Reasoning Questions for SBI PO Clerks

Directions (1-5): Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below:
R 2 % M 3 E J # P 4 A * 9 6 @ U T 7 © I 1 Q 5 $ W 8 V N B
1.  How many such symbols are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately
preceded by a number and immediately followed by a consonant?                  (3)

  1. 1.  68.52
  2. 2.  69.56
  3. 3.  72.56
  4. 4.  74.65
  5. 5.  66.54
2.  Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the above arrangement
and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?                (4)

  1. 1.  M E %
  2. 2.  4 * P
  3. 3.  7 I T
  4. 4. W V 5
  5. 5. T © U

3.  If all the numbers in the above arrangement are dropped, which of the following  will be the eighth from the left end?                                      (2)

  1. 1.  *
  2. 2.  A
  3. 3.  #
  4. 4.  ©
  5. 5.  None of these
4. What should come in place of question-mark (?) in the following series based on the above arrangement?
M E J P A * 6 U T ?                                   (4)

  1. 1.  I Q $
  2. 2.  I Q 5
  3. 3.  © 1 5
  4. 4.  © 1 Q
  5. 5.  None of these

5.  Which of the following is the ninth to the right of the twentieth from the right end of the above arrangement?                                                      (1)

  1. 1.  ©
  2. 2.  A
  3. 3.  2
  4. 4.  T
  5. 5.  None of these