New Pattern Reasoning Questions for SBI PO Prelims 2017
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Directions (1-5): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Seven friends A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting around a circular table facing either the centre or opposite the centre, but not necessarily in the same order. Each of them likes different colour viz. Red, White, Black, Yellow, Violet, Green and Pink but not necessarily in the same order. There are two married couple in the family. And number of females are more than males in the family. C is the brother of E’s only sister G. D is father of E. C is married to A. B is son of C. F is mother in law of A. C sits third to the right of E’s sister. G faces the centre. Only one person sits between C and the person who likes Yellow. Immediate neighbours of C face outside. Only one person sits between F and D. Both F and D face the centre. Husband of F does not like Yellow. Wife of C likes Green. A faces the centre. Two people sit between the persons, who like Green and White. The person, who likes Violet sits to the immediate left of E. E faces same direction as her brother. The person, who likes Black sits to the immediate left of the person, who likes Pink.
Q1. The son of A likes which colour?
(a) Red
(b) White
(c) Yellow
(d) Violet
(e) Pink
Q2. What is position of B with respect to the person, who likes White?
(a) Immediate right
(b) Third to the left
(c) Second to the right
(d) Second to the left
(e) Fourth to the right
Q3. Who sits to the immediate right of sister of G?
(a) The person who likes White.
(b) C
(c) B
(d) The person who likes Yellow.
(e) A
Q4. Who amongst the following sits exactly between brother of G and the person who likes yellow?
(a) B
(b) The person who likes White.
(c) The person who likes Pink .
(d) D
(e) G
Q5. Who amongst the following sit between the persons, who likes White and Green, when counted for the left hand side of the person who likes White?
(a) F and G
(b) E and C
(c) C and B
(d) F and D
(e) B and D
Directions (6-10): In each of these questions the symbols @, #, $, % and * are used with different meanings as follows.
I. ‘P @ Q’ means ‘P is not smaller than Q’.
II. ‘P # Q’ means ‘P is not greater than Q’.
III. ‘P $ Q’ means ‘P is neither smaller than nor greater than Q’.
IV. ‘P % Q’ means ‘P is neither smaller than nor equal to Q’.
V. ‘P * Q’ means ‘P is neither greater than nor equal to Q’.
In each question, four statements showing relationships have been given, which are followed by four conclusions I, II, III and IV. Assuming that the given statements are true, find out which conclusion(s) is/are definitely true.
Q6. Statements: M # N, N * O, O @ P, P $ Q
Conclusions:
I. Q * O
II. Q # O
III. M * O
IV. Q $ M
(a) I and III are true
(b) II and III are true
(c) III and IV are true
(d) I and II are true
(e) None of the above
Q7. Statements: A $ B, B @ C, C % D, E * D
Conclusions:
I. A @ C
II. E * B
III. B % D
IV. A % D
(a) None is true
(b) I and II are true
(c) II and III are true
(d) I, II and III are true
(e) All are true
Q8. Statements: A @ B, B * C, C # D, D % E
Conclusions:
I. B % E
II. A @ D
III. B # E
IV. A * D
(a) Either I or III is true
(b) Either II or IV is true
(c) II and III are true
(d) Either I or III and either II or IV are true
(e) None IS true
Q9. Statements: A % B, B # C, C @ D, D $ E
Conclusions:
I. C % E
II. A @ C
III. A * C
IV. B $ D
(a) Either II or III is true
(b) Only I is true
(c) Only IV is true
(d) I and II are true
(e) None of the above
Q10. Statements: T % U, U @ V, V * Z, Z # X
Conclusions:
I. T @ V
II. T % V
III. X @ V
IV. X % V
(a) I and III are true
(b) II and III are true
(c) II and IV are true
(d) All are true
(e) None of these
Directions (11-12): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
(i) ‘P × Q’ means ‘P is the sister of Q’.
(ii) ‘P + Q’ means ‘P is the mother of Q’.
(iii) ‘P – Q’ means ‘P is the father of Q’.
(iv) ‘P ÷ Q’ means ‘P is the brother of Q’.
Q11. Which of the following represents ‘A is the grandfather of C’?
(a) A + B – C
(b) A ÷ B – C
(c) A × B + C
(d) A ÷ B + C
(e) None of these
Q12. Which of the following represents ‘P is nephew of Q?
(a) P ÷ S – Q
(b) Q ÷ S – P
(c) Q × S + P × L
(d) Q ÷ S – P ÷ L
(e) None of these
Q13. A is the brother of B, C is the brother of A. G is the mother of A. H and C are married. How is H related to B ?
(a) Brother
(b) Sister
(c) Sister in law
(d) Brother in law
(e) None of these
Q14. A is brother of C. E is brother of C. S is father of E. R is wife of S. How is C related to R?
(a) Son
(b) Daughter
(c) Father
(d) Either son or daughter
(e) None of these
Q15. Q’s mother is the sister of R and daughter of S. N is the daughter of R and sister of M. How is M related to S?
(a) Son
(b) Son’s Son
(c) Brother
(d) Daughter’s son
(e) Data inadequate
New Pattern English for SBI PO 2017
Cloze Test
From the discovery of penicillin in 1928 to the introduction of the last of the main groups of antibiotics in the 1960s, humanity’s capacity to fight (1) bacteria has been transformative. But, over time, the number of antibiotics to which bacteria are (2) has been dwindling, and some pathogens have become resistant to most or all existing drugs. As a result, once-treatable infections are becoming deadly again.
Already, antibiotic resistance is leading to an estimated 700,000 deaths per year, with financial costs reaching tens of billions of dollars. As antibiotic resistance continues (3) our ability to treat cancers, transplant organs, and implant prosthesis, these figures will only rise.
Many factors have contributed to rising antibiotic resistance. Bacteria can reproduce and mutate rapidly, and they can establish something of a “genetic Internet” that enables certain pathogenic bacteria to “download” antibiotic-resistant genes. Moreover, most antibiotics are natural (4) soil bacteria, in which antibiotic resistance can occur naturally. When human-made antibiotics were introduced on (5) scale, the bacteria with resistance became the (6) .
Today, humans release about 100,000 tons of antibiotics per year. If those antibiotics were being used properly and saving lives, a reasonable cost-benefit analysis might be possible. But about 70% of them are used to make farm animals to grow a bit faster. The other 30%, while used to treat people, are often (7) incorrectly or needlessly. And, because a substantial share of the used drugs are released into the environment with wastewater and manure, bacterial communities in soils, waters, and wildlife are also exposed.
If this (8) antibiotics does not end, we will soon find ourselves without drugs to treat bacterial infections effectively. But while some steps are being taken – a high-level United Nations meeting last September produced proposals for some international measures – they are far (9) .
What is really needed is an immediate worldwide ban on the agricultural use of antibiotics. Moreover, guidelines for the clinical use of antibiotics, which the medical community now follows as closely as those concerning how to pick a necktie, must be reviewed and strongly enforced. These two measures alone – both of which could be enacted by governmental regulatory agencies – would reduce the use of antibiotics by nearly 80%, slowing the rise of antibiotic resistance (10) .
- 1) mitigative
2) hygienic
3) pathogenic
4) aseptic
5) cathartic - 1) defiant
2) susceptible
3) resistant
4) contrary
5) rebellious - 1) of anneal
2) from invigorate
3) for fortify
4) to undermine
5) of strengthen - 1) products of
2) cause from
3) resource for
4) substitute of
5) surrogate for - 1) the midget
2) a pocket
3) the minuscule
4) a miniature
5) a massive - 1) most prevalent
2) more limited
3) much restricted
4) most constrained
5) most predetermined - 1) volitional
2) prescribed
3) spontaneous
4) gratuitous
5) deliberated - 1) respect to
2) deference of
3) obeisance for
4) abuse of
5) preservation to - 1) to legitimate
2) from adequate
3) to candid
4) for equitable
5) from useless - 1) perceptibly
2) evidently
3) substantially
4) palpably
5) conspicuously
Quant New Pattern SBI PO 2017
Number Series
Directions (1-10): In these questions, a number series is given. Find out the wrong number in the series.
- 2, 8, 12, 27, 58, 121
A. 8
B. 12
C. 27
D. 58
E. 121 - 895, 870, 821, 740, 619, 445
A. 895
B. 870
C. 821
D. 619
E. 445 - 664, 320, 150, 67, 28, 9.75
A. 664
B. 150
C. 67
D. 28
E. 150 - 8, 13, 9, 11, 10, 15
A. 8
B. 13
C. 11
D. 10
E. 15 - 16, 9, 8, 13, 25, 64
A. 64
B. 9
C. 13
D. 8
E. 16 - 12, 13, 24, 75, 296, 1480
A. 13
B. 296
C. 24
D. 1485
E. 12 - 11, 13, 16, 33, 100, 353
A. 13
B. 33
C. 16
D. 353
E. 100 - 4, 20, 120, 595, 2376 7125
A. 7125
B. 120
C. 20
D. 595
E. 2376 - 64, 60, 75, 103, 168, 294
A. 64
B. 60
C. 75
D. 294
E. 103 - 13, 25, 39, 50, 83, 125
A. 39
B. 25
C. 125
D. 13
E. 50
