Test-I: Reasoning Ability--ref 8 0f 15--IBPS CLERKS MAIN / SBI CLERKS
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Test-I: Reasoning Ability
1. L is the daughter of K. L is married
to D. B is son of D. T is married to B. How is D related to T?
a) Father-in-law b) Mother-in-law c)
Cannot be determined
d) Father e) Mother
Directions (Q. 2-7): Study the following
information carefully to answer the given questions.
B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I are seated in
a straight line facing north but not necessarily in the same order. Only four
people sit between B and I. B sits at one of the extreme ends of the line. G
sits second to the right of I. E sits third to the left of H. H is not an
immediate neighbour of G. D and F are immediate neighbours. Neither D nor F is
an immediate neighbour of H. D does not sit at any of the extreme ends of the
line.
2. Who amongst the following sits
exactly in the middle of the person who sits third from the left and the person
who sits fourth from the right?
a) H 2) E c) D d)
G e) C
3. What is the position of H with
respect to G?
a) Third to the
right b) Second to the
right c) Fifth to the right
d) Fourth to the
left e) Second to the left
4. If all the given people are made to
sit in alphabetical order from left to right, the positions of how many of them
will remain unchanged?
a) Three b) None c) Two d)
One e) Four
5. Which of the following is true with
respect to E as per the given seating arrangement?
a) E sits on the
immediate left of G.
b) Both I and H
are immediate neighbours of E.
c) Only two
people sit on the right of E.
d) None of the
given options is true.
e) Only one
person sits between E and B.
6. Which of the following represents the
person seated at the extreme left end of the line?
a) C b) B c) H d)
I e) F
7. How many persons are seated between D
and G?
a) Three b) Two c)
None d) Four e) One
Directions (Q. 8-13): Study the given in
formation and answer the given questions.
Eight people - K, L, M, N, W, X, Y and Z
- are sitting around a circular table facing the centre, with equal distance
between each other but not necessarily in the same order. K is an immediate
neighbour of W and Z, M sits third to the right of W. L is an immediate
neighbour of W. Only two persons sit between L and X. Y sits on the immediate
right of N.
8. Which of the following pairs
represents the immediate neighbours of M?
a) X, Y b) Z, Y c) X, W d)
Z, X e) N, W
9. What will come in place of question
mark (?) in the following series based on the given arrangement?
NX ZK LY
XM ?
a) ZK b) WL c) ZY d)
KL e) KW
10. Who amongst the following sits
second to the right of M?
a) N b) K c) Z d)
X e) Y
11. Which of the following statements is
true as per the given arrangement?
a) None of the
given options is true
b) M sits on the
immediate left of N.
c) X is an
immediate neighbour of Z.
d) N sits second
to the right of X.
e) L sits second
to the right of K.
12. How many people sit between X and W
as per the given arrangement?
a) Three b) More than three c) None d)
One e) Two
13. Based on the given arrangement, four
of the following five are alike in a certain way and so from a group. Which of
the following does not belong to that group?
a) N, L b) M, N c) Y, Z d)
L, K e) K, M
14. If each vowel in the word DOMAINS is
changed to the next letter in the English alphabetical series and each
consonant is changed to the previous letter in the English alphabetical series
and then all alphabets in the word thus formed are arranged in alphabetical
order (from left to right), which of the following will be third from the right
end of the new arrangement thus formed?
a) J b) C c) P d)
M e) B
15. Which of the following will come in
place of question mark (?) in the following series as per English alphabetical
order?
AC
BE CG
? EK
a) DF b) DG c) DJ d)
CF e) DI
Directions (Q. 15-18): The given
questions are based on the five three-digit numbers given below.
527 749 456 188
863
16. The sums of all the three digits of
which of the following two numbers are exactly the same?
e) 527 and 188
17. Which of the following is the second
digit of the third lowest number?
a) 6 b) 2 c) 4 d)
8 e) 5
18. If 2 is subtracted from the last
digit of each of these numbers and 1 is added to the first digit of each of these
numbers, which of the following will be the third digit of the second lowest
number thus formed?
a) 6 b) 1 c) 5 d)
4 e) 7
Directions (Q. 19-23): In each question,
a relationship between different elements is shown in the statements. The
statements are followed by conclusions. Study the conclusions based on the
given statements and select the appropriate answer:
19. Statement:
C < O > M > P = T >
S
Conclusions: I. S < O II. T < C
a) Either
conclusion I or II is true b)
Both conclusions I and II are true
c) Neither
conclusion I nor II is true d)
Only conclusion I is true
e) Only
conclusion II is true
20. Statements:
S < T > O = R; T < V
Conclusions: I. R < S II. T > R
a) Either
conclusion I or II is true b)
Both conclusions I and II are true
c) Only
conclusion I is true d)
Only conclusion II is true
e) Neither
conclusion I nor II is true
21. Statement:
Z = M < T > F > U
Conclusions: I. Z < F II. U < M
a) Only
conclusion I is true b)
Both conclusions I and II are true
c) Only
conclusion II is true d)
Either conclusion I or II is true
e) Neither
conclusion I nor II is true
22. Statements:
S < T > O = R; T < V
Conclusions: I. V > S II. R < V
a) Either
conclusion I or II is true b)
Neither conclusion I nor II is true
c) Only conclusion
II is true d)
Only conclusion I is true
e) Both
conclusions I and II are true
23. Statement:
M < A < L = V < B >
T
Conclusions: I. B > A II. T < M
a) Only
conclusion I is true b)
Only conclusion II is true
c) Both conclusions
I and II are true d) Either
conclusion I or II is true
e) Neither
conclusion I nor II is true
24. In a certain code, ‘DEVOTE’ is coded
as ‘GBYLWB’ and ‘MOSTLY’ is coded as ‘PLVQOV‘. How will TENURE be coded in the
same code?
a) RUBWBQ b) WBQRUB c) WHQXUH d)
XUHWHQ
e) WQBURB
Directions (Q. 25-29): In each question
two statements followed by two conclusions numbered land II have been given.
You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at
variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of the given
conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly
known facts.
25. Statements:
All suns are moons,
Some
suns are planets.
Conclusions: I. All moons are suns.
II. At least some
moons are planets.
a) Neither
conclusion I nor II is true b)
Both conclusions I and II are true
c) Only
conclusion II is true d)
Either conclusion I or II is true
e) Only
conclusion I is true
26. Statements:
All dancers are artists.
No
artist is a racer.
Conclusions: I. No dancer is a racer.
II. At least some
dancers are racers.
a) Either
conclusion I or II is true b)
Only conclusion I is true
c) Neither
conclusion I nor II is true d)
Only conclusion II is true
e) Both
conclusions I and II are true
27. Statements:
Some rails are trains.
Some
rails are locals.
Conclusions: I. At least some trains are locals.
II. No train is a
local.
a) Neither
conclusion I nor II is true b)
Only conclusion II is true
c) Only
conclusion I is true d)
Either conclusion I or II is true
e) Both
conclusions I and II are true
28. Statements:
Some jars are cans.
No
can is a box.
Conclusions: I. No jar is a box.
II. Some jars are
boxes.
a) Either
conclusion I or II is true 2)
Only conclusion II is true
c) Neither
conclusion I nor II is true d)
Both conclusions I and II are true
e) Only
conclusion I is true
29. Statements:
All solutions are problems.
All
questions are solutions.
Conclusions:
I. No question is a problem.
II. All questions
are problems.
a) Neither
conclusion I nor II is true b)
Both conclusions I and II are true
c) Only
conclusion II is true d)
Only conclusion I is true
e) Either
conclusion I or II is true
Directions (Q. 30-34): Study the
following arrangement carefully and answer the given questions.
B S * 4 M @ K % 9
+ A L $ R 3 U 5 H & # Z V 2 Ω W 7 Q X 6 € F G £
30. If all the symbols are dropped from
the arrangement then which will be the twelfth element from the right end of
the given arrangement?
a) 5 b) R c) U d)
H e) A
31. Which of the following is fourteenth
to the left of the nineteenth element from the left end of the given
arrangement?
a) 6 b) M c) 4 d)
X e) @
32. Four of the following five are alike
in a certain way based on their positions in the given arrangement and so form
a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?
a) R3H5 b) S*@M c) X€FQ d) #zΩ2 e) %9LA
33. How many such numbers are there in
the given arrangement each of which is immediately followed by a letter and
also immediately preceded by a symbol?
a) One b) None c) Two d)
Three e) More than three
34. What should come in place of
question mark (?) in the following series based on the given arrangement?
BS* 4@K 9L$
U#Z ?
a) 7FG b) WXF c) W€F d)
WΩG e)
Ω6F
Directions (Q. 35-39): Study the given
information carefully and answer the given questions.
In a certain code language, ‘go to the
park’, is written as ‘et ge ud hu’, ‘park full of children’ is written as ‘bo
ud dr cx’, ‘the play of children’ is written as ‘dr hu cx kl’ and ‘to play full
time’ is written as ‘sy et bo kl’. (All the codes are two-letter codes.)
35. Which of the following possibly
means ‘study time’ in the given code language?
a) pa et b) sy kl c) sy pa d)
dr et e) sy bo
36.' What does ‘kl’ stand for in the
given code language?
a) play b) None of the given options c) to d) go e)
full
37. In the given code language, what
does ‘cx' stand for?
a) Either ‘of’
or ‘children’ b) park c) play d) full
e) Either ‘play’
or ‘park’
38. In the given code language, what is
the code for ‘park’?
a) et b) dr c) ge d)
bo e) ud
39. What is the code for ‘the’ in the
given code language?
a) hu b) cx c) dr d)
et e) ge
40. How many such pairs of letters are
there in the word ‘BANGLE‘, each of which has as many letters between them in
the word (in both forward and backward directions) as they have between them in
the English alphabetical series?
a) More than
three b) Two c) One d)
Three e) None
Answers:
1. a;
Hence D is father-in-law of T.
(2 - 7):
2. b;
3. b;
4. c; After
arrangement
There are two persons – E and H.
5. a;
6. e;
7. b;
(8 - 13);
8. d;
9. e; Skip one to move to the next
group.
10. a;
11. a;
12. a;
13. c; All others have only one person
between them.
14. d; Given
word: DOMAINS
After
interchanges the new word formed: CPLBJMR
Again on
arranging in alphabetical order, we get BCJLMPR
Thus, third
letter from the right end is M.
15. e;
16. d; The
sum of the digits of the number 527 = 5 + 2 + 7 = 14
Similarly, 749 Ã
7 + 4 + 9 = 20
456
à 4 + 5 + 6 = 15
188
à 1 + 8 + 8 = 17
863
à 8 + 6 + 3 = 17
Hence the sums
of the digits of the number 188 and 863 are equal.
17. b; Given
five-digit numbers: 527 749 456 188
863
Thus, the third
lowest number is 527,
and, the second
digit of the number is 2.
18. d; The numbers will be formed as
follows.
Thus, the second
lowest number is 554.
So,
the third digit of the second lowest
number is 4.
19. d; Given
statements:
C < O >
M > P = T > S
Thus, O > S
or S < O is true. Hence I (S < O) is true. But we can‘t compare T and C.
Hence II (T < C) is not true.
20. d; Given
statements:
S < T >
O = R … (i)
T < V … (ii)
From (i), we get
T > R is true. Hence II is true.
Again, we can‘t
compare R and S. Hence I (R < S) is not true.
21. e; Given
statements:
Z = M < T >
F > U
Thus, we can’t
compare Z and F. Hence I (Z < F) is not true.
Again, we can‘t
compare M and U. Hence II (U < M) is not true.
22. e; Given
statements:
S < T >
O = R … (i)
T < V … (ii)
From (i) and (ii),
we get V > T > O = R
Thus, V > R
or R < V is true. Hence II (R < V) is true.
Again, from (i)
and (ii), we get S < T < V
Thus S < V or
V > S is true. Hence I (V > S) is true.
23. a; Given
statement:
M < A <
L = V < B > T
Thus, we can’t
compare M and T.
Hence II (T <
M) is not true.
Now, A < B or
B > A is true. Hence I (B > A) is true.
24. b; As,
Similarly,
So,
25.
c; All suns are moons (A) à conversion à Some moons are suns (I). Hence I
does not follow. Again, Some suns are planets (I) à conversion à Some planets are suns (I) + All
suns are moons (A) = I + A = I = Some planets are moons à conversion à Some moons are planets (I),
Hence conclusion II follows.
26.
b; All dancers are artists (A) + No
artist is a racer (I) = A + E = E = No dancer is a racer (E). Hence conclusion
I follows. But conclusion II does not follow.
27.
d; Some rails are locals (I) à conversion à Some locals are rails (I) + Some
rails are trains (I) = I + I = No conclusion. But conclusion I and II make a
complementary pair (I-E). Hence either conclusion I or II follows.
28.
a; Some jars are cans (I) + No can is a
box (E) = I + E = O = Some jars are not boxes.
But conclusions I and II make a
complementary pair (I-E). Thus, either conclusion I or II is true.
29.
c; All questions are solutions (A) + All
solutions are problems (A) = A + A = A = All questions are problems (A). Hence
conclusion II is true. But I does not follow.
30.
a; The new series will be
B S 4 M K 9 A L R 3 U 5 H Z V 2 W 7
Q X 6 F G
Thus, twelfth from the right end is
5.
31.
b; Fourteen to the left of the
nineteenth from the left = (19-14 =) 5th from the left. Hence 5th
from the left is M.
32.
c;
33.
a; *4M
34.
c; The first letter moves +3, +5, +7,
+9… places forward. The second and third letter move +4, +6, +8, +10… places
forward
(35-39):
go to the park à et ge ud hu … (i)
park full of
children à bo ud dr cx …
(ii)
the play of
children à dr hu cx kl …
(iii)
to play full
time à sy et bo kl …
(iv)
From (i) and
(ii), park
à ud … (v)
From (i) and (iii),
the
à hu … (vi)
From (i) and (iv),
to
à et ... (vii)
From (ii) and
(iv), full
à bo … (viii)
From (iii) and (iv),
play
à kl … (ix)
From (i), (v),
(vi) and (vii), go
à ge … (x)
From (iv),
(vii), (viii) and (ix), time Ã
sy … (xi)
From (ii) and (iii),
of/children
à dr/cx … (xii)
35. c; 36.
a; 37. a; 38. e; 39. a;
40. a;
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