Gateway to SBI Mains: Seating Arrangement (Concept & Quiz)

Dear Reader,
This is the important chapter which comes in all bank exams ie . IBPS,SBI, RRB,RBI etc. Here we are providing concepts and questions of Seating Arrangement Which will be very helpful for exam.

There are various models in seating arrangement like,

i)Single row Arrangement

ii)Double  row Arrangement 

iii)Circular Arrangement (Facing center or Facing Outward)

iv)Rectangular Or Square Arrangement

No matter what the model is, the following points are to be noted in order to solve the questions easily.

1. Read the entire puzzle and understand the statements correctly

2. Identify the statements that give definite information.

3. Follow all the information sequentially with your wit because in these types of questions answers
are within question itself, you have to use your wit to solve.

Single Row Arrangement

Double Row Arrangement

Person sitting two row facing each other.

Seating Arrangement

i) Facing center

 For facing Center follow this rule,

  Moving clockwise = take left direction,
Moving Anticlockwise = take right direction;

ii)Facing outward:- 

                         Moving Clockwise = take right direction
                        Moving Anticlockwise = take left direction.

iii) Mix (facing Center and  facing Outward both )

 

For: Mix type quiz follow facing center and outwards  rule according to person (clockwise and anticlockwise )

Note: For Square type and Rectangular type Arrangement follow Circular arrangement rule according to facing center and facing outwards. 
PS: you have to comfort with clockwise and anticlockwise direction,

Question for Practice:

Question (1-5) Directions:-Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a square table in such a way that four of them sit at four corners of the square while four sit in the middle of each of the four sides. The ones who sit at the four corners face the centre while those who sit in the middle of the sides face outside. Two females sit in the middle of the sides and two at the corners. A sits second to the left of G. G sits in the middle of one of the sides. C sits fourth to the right of his wife and his wife is not an immediate neighbour of A or G. B sits third to right of her husband. B does not sit at any of the corners. Only D sits between B and H. H is husband of A. E is a male.

1. Which of the following is true with respect to given seating arrangement?

A) No two males are immediate neighbours of each other

B) G and H face each other in the seating arrangement

C) A sits in the centre of one of the sides of the square table

D) F is a male and sits diagonally opposite to E

E) E and D are immediate neighbours of each other

2. Who amongst the following is B’s husband?

A) C

B) G

C)  F

D) E

E) Can't be determined

3. How many people sit between B and C when counted in anti- clock wise direction from B ?

A) None

B) One

C) Two

D) Three

E) Four

4. Who amongst the following is the wife of C?

A) D

B) F

C) B

D) G

E) Can’t be determined

5. What is the position of E with respect to C?

A) Immediately to the right

B) Second to the left

C) Third to the right

D) Immediately to the left

E) Second to the right

Question (6-10) Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Eight members of a club are sitting around a circular table, viz Z, Y, X, W, V, U, T and S, but not

necessarily in the same order. Four of them are not facing the centre. W is facing the center and is third to the right of Z, who is third to the right of U, who is facing the center. X-is fourth to the left of T, S is third to the right of V, who is not a neighbour of T. V sits second to the right of X. Y is on the immediate right of T.

6) What is S's position with respect to Y?

A) 2nd to the left.

B) 3rd to the left.

C) 2nd to the right.

D) Either (A) or (C).

E) None.

7) Who is second to the left of V?

A) W

B) X

C) Y

D) T

E) None of these

8) Which of the following pairs are neighbours of T?

A) W, Y

B) U, S

C) Z, W

D) Can't be determined

E) None of these

9) Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

A) W

B) Y

C) V

D) Z

E) U

10) Which of the following statements is/are true?

A) Z is not facing the center.

B) Y is second to the right of W.

C) T is facing the center.

D) Both (a) and (b) are true.

E) None of these.

Answers & Explanation

Solution
(1-5)

1. C
2. D
3. C
4. A
5. E

For (6-10)

6) C
7) D
8) A
9) B
10)E

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Gateway to SBI Mains: Quant Quiz

1.In an election between two candidates, one got 52% of total valid votes. 25% of the total votes were invalid. The total number of votes were 8400. How many valid votes did the other person get? 

(1) 3276 

(2) 3196

(3) 3024

(4) Cannot be determined

(5) None of these   

2.A man rows to a place 48 km distant and come back in 14 hours. He finds that he can row 4 km with the stream in the same time as 3 km against the stream. The rate of the stream is:

(1)1kmph

(2)1.5kmph

(3)2kmph

(4)2.5kmph

(5)2.6kmph

3.A man takes twice as long to row a distance against the stream as to row the same distance in favour of the stream. The ratio of the speed of the boat (in still water) and the stream is:

(1)3:1

(2)2:1

(3)1:2

(4)3:2

(5) none of these

4.A fort has provisions for 60 days. If after 15 days 500 men strengthen them and the food lasts 40 days longer, how many men are there in the fort? 

(1)3500

(2)4000

(3)6000

(4)8000

(5)None of these

Directions (5-7) In each of the following questions What will come in place of ____ in the following questions

5. 6 ,3 ,3 ,4.5 ,9 , ?

(1)22.5

(2)25

(3)30

(4)32.5

(5) 27

6.9 , 28 ,65 , 126 , ?

(1)234

(2)230

(3)217

(4)216

(5) 220

7. 1 ,5 , 3 , 9 , 5, 13 ,7 , 17,11, 21 ,?

(1)13

(2)23

(3)19

(4)23

(5) none of these

Directions (8-12): Study the given information carefully 

A basket contains 6 blue, 2 red, 4 green and 3 yellow balls. 

8.If 2 balls are picked at random, what is the probability that either both are green or both are yellow?

(1) 2/5

(2) 3/35

(3) 1/3

(4) 3/91

(5) None of these 

9.If 5 balls are picked at random, what is the probability that at least one is blue? 
(1) 137/143
(2) 9/91
(3) 18/455
(4) 2/5
(5) None of these

10.If 2 balls are picked at random, what is the probability that both are blue? 

(1) 1/5

(2) 8/91

(3) 2/15

(4) 2/27

(5) None of these 

  

11.If 4 balls are picked at random, what is the probability that 2 are red and 2 are green?

(1) 4/15

(2) 5/27

(3) 1/3

(4) 2/455

(5) None of these 

  

12.If 3 balls are picked at random, what is the probability that none is yellow? 

(1) 3/455

(2) 1/5

(3) 44/91

(4) 4/5

(5) None of these 

  

Direction(13-15):Find the approximate value 

13.9837+315 X 6-77 X 13+10% of 1500

(1)10600

(2)10850

(3)11200

(4)10700

(5)11000

14.12 X 13+105% of 993 +879/18 +15

(1)1150

(2)1170

(3)1185

(4)1200

(5) 1215

15.12833 + 133 % of 1655 -7/5 of 3533

(1)9000

(2)10000

(3)10500

(4)11000

(5) 9500

Answer :

1) 3
2) 1
3) 1
4) 2 
5) 1
6) 3
7) 1
8) 2
9) 1
10) 5
11) 4
12) 3
13. 2
14. 4
15. 2 

Hints:

1. valid votes got by other person = 8400 *36/100 =3024

2. let Speed of man = x and speed of stream = y
48/(x+y) + 48/(x-y) = 14
4/(x+y) = 3/(x-y)
on solving, y = 1km/hr

3.let Speed of Boat = x and speed of stream = y
 So distance is same,
so 2/(x+y)= 1/(x-y)
on solving x= 3y
x:y = 3:1

4. let total person was x
x*45= (x+500)*40
on solcing x= 4000
5. 22.5
6. 217
7. 13
8.  probability either both at green or either both are yellow = (4c2+3c2)/(15c2) = 9/105 =3/35
9. 1- 9c5/15c5 =137/143
10. 6c2/15c2 = 1/7
11. 2c2*4c2/15c4 =2/445
12. 12c3/15c3 = 44/91
13. option 2(approx)
14.  option 4(approx)

15. option 2(approx)

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Gateway to SBI Mains: English (Mix Quiz)

Dear Readers,

                     Today we are providing you quiz on English which is one of the most important sections of banking exams, in which you can score maximum with ease if you are practising on very regular basis, It is crucial for all the upcoming banking exams, IBPS/SBI/RRB etc.

Directions (Q. 1-10): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful.

Gandhiji once said, “I would say that if the village perishes, India will perish too. India will be (1) more India. Her own mission in the world will get (2). The (3) of the village is possible only when it is no more (4). Industrialization on a mass scale will (5) lead to passive or active exploitation of the villagers as the problem (6) competition and marketing come in. Therefore, we have to (7) on the village being self contained, manufacturing mainly for use. Provided this character of the village industry is (8) there would be no objection to villagers using even the modern machines and tools that they can make and (9) to use. Only, they (10) not be used as a means of exploitation of others.” 

1. 

1) certainly

2) scarcely

3)much

4) no

5) any

2. 

1) lost

2) extension

3) elevated

4) flourished

5) jeopardy

3. 

1) rehabilitation

2) pruning

3) revival

4) devastation

5) atonement

4. 

1) Denuded

2) exploited

3) contaminated

4) populated

5) ruined

5. 

1) passionately

2) surprisingly

3) scarcely

4) never

5) necessarily

6. 

1) forming

2) enhancing

3) between

4) of

5) with

7. 

1) concentrate

2) ponder

3) imagine

4) ensure

5) decide

8. 

1) regained

2) neglected

3) maintained

4) thwarted

5) abolished

9. 

1) prepare

2) afford

3) hesitate

4) propose

5) plan

10.

1) can

2) could

3) need

4) would

5) should

Directions: (11- 15) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

11. My secretary is so 1)/ careful of her work that 2)/ none has so far found 3)/ any error in her work. 4)/ No error 5)

12. Our conclusion is that 1)/ between Vinayak and 2)/ Lobo, Vinayak is 3)/ the most honest. 4)/ No error 5)

13. The new project group 1)/ would first look into the tender conditions 2)/ of both basic and value-added 3)/ services before submit its bid. 4)/ No error 5)

14. I would have committed 1)/ the same mistake of signing 2)/ the sale deed if my agent 3)/ would not have forewarned me. 4)/ No error 5)

15. The team leaders encourages 1)/ the participants who have 2)/ difficulty in performing 3)/ the assigned task. 4)/ No error 5)

Answers

1. (4)
2. (1)
3. (3)
4. (2)
5. (5)
6. (4)
7. (1)
8. (3)
9. (2)
10. (5)
11. (2) Replace 'of ' with 'in'.
12. (4) There is a comparison between two persons so it should be 'more honest' in place of most honest'.
13. (4) It should be 'submitting' because after preposition the verb generally takes V+ ing. Here 'before' is a preposition hence 'submit' should be 'submitting.'
14. (4) Replace 'would not have' with 'had not.'

15. (1) 'team leaders encourages' should be replaced with 'team leaders encourage.'

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Gateway to SBI Mains: Reasoning Quiz

Direction (1-4): Each question consists of three statements followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. Consider the statements to be true even if they are in variance with the commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow from the given statements using all the “three” statements together.

1.Statements: 

a. All letters are words.

b. Some words are cubes.

c. Some cubes are cuboids.

Conclusions: 

I. Some cuboids are words.

II. Some cubes are letters.

III All letters are cuboids.

IV. Some letters are not cuboids.

(1) All follows.

(2) None follows.

(3) Only I, II and III follows.

(4) Only IV follows.

(5) Only either III or IV follows.

2.Statements: 

a. No eyes are ears.

b. All ears are drums.

c. All drums are sound.

Conclusions: 

I.All eyes are sound.

II.Some drums are not eyes.

III.Some eyes are not sound.

IV.Some drums are sound.

(1) All follows.

(2) Only II and IV follows.

(3) Only II, III and IV follows.

(4) Only either I or III follows

(5) Only II, IV and either I or III follow.

3.Statements: 

a. Some pillows are covers.

b. No covers are sheets.

c. No sheets are beds.

Conclusions:

 I. No covers are beds.

II. Some pillows are not sheets.

III Some sheets are not pillows.

IV. Some pillows are not beds.

(1) Only either II or III follows.

(2) Only II follows.

(3) Only I, II and III follows.

(4) None follows

(5) None of these

4.Statements: 

a.No blacks are greens.

b.All yellows are reds.

c.Some reds are not blacks.

Conclusions: 

I.Some yellows are not blacks.

II. Some greens are not blacks.

III Some blacks are not yellows.

IV. Some greens are blacks.

(1) All follows.

(2) Only II follows.

(3) Only II and IV follows.

(4) None follows

(5) None of these.

Directions (5-9): Study the following information and answer the given questions. A word and number arrangement machine, when given an input line of words, rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and the steps of rearrangement.

Input:  96 gain 63 forest 38 78 deep house

Step I: deep 96 gain 63 forest 38 78 house

Step II: deep 38 96 gain 63 forest 78 house

Step III: deep 38 forest gain 96 63 78 house

Step IV: deep 38 forest 63 gain 96 78 house

Step V: deep 38 forest 63 gain 78 96 house

Step VI: deep 38 forest 63 gain 78 house 96

and Step VI is the last step of the rearrangement of the above input. As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given input.

5.Input: train 59 47 25 over burden 63 sky.

Which of the following steps will be the last one?

(1) VI

(2) V

(3) IV

(4) VII

(5) None of these

6.Input: service 46 58 96 over there desk 15

Which of the following will be step VI?

(1) desk 15 over service 46 58 96 there

(2) desk 15 over 46 service there 58 96

(3) desk 15 over 46 service there 58 96

(4) desk 15 over 46 service 58 96 there

(5) There will be no such step

7.Step II of an input is:

below 12 93 house floor 69 57 task

Which of the following will definitely be the input?

(1) 93 house 69 57 below task floor 12

(2) 93 house below 69 57 task floor 12

(3) 93 house floor 69 57 task below 12

(4) Cannot be determined

(5)  None of these

8.Step III of an input is : 

art 24 day 83 71 54 star power

Which of the following steps will be the last one?

(1) V

(2) VIII

(3) IX

(4) VII

(5) None of these

9.Step II of an input is :

cold 17 wave 69 never desk 52 43

How many more steps will be required to complete the rearrangement?

(1) Six

(2) Five

(3) Four

(4)Three

(5)None of these

Direction(10-14): Study the following information carefully to answer the questions below:

Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle facing the center. ‘D’ is between ‘A’ and ‘E’ only. ‘F’ is second to the left of ‘E’. ‘B’ is between ‘C’ and ‘G’ only. ‘F’ is between ‘G’ and ‘H’ only.

10.Who is fourth to the right of ‘B’?

(1) H

(2) D

(3) A

(4) F

(5) None of these

11.In which of the following pairs, second person is to the immediate left of the first person?

(1) ‘H,E’

(2) ‘D,A’

(3) ‘B,G’

(4) ‘B,C’

(5) None of these

12.Which of the following is definitely true?

(1) D is second to the left of H.

(2) A is second to the right of E.

(3) C is to the immediate right of B.

(4) E is to the immediate left of C.

(5) None of the above.

13.Who is the immediate left of ‘A’?

(1) D

(2) A

(3) F

(4) H

(5) None of these

14.Who is third to the right of ‘G’?

(1) E

(2) A

(3) C

(4) D

(5) None of these

15.In a certain code language ‘ROAD’ is written as ‘URDG’. How is swan written in that code?

(1) UXDQ

(2) VZCQ

(3) VZCP

(4) VZDQ

(5) Cannot be determined.

Answers!!!!

1.5

2.5

3.2

4.2

5.1

6.5

7.4

8.4

9.3

10.5

11.4

12.2

13.1

14.1

15.4

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Gateway to SBI Mains: DI Capsule Part -1

Dear readers,

In continuance to the previously posted capsules, we are providing you the different types of DI in one single document for your practice. This capsule consists of Some Questions for your practice.

To view the previous posted capsules : Click Here

To view the DI capsule : Click Here

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Gateway to SBI Mains: Concept and Quiz on Pipe and Cisterns

Nature of Pipe :                                              

Inlet: A pipe connected with a tank or reservoir for filling is called as inlet

Outlet: A pipe connected with a tank and used for empties it is called outlet.

Concept:

If a pipe can fill a tank in x hours, then the part filled in 1 hour = 1 / x

If a pipe can fill a tank in x hours and another pipe can empty the full tank in y hours, then the net part filled in 1 hour, when both the pipes are opened:

                                                         (1/x-1/y)

Time taken to fill the tank, when both the pipes are opened:

                                                   (x×y / y-x)

 If a pipe can fill a tank in x hours and another fill the same tank in y hours, then the net part filled in 1 hr, when both pipes are opened:

                                                   (1/x+1/y)

So time to fill the tank will be:

                                                  [x×y/(x+y)]

If a pipe fills a tank in x hrs and another fills the same tank in y hrs, but a third empties the full tank in z hrs and all of them are opened together, the net part filled in 1 hr:

                                               (1/x+1/y-1/z)

So time taken to fill the tank:

                                               xyz/(yz+xz-xy)

Practice questions:-
1). Two pipes A & B can fill a tank in 36 hours and 45 hours respectively. If both the pipes are open simultaneously. How much times will be taken to fill the tank?

A) 15 hour

B) 25 hour

C) 20 hour

D) 30 hour

E) None of these

2) If A & B two pipes can fill a tank in 10 hour, when A pipe can fill a tank in 6 hour alone ,then in how much time will be taken to fill/empty the tank when pipe B open alone ?

A) Filled in 20 hr

B) Empty in 15 hr

C) Empty in 20 hr

D) Filled in 15 hr

E) None of these

3) Pipe A and B can fill a tank in 10 hour and 12 hour respectively but pipe C can empty the same tank in 15 hour, In how much time it will take fill the tank when the three pipes are opened together? 

A) 8.5 hour

B) 10 hour

C) 12 hour

D) 15 hour

E) None of these

4) Two pipes A & B fill an empty tank in 40 minutes and 60 minutes respectively, If both pipes are open simultaneously after how much time should A be closed so that tank is filled in 36 minutes? 

A) 36 min

B) 20 min

C) 25 min

D) 16 min

E) None of these.

5) Three taps A,B and C together can fill an empty tank in 4 hours, After 1hour , C is closed and the tank is filled in 6 more hours. Find the time in which C alone can fill the empty tank?

A) 18 hour

B) 10 hour

C) 12 hour

D) 15 hour

E) None of these.

6) Two pipe p1 and p2 can fill a tank in 40 minutes and 60 minutes respectively, both the taps are opened and after 10 minutes P1 was shut. In how much more time would the tank would be fill ?

A) 35 minutes

B) 45 minutes

C) 40 minutes

D) 50 minutes

E) None of these.

7) Three taps A,B and C can fill a tank in 20,30 and 40 minutes respectively. All the taps are opened  simultaneously and after 5 minutes tap A  was closed and then after 6 minutes tab B was closed .At the moment a leak developed which can empty the full tank in 60 minutes. What is the total time taken for the completely full?

A) 44 minutes

B) 25 minutes

C) 35 minutes

D) 24 minutes

E) None of these

8) Pipe A can fill the tank in half the time in which Pipe B can fill the same tank. If both the pipes are open simultaneously .it takes 8 hour to fill the tank .In how many hours can A alone fill the tank?

A) 12 hour

B) 10 hour

C) 8 hour

D) 15 hour

E) None of these

9) Three taps P,Q and R can individually fill a cistern in 7, 14 and 21 hours respectively .Tap P is opened  first for 1 hour and then Tap P is closed and Tap Q is opened for 1hour, tap Q is then closed and Tap R is then opened for 1 hour  after which Tap R is closed and Tap P opened again. This Process is continued till the tank is full. In how much time will the tank be completely full ?

A) 11 hour 

B) 12 hour

C) 13 hour

D) 14 hour

E) None of these.

10) There are three taps A,B, and C. A takes thrice as much time as B and C together to fill the tank . B takes twice as much time as A and C to fill the tank. In how much time can the Tap C fill the tank individually, if they would require 10 hours to fill the tank, When opened simultaneously ?

A) 14 hour

B) 25 hour

C) 15 hour

D) 20 hour

E) None of these.

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Answers
1) C
2) B
3) A
4) D
5) E
6) A
7) D
8) A
9) A
10)E

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