IBPS PO Prelims Reasoning Ability Mini Mock 48- Puzzle & Miscellaneous |

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Direction (1-5): Read the given information carefully and answer the questions:
Six boxes are placed one above another in a stack. Each box is of different colours. Box M is placed either at the top or bottom of the stack. Only two boxes are placed between box M and box P, which is green colour. The box which is placed at bottom is white colour. Only one box is placed between box P and box S. Box Q is not placed just above and below box P. Box O is placed below Q but not just below Q. Blue coloured box is placed between P and S. The box which is placed just above N is yellow colour. Pink coloured box is not placed at top. Box N is not placed above M. One of the boxes is red colour.

Q1. What is the colour of Box Q?
(a) White
(b) Yellow
(c) Green
(d) Blue
(e) None of these

Q2. How many boxes are placed between M and S?
(a) Three
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) More than three
(e) None

Q3. Which of the following box is placed just above Yellow colour box?
(a) Pink
(b) Red
(c) Green
(d) Blue
(e) None of these

Q4. Which of the following statement is true about Box N?
(a) Only three boxes placed between N and S
(b) Box N is placed just above Green colour box
(c) Colour of box N is blue
(d) Box Q is placed just below Box N
(e) Both (b) and (d)

Q5. Which of the following box is red colour?
(a) S
(b) O
(c) Q
(d) M
(e) None of these

Directions (6-8): Study the following information to answer the given questions.
Point B is 18m west of point A. Point G is 8m north of point F. Point E is 5m south of point D which is 7m east of point C. Point F is 12m west of point E. Point C is 6m south of point B.

Q6. What is the direction of point G with respect to point C?
(a) North-west
(b) South-west
(c) North-east
(d) North
(e) None of these

Q7. What is the shortest distance between point F and point D?
(a) 21m
(b) √15m
(c) 10m
(d) 13m
(e) None of these

Q8. What is the direction of point A with respect to point E?
(a) North
(b) East
(c) North-east
(d) South-west
(e) None of these

Directions (9-10): Study the following information to answer the given questions:
A person starts walking in south direction from point A and covers a distance of 10 meters then he takes a left turn and covers a distance of 16 meters and reaches at point B. From point H, another person starts to walk in north direction and covers a distance of 5 meters then after he takes a right turn and covers a distance of 4 meters and finally takes a left turn and covers a distance of 5 meters and reaches at point B.

Q9. Point H is in which direction from Point A?
(a) East
(b) South
(c) North
(d) South-east
(e) South-west

Q10. Point H is in which direction with respect to Point B?
(a) North-West
(b) North
(c) South-East
(d) South
(e) South- West

Directions (11-15): In each question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

Q11. Statements:
Only a few paper are colour.
No picture is colour.
All paper is nature.
Conclusions:
I. All picture are nature is a possibility.
II. No nature is colour.
(a) Only I follows
(b) Both I and II follow
(c) Only II follows
(d) None follows
(e) None of these

Q12. Statements:
No winter is coffee.
Some coffee are hot.
All tea are winter
Conclusions:
I. All hot is winter is a possibility
II. Some tea is coffee
(a) Only I follows
(b) Both I and II follow
(c) Only II follows
(d) Either I or II follows
(e) None follows

Q13. Statements:
Only purple are Orange.
No Purple is Green.
Only a few Green are White.
Conclusions:
I. Some Green is Orange
II. Some White is purple is a possibility
(a) Only II follows
(b) Both I and II follow
(c) Only I follows
(d) Either I or II follows
(e) None follows

Q14. Statements:
All Stone are river.
Some marble are mountain.
All river are marble.
Conclusions:
I. Some mountain are Stone.
II. All mountain are river is a possibility.
(a) Only I follows
(b) None follows
(c) Both I and II follow
(d) Only II follows
(e) None of these

Q15. Statements:
Some fruit are flower.
All tree are flower.
No plant is tree.
Conclusions:
I. All plant is flower is a possibility
II. All plant is fruit is a possibility
(a) Only II follows
(b) Both I and II follow
(c) None follows
(d) Either I or II follows
(e) None of these

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