SBI Preliminary Paper
Reasoning Ability

1. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word TRIBUNAL each of which has as
many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet?
a) None
b) One
c) Two
d) Three
e) More than three

2. In a certain code DOWN as ‘5@9#’ and NAME is written as ‘#6%3’. How is MODE
written in that code?
a) %653
b) %@63
c) %5@3
d) %@53
e) None of these

3. How many meaningful English words can be formed with the letters LGEU using each
letter only once in each word?
a) None
b) One
c) Two
d) Three
e) More than three

4. In a certaincode THRIVES is written as SIUHRDU. How is SOULFUL written in that
code?

a) VPTKKTE
b) VPTKETK
c) TPVKKTE
d) TNRKMVG
e) None of these

5. The positions of how many digits in the number 59164823 will remain unchanged after
the digits are rearranged in descendign order within the number?
a) None
b) One
c) Two
d) Three
e) More than three

6. Mohan walked 30 metres towards South, took a left turn and walked 15 metres. He
then took a right turn and walked 20 metres. He again took a right turn and walked 15
metres. How far is he from the starting point?
a) 95 metres
b) 50 metres
c) 70 metres
d) Can’t be determined
e) None of these

7. What should come next in the following letter series?
PQRSTABCDEPQRSABCDEPQRSABCDPQ
a) R
b) T
c) A
d) B
e) None of these

8. In a certain code language, ‘how can you go’ is written as ‘ja da ka pa’. ‘can you come
here’ is written as ‘na ka sa ja’ and ‘come and go’ is written as ‘ra pa sa’. How is ‘here’
written in that code language?
a) ja
b) na
c) pa
d) Data inadequate
e) None of these

9. What should come next in the following letter series based on English alphabet?
CEA IKG OQM ?
a) STW
b) WUS
c) SWU
d) UWS
e) None of these


Directions (Q. 10­14) In each of the questions below are given four statements followed
by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to take the given statements to
be true even if they seem to be at variance from 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.

10. Statements: Some trains are cars.
All cars are branches.
All branches are nets.
Some nets are dresses.
Conclusions:
I. Only I and II follow
II. Only II and III follow
III. Only I and IV follow
IV. Some roads are clips.

a) Only I and II follow
b) Only II and III follow
c) Only I and IV follow
d) Only II, III and IV follow
e) None of these


11. Statements: All papers are clips.
Some clips are boards.
Some boards are lanes.
All lanes are roads.
Conclusions:
I. Some roads are boards.
II. Some lanes are clips.
III. Some boards are papes.
IV. Some roads are clips.

a) Only I and II follow
b) Only I and III follow
c) Only I, II and III follow
d) Only II, III and IV follow
e) None of these

12. Statements: Some pencils are kites.
Some kites are desks.
All desks are jungles.
All jungles are mountains.

Conclusions:

I. Some mountains are pencils.
II. Some jungles are pencils.
III. Some mountains are desks.
IV. Some jungles are kites.

a) Only I and III follow
b) Only I, II and III follow
c) Only III and IV follow
d) Only II, III and IV follow
e) None of these

13. Statements: All stones are hammers.
No hammer is ring.
Some rings are doors.
All doors are windows.

Conclusions:

I. Some windows are stones.
II. Some windows are rings.
III. No window is stone.
IV. Some rings are stones.

a) Only I follows
b) Only II follows
c) Only III follows
d) Only eithre I or III follows
e) Only either I or III and II follow

14. Statements: All pens are clocks. Some clocks are tyres. Some tyres are wheels. Some wheels are buses. Conclusions: I. Some buses are tyres. II. Some wheels are clocks. III. Some wheels are pens. IV. Some buses are clocks.

a) None follows
b) Only I follows
c) Only II follows
d) Only III follows
e) Only IV follows

Directions (Q. 15­19) Study the following in formation carefully and answer the questions given below: A, B, C, D, E, F,G, H and K are sitting around a circle facing the centre. F is 4th to the right of A who is 3rd to the right of B. K is 4th to the left of B and 3rd to the right of D. C is 3rd to the right of H. E is 2nd to the left of G.

15. Who is to the immediate right of F?

a) B
b) G
c) E
d) Data Indequate
e) None of the above