Reasoning Ability Quiz For IBPS Clerk/PO Prelims 2022- 17th August

Directions (1-5): Answer the questions based on the information given below.
Eight persons A, B, C, D, P, Q, R and S sit around a square table but not necessarily in the same order. Four persons sit at the corner of table and face outside while other four sit along the side of the table and face towards the centre of the table.
Q and D sit immediate left of each other. R sits 3rd to the right of A who sits immediate left of S. Q sits 2nd to the right of C who doesn’t sit adjacent to S. P doesn’t face towards the centre of the table. B doesn’t sit adjacent to A.

Q1. Who sits immediate right of P?
(a) A
(b) Q
(c) B
(d) R
(e) None of these

Q2. Four from the following are similar in a certain way and forms a group. Find out the one who does not belong to that group.
(a) B
(b) A
(c) R
(d) Q
(e) C

Q3. As many persons sit between A and B as between ____and ______.
(a) P, S
(b) B, R
(c) D, B
(d) Q, P
(e) A, C

Q4. What is the position of B with respect to D?
(a) 5th to the right
(b) 3rd to the right
(c) 3rd to the left
(d) 4th to the left
(e) Immediate right

Q5. If we interchange the position of R and B then, who will sit 3rd to the right of R?
(a) A
(b) D
(c) Q
(d) P
(e) Can’t be determined

Directions (6-7): Answer the following question based on the information given below.
There are eight members (O, P, Q, R, S, T, U and V) in a family of three generations. U is granddaughter of P. P is married to T. S is the only son of T. S is not married. Q is unmarried sister-in-law of T. V is father of R. T is a female member.

Q6. How is P related to R?
(a) Grandfather
(b) Father
(c) Brother
(d) Nephew
(e) None of these

Q7. How is R related to V?
(a) Son
(b) Daughter
(c) Daughter-in-law
(d) Father
(e) Can’t be determined

Directions (8-10): Answer the questions based on the information given below.
Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H belong to a family of three generations and two married couples. There are four female members in the family. E is father-in-law of G who is a male. G’s only son is brother of H. D who is not married to G, has three children. F is maternal uncle of C. A is an unmarried female.

Q8. How is B related to C?
(a) Mother
(b) Father
(c) Mother-in-law
(d) Grandmother
(e) None of these

Q9. Who is niece of A?
(a) D
(b) B
(c) Can’t be determined
(d) C
(e) H

Q10. How is D related to H?
(a) Mother
(b) Grandfather
(c) Mother-in-law
(d) Grandmother
(e) None of these

Q11. How many pairs of letters are there in the word ‘INTRACTED’ which has as many letters between them as in English alphabetical series (both forward and backward direction)?
(a) One
(b) Four
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) None of the above

Q12. If it is possible to make a meaningful word from 1st, 3rd, 5th and 6th letters of word “FRONTIER“, then which will be the 2nd letter of that meaningful word? If no such meaningful word can be formed, mark the answer as ‘Y’. If more than one meaningful word can be formed mark the answer as ‘X’.
(a) X
(b) Y
(c) F
(d) O
(e) T

Q13. How many pairs of letters are there in the word ‘DEADLIER’ which has as many letters between them as in English alphabetical series (both forward and backward direction)?
(a) One
(b) Four
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) None of the above

Q14. If it is possible to make a meaningful word from 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 6th letters of word “VENTELATION“, then which will be the 4th letter of that meaningful word? If no such meaningful word can be formed, mark the answer as ‘Y’. If more than one meaningful word can be formed mark the answer as ‘X’.
(a) X
(b) Y
(c) V
(d) E
(e) N

Q15. If we subtract one from all even digits of the number ‘456474859’ then which digit will appear more than twice after the arrangement?
(a) Only 3
(b) Only 5
(c) Only 5 and 7
(d) Only 7
(e) Only 3 and 5

Solutions