Reasoning Questions for SBI PO Clerks

Direction (1-5): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.
Number arrangement machine when given an input line of numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement.Input: 91 53 72 14 39 24 85 76 61 67

  • Step I: 13 91 53 72 39 85 76 61 67 23
  • Step II: 40 13 91 72 85 76 61 67 23 54
  • Step III: 62 40 13 91 72 85 76 23 54 68
  • Step IV: 71 62 40 13 91 85 23 54 68 75
  • Step V: 86 71 62 40 13 23 54 68 75 92

Input:- 56 40 100 28 63 84 16 34 71 88

1. How many numbers are there between 33 and the one which is 4th from the left end in step IV?        (4)

  1. (1) One
  2. (2) More than three
  3. (3) Three
  4. (4) None
  5. (5) Two
2. How many numbers are there between the one which is 2nd from the left end and 100 in step III?       (1)

  1. (1) One
  2. (2) More than three
  3. (3) Three
  4. (4) None
  5. (5) Two
3. What is the position of 88 from the right end in penultimate step?                                                   (2)

  1. (1) First
  2. (2) Fifth
  3. (3) Second
  4. (4) Third
  5. (5) Sixth
4. Which of the following number is 4th to the left of 88 in the III step?                                             (2)

  1. (1) 100
  2. (2) 15
  3. (3) 84
  4. (4) 33
  5. (5) None of these
5. How many steps will be required to complete the given arrangement?                                                       (1)

  1. (1) five
  2. (2) four
  3. (3) seven
  4. (4) eight
  5. (5) None of these