SYNDICATE BANK PGDBF : REASONING

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ABILITY PRACTICE SET-01
Test : Reasoning Ability
Directions (Q. 1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
A, D, F, H, J, I and L are seven employees in an organisation, who are learning distance courses in
different institutes, viz SMU, PTU and IGNOU. There are three girls among these seven students. Each
of the girls studies in the three different institutes. Two of the seven students study Accounts, two study

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Computer Science and one each studies MCA, Finance and Textile Designing.
F studies in the same institute as A, who studies Textile Designing in PTU. No girl studies Finance
or Textile Designing. J studies Accounts in SMU and his brother I studies MCA in IGNOU. H studies
Finance in the same institute as D. Neither F nor L studies Accounts. The girl who studies Accounts
does not study in IGNOU.
1. Which of the following pairs of students study Computer Science?
1) D, A 2) L, A 3) F, L 4) H, F 5) None of these
2. What is the field of study of F?
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1) Accounts 2) MCA 3) Finance 4) Computer Science 5) None of these
3. Which of the following groups represents girls?
1) H, D, I 2) L, D, A 3) D, L, F 4) F, A, J 5) None of these
4. In which of the following institutes do three employees study?
1) IGNOU 2) SMU or PTU 3) SMU 4) PTU 5) None of these
5. In which of the following institutes does D study?
1) SMU 2) PTU 3) IGNOU 4) Can’t be determined 5) None of these
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Directions (Q. 6-10): Each of the questions below consists of a question and three statements
numbered I, II and III given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the
statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read all the three statements and give answer
1) if the data in statement I and II are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement
III are not required to answer the question.
2) if the data in statement I and III are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement
II are not required to answer the question.
3) if the data in statement II and III are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement
I are not required to answer the question.
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4) if the data in statement I alone or in statement II alone or in statement III alone are sufficient to
answer the question.
5) if the data in all the statements I, II and III together are necessary to answer the question.

6. Among six persons Rahim, Ravi, Raja, Rakhi, Rani and Rohit, each lives on a different floor of
six-storey building having its six floors numbered one to six (the ground floor is numbered I, the floor
above it 2, and so on, and the topmost floor is numbered 6). Who lives on the topmost floor?
I.There is only one floor between the floors on which Raja and Ravi live. Rahim lives on an even-
numbered floor.
II. Rani does not live on an even-numbered floor. Ravi lives on an even-numbered floor. Ravi does
not live on the topmost floor.

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 III.Rakhi lives on an odd-numbered floor. There are two floors between the floors on which Rakhi
and Rahim live. Rani lives on a floor immediately above Raja’s floor.

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7. Are all the four friends, viz Amar, Arun, Ashish and Avinash, who are sitting around a circular
table, facing the centre?
I.Arun sits to the right of Avinash. Avinash faces the centre. Ashish sits to the right of Arun and
opposite Avinash.
II.Amar sits on the immediate left of Arun. Ashish is not an immediate neighbour of Amar. Ashish
sits on the immediate right of Avinash.
III.Avinash is an immediate neighbour of both Amar and Ashish. Arun sits on the immediate left of

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Amar. Ashish sits on the immediate right of Arun.

8. How is ‘the’ coded in a code language?

I.‘the following information below’ is coded as ‘zo pi ko fe’ and ‘look beyond stores of’ is coded as
‘ga to ru ko’.
II.‘the given data goes’ is coded as ‘ba le fe me’ and ‘given in small business’ is coded as ‘yu si mi
de’.
III.‘given big look stores’ is coded as ‘to mi ru hy’ and ‘big information required below’ is coded as
‘qu ko zo hy’.
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9. Point A is in which direction with respect to point B?
I.Point D is to the west of point B. Point L is to the north of point B. Point A is to the south of point
L.
II.Point M is to the south of point A. Point M is 4m from point B. Point A is 9m from point B.
III.Point D is to the west of point B. Point B is exactly midway between point D and C. Point O is
to the south of Point C. Point A is to the west of point O.
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10. There are six letters K, M, T, R, A and E. Is the word ‘MARKET’ formed after performing the
following operations, using these six letter only?
I.E is placed fourth to the right of M. R is not placed immediately next to either M and E.
II.T is placed immediate next (either left or right) to E.
III.Both A and K are placed immediate next to R. The word does not begin with R. M is not placed
immediate next to K.
Directions (Q. 11-15): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions
that follow.
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A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are eight members of a family sitting around a circular table and all of
them are facing away from the centre. Each of them has a different sunsign, viz. Aquarius, Libra, Leo,
Cancer, Virgo, Pisces, Aries and Capricorn, but not necessarily in the same order.
C sits second to the right of F’s wife, whose sunsign is neither Cancer nor Capricorn. No male is an
immediate neighbour of C. E’s son sits second to the left of H and on the immediate right of the person
whose sunsign is Leo. H, who is brother of B, has the sunsign Capricorn. H is not an immediate neighbour
of F’s wife. E’s son’s sunsign is Libra. Only one person sits between G and H. F’s sister E sits on the
immediate right of her father, whose sunsign is Aries. G is mother of B. Only one person sits between
F’s father and A. A sits on the immediate left of the person whose sunsign is Pisces. Only one person
sits between F and B. B sits second to the left of the person whose sunsign is Aquarius. B is father of D
and is not an immediate neighbour of A.

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 11. Whose sunsign is Aquarius?
1) D 2) G 3) Father of D 4) Can’t be determined 5) None of these

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12. Who among the following is E’s son?
1) B 2) F 3) A 4) D 5) C
13. The person whose sunsign is Virgo is sitting between who among the following?
1) The persons whose sunsigns are Pisces and Leo
2) The persons whose sunsigns are Aries and Libra
3) The persons whose sunsigns are Libra and Cancer
4) Can’t be determined
5) None of these

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14. Four of the five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which is the one that does not
belong to that group?
1) D 2) C 3) A
4) F 5) B
15. What is the position of G with respect to her granddaughter according to the given seating
arrangement?
1) 4th to the right 2) 4th to the left 3) Immediate left
4) Immediate right 5) 2nd to the left
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Directions (Q. 16-20): In each question below are given two/three statements followed by two
conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they
seem to be at variance with 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. Give answer
1) if only conclusion I follows.
2) if only conclusion II follows.
3) if either conclusion I or II follows.
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4) if neither conclusion I nor II follows.

5) if both conclusions I and II follow.
(16-17):
Statements: No statement is a conclusion.
Some conclusions are assumptions.
All assumptions are arguments.
16. Conclusions: I. No argument is a conclusion.
II.No statement is an assumption.
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17. Conclusions: I. All arguments being assumptions is a possibility.

II. All assumptions being conclusions is a possibility.
(18-19):
Statements: Some fabrics are cloths.
All fabrics are garments.
All plants are fabrics.
18. Conclusions: I. All fabrics being plants is a possibility.
II. No plant is a cloth.
19. Conclusions: I. All fabrics can never be cloths.
II. Any fabric which is a plant must be a garment.
20. Statements: Some villages are towns.

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 All towns are states.
No state is a world.

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Conclusions: I. No town is a world.
II. Some villages which are states are not worlds.
Directions (Q. 21-25): Study the following information to answer the given questions.
There are eight captains, namely P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W, sitting around a circular table, facing the
centre but not necessarily in the same order. Each of them is from a different cricket team, viz Australia,
South Africa, Bangladesh, New Zealand, West Indies, Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan.
R and T are immediate neighbours of each other. Neither R nor T is an immediate neighbour of

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either Q or the captain of Sri Lanka. The captain of India sits second to right of S, who is the captain
neither of Sri Lanka nor of West Indies. U sits second to the right of the captain of Sri Lanka. The
captain of West Indies is an immediate neighbour of the captain of Sri Lanka. Two people sit between
the captain of West Indies and Q. V and the captain of New Zealand are immediate neighbours of each
other. Q is not the captain of New Zealand. Only one person sits between R and the captain of Australia.
W sits third to the left of the captain of Bangladesh. The captain of South Africa sits second to the left
of the captain of Pakistan.
21. Who among the following sit exactly between Q and the captain of West Indies?
1) P and the captain of India 2) R and T
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3) W and P 4) R and the captain of New Zealand
5) V and U
22. Who among the following is the captain of Australia?
1) R 2) S 3) T 4) U 5) V
23. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given arrangement and thus
form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
1) W – Captain of Sri Lanka 2) Q – Captain of Pakistan 3) R – Captain of Bangladesh
4) V – Captain of India 5) S – Captain of Australia
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24. Who among the following sits second to the left of the captain of India?
1) S 2) Captain of Australia 3) T 4) Both 1) and 2)
5) Captain of Bangladesh
25. Which of these statements is/are correct?
1) T is the captain of South Africa. 2) R is the captain of Bangladesh.
3) V is the captain of West Indies. 4) All 1), 2) and 3)
5) None of these
Directions (Q. 26-30): In each of these questions, relationships between two elements is shown
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in the statements. These statements are followed by two conclusions. Read the statements and
give answer
1) if only conclusion I is true.
2) if only conclusion II is true.
3) if either conclusion I or II is true.
4) if neither conclusion I nor II is true.
5) if both conclusions I and II is true.
26. Statements: A > F = E, D < G < E, P < D
Conclusions: I.E > A II.A > P
27. Statements: B > C > T < Q < L, R > Q, B < V
Conclusions: I.T = R II.T < R

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 28. Statement: T<M>B=G>P<C

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Conclusions: I.M > P II.P < B
29. Statement: R>P>Q<S<T>M
Conclusions: I.T > Q II.R > T
30. Statement: Q>C<D<P>R>O=B
Conclusions: I.Q > O II.O > Q
Directions (Q. 31-35): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.
A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges
them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement.

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Input:she 78 31 good 17 very 43 cricket played
Step I:17 she 78 31 good very 43 cricket played
Step II:17 very she 78 31 good 43 cricket played
Step III:17 very 31 she 78 good 43 cricket played
Step IV:17 very 31 she 43 78 good cricket played
Step V:17 very 31 she 43 played 78 good cricket
Step V is the last step of the rearrangement.
31. If the first step of an input is ‘11 are you 22 boy clever very 35 17’ then how many more steps
will be required to complete the rearrangement?
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1) Three 2) Four 3) Five 4) Six 5) Seven
32. If ‘are you 11 22 boy clever very 35 17’ is the input then which of the following will be Step V?
1) 11 you 17 very are 22 boy clever 35 2) 11 you 17 very 22 are boy clever 35
3) 11 you 17 are 22 boy clever very 35 4) 11 you 17 very 22 clever are boy 35
5) None of these
33. If the input of an arrangement is ‘may you go 21 23 now 33 47 right’ then which step will be the
last but one?
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1) Third 2) Fourth 3) Fifth 4) Sixth 5) Seventh

34. The last step of an input is ‘25 please 31 over 45 house 79 easily 82 come’. Then the third step
of the arrangement will be
1) 79 82 come please home 43 25 easily 31 over
2) 25 79 82 come please home 43 easily 31 over
3) 25 please 31 79 82 come home 43 easily over
4) Can’t be determined
5) None of these
35. The second step of an input is ‘15 to fight polio 21 51 eradicate by 27’. Then which step will be
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the final step of the arrangement?

1) Step III 2) Step IV 3) Step V 4) Step VI 5) Step VII
Directions (Q. 36-40): These questions are based on the information given below and the
sentences labelled (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) given after them:
Recent research shows that, despite the younger generation's supposed egalitarian values and ready
acceptance of workplace diversity, women from leading MBA programmes continue to be offered
lower salaries and to progress less rapidly in their careers than their male colleagues.
(A)Companies may not be able to exploit their true potential.
(B)Family rearing continues to be in women's domain.
(C)Though both Mahesh and Ranjana joined a company together, Ranjana earns less.
(D)Egalitarianism consists in making no discrimination on the basis of sex.

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 (E)Egalitarianism in the corporate world is rather theoretical.

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(F)Women have access to quality education.
36. Which of the following statements is/are an inference(s) (an inference is something that is not
directly stated but that can be inferred from the passage) probably true on the basis of the information
given above?
1) Only C 2) Only F 3) Only B and C 4) Only C and E 5) Only D
37. Which of the following statements is/are an inference(s) (an inference is something that is not
directly stated but that can be inferred from the passage) definitely true on the basis of the information
given above?
1) Only B 2) Only C and E 3) Only E 4) Only C 5) Only D and E

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38. Which of the following statements has been assumed in the information given above? (An
assumption is something supposed or taken for granted.)
1) Only D 2) Only D and F 3) Only F 4) Only B and F 5) Only C
39. Which of the following is a disadvantage(s) of the phenomenon reported in the given
information?
1) Only A 2) Only B 3) Only A and B 4) Only E 5) Only C and E
40. Which of the following represents a reason(s) for the disadvantage women are facing?
1) Only A 2) Only A and B 3) Only B 4) Only C and D 5) Only A and E
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Directions (Q. 41-43): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions
that follow:
The petroleum minister of India in September 2013 wrote a letter to the Prime Minister of India,
saying that as the current account deficit has widened and the value of the rupee has dwindled, India
should plan to increase crude oil imports from Iran so as to save $8.5 billion in foreign exchange.

41. Which of the following may be the main reason that buying oil from Iran saves billions of
dollars of foreign exchange for India?
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1) India has good diplomatic relations with Iran due to which India gets petroleum from Iran at a
lower price.
2) The distance of India from Iran is less due to which the transportation cost is less.
3) Unlike the international market, India has to pay to Iran in rupees, not in dollars which saves the
foreign exchange.
4) Iran sells petroleum at lower prices to increase its sale of the petroleum.
5) None of these
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42. Which of the following could be the main reason that India cut down oil imports from Iran in
the year 2012-13?
1) India was able to fulfil the demand from the local market only.
2) The USA and the European union imposed ban on Iran due to nuclear programme.
3) Iran stopped the export of oil for the first half of the year in order to fulfil its local demand.
4) India has agreements with other countries to buy petroleum.
5) None of these

43. Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the given statement?
I.India wants to import petroleum from Iran as it is cheaper in Iran.
II.India has cut down the import of petroleum from Iran due to international pressure.

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 III.India wants to import petroleum from Iran in order to get out of the economic crisis.
IV.India wants to import petroleum from Iran in order to fulfil the demand of petroleum in

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India.
1) Only I 2) Only II and IV 3) Only III
4) Only II and III 5) Only I, III and IV
Directions (Q. 44-45): Study the following information and answer the given questions.
The US has given its clearest signal yet that it is planning what president Obama has called a
‘limited, narrow’ military attack on Syria as the Syrian government is using weapons of mass destruction
on the local people, causing mass genocide.

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44. Which of the following could be the main reason that the USA is planning an attack on Syria?
1) The USA wants to end the autocratic rule in Syria.
2) Syria has used prohibited weapons, breaking international laws.
3) The USA has economic interest in Syria.
4) The USA wants to create its own military base is Syria.
5) None of these

45. Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the given statements?
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I.Chemical weapons used in Syria have caused mass genocide in the country.
II.The rebel group in Syria wants to have control on the country.
III.The USA has decided to attack Syria to control the violation of human rights.
IV.The United Nations is forcing the USA to take necessary actions.
1) Only I 2) Only I and II 3) Only III
4) Only I, II and III 5) Only IV
Directions (Q. 46-47): Study the following information and answer the questions given below:
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‘A + B’ means ‘A’ is father of ‘B’.

‘A ÷ B’ means ‘B’ is brother of ‘A’.
‘A × B’ means ‘A’ is husband of ‘B’.
‘A – B’ means ‘A’ is sister of ‘B’.
46. In the expression A + B × C – D ÷ E, how is D related to B?
1) Brother-in-law 2) Sister-in-law 3) Nephew
4) Brother 5) Can’t be determined
47. Which of the following expressions shows that ‘R is sister of Q’?
1) P + Q – R + Z 2) T × Q + Z – R 3) P + Q – R × Z
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4) None of these 5) Can’t be determined

Directions (Q. 48-50): Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions
given below:
2 Z 6 #  P 9 7 % 3 R I 8 $ Q * U K @ N H © M 4 J

48. How many such consonants are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately
preceded by a symbol and immediately followed by a number?
1) None 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) More than three

49. Which of the following is the eighth to the right of ninth element from the left end in the above
arrangement?

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 1) $ 2) Q 3) Z 4) 3 5) None of these

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50. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Which of the
following is different from the group?
1) P 7 3 2) 9  3) Q U N 4) R 8 Q 5) $ * K

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