Reasoning Ability Quiz For IBPS SO Prelims 2022- 2nd December

Directions (1-5): Study the information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Eight persons are sitting in two rows such that each row consists of four persons facing each other. They face either in North or in South direction. They also like different colors. Only one person sits between E and C. H faces the one who likes yellow. A does not like purple and sits in same row as F. B does not face E and G. G and D, are immediate neighbors of each other. The one who likes black sits diagonally opposite to the one who likes purple. F does not like pink. The one who likes blue sits at one of the left ends. E likes maroon. The one who likes purple does not face south. H is immediate neighbor of the one who faces F. G does not like pink or green. F faces the one who likes black color. The one who likes green sits immediate right to the one who faces the one who likes white.

Q1. Who among the following likes blue?
(a) E
(b) F
(c) C
(d) B
(e) None of these

Q2. Which color is liked by the one who sits 2nd left to H?
(a) maroon
(b) white
(c) blue
(d) black
(e) None of these

Q3. Who among the following likes green color?
(a) E
(b) F
(c) C
(d) B
(e) None of these

Q4. Who among the following faces the one who sits immediate right to the one who likes yellow color?
(a) E
(b) F
(c) C
(d) B
(e) None of these

Q5. According to the sitting arrangement if C is related to A, H is related to G, then B is related to?
(a) E
(b) H
(c) C
(d) D
(e) None

Direction (6-10): A word number sorting machine when given an input of words and numbers rearranges them in a particular manner step by step as indicated below till all the words and numbers are arranged. Given below is an illustration of this arrangement.

Input: 51 crayon 17 63 trigonometry ultra 41 imagination 77 71 pardon adjustment
Step 1: adjustment 17 51 crayon 63 trigonometry ultra 41 imagination 77 71 pardon
Step 2: adjustment 17 51 crayon 63 ultra 41 imagination 71 pardon trigonometry 77
Step 3: adjustment 17 imagination 41 51 crayon 63 ultra 71 pardon trigonometry 77
Step 4: adjustment 17 imagination 41 51 crayon ultra 71 pardon 63 trigonometry 77
Step 5: adjustment 17 imagination 41 ultra 71 51 crayon pardon 63 trigonometry 77
Step 6: adjustment 17 imagination 41 ultra 71 crayon 51 pardon 63 trigonometry 77

And step 6 is the last step of the above input. As per the rules followed in the above steps, find out the appropriate step for the given input.

Input: 43 draw polar 69 47 important enemy 55 53 48 upon holding

Q6. How many elements are there between ‘important’ and ‘53’ in step 3?
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) More than three

Q7. Which element is third to the left of sixth element from the right end in step 4?
(a) 55
(b) 47
(c) Important
(d) Draw
(e) Holding

Q8. Which step number is following step- ‘enemy 43 important 47 draw 55 53 48 upon holding polar 69’?
(a) Step 3
(b) Step 4
(c) Step 6
(d) Step 5
(e) None of these

Q9. In step 4, ‘43’ is related to ‘47’, ‘53’ is related to ‘upon’, ‘enemy’ is related to ‘important’. Now in step 5, ‘upon’ is related to what in the same way?
(a) 48
(b) Polar
(c) Draw
(d) 69
(e) None of these

Q10. How many elements are there between ‘43’ and ‘55’ in step 4?
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three
(e) More than three

Direction (11-15): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

Input: 39 55 13 20 37 41 68 53
Step I: 13 39 55 37 41 68 53 20
Step II: 13 37 55 41 68 53 20 39
Step III: 13 37 41 68 53 20 39 55
Step IV: 13 37 41 53 20 39 55 68
Step V: 15 34 43 50 22 36 57 65
Step VI: 15 34 43 50 36 57 65 22
Step VII: 15 43 50 36 57 65 22 34
Step VIII: 15 43 57 50 65 22 34 36
Step IX: 15 43 57 65 22 34 36 50

And Step IX is the last step of the rearrangement (15 is not a prime number)

Input: 25 58 47 33 23 73 64 61

Q11.How many steps are needed to complete this arrangement?
(a) X
(b) XII
(c) VI
(d) VIII
(e) IX

Q12. Which of the following is fourth from the left end of Step VI in the above arrangement?
(a) 61
(b) 80
(c) 60
(d) 70
(e) None of these

Q13.Which of the following represents the sum of the first and the last elements in the second last step?
(a) 50
(b) 85
(c) 100
(d) 95
(e) 115

Q14. Which of the following is step V of the given input?
(a) 25 27 61 63 70 30 44 62
(b) 25 44 63 70 27 30 62 61
(c) 25 44 63 70 27 30 60 61
(d) 25 44 63 70 27 60 61 30
(e) None of these

Q15. Which elements are there between 6th from the left and 6th from the right in step IV?
(a) 63, 70
(b) 44, 59
(c) 73, 25
(d) 21, 62
(e) 64, 73

Solutions

Solution (1-5):
Sol.

S1. Ans. (b)
S2. Ans. (e)
S3. Ans. (e)
S4. Ans. (a)
S5. Ans. (e)

Solution (6-10):
Step 1: vowel (alphabetical order) and smallest prime number at the beginning: adjustment 17.
Step 2: consonant (reverse alphabetical order) and largest composite number at the end: Trigonometry 77.
Step 3: Next vowel (alphabetical order) and second smallest prime number: imagination 41. And so on.

Input: 43 draw polar 69 47 important enemy 55 53 48 upon holding
Step 1: enemy 43 draw polar 69 47 important 55 53 48 upon holding
Step 2: enemy 43 draw 47 important 55 53 48 upon holding polar 69
Step 3: enemy 43 important 47 draw 55 53 48 upon holding polar 69
Step 4: enemy 43 important 47 draw 53 48 upon holding 55 polar 69
Step 5: enemy 43 important 47 upon 53 draw 48 holding 55 polar 69

S6. Ans. (d)
S7. Ans. (b)
S8. Ans. (a)
S9. Ans. (c)
S10. Ans. (e)

Solution (11-15):
Sol. Step I to Step IV: Prime numbers are arranged in ascending order from the left end and non-prime numbers are arranged from the right end in ascending order.
Step V: +2, -3, +2, -3….
Step VI to Step IX: Odd numbers are arranged in ascending order from the left end and even numbers are arranged from the right end.

Input: 25 58 47 33 23 73 64 61
Step I: 23 58 47 33 73 64 61 25
Step II: 23 47 58 73 64 61 25 33
Step III: 23 47 61 73 64 25 33 58
Step IV: 23 47 61 73 25 33 58 64
Step V: 25 44 63 70 27 30 60 61
Step VI: 25 44 63 70 27 60 61 30
Step VII: 25 27 63 70 60 61 30 44
Step VIII: 25 27 61 63 70 30 44 60
Step IX: 25 27 61 63 30 44 60 70

S11. Ans. (e)
S12. Ans. (d)
S13. Ans. (b)
S14. Ans. (c)
S15. Ans. (c)