Reasoning Questions for SBI PO Clerks

Directions (1–5): Study the following information to answer the given questions:

Twelve people are sitting in two parallel rows containing six people each, in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In row 1, P, Q, R, S, T and V are seated and all of them are facing South, and in row 2 A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting and all of them are facing North. Therefore, in the given seating arrangement each member seated in a row faces another member of the other row.
A sits third to the right of D. Neither A nor D sits at extreme ends. T faces D. V does not face A and V does not sit at any of the extreme ends. V is not an immediate neighbour of T. B sits at one of the extreme ends. Only two people sit between B and E. E does not face V. Two persons sit between R and Q. R is not a immediate neighbour of T. C does not face V. P is not an immediate neighbour of R.

1. Who amongst the following pair sits at extreme ends of the rows?                                     (3)

  1. (1) B, E
  2. (2) S, T
  3. (3) P, R
  4. (4) B, F
  5. (5) None of these

2. How many persons are seated between T and S?                                                      (2)

  1. (1) One
  2. (2) Two
  3. (3) Three
  4. (4) Four
  5. (5) None

3. P is related to V in the same way as C is related to F. Which of the following is E related to , following the same pattern?                                                                                          (1)

  1. (1) B
  2. (2) D
  3. (3) C
  4. (4) A
  5. (5) None of these

4. Which of the following is true regarding F?                                                                         (5)

  1. (1) F sits second to the right of C.
  2. (2) F is not an immediate neighbour of A.
  3. (3) F sits third to left of D
  4. (4) F sits at one of the extreme ends of the line.
  5. (5) F faces V.

5. Who amongst the following sits exactly between P and Q?                                                      (4)

  1. (1) R
  2. (2) V
  3. (3) S
  4. (4) T
  5. (5) None of these