives just to the north-east of S. One floor is there between the floors of X and Q. Q and T live in the same named flat. W lives immediately below Q. V lives three floor above W in the same named flat. Z lives above U who doesn’t live in the bottom-most floor

In which floor and flat does R live?

  1. AOption (a)

    Flat 1, Floor 1

  2. BOption (b)

     Flat 2, Floor 2

  3. COption (c)

    Flat 1, Floor 3

  4. DOption (d)

    Flat 2, Floor 1

  5. EOption (e)

    Flat 2, Floor 5

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

Flat 2, Floor 1

Why this answer is correct

Given: Ten persons – Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, and Z – live in a five-storey building. The ground floor is numbered 1, the floor above it is numbered 2, and so on up to the topmost floor numbered 5. Each floor has two flats, namely Flat-1 and Flat-2.

Flat-1 is to the west of Flat-2. Flat-1 of any floor is immediately above Flat-1 of the floor below it and immediately below Flat-1 of the floor above it. The same applies to Flat-2.

  1. T lives three floors above Y in a different named flat.
  2. The one who lives to the east of T lives two floors above S.
  3. X lives just to the north-east of S. 

Here, there are two cases, i.e. Cases 1 and 2.

FloorsCase 1Case 2
Flat - AFlat - BFlat - AFlat - B
5T
4TX
3XS
2SY
1Y

 

  1. One floor is between the floors of X and Q.
  2. Q and T live in the same flat.
  3. W lives immediately below Q.
  4. V lives three floors above W in the same named flat. 

Case 1 gets eliminated because there is no place for V.

FloorsFlat - AFlat - B
5T
4VX
3S
2QY
1W

 

  1. Z lives above U, who doesn’t live in the bottom-most floor. Hence, the final arrangement:
FloorsFlat - AFlat - B
5TZ
4VX
3SU
2QY
1WR

 

R lives in Flat 2, Floor 1

Hence, the correct answer is ‘Flat 2, Floor 1’.