RBI Grade B 2024: Important Questions to Master Reasoning Section

RBI Grade B 2024 Important Questions to Master Reasoning Section: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Grade B examination is one of the most prestigious and competitive exams in the banking sector, attracting thousands of aspirants every year. To succeed in this exam, candidates must excel in various sections, including Reasoning. In this article, we will delve into the details of the RBI Grade B 2024 exam, with a specific focus on mastering the Reasoning section.

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RBI Grade B 2024 Exam Pattern 

Candidates have to qualify for the three levels of the RBI Grade B exam Phase 1, 2, and Interview to join RBI as Grade B level officers. 

RBI Grade B Phase 1 Exam Pattern 2024

Phase 1 exam is of a qualifying nature and objective-based exam conducted online for RBI Grade B. Candidates have to face 200 questions in the time duration of 120 minutes. Questions are asked from sections General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, English, and Reasoning. A negative marking is 0.25 marks

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RBI Grade B 2024 Syllabus 

We have compiled the RBI Grade B Phase 1 exam syllabus in the table format given below.

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RBI Grade B 2024 Preparation Resources

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RBI Grade B 2024: Important topics in Reasoning Section

Mastering the Reasoning section is crucial for success in the RBI Grade B 2024 exam. Here are some important topics to focus on:

Puzzles and Seating Arrangement: Practice different types of puzzles and seating arrangements, including linear, circular, and floor-based puzzles.

Syllogism: Understand the basic rules of syllogism and practice solving questions involving logical deductions and conclusions.

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Coding-Decoding: Familiarize yourself with various coding-decoding patterns such as letter shifting, number coding, and symbol substitution.

Blood Relations: Practice solving questions based on family tree diagrams and understand the different types of relationships.

Direction Sense: Develop a strong understanding of directions and practice questions involving movements and positions.

RBI Grade B 2024: Important Questions to Master Reasoning Section

Directions: Answer the questions based on the information given below.

Six boxes are placed one above another such that the bottommost box is numbered as 1 and the topmost box is numbered as 6 in three different vertical stacks (A, B, and C) such that six boxes each are placed in every stack. Stack C is immediate east of Stack B, which is immediate east of Stack A. All boxes are of same dimensions.

Note: If it is given that ‘x’ is placed one/two/three places above/below ‘y’ then both boxes are placed in the same stack unless stated otherwise. If it is given that ‘x’ is placed north-east/north-west of ‘y’, then, ’x’ must be placed above ‘y’ in different stack unless stated otherwise.

D is placed three places above E. F is in north-west of D. N is placed north-west of M but not in the same stack as J. As many boxes are placed above N as below P, which is placed in Stack B. Q is placed three places above R. G is placed one place above F. H is placed three places above J, but not in the same stack as G. K is placed in north-east of H. M is placed two places below K. Q is placed north-west of the box, which is placed two places above P.

Starting Point: First start with placing D, E, G and F to form three cases initially.

Clues:

1. D is placed three places above E.

2. F is in north-west of D.

3. G is placed one place above F.

Inferences:

From clue 1, clue 2, and clue 3, we get D and E are either placed in Stack B or Stack C. E is 1^st box. D is 4^th box. G and F are either placed in Stack A or Stack B. G is 6^th box. F is 5^th box.

Case I: When E and D is placed in Stack B.

Case II: When E and D is placed in Stack B, and G and F is placed in Stack A.

Case III:When E and D is placed in Stack B, and G and F is placed in Stack B.

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Clues:

1. H is placed three places above J, but not in the same stack as G.

2. K is placed in north-east of H.

Inferences:

From clue 1, we get H and J are placed in Stack A or Stack B or Stack C. H is either 4^th or 5^th box. J is either 1^st or 2^nd box.

From clue 2, we get K is placed in Stack C. K is either 6^th or 5^th box.

Case I:

Case II(a):

Case II(b):

Case III(a):

Case III(b):

Clues:

1. M is placed two places below K.

2. N is placed north-west of M but not in the same stack as J.

3. As many boxes are placed above N as below P, which is placed in Stack B.

Inferences:

From clue 1, case II(b) and case III(b) are rejected as D can’t be placed. M is either 3^rd box or 4^th box in Stack C.

From clue 2, we reject Case I as we can’t place N. N is placed either in Stack A or Stack B. N is 4^th box.

From clue 3, we get P is 3^rd box in Stack B.

Case II(a):

Case III(a):

Clues:

1. Q is placed three places above R.

2. Q is placed north-west of the box, which is placed two places above P.

Inferences:

From clue 1, and clue 2 we reject Case II(a) as we can’t place Q and R. Q and R are placed in Stack A. Q is 6^th box and R is 3^rd box.

The final arrangement is as follows:

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Question 1: Number of boxes placed below Box R is same as the number of boxes placed above _____.

A) Box N

B) Box H

C) Box D

D) Both (b) and (c)

E) All of the above

Answer: E)

Solution:

Two boxes are placed below Box R.

Similarly,

Two boxes are placed above Box N, Box H and Box D.

Hence, option e.

Question 2: Box N and ___ are placed in Stack B.

A) Box K

B) Box D

C) Box M

D) Box G

E) None of the above

Answer: D)

Solution: 

Box N and Box G are placed in Stack B.

Hence, option d.

Question 3: Box E is placed ____ places below Box K in _____.

A) One, Stack C

B) Five, Stack B

C) Four, Stack C

D) Four, Stack B

E) None of the above

Answer: C)

Solution: 

Box E is placed four places below Box K in Stack C.

Hence, option c.

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Question 4: ____ box(es) is/are placed between Box P and Box F.

A) One

B) Four

C) Three

D) Two

E) Not placed in same stack

Answer: A)

Solution: 

One box is placed between Box P and Box F.

Hence, option a.

Directions: Answer the following question based on the information given below.

A word-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: mansion 26 94 courage 18 chewing 61 world 87 eutopia

Step I: eutopia 61 94 world 26 courage 87 chewing 18 mansion

Step II: world chewing mansion courage eutopia 61 26 18 94 87

Step III: wrld chwng mnsn crg tp 54 18 9 81 72

Step IV: dlrw cghnw mnns cgr pt 6 2 1 9 8

Step V: bjpu aeflu kllq aep nr 9 8 6 2 1

And step V is the last step of the above input. As per the rules followed in above steps, answer the questions.

Input: yielder 39 california 38 67 england 51 retirement 45 happy

In step I, the words are arranged according to the occurrence of the last letter of the word in English alphabetical series. Similarly, the numbers are arranged in ascending order with respect to the last digit, without changing the position of occurrence of letter or word.

In step II, all the words are shifted to the left and arranged in ascending order of the number of vowels in each word. Similarly, the numbers are shifted to the right and are arranged in ascending order with respect to the sum of the digits.

In step III, all the vowels are removed from the word and subtract the sum of digits from the numbers.

In step IV, all the letters in each word are arranged in English alphabetical order and all the numbers are divided by sum of their digits.

Finally in step V, all the letters are replaced by second preceding letter and the numbers are arranged in descending order.

Given input: yielder 39 california 38 67 england 51 retirement 45 happy

Step I: california 51 england 45 67 yielder 38 retirement 39 happy

Step II: happy england yielder retirement california 51 45 38 39 67

Step III: hppy nglnd yldr rtrmnt clfrn 45 36 27 27 54

Step IV: hppy dglnn dlry mnrrtt cflnr 5 4 3 3 6

Step V: fnnw bejll bjpw klpprr adjlp 6 5 4 3 3

Question 5: How many even numbers are there in are there in step III?

A) Three

B) Two

C) One

D) More than three

E) None

Answer: B)

Solution: 

There are two even numbers ‘36’ and ‘54’ in step III.

Hence, option b.

Question 6: Which element is third element to the right of seventh element from the right end in step II?

A) england

B) 45

C) 38

D) happy

E) yielder

Answer: B)

Solution: 

Seventh element from the right end is retirement.

Third element to the right of ‘retirement’ is 45.

Hence, option b.

Question 7: What is the difference between the smallest and largest number in Step III?

A) 27

B) 18

C) 36

D) 29

E) None of the above

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Answer: A)

Solution: 

Largest number= 54

Smallest number= 27

Difference= 54-27=27.

Hence, option a.

Question 8: Among the given option, which of the following letter is repeated the most in step V?

A) n

B) w

C) b

D) j

E) l

Answer: E)

Solution: 

Among the given option, ‘l’ is the most repeated letter (repeated 4 times).

Hence, option e.

Directions: Answer the questions based on the information given below.

If A @ B means A is father of B

A # B means A is daughter of B

A & B means A is married to B

A $ B means A is mother of B

Question 9: In expression P @ R & L $ K # R @ S & U, if U is sister-in-law of K, then, how is S related to P?

A) Father-in-law

B) Son

C) Grandson

D) Granddaughter

E) None of the above

Answer: C)

Solution:

We draw the following family tree:

S is grandson of P.

Hence, option c.

Question 10: In expression U # S & K @ R $ M # T @ Q, which of the following statements is/are definitely correct?

A) Q is son of T

B) Q is grandson of K

C) K is father-in-law of T

D) U is sister-in-law of T

E) Both (c) and (d)

Answer: E)

Solution:

We draw the following family tree:

Both (c) and (d) are correct statements.

Hence, option e.

Directions: Answer the following question based on the information given below.

If A#B means A is neither greater than nor less than B

A@B means A is neither less than nor equal to B

A%B means A is neither greater than nor equal to B

A!B means A is not less than B

A$B means A is not greater than B.

Question 11: In the following question assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the conclusion(s) among the given three conclusions is/ are definitely true and then give your answer accordingly.

Statements:

J#R%O$L%M, R!S@U@T, K!Y#T

Conclusion:

I. M@T

II. L!K

III. R@Y

A) Only conclusion I is true.

B) Only conclusion II and III are true.

C) Only conclusion I and III are true.

D) Only conclusion I and II are true

E) All the conclusions are true.

Answer: C)

Solution: 

Given statements:

J#R%O$L%M, R!S@U@T, K!Y#T

On replacing the symbols with operator, we have,

Statements:

J=R<O≤L<M, R≥S>U>T, K≥Y=T

On combining the given statements,

K≥Y=T<U<S≤J=R<O≤L<M

Conclusion:

I. M>T: True (As T<U<S≤J=R<O≤L<M, so, M>T)

II. L≥K: False (As K≥Y=T<U<S≤J=R<O≤L, so, the relation between L and K cannot be determined.)

III. R>Y: True (As Y=T<U<S≤J=R, so, R>Y)

Only conclusion I and III are true.

Hence option c.

Question 12: In the following question assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the conclusion(s) among the given three conclusions is/ are definitely true and then give your answer accordingly.

Statements:

J!I!M@C#O, R$B%C, B%T$K

Conclusion:

I. J@R

II. J!B

III. C!K

A) Only conclusion I and II are true.

B) Only conclusion I and III are true.

C) Only conclusion I is true.

D) Only conclusion II and III are true.

E) None of the conclusions are true.

Answer: C)

Solution: 

Given statements: J!I!M@C#O, R$B%C, B%T$K

On replacing the symbols with operator, we have,

J≥I≥M>C=O, R≤B<C, B<T≤K

On combining the given statements,

J≥I≥M>C=O>B≥R, J≥I≥M≥C=O>B<T≤K

Conclusion:

I. J>R: True (As J≥I≥M>C=O>B≥R, so, J >R)

II. J≥B: False (As J≥I≥M>C=O>B, so, J>B)

III. C≥K: False (As C=O>B<T≤K, so, relation between C and K cannot be determined)

Only conclusion I is true.

Hence, option c.

Question 13: The question given below consists of two statements numbered I, and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read all the statement and answer the question.

Six persons (G, H, I, J, K and L) like six different fruits (Apple, Oranges, Banana, Guava, Pears, and Litchi) but not necessarily in the same order. ____ likes Litchi.

Statement I: Neither H nor I likes Litchi or Apple. L likes Guava. G likes Banana. J doesn’t like Pears or Apple.

Statement II: K likes Apple. I likes Oranges. G doesn’t like Pears or Litchi. H doesn’t like Guava or Litchi. L doesn’t like Banana or Pears.

A) Data given in statement, II alone is sufficient to answer the question.

B) Data given in statement, I alone is sufficient to answer the question.

C) Data given in either statement I or statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.

D) Data given in both statement I and statement II together are sufficient to answer the question.

E) Data given in both statement I and statement II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

Answer: B)

Solution: 

From Statement I alone, Neither H nor I likes Litchi or Apple. L likes Guava. G likes Banana. J doesn’t like Pears or Apple, we get:

J likes Litchi.

From Statement II alone:K likes Apple. I likes Oranges. G doesn’t like Pears or Litchi. H doesn’t like Guava or Litchi. L doesn’t like Banana or Pears, we get:

Either J or L likes Litchi.

Data given in statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question.

Hence, option b.

Question 14: In the question below there are three conclusions followed by four statements in the options. You have to take the four given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given statements is true disregarding the commonly known facts.

Conclusions:

Some Apr is not Jan.

Some Jun being Feb is a possibility

No Mar is Feb

Statements:

A) No Feb is Jan. No Jan is Mar. All Mar is Apr. Some Apr is Jun.

B) All Feb is Jan. No Jan is Mar. Some Mar is Apr. All Apr is Jun.

C) Some Feb is Jan. All Jan is Mar. No Mar is Apr. All Apr is Jun.

D) No Feb is Jan. All Jan is Mar. Some Mar is Apr. No Apr is Jun.

E) None of the above

Answer: B)

Solution: 

From option (b),

Following Venn diagram is as per option (b),

From the figure, only the statements given in option (b) are true.

Hence, option b.

Question 15: In the question below there are four statements followed by three conclusions I, II and III. You have to take the four given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:

Only window is room

Some window is mat

Each mat is cover

No cover is a dress

Conclusions:

I. No dress is room

II. Some room can never be mat

III. All window can be mat

A) Only conclusion II follows

B) Either conclusion I or II follows

C) Only conclusion III follows

D) Only conclusion II and III follow

E) None of the above

Answer: E)

Solution: 

Following figure can be formed from the statements:

Since only window is room is given which means all room is only a part of window, so, only conclusions I and II follow. Also, conclusion III does not follow.

Hence, option e.

Conclusion

Mastering the Reasoning section is essential for success in the RBI Grade B 2024 exam. By focusing on important question types, understanding the exam pattern and syllabus, and utilizing effective preparation resources, candidates can enhance their reasoning abilities and improve their overall performance in the exam. With dedication and consistent practice, aspirants can increase their chances of achieving success and securing a coveted position in the Reserve Bank of India.

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