Reasoning Ability Quiz for IBPS 2020 Mains Exams- 16th December

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Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Eight persons are seating around a square table such a way that four of them sit at four corners of the square while four sits in the middle of each of the four sides. The persons who sit at the corner sides of the table are facing towards the center while the persons who sit at middle side of the table are facing outside from the center. They were born in different months of the same year i.e., January, February, May, July, August, October, November and December but not necessarily in the same order.
Three persons were born between R and N. Only two persons were born before M. Q was born after the month of August in the month which has 31 days and sits opposite to N. Both R and Q are not an immediate neighbor. P was born before Q but not the eldest among all. P sits immediate left of W but not sit at the middle side of the table. One person sits between T and W, when counted to the right of T. T was born before W. O was born in the month which has least number of days and sits 3rd to the left of T. The one who was born in the month which has 30 days is neither an immediate neighbor of T nor the one who was born in February. R was born just after the month of November and immediate neighbor of O but doesn’t sit opposite to T.

Q1. How many persons were born between M and R?
(a) Five
(b) Four
(c) Six
(d) Three
(e) Two

Q2. Who among the following sits opposite to the one who was born in February?
(a) T
(b) The one who was born in October
(c) R
(d) The one who was born in August
(e) None of these

Q3. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence they form a group. Which one of the
following does not belong to that group?
(a) The one who was born in July
(b) Q
(c) W
(d) The one who was born in August
(e) O

Q4. Which of the following statement is true as per the given information?
(a) N sits 2nd to the left of O
(b) W faces outside
(c) Both Q and M are an immediate neighbor
(d) R was the youngest among all
(e) All are true

Q5. If O is related to P, M is related to T in the same way W is related to which of the following one?
(a) R
(b) P
(c) O
(d) The one who was born in July
(e) None of these

Directions (6-8): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
In certain coding language, the directions are coded as per below conditions.
A@B means – A is North of B
A%B means – A is South of B
A#B means – A is East of B
A$B means – A is West of B
Example: A @ 14 B means A is north of B and the distance between A and B is 14m.
Condition: D#100C, E%120D, H#130E, A$120B, C@80B, G@150H, K@100F, K$70G

Q6. What is the direction of Point G with respect to Point E?
(a) North-east
(b) South-east
(c) North-west
(d) South-west
(e) North

Q7. What is the total distance from Point C to Point H?
(a) 250m
(b) 350m
(c) 330m
(d) 300m
(e) 220m

Q8. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence they form a group. Which one of the following does not belong to that group?
(a) A-C
(b) E-H
(c) B-D
(d) F-G
(e) D-K

Directions (9-13): In each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and Give answer-
(a) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question
(b) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question
(c) If the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question
(d) If the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question and
(e) If the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

Q9. Six persons were born on three different months viz. June, September and December Either on 14th or 17th but not necessarily in the same order. Who among the following was born on 14th December?
Statement I : More than three persons were born between O and B. K was born after G.
Statement II : One person was born between G and B. P was born just before K. L was born in June.

Q10. In a certain code language how “weekly” is coded?
Statement I : “root your dreams” is coded as “mn jk tg” and “weekly day celebrated” is coded as “fr qw fd”
Statement II : “Sunday weekly day” is coded as qw fd xs” and “dreams your celebrated” is coded as “mn tg fd”

Q11. Five persons V, W, X, Y and Z like different colors viz. Blue, Black, Green, Yellow and Magenta but not necessarily in the same order. Who among the following likes Black?
Statement I : V does not like Blue, Green and Yellow. X does not like Blue, Yellow and Magenta. Both Z and X are not like Green .
Statement II : Y is either like Green or Magenta. V like Blue. Both W and X are not like Black.

Q12. Five persons are living in 5 storey building. Ground floor is as 1st floor, just above floor is as 2nd floor and so on until the topmost floor as 5th floor. Who among the following lives on the topmost floor?
Statement I : R lives above the S’s floor. One floor gap between T and P. S lives below the P’s floor.
Statement II : Two persons live between R and S. Q lives just above the T’s floor. Two floors gap between P and T.

Q13. Six persons A, B, C, P, Q, and R are sitting around a circular table facing to the center but not necessarily in the same order. Who among the following sits 3rd to the right of Q?
Statement I : R sits 2nd to the left of B. Two persons sit between A and R. Q does not sit near to C.
Statement II : One person sits between P and B. Q is an immediate neighbor of B. C does not sit near to R.

Directions (14-15): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Six Couples i.e. A, B, C, D, E, F, P, Q, R, S, T and U get married in three different months viz. April, August and October, but not necessarily in the same order. They get married on 2 different dates viz. 5 and 28. Each of the six couple get married on six different dates.
There are three couples get married between F’s husband and Q’s Wife. R get married before Q. C was married with T on an even numbered date. There are two couples get married between E’s husband and B’s wife. E’s husband get married before B’s wife. T was not a male. D is the husband of S. The number of couples get married after S is same as the number of couples get married before U’s husband. E’s husband get married before P and after A.

Q14. How many couples get married before R’s wife?
(a) Two
(b) Four
(c) Three
(d) Five
(e) None

Q15. Who among the following get married on 5th October?
(a) Q
(b) B
(c) U’s husband
(d) Either (a) or (c)
(e) Both (a) and (c)

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