Reasoning Ability Quiz For IBPS SO Prelims 2022- 21st December

Direction (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below-
Eight persons P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting around a square table in such a way that four of them sit at four corners who are facing towards center and rest four who sits at the middle of the side, are facing outside. They like three different colour- White, Blue and Yellow. At least two persons like same colour but not more than three persons.
R sits second to the right of the one who likes Blue colour. Only two persons sits between R and V who likes blue colour. Q likes either white or yellow colour and sits third to the left of the one who sits second to the left of W. R sits second to the left of the one who like white colour. T and W faces each other and both of them likes same colour. U sits second to the right of the one who likes white colour and immediate right of the one who likes blue colour. T likes either white or yellow. P likes yellow colour and is not an immediate neighbour of R. U likes blue colour.

Q1. Who sits exactly between P and the one who sits immediate left of T?
(a) P
(b) V
(c) S
(d) W
(e) R

Q2. How many persons sit between R and W when counted from the right of W?
(a) None
(b) Three
(c) Two
(d) One
(e) More than three

Q3. Who among the following sits third to the right of P?
(a) R
(b) T
(c) S
(d) U
(e) Q

Q4. Four of the following are alike in a certain way so form a group, which among the following does not belong to that group?
(a) S
(b) Q
(c) T
(d) R
(e) P

Q5. Who among the following sits 3rd left of T?
(a) R
(b) T
(c) P
(d) U
(e) S

Direction (6-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the following question.
In a coded language,
‘World is lost’ is coded as ‘ka ta fa’
‘Let us pray’ is coded as ‘da na ma’
‘Lost pray us’ is coded as ‘ta da ma’
‘Us is Rest’ is coded as ‘ya ma fa’

Q6. What is the code of ‘Rest’?
(a) da
(b) fa
(c) ma
(d) ya
(e) Can’t be determined

Q7. What is the code for ‘World pray’?
(a) ka ma
(b) ka da
(c) na ka
(d) sa fa
(e) Can’t be determined

Q8. Which word is coded as ‘Da ta’?
(a) Pray lost
(b) Lost us
(c) Pray me
(d) Is let
(e) Can’t be determined

Q9. What is the code of ‘Let’?
(a) da
(b) fa
(c) ma
(d) na
(e) Can’t be determined

Q10. Which word is coded as ‘fa ma’?
(a) Pray lost
(b) Is us
(c) Pray me
(d) Is let
(e) Can’t be determined

Directions (11-15): In each of the questions given below, a group of elements is given followed by four combinations of letters/ symbols numbered (a), (b), (c) and (d). You have to find out which of the four combinations correctly represents the group of elements based on the letter/ symbol codes and the conditions given below. If none of the four combinations represents the group of elements correctly, give (e) i.e. ‘None of these’ as the answer.

Condition for coding the group elements:
(i) If the first element is number and last element is alphabet, the codes for the first and the last elements are to be interchanged.
(ii) If the first as well as the last element is number, both are to be coded by the code for the first element.
(iii)If the first as well as the last element is alphabet, both are to be coded by the code for the last element.

Q11. 11199B
(a) AAA**D
(b) AAAA*M
(c) AAA%%M
(d) DAA**A
(e) None of these

Q12. B7248
(a) #&+$@
(b) D&+@$
(c) D&+$@
(d) D&+$$
(e) None of these

Q13. 8576J4
(a) @N&#@+
(b) @N#&+@
(c) @N&#+$
(d) $N&#+$
(e) None of these

Q14. 63456
(a) L%$N#
(b) L%$L#
(c) L%$#N
(d) #%$N#
(e) None of these

Q15. 78524
(a) &@N$+
(b) &@N+$
(c) &@N+@
(d) &NN+I
(e) None of these

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