Reasoning Ability Quiz For IBPS PO Prelims 2022- 7th October

Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:
There are eight persons P, R, Q, U, W, S, T, and V are seated in a row (but not necessarily in the same direction). Some of them are facing towards north direction and some of them are facing towards south direction.
Q sits 2nd to the left of the one who is 3rd to the right of T. T is not facing towards the north. V and Q faces opposite direction. P does not face the same direction as W faces. Q sits 4th to the left of R. W is an immediate neighbor of U who faces the same direction as R faces. Neither Q nor T sits any of the extremes ends of the row. S sits 2nd right of U. Only one person sits to the left of the T. R does not sit any of the extremes ends of the row. P who sits at one of the extreme ends of the row, sits 2nd left of U. S faces towards south direction. The one who sits 3rd to the right of the one who sits immediate right of W, doesn’t face to the north direction.

Q1. How many persons in a row are facing towards north direction?
(a) Two
(b) Four
(c) Three
(d) More than four
(e) None of these

Q2. Who among the following sits immediate left of the one who is 3rd to the left of R?
(a) Q
(b) P
(c) U
(d) S
(e) None of these

Q3. The one who sits immediate right of W, is facing in which direction?
(a) North
(b) South.
(c) Both (b) & (d).
(d) Same direction in which T faces.
(e) None of these.

Q4. Who sit at extreme ends of the row?
(a) PT
(b) VR
(c) None of these
(d) PV
(e) WS

Q5. How many persons sit to the left of R?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Four
(d) More than four
(e) None of these

Directions (6-10): The following questions are based on the five words in each of three letters given below.

TRA PTQ YTV WEN CBN

Q6. If all the letters in each of the words are arranged in alphabetical order within the word, then how many meaningful words will be formed?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) More than three
(e) None

Q7. If the first letter of each word replaces by succeeding letter in English alphabet, then how many words have more than one vowel?
(a) Three
(b) Two
(c) One
(d) More than three
(e) None

Q8. If all the words are arranged in alphabetical order, then how many words remains at the same position?
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) More than three

Q9. If first and last letter of each word are interchanged their position, then how many meaningful words are formed?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) More than three
(e) None

Q10. If all words are arranged in alphabetical order from left to right, after interchanging first and second letter of each word, then which of the following word is 3rd from right?
(a) YTV
(b) TRA
(c) WEN
(d) CBN
(e) None of these

Directions (11-15): The following questions are based on the five three – digit numbers given below:

547 247 465 742 343

Q11. If 3 is added to the second digit of each of the numbers how many numbers thus formed will be divisible by three?
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) None of these

Q12. If all the digits in each of the numbers are arranged in descending order within the number, which of the following will be the highest number in the new arrangement of numbers?
(a) 547
(b) 247
(c) 465
(d) 742
(e) 343

Q13. What will be the resultant number if the second digit of the second lowest number is divided by the third digit of the highest number?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 0
(d) 1
(e) 4

Q14. If 3 is added to the first digit and 1 is added to the last digit of each of the numbers then which of the following numbers will be the second highest number?
(a) 547
(b) 247
(c) 465
(d) 742
(e) 343

Q15. If in each number the first and the third digits are interchanged then which will be the highest number?
(a) 547
(b) 247
(c) 465
(d) 742
(e) 343

Solutions