Reasoning: Puzzles and Arrangements for IBPS PO Prelims Set 55 (SBI PO Pattern)

 

SBI PO 2017 Pattern Puzzles for IBPS PO Prelims 2017 Exam.

 

Directions (1 – 5): Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

There are eight persons A, B, C, D, P, Q, R and S. They are sitting in a straight line facing North. They all have different age – 14, 22, 24, 31, 36, 43, 46 and 53.

The one who is 36 years old is sitting second to left of D. There are 2 people between A and D. The one who is 53 years old is sitting to immediate left of A. Those sitting at extreme ends have age difference of 22 years. One person is sitting between the ones who are 36 and 46 years old. S is sitting at one of the extreme ends of line. S is not 46 years old. R is sitting second to the left of S. C is sitting second to the left of B. The one who is 14 years old is sitting second to left of R. A is younger than P by 19 years.

  1. Who is 46 years old?
    A) D
    B) C
    C) B
    D) P
    E) R
    View Answer
    Option A
    Arrangement:
    Note that that there are 3 pairs in which difference is 22 years. These are 53-31, 46-24, 36-14. Both of these have to be at extreme end.
    46 and 36 ages are getting arranged in between in possibility arrangements. So pair 53-31 will be placed at extreme ends.
    C(53)…….A(24)……..B(36)……..Q(14)………D(46)……….R(22)……..P(43)……..S(31)
  2. How many people are sitting between B and one aged 22 years?
    A) Three
    B) Four
    C) One
    D) Two
    E) Five
    View Answer
     Option D
  3. Who is sitting third to right of A?
    A) The one aged 14 years old
    B) C
    C) The one aged 46 years old
    D) R
    E) None of these
    View Answer
     Option C
  4. Q is younger than R by how many years?
    A) 10 years
    B) 8 years
    C) 21 years
    D) 22 years
    E) 29 years
    View Answer
     Option B
  5. What is the age of C?
    A) 36 years
    B) 53 years
    C) 22 years
    D) 43 years
    E) 14 years
    View Answer
     Option B

Directions (6 – 10): Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

There are eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H. They are sitting in a straight line facing North. They all have different age – 13, 24, 32, 35, 41, 54, 58 and 65.

Two people are sitting between E and C. The one who is 54 years old is sitting second to right of E. B is sitting third to left of one aged 54 years. B is sitting to the immediate right of the one aged 41 years. D is sitting second to the right of one aged 35 years. Neither of them is sitting at an extreme end of line. H is sitting second to left of the one aged 35 years. There is one person sitting between G and one aged 13 years. G is sitting at one of the extreme ends of line. B’s age is not 13 years. 2 people are sitting between A and F. A is sitting second to right of the one who is oldest among all. G is older than A by 8 years.  

  1. Who is 35 years old?
    A) A
    B) E
    C) B
    D) H
    E) D
    View Answer
    Option B
    Arrangement:

    In the possibility arrangements, note that G is at extreme end and D is not at extreme end.
    H(41)………….B(65)…………E(35)………A(24)……..D(54)………C(13)……….F(58)………G(32)
  2. How many people are sitting between A and D?
    A) One
    B) Four
    C) None
    D) Two
    E) Three
    View Answer
     Option C
  3. What is the age of C?
    A) 65 years
    B) 32 years
    C) 58 years
    D) 13 years
    E) None of these
    View Answer
     Option D
  4. Which of the following statements is true with respect to the given arrangement?
    A) Difference between the ages of G and E is 4 years
    B) B’s age is 41 years
    C) D is sitting second to right of one aged 35 years
    D) C is sitting second to left of E
    E) None is true
    View Answer
     Option C
  5. Who is sitting second to left of A?
    A) D
    B) B
    C) C
    D) H
    E) F
    View Answer
     Option B

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27 Thoughts to “Reasoning: Puzzles and Arrangements for IBPS PO Prelims Set 55 (SBI PO Pattern)”

  1. ครђ

    Much needed set , Thanks Mam :))

  2. Ambiiii

    thankyou mam :))

    1. aspirant

      mam subho astomi:)

      1. Ambiiii

        subh ashtami dear :))))))

  3. deepali

    THNKYOU AZ 🙂

  4. Jeevan

    etna acha pattern wali web na dekhi aaj tak tysm mam

  5. Debora dhiraviyam

    mam/sir please allot timings so that we could recognize the time to finish the puzzle .thankyou

  6. deteminedd

    mam yesterday website was not updating 🙁

    1. what error was it showing ?

      1. deteminedd

        the website is opening but its not showing updated quizzes when i opened yesterday night there were only two quizzes but when i opened in morning all quizzes are shown

        1. ohh like this
          might be some browser problem then, it might have saved old cookies and showed you the old posts only.

          They were visible to others.

          1. deteminedd

            okk mam will remove cookies

  7. Sneha Dubey

    1st in 6:43 min
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  8. aspirant

    thanks mam..subho astomi:)

      1. vaani

        mam thanku so much…bht acche puzzles hai…

  9. the walking dead

    10-10:)

  10. gomathy priya

    thanks mam:))

  11. Bhola Ladka (करे तो क्या करे)

    Excellent Set

  12. vaani

    very nice site…thanku so much for these puzzles…

  13. Mahi_7

    2nd one is really good one
    Thank u team :)))

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