Reasoning Questions for SBI PO Clerks

1. In a certain code language ‘DOME’ is written as ‘8943’, and ‘MEAL’ is written as ‘4321’. What group of letters can be formed for the code ‘38249’?                                                (4)

1. (1) EOADM
2. (2) MEDOA
3. (3) EMDAO
4. (4) EDAMO
5. (5) MEAOD

2. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word “MARKET”, each of which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet?                                      (1)

1. (1) None
2. (2) One
3. (3) Two
4. (4) Three
5. (5) More than three

3. If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with the first, third, fifth and the ninth letters of the word ‘CURVATURE’, which would be the second letter of the word? If more than one such word can be formed, give X as the answer. If no such word can be formed, give K as your answer.                                  (3)

1. (1) R
2. (2) D
3. (3) X
4. (4) I

• (5) K

4. Each vowel in the word SURROUND is changed to the previous letter in the English alphabet and each consonant is changed to the next letter in the English alphabet. Which of the following will be the second from the right end in the new arrangement?                                                (4)

1. (1) N
2. (2) T
3. (3) S
4. (4) O
5. (5) E

5. The positions of the first and the second digits of the number 45739862 are interchanged. Similarly, the positions of the third and the fourth digits are interchanged and so on. Which of the following will be the sixth digit from the left end after the rearrangement?                                                                     (3)

1. (1) 6
2. (2) 8
3. (3) 9
4. (4) 2
5. (5) 7