Reasoning Ability Quiz for IBPS 2021 Mains Exams- 3rd January

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Directions (1-3): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
A@B (6)- A is 10m in north of B
A$B (10)- A is 14m in south of B
A%B (12)- A is 10m in east of B
A&B (15)- A is 13m in west of B

P%Q(16), R&S(12), T&U(20), U$S(15), P@T(10), W$R(17)

Q1. What is the shortest distance between point P and point U?
(a)2√130m
(b) 520m
(c) 130m
(d) 260m
(e) None of these

Q2. If M is the mid point of the line segment TU, then determine the distance between the point T and point M?
(a) 9m
(b)10m
(c) 8m
(d) None of these
(e) 7m

Q3. What is the shortest distance between the point U and point W?
(a)85m
(b)120m
(c)None of these
(d)√104m
(e) √130m

Directions (4-8): 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.

Q4. Seven boxes i.e. A, B, C, D, E, F and G are placed one above the another but not necessarily in the same order. Which of the following box is placed just above the Box B?
Statements :
I. One box is placed between box G and box D. Box D is placed below the box B.
II. No box is placed between box D and box B. Only two boxes are placed above the box G.

Q5. Seven people P, Q, R, S, T, U and V live on the 7-floor building such that ground floor is numbered as 1st floor, just above floor is numbered as 2nd floor and so on until the topmost floor is numbered as 7th floor but not necessarily in the same order. Who among the following lives on the 3rd floor?
Statements :
I. More than three floors gap between T and S’s floors. Only one person lives between V and Q, who lives below the V’s floor.
II. The number of persons lives below R is same as the number of persons live above U. T lives just below R’s floor. S lives just below Q and lives on an even numbered floor below the 6th floor. One person lives between U and Q.

Q6. Seven persons i.e. A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting around a circular table and facing towards the center but not necessarily in the same order. Who among the following sits 2nd to the left of D?
Statements:
I. A sits 2nd to the left of C. Two persons sit between A and B. The number of persons sit between A and D is same as the number of persons sit between A and E. Two persons sit between B and D when counted to the right of D.
II. Only one person sits between E and D. B sits near to D. A sits to the immediate left of B.

Q7. What is the code for the word “Parrot”?
Statements:
In a certain code language:
I. “Certain rail prison” is coded as “dk mn ns” and “rail track drive” is coded as “dk pv sl”.
II. “Parrot prison track” is coded as “ns mr sl” and “certain prison” is coded as “ns mn”

Q8. Seven members namely A, P, Q, S, W, X and Z are living in a family. There are two married couples in a family. Find who among the following is the son of Q?
Statements :
I. A is the grandmother of W. S is the aunt of Z. P is the son of X.
II. S is the sister in law of P. Q is the female member in the family.

Directions (9-13): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.
Eight persons i.e. A, B, C, P, Q, R, S and T are sitting in two parallel rows such that A, P, R and T are sitting in row 1 and all are facing in south direction and B, C, Q and S are sitting in the row 2 and they are faces in north direction. Person sitting in the row 1 faces the person sitting in row 2. They all are born in different years i.e. 1982, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995 and 1999 in same date and same month (the base year is taken as 2019). All the information is not necessarily in the same order.
S sits second to the right of the one who is two years older than T. T was born after 1993. Q faces the one who sits second to the left of the one who is second oldest. The difference between the ages of Q and R is an odd number but less than 5. No one sits between R and P. P doesn’t sits at the extreme end. The age of Q is a prime number. The one who is youngest faces the one who sits at the immediate right of the person whose age is multiple of 5. B is the only neighbour of C. T doesn’t face Q and S. Sum of the digits of the A’s age is 5. The one who is 20 years old faces south.

Q9. Who among the following sits second to the left of the one who was born in 1995?
(a) Immediate neighbour of C
(b) A
(c) The one who was born in 1999
(d) S
(e) None of these

Q10. Which among the following statement is not true?
(a) T faces north
(b) S and Q are immediate neighbors
(c) B was older than S
(d) Q sits at one of the extreme ends
(e) All are true

Q11. How many persons are younger than A?
(a) Three
(b) One
(c) Four
(d) Five
(e) None

Q12. Four of the following are alike in a certain way so form a group, which of the following does not belong to that group?
(a)B
(b)Q
(c)T
(d)R
(e)S

Q13. What is the sum of the ages of the persons who sit at the extreme ends of the row 1?
(a)56
(b)55
(c)45
(d)51
(e)None of these

Directions (14-15): 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
@ and $ means the distance between the two points is either 4m or 8m.
% and # means the distance between the two points is either 3m or 7m.
AB > CD Means the distance between point A and B is greater than that of point C and D.
Example: A @ $ B means A is north of B and the distance between A and B is either 4m or 8m and so on.
Condition:
A#C, B%C, R@V, S#V, R$B, S@W, P#W, AC > WP, RV < RB, VS = WP

Q14. What is the direction of point C with respect to Point V?
(a) North-west
(b) South
(c) South-west
(d) North-east
(e) North

Q15. What is the shortest distance between Point V and Point W?
(a) 5m
(b) 8m
(c) 73m
(d) 113m
(e) Can’t be determined

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