Reasoning Ability Quiz For IBPS RRB PO Clerk Mains 2022- 30th August

Directions (1-5): Answer the questions based on the information given below.
Certain numbers of persons are sitting around the rectangular table facing towards the center. At least 1 person sit on each side and at most 3 persons sit on each side. One person sits at each corner.
U sits fourth to the right of P who sits on the longer side. T sits opposite to one, who sits at the corner of the table. R sits second to the right of W such that both sit on the same side. One person sits between U and W. Q sits immediate right of T. No one sits on the same side as of Q. Two persons sit between Q and P. V sits immediate left of U. S sits second to the right of V. Only one person adjacent to V sits on the side.

Q1. How many persons sit around the table?
(a) 20
(b) 13
(c) 12
(d) 10
(e) 9

Q2. Who sits immediate left of T?
(a) R
(b) W
(c) U
(d) V
(e) P

Q3. How many persons sit between R and V when counted from the left of R?
(a) Six
(b) Three
(c) Four
(d) One
(e) Five

Q4. Who sits third to the left of P?
(a) S
(b) Q
(c) T
(d) R
(e) W

Q5. How many persons sit between W and R when counted from the left of W?
(a) Six
(b) Five
(c) Four
(d) Eight
(e) Ten

Directions (6-10): Answer the questions based on the information given below.
Eight persons M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T sit at an equal distance from each other, around the square table facing towards the center. Each of them has different number of houses from 1 to 8. On the square table two persons sit on each side such that persons on opposite side face each other. Each of them moved from square table to a linear row such that all of them are facing north direction.
Note: Before rearrangement all of them sit at the square table, whereas after rearrangement all of them moved to the linear row.
Before rearrangement, M sits second to the right of P who has 1 house. R has double the number of houses of N. Before rearrangement, S sits immediate left of R but not on same side and none of them sit adjacent to P or M. Before rearrangement, T sits opposite to N who is not adjacent to P (from both sides of P). After rearrangement, M sits third to the left of S who does not sit at extreme end. After rearrangement one who has 8 houses sits immediate left of M. After rearrangement, N sits second from extreme left end. After rearrangement, O who has 5 houses, sits immediate left of Q who has 6 houses. Person who was sitting opposite to M before rearrangement now sits immediate left of N after rearrangement. Before rearrangement, Q does not sit second to the right of T.

Q6. Who among the following has highest number of houses?
(a) None of these
(b) N
(c) R
(d) T
(e) M

Q7. Who sits second to the left of N before rearrangement?
(a) T
(b) S
(c) O
(d) One who has one house
(e) None of these

Q8. What is the sum of number of houses of M and S?
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 10
(d) 16
(e) 8

Q9. Who sits second to the right of R, after rearrangement?
(a) T
(b) N
(c) M
(d) One who has 6 houses
(e) None of these

Q10. What is the position of P with respect to N after rearrangement?
(a) 4th to the right
(b) 5th to the left
(c) 6th to the right
(d) 6th to the left
(e) None of these

Directions (11-15): Answer the questions based on the information given below.
Ten people P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X and Y are sitting in a playground in 2 concentric circles facing towards the centre. The seats are numbered as shown in the figure given below:

P sits in the outer circle. S sits at position 1. R sits third to the left of U. T sits on the outer circle at the position which is 5 less than the position of Q. Two people sit between X and Y. W sits at position 5. The position of V is half of the position of R but not 4.

Q11. Who among the following definitely sits at 7th position?
I. The one who sits immediate left of X
II. The one who sits 3rd to the left of W
III. Q
(a) Only I and III
(b) Only I and II
(c) Only II and III
(d) Only III
(e) None of these

Q12. Who sits immediate left of P?
(a) The one who sits at 1st position
(b) The one who sits at 4th position
(c) The one who sits at 3rd position
(d) The one who sits 2nd to the left T
(e) None of these

Q13. If X sits at odd number position, then who sits 4th to the left of Y?
(a) W
(b) X
(c) Q
(d) U
(e) R

Q14. What is the position of W with respect to R?
(a) Immediate left
(b) 5th to the left
(c) 4th to the right
(d) 2nd to the left
(e) None of these

Q15. Who among the following sits at 2nd position?
(a) X
(b) V
(c) R
(d) None of these
(e) T

Solutions