Bank of Maharashtra clerks Exam Question Paper 2007
Reasoning
1. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group.
Which one does not belong to the group?
(1) 48 (2) 24
(3) 15 (4) 35
(5) 65
2. In a row of 40 students facing North, Kailas is 6th to the left of Soman. If
Soman is 30th from the left end of the row, how far is Kailas from the right end
of the row?
(1) 17th (2) 16th
(3) 15th (4) 26th
(5) None of these
3. Which of the following indicates similar relationship as ‘CASE’ has with ‘EASC’?
(1) PICK : KIPC
(2) JAIL : IJLA
(3) DOME : MOED
(4) PILE : EPLI
(5) None of these
4. How many such pairs of digits are there in the number 7326985 each of which
has as many digits between them in the given number as when the digits of the
number are rearranged in ascending order within the number?
(1) Three (2) Nil (3) Two
(4) One (5) None of these
5. P is father of J. S is mother of N who is brother of J. B is son of S. C is sister
of B. How J is related to C?
(1) Data inadequate (2) Cousin
(3) Brother (4) Sister
(5) None of these
6. If A is denoted by 1, B by 2, C by 3, D by 1, E by 2, F by 3 and so on, what
would be the sum of the numbers for the word MULE?
(1) 7 (2) 8
(3) 9 (4) 10
(5) None of these
7. After arranging the letters of the word FOLK in alphabetical order, if each
letter is substituted by the letter immediately preceding to it in the English
alphabet, what will be the resultant form of the word?
(1) GLMP (2) EJKP
(3) EKJN (4) EJKN
(5) None of these
8. If ‘+’ is denoted by ‘#’, ‘÷’ is denoted by ‘_’, ‘×’ is denoted by ‘@’ and ‘–’ is
denoted by ‘$’; then what is the value of ‘40 $ 20 @ 2 # 40 _ 20 # 38’?
(1) 44 (2) 40/58
(3) 40 (4) 44/58
(5) None of these
9. In a certain code GROUP is written as OTNQF. How is THEIR written in that
code?
(1) SJFIU
(2) QHDGS
(3) SGDHQ
(4) QJFIS
(5) None of these
10. In a certain code ‘LOCK’ is written as ‘MPBJ’ and ‘BLOW’ is written as ‘CMNV’.
How is ‘WINE’ written in that code?
(1) VHOF
(2) XJMD
(3) XJOF
(4) VHMD
(5) None of these
11. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the positions of
the letters in the English alphabet and hence form a group. Which one does not
belong to the group?
(1) UX
(2) BE
(3) GJ
(4) KO
(5) NQ
Q. 12-16. Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements
numbered I and II given
below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are
sufficient to answer the question.
Read both the statements and—
Give answer:
(1) if the data in Statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while
the data in Statement
II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
(2) if the data in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while
the data in Statement
I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
(3) if the data in Statement I alone or in Statement II alone are sufficient to
answer the question.
(4) if the data in both the Statements I and II are not sufficient to answer the
question.
(5) if the data in both the Statements I and II together are necessary to answer
the question.
12. Who is youngest among R, S, T, U and V?
I. T is younger than S and older than R and V.
II. U is younger than T but not the youngest.
13. ‘D’ is in which direction with respect to ‘E’?
I. N is to the West of E and D is to the East of N.
II. P is to the East of E and D is midway between P and E.
14. Among M, N, O, P and Q, who reached the temple first?
I. N was the only one who reached the temple earlier than P.
II. M, who reached the temple earlier than O and Q was not the one to reach
earliest.
15. What is Ketan’s rank in the class of 45 students?
I. Latish, who is 7 ranks above Ketan is 25th from the bottom.
II. Satwik is 20th from the top and 4 ranks above Ketan.
16. What is the code for ‘nail’?
I. ‘best nail polish’ is coded as ‘te lo ni’.
II. ‘sharp nail’ is coded as ‘me te’.
Q. 17-22. To answer these questions, study the following arrangement of digits,
letters and symbols carefully.
6 N P = @ 7 1 £ R T 3 L B _ E 4 © 8 G H $ 5 K M ? 2 D C
17. If all the symbols in the arrangement are deleted which of the following will
be the 4th to the left of
the 12th element from the left end?
(1) G
(2) L
(3) 3
(4) H
(5) None of these
18. How many such digits are there in the arrangement each of which is
immediately followed by a symbol but not immediately preceded by a letter?
(1) Nil
(2) Three
(3) One
(4) Four
(5) None of these
19. ‘=N’ is to ‘T1’ and ‘B3’ is to ‘G4’ in the same way as ‘EB’ is to:
(1) SH
(2) $8
(3) $G
(4) SG
(5) None of these
20. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the positions of
the elements in the arrangement and hence form a group. Which one does not
belong to the group?
(1) P = 76
(2) £T37
(3) 3L_R
(4) ©8HE
(5) 5K?H
21. If all the digits in the arrangement are deleted which of the following will be
midway between the 3rd and the 15th elements from the left end?
(1) T
(2) _
(3) L
(4) B
(5) None of these
22. If all the letters in the arrangement are deleted, which of the following will
be the third to the right of the 11th element from the right end?
(1) _
(2) £
(3) 1
(4) ©
(5) None of these
Q. 23-28. Study the following information carefully to answer these questions:
(i) P, Q, R, S, T, U & V are sitting alone a circle and are facing the centre.
(ii) P is between T and S.
(iii) U is between Q and V.
(iv) Q is 2nd to the right of T.
23. V is.......
(1) 2nd to the left of P
(2) Between P and U
(3) To the immediate left of U
(4) 4th to the left of T
(5) None of these
24. Which of the following is the correct statement?
(1) S is between R and P
(2) Q is between T and R
(3) P is 3rd to the left of Q
(4) S is to the immediate left of V
(5) None of these
25. What is the position of R?
(1) Cannot be determined
(2) Between Q and T
(3) To the immediate left of T
(4) 2nd to the right of Q
(5) None of these
26. Which of the following pairs has its 2nd member sitting to the immediate left
of the first member?
(1) PT
(2) RQ
(3) UV
(4) SP
(5) None of these
27. Which of the following pairs has its first member sitting second to the right of
the second member?
(1) TS
(2) US
(3) RU
(4) PR
(5) None of these
28. Which of the following is the wrong statement?
(1) S is immediate neighbour of V
(2) R is immediate neighbour of T
(3) Q is immediate neighbour of R
(4) T is immediate neighbour of S
(5) All are correct statements
Q. 29-32. In each question below are given three Statements followed by three
Conclusions numbered I, II and III. 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 three given Statements disregarding
commonly known facts.
Statements:
29. Some trees are branches.
All buds are branches.
All flowers are trees.
Conclusions:
I. Some branches are buds.
II. Some trees are flowers.
III. Some buds are trees.
(1) Only I follows
(2) Only II follows
(3) Only I and II follow
(4) All follow
(5) None of these Statements:
30. All actors are writers. Some writers are dancers. All poets are writers.
Conclusions:
I. All actors are poets.
II. Some dancers are writers.
III. Some dancers are actors.
(1) None follows
(2) Only I and II follow
(3) Only II and III follow
(4) Only I and III follow
(5) None of these
Statements:
31. Some pots are eatables.
All eatables are drinks.
No banana is pot.
Conclusions:
I. Some pots are drinks.
II. All eatables are pots.
III. Some drinks are eatables.
(1) Only I follows
(2) Only III follows
(3) Only II follows
(4) Only I and III follow
(5) None of these
Statements:
32. All jewels are rings.
Some rings are necklaces.
Some cakes are jewels.
Conclusions:
I. Some necklaces are jewels.
II. Some rings are cakes.
III. No jewel is necklace.
(1) Only II and either I or III follow
(2) Only either I or III follows
(3) Only II and III follow
(4) Only II follows
(5) None of these
Q. 33-37. In each of the questions given below, a group of digits is given
followed by four combinations of letter/symbols numbered (1), (2), (3) and (4).
You have to find out which of the four combinations correctly
represents the group of digits based on the letter/symbol codes and the
conditions given below. If none of the four combinations represents the group of
digits correctly, give (5) i.e. ‘None of these’ as the answer.
Digit : 2 8 3 9 4 7 6 5 1 Letter/Symbol : B = T @ K $ © P C Conditions:
(i) If the first digit is odd and last digit is even, the codes for the first and the
last digits are to be interchanged.
(ii) If the first as well as the last digit is even, both are to be coded by the code
for last digit.
(iii) If the first as well as the last digit is odd, both are to be coded as ‘X’.
(iv) If the first digit is even and last digit is odd, both are to be coded by the
code for the first digit.
33. 8135246
(1) =CTPBK=
(2) ©CTP=K©
(3) ©CTPBK©
(4) =CTPB$=
(5) None of these
34. 4352718
(1) XTPB$CX
(2) KTPB$C =
(3) =TPB$CK
(4) KTPB$CK
(5) None of these
35. 7269534
(1) $B©@PTK
(2) KB©@PT$
(3) $B©@PT$
(4) KB©@P=$
(5) None of these
36. 9256473
(1) XBP©K$T
(2) @BP©K$X
(3) @BP©K$T
(4) XBP©K$X
(5) None of these
37. 2976581
(1) B@$©P=B
(2) C@$©P=C
(3) B@$©P=C
(4) C@$©P=B
(5) None of these
38. How many such 4s are there in the following
number series each of which is immediately followed by
5 but not immediately preceded by 3?
5 4 4 3 3 4 5 4 5 5 3 4 4 3 4 5 4 3 3 5
4 5 4 3 5 4 4 3 5 4
(1) Nil
(2) One
(3) Two
(4) Three
(5) More than three
39. What will come in place of question mark (?) in the following letter-group
series based on English alphabet?
WC RE NI KO ?
(1) JX
(2) JW
(3) IX
(4) IW
(5) None of these
40. L, M, N and P are sitting around a circle and facing the centre. P is to the
immediate left of N. L is
between N & M. What is the position of M?
(1) To the immediate left of L
(2) To the immediate right of P
(3) In front of P
(4) Between L & N
(5) None of these
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