Reasoning Ability Quiz For IBPS PO Prelims 2022- 3rd October

Direction (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Eight persons are sitting in a linear row and all of them face in the north direction. All of them have been tested for covid19. Four of them were positive and four were negative. Note: If two persons have same result it means either both of them are positive or both of them are negative. If two persons have different results, then one of them is positive and the other is negative.
Only two persons sit between P and U who was found negative. S sits second to the right of U. R is an immediate neighbor of S. Only two persons sit between R and W who sits at one of the extreme ends of the row. Persons who sit at the extreme end of the row are positive. T sits fourth to the left of V. Both the immediate neighbors of U have same result. Q and S have the same result. S and P have different result.

Q1. Who among the following person sits exactly between Q and S?
(a) R
(b) T
(c) P
(d) U
(e) None of these

Q2. Which of the following pair of persons have the same result?
(a) V-W
(b) T-Q
(c) P-Q
(d) U-R
(e) S-V

Q3. How many persons sit between P and S?
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) More than three

Q4. Which of the following statement is true?
(a) R sits immediate left of V
(b) Only one person sits to the left of T
(c) P is found positive
(d) U and W have the same result.
(e) None is true

Q5. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group which one of the following does not belong to that group?
(a) P
(b) T
(c) S
(d) R
(e) W

Directions (6-10): Study the given information carefully and answer the question that follows:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are eight friends, each of them wears a different colour of shirt viz Red, Blue, Black, Purple, Pink, White, Brown and Yellow, but not necessarily in same order. All of them are seated around a circular table facing the centre.
A, who wears black shirt, sits third to the left of E. The one who wears brown shirt, sits second to the right of D. D who wear pink shirt, sits second to the right of B who is not immediate neighbor of E. C who wears blue shirt, sits between the person who wears white and Brown shirts. G wears yellow and sits second to the left of H, who wears Red shirt.

Q6. Who among the following pairs represent immediate neighbours of the person wearing pink shirt?
(a) H and D
(b) A and F
(c) F and H
(d) A and H
(e) None of these

Q7. What is the position of B with respect to the person wearing white shirt?
(a) Fourth to the right
(b) Third to the left
(c) Second to the right
(d) Fourth to the left
(e) Second to the left

Q8. How many persons are sitting between A and the one who wears purple shirt, if counted clockwise with respect to A?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
(e) Six

Q9. Which of the following shirt does F wears?
(a) Blue
(b) Brown
(c) White
(d) Red
(e) None of these

Q10. Who sits between the persons who wears yellow and red shirts?
(a) B
(b) E
(c) D
(d) H
(e) C

Q11. The position of how many alphabets will remain unchanged if each of the alphabets in the word ‘ORGANIZATION’ is arranged in alphabetical order from left to right?
(a) Two
(b) Three
(c) One
(d) Four
(e) Five

Q12.Which of the following elements should come in a place ‘?’ ?
AC24 EG20 JL15 ?
(a) OQ10
(b) PR9
(c) NP11
(d) MQ10
(e) None of these

Q13. In a class of 40 students Rohan rank is 21 from the bottom and Arun is 2 ranks below Rohan, then what is the rank of Arun from the top?
(a) 21
(b) 22
(c) 25
(d) 24
(e) 20

Q14. How many pairs of letters are there in the word “SUPERNATURAL” each of which have as many letters between them in the word as they have between them in the English alphabetical series?
(a) Five
(b) Three
(c) Two
(d) Four
(e) More than five

Q15. Which of the following will be definitely false, if the given expression “M=Z>S =L<K≥Q=D>C >W=O> I” is definitely true?
(a) L < M
(b) K > S
(c) O < Q
(d) K ≥ C
(e) I < D

Solutions

Solutions (1-5):
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