SBI PO 2019 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation
MOST IMPORTANT previous year question answers - 1 EXERCISES
Directions:
Read the following information carefully and answer the questions which follow.
P, Q, R, S, T and V live on different floors in the same building having its six floors numbered one to six (the ground floor is numbered 1, the floor above it is numbered 2, and so on, till the topmost floor is numbered 6).
Q lives on an even-numbered floor. Only two people live between the floors on which Q and V live. S lives on a floor immediately above the floor on which R lives. S does not live on an odd-numbered floor. P does not live on a floor which is immediately above or immediately below the floor on which T lives. P does not live on the lowermost floor, i.e., floor no. 1.
The following question based on SBI PO topic of previous year question answers
(a) R, S
(b) P, R
(c) S, T
(d) P, T
e) Cannot be determined
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (a)
- Q lives on an even-numbered floor.
- Only two people live between the floors on which Q and V live.(There will be 3 cases: Q-6th floor, V- 3rd floor; Q- 4th floor, V-1st floor; Q- 2nd floor, V- 5th floor)
- S lives on a floor immediately above the floor on which R lives.
- S does not live on an odd-numbered floor.( S and R will get their positions in all the three cases)
- P does not live on a floor which is immediately above or immediately below the floor on which T lives. (First two cases eliminated)
- P does not live on the lowermost floor, i.e., floor no. 1.
From the given conditions, we can
- conclude:
| Person | Floor |
| P | 6 |
| V | 5 |
| S | 4 |
| R | 3 |
| Q | 2 |
| T | 1 |
Hence R and S live on the floors exactly between the floors on which Q and V live.
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Question : 1
Who amongst the following lives on floor number 5?
a) P
b) Q
c) T
d) V
e) Cannot be determined
Answer »Answer: (d)
- Q lives on an even-numbered floor.
- Only two people live between the floors on which Q and V live.(There will be 3 cases: Q-6th floor, V- 3rd floor; Q- 4th floor, V-1st floor; Q- 2nd floor, V- 5th floor)
- S lives on a floor immediately above the floor on which R lives.
- S does not live on an odd-numbered floor.( S and R will get their positions in all the three cases)
- P does not live on a floor which is immediately above or immediately below the floor on which T lives. (First two cases eliminated)
- P does not live on the lowermost floor, i.e., floor no. 1.
From the given conditions, we can
- conclude:
| Person | Floor |
| P | 6 |
| V | 5 |
| S | 4 |
| R | 3 |
| Q | 2 |
| T | 1 |
Hence V lives on the 5 th floor.
Question : 2
On which of the following floors does T live ?
a) 3 rd
b) 5th
c) 1st
d) 4th
e) Cannot be determined
Answer »Answer: (c)
- Q lives on an even-numbered floor.
- Only two people live between the floors on which Q and V live.(There will be 3 cases: Q-6th floor, V- 3rd floor; Q- 4th floor, V-1st floor; Q- 2nd floor, V- 5th floor)
- S lives on a floor immediately above the floor on which R lives.
- S does not live on an odd-numbered floor.( S and R will get their positions in all the three cases)
- P does not live on a floor which is immediately above or immediately below the floor on which T lives. (First two cases eliminated)
- P does not live on the lowermost floor, i.e., floor no. 1.
From the given conditions, we can
- conclude:
| Person | Floor |
| P | 6 |
| V | 5 |
| S | 4 |
| R | 3 |
| Q | 2 |
| T | 1 |
Hence T lives on the first floor.
Question : 3
How many people live on the floors above the floor on which P live?
a) None
b) One
c) Two
d) Three
e) . Cannot be determined
Answer »Answer: (a)
- Q lives on an even-numbered floor.
- Only two people live between the floors on which Q and V live.(There will be 3 cases: Q-6th floor, V- 3rd floor; Q- 4th floor, V-1st floor; Q- 2nd floor, V- 5th floor)
- S lives on a floor immediately above the floor on which R lives.
- S does not live on an odd-numbered floor.( S and R will get their positions in all the three cases)
- P does not live on a floor which is immediately above or immediately below the floor on which T lives. (First two cases eliminated)
- P does not live on the lowermost floor, i.e., floor no. 1.
From the given conditions, we can
- conclude:
| Person | Floor |
| P | 6 |
| V | 5 |
| S | 4 |
| R | 3 |
| Q | 2 |
| T | 1 |
Hence P lives on top floor (6th floor) hence no one lives above the floor on which P live.
Directions:
Study the following information and answer the given questions carefully.
Point Q is 16m to the south of point P. Point R is 5m to the west of point Q. Point T is 25m to the north of point R. Point V is 10m to the east of point T. Point J is 9m to the south of point V.
Question : 4
In which direction and at what distance is point P with respect to point J?
a) 10m towards north
b) 10m towards east
c) 5m towards east
d) 10m towards south
e) 5m towards west
Answer »Answer: (e)
Question : 5
If W is to the west of point J and to the north of point R, then what is the distance between point W and point T?
a) 9m
b) 18m
c) 15m
d) 5m
e) None of these
Answer »Answer: (a)
Question : 6
In which direction is point V with respect to point Q?
a) North East
b) North West
c) East
d) South West
e) North
Answer »Answer: (a)
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