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State Bank of India (SBI) has announced a notification for the recruitment of SPECIALIST CADRE OFFICERS for the enrollment of 477 Posts. The aspirants of SBI SO will get the complete details of SBI SO Notification related important dates, and Vacancies. Candidates, can check the information related to SBI SO Notification through the Official Website.
Preliminary Examination is important to qualify for the Mains Examination. SPLessons has made a sincere effort to provide a list of Reasoning related questions through the article SBI SO Reasoning .

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SBI SO Reasoning - Exam Pattern:
Test No. of Questions Time Max. Marks

General Aptitude*
Test of Reasoning 50 50*
90 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude 35 35*
English Language 35 35*

Professional Knowledge (PK)
Role based Knowledge 50 100
70 minutes
General IT Knowledge 25 50

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SBI SO Reasoning - Syllabus:
S.No. Topics
1 Number Series
2 Non-Verbal Series
3 Analogy
4 Embedded Figures
5 Arrangements
6 Mirror Images
7 Directions
8 Figure Classification
9 Clocks & Calendars
10 Problem Solving
11 Decision Making
12 Relationship Concepts
13 Verbal and Figure Classification
14 Blood Relations
15 Coding-Decoding
16 Number Ranking
17 Arithmetical Computation
18 Arithmetical Number Series

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1. 767 495 359 291 257 ?
    A. 120 B. 240 C. 57 D. 68

Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Series Pattern Given Series
767 767
767 – 272 = 495 495
495 – 136 = 359 359
359 – 68 = 291 291
291 – 34 = 257 257
257 – 17 = 240 240
1. Select a figure from amongst the Answer Figures which will continue the same series as established by the five Problem Figures.

    A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

Answer: Option B
Explanation: All the elements move one space ACW (each space is equal to a quadrant of the circle) and get inverted in each step.
1. Ice : Coldness :: Earth : ?
    A. Weight B. Jungle C. Gravitatism D. Sea

Answer: Option C
Explanation: As effect of Ice is coldness similarly the effect of Earth is gravitation.
1. Find out the alternative figure which contains figure (X) as its part.

    A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

Answer: Option C
Explanation:
1. In a code language if POSE is coded as OQNPRTDF, then the word TYPE will be coded as
    A. SUXZOQFD B. SUXZQOFD C. SUXZOQDF D. SUXZQODE

Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The word has been coded in such as way that codes for letter P are OQ (One letter behind and one letter ahead of P in alphabet). Similarly, codes for O are NP and so on.
1. A is the son of C; C and Q are sisters; Z is the mother of Q and P is the son of Z. Which of the following statements is true?
    A. P and A are cousins B. P is the maternal uncle of A C. Q is the maternal grandfather of A D. C and P are sisters

Answer: Option B
Explanation:
C and Q are sisters and A is the son of C. Hence, C is the mother of A or Z is the mother Q. Hence, Z is the maternal grandmother of A. P is the son of Z. Hence, P is the maternal uncle of A.
1. The film director wants an actress for the lead role of Lucy who perfectly fits the description that appears in the original screenplay. He is not willing to consider actresses who do not resemble the character as she is described in the screenplay, no matter how talented they are. The screenplay describes Lucy as an average-sized, forty-something redhead, with deep brown eyes, very fair skin, and a brilliant smile. The casting agent has four actresses in mind. Actress #1 is a stunning red-haired beauty who is 5'9" and in her mid-twenties. Her eyes are brown and she has an olive complexion. Actress #2 has red hair, big brown eyes, and a fair complexion. She is in her mid-forties and is 5'5". Actress #3 is 5'4" and of medium build. She has red hair, brown eyes, and is in her early forties. Actress #4 is a blue-eyed redhead in her early thirties. She's of very slight build and stands at 5'.
    A. 1, 2 B. 2, 3 C. 1, 4 D. 2, 4

Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Actresses #2 and #3 possess most of the required traits. They both have red hair and brown eyes, are average-sized, and are in their forties. Actress #1 is very tall and is only in her mid-twenties. She also has an olive complexion. Actress #4 is of very slight build and is in her early thirties. She also has blue eyes.
1. Sachin walks 20 km towards North. He turns left and walks 40 km. He again turns left and walks 20 km. Finally he moves 20 km after turning to the left. How far is he from his starting position?
    A. 20 km. B. 30 km. C. 50 km. D. 60 km

Answer: Option A
Explanation:
1. How many times do the hands of a clock coincide in a day?
    A. 20 B. 21 C. 22 D. 24

Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The hands of a clock coincide 11 times in every 12 hours (Since between 11 and 1, they coincide only once, i.e., at 12 o'clock). AM: 12:00 1:05 2:11 3:16 4:22 5:27 6:33 7:38 8:44 9:49 10:55 PM: 12:00 1:05 2:11 3:16 4:22 5:27 6:33 7:38 8:44 9:49 10:55 The hands overlap about every 65 minutes, not every 60 minutes. ∴The hands coincide 22 times in a day.
1. On what dates of April, 2001 did Wednesday fall?
    A. [latex]{1}^{st}[/latex], [latex]{8}^{th}[/latex], [latex]{15}^{th}[/latex], [latex]{22}^{nd}[/latex], [latex]{29}^{th}[/latex] B. [latex]{2}^{nd}[/latex], [latex]{9}^{th}[/latex], [latex]{16}^{th}[/latex], [latex]{23}^{rd}[/latex], [latex]{30}^{th}[/latex] C. [latex]{3}^{rd}[/latex], [latex]{10}^{th}[/latex], [latex]{17}^{th}[/latex], [latex]{24}^{th}[/latex] D. [latex]{4}^{th}[/latex], [latex]{11}^{th}[/latex], [latex]{18}^{th}[/latex], [latex]{25}^{th}[/latex]

Answer: Option C
Explanation:
We shall find the day on 1st April, 2001. [latex]{1}^{st}[/latex] April, 2001 = (2000 years + Period from 1.1.2001 to 1.4.2001) Odd days in 1600 years = 0 Odd days in 400 years = 0 Jan. Feb. March April (31 + 28 + 31 + 1) = 91 days 0 odd days. Total number of odd days = (0 + 0 + 0) = 0 On [latex]{1}^{st}[/latex] April 2001, it was Sunday. In April, 2001 Wednesday falls on 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th.

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