New Pattern Reasoning Questions for NABARD Grade B Exam

Directions (1-5): Study the following information to answer the given questions:

A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement. (All the numbers are two-digit numbers and all are arranged as per some logic based on the value of the number.)

Input: tended 54 credit 61 to 71 large 41 group 24

Step I: 41 54 credit 61 to 71 large group 24 tended

Step II: 24 41 54 credit 61 to 71 group tended large

Step III: 61 24 41 54 credit 71 group tended large to

Step IV: 71 61 24 41 54 credit tended large to group

Step V: 54 71 61 24 41 tended large to group credit

Step V is the last step of the arrangement the above input.

As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate steps for the given input.

Input: our 18 has 71 been 51 no 41 interest 25

Q1. In which step the elements ’71 interest been’ found in the same order?

(a) Step III

(b) Step V

(c) Step I 

(d) Step II 

(e) None of these 

Q2. Which element is exactly between “41” and “interest” in Step IV?

(a) 18

(b) our

(c) 51

(d) has

(e) None of these

Q3. In step II, which of the following element would be at 2nd to right of 4th from left position?

(a) has 

(b) 71 

(c) interest

(d) 25

(e) None of these

Q4. How many steps are required to complete the above arrangements?

(a) four

(b) five

(c) six

(d) seven

(e) None of these

Q5. Which of the following is Step III after arrangement?

(a) 25 51 41 18 has 71 interest been no our

(b) 25 51 41 18 has 71 interest beenour no 

(c) 51 25 41 18 has 71 interest been no our

(d) 25 41 51 18 has 71 interest been no our

(e) None of these

Directions (6-8): In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II .An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumption and decide which of the assumption is implicit in the statement.

Give answer

(a) If only assumption I is implicit

(b) If only assumption II is implicit

(c) If either I or II is implicit

(d) If neither I nor II is implicit

(e) If both I and II are implicit 

Q6. Statement: Siddharth invited about 250 people on the occasion of his brother’s marriage and made food arrangement of about 250 people in a nearby Ashoka hotel.

Assumptions:

I. Many people invited by Siddharth may not turn upon the day of the occasion.

II. Most of the people invited by Siddharth may attend the wedding ceremony.

Q7. Statement: Local administration made elaborate security arrangement and alerted the local hospitals to be in readiness during the ensuing festival days.

Assumptions:

I. A very large number of devotees may assemble in the city during the festival days.

II. Security personnel may not be able to control the crowd.

Q8. Statement: If parking space is not available in office, park your vehicles in the mall and walk to the office. 

Assumptions:

I. The mall is at a walkable distance from the office.

II. The office does not allow visitor’s vehicles in its premises.

Directions (9-10): In each question below, are given a statement followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. On the basis of the information given in the statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, and then decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.

Give answer:

(a) if only I follows.

(b) if either I or II follows.

(c) if neither I nor II follows.

(d) if both I and II follow.

(e) if only II follows.

Q9. Statement: People see goods and service tax(GST) as a burden and thus devise ways to underpay or avoid it altogether.

Course of action

I. Government should educate and inform citizens about the ways in which goods and service tax (GST) help in development of the nation.

II. Goods and service (GST) tax rate slabs should be increased so that the under recovery in collection is compensated.

Q10. Statement: Number of hospital and beds per 1000 people in India, which is a key indicator of healthcare infrastructure, is much lower than many other nations which are thought to be poorer than India.

Course of action

I. The expenditure of importing costly medicines should be borne by the State.

II. Incentives should be given to encourage entry of private players into building of healthcare infrastructure.

Directions (11-15): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions. 

There are seven friends – M, N, O, P, Q, R and S – whose favorite sports are- Badminton, Hockey, Swimming, Boxing, Cricket, Football and Volleyball but not necessarily in the same order. They go to gym on different days of the week starting from Monday. 

The one who likes Badminton sport does not go gym on the last day of the week. There are two friends go to gym between the day on which S and the one who likes Badminton goes to gym. S does not go to gym on Monday. S goes to gym before the day on which the person who likes Badminton goes to gym. There is one person goes to gym between S and one who likes Volleyball. M likes football sport. There are two persons go to gym between the days on which R and the person who likes Volleyball goes to gym. There are three persons go to gym between the days on which S and the one who likes Football goes to gym. Q likes boxing but he does not go to gym immediately before or after the days on which S goes to gym. There is gap of three days between the Q and P goes to gym. P goes to gym immediately after the person who likes Swimming. R does not like Cricket. There is gap of one day between the days on which M and O go to gym. O does not like football. N does not go to gym on Saturday.

Q11. Which of the following combinations is definitely true?

(a)R-Swimming

(b) O-Badminton

(c) Q-football

(d) M-Badminton

(e)None of these

Q12.Who among the following goes to gym on Friday?

(a) R

(b) S

(c) P

(d) O

(e)None of these

Q13. If R is related to Cricket and N is related to Boxing, in the same way O is related to?

(a) Football

(b) Swimming

(c) Volleyball

(d) Badminton

(e)None of these

Q14.How many persons go to gym after the days on which P goes to gym ?

(a) Two

(b) Three

(c) One

(d) More than three

(e)None of these

Q15. R likes which of the following sports?

(a) Swimming

(b) Cricket

(c) Football

(d) Boxing

(e)None of these

New Pattern Reasoning Questions for NABARD Grade B Exam (Solutions)