Reasoning Ability Quiz For IBPS SO Prelims 2022- 16th December

Direction (1-5): Read the information carefully and answer the questions below.
Fourteen persons i.e. A, B, C, D, E, P, Q, R, S, T, W, X, Y and Z are sitting in two parallel rows i.e. Row-1 and Row-2. Seven persons sit in each row. In Row-1 all are facing north and in Row-2 all are facing south. Persons sit in Row-1 face the persons sit in row 2 and vice versa. All the information is not necessarily in the same order.
W sits third to the right of C. The Person sits to the immediate left of C faces T. Neither W nor T sits at any of the extreme ends. A faces north and sits fourth to the left of Z who does not sit at extreme end. Three persons sit between T and Y who faces the immediate neighbour of X. Two persons sit between E and X. E faces the one who sits third to the left of D. Three persons sit between D and P. Q sits third to the right of S. B faces immediate neighbour of R who faces north.

Q1. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group. Who among the following does not belong to that group?
(a) R
(b) D
(c) A
(d) X
(e) S

Q2. Who among the following faces the one who sits third to the left of Z?
(a) P
(b) Q
(c) T
(d) B
(e) None of these

Q3. How many persons sit between D and the one who faces W?
(a) More than three
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) None of these

Q4. Who among the following persons faces B?
(a) R
(b) E
(c) Z
(d) C
(e) None of these

Q5. If B is related to A, P is related to C, then in the same manner Q is related to__?
(a) Z
(b) R
(c) W
(d) X
(e) None of these

Direction (6-8): Read the information carefully and answer the questions accordingly.
Six people M, N, O, P, Q, and S got different ranks in a class test but not necessarily in the same order. At most three people got ranks between P and M. M got the higher rank than N. S got the higher rank than O. Q does not get the last rank. N got the higher rank than the fifth rank. O got the third rank.

Q6. Who got the second rank?
(a) S
(b) Q
(c) M
(d) P
(e) None of these

Q7. How many people got the lower rank than Q?
(a) Two
(b) Four
(c) Three
(d) One
(e) None of these

Q8. What is the rank of P?
(a) I
(b) II
(c) VI
(d) V
(e) None is correct

Direction (9-10): Read the information carefully and answer the questions accordingly.
There are six members- C, D, E, F, G and H in a family and all of them are of different age but not necessarily in the same order. D is not the youngest. F is older than only one person. G is older than D and F but not as old as C. E is the oldest. The age of C is 40 year and the age of the person who is the third youngest is 35 years.

Q9. Who is the youngest?
(a) D
(b) C
(c) G
(d) H
(e) Can’t be determined

Q10. Who among the following could be 37 years old?
(a) F
(b) E
(c) G
(d) H
(e) Can’t be determined

Direction (11-15): Read the following number series carefully and answer the questions accordingly.

1 4 6 5 9 4 7 5 8 5 9 8 2 7 6 4 7 8 2 5 9 8 7 4 9 8

Q11. Which of the following is sixth to the right of the ninth element from the left end in the above arrangement?
(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 8
(e) None of these

Q12. What will be the resultant if the seventh digit from the right is multiplied by the fifth digit from the left?
(a) 56
(b) 30
(c) 32
(d) 45
(e) None of these

Q13. How many such even numbers are there in the given arrangement which are immediately preceded as well as immediately followed by an odd number?
(a) Four
(b) One
(c) Three
(d) Two
(e) None

Q14. How many such 7s are there in the given arrangement each of which is immediately preceded by a perfect square?
(a) Three
(b) One
(c) Five
(d) Two
(e) None of these

Q15. Which of the following is eleventh element from the right end in the above arrangement?
(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 8
(e) None of these

Solutions

Solution (1-5):
Sol.

S1. Ans. (a)
S2. Ans. (c)
S3. Ans. (a)
S4. Ans. (d)
S5. Ans. (b)

Solution (6-8):
Sol.

S6. Ans. (c)
S7. Ans. (d)
S8. Ans. (c)

Solution (9-10):
Sol.

S9. Ans. (d)
S10. Ans. (c)

S11. Ans. (b)
Sol. Clearly, 6 is sixth to the right of the ninth element from the left end in the above arrangement.

S12. Ans. (d)
Sol. Clearly, Resultant – 9 x 5 = 45

S13. Ans. (a)
Sol. Clearly, there are four such even numbers in the given arrangement which are immediately preceded as well as immediately followed by an odd number.
947, 585, 987 and 749

S14. Ans. (d)
Sol. Clearly, there are two such 7s in the given arrangement each of which is immediately preceded by a perfect square.
4 7 and 4 7

S15. Ans. (a)
Sol. Clearly, 4 is eleventh element from the right end in the above arrangement.