Reasoning Ability Quiz For IBPS SO Prelims 2022- 17th December

Q1. P ‘s rank is at 24th from the top and 37th from the bottom among those who passed in a math examination. Eleven students do not participate and 8 students have failed in the examination. Find the total number of students in the class?
(a) 85
(b) 79
(c) 90
(d) 56
(e) None of the above

Direction (2-4): Study the data carefully and answer the questions accordingly.
Six people M, N, O, P, Q, and R works in a company on different ranks but not necessarily in the same order. Q is senior to R. More than two people are junior to M. Only two people are senior to P. O is junior to Q. N is senior to P and M is junior to N.

Q2. Who among the following is the senior-most?
(a) O
(b) M
(c) R
(d) N
(e) Can’t be determined

Q3. How many people are senior to O?
(a) Two
(b) Three
(c) Five
(d) Four
(e) Can’t be determined

Q4. Four from the following are similar in a certain way and forms a group. Find out the one, which does not belong to that group. (Note: If O is junior to R)
(a) N, M
(b) R, O
(c) P, Q
(d) M, P
(e) Q, O

Q5. There are six people A, B, C, D, E, and F having different heights. E is taller than D but B is not the tallest. B is taller than E, who is not taller than C. D is shorter than A but taller than F. C is shorter than only two people. How many people are shorter than A?
(a) One
(b) Four
(c) Three
(d) Five
(e) None of these

Directions (6-8): In each of the questions given below some statements are followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Q6. Statements: Only a few green is blue.
No white is green.
Only a few pink is white.
Conclusions: I. Some pink is green is a possibility.
II. All white is blue is a possibility.
(a) Both I and II is true
(b) Only I is true
(c) Only II is true
(d) Either I or II is true
(e) Neither I nor II is true

Q7. Statements: Only a few summer is Ice cream.
All Ice cream is cold.
Only cold is freeze.
Conclusions: I. Some Freeze is ice cream.
II. All cold is summer is a possibility.
(a) Both I and II is true
(b) Only I is true
(c) Only II is true
(d) Either I or II is true
(e) Neither I nor II is true

Q8. Statements: All computer is laptop.
Some mobile is computer.
Only a few charger is laptop.
Conclusions: I. All charger is computer is a possibility.
II. All mobile is charger is a possibility
(a) Both I and II is true
(b) Only I is true
(c) Only II is true
(d) Either I or II is true
(e) Neither I nor II is true

Q9. How many meaningful four-letter words can be formed using 1st, 4th, 6th and 8th letter of the word ‘CUCUMBER’ using each letter only once?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
(e) None

Q10. If 1 is subtracted from each odd and 2 is subtracted from each even number in 9634882937, then how many digits will appear thrice in the new number thus formed?
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) Four

Direction (11-13): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
Rita walked 17 m in the northeast direction from her home to reach point A. At this point, she turned 225 degrees in the clockwise direction and walked 8 m to reach point S then she turned to her right and walked 16 m to reach point D. At this point D, she turned 45 degrees in an anticlockwise direction and moved 13 m to reach point F and then she turned 135 degrees in a clockwise direction and moved 5m to reach point G. At this point she walked 20 m in the same direction to reach point H and then she turned to her right and walked 28 m to reach point J.

Q11. Which of the following points make a straight line?
(a) S, A, D
(b) S, H, J
(c) J, A, S
(d) G, F, D
(e) None of the above

Q12. What is the shortest distance from her home to point G?
(a) 45
(b) 46
(c) 32
(d) 43
(e) None of the above

Q13. Point A is in which direction with respect to point H?
(a) South west
(b) South east
(c) North east
(d) North west
(e) None of the above

Direction (14-15): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
A person is standing at point A. He starts walking towards his east and walks for 4m, then he takes a right turn and walks for 3m and reaches point C, then he takes a left turn and walks for 5m, then he takes a right turn and walks for 4m and reaches point E. Point F is 7m to the west of point E.

Q14. In which of the following direction is point F with respect to point C?
(a) South-west
(b) South –east
(c) North
(d) East
(e) North – west

Q15. If point D is 4m to the south of point C, then how far is point D with respect to point F?
(a) 1m
(b) 2m
(c) 3m
(d) 4m
(e) 5m

Solutions