Reasoning Ability Quiz For IBPS Clerk/NIACL AO Prelims 2021- 24th September

Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Twelve people are sitting in two parallel rows containing six people each, in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In row–1 A, B, C, D, E and F are seated and all of them are facing South. In row-2 P, Q, R, S, T and V are seated and all of them are facing north. Therefore, in the given seating arrangement each member seated in a row faces another member of the other row.
P sits third to the left of T. Neither P nor T sits at an extreme end of the line. A sits second to the right of E. Neither A nor E faces T or P. A does not sit at an extreme end. R does not face A and R does not sit at an extreme end of the line. Only one person sits between F and C. Neither F nor C faces T. C does not sit at the extreme end. Only one person sits between V and Q. F is not an immediate neighbour of B. A does not face V.

Q1. How many people sit to the right of V?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) No one
(e) Five

Q2. V is related to B in the same way as Q is related to C. Which of the following is related to P, following the same pattern?
(a) F
(b) A
(c) D
(d) E
(e) None of these

Q3. Which of the following is true regarding V?
(a) V faces A
(b) T is not an immediate neighbour of V.
(c) C faces the one who is second to left of V
(d) V sits at one of the extreme ends of the line
(e) R sits third to the right of V

Q4. Who among the following sit at extreme ends of the rows?
(a) D, F
(b) V, S
(c) Q, S
(d) B, D
(e) None of these

Q5. Who among the following faces B?
(a) V
(b) S
(c) Q
(d) R
(e) T

Directions (6-10): In each question below are some statements followed by some conclusions. You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the three statements disregarding commonly known facts. Give answer
(a)If only conclusions I follows.
(b)If only conclusions II follows.
(c)If either I or II follows.
(d)If neither I nor II follows.
(e)If both I and II follow.

Q6. Statements: All marigold are jasmine.
All jasmine is daisy.
No marigold is tulip.
Conclusions:
I. All Jasmine is marigold.
II. All Tulip is daily is a possibility

Q7. Statements: Only a few guitar is violin.
All violin is music.
No violin is sound.
Conclusions:
I. All music is guitar is a possibility.
II. Some music is sound.

Q8. Statements: Some gold are bangle.
All bangle are anklet.
All silver is gold.
Conclusions:
I. All gold is silver is a possibility.
II. Some silver is anklet is a possibility.

Q9. Statements: Some Black are green.
Only a few green is colour.
All colour is purple.
Conclusions:
I. All black is purple.
II. Some purple is not black

Q10. Statements: Only a few movie are drama.
Only music is award.
No drama are music.
Conclusions:
I. Some movie is music is a possibility
II. No award is drama

Q11. Four of the following are alike in a certain way so form a group, which among the following does not belong to that group?
(a) CEHL
(b) PRUY
(c) FHKO
(d) QSUX
(e) JLOS

Q12. How many pairs of letters are there in the word ‘ATMOSPHERE’, each of which have as many letters between then in the word as they have between then in the English alphabet?
(a) One
(b) Three
(c) Two
(d) Four
(e) None

Q13. If in the word GEOGRAPHY, all vowels are replaced by its next letter and all consonant is replaced by its previous letter, then all letters are arranged in alphabetical order from left to right. Then which of the following letter fourth from the right end?
(a) P
(b) B
(c) G
(d) O
(e) F

Q14. If the number ‘53982764’, One is subtracted in odd digit and one is added in even digit of the number then numbers are arranged in ascending order from left to right. Then what is the sum of the digit which is third from the left end and the digit which is fourth from the right end?
(a) 8
(b) 12
(c) 10
(d) 5
(e) None of these

Q15. How many words can be formed from the 1st, 3rd, 6th and 8th letter of a word ‘OPTIMISM’ by using each letter once in the word?
(a) Three
(b) One
(c) None
(d) Two
(e) More than three

Solutions