Dear Readers,
Reasoning is a game of wits and presence of mind! Yes, it is true and it might seem as the greatest of the challenge after English Section’s surprises but yet this one can easily be dealt with. You just need correct practice and hardwire your brain to quickly make decisions of what to attempt and what to leave. And for same we are providing you questions on Puzzles as per the 47 days study plan for RRB. To Practice more with these new pattern Reasoning Question for RRB PO Exam 2017.
Q1. Statement: Persistent weakness in global demand and the lower value of oil products led India’s merchandise exports to fall for the sixth straight month in May, while a decline in gold imports helped the trade deficit narrow to a three-month low.
Which of the following inference drawn is most probably true according to the above statement?
(a) There will be softening of oil products in the global market.
(b) Rupee will appreciate against the dollar.
(c) There will be an increase in the collection of indirect taxes in the month of April and May.
(d) There will be an increase in the domestic demand of gold and jewellery.
(e) Only (b) and (d)
Q2. Statement: The water situation is grim as the total storage in 91 main reservoirs across the country has gone below the last 10-year average, says the report of the Central Water Commission (CWC).
Which of the following may be the most probable reason for the fall in the level in reservoirs?
(a) Less rainfall across the country
(b) More use of water by the irrigation department
(c) Depletion of ground level in the country
(d) Less plantation of tree in the country
(e) Wastage of water by the people of the country
Q3. Statement: The Ministry of Urban Development has launched a Smart National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) model to enable seamless travel by different metros and other transportation systems across the country besides being used for shopping as well.
Which of the following statements need not be true according to the given statement?
(a) The card will help people travel hassle-free across the country.
(b) Only one type of card will be used across the country.
(c) People travelling across the country can save time and money.
(d) Shopping and travelling will become easier for the people.
(e) Only (b) and (d)
Directions (4-5): Study the information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are comparing their weights and each of them is having a different weight. D is heavier than only two persons. E is the only person heavier than F and lighter than D. C’s weight is less than only B’s weight. The third heaviest weight is 150kgs and the fifth heaviest weight is 110kgs.
Q4. What is the possible weight of D?
(a) 110kgs
(b) 100kgs
(c) 105kgs
(d) 125kgs
(e) Data inadequate
Q5. If the heaviest weight is 50kgs more than A’s weight, then what is the possible weight of C?
(a) 130
(b) 170
(c) 115
(d) 90
(e) Data inadequate.
Direction (6 – 10): Study the following information and answer the questions that follow:
In Guntur village of Andhra Pradesh, a mass marriage ceremony is organized by a NGO founder Aniket Kumar in which eight friends P, Q, R, S, T, U, W and Z are participating and they are sitting in circular shape for wedding. They are not facing towards the Centre. Some different types of saree which are liked by eight friends are Banarsi, Silk, Sambalpuri and Taant, and each saree is liked by two friends, but not necessarily in the same order. These friends are from different districts of Kerala, viz. Ernakulum, Idukki, Kannur, Kollam, Kottayam, Palakkad, Wayanad and Thrissur.
No two friends wearing the same type of saree are sitting adjacent to each other except those who is wearing Sambalpuri saree. Friends, who are wearing Taant saree, are sitting opposite to each other. S is neither from Thrissur nor from Kannur. Friend who is from Wayanad is sitting on the immediate right of friend who is from Thrissur. R, who is from Kollam, is wearing Banarsi saree. She is sitting on the immediate right of U, who is wearing Sambalpuri saree. U is not from Kannur. Q, who is from Idukki, is neither wearing Taant nor Banarsi or Silk saree. Q is sitting opposite to T. Only P, who is from Palakkad is sitting between T, who is from Wayanad and the friend who is from Kottayam. Both the friends who are wearing Silk saree are sitting adjacent to the friends who are wearing Taant saree.
Q6. Who among the following is from Ernakulum?
(a) W
(b) U
(c) Z
(d) Can’t say
(e) None of these
Q7. Z belongs to which district?
(a) Thrissur
(b) Kottayam
(c) Kannur
(d) Can’t say
(e) None of these
Q8. Who among the following friends wears Taant saree?
(a) P and Q
(b) P and R
(c) W and Z
(d) Data inadequate
(e) None of these
Q9. Who among the following friend belongs to Thrissur if all of them are arranged in the alphabetical order in clockwise starting from P?
(a) Z
(b) W
(c) Both (a) & (b)
(d) Can’t Say
(e) None of these
Q10. Which of the following statements is false?
(a) The person from Palakkad is sitting opposite to the person from Ernakulum.
(b) The person from Idukki is sitting opposite to the person from Wayanad.
(c) Z and W are sitting opposite to each other.
(d) S belongs to Kannur district.
(e) None of these
Direction (11-15): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
A word arrangement Machine, when given a particular input, rearranges it following a particular rule. The following is the illustration of the input and the steps of rearrangement.
Input: rat acute 36 animal 17 mouse in basket 7 11
Step I: acute rat 36 animal 17 mouse in basket 7 11
Step II: acute 36 rat animal 17 mouse in basket 7 11
Step III: acute 36 animal rat 17 mouse in basket 7 11
Step IV: acute 36 animal 7 rat 17 mouse in basket 11
Step V: acute 36 animal 7 in rat 17 mouse basket 11
Step VI: acute 36 animal 7 in 17 rat mouse basket 11
Step VII: acute 36 animal 7 in 17 basket rat mouse 11
Step VIII: acute 36 animal 7 in 17 basket 11 rat mouse
Step IX: acute 36 animal 7 in 17 basket 11 mouse rat
Step IX is the last step.
Q11. If the following is the IInd step of an input what will be the Vth step?
Step II: After 89 she 38 wins 11 Olympic 22 the 7
(a) after 89 she 7 the 22 Olympic 11 wins 38
(b) after 89 Olympic she 38 wins 11 22 the 7
(c) after 89 Olympic 7 she 38 the wins 11 22
(d) after 89 Olympic 7 she 38 the 11 wins 22
(e) None of the above
Q12. Which of the following is the last step for the Input ‘eat 9 fast icecream 22 3 umbrella cat 5’?
(a) cat eat 9 fast 5 icecream 22 umbrella 3
(b) eat 22 icecream 3 umbrella 9 cat 5 fast
(c) eat 22 umbrella 3 icecream 9 cat 5 fast
(d) eat 22 icecream 3 umbrella 5 cat 9 fast
(e) None of the above
Q13. Which step will be the last step for the Input ‘expenses 17 rate over 41 27 profit 15’?
(a) IV
(b) V
(c) VI
(d) VII
(e) None of these
Q14. Which word/number will be at 4th from the left in step V for the input ‘expenses 17 rate over 41 27 profit 15’?
(a) 41
(b) profit
(c) over
(d) 15
(e) None of these
Q15. Which word/number will be 3rd to the right of ‘41’ in step IV for the input ‘expenses 17 rate over 41 27 profit 15’?
(a) over
(b) profit
(c) 15
(d) 17
(e) None of these
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