Reasoning Ability Quiz for IBPS 2020 Mains Exams- 28th December

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Directions (1 – 5): Read the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
Z and his friends — P, Q, R, S, T, U, and V meets every weekend to watch TV shows. Each person pursue a different profession — Gymnast, Boxer, Dentist, Cyclist, Surfer, Inspector, General manager and Accountant — but not necessarily in the same order as the names. Each person watches different TV shows—Orphan black, Simpsons, Impractical jokers, Ninja warrior, The ultimate fighter, Breaking bad, Prison break and Tom and jerry — but not necessarily in the same order as the names. Each of the persons watches only those shows which they like the most. P, who watches breaking bad, is neither a surfer nor a general manager, whereas Q is a Boxer and does not watch Simpsons or prison break. But the person who is a cyclist always watches orphan black. One of them is a Gymnast and watches Ninja warrior. The person who watches Simpsons is a renowned dentist. V does not watch Orphan black. Q watches Tom and jerry. One who watches Impractical jokers is an accountant whereas T and U watch prison break and ninja warrior respectively. S and R watch simpsons and the ultimate fighter respectively. But the one who watches the ultimate fighter is neither a surfer nor an Inspector.

Q1. Who among the following is an Accountant?
(a) Data inadequate
(b) V
(c) Z
(d) R
(e) None of these

Q2. What is the profession of Z?
(a) Data inadequate
(b) Accountant
(c) Cyclist
(d) General manager
(e) None of these

Q3. One who watches Breaking bad is in which profession?
(a) Inspector
(b) Boxer
(c) Surfer
(d) Accountant
(e) None of these

Q4. Which of the following pairs represents the person associated with Impractical jokers and Orphan black respectively?
(a) Z and V
(b)V and Z
(c) P and R
(d) Data inadequate
(e) None of these

Q5. Which of the following is correctly matched?
(a) R-Simpsons-General manager
(b) S-The ultimate fighter-Dentist
(c) T -Prison break -Gymnast
(d) U-Ninja warrior-Surfer
(e) None of these.

Directions (6-8): In the following questions, the symbols #, %, @ and * are used with the following meanings as illustrated below. Study the following information and answer the given questions:
Note: The directions which are given indicated exact directions.
P#Q – Q is in the south direction of P at distance of 5m.
P%Q – Q is in the north direction of P at distance of 4m
P@Q – Q is in the east direction of P at distance of 3m
P*Q – Q is in the west direction of P at distance of 6m.
P#*Q- Q is in the southwest direction of P.
P%@Q- Q is in the northeast direction of P.

Q8. C%@H%J@R, then R is in which direction with respect to C?
(a) Northeast
(b) North
(c) Southwest
(d) Southeast
(e) None of these

Directions (9-12): Study the following information and answer the given questions:
In alphabetical series A-Z each letter except letters having place value ( as per alphabetical series) as multiple of 5 is assigned a different number from 5-10 (for ex- A is coded as 5, B-6………..G-10)and again those numbers get repeated(for ex- H-5, I-6……..so on).
Also letter which has place value as multiple of 5 is assigned a different symbol viz. £ , β , µ , ∞ , Ω.

In coded language-
“syntax of though ” is coded as – 8Ω10∞56 µ9 ∞5µ9105
“paragraph jam time ” is coded as – 5575107555 ß59 ∞69£
“formal used yield ” is coded as – 9µ7958 98£8 Ω6£88

(i) If both first and last letter of a word is vowel then the codes of both the vowels are interchanged.
(ii) If first letter of a word is vowel and last letter is consonant then both are to be coded as *.
(If the word does not satisfy the conditions given above then the letters of that word are to be coded as per the directions given above)

Q9. What can be the code of ‘third letter’?
(a) ∞5677 8£∞∞£8
(b) 58710Ω 8£∞∞£7
(c) ∞5678 8£∞∞£7
(d)891056 895557
(e)None of these

Q10.What can be the code of ‘Exam one level’?
(a) *65* £10µ 8£10£8
(b) £659 £10µ 98689
(c) 8967 464 8£10£8
(d) £65* µ10£ 8£10£8
(e)None of these

Q11.What can be the code of ‘Create system’?
(a) 77£5∞£ 8Ω8∞£8
(b) 77£5∞£ 686∞∞9
(c) 967765 8Ω8∞£9
(d) 77£5∞£ 8Ω8∞£9
(e)None of these

Q12.What can be the code of ‘journey about’?
(a) βµ9710£Ω *6µ9∞
(b) βµ9710£Ω *6µ9*
(c) βµ9710£Ω 56µ9∞
(d) βµ971089 56µ9∞
(e)None of these

Directions (13-15): Study the following information and answer the given questions:
Few people live in a building having certain number of floors. D lives just above B. The number of floors between G and E is same as in between E and F, who lives on the bottom most floor. Not more than one person lives between C and E. Two persons live between D and A. Six persons live between A and G. Either sixteen or seventeen floors are there in the building. E and F live below A. The number of floors between C and H is thrice the number of floors between G and C.E lives above H but below C. Not more than three floors are above D.

Q13. How many floors are there above C’s floor in the building?
(a) Twelve
(b) Eleven
(c) Ten
(d) Nine
(e) None of these

Q14. If X lives exactly between D and G, then on which of the following floors does X lives?
(a) 10th
(b) 9th
(c) 11th
(d) 8th
(e) None of these

Q15. How many floors are between the ones on which H and C live?
(a) Two
(b) One
(c) Three
(d) Four
(e) None of these

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