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Reasoning Ability for PNB LBO

PNB LBO sets 25 Reasoning Ability questions for 25 marks in the Online Examination, so it is worth planning your preparation around the topics below.

25 questions25 marks6 topics

How to approach Reasoning Ability in PNB LBO

The puzzles and seating arrangements carry the most marks and take the most time, so the skill is choosing which set to attempt and which to leave. Clear the quick scoring topics — inequality, syllogism, coding-decoding, blood relations — first, then spend the remaining time on one or two puzzles you can actually finish.

Weightage in the paper

How much Reasoning Ability is worth in each PNB LBO stage, from the official pattern.

StageQuestionsMarksTimeShare
Online Examination252535 min17%

Reasoning Ability syllabus for PNB LBO

Every topic in the official syllabus. The linked ones open a set of solved questions you can practise straight away.

  • Puzzles and seating arrangement
  • Syllogism and inequality
  • Coding-decoding and series
  • Blood relations and directions
  • Order and ranking, data sufficiency
  • Computer aptitude: fundamentals, MS Office, internet and security

Sample Reasoning Ability questions with solutions

Written to the PNB LBO pattern, with the answer key and the method behind it — a look at how the section is actually set before you drill the full topic sets.

Blood relations · solved example

Introducing a man, Kavita said, 'His mother is the only daughter of my father.' How is the man related to Kavita?

  • Brother
  • Nephew
  • SonCorrect
  • Father
  • Cannot be determined

Solution

Start from the innermost phrase. The only daughter of Kavita's father must be Kavita herself, since she is her father's daughter and there is only one. That phrase therefore names Kavita, so the statement reduces to 'his mother is Kavita', which makes the man her son. The trap is reading 'only daughter of my father' as a sister, which the word 'only' rules out. Always resolve the innermost relation to a person before working outwards.

Direction sense · solved example

A person starts from a point and walks 7 km towards the north, then 6 km towards the west, then 1 km towards the north. How far (in km) is the person now from the starting point?

  • 11
  • 10Correct
  • 9
  • 17
  • 3

Solution

The moves net to 6 km west and 8 km north. The straight-line distance is √(6²+8²) = 10 km.

Mathematical operations · solved example

If '@' means +, '&' means − and '#' means ×, then find the value of: 12 # 7 @ 8.

  • 108
  • 100
  • 84
  • 76
  • 92Correct

Solution

Substituting the symbols: 12 × 7 + 8 = 84 + 8 = 92.

Mathematical operations · solved example

If '&' means +, '#' means − and '@' means ×, then find the value of: 5 @ 5 & 3.

  • 32
  • 12
  • 24
  • 28Correct
  • 44

Solution

Substituting the symbols: 5 × 5 + 3 = 25 + 3 = 28.

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Practise Reasoning Ability

Untimed drills with the method shown after every question — the step between learning a topic and sitting it under a clock.

Sit Reasoning Ability under a real clock

Reasoning Ability shows up in every PNB LBO mock test, in the same interface, with sectional locking and negative marking.

  • PNB LBO: 28-question practice mock

    28 questions | 28 min

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Frequently asked questions

How many Reasoning Ability questions are asked in PNB LBO?

PNB LBO 2026 cycle sets 25 Reasoning Ability questions for 25 marks in the Online Examination.

Is there negative marking for Reasoning Ability in PNB LBO?

Yes. PNB LBO deducts one fourth of a mark for each wrong answer, Reasoning Ability included, so unsure guesses cost you. One fourth of a mark is deducted for each wrong answer. Unanswered questions carry no penalty.

Which Reasoning Ability topics matter most for PNB LBO?

The PNB LBO syllabus lists Puzzles and seating arrangement, Syllogism and inequality, Coding-decoding and series, Blood relations and directions, Order and ranking, data sufficiency, Computer aptitude: fundamentals, MS Office, internet and security. Weight your revision towards the ones you are weakest on and confirm the emphasis against the paper analysis for recent cycles.

How can I practise Reasoning Ability for PNB LBO free?

Every Reasoning Ability question on this site is free and written to the exam pattern. Use the topic drills for instant-feedback practice, the daily quiz to keep the section warm, and the PNB LBO mock tests to sit it under a real clock with negative marking.