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EDITORIAL PICK FROM THE HINDU FOR SBI PO 2017

It is eerie how each decade, with one exception, 1960, has ended badly for the economy — a pattern that has been maintained throughout the 77 years India has been independent. 1949 was the immediate aftermath of the Partition and the British decision to cheat on its sterling obligations; 1969 was the year the Congress party split; 1979 is described above; and as we shall, in 1990, India almost went bankrup

The years 1999 and 2009 were not much better. In both the economy performed very poorly. Most annoyingly for the Indian economy, the 1970s ended very badly. Inflation shot up at one point to 27 per cent; the forex reserves dwindled to alarmingly low levels; 1979 became the worst drought year in a century; and political instability came back with a vengeance with there being only a caretaker government from July 1979 to January 1980.

Indira Gandhi came back as Prime Minister in January 1980 and almost immediately she agreed to approach the IMF for a loan under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) which is a soft loan window of the IMF with a longer repayment period of three or four years for countries that have run into a balance of payments problem because of what the IMF calls ‘structural weaknesses’. The loan comes with strings attached, the most important of which is that the borrower must give up its old policies of state control. From the IMF’s point of view this was a ‘walk into my parlour situation’ because it had been trying since 1966 to get India to change its statist policies, to no avail. From India’s point of view, the loan was needed so that it would be able to buy Mirage fighter aircraft from France.

The US knew what India was up to and tried to block it. But eventually India managed to get the approval of the IMF board. To do so, it made several commitments about ‘structural reform’. The Indian government’s letter to the IMF was leaked to The Hindu. Just who leaked it is not known but there are various theories, (including one that The Hindu’s correspondent there, a Brahmin, befriended the Brahmin cook of a Brahmin official).

The aftermath

There was the usual political storm, led by the Left but nothing came of it. Indira Gandhi stood firm domestically and agreed to do as bidden by the IMF. But in her usual way she wriggled out of the commitments.

Not just that. She also declined the last tranche due in 1983 because the next year was an election year and she could not afford the strict fiscal discipline that India had been made to observe since 1982. In actual fact, there was a lot of fiscal subterfuge. India also carefully hid its actual level of reserves. The result was that it ended up with the Mirage fighters and the IMF didn’t quite get what it wanted.

For that it would have to wait till a really big balance of payments crisis hit India in 1991. But in 1981, the emphasis was on containing inflation, which meant a very tight monetary policy, stringent credit policies and targeting, if not achieving, a lower revenue deficit which had surfaced after a very long time in 1980.

The RBI, under Patel who knew about the secret negotiation with the IMF, really tightened the monetary screws, raising the CRR and the bank rate. The SLR was also raised to 35 per cent. By September 1981, however, it was clear that these measures were not working and in October that year, Patel tightened money even further by raising the CRR from 7 to 8 per cent in the busy season. He was told by many not to be so severe but he went ahead anyway to make sure that the IMF’s ceiling on money supply growth was met. It was, in February 1982.

Indeed to meet the IMF’s requirements on expenditure ceilings, the government was even forced to ask public sector companies to deposit their excess cash in the treasury instead of leaving it in the banks because deposit growth in the first half of 1981 had been very high, leading to higher-than-needed credit growth.

The RBI’s official history says that the government had decided to undertake structural reform even before being told by the IMF to do so. But another theory is that it decided to only pretend that it was doing so because it badly wanted that EFF loan to be able to use its own foreign exchange for the Mirages.

***

Inflation, growth and RBI

But in 2008, the RBI under its new governor, fresh from heading the Finance Ministry, was suffering from a joined-at-the-hip syndrome. It would take Subbarao another three years before he started to act independently by which time it was too late.

Between 2008 and 2011, however, when he got a two-year extension, the RBI was fully compliant with the government’s requirements, requests and requisitions. It was almost as if he was in complete awe of the government.
[3/29, 12:56 PM] atul: The three men who called the shots were all at the peak of their powers — Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who was widely credited in 2009 with having won the general election; C Rangarajan, who headed the Prime Minister’s Economic Affairs committee (PMEAC) where Subbarao had been his number two; and Montek Singh Ahluwalia who headed the Planning Commission and who was, as Manmohan Singh’s daughter would later write, almost like his son.

Subbarao was practically bludgeoned into following a very loose monetary policy as part of the ‘stimulus’. A combination of domestic political, global and personal factors led India to inflate the economy to such an extent that in 2010 its GDP growth almost reached the magic double-digit figure of 10 per cent.

Prices were growing faster than output, and the product gave the higher growth rate. The birds would come home to roost in Subbarao’s last two years as governor in 2012 and 2013. Inflation went into double digits, especially food inflation. Industrial growth had come at a cost to the poor, who would retaliate in 2014 by voting the Congress government out and a BJP government in with a simple majority for the first time since 1984. If there was one thing other than corruption that contributed to the Congress defeat — it crashed to just 44 seats in 2014 from 208 in 2009 — it was inflation.

The RBI played a major role in that denouement and Subbarao’s compliant attitude during his first term as governor will have to be counted as an important factor in it. He overlooked the most important charge that the RBI Act makes on the RBI — inflation control.

It now turns out that he also failed in controlling the banks in their lending spree to big borrowers who would subsequently virtually refuse to return their loans, running into several lakhs of crores.

Changing factors

The attitude of the RBI between 2009 and 2012 is reflected in the speeches its governor and deputy governors were making. On the one hand there was a dramatic increase in the number because the old practice of only the governor and deputy governors speaking in public was given up, and even executive directors started to speak on the public fora, resulting in considerable confusion.

On the other hand, they spoke about everything except the main problem — inflation. Even when they did speak about it, it was on a defensive note, wherein they sprayed a lot of academic red herrings.

The fact their old adversary, the government, which was leading them by the nose, was completely overlooked. The mode was more justificatory than combative, accommodative than adversarial. It was as if the RBI had collectively decided to bury Reddy’s ghost. In effect, the RBI became the most articulate advocate of fiscal expansion and monetary laxity.

In that major sense, the years 2009-11were amongst the most inglorious years of the RBI. Soon after he got his second term in September 2011, Subbarao started becoming critical of the government.

He spoke repeatedly about inflation, growth, politics, the laws of economics and the laws of physics which they were supposed to resemble but didn’t. Reams have been written about this sudden turnaround. They do not, however, take away from a simple fact: he was trying to shut the stable door after the horses had bolted.

The economy went into a steep downward spiral from which it is still to recover. Not to put too fine a point on it, despite his best intentions and efforts, it must be said that Subbarao failed to do his job. He allowed both prices and bad loans to rise, thus failing on the macro side as well as the regulatory side.

These two are the most important tasks which the RBI is charged with. It may sound very harsh but to the extent that a person must be judged by the outcomes he delivers, it is true. You judge a batsman by the number of runs he scores and a bowler by the number of wickets he takes. Nothing else matters.

TCA Srinivasa Raghavan began his career in 1975 as the economics editor at Macmillan India. In 1980, he switched to journalism. Over the next thirty-three years he worked with the Free Press Journal, Eastern Economist, Financial Express, Indian Express, Business Standard and The Hindu BusinessLine. Between 2004 and 2011, he was a consultant with the RBI.

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REASONING FOR SBI PO 2017

Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

Each of the six persons A, B, C, D, E and F belongs to a different tribe among P, Q, R, S, T and U. Each of them belongs to one of the four countries Bhutan, China, Mangolia and Pakistan. At least one and at most two persons belong to each of the four countries. Each of them knows exactly one language among Spanish, French, Dutch and Swedish. At least one and at most two know each of these four languages. No two persons have the same combination of country and language. The following information is known about them.
F and C belong to the same country and A and D belong to different countries.
E belongs to China and tribe T. The person who belongs to tribe P knows Swedish.
Two persons know Dutch and two persons belongs to each of Bhutan and Pakistan.
 B belongs to Bhutan. Two persons the one who belongs to the tribe R and B know French. C knows Dutch and belongs to tribe Q.
Neither A nor the person who belongs to Pakistan knows French.
The persons who are belonging to the tribes Q and U know the same language.

Q1. Which language does D know?
(a) French
(b) Spanish
(c) Swedish
(d) Dutch
(e) Cannot be determine

Q2. C belongs to which tribe?
(a) P
(b) S
(c) Q
(d) R
(e) Can not be determine

Q3. Who belongs to Mangolia?
(a) E
(b) A
(c) B
(d) D
(e) C

Q4. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence they form a group. Which one of the following does not belong to that group?
(a) R
(b) Q
(c) S
(d) U
(e) P

Q5. Which of the following language A know?
(a) French
(b) Spanish
(c) Swedish
(d) Dutch
(e) Cannot be determine

Directions (6-8): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
‘A @ B’ means ‘A is sister of B’
‘A % B’ means ‘A is son of B’
‘A $ B’ means ‘A is mother of B’
‘A # B’ means ‘A is father of B’

Q6. How is D related to W in the given expression?
T @ Q % D $ P # W
(a) Mother
(b) Grandfather
(c) Grandmother
(d) Can’t be determined
(e) None of these

Q7. How is A related to B is the given expression?
V $ B # E @ M % A
(a) Husband
(b) Brother
(c) Son
(d) Wife
(e) None of these

Q8. Which of the following symbols should come in place of the question mark (?) to make the expression H is grandfather of E?
D % H # T ? K # E
(a) @
(b) %
(c) $
(d) #
(e) Can’t be determined

Ans

S1. Ans.(a)
Sol.
S2. Ans.(c)
Sol.
S3. Ans.(d)
Sol.
S4. Ans.(e)
Sol.
S5. Ans.(d)
Sol.

QUIZ ON APPROXIMATION FOR SBI PO 2017

Directions(1-10): What approximate value should come in place of question mark (?) in the following questions?

1). (789.689÷25)% of 2160 = ?+180.892
a) 509
b) 502
c) 620
d) 590
e) 420

2). (17.85)2×6.05 + (43.02)2×7.49=?
a) 15728
b) 18728
c) 16728
d) 14728
e) 12728

3). 67.485%of 6480-(2342.87÷65)=?
a) 4070
b) 4270
c) 4770
d) 4370
e) 4170

4).68%of4096+17%298.878-1875=(?)^2
a) 21
b) 541
c) 461
d) 31
e) 331

5). (√3968.659)%of7300÷149.569=?+2086
a) 2013
b) 2453
c) 2513
d) 2813
e) 2523

6). 1439÷16×14.99+√228=?
a) 1315
b) 1365
c) 1215
d) 1465
e) 1265

7). (11.92)2+(16.01)2=?2×(3.85)^2
a) 15
b) 2
c) 4
d) 55
e) 5

8). (19.97%of781)+?+(30%of87)=252
a) 40
b) 50
c) 25
d) 70
e) 80

9). 820.01÷21×2.99+?=240
a) 105
b) 173
c) 123
d) 234
e) 143

10).299÷12×13.95+?=(24.02)^2
a) 285
b) 225
c) 325
d) 150
e) 185

Answers:
1).b)
2).c)
3).d)
4).d)
5).c)
6).b)
7).e)
8).d)
9).c)
10).b)

THE HINDU EDITORIAL FOR SBI PO 2017

As it courts Pakistan and wades into Afghan diplomacy, the question is whether Russia is truly a world power

“Strategy is the central political art,” writes Lawrence Freedman in Strategy: A History. “It is about getting more out of a situation than the starting balance of power would suggest. It is the art of creating power.” If this is so, consider the case of a country that is economically smaller than Italy, Australia, or South Korea. Its economy has indeed shrunk over the past two consecutive years, and income per capita sits below that of Malaysia or Slovakia. Male life expectancy is worse than in North Korea. Worse still, the country has been sanctioned by five of its six biggest export markets, and its currency has lost half its value over the past three years alone. And yet, this country — which is, of course, Russia — has somehow succeeded in projecting itself as a great power in virtually every corner of the world stage. But as Moscow turns its attention to South Asia, courting Pakistan and wading into Afghan diplomacy, we should ask whether it has truly created power, or merely spun an illusion.

Aggressive diplomacy

Reasonable people can disagree on the strategic balance sheet. Territorially, Russia is in the black. It has annexed Crimea, controls a swathe of eastern Ukraine through proxy rebels, and enjoys access to military facilities in Syria, Iran, Egypt, and soon enough Libya. Diplomatically, it has driven a formidable wedge between Turkey and NATO, while deepening ties with Western allies from Israel to Japan. It has also persuaded China to sign an agreement on “global strategic stability”, while the two sides hold naval exercises in the South China Sea.

All this has come at a cost. As long as Russia continues to fuel a Kargil-type war in Ukraine, it will continue to be battered by European and U.S. sanctions. Yet Russia’s trade with Europe is still four times larger than that with China, suggesting that Beijing offers a rather limited safety net. Russian defence expenditure is likely to fall this year and next, with nuclear modernisation taking a larger slice of the budget. Meanwhile, Russia’s ‘victories’ have also prompted the first-ever deployment of NATO forces at the Russian border, without the presence of the Cold War-era Warsaw Pact buffer. Even neutral states are alarmed, with Sweden to reintroduce conscription next year. Meanwhile in Washington, Russia’s audacious election meddling has made it a toxic quantity in Congress and in parts of the administration, making it hard to envisage a grand bargain, even setting aside the serious differences over Iran and arms control.

In short, Russia has gained diplomatic influence at the cost of goodwill and growth, while enmeshing itself in several open-ended wars. But whether or not one judges this trade-off to have been worthwhile, there is a deeper point: influence demands investment. Russia has created power only where it has been able to change facts on the ground, usually by force of arms, and only where larger, richer, and more cohesive Western forces have dithered or abstained.

In Ukraine, Moscow’s initial arm’s-length low-profile intervention faltered until Russian troops flooded in. Russian advisers in Syria, who were present long before 2015, could not stop the rot — until Russian air power showed up. Russia has been flirting with renegade Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar for some time, hosting him aboard the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov in January as an eye-catching gimmick. But it is Russia’s deployment of special forces to Libya’s borders this month that’s far more important. In all these cases, from the Atlantic to the Persian Gulf, Russia is a bigger part of the conversation because it has taken risks, and put down chips.

The South Asian game plan

In South Asia, by contrast, Russia’s presence is largely smoke and mirrors. Its flurry of activity in the region is by now well known. Last September, Moscow batted away Indian objections to hold its first-ever joint drills with Pakistani special forces, having earlier agreed to sell four attack helicopters to Pakistan. In next-door Afghanistan, Russia’s moves have been even starker. In December 2015, Russia’s special envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, declared that “Taliban interests objectively coincide with ours”, while both Afghan and Western officials decried Russian support to parts of the insurgency. At the Heart of Asia conference a year later, Mr. Kabulov followed this up by playing down Pakistan’s role and rebuking an Indian journalist who had asked about this. Contrast this to the U.S. commander in Afghanistan, General John Nicholson, who told Congress in February that as long as insurgents’ “senior leaders remain insulated from pressure and enjoy freedom of action within Pakistan safe havens ... they have no incentive to reconcile”. Then, in the same month, Russia infuriated Kabul by holding a trilateral summit with Pakistan and China.

Russia’s intentions are plain. In systematically exaggerating the Islamic State’s presence in Afghanistan, the aim is to weaken the U.S. and discredit what, in actual fact, have been remarkably successful U.S.-Afghan counterterrorism efforts.

Meanwhile, Russia can pose as a powerful regional broker. But a campaign of disinformation, bluster, and summitry can only take Moscow so far in the absence of any actual leverage. NATO countries have 14,000 troops in Afghanistan, while Russia has none. Indeed, even Italy (over 1,037 troops), Germany (980) and Georgia (870) are all more important than Russia on the ground. If the new U.S. administration increases troop numbers in Afghanistan, as seems possible, this will further constrain Moscow’s ability to persuade Kabul to attend similar summits which cut out the combatant powers.

Steady economic slide

Meanwhile, Russia is poorly endowed in other key respects. In economic terms, it is an irrelevance. Its trade with India, Pakistan, and Iran has actually fallen in recent years. Russian aid to Afghanistan is trivially low, and it is no position to offer concessionary terms for significant defence sales to Pakistan. While Pakistan hungrily absorbs Chinese investment and India looks globally for an infusion of capital, Russia has almost nothing to offer, beyond the politically opaque machinations of state-dominated energy companies.

Much more meaningful is Russia’s defence engagement with India. Russian arms sales continue to be a strategic factor in Indian defence policy. One key aspect is the lease of a second nuclear submarine. A second is the sale of the advanced S-400 air defence system. These are significant long-run contributions to India’s subsurface operations and air power, respectively. Russia’s most advanced defence technology is certainly a rare and valuable asset. But these deals provide limited leverage. They are commercially important to Russia’s frail defence industry, and Russia’s market share is being ruthlessly shrunk by Israeli and American competition. Meanwhile, in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar, it is Chinese arms — built on a Soviet legacy, Moscow would note, ruefully — that are cornering the market.

Where does all this leave Russia? To some extent, prestige is itself a currency of power. If Russia appears ascendant, thanks to land-grabs in Europe and air strikes in Aleppo, it will be so. It will be sought by friends, consulted by neutrals, and discussed by all. But these efforts must have some solid foundation. There must be the possibility, if not the promise, of some economic, political, or military effect. In an age of geopolitical uncertainty — the rise of China, the growth of nationalism, and the erosion of U.S. leadership — hedging is prudent. Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India all have good reasons to reinforce ties to Russia, though each is differently placed to weather the potential consequences. But even if it had the resources, Moscow’s room for manoeuvre would be very limited. NATO is not going to pull out of Afghanistan entirely, China looms far larger in Pakistan and in the region more generally, and Russia’s Afghanistan-Pakistan gyrations have hardly endeared it to New Delhi. What are we left with? Sound, fury, but not much clout.

Shashank Joshi is a Senior Research Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute in London

DI FOR SBI PO 2017

Directions (1-5) : Refer to the diagram below and answer the questions that follow.

To percentage break-up of the total income of 5 sales man

1. If the total income of O is Rs. 6000 and of N is Rs. 7000, find the difference in their salaries ?
1. Rs. 1500
2. Rs. 1750
3. Rs. 2000
4. Rs. 2250
5. None of these

2. If the total income of P is Rs. 8000, find the interest he earns from his savings ?
1. Rs. 1500
2. Rs. 1000
3. Rs. 3000
4. Rs. 2000
5. None of these

3. If the incentives of N amounts to Rs. 2000, find his monthly salary ?
1. Rs. 8000
2. Rs. 4000
3. Rs. 6000
4. Rs. 2000
5. None of these

4. If the incentives of M are Rs. 3000, his salary is __________ of his total income.
1. 1/4
2. 1/2
3. 2/3
4. 3/4
5. None of these

5. Which of the following is true ?
I. The salary of M is more than that of P.
II. The salary of N is equal to his incentives.
III. The salary of M is equal to interest earned by N from his savings.
1. Only I
2. Only II
3. Only III
4. II and III
5. None of these

Ans

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REASONING FOR SBI PO 2017

Directions (1-5): Study the given information carefully to
answer the given questions.
Jack, Krishna, Leon, Monty, Prince, Queen, Ricky and
Smith are sitting around a circular table facing the centre
at equal distances between each other (but not necessarily
in the same order). Each one of them is also related to
Monty in some way or the other. Only two people sit
between Queen and Leon. Monty sits second to the left of
Queen. Only three people sit between Leon and Monty’s
sister. Monty’s son sits second to the right of Monty’s
sister.
Only one person sits between the son of Monty and
Smith. Jack sits on the immediate right of Ricky. Ricky is
neither the son nor the mother of Monty. Smith is an
immediate neighbor of Monty’s mother. Only three people
sit between Monty’s mother and Monty’s brother.
Monty’s daughter sits second to the left of Monty’s
brother.
Monty’s father is not an immediate neighbor of
Monty. Monty’s wife sits third to the right of Krishna.
1. Who sits second to the right of Ricky?
a) Monty’s brother b) Monty c) Ricky
d) Krishna e) Monty’s daughter
2. How many people sit between Krishna and Leon, when
counted from the left of Leon?
a) Six b) One c) None
d) Two e) Four
3. Which of the following statements is true with respect
to the given information?
a) Ricky sits second to the right of Monty’s wife.
b) Krishna is an immediate neighbor of Ricky.
c) Monty sits second to the left of Leon.
d) All the given options are not true.
e) Smith is son of Leon.
4. How is Krishna related to Ricky?
a) Son-in-law b) Uncle c) Niece
d) Brother e) Daughter
5. Who amongst the following is the wife of Monty?
a) Nathan b) Leon c) Octavo
d) Queen e) Jack
Directions (6-10): Read the following information carefully
and answer the questions given below:
Ten businessmen Mukesh Ambani, Anil Ambani,
Anand Mahindra, Sunil Mittal, Vijay Mallya, Rahul Bajaj,
Dilip Sanghvi, Azim Premji, Lakshmi Mittal and Cyrus
Mistry are travelling by ten different airlines to ten
different destinations. The Airlines are – Air India,
Lufthansa, Virgin Airlines, British Airways, Go Air, Qatar
Airways, Cathay Pacific, Thai Airways, Fly Emirates and Air
Arabia. The ten destinations are Brazil, South Africa,
Sydney, New York, Hong Kong, Seoul, Myanmar, Durban,
Dubai and Paris, but not necessarily in the same order.
 Anil Ambani is travelling to South Africa.
 Vijay Mallya is travelling by Go Air and going to Hong
Kong.
 The person travelling by Air Arabia is going to Paris.
 Dilip Sanghvi is travelling by Cathay Pacific.
 Laskshmi Mittal is travelling to Dubai.
 Azim Permji is travelling to Durban.
 Rahul Bajaj is travelling to Seoul by Qatar Airways.
 Sunil Mittal is travelling by British Airways to New
York.
 Neither Mukesh Ambani nor Anil Ambani is travelling
by Fly Emirates.
 Lakshmi Mittal is not travelling by Air India or
Lufthansa.
 Mukesh Ambani travels neither by Air India nor by
Thai Airways.
 The person who travels to Sydney is using Virgin
Airlines.
 Mukesh Ambani is travelling to Brazil.
 Anand Mahaindra is travelling by Virgin Airlines and
Azim Premji by Thai Airways.
6. Lakshmi Mittal is travelling by which airline?
(a) Thai Airways (b) Go Air (c) Air India
(d) Other than given options (e) Virgin Airlines
7. Dilip Sanghvi is travelling to which destination?
(a) Myanmar (b) Dubai (c) Paris
(d) South Africa (e) Hong Kong
8. Which of the following pairs is correct?
(a) Cyrus Mistry – Air Arabia – Hong Kong
(b) Azim Premji – Thai Airways – Sydney
(c) Anand Mahindra – British Airways – Sydney
(d) Rahul Bajaj – Qatar Airways – Seoul
(e) Dilip Sanghvi –Go Air – Myanmar
9. Anil Ambani is travelling by which airline?
(a) Air India (b) Lufthansa (c) Thai Airways
(d) Fly Emirates (e) Either Air India or Lufthansa
10. Mukesh Ambani is travelling by which airline and to
which destination?
(a) Qatar Airways – Seoul
(b) British Airways–New York
(c) Lufthansa – Sydney
(d) Lufthansa – Brazil
(e) Virgin Airlines – Sydney

PROBLEM ON BOAT AND STREAM FOR SBI PO/ CLERK 2017

Q1. A swimmer covers a distance of 28 Km against the current and 40 Km in the direction of the current. If in each case he takes 4 hours, then the speed of the current is:
(a) 3.5 Km/h
(b) 1.5 Km/h
(c) 2.5 Km/h
(d) 4.5 Km/h
(e) None of these

Q2. If a man’s rate with the current is 12 Km/h and the rate of the current is 1 (1/2) Km/h, then his rate against the current is:
(a) 13 Km/h
(b) 7 Km/h
(c) 9 Km/h
(d) 10 Km/h
(e) None of these

Q3. A boatman can row 2 Km against the stream in 20 minutes and return in 18 minutes. Find the rate of current.
(a) 1/2 Km/h
(b) 2/3 Km/h
(c) 1/3 Km/h
(d) 1/4 Km/h
(e) None of these

Q4. A boat travels 2 Km upstream in a stream flowing at 3 Km/h and, then returns downstream to the starting point in 30 minutes. The speed of the boat in still water is:
(a) 17 Km/h
(b) 9 Km/h
(c) 13 Km/h
(d) 15 Km/h
(e) None of these

Q5. Twice the speed downstream is equal to the thrice the speed upstream, the ratio of speed in still water to the speed of the current is:
(a) 1 : 5
(b) 5 : 1
(c) 1 : 3
(d) 2 : 3
(e) None of these

Q6. A boatman goes 2 Km against the current of the stream in 1 h and goes 1 Km along the current in 10 min. How long will he take to go 5 Km in stationary water?
(a) 1 hour
(b) 1 hour 15 minutes
(c) 1 1/2 hours
(d) 40 minutes
(e) None of these

Q7. P, Q, R are three towns on a river which flows uniformly. Q is equidistant from P and R. A man rows from P to Q and returns in 10 h. He can row from P to R in 4 h. The ratio of speed of the man in still water to the speed of the current is :
(a) 5 : 3
(b) 3 : 5
(c) 2 : 5
(d) 1 : 2
(e) None of these

Q8. A man can row 30 Km upstream and 44 Km downstream in 10 hours. Also, he can row 40 Km upstream and 55 Km downstream in 13 hours. Find the rate of the current and the speed of the man in still water.
(a) 3 Km/h, 8 Km/h
(b) 3.5 Km/h, 7.5 Km/h
(c) 4.5 Km/h, 6.5 Km/h
(d) 4.5 Km/h, 6.5 Km/h
(e) None of these

Q9. A boat takes 6 hours to travel from place M to N downstream and back from N to M upstream. If the speed of the boat in still water is 4 Km/h, what is the distance between the two places?
(a) 8 Km
(b) 12 Km
(c) 6 Km
(d) Date inadequate
(e) None of these

Q10. A person can swim at 7 (1/2) Km/h in stagnant water. In a river with 1.5 Km/h current, the person swims to a certain distance and comes back within 50 min. What is the distance between the two points?
(a) 3 Km
(b) 4 Km
(c) 1 Km
(d) 2 Km
(e) None of these

Q11. A boat takes 9 hours to travel a distance upstream and takes 3 hours to travel the same distance downstream. If the speed of the boat in still water in 4 Km/h, then what is the velocity of the stream?
(a) 4 Km/h
(b) 3 Km/h
(c) 6 Km/h
(d) 2 Km/h
(e) None of these

Q12. A boat covers 12 Km upstream and 18 Km downstream in 3 hours, while it covers 36 Km upstream and 24 Km downstream in 6 (1/2) hours. What is the speed of the current?
(a) 1.5 Km/h
(b) 1 Km/h
(c) 2 Km/h
(d) 2.5 Km/h
(e) None of these

Q13. A motor-boat can travel at 10 Km/h in still water. It travelled 91 Km downstream in a river and then returned to the same place, taking altogether 20 hours. Find the rate of flow of river.
(a) 3 Km/h
(b) 4 Km/h
(c) 2 Km/h
(d) 5 Km/h
(e) None of these

Q14. A motor-boat, travelling at the same speed, can cover 25 Km upstream and 39 Km downstream in 8 hours. At the same speed, it can travel 35 Km upstream and 52 Km downstream in 11 hours. The speed of the stream is:
(a) 2 Km/h
(b) 3 Km/h
(c) 4 Km/h
(d) 5 Km/h
(e) None of these

Q15. A man can row against the current 3/4 of a kilometre in 15 minutes and returns the same distance in 10 minutes. The ratio of his speed to that of the current is:
(a) 3 : 5
(b) 5 : 3
(c) 1 : 5
(d) 5 : 1
(e) None of these

ALL ABOUT BLOOD RELATION

In Bank PO Exams, we will face 3 types of Blood Relation Questions. They are,

Type 1 - Deciphering Ju up Descriptions

Type 2 - Relation Puzzle
Type 3 - Coded Relations

Today we shall learn and practice these three types of Blood Relation questions with proper examples taken from previous papers. Before going into details, let's have a look at the basic relationship chart.
Here a clear knowledge of relationships and terms is necessary to find a solution. The common blood relationships and terms used for them are given below :

• Father's brother — Uncle
• Father's sister — Aunt
• Wife of Uncle —Aunt
• Husband of Aunt — Uncle
• Uncle or Cousin
• Father's father — grandfather
• Father's mother — grandmother
• Grandfa son — Father or Uncle
• Grandfa only son — Father
• Grandfa daughter —Aunt
• Mother's b Uncle
• Mother's sister — Maternal Aunt
• Wife Maternal Aunt
• Husband of mat Maternal Uncle
• Maternal uncle or aunt's children — Cousin
• Moth grandfather
• Mother's grandmother grandmother's son —Uncle grandmother's daughter — Mother or Aunt grandmother's only daughter — Mother
• Mother or Father's son — Brother
• Mother or Father's daug Sister
• Husband or wif Brother-in-law
• Husband Sister-in-law
• Husband o Father-in-law
• Husband or wif Mother-in-law
• Sister or sister-in-law's husba — Brother-in-law
• Brother or brother-in-law' — Sister-in-law
• Brother, brother-in-law, sister sister-in-law's son — Nephew
• Brother, brother-in-law, sister sister-in-law's daughter — Niece
• Son's wife — Daughter-in-law
• Daughter's husband — Son-in-law
• S Grandson
• Son or daughter's d Granddaughter
• Grandson or granddaughter's son — Great Grandson
• Gra daughter — Great Granddaughter

In this type of questions, a round about description is given in the form of certain small relationships and you are required to analyse the whole chain of relations and decipher the direct relationship between the persons concerned.
Example Questions :
Ex.1 . Pointing to a lady in the photograph, Shaloo said, "Her son's father is the son-in-law of my mother." How is Shaloo related to the lady ?
1. Aunt
2. Sister
3. Mother
4. Cousin
5. None of these

Sol : Lady's son's father is lady's husband. So, the lady's husband is the son-in-law of Shaloo's mother, i.e. the lady is the daughter of Shaloo's mother. Thus, Shaloo is the lady's sister. Hence, the answer is (2).

2. Introducing Reena, Monika said, "She is the only daughter of my father's only daughter". How is Monika related to Reena ?
1. Aunt
2. Niece
3. Cousin
4. Data inadequate
5. None of these

Ans : (5), Monika's father's only daughter -Monika. So, Reena is Monika's daughter. i.e. Monika is Reena's mother.

3. Looking at a portrait of a man, Harsh said, "His mother is the wife of my father's son. Brothers and sisters I have none". At whose portrait was Harsh looking?
1. His son
2. His cousin
3. His uncle
4. His nephew
5. None of these

Ans : (1): Since Harsh no brother or sister, so he is his father's only son. So, wife of Harsh's father's son - Harsh's wife. Thus, Harsh's wife is the man's mother or the man is Harsh's son.

4. When Anuj saw Manish, he recalled, "He is the son of the father of my daughter's mother". Who is Manish to Anuj ?
1. Brother-in-law
2. Brother
3. Cousin
4. Uncle
5. Nephew

Ans : (1): Anuj's daughter's mother -Anuj's wife; Anuj 's wife's fahter - Anuj 's father-in-law; Father-in law's son - Anuj's brother-in-law. So, Manish is Anuj 's brother-in-law.

5. Pointing to a woman, Naman said, "She is the daughter of the only child of my grand-mother". How is the woman related to Naman ?
1. Sister
2. Niece
3. Cousin
4. Data inadequate
5. None of these

Ans : (1) : Only child of Naman's grandmother -Naman's father/mother.
Daughter of Naman's father/mother - Naman's sister.
6. Arun said, "This girl is the wife of the grand-son of my mother". Who is Arun to the girl ?
1. Father
2. Grandfather
3. Husband
4. Father-in-law
5. None of these

Ans: (4): Mother's grandson - Son; Son's wife - Daughter-in-law.
7. Rita told Mani, "The girl I met yesterday at the beach was the youngest daughter of the brother-in-law of my friend's mother." How is the girl related to Rita's friend ?
1. Cousin
2. Daughter
3. Niece
4. Friend
5. Aunt

Ans. The relations may be analysed as follows: Daughter of brother-in-law - Niece; Mother's niece - Cousin.
So, the girl is the cousin of Rita's friend. Hence, the answer is (1).

8. Pointing to a man, a woman said, "His mother is the only daughter of my mother". How is the woman related to the mother ?
1. Mother
2. Daughter
3. Sister
4. Grandmother
5. None of these

Ans : (1), Only daughter of my mother - My-self.
So, the woman is man's mother.

9. Deepak said to Nitin, "That boy playing foot-ball is the younger of the two brothers of the daughter of my father's wife. "How is the boy playing football related to Deepak ?
1. Son
2. Brother
3. Cousin
4. Nephew
5. Brother-in-law

Ans : (2) : Father's wife - Mother; Mother's daugh-ter - Sister; Deepak's sister's younger brother -Deepak's younger brother. So, the boy is Deepak's brother.

10. Pointing to a girl in the photograph, Amar said, "Her mother's brother is the only son of my mother's father." How is the girl's mother related to Amar ?
1. Mother
2. Sister
3. Aunt
4. Grandmother
5. None of these

Ans : (3) : Only son of Amar's mother's father - Amar's maternal uncle.
So, the girl's maternal uncle is Amar's maternal uncle. Thus, the girl's mother is Amar's aunt.
Practice Questions :
1. Introducing a man, a woman said, "He is the only son of my mother's mother". How is the woman related to the man?
1. Mother
2. Aunt
3. Sister
4. Niece
5. None of these
2. If Kamal says, "Ravi's mother is the only daughter of my mother", how is Kamal related to Ravi ?
1. Grandfather
2. Father
3. Brother
4. Cannot be determined
5. None of these
3. Pointing to a photograph, a man said, "I have no brother or sister but that man's father is my father's son!" Whose photograph was it ?
1. His own
2. His son's
3. His father's
4. His nephew's
5. None of these
4. Pointing to a man in a photograph, a woman said, "His brother's father is the only son of my grandfather." How is the woman related to the man in the photograph ?
1. Mother
2. Aunt
3. Sister
4. Daughter
5. Grandmother
5. Pointing to a man in a photograph, Asha said, "His mother's only daughter is my mother". How is Asha related to that man.
1. Nephew
2. Sister
3. Wife
4. Niece
5. Grand daughter
6. Pointing to the woman in the picture, Rajiv said, "Her mother has only one grandchild whose mother is my wife". How is the woman in the picture related to Rajiv ?
1. Cousin
2. Wife
3. Sister
4. Data inadequate
5. None of these
7. Introducing a man, a woman said, "His wife is the only daughter of my father. "How is that man related to the woman ?
1. Brother
2. Father-in-law
3. Maternal uncle
4. Husband
5. None of these
8. Pointing towards a boy, Veena said, "He is the son of only son of my grandfather. "How is that boy related to Veena ?
1. Uncle
2. Brother
3. Cousin
4. Data inadequate
5. None of these
9. If X is the brother of the son of Y's son, how is X related to Y ?
1. Son
2. Brother
3. Cousin
4. Grandson
5. Uncle
10. Pointing to a gentleman, Deepak said, "His only brother is the father of my daughter's father". How is the gentleman related to Deepak
1. Grandfather
2. father
3. Brother-in-law
4. Uncle
5. None of these
Answers :
1. Ans: (4):
Mother's mother - Maternal grand-mother, Maternal grandmother's only son -Maternal uncle.
So, the man is woman's maternal uncle i.e. the woman is man's niece.
2. (5) :
Only daughter of Kamal's mother - Kamal's sister.
So, Ravi's mother is Kamal's sister or Kamal is the brother of Ravi's mother i.e. Ravi's maternal uncle.
3.(2) : Since the narrator has no brother, his father's son is he himself.
So, the man who is talking is the father of the man in the photo-graph.
Thus, the man in the photograph is his son.
4. (3) :
Only son of woman's grandfather -Woman's father; Man's brother's father -. Man's father.
So, the woman is man's sister.
5.(d) :
Asha's mother mother is man's mother i.e., Asha's mother is man's sister or Asha is man's niece.
6. (b) :
Rajiv's wife's child - Rajiv's child The woman's mother is the grandmother of Rajiv's child.
So, the woman is Rajiv's wife.
7. (d) :
Only daughter of woman's father = woman herself. So, the man is woman's husband.
8. (b) :
Only son of grandfather - Father' Son of father - Brother. So, the boy is Veena's brother.
9.(d) :
Son of Y's son - Grandson; Brother of Y;'s grandson - Y's grandson. So, X is Y's grandson.
10. (d) :
Father of Deepak's daughter's father - Deepak's father.
So, the man's brother is Deepak's father or the man is the brother of Deepak's father i.e. Deepak's uncle.

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DI FOR SBI PO PRE 2017

Data interpretation question
Direction 1-4

Question No. 1
Total number of candidates qualified from all the states together in 1997 is approximately what percentage of the total number of candidates qualified form all the state together in 1998?
1. 72% 2. 77%
3. 80% 4. 88%


Question No. 2
What is the average candidates who appeared from State Q during the given years?
1. 8700 2. 8760
3. 8990 4. 8920

Question No. 3
In which of the given years the number of candidates appeared from State P has maximum percentage of qualified candidates?
1. 1997 2. 1998
3. 1999 4. 2001

Question No. 4
What is the percentage of candidates qualified from State N for all the years together, over the candidates appeared from State N during all the years together?
1. 12.36% 2. 12.16%
3. 11.47% 4. 11.15%

Direction 5-10

Direction for Questions 5 to 8: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.
The bar graph given below shows the sales of books (in thousand number) from six branches of a publishing company during two consecutive years 2000 and 2001.

Question No. 5
What is the ratio of the total sales of branch B2 for both years to the total sales of branch B4 for both years?
1. 2:3 2. 3:5
3. 4:5 4. 7:9

Question No. 6
Total sales of branch B6 for both the years is what percent of the total sales of branches B3 for both the years?
1. 68.54% 2. 71.11%
3. 73.17% 4. 75.55%

Question No. 7
What percent of the average sales of braches B1, B2 and B3 in 2001 is the average sales of branches B1, B3 and B6 in 2000?
1. 75% 2. 77.5%
3. 82.5% 4. 87.5%

Question No.8
What is the average sales of all the branches (in thousand number) for the year 2000?
1. 73 2. 80
3. 83 4. 88

Answers
1. Option C
2. Option C
3. Option D
4. Option D
5. Option D
6. Option C
7. Option D
8. Option B

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE FOR SBI PO

Quiz on partnership

1.The price of three types of tea leaves A, B, and C are respectively Rs. 5, Rs. 6 and Rs. 8 per 100 gram. In what ratio should they be mixed so that the price of the mixture is Rs. 68 per kg?
(a ) 2:3:5
(b ) 4:7:11
(c ) 17:8:6
(d ) cant be determine
(e ) none of these

2.In a pot there is 500 litres milk. 50 litres of milk is taken out and same amount of water is poured into it. Again 50 litres of mixture is taken out and same amount of water is poured into it. How much milk will be left finally?
(a )308
(b )408
(c )403
(d )405
(e ) none of these

3.There is 1000 litres milk in a pot. 100 litres of milk is taken out and same amount of water is poured into it. Again 200 litres of mixture is taken out and same amount of water is poured into it and finally 400 litres of mixture is taken out and same amount of water is poured into it then what is the amount of milk in the resulting mixture?
(a )408
(b )536
(c )432
(d ) 439
(e ) none of these

4.Ram, Shyam and Mohan invested Rs. 54,000, Rs. 36,000 and Rs.7,200 respectively in a business. At the end of the year there was a profit of Rs. 13,500. Find the profit of Mohan
(a ) 5000
(b ) 1000
(c ) 7500
(d ) 1500
(e ) none of these

5.Ram, Shyam and Mohan invested Rs. 54,000, Rs. 36,000 and Rs.7,200 respectively in a business. At the end of the year there was a profit of Rs. 13,500 if Ram invested for 6 months, Shyam invested for 12 months and Mohan invested for 30 months they what is the Profit of Ram
(a ) 6500
(b ) 4200
(c ) 4500
(d ) 7500
(e ) none of these

6.A, B and C start a business by investing Rs. 1,36,000 and A invests Rs. 20000 more than B while C invests Rs. 4000 less than B. If they earn a profit of Rs. 51, 000 at the end of the year then find dividend of A.
(a ) 22500
(b ) 28000
(c ) 27500
(d ) 29500
(e ) none of these

7.If 5 times of A’s capital, 4 times of B’s capital and 7 times of C’s capital are equal then what will be the ratio of their profits if the capital has been invested for same duration?
(a ) 28:35:20
(b ) 28:35:10
(c ) 28:25:20
(d ) 18:35:20
(e ) none of these

8.Three milk man A, B and C hire a pasture in Rs. 2670. A grazes 4 cows and 3 calves for 5 days, B grazes 5 cows and 4 calves for 3 days while C grazes 6 cows and 5 calves for only 2 days. If one cow grazes three times of a calf then how much rent will B have to pay.
(a ) 846
(b ) 856
(c ) 755
(d ) 855
(e ) none of these

9.Om, Jain and Jagdish start a business together. Om invests Rs. 5,000 for whole year. Jai invests Rs. 3,000 initially but increases it to 4,000 after 4 months. Jagdish invests Rs. 7,000 initially but takes Rs. 4, 000 back after 8 month. If their total profit at the end of the year is Rs. 34, 400 then what is dividend of Jai ?
(a ) 9800
(b ) 8800
(c ) 10800
(d ) 7800
(e ) none of these

10.Ram, Krishna and Ganesh started a business by investing capital in the ratio 5 : 4 : 3. Three months later Ram took back 2/5 of his capital; four months later Krishna took back ¼ part of his capital while Ganesh invested 1/3 part of his initial capital again. After 9 months there was a total profit of Rs. 19,20 in the business, then who got the maximum profit and how much?
(a ) Ram ,660
(b ) Krishna ,660
(c ) Ganesh .660
(d ) Ram and Ganesh ,660
(e ) none of these

Answers with Explanation !!!!!!!!!!

NEW PATTERN CODING DECODING FOR SBI PO 2017

Q.(1 –5) Study the information below and answer the following question: –

In a certain code language,
‘Thin paper neatly folded’ is written as @D6, %R5, !N4, ?Y6
‘Four people from USA’ is written as @M4, %E6, #A3, @R4
‘Urban development programme launched’ is written as % E9, *T11, #N5 &D8
‘Dhaya likes forties hero’ is written as @E7, &E5, *A5, $O4

1. The code for the word ‘People’ is
1.@M4
2.%E6
3.#A3
4.@R4
5.None of these

2. The code ‘*A5’ denotes which of the following word ?
1.Likes
2.Hero
3.Forties
4.Dhaya
5.None of these

3. The code word of ‘Four’ is
1.@R4
2.%E6
3.@M4
4.#A3
5.None of these

4. ‘#’ denotes which letter of the given words ?
1.N
2.F
3.L
4.D
5.U

5. 5.According to the given code word, what will be the code for ‘ Data Line reach points’ ?
1.*4A &4E @5H %6S
2.*4A &4E !5H %6S
3.*4A &4E #5H %6S
4.*4A &4E $5H %6S
5.None of these

Q(6 –10) Study the information below and answer the following question: –

In a certain code language,
‘Arrive today eagles later’ is written as 21*R,6$A, 14$O, 25*A
‘Begin work faster table’ is written as 14$A, 17%O, 26*A, 22$E
‘Length error arrow burn’ is written as 6*E, 25$R, 22%U, 21$R
‘Trial better than wisdom’ is written as 14$R, 14%H, 22*E, 17*I

6. The code for the word ‘ table’
1.26*A
2.17%O
3.14$A
4.22$ E
5.None of these

7. The code word 6$A for the word
1.Later
2.Arrive
3.Earlier
4.Today
5.Either 1 or 3

8. Find the code word for the word ‘Burn’ ?
1.25$R
2.22%U
3.21$R
4.6*E
5.Can’t be determined

9. According to the given code, what is the code for ‘M’ ?
1.12
2.8
3.10
4.7
5.Can’t be determined

10. By using the given code word, find the code word for ‘ Better Luck Next Arrive’ ?

1.22$E, 21$R, 6*U, 8%E
2.8*E, 21*R, 22%E, 6%U
3.22*E, 6%U, 8%E, 21*R
4.21%R, 22$E, 6*U, 8%E
5.6$U, 22*E, 8*E, 21%R

ANSWERS
1)2 2)4 3)1 4)4 5)5 6)3 7)1 8)2 9)4 10)3

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REASONING FOR SBI PO 2017

 Direction (Q. 1-5): In this question, two/three 

statements followed by two conclusions numbered I 

and II have been given. You have to take the given 

statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance 

from commonly known facts and then decide which of 

the given conclusions logically follows from the given 

statements disregarding commonly known facts. 

1. Statements: All calls are mails. 

Some mails are posts. 

Some posts are letters. 

Conclusions: I. All posts being calls is a possibility. 

II. No letter is a mail. 

(a) both the conclusion I and conclusion II follow 

(b) either conclusion I or conclusion II follows 

(c) neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows 

(d) only conclusion I follows 

(e) only conclusion II follows 

2. Statements: All calls are mails. 

Some mails are posts. 

Some posts are letters. 

Conclusions: I. All mails are calls. 

II. No call is a letter.

(a) both the conclusion I and conclusion II follow 

(b) either conclusion I or conclusion II follows 

(c) neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows 

(d) only conclusion I follows 

(e) only conclusion II follows 

3. Statements: Some vehicles are cars. 

Some cars are trucks. 

All trucks are sedans. 

Conclusions: 

I. All vehicles being sedans is a 

possibility. 

II. At least some cars are sedans. 

(a) both the conclusion I and conclusion II follow 

(b) either conclusion I or conclusion II follows 

(c) neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows 

(d) only conclusion I follows 

(e) only conclusion II follows 

4. Statements: 

Some bridges are roads. 

No road is underpass. 

Conclusions:

 I. Some bridges are underpasses. 

II. No bridge is an underpass. 

(a) both the conclusion I and conclusion II follow 

(b) either conclusion I or conclusion II follows 

(c) neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows 

(d) only conclusion I follows 

(e) only conclusion II follows 

5. Statements:

 No unit is a part. 

All parts are items. 

Some items are elements.

Conclusions: 

I. No unit is an element. 

II. At least some units are items. 

(a) both the conclusion I and conclusion II follow 

(b) either conclusion I or conclusion II follows 

(c) neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows 

(d) only conclusion I follows 

(e) only conclusion II follows 

Directions (6-10) :Study the following information 

carefully and answer the questions given below:

Chanda Kochhar, Arundhati Bhattacharya, Shikha  Sharma, Nita Ambani, Naina Lal Kidwai, Usha Ananthasubramanian and VijayalakshmiIyer are MD of 

different company. Each of them works on different floors numbered from I to VII, but not necessarily in the same order. Each of them wears a saree of a 

different colour, viz Blue, Green, Yellow, Sky Blue, Purple, Red and Pink but not necessarily in the same order.Arundhati Bhattacharya works on floor IV but she does not wear either Purple or Sky Blue saree. Shikha 

Sharma wears Blue saree but she does not work on floor II or VI. Naina Lal Kidwai works on floor V and she wears a Red saree. The one who wears a Green saree 

works on floor VII. Nita Ambani works on floor I.VijayalakshmiIyer wears a pink saree. Chanda Kochhar does not work on VII. The one who wears sky Blue 

sarees works on floor II.

6. VijayalakshmiIyer works on which of the following 

Floors?

(a) II (b)III (c)VI

(d) VII (e)None of these

7. Chanda Kochhar wears a saree of which of the 

following colours?

(a) Sky Blue (b)Blue (c)Purple

(d) Yellow (e)None of these

8. Which of the following combinations is/are true?

(a) Usha Ananthasubramanian - Yellow – VII 

(b) Nita Ambani – Purple - I

(c) Chanda Kochhar – Green - I

(d) Both a) and c)

(e) None of these

9. Who among the following wears a saree of Green 

colour?

(a) Chanda Kochhar

(b) Usha Ananthasubramanian

(c) Nita Ambani

(d) Can’t be determined 

(e) None of these

10. Who among the following works on floor II?

(a) Usha Ananthasubramanian

(b) Shikha Sharma

(c) Chanda Kochhar

(d) VijayalakshmiIyer

(e) None of these

Directions (11-15): Study the following information 

carefully to answer the question given below:

Seven persons M, N, O, P, Q, R and S are standing in a 

straight line facing north at equal distance but not 

necessarily in the same order. Each of them is a 

different professional – Probationary officer, Journalist, 

Clerk, Engineer, Businessman, Manager and Singer but 

not necessarily in the same order.

S is standing at the fifth position to the left of O. 

Journalist is standing at the third position to the right of 

S. R is standing at the fifth position to the right of M. Q is 

standing second to the left of N. Engineer is standing the 

second position to the left of P. Three persons are 

sitting between Engineer and Singer. Clerk is to the 

immediate left of Engineer. Businessman is to the 

immediate right of manager.

11. Who among the following is sitting second to the 

right of Manager?

(a) O (b) N (c) Businessman

(d) Probationary officer (e) None of these

12. Who among the following are the immediate 

neighbors of Singer?

(a) Clerk and Businessman

(b) Probationary officer and Businessman

(c) Journalist and Probationary officer

(d) Businessman and Journalist

(e) None of these

13. Who among the following is sitting exactly in the 

middle of the row?

(a) R (b) Businessman (c) O

(d) Journalist (e) Manager

14. Who is sitting at the left end of the row?

(a) M (b) N (c) O

(d) P (e) None of these

15. How many persons are there to the left of 

Journalist?

(a) One (b) Two (c) Three

(d) Four (e) None of these